THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2011
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MISSOURI FROM PAGE 1
that the jump from the Big 12 was imminent.
"We came to this decision after careful consideration of the long-term best interests of our university," Deaton said in a statement. "We believe the Southeastern Conference is an outstanding home for the Mizzou Tigers, and we take great pride in our association with this distinguished league."
Missouri Athletic Director Mike Alden has expressed the desire to continue its rivalry series with Kansas as an out-of-conference game, but Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little has made it clear that the "Border War" will end in 2012.
"We're sorry to see a century-old conference rivalry end. Missouri's decision may have implications for fans and for the Kansas City area, but it won't affect the long-term strength of the Big 12," Gray-Little said in an official statement.
At least two University students were skeptical of Missouri's chances for success in the SEC.
Hope Armstrong, a freshman from Ottawa, said she thought Missouri would only find the competition tougher in their new conference.
"I hope they don't go in thinking they're top dog, because it's not going to work." Armstrong said. "I will say I'm going to miss the rivalry."
Deepa Anant, a freshman from St. Louis, agreed.
"I think they're going to make
fools of themselves." Anant said.
In a statement, Kansas Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger said he was not surprised by the news.
"We wish Missouri all the best in the future. The University of Kansas can now focus on TCU, West Virginia University and the other members of the Big 12 Conference who choose to be with us," Zenger said.
Kansas and Missouri first met in 1891 for football and in 1907 for men's basketball, but it still remains to be seen whether the Tigers will be able to maintain their presence in Kansas City. According to the Missouri Alumni Association, there are about 20,000 MU alumni in the Kansas City area.
Edited by C.J. Matson
REACTIONS FROM PAGE 1
Gardner, said he was at home on Illinois Street near the University, "getting ready to party" when friends reported shock waves on Massachusetts Street.
"They were like, 'Dude, did you feel the earthquake?' " Singh said. It was the first he heard of it.
"I felt left out,"he said
Earthquake safety
Though almost all earthquakes felt in Kansas have been minor, if a major quake did hit, there are several steps that can be taken to stay safe. FEMA recommends doing the following during an earthquake:
IF INDOORS:
Take cover under a sturdy table or other furniture and hold on to the table.
- Stay from windows and outdoor walls and doors and other objects that could fall.
If you are in bed at the time of an earthquake stay there and protect your head with a pillow.
Do not exit a building while there is shaking.
IF OUTDOORS
Move away from buildings and utility poles.
Stav outdoors.
and utility poles.
shook the state last year, prompting researchers to install seismographs in the area. Still, most of the earthquakes have been small.
EARTHQUAKE FROM PAGE 1
The earthquake centered near Sparks, 44 miles northeast of Oklahoma City, could be felt throughout the state and in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, northern Texas and some parts of Illinois and Wisconsin.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jess Burrow, left, and James Patterson, look over the damage caused outside the home of Joe and Mary Reneau when their chimney was topped by Saturday's earthquake, in Sparks, Okla., Sunday.
Geologists now believe a magnitude 4.7 earthquake Saturday morning was a foreshock to the bigger one that followed that night. They recorded 10 aftershocks by midmorning Sunday and expected more. Two of the aftershocks, at 4 a.m. and 9 a.m., were big, magnitude 4.0.
"We will definitely continue to see aftershocks, as we've already seen aftershocks from this one," said Paul Earle, a seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colo. "We will see aftershocks in the days and weeks to come, possibly even months."
Scientists say they have no explanation for the quakes. They happened along an ancient fault, although it's not clear yet whether shifting along the fault is what caused them, Earle said. One reason earthquakes are hard to predict in Oklahoma is that the state sits over a series of smaller ancient faults, rather than a major fault, such as California's San Andreas fault, he
said.
Arkansas also has seen a big increase in earthquake activity, which residents have blamed on injection wells. Natural gas companies engaged in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, use fluid to break apart shale and rock to release natural gas. Injection wells then dispose of the fluid by injecting it back into the ground.
There are 181 injection wells in the Oklahoma county where most of the weekend earthquakes happened, said Matt Skinner, spokesman for the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which oversees oil and gas production in the state and intrastate transportation pipelines.
But natural gas companies claim there is no proof of a connection between injection wells and earthquakes, and a study released earlier this year by an Oklahoma Geological Survey seismologist seems to back that up. It found most of the state's seismic activity didn't appear to be tied to the wells, although more investigation was needed. The state survey didn't respond to phone messages left Sunday.
Earlesaid he couldn't comment on the relationship between fracking, injection wells and earthquakes.
- Edited by Ben Chipman
TELEVISION
CONTRIBUTED BY CASSIE RUPP
On the most recent episode of "Sweet Home Alabama," Cassie Rupp, a KU alumna, and the bachelor, Tribble Reese, flew over Alabama in a vintage plane during a date. Rupp graduated from the University of Kansas in 2011 with a degree in journalism.
KELSEY CIPPOLA
kcippola@kansan.com
Alumna looks for love on reality TV show
Cassie Rupp, 2011 University of Kansas graduate, will be one of the 22 women competing to win the heart of a southern bachelor on Country Music Television's "Sweet
Home Alabama." Rupp,
a native of Dighton, represents one of the 11 "country" women competing against 11 "city" women on the reality show. This week, Rupp, who majored in journalism, spoke with The Kansan about her country roots, what it's like to be filmed 24/7, and what she thinks about finding love on reality TV.
Rupp
I was approached by a casting
Q: Why did you decide to go on the show?
person to do a show. And I've never really been into reality TV, never watched "The Bachelor" or ever liked that type of stuff, but I could not think of a reason not to do it. I heard it was a dating show, and I was like "Why not?" I already go to bars to meet guys, might as well go on television TV to meet a guy, I never thought twice about it.
Q: What did you think about country girls being pitted against city girls?
That was the best part of it. I grew up in southwestern Kansas in a town of 900, or maybe 1,000, people. So I love repp'in the country. Even though I live in California, it was such a culture shock to see the way these girls actually live their lives. For instance, when we walked in, the country girls wore their boots around, I went barefoot immediately and the city girls walked in and wore their heels until they put their pajamas on.
Q: Do you ever get use to being surrounded by cameras?
Actually, yes. It's so crazy. In a million years, I never thought I would space out or forget that cameras were there. After being there a couple of days, you start living your regular life. You don't put your makeup on right when you wake up. You lounge around all day in pajamas. You stop caring because you don't know how long you're going to be there, so you might as well just live your life.
Every time I'm on TV, I scream and look the other way and I try to get everybody else to stop watching because its so awkward.
Q: What's it like seeing yourself on TV?
Q: And how about watching yourself make out with Tribble, the bachelor?
I was like, "Are they going to stop showing it? Okay, we get it. Next scene." And they kept showing it more and more and more. And it's so weird because most of the things they show, I don't remember saying.
Q: Do you think its possible for people to find love on reality shows?
Absolutely. Before this show, I would have said "Hell no, there's no way." But now I really do think its possible. It's just like going out to the Hawk to possibly meet some guy that night. It's just another adventure you would go on to try and meet somebody. Obviously, it's very unconventional and different, but there's a chance this guy could really make a connection with one of the girls.
- Edited by Mandy Matney
LAWRENCE
Protester arrested for taking to roofs
LUKE RANKER
lranker@kansan.com
Iranker@kansan.com
One member of Occupy Lawrence chose to occupy one of Lawrence's rooftops Saturday.
Police arrested Sean Maupin, a 24-year-old Lawrence resident, Saturday afternoon after he spent almost an hour on top of Weaver's Department Store at 901 Massachusetts St.
Sgt. Kirk Fultz said personnel from the Lawrence Police Department and Douglas County Fire-Medical used a ladder truck to remove Maupin from the roof. Fultz said Maupin was wearing a mask and had been standing on a ledge of the building prior to the arrest. Maupin did not resist arrest.
"I don't think anyone knew," Daniela Archibong said. "He
didn't tell me or anyone else."
Jason Phoenix,media representative for the group, drafted a statement Maupin made Saturday night.
"I would like to thank the Lawrence Police Department for being respectful, and recognizing my rights as a protestor," Maupin said in the statement.
According to Douglas County Sheriff records Maupin was charged with criminal trespassing and released later that afternoon on $100 bail.
Occupy members believed Maupin accessed the roof via stairs in the back of the building. Phoenix said they had not decided on a group statement regarding Maupin's actions.
Futz was not sure if Maupin would be charged with any other crimes.
- Edited by Ben Chipman
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