THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2011
QUOTE OF THE DAY
PAGE 9
- Sophomore forward
Carolyn Davis on being chosen for the USA Basketball Women's World University Games team
FACT OF THE DAY
Junior forward Carolyn Davis was one of four players in the Big 12 to rank in the top 10 in scoring and rebounding last season. She averaged 19 points and 7.4 rebounds per game.
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Davis finished second in the nation with what field goal percentage last season?
A: .660
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iPod shuffle challenge teaches patience
MORNING BREW
Sports are all about streaks. Every red-blooded American man knows that Joe DiMaggio holds the longest hitting streak in Major league history at 56 consecutive games and that Brett Favre holds the ultimate Iron Man streak of starting 297 consecutive NFL games.
Last week, I began a streak of my own. It doesn't compare at all to the great sports streaks by most legends, and doesn't require any athletic ability, but it is one that is a challenge to me, nonetheless.
As I type this, I am currently on the 58th consecutive song without skipping a single song since hitting the shuffle button on my iPod.
Before I go into too much detail, I should explain that my iPod is one of the old school iPods. I have had it since high school without removing a single song.
That means there are 3,668 songs that could possibly pop up at any moment, including songs that I have no idea how they got on there, such as "Strip Me" by Natasha Bedingfield (seriously.
I have not listened to this song once before today, until it came through my earbuds as I passed Wescoe Beach on Tuesday.
no idea).
First off, it is an exercise in patience. In today's world, people always seem to be rushing to get from point A to point B. I don't mean to be cliché, but sometimes it's nice to step back and enjoy the ride.
Why would I put myself through the unnecessary pain of listening to songs I don't care for while I'm walking to class or going for a run?
After all, if sports fans just focus on the championship, they miss the best part of following a team through the ups and downs
of a season and watching that team morph into a unit. The fan who sticks with them through thick and thin also succeeds and falls with that team.
Second, it is a sense of pride. The first time I tried this exercise. I was a wee freshman in high
school. My sister told me about the challenge and then, with somewhere between 700 and 1000 songs on my iPod, I'd usually make it to around 100 songs before giving up.
This time around, I'm hoping my wiser, older self will be more mature and be able to sit through the shuffle for
longer time. Do I realistically expect to make it to song number 3,668? No, but along the way I'll have fun discovering songs I never knew were on there.
— Edited by Mandy Matney
THIS WEEK IN SPORTS
Sport Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed.
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Volleyball vs. Texas A&M 6 p.m. Lawrence vs. Missouri 6:30 p.m. Columbia
Soccer vs. Baylor 4 p.m. Lawrence vs. Creighton 1 p.m. Omaha, Neb.
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Swimming vs. Arizona 11a.m. Tuscon, Ariz.
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