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The Big 12 seemingly escaped yet another apparent collapse, but this time the conference will continue under new leadership.
According to a statement from the conference, the Big 12 Board of Directors and Commissioner Dan Beebe have reached a "mutual agreement" for him to step down from the position immediately.
I put all my effort into doing what was best for the Big 12. With great fondness, I wish the Big 12 Conference a long and prosperous future." Beeber said in a statement.
Beebes interim replacement will be former Big Eight Conference Commissioner Chuck Neinas; he will start working immediately. Neinas served as Big Eight commissioner from 1971 to 1980. Neinas currently runs his own consulting firm, Neinas Sports Services, out of
FEATURE
A look inside the KU rugby team JEFF KARR
Sean Eagan played for the club for one year before dislocating his shoulder, an injury that he still needs surgery for. Eagan still attends games regularly, but he doesn't play anymore. When asked why he decided to stop after only a year he just laughed. "I don't recommend playing without health insurance," he says.
Pain is a big part of rugby, as is the case with any full-contact sport, but in the KU rugby club, with the pain comes an experience that many players fall in love with. Since 1965, the team has been fundraising in order to tour places like England, New Zealand, Argentina and most recently, Brazil. "Part of the draw is just the camaraderie of it," Schwartz says. "You make a lot of friends on the team and from all around the world. I mean, just this last summer a bunch of 20-year-old kids got the opportunity to go play in Brazil, you know?" But Schwartz doesn't think the camaraderie and the lasting friendships are the only reasons to play rugby. "It's a nice way to be able to take your frustration out at the end of the day," he says.
Midway through the second half of the Sept. 10 club game against Northland, the enthusiasm from the crowd died down. Side conversations filled the air. Players from the collegiate side, when they weren't running water out to their teammates on the club side, talked among themselves about the Rugby World Cup and unrelated topics. Even Ed Mills from Ireland, who is arguably the best player in the club, seemed bored as he broke 20 yards ahead of the closest Northland player and walked leisurely into the try zone. Fans talked among themselves, and some of the players' children played together. Josh Hobart, who played for the club for seven years before stopping three years ago, drank a beer and grilled burgers and hot dogs for his teammates and the opposing team. Hobart had more trouble lighting the charcoal in the wind than the club seemed to have beating Northland. They won 69-19.
Toward the end of the game, Kieser, the KU club player from South Africa, came limping off the field, ready to apply ice to a cramp he'd sustained in the second half. Coach Renfro approached him with a smile on his face, "Hey Dane, you played really, really well. Did you have fun?" Kieser, wincing in pain, forced a smile. "Of course," he said.
A QUICK BREAKDOWN OF HOW ITS PLAYED:
Scoring:
Tries are scored when the ball is grounded in the try zone, which is the area behind the crossbar, and they are worth five points. Conversion kicks, which come after tries, are worth two points. Drop goals are scored in the middle of open play when a player punts the ball over the crossbar. They are worth three points and so are penalty kicks.
Team Dynamics:
There are 15 players on each side; eight forwards and 7 backs. Forwards are bigger and their job on the field is to gain possession of the ball. Backs are faster and more agile players. Their job is to score, and they typically have better kicking skills than the forwards. Although the backs score most points, all positions are equally important.
Match length:
The rugby pitch is generally 144-meters long and 70-meters wide. The exact length and width of each pitch varies, but there is always 100 meters between each try zone. The crossbars, which are the rugby equivalents to the goalposts in football, are H-shaped and they are positioned at the front of the try zones.
Matches are made up of two 40 minute halves. Time is stopped when a player is hurt or when there is a penalty, and that time is applied at the end of the match.
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Miguel Camacho, president of the Hispanic American Leadership Organization (HALO), said these events on campus are important to bring exposure to HALO and the Hispanic community.
HALO kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 16 by showcasing Hispanic dance and music, two things Camacho said are very important to the Hispanic culture.
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Once Velasco and his family moved to Wamego when he was 15, that all changed. As one of three non-white kids at his new school, Velasco, for the first time, felt ashamed of his culture.
"Being the new student and being the minority student as well, I kind of tried to blend in as much as I could since I am lighter skinned," Velasco said. "Rather than just trying to challenge them and make them see the real side of being Hispanic, I didn't want to stand out
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help of Hispanic Heritage Month activities.
for immigrant Rights. Such values spending time with the Hispanic community on campus and in Lawrence and she wants every student to see how important this culture is.
"Coming to KU it was really great to see not just Mexicans, but people from other Hispanic countries fully embracing their heritage," Velasco said. "It was really easy for me to accept my own culture when I saw so many people celebrating it and people I could identify with."
When you say Hispanic or Latino, there's so many different cultures within that from each country," Stern said. "Each one has its own really rich tradition and it's really important to recognize and distinguish between those different cultures and not just lump them all together as Hispanic."
The unity of Hispanic culture on campus is evident to non-Hispanic students as well. Sarah Stern, a junior from Lawrence, was vice president of HALO last year but now
After several preliminary donations, including a $62,000 gift from Rock Chalk Review, the United Way is well on its
Kellen Bolt, a senior from Iola and co-director of the University Center for Community Outreach, encouraged students to contribute to the United Way's efforts in supporting Lawrence non-profit organizations.
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University students tossed footballs and donated money outside the Kansas Union yesterday afternoon as part of the United Way of Douglas County's fundraising kickoff event.
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munity — I really didn't until I started getting involved," he said. "I don't think they realize how much the United Way does and helps to make the Lawrence community as strong as it is. It's here making the city a more attractive place to live."
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The Legends of the Phog basketball game is this Saturday.
Today's weather
Forecasts done by University students. For a more detailed forecast, see page 2A.
HI: 72
LO: 50
Nice fall weather.
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