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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.
The Big 12 seemingly escaped yet another apparent collapse, but this time the conference will continue under new leadership.
"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." Beebe said in a statement.
Beebes's 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
CALENDAR
Growing up, I was always the sad, pathetic kid picked last for dodgeball or flag football.
Come gym class, most of my classmates knew of my hatred for contact sports, and the fact that I was pretty scrawny and had zero hand-eye coordination didn't help my chances either. I remember one horrific moment during a volleyball game in sixth grade; the winning point rested on my ability to serve the ball and, of course, I blew it. I still shudder just thinking about it.
Luckily, my parents recognized early on that I would never be a soccer star or queen of the basketball court. While my friends' parents forced them to join softball leagues and volleyball clubs, mine quietly sat back and let me pursue individual sports, like ballet and tennis.
It's not that I didn't "play well with others"
It was my anxiety about disappointing everyone with a repeat of the sixth grade volleyball incident that kept me from joining a team sport. With ballet, my performance depended on my own actions; if I disappointed anyone, there would be only myself to blame.
However, I've always admired the camaraderie aspect of team sports, and the KU rugby team serves as a great example. With nearly every player sustaining some sort of injury each game, it's important that the team sticks together. For more about the painful traditions associated with rugby, read Jeff's story on page eight.
In the end, I have no regrets about never playing a team sport. I probably missed out on fun team-bonding sleepovers and a pleathora of t-shirts, but I'm glad I forged my own path with solo sports. I was able to keep my psyche (and scrawny body) from being crushed.
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Velasco knows all about the importance of these traditions, having
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.
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
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"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."
GROWING UP HISPANIC
Edited by Sarah Champ
"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."
for immigrant rights, stem values spending time with the Hispanic community on campus and in Lawrence and she wants every student to see how important this culture is.
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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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.
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.
"I don't think many stu-
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ance community — 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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Index
After several preliminary donations, including a $62,000 gift from Rock Chalk Review, the United Way is well on its
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Don't forget
The Legends of the Phog basketball game is this Saturday.
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