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Thursday, September 8, 2011
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GET SOME CULTURE // SWING SOCIETY
> It's not all about fast food and beer pong.
Photo by Chris Neal
The KU Swing Society meets every Tuesday at the Kansas Union to teach newcomers how to swing dance and let the experienced ones get their grove on. The best part about it? It's free.
Kaitlin Dodier, a senior from Fredonia, says it's a good cultural thing to go to with all of the different types of dance styles you can learn. It doesn't require anything but for you to come
Don't know how to dance? No worries, you'll get the "swing" of things.
In case this still doesn't sound fun to you, you should know that the Swing Society even goes on road trips for what they call "dance weekends."
Currently, there are two teachers for the Swing Society, but on occasion, they will also have a guest teacher, says Stuart Becker, vice president of the Swing Society. Attendees are also very diverse, ranging from freshman to older people.
So, if you feel like getting your groove on with some swing dancing on Tuesday nights, check out the Swing Society. Also, take a look at their Facebook page or website for more information regarding times, locations and events.
and have fun. "It's the perfect club," Dodier says.
CHRIS NEAL
DOING WITHOUT// USING A LAPTOP IN CLASS
My sloppy writing was getting the snot kicked out of it 30 seconds in. Instead of trying to go between Facebook, email and my notes on my computer, I was furiously writing everything the teacher said, half of which I couldn't even read afterwards. I was only 10 minutes into class and I was already checking the time on my phone.
> Absence makes the heart grow...?
As I walked to my first class of the day, the announcer in my head came on; "And now for our main event: Times New Roman versus Chris' sloppy handwriting."
Long story short, not using a laptop in class sucked.
But what about those students who don't even own a laptop? I had trouble doing without mine for one class, but they do it on a daily basis.
Leo Castro, a senior from Olathe, knows my pain. Although not having a computer keeps him from being distracted in class, he says it's not worth the hassle of having to write a ten page paper in one sitting or asking someone for the notes because the professor is going too quicky.
classroom is a good thing, but not entirely. Margaret Severson, a social welfare professor, says students need laptops to take notes, but they are "seductive devices." It's hard to control students from abusing them in the classroom.
Some professors agree that laptop use in the
In my opinion, going without a laptop did make me pay more attention in class, but not being able to keep up with the professor isn't worth the hassle.
CHRIS NEAL
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Photo by Chris Neal
Humanitarian Bowl. Last week in their opener, they put up 49 points against Army, a touchdown more than Kansas scored against FCS opponent McNeese State. Its top two running backs each averaged 9.9 and 7.3 yards per carry, and their quarterback, senior Chandler Harnish, threw for five touchdowns. So yeah, Northern Illinois is good. Good enough for Vegas oddsmakers to make them nearly a touchdown favorite in Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
Kansas football is still a year or two away from doing any kind of damage in whatever conference it will be in, but a 2-0 start that includes an early upset could do wonders for a young team looking to firmly remove that rearview mirror from its perch.
— Edited by Lindsey Deiter
sophomore quarterback Jordan Webb averaged more than 20 yards a completion, including three touchdown passes that were all more than 25 yards.
Coach Turner Gill and his staff would like to see a similar effort from their team this Saturday against Northern Illinois.
"I think the other thing that's going to be important for us is making sure that we have a 2-to-1 ratio when it comes to big plays," Gill said. "I'm talking about 20 yards or more that we need to be 2-to-1 ratio as far as our big plays in our favor versus them with the 20 yards."
Kansas ran the same amount of plays as McNeese State on Saturday, had the ball for nearly ten minutes less, and scored 18 more points than its opponent.
JORDAN WEBB Sophomore quarterback
Offensive coordinator Chuck Long said the big plays that were present Saturday were missing from the offense last season.
"Big plays are huge in college football," Long said. "It's very
for explosive plays."
opened the second possession with a 30-yard run. The freshmen running backs added playmaking capabilities as well. Darrian Miller averaged 4.8 yards a carry and Tony Pierson averaged 14.6 yards a carry.
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"We feel like we have a running game that is built for explosive plays," Webb said. "We can get the 70 and 60 yarders out of the running game just as easy as the passing game."
Even though the run-game is full of playmakers, the receivers are without one of their top players. Senior Daymond
Freshman receiver JaCorey Shepherd, who caught three passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns in his Kansas debut, will replace Patterson with his 4.5 speed.
The newfound, ground-heavy attack is far away from the spread offense Mark Mangino ran, but that doesn't mean that a more balanced style won't provide just as many opposing defense-killing, scoring opportunities.
- Edited by Jennifer DiDonato
"When you look at steady offenses like that in the past, they are traditionally run-play action pass teams and a lot of times they get open," receivers coach David Beaty said. "They don't have a whole lot of passes in the game, but a lot of times they count for big points. That's the direction our offense is headed in."
Sophomore quarterback Jordan Webb hands the ball to freshman running back Darian Miller. "We did exactly what we wanted to do. We ran the ball and as quartbacks and receivers we made the plays that we needed and to that's the team we need to be." Webb said.
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Falkenstein to announce Legends of the Phog game
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That familiar Max Falkenstein drawl will return before college basketball season even begins.
Falkenstein and his iconic voice will join Dave Armstrong in broadcasting the Legends of the Phog alumni game at 4 p.m. on Sept. 24 at Allen Fieldhouse.
game is now officially sold out, according to Kansas Athletics.
Brian Hanni and Bud Stallworth will announce for the Jayhawk Radio Network, which will broadcast the game to the state — KCSP (610 Sports) in Kansas City, WIBW (580 AM) in Topeka and KLWN (1320 AFI) in Lawrence.
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