Volume 124 Issue 10
kansan.com
Thursday, September 1, 2011
LIFE AFTER A&M
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OUT & ABOUT //
> Random people. Random answers
| DREW WILLE |
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TAILGATING FOOD?
JUNIOR
KARA LEWIS LIBERAL, KS. | JUNIOR
Party dip. It's delicious!
LUKE RANKER
ELLSWORTH, KS.
Dr. Pepper.I drink it all the time everywhere.
ROBBIE JERONIMUS
LENEXA | SENIOR
Burgers. They're really easy to cook.
PRESTON DETERMAN
HOLTON, KS. | SENIOR
Hot dogs. They're cheap and ridiculously easy to make!
WHITNEY STARR
EMPORIA | SENIOR
Brats. They're simply better than those wimpy hotdogs.
SAM ANIELLO
DENVER | SENIOR
SCENE & HEARD // WHITE CHOCOLATE
Beer. It makes sports that much more enjoyable.
> New places. New faces.
Not only is White Chocolate a great place to check out the latest skate merchandise, but it's also a great place to hang out.
If skateboards and skate gear are your type of candy, then White Chocolate is your sweet spot. Located at 933 Mass. St., White Chocolate has provided a variety of skateboarding must-haves, ranging from skate decks to apparel, since 2009.
"It's a place where I hope people aren't judged. I guess I can't speak for everyone, but the vibe I want to send is openness, an inclusive vibe," says Rod Smith, owner of White Chocolate. "We have a dedicated area that allows individuals to sit down & watch videos, read magazines or just doodle on a piece of scrap paper."
Besides being a skateboard shop with a laidback atmosphere, White Chocolate is also a place where social events are held. "We've had a few video premieres, a few art shows, some in conjunction with Final Fridays, and a few live DJs," Smith says.
Don't be fooled, though; White Chocolate isn't just for skateboarders.
pair of Authentics (a type of shoe) per season there for the last several years," Ricky Brown, a senior from Norman, Ok., says. "Even though I no longer skate, it feels like skate shoes should be bought from a skate shop."
Whether you're a skateboarder or not, stop by White Chocolate next time you're downtown.
DREW WILLE
"I go to White Chocolate often. I've bought a
Photo by Drew Wille
MOVIE REVIEW // ANOTHER EARTH
>Hollywood hits, indie flicks and everything inbetween.
Science fiction often sets itself in faraway worlds so it can better explain the one we live in. "Another Earth" uses the backdrop of a second Earth, forcing the main character to wonder what another world would be like if she was able to fix her mistake.
Rhoda Williams (Brit Marling) looks into the sky and dreams of traveling to the moon, stars and beyond, and for a moment, the universe seems to grant her special credence. Rhoda, with her mind in the sky, isn't paying attention as she collides head-on with the vehicle driven by successful composer John Burroughs (William Mapother). The accident kills Burroughs' son and wife, and puts him in a coma.
Questions like, "where did this Earth come from" and "why isn't there any mention of tides being affected," are never answered. This might take away from viewers who aren't able to suspend their disbelief, but director Mike Cahill isn't concerned with these details.
Released from her four-year stint in jail, Rhoda goes to Burroughs' house to apologize, but as he stumbles to the door (out of his coma but still feeling the effects), she balks under the moment and offers a "trial cleaning" of his
house instead. He accepts, and it gives Rhoda the cathartic experience that may rid her of her guilt.
Cahill uses too much hand-held camera for a meditative film like this, but the end result is a movie that is resourceful in its small budget. Marling gives a soft and subtle performance, essential since she is in every scene. The problem with this film is that it doesn't fit a genre very well; the romance that brews is unsettling, so it doesn't work as a typical date movie. And the sci-fi aspects aren't a driving force of the narrative.
JAROD KILGORE
Contributed photo
while, 11 of the top 40 recruits will be playing football in Austin, Texas this season.
A&M is making a move that will put them in the lower echelon of the top football conference instead of remaining in the upper echelon of one of the top conferences (albeit a very unstable one).
Quite simply, this is Texas A&M giving the finger to Texas for being better than them in nearly every way, shape and form. Instead of beating the Longhorns head-to-head, they decided losing more games in a better conference would be the proper form of revenge.
So now it's the Big 12's turn,
as they can say goodbye to Texas
A&M. You can be sure they will
take pleasure in watching them get
"whooped" more often than not.
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"firmly committed" to the Big 12 and that league officials knew Texas was pursuing a network deal.
program joins the West Coast Conference.
Jan 19,2011 University of Texas president William Powers said Texas is
Aug 25, 2011
12 commissioner Dan Beeeb explaining that Texas A&M is considering leaving the Big 12.
Texas A&M president R. Bowen
Loftin sends a letter to Big
Aug 30, 2011
New York Times report that it notified the Big 12 of its intention to leave the athletic conference.
become the 17th member of the Big East conference after leaving the Mountain West
Jul 1, 2011
leaving the Mountain West
The Governors of Colorado and Utah deem June 30 'Pac-12 Day' as the Utah Utes and Colorado Buffaloes become official members
Aug 29,2011
of Pac-12.
The New York Times reports that President R. Bowen Loffin informed Big 12 Board Chairman Brady Deaton that the Aggies will officially withdraw from the conference as early as Tuesday.
Aug 31,2011
Texas A&M officially notifies the Big 12 of its intention to withdraw from the conference.
Sara McClinton and Chelsea Albers may each be in their first season with the Jayhawks, but coach Ray Bechard is counting on both of them to contribute, and contribute early. McClinton started all three of the team's victories in the season-opening Georgia Bulldog Invitational over the weekend, and Albers started both of the Saturday sweeps.
"We're going to put the best six out there, and sometimes that's a bit of a stretch for freshmen to do that," Bechard said. "But we have a bunch of confidence in both of those young ladies."
McClinton finished the weekend with 11 kills, including seven in the finale against Georgia. To secure her role as a starter for the season's first three games, McClinton had to play catch-up with the upperclassmen who stayed over the summer.
"I knew we had a good opportunity to compete with some of the upperclassmen for the spots, but you can't come in and expect to start," McClinton said. "You have to
it, That was my goal, to come in and start, but I guess I wasn't expecting it so soon."
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work to achieve
Albers had an impressive first start on Saturday morning, recording six kills in the sweep against Liberty. She may have ensured her spot as a starter through a decorated high school career at Papillion LaVista, where she notched a state-leading 487 kills in 2009 was named the Omaha World-Herald's Girl's 2010-11 Athlete of the Year her senior season.
Starting so early is an unexpected perk for Albers, but it is one she said she plans on working hard to maintain. Both freshmen had to work hard just to avoid being redshirted by Bechard, who said the decision to sit and develop a player for a year is a difficult one.
"That is a tough call," Bechard said. "You need to kind of get a sense for where you think their progress will be within the first month and if this is a kid that can help us by mid-
training in Italy, the freshmen were not permitted to tag along. Still, the upperclassmen have tried to make the Nebraska' natives feel at home, Albers said.
"They have worked hard to include us and not make us feel like freshmen," Albers said. "Speaking for myself, I feel like they treat us like volleyball players and not by our age."
Since Bechard was hired as the coach of the volleyball team 14 years ago, he has had a player from Nebraska on his roster every season. Albers and McClinton first met as opponents in the state's notoriously competitive high school volleyball circuit. They would later come to know each other better as teammates at the even more competitive club level.
"Growing up in Nebraska, I think it gave us a huge advantage," McClinton said. "High school volley
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