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The Kansas football team will take a break with a bye this week. It will have the opportunity to make adjustments and practice. PAGE 1B
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KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2004
VOL.115 ISSUE 40
Alumnus posts money
Former athlete predicts victory
BY JONATHAN KEALING
jkealing@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWRIER
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Last season, the Monday morning after the Kansas football beat Missouri and fans tore down the goal posts in Memorial Stadium, a anonymous donor walked in an handed the Athletics Department a check for a new pair of uprights.
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Kansas football fans storm the Memorial Stadium football field after the Jayhawks beat Kansas State Saturday. Minimal damage was done to the Jayhawks home stadium.
This year, Jack Clevenger, an alumnus from Kansas City, Mo., called before the game even kicked off.
department spent about the same amount money in order to install posts that could be quickly taken down after a game.
"He said he had a good feeling," associate athletics director Jim Marchiony said. "He said if one of the goal posts were to come down, he would pick up the tab."
At about $3,000 per set of post posts, the students post-game revelry proved to be a little expensive. When the goal posts were torn down last season, the
As of right now, Clevenger has donated the money for one of the goal posts, but both need to be replaced.
Although While the goal posts now have easily removal bolts, students surrounded the field after Saturday's game, preventing stadium employees from removing the bolts.
Instead, they retreated to safety and watched as students brought the goal posts down.
Marchiony said, though, if no one else were to step up, Clevenger might be willing to pay for both.
Clevenger played golf for the
Muslims ready for Ramadan
Abdullah Jaradat speaks with his Muslim friends, Ali Al-Mari and Al Abdel, at an open house yesterday at the Islamic Center of Lawrence. The center provided pamphlets, tours of the mosque, ethnic food and an informative video to visiting community members.
BY ANDY HYLAND
ahyland@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Friday marks the beginning of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month. Rehman, a Kansas City, Mo., senior, said it was an important time for practitioners of the faith.
Starting Friday, Asma Rehman will be refocusing a large part of her life on God and her religious values.
Lasting for the entire month, Muslims fast during the daylight hours and in the evening eat small meals and visit with friends and family.
"It is a time of worship and contemplation — a time to strengthen family and community ties," she said.
The Islamic Center of Lawrence, 1917 Naismith Drive, held an open house yesterday to answer questions from the community about Ramadan and many other facets of Islam. such as involves fasting and submission to God.
God.
The month-long fast is required of all Muslims said Moussa Elbayouy, the director of the Islamic Center of Lawrence. He said that the fasting experience was part of one of the five pillars of Islam. The fasting is called for by God, he said, and helps Muslims understand the plight of those long fortunate than them.
SEE RAMADAN ON PAGE 6A
Groups promote cancer awareness
BY KATIE JACKSON
editor@kansan.com
SPECIAL TO THE KANSAK
She called it her blessing in disguise. Donna Neuner, "Bosom Buddies" support group leader, found comfort in a Christmas-time tragedy. Ten years ago, at age 52, Neuner was diagnosed with breast cancer after receiving a mammogram. She frantically scanned her brain for someone she knew who had breast cancer, but she came up blank.
Neuner found support from coworkers who revealed their experiences with breast cancer. She underwent a bilateral mastectomy only days before Christmas.
Neuner said she was grateful because having breast cancer helped her reorganize priorities and realize what was most important.
"It was the most meaningful Christmas," Neuner said. "It was beautiful because I got through it and I was still alive."
The 20th annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a campaign designed to educate women about breast cancer and prevention methods, kicked off Oct. 1. The third Friday in October, Oct. 15 this year, is National Mammography Day. It was first proclaimed by President Clinton in 1993. Radiologists throughout the nation will offer discounted or free mammograms Friday.
Breast cancer is the leading cause of death for women in Kansas, according to the American Cancer Society. Yearly breast cancer screenings in Kansas are on the rise, despite a national drop in 2000 from 69.1 percent to 66 percent in 2002, according to the society. In Kansas, nearly 63.2 percent of women in 2002 had a mammogram, up from 61.9 percent in 2000. The reason: public awareness campaigns, better insurance coverage and National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
David Sostarich, director of radiology services at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, said the rise in mammogram rates was due in part to marketing strategies.
Sue McDaneld, director at the Topeka branch of the American Cancer Society, said Lawrence had an active community with a core group focused on awareness. Lawrence has several support groups and health
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Friday's Late Night to have new perks
By MIRANDA LENNING
mlienning@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
An inflatable mascot. Public hypnosis. Men's basketball players performing skits.
The NCAA allows college basketball programs to begin practices on Oct. 16, 2004.
"Late Night in the Phog" marks the beginning of the college basketball season at the University of Kansas.
In less than three days, one of the most electrifying celebrations on campus will kick off at 8 p.m. Friday.
The men's and women's programs at
Kansas waste no time getting a jump on the season.
The Jayhawks will perform their traditional warm-ups, followed by a dunk contest. Their scrimmage will start at 12 a.m. and last 20 minutes.
The men's basketball team wil make its on-court debut about midnight.
They will take the court at 11 p.m. — without their coaches.
For the first time, women's players will scrimmage at Late Night.
Coach Bonnie Henrickson said the first practice of the season was always a little rusty and guaranteed that her squad would play better in November than they would on Friday.
than they would on Friday.
"Our players are really excited about it and a little nervous about it," Coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "But I am one of the most nervous about what it is going to look like. It's nice and it's a great opportunity, but it could be ugly."
could be ugly
Late Night would not be complete without a series of festivities before the scrimmages.
Because it will not technically be Oct. 16, the scrimmage will only be allowed if the coaches are not present.
The men's and women's team will perform skits. The men's performance
class, with eight larger themes.
"It will be four smaller themes within one larger theme," Andrew Steinberg, assistant director for marketing said.
"Each class will have a skit that is representative of those guys."
He said the players did all of the work creating their skits, and had their first practice last night.
will consist of four skits, one for each class, within one larger skit.
Some of the players enjoy the spotlight a little more than others, Steinberg said.
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"J.R. (Giddens) is a ham, Nick Bahe is a pretty big ham," he said. "Aaron (Miles) and Keith (Langford) are always willing to be involved. They will
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In addition, the Dallas Mavericks mascot, Mavs Man, and NBA hypnotist, Tom Silver, will perform their acts.
"He has a dunking exhibition and an inflatable costume, similar to Little Red at Nebraska," he said of Mavs Man.
Steinberg said the veterans would have a funny skit for the freshmen to perform.
have fun with the concept."
tom Silver will take volunteers from the audience for hypnosis. He will hypnotize about 20 audience members in front of the crowd.
SEE LATE NIGHT ON PAGE GA
Absentee voting is beneficial for out-of-state and out-of-city students who want to vote without registering in Lawrence. Students get more time to make voting decisions. PAGE 3A
Flu Shot
A national shortage of the influenza vaccine has forced Lawrence clinics, including Watkins Memorial Health Center, to drop the shot. PAGE 5A
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