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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2004
POKER: Legal poker site awards scholarships
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PartyPoker.com, has grown to host 55,000 players during peak hours. The site, created in 2001, boasts a whopping 1,500 percent traffic increase in the last year. Other widely used poker Web sites include PokerRoom.com, PacificPoker.com and UltimateBet.com.
Bradpitts said he plays online mostly because it's convenient. He can enter a 10-person table at any time, and he doesn't need cash on hand. He transfers money directly to the site from his bank account.
But there are disadvantages to online poker. Besides being illegal, playing against unknown opponents takes some elements out of the game, like the need for a poker face. Also, it is possible
"Poker gets really addicting.
do enjoy it,but making money is the main reason I started playing. There's a lot of stupid people who play online that I can win money from."
Bradpitts
Bradpitts KU student and online poker player
for players to cheat by sharing what cards they have without the other players knowing.
CollegePokerChampionship.com, which is free to enter and awards winners with scholarships. This year, 13 students from the University have signed up to play in the tournament. The college tournament is legal because there is no entry fee.
A legal alternative some college students have found is
Bradpitts said he would continue playing cards for cash as long as he keeps winning.
He said he has won more than $300 this semester, almost as much as he's earned working 15 hours per week at his on-campus job.
"Poker gets really addicting," he said. "I do enjoy it, but making money is the main reason I started playing. There's a lot of stupid people who play online that I can win money from."
Edited by Steve Vockrodt
TRAINING: Players build strength, endurance
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Due to the demands of basketball on an athlete, the program involves many sport-specific exercises in terms of injury prevention.
One main cause for concern with women's basketball is the non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury.
But the groin, hamstring, hip and torso are also areas of focus for Hudy.
Outside of injury prevention, the focal point of the training is strength and endurance.
Early in the training cycle, Hudy has the players working on capacity and endurance so they are ready to handle the rigors of both the regular season and the lengthy practices that accompany the game scheduling.
"We're doing a lot of circuit training that keeps the heart rate elevated." Hudy said. "They're
"My biggest challenge is to
keep them consistent and their biggest challenge is to be consistent."
Andrea Hudy Strength coach
working at about 170 beats per minute for an hour."
The continuous nature of the exercise is working toward building strength and gives the athlete virtually no rest between sets.
"My biggest challenge is to
keep them consistent and their biggest challenge is to be consistent," Hudy said.
Staying at a high level for the duration of the training is a goal that requires motivation, which requires teamwork and encouragement from teammates.
"Peer pressure can be the worst type of pressure there is," Hudy said. "I tend to try them to be accountable."
Despite the fact that the team is in the offseason period, the players still maintain their focus on the importance of the regular season.
With a small roster, the Jayhawks put an even larger emphasis on physical preparation.
"We need to be in better condition than the teams we play against," Brown said. "We only have 10 people."
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KEALING: Give football team one more chance
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"They really do a nice job of coaching that defense," Snyder said.
What really has to bother Kansas football fans, not to mention players and coaches, is the fact that the team is really only three plays away from a 5-0 record, likely a national ranking and a real chance at a trip to the Big 12 Conference Championship game.
With three losses, and dates with No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 5 Texas to come, Kansas' hopes of a trip to the title game are pretty well dashed, but it can still mark a milestone in its turnaround by beating K-State.
That being said, this weekend's game against K-State gives the student body a chance to make a difference.
In close games, fan support can often be the difference. Kansas fans showed that they will come out, especially for the first two games.
After three straight losses, though, they may be less enthusiastic.
Don't give up yet. Give the football team one more chance to prove that it is a team on the up-and-up.
The Kansas Athletics Department increased the price of regular tickets for this Saturday's game to $65 per seat, to capitalize on the K-Staters who venture to Lawrence and try to turn Memorial Stadium purple.
Students, on the other hand, pay the same price for all of their tickets, and boy, is it a bargain. At just $35 for tickets to all six home games, it's a steal.
Students at Kansas State pay between $143 and $173, depending on seat quality, for seven games.
At Nebraska, it's $126 for six games, while at Oklahoma, six games are $107.
If you have tickets, this is an opportunity to take advantage of a bargain. If you don't have tickets, there are still a few available. Most importantly, if you have tickets but don't use them, find someone who will.
This is going to be a weekend for good football.
Win or lose, this program is improving, and this is one of its last, best, shots to prove it. Kickoff on Saturday is at 6:20 p.m.
Keating is a Chesterfield, Mo. sophomore in journalism and political science.
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