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NEWS Competitors return today for the second round of Jayhawk Idol on Wescoe Beach. PAGE 6A
Even though federal law prohibits betting on the Internet in Kansas, students continue gambling. PAGE 1B
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5,2004
VOL. 115 ISSUE 34
Pizza-devouring derby
Ginny Weatherman/KANSAN
Alex DiCarlo, Overland Park sophomore, is participates in the Papa John's pizza-eating contest held yesterday morning in front of Wescoe Hall. DiCarlo won first place and a free pizza from Papa John's by eating almost an entire large pizza. "I never want to see a pizza again" DiCarlo said.
Students compete in gluttony
By Ross Fitch
fritch@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
As he registered for homecoming's pizza-eating contest yesterday afternoon, Alex DiCarlo was relaxed and confident. He knew there would be plenty of competition — 25 other participants — but he had stronger motivation than the rest: To be a hot dog-eating champion.
With a bottle of Dasani water as his only aid, DiCarlo ate all but half a slice of an entire large cheese pizza, crust included, from Papa John's. And he only had five minutes.
ing champions. "This was just one step in my training on the road to the World Hot Dog-Eating Championships," said DiCarlo, Overland Park sophomore.
DiCarlo said he would have tried out for the championship this year, but he thought he wasn't mentally prepared for the challenge.
This was the second pizza-eating contest the University of Kansas has had for homecoming, said Chris Kaufman, Denver senior and co-director of this year's homecoming. He said this year's competition was fun to watch, but it did not have at least one exciting event of last year's contest.
Overland Park Sophist. Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest is held annually at Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y., according to the International Federation of Competitive Eating. Every year, men and women gather to see how many hot dogs they can eat in 12 minutes. The current champion, 5-foot-7, 145-pound Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi, has dominated the contest for three straight years. He ate 44 and a half hot dogs at the contest this summer and his personal best is 50 and a half hot dogs.
never want to see a pizza again."
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"We had somebody puke last year," Kaufman said.
Alex DiCarlo Overland Park sophomore
Even though no pizza came out of students' mouths, Kaufman said he was pleased with the turnout, which was bigger than last year's.
The scene of students stuffing their faces with pizza varied for each participant. Some students carefully ate one slice at a time.
slice at a time.
Others frantically folded two or three slices together and jammed them in their mouths as fast as they could. One student even took a break to answer his phone. It was a call he had to take: It was his mother.
But that half-slice was the smaller, portion of pizza left, and victory was DiCarlo's. For his victory, he received a coupon for a free pizza from Papa John's, which donated all of the 50 pizzas for the contest. DiCarlo said the coupon won't be used anytime soon.
"Faster, faster!" frequently erupted from the crowd gathered around the tables on Wescoe Beach. Some were laughing, some were disgusted and some looked just plain hungry. The love relationship between college students and pizza can be a powerful thing.
With seconds left, DiCarlo made one last attempt to devour his remaining slice, but time and stomach space were just too little. The lone half-slice remained.
"I never want to see a pizza again," DiCarlo said.
— Edited by Steve Vockrodt
Cosby returns to campus
Cosby visited University in 1968
BY LAURIA FRANCOVIGUA
francoviglia@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Entertainers of Bill Cosby's celebrity status rarely come to the University of Kansas.
More commonly, the University brings entertainers before they reach super-celebrity status. Their talent fees are lower and their schedules aren't as booked, said Trisha Grensick. Homecoming adviser and Kansas Memorial Unions program adviser.
The Homecoming Steering Committee began brainstorming possible Homecoming entertainers last spring. Before deciding on Cosby, the committee discussed Ray Romano, Larry the Cable Guy, Wayne Brady and Dave Chapelle.
The University has seen an impressive list of comedians before they hit super-stardom status, such as Adam Sandler, Jimmy Fallon and Jim Carrey. Cosby also came before he was a superstar, in 1968.
Bake Chapelle was the only other entertainer the committee extended an offer to, but his agency didn't respond, Gresnick said.
COSBY
All of the entertainers the committee considered were in the $100,000 price range for the talent fee. The talent fee is the entertainer's cost for a performance. The cost varies depending on the entertainers popularity and success, Gresnick said. Gresnick said keeping tickets low for students was a priority for Cosby. The talent fee is covered by $25,000 from Coca-Cola, $1,000 from Student Senate and private donations.
The Homecoming Steering Committee sent an offer letter to Cosby late in August and Cosby's agency replied with a verbal agreement two days later, she said.
She said the committee chose Cosby from the list of possibilities because he
The $100,000 talent fee isn't the only cost required for Cosby's appearance at the University. Gresnick said other
would be an entertainer who would appeal to students as well as to the Lawrence community.
Ginny Weatherman/KANSAN
SEE COSBY ON PAGE 5A
Members of the Inspirational Gospel Voices sing at the Chancellor's reception. The event, held yesterday afternoon, was the 10th year for the reception and also the 10th year I.G.V has performed.
Diversity unites at Chancellor's
Diversity was the uniter yesterday afternoon at the Chancellor's house.
BY NIKOLA ROWE
nrowe@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
The house, filled with laughter, songs and many resources for multicultural students, was open to all, Chancellor Robert Hemenway said at the 10th annual Chancellor's reception.
for multicultural students to be welcomed into the Chancellor's home, meet different administrators on campus and have time to connect with each other. It was also a time to relax, have some food and listen to the music of Inspirational Gospel Voices, a student chorus.
The reception was an opportunity
"I always have fun," Hemenway said. "I like to meet new students, ask
SEE RECEPTION ON PAGE 5A
VP debate has little impact
BY ANDY HYLAND
ahyland@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
CHENEY
Tonight's vice presidential debate probably won't directly affect the decision of many voters in November, but that doesn't mean it isn't important, said political experts at the University of Kansas.
EDWARDS
The debate will be held tonight at Case Western University in Cleveland and will feature Republican Vice President Dick Cheney and Democratic challenger, Sen. John Edwards (D - N.C.).
Diana Carlin makes a living out of studying political debates. As the dean of the graduate school and international programs and a professor of communication studies, she studies political debates and the public's reaction to them. She said the vice presidential debate
was less important than the presidential debates.
"I'm not sure that in the long run, it will make a huge difference, but it might create some momentum. The media spin has more impact than the debate itself," Carlin said.
She said the vice presidential debate does serve two primary functions. It serves as a "surrogate debate," where the vice presidential candidates can drum up support for their running mates' ideas. Secondly, it can give the public an idea of how the candidates would perform as president if needed.
She said vice presidential debates were historically more aggressive than presidential debates, and she thought that would again be the case this year. The vice-presidential candidates are usually considered apart from their running mates, so they can embellish character traits that would look like bragging if the presidential candidates did it, she said. She also said Cheney and Edwards had been more aggressive on the campaign trail.
"These two have really been the attack dogs," she said.
some memorable In 1988, Democratic Sen. Lloyd Benttsen highlighted the inexperience of his Republican challenger, Sen. Dan Quayle, with a memorable quote.
Carlin said that historically, the vice presidential debates have not affected voters one way or the other, despite some memorable moments.
SEE DEBATE ON PAGE 5A
TODNIGHT'S VICE-PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
When: 8 p.m.
When: 8 p.m.
Where: Case Western
Where: Case Western University in Cleveland
This is the only vice-presidential debate scheduled this year. There will be two more presidential debates, one on Friday at Washington University in St. Louis, and one on Wednesday, Oct. 13, at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz.
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'K-S-U SUCKS' T-shirt
Kansan-sponsored T-shirts draw attention, negative and positive, to the upcoming game against K-State. PAGE 3A
Losing streak
The Jayhawks will try to end an 11-game losing streak Saturday during their homecoming game against the Wildcats. PAGE 18
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