the gridiron are 7-7 against each other. Those records are not the greatest snapshots of the programs as a whole, but I'm willing to bet that over the next 14 games the two teams will split right down the middle once again. See a trend here?
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It's always easy to pick on the kid who looks at times to be lacking self-esteem. I get that it's easy to criticize a team that owns three
created pressure on the opposing quarterback and rare turnovers that Gill often says are the "keys to the game."
Gill has made strides on the recruiting trail, even with rules that you would think would make recruits stay as far away as possible. He's managed to sign one of the top players in Missouri (four-star running back Darrien Miller) and dual-threat quarterback Michael
If people in Lawrence honestly want to be considered as a legitimate football school, then the support needs to be there even in times like these.
of the worst losses in KU football history, but sometimes in sports things have to get worse before they can better. I am starting to believe that this has become the case with Kansas.
Earlier in this column I talked about some good things. For almost a year now we have heard the current coaching staff talk about speed, which frankly former coach Mark Mangino left them with none. So what has Gill and his staff had to do? Find it in unconventional ways, moving now medical red-shirt freshman Keeston Terry from wide receiver to safety and former star running back Toben Opurum to defensive end. These changes have
Cummings from Killeen, Texas. So believe it or not, help is on the way.
For so long Kansas fans whined and complained about not being a winner in football, and when the team found success. Memorial Stadium was packed to capacity. If people in the Lawrence honestly want to be considered as a legitimate football school, then the support needs to be there even in times like these, not just go running for the nearest door to Allen Fieldhouse when things get bad.
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Kronos, the classic Greek god (Billy Clark, a junior from Topeka) and his assistant (Jeanne Klein, professor of the Children and Drama class) try and figure out what happened after he was kidnapped. The class hosts an environment in which the children can display their individuality through improvisation.
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Senior kicker Jacob Branstetter celebrates with strength coach John Williams after Kansas recovered an onside kick during the fourth quarter. Kansas scored five touchdowns in the fourth quarter and recorded its first Big 12 victory of the season. After losing the previous four games, the Jayhawks beat the Buffalooes 52-45. The game will air on local FOX television stations this Wednesday and Friday. See pages 48 and 58 for a rewind of the game.
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CAMPUS
Local kids play, act at KU
The Douglas County AIDS Project uses funds raised from the art donated from students to help with its services.
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with seven countries all vying for territory, sparkles and a bigger population. Each of the children have created their own character names and have aligned themselves with various countries
There is conflict in LaLa Land, a small world created every Thursday in a classroom in Murphy Hall.
The Floating Isle of Terror declared war on New York. Meanwhile, the country of Gumenheimer sat back and watched these two warring lands come to an agreement of boundaries and shared resources like a peaceful adviser.
This may sound like a political science experiment or an economics lesson, but it's actually a drama lesson for Lawrence kids. Every semester for 27 years, professor Jeanne Klein has brought in middle school children to act and play with University of Kansas students in her class, Children and Drama, taught through the theater department.
The Lawrence Public Schools do not offer drama classes to middle school children. That is why Klein began this free class for local kids when she arrived at the University.
Lala Land was created by this semester's group of fourth through sixth graders. It's a world
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like New York, Lands R' Us and Spartel.
Enoch, like many of the students enrolled in the class, is not a theater major. Professor Klein
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BASKETBALL | 1B
Jayhawks take win over Lady Blues
With a confident offense, all players scored against Washburn.
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Classifieds...7B
Crossword...4A
Cryptoquips...4A
Opinion...5A
Sports...1B
Sudoku...4A
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