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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2010
WWW.KANSAN.COM
VOLUME 123 ISSUE 51
GET OUT THE VOTE
And the candidates are...
Know your options before voting in the midterm elections tomorrow. The gubernatorial candidates from the largest parties are listed below. Information about candidates running for other offices are listed in alphabetical order.See more on page 3A.
GOVERNOR
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Republican gubernatorial candidate Sam Brownback walks in the Pittsburg State University homecoming parade on Oct. 19.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAM BROWNBACK (REPUBLICAN)
RUNNING MATE: Jeff Coyler OCCUPATION: U.S. Senator NEED TO KNOW: Brownback supports the University's efforts towards achieving National Cancer Institute designation. He called education the primary function of the state. IN HIS WORDS: "State government needs to do fewer things and do them better."
Source: http://www.kmbc.com/politics/24943685/detail.html
KEN CANNON (REFORM)
RUNNING MATE: Dan Faubion
OCCUPATION: Retired high school teacher and administrator
NEED TO KNOW: Cannon supports raising taxes to help fund higher education. He
said educational decisions need to return to the state and local levels
Democrat Tom Holland campaigns for Kansas Governor before a football game in Lawrence on Oct.14.
IN HIS WORDS: "We will work towards keeping the cost of a college education affordable."
Source: http://www.kenknan.com/net/index.php
Source: http://www.kenknan.com/net/index.php
TOM HOLLAND (DEMOCRATIC)
RUNNING MATE: Kelly Kultaia
OCCUPATION: Kansas senator; Information Technology Consultant NEED TO KNOW: Holland believes education deserves more state funding. He endorsed the Kansas Commitment, a $50.4 million proposal to increase state funding for higher education. IN HIS WORDS:"I understand that school funding is a great engine of economic development."
Source: tomhollandforkansas.com
ANDREW GRAY (LIBERTARIAN)
RUNNING MATE: Stacy Davis
OCCUPATION: Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Kansas; AT&T order support specialist NEED TO KNOW: Gray opposes raising taxes to help fund education. He supports concealed weapons on campus.
WORDS: "We will use the influence of the Governor's Office to pass the Kansas Education Liberty Act (KELA), which begins to return the right and responsibility of educating the children of Kansas to the only place it truly belongs; to parents and communities."
Source: http://kansasproud.com
What do you think?
BY SAMANTHA COLLINS
WHY DO YOU THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS TO VOTE?
ASHLEY MARTIN Olathe junior "I think it's important for student voices to be heard."
KYLE OPPICI
Woodbury, Conn. sophomore "Every vote counts. It's important for students to get their point across as well."
TANYA IZRAELEV Overland Park junior
"Because we put so much money into the school and it's our responsibility to make sure that we get what we want."
VANESSA PHILLIPS
Wichita sophomore
"In the end it affects us. And we should be interested in what is happening to our lives and what will happen in the future for us."
CULTURE
Fight Song lyrics change with Big 12
B MEG LOWRY
mlowry@kansan.com
Breaking up is hard to do, especially after 104 consecutive years. But that's what must happen now with Big 12 football.
"That doesn't sit well with Kansas fans," said Max Falkenstien, a retired radio sports announcer for Kansas. "We have been rivals for over 100 years, and suddenly we're not good enough for you anymore?"
The angry sentiment of Kansas fans and alumni led the Alumni Association to hold a lyric-writing contest to update the song.
The lyrics to the KU Fight Song, "I'm A Jayhawk," have been officially changed to omit Nebraska and Colorado, both of whom left the Big 12 last summer.
"I'm A Jayhawk" was originally written in 1912 by George "Dumpy" Bowles, and was updated in 1958 to include the rivalry of the Big 8. It's one of the only college fight songs to reference rivals by name.
Eight judges evaluated the submissions and eventually chose Baylor graduate Matt Schoenfeld's lyrics. It was announced during halftime at the Homecoming game on Oct. 23.
"One submission just left a long, silent pause during the line 'husk some corn and listen to the Cornhuskers wail,' said Kevin Corbett, KU Alumni Association president. "I thought that was really creative."
"We wanted to recognize the schools in the conference," Corbett said, "and not pay any attention to the ones who left."
Although Schoenfeld didn't attend KU, he's an avid KU fan and his wife Cynthia is a KU graduate.
The new fight song replaced "buffs" with "bears," "cornhuskin" boys" with "cyclone boys," and added "aggies."
The line "husk some corn and listen to the Cornhuskers wail" is now "rope some 'horns and listen to the Red Raiders wail."
Falkenstien was a judge on the panel. He worked for the University for 60 years and covered more than 1,750 men's basketball games and 650 football games.
Corbett said. "Hopefully, we won't have to change it again for quite some time."
"The song is a tradition and we just want to keep it modern."
His announcing career at Kansas began in 1946, and he witnessed first-hand the formation of the Big 8 and the Big 12.
"Kansas has such intense rivalries because in the old days, they played a fewer number of teams and played those teams every year" Falkenstien said. "It will probably take a few decades before Kansas fans build up the animosity to Baylor and Texas Tech that they had towards Nebraska."
Caitlin Wise, a senior and the director of the Homecoming Committee, was also a judge on the panel.
"I can see why everyone wanted it changed," Wise said. "I worked at the Union last summer, and every time someone walked into the Big 12 room, the first question they
OLD LYRICS (1958)
Talk about the Sooners,
The Cowboys and the Buffers,
Talk about the Tiger and his tail.
Talk about the Wildcats,
And those Cornhuskin' boys,
But I'm the bird to make 'em
weep and wall.
Chorus:
'Cause I'm a Jay, Jay, Jay, Jay, Jay, Jayhawk
Up at Lawrence on the Kaw Cause I'm a Jay, Jay,
With a sis-boom, hip hoorah
Got a bill that's big enough
To twist the Tiger's tail
Husk some corn and listen
To the Cornhusker's wail
'Cause I'm a Jay, Jay,
Jay, Jay, Jayhawk,
Riding on a Kansas gale.
NEW LYRICS (2010)
Talk about the Sooners, Cowboys and the Bears.
Aggies and the Tiger and his tail.
Talk about the Wildcats, and the Cyclone boys
But I'm the bird to make'em weep and wail.
Chorus:
Up at Lawrence on the Kaw— 'Cause I'm a Jay, Jay, Jay, Jay, Jayhawk,
'Cause I'm a Jay, Jay, Jay, Jay, Jay, Jayhawk.
With a sis-boom, hip hoorah,
Got a bill that's big enough
To twist a Tiger's tail,
Rope some 'Horns and listen
To the Red Raiders wail—
'Cause I'm a Jay, Jay, Jay, Jay,
Jayhawk,
Riding on a Kansas gale.
STORMY WEATHER | 1A
Good start can't save Jayhawks in the end
CLUBS | 3A
Iowa State Cyclones ultimately claim victory over Jayhawks, dashing fans hopes.
Move over, Halloween; other holidays exist
Three other religious holidays are being observed on campus and around Lawrence, including Dia de los Muertos, All Saints Day and Samhain.
ADMINISTRATION | 6A
Chancellor embarks on weeklong Asia trip
Gray-Little left for South Korea on Sunday for a visit to solidify exchange-program relations with two universities abroad.
INDEX
Classifieds. ... 3B
Crossword. ... 4A
Cryptoquips. ... 4A
Opinion. ... 5A
Sports. ... 1B
Sudoku. ... 4A
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