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Most college freshmen experience their first college test in a quiet room after a couple nights of study. For freshmen on the football team, their test came after weeks of practice and in a stadium full of thousands of Jayhawk fans with high expectations. Freshmen players Jordan Webb, Keeston Terry and Keba Agostinho have become leaders on the team.
Day in and day out redshirt freshman quarterback Jordan Webb, freshman defensive end Keba Agostinho, and freshman safety Keeston Terry have been jockeying for spots on the roster for their respective positions.
Webb brings great enthusiasm to the game and a lot of optimism at the quarterback position. This is just one of the many reasons Gill likes him leading the team.
"I'm always encouraging my linemen to just make one big play or saying something like, 'Come on, boys, we need this one,' Webb says.
Webb comes from Union, MO. Union High School's head coach Brent Eckley always believed Webb had what it took to play at the college level. Each game Eckley always had confidence in Webb that he would lead his team to victory. Eckley says that Webb was a hard-worker, polite and smart - all making him a great leader. Webb also had the ability to make a play no matt what the situation.
Dalton Gomez/KANSAN FILE PHOTO Freshman safety, Keeston Terry and Senior line backer Drew Dudley dive for a ball fumbled by Georgia Tech. Dudley snagged the ball giving him the only fumble return of the game.
Although Keeston Terry played wide receiver at Blue Springs High School in Blue Springs, Missouri, he decided to join the Kansas defense at strong safety. The change in his position helped the KU defense be the strong wall that they are.
"That is when we knew we had some thing special," Risien says.
"Jordan just seemed to have that 'it' factor about him," Eckley says.
Dalton Gomez/KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Agostinho's high school coach, Flint Risien, always knew Agostinho had a shot at playing in the Big 12 because of his great work ethic and determination to be a great player. The coaching staff at James Taylor High School in Katy, Texas, felt strongly of Keba's potential to play at the college level, Risien says. After Agostino broke his arm during his junior year he had to miss the post season. Rather than lose steam, Agostino worked throughout the off-season to gain back what he had lost with his injury. He came back his senior year and played exceptionally, Risien says.
On top of his work ethic, Agostinho uses senior captain defensive end Jake Laptad as his mentor. For some athletes, the person they are battling for a starting position is an enemy – but not for Agostinho; he enjoys having Laptad around. He feels that Laptad serves as a great leader, friend, role model, and someone that helps teach him the ropes. What Agostinho enjoys the most is that Laptad is just someone he can look up to or go to when he has any questions and being behind Laptad has helped him with every aspect of his game.
"Being Laptad's back up is the best position on the field for me." Agostinho says. "Every day at practice I get to learn from a very experienced player."
After the loss to North Dakota State, Webb says the team didn't change their mindset quickly, it would be another week of disappointed fans.
"We need to have confidence in every game we play, if we don't have confidence then we are already beat before we step onto the field."Webb said.
The team knew that a performance like the one against NDSU would not even put them close to the number 15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The whole week leading up to the game Gill stressed one word: fast. Gill believed that if his team could pick up the tempo it would have a shot at their nationally ranked opponent. Not only did Gill have to worry about getting his team to be quicker, he also had a big decision on who he wanted to put behind center for the game. His decision ended on Webb. He always felt that Webb had the spunk to be the leader of his offense, but he just didn't know when to pull the trigger with him.
Webb stressed that he and his fellow teammates had to pull a 180 with their mindset going into the Georgia Tech game, or it would be a no contest right out of the starting gates.
"It wasn't because we didn't feel Webb was ready to play, it was more because the coaching staff and I thought Pick had earned the spot in practices and scrim-mages throughout the week," Gill says. "With some of the things we saw, we felt Webb deserved a chance to start in the Georgia Tech game."
For Webb, this was the first start of the
season and he was facing Georgia Tech's senior quarterback Joshua Nesbitt. Although Webb knew he had a rigorous task in front of him, he had confidence in himself and his team that they could get the job done.
"But we need to stay humble, which shouldn't be too difficult after our week one performance." Webb says.
The Hawk's defense prevailed two weeks in a row allowing the offense to have a chance to put up some points to keep them in the game. Agostinho and Terry have done their parts by getting a combined 11 tackles in the two games. Agostinho credits the coaches and the daily tackling circuits in practice for this.
In the second half, the offense went out and duplicated its first half performance by putting up two more touchdowns, one of which came in the fourth quarter when Webb threw a 32-yard pass to wide receiver Patterson. This touchdown sealed the deal for the Hawks, proving his first start to be a success. He threw for 179 yards and three touchdowns. With one win under his belt, Webb feels like he may be getting into the swing of things.
The Hawks played at Southern Mississippi on Friday. This was their third test, but their first one on the road and their first time
being nationally aired on ESPN. The consensus between the players and the coaching staff was that the team needed to not take their opponent lightly. The team knew that the crowd would be a factor, but Webb says that he didn't notice the fans when on the field, only on the sidelines.
"I take their chants as an incentive to play better on the field and get the win," Webb said.
Although the Hawks lost the game to Southern Mississippi, the team is looking to bounce back yet again after a tough loss and stepping onto the battlefield against New Mexico State on Saturday. As long as the offense can execute and keep up the speed it will have a strong showing against New Mexico State, Webb says.
As for the defense, Gill is looking for consistency and he also would love to see some of that passion for football they showed in their first two outings.
These freshmen have gone from the high school field to the college stadium in a matter of months. According to Agostinho, the biggest difference between the two is, "Quickness, everything happens so much faster;" but from the looks of it these Hawks are picking up the pace just as Gill had wanted.
Keba Agostinho
Hometown: Katy, Texas
High School: James Taylor HS
Height / Weight: 6-3 / 253
Position: Defensive End
Experience: HS
Keeston Terry
Hometown: Blue Springs, Mo.
High School: Blue Springs HS
Height / Weight: 6-2 / 185
Position: Wide Receiver
Experience: HS
Jordan Webb
Hometown: Union, Mo.
High School: Union HS
Height / Weight: 6-0 / 210
Position: Quarterback
Experience: Redshirt
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE WAVE SEPTEMBER 24,2010
Nick Benson (left), a sophomore from Orlando, Fla., Lydia Gibson, a graduate student from Prarie Village, and Matt Geier (right), a senior from Garden City, sort through trash for an environmental audit Friday afternoon at Boulevard Brewing Company. Boulevard has teamed with LaFarge to in an attempt to become zero landfill.
like to see the same level of social pressure put on smokers applied to those who don't recycle. If individuals were forced to think more about recycling — by increasing the number of recycling bins on campus, for example — Gibson said they'd be more likely to do so.
Gibson, a graduate student from Prairie Village, had the chance to test her hypothesis at Boulevard Brewing Company on Friday afternoon. With plans to go zero landfill by the end of the year, the Kansas City, Mo., brewing company requested AWMA to perform a waste audit of its facilities. To achieve zero landfill, Boulevard must send minimal to no trash to the landfill. More than 20 volunteers, including seven KU students, sorted two and a half days worth of trash collected from every department at the breery. The volunteers divided the 226 pounds of trash into 17 purple bins labeled as different recyclable and non-recyclable materials.
Gibson then recorded the weight and volume of trash in each bin. She
Gibson, who spent most of the two-hour audit frantically writing notes on her clipboard, will present Boulevard with a final report in October. Laurie Williams, logistics manager for Boulevard, will use the report to determine where to place
recorded that 187.55 pounds, or 83 percent, was food waste and compostable materials, such as napkins and paper plates, from Boulevard's hospitality rooms alone.
additional recycling bins and how much non-recyclable waste will be diverted to Lafarge North America, a construction materials company
Gibson and Williams agreed that creating a more conscientious recycling culture at the brewery would be one of the most challenging obstacles to achieving zero landfill. Employees will no longer be allowed to simply throw everything into a trash can.
"The ideal thing is to have everybody get on board with it," Williams said. "It's just a learning process."
Instead of hauling it to a landfill, Boulevard will ship it to Lafarge's cement plant in Sugar Creek, Mo., located 10 miles northeast of Kansas City. Because cement is made at extremely high temperatures, the plant can burn almost anything as alternative fuel.
Kurt Gerdes, education chairman for AWMA's Midwest section, said about half of the plant's fuel comes from alternative fuels such as the non-recyclable waste collected at Boulevard.
"You'll get to the point where nobody working here sees trash," Gibson said. "They'll only see energy."
Edited by Anna Nordling
CAMPUS
Salon Nouveau to host program on porn industry
Students get chance to hear experts and discuss taboo topic
BY JUSTINE PATTON jpatton@kansan.com
Ever wondered how much porn stars make? You can find out tonight at Salon Nouveau's first program of the school year. "XXX The Porn Industry," which is sponsored by the Commission on the
Status of Women. Salon Nouveau is the commission's new program that includes interactive presentations and discussions every Monday night.
Wright will be the primary speaker at the event, but her voice won't be the only one heard. Discussions will happen throughout the presentation when students can voice their own opinions. Wright said
"I chose this topic because I find it fascinating how 'pornified' American culture has become," said Kaylyn Wright, Salon Nouveau coordinator.
"It is my hope to present the topic in a neutral way and to allow people to draw their own conclusions about whether they are proof anti-porn." Wright said.
the goal of the program wasn't to tell people what they should think about porn.
Not all students feel comfortable or have an interest in discussing porn.
Erin Fauss, a freshman from Lenexa, said even though she wasn't opposed to the event, she wouldn't be going either.
"I'm not interested in learning
about porn," Fauss said.
Salon Nouveau will cover a few topics, including a brief history of pornography, how performers' salaries are determined, what types of pornography exist, reasons why individuals get into porn industry, and a brief overview of feminist theories of pornography. There will also be a discussion on HIV testing in the world of pornography.
Kristen Vermeire, a junior from Lenexa, said she thought the program sounded refreshing.
"I think it's a neat experience to be around people who aren't afraid
WHEN: Tonight, 8 to 9 p.m.
WHERE: Kansas Union,
Walnut room (6th floor)
"THE PORN INDUSTRY"
Entrance is free.
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to say what they think about taboo topics." Vermeire said.
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The Jayhawks are 2-2 with the 42-16 win against the New Mexico State Aggies. Sophomore D.J. Beshears led the team to victory.
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