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TALKING DEFENSE WITH CHRIS HARRIS
By Kory Carpenter
kcarpenter@kansan.com
Ryan Waggoner KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Senior cornerback Chris Harris speaks at a recent media day.
Ryan Waggoner / KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Chris Harris has seen it all during his time at KU. As a freshman, he started alongside Aqib Talib for 10 games, including the Orange Bowl victory where he snagged an interception. He then moved to safety eight games into his sophomore campaign, helping out a depleted defense while grabbing another pick and leading the Jayhawks to an Insight Bowl win. The tumultuous 2009 season was anything but for Harris. He moved back to his familiar cornerback spot and tallied 84 tackles with a sack. His senior season started out tough once again. After being upset by North Dakota State in week one and another tough loss at
the hands of Southern Miss last weekend, Harris still believes in the defense.
"We feel like we should be 3-0 right now," Harris says. "We're definitely disappointed in our two losses so far, but we still have time to put it together."
A win following the upset of Georgia Tech might have been too much to ask for Harris and the rest of the defense. In 2009, teams that played the following week after facing the Yellow Jackets' powerful running attack only won two times, and both of those teams had extra rest. The Kansas defense was on short rest. After focusing on Georgia Tech's spread option running attack, the team had only 6 days to prepare for Larry Fedora and his spread offense. It was something the Jayhawks had not seen the first two weeks of the season.
"We really didn't have any practice for their type of up tempo offense,but we should be better against the spread the rest of the year."
Now that the defense has seen an array of multiple offenses, it is now time to put everything together if they plan to make a bowl appearance this season. Consistency, Harris says, is key.
"We need to have an overall complete game coming up: special teams, defense and offense. We just need to put it all together and be consistent."
Sometimes that is easier said than done, as these Jayhawks have been on a roller coaster ride early on this season. They started off terrible in week one but came back strong against Georgia Tech. They relapsed a bit against the Golden Eagles, often times
showing signs of a young team with a brand new coaching staff. On numerous occasions the defense had trouble getting the play call in against the fast moving Southern Mississippi offense. That was something Harris contributed to a lack of rhythm within the defense.
"Having a young team you see the ups and downs. I'm just trying to be a leader and help everybody out and get them ready for this week."
"I'll definitely be blitzing throughout the year," Harris says. "Coach Torbush is continuing to find ways for me to make plays."
If the Jayhawks have any shot at a bowl game this season, beating New Mexico State Saturday is practically a must-win. The Aggies come to Lawrence winless in two games with losses to San Diego State and UTEP. Supposedly the last easy game the Jayhawks have this season, Harris hopes to apply pressure to Aggie quarterback Matt Christian.
"I feel like I have to go make the play before the quarterback gets the ball off," Harris says. "If not, I leave my other 10 guys hanging."
Cornerback blitzes are a big-risk,big-reward play. If executed successfully, Harris and his counterparts catch the quarterback off guard for a sack. A wrong move or bad timing and the defense is left vulnerable for a big play downfield. The veteran defensive back knows the risks at hand.
Although they've taken a different route, the team is right where many people predicted, sitting at 1-2 going into the last nonconference game. The Jayhawks go into Saturday's game as heavy favorites over the Aggies. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m.
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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 brewery. The volunteers divided the 226 pounds of trash into 14 purple bins labeled as different recyclable and non-recyclable materials.
Gibson then recorded the weight and volume of trash in each bin. She
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.
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
"The ideal thing is to have everybody get on board with it." Williams said. "It's just a learning process."
additional recycling bins and how much non-recyclable waste will be divert 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.
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 AWMAs 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."
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Salon Nouveau to host program on porn industry
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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
"I chose this topic because I find it fascinating how 'pornified' American culture has become," said Kaylyn Wright, Salon Nouveau coordinator.
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
"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)
Entrance is free.
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to say what they think about taboo topics." Vermeire said.
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