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Putting It To A Vote
A day-trip democracy Lawrence, Spencer Art Museum both featured in poll to decide the area’s top tourist hotspots BY MEGAN HEACOCK
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One click of a mouse could help Lawrence and the Spencer Museum of Art become top tourist destinations in the Kansas City area. The Kansas City Convention and Visitors Association nominated these two attractions to be part of an online poll that will designate the best places to visit in the Kansas City area. The association nominated Lawrence as a top day-trip destination and the University’s
Spencer Museum of Art as a favorite art museum or gallery in the area. Amy Woodmancy, who moved to Lawrence 19 years ago, said Lawrence deserved the nomination because of its “old town” friendliness. “It is really unique because it doesn’t have many big businesses like WalMart,” Woodmancy said. “It still has smaller places that actually know you when you come in. You can’t get that at Wal-Mart.”
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KU devises response plan for swine flu BY ALY VAN DYKE
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Heather Putnam, Los Angeles graduate student, examines the Asian art exhibit at the Spencer Museum of Art. The museum has been nominated for the KC Visitors’ Choice 09 competition as the best museum or gallery in the Kansas City area. Voting continues through Aug. 31.
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With two cases of novel H1N1, also called swine flu, reported on campus over the summer, University officials have developed a response plan in anticipation of an outbreak on campus. “H1N1 is on campus,” said Don Steeples, senior vice provost for scholarly support. “We are expecting it will spread over the course of the semester.” One case of swine flu was reported in June, the other in the beginning of August. Steeples said that both students recovered. Lisa Horn, communications coordinator with the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, verified that the virus is present in the Lawrence community, but said no one has an accurate account of actual H1N1 cases. “There’s a lot more H1N1 than we know,” she said. She said tracking the number of cases was difficult because state and local health departments don’t require people to be tested for the virus, unless a person has been hospitalized or dies from the illness. Horn said the Kansas Department of Health and Environment estimated that at least 10,000 Kansans have been infected by H1N1. In July, the KDHE expected up to 1.12 million — 40 percent of the state’s population — could come down with H1N1 in the next two years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated up to 40 percent of the total U.S. population could contract the virus in the same time period. Joe Quimby, senior press officer with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said peo-
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Chancellor Gray-Little brings new era for Jayhawks BY ROSS STEWART
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Editor’s note: This story first ran in a summer issue of The Kansan. The Kansan had the opportunity to sit down in Chapel Hill, N.C. with Bernadette Gray-Little, the University’s 17th chancellor, and several of her colleagues and friends. The conversations centered on who Gray-Little is and what she intends to do at the University. Chapel Hill, N.C. — Bernadette Gray-Little shoots a contemplative look at the ceiling for a moment then points out the window at something she’s going to miss. “I enjoy that sight right out there,” Gray-Little said. “More days than not I stop on the way in or out or I look out my window and I look out on that sight. It’s a great sight.”
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She points out a window to a building, the university’s Wilson library, which looks like a regal whitewashed capitol building. It’s two football fields away from her office at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, across a vast courtyard filled with crisscrossing sidewalks, surrounded by trees and old academic halls. Gray-Little ended her 38 years of employment at UNC as provost July 8. She began her role as the 17th chancellor of the University of Kansas on Aug. 15. Born and raised in Washington, N.C., a small town in the then-segregated South, her parents placed a great deal of worth on receiving an education. Her younger brother Mark Gray said it was presented to them as a way out of poverty. Gray-Little still continues to pur-
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sue this early-established ideal. She sees the worth in it. Her time at UNC shows her dedication to education. Her accomplishments, such as increasing diversity, and creating an office of undergraduate research and a first -year seminar program, bettered UNC. She plans to do the same for the University.
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Gray-Little grew up the fourth child of eight with three brothers and four sisters. The first time she moved from her hometown was for college. Her father was illiterate and worked in construction. Her mother had a GED and was a homemaker who occasionally did custodial work. Though her family did not have
the means to support her higher education, her parents always pushed that education was a way out of poverty, according to her brother, who’s now a lawyer in Greensboro, N.C. “In some ways, education became such a big thing that it became the end as opposed to a means to an end,” Gray said. “I just remember education was the goal; I guess it was also a means.” Washington was still segregated in the 1950s when Gray-Little was growing up there. In spite of this, she said, the only time she really experienced segregation was when she left the neighborhood. She said she didn’t have one particular instance to share showing that segregation during her childhood really affected
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Bernadette Gray-Little became the University’s 17th chancellor Aug. 15, replacing Robert Hemenway, who announced in December 2008 that he would be stepping down.
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FACT OF THE DAY A tiger can eat 60 pounds of meat in a single night. The Amur tiger is the largest of the species and has more white in its coat than other tigers, with the exception of the White tiger, which is a color variation of the Bengal tiger. They are rare in nature, but have been deliberately bred in zoos. Sumatran tigers are the smallest tigers and have the darkest coat of the tiger family. Tiger Day is the last Sunday in September.
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ALBANY, N.Y. — Alice Connors-Kellgren was surprised by her boyfriend’s new Facebook profile picture a few weeks ago: He was kissing another girl on the cheek. “We trust each other. Deep down, I know nothing is going on. But when you first see it, it’s like ‘Oh my goodness! What’s going on here?’” says the college student from Westchester County, N.Y. Muise said researchers are beginning to learn all the ways social networking sites are changing the way couples relate. The study was based on anonymous online survey data from 308 undergraduate Facebook users.
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1. Typhoon Morakot buries hundreds in mud
CISHAN, Taiwan — Police said Wednesday there is no way to know how many people remain buried in the mudslide that struck a remote village in Taiwan over the weekend. Survivors fear hundreds are dead in the southern village of Shiao Lin. Cishan police chief Lee Chin-lung said efforts to pluck survivors from the village were continuing for a fourth day. The community of Shiao Lin and its surroundings were buried under tons of mud Sunday after torrential rain spawned by Typhoon Morakot . Morakot left at least 93 people dead.
2. China may appeal restrictions on trade rules BEIJING — China said Thursday it might appeal a World Trade Organization ruling that told Beijing to ease restrictions on imported movies, music and books in its latest trade dispute. The Commerce Ministry insisted Beijing does not hamper
imports of media products, despite Wednesday’s decision by a WTO panel of experts that it violates free-trade rules. “The Chinese side will conscientiously assess the expert group’s ruling and does not rule out the possibility of an appeal,” ministry spokesman Yao Jian said in a written statement. The communist government sees its control over content of movies, music, books and other media as a tool to protect its political power.
3. Kim Jong Il meets Hyundai executive
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il held talks with the head of South Korea’s Hyundai Group, the North’s state media reported Sunday, in a rare meeting that could warm prospects for a resumption of stalled cross-border projects. Meanwhile, North Korea warned the United States and South Korea of “merciless retaliation” over sanctions imposed on the communist country, and nuclear attacks in response to any atomic provocation.
Kim and Hyun Jeong-eun, Hyundai’s chairwoman, had a “cordial talk,” on Sunday, the Korean Central News Agency reported in a brief dispatch from Pyongyang, though it provided few details. Just days earlier, the North freed a Hyundai worker whom it had detained for months. Pyongyang accused the worker of denouncing North Korea’s government. The release of the South Korean worker and Kim’s meeting with Hyun could renew efforts to boost industrial cooperation between the two Koreas.
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4. Tropical storm Claudette strikes Florida
PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. — Brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Storm Claudette was bringing heavy rain to the Florida Panhandle Sunday, likely becoming the first tropical storm to strike the U.S. mainland this year. Claudette had winds of at least 50 mph, but was not expected to cause significant flooding or wind damage. Lurking more
ominously in the Atlantic was Tropical Storm Bill, which was quickly turning into a powerful storm over warm waters in the open Atlantic with sustained winds of 65 mph. Ana, a tropical storm that had also been churning in the Atlantic, had weakened to a depression. Heavy rain began in the afternoon in Pensacola as Claudette approached. On Pensacola Beach, the National Park Service closed low-lying roads that connect the restaurants and hotels to the undeveloped National Seashore and historic Fort Pickens Fort. The Park Service said campers would be ordered to leave the area because of the likelihood of the road flooding. In Panama City, the Bay County Emergency Operations Center opened a shelter at a local high school for residents of low-lying areas and people with special needs. A tropical storm warning covers most of the Panhandle, from the Alabama state line to the Suwanee River more than 300 miles to the east. — Associated Press
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Five-legged canine costs show operator thousands
CHICAGO — Thanks to a Chicago TV judge, a Coney Island freak show operator is up $4,000 but down a five-legged puppy. Judge Jeanine Pirro ruled during a taping of her show Wednesday that freak show owner John Strong is entitled to the cash after the dog’s owner backed out of a contract to sell the Chihuahua-
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A 26-year-old Johnson County man convicted of killing a KU student in February was sentenced Thursday. Steven Kyle Cummins will serve 41 months in a Johnson County prison for the drunkendriving collision that killed Dimitri Mavridorakis, a 23-yearold business graduate student from St. Étienne, France. Cummins will then serve 36 months probation and DUI supervision. Cummins’ Dodge Dakota hit Mavridorakis on Shawnee Mission Parkway at Interstate 35 in the early morning hours of Feb. 7. Mavridorakis was standing on the shoulder of the highway beside the car of a friend with whom he had driven into Kansas City. The car had somehow broken down or was experiencing engine trouble. Mavridorakis was declared dead at the scene.
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Student Union Activities has booked an electro-pop band for this year’s Night on the Hill Concert. Passion Pit of Cambridge, Mass., will begin at 9 p.m. tonight at the bottom of Campanile Hill. “It’s exciting that we got them to come because Passion Pit is such an up-and-coming band,” said Emily Gairns, Leawood senior and vice president of communications for SUA. The show is free to all students and the Lawrence community and will last one hour. Megan Do, Wichita junior and live music coordinator with SUA, said the cost to bring Passion Pit was in the thousands. “We wanted a high energy show to welcome the students,” she said. Do said the electronic beats of the band will make everyone want to dance. Susan Hoffman, SUA adviser, said last year’s concert, which brought the musical talents of Ben Kweller, brought a crowd of 2,500 people. “It’s a great welcome to KU,” Hoffman said. “It’ll be a good introduction to all the things that happen on campus. People don’t have to go off campus to find great things to do.” If the Kansas weather attempts to drown the sounds of Passion Pit, Hoffman said SUA would move the concert the Lied Center. She said SUA would announce a rain out by 10 a.m. Monday on the SUA events Web site and on the KU Calendar.
Interim Provost Danny Anderson announced Aug. 10 that Barbara Romzek would fill the role of interim vice provost for academic affairs. Romzek has served as a leader on campus since her arrival in 1979. She is the associate dean for social and behavioral sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and served as interim dean of the college from 2005 to 2006. She was the University liaison to the United States Army Combined Armed Services Center at Fort Leavenworth from 2003 to 2007 and is a co-chairwoman of the Working for Kansas committee of the Initiative 2015 project. “Barbara Romzek has a track record of advancing KU’s missions in teaching, research, and service to the state of Kansas,” Anderson said in a press release. “I look forward to working with Barbara in this new role and I appreciate the insight she will bring to our implementation of new initiatives under the leadership of Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little.” — Jesse Brown
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Hail to old — and new — KU Traditions Night will introduce new faces with the old chants BY JESSE BROWN
also introduce its new faculty member, Nicole Hodges Persley, who will serve as co-host of Traditions Night has usually Traditions Night. Charlie Persinger, director of been a night to celebrate traditions at the University. But this year the University ceremonies and special event will also be welcoming many events, said he was excited about the event. He estimated a total of changes to the University. The event, which has the 5,000 students, faculty, staff and theme “New Faces of 2009: Think community members attended the like a freshman,” will introduce event last year. He said he hoped Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little the new elements this year would and the new student body presi- draw more people. Traditions Night is an oppordent, Mason Heilman. The community will also have the oppor- tunity for incoming freshmen, tunity to see the changes made transfer students and others to to Memorial Stadium, including learn about KU traditions such as the larger Jayhawks emblem at the waving the wheat, the Rock Chalk Chant and the Alma Mater. 50-yard line. Persinger said John Staniunas, James Carothers, prochairman of the In keeping with the fessor of English, will theater departtheme, the event be giving a speech ment, is helporganizers would go about the importance ing organize the of the school’s colors, through the tradievent. crimson and blue, “There’s a lot tions in a new order. and Kansas coach of people in the Bill Self will speak to mix,” Staniunas inspire students for said. “My job is to listen to all the people, bring the new school year. “It’s kind of an educational people together to run things pep rally,” Persinger said. “We are smoothly, like clockwork.” Staniunas said that in keeping teaching the historical perspecwith the theme, the event organiz- tive— why KU is important.” Traditions Night is also gainers would go through the tradiing special attention from anothtions in a new order. The department of theater will er school, Persinger said. He jbrown@kansan.com
Traditions Night 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, Memorial Stadium
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When Megan Do came to the University her freshman year, she never expected it to be so overwhelming. “The transition to KU was harder than I expected,” Do said. “A few people that I went to high school with came here, too, but I never saw them. It was hard to meet new people.” Do, live music coordinator for Student Union Activities, said she was really involved in the Lawrence music scene her freshman year. After meeting people involved in SUA, a friend told her the SUA live music coordinator position was open, and she went for it. “I’ve met a lot of people through SUA that I never would have met otherwise,” Do said. “It’s a support system of people who will help you with anything from planning events to a paper for class.” The transition to a large university, can be difficult for freshmen, Aaron Quisenberry, associate director of the Student Involvement and Leadership Center said. But he said the wide range of student clubs and organizations available could help make the adjustment easier. There are about 600 groups on campus available to students. From anime to Frisbee, the clubs and organizations at the University appeal to a wide variety of interests. Quisenberry works to help new organizations and clubs register. “Twenty-five thousand students is
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said officials at Azusa Pacific University were interested in using the University’s template to produce a similar event for their own school. The Marching Jayhawks, KU Choir and Spirit Squad will provide the entertainment for Traditions Night. Heilman, Lawrence senior, said he has seen the event before. He was in the Marching Jayhawks for the last three years, but this year he will serve as co-host of the event. “I’m really excited about it,” Heilman said. “I think it will be a lot of fun.”
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Day said. Ryan Callihan, Lenexa senior Information Fair and president of KU Environs, an 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. environmental awareness organizaTuesday, Aug. 17 tion, said the group was expecting Recreation Center 50 to 60 new people to show up at its first meeting this year. He said he 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. expected most of the new members Friday, Aug. 21 to be freshmen and sophomores. Kansas Union lobby “Being involved is an incredible learning experience,” Callihan said. “It helps students learn the ins and overwhelming at first,” Quisenberry outs of campus.” said. “And if you can meet a handful Megan Baker, project coordinaof students in the beginning it will tor for new student orientation, also make the campus more manage- helps freshmen get involved when able.” they first arrive on campus. Every year at new student orienBaker, along with SILC and about tation, students fill out a handout of 100 other groups on campus, will about 130 different groups according hold two information fairs during to their personal preferences. Clubs Hawk Week. One will take place and organizations from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. then contact stu17 at the Ambler “What you do outside Aug. dents, making the Student Recreation the classroom makes Fitness Center and process of getting involved with the second will be or breaks you. If groups on campus from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. you’re involved in more accessible. Aug. 21 in the Kansas good things, you’ll go Union lobby. Joe Day, Derby senior and SUA on to do good things.” “What you do outpresident, got side the classroom Aaron quisenberry involved with SUA makes or breaks you,” Associate director Quisenberry said. “If his sophomore year after meeting you’re involved in other members at good things, you’ll go on to do the annual Templin Hall Casino good things.” Night. A list of all the student groups can “Nobody minds what your be found on the KU A-to-Z Web site major is or where you come from,” under “Student Organizations.” Day said. “They’re just there to have fun.” — Edited by Abby Olcese Freshman activity is good for the organizations on campus, too,
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flu (continued from 1a) ple in university settings should take extra precautions because of the vulnerability of the campus age range. “It’s safe to assume that university populations are at a higher risk than normal populations of work environments,” he said. According to statistics from the CDC, nearly 60 percent of the 37,030 confirmed and probable cases of H1N1 from April 15 to July 24 were people between the ages of 5 and 24. According to a different CDC survey of 268 hospitalized H1N1 patients, 16 percent of fatalities came from this age group. Patty Quinlan, nursing supervisor with Student Health Services, said the high numbers of youths contracting H1N1 was different from seasonal flu, which targets individuals younger than two years old and older than 65 years old. “With seasonal flu we know it’s
coming, we know who’s susceptible,” Quinlan said. “We don’t know these things with a new virus.” The CDC has also found that pregnant women and obese people are more susceptible to H1N1. New students already have many stressors that weaken the immune system such as a new diet, people, social scene and living conditions combined with less sleep, more stress and increased alcohol and tobacco use, Quinlan said. H1N1 adds to that vulnerabilty, she said. Alyssa Thiel, Lawrence junior, said that she tends to get sick when she returns to campus. She said she was more concerned than normal this year about the swine flu because two students in her residence hall this summer contracted H1N1 when she studied abroad in London. “It seems like it’s going to be pretty widespread,” she said. Thiel said she was glad the University was taking steps to pro-
tect students, but wasn’t sure how effective the precautions would be. University officials have issued a few statements regarding response procedure for the coming school year, including an e-mail to students living in residence halls. The e-mail states students diagnosed with H1N1 should isolate themselves until they have been fever-free for at least 24 hours. “The best place for a sick person is in their own bed, with their own clothes and familiar surroundings,” Steeples said. The e-mail recommends roommates of H1N1 infected students move to another living space while the ill roommate is recovering. Steeples said hall staff would arrange another room should the healthy roommate choose to move. — Edited by Megan Morriss
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Evacuation order lifted, residents return to homes Chance Road with his wife, chickens, dogs, cats and cockatiels. They all left under orders, and remained DAVENPORT, Calif. — under mandatory evacuation for a Hundreds of residents returned third day. “I’m just anxious to get home,” home when an evacuation order he said. was lifted in a Santa Cruz mounFire crews were unable to fight tain town Sunday, even as hot and dry winds fanned nearly a dozen the blaze by air Sunday because of the heavy smoke, but made good wildifres across the state. Bonny Doon residents trickling progress on the ground along the home along newly reopened roads western and southern ends of the were relieved to be out of immedi- wildfire, said Paul Provence, a state ate danger, but still apprehensive fire department engineer. Crews planned to clear the canbecause containment lines built by firefighters are holding back yon of heavy brush on Monday, only half the blaze. That fire has he said. “The danger is still real,” burned through about 10 square Provence said. “It still could pop miles of the rugged terrain since up on us.” Wednesday. Crews reinforced the firefightCalifornia Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Santa Cruz’s ing effort Sunday, totaling 2,165 Lockheed Fire was among 11 burn- firefighters. Fire officials warned that the ing in the state. A state of emergency was declared in the county, nearby community of Swanton while other blazes forced evacu- remained threatened by the blaze. ations and knocked out power in A mandatory evacuation order there continues to keep about 400 other parts of the residents away from state. their homes. “The danger is still Margaret Weather condiKliegel was at real. It still could pop tions overnight the fire comup on us.” — cooler temperamand center in tures and increasDavenport on Paul Provence ing humidity — are Sunday afternoon Fire department engineer expected to help the dropping off firefighting effort. But bread and cookauthorities remain ies for the fire crew vigilant, because the drought in when she learned she could return home. She left her house Thursday much of the state has created danas the flames shot into the air three gerous conditions. The widespread fires were pushmiles away. ing firefighters into rugged terrain “We’ve lived here for close to 40 years so you got all your mementos to contain the flames and guard and family things, and you don’t against new blazes. “Things are so dry out there that know if you’ll have a home to go it doesn’t take much for a spark or back to,” Kliegel said. “Second time in 14 months that these guys have an ember to quickly develop into a wildfire,” said CalFire spokesman saved us.” The news wasn’t as good for Daniel Berlant. A fire in Yuba County, north Bob McAuliffe, a carpenter who lives on a two-story home on Last of Sacramento, had burned more
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A firefighter battles the Lockheed Fire as it threatens to jump a road in unincorporated Santa Cruz County, Calif., on Friday. than 3 square miles after jumping the Yuba River and moving away from the Sierra Nevada foothills community of Dobbins, which had been threatened. About 120 residents who had left their homes were able to return, Berlant said. “It’s being fanned by the wind,” he said. That fire, which was ignited by burning feathers from a red-tailed hawk that flew into a power line, was more than 15 percent contained, but about 600 homes were still threatened Sunday. Voluntary evacuations remain in effect for parts of the community. The Colgate Powerhouse — the oldest powerhouse in the state — and two others were powered down, along with four major power lines. Together, they produce 300 Megawatts of power for the area. About 1,385 fire personnel are in the area fighting that blaze, though the steep, rough terrain made their
work difficult. In Alameda County, firefighters were able to fully contain a grass fire that burned about 19 square miles near Tracy, said Alameda County Fire department spokeswoman Aisha Knowles. “Even with the fire contained, people should remain vigilant because we’re still in the middle of fire season,” said Knowles. Meanwhile, winds were helping crews beat back an wildfire in its eight day in northern Santa Barbara County that investigators say was started by a camp fire used by marijuana growers. U.S. Forest Service spokesman Joe Pasinato said the fire was 64 percent contained at nightfall Sunday. The blaze has burned nearly 134 square miles of timber and brush in and around the Los Padres National Forest about 20 miles east of Santa Maria.
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California Fire spokesperson Julie Hutchinson tells fire displaced residents in Santa Cruz County to keep their fingers crossed and hope for favorable weather conditions and no wind on Sunday in Santa Cruz, Calif. Officials say they’ve contained 50 per cent of the Lockheed Fire which has burned nearly 7,000 acres in Santa Cruz County.
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President Barack Obama and Sasha Obama, front right, walk off Air Force One at Grand Canyon National Park Airport in Tusayan, Ariz., on Sunday. Obama recently abandoned his original rhetoric on the healthcare debate.
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WASHINGTON — Bowing to Republican pressure and an uneasy public, President Barack Obama’s administration signaled Sunday it is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the option of government-run insurance as part of a new health care system. Facing mounting opposition to the overhaul, administration officials left open the chance for a compromise with Republicans that would include health insurance cooperatives instead of a government-run plan. Such a concession probably would enrage Obama’s liberal supporters but could deliver a much-needed victory on a top domestic priority opposed by GOP lawmakers. Officials from both political parties reached across the aisle in an effort to find compromises on proposals they left behind when they returned to their districts for an August recess. Obama had wanted the government to run a health insurance organization to help cover the nation’s almost 50 million uninsured, but didn’t include it as one of his core principles of reform. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said that government alternative to private health insurance is “not the
essential element” of the administration’s health care overhaul. The White House would be open to coops, she said, a sign that Democrats want a compromise so they can declare a victory. Under a proposal by Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., consumer-owned nonprofit cooperatives would sell insurance in competition with private industry, not unlike the way electric and agriculture co-ops operate, especially in rural states such as his own. With $3 billion to $4 billion in initial support from the government, the co-ops would operate under a national structure with state affiliates, but independent of the government. They would be required to maintain the type of financial reserves that private companies are required to keep in case of unexpectedly high claims. “I think there will be a competitor to private insurers,” Sebelius said. “That’s really the essential part, is you don’t turn over the whole new marketplace to private insurance companies and trust them to do the right thing.” Obama’s spokesman refused to say a public option was a make-orbreak choice. “What I am saying is the bottom line for this for the president is, what we have to have is choice and competition in the insurance market,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Sunday.
NEW YORK — At St. Francis Preparatory School this fall, the auditorium will double as a sick room. New York City might make students wash their hands several times a day. There will be a unit on swine flu in health class. In the weeks after the swine flu outbreak that began at the Queens parochial school, New York City became a viral epicenter and focus of the nation’s fears of the illness, sickening as many as 1 million, killing 47 people and closing dozens of public and private schools. While educators and health officials decide how best to ward off a stronger strain of the virus in the fall, St. Francis Assistant Principal Patrick McLaughlin said his students may have already learned from experience to be vigilant. He already noticed the changes: Sharing water bottles at school suddenly became a major transgression. And in 25 years of teaching health class, McLaughlin had never seen students get so excited about communicable diseases. “I don’t want them to come to school being afraid,” McLaughlin says, standing by neat rows of empty classroom chairs. “But I do want that awareness ... that knowledge, that it’s out there. It could come back. Be ready for it.” No one wants to call the city’s outbreak a blessing, but the spring’s out-of-season flu invasion did provide a peculiar kind of gift. Now New York City’s Health Department and schools are trying to take advantage of the lead time — preparing for a fall season that is expected to be even worse. The details of the city’s swine flu plan are still being finalized by a Health Department panel. And like St. Francis Prep, the city’s public schools are largely waiting to follow the lead of the agency, which hopes to have its recommendations by the first day of school, said Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley. The wait for a plan is taking too long for Cathy Cahn, ParentTeachers’ Association president at P.S. 205, who says Mitchell Weiner, the assistant principal who became the city’s first swine
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Assistant principal Patrick McLaughlin speaks in a hallway while giving a tour at St. Francis Prep high school in the Queens borough of New York. St. Francis Prep was closed for a week earlier this year after an outbreak of swine flu in New York was linked to the school. immune to any fall outbreak — but flu fatality, was a friend. “How easily that could happen the experience has changed how in any building,” she said. “I would she’s looking at her first year of like to know: How are we going to college at New York University. “Instead of going there for a keep our kids healthy?” Weiner’s family has since filed few hours during the school day, court papers saying they plan to you’re going to be surrounded sue the city, claiming it was neg- by kids all the time, living in a ligent in its response to the out- dorm,” she said. “I’m being more careful to break and that schools established no procedures for coping with the not, like, share drinks or, you illness. The mayor has said the know, get too touchy with people — especially with so many new city did nothing wrong. people from difFarley warned the fall will likely “I don’t want them to ferent parts of the country.” be worse than the come to school being Federal officials surprise round of afraid. But I do want have said the nation’s illnesses in the schools should only spring. But with that awareness ...” close as a last resort any luck, the this year. Closings new flu season Patrick McLaughlin Assistant Principal at dozens of schools will simply be a last year kept thoumatter of more people sick — sands of children at not more people home; officials worsicker than anyone was before. ried about the burden on work“Most people can recover on ing parents who had to arrange their own, alone at home,” Farley impromptu child care or stay said. “And then they should stay home with their kids. home so they don’t spread the Previously, those struck ill infection to others.” were advised to stay home for a There are signs that students week after their fever broke. But have already learned lessons the this school year, children will be hard way about spreading the told they can return to school 24 virus. hours after their fever is gone and Like many of her classmates they’re feeling better. at St. Francis, Abby Opam’s early St. Francis Prep is planning brush with swine flu likely left her a health assembly for its 2,700
students at the start of the year to impart the basics: Wash your hands. Don’t share drinks and utensils. If you get sick, stay home. School officials are determined not to repeat the scene of feverish students lined up by the dozen in hallways outside the school nurse’s office, coughing on healthy students who were walking from class to class. So the school’s auditorium has been assigned special status as a sick room. Officials are still contemplating whether enough vaccination shots are available for all the city’s schoolchildren. If so, Farley says, the Health Department would prefer that family doctors handle students’ inoculations, although flu clinics in schools are also a possibility. Schools might also institute routine checks, Farley said, asking students whether they are experiencing fever or respiratory symptoms, then putting them in a designated room until they can be picked up by their parents. The panel that’s determining the finer points of city policy even considered requiring students to wash their hands several times a day, said Dr. Isaac Weisfuse, the city’s flu coordinator who is heading up the team.
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Program gives students from all majors a unique chance to learn while interning in Europe before,” she said. “But it was really interesting to see how office politics worked.” The Office of Study Abroad is Brett Chadwick, Bonner Springs sophomore and chemical engineer- also trying to put together two ing major, is one of the 14 students more overseas internship locations from the University of Kansas who through EUSA for either the sumdecided to spend his summer in mer of 2010 or 2011. The possible Dublin. Instead of studying abroad, locations so far are Madrid and however, these students chose to Geneva, said Robert Lopez, outreach coordinator intern abroad. for the OSA. Chadwick flew to “...More and more “Internships Dublin in June to employers are recogabroad offer begin his eight-week nizing the imporbenefits beyond unpaid internship tance of cross-cultural just professional at Health Service development, as it Executive. There he experience.” gives students the was responsible for unique opportusetting up an online Terrence Treadwell nity to immerse EUSA program director database for a Web themselves in site that held inforanother culture,” mation for nursing Lopez said. homes in Ireland. Students are also thinking about “I just wanted to travel and get a feel for what another country’s the benefits that they will receive workplace is like,” Chadwick said. from working abroad, said Terrence “I wouldn’t mind working for a few Treadwell, EUSA program director in London. years outside of the country.” “What I think students are Two years ago, the University began working with the non-profit doing is looking at how competiEuropean Study Abroad as a way tive the global employment market to find internships for American is — now more than ever,” he said. “They are seeking experiences and students in Europe. Right now, the program includes opportunities that will allow them student internship opportunities in to develop both socially and profesLondon and Dublin. Since sum- sionally, as well as providing them mer 2007, the University has been with a first step on to the professending students to both programs. sional ladder.” Rogers said she thought employIn the last two years the number of students participating has grown ers in Ireland were more eager to hire interns this summer, too, as from 15 in 2007 to 24 in 2009. Beth Rogers, Overland Park the economy in Ireland is also on a senior and psychology major, downhill slide. “I’m sure the companies were accompanied Chadwick to Dublin this summer. She just finished her thrilled to have cheap labor,” she internship at Care Local in Dublin, said. Treadwell said the current global where she worked with an organization called Plate Pals. Three economic situation was, of course, times a week Rogers would go to affecting the education market, a local nursing home to sit with though the number of students a resident to make sure they ate a who entered higher education continued to climb. nutritious meal. “In the global society of today, “I’ve never worked in an office
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more and more employers are recognizing the importance of crosscultural experience,” Treadwell said. Working abroad isn’t just a benefit to a student’s professional life, said Yvonne Knoll, program administrator in Dublin. Students also benefit from the cultural differences. “One of the things that students learn from the cultural difference is that there isn’t just one right way to do something, but many different ways to go about doing something, all equally justified,” Knoll said. Chadwick, on the other hand, did experience one cultural difference he said he didn’t appreciate much. “They took coffee breaks almost every hour and don’t get any work done,” he said. “While I was there I did meet some pretty high-up executives that employ a lot of people in Ireland, though, which was cool.” Through EUSA, students with majors in psychology, like Rogers, and chemical engineering, like Chadwick, are able to get professional experience despite the economic downturn. Students from any academic discipline can participate. Lopez said that in the past few years, KU students had been placed in internships of all types, including organizations such as the London Labour Party, Citigroup and the Royal Court Theatre in London to the Jubilee Debt Campaign and Amnesty International in Dublin. For more information on the EUSA internship programs, visit 105 Lippincott Hall or the EUSA page on the Office of Study Abroad Web site. — Edited by Abby Olcese
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Jessica Burger, Overland Park senior (center, third row from the back) poses with a group of Amnesty International employees. Burger interned with Amnesty International this summer through EUSA, a group that provides internship opportunities in Europe for students in the United States. EUSA allows students from any academic discipline to apply for internships.
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Jessica Burger (center), Overland Park senior, appeared onstage during “Walk On” at the U2 concert in Croke Park with other Amnesty International employees to recognize Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi as the Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience 2009.
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Crusade against doughnuts provoked employees, doughnut shop owners BY MELISSA NELSON
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Sam catnaps on a stack of old vinyls at the Love Garden Sound music store. Love Garden Sound is in the process of moving to 822 Massachusetts St. A few downtown icons moved over the summer, but others have closed their doors for good.
Downtown Lawrence stores close, move to new locations
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Dr. Jason Newsom railed against burgers, french fries, fried chicken and sweet tea in his campaign to promote better eating in a part of the country known as the Redneck Riviera. He might still be leading the charge if he had only left the doughnuts alone. A 38-year-old former Army doctor who served in Iraq, Newsom returned home to Panama City a few years ago to run the Bay County Health Department and launched a one-man war on obesity by posting sardonic warnings on an electronic sign outside. Then he parodied “America Runs on Dunkin’,” the doughnut chain’s slogan, with: “America Dies on Dunkin’.”
Some power players in the Gulf Coast tourist town decided they had had their fill. A county commissioner who owns a doughnut shop and two lawyers who own a new Dunkin’ Donuts on Panama City Beach turned against him, along with some of his own employees, Newsom said. After the lawyers threatened to sue, his bosses at the Florida Health Department made him remove the anti-fried dough rants and eventually forced him to resign, he said. “I picked on doughnuts because those things are ubiquitous in this county. Everywhere I went, there were two dozen doughnuts on the back table. At church, there were always doughnuts on the back table at Sunday school. It is social expectation thing,” said Newsom,
a lean 6-foot, 167-pounder in a county where 39 percent of all adults were overweight in 2007 and one in four was considered obese. Newsom was hired by the state Health Department to direct the county agency. His $140,000-a-year salary is paid jointly by the state and the county. His job primarily involves educating the public about health issues — swine flu, AIDS and the like — but he also decided to address the dangers of glazed, sprinkled and jelly-filled treats. He angered staff members by barring doughnuts from department meetings and announcing he would throw the fat-laden sweets away if he saw them in the break room. He also banned candy bars in the vending machines, putting in peanuts instead.
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mheacock@kansan.com While students were gone for the summer, downtown Lawrence was in the midst of transformation. There might be confusion when returning students go downtown to check out their favorite shops only to find them gone. Stores including Love Garden Sound, BoMo (Bohemian Modern), and Maurices are not the latest victims of a bad economy, but rather have changed locations. People won’t have to look far to find Love Garden’s new site. Only a block from its original setting, 936 1/2 Massachusetts St., on the second floor of the Toy Store, Love Garden will take the place of Old World Pottery at 822 Massachusetts St. Co-owner of Love Garden Kelly Corcoran said he planned to leave both locations open for a year to help with the transition. He said the goal would be to open the new store in early September. Corcoran Adam Buhler/KANSAN said this change would be a step up Khara Loeppke, manager of Maurices clothing store, arranges display items at its new for business. “The new place is on a ground location, 3226 S. Iowa St. Maurices moved from its downtown location to be with similar busifloor, so it will be a lot more vis- nesses that were open later in order to increase business. ible to people walking by, and there will be parking in front and however. For some downtown downtown don’t want more restauback,” he said. “I think it’ll be a lot stores, this summer marked the rants or bars,” he said. “It’s about keeping downtown Lawrence end of the road. more convenient for people.” Major closings includ- from becoming Aggieville.” BoMo, the “Bohemian Modern” Alyce Reneberg, Kensington clothing store, moved from 725 ed Palace Cards & Gifts, 8 W junior, spent two years at Kansas Eighth St.; Round Corner Drug Massachusetts St. to 500 Locus St. Maurices moved to the shopping Store, 801 Massachusetts St.; State University. She said the center at 3226 S. Iowa St. from Blue Heron Home Furnishings, differences between downtown 921 Massachusetts St.; and Old Lawrence and Aggieville, or 739 Massachusetts World Pottery, 822 downtown Manhattan, were sigSt. on June 7. Like nificant. Massachusetts St. “A lot of people who Corcoran, Khara “It was mainly bars and restauFor most of Loeppke, Maurices own stores downrants,” she said of Aggieville. “You these locations, manager, said the town don’t want didn’t go there to shop, really.” replacements are change was benmore restaurants or Heidi Pierson, Clay Center still in question. eficial for the busiHowever, Noodles & senior, said this sort of transforbars.” ness. Company, a nation- mation of downtown Lawrence “This location al food chain with would be a loss. kelly corcoran is definitely better Co-owner, Love Garden “I just really hope it doesn’t three restaurants in for us since we’re the Kansas City area, all go to chain stores,” she said. around more like will replace Palace “That’d be really sad for the small, businesses,” she said. “Downtown Cards & Gifts. Corcoran said this local spots in town.” had a lot of specialty shops. This is was a sign of changing times for more our style.” — Edited by Lauren Cunningham Not all changes were postive, downtown Lawrence. “A lot of people who own stores
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Tutoring programs can help to relieve study stresses BY JUSTIN LEVERETT
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During their time at the University, students may find it difficult to cope with the pressures of college-level coursework. That’s when campus tutoring services can provide them with an extra academic boost. Here are a few places where students can find affordable peer tutoring.
Supportive Educational Services
SES, located in room 7 of Strong Hall, is a federally funded program that offers free walk-in tutoring and course-specific tutoring by appointment to eligible students. Only first-generation college students, students whose families are low-income and students with a
documented disability are eligible to use SES services. “It’s a pretty extensive tutoring program — huge in fact,” Rod Oelschlager, academic coordinator for SES, said. “I hire 30-45 tutors. It varies by semester, but I’ve had up to 50.” Oeschlager said that the program had existed for more than 30 years, and that 87.6 percent of SES participants were in good academic standing by the end of the 2008 academic year. Jeffrey Mark Gordon, Houston graduate student, has been a tutor with SES for three years. “I’ve had lots of fun learning about different styles of learning,” Gordon said. “I have to take the needs of every individual into account.” To receive tutoring, students must complete an application, provide
documentation and interview with a Support Services coordinator.
KU Writing Center
Consultants at the Writing Center in 4017 Wescoe Hall are available for free to help students with any kind of writing, from personal essays for English class to resumes, cover letters and grant applications. Rian Patrick, Wichita Senior and office assistant at the Writing Center, said students were drawn to the variety of resources the center provided. “Some come voluntarily, others are recommended,” she said. “And some get extra credit from their professors.” Writing Center student workers must pass a semester-long training course that teaches them to analyze content and style, proofread and help
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students brainstorm. According to its Web site, the Writing Center aims to give student writers another pair of eyes, adding perspective on their work.
Academic Achievement and Access Center
The AAAC, located in room 22 of Strong Hall, provides tutoring services along with workshops, consultations and disability resources. Its tutors help primarily with lowlevel math, science and foreign language courses. “Our tutors go through rigorous interviews before getting the job,” Kristin Scott, associate director of the AAAC, said. “Each semester, we see growth in this program.” Students meet with tutors in
groups of two to four, for three hours each week in classrooms on campus. The AAAC tutoring program charges students a $60 fee per semester course, which according to the center’s Web site, is less costly than most private tutors. Those who have filed a FAFSA, Federal Application for Financial Student Aid, can apply for fee waivers.
HawkLink
The HawkLink program, located in the Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center, focuses on freshmen with diverse backgrounds. Students in HawkLink meet weekly with a counselor who acts as their tutor and helps orient them to Lawrence and the University. The program collaborates with several academic departments to
present seminars introducing students to various campus resources. HawkLink also supports sophomores with a program called Transitions, and culminates with a special HawkLink graduation. Tiffany Spriggs, retention specialist for HawkLink, said the goal of the program was to help students of color stay in school for at least two years. “We started 10 years ago by providing students with pre-101 adviser,” Spriggs said. “Now, to receive tutoring, you have to get involved in the HawkLink program.” Spriggs said that HawkLink presented students with many opportunities, but that it was their responsibility to make the most of them. — Edited by Lauren Cunningham
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MADISON, Wis. — Struggling with budget shortfalls that reach into the billions, several states are making deep cuts in college financial aid programs, including those that provide a vital source of cash for students who most need the money. At least a dozen states are reducing award sizes, eliminating grants and tightening eligibility guidelines because of a lack of money. At the same time, the number of students seeking aid is rising sharply as more people seek a college education and need help payASSOCIATED PRESS ing the tuition bill because they or Demonstrators shout in the lobby outside the hearing room as California State University their parents lost jobs and savings students, faculty and others protest budget cuts at a meeting of the CSU trustees in Long during the recession. Beach, Calif., on July 21. Many of the affected programs are need-based grants that provide five senior-level accounting classes The Wisconsin Higher money that complements financial into the fall semester so she can Educational Aids Board projects aid offered by schools and the graduate early. that more than 20,000 low-income federal government. Without that “The best that I can do is just students will not receive grants cash, some students may be forced start saving every penny that I because of a lack of money and a to drop out, transfer to cheaper have,” Cho said. sharp increase in applicants. schools or simply have less money The cuts come as lawmakers Education Sector, a Washingtonavailable for rent and groceries. and governors struggle to balance based think tank, warned in a Experts fear budgets crippled by recent study that student debt was others will take the recession’s impact at an all-time high, with a rising “...Folks coming in on too much on tax revenues. share owed to riskier private studebt or spend are probably going to In Illinois, a state dent loans. The study warned that even more time have much more dif- scrambling to find could eventually reduce access to working as billion in bud- higher education and lead to more ficulty getting by year $11 they pursue a get savings, officials students defaulting on their loans. to year in college...” degree. are telling 145,000 “It’s going to start to impact “ T h e r e’s low-income students the equation of whether college is Sara goldrick-rab almost no who receive the state’s worth it for some students,” said University of Wisconsinquestion the need-based Monetary Erin Dillon, a policy analyst for Madison professor folks coming Award Program grants the group. in are probably to expect no help in the In Michigan, where state lawgoing to have spring semester because money makers have yet to pass a spending much more difficulty getting by for the program will run out. plan, about 96,000 students don’t year to year in college and stayOhio is eliminating grants of up yet know the value of their Promise ing enrolled as a result,” said Sara to $2,496 for low-income commu- scholarships — or if they get one Goldrick-Rab, a professor at the nity college students, and cutting at all. The state’s RepublicanUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison them by more than 50 percent for controlled Senate voted to elimiand an expert on financial aid. low-income students at four-year nate the $140 million program “The safety net is falling away.” universities. The that provides high State financial aid accounted for state is axing “It’s going to start to school graduates 12 percent of the grants awarded $640 grants for with up to $4,000, impact the equation to college students in 2007-2008, 58,000 private but Democratic Gov. of whether college according to the New York-based school students Jennifer Granholm is worth it for some College Board. While that’s a frac- and grants of has vowed to restore tion of the financial aid provided up to $4,000 for some of money. students.” to millions of students by schools, 22,500 students Wisconsin decided the federal government and pri- attending twoErin Dillon to slightly increase the vate scholarships, the demand for year, for-profit Policy analyst average grant awards aid is booming. Roughly 620,000 schools. because students are more students applied for federal “That’s a lot of showing much greataid in the first quarter compared money to someone like me,” said er need, said Connie Hutchison, with last year, a jump of more than Maria Zimbardi, a 33-year-old the executive secretary of the 25 percent, according to the U.S. mother of three in Youngstown, Wisconsin Higher Educational Department of Education. Ohio, who will not receive the Aids Board. That meant university University of Illinois senior nearly $3,300 grant she got last students who applied in July for Brandi Cho, 21, said her parents year. She is working part time as aid are learning the pool of money cannot afford to make up the a waitress while learning admin- has run out. $2,500 she expected to do with- istrative and accounting skills at “We’re getting a lot of questions out after her state grant runs out National College, and is taking out about why students are not getting in the spring. She is considering more student loans — which now financial aid they got last year,” two options: Find a second week- total $29,000 — so she can gradu- Hutchison said. “It’s so hard to end job on top of the 15 hours a ate next May. explain to them.” week she already works, or cram
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Garrett Rainbolt, Larned junior, breaks down a cardboard box as part of the KU Recycle program on Friday morning behind Corbin Hall. As more students move in, more recycling stations will be added as a way to curb preventable waste.
KU environmental group to remove move-in waste BY ALY VAN DYKE
avandyke@kansan.com Amid the cramped elevator rides, banged shins and sweltering heat, move-in day at the residence halls can be fairly stressful. But one aspect of moving in doesn’t have to be; disposing of wasted cardboard in a responsible, sustainable and convenient way. At least that’s the goal of the University’s Environmental Stewardship Program, which is providing cardboard recycling bins at each residence hall, accompanied by at least one student recycling technician to help break down boxes and dispose of trash. One of the student recycling technicians, Nick Benson, Orlando, Fla. sophomore, said this would be his second year helping with move-in day as an employee of the stewardship program, also called KU Recycle. Benson said GSP, Corbin and Oliver Halls generated the most cardboard last year — three truckloads full — and expected the same this year. Benson, also a coordinator with environmental group KU Environs, said he liked working with KU Recycle because he felt as though he was making a difference by encouraging people to live more sustainably. “If we don’t do it, no one will,” he said. The University’s move-in recy-
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Raise the roof: Older buildings slotted for shot of stimulus BY JESSE BROWN
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Some of the oldest buildings on campus are in need of repair and maintenance, and, according to Jim Modig, director of design and construction management, help is now on the way. In June 2009, the Board of Regents requested two-thirds of the federal stimulus money the University received to go to the Deferred Maintenance Program. The program, which has a backlog of $200 million for projects in need of repair, usually relies on state dollars the Kansas legislature approves and University interest funds. Despite the annual funding
the program receives, the backlog continues to increase. The federal stimulus money will help to lessen the deficit. Modig said Dyche Hall would receive some of the biggest repairs — the south part of the building is more than a century old. Other than simple yearly maintenance projects such as replacing air filters, Modig said the building hadn’t received special attention in more than nine years, when some classrooms were crumbling. The building, which holds the Natural History Museum and lab space for graduate students to conduct their research, is estimated to need about $1.15 million in repairs. Most of the repairs will be electrical and
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mechanical improvements. Jordan Yochim, associate director of the Biodiversity Institute, said he knew the extent of the repairs needed. “It’s great. We’re in a part of the building that’s 100 years old and the other that’s four years old,” Yochim said. “We’re in dire need of repairs.” Yochim said one of the main problems has been the heating, venting and air conditioning system because of the older technology used in 1901 to 1903 when the building was under construction. “The fluctuations in temperature and humidity can harm the biological systems in this building,” Yochim said. “The more sta-
ble, the better.” petology, and his six full-time Lori Schlenker, assistant to graduate students construct long the director of the Biodiversity computational sequences trying to Institute, said she was happy about estimate the evolutionary history the repairs. of amphibian DNA. All it takes “We’re thrilled is one minor glitch, about any such “We’re in a part of the which tends to hapupgrades to make pen in severe weathbuilding that’s 100 people more er, to ruin hours of years old ... We’re in comfortable and research. more importantly “Some of these dire need of repairs.” take care of the runs go on for weeks Jordan Yochim research collecand just a millisecBiodiversity Institute ond of a glitch could tions,” Schlenker said. stop the whole proYochim said cess and we have to there were more start from scratch,” than 8 million research specimens Jeet Sukumaran, Kuala Lumpur, being studied in Dyche Hall. Malaysia, graduate student, said. Rafe Brown, curator of herSome of the other buildings that
will receive attention are Wescoe Hall, which needs mechanical system and fire code improvements, and Haworth and Malott halls, which will receive mechanical and fume hood improvements. For the last three years, $13.1 million has been used for tunnel repairs to hold the campus’ foundation intact. Annually, the Deferred Maintenance Program receives $4 million from the Regents and an estimated range of $6 million from the state. The University interest funds differ from year to year depending on the market, but the deficit for repairs still grows each year. — Edited by Abby Olcese
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conscious on what they’re going jrangel@kansan.com to use,” Hoffman said. “If you’re only going to have so much A name change and a troubled money, you’re going to have to economy might have decreased pick and choose what you’re the sales of one optional cam- going to do.” Justin Sailer, El Dorado senior pus fee: Student Union Activities’ and vice president of administraStudent Saver Card. Susan Hoffman, assistant tion for SUA, said there was addidirector for Union Programs, tional confusion on the Enroll & said SUA has sold 243 fewer cards Pay Web site because the fee is labeled as the SUA movie card. than last year. “People think that all it is is a Optional campus fees, which movie card,” Sailer said. “It offers students can add to their tuition bills through the University’s so many more perks than that.” Stefani Gerson, Enroll & Pay syscoordinator of tem, fund organi“If you’re only going to student programs zations such as the have so much money, at the University Student Alumni Association, you’re going to have to of Kansas Alumni ssociation, Student Union pick and choose what A said sales of the Activities and the you’re going to do.” Student Alumni Board of Class Association card Officers. Susan hoffman are similar to last Hoffman said Assist. dir., Union Programs year, with about SUA needed to 1,300 cards sold. do a better job of reaching upperclassmen in its The card has benefits such as a marketing of the $30 Student T-Shirt, pint glass, study space at Saver Card, previously called the the Adams Alumni Center and a Preferred Student Card. The card finals dinner. She said the Alumni gives students admission to more Association was probably more than 20 movies shown by SUA successful in signing freshmen during the year and also gives up for the card. She also said she discounts at the KU Bookstore thought students aren’t cutting and at some campus dining loca- back on their college experience. “You still want to make sure tions. Hoffman said SUA’s efforts you can make the most out of it,” to reach freshmen were damp- Gerson said. Students can purchase the ened this year when New Student Orientation was restructured to Student Saver Card online at pitch the card to incoming stu- suaevents.com through Aug. 19 dents at the beginning of the ori- and at the SUA office on the fourth level of the Kansas Union entation instead of the end. “You had these folks who are through Aug. 31. Students can brand new to campus and you purchase the Student Alumni Association Card at the alumni had 20 seconds,” Hoffman said. Hoffman also said she thought center through the end of the the economy may have had a role school year. in the decline in sales. — Edited by Samantha Foster “I think people are being more
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Workers assemble 2008 Ford Focuses as they roll down the assembly line at Ford’s Wayne Stamping and Assembly plant in Wayne, Mich. Ford Motor Co. recently announced it would build more of its popular Focus and Escape vehicles this quarter to meet growing demand from the federal government’s Cash for Clunkers program.
Ford will boost production this fall By KIMBERLY S. JOHNSON
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DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford said Thursday it would build more of its popular Focus and Escape models and boost total vehicle production later this year to help dealers restock depleted showrooms. Ford Motor Co. needs to keep up with demand for its Focus compact and Escape crossover, both ranked as top sellers under the federal government’s Cash for Clunkers program. It also wants to maintain a reasonable level of cars and trucks so its dealers won’t run short on hot models. Cash for Clunkers, which kicked off last month and has revived industry sales for the moment, uses rebates of up to $4,500 to entice drivers to trade in older, gas guzzlers for more fuel-efficient vehicles. To be eligible, vehicles must have combined city/highway mileage of 18 mpg or less when they were new.
Ford’s overall vehicle production will be 2 percent higher than it expected in the third quarter. It also plans to boost its fourth-quarter output of cars and trucks by 33 percent from a year earlier. While funding for the Clunkers program is likely to run dry by September, the company said, the additional vehicles produced in the quarter will go to replenish dealer stocks. Ford is struggling to keep up with demand after paring down inventories earlier this year. Vehicles that roll off assembly lines as part of the production boost should reach showrooms by early September, Ford said. “That should give us some time to reload before 2010 begins,” said George Pipas, Ford’s top sales analyst. “Dealers will be dealing with historically relatively low inventories for some time to come.” Pipas said there would probably be some drop-off in sales when the program ends, although Clunkers will have succeeded in providing a
small kick-start to the economy. The automaker, which has steadily been gaining sales since GM and Chrysler took government aid and went through bankruptcy proceedings, reported a year-over-year sales increase of 2.4 percent in July, the first such jump since November of 2007. Ford is the latest automaker to raise production. Foreign automakers with U.S. plants are taking similar steps. Honda Motor Co. is also add-
ing Saturday overtime shifts at its auto assembly plants in East Liberty, Ohio; Lincoln, Ala.; and Greensburg, Ind. Toyota Motor Corp. last month began increasing production of “core” models such as the Corolla sedan — the best-selling new model for traders of clunkers — the RAV4 crossover and the Tacoma truck at its U.S. plants. And Hyundai Motor Co. is recalling more than 3,000 employees at its plant in Montgomery, Ala.
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Disturbing absence of outrage at politicians’ This Week’s Soundtrack of a Life song: “Conviction of the heart” by Kenny Loggins TYLER HOLMES
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ou say you’re aware, believe, and you care, but do you care enough? Where’s your conviction of the heart?” Last Saturday, there was a marathon of animated Disney movies — “Tarzan,” “Hercules,” “Aladdin,” “Mulan” — that I watched for the first time in ages. I could not help but remark at the references to other Disney classics, the enchanting stories and the sheer superiority of the music in the films. But what struck me the most were the allusions to less than fairy-tale realities, such as this one in “Hercules”: Hercules: “You know, when I was younger, I would’ve given anything to be like everyone else.” Meg (his love interest, if you’ve forgotten): “You wanted to be petty and dishonest?” Having political aspirations, I could only think of the similar response I get from friends and family about wanting to be a public official. And who can blame them? First our president went on “The Tonight Show” and compared his bowling capabilities to those of Special Olympians (though, get this, apparently his scores still would fall below those proud competitors); next, he’s just a voice in the crowd in an absurd Congressional raid on corporate bonuses. Then, perusing Whitehouse.gov for the president’s education agenda, I found this statement: “Obama and Biden are committed to meeting this challenge with the leadership and judgment that has been sorely lacking for the last eight years.” Who puts partisanship on the Web site of the president? I don’t care how poorly he esteems his predecessor, I expect my president to move on — to lead, not to blame. But it’s not just him. Where’s the outrage about a
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee that unashamedly claims in its e-mails that a 60-plus seat majority in the Senate is the only way to “truly deliver on universal healthcare, better education and a real plan to get us off foreign oil?” What, they can’t do any of that with a soon-to-be 57 seats? You have got to be kidding. As if I would do my part to give them 60 seats anyway; the ability to filibuster is a significant check on the potential tyranny of the majority. And finally, (I am all about equal opportunity here) where’s the outrage about Republicans attacking pork barrel spending? Some of the worst pork projects have been of their own making. You might think that the party of competition would develop a scenario that removed the ability to tack irrelevant projects to any bill, or perhaps setting up a pool of funds each year, either department by department (transportation, energy, etc.) or in a new administration that would field applications for programs seeking funds, and choose which received funds based on merit. Perhaps there could even be a clause allowing representatives and senators to sponsor one or two projects each fiscal year, allowing them to continue to have ways to give back to their constituents. My point, though, is that we should demand more of our public servants in the consideration of the future of our country (especially considering the debt that is being run up) and show them that our loyalties lie not down party lines, but with those who can “stop somehow” and display real “conviction of the heart.”
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It’s not still rock and roll What we miss by relying on digital music sources
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e have been feasting on free lunches of digital music for years with little thought as to how free they are and a total disregard to their nutritional value. Within seconds, we can own any song from a vast online musical spectrum and can either fork over a few bucks on iTunes or Zune or rip it free from LimeWire. Any guess as to what the majority of us cash-strapped college students opt for? This is not going to be a discussion of the ethics of filesharing and free music, nor a bold forecast of things to come. Instead, let’s step back and observe what our generation’s consumption of music means for tangible media (read: records and compact discs), whether “free” music is ever actually free and, if we do pay for it, do we ever actually own it? My laptop is in exile at a repair shop in Kansas City, bugged to oblivion. Though it holds every piece of music I’ve ever owned hostage, I began wondering whether digital music was worth it. Did this instantaneous method of acquiring music trump the feeling I once had tearing wrappers off CDs, poring over the album’s artwork and liner notes and sliding the disc into the nearest player? Fitfully tucked away, up a flight of stairs at its 936 ½
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Massachusetts St. location, Love Garden Sounds is like that rare park surrounded by a metropolis. It’s evidence that, amidst a music marketplace that needs wires and cables to exist, one can still hold real music and interact with living, breathing people. And Love Garden defiantly breathes with ease. It is enjoying one of its best sales months in the past year and a half, owner Kelly Corcoran said, attributing it to a rapport between him and his customers that allows him to know how many and what records and CDs to provide. On any night, one could walk into the shop to see records lining the walls, any of the four store cats walking along a sea of used and new CDs and real people with real opinions sipping Hamms Beer. Here, music is still purchased and collected. You can see what you buy. “People who have digital music don’t necessarily feel the need to have the music long term,” Corcoran said. “They view it as disposable and don’t worry about it being lost since they can just download it again for free.”
Corcoran quickly agreed when I suggested that CDs are evolving into a nostalgic niche much like vinyl records. But they are also insurance. See, I was able to copy my MP3 music back onto my repaired computer, but what happens if my Zune crashes? All it takes is a permanent error or another computer bug to make every song I’ve owned disappear. “American consumers seem happy to make the trade-off of sound quality in exchange for portability and massive storage libraries,” said Paul Marshall, DJ from Kansas City’s 98.9 The Rock, in an email. “What they need to realize is that you don’t really own anything tangible when you ‘buy’ an MP3, and it’s never forever.” All hard drives crash eventually, he continued, thus necessitating the use of blank CDs or external hard drives for backup. But any real personal connection is still missing. There is something to be said for digital music; I’ve begun downloading legally but still purchase entire CDs I really want. A final thought: Years spent downloading “free” music off LimeWire were responsible for my computer’s debilitating virus. The repair costs? $170. Funny, that would’ve gotten me almost 17 CDs.
Today is the day to end the R-word
“Stop shooting three’s, you retard!” I heard this comment during Saturday’s game directed toward Markieff Morris. Now, sporting events often foster profanities but this one I hear frequently, and I despise it. Although it is similar to any ethnic slur or defamatory language, “retard” has become socially acceptable. This word propagates the stereotype that people with intellectual disabilities don’t have a place in our society. It’s hateful. Today is Spread the Word to End the Word Day, a day to bring about awareness and discussion of the R-word. It’s not political correctness we desire. We don’t want to replace “retarded” with “intellectually disabled”; we want people to quit associating poor acts with this group of people altogether. Many brush off this move-
ment, saying, “It’s just a word”; “It’s my right to say whatever I want.” To that I respond, “You’re correct.” We don’t want to ban or mandate anything. We’re raising social awareness. You can also say the N-word but most of us would prefer that you didn’t. The R-word hurts 200 million people worldwide with intellectual disabilities, not including family and friends, like me. When you use that word, probably unintentionally, you insult some of my dearest friends. And they won’t fight back. My friends never hate; they only give joy, acceptance, and friendship. Putting down this demographic only demonstrates the weakness and insecurity of the aggressor. Why would you make fun of a person who only wants to give love? Maybe you didn’t know it hurt, but now you do. So, please, don’t use the R-word. — Clint Armistead is a sophomore from Overland Park.
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layton is a junior majoring in journalism. His previous semester as a correspondent was his first on The Kansan. After college, he hopes to find work in the field of technology, science or politics, with a focus on broadcast journalism.
elly is an Overland Park sophomore majoring in journalism and political science. She wants to use her column, “Human to Human,” and her passion for human rights education to connect KU students to social justice locally and around the world.
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auren is a senior majoring in sociology. In “Queerly Speaking,” she plans to go through anything and everything sex from GLBTIQ subject material, to university life and sex, to the supposedly mysterious female orgasm.
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lexandra is a sophomore majoring in journalism and film. She spent her summer studying fashion at Parsons, The New School for Design in New York. Her fashion column, “The Hemline,” is inspired by KU students’ personal styles and trends seen around campus.
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ichelle is a Columbia, Ill., senior, majoring in journalism. This fall she will be writing a column called “Things of Relevance.” In past semesters she has worked as a correspondent and a columnist for The Kansan. She plans to pursue a career in broadcast journalism.
en grew up wanting to be a pyrotechnician for a movie studio or a demolition company, but somehow he ended up in college. (His mid-life crisis should be amazing). He plans on using his humor column to wage psychological warfare on his personal enemies.
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lex is a junior majoring in creative writing. “Under Observation,” is a column in which things are observed and then those observations are noted in column form. Sometimes there will be jokes.
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an is a Topeka senior majoring in economics. His column, “From the Top of the Hill,” will focus on economic and political issues that impact Lawrence, the University and its student body.
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rett is a sophomore majoring in journalism and English. As an Editorial Writer for the Kansan, he will bring a fresh view on everyday topics, built on simplicity and common sense. He is also optimistic when he approaches every issue, but still realistic.
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gray-little (continued from 1a) her choices in life. Her take on growing up and the difficulties she had in affording an education reveals something about her personality and how she approaches problems and challenges. She said certain things in life would be considered challenges in retrospect, but not at first. “You could say it was a challenge to leave a small town in North Carolina and get a college education at a time when I came from a small school and my parents were not able to contribute anything to my education,” Gray-Little said. “You might consider that a challenge, but at the time it was just something that you worked on and got it done. It’s hard for me to pull things out like that because at the time I didn’t experience them as a challenge.” Gray-Little attended an allgirls Catholic school, where nuns served as teachers, from first grade to her senior year of high school. Her brother, Gray, remembered her intelligence and that the nuns took notice when the subject of college came about. Without scholarships, Gray-Little wouldn’t have been able to afford college and would have been limited to working a bluecollar job or entering a convent, Gray said. “They said, ‘Bernadette, you’re bright. If you want to get an education we could get you a scholarship at Marywood up in Scranton, Pennsylvania and you don’t have to become a nun,’” Gray said. Gray-Little received scholarships and moved from Washington to Scranton for her undergraduate degree in psychology. She said the segregation in Pennsylvania was not the same as it was growing up in Washington. Segregation in terms of stores and other public places was not there, but in terms of neighborhoods it still was. From Marywood University she went to St. Louis University in St. Louis, Mo., for her master’s and doctorate in clinical psychology. After that, she was offered a few professorships, including one at the University and at UNC. She took the position at UNC in 1971 as a professor of psychology and has been moving up in rank there ever since.
Life at UNC
Her office didn’t reveal she was in the process of moving. Excellently clean, barely anything covering her desk, with a single packing box in the middle of it. “She ran a university and she would run the University of Kansas with such order and precision that she’d have ten pieces of paper on her desk,” Gray said. “Just ten. Just ten.” Working as provost, Gray-Little’s latest job at UNC, meant she was in charge of personnel and money. One would expect her office to be filled with clutter from all the responsibilities that fall under that, but it was so well kept it looked like an office from a model home. While at UNC, Gray-Little accomplished much as she worked her way up the academic totem pole. Starting out as a professor, she later ran departments, served as the executive associate provost, a dean and the executive vice chancellor and provost. Karen Gil, dean of the college of
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Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little greets Chris Reine, a 2009 KU graduate, at a press conference. arts and sciences at UNC, spoke them, but also to build substantial highly of the work Gray-Little had relationships with professors in a done and said she thought Gray- close environment. Little accomplished a lot in every Home life position she held. Gray-Little has two children, “Some of these programs were her legacy here at North Carolina,” Mark Little and Maura Garcia, and a husband, Shade Little. Gil said. Mark is doing postdoctoral work Gray-Little spearheaded two prominent programs in 1999 when at Duke and is a consultant for the she was senior associate dean for business school at UNC. Maura just finished her master’s in fine arts at undergraduate education. One was the office of undergrad- Howard University in Washington, uate research, where undergraduates D.C. She is also a choreographer were encouraged to use UNC as a and runs a dance company and is research institution. Undergraduates planning to relocate her dance comprepared works focused on press- pany to Kansas. Shade grew up in Washington ing issues locally, nationally and as well, and was internationally. called a math genius This was a focus “They said, by several people in of Gray-Little’s at Chapel Hill. At the UNC, and may be ‘Bernadette, you’re moment, he doesn’t at the University bright. If you want plan on teaching at as well, as she has to get an education, the University when made references the couple arrives, to increasing we could get you a but Gray-Little said research here. scholarship...’” he wouldn’t be sitting She made it still for too long. a point to have Bernadette Gray-Little From what Mark undergraduates Chancellor said, his mother and understand what father are quite difresearch is and ferent from one another. how it can be conducted. “He’s been banned from thrift The other program she started was a first-year seminar that all stores,” Mark said. “No going to freshmen were required to take. A them in Kansas.” class of about 20 students met with Mark said his mother preferred a professor and studied that pro- very nice things, while Shade fessor’s expertise. Gil, for instance, enjoyed things purchased in thrift taught a class on stress manage- stores. He said that she was stylement, her area of expertise, to 20 conscious, didn’t go to thrift stores freshmen who found the subject and dressed well — her shoes and interesting. jewelry go together. The idea behind the seminar was Though she and Shade are difnot only to encourage freshmen to ferent, Mark said he thought it was learn about things that interested complementary rather than prob-
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Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little meets with former chancellor Robert Hemenway and his wife, Leah, at the Chancellor’s residence. lematic. Gray-Little, even at home, is quiet. But Mark said that even with the contemplative side her colleagues describe, she’s actually a bit silly. Gray-Little and Shade didn’t allow TV in their house on weekdays for the kids. If Mark ever had on a silly movie or TV show she’d tell him to turn it off, but would still laugh at it. “People have a list of adjectives to describe her,” Mark said. “In our home context the first thing that comes to mind, she’s a very silly person. None of those people would use that word; it wouldn’t come to mind.”
In comparison, Shade is said to be someone who likes to speak his mind. “My father is very loud,” Mark said. “I used to run track. You can’t hear anything, but I could always hear my father yelling ‘Run!’ because he’s so loud. It’s like night and day.” Gray, her brother, doesn’t remember too much about growing up with Gray-Little. She went off to her first year in college when he was in first or second grade, though he does remember meeting Shade for the first time when Gray was in his early teens. “I was easily bought off,” Gray said. “He bought me off with a quart
of milk.” Gray said he remembered his family saying his sister had a high school crush on Shade. She brought Shade by before she was about to go overseas to study and asked Gray what he thought of Shade. “I remember thinking, ‘Well, he just bought me some chocolate milk, so I think he’s pretty all right,’” Gray said. Gray-Little said Shade would not be idle for very long because it was not in his temperament. At UNC he worked with student academic services and did some advising, math
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gray-little (continued from 12A) statistics and tutoring. Gray-Little said Shade enjoyed working with students without having to grade math papers. Gray went to law school at UNC in 1978 while Gray-Little was working there. His reasoning was to get one good meal a week at her place. One thing that Gray enjoys is their mother’s recipe for yeast rolls. GrayLittle is the only one left in the family who knows how to bake them since their mother died. Gray spent some time talking about how amazed he was that she could fit so much into her schedule and raise her children well. “I don’t know when she really takes much time for herself,” Mark said. “I think she cooked dinner for them every night.”
Life as a Jayhawk
Gray-Little has made broad statements about what she wants to see accomplished during her time at the University. They include increasing diversity and research along with attaining National Cancer Institute designation. There has been some difficulty in locking down how Gray-Little plans to accomplish these goals. She said she wanted to look at them and see what could feasibly be done to achieve them after her arrival. “So you have a goal, which is general, but the things you have to do to get there are very specific,” GrayAndrew Dye for The Univesity Daily Kansan Little said. “I think in both cases it’s Newly appointed Chancellor Gray-Little surveys the campus of the University of North Carolina, where she spent the last 38 years of her career, ultimately rising to Provost. While at UNC, Grayimportant to look at what is being Little emphasized scholarship and academic research. Gray-Little said that research and diversity were among her top priorities for the University of Kansas. done and what can be done. I know where I’d like to go, but I don’t know Her focus on increasing research Little did not rule out this pos- undergraduates who begin attend- academic element, the University all the specific steps to get there.” is not merely funding based. She sibility, but said she believed the ing the universities and continue focus, has to be at least as successful As for increasing diversity, she said she wanted students to under- University would achieve it even if there for the remainder of their as the athletics program.” said that she wouldn’t do exactly stand that what they’re doing in it wasn’t on the first try. undergraduate careers. When UNC what was done at UNC because their majors or fields Along with these goals, she looked into this, she said, they conHer colleagues’ a program needed is considered research intends to plan a major develop- sidered a number of factors includpraise to be tailored to “You do the tough or scholarship. ment campaign, or fundraiser, and ing who stayed, who left, why for Everyone The Kansan spoke with the needs of the “If you were writing look at undergraduate retention both groups and what could have jobs yourself; she at UNC had only good things to university. a term paper in the rates. She said the major develop- been done to keep those who left. say about Gray-Little. Upon heardefinitely gets that While at UNC, When Gray-Little discusses the department of English, ment campaign would be one of ing this, Gray-Little said, “Well, I she worked on part.” that is scholarship and her first priorities after arriving in differences in funding between acapay them.” diversity with a demics and athletics, she focuses on research, that is the Kansas. At least she’s honest. program that had holden thorp Gray-Little worked on a major improving academics without weakkind of research that A few words kept recurring when Chancellor at UNC all departments on is done there,” Gray- development campaign at UNC ening athletics. She said funding for her colleagues described her: campus annually Little said. “If you are that was mainly used for academic athletics was often unavailable for Classy. Contemplative. review how diverse in art and drama and funding and the construction of academic use, and Considerate. Kind. their staff was in you’re part of a pro- academic buildings. She likened it that it should not Style. Thoughtful. comparison to the audience they duction or a review, that’s the kind to the one that would occur here, be that athletics “She’s a very classy Fair. Perceptive. were serving. She sees her efforts of scholarship there.” though the focus of the campaign needs less focus, lady. She’s good Warm. Fun. Elegant. as successful, as does M. Cookie She said changes like that didn’t has not yet been set, nor has the but that academics Underst anding . people. We’re going Newsom, director of diversity edu- require extra funding, just a change timing. But she made a point about needs to step up to Substantive. Patient. cation and assessment in the office of perspective. She said students why additional funds for academics athletics level. to miss her.” Sharp. Funny. of minority affairs at UNC. “I think that should understand what research really benefit a university. Her colleagues said “I don’t think there was as much means when graduating from M. Cookie newsom “If you want to attract science in a way athletics she always took her sustained effort on it as when she a research institution such as the faculty you have a good lab,” Gray- has been very sucDirector of diversity time and thought education and assessment became the provost,” Newsom said. University. Little said. “If you attract good cessful in doing through a question to “I know that it’s something she’s cerThe National Cancer Institute people then they can get research what it needs to give the best possible tainly kept on her radar. Are we just designation is also a part of her funding, and if they can get research do, and the rest answer. She did the same during talking or are we doing anything?” research initiative. This, she said, funding you can get good graduate of the University has to up what Gray-Little may try something would bring both funding and a students and afford the graduate it’s doing,” Gray-Little said. “I don’t interviews with The Kansan. Shirley Ort, associate provost and similar to increase diversity at the certain recognition to the worth of students. So it’s a cycle.” think there’s really anything to gain director of scholarships and student University, but said she wanted to the University’s research. Gray-Little said she had already from putting athletics down. The aid at UNC, said Gray-Little would look at what had been done and Other universities have failed to been speaking with an institu- thing to gain from is raising the what really could be done before gain approval the first time by the tional researcher on undergraduate academic emphasis, so that’s what always be available to give advice, saying exactly what she planned National Cancer Institute. Gray- retention rates, which is the rate of I think the focus has to be. The and that building a trust relationship with her was easy. to do.
“What happens with Bernadette stays with Bernadette,” Ort said. Don Baucom, a Richard Simpson distinguished professor of psychology at UNC and friend and colleague of 40 years, explained that Gray-Little’s research as a clinical psychologist on long-term relationships allowed her to understand how to construct them with the people she worked with. Holden Thorp, chancellor at UNC, complimented Gray-Little and said he learned much from her. He admitted he was saying all of it with a knot in his stomach, because he had never worked in UNC administration without GrayLittle and felt as though he was about to go it alone. “You do the tough jobs yourself; she definitely gets that part,” Thorp said. More than one employee at UNC brought up the “trade” the school was making between Gray-Little and Roy Williams. Roy Williams was the men’s basketball coach at the University from 1988 to 2003 when he left to coach men’s basketball at UNC. One professor even brought to the interview a framed editorial cartoon of Roy Williams and other coaches. Newsom summarized the majority of everyone’s thoughts of GrayLittle. “She’s a very classy lady,” Newsom said. “She’s good people. We’re going to miss her. We’re sorry to lose her, but you know we stole Roy so we’ll presume this is kind of payback. So we’ll live with it.”
Soon to come
Gray-Little said that she almost looked at running a university as if it were a city and that she didn’t want to overlook any part of it because a lot of parts are necessary to make it run well. But she said the academic part was the reason the University was there, and that she focuses on it primarily. “This is a difficult time here, at Kansas and elsewhere, because of the budget and I don’t believe that funding is all-important, but I believe that most important things require funding,” Gray-Little said. She said she hoped the experiences and knowledge she gathered at UNC would be beneficial for the University and would help it become more prominent academically, which she said she sensed it had a strong wish to do. “I hope I can help to do that, to bring a sense there, an element there that makes that possible by the kind of things that we focus on,” Gray-Little said. “The kind of things that we spend money on, the kind of things that we raise money for, and by my speaking on behalf on the academic mission.” — Edited by Brandy Entsminger
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The Spencer Museum of Art has been nominated for the KC Visitors’ Choice ‘09 competition as the favorite museum or gallery in the Kansas City area. Carolyn Chinn Lewis, the museum’s assistant director, said the museum offered a “laboratory for new thinking, creative energy.”
Cars stream up and down Massachusetts Street late Thursday evening as seen from atop the Eldridge Hotel. The city’s quaint downtown, which offers a venue for local businesses, has earned Lawrence a reputation as a great shopping destination, says longtime resident Amy Woodmancy.
Woodmancy’s husband, Glenn, said he thought the town had a lot to offer visitors with different interests. “It’s got variety, historical interest,” he said. “There are activities for young and old alike.” Asisa Asseily, Kiel, Germany, graduate student, said Lawrence deserved recognition for the restaurants and entertainment downtown, but that a person needed more than a day to fully appreciate the city. “It’s all about the people here, really,” Asseily said. “That’s what makes it a good place — getting to know the people.” Asseily said the museum was also a worthy destination for visi-
Parkville, Mo. and Overland Park. Although the competition is tough, Lewis said she wasn’t concerned about winning but was just thankful to be nominated. “We’re thrilled,” Lewis said. “And that will be the icing on the cake if we can win it.” Anyone can vote by going to www.visitkc.com, then to “Visitors’ Choice Awards.” People can vote every day until Aug. 31. Winners will be featured on the www.visitkc.com Web site.
tors because it offered a “sophisti- unique selection of art that mercated collection” of art. ited respect. Carolyn Chinn Lewis, assistant “They’ve got really good stuff director of the Spencer Museum there,” Weseloh said. “The exhibof Art, said the its are usually pretty museum had one interesting.” “It’s all about the particular advanThe Spencer people here, really. tage compared Museum of Art is with its competiwith That’s what makes it a competing tion. four other museums good place.” “It’s a univerfor the vote — the sity art museum. Dolphin Gallery, the Asisa Asseily We can provide Museum Kiel, Germany, graduate Kemper student of a laboratory for Contemporary new thinking, Art, the Nelsoncreative energy,” Atkins Museum of Lewis said. “There’s always some- Art and the Nerman Museum of thing new going on here.” Contemporary Art. Greg Weseloh, Liberty, Mo., Lawrence is competing with senior, said the museum had a Independence, Mo., Weston, Mo.,
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NASA lacks funds to Shelter prepares for new location spot deadly asteroids BY BRANDON SAYERS
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ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — NASA is charged with spotting most of the asteroids that pose a threat to Earth but doesn’t have the money to complete the job, a federal report says. That’s because even though Congress assigned the space agency that mission four years ago, it never gave NASA the money to build the necessary telescopes, according to the report released Wednesday by the National Academy of Sciences. Specifically, the mission calls for NASA, by the year 2020, to locate 90 percent of the potentially deadly rocks hurtling through space.
The agency says it’s been able to complete about one-third of its assignment with the current telescope system. NASA estimates that there are about 20,000 asteroids and comets in our solar system that are potential threats. They are larger than 460 feet in diameter — slightly smaller than the Superdome in New Orleans. So far, scientists know where about 6,000 of these objects are. Rocks between 460 feet and 3,280 feet in diameter can devastate an entire region, said Lindley Johnson, NASA’s manager of the near-Earth objects program. Objects bigger than that are even more threatening, of course.
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Visitors to downtown businesses may soon see fewer panhandlers on the sidewalks. The Lawrence Community Shelter will be moving to a new location in east Lawrence. The LCS announced earlier this month that it would open a new facility in the former Don’s Steakhouse, 2176 E. 23rd St. “A new emergency shelter location has been long overdue to Lawrence,” Loring Henderson, director of the LCS, said in a press release announcing the new shelter. The current shelter, located near downtown Lawrence at 214 W. 10th St., previously had a city permit that allowed it to hold only 31 people overnight. It became the only overnight shelter in town when the Salvation Army’s shelter closed June 1. In an effort to ease overcrowding, The Lawrence City Commission voted Aug. 4 to increase the allowable number of overnight occupants at the current location. LCS now holds a maximum of 76 during the shelter’s busiest months, October through March, and up to 53 overnight occupants from April through September. When the shelter moves to its new location, it will be able to hold approximately 100 people overnight. City Commissioners heard from several people who live or work near the current shelter and were concerned that allowing the downtown location to keep more guests would cause problems for the surrounding community. But Henderson said he believed that allowing more overnight occupants could actually help with these issues. “When people are turned away from our place, they are forced to go somewhere else,” Henderson said. “When you see a guest on someone else’s property, it’s a sign that they can’t fit on our property.” The LCS was founded in 2005 to help Lawrence’s homeless community, but has been searching for
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Homeless people gather outside of the Lawrence Community Shelter, 214 W. 10t St., Aug. 11. The Lawrence Community Shelter is in the process of finalizing plans for a new facility. a location for a new shelter for two years. Shelter officials considered at least 60 different sites before finding a viable option. Henderson said he was confident a new shelter could be completed in about a year if everything went as planned. The new space will allow the shelter to pursue plans for a medical clinic, an adjoining building for employment services and larger sleeping, dining and storage areas. “So much of what we will do in the new shelter will be an enhancement of the services we already offer,” Henderson said. “But we will be able to do a lot more.” Downtown Lawrence Inc., a group of downtown business owners, said it was pleased to hear that the shelter would be moving away from downtown, but wished the shelter would concentrate all its efforts on moving to the new site, not renovating the downtown location. “We are delighted that the shelter has decided to find a new location outside of downtown Lawrence,” Jane Pennington, director of the
group, said. “Our hope is that with more of them out of downtown, there will be less types of nuisance behavior, including panhandling.” Henderson said that he did not expect all downtown panhandling to stop once the shelter had moved, but hoped that it would help eliminate some of the problems that downtown businesses had with the homeless community. “Downtown is where all the lights and action are at,” Henderson said. “Some homeless people will continue to go downtown no matter where we put it.” Jessica Clatterbuck, Topeka graduate student in the School of Social Welfare, worked at the shelter last year as a student intern. She said she supported the moves that the shelter was making, but believed that the homeless would continue to stay downtown for the resources available in that area, including the public library and churches that have social programs. “They are human beings; they are going to want to be around other human beings regardless of whether they are homeless or not,”
Clatterbuck said. “I do not think moving the shelter from downtown will really deter these people from going where the people are.” Henderson has heard concerns from at least one business located near the proposed site of the new shelter, but said that he would do everything within his control to make sure that a new shelter could operate without harming the surrounding community. “We know that a shelter has an impact on a community and a business district,” Henderson said, “We will make every effort to work with the neighbors so that they are as comfortable as possible.” Henderson and Clatterbuck said the new shelter would certainly improve the services offered to Lawrence’s homeless community, but both agreed that there was still much work to be done. “While more people will be served, there are still a large percentage of the homeless that will be sleeping outdoors,” Clatterbuck said. — Edited by Sarah Kelly
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Honors Program adds buddy system BY RAY SEGEBRECHT
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Two years have passed since Becca Braun made the move from Hutchinson to Lawrence her freshman year. Now a junior on track for a double major in psychology and speech, language and hearing, she reminisces about her first semester when her path to graduation was not so certain. Things might have gone differently, Braun said, were it not for the guidance of her Honors Program mentor and psychology professor, Kathleen McClusky-Fawcett, her freshman year. “Outside of class, we met once a week,� Braun said. “I knew that I had some interest in psychology, but I wasn’t sure how that was leading me.� This fall, Braun’s mentor is giving her and 239 other Honors Program upperclassmen the opportunity to
pass on the advice they received as freshmen to new Honors Program students. McClusky-Fawcett organized a buddy program, titled the Honors Student Network, after she became the new director of the Honors Program in June. The network pairs each new honors student with one Honors Program upperclassman. “I think for some students it’s a little bit of a daunting thing to come to KU,� McClusky-Fawcett said. “Sometimes it’s easier to ask someone your own age a question than a faculty member.� McClusky-Fawcett needed 240 upperclassman volunteers to pair every freshman with a mentor. She said within weeks of sending just one e-mail, approximately 275 students responded. “I got more students than I actually needed,� McClusky-Fawcett said. “A lot of current students said they clearly could see a need.�
One of the fastest and most enthusiastic replies, she said, came from Braun. “I think in going especially through your freshman year, it’s really nice to have someone emphasizing different options or extracurricular things that are available,� Braun said. Braun said that though she sought most of her guidance from faculty, she recognized that some students also needed reassurance from peers. “You can have a professor telling you this is a great program, but I think a student’s perspective is very beneficial,� Braun said. “You kind of need the student’s input to encourage you to take that leap and make you realize it will be fun and a good activity for your education.� Marlesa Roney, vice-provost for student success, said students outside the Honors Program could also access free peer advice. She said
she had already noticed the positive effects of student mentoring in other peer-to-peer programs across campus. “There’s a variety of different programs that are out there,� Roney said. “Many departments have some. The programs provide formal mentoring, but there’s a lot of informal mentoring as well, which is just as valuable.� Roney suggested that students with interest in giving or receiving peer advice should first check for programs in their academic departments. Academic advisors and faculty members, she said, can also serve as excellent resources for finding student mentoring programs. “I would never suggest a student receive advice only from peers, but it evens out the picture,� Roney said. “A student can provide a different perspective. All those different perspectives round out the
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Becca Braun, Hutchinson junior, and Rose Worthington, Tecumseh freshman, are paired up together as part of the new Honors buddy program. The first-year program places an upper-level student with an incoming freshman to advocate student-to-student advising and to help ease the transition for incoming students. advice a student can get.� Braun said she had already began sharing her advice in the Honors Student Network. Her freshman buddy Rose Worthington, Tecumseh freshman, said she especially appreciated the help Braun has given her on buying textbooks and finding parking on campus. “It’s going to be convenient
because she was not too long ago where I am now,� Worthington said. “While the faculty were also in the same position I am in now at one point, they’ve had more years pass to dull the memories. She will be more easily able to relate to whatever I’m going through.�
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Freenet moves from the Web to television Company plans to expand business to compete with other local media BY BRANDON SAYERS
and video service to rival the services provided by some of its competitors. “Cheaper, faster, better service. In Lawrence Freenet plans to begin offering telephone service in addi- tough economic times, that’s what tion to a new video service allowing the consumer wants. And that’s paying subscribers to watch tele- what we’re providing,” Montgomery vision programming through the said. Freenet plans to begin offering Freenet Wi-Fi network. Freenet will join AT&T and the video service to part of Lawrence Sunflower Broadband as the three in about three months, if everymajor providers of video, tele- thing goes as planned, although phone and broadband services in the exact size of the service area is unknown at this time. Subscribers Lawrence. will be required to “Our memrent or purchase a box bership has been “Cheaper, faster, that can be connected asking us for the better service. In to an Ethernet port ability to deliver or connect wirelessly phone and video tough economic service for some times, that’s what the through Freenet’s Wi-Fi network. time now,” Joshua consumer wants.” Montgomery said M o n t g o m e r y, he hoped the compaLawrence Freenet Joshua Montgomery ny could offer an “a la founder, said. Founder of carte” option of purMont gomer y Lawrence Freenet chasing video service, founded Freenet where the subscriber as a non-profit could order any numorganization and is currently the president of Freenet’s ber of channels with individual for-profit partner, Community pricing. Montgomery said the serPhoto illustration by Tanner Grubbs/KANSAN Wireless Co. Together, the two vice would offer the most popular Members of Sigma Nu fraternity watch an episode of Showtime’s television series “Weeds” from the Chi Omega Fountain Wednesday afternoon. Lawrence Freenet’s new service, which is curgroups are able to provide Internet and local channels found on a stanrently in development, will allow video service subscribers within connecting distance to a Freenet wireless access point to watch live or on-demand television. service to more than 3,000 people dard television service. “Instead of paying a $30 cable bill in Lawrence. Kutemeier said that Sunflower pliance with copyright laws if they popular off-campus student hous- house, onto his deck and even to The name Freenet was cho- for a package that has 75 channels ing destinations along Emery and events outside his home. Broadband had considered a wire- used the service outside of their sen because the group’s stated you’ll never watch, “The students who really go to less video service homes. West Campus roads, goal is to “build a community in you’d be able to “When the demand “The students who Freenet also including fraternities the games would love this option and that it may which everyone can access the pay a $5 bill for because they could watch other be available in the recently began offerand sororities. is up for a wireless really go to games Internet, anywhere, anytime, free the only three future. “Our focus in the games while there,” Sawyer said. video service, we will ing 30 minutes of free would love this of charge,” according to its Web channels you ever Montgomery said that some “When the Internet use on their beginning will be on have the same thing.” Wi-Fi network to option because they site. Montgomery said part of the watch anyway,” bringing this ser- areas to the north of campus near demand is up for revenue generated by paying mem- Montgomery said. could watch other anyone with a mobile vice to the students,” Memorial Stadium had coverage a wireless video Rod Kutemeier Pricing for bers goes towards providing free Montgomery said. and that he thought tailgating foot- service, we will phone beginning with games while there.” General manager of Internet access to more than 300 the service is Jacob Sawyer, ball fans would have a use for the have the same the local 785 area Sunflower Broadband unknown at low-income residents in Lawrence. Jacob Sawyer Winfield sophomore, service. thing,” Kutemeier code. The wireless Lawrence city commissioners this point, but Winfield Sophomore saw the wireless video Rod Kutemeier, general man- said. network is currently voted Aug. 11 to allow Community Montgomery said service first-hand ager of Sunflower Broadband, said Kutemeier said one issue with available in approximately 60 perWireless to offer video service to he expected the while relaxing in the the company welcomed Freenet as providing Wi-Fi television program- cent of Lawrence. Lawrence Freenet. The city will price of the service to be similar Chi Omega fountain during a dem- another competitor in the market ming was federal copyright law, “We had over 2,000 people use receive a video service provider fee to the cost of other local television onstration put on by Freenet for of television services. which does not allow for users to that service in the first 10 days it of 5 percent of the gross revenues service providers. The Kansan. Sawyer said he would “Competition makes us have to display some types of programming was offered, so I think that’s pretty Freenet’s Wi-Fi network received for all services provided by be interested in a wireless video be better,” Kutemeier said. “It’s a in a public setting. Montgomery impressive,” Montgomery said. is unavailable on most of the Freenet within the city. service because it would allow him world where most services are pro- said members would be responsible Montgomery said the group University’s campus, but the group to move his television all around his vided under competition.” — Edited by Jonathan Hermes for ensuring that they were in comwanted to begin offering a phone plans to first offer the service to bsayers@kansan.com
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New School of the Arts formed School requests help with Art departments have reorganized with the change BY BETH BEAVERS
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The department of theatre and film split last month into the department of theatre and the department of film and media studies. The change came July 1, when the School of Fine Arts dissolved and reorganized into the new File Photo/KANSAN School of the Arts. The School of the Arts will include dance, Mandy Shriwise, who is majoring in dance, looks over her shoulder as she practices in visual arts, theatre, and film and Robinson Gymnasium. Dance, which used to be a part of the School of Fine Arts, is now a part of the media studies, and is now a part of the College of Liberal Arts and sor of theatre, said. “If separating the departments Sciences. The design department, Students who have already com- gives film more freedom, I’m all which was part of the School of pleted course work or declared a for that,” McFarland said. Fine Arts, was moved to the School film studies major or minor will be Falicov said that because the of Architecture. grandfathered in, meaning their departments were so closely relatTamara Falicov, chairperson curriculum will not change, Falicov ed, they would still collaborate. and associate professor of film and said. Students who are new to the Staniunas said he thought the media studies, said she was receiv- department as of July 1 will have a change would make the relationing e-mails from students con- different curriculum that is more ship between the two departments cerned about all of the changes. streamlined. This means there even stronger. She said they were worried all of are fewer credit hours required “Now theatre students can the credit hours they took were in than before so students can gradu- minor in film and film students vain. ate in four years. can minor in theatre,” Staniunas “This was a Courses that used to said. “This wasn’t possible before “If separating the decision a long be required for film because the classes couldn’t count departments gives time coming,” studies majors, such because they were all in the same film more freedom, Falicov said. “The as theatre 100, will no department.” fields have been I’m all for that.” Students interested in working longer be required. changing and The curriculum for in film are invited to an internship both departments ian mcfarland the theatre depart- fair from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 8 Overland Park senior are expensive. We ment will remain the at Oldfather Studios at the Hark thought it made Harvey soundstage. same. more sense to get Alumni and representatives Ian McFarland, resources on our Overland Park senior from production companies in the own.” and film and media studies major, area will be there to talk about Part of the reorganization said he thought both departments internship opportunities available involved going through the cur- would benefit from the changes to students. riculum, changing course num- because film at the University was “We are expanding our horibers and deciding which classes focused on the study of film and zons,” Falicov said. belonged in which department, theory, while theatre was more John Staniunas, chairman of the focused on theatre production. —Edited by Amanda Thompson department and associate profes-
increasing its enrollment BY JESSE RANGEL
But despite budget cuts, Kansas decisions.” Senate President Stephen Morris Anthony Frei, Lawrence junior (R-Hugoton) will continue to and president of Engineering Despite increased budget cuts, push for increased recruitment, Student Council, said the dean the Kansas Board of Regents has retention and facilities for engi- asked the council to cut back about 5 percent of its budget. Frei asked the University to find a way neering programs. Morris said his initiative, said he understood why the cutto increase the number of stuwhich would pro- backs were necessary, but said he dents educated mote engineering in still wanted to see events aimed in the School of “Even with the K-12 education, was at engineering students to conEngineering. budget crunch, I still important to help tinue. Stuart Bell, think it’s important boost the economy. “It helps people stay motivated dean of the to move forward with “Even with the and build social connections,” School of budget crunch, I still Frei said. “You’re sitting here as Engineering, engineering.” think it’s important a student and you’re working said he expected to move forward hard throughout the week, and Stephen Morris the demand for Kansas senate president with engineering,” if you’re able to go to an event qualified engiMorris said. once in a while that can help you neers growing Bell said he blow off some steam, that’s really in the coming years, despite the school’s inabil- worked with Morris and the two important.” other engineerMorris said he ity to fulfill that demand. hoped private com“Kansas legislative and business ing schools in the “This is important panies in Kansas leaders have asked the Regents state — Kansas because jobs are would help to conto increase the number of engi- State University needed now.” Wichita tribute funding neering students we educate,” and down the road. then-interim chancellor Barbara State University Stephen Morris “This is imporAtkinson said in her comments — to add to staff Kansas senate president tant because jobs building to the state legislature July 28. and are needed now,” “However, budget cuts mean we capacity. Morris said. “We “I think that are unable to sustain growth in need significant clearly it’s a our School of Engineering.” input and help from Bell said Kansas manufactur- great plan that ing was less visible in a state more we’ve put forward,” Bell said. the private sector to be successful closely identified with agricul- “But these are challenging times. with this.” Challenging times call for having tural production. — Edited by Megan Morriss But because of a 40 percent to make really tough and hard retirement rate in the aircraft industry during the next five years, he said, the demand for engineers in that field would increase. aHe said if Kansas schools were not able to meet the demands of that field, the industry would look to other places for employees, which Best Food in Lawrence would hurt Kansans in the 785.843.4111 long run. www.tellerslawrence.com “We’re already not able to meet the demand,” Bell said. jrangel@kansan.com
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Jayhawks can win Big 12 title this year
The quarterback may be small, but his record shows he's a force on the field
BY JAYSON JENKS
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Here comes the man now, strolling late into the midweek press conference because of a class. Suddenly, as if a big pause button is pressed, everyone stops and turns. He sits at one of the desks and relaxes his arms in front of him. Then, here they come, too. The cameras and lights surround him. Microphones and recorders are shoved in front of his face. Quickly, the big room with lots of desks becomes claustrophobic. They all want to hear what he says. He is the face of Kansas football, the leader with the Tiger Woods-esque fist pump. He’s the one who makes the spectacular out of the broken, who took an unassuming program in the Big 12 to a BCS bowl victory. And he’s the one who, in his final season, has Kansas picked by several preseason magazines to capture its first division title since the Big 12’s inception in 1996. He is Todd Reesing and this is his journey to the forefront of the Kansas football program.
Oct. 28, 2006 vs. Colorado: Meet Sparky What better place to start than a bus ride – a ritualistic passage between preparation and action that allows players time to search inside themselves. Only this was one of the worst kinds of rides, the kind that dully surfaces after a devastating loss. And this loss was excruciating: Baylor 36, Kansas 35. Yet it was in the wake of a loss deep
in Texas that coach Mark Mangino told Reesing that his moment on the big stage may not be so far off. That it may take place in late October against Colorado. The Jayhawks were shut out in the first half against the Buffaloes and hadn’t won in four games. But on that sunny afternoon in Lawrence, Reesing provided the jumpstart for a stalled offense. His redshirt status stripped, Reesing entered at halftime to lead Kansas to a 20-15 comeback victory. What raised eyebrows outside the program was not that Mangino pulled Reesing’s redshirt, but that the unproven quarterback performed so well during the heart of conference play. “He came in and did a great job running around and made some big plays. He was their spark and got them going,” Colorado coach Dan Hawkins said after the game. “You have to give him credit. He botched a couple of plays, too, but he was their motivation. There’s no question about that.” Spark. The word has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Combine it with a thrilling, much-needed victory and a “y” tacked on the end, and a nickname is born. Sparky. Reesing passed for 106 yards, rushed for another 93 and added three total touchdowns against Colorado. But it was his manner of play that stuck with many inside Memorial Stadium that day. Gutsy, yet calm. Smooth, yet rigid in his freelancing ability. “Everyone is looking for that 6-foot4, 215 pound prototypical quarterback. Well, it doesn’t always necessarily match up that way,” said Bill Whittemore, a former undersized Kansas quarterback himself. “Honestly, the quarterback position is more about having an athlete back there that is smart, that can take care of the ball and who just knows football.
Sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor slams down a dunk in the Jayhawks Sweet 16 loss to Michigan State last season. Then freshman Taylor won a gold medal with Team USA this summer and is hoping to add to his success with the Jayhawks this season.
“You can teach that but a lot of it doesn’t comprehend when the bullets are flying. You’ve got to have someone that’s poised and wants the ball in those situations.”
Nov. 3, 2007 vs. Nebraska: In the books What better person to hear a Kansas football story from than former coach Don Fambrough? Not only is Fambrough witty, but he’s also possibly the most well-versed man in Kansas football lore. While riding the bus to Memorial Stadium one afternoon during Fambrough’s tenure in the ’70s and early ’80s, a freshman looked out the window in awe. Fans were everywhere. “You wouldn’t know whether we’re in Lincoln or Lawrence,” the freshman said. “All I see is red.” The root of that story – the girth that makes it relevant – came more than 30 years later. Sure, the Jayhawks had snapped their unfathomable 36-game losing streak to the Cornhuskers two years earlier in 2005. But with Reesing steering the offense, Kansas completely flipped the series’ historical trend, unleashing a 76-39 thrashing of Nebraska. Soak in that score another moment: Kansas 76, Nebraska 39. Reesing passed for a school-record six touchdowns in delivering the type of embarrassment Nebraska is used to serving, not receiving. “He’s another guy that probably doesn’t get as much pub as some of these other guys,” an assistant in the Big 12 North said.
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Jan. 3, 2008 vs. Virginia Tech: The big game What better stage to silence mouths than national television? The victories mounted, the awareness grew and so, too, did the slights and criticisms of Kansas’ weak schedule. Those remarks, the ones that duly noted a lack of high-ranking competition, cast the Jayhawks into sports’ most motivated role: the disrespected team. Perhaps no one, though, chewed up and spit out the negativity like Reesing. “It’s really unbelievable the determination he has to shut people up,” former center Ryan Cantrell said. “That was kind of our whole thing the Orange Bowl year. People
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Gold isn't good enough BY COREY THIBODEAUX
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A gold medal is not enough for Tyshawn Taylor. Despite having a high school championship and FIBA Under19 World Championship under his belt, Taylor’s desire for an NCAA basketball championship remains as strong as ever. “Once you get one and you get that feeling and you know how it feels, you don’t want to stop,” Taylor, a sophomore guard, said. “I think some people get one and they settle off and relax. I just want to keep winning. Hopefully this year it’ll happen for us.”
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we let it get to us and get big heads and stop working hard.” Taylor said he thought he had the formula for success figured out: communication and chemistry both on and off the court. He had these factors down with his high school team and with Team USA. He said Kansas had the same ingredients and said the fact that the team does not have a consistent dominant scorer shows its unselfishness and commitment to winning. With senior guard Sherron Collins and junior center Cole Aldrich opting to stay in college, Kansas should not have a problem picking up where they were last year. The addition of the Henrys should help balance the scoring even more. Because of these factors, Taylor
“But look at what he’s done for the program the last couple years. Every single week the guy just continues to win football games. He’s just a true winner.” The victory sent a simple message: The tides are changing. The Kansas football program is no longer lagging behind the Big Red – one of the dominant teams in the Big 8 and then the Big 12 North. And that circus of an offensive game Reesing directed in 2007 was played in front of a thick, blue-wearing home crowd. Number five jerseys dotted the stands. “That little quarterback we have, everybody in the country would like to have him now,” Fambrough said. “Hell, three years ago nobody wanted him. They said he was too short. All he can do is win for you.”
Because Kansas retained its team’s nucleus from last year, along with high caliber additions, the Jayhawks rank No. 1 in most preseason polls. Taylor said this was the first time he had thought of the team as a target on the college level. “It was different last year,” Taylor said. “I felt like we didn’t have anything to lose because nobody expected us to do that good, so we just went out there and played.” Taylor said he hoped his team would not get caught up in the hype and suffer the same fate many top-ranked teams did last season. According to the Associated Press, the top-ranking team changed eight times in the weekly poll during the course of the 2008-09 regular season. “Who wouldn’t want to be number one in the country?” Taylor said. “But it could be a negative if
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all it an unabashed homer pick. Call it ridiculous. Call it what you will. When Kansas hoists its first Big 12 football championship trophy in Arlington this December, call it a called shot. That prediction may seem grandiose, but the map to its unfolding is easier to navigate than you think. Just look at the last North team to win the game: Kansas State in 2003. Although the Wildcats entered the season ranked in the Top 10, a 27-20 loss to Marshall — Kansas State’s first non-conference home loss in 41 games— started a threegame slide that nearly derailed their season. Then uber-mobile quarterback Ell Roberson and the lightening bolt that was Darren Sproles helped generate the rebound of rebounds with six straight victories before shocking top-ranked Oklahoma 35-7 for the Big 12 Championship. I’m feeling more of the same this winter, with this decade’s top wheat state squad in Kansas State’s stead. Coach Mark Mangino obviously took a few tools after leaving his first assistant coaching gig under Wildcats coach Bill Snyder in 1998. Mangino — like Snyder — has masterfully rebuilt a formerly fallen program since his 2002 arrival. A few big pieces are still to be had. The reason I bring up Kansas State is to illustrate that it can be done, not that it will occur in the same fashion. Sure, there are similarities between the teams, but there are as many differences. Although Southern Miss is dangerous and Kansas’ 2-10 record in road openers makes Sept. 12’s trip to El Paso scary, I don’t envision a non-conference letdown. But looking at the Jayhawks’ schedule — 26th nationally in difficulty — I do see three losses. That’ll still do. Five of the last six North champions entered the conference title game ranked No. 15 or below. Twice, the North champion was unranked. I could also envision the shocker coming against an undefeated or one-loss Texas team, orchestrating the latest BCS-busting performance. Recall that 2003 Oklahoma still advanced to the title game after its Big 12 title loss and did so to high controversy. Personnel-wise, 2009 Kansas and 2003 Kansas State are more foils than mirrors. Senior quarterback Todd Reesing isn’t Roberson. He’s better as a passer and as a leader. Senior running back Jake Sharp isn’t a Heisman contender like Sproles. He doesn’t need to be. Reesing has long been dubbed “Sparky,” but Sharp is just as apt to provide a surge off a 40-yard run or a catch-and-run of greater length. The Jayhawks also stand to be far deeper at the position than last year. To compare this team’s wide receivers to those of 2003 Kansas State would be insulting. Senior Kerry Meier (97 receptions in 2008) and junior Dezmon Briscoe (1,407 yards, 15 touchdowns) aren’t just special Kansas players. They’re
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Taylor hopes to add national title to his accomplishments
By stephen montemayor
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “I’d run over Russ Grimm’s mother to win a Super Bowl, too.” – Then-Oakland linebacker Matt Millen, upon hearing that then-Redskins offensive lineman Grimm said he’d run over his own mother to win a Super Bowl.
FACT OF THE DAY Kansas is the only school to have two wide receivers—Dezmon Briscoe and Kerry Meier— named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List. The award is given to the best receiver in the country every year and is up for grabs after being taken by Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree in 2007 and 2008.
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Which former Kansas foot-
ball great was selected before Florida State wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff, who the Biletnikoff Award is named after, in the 1965 NFL Draft?
A: Running back Gale Sayers
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Jayhawks keeping their eyes on the prize W
asn’t 2008 a great year to be a Jayhawk? Orange Bowl champions. National Champions in men’s basketball. Two sports had brilliant, record-breaking seasons. This year could be better. Whoops. Not that Kansas fans have high expectations. The Jayhawk football team, according to senior captain Darrell Stuckey, has set a team goal to return to a BCS bowl game and might have the talent to do it. There are plenty of reasons to believe so: Todd Reesing at the helm, the nation’s best (at least in this columnist’s eyes) receiving corps that he’ll be throwing to, and the pleasant lack of 2,000-yard guarantees from the running back position (oops!). The four senior captains — Reesing, Stuckey, Kerry Meier and Jake Sharp — are as solid a group of leaders as Kansas has seen in a long time. Men’s basketball, too, could be looking at another deep postseason run. Although no official
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polls have been released — with it being three full months before the Jayhawks set foot in Allen Fieldhouse for a game — all early indications are that Kansas will be the preseason No. 1, perhaps by a unanimous vote. Coach Bill Self has the best returning one-two punch in the country in Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich and an incoming freshman class that has been salivated over all summer by Jayhawk fans. Oh, and he’ll bring back a gold medal winner in Tyshawn Taylor, who spent his summer drubbing international competition with the Under-19 division of Team USA. So far, so 2008. But Taylor’s not the only returning Jayhawk who had some
extracurriculars involving gold medals and Team USA. Danielle McCray from the women’s basketball team and T.J. Walz, a pitcher for the baseball team, also bring a little international experience — and success — back to the University. McCray, who may have picked up some tips from her summer roommate, 2008-09 McCray National Player of the Year Maya Moore of Connecticut, is now entering her final year in the crimson and blue. She leads a women’s team that saw record crowds and a runner-up finish in the WNIT tournament, and she has a chance to be the first Jayhawk to win the Wade Award, given to the top women’s basketball player every year, since Lynette Woodard in 1981. Walz is a hard-throwing, softspoken right-hander who is likely
Franco’s kickin’ it for Mexico
to inherit the post of staff ace for Kansas, vacated by Shaeffer Hall’s move to the pros. Even with the loss of Hall and three others to the major leagues, the Jayhawks should be able to build on last year’s postseason berth, the first at-large bid Kansas has merited in coach Ritch Price’s tenure. Key to that success — and any they might have this year — is junior Tony Thompson. Thompson won the Triple Crown in the Big 12, leading the conference in batting average, home runs and RBIs, but somehow not the conference offensive player of the year. Think he’ll have a bit of a chip on his shoulder? Two sports with brilliant, record-breaking seasons? Two? That’s a cute little number. Whoops. Not that Kansas fans have high expectations.
Back to School YouTube Sesh
What can I say? I’m a sucker for tradition. So on that note,
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Mexico´s Guillermo Franco jumps for the ball during a South Africa 2010 World Cup qualifier match against U.S. at Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Wednesday.
Marshals charge man with murder of ex-champion
ATLANTA — A 30-year-old man was arrested and charged in the robbery and shooting death of ex-boxing champion Vernon Forrest. U.S. Marshals picked up Charman Sinkfield driving a black sedan and wearing a wig that gave the appearance of dreadlocks, said James Ergas of the service’s fugitive task force. Sinkfield was charged with murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of
a firearm by a convicted felon, said Atlanta police Lt. Keith Meadows. The 38-year-old Forrest was shot to death on July 25 after he chased a man who robbed him of his championship ring and Rolex watch. He was a member of the 1992 Olympic team along with Oscar De La Hoya. The fighter later won welterweight and junior middleweight titles and compiled a professional record of 41-3 with 29 knockouts. Two other men have been arrested in the case, but police believe neither of them shot Forrest. — Associated Press
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allow me to continue former Kansan sports editor and Morning Brew specialist Rustin Dodd’s tradition of a weekly YouTube video recommendation. In honor of the “is-it-collegefootball-season-yet?” mentality that has spread through, if not yet the entire campus, then at least this writer’s nervous system, this one’s a personal favorite from the many brilliant moments of Reesing’s Kansas career. Type “Reesing vs. Nebraska” into your YouTube search and enjoy.
NEW YORK — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell decided Donte’ Stallworth’s football punishment should last much longer than his 24 days in jail. The Cleveland Browns receiver, who pleaded guilty to killing a pedestrian while driving drunk, was suspended without pay Aug. 13 for the entire season. “Your conduct endangered yourself and others, leading to the death of an innocent man,” Goodell wrote in a letter to Stallworth released by the league. Stallworth struck 59-year-old crane operator Mario Reyes the morning of March 14 in Miami. He pleaded guilty June 16 to DUI manslaughter, a second-degree felony, and was suspended indefinitely by Goodell two days later. “Regardless of the length of my suspension, I will carry the burden of Mr. Reyes’ death for the rest of my life,” Stallworth said in a statement. “I urge NFL fans not to judge NFL players or me based on my tragic lapse in judgment. I am a
good person who did a bad thing. I will use the period of my suspension to reflect, fulfill my obligations, and use this experience to make a positive impact on the lives of those who look up to NFL players.” Stallworth drew a 30-day jail sentence and reached an undisclosed financial settlement with the family of Reyes. Goodell said he didn’t take the sentence into account in determining if Stallworth violated the league’s substance abuse and personal conduct policies. Stallworth signed a seven-year, $35 million contract in 2008 and received a $4.5 million rostersigning bonus the night before the crash. He will lose the remaining $745,000 on his deal for 2009. Browns coach Eric Mangini wouldn’t say whether he was open to bringing Stallworth back next season. This was Goodell’s second disciplinary decision in the last three weeks. Besides jail time, his sentence included two years of house arrest, eight years of probation and other restrictions.
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Release of steroid list may not change much BY JIM LITKE
Associated Press Suppose for a minute that David Ortiz told the truth. That whatever triggered his positive test in 2003 really was in a supplement or vitamins he bought over the counter, rather than part of a steroid-fueled training regimen. Suppose, too, that next week or next month the list of names that has baseball grumbling and 90 or so of Ortiz’ current and former co-workers gulping Tums is released. And let’s say that despite some of the damning details he volunteered — especially the bit about buying supplements in his native Dominican Republic — it confirms the story Ortiz told Saturday before his Red Sox played at Yankee Stadium. What then? Nothing. It really doesn’t matter what happens to the list anymore — whether it never sees the light of day, or whether the names continue to drip out, come out all at once, or even if we find out who used exactly what. There’s no punishment to be meted out six years after the fact. The tests were supposed to remain anonymous; they were administered to find out whether enough players were juiced to put a drug policy with real penalties in force beginning with the 2004 season. The list is under court seal at
the moment and might not be released, if at all, until the Supreme Court weighs in. Revealing the names now will shame some ballplayers and disappoint a few fans, but it won’t shock anyone. If it proves Ortiz is a liar, well, he just falls in place behind Manny Ramirez, at the end of a long line that already includes plenty of the biggest names of the era and more than a few of the most obscure. And if it proves Ortiz was playing by baseball’s lax rules back in 2003, it only makes his life a little easier. It might mean fewer boos on the road when he comes to the plate and more cheers back in Boston, where the locals will swear they knew he was clean all along. But that’s about it. Ortiz’ standing among the rest of baseball won’t change either way. The fact that Michael Weiner, the incoming executive director of the players union, and two senior executives from MLB, were in attendance at his news conference proves that Ortiz is still well regarded. More tellingly, perhaps, Weiner delivered the union’s most vigorous defense so far of a player caught in the steroid scandal, and both MLB and the Red Sox released statements cautioning people from jumping to conclusions. “His reputation has been called into question. He does not know specifically why. And he can’t get the information that would allow him to offer a full explanation,”
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Boston Red Sox baseball player David Ortiz speaks to the media on Aug. 8 at Yankee Stadium in New York. Ortiz is under investigation for a positive steroid test in 2003. Weiner said. It may be that Weiner’s presence at Ortiz’ side simply signals a shift in style; that unlike his predecessor, Weiner plans to defend his players vigorously and in person, as opposed to issuing statements couched in legalese from the safe distance of the union’s headquarters, the way Donald Fehr did. But what should we make of the fact that both MLB and the Red Sox came to Ortiz’ defense as well? Since one of the cardinal rules of the legal profession is don’t ask a question you don’t already know the answer to, my guess is Weiner has not only seen the list, but that he also knows what caused Ortiz’ positive test — even if he can’t tell
the ballplayer that. So remember this: Even if it turns out Ortiz didn’t knowingly use a banned substance, he went to a lot of trouble to get his hands on the next best thing. Almost everybody playing the game back in 2003 did, sometimes with the tacit approval of the higher-ups, and plenty more crossed the line without so much as a second thought. To me, it was always not about who was using as how many. Until somebody in a position to know produces that list, the debate about whether it’s worse for baseball if the names leak out one at a time or all at once will generate plenty of heat, but shed very little light.
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Young team hopes to prove strength, talent during season By ANDREW POSCH
aposch@kansan.com
The last time the Kansas Jayhawks took the court, they walked off with a first-round loss to the Missouri Tigers at the Big 12 Championship tournament. This year, the bar sits a little higher. Led by seventh-year coach Amy Hall-Holt and assistant coach German Dalmagro, the KU women’s tennis team hopes to unite a set of youthful yet experienced players. “We’re definitely going to be young, but we always hope that we’re strong enough and ready to compete at the high level,” HallHolt said. “We’re excited, and we look forward to being a really solid team this year, from top to bottom.” Although this year’s squad boasts only one senior, Kunigunda Dorn, the Jayhawks are returning four of the six starters from last spring. Sitting near the top of the lineup will be sophomore Ekaterina Morozova, who played both the No. 1 and 2 singles positions throughout last season. Morozova teamed up with recent graduate Edina Horvath to hold the No. 1 doubles spot last year. Dorn, who partnered up with last season’s only other senior, Yuliana Svistun, will be another key competitor. Dorn hopes to make the
most of her last year in a Jayhawk much shorter and centers more on uniform. After compiling a 5-17 individual performance. The Jayhawks are competing in singles record during the 2009 spring campaign, she will be fight- five events this fall. After opening ing to finish her college career on a at UNC-Wilmington Sept. 11 to 13, the team will host two tournaments high note. “Kunigunda has been working and play in Los Angeles before really hard on her strength and concluding with the ITA Regional conditioning,” Hall-Holt said. “She’s Tournament at the University of just happy to be here, and she’s Oklahoma. Top finishers of the ready to play.” Regional will advance The final two “We’re definitely going to the ITA National returning starters to be young, but we Intercollegiate Indoor from last season always hope that we’re Championships in are junior Maria strong enough and November. Martinez and The home tournasophomore Erin ready to compete.” ments will take place Wilbert. They Sept. 25 to 27 and Oct. played the No. 5 Amy hall-holt Coach 23 to 25 at First Serve and 6 singles posiin Lawrence. tions and paired “The facilities are up as the No. 2 doubles team. Together the duo becoming much more fan-friendly,” held a 7-13 record while also finish- Hall-Hott said. “It’s really not the ing the spring season with winning quiet game with a few claps that singles records. Svistun was the only people may think it is. It’s really very aggressive and can be quite other team member to do so. Filling out this year’s lineup loud.” Favorable reviews of the are junior Kate Goff, sophomore Alessandra Dzuba and freshmen Jayhawks’ home facility aren’t only Victoria Khanevskaya and Sara coming from the team. “We have gallery seating, so there Lazarevic. Hall-Holt said if all goes well, the team may also add one is a good viewing area,” said Pat more freshman to the roster in Lomshek, teaching pro and programs coordinator for First Serve. January. During the spring tennis season, “It’s a great way to spend a Saturday matches are played head-to-head or Sunday afternoon.” File photo/KANSAN in a dual style with the focus on — Edited by Samantha Foster Sophomore Erin Wilbert returns a shot against Brigham Young University last season. Wilbert is one of four returning starters from last year’s direct team wins. The fall stint is team.
women’s basketball
Players hope to top last season’s performance Team optimistic about chances in competing in the NCAA Tournament BY BEN WARD and CHRISTIAN LUCERO
bward@kansan.com clucero@kansan.com
Flash back to April 4. The scene, Allen Fieldhouse. The air in the Phog thick with excitement, packed with screaming Jayhawk fans working themselves into a frenzy to watch postseason basketball. In a venue rich with tradition, the Kansas women’s basketball team took center stage on the hardwood. The team hosted the WNIT Championship, drawing a record crowd of 16,113 — the largest women’s basketball game attendance in Big 12 history. Kansas ended up losing the contest to South Florida 75-71, but is determined to build on last season’s finish. Gearing up for another postseason run, the Jayhawks have their eyes set on an even bigger stage. “We have high expectations
basketball
Henrickson excited about three-year extension
Women’s basketball coach Bonnie Henrickson signed a three-year contract extension, the Athletics Department announced last week. Henrickson’s contract now runs through the 2013-14 season. Her annual $485,000 contract remains unchanged, as does her additional retention payment, which is $150,000 per year. “We are excited about what the future holds, and very pleased that Bonnie will be the coach to lead us into that future,” Athletics Director Lew Perkins said in a statement. “She has done an excellent job building our women’s basketball program to a high level in what is
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High schooler signs with professional team in Israel SAN DIEGO — Jeremy Tyler went from high schooler to pro basketball player when he signed a one-year, $140,000 contract with Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League. Tyler, 18, is the first Americanborn player to leave high school
this year. We definitely expect to son thinks the Jayhawks have the go far,” senior guard Sade Morris necessary talent in place. said. “Hopefully we’ll compete at “We’re excited about this seathe top of the Big 12 and go deep son,” Henrickson said. “We’ve into the NCAA Tournament.” got four starters returning, a reIn order to do so, the Jayhawks ally good group off of the bench, must first go through another and also the young kids having a challenging chance to come in and schedule, comhelp us.” “We have high exing off a season The returning startpectations this year. where they had ers were all major We definitely expect contributors to the one of the toughto go far.” est in the nateam last season. In tion. Kansas will addition to Morris, sade morris play eight games the Jayhawks return Senior guard against conferjunior center Krysten ence opponents Boogaard, junior forwho made the ward Nicollette Smith NCAA Tournament, as well as five and senior guard-forward Dannon-conference teams that quali- ielle McCray, who led the team in fied for postseason play. both scoring and rebounding. The Jayhawks also lost four The team has been busy working players to graduation but return- all summer, both in the classroom ing are nine players, including and on the court — but McCray four starters from last year. had an especially busy offseason. Additionally, Kansas welcomes The Olathe native recently helped six newcomers to the program, lead Team USA to a gold medal four freshmen and two transfer at the Women’s World University students. Coach Bonnie Henrick- Games in Belgrade, Serbia. Re-
perhaps the most difficult conference in the country.” Kansas finished the 2008-09 season ranked in the Top 25 in attendance and fourth in the country in increased attendance. The Jayhawks have advanced to postseason play in three of Henrickson’s five years with the program and have a record of 79-79. “I appreciate the vote of confidence from Lew Perkins and I am excited about the progress we’ve made,” Henrickson said in a statement. Henrickson arrived at Kansas after seven years at Virginia Tech. The Hokies reached the NCAA tournament five times and the WNIT twice, winning 20 or more games each season. — Stephen Montemayor
early to play basketball professionally overseas. The 6-foot-11 Tyler announced in the spring that he was skipping his senior season at San Diego High because prep basketball had become boring. Tyler, who averaged 28.7 points during his junior season, is expected to return to the U.S. when he becomes eligible for the 2011 NBA draft. — Associated Press
Senior guardforward Danielle McCray jumps for a basket during the second half of the WNIT Championship game against the University of South Florida in April. The Bulls defeated the Jayhawks 75-71.
turning to campus as one of the team’s leaders, McCray hopes to use her experiences overseas to benefit the team. “The experience of playing with all of those talented girls really motivated me,” McCray said. “I want to help take our team to that level of success.” McCray also echoed Morris’ sentiments regarding increased expectations for this season. “The WNIT was definitely good for our confidence,” McCray said. “We’re trying to get better and better, hopefully move from the WNIT to the NCAA Tournament this year.” After all their hard work this summer, the Jayhawks should be more than ready for their Nov. 1 opener against Pittsburg State. “We’ve had a great summer and our kids have been fantastic,” Henrickson said. “They’re excited about the season, and they should be.” — Edited by Amanda Thompson
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New captains hopeful for team success BY HALLIE MANN
hmann@kansan.com
The Kansas football team has more than 100 players but only four of them are chosen to lead the team. This year quarterback Todd Reesing, wide receiver Kerry Meier, running back Jake Sharp and safety Darrell Stuckey — all seniors — were voted captains by their teammates. Kansas football coach Mark Mangino said these four players had always been leaders on the team. “If you’re a leader on the team, you show it from the beginning,” Mangino said. “So far they’ve done a great job at leading the team.” Mangino said that all four players had very different personalities but
shared common traits — none of the captains were complacent, and they all wanted to win. Mangino described Reesing and Stuckey as both wanting to prove people wrong. Neither player was highly recruited in high school, but both have since had a large effect on the team. “Darrell is a little more quiet than Todd, but they both have a chip on their shoulder and want to show people what they can do,” Mangino said. Here is a breakdown of what each player had to say.
Kerry Meier
Mangino said Meier had a lot of pride and wanted to be perfect on the field. Meier said the energy and
excitement of this year’s team was different than his previous seasons and that the team had a little bounce in its step. “This year is a little something extra with it being my senior year,” Meier said. “It’s different going into this as my last season as a Jayhawk.”
Jake Sharp
When it came to Sharp, Mangino said that football was his life. Sharp agreed that, right now, football had to be everyone on the team’s life. On top of averaging more than 1,063 all-purpose yards and 11 total touchdowns the last two seasons, Sharp has had a huge effect on the Kansas running game and continues to work toward the goal of an-
other bowl appearance. “When people count on you, you feel you need to do more,” Sharp said. “It’s not all about you when you play football.”
Todd Reesing
Mangino said Reesing was never satisfied. Reesing had similar sentiments when talking about his expectations for the season. Reesing said that he had to prove to his teammates that he could work hard and that they could win in this conference. Reesing also said the older players had a responsibility to show the younger players how to do things on the field. Because the coaches can’t watch everyone all the time,
Reesing said, the captains and the other seniors had to step up to show them how to make minor adjustments that could really improve their game. “Everyone’s got something to work on each and every day,” Reesing said. “If you don’t take that approach to football, then you don’t need to be here.”
Darrell Stuckey
Like Reesing, Stuckey said there was something he wanted to prove to people. He said he wanted his legacy, as part of Kansas football, to be that he influenced every player that he came in contact with during his four seasons. Mangino said he thought Stuckey could be
a politician some day and lead this team and others to victory. “It’s an honor for him to say that about me,” Stuckey said. “It shows he trusts me and my role as a leader, and I’m ready to lead.” This class of seniors will graduate with the same number of players that they came in with as freshmen. Mangino said the team had a lot of work to do. The group seems willing to do it, and he felt good about them, he said. Everyone’s goal was to win the Big 12 North this season. Whether that will happen depends on these four men. “We’re going to find out this season if we can go that far,” Mangino said. — Edited by Jonathan Hermes
Meet the Captains
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No. 10 wide receiver Kerry Meier Born in Pittsburg, Kan.; Major: sports management; Last season: 1,045 receiving yards, 74 passing yards, 9 touchdowns; Interesting facts: has had three brothers who play college football, likes to play the bongos and wants to go to a World Cup game.
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No. 1 running back Jake Sharp Born in Salina; Majoring in sports management with a minor in business; Last season: 860 rushing yards, 283 receiving yards, 13 touchdowns; Interesting facts: enjoys fishing, wants to become Ted Nugent’s hunting partner, favorite athlete is Walter Payton.
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No. 5 quarterback Todd Reesing
No. 25 safety Darrell Stuckey
Born in Austin, Texas; Major: finance and economics; Last season: 3,888 passing yards, 36 touchdowns, 621 plays; Interesting facts: favorite activities other than football include laughing at Jake Sharp and playing tennis, wants to learn how to DJ.
Born in Kansas City, Kan.; Major: communications with a minor in business; Last season: 5-33 interceptions, 98 tackles, 3 kickoff returns; Interesting facts: enjoys painting and drawing, wants to start a family after college, has three brothers and three sisters. Source: 2009 Jayhawk Football Media Guide
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reesing (continued from 1B) were calling us dog shit the whole year, every freaking game. And he loves proving people wrong. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fact that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playing college football in Division I is proving people wrong. The fact that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even on the roster is proving people wrong. Not to mention he should be an All Big-12 quarterback.â&#x20AC;? When Mangino took over a flailing program in 2002, a major bowl game, let alone a BCS bowl, seemed a distant blip on Kansasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; radar. After all, the Jayhawks hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been to a bowl since 1995. Then, improbably, Kansas capped the 2007 season with a 24-21 victory against perennial power Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl. The Jayhawks finished the year 12-1. To give full credit to Reesing, though, would undermine the toil of his fellow teammates. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to argue that Reesing didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do much of the heavy lifting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we played Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure they looked at film and thought, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We can get rid of him. We can knock him out of the game,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Fambrough said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They did everything they could possibly do to get that kid out of the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I just happened to be on the field after the game was over. Those Virginia Tech players came across the field and shook hands with our players. When they came to Reesing, they stopped and said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the toughest little son of a bitch weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever played against in our lives.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; And they meant it.â&#x20AC;?
Sept. 12, 2008 at South Florida: Playmakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mindset What better way to describe a mentality than to illustrate failures? Notice, this is the shortest section, the part whose reason for inclusion you might miss if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not careful. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no doubt that Reesing has succeeded at Kansas. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s won 20 games, two bowls and a BCS
trophy in two years as a starter. But Reesing has also experienced failure. He tossed three interceptions in a humiliating homecoming loss to Texas Tech last season. In a primetime Friday night game earlier last year, Reesingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late-game turnover sealed a Kansas loss at South Florida. Yet those failures are interwoven with Reesingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s successes the same as the varying colored threads of a finely knit sweater. The week after the South Florida game, Reesing earned SportsCenterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top play honors when he scrambled across the field before delivering a deep touchdown pass to Dezmon Briscoe against Sam Houston State University. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has that gunslinger mentality. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to make some big plays. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just how he is,â&#x20AC;? former backup quarterback Tyler Lawrence said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He wants every play to be a home run ball.â&#x20AC;? More than any quarterback in the Big 12, Reesingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game revolves around that concept. Take the big chance, try to make the big play to win a game. With Reesing, the bad comes with the good. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It makes him aggressive and makes him take some shots other guys wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take,â&#x20AC;? Lawrence said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But as youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen with our record, more times than not, he makes a great decision and a great play.â&#x20AC;?
Nov. 29, 2008 vs. Missouri: The comeback What better way to end a game against a rival? The snowflakes seemed to get bigger as the game wore on. Perhaps even Mother Nature sensed the quickly approaching climactic finish. Facing fourth down and trailing Missouri by four points with less than 27 seconds left, Reesing provided the most memorable highlight of the season and possibly his career.
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Then-junior quarterback Todd Reesing jumps into the crowd during celebrations following Kansas' 40-37 victory over Missouri in the Border Showdown at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Reesing hit then-junior receiver Kerry Meier for a late fourth quarter touchdown on a fourth down pass, giving the Jayhawks a three-point lead with less than a minute to go in the game. Dancing around the pocket while stepping away from anxious defenders, Reesing floated a timeless pass over the shoulders of Kerry Meier for the game-winning touchdown. Vintage Sparky. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely relaxed in the pocket, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not afraid to just sit there,â&#x20AC;? former guard Adrian Mayes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big play guy. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll turn a blitz that gets in there and nobody blocks into a big play. I think heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of those guys you just canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t blitz because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find the hole.â&#x20AC;? For years now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard and read the Todd Reesing story, the details splashed across newspaper pages and TV screens. But still, even now, does the story ever
a little. really get old? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wish heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d just graduate all Reesing arrived at Kansas after other Big 12 teams â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including ready and move on,â&#x20AC;? an assistant in the Big 12 South every school in said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big time Texas â&#x20AC;&#x201D; turned â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has that gunoverachiever.â&#x20AC;? their back on slinger mentality. Lawrence praises a quarterback Reesingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competitive deemed insuffiHe's going to make cient for major some big plays. That's nature â&#x20AC;&#x201D; his desire to finish first in everycollege football just how he is.â&#x20AC;? thing, regardless of because of his the drill. stature. Tyler Lawrence Whittemore, a sucBy thrashFormer backup QB cessful playmaking ing those quarterback in his same defenses, Reesingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performances have shed own right, admires Reesingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abilany doubters. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the elite ity to create when a play is seemquarterbacks in the league â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a ingly over. And Cantrell, the man who used leader and consummate playmaker who has made the most with to deliver Reesing his weapon dur-
ing games, gushes over something that sits inside all of us at some point during our lives: the drive to prove people wrong. Back in the big room with lots of desks, the talking is done and the questions are silenced â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for now. Reesing rises from his seat and slowly exits out the door. Time to return to the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s routine, to continue practicing and preparing for whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next. Time to continue writing the story. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got more going for him than the ability to throw the damn football,â&#x20AC;? Fambrough said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He uses every tool thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s available to him. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a winner.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Edited by Abby Olcese
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Chiefs lose to Texans in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;sloppyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; preseason game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing like playing the first preseason game in a driving rain to cause a lot of slipping and sliding and missed assignments. There was plenty of that on both sides, but less by the Houston Texans, who beat Kansas City 16-10 Saturday night in a pounding rain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a very sloppy night weather-wise and whoever plays the best defense and whoever doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t put it on the ground usually finds a way to win in this
league,â&#x20AC;? said Houston coach Gary Kubiak. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was glad we did, but we paid a price. We have some guys banged up and that usually happens when you get out there in a mess like that.â&#x20AC;? Reserve quarterback Rex Grossman had to leave in the fourth quarter with a hamstring injury. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It looks like he has a pretty good hamstring,â&#x20AC;? said Kubiak. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first play when he went in he booted and said he felt his hamstring pull or pop, or whatever. So weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to wait and see.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Associated Press
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Kansas rowers will start the season with plenty of experience By MAX ROTHMAN
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The water is only still for so long. The wave of the Kansas rowing team is returning with a crash and it has a new leader along with it. On Aug. 3, coach Rob Catloth announced that George Jenkins will join the staff as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now our staff adds up to about 50 to 60 years of coaching experience,â&#x20AC;? Catloth said. Jenkins has had a sizable history with rowing. He was an executive director and head coach in Austin, Texas, for the Austin Rowing Club for seven and a half years. He led the ARC to six Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Championships in 2006 and a San Diego Crew Classic title in 2007. Jenkins was also an assistant coach at the University of California at Davis, his alma mater, in 2008. Now, Jenkins joins Catloth and the rest of the Kansas rowing team in its desire to take the conference. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to take a lot of work getting ahead of Texas,â&#x20AC;? Catloth said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we want to be at the top of the Big 12.â&#x20AC;? But success doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all start with the first regatta. At the end of February, the Kansas rowing team opened the new boathouse at Burcham Park in Lawrence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We look to improve being off
baseball
Royals owner backs his team despite bad record
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Owner David Glass says he planned to meet with other team officials to discuss why the Kansas City Royals are in last place in the AL Central. The Royals have been
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The Kansas rowing team pulls into 3rd place at the 2009 Big 12 Rowing Championship. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team will have a new assistant coach. the boathouse for a full year,â&#x20AC;? Catloth said. The boathouse is the symbol to a Kansas rowing team in search of a polished and determined return to the triumphs of its previous season. The seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grandest stage was the hosting of the inaugural Big 12 Rowing Championship at Wyandotte County Lake. The event showcased the rowing teams of Kansas, Kansas State, Texas and newly-entered Oklahoma. Kansas placed third after a damaging restart of the race.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a big lead on Texas almost at the halfway point,â&#x20AC;? senior Lindsey Lawrence said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then after the restart, we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t show the mental toughness that the other teams had.â&#x20AC;? In the South/Central Region Championships, both the Varsity Four and the Novice Eight placed second in the C Final. Placing 9th in the Central Region and 15th overall, Kansas finished one spot ahead of Kansas State in both sections. It was a satisfying finale to a successful season, anchored by
the prowess of Kansasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Varsity Four. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We showed the perseverance that was needed to turn things around,â&#x20AC;? Lawrence said. Now Catloth, Jenkins and the rest of the Jayhawks have an experienced foundation to catapult their team to the peak of the Big 12. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year is going to be a historic year,â&#x20AC;? Lawrence said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good time to get recognition.â&#x20AC;?
crippled by injuries, an anemic offense and ineffectiveness in the bullpen. They headed into a weekend series at Detroit with the second-worst record in the majors. Manager Trey Hillman has come under fire from fans and the media. But Glass said Friday he has complete confidence in
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release waivers, making the veteran a free agent. Ponson (1-7) was designated for assignment two days after allowing seven runs in 4 1-3 innings at Tampa Bay. He had a 7.36 ERA with 32 strikeouts and 25 walks in 58 2-3 innings this season.
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Royals veteran allowed to become a free agent
MINNEAPOLIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Kansas City Royals granted right-hander Sidney Ponson unconditional
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men’s basketball
Kansas expects top ranking after recruiting hype settles By TIM DWYER
tdwyer@kansan.com
The Young and the Restless
Is there any better way to describe the recruiting saga of Xavier Henry? There was his original commitment to Memphis, his decommitment from Memphis, his thoughts of choosing Kentucky or Kansas or staying with Memphis. There were rumors about pro ball in Europe. There was his commitment to Kansas. There was an article in the Kansas City Star questioning the reasons behind
Xavier and his brother C.J.’s arrival ed to immediately contribute for at Kansas that led Kansas. Also inbound to both nearly is Jeff Withey, who There is a strong reneging on their chance that... Kansas will be able to suit commitment to up for the second will be unanimously become Jayhawks semester after transvoted to the top spot ferring from Arizona for a couple days before — finally and will give Kansas in both the AP and — the circus died a 7-foot complement Coach’s polls. down. Now all to Cole Aldrich in that’s left to see is the paint. if both Henry brothers can live up to the hype. Topping the Charts Lost in the Henry hoopla are No official polls have been elite recruits Elijah Johnson and released yet, but several prominent Thomas Robinson. Both Rivals. members of the sports media world com top-30 recruits, Johnson and have released their own selections Robinson, like Henry, are expect-
for a top-25. Andy Katz, senior college basketball writer for ESPN. com, pegged the Jayhawks for the top slot, as did colleague and famed college basketball analyst Dick Vitale. They are among the many who, since the announcements that Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich would return, have speculated that the Jayhawks will be the team to beat. There is a strong chance that, like eventual national champions North Carolina last year, Kansas will be unanimously voted to the top spot in both the AP and Coach’s polls.
Rocky Road
Once conference play begins, however, things may just get For the Jayhawks to hang on to their presumptive post at the top tougher. Two conference games stand of the rankings, they’ll have to out on the schedule as perhaps knock off plenty of solid competithe toughest tests of the season tion along the way. — at Texas, which Of t he looks to be nothing Jayhawks’ 14 Once conference play short of dominant games before begins, however, in the South, and at conference play Missouri, where the begins, more things may just get Jayhawks will try than half are tougher. to avenge last year’s against 2009 heart-stopping, buzzNCAA tournament teams, including road games er-beating loss at the hands of at UCLA and Tennessee and a Missouri guard Zaire Taylor. neutral site battle with Memphis — Edited by Megan Morriss in St. Louis.
Men’s basketball
Reed ready for what season will bring Jayhawks welcome new players and prepare for the pressure of a possible No. 1 ranking
BY TIM DWYER
tdwyer@kansan.com
The University Daily Kansan sat down with Tyrel Reed to see where his head was at as he enters a pressure-filled season. Your role will likely change with being a leader and also with some new players coming in to fill different spots on the team. How do you handle those changes? Tyrel Reed: It’s going to be a different team this year. I mean, we’ve got a ton of returning guys that already know the system, but we’ve got some new guys coming in who are going to fit in well. You just have to know your role. I think the biggest key to being a leader is to just know what your role is and be able to help the young guys out when they need it. Have you had a chance to play with the new guys and see what they bring to the table? TR: Thomas and Elijah were there all summer. They’re both going to be great players. They’re both extremely athletic and Thomas is a work horse and he’s just going
to be big in there for us this year, and Elijah is just a great athlete who’s going to distribute the ball and just do whatever Coach asks.
experienced it before. We know we’re going to have a target on our back, but, being Kansas, you always do. It’s just a little bit higher and more expectations when you’re No. 1.
What has it been like with the Henrys when they almost quit and Like you said, you guys have a all the drama? With the guys on the team already here, did it affect you target on your back. Are there any at all not knowing whether or not games that it goes the other way, that you have circled they would join on the schedule? you? “We know we’re TR: There are cerTR: Not at all. tain games that are We can only congoing to have a target looked at as the bigtrol what we can on our back, but, ger games. We play control. They had being Kansas, you Memphis one of our some stuff going always do.” first regular season on and we undergames, so that will be stand that. They’re Tyrel reed big for us. Any game going to be good Junior guard during our conferplayers regardless. ence is big because We just can’t let we’re trying to win a them being away conference title, but I don’t think affect us as a team and it didn’t. we have any games circled right It looks like you guys are going now. We just have goals of winto be preseason No. 1 pick coming ning a Big 12 Championship, a into the year. What’s the pressure Big 12 Tournament Championship and then, hopefully, a National like dealing with that? TR: For some of us we’ve dealt Championship. with that before. My freshman year Are there any games from last when we had a great team, won a national championship. We kind year that still sting? Is there still of dealt with that pressure. We’ve motivation that you take from
those? TR: We were undefeated in the league and losing to Missouri at their place, that really stings. We play them the last game of the season at their place and that’s always a big game for us with Missouri being our rival. Then Michigan State last game of the year, in the Sweet 16 we just kind of gave it away at the end. Those two don’t sit well with us. You didn’t play a huge role a couple years ago on the national title team, so if you guys advance to the Elite Eight, Final Four, it’ll be the first time you’ve done so playing a major role. What’s that like for you looking forward to that? TR: That’s why you come to Kansas, to play in big situations— you want to make it to the Elite Eight, Final Four and be a part of that. My freshman year we had some great guys that I was able to play behind, sit on the bench and really learn from them. Hopefully this year I’ll have an opportunity to play, and I’m just looking forward to it. That’s what you dream about as a kid. — Edited by Megan Morriss
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Junior Tyrel Reed yells to his teammates after a Cole Aldrich dunk at a January game.
football
BCS system not going anywhere...yet BY frederic j. frommer
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Rep. Joe Barton had a plane to catch, but he wanted to give college football officials a warning before leaving the highly publicized hearing. Peering down from the podium, the Republican said in his Texas twang that unless the officials took action toward a playoff system in two months, Congress would likely move on his legislation aimed at forcing their hand. More than three months have passed, and Barton’s bill hasn’t moved. Such is the way with college football and Congress. For years, lawmakers have railed
against the Bowl Championship Series, calling it an unfair way to select a national champion. A lot of righteous thundering, however, has not yielded anything on the legislative front. President Barack Obama joined the fray last year, saying shortly after his election that there should be a playoff system. “I’m going to throw my weight around a little bit,” he said. “I think it’s the right thing to do.” But now that he’s in office, the recession, two wars and health care reform have taken him away from football, at least so far. The current college bowl system features a championship game between the two top teams in the BCS
standings, based on two polls and six computer rankings. After the title game, eight other schools fill in the remaining slots for Orange, Sugar, Fiesta and Rose bowls. Under the BCS, six conferences get automatic bids — the ACC, Big East, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-10 and SEC, in states from Massachusetts to Florida to California to Washington to Illinois. Those conferences receive far more money than the conferences that don’t get automatic bids. “There are just too many senators and congressmen who represent districts where major BCS schools have a very dominant influence,” said Gary Roberts, dean of the Indiana University School of
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Law-Indianapolis and an expert on sports law. “So you’re not going to get any senators from Louisiana or Alabama or Florida or Georgia or Tennessee or Ohio — those are all states with major state universities that are major BCS powerhouses.” There’s been no bill introduced in the Senate this year to revamp the BCS, although GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah said he’s looking into it. Mountain West Conference champion Utah was bypassed for last season’s national championship despite going undefeated. Barton, the top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is one of several House members who has authored legislation aimed at forcing a playoff. His bill, which has four co-sponsors, would ban the promotion of a postseason NCAA Division I football game as a national championship unless it’s the outcome of a playoff. California Republican Gary Miller has three co-sponsors for his bill that would deny federal funds to schools in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision unless the championship resulted from a playoff system. And Neil Abercrombie, a Democrat from Hawaii, has a nonbinding resolution calling for a playoff system and for a Justice Department investigation. He’s got five co-sponsors. Roberts says it’s not enough. “Sure, you’ve got Orrin Hatch from Utah who’s unhappy,” he said. “There are a handful of congressmen and senators from districts or states that feel like the BCS disadvantages them and their constituents, but they’re a small minority of the overall Congress.” Barton insisted in a telephone interview that there’s a good chance his bill will pass the House this year. “The key is finding a place on the agenda” in a year crowded with high-profile issues, he said. “We’ll keep plugging away.”
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The BCS championship trophy sits on display in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Hatch, who held a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy and consumer rights last month, has focused more on getting the Justice Department to investigate the BCS for antitrust violations. He told the AP he’s working on letters to both the department and Obama making that case. “Like I’ve said in the past, I’m not real anxious to get the government involved in regulating college football, but those who have the power to fix the system should do so — and they should do so voluntarily,” Hatch said. “The BCS people don’t appear too willing to consider any alternatives.” Stephen Ross, director of the Penn State Institute for Sports Law, Policy and Research, and a former lawyer for the Justice Department’s antitrust division, said the department will likely look into Hatch’s request — but more as a senatorial courtesy than anything else.
He said the department generally takes the position that its resources should be devoted to actions that can’t be brought by a private party, and would be unlikely to launch a full-blown investigation into the BCS. Someone other than the department could bring a lawsuit challenging the BCS. Congress has given the issue a high-profile look this year with a pair of media-generating hearings, but it also held them in the past — including a couple in 2003 that didn’t lead to any legislative remedy. That year, the House and Senate Judiciary committees both held hearings — the latter one requested by Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, now vice president. “What about the teams that aren’t in these conferences and the fans that aren’t in these conferences?” he asked at the time. “It looks unAmerican. It really does. It looks not fair. It looks like a rigged deal.”
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soccer
Soccer team looks for game-to-game consistency Returning players hope experience will help them reach their potential BY CLARK GOBLE
said. “Last year when we played well, we were very, very good.” With nine starters and 20 letter winners returning, Francis said Last year’s soccer team could that his team had the potential to definitely score. They netted the be even better than last year. second-most goals in the 13-year “But at this history of the point, it’s just potenprogram. “Last year when we tial,” Francis said. The problem played well, we were “We’ve still got a lot was, they also of work to do.” gave up the secvery, very good.” Estelle ond-most goals Johnson, senior in the program’s defender, knows the history. mirages of potential Mark francis “And we had Coach far too well. some really bad She said that teams early on,” a couple of the coach Mark teams she’d been on hadn’t quite Francis said. reached their potential and Francis said the team lost a admitted that playing to the best few games it shouldn’t have and of their abilities was a major goal played poorly in key spots in for the season. important Big 12 games, so it’s Senior midfielder forward easy to understand the rationale Monica Dolinsky has a more for Francis’ main goal for his concrete goal: winning the Big team this season. 12 Tournament. But she realizes “We need to be more consistent on a game-to-game basis,” Francis that goal might be difficult to cgoble@kansan.com
Senior forward Shannon McCabe (left) battles for a header against a University of Alabama at Birmingham defender last season. This year’s team has high expectations for its returning players, including McCabe.
there is competition for every achieve. The two starters lost to spot. Even goalkeeper, which graduation were keystones in the senior Julie Hanley has held for midfield. “This year, it’s going to be three years, is up for grabs. difficult trying to get freshmen “I think it goes all the way through the team,” and sophomores Francis said. “But and juniors that “We’re used to playthat’s good.” haven’t had as ing with each other. Dolinsky said much playing It’s good to have that there was some time to get in there and get everyone on the same good competition for the midfield them adjusted to page.” openings, and that play at this level,” the team had also Dolinksy said. Shannon mcCabe But the highSenior forward practiced using four scoring forwards midfielders and two and experienced forwards instead of defensive backline all return, and the usual three of each. Whatever the lineup, it is clear both Johnson and senior forward that expectations are pretty high. Shannon McCabe said that defiMcCabe said she was going to nitely helped. “We’re used to playing with make the most of the time she each other,” McCabe said. “It’s had left. “I only have four more months good to have everyone on the of playing soccer,” McCabe said. same page.” While it may seem that the “So I just want to go out on a starting lineup will remain mostly high note.” the same as last year, Francis said
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soccer
Standout freshman faces pressure on field, in class BY JOEL PETTERSON
jpetterson@kansan.com
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Ryan Succop practices during NFL football training camp in River Falls, Wis., on Aug. 1.
Chiefs look for kicking consistency Rookie Ryan Succop begins Kansas City’s emphasis on special teams Associated Press RIVER FALLS, Wis. — Ryan Succop has the leg and he probably has the Kansas City Chiefs’ kicking job. What Succop needs is consistency, and he’d better find it fast. Succop was the last player taken in this year’s NFL draft, and the last time the Chiefs drafted a kicker, they cut him after the first game. Succop, who has already hit field goals of 58 and 53 yards in training camp, is being counted on to solve a long and festering problem for the Chiefs. Their failure to find a good, consistent kicker is a major reason they haven’t won a postseason game since Joe Montana was their quarterback. Field position, particularly the past two seasons, has been a huge problem for the Chiefs, and Succop has shown a welcome ability to drive kickoffs deep. That was one reason Connor Barth, the incumbent kicker, was released a few days before camp began. “It’s an area that we are putting a lot of stress on, it’s an area we need to be better in and we obviously know it’s a big part of these games,” coach Todd Haley said. “Some of the last-minute, end-of-the-game situations are the difference between winning and losing.” Succop was also impressive with
both range and accuracy during One of the biggest draft misan encouraging scrimmage last takes the Chiefs have made in Saturday. recent years was taking Justin “Yeah, one was 58 and that is Medlock, a kicker out of UCLA, in a big kick,” Haley said. “It was 58 the fifth round in 2007. He lasted with a little wind behind his back one game. Succop is determined but it cleared easy, it made it over to avoid the same fate. my dad (sitting in “The one thing I “Some of the lastthe end zone).” have really started In 10 games working on is just minute, end-of-thelast year, Barth picking out a target game situations are made 10 of 12 and when I go out the difference between there to kick a field field goals, a winning and losing.” much better pergoal just going out centage than the there and focusing on TODD HALEY 66 percent that a target,” he said. “I Chiefs coach Succop managed think God has really his senior seagiven me the ability son at South Carolina. But Barth to stay calm in pressure situations lacked the strong leg needed on and just relax and go out there and kickoffs and the Chiefs are hope- get the job done.” ful Succop will do better now that Haley insists the job does not he’s no longer dealing with the necessarily belong to Succop just torn abdominal muscle that both- yet. ered him in college. “Just because Connor’s not here But he still has not kicked in the doesn’t mean I’m not competing NFL. Consistency is a worry. against him. So I’m not just com“So far during camp I feel like peting against him but every guy I’ve been really consistent. I’ve in the league, every guy trying to made 90 some percent of my field be a kicker in the NFL,” Succop goals during team,” he said. “As said. a kicker you definitely have to Still, it’s nice being the only be mentally strong. I mean you kicker in camp. can’t let anything bother you, you “I kind of look at it as it’s been a just got to be tough mentally. You blessing for me because it’s really know whether it’s windy condi- allowed me to take all the reps so tions or rainy, it doesn’t matter I’ve really been able to get comyou just have to go out there and fortable,” he said. “Just being able just know you’re going to make to be in that situation every day the kick.” is good.”
Sarah Robbins doesn’t appear to be at any disadvantage as the Kansas soccer team scrimmages for its preseason practices, but at 17, Robbins is the youngest player on the squad. She doesn’t mind the distinction, though — it’s one that she’s used to. She spent the summer in her hometown of Montreal playing with women nearly twice her age in the USL Women’s League. “It doesn’t really feel like I’m the youngest because it’s not something I think about all the time,” Robbins said. “I like playing with older girls and girls with more experience who can teach me what they know.” Even senior defender Estelle Johnson wasn’t aware of the age gap through the first week of practice. “I didn’t even know that she was the youngest until yesterday when we were driving to paintballing and Coach had to sign her waiver because she’s not 18 yet,” Johnson said. Other than signing the paintball waiver, coach Mark Francis hasn’t had to help too much with Robbins’ adjustment to college soccer. “This environment obviously is tough, but she’s handled it well, I think because of her experience in those types of situations where she’s playing with really good play-
Hockey
Depositions are next step in team ownership battle
PHOENIX — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, two team owners and the Canadian billionaire who is trying to buy the Phoenix Coyotes over the league’s vehement objections agreed to submit to depositions in their complex bankruptcy battle.
ers,” Francis said. What Robbins lacks in age, she certainly makes up for in experience. Since she began playing soccer with her older sisters at 4 years old, she’s worked her way to the top of Canada’s youth soccer program. In her club team, she served as captain for four years. Her abilities impressed scouts at the regional and provincial levels and earned her a spot in Quebec’s national training program at age 14. She attended school four hours a day and trained for the rest of the afternoon. It was at Canada’s National Training Centre in Montreal that Kansas first noticed Robbins. Francis sent assistant coach Antoinette Love to scout players at the training center. “We’d never seen her play before, but we saw her there and really liked her,” Francis said. “We were really looking for a center midfield player, so we contacted her and she came down for a visit.” After that meeting in January, Robbins didn’t consider any other options for college. A visit to Lawrence in March left no doubt in her mind that she wanted to play at Kansas, although it’s a far cry from the busy city she grew up in. “It’s really different, it’s a different town compared to Montreal,” Robbins said. “It’s a lot more laidback. But I’ve got the other girls because it’s all a big change for us.”
Playing soccer in the United States at the university level had been Robbins’ dream since elementary school. Even with her impressive resumé, she hasn’t taken the opportunity for granted. “I’ve always dreamt about playing in the States, but when it comes to the time where you actually have to crack down and work hard to get here, it’s tough. I’m definitely proud that I got here,” Robbins said. Now that Robbins has arrived, she and the other incoming freshmen are adjusting to Division I soccer. The team hopes Robbins is able to step up and contribute as early as possible during the season. “I think that one position we’re kind of lacking at is defensive midfield, so hopefully she’ll gain enough confidence to step up and fill that gap for us,” Johnson said. For now, Robbins is focused on improving and earning that spot in the starting lineup. But she also has a loftier goal for the future: a spot on Canada’s Under-20 World Cup team for 2012. In the meantime, there are slightly more pressing issues. “I’m really nervous about classes, especially being the youngest one here,” Robbins said with a slight grimace. “But I’ve got lots of help, so I’m not too scared about that.”
The four, along with NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly, consented to depositions in two of the more than 630 documents filed in the case since owner Jerry Moyes took the team into Chapter 11 bankruptcy May 5. Canadian Blackberry magnate Jim Balsillie, who has offered $212.5 million to buy the team contingent on moving it to Hamilton, Ontario, for the
coming season, agreed to a limited deposition. In addition to Bettman and Daly — who already have been deposed once — the league agreed to provide Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs and Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold for questioning.
— Edited by Samantha Foster
— Associated Press
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Club sports offer opportunities to all KU offers students a chance to keep playing sports they love, or to try something new Men’s Lacrosse
Not to be undone by the many successes of the other sports clubs at Kansas, men’s lacrosse comes back this year with greater expectations. A problem not uncommon to nonrevenue sports, coach Mark Barrath hopes to garner attention from students. “Lacrosse has been such a foreign sport to the Midwest in the past, we feel it is extremely important to introduce people to what has been called the fastest game on two feet,” Barrath said. The team consists of roughly 20 players right now. The coaching staff anticipates great freshmen additions to the team this fall to make those numbers swell to 30 or 35. The team travels considerably far outside its conference to other schools such as Purdue and regularly hosts teams such as Missouri at Shenk Sports Complex, at 23rd and Iowa streets. The yearly alumni game is a highlight of the fall season. Prospective players are encouraged to meet members of the club at Rec Fest and Union Fest during Hawk Week to obtain information and specifics about the conference and lacrosse culture. See the club Web site for rosters, schedules and more at http:// groups.ku.edu/~kulax/. Those with questions may contact the club directly at jayhawklacrosse@ku.edu. — Jordan Williams
Women’s Lacrosse
As defending conference champions, the women’s club lacrosse team takes its job seriously. Besides being one of the fastest-growing college sports across the nation, lacrosse at Kansas boasts enthusiastic players who take pride in their work and garner great success along the way. This year’s presi-
dent, Katlyn Kraft, St. Louis junior, expects a repeat of a conference championship. As a member of the Central Plains Women’s Lacrosse League, the club team often competes against Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma teams. Also, the team hopes to make one or possibly two trips outside the conference as in years past. Like most other club sports, women’s lacrosse will hold informational booths and tables on campus during Hawk Week for prospective students, most notably during Union Fest and Rec Fest. More information about Women’s Lacrosse can be found at http:// www.htosports.com/kulax. — Jordan Williams
Crew
There’s reason for the club crew team to be excited. It’s building a new practice facility, and expectations and aspirations are running high. Feeding off the elation from last season’s high placement at the Great Plains Rowing Championships, Sunflower State Games and American Collegiate National Championships, the team will waste no time as it anticipates sending select members this fall to participate in the Head of the Charles Regatta at Boston. Hovering around 20 Varsity members, crew is open to men and women and is comprised of varsity and novice categories. During Hawk Week, crew will have information tables at Rec Fest and Union Fest for prospective members and other inquisitive students. The first match is in Des Moines, Iowa on Sept. 26. Interested students can see the crew Web site at http:// www.kansascrew.com/ or contact the team directly at kansascrew@ gmail.com. — Jordan Williams
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Club hockey goalie Brent Pitts lunges for a save during the first period against Missouri State as the rest of his team watches. The club hockey team will hold tryouts Aug. 25 to 27 at the Pepsi Midwest Ice Center in Overland Park.
Hockey
The Kansas hockey team enters the season with high expectations after earning a berth in the playoffs last season. This year the team is aspiring to make it even further: to the regional tournament. It opens up the season at home against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Sept. 11. On-ice tryouts take place Aug. 25 to 27 at the Pepsi Midwest Ice Center in Overland Park. Those who wish to try out for the team should contact team president Price Duncan at (913) 461-4636, or e-mail him at pdunk124@ku.edu. — Ethan Padway
Women’s Rugby
The women’s rugby club and its
president Tiffany Lau know how important team chemistry can be. “Rugby is such a unique sport because of how team oriented it is, you really create an amazing bond with your teammates,” Lau said. “This is what makes women’s rugby so great, you can make friends that last a lifetime, while having an amazing time playing a fun sport.” The club travels to play other colleges in the Midwest and competes in various tournaments. The women’s club will start practice the second week of school at the Shenk Complex at 23rd and Iowa streets. The club practices from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings, with games on Saturdays. The team welcomes newcomers and is more then happy to teach the sport to anyone. Contact Tiffany Lau at tiffmlau@ku.edu for more information.
— Max Lush
Men’s Soccer
The KU Club Soccer squad offers the opportunity to p ractice three times a week and compete against other Big 12 conference competition. The team will be hosting open tryouts from 9 to 11 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. today, Tuesday, and Wednesday at the Shenk Complex located near 23rd and Iowa streets. Last season the club won conference before being eliminated in the semifinals of the National Tournament. This season it looks to achieve and surpass those accomplishments when it opens the season at r ival Kansas State on Sept. 11. For more information, contact Will Poczekaj, club team president at
630-330-1394, or kansasmensoccer@ hotmail.com. — Nick Ryter
Fencing
The Kansas fencing club returns for its 83rd year this fall. This year the club is traveling to multiple tournaments in the area and it’s bringing back the annual Jayhawk Open, which has been on hiatus for the past few years, in October. The fencing club is open to any student regardless of experience. It practices from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday nights in the Robinson Center, Room 260. Contact Joey Scalet at (913) 2190177 or jmscalet@ku.edu for more information. — Ethan Padway
Golf
Woods gives up lead, loses to Yang Associated press CHASKA, Minn. — In a year of spoilers at the majors, Y.E. Yang was the biggest of all. He toppled the mighty Tiger Woods. Yang became the first Asianborn player to win a major Sunday with a stunning performance in the PGA Championship, memorable as much for his clutch shots as the player he beat. Woods was 14-0 when he went into the final round of a major atop the leaderboard. He had not lost any tournament around the world in nine years when leading by two shots. None of that mattered to Yang, a 37-year-old South Korean who hit the shots everyone expected from Woods. Leading by one on the final hole, Yang slayed golf ’s giant with a hybrid 3-iron that cleared the bunker and settled 12 feet from the cup. Yang made the birdie putt and shouted with joy as he pumped his fist. That gave him a 2-under 70, and a three-shot victory when Woods missed yet another short par putt and shot 75. “I tried to master the art of controlling my emotions throughout the small wins I had in my career,” Yang said through his agent, Michael Yim. “I think it turned out quite well today.” It was the second time Woods has finished runner-up in the PGA Championship at Hazeltine, both times to a surprise winner. Seven years ago, he birdied the last four holes and came up one short of Rich Beem. This time, Woods made one mistake after another over the last four holes, mostly with his putter. “I did everything I needed to
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Y.E. Yang, of South Korea, is congratulated by Tiger Woods, right, after winning the 91st PGA Championship at the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., on Sunday. do, except for getting the ball in the hole,” Woods said. “Just didn’t make the putts when I needed to make them.” Yang was No. 110 in the world, his only victory on the PGA Tour coming in March at the Honda Classic, on a course across the street from headquarters of the PGA of America. He was best known for holding off Woods at the HSBC Champions in China three years ago. This stage was far bigger. Yang was even better. He took the lead for the first time all week by chipping in for eagle from about 20 yards short of the 14th green. And when it looked
as though nerves were getting the best of him on a three-putt bogey at the 17th, he delivered his two most important shots. Yang still had enough strength left to hoist his golf bag over his head, and later the 44-pound Wanamaker Trophy. After a long and tearful embrace with his wife, Young Ju Park, he walked across a bridge saluting thousands of fans who couldn’t believe what they saw. What a capper to this year in the majors. Kenny Perry was poised to become the oldest Masters champion at 48 until Angel Cabrera beat him in a playoff. Phil Mickelson,
reeling from his wife being diagnosed with breast cancer, was on the verge of finally winning the U.S. Open until Lucas Glover outplayed him over the final few holes. And just last month, 59-year-old Tom Watson was an 8-foot par putt away from winning the British Open, then lost in a playoff to Stewart Cink. Woods losing a two-shot lead in the final round of a major? That was unthinkable — until a breezy afternoon at Hazeltine. “I played well enough the entire week to win the championship,” Woods said. “You have to make putts. I didn’t do that. Today was a day that didn’t happen.”
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Then-freshman Ian Anson watches his putt roll across the green before falling in the hole for a birdie at the Jayhawk invitational last season. Anson is one of nine returning key players for the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team. The team lost four other players, a sharp contrast to the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team, which welcomes back all of its key players.
Both teams anticipate strong return Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team welcomes back all last seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stars, menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team returns key players Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Golf Head Coach: Erin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neil, sixth season Key Losses: None Key Returners: Seniors Emily Powers and Meghan Gockel, juniors Grace Thiry and Meghna Bal The Jayhawks certainly donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lack experience. After a 2008-2009 campaign without a single senior, the Jayhawks now have two, Emily Powers and Meghan Gockel, leading the charge for the 2009 fall season. Kansas opens the season Sept. 14 in Lincoln, Neb., at the Chip-NClub Invitational. Last year the Jayhawks finished sixth in the event, with then-sophomore Grace Thiry
carding a 54-hole total of 223 to finish 10th individually and lead the team. Two weeks after the opening weekend the Jayhawks will make their way to Manhattan, where last year they were able to clinch a top5 finish on the strength of an Emily Powers 54-hole total of 223, which was good enough for her first career title. Also returning is junior Meghna Bal, who tied with Powers with a team-high 31 rounds scored. Her scoring average of 78.71 was second only to Powersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 76.45. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tim Dwyer
Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Golf Head Coach: Kit Grove, fourth season Key Losses: Brandon Hermreck, Walt Koelbel, Zach Peder-
son, Andrew Strom Key Returners: Seniors Bryan Hackenberg, Bobby Knowles and Patrick Roth, junior Nate Barbee, sophomores Ian Anson and Blake Giroux, freshmen Chris Gilbert, Alex Gutesha and Dan Waite Though a few weeks out from the start of its fall season, the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golf team was well represented at the 99th Kansas Amateur earlier this month. Seven of nine current and former Jayhawks advanced to match play, four to the second round, and junior Nate Barbee and recently graduated Andrew Storm advanced to the Mission Hills tournamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quarterfinal round. Among current Kansas golfers, senior Patrick Roth was the next highest finish, bowing out of competition in the third round. Roth
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was defending his Kansas Amateur championship earned one year before. Barbee led the team in scoring average in 2008-09 with a 73.12 stroke average and recorded three Top 20 finishes on the year. He opened the season with a tie for fourth at a rain-shortened Fairway Club Invitational followed by a sixth-place finish at the Kansas Invitational. The Jayhawks turned in their most impressive performance collectively at the Big 12 Championship. The recently graduated Zach Pederson finished in seventh place to lead the pack. As a team, the Jayhawks entered the competition seeded No. 11 but led at times during the first round before finishing the event in seventh place. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Stephen Montemayor Weston White/KANSAN
NFl
Vick could fill a new offensive position for the Eagles cess, they deserve a second chance,â&#x20AC;? Reid said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got great people on his side; there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a finer person PHILADELPHIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Michael than Tony Dungy. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proven heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vick is back in the NFL. When he on the right track.â&#x20AC;? Commissioner Roger Goodell finally gets in a game, it might be at conditionally lifted Vickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suspena new position. Looking to add a new dimension sion on July 27, allowing him to to their offense, the Philadelphia sign with a team, practice and play Eagles gave Vick a one-year deal in the last two preseason games. with an option for a second year. Once the season begins, Vick can participate in all Vick wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t brought in to compete â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an unbelievable team activities games, and with five-time Pro athlete, both running except Goodell said he Bowl quarterback the ball and throwwould consider Donovan McNabb Vick for full reining it.â&#x20AC;? for a starting job, statement by Week but the two could Andy Reid 6 (Oct. 18-19) at end up on the field Eagles coach the latest. together. The Eagles â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an unbelievreached the NFC able athlete, both championship running the ball and throwing it,â&#x20AC;? Eagles coach Andy game last season under McNabb, Reid said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll think of something but are still looking for their elusive first Super Bowl win. for him.â&#x20AC;? McNabb has led the Eagles to The most likely scenario would be for the Eagles to use Vick in a five NFC title games and one Super variation of the Wildcat offense Bowl appearance in the last eight that the Miami Dolphins made years and was rewarded with a $5.3 popular last season. Vick also million raise in the offseason. The is familiar with the West Coast Eagles tore up his old contract with offense, though he ran a different two years remaining, and gave him version with Atlanta than the one a new deal worth $24.5 million over the next two seasons. Philadelphia uses. Philadelphia is a surprise landâ&#x20AC;&#x153;He can definitely make a lot of plays,â&#x20AC;? Eagles cornerback Sheldon ing point for Vick. It was among 26 clubs that said there was no Brown said. The deal was announced during interest in him, but that may have Thursday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preseason opener changed when backup Kevin Kolb against New England. Suddenly, no strained a knee ligament earlier one cared about Tom Bradyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first this week. Kolbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s injury isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t serious game in 11 months. and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expected to return next The 29-year-old Vick, once the week. The Eagles also have veteran NFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest-paid player, has been A.J. Feeley. out of action since 2006. The forâ&#x20AC;&#x153;There wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a quarterback mer Falcons star was convicted controversy,â&#x20AC;? Reid said. in August 2007 of conspiracy and Reid consulted with McNabb running a dogfighting ring, and before signing Vick, who went to served 18 of a 23-month sentence three Pro Bowls in six seasons with in federal prison. He also was sus- the Falcons. pended indefinitely by the NFL. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I pretty much lobbied to get â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a believer that as long as him here,â&#x20AC;? McNabb said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no people go through the right pro-
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In this video frame grab provided by CBS News/60 Minutes, Michael Vick, right, listens to NFL Today anchor James Brown during a 60 MINUTES interview in Arlington Va., Aug. 10. The segment aired on 60 MINUTES yesterday on the CBS Television Network. It is the former NFL starâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first interview since he admitted to dogfighting and went to prison. He was reinstated to the NFL last month. threat to me, not for Kolb. We had was a joke. the opportunity to add another â&#x20AC;&#x153;It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make any sense,â&#x20AC;? said weapon to our offense.â&#x20AC;? Michelle Harlan, a mother attendWhen news ing her first NFL â&#x20AC;&#x153;There wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a of Vickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signing game with a young circulated in the son. quarterback contropress box durIn a â&#x20AC;&#x153;60 Minutesâ&#x20AC;? versy.â&#x20AC;? ing the first half interview, Vick of the Eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; accepted blame for andy reid preseason openEagles coach not stopping the illeer against the gal dogfighting operPatriots, even the ation he bankrolled. teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public relaVick said he felt tions staff seemed â&#x20AC;&#x153;some tremendous surprised. hurt behind what happened.â&#x20AC;? The crowd quickly caught on He said he should have taken at Lincoln Financial Field. Fans â&#x20AC;&#x153;the initiative to stop it all ... I standing on the concourse were didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.â&#x20AC;? in disbelief. One guy wondered Asked if he was more conhow quickly heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be able to buy a cerned about his playing career Vick jersey. Another asked if this or the dogs he hurt, Vick replied,
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Kessler dies at 48 after suffering a heart attack By ULA ILNYTZKY
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NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Andy Kessler, a trailblazer during New York Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nascent 1970s skateboarding scene and a designer of skate parks who was admired by boarders on both coasts, has died. He was 48. Kessler died Monday after suffering a heart attack following an allergic reaction to a wasp sting, said Moose Huerta, a close friend and fellow skateboarder. He was dismantling old wood on
a shack in Montauk, Long Island, when he was stung, said Tony Farmer, a skateboarding friend and West Coast native who now lives in Brooklyn. Kessler got his start in the 1970s with a loose-knit group of skateboarders and graffiti artists known as the Soul Artists of Zoo York. They skated all over Manhattanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Upper West Side, where Kessler lived. In the 1990s, Kessler persuaded the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parks Department to build a skateboard facility in Riverside Park. He went on to design other
skate parks in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Montauk. Huerta said Kessler also developed a zeal for surfing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The two groups are completely different from each other,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But the level of friends, and how he transcended age and demographics with the people he touched, was amazing.â&#x20AC;? In addition to his love for the sport, Huerta said Kesslerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first big success was orchestrating the building of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first skate park, near the Hudson River. At the time of his
death, he was trying to update the Montauk skate park he had designed about a decade earlier, Huerta said. On Friday evening, surfers planned to paddle out together and circle around Ditch Plains Beach in Montauk in remembrance of Kessler, Huerta said. Friends also planned a get-together Saturday at the Autumn Bowl, a semiprivate warehouse facility in Brooklyn that was one of Kesslerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite hangouts. Kesslerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s burial is scheduled for Sunday at Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus, N.J.
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Football donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even matter.â&#x20AC;? The animal rights group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, wasted no time reminding people exactly what Vick had done. â&#x20AC;&#x153;PETA and millions of decent football fans around the world are disappointed that the Eagles decided to sign a guy who hung dogs from trees. He electrocuted them with jumper cables and held them under water,â&#x20AC;? PETA spokesman Dan Shannon told The Associated Press. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to wonder what sort of message this sends to young fans who care about animals and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want them to be harmed.â&#x20AC;? Reid believes most Eagles fans will accept Vick.
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Convicted felon indicted, accused of selling firearm
NASHVILLE, Tenn. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A convicted felon accused of selling the gun used to kill exNFL quarterback Steve McNair has been indicted on a firearm charge. A federal grand jury in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday charged Adrian J. Gilliam Jr. with one count of being a felon in
â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is America. We do make mistakes,â&#x20AC;? Reid said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This situation is a chance to prove heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing the right things. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been proactive speaking across the country.â&#x20AC;? Since Reid became the head coach in 1999, the Eagles have avoided players with character issues. The lone exception came in 2004 when Philadelphia acquired wide receiver Terrell Owens. That move paid off when Owens helped lead the Eagles to the Super Bowl in his first season. But T.O. quickly wore out his welcome, criticizing management over a contract dispute and feuding with McNabb. He was released midway through the 2005 season. The Eagles must be hoping they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t regret this one. possession of a firearm. Gilliam, of La Vergne, is accused of selling a loaded 9 mm pistol to McNairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mistress, Sahel Kazemi, for $100 two days before McNair was shot. Police said the 20-year-old waitress shot McNair at his downtown condo July 4 before turning the gun on herself. Gilliam remains in federal custody and faces 10 years in prison if convicted. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Associated Press
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Teams offer opportunity for competition, fun By KRISTINA POLLARD
kpollard@kansan.com
Students looking to increase their involvement in campus sports beyond sitting in the stands have a variety of intramural sports to choose from. That glut of options may pose a problem because it can be difficult for some to decide on what sports they want to play. In addition to offering the more commonly known sports such as basketball, flag football, softball and soccer, KU offers a myriad of other options. Foosball, wallyball, ultimate frisbee and kickball are just a few of the less-traditional options for those wishing to try something completely new. Intramurals can provide an opportunity to meet new people for freshman as well as upperclassmen. Kevin Tran, Wichita senior, was on the winning co-ed soccer team in Spring 2009. He played soccer for four years in high school and said he viewed intramurals as “a fun way to stay in shape and hang out with friends.” Tran said playing intramurals wasn’t all about fierce competition. “I play mostly for fun,” Tran said. “It’s co-ed soccer, so it normally doesn’t get too competitive. Everyone just becomes friends. The soccer people at KU are just a big community.” Tran, whose team was named The Crushers, still frequently plays pick-up soccer games with people he’s met through intramurals, people who were on his team and people his team competed against. Overall Tran said co-ed soccer was a fun way to hang out with people he didn’t normally get to hang out
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Chelsie Harper, Hugoton senior, defends against a drive to the basket by Stefani Fuhrman, Tulsa, Okla., sophomore, in an intramural game. Intramurals give students the opportunity to play sports such as basketball, foosball and ultimate frisbee. Valley sophomore, has participated with. “You don’t normally get to play in intramural co-ed basketball and soccer with girls,” Tran said. “And co-ed softball. Vanderhofe parit’s a good way to ticipated in dance and get a free T-shirt.” “I have fun meeting cheerleading in high Many students new people and it’s school, but had never who participate in not hardcore serious played on a softball intramurals have team before. played sports so it’s just fun.” Vanderhofe said she before, but that is did intramurals not not a requirement Jamie vanderhofe of intramurals. Mound Valley sophomore only just for fun, but also for a little bit of Intramurals is a competition. way for everyone “More so to be comwho would like to be involved in sports to participate petitive in softball because we had a really good team,” Vanderhofe no matter their level of play. Jamie Vanderhofe, Mound said. “Basketball more for fun and
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exercise.” Vanderhofe’s softball team, PiKapp, placed second overall and her basketball team, Scared Hitless, advanced to the first round of playoffs. She says basketball is a fun sport to play because of teamwork, competition and intensity. Vanderhofe started intramurals as a freshman, so it was a good way to meet new people as a new student. “I have fun meeting new people and it’s not hardcore serious so it’s just fun,” Vanderhofe said. “And good exercise.” — Edited by Tim Burgess
It’s a shirt you have probably seen on campus a time or two. It is a simple design, with nothing more than the words “Intramural Champion” to distinguish it from a plain T-shirt. But it’s a coveted honor to wear one around campus. When non-scholarship athletes, the everyday college students, wear their “Champion” shirts, they can get just a little taste of what it’s like to be a big man on campus. Getting a team together can be an easy way to meet people with similar interests. The University is offering a variety of intramural team sports this fall, including, but not limited to, flag football, sand volleyball, indoor soccer, floor hockey, indoor volleyball and dodgeball. Here’s how to get involved.
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NCAA announces teams’ penalties for violations CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The Southeast Missouri State men’s and women’s basketball teams have been hit with several penalties for NCAA violations. The NCAA announced the penalties Thursday for violations that included impermissible benefits to men’s and women’s players; the presence of men’s coaching staff members during summer strength and conditioning activities; and observation by coaches at offseason pickup games. The programs were placed on probation through June 17, 2013. The men’s team lost one scholarship. The NCAA also ordered the men’s team to vacate wins in the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons.
— Associated Press
Olympics
Golf, rugby may be included in OIympics
1. Visit the official intramurals Web site at http://www. recreation.ku.edu/programs/ intramurals, the official intramurals Web site . 2. Click “current sports” to find the sign-up period and participation fee for each sport. 3. Gather up teammates and register each person at the online registration site. Join a league and set up the team roster. 4. Go out and compete with students for that simple, but elusive, T-shirt.
CHASKA, Minn. — Tiger Woods is a step closer to adding another major title to his name: Olympian. Players and golf officials alike were thrilled at the International Olympic Committee executive board’s decision to recommend golf and rugby sevens for inclusion at the 2016 Games. The full 106-member IOC assembly has the final say, voting in Copenhagen in October. IOC president Jacques Rogge even mentioned Woods by name, calling him a “major icon” and saying golf is an important sport.
— Pat Eland
— Associated Press
Track and Field
TNA wrestler Angle faces legal issues Bolt breaks record again
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Associated Press MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. — Pro wrestler and Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle has been arrested on charges of possessing a human growth hormone and violating an order of protection in suburban Pittsburgh. Angle was arrested about 7:50 a.m. Saturday in a Robinson Township strip mall parking lot. His girlfriend, who said she obtained a protection order about 1½ hours earlier after the two fought Friday night, alleged that he had circled the lot staring at her as she sat in a coffee shop, according to a police affidavit. Police said they found the human growth hormone Hygetropin in Angle’s car, and the wrestler told them he had a prescription for the drug. He also told officers he had not seen the woman and was looking for a hotel because he was barred from his home. Angle, 40, was charged with violating the order of protection, harassment, possession of drugs and paraphernalia and driving with a suspended license. He posted bail and is scheduled to appear for a hearing Tuesday on the drug and harassment charges and Wednesday on the charge of violating the protection order, a court clerk said. Angle, the current heavyweight champion of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, was scheduled to appear in a TNA Wrestling event Sunday night in Orlando, Fla. Steven Godfrey, spokesman for Nashville, Tenn.-based TNA Wrestling, declined comment on the arrest but said the main event between Angle, Sting and “The Blueprint” Matt Morgan would go on as scheduled. Godfrey also said TNA has a drug policy in place for staff and performers, but he declined to release the details. Angle’s phone number is unlisted. Messages left for attorney
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In this July 31, 1996 file photo, Kurt Angle of the United States reacts to his gold medal win in the 100 kg class of freestyle wrestling at the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta. Police say Angle has been arrested for possessing a human growth hormone in suburban Pittsburgh. Michael Santicola, who has represented him previously, were not immediately returned. Angle is a two-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion at Clarion University in western Pennsylvania. He won the 220pound championship at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, defeating
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BERLIN — Usain Bolt saved the celebration for after the finish line this time and showed that, yes, he can keep breaking that world record. He obliterated it, in fact. Bolt ran 100 meters in 9.58 seconds Sunday at world championships, turning his showdown against Tyson Gay into a rout and putting to rest the questions that went unanswered last time he set the record — at his showboating Olympic run of 9.69 seconds. Yes, he can do better when he goes all out the whole way. Yes, he can break 9.6. “I got a pretty good start,” Bolt said. “I was there at 20 meters and that was it.” It was the biggest change in the record since electronic time was introduced in 1968. It came very close to the 9.55-second time that an American professor said Bolt would have run in Beijing had he run all out in the Olympic 100 finals. Under ideal conditions and facing the toughest competition possible, Bolt blew away his own world record by .11 seconds on the one-year anniversary of the last world record. Gay, meanwhile, set the American record by finishing in 9.71, a time that would have been a world record 12 months and one day ago, but was an afterthought instead. Asafa Powell of Jamaica took bronze in 9.84. In Beijing, Bolt was coasting after 70 meters, but on the deep indigo blue track in Berlin, Gay pushed him as far as he could — to no avail. Gay stayed with him over the first part of the race but once Bolt unfurled that huge stride of his, there was no contest.
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Jamaica’s Usain Bolt celebrates winning the final setting a new 100m World Record during the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Sunday. “Awesome,” Powell said. “I’m happy he got it,” Gay said. “I’m happy he ran 9.5 because I knew he could do it, and I know I can do it and I’m happy for him.” In the stands, the fans carried a banner saying “Bolt — Legend.” Once he sensed another gold, Bolt glanced quickly to his right at 90 meters to check on Gay, then left, at the scoreboard, as he crossed the line and then pounded his chest when he saw the record time flash up. Troubled by a nagging groin pain, Gay had to cut practice on his start and it showed. He needed to get out the fastest by far but was never able to shake the Olympic champion. “I put everything into it. But I came in second,” Gay said. “I can definitely run faster.” Bolt demonstrated his confidence by play-acting hours ahead of race, and the fact that he never saw Gay ahead of him early on had to give him
a bigger boost. “It just wasn’t enough today,” Gay said. “I ran my best race I could run. I put my all into it. I got through the little groin situation and tried to put it together.” The crowd of 55,000 at the Olympic Stadium roared at the end of most anticipated race since the Olympics. The record time was hard to believe even with Bolt’s knack for the unimaginable. He grabbed a flag, hugged Powell, with whom he had been literally shadowboxing for fun just before the start. They wrapped themselves in the Jamaican flag, and it looked like Bejing all over again. Earlier, the Jamaican and American women had a sprint rivalry of their own. Kerron Stewart ran 10.92 in the 100 for the best time, leading a Jamaican team effort which placed three of their runners in the top four. Carmelita Jeter of the United States was second in 10.94. The final is Monday.
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Young team looks to build strength in coming season BY ANDREW TAYLOR
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The 2009-2010 Kansas swimming and diving team faces what many would call a rebuilding year. After losing nine seniors, including NCAA swimming championship qualifier Maria Mayrovich and College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-Americans Danielle Herrmann and Anne Liggett, the Jayhawks have their work cut out if they wish to match last season’s success. Also among the losses is 2009-2010 All-American Diver Erin Mertz, who chose to end her Kansas career and transfer to Purdue. To help fill the holes left by these departures, 13 newcomers will join the swimming and diving team, most of whom are homegrown talent. “When you bring in freshmen, you get a tremendous amount of energy,” head coach Clark Campbell said. Campbell said he hoped that this energy will translate into success over the course of the season, but that it will not provide the only spark to triumph this year. “We’re trying to keep our expectations in line with the youth of the team,” said Campbell. Junior swimmer Iuliia Kuzhil returns among those veterans as the sole remaining NCAA competitor from the Jayhawks’ 2008-2009 season. She received the 2008-2009 Jayhawk Newcomer of the Year Award and holds school records in the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke. Campbell said he knew that leadership, as well as talent, is needed if the team wishes to match its past success. He also said he looked to his seniors and upperclassmen to
provide this sought-after leadership. “You’re only as good as your senior class,” Campbell said. The three team captains, junior swimmer Joy Bunting, senior swimmer Carrah Haley, and senior diver Meghan Proehl, provide this young team with guidance through their experience. “Meghan has been coming along and getting better every year,” diving coach Eric Elliott said. “She’s going to be a team leader.” Campbell said he not only expected his seniors and captains to lead by example in the pool, but also in healthy lifestyle habits. That leadership has already made a mark on freshman diver Erin Savas, an 11 time junior national champion and Olympic trials finalist. “I’ve definitely felt a different energy,” Savas said. “It’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen before, very positive, very supportive.” As the Big 12 (Conference) Relays quickly approach on Oct. 16 in Columbia, Mo., Campbell, assistant coach Jen Fox and diving coach Eric Elliott stress the process of preparation to the team. At several points throughout the season, the coaches will have ample opportunity to gauge their swimmers’ and divers’ progress as the team will compete in several challenging meets. “We’re going to see some of the best teams in the country this season,” Campbell said. Some of the top competition the Jayhawks will go up against includes UCLA, the University of Virginia, the University of Arkansas and the Big 12 schools. Campbell said he hoped to use these events to measure his team’s evolvement toward their ultimate goal of the Big 12 Championships in Feb. The 2009-2010 Jayhawk swim-
Montemayor (continued from 1B) great college football players with considerable professional upside. And we shouldn’t sleep on the defense, either. Up front, junior end Jake Laptad (10.5 2008 sacks) is the truth. And it’s a question of when, not if, juco transfer Quintin Woods starts stopping opponents’ plays prematurely. Linebacker is still a question but the personnel and opportunities are there. Recall that the same questions about the position were asked when the recently-departed Joe Mortensen, James Holt and Mike Rivera assumed roles that Johnathan Lamb, Banks Floodman and Nick Reid once held. The Jayhawks seemed to have settled into a consistent secondary depth chart. The team couldn’t have a better leader at one of the areas most crucial to success this season than senior safety Darrell Stuckey. Hell, who wouldn’t want a quartet of senior captains the likes of Reesing, Sharp, Stuckey and Meier? At last week’s media day, Mangino and much of his team said all the right things. There was ample “we’re going to take it one week (or game) at a time” to go around. Mangino, on hand as an assistant during Kansas State’s resur-
gence in the 90s, Oklahoma’s national championship at the beginning of this century and his current team’s Orange Bowl victory, found a common thread between what he sensed before each season: Nothing. Just thought they had a chance to be good. And so I went to Stuckey, one of the program’s foremost leaders, players and men. Last season, he led by example with games like his three-turnover performance against Missouri. This year, he’s become vocal enough to merit suggestions from his coach that he enter the political arena one day. “Let me ask you something,” I prefaced. “Knowing everything you know and seeing everything you’ve seen over the years leading up to this moment, can this team win the Big 12 Championship?” “Yes,” was the reply delivered without hesitation and with utmost conviction. That was all I needed. For Kansas, it will be 9-3 and then history. And how sweet it would be to do it in the $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium — the posh digs that Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe fawned over last week and mentioned could become the conference title game’s permanent locale. —Edited by Sarah Kelly
taylor (continued from 1B) said he didn’t think he would be as statistically dominant as he was at the FIBA U19 World Championship in New Zealand. Still, his role remains as important to Kansas as ever. In his freshman campaign, Taylor was third on the team in points per game, second in steals and assists, and fourth in three points made and blocks per game. Individually, Taylor made great strides in the U19 tournament when he showed his multidimensional skill set. He led Team USA in points per game, steals and assists. “Playing on the USA team prepared me for the upcoming season, playing with great players and being unselfish and learning how to make that extra pass,” Taylor said. “Once Coach Self sees my decision making got a little better
than last season…I think my role will change.” Besides improving his game, Taylor also worked on improving his name. “I went up there with the mentality, ‘I’m not going to come up here and just play around. I’m going to really work,’” Taylor said. “I feel like I did some good things out there. I got my name out there a little bit.” This summer may have given Taylor the boost he needs to help Kansas to the next level. “I’m not exactly sure how hard it’s going to be from freshman to sophomore year,” Taylor said, “but I think I did everything in order to prepare myself for this tough transition.” — Edited by Samantha Foster
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Swim team given academic honors After putting the cap on a 36th-place finish at last year’s NCAA Championships, the Kansas swimming and diving team was selected as a Scholar All-American team by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). Senior Emily Lanteigne and former Kansas swimmers Anne Liggett and Danielle Herrmann were also honored as individual Honorable Mention Scholar AllAmericans by the CSCAA. To earn consideration as a Scholar All-American, swimmers must have an NCAA consideration time along with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Coach Clark Campbell said the awards were not surprising, as he and his fellow coaches heavily emphasize academics in their training. “The No. 1 team goal beyond athletic performance is academic performance,” Campbell said. — Andrew Taylor
ming and diving season will soon be under way. Whether it’s the massive amount of underclassmen, the returning veterans or a combination of both that provide the means, Kansas strives to achieve success again this season. — Edited by Amanda Thompson
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A Cadillac Escalade belonging to Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps and a Honda Accord sit on a tow truck near where they collided on Thursday in Baltimore. Baltimore police said Phelps, who was driving his vehicle, was not injured in the accident.
Phelps not blamed for crash The swimmer was not injured when another car ran a red light By BEN NUCKOLS
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BALTIMORE — A crash involving Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps was blamed on the other driver, who ran a red light, Baltimore police said Friday. Phelps, 24, was not injured, and two passengers in his Cadillac Escalade sport utility vehicle were also unhurt. The unidentified female driver of the car that caused the crash was taken to a hospital as a precaution after saying she had neck and arm pain, authorities said. It was not immediately clear if police had ticketed her. Phelps’ Escalade had a crumpled front hood after the collision, which happened shortly before 9 p.m. on Thursday. The
other car, a Honda Accord, had considerable damage to the front driver’s side. The crash occurred at an intersection of two one-way streets north of downtown. The woman was heading north when she went through the stoplight and collided with Phelps’ vehicle, which was eastbound, police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. Onlookers quickly gathered and snapped photos of Phelps and his vehicle. Guglielmi said alcohol did not play a role in the crash. Phelps has had brushes with the law in the past. He pleaded guilty to drunken driving in 2004, shortly after he won six gold medals at the Athens Olympics, and was sentenced to 18 months’ probation. Earlier this year, USA Swimming suspended Phelps
after a British tabloid published a photo of him using a marijuana pipe. The Richland County, S.C., sheriff ’s office investigated the photo but found there wasn’t enough evidence to charge Phelps, who apologized for his behavior. Phelps won a record eight gold medals at last year’s Beijing Olympics. He lives and trains in Baltimore and recently returned from the world swimming championships in Rome, where he won five golds and a silver. John Cadigan, a senior coach with the North Baltimore Aquatic Club, which is based at the swim center operated by Phelps and his coach, said Friday he hadn’t talked to Phelps about the crash. Cadigan said Phelps was not scheduled to be back at practice until next week.
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Gators hope to win third title in four years By MARK LONG
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida quarterback Tim Tebow has a Heisman Trophy, four championship rings and more accolades than most college football players could ever imagine. He wants more. Tebow and the defending national champions opened fall practice Aug. 6 with hopes of winning a third title in four years, and they want this one to be special. The Gators are embracing skyhigh expectations that come with returning nearly every starter and are openly talking about wanting to become the first team in school history to go undefeated. “It’s something that we want,” Tebow said, sporting a full beard for the first practice. “That’s not our goal. We’re not writing that anywhere. We’re not posting that. But obviously when we step on the field, we’re going to want to win. That would be special, being the first time in Florida history for that. Obviously that is a goal and it’s something that I hope comes true.” The Gators realize they’re an overwhelming favorite to repeat, maybe even more so than the 2005 Southern California team that featured Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush. The Trojans stormed through the regular season, extending their winning streak to 34 games, then lost in the title game to Vince Young and Texas. Although Florida doesn’t want to look too far ahead, especially with LSU, Georgia and Florida State on the schedule, players are bracing for each opponent’s best shot every week. “We know the target’s on our back and we’re ready,” linebacker Brandon Spikes said. “Everybody’s been looking forward to this day. ... It’s just like Christmas.” The Gators opened practice at 5:45 a.m., with about 200 fans eagerly awaiting their arrival. The early start was no surprise after coach Urban Meyer promised to make summer workouts and two-a-day practices the toughest in his five years. His rationale? For the most
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Florida quarterback Tim Tebow and coach Urban Meyer talk during the team's first practice in Gainesville, Fla., on Aug. 6. part, Florida has the same team that beat Oklahoma 24-14 in the Bowl Championship Series title game in Miami, and Meyer wants his players to avoid complacency. Tebow and Spikes vowed not to let that happen. The team captains led offseason workouts and never shied away from talk of going unbeaten. “It’s a big goal,” Spikes said. “It’s something I think about every day. Our whole summer we’ve been stressing this. My job is to make sure the guys don’t get satisfied. We’ve got to keep striving and push that rock back to the top of the hill.” The Gators won their second national title in 2006, when Tebow and Spikes were freshmen, then bounced back from a rebuilding year to earn a second ring this past January. Both of them considered turn-
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ed to rewrite history. We’ve got a good chance. We’ve got Tebow and (many) starters coming back and a lot of young guys. It’s going to be great.” Tebow has plenty of help, too. Although replacing receivers Percy Harvin and Louis Murphy will be one of the main objectives during fall practice, the Gators have running backs Jeff Demps, Chris Rainey and Emmanuel Moody back as well as tight end Aaron Hernandez, receiver Deonte Thompson and the Pouncey twins. Tebow even got his roommate back.
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Set on success, players aim higher Team has aspirations for NCAA Tournament but faces tough lineup
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Junior setter Katie Martincich gets low to return a Nebraska serve last season, a game Kansas eventually lost 3-0.
“For the newcomers, here’s how we approach things. Here’s how we are a good teammate. We get into the preseason matches, we got a number of high RPI teams that we have to be competitive with and win, which will build some By ZACH GETZ momentum into the conference.” zgetz@kansan.com Kansas will need some of that momentum because the Big 12 There’s little doubt advancing to Conference is one of the toughest the NCAA Volleyball Tournament volleyball conferences. Last seais the primary son four teams finished goal for most ranked in the top 20, “The conference NCAA volincluding Nebraska we play in is a huge leyball teams. and Texas, which both challenge, but also a ranked in the top 5. For 12th-year Kansas volleyhuge assist because it Seven of 11 Big 12 ball coach Ray elevates your play... ” schools ranked in the Bechard, that top 75 in the RPI. Last means starting season Kansas had a Ray Bechard strong in the Coach record of 13 – 16. preseason to “If you are in the get momentum top half of the conferto carry into conference play. ence, the chances to continue to “We are trying to put some play when the regular season is behaviors in place,” Bechard said. over with are pretty good,” said
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Bechard. “The conference we play to the Tournament,” Paige Mazour, in is a huge challenge, but also a senior middle blocker said. “But huge assist because it elevates your all-in-all, we want to have a complay and also requires you to be petitive season in our conference.” Mazour said that she tried to do extremely good night in and night as much for the team as she could. out.” “I like to do whatever I can for Bechard said he felt things were going well so far in the preseason. the freshmen and get on the court He said there had been no major whenever I can,” Mazour said. “I think everyone works setbacks and “Our main goal is really hard. We are thought the team very competitive for was making progreally to get to the each other. We mesh ress and has added tournament.” well together. And physicality from we do work hard. We last year. Paige Mazour “We have good Senior middle blocker are a scrappy team.” Mazour and returning players Bechard both agreed that have a lot of that the preseason experience and was going well so far. five starters back,” “We are excited about where we Bechard said. Bechard said newcomers needed are at to this point. We have a long to make an impact as well as some way to go, but its been productive of the more experienced players up to this point,” Bechard said. to expand their roles and be successful. — Edited by Alicia Banister “Our main goal is really to get
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Incoming cross-country assistant coach Michael Whittlesey joins Kansas this summer from North Carolina and has big plans for the Kansas team. When Whittlesey decided to come to Kansas, former Jayhawk Olympians Jim Ryun, Ray Moultun and Kristi Kloster — the University of Kansas’ first woman to win an NCAA track championship — weren’t far from his mind. “KU has a great heritage of track and field,” Whittlesey said. “We can become a great distance team. I want to be a part of that.” Whittlesey is more than qualified to do so. In six of his years at North Carolina he helped train 65 NCAA All-Americans and in 10 of his 11 years with North Carolina the women’s cross-country team advanced to the NCAA National Championships. Whittlesey said he tried to push his athletes to achieve not only the goals they thought were obtainable, but also the dreams they thought were out of their grasps. Whittlesey said the most difficult obstacle a runner had to overcome was his or her own mind. But with numerous experienced runners, this shouldn’t be much of a problem. “We didn’t lose any of our top runners on either team, so we have more leadership returning,” coach Stanley Redwine said. “We hope that the experience and leadership means better results throughout the season.” These top runners are sophomore Donny Wasinger, senior Bret Imgrund and junior Nick Capairo
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Associated press RIVER FALLS, Wis. — It must be tempting for Tyler Thigpen to sit around and think about what might have been. Handed the chance of a lifetime last year when Kansas City’s top two quarterbacks went down for the season, Thigpen got to start 10 games. It was an unexpected opportunity for a third-teamer who’d been drafted in the late rounds out of Coastal Carolina. The first problem was the team itself. It was bad. A defense that set an NFL record by getting only 10 sacks, an anemic running game and assorted other problems led to a 2-14 record. Out went the coach. Out went the general manager. And now Thigpen again finds himself near the bottom of the depth chart, battling Brodie Croyle for the right to be backup for Matt Cassel. “For myself, I think each and every day I’m trying to go out there and make myself better as a quarterback,” Thigpen said. “If I make myself better, that’s going to
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know that,” Kolb said. Before Kolb had the chance to block for Terry Bradshaw and Franco Harris during the Steelers’ glory days in the 1970s, he played at Oklahoma State. Looking back through an old media guide, Kolb said he could tell which guys had played because of the marks left on their faces from other players’ helmets. “It’s a scab fraternity, I suppose, that never dies,” Kolb said. A number of those former teammates, including some from high school in Ponca City, showed up for Kolb’s induction. “From the time you’re a little guy and you first start playing sports to any level you play at, your coach is going to tell you it’s a team game, especially football,” Kolb said. “It’s always that way. “When you see this kind of response from guys on your team, it’s humbling. You wonder, ‘Why me?’” The 2009 class represented a wide-ranging swath of Oklahoma’s sports past. Catlin was a center and linebacker for the Sooners’ 1950 national champions before becoming an assistant coach in the NFL. Tway played golf at Oklahoma State before mov-
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2009 inductees, from left, Ted Owens, Jon Kolb and Bob Tway join Cal McLish, seated, for a photo at the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum on Aug. 3 in Oklahoma City. ing on to success on the PGA Tour. Owens took Kansas to two Final Fours. McSpadden, a former congressman, was a well-known announcer for rodeos across the country and on television for decades. Perhaps none had a more unique
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Fewer than half of US anglers are under 35
K-State ex-coach sues over agreement
Kansas fisheries want youth interest and 54 years old and another 25 percent of the fishing population is aged 55 and above. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t particiKirk Cooper often refers to fishing as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;bug.â&#x20AC;? Infected at an early pate in outdoor recreation once age by his father and grandfather, they hit high school and college,â&#x20AC;? Cooper has had this bug take him said Chuck Bever, regional fishfly-fishing in Colorado streams on ing supervisor for the Kansas up to Montanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Big Horn River Department of Wildlife and Parks. and eventually to the lakes around â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students are busy with a lot of other things and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expected. Lawrence for bass and catfish. A pole-vaulter for Kansasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; The key is getting more of them to track and field team, Cooper, come back once they graduate.â&#x20AC;? Bever said the majority of Denver senior, would be forgiven fishermen are like for unwinding Cooper, who are between practices â&#x20AC;&#x153;...Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing introduced to the and road trips in like getting a strike sport at a young age. front of an Xbox Because of this the 360 or behind on your line and not Kansas Department the keyboard knowing what it is of Wildlife and Parks on Twitter or until you reel it in.â&#x20AC;? has amped up outFacebook. reach in the past But he says that Kirk cooper decade to youths 10 times out of 10 Denver senior whose parents may heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got other plans opt for more indoor, when leisure time sedentary recreation. presents itself. A separate branch of the departâ&#x20AC;&#x153;The worst day on the lake beats any day elsewhere,â&#x20AC;? Cooper said. ment was devised for this purpose â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anybody whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been fishing will and now thousands of Kansas kids tell you that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing like take part in fishing clinics, be it getting a strike on your line and through scout and church groups not knowing what it is until you or summer camps. Parents are also encouraged to join their kids in fight and reel it in.â&#x20AC;? learning the basics of angling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We always promote family outYOUTHS DIFFICULT TO ings, â&#x20AC;? Bever said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a higher KEEP HOOKED Cooper may be the exception chance that parents will take their rather than the rule among college kids fishing again that way.â&#x20AC;? Cooper theorizes that keeping students, the most of which fit the kids hooked on fishing long term is 18-24 age group. Cooper said five or six of his friends fish but only a question of success. He describes his brother, who is a pole-vaulter at two do so regularly. Of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nearly 30 million the Air Force Academy, as athletic anglers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; people who fish with a and competitive, but not nearly as hook and rod â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the second-lowest interested in fishing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So many times he would fish age group was that 18-24 classificawith the family growing up, not tion with 2,406,000 anglers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or about 8 percent â&#x20AC;&#x201C; according to The catch anything and lose interest,â&#x20AC;? U.S. Fish and Wildlife Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cooper said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People need to have 2006 National Survey of Fishing, success. Small ponds are genius Hunting and Wildlife-Associated for starting kids out because you take a kid there where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll catch Recreation. Meanwhile, nearly half of the something and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just euphoric countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anglers are between 35 for them.â&#x20AC;?
BY STEPHEN MONTEMAYOR
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Kirk Cooper, Denver senior, holds up his 82 pound flathead catfish caught at the end of his freshman year in 2007. Cooper and a friend caught the fish at the spillway behind Clinton Lakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dam after fighting with it for more than 45 minutes. The patience often required to Bever said the Kansas Department experience that success is one of the of Wildlife and Parks has grown its Web site over the factors working years to where it regagainst increased â&#x20AC;&#x153;If agencies want ularly posts updates participation by to take the task of on fishing reports, young anglers. preserving wildlife by educational materiSocial netals and videos. working and the cajones, angler This, he said, instant messaging participation is the helps cut down costs online, interactway to go.â&#x20AC;? of producing paper ing through cell publications and prophones and vidTom Lang vides a more direct eogames seem to Program specialist outlet for people to promote shorter obtain information. attention spans and a higher premium on multi- Bever added that in the next year the department is looking into tasking. All age groups younger than 45 becoming involved with Twitter spend an average of 8 ½ hours per and regular newsletters. day in front of a screen, according to a March study conducted by Fishing for researchers at Ball State University preservation on behalf of the Nielsen-funded Tom Lang, fisheries proCouncil for Research Excellence. gram specialist for the Kansas To keep up with the ever- Department of Wildlife and Parks, expanding presence of the Web, said that fishing can be more than
a recreational activity but also a major step toward preserving natural resources everywhere. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If agencies want to take the task of preserving wildlife by the cajones,â&#x20AC;? Lang said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;angler participation is the way to go.â&#x20AC;? Lang said that excise taxes on fishing and hunting supplies and the money that goes toward purchasing state licenses help preserve resources for future generations. When someone goes fishing, he said, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re making sure itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always going to be there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And really, catching fish is a small portion of why youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re there,â&#x20AC;? Bever said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also getting to know friends, getting to know family and loved ones again.â&#x20AC;? The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Web site lists nine lakes, ponds, creeks and rivers open to the public for fishing. Clinton Reservoir is the largest at 7,000 acres of surface water and 25 species of fish, according to Fishingnotes.com. Clinton Reservoir has a marina that offers boat rentals and areas for people to bring jet skis. There are several spots for swimming, including a beach. The lake is surrounded by an additional 15,000 acres of land, much of which is open for camping. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We tell people that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their own private lake,â&#x20AC;? said Susan Postlethwaite, administrative director. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once they come out theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hooked.â&#x20AC;?
The young men and the spillway
The spillway behind the dam of Clinton Reservoir was the site of perhaps Cooperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grandest fishing tale in Lawrence yet â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both in terms of scale and effort. Cooper and a friend dropped two lines into the water at the top of the spillway in 2007, as Cooperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s freshman year was about to end. Moments later a massive strike was noticed on one of the fishing poles. What followed would be a 45-minute battle that Cooper said left his bones feeling arthritic the next day. With an audience of growing in number to about 20, Cooper and his friend traded turns reeling the unknown mass in until it finally reared its head after about a half hour: a flathead catfish later to register at 82 pounds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My buddy didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to get in the water to take it out and I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t very excited about that either,â&#x20AC;? Cooper said. But soon after he had no other choice and, using two hands, pulled the fish out of the knee-deep running water and onto land. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The pressure and the feeling of adrenaline I had was as high as anything Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve experienced in athletics,â&#x20AC;? Cooper. All of this using a rod and reel with a shad â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a small fish â&#x20AC;&#x201C; hooked on for bait. Fishing is a hobby that Cooper said he has never had to break the bank in order to be successful. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People think new hobbies are so expensive but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fine line between being obsessive and knowing how to use what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got,â&#x20AC;? Cooper said. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Edited by Abby Olcese
By DOUG TUCKER
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Accusing Kansas State of â&#x20AC;&#x153;wanton and malicious misconduct,â&#x20AC;? lawyers for former football coach Ron Prince asked for more than $3 million in damages Aug. 10 and said it was the school, not Prince, who wanted a controversial contract to be confidential. In their written response to a lawsuit filed against Prince by Kansas State, Princeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorneys also indicated that former Kansas State President Jon Wefald may have known about the agreement calling for Prince to be paid $3.2 million in deferred compensation between 2015-2020. Kansas State filed suit in U.S. District Court in Topeka in May seeking to void the agreement, claiming it was made in secret between Prince and former athletic director Bob Krause and without the knowledge of other university officers, including Wefald. In documents filed Aug. 10, Princeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorneys said the university agreed to guarantee a $1.2 million buyout and that the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Intercollegiate Athletic Council, headed by Krause, subsequently agreed to fund the $3.2 million in deferred compensation. Prince, unpopular with players and fans, was fired last November with a 17-20 record, three months after signing a new five-year contract. He was replaced by former coach Bill Snyder. Wefald, who retired in June, maintains that he knew nothing of the agreement with Prince and that he asked Krause to resign when he found out. Athletic director John Currie declined to comment Monday. A call to Wefaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home in Manhattan was not answered. Neither Krause nor Prince, now an assistant coach at Virginia, have spoken publicly about the deal. In a statement, Neil Cornrich, Princeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawyer, said Kansas State â&#x20AC;&#x153;insisted that the additional guarantee be contained in a separate, confidential memorandum.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coach Prince did not request such confidentiality, nor did he care whether the agreement was public, but accommodated the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request,â&#x20AC;? Cornrich said. In the response to Kansas Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawsuit, Princeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorneys said it was Krause who suggested the deferred compensation package and that he â&#x20AC;&#x153;held himself out as having the authority to represent the University and the IACâ&#x20AC;? in negotiations with Prince.
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‘Billy Madison’ offers compelling comparisons to KU offseason events I
n an effort to bring all of the offseason happenings together in one column, I am using one of my favorite movies, “Billy Madison,” to not only get back into school spirit, but to enlighten sports fans and students with lines from one of the most ridiculous movies ever made. I’ll start with one of the most memorable songs in movie history: 1. “Back to school, back to school, to prove to Dad that I’m not a fool.” Congratulations, Dezmon Briscoe! As Kansas fans have found out in the last week, you
back to school, but I hope you can take some of those Big 12 corners to school and fail them in their efforts to stop you.
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2. “I got my lunch packed up, my boots tied tight, I hope I don’t get in a fight! Oooohhh, back to school!”
will make coach Mark Mangino, your family and all Kansas football fans proud because you stepped up, packed up your lunch box, sharpened your pencils and became eligible just in time for school and the football season. Thanks for putting fears of your ineligibility to bed; not only will you and all students be going
Welcome all new recruits! Tie your boots, and get ready for one heck of a ride. Billy Madison may have had some help from his maid, Juanita, but you recruits are on your own now. Dear Quintin Woods (KU’s latest addition to the defensive end position),
By Nicolas roesler
college basketball
Details continue to develop in Pitino scandal Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In Rick Pitino’s words, his equipment manager’s wife was welcomed into Louisville’s close-knit basketball family. Beneath the surface, however, was an explosive secret. Pitino and Karen Sypher had sex at a restaurant eight months before she married the coach’s confidant, Tim Sypher. Over the next few years, the three attended the same parties, Pitino took basketball trips and tailgated together, despite Pitino’s past affair. What happened over those years is a he-said, she-said story. Pitino recently denied to police Karen Sypher’s contention that he raped her, and authorities declined to prosecute her claims, citing a lack of evidence. Pitino acknowledged giving her $3,000 after she said she was pregnant and was getting an abortion, but didn’t have health insurance. Pitino’s lawyer said the money was for insurance and he never paid for an abortion. Pitino also told police Sypher didn’t display any strange behavior during all of the social events they attended together. On Friday, though, Pitino’s attorney, Steve Pence, said Karen Sypher was “clearly disturbed and incapable of telling the truth.” Karen Sypher, 49, was indicted in May on charges of extortion and lying to federal authorities. She has pleaded not guilty. According to the complaint, Tim Sypher brought Pitino a written list of demands that eventually escalated to $10 million. Tim Sypher has not been charged and has voiced support for his boss. He and Karen are getting a divorce. Karen Sypher has told police she first met her future husband in a fast-food parking lot, and followed him to his condo to meet Pitino to discuss her pregnancy a few weeks after they had sex. She claimed Pitino sent Tim Sypher upstairs and the coach sexually assaulted her a second time, a claim the local prosecutors also found to be without evidence. Karen Sypher has called Pitino, who has guided Louisville, Kentucky and Providence to the Final Four, a powerful man who “thinks he can do anything he wants to.” She told police that she believes
Football
Marshall, Dawkins return to Broncos practice
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Wide receiver Brandon Marshall and free safety Brian Dawkins returned to practice on Sunday for the Denver Broncos. Marshall had missed over a week of workouts with a leg injury.
the coach told her future husband to arrange the abortion and accompany her to the procedure. She thinks Pitino paid Tim Sypher to marry her. For a while, she said Tim Sypher “showed me all the attention, did everything right” and the relationship blossomed. The couple married and have a 4-year-old daughter, though they are now going through a contentious custody battle. She also has four sons from a previous marriage that ended in divorce about a year before the August 2003 restaurant encounter with Pitino. In a police interview last month, Pitino said Karen Sypher “married into the UofL family.” The coach said during the social events, Karen Sypher never displayed any strange behavior. Karen Sypher told police she hated being around Pitino. He would “come up and give me a hug. And I just, just cringe,” she told police. The Syphers’ marriage is now headed toward divorce, and their ill will boiled over at a custody hearing this week in family court in Louisville. Karen Sypher testified that her estranged husband drinks alcohol excessively. She acknowledged she hired private investigators to tail him during outings with their daughter. In his testimony, Tim Sypher said he left his wife in March because of the extortion allegations. “I was in shock, to be honest with you,” he said. Tim Sypher also said Pitino puts money into a college fund for the Sypher’s daughter, Annabelle. “He takes care of a lot of people in that way,” he said. Tim Sypher has known Pitino for more than a decade. He worked for the Boston Celtics from 1997 to 2001 while Pitino was coaching there. Tim Sypher currently makes $77,000 a year plus bonuses tied to the Cardinals’ performance. Tim Sypher’s mother, Joan Sypher, of Raynham, Mass., told The Associated Press in April that her son’s love of sports helped him land a job with Pitino. “My son was not married or anything, and of course when you’re a driver for somebody you have to be available 24 hours, so that’s how he got the job,” she said. Karen Sypher’s attorney, James Earhart, said more of the story will unfold. “And at the proper time and the proper place, that will be dealt with,” he said.
On Friday, a jury in Atlanta had found him not guilty of misdemeanor battery against his former girlfriend. Dawkins had his right hand heavily wrapped and was wearing an orange protective jersey. Dawkins had been out since Aug. 3 with a broken right hand.
Sincerely, KU students 3. Frank: “I think Billy and his girlfriend are playing water polo or something.” Jack: “Hey, maybe they’re playing Marco Polo. Marco!” Frank: “Polo! Jeez, that was a
great game.” (while Ms. Vaughn pummels Billy)
One person I would not play Marco Polo with would be Darrell Stuckey. The preseason all-conference safety might not look as good as Veronica Vaughn, but he hits a little harder. Big things are expected as this football season starts, and Stuckey has the game to fulfill those expectations. I’d love to hear a Texas receiver yell out Marco, so we could all see what happens when Polo finds him. 4. “Shampoo is better! I go on first and clean the hair! Conditioner is better! I make the
hair silky and smooth! Oh really fool? Really!” (Billy in the bath tub) I’ll let the Billy Madison football analogies die for now and bring in the biggest offseason story for our men’s basketball team. Xavier and C.J. Henry declared their commitment to Kansas basketball over the summer. It’s a little early to say who will go on first and really help the Jayhawks back to a championship, but one thing is certain: The two brothers are going to shine as Kansas basketball stars. — Edited by Lauren Cunningham
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U.S. gymnast Nastia Liukin performs on the balance beam during the gymnastics apparatus finals at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The U.S. Olympic Committee recently decided to delay its own TV project to help resolve issues with the International Olympic Committee.
Plans for Olympic network postponed Associated Press BERLIN — The U.S. Olympic Committee postponed plans for its own television network after objections from international Olympic officials. USOC chairman Larry Probst said Sunday he has decided to delay development of the TV project until all issues have been resolved with the International Olympic Committee. The announcement came a day after Probst met in Berlin with IOC president Jacques Rogge to discuss the dispute over the U.S. Olympic Network. “I took the opportunity to stress our commitment to being good partners with the IOC and assured President Rogge that we
will secure the full support and cooperation of the IOC before we move forward with the Olympic Network,” Probst said in a statement. “In order to facilitate a productive dialogue, the USOC has decided to delay further development of the network until we have resolved all issues of concern to the IOC.” The IOC criticized the USOC last month for “unilaterally” launching the TV network on July 8, saying it raised complex legal questions and could jeopardize relations with Olympic broadcaster NBC. The IOC welcomed the decision. “It was a good, positive and productive meeting,” IOC spokes-
man Mark Adams said. “We look forward to having more detailed information on their proposal.” Probst said he and Rogge agreed to meet soon. The decision is a major boost for Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympics. Had the USOC pushed ahead with the TV plans, it could have hurt Chicago’s chances in the IOC vote on Oct. 2 vote in Copenhagen. The other bid cities are Rio de Janeiro, Madrid and Tokyo. The IOC and USOC have had tense relations in recent years, particularly over the contentious issue of the USOC’s share of Olympic revenues. The IOC accused the USOC of acting hastily by announcing plans
for the network, which was scheduled to go on air next year after the Vancouver Winter Olympics with Comcast as broadcast partner. NBC holds the U.S. broadcast rights through the 2012 London Olympics. The network acquired the rights to the Vancouver and London Games in 2003 in a deal worth $2.2 billion. NBC has said it plans to be among the U.S. networks bidding for rights to the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi and 2016 Summer Olympics. The USOC has said the network was a way to keep Olympic sports in front of viewers beyond the games. The project was intended benefit smaller sports that struggle to find air time outside of the Olympics.
Nascar
Vickers gambles on gas in last laps to win Sprint Cup Associated press BROOKLYN, Mich. — Closing in on the checkered flag with mostly fumes in his gas tank, there were only two possibilities for Brian Vickers. Run out of gas and probably blow any chance at making NASCAR’s championship chase — or make a bold move toward title contention by winning the race. After a surprising gamble on gas by his crew chief, Vickers drove conservatively to conserve fuel. Then he pounced
when race leader Jimmie Johnson’s tank ran dry, taking the lead with two laps to go and holding on to win Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway. Vickers had confidence in crew chief Ryan Pemberton, but he also had a sick feeling in his stomach during the last few laps. “I’ve got to tell you, when you’re coming to two to go, I’m still sweating bullets, no matter how much confidence you’ve got,” Vickers said. Vickers won his second career
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race, boosted his chances of making the chase and delivered the first checkered flag for Red Bull Racing. It was the second time in two races at Michigan this season that Johnson’s crew gambled on gas and lost. Johnson also was in the lead when he ran out of fuel back in June, handing a win to Mark Martin. “Certainly frustrated,” Johnson said. “We’ve won one race on fuel mileage ever. It’s just what we’re not good at. I think it’s a little too risky for us to even try it.” Jeff Gordon finished second, fol-
lowed by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards and Sam Hornish Jr. Series points leader Tony Stewart, who clinched his spot in the chase by starting Sunday’s race, finished 17th. With three races left before the cutoff for NASCAR’s season-ending championship chase, the win provided a significant boost to Vickers’ chances of qualifying. Vickers jumped one spot in the standings to 13th, and is only 12 points behind Martin for the 12th and final chase qualifying spot.
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Caleb Blakesley and Jamal Greene are the worst. In the locker room before and after practice, the two defensive tackles make sure to remind sophomore Darius Parish that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different now. That heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no longer one of them. Essentially, Parish has switched from ally to enemy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been catching a lot of flak from those guys,â&#x20AC;? Parish Parish said, grinning. Originally a defensive tackle, Parish reversed roles and lined up at offensive tackle during Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s practice â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a spot he will remain at this season. Along with the position change,
Parish sported the number 55 and played at a slimmed down weight of 314 pounds. Last season, as a freshman, Parish wore number 93 and weighed 341 pounds. And as expected the switch has amounted to a somewhat hectic offseason. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Learning the plays quick, quick, quick is tough because weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re moving so fast through camp,â&#x20AC;? Parish said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just working to get my pass protection down and just learning the plays.â&#x20AC;? With little understanding of the offense before the switch, Parish is in catch-up mode early in summer practices. In his free time, Parish said his playbook is not far from his side, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also taking notes to better grasp Kansasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offensive schemes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As far as footwork and handwork, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing everything just like me when I started out,â&#x20AC;? sopho-
more center Jeremiah Hatch said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing everything he needs to do. We just need to keep working along with him. Us guys have to help him out.â&#x20AC;? Coach Mark Mangino and his staff approached Parish before the start of training camp with a simple sales pitch: Switching to the offensive line would not only better the team, it would also better Parish. With the defensive line forming a nucleus of reliable options through spring practices, Parish adds more depth on the offensive line without significantly diminishing Kansasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; other defensive front. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Darius had offensive line written all over him from day one. But we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have much depth on the defensive line last year so out of necessity we had to use him there,â&#x20AC;? Mangino said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think he has found a home and I think he will end up being a good football
player for us on the offensive line.â&#x20AC;? Parish made eight tackles in 12 games last season and earned considerable playing time on the defensive front. But now his mindset shifts to preventing those same disruptive plays he once sought as a defensive tackle. But heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s far from a refined product. Parish said he has three areas in which he needs to improve: technique, stamina and understanding of the offense. From there, he expects to see the playing field behind Kansasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; starting offensive tackles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once I get those things going, I think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be on the field more rotating with probably Jeff Spikes and Tanner Hawkinson,â&#x20AC;? Parish said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As long as I get my plays, technique and stamina I think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be on the field.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Edited by Tim Burgess
football
Media day shows preseason potential By JaYSon Jenks
jjenks@kansan.com
Freshman close to earning starting spot
After losing all three starting linebackers from last season, the competition to fill those vacant positions has drawn considerable media and fan interest this offseason. Coach Mark Mangino hinted that 6-foot-1, 215-pound, Mulvane freshman Huldon Tharp is on the verge of earning one of the available starting spots.
Lueken left program for own reasons
Mangino said Tuesday that sophomore Ben Lueken left the football program to pursue outside opportunities. Mangino said that health concerns with Lueken were taken into consideration but that those concerns werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the reason for his departure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He told me he wanted to do something else,â&#x20AC;? Mangino said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in favor of him doing that. I think he just wanted to get a fresh start somewhere.â&#x20AC;? Lueken was involved in an offseason incident with former running back Jocques Crawford, who also left the program before the season started. The details of the case havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been completely revealed. What is known is that Lueken was injured in an incident involving a car in April and that his status with the team was unclear from that point on.
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Senior quarterback Todd Reesing talks to his teammates before a drill Tuesday morning at the Anderson Family Football Complex. Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s practice was open to the media as the team prepared for its Sept. 5 home opener against Northern Colorado. marks. Sophomore Jeremiah Hatch is a lock at center, while sophomore Jeff Spikes and redshirt freshman Tanner Hawkinson appear to be slotted as starters at the offensive tackle positions. Mangino said competition is still ongoing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know this: that we are going to have more than five quality offensive linemen,â&#x20AC;? Mangino said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How is actually plays out, I think we have some time yet.â&#x20AC;?
Meier looking for triple-digit catches
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edged at Kansasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; media day Tuesday that his goal this season was to haul in 100 passes. Meier had 97 catches and 1,045 yards receiving last year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m somebody that strives to be perfect and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m nowhere near perfect, but I come out striving to be there,â&#x20AC;? Meier said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I should catch 100 balls, you know, great. If Dezmon should catch 100 balls, even better. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m there to lead this team and take this Jayhawk program where it hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been.â&#x20AC;?
Junior college transfer missing practice
Mangino said junior Vernon Brooks, a late addition to Kansasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;
recruiting class, has temporarily left the team to handle family matters back home. Brooks was recruited from Blinn College by Oklahoma and Tennessee, among others, but selected Kansas for the chance at early playing time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give you a time when he will be back,â&#x20AC;? Mangino said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has some family issues that he is tending to, and I just canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell you what impact or any at all that he would have. The more a new transfer is out of camp, it is very difficult to get into the groove.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Edited by Lauren Cunningham
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Similar teams in the mix for Big 12 south title By STEPHEN HAWKINS
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IRVING, Texas â&#x20AC;&#x201D; While Oklahoma got to play in the Big 12 and BCS championship games last year, Texas and Texas Tech had the same regular season record as the Sooners. All three were 11-1 overall with a 7-1 mark in the Big 12 South, and each loss was to another team in that trio. The Big 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fifth tiebreaker â&#x20AC;&#x201D; BCS standings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was needed to send the Sooners to the conference title game they won. All that even though the Sooners lost by 10 points to Texas, which lost at Texas Tech with one second remaining â&#x20AC;&#x201D; before the Red Raiders lost by 44 points at Oklahoma. The tiebreaker formula hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t changed, yet Texas coach Mack Brown â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like the setup even before last season â&#x20AC;&#x201D; said there is an easy way around it for the Longhorns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we had played better at Tech and won the game, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have been in the conference championship game,â&#x20AC;? Brown said Wednesday at the Big 12 media days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of that
comes from us. We need to learn from that and move on, quit talking about the system and just go play.â&#x20AC;? The Longhorns, with Heisman Trophy runner-up Colt McCoy back at quarterback, should be in the title mix again this season. Texas and Oklahoma tied for the top spot in the Big 12 South preseason poll determined from a media vote. Texas got 17 first-place votes and Oklahoma got the other 15, but both had the same number of poll points.
What about the Red Raiders?
With quarterback Graham Harrell and receiver Michael Crabtree gone, it could be difficult for Texas Tech to match the Sooners and Longhorns again though coach Mike Leach insists things might not be that much different. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really that dramatic,â&#x20AC;? Leach said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been made out of it, but there was a time when nobody had heard of Harrell and Crabtree too. ... The questions were a little more along the line of, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Howâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this Harrell going to be any good? Howâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this Crabtree guy?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?
The Red Raiders were fourth with the same kind of expectations in the preseason poll, behind Texas had four years ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The 2005 team lived up to those Oklahoma State. Harrell threw an NCAA-record expectations,â&#x20AC;? Brown said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So we 134 touchdowns and finished with feel like that if this team will play consecutive 5,000-yard seasons in up to their ability, they do have a which he completed more than chance to be really good. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 70 percent of his passes. Crabtree obviously our goal.â&#x20AC;? Texas Tech was ranked No. 2 caught 97 passes for 1,165 yards and 19 TDs his sophomore season after its first 10-0 start in school history before the devastating loss before leaving. in Norman. The Red McCoy also Raiders later lost to pondered leaving â&#x20AC;&#x153;If Potts is our starter, I Mississippi in the early for the NFL, know weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a good Cotton Bowl in the and said â&#x20AC;&#x153;that was one. If someone beats last game for Harrell definitely a hard and Crabtree. decisionâ&#x20AC;? based out Potts, I know we Leach said Taylor on the draft prohave an even better one.â&#x20AC;? Potts, who watched jections he knew Harrell from the about then and Mike Leach wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t discuss Texas Tech coach sideline the past three seasons, is a bigger Wednesday. guy with a stronger â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously, the only thing Colt wants is to be one arm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He could have started for a second better,â&#x20AC;? Brown said. McCoy redshirted in 2005 and lot of teams last year. Could have got a championship ring when the started for ours except for Graham Young-led Longhorns outlasted was ahead of him,â&#x20AC;? Leach said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If USC for the win. But he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Potts is our starter, I know weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve wear it because he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel like got a good one. If somebody beats out Potts, I know we have an even he earned it. Now he enters his senior season better one.â&#x20AC;?
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nhibitions be damned. For some the thought of cheesily braying on stage or slurring The Knack's “My Sharona” under a cloud of drunken butterfly nerves is exhilarating as much as it is embarrassing. “If you don’t make an ass out of yourself,” Chris McQuiston, Shawnee junior and karaoke participant, said, “you are cheating everyone else.” Certainly the allure of karaoke stems from its barroom democracy, that anyone with an itch to perform can step on stage and sing for a receptive audience. Karaokers choose from hallowed songbooks a canon of cuts so ingrained in popular culture that their humble performances invoke something powerful and electric. Within local karaoke ciruits lay an unusual sub culture, a commraderie extended only to those brave enough to make fools of themselves, or, turn Suvivor's "Eye of the Tiger" into a bruising ballad. There can be amazing amateur singers and those who are astonishingly awful. But both are welcome and celebrated for their expression and this atmosphere of acceptance that makes karaoke so popular is why so many people return weekly to the mic. — Story and Photos by Chance Dibben All photos taken at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, July 26 and Aug. 9.
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Victoria Beckham steps in for Abdul at â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Idolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; callbacks BY CHARLES PULLIAM
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DENVER â&#x20AC;&#x201D; There was no Paula, but there was a Posh. Victoria Beckham was on hand Friday for the first round of â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Idolâ&#x20AC;? auditions in the post-Paula Abdul era. The former Spice Girl arrived at a downtown Denver hotel where call-back auditions were being held as scores of onlookers crowded against rope barriers, many snapping photos. Fox, which airs the popular singing show, said Beckham and Katy Perry would be guest judges in Abdulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s place. But it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t immediately clear whether Beckham did any judging Friday, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Idolâ&#x20AC;? spokeswoman Alex Gillespie declined to say what her role was. Perry was nowhere to be seen. Judge Kara DioGuardi arrived in a limo wearing a black dress, telling local Fox affiliate KDVR that she was wearing black to mourn Abdulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absence. DioGuardi called Abdul her mentor and the heart of the show.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was very kind, she showed me the ropes, so I have to give her the props for that,â&#x20AC;? DioGuardi said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope she is happy and I hope she reconsiders.â&#x20AC;? Abdul announced last week she was leaving â&#x20AC;&#x153;Idolâ&#x20AC;? after eight seasons. She would not discuss details about her â&#x20AC;&#x153;Idolâ&#x20AC;? exit Aug. 6 in a phone interview, nor would she address whether the door was still open for a return. Host Ryan Seacrest told KDVR that it was different going to a show without Abdul. Simon Cowell said she â&#x20AC;&#x153;was like my best buddyâ&#x20AC;? on the show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Me and Ryan and Simon and her started this journey together,â&#x20AC;? Randy Jackson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not here.â&#x20AC;? Lilly Scott, a contestant at the Denver auditions, told KDVR that the show was â&#x20AC;&#x153;kind of lameâ&#x20AC;? without Abdul. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was really excited, but three is still good,â&#x20AC;? she said. Beckham and Seacrest were the first to arrive at the Denver hotel Friday. Seacrest chatted with fans and posed for pictures. He grabbed the cell phone of a woman who was
taking video of him, aimed at her for a few seconds, then shook her hand and returned the phone. Jackson and Cowell arrived last, and the crowd grew boisterous, some chanting â&#x20AC;&#x153;We love you Simon!â&#x20AC;? Wearing his trademark white shirt and aviator sunglasses, Cowell joked with fans and shook hands. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you call me anymore?â&#x20AC;? he teased one woman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought we were friends.â&#x20AC;? One fan shouted, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love how mean you are.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good,â&#x20AC;? Simon replied. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be mean today.â&#x20AC;? Melinda Doolittle, an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Idolâ&#x20AC;? fan favorite who finished third in the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sixth season, said on her blog Friday that Abdulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s departure made her â&#x20AC;&#x153;incredibly sad.â&#x20AC;? Each judge has a role, Doolittle wrote, â&#x20AC;&#x153;But Paula ... sweet Paula, is the heart ... the artist ... the mama ... the one who understands what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going through and empathizes with you.â&#x20AC;?
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Victoria Beckham greets fans as she arrives at a hotel in Denver, Colo., on Aug. 7 for a guest judging appearance on a call back audition for the American Idol show.
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Royal Opera House turns to Twitter users for new opera concept BY GREGORY KATZ
Associated Press
LONDON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; It probably wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be â&#x20AC;&#x153;Madame Butterfly,â&#x20AC;? but it should be fun. In an effort to get more people involved with opera, which sometimes suffers from an elitist, highbrow reputation, Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worldfamous Royal Opera House is turning away â&#x20AC;&#x201D; temporarily â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from classic talents like Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini and giving the composerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pen to ... just about anybody. All you need to contribute is a computer or a mobile phone and an account on Twitter, the popular micro-blogging site that is open to all. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very democratic approach â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the plot will be worked out by twitterers contributing one line at a time, then put to music by professionals â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but some harbor doubts about the quality of the work that will be performed in September. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a gimmick, but not a malign
gimmickâ&#x20AC;? London music critic Norman Lebrecht said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t put too high hopes on it. It wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t produce great opera.â&#x20AC;? He said the use of Internet technology to concoct a collective work of art is not new â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but that success stories have been very rare. Royal Opera House officials claim it will be the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first â&#x20AC;&#x153;online opera story.â&#x20AC;? Fans are contributing to the libretto line by line, their imaginations limited only by the Twitter format, which allows a maximum of 140 characters to be posted at a time. Alison Duthie, director of ROH2, the Royal Opera Houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contemporary program, said the use of Twitter is part of a wider effort to get more people interested in the art form. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted to engage with audiences in the creation of an opera,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We felt it would be a good way to be interactive with the public and with audiences. We wanted to explore how to get people involved at a creative level.â&#x20AC;? The plot that is taking shape is
surreal and, at the same time, very dramatic, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the end of act 1, scene 1, our hero had been kidnapped by a flock of birds and is in a tower awaiting rescue,â&#x20AC;? Duthie said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That feels extremely operatic, people are really getting into the story line.â&#x20AC;? There is also a talking cat. More than 350 people have contributed so far, with more signing on every day as word of the unusual project spreads. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the whole social networking thing,â&#x20AC;? said Stuart Rutherford, a contributor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody wants to be involved in something together, even if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in a small way. Hundreds of people will get involved and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great to be able to say you took part.â&#x20AC;? He said the use of Twitter could help make opera more popular with young people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Royal Opera House is saying â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We understand, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not
archaic,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? he said. Once the hundreds of amateur authors have sent in their input, known as tweets, the work will be shaped by professionals, including a director and two composers, Helen Porter and Mark Teipler. Then, several singers will be chosen and the resulting â&#x20AC;&#x153;minioperasâ&#x20AC;? will be performed during a Royal Opera House festival in September. Neil Fisher, classical music editor of The Times newspaper, said he is slightly cynical about the project because it seems to be a way for the Royal Opera House to get â&#x20AC;&#x153;some easy publicityâ&#x20AC;? before the start of the new season. But he conceded it could be effective at a time when elitism and high ticket prices are dampening enthusiasm for opera. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If it gets people into opera who wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t otherwise have had the chance, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great,â&#x20AC;? he said.
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People walk by the Royal Opera House in central London Tuesday. The Royal Opera House said it hoped to perform excerpts of an opera now being composed on the Web by Twitter users. The results will be put to music and performed to an audience next month.
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Movie: â&#x20AC;&#x153;District 9â&#x20AC;? I love a good blow-stuff-upwith-a-message flick. Produced by Peter Jackson, District 9 has all the bells and whistles of a late-summer, videogame-playing-crowd, crowdpleaser: explosions, bloody gore, swearing, massively destructive alien weaponry, et cetera. But, oh, yeah, it also has that â&#x20AC;&#x153;message.â&#x20AC;? What saves District 9 from being just another cash-grabber movie and makes it surprisingly fresh is that at its core, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really less about aliens and more about apartheid. The movie opens with a documentary-style catch-up of the 20 or so years leading up to the present. It swiftly and realistically introduces the audience to a harsh reality in which aliens have been living in a former refugee camp â&#x20AC;&#x201C; now a militarized ghetto â&#x20AC;&#x201C; on the edge of Johannesburg, South Africa. Set and shot in director Neill Blomkampâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s native country, these plot points interestingly evoke not only South Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history of racism, but the kind of human oppression that seems to repeat over and over again
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throughout the world. Sharlto Copley adeptly carries the film in its only major role as Wikus van der Merwe, an annoyingly chipper paper-pusher hired by his father-in-law to oversee the forced relocation of the aliens by Multi-National United. MNU is the government contractor in charge of District 9 that also happens to be one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest weapons manufacturers. Wikus leads a camera crew through the slum as he goes from shack to shack giving notice of the relocation while attempting â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and largely failing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to ease tensions between military and â&#x20AC;&#x153;humanitarianâ&#x20AC;? groups. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s then that he stumbles upon and accidentally sprays himself with a mysterious alien substance. Within 24 hours, Wikusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; DNA begins to transform, horrifyingly threatening to transform the loving husband and painfully self-conscious people-pleaser into one of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;prawnsâ&#x20AC;? he sees as lower life forms. The plot twist that this DNA transformation makes Wikus incredibly valuable to MNU sup-
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This movie still, released by Sony Pictures, shows a character fromâ&#x20AC;?District 9â&#x20AC;?. Aliens are restricted to a refugee camp. plies the action of the film. His former employer, MNU seeks to harvest his body in its attempt to manipulate alien weaponry for human use. After escaping the MNU lab, Wikus, now powerless and alone, is forced to hide in the last place heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d ever go before his transformation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; District 9. Wikus forms a tense alliance with an alien called Christopher Johnson, Jason Cope, and the two go against MNU. Suffice to say, a lot of stuff gets blown up.
And Wikus, fast turning into an alien, wrestles with emotions that make him seem more likeably human than ever before. District 9 has a rare, perfectly balanced combination between well-paced summer blockbuster action and cerebral, emotional testimony of what it means to be human. That combination is what makes it both really entertaining and well-thought-out enough to be really, really good. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alex Garrison
Movie: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Time Travelerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wifeâ&#x20AC;? Fans of best-selling novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Time Travelerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wife,â&#x20AC;? fear not. The movie adaptation is a superb portrayal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Time Travelerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wifeâ&#x20AC;? follows the lives and relationship of Henry DeTamble, played by Eric Bana, and Clare Abshire, played by Rachel McAdams, who are tangled in a touching love story that is tested by Henryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ChronoDisplacement Disorder. The disorder causes him to involuntarily time travel, which often leaves Clare lonely and waiting for him to return. Clare met Henry when she was six years old, but he did not meet her until he was 28. Yet in the present, they are only eight years apart in age â&#x20AC;&#x201C; confused yet? The book can be perplex-
ing as it switches narration between Henry and Clare, not to mention the changing dates and ages. However, it translates as well as one could hope for on the big screen. As with any book-based film, some things were not included. But when dealing with 536 pages of details, screenplay writer Bruce Joel Rubin did an excellent job. The movie left out some of the more R-rated events and foul language but added bits of humor and oneliners. Henryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time-traveling â&#x20AC;&#x153;disappearing actâ&#x20AC;? is handled well by the special-effects team, making it believable.
Since it was announced the book would be made into a movie, film and book Internet message boards were riddled with concerns that the movie would focus more on the love story, making it similar to â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Notebookâ&#x20AC;?, and less on the science fiction aspect. However, an appropriate amount of screen time was dedicated to Henryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s genetic mutation. While the overarching plots of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Notebookâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Time Travelerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wifeâ&#x20AC;? are somewhat similar, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Time Travelerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;? wife maintains its own identity and is worth watching. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Michelle Sprehe
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NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Regis Philbin has saved ABC again â&#x20AC;&#x201D; this time from embarrassment. The first night of a two-week run of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who Wants to Be a M i l l i on a i reâ&#x20AC;? prime-time specials Aug. 9 was seen by 7 million people, Nielsen Media Research said. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very Philbin different from summer 1999, when the show had audiences as big as 22 million the first time out. Yet it was twice what ABC averaged in prime time last week. ABCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s average of 3.48 million viewers was the second-lowest in
the networkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history, Nielsen said. Without Philbin, ABC would no doubt have a lower average than the 3.46 million it had the same week in August 2008, its lowwater mark. Philbin was credited by some for â&#x20AC;&#x153;savingâ&#x20AC;? ABC with the original â&#x20AC;&#x153;Millionaireâ&#x20AC;? when the network was in a ratings trough. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who Wants to Be a Millionaireâ&#x20AC;? gave ABC its biggest summer audience on a Sunday for a nonsporting event in two years. CBSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lineup of reruns helped CBS win the week, but the strength of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Got Talentâ&#x20AC;? and a Saturday night National Football League exhibition game led NBC to a solid second-place showing. In another indication of cableâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growing strength, USA network averaged 3.08 million prime-time
viewers last week, its best week ever. The season finale of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Burn Noticeâ&#x20AC;? had 7.6 million viewers, USAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most-watched original series episode ever. CBS averaged 6.2 million viewers (4.1 rating, 7 share), NBC had 5.9 million (3.8, 7), Fox 5.3 million (3.2, 6) and ABC a 2.2 rating and 4 audience share. My Network TV had 1.4 million viewers (0.9, 2), the CW 970,000 (0.7, 1) and the ION Network 660,000 (0.4, 1). Among the Spanish-language networks, Univision averaged 3 million viewers (1.6 rating, 3 share), Telemundo had 870,000 and TeleFutura 830,000 viewers (both 0.4, 1) and Azteca 210,000 (0.1, 0). NBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nightly Newsâ&#x20AC;? topped the evening newscasts with an average of 7.6 million viewers (5.0, 11). ABCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;World Newsâ&#x20AC;?
was second with 6.5 million (4.4, 10) and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;CBS Evening Newsâ&#x20AC;? had 5.1 million viewers (3.6, 8). A ratings point represents 1,145,000 households, or 1 percent of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estimated 114.5 million TV homes. The share is the percentage of in-use televisions tuned to a given show. For the week of Aug. 3-9, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Got Talentâ&#x20AC;? (Tuesday), NBC, 12.96 million; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Got Talent,â&#x20AC;? (Wednesday), NBC, 10.67 million; â&#x20AC;&#x153;NCIS,â&#x20AC;? CBS, 9.89 million; â&#x20AC;&#x153;So You Think You Can Dance,â&#x20AC;? (Thursday), Fox, 9.57 million; â&#x20AC;&#x153;60 Minutes,â&#x20AC;? CBS, 9.5 million; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Two and a Half Men,â&#x20AC;? CBS, 9.46 million; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Big Bang Theory,â&#x20AC;? CBS, 8.39 million; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wipeout,â&#x20AC;? ABC, 8.02 million; â&#x20AC;&#x153;CSI: NY,â&#x20AC;? CBS, 7.99 million; NFL Exhibition: Buffalo vs. Tennessee, NBC, 7.92 million.
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Album: ‘Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King’ by Dave Matthews Band LeRoi Moore, saxophonist for the Dave Matthews Band for 20 years, died last August at 46 of complications from injuries suffered in an off-road-vehicle accident on his farm in Virginia. He died early in the production of “Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King.” However, his presence is felt in every aspect of the album. The first track, “Grux,” begins with a tribute to Moore, with a high pitched saxophone melody backed up by drummer Carter Beauford and bassist Stefan Lessard. Not only is LeRoi’s presence felt throughout the album, but his death creates an ominous
presence that can only be created by a tragedy. His death allows Matthews to dig deep within his lyrical genius to pull up some of his most meaningful songs
yet. Matthews also brings out his infamous growls in almost a rocker type fashion throughout his song “Squirm,” creating not only dark lyrics but also an all around dark tone. The album’s undertones are not all about LeRoi’s death, but also a eulogy dedicated to his life. After mixing Moore’s solos, death undertones, and lyrical praises, “Big Whiskey” seems a funeral procession in itself, contributing to the deepest album Matthews has made yet. — Hannah DeClerk
Album: ‘Paris in the Morning’ by Joe Purdy
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Book: ‘Cows are Freaky When they Look at You’by William S. Burroughs Though first published more than a decade ago, this rare nugget should be required reading for all inhabitants of Lawrence. The book is made up of mostly random vignettes by hippies who lived in Lawrence and throughout Kansas in the ’60s and ’70s. Although a foreword by William S. Burroughs weaves a loose connection between the stories through a description of the marijuana harvesters of Lawrence and the surrounding areas, the stories themselves are mostly stream of consciousness memories. Lawrence landmarks such as Massachusetts Street and the Gaslight Tavern play prominent roles throughout the tales, as do places that have since faded into history. Not all the stories
Don’t let Joe Purdy’s scruffy look fool you — his voice is soft and delicate. An Arkansas native, Purdy first made his mark in 2004 with “Wash Away” in the series “Lost.” But most would remember him from the Kia Spectra gas station commercial, in which “Can’t Get it Right Today” is playing while frustrated commuters have a hard time filling up. Purdy’s beautiful voice goes beyond these two songs though. My favorite album of his is “Paris In the Morning,” which features a mixture of guitar and piano. The majority of the songs on the album focus on heartbreak and new beginning, and the lyrics in “Make It Up” and “The Sun” leave me speechless. I highly recommend this album to anyone looking to find a connection with a love song. Purdy’s voice and lyrics provide a calming and hopeful feel anyone can benefit from.
recount drug-hazed memories. Many defy the stereotypical picture of the ’60s we’ve been raised on. Some are deeply personal confessions by those who were caught up in the “free love” and hard partying, but longed for monogamy and the domestic life. Then there are the paranoia-tinged drug deal stories that range from kneeslapping hilarious to downright terrifying. Whatever tale is being told, the essays capture a fascinating time in the nation’s history through the unique lens of Lawrence folk playing out their versions of the hippy scene. Though the essays are credited to aliases (ex: Buzzy Flashback) part of the enjoyment of the read comes from scanning the faces of old town-
ies downtown and wondering: Is this their story? — Dylan Sands
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Book: ‘Water for Elephants’ by Sara Gruen The feelings of failure, sorrow and loss are often associated with the Great Depression. However, in “Water for Elephants,” author Sara Gruen displays a colorful aspect of the period by introducing the audience to an unknown world of the depression-era circus. The novel is narrated by an elderly protagonist, who tells his tale of a personal tragedy and an accidental fall into a life-altering circus world. The experience reveals a backstage appearance
of the “greatest show on earth.” That is, behind all the glitz and glamour lies a world dedicated to sex, robbery and debauchery. Through extensive historical research, Gruen is able to bring the reader into an unthinkable world. The world of the depression-era circus is rough, erotic and full of people who lack any sense of morality. It makes for a fantastic read, one that not only enlightens but also entertains. — Hannah DeClerk
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Woodstock 1969 remembered with 40th anniversary approaching Associated Press BETHEL, N.Y. — Forty years after Richie Havens sang and strummed for a sea of people at Woodstock, he still gets asked about it and he still gets requests to sing “Freedom.” He’s not surprised. “Everything in my life, and so many others’, is attached to that train,” Havens said. The young hippies who watched the sun come up with The Who in 1969 are now eligible for early bird specials. Many of the bands are broken up or missing members who died. But Woodstock remains one of those events — like the moon landing earlier that summer — that continues to define the 1960s in the popular imagination. Consider the crop of Woodstock nostalgia marking the 40th anniversary. There’s a new director’s cut DVD of the concert movie, a remastered concert CD, director Ang Lee’s rock ‘n’ roll comedy “Taking Woodstock” and a memoir by promoter Michael Lang. There are also performances scheduled by Woodstock veterans at the old site, now home to a ‘60s museum and an outdoor concert pavilion. The town of Woodstock didn’t want the concert and promoters were bounced from another site at the 11th hour. Lang settled on a hay field in Bethel owned by a kindly dairy farmer named Max Yasgur. The concert did come off
Aug. 15-18, 1969, but barely. Fences of Woodstock has become legend: were torn down, tickets became lots of nudity, casual sex, dirty (and useless. More than 400,000 people muddy) dancing, open drug use. converged on this rural corner 80 Many who were there recall miles northwest of New York City. Woodstock as an oasis of good vibes Then the rains doused everything. during a time of unrest over the It should have been a disaster. But Vietnam War. Ilene Marder, then Americans tuning in to the evening an 18-year-old who hitched from news that weekend saw smiling, the Bronx, saw people feeding one dancing, muddy kids. By the time another and respecting one another. the concert movie came out months She knew she found her tribe. later, Woodstock “The music was was a symbol of the nice, but it was “I remember telling happy, hippie side of being with so many myself, ‘Don’t forget the ‘60s spirit. people who looked Bethel’s onsite like us, who looked this! Don’t forget the museum has logged like me,” Marder, way you feel right more than 70,000 who later moved to now!’” visitors since last Woodstock some summer, a fair num50 miles away, said. Ilene marder ber of them college “I remember telling Woodstock 1969 atendee students born well myself ‘Don’t forget after Woodstock. this! Don’t forget “It’s almost a pilgrimage,” Wade the way you feel right now!’” Lawrence, director of the Museum Former Grateful Dead keyboardat Bethel Woods, said. “It’s like going ist Tom Constanten remembers to a high school reunion, or it’s like hearing buzz that something special visiting a grave site of a loved one.” was up at the nearby hotel where the From Lollapalooza to All Points band was staying. The scale of the West, there have been plenty of big event sunk in when the band chopfestivals focused on youth culture. pered in over the mass of people. The continent-hopping Live Aid While artists like Joe Cocker and shows of 1985 did that and more, Santana boosted their careers at enlisting top names such as U2 and Woodstock, the Dead were notoriMadonna to fight hunger in Africa. ously flat. None have the cultural cachet of Constanten contends the music Woodstock. Who would ever ask a and spirit of Woodstock was not a Generation X-er: “Were you really revelation to the people there. But at Live Aid?” it was to the millions who saw the People who went to Woodstock movie and listened to the album. say the crowd set it apart as much As they say now, Woodstock as the music. The trippy anarchy went viral.
“This juggernaut of a music scene burst in their awareness,” he said. “It didn’t feel different to us. It was their response.” Promoters staged a 25th-anniversary concert near Woodstock in 1994 that was a musical success. But a 30th-anniversary performance at a former Air Force Base in Rome, N.Y., ended in disaster after crowds lit bonfires and looted on the last night. Yasgur’s old farm, meanwhile, has gone establishment in recent years. Local cable TV billionaire Alan Gerry quietly snapped up the land in the 1990s and started a not-for-profit foundation to run a museum and concert space. The gently sloping hill that provided a natural amphitheater in 1969 is nicely tended and fenced in. Concerts are regularly scheduled over the hill from the original stage at a modern, 4,800-seat amphitheater. Constanten and Havens are among the 1969 performers returning to the site on the 40th anniversary weekend. Havens will play a solo show that Friday, a day before a larger show featuring other Woodstock veterans such as Levon Helm, formerly of The Band, Ten Years After and Canned Heat. Though long separated from the Dead, Constanten said he’ll play the band’s songs that weekend. “Then is then,” Constanten said, ASSOCIATED PRESS “and now is now.” In this photo, taken August 1969, concert-goers sit on the roof of a Volkswagen bus at the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair at Bethel, N.Y.
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Hundreds gather to cross Abbey Road Beatles fans join together to walk across the road featured on their last album cover Associated Press
ists to the site every day, turning the street into “a shrine to the LONDON — Hundreds of Beatles,” said Richard Porter, who Beatles fans swarmed Abbey owns the nearby Beatles Coffee Road on Saturday, singing songs Shop and organized Saturday’s and snarling traffic to mark 40 event. Crowds spilled into the street, years since John, Paul, George and Ringo strode across the leafy cameramen jostled for angles, and north London street and into the exasperated drivers honked their horns. history books on “I didn’t expect so iconic pop pho“I didn’t expect so many people to be tos. many people to be here,” German visiThe famous here.” tor Tschale Haas, 50, photo graced the who was dressed in cover of the Fab Tschale haas a Sgt. Pepper jacket, Four’s “Abbey German visitor at said. Road,” the last Abbey Road Abbey Road, album recorded which cuts through together, and London’s well-to-do shows the bandmates walking purposefully across the zebra- neighborhood of St. John’s Wood, ASSOCIATED PRESS is home to the eponymous studios striped asphalt. It remains one of music’s best- where the group recorded much A tribute band dressed as members of the Beatles walks across the famous pedestrian crossing on Abbey Road, London, in a recreation of the Beatles’ Abbey Road album cover as hundreds of known album covers, endlessly of its work. The group decided to shoot the people gathered to mark the 40th anniversary of the album Aug. 8. imitated and parodied. Although the shoot itself only took a few photograph in August 1969 while minutes, so carefully studied recording music for the last time was the cover for signs and sym- together. For the shot, photograbolism that some die-hard fans pher Iain Macmillan stood on a came to the conclusion that Paul stepladder and police held up trafMcCartney — who appears bare- fic while the Beatles walked back foot and out of step with the rest and forth across the street. The enduring popularity of — had secretly died. the site has caused headaches for McCartney himself made fun of the bizarre conspiracy in the title local authorities, who have had to of his 1993 concert album, “Paul move the Abbey Road street sign up out of reach to prevent theft is Live.” Conspiracies aside, the ease and repaint the wall every three with which fans can imitate the months to hide fans’ graffiti. scene has drawn throngs of tour-
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Neil Young to be honored as person of the year LOS ANGELES — Neil Young has been named the 2010 MusiCares person of the year. Neil Portnow, president of the MusiCares Foundation and The Recording Academy, named the 63-year-old Young on Tuesday as the honoree for his “standard of artistic integrity and iconoclastic creativity for more than
four decades.” Young will be saluted at a dinner and concert in Los Angeles on Jan. 29, two days before the 52nd annual Grammys. The event marks the music industry charity’s 20th person of the year tribute. Past recipients include Aretha Franklin and Neil Diamond. Young’s hits include 1972’s “Heart of Gold” and 1989’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.”
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NEW YORK — Actor Liam Neeson has walked the red carpet for the first time since the death of his wife, actress Natasha Richardson. Publicists at the New York City screening of Neeson’s new film, “Five Minutes of Heaven,” told members of the press Tuesday
all personal questions were strictly off-limits. In “Five Minutes of Heaven,” Neeson plays a former member of an outlawed Northern Ireland paramilitary group who’s haunted by memories of murder. The movie opens in select U.S. theaters Aug. 21. Richardson died in March after falling during a skiing lesson and suffering a head injury. She was 45.
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Family was not aware of drug use BY MITCH STACY
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TAMPA, Fla. —The family of TV pitchman Billy Mays said they were never aware that he used cocaine or other non-prescription drugs before his death and they were considering whether to have an independent review of an official autopsy. The Hillsborough County medical examiner’s office released the results of its autopsy on Friday, finding that cocaine use had contributed to the heart disease that suddenly killed the 50-year-old in June. He was discovered by his wife in bed at their Tampa condo June 28. Mays was a pop-culture fixture with his energetic commercials pitching gadgets and cleaning products like Orange Glo and Oxi Clean. While heart disease was the primary cause of his death, the medical examiner listed cocaine as a “contributory cause of death.” The medical examiner “concluded that cocaine use caused or contributed to the development of his heart disease, and thereby contributed to his death,” the office said in a press release. The office said Mays last used cocaine in the few days before his death but was not under the influence of the drug when he died. Hillsborough County spokeswoman Lori Hudson said nothing in
the toxicology report indicated the frequency of Mays’ cocaine use. Cocaine can raise the arterial blood pressure, directly cause thickening of the left wall of the ventricle and accelerate the formation of atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries, the release said. The toxicology tests also showed therapeutic amounts of painkillers hydrocodone, oxycodone and tramadol, as well as anti-anxiety drugs alprazolam and diazepam. Mays had suffered hip problems and was scheduled for hip-replacement surgery the day after he was found dead. Mays’ family questioned the finding of cocaine and criticized the medical examiner’s officer for issuing the report. “We were totally unaware of any non-prescription drug usage and are actively considering an independent evaluation of the autopsy results,” Mays’ family said in a statement. The statement said the family was “extremely disappointed” by the release of the information. They said the report “contains speculative conclusions that are frankly unnecessary and tend to obscure the conclusion that Billy suffered from chronic, untreated hypertension, which only demonstrates how important it is to regularly monitor one’s health.” Longtime friend and colleague AJ Khubani, founder and CEO of the “As Seen on TV” product com-
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In this March 27, 2007 file picture, Schoenbrunn castle in Vienna, Austria, is shown. The King of Pop is about to get a royal send-off in Vienna. Events promoter World Awards Media GmbH confirmed Aug. 10 that members of Michael Jackson’s family and a “high-profile lineup of international stars” are planning a tribute concert to be held within a few weeks.
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TV pitchman Billy Mays poses with some of his cleaning products at his Palm Harbor, Fla., home on Dec. 6, 2002. An autopsy shows that cocaine use contributed to the heart disease that suddenly killed Mays in June, officials announced Aug. 7. pany Telebrands, said Mays never showed any signs of drug use and was always prepared for his many commercial shoots. “I’m just shocked,” Khubani said. “He was the model of a responsible citizen.” Mays, a McKees Rocks, Pa., native, developed his style demonstrating knives, mops and other “As Seen on TV” gadgets on Atlantic City’s boardwalk. For years
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PASADENA, Calif. —ABC is joining the chorus of those seeking to hire Paula Abdul, who said she’s quitting “American Idol.” ABC programming chief Stephen McPherson told the Television Critics AsAbdul sociation on
he worked as a hired gun on the state fair and home show circuits, attracting crowds with his booming voice and genial manner. He got his start on TV on the Home Shopping Network and then branched out into commercials and infomercials. He developed such a strong following that he became the subject of a reality TV series, Discovery Channel’s “Pitchmen.”
Saturday that he was “stunned” to hear she’d decided to leave the top-rated Fox series and that he’s contacted Abdul, whom he called an old friend. McPherson told Abdul he’d love to see her at ABC, home of “Dancing with the Stars.” Abdul said last Tuesday she was leaving as an “Idol” judge following stalemated contract talks with Fox and the show’s producers. She said she quickly started receiving “wonderful” offers. —Associated Press
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Global farewell for Jackson will take place abroad Michael,” who performed several times in the Austrian capital over the years. “And he loved castles. And VIENNA — It’s a concert we’re going to have this huge venue fit for a king — even the celebration in front of a castle,” King of Pop. Vienna’s majestic Schoenbrunn Jermaine Jackson said. Spokespeople for British proPalace, once home to Emperor moter AEG Live, which had been Franz Joseph and his waspwaisted consort, Empress Sisi, organizing Jackson’s London will serve as the backdrop for concerts, had no immediate what organizers billed Monday comment on the Vienna tribute. as a “global” farewell tribute to But London fans expressed displeasure. Michael Jackson next month. “If he likes castles, they World Awards Media GmbH, the promoter, said members of could’ve done it anywhere in the Jackson’s family and a “high-pro- UK. We’ve got them here, too,” file lineup of international stars” said Peter Chowng, a 42-year-old will perform on a multimedia London businessman. Kindel said he hoped to secure stage built in the shape of a giant official permission within the crown on the palace’s sculpted next eight days to hold the congrounds. “For one incredible night cert at Schoenbrunn. The venue has enough standMichael Jackson’s unforgeting room to accommodate 85,000 table music will be brought to life again,” World Awards Media people. The daily Oesterreich said on its Web site. “Some of said giant screens would be set the world’s leading artists will up in parks around Vienna to perform Michael’s greatest hits handle the huge overflow crowds expected. live in Vienna in A UNESCO front of one of “For one incredible World Heritage site, the most fascinight Michael JackSchoenbrunn dates nating historical to the 14th century, sites in Europe son’s unforgetable it’s best known and celebrate the music will be brought but for more recent life of the ‘King to life again.” occupants: Franz of Pop.’” Joseph, Sisi and J a c k s o n’s World awards media other members of brother Jermaine Via Web site the royal Habsburg said recently that dynasty, which Vienna was special for Michael, who “loved cas- ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire. tles.” Tickets go on sale Aug. 20. Jermaine Jackson said, in a Organizers said Jermaine statement on World Awards Jackson and other family members would perform some of Media’s Web site, that the concert was conceived as an annual event Jackson’s hits. They would not confirm to keep alive not only Michael reports that the tribute may Jackson’s music, “but his spirit include U2, Madonna, Lionel as well.” Kindel said a “not insignifiRichie and Whitney Houston, said a date would be announced cant” portion of the proceeds would go to the Larry King soon. World Awards Media chief Cardiac Foundation, which helps Georg Kindel said the event patients who can’t afford heart would be held in the first part of surgery. Monday’s announcement drew September. Jackson died June 25 an angry reaction from an orgain Los Angeles. Many had expected the tribute nization calling itself Resistance to be held in London, where for Peace Vienna. The group, citing Jackson’s legal Jackson was booked to perform a series of concerts, or a larger entanglements over allegations European capital such as Berlin, of child molestation, sent Vienna City Hall and Schoenbrunn’s Paris or Rome. But Friday, on “Larry King supervisory board a letter urging Live,” Jermaine Jackson said authorities not to approve the Vienna was “a very dear place for plan “for ethical reasons.”
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GRETNA, La. — Rapper Corey “C-Murder” Miller was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder for the 2002 shooting of a fan at a nightclub, capping tumultuous jury deliberations at his second trial in the killing. The Louisiana jury reached the 10-2 verdict around 1:30 p.m. in its second day of deliberations. Jurors had reached the same verdict earlier in the day, but District Judge Hans Liljeberg ordered them back to the jury room Miller for more deliberation because of a questionable vote. Liljeberg said after the verdict’s intial reading that one juror had apparently changed her vote just to end deliberations. Three jurors had been seen crying in the courtroom Tuesday morning, and the day before they sent a note that they were having trouble reaching a consensus. The courtroom was completely silent when the verdict was given for the second time. More than a dozen law officers filled the center aisle, and the judged had warned that anyone who so much
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Jennifer Hudson gives birth to baby boy
NEW YORK — Jennifer Hudson has a new role — that of a proud mother. The 27-year-old Oscar winner gave birth to her first child, David Daniel Otunga Jr., on Monday, according to her publicist, Lisa Kasteler of WKT Public Relations. He is named after her fiance, David Otunga. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces. “The baby is beautiful and perfect,” says Hudson’s publicist Lisa Kasteler. “His parents are ecstatic.” The entertainer suffered a tragic blow last fall when her mother, brother and nephew were slain in her native Chicago. Her sister’s estranged husband is charged with the killings. Hudson, who gained fame first as a top contender on “American Idol,” won an Academy Award for best supporting actress for her portrayal of Effie in “Dreamgirls” in 2007. Earlier
as gasped would be arrested. The victim’s family left in tears. “I’m not rejoicing. I feel bad for (Miller’s) family. But at least they can see him. What have we got but a gravesite and a photograph?” asked George Thomas, whose 16-year-old son, Steve Thomas, was shot to death during the brawl in a Harvey, La., nightclub. Miller’s family and friends also cried outside the courtroom. His sister, Germaine Miller, shouted and accused the prosecutors of corruption. The defense attorney for the 38-year-old rapper, who faces life in prison, declined comment. Prosecutor David Wolff said he thought the verdict would stand up on appeal. “The judge ran a very clean trial. Deliberating on a homicide case is difficult,” he said. Miller was previously found guilty of killing Thomas, but a judge overturned the conviction, siding with defense attorneys who said prosecutors improperly withheld criminal background information on three key witnesses. Miller has been in jail after pleading no contest to counts of attempted murder in a separate altercation at a nightclub in baton rouge in 2001. He faces sentencing later this month in that case. this year, she won a Grammy for best R&B album for her selftitled debut CD. The birth was first reported by the Hollywood Reporter’s Showbiz411.com.
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Celebrity chef Bobby Flay heads to the races
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. —Celebrity chef Bobby Flay traded pots and pans for a microphone to call a horse race at Saratoga on Sunday. “And they’re smokin’ out of the gate!” Flay exclaimed as the horses broke in the eighth race, won by long shot Freddy The Cap, who paid $67 to win. Flay also signed copies of his book “Burgers, Fries and Shakes” at the track. He first attended races at Belmont Park as a boy along with his grandfather. Flay has owned and raced horses in New York state for several years. —Associated Press
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In this image taken in London, Aug. 11, three books are shown of a new bread of classic author novel and mutant beast. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Jane Austen novel in possession of added gore is a surefire best-seller. That’s the conclusion reached by publishers since the success of “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” an unlikely literary sensation created by adding dollops of “ultraviolent zombie mayhem” to Austen’s classic love story. “Zombies” billed as 85 percent Austen’s original text and 15 percent brand-new blood and guts, has become a best-seller.
Readers devour revamped classics BY JILL LAWLESS
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LONDON — It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Jane Austen novel in possession of added gore will be a surefire bestseller. That’s the conclusion reached by publishers since the success of “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” an unlikely literary sensation created by adding dollops of “ultraviolent zombie mayhem” to Austen’s classic love story. “Zombies” — billed as 85 percent Austen’s original text and 15 percent brand-new blood and guts — has become a best-seller since it was published earlier this year, with 750,000 copies in print. There’s a movie in the works. And it has spawned a monster — or, more accurately, a slew of literary monster mash-ups.
Next month, “Zombies” publisher Quirk Books is releasing “Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters,” which adds giant lobsters and rampaging octopi to Austen’s love story. Even Austen purists admit a grudging admiration for the “Zombies” concept. “In publishing terms, it’s brilliant,” said Claire Harman, a Columbia University professor and author of “Jane’s Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered the World.” “Why did I spend three years writing a critical book on Austen? Why didn’t I just think of that?” Quirk Books editorial director Jason Rekulak said he was inspired by the Internet-unleashed wave of “creative copyright infringement” — musical and video mash-ups that mangle styles and genres for comic or dramatic effect. He made a list of classic books whose copyrights have lapsed and
were ripe for pillage, from “Moby Dick” to “Great Expectations.” “Then I made a list of things that might enhance these novels — robots, ninjas, zombies,” Rekulak said. “As soon as I drew a line between ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and zombies, I knew I had a great title.” The irresistible title is key to the success of “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.” The book itself keeps most of Austen’s story — girl meets boy, girl hates boy, girl is won over by boy’s good looks and large fortune — with added chunks of zombie violence by U.S. writer Seth Grahame-Smith. “Zombies” and its successors are the latest mutant offshoots of the unstoppable Austen industry. Like many good publishing ideas, the trend could soon spiral out of control. Rekulak says he can’t stop friends and family
sending him ideas for more books — he has a list of more than 200 titles, from “A Farewell to Arms and Legs” to “The Brothers Karazombie.” The coming months promise more in the same bloody vein from a variety of publishers, including “Queen Victoria: Demon-Hunter” and “I am Scrooge: A Zombie Story for Christmas.” In the United States, where Quirk Books is based, all books copyrighted before 1923 are in the public domain. For other books, copyright generally expires some decades after the author’s death, but this varies from country to country. If nothing else, the trend proves the willingness of readers and writers to eliminate the gap between pop culture and what used to be known as high art.
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It’s healthy. And the kids would agree.” Gosselin told “Today” host NEW YORK —Kate Gosselin Meredith Vieira that she still said her marriage to Jon would wears her wedding ring for the have failed whether it played out sake of her eight children, but in the glare of a TV reality show feels a lot of failure that the maror not. riage is over. “Was (divorce) a product of “This is not what the show? I feel any mother sets out “Was (divorce) a like it would have for, for her chilhappened anyway product of the show? dren,” Gosselin said, — cameras on or I feel like it would adding, “It’s necescameras off,” she sary. It has to take have happened said. anyway- cameras on place.” Appearing on She greeted inquiNBC’s “Today” or cameras off.” ries from Vieira Monday, Kate about Jon Gosselin’s Kate Gosselin Gosselin disalleged cheating Jon & Kate Plus 8 star cussed her separaduring their martion from her husriage with a mix band, which was of vagueness and announced in June on their TLC diplomacy, and said she couldn’t network reality show, “Jon & Kate recall exactly when he moved out Plus 8.” of their Pennsylvania house. Despite their separation, both “I think it’s very clear that we parents continue with the hit show, are two different people at this which documents the challenges point, with two different sets of goals,” she summed up. of raising twins and sextuplets. She repeated her past denial “In everybody’s life, you make sacrifices,” Gosselin said, refer- of media reports that she had an ring to her staying with the show. affair with a bodyguard assigned “Everybody has to work. Everybody to protect her for the show. “There is no affair. There has has a job. Ours is a very unique never been an affair,” declared job. ... “I still feel like this is a good thing. Gosselin. “It’s just another crazy rumor. It sells tabloids.”
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Jackson’s final resting place remains unclear BY JOHN ROGERS
Forest Lawn spokesman Bill Martin declined to say whether Associated Press Jackson’s body would be laid to LOS ANGELES — He spent rest permanently at the cemetery the last few years of his life on a or if it is still there, citing the famglobe-trotting odyssey, and now ily’s request for privacy. Family spokesman Jesse Derris in death Michael Jackson still seems unable to find a perma- said the family had no statement to make. nent home. In an interview broadcast On the certificate recording Jackson’s June 25 death, the enter- Friday with CNN’s Larry King, tainer’s body is listed as being Jackson’s older brother Jermaine at Los Angeles’ Forest Lawn said he would like to see his sibling laid to rest at Neverland Ranch, Memorial Park, the bucolic estate in but that location Jackson’s older broth- central California’s is listed as temporary, and no er, Jermaine, said he wine country that entertainer amended death would like to see his the bought in 1988 and certificate has sibling laid to rest at turned into his perbeen filed with Neverland Ranch. The sonal Peter Pan-like Los Angeles County. decision is up to his wonderland. But Jermaine With the mother, Katherine. Jackson said it would announcement be up to his mother, Aug. 10 that Katherine, to make the county coroner’s office had completed its autopsy of Jackson, the final decision. Although it’s rare for somecoupled with reports that investigators had returned a portion one’s remains not to be promptof Jackson’s brain to his family, ly buried or entombed, it’s not rumors of where his final rest- unheard of. The body of one of ing place might be swirled across Jackson’s musical heroes, James the Internet. But the people who Brown, remained unburied for know exactly where he is and two months after his 2006 death where he might be going aren’t while people fought over control of his estate. saying.
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama presented the nation’s highest civilian honor to 16 actors, athletes, activists, scientists and humanitarians. Among those who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony Aug. 12 were film star Sidney Poitier, civil rights leader Rev. Joseph Lowery and tennis legend Billie Jean King. Others included retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy got the medal, too, but the Massachusetts Democrat was not at the White House because of his fight against brain cancer. Posthumous awards went to former Republican Rep. Jack Kemp of New York and gay rights activist Harvey Milk.
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Kix Brooks, left, and Ronnie Dunn of the country duo Brooks & Dunn posted a message on their Web site on Aug. 10 saying they would “call it a day” after 20 years as a music duo. The group had sold more than 30 million albums.
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Tony Danza could go back to high school
PHILADELPHIA — Yo, Philly students! Tony Danza might be teaching in a city high school this fall. The former talk show host and star of the sitcoms “Taxi” and “Who’s the Boss?” is planning to star in a new reality show called “Teach.” If approved by Philadelphia education officials, cameras would roll at Northeast High School as Danza co-teaches a 10th-grade English class. The School Reform Commission will vote next week on allowing at least 13 episodes to be shot and broadcast on the cable channel A&E. — Associated Press
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Brooks & Dunn call it quits after 20 years, 10 albums BY JOHN GEROME
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brooks & Dunn are done. Best-selling country duo Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn posted a message on their Web site Aug. 10 saying they agreed to “call it a day” after 20 years of making music together. “This ride has been everything and more than we could ever have dreamed ... We owe it all to you, the fans,” they said in the message. “If you hear rumors, don’t believe them, it’s just time.” Brooks & Dunn will release a greatest-hits album on Sept. 8 and tour one last time in 2010. The duo’s many hits include “Boot Scootin’ Boogie,” ‘’My Maria,” ‘’Red Dirt Road” and “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” with Reba McEntire.
The men’s label, Arista Nashville, said the group has sold more than 30 million albums. Brooks, 54, and Dunn, 56, were struggling solo artists when Arista’s Tim DuBois urged them to join forces in 1990. Together they’ve scored 23 No. 1 hits. They’ve recorded 10 studio albums, the latest 2007’s “Cowboy Town.” “They’ve been to the mountaintop and they’ve accomplished everything that two human beings joined together musically can do in a career,” said Brian Philips, president of Country Music Television. “They’ve had every kind of hit. Literally, they’ve explored every musical texture and tempo and style and flavor.” CMT is scheduled to tape Brooks & Dunn perform-
ing and discussing their music Wednesday for an episode of the show “Invitation Only” to air in October. Philips called the announcement of the split a complete surprise. He said he has no idea what they might do in the future, but he’s certain it will involve music. “The guys that I know, I can’t imagine either of those two individuals walking away from music. That’s unthinkable,” Philip said. The pair steeped itself in the mythical West (the duo’s emblem is a sun-bleached steer’s skull) and rode the charts with a driving honky-tonk sound. Brooks & Dunn took a turn with 2003’s “Red Dirt Road” and often pay homage to their classic rock influences, including playing shows with the Rolling Stones and ZZ Top.
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Students look to save with book rental More stores and websites offer book rentals because of increased demand By Kelly Stroda
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Textbook prices have risen during the past few years, and Brad Rector knows that just as well as anyone. Rector, a junior from Overland Park, is used to spending $300 to $400 on textbooks each semester. “I try to go used as often as possible,” Rector said. “But for a lot of my books, you can only buy them new, which can be very frustrating.” So this semester, Rector is considering renting his textbooks
instead. As a way for students to grapple with inflating textbook prices, book rental programs have been catered to students’ needs in recent years. Online companies like Chegg.com began providing textbook rentals in 2007, according to their website. But rental programs are beginning at local bookstores, too. Bookstores, like KU Bookstore in the Kansas Union and University Book Shop, are providing options for students to rent textbooks. “Really, it’s just something the students wanted,” said James Rourke, textbook manager at KU
Bookstore. “The industry is changing all the time with the shift from print to digital, and we think that rental will be part of that transition.” According to research performed by the National Association of College Stores, prices for both new and used textbooks rose an average of 14 percent from 2007 to 2009. So, a book that cost $100 in 2007 cost around $114 in 2009. For students taking 15 credit hours, that’s an increase of around $70 each semester. KU Bookstore’s book rental program works with Bookrenter.com, a
used book wholesaler, Rourke said. Textbooks can be rented for as little as one-fourth of the cost of buying the same book new. “Psychology” by David G. Myers, a textbook used in a section of Psychology 104 at the University of Kansas, can be rented from KU Bookstore for $52.37. Buying the same book new would cost $114.95, according to its website. The company provides about 80,000 titles that are available for students to rent. But KU Bookstore isn’t the only
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A sign at University Book Shop, 1116 West 23rd St., advertises textbook rental. More stores and websites are offering texbook rental because of increased student demand.
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Coming home can be just as stressful BY NICOLAS ROESLER
the Office of Study Abroad, has led re-entry sessions at the University of Kansas for two years through the Reverse culture shock, or re- Office of Study Abroad. However, entry shock, affects thousands of this year she isn’t sure if one will returning study abroad students be offered because of the lack of every year. Symptoms include attendance at these non-mandatolacking the ability to communi- ry meetings in the past. She said this would simply be due cate the significance of time spent abroad, being critical of values, to the busy schedules that students have when they customs, and beliefs get back, but the that weren’t bother“People in Europe importance of some before studylearning how to ing abroad, as well just seem more apt deal with these as simply missing the to dealing with hard feelings cannot lifestyle of a foreign country — full of circumstances, or not be ignored. One issue stuadventure and new ideal situations.” dents encounter experiences. is the lifestyles “I felt depressed Paul tackett they come for a couple of weeks Wamego senior across abroad when I got back,” said and differences Leslie Gustafson, a in outlooks on senior from Overland Park who studied in Costa Rica for life compared to what they’re used two months this summer. “I didn’t to at home. “People in Europe just seem have a job to come back to, so I missed all of the things I had done more apt to dealing with hard cirin Costa Rica, and not really having cumstances, or not ideal situations,” anything to do for a while made it said Paul Tackett, a senior from Wamego who spent four months in worse.” Jen Weghorst, the program director for Spain and Latin America in see abroad on page 9a nroesler@kansan.com
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Melissa Steuart, a freshman from Topeka, carries her belongings into her new room at Ellsworth Hall. Most of the students living in residence halls moved in on Sunday.
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Still deciding? That’s fine, just don’t be ‘undecided’ BY MICHAEL HOLTZ
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Justin Thornbrugh is a lot like many freshmen. He’s excited for the first football game, eager to make new friends and anxious about the independence that comes with college life. But Thornbrugh is like many of his classmates in another way — he hasn’t chosen a major. With a diverse class schedule, Thornbrugh said he wants to keep his options open. This semester he’s enrolled in English, math, philosophy, geology and acting, the class he’s most excited about. “I haven’t really thought about what I want to do for the rest of
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ments. “There’s a lot of time to do opportunities that are out there.” With more than 130 bachelor’s that sort of thing.” Even if they don’t take his advice, degree options at the University of McCarthy said Kansas, McCarthy a semester in said there’s somewhich a student thing for every“I would encourage loathes every one. With so many the student to start one of his or her options, it’s little classes does have wonder that most taking classes that its benefits. undergraduate stuappeal to them.” “Being in dents switch majors classes that you three to five times Dan mccarthy can’t stand is before they graduUniversity Advising Center actually a wonate. derful experi“I would encourence because it’s age the student to telling you what start taking classes that appeal to them,” McCarthy you do like,” McCarthy said. “It’s said, rather than taking classes to an experience where you really fulfull general education require- start to develop the skills to say,
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‘No, I’m not going to associate class with pain.’” As long as students stay active in pursing their academic and career interests, McCarthy said they’d eventually choose the right degree. It’s when students develop a passive approach to choosing a major McCarthy said he worries. “The greatest disadvantage is for students to wait for this moment of epiphany to occur,” McCarthy said. “That’s not likely to happen.” Aaron Othmer, a junior from Topeka, remained undecided until he declared biology as a major during the second semester of his freshman year. He said he soon thought sports management
would be a better fit. After he had enrolled in several sports management classes, Othmer said he lost interest and once again switched degrees. A year later, during the spring semester of his sophomore year, Othmer declared a major in atmospheric science. Having finally settled on a major, Othmer’s advice for freshmen is simple: Keep an open mind. “Spend some time to think about it,” Othmer said. ““Don’t come dead set on one thing, because more than likely it’s not going to happen.” — Edited by Lisa Curran
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“The important thing is never to stop questioning.” — Albert Einstein
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FACT OF THE DAY William Clarke Quantrill’s Confederate raid on Lawrence occurred 147 years ago this week. Between 150 and 200 people were murdered and dozens of homes and businesses were destroyed. The financial damage nearly prevented the University from being established in Lawrence.
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n The engineering department will be hosting a free barbecue for engineering students from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. outside Learned Hall.
What’s going on today? n The ECM Center, 1204 Oread Ave., will be hosting a free welcome barbecue from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. n The Adams Alumni Center will be hosting a free ice cream social from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. n The Office of New Student Orientation will be hosting Traditions Night from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Memorial Stadium. n Student Union Activities will be hosting Night on the Hill, a free concert with musical guest SafetySuit, from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. near Memorial Campanile. If you would like to submit an event to be included on our weekly calendar, send us an e-mail at news@kansan.com with the subject “Calendar.”
n The Office of New Student Orientation will be hosting the annual Beach ‘N’ Boulevard student organization info fair from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in front of Wescoe Hall.
n The opening convocation ceremony will be from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Lied Center.
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n The Center for Community Outreach will be hosting its “Saturday Service Project” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kansas Union.
n The School of Business will be hosting a free resume workshop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Koch Commons in Summerfield Hall.
n The Lied Center will be hosting a free concert with Jeffery Broussard and the Creole Cowboys at 7 p.m.
n The School of Engineering will be hosting “Frosh Frenzy” from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in front of Learned Hall.
n “Someone Must Wash the Dishes: An AntiSuffrage Satire,” a one-woman show by KU graduate Michelle LaRue will be performed at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall. Tickets are free.
n Student Union Activities will be hosting a free screening of “Iron Man 2” at 9 p.m. on Daisy Hill.
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Driver uses dirty diaper in dispute
CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. — State police said a woman wiped a dirty diaper on the window of another woman’s vehicle during a dispute in a traffic jam as both were leaving the Fayette County Fair. Jessica Hollis, 23, of Mount Pleasant, has been charged with harassment in the incident which state police in Uniontown said happened about 10:50 p.m. Saturday. Police said Hollis smeared the diaper on the rear window of a vehicle driven by 36-year-old Melanie Campbell, of Hopwood. Police said the women began arguing while they were stuck in traffic leaving the fairgrounds in Dunbar Township. Online court records don’t list an attorney for Hollis, and a phone number listed in her name was disconnected Monday.
Glow-in-the-dark shrimp not harmful
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle react after daughter Sasha, 9, gets a hole-in-one during a game of miniature golf on Saturday in Panama City Beach, Fla. two restaurant employees and smashing a drive-thru window because she couldn’t get Chicken McNuggets. The tantrum caught on tape in Toledo earlier this year shows the customer reaching through the drive-thru window, slugging one worker and then another. She then grabs a bottle out of her car and tosses it through the glass window before speeding off. It happened early on New
Year’s Day. Police say Melodi Dushane was angry that McNuggets weren’t being served, because it was breakfast time. Dushane says she was drunk at the time. She was sentenced to 60 days in jail last month and ordered to pay McDonald’s for the broken window. The video was released Monday when it became public record.
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n Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center will be hosting “Rock the Rec” from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
n The Theater Department will be hosting open auditions from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Murphy Hall.
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PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. — Sasha Obama is proving that the president isn’t the only golfer in the family. On a family trip to a miniature golf course, 9-year-old Sasha hit a hole-in-one in front of the watchful eye of the media, and much to the delight of her father, an avid golfer. The president gave Sasha a high-five, and declared her stroke, “unbelievable.” The president followed up by making par with his two shots on the first hole. The Obamas are in the Florida Panhandle on a quick weekend trip that the president hopes will jump-start the region’s tourism industry, which has suffered following the Gulf oil spill.
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n There will be a part-time job fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union.
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LINCOLN, Neb. — Lincoln police say a man was spotted walking naked near two churches and a parochial high school. Police said a passer-by called dispatch around 8:40 a.m. Sunday after seeing the man near Pius X High School. According to police reports, the 35-year-old man told officers that he went naked for a spiritual experience. Capt. David Beggs said the man was cited on suspicion of public indecency, among other misdemeanors.
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NEWPORT, Ore. — People who bought pink shrimp at some Oregon stores are reporting that it glows in the dark. Experts told The Register-Guard that they shouldn’t worry because it’s due to certain marine bacteria that can cause shrimp and other seafood to appear luminescent. They said it’s not a health risk and does not indicate mishandling during processing. Specialists at Oregon State University Sea Grant Extension say the bacteria can grow at refrigerator temperatures, especially on seafood products where salt was added during processing. — Associated Press
Suitors lining up for rare space artifacts aerospace heritage, say they have the right stuff. “The shuttle was created here,” WASHINGTON — They’ve racked up a lot of mileage and said Jeffrey Rudolph, presitheir $28.8 million price _ sans dent and CEO of the California engine — should be enough to Science Center in Los Angeles. cause sticker shock. But that Shuttle components were manuisn’t stopping institutions from factured in Downey and assemChicago to Los Angeles from bled in Palmdale, not to menengaging in a new space race to tion that Southern California has land one of the soon-to-be-retired been occasionally jarred by sonic booms from desert shuttle landspace shuttles. Twenty-one institutions are in ings at Edwards Air Force Base. Chicago’s Adler Planetarium fierce LeBron-style competition is competing, as are institutions for what one museum director called the rarest of space artifacts. in Seattle, Tulsa, Huntsville, Ala., They’ve enlisted former astronauts and McMinnville, Ore., home of and high-flying officials to back another big flying machine _ the Spruce Goose. their bids for one N A S A of three orbiters. A d ministrator Lawmakers have “Like anything rare, Charles F. Bolden even tried to the orbiters will be Jr. has final say use congressioover who will nal legislation to hugely popular receive one of the give their states attractions. shuttles, which a leg up. one bidder called “Like anyVALERIE NEAL “the modern-day thing rare, the Space history curator equivalent of housorbiters will be ing Columbus’ hugely popufamed ships _ the lar attractions,” Nina, the Pinta or said Valerie Neal, space history curator at the Santa Maria.” No date has been set for a decithe Smithsonian National Air sion, but the shuttle, workhorse and Space Museum. They are the most significant space artifacts to of the space program for three become available since the Apollo decades, is scheduled to make its and Skylab command modules in final space flight next year. Bolden has heard from Sen. the 1970s, she said. Florida, where the shuttle is Bill Nelson, D-Fla., who flew launched, and Texas, home to with him during a 1986 shuttle mission control, say they deserve flight, on behalf of Kennedy Space one. Ohio says it should get one Center’s commercially operated because it was the home of the visitor complex. Ohio Gov. Ted Wright brothers. New York City Strickland pitched the National says it should get one because it Museum of the U.S. Air Force near Dayton to President Barack can draw the biggest crowds. At least three museums in Obama when he visited the state. Southern California, with its
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Precautions necessary while living at college By CAROLINE BLEDOWSKI
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Adam Herberg, former resident assistant at Ellsworth Hall, left his door unlocked while he was helping students move out of their dorm rooms. He assumed it was safe, but when he got back to his room, his Playstation 2 was missing. “That was the only thing they took,” said Herberg, a graduate student from Fenton, Mo. “I find it weird because they didn’t take my computer or anything like that.” Herberg is not the only one whose property was stolen during moving day. Moving can be a stressful and chaotic time for students, which is convenient for thieves. While students are carrying boxes in or out of their dorms, many leave their cars unlocked or doors open. “A lot of expensive property, unfortunately, is very portable – iPods, laptops, iPads. We all want the newest technology,” said Capt. Schuyler Bailey of the KU Public Safety Office. “The problem is other people want it, too.” Theft of unattended property is the No. 1 crime on college campuses, Bailey said. In 2009, theft accounted for 32 percent of all crimes committed on campus, according to records from the KU Public Safety Office. When students start college and move into new homes, they have a lot on their mind, which often does not include safety. Leaving the door open when going to lunch or leaving a laptop unattended while going to the bathroom is not only convenient to students, but also to potential thieves. “If I was in the library and I was just running to the bathroom… then I’d probably just leave it here,” said Taylor Scott, a senior from Wichita. “But I think I’d take into account how many people are here.” Although other people may be willing to prevent a crime if it unfolds in front of their eyes, they
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Campus police respond to the call BY GARTH SEARS
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A man has an emergency on campus. He dials 911. Where does his call go? Whether he’s on a cell phone, land line or one of the 78 blue emergency phones on campus, his call goes to the dispatch center at the Public Safety Building, 1501 Crestline Drive. If it’s a call that requires police response, the University of Kansas Public Safety Office sends a car. If the call involves a fire or requires medical attention, the dispatch center will radio to the LawrenceDouglas County Fire Medical Department to send the appropriate vehicles. The center has Enhanced 911, which means that the dispatch center will receive the man’s loca-
tion along with his call, even triangulating the location of a cell phone with nearby cell towers. It’s all simple enough, except that the entire campus is enclosed within the jurisdiction of another police force. If the man has his accident just outside of campus, his call goes instead to the dispatch center with the Lawrence Police Department, 111 E. 11 St., and a different department would intervene. There are potential problems with one police jurisdiction located entirely within another’s. But the campus and Lawrence police coordinate well, according to Chris Keary, the University’s assistant chief of police. Both dispatch centers will actually use the other for an overflow of calls – “mutual backup,” Keary said. They use the same computer
system and monitor each other’s radio, too, so there’s no confusion in a case of multiple calls about the same incident. Marjorie Hedden, the evening shift supervisor at the Douglas County dispatch, said that the similarities were so close that her staff could even move into the University’s dispatch center in an emergency. Keary said that some cellular companies were even working with both departments to determine the exact latitude and longitude of the campus jurisdiction for their Enhanced 911 cell phone locator. When questions arise about which department is responsible for dealing with a crime – say an on-campus crime spills off campus – the police officers on scene quickly solve them based on things like where the crime started.
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“We figure it out: ‘Whose is this?’ ‘Is this a crime?’ ‘Who’s going to report this?’” Keary said. “We know where our jurisdictions are, and we’re good at working it out.” Strictly speaking, property owned or operated by the University or any of its associations — Endowment, Alumni, Athletics, or student — is under the jurisdiction of the Public Safety Office, including all streets and property adjacent to campus. But University officers are allowed authority off campus in two ways. They are allowed to follow up on crimes that started on campus. The city of Lawrence and the University also have a jurisdiction agreement that allows University officers to use authority in off-campus areas of Lawrence if they think a crime is occurring. They are allowed full authority given to the Lawrence Police Department until one of the Lawrence police officers arrives. “We work well together,” Hedden said. “For us, it’s no different than working with the other local governments, which we do all the time.” — Edited by David Cawthon
are not obliged to do so. Even if a laptop sits next to the library desk, the library staff is not responsible for protecting students’ belongings, Bailey said. Besides taking care of their property, students also need to take care of themselves. When deciding to go out at night, students should make sure they know how to get home afterwards, especially if they plan to consume alcohol, Bailey said. “You need to be clear-headed, so that you can notice what’s around you and react appropriately,” Bailey said. A person walking alone in a dark quiet street can be an easy target, so Bailey recommends that students avoid deserted areas and stay aware of their surroundings. If you think someone is following you, go to a more crowded area, and in the event of an attack make noise and seek the help of residents in nearby houses or businesses, he said. “When someone yells for help, people will come out of their doors, people will open their windows,” Bailey said. The simplest way to avoid crime is to avoid dangerous situations and be careful, he said. Herberg said students should not be too paranoid, but neglecting safety can be expensive and painful. —Edited by Joel Petterson
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FARGO, N.D. — A Fargo man who tried to kick his own feces at police officers who responded to a party at his home was sentenced to serve a year in jail. Dennis Fike, 66, also must complete alcohol treatment or he might face another year in jail. Fike was accused of defecating on a rug and attempting to kick feces at the officers last Aug. 28. His attorney argued that a handcuffed Fike had asked to use the bathroom and been denied. Fike was convicted in June of attempting to contact a law enforcement official by bodily fluids or excrement and preventing arrest.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Police say a traffic stop led to animal cruelty charges after they found a live cat “marinating” in oil and peppers in the trunk of a car. Buffalo police say officers heard the cat meowing when they stopped 51-year-old Gary Korkuc of Cheektowaga to ticket him for running a stop sign Sunday night. They say they checked the trunk and found 4-year-old Navarro in a cage, his fur covered with oil, crushed red peppers and chili peppers. — Associated Press
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Stressed students might THE BIGGEST find peace with feng shui B A C K T O S C H O O L BY KELLY MORGAN
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There is one item that Ronda Reinke recommends for all students moving into new dorm rooms: a fresh bundle of sage. While not a typical item on most students’ packing lists, Reinke, owner of Happy Healthy Homes in Lawrence, said sage played an important role in the cleansing process of feng shui. “When you move into a new space, the dirt and dust in the room holds the energy of the person who lived in there before you,” Reinke said. “You really want to clear that out and make a fresh start by wiping the walls down with sage or even holy water.” Originating nearly 5,000 years ago in China, feng shui is the belief that the location and mateCONTRIBUTED PHOTO rial of the items in a person’s room Mallory Bayles, a sophomore from Lenexa, turned all of the desks and chairs in her freshman has a direct effect on that person’s dorm room so they faced a window. She found this feng shui pointer in a magazine article. well-being. “Depending on their birthday, Reinke suggests that students friendly dorm room.” a person can be one of eight difinvest in storage containers, such One of those tips was to turn ferent elements,” Reinke said. as baskets, to keep their visual all of the desks and chairs in a “This element will determine how space clear. room so that they faced a window. they should arrange the furniture “There’s a lot to be said for Boyle said she was pleased when in their room to obtain the best keeping your space organized,” the minor change resulted in a less energy.” While it’s difficult to give a gen- Reinke said. “You want to be radi- claustrophobic atmosphere. “I really started to notice that eral answer for how KU students ant and clutter can make you procrastinate, affect the area became a lot more comshould arrange how people treat fortable and just a friendly and their rooms, “Too much clutter you and can even relaxing place to hang out,” Boyle Reinke believes affect your body said. that the best makes you tired and weight.” Despite its growing popularity, thing a student lethargic and adds While not there are still many who question can do to ensure experts, some KU feng shui and its impact on a perto the congestion in a balanced life is students have startson’s life. to cut back on your body.” ed to incorporate “I don’t quite see how arrangclutter. feng shui into their ing furniture can create energy in “Leaving Ronda reinke furniture arrangea spiritual way,” Mallory Bayles, Feng shui expert clothes on the ments. a sophomore from Lenexa, said. floor, not putting “I don’t follow it “But I believe that there are ways paperwork in the to a ‘T’ , ” Veronica to arrange your room to create an right place, it all builds on each other,” Reinke said. “Too much Boyle, a senior from Wichita, said. environment that benefits you and clutter makes you tired and lethar- “I read a magazine article a few your lifestyle.” gic and adds to the congestion in years ago that gave some point— Edited by Dana Meredith ers for how to make a feng-shuiyour body.”
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cbledowski@kansan.com When Kelly Unger, a junior from Overland Park, decided to attend the University of Kansas, classes weren’t the only thing on her mind. She also wanted to get involved in extracurricular activities. “I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to get to know a whole bunch of other people,” she said. Today, Unger hasn’t just met other people, she is the chapter president of her sorority, Kappa Delta. Unger is just one of many students who decide to be involved at the University beyond the classroom. More than 600 groups and organizations on campus give students the opportunity to develop skills and interests that classes cannot or do not offer. Most of these groups are run entirely by students. While professionals and faculty often give advice and help out with problems, students bear the main responsibilities, including managing finances, delegating responsibilities and com-
municating with people outside of them focused on class work, which helps them graduate,” Quisenberry the organization. Being part of an organization said. means investing time and energy, Being part of the community is but it also results in new experienc- the key word. Fraternities and sorores, new friends and new opportuni- ities, as well as other organizations, ties that will help after graduation. invest a lot of time in working with Greek life, for example, gives stu- non-profit organizations and funddents and alumni the opportunity raising. They are not only part of the University, to network but also part with other people and be “It’s always important to get of Lawrence. an successful in yourself out there, push your Being active member the job market, said Amy comfort zone, try something in any organization can be Long, associnew.” time-consumate director ing, especially of the Student Kelly unger when students Involvement Kappa Delta president have both a n d classes and a Leadership job. Yet, activiCenter. Besides helping in building a ties range from only one hour to 40 resume and networking, being hours per week. “What you put in is what you get active in extracurricular activities helps develop a new skill set and out of it,” said Long. Paige Blevins, a junior from try out leadership roles, said Aaron Quisenberry, Associate Director Great Bend, is freshman/sophomore of the Student Involvement and student senator for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and has Leadership Center. “It helps students make connec- learned to manage her time accordtions and helps them feel a part of ingly in order to fulfill her duty as a the University community, which student and a senator. She said she keeps them engaged, which keeps needed to put her priorities in line
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and finish class work earlier to focus on her role as a senator. Blevins joined the Student Senate committee in her freshman year and ran as senator in her sophomore year. Her position includes writing bills, attending Senate and committee meetings and reviewing policies. “It’s almost like having a class and then having to do homework for it. It’s a little less intense. You’re not going to be graded on it,” Blevins said. Although there are no grades, extracurricular activities can be a challenge, but they offer experiences that prepare students for life after college. “It’s always important to get yourself out there, push your comfort zone, try something new,” Unger said. — Edited by Dana Meredith
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Squad car stolen, thief later caught
ORANGE, Calif. — A parolee jumped into a Southern California police squad car and drove away with overhead emergency lights flashing while the officer was nearby investigating traffic issues. Orange Police Sgt. Dan Adams says the patrol officer had stopped his squad car Wednesday evening to investigate malfunctioning railroad crossing arms. The officer left the Ford Crown Victoria running with its emergency lights on. Moments later, 35-year-old Jon Anthony Tolden jumped in and drove away. Adams says Tolden abandoned the black-and-white about a half-mile away and jumped a wall. He was arrested a short time later and booked for investigation of theft of a police vehicle. He’s being held without bail and faces a Friday court hearing. The police car wasn’t damaged.
Man faked seizures to avoid paying tab
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore man has been sentenced to a year and a half in jail for faking seizures to get out of paying restaurant bills. City prosecutors said 43-year-old Andrew Palmer pleaded guilty last week to one count of theft scheme, and a judge agreed to impose an 18-month sentence — the maximum Palmer could have received. Prosecutors said Palmer ate and drank at several restaurants between April and July, and when he couldn’t pay, he would feign a seizure that required medical personnel to respond. The maximum penalty for each individual offense was 90 days in jail because the value of each meal was less than $100. Court records show Palmer has a long criminal record that includes 40 convictions for theft and dozens more arrests.
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Pledge encourages sustainable habits BY SAMANTHA COLLINS
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The Center for Sustainability is using Hawk Week to get an early start on promoting eco-friendly habits throughout campus, which includes a sustainability pledge. “It’s asking students to commit to some specific behaviors and then also along with that we’ll also provide incentives for them to do that,” Jeff Severin, director of the center, said. “It really focuses on reducing waste.” The pledge kicked off at Unionfest Sunday when the center handed out steel water bottles and will continue tonight at the ice cream social at the Adams Alumni Center with free, reusable shopping bags. The center will wrap up its efforts to promote the R’s — reduce, reuse, recycle — Thursday, when it will pass out cloth napkins at the back-to-school barbecue at Mrs. E’s and more steel water bottles during Rock the Rec. “The whole idea is to reach out to students to teach them ways to reduce waste in general,” Severin said. Mahleea Satomi, coordinator of Environs, said that living more sustainably can be as easy as turning off the lights when leaving a room. Environs is a student group devoted to promoting environmental issues and awareness around campus. “It is our responsibility to keep our environment, the place that we call home, in a healthy condition
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for future generations to come,” Satomi, a junior from Lawrence, said. She said another way to conserve was to reduce the amount of water a student uses. An easy way to do this is to take shorter showers and turn off the water while brushing teeth. Satomi said students should also recycle, something Environs helped promote by starting the first recycling program at the University in 1988. Seth Macchi, a sophomore from Topeka, works for the
Environmental Stewardship Program, which took over responsibility for the recycling on campus in 1996. He said recycling benefited many people and that everyone should recycle. “Basically, there are so many locations on campus that students should never have to throw a recyclable item in the trash,” Macchi said. “If you know you can do something simple that helps save the world a little at a time, what’s stopping you?” Students can easily recycle glass,
plastic, cardboard, white and colored paper, and aluminum cans at the recycling bins scattered around campus. “It’s a way of rethinking of your own personal habits and thinking about the little things that may not seem very important in the grand scheme,” Severin said. “But if you add up those things for over 30,000 students on campus then the accumulated effect is really impactful.” — Edited by Dana Meredith
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Garrett Rainbolt, a senior from Larned, breaks down a cardboard box last year as part of the KU Recycle program behind Corbin residence hall. The Center for Sustainability is asking students to take a sustainability pledge this year.
the firstborn scored highest on the national Iowa Test of Basic Skills, MELVILLE, N.Y. — An Adelphi suggesting a higher level of aptiUniversity student’s research that tude, younger siblings had higher found firstborns score higher on grade-point averages. Frank began the study eight intelligence while younger siblings often get better grades drew some years ago, while a junior at the attention at a national psycholo- high school. She was a semifinalgists’ convention in San Diego ist for the research in the 2002 this week. But for the researcher, Intel science competition. That Tiffany Frank, 26, it was personal. research formed the basis of her “My interest in this started current study. “We were because I have an really surprised older sister who’s that the firstvery smart,” she “The first-born came born came out said of elder sister out with higher with higher Samara, the firstintelligence, but born. “I felt no inteligence, but the the later-born matter how hard I later-born worked worked harder worked, I wasn’t as and had higher smart as her,” said harder and had GPAs,” Frank Frank, the younghigher GPAs.” said. “You est of three, who is would think the pursing a doctorate tiffany frank firstborn would in psychology at Researcher have higher Adelphi. grades.” Frank spoke Her study delivered her differs from some of the myriad paper at the annual convention of the American Psychological birth-order literature in its methodology, which focuses on the Association in San Diego. Her research on 90 pairs of intelligence, achievement and persiblings at Lawrence High School sonality of a sibling within famion Long Island found that while lies. Other studies have looked at unrelated random people and
focused on their achievements based on their birth order, she said. The second part of the study, conducted by Frank’s young co-author Hannah Turenshine, focused on sibling personalities, concluding that younger siblings were more extroverted than the firstborn, a finding at odds with some previous research. Turenshine, 18, of North Woodmere, N.Y., said that difference could be the result of differing definitions of “extro-
vert.” The 76 different pairs of siblings were each given surveys to assess their personalities. Resulting comparisons showed younger siblings were “more sincere, more emotional, more sentimental, more socially bold,” said Turenshine, who graduated from Lawrence High this year and is headed to Binghamton University. Firstborns tended “to have stronger perfectionist tendencies, and were “more fair.”
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While some lament the rising costs of higher education, leaders at the University of Kansas call the recent tuition increase and new technology fee necessary. With a 6-3 vote on June 24, the Kansas Board of Regents approved the University’s latest proposal for tuition increase. Costs per credit hour will increase between 5.2 and 9.2 percent for students without a tuition compact. The University cites more than $40 million in budget cuts and unfunded mandates for the measure’s necessity. “I think it’s unfortunate, but I think it’s absolutely necessary to sustain services to keep our professors here teaching our courses and to keep the top researchers from around the world coming to this institution,” Student Body President Michael Wade Smith, a senior from Goodland, said. Included in the approved proposal was the addition of a $10-percredit-hour technology fee. Also, the University will use $2.5 million of federal stimulus funds for onetime $1,000 Jayhawk Assistance Grants. Regents Chair Garry Scherrer was one of the three votes against the proposal. Scherrer said that while he understood the University’s need for more financial resources, he thinks that state universities are beginning to make opportunities for higher education too expensive. “This is actually a very historic year because this is the first time in the history of the state of Kansas that students are actually paying more for higher education than the state is contributing to it,” Scherrer said. “And I don’t believe that is what the people of this state want.” Jack Martin, a University spokesman, said that those who drafted the proposal considered student needs, the state’s budget situation and how the University’s education costs compared with others. “The main thing we’re doing right now in this budget environment is focusing on core student services, classes that students need to graduate on time,” Martin said. The University has said that 45 percent of students will see no change in tuition. These are students that entered into the KU Four-Year Tuition Compact, a program for first-time freshmen that fixes their tuition rate for four years. Every year, the Tuition Advisory Committee makes a recommendation to the chancellor and provost on what tuition should be. The chancellor takes the proposal to the Board of Regents if it is approved. If the state does not increase the University’s budget, both Scherrer and Smith expect tuition increases to continue. “We’re at a place where our increase was just a catch up move and we’re trying to get close to where we should be,” Smith said. “But there’s no way with the millions of millions of dollars of cuts that we took that we can get up without taxing our students 30 percent on top of their tuition, which just isn’t an option for KU. We all know that.” However, Scherrer is wary of the message that continuous tuition
Below are the following changes in tuition for the 2010-2011 school year: Standard Tuition: n Undergraduate residents: Tuition increases from $218.90 to $228.90 per credit hour (4.6 percent). With the $10 technology fee added, total tuition becomes $238.90 (9.1 percent). n Graduate residents: Tuition increases from $270.50 to $285.50 (5.5 percent). With technology fee added, total becomes $295.50 (9.2 percent). n Undergraduate nonresident: Tuition increases from $575 to $595 (3.5 percent). With technology fee added, total becomes $605 (5.2 percent). n Graduate nonresident: Tuition increases from $646.25 to $681.25 (5.4 percent). With technology fee added, total becomes $691.25 (7 percent). New Compact Tuition Rates for Fiscal Year 20112014 n Undergraduate Resident: Increases from $245.30 to $252.50 (2.9 percent). With technology fee added, total becomes $262.50 (7 percent). n Undergraduate Nonresident: Increases from $644.25 to $679.35 (5.4 percent). With technology fee added, total becomes 689.35 (7 percent). Student fee increases going into effect this year Student Senate approved in April the following student fee increases: n A $4 increase in the Student Health Fee that represents a $3 increase in operations and a $1 increase in Counseling and Psychological Services. n A $2.60 increase in the Campus Transportation fee represents a $2.25 increase in operations and a 35 cent increase for SafeRide/SafeBus. n The Newspaper Readership Fee increases from $3.75 to $4.45 to include the $1.70 transferred from the Student Media Fee. The $1.70 represents what is now being labeled a subscription fee for The University Daily Kansan.
increases sends to students. “If the legislature won’t do its part and refuses to give adequate funding, I suppose that realistically higher tuitions are going to be the path we have to continue down,” Scherrer said. “But that path means that we’re going to start telling people that it’s not your talent that gets you into a university, it’s your ability to pay and, frankly, that’s not the kind of state I want to live in. If people have the ability to go and perform well at a university, the state ought to make sure they get that opportunity or at least share more of the costs of it.” — Edited by Sean Tokarz
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University Career Center eases strain of job search BY KELLY MORGAN
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After years of countless tests, all-nighters and packets of Ramen noodles, many KU students will take the final step in their collegiate careers when they trade in their sweats for slacks and apply for a job in the real world. While just the thought of filling out a job resume is enough to scare students back to the undergraduate starting line, it is an apprehension that they need not experience alone. Located in room 110 of the Burge Union, the University Career Center offers students everything from resume and interview counseling to access to their network of professional employers. “There are a couple of other offices on campus that work with specific majors,” Ann Hartley, associate director of the University Career Center said. “But we are the one that works with career assistance and part-time job search for most everyone.” One way that the Career Center assists students is through resume counseling. Students who submit their resume can receive tips for how to improve it before it is sent out to potential employers. “We typically look for anything that doesn’t follow the norm,” Tanvi Nimkar, a sophomore from Lawrence and Career Center employee said. “We have an official guide that we use to look for general formatting mistakes like not putting your work history in chronological order.” Other services provided by the Career Center are mock, group interviews. Adam Smith, a junior from Kansas City, Kan, participated in one such interview during his search to find an internship. “We were each asked a question
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William Harper, a graduate student from Baxter Springs, looks over and discusses his resume with Sara Clayton, the assistant director of the University Career Center, Thursday. The Career Center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mnday through Friday. and then went around and critiqued one another,” Smith said. “They really tried to guide it toward our major.” For those individuals unable to make it into their office, the Career Center brings their knowledge and opportunities to students in the form of job, major and volunteer
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Businesses adapt to summer slowdown BY GARTH SEARS
cially during the summer wedding season. Lantz said that when the club While students took it easy this reopened with school, they would summer, local businesses faced an advertise and reach out to students annual three-month crunch — — both familiar patrons and those how to cope with several thou- new in town. The feast-and-famine sessions sand of their customers leaving for University Book Shop, 1116 W. the city. The University of Kansas had 23rd St., aren’t limited to summer, nearly 24,000 on-campus students though — they feast for about two last semester including com- weeks every semester. According to store manager muters, compared to fewer than 100,000 Lawrence residents. The Colby Venema, the bookstore gets University represents almost a about 90 percent of its sales from textbooks, and therefore does half quarter of the city’s population. Many students went home of its yearly business during the for the summer, or on vacation first two weeks of school. The bookstore still faced a sumsomewhere, and each departure was another lost opportunity for mer slowdown and employed about Lawrence businesses. Every busi- half of its usual number of workers ness felt the pinch differently and during the summer. During those each has a different method of get- two big weeks, the store will have twice as many workers, quadruting through the summer. Ken Holloway, assistant gen- pling its numbers from summer’s eral manager at Ingredient, 947 end to school’s beginning. Ron Hassen, owner of Ray’s Massachusetts St., said that fewer customers meant that more Liquor Warehouse, 1215 W. 6th unused food spoiled in addition St., said he noticed the summer to reduced sales, so their summer absence of students in a couple inventory had to be smaller while ways — the Thursday and Friday nights were slower — but not costs stayed high. Holloway said Ingredient had many. He said the students old enough especially been feeling students’ absence in the dinner crowd. to buy alcohol tended to be the So in addition to attracting the ones who live here year round, Massachusetts Street crowd, they compared to younger students in the dorms. And as Lawrence have been proslowly expands moting new dinwestward, bringing ner-only menu “There’s a huge difin more residents items and promoference not having and a more diverse tions. “There’s a huge all the kids in town.” economy, there are more non-student difference not customers in town. having all the Ken Holloway Hassen said his kids in town,” Ingredient assistant general manager summer effect of Holloway said. losing students was “But we can surworse 20 years ago vive on downwhen Lawrence town traffic and was more geographically cenlocals.” Other businesses, such as Abe tered around the University. But and Jake’s Landing, 8 E. 6th St., more recently, he has experience depend on students. In fact, Abe with liquor stores near Sixth and and Jake’s was closed during the Wakarusa streets on the northwest edge of town that actually see summer. According to general manager business increase in the summer. Ryan Lantz, money is generated — Edited by Clark Goble from holding wedding receptions and other events year round, espegsears@kansan.com
fairs held throughout the year in the Kansas Union. “It was just a happy mistake that I ran into someone from the World Company at the Career Fair,” Smith said. “It was the first time I was heavily using resources and I ended up with a summer internship at Channel 6 News.”
Hartley emphasizes the importance of these career fairs, noting that some companies in attendance do not advertise their open positions. “A lot of times employers are looking specifically to hire someone right out of college,” Hartley said. “They’ll work with a university to
contact students and may or may not post that position on their website.” Students looking to utilize the Career Center can make an appointment on its’ website at www. kucareerhawk.com or can attend the part-time job fair in the Kansas Union on August 18 from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. “It’s not too early to start looking for full-time or part-time jobs your freshman year,” Hartley said. “The earlier you get started, the more opportunities you’ll have.” — Edited by David Cawthon
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BY SAMANTHA COLLINS
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An easy way for students to become more involved in the Lawrence community is to volunteer. KU students can find volunteer opportunities in the area through the Roger Hill Volunteer Center, 2518 Ridge Court, a partner with United Way. The center represents more than 150 volunteer programs throughout Douglas County. Opportunities range from working in food pantries to working with animals. Lori Johns, director of the center, said volunteering was about more than resume-building. “It helps get you connected in the community and it makes you feel like you’re a part of Lawrence,” Johns said. “It makes you a more well-rounded person.” Johns said the center constantly received various volunteer opportunities, so students should check back often. Kellen Bolt, a junior from Iola and communications director of the KU Center for Community Outreach, said he urged students to volunteer. “You’re going to be in Lawrence for four years,” Bolt said. “It’s important to be aware of what is actually happening in the community.”
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Volunteer coordinator Veronica Howard takes student and local volunteers on a tour through the Humane Society. The group learned of their responsibilities at the orientation which took place on Thursday night. The Center for Community Outreach provides both on and off-campus volunteering opportunities. Bolt said there was a program to suit every student. Students can find more information by visiting the Community Outreach office, located in the Kansas Union or by calling the center at 785-864-4073. Johns encourages students to look into volunteering, even if
they have no past experience. “Some people find that they become absolutely hooked with volunteering,” Johns said. “It fills up your gas tank of life.” Eliot Hill, a junior from Topeka, volunteers with Meals on Wheels and Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He said volunteering provided him with great life experience and helps him become more involved.
“Most importantly it’s made me realize that as college students, we are sitting in one of the most hopeful and fortunate places of our lives with regards to our futures,” Hill said. “It offers more real-world experiences that often aren’t apparent walking around campus.” — Edited by Emily McCoy
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Obama gives OK for Ground Zero mosque McClatchy-Tribune WASHINGTON — Weighing in for the first time on the emotionally charged issue, President Barack Obama gave his blessing Friday to a Muslim group’s plans to build a mosque near ground zero in New York, saying, “This is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakeable.” In making his case for supporting the Cordoba House project, Obama, who once taught constitutional law, referred to the Constitution and the words of Thomas Jefferson. However, the audience to
whom he addressed his remarks looked strikingly different from the Founding Fathers: dozens of Muslim-American men and women in politics, government, business, academia, faith and activism, all his guests at a White House “iftar,” the evening meal that breaks the daily fast during the holy month of Ramadan. “As a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country,” Obama said. “That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and
ordinances.” He said the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks had been “a deeply traumatic event” for the nation, that emotions of opponents of the mosque project are understandable and that “we must all recognize and respect the sensitivities surrounding the development of lower Manhattan. Ground zero is, indeed, hallowed ground.” He also said that the United States had flourished because of religious freedom. “The principle that people of all faiths are welcome in this country, and will not be treated differently by their government, is essential to who we are.”
Obama had kept his opinion to himself since an Aug. 3 vote by a New York City landmarks commission paved the way for the project, an Islamic cultural center and house of worship. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs originally said it was a matter for the local community to decide. In the days since, however critics have ramped up their rhetoric, hoping to pressure backers of the Cordoba House project to find another site. They argue that building the mosque two blocks from where al-Qaida terrorists took 2,800 lives is too insensitive and provocative.
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With 25 percent of the University of Kansas’ Federal Work Study funds set to expire, students could see a more constrictive job market as the school year begins. Making matters more difficult, August is traditionally the most competitive time of the year for on-campus job seekers. Federal Work Study is a federally subsidized program that covers 75 percent of the salary for financially eligible students. Funds from the America Recovery and Readjustment Act increased the amount of funding last year and, consequently, work study positions. As that funding shrinks, University officials expect to see a drop in available jobs. “We anticipate that those positions probably will not be offered again because those departments won’t have those funds to rely on,” said Todd Cohen, director of University Relations. “We anticipate that it will just go back to the prestimulus period.” The University received an extra $284,667 in ARRA funds last year, bringing its total Federal Work Study allocation to $1.63 million, a five-year high. That increased the number of work study positions available from 514 to 576. However, the University saw a slight decrease in overall on-campus jobs — 3,711 in 2009-10 from 3,749 in 2008-09 — which is attributable to budget cuts. Kendall Riley, a sophomore from Lawrence, has worked the circulation desk at Watson Library for about a year. With a job off campus, Riley said that he wouldn’t expect the same flexibility with his studies that he receives at the library. “Here I have a lot of extra time to do my homework and since you’re already at the library that’s the first step,” Riley said. “So I guess I just wouldn’t have extra money and I guess I wouldn’t study as much as I
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Casey Burkitt, a senior from Olathe, repairs books for the library as part of his student job. According to KU’s Library Communications Director, Rebecca Smith, the libraries employ between 200 to 300 student workers each year based on the library’s need. do.” Riley said that the work study job allows him to pick up a few hours of work between classes, understands about class obligations and even allows employees to choose their schedules during finals week. He found the position on the University’s jobs website, and while he applied for at least seven jobs, Riley said that only the library responded, calling him a week later. Last year, 25,455 applications were received for 650 on-campus student hourly jobs, or more than 39 applications per job. Riley’s strategy is precisely what Ann Hartley, associate director of Career Services, recommends students use when seeking on-campus jobs. “It will pick up a lot toward the middle of August, when the students come back to campus,” Hartley said. “You really do have to check every day and then just apply for everything that interests you that you’d at least be qualified for.”
More than 20 percent of all applications in the last three years have come in August. Last year, that number was 5,897 in the first month of classes. Jeremy Horkman, Watson Library service desk supervisor, helps review applications and interview interested students. He said that chief among what the service desk looks for in an applicant was background in related work, interview performance, availability and, sometimes, a certain age and field of study. Like for the on-campus job market as a whole, this time of year is as busy as any for libraries. By the beginning of August, Horkman said the service desk has an idea of how many positions and hours it will need to fill due to graduation or transfers. “We try to see at least see two times or three times more people than we are going to hire to really get the right person and get the right fit,” Horkman said.
For students that find themselves overlooked, Hartley said failing to complete a resume or cover letter is one of the primary causes. “I don’t think people realize how important that is, but people really will use a cover letter and resume in addition to that application form to weed you out or to find out how interested you are in the job to take the time to write a letter,” Hartley said. As an individual conducting job interviews, Horkman’s advice to students looking for jobs is similar to Hartley’s. “When they’re looking for jobs, really try to align and pay attention to preferred and required qualifications,” Horkman said. “If they sort of apply selectively and meet the preferred requirements they’ll probably be at an advantage.” — Edited by Dana Meredith
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Wales, United Kingdom, this past spring. “Whereas coming back to America, if something doesn’t happen according to plan, people get upset quickly and don’t really go with the flow as much.” Weghorst described these recurring sentiments. “You can see home in a more critical light,” she said. “Meaning, you more closely examine things that you might have taken for granted before you left whether they be social, cultural or political aspects of life.” In 2007-2008, 262,400 students studied abroad, according to the latest numbers published by the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Educational Sciences. For most of these students the experience changed their lives and had an immensely positive effect on them, but one of the biggest transitions students face is conveying their stories of adventures and the significance of their travels to others. Weghorst recommends that returning students set up Facebook groups or general discussion groups among other students who have traveled abroad
either with them or at other times. This allows students to compare notes on their transitional progress and experiences, and especially on the things they miss. Educating people on how to transition back into their own social networks when they return has helped past students, and the Office of Study Abroad includes this in pre-departure mandatory meetings with students. “When you’re talking with friends back home, all they’re doing is listening and asking questions,” said Brian Kelly, a senior from St. Louis who studied abroad in Rome for six months last fall. “But when you talk to somebody who’s done the same thing, you can relate with them and it’s more like a discussion.” The Office of Study Abroad recommends that students dealing with severe reverse culture shock take advantage of counseling services offered at the Counseling and Psychological Services located in Watkins Health Center.
store listening to what students want. University Book Shop, 1116 W. 23rd St., began a version of a book rental program in 2009, said Colby Venema, manager of University Book Shop. “We rent between 25 to 35 percent of our books, so at least a quarter of our store is rentable,” Venema said.
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around by local police and U.S. marshals. His previous convictions include a drive-by shooting and assaulting someone with a piece of pipe. It was unclear if Keinath has an attorney.
Nurse threatened over baby name
EVERETT, Wash. — An exconvict was jailed on a charge that he harassed a nurse who laughed at his plan to name his newborn after late mob boss John Gotti. John Keinath allegedly told the nurse back in March he would strangle her for laughing at him. He was charged with felony harassment and had been free awaiting trial, but on Monday, a Snohomish County Superior Court judge ordered him held on $1 million bail. The Herald of Everett reported that according to prosecutors, Keinath spent the past few months trying to trick people at Stevens Hospital into giving him the nurse’s identity, and he finally learned it. That led to concerns about her safety. Keinath was arrested late last week after being chased
University Book Shop is offering about 5 percent more rentable titles than it did last semester. Textbooks available to rent have a rental sticker on them. The price of a rental textbook at UBS is half of the price of the buying the book new. —Edited by Anna Nordling
While undergraduate enrollment in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences continues its five-year decline, many students are turning to professional schools for their degrees. “As the data over the last 10 years indicates, enrollment fluctuates,” Danny Anderson, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said in an e-mail. “The College, as the largest unit at KU, mirrors the overall fluctuation.” Last spring, enrollment in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dropped by 1,455 undergraduate students from spring 2005, according University reports. With the addition of five new majors, undergraduate enrollment in the School of Business rose 22 percent, to 1,093 students. The School of Engineering saw a 24 percent increase, to 1,607 students. Enrollment in the smaller professional schools, such as education and social welfare, has remained consistent during the past five years. In the wake of the largest economic crisis since the Great Depression, some students feel pressured to major in a degree that offer greater financial stability and job security. “For me personally, it didn’t have as big of an impact,” said Mitch Morrow, a senior from Lawrence in electrical engineering. “For people who are coming in right now, I think it definitely plays a part in it.” According to a survey done by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, 78.1 percent of incoming freshmen last fall said financial well-being was their top goal. It was the highest percentage since the survey first asked that question in 1966. With an average salary offer of $56,367, engineering degrees account for eight of the 10 highest paying college degrees, according a study done by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
Though the average starting salary offer for college graduates fell 1.3 percent in the last year, the starting salary offer for engineering graduates slipped only 0.5 percent. The average starting salary offer for liberal arts graduates fell 3.9 percent, to $34,747. “If engineering paid similar to a teacher’s salary, I may have pursued something different just because of the amount of work you have to put into an engineering degree and a job in engineering,” Morrow said. “Ninety percent of the kids in engineering wouldn’t be if it wasn’t for high paying jobs.” Engineering and business degrees offer more than high starting salaries. They also provide plenty of job opportunities. Employers in accounting, financial and engineering services are the most interested in hiring 2010 college graduates, according to a separate NACE study. “Certainly one of the very attractive things about engineering is the job market and the potential salaries you can earn,” said Alexis McKinley Jones, recruitment director for the School of Engineering. The same holds true for business degrees. Average starting salary offers for accounting and financial graduates are $50,402 and $49,703, respectively. “A lot of the students I talk to see business as something that could open the doors to many types of job opportunities,” said Frances Lyons, academic advisor in the School of Business. “They see business as an area where they will be able to apply what they’ve learned in the classroom to a particular job.” Despite the allures of high salaries and a growing job market, Jones said students should choose their degree based on personal interests. “I tell students that it’s easier to do things that you’re passionate about,” Jones said. “If they’re not passionate about engineering, it’s not going to be a good fit for them.” — Edited by Clark Goble
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Pit bull gives birth in police cruiser
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. — A pit bull delivered quite a surprise in the back of a Prescott Valley patrol car. Prescott Valley police said Tuesday that an officer picked up the pit bull on Friday from an area woman who had been watching the dog. The officer noticed the dog appeared quite pregnant, but the woman told him she was not. She told the officers she was only supposed to watch the dog for a short time and that its owners never picked her up. — Associated Press
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LAWRENCE — White posters are going up across Lawrence this week that warn minors about the consequences of using fake IDs. “It’s illegal, it’s unhealthy and it’s unsafe for you, and this is one of the campaigns to let them know that if they go out and get a fake ID to enter a bar, that they’ll get in trouble,” said Jen Brinkerhoff, director of prevention for the Douglas County Citizens Committee on Alcoholism. The DCCCA is a Lawrence agency that provides education, prevention and treatment services for residents and families suffering from alcohol addiction. For the second straight semester, DCCCA is leading a campaign to keep minors out of area bars. “Fake ID 101” was initiated earlier this year with the help of several area agencies, including The New Tradition Coalition of Lawrence, The Kansas Traffic Safety Resource Office, Alcoholic Beverage Control, KU Public Safety Office, Lawrence police and the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Department. A $25,000 grant funds education
and enforcement efforts that are “As much education as possible is designed to curb the use of fake great,” he said. IDs. Hundreds of posters are being Employees at The Wheel will distributed in Lawrence and sur- get a refresher course this week on rounding communities. The post- spotting fake IDs. Farha said they ers detail what a would learn to fake ID is and check birthdays the consequencand expiration “It’s illegal, it’s unhealthy es of using one: dates, while also and it’s unsafe for you.” a $2,500 fine or closely looking up to one year in at eye color, hair Jen brinkerhoff jail or both. color and more. Director of prevention, DCCCA In the spring, He said it was the posters were not always easy primarily put up spotting the in restaurants fakes. and bars, but “We do our now they’re also best; technology going in churches, grocery stores, is unbelievable out there, but we do theaters and more. the best we can do,” he said. “Anywhere that this age group — Brinkerhoff said an important under 21 — might be going to see part of Fake ID 101 was educating this message,” Brinkerhoff said. minors so they won’t even approach The campaign provides funds for establishments where they’re not additional law enforcement efforts allowed, easing the burden on workas well. In February, Lawrence police ers checking IDs. used grant funds to conduct four “We want to educate students, separate fake ID sting operations especially when they’re coming in at 94 drinking establishments. The as freshmen, and say, ‘hey, we are effort yielded 37 citations for 48 vio- a college town and we have a lot of lations, according to Brinkerhoff. great things, but we do not tolerThe Wheel owner Rob Farha said ate underage drinking,’” Brinkerhoff he appreciated the campaign. said.
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Bikes left at student housing refurbished, donated By KELLY STRODA
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Luke Ristow brought his bike to campus to make his morning easier. Ristow, a sophomore from Columbia, Mo., wanted to wake up later, but still get to class on time. “You can bike from the dorms to almost anywhere on campus in about five minutes,” Ristow said. “The buses are convenient, but they are slow and do not seem to follow a strict schedule, so biking became my best option.” Unlike Ristow, some students who bring and store bicycles on campus do not make the nearly one-mile ride to campus. Instead, their bikes sit chained to racks outside student housing facilities and are forgotten at the end of the school year. Each summer, around 100 bicycles are loaded up and travel a bit farther than Ristow’s everyday ride to class. They are transported about 40 miles away to Lansing Correctional Facility. Bicycles abandoned at the
residence halls after the spring semester are sent to the correctional facility to be refurbished and given back to people in need, said Jennifer Wamelink, associate director of Residence Life with Student Housing. This year, 113 abandoned bicycles were collected from the residence halls and put into storage. Vince Avila, associate director for Facilities Planning and Development with Student Housing, said Student Housing stores bikes for 60 days. During this time, the KU Public Safety Office records each bike’s serial number. Ten of the 113 bikes collected were reclaimed by students, but the remaining 103 will be sent to Lansing soon. The Department of Student Housing will give leftover bicycles to the Lawrence Public Works department, which will then transport the bikes to Lansing. Although the Department of Student Housing has only been donating the leftover bikes to this program since 2004, inmates at
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Bethlehem police have charged five women — including a woman who was stabbed five times — with a brawl earlier this month that broke out over rumors on Facebook. Police said Lianmary Rosa, 18, was stabbed three times in the leg and twice in the shoulder by two different women during the fight around 10 p.m. Aug. 8. But, by the end of the investigation, Rosa, her mother Maria Rodriguez, 40, and sister Marylian Rosa, 20, all of
Bethlehem, were also charged with disorderly conduct for participating in the fight. Lianmary Rosa told police she got into the fight because of rumors posted about her on Facebook. Court records did not indicate what the rumors were. Charged with stabbing Rosa are Krystal Ann Espinosa, 25, and Brenda Santiago, 25, both of Bethlehem. Both Espinosa and Santiago are charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct and are in Northampton County Prison under $50,000 bail each.
Lansing Correctional Facility have been refurbishing donated bicycles for over 10 years. A crew of six inmates works Monday through Friday each week on repairs. In the 2010 fiscal year, inmates at Lansing Correctional Facility spent 11,592 hours repairing bicycles. Tracy Ashton, coordinator of the bike program at the facility, said that after bikes are refurbished, they are donated to children and adults in need. The facility has donated bikes to children in Stouffer Place Apartments, the Lawrence Bike Rodeo and even to members of the U.S. Military in Iraq. “It is a ‘win-win’ situation for everyone involved and it takes a great team to make it happen,” Ashton said. “The inmates take a great deal of pride in the project and receive a sense of accomplishment because this program gives them the opportunity to give something back to society.” — Edited by Kelsey Nill
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Lansing Correctional Facility will donate these recently refurbished bicycles to children and adults in need. Inmates at the facility spent 11,592 hours fixing up bikes last year, some of which were donated by Student Housing after students abandoned them in residence hall lots.
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Students adjust to life after on-campus living BY ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON
amcnaughton@kansan.com For Ashley Eubanks, living in Ellsworth Hall her freshman year meant constant socializing, access to food and minimal responsibility. Last year, Eubanks, a junior from Topeka, transitioned from on-campus living to an apartment. Although the apartment meant more freedom, Eubanks said it also meant more responsibility. “I could just get up and walk to class or eat whenever I wanted when I lived in the dorm,” Eubanks said.
Similar to Eubanks, many students chose to live on campus during freshman year. After that point, students prefer off-campus living arrangements. Kelly Davis, a sophomore from Overland Park, currently lives at The Exchange. As a former Templin resident, Davis said living in the dorm helped ease her into living on her own. Lawrence offers multiple apartment complexes geared toward students, including The Exchange and The Legends Place. Brittany Butterworth, media coordinator for The Legends Place, said the dorm style rooms, rent
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and utility packages helped make the transition to off-campus living easier. “Each room is leased out individually, so all residents have to worry about is their own rent, which includes utilities, making it all one payment,” Butterworth said. Butterworth said The Legends Place came fully furnished and hosts frequent events, such as pool parties. Davis said that student-oriented apartments kept her surrounded by friends. Unlike the dorms, though, residents often have more room to themselves. Although she now has more
responsibilities, Eubanks said she liked having space that wasn’t possible in the dorms. “I got sick of the dorms,” Eubanks said. “There were always so many people there all the time.” Butterworth said amenities, such as shuttle buses to campus, packaged rent and entertainment helped students transition to off-campus living. “I’m very glad I lived in the dorms,” Eubanks said. “But I was very happy when I moved out.” — Edited by Emily McCoy
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Rock the Rec event highlights groups, programs KU offers various BY STEPHEN GRAY
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When new students arrive at college, often having left home for the first time, there is always the concern that maintaining a healthy lifestyle could be difficult with the enduring temptation of fast food restaurants and all-you-can-eat dining halls. However, by taking advantage of the facilities at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center, any such worries should quickly fade. Jill Urkoski, associate director of fitness and staff development at the recreation center, said one of the best ways for students to become familiar with the various programs and activities is to participate in Rock the Rec, an annual Hawk Week event that will be held on Thursday night at 6 p.m. “Our student staffs are very knowledgeable and can guide participants on how to get involved,” Urkoski said. “Everyone is welcome to come out and have some fun.” Students pay $74.50 in student fees for the recreation center in the fall and spring semesters, which provides even more incentive to use its services frequently. In this way, every student holds a share of ownership in it. “Once students have enrolled and paid their tuition, their KUIDs will immediately gain them access to everything that the recreation center has to offer,” Urkoski said. Students returning to the recreation center will notice a few changes for the fall: the upgrade of some cardiovascular equipment, installation of new flat-screen TVs in the training area and the Legacy Walk sidewalk, the 2010 senior class gift. The $17 million recreation center, which was recently expanded in December 2008, contains a suspended track, a rock-climbing wall, weight rooms, aerobics and martial arts studios, cardiovascular training equipment, and basketball, volleyball and racquetball courts among its many amenities. KU Recreation Services will continue to offer all of its past programs, which include intramurals,
outdoor pursuits, sports clubs and fitness. Sports equipment, like tennis rackets and boxing gloves, can also be checked out for daily use. Intramural sports, in particular, are an opportunity for students to again play the sports they did in high school. They are also a great way to meet new friends with many of the same interests. “If a freshman lives in a dorm or in a fraternity or sorority, grab a few people on your floor and make a team,” Matt Beck, intramurals coordinator, said. For those new students who wish to stay in shape and prevent the “freshman 15,” KU Recreation Services offers personal training and a variety of fitness programs. The KU Fit program at the recreation center includes more than 40 classes per week of cardio, strength, flexibility and functional training to help students create a wellrounded fitness regime in a group environment. A $50 annual pass allows students to take part in an unlimited amount of KU Fit classes during the year, all of which are run by certified fitness instructors. Outside of fitness classes, the KU Sport Club program offers opportunities for members of the University community to compete in sports at both a competitive and fun level. “Some club sports are recreational and others are competitive,” Urkoski said. “Student officers are elected for each club sport and many travel to compete. They practice on a regular basis,” Urkowski said. With the facilities at the recreation center, the numerous fitness and sports programs available to students, and a knowledgeable and welcoming staff willing to help, staying in shape at the University of Kansas shouldn’t be much trouble. “I can honestly say that this facility offers quite a bit more than most places out there,” Beck said. “Students should definitely take the opportunity to use the building while they are getting their education at KU.” — Edited by Clark Goble
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You might be a genius at school. You might be able to sit through a math lecture and understand theories with ease. You might be able to write a perfect A paper on your first try. Not everybody is a genius though. Most students need some help with classes at some point. Whether you’re a freshman or a graduate student, it’s important to know where to find the help when someone needs it. Check out these tutoring options that KU has to offer.
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Justin Riley, a junior from Lees Summit, Mo., sets aside time to work out at the recreation center.
Rock the Rec (Social Event) Thursday August 19, 2010 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center Check out all the health and fitness opportunities available to students on campus. Watkins Student Health Center and the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness center will be hosting this event full of information, demonstrations and giveaways. Sport clubs and health and fitness programs will be on hand to answer questions. Recreation Center Hours, August 16 - September 3: Monday - Thursday 5:30 a.m. - Midnight Friday 5:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Sunday 9:00 a.m. – Midnight More Information at: http://recreation.ku.edu
Patricia Noteboom, assistant director of the Academic Achievement and Access Center, said students pay $75 per course to be placed in a tutor group of no more than four people, but one person is enough to get a group going. The tutors are KU students who have been approved by the center. Students arrange the meeting time and place and can request a tutor through the first ten weeks of the semester. The Center is located on the first floor of Strong Hall.
Help rooms
The Math Help Rooms, located in Snow and Strong Halls, cater to students who need assistance with specific math courses. Students come in with their questions and calculators and are helped by instructors or, in some cases, student assistants. The rooms are open five days a week and students can walk in anytime. Ben Tannenwald, a senior from Overland Park, is one of the student assistants who work in the Math 002 and Math 101 Help Rooms. “If you come in here and you really want to learn, then you’ll get a lot out of
it,” Tannenwald said. “It’s cool to see students get better and pick stuff up, but frustrating when students come in and they just want to be shown how to do it. There’s a lot available if you really want to learn.”
Writing Center
The Writing Center offers students a chance to bring in their papers at any point along the writing process. From outline to final draft, the graduate and undergraduate students who work as writing consultants will talk you through ideas and work on parts that the student is concerned about. Terese Thonus, director of the writing center, said this last academic year, more than 2,000 students visited the Writing Center. Consultations are free.
Office hours
This may seem like an obvious suggestion, but a professor’s office hours can often be a useful tool for studying. Office hours vary for each professor and most professors are open to making appointments. Laura Vinci, a senior from Lincoln, Neb., used office hours before most big assignments. “My professor was really helpful because he used his office hours to actually comment individually with me about my writing style and to make sure I was following the assignment requirements,” Vinci said. “I liked getting the feedback from him on my work because it would either steer me in the right director or assure me that I was being successful.” Professor of African Studies Beverly Mack said she helps two to a dozen students during her office hours every week. — Edited by Sean Tokarz
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Technology dominates campuses McClatchy-Tribune CHICAGO — Nineteen-yearold Taylor Matichak calls her mom several times a day, in between the flurry of text messages they send one another discussing academics, social life or just daily chit-chat. Though the sophomore at the University of Missouri spends most of the year more than 300 miles from her family’s Plainfield, Ill., home, the distance seems to evaporate with technology. “I like it because we can stay close,” said the teen, who says she initiates most of the calls and texts. It’s profoundly different from the college days of her mother, 52-year-old Debbie Matichak, who remembers waiting in long lines at her dormitory pay phone to make the obligatory Sunday collect call home. Keeping in touch with parents was more expensive and timeconsuming when she attended the University of Denver three decades ago. But as college students prepare to descend on campuses in the coming weeks, many are finding that with the ease of cell phones, unlimited text message plans, e-mail, Facebook and Skype, they can have near-constant access to mom and dad. “It’s changed the experience of being away at college,” said James Boyle, president of College Parents of America, based in Arlington, Va. “A generation ago, when your parents said goodbye and drove away, many (students) didn’t see their parents again until Thanksgiving.” But some experts fear this communication shift could hamper the independence of older teens at a time when they traditionally come into their own. “Sometimes these students are not being as autonomous or selfsufficient as they should be,” said Barbara Hofer, psychology professor at Middlebury College in Vermont and co-author of the book “The iConnected Parent: Staying Close to Your Kids in College (and Beyond) While Letting Them Grow Up,” which is being released this month.
“Staying close is different than being dependent,” she said. Her 2008 study of students at Middlebury and the University of Michigan found that students on average contacted their parents 13 times a week, mainly via cell phone calls and e-mails, though text messaging and Skype seem to be growing in popularity. This is a marked shift from the students’ parents who reported calling home about once a week when in college. Much of the change stems from the rising use of technology among all age groups. A Pew Research Center survey this year found 40 percent of adults use the internet, e-mail or instant messaging, up from 32 percent in 2009. Seventytwo percent of adults this year reported sending or receiving text messages compared to 65 percent last year. Hofer said problems arise when
these electronic conversations entered “regulatory” territory: Parents reminding their student about assignments, making course schedule decisions, monitoring posts on Facebook or telling the child how to handle basic conundrums of life, from questions about washing machine settings to trouble with professors. The immediacy of today’s technology can also chip away at self-
reliance, Hofer said. While past generations would call home on the weekend and review the events of the week, students are now able to call or text for feedback in the midst of a crisis. Hofer found that students often go straight to their parents rather than figuring out solutions or handling the emotional fallout on their own, as they would have been forced to do in previous years.
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Considered one of the longest running department stores in the country, Weaver’s is one of 20 clothing and shoe stores that can be found downtown. Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Shop, 804 Massachusetts St., Urban Outfitters, 1013 Massachusetts St., and Third Planet, 846 Massachusetts St., are all within walking distance of Weaver’s. “The biggest difference between downtown and other shopping districts is that in most cases, you are dealing with the owner,” Pennington said. “And when the owner is dealing with the customer, he knows what the customer wants and if he doesn’t have it he’ll get it for you.” In addition to shopping, at least 20 restaurants can be found on or around Massachusetts Street. Zen Zero, 811 Massachusetts St., offers Pan-Asian cuisine and veganfriendly options. For a more upscale evening, Teller’s, 746 Massachusetts St., serves Italian food and wine.
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Austin Sendek, 20, of Yreka, a UC-Davis physics student, pictured June 10, is trying to get a scientific body to use `hella’ to describe the now unnamed quantity of 10 to the 27th. Leading more than 60,000 fans on Facebook, Sendek has reached success with Google, which has already incorporated his use of the Northern California’s slang term in its online calculator.
‘Hella’ recognition for new measure McClatchy-Tribune SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Forget 15 minutes of fame. Austin Sendek is getting hella minutes. The University of CaliforniaDavis physics undergraduate has reaped international attention since March, when Sacramento’s newspaper, The Bee, wrote about his campaign to establish a new, scientifically accepted prefix, “hella,” to be used in front of units of weight, distance or just about anything. It would be used much the same as kilo, mega and giga. However, instead of designating, respectively, a thousand, million or billion, hella would mean 10 to the 27th power, or 1 followed by 27 zeroes. The international committee that decides such matters is expected to hear the idea at its September meeting in Paris. Chances of approval are considered to be hella slim. Undaunted, Sendek has continued his campaign, buoyed by the attention it has garnered. Measures of interest include: News stories in papers in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as websites around the world. Radio interviews with broadcast-
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are platonic. But the shift marks the next step in a decades-long evolution that’s shrunk the space that once separated the sexes on college campuses. “Back in the dark ages, a coed dorm was separate floors (for men and women) with an RA making sure you didn’t have guys on your floor after a certain time,” said Vicky Jones, a Bay Area homemaker who graduated from UCLA in 1974. Then came coed floors. And then coed bathrooms. Now Jones’ daughter Kendall goes to Occidental College in Los Angeles, where she roomed with
a male friend her sophomore year. Occidental is one of more than 50 colleges across the nation that offer what’s described as “gender-inclusive” or “gender-neutral” housing — rooms or suites shared by male and female students. “My main reason for choosing gender-neutral housing was simply feeling more comfortable with a guy as a roommate,” Kendall Jones wrote in an e-mail interview. Jones grew up with three brothers and said she was fed up with female energy after a freshman year in which she was one of three girls squeezed into a room built for two.
“It made me cringe to think about living with a girl the next year, so when I found out there was another option I jumped at the chance,” she wrote. Jones chose to live with her friend James Case. He said they were compatible because they have similar lifestyles and the same tolerance for mess. There was nothing awkward about it, Case said. “When one of us would change, you’d say, ‘Hey turn around for 10 seconds.’ It really wasn’t complicated,” he said. Other schools that allow men and women to room together include the University of
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Waking up early on a sweltering morning and walking up the hill to class can be a daunting task for anybody. For those students without access to a car, it might seem like a hopeless situation. With the KU on Wheels bus system, however, there is a convenient and costeffective solution. Because of a 2008 student agreement to eliminate bus passes, the University of Kansas’ transit system is fare-free during the school year. Students need to only show their KUID while boarding to have access to the transit system. One-way dollar fares are also still accepted by KU on Wheels. “Many off-campus students can use the transit system to get to and from campus in a timely and cost-saving manner,” said Derek Meier, KU on Wheels transportation coordinator. An additional agreement made in 2008 among the city and the University also allows easier access to both coordinated bus systems. Students, faculty and staff can ride the Lawrence Public Transit service, or the T, for free by showing a valid KUID. City residents who show a valid T bus pass or transfer slip can also ride the University buses for no fare. “Overall, the relationship has been a success,” Robert Nugent, Lawrence Public Transit adminstrator, said. “Ridership is up eight percent through the last year on city buses. Lawrence Transit has begun combining informational pieces to allow riders to take advantage of
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A KU bus drives pass the Burge Union on Irving Hill Road. KU on Wheels underwent many changes last summer due to road construction and other conficts, including the merging of several routes. the two systems.” Since the fare-free system was put into place, KU on Wheels has proven to be a more popular transportation option with students as well. Ridership doubled during the first year of fare-free, with another 20 percent increase last year. “Coordination with the city, improved service on the street and the reciprocal fare agreement are the large drivers for last year’s increase,” Meier said. Students still pay $78.50 in student fees per semester toward KU on Wheels. Danny Kaiser, assistant director of Parking and Transit,
said the fee money is used on operational costs, bus acquisition, maintenance and the free nighttime transit services on campus — SafeBus and SafeRide — which help combat drunken driving. Service and route changes were also implemented earlier this month to coincide with the start of the University’s school year. The adjustments include improvements to the city’s main 10 routes, and an alignment modification for the 25th and Melrose route to prevent overcrowding during peak demand. The changes are intended to enhance access to the city and
University, increase service frequency and make the best use of resources available. In addition to being convenient and cheap for students, using alternative transportation reduces greenhouse gas emissions and benefits the environment. “Why burn gas in your own vehicle when you can ride on the bus?” Kaiser said. “It helps the environment and it helps keep cash in students’ pockets.” For more information on bus schedules, rules and maps, check http://kuonwheels.ku.edu/
Bus Route Changes: • Route 1 and Route 2 have been merged into a single route, called Route 1. The route will serve East Lawrence from Downtown to 23rd Street and Haskell Indian Nations University. • Route 2 will no longer exist. • Route 3 has been modified to include peak and off-peak alignments, and an off-peak Flex zone. During off-peak periods, the fixed route will end at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and riders may call and schedule to be picked up at any address in the Flex service area. • Route 5 has been split into two routes, called Route 5 and Route 9. Route 5 will travel from South Iowa to the East Hills Business Park. Route 9 will travel from South Iowa to 6th and Wakarusa. • Route 6 has been split into two routes called Route 6 and Route 10. Route 6 will travel from Downtown to 6th and Wakarusa, via 6th Street. Route 10 will travel from Downtown to 6th and Wakarusa via 9th and 15th Streets, and will return via the KU campus. • Route 7 has been modified to create more frequency. There are no changes to the route alignment. • Route 9 is a new route created by splitting Route 5 into two routes. It will travel from South Iowa to 6th and Wakarusa. • Route 10 is a new route created by splitting Route 6 into two routes. It will travel from Downtown to 6th and Wakarusa via 9th and 15th Streets, and will return via the KU campus. • Route 26 alignment has been modified to reduce overcrowding. Downtown bus stops moved for construction: Bus stops in the downtown area will be moved due to the construction of a seven-story multi-use building at the southwest corner of 9th and New Hampshire. Effective August 2, buses will no longer stop along 9th Street between Vermont and New Hampshire streets. Bus System Map: http://www.lawrencetransit.org/pdf/2010-system-map.pdf Links: KU on Wheels website: http://www.kuonwheels.ku.edu/ Lawrence Transit website: http://www.lawrencetransit.org/ Route information: http://www.lawrencetransit.org/routes/
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Sophia Cinl and Oscar Mendez, left, Erin Calabrese and Stella Sensel, center, and Julia Maksimova Tai Odunsi watch a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of VJ Day prior to the kiss in, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010 in New York’s Times Square.
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Late-night dining options popular around University BY JUSTINE PATTON
really hits the spot.” Schmidt isn’t alone in his love for greasy food in the wee hours of the Whether they’re working late morning. The cars waiting in line into the night cramming for a at McDonald’s often interfere with physics test or having a few drinks 23rd Street traffic on any Thursday or Friday night. with friends, Across the many college street, the line “I want to stay in shape, students need for Taco Bell late-night hunand eating late at night gets equally out ger relief. of control. doesn’t really help me do Several resMatt Dickey, taurants in that.” a junior from Lawrence stay Wichita, recalls open past midnathaniel vigil a particularly night to provide Senior from Lansing memorable for students’ Taco Bell mogrowling stomment he had achs. Andrew Schmidt, a senior from Pratt, often stops at McDon- with his roommate a couple years ald’s for a sausage burrito and hash ago. “My roommate wanted it two browns when he is out late with his years ago on New Years Eve, and friends. “I don’t normally eat greasy I wouldn’t stop, because I saw that food,” Schmidt said. “But after a they were closed,” Dickey said. couple of beers with my friends, it “But drunks were still waiting in jpatton@kansan.com
line yelling at the box. The sign wasn’t even lit.” However, not every KU student shares a love for midnight food binging. Nathaniel Vigil, a senior from Lansing, doesn’t like eating late because of the extra calories that go with it. “I want to stay in shape, and eating late at night doesn’t really help me do that.” Vigil said. Healthy or not, it’s safe to say late night dining will continue in Lawrence as new and returning customers flood the town at the new school year. — Edited by Sean Tokarz
Refer to: To view a list of restaurants that stay open late visit guide.kansan.com
LOS ANGELES — The number of college students who are afflicted with a serious mental illness is rising, according to data presented Thursday at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in San Diego. The findings came from an analysis of 3,265 college students who used campus counseling services between September 1997 and August 2009. The students were screened for mental disorders, suicidal thoughts and self-injurious behavior. In 1998, 93 percent of the students seeking counseling were diagnosed with one mental disorder, compared to 96 percent of students in 2009. The percentage of students with moderate to severe depression rose from 34 percent to 41 percent while the number of students on psychiatric medications increased from 11 percent to 24 percent.
However, the number of students who said they had thought about suicide within two weeks of counseling fell from 26 percent in 1998 to 11 percent in 2009 — a figure that could reflect improvements in suicide prevention and counseling outreach on college campuses. Efforts have been made in recent years to improve the lives of college students who have mental illnesses. “Our findings may suggest that students with severe emotional stress are getting better education, outreach and support during childhood that makes them more likely to attend college than in the past,” the lead author of the study, John Guthman of Hofstra University, said in a news release. Several programs are available to assist students with mental illness, including Half of Us (halfofus.com), Active Minds (activeminds.org) and the Jed Foundation (jedfoundation.org).
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Famous Scottish pub on the market
EDINBURGH, Scotland — Drinkers uninterested in designated drivers should consider the new offering on Scotland’s real estate market — the Old Forge. The local is Scotland’s most remote pub — with no roads in or out. Located on the Knoydart Peninsula in the West Highlands, the thirsty must hike about 18 miles (29 kilometers) from the nearest road or travel seven miles (11 kilometers) across the sea loch from the town of Mallaig. Owners Ian and Jackie Robertson are retiring and seeking offers starting at 790,000 pounds (US$1.2 million). Jackie Robertson said Thursday she enjoyed the pub, which she describes as ideally situated for those who want to get away from it all. But she says it’s time “to stop pouring pints and start drinking them.”
Ex-volunteer sets fire station ablaze
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A former volunteer with an Arizona fire department is accused of setting fire to a station while firefighters were on a call. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Jamie Billy of Tuba City is charged with one count of willfully and maliciously setting fire to the Navajo Nation Fire Department station. The Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says a passer-by noticed
the station on fire in the early morning hours of Aug. 5. The crew was not in the station because of a call. The fire started in the station truck bay and caused damage to a fire truck and to the station. Billy is scheduled to appear in U.S. Magistrate Court Thursday to determine whether he should be released from custody until his trial. — Associated Press
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Thrift stores offer chance of acquiring cash, clothes BY JUSTINE PATTON
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Packing to move into a new place can unearth clothes in the back of students’ closets that they haven’t worn or even seen in months. Before students kick these unwanted shirts and skirts to the curb, however, they could consider visiting one of Lawrence’s many thrift stores to pick up some extra cash or some new clothes. Consignment stores such as Plato’s Closet, 3514 Clinton Parkway, offer cash or store credit to individuals wanting to sell their gently used clothing. Michelle Hansen, a senior from Victoria, has gone to Plato’s Closet a few times after cleaning out her closet. “They didn’t take all of the clothes I offered them,” Hansen said. “It was nice to get some extra cash to add to my Starbucks fund though.” Plato’s Closet isn’t the only store in Lawrence that buys used clothing. Arizona Trading Company, 736 Massachusetts St., accepts clothing, shoes, purses, belts and even some vintage knickknacks such as furniture. Madison Oller, a freshman from Eudora, said she liked to visit
Arizona Trading Company when she is searching for clothing items that aren’t in style anymore and can’t be found easily. “I’ve actually gone there a lot for costume parties,” Oller said. “They just have a lot from different eras, and they are cheap.” Another thrift store in Lawrence, Wild Man Vintage, 939 Massachusetts St., has an unusual selection of merchandise. Inside the store, shoppers can find wigs, belt buckles and men and women’s hats in addition to ties, scarves, apparel and purses. The Lawrence Antique Mall, 830 Massachusetts St., can also be a gold mine for shoppers looking for cute clothes and low prices. Mindy Jenks, a sophomore from Hutchinson, said the store is one of her favorites to visit in Lawrence. “I like it because it’s stuff you just can’t go buy in a retail store,” Jenks said. “This summer I found original Converse One Star shoes that had never been worn. It made my day.” Whether they are buying or selling back clothes, thrift stores in Lawrence offer students a lot of options that can benefit both them and others. — Edited by Dana Meredith
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Megan Hughes browses through racks of sunglasses at Arizona Trading Company Tuesday afternoon. “Any time I come to Lawrence this is the first place I stop and probably the only place I will visit today,” Hughes said.
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Hawk Week teaches KU traditions BY MICHELLE KALEN
basketball games would benefit from purchasing the All-Sports Combo package, Marchiony said. With the first football game of The package costs $150 and can the season on Sept. 4, it’s important be purchased under “additional to know what to expect when it campus fees” in Enroll and Pay. It comes to attending sporting events, guarantees admission to all of the a significant part of the college home football games, he said. According to the Kansas Athletics experience. There are a few important website, football ticket distribution things to remember when attend- will begin at 9 a.m., August 18 at the Kansas ing a Kansas Athletics Ticket football game, Office, located Jim Marchiony, “A Hawk Week guide will in the southeast associate athwalk you to each and corner of Allen letics director, said. every one of your classes.” F i e l d h o u s e . The only thing “It is imporrequired to pick tant to get there josh deboer up tickets is a early, be loud Overland Park sophomore KUID. and wear blue,” At games, Marchiony some fans like said. When it comes to football games, to bring more festive items. Many it’s important to be prepared, he fans decide to tailgate beforehand. “Tailgating is an essential part of said. Students who plan on attend- the KU football experience,” Marie ing a majority of the football and Dowd, a senior from Des Plaines, mkalen@kansan.com
Ill., said. Marchiony said. On game day, it’s important to “I would encourage freshmen to arrive early, Marchiony said. The attend Traditions Night on Monday, student section is general admis- Aug. 16 at Memorial Stadium,” he sion, so the earlier students get to said. “At Traditions Night students games, the better seats they’ll get. learn about the Rock Chalk Chant Student seating is on the east side and the clap and other great tradiof the stadium and encompasses tions.” sections 18 through 20 and the Traditions are what set Kansas top of section football games 21. The stuapart from dent entrance other schools, “It creates a feeling of is in the northand even other camaraderie with your west corner of sporting events, the stadium Dowd said. fellow students.” near section “The best 17. Students part is particimarie dowd should remempating in cheers Des Plaines, Ill., senior ber to bring and clapping their tickets during the and KUIDs to games,” she games. . said. “It creates a feeling of camaraAn important aspect of cheer- derie with your fellow students and ing on the Jayhawks is knowing really makes you feel like you’re a the popular KU chants. Attending part of the University’s legacy.” Traditions Night during Hawk Week is a good way to get some — Edited by Sean Tokarz practice before the big game,
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For freshmen and even some of the upperclassmen, navigating the University of Kansas’ vast campus can be a daunting task. With more than 40 buildings to distinguish the
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Halls you can make your way down the hill to Sunnyside Drive and Naismith Drive. These three streets house most of the buildings on campus. Curtis Marsh, director of KU info, said it is important to walk through campus before the first day of class. Knowing where you are headed by being prepared makes striding with confidence a much easier task. Still lost? Don’t stress, there are ways to figure out where you are going even if you are running late on the first day. “One big thing for incoming freshmen to know is this: The first two days of class, we have three KU Info tables placed around campus specifically to help students find their classes,” Marsh said. “One is on Wescoe Beach, the other in front of Watson Library, and the other inside Strong Hall.” — Edited by David Cawthon
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Graduation in six years is the norm ever had before,” said Weil from William Paterson, where the fourHACKENSACK, N.J. — If you’re year completion rate is just over 20 counting on four years of college percent, according to the federal tuition, think again: It now takes data. Nationally, only about 36 perthe majority of students at least six cent of students finish within four years to earn a bachelor’s degree. And the federal government this years, according to the federal year began tracking the eight-year data. The federal stats are flawed graduation rate — an acknowledgement that more students are given that they exclude those taking longer than ever before to who transfer and graduate from schools other than those at which get their diploma. “It was a long road,” said Dwight they started. Experts are looking Braswell, 30, of his decade-long for other ways to measure succollege career. “It does cost you cess at community colleges, where more, but I got some life experi- many, if not most, students wind up transferring. ence.” “We can’t argue with society’s Braswell graduated from Rutgers University in May with a bach- definition of success, which is a elor’s degree in business. The road degree,” said Jerry Ryan, president to his diploma took him through of Bergen Community College. While 40.4 percent of Americans four states, several jobs, marriage, ages 25 to 34 hold an associate’s fatherhood and his twenties. degree or higher, the rates drop for But at least he finished. Only about two-thirds of those minorities and low-income stuwho start college wind up earning dents. Thirty percent of Africana degree within six years, experts Americans and 20 percent of say. And there is growing concern Latinos in that age group hold that the U.S. has slipped from first degrees. And the College Board place a generation ago to 12th in found that students from the highthe world in the percentage of est-income families were eight young adults who have completed times as likely as those from the poorest families to graduate from college. Just over 40 percent of college. “We have a long way to go, there Americans ages 25 to 34 have a is work to be done,” said Christen degree, compared with almost 56 percent in Canada, which tops the Pollack from the College Board. list, according to figures released The group called for changes beginning in preschool, with the aim of by the College Board last month. Indeed, with tuition at public boosting college completion rates. colleges in New Jersey, for exam- Those include better advising and ple, topping $10,000 annually and aligning high school curriculums private schools costing as much as with college expectations. The three times that, finances remain need for remedial coursework is a prime reason that students take one reason it takes many students longer to finlonger to earn ish. a degree and, “It’s possible to graduDePue, the in many cases, biology major don’t make it to ate in four years, but from William the finish line, you need the right set of Paterson, experts said. complained of circumstances.” At different the number of points in his colgeneral edunick depue lege career, Nick Former college student cation classes DePue worked required to three partcomplete his time jobs while attending William Paterson. He degree. “To be perfectly blunt, a graduated in May with a degree in great number of college credits biology, six years after he started. aren’t useful anyway,” he said. Kristin Bonczek said she would “It’s possible to graduate in four years, but you need the right set have had to take classes every sumof circumstances to get it done,” mer in order to complete her physical education major at Paterson in said DePue. College enrollment nationwide five years. Now she plans to graduhas leaped by a third since 1986, ate next May after six years. Both DePue and Bonczek said from 12.7 million to 18.7 million today, according to federal data, they never expected their college with some of the largest growth careers to last so long and were in community colleges and other unaware that six years was now the norm. “I absolutely had the public schools. “We have many more non- expectation that it would take four traditional students than we’ve years,” Bonczek said.
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ove-in day is a pain. If you live in student housing, like me, then you know that on Sunday you saw waves of people descend upon the residence and scholarship halls, sometimes with parents and siblings in tow, storming lobbies and common rooms everywhere, searching for the right paperwork and the right room. While everyone’s focused on signing the right papers and unpacking their stuff, it’s easy to miss that move-in day represents one of the best ways for new students to see the diversity of the University. When students mingle
together and room doors are open it’s hard to miss as introductions are made and stories exchanged. That initial discovery of diversity can fade for students, though, when friend groups and cliques are formed and many of the new, interesting people that students have met inevitably fade into the background. This semester we, that is associate opinion editor Shauna Blackmon and myself, want the Opinion page to be like those first few hours and days of the college experience when it seems you’re meeting someone new every five minutes and encountering a mil-
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lion unfamiliar ideas every day. This is a page for ideas. Quirky ideas, intelligent ideas, inspiring ideas, smart ideas. It’s a page for you to find new ideas and contribute your best ones.
That’s why we have close to 20 columnists, all students, to bring you new ideas every school day. Each columnist writes on a different subject area – from fashion to foreign policy. That’s why we publish letters from students on virtually any topic that affects you and your fellow students. Whether you agree with what you read, disagree or are just plain disgusted, write to us. Then there’s Free For All, a place that celebrates anonymous speech, where you can just as easily give your two cents about last night’s escapade as well as the
most pressing issues facing this campus. The positions taken in the editorials, which use the voice and authority of the paper, help push for policies and decisions that we believe will make this university a better place. This semester we’re also starting a new feature, tentatively called “Opinion Minute” which will consist of short video interviews with columnists posted online a few times each week. It will be a chance to get the backstory on columns and tidbits of information that don’t always make it onto the printed page.
In all these ways, we want to make the Opinion page a place where every student will find something to agree with, something to disagree with and something that shines a new light on a difficult subject. If this page can do that then we will have been successful. So be sure to pick up Thursday’s Kansan and see how we’ve done. Until then, enjoy Hawk Week and welcome to the University. Shorman, the opinion editor, is a junior from McPherson in journalism.
Get to know your Opinion page Editorials If The Kansan were a person, editorials would be what it would say. Look here most weekdays to see our take on the most important issues of the day on campus and in Lawrence. Every editorial will also give you a way to get involved and make sure your voice is heard by those making decisions that affect us all.
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ansas officials met Tuesday to discuss the passing of an overdue and imperative state law to penalize Kansas drivers who choose to text while driving. This is an act that will keep streets safe from negligence. According the “Hands Free Information” website, the law that took effect on the first of January and bans texting and e-mailing for drivers with a restricted license remains in full force. Both the Kansas House and Senate proposed bills to extend the ban to all drivers, and failure to comply would result in a $100 fine. This bill, however, shouldn’t be necessary for drivers to practice good streetsense. Texting while driving may sound harmless at first, given that this generation has grown up with the development and mass-dispersal of technology. But it is only another impairment, an irresponsible habit that can cause damage. Kansas is not the first state to recognize this issue. Nineteen other states and the District of Columbia currently have similar laws in effect. Strong supporters of a broader federal ban include Verizon Wireless and The Wireless Association—companies that agree drivers who text are substantially more likely to be involved in an accident. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, drivers are four times more likely to be involved in harmful accidents
when texting. In Kansas, drivers without restricted licenses who get into accidents because of text messaging are only subject to being ticketed for reckless or careless driving. However, ticketing the use of cell phones as being reckless would be more difficult for law enforcement to prove without an existing rule as a binding reference. Many accidents are the result of negligent driving, leading to injuries or fatal consequences to passengers and other drivers and making those negligent drivers responsible for the lives or damages to others. A law regarding the use of cell phones would prevent car accidents, saving the lives of not only the victims, but also the offenders. Exclusively banning messaging for restricted drivers makes
the habit appear to be something that has to be practiced and only performed by experienced drivers, similar to driving on the freeway or operating a manual transmission. Texting while driving is not a skill to be rehearsed; it is a hazardous behavior that should be habitually avoided. Regardless of state statute, Kansas drivers, especially teenagers and college students, should have the self-discipline to ignore their cell phones while driving. If the state legislators are looking out for the best interest of Kansas’ citizens, they should pass this bill.
If you see a restricted driver texting while driving, call: (785) 843-0250
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hat do you do when one of your icons doesn’t have the law on his side? Apparently, you try and change who interprets the law. At least, that is the page in the playbook of an anti-abortion group, Kansans for Life. While protesting Roe v. Wade at the Kansas Judicial Center recently, the group announced it would campaign against Kansas Supreme Court Justice Carol Beier in her retention election later this year. Why is this? Apparently Kansans for Life didn’t like some recent rulings she handed down in hearings involving former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline. But, conservatives rallying against so-called “activist judges” are nothing new. People trying to oust judges in retention votes aren’t new, either. I spent a summer a few years ago interning at the Judicial Center. Occasionally, I got to read or hear stories when some fringe group or another had campaigned against a Supreme Court justice and failed miserably. I believe that none have succeeded at all in this state since the Supreme Court became an appointed, not elected, position. We can argue all day about the merits of the rulings against Kline. What he did, regarding moving medical records subpoenaed from an abortion clinic in Wichita out of the possession of the Attorney General’s office, did go against an order by the Supreme Court. This matter was settled about a year ago in the hearing that featured Beier’s controversial ruling. So, here we have the basis for the ruling, and why the majority opinion contained such harsh criticism. (Kline was described as showing “little, if any respect” for the court.) But, is this the way to fight for a cause? Coming to
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the defense of somebody who has been an awful spokesman for a cause, and who hasn’t been able to win public election on either state and county levels for the better part of a decade? The members of Kansans for Life think it is, sadly. The group will fail, as well they should; but, they will continue on in their inane efforts to fight against reproductive choice, and we will be forced to watch it all. Why then, if the effort is almost guaranteed to fail, is this news annoying? Kansans for Life is crossing a line when they go after the Judicial Branch in this way. The one non-partisan branch of government is that way for a reason, to make sure that nobody interpreting the law is beholden to the ideology of a fickle electorate. By targeting Justice Beier, and threatening similar campaigns against other judges, Kansans for Life is trying to inject a fear of its far-right beliefs into the justice system itself. The statement it makes is to rule the way we want, not the way the law dictates, or suffer the consequences. We can take solace in the likelihood that the group will fail. But if this level of ambition continues past the upcoming election, it is a given that we will be subjected to more such campaigns, for equally shoddy reasons.
Columns Whether it’s sustainability, sexual health or scientific skepticism, the Opinion page offers a variety of regular columns... all written by students. Our columnists are not just journalism students, but come from all different types of majors, which give the page a number of different perspectives. You’ll get to know our columnists well because each writer will be in print about every two weeks. Throughout the semester, also look for guest columns by notable students, faculty and administration.
Cohen is a senior from Topeka in journalism
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was. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman were talking to me as if I was standing next to them in the prison courtyard—just another day. It was one of those movies where thinking was required for the full experience. In other words, I wasn’t paying $10 to watch giant robots based on Hasbro toys blow up one another for two hours. Most everyone has fond memories of the violent fight scenes in “Fight Club;” certainly the inclusion of these scenes is what makes the movie such a popular one. But, has anyone ever stopped to think why the fight scenes stick out? It’s because of the art in the storytelling. When Edward Norton’s character gives his famous “I am Jack…” narrations throughout the movie or Brad Pitt demonstrates the inner workings of movie reels, the scenarios are so bizarre that viewers can’t help but think
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about the character, about the story, about something. Thus, when you watch Pitt and Norton beat the hell out of each other, it means more to the movie. The problem with standardizing 3-D in movies is that the one element of a good 2-D movie— when you find yourself “sitting” next to Morgan Freeman in the courtyard—is automatically commonplace. This is because, well, you really are in the movie. How will movies such as “Up in the Air”, “Shawshank”, or “Schindler’s List” find a home in 3-D—a genre built for action— next to giant exploding robots? They can’t. The point here is not to call for the elimination of all genres except drama. I could talk about TPS Reports, Bond movies, or ask if anyone knows where Doug, from “The Hangover,” is all day long; all genres have merit. The fact that the technology is even available to make a movie like “Avatar” is amazing in itself. But if 3-D, over-lade visual movies become the latest way to make money in Hollywood, expect to be stuck with less “Shawshank” and more “G-Force.” Boultinghouse is a sophomore from Girard in history and journalism.
I don’t believe that United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s critical reaction to last week’s State of the Union address was particularly offensive, although the defense of Alito has offended me. The majority of his conservative peers have jumped to Alito’s defense, but perhaps they should reconsider. Let us assume that one of the two liberal women had reacted to a conservative president the way Alito reacted to a liberal one. I can hear what she would be called now: an over-emotional and sassy drama queen. Had it been one of the two liberal men, there would be cries of childishness, immaturity or sophomoric behavior. Or worse, let us imagine that Obama had made a similar gesture to Alito or fellow Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia while they were presenting a law school lecture. Undoubtedly, Ann Coulter and Glenn Beck would be fighting to be the first to prey on negative stereotypes to
account for his actions. The point is that those who most frequently criticize actions like Alito’s find no irony in their current opposition to a page taken from their very own playbook. The partisan criticism of Alito was that he abandoned decorum in order to criticize the president. The partisan response was that he is entitled to his reaction to a president who shouldn’t have criticized him in the first place. Lest we forget, this whole debacle resulted from a mention of a recent landmark decision on campaign financing. Yet, in discussions of the Obama-Alito feud, those words rarely, if ever, appear. The fact of the matter is that those jumping to the defense of Alito have done so, not out of genuine concern, but rather out of political motivations. Partisans have put aside a critical and profound issue, instead opting for a senseless response to a senseless criticism that they would claim, if given the chance. Unfortunately, it’s our loss. — A. Bryce Myers is a graduate student from Overland Park.
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Wrap-up of a tumultuous offseason for Kansas, Big 12 ATHLETICS| 9B
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Starting QB still to be determined Sophomore Kale Pick, freshman Jordan Webb fight to fill vacancy the gridiron. Pick is seen as more of a scrambler who can make plays with his legs, while Webb is viewed He is the Jayhawks’ career pass- as the traditional NFL prototype. ing leader by a 4,784 yard mar- Regardless of who seizes the job, gin. He is the only quarterback in the offense will be developed school history to throw for 3,000 around what the new quarterback yards in a season, and he did it brings to the table. “Whoever wins the job, we’re three times. He holds each of the top three records in single-season going to tailor our offense to them,” passing yardage, touchdown passes said offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Chuck Long. and completion percentage. He is Todd Reesing, and he is “I’m not so stubborn to say, ‘This no longer on the Kansas football is it, and if you don’t fit it, you can’t play.’ We want to put our best playteam. Replacing him will be either ers on the field, and we’re going to sophomore Kale Pick, who has just tailor it to whoever’s in there.” Coach Turner Gill , a legendary 22 career passing yards, or freshquarterback in his own right, has man Jordan Webb, who has zero. “We obviously have big shoes to no timetable on when the decision fill,” Webb said. “Todd was one of at quarterback will be made. “It can go right up until the the greatest to ever play here. It will be hard to replace him, but I think day before the game,” Gill said. “Chuck and I don’t have a deadline we’re both up to the task.” Luckily for whoever wins the or a timeline to make a decision. ongoing quarterback competition, Whenever we believe that it is the the Jayhawks have a recent history right time to make the decision with unproven quarterbacks find- and the person has earned it and ing success on the field. Reesing deserves it, then we’ll do that.” Junior offensive lineman Jeff only had 204 of his record 11,194 career yards passing under his belt Spikes’ season-ending leg injury when he was awarded the starting may appear to give the swifter Pick a leg up on the competition, but job his sophomore year in 2007. ultimately the most talented player Naturally, in will win the addition to batposition regardtling each other “We obviously have big less of the team for the position shoes to fill. Todd was one around him. of starting quar“You want terback, Pick of the greatest to ever to play the guy and Webb are that earns the play here.” also battling the job,” Long said. constant comJordan webb “We have confiparisons to the Freshman quarterback dence that we’re man affectiongoing to have ately referred an offensive to as Sparky by line come first game that is solid fans and teammates. “They don’t move around the and good and regardless of who’s pocket as much as Todd,” said back there.” Both underclassmen understand senior wide receiver Johnathan Wilson. “He would be running the importance of securing the job around and then he would turn now and making this squad their own. around and run the other way.” While they may not be Reesing — Edited by Tim Dwyer reincarnate, both quarterbacks bring their own unique abilities to
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Freshman quarterback Jordan Webb throws to sophomore quarterback Kale Pick during the Jayhawks' first practice of the season Aug. 4. The two are competing for the starting quarterback position.
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hope you all enjoyed it while it lasted. The past 365 days were as entertaining as it can get. Think about how much this beloved university was on the news in the past year. It had to be more than any other college. Be proud, Jayhawk Nation. What other university can claim to have its high-profile football and basketball teams duke it out on school grounds? How many coaches and athletic directors were surrounded by controversy? Where else can you find the most illustrious ticket hijacking scheme in recent memory? I’m sad to tell you, but 20102011 cannot compete. Nothing can. The Big 12 exists now as 10 schools in a summer with twists not even M. Night Shyamalan could have written. Now we’re stuck seeing how long that lasts. The men’s basketball team fell in the second round in an ESPY award-winning upset by Northern Iowa. Sorry to open up old wounds, but think about it in terms of this season: there’s nowhere to go but up. And the football team. So promising last season. The Jay-
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hawks won their first five games but then — splat. Lost the final seven. You can fill in the blanks with any other newsworthy story surrounding the University of Kansas. Not even USC and its chaotic summer can’t compete. It may be more affected, but it’s not as widespread as Kansas. I want to point out track and field middle distance runner Lauren Bonds graduated with a 3.93 grade point average and was nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year. Sophomore thrower Mason Finley was the best discus thrower at the NACAC Under-23 Track and Field Championships in early July. But corruption in the organization they were part of masked those achievements.
Perhaps the only way to salvage the thrill of Kansas Athletics and make us forget about 2009-2010 is to win an NCAA championship. A football bowl berth would help. There is no substitute for winning on the grandest stages. But there is a positive to all of this: I will promise that this year will be better than last year. “Exciting” doesn’t always mean “better”. And there is hope in the revenue sports. The basketball team is poised for something special. The Morris twins are looking excellent this summer, working out three times a day. Freshman Josh Selby is skilled enough to perhaps make his own shoes to fill someday. And how can you not like where the football team is at? Coach Turner Gill sat down this summer and said his purpose on life was to teach 18- to 22-yearold men how to be better people. Whatever side I’m on, I want him on my team, whether he wins or loses. And whether it’s exciting or not, it’s going to be a good year. — Edited by Clark Goble
Marcus, Markieff attend camp after summer apart BY TIM DWYER
tdwyer@kansan.com Marcus Morris had a whirlwind summer. He was in Las Vegas to practice with Team USA. He spent time in Chicago for Amar’e Stoudemire’s big-man camp. He was in Akron, Ohio, for the LeBron James Skills Academy. He missed time with his Kansas teammates in order to further his game — his mid-range game, in particular, he said — against some of the best competition in the nation. Most recently, he was back in Chicago for the Adidas Nations summer camp. And he finally had some company from his Jayhawk teammates, including his twin brother, Markieff. “It was different having my teammates there,” he said. “It was more fun." Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress.com said Morris
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Junior forward Marcus Morris launches a shot over former Iowa State forward Craig Brackins in Allen Fieldhouse Feb. 13, 2009. Morris practiced with Team USA during the summer.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “I wish I had an answer to that because I’m tired of answering that question.” — Yogi Berra
FACT OF THE DAY The Jayhawk football team has six players that weigh more than 300 pounds. — Kansas Athletics
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: In 1970, how many players in the NFL weighed more than 300 pounds?
A: One (Gene Ferguson of the San Diego Chargers) — Kansas Athletics
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Eagles QBs step up after McNabb loss
PHILADELPHIA — Playing their first game without Donovan McNabb, the Philadelphia Eagles showed they have capable quarterbacks. Starter Kevin Kolb was impressive and backup Michael Vick displayed flashes of his old self before rookie Mike Kafka rallied the Eagles to a 28-27 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in their preseason opener Friday night. Pro Bowl kicker David Akers made all five of his field goals, including a 36-yarder that gave the Eagles a one-point lead in the fourth quarter. Jaguars backup Luke McCown picked apart Philadelphia’s juniorvarsity secondary, throwing for 244 yards and three touchdowns. — Associated Press
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Cowboys unable to convert in red zone
ARLINGTON, Texas — Just in case they didn’t already know, the Dallas Cowboys got a reminder of the importance of getting touchdowns whenever they’re close. The Cowboys were within 16 yards of the end zone on four drives against the Oakland Raiders on Thursday night, yet managed only three field goals. It came back to bite them when the Raiders got two touchdowns and a field goal in the final 4:58 for a 17-9 victory. Dallas (1-1) had snaps from Oakland’s 16, 13, 9 and 10 without getting into the end zone. One of those drives was stopped on downs, and the others were settled by David Buehler making kicks of 42, 27 and 28 yards. Oakland went ahead 10-9 with 2:24 left when first-string kicker Sebastian Janikowski nailed a 28yard field goal. — Associated Press
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all me a pessimist, call me a homer, or call me an antidreamer — I just can’t lie to myself. The three-headed Mon-star in South Beach leads me to fear for the future of professional basketball. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the 2010-11 Miami Heat and perhaps the grandest demolition crew that never broke a rule. Now before you get out of your proverbial beach chair and toss said chair in a vicious manner out of severe disagreement with my previous statements, allow me to relate to all you “dreamers.” I get it. I really do. First of all, the Miami Heat will be nothing short of a flabbergasting cash crop. They will rake in television ratings like American Idol on fire. “NBA 2K11” might be the best selling and most enjoyable video game of all time. Together, these three will sign so many endorsement deals, they will put Peyton Manning’s advertisement total to shame. Forget Obama and that little economic recession thing. The Miami Heat will dominate our nation’s attention, basketball fans or not. Few things will match the brilliance of watching a squad akin to the USA
The Brew’s 10 best players for the 2010-11 NBA season 1. LeBron James, Miami Heat 2. Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers 3. Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat 4. Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder 5. Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets 6. Chris Paul, New Orleans Hornets 7. Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks 8. Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic 9. Chris Bosh, Miami Heat 10. Deron Williams, Utah Jazz
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Olympic team playing 82 games plus playoffs per year. Throw in Mike Miller, Zydrunas Ilgauskus, Mario Chalmers, Eddie House and more, and this team could roll to gold in the summer games. This is also why they might just ruin the NBA. This team is simply too good. Talented players from far and wide are throwing their names into the hat, praying that Miami Heat president Pat Riley throws a bone (a league minimum contract) their way. The world of sports has never seen anything like it. We’ve seen stars take minor pay cuts so that they can return with their beloved franchises. We’ve seen juggernauts join forces so that they can finally hoist that first championship trophy. But never, and I mean never, have we seen three of the finest athletes in their respective sport combine to form a super squad while still in their
prime. LeBron has never been so good. Same with Bosh. We’ve likely already seen the best of Wade, but he has shown no signs of slowing down. This is all without a superb supporting cast in their histories. These three were already considered the best of the best with scrubs like Mo Williams, Michael Beasley and Andrea Bargnani as their finest complementary pieces. In Cleveland, LeBron won 66 games with the aforementioned Williams and chump change by his side. In Miami, with Wade, Bosh and the rest, this team should easily trump the 72 win record set by Michael Jordan’s 1995-96 Chicago Bulls.
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Heck, this team might win it all every single year. Sure, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Boston Celtics and a few other teams catching their stride at the right time might be able to compete with the Heat. But to actually win a seven game series? I don’t think so. So the rings will pile up as LeBron and Co. cackle like Dr. Evil on a good day. It won’t be a dynasty. It’ll be a monopoly. And it won’t be like building houses on Broadway and Park Place. It’ll be like building the Yankees in a salary capped league. May parity rest in peace. — Edited by David Cawthon
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Seahawks coach Pete Carroll Jayhawks to face energized by return to the pros football upheaval Q Associated Press
SEATTLE — Pete Carroll pumped his fists and hugged players, greeting nearly everyone. He ran a lot on the sidelines — on a left knee the 58-year-old had surgically repaired just two weeks ago. And all that was before the national anthem. Then he highfived the guy who sang that. The coach who bolted Southern California in January to resurrect the fallen Seahawks looked like he was having more fun than his players during Seattle’s 20-18 preseason victory over the Tennessee Titans on Saturday night. Carroll’s first NFL game since Jan. 2, 2000, when he was coaching New England, was more notable for the new leader’s energy being as advertised than it was for anything the players’ did. Chris Johnson scored a touchdown to end Tennessee’s first drive, on the same field where he became the sixth player with 2,000 yards rushing in a season last January. He had five carries for 7 yards on Saturday’s initial drive. His score came on his third try from the 1, a cutback behind tight ends Bo Scaife and Craig Stevens. “It felt good to get hit a few times because I really haven’t felt that since last year,” Johnson said in quotes provided by the Titans at halftime. “We still have some work to do together
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Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll greets quarterback Charlie Whitehurst on the sidelines during the first half of a preseason game against the Tennessee Titans , Saturday in Seattle. (but) we’ll be ready to go when it matters.” Vince Young, heading into the season as Tennessee’s starter after going 8-2 to finish 2009, completed his first five passes for 78 yards. Seattle’s Josh Wilson intercepted the sixth and final one, on a comeback route near the sideline intended for Justin Gage at the Titans 39. Chris Simms replaced Young with 4 minutes left in the opening quarter. The rest of Tennessee’s starting offense was out by the start of the second period. The Titans rallied within 20-18 with 4:39 left on a 1-yard run by LeGarrette Blount and 2-point pass by rookie Rusty Smith. Tennessee got the ball back
with a minute left but Smith threw an interception to Kam Chancellor with 25 seconds remaining. Seattle’s first-team offense produced a 44-yard field goal by Olindo Mare in its three drives. Matt Hasselbeck was 4 of 10 for 26 yards. He was sacked once and had three passes deflected, two by Titans linebacker Stephen Tulloch. The toasty home crowd on an 87-degree night got its biggest thrill from Mike Williams. The top-10 pick by the Lions in 2005 who ballooned out of the league for two years caught a short pass from backup Charlie Whitehurst midway through the second quarter. Williams, and ran 51 yards untouched for a touchdown.
uick. List the first six people who come to mind with regards to the last few years of Kansas football. Here’s the six you thought of: Todd Reesing, Darrell Stuckey, Mark Mangino, Kerry Meier, Dezmon Briscoe and Jake Sharp. Now tell me where they are. They are, respectively, with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, San Diego Chargers, now living in Florida, Cincinatti Bengals, Atlanta Falcons and trying to latch on in the NFL. Not a Jayhawk among them. Now list the first six people that come to mind with regards to the coming year of Kansas football. You’re stuck at Turner Gill, aren’t you? If you got to three, chances are you listed the two favorites for the quarterback position, which says something about the stability of the 2010 Kansas Jayhawks’ football season. No one can, with any certainty, say who the starting quarterback will be in, oh, three weeks. It’s OK. Head coach is really the only position in Kansas football that’s locked down at the moment. Sophomore running back Toben Opurum was the Jayhawks’ leading rusher last year. He was the favorite to win the starting job in a walk this year. He’s not on the two-deep depth chart, meaning he’s at best third in the rotation. Angus Quigley, back at running back after a one-year move to linebacker, tops the list (Blake Gideon quivers with fear). Huldon Tharp had 59 tackles as a true freshman in 2009. He’s out for the season.
By TIM DWYER
tdwyer@kansan.com And of course, there’s the quarterback position that is all sorts of wide open. It could be Pick (who, let’s face it, should really wear number six. Pick six. Get it?). It could be Webb (who, let’s face it, nobody really knew anything about until spring practice). The point I’m making is that in 2010, with Jayhawk football, the unexpected is all you can expect. I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that all but a couple of positions locked down for game one are on the offensive and defensive lines. Skill positions are up for grabs, save for Johnathan Wilson’s hold on the top wide receiver spot. Gill’s first year as head coach could get ugly at times (and likely will). Or it could be a seamless transition (but likely won’t). With as much turnover as the football team is experiencing, matching last year’s 5-7 record would be, in my book, pretty much expected. Going bowling at the end of the year would be impressive. But like I said, in 2010, with Jayhawks football, the unexpected is all you can expect. — Edited by Anna Nordling
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Eight die in off-road truck racing crash Associated Press LOS ANGELES — An off-road truck plowed into a crowd and scattered “bodies everywhere” moments after sailing off a jump at a California race Saturday, killing eight people and leaving 12 injured, authorities and witnesses said. The crash came shortly after
the start of the 8 p.m. PDT race called the California 200, said San Bernardino County sheriff ’s spokeswoman Cindy Bachman. Bachman said eight people died and 12 were injured, several of them seriously. Seven ambulances and 10 emergency aircraft responded to the scene. Most of the injured were airlifted from the area to Loma Linda University Medical Center or St. Mary’s Medical Center.
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“There was dust everywhere, people screaming, people running,” David Conklin, a photographer covering the event for off-road magazines, told The Associated Press. Conklin said the Prerunner truck was among the first 20 off the line in the race, and had just gone over a jump known as “the rockpile” about two miles into the race. He said he watched the vehicle sail through the air. Then he turned to watch for other cars when he heard the commotion caused by the crash. “When I got up to the vehicle I could tell that several people were trapped. There were just bodies everywhere,” he said. “One woman with a major head wound (was) lying in a pool of blood. Someone else was crushed beneath the car.” The truck came to a rest upside down with its oversized wheels pointing toward the sky.
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Altered Gill makes positive changes to team dynamics fight song should unite KU BY COREY THIBODEAUX
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By Nico Roesler nroesler@kansan.com
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he soap opera that was the summer of 2010 for the Big 12 Conference ended with a pleasant, anti-climactic agreement to keep most of the conference intact. But the departure of Nebraska and Colorado, to the Big 10 and Pac 10 respectively, has actually changed the history of the University forever without many people noticing. The “I’m a Jayhawk” fight song that everybody claps along to at football and basketball games is now changing because of the imminent departure of the Cornhuskers and the Buffaloes. After three years of going to home football games, I’ve sung until my lungs didn’t have any more air during the “Rock Chalk Chant.” I’ve waved the wheat. And I’ve tried to master the “I’m a Jayhawk” clap during every lull of every game. But I’ve never known the lyrics to “I’m a Jayhawk,” which, now that I’ve learned them, I think it makes the fight song one of the University’s most special traditions. The fight song shows a competitive tradition, challenges the University’s Big 12 rivals and rings with Kansas pride for not just the school, but for the state as a whole. I find it surprising that the lyrics to this chant, which has been around for almost a century, are never sung. Doing so could add an extra fighting spirit and another unique showing of school pride at football games, which can sometimes be lacking in enthusiasm as evidenced by the crowds that leave at halftime. The lyrics that will be changed this year are: “Husk some corn and listen/ to the Cornhuskers wail,” “Talk about the Sooners, the Cowboys and the Buffs” and “Talk about the Wildcats, and those Cornhuskin’ boys.” The Alumni Association is holding a contest for students to submit new lyrics. The winner will be announced at the homecoming game on Oct. 23 and the new lyrics will be put into effect in the 2011-2012 season. I suggest emphasizing tradition and the strength that is left in the remaining ten teams of the former Big 12. “Tradition” is a perfect three-syllable word to substitute in for “Cornhusker.” Something like: “Got a beak that’s big enough to twist the tiger’s tail, We the crimson and blue, shine as tradition prevails.” It wouldn’t be a direct stab at either of the teams for abandoning one of the most historically strong conferences in the country. But it would show the values of a school proud of its history. Kansas and Nebraska had the longest continuous series between two schools in the country during their time together in the Big 8 and Big 12. They have played each other 104 straight years, for a total of 116 times since 1892. Sometimes money and TV contracts overrule tradition, but not in Kansas, and thankfully not in Texas. This is exactly why the new fight song should emphasize the importance of tradition for Kansas and should be more of a part of game day experiences in the future. — Edited by Dana Meredith
The Kansas football team has a completely new feel this year. Last season, the internal issues of the Jayhawks were well documented. Players claimed to have suffered all kinds of distress, leading to a complete remodeling of the coaching staff. With first-year coach Turner Gill at the helm, senior cornerback Chris Harris senses an overwhelming change within the team. “He’s a loving coach that wants the best for us,” Harris said. “Other college coaches are just like a robot.” Gill’s positive idealism was evident during the recruiting process. Instead of focusing solely on the Xs and Os of football, he communicated faith and good human qualities. Senior defensive end Jake Laptad had nothing bad to say about his new coach. It struck him how caring his coach is to the students athletes. “He’s more concentrated on your personal life,” Laptad said, “not only just getting you a better football player but a better person.” With that mentality, Gill has instilled some unusual, but positive, customs. For instance, he had players stand up and discuss the most influential person in their lives. He said it was an effort to build relationships and looking inside yourself will help others see you as you truly are. “I wanted to make sure that we got a chance to know that there’s a lot more in common that we have with each other than we have differences,” Gill said.
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Coach Turner Gill talks with the media before the start of Kansas’ first practice of the season Aug. 4. Kansas opens the 2010-2011 season Sept. 4 against North Dakota State at Memorial Stadium. Cursing is discouraged, which could be a difficult transition for some. “We try not to cuss,” Harris said. “We’ve been around it so long.” And when a player does something wrong, the punishment is not as bad, Harris said. Former coach Mark Mangino would tell players something once and they
would have to figure it out on their own. Gill walks players through the learning process. “If we mess up on the field, he teaches us,” Harris said. “They come at us in a totally different way.” Through the tumultuous summer, Gill could only do his job as a coach since the realignment and
ticket scandal were all out of his control. And it didn’t affect his life’s purpose. Gill said his purpose on Earth is to work with men 18- 22 years-old. It’s what he loves. “As long as I was going to be able to be coaching and teaching young men, that’s all that mattered to me,” Gill said.
Senior lineman Brad Thorson loves his new coach. Gill has entrusted a leadership role to him and the other seniors, and even more than that. “He’s truly a mentor to me right now,” Thorson said. “He’s what I want to become as a man.” — Edited by Clark Goble
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Washington coach adds five walk-ons to scholarship roster McClatchy-Tribune SEATTLE — They weren’t really sure if it would ever happen for them. And if it were to happen, they certainly didn’t know when. So long snapper Brendan Lopez, linebacker Jonathan Amosa and three other walk-ons to the University of Washington football team initially didn’t know how to react when they heard the news Thursday night that they had been put on scholarship for the 2010 season. “I had no idea,” said Lopez, from Bellevue, Wash. “I was just like ‘really?’ I was speechless, like ‘what?’” Each proved the beneficiary of
good timing and hard work. Division I football teams are allowed to have 85 players on scholarship at a time. Washington, however, fell to 78 in recent weeks with the losses of several players (such as tight end Kavario Middleton’s dismissal, linebacker Alvin Logan’s retirement due to a knee issue, and lineman Scott Shugert’s decision to transfer). So Washington coach Steve Sarkisian announced Thursday night that he had put the five players on scholarship during a team meeting. Also awarded scholarships were senior center Greg Christine of Camarillo, Calif., and two players from Edmonds, senior linebacker Brandon
Huppert and sophomore offensive lineman Daniel Kanczugowski. “We had room to put guys on, and (we) put five guys on that I think were deserving of it and have worked extremely hard,” Sarkisian said. The additions mean UW
now has 83 scholarship players, Sarkisian saying that “you always got to have a little wiggle room.” Christine and Huppert were on scholarship last season, and having worked their way up to backup status and seeing action in games, each seemed likely to get a schol-
arship again. Still, such scholarships are one-year renewable — technically, all scholarships are, though players who sign lettersof-intent live much more securely — and each entered this year not completely sure they would again get one.
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The defensive line is having trouble keeping bodies on the field and is probably the most uncertain group on defense. The Jayhawks kicked Jamal Greene off the team after he was connected to an attempted robbery. With off-and-on injuries on the line, sophomore Darius Parish is back on the defensive front after playing on both sided last season. Senior Jake Laptad will be relied on as the main pass rusher, leading Kansas with 6.5 sacks last season. Defensive line coach Buddy Wyatt said a few young players are making strides in camp. Freshman defensive end Tyrone Sellers, Wyatt said, has made the biggest improvement since the beginning of summer. Freshman Kevin Young impressed both coach Turner Gill and Wyatt from the defensive end position, making himself an early breakout-player candidate.
Defensive Backs KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Senior receiver Johnathan Wilson cuts inside after a reception from senior quarterback Todd Reesing. Wilson had 66 yards receiving in Kansas’ Sept. 12 win at Texas-El Paso.
Senior Chris Harris leads a unit that lost Darrell Stuckey to the NFL and Bradley McDougald, Daymond Patterson and D.J. Beshears to the offensive side of the ball. By moving the more athletic players back, Kansas might get exposed in the secondary early in the season. Calvin Rubles, a 6-foot-3 senior, shows promise as a bump-and-run coverage man. Free safety Lubbock Smith was a productive tackler last season and could emerge as a play maker. Teams might stay away from Harris, a starter in the 2008 Orange Bowl, and try to exploit Kansas at the opposite cornerback position.
Linebackers
The linebacking unit took a huge blow with the season-ending injury to sophomore Huldon Tharp. He started seven games last year and made a couple of freshman all-American teams last season. Gill suggested at the football media day that the coaching staff might move someone to a different position to fill the gap. Senior Justin Springer will likely start at middle linebacker and played in all 12 games last season. Don’t be surprised if Gill converts a safety to linebacker to get more speed on the field.
Receiver core relatively unknown BY COREY THIBODEAUX
said he knows the underclassmen look up to him. He talked to Briscoe and Meier earlier this summer If it wasn’t Kerry Meier or Dez- for words of encouragement. “I’m the oldest one now,” Wilson mon Briscoe catching the ball last said. “I learned from them, so I just season, you probably didn’t recogneed to do the same thing to teach nize. This season, those players have these younger guys.” Patterson and sophomore D.J. something to prove. “I’m going to show them we were Beshears transitioned from cormore than Kerry and Briscoe,” ju- nerback to receiver, and both join nior receiver Daymond Patterson sophomore Bradley McDougald in adding some experience to the said. corps. Freshmen Erick McGriff and The cast of reChristian Matceivers are relathews are looking tively unknown to “I’m going to show good in camp as most. The offense well. them we were more was geared to the Those names playmakers now in than Kerry and may not look fathe NFL. miliar, but wide Briscoe.” Led by senior receivers coach Johnathan WilDarrell Wyatt Daymond patterson son, the young said he thinks the Junior wide receiver core is getting rave group has somereviews in camp. thing to prove. Coach Turner Gill “Even though said the receivers these guys didn’t were a strength of put up significant numbers, they do the team this year. “When we put the ball in the have experience in this league,” Wyguys’ hands, they’re going to make att said. “They are aware of what it’s like to walk out there on game day.” something happen,” Gill said. But being in the shadow of BrisWilson is the lone senior and coe and Meier might have actually helped the current receivers. “When you see players of that caliber, you can’t let them go by without picking up how they do things,” Patterson said. As with almost all positions on the team, all spots are up for grabs. Wyatt said after the show the stars put on last year for Kansas, it’s hard not wanting to continue that tradition. But with the roster as it is, the coaches said the game plan doesn’t focus on any one or two players. It’s going to be a combined effort designed to get the playmakers the ball and let them play to their strengths. So far in camp, the Jayhawks have practiced everything from two tight end sets and four wide receiver spreads. Even junior tight end Tim Biere is trying to get a significant role in the offense. “We want to pick up some of those receptions Kerry and Dez had last year,” Biere said. “Everybody’s working to get out on the field.” The Jayhawks haven’t even assigned captains yet, so the leadership is up for grabs. As evident in this receiving group, everyone wants a piece. “Your leaders leave and everyone can just shut down and look at each other, or everybody can step up and build around each other,” Patterson said. “And that’s what our team has done.” cthibodeaux@kansan.com
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Junior wide receiver Daymond Patterson returns a kick for a touchdown against Florida International Aug. 30, 2008. Patterson switched to No. 15 last season.
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Sophomore wide receiver Bradley McDougald fights off a Northern Colorado defender Sept. 5, 2009. McDougald is one of several wide receivers vying for the starting job this season.
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BY CLARK GOBLE
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Sixth-year senior Angus Quigley knows he’s been on the football team forever. His running back peers don’t let him forget it either. “I’ve heard it all,” Quigley said, “from that I played with Gale Sayers to I was here in Mitchell’s first term and that I’m an assistant coach. It’s all fun and games.” But right now, Quigley’s the one sitting on top of the depth chart at running back. Coach Turner Gill said that the coaching staff, including new running backs coach Reggie Mitchell, is still trying to find out how they want to use the running game. Regardless of the pass/run playcalling ratio, Gill wants a feature back that can get 20-25 carries per game. “I just want that guy to be a physical runner,” Gill said. “I want him to be athletic, make people miss. And hopefully we get a home-run hitter who has the speed that can take it the distance.” As for who might get those reps, the competition is wide open. Sophomore Toben Opurum was the leading rusher last year, picking up 554 yards on 133 carries and scoring nine touchdowns. He was slowed in spring practices by an ankle injury suffered at the end of last season and, as a result, he didn’t find his name on the two-deep depth chart released in May. Opurum said the spring was “real frustrating.” “A lot of people would use that as motivation,” Opurum said. “I expect to see myself at the top of any depth chart. I have to use that to get back to the top where I feel that I belong.” Redshirt freshman DeShaun Sands, 5-foot-7 and 190 lbs., sits second on the depth chart. Mitchell knows that freshmen Brandon Bourbon and James Sims have talent, but he said it’s hard for first-year guys to pick up the offense quickly, especially when it comes to pass protection. Junior Rell Lewis had a 42-yard reception in Kansas’ final game of the season against Missouri, but he’s out for 2-3 weeks with a knee
Despite all the turnover the Jayhawks have this year, the offensive line remained completely intact. All five starters at the end of last year – seniors Brad Thorson and Sal Capra, junior Jeremiah Hatch and sophomores Tanner Hawkinson and Trevor Marrongelli – return and look to have a crucial role protecting the new quarterback. Earlier this summer, the Jayhawks lost junior Jeff Spikes for the season with a leg injury.
Quarterbacks
Controversy. Battle. Competition. Call it what you want, but both sophomore quarterback Kale Pick and his freshman counterpart Jordan Webb are ready for a starter to be named at their position. “We both want to know, but we’re just making ourselves better now,” Webb said. “So I think the competition is going to pay off in the end.” Pick, the only quarterback on the roster with any FBS experience, has only 22 yards in mop-up time accumulated last season. Webb, who is almost identical to Pick in height and weight, redshirted last season. Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Chuck Long is not working on a deadline to name a starter, but he does have a comfort zone he would like to stick to. “The latest you ever want to go is 10 days before the first game. You’d like to give them 10 days at the very minimum,” Long said. “That’s as far as I’ve gone before; we’ve named the quarterback anywhere before that. But again, that’s up to coach Gill.”
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Sophomore running back Toben Opurum makes his first career touchdown against Northern Colorado Sept. 5. injury. Opurum said all the guys are getting pretty even reps in early practices. “All it’s doing is making each and every one of us better every week,” Opurum said. “I think it’s a competition that’s going to keep going until one of us can emerge as the number one.” Mitchell certainly appreciates
that the coaching staff has a little less than a month to see if any one back will emerge. If no one sticks out, Gill knows he might have to wait until the middle of the season to get a true answer for the position. Quigley wants the chance to start at running back like he did at times in 2008, but that doesn’t mean he minds the competition.
“Toben’s pushing me, I’m pushing Toben,” Quigley said. “Rell’s pushing Sands and Sands is pushing me. That’s the way it has to be. If you have a core of guys who are competing for a spot, you can’t help but be successful at that spot.” — Edited by Tim Dwyer
Believe it or not, Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco could end up influencing the Jayhawks’ most talented receiver. Speaking to former teammate and Cincinnati Bengals rookie Dez Briscoe on Facebook, senior wide receiver Johnathan Wilson said he learned a thing or two about the duo referring to themselves as Batman and Robin. “[Dez] was talking about Chad and T.O. and how it’s crazy, but he said he’s learned a lot from those two guys,” Wilson said. “I’m just excited for him to be in that situation because he can learn a lot from those two guys, and when he comes back, I’ll try to learn what he learned from them.” Wilson also received words of advice from former teammate Kerry Meier, now with the Atlanta Falcons. “He just told me to be a leader because I’m the oldest one now,” Wilson said. “I learned from them, so obviously I need to do the same thing, teach guys and show them the ropes.”
Running Backs
Last year, senior Angus Quigley was a backup linebacker. But right now, he’s sitting on top of the preseason depth chart at running back. Quigley rushed for 309 yards in 2008. Sophomore Toben Opurum started as a true freshman last year, but it is clear that the competition for carries will run through August. Look out for freshman Brandon Bourbon, a raw talent with the straight-away speed that Gill loves. We may not see anything settled until Big 12 play starts up.
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Sophomore Linebacker Huldon Tharp dives at Duke quarterback Sean Renfree, forcing him to throw the ball away. The Jayhawks won the Sept. 19 game, 44-16.
Tharp to miss 2010 season with injury
Sophomore linebacker Huldon Tharp will miss the 2010 season because of a foot injury.
Coach Turner Gill said that the injury will definitely affect the linebacking corps. “He definitely was going to be a guy who was going to play,” Gill said.
Tharp was slotted in as the starter at weakside linebacker on the preseason depth chart. Gill hinted that the coaching staff might tinker with a couple players’ positions to fill the gap.
Freshman Josh Richardson was second on the depth chart at weakside linebacker. — Clark Goble
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Champion freshman, transfer join BY IAN CUMMINGS
icummings@kansan.com The women’s golf team is seeing some changes in its lineup this fall as it prepares for September tournaments both at home and away. The team has added two new players to its roster this fall, Meghan Potee and Katy Nugent. Potee, a freshman, is the 2009 Indiana State High School Champion in both golf and diving. Nugent, a junior, is a Wichita native and transfer from the University of Arkansas. Nugent took first place in the Kansas Women’s Golf Association Amateur Championship in July, at McDonald Park Golf Course in Wichita, for the second consecutive year. “Katy brings a lot of competitive experience and leadership with her,” coach Erin O’Neil said.
“Meghan also has a strong competitive fire.” Fellow Jayhawks Jennifer Clark, a junior, and Audrey Yowell, a freshman, placed in the top eight in that amateur championship. “We have a lot of experience in our upperclassmen,” O’Neil said. “Overall, everyone has done a great job of playing in tournaments and keeping their games sharp.” However, two of the team’s key players from last year, Meghan Gockel and Emily Powers, graduated this past spring. Gockel was a four-time member of the National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team and played in every tournament for Kansas, with an average of 78. She will be working on an MBA at the Texas this fall. In the last academic year, the women’s golf team set a Kansas
Athletics record-high GPA of 3.62. event needs to be prepared for O’Neil attributes this success to the in the same way. I think we have basics: studying and tutoring, as many great opportunities waiting well as good management of sched- for us this year and I’m looking ules and support forward to another from the athletic year.” department. She The Kansas wom“One thing we need tells the golfen’s golf team will to get better at is ers that they are host the Marilynn “students first treating every tourna- Smith Sunflower and athletes secInvitational tournament like it’s the only ond.” ment this September “One thing we at Alvamar Golf & tournament.” need to get better Country Club, 4120 at,” O’Neil said, Clinton Parkway. In Erin O’neil Coach “is treating every the coming weeks, tournament like the team will play it’s the only tourrounds to deternament. It seems mine who will travel like we will make certain tourna- to the Nebraska Women’s Amateur ments, like the Big 12 Conference Golf Association Tournament in Championship for instance, into Kearney, Neb. the biggest event in the world. It definitely is important, but each — Edited by Dana Meredith
men’s golf
Seniors Barbee, Bell lead Jayhawks BY ETHAN PADWAY
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The men’s golf team will open up its season Sept. 5 at the Turning Stone-Tiger Intercollegiate in Verona, N.Y. They will be led by senior Nate Barbee. Last season Barbee was named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon AllAmerican Scholar. Barbee was also the first Jayhawk to compete in the men’s NCAA tournament since the team qualified in 2007. Barbee shot a final round 71 to finish the tournament in 39th place. Barbee was also named to the PING All-region team. “We are very proud of Nate’s work both on the course and in
the classroom,” coach Kit Grove said in a press release about Barbee receiving the Cleveland Golf/ Srixon All-American Scholar. “He has been a great ambassador for the Jayhawk golf program.” Senior Jeff Bell finished second over the summer in a playoff at the 16th Annual Kansas Public Links Championship at Colbert Hills Golf Club. After the Turning Stone-Tiger Intercollegiate, the Jayhawks will travel to Nebraska City, Neb., for the Fairway Club Invite Sept. 13 and 14 before hosting the Kansas Invite on Sept. 20 and 21. — Edited by Anna Nordling
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North Carolina AD unsure if seniors will be cleared for season opener McClatchy-Tribune CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Athletic director Dick Baddour said he understands the public’s desire for information but reiterated the NCAA’s request that UNC not discuss the details of an investigation into its football program. “We have not hidden from this,”
Baddour said. Baddour called the NCAA investigation “very complicated and very detailed” and said it would take a lot of time to sort out. He did not know if the players involved would be cleared before the seasonopener Sept. 4. “I know that the NCAA is working as hard as they can to bring it to resolution. I know we are working
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as hard as we can to bring to resolution. When that occurs, we will come forward and tell you everything we are allowed to tell you.” The N.C. Secretary of State’s office has asked sports agents registered in North Carolina to preserve all information regarding six UNC football players. Christopher B. Rawls, the enforcement attorney for the department of the Secretary of State, requested that agents “preserve all documents, tangible things and electronically stored information that you possess regarding the following individuals: Marvin Austin, Greg Little, Deunta Williams, Kendric Burney, Bruce Carter, and Quan Sturdivant.” All six players were considered NFL draft picks after last season. All six opted to return to UNC for their senior years. MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
The North Carolina football squad begins its practice with stretching exercises at Navy Field in Chapel Hill, N.C., Friday. Six players are being investigated by the NCAA and may not be eligible to play in the first North Carolina football game Sept. 4.
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men's basketball
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Sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor drives to the basket against Missouri. Taylor scored seven points but turned the ball over five times against the Tigers. Kansas won 84-65.
was one of the most impressive players at the camp. Givony cited Morris’ versatile game — his ability to score inside and outside, ball handle and defend – as what separated him from the group. “That’s a pretty complete game for a guy that’s played two seasons of college basketball,” Givony said. Kansas sent five players — Marcus and Markieff Morris, Tyshawn Taylor, Thomas Robinson and incoming freshman Josh Selby — to the Adidas camp last week and for Marcus, it was the first game action he’s had with his teammates since Kansas’ crushing loss to Northern Iowa. Givony said Markieff didn’t have the “overwhelming” production of his brother, but has more upside in the long run, with an inch more height and more explosiveness. “He’s not as polished as Marcus, but he’s got a lot of talent,” Givony said. “The light switch hasn’t come on as much as it has for Marcus, but he’s still young, so obviously there’s plenty of time for that to happen.” Markieff and Robinson will be entrenched in a battle for the starting center position. Morris is the early favorite, but Robinson wowed Givony, as he did fans last season, with his raw athleticism. “The guy’s a great athlete,” Givony said about Robinson. “He’s got an amazing body and he plays very hard. He’s obviously a useful guy to have on your roster.” Marcus also was impressed with the development of his brother and Robinson and said that the frontcourt, with himself and 7-footer Jeff Withey in addition to those two, could be a strong unit for Kansas. “We’re better than a lot of people think we are,” Marcus said. “That’s going to be one of the strongest parts of our team is that frontcourt.” — Edited by Dana Meredith
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Saints facing uphill battle this season ASSOCIATED PRESS FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — A new season, a different result, a lot of improvement left for the Super Bowl champions to make. The New Orleans Saints gave up big plays and a decisive 28-yard field goal in the final minute as the New England Patriots opened their exhibition season with a 27-24 win Thursday night. Last season’s title won’t help the Saints repeat. “That’s been our mindset from the start,” linebacker Jonathan Vilma said. “We’ve got to prove ourselves all over again. We’ve got to keep working and improve on the little things.” For the Patriots, it was a successful return to the field where their last game was a rout, a 33-14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the playoffs. That shouldn’t affect the coming season, either. “It’s a new year. We’ve had 20 practices,” coach Bill Belichick said. “Whatever happened last year was last year.” The Saints lost more than a game during their visit to New England, which began Tuesday with two days of joint practices. On Wednesday, No. 3 running
back Lynell Hamilton tore his right young players.” On his first series since being anterior cruciate ligament, an injury that likely will sideline him for voted Super Bowl MVP, Drew the season. On the Saints first pos- Brees threw an incompletion and session Thursday, punter Thomas was sacked for a 10-yard loss. But Morstead hurt his left shoulder on his third and final possession, knocking Julian Edelman out of he led a 20-play, 86-yard march bounds after a 40-yard return and that lasted 10:01 and ended with placekicker Garrett Hartley punted a 2-yard scoring run by Reggie Bush that cut New England’s lead the rest of the night. After the game, Morstead was to 10-7. Brees completed 9 of 13 passes walking with his arm in a sling. for 55 yards. Coach Sean Tom Brady, a Payton said two-time Super X-rays were “We pretty much put the Bowl MVP, negative, and Super Bowl behind us. played New Morstead was England’s first due for an MRI We were rusty and have two series and in New Orleans to execute better in all went 5-for-8 for on Friday. aspects of the game.” 67 yards. In last The Saints year’s exhibipunted four Tracy Porter tion opener, he times on their Saints cornerback played for the five first-half first time since possessions and the 2008 regumanaged just a field goal on their last four of the lar-season opener, when a knee game. Their final series ended with injury ended his season. “This is all about establishing an an interception. And there were attitude any time we step on the plenty of missed tackles. “Too many sloppy things we’ve field,” New England tight end Alge got to get corrected,” Payton said. Crumpler said. “Regardless of who “I know it’s the first week of pre- we play or what the circumstances season; still, a lot of things are are, if we play together as a team disturbing. ... I think we’ll put the good things will happen.” Gostkowski kicked the wintape in and we’ll see it wasn’t just
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Redskins, Bills adjusting to new coaches in first preseason games ASSOCIATED PRESS LANDOVER, Md. — Donovan McNabb threw a touchdown pass in his Washington Redskins debut, Albert Haynesworth looked suitably motivated in his debut as a $100 million backup, and the newlook Buffalo Bills looked like the same old Buffalo Bills. McNabb went 5 for 8 for 58 yards in two series Friday night and hit first-year player Anthony Armstrong for a 4-yard touchdown in the Redskins’ 42-17 win over the mistake-ridden Bills. It was a first-glimpse preseason game that shows Washington’s new coach Mike Shanahan is quite a bit further along than Buffalo’s new coach Chan Gailey.
It’s been a little over four months since the Easter Sunday trade that brought McNabb to the Redskins, and it’s still a jarring sight to see No. 5 in something other than a Philadelphia Eagles uniform. After a few wayward throws on his first series, he went 4 for 5 for 47 yards on his second drive and showed he still has some speed in his 33-yearold legs by scrambling to convert a third-and-1. “When you play your first game, obviously, with a new ballclub, it takes you back to the first game you played,” McNabb said. “Your adrenaline is high, and you have to settle down a little bit. The second time we went out, after our first drive, it led to us putting up some points. Then good things happen.
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There are a lot of things we have to work on, but I thought offensively we were able to progress.” McNabb’s favorite target was tight end Chris Cooley, who caught three passes for 33 yards McNabb’s last throw was the TD to Armstrong, who has made a surprisingly strong case for a roster spot. Clinton Portis, got more than his usual work for a first preseason game, carrying six times for 22 yards. Brandon Banks, an undrafted rookie receiver from Kansas State listed at 5-foot-7, made some noise with a 77-yard punt return down the right sideline for a touchdown in the third quarter.
ning 28-yard field goal with 53 seconds left after Darnell Jenkins caught a short pass from seventhround draft pick Zac Robinson and turned it into a 52-yard gain. The Saints also allowed kickoff returns of 52 and 50 yards by first-round draft pick Devin McCourty. The Patriots held out wide receiver Wes Welker despite his strong comeback from a torn ACL in his left knee suffered in the last regular-season game. He is expected to be ready for the opener Sept. 12 at home against Cincinnati. “The players who didn’t dress we didn’t think were ready to play,” Belichick said. New Orleans beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in the Super Bowl, overcoming a 17-16 fourth-quarter deficit and scoring the final touchdown on a big play, Tracy Porter’s 74-yard interception return. “We pretty much put the Super Bowl behind us,” Porter said. “We were rusty and have to execute better in all aspects of the game.” New England played much better than in New Orleans last year, a 38-17 loss in which Brees threw five touchdown passes and gave the Saints an 11-0 record.
Starting lineup not set in stone BY TIM DWYER
tdwyer@kansan.com It’s hardly a rebuilding year for the Jayhawks — they’ve been ranked as high as fourth in some preseason polls. But only two positions on the floor have a starter locked in, with veteran standouts Tyshawn Taylor and Marcus Morris all but guaranteed their starting roles. The Jayhawks’ early high rankings speak to the depth of Bill Self ’s roster and the competition that will go into earning those last three spots. Here’s the Kansan’s early projection of what the Jayhawks’ lineup could look like come November.
Josh Selby
If Selby is cleared for play by the NCAA, he’ll have a pretty solid hold on the point guard spot for the Jayhawks. The nation’s toprated recruit is under investigation for a Selby relat ionship with Robert Frazier, the manager for the NBA’s Carmelo Anthony. Selby, Anthony and Frazier are all from the Baltimore area. If he’s not cleared – at this point still a big if – the job may go to Elijah Johnson, who showed flashes of inhuman athletic ability in his freshman year.
Tyshawn Taylor
Taylor has been wracked with inconsistency throughout his career, following brilliant performances with sub-par, turnoverheavy games. If he can rein in his considTaylor erable potential he’ll be one of the most dangerous players in the Big 12. Taylor’s greatest asset is his speed, which gets him from end to end as quick as any player in the conference. Keeping it under control, though, has been an issue for Taylor.
Mario Little
Little is the early favorite to win the starting job on the wing, but he’ll face competition from
fellow 2009-2010 redshirt Travis Releford and maybe even Tyrel Reed, who has improved his defense to the level that he’s no longer just a sniper for the Jayhawks. If the job Little is Little’s, though, he’ll bring a dangerous mid-range game to the lineup. The 6-foot-5 Little played primarily power forward in the Jayhawks’ 2008-2009 Sweet Sixteen season, but he has said he’s much more comfortable on the outside.
Marcus Morris
After emerging as the top returning option for the Jayhawks throughout a stellar sophomore campaign, Morris has earned rave reviews for his performances at various camps over the summer. He Marcus Morris spent some time training with the national team in Las Vegas, where Kansas will return for the Las Vegas Invitational Thanksgiving weekend. Morris is a serious candidate for Big 12 Player of the Year in what could be his last year in a Kansas uniform.
Markieff Morris
Markieff doesn’t get praise to match his brother, but he has an inch and 10 pounds on Marcus. He’s not a traditional center – the Jayhawks will look to Thomas Markieff Morris Robinson for a back-to-thebasket guy on offense – but he brings plenty of offensive ability and rebounds like an absolute maniac on both sides of the floor. Markieff ’s performance at the Adidas Nations camp turned some heads, and he’ll likely be the Jayhawks top center over Robinson and 7-footer Jeff Withey. — Edited by Sarah Kelly
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Team USA defeats China in scrimmage NEW YORK — Danny Granger scored 22 points and the United States sprinted past China, 9851 in a scrimmage Saturday. Eric Gordon strengthened his case for a spot on the team with 15 points, while Kevin Durant added 14 and Derrick Rose had 12. The teams played four 10-minute quarters, with the
score reset at the beginning of each period. The Americans outscored the Chinese 35-8 in the third quarter, then lost the fourth 17-16 . Coach Mike Krzyzewski likely showed who two of his cuts will be, not using Jeff Green or JaVale McGee. Yi Jianlian of the Washington Wizards scored 13 for China. — Associated Press
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Outfielder Brian Heere is one of five Jayhawks from the 2010 team now playing in the minor leagues. Heere is playing for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, a Single-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians.
Ex-Jayhawks see success in minors BY ANDREW HAMMOND
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After the disappointing ending to the Kansas Jayhawks’ 2010 baseball season, June’s MLB Draft brought joy back to coach Ritch Price’s program after they went on a six-game losing streak to end the season. Six Jayhawks were selected in the 2010 MLB Amateur Draft, five signed, and a total of 15 Jayhawks are now in organizations around Major League Baseball. Here’s an update on how the most recent crop of Kansas Jayhawks are doing.
Brian Heere (Cleveland Indians)
Heere currently plays for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, the Cleveland Indians Single A farm team, after being drafted in the 41st round. Heere is a Lawrence native who has Heere gotten off to a
slow start, but has recently picked up his stride with the Scrappers. Heere is currently hitting .267 with a triple, five RBI and a .368 on-base percentage.
Tony Thompson (Oakland Athletics)
Thompson had what some would call a down year because he did not have a repeat of the triple crown season of 2009. Thompson, who was slowed down by injury during the preseason, managed to get drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the sixth round of this year’s draft. Thompson Thompson took his hitting talents north of the border to play for the Vancouver Canadians in Single A ball. Tony has been on fire since he was drafted, recently going on a ten-game tear with a double, two homers and seven RBIs. On the season Thompson is hitting .292,
with six doubles, three homers and 13 RBIs.
Cameron Selik (Washington Nationals)
Selik has had the most recent success out of any of the young Jayhawks. On Aug. 1 he picked up his first professional victory with the Vermont Lake Monsters, the Single-A affiliate of the Wa s h i n g t o n Nationals. He has been used as a relief pitchSelik er in all 10 of his appearances this season, and boasts a 3.45 ERA in 15.2 innings and along with the win he also has a save on the season.
Robby Price (Tampa Bay Rays)
The last of the Price boys to play at Kansas, Robby has lately picked up the hitting for the Hudson Valley Renegades. Price has had
three doubles in his last 10 games and has carried a .343 average during that run. Price has hit .322 in Price 35 games with 14 doubles, a triple and two home runs, he also has swiped 14 bases for the team.
Travis Blankenship
Now with the Tri-City Valley Cats, Blankenship is currently 2-0 in 14 outings. Blankenship recorded nine consecutive scoreless appearances out of the bullpen, and held opponents to a batting average of .190 which now Blankenship has reached almost 13 innings. Blankenship is currently with the Houston Astros on their Single A roster. — Edited by Tim Dwyer
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Jets look to running game to contend in 2011 wide receiver Santonio Holmes (79 catches, 1,248 yards, five TDs CORTLAND, N.Y. _ Like his old last year), Ryan admitted that his man, Rex Ryan is a defense-orient- team’s run-pass discrepancy probed coach who prefers his offensive ably won’t be quite as large as last football over-easy with a side order season’s. But the ground still will be their preferred method of travel. of smashmouth. What will be different, though, Last year, nobody in the NFL ran the ball more or threw it less than is the people lugging the football. Ryan’s New York Jets. Averaged a Out is Thomas Jones, who finleague-high 37.9 rushing attempts ished third in the NFL in rushing per game and a league-low 24.5 last season with 1,402 yards, and pass attempts. While part of the Leon Washington. Jones, who will reason for that was the fact that the turn 32 next week, was released Jets started a rookie quarterback in March and signed with Kansas (Mark Sanchez), a bigger part was City. Washington, who broke a leg that that’s just the way Ryan pre- in the sixth game of the season, was traded to Seattle. fers it. In is Shonn Greene, the second“It wasn’t so much that we had year bruiser who averaged 5.6 yards a rookie quarterback,” Ryan said. “It was what we wanted to do. We per carry during the Jets’ postseawant to be a physical football team son run to the AFC Championship Game, and that runs the foot3 1 y e a r o ld ball. If you’re going future Hall of to win the Super “If you’re going to Famer LaDainian Bowl, you’ve got to win the Super Bowl, Tomlinson, who win in December was signed after and in January. you’ve got to win getting released “Where we play, in December and in by San Diego. you’d better be able Greene, who to run the football. January.” the Jets took with Because sometimes the first pick in Rex ryan the wind and the the third round Jets’ coach elements get so bad of the draft last that you have to be year, had just 108 built that way. That’s carries in the regour approach. Our roots are going ular season, but averaged 5.0 yards to be running the football.” Of course, the Eagles play in per carry. It was in the playoffs that he pretty much the same elements as the Jets, and that never has affected convinced Ryan and general manAndy Reid’s voracious appetite for ager Mike Tannenbaum that he was throwing the ball. But that’s an ready to be the lead dog. He rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown issue for another day. With Sanchez, the fifth over- on 21 carries in the Jets’ 24-14 all pick in the 2009 draft, a year wild-card win over the Bengals. older and wiser, and with the off- The next week, he rushed for 128 season acquisition of ex-Steelers yards and a score on 23 carries in
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New York Jets running back LaDainian Tomlinson carries the ball during morning practice at the team’s NFL football training camp in Cortland, N.Y., Tuesday, Aug. 3. a 17-14 divisional-round win over the Chargers. He rushed for 41 on 10 carries against the Colts in the AFC Championship Game, but left the 30-17 loss early in the third quarter with rib cartilage damage. “We thought he was ready when he was in college (at Iowa),” Ryan said. “That’s why we moved up in the third round to get him. He was well worth it. You look at him, he’s a banger. He’s a No. 1 back without a question. But the funny thing is, we have another No. 1 back in LaDainian. It’s going to be a terrific one-two punch. That’s what it takes in this league.” Tomlinson is ranked eighth in the league in career rushing
with 12,490 yards, and second in career rushing TDs with 138. But as with most running backs who turn 30, his numbers have fallen off dramatically the last couple of years. He averaged just 3.3 yards per carry last season and 3.8 the year before. “The beauty of it is this guy has a huge chip on his shoulder, and rightfully so,” Ryan said. “This is one of the best backs in the history of this game. We had to defend against him in the playoffs last year. We had to put two guys on him. So we knew how valuable he was, even though the yardage totals and average-per-carry might’ve made it look like he had dropped off.”
who claimed the results could compromise the safety of youth athletes. In the trials, three helmets (two produced by Riddell, one by Schutt) performed better than 13 others. But several medical experts questioned the study’s methodology and whether the helmet’s safety performance can translate to all levels of play. One of them was Dr. Robert Cantu, a senior adviser to an NFL committee on head injuries and director of the Neurological Sports Injury Center at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital. “It can’t be interpreted as showing product A or product B as being better or less protective against concussions,” Cantu said. “It wasn’t tested to a standard that had anything to do with concussions. And my concern is that given what human nature is, the wrong conclusions will be drawn. I just want to see better products and better protection out there.”
FORNEY, Texas _ In Hank Semler’s office, just beyond the North Forney High School field house, a shiny, plastic helmet sits on the shelf. It wouldn’t catch anybody’s eye at first glance. It’s a pretty standard decorative item for a coach’s office, after all. But to Semler, that shell and face mask symbolize the fledgling program’s emphasis on safety. “Those helmets are definitely his pride and joy,” said Sloan Walls, a junior safety. “They are like his babies.” As awareness of the dangers resulting from concussions grows, more coaches and athletic trainers are seeking solutions in improvements in headgear. Safety comes first North Forney, a Class 3A proSo does Semler, who came away gram that was launched two years impressed when he witnessed a ago, paid between $150 and $200 presentation by Xenith at a coachapiece for 250 helmets made by es convention a few years ago. Xenith, a company that devised a Xenith, which pulled out of revolutionary approach to head- the recent NFL testing because of gear and is a newcomer among the study’s procedural approach, traditional primarily marmanufacturers kets its product such as Riddell, “The consensus is that to athletes on Adams and the amateur levthere are no helmets Schutt. els. Semler liked But while or mouth guards that what he saw, medical experts and he equipped will prevent concusare heartened his players with sions.” with advances in Xenith helmets technology that last season. Tamara C. can reduce the “Sports are vValovich mcleod risk of head injuabout tradition, concussion expert ries, they caution even down to the that there is no equipment,” said such thing as a Semler, whose concussion-proof helmet. team will make its varsity debut “The consensus is that there this season. are no helmets or mouth guards “And we didn’t have tradition.” that will prevent concussions,” For Semler, traditional headsaid Tamara C. Valovich McLeod, gear seemed to always present a leading national concussion problems. The foam padding in expert and an associate professor most helmets — even those that of athletic training at A.T. Still were reconditioned and recertified University in Arizona. yearly — deteriorated regularly “Maybe there will be something when he was on staff at Southlake down the road,” McLeod said. “If Carroll, Texas. Sometimes, the air someone could design a helmet bladder that was supposed to prothat could prevent concussions, vide cushion would leak. that would be like winning a lot“And that’s when a child’s safety tery ticket.” is compromised,” Semler said. When Semler played in high school, he wore a plastic shell that Signs of progress While that breakthrough may was held together by four canvas never come, progress has been straps. The primitive technology made in recent years as helmet didn’t safeguard him against mulmanufacturers have responded to tiple concussions. He doesn’t want the growing concern about head his players to suffer the same fate, especially after considering the injuries. Simbex, in partnership with recent studies. Last summer, a report published Riddell, developed an apparatus that can be placed inside the by the Dallas-based National helmet, measures and identi- Athletic Trainers’ Association fies the location of head impacts showed that high school footand transmits a wireless signal ball players suffer greater head to the sideline athletic trainer. accelerations after impact during Oklahoma is one of several col- play than college football players, leges that have used the Simbex which can lead to more concusHead Impact Telemetry (HIT) sions. “And nothing,” Semler said, system, which made its debut in “can replace a caring, knowledge2003. “It’s still largely a research tool able coach that has that child’s for us,” said Scott Anderson, the welfare at heart. They are going head athletic trainer at Oklahoma. to make sure that child’s skull is “It gives us information on con- protected.” cussions . . . and it could have an impact on how we manage conPositive results cussions and recognize concusSo far, Semler has been pleased sions. But we’re not there now. It’s with his purchase. Last season, still a work in progress.” one North Forney player suffered And while Oklahoma has a grade-one concussion, said the funds Deniese Anderson, to invest in a licensed athletic “They are going to HITS technoltrainer at the school. ogy, few high make sure that child’s The year before, schools have four concussions skull is protected.” the financial were diagnosed. wherewithal Those numbers hank semler to purchase were reflected in a High school football coach what amounts report by Xenith, to a diagnoswhich claimed that tic device. The the number of diagcost to outnosed concussions fit an entire among the seven team with the high schools outfitRiddell Revolution IQ is $60,000 ted entirely with its helmets had to $70,000, and highlights the dif- decreased since the equipment ferences among the various levels switch had been made. of football with regard to headThose positive results are gear. touted by Vin Ferrara, the CEO of Xenith and a former Harvard quarterback, who said he started Study questioned The issue came to the forefront his company to seek a solution to in the last couple of weeks, when a problem that affects thousands the NFL released data from a of athletes a year. helmet-testing program that elicited criticism from outside parties
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Perkins plays chaotic role in Kansas’ hectic summer BY COREY THIBODEAUX
in a press conference over the summer. Since Perkins’ announcement, conference realignment It’s still a year away, but the talks have played their final note University is not any closer to of 2010 and two former Kansas finding a replacement for Athletic Athletics employees plead guilty to miss prision charges for their Director Lew Perkins. Perkins announced his retire- roles in the ticket scandal. As if the summer was not eventment this summer, effective Sept. ful enough for Perkins, the Kansas 4, 2011. A spokesperson from the chancellor’s office said no names City Star recently released the or candidate qualities have sur- amount of money he spent on air travel over a period of 22 months. faced. Even when the “I have loved team took the my time here at “It’s not as if only one bus, the story the University of Kansas and person was on the plane.” said, Perkins was up in the I will continue air spending leading Kansas Jim marchiony Associate athletic director $150,000 from Athletics over July 2008 to the course of May 2010. the next year,” Associate Perkins said. a t h l e t i c He initidirector Jim ated a meeting this summer with Chancellor Marchiony defended Perkins. “It’s not as if only one person Bernadette Gray-Little and in that meeting, he announced his retire- was on the plane,” he said. “You ment. Gray-Little said she had not have to take into account what all pushed him to retire or resign at those people’s time is worth.” Perkins does a lot of fundraisany time, nor did she expect him ing and the flights are part of that, to make this decision. But with all the distractions Marchiony said. Men’s basketball coach Bill Self surrounding Perkins, she said this would be a benefit when it comes said he knew Perkins would evento solving the issues such as the tually retire but was still surprised by the decision. ticket scandal investigation. Self said he had conversations “I believe that part of his deciwith Perkins, where Perkins talksion to retire may have been to allow him to focus on things that ed about what he was going to need to be done,” Gray-Little said do when he retires and looking cthibodeaux@kansan.com
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Kansas athletics director Lew Perkins pulls away from Allen Fieldhouse as members of the media follow. Perkins announced that he will retire after the 2010-11 school year.
forward to that day. And these weren’t recent discussions. “I’m not talking about the last two months,” Self said in June. “I’m talking about in the last year or so. I knew that the day would
come.” Perkins went through a lot this summer, dealing with the ticket scandal, being blackmailed (then cleared of wrongdoing), and the near-implosion of the Big 12. But,
Self said, his departure was not because he wants to avoid these problems. “He won’t walk away or run away from any battle or fight and you guys know that being around
him,” Self said. “It was just something that he felt in his heart it was something to do.” — Edited by Tim Dwyer
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Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little answers questions about the retirement of athletics director Lew Perkins. Perkins ended his tenure at the University of Kansas with the end of the 2010-11 school year
Fans disagree with Big 12’s guidelines BY TIM DWYER
tdwyer@kansan.com It’s been one hell of an offseason for the Big 12. For about a week in June, it seemed as if the conference wouldn’t survive beyond 2012 — proving the ancient Mayan calendar right in the process. Colorado and Nebraska defected for the Pac-10 and Big Ten, respectively, and it seemed like Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and Texas A&M were only a signature away from following them. Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe proposed a plan that eventually saved the Big 12, but he did so with major ramifications that garnered plenty of negative reactions. Under the new plan, five schools — Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, Baylor and Missouri — have pledged financial support to three others — Texas, Oklahoma and Texas A&M — if they fall short of the revenue that was promised them by other conferences, rumored to be $20 million per year. Kansas athletics director Lew Perkins said he analogized it to paying more money to a successful coach entertaining offers from other schools. “Five schools got together and we tried to develop a business plan, like anything else,” Perkins said. “Think about this in the simplest analogy I possibly can. You have a coach and he just won a national championship or is the best coach in the country, and other suitors come after
that coach. Your institution has a responsibility to try to keep that coach.” Beebe’s plan was an 11th hour desperation move to save the conference, and while it did work, it raised plenty of questions. Beebe had to reprimand Texas Tech football coach Tommy Tuberville after Tuberville voiced some of those questions in an interview with Rivals Radio. “We have a 10-team league right now, but I just don’t know how long that’s going to last, to be honest with you,” Tuberville said in the interview. Tuberville cited the imbalance of funds that could be brought about with the new deal: no school in the Big 12 reached the $20 million mark last season. “I don’t think this conference will last long because there is too much disparity between all the teams,” said Tuberville, who most recently coached in the SEC at Auburn. “In the SEC, for instance, Vanderbilt makes as much money in the television contract as Florida. Everybody is good with it. Everybody is on the same page.” Beebe assured fans that Tuberville’s attitude was an isolated one, but questions still linger among fans. “Tuberville’s comments were unfortunate and contrary to the very strong feelings of unity expressed publicly and privately by the Big 12 Board of Directors and athletic directors,” Beebe said. — Edited by Anna Nordling
ing enhanced roles, Calipari said, “What you said is the No. 1 Gather together and sing thing.” In that regard, the trip is wellKumbaya. Get a better appreciation for each other as people and timed. NCAA rules permit such players. Maybe gain a few basket- pre-season trips only once every four years. The Canadians invitball insights. Coach John Calipari spoke of ed Kentucky last year, but an those objectives as Kentucky pre- NCAA rule forbidding incoming pared for a three-game exhibi- freshmen to participate before tion series in Windsor, Ontario, the beginning of classes contributed to UK’s decision to pass. Canada, that begins Sunday. When the NCAA changed the “I think we should shoot the ball better and all that,” Calipari rule to allow incoming freshmen said Friday. “But what we’re doing to play if they pass three hours on this trip is let’s come together, of summer classes, UK agreed let’s learn about our team, let this year. “Last year’s team was like that individuals learn about themselves and let me learn about (he clasped his fingers together in a two-handed fist),” Calipari them. said. “That’s what this is about.” That would be especially Calipari jokingly noted the importance of winning since the important with a group of highly three games will be televised in decorated freshmen who came “22 states.” The games, which will to Kentucky on the strength of a recruiting pitch largely based begin Sunday, on the individual and will congoal of getting tinue Monday “We’re trying to get to the NBA as and Tuesday at them to be together quickly as posthe University sible. of Windsor’s that way and respect UK’s coaches St. Denis each other.” fostered that Centre, will be togetherness by televised on having the playKentucky’s Big ers watch movBlue Sports ies and using the John calipari Network, Fox Kentucky basketball coach analogy of coal Sports South miners who rely and Fox Sports on each other in Ohio. their dangerous “Is Fox California taking it?” Calipari underground work. “We’re trying to get them to quipped. But, really, the trip is not about be together that way and respect beating the University of Windsor each other,” Calipari said. Kentucky acknowledges that (Sunday and Tuesday) and the University of Western Ontario the competition will be largely unknown. Earlier this year, (Monday). “If we go up there and we really Windsor Coach Chris Oliver learn about our team, and they noted his team’s ability to play with NAIA beat us, they’re better than us,” competitively schools. Calipari said. “Just as long as we One of UK’s veterans, DeAndre learn, we’ll be fine.” Calipari mentioned one basket- Liggins, noted that winning is ball insight that might be learned: part of the objective. “Oh, we want to win,” he which UK player will want to take said. “We want to win all three the clutch shot? The UK coach games. ” noted the many times John Wall Then he added, “the ultimate or others came through in the goal is to learn and get better.” clutch last season. In preparation for the trip, “There’s going to be some baskets (where fans will say) that was Friday’s practice was UK’s the basket,” Calipari said. “Did he 17th in the permitted 10 days. make it or miss it? How did he Learning the dribble-drive offense has been the focus of respond to it?” One reason UK runs drills that much of practice, Darius Miller have a winner and a loser is to said. With three low-post anchors condition players to carrying that last season, Calipari played to onus, he said. When a reporter asked about that obvious strength and used the trip serving as a bonding a lot of pick-and-roll action. experience for a group of mostly All three — Patrick Patterson, newcomers or veterans assum- Daniel Orton and DeMarcus
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University of Kentucky coach John Calipari answers a question during a news conference held in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N. Y., March 26, 2010.
Cousins — are NBA rookies now. Calipari said he anticipated about 90 percent of UK’s scoring effort to be a product of the dribble-drive, which he said contrasted to a 30-percent reliance last season. Miller described the practices as “a lot of just trying to get down the offense. “As simple as it might look to people, it’s difficult to run. Nobody’s ever played that way in their life.” The variance from conven-
tional basketball complicates the learning process, Miller said. The dribbler must beat his man and be confident of where his teammates are ready to receive passes. “Everything has to be perfect timing, really, for it all to work,” Miller said. The practices and the trip to Canada can enhance Kentucky’s ability to learn. “It’s kind of like a head start on everything,” Miller said. “And I definitely think that’s going to help us.”
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Four freshmen look to have immediate effect for Kansas BY MEGAN RUPP
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Last season’s WNIT loss presents further motivation for this year’s eager freshmen. The four new additions to the women’s basketball team said they look forward to contributing to the
overall goal of making it to the NCAA Tournament in the 2010-11 season. While reflecting on last season’s disappointing finish, they each smiled and said they were ready to get in the gym and dispel any doubts. The season’s exhibition games may not tip-off until Oct. 31, but the
women say they are ready to start practicing and preparing to start a new chapter of their athletic careers. Meet the first-year Jayhawks, Colorado native Brooke Jelniker and a trio of Texas guards — Keena Mays, Diara Moore and Charlicia “CeCe” Harper.
#11 Brooke Jelniker A 2010 McDonald’s All-American nominee and First Team All-Conference player for two consecutive years, Jelniker averaged 15.3 points, 2.7 assists, 6.2 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game her senior season. After signing with the University, Coach Bonnie Henrickson said in a news release that she was confident in Jelniker’s strong shooting and rebounding abilities. Jelniker said she appreciated Henrickson’s comments, but thought her ability to contribute might change early on in her career at Kansas. “As a freshman I need to do the little things like hustle plays and just always be the one who’s known to work hard,” Jelniker said. “For right now, I need to focus on getting rebounds, shooting when I’m open and getting my teammates the ball, but that could change.” Jelniker said leaving Colorado for summer
#20 Diara Moore
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Sophomore guard Monica Engelman drives past an Iowa State defender Feb. 25 at Allen Fieldhouse. Engelman served as a mentor for local elementary school children through the Schools for Success program.
Engelman ‘adopts’ school Sophomore guard bonds with local elementary school students BY KATHLEEN GIER
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Up in the stands at Allen Fieldhouse there is a young but vocal following for sophomore guard Monica Engelman. The group of children comes from Hillcrest Elementary School in Lawrence and their bond to Engelman is the product of the Schools for Success Program. Each student athlete on the women’s basketball team last season adopted a local elementary school. All fifteen Lawrence elementary schools participated and competed against one another in an attendance challenge based on showing up for women’s basketball games throughout the season. Hillcrest Elementary won the challenge with nearly 11 percent attendance. For their support they were awarded a $10,000 stipend and an assembly featuring mascots and student athletes along with other prizes. “The kids that go to the basketball games they have someone they can look at and say, ‘I know her, I’ve seen her’ and that was really cool,” said Sandra Walker, Hillcrest physical educa-
tion teacher. Engelman and the other athletes helped with reading programs, played at recess, attended assemblies and ate lunch with the students at their respective schools. “She is a good positive role model,” Walker said. “She works hard and it shows, she is very nice and easy to get along with and genuinely a good kid. From a leadership standpoint she gets good grades, she is positive and she shows up where she needs to be.” Those qualities have not only made her popular at the elementary school, but around the Kansas Athletics Department. “When she walks into a room, she just has a bright shining light and all of us that get to work with her and know her really appreciate that about her,” said Mike Haritty, associate athletics director. “She truly is a leader among her peers and has a positive influence wherever she goes.” The students were not the only ones to benefit from the program. Coach Bonnie Henrickson said that Engelman gained confidence throughout the process.
“That is all about selfesteem and self-confidence and that is where she has grown,” Henrickson said. Engelman started to hone her leadership skills before her freshman year even started after attending a Jayhawk Leadership Program retreat held last summer. Engelman helped out at Hillcrest during the season and then, this summer, she continued her journey by attending the inaugural Big 12 Leadership Summit held in Lawrence. The summit included 47 athletes representing different sports from the 12 conference schools. The summit was modeled after leadership programs run by the Student Athlete Advisory Committee for which Harrity serves as advisor. “You could tell quickly that this was the cream of the crop from the whole Big 12 Conference,” Harrity said. “It was a special group that was ready to learn and to invest in the process and I think they had a wonderful time.” The athletes were intermingled in smaller groups so that they could meet attendees from other schools and discuss different issues which they faced back at their own schools. “With all these different athletes you are able to get new ideas from other people and share your own ideas,” Engelman said. “I saw some people that I have seen before like Texas and Kansas State basketball and it was kind of cool to know them as a person, not just as a competitor.” For Kansas the representative athletes were chosen by coaches and members of the Athletics Department.
Upon signing Moore, Henrickson looked forward to the element of toughness Moore would bring to the team. Averaging 17.1 points, 1.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game her senior season, Henrickson said part of the appeal was her ability to be an active rebounder, despite her 5-foot-nine stature. Moore averaged 3.2 rebounds per game in high school and said being able to maintain that role would be an important part of helping her team and living up to Henrickson’s expectations. “When I saw that she said that about me I was kind of surprised, but now I just want to work to uphold that,” Moore said. “In this conference, being an aggressive rebounder is really important, especially on the offensive end where people don’t go to the boards.” Moore said she considered herself to be a scrappy player who recognized the impact hustle plays can have on the outcome of a game. Growing up in Cedar Hill, Texas, Moore said she remembered being a 4-year-old little girl who dreamt of playing in the Big 12 one day. “I remember having a little basketball goal in the backyard and I just used to play with it all the time, I thought it was just my best toy ever,” Moore said. “Ever since then, I’ve just been in love with it.”
school on campus made her much more nervous initially than the upcoming season did. “It was really hard for me in June, I’d call my mom like three times a day,” Jelniker said. “ It’s still hard knowing that I’m nine hours away from home, but I’ve gotten a lot closer to my teammates, which has definitely helped.” Jelniker said that team unity was a major factor in deciding where she would play college ball. She said she had always wanted to play in college, she just had no idea where basketball would lead her. “I loved the coaching staff and the team, they just all seemed like a big family and that’s what I was looking for,” Jelniker said. “When I walked on campus for my official visit, it just felt right.”
#5 Keena Mays Mays was also a 2010 McDonald’s All-American nominee after averaging 10.8 points, 4.3 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 2.9 steals per game her senior season. As the 18th rated point guard in the country, the Texas standout said she knew her role would change and she was ready to take backseat early. “I’ve got to do whatever I can to help my team, which means more of a leadership thing now and distributing the ball to my teammates and not so much being as big of a scorer,” Mays said. Henrickson said that Mays was not only a strong outside scorer, but also had the ability to drive hard and finish. This season, Mays said she might have to adjust her typical game with the more intense physicality she’ll face in college. “It’s definitely going to be harder, but I’ve been working hard already to get in the weight room to get stronger,” Mays said. “I’ve always looked to pass first, but now I’m really going to have to look for whoever gets open even more.” Mays said she trusted her teammates to be able to finish those shots and if they did, she was confident they would perform well enough to make it to the tournament. “It was pretty depressing when they lost so early, but it was more motivation for me to come and help improve on last year’s season,” Mays said. She said coming to the University was daunting at first, but as quickly as she adjusted to campus life, will be as quickly as she’ll need to adjust to a faster, more physical style of play.
#42 Charlicia “CeCe” Harper Unlike Mays, Harper didn’t know basketball was her passion immediately. Instead, the 29th best point guard, according to HoopGurlz.com, began her athletic experimentation with almost everything but basketball. “I used to do cheerleading, gymnastics, softball and soccer,” Harper said. Hard to believe she was able to average 22.2 points, 3.5 assists, 9.2 rebounds and 3.8 steals per game her senior season with so many other interests. “My brothers used to play and I cheered for them and one day, when I was like 10, my dad put a basketball in my hand and I just basically never put it down,” Harper said. Over the years she was able to develop a consistent shot and court vision that Henrickson appreciated. Harper said she hoped to improve her shooting power further in the upcoming season. “We set a lot of screens, so I just got to be ready to come off of those to shoot and score,” Harper said.
Henrickson said Harper’s ability to be effective off the dribble was one her greatest strengths, something Harper said she looked forward to put into practice. Harper said she is more comfortable driving than shooting and for a unique reason. “I drive left, but I shoot right, which can be kind of tough to guard,” Harper said. Harper said she is prepared for the more physical game the college world had to offer, considering the aggressive nature of Texas basketball, but she didn’t underestimate the strength she’d face inside. “I think college is more fast-paced and everybody’s stronger, so going up might be a lot harder,” Harper said. “On the other end, I think there’s going to be a lot more people who can handle the ball, so we might need to learn to move our feet better.” The four freshman Jayhawks will join the returning players in their season opener against Fort Hays State on Oct. 31 at Allen Fieldhouse. — Edited by Tim Dwyer
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Hoosier leaving team after tragedy
Indiana freshman tight end Paul Phillips has left the team in the wake of his father’s death and younger brother’s injuries from the Alaskan plane crash that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens and three others.
Bill Phillips, a former University of Evansville football player, died when the single-engine plane crashed on a remote mountainside Aug. 9. His youngest son, 13-year-old Willy, survived with undisclosed injuries and was taken to an Anchorage hospital. — McClatchy-Tribune
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Emily Cressy wins third national title with club team BY JACKSON DELAY
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Emily Cressy added another record to her resume this summer. The junior forward — who scored 12 goals last year, the second most in Jayhawk history — competed in the U-23 Adult Soccer Association tournament in July and helped her team win its third national title. Cressy’s team, the Eagles Soccer Club, is just the second to win three titles in the 31-year history of the USA Youth and Adult Soccer Championships. “Being able to win three national championships is every player’s dream,” she said. “And we are hoping to win the fourth one next year.” Cressy has been with the Eagles SC since she was 8 and she is one of seven players to have played in all three of its championships — the U-23 title this year, a U-17 title in 2007 and a U-14 title in 2004. “I think this is different than the other two we have won because we have not played with each other in a few years, so to transition from college soccer to our club team again and still be as good as we were is just a great thing,” Cressy said. In the 2007 championship run, the standout Kansas forward won the Golden Boot, the award for the most outstanding offensive player of the tournament. Overall, she finished this year’s tournament with three goals and an assist in four matches, all of which resulted in wins. The assist came on the winning goal of the championship game, putting the Eagles SC on top of the Arizona Rush, 2-1. “It was the best feeling to know I was able to participate in a big play like that in such a big game,” she said. Cressy wasn’t the only Jayhawk on the field during the championship, as teammates Erin Ellefson, senior midfielder, and Whitney Berry, sophomore forward, played for the opposing squad. “We were texting each other throughout the weekend to see who won,” Cressy said. “When we found
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Junior Emily Cressy makes a move on a defrender at the US National Women’s Under 23 Cup. Emily played for the Eagles Soccer Club from Southern California during the summer where she won a national title. out we were playing each other, we kind of trash talked each other, but it was all in fun.” Head Coach Mark Francis said he can see the effect that playing in tournaments over the summer has
on his players. “We had several players go out and do that, and you can definitely tell they look really sharp,” Francis said. “Some other players are fit, but soccer-wise, you can really tell, they
are sharp.” Cressy also noted the effect that playing in the ment had on her. “The experience of the ment definitely prepared
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Receiver refuses surgery for injury McClatchy-Tribune COLUMBIA, Mo. — Jerrell Jackson trotted off the practice field on Wednesday morning more intent on providing a verbal pickyou-up to teammates than thinking about the dull pain at the base of his left thumb. “It’s so hot outside,” Jackson said, “I saw a dude selling shade.” By 2 in the afternoon, a grim Jackson was considering whether to have surgery on his wrist, where X-rays showed a fractured scaphoid, or to have it put in a cast with the chance of missing only a couple of games. “Surgery would have put me out for the whole year,” Jackson said Thursday after a morning spent “coaching up” his fellow receivers. “I can touch it up after the season.” Jackson is definitely out for the Sept. 4 season opener against Illinois and probably won’t return until after the Sept. 11 game against McNeese State. “The home opener would be pushing it,” Jackson said Thursday, echoing coach Gary Pinkel’s forecast that Jackson would be out until the middle of September. Missouri can only hope that Jackson’s injury is the last big hurt of what has been a brutal first week of drills. Already out for the season is reserve linebacker Donovan Bonner, who has a torn ACL. Today, former starting safety Jarrell Harrison will undergo surgery to repair a meniscus tear in a knee. After Thursday’s first hard-hitting practice, 10 players were either out for the year or for some time. Besides Jackson, Bonner and Harrison, defensive end Aldon Smith could miss a couple of days because of a hip pointer, Pinkel said, and linebacker Will Ebner was still on the sidelines Thursday because of a hamstring strain. Also banged up Thursday were safety Kenji Jackson, linebacker Andrew Gachkar and reserve receiver Brandon Gerau. Reserve guard Jayson Palmgren spent most
of the day on an exercise cycle high school that was discovered because of an undisclosed prob- only after he got to MU, a broken lem, and reserve receiver L’Damian foot and a torn ligament. “If I didn’t make the first guy Washington had a thigh bruise. Pinkel did his best to downplay miss then I was in trouble,” Moe said, “because I didn’t have anythe rash of injuries. “It’s just two-a-days,” he said. thing else underneath me.” Right now, tailback Derrick “Things happen.” But at wide receiver and lineback- Washington is the leading career er, in particular, too many things receiver on the roster with 65 catchhave happened. Jackson’s injury has es for 503 yards in his first three caused Pinkel to consider moving seasons. But his prime role is the an outside receiver to the inside, or leader of the running game. Fortunately, Washington said, H receiver, position that is so key to three true freshman receivers Missouri’s offense. —Jimmie Hunt, It was Marcus Lucas and from that slot “Surgery would have Bud Sasser — have that Danario stood out in preAlexander put me out for the season drills. On caught 113 whole year.” Thursday, Lucas passes for 1,781 hauled in an alleyyards and 14 Jerrell jackson oop pass in the touchdowns last Missouri receiver right corner of season. It was in that position the end zone for a that Jackson touchdown during opened practice s e ve n-on-s e ve n as MU’s leading returning receiver. drills. “We’re going to keep everybody “We have a variety of receivat their position right now,” Pinkel ers that bring something different said. “But we’re going to make a to the table that we need in this decision probably after Saturday offense,” Washington said. (the first full scrimmage of August). Starting linebacker Luke It’s not fair to move a player ... from Lambert’s shedding of a protecthe outside, inside, if he hasn’t had tive red jersey earlier in the week any work.” helped ease some early concerns Right now, sophomore T.J. Moe about depth at that position, which is the player set to replace Jackson seemed to be thinning dangerously in the starting lineup. Moe has had with the absence of Bonner and a very good camp, but he caught Ebner. two passes for a total of 8 yards in “We can’t afford three or four 10 games as a freshman. guys getting hurt,” Lambert said, Part of Moe’s problem last season noting that at one point the Tigers was an injury he had suffered in were down to 10 mostly healthy
linebackers. “It’s hard when you only have 10 guys, just to practice.” Gachkar, a starter at linebacker, was also dinged on Thursday. He limped noticeably to the end of practice after intercepting quarterback Blaine Gabbert midway through the morning drills. “Gachkar is a tough guy,” Lambert said. “He’ll get some treatment and he’ll be back. So will Ebner.” At safety, Jackson is recovering from a shoulder/neck stinger suffered when he hit tight end Michael Egnew on a sideline reception. “The practices are real physical and intense,” Washington said. “You saw that with Egnew and Kenji. That was crazy. Egnew’s helmet was bent up. “People want spots, and they’re giving it all they’ve got. We just have to get everybody healthy.”
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Big Ten enters its final season
It’s the end of the Big Ten as we know it. With Nebraska joining in 2011 — not to mention the possibility of others also climbing aboard the expansion train — the Big Misnomer puts its 11-team alignment on the field for one final time this fall.
Next season the conference will go to a divisional setup and begin playing a conference championship extravaganza. It’s enough to bring pause to many longtime Big Ten lovers. “It’s truly an end of an era,” said Ohio State coach Jim Tressel. “A new era will begin in ‘11.” — Associated Press
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The KU women’s team leads the pack at the start of the Bob Timmons Invitational meet last season at Rim Rock Farm. The team finished with a first place victory. The Jayhawks will run the race again on Sept. 4 in their first competition of the season.
Jayhawk runners will balance class with two-a-days BY LAUREN NEWMAN
from each runner in order to keep the team on the right path. Without alumna Lauren Bonds, a leader on the team, Whittlesey still said the strong connections and leadership Bonds left will continue throughout the team. The women’s team has 15 returning runners and eight new competitors. Senior Amanda Miller, junior Rebeka Stowe, and sophomore Allie Marquis, in previous seasons, proved themselves to be outstanding leaders on the wom-
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The cross country team was recognized last spring for the achievement of a high academic progress rate, among the nation’s top 10 percent. To continue this upbeat motivation, assistant coach Michael Whittlesey has encouraged the teams to remember their first priority is always academics. To maintain good grades the coaches require progress reports
athlete on the team. Bunting was also named one of this year’s captains, joining junior Abigail Anderson and senior Brittany Potter. After the annual alumni and intrasquad meets on Sept. 24 and Oct. 8, the team heads to Tuscon, Ariz. to compete against the powerhouse University of Arizona Wildcats in the Arizona Triple Duals, which will be held Oct. 15 and16. The team’s first home meet puts Kansas against Drury and North Dakota, set for Nov. 13. After picking back up in Florida for the Orange Bowl Classic Jan. 4, the team competes throughout February leading up to the Big 12 Championship Feb. 23-26 and culminating with the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas March 17-19.
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Experience will lead team’s success
After a second-half surge and a fourth-place finish in the Big 12 Championship, the 20092010 Kansas swimming and diving team ended the year with a 33rd place finish in nationals, finishing with 18 points. Coach Clark Campbell said he looked to build on that late success this year. Honorable Mention All-American Iuliia Kuzhil will return for one final season as a Jayhawk. The Cherkasy, Ukraine native finished ninth in both the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke events at the NCAA Championships. Kuzhil will be joined by senior Joy Bunting, a three-time winner of the Karen Dionne award, given by the coaching staff to the most inspirational
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en’s team. These three women give confidence to the entire team and continuously support one another. The inspiration for the men’s team comes from several key runners, especially junior Donny Wasinger, who finished first in all six meets last season. This summer, Wasinger focused on building his stamina and would frequently visit with Whittlesey about the upcoming season. Other runners like senior Nick Caprario and
juniors Austin Bussing and Zach Zarda are also strong contenders for the first meet. In addition to these runners, the men’s side will welcome back eight runners from last season along with 12 new faces. The approaching cross country season looks promising to the coaches for several reasons. Whittlesey and head coach Stanley Redwine are hopeful because the success of last year’s track season inspired each runner to set indi-
vidual goals. Runners who participated in the Spring 2010 track and field season proved themselves to be tough competitors. Their success sets the bar high for the upcoming cross country season and encourages the whole team to strive to do its best. The runners reported to campus Sunday and practice officially starts Tuesday. The team will start off with two-a-day practices in order to set the tone for the season and new runners. The first meet is
the Bob Timmons Classic Sept. 4. “The first couple weeks of practice are pretty tough,” Redwine said in a release. “It will be two-adays. I am not trying to kill them by any means because the season gets really long. We will be teaching the newcomers to understand our ways.” — Edited by Alex Tretbar
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Chiefs fall to Falcons in bland opener ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA — Matt Ryan played two decent series. Matt Cassel played four average ones. Both quarterbacks lacked solid protection in the preseason opener, but Ryan’s Falcons got better play from their rookie reserves in Atlanta’s 20-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday night. Dexter McCluster, a secondround pick, made a few dazzling moves as a tailback and a slot receiver for Kansas City. But Dimitri Nance and Shann Schillinger helped put the Falcons ahead to stay early in the third quarter. Nance, an undrafted rookie free agent from Arizona State, ran for a 3-yard touchdown to make it 10-3. Schillinger, a sixth-round cornerback, set up the score by picking off Brodie Croyle’s throw and returning it 29 yards. Kansas City safety Eric Berry, the
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Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley argues with referees Doug Rosenbaum and Carl Paganelli during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Atlanta Falcons Friday in Atlanta. Atlanta won 20-10. No. 5 overall pick, was credited with one tackle. The Chiefs had a winless preseason in 2009, then no victories in the first five weeks of the regular season. They finished 4-12 under first-year coach Todd Haley. Atlanta is coming off a 9-7 season that ended a 44-year franchise history of never achieving consecutive winning records. The first half was a dud despite McCluster’s speedy bursts and a few timely defensive plays by the Falcons. Five of the first eight drives ended with field-goal attempts. Matt Bryant’s 30-yarder on Atlanta’s first possession made it 3-0, but the next four tries all missed from 50 yards or more. Falcons running back Michael Turner, a 2008 Pro Bowl selection trying to come back from an ankle injury last year, gained 29 yards on
four carries. Ryan, whose final month of ‘09 was affected by a turf toe injury, connected on a pair of third-andlong completions to tight end Tony Gonzalez, for 16 and 12 yards. He otherwise went 1 of 4 for 6 yards. Cassel, who completed 6 of 8 passes for 25 yards, suffered from worse protection. After a three-and-out, Cassel’s second drive ended with Kroy Biermann’s sack and John Abraham’s fumble recovery. Nine plays into his third drive, Cassel was sacked by middle linebacker Curtis Lofton for a 6-yard loss. Lofton, the heart of Atlanta’s defense, limped off the field before halftime, but Falcons officials said he only had a leg cramp. McCluster, a second-round pick from Mississippi, ran five times for 25 yards and caught three passes for
22. He needed only limited space to run past the first level of Atlanta’s defense and into the open field. Chiefs kicker Ryan Succop twice tried field goals from 53, hitting the left upright and missing wide right. His 20-yarder with 2 seconds left before halftime made it 3-3. Haley started Thomas Jones ahead of Jamaal Charles at running back. Jones played one series, gaining 2 yards, before Charles played the rest of the first quarter and into the second, running five times for 33 yards. Croyle was 8 of 16 for 65 yards. Third-string Chiefs QB Tyler Palko completed 7 of 10 passes for 62 yards, but Falcons cornerback Chevis Jackson picked him off and ran the ball back 26 yards to set up Steve Hauschka’s 37-yard field goal and a 20-3 lead. Palko ran for a 1-yard TD in the final minute.
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Wichita. The kickoff gala will feature National Football League great Gale Sayers as its first speaker on Aug. 30. The Wichita native known as “the Kansas comet” starred at the University of Kansas before going on to a Hall of Fame career as a running back with the Chicago
Bears. Kansas Hall board director Tim Daniel says the board wants the Boathouse Club to be like a private country club for sports junkies.
Boathouse Club hosts Gale Sayers
WICHITA — The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame plans a series of speakers and entertainers at its newly formed Boathouse Club in
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Royals pitcher, No. 1 pick finally wins Colts backups struggle in first preseason game ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Eight years after he was baseball’s overall No. 1 draft pick — eight long years — Bryan Bullington finally has a major league win. The soft-spoken right-hander who wondered more than once during long bus rides through the minors if he should find something else to do shut out the defending world champion New York Yankees on two hits through eight innings Sunday afternoon. Joakim Soria pitched a perfect ninth, the Kansas City Royals beat the Yankees 1-0, and Bullington felt like, finally, he had arrived. “Yeah, today it feels like it,” he said. “I’m 29. Creeping up on 30. I’ve been kind of plodding along, been down the last couple of years. It feels really good today, that’s for sure.” Bullington (1-2) walked one and struck out five to outpitch A.J. Burnett (9-10), who yielded only four hits and one run in eight innings. “It’s a long time coming,” said
Bullington, who was drafted by One day after everyone in the Pittsburgh in 2002 but also spent New York lineup got at least one hit time with Cleveland and Toronto in an 8-3 victory, the Yankees, facbefore signing on as a minor league ing a pitcher they’d never seen, were free agent with Kansas City last shut out for the sixth time. November. “The first time through, I thought “I had a few brief (major league) we hit some balls hard,” Girardi said. stints,” Bullington said, “but this “Then after that maybe he wasn’t in is the first time I myself believe I the middle of the plate. He used his belong here and can slider effectively. pitch at this level.” He used his chanAlex Rodriguez, geup. He threw “This is the first time who homered in his some 3-2 offI myself believe I final three at-bats speed pitches.” Saturday night, gave The Royals’ belong here and can Bullington a scare only run off pitch at this level.” leading off the secBurnett was ond. His drive to earned, but helped BryAN BuLLINGTON deep center drove along by a Yankee Royals pitcher Gregor Blanco error. almost to the wall, W i l l i e but A-Rod went Bloomquist sindown quietly the gled in the first, rest of the way. stole second and “When it left the bat, you could went to third on a throwing error tell he hit it pretty well,” Bullington by catcher Francisco Cervelli before said. “But there was enough wind Billy Butler’s RBI single. coming in that Gregor was able to Burnett walked three and struck get back on it.” out six in one of his best outings. It gave Joe Girardi a start, too. “I was having fun out there today “I thought it was gone when he pretty much,” he said. “I gave up the hit it,” said the Yankees manager. one early. Me and Cervelli got on a
good pace. It was a fun game to be part of. Bryan kept us off balance and pitched a heckuva game. That’s basically the story. “ Robinson Cano grounded a single into right field with one out in the fifth to become the first Yankees baserunner, and was erased on a 3-6-1 double play. Brett Gardner singled with one out in the sixth but was thrown out trying to steal. The only other baserunner Bullington allowed was Marcus Thames, who walked with one out in the eighth while batting for designated hitter Lance Berkman. Berkman stumbled going across the bag in the fifth inning and left with a sprained right ankle. Soria pitched a perfect ninth and extended his club record with his 26th consecutive save. He has 33 saves in 35 chances. Bullington was making his 20th major league appearance and seventh career start. “It’s taken him a long time,” said Royals manager Ned Yost. “He was touted as a high prospect a couple of times in different organizations, but sometimes you find a late bloomer.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — Colts quarterback Peyton Manning made things look easy Sunday. Sixteen plays, 10 points, take a breather. Everyone else found out how tough the NFL really can be when you’re not the four-time league MVP — even if it is only the preseason. Running back Michael Robinson fumbled on the 49ers first play, David Carr was sacked three times and the San Francisco receivers struggled to hold onto Alex Smith’s passes. Fortunately for San Francisco, Manning’s backup, Curtis Painter, played even worse. The 49ers took advantage of Painter’s three interceptions and a botched handoff late in the first half, scoring 34 straight points to rally for a 37-17 victory at Indy. “I think he didn’t play as well
as he’d like to, but he needed some help, too,” Colts coach Jim Caldwell said of Painter. “The things that are hidden, dropped passes, the things you need to extend drives, you need guys to do their jobs and we certainly didn’t play as well as we wanted.” The game did rekindle some old memories, though. Manning was in midseason form, going 8 of 10 for 91 yards and leading the Colts to scores on their first two drives just minutes after accepting the MVP trophy. Smith, who finally emerged last season as the quarterback the 49ers expected, was 3 of 9 for 37 yards and managed only two first downs. Six Colts starters including Pro Bowlers Dallas Clark, Dwight Freeney, Bob Sanders and Jeff Saturday — did not play on Sunday.
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Freshman Kara Wehrs sets team up for season success By SARA KRUGER
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The intensity of the volleyball team is sure to live up to the Jayhawk reputation in the 2010 season. With coach Ray Bechard on the sideline and a top-30 recruiting class featuring new setter Kara Wehrs, the Jayhawks are set up for success. Wehrs, a 5-foot-10-inch freshman from Hampshire, Ill., is ranked 44th nationally, is a decorated player and a driven student. Most of the team towers over Wehrs, but her personal drive and familiarity with running a 6-2 rotation could allow her to transcend them all. Wehrs holds four All-Conference Selections, All-Area Honors, a runner-up finish in the state championship, regional titles and multiple high school career records. On top of that, Wehrs still managed to earn Superior Honor Roll throughout
high school and graduated with the she said. “I plan to study and stay top 5 percent of her class. on top of all my homework read Her legacy at Hampshire High ings as I get them. Prioritizing is a School is a lasting one, but she’s key aspect and not procrastinating projected to set many new records will help as well.” as a Jayhawk, Bechard said. Since volleyball is on the top “We think Kara has the chance of her list this summer, she’s been focusing on team to compete and bonding. Spending contribute at a “It will be a lot more days at the pool, very high level hanging out at the in the setting intense, faster pace dorms, or working position,” she and a lot more talent. out four days a week said. “When you is sure to play a role combine her I am not afraid of a in the future sucquickness and challenge.” cess predicted of the physical presence Jayhawks. and great delivKARA WEHRS ery, you’ve got a “College volFreshman Setter young lady who leyball will be totally has a chance to different from high have a very good school volleyball,” career in our league.” Wehrs said, “It will be a lot more But Wehrs said she isn’t just intense, faster pace, and a lot more going to work on excelling on the talent. I am not afraid of a challenge.” court. “My academics are just as —Edited by Roshni Oommen important to me as my athletics,”
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Jimmy Johnson tackles another role: ‘Survivor: Nicaragua’ contestant McClatchy-Tribune FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — When Jimmy Johnson first appeared for the cold, rain and videotaped discomfort of the “Survivor” television set in Nicaragua, the other contestants didn’t believe it was him. “You’re a look-alike,” they said. “Why would a guy like that be here?” they said. That’s the first, fascinating question, isn’t it? Why did Jimmy do it? Why did he disappear to a remote part of the world for a month? Why start his own fire? Why build his own shelter? Why live on 100 calories a day, go nights without sleep, interact with strangers and have so few basic necessities that he used a palm frond to clean the grit off his teeth? “They felt better afterward,” he said. He’s rich. He’s famous. He’s successful. He’s 67. He has a great wife.
He has the dream home in the Keys. He can fish or drink or sit with friends all day if he wants. Why do this? The answer offers the great thing about Jimmy. “There was a philosophical part to doing it,” he said. “I read this one quote. I can’t say it verbatim, but it goes, ‘Live your life from the start to the finish, but don’t just live the length Johnson of it. Live the width of it, too.’ It’s kind of like Wayne Huizenga is doing now with the QTL — Quality Time Left. “When I was a kid, I dreamed of actually living on the Amazon. Just in the wild. In nature. I dreamed of stuff like we did (on ‘Survivor’).” Jimmy was home in Tavernier
as he talked, home with Rhonda and an aging Buttercup, home with all the things he never had in Nicaragua. No watch. No mirror. No phone. “No comb, no hairspray,” he said. Go ahead, insert a line on Jimmy’s hair. “The other reason I did it is I love the show,” he said. “It’s the one show I watch that I never TiVo because I’m always there watching it live.” He applied to do the reality TV show seven years ago. He was turned down. Three years ago, he tried again and was approved. But doctors found one completely blocked artery and another 70 percent blocked. He immediately had surgery. He lost 30 pounds. He got his cholesterol from 220 to under 100. “In some ways, ‘Survivor’ might’ve saved my life,” he said. To prepare for this year’s show, he
swam. He dieted. “Let me see you start a fire with nothing,” Rhonda would say, and he’d do it. But nothing could quite prepare him for the 39 days spent in the mud and rain and mountains of Nicaragua. “We could hardly even get any drinking water to boil because of the parasites and such,” he said. “You’re thirsty, dehydrated.” And that wasn’t the worst part. “The thing I had a tough time dealing with was no sleep,” he said. “I mean, none at all for nights. When you’re cold at night because you’re soaking wet and it’s raining and you have to stand by the fire to stay warm and you’re saying, ‘I hope the sun comes up soon’ — that’s the thing that stressed me as much as anything. “I got so tired I didn’t even slap the mosquitoes or flies off me. I’ve been through three-a-day practices as a coach or player. It’s really hard. Strenuous. Taxing. But at least you
get a good night’s rest.” What did he want most upon returning to civilization? “The word got out and I had a cold, light beer waiting for me,” he said. “Survivor’s” theme held. The 20 contestants were split into two teams. The twist this year was one team consisted of people under 30 while Jimmy’s team didn’t have anyone younger than 43. He was the second-oldest contestant ever on the show. And surely its most famous. But then Jimmy has never been constrained by convention. As a coach, he always thought differently, talked differently and was viewed differently than others. He coached two of the three Dolphins playoff wins in the past 15 years, but dreamed so big that his reign gets branded a failure. Jimmy keeps being Jimmy, too. In the past several months, he did penis
enlargement ads surely to enlarge his wallet and this “Survivor” show to enrich his life. “As much as anything else, I wanted to get into nature and challenge myself,” he said. “It gives me that much more respect of what our forefathers went through living out in the wild. It gives you a completely different perspective.” The show airs in September and all the bug-eating, people-eliminating details will have to wait until then. But upon leaving Nicaragua, he told the show’s director, “Some of the most miserable nights of my life were spent here.” He’s back in the real world now of flying to Los Angeles for a commercial and to New York for a Fox TV seminar. There are schedules to follow and a known role to play. But for 39 days this summer he did something to stretch the width of life. It’s interesting. It’s unusual. It’s Jimmy.
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Jayhawks look to build on success with young team BY SAMANTHA ANDERSON
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While most eyes are on Kansas football and whether Turner Gill will lead the Jayhawks to a breakout season, another team is primed to break out — Kansas volleyball. The volleyball team is improving. Last year, it recorded its first winning season and most victories — 16 — since 2004. “We made some breakthroughs last year,” said coach Ray Bechard. “We met a lot of our individual goals, technical goals, but the main goal, obviously, is to be a top half finish in this conference.” Senior outside hitter Jenna Kaiser agrees with Bechard. “This is probably going to be a strong group of girls,” Kaiser said. “It needs to be the breakout season”. The Jayhawks open the season with a recruiting class ranked 26th in the nation according to prepvolleyball.com and the team is picked to finish eighth in the Big 12. The recruiting class consists of middle blockers Jessie Allen, Marianne Beal and transfer Taylor Manning; setters Erin McNorton and Kara Wehrs; defensive specialists Jamie Mathieu and Brianne Riley; and an outside hitter, Amy Wehrs. Wehrs was ranked in the top 50 in the nation by PrepVolleyball. com and Beal was the top female volleyball player in the Kansas City area, according to the KU Athletics website. “We’ve got the largest freshman class that we’ve ever brought in,” Bechard said. “Not only in numbers, but in quality individuals.” College athletics are not like high school, however. These freshmen will be going against women that have years more experience than them and time spent in some of the top athletic training facilities in the country. “It’s a huge jump,” Kaiser said. The coaches, however, think that some of the new women will
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Junior outside hitter Karina Garlington spikes a ball past two UMKC defenders. Garlington posted 10 kills and 2 digs in the 3-0 win at Horejsi Family Athletic Center. follow Kaiser’s footsteps and contribute their first year. “We do feel like there’s a number of these newcomers, these freshmen, that will have an opportunity to jump in the mix right away,” Bechard said. Having such a strong recruiting class will also help the team’s veterans. “I think it’s going to make a competitive atmosphere in the gym and I think it’s going to push us to
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the next level with the competition it will provide,” senior outside hitter Karina Garlington said. The freshmen will have plenty of guidance. There are nine returners, four of whom were starters and one who was a libero, or a defensive specialist. One returner, Garlington, also made the Preseason All-Big 12 team. In addition, she has made the Academic All-Big 12 team two years in a row, has made all-
tournament teams twice in her volleyball career and has a record number of kills for Kansas. Two of the remaining returners, senior libero Melissa Manda and junior setter Nicole Tate, are also in the Jayhawk record books — Manda for career digs and career digs/set and Tate for assists/set and assists. Not all of the record makers returned, however. Setter Katie Martincich graduated last year.
“You can’t replace Katie Martincich,” said Garlington “She’s a great leader and she’s a great person to have on your team.” If this is going to be a breakout season, the Jayhawks will have to find a way to make it happen. “Other people are going to have to step up and I feel like we are in the process of that,” Kaiser said. The coaches have already held more open gyms this summer than in previous years so the team could
start working earlier on coming together and defining team roles. The public will see the freshmen and upperclassmen work together in a game-like setting on Aug. 21 when volleyball will hold a team scrimmage in Lawrence. The team’s first opponent this season will be Libscomb in the Creighton tournament, Aug. 27-28. — Edited by Dana Meredith
big 12 football
Wildcats on path K-State quarterbacks fighting for starting job to have best class Associated Press
April 14. Eight days later, Calipari landed another top-five prospect As Kentucky basketball fans in Teague. “It will be nice (playing with prepare for their first look at the Gilchrist and Teague),” Davis told class of 2010 this weekend, coach John Calipari has given them ESPN. “They are very talented another reason to salivate over and unselfish players, who are about winning, like me.” the incoming freshmen in 2011. Davis, who plays for Anthony Davis, a 6-foot-10 forward from Chicago, commit- Perspectives Charter in Chicago, ted to the Wildcats on Friday, his shot up the recruiting lists this spring after an 8-inch growth father said Friday. Davis, who is rated the No. spurt. He’s now a 6-10, 2205 player in the nation by the pound prospect with the skills of Scout.com recruiting service a guard and a 7-4 wingspan who and No. 8 overall by Rivals.com, appears an ideal fit for Calipari’s picked Kentucky over Ohio State, dribble-drive offense. “I used to stay on the perimSyracuse and DePaul. Davis joins eter a lot, and now I’ve got to go 6-6 forward down low and Michael Gilchrist my weight hasn’t of Somderdale, “They are very caught up with N.J., and 6-2 me,” Davis told point guard talented and unselfScout.com in an Marquis Teague ish players, who are earlier interview. of Indianapolis “I’ve got to put about winning, like as top-10 proson more pounds. pects in the class me.” It makes it a litof 2011 committle harder playted to play for anthony davis ing with bigger Kentucky. Freshman forward guys, but I use “ C o a c h my strengths — Calipari is easy pulling up for to talk to and he listens to what you are saying,” jumpers, shooting a three, or Davis told ESPN recruiting writ- going past them with the driber Paul Biancardi on Friday in ble.” Davis was the subject of a recent explaining his choice. “(Calipari) will be a father figure to me away controversy involving a report in from home. He’s a demanding the Chicago Sun-Times newspacoach that will not tell me what I per that cited anonymous sources want to hear, but what I need to suggesting the player’s family was soliciting financial offers in hear to improve.” Calipari, who is unable to return for his son’s commitment. speak about committed players The newspaper suggested that the until they sign national letters of Davis commitment would cost as intent, is taking his current lineup much as $200,000. Davis’ father vehemently of Wildcats to Canada this weekend for a series of three exhibi- denied the report, which was criticized by many in the national tion games beginning Sunday. Kentucky’s 2010 group was the media. “For me, I would never in my No. 1-rated recruiting class in America, and Davis’ commitment life ruin my son’s opportunity to made it almost inconceivable that go play in college and possibly Kentucky won’t again have the the NBA for $200,000 or any type of money,” the elder Davis, also No. 1 class in 2011. Gilchrist, the No. 1 prospect in named Anthony, said. the 2011 class, pledged to UK on
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MANHATTAN, Kan. — Usually when a coach has several quarterback candidates and says no one is standing out, it means no one is outstanding. In Bill Snyder’s case, that does not always hold true. Starting in the early 1990s when he practically raised Kansas State’s program from the grave, Snyder has consistently come up with productive winners at the key position in the game. Players like Jonathan Beasley, Michael Bishop, Ell Roberson and Chad May never went on to start in the Pro Bowl. But Snyder was able to hone their skills and burnish their talents, and package it all into an effective attack that took the once-woeful Wildcats to 11 straight bowl games. Now in his second season after KANSAN FILE PHOTO a three-year retirement, the 32nd Kansas State running back Daniel Thomas leaps over Kansas cornerback Chris Harris for extra yards. Thomas was the Big 12’s leading rusher in 2009. and 34th coach in Kansas State history again finds himself with a challenge. He’s moving with custhis season. Davis had 23 sacks in tomary caution while deciding season nod as Big 12 offensive Prince, the man who was fired two years in junior college and his player of the year. three years after replacing him. among Carson Coffman, Collin loss could hurt. Thomas proclaims himself “100 “I just feel like we have a betKlein and Sammuel Lamur for the “We need to come together,” said percent. ” ter grasp of how this program’s quarterback job. Lamur. “But the whole defense has “I think the sky is the limit going to be run, ” said center Wade Coffman may have a slight edge room to improve. We are a team, since he started four games last for us,” Thomas said. “We have a Weibert. “We have a good idea of so it is not just the defensive line year before giving way to Grant lot of playmakers on offense so what coach Snyder wants from us or the linebackI think we can be as good as we at all times. There Gregory, a sixth-year senior who ers or the secwant to be. ” really are no surhad transferred as a graduate stuondary. We all Thomas’ consistency and prises, like, ‘Oh dent. “I think he’s the best have areas we toughness has made him popular my gosh, he wants “I would say that when we take running back in the can improve.” with teammates. us to do that?’” the reps, Carson takes the first rep, Various pro“I think he’s the best running D e f e n s i v e l y, Big 12.” Collin takes the second rep and jections have the back in the Big 12,” said Coffman. the strength may Sammuel takes the third,” Snyder Wildcats picked Four of the five starting offen- lie in the secondcarson coffman said. “We aren’t going to invest anywhere from sive linemen who helped open ary. Returning are Senior quaterback that kind of repetition unless there third to sixth in holes for Thomas are back. But Tysyn Hartman, is a belief that they are on an equal the Big 12 North the loss is a big one — all-conferEmmanuel Lamur stage and will remain competitive following last ence left tackle Nick Stringer. and Troy Butler. for the spot.” year’s 6-6 camThe bad news is the departure Hartman sufWhoever winds up under cenpaign. of Brandon Banks, the 5-foot-6 fered a knee injuter will not be the hub of the Snyder said he’s equally uncerdynamo who tied for the national ry in the season-ending loss to offense. That job falls to Daniel tain how things may turn out. Thomas, the Big 12’s leading rush- lead last year with four kickoff- Nebraska but had a team-leading “Teams are different year-in return touchdowns. five interceptions. er in 2009. Though hampered by and year-out,” he said. “They’re Altogether, the Wildcats return Adam Davis, a defensive a sore shoulder that he hurt on always going to be different, no the last play of the season opener, five starters on offense and seven end who starred last year at matter what. You can have all of on defense. The returning playHutchinson Community College, Thomas wound up with 1,265 them back or none of them back. ers have a better idea of what to was being counted on to shore up yards, the fourth-largest harvest Things are always going to be difexpect from Snyder, who came the line. But a disk problem will in school history. The rugged 6-2, ferent.” 228-pounder got this year’s pre- out of retirement to replace Ron require surgery and sideline him
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Soccer team looks to rebound after unsteady 2009 BY MIKE LAVIERI
but have a strong recruiting class mlavieri@kansan.com with six newcomers. “They’re a little banged up right After an injury plagued 2009, now, with two-a-days,” Francis the soccer team looks to return to said. “They have a lot of potential the NCAA tournament this sea- though.” Magness believes they will son. A year removed from making have a huge impact on the team. the tournament for the first time Last year as freshman, forward since 2004, the expectations are Whitney Berry and forward Shelby Williamson contributed 37 high for the Jayhawks. “The goal is to always make it to goals. If the Jayhawks get similar the NCAAs,” coach Mark Francis production out of the this year’s said. “But we also want to win the freshmen, the team should have a lot of success. Big 12.” “ T he y ’re Senior forward all excited,” Kaitlyn Cunningham “It’s a huge loss. Mangess said. said the team got “But they’re a ahead of themselves Monica was part of little nervous.” last year. almost every single It will take a “We need to take it little time for step by step and focus attack.” them to transion each individual geneva magness tion from high game,” Cunningham Senior defender school to colsaid. lege, but with It did not help that strong leaderinjuries left the team ship from the thin and tired when upperclassmen, they should be Sunday games rolled around. “They did a good job adjusting,” able to find their step quickly. Cunningham believes that she Francis said. “The new players will can be a leader for the team this step in and fill those voids.” The team returns seven seniors year and Francis agrees. “It’s not just on the field, but off and five of their top six leading goal getters. However, the team it too,” Cunningham said. Francis said that Cunningham did lose one of their key contributors in Monica Dolinsky, who is a leader by example and that she has a commitment to the team and graduated in the spring. “It’s a huge loss,” senior defend- her teammates. Francis, however, er Geneva Magness said. “Monica does not look at just the seniors was part of almost every single for leadership. Among others, junior midfielder Jordyn Perdue, attack.” Dolinsky led the team with 10 Berry and Williamson have shown assists and was second in goals leadership potential. With the young leadership, it with 22. The team lost four seniors total, will be important that the team takes full advantage of their prac-
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Freshman Whitney Berry cuts inside to free herself of a Missouri defender. Missouri started out with a goal in the first minute but Kansas came back to win the game 3-2. tices in order to be on the same page. The Jayhawks played Creighton Sunday night in their only tune-
up game before the season starts on Aug. 27, when the Jayhawks host Western Kentucky at 5pm at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex.
The preseason will allow the team to gain experience as a team. “We’ll gain team chemistry,”
Magness said. “And with team chemistry comes good play.” — Edited by Tim Dwyer
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Kansas guard Sherron Collins drives into the lane during the K-State game in Manhattan.
Sherron signs with the Bobcats BY KANSAN STAFF
Former Jayhawk point guard Sherron Collins may not have been drafted last July, but things have decidedly turned in his favor since then. Following that disappointment, Colins signed on with the Charlotte Bobcats’ summer league team. After a successful summer — he scored 32 points in the final game — the
Bobcats offered a league minimum contract to Collins. He’ll make $473,604 for the season. With the departure of starting point guard Raymond Felton, the Bobcats had space on the depth chart for a third point guard. Collins is expected to compete for the backup point guard spot with Shaun Livingston. Former Longhorn D.J. Augustin is slotted into the starting role.
AUSTIN, Texas — Talent always trumps scheme in Will Muschamp’s world. Square pegs usually go into square holes. It’s a lot easier than taking a hammer to a problem. Now Muschamp may have more pure talent with which to work than at any time during his three years as Texas defensive coordinator — or even the entire Mack Brown era. “I do think this could be our best defense,” Brown said, noting health and depth as variables. “We should be really, really good on defense.” Texas has featured some impressive defenses since Brown arrived in 1998. Last season’s group was ranked third nationally in total defense, allowing 251.9 yards a game en route to the BCS title game. “We want to come out with that same intensity, that same edge, that same chip on our shoulder every day,” junior safety Blake Gideon said. “We left something on the field last year and we want to make sure that doesn’t happen again.” This could be even better, despite concerns about depth at tackle. At every other position, Texas has speed, big-play ability and a mix of experience and youthful depth. “It’s going to be new faces doing the same thing,” linebacker Keenan Robinson said. Case in point: the loss of AllAmerica defensive back Earl Thomas as a first-round NFL draft pick. Nobody has forgotten Thomas or his eight interceptions. But the secondary may be the Big 12’s best. Junior Aaron Williams could become just as significant a playmaker as Thomas playing the nickel spot. Christian Scott, who emerged in last season’s camp only to run into academic troubles, has continued to deliver attention-getting hits. “I don’t feel like there’s any drop-
NFL
Schaub impresses despite 19-16 loss
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Houston’s Matt Schaub had a short, highly efficient night and teammate Mario Williams didn’t look like someone slowed by a hip injury, especially to Arizona quarterback Matt Leinart. Schaub completed 5 of 6 passes
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University of Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp reacts during the second half against the University of Alabama at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Cal., on Thursday, January 7. Alabama won, 37-21. off, not to take anything away from Earl. He’s richer than all of us for a reason,” Gideon said. “But Christian is a great player, and he’s going to contribute to what we hope is a great secondary. Added Brown: “What we do feel is that our secondary can all run, they can all cover, we can disguise (and) we’re really two-deep.” Linebacker features Robinson and Emmanuel Acho, who can both close quickly. Defensive end? Freshmen Reggie Wilson and Jackson Jeffcoat might have been starters for a majority of Bowl Subdivision teams. Instead, they’ll add
big-time depth behind Sam Acho, Eddie Jones and Alex Okafor. Only tackle seems suspect behind junior Kheeston Randall, though redshirt freshman Calvin Howell has been solid. Then again, Muschamp always has options. Acho played tackle about 40 percent of the time last season, mainly in passing situations, by Muschamp’s estimates. He still recorded 10 sacks. Or Texas could throw a 3-4 look at opponents. Muschamp’s goal remains the same: Tweak and change just enough. It starts with recruiting
and evaluating talent. “Then you get them on campus and figure out the best things that they can do,” Muschamp said. Gideon and Robinson say Muschamp’s combustible, type-A-tothe-max personality shows no signs of mellowing, even now that he’s Brown’s designated successor. “He’s the same guy that we met that first night in spring ball my freshman year,” Gideon said. “That’s his personality.” So why does Gideon remember that first meeting so much? “I probably had the worst buttchewing of my life,” he said.
for 78 yards, directing Houston to a field goal on its first possession and throwing a 44-yard touchdown pass to Andre Johnson on the second before retiring for the game in a 19-16 preseason loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night. Rookie John Skelton directed two late touchdown drives against the Texans’ reserves to give Arizona the victory. Williams, battling a hip
problem, sacked Leinart twice as Houston took a 16-0 lead. Leinart completed 6 of 7 for 49 yards but, in addition to the sacks, misconnected with Tim Hightower on a handoff, for a fumble. Leinart’s backup, former Cleveland quarterback Derek Anderson, threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Beanie Wells but was intercepted twice. “Too sloppy,” Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt said at halftime.
Asked about Leinart’s play, Whisenhunt targeted the entire first-team offense. “I’m not pleased with how our offense performed in general,” he said. “It’s not so much the quarterback. We had guys the wrong routes, guys in the wrong spot. We had a protection breakdown, not a breakdown but we got beat. All things that we’ve got to clean up.” — Associated Press
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finish, their third straight season out of the playoffs. Restricted free agents McNeill, the left tackle, and Jackson, a Pro Bowl wide receiver, are holding out, upset that they haven’t been given long-term contracts. The Chargers have threatened to put them on the roster exempt list if they haven’t signed their tenders by Friday, meaning they’ll be suspended for three games once they sign. They are believed to be willing to sit out the first 10 games, returning for the final six to gain an accrued season. Rivers played two series and wasn’t sacked. Backup Billy Volek was sacked once, midway through the second quarter. Brandyn Dombrowski, the first-string left tackle in McNeill’s absence, played two series. The Chargers had six sacks. Mathews’ first carry, a 3-yard gain, came on San Diego’s second series. His longest run was 18 yards from the Chargers’ 4.
He was pushed back almost to the goal line, then bounced off a defender and broke free for the long run and a first down. “Ryan’s great,” coach Norv Turner said. “He said that things slowed down for him as it went on. Obviously he’s a guy who can break tackles and he’s got great speed.” Rivers’ TD pass to Naanee was set up by a 51-yard kickoff return by Richard Goodman, an undrafted rookie, after Robbie Gould’s 38-yard field goal. Linebacker Brandon Lang, another undrafted rookie, had a big game. His blocked punt late in the third quarter resulted in a safety, and he sandwiched Bears second-string quarterback Caleb Hanie along with Antwan Applewhite which led to a sack and forced fumble for Applewhite, with Paul Oliver recovering. Hanie stayed on the ground for a few minutes but left the field under his own power.
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No. 1 draft pick Bradford looks shaky in NFL debut ASSOCIATED PRESS ST. LOUIS — Sam Bradford took the field to a big ovation. Soon enough, reality sank in for the centerpiece of the St. Louis Rams’ rebuilding effort. The No. 1 overall pick had an early case of the jitters, short-arming a pitch and bobbling a snap the first two plays, looked poised while hitting four of his first five passes, then ended with an extended rough patch in the Minnesota Vikings’ 28-7 preseason-opening victory Saturday night. Sage Rosenfels, chasing Tarvaris Jackson for the Vikings’ quarterback job while Brett Favre waffles on his future, was a standout even though both starting wide receivers are out with injuries. Rosenfels threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns
in the second quarter against the Rams’ second-teamers and added a 71-yarder to Marko Mitchell in the third quarter, finishing 23 of 34 for 310 yards. Jackson started but wasn’t out there for long, taking six snaps on the opening series while going 2 of 4 for 11 yards. Bradford completed only two of his last eight passes against Vikings second-teamers, finishing 6 of 13 for 57 yards while getting sacked four times. The Vikings gave the 2008 Heisman Trophy winner’s surgically repaired right shoulder a battle test with Jayme Mitchell getting 1.5 sacks on consecutive plays in the second quarter. Bradford’s debut probably should be graded on a curve, given Pro Bowl running back Steven Jackson did not take a snap and the Rams
were the NFL’s puniest offense even with Jackson while going 1-15 last season. Jackson and Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson both dressed but only watched. One of the players most victimized by the Vikings was right tackle Jason Smith, the second overall pick last year who’s been bothered by a broken toe much of training camp. St. Louis is 6-42 the last three seasons, a big reason the Edward Jones Dome was officially only two-thirds full with announced attendance of 40,801. Bradford is the backup for now behind veteran A.J. Feeley. But Feeley was shaky, narrowly avoiding interceptions on two passes that could have been returned for touchdowns while going 3 of 6 for 19 yards.
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Micah Brown made only one catch in his college career at Kansas, but perhaps it’s one you might remember, as it was certainly one for the highlight reel. Kansas was up 17-14 against Virginia Tech in the 2008 Orange Bowl and looking to melt time off the clock when it was faced with a fourth-and-10 at its own 49-yard line. The play was a fake punt and Brown, who was standing near the sideline, caught a 22-yard pass for a first down. That turned out to be the end of Brown’s career at Kansas. The catch was used in highlights and included in stories of the game. However, little did Brown know at the time, it wouldn’t be the last opportunity he had to create highlights for the Kansas football team. Brown graduated with a major
in film directing and screenwrit- campus. With his background ing and moved to Los Angeles to in film, he was given complete work with movie trailers. After freedom to create something for doing that for a couple years, people to watch as this new era in he received a call from the KU Kansas football unfolds. Athletics department asking if he Using the new HBO series “Hard would like to come back to Kansas Knocks” as inspiration, Brown and shoot film of the football created an inside-access, raw look team. into a side of football In a smallpractices, games and “I get to do everyworld coinciteam activities that dence, Brown’s thing that you would fans normally never dad, Todd, and see. get to do in coach Turner “I have two perGill are life-long spectives,” Brown making a movie or a friends. When said. “I have a perTV show.” Gill was a coach spective of being on at Nebraska, the team, knowing MICAH BROWN Brown’s dad was how things work and Director, “The Gridiron” a receiver for the also the perspective Cornhuskers. It of being a fan, sitting just so happened outside as an alumni that Gill was hired at Kansas, open- and being curious.” ing a door for Brown to return to Thus, “The Daily Grind” and the Midwest. “The Gridiron” were born. “The KU Athletics gave Brown free Daily Grind” is a daily 30-secreign when he arrived back on ond video clip recapping that
day’s activities. “The Gridiron” is a weekly episode that comes out every Monday and captures progress through the entire week starting with practice and team meetings, ending with the game that week and access into the locker rooms. “The guys on the team really like it,” Brown said. “They were really excited and cooperative letting me shoot with them and stuff. The little things like hanging out in the locker room, going to Dave and Buster’s and all those things that kind of get forgotten are now captured on film and it just kind of completes the experience.” Brown and his wife, Leann, live in Lawrence now and have been promoting the videos on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. You can view the videos by going to kufootball.com and clicking on “The Gridiron.” So how does a guy who played a part in the Jayhawks’ Orange Bowl
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Micah Brown makes his only career catch on a fake punt in the 2008 Orange Bowl on Jan. 3, 2008. He is returning to the team this fall to direct program documenting football behind the scenes. victory feel about his new role at Kansas? “I’m really grateful for the opportunity,” Brown said. “I get to write, direct, produce, edit and do sound design. I get to do everything that you would get to do in
making a movie or a TV show. I’m involved in every part of it. The guys I work with are awesome. Coach Gill and his guys are great.” — Edited by Clark Goble
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Stanford running back Jeremy Stewart gets outside Washington State defensive end Casey Hamlett in a game on Sept. 5, 2009. Toby Gerhart is off to the NFL and Stanford has few proven backs to replace him.
Will Stanford’s next Toby Gerhart please stand up? It could be Jeremy Stewart, a 6-foot, 218-pound senior from Baton Rouge, La., the Cardinal’s most experienced tailback. “Everybody is trying to figure out what we’re going to do without Toby,” Stewart said of the player taken in the second round of the NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings. “So we’re looking to make a name for ourselves.” Or it could be Tyler Gaffney, a 6-1, 216-pound sophomore from San Diego, who like Gerhart also played on the Cardinal baseball team. “That was last season,” he said of Gerhart’s fairy-tale year that put Stanford on the national stage.
“There’s nothing I can do. I can’t call Toby and tell him to come back out here.” Or perhaps it will be Gerhart’s backup last season, sophomore Stepfan Taylor of Mansfield, Texas, who gained 303 yards in 56 carries. Whether it is one, two or three backs, the theme heading into the Cardinal’s 2010 season is simple: duplicate Gerhart’s school-record 1,871 yards rushing and 28 touchdowns. Stanford was second in the Pacific-10 Conference — 11th nationally — in rushing offense with an average of 218.2 yards per game. “We don’t have the 235-pound monster sitting back there for 30 carries a game, but we’re feeling good about where we are,” offensive coordinator David Shaw said. “We might look a little different. We
might do a few things a little different. But the way we play football is really not going to change.” At least that’s the plan. Stanford’s running game remains one of the biggest question marks on offense as the Cardinal prepares for the season opener Sept. 4 against Sacramento State. If any of the backs who played last year struggle, coaches might consider redshirt freshman Usua Amanam of Bellarmine College Prep or incoming freshmen Ricky Seale of Escondido and Anthony Wilkerson of Foothill Ranch in Orange County. As of now the team refuses to back away from a brand of football coach Jim Harbaugh loved as an AllAmerica quarterback at Michigan. “We’re still going to be focused on the power running game,” said left tackle Jonathan Martin, one
of four returning starters on the offensive line. “We’re still going to be physical, trying to get the other team to quit.” What Stanford doesn’t have is a human bowling ball who demoralized defenses by refusing to go down even on broken plays. A handful of relatively unknown players are being asked to build on the extraordinary legacy left by Gerhart, who finished second to Alabama’s Mark Ingram in the closest Heisman Trophy vote ever. While Gerhart tries to learn the complicated schemes of the NFL, the new tailbacks want to establish a rushing game that complements quarterback Andrew Luck. “Everybody wants to be the guy,” said Stewart, who missed seven games last season because of an ankle sprain and stress fracture.
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the experience of reading a comic It’s initially exhilarating — you book than any other adaptation have never seen a movie quite that has come before. The screen like this one — although depend“I don’t think overwhelming often splits into panels; text bal- ing on the age and temperament the audience is necessarily a bad loons float in the foreground; of the viewer, that excitement thing,” opines the British filmwords like “Plok!” and “Thop!” can devolve into fatigue over the maker Edgar Wright. “Sometimes pop up when people punch each course of the picture. people get so used to bland, other. Flying, telekinesis and “‘Scott Pilgrim’ is taking all microwaved films, they crave to impromptu swordfighting are not the media young people consume be lulled into the same pace and uncommon. Occasionally, ani- and trying to find an equivalent structure. I hope it’s a good thing mation takes over. In one shot, in cinematic language,” says Peter if a film feels fresh and differa character’s Debruge, ent.” facial features a senior Wright is about to find out “‘Scott Pilgrim’ is takare suddenly film critic if his thesis holds true. After replaced by an for Variety. directing the king of all zombie ing all the media young emoticon. “M a n g a , comedies, “Shaun of the Dead,” people consume and tryOn the Japanese comand a hilarious deconstruction soundtrack, a ics, video of the Hollywood buddy-cops ing to find an equivalent few notes from games, comic genre, “Hot Fuzz,” the filmmaker in cinematic language.” the “Seinfeld” books, even has returned with “Scott Pilgrim theme song the vernacuvs. the World,” which opens Peter debruge segues into a lar for text Friday. This wild, breakneck picVariety film critic laugh track, or messages ture — a cross between a teenage a snippet from and Twitter romcom, a superhero adventure “The Legend — they’re all and a live-action “Street Fighter” of Zelda’s” overture leads to the blended in a way we’ve never video game — tells of an amirecognizable beeps and boops of seen before, which is extremely able, 22-year-old Toronto slacker a Nintendo game console or an exciting.” played by Michael Cera who falls Apple computer. But Debruge also thinks the relentless, in-your-face style of the film overwhelms the story and its characters. “To young people, boredom is the worst possible thing anyone can suffer from,” he says. “So this movie gives you a kind of attention deficit disorder-filmmaking that throws everything at you at once. The pace is where I think the generation gap comes in. As innovative as this film is, it becomes exhausting to people past a certain age.” Michael Bacall, who cowrote “Scott Pilgrim” with Wright (in close collaboration with O’Malley), says he and the director were aware of the potential to push things too far and risk alienating a segment of the wide audience at which the film is aimed. Remodeled, Renovated & Reopened “We were aware it would skew younger, but at the same full service at the Dining Room | Drinks at the Bar time we worked really hard to make the love story something that anyone could identify with,” Bacall says.
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Issues abound for new Bond film McClatchy-Tribune LOS ANGELES — Problems. Many problems. The obstacles littered in front of a new James Bond movie may be more devilish than anything one of the film franchises’ many villains could have dreamed up. In addition to financing woes and increasingly crowded talent schedules, there’s this nagging fact: The script isn’t ready. Last week a fresh speed-bump was laid on the road to the 23rd film in the Bond franchise when “Quantum of Solace” and “Casino Royale” star Daniel Craig formally committed to “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.” David Fincher’s remake of the Swedish-language best-seller won’t begin shooting until later this year, meaning that Craig wouldn’t be free until later in 2011 at the earliest. Even then, he’d need to navigate around promoting Jon Favreau’s “Cowboys & Aliens,” which he’s currently shooting (and which could also spawn a sequel, on which the actor has an option). Craig’s moves away from Bond, meanwhile, come as MGM sits in a state of financial limbo. The company has accrued nearly $4 billion in debt and has received a sixth debt forbearance on interest payments until Sept. 15 and is unable, in the meantime, to fund new movies. Legal agreements apparently prevent the Bond film from being extricated from the studio by Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, the tight-lipped pair who control the franchise through their EON Productions company. But while MGM’s financial woes have been a focus of much of the news coverage — which alternately have had the movie “canceled” and “suspended” — sources say that those difficulties have not been the only hold-up. The secrecy valued by EON scares off most public comment on the film’s status, but sources familiar with the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity say that discussions among producers and the creative team hampered the process. Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes worked on the script last spring, the sources said, polishing the contributions of “Frost/ Nixon” screenwriter Peter Morgan. Morgan, in turn, had rewritten parts of an earlier screenplay by Bond veterans Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. EON typically develops scripts before sending them to the studio that will finance and distribute the given film. That has yet to happen with the new Bond, which is to be financed and distributed by MGM. The creative issues around the new Bond are notable because it means that even if MGM’s financial wrinkles were ironed out — in the form of a potential Time Warner acquisition of MGM, a corporate
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Cast members Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko pose at a photocall to promote the James Bond movie “Quantum of Solace” at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden on Oct. 14, 2008. link-up with Spyglass or Summit Entertainment or, perhaps, the arrival of a white-knight outside financier for Bond — it would mean the movie would still not be ready to go. And by the time it was, it could run into actor scheduling issues, extending an already long layoff. Switching Bond actors is not believed to be on the table — though as the delay wears on, it’s not lost on some observers that Craig will go deeper into his 40s before a new film is shot. (He turned 42 in March.) The exact script issues on the new Bond remain shrouded in mystery, but the difficulties aren’t entirely surprising given the abundance of top creators and a franchise with ever-more complex mythology. Moreover, the new Bond film has always been framed as the third in the trilogy that began with “Casino
Royale.” And with the need to wrap it heartened fans, who found in up many dangling plot lines — in Craig’s Bond a darker, subtler take this case, Bond’s quest for resolu- that moved away from some of the tion after the death of romantic spy-movie cliches and over-the-top interest Vesper Lynd, among oth- special effects associated with earers — the third lier versions. movie in a trilogy Even with MGM’s is typically harddifficulties looming, In addition to est to lock down. it wasn’t supposed financing woes and MGM declined to turn out like this. to comment. increasingly crowded When Mendes and A call to EON’s Morgan came on to talent schedules, office in London the film early in the was not returned, year, MGM officials there’s this one nagand the Santa were quietly hoping ging fact: The script Monica office the movie would be of EON holding in production in isn’t ready. company Danjaq the summer, for a release in 2011. also yielded no While his camp has not ruled comment. The stakes are high for numer- out a return to Bond, Mendes has ous players with Bond, which was begun preparing a new movie, given a jolt with “Casino” and “On Chesil Beach.” “Solace,” which earned more than $1.1 billion around the globe. And
‘X-Men’ director: Superheroes fading McClatchy-Tribune The clock is ticking on the superhero craze in Hollywood, according to Matthew Vaughn, the director now filming “X-Men: First Class” for Fox in London. “It’s been mined to death and in some cases the quality control is not what it’s supposed to be,” Vaughn said. “People are just going to get bored of it.” Vaughn, who produced, directed and co-wrote “Kick-Ass,” says he pounced on the chance to make a film about the uncanny mutants from Marvel Comics because he expects the current boom in superhero cinema to fizzle out in the near future. “I’ve always wanted to do a bigbudget superhero film and I think we’ve kind of crossed the Rubicon with superhero films,” Vaughn said. “I think (the opportunity to do one), it’s only going to be there two or three more times.” “Then,” he added, “the genre is going to be dead for a while because the audience has just been pummeled too much.” Next summer, “X-Men: First Class” will join “Captain America: The First Avenger,” “Thor” and “Green Lantern” in a parade of costumed heroes in big-budget films at the cineplex. Vaughn said audience fatigue is already starting to set in. The
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make the underrated “Stardust”) and the superhero project went to Brett Ratner (“Rush Hour”), who delivered “X-Men: The Last Stand.” the 2006 film that became the biggest money-maker in the franchise despite far more sour reviews than the two previous films. Vaughn didn’t shy away from slagging on Ratner’s film: “As it happens, I could have made something a hundred times better than the film that was eventually made,” Vaughn told the Daily Telegraph. “It sounds arrogant, but I could
have done something with far more emotion and heart.” Vaughn made his mark in movies as the producer of three Guy Ritchie films — “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,” “Snatch” and “Swept Away.” He made his directorial debut with “Layer Cake” in 2004. “X-Men: First Class,” starring James McAvoy as Charles Xavier (aka Professor X) and Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr (aka Magneto) is due in theaters in June 2011.
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McClatchy-Tribune Although it’s still unclear who will be the “American Idol” judges next season, two major behind-thescenes changes are underway for Fox’s aging hit show, the Los Angeles Times has learned. After two years away, Nigel Lythgoe is returning to run the talent show that he helped make a huge hit. Lythgoe, who also is a judge and executive producer on Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance,” will manage “American Idol” with executive producer Ken Warwick, according to two sources close to the show. Lythgoe left “American Idol” in 2008, in part to focus on the dance show, but sources at the time said that friction with Cowell behind the scenes was the primary reason for his departure. Also taking a role on “American Idol” will be renowned music producer Jimmy Iovine, co-founder of Interscope Records, who will be a central figure on “American Idol” next season, according to a person
close to the show. Since leaving “American Idol,” Lythgoe has been openly critical of the talent competition. When Fox allowed former judge Paula Abdul to depart over a salary dispute, Lythgoe criticized the network and producers, adding that the show had lost its “heart.” Lythgoe was unavailable for comment. With Cowell and DeGeneres officially gone, and Kara DioGuardi reportLythgoe edly out of a job, it looks as though Lythgoe will have his way. Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler are negotiating deals to sit at the table with Randy Jackson, according to sources and a person close to Tyler. Tyler has confirmed his interest publicly, but officials at Fox and the producers FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment have declined comment.
Nick Cannon is late calling in for a phone interview, but with the schedule he’s keeping these days, it’s easy to cut him a little slack. In the space of a week, Cannon has hosted two live episodes of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” been on the air daily as the main morning personality for New York’s WXRK-FM and begun a run of stand-up shows in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area. The latter is part of his first national stand-up tour. Pile on to that Cannon’s other careers: R&B singer, actor, producer, chairman of cable TV channel TeenNick, with the 29-yearold coming full circle to the Nickelodeon empire that gave him his breakthrough when he was still a teenager. As busy as Cannon is, it doesn’t seem like he’d need to add a national stand-up tour to his plate — especially while he’s hosting “AGT’ and it’s in the thick of its season. Within the past 10 days, Cannon has hosted the show in Hollywood, flown to Florida for his act, flown back to Hollywood for another week of “AGT,” then made his way to Texas. But he says it was time to do the stand-up tour. “It’s just something that I needed to do,” he said. “I’ve gotta exercise my stand-up muscle.” According to his “America’s Got Talent” bio, he headed to Hollywood at age 15 from his hometown of San Diego and got gigs at comedy clubs such as Improv, the Laugh Factory and the Comedy Store. He did warm-
up for the Nickelodeon show “All That,” and had such a knack for it that the producers cast him on the show and hired him as a writer when he was 17. He later became host and executive producer of his own show, “The Nick Cannon Show,” then went on to a movie career, making his breakthrough with the 2002 sleeper hit “Drumline.” Around the same time, he began a recording career, releasing his debut album in 2003. In 2009, he took over as host of “America’s Got Talent” when Jerry Springer departed. Cannon says his stand-up act will be pretty freewheeling, and that he’ll talk about “everything.” This includes pop superstar Mariah Carey, whom Cannon married in April 2008. “I always tell people she’s one of the funniest people I’ve ever met, he said. As Cannon begins his standup show, another project of his premiered on TeenNick: “The Nightlife,” four summer variety specials centered on contemporary music, dance, fashion and entertainment. Among the people scheduled to appear are rapperactor Ice Cube, “Up in the Air’s” Anna Kendrick and hip-hop artist T.I., as well as several dance troupes. “It’s just creating a destination for young tastemakers,” he said, “the same way that we all grew up on ‘American Bandstand’, ‘Soul Train’, all the way to ‘TRL’. It’s just today’s generation, giving them that same outlet.” The series is currently down as
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Angela Grube, owner of 9th Life in Baltimore, holds up a beaded silk-wool cocktail dress from the early ‘60s. AMC’s hit drama “Mad Men” has captured fans not only for its Emmy-winning writing and acting, but also for its fashion.
‘Mad Men’ sparks new interest in vintage wear Now she finds herself going online to sites such as eBay.com BALTIMORE — Angela Grube and Etsy.com to find clothes and quickly combed through the cloth- making trips to neighboring stores ing rack, ignoring several pristine- to not only find clothes to resell but looking garments before the prized to make “reproductions,” a two- to item caught her eye: a black dress three-day process that requires her with a torn zipper and holes in the to take an outfit apart seam by seam and then use the pattern to make a underarms. Grube was shopping in the base- replica garment. “We can’t hold it in the store long ment of a vintage store in Baltimore’s quirky Hampden neighborhood enough to advertise the items,” said when she found the treasure: a Grube, who has owned her store for three-quarter length cocktail dress the past two years. “You barely get it adorned with bluish glass beads on the rack and it’s gone.” “Mad Men” joins “Sex and The atop embroidered trees. She basked City,” “Miami Vice” and “Thirty in her good luck. The damage to the dress would something” as some of the more be a quick fix for the self-taught recent television shows to shape the seamstress and vintage clothing fashion of the time, according to store owner. More importantly, the Robert J. Thompson, a professor garment appeared to have originat- of television and popular culture at ed from the “Mad Men” era, which Syracuse University. “What is interesting here is that are the most sought after items in you have so many people who look Grube’s Hampden store, 9th Life. “Mad Men,” AMC’s hit drama, so cool,” Thompson said. “You wear has captured fans not only for its the clothes and you look like you are going to have Emmy-w inning dinner with Frank writing and acting, “You wear the Sinatra and Sammy but for its fashion, which has inspired clothes and you look Davis Jr.” Only “Davy throngs of men to like you are going Crocket” in the flock to a more 1950s had more of tapered look and to have dinner with an ability to inspire has encouraged Frank Sinatra and viewers to dress in women to embrace clothes from anothSammy Davis Jr.” their voluptuouser era, according to ness with simple Thompson. robert j. thompson designs and high Professor “You had millions waists that accenof baby boomer kids tuate curves. wearing raccoon Although the show takes place in the ’60s, many of the hats,” Thompson said. While “Davy Crocket” might have characters wear clothing associated with the ’40s and ’50s, which was had the largest reach as far as sheer common at the time, according to audience numbers is concerned, the depth of “Mad Men’s” influence will fashion experts. The style craze generated by the likely be greater. In addition to the show has been both a blessing and a boom experienced by vintage stores, curse for vintage store owners such the show has inspired a clothing as Grube. Before the show became a line at Banana Republic. Hair salons critical success, Grube would have now have walk-ins demanding flips, simply gone to estate sales, relied on beehives and other “updos” from “drop-in” customers to bring clothes that era. Shane Gullivan first heard about and sell her items, or gone vintage shopping for garments to stock her “Mad Men” a year ago when customers came to his Towson, Md., shelves.
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Fashion inspired by AMC’s “Mad Men” includes a Bruce Douglas men’s jacket over a narrowcollared white shirt with narrow silk tie from Italy at 9th Life in Baltimore. The boom has been both a blessing and a curse for owners of vintage stores. Angela Grube, owner of 9th Life, said she goes online to find more clothes for her shop. “We can’t hold it in the store long enough to advertise the items,” she said. store, Ten Car Pile Up, demanding ’40s cocktail dresses for their theme parties. Although the show is based in the mid- to late-’60s, many of the characters wear clothing reminiscent of the late ’40s and ’50s. Experts say people of that time would have worn older clothing because of economic constraints. “The show has reinvented the theme party,” Gullivan said. “It is more of a tailored look. The fashion industry wasn’t exploiting that at the time.” While the look and feel of the garments of that period might be a fashionista’s dream, the delicate, posh fabrics haven’t exactly held up over time. “Deodorants, hygiene, and the soaps of that time did a number on those clothes,” Grube said. You can see evidence of Grube’s claims in the underarm region of the clothing. Holes where deodorants would have been used have almost become synonymous with vintage items from the “Mad Men” era.
PASADENA, Calif. — Former NFL defensive end Terry Crews has made 30 movies in the last decade and he has his own television series now with “Are We There Yet?” on TBS, but he knows fame is a fickle thing. “The people that recognize me, the ones that stop me on the sidewalk, it’s because of that Old Spice commercial,” Crews said. “I didn’t know the meaning of viral before those commercials came out. I can’t get away from those things.” The quirky and unsettling commercials show the brawny Crews — usually wearing just a towel — knocking down skyscrapers, riding a stuffed tiger or screaming his head off about Old Spice body wash. The commercials are a weird sensation — they’ve been viewed more than 9 million times on YouTube. Adding to Crews’ new-found ubiquity, he’s also sharing the screen with Sly Stallone, Mickey Rourke and Bruce Willis in the all-star commando movie “The Expendables,” which opens next week. At this point in his strange Hollywood adventure, he will take fame and opportunity as it comes and will happily stare down conventional notions of credibility. “When I was filming the first Old Spice commercial I knew it was either going to be the best thing I had ever done or the absolute end of my career,” he said. “But that seems to happen to me a lot and I kind of like it. All or nothing. If it’s going to shut down, so be it.” After football, Crews, who is an accomplished illustrator, revived his dream of using his skills in the movie business and moved to Los Angeles with his family just to be near the industry. He ended up doing bodyguard work and, as a lark, tried out for a television show called “Battle Dome,” an “American Gladiators”-style knockoff, and he won the role of the wildeyed villain T-Money. That ridiculous duty led to more screen work and the movie
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Terry Crews, left, a cast member in “The Expendables,” and his wife Rebecca pose together at the premiere of the film Aug. 3 in Los Angeles. titles could be strung together as commentary on Crews and his career: “The Benchwarmers,” “The Longest Yard,” “Harsh Times,” “Get Smart,” “Middle Men,” “Gamer” and, now, “The Expendables.” There’s plenty of muscular, glowering actors, but Crews has made his mark as the big man who can flip easily into broad comedy and winking irony. As Ice Cube, who once employed Crews as a bodyguard and then shared the screen with him in “Friday
After Next,” puts it: “Terry is the funniest muscle-bound man in America.” For black America, Crews is something of a franchise guy — he, his wife, Rebecca, and their five children even had their own realty show, “The Family Crews,” air for 11 episodes early this year on BET. The real breakthrough for Crews was playing the father role on “Everybody Hates Chris” for four years, a role that echoes now in “Are We There Yet?”
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Rufus Wainright goes on U.S. tour ‘n’ roll, you wouldn’t call “Lulu” stark. “When I started out, my ego was “Having a voice like mine is like having a rabid dog you have to so on fire, so eager to devour the muzzle — or release against your planet,” Wainwright says, “that I just ran with my voice. One could enemies.” Rufus Wainwright is reflect- argue it wasn’t up to those staning on his operatic, unmistakable dards ... yet there was a blissful voice, and on how he manages, brazenness to it ... still, I have or does not manage, to keep it in really worked hard to refine my instrument.” check. That work began with “Rufus That voice is speaking by phone from a limo speeding between New Does Judy” (2008), in which he York and Asbury Park, N.J. It’s sang Garland’s signature tunes Sunday, the first U.S. date of his backed by a 36-piece orchestra. current tour, in which the sing- “Those classic songs, with those er-songwriter performs his new incredible lyrics — I had to think album, “All Days Are Nights: Songs about what I was doing in terms of diction,” he says. “And the voice is for Lulu,” in its entirety. “The reaction in Europe was still a work in progress. I’ve been astounding,” says Wainwright. singing a lot with my dad recently. “One of the greatest experiences of He’s 63 and singing better than my life was the performance in the ever.” “My dad” would be Loudon Grand Teatre de Liceu in Barcelona. I ended the tour at a Greek temple. Wainwright III, the singer-songNow it’s Asbury Park’s turn, which writer associated with “Dead Skunk,” “Daughter,” and much is a temple of sorts.” “Lulu” is both a departure and else (including the song “Rufus a further journey. Wainwright has Is a Tit Man”). Rufus’ mother, been busy, with an opera (“Prima Kate McGarrigle, of the revered Donna”), written with Bernadette Canadian folk duo the McGarrigle Colomine; a Shakespeare sonnet Sisters, died of clear-cell carcicycle for the stage, created with noma in January. His aunt Anna McGar r ig le director Robert still performs, Wilson; and as does his albums, such “Having a voice like mine aunt Sloan as “Rufus Does is like having a rabid dog Wainw r ig ht, Judy” at Carnegie and his sisHall, that often you have to muzzle.” ter Martha. feature flamboyRufus’ father Rufus wainright ant, lush arrangealso has a Singer ments. daughter, Lucy But “Lulu” Wa i n w r i g h t strips it down to Roche, with piano and voice Suzzy Roche — fitting for an album that faces the death of of the Roche sisters. One of the most affecting tracks Wainwright’s mother, that sings of grief, loss, and identity. Yet, thanks on “Lulu,” “Martha,” depicts Rufus, to that voice, a voice that owes aware of his mother’s illness and as much to classical music, opera, time ticking away, calling his sister, and torch-song cabaret as to rock getting her phone machine:
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things are harder for her now and neither of us is really that much older than each other anymore. ... there’s not much time for for us to really be that angry at each other anymore. “’Martha’ stems from one of the darkest periods of my mother’s passing,” he says. “My mother was
in the hospital, and I was working on the Shakespeare show in Europe, and I was trying to get her there to see it, and it wasn’t looking good, and I was totally, totally helpless. “Over the years,” says Wainwright, 37, “I’ve learned to appreciate and be grateful for this huge, musical family dynamic, and give myself permission to use it. Everyone has been generous and kind as we all work through this.”
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Studio owner Jim Tullio adjusts a microphone for Glen Hansard, of the group Swell Season on July 27 for a recording session at Butcher Boy studios in Evanston, Ill.
‘Falling Slowly’ duo returns to studio for new material McClatchy-Tribune EVANSTON, Ill. — Glen Hansard wasn’t happy, but at least he was polite about it. “It sounds cool,” the 35-year-old singer said in his Irish brogue after listening to the studio playback of what he and fellow members of the Swell Season had just recorded on an afternoon last week. “It just
doesn’t sound great. I don’t want to be a bummer. I just think maybe we haven’t got it yet.” “I agree,” said Jim Tullio from behind the console of his Evanston recording studio, the smell of cigarette smoke now winning the battle with some long-lit incense. The Swell Season — led by singer-guitarist Hansard and spotlighting his interplay with 22-year-old
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singer-pianist Marketa Irglova, with whom he shared a best song Oscar for “Falling Slowly” from their 2007 film “Once” — had played Chicago just two weeks earlier before proceeding to tour stops at the Hollywood Bowl and in Oregon, Calgary, Alberta, and, the previous night, Minneapolis. They arrived in south Evanston in the early afternoon, and after the recording session, hopped the tour bus overnight to Buffalo, N.Y. What brought them so many miles was Tullio’s invitation to record a song by British singersongwriter-guitarist John Martyn, who died in January 2009 following a 40-year-plus career. Tullio, who has produced Steve Goodman, John Prine, members of the Band, Mavis Staples and many others, recorded Martyn multiple times and has been compiling a tribute album to him.
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Playboy founder keeping busy at 84 We’re not worried; Hef ’s shown his staying power. Could be the company he For someone who (many would keeps. assume) lies around his mansion “Young people keep you young,” in a silk robe a good portion of the day, Hugh Hefner manages to stay said Hefner, who is reportedly only dating one woman at the moment, pretty relevant. Let’s just take a quick overview Crystal Harris. “Remaining active of what the 84-year-old has cook- pays dividends.” Like most of his galpals, Harris ing: a) A new “safe for work” web- has appeared in the original lad’s site, TheSmokingJacket.com: Now mag. “Crystal is lovely. We have a office drones can scroll on their very good relalunch hour without getting fired. It tionship.” Harris helps links to amusing videos, sex trivia keep her guy in as well as PG photos from the the loop: “She 57-year-old mag’s archives. b) A documentary about his life: just bought me “Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist an iPad for my and Rebel” paints the bon vivant birthday so I’m Hefner as most people likely never envi- Twittering.” And he sioned him: a defender of human be rights and his impact on current couldn’t more happy that old chums Kendra events in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s. Hmm, who knew? Though we did Wilkinson and Holly Madison give him props for salvaging the have parlayed their “Girls Next Door” fame into Hollywood their own reality sign _ twice. “Young people keep you shows. c) An “I’m so tickintriguing ad young. Remaining active led for them,” for Stoli vodka pays dividends.” he gushed. “I in which the knew from the power pubHugh hefner very beginning lisher talks to Playboy founder that Kendra was himself in a a special lady. bar with the It makes me help of highproud.” tech magic. If Hefner thinks life is going to The slogan: “Would you have a drink with you?” One of him is in slow down soon, he’d be wrong. Hollywood big-wig producer his signature pajamas, the alter ego Brian Grazer is reportedly working in a stuffy suit and tie. Reached at his Beverly Hills on a big-screen version of Hefner’s mansion, Hefner seemed slightly life; Brett Ratner would direct. And who has the chops to hanoverwhelmed by all the action. “Goodness gracious, I’ve literally dle the role? “Robert Downey Jr. He was got five back-to-back interviews great in ‘Iron Man’ and ‘Chaplin.’ on the phone,” he said. “Then I have to get ready and do Larry He’s got something.” King.”
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Jack Lawrence, from left, Alison Mosshart, Jack White and Dean Fertita, of The Dead Weather, arrive at the 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards at Nov. 18 at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City.
White Stripes singer tours with new project McClatchy-Tribune The Dead Weather is the latest freewheeling project for Detroitbred musician Jack White, who relocated to Nashville in 2006. White sounds relaxed but energized as the group, which includes band mates Alison Mosshart (the Kills), Jack Lawrence (the Greenhornes, the Raconteurs) and Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age), winds its way across the country on this latest tour supporting its sophomore album, “Sea of Cowards.” Life has been a whirl for White since landing in Nashville. With the White Stripes on and off hiatus, he’s kept his hands in a slew of pots: forming new bands the Raconteurs and Dead Weather, ramping up his Third Man label with a bustling store and studio, diving into collaborations with the likes of Loretta Lynn and rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson. It’s the Dead Weather that has kept the bulk of his attention for the past year. Spawned from informal jam sessions at the Third Man complex _ White is the band’s drummer _ the group found itself with a set of songs that became the album “Horehound,” and hit the road facing a world that wasn’t
quite sure what to make of it all. “We’re in a studio and working together, the four of us all writing in the room together _ it’s the first time I’ve been in a band that does that _ and we sort of have our own little world going on,” he says. “And it’s strange to walk outside the studio and have to say to each other, ‘Oh, that’s right, we have to give this away now to everybody, and they have all those preconceptions of who we are, and the other bands we’ve been in, etc.’ So that becomes our challenge to try to overcome that. But it’s almost an impossible task. It’s not really something that can be achieved, you know. We just have to go out and play. There’s not much we can do about all those preconceptions.” The new album has met a more positive reception, bringing cohesion to the lusty, tempestuous rock introduced on the debut album. Recorded in spurts last year, the 11-song effort was issued in May, just 10 months after “Horehound.” That quick turnaround was a product of the band’s creative momentum — “the songs just kept coming and coming,” says White — but it also meshes with his ideas about the way music can work in the modern era.
“I have a grand idea in my head Wanda Jackson’s record, and then _ and I don’t know if it’s true _ I don’t know what. Maybe anothbut I have this feeling that the er White Stripes record within a short attention span provoked and month. I really just don’t know.” But that spontaneity shouldn’t encouraged by the Internet will translate itself to music in some be translated as disregard for detail, way,” he says, “and people will pro- and that’s clear when he reflects duce more, and albums will come on the White Stripes’ early years. out two or three times a year like The duo’s cryptic color schemes, mythology and hands-off relationthey used to 30 years ago.” White thinks in broad strokes ship with the press were all part of a carefully like that: orchestrated Concepts concept — get chewed “I have this feeling that the a showbiz on. But short attention span prowhen it s e n s i b i l i t y, c o m e s he says, that voked and encouraged by the to career still have Internet will translate itself to “Iinside planning, me.” he prefers “The easy music in some way.” to keep it way to rebel Jack white loose. early on for Drummer, The Dead Weather “When us, the White we started Stripes, was re c ord i ng not to give out the Dead information Weather, we had no plans to make like everybody else was doing, and an album, no plans to go on tour, not give it to them in the way they no plans to start a new band. wanted it,” he says. “Rock ‘n’ roll Definitely no plans to put out a and punk rock rebelled in 50,000 second album 10 months later,” ways, and what’s left? There’s not he says. “It’s all been off-the-cuff. much left. The thing that always And I don’t know what I’m going bugs me as a person, as a creator to do when I go home after this of things, is that (music acts) are tour. Those guys are going on to sort of giving everything away, the Kills and Queens of the Stone which seems to be anti-showbiz, Age, and I’m going back to finish in a sense.”
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Last roll of early color film developed Associated Press ROCHESTER, N.Y. — What should a photographer shoot when he’s entrusted with the very last roll of Kodachrome? Steve McCurry took aim at the Brooklyn Bridge, Grand Central Terminal and a few human icons, too. Paul Simon, the singer-songwriter synonymous with the fabled film’s richly saturated colors, shied away. But Robert De Niro stood in for the world of filmmaking. Then McCurry headed from his base in New York City to southern Asia, where in 1984 he shot a famous portrait of a green-eyed Afghan refugee girl that made the cover of National Geographic. In India, he snapped a tribe whose nomadic way of life is disappearing — just as Kodachrome is. The world’s first commercially successful color film, extolled since the Great Depression for its sharpness, archival durability and vibrant yet realistic hues, “makes you think,” as Simon sings, “all the world’s a sunny day.” Kodachrome enjoyed its massmarket heyday in the 1960s and ‘70s before being eclipsed by video and easy-to-process color negative films, the kind that prints are made from. It garnered its share of spectacular images, none more iconic than Abraham Zapruder’s reel of President Kennedy’s assassination in 1963. But Mama Time is taking Kodachrome away, and McCurry feels the tug of nostalgia even as he loads Eastman Kodak Co.’s last
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Ribari tribespeople in Rajasthan and Bollywood luminaries in Mumbai. His journey ended in July in small-town Parsons, Kan., the home of Dwayne’s Photo, the last photo lab in the world that processes the elaborately crafted color-reversal film. Dwayne’s will close that part of its business in December. “It’s not a process like blackand-white that hobbyists could do in their own dark room,” coowner Grant Steinle said, warning Kodachrome hoarders “they really need to get out and shoot those pictures” and perhaps shift over to newer lines of slide film like Ektachrome and Fujichrome. In McCurry’s roll, one or two exposures were a little off, but he was pleased with the results. In one self-portrait, he posed next to a Kodak-yellow taxicab bearing the license plate PKR 36 — the code name for Professional Kodachrome film; in another, he’s sprawled on a hotel bed at journey’s end. McCurry has a personal archive of 800,000 Kodachrome images he takes good care of. But in late July, he chanced upon a batch of 1969 and 1972 Kodachromes he’d put in storage in Philadelphia long ago and forgotten about. The discovery got him reminiscing about his days as a hungry photographer hopping from Amsterdam to Africa to Soviet-era Bulgaria. “Not only was the color really good, but they were actually not bad pictures,” McCurry marveled.
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“I didn’t think that there would be such a diverse group of people. Be open to meeting new people and doing new things.” — Ashley Magana-Garcia, a senior from Hutchinson
“Be prepared for long journeys up the hills on campus.” — Whitlee Douthitt, a junior from Oak Grove, Mo.
“Become familiar with all of the vending machines and food outlets on and around campus. When you don’t have time to make something and you’re rushing to class, know where the closest place is for nourishment.” — Eddie Kennington, a senior from Leavenworth
“In high school all of the teachers tried to scare you and say that you’re going to be just a number. Being in the art department, I know that that’s not the case. I’m not scared. They know me by name. If you need help, you’ll get help.” — Jessica Brucken, a senior from Seneca
“Energy drinks appear to be cheaper in the Hawk Shop than they are in The Underground main area. That applies greatly to my life.” — Elfa Connolly, a junior from Overland Park
“There’s a computer lab in Budig. It took me awhile to figure that out.” — Megan Eddy, a senior from Newton
“We have great basketball and the Jayhawk.” — Andres Carrizoza, a junior from Paraguay
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“It’s a fun place to go to school. Definitely need to know how to manage your time between classes and parties. KU has a really good atmosphere. All of the professors are pretty relaxed and helpful.” — Steven Kass, a senior from Overland Park
“your syllabus is your best friend. Don’t lose it. you won’t even realize how much it matters until you don’t know when a test is.” — Shannon Ryan, a senior from Overland Park
“It’s a beautiful campus and the professors are really accessible.” — Kristen Reinert, a graduate student from Overland Park
“Try all of the restaurants here. Sushi is the first thing I had when I got to Lawrence. Submerge yourself in the culture. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing.” — Tiffany Woods, a senior from Joplin, Mo.
“Coming to KU as a freshman, I wish I would have known how important it is to go to all of your classes and take notes. That would have made the academic part much easier.” — Zach Taylor, a junior from Olathe
“Take advantage of the rec center. There’s a lot of stuff to do, a lot of interesting equipment. Don’t go in the afternoon, from about 5 to 7. It gets really packed.” — Matt Tingle, a 2010 graduate from Cary, N.C.
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“Know that Lawrence is a cool town. There’s a lot of diverse and interesting people to meet.” — Adam Engel, a senior from Dallas
“Don’t procrastinate. Always go to class.” — Danielle Marcy, a senior from Olathe
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Liquor law could mean higher drink prices BY CARLO RAMIREZ
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Lawmakers will hold off on implementing a loosely monitored state liquor law that was set to be enforced Aug. 1. The law, passed in the ‘80s, ruled that establishments couldn’t increase the amount of alcohol in a drink without increasing the price proportionately. Mixed opinions from bar owners on the re-enforcement have prompted the legislature to postpone its decision until it reconvenes in January. The law, if enforced, would work like this: a 16-ounce single that costs $3 would increase to $6 if doubled to a 32-ounce drink. Local bartenders were skeptical about the law from the beginning. “I just don’t see students happy about more expensive drink prices,” said Nick Manning, a Barrel House bartender and senior from Shawnee. “Part of being in college and living in a college town are the cheap drinks and deals all around town.” The law, which applies to
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(continued from 4) beverages containing liquor, was originally passed to allow residents to buy liquor by the drink at public establishments. In theory, the law is supposed to deter people from purchasing larger drinks or binge drinking. But some students say the law would only affect how often they can afford to drink at bars. “One of best parts about being in a college town are the low drink prices,” Matt Mendelson, a senior from Shawnee, said. “If everything is going to double or come close to doubling, I don’t know that students are going to be able to afford to go as often.” The law does not take into account how much an employee will be compensated for the increase in price. Since bar owners set the drink prices to a specific amount to assure each employee will receive compensation, owners must re-visit how much employees will be paid if the drink prices do in fact double. Zack Muskin, a bartender at The Ranch, said he was happy the law would not be enforced for now, but that he believed it should be revisited. “I feel like there a lot of things wrong with the law,” Muskin said. “It only addresses the liquor quantity, not some of the other issues involved, and I feel as though it is a hard law to monitor.”
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Jonathan Fuller Topeka senior
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“There’s better ways for the state to come up with more revenue than putting more taxes on alcohol. I think the state should stop repairing roads that are perfectly fine, like I-70, and not increase taxes on alcohol.”
“It seems like it’s just more revenue for the state of Kansas, which isn’t bad in and of itself, but people are going to have to pay more if they want to get drunk, which I guess could lead to some stress for college students.”
JOSE VILLA Mesa, Ariz., sophomore “It seems a little excessive that they’re charging by volume, ‘cause people that buy a lot to stock up to make it last longer are going to end up paying more in the long run anyway, so it’s kind of unfortunate.”
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New policy limits sidewalk chalking By Luyan Wang
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Businesses and others outside the University community will no longer be allowed to write on campus sidewalks to advertise events. A new University policy that took effect Aug. 1 bans anyone who isn’t registered with the Student Involvement and Leadership Center from chalking without permission from the University Events Committee. Senior Vice Provost Don Steeples said sidewalks were used to transport people from place to place and said people should put their advertisements on bulletin boards if they wanted publicity. Rachel Anderson, president of Student Union Activities, said the new policy would help reduce confusion among students and keep the bulliten boards and campus more organized. Anderson said the new policy would help to better promote SUA. “From an SUA perspective, it’s hard to get the word out when there is so much clutter on the bulletin boards and on the streets of campus,” Anderson said. Anyone who chalks in violation of this policy can be charged with violation of a criminal offense under state law for criminal damage to state property, according to the new policy. Chalking by unauthorized individuals or groups will be removed immediately. The people involved will be subject to University disciplinary proceedings and may be charged for the cost of cleanup. “If they want to test us in court, we will be glad to run the test in court,” Steeples said. Steeples said the policy, which has taken more than two years to develop, was meant to make the sidewalks more available to registered student groups. Steeples said the provost’s office had discussed the policy with Student Success, Facilities Operations, and more than a dozen administrators, faculty members and students. Chalking is only permitted on horizontal campus sidewalks with watersoluble, dry stick sidewalk chalk by registered University groups and student and campus organizations. “If we had billboards, we wouldn’t allow someone to use our billboard for free,” Steeples said. “Why should we allow people to do advertising on our sidewalks for free?” Jessie Plotkin, manager at Envy clothing store, 911 Massachusetts St., said chalking on sidewalks was a way
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Michelle MacBain, Shawnee senior, advertises an information meeting by chalking on a sidewalk in front of Watson Library in May. A new University policy bans businesses and groups not registered with the Student Involvement and Leadership Center from promoting themselves by writing on campus property. to get the store’s name out, and the new policy was silly. “We have to change our marketing strategy,” Plotkin said. Ryan Lantz, general manager at Abe & Jake’s Landing, 8 E. Sixth St., said the bar would turn its advertising focus toward social media. Attorney and journalism professor Mark Johnson said other universities had chalking policies, but most only specified what type of chalks could be used and where it was allowed. Some universities require organizations to give advance notice and make sure signs are removed within a week after the event. Steeples said the outside individuals and groups would have a hard
Steeples said the policy especially time getting permission to chalk on campus, but Johnson said the new wanted to address the use of materials other than water-soluble sidepolicy didn’t clearly state that. walk chalk — such The new chalkas paint or aerosol ing policy has two spray chalk — and separate categories: “Why should we chalking on surfaces registered campus that were difficult groups and everyone allow people to do to clean — such as else. Johnson said advertising on our walls and stair risers, a policy that only sidewalks for free?” covered sidewalks allows one category to advertise on sideand brick surfacdon steeples walks raised some es — because such Senior Vice Provost legal questions. practices placed “I will be curiincreased demands ous to find out what on the University’s their legal reason of this for saying maintenance budget. this policy is consistent with free Facilities Operations landscape speech,” Johnson said. maintenance project manager
Michael Lang said he and his employees only cleaned up chalking done with non-water-soluble products, and that most chalking was washed away by rain. Facilities Operations director Douglas Riat said the University spent between $3,000 and $4,000 to remove graffiti and chalk every year. Students have opposing opinions on this issue. Lauren Hopper, a senior from Kansas City, Kan., said the new policy didn’t really matter as long as state property was protected. But Andrew Farmers, a graduate student from Spring Hill, said anyone who wanted to chalk on campus should be able to. “It sucks,” Farmers said.
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KU customs cram session University traditions define student experience
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he best way to learn is by hands-on experience. For those interested in learning the traditions of the University, Traditions Night could be the most important class you take. Traditions Night, part of Hawk Week, is at 8 p.m. Aug. 16 and will demonstrate “waving the wheat,” the Rock Chalk Chant and walking down the hill, among other Kansas customs. Charlie Persinger, director of University ceremonies and special
By CoRey THIBodeAUx | cthibodeaux@kansan.com events, said he enjoyed giving students a history lesson during the first week of school. For instance, waving the wheat doesn’t just signify hands in the air. “There’s the tradition and the background of why they’re doing it,” he said. “I think that’s really important.” This year, the keynote speakers include football coach Turner Gill and men’s basketball coach Bill Self. Also, the use of a video board will help with demonstrations,
Persinger said. Jim Marchiony, assistant athletics director, said he had seen the effects of those songs and traditions on alumni every time they came back. “Those traditions are extremely important to them,” he said, “and a large part of what made their time at the University of Kansas so special.” Here’s a breakdown of some traditions you should know.
ROCK CHALK CHANT You’ll most likely hear it at all the sporting events. It’s a slow, resounding “Rock… Chalk… Jay... Hawk… K…U…” Teddy Roosevelt once called it the best college chant he had ever heard. E.H.S. Bailey, a former chemistry professor, created the chant in 1886. Originally, it was meant for the science club.
KU CALVES It’s not much of a tradition, but KU students are known to see increased tone in their calf muscles from walking all over the hilly Lawrence terrain. Ryan Waggoner/KANSAN FILE PHOTOS
WAVING THE WHEAT Fans put their hands in the air and wave them back and forth. On TV, it looks like a field of grass. In real life, it just means the Jayhawks did something good.
‘CRIMSON AND THE BLUE’ Whenever the occasion calls for singing the alma mater, the Kansas faithful stand with arms around their neighbor and sing the following: Far above the golden valley Glorious to view, Stands our noble Alma Mater, Towering toward the blue. CHORUS: Lift the chorus ever onward, Crimson and the blue Hail to thee, our Alma Mater Hail to old KU. Far above the distant humming Of the busy town, Reared against the dome of heaven. Looks she proudly down. Greet we then our foster mother, Noble friend so true, We will ever sing her praises, Hail to old KU. -www.ku.edu The music is based on Cornell’s “Far Above Cayuga’s Waters.” Former Professor George Barlow Penny changed the lyrics for the glee club in 1981 and the rest is history.
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Walking doWn The hill When students graduate in may, they have to walk through the Campanile and then down the hill to memorial Stadium for the graduation ceremony. “Walking down the hill” simply means “graduating.”
The Campanile pronounced “Camp-ah-kneel-ee,” it is the 120-foot World War ii monument built in 1950 to honor students and faculty who died in the war. Those names are engraved on the bottom. There is a superstition that if you walk under the Campanile before you graduate, you will not walk down the hill.
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Sixteen-person bike cruises town New Pedal Hopper offers unique alternative to standard party buses BY ALISON CUMBOW
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At $32,000, it’s the most expensive bike in Lawrence. But it’s also the biggest. The new Pedal Hopper seats 16 people. Ten of those people have to pedal, but all of them can experience the newest local transportation for bar crawls, tailgating, or even just a ride through Lawrence’s historical hot spots. Owner Luke Stone opened his business last week in Lawrence because he said the city’s culture was perfect for it. “Lawrence is full of a bunch of fun characters that would like this kind of activity,” he said. “It has an eclectic group of all sorts of people.” Lawrence is the fifth town in the country to have a Pedal Hopper. Stone got the idea for the business from his uncle’s son-in-law who owns six of the bikes in Minneapolis.
There are only 14 in the entire country. “My uncle gave me a brochure last year during dinner at Christmas,” he said. “I realized it was the perfect thing for Lawrence, so I proposed the idea of running one here, and all five commissioners said aye.” City Commissioner Robert Chestnut said he appreciated the entrepreneurial spirit of the Pedal Hopper and that anything that created flavor for downtown was a good thing. “I think it’s a great idea,” he said. “I hope he’s successful.” Stone had the bike shipped from Holland to New Jersey and then delivered to his house by a semi truck. He said he already had many routes down, including a historical tour and bar crawls to west Lawrence and downtown, although at the moment he wasn’t allowed to ride down Massachusetts Street. He
said the city was concerned he would hold up traffic because the bike only goes five miles per hour uphill and 15 miles per hour downhill. Stone said he would look at changing that condition soon. The Pedal Hopper is rented hourly, and at least four people are needed to ride it. Right now, no alcohol can be consumed while riding the bike. Stone said he would like to be able to offer beer and wine eventually, but that he would wait a year to show the city that he could abide by driving laws and that his business was not solely dependent on alcohol. Stone said his main market was college students, and he expected the fall and spring semesters to be busy for him. While some people might be hesitant to ride a bike during a bar crawl, Stone said it wasn’t that bad. “You got a whole team of people helping you pedal,” he said. “You can sit and free-wheel and let your friends pedal and wait for them to yell at you.” Stone has been taking the bike for a spin often in the past week because that’s the best way he can promote
it — it’s pretty difficult to explain to someone, he said. “I’ve had literally hundreds of people running after it, asking me for brochures,” he said. Andrew Mitchell, a former KU student, has already been on a cruise around Lawrence on the Pedal Hopper. He said he and his friends went wherever they wanted to go and that it was a completely unique experience. “It was a lot more fun than I was expecting,” he said. “Even though you can’t drink on it, it’s a good way to get your friends together.”
What: The Pedal Hopper Price: about $10 per person per hour Who: Adults 18 and older Driver: A Pedal Hopper employee, known as the “pilot” Drinks: Non-alcoholic and no glass Food: Bring your own Music: Has a built-in system and can play personal iPods and CDs Weather: Ride in the rain or shine For more information, call 785-856-8687
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Pedal Hopper owner Luke Stone takes friends on a test run of his 16-person party bike around town. Patrons ride the bike—the 14th of its kind in the country — around town to bar hop and enjoy the Lawrence scenery.
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Safely getting around when you’re new in town BY Janene Gier
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Getting around campus always involves dodging cars, buses, bikes and pedestrians. Paying attention to not only the thousands of people on campus, but also the crosswalks, one-way streets, parking zones and roundabouts, calls for undivided attention. Neglecting to pay attention in the mayhem that is backto-school week could lead to tickets — or worse — injuries.
Words of advice for the neW kids in toWn:
Picture yourself in brand new and unfamiliar surroundings, said John Santacruz, a bus driver for MV Transportation, Inc. Santacruz, who drives one of the bus routes on campus, said students should become familiar with commuting in a new place and use caution.
the laW is the laW:
Police could always let you off with a warning, but ignorance of the law is no excuse. “After a law has been broken, we don’t have to give warnings,” said Seargeant Chris Keary of the KU Public Safety Office. Commuting on campus is just like commuting anywhere else, he said.
as s a pedestrian:
l Be aware of traffic and look before you walk onto the street. “You may have the right of way, but you may be dead right away,” Santacruz said. He used to tell his own kids to watch before crossing the street. Santacruz said it’s mandatory for the
bus drivers to stop next to any big vehicle because so many people walk into the street without looking. Just because you have the right of way does not mean you don’t have to pay attention, Keary said. Use your common sense and watch for traffic, he said, because drivers are distracted, too. If they don’t see you, you could be in danger of getting hit. l Don’t text and walk. “About the time you think you’ve discovered all of the major things you need to watch out for, along comes texting,” Santacruz said. He’s slammed on his brakes a few times as people, fixated on their cell phones, have stepped right in front of his oncoming bus, he said. l Use crosswalks. People just cross the street wherever they want, said Cat Jones, cashier at Hawk Food Stop, Strong Hall. l Keep one ear open. If you’re on the phone or listening to music, make sure you have one ear free to listen to traffic and other noises that will help to alert you of your surroundings, Keary said.
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l Leave one ear open to be aware
of your surroundings. l Use a light at night.
dangerous enough before adding all l Watch out for bad roads. “I used to live in the scholarship the extra distractions.” She also can’t stand it when peohalls and the roads over there had tons of potholes,” Adam Miklos, a ple text and drive. Not only do you need both hands to drive, she said, sophomore from Hutchinson, said. l Use extra caution on busy but you can’t see the road if you’re busy looking at your phone. Texting roads. “You kind of have to watch out on behind the wheel isn’t just unsafe; it’s the Boulevard sometimes because illegal. A state law prohibiting use of it can get pretty busy and drivers text messages or e-mail while driving went into effect July 1. might not see you,” Miklos said. l Follow the rules of the road. l Be aware of one-way streets and Bicycles on the roadway are con- roundabouts. sidered vehicles, Keary said. Cyclists Drivers sometimes get confused are required to do as other vehicles. and drive the wrong way at the They need to stop at stop signs Chi Omega fountain, at the corand could get tickner of West eted if they don’t, Campus Road Keary said. and Jayhawk “You may have the right Jones said she Boulevard, of way, but you may be saw cyclists run because it wasn’t stop signs on a specifically dead right away.” regular basis. designed to be Another proba roundabout, JOhN SANTACrUz lem, said Chris Keary said Bus driver, MV Transportation, Inc. Riha, a 2010 Several streets graduate from — includOverland Park, is ing Kentucky, reckless cycling. Tennessee and He has seen many cyclists ride from Ohio streets — have one-way secthe sidewalk, cut through traffic on tions near campus. a busy street, and ride back onto a l Slow down. crowded sidewalk. Ninety-nine percent of the time, accidents happen because people are
as a driver:
in a hurry, Santacruz said. “I was in an accident where a driver ran a light, trying to make it to class on time.” l Don’t eat and drive. l Don’t reach and drive. Whether you’re searching for something in the back seat or swatting an annoying friend, don’t turn around while driving, or go looking for some lost item in the back seat. Jordan Sola, a freshman from Olathe, said this kind of carelessness was upsetting. “There’s fighting and reaching and swerving,” Sola said. l Don’t beautify and drive. l Know where to park and when events will interfere with parking. One of the big things you encounter with parking, said Dalton Gomez, a freshman from Overland Park, is closed parking due to events. He came to campus for an interview and was late because parking was reserved for a sprinting event, he said. l Park in designated areas. If you don’t have a permit for the area, don’t park there. If you do, you may return from class to find your car window adorned with a bright pink envelope from the parking department.
l Be aware that you’re driving
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ing Big 12 universities. But one thing will stay the same: Students will have a say in the lyrics. Jennifer Sanner, senior vice presiOne thing you don’t mess with as a dent of the Alumni Association, said Jayhawk is tradition. But in the wake of conference as part of Homecoming Week, Oct. realignment, it’s hard not to think 18-24, there will be a contest giving about revising a nearly century- students a chance to re-write the lyrold fight song with lyrics like “Talk ics. The Oct. 23 Jayhawk Jingle event, which has been a singing competiabout the Sooners, tion in the past, the Cowboys and will also become the Buffs,” and “We still want to sing ‘I’m the platform for “Talk about the students to presWildcats and those a jay jay jay Jayhawk,’ so ent their revised Cornhuskin’ boys.” to mess with it too much version of the Now that song to a panel Colorado and would probably disturb a of judges. Nebraska have lot of folks.” “It just decided to leave seemed like that the Big 12, “I’m a JeNNifer SANNer would be the Jayhawk” will be Senior vice president of the natural home for revised to remove Alumni Association the event and we references to the really wanted to Buffaloes and involve students Cornhuskers. because they carry on the tradition,” First created in 1912 by George “Dumpy” Bowles, a student looking Sanner said. Though submissions will include to leave a legacy at the University, the song eventually caught on and some new lyrics, much of the fight became popular in 1920. It was song will go untouched. The revised revised in 1958 for the Big 8 confer- areas will be concentrated to one part ence teams. Now, the song will be of the verse and two lines of the tweaked again to match the remain- chorus. editor@kansan.com
“We still want to sing ‘I’m a jay jay jay Jayhawk,’ so to mess with it too much would probably disturb a lot of folks,” Sanner said. The song will not be officially changed until the conference changes in 2012. Taylor Gardner, a senior from Leawood, said modifying the lyrics wouldn’t change the song for him at all. “Nobody sings the lyrics so it only matters to me if the song stays the same,” Gardner said. For those who think changing the lyrics will make a difference, Sanner said to rest assured; other traditions will not be affected by league changes. She said revising the song showed people that Jayhawk customs were strong. “These are small changes that we envision,” Sanner said. “It draws a little more attention and reminds people of our history.”
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For new and returning students, the KU parking system on campus can be confusing. With several different options, the campus is made up of places where parking is allowed and where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prohibited. There are various permits students can buy in order to park legally. A student may only purchase one permit per academic year. Pricing for on campus permits range from $200 to $285. Another option for students is the Park and Ride permit. This allows students to drive to parking lots closer to campus and take a free bus from there. Park and Ride permits cost $190. Caelei Martin, a senior from Augusta, said she thought this was the best option especially for new students who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the campus well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to fight for a parking space and riding the bus through campus can familiarize them with the campus,â&#x20AC;? Martin said. Students who park without permits can receive tickets or have their car towed. Donna Hultine, director of parking, said the department had cars towed if there were safety concerns or if the student had three or more
unpaid tickets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We tow if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something that the police would call a safety issue, like parking in a fire lane,â&#x20AC;? Hultine said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Or if the person is an excessive violator.â&#x20AC;? Towed cars are taken to Bulldog Tow, 1881 East 1450 Rd. It costs $45 for the tow but if the car isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t picked up within 48 hours a $20 fee is added. Hultine said some students try to trick the parking officers by placing someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ticket on their own car to avoid another, or by putting their ticket on a different car in hopes that person will pay it. The most severe consequence, though, is given to students who forge or alter permits. Hultine said few students attempt to create their own passes or steal someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, but those that do receive steep punishment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t park anywhere on campus at all for a year, they have to pay for the tow and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an additional $100 ticket,â&#x20AC;? Hultine said. While it does takes responsibility to park legally, Hultine said students just need to know the regulations before parking on campus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you buy a permit, really be aware of where that permit is valid,â&#x20AC;? Hultine said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are places on campus where you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need a permit, but really look at signs and be aware of the rules.â&#x20AC;?
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academics
Use campus resources to stay organized all year BY CARLO RAMIREZ
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Starting the school year focused and organized is important to achieving success in the classroom. But don’t fret if if time management is not your best skill. The Academic Achievement and Access Center hosts time management and other helpful workshops throughout the semester. These workshops cover just how important time management is to
academic success as well as health. The workshops target two points: the big picture and the weekly picture. The center provides calendars at the workshops and online to students interested in managing their time. Students are encouraged to gather their syllabuses and mark out the entire semester. Kristen Scott, associate director of Academic Achievement and Access Center, said this practice would prove to be very helpful. “We like to call the syllabus the
‘road map,’” Scott said. “By filling out a calendar, students can really see which weeks are going to be more stressful than others. We like to call it ‘big picture thinking’.” Scott said filling out a calendar allows students to balance their lives properly. She said a semester was not all work — it requires time for friends and exercise. A successful semester is not just reflected in the letter grade a student earns at the end, but also by the balance a student maintains throughout the semester.
Sarah Gelvin, a senior from Leawood, is double majoring in business administration and mechanical engineering. She said it wouldn’t be possible to complete both of her degrees without good time management. “Managing my time actually gives me more free time to do what I want,” Gelvin said. “If I plan out specific time slots for everything I need to do in a day, I get more accomplished and work more effectively.” Starting off strong is just as
important as time management. Getting an initial good grade can give you a little leeway at the end of semester when things get a bit busier. Scott acknowledged that the first test can be tricky and a student may not know just what to expect. Her advice is simple. “Over prepare.” The first workshop will be held Sept. 1. Workshop information and printable semester schedules are available at the center’s website, www.achievement.ku.edu.
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Spencer King doesn’t use a credit card. “I’m not comfortable using one, so I refuse to get one,” King, a law student from Kansas City, Kan., said. “I feel safer using debit, but I know I need to build up my credit. Some day I’ll have to, but not today.” King isn’t the only student with finances on his mind. A study of University students revealed that 82 percent of respondents would like more information about money, debt and credit card management. A new program from the Financial Literacy Task Force is aiming to do just that. Working with students, the program will make the basics of financial responsibility more accessible, especially because of the program’s location on the third floor of the Kansas Union. The Financial Literacy Program will pilot in the fall and assist students through one-onone sessions, class presentations, publications, student peer assistants
and videos online. Although King is one student wary of credit card usage, he’s the exception to the rule. A study released in April by the Sallie Mae Foundation revealed that nearly one-third of college students are using credit cards to pay for tuition and 92 percent of students use credit cards when buying textbooks and other school supplies. Students also aren’t shy about how many credit cards they keep in their wallets: The average student carries 4.6 cards. Students using credit cards isn’t necessarily bad, but the amount of debt many are racking up could cause serious financial problems in the future. Only 17 percent of college students pay off their balances each month, which is likely connected to the lack of financial education available to students. tion between multiple groups on campus, including Student Senate, the School of Business, KU Memorial Unions and the Office of the Vice Provost for Student Success. — Richelle Buser
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Ibrahim Alanqar, Gaza Strip senior, prepares to break his fast on a Thursday evening at the Lawrence Islamic Center last year as part of the Islamic traditions associated with Ramadan. Alanqar was the treasurer of the Muslim Students Association of KU.
Practicing faith in a new place BY RICHELLE BUSER
rbuser@kansan.com
A new environment can present challenges for students who want to express their faith, but the University and areas around Lawrence offer multiple options for religious worship and community events.
Judaism:
The Lawrence Jewish Community Center, 917 Highland Dr., serves as a synagogue for residents and provides weekly Friday night Shabbat and celebrations for holidays. Friday night Shabbats begin at 7:45 p.m. and are followed by socializing and refreshments. Once a month, services are offered early and are always in both English l
and Hebrew. Services alternate between Reform, Conservative and Reconstructionist prayer books. l KU Chabad offers Friday night Shabbat dinners, Torah discussions over pizza, Mezuzols for dorm rooms, Kosher cooking and take-out options. A Rabbi will visit students when and wherever they want. KU Chabad also offers Birthright trips to Israel, 10 of which are free for qualified Jewish students. More information is available at www.jewishku. com l KU Hillel, 722 New Hampshire St., offers break-the-fast parties for Yom Kippur, a place for Passover seders, community service and Israeli cultural programs. KU Hillel sends a weekly newsletter to members to update them on upcoming events
and activities. More information is available at www.kuhillel.org
Hinduism:
l The Hindu Temple and Cultural
Center of Kansas City is a short drive away at 6330 Lackman Rd. in Shawnee. The temple participates in a monthly soup kitchen for charity, lunches on Sundays, yoga and an annual Anand Mela, which provides members with music, games, Indian culture and food. l On campus, Hindu students can join the Cultural India Club or the Southeast Asian Student Association, both of which partake in many cultural aspects of Hinduism. Niyanta Gopal, a graduate student from St. Louis, said both clubs could be beneficial, depending on a student’s
background. “Cultural India Club is great for students coming straight from India,” Gopal said, “and the Southeast Asian Student Association caters to students from all over Southeast Asia.”
Buddhism:
l Kansas Zen Center, 1423 New
York St., offers Buddhist retreats and workshops, Zen classes and information about chanting and Kongans. More information is available at www.kansaszencenter.org.
Islam:
l The Islam Center of Lawrence,
1917 Naismith Dr., has a convenient location near Naismith and Oliver halls. The center provides a place for the Islamic community to worship,
including a location for the daily five prayers required of Muslims. Vugar Azizov, a recent graduate from Azerbajian, said Muslim students should take the time to get involved, especially because it’s not a large time commitment. “Check it out. It’s on Fridays for about 15 minutes and is a traditional Muslim experience.” l The Muslim Student Association provides information and activities for Muslim students. On its website, the MSA has guidelines for Muslim students new to KU, particularly international students. The MSA also hosts informative lectures for non-Muslims about Islam, a weekly Halaqah, and fast-a-thons and group charity work. Information about upcoming events is available on the MSA website at www.msaku.com
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Choosing the right church takes time, a little research BY RICHELLE BUSER
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College is a time for exploration, and that includes exploring oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faith. But with a variety of churches available, those who practice Christianity may be questioning which is right for them. Finding the right church can take time, but these churches are a few places to start. Also be sure to check out the variety of religious groups on campus. A full list is available at www. ku.edu/student/organizations.
Something unique:
Get involved with the Revolution Church, 500 W. 40th St., in Kansas City, Mo. Revolution Church states on its website that it works to â&#x20AC;&#x153;create a Christlike cultureâ&#x20AC;? and encourages others to break down societal expectations and barriers to change the world. The Westport location is a great place to meet other young Christians. Not sure about driving 45 minutes for a new place? Check out audio recordings of recent sermons at www.kcrevolution.org
A traditional experience:
Visit historic St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in downtown Lawrence. St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has been a part of Lawrence since before Quantrillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Raid. Located at 1229 Vermont St., St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offers weekday masses at 7:30 a.m. and multiple options for weekend mass. Reconciliation is available every Saturday at 3 p.m. or by appointment. Spanish mass is offered Sundays at 1 p.m. A full schedule of services is available on the churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, www.saint-johns.net.
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St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 1229 Vermont St., has been in Lawrence for more than 150 years. tions, check out Vineyard online at www.vineyardkcnorth.com
Opportunities to get involved:
Consider Vintage Church, which was founded by University students in 2003. Along with 5:30 services on Always been annoyed at formal Sunday evenings, Vintage also offers wear for church? Vineyard Church multiple ways for students to be active in Kansas City encourages its mem- in the church. The ministry group bers to come as First Impressions they are. It uses works to crea more modern ate a welcoming At Vintage Church, those approach to muenvironment for sical selections members through with artistic talents can during sermons coffee and visiting be part of the Creative and prides itself time before seron relating faith vices. Those with Encounters team, where to everyday issues artistic talents can they can use their skills to people face. Vinebe part of the Creyard often covers ative Encounters add to sermons. topics as a series team, where they and uses biblical can use their skills experiences and testimonies to pro- to add to sermons. To learn more vide guidance. Vineyard also offers about Vintage Church, visit its website missions trips in Africa, Ecuador and at www.vintagelawrence.org Mexico. For service times and loca-
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HOUSING
Effective communication key to cohabitation BY KIRSTEN KWON
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Sharing space can be a challenging part of college life. A roommate contract can prevent conflict by setting boundaries and clarifying expectations.
For only child Hannah Baker, living with a roommate for the first time was a challenge. Baker, now a junior from Shawnee, and her roommate lived together as freshmen in Corbin Hall. At first it seemed like they’d be able to live together comfortably, but then the differences between the girls grew more severe. “It started off with petty things,” Baker said. “We decided to split the cost of food, but she was keeping things from me and then we weren’t communicating.” Soon after the problems began, they quickly worsened. Baker said she found worn underwear in her drawer, where she believed her roommate placed them after she’d worn them without permission. The roommate left the dorm for several weeks later, leading Baker to believe she had unofficially moved out. “Her stuff was still there when we came back for second semester,” Baker said. “Eventually, I went down to the office and told them she left. They called her and gave her until a certain date to get her things.” While Baker’s case may be extreme, roommate conflict is common. With strangers moving into small rooms and sharing space, issues often come up. Gianfranco Villagomez, a junior from Peru, is a resident adviser in Hashinger Hall. He said he mostly saw
residents who had difficulty adjusting to their roommates’ habits. In one case, a resident sought Villagomez’s help when his roommate’s girlfriend spent hours in the room. “He couldn’t go to sleep because they were there and they’d stay up until 2 in the morning,” Villagomez said. He suggested that the students talk to each other about their concerns. Villagomez said he tried to stay out of roommate conflict unless necessary. Roommate contracts are a way for residents to set boundaries and rules right away. Villagomez said his residents signed a contract within the first week. “It has different questions about their habits, like if they like the room warmer or cold, of if they mind having people in the room,” Villagomez said. “They sign it and it’s a contract. It’s ever-changing — if one isn’t happy, we can review the contract and make it over again.” Baker and her roommate did not sign a contract. She said this could have solved some of their issues early on. “I would stress that you get that done,” Baker said. “It’s setting clear boundaries early on, which can make for a better living situation.” Villagomez said his best advice for living with roommates was to get to know one another and to be open. “You should hang out with your roommate,” Villagomez said. “The relationship will help. If you’re friends, it’s much easier to solve any problems.”
ARTs
Final Fridays gives students new venue BY MEGAN RUPP
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Starting Aug. 27, University students have an opportunity to showcase and view artwork in a new project called Final Fridays. Everyone is welcome to enjoy the artwork, but for visual, design and performing arts students, Final Fridays is a unique chance to show off their talents. Michael Selby, a senior from Hays, is a graphic design major who said he plans to participate. “Final Fridays really has a great
potential to connect KU’s design collective with the community of Lawrence,” Selby said. Dina Evans, director of career services and outreach for the School of Music, said she appreciated any opportunity for student musicians to get out of Murphy Hall and play for a new audience. On June 22, city commissioners unanimously approved the Downtown Lawrence Arts District’s request for $10,000 from the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission.
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Dining Services offers local produce By Luyan Wang
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KU Dining Services is providing fresh, local produce through a new program called Farm to Cart. Students and faculty can buy fresh fruits, vegetables and other products from local farms from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays at The Market in the Kansas Union. Farm to Cart kicked off June 2, a year after Dining Services’ primary food provider, Sysco, began buying produce from local farms. Dining Services director Nona Golledge said Dining Services spent about a year setting up Farm to Cart before offering it at the University. Stephen Webb, a junior from Lawrence, said it was a great idea to have fresh and local food on campus. “It’s good to make healthy choices like that,” Webb said. Every Friday, Sysco sends a list of available products to Dining
Services. Dining Services then selects the items it wants and posts a list of available items on its website to let people know what the cart will offer in the coming week. Golledge said the price of items varied based on what Sysco charged. “We are very competitive with what’s out there in other markets,” Golledge said. Because the student population is lower during the summer, customers have mainly been faculty and staff so far. The business for Farm to Cart has been slow, but Dining Services is working to make sure more students are aware of this new program. Golledge said the cart would stay at The Market until growing season ends when the weather gets colder. Christina Fischer, a resident of Boulder, Colo., came to campus for her niece’s orientation. Fischer said the cart looked great and she might buy some products if she got a chance. Unlike Webb and Fischer, Hiromi
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PRODUCE (continued from 22) a chance. Unlike Webb and Fischer, Hiromi Hori, an undergraduate student from Nara, Japan, said she preferred the grocery store to the Farm to Cart program because grocery stores offered
more variety. Golledge said if the Farm to Cart program gained popularity with students, Dining Services would certainly look into expanding its offerings in the future.
Farm to Cart ItemS, Prices on July 21 ■ Zucchini .99/lb ■ Cucumber .79/Ib ■ Corn on the cob .39/each ■ Yellow squash .99/Ib ■ Eggplant .99/Ib ■ Honey bears $3/each
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The Farm to Cart stand offers produce at The Market in the Kansas Union. The cart offers produce from local farms from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays.
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TRAVEL
Nearby destinations offer break from Lawrence BY ShANNA LARSoN | editor@kansan.com
Sometimes students need a break from the everyday grind, but with school in session it’s hard to get away for more than a day or two. There are a variety of events that are perfect for that short getaway or road trip.
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The Walnut Valley Festival is held every year in Winfield, only three hours away. The Walnut Valley Festival is a bluegrass festival that takes place every year. This year it will start Sept. 15 and go until Sept. 19. There will be more than 30 performers, camping, special workshops, a golf tournament and a picnic. A ticket for one day is $35 at the gate or in advance. For more information go to www. wvfest.com.
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If you are looking for a weekend full of culture, the Ethnic Enrichment Festival at Swope Park in kansas City, Mo., is Aug. 20-22. More than 50 countries’ traditions are celebrated through a variety of activities. Food, dance, crafts and traditional drinks are part of the experience for only $3. For more information go to www.eeckc.org.
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If you love the board game Clue, Junction City’s Clue Scavenger Hunt is what you’re looking for. The game begins at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 19. Take a group of friends and figure out who did it. The first team to find the answers wins a prize.
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Midwest Deutsche Oktoberfest is one of the wildest weekends in Hays. Only three hours west of Lawrence, you can experience the games, entertainment and activities Deutsche style. The festival is Sept. 18-19 at the Ellis County Fairgrounds. For more information visit www.midwestdeutschefest.com.
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For a little old-time fun, head to Wichita for a drive-in movie at the Starlite Drive-In Theatre. Make the two-hour trip for a double- or even triple-feature experience. They have a full menu of traditional movie food, as well as hotdogs and hamburgers to make it a complete dinner and a movie. Enjoy movies a different way for only $8. For more information go to www.starlitefun.com.
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Lawrence listed among best U.S. college towns MSNBC.com praises city’s thriving arts scene, strong sense of history and unique entertainment options Schlichter’s findings, particularly the so good,” Keating said. “It’s a vibrant mrupp@kansan.com enthusiasm for Jayhawk athletics. town with a youthful energy, the University is She said she loved certainly a big The University may be a part of con- the sunshine dur“The community we have part of that and ference realignment, but Lawrence ing football seaathletics is a son and tailgathere has a lot of character remains in a league of its own. big part of the Last week, Sarah Schlichter, editor ing with other and all sorts of amenities University.” of IndependentTraveler.com, listed fans added a new that people want to have The connecLawrence as one of the nine best element for her: tion between school spirit. college towns in the country on in a community.” the Lawrence “It’s not a huge MSNBC.com. community and “We really liked the emphasis on thing at schools JACk MArTIN the University is the arts,” Schlichter said. “For a rela- at home like it is ku deputy director of communisomething both here, ” Aviles said. cations tively small city, it really seemed to Keating and be a thriving arts community. We “It’s fun to see how Jack Martin, KU also liked the sense of history there.” many Jayhawk deputy director Schlichter said Lawrence also stood fans there are.” of communications, agreed was a Senior associate athletic director out because of the inexpensive Larry Keating major factor in the town’s spirit. shops, unique “We’re very pleased to see said that sports dining options, first acted as Lawrence getting that kind of recoutdoor activi“I just came here to go e nte r t ai n me nt ognition,” Martin said. “Lawrence is ties, the “attracto school, but Lawrence and encour- very important to the recruiting of tive buildings aged gradu- students, faculty and staff members. and green spaces” really is a fantastic town ates to return to The community we have here has a on campus and with a lot to offer.” lot of character and all sorts of ameLawrence. the “great pride” “I’ve found nities that people want to have in a surrounding the SuE GEHrT a number of community” University’s sports Clinton Lake operations manager These amenities, mentioned by people who teams. Schlichter in her review, include have returned Alison Aviles, to Lawrence to biking, fishing, hiking, boating and a senior from San Diego, said she agreed with retire because their experiences were swimming at parks such Clinton
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gainesville, Fla. Madison, Wisc. — Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ State Park just west of Lawrence. Sue Gehrt, operations manager at Clinton Lake, said the beach was often packed with KU students. “Clinton Lake and all it offers is a huge asset to the city of Lawrence and the University students who use the area quite a bit,” Gehrt said.
Gehrt is originally from Ohio, but stayed in Lawrence after graduating with two degrees from the University. “I just came here to go to school, but Lawrence really is a fantastic town with a lot to offer,” Gehrt said. “So I came out here, really liked it, met my husband and ended up staying.”
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Owners sell campus landmark Book store spent 33 years at the top of the hill By Janene Gier
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The Jayhawk Bookstore was born 33 years ago when former owner Bill Muggy opened shop, selling books to KU students at a discounted price. On July 14, he gave up his baby. “I took the store from conception to wedding,” Bill said. “It has new life, but it’s carrying my DNA.” Muggy sold the store to Nebraska Book Store, which he said was more equipped to handle the business. Although the Jayhawk Bookstore has new owners, the store that sat in the heart of KU’s campus for more than three decades has solid memories with roots that run deep. The store was one of the original Kansas Lottery retailers and sold one of the first Kansas Lottery instant tickets on Nov. 12, 1987, said Sally Lunsford, employee for the Kansas Lottery. A Playboy magazine signing featuring a Women of KU calendar model Carey Oroke, was held there in 2002. Muggy’s wife, Janet, also remembers rationing the store’s 500 copies of The University Daily Kansan after the men’s basketball team won a national championship in 2008. Each person was only allowed one copy, she said. Diane Huges, who worked at the Jayhawk Bookstore for 18 years, witnessed a national championship win while employed at the bookstore. “It was a mess,” Huges said, referring to the night of the men’s basketball 1988 championship. She said the championships brought friends to town that she hadn’t seen for 20 years, and it was exciting to see so many faces she knew from her years as a student. “Bill asked me, ‘Do you know everyone who ever went to KU?’” Grandparents, parents and their children had all become loyal customers to the store and Huges,
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The Jayhawk Bookstore, 1420 Crescent Rd., has been open for 33 years. It’s known for its popular jingle, which reminds customers that it’s “at the top of the hill.” The store’s owners sold it to Nebraska Book Company, which they say is better equipped to handle online book sales. 78, said she had a wonderful time on the front stoop of the store, working there. knowing little Janet, who English and worked at the without a clue “I took the store from store for 12 years, where to go. conception to wedding. remembered “He had two It has new life, but it’s when the store’s giant suitcases jingle started. on wheels. I carrying my DNA.” Customers would remember he be on the phone got out of that Bill Muggy and say, “I’m at the taxi and said, Former Jayhawk Bookstore owner bookstore — at ‘Here I am,’” the top of the hill.” Janet said. That’s how it all started, she said. Those are the kinds of things she’ll Janet talked about when a new miss. student from Denmark appeared When Bill opened the Jayhawk
Bookstore, it used about 2,000 square feet — about a quarter of the space the store now uses — and the business grew to take over the first and second floors of the building. Bill said in the first year of business he bootlegged most of the information he needed to get books for students. “There was a time when Bill Muggy meant competition. I’ve walked past that,” Bill said. The University and the Jayhawk Bookstore have had a long-standing written agreement to share information about course reading materials,
said Mike Reed, director of Kansas Union communications and retail marketing. Bill said he and Janet decided to sell the store when more business started moving online. Nebraska Book Company, originally called Cliff ’s Notes, was created by Cliff Hillegas. Cliff ’s son and Bill had been classmates, Bill said. Hillegas, who died in 2001, was an early partner and contributor to the Jayhawk Bookstore, Bill said. Bill said the demand to move online wasn’t something he wanted to keep up with.
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Neighborhood shop offers more than just trims BY CARLO RAMIREZ
cramirez@kansan.com
At first glance, it looks like there’s a party at Watson’s Barber Shop. Cars are parked in improvised parking spots in front of the store, customers are laughing, and people inside are doing impressions. Watson’s Barber Shop, just off of Ninth and Mississippi streets, is the only African-American shop in Lawrence. “It’s the black man’s country club,” said Tim “Nellie” Nelson, a barber at Watson’s. “In here you find out about everything: gossip, girls, school drama, or even the latest game you watched. It’s all up for discussion.” Before the barber shop existed, current owner Martin “Marty” Watson was cutting hair in west Lawrence when he heard about a rival barber in town named Nellie. Nelson had been working at a barber shop on Massachusetts Street when customers began telling him about a guy he had to meet named Marty.
Both knew of each other, but only by name and as the only black barbers in Lawrence. They decided to meet one night and went out to a bar together. For three nights, the two went out in Lawrence and enjoyed each other’s company so much they decided to go into business together. Watson’s Barber Shop opened in 2005 and has been busy since day one. “People kept telling us we had to meet one another and come together,” said Martin “Marty” Watson, barber and store owner. “We decided to meet up and go out, one night turned in to two nights, and two nights turned in to three. We both knew Lawrence needed a black barbershop, so we did it.” Watson’s business has grown steadily over the years. Marty says the shop hasn’t been affected by the poor economy — something he attributes to the barbers’ skills. Customers are even willing to cut back on other expenses to make their
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Tim Nelson, Martin Watson and Benjamin Van Sickle form the backbone of Watson’s Barber Shop, at Ninth and Mississippi streets. Watson was named “minority businessman of the year” by by the NAACP in 2008.
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barber (continued from 26) twice-monthly visit to Watson’s shop. “Maybe instead of using money for gas, I’ll take the transit to somewhere I need to go,” said Ruben Downey, a Lawrence resident and a regular at Watson’s. “There is no other place in Lawrence that can cut hair like these guys.” Ruben and numerous other customers were actually referred to Watson’s by other barbers on Massachusetts Street. After asking others barbers for a skin fade, the barbers simply gave them directions to Watson’s. Customers are looking for a specific type of haircut, and Watson’s is the only place in Lawrence that can give it to them. Nellie said Watson’s was the only barber shop in Lawrence with two licensed black barbers. “A lot of the barbers on Massachusetts Street just don’t know how to cut black hair or just hair
period,” Nellie said. Everything about Watson’s Barber Shop is different from the downtown barbers. The majority of the barbers in the area are older white men. Watson’s barbers are mostly young black men, including Watson and Nelson. They call the lone white barber, Bryan Van Sickle, “John B” after an old-school white rapper known for his unusual soul. Customers at Mass. Street barbers typically request scissor cuts and trims, whereas Watson’s customers prefer edge ups, skin fades and tapers. These requests are more than just hair styles. They embody a culture. For many black students attending the University, Watson serves as a little reminder of home. “Kind of like a safe home,” said Bruce Roath, a senior from St. Louis. “It’s a chance to get away from campus and sort of feel at home for a
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they see it, the University provides all the business they need. As soon as one loyal customer graduates and moves back home, there is a young freshman looking for the best place
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Avoid headaches with 10 tips for after move-in BY shanna larson
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Finding a house or an apartment, signing a lease and moving in is exhausting. Although it is important to read your lease before signing it, it is also important to complete a checklist after moving in.
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Once you have moved in, have a meeting with your roommates to re-read the lease and make a list of important dates throughout your lease. It is important to know what day rent is due every month, when day you are expected to be moved out, and if there is a date you need to notify your property owner before moving out. Carrie George, a senior from Topeka, said she was charged more than $400 before she moved out. “In the fine print of our lease it said we had to notify them 60 days before we moved out, even though our lease was up,” George said.
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guests should park to avoid being towed. Not knowing the rules can lead to trouble. “I had just been at my apartment for a week and my car was towed because I parked in the wrong number,” said John Harris, a junior from Fort Collins, Colo.
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Find out exactly what you are paying for in your lease. Some places include water and electricity in the rent and others do not. Find out how much you will be paying on top of rent if they are not included. Some places offer a fitness center and a community center that is already included in the monthly rent.
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Accidents happen and things break. Find out if repairs are included in the lease and whether the owner or leasing company provides maintenance. Some places will do everything, including change light bulbs, and others will expect the tenant to repair anything that doesn’t work or is broken before moving out.
Most places require a secuBefore throwing a party or rity deposit, and most students don’t get that money back. Find out what playing loud music, find out if there the policy is for getting a deposit is a way for neighbors to submit back and when reimbursement takes noise complaints. Some places will KANSAN FILE PHOTO ILLUSTRATION place. It may be helpful to research add a fine to the lease if there are fre- Once you get into a new place, protect yourself by making sure existing facilities work and by reviewing your lease’s rules and regulations. your landlord or leasing company quent complaints. Know what kind of environment your new location to find out how is in, and adjust strict they’ll be accordingly. with damages and Protect yourself in your deposit money. Before new apartment by moving out, ask Having a checking leasing rules on for a checklist of pet in an apartwhat they expect pets, repairs and noise ment or house to be cleaned or usually depends complaints. replaced before on the owner or moving out. This leasing company. will be an imporBefore you adopt tant step in geta pet, check the policy for pets. If they are allowed, ting the deposit back. Some places you may have to pay an extra one- expect the carpets to be shampooed time deposit or a monthly fee. There and other places just expect it to be also may be restrictions on the size of vacuumed. your pet, and some owners or leasReferrals are an easy way to ing companies may prohibit specific breeds. Legends Place, 4101 W. 24th save some money off your rent. Some Place, allows pets weighing less than places reduce the rent if tenants 50 pounds and requires an extra refer someone to their apartment or deposit and additional “pet rent,” house. Make sure friends who move according to its website. It doesn’t into the same place tell management allow “exotic pets” or “aggressive” they were referred. The lease should dog breeds, including chow chows, have the amount and guidelines for rottweilers, doberman pinschers, pit referrals stated. bulls and German shepherds. If there is a pool or fitness It is important to know if center, check the lease to find hours parking is included in the lease and and the rules about guests. Some where parking is permitted. Check places allow guests to use the pool the lease to find if there are assigned and fitness center if accompanied by spots for the tenants and where a tenant, while others don’t.
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City services ease stress of moving out BY MEGAN RUPP
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Moving can be an overwhelming time for anyone. Andrew Noyes, a recent graduate from Wichita said moving in July was more painful than in other months. “We planned on doing it earlier when it was 75 degrees and nice,” Noyes said. “But it turned out when we moved it was 97 and humid that day which made it a lot worse.” While Noyes was only moving across town he didn’t have to worry about what to do with his furniture. For students that do have to get rid of belongings the City provides multiple services for recycling unwanted goods that may make the transition easier. Megan Gilliland, communications manager for the City, explains five simple ways to make moving out a smoother process.
1. Start, stop or transfer utility services online
Many residents have chosen to take advantage of the convenience of online services. Last year online activity increased from 405 in June to 1,384 in July, revealing later summer months as peak moving time, Gilliland said. To manage your water services go to www.lawrenceks.org/ utility_billing.
2. Recycle electronic goods
The city will hold the Lawrence Electronic Recycling Evenr From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 23 at Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive. Gilliland encouraged residents to take advantage of the opportunity to recycle old computers, printers, stereos, microwaves and other used electronics. There is a $10 charge to recycle computer monitors and a $15 fee for televisions. All other goods are free.
3. Have bulky items picked up
“It’s pretty popular because it’s an easy way to get rid of otherwise cumbersome things like couches and TVs,” Gilliland said. The best option for large items that are no longer usable is to call Solid Waste at (785) 832-3030.
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A couch sits in a dumpster behind a residence on Kentucky street. Students can have their bulky, unwanted items picked up by calling Solid Waste at (785) 832-3030.
4. Hold a moving sale or donate to charities
Usable goods do not need to be thrown away in the mayhem of moving. If you don’t have the time to hold a moving sale, or if you have items left over, you can donate to various charities in Lawrence. The Salvation Army Thrift Store, 946 New Hampshire St., accepts clothing, rugs, bedding, pillows and other small good donations. Call (785) 856-1115 to donate.
Tina Hernandez, manager of the thrift store, said the store would be happy to take anything except baby items. “We haven’t seen too many students. We’re still trying to get our store out there and noticed by them,” Hernandez said. “But overall this is still one of the best times of year for us because it’s garage sale season, so we see a lot of that overflow coming in, which is very helpful.” Friends of the Lawrence Public Library also accepts donations of
gently used books, CDs or videos. Call Friends coordinator Ruth DeWitt at (785) 843-3833 to donate.
5. Bicycle donations
Unwanted bicycles can be dropped off at the Street Maintenance Division, 1120 Haskell Avenue, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Call (785) 832-3031. Donating used bicycles can be helpful during move-out time, but it also serves a greater purpose.
Gilliland said that once about 50 bikes have been collected, they are moved to Lansing Correctional Facility. “The prisoners at the facility refurbish them and then they’re donated back into the Lansing community,” Gilliland said. Each year Lawrence residents donate 100 or more bicycles to the program, Gilliland said.
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Careful consideration prevents tattoo regrets Students advised to take time to think about a design idea before getting inked BY HANNAH JENNISON
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Getting a tattoo on impulse could turn out to be a the regret of a lifetime. Chris Hartman, a Santa impersonator in Lawrence with multiple tattoos of his own, recommends that people think about what they want to get tattooed and where they want to get it for at least a year before going under the needle. Still, some students rush to get ink — and many come to regret it. “I got my first tattoo the day I turned 18. I decided to be rebellious and rambunctious,” said Shannon Tuley, a senior from Overland Park. “It’s a Virgo sign on my ankle. The Virgo sign looks like an ‘M.’ I spent the next year having people ask me what my boyfriend’s name is.” Worman said that covering up tattoos cost more than original tattoos and the person getting the tatRyan Waggoner/KANSAN too covered up had to go through Lawrence resident Chris Hartman shows off the pain all over again. He said his tattoos at his home. Hartman recommends that getting a tattoo permanently thinking about a tattoo for at least a year before removed took numerous sessions, having it done. was extremely expensive, and still left a scar. Kelly said. “We’re covering it up “I already tried to cover up the with a black heart because I’m getone on my ankle by adding to it ting divorced.” to make it not look like a name,” The tattoo reminds Kelly that she Tuley said. “I added a peace dove. is capable of having best friends and The artist messed up what he was that she is capable of having people supposed to do; close enough to now the peace her to do some“I got my first tattoo the dove looks like thing so permait’s throwing nent. day I turned 18. I decided up.” “It has already to be rebellious and ramCherry Kelly, served its puradviser at pose,” she said. bunctious.” Joe’s Body Art The one thing Shannon tuley Design, 714 that the crew at Overland Park senior Vermont St., Joe’s Body Art said many stutells clients to veer dents came in away from: tattooasking for Jayhawk tattoos. ing someone’s name on your body. Kelly covered up a tattoo she got “I’m sorry, but at 18 or 19, you’re when she was “a young whipper- not a grown-up. Don’t go making snapper.” She got the tattoo with a grown-up decisions about somegirl she used to consider her best thing that will be on your body friend while they were on a road for the rest of your life unless you trip. are 100 percent positive about it,” “I don’t know that girl anymore,” Hartman said.
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Libraries offer variety of study options BY ALISON CUMBOW
editor@kansan.com
Lawrence has many coffee shops, libraries, friends’ living rooms and quiet corners in which to study. Some of the best places — or at least the most popular — include the several on-campus libraries. Here’s a brief guide to get you acquainted with some of the libraries on campus.
Anschutz Library
The good side: There are lots of computers, table space and it’s open 24 hours. There’s a place to get food and even a pencil, pen and paper machine if you find yourself in a crunch. Other students can help you with your papers on the main floor in the Writing Center if you need it.
The bad side: The major problem is its noise. It seems like some students think Anschutz is the newest raging bar in Lawrence, and it’s got quite a following. Even the “quiet zones” are loud, and it’s not fun to try and learn Spanish verb conjugations next to someone who doesn’t know proper headphone-volume etiquette. The bottom line: Anschutz is a stop-before-your-next-class-to-doyour-homework-really-fast place — not an ideal final exam study spot.
Watson Library
The good side: The stacks — they offer anonymity to students who don’t like to study with friends and who need alone time to concentrate. It gets cold in there, and the sounds of the elevator mixed with the oldbook smell makes you feel like you’re
Anschutz Library in another time period. When you need a break, try and find the book with the oldest checkout date on it. The other good side is the meeting areas on the main floor — there’s a place to get food, including soup and hot chocolate, and, of course, coffee.
Watson Library During exam weeks, the library will give out free coffee and hot chocolate to late-night studiers. The bad side: You’ve probably already been here at least three times to do a library “tour” and to learn how to search for things on the Internet.
It’s not open all night, and only until 3 a.m. during finals weeks. The bottom line: Watson can get you in the zone to study, but you get jolted out of the zone pretty quick when you can’t stay past midnight during the semester.
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BY ALISON CUMBOW
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Students can take a look at the first phase of a five-phase plan to remodel Anschutz Library on Aug. 25. Rebecca Smith, director of communications and advancement of KU Libraries, said the major overhaul is based on a number of years of research on how undergraduate students study and learn. “We’ve done focus groups with students. We’ve involved them in this process to see what they need at KU specifically,” she said. Smith said the focus groups helped lead the design of what will be called The Learning Studio on the third and fourth floors. The space will accommodate needs for group study areas and have specific types of technology. For example, Smith said if a group of five or six students is working on a presentation each using a laptop, the Power Point can be projected onto a 46-inch screen in the area. She said each student will have a “puck,” something that can be used to drive the Power Point on the screen, so the group can edit in real time. Smith said they have changed everything for the study space. “We’ve spent a lot of time asking students,” she said. The design team had student volunteers sit in different types of chairs to see which ones they thought would work best for the new area. Phase one will bring together resources that undergraduate students need to successful. There will be a reference center to check out laptops, an IT center to answer computer questions, a writing center, tutoring services, a University advising center, a University career center and a new primary KU Info desk. The previous KU Info desk in the Kansas Union will become a satellite location, Smith said. “The idea is to build on what students really want,” she said. Those students who want quiet study areas will be especially happy. The tables in the new study space will all have kiosks in the middle explaining where to e-mail or text a library employee about people who are too noisy. Staff members will come by without anyone having to go to the front desk. The Learning Studio will be open to students from 12:30 to 2:30 Aug. 25. Free pizza and soda will be provided.
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A 2009 mtvU and Associated Press poll reported that 85 percent of college students felt stressed on a daily basis. Professionals at Watkins Memorial Health Center say dealing with stress, rather than just avoiding it, is the best way to stay happy and healthy.
Keep perspective when dealing with stress BY RICHELLE BUSER
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Students often look forward to the beginning of the school year, but very few enjoy the stress that accompanies a full work load of classes and activities. A recent mtvU and Associated Press poll reported in 2009 that 85 percent of college students felt stressed on a daily basis. The study also discovered that six out of 10 had stress that prohibited them from completing necessary tasks. Even though it seems today’s college students are more stressed out than ever, the same study found that less than 20 percent said they would go to a school
counselor for help. John C. Wade, outreach coordinator and licensed counseling psychologist at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said it was important for students to keep perspective when it came to stress. “It’s not about avoiding stress entirely, but more about managing it effectively,” Wade said. “Balance in your daily life is the most important. And if you need to talk to someone, there are programs available.” Wade said taking a walk, calling a friend to chat, or just building in some time during the day to relax were crucial, even when students felt there weren’t enough hours in the day. Watkins Counseling and Psychological Services has
personal counseling, group counseling, training programs, testing services and self-help materials available for students. “Students getting stressed is pretty understandable because of all the demands they deal with,” he said. “It can be pretty easy to feel overwhelmed if you’re not taking actions to keep stress under control.” Laura Webb, a senior from Prairie Village and personal trainer at Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center, said she often saw clients arrive to training sessions worn out from stress. “They come in really stressed out, but by the end of the session I’ll always ask if they’re glad they came and the answer is always
yes,” Webb said. Webb said she personally found that just 30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise, such as jogging or biking, made her feel re-energized and refreshed. Wade said exercise could be a great stress reliever, but that most students needed to reflect on what has worked for them in the past and stick with it. If students don’t keep stress in check, they often suffer from low energy, sleep troubles and appetite issues. Stephanie Irwin, a 2010 graduate from Coffeyville, is studying to take the Certified Public Accountant Exam. When she gets stressed, she tries to take breaks before things get out of hand.
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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is a multi-platiunum swing revival group. The band will perform selections from its latest album, “How Big Can You Get?: The Music of Cab Calloway,” at the Lied Center Oct. 22.
Lied Center gearing up for performances BY ALISON CUMBOW
editor@kansan.com
This semester, the Lied Center will have many new performances and events coming to town that students can look forward to. Tim Van Leer, executive director of the Lied Center said it would offer a variety of diverse events in the fall. “I’m particularly excited about Big Bad Voodoo Daddy,” he said. “The popular swing band is a big hit wherever they perform.” Van Leer said students should check out the Broadway events and a modern dance company called Armitage Gone!. The shows at the Lied Center can be relatively inexpensive nights out for students. Students receive special reduced prices, ranging from $5 to $24, for all performances. “These prices are available to KU students throughout the year,” Van Leer said. “But to get the best seats, they should purchase as early as possible.” More information about the Lied Center and its performances is available on its website at www.lied.ku.edu.
The Lied Center’s fall semester schedule: Aug. 20 — Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys Sept. 30 — 100 Years of Broadway Oct. 2 — Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile Oct. 3 — Adam Gyorgy Oct. 8 — Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company Oct. 9 — Turtle Island Quartet Oct. 21 — “Fiddler on the Roof” Oct. 22 — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Oct. 27 — “Spring Awakening” Nov. 5 — Armitage Gone! Dance Nov. 12 — Peter Goodchild’s “The Real Dr. Strangelove” Nov. 13 — Interpreti Veneziani Dec. 7 — “Legally Blonde the Musical” Dec. 11 — Jim Brickman
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Bluegrass band Punch Brothers will perform at the Lied Center Oct. 2.
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Members say strategic use of Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare can lead to future career opportunities BY COREY THIBODEAUX
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Social media can do much more than just connect you with friends. It’s a network, a continuous stream of consciousness enabling users to find jobs and windows of opportunities. A new group on campus is planning to make sure students are aware of social networking. Maya Tao, a senior from China, and Joe Davis, a senior from Coventry, Conn., founded the University’s chapter of the Social Media Club. Its goal is to stress the importance of social networking in the non-traditional sense. “If you are not online and someone is searching you, you are in big trouble,” Tao said. The Social Media Club is an organization with chapters all over the world that aims to promote the practices of social networking, including ethical behavior and literacy. The group isn’t meant to tell people how to use Facebook or Twitter, but how not to use them. Katie Brosious, a graduate student from Keller, Texas, said the improper use of Facebook hindered the ability to get a job, but other sites were beneficial. Using social media in the proper way, she said, showed potential employers your value.
Brosious, who is a part of the “It’s really how students can differentiate themselves when it comes Lawrence chapter, said few universities emphasize to getting a job,” social media Brosious said. “It’s really how students though they Other social should, espenetworking sites can differentiate themcially in a small are creating selves when it comes to city such as new opportuniLawrence. ties, which the getting a job.” “Lawrence is new group will Katie brosius a lot more comdiscuss. Some Keller, Texas graduate student munity-oriented include the geothan I think a lot graphically based of places are,” she Foursquare and Gowalla, which allow businesses to said. For instance, Brosius said, if a give benefits to returning customers. The website LinkedIn.com is beneficial for business networking, and is imperative for getting a job, Davis said. “A lot of students aren’t on that and they should be,” he said. The students in the social media class on campus talked about the possibilities of starting a group, but no one did anything until now. The city of Lawrence has its own chapter where members get together at “Tweetups” and discuss the significance social media has in today’s world. Davis said he wants the University’s chapter to start having meetings the first week in September and maybe collaborate with the Lawrence and Kansas State chapters as well.
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Travis Rowe admits he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the healthiest lifestyle. As a college student, he says he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the best diet and his schedule makes it hard to get a workout in. But he still tries to make exercise a priority. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just feel worthless if I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,â&#x20AC;? Rowe, a senior from Dallas, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I make it again, awesome.â&#x20AC;? Every college student faces the threat of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;freshman 15,â&#x20AC;? the weight students supposedly gain in their first year of college. But some students are motivated enough to avoid it. Amber Long, assistant fitness director at Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center, said it was harder to get to the gym in college because of the lack of structure. High schools typically require students to take gym classes and more students are involved in sports. But in college, you are responsible for setting your entire schedule. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At this point, nobodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s telling you that you have to do anything,â&#x20AC;? Long said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But in order to develop healthy habits, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really important in these years to make those lifestyle habits.â&#x20AC;? To stay in his routine, David Wilson, a junior from Lawrence and personal training program manager at the recreation center, puts his
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Allison Lubarsky, a 2010 graduate, participates in the 20-minute Completely Core class offered through KU Fit at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center last fall. workouts into his daily calendar. So many times he heard someone say they would go to the gym and then something got in the way because of
poor time management. A calendar makes sure that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That way, it feels to me like an obligation,â&#x20AC;? Wilson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have to do it.â&#x20AC;? And there are other ways to motivate people to consistently exercise. Lauren Webb, program manager for KU Fit, said the recreation center has a program for everyone who wants to get into a gym habit.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Part of it is knowledge that these kinds of things even exist,â&#x20AC;? she said. For instance, all of the programs the recreation center offers will be displayed Thursday. Students and faculty can go to the fitness studio next to the indoor basketball courts and sample all of the programs from yoga to boot camp in 20 minute intervals. The free event, called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rock the Rec,â&#x20AC;? is from 6 to 9 p.m. Long said people who werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in
the habit of exercising during college probably thought they would find the time once they had a nineto-five job. But they often find that getting to the gym seems even harder after the long work day, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you can establish those habits in college,â&#x20AC;? she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something that would be important to you after college as well.â&#x20AC;?
Dining Services raises prices BY LUYAN WANG
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Retail prices at The Market in the Kansas Union, The Underground in Wescoe Hall and The Crimson CafĂŠ in Burge Union, increased an average of 2 percent on July 1. The increase was necessary because of anticipated increases in utility and food costs and other operating expenses, said University
Dining Services director Nona Golledge. The last time Dining Services increased its prices was two years ago, by about 3 percent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our goal is to provide cuisine and services at a reasonable cost to our customers while remaining financially sound,â&#x20AC;? Golledge said. Dining Services was closely monitoring projected food costs for the coming 18 months before it finalized the price increase. Golledge said
food costs in the U.S. have increased 3.5 to 5.5 percent during the past four years. Many of Dining Servicesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; franchise partners, such as Pizza Hut, increased their prices, which resulted in an increase in Dining Servicesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; price. Golledge said Dining Services had researched food prices in the area to ensure it was offering a good value to customers.
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Keys to staying healthy in college Alcohol, late-night pizza runs and sleepless nights leave students vulnerable to illness and stress BY MEGAN RUPP
calorie intake was not enough on its own. “If you’re eating like you should all Staying healthy is not the primary week, but on Friday you go out and concern for incoming students at have three beers, then go out and the beginning of the fall semester, have another three beers on Saturday, but for some it’s the only thing that’s those six beers can results in about a pound a month,” Chapman said. “A important. Lisa Sardo, a junior from Overland lot of freshmen don’t understand Park, said working out regularly and that and then are shocked when eating right helped her stay moti- they’re sophomores and juniors and vated and focused on her academic have gained 15 pounds.” Chapman said that many people coursework. “I played soccer in high school, overlook the calorie intake of alcobut my freshman year I didn’t really holic beverages. She said that 12 light work out at all,” Sardo said. “I was eat- beers can add up to 17 more pounds ing really unhealthy food, whenever a year and six mixed drinks would I wanted, and then wondered why I probably add up to about 10 pounds a year. She said it depended what couldn’t pay attention in class.” Sardo said a friend of hers told mixer is used, but the alcohol caloher to schedule time for exercise into ries alone translate to five pounds her weekly routine and keep a food per year. “The double whammy is you’re journal to increase her energy. Sardo said she started feeling the differ- not only adding the extra calories from the beers, but you often go out ence after only a with your friends month and now and grab someswears by the “A lot of coffee drinks are thing to eat late at practice. night,” Chapman Ann Chapman, popular today, but a Stara dietician bucks venti with 2 percent said. This is one at Watkins type of social milk is 410 calories.” Memorial Health eating, but Center, said time Chapman also Anne chapman management was Dietician said to be aware the key to stayof eating at club ing healthy. She meetings, while suggested taking the time to schedule work-out doing homework with friends, and times at the beginning of each week going out to eat as a way of socialand using the services the University izing. Though she suggested eating offers to schedule what you plan to more produce, not skipping breakeat. She said Better Bites, the healthy fast and avoiding social eating, she eating program on campus, met said one of the biggest issue is beverHeart Association criteria by offering age calories. “A lot of the coffee drinks are foods that are lower in fats and calories. She also said that NetNutrition popular today, but a Starbucks venti with 2 percent on the Dining milk is 410 caloServices website ries,” Chapman “The problem with not allowed you to said. get a breakdown getting enough sleep is Chapman said of everything to also be aware that we have problems served on camof high sugar pus eateries each retreiving things we’ve beverages like week, so you can learned.” Gatorade and plan ahead for soda. what you want John wade John Wade, to eat. She said Outreach coordinator, Counseling outreach coorthat by the end and Psychological Services dinator for the of the day, if you U n i v e r s i t y ’s log what you eat, Counseling and it will have kept Psycholog ic a l a running count of your calorie and Service, said most college students fat intake. Chapman said monitoring your are not getting near the amount of mrupp@kansan.com
sleep they need. He said many students feel too busy to get the seven to eight hours they need, but that the benefits of that time are underestimated. “The problem with not getting enough sleep is that we have problems retrieving things that we’ve learned,” Wade said. Wade said that students needed to
remember that learning dealt with understanding as much as it did retention, which became increasingly difficult without adequate sleep. He said a lack of sleep could impair concentration and motivation, while increasing your susceptibility to illness, stress and irritability. “You need the rest period in order to synthesize and be able to use the
information you’ve studied,” Wade said. If you find yourself lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, Wade suggests getting out of bed until you feel ready to fall asleep. He said after waiting 30 minutes with no luck, lying in bed can create a cycle of frustration associated with sleeping that prevents you from sleeping in the future.
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At some point in your life you’ve probably approached your parents with very convincing arguments about why you’re now responsible enough to own a pet. Some parents gave in, others didn’t, arguing that you just weren’t ready. For those who never got to have their cuddly friend, college years offer the opportunity for to finally own something other than the betta fish your parents gave you as a substitute. Andy Seemiller, a senior from St. Louis, grew up with dogs in his household his entire life. When he came to college, he said, he missed the companionship and knew he wanted
to get a dog as soon as possible. He wasn’t allowed to have a dog at his apartment in The Reserve, so he moved to a place where he could. “Once I realized if I moved I could have one, I started thinking about what I wanted,” Seemiller said. “I’d always wanted a husky and one day I happened to be at the animal shelter with my ex-girlfriend, saw a husky, and I bought him on the spot.” Seemiller said the financial burden and the difficulty of having a dog may present when moving was well worth it. “It might be a little more expensive and you might have to look a little harder, but it’s worth it, he’s a great dog and I’ll never give him up,” Seemiller said.
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Though Seemiller has made pet ownership work for him, other students have had significant difficulties. Many professionals in animal care now urge students to consider the short-term and long-term responsibility of pet ownership before taking the leap. Midge Grinstead, director of the Lawrence Humane Society, said that at the end of every semester students dropped off animals in large numbers, which was both hard on the facility and shows irresponsibility on the part of many students. “We had the biggest student dump this May,” Grinstead said. “In one week we took in 127 animals from students leaving town, not to mention the ones left.” In addition to the animals dropped off at the Humane Society, Grinstead said many animals were abandoned in dumpsters. She said the Humane Society spent $600 this year to revive an abandoned bearded dragon whose feet had been burnt and had nearly starved to death before being found at the bottom of a dumpster. “Students think of their pets as disposable and that’s just not the case,” Grinstead said. Grinstead said another issue often seen with students’ pets is that they were very rarely vaccinated. Matthew
Coles, a veterinarian at the Animal Grinstead said that animals’ poor Hospital of Lawrence, said vaccina- behavior was often a result of anxiety tions are something often overlooked that builds when they’re left alone by students. for too long. The first question she “We’ll see a number of students asks before allowing people to adopt who have spent $800 on a purebred is whether they work, go to school dog and then they come in to find and are out of the house for extended out they need vaccines, heart worm periods for any other reason. preventative and any number of other “Most students work, go to school things if they get sick,” Coles said. “Pet and go out occasionally,” Grinstead food, toys and things like that, stu- said. “So what free time they have, dents should definitely budget for, but they’re not spending at home. If you’re also remember that pets have health not going to be home, it’s not fair to requirements.” the animal for you to Coles and become a pet owner in Grinstead both first place.” “Students think of their theAnother agreed that one thing to of the most consider is what you pets as disposable and to do when you important things that’s just not the case.” plan graduate. Coles said to consider he has too often seen when deciding MIDGE GRINSTEAD students deal with the to own a pet is if Lawrence Humane hurdles of moving you really have Society director with a pet. the time. “You never know “If you want to what’s going to come have a pet that’s up as far as moving not destructive and well-managed around people, or what you’re going to do in the then you really have to invest that future, so you have to keep the mind time when they’re younger,” Coles set that, regardless, you’re going to said. “With dogs you need time to take this pet wherever you go,” Coles take them out regularly. But even with said. “That means you may not be a cat, the number one reason they uri- able to take certain jobs that you may nate out of the box is they get bored have wanted because your pet’s more important.” and inactive.”
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Children play outside the Hilltop Child Development Center, 1605 Irving Hill Rd, last week. In an effort to keep its enrollment up, the center offers all-day programs during the summer to offset the many professors and students who leave town and do not send their children to Hilltop as they would during the school year.
Hilltop offers convenience for students with children by Luyan Wang
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Students with children may find it easier to send their kids to daycare on campus this year. Hilltop Child Development Center, which has been on campus since 1972, enlarged its site last year and now has spaces for more children. Hilltop executive director Pat Pisani said the center now had a capacity of 290, compared with 250 last year. About 270 children enrolled this summer. Pisani said there might be some spots available for schoolaged children this fall. Hilltop provides full-day care for children older than one year by Aug. 1. It also has two full-day kindergarten programs, two after-school programs at Hilltop and two at Lawrence public schools. Class size ranges from 10 to 30,
depending on childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ages, with younger children in smaller classes. Tuition and fees for childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daycare are based on familiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; incomes. The average family pays $400 to $600 per month to place one child to Hilltop. Parents with low incomes may apply for scholarships. Scholarship funds are provided by the University Student Senate and Douglas County Child Development Association. The youngest children have first priority when receiving scholarships because their fees are higher. Pisani said scholarship money would be tight this year because Hilltop would not receive federal funding that it has used in the past. Hui Meng, a graduate student from China, enrolled her son in Hilltop recently. Meng said her friends and neighbors told her Hilltop provided high-quality daycare for children.
She was also told Hilltop has a long waiting list and is not easy to get in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel so lucky it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take so long to get the spot.â&#x20AC;? Meng said. Meng lives in the Stouffer Place Apartment on campus. She said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s convenient to have her son enrolled in an on-campus daycare because she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to drive to pick up her son every day. Students who are interested in enrolling their children can apply at the Hilltop office, 1605 Irving Hill Road, or print them out from its website, www.hilltop.ku.edu. There is a $50 application fee. Children of students have first priority for enrollment, followed by children of faculty and staff members. When space is available, Hilltop also accepts children whose families are not affiliated with the University.
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Global Partners seeks more students Group of American, international students study and socialize together By Luyan Wang
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The Global Partners program is looking for more male students whose native language is English. The program, which began in 2006, matches one international student with one American student of the same gender to share their life experiences, practice their language skills and learn about different cultures through friendship and activities. Program coordinator Celeste Yaluk said because not enough American male students registered last year, the program was forced to match two or three international men to one American man. Yaluk said that of the 190 students registered last fall, the program had fewer international women than men. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of American girls want to participate, so we need a lot more international girls,â&#x20AC;? Yaluk said. Yaluk hopes that more American men will join this year, so that all of the international male students will have a partner. Yaluk said the program could benefit both American students and international students. She said it could be helpful for students who want to study abroad to meet people from the place they would like to go and learn about the culture before they depart. Sidrah Sheikh, a junior from Chicago, heard about the program at a study abroad fair and joined in 2009. Sheikhâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partner, Nansook, is from South Korea. They often hang out together in their free time. Sheikh said she loved the program and that it was a great way to connect with people from around the world and learn about different cultures. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I also know that if I am ever in South Korea I will have a place to stay and someone to show me around,â&#x20AC;? Sheikh said. More than 50 students in the program come to each monthly social event. Students in the program are encouraged to come with their partners to these events, such as ice cream socials, Royals games, bowling and dinners. The program took a group of people to a pumpkin patch in October, hosted a Harvest Feast fea-
turing dishes from all over the world in November and taught students how to bowl in early spring. In May, they had an opportunity to meet the chancellor at her home on campus. But very few American men participate in the group events. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not because they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to participate,â&#x20AC;? Yaluk said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe I just havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been able to connect with them yet.â&#x20AC;? Yaluk said many students who do register for the program continue to do so throughout their college careers. Paige Henderson, a sophomore from Wichita, joined Global Partners in Fall 2009. Hendersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current partner is Lei Yu, an undergraduate student from China. The two met regularly during the school year, usually for dinner. Henderson said she was looking forward to this upcoming semester in the program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I asked for an Indian student this semester, as I will begin studying Hindi,â&#x20AC;? Henderson said. The program matches students based on their majors and outside interests. They hope more students will be able to study together. Brittany Love, a 2010 graduate and former president of the KU
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Members of Global Partners meet Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little at her home. The group matches international students with American students and hosts events such as ice cream socials, baseball games and dinners. Chemistry Club, joined the program a year ago. Loveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partner, Marina Kilduff, is from Roscommon, Ireland, and is studying chemistry at the University. Marina joined the club after they met. Marina and Love have attended
all of the scheduled events for the program together and they run into each other on campus, at church and around town. Love said she learned not only about Ireland from Marina, but also about Scotland, Saudi Arabia,
China and countless other countries through Global Partners events. Students interested in the program must register by Sept. 10. More information is available on the Office of International Programs website at www.oip.ku.edu.
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Check your car now to avoid big problems later BY JANENE GIER
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It’s pretty important to have a car that’s in good working order when it’s time to make that 2 a.m. food run, rush off to work or head to class for an important exam. Make sure your car is serviced before the semester is in full swing to avoid frustrating, expensive and potentially dangerous car problems. “The best thing to do is to take the car in to a place you trust and have them check it,” said Colin Bredesen, service adviser at Lawrence Automotive Diagnostics, 2858 Four Wheel Dr. “We do a pre-trip inspection that covers the whole car.” When students hit the road with a car not properly maintained, it’s only a matter of time before small things become serious risks. “My girlfriend, now wife, was driving back from Fall Break and hydroplaned and rolled her car,” said Sam Patrick, a senior from Wichita and employee at Firestone Complete Auto Care, 2425 Iowa St. “It totaled her car and everything.” The tires on his wife’s car were low on tread. Patrick said if the car had been maintained properly, it definitely would have played a part in keeping her accident free. “Most people think that they only need to change their oil,” Patrick said, “but each manufacturer provides a list of suggested services to keep a vehicle running right.” Neglecting a simple tune-up might not be a big deal the first time, Patrick said. But in the long run, he said, maintaining your car will not only keep you safe, it will save you from having to buy a new car or pay for an expensive repair. “Many students are sent with cars that they may have had in high school and if they want to keep them through college, they need to maintain them,” Patrick said. Marcela Teixeira, a junior from Brazil, said she took her car in for an oil change when the sticker on her window told her it was time. “The service center usually gives a look over everything else,” Teixeira said. Mechanics at any service facility should inspect the entire vehicle when they do an oil change, Bredesen said. Along with getting the full service tune-up, here a few things you to ask about when you plan your next trip to the auto shop.
Batteries — Check seasonally
“Batteries need to be checked and maintained seasonally,” said Kenny Starr, service manager at Walmart Tire and Lube Express, 3300 Iowa St. “The heat destroys them quite a bit.” The Crown Toyota service center, 3400 Iowa St., gets a lot of calls from students whose cars won’t start because of dead batteries, service advisor Tony Hunt said. “Battery checks are not as hazardous if overlooked as tires and timing belts,” said Patrick.
Tires — Check often
“Make sure they’re up to snuff before heading out to or from wherever to make sure you arrive safely,” Patrick said. “They’re a bigger issue and people overlook them.” Get your tires rotated, balanced and changed as needed, Starr said. “If you neglect to check the tread on your tires, you could end up off in a ditch because of hydroplaning,” Starr said.
Belts — Check every three months
If a car has a timing belt that goes without being replaced, it could break, bending valves and damaging cylinder heads, Bredesen said. “The timing belt job only costs about $800. It could end up being $3,500 or worse if the belt breaks. The key is to change it when it’s suggested,” Bredesen said.
Fluids — Flush seasonally
Radiator flushes should be performed before and after winter, which Starr said was something people didn’t always know. The radiator coolant protects against corrosion all year round, and keeps your engine from overheating in the summer or freezing in the winter, Bredesen said. Bredesen said if it hasn’t been flushed for a while, make sure to get it done. “The coolant shouldn’t look like pond water. We’ve seen it. It should be bright pink, or yellow or green,” he said.
Oil — Check every three months
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Businesses offer birthday freebies, discounts By Janene Gier jgier@kansan.com At several businesses around Lawrence, your birthday could score you more than just celebration of your latest trip around the sun. Many restaurants, coffeeshops, retail stores — and even a movie theater — honor birth anniversaries with free perks or reduced prices. Enjoying getting older with some of these deals.
715 Address: 715 Massachusetts St. Deal: “Its up to the server to decide on what someone will get on their birthday,” said bartender Aaron Mersmann. Server Lauren Stromberg said she would offer a free dessert.
A B’s Coffee and Crepes Address: 17 West Ninth St. Deal: Bring a paying friend for a meal and get your birthday meal free.
Aimee’s Coffee House Address: 1025 Massachusetts St. Deal: Free drink
Aladdin’s Café Address: 1021 Massachusetts St. Deal: Free baklava, rice pudding or halva
American Eagle Outfitters Address: 619 Massachusetts St. Deal: With an American Eagle Outfitters credit account, get 20 percent off on your birthday, and a week before and after your birthday.
Ben & Jerry’s Address: 818 Massachusetts St. Deal: Sign up online and to receive a coupon to print for a free scoop.
Buffalo Wild Wings Address: 1012 Massachusetts St. Deal: Free dessert
Cold Stone Creamery Address: 647 Massachusetts St. Deal: Sign up online for the birthday club and get a coupon e-mailed to you. Print it and take it into the store for a free mini ice cream with one mix-in.
Fix Salon Address: 845 New Hampshire St. Deal: Birthday discounts are different every time. A birthday card might offer a percentage off a service or retail item. “We like to change it up so you’re not getting the same thing over and over again,” stylist Corianne Wayland said.
Free State Brewing Company Address: 636 Massachusetts St. Deal: Free scoop of ice cream
the gap Address: 643 Massachusetts St. Deal: With a credit a Gap credit account, card members will get a coupon in the mail for 15-25 percent off a purchase for their birthday.
Global Café Address: 820 Massachusetts St. Deal: Free dessert
India Palace Address: 129 East 10th St. Deal: Free mango melba dessert
La Prima Tazza Address: 638 Massachusetts St. Deal: Free drink
Liberty Hall Video and DVD Address: 644 Massachusetts St. Deal: Complete amnesty from overdue rental fees OR free movie rental Free cinema ticket
Mirth Café Address: 745 New Hampshire St. Deal: Free dessert
Miss Fortune’s Creation Station Address: 726 Massachusetts St. Deal: Mention your birthday and “expect something free,” said Jenn Fortune, the store’s owner.
Noodles & Company Address: 8 W. Eighth St. Deal: Sign up on the website and get a Noodlegram via e-mail for a free small noodle bowl or trio, said employee, Shauna Belles.
Rejuvene Salon and Spa Address: 13 East 8th St. Deal: Schedule an appointment for your birthday and get a 20 percent discount on services, owner Marcia Butell said.
Salon Di Marco and Day Spa Address: 733 Massachusetts St. Deal: Regular customers will sometimes get discounts, but the discounts vary by stylist and aesthetician, said Sara Erb, a 2009 graduate.
Starbucks Address: 647 Massachusetts St. Deal: Register a Starbucks card online to receive a coupon for a free drink on your birthday.
Talbots Address: 646 Vermont St. Deal: 10-15 percent discount during the month of your birthday with a Talbot’s Red Reward Card.
Teller’s Restaurant Address: 746 Massachusetts St. Deal: Free dessert
TEN Restaurant at The Eldridge Hotel Address: 701 Massachusetts St. Deal: Free dessert
Third Planet Imports Address: 846 Massachusetts St. Deal: “Every now and then we’ll give someone a discount, depending on the item, on their birthday,” office manager Brett Grady said.
WA Restaurant Address: 740 Massachusetts St. Deal: Free ice cream, complete with a candle.
Wild Man Vintage Address: 939 Massachusetts Street Deal: “The owner would like to offer a free pack of rock cards. They’re 1980s trading cards. They’re from the ‘80s and the hairstyles on them are hilarious,” employee Lacy Myers said.
Safety
University offers free self-defense classes every semester BY RICHELLE BUSER
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Freshman Amelia Wilson wasn’t nervous about moving to Lawrence in the fall. But she wanted to know some basic moves to protect herself. So Wilson and her mother Virginia traveled from their home in Baldwin City on July 8 to attend a self-defense workshop to learn important safety information that could ward off a potential attacker. Three times a semester and once in the summer, the Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center provides free self-defense workshops for students at the Ambler Student
Recreation Fitness Center. The program is also open to non-students for a $5 fee. Kathy Rose-Mockry, director of the resource center, spoke at the workshop. She warned that seemingly normal decisions can give attackers useful information. “Personalized license plates are my pet peeve,” Rose-Mockry said. “If your license plate says ‘Susie,’ an attacker immediately knows a woman is driving this car and can follow her.” Rose-Mockry said Facebook accounts, mailboxes with names on them and public cell phone conversations can all give attackers clues to manipulate their victims. Rose-Mockry also said being
aware and assertive can help ward off a potential attacker. She said that as children, we trust our natural instincts, but as we grow older we are conditioned out of them and told to not jump to conclusions. “You learn to turn off those feelings of discomfort, your gut feelings,” Rose-Mockry said. “I’m challenging you to turn them back on.” Participants spent the majority of the workshop learning basic selfdefense moves from Don Booth of Premier Martial Arts, 3201 Clinton Pkwy. He told the class to make as much noise possible. “Bad guys don’t like noise,” Booth said. Rose-Mockry said it’s important
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Don’t let strangers know your schedule. Ask service workers to show identification upon arrival. Install and use peepholes at home. Walk with confidence and self-assurance. Have keys in your hand before you walk to your car. Keep your car maintained and with a full tank of gas. If you suspect someone is following you, don’t drive home. Never leave drinks unattended. Source: The Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center
for people to realize that anyone could be a target, but that basic precautions can lower a person’s attack risk.
“It’s all about access and opportunity,” she siad. “That’s what they’re looking for.”
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HERE ARE SOmE Of THE DOwNTOwN BUSINESSES THAT wILL SAVE YOU SOmE DOUgH wHEN YOU SHOw YOUR KU ID: Brothers Bar and Grill 1105 Massachusetts St. $2 off cover charge, Friday and Saturday nights — Colter Brau, assistant manager
IDs open doors to deals downtown By Janene Gier
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College students are good at finding cheap deals. Most jump on every freebie and discount available. These wise businesses choose to offer students discounts when they show a KU or college ID and students appreciate the extra bucks kept
in the bank. But increasingly, businesses are not offering student discounts. Some of it has to do with economy and some of it is because students simply don’t ask. “It would be good if more businesses would put it out there,” said Emily Gatewood, a sophomore from Topeka.
Some businesses mentioned interest in bringing back old student discounts but said they declined, mentioning the economic situation. “Everyone has sales going on all the time now,” said Brian Hoffman, owner of Sports Dome. He said the economic situation pushed businesses to offer lower prices and continuous discounts.
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Englewood Florist 1101 Massachusetts St. 10 percent off all purchases Teller’s restaurant 746 Massachusetts St. $9.95 brunch (regular price is $14.95) “You may not be set up for a dope breakfast at the dorms so when you’re away from home, this is nice,” said Ricky Brown, a bartender at Teller’s. Kieu’s Incorporated 738 Massachusetts St. 10 percent off entire purchase — Brenna Walker, manager Eccentricity Women’s Clothing 716 Massachusetts Street 15 percent off all purchases TEN Restaurant at The Eldridge Hotel 701 Massachusetts St. $3 off Sunday buffet Liberty Hall Video and DVD 644 Massachusetts St. $2 off cinema tickets, Wednesdays and Thursdays Richard’s Music Company 15 East 8th St. 10 percent off guitar accessories Fix Salon 845 New Hampshire St. Every semester a coupon for 15 percent off can be found in the student coupon book. Stylists offer $5 off for students with an ID. — Corianne Wayland, stylist Sylas & Maddy’s Home Made Ice Cream 1014 Massachusetts St. Tuesday is college night. Buy one get one free: single or double cups and cones. Bittersweet Floral & Design 841 New Hampshire St. 10 percent off all purchases Sports Dome 1000 Massachusetts St. 10 percent off regularly priced merchandise
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Succeeding in San Diego FOOTBALL
Former Jayhawk Darrell Stuckey fights for starting spot in NFL BY COREY THIBODEAUX
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Life doesn’t get much better for Darrell Stuckey. “I can’t complain at all,” he said. “It’s 70 degrees every day.” The former Kansas safety lives in San Diego. About four times a week after practice, he sees a movie. He signed a four-year deal with the San Diego Chargers June 24. And with the recent release of Kevin Ellison, San Diego’s primary strong safety last year, signs point to Stuckey becoming the starter. “It’s a dream come true,” he said. His main competition in camp at this point is Steve Gregory, but Stuckey has the overall coverage ability, making him the early favorite. Working out with talented players such as Shaun Phillips, Luis Castillo restricted free-agent Shawne Merriman, is just enough for him at this point, he said. Stuckey said he practiced on both the first and second teams, so he wasn’t about to dub himself the starter yet. Former Kansas linebacker Mike Rivera, who spent the summer in Lawrence working out after signing to the Tennessee Titans practice squad, said he wasn’t at all surprised about Stuckey’s position. “Obviously he’s got the skills and he’s a student of the game,” Rivera
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Former Kansas safety Darrell Stuckey returns an interception during the Border Showdown against Missouri in 2008 at Arrowhead Stadium. Stuckey signed a contract with the San Diego Chargers June 24. said. “That’s the difference between what makes a player a starter and a contributor.” Stuckey also helps the Chargers with his conduct off the field. Ellison was released essentially because of his May 24 arrest for drug possession. Wide receiver Vincent Jackson was suspended for three games because of his legal troubles and now wants a new contract.
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So the 2010 Big 12 Sportsperson four other teams seemed ready to of the Year seemed like a classy take Stuckey. choice in the fourth round for San But despite the transition from Diego. a 3-4 to a 4-3, Bowen learned the Former Kansas defensive coor- Chargers do play a style of defense dinator Clint Bowen, who now has similar to how the Jayhawks did last the same position at season. Western Kentucky, “A lot of said Stuckey surthe stuff will “If you aren’t going to do passed a lot of playbe carryover something wholehearters in terms of intelfor Darrell,” edly, don’t.” ligence and self-disBowen said. cipline. That’s why Stuckey Darrel Stuckey it’s not a surprise to was known Former Kansas safety see him with all this at Kansas for early success. his involve“No one wants to ment in deal with the probyouth groups lem of guys who can’t seem to do and the Student Senate, along with things right,” Bowen said. his leadership in a tumultuous year But it is surprising to see him for Kansas football. Much of that, in San Diego. Out of all the teams it seems, has traveled with him to that called before the draft, Bowen San Diego. doesn’t remember the Chargers Already, Stuckey said he is being one of them, even though involved in his new community,
helping foster homes and basketball camps. And whether he’s giving back to the community, giving an interview or just doing what his team asks, he is giving it his all. “If you aren’t going to do something wholeheartedly, don’t,” Stuckey said. He goes to practice and does everything he can for the team, but Stuckey said it hasn’t hit him yet that he’s in the NFL. He said it will probably hit him early in the season. The San Diego Chargers play the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football Sept. 13 at Arrowhead Stadium’s season opener. To play in his hometown the first game of the season in that atmosphere, he said, is like a gift from God. “This is what you wanted to become,” Stuckey said. “And all you can do is cherish it and not take it for granted.”
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Students looking to make new friends, have fun and avoid gaining weight can turn to intramural sports at the University. KU students who take classes at the Lawrence campus can participate, and all skill levels are accepted. The program, offered through the Ambler Student Recreation Services, allows students to actively participate in sports “by providing an arena
in which participants can compete against one another in a safe, friendly environment,” according to its website. Samantha Neal, a 2010 graduate from Leawood, has subbed for many intramural teams — most often for co-ed softball — even though she’s never been a permanent player on any team. “I haven’t actually been on one because I never had enough time,” she said. “I think it’s a really good program.”
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The recreation center offers lots of sports to choose from — from basketball and soccer to bowling and kickball tournaments. Its goal is to provide a sport for everyone and engage everyone in a sport. Whitney Runer, a graduate student from Fredonia, is the program manager of the intramural program at the University. “Not only did I work in intramurals for two years, I also participated in intramurals for the last five years,” she said. Runer said she would recommend joining an intramural team to any students because it is a great way to get involved with other students. “It’s a good way to stay active and have some fun with friends,” she said. “Plus you get a shirt if you win.” Neal said she liked the intramural setup because of the social aspect. “The best part of intramurals for me has been all the awesome people that I have met while working and playing,” she said. Max Freed, a recent graduate from
KU Dining Services is proud to announce the opening of the Mortar & Pestle Café—our first location on West Campus—in the new School of Pharmacy building. Mortar & Pestle will offer guests grilled sandwiches, salads, wraps and hot entrées through a new FreshFusion concept, while the Pulse coffee shop and student store will serve healthy convenience snacks, Fresh Fare sandwiches and cold beverages. Added to this wide-ranging selection of all-natural and organic items will be an old-fashioned soda fountain serving up all manner of ice cream confections including shakes, malts, phosphates and splits. An adjacent patio will provide outdoor seating for patrons of both the café and soda fountain.
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Chris Stocki, a law student from Westford, Mass. plays intramural basketball at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center last spring. Highland Park, Ill., first became involved as a freshman when he played intramural basketball with friends from his dorm. “Intramural sports was something I would look forward to throughout the week,” he said. “It helps take the edge off of a full college course load.” He said playing the sports with his friends helped him forget about the stress of midterms or presentations for a least a little while. “I was able to feel like a little kid again,” he said. Fall team sports include flag football, indoor soccer, sand volleyball,
dodgeball, floor hockey and volleyball. Fall individual sports include tennis singles, racquetball singles, table tennis singles, golf singles and bowling singles. New sports for last year included a quickball tournament, a campus 5K and a video game night. Students can find out more information about schedules for the fall semester, how to join and prices on the recreation center’s website at: www.recreation.ku.edu or www. ku.athleague.com or by calling 785864-0787.
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Save the date for these season highlights BY TIM DWYER
tdwyer@kansan.com There’s a new football coach, a No. 1 recruit in basketball and tensions between Big 12 schools have reached heights worthy of hyperbole following this summer’s near dissolution of the conference. Here’s a rundown of some of the important dates for Kansas Athletics in the coming semester. sept. 4 — Football North Dakota state at kansas coach Turner Gill finally puts his new team to the test. Gill, hired after turning around perhaps the nation’s worst football program at Buffalo, still has to prove himself to a number of doubters among the Jayhawk faithful. This is step one.
sept. 11 — Football
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Georgia tech at kansas The Jayhawks host the Acc’s reigning champion, which possess arguably the best running attack in the nation with coach Paul Johnson’s vaunted triple-option scheme. This is Gill’s first real chance to make a statement.
late Night in the phog kansas’ annual scrimmage/ dance-off is always a packed house. This year will be no different. Travis Releford and Mario Little will play in public for the first time since burning their red shirts, and Josh Selby will start his campaign to live up to his No. 1 prospect hype. Nov. 2 — MeN’s basketball
oCt. 14 — Football kansas state at kansas The Jayhawks’ first regularseason Thursday game of the 21st century will double as Gill’s debut in the Sunflower Showdown.
Washburn at kansas (exhibition) This game doesn’t count toward the standings, but it’s the first chance for a look at the Jayhawks without collins, Aldrich and Henry. Even with the losses, kansas is pegged as a preseason top-10. Look for Selby to start and shine.
Nov. 6, 13 — Football Nov. 27 — Football, MeN’s basketball Colorado at kansas and kansas at Nebraska These two schools could have cost the Jayhawks their status in a BcS conference. The Big 12 held together despite colorado and Nebraska’s impending departures, but there’s plenty of resentment left in kansas fans. Turner Gill gets his first and last shot at alma mater Nebraska as a conference rival.
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kansas vs. Missouri (Football); kansas vs. arizona (basketball) Big day for the Jayhawks. Wake up with the Border Showdown in football and catch a battle of perennial basketball powers for a nightcap, as the Jayhawks and Wildcats square off in the de facto championship game of the Las Vegas Invitational in Sin city. DeC. 2 — MeN’s basketball UCla at kansas Two of the most storied programs in history meet up in Lawrence. ucLA had a down year last year, but pulled a strong recruiting class and should regain some of its former glory in 2010-2011. Anything less than a win would still be a disappointment for the Jayhawks, though.
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The allure of Allen Fieldhouse Fans’ camping tradition adds to sense of home-court advantage BY TIM DWYER
The lowest number drawn becomes that group’s spot in line. Jared McPherson, a 2010 graduIt’s not uncommon, just inside ate from Dallas who camped for a the student entrance at Allen majority of the games during his Fieldhouse, to stumble across an time at Kansas, said a good way to air mattress or a couch cushion get started was to just start a group or sometimes a lawn chair. Don’t with friends or people from the worry, the people occupying them dorms. “Me and a bunch of other fresharen’t squatters, and they aren’t there men started a group, The Super to rob the place. They’re students. Mario Bros., when we were in the Fans. And diehard ones at that. dorms,” McPherson said. “Then The fans at legendary Allen I joined Welcome to Lawrence, Fieldhouse have almost as much a Bitch, after a couple years, and a reputation as the arena itself. The few friends of mine had started that building is always mentioned as one, too.” one of the hardest places to play in For each group, at least one person America — in no small part because must be present at the Fieldhouse at of the 59 game home win streak all times or risk losing your spot the Jayhawks carry into the 2010- at roll call. Any group can call roll 11 season — but no great venue is at any time, and if no one is presnearly as impresent, that group sive without the is simply crossed fans who fill it to off and some“I want to be there to help the rafters every one can put the provide the best homegame day. group back on “I want to be the list when its court advantage in all of there to help members return. sports.” provide the best Those fans home-court who don’t make Nick jackson advantage in all it to lottery can Newton senior of sports,” Nick simply add their group to the botJackson, a senior tom of the roll from Newton, whenever they show up. said. The students take a recess every Being part of each rafter-rattling crowd, for Jackson and other stu- evening at 10 p.m. so they can eat, dents, starts with the camping lot- sleep, drink, fornicate — whatever tery that takes place the morning suits their fancy. Then at 6 a.m. they’re back. after the previous game. Students will arrive at Allen Fieldhouse at 6 Waiting, ready to fill the Fieldhouse to the rafters a.m. the day after with the ruckus a game — or that makes it, if “I don’t think there’s any 8 a.m., if it’s a you ask the fans’ weekend — to other place where you beloved Jayhawks, start camping can get that vibe and feel the best venue in for the Jayhawks’ the country. next home chills before the game.” “There’s no game. place like Allen Marcus morris The campF i e l d h o u s e ,” Junior forward ing lottery, run Kansas junior by students with forward Marcus no interference Morris said. “I from the athletics department, don’t think there’s any other place assigns spots for each group that where you can get that vibe and feel comes out. For every five people in chills before the game. I feel like your group that come to the lottery, that, and no other place can give the group gets to draw one number. you that.” tdwyer@kansan.com
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Hannah Tesston, a sophomore from St. Louis Park, Minn., camps out with her laptop in November. Camping inside Allen Fieldhouse has become a tradition.
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Location is key for tailgaters BY TIM DWYER
tdwyer@kansan.com The location is enviable — so close to Memorial Stadium that you don’t even need a car. Of course, if you’re living in J-Hawks Apartments, you don’t get to have your car there when the stadium is at its most crowded. Tenants of the apartment complex forgo their parking lot at the behest of the landlord on every football game day, making way for tailgaters who pay $25 per spot. When the University lots get too crowded or too expensive, parking on private property near Memorial Stadium becomes an attractive alternative for the droves of fans who make their way to Lawrence for Jayhawks home games. Nancy Compton, a Kansas alumna whose husband and three children also graduated from the University, has rented a parking spot on Illinois just across 11th Street from the sta-
dium every football season since her eldest daughter enrolled more than a decade ago. “We’ve had kids coming here for the last 12 years consecutively,” she said. “It’s been a great way to get the family together for seven or eight weekends every year.” Compton said her family considered University spots, but said the price differential, along with the relative proximity of their spot, made it the more attractive option. The University is allowed to sell parking passes on a per-game basis, parking director Donna Hultine said, but for only two lots: Lot 90, which is right in front of Ambler Student Fitness and Recreation center, and Lot 72, between Allen Fieldhouse and the Burge Union. Both lots require the use of a university shuttle to get to the stadium. “There are some designated parking lots that the University has designated as official tailgating lots,” Hultine said, “which basically means
that they are allowed to have alcohol in those lots.” Passes for those cost $20 per game. Parking spots are also available right next to the stadium, but they are reserved for Williams Fund donors. Earning a spot at those lots works on a point system similar to the ticket plans that have recently gone up in scandal. Another reason fans may choose a non-University-sanctioned spot is that there are no time constraints on when they can start tailgating. Hultine said the University won’t let tailgating begin until three hours before the game, but some off-campus parking does not have the same restraints. “If we’ve got a night game, I’m going to be out there for lunch,” said Nate Wilke, a senior from Dallas. “I’ve got friends that have KU spots and friends that just rent them, and we’ll just start earlier off campus.”
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Hoglund Ballpark’s transition to turf means more practice for team BY CARLO RAMIREZ
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No longer will players leave Hoglund Ballpark with uniforms covered in grass stains. By Sept. 1, the Kansas baseball team will have officially switched the surface of its field from grass to turf. The $1.1 million project — which was funded entirely by donations from boosters, former players and alumni — will be the final step to legitimizing Hoglund as one of the finest facilities in college baseball, said head coach Ritch Price. In addition to the aesthetically
pleasing appearance of the turf, the renovations will also allow more time for the team to train outdoors. Price attributed 15 days of missed practice between the months of February, March and April to poor weather and an unplayable field — 15 chances he believes his team could have used to improve. “Guys in Texas, California and Florida play year-round,” Price said. “Using turf will allow us to spend more time outdoors and play more often, which is how you get better.” After a game at Texas last year, Price said, one of his players
walked off the turf field and told the coach, “If you make an error on this, you are a bad player. The switch to turf will allow the field to stay playable even with the severe and inconsistent weather Kansas endures. “I’m excited for turf,” junior first baseman Zac Elgie said. “It allows us to constantly get to play outside and not have to worry about tarping the field and maintenance.” The turf will also improve the hops infielders receive when fielding ground balls. Price said he thought this would build confidence and allow his players to
believe they can field anything hit their way. Even with all the positives the new turf offers, Price — a former infielder himself — had a difficult time switching from traditional grass and dirt to turf. “I’m prejudiced when it comes to playing on dirt and grass,” Price said. “Because I believe it is the best way to get better.” Even with the emotional tie Price felt toward traditional fields, the appeal of turf was too great. The money the Athletics Department would spend on dirt, grass, water and other field equipment to maintain the field dur-
ing a 15-year span would equal the cost of converting to turf. In essence, the turf will eventually pay for itself. Price compares the final completion of the field to that of a game seven championship series in Yankee Stadium — the wellmanicured playing surface is a treat to play on. The move to turf fields has become a common trend throughout college baseball fields in America. Grass fields are quickly becoming a thing of the past, and turf is becoming the preferred field surface.
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Family over everything BY COREY THIBODEAUX
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F-O-E. Those three simple letters are a staple in the Morris family. They make up the second tattoo Marcus and Markieff each put on their arms. No amount of women and money could match it. Even when separated, the twins only care about one thing: “Family over everything.” “We cherish each other a whole lot,” Markieff said. “We always think about family first. That’s how we are.” If the Jayhawks have a veteran superstar, it’s Marcus Morris. He earned invitations to camps hosted by NBA All-Stars Amare Stoudemire and LeBron James. In
those camps, he bonded with buddies Jacob Pullen and Curtis Kelly from Kansas State, among other talented collegians. Then Marcus was one of only 20 college players invited to practice against the USA Men’s basketball team. In other words, he practiced against the country’s greatest NBA players. It was perfect except for one thing — he went alone. It seems now “the twins” are becoming “Marcus” and “Markieff,” a sign the two are defining themselves as individuals. “I really don’t like it that way,” Marcus said. “I love being the twin. I love being Markieff ’s brother.” The twins are usually a package deal. They take all the same classes. They both get punished in prac-
tice when one messes up. And you don’t have to worry about identifying them because they are always together. Ever since Marcus’ breakout season, in which he averaged 12.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, all the attention is on him. Yet the siblings regard it as mutual success. “We’re always going to share the spotlight, no matter what,” Markieff said. “Neither one of us would soak without the other.” Markieff said he wanted to be with his brother at those camps, but it would have been at the expense of school and his own workouts. All he would have been able to do was watch. “It gives me kind of a boost when I’m not invited to the camps,”
Markieff said. “When nobody’s paying attention, it’s making me work harder.” This summer, Markieff wakes up for an early morning run every day and lifts twice a day, giving Marcus reason to say his brother is a sleeper this upcoming season. “I think he’s going to explode this year,” Marcus said. The absence of Cole Aldrich could help. Aldrich’s 27 minutes per game will likely be divvied up between sophomore centers Thomas Robinson and Jeff Withey, with Markieff in the mix. Marcus and Markieff claim to have a “vibe” on the court because they are twins, but they haven’t had a lot of court time to put it on display. They said the “vibe” allows
them to know what the other will do and how to set each other up better, unlike any other combination on the team. They’re taking different routes to improvement this summer. But once the twins take the court later this year, they said, it will be as if they never spent a second apart. They took different routes to improvement this summer beforefinally teaming up Aug. 6-8 at the Adidas Nations Experience camp in Chicago. According to Draftexpress. com, Marcus and Markieff were exceptional. That’s just a sign of things to come for the twins. “The connection we’ve got is unbelievable,” Markieff said. “You’ll see.”
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Kansas freshmen prepare for college life in the spotlight By COREY THIBODEAUX
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The Jayhawks lost three remarkable players from last season, but the fresh and talented faces on this year’s team give it an encouraging outlook on the season. The Jayhawks signed two recruits in the offseason — Rivals.com threestar recruit Royce Woolridge and the top overall 2010 recruit, Josh Selby. Having yet to play in an actual college game, these two don’t know what to expect when the spotlight shines on them. “I’m ready for it,” Selby said. “I’m willing to play at the level that I’m supposed to play at, so there’s not really any pressure.” But the 6-foot-2 point guard has some large shoes to fill, and did say the idea of replacing the gone-butnot-forgotten Sherron Collins carried its own pressure. Selby started garnering attention when he first arrived in Lawrence in
June. He said he tried to stay low-key, but it was hard not to be recognized with the cast from his broken pinky. Encounters on the street gave him a positive outlook on the fans. “The community is great,” Selby said. “They communicate with you. They say ‘hi’ to you. They welcome you in.” Selby Woolridge is a different story. Because he’s a new face and the season has yet to start, he said he hadn’t been recognized that much. Woolridge Wo o l r i d g e doesn’t have the same expectations as Selby, but he does play basketball at Kansas. Being a Jayhawk is an experience he can comprehend through his teammates.
“Hopefully I’m ready, but you don’t really know,” he said. “I have to get prepared.” For both of them, that preparation started this summer coming to Lawrence. nnn Woolridge took a road trip from Phoenix, driving six hours a day for three days. He stopped in Albuquerque, N.M., and Oklahoma City, but it wasn’t enough to keep his knees from aching the whole way. “That was a long, terrible trip,” Woolridge said. Even though he’s in Lawrence, the thought of it is surreal to him. He committed to Kansas as a sophomore in high school, so it was three long years of anticipation. “It’s like I’m not actually here yet,” Woolridge said. “It has to sink in, but it’s great to be here.” Around the time he came to Lawrence, Woolridge strained his knee just a day before Selby broke his
finger. Unlike Selby, Woolridge only had to sit out three days. Listed as a shooting guard, he spent the summer working on passing skills in case the team needed a point guard. He also focused on building muscle to hang with the team. “I feel like I’m a lot smaller than everybody else,” he said when he first arrived in Lawrence. Woolridge felt immediately like part of the team. From the day that he got here, he said, the team has embraced him, and all the incoming players, with open arms. “It’s not even like a team,” he said. “It’s like a family.” nnn Selby comes from Baltimore, happy to be separated from the crime and hardships he grew up with. But the day Selby left his home was an emotional one for his family, especially his mother, who cried in the back seat of the car during the entire
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drive to the airport. He isn’t sure how much she will be able to visit Lawrence this season to watch her son play. But now, Selby said he was focused on Kansas — not looking back on what he left behind and not looking ahead to the NBA. He has no oneand-done aspirations at this point; he’s just getting to know his new team. “They have weapons,” he said. “I feel like I can be a key to the puzzle. We can be a national championship team.” It’s apparent at this point that Selby will replace Sherron Collins as the starting point guard for one of the top programs in the country. Filling the shoes of the winningest player in Kansas history isn’t the easiest job to take on in a player’s first year. “I do feel pressure. Sherron Collins, he left a lot of things here,” Selby said. “Hopefully, I don’t play like a freshman this year.”
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