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BY ALY VAN DYKE
[email protected]
For Vanessa Green, Fredonia senior, the
start of school wouldn’t be the same with-
out her bottle of Zyrtec and eye drops.
“In the fall, I feel horrible,” she said. “I
can’t breathe through my nose, but the
worst part is my eyes. They won’t stop
itching. I can’t even wear my contacts.”
Green is allergic to ragweed, dust, milo
and seven different trees, among other
things, and she’s certainly not alone.
Because of the high humidity in the
state and the variety of plants and trees
on campus, seasonal allergies are one
of the most common reasons for visits
to Watkins Memorial Health Center at
the start of the fall semester, said Patty
Quinlan, nursing supervisor at Watkins.
In addition to allergies, she said intesti-
nal problems, such as constipation and
bloating, muscular and skeletal injuries
and moderate to severe cuts combine to
make up the top four reasons for visits to
Watkins early in the school year.
allergies
Quinlan said ragweed was the most
prevalent allergen during the fall.
However, the season is riddled with sev-
eral other allergens that can be a shock
to the senses, especially for students who
aren’t from around Lawrence.
Allergens can be difficult to avoid,
especially given the University’s green
campus, but there are a few tricks, such as
keeping the home clean and dry.
For those suffering from allergies this
time of year, the pharmacy at Watkins
offers several antihistamines, decon-
gestants and saline nasal sprays to
make the fall easier on the eyes and
noses of students.
Cathy Thrasher, chief pharma-
cist at Watkins, said the pharmacy
carried several over-the-counter
antihistamines, including the
generics for Claritin and Zyrtec.
She said the Claritin generic was
the top seller. A month’s supply
costs $1.70 plus tax.
gastrointestinal
Coming to campus doesn’t
only mean a change in climate. It
also means a change in diet, which
Quinlan said could lead to a num-
ber of stomach problems, including
abdominal pain, diarrhea and constipa-
tion.
When experiencing these gastrointesti-
nal problems, Quinlan advised students to
consume only clear liquids for 24 hours,
then slowly introduce what is known as
the “BRAT diet” — bananas, rice, apples
and toast.
Quinlan emphasized slowly intro-
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campus
New
alcohol
course
required
BY JESSE RANGEL
[email protected]
New students under the age of
22 will soon be on the clock to
take an online alcohol education
course.
Marlesa Roney, vice provost for
student success, said the University
would e-mail a link to an online
test to incoming freshmen and
transfer students under the age of
22 Aug. 31. The online test is
part of a course AlcoholEdu. The
University sent e-mails on Monday
to those students who have to take
the test.
Affected students will have a
deadline of Sept. 24 to take the first
assessment, Roney said. Students
can complete the second part of
the assessment 30 days after the
first part, but must have the second
part finished by Nov. 2. Roney said
those who did not finish the tests
would have a holds placed on their
enrollment for Spring classes.
AlcoholEdu is a Web-based
product by Outside the Classroom,
Inc. of Needham, Mass. Brandon
Busteed, CEO of Outside the
Classroom, said the company
wanted to provide basic knowledge
about alcohol to students before
they came to college so that other
on-campus alcohol education pro-
grams wouldn’t have to repeat facts.
He said the program was important
at the college level because, at the
start of college, both the number of
drinking occasions per month and
drinks per occasion increased.
“As an aggregate, more than 50
percent of college students, before
they arrive in college, are non-
drinkers,” Busteed said.
Mai Hester, marketing coordi-
nator for the Wellness Resource
Center, said the program would
complement the center’s education
efforts. But she said it was still
important for educators to reach
out to upperclassmen.
“We really want to include the
entire KU community on the alco-
hol initiatives the University has
taken,” Hester said. “Our health
educators target more than new
students.”
As for the students who have
to take the test, Busteed said the
program was not just for high-risk
drinkers, but also for students who
didn’t drink, and moderate drink-
ers, whom he said made up 60
percent of students.
“Some of the riskiest behaviors
come from those who consider
themselves moderate drinkers,”
Busteed said. “The idea is that
there is risk across any level of
alcohol consumption.”
Bridgette Heine, St. Louis, Mo.
senior and peer health educator in
the Wellness Resource Center said
the University was being proac-
tive in starting an online education
course.
“I think it’s good that they’re
doing it when students start,”
Heine said. “We do have programs,
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lawrence
Humane Society waives fee
BY MEGAN HEACOCK
[email protected]
Te Lawrence Humane Society
is overfowing with animals from
the summer season and is desper-
ate for relief, according to shelter
staf.
Te shelter has approximately
800 animals, including cats, dogs
and guinea pigs. As a response, the
shelter has waived the $50 adop-
tion fee for August in hopes of at-
tracting potential owners.
Kraig Johnson, Lawrence Hu-
mane Society employee, said the
surge in animals was usual during
the summer months.
“I think some of it is seasonal,”
he said. “Traditionally, it spikes this
time of year.”
Johnson said although it was
common to have more homeless
animals during the summer, other
factors have worsened the situa-
tion. In particular, an increase in
people returning their animals to
the Humane Society contributed
greatly to the overload. He said the
recession made animal care too ex-
pensive.
“Te economy is certainly a pay-
ing factor,” he said. “People simply
can’t aford to keep their animals,
so I think that’s had an impact on
us.”
By waiving the $50 adoption fee,
buyers would only have to pay to
spay and neuter the animals, which
would cost $60 for a dog and $40
for a cat, according to the Society’s
Web site.
Stacy Rachow, Phillipsburg
senior, said she wanted to adopt
someday, but that her schedule and
living situation wouldn’t allow for
it now.
“I want to get a dog eventually,”
she said,” “But I wouldn’t consider
it during college because I don’t
want it to be in a cage all the time. I
don’t think I’d be doing it a favor.”
Johnson said he recognized that
college students were not always in
good fnancial or living situations
to adopt, but that helping in other
ways was just as important.
“You can always volunteer,” he
said. “We always need people to so-
cialize the animals, exercise them.”
Ashley Wills, Overland Park
senior and volunteer, said the Hu-
mane Society was fexible with
anyone who could help.
“You can come and go whenever
you want,” she said. “I can’t have
a dog, so this is how I get my dog
fx.”
Te Lawrence Humane Society
also accepts donations from the
community, such as towels, deter-
gent and blankets, among other
things. A full list of needed items
can be found on the shelter’s Web
site, www.lawrencehumane.org.
— Edited by Anna Kathagnarath
Overflow of animals
prompted shelter
to forego $50 fee
Quinn Reilly,
Overland park
junior, gets
ready to take
a walk with
Annie, a seven-
year-old lab, at
the Lawrence
Humane Society
last fall. The
Humane Society
was over-
crowded with
animals this
past summer so
it waived its $50
adoption fee for
August.
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Allergen counts can be found on
weather.com. Sufering students
can buy over-the-counter antihis-
tamines from the Student Health
Services Pharmacy.
Allergies
Cuts
Cuts should be cleaned
with running water, soap
and antibiotics but kept
out of stagnante water.
Autumnal ailments send KU students to Watkins
Memorial Heath Center for health tips and meds
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BY WILL TRAMP
[email protected]
Barbecues, family time at the
pool and, for some, kickball filled
the summer of 2009 in Lawrence.
As KU students begin their fall
semester, the Kaw Valley Kickball
League is finishing its summer sea-
son. KVKL is a non-profit, volun-
teer-supported organization based
in Lawrence. Thirty teams, many
representing local businesses, com-
pete for bragging rights. The cul-
mination of months of hard work,
a championship tournament began
Sunday and continues for the next
two weekends.
While all teams involved are eager
for competition, bunting to buy
some time and running their hearts
out for the bases, kickball is not
just about the rivalry. Involvement
in the league is not limited to local
businesses, but sharing a similar
outlook on the sport with an exist-
ing team is important.
“I want to play a game of kickball
that’s more fun, more camarade-
rie, and more exercise,” said Joel
Pfannenstiel, owner of Astrokitty
Comics & More and co-captain of
the store’s kickball team. “There
are a lot of people that play for the
same reason.”
When the Red Lyon Tavern’s
team took on its neighbor from
across the street, the Mad Greek
kickball team, the energy from
the players was palpable as they
cheered their teammates on.
Elliot Beall, catcher for the Mad
Greek, cheered not only for his
teammates, but also people he con-
sidered close friends.
“I’ll admit,” Beall said, “I’ve met a
lot of good friends, people I didn’t
know four years ago, through kick-
ball.”
Chase Ownby, KU freshman
and member of the Open Sky
Landscaping kickball team, became
involved in the KVKL earlier this
year. His brother Adam, a long time
member of the Sacred Sword kick-
ball team, introduced him to the
sport. While planning on majoring
in accounting, Ownby confessed
that he doesn’t find the ability to
crunch numbers much a boon on
the field.
As involvement with the league
builds, so does the KVKL’s part
in the Lawrence community.
Commissioner Deron Belt and
other members of the KVKL board
implemented a recycling program
this season. The program is in asso-
ciation with Cans for Community
and is aimed at keeping Lawrence’s
parks clean. Belt said that each
team is responsible for collecting
cans around the park area that they
are playing in.
“I just think we could do more
than what we have done,” Belt said.
“We can do well for the commu-
nity.”
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Blue social event will begin 2
p.m. at the Ambler Student
Recreation Fitness Center.
Tea Time will begin at 3 p.m. in
the Kansas Union.
Welcome Week at KU Edwards
Campus will begin at 3:30 p.m.
on the Edwards Campus.
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p.m. in the Spencer Museum of
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NEWS NEAR & FAR
InTeRnATIonAL
4. Death toll in Russian
power plant accident at 14
MOSCOW — Rescue workers
found two bodies Wednesday in
the destroyed turbine room of
the massive Sayano-Shushens-
kaya power station in southern
Siberia, raising the confrmed
death toll to 14, ofcials said.
Sixty other workers are miss-
ing and feared dead after an
explosion Monday during repairs
caused the plant’s turbine room
to food. Three of the plant’s 10
turbines were destroyed and
three others were damaged,
plant owner Rus Hydro said.
The giant power station has
been idle since.
5. Jury convicts club owner
in deaths four years ago
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A
nightclub owner has been con-
victed in the fre that killed 193
fans of the Callejeros band in
Argentina four years ago. But the
judges found the band members
innocent of criminal charges.
The long-awaited verdict
prompted an uproar in the
courtroom and outside the
justice building, where family
members and followers of the
band punched each other and
police struggled to keep them
apart.
Concert promoter Omar
Chaban will stay free while he
appeals the 20-year sentence for
bribery and causing the fre.
6. Sunnis blamed for
wave of recent bombings
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime
minister has blamed Sunni
insurgents for a wave of deadly
bombings in Baghdad and says
the Iraqi government must re-
evaluate security to confront the
challenge.
Nouri al-Maliki’s statement is
the frst government acknowl-
edgment of security failings
following an increase of attacks
since the June 30 withdrawal of
U.S. forces from cities.
Wednesday’s bombings killed
at least 95 people and wounded
more than 400.
— Associated Press
nATIonAL
1. Protestor compares
President with Hitler
DARTMOUTH, Mass. — Rep.
Barney Frank lashed out at pro-
tester who held a poster depict-
ing President Barack Obama with
a Hitler-style mustache during
a heated town hall meeting on
federal health care reform.
“On what planet do you spend
most of your time?”Frank asked
the woman, who had stepped up
to the podium at a southeastern
Massachusetts senior center to
ask why Frank supports what she
called a Nazi policy.
“Ma’am, trying to have a
conversation with you would be
like trying to argue with a dining
room table. I have no interest in
doing it,”Frank replied.
2. Life expectancy rises to
new high of about 78 years
ATLANTA — U.S. life expectan-
cy has risen to a new high, now
standing at nearly 78 years, the
government said Wednesday.
The increase is due mainly to
falling death rates in almost all
the leading causes of death. The
average life expectancy for babies
born in 2007 is nearly three
months greater than for children
born in 2006.
The new U.S. data is a prelimi-
nary report based on about 90
percent of the death certifcates
collected in 2007. It comes from
the National Center for Health
Statistics, part of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
3. Funeral home brings
wrong body to viewing
PHILADELPHIA — The blue suit
and black boots were right, but
mourners at a retired trucker’s fu-
neral suspected they were gazing
at the wrong man.
Some friends and family mem-
bers kissed the body, despite
whispers that something was of.
After a two-hour viewing
Tuesday, the funeral home came
clean: it had brought in the wrong
casket to the church.
After the revelation, neither
Kenneth “Tex”Roberts’ family nor
the body were in any shape for a
fnal farewell, so the service was
postponed.
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Police embarrassed by
burglary at station
NORTH BEND, Ore. — A
brazen burglar picked the
wrong place to target: a police
station.
Police Chief Steve Scibelli
said it was pretty embarrassing
to have a thief hit his down-
town station last week, steal-
ing a radio, two stun guns and
a Crown Victoria patrol car. The
one saving grace is that police
made a quick arrest.
“I’m so upset about it, I
can’t even fnd any humor in
it,” Scibelli told The Register-
Guard newspaper. “It’s pretty
embarrassing.”
—Associated Press
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Reality show contestant
wanted for questioning
BUENA PARK, Calif. — Police
said Wednesday they want to
question a reality show contes-
tant about the death of a former
swimsuit model after a stormy
relationship with the man.
Police said Ryan Jenkins may
be heading to his native Canada
after reporting 28-year-old
Jasmine Fiore missing Saturday
night. Jenkins, 32, appeared on
the reality TV show “Megan Wants
a Millionaire.”
Lisa Lepore says her daughter
Fiore married Jenkins in Las Vegas
in March but had the marriage
annulled in May. However, she
said Jenkins convinced Fiore to
take him back.
Fiore’s nude body was found
stufed in a suitcase in a Buena
Park trash bin on Saturday. Of-
fcials said she may have been
strangled. Fiore was last seen
alive with Jenkins in San Diego.
“At this point, he’s merely
a person of interest, simply
because of the suspiciousness of
his disappearance. We can’t fnd
him,” Lt. Gary Worral said.
— Associated Press
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New chancellor speaks
about new journey
Chancellor Bernadette
Gray-Little spoke about being
on the eve of a journey at the
144th Opening Convocation
in University of Kansas history.
Her words were aimed
at the crowd dominated by
freshmen that packed the
Lied Center Wednesday night,
but the sentiment applied to
her as well.
Gray-Little, the 17th
chancellor in school history,
emphasized her plans to pro-
mote undergraduate research
and make the University
more prominent. She also
joked about her history at the
University of North Carolina,
noting that she needed to
go out shopping for a darker
shade of blue.
But the resounding theme
was optimism about the new
journey that she and all the
new students at the Univer-
sity began today.
“Let’s take the frst steps
together,” Gray-Little said.
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news 3A Thursday, auGusT 20, 2009
campus
Center for Sustainabilty
hosting event today
The frst annual “Green-
ing the Crimson and Blue”
event is taking place today
to inform students about the
“green” initiatives underway on
campus. The event will be open
between 2 and 4 p.m. in front
of the Ambler Student Recre-
ation Fitness Center at the KU
Student Rain Garden.
The event, which is being
organized by the Center for
Sustainability, will allow stu-
dents to meet with more than
20 organizations and campus
departments that have a focus
on environmental issues.
Jef Severin, director of the
Center for Sustainability, said
he thought the event would
be useful for both incoming
and returning students alike.
At the event, students will
have the opportunity to learn
many ways they can become
involved with the environmen-
tal movement on campus.
“We will be providing stu-
dents with information to help
them fnd out what is happen-
ing on campus and what they
can do to really connect to
the sustainability movement,”
Severin said.
Students will be able to tour
the student-designed rain gar-
den, learn how the University
is reducing its carbon footprint
and utility bills and fll up con-
tainers from a bottle-less water
station, among other things.
A full list of activities and
participating agencies can be
found on the Center for Sus-
tainability’s Web site,
www.sustainability.ku.edu.
— Brandon Sayers
EnvironmEnt
Anschutz receives environmental award
BY DaNIEL JOHNsON
[email protected]
Chevron Energy Solutions rec-
ognized Anschutz Library for its
efforts in energy conservation and
sustainability last week.
Anschutz Library received the
special recognition for its efforts
in energy conservation, specifi-
cally for a student-led initiative
to power the library exclusively by
wind energy this year. The initia-
tive used student funds to pur-
chase wind power credits from
Westar Energy to offset the fossil
fuels that would otherwise power
the building.
Robert Szabo, Anschutz Library’s
building operations manager,
and Amalia Monroe, sustainabil-
ity ambassador for KU Libraries,
accepted the plaque Friday morn-
ing.
Rebecca Smith, director of com-
munications and advancement for
KU Libraries, said that the award
was an important recognition for
the library’s energy commitments.
“We take conservation and sus-
tainability very seriously,” Smith
said. “Anschutz serves a lot of peo-
ple and this is a great stride for the
University as a whole.”
Ryan Callihan, president of
KU Environs, said that the plaque
recognized a major accomplish-
ment for KU students. He said the
award capped a long and success-
ful initiative headed by the Student
Environmental Advisory Board to
power a major campus building
completely with clean energy this
year.
“It’s really cool how it all played
out,” Callihan said. “Anschutz is a
campus symbol. It’s a place where
lots of students can recognize that
they are having a positive environ-
mental impact.”
Anschutz Library is part of the
KU-Chevron agreement for energy
conservation on campus. The part-
nership is aimed at finding ways to
reduce both energy bills and the
carbon footprint of campus.
Rod Ideker, KU energy resource
manager for Chevron Energy
Solutions, said that Chevron recog-
nized significant efforts to increase
conservation and sustainabil-
ity. Ideker said he was impressed
by the wind power initiative at
Anschutz.
“It is a tremendous thing that
the library has done,” Ideker said.
“We’re happy to recognize this
accomplishment. We hope there
are lots more of these initiatives
to come.”
Callihan said budget cuts had
made it unlikely for the Student
Environmental Advisory Board
to implement similar large-scale
conservation initiatives this year.
Instead, Callihan said he hoped
the initiative would inspire others
to aid the University’s energy con-
servation movement.
“I hope this will really get the ball
rolling,” Callihan said. “Anschutz is
now setting the bar on campus for
sustainability.”
The University said in a press
release that the wind energy pur-
chased by the initiative would
eliminate the burning of more
than 3 million pounds of coal
during the course of the current
school year.

—Edited by Jonathan Hermes
Name/KANSAN
Anschutz Library received an award Friday for its eforts in energy conservation. Chevron Energy Solutions awarded Anschutz for a student-led initiative to power the library exclusively by wind
energy.
Passion Pit play the Lied Center
Tanner Grubbs/KANSAN
Passion Pit performs at the Lied Center Monday night in Lawrence. Student Union Activities originally planned for the concert to be on the hill near the campus campanile, but heavy rain earlier
in the day moved it indoors.
rELIgION
Lutheran church meets
to discuss homosexuality
MINNEAPOLIS — Leaders of
the country’s largest Lutheran
denomination have agreed to
disagree on homosexuality, en-
dorsing an ofcial statement on
human sexuality that says there’s
room in the church for difering
views on an issue that’s divided
other religious groups.
Delegates to the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America’s
nationwide assembly in Minne-
apolis on Wednesday approved a
“social statement on human sex-
uality.” The vote was a prelude
to a bigger debate Friday, when
delegates will tackle a proposal
that would allow individual ELCA
congregations to hire people in
committed same-sex relation-
ships as clergy.
The social statement lays a
theological foundation for a
liberalized policy on gay clergy,
and supporters of the proposal
praised Wednesday’s vote. “We
are encouraged and hopeful that
... this will result in the church’s
elimination of the current ban
on ministers in same gender re-
lationships,” said Emily Eastwood,
executive director of Lutherans
Concerned/North America, a
group of pro-gay Lutherans.
Opponents of the social state-
ment said it ignores clear scrip-
tural direction that homosexuali-
ty is a sin. “We are asked to afrm
a description of sexuality based
on a reality that’s shaped not by
Scripture but by today’s culture,”
said Curtis Sorbo, a convention
delegate from the ELCA’s Eastern
North Dakota Synod.
ELCA ofcials said it shouldn’t
be assumed that passage of
the social statement automati-
cally means the proposal on gay
clergy will be approved.
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NEW YORK — Don Hewitt,
a TV news pioneer who created
“60 Minutes” and produced the
popular CBS newsmagazine for 36
years, died Wednesday. He was 86.
He died of pancreatic cancer
at his Bridgehampton home, CBS
said. His death came a month after
that of fellow CBS legend Walter
Cronkite.
Hewitt joined CBS News in
television’s infancy in 1948, and
produced the first televised presi-
dential debate in 1960.
His lasting legacy took shape in
the late 1960s when CBS agreed to
try his idea of a one-hour broadcast
that mixed hard news and feature
stories. The television newsmaga-
zine was born on Sept. 24, 1968,
when the “60 Minutes” stopwatch
began ticking.
He dreamed of a television ver-
sion of Life, the dominant maga-
zine of the mid-20th century, where
interviews with entertainers could
co-exist with investigations that
exposed corporate malfeasance.
Hard-driven reporter Mike
Wallace, Hewitt’s first hire, became
the journalist those in power did
not want on their doorsteps. Harry
Reasoner, Morley Safer, Ed Bradley,
Steve Kroft, Diane Sawyer and Dan
Rather were among others who
also reported for the show.
“60 Minutes” won 73 Emmys,
13 DuPont/Columbia University
Awards and nine Peabody Awards
during Hewitt’s stewardship, which
ended in 2004.
Hewitt often said the accepted
wisdom for television news writ-
ers before “60 Minutes” was to put
words to pictures. He believed that
was backward.
Hewitt often said he was proud
of his show’s ability to exonerate
innocent people through investiga-
tions, such as when a Texas man
sent to jail for life for robbery was
freed after Safer discredited the
evidence against him.
NEWS 4A THURSday, aUGUST 20, 2009
but they’re not mandatory. People
don’t have to come to them. So
with this there’s just some infor-
mation that students have to see.”
Matt Tomlinson, Olathe fresh-
man, questioned the usefulness of
the program, given all of the other
opportunities to learn about alco-
hol use.
“I think it’s pointless,” Tomlinson
said. “I feel like we all know about
it, and with orientation and stuff,
we’ve all heard the same stuff.”
Sean McDaniel, Baltimore senior,
said the test might help younger
students, but he, as a 21-year-old
transfer student, should not have
to take the course.
“I have gone through that stuff
many times before, being at other
universities, being a transfer stu-
dent,” McDaniel said. “I graduated
high school in Germany, so it was
easy to drink over there. I was 18
and they made it work over there.”
The information will be com-
bined to look at drinking trends
and to see what students do and
don’t know, Roney said. However,
Roney said student information
would remain anonymous.
“There’s no way to connect what
you do on AlcoholEdu with your
name,” Roney said. “My hope is
that it will create an environment
of trust. We’re really wanting stu-
dents to understand this is a great
benefit.”
Busteed said that the program
relies on honest answers to get an
aggregate point of view on stu-
dents’ drinking habits.
“The program is both confiden-
tial and anonymous,” Busteed said.
“The more honest they are to the
program, the more beneficial a
program will be to them.”
Busteed also said that the pro-
gram stressed overall alcohol
education, not just the black-and-
white law of drinking at age 21.
Megan Palame, communica-
tions specialist for Outside the
Classroom, said the program could
help schools see whether drinking
behavior increased a lot or a little
from the first assessment to the
second.
“The results from the confiden-
tial surveys allow your school to
understand the effectiveness of
its prevention efforts following
the completion of AlcoholEdu,”
Palame said.
Roney said the first part would
take 90 minutes to 2 hours to
complete, and that the second part
would take about 15 minutes. She
said the course had interactive
components and videos.
Roney said the course was infor-
mative and provided an under-
standing of the “real mechanics
of what’s going on.” She said the
course taught her some things
about alcohol, and that she and a
few of her colleagues failed their
first pre-tests when they took them
earlier this year.
“I had some things to learn,”
Roney said. “I did pass the final
test with flying colors.”
—Edited by Sarah Kelly
alcohol (continued from 1A)
contributed photo
all incoming freshmen have to complete this two-part alcohol survey available online. The newrequirement was implemented Monday and
the University will e-mail a link to the test soon.
entertainment
‘60 minutes’ producer
and creator dies at 86
associated Press
In this Feb. 2, 1976 photo released by cBS, “60 Minutes” creator and producer Don
hewitt poses on the set in NewYork. Hewitt, 86, the newsman who invented“60 Minutes”and
produced the popular newsmagazine for 36 years, died, according to CBS.
ducing this diet while also laying
off high-fat and spicy foods for a
while.
musculoskeletal
Number three on Quinlan’s list
of start-of-semester Watkins visits
is broken bones and sprained or
twisted ligaments and muscles.
One way students injure them-
selves is by playing pick up games
in the gym.
“It can get rough without refer-
ees, so students need to protect each
other,” she said.
Students can protect themselves
from these injuries by stretching
beforehand and staying in shape.
High heels are also a common
factor in Watkins visits, according
to Quinlan.
“They’re cute, but they’re not
practical for the hills of KU,” she
said.
Quinlan recommended rest-
ing the injured area and applying
ice every 20 minutes or three to
four times a day for as long as
symptoms persist. Ibuprofen or
Acetaminophen reduce swelling
and pain.
lacerations and
abrasions
Quinlan also sees many students
with cuts, which she attributes to
attempts by students to channel
their inner chefs.
“A lot of individuals are cook-
ing for the first time and using
kitchen gadgets they haven’t had
to be aware of,” she said, listing
bagel cutters and cheese graters as
examples.
She said people with cuts should
keep the injury out of stagnant
water, which means no baths or hot
tubs. She said the restriction did
have its perks — especially if the cut
was on a hand.
“You get out of doing dishes,”
she said.
Quinlan advised cleaning the
wound with hand soap and water
and applying antibiotic ointment.
staying healthy
Students can kee p themselves
out of Watkins by following a few,
simple rules: eat healthy, exercise
daily, cut down alcohol intake and
get sleep.
Quinlan emphasized that prac-
ticing good respiratory hygiene,
such as covering your mouth when
coughing and washing hands thor-
oughly with soap and water, was
also important to staying healthy.
— Edited by Brenna M. T. Daldorph
health (continued from 1A)
entertAinment
opera singer dies of
aneurism in Japan
TOKYO — Hildegard Behrens,
one of the fnest actors on the
opera stage during a professional
career that spanned more than
three decades, died Tuesday. She
was 72.
Behrens, who felt unwell while
traveling in Japan, died of an
apparent aneurism at a Tokyo
hospital, said Jonathan Friend,
artistic administrator of the Met-
ropolitan Opera in New York, in
an e-mail sent Tuesday to opera
ofcials.
Friend’s e-mail was shared
with The Associated Press by Jack
Mastroianni, director of the vocal
division at IMG Artists.
Behrens, a soprano, made
her professional stage debut
in Freiburg as the countess in
Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro”
in 1971.
— Associated Press
KAnsAs
casino plans endorsed
by lottery commission
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas
Lottery Commission endorsed
two competing plans Wednes-
day for a new state-owned
casino in the Kansas City area
but delayed action until next
week on a pair of proposals for
a casino south of Wichita.
The commission approved
proposed contracts for Wy-
andotte County for a project
backed by Penn National
Gaming Inc., of Wyomiss-
ing, Pa., and another from a
partnership involving Kansas
Speedway, the NASCAR track
in Kansas City. The panel’s
unanimous votes forwarded
the agreements to a state
review board that is set to pick
one applicant before the end
of October.
The Lottery Commission has
the power to block proposals
from moving forward because,
under the 2007 state law
authorizing the casinos, the
Lottery will own the rights to
the new games. The arrange-
ment is unique for non-tribal
casinos in the U.S., but the
Kansas Constitution does not
allow privately owned casinos.
The commission postponed
action until Tuesday on the
two proposals for Sumner
County in south-central
Kansas so that the Lottery’s
staf has more time to review
fnancial information for a
group of developers behind
one of them.
Foxwoods Development
Co., of St. Louis, originally had
a proposal competing with
another from a partnership
involving Kansas investors and
two former executives of Las
Vegas-based Mandalay Resort
Group. But Lottery ofcials
said Monday that they’d com-
bined forces to push only the
Foxwoods plan.
“We just got some addition-
al fnancial information,” said
Ed Van Petten, the Lottery’s
executive director.
A proposal from Lakes
Entertainment Inc., of Min-
netonka, Minn., is competing
with the Foxwoods plan.
Last year, the casino review
board picked a partnership
involving Harrah’s Entertain-
ment Inc., to build a ca-
sino in Sumner County. But it
dropped its plans in Novem-
ber because of the economy,
forcing the state to restart the
selection process.
—Associated Press
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MULTICULTURALISM
Whole wide world celebrated on Wescoe Beach
BY RAY SEGEBRECHT
[email protected]

Stephanie Farve didn’t need to
travel or study overseas in college
to encounter people and cultures
from across the world. All Farve,
Lawrence senior, has to do is look
around her.
“I would say Lawrence itself is
pretty diverse,” Farve said, “but once
you’re on campus, hearing the dif-
ferent languages everywhere you
walk, it’s amazing how diverse it
actually is.”
Farve had the opportunity yes-
terday afternoon to invite other stu-
dents to share their cultures at the
“Take Over the Beach” event outside
Wescoe Hall. Farve said she has con-
nected with her Native American
cultural heritage by joining the First
Nations Students Association, one
of the groups at the event.
The annual Hawk Week event
featured 22 organizations this year
and about eight departments, said
Adrienne Collins
Runnebaum, assistant
director of the Office
of Multicultural
Affairs. It also includ-
ed a disc jockey, vari-
ous prizes and give-
aways and an oppor-
tunity for the leaders
of each participating
student group to talk
for two minutes about
their organizations
over a microphone.
“This is a wonderful place for
students to engage themselves, meet
new people, and learn to appre-
ciate the differences among us,”
Runnebaum said. “Often times, they
realize there are a lot of similarities
among us as well.”
C y n t h i a
Oben, Yaounde,
Cameroon, junior,
said discovering
those similarities
has been one of her
most interesting
experiences at the
University.
“ S o me t i me s
there will be par-
allels where people
in Saudi Arabia or
some other com-
pletely random
place do something
in common with
me,” Oben said.
Oben, vice president of the
African Students Association, said
she tried to balance herself by iden-
tifying both with the African com-
munity and with the larger student
body.
“I usually am African first, but it’s
different depend-
ing on the setting,”
Oben said. “I am
also involved with
the International
S t u d e n t s
Association. I have
friends from all
over the world.”
Jose Francisco
Florencio Neto,
Recife, Brazil,
junior, is beginning his second year
as president of the Brazilian Student
Association, or BRASA, this fall. He
said he identifies himself more as a
University student than a Brazilian
student because of the warm recep-
tion he received at the University.
“As soon as I got
here, I was imme-
diately accepted by
everyone,” Neto said.
“I immediately con-
sidered myself part of
the big group.”
But Neto said he
also felt a strong
sense of belonging in
the smaller Brazilian
community through
his involvement in
BRASA. Neto said
the Brazilian com-
munity recently
made efforts to draw
closer to other stu-
dents with South American roots
by connecting with the Peruvian
Association of Lawrence and the
Bolivian Community Association.
“We have activities together like
barbecues,” Neto said. “Our interac-
tion between all of us is what makes
us have a voice here. We’re always
helping each other so it ends up
being like one big family.”
Jeanette Hor, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, senior, said the sense of
family she found in the Malaysian
Students Association after arriving
at the University gave her the con-
fidence and comfort she needed
to find her place amidst the larger
University student body.
“The Malaysians helped me a lot
when I first came over here,” Hor
said. “They brought me around,
helped me set up my bank account,
helped me settle in. That’s a very
important aspect.”
As the current president of the
Malaysian Students Association,
Hor said providing support for new
students from her former country
had become an important part of
her group.
“We don’t have that many
Malaysian students over here,” Hor
said. “We are a minority, but we
still have to establish our identity
over here.”
Aaron Quisenberry, associate
director of the Student Involvement
and Leadership Center, said
that many of the 43 cultural or
ethnic student groups on campus
represent international students, he
said the other groups, such as the
Black Student Union, the Hispanic
American Student Union and the
First Nations Students Association,
represented the cultural diversity
also among native born citizens of
the U.S.
“I’m from southwest Kansas
originally,” Quisenberry said. “I
didn’t have a lot of multiculturalism
out there. When I came up here, it
was a culture shock for me.”
Farve said she hoped events
such as “Take Over the Beach”
would help raise awareness at the
Unversity about those cultures,
too.
“I don’t think a lot of people
know how many tribes there really
are,” Farve said, reflecting on the
Native American population in
North America. “There are at least
over 300 tribes across the country.
Each has its own culture, its own
language and ways of life.”
—Edited by Brenna M. T. Daldorph
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PROVINCETOWN, Mass. —
A treasure hunter on Cape Cod
brought more booty ashore from a
sunken pirate ship, including two
cannons first identified by John F.
Kennedy Jr.
Barry Clifford recently recovered
new artifacts from the Whydah, a
pirate ship that historians say sank
in a fierce storm in 1717.
Kennedy was the first to spot
the cannons on a dive to the ship-
wreck off Wellfleet, Clifford said,
but archaeologists at the time
brushed him off. The former pres-
ident’s son even drew pictures of
the cannons.
Clifford first dove with Kennedy
off Martha’s Vineyard in 1979 and
1980, before the pair became inter-
ested in the Whydah. The ship
was discovered in 1984, accord-
ing to the Whydah Museum in
Provincetown.
Divers in 2007 found a weath-
ered, plastic compass with the ini-
tials “J.F.K.” attached to a cannon,
Clifford said.
The compass must have ripped
off Kennedy’s diving suit more
than 20 years ago, he said.
Kennedy dove off and on near
the shipwreck until his death in a
plane crash in 1999.
The newly recovered cannons —
one weighing about 1,500 pounds,
the other 2,000 — have several pis-
tols and other treasures corroded
to their sides.
Historians say the ship ran-
sacked more than 50 other ships
in the 1700s.
“Anything of any value at all,
they took,” Clifford said. “It’s like
finding a department store on a
shipwreck from the 18th century.”
Rough weather and heavy sand
deposits have made it difficult for
divers to recover the rest of the
treasure on the pirate ship.
The booty is stowed at Clifford’s
laboratory, the Whydah Museum
and a traveling exhibition at The
Field Museum in Chicago.
Jenny Terrell/KANSAN
Maureen Wangare, Olathe freshman, receives information about the Multicultural
Theatre Initiative group fromLizzie Hartman, Shawnee senior, and Austin Robinson, Overland
Park junior, at the“Take Over the Beach”information fair at Wescoe onWednesday afternoon. The
fair introduced freshmen to diferent multicultural groups on campus.
Steve Heaslip/THE CAPE COD TIMES
In this Tuesday picture, Barry Cliford, left, helps haul ashore a 1,500 pound cannon as he
works his latest recoveries fromdiving on the Whydah site of of Wellfeet, Mass. Historians say
the Whydah sank in a ferce stormin 1717.
Cannons found
by JKF Jr. surface
NATIoNAL
MULTICULTURAL
ACTIvITIeS
The KU Ofce of Multicul-
tural Afairs is planning
several student programs
on diversity for the fall,
including:
1. Hispanic Heritage
Month — various events
— starts in September
2. Diversity Dialogues —
open discussions on difer-
ent popular or benefcial
topics for students - the
frst Thursday of every
month
3. “Colors of KU” Leader-
ship Retreat — three-day,
overnight retreat on lead-
ership and multicultural-
ism - the end of October
Source: Adrienne Collins Runnebaum,
assistant director of
Ofce of Multicultural Afairs
BY DENISE LAVOIE
Associated Press
NATICK, Mass. — Two promi-
nent attorneys are under police
scrutiny afer their son, arrested on
charges he was dealing marijuana
from home, told investigators his
parents knew what he was doing.
Police found a small smoking pipe,
scale and baggies in their bed-
room.
Jonathon Cook, 20, said his step-
father, Sufolk University law pro-
fessor Timothy Wilton, helped him
build a place to grow marijuana in
exchange for some of the profts
and also smoked it in the house,
according to a police report.
He said that his mother, Kathy
Jo Cook — the former president
of the Women’s Bar Association of
Massachusetts — also knew about
the drug activity and frequently
complained that her husband’s
smoking lef the house smelling
like marijuana, authorities said.
Te parents have not been
charged. Teir lawyer, Bruce Sin-
gal, said they adamantly deny the
accusations, which he called “reck-
less and ill-conceived.”
Natick police Chief Nick Mab-
ardy said police are investigating
Cook’s claims.
“It’s a statement that he made.
It’s up to us to investigate to see
whether it’s true,” Mabardy said.
Authorities said they found a
small smoking pipe in a dresser
drawer in the parents’ bedroom,
a scale and several baggies in the
bedroom and another pipe in a
closet in an ofce only they use. Te
pipes had burnt residue that had
“the same odor and appearance as
burnt marijuana,” according to the
police report.
Investigators found 15 individu-
ally packaged bags of marijuana in
Jonathon Cook’s bedroom, along
with $700 in cash and a shotgun,
according to a police report.
Jonathon Cook, who has a crim-
inal record dating back to when
he was 13, was ordered held on
$50,000 bail on drug and weapons
charges.
George Keches, an attorney who
worked with Kathy Jo Cook for 12
years, called the son’s allegations
“absurd.”
“I know when she was here, she
did everything in the world to help
her son, from a mental health per-
spective. I know he was a troubled
young man,” Keches said.
Jonathon Cook was arrested
Friday afer an undercover
investigation. He was charged
with possession with intent to
distribute marijuana, possession of
a dangerous weapon, possession of
a gun without a permit and having
drugs near a school.
Afer his arrest, Cook told police
his parents knew that he was sell-
ing drugs out of their home, and
that his stepfather built a “grow
closet” for marijuana plants. Tey
agreed to split the proceeds of sales
from the plants, Cook said.
Cook also said his stepfather
bought marijuana from him, oc-
casionally stole it from him and
“constantly smoked marijuana” ac-
cording to the police report.
“He said that Mr. Wilton walks
around the house smoking mari-
juana and his mother gets upset at
him because the house smells like
marijuana,” police wrote.
Son says lawyer parents knew he sold drugs
CRIMe
“I would say
Lawrence itself
is pretty diverse,
but once you’re on
campus, hearing the
diferent languages
where you walk, it’s
amazing how diverse
it actually is.”
STePHAnie FARve
Lawrence senior
“We’re always helping
each other so it ends
up being like one big
family.”
JOSe FRAnCiSCO
FLORenCiO neTO
Racife, Brazil, junior
“Take Over the Beach” event allowed students to share cultures
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10 is the easiest day, 0 the
most challenging.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 7
A pleasant surprise frees you
up for a new project. You
won’t know how to do it at
frst; be patient with yourself.
TAurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
You want to give your family
what they want, but that’s
not always good for them, or
for you. Be the sensible one.
GeMini (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 6
Family always comes frst,
especially now. Focus on
them through the weekend.
That other job can wait until
Monday.
CAnCer (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 7
Stay out of someone else’s
argument. Be all apple pie
and cookies. You’ll do more
with good food than with
words.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
You could make a fortune
now, or lose one. Guess
what? It’s not preordained.
It’s up to you.
VirGo (Aug. 23-sept. 22)
Today is a 7
This time the fimsy idea
has greater opposition. You
fgure out a way to shore it
up, saving the day for all.
LibrA (sept. 23-oct. 22)
Today is a 7
The argument goes back
and forth as others decide
what you should do next.
Let them. It turns out well
for you.
sCorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21)
Today is a 7
You’ll get by with some help
from your friends. This could
be more expensive than
planned, but also a lot more
fun.
sAGiTTArius
(nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
Strong personalities clash.
Wait ‘til they decide what
you must study to reach
your goal. This may take a
bit.
CApriCorn
(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 7
You’ll be happy you stuck
with the safest investments
and are keeping close track.
If you’re not, begin now.
AquArius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 7
After arguing back and forth,
you can reach a compro-
mise. Determine what’s most
important for each of you.
pisCes (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
You won’t be able to do it
all. You’ll need a partner to
help. Make sure that person
knows exactly what you
need.
Charlie Hoogner
Sam El-hamoudeh
AnTiMATTer
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Todd Pickrell and Scott A. Winer
entertainment
“Survivor” winner jailed
again after TV interviews
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The lawyer
for “Survivor” winner Richard
Hatch said Wednesday that her
client was taken to jail because
he granted three TV interviews
without getting the required per-
mission from the Federal Bureau
of Prisons.
Hatch had been serving the re-
mainder of his prison term for tax
evasion on home confnement at
his sister’s home in Rhode Island.
He granted three television
interviews this week — to NBC’s
“Today” show, NBC afliate WJAR-
TV and the NBC-owned “Access
Hollywood.”
In the interviews, Hatch ac-
cused the prosecutor of miscon-
duct and said the judge in the
case discriminated against him
because he was gay.
The Bureau of Prisons would
not comment on Hatch’s case, but
spokeswoman Traci Billingsley
said prisoners on home confne-
ment cannot grant interviews
without frst getting permission.
Approval typically takes a few
days, she said.
Hatch’s lawyer, Cynthia Ribas,
said she had thought the per-
mission Hatch got extended to
all NBC properties, but federal
rules consider each media outlet
separate.
Ribas said a lawyer for the
Federal Bureau of Prisons told
her Wednesday that it had given
permission for the “Today” show
interview, but not the other two.
“I think this is a little misun-
derstanding that really has to do
with the lawyer and the bureau
and NBC’s communications,” she
said.
All three interviews were
flmed Monday at Hatch’s sister’s
house in Newport, Ribas said.
WJAR aired a small part of the
interview Monday night, and
more on Tuesday morning.
The “Today” interview was
aired Tuesday morning and the
interview with “Access Hol-
lywood” aired after Hatch was
taken in by a sherif’s deputy
Tuesday afternoon.
—Associated Press
eDUCatiOn
Comedian Cosby rallies
behind school funding
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Comedian
Bill Cosby fnds nothing funny
about cutting school funding.
Public education can make the
diference between success and
failure in life for many children,
and cutting school funding makes
the task more difcult, Cosby said.
Wednesday at a packed rally in
the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg.
The Philadelphia native, a
well-known education advocate,
joined Gov. Ed Rendell and
educators at the event designed
to put pressure on the state
Senate’s Republican majority to
support more money for public
schools.
Cosby acknowledged he has
not kept up with Pennsylvania’s
clash over state spending be-
tween the Democratic governor
and the Senate GOP.
But he said similar disputes are
common nationally and public
schools are too often caught in
the crossfre.
Erik Arneson, spokesman for
Senate Majority Leader Dominic
Pileggi, said additional federal
stimulus money will ensure that
local districts see higher subsidies
under either plan, although
Rendell’s is more generous.
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A
lot of ink has been spilled
lately over the health care
debate.
President Obama has been
trying to push through sweeping
reforms to health insurance in the
United States this summer, and
some of the reactions have been
frustrating, to say the least.
The plan, in a nutshell, was to
grant all Americans health insur-
ance. This would come by estab-
lishing a government program to
cover people who, for whatever
reason, do not have prior cover-
age.
Those who do, either through
preexisting policies or programs
like Medicare and Medicaid,
would keep their coverage. For
those without a current plan,
there would be a “public option,”
a policy available to everyone.
For whatever reason, this
“public option” has ignited a
firestorm of criticism. Members
of Congress around the country
have held town hall meetings to
discuss it with constituents, and
depending on their ideology,
have either met with applause for
opposition; or unending rabble as
punishment for support.
Now, I want to come back to
what the public option is. It is a
government insurance plan for
people who don’t have coverage
already.
Typically, this is because they
can’t afford private health insur-
ance. Take this in: it gives people
who can’t afford it coverage. This
is designed primarily for middle-
class Americans who earn enough
not to qualify for Medicaid, are
too young for Medicare and aren’t
covered by programs designed
for veterans or, um… members of
Congress.
So what is the problem? I have
watched town halls on television,
listened to pundits, and waded
through the comments on a poll
on Facebook (which is almost as
painful as sitting through a Glenn
Beck rant).
I’ve gotten that the pub-
lic option is “tyrannical,”
“Orwellian,” and “communist.”
Protesters at public meetings,
some planted by insurance com-
panies and the Republican Party,
some just angry, have claimed
that the public option is secretly
a plan to take away their existing
plans and replace it with some-
thing inefficient, modelled off of
the systems of countries such as
Canada and England. Prominent
Republicans, including former
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin,
publicly insisted that the plan
would subject extremely sick hos-
pital patients to “death panels”
which would decide if they are
worth the cost of treating.
Ask somebody what part of
the insurance reform legisla-
tion includes this provision, and
you are likely to get an awkward
pause and a quick changing of the
subject, what with the fact that it
doesn’t exist.
Sadly, discourse over such a
significant piece of legislation,
one which could have profound
effects on the health of our coun-
try, has been reduced to emo-
tional outbursts, childish faux-
protesters and outright lies.
Cohen is a Topeka senior in
political science.
Opinion
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W
hile most college
students are sad to
see the end of sum-
mer and the start of classes, I
am glad. I spent the summer
at home staring at clocks and
counting down on calendars.
I begged time to move quickly
so I could return to Lawrence
and my life as a college student.
Now as I begin my junior
year at the University of Kansas,
the X’s on my calendar are
proof that time does pass, even
though we can’t feel it.
My first two years of college
have passed by as quickly as
my summers have been slow,
and ironically now I wish time
would stop. As a junior I am
expected to have it all figured
out. As a junior I am required
to declare a major and to plan a
career path.
I will need to face the world
in a short two years and make
my place among employees,
office buildings and salaries.
But as I sit here, halfway
through college, I know that I
don’t have it all figured out, and
my calendar reminds me that
time won’t wait.
I always have several goals
as I begin each semester. Some
goals are achieved and some
have remained on my list since I
began making lists.
For this semester I plan to
add “figure life out” right below
“stop procrastinating” and “quit
biting nails.’ Maybe I will mark
it off my list this semester.
Maybe, by December, I will
finally know exactly where I am
going and exactly where I need
to be. But maybe I won’t, and
maybe I never will.
As a college student I have
become overwhelmed with
the need to plan. I have con-
vinced myself that the perfect
combination of classes during
perfectly organized semesters
will make me the most prepared
to face an unstable job market.
I have become obsessed with
attempting to draw the perfect
road map to success. But then
again, is success really some-
thing to be planned?
We have been told all our
lives to “live life to the fullest,”
and of all the things we do not
know, one’s future is the most
uncertain. Yet we plan and we
schedule and we never pause
to think that perhaps there is
beauty in never knowing.
Time will not comply despite
how much we might beg it to
speed up or slow down. We
just keep living while growing
older every day. In two years
the world will be waiting for
me, and I can only hope I will
be ready.
As the summer comes to an
end and a new year begins, I
feel pressured to form a plan. I
feel the stress of needing to fig-
ure it all out.
But for now maybe the best
plan for success is to simply
let time pass. At the top of
every college student’s to do
list should be “enjoy these
four years”, because as we have
been told, and as with all good
things, this will go much too
fast.
Brown is a Wichita junior
double majoring in journal-
ism and political science.
JAmES FARmER
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eyebrows.
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Slip and Slide and Ralph
that Hudson.
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Do you know how much a
polar bear weighs? Enough to
break the ice.
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To our hot Aussie friends
who we met on the way back
from Rec Fest: We’ll be eating
at Mrs. E’s at 6 p.m. for the rest
of this week. See you there.
n n n
1:23, it only works if you tell
them to call the number for
a good time and to ask for
Jenny.
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Believe it or not, some
people are actually in college
because they enjoy furthering
their education! Radical, right?
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I got my lunch box packed,
my shoes tied tight. I hope I
don’t get in a fght! Back to
school, back to school.
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Damn you construction!
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Give me your number and
I’ll text you.
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Minnie Driver. Wow. Good
stuf in Good Will Hunting.
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If you wanna see Minnie
Driver in something awesome,
watch Grosse Pointe Blank.
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Her birthday suit? Because
that’s the only thing I want to
see her in.
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When I do laundry I
separate my white clothes
from my blacks, does that
make me racist?
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You don’t text me.
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Why in the world is
everybody excited about
going back to CLASS. You
know, papers, tests, quizzes?
CLASS.
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I want to work for NCIS.
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Can I have yo’ number? Can
I have it? Can I? Can I? Can I?
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number?
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I have a total girl crush on
Abby.
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sTudenT LiFe LiBerAL pOLiTiCs
public option opponents’
ideas lack substance
Life is too short
to plan; Enjoy
college instead
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THe COnTeXT
The number of Kansans predicted
by the Kansas Department of
Health and Environment who
could come down with H1N1,
also known as the swine fu, in the
next two years. KDHE estimates
that 10,000 Kansans have already
been infected by the virus.
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Missed iT
Recent news you might
have missed.
THE conTEXT
The number of people who have
flled the position as chancellor of
the University of Kansas. Berna-
dette Gray-Little, who previously
was provost at the University of
North Carolina, became the 17th
chancellor on Aug. 15, replacing
Robert Hemenway.
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THe COnTeXT
The number of locations in Law-
rence nominated to become top
tourist destinations in the Kansas
City area by The Kansas City
Convention and Visitors Associa-
tion. The Spencer Art Museum
was nominated as a favorite art
museum or gallery and Lawrence
as a top day-trip destination.
THE conTEXT
The number of wide receivers —
Dezmon Briscoe and Kerry Meier
— named to the Biletnikof Award
Watch List, the award given to the
best receiver in the country every
year. The University of Kansas is
the only school to have two wide
receivers make the list.
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LOUDMOUTH
By SUE LINDSEy
Associated Press
ROANOKE, Va. — Recently
discovered mental health records
released on Wednesday contain
no obvious indications that the
Virginia Tech gunman was a year
and a half away from committing
the worst mass shooting in modern
U.S. history.
The records contain previously
unseen handwritten notes from
three separate counselors who talk-
ed to Seung-Hui Cho in 2005. In
one report Cho denied having any
suicidal or homicidal thoughts. On
April 16, 2007, Cho killed 32 stu-
dents and faculty members on the
Blacksburg, Va., campus and took
his own life.
Uni v e r s i t y
officials have
said Cho talked
to two different
therapists dur-
ing telephone
triage sessions
in the fall, then
made one court-
ordered 45-min-
ute in-person
visit that December.
Cho denied the homicidal
thoughts in the 45-minute tele-
phone sessions and in the meet-
ing with counselor Sherry Lynch
Conrad on Dec. 14, 2005. Cho met
with her at Cook Counseling Center
after being detained in a mental
hospital overnight because he had
expressed thoughts of suicide to
people he lived with after a girl told
him to stop leaving her messages.
However, Conrad, after speaking
with him wrote: “He denies suicidal
and/or homicidal thoughts. Said
the comment he made was a joke.
Says he has no reason to harm self
and would never do it.”
The forms filled out were based
on statements Cho made about the
way he was feeling. They indicated
he said he was depressed and had
feelings of anxiety, but the records
don’t contain any evidence that they
saw serious warning signs to believe
Cho would commit violence. On
the hospital evaluation form, it said:
“There is no indication of psycho-
sis, delusions, suicidal or homicidal
ideation.”
Relatives of the victims, how-
ever, said the counseling center
files showed he slipped through the
cracks and that therapists didn’t dis-
cuss the case.
“They definitely weren’t paying
attention, and that’s what led to
April 16th,” said Suzanne Grimes,
whose son Kevin was wounded but
survived.
“It just sounded like he was going
through a McDonald’s,” said Michael
Pohle, whose son Michael Pohle Jr.
was killed. “It just looked like he was
passed through from one person to
another person and there was no
collaboration going on.”
The missing files were released
almost five weeks after they were
discovered at the home of the for-
mer director of the university’s
counseling center.
Cho’s meeting with Conrad was
his last contact with the counseling
center. She wrote that she gave him
emergency contact numbers and
encouraged him to return the next
semester in January, but he didn’t
make an appointment, telling her
that he wasn’t sure what his sched-
ule would be.
Edward J. McNelis, an attorney
for Conrad and the counselors who
spoke with Cho by phone, said he
had advised them not to comment
because they are named in civil
lawsuits filed by two of the victims’
families.
A telephone message left for
Conrad was not returned.
The files first turned up July 16,
when former Cook Counseling
Center director Robert C. Miller
found them in his home while pre-
paring for those civil suits, which
name him as a defendant.
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NATIONAL
NASA to launch Discovery
shuttle again Tuesday
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA
will try to launch Discovery to the
international space station next
week, less than a month after the
last shuttle mission.
Senior ofcials set Tuesday
as the launch date following a
two-day fight review that ended
Wednesday. Hours later, the seven
astronauts few in from Houston.
Discovery and its crew will haul
equipment and supplies to the
space station. Much of the discus-
sion during the review focused
on the unusually large amount
of foam insulation that came of
the fuel tank during last month’s
launch of Endeavour.
NASA conducted a series of
tests on Discovery’s fuel tank to
make sure the foam was attached
securely to its midsection, where
it peeled of in strips last month.
Another area of concern, where
foam wedges cover brackets for
pressurization lines, was more
complicated to check. Foam came
of that area during the last two
shuttle launches.
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[email protected]
NORMAN, Okla. — It’s a sunny
day at the biggest football venue
in the state of Oklahoma, and the
most electric player on the field
is too quick and elusive for the
defense to truly contain.
There’s a completion for 25
yards, then 40 and then a 69-yard
touchdown dash. In total, the
receiver catches 12 passes for 269
yards and two touchdowns. And
with top-level athletes roaming the
field, the toughest player to catch
is wearing crimson and blue.
Oct. 8, 2008 is the best receiv-
ing day in the history of Kansas
football.
“It was a big game for me,”
junior wide receiver Dezmon
Briscoe said. “Todd (Reesing)
came to me before the game and
told me, ‘run hard and I’m going
to find a way to get you the ball.’ I
was like, ‘Alright, just throw it my
way and I’m going to make a play
for you.’”
Yet throughout the spring,
Briscoe’s athletic ability was side-
lined for disciplinary reasons. He
didn’t practice with the team and
his status remained murky leading
up to the start of fall practices.
First comes the explanation – the
reason why the No. 80 jersey hung
in a locker instead of strapped to
Briscoe. Faced with off-field issues
involving academics, coach Mark
Mangino suspended one of his
team’s biggest playmakers for the
entirety of spring practice, includ-
ing the annual spring game.
“I did some things that coach
Mangino didn’t really approve of,
so he had to dismiss me from the
team,” Briscoe said, declining to
elaborate. “But I feel like I learned
from it and coach Mangino let me
back on the team.”
Mangino reinstated Briscoe in
time for the start of fall practices
on Aug. 7. Now, after the waiting
and uncertainty, it’s time to move
forward.
With Briscoe back, the Jayhawks
once again possess one of the most
talented receiving corps in the
Big 12. Serving as Kansas’ pri-
mary big-play threat a season ago,
Briscoe caught 92 passes for 1,407
yards and 15 touchdowns.
“He feels good and realizes that
it is behind him now,” Mangino
said. “His attitude has been good,
and he has been having a really
good camp. He learned a valuable
lesson like everyone does in life
every once in a while.”
One of those lessons – the one
that many athletes may take for
granted – hit Briscoe in his time
away from the team. Unable to
practice with teammates and with-
out the ability to use Kansas’ facili-
ties, Briscoe was relegated to life
without the perks.
Briscoe was forced to adapt to
life as a normal, sport-less stu-
dent.
“Throughout that break that I
wasn’t with the team it made me
feel like I wasn’t a student athlete,”
Briscoe said. “I felt like I was just
a student. Just the privilege of
being a student athlete is some-
thing most people would love to
do. I mean, I really appreciate it a
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Coaches'
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By AlEx BEEchEr
[email protected]
C
ollege football season
brings the promise of enter-
tainment. Unfortunately,
it also heralds the return of certain
tired storylines.
Certain tired stories such as last
season’s biggest: the dominance
of the Southeastern Conference.
This being Big 12 country, it’s only
a matter of time before cases for
Midwestern superiority begin.
I won’t be making such a case
though. Nor will I concern myself
with which conference is better at
all. Too often lost in the Big 12 and
SEC debate is an interesting study
in methodological contrast.
That is, few debate the fact that
the two conferences represent the
elite in college football, yet head
coaches responsible for that success
achieve it through starkly different
means.
The SEC is home to coaches
with cults of personality, and vary-
ing levels of potential insanity.
Steve Spurrier, a character almost
taken for granted, returned briefly
to national prominence for plac-
ing Jevan Snead ahead of Sir Tim
Tebow on his preseason all SEC
ballot. After letting the story per-
colate for several days, he lay the
blame at the feet of a lackey.
If Spurrier’s quirks are generally
overlooked now, then the arrival
of Lane Kiffin probably has some-
thing to do with it. Kiffin, in his
short stint in Knoxville, has already
managed the impossible: He has
made Al Davis look sane for firing
him.
But, in doing so, he’s pushed
some of the SEC’s other notable
personalities out of public con-
sciousness.
Les Miles, like Spurrier, is an
over-the-top character who hap-
pens to be nicknamed after a piece
of headgear. Mark Richt has his
players dance on the sideline and
in the end zone, all while dripping
with the kind of arrogance that
comes from Capitol One Bowl
glory.
And then there’s Bobby Petrino
and Nick Saban. If Dante wrote
“The Inferno” now, they might be
in Satan’s mouth next to Judas.
There are exceptions. Rich
Brooks, Bobby Johnson, and
Houston Nutt all seem normal
enough. But Brooks and Johnson
coach Kentucky and Vanderbilt, so
they don’t count. And Nutt’s name
is Nutt. That’s gotta count for
something.
But even they might pass for
charismatic in the Big 12. Here,
the model for coaching success
seems to be bookish introversion
and an “aww shucks” attitude.
Lawrence’s local coach certainly
fits the bill, as do all but two of his
contemporaries: Dan Hawkins and
Mike Leach.
Leach's coaching quirks are so
numerous and well-documented
that they almost overshadow his
success. Sound dating advice?
Check. Frequently noted affinity
for pirates? Yup. Quoting histori-
cal figures in press conferences? I
think Winston Churchill counts.
The man even picked his kicker
from a halftime contest.
Sadly, Leach is but one man.
And one man cannot save the Big
12 in this confrontation. If only we
could get coach Mangino to adopt
a hat ... fedora, anyone?
— Edited by Anna Kathagnarath
football
Weston White/KANSAN
Junior receiver Dezmon Briscoe makes a leaping catch in a game last year. Briscoe was suspended for part of the season last year for academic reasons, but returned this year.
Briscoe returns to the feld
basketball
Henry brothers adjusting to life in Lawrence
By TIM DWyEr
[email protected]
C.J. Henry was originally a
Kansas commit in the class of
2005 — along with national
title winners Mario Chalmers
and Brandon Rush — but he
wouldn’t suit up for the Jay-
hawks until four long years
later.
Afer opting for a profes-
sional baseball career instead
of attending Kansas straight
out of high school, Henry spent
four injury-plagued years split
between the New York Yan-
kees and Philadelphia Phillies.
Tough he hasn’t played in a
competitive basketball game
since his senior year of high
school, he said he isn’t worried
By cOrEy ThIBODEAux
[email protected]
The smile on Xavier Henry’s
face says it all. He’s right where
he belongs.
Despite the questions raised
during the summer about
freshman guards Xavier and
C.J. Henry’s commitment to
Kansas, their presence and
effort dispel those doubts.
“I had my mind set after I
made my decision on Kansas.
It has to be the place,” Xavier
said. “Even if it’s not the place,
this is the place so it has to be
the place. I love it so far. There’s
nothing that’s happened to tell
me it’s not the place.”
Weston White/KANSAN
Freshman guard Xavier Henry laughs after answering a question during an interviewoutside of Hadl Auditorium. Henry arrived on campus
Monday afternoon and began workouts with the teamonTuesday.
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C.J. Henry leaving
brother's shadow
Receiver returns
to team after
being dismissed
for academics
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Xavier Henry
striving to meet
high expectations
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T
he speed of technological
innovation can be far too
swift for some. This can
be especially true for those in
charge of major collegiate athletic
conferences — men and women
far removed from a generation
connected to its peers on Twitter,
Facebook, YouTube and any other
conceivable social media tool.
This week the Southeastern
Conference gave us a case study
in both that and the power our
tweeted or blogged opinions have
when collectively displayed.
Earlier this month the SEC
banned social media at all athletic
events in an effort to protect its $3
billion deal with CBS. Under the
new ticket policy, fans could not
tweet updates from the game or
record cell phone video because,
well, those little 140-character
tweets and grainy YouTube videos
would drag viewers away from
high definition television coverage
of the actual event.
As you could imagine, back-
lash spread across the Web en
masse. Popular sports blog
Deadspin.com posted an entry
titled “The SEC Would Prefer That
You Not Mention SEC Games To
Anyone.” Fans tweeted their furor
as much as Twitter’s word limit
would allow.
“95 percent of the feedback we
got was online,” an SEC spokes-
man told the Charlotte Observer
Wednesday.
Hours later, the SEC changed
course, issuing a mea culpa on...
wait for it... Twitter.
“To our Twitter fans, we have
heard you. We’re working on clari-
fications to our policy and should
have something done soon,” read
the tweet @SECSportsUpdate late
Monday afternoon.
This was followed the next day
by, “Revised SEC Ticket Policy in
place. Twitter fans, please share the
great times you have at our stadi-
ums with your friends.”
This is a cool story for a number
of reasons. One of the NCAA’s top
conferences avoided setting an
unrealistic and oppressive prec-
edent that undoubtedly would
have been followed by the other
power conferences. The SEC nearly
shunned social media before it
eventually embraced it. It just
missed blowing its foot off with a
shotgun.
Kansas fans for now can also
rest assured that they too can tweet
their hearts out at games this sea-
son. I talked to associate athletics
director Jim Marchiony Tuesday
night about Kansas Athletics’
stance on social media, and he
said that it is still deliberating over
where to draw the line between a
fan’s right to use Twitter at games
and the rights of the radio and
television providers who’ve paid to
broadcast the games.
Marchiony said there is not
yet a policy on social media, be it
Twitter or YouTube. He also added
that while the quality of video
captured by cell phones isn’t equal
to that of, say, ESPN, the rapid
improvement of cell phone capa-
bilities is being considered.
Lastly, and most impressively,
this was an immense victory for
fans. Know now and forevermore
that through social media, your
voice can be heard. Without the
reaction of fans on Twitter and
without scathing assessments of the
SEC’s ticket policy, nothing would
have changed. This was an exercise
and exhibition of the increased
strength of public opinion via these
tools and that strength being put to
good use.
“No one opinion changes every-
thing,” Marchiony said. “But we
definitely track what people are
saying.”
THURSDAY
YOUTUBE SESH
Whether or not this first day of
school has elicited excitement or
dread, you’ll likely need to unwind
tonight. What better way than in
the company of Kenny Powers.
Finally got caught up this sum-
mer with Eastbound and Down,
the hilarious HBO series about a
burnt-out ex-major league pitcher
trying to make a comeback while
doubling as an elementary P.E.
teacher.
If you haven’t already, just go
ahead and tear through the six
episodes on DVD in one sitting.
The show — starring Danny
McBride of “Hot Rod,” “Tropic
Thunder” and “Pineapple Express”
— garnered enough of a following
to produce a healthy amount of
YouTube clips.
Search “Best of Kenny Powers,”
“Stevie Janowski” (Kenny’s hilari-
ously creepy assistant) and “Kenny
Powers — This Is Why I’m Better
Than Everyone.”
—Editedby SarahKelly
sports 2B
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“When you’re real young,
you’re really competitive. This
is getting old.”
-Kansas City starting pitcher Zack Greinke
FACT OF THE DAY
Greinke’s 174 strikeouts are
third in the American League,
while his 2.44 ERA is the best in
the league. Unfortunately for
Greinke, he also averages the
least run support among start-
ers in the majors. Since the stat
was frst recorded in 2000, no
pitcher has fnished with the
best ERA and worst run sup-
port in the same season.
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Which pitcher had the
worst run support in the major
leagues last year?
A: Kansas City starter Luke
Hochevar
THURSday, aUGUST 20, 2009
COmmEnTARY
Social media efective for outspoken fans
Feel the sand between your toes
By stephen montemayor
[email protected]
BasketBall
Cornell game date
moved to Jan. 6
Men’s basketball’s game
against Cornell has been
moved to Jan. 6, associate
athletics director Larry Keating
announced Monday.
Originally scheduled for
Jan. 5, the game will start at 7
p.m. and will be televised on
Jayhawk TV and on the ESPN
Full Court package.
— Stephen Montemayor
nhl
Red Wings sign Bertuzzi
for one year, $1.5 mill
DETROIT — The Detroit Red
Wings signed Todd Bertuzzi
to a one-year, $1.5 million
contract in the hopes that the
forward can help make up for
some of the teams’ losses.
The 34-year-old Bertuzzi
scored 15 goals and had 44
points last season.
— Associated Press
nFL
Broncos’ Marshall mifed
by courtroom comment
CyCling
Armstrong invites cyclists
to join him in Scotland
GLASGOW, Scotland — Lance
Armstrong brought trafc to a
standstill after issuing a Twitter
invitation for Scottish cyclists to
join him on a casual bike ride.
“Hey Glasgow, Scotland! I’m
coming your way,” Armstrong
wrote. “Who wants to go for a
bike ride?”
More than 200 rode in pouring
rain when the seven-time Tour
de France winner turned up in
the Paisley district of Glasgow.
Armstrong told reporters he
would compete in next year’s
Tour de France. After coming
out of a three-year retirement,
Armstrong fnished third in this
year’s Tour.
nFl
Rams trainer Dubuque
wins discrimination lawsuit
ST. LOUIS — An 11-year assistant
trainer for the St. Louis Rams has
reached a $134,000 settlement
of a lawsuit that claimed the
team discriminated against him
because of his seizure disorder.
A consent decree fled Wednes-
day in U.S. District Court in St.
Louis says the Rams will pay Ron-
ald DuBuque $100,000 in dam-
ages and award him a $34,000,
two-year contract to work as a
rehabilitation specialist. The team
also must train managers on fed-
eral disability discrimination law.
The U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission fled
the suit last year after DuBuque
complained that the Rams did
not renew his contract in 2006,
when the team claimed he was
a medical liability. DuBuque was
diagnosed with trauma-induced
epilepsy in 1984.
mlB
Rangers trade catcher
Rodriguez to Astros
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ivan
Rodriguez, the 14-time All-Star
catcher who started his career
with the Rangers at age 19, was
acquired by Texas in a trade with
the Houston Astros for minor
league pitcher Matt Nevarez and
two players to be named later.
The 37-year-old Rodriguez
signed a one-year, $1.5 million
contract with the Astros in March
and hit .251 with eight home
runs and 34 RBIs in 93 games.
Rodriguez won 10 of his 13
Gold Gloves with the Rangers.
— Associated Press
assoCiateD press
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. —
Brandon Marshall has no prob-
lem working with the scout team
while he plays his way back into
Pro Bowl form.
What bugs him is the way
the Denver Broncos handled his
acquittal on misdemeanor battery
charges last week.
Marshall said Wednesday in
his first public comments about
the matter that he was miffed a
member of the team’s public rela-
tions staff told his teammates not
to gloat over his acquittal in an
Atlanta courtroom on Friday.
Marshall was told the staffer was
acting on his own in an attempt to
be sensitive, but he believes the
directive came from higher in the
organization and he suggested the
episode fostered distrust between
him and the Broncos.
There’s a hazard this latest
imbroglio could lead to an irrepa-
rable rift between the team and its
superstar receiver who already is
unhappy that the Broncos haven’t
reworked his contract or traded
him.
“Unfortunately, I think it gets to
that point,” Marshall said. “There
are trust issues on both sides.”
— Associated Press
Mike Gunnoe/KANSAN
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Senior Monica Dolinsky won
a battle of rock-paper-scissors to
gain possession of the opening
kickoff.
Later, smiling sophomore Emily
Cressy put sophomore Jeanette
Francia in a headlock after Francia
grabbed Cressy’s jersey to slow her
down.
While there were quite a few
less-than-serious moments last
Sunday morning in the soc-
cer team’s exhibition intrasquad
scrimmage, the teams also discov-
ered a few strengths and weak-
nesses to their play. The Blue team,
composed of the players Coach
Mark Francis would have started
in a real match, took down the
Crimson squad 2-0.
Junior Lauren Jackson said that
the game, held one week before
the season opener at Drake, was a
good mix of attitudes.
“As a whole, we played really
well together,” Jackson said of the
Blue team. “We were trying to be
focused, but at the same time we
were trying to keep it fun.”
Jackson noted that a few play-
ers were injured and it put a
bit of a damper on the match.
Senior Shannon McCabe fell to
the ground and remained there
for several minutes as her team-
mates looked on in silence. But
Francis noted after the match that
McCabe was fine.
“I think it scared her more than
anything,” Francis said.
Francis said the team showed a
lot of technical skill and that often,
a misplay was likely due to playing
on the faster turf inside Anschutz
Sports Pavilion. The game was
scheduled to take place on the
practice fields outside, but storms
pushed the match inside.
However, he isn’t satisfied quite
yet.
“If we would have had a game
today, I would have said we weren’t
ready,” Francis said.
Francis also noted the qual-
ity play of freshmen midfielders
Shelby Williamson and Whitney
Berry for the Blue team and Sarah
Robbins for the Crimson side.
“I think everyone came out to
see how the freshmen were going
to be,” Jackson said. “I think they
did really good.”
McCabe netted the first goal
in the 20th minute, converting
a break-away opportunity past
senior goalie Julie Hanley. Berry
made her mark on the match early
in the second half when she buried
a shot in the upper right corner of
the goal.
Francis also noted that his team
was likely changing from a 4-3-3
formation played most of last year
to a 4-4-2 formation. He said they
still have some things to “iron out”
before Sunday’s match at Drake,
mostly dealing with defensive
responsibilities in the midfield.
But all in all, Francis liked what
he saw.
“There was a lot of positive
things to take out of it,” Francis
said.
— Edited by Jonathan Hermes
Soccer
Scrimmage game
shows weaknesses
Weston White/KANSAN
Senior Monica Dolinsky rips a shot against the University of Alabama during a game last
year. Dolinsky played as part of the victorious blue squad in Sunday’s scrimmage game.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO — Jose Contreras
won for the first time in six
weeks, leading the White Sox
over the Kansas City Royals 4-2
Wednesday and making a strong
bid to save his job in Chicago’s
starting rotation.
Gordon Beckham, Carlos
Quentin and Alex Rios hit solo
homers off Zack Greinke (11-8),
the first three-homer game off
the Royals ace since he allowed
four at U.S. Cellular Field on June
3 last year.
Contreras had gone 0-4 with a
7.62 ERA in six starts since beat-
ing Cleveland on July 8, and the
White Sox brought in fellow 2005
World Series hero Freddy Garcia
to compete for the No. 5 spot in
the rotation.
One day after Garcia couldn’t
make it out of the fifth inning,
Contreras (5-11) allowed one run
and three hits in seven innings,
struck out eight and walked one.
Pitching against the team with
the AL’s lowest batting average,
the 37-year-old right-hander
avoided the control problems that
had driven up his pitch counts
and limited his innings.
He allowed David DeJesus’
leadoff homer in the fourth and
two singles. Both runners were
erased on double-play ground-
ers.
Contreras retired 12 of his
last 13 batters. Matt Thornton
got four outs, allowing Mark
Teahen’s eighth-inning homer,
and Bobby Jenks got two outs for
his 26th save in 30 chances.
Chicago, which began the day
three games behind AL Central-
leading Detroit, took two of
three from the Royals and has
won eight of its last nine home
series.
Greinke (11-8) gave up six
hits — three doubles to go with
the three homers — in seven
innings. He entered July at 10-3
with a 1.95 ERA but is 1-5 with
a 3.41 ERA since.
Coming in, he had allowed
only seven homers all season
and had just one multiple-hom-
er game against him, June 5 at
Toronto.
Paul Konerko doubled in a
first-inning run, joining Frank
Thomas and Luke Appling as the
only White Sox with 1,000 RBIs.
Beckham’s third-inning homer
made it 2-0, and Quentin’s shot
in the fourth answered DeJesus’
homer in the top of that inning.
In the seventh, Rios hit his
first homer since the White Sox
claimed him off waivers from
Toronto on Aug. 10.
mlb
White Sox take the lead over Royals
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas City Royals Zack Greinke looks on after the White Sox’s Gordon Beckhamhit a solo
home run in the third inning during a baseball game in Chicago, Wednesday.
WhITE hOuSE hOnORS
nASCAR AnD DRIvERS
WASHINGTON — Three-time
NASCAR Sprint Cup champion
Jimmie Johnson had the gas
to get to the White House on
Wednesday, where President
Barack Obama honored the 2008
winner as well as auto racing.
“NASCAR is a uniquely Ameri-
can sport,” Obama said in the
Rose Garden, fanked by drivers.
Obama said the drivers work
to support U.S. troops, local
schools and environmental
innovation. Obama said the
sport certainly has grown since
“moonshiners” raced in Daytona
Beach, Fla., to become a service-
oriented organization known
around the globe.
“That’s the face of America you
show to the world,” he said.
In a race on Sunday, Johnson
took the lead with two laps to go
but he gambled on his fuel and
ran out of gas. Instead of win-
ning, he fnished 33rd. It was the
third time this season that John-
son has run out of gas, but that
wasn’t a problem on Wednesday.
Joining Johnson at the White
House were other Sprint Cup
drivers and past champions. Spe-
cial guests included wounded
soldiers from a Washington hos-
pital and campers from a North
Carolina facility for terminally or
chronically ill children.
Johnson’s No. 48 Chevrolet
also was parked at the White
House.
Obama joked he wanted to
take it out for a spin, but the
Secret Service told him no.
— Associated Press
Daly to return to golf
after suspension
SYDNEY — John Daly plans to
return to the Australian Open a
year after being fned for smash-
ing a fan’s camera into a tree
during the tournament.
Golf Australia announced that
the two-time major winner will
join the feld for the tournament
at Sydney’s New South Wales
Golf Club from Dec. 3 to 6. Daly
will also play the Australian PGA
Championship at Coolum, the
week after the Australian Open.
Daly received a suspended
fne from the PGA of Australia
at the last Australian Open after
taking a spectator’s camera and
throwing it at a tree at Royal
Sydney’s ninth hole.
The 1991 PGA Championship
winner and 1995 British Open
champion recently returned to
the PGA Tour following a six-
month suspension for several
of-course incidents.

—Associated Press
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Big 12 footBall
Big 12 title moves to Dallas
By HALLIE MANN
[email protected]
During the Big 12 media days at
the end of July, media, coaches and
players were allowed a sneak peek
at the new Cowboys Stadium in
Arlington, Texas. The unveiling of
the $1.15 billion stadium was met
by Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe’s
announcement that the champion-
ship game might be permanently
played there.
“When we awarded certain cities
championships, the board of direc-
tors said we’re not ready to lock
them in yet,” Beebe said. “But they
haven’t seen this.”
The conference has already
decided to play the 2009 and 2010
championship games in Arlington
but Beebe is proposing to move all
future championships to the site.
Beebe said there are advantages to
having the game change locations
but there are also advantages to
keeping it in one spot.
“I think Dallas is fairly accessible
for whatever part of the conference
you come from, even by driving if
you need to,” Beebe said. “So I think
that’s a big attraction.”
Cowboys Stadium is the largest
domed stadium in the world and
will be able to seat 100,000 people.
It also features climate control to
create optimal playing conditions.
Having it in a consistent location
could also have potential for a large
fan base that would come to the
game each year. But even with all
of the benefits some coaches would
rather not play in Dallas.
Colorado coach Dan Hawkins
said that every coach wants optimal
playing conditions for their team but
putting the game in Dallas would
give the south an advantage. The
teams of the north would just have
to overcome it if this became the
situation just like teams in the south
have to deal with weather when they
play up north, Hawkins said.
“There would be a quasi-home
game and there’s an advantage to
that,” Hawkins said.
Kansas State coach Bill Snyder
said he could see why the confer-
ence would want to have a perma-
nent location but he said he enjoyed
the environment of Arrowhead
Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Snyder
said Arrowhead was a great stadium
to play in and would want to play
for the championship there in the
future.
In the south, Texas Tech coach
Mike Leach saw the move to Dallas
as a way to stabilize and protect
players from the elements. Leach
said he thought it was easier for
teams in the north to get to Dallas
than it was for teams in the south to
get to Kansas City or another loca-
tion in the north.
“Some teams aren’t going to like
it but it’s about what’s best for the
conference,” Leach said.
Texas coach Mack Brown also
admitted there would be an advan-
tage for the teams in the south.
Brown said he liked the ideas of
bringing the championship to Dallas
because it would give more fans the
chance to come to the game.
Beebe said that the conference
board of directors would not make
a decision until after playing this
year’s championship game. Beebe
said the contract would be open
after the 2010 game for locations
including Kansas City, Houston,
Dallas and other past locations to
try to land the championship game.
— Edited by TimBurgess
Big 12 Champion-
ship loCations
arrowhead stadium,
Kansas City, mo.:
2000, 2003, 2004, 2006,
2008
alamodome,
san antonio, texas:
1997, 1999, 2007
reliant stadium,
houston, texas:
2002, 2005
texas stadium,
irving, texas:
2001
trans world dome,
st. louis, mo.:
1996, 1998
- Hallie Mann
AssociAteD Press
Dallas cowboys owner Jerry Jones stands in the“party area”, a standing room-only section of the stadium, during a media tour of Cowboys
Stadiumin Arlington, Texas, on July 24. The site could become the permanent home of the Big 12 championship game.
BrooKs BaCK in Camp
Junior linebacker Vernon
Brooks is back with the team after
leaving last week to take care of
a family emergency. At the time,
coach Mark Mangino wasn’t sure
the effect the absence would have
on Brooks.
But since his return to the team,
Mangino said Brooks has been
impressive.
“Vernon Brooks the last couple
days has really come on strong
and he’s really making a state-
ment,” Mangino said. “He’s a hard-
nosed guy. He just has to learn our
defense but he’s really doing well.”
meier still
praCtiCing at QB
Much attention has been given
this offseason to senior Kerry
Meier’s status as a quarterback.
Meier played quarterback as a
freshman at Kansas before mov-
ing to wide receiver.
But since
the position
change, he’s
r e m a i n e d
the backup
quarterback.
Mangino said
that while his
repetitions at
quar t erback
are minimal,
he wants to keep Meier at the
position for insurance.
“I’m not sure that we’ll com-
pletely divorce him from that
position but his reps are extreme-
ly limited,” Mangino said. “I just
want to keep him there in case the
worst case scenario would come
about. His work is 90 percent
wide receiver.”
reCruit didn’t join
summer training
Camp
Julian Jones, who committed
to play linebacker at Kansas, did
not join the team for practices
Mangino announced yesterday.
Instead, Mangino said Jones
decided to attend school closer
to home. Jones is from Lawton,
Okla.
thornton
praCtiCing at safety
Senior Justin Thornton started
the first seven games at safety
last season
before starting
the final five
games at cor-
nerback.
Ma n g i n o
said that
Thornton has
been seeing more practice time at
the safety position during prac-
tices.
“We’re working him at safety
some now and the reason that we
did that is he kind of directs the
traffic,” Mangino said. “He’s an old
hand back there. He’s been in a lot
of big games at that position.
reesing named to yet
another watCh list
Quarterback Todd Reesing’s
name was added to yet another
preseason awards watch list. On
Monday, the Manning Award
released a list of 38 candidates
competing for the five-year-old
award.
Past winners include NFL
players Matt
L e i n a r t ,
Vince Young,
J a Ma r c u s
Russell and
Matt Ryan.
Tim Tebow
won the award
last year.
Rees i ng’s
name has
already appeared on watch lists
for the O’Brien Award, the Unitas
Award, the Maxwell Award and
the Walter Camp Award.
other jayhawKs
named to award
watCh lists
Junior wide receiver Dezmon
Briscoe joined Reesing on the
watch list for the Maxwell Award,
given to the nation’s most out-
standing play-
er. Briscoe was
also named to
the Biletnikoff
Award watch
list earlier in
the preseason.
Senior wide
receiver Kerry
Meier joined
Briscoe on the Biletnikoff Award
watch list, which is given to the
nation’s best college receiver.
Senior safety Darrell Stuckey
was named to the Chuck Bednarik
Defensive Player of the Year watch
list. Stuckey was also listed on
the watch lists for the Jim Thorpe
Award, given
to the nation’s
top defensive
back and the
Lott Trophy,
which recog-
nizes a defen-
sive player for
accompl i sh-
ments on and
off the field.
Jake Sharp was named a candi-
date for the Doak Walker Award,
given to the nation’s top running
back.
on the tuBe
For the first time in school his-
tory, all of Kansas’ nonconference
games will be televised.
Kansas opens the season with
Northern Colorado at home on
Sept. 5 and will at UTEP before
hosting Duke and Southern
Mississippi, respectively, in the fol-
lowing weeks.
Kansas’ nonconference televi-
sion schedule
Sept. 5 vs. Northern Colorado, 6
p.m. (Fox College Sports Central)
Sept. 12 at UTEP, 6:30 p.m.
(CBS College Sports)
Sept. 19 vs. Duke, 11 a.m.
(Versus)
Sept. 26 vs. Southern Mississippi
(FSN)
ready for play
The new FieldTurf at Memorial
Stadium is officially ready for play.
The surface, which replaced the
old AstroPlay surface installed in
2000, will host its first game when
Kansas plays Northern Colorado
Sept. 5.
television preview
FOX Sports Midwest and FOX
Sports Kansas City will be airing a
30-minute preview of the Kansas
football team on specified days
leading up to the Sept. 5 open-
er against Northern Colorado.
Remaining dates and times of the
preview are as follows:
Friday, Aug. 21 at 5 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 23 at 3:30 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 24 at 8:30 p.m.
(not available in Royals territory)
Wednesday, Aug. 26 at 5:30
p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 27 at 8 p.m.
(Royals territory only)
Saturday, Aug. 29 at 4 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 31 at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 7:30 p.m.
(Royals territory only)
Kansas footBall
KiCKoff friday
The fourth annual Kansas
Football Kickoff will take place at
Corinth Square in Prairie Village
this Friday at 6:30 p.m.
Coach Mark Mangino and
women’s basketball coach Bonnie
Henrickson will speak at the event,
as will Chancellor Bernadette
Gray-Little. The family friendly
event includes merchant give-
aways, the Marching Jayhawks
and a free burger meal for Alumni
Association members.
—Edited by Brenna M. T. Daldorph
footBall
Brooks returns to camp,
one recruit doesn’t show
Meier
Briscoe
Stuckey
Thornton
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(continued from 1B)
lot more.”
Senior receiver Kerry Meier
said: “I think he learned his les-
son that if you don’t take care of
business off the field, football isn’t
going to be there. To be a student
athlete, you have to be able to do
the academics. The love Dezmon
has for football and the game —
he definitely learned his lesson.
He’s going to be better from it
now.”
Therein lies a question worth
asking: Without practicing for
such an extended period of time,
how much catch-up does Briscoe
have to play?
At practice last Tuesday morn-
ing, Briscoe appeared as smooth
and in-tune as before. During one
play, he even leapt to grab a pass
high out of the air – something
Kansas fans grew accustomed to
watching last season.
For his part, Briscoe said that
any time away from the practice
field results in a little early sea-
son rigidness. But teammates and
Mangino were quick to note that
the receiver hasn’t lost too much
in his time away.
“He’s made some mistakes that
he normally doesn’t make, but I
think he’s fine,” Mangino said. “If
you see the plays he’s made on the
field, he doesn’t look like he’s lost
too much.”
On Tuesday afternoon,
Briscoe filtered into the Mrkonic
Auditorium, located in the
Anderson Family Football
Complex, with many of his team-
mates. He took a seat at a desk
near the front of the room and
waited for the questions.
It was Briscoe’s first interview
since Mangino announced the sus-
pension and despite the repetitive-
ness of the day’s events, Briscoe
was eager to be back.
“I just missed being around my
team,” Briscoe said. “Those guys
are like my brothers. They’ll do
anything for me and I’ll do any-
thing for them. Not being around
them is something that really hurt
xavier (continued from 1B)
The Henrys spent the sum-
mer working out in Oklahoma
City because of Xavier’s den-
tal matters. He had to get
his braces removed, two root
canals and
all four wis-
dom teeth
pulled.
“Peopl e
t h o u g h t
we were
just skip-
ping these
workouts,”
Xavier said.
“I had to do stuff at home and
was still working out.”
There is even a possibil-
ity of Xavier staying another
year, contrary to many beliefs.
It depends on how he hones
his game.
“Like I said before, I think
I’m a one-and-done capable
player,” he said. “It’s all about
the holes in my game that
people say I have. It’s why I
chose Kansas, because I think
coach Self can help fill those
holes with his practices and
playing. At the end of the
year, if he’s done his job and I
do my job,
I think I’m
a capable
one - a nd-
done play-
er.”
T h e
2 3 - y e a r -
old C.J. has
had years to mature and is
willing to make the most of
his time here. When he was
18, he said, he might have
put more time into socializ-
ing and having fun. This year
is different.
“I’m only here for one thing:
to win games and that’s it,” he
said. “And then take care of
school work. Everything else
is nothing to me.”
Xavier still has a lot to learn
in the college ranks and he is
looking forward to learning
from the leadership of senior
guard Sherron Collins and
junior center Cole Aldrich.
“With those two staying,
that’s probably the biggest
thing to happen to any team
this year,” Xavier
said. “That puts us
right back on top.
They have all the
experience and
they know what
to do. All they can
do is teach me
and all I can do is
learn from them.”
C.J. and Xavier
have already had a positive
effect on the rest of the team.
“They’re great people,”
Aldrich said. “We had some
time to spend with them a
little bit over the summer.
We really like them. The guys
on the team were excited to
have them on campus. We’re
really excited just to be one
as a team.”
The Henrys moved
in Monday, Xavier into
Jayhawker Towers and C.J.
into an apartment off cam-
pus. Their parents plan to
move to Lawrence as well.
The brothers
are carrying on
their parents’ tra-
dition of attend-
ing Kansas and
this may not be
the last genera-
tion of Henrys on
campus.
“Hopefully our kids can do
the same thing,” Xavier said.
“If they can keep it going
then why not keep it going?
It’s just another thing for our
family.”
Xavier has loved what he’s
seen so far in Lawrence. To
him, there is a comfort remi-
niscent of home.
“All the people here are just
like my people at home,” he
said. “They’re very chill.”
— Edited by Sarah Kelly
c.j. (continued from 1B)
about any falling of in his abili-
ties.
“I’ve worked hard, shoot, too
hard this summer to be worried
about what somebody else is do-
ing or how I’m going to match
up with somebody else,” Henry
said. “I know I’m going to go out
there and I’m going to do me and
if that’s not enough, shoot, I’ll go
out there and work harder.”
He will have four years of eli-
gibility for the Jayhawks. Despite
spending the last season at Mem-
phis, he was unable to play be-
cause of a foot injury and took a
medical redshirt, meaning he’ll
be listed as a redshirt freshman.
Henry’s arrival on campus has
been somewhat overshadowed by
the arrival of his younger broth-
er — it would be inaccurate to
call the 6-foot-6 Xavier his little
brother — who carries the expec-
tations of being a top-ten recruit.
Expectations are in no short
supply for C.J. either, though, as
their father Carl let the Kansas
City Star know over the summer.
“I don’t like stepping on peo-
ple’s toes,” Carl Henry told the
Star, “but I just know what I
know. I watch them play, all the
Kansas kids. I like all these kids,
(Sherron) Collins, (Tyshawn Tay-
lor), they’re good kids, man. But
they’re not better than C.J.”
C.J. was hesitant to echo his
father’s sentiments, though, and
said that he hoped he and Col-
lins and Taylor could play of each
other at the same high level.
“My dad’s a little outspoken
sometimes,” C.J. said. “If you get
him riled up the
right way, he’ll
probably say
anything. I think
he was just see-
ing how hard we
were working,
putting in like
four hours a day
in a gym with no
air conditioning,
just about to pass
out.”
Te Henrys were practicing
in a diferent gym than the rest
of the Jayhawks, opting to work
out at home in Oklahoma City
instead of with the
team in Lawrence.
Tey attributed this
to a few things that
they needed to clear
up in Oklahoma
— Xavier had his
braces removed and
had root canals on
his two front teeth
this summer — and
junior guard Tyrel
Reed insisted that it wasn’t an is-
sue for the players who worked
out with the team.
“We know that they had some
stuf going on,” Reed said. “Xavier
had to do some stuf with the den-
tist. C.J. was battling some stuf
with his foot. Tey’re going to be
good players regardless.”
Although most of the press has
been devoted to Xavier’s appear-
ance, the younger Henry assured
them that C.J. would soon be
making his own name known.
“People will see when they
come watch us play,” Xavier said.
“Tey won’t be like ‘Oh, he’s my
brother.’ Tey’ll say, ‘Tat’s C.J.’”
— Edited by Sarah Kelly
Weston White/KaNsaN
redshirt freshman guard c.j. Henry answers questions inside the Wagnon Student
Athletic Center Tuesday afternoon before workouts with the team. Henry arrived Monday
along with his brother, freshman guard Xavier Henry.
“I've worked hard,
shoot, too hard, to be
worried about what
somebody else is
doing.”
C.J. Henry
Freshman guard
"I had my mind set
after I made my deci-
sion on Kansas. It has
to be the place.”
Xavier Henry
Freshman guard
“I'm only here for one
thing: to win games
and that's it.”
Xavier Henry
Freshman guard
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By JAySON JENKS
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Quarterbacks
So begins Todd Reesing’s final
stretch as Kansas’ playmaking sig-
nal caller. When Reesing leaves his
jersey and pads behind at Kansas,
he’ll also leave behind his name
etched throughout the school’s
offensive record books.
Throw in backups Kerry Meier
and Kale Pick and the Jayhawks
are thoroughly set at the position
– something that hasn’t always
been the case during Mangino’s
tenure.
The Kansan’s outlook: Not
much needs to be said for Reesing,
who has dazzled fans and defens-
es while elevating the program.
Meier is a sturdy backup unless, of
course, Mangino places Pick, the
apparent quarterback of tomor-
row, at second string.
But the real highlight of this unit
glows when comparing the rosters
of other Big 12 North teams. Only
Iowa State has a proven starter
returning but the Cyclones are
expected to remain in the North’s
cellar this year. That’s good news
for Kansas.
running backs
Mangino wrestled early last sea-
son between three running backs
before settling on Jake Sharp at the
beginning of conference play.
Now in his senior season, the
job and the majority of the carries
are Sharp’s for the taking. Sharp
rushed for 860 yards and eight
touchdowns, while adding 283
yards and another score receiving
in ’08.
With Jocques Crawford’s trans-
fer, the backup situation becomes
far more uncertain. But this much
is known, the backup duties will
likely fall to one of four play-
ers: sophomore Rell Lewis, fresh-
men Toben Opurum and Deshaun
Sands or junior college transfer
Daniel Porter.
The Kansan’s outlook: Sharp
gives the Jayhawks a dependable
and proven starter. After splitting
time last season, he’ll be eager to
prove that he can be a featured
back in the Big 12.
Still, there’s no doubt that the
Jayhawks need a dependable
backup. Sands is diminutive but
showed flashes during the spring
game. At 6-foot-2, 235 pounds,
Opurum provides Kansas with a
bigger short yardage back as well
as a different look for defenses in
the backfield.
Expect Lewis, though, to earn
most of the backup carries – at
least early in the season.
Wide receivers
and tight ends
The decision to allow Kerry
Meier to spend more practice time
with the wide receivers should
only strengthen an already ultra-
talented cast.
Meier became Reesing’s go-to
receiver in big situations and
hauled in 97 passes for 1,045 yards
last season.
Fresh off a 92-catch, 1,407-yard
season, junior Dezmon Briscoe
is tabbed by many as a preseason
All-Big 12 First Team selection
while many also list him as an
All-American candidate. Briscoe
missed spring practices for
unspecified disciplinary reasons.
But now that he’s back, Briscoe
should only continue to thrive in
Kansas’ attack.
In Briscoe’s absence this spring,
teammates said junior Johnathan
Wilson stepped into a playmaker
role: He had 133 yards in the
spring game.
Sophomores Tim Biere and AJ
Steward are reliable options at
tight end and in the slots. The two
should see more passes thrown
their way with the graduation of
receiving target Dexton Fields.
The Kansan’s outlook: Many
so-called experts consider this to
be Kansas’ strongest unit. And for
once it’s hard to argue.
Meier has the surest hands in
the Big 12 and is crafty when
Reesing sheds the pocket to
improvise. Briscoe and Wilson
both possess big play ability and
turned in plenty of noteworthy
performances last season.
The two could improve upon
game-to-game consistency but
that’s truly nitpicking. Basically,
expect big numbers again this sea-
son.
Offensive Line
The only proven commodity at
the same position on the offen-
sive line is sophomore Jeff Spikes,
a 6-foot-6, 314-pound giant who
will protect Reesing from the right
tackle position.
Spikes performed well as the
season progressed and should only
improve his technique with expe-
rience.
Mangino slid sophomore
Jeremiah Hatch from left tackle to
his natural position at center – a
move that will help fill the void
of losing three interior linemen
to graduation. Former teammates
said Hatch has all the necessary
skills to transition smoothly to
center.
Other than that, the line fea-
tures a host of new faces.
Freshman Tanner Hawkinson
appears to have a solid hold on the
left tackle position but he isn’t a
lock. And the guard spots are even
murkier.
Juniors Sal Capra and Carl
Wilson are the early starters on
the depth chart, but are in close
competition with redshirt fresh-
men John Williams and Trevor
Marrongelli.
The Kansan’s outlook: The line
will be young and that usually
translates into early season strug-
gles in college football. Reesing
took too many hits last season,
although some of those were his
fault for holding on to the ball or
leaving the pocket early.
Still, pass protection must be
solid for Kansas to be successful.
Reesing is elusive enough to create
plays if and when protection breaks
down – an ability that should help
an inexperienced line.
The threat of the pass alone
should help loosen up opposing
run defenses. Sharp is most effec-
tive in open space and the line
must create those holes allow-
ing him to take advantage of his
speed.
— Edited by Jonathan Hermes
The run-down on ofense
fOOtbaLL
Ryan Waggoner/KANSAN
Senior quarterback Todd Reesing talks to the ofensive line and receivers moments before
a drill on Aug. 11 at the Anderson Family Football Complex. Tuesday’s practice was open to the
media, as the teamprepared for its Sept. 5 home opener against Northern Colorado.
The Kansan takes
a look at this year’s
offensive potential
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Galaxy beats Chicago
despite Beckham absence
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Mike
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help the Los Angeles Galaxy over-
come David Beckham’s absence
and beat the Chicago Fire 2-0
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Magee scored in the 23rd
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Los Angeles was playing without
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game suspension for a red card in
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Donovan started for the frst
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By Hallie Mann
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Nebraska
2008 Record: 9-4, 5-3
Key Returnees: DT Ndamukong
Suh, RB Roy Helu
Key Losses: QB Joe Ganz, WR
Nate Swift, DT Ty Steinkuhler
Top Newcomers: Cody Green
(freshman, 6’4”, 220 pounds, quar-
terback) — Green may not have
the starting quarterback position
yet but he will be key in the future
of Nebraska’s offense and is the
top overall recruit for Nebraska.
Antonio Bell (freshman, 6’2”, 180
pound, wide receiver) — With
Nebraska losing its top two wide
receivers last year, Bell will be
given opportunities to make some
plays for the Cornhuskers.
Game to watch: Nov. 14 at
Kansas will most likely be the game
that decides the Big 12 North. With
the game being in the second half
of the season, both teams will be
ready to play a competitive game
for the league title.
Overview: With a new attitude
for the Nebraska football team, Bo
Pelini has high expectations for
his second season as head coach.
Pelini said he expects improve-
ments from the defense led by Suh.
Nebraska comes into the season
favored to win the Big 12 North,
but will face tough competition
from Kansas and Missouri on the
road to the conference champion-
ship. Nebraska’s offense will be
led by junior quarterback Zac Lee
but Green will by vying for the
position. Another freshman quar-
terback, Kody Spano will be out
this season with an injury from
training camp.
Storyline to Watch: Nebraska
will look to its running game in
a primarily passing league to get
back in the hunt for a confer-
ence championship. Helu, who
averaged 6.4 yards per carry last
season, and fellow running back
Quentin Castille, who had more
than 450 yards last season, will
lead the Nebraska running game.
Pelini said that running the ball
would allow Nebraska to hurt a
team in different ways, something
that Nebraska will have to do if it
wants to compete in this league.
Iowa state
2008 Record: 2-10, 0-8
Key Returnees: QB Austen
Arnaud, OL Reggie Stephens, WR
Darius Darks
Key Losses: WR R.J. Sumrall, DE
Kurtis Taylor, LT Doug Dedrick
Top Newcomers: Darius
Reynolds (junior transfer, 6’2”, 201
pounds, wide receiver) Reynolds
was the 34th best junior college
player in the nation, running for
749 yards and throwing for 1,752
yards last season. David Sims
(junior transfer, 5’9”, 208 pound,
defensive back)-Sims almost went
to Oklahoma after a stellar season
(72 tackles, five fumble recover-
ies) in 2007 at Butte Community
College, but came to Ames and
could find a spot at strong safety
for Iowa State.
Game to Watch: Versus Kansas
State on Oct. 3, at Arrowhead
Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Iowa
State will be the home team for
this game against Kansas State in
the first of a two-year series at
Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas State
may have the home field advan-
tage, but Iowa State has little to
lose coming into this season.
Overview: First-year Head
Coach Paul Rhoads has pro-
claimed this a new era for Iowa
State Football. With no victories in
the Big 12 last season, the Cyclones
are looking for improvement in
every aspect of their game. Rhoads
will look to returning players such
as Arnaud and defensive lineman
Nate Frere to lead the team in the
new Iowa State football culture.
Frere said he had confidence in
Rhoads to build up a team that
would not “choke away” any of its
close games which was a key factor
in Iowa State’s losses last season.
Storyline to Watch: Rhoads is
bringing a no-huddle offense to
Iowa State in hopes of giving his
players a better chance for suc-
cess this season. Rhoads said the
spread offense is all about wearing
a defense down, something that
Rhoads is well versed in as former
defensive coordinator. Rhoads said
Iowa State will have to approach
this season uniquely in terms of
schematics with its offense hav-
ing to switch systems with a new
coach. If Rhoads can find a work-
ing system, Arnaud and his corps
of receivers will have the chance to
score more points for the Cyclones
this season.
Colorado
2008 Record: 5-7, 2-6
Key Returnees: QB Cody
Hawkins, ILB Jeff Smart, CB
Jimmy Smith
Key Losses: DT George
Hypolite, DT Brandon Nicolas, LB
Brad Jones
Key Newcomers: Nick Kasa
(freshman, 6’7”, 270 pound, defen-
sive end) — Kasa gave up his spot
at Florida to come to Colorado and
has made some effect, but with a
knee injury from practice he may
not see as much playing time this
season. Edward Nuckols (fresh-
man, 6’3”, 295 pound, defensive
tackle) — Nuckols is favored to
play early for the Buffs with the
loss of the two starting defensive
tackles, but will have to prove he
can hold himself with sophomore
Eugene Goree.
Game to Watch: Oct. 1 at West
Virginia after a big victory over
then-ranked West Virginia last
season, Colorado will get another
chance to impress. A victory on
the road will be needed momen-
tum preceding its game against
Texas, their first Big 12 opponent,
the following week.
Overview: Coach Dan Hawkins
has already said he wants “10 wins,
no excuses” for his team this sea-
son, but only winning two games
in the Big 12 and five overall last
season make that a pretty lofty
goal. Playing Texas and Oklahoma
State on the road won’t help either,
but the Buffs face an easier than
normal non-conference schedule
this season. Hawkins will have to
fill out his defense with the loss of
Hypolite and Nicolas but he does
have some depth on the offensive
side of the ball. Hawkins has also
taken on coaching the wide receiv-
ers for the Buffs and is confident in
their abilities he said.
Storyline to Watch: The quar-
terback position is still up for grabs
at Colorado. Last year’s starter
Hawkins is facing some stiff com-
petition in fall training from soph-
omore Tyler Hansen. Hawkins
completed just 57.2 percent of his
passes last season and has start-
ed in 23 games over the last two
years. There’s also a battle between
the three freshman quarterbacks,
Clark Evans, Gerry Slota and Seth
Lobato, as to who will be the No.
3 — providing depth should either
Hansen or Hawkins go down.
MIssourI
2008 Record: 10-4, 5-3
Key Returnees: LB Sean
Weatherspoon, WR Jared Perry,
OL Kurtis Gregory
Key Losses: QB Chase Daniel,
WR Jeremy Maclin, TE Chase
Coffman, DT Ziggy Hood
Key Newcomers: Sheldon
Richardson (freshman, 6’4”, 275
pound, tight end) — After receiv-
ing offers from schools such as USC
and Miami, Richardson comes to
Missouri as one of the nation’s top
recruits. Kendial Lawrence (fresh-
man, 5’9”, 185 pound, running
back) — Although he may not
be starting this season, Lawrence
has already made an impact at fall
training and is working his way up
to Derrick Washington’s backup at
the position.
Game to Watch: Versus Kansas
on Nov. 28 at Arrowhead Stadium.
The rivalry between Kansas and
Missouri has gone back and forth
for years and whichever team
wins, it will be a deciding factor in
the Big 12 North.
Overview: Missouri has won
the Big 12 North two years run-
ning but with the loss of key play-
ers, its dominance is coming into
question this season. Daniel was
the all-time leader in passing at
Missouri, Coffman and Maclin
were both All-Americans and
several key defensive players like
Hood are gone. A new group of
players will have to emerge, such
as quarterback Blaine Gabbert,
tailback Derrick Washington who
went 1,000 yards rushing last sea-
son and All–American candidate
Weatherspoon, for Missouri to
continue to stay on top. Missouri
will also have to win games
against Oklahoma State, Texas and
Nebraska if it wants to hold on to
the Big 12 North.
Storyline to Watch: The
Missouri defense was less than
stellar at times last season and
is being filled by several young
recruits this season. The defense is
led by Weatherspoon who had 155
tackles last season, but he will have
to produce even more if Tigers
are going to stop offensive power-
houses like Texas. With only Jaron
Baston returning to start for the
defensive line, Jaquies Smith and
Aldon Smith are expected to effect
the field this season.
kaNsas state
2008 Record: 5-7, 2-6
Key Returnees: WR Brandon
Banks, DB Courtney Herndon, OT
Nick Stringer
Key Losses: QB Josh Freeman,
WR Deon Murphy, DE Ian
Campbell, K Brooks Rossman
Key Newcomers: John Hubert
(freshman, 5’9”, 190 pounds, run-
ning back) — Hubert may be on
the small side, but someone who
can rush over 2,800 yards like
Hubert did in 2008 could definite-
ly help the Wildcats. Tim Flanders
(freshman, 5’9”, 208 pounds, ath-
lete) — Flanders was one of the few
highlights in the Wildcats recruit-
ing class this season running for
2,153 yards and 34 touchdowns as
a senior.
Game to Watch: Versus Iowa
State on Oct. 3 at Arrowhead
Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. —
This will be the conference opener
for Kansas State and will show
just how long its second attempted
resurgence under Bill Snyder may
last.
Overview: Snyder is faced with
one of the toughest seasons he’s ever
had. With one of the nation’s worst
recruiting classes, several holes to
fill on offense and defense and
facing two back-to-back road non-
conference games at the beginning
of the season, Snyder has his work
cut out for him. While Kansas State
returns stellar players like Banks
and Herndon, they have to replace
their quarterback with players who
have little playing time in the sys-
tem like junior Carson Coffman
or transfer Daniel Thomas. The
defense, which allowed 479.1 yards
per game last season, could use
some improvement too.
Storyline to Watch: Snyder is
back and ready “to fix Kansas State
family.” When he left Kansas State
in 2005, the program had gone
to eleven bowl games, had elev-
en winning seasons and a Big 12
championship. Can Snyder build
up the Wildcats to a winning pro-
gram again? Even though he will
be 70 this season, fans and players
seem optimistic that he still has the
energy and spirit in him to take
them to a winning season. Snyder
said that the Big 12 has become
more competitive since he started
coaching at Kansas State in 1989
but the game of football is still the
same.
— Edited by Anna Kathagnarath
bIg 12 football
The Kansan’s Big 12 North football preview
By JiM Salter
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS — John Smoltz
agreed to a deal with the St.
Louis Cardinals on Wednesday,
giving the 42-year-old former
ace a chance to rejuvenate his
career in the middle of a pen-
nant race.
Smoltz joined the NL Central
leaders shortly after he cleared
waivers, following his release by
Boston. He was 2-5 with an 8.33
ERA in eight starts for the Red
Sox.
General manager John
Mozeliak said Smoltz would
likely start
Sunday at San
Diego, and
would proba-
bly get at least
a few turns in
the rotation.
The GM said
Smoltz didn’t
ask to start as
a “negotiating
ploy.”
“He had very little demands,”
Mozeliak said on a conference
call. “He had no demands. From
everything he had heard about
this club, he was excited to take
this opportunity. The reason for
the start was just to get him work
and know what we have.”
The Cardinals hope Smoltz
can either fill a void as the fifth
starter or provide right-handed
relief in the bullpen. Detroit,
the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas
and Florida also were said to be
interested in signing the longtime
Atlanta star.
“We feel that this is an oppor-
tunity to strengthen our pitching
staff,” Mozeliak said in an earlier
statement.
“When you have an opportuni-
ty to bring the expertise and expe-
rience of a future Hall of Famer to
your club, it’s easy to see why we
are excited about the prospects
of what John Smoltz can do to
improve our team’s chances as we
approach the stretch drive.”
One of the best big-game pitch-
ers of his era, Smoltz is expected
to join the team Thursday when
St. Louis plays at San Diego.
The former Cy Young winner
is the latest high-profile acquisi-
tion — with Matt Holliday —
in a makeover that helped the
Cardinals stretch their division
lead to six games over Chicago.
The risk for the Cardinals is
small — Boston is responsible for
the bulk of the contract. St. Louis
is on the hook only for a prorated
share of the major league mini-
mum, about $100,000 through
the rest of the season.
Mlb
Cardinals
acquire
ex-Atlanta
star pitcher
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nebraska’s Zac Lee throws during football practice Saturday Aug. 8 in Lincoln, Neb.
We explain who’s gone, who’s back, and what games to watch
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