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BY JOE PREINER
jpreiner@kansan.com
A six-year, $20.2 million grant awarded
to the University of Kansas on Monday
could deepen researchers understanding
of human health.
The National Institutes of Health award-
ed the grant, the largest federally funded
grant ever in the state, to a research team
led by Jeff Aub, professor of medicinal
chemistry.
Aub said the research would be focused
on finding molecules for medical research.
The process consists of researchers find-
ing what they refer to as hits, which are
molecules with interesting properties that
make them good candidates for further
exploration.
Aub said the next step in the pro-
cess involved turning the hits into what
researchers called probes. This involves
taking the molecules and synthesizing
them to make new molecules. Those new
molecules optimize the unique qualities
found in the original hits.
Whats really important is the scientific
opportunities this will provide, Aub said.
Its the first step down a long road toward
developing new therapies and medicines.
Kevin Boatright, director of research
communications, said the University had
several advantages over other schools
competing for the grant. He said the
researchers were renowned in the par-
ticular field the grant was given for, and
that the University already had a build-
ing available for housing the Specialized
Chemistry Center.
The doors are open. The lights are on,
Boatright said. Were ready to go.
The money will provide researchers
the opportunity to purchase the expen-
sive equipment and supplies necessary for
medical research. Aub said many of the
processes were automated, which helped
the Institute arrive at the $20.2 million
grant total. A portion of the grant will also
go toward hiring new researchers to work
at the center.
The University is one of two in a nine-
institution network to have a specific
Specialized Chemistry Center. Other insti-
tutions in the network include Harvard
and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Aub said collaborating with such presti-
gious programs was exciting.
Its pretty good company to be in,
Aub said. We feel we will be able to bring
something to the table.
Kevin Frankowski, another researcher
involved with the grant, said the award
was rewarding on a personal and academic
level. He said that the grant was indicative
of the quality of research the University
was involved with.
Its really an honor to be a part of this
effort, Frankowski said. It really gives
you a perspective of the elite group weve
become a part of.
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science
University researchers receive multi-million dollar grant
ryan mcgeeney/kansan
Jefaub, professor of medicinal chemistry, is the principal investigator on a research project that recently
received a six-year, $20.2 million grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The research project will focus
on fnding and exploring molecules for medical research.
BY BETSY CUTCLIFF
bcutclif@kansan.com
Muslim women who wear a veil or head-
scarf are ofen misunderstood as being
oppressed, according to some Muslim
students at the University. Tis Ramadan,
which began Sept. 1 and continues through
the end of the month, Muslim women on
campus hope to set the record straight.
Instead of embraced, these women are
often misunderstood and branded with the
social stigma that surrounds the veil, or
hijab, according to Margaret Rausch, pro-
fessor in the department of religious studies
and expert on women in Islam.
The media tends to portray these
women as oppressed, she said. If you ask
someone on the street, they will say, Oh,
these women have a horrible life, and they
connect it to veiling.
While gender equality is an issue in the
Middle East, Rausch said Muslim women
had a lot more freedom than most people
thought.
These women are young and progres-
sive and are doing a lot of things with their
lives. And they are wearing a headscarves
because they choose to, she said. They feel
that women are being turned into sex object
by the media. Sometimes a headscarf is a
statement against this.
Wearing a veil or headscarf, which cov-
ers the hair but not the face, isnt only a
religious practice of modesty, but is also a
centuries-old tradition.
There are a lot of women who veil
because their grandmother veiled and their
mother veiled and they grew up that way,
Rausch said.
Areej Alsomali, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
graduate student, compared her veiling
to American women who choose to wear
revealing clothes.
Some are comfortable enough to do it,
others arent, Alsomali said.
But some Muslim women, such as Dalal
Al Buhayri, choose not to wear the veil.
To me, it is a personal choice, Al
Buhayri, Riyadh graduate student, said.
Al Buhayri said the girls who chose
to veil in the United States did so to feel
comfortable and safe, rather than out of
obligation.
Alsomali said wearing a veil helped her
overcome homesickness.
Scarf-wearing has sparked controversy in
both Western and Islamic countries, includ-
ing recent conflicts in France, Turkey and
Iran.
Though spousal abuse and womens
rights are issues all over the world, Rausch
said modern Muslim women have a lot
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areej alsomali, riyadh, saudi arabia graduate student, sits on her prayer mat in a full veil in her apartment. Alsomali has been in America for seven and a half months.
She said wearing the veil was a personal choice.
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volunteering
Students
visit to Africa
prompts new
relief group
Art
Biodiversity is..., a new exhibit at
the Natural History Museum, features
artist interpretations of biodiversity.
The grand opening for the exhibit will
be tonight from 5 to 7.
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culture
Student
documentary
goes global
Sandra Ristovska, senior in film
from Macedonia, created a documenta-
ry about her culture. It premiered at an
international conference this summer.
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Looking beyond the veil
religion
Muslim students
seek to eradicate
common cultural
misunderstandings
Biodiversity
represented
in museum
art exhibit
Odd News
Animals art is a hit, sells
at surprising amount
COLUMBIA, S.C. Paintings
featuring the brush strokes and
paw prints of animals such as
snow leopards and sea lions
from zoos around the nation sold
Tuesday for surprising amounts
of money.
Just a few minutes into the
auction, a painting by Cha Cha
the Lion already had sold for
$550 while Pinto the Pigs master-
piece sold for $250.
The sale is part of an online
auction at auctionnetwork.com
to raise money for zoo conserva-
tion eforts. It is sponsored by the
Association of Zoos and Aquari-
ums.
Art in some level is storytell-
ing and theres an amazing story
to tell here about the great care
that animals receive and the con-
servation programs that the sale
of this art will support, spokes-
man Steve Feldman said.
Zookeepers have long used
painting as a way to mentally
stimulate animals. Animal art-
work also has been sold for some
time, but Feldman said Tuesday
marked the frst collaborative
efort by zoos.
Bidding began at 5 p.m., with
a painting by a penguin from
Columbias Riverbanks Zoo that
sold for $180.
Martin Vince, curator of birds
at the South Carolina zoo, said it
wasnt hard to get Ricky inspired
to paint.
What we did basically was put
some paint on the foor and aim
him toward it with a fsh on the
other side,Vince said. I would
it would call it a special penguin
version of abstract painting.
Man pedals cross country,
gets in shape for bike
race
PITTSFIELD, Vt. A Ver-
mont man planning to ride in a
508-mile bicycle race in California
is taking the long way to the
starting line. Hes pedaling there.
Joe Desena, 39, says he is leav-
ing Monday on his 3,000-mile trip
west, which is expected to take
about two weeks. Hes planning
to be in the feld on Oct. 4 for
the Furnace Creek 508, which
goes from Santa Clarita, Calif., to
Twentynine Palms.
Desena, who has participated
in dozens of adventure races,
triathlons and ultramarathons,
says theres no better way to get
in shape for the race than to bike
across country.
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By JOCELyN NOVECK
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One day last summer, Jim
Messer, a Florida attorney, was
nearly run off the road by another
car. When he recovered, he says, he
was able to see the other driver tex-
ting on her cell phone, balancing it
on the wheel.
Theres gotta be a law against
this, Messer thought. But there
wasnt not in his state, anyway.
Hes been working since then to get
one passed.
Despite a general belief on the
part of researchers and authorities
that texting at the wheel, like other
driver distractions, could be jeop-
ardizing lives, only five states and
the District of Columbia currently
ban all drivers from doing it.
Now investigators are looking
into whether texting may have
played a role in the disastrous
California train crash that killed
25. Two teenage train buffs told a
TV station that the engineer, who
was killed, sent them a text mes-
sage a minute before the crash. A
phone was not found.
For now, there is no data directly
tying text messaging to traffic acci-
dents. Though fully 74 percent of
Americans aged 18 to 29 use text
messaging, according to the Pew
Research Center, its a phenome-
non thats only a few years old.
But a 2006 government study
found that distracted drivers of
all sorts were involved in nearly
eight out of 10 collisions or near-
crashes. And everyone knows that
checking e-mails or sending a text
message, just like talking on a cell
phone or playing with the radio,
can distract a driver. A researcher
who worked on the 2006 study,
Charlie Klauer of the Virginia Tech
Traffic Institute, says the crash risk
was doubled when a driver looked
away from the road for two sec-
onds out of six.
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more freedom than the media
portrays.
There are very traditional fam-
ilies, and your father controls your
life. And there are families that
encourage you to pursue higher
education and pursue a career, she
said.
Despite a globalizing and mod-
ernizing world, Islamic culture still
remains rich with time-honored
traditions. In order to remain
pure, women arent allowed to
converse in public with unrelated
men. It is common to rely on fam-
ily and friends to set up meetings,
but technology has offered a new
method of searching for a spouse:
text messaging.
Though media coverage of
the middle east has increased in
recent years, a womans role in
marriage is a facet of Islamic cul-
ture still often misunderstood in
the West.
When it comes to relationships,
Al Buhayri said she would like to
date like Westerners, but Alsomali
said she would prefer the tradi-
tional method of going through
her parents to find a spouse.
Much as it is in the U.S., divorce
is an accepted part of society. In
Saudi Arabia, the divorce rate
is up to 62 percent, according to
Arabianbusiness.com, an English-
language online newspaper.
Alsomali, whose sister is
divorced, said the divorce rate
didnt reflect everyone in the coun-
try. In some areas of Saudi Arabia,
like the Baha province, the divorce
rate is as low as nine percent, she
said.
Each society, each family has
different views on divorce, like in
any country. My family is okay with
divorce. It is always an option, she
said.
Rausch said a greater understand-
ing of these women would increase
cultural awareness on campus.
Edited by Mary Sorrick
By BRANDy ENTSMINGER
bentsminger@kansan.com
In a large mural titled Momento
mori, Anson Stanclife depicts a
man on a throne of dead monkeys
surrounded by other dead animals.
Stanclife, a Lawrence senior who
prefers to be known as Anson the
Ornery, said the piece illustrated
how the theory of evolution led
people to value themselves above
other animals and to ignore the
importance of biodiversity.
Momento mori will be dis-
played as part of Biodiversity is...,
a new exhibit in the main stairwell
of the Natural History Museum that
features seven artists interpreta-
tions of biodiversity. Te museum
will hold a grand opening with free
food and music from 5 p.m. to 7
p.m. tonight.
Te pieces in Biodiversity is...
represent a wide variety of materi-
als and styles. Two of the artists are
students at the University and the
rest are either from Lawrence or the
Kansas City area.
Artist Daniel Coburn created
three sculptures for the exhibit.
Photos of the sculptures are hang-
ing in the stairwell because the
sculptures themselves are made of
perishable materials, including eggs
and octopi. Coburn said the pieces
were part science fction because
they explored how he thought spe-
cies would evolve to survive human
interference, such as pollution. He
also played with the idea of how
animals could evolve to take over
the earth.
Kathryn Hunt, Memphis, Tenn.,
senior, submitted three pieces that
represented diferent varieties of
algae. She created the pieces in a tex-
tiles class with beading and embroi-
dery. She said she found inspiration
from the colors and shapes of bac-
teria.
Im inspired by the oddest, most
random things, Hunt said.
Illustrator Sara Taliaferro contrib-
uted a piece that featured a clump of
tallgrass prairie surrounded by play-
ing cards. Te cards include sym-
bols of resources that arent being
used in sustainable ways, such as oil
and land, illustrated by an oil barrel
and a bulldozer.
Taliaferro said the cards were
similar to the capture list cards
about Iraq, which ranked the U.S.
governments most-wanted terror-
ists.
Te variety of pieces in the exhibit
act as supporting points for the over-
all theme. Tomas Hardy, Salina
senior and president of the Natural
History Museum Student Board,
said people had become aware of
global warming but didnt realize
that warming decreased biodiversity.
Tis was the frst project for the
Natural History Museum Student
Board, which was created last
January. Tristan Smith, director of
exhibits for the museum and advi-
sor for the board, came up with the
idea.
Smith said he wanted the students
to invest in a project at the museum
so the board would become more
than an events committee.
Te board selected artists for
the exhibit afer evaluating propos-
als for artistic skill, relevance to the
topic and ability to provoke thought.
Once selected, the artists provided
statements to go with their work.
Students from a variety of majors
and backgrounds volunteer on the
board. Hardy said it was benefcial
for the exhibit because members
used their individual skills to con-
tribute. English majors were able to
help edit artist statements and write
descriptions for the pieces while
graphic design majors worked on
promotional materials.
We all kind of do our own little
things, Hardy said.
Biodiversity is... will be on dis-
play until February. Hardy said the
board would announce the next
exhibit at the opening.
Edited by Brenna Hawley
Ryan McGeeney/KANSAN
A newart installation highlighting aspects of biodiveristy is currently on display at the Natural History Museumon campus. Works are hung
in the stairwell throughout six levels of the building.
art
Biodiversity on display
veil (continued from 1a)
By JOE PREINER
jpreiner@kansan.com
When people visit the
University, they expect to see
many campus landmarks like the
Campanile and Fraser Hall. What
they dont expect to see is a fox.
Some foxes, which students
have recently spotted around
Memorial Stadium, can usually be
found just east of Spooner Hall.
Robert Timm, mammal cura-
tor at the University, said the man-
made envi-
ronment on
campus cre-
ated a unique
situation for
local animals.
We have
created a
very artifcial
habitat here,
Timm said.
Some ani-
mals do well
with it while others do not.
Many kinds of animals can be
seen on campus throughout the
day.
Timm said the most common
animal was the gray squirrel,
which students could see anytime
during the day because of the crea-
tures habit of being awake during
the day.
Other animals Timm has seen
on campus include rabbits, opos-
sums, foxes and skunks. Timm
said that during the past few years
several fox litters have been born
on campus.
Sgt. Troy Mailen of the KU
Public Safety Ofce said it wasnt
uncommon to see all types of
wildlife on campus during one
late-night shif.
He said there was also an occa-
sional bobcat
sighting on
west campus.
The majority
of the animals
around campus
are nocturnal,
making the
late night and
early morning
hours a stu-
dents best bet
for sightings.
The high-traffic conditions
inherent in a university setting can
cause problems for wildlife.
Timm said most of the animals
that were hit by cars were the
young and inexperienced ones.
He said that most of the time,
animals on campus avoided trafc
efectively.
Most of the wildlife people see
around campus have one thing in
common they are scavengers.
Timm said foxes, opossums and
squirrels often made meals of
things such as discarded burger
buns and lefover fries.
Jay Campbell, Springfeld, Mo.,
senior, said the squirrels in par-
ticular really entertained him.
Tey are almost like people,
Campbell said. You can get so
close to them and they are always
interacting.
Capt. Schuyler Bailey of the
Public Safety Ofce said wildlife
rarely caused problems on campus.
He said most people usually
ignored the animals or were not
concerned about them.
Over the years, Timm said,
the land Lawrence sits on has
gone through many changes with
increased construction and subur-
ban sprawl.
He said he was glad to see some
of the animals adapting and surviv-
ing.
I think they add a tremendous
amount of ambiance, Timm said.
Its wonderful to see that the cities
havent displaced them all.
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campus
Natural History Museum exhibit features student artwork
Foxes adapting to college
they are almost like people.
You can get so close to them
and they are always interacting.
jay campbell
Springfeld, mo., senior
Wild animals learning how to live on KU campus
technology
Text messaging distracts drivers
Cell phone could have distracted L.A. engineer
BY SACHIKO MIYAKAWA
smiyakawa@kansan.com
Sandra Ristovska was wor-
ried when she saw the traditions
of her home the Republic of
Macedonia eroding. It moti-
vated her to make Kaleidoscope:
a documentary that captured how
traditions influenced the forma-
tion of cultural and national identi-
ties of Macedonians.
Ristovska, a Skopje, Republic
of Macedonia,
junior, came
to the United
States in 2006
to study theater
and film at the
Uni ver s i t yof
Kansas.
The 45-min-
ute film is her
first long docu-
mentary, which
she wrote,
directed, pro-
duced and edited herself.
The film shows Macedonian
traditional handcrafters whose tra-
ditions have been undermined by
globalization and a shift in the
interests of younger generations.
She interviewed several handcraft-
ers and urban artists in an effort
to find ways to preserve cultural
traditions of Macedonia.
It was a challenge to make them
speak and to be open, Ristovska
said.
Most of the documentary was
shot in Macedonia during her
breaks from school. She spent a
year and half working on it. She
traveled to Macedonia twice to
shoot the film and she edited it at
the University.
The film premiered at the inter-
national cultural festival Skopje
Summer in Macedonia in July.
Katja Esson, an Academy Award-
n o mi n a t e d
documentary
f i l mma k e r ,
wrote a posi-
tive review of
the film. The
film was also
screened at the
International
Conference for
Ma c e doni an
L a n g u a g e ,
Literature and
Culture and at
the University of Applied Sciences
and Arts in Dortmund, Germany,
in August.
Suddenly the film was out there
in front of everyone, Ristovska
said. Its like leaving your baby to
someone else.
She said she became interested
in producing films in high school,
but filmmaking wasnt considered
a solid career option in Macedonia.
It took a while to tell her parents,
who both had business degrees and
worked as financial managers.
They were shocked when I first
told them, Ristovska said. I had
to explain to my parents that was
something I always wanted to do,
but I never had courage to say.
Her parents eventually support-
ed her. She studied at the London
Film School before transferring
to the University. Ristovska said
studying in London ensured her
confidence and aspiration to be a
filmmaker. Meeting people from
different ages and backgrounds
also benefited her, she said.
German filmmaker Nathalie
Schulten, director of photography
for Kaleidoscope, was among the
people she met in London.
She came to the University after
spending a year in London.
Muriel Green, Pittsburgh senior,
worked on film projects with
Ristovska at the University.
She never talks about things
like weather. She always likes to
have an intense, real and deep dis-
cussion, Green said. Shes capable
of asking the right questions and
pushed me to figured out what Im
trying to express.
Ristovska said she enjoyed film-
making in Lawrence because of its
friendly atmosphere for artists. She
said she was surprised how easy it
was to get permission to film in
Lawrence, as opposed to London
and Skopje.
In Kaleidoscope, Ristovska
worked with filmmakers and artists
from Germany, Poland, Macedonia
and the U.S. She said living in dif-
ferent countries prepared her to
communicate with different people
and appreciate other cultures, as
well as her own.
Film is a collaborative art,
Ristovska said. Meeting all those
people really helps me communi-
cate my ideas better.
Ristovska said she plans to sub-
mit Kaleidoscope to more inter-
national film festivals and screen
the film at the University after
its subtitles were completed. She
said although the film was about
Macedonian culture, its theme
could be applied to any country
that experiences struggles between
traditions and rapid moderniza-
tion.
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Africa trip inspires new relief group
BY JESSE TRIMBLE
jtrimble@kansan.com
Last semester, Hannah Parkinson
was a student focused on classes
and homework. But one trip to
South Africa spent working with
orphans and AIDS patients during
the summer changed everything
she wanted to help them.
Parkinson, Shawnee senior,
went to Africa with a group she
was a member of in high school.
The group toured AIDS clinics and
orphanages. When she returned,
Parkinson formed Kansas Africa
Relief, Inc., a nonprofit organiza-
tion focused on raising money
and awareness for AIDS in South
Africa.
I just loved my experience so
much I had to do something about
it to help, said Parkinson, the
founding executive director and
only student member of KAR.
There were three specific areas in
South Africa to which KAR decid-
ed to donate funds: the Apartheid
Museum in Johannesburg, Nkosis
Haven, which is an orphanage for
children who lost parents to AIDS
or had parents with HIV, and the
ACTS clinic in rural South Africa,
which assists people with AIDS.
I couldnt believe what I saw
there, Parkinson said. In Cape
Town, if you werent white, you
were kicked out of the city.
Parkinson said that outside
the city, people built shacks out
of whatever material they could
find.
Its really disturbing when you
pass by the shacks to get to the
city, because we dont see things
like that in the United States,
Parkinson said.
Since its inception in July, KAR
has raised more than $1,000 as
of Sept. 16. Parkinson said KARs
seven-member board donated
$250 every month to the Apartheid
Museum, which funds field trips,
school lunches and educational
programs for underprivileged
schools.
James Benger, vice president of
KAR and Parkinsons fiance, said
he and Parkinson wanted a non-
profit organization of their own
instead of contributing to an exist-
ing one.
Most of the organizations
out there didnt target the areas
Hannah and I wanted to focus
on, Benger said.
Benger has never traveled
to South Africa but said it was
because of Parkinson that he
decided to join the group.
She was very enthusiastic
upon her return, Benger said.
After seeing her passion and
the efforts and energy she has
put into this, it made it hard to
say no.
Parkinson said she also formed
KAR to help make medical assis-
tance more available.
South Africa has strict rules
on who can get medication
due to the shortage over there,
Parkinson said. You basically
have to be at deaths door before
you can receive any medication.
Four times a year, money
raised by KAR will go to the
Nkosis Haven orphanage, where
Parkinson said kids needed sup-
plies ranging from computers to
renovated buildings.
KAR and Applebees
Neighborhood Grill, 2520 S.
Iowa St., are sponsoring dona-
tion nights today and tomor-
row. Any patrons with a KAR
flier will automatically have 10
percent of their bill donated to
KAR. Fliers can be picked up
on Massachusetts St. or printed
from www.KARelief.com.
Brandon Dye, kitchen man-
ager at Applebees, said that the
program used was called Dining
to Donate and that any organi-
zation could fill out a tax form to
participate.
KAR will also be in front of
Wescoe Hall on Sept. 26 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. to collect old cell
phones and printer cartridges.
The group will turn in the old
equipment for money, which will
then go to one of the specified
areas in South Africa.
Benger said volunteers who
wanted to help with KAR were
welcome and could sign up on
the Web site.
Edited by Brenna Hawley
Hannah Parkinson visits South Africa on a
trip to see orphanages and AIDS clinics. Parkin-
son recently founded Kansas Africa Relief, Inc.,
a group meant to raise money for these places.
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ARiES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 7
Others are eager to run of and
do something thats unneces-
sary. Dont follow the crowd, or
even a person you love. Make
up your own mind.
TAuRuS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
Theres plenty of confusion
and quite a bit of contradic-
tion out there. Frustration
is abundant, too. Try not to
worry about it. This, too, will
pass.
GEMini (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 7
Let the combatants have two
minutes each to express their
opinions. Your careful listening
helps them stay rational and
coherent.
CAnCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 7
Your community involvement
is good for others as well as
yourself. You may not feel like
you did much, but every little
bit counts.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 9
Good news from far away, or
maybe its merchandise you
ordered thats arriving. What-
ever, it justifes a celebration.
Whoop it up!
ViRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
Financial woes fade as you
develop another source of
income. Your imagination is
working well. Use it.
LibRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 7
Dont argue with strong au-
thority fgures now. Ask ques-
tions if you dont understand,
and then listen carefully.
SCORPiO (Oct. 23-nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Keep pushing now, while you
have the chance to make a
few extra bucks. You can relax
later, after this opportunitys all
used up.
SAGiTTARiuS(nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
You are a spiritual person
down to your core. The things
you feel most passionate
about lead to your success.
Be pushed by your convic-
tions and youll make the right
choice.
CAPRiCORn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 6
A person you dont agree
with on anything can still be
a mentor. If nothing else, he
can teach you where you dont
want to go. Thats valuable.
AquARiuS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
Keep focusing on the area of
study that interests you the
most. Youre very close to fnd-
ing the answer that everyones
seeking. You could become
a hero.
PiSCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
Dont tell anybody what youre
up to until its a done deal.
Keep enough in your pocket
for expenses and bank the
rest.
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While that horse we call the
War on Terror is beaten to death
in the Middle East, we too often
forget the very real war on terror
being waged and lost in
Mexico.
Violent crime attributed to
Mexicos extremely powerful
drug cartels has claimed more
than 4,000 lives since President
Felipe Calderon took office in
December 2006 2,700 of those
this year. Kidnappings, behead-
ings and public assassinations of
police officers are the biggest acts
of terror that have swept over
Mexico.
The chaos is dragging down
the economy. Investors are
becoming wary of doing business.
According to the BBC, Mexican
laborers in the troubled American
housing industry have sent 6.9
percent less back home compared
to the year before. Money sent
back from workers outside the
country is Mexicos second largest
source of legal foreign income,
after revenue from oil.
In June, the United States
began a three-year plan of aid.
Though timely, it is not enough
money and not comprehensive
enough. Giving $1.4 billion is
pitiful in the face of a multi-bil-
lion dollar-a-year drug industry,
where an estimated $15 billion
a year crosses the United States-
Mexico border in cash.
If we were so concerned
about Iraqis under Saddam,
why do we ignore our own
neighbors? Are these cartels not
terrorists? The message that the
Bush administration transmits
when it ignores Mexican narco-
terrorism is that killing for money
and power isnt as bad as killing
for religious idealism. But that
makes perfect sense, doesnt it?
Whats needed is a fresh
approach to how we combat the
emergence of structures that per-
petuate terrorism: the nature of
our political and economic policy
toward Mexico, the drug markets
in the United States and our pol-
icy in dealing with them, as well
as an investigation into just how
high the corruption in Mexico
has spread.
Calderon is pleading for our
help. In order for fresh policy and
a healthy relationship between the
United States and Mexico to hap-
pen, the call for cooperation from
Mexico needs to be answered
more emphatically.
And if we are going to truly
wage a war on terror, then we are
going to have to begin by advo-
cating for the victims of terror in
all its forms, wherever it emerges.
Anderson is a Perry junior in
creative writing.
To dispel the notion that
Republican presidential nominee
John McCain picked Alaska Gov.
Sarah Palin as his running mate
based on her gender, Republican
presidential nominee John McCain
made an appearance on a TV show
targeted directly toward viewers
based on their gender.
The women grilled him on issues
such as abortion, Palin and why he
didnt give them hugs. In a display of
the forceful, journalistic insight that
The View is known for, a tense
moment occurred when Joy Behar
told McCain his campaign ads were
lies. Overall, though, McCain was
met with applause from the audi-
ence. Republicans were relieved to
know that they can put lipstick on a
pig and have it cross its legs and gab
it up with the gals.
McCain followed The View
appearance with a taping of the
Rachael Ray Show, which will be
aired Sept. 22.
McCain referenced the appear-
ance in a later interview: To ask if
Sarah Palin is unqualified to be vice
president just because she is raising
a family is absolutely ridiculous.
Rachael Ray is a parallel example of
the power of womens multitasking.
Women are able to cook and talk
at the same time! No one would be
asking a man that because we dont
cook when a woman is around.
The appearances were selected
to allow McCain to court women
voters, based on the level of annoy-
ance of the hosts voice, from a scale
of whale tones to Sarah Palin.
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What about the
narco-terrorists?
After a hands-of media ap-
proach following her nomina-
tion, Sarah Palin agreed to a
three-part interview series with
ABCs Charles Gibson. Because
Palins political career is still at
its dawn, the ABC interview
was a pre-natal test for possible
maladies during her vice-pres-
idency, for which we have no
choice but to endure.
In order to evade criticism
from both parties, Gibson
needed to seem critical but un-
biased, stern yet open-minded.
To reassure voters, all Palin had
to do was not be herself.
Palin didnt hesitate for a
moment when Gibson asked
if she felt ready to be VP: I feel
completely up to the challenge.
For instance Charlie, I am really
good with names, Charlie. Ah-
madinejad, Charlie, I know how
to pronounce that, really, Char-
lie, I do. Putin, Charlie? Thats
an easy one. It sounds, Charlie,
just like Palin! Charlie, I am really
into mnemonic devices for that
sort of thing, Charlie.
Although at times she
seemed derailed by unexpected
questions, Palin recovered
brilliantly from missteps during
her interview. When confronted
about President Bushs policies,
she gufawed, The Bush doc-
trine, Charlie? He probably has a
specialist, dont you think?
Gibson wisely avoided gossip
questions about her husbands
DWI and Palins daughter,
Bristol, but he did ask about her
views on global warming, ear-
mark spending and gun control.
Palin didnt give clear answers
about the frst two issues, but
strongly advocated widespread
gun usage, looking Charlie
frmly in the eye and saying, "I
believe every U.S. citizen has the
right to shoot themselves in the
foot, Charlie, just like I am doing
now."
Gibson appeared visibly
perturbed during most of the
interview, but after three days,
the session ended on a pleasant
note when Palin powered down
and recharged in her iGOP dock.
ASSOCiATED pRESS
You seemto have a lot of internal miscommunication among your campaign staf. Palin was a
surprise, and nowonly Cindy seemed to receive the e-mail about dressing like ketchup.
ASSOCiATED pRESS
McCains preparatory pose for his induction into Ripleys Believe it or Not Wax Museumis always a
crowd pleaser.
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My friends hand was
scratched and when I asked
her what happened, she said
Oh, I tried to dip my cat in
some paint.
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I really wish AT&T didnt suck. I
want an iPhone.
n n n
Mmmm, asparagus.
n n n
Straight boys are so gay.
n n n
I dont know what to say, so
Ill just say whats in my heart:
Baboom, Baboom, Baboom.
n n n
Half Baked Ben & Jerrys is
amazing! Just throwing that
out there.
n n n
My back itches like crazy.
Id imagine that this is what
being a leper is like. Maybe
worse.
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I have the weirdest dreams
when I take naps.
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This is a bad week for a whole
lot of crap to be due.
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I love how certain onomato-
poeias are culturally specifc.
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Whenever my friend sees
a girl wearing leggings, she
points them out to me. I
agree with her. Wear some
jeans and have some self-
respect.
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I fantasize about 40-year-
old fathers.
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I've been waiting for years
for the sweatpants-in-boots
to go out, but I don't think its
happening.
n n n
Dear girl who likes to
watch porn: I once dated a
girl that also enjoyed porn.
She was a whore.
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I don't understand ugly
people.
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I'm STD free!
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My philosophy professor
looks like a young Bon Jovi.
I like.
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I can see Russia from my
house!
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I can always tell when my
roommate posts here. Hello
you!
n n n
Marijuana is as much of
a religion as Pastafarianism.
All hail the Flying Spaghetti
Monster!
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When Palin was ofered nomination, I didnt blink for a second. Because I cant.
One of these things
is not like the other
What is the diference
between a pit bull and a
hockey mom?
Lipstick
What is the diference
between a pig and a
hockey mom?
Lipstick
What is the diference
between a polar bear and
hockey mom?
One is killing the other.
How i fnally transitioned
to reusable shopping bags
Oberthaler is a Wichita
junior in English.
My environmental epiphanies
typically develop slowly. Its less of
an a-ha light bulb moment (CFL
or otherwise), but usually little by
little, like your biodegradable fork
from the Union decomposing (in a
landfill or otherwise).
That describes how, over 11
years of critical thought on the
subject, I came to be a cloth-bag-
carrying grocery shopper.
Paper or plastic?
Id heard the question dozens
of times before it permeated the
distracted existence I led as a 9 year
old. I began to wonder why one
was better than the other. How did
people decide?
Preference exists, I concluded,
as the man in front of us gathered
his army of plastic bags in the
same moment that my mother said,
Paper. Double-bag it, please.
My quest to determine the best
choice took me through stages.
Paper emerged as the Round One
victor, based solely on Moms
endorsement. Plastic made a strong
showing on my first solo trip to the
store because it was easier to carry
And finally, or so I thought, came
my environmental awakening. The
choice to recycle whichever bag you
take home renders the paper-plas-
tic debate obsolete. In this stage, I
stuffed bags into bags full of more
bags that I took to the recycling
center weekly, all the while bathing
in self-satisfaction.
Americans use 90 billion plas-
tic bags each year, according to
The American Chemistry Council.
In the best-case scenario that I
conjured up, 100 percent of those
would be recycled, which we all
know is not the case. I cant imagine
the energy and resources it would
take collect and process 90 billion
plastic bags, recycling them to their
next stage of life.
You know the option exists. But
do you know how easy it is to do?
You can read articles about the
waste and the production costs
(petroleum and natural gas, both
non-renewable), the economic
food chain (the cost of production
gets passed down to the consumer
in the form of higher prices in the
grocery store) and the toxic pol-
lution of their manufacture. And
you should. But this is an appeal to
common sense.
Im ready. Show me them big
buts.
TYGER_LYLLiE @FLiCKR.COM
but...
what do i do when i forget?
Keep them in your trunk, and
even though you may forget
once or twice, the habit will form.
Leave them out after you unload
your groceries where youll see
them the next time you go to
your car.
but...
im just one person. what
diference will it make?
Then tell your friends. People
are doing it, and it is making a
diference. San Francisco banned
plastic bags in November and
saves 5 billion bags each month.
Lawrence has no ban in place,
but Kevin Lawrence, a manager at
the Clinton Parkway HyVee, said
he had seen a dramatic increase
in reusable bags in the last few
months and predicted it will only
increase.
but...
Plastic bags are free. i dont
want to buy a cloth bag when
im spending $50 on groceries.
Then dont. Use bags you
already own. I bet you have old
backpacks and totes you dont
use every day. If you must buy
grocery store bags, they cost
about $1, which means after 20
5-cent refunds the store will give
you for providing your own bag,
it pays for itself.
but...
ive been carrying cloth
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This ideas been out there. On
an episode of Home Improve-
ment, Jill came home from the
grocery store with, you guessed
it, an armload of cloth bags.
The length of time it took me to
settle on an answer Im comfort-
able with is pretty embarrassing.
More embarrassing is that when I
told my mom the good news, she
was shocked that I wasnt already
doing it and offered me some of
her bags. Snap.
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economics.
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Along with Karina Garlingtons stagger-
ing total of 51 kills last weekend during the
Kansas final nonconference match, anoth-
er number stood out, smaller but was no
less important: 11.
That was the total number of kills
for junior middle blocker Paige Mazour,
which eclipsed her entire career total head-
ing into this season. Mazour has finally
arrived, and she is ready to contribute just
in time for Big 12 conference play, which
starts at 7:30 tonight on the road against
Colorado.
All of us work hard every day, so we
expect for it to pay off eventually, Mazour
said. I was just glad I got to help my
team.
Mazour, who also led the team over the
weekend with 1.2 blocks per game, earned
her first career start against Cleveland
State. She has been impressive enough
in practices and workouts for coach Ray
Bechard to give her an opportunity.
Paige gives great effort each and every
day, Bechard said. That lends itself to
opportunity. She deserves that opportu-
nity, and shell continue to contribute, Im
sure.
Bechard specifically mentioned a num-
ber of things that helped Mazour crack the
rotation last weekend.
Shes got more confidence. Shes in
great shape, Bechard said. She has more
physical tools offensively, more opportuni-
ties to score points offensively, and thats
giving us some options.
Its the Jayhawks offense that could use
a boost from anyone who can step up, and
Bechard said he hoped the Jayhawks could
become more creative offensively and gar-
ner more rhythm throughout the course
of a match.
To create that rhythm, Bechard wants
the offense to swing on the first chance it
gets, called a first-ball kill. Senior middle
blocker Natalie Uhart understands what
Bechard is asking for, and it was hard for
the team to extensively watch the film after
the loss to UAB Saturday.
We watched film for about an hour
and a half, Uhart said. He picked it apart,
and theres a lot of things we need to work
on. Its everything we need to work on
everything.
Uhart said she wasnt concerned about
her younger teammates nerves or readi-
ness with conference play starting.
I think theyll do fine, Uhart said. I
think they got rid of their first game ner-
vousness, and were ready to get after it.
Bechard shared similar feelings with
optimism and excitement. He said the
Jayhawks, who played in Wyoming last
weekend, were already used to the higher
altitudes theyll be facing again tonight in
Colorado. But Bechard said having early
away games didnt matter.
That means we got 10 at home and
only nine left on the road, Bechard said.
Colorado will be a challenging first
test for Kansas. The Buffaloes started the
season with an impressive 6-0, but they
are now on a three-match losing streak,
including a loss to now No. 11 Florida.
They are in the same situation as the
Jayhawks: looking to rebound from last
season for a possible postseason birth.
Bechard said his team could fit in right
behind the three premier teams of the con-
ference: Nebraska, Texas and Kansas State.
He said the difference between fourth and
10th was just preparation and execution.
And a victory tonight would get the
Jayhawks off on the right note in confer-
ence play, something that Bechard would
like to see as the schedule gets more chal-
lenging.
The teams that can go fight, get victo-
ries on the road here and there and play
well at home are going to have a chance to
be in the upper levels, Bechard said. So
thats what we got to prepare for, and thats
what were looking to.
Edited by Lauren Keith
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BY B.J. RAINS
rains@kansan.com
Wide receiver Johnathan Wilson
has had more to think about than the
tough 37-34 loss to South Florida on
Friday night.
Te Houston native has been try-
ing to get updates on his familys loca-
tion and the status of their home afer
Hurricane Ike forced many to evacu-
ate the city during the weekend.
I told my mom to leave before
the hurricane, but shes hard-headed
and stayed at the house, Wilson
said. She said the winds were very
high. Tey lost electricity and had
some damage so they fnally went
and stayed with my grandparents for
a few days about 45 minutes outside
of Houston.
Ike is estimated to be the cost-
liest Atlantic hurricane since the
2005 storm season. Ike lef almost
all of Houston without power and
brought winds of more than 100
miles per hour, which damaged
houses and buildings across the city
and inficted about $27 billion in
damages, according to the BBC.
Widespread fooding was also a
major problem.
We have some flood damage,
Wilson said. Te fence came down,
the roof was kind of torn up, and
something happened to some of the
windows, too. Te lights came back on
today so I think they are going to go
home and take a look at everything.
In addition to Wilson, defensive
end Jef Wheeler and defensive end
Patrick Dorsey both have Houston
listed as their hometown on the teams
roster. But coach Mark Mangino said
none of the players families appeared
to have had any signifcant problems.
Tere are several kids who have
family in the area, but they are not
sufering ill efects that we know of
to this point, Mangino said. We
will brief them again and fnd out if
there are any issues with their fam-
ily and if theres any way that we can
help out.
Wilson, who has 19 catches for
284 yards and two touchdowns on
the season, said that it had been dif-
fcult to focus on football with the
status of his family and his childhood
home up in the air.
Its in my mind, Wilson said.
I was trying to keep in touch with
them, but most of the cell phones
werent working. I just try and keep
in touch the best I can. I fnally talked
to my mom last night, and she texted
me today saying that shes going back
to the house so I feel a lot better. She
said things are fne, so I trust her and
I hope shes doing well.
Edited by Mary Sorrick
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Hurricane displaces Wilsons family
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VOLLEYBALL
Players recoup after nonconference loss
kansan file photo
Junior middle blocker paige Mazour makes a spike during a match against UMKC on Sept. 9. Last weekend,
Mazour led the teamin blocks and had her frst career start against Cleveland State.
Coach wants to improve
teams rhythm, creativity
in first conference match
A
win is a win, and a loss is a loss.
If you believe that, Ive got a
fve-year plan to get the Chiefs
to the Super Bowl Id like to sell you.
Its also likely that, if you believe all
losses are sufered equally, you did not
bear witness to the Chiefs monument
to awful football that was erected
Sunday against the Raiders.
Sure, the loss column is checked
just the same as it was the week prior,
when Kansas City fell at Gillette
Stadium. But this was much worse. It
was a 23-8 loss at home to a rival team.
Not just a rival, but a rival thats in tur-
moil. Before this weekend, it was prob-
ably the popular choice to be the worst
team in the NFL this season.
Te scary thing is, it gets worse.
Kansas City yielded 300 yards on
the ground to Oakland. Rookie Darren
McFadden had the lions share of those
yards, lacerating the hapless Chiefs
defense as easily as if they were an FBS
opponent and he was still at Arkansas.
Sure, McFadden is talented. His ridicu-
lous college numbers and sublime
combine performance can attest to that.
But the holes he had to run through
were gaping. So gaping, that Id ven-
ture McFadden could have driven his
Escalade through several of them.
What makes that even more pathetic
is the fact that quarterback Jamarcus
Russell posed absolutely no threat to
throw the ball. Of 17 attempts, Russell
managed to complete only six for a grand
total of 55 yards. He completed one pass
to a wide receiver, an 11-yarder to Ashley
Lelie. Simply put, Kansas City knew
Oakland was going to run the football.
Even on third and long, the Raiders
entrusted either McFadden or Michael
Bush with picking up the frst down yard-
age (and they did, 14 times). Even with
eight men in the box, the Chiefs couldnt
get of the feld or out of their own way.
As fimsy as the defense was, the
ofense was every bit as impotent.
Still without presumed quarterback
of the future Brodie Croyle, Kansas City
started the game with veteran Damon
Huard under center. Tats not so bad.
Huard, despite looking less athletic than
some fans in Arrowhead, is a reliable
enough spot-starter. Or at least he is when
hes on the feld, which wasnt ofen on
Sunday. Ofcially, he had some pain in
his neck. Unofcially, Herm Edwards and
Chan Gailey wanted to see what they had
in Tyler Tigpen. As it turns out, they
have another quarterback incapable of
putting up even league average numbers.
Not that its all Tigpens fault. For
any quarterback, much less a young one
from Coastal Carolina, to have success,
he needs good pass protection and a solid
running game. Tanks largely to Kansas
Citys porous ofensive line, neither
was provided. Tigpen was sacked fve
times, and the Chiefs managed only 55
yards rushing. In fact, old Uncle Huards
15-yard scramble was the Chiefs longest
run of the game. Let that sink in.
Sure, there are excuses. Tere always
are when losses occur at the Truman
Sports Complex, which is pretty ofen.
Tat the Chiefs are a young rebuilding
team usually tops that list. But lets not
think that young team and bad team
go hand-in-hand.
Afer all, Green Bay was the youngest
team in the NFL last season, and they
were a Brett Favre pick away from the
Super Bowl. Te next three youngest
teams (the Colts, Giants and Cowboys)
also made the playofs. Te Giants, of
course, won it all.
Lets make this very clear: Te Kansas
City Chiefs are a young team but frst
and foremost, they are a bad team.
Worst of all, that doesnt seem to be
changing any time soon. Every other team
in the AFC West is young, too. Denver
stands at 2-0 and has its franchise quarter-
back. San Diego may have the same record
as Kansas City, but it still has playof talent.
And then there are the Oakland Raiders.
If youd asked me on Saturday whether the
Chiefs were closer to being competitive,
and Id say yes. If you asked me now, Id
ask whether you watched the game.
For your sake, I hope you didnt.
Edited by Brieun Scott
BY AlEx BEEcHER
abeecher@kansan.com
cOmmEntArY
Chiefs start season by
playing awful football
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Find out which teams University Daily Kansan staf
members picked to win in this weekends college
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Chakeitha Weldon could be
painfully quiet if you didnt know
her.
I found that out quickly the first
time I met the young point guard.
Eyes glued to the floor and her
voice barely audible, Weldon, an
Atlanta native, nervously explained
how she found her way to the
Midwest from the cultural hub of
the South.
She said she felt comfortable
with coach Bonnie Henrickson, her
teammates and life in Lawrence.
She beamed as she told me how
excited she was to continue grow-
ing as a player and establishing
herself in the Big 12.
During practice that day the
unthinkable happened. During a
run-of-the-mill drill, Weldon land-
ed awkwardly on a teammate and
tore her ACL, effectively ending her
first season in a Kansas uniform in
early February. As all injuries are, it
was completely unexpected.
Last week Weldon did some-
thing even more unexpected. She
called it quits on her career at
Kansas.
The news took Henrickson and
her teammates completely by sur-
prise.
It was out of the blue,
Henrickson said
Monday.
Phys i cal l y,
Weldon was
back. The
crutches and
the painful
hours rehabbing
in the trainers
room were in
the past. The doctors had cleared
her to return to the court, no holds
barred.
Weldon was talented but raw
quiet off the court but a fiery
competitor when she hit the hard-
wood. Even after her knee failed
her, Weldon continued to be the
emotional sparkplug for a young
team trying to find its place.
Against Kansas State a few days
after the injury, Weldon showed
just how much the support of her
teammates and coaches meant to
her. Doped up on pain medica-
tion and hobbling on crutches, her
teammates encircled her before
tipoff just like they had every game
before. Weldon rose up, took one
look at the faces of her friends and
teammates surrounding her and
led one of the most goosebump-
inducing huddles I have ever wit-
nessed
Ahhhh... We come to play today.
Jayhawks. Jayhawks. Jayhawks.
But now shes gone. Maybe she
missed home, her family and the
friends she left behind.
Only Weldon knows for sure.
Either way, she will be missed.
Edited by Tara Smith
sports 2B Wednesday, september 17, 2008
Thursday September 18 12 5 pm
quote of the day
trivia of the day
fact of the day
Weldon unexpectedly leaves basketball team
By andrew wieBe
awiebe@kansan.com
Weldon
LOOKING AHEAD
Quick hire
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Taiwan starting
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against Cuba in a
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Today
Mens Golf : Kansas Invita-
tional, fnal day (Lawrence)
Womens Golf: Chip-N-Club
Invitational, fnal day (Lin-
coln, Neb.)
Wednesday
Volleyball: Colorado, 7:30
p.m. (Boulder, Colo.)
Thursday
No events
Friday
Soccer: Central Florida, 6
p.m. (Orlando, Fla.)
Tennis: UNM Fall Invite, frst
day (Albequerque, N.M.)
Saturday
Volleyball: Iowa State, 1
p.m. (Lawrence)
Football: Sam Houston
State (Band Day and Family
Day), 6 p.m. (Lawrence)
Tennis: UNM Fall Invite,
second day (Albequerque,
N.M.)
Sunday
Soccer: Florida, noon
(Gainesville, Fla.)
Tennis: UNM Fall Invite, fnal
day (Albequerque, N.M.)
Sam Houston State quar-
terback Rhett Bomar was the
No. 4 overall recruit in the class
of 2005, according to Rivals.
com. Bomar started the fnal
11 games of the Oklahoma
Sooners 2005 season. He was
pegged as OUs starter for
2006 before getting dismissed.
Without Bomar, the Sooners
won the Big 12 Championship
and made the Fiesta Bowl.
Q: Who was the other
player dismissed along with
Bomar and worked at the same
car dealership in the summer
of 2006?
A: Ofensive guard J.D.
Quinn.
We spend a considerable
amount of time addressing
our players regarding their
personal conduct and the
NCAA rules. They know exactly
what we expect from them.
Ultimately, they have to make
the right decisions. The same
holds true of our boosters.
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops after the
2006 dismissal of quarterback Rhett Bomar
after reports surfaced that Bomar made
$18,000 in the summer at a car dealership,
despite working fve-hour weeks.
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Kansas State, 28-17
Colorado
Connecticut
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Florida State
Auburn
East Carolina
Miami (Fla.)
Florida
Louisville, 29-23
Colorado
Baylor
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Wake Forest
Auburn
North Carolina State
Miami (Fla.)
Florida
Kansas State, 34-23
Colorado
Connecticut
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Wake Forest
Auburn
East Carolina
Miami (Fla.)
Florida
Kansas State, 31-22
West Virginia
Baylor
Ohio State
Michigan State
Wake Forest
Auburn
East Carolina
Miami (Fla.)
Florida
RUSTIN DODD (21-9)
Sports Editor
MARK DENT (23-7)
Managing Editor
TAyLOR BERN (21-9)
Big 12 Football
CASE KEEFER (22-8)
Basketball
KICK THE KANSAN: WEEK 4
Matt Erickson
Editor
Overall Record: 22-8
Kansas State, 28-17
West Virginia
Connecticut
Ohio State
Michigan State
Florida State
LSU
NC State
Miami (Fla.)
Florida
Drew Bergman
Design Editor
Overall Record: 21-9
Kansas State, 28-24
West Virginia
Connecticut
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Florida State
LSU
East Carolina
Miami (Fla.)
Florida
Andrew Wiebe
Assistant Sports Editor
Overall Record: 21-9
Louisville, 30-24
West Virginia
Connecticut
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Wake Forest
LSU
East Carolina
Miami (Fla.)
Florida
Kelsey Hayes
Kansan.com Managing Editor
Overall Record: 20-10
Louisville, 35-28
West Virginia
Connecticut
Ohio State
Michigan State
Florida State
LSU
East Carolina
Miami (Fla.)
Florida
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Overall Record: 17-13
Kansas State, 27-17
West Virginia
Baylor
Ohio State
Michigan State
Florida State
Auburn
East Carolina
Miami (Fla.)
Florida
Dani Hurst
Managing Editor
Overall Record: 12-18
Kansas State, 34-27
West Virginia
Baylor
Ohio State
Michigan State
Wake Forest
LSU
North Carolina State
Texas A&M
Florida
Kansas State at Louisville
No. 21 West Virginia at Colorado
Baylor at Connecticut
Troy at No. 13 Ohio State
Notre Dame at Michigan State
No. 18 Wake Forest at No. 24 Florida State
No. 6 LSU at No. 10 Auburn
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The last time Sam Houston
State played a game, few people
outside Alaska knew the name
Sarah Palin.
Since then, Kansas won two
games easily, lost one heartbreak-
er and coach Mark Mangino
learned a lot more about his team
than he knew on Aug. 28.
Bearkat coach Todd Whitten
still doesnt have a clue about his
team.
Last Wednesday, while the
Jayhawks were busy preparing for
the Bulls, Whittens squad was
trying to protect itself from a
hurricane. The Bearkats home
game against Prairie View A&M
on Saturday was canceled due to
Hurricane Ike. The players left
campus on Wednesday to be with
their families.
Its kind of a difficult situation
for them, Mangino said. Theyve
been hit hard by Hurricane Ike.
The Bearkats didnt return to
the practice field until yesterday
afternoon. The Saturday before
the hurricane hit was a scheduled
bye week for Sam Houston State,
which meant this Saturday would
be the first time the Bearkats line
up against another team in more
than three weeks.
It feels like its been forev-
er since weve played a football
game, Whitten said. We just
dont have a lot of experience
right now.
Sam Houston State opened its
2008 season on Aug. 28 by trounc-
ing D-II East Central Oklahoma,
58-14. Senior quarterback Rhett
Bomar, who started his career as
an Oklahoma Sooner, completed
14-of-22 passes for 198 yards and
four touchdowns in the victory.
Bomar and the rest of the first-
string players were pulled at half-
time of the contest.
With only one 2008 game to
study, Mangino said he wasnt
sure what to expect on the field.
Weve watched it over and
over, and weve watched some of
last years games, but theres not a
lot to know, he said.
Sam Houston State starts
four inexperienced seniors in
the secondary. Whitten said he
was curious to see how they
performed against Todd Reesing
and the Jayhawk passing attack.
However, Whitten said he felt
more confident with the defen-
sive line, which would take on
Kansas less than stellar rushing
game.
If we match up at all, which
is certainly yet to be determined,
we possibly would do that a little
better up front than we will in
the secondary, he said.
Offensively, Bomar leads a
balanced attack. Against East
Central Oklahoma, Bomar com-
pleted passes to eight different
receivers and ran for 30 yards.
Hes a big guy that runs the
ball very well, defensive coordi-
nator Clint Bowen said.
Bowen coached the Jayhawks
secondary in 2005 when they
played the Bomar-led Sooners
in Arrowhead Stadium. In that
game, Bomar threw for 206
yards and a touchdown to lead
Oklahoma to a 19-3 victory.
Hes a legitimate quarterback
wholl probably get a shot at an
NFL camp somewhere, Bowen
said. Hes that type of guy.
Bomar could play the best
game of his career and it still
might not result in a Bearkat
victory. Everything from Mother
Nature to a sizable size disad-
vantage is working against Sam
Houston State this week.
Still, Whitten said his players
were just happy to get back on
the field.
Im sure theres going to
be some rust that were going
to have to knock off, he said.
Couple that with playing one of
the best teams in all the country
and its certainly not going to
be easy.
Were going to learn a lot
about ourselves on Saturday.
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EXTRA CREDIT
Sophomore wide receiver
Jonathan Wilson has been
credited with an additional
eight yards receiving from
Friday nights South Florida
game. USF ofcials incorrect-
ly marked a 19-yard catch by
Wilson as an 11-yard gain,
but the problem was discov-
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changed.
Wilson ofcially had 10
catches for 179 yards and
two touchdowns against the
Bulls.
HARPER STILL OUT
Cornerback Kendrick
Harper, who was taken
of the feld on a stretcher
against Louisiana Tech last
week, appears closer to re-
turning to the practiced feld
but will undergo a follow-
up procedure on Friday
afternoon.
Kendrick will get on the
practice feld a little bit later
in the week and run around,
but hes not ready yet,coach
Mark Mangino said. Hes
having some follow up work
done and we will know a
little bit more then.
Mangino said wide
receiver Dexton Fields was
day-to-daywith an injured
foot that had sidelined him
since the opening game.
FIRED UP PRACTICE
Sundays practice, the frst
since losing 37-34 to South
Florida on Friday, was not a
typical practice. Instead of
the usual correction work
and walk-through, the team
had a very spirited practice
during which a few small
skirmishes broke out.
They are mad,Mangino
said of the players reaction
to the loss. Thats the kind
of reaction youre looking for.
They were very upset and
angry. It ended up as a real
battle on the practice feld.
Guys were knocking the crap
out of each other.
B.J. Rains
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Aug. 28
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A&M, 58-14
Aug. 29
Sarah Palin select-
ed as GOPs VP
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40-10
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SHSU bye week
Sep. 10
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end game, players
leave campus
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KU loses to
USF, 37-34
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since Sep. 10
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stood out from the last-second
victories and shootouts galore.
Long Johnson siLver
Chris Johnson continues to
up the ante on NFL fields for
the Tennessee Titans. Johnson
compiled 109 rushing yards on
19 carries and had two receptions
for 12 yards against the Bengals
on Sunday. With or without quar-
terback Vince Young, the Titans
do not rely heavily on the passing
game. They are a run-first team,
and Johnsons explosive ability
will earn him more carries as the
season goes on, making him the
focal point of the offense.
Wheres the beef?
Not in Atlanta. After a rout of
Detroit in the opening weekend,
gravity got hold of the Atlanta
offense and brought it back down
to Earth against Tampa Bay.
Quarterback Matt Ryan looked like
a rookie as he threw for 158 yards
and two interceptions. Running
back Michael Turner showed why
he was a career backup until this
season because he rushed for only
42 yards on 14 carries. The offense
barely got over the 200-yard mark
in total yardage. Consider the
opening game a fluke because right
now Detroits defense looks awful,
and in an NFC South division
that is known for strong defenses,
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My dad says you
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South Park will immediately
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Cutlers time has come. Cutler,
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four touchdowns Sunday, lead-
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against San Diego. Coach Mike
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conversion at the end of the game,
and Cutler connected with wide
receiver Eddie Royal to earn the
victory. Not all news is good for
Cutler, though, because contro-
versy surrounds a call that kept
Denvers final drive alive. An
inadvertent whistle blew dead what
would have been a Cutler fumble.
Ed Hochuli was the official who
blew the whistle and, according to
ESPN, his grade will be lowered,
which could affect his status for
working the playoffs and his reten-
tion in the league.
a taLe of tWo haLves
Where was the Indianapolis
offense in the first half of Sundays
game against the Vikings?
Quarterback Peyton Manning
completed only 13 passes for 18
yards, and running back Joseph
Addai gained a whopping four
yards on nine carries. The Vikings
looked to be in control, riding the
tails of their defense and special
teams for a 9-0 lead at halftime.
But things turned around drastical-
ly in the second half, as Manning
led the comeback with 226 passing
yards in the second half, and the
Colts escaped with an 18-15 vic-
tory. After the performance of the
offense in the first two games, the
Colts should feel lucky to be 1-1
right now.
the greatest shoW
on turf?
Is it possible for an entire team
to have a collective case of turf
toe? St. Louis looked pathetic in its
first two games of the season. Its
defense is never anything special,
and it has given up 79 points in
two games. But its offense was
supposed to carry the load. The
offense couldnt carry a sponge
right now, putting together a total
of 16 points in its first two games.
Quarterback Marc Bulger had a
mere 177 passing yards against the
Giants Sunday, and running back
Steven Jackson didnt add much
with only 53 rushing yards. If the
Rams dont get their act together,
they may find themselves in a
heated battle with the Lions for the
first pick in next years draft.
no soup for you!
That was Washington quar-
terback Jason Campbells state-
ment to the New Orleans defense.
Campbell had a career day with
351 passing yards and a touch-
down in the win against the Saints.
It was a completely different story
compared to the 133 passing yards
he compiled in a week one loss to
the Giants. With a strong running
game to lean on, Campbell could
gain confidence throughout the
season and turn into a big play-
maker.
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sports 7b wednesday, september 17, 2008
BY B.J. RAINS
rains@kansan.com
The story Some KU fans rattled
by insults at South Florida game,
which ran in Tuesdays University
Daily Kansan, generated lots of
feedback from Bulls fans. Here are
a few remarks from South Florida
fans from e-mail and Kansan.com.
Dear KU fans, I for one want to
send my deepest apology for the
behavior of some of the Bull fans
you encountered at the KU vs USF
game. I tell all my friends we need
to be like the Auburn fans who I
feel are some of the best in all of
college football. In the south foot-
ball is king but sadly some of our
fans do not realize that it doesnt
give us the right to be total asses.
Webuser MJMcDonough
It is unfortunate that a small
portion of our new fans act in such
a way that has caused such a nega-
tive impression on our Kansas visi-
tors. Those young idiots are NOT
representative of our overall fan
base. Rather, they are punks who
incorrectly assume that buying
a ticket to a sporting event gives
you a license to treat others with
disrespect, an assumption that ALL
of us feel is incorrect.
Webuser BullFreak
I dont think that your com-
ments on the USF fans were
accurate or unbiased. I have been
to almost every home game since
football started here, and I havent
seen any game where fans were
as abusive as you suggest. Did you
actually see this or did you just
here (sic) it from disappointed KU
fans?
Obviously, I cant say that noth-
ing happened as there were 58,000
people there, but I can tell you that
there was nothing like the outburst
that you have suggested, and I fnd
it is dishonest for you to portray it
as such. Thats a shame because I
was there for the tailgating for over
3 hours and saw many people with
KU jerseys freely intermingling
with USF fans and I saw nothing
more than friendly kidding.
Eric Lamison
I have to say I am disappointed
to hear that so many KU fans felt
they were treated poorly. This is
not the image our university wants
to portray. I know many fans,
myself included, that went out of
their way to welcome KU fans and
wish them luck. However, like at
any school, there are a few rotten
apples. I think this is even more
prevalent at USF because of our
surprisingly quick rise in national
rankings and relevance. I believe
there are many uneducated, frst-
time fans at USF who just dont
understand what it means to be a
football fan. Granted, some of the
actions mentioned have nothing
to do with being a football fan,
but rather simple common cour-
tesy. I can assure you the majority
of USF fans are far better behaved
than that.
JosePizarro
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Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson runs against the Cincinnati Bengals in the second quarter Sunday. As Johnson improves, he will
become the focus of the ofensive and will earn more carries.
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sports 8B wednesday, september 17, 2008
Cross Country
Bonds, Zarda earn
Big 12 Runners of Week
They didnt get a team
victory last weekend, but two
Kansas runners still earned
some recognition.
Freshman Zach Zarda and
junior Lauren Bonds were
named Big 12 Runners of the
Week. Bonds became the frst
KU womens cross country
runner to achieve the award
in program history.
Its an honor, she said in
a release. Ive never been Big
12 Runner of the Week before,
so Im pretty happy about
it. Hopefully Ill get it again
sometime.
Bonds has won both races
shes competed in this year,
The Bob Timmons Invitational
and the Missouri Cross Coun-
try Challenge. Zarda took
sixth overall at the Missouri
Cross Country Challenge.
Mark Dent
By BryAn WHEELEr
bwheeler@kansan.com
After winning the Kansas
Invitational three out of the past
four years, the mens golf team
struggled to find consistency on
Tuesday in its host tournament at
Alvamar Golf Club (par-72, 7,096
yards).
With a three-round team score
of 882, the Jayhawks finished tied
for third place, 17 strokes behind
first place UC-Davis.
Sophomore Nate Barbee led the
team with a three-round score of
217 and a sixth-place finish, sur-
passing an eighth-place finish his
freshman year.
I drove the ball pretty well
throughout the tournament, but
struggled on the greens early on
yesterday, Barbee said.
Barbee, who was three under
par going into the 13th hole of the
first round, had trouble putting and
finished the round with a score of
76. In the remaining two rounds,
Barbee improved with under-par
rounds of 71 on Monday and 70
on Tuesday. Barbee has finished
under par in three of five rounds
this season.
Though Barbee found some
consistency on the course, the rest
of the team ran into trouble in its
final round yesterday. Four of the
teams starting five players finished
over par.
Obviously I am not all that
pleased to take three rounds of 76
or higher on our home course, but
we lucked out and still got third,
said coach Kit Grove in a press
release.
After finishing the second
round tied for fifth place, senior
Walt Koelbel and freshman Ian
Anson finished the third round
four strokes over par. Both players
finished the tournament tied for
12th place with three-round scores
of 220.
With more consistency, we
could be a really good team,
Koelbel said. We need to turn
higher scoring rounds into more
solid rounds.
Rounding out the starting five
were senior Andrew Storm and
freshman Blake Giroux. Storm fin-
ished tied for 46th place with a
three-round score of 228. Giroux
finished tied for 56th place with a
three-round score of 231. Because
Anson and Giroux are just starting
their careers as Jayhawks, coach
Grove believes they will improve.
Obviously there will be some
growing pains with these two guys
in just their second start, Grove
said. But we will hopefully be able
to learn from this.
Though the team has struggled
to play steadily, the Jayhawks have a
22-4 record in head-to-head com-
petition. The Jayhawks will head
to Louisville, Ky., next to compete
in the Louisville Invitational on
Sept. 29-30.
Edited by Scott R. Toland
What: Chip-N-Club
Invitational
Where: Wilderness Ridge Golf
Course in Lincoln, Neb. (par 70)
Final results after 54 holes
Team standings
(1) Nebraska +20
(2) Arkansas-Little Rock +24
(3) East Carolina +33
(7) Kansas +52
Individual results
(10) Grace Thiry +7
(T20) Emily Powers +12
(T30) Meghna Bal +15
(T41) Meghan Gockel +18
(71) Sydney Wilson +37
*(T27) Kalynd Carson +14
*(T41) Jennifer Clark +18
*Players entered in the
individual category. Their
scores dont apply to the team
standings.
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Freshman Ian Anson watches his putt role across the green before falling in the hole for a
birdie. Anson fnished his fnal round of play Tuesday morning at the Jayhawk Invitational by
shooting a 76 and fnishing tied for 12th. Kansas fnished third overall as a team.
Sophomore improves after rough start in first round
Barbee leads Jayhawks to third place
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