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BY JOE PREINER
jpreiner@kansan.com
National Breast Cancer Awareness
Month is rolling to a stop, just as the Susan
G. Komen On the Go tour did Monday.
The pink mobile breast cancer educa-
tion center parked in front of the Adams
Alumni Center for one of the final stops
on its nationwide tour.
The Komen On the Go campaign began
four years ago and has gained ground on
its way to the now national tour. Now in
its fourth year, the tour covers between 20
and 25 states and stops in about 150 cities
during a six-month period.
The Komen On the Go vehicle gives
passers-by the opportunity to learn about
breast cancer. The pink trailer, one of
two owned by the Komen Foundation,
expands into an awareness center. Flat-
screen televisions and laptop computers
provide information on the the issue of
breast cancer.
Nick Blake, a Komen On the Go team
member, works full time with the tour-
ing center. He said breast cancer affected
everyone.
There are so many passionate people,
Blake said. People leave here feeling
empowered and encouraged. Its a really
positive reaction.
The Komen Foundation raised more
than $275 million in the past year, and
invested about $1 billion in breast can-
cer research during the last 25 years.
According to its Web site, an estimated
180,460 new cases of breast cancer will be
diagnosed this year.
Aftan Martin, Lawrence senior and
a volunteer for Komen On the Go, said
most of the students she talked to were all
for the cause and well informed.
Breast cancer, while primarily affecting
women, also affects men. Although their
risk is low, men still possess the neces-
sary tissue for developing it. The Komen
Foundation aims to address everyone
affected by the disease, regardless of sex.
Eric Hammond, Overland Park sopho-
more, braved the wind and cold to learn
more about the disease.
I dont know anyone personally who
has breast cancer, Hammond said. I
want to keep it that way.
The most effective way for people to
avoid breast cancer is early detection. The
Komen On the Go center provided infor-
mation on how to perform self-exams,
and stressed the importance of annual
mammograms for women.
Its taboo to think that its just for
women or older people. Younger people
need to realize its never too early to be
aware of the disease, Blake said. It can
happen to almost anyone, at any age.
Edited by Kelsey Hayes
A group of KU engineering students,
Engineers Without Borders, is working
to improve communities in developing
nations. The group is scheduled to return
to a village in Azacilo, Bolivia, in December
before its final trip there next summer.
The group will work to improve the
water quality and create environmentally
sustainable infrastructures for the com-
munity.
PHILANTHROPY
Local chapter of Engineers Without Borders
works to improve quality of life in Bolivia
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Sigma Nu ofcially revived after
the fraternity lost charter in 2005
BY FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
fchambers@kansan.com
When Gina Littlejohn, Lenexa sopho-
more, was driving to high school one
morning, she received a text message.
Littlejohn waited to respond to the text
until she came to a red light, but before
she was finished the light turned green.
Littlejohn pushed on the gas pedal without
looking up and immediately felt her car
stop and then quickly bounce backward.
She had hit the car in front of her.
Luckily for Littlejohn, the passenger in
the other car was a friends mother, so legal
action was not taken. But Littlejohn had
to admit to her parents she had been text
messaging when the accident occurred.
In a study by Paul Atchley, associate
professor of psychology, 72 percent of the
321 KU students he surveyed said they
texted while driving. Atchleys study, con-
ducted last fall, looked at why students talk
on their cell phones while driving.
Atchley said he decided to begin anoth-
er study that focused only on texting after
he found a surprising percentage of stu-
dents who said they texted while driving
even though they knew it was dangerous.
The number of car accidents associ-
ated with cell phone use in Kansas has
almost doubled in the past five years,
according to the Kansas Department of
Transportations Web site. Although cell
phone use accounted for only 0.5 percent
of the total number of accidents in 2007,
161 people were injured and seven people
were killed. Text messaging is not its own
category on KDOTs accident evaluation
form, and Bob House, a research analyst
for KDOT, said a new form would take
effect in January for the first time since
1990, although text messaging is not listed
on it either.
No laws in Kansas ban drivers from
using phones or other mobile electronic
devices. Only seven states and Washington,
D.C., have laws regulating cell phone use
while driving. California was added to
the list just last month after investigators
confirmed that a commuter train engineer
was text messaging when his train collided
with a freight train, killing 25 people and
injuring more than 130 others.
The Kansas Legislature discussed a bill
in 2000 that would have required drivers
to use hands-free devices, but the bill did
not pass.
State Rep. Barbara Ballard (D-Lawrence)
said telecommunication companies
blocked the bill. Ballard said some legisla-
tors might be interested in reintroducing
the bill, but she said she thought the push
for legislation would have to be initiated
by car insurance companies.
Ballard said she would most likely sup-
port a bill that regulated cell phone use
while driving if it were brought before the
Kansas House of Representatives again.
Ballard said this was a safety issue
because people might end up getting
injured or killed because of your negli-
gence.
Lawrence considered similar legislation
in 2006, which would have made it the
first city in the United States to regulate
cell phone use in vehicles, but the bill died
in the Traffic Safety Commission before
reaching the City Commission.
Some KU students said they occasion-
ally text messaged while driving even
though they knew it wasnt safe.
Anything that takes your attention off
the road while you are driving is danger-
ous and stupid, Tyler Thress, Wichita
senior, said. While a law is a nice idea, I
think it will be difficult, if not impossible,
to enforce.
Some students dont text and drive not
anymore at least and Littlejohn is one of
them. Her parents took away her text mes-
saging until this summer, more than two
years after her accident. Littlejohn said she
intended to keep the feature this time.
I pretty much had to beg them to give
it back, and now I never text and drive,
she said.
Edited by Lauren Keith
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Group focuses on breast cancer awareness
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stephanie brooks, mendota Heights, minn., senior, watches a video in the Susan G. Komen bus that was outside of the Adams Alumni Center on Monday. Brooks was volunteering as a peer health educator to help spread
awareness of breast cancer and practicing safe breast health.
Komen Foundation vehicle
parks at Adams Alumni Center
Sigma Nu fraternity was shut down
afer complaints of hazing three years
ago, but it has completed the petitioning
and reorganization applications to fnally
regain its charter.
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Texting has g2g for student drivers
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a survey of 321 ku students found that 72 percent of them send text messages while driving.
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High School Design Com-
petition will begin at 8:30
a.m. in the Atrium and Spahr
Classroom in Eaton Hall.
The workshop Supervisory
Training for Excellence in Per-
formance will begin at 9 a.m.
in 204 JRP.
Flu Immunization Clinic will
begin at 10 a.m. in The Under-
ground in Wescoe Hall.
The lecture Humanities
Lecture Series: A Conversa-
tion with Michael Chabon will
begin at 10 a.m. in the Confer-
ence Hall in Hall Center.
The lecture Behind the Iron
Curtain; The Hidden Events
of the Early Soviet Space
Program will begin at noon in
318 Bailey Hall.
The concert Faculty artists
Kansas Woodwinds will begin
at 1 p.m. in Swarthout Recital
Hall in Murphy Hall.
The seminar Broadway
Comes to the Lied Center,
2008-09 will begin at 2 p.m. in
Continuing Education.
The Faculty Senate Execu-
tive Committee Meeting will
begin at 3 p.m. in the Provost
Conference Room in Strong
Hall.
The lecture Recipes for
Success: The Habits and Skills
of a Winning Campaign will
begin at 4 p.m. in the Dole
Institute of Politics.
The lecture Reframing
Radicalism: The Painting of
Francois-Andre Vincent will
begin at 4 p.m. in Room 211 in
the Spencer Museum of Art.
The student group event
Could Humans Live 200
Years? Should They? will
begin at 6:30 p.m. in the frst
Floor in the Watkins Memorial
Health Center.
My Father, the Socialist
Kulak will be shown at 7 p.m.
in Woodruf Auditorium in the
Kansas Union.
The public event Looking
Ahead: The Future of Housing
Finance in America will begin
at 7 p.m. in the Lied Center.
The lecture Denise Low
reading will begin at 7 p.m. in
Nunemaker Center.
Politics and the Law: Ballot
Security and Other Roles will
begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Dole
Institute of Politics.
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the country.
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What do you think?
by Trigg edwards
WhAt did you thinK About the KAnSAS-texAS teCh GAMe?
Zhareef Shariffudin
Wichita sophomore
The game was a disappointment
to wake up to on a Saturday
morning. It was still an exciting
game to watch, though.
Sean ellioT
Stanley freshman
Jake Sharp needs the ball.
Kira odell
Courtland freshman
I was at a birthday party. I didnt
get to watch it.
ariel SmiTh
Kansas City, mo., sophomore
It was disappointing, but Im
still supporting the Jayhawks, no
matter what.
economy
Final minutes of trading
see the Dow plummet
NEW YORK Wall Street has
ended another highly volatile
session with a big last-minute
loss as the markets stubborn
worries about a protracted
economic downturn and tight
credit erased budding optimism
about a housing sector recovery.
The Dow Jones industrial average
skidded 203 points to its lowest
close in 5 years, with almost all
the decline coming in the last 10
minutes of the session.
The back-and-forth moves
were typical for a turbulent
market that has seen many recent
rallies evaporate particularly
as hedge and mutual funds sell
of even strong assets so they
can meet investors demands for
their money back. These forced
sell-ofs tend to happen late in
the day.
But the markets anxiety also
increases as the closing bell ap-
proaches, especially with growing
concern about the spread of the
fnancial crisis overseas. News
from Asia and Europe tends to
break overnight and before trad-
ing on Wall Street resumes in the
morning.
We were trading higher earlier
on very light volume, but the buy-
ers just couldnt gather enough
momentum to keep it going, said
Alfred E. Goldman, chief market
strategist at Wachovia Securities.
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crime
Police investigate stolen
copies of The Kansan
KU Police are investigating
the theft of about 5,000 copies of
The University Daily Kansan from
blue distribution boxes around
campus Friday morning. The theft,
which amounted to $1,250 in
stolen property, occurred between
6:30 and 7 a.m., according to Jon
Schlitt, Kansan sales and marketing
adviser.
The papers were stolen from
boxes outside Snow, Marvin,
Wescoe, Strong, Robinson and
Learned halls as well as Watson
and Spencer Research libraries.
The majority of the stolen
papers had been thrown in nearby
trashcans, from which Kansan staf
members were able to salvage 50
to 70 percent of the papers.
KU Police are reviewing security
tapes looking for suspects.
Anybody with information about
the theft should call KU Crime
Stoppers at 864-8888.
Mary Sorrick
odd news
Runaway poodle delays
fights at Boston airport
BOSTON Choochy the
poodle is a runway runaway.
Bostons Logan International
Airport ofcials say Choochy
escaped from her kennel as
she was being unloaded after
a fight from Detroit Saturday
night and scampered across
runways and taxiways.
Airport spokesman Phil Or-
landella says the poodle evaded
airport personnel for more than
17 hours and delayed at least
eight fights.
About 15 personnel chased
Choochy late into the night, de-
laying fights for up 30 minutes.
Orlandella says the poodle
was frightened, tired and
hungry when she was fnally
lured to safety with food early
Sunday afternoon.
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LINCOLN, Neb. A woman
drove her troubled 12-year-old
son from Georgia to Nebraska and
abandoned him under the states
unique safe-haven law, which par-
ents have used to leave 20 children
at hospitals since the law took
effect in July.
The boy, from the Atlanta sub-
urb of Smyrna, was dropped off at
BryanLGH Medical Center East
in Lincoln on Saturday night, said
Todd Landry of the Department of
Health and Human Services.
He is the third child from out
of state brought to Nebraska to be
abandoned under the law; aban-
doned children from Iowa and
Michigan have been returned to
their home states.
The Georgia boys mother, who
has not been identified, told the
Lincoln Journal Star in a story
published Monday that she regret-
ted her actions but thought the
safe-haven law was her last chance
at saving her troubled son.
The woman said she had tried
but failed to get her son admitted
to Boys Town in Nebraska.
Nebraska and Georgia officials
are working together to decide
what to do with the boy, who was
placed in residential shelter care,
Landry said.
Most states let parents and
guardians drop off children up to
a month old at hospitals or other
safe institutions, but Nebraskas
law is the only one in the country
that allows caregivers to abandon
children as old as 18 without fear
of prosecution.
The law, intended to protect
newborns, includes the word
child, which some have inter-
preted to mean teenagers. Most
of the Nebraska Legislatures 49
senators have agreed to amend
the law.
Mother makes use of Nebraska safe-haven law
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greek life
Sigma Nu ofcially reinstated
Campus
Topeka banking executive
explains fnancial crisis
For those who feel increasingly
lost in the waves of news about
the imploding housing and credit
markets, help is on the way.
Andrew J. Jetter, president and
CEO of the Federal Home Loan
Bank of Topeka, will deliver the
2008 Anderson Chandler Lecture
at 7 p.m. today in the Lied Center.
Jetter said his speech, Look-
ing Ahead: The Future of Hous-
ing Finance in America, would
address the issues afecting
housing fnance, including market
structures and regulation.
What Im really going to do
is take a look at how we got to
where we are today in terms of
credit markets the core of the
problem having to do with the
huge run-up in housing prices
and the mortgage securities that
were issued that were backed
by those prices, Jetter said. Im
going to explain how that created
the issues that we have today,
and then make some suggestions
about what we should do in the
future to improve the mortgage
fnance system.
Jetter said the boom-bust cycle
of the housing market over the
past seven years didnt have to
lead to the countrys current eco-
nomic instability. But extenuating
circumstances exacerbated the
markets downturn. He said un-
derstanding those factors was key
to righting Americas economic
future.
We have boom-busts all the
time, Jetter said. Thats not un-
usual. Theyre just part of human
nature. People are emotional.
They see opportunities to make
lots of money, and they jump in.
So why was this so damaging? It
has to do with how mortgages
are fnanced today.
Jetter said that from about
2004 to 2007, private lenders
primarily mortgage brokers
packaged
large numbers
of mortgages
together and
sold them as
securities with
often-dubious
credit ratings.
Part of the men-
tality behind the
ratings was that housing prices
would continue their upward
trend indefnitely.
Huge amounts of money
fowed into the mortgage market,
which just drove the appetite for
these securities to be issued and
more mortgages to be made, Jet-
ter said. That combined with the
housing bubble, which popped.
It became clear that a lot of the
collateral that was supporting
these mortgages was not nearly
as good as originally believed.
Ryan McGeeney
Jetter
BY mICHELLE spREHE
editor@kansan.com
After losing its charter in 2005,
Sigma Nu fraternity received
its reorganization certificate
Saturday night at Abe and Jakes
Landing, marking its official
return as a chapter. The fraternity
was officially recognized by the
University when it came back to
campus last fall.
It was closed by alumni
because they felt the chapter was
going in the wrong direction,
said Jordan Herbert, Olathe soph-
omore and president of Sigma
Nu.
To regain its charter, the frater-
nity had to create a petition that
logged its efforts for improve-
ment and then had to submit it to
Sigma Nus national office.
It shows that we are running
a house that instills the values of
Sigma Nu and we can do it on our
own, Herbert said.
John LeRoy, Leawood senior
and vice presi-
dent of the fra-
ternity, was a
new member
when the char-
ter was taken
away.
We were
shut down
because of the
alumni and haz-
ing violations,
LeRoy said. It
wasnt what I
was expecting because I was told
there would be no hazing.
LeRoy said members of the
house didnt trust one another
after he was lied to.
Its important to let each mem-
ber know what they are getting in
to, LeRoy said. I saw it as a good
opportunity to start something
new.
Chad Guempel, St. Louis fresh-
man, said that
he was told
about the past
problems and
that the fra-
ternity didnt
have a char-
ter when he
joined. He said
he decided to
join because
he liked the
house and the
people in it.
I was kind of hesitant to
immediately join because I didnt
know how obtainable getting a
charter would be, Guempel said.
But they told me theyd gone
through the process of petitioning
and they would have the charter
back with in the next few years.
Alumni helped with recruit-
ment until the fraternity officially
became a chapter again. Herbert
said the fraternity gained 33 new
members and estimated 20 more
would join next year.
I think well have more pull
on campus during recruitment
next year because were one of the
older houses and well gain more
respect now that we are an official
chapter, Guempel said.
Herbert said that it took a year
and a half to finish and submit the
petition but that it usually took
two or more years.
Its really surprising because
it was such a quick turn around,
LeRoy said. It gives us something
to take pride in and freedom to
enjoy our achievement.
Edited by Lauren Keith
Its important to let each
member know what they
are getting in to. I saw it as
a good opportunity to start
something new.
JOHn LErOy
Sigma nu vice president
assOCIaTED pREss
TOWSON, Md. A Maryland
teen pleaded guilty Monday to
fatally shooting his sleeping father,
mother and two younger brothers
and then going back to a friends
house to play video games.
Nicholas Browning, 16, of
Cockeysville pleaded guilty to
four counts of first-degree mur-
der in the February slayings of
John W. Browning, 45; Tamara,
44; Gregory, 14, and Benjamin,
11.
Browning wept in court as
prosecutors described the crime.
A sheriff s deputy brought him
a box of tissues, and Browning
wiped his eyes and blew his nose.
In exchange for the plea, pros-
ecutors will not seek a sentence
of life without parole. Instead,
they will seek a maximum of two
consecutive and two concurrent
life sentences, meaning Browning
could eventually be released on
parole. Under state law, he would
serve at least 23 years behind
bars.
Browning was a week shy of his
16th birthday at the time of the
slayings, too young under state law
to face the death penalty. But his
motive remains a mystery.
Other than noting that
Browning had been arguing with
his father, police and prosecutors
have said little about what led to
the slayings. A psychiatrist tes-
tified at an earlier hearing that
Browning was physically and ver-
bally abused by his parents and
thought he could do nothing to
please them. State psychiatrists
found Browning had no diagnos-
able mental illnesses.
A classmate said Browning had
talked about killing his family, but
the classmate assumed Browning
was joking.
According to a statement
read in court Monday, Browning
walked home after midnight from
a friends house. He shot his par-
ents and brothers in their heads
as they slept and then returned
to the friends house and played
video games, pretending nothing
had happened.
The next day, Browning and
his friends went to a shopping
mall, and he placed several calls to
his family, leaving them messages
to say he loved them and would
see them soon. A friends father
drove him home, and Browning
emerged from the house to say
something was wrong with his
father. The friends father saw
John Brownings body and called
police.
Browning later confessed to
the slayings and told police where
they could find the murder weap-
on.
Brownings grandmother,
Margaret Browning, was in the
courtroom Monday morning as
attorneys hammered out the deal
but was not present when her
grandson entered the plea. Other
relatives did not speak to reporters
as they left court.
Assistant States Attorney S. Ann
Brobst asked Baltimore County
Circuit Judge Thomas Bollinger
to lift a gag order that barred
attorneys from speaking to report-
ers. The judge declined, saying it
would be lifted after Browning is
sentenced Dec. 2.
Teens pleads guilty to murdering his family
national
Psychiatrist says
parents abused
the 16-year-old
NaTIONaL
Feds derail alleged plot
to assassinate Obama
WASHInGTOn Two white
supremacists allegedly plotted
to go on a national killing spree,
shooting and decapitating black
people and ultimately targeting
Democratic presidential can-
didate Barack Obama, federal
authorities said Monday.
In all, the two men whom
ofcials described as neo-
nazi skinheads planned to kill
88 people 14 by beheading,
according to documents unsealed
in U.S. District Court in Jackson,
Tenn. The numbers 88 and 14 are
symbolic in the white supremacist
community.
The spree, which initially tar-
geted an unidentifed predomi-
nantly African-American school,
was to end with the two men
driving toward Obama, shooting
at him from the windows, the
court documents show.
An Obama spokeswoman
traveling with the senator in
Pennsylvania had no immediate
comment.
Sherifs deputies in Crockett
County, Tenn., arrested the two
suspects Daniel Cowart, 20, of
Bells, Tenn., and Paul Schlessel-
man 18, of Helena-West Helena,
Ark. Oct. 22 on unspecifed
charges. Once we arrested the
defendants and suspected they
had violated federal law, we
immediately contacted federal
authorities, said Crockett County
Sherif Troy Klyce.
Associated Press
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entertainment 4a Tuesday, ocTober 28, 2008
10 is the easiest day, 0 the
most challenging.
Aries (March21-April 19)
Today is a 7
Your money seems to be going
out faster than its coming in.
Plug as many leaks as you can.
Stop paying for stuf you dont
want, need or ever even use.
Theres a bunch of that around.
TAurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
Youre lucky to have a good
friend teaching you the game.
Thats the person whos pushing
you ahead, by the way, not the
one trying to push you down.
Just in case there was any doubt.
GeMini (May 21-June 21)
Today is an8
Youre being pushed to produce
more and more in less time. This
is making you tough, but dont
lose track of your objective. Keep
practicing and improving your
skills. Someday youll be a star.
CAnCer (June 22-July 22)
Today is an8
Express your love, but not in a
way that will cost you a lot of
money. Passion is highly favored,
but fnancial dealings are not.
Proceed with caution.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 6
This would be a good day to stay
home and work on household
projects. Let your partner or
business associates take care of
the other stuf. You have to fx
something.
VirGo (Aug. 23-sept. 22)
Today is an8
Every once in a while, youre
overtaken by an obsession. You
cant get it out of your mind.
This is something youll be able
to use in business, but it might
be a search for the worlds very
best chocolate graham-cracker
cheesecake.
LibrA (sept. 23-oct. 22)
Today is an8
Moneys coming in, thanks to
all your tireless eforts. Dont
buy toys with it yet. You arent
getting all that much. Only
replenish necessities for a while
longer.

sCorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21)
Today is an8
How about doing something
that makes you feel better about
yourself? A new outft, a trip to
the spa? Get something youve
been wanting. Go for it!
sAGiTTArius(nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
The more information you
uncover, the more thought
you have to give to actions and
possible consequences. Dont
rush into anything. Take time to
review your options.
CApriCorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an8
Meetings should be lively, but
dont bet on a consensus. People
feel strongly about all the issues,
three or four diferent ways.
Keep track of the costs; theyre
likely to overlook that little
detail.
AquArius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 7
Concentrate on business; there
are big decisions to be made.
If you dont get involved, your
opinions wont be considered.
You hate it when that happens.
Speak up! You have something
to say.
pisCes (Feb. 19-March20)
Today is a 7
Far horizons beckon, but theres
something preventing you from
slipping out of your moorings
and sailing away. It cant keep
you from planning, though.
Study the charts and store away
provisions.
Drew Stearns
skeTChbook
horosCopes
The popular franchise
scored big over the
weekend with $42M
By DAVID GERMAIN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES Crazed killer
Jigsaw has been done in by a bunch
of singing and dancing teens.
Disneys High School Musical
3: Senior Year hoofed its way
to the top of the weekend box
office class with $42 million, while
Lionsgates horror sequel Saw V
had to settle for second place with
$30.5 million, according to studio
estimates Sunday.
A big-screen sequel to the Disney
Channel TV movies, High School
Musical 3 had a record opening
for a song-and-dance flick, eas-
ily beating the previous best of
$27.8 million, set last summer by
Mamma Mia!
High School Musical 3
and Saw V combined to send
Hollywood revenues soaring. The
top 12 movies took in $120.5 mil-
lion, up 41 percent from the same
weekend last year, when Saw IV
led the weekend with a $31.8 mil-
lion debut.
It was good vs. evil at the box
office, and both won, said Paul
Dergarabedian, president of box
office tracker Media By Numbers.
That combination of a G-rated
and an R-rated movie, both chas-
ing completely different audiences,
proved to be a huge success.
Saw V pulled in about the
same amount of cash over opening
weekend as the last three flicks in
the franchise about the diabolical
Jigsaw, but it was the first that failed
to finish at No. 1 since the original
Saw debuted in third place in
2004.
The horror crowd was simply
outnumbered by young fans and
their parents turning up to see
how senior year played out for the
High School Musical cast led
by Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens,
Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel and
Corbin Bleu.
Mark Zoradi, president of
Disneys motion-picture group,
said the continuing story of love-
birds Troy and Gabriella played
largely to the TV audience of young
girls, though the big-screen version
also broadened the High School
Musical fan base.
Theres no question theres a
female skew to it and a family skew
to it, Zoradi said. The movie is
working not only to that core pre-
teen audience, but also aging up a
little bit and also bringing in some
boys.
High School Musical 3 also
pulled in $40 million in 19 other
countries where it has opened,
among them Great Britain,
Germany and Spain.
The weekends other new wide
release, the Warner Bros. police
saga Pride and Glory, opened
weakly with $6.3 million to come
in at No. 5. Pride and Glory stars
Edward Norton and Colin Farrell
in a tale of corruption among a
family of New York City cops.
The previous weekends No. 1
flick, 20th Century Foxs action
tale Max Payne, fell to third place
with $7.6 million, raising its 10-day
total to $29.7 million.
Clint Eastwoods Changeling,
starring Angelina Jolie as a single
mom tormented by police han-
dling the investigation of her miss-
ing son, got off to a healthy start
with $502,000 in limited release.
It played in 15 theaters to aver-
aged a strong $33,441 a cinema,
compared to $11,593 in 3,623 the-
aters for High School Musical
3. Distributor Universal expands
Changeling into nationwide
release Friday.
Also in limited release, Sony
Pictures Classics Synecdoche,
New York had a solid open-
ing of $172,926 in nine theaters,
averaging $19,214. It stars Philip
Seymour Hoffman as a writer
staging a mammoth theater pro-
duction that fills warehouses, and
the directing debut of screenwriter
Charlie Kaufman (Being John
Malkovich).
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron attend
the premiere of High School Musical 3: Senior
Yearin Los Angeles on Oct. 16. The flm
brought in $42 million on its opening night.
Musical tops box ofce
FiLM
fIlM
Top flms at the box ofce
Estimated ticket sales for Fri-
day through Sunday at U.S. and
Canadian theaters, according to
Media By Numbers LLC.
1. High School Musical 3, $42
million.
2. Saw V, $30.5 million.
3. Max Payne, $7.6 million.
4. Beverly Hills Chihuahua, $6.9
million.
5. Pride and Glory, $6.3 million.
6. The Secret Life of Bees, $5.9
million.
7. W., $5.3 million.
8. Eagle Eye, $5.1 million.
9. Body of Lies, $4.1 million.
10. Quarantine, $2.6 million.
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Re-elect Francisco
for state senator
I had the chance to meet Jim
Slattery, who is running against
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), in
Wichita last week.
And Im no fan of Roberts.
I didnt get to interview Slattery,
but I did get to hear him speak.
And when I shook his hand and
introduced myself as a columnist
at The University Daily Kansan, I
told him I wrote about state poli-
tics. In our conversation, he made
a good point.
He repeatedly brought up how
Roberts voted to add $3 trillion
to our national debt over the past
seven years. And then he asked me
how much it takes to get someone
fired, namely Pat Roberts.
My answer was that, eviden-
tially, it takes a lot.
But that isnt the part I find
so scary, that Roberts sucks
just look at government spending
and the joke that is the Senate
Intelligence Committee. And the
scariest part is that Kansans dont
care.
Slattery has been gaining some
popularity, but its still going to be
a long shot getting him into the
Senate.
Why is that? Why is it that we
have seen what President Bush,
who Roberts closely identifies with,
has said and done to this country
and some people still think itd be
a good idea to elect Bushs support-
ers back into office?
Stupidity, maybe. Or it could
possibly be that no one really
cares. Apathy is a subject that has
been mulled over time and again
in newspapers. People are so apa-
thetic. Blah, blah, blah.
But when you try to get that next
loan for school next semester and
youre denied, thank Republicans
like Roberts for deregulating the
markets, which has led us to the
economic crisis were in. Or thank
him when you cant pay for school
because you lost your college fund.
Keep those things in mind when
youre voting in November.
I know Im voting for Slattery.
Yes, Im a yellow dog Democrat.
But thats not without reason.
Even with an unjust war and
incomparable government spend-
ing and growth, Roberts still tries
to cover up for his buddy in White
House when reviewing whether
the war in Iraq was handled well
or whether it even shouldve hap-
pened at all.
The world is a joke, and its
making you the punch line.
Dont like it? Then vote Roberts
out. Get someone new in who will
treat you like a constituent and
not just a number that gets him a
paycheck.
Because, after all, this is your
life were talking about and these
guys have a say in it. Better choose
wisely.
Stewart is a Wichita senior in
journalism.
Would Kansas really
go back to Roberts?
Ross stEwARt
CAPITOL
P
Id always thought it was stupid
when people voted based on a sin-
gle issue. Whether they were voting
only regarding abortion rights, the
death penalty or any other hot but-
ton pushers, I thought they might
as well just write in a vote for
themselves.
When I cast my vote in a week,
though, a lot of my vote will be
based on the candidates position
on gay rights. It will be, though,
more than a single-issue vote.
Gay rights will take only baby
steps in this election. Neither can-
didate is taking huge strides in sup-
porting or opposing gay rights, but
one is at least going in the right
direction.
Marriage between same-sex
couples in California is legal. A
ballot initiative in California, called
the California Marriage Protection
Act, seeks to ban marriage between
same-sex couples and will be
voted on next week in California.
Democratic presidential nominee
Barack Obama opposes this attempt
to amend Californias constitution,
labeling it as divisive and discrimi-
natory. Obama opposes same-sex
marriage, though.
Republican presidential nomi-
nee John McCain supports the ini-
tiative, which would undo the May
2008 California Supreme Court rul-
ing that legalized marriage between
same-sex couples.
Thats the main issue this elec-
tion season, but gay rights go
beyond marriage.
For adoption, McCain is an
adoptive father himself, but he
opposes same-sex couples adopting
children. Obama supports same-
sex couples adopting.
For the Dont Ask, Dont Tell
policy, McCain thinks it works
and considers LGBT people in the
military an intolerable risk. Obama
seeks to repeal DADT and wants to
allow LGBT people to serve openly.
For hate crime legislation,
McCain has voted against includ-
ing sexual orientation into Federal
Hate Crimes legislation in 2000,
2002 and 2004. Obama supports
the Matthew Shepard Act, which
outlaws hate crimes, including
those committed on the basis of
sexual orientation.
For discrimination, McCain
voted against the Employment
Non-Discrimination Act, which
prohibits discrimination against
employees based on sexual orienta-
tion. Obama supports the bill.
For HIV/AIDS prevention,
McCain supports the fight against
HIV and AIDS but has not released
a formal plan. Obama released a
six-page report detailing exactly
what he plans to do.
McCain consistently touts his
voting record.
Well, I am looking, and all I see
is a consistent aversion of LGBT
people and their rights.
I vote Democrat because most of
my political ideals are more in line
with Democrats than Republicans.
If gay rights were, for whatever
reason, more advocated by the
Republican candidate, I would con-
sider voting Republican.
Its that important to me. It
affects me, right now. It affects the
viewpoint of the media. It affects
how people look at gay rights and
the LBGT community. It goes past a
single issue and affects me more at
a personal level than any other bill,
legislation or law could.
I can look past other issues and
vote for the candidate who knows
I am an equal citizen nothing
more, nothing less.
Hirschfeld is an Augusta
senior in journalism.
Why its not always bad
to be a single-issue voter
mAtt hiRschfELD
FRUIT
FOR
THOUGHT
Dont always trust the
media about elections
My fellow voters Political
ads are designed to appeal to
the emotion, not the intellect.
Check out the "why" and "how"
of what any candidate proposes
and beware of demagoguery.
Know political history. You may
be surprised to discover that
what one side is accusing the
other is often distorted and
omission of facts. I certainly
was when I did my own re-
search.
Martin Luther King once said
we should judge others by the
content of their character, not
the color of their skin. I think he
was referring to all people and
not just one particular race. I
don't have to remind you that
this is a very historic national
election for both parties. Fair-
minded voters won't allow the
media and politicians to do
their thinking for them. I en-
courage you to read the article
for Orson Scott Card, Meridian
Magazine, titled "Would the
Last Honest Reporter Please
Turn on the Lights?", an opinion
piece that laments the current
state of journalism. It should
be required reading for every
student of journalism.

Rosalind Woody is a 1977 graduate living
in Kansas City, Kan.
LeTTer TO THe ediTOr
aSSOciaTED pRESS
avipER2K7 @ cREaTivE cOmmOnS
Our
CHOiCe
ELECTION 2008
Kansas senate, district 2
Unfortunately, the local elec-
tions seem to have gotten the
least amount of attention even
though they may be the most
important because of how they
influence students lives.
The main issue
in Kansas last leg-
islative session was
the proposed coal
plants in Holcomb,
and proponents
of the plant have
promised to make
it an issue again.
This is why the
Kansan editorial
board has chosen to
endorse incumbent
state Sen. Marci
Francisco. Most
Kansans have realized that coals
time has come to an end, and
Francisco has consistently sup-
ported clean energy and opposed
the coal-fired power plants.
Opposing supposedly cheap
energy is not an attractive politi-
cal position to take in light of the
economic crisis and the sure-
ly higher energy bills that will
come this winter. But its time for
Kansas to move forward in its
energy policy, and Francisco has
been that progressive candidate.
Franciscos challenger, Scott
Morgan, supports similar clean
energy initiatives but had not
given definitive answers about
what he would do until recent-
ly. Morgan told the Lawrence
Journal-World in June that he
didnt know how he would have
voted on the coal plants but has
now given more details about
how he would allow coal plants
with a time line to phase them out
on his Web site.
The majority of
Morgans print and
online advertise-
ments that have
appeared in The
University Daily
Kansan say that
Morgan supports
the Amethyst
Initiative to start
a discussion
about lower-
ing the drink-
ing age. Although this was an
obvious attempt to hook college
students, this conversation isnt
even relevant at the state level
yet, and Kansas has other, much
more pressing issues to work on.
Including this issue among ener-
gy, higher education and taxes is
laughable.
Kansas House of
representatives, district 44
Incumbent Rep. Barbara
Ballard is running unopposed
and has the Boards support.
Lauren Keith for the
editorial board
The early bird gets the worm,
but the second mouse gets
the cheese. Think about that.
n n n
I love you, Wildcats.
n n n
I dont care if KU plays the
Cowboys of the 1990s. For our
homecoming football game
you still pick Kansas over
Texas Tech.
n n n
Im so hungover today. I
almost jumped in a truck on
my way back from class.
n n n
I just saw a Missouri Depart-
ment of Athletics van with
a parking ticket. That made
my day.
n n n
Hey athletes, dont drive your
mopeds on the sidewalks.
n n n
Free for All: Im very sad when
you are not in the paper.
n n n
Stupid people shouldnt be
allowed to drive or repro-
duce, because we dont need
more of your spawn running
around this world.
n n n
I have nothing to say, ever.
n n n
To the kid with the blue hat:
You are creepy, in all of my
classes, and in the Boom
Boom Room. Stop coming.
You cannot dance.
n n n
Hi.
n n n
Dear Free for All: Ive been
staring at the paper for fve
weeks and I still dont know
what to say to you.
n n n
My friend was so excited that
she was on Juicy Campus that
she forgot it was about licking
buttholes.
n n n
Rip his fucking head of.
n n n
Since when does our football
team completely suck?
n n n
There are two types of boos-
ing after a game: Whoo
Kansas! and Screw Texas.
n n n
Wow, the triple steak burrito is
not worth it at all.
n n n
I dont think that the kickof
chant was the source of our
embarrassment on Saturday.
n n n
Since we cant say, Rip his
fucking head of, so lets try
Flip his truck and sped of.
n n n
Thank you Tri-Delts. Not only
do you produce the dumbest
vice presidential candidate in
history, but you also dont tip.
n n n
There should be a sign on
the highway that says 2008
Debate Champions and 2006
Bowling.
Slattery
BY HALEY JONES
hjones@kansan.com
A group of KU engineering
students is helping provide safe
water, sanitation and infrastructure
for people in developing nations
while getting experience in
engineering.
Engineers Without Borders is a
national organization that partners
with developing communities to
improve their quality of life. Craig
Adams, professor of engineering
and faculty adviser to the KU
chapter of EWB, said the group
built composting latrines and water
purification systems.
Theres no better way to make
a difference than directly having
these projects built, Adams said.
But also teaching these future
engineers and scientists how
they can make a difference in the
world.
The KU chapter of EWB began
about six years ago. The chapter
has completed projects in Juarez,
Mexico, and is working on projects
in Guatemala and Azacilo, Bolivia.
The group has 42 official members
but up to 60 students attend the
monthly meetings.
Jodi Gentry, president of
EWB, said students were able to
get experience doing the same
things they would be doing for
an engineering company, but on a
smaller scale.
The technology is simple, so
its easy for students to wrap their
brains around, Gentry said. They
are learning about the phases
of a project and picking up the
fundamentals at the same time.
Four students and two mentors
are preparing to go to Azacilo
in December. Azacilo has no
sanitary facilities. The students
will complete a site assessment that
involves talking to the community,
completing a health survey, testing
the water quality and forming ideas
for the design of 27 composting
latrines.
Composting latrines are
portable toilets that are designed
to collect waste underground
and store it for decomposition.
The materials break down into
organic matter and can be used as
fertilizer to grow food for people
or livestock.
Gentry said the group was
planning to send 10 students to
Azacilo to start work next summer.
Some students went in May to do a
pre-assessment and meet with the
community.
Adams said one of the biggest
challenges was helping local people
take ownership of a project so it
would be truly sustainable.
Theres a tremendous amount
of need in the world, as we all
know, and the logistics of providing
that need is very difficult, he said.
Political tension in Bolivia
delayed the groups trip to Bolivia
from October to December.
Adams said the group used local
facilitators to establish initial
contact with leaders in the village.
He said students worked closely
with faculty advisers to address the
needs of each community.
Members of EWB fundraise to
pay for travel expenses to and from
project sites. Students who go to
the site also pay for a portion of the
expenses. Adams said fundraising
gave people who wanted to help
developing nations an opportunity
to support them.
Mary Adams, Rolla, Mo.,
freshman in architectural
engineering and publicity
coordinator for EWB, said she was
interested in traveling to Hispanic
countries and building sustainable
systems that helped people.
I thought it would be a great
way to incorporate all my interests,
Adams said. With my career,
Id like to work overseas helping
others.
Adams said KU EWB planned
to build and expand until different
groups of students were working
on several sites each year. He said
he anticipated KU EWB would be
working in two to three countries
simultaneously within the next two
years.
Before they leave for Bolivia in
December, EWB and a group called
Concerned, Active and Aware
Students will be trick-or-treating
for non-perishables on Halloween.
The event is called Trick-or-Treat
So Others Can Eat.
Edited by Jennifer Torline
NEWS 6A tuesday, october 28, 2008
CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS BY JODI GENTRY
These Bolivian villagers were visited by KU Engineers Without Borders, a student group that is
planning to build composting latrines for the community. The group will also complete a health
survey of the community and measure water quality before beginning the project.
Engineers Without Borders will build
27 composting latrines in Azacilo
Student group helps villagers in Bolivia
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Ritchie Price always wanted to be a head coach. He just had
no idea it would happen this soon.
Price, a shortstop at Kansas from 2003 to 2006 and the son
of baseball coach Ritch Price, was named the interim head
baseball coach at South Dakota State after
only one year as an assistant. And at 24
years old, Ritchie is the youngest NCAA
Division I head coach in the country.
I didnt think it would happen this
quickly, but I was just fortunate to be in the
right place at the right time, he said. Even
though Ive only been a coach for one year,
Ive been in a Division I dugout for 15 years
now. As far as on-the-field things go, Ive seen a lot.
Ritch has coached for 30 years and has been the head coach
at Kansas since 2003. Ritchie grew up loving the game of
baseball and attended most of the 1,100 games that his father
coached along the way.
Hes the smartest player Ive ever coached, Ritch said. And
Im not just saying that because hes my son.
Ritchie holds Kansas career records for games played (255), at
bats (1,022), runs scored (204) and hits (312). He was a four-time
All-Big 12 selection and was chosen as the Big 12 Conferences
best defensive shortstop after his senior season in 2006.
He was basically a coach on the field while he was at KU,
said Ritchies brother Ryne, who played at Kansas from 2006
to 2008 before being drafted by the San Francisco Giants last
June. He always knew where everyone should be and made
sure everyone knew what was going on and what base the ball
should be thrown to.
Soon after, Ritchie was drafted by the New York Mets in the
18th round of the 2006 MLB Draft. But after a successful first
season in the minor leagues, he was released by the Mets and
decided to retire from the game he had played his entire life.
It was pretty tough for him to give up the game, Ryne said.
I think it took him a while to get over it, but now I think he
looks back at it, and hes glad he got the chance to play pro ball,
but it just wasnt for him.
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BY CASE KEEFER
ckeefer@kansan.com
Dont ask Bill Self how many times
hes watched the film of the national
championship game. Hes lost count.
Maybe 50 times. Maybe more. Put it
this way: Kansas coach has watched his
teams 75-68 overtime victory against
Memphis so many times that his wife
and children are sick of it.
Thats how I go to bed at night. I
turn on the game tape and watch it, Self
said. I play the first part where were
playing well; I fast-forward through all
the parts were playing bad.
Self said he was stunned by the
number of coaches who won champi-
onships but didnt take the time to rel-
ish the experience. He wanted to make
sure he wasnt one of them.
Ive gotten to a point now where
I fall asleep before I see Marios shot,
Self said.
The championship victory has
turned Self s life into a constant frenzy
in the six months since it happened. He
has written a book, visited the White
House, held a fund-raising event,
attended an award show and made
public appearances.
Not to mention the time already
allotted for recruiting and preparing
for the upcoming season. But hes not
exhausted. After a week and a half
of practice with this years team, hes
energized.
I hope Im busy every off-season
like this. That means we probably had
a successful run, Self said. But its nice
to get back to coaching your team and
knowing where youre going to spend
the night.
Self emphasized the coaching part.
He faces a much more daunting chal-
lenge than dealing with post-champi-
onship attention this season: He must
mold a basketball team out of seven
newcomers and only one returning
player who averaged more than nine
minutes per game last season junior
guard Sherron Collins.
With such a young roster, Self s job
will change. He said he would have to
be more patient. Self will be more of an
instructor than an overseer.
Instead of watching to see whether
his players are doing everything right,
he has to teach them how to do it right
to begin with. Self knows its going to
be frustrating at times.
But his veteran players believe in
BY JAYSON JENKS
jjenks@kansan.com
Senior Jessica Bush has seen her share
of memories on the shortly cut grass at
the Jayhawk Soccer Complex over the last
four years.
Its where the Jayhawks won 24 games,
compared with just 13
losses. Its where they
scored 76 goals in just
38 games, and it was on
this field where Kansas
knocked off the highest-
ranked team in school
history.
Oh, and its also the
site Bushs fianc chose
to make his marriage proposal. Throw it
all together and its easy to see why each of
the six members of the senior class showed
a hint of sadness after a 1-0 win against
Baylor on Senior Day.
Its the ending of my career, Bush said.
Its where my best friends and my family
are.
True, Sunday marked the seniors final
game at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex,
After the shot
Self relives the dream
commentAry
BY AlEx duFEK
adufek@kansan.com
Lets wish
Texas Tech
luck this
Saturday
Veteran players say Self is prepared to coach young basketball team
Jon Goering/KANSAN
Coach Bill Self's life has been a frenzy since leading Kansas in its 75-68 overtime victory against Memphis six months ago to win the national championship. This year, Self faces a diferent challenge: molding a basket-
ball teamout of mostly newcomers. As long as they try hard I can live with anything, because they are going to be good over time,Self said.
S
ometimes its hard to look at a
situation through someone elses
eyes.
On Saturday, Kansas football players
and fans got a chance to experience what
Texas Tech basketball players and fans
felt on March 3.
The Red Raiders arrived in Lawrence
last March after an inconsistent season.
On Feb.27, the team lost to Texas A&M
98-54, the largest margin of defeat in
school history at the time, and on March
1, they knocked off No. 7 Texas 83-80 in
the teams only victory against a ranked
opponent last season.
They entered Allen Fieldhouse with
a 16-12 (7-7) record to take on No. 4
Kansas. The Jayhawks were undefeated at
home and clearly the favorite, but no one
could have anticipated the beatdown that
took place on the court that night.
Initially, it all seemed routine for
Kansas. In the opening 10 minutes of the
first half Kansas slowly built up a solid
lead against the Raiders. With 9:55 left in
the first half, Kansas led 25-16. Following
a Texas Tech timeout the Jayhawks
exploded, going on a 26-10 run to end
the half leading 51-26.
The Jayhawks would go on to crush
the Red Raiders 109-51. Rare scoring
threats broke loose for the Hawks. Jeremy
Case went lights out, scoring 9 points.
Russell Robinson went a perfect 5-5 from
the field and 2-2 from the foul line to
chip in 15 points. When the massacre was
finally over, 15 out of the 16 players on
the Jayhawk roster scored. The loss was
the most lopsided in Texas Tech history.
Kansas shot a sizzling 59.7 percent
from the field and unthinkable 58.3
percent from behind the arc. Meanwhile,
Texas Tech shot a miserable 29 percent
on the night on its way to suffering the
biggest rout in the history of the Big 12.
After the game, coach Bill Self said
he didnt enjoy winning by such a large
margin. As someone who experienced a
blowout loss or two during his coaching
and playing career, it was apparent that
he empathized with Texas Tech.
However, Self s compassion didnt
rub off on the Kansas fans or players.
Allen Fieldhouse rocked all game long,
the Kansas sideline was all smiles, and I
doubt there were many good Samaritans
on campus worried about the feelings of
the Texas Tech faithful back in Lubbock.
Ironically karma, in combination
with the zany undeniable balance we
all experience in life, lashed back at the
Jayhawks Saturday on the football
field, not on the court. Again, no one saw
it coming. The odds-makers certainly
didnt; No. 23 Kansas entered the
showdown against No. 8 Texas Tech as
slight favorites. Kansas had a 5-2 (2-1)
record, was holding onto a 13-game
home winning streak and had sole
possession of first-place in the Big 12
North. Texas Tech came in at 7-0 (3-0),
tied for the nations longest winning
streak at nine games straight.
A similar situation to the basketball
blowout occurred early in the game. In
the first quarter, the teams appeared to
be exactly what they were on paper. Tied
14-14 at the end of the first, both offenses
were cruising down the field at will with
few defensive barriers standing between
them and the end zone. It seemed as
though we would hold a track meet more
exciting than the Kansas Relays.
Then something happened. Three
days later, Im still not sure what exactly
took place, but we do know this: Texas
Tech shut down Todd Reesing and the
Kansas offense and strolled by the Kansas
defense to revenge last years basketball
loss by shellacking the Jayhawks 63-21.
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soccer
Seniors eye
tournament as
they get ready
to say good-bye
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game of Friday's doubleheader against South Dakota State. Price was 1-2 with a
single and four walks during the 15-2 victory at Hoglund Ballpark. Kansas swept
the four-game series.
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afusco@kansan.com
Season sees the end zone meet the Twilight Zone
Three Tuesday morning sky-is-
falling football thoughts:
Much maligned Kansas City
Chiefs quarterback Tyler Thigpen
outperformed Kansas funslinger
Todd Reesing this past weekend.
The formerly third-string Thigpen
put together a turnover-free 25-for-
36 passing performance in a 28-24
loss to the New York Jets. The often-
adept Reesing went 16-for-26, tossed
three interceptions and lost a fum-
ble. But the football world will most
likely return to normalcy next week-
end: Thigpen faces former Jayhawk
Aqib Talib and a tough Tampa Bay
secondary, while
Reesing gets to
play pitch-and-
catch against
Kansas States
porous pass
defense.
Daymond
Patterson is play-
ing defense. The
electric freshman
kick returner, who
started the season
as one of Kansas
most promising
receivers, lined up at cornerback for
a few plays Saturday. Considering
the ineptitude of his teams defen-
sive backfield, coach Mark Mangino
cant be blamed for trying something
new, but its more than a little heart-
breaking to know Patterson wont be
devoting full attention to becoming
a bonafide offensive threat.
There is only one easy victory
left on Kansas schedule (Saturday
against Kansas
State). From
there, Kansas
travels to
Nebraska, hosts
No. 1 Texas
and faces No.
14 Missouri at
Ar r o wh e a d .
N e b r a s k a s
potent offense
could pose prob-
lems for Kansas
the Huskers
have scored 32
or more in every game this season.
Texas is unquestionably the nations
best team. The Longhorns have won
with fanfare (against Missouri) and
won with guts (against Oklahoma
and Oklahoma State). Dont look
now, but Missouri is the strongest
squad in the Big 12 North. The
Tigers demolished Colorado, 58-0,
last weekend. If Kansas were to lose
its final three games after defeating
Kansas State, it would finish 6-6.
In that case, the Jayhawks would
be barely bowl-eligible and prob-
ably on their way to the Petro Sun
Independence Bowl. Ive heard
Shreveport, La., is nice in late
December.
Recommended
ReadinG
Twenty days remain before
Kansas basketball officially tips off,
leaving plenty of time to devour
some basketball literature.
Start by picking up The
Miracle of St. Anthony by Adrian
Wojnarowski. Hailed as bas-
ketballs Friday Night Lights,
Wojnarowskis non-fiction account
of a New Jersey high school bas-
ketball team exceeds the hype.
The book focuses on St. Anthony
High in Jersey City, N.J., a small
parochial high school that edu-
cates inner-city kids while fighting
an uphill battle to secure financial
resources. If youre a hoops nut,
savor the genius of St. Anthony
coach Bob Hurley. If youre a casual
fan, focus on the stirring human
interest storylines. The Miracle of
St. Anthony is especially relevant
reading in Lawrence these days:
Freshman guard Tyshawn Taylor is
a St. Anthony grad.
Ditch the glossy photos and
quasi-analysis of preseason basket-
ball magazines in favor of College
Basketball Prospectus 2008-2009.
More than 320 pages of text and
numbers might seem boring, but
theyre certainly enlightening.
Renowned basketball statisticians
Ken Pomeroy and John Gasaway
provide detailed breakdowns of
every major-conference team, sev-
eral myth-debunking essays and a
102-page statistical playground of
cold, hard data.
EditedbyKelseyHayes
Keeping it rolling
This program has had to
fght through losses before
and tough times before and
we will continue to do that.
There is no doubt in my mind
our team will be ready to play
next week. Im not concerned
about that.
Kansas football coach Mark Mangino,
after Kansas loss to Texas Tech on
Saturday
ku sports this week
In 1947, Kansas defeated
K-State 55-0 in football the
most lopsided game in the his-
tory of the series.
Q: What is the fewest rush-
ing yards that the Kansas foot-
ball program has ever allowed
in one game?
a: Kansas held Kansas State
to -56 yards rushing in 1992.
Kansas Athletics
Today
Mens Golf: Baylor Intercolle-
giate, last day (Dallas)
Wednesday
Volleyball: Missouri, 7 p.m.
(Lawrence)
Thursday
No events
Friday
Soccer: Missouri, 6:30 p.m.
(Columbia, Mo.)
Tennis: Florida State Invita-
tional, all day (Tallahassee,
Fla.)
Saturday
Football: Kansas State, 11:30
a.m. (Lawrence)
Swimming: Missouri, 2 p.m.
(Columbia, Mo.)
Volleyball: Kansas State, 7 p.m.
(Manhattan, Kan.)
Cross Country: Big 12 Champi-
onships (Ames, Iowa)
Tennis: Florida State Invita-
tional, all day (Tallahassee,
Fla.)
Sunday
Womens basketball: Fort Hays
State, 2 p.m. (Lawrence)
Rowing: Frostbite Regatta, all
day (Wichita)
Tennis: Florida State Invita-
tional, all day (Tallahassee,
Fla.)
NfL
Larry Johnson charged
with simple assault
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Larry
Johnson, already facing possi-
ble suspension by the NFL, was
charged Monday with simple
assault for spitting his drink in
a woman's face. Several hours
later, the Kansas City Chiefs in-
dicated the two-time Pro Bowl
running back would not play
for the foreseeable future.
A person familiar with the
situation told The Associated
Press Johnson would meet
with league ofcials in New
York on Tuesday. The person
requested anonymity because
the league hasnt announced
the meeting.
Johnson also faces a Dec. 4
court date for another incident
that occurred last February
when he allegedly pushed a
woman's face in another Kan-
sas City nightspot.
Its the fourth time in fve
years Johnson has been ac-
cused of assaulting a woman.
Associated Press
Jerry Wang/KANSAN
Zach Vitztum, Hays sophomore of Beta Alpha2, attempts a shot during a foor hockey scrimmage match held Monday evening. The Beta
Alpha2 won by default when Phi Delta1 forfeited the match by not showing up. Temperatures reached a lowin the mid-20s on Monday evening.
NBA
Barkley praises Garnett
for championship victory
NEW YORK Charles Barkley
understands the frustration of
never winning an NBA title so
he enjoyed seeing Kevin Garnett
fnally take one home.
"I always root for great players,
not just in basketball, in any sport,"
Barkley said Monday. "I think most
of the players were happy for
Kevin, because he's a good kid.
He's a good player, so that was
good. And to do it in Boston made
it even more special because of
the Celtics dynasty.
"Paul Pierce is a terrifc player,
Ray Allen is a terrifc player, but
guys were truly happy for Kevin
Garnett. I think that was a very
positive win."
Barkley joined fellow TNT
studio analyst Kenny Smith at
a luncheon Monday when
Garnett and the Celtics get their
championship rings before host-
ing the Cleveland Cavaliers.
TNT will broadcast nine Celt-
ics games this season. Turner
Sports president David Levy
said Boston's championship was
an interesting story because it
"brought back a tremendous
amount of fans."
TrAck ANd fieLd
Cuban hurdler anticipates
rematch with Chinese rival
HAVANA Cuban Olympic
hurdles champion Dayron Robles
hopes Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang
will recover quickly from a foot
injury so they can face of on the
track again soon.
Liu is a good athlete, a good
rival, and I hope he recuperates
soon so both of us can do our
best in the 110-meter hurdles, the
21-year-old Robles said Monday.
Associated Press
Chase Daniel surges
toward contention
as Heisman favorite
FooTBall
AssociATed Press
COLUMBIA, Mo. A few
more games like this, and Chase
Daniel may just climb back into
the Heisman Trophy picture.
Last year's fourth-place
Heisman finisher showed
Colorado why he was among the
early season favorites this year,
tying his own school record with
five touchdown passes and set-
ting a school record for comple-
tion percentage in Saturday's 58-0
rout.
"Chase was his normal, lights-
out self, making little or no
mistakes," Colorado coach Dan
Hawkins said.
Daniel's resume was tarnished
two games ago when top-ranked
Texas bullied Missouri's defense
and he wasn't able to muster a
response from the Tigers' high-
powered offense.
Against the Buffaloes, Daniel
completed his first 14 passes,
helping the 14th-ranked Tigers
put the homecoming game away
early and ease worries over their
response to a midseason slide
that knocked them out of the
national title picture. He com-
pleted 83 percent of his passes,
going 31-for-37 for 302 yards, and
jokingly compared himself to last
year's Heisman winner.
Describing tight end Chase
Coffman's one-handed grab in
the back of the end zone for a
3-yard touchdown, Daniel said it
was "just a little pop pass, a little
Tim Tebow action." He added:
"I'm going out and trying to be
like him as much as I can."
Daniel was far from awful in
consecutive losses to Oklahoma
State and Texas, completing 75
percent of his passes for three
touchdowns. But he also totaled
four interceptions in those games,
failing to rise to the occasion.
It wasn't hard to get Daniel
to buy into coach Gary Pinkel's
demand that players forget about
the road ahead and concentrate
only on the next game. The start-
ing offense mirrored that attitude,
scoring on nine of 11 posses-
sions against Colorado to provide
momentum heading into this
week's game at Baylor (3-5, 1-3).
"Everything was just so much
more focused," Daniel said.
"There was more of a businesslike
atmosphere."
In retrospect, Pinkel said he
sensed that something was off
during its two-week slide. He
blamed poor play on distrac-
tions in the final 48 hours before
game-time, guessing that players
might have occupied themselves
watching preview shows and get-
ting carried away with the talking
heads.
sports 3b Tuesday, OcTOber 28, 2008
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. New
England midfielder Shalrie Joseph
apologized for his comments hint-
ing the Revolution wanted to injure
a Kansas City Wizards player who
had caused a season-ending injury
to teammate Steve Ralston.
Joseph said Monday night he
was "still caught up in the heat of
the match" when he spoke after the
Revolution lost 3-1 to Kansas City
on Saturday.
"I regret implying that we were
looking for payback. I know my
comments don't reflect the feelings
of my teammates or the club," he
said in a statement released by the
team.
The Revolution also apologized
for Joseph's remarks. "There was no
concerted effort to single out any
player on Kansas City's squad. We
would never condone such behav-
ior or actions," the team said.
Joseph got a yellow card in
Saturday's final regular-season
game for arguing a red card against
teammate Khano Smith for slid-
ing into Kansas City's Herculez
Gomez along the sideline. Ralston's
right leg was broken Oct. 11 in a
tackle by Gomez, who drew four
fouls before being taken out of
Saturday's game.
"We knew coming in that we
definitely wanted to give him pay-
back and make him know we didn't
appreciate what he did to Ralston."
Joseph said Saturday night, com-
plaining that Gomez hadn't been
penalized for the play on Ralston.
"I have a ton of respect for those
guys. I don't really have much to
say on the situation," Gomez told
The Kansas City Star on Saturday.
New England faces Chicago and
Kansas City plays Columbus in the
first round of the playoffs.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NewEngland Revolution goalie Matt Reis and midfelder Shalrie Joseph argue a pen-
alty call by the referee during the frst half of an MLS soccer game against the Kansas City Wizards
at Gillette Stadiumin Foxborough, Mass., Saturday. The penalty call lead to a penalty kick scored
by Kansas City Wizard forward Claudio Lopez.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning ends up under the legs of Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth after Man-
ning threwa 10-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dallas Clark in the frst quarter of an NFL football game on Monday.
Phillies 2, Rays 2 at time of delay
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tampa Bay Rays' B.J. Upton reacts in front of Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz after scoring on a single by Carlos Pena during the sixth inning of Game 5 of the baseball World Series in
Philadelphia, Monday. The game will resume tonight after being postponed because of a rain delay.
MLS
COllEgE fOOTbAll
Willingham to step down
at the end of the season
SEATTLE Washington
coach Tyrone Willingham says he
will step down at the end of the
2008 season.
The Huskies fell to 0-7 on Sat-
urday after a 33-7 loss to Notre
Dame. Willingham and athletic
director Scott Woodward made
the announcement at a news
conference Monday.
Willingham has been
under fre for being unable to
turn around the Washington
program. He is 11-32 overall in
his four seasons. Washington
currently has a nine-game losing
streak dating back to last season,
tied with North Texas for the
longest in the country among
major schools.
Woodward has said he did
not want to change coaches
during the season. But he said
Monday's announcement ends
speculation of what is going to
happen and lets the team focus
on the fnal fve games.
Associated Press
Revolution player sorry
for incendiary remarks
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sports 5b tuesday, october 28, 2008
but the season isnt over quite
yet. The Jayhawks still play rival
Missouri on Friday a game
with rather significant postseason
implications.
A victory against Missouri
would give the Jayhawks 12 for
the season.
Everybody Ive talked to says
you have to have a minimum of
12 wins to put yourself in a situa-
tion to get an at-large bid, coach
Mark Francis said.
And there it is, the Jayhawks
goal for the season and the ulti-
mate goal of the six Kansas seniors
since they donned the crimson
and blue: the NCAA tournament.
The members of the current
senior class have done plenty of
good things at Kansas. Theyve
won 40 games, compiled a .570
win percentage and twice fin-
ished in the top four of the Big 12
standings.
The one thing missing most
from that list is a trip to the
NCAA tournament. In fact, the
seniors havent ever made it past
the first round of the Big 12 tour-
nament.
Obviously Ive been dreaming
about going to the NCAA tourna-
ment, senior Missy Geha said.
Today was a do or die situation.
We had to win; we had to come
out on top.
Besides Senior Day, the most
important thing today was for us
to win. We still have the rest of
the season in our control.
Kind of. The only sure way
Kansas can clinch an NCAA tour-
nament berth is by winning the
Big 12 tournament. But, as Geha
said, Win as many games as we
possibly can and hopefully well
get in.
And Baylor marked the first
obstacle to reaching that point.
By dispatching the Bears, the
Jayhawks clinched a spot at
the Big 12 tournament in San
Antonio.
Its sad to think that Im not
going to play on this field ever
again, Geha said after the game.
But we have a lot left in our
season and thats what Im most
excited about. I want to go as far
as we possibly can.
Following Sundays game
against Baylor, the six seniors
wrapped their arms around each
other. Some held flowers, others
simply smiled.
Its been a series of hits and
misses the past four years, from
nearly making the tournament
their first two years to the first
time in six years that a Kansas
team didnt post double digit-
wins last season.
But that, Francis said, is what
makes these seniors so memo-
rable.
This year they want it so bad,
Francis said, and for no other
reason than that I really hope
were able to get the job done and
still be playing here in a couple
of weeks.

Edited by Kelsey Hayes
The loss was Kansas worst since
getting pounded 64-0 by Kansas
State in 2002.
Like the Kansas basketball
team, the Raiders drove the score
up by using reserves. The back-
up quarterback Taylor Potts even
got in on the action, throwing for
his first touchdown of the year.
Tech put up 556 yards of total
offense and punted only once in
the game. Kansas, on the other
hand, was held to a season-low
total yard mark of 315.
Just 236 days after Texas Tech
fans witnessed a stunning loss
to a team that would go onto
become National Champions,
Kansas fans suffered a similar fate
to a Texas Tech team that is now
No. 6 in the country and in the
thick of the national title hunt.
We should use this
opportunity to grow closer
to our Big 12 brethren. Give
credit where its due. Texas Tech
dominated Kansas in a fashion it
hasnt been in years, just as the
Jayhawks did to the Red Raiders
in basketball a year before.
However, its time to turn the
other cheek and wish Texas Tech
luck this Saturday against Texas,
because it sure hurts a lot less to
lose by 42 points on homecoming
if your opponent knocks off the
No.1 team in the country the
next week.
Edited by Becka Cremer
soccer (continued from 1B) DUFeK (continued from 1B)
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. The
Kansas City Chiefs may not be
as eager to sign former Pro Bowl
quarterback Daunte Culpepper as
many people thought.
Although adding the veteran
quarterback to the roster remained
a possibility, coach Herm Edwards
indicated Monday that Culpepper
may not even come in for an inter-
view.
Culpepper, a three-time Pro
Bowler with Minnesota, is the big-
gest name out there who might be
available. And the Chiefs have had
a big quarterback need since their
top two, Brodie Croyle and Damon
Huard, went out for the year with
injuries.
But third-teamer Tyler Thigpen,
in just his second NFL start, played
much better than expected in a
28-24 loss to the New York Jets on
Sunday.
Before suffering a serious knee
injury in 2005, Culpepper was one
of the league's most productive
quarterbacks.
He retired prior to this sea-
son following one-year stays with
Miami and Oakland but has indi-
cated he would like to come out of
retirement, and has spoken with
Kansas City more than once.
"That's not a done deal by
any stretch of the imagination,"
Edwards said. "There's conversa-
tion involved in it and that's kind
of where it's at."
Culpepper acts as his own agent.
But Edwards said it was possible he
will not be brought to town for a
face-to-face interview.
"Correct. That's exactly right,"
Edwards said.
Last week the Chiefs signed
former Jacksonville backup Quinn
Gray and put him behind fourth-
teamer Ingle Martin.
"You know, we've got one vet-
eran," Edwards said. "He's played
in some games. I think that helps
you when you get a guy who plays
the way (Thigpen) played. You
go, 'Wait, wait, this guy did pretty
good.' I think he gave everybody
some confidence, not only himself
but also the team."
nfl
Despite quarterback woes, chiefs shy away from culpepper
After throwing three intercep-
tions in a 38-14 loss to Atlanta
on Sept. 21 in his first NFL start,
Thigpen went eyeball-to-eyeball
with Brett Favre on Sunday and
never blinked. He was 25-for-36 for
280 yards and two touchdowns and
was never intercepted.
Favre threw three interceptions,
but salted away the 41st come-
from-behind win in his great career
with a late touchdown pass after
the Chiefs went three-and-out on
three straight runs by backup run-
ner Kolby Smith.
Rookie Jamaal Charles, who had
most of the Chiefs' carries against
the Jets, had gone to the sideline
with a high ankle sprain. Former
Pro Bowler Larry Johnson con-
tinues to be deactivated pending
review by the NFL over simple
assault charges and if Charles is
not back this week, rookie kick
returner Dantrell Savage would be
the only other running back on
the roster.
To help Thigpen, the Chiefs
changed their offense to things that
would suit him, going with more
no-huddle, spreading the offensive
formation, what the Chiefs call "red
ball."
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Kansas city chiefs quarterback Tyler Thigpen throws over NewYork Jets' Calvin Pace dur-
ing the third quarter of an NFL football game in East Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday.
Ritchie was an assistant at South
Dakota State in 2008 under Reggie
Christiansen, a former assistant
coach at Kansas. When Christiansen
submitted his resignation during the
summer, some South Dakota State
players called Athletics Director
Fred Oien to recommend Ritchie
for the head coaching spot.
It was a life-changing event
because I had played baseball my
entire life, Ritchie said of the quick
end to his playing career. It hap-
pened sooner than I wanted but I
knew that ultimately I wanted to be
a coach.
Ritchies mother, Cindy, called
Ryne to tell him the good news
about his brother. At first, he said he
could only chuckle.
I was like, What? Hes a head
coach? Man, thats tight, Ryne said.
Its pretty crazy to think hes a head
coach, but Im pumped for him.
The South Dakota State team
went 22-27 last season and finished
fifth in the Summit League. He is
facing the tough task of not only
being a first-year coach, but also
having to lead players who are just
a few years younger than he is.
I definitely make it a point
to separate myself and keep the
coach-player relationship, Ritchie
said. But at the same time, being
a younger guy, I think I can relate
to the players and understand what
they are going through. I think the
fact that I had a successful playing
career gives me a little bit of instant
credibility with them, which also
helps.
Although Ritchie is still trying
to learn the ropes as a head coach,
he knows who he can call for advice
anytime he needs it his father.
Ive definitely talked to him a lot
more than I did before, Ritchie said.
We probably talk four times a week
because something always comes
up with compliance things in the
office or certain situations on how
to handle the players or whatever.
Theres constantly things coming up
and I look to him for advice.
Kansas and South Dakota State
PrIce (continued from 1B)
used to play annually in Lawrence,
but the games were taken off the
schedule because Ritchie didnt
want to have to coach against
one his brothers. Robby, the third
brother in the Price family, is a
junior at Kansas this season and
is on the baseball team and should
graduate after the 2010 season.
Both Ritch and Ritchie are talk-
ing about renewing the series in
2011, meaning that Ritchie would
have a chance to coach against the
man who taught him to love the
game of baseball.
My dad never forced the game
on any of us, Ritchie said. He just
tried to make it fun and enjoyable
for us, and it worked. We just fell in
love with it.
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Despite a frst-round loss to Bradley in the 2006 NCAA tournament, Self led that group of mostly freshmen and sophomores, which
included freshmen Mario Chalmers and Brandon Rush, on to capture the NCAA National Championship in 2008.
SELF (continued from 1B)
his ability. Matt Kleinmann, a red-
shirt senior center who has played
for Kansas for five years, said he
had seen Self bring too many teams
together to think this season would
be any different.
Say what you want about how
great of a leader Russell was last
year, Kleinmann said. I think
coach Self will always be the soul
of the team because he gets these
guys where they need to be.
It was a quicker process, however,
last season. Take last Wednesdays
practice, for example. Self decided
it was time to implement the teams
press offense.
With last years team, Self said it
would have taken five minutes for
him to explain and the Jayhawks
would be able to run it. It took
about an hour with this seasons
team.
On our play card last year for
the national championship game,
we had 53 plays that we could
run 53 different things we could
do, Self said. Weve got in two
right now, and we cant remember
those two.
Self isnt upset. This is what he
expected. He laughed with report-
ers after sharing the anecdote about
the number of plays, but he wasnt
joking.
He said it was so much fun
coaching this years Jayhawks
because no one understands
whats going on. Its certainly a
change from the past two years
when Kansas returned all of its
starters.
The veterans have noticed. Guys
such as Collins, Kleinmann and
red-shirt sophomore guard Brady
Morningstar have all been around
long enough to notice the differ-
ence. They might already know
the plays Self is trying to teach, but
they can enjoy watching him pass it
on to the new players.
Morningstar said he thought
this was the way Self preferred to
coach.
He teaches the game as well
as anybody Ive been around,
Morningstar said. He knows how
to teach the young guys and stay
on them.
Sophomore center Cole Aldrich
who is second among returning
players in minutes and in points
realized the coaching method
had changed from his first year.
Aldrich, however, also recognized
a similarity between this years
team and last years.
He said no matter how far along
the players were last season, they
were never resistant to coaching
from Self. Likewise, no matter how
much this years players are strug-
gling, they remain eager to learn.
We were all open and said,
Coach, we want to be the best we
can. Help us get there, Aldrich
said. That made us really good
last year, and that helped us win it
last year. This team has the same
trait.
The question is if this years
team can catch on fast enough
to be elite. Self said talent wasnt
an issue. He said this years team
should be able to compete for the
Big 12 Conference championship
like every other Kansas team for
the past decade.
A lot is going to come down to
the coaching. Self is prepared.
Its going to be a roller coaster. I
know that. I just need to be patient
with them, Self said. As long as
they try hard I can live with any-
thing, because they are going to be
good over time.
If all else fails, Self can always
turn on the 2008 national champi-
onship game tape and skip to the
part he wants to see.
Edited by Becka Cremer
Coaches get tough at Giants-Steelers game
nfl
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In his first game as an NFL head
coach, Mike Singletary did what
other coaches long to do but usual-
ly don't. Singletary sent a "me-first"
underachiever to the locker room
while the game was still going on.
In his 213th game as an NFL
head coach, Tom Coughlin repeat-
ed what he's done what seems like
213 times: Coughlin sat down
Plaxico Burress for nearly 20 min-
utes after he failed to show up at a
physical therapy appointment.
And in that same Giants-
Steelers game, the Pittsburgh
owner and coach, Dan Rooney and
Mike Tomlin, deactivated Santonio
Holmes after marijuana-filled
cigars were removed from his car
following a traffic stop.
Maybe those developments
Sunday will have an effect on some
of the NFL's showboats and mis-
creants. So might the two-game
benching by Chiefs coach Herman
Edwards of star running back Larry
Johnson, who was charged Monday
with simple assault for spitting a
drink in a woman's face and faces
suspension by the NFL.
Most likely not.
Why not? Because NFL play-
ers seem bound to showboat and
misbehave on the field and
sometimes off, especially guys
who earn their living catching the
ball. Despite commissioner Roger
Goodell's crackdown on the likes
of Pacman Jones and the actions
of Singletary, Rooney, Tomlin and
Coughlin, some players never get
it. Every week, someone else goes
over the line.
Still, Singletary's dismissal of
tight end Vernon Davis and the
coach's postgame rant on the sub-
ject making public what coaches
usually say in private has already
made it to YouTube, where a lot of
players will undoubtedly see it.
Davis, the sixth overall pick in
the 2006 draft, is not a "Chad" or
a T.O or even a Jeremy Shockey,
in part because he hasn't achieved
enough to attract the notoriety they
get. He's simply an underachiever
who speaks to the fraud called
the Scouting Combine, where he
wowed a number of team in tests
with speed, strength and agility
rare in a 6-foot-3, 250 pounder.
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