Finals are just around the cor-

ner, and for many, that means late

nights spent studying accompanied
by an energy drink or a strong cup
of coffee or two. While caffeine
has never been considered danger-
ous except in excessive amounts, is
it actually beneficial to add it to a
study session?
It is a well-known fact that a
cup of coffee or tea in the morn-
ing helps wake up the brain and
body and could improve focus in
the short-term. But can caffeine
have a negative effect if too much
is consumed?
There is no magic number for
how much you should or shouldnt
drink. Where the complications
come in depend on if someone has
a history of heart disease, said Ken
Sarber, a health educator at Watkins
Memorial Health Center. Energy
drinks are just too much. Try drink-
ing half of one instead, since most
cans have more than one serving in
them anyway.
Arik Swift, a sophomore from
Norman, Okla., drinks a lot of coffee
around the time finals roll around.
Thats pretty much all I drink
around finals, Swift said. It keeps
me awake. Sometimes it makes me
jittery, but it does help for the long
nights I have to pull.
Sarber recommends healthier
choices that can keep you focused
and energized when studying for a
big test.
Reach for something with pro-
tein and carbohydrates instead. And
drink lots and lots of water. If you
are going to drink an energy drink
or a cup of coffee, drink water too,
Sarber said.
Food combinations like apples
and peanut butter feature sugar for
quick energy and protein that pro-
motes concentration.
Chocolate covered nuts, trail mix,
fruit, salted nuts and popcorn are
also good study snacks that are also
healthy.
Another problem energy drinks
can cause is the inability to rest after
drinking one.
If you choose an energy drink
and plan to study for two or three
hours, there comes a lack of sleep
after. Sleep is extremely important
before a test, and energy drinks
wont allow you to fall asleep,
Sarber said. His healthier recom-
mendations are a natural source of
energy and protein that will allow
you to get a good nights rest before
the test.
Although Swift realizes sleep is
important, she feels staying up can
be worth it.
I have problems going to sleep
at times, but around finals I feel like
its worth it, Swift said. Theres not
enough time during finals. I know
its not exactly good for you, but
youve got to stay alert.
Emily Grainger, a freshman
from Wichita, is just the opposite
of Swift.
I feel like without caffeine I can
focus more on the task at hand,
Grainger said. I study better with-
out caffeine because Im not on a
caffeine high.
While a cup of coffee, tea or even
an energy drink is not immedi-
ately dangerous without a history
of health problems, one should be
careful when planning on drinking
caffeine to stay up and study.
Caffeine is not a magic bullet.
Moderation is key, Sarber said.
When studying for an important
final, it probably will not hurt to
have a cup of coffee or a few sips of
that 5-Hour Energy.
However, students should still
drink water, sleep well the night
before and have a healthy breakfast
to best prepare themselves for a
good final experience.
Edited by Andrew Ruszczyk
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Sunshine and some clouds.
High around 65F. Winds SSE at
10 to 20 mph.
Watson, Anschutz and Spahr libraries have
extended their hours for finals week.
Index Dont
forget
Todays
Weather
classifieds 9
crossword 4
cryptoquips 4
opinion 5
sports 10
sudoKu 4
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LO: 41
CAmpUS
pUppy LovE
in the dog house
Students volunteer at the Lawrence Humane Society to relieve stress
Toys for Tots drive
brings holiday joy
marshall schmidt
mschmidt@kansan.com
hannah barling
hbarling@kansan.com
With finals around the corner,
some students are unleashing
their stress by volunteering at the
Lawrence Humane Society.
Whether they play with cats,
walk dogs or clean kennels, stu-
dents find spending a few hours
at the animal shelter improves not
only their mood, but the animals
moods as well.
Karen Wrap, a senior from
Modesto, Calif., and a Lawrence
Humane Society volunteer, is in
the middle of applying to veteri-
nary schools. She said volunteering
at the Lawrence Humane Society
gives her experience working with
animals and adds to her commu-
nity service hours.
The dogs seem so much hap-
pier getting fresh air and attention,
Wrap said. Its a stress relief, and
after studying I need something
to do.
Since the end of Thanksgiving
break, Lexie Huelskamp, an adop-
tion counselor for LHS, has noticed
a significant increase of students
seeking volunteer opportunities.
Its very helpful because we
dont have a lot of staff to walk the
dogs, Huelskamp said. When vol-
unteers come in, it definitely affects
the animals who dont usually get
out of their kennel.
Jana Stuhr, a junior from Topeka,
has been volunteering between
three and four hours a week since
August. Stuhr appreciates how her
volunteer hours are flexible and
convenient for a college student.
Since Stuhr lives in a scholarship
hall that does not allow pets, volun-
teering is the best way for her to get
her animal fix.
I definitely miss my animals
back home, so its nice to be able
to interact with the animals here
throughout the week, Stuhr said.
Stuhr always makes time for
Butch Cassidy, a Labrador retriev-
er, though she wishes he could find
a family to take care of him.
I like coming here and playing
with him, but it would be better
if he wasnt here anymore because
hed have a home, Stuhr said.
Lindsey Debenham, a junior
from Topeka, said she enjoys play-
ing with the cats but will find more
difficulty volunteering during finals
week. Even still, seeing the animals
is always a stress relief for her.
When I come, its two hours
that I dont have to think about
school, Debenham said.
For students who like animals,
but do not want the responsibility
of a pet, Wrap said volunteering at
LHS is a great opportunity.
Volunteering would be good
for someone who cant afford it,
doesnt have time or is getting ready
to have a pet, Wrap said.
Edited by Joanna Hlavacek
The holiday season for students
means home-cooked meals and
more importantly, no class. But the
holidays also gives students a chance
to volunteer in their community to
help the less fortunate.
Student Union Activities has
partnered with the Douglas County
Toys for Tots campaign as a campus
donation center for the area. Kicking
off the Toys for Tots program on
Nov. 5, SUA posted paper trains with
wish lists on them at the Kansas
Union, the Burge Union, the Ambler
Student Recreation Fitness Center
and Mrs. Es dining hall.
The wish lists have gift sugges-
tions such as dolls for girls ages four
to six, or makeup kits for girls a bit
older. The toys will be distributed
to children and families in need in
Douglas County.
Andrew Mechler, coordinator of
social issues for SUA, said they have
received about 15 toys so far, but
they havent done a final count yet.
He said its important for students
to donate because there arent many
other organizations on campus where
students can help someone else.
That five-buck toy may be the
difference between no Christmas for
a child and a Christmas they werent
expecting, Mechler said.
Toys for donation may be dropped
off at the SUA office located on the
fourth floor of the Kansas Union
through Thursday.
Several organizations in Lawrence
are still in need of donations and
volunteers.
The Salvation Army is partnering
with Lawrence Walmart locations
to host a Fill the Truck event this
Saturday. People are asked to donate
toys and coats for children to fill the
cardboard truck at the Walmart on
Iowa street from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Marisa McCluer of the Salvation
Army said that they are always in
need of more volunteers and need as
many toy donations as they can get.
The more toys we have, the
more kids there are that can benefit,
McCluer said.
The Lawrence Community Shelter
is still in need of gift donations for
the holiday season. Items still need-
ed include mens socks, bath towels
and coffee, but any donation will be
greatly appreciated.
The shelter is also still in need of a
couple of volunteers to help distrib-
ute gifts on New Years Eve morning.
Students interested need to contact
Diane Huggins at the Lawrence
Community Shelter for more infor-
mation.
Students are also able to anon-
ymously adopt a senior from the
Douglas County Senior Services.
Volunteers are asked to donate gro-
cery store gift cards and items off of
specific gift wish lists.
Christmas is the time of giving,
and there is no better way to give
than to help someone in need this
season.
Edited by Lauren Shelly
HEALTH
Carbohydrates, protein can enhance studying during fnals
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gpierangelo@kansan.com
tyler bierwirth/Kansan
Haley Harrington, a senior from Lawrence, chooses her tot for the Toys for Tots
drive run by the United States marine Corps Reserve and hosted by SUA.
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Jana Stuhr, a junior from Topeka, shakes Butch Cassidys paw so he can earn a treat. Stuar played with the black lab when
she volunteered at the Lawrence Humane Society on Saturday.
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Jana Stuhr, a junior from Topeka, sits with Butch Cassidy, a black lab, outside of the
Lawrence Humane Society in a pin where volunteers can take dogs out to run around
and play. Stuar volunteered at the Humane Society on Saturday.
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weather,
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Whats the
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whEN: All day
WHERE: Dole Institute of Politics
ABOUT: Suffering from election withdrawal?
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the presidential election.
whAt: Late Night Winter Bash
whEN: 9-11 p.m.
whERE: Hawks Nest, Kansas Union
AboUt: Kick-off Stop Day by building a ginger-
bread house, decorating ornaments, and get-
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whAt: Stop Day
whEN: All Day
whERE: All Campus
AboUt: Relax before fnals week.
whAt: Mens Basketball vs. Colorado
whEN: 1 p.m.
whERE: Allen Fieldhouse
AboUt: Watch the Jayhawks take on the
former Big 12 Buffaloes.
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Festival
whEN: 7:30 p.m.
whERE: Kansas Union
AboUt: Join Chabad for a menorah lighting,
free bowling, food and fun.
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AboUt: Celebrate the grand opening of a new
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Information based off the Doug-
las county Sheriffs offce booking
recap.
A 20-year-old Lawrence man was
arrested 4:30 a.m. in the 300 block of
Ohio Street Tuesday on suspicion of
possession of another persons drivers
license and interfering with offcer du-
ties. Bond was set at $200. He was
released.
A 29-year-old Lawrence man was
arrested Monday at 6:28 p.m. in the
300 block of N Street on suspicion of
violating a protective order, possession
of a controlled substance and posses-
sion of drug paraphernalia. Bond was
not set.
A 23-year-old Lawrence man was
arrested Monday at 6:27 p.m. in the
100 block of Michigan Street on suspi-
cion of child abuse. Bond was not set.
POLICE REPORTS
Art show raises funds
for students surgery
A silent art auction to beneft a
student with cancer raised more than
$3,000 at Final Fridays.
The Zach Graas Beneft raised
$3,200, with 50 pieces of donated art
sold throughout the evening. About 200
people attended the auction, which con-
tained 65 pieces.
Graas, an sophomore from Olathe,
was diagnosed last September with
fbrillary astrocytoma, a series of brain
tumors. After a year of chemotherapy,
Graas learned he will need a tumor
resection surgery. The surgeons will
keep him awake for the surgery while
they try to remove any cancerous cells
and attempt to restore movement
in his right hand.
Rachel Forrest, a junior from Edmond,
Okla., and a friend of Grass, organized
the beneft to raise money for the costs
of the surgery.
It was very well-received, Forrest
said. There was artwork that everyone
could enjoy for a good cause.
The show featured paintings, draw-
ings, prints, ceramics, photography and
textiles by University students and fac-
ulty, and local artists.
Graas surgery is scheduled for Dec.
16 at the University of California, San
Francisco.
Rachel Salyer
WASHINGTON President
Barack Obama wants Florida Rep.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz to stay
on as his partys chairwoman.
Wasserman Schultz has overseen
the Democratic National Commit-
tee since early 2011. Party ofcials
credit her in part with helping the
president carry her home state of
Florida, as well as leading the party
to an expanded majority in the Sen-
ate and more seats in the House.
Ive asked Debbie Wasserman
Schultz to continue her excellent
work as chair of the DNC, Obama
wrote on Twitter Monday. Tanks
for all you do, Debbie.
Te tweet was signed bo, which
the White House says is a signal
that the president wrote it person-
ally.
Wasserman Schultz also took to
Twitter to respond, writing, Tank
you, Mr. President. I am honored
to serve.
Democratic ofcials said Obama
asked DNC members to back Was-
serman Schultz when they meet in
January, just afer the presidents
inauguration.
A mother of three and a breast
cancer survivor, Wasserman
Schultz, 46, has represented a reli-
ably Democratic Fort Lauderdale-
area district since 2005. Along the
way she has earned a reputation as
a workhorse and as an outspoken
liberal happy to duke it out on tele-
vision with her Republican coun-
terparts.
Troughout the presidential
election, Wasserman Shultz was
a particularly prominent spokes-
woman for Obama in Florida, the
critical swing state where the presi-
dent eked out a close win in the
November election. She also sup-
ported Hillary Clinton in the 2008
Democratic presidential primary.
LAWRENCE POLITICS
Obama urges outspoken Florida
Democrat to stay on as party chair
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Democratic National Committee Chair, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D- Fla., speaking at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla. on Oct. 11.
AShLEIGh LEE/KANSAN
Andrew Gottschalk, a freshman from Topeka, camps out on an air mattress in
Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday. Gottschalk was camping out for his group, which
is ffth for Saturdays game against Colorado.
cAmPING SEASoN
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NEWS of thE WoRLD
Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG Te lions
that roam Africas savannahs have
lost as much as 75 percent of their
habitat in the last 50 years as hu-
mans overtake their land and the
lion population dwindles, said a
study released Tuesday.
Researchers at Duke University,
including prominent conserva-
tionist Stuart Pimm, warn that the
number of lions across the con-
tinent have dropped to as few as
32,000, with populations in West
Africa under incredible pressure.
Lion numbers have declined
precipitously in the last century,
the study, published Tuesday by
the journal Biodiversity and Con-
servation, reads. Given that many
now live in small, isolated popula-
tions, this trend will continue. Te
situation in West Africa is particu-
larly dire, with no large population
remaining and lions now absent
from many of the regions national
parks.
Fify years ago, nearly 100,000 li-
ons roamed across the African con-
tinent. In recent years, however, an
ever-growing human population
has come into the savannah lands
to settle and develop. Tat has both
cut down the amount of land lions
have to roam, as well as fragmented
it, researchers said.
Using satellite imagery, the re-
searchers determined the amount
of land now available for lions that
remains wild and minimally im-
pacted by human growth. Tose
lands are rapidly diminishing, and
more territory will likely be lost in
the next 40 years, the report said.
Five countries in Africa have
likely lost their lions since a 2002
study was run, the report said.
Only nine countries contain at least
1,000 lions, while Tanzania alone
has more than 40 percent of the
continents lions, it said.
An obvious caveat is that areas
for which we detect little conver-
sion of savannahs to croplands
may still sufer human impacts that
make them unsuitable for lions,
the report said. Over-hunting for
trophies, poaching of lions and
of their prey species and con-
fict with pastoralists may not have
any visual signal to satellites. Even
where there are low human popula-
tion densities and areas designated
as national parks, there (may) not
be lions within them.
CANO RICO, Venezuela Ca-
cao pods ripen to colors from
bright yellow to crimson in the
forest-shaded plantations of Ven-
ezuela, where some of the worlds
fnest chocolate is born.
Te crop is transformed into
gourmet bars that sell briskly in
Venezuela and are exported to the
United States, Europe and Japan
by the countrys premier chocolate
maker, Chocolates El Rey, or Te
King. As the company has won
success and international acclaim,
though, it has also had to cope with
difculties brought on by President
Hugo Chavezs socialist govern-
ment.
El Reys growing business il-
lustrates how some entrepreneurs
are managing to hold on and even
thrive in Venezuela despite more
government regulations and state
takeovers of companies and farm-
land. Producers of crops such as
cofee and sugar have struggled in
the face of price controls and cheap
imports.
El Rey used to go through just
four bureaucratic steps to export its
chocolate. Now, owner Jorge Red-
mond says the list of requirements
has grown to more than 50.
Some cacao plantations have
been taken over by the government,
and while those seizures havent af-
fected El Rey, the company sufered
a major setback a decade ago when
its model farm was overrun by
squatters. Tose who took the land
planted corn and cut down tower-
ing mahogany and saman trees.
El Reys attempts to get the farm
back have been fruitless, and Red-
mond acknowledges feeling wor-
ried about the possibility of one day
being targeted for expropriation by
the government. Still, he remains
optimistic about cacao and plans
new investments to increase out-
put at the companys plant, which is
already churning out 3,000 tons of
chocolate a year. El Rey has a work-
force of more than 200 employees,
and plans to increase its exports.
Were going to stay here and
fght it out. Were not giving up.
And I think most other companies
are going to do the same, said Red-
mond, who has been leading El Rey
for nearly four decades as its major-
ity owner and president. You have
to keep working. My philosophy is
that were going to last longer than
the government.
Chavez, for his part, has talked
about harnessing Venezuelas po-
tential in cacao and increasing ex-
ports. His government has already
established the Venezuelan Ca-
cao Socialist Corporation, which
has invested in several processing
plants.
Redmond said ofcials from the
state company explained in a pri-
vate meeting with buyers in No-
vember that the company plans to
buy about 2,000 tons directly from
growers in the region of Barloven-
to, east of Caracas, and then divvy
it up in the industry.
We were very clear ... that were
only going to buy what suits us,
Redmond said at his ofce in Ca-
racas, which is decorated with
wooden cacao pods and smells of
chocolate.
Redmonds company has found
a winning strategy by paying more
for quality cacao, providing assis-
tance to small farmers and market-
ing its chocolate in Venezuela and
around the world.
Some of the aromatic cacao
comes from independent farm-
ers in Barlovento, where the lush
coastal forests sprout with moss
and bromeliads along with pea-
sized cacao blossoms.
Lifelong grower Pablo Planchar
said he is thankful to El Rey for the
higher prices it pays for each burlap
sack of cacao. Hes also grateful that
the company has provided equip-
ment for pruning trees and spe-
cial boxes made of apamate wood
where he ferments his cacao.
Te cacao is then spread out and
raked on a concrete patio for sun-
drying, where a sliding metal roof
installed by El Rey helps keep the
crop dry when it rains.
Its the institution that has
helped us the most, Planchar said
of the company.
Chocolate king thrives
despite state control
Study: lion population dropped
75 percent in past 50 years
South america africa
ASSocIAtED PRESS
a worker shows a handful of dried cacao seeds at a cacao plantation in cano rico, Venezuela, on Nov. 15. cacao pods that
ripen in the forest-shaded plantations of Venezuela are transformed into some of the worlds fnest chocolate.
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Lions relax at the Lion Park in camperdown, near Durban, South africa on June 20. the lions that roam africas savannahs have
lost as much as 75 percent of their habitat in the last 50 years as humans overtake their land.

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Joe Wrights Anna Karenina
is the cinematic equivalent of a
girl who spends hours deciding
what to wear on her date only
to have absolutely nothing to say
when she gets there. Leo Tolstoys
classic tale of desire, betrayal and
social outrage has been reduced
to the level of an overblown per-
fume ad, stripped of all depth
and complexity in the service of
masturbatory set decoration and
whatever the budget was for curli-
cue moustache wax.
Wright, the craftsman director
who took a break from period
pieces with last years spectacular
Euro-thriller Hanna, seems to
have gotten lost in the costume
department this time around. His
attention to spectacle over story
indicates an implicit lack of faith
in Tom Stoppards screenplay,
which abridges Tolstoys sprawl-
ing text into a glorified A-list soap
opera with a bloated design bud-
get. The films admittedly gifted
cast, including Keira Knightley
and Jude Law, can only stand
there and brood until its time for
another change of clothes.
Anna Karenina starts by intro-
ducing us to Anna (Knightley)
and her extended social circle of
dreamers, schemers and incorri-
gible gossips. At first, Anna seems
content in her dual role as wife to
the wealthy, emotionally distant
Russian statesman Karenin (Law)
and mother to cloying young
Seryozha (Oscar McNamara).
But all that changes the instant
she lays eyes on Count Vronsky
(Aaron Taylor-Johnson), a hand-
some cavalryman with a taste
for married women and copious
amounts of moustache wax, and
the seeds of doomed romance
are sown and sealed with a gra-
tuitous slow-motion twirl around
the ballroom.
Knightley, a veteran of count-
less costume dramas and Wrights
go-to leading lady since starring
in his 2005 adaptation of Pride
and Prejudice, works to define
Annas struggle beyond the limits
of the script, which seems deter-
mined to cast her as an impulsive
shrew instead of a tragic slave to
passion. Taylor-Johnson, an effec-
tive young actor in Kick Ass
and Albert Nobbs, is difficult to
take seriously as Vronsky, mainly
because his powder blue ward-
robe and improbably porcelain
features make him look like a
glam-rock version of the Little
Drummer Boy.
Jude Laws cold fish Karenin is
the only character in the movie
allowed much in the way of
rationality, although his willing-
ness to continually forgive Anna
seems ludicrous in context. As
the movie progresses, the cuckold
husband reveals hidden reservoirs
of warmth and devotion, making
him the only truly compassionate
character in this version of the
story, a development that puts
us at odds with our heroine, who
suddenly seems cruel and self-
centered by comparison.
Theres also a sadly underde-
veloped subplot involving Levin
(Domhnall Gleeson, son of the
legendary Irish actor Brendan
Gleeson), a friend of Annas hedo-
nist brother Stepan (Matthew
Macfadyen), and his attempts to
woo Kitty (Alicia Vikander), a
society girl with romantic designs
on Vronsky. Levin and Kitty arent
particularly interesting as a cou-
ple, but their countryside dalli-
ances mark a welcome break from
the frenzied monotony of the city
scenes with Anna and her increas-
ingly tiresome love triangle.
Every scene within the Russian
aristocracy unfolds like a stage
play, complete with artificial back-
drops and players moving along
the catwalks overhead. The impli-
cation is crushingly obvious: for
a socialite, every public outing is
akin to performing onstage. This
idea, while interesting in theory,
wears thinner than a stretched
corset once we realize Wright is
glossing over the heart and soul
of a story thats considered among
the best ever written.

Edited by Christy Khamphilay
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Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 6
the pace is picking up. Accept your
greater good. your workloads getting
more intense, as the excellence at-
tracts attention. release something or
someone whos leading you astray.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 5
stay out of someone elses argu-
ment, and get into relaxation mode
for the next two days. youre gaining
support. somebody nearby sure looks
good. seduction suffuses the ambi-
ance.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 9
stick with the facts at work. dont
go too far too fast. Fix up your home
today and tomorrow. use water imag-
ery. Have the party at your house.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is a 7
A voracious learning phase begins.
practicing something you love to do
goes well now. save enough to get a
special treat, after paying bills. re-
solve confusion.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is an 8
work now; play in a few days. Avoid
distractions. you can earn extra cash
now. Glamorize your appearance.
Ground a vision in reality, and resist
temptation.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 9
Assertiveness works well now, so
avoid distractions. youre more power-
ful than usual for the next few days,
which is useful with a diffcult job.
take frst things frst.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 6
slow down and contemplate po-
tential outcomes. postpone a private
meeting. wrap up details today and
tomorrow. Listen at keyholes. there
may be a confict of interests. revise
later.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 9
its getting fun now (and public).
ponder party possibilities, and enjoy
planning music, food and diversion.
Give up a fantasy, especially under
pressure. pass along what youve
learned.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an 8
the upcoming days require pa-
tience, as there may be a disagree-
ment about priorities or delayed cor-
respondence. research the best deal.
wait for new orders. Consider assum-
ing more authority.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 9
Consider attending a business
seminar. plan your agenda. Build a
picture of wealth in your mind. doubts
may rise. imagine doing what you
love.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
keep it practical. Figure out fnanc-
es today and tomorrow, but wait until
overnight to sign. pay bills. Changes
necessitate budget revisions. Bide
your time. your assumptions get chal-
lenged.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
review the instructions again.
share the load today and tomorrow,
but hold on to the responsibility. Avoid
backtracking. what you get isnt what
you expected. stay pragmatic.
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Winter retired from the rap game.
I constantly think that those who
get into FFA everyday are a group of
sexy people who are too charming
for their own good...
Finals season: late nights at the
library, tons of coffee, distressing
music, and... snake.
So, editor, now that we are get-
ting married when is our frst date?
Editors Note: Right now.
Everyone I have an announce-
ment. Im going to be a dad!
Im a 4-year-old trapped in a
21-year-olds body. I dont want to
go to Tonic or Quintons. I just want
to go outside and play.
Last time I checked, doing phys-
ics problems doesnt woo women.
Sincerely, music school students.
This week may physically kill me.
The bunnies are invading the
squirrels!
KU is no longer No. 1 in quidditch.
When you erase a word, it goes to
the ChalkZone. Duh.
Robots cant love. Your differ-
ences are insurmountable.
Dear Engineering Students, No
one cares about your problems. We
care about Withey.
Arent you supposed to say
spoiler alert, before the spoiler?
Editors Note: Youre really good at
picking up on jokes. Got em!
Yes we get it. Engineers work
hard and make a ton of money. Now
shut up and get over yourselves.
College has made me into a
person who gets excited about free
printing. WHAT IS MY LIFE?????
To the girl playing Withey in
Scrabble: Challenge! Witheys a
proper noun. You cant do that!
Editors Note: They actually played
Withy. I messed that up.
Just got some weird looks in the
Underground. Whats wrong, never
seen a grown man playing Pokmon
before?
I wonder where all the FFAs that
dont make it into the paper go...
That awkward moment you take
a creeper pic and forget to turn the
fash off...
T
he age-old debate over
Batman versus Spiderman
has grown old. Obviously,
Batman is better.
Te question is now should we
debate the other more obscure su-
perheroes currently showing up
more ofen in cinema? Personally,
I do not see the point because it
will ultimately tie back into the
original debate mentioned above.
Instead, we should focus our ar-
gumentative disposition on de-
termining which less super, more
humanistic hero is better.
Debate: James Bond vs. Jason
Bourne. Tese two highly intel-
ligent, sickeningly resilient spies
were both born in fctional nov-
els, which were later adapted into
flms.
Ian Fleming wrote twelve nov-
els and two short story collections
featuring the central character of
British Secret Service agent 007.
Since Flemings death in 1964, six
authors have written subsequent
authorized Bond novels and the
character was adapted to televi-
sion, radio, comic strip and video
game formats.
Ben Macintyre quoted Fleming
in his April 2008 article for the
British publication Te Times as
saying, [James Bond] was a com-
pound of all the secret agents and
commando types I met during
the war. Fleming used his own
experiences and tastes to create
the smart, suave MI6 agent with
a license to kill and a proclivity
to womanize. As an icon of pop
culture, James Bond embodies the
dashing spy every woman wants
and every man wishes to be. He is
secretive and always sacrifces to
get the job done. No wonder the
newest flm installment Skyfall
is ofen considered the franchises
best, reaching a worldwide gross
of more than $868 million, ac-
cording to BoxOfceMojo.com.
Is James Bond better than
Bourne then?
Robert Ludlum wrote the origi-
nal Bourne trilogy and Eric Van
Lustbader wrote the nine sub-
sequent novels. Te character of
Jason Charles Bourne was frst
adapted for flm in 2002 when
Matt Damon portrayed the mys-
terious Black Ops CIA ofcer. Te
CIA trained Bourne in martial
arts, frearms, explosives, and he
is fuent in many languages. Tese
skills allow him to adapt to his sur-
roundings with great speed while
running from other trained killers
tasked with taking him out.
So, who is the best spy? It
comes down to who you would
pick to save you. Cant choose? It
is difcult because both are able to
complete magnanimous missions
of espionage that involve killing
bad guys and rescuing something
or someone (ofen times a very
attractive woman). In cinema,
Jason Bourne seeks information
about his life and the terrible acts
he committed, while James Bond
gallivants throughout the world
leaving destruction, bodies and
broken hearts in his wake. Know-
ing both are more than capable of
saving you, the preference lies in
the appeal of each character.
Jason Bourne acts quickly and
always escapes with a swif kill
and transition into obscurity of
the crowd. With a fourish, Bond
dodges bullets, fying objects and
punches, and ends with an un-
imaginable stunt that ofen results
in an explosion. So, who do you
like best? If the answer is not clear,
think it over for a while. Maybe
debate it with your friends. Mean-
while, I will have a vodka martini;
shaken, not stirred.
Jordan Warren is a junior majoring
in journalism from Overland Park.
Follow her on Twitter @jordan_
mechele.
N
ext month will mark two
years since the political
makeup of one of the
most infuential states in the Arab
world underwent a monumen-
tal change. Protestors in Tahrir
Square chanted the people want
the fall of the regime as they ex-
pressed discontent with a govern-
ment that enjoyed unrestrained
power. Te process of achieving
political empowerment has not
been without challenges, and Dec.
15 represents another potential
turning point. Any observer inter-
ested in the fate of the Middle East
should be seriously worried by
the events leading up to a consti-
tutional referendum, as well as by
the contents of the draf constitu-
tion being voted on.
Te frst possible concern in-
volves how Egypt determines its
future structure. Dec. 15 matters
because the country will hold a
referendum on a draf constitu-
tion, consisting of 234 articles ap-
proved Friday by the constituent
assembly the group charged
with writing the document. Te
process by which the current gov-
ernment institutes a new national
framework will determine the suc-
cess of that framework, and events
so far arent encouraging.
While the January 2011 revolu-
tion centered on Hosni Mubarak
and his autocratic thirty-year rule,
his replacement Mohamed Morsi
plays a key role in this interim
stage. Morsi, representing the
Muslim Brotherhood (an Islamist
political group) won the presiden-
tial election last June. Counter-
ing the powerful military initially
preoccupied Morsi. In August, he
ousted the defense minister, Field
Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tan-
tawi, as well as several others, and
reclaimed presidential powers the
military had stripped away. Tis
seemed a positive step toward a
government responsive to popular
will.
Ten on Nov. 22 Morsi issued
six constitutional decrees granting
him authority to issue any legisla-
tive decisions without constraint.
Tat decisions pretty detrimental
to the power of the legislature or
judiciary; he can now unilater-
ally override either. Gamal Soltan,
Professor of Political Science at
American University in Cairo, sug-
gested the decrees turn Morsi into
a dictator. Te events provoked
public backlash Foreign Policy
Magazine reports that protestors
took to the streets last Tuesday and
Friday, while the New York Times
reports that on Saturday hundreds
of thousands of Muslim Brother-
hood supporters also demonstrat-
ed their support for Morsi.
A very powerful president and
very angry clashing factions en-
danger the legitimacy of that Dec.
15 referendum. According to BBC,
the Constitutional Court halted its
work Sunday instead of deciding
whether the assembly that created
the draf constitution holds the
ability to do so. Te court claimed
Islamist protesters demonstrating
outside prevented its deliberation,
but it may have been aware that
Morsi gave himself the power to
ignore any decision it made. Judges
throughout the country must su-
pervise the referendum, but some
fear they may refuse to do so. Lib-
eral groups boycotted much of the
drafing process, and other groups
may boycott the referendum itself.
None of these developments bode
well for acceptance of the results
of the referendum.
Aside from the process by which
the constitution will be adopted,
the content of the draf itself is also
sparking controversy. Opponents
claim the draf is far too Islamic
in nature; that its language is too
vague to ensure it wont be ma-
nipulated by whoever ultimately
gains power, that it fails to explic-
itly protect the rights of women,
that it bans freedom of expression
insulting religious prophets, that it
does not grant freedom of expres-
sion to some religious minorities,
and that the military may continue
military trials of citizens.
Finally, consider the proposed
governmental structure; a semi-
presidential system, in which
the president shares power with
a parliament. While this might
sound similar to the United States
government, the Egyptian presi-
dent would enjoy far more power.
Imagine if President Obama could
dismiss the House of Representa-
tives, unilaterally set the military
budget, appoint twenty U.S. Sena-
tors, name the speakers of the
House and Senate, and call bind-
ing national referenda, including
ones to amend the constitution.
Te Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace warned that
such a system is especially con-
cerning in Egypt as it transitions
away from an incredibly powerful
president and weak legislature and
judiciary.
At frst glance, the situation ap-
pears pretty dire: Egypt may or
may not adopt a constitution that
guarantees the right of the presi-
dent to run the country without
ensuring that rights of those who
may be vulnerable under Islamic
law are protected, and even if the
a constitution is adopted the pro-
cess by which it came to pass prob-
ably discredits it as a lasting law of
the land that will guarantee politi-
cal stability. Yet there may still be
cause for hope. Marc Lynch, asso-
ciate professor of political science
and international afairs at George
Washington University, notes that
although Morsis attempted power
grab is troubling, intense and im-
mediate public opposition suggests
the Egyptian people will fercely
defend the possibility of a demo-
cratic future. While compromise
between the factions is unlikely
in the near term, maybe the same
spirit that motivated passionate
demands for the fall of Mubarak
can check against the rise of a new
autocrat and sustain the possibil-
ity of a truly democratic future.
Gress is a sophomore majoring in
political science and economics from
Overland Park.
O
ver the course of my
time here at the Univer-
sity, I have noticed a few
alarming trends on a semester-
by-semester basis, and I believe
that nearly every student is sus-
ceptible to falling into these bad
habits. At the beginning of every
semester, I vow to myself that I
am going to get organized and
not miss any classes. But before
I know it, I cant fnd a pencil to
save my life and I am hung-over
on a weekday.
Many students are guilty of
slacking of early on in the semes-
ter and then kicking it into over-
drive for the tail end of it in order
to escape with a B average. Now I
know that you readers have seen
plenty of self help articles outlin-
ing what the author believes to
be the 5-step plan to succeed in
college and I am here to tell you
that they are all full of it.
As I said before I am just as
guilty as all of you in this regard
and I am not here to tell you I
have all the answers, because I
dont and you will be hard pressed
to fnd a single person that does.
What I am going to attempt to
outline to you are a few major be-
havioral changes that I believe are
conducive to success in this crazy
college environment that we all
live in.
First of, dont pretend you
know what youre doing, because
you dont. We are in college for
that exact reason! So when it
comes to class, go, take notes, then
go home and play Xbox or paint
your nails and gossip, whatever
works. Te point is you need to
fnd that happy medium between
being proactive and doing abso-
lutely nothing. If you try to go
to one extreme or the other you
are either going to have a mental
break down in the middle of class
or get really crappy grades.
Second, place strict limits on
yourself when it comes to being
social. By no means am I advo-
cating that you should stay in ev-
ery day of the week with your 15
cats, but I am also not telling you
that it is OK to go out four days
a week. Te idea here is to limit
yourself to one, maybe two, wild
crazy nights a week. Lets face it,
when you go out, the closest thing
to being productive you are going
to accomplish is breaking your
record for most food consumed
at Taco Bell at 2 a.m. And you
know what? Tat is totally fne.
But limit yourself to one or two of
these nights to forget per week.
Lastly, fnd yourself a routine
that works and stick to it. What-
ever it is that you do, make sure
that you stick to a routine and
dont make major deviations from
it. Take some sort of activity that
you enjoy and do it every day of
the week. Tis practice will not
only alleviate stress but will also
help you to stick to the routine of
doing your class work. Te point
is that routine is the name of the
game in college and anyone that
tells you any diferent is lying to
you. If you get an awesome expe-
rience here at the University but
you make terrible grades, then
you ultimately lose. A precursor
to being successful in the real
world is making the grade here in
school, so develop a routine and
stick to it.
Tere it is, my personal sug-
gestions for success. Tis isnt
a plan made to ft everyone and
that was never the point. Te idea
behind this rant is for you to de-
velop a system that works for you
and sticking to it, while at the
same time doing what needs to
be done. Lets face it, college isnt
easy, but thats the point. So have
fun but dont forget that you are
going to have to bust your ass if
you dont want to wind up back at
home with your parents explain-
ing how you almost got a degree
in whatever it is you kids study
nowadays.
Sisk is a junior majoring in journal-
ism from Kansas City. Follow him on
Twitter @calebsisk.
Referendum decides Democratic future
INTERNATIONAL
By Jordan Warren
jwarren@kansan.com
Choose the best heroic spy
MOVIES
By Amanda Gress
agress@kansan.com
COLLEgE
Find a balance
between social
life and school
By Caleb Sisk
csisk@kansan.com
@Kaylaschartz
@UdK_Opinion Make all of the delicious
Pinterest recipes I have been dying to
try since the beginning of the semester!
#DormProblems
@Geegs30
@UdK_Opinion hitting the ponds
back home in the great state of hockey.
Withholding 60 degree weather of course...
@kla_hart
@UdK_Opinion I plan to
sleep...a lot.
@coffey_shop
@UdK_Opinion Florida for Xmas, Colorado
for New Years and a cruise to the Bahamas
#boom
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
Twin spacecraf have captured the
clearest sounds yet from Earths ra-
diation belts and they mimic the
chirping of birds.
NASAs Van Allen Probes have
been exploring the hostile radia-
tion belts surrounding Earth for just
three months. But already, theyve
collected measurements of high-
energy particles and radio waves in
unprecedented detail.
Scientists said Tuesday these
waves can provide an energy boost
to radiation belt particles, somewhat
like ocean waves can propel a surfer
on Earth. Whats more, these so-
called chorus waves operate in the
same frequency as human hearing
so they can be heard.
University of Iowa physicist Craig
Kletzing played a recording of these
high-pitched radio waves at the
American Geophysical Union meet-
ing in San Francisco.
Not only do you hear the chirps
the alien birds as my wife calls
them but you hear that sort
of cricket-like thing in the back-
ground, Kletzing told reporters.
Before, those background sounds
were inaudible.
So this is really a fantastic new
measurement, he said.
While the chorus has been audible
even before the Space Age ham
radio operators could sometimes
hear it in decades past the clar-
ity of these measurements is really
quite striking, Kletzing said.
Initial fndings show the outer
radiation belt to be much more dy-
namic and rapidly changing than
anticipated, said the University of
Colorados Daniel Baker, principal
investigator for the electron proton
telescope on each probe.
Te Van Allen probes formerly
known as the Radiation Belt Storm
Probes were launched from Cape
Canaveral on Aug. 30. Tey were
named afer the late University of
Iowa astrophysicist James Van Al-
len, who discovered the radiation
belts that bear his name a half-cen-
tury ago.
Alternative sex passes
harvard admissions
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Kinky sex
has been admitted to Harvard.
The nations oldest university has
formally recognized Harvard College
Munch, a group promoting discus-
sions and safe practices of kinky and
alternative sex.
The Committee on Student Life
recognized Munch on Friday, making
it one of 400 independent student
organizations on campus. It occurred
more than a year after members be-
gan meeting informally over meals.
Founders say Munch meets an
otherwise unaddressed need on
campus.
The Harvard Crimson quotes one
founder as saying that recognition
comes with the fact of legitimacy
and shows members are being taken
seriously.
Munch has created a safety team
to enable victims of abuse or trauma
to get suitable help.
Organizers say the group started
with seven people and now boasts
about 30 members.
NASA probes listen to the music of radiation
SCIEnCE
ASSocIAtED PRESS
ASSocIAtED PRESS
This undated image made available by nASA and the Goddard Space Flight Center shows an artists rendition of the Van Allen Probes in orbit around Earth. The twin spacecraft have captured the clearest sounds yet from Earths radiation belts - and they
mimic the chirping of birds. nASAs Van Allen Probes have been exploring the hostile radiation belts surrounding Earth for just three months. But already, theyve collected measurements of high-energy particles and radio waves in unprecedented detail. Scien-
tists said Tuesday that these waves can provide an energy boost to radiation belt particles, somewhat like ocean waves can propel a surfer on Earth.
ASSocIAtED PRESS
HEALTH CRIME
TOPEKA Democratic leg-
islative leaders said Tuesday that
they will introduce two measures
in January that would limit Kansas
Secretary of State Kris Kobachs
power and the time he devotes to
pet issues such as immigration.
Senate Minority Leader An-
thony Hensley, of Topeka, said he
plans to submit a bill that would
restrict statewide elected ofcials
and their employees to 10 paid
hours per week spent on non-of-
cial duties. He said Kobach should
be concentrating on the secretary
of states ofce, not working with
other states on immigration is-
sues.
Kobach, a Republican, has said
that he only works on immigra-
tion measures in his spare time.
But Hensley questioned whether
an elected ofcial who is doing
his or her job properly would have
any spare time.
Hes trying to do two jobs at
once, but we need a fulltime secre-
tary of state, said House Minority
Leader Paul Davis, of Lawrence.
Messages lef for Kobach by Te
Associated Press were not imme-
diately returned. But he told Te
Wichita Eagle that the Democrats
proposal to limit what he does in
his free time is ridiculous.
If the secretary of state golfed
a lot and the Legislature didnt like
that, would they limit him to three
rounds of golf per week? Kobach
said. Its silly.
Te measure Democrats want
to see enacted would apply to the
governor, secretary of state, attor-
ney general, insurance commis-
sioner and the governors Cabinet,
including agency secretaries. It
does not apply to the lieutenant
governor because governors in the
past have frequently held a Cabi-
net position, such as head of com-
merce or administration.
Kobach, a former constitutional
law professor, has gained national
notoriety for his work with Ari-
zona, Alabama and others to draf
immigration laws.
A second bill would require
county commissions in the states
four largest counties to hire elec-
tion commissioners, to address
problems arising from the general
election. It is aimed at preventing
Kobach from appointing those
commissioners.
Democrats said the problems
that led to counting votes during
the November general election
point to the need for having a per-
son who is accountable to the vot-
ers for getting it right.
Elected county clerks run elec-
tions in 101 of the states 105
counties, but the secretary of state
appoints election commissioners
in the four most populous ones,
those being Johnson, Sedgwick,
Shawnee and Wyandotte. Kobach
has appointed the commissioners
in Sedgwick and Shawnee since he
took ofce in 2010.
Kobach said having the secre-
tary of state appoint the election
commissioners makes them more
accountable.
Both measures proposed by
Democrats have been introduced
in recent years but have failed to
advance. Republicans hold a ma-
jority in both chambers.
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Kansas Democrats to curtail Kobachs power
POLITICS
In Cold Blood murderers
suspected in Florida killing
OSPREY, Fla. At the end of
1959, two families of four one
in Kansas, the other in Florida
were brutally murdered.
Two men were arrested, charged
and executed in the Kansas case,
and writer Truman Capote cap-
tured the horrific tale in his iconic
true crime book, In Cold Blood.
The Florida murder of two par-
ents and two children was investi-
gated by dozens of detectives over
the years, but it remained unsolved.
Now, a detective is trying to prove
that the men who were executed in
Kansas were also responsible for
the Florida slayings.
Its like putting together a jig-
saw puzzle, said Sarasota County
Sheriff s detective Kimberly
McGath, who began re-investi-
gating the murders of Cliff and
Christine Walker and their two
young children in 2007.
McGath said there is evidence
that points to two men who are
now in a Kansas cemetery for exe-
cuted prisoners: Perry Smith and
Richard Hickock.
DNA recovered from semen
found on Christine Walkers
underwear could be compared to
the remains of Smith and Hickock,
said McGath. She is working with
Kansas authorities to petition a
judge there to approve exhuming
the bodies of the two men.
Kansas officials said this week
they have talked with Florida
detectives and would continue to
help if the Florida detectives file an
exhumation petition in court.
Hickock and Smith are buried on
a gently sloping hill at the Mount
Muncie Cemetery in Lansing, Kan.
The state of Kansas interred its exe-
cuted criminals there when their
families didnt claim the bodies.
There are about 28,000 graves.
Cemetery manager Gene Kirby
said the Hickock and Smith graves
regularly draw visitors, particular-
ly around the anniversary of the
Clutter slayings or when In Cold
Blood receives media attention.
We have a fair amount of peo-
ple come out and ask where theyre
buried, want to come down and
actually see the graves, Kirby said.
If theres anything in the news that
kind of piques the interest.
Kirby hopes that if an exhuma-
tion occurs, officials will be able
to get the material they need by
simply opening the coffin on site,
without full removal. He was also
concerned about the timing of any
exhumation, because relatives visit
other graves and decorate them
around Christmas.
ASSocIAtED PRESS
In this Jan. 6, 1960 photo, Perry Edward Smith is led by police offcers into the
courthouse at Garden City, Kan. Smith was arrested in Las Vegas and charged with
frst degree murder for slaying four members of the Clutter family.
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What Were Still
Wondering:
When will Kansas win another
conference game? Te losing streak
is at an astronomical 21 games and
the schedule wont get any easier
next year. Weis said it best when he
noted theres a clear diference be-
tween fghting and winning. We
see the fght in the Jayhawks. When
will we see positive results?
What We learned:
Kansas can run the ball. Kansas
can run the ball when teams know
Kansas will run the ball. Kansas
can run the ball because of James
Sims and Tony Pierson. James Sims
and Tony Pierson can run the ball
because they have a balanced com-
bination of speed and strength,
and an ofensive line that can open
holes. And both Sims and Pierson
are returning in 2013, where, pre-
sumably, Kansas will run the ball.
noted...
3) Kansas receivers were un-
dersized and under-skilled which
didnt help any of the Jayhawks
quarterbacks in the passing game,
but since its a team sport, the onus
falls on the entire ofense to correct
the passing games faws. Quar-
terback Jake Heaps and wide out
Justin McCay, who were ineligible
this year, should be key additions,
but then again, thats what was said
about Crist.
2) While the run game is return-
ing its best rushers, Pierson and
Sims, the ofensive line that made
their lives so easy is losing seniors
lef tackle Tanner Hawkinson, cen-
ter Trevor Marrongelli, right guard
Duane Zlatnik and tight end Mike
Ragone. Replacing them will be key
to the success of the run game and
it will not be an easy task.
1) Expect to see a lot of unfa-
miliar names near the top of the
depth chart next season. Much like
Kansas State has done under Bill
Snyder, Kansas will be going afer
a bevy of junior college transfers.
Weis has said the Jayhawks need
players who can step in immediate-
ly and its clear where those players
reside.
the numberS:
1,903 Kansas total rushing
yards
20 Kansas turnovers gained
115 Kansas FBS ranking out
of 120 teams in scoring ofense
12 Sacks by Kansas
4 Kansas FBS ranking in few-
est penalties (45)
31:59 Kansas average time of
possession
JayhaWkS Sound off:
If there is reason to replace the
frst guy with the second guy you
do it. It doesnt make a diference
what position they play. But there
is a big separation between the frst
guy and the second guy. Charlie
Weis on the possibility of benching
Dayne Crist afer losing to North-
ern Illinois
Teres defnitely a toughness
factor to our defense. Were not a
bunch of high profle recruits or
anything like that, but we bought
into coach Campos system and
were executing a lot better than
we have in the past. Junior line-
backer Huldon Tarp on the de-
fenses mentality
When we got him all of the Tex-
as players were excited and I was
kind of lost as to why everyone was
like We just got the best coach in
the world, but it turns out we did,
Bradley McDougald said on the
hiring of Dave Campo.
Coach told me whenever I
get the ball dont look for the big
play just keep moving the chains,
James Sims said.
recapS:
Kansas 31,
South Dakota State 17
Te Jayhawks took a 24-7 lead
into the fourth quarter powered by
the performances of running backs
Tony Pierson and Taylor Cox. Te
duo combined to rush for 245 and
three touchdowns. Te Kansas de-
fense picked of SDSU quarterback
Austin Sumner four times making
up for a 99-yard touchdown run
they allowed in the frst quarter.
Rice 25, Kansas 24
Afer going up 24 to 16 in the
third quarter the Jayhawks began
relenting and allowed Rice an op-
portunity to come back and steal
a win. Kansas ran only six plays
in the fourth quarter, the last of
which was an interception thrown
by Dayne Christ. Crists error set up
Rice for a 45-yard game winning
feld goal as time expired.
TCU 20, Kansas 6
Te Jayhawk defense had an-
other big game gobbling up four
TCU turnovers. Te ofense, how-
ever, could not sustain long enough
drives to put points on the board.
Kansas could only muster two Ron
Doherty feld goals in the frst half
before getting shut out the last two
quarters.
NIU 30, Kansas 23
Kansas built a 10-point lead at
the start of the fourth quarter, but
for the second time eased up too
soon, allowing Northern Illinois to
score 17 points in the last 14:33 in
the game. Tyler Patmon had a pick-
six to give Kansas its 13th takeaway
of the season, which ranks second
in the nation.
Kansas State 56, Kansas 16
Kansas held its own in the frst
half against what would become
the top team in the nation, going
into halfime down 21-14. Yet the
second half showed the Wildcats
true strength. K-State outscored the
Jayhawks 35-2 in the second half.
Quarterback Collin Klein passed
for two touchdowns and scored an-
other two rushing.
Oklahoma State 20, Kansas 14
On a rain-soaked Saturday
night in Lawrence, Dayne Crist
was benched, Michael Cummings
emerged and James Sims shined
as a Jayhawks comeback fell short.
Sims gained more than 80 yards in
the fourth quarter, including a 30-
yard touchdown run.
Oklahoma 52, Kansas 7
Michael Cummings got his frst
career start in Norman, Okla., but
the outcome for Kansas was the
same. Sooners quarterback Lan-
dry Jones passed for 300 yards and
three touchdowns as the Jayhawks
could not slow down the OU of-
fense or break its defense. James
Sims gained 102 yards and scored
the Jayhawks lone touchdown in
the fourth quarter with the game
well out of hand.
Texas 21, Kansas 17
Kansas went up 17-14 with just
over two minutes lef in the fourth
quarter afer a 14-play, 61-yard
drive that took more than seven
minutes and was capped of with
Nick Prolagos 29-yard feld goal.
But Texas quarterback Case Mc-
Coy led a 70-yard game-winning
drive to stop Kansas from getting
its frst win over UT since 1938.
Baylor 41, Kansas 14
Baylor quarterback Nick Flor-
ence threw for 367 yards and three
touchdowns, while James Sims
rushed for 126 yards and a touch-
down himself. Yet Kansas had no
answer the Bears Terrance Wil-
liams and Glasco Martin who
carved up the Jayhawks secondary.
Kansas went scoreless in the sec-
ond half.
Texas Tech 41, Kansas 34
Te Jayhawks played their frst
game with both James Sims and
Tony Pierson healthy and suspen-
sion free as the Red Raiders had no
answer for the Kansas run game.
Tech pulled ahead in double over-
time afer Eric Stephens took a
snap from the wildcat formation
and tossed a jump pass over the
line of scrimmage to a wide open
Darrin Moore.
Iowa State 51, Kansas 23
Charlie Weis paid for students to
come to Senior Night, bought the
team all new black jerseys and then
watched as his Jayhawks got wal-
loped by a third-string freshman
quarterback named Sam Richard-
son. Kansas was unable to sustain
any ofense and Sims broke his
streak of six consecutive 100-yard
rushing games.
West Virginia 59, Kansas 10
WVU quarterback Geno Smith
passed for more than 400 yards,
completing 23 of 24 passes with
three touchdowns and one inter-
ception. All of the progress Kansas
had made this season seemed to
disappear as the Jayhawks chased
the Mountaineers all around their
home turf in Morgantown, W.Va.
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This year, myself and two
other managers will go to every
away game and then the three
other managers that are new will
rotate just to get that experience
so that next year, once people
graduate, they know what to do
on the road, Rodriguez said.
Even for those that dont travel
on a trip, their days can be long.
The managers that stay behind
are responsible for the laundry
when the team returns, and if
the team doesnt return home
until 9:30 or 10 p.m. at night,
those managers can be at the
fieldhouse doing laundry until
well past 1 a.m.
Hare cant guarantee his man-
agers a trip to the Final Four, or
being able to be involved in the
NCAA volleyball tournament
the first time its held at Allen
Fieldhouse.
He wants those experiences
to wow the managers, but he
doesnt want the workload to
surprise them.
I cant promise them those
things, but I can promise them
the work, Hare said.
While the athletes are only
permitted to have 20 hours of
contact while class is in session,
the managers responsibilities
of preparing and then cleaning
up after practice can keep them
working longer.
The NCAA permits managers
to have up to 30 hours of work a
week during the school year.
The first semester being a
student-manager, my grades suf-
fered because I lacked the time
management, Miller said. From
then on out, my grades have
done nothing but improve.
Just like student athletes, the
student managers are expected
to maintain a specific GPA.
If they receive below a 2.5
for a semester,
they are put
on probation.
If it happens
in consecutive
semesters, they
are removed
from the pro-
gram.
What I like
to see them do
is make sure theyre taking care
of business on the hill, and let
this be the icing on the cake
for the college experience, Hare
said.
To assist with their academics,
the managers meet with the aca-
demic counselors from their spe-
cific sports programs in order
to properly plan their semester
and make sure they wont be
overwhelmed.
Its pushed me to be a bet-
ter student, Rodriguez said. Its
made me manage my time better
so I can manage my classes and
Im getting better grades.
In September, Hare held an
information session for all the
freshmen that had contacted him
about entering the student man-
ager program.
He brought with him a man-
ager from football, mens basket-
ball, softball and baseball four
sports that all have significant
demands on its managers.
The managers went into great
detail about all of the work they
put into their programs and the
long hours.
They also
described some
of the sacrifices
theyve made,
such as taking
tests on the road
and missing out
on time with
friends or sig-
nificant others,
because they had to do laundry
for the team or they had to get
up early.
We spent most of the meet-
ing trying to scare them off,
Hare said.
At the end of the meeting, a
prospective student approached
Hare and asked him if the time
he spent as a manager during
school was worth it.
I couldnt imagine doing any-
thing else, Hare said.
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I cant promise them

those things, but I can
promise them the work.

larry Hare
assistant athletic Director,
equipment operations
wizards beat heat,
emerge from cellar
WasHINGtoN His feet soaking in a
tub of ice, his eyes scanning a box score,
lebron James chuckled a bit at the no-
tion that his Miami Heat might learn
something from a surprising setback
against the Washington Wizards.
Nah, man, theres not no lesson.
this aint a lesson for us. We just lost,
James explained. Weve seen and been
through everything, so we dont need a
loss to be like, oh, lets catch ourselves.
It happens.
Not too many people fgured this out-
come would happen, though, a message
Wizards coach randy Wittman delivered
to his players before their worst-in-the-
Nba team went out and beat the Heat
105-101 on tuesday night behind Jordan
Crawfords 22 points and despite
James triple-double of 26 points, 13
rebounds and 11 assists.
Perhaps inspired by the courtside
presence of Washington redskins rookie
quarterback robert Griffn III, who ex-
changed a handshake with Cowboys fan
James after the fnal buzzer, the Wizards
doubled their victory total this season.
the Wizards improved to 2-13, earning
their second win in the past three games
after starting a franchise-worst 0-12.
Im so happy for those guys,
said Wittman, who called this per-
haps the most satisfying victory of his
coaching career.
He said he told his team beforehand:
the only people that think you have a
chance tonight are the people here in
this room. ... We need to have a state-
ment game.
and, Wittman continued, I said,
Ive seen it a number of times, guys. ...
(People say), they aint got a chance to
win this game. and thats what people
were saying. We all listen. Could hear it
on the street and all that. these guys, it
bothers them.
the reigning Nba champion Heats
six-game winning streak ended, and
they fell to 12-4.
you move on, said Dwyane Wade,
who scored 24 for Miami. you learn
from it, but you dont become a good
team by holding onto certain losses
or certain wins.
AShLEIGh LEE/KANSAN
ernie rodriguez, a senior from lenexa, sets up for the womens basketball practice on yesterday in allen fieldhouse. rodri-
guez has been a student manager for the past two years after starting out as a practice player for one year. the coolest
thing about the job was being able to sit on the bench during the sweet 16, rodriguez said.
tARA bRYANt/KANSAN
senior quarterback Dayne Crist looks for a teammate to pass to in a game against oklahoma at Gaylord family Memorial
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expected to love basketball. I ex-
pected sore arms from waving
the wheat, ringing ears and a hoarse throat,
all courtesy of Allen Fieldhouse.
I didnt expect to become a fanatic. I found
myself buying tickets and scouring the Inter-
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ing New Orleans hotels. If the Jayhawks were
going to the Final Four, so was I.
When we lost to Kentucky, I stood in the
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cause we lost but mostly because my time as
a super fan was up.
I didnt like not checking the rankings ev-
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ed a rebound.
Tat rebound found me at a sports bar one
May night in the form of the NBA Playofs.
Te closest Id been to watching a pro game
was probably Space Jam, but seeing familiar
former Jayhawks playing for the Oklahoma
Tunder and Miami Heat caught my atten-
tion.
Chalmers, Aldrich and Collison were just
the pick-up line the NBA needed to keep
me wanting more and more basketball. It
wasnt the magical relationship I have with
our hawks, but it was enough to tide me over
until June.
I didnt dare insult seasoned fans by pick-
ing a team, but I did place a few bets, further-
ing my involvement. Ill never get out from
under the Memphis Grizzlies game-seven
loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
My love for mens basketball has also given
me a new respect for football. Having never
been to a school with a decent program, I
never saw the point. But afer watching sev-
eral Kansas games and Detroit Lions games,
I can now say I know what it means to sty-
mie.
For the frst time, I downloaded an ESPN
College Football app, but most surprisingly,
I even empathized with Kansas State friends
when they lost to Baylor.
With the return of mens basketball, I
havent been as focused on football or the
NBA, but KU basketball has taught me to see
sports in a way I didnt know how. I still feel
as if Im cheating on the best four months of
the year when I watch Sunday football, and
Im still years away from being any kind of
expert or true fan. But because of KU basket-
ball, I understand that sports extend beyond
our sacred Naismith Court, and its OK to do
a cheer thats not the Rock Chalk Chant.
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MANHATTAN Collin Klein
is the Heisman Trophy fnalist who
fts no mold.
He was lightly recruited out of
high school and ultimately chose to
attend Kansas State, a program that
had fallen on hard times. He was
turned into a wide receiver, and
then went back to being a quar-
terback, where he sat on the bench
and bided his time.
It fnally came last year, when
he led the Wildcats to the Cotton
Bowl, his bruises and bloody el-
bows and gritty toughness creating
something that bordered on a cult
following in the heart of the Flint
Hills.
Teres more to Klein, too, that
stands out of the ordinary.
Te guy plays the piano and the
mandolin how many college kids
even know what a mandolin looks
like? Hes married to the daughter
of one of the greatest players in
Kansas State history, but when they
gather for the holidays, they prefer
card games to dwelling on the pres-
sures of big-time football.
Hes a great story, and its a
story that will evolve over time, as
we get old, said Kansas State wide
receiver Chris Harper. Its a story
about a guy that was humble, one
of the most humble guys youll ever
meet.
Harper certainly knows who
would get his vote for college
footballs most prestigious award,
and it wouldnt be Texas A&M
quarterback Johnny Manziel or
Notre Dame linebacker Manti Teo,
though he admits that both of the
other Heisman fnalists are deserv-
ing of everything thats come their
way.
It would be the ffh-year senior
who led a ragtag group of guys pre-
dicted to fnish somewhere in the
middle of the Big 12 to the second
Big 12 title in school history and a
berth in the Fiesta Bowl. Te kid
from Loveland, Colo., with the
nickname Optimus Klein.
In my vote, he should get it,
Harper said of the Heisman Tro-
phy, which will
be awarded Sat-
urday night in
New York. Be-
ing a biased guy
watching foot-
ball, the dude
hes done some
crazy things. I
dont understand
how he goes out
there and has one bad game and
hes already out of it. I didnt know
it goes of of the last game you play.
I thought it went of the whole sea-
son.
Yes, therein lays the biggest
knock against Klein.
Re ma r ka bl y
consistent all sea-
son, Klein had
driven the Wild-
cats to the top of
the BCS stand-
ings with two
games lef, a berth
in the national
champi ons hi p
game tantaliz-
ingly close. But he responded with
a three-interception game in a loss
at Baylor, and all those aspirations
were dashed in just one night.
Most people thought Kleins
Heisman hopes went with them.
But with Manziel and Teo having
already fnished their regular sea-
sons, Klein took the feld last Sat-
urday night with a captive national
audience, needing to lead Kansas
State past Texas to win the Big 12
title. He threw for 184 yards and
a touchdown and ran for another
103 yards and two scores in a 42-24
romp on senior night.
Well, I dont know about every-
body else, but I dont know any-
body who means more to his foot-
ball team than Collin Klein, said
Kansas State coach Bill Snyder.
FOOTBALL
Heisman Trophy fnalist Klein deserves recognition, award
By Rachel Salyer
rsalyer@kansan.com
ASSOcIAtED PRESS

Hes a great story, and

its a story that will evolve
over time, as we get old.
CHrIS HArper
K-State wide receiver
For Ernie Rodriguez, respond-
ing to a mass email sent out
by Kansas Athletics asking for
practice players for the womens
basketball team altered his course
at the University.
While he enjoyed playing in
the pick up games at the Ambler
Student Recreation Center, the
Lenexa senior didnt find the
pick-up basketball as competitive
or organized as he wanted.
It was just something that I
was interested in and gave me an
opportunity to come to a college
practice and get to see what it was
like, Rodriguez said.
After spending his sophomore
year practicing alongside the
team, he befriended a few of the
student managers.
One of the managers was grad-
uating after the season and told
Rodriguez that he should apply
to take his spot as a manager for
the womens team.
I love basketball, love being
around it and I got to a point
when I made my decision, I kind
of was interested in being a coach
or being involved in college ath-
letics, and from people I talked to
in college athletics, being a man-
ager led to positions within col-
lege athletics, Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez obtained an inter-
view in the spring with Larry
Hare, the Assistant Athletic
Director in charge of Equipment
Services, and the person in charge
of the student-manager program.
With basketball being the most
popular sport at Kansas by far,
Hare receives between 60 and
80 applications for spots on the
mens team each year.
But there are only a handful of
spots available each year.
Hare screens all the applicants,
bringing them in for interviews
and whittling the list down to
around 30 students, who will be
brought in to work the basket-
ball summer camps, where they
will be supervised by the current
managers.
Even the sports with fewer
applicants use summer camps or
offseason training to test out pro-
spective managers.
It was long hours and tiring,
but it was definitely worth it in
the end, Carissa Miller, a softball
manager said of her time work-
ing the summer camp. It was a
great experience getting to work
with the kids and get to know the
coaching staff.
At the end of the summer
camps, the staff and the current
managers, sit down and select
the students who will receive the
offers to fill the vacant spots.
The second tier of students,
those who they want to bring into
the program, but were just below
the cut for the sport they indi-
cated as their top priority, are put
on a list and offered any positions
in other facets of the program.
But once a student is commit-
ted to a sport, theyre in it until
they exit the program.
Switching sports programs isnt
allowed because of the time they
invest in training the managers.
He said it can take up to a year
to train managers because each
time they go through something
in a season, they are dealing with
it for the first time.
This allows the managers that
dont graduate to assist in the
training of the new hires.
Miller said communication
between the managers and the
coaches is a two-way street.
Sometimes they come down
before practice and go through
things, but it becomes pretty rou-
tine in that you can just set up
things with your eyes closed by
the end of the season.
Eventually, the managers learn
what is expected from the coach-
es before practice. Then they are
expected to show the ropes to the
new managers that come along
the next year.
Coaches are creatures of habit
for the most part, so you will
have practice set up the same way
most of the time, Hare said.
The more experienced manag-
ers get the benefits of traveling
more frequently.
S
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
sports
Volume 125 Issue 58 kansan.com Wednesday, December 5, 2012
COMMENTARY
By Mike Vernon
mvernon@kansan.com
All work, no plAy
Kansas football
has worst record
in school history
Student managers play integral role in success of Kansas teams
T
hree, two, one.
This is not a countdown
to zero. This is the number
of wins the Kansas football team
has had in each of (my) three years
at Kansas. In case math isnt your
strong suit, thats a total of six wins
in three seasons.
Which leads me to the question:
Have we witnessed the worst stretch
of football in Kansas history?
I believe the answer is yes.
I doubt this comes as a shock to
you, but Kansas football has been
through some pretty rough periods
before.
How about in the mid-20s, when
Kansas won six games in the three
seasons between 1924-1926? Surely
this is worse than the teams cur-
rent circumstances. I think not, for
a couple of reasons. One, because
college football is a totally different
game now, which Ill get to shortly.
Two, because Kansas didnt finish
last in its conference two of those
three years in the 20s.
Between 1953-1956, the Jayhawks
won a total of eight games with
a coaching change in the middle.
Still, Kansas managed to have three
conference wins during that stretch.
Kansas has only had one in the last
three years.
The best argument for the worst
stretch in Jayhawk football history
(outside of the current one) comes
in the three seasons between 1986-
1988. Former coach Bob Valesente
led the Jayhawks for two Turner
Gillesque seasons, winning four
total games before getting fired. He
went 0-13-1 in the Big 8.
Glen Mason stepped in to replace
Valesente in 1988 and won one
game in his first season before tak-
ing the Jayhawks to two bowl games
in nine seasons. In those three years,
Kansas went 5-27-1.
From a pure record standpoint,
that is the worst three-year era in
Kansas football history. But when
you take the current context of col-
lege athletics into account, the record
doesnt matter quite as much.
Because of potential conference
realignment and the Universitys
fragile state in the Big 12, this is
the worst possible time for Kansas
football to bomb.
And it has bombed.
In the past three seasons, Kansas
has suffered through a scoring
margin of 17.25, 19.75 and 17.833
respectively. Thats right: Weiss first
season has been statistically worse
for the Jayhawks than Turner Gills
was. However, Gill had a team full
of Mangino players on his side.
Feel confident Kansas is getting
better? Charlie Wies, an offensive
coach and the offensive coordina-
tor of the team, oversees an offense
that ranked 115th in the country in
points per game. There are 120 FBS
programs.
Some of that is the players fault;
some of that is Weis. Would Kansas
have been better with former quar-
terback Jordan Webb, who trans-
ferred to Colorado this year? Most
likely.
Yes, Kansas football is currently a
nail getting slammed by a hammer.
But theres only one way to go, right?
It has to get better, right?
Like I said, I wasnt counting
down to zero, and I dont expect
to, but that doesnt mean I wont
get there.
Edited by Joanna Hlavacek
tyler roste/kAnsAn
Running back James Sims sprints downfeld. Sims ran for more than 1,000 yards this season.
Season ends in surprises, downfalls
blAke schuster
bschuster@kansan.com
ethAn pAdwAy
epadway@kansan.com
BiggESt SurpriSES:
1) James Sims: Aside from Kan-
sas coach Charlie Weis who
predicted Sims breakthrough sea-
son way back in training camp
no one imagined the junior run-
ning back racking up more than
1,000 yards and nine touchdowns
rushing. Keep in mind Sims did
this afer being suspended for the
frst three games of the season.
His Kansas record-setting streak
of six straight games with 100 or
more yards helped Sims shatter
his previous best of 742 yards,
which he ran for in his freshman
season of 2010.
2) Home Improvement: In 2011
Kansas was outscored at home
248-189. Tis year the Jayhawks
cut their opponents scoring down
by nearly 100 points in Lawrence,
getting outscored 156-115. Te
Iowa State debacle cost Kansas
51 points. Take away that game
and the numbers are even closer.
Not to mention Kansas went right
down to the wire with Texas, Rice
and Oklahoma State. A team has
to give itself the best chance to
win at home and Kansas did that
regardless of the outcome.
BiggESt DiSappointmEntS:
1) Dayne Crist: Maybe expec-
tations were set too high, maybe
he really did have no help or
maybe he just wasnt meant to
be a college quarterback, but for
whatever reason Dayne Crist is
not who we thought he was. Weis
highly-touted Notre Dame trans-
fer completed only 48 percent of
his passes and had a 4:9 touch-
down to interception ratio. Every
Jayhawk fan wanted a storybook
ending for Crist. It just wasnt
meant to be.
2) Kansas Receivers: Even if
Crist was fring of rockets, there
was rarely someone there to catch
it. Of the 313 passes the Kansas
quarterbacks attempted, just 75
were caught by Kansas wide outs.
Perhaps the most notable statistic
is that, of the seven touchdown
passes thrown this year, none of
the Kansas wide receivers caught
one. For all of Charlie Weis of-
fense prowess, there was never
any rhythm to the passing game.
offEnSivE mvp: JamES SimS
Sims led the Big 12 in rushing
with an average of 115 yards per
game even though his suspension
forced him to miss Kansas Big 12
opener against TCU a 20-6 loss
that in which Sims skills could
have been used. If this season is
any indication, Kansas fans are in
for a treat when he comes back for
his senior year.
Honorable Mention: Tony Pier-
son
DEfEnSivE mvp: BEn HEEnEy
Heeney anchored a backfeld
core that shaped up to be one of
the better units in the Big 12. Te
sophomore from Hutchinson was
second in the Big 12 in tackles
with 88 (51 solo) and was fourth
in tackles for loss (nine solo, four
assisted). Defensive coordinator
Dave Campo may have talked
a lot about the personnel issues
with his group this year, but hes
got a heavy hitter in Heeney.
Honorable Mention: Bradley
McDougald
Ashleigh lee/kAnsAn
Ernie Rodriguez, a senior from Lenexa, rebounds for junior guard Markisha Hawkins during practice yesterday in Allen Field-
house. Rodriguez has been a student manager for the past two years after starting out as a practice player for one year. The
coolest thing about the job was being able to sit on the bench during the Sweet 16, Rodriguez said.
BiggEST FAnS
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