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Barack Obamas grandmother, 86, died Sunday
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Make it work
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bonnie Croisant, Humboldt senior, prepares fabric to use on a dress for the Student Union Activities Project Runway competition. For the second year in a row, she is one of fve fnalists in the
competition. She has been preparing for weeks for the fnals, which will be on Nov. 11. Watch an interviewwith Croisant and a slideshowof her experience in the preliminary round at Kansan.com/videos.
politics
Pick your president
Tonights season-opening basketball
game offers students the opportunity to
continue the tradition of camping out
for seats. Students join camping groups
and must be present from 6 a.m. until
10 p.m. each day to hold their place
in line.
donald Haider-markel
Professor and acting chair of the
department of political science
1. George Washington
2. Andrew Jackson
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Leadership in times of national
crises, such as a wars or economic
hardship
Ability to establish precendents
in ofce in areas such as foreign
policy, the limits of presidential
power and the use of the media
Jennifer Weber
Assistant professor of history
1. Abraham Lincoln
4. Teddy Roosevelt
Vision. An idea for what needs to
be done and the capacity to fll
that
Determination
Ability to communicate
Ability to inspire
diana Carlin
Professor of communication studies
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Frankin Delano Roosevelt
4. Thomas Jeferson/Ronald Reagan
Good communication skills
Ability to articulate a vision and
give people hope
Surrounding themselves with
good people who can provide
contrary opinions
Knowing their own limitations
and the limitations of the federal
government
burdett Loomis
Professor of political science
2. Abraham Lincoln
4. Teddy Roosevelt
Having an active and positive
personality
Possessing a combination of
thoughtfulness and cool
A sense of humor
Intellectual curiosity
Mary Sorrick
Todays election allows you to be a part of American
history. Experts weigh in on what they think makes a good
president. Consider these qualities when you vote.
Mens bAsketbAll
Camping groups
start Wednesday
FULL sTorY Page 6a
Insect ecologist Orley Chip Taylor
will give a lecture on honeybees and
pollinators Wednesday. Hell discuss
the importance of their roles in our
food supplies and ecosystem.
BY HALEY JONES
hjones@kansan.com
When students enter the voting
booth today and decide whom to vote
for, their personal political afliations,
perceptions of candidates and the nega-
tive campaign ads theyve seen are likely
to food their thoughts.
But some KU students disagree
about which of those will afect stu-
dents votes the most.
Lauren Patti, Roeland Park junior,
interned for U.S. Rep. Dennis Moores
(D-Kan.) ofce in Washington, D.C.,
last summer. She said students cared
less about political afliations and more
about the issues each candidate put
forth. She said Washington, D.C., poli-
tics had taken their toll on students.
I honestly think in this election
students are looking for someone who
isnt playing the same old game say-
ing one thing and doing another when
they get to ofce, Patti said. Teyre
looking for someone who will represent
them no matter what.
Both parties have addressed popu-
lar topics, such as the economy, energy
independence, health care and the wars
in Iraq and Afghanistan. Patti, who
described herself as leaning liberal, said
these issues would be at the forefront of
many students minds. She said she and
many other students hoped the outcome
Students
reveal
voting
motives
election 2008
see voting on Page 3a
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Do you ever get the feel-
ing that the only reason we
have elections is to fnd out if
the polls were right?
Robert Orben
The workshop Supervisory
Training for Excellence in
Performance will begin at 9
a.m. in 204 JRP Hall.
KU Libraries Book Sale will
begin at 9 a.m. on the main
foor of Watson Library.
The brownbag lecture Not
Just the National: Modernity
and Identity in the Cities
of East Central Europe will
begin at noon in 318 Bailey
Hall.
The University Senate
Executive Committee Meeting
will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the
Provost Conference Room in
Strong Hall.
Meet the Producer: Nicholas
Bonner (Crossing the Line)
will begin at 4 p.m. in the
English Room in the Kansas
Union.
Persepolis will be shown as
a part of the Tournees French
Film Festival at 7:30 p.m. in
Woodruf Auditorium in the
Kansas Union.
The KU Public Safety Ofce
reported that:
Someone threw a smokers
outpost at a screen door in K.K.
Amini Scholarship Hall, incur-
ring $20 in damage.
In Hashinger Hall, an
individual was charged with
possession of drug parapher-
nalia after a marijuana pipe
was discovered.
In Ellsworth Hall, an al-
leged assailant was charged
with battery after punching
someone.
Two citations were issued
when one individual supplied
another with a fake drivers
license in order to enter Corbin
Hall.
An unknown suspect
jumped on the roof of a vehicle
parked on the KU campus,
incurring $1,500 in damage.
Good things come to those who wait
Ryan McGeeney/KANSAN
Tyler Cammack, Lenexa senior, and Nick Frisby, graduate student, wait in line to vote Monday morning at the Douglas County Courthouse in downtown Lawrence. The two said they had been
waiting in line for about 25 minutes. Ive been waiting for this for months,said Cammack, 21, who wasnt old enough to vote in the 2004 presidential election by two months. Early voting in Douglas
County closed at noon on Monday. General voting is today from7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Go to douglascountyelections.comto fnd your polling place.
What do you think?
by AlexAndrA esposito
WhaT arE your ExpECTaTIons for ThE ELECTIon?
Jessie JorGensen
Kansas City freshman
I think Obama will probably
win, even though I am voting for
McCain. There will defnitely be a
good turnout at the polls this year.
Tina Wood
Wichita senior
Im really excited. A lot of my
friends are having election parties
and gearing up for the election.
Were hoping for Obama. Im
expecting a huge turnout at the
polls. I plan on getting there at 7
a.m. because the lines are going
to be very long, which is a good
thing. But I wish I had voted early.
MeGhan parK
overland park freshman
I think everyone will be talking
about the election tomorrow,
because its a big deal, and the
outcome will change a lot. Im not
voting because I didnt register in
time, but it will be fun to watch
what happens.
Kyle Mansoor
Columbus, ohio, sophomore
The nature of this election is
historical, and Im just excited to
be a part of it. I feel privileged to
be able to vote at such a time. Im
voting for McCain because I want
democracy and the privileges our
government gives us to Iraq and
other countries.
by sAmAnthA Foster
editor@kansan.com
As leaders of political orga-
nizations at the University, Jesse
Vaughn and Andrew Toth have
formed concrete opinions about
the medias coverage of the 2008
presidential campaign.
Concerns about media bias
have attracted a lot of attention
this year.
Vaughn, president of KU College
Republicans, said he noticed the
medias bias after the first when
MSNBC gave grades for the can-
didates.
They gave Obama a B for bril-
liant and McCain a D for dunce,
Vaughn said. Thats ridiculous.
Vaughn said the media had their
own agenda, and that he thought
virtually every media outlet was
liberal.
He said he preferred to listen
to talk radio, which he said was
more open-minded and provided
an escape from liberal media.
Vaughn said he didnt want the
media to cover each candidate
equally; he wanted them to cover
the news.
There are so many times when
the media ask specific questions to
Republican candidates and not the
Democrats, Vaughn said. I wish
the media would be more fair.
Toth, president of KU Young
Democrats, said he thought that
the media should seek out middle
ground between liberal and con-
servative extremes.
The media tend to exacerbate
situations that arent significant,
Toth said. That plays a big role
in short-term perceptions of the
candidates.
Toth said the media put issues
such as Darfur, Pakistan and the
war in Iraq on hold to spend more
time covering trivial gaffes.
He cited the example of Gov.
Sarah Palins joke about being able
to see Russia from her house.
No one should be judged by a
seven-word sentence, Toth said.
Another problem that Toth sees
in media coverage is that it oper-
ates 24/7.
He said it was a distraction for
media consumers to have limitless
amounts of information thrown
at them.
You have to sift through it,
Toth said. Theres a lot of junk
mixed in with the facts. But its
also hard to find out the real facts...
you have to look at multiple per-
spectives to find out whats really
going on.
David Perlmutter, professor of
journalism, said he agreed with
Toths analysis. The amount of
information available to consum-
ers through Internet sites, such as
Twitter, YouTube and Facebook,
he said, has made the concept of
media more complicated.
Perlmutter said the responsibil-
ity has become greater for us to put
some energy and intelligence into
sifting through information to find
useful material. He said he told his
students to examine themselves
and realize what their biases were.
We have a tendency when
something confirms our beliefs
to be lazier in confirming it,
Perlmutter said. When you sense
bias, you should work harder
against it.
Edited by Andy Greenhaw
How fair is the news?
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More Kansans opt to use
advance voting this year
TOPEKA Kansas set a re-
cord this year for the number of
people casting advance ballots.
The secretary of states ofce
said 283,294 people either
voted in person or mailed in
advance ballots as of Monday
morning. That compares with
the previous record of 245,680
set in 2004. Advance voting
started in 1996.
Secretary of State Ron
Thornburgh said Friday that he
expects a record turnout at the
polls on Tuesday of 1.36 million
voters, or about 78 percent of
those who are registered.
nAtionAl
AIG execs convicted of
conspiracy, mail fraud
NEW HAVEN, Conn. Five
former executives tied to
American International Group
Inc. face up to life in prison
under a fnancial manipulation
scheme.
The potential lengthy prison
terms are the result of a federal
judges ruling that AIG share-
holders lost more than $500
million under the scheme.
The former executives
were convicted of conspiracy,
securities fraud, mail fraud and
making false statements.
Associated Press
nAtionAl
GM sales down nearly
50 percent in October
DETROIT General Mo-
tors says its October U.S.
sales plummeted 45 percent
because of weak consumer
confdence and tight credit
markets.
The automaker said Monday
that it sold nearly 169,000
vehicles, down from about
307,000 in the same month
last year.
Car sales fell 34 percent,
while light truck sales dropped
51 percent.
Despite the drop, GM still
beat Toyota Motor Corp.s sales.
GMs Japanese rival ofered
zero-percent fnancing on
several models for most of last
month and sold about 152,000
vehicles, a drop of 23 percent.
Ford Motor Co. says its U.S.
auto sales plummeted 30
percent in October.
Masked man with gun
closes busy highway
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.
Police negotiated Monday with
a masked man holding a gun
and waving an American fag
on an overpass, closing a major
highway for hours. No shots
were fred.
Authorities did not know
the mans identity or exactly
what he wanted, said police
Sgt. Lorenzo Duarte.
The reason appears to be
anti-war, but I dont know the
specifcs, Duarte said.
The man was waving the
fag with one hand and hold-
ing the handgun in the other
when ofcers arrived at the
overpass, police said.
Members of a police special
weapons and tactics team and
a crisis negotiation team used
a bullhorn to communicate
with the man. After nearly
three hours, he put the hand-
gun on the ground, but police
did not immediately move in.
The freeway was shut
down in both directions. By
midmorning, the California
Highway Patrol said trafc was
backed up at least three miles
in each direction.
Motorists stalled on the
freeway got out and chatted or
waved at media helicopters.
Associated Press
poliTiCs
rep. and Dem. student leaders point out media bias
The fnal Gallup 2008 pre-
election poll shows Barack
Obama with a 53% to 42%
advantage over John McCain
among likely voters. When
undecided voters are allocated
proportionately to the two
candidates to better approxi-
mate the actual vote, the esti-
mate becomes 55% for Obama
to 44% for McCain.

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NEWS 3A Tuesday, November 4, 2008
of this election would change the
direction of the country.
Te past eight years havent
worked out the way people had
hoped for them to in 2000, she
said. Were in a ridiculously hor-
rible economic crisis and two wars.
I think thats why people want to
see change in Washington.
Ryan Lawler, Bolingbrook,
Ill., senior and community afairs
director for the Student Legislative
Awareness Board, said although
students political allegiances were
likely to play a huge role in this
election, students would vote for
the candidate they thought would
be most efective.
Te more extreme you get to
either side, the more youre expect-
ing them to
stick to cer-
tain ideolo-
gies and view-
points of the
party, he said.
L a w l e r ,
who voted
for U.S. Sen.
John McCain
(R-Ariz.), said
many people
in his home
state of Illinois
felt allegiance to U.S. Sen. Barack
Obama (D-Ill.). Lawler said either
president would do a fne job in
the oval ofce.
Even though Im not voting for
him, I can respect where hes come
from or what hes done, he said.
Lawler said a divided govern-
ment, where no single party con-
trolled both Congress and the
White House, would produce
the best results for the country
because it forced parties to com-
promise. He said although many
claimed that Republicans had
spun the country out of control,
the Democrats were just as out of
control as they were in 2000.
Im always in favor of divided
government and keeping checks
and balances on the government,
he said.
A plethora of mud-slinging
campaign ads have overwhelmed
TV channels for months now.
Michael Gray, Buhler junior,
said he thought some students
would make decisions with the ads
in mind because most didnt have
the time or interest to pay atten-
tion to multiple media outlets.
When you pull information
from multiple sources, you get a
well-rounded perspective, he said.
Although Obama would get
his vote, Gray said either candi-
date would do a fantastic job. He
said McCains years of experience
in both the U.S. House and Senate
were invaluable.
When it comes down to it, I
just think Obama would do a little
bit better, he said. But its going
to be close.
For many others, though, it
comes down to the issues they
care about and where they think
each candidate stands.
Aly Rodee, Wichita senior and
student sena-
tor, said the
e c o n o m y
was most
important to
her because
she would be
looking for
a job after
gr aduat i on
in May. She
said she liked
McCains eco-
nomic policy
because she trusted his experience
and agreed with returning the con-
trol of government to the people.
Someone that knows whats
going on and can work on both
sides with people to get something
accomplished is important to me,
Rodee said.
She said although the economic
woes afected everyone who voted,
many students would vote for the
candidate they could identify with
and trust the most.
Rodee said she was concerned
that negative campaign ads played
too large a role in the way students
voted. She said McCains cam-
paign had struggled to emphasize
one concept among its many men-
tions of maverick and country
frst, but Obama had successfully
communicated a singular message
of change.
People relate to that because
people want to see change, she
said. But I think it will be close. Im
excited to see the spectacle of it all.
Edited by Jennifer Torline
U.N. helps refugees in Congo
By MICHELLE FAUL
AssoCIAtEd PrEss
KIBATI, Congo A U.N. aid
convoy rumbled past rebel lines
Monday for the first time since
fighting broke out in August in
eastern Congo, carrying medi-
cal supplies for clinics looted by
retreating government troops.
Shadowed by giant volcanoes,
U.N. peacekeepers escorted the 12
trucks on a crumbling road north
from the provincial capital of Goma,
to Rutshuru, a village seized by rebels
55 miles north of Goma.
Both the Congolese army and
the rebel leader it has been battling
assured the convoys safe passage,
said Gloria Fernandez, head of the
U.N. Office for the Coordination
of Humanitarian Affairs in eastern
Congo.
Medical supplies and tablets to
purify water were the priority in
this shipment, she said, adding that
another convoy on Tuesday would
be bringing food for some of the
250,000 refugees displaced by fight-
ing in this central African nation.
The U.N. Childrens agency said
100,000 of those were displaced in
the last week alone, and 60 percent
of them were children.
Fernandez said health clinics
north of Goma have been looted
and completely destroyed, leav-
ing the Rutshuru hospital as the
only operating medical facility in
a region of hundreds of thousands
of people.
Food, however, was the critical
issue for most people.
Everybody is hungry, every-
body, said Jean Bizy, 25, a teacher,
who watched with envy as the U.N.
convoy stopped to deliver a sack of
potatoes to U.N. troops in Rugari.
Bizy said he has been surviving on
wild bananas for days.
Rebel leader Laurent Nkunda
went on the offensive Aug. 28 and
brought his fighters to the edge of
Goma last week before declaring a
unilateral cease-fire.
Meanwhile, the United Nations
announced that a Senegalese gen-
eral who commanded Congos
17,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping
force until October will take charge
again following the sudden resig-
nation of his successor.
Lt. Gen. Babacar Gaye will serve
as commander of the U.N. force for
up to six months to give Secretary-
General Ban Ki-moon time to find
a replacement for Lt. Gen. Vincente
Diaz de Villegas of Spain, who
resigned last week for personal rea-
sons, U.N. spokeswoman Michele
Montas said.
VotiNg (continued from 1A)
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HONOLULU Sen. Barack
Obamas grandmother died,
Obama announced Monday, one
day before the election. Madelyn
Payne Dunham was 86.
Obama announced the news
from the campaign trail in
Charlotte, N.C. Te joint state-
ment with his sister Maya Soetoro-
Ng said Dunham died peacefully
late Sunday night afer a battle with
cancer.
Tey said: She was the corner-
stone of our family, and a woman
of extraordinary accomplishment,
strength and humility. She was
the person who encouraged and
allowed us to take chances.
Obama learned of her death
Monday morning while campaign-
ing in Jacksonville, Fla. He planned
to go ahead with campaign appear-
ances. Te family said a private
ceremony would be held later.
Republican John McCain issued
condolences to his opponent. Our
thoughts and prayers go out to
them as they remember and cel-
ebrate the life of someone who had
such a profound impact in their
lives, the statement by John and
Cindy McCain said.
Last month, Obama took a
break from campaigning and few
to Hawaii to be with Dunham as
her health declined.
Obama said the decision to go
to Hawaii was easy to make, tell-
ing CBS that he got there too late
when his mother died of ovarian
cancer in 1995 at 53, and wanted
to make sure that I dont make the
same mistake twice.
Outside the apartment build-
ing where Dunham died, reporters
and TV cameras lined the sidewalk
as two police ofcers were posted
near the elevator. Signs hanging in
the apartment lobby warned the
public to keep out.
Longtime family friend Georgia
McCauley visited the 10th-foor
apartment where Obama had lived
with his grandparent.
So many of us were hoping
and praying that his grandmother
would have the opportunity to wit-
ness her grandson become our next
president, said state Rep. Marcus
Oshiro, an Obama supporter.
Te Kansas-born Dunham and
her husband, Stanley, raised their
grandson for several years so he
could attend school in Honolulu
while their daughter and her sec-
ond husband lived overseas. Her
infuence on Obamas manner and
the way he viewed the world was
substantial, the candidate said
at his convention in Denver in
August.
Shes the one who taught me
about hard work, he said. Shes
the one who put of buying a new
car or a new dress for herself so
that I could have a better life. She
poured everything she had into
me.
Obamas nickname for his
grandmother was Toot, a version
of the Hawaiian word for grand-
mother, tutu. Many of his speeches
describe her working on a bomber
assembly line during World War
II.
Madelyn and Stanley Dunham
married in 1940, a few weeks
before she graduated from high
school. Their daughter, Stanley
Ann, was born in 1942. Afer sev-
eral moves to and from California,
Texas, Washington and Kansas,
Stanley Dunhams job landed the
family in Hawaii.
It was there that Stanley Ann
later met and fell in love with
Obamas father, a Kenyan named
Barack Hussein Obama Sr. Tey
had met in Russian class at the
University of Hawaii. Teir son
was born in August 1961, but
the marriage didnt last long. She
later married an Indonesian, Lolo
Soetoro, another university stu-
dent she met in Hawaii.
Obama moved to Indonesia
with his mother and stepfather at
age 6. But in 1971, her mother sent
him back to Hawaii to live with
her parents. He stayed with the
Dunhams until he graduated from
high school in 1979.
Afer her health took a turn for
the worse, her brother said on Oct.
21 that she had already lived long
enough to see her Barry achieve
what shed wanted for him.
I think she thinks she was
important in raising a fne young
man, Charles Payne, 83, said in a
brief telephone interview from his
Chicago home.
Stanley Dunham died in 1992,
while Obamas mother died in
1995. His father is also deceased.
When Obama was young, he
and his grandmother toured the
United States by Greyhound bus,
stopping at the Grand Canyon,
Yellowstone Park, Disneyland and
Chicago, where Obama would
years later settle.
It was an incident during his
teenage years that became one of
Obamas most vivid memories of
Toot.
She had been aggressively pan-
handled by a man and she wanted
her husband to take her to work.
When Obama asked why, his
grandfather said Madelyn Dunham
was bothered because the panhan-
dler was black.
The words hit the biracial
Obama like a fst in my stom-
ach, he wrote later. He was sure
his grandparents loved him deeply.
And yet, he added, I knew that
men who might easily have been
my brothers could still inspire their
rawest fears.
Obama referred to the incident
again when he addressed race in a
speech in March during a contro-
versy over his former pastor, the
Rev. Jeremiah Wright. I can no
more disown him than I can my
white grandmother, he said.
Dunham was a woman who
loves me as much as she loves any-
thing in this world but who once
confessed her fear of black men
who passed her on the street.
Madelyn Lee Payne was born to
Rolla and Leona Payne in October,
1922, in Peru, Kan., but lived
much of her childhood in nearby
Augusta.
She was the oldest of four chil-
dren, and she loved to read every-
thing from James Hiltons Lost
Horizon to Agatha Christies Te
Murder of Roger Ackroyd.
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Head of Def Jam label
found dead on Saturday
ATLANTA The executive
who succeeded Jay-Z as the head
of hip-hop music label Def Jam
Recordings died from a self-
inficted gunshot wound near
Atlanta, police said Sunday.
Executive vice president Shakir
Stewart, 34, died on Saturday, his
New York-based label said in a
statement.
Stewart was found Saturday
afternoon in the bathroom of
his home in the Atlanta suburb
of Marietta, Cobb County police
spokeswoman Cassie Reece said
Sunday. He was pronounced
dead at a nearby hospital.
Police described the shooting
as self-inficted and would not say
who discovered Stewart.
The record label issued a
statement Sunday on behalf of
Stewarts fancee, Michelle Rivers,
and his family.
Over the past several weeks,
Shakirs behavior was inconsis-
tent with the man we all know
and love, the statement said.
As much as we all tried to help
him, Shakir was in deep pain and
largely sufering in silence.
Stewart signed such artists as
Rick Ross and Young Jeezy to the
label before being named in June
to the post once flled by Jay-Z.
Stewart came to Atlanta to
attend Morehouse College, where
he graduated in 1996, his label
said in an announcement for his
promotion in June.
He previously worked with the
Hitco publishing company, where
he signed R&B star Beyonce, and
Arista Records, where he signed
R&B star Ciara.
Christopher Hicks, a friend
of 18 years and fellow music
executive, last spoke with Stewart
about a week ago.
Whatever happened over the
past 24 hours is not a testament
to who we all know, Hicks told
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
on Sunday. He was a one-of-a-
kind individual. If you looked on
his Blackberry (stamp) it said One
of one.
Def Jam called Stewart a truly
incredible friend and father who
was an inspiration to not only our
artists and employees, but to his
family and the many people who
had the privilege of counting him
as a friend.
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BY B.J. RAINS
rains@kansan.com
Tonights mens basketball exhi-
bition game against Washburn at
7 p.m. is the first opportunity for
students to camp out in the halls of
Allen Fieldhouse for the best seats
in the student section.
The camping group Phog
Phanatics started a Facebook
group to help new camping groups
understand camping procedures.
I think it is a fair way for
students to get better seats if they
are dedicated enough to camp,
said Doug Tetreault, Herndon,
Va., senior and a member of the
camping group Markieff Morris
Sharpshooters. Ive been camp-
ing for a few years now, and there
have been some changes here and
there, but nothing drastic.
The only change to the camp-
ing process will be the door that
students use to enter the field-
house. Because of construction,
students must enter the door that
says Kansas Athletics Receiving
at the northeast corner of the field-
house.
The camping process begins the
morning after the previous game.
Students form groups with up to
30 students. The group is given a
draw for each five members pres-
ent at the fieldhouse for the 6 a.m.
lottery. After the group order has
been established, group names are
posted on the door near where stu-
dents camp at the north end of the
fieldhouse. Groups that miss the
lottery can list their name at the
bottom of the list and begin camp-
ing any time leading up to three
hours before tipoff on game day.
The first lottery happens
Wednesday morning.
Each camping group must have
one person camping from 6 a.m. to
10 p.m. each weeknight and from
8 a.m. until 10 p.m. on weekends.
If a student calls roll, groups go
down the list and take each groups
attendance. Any group not present
is crossed off the list and must start
from the bottom if they wish to
start camping again for that game.
Sometimes they will only
call roll at 6 a.m. when we start
and at 10 p.m. when were done,
Tetreault said. Sometimes they
will call them like every hour. It
just depends. There are usually
more roll calls for bigger games
because people try to knock off
other groups.
The random roll call can create
problems. Dru Walstrom, Kansas
City, Mo., senior, said random time
for roll calls could confuse camp-
ers and often caused them to leave
early and get sent to the end of
the line.
The problem we had last year
was people would call roll call at
9:45 and wouldnt say final roll
call, Walstrom said. But since it
was close to the end, people would
assume it was the last one of the
night and leave. Then they would
call another one at 10 and get
groups crossed off. We had a big
problem with that last year.
To help with the problems,
Walstrom, a member of the long-
standing camping group Phog
Phanatics that has been around
since 1996, created a Facebook
group to try to help freshmen and
those not familiar with the rules.
The group KU Mens Basketball
Camping HQ will allow students
to post ideas for ways to improve
the camping system. Updated for
upcoming games and ticket distri-
butions will also be posted.
Anybody that wants to camp or
wants information about camping
can go there and get it, Walstrom
said. We can send out messages
as far as when the lottery is and
just getting the rules out there so
everybody knows what they are so
we have less problems with groups
getting crossed out and stuff.
On average, 25 groups attend
the 6 a.m. lottery, but far more
groups are signed up by game time,
Walstrom said. Regardless of how
many groups are signed up, they
all enter the fieldhouse before the
regular student line is admitted.
As many as 15 students per group
are allowed to enter through the
camping line, and each member
is allowed to each save a seat for
15 other members of their group
who have to enter through the
regular line.
Some schools, such as Duke,
force campers to camp outside in
tents 24 hours a day. The deci-
sion was made years ago for KU
students to camp inside and to
suspend the camping at 10 p.m.
for safety reasons and because
the building has wireless Internet
available for campers.
I think the amount of camping
groups would decline if camping
were outside, Tetreault said. Im
not saying that the fans here arent
as hardcore, but Duke is in North
Carolina, and its a different cli-
mate compared to here. Plus, being
inside is good for the students
because it allows us to get things
done while we are camping.
Edited by Lauren Keith
How to organize a camping group
BY SACHIKO MIYAKAWA
smiyakawa@kansan.com
Imagine a world with fewer
apples, strawberries, peaches and
almonds.
Orley Chip Taylor, professor
of ecology, will talk about the pos-
sibility of that world in his lecture
Whats Happening to Our Honey
Bees, Bumble Bees and Other
Pollinators? at 7 p.m. Wednesday
in the Natural History Museum in
Dyche Hall.
We simply wouldnt have a lot
of those crops in good conditions
or great abundance if we did not
have honeybees, he said. They
are a crucial element to efficient
agriculture production.
Although Taylors research
focuses on monarch butterflies, he
has studied killer bees of South
America for 22 years.
Taylor said the goal of the lecture
was to raise awareness of bees and
other pollinators roles in humans
food system and ecology. He will
focus on honeybees and pollina-
tors used in agriculture and native
bees and pollinators that maintain
biodiversity.
In addition to producing honey,
honeybees are used to pollinate
crops to produce seeds and fruits.
Taylor said the United States was
one of the most dependent coun-
tries in the world on the use of bees
for pollination of crops.
Taylor said he would also dis-
cuss the reason for the decline
in the population of honeybees.
He said several factors caused the
decline, including management
issues of the honeybees industry.
He said the number of honeybee
colonies was not enough for the
amount of pollination needed in
the country. As a result, bees were
moved to various locations across
the country by trucks, and many
of them were lost during the trans-
portation.
Along with agricultural bees,
Taylor will discuss other native bees
and pollinators, including beetles
and flies, which play important
roles in the pollination of native
vegetation. He said the diversity of
plants and pollinators were inter-
dependent on each other, and if
some died then others would too.
Everything depends ultimately
on the pollinators and the diver-
sity of plants that they pollinate,
Taylor said. In a natural setting,
if we dont have that diversity, then
the system becomes simplified to
the point where, quite frankly, it
becomes boring.
He said maintaining and restor-
ing habitats of plants would attract
pollinators and vice versa. He said
it would be important for humans
to realize they were also part of the
interdependence and responsible
for natural habitats.
We have to be aware of all
the things we are doing as a spe-
cies and having impacts on, he
said. The impact on pollinators
can be quite significant because if
that impact is significantly nega-
tive, it comes back to have negative
impacts on us.
Jen Humphrey, communication
director of the museum, said that
the University had a long tradition
in studying bees and that the audi-
ence should enjoy Taylors lecture.
She also said the live bee hives were
one of the most popular exhibi-
tions at the natural museum.
Edited by Becka Cremer
Professor to discuss the
importance of pollinators
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Orley ChipTaylor has been working with bees since he was 14 years old and has been studying the genetics of killer bees for the past 22
years. Taylor will present the lectureWhats Happening to Our Honey Bees, Bumble Bees and Other Pollinators?at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the
Natural History Museumin Dyche Hall.
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found a half-mile from where the
adventurers plane crashed in
Californias Sierra Nevada.
Madera County Sherif John
Anderson said DNA tests posi-
tively identifed the bones as the
remains of the millionaire aviator
who disappeared last year.
Anderson has declined to say
what bones were found, saying
he didnt want to cause the family
further anguish.
Fossetts widow, Peggy Fossett,
released a statement thanking
authorities for their work.
I am hopeful that the DNA
identifcation puts a defnitive
end to all of the speculation sur-
rounding Steves death. This has
been an incredibly difcult time
for me, and I am thankful to ev-
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to this tragedy, she said.
The bones were discovered
last week, along with Fossetts
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which had animal bite marks on
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from a Nevada ranch owned by
hotel magnate Barron Hilton for
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covered 20,000 square miles but
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Bill Self can be a creative coach.
He isnt afraid to tell his team to play
faster if the situation calls for it. Hell play
with a smaller lineup if his team is strug-
gling. And when hes facing the problem
of deciding who to start in an exhibition
game, he solves it in an unconventional
fashion.
At the end of last week, Self realized
junior guard Sherron Collins and sopho-
more center Cole Aldrich were the only
players who deserved to start in tonights
game against Washburn.
Weve got two starters right now, Self
said Friday. They tell me youve got to
actually start five.
Instead of toying with the traditional
number of players on the court to start a
game, Self decided to reward his veterans.
On his Hawk Talk radio show Monday
night, Self announced that senior center
Matt Kleinmann and sophomore guards
Tyrel Reed and Brady Morningstar would
join Collins and Aldrich as the starters.
Sophomore guard Conner Teahan will
come off of the bench to join them early
in the game. For Self, its a strategy that
makes sense. The move will deflect atten-
tion away from the starting lineup. Self
didnt think the scrutiny was necessary in
the first place.
To me, thats not really important,
Self said. That hasnt been our goal at all
to determine who the starters will be for
the exhibition games. Were just trying to
get better and look at different combina-
tions.
Now, Self will be able to analyze those
combinations with the regular season in
mind. What does his decision to start
the veterans mean beyond a reward? Not
much.
Stash it away and mark it as inconclu-
sive evidence. Self has offered other hints,
however, about the content of his starting
lineup for the regular season.
Well probably end up starting three
newcomers and two of them will be fresh-
men, Self said at Big 12 Media Day in
Oklahoma City. Maybe three.
The situation isnt quite as murky in
the frontcourt as it is in the backcourt.
Kansas has four big men on scholarship
Aldrich, the Morris twins and freshman
Quintrell Thomas who will likely rotate
in and out of the game.
The logjam occurs with the guard rota-
tion. The Jayhawks have seven guards on
scholarship Collins, Taylor, Reed, Little,
Morningstar, Releford and junior Tyrone
Appleton and Self insists sophomore
walk-on Conner Teahan is in the mix for
playing time as well.
But Self isnt going to play eight differ-
ent guards during the regular season. He
said five players would contribute most
of the minutes. A sixth might get in for a
couple minutes every game.
You can make a strong case that there
are four guys fighting for two spots for
playing time, Self said at Big 12 Media
Day. I do think the competition is very
good. They dont want to have bad days
thats for sure.
Of course, Self did not specify which
four players he had in mind. Collins said
the competition for rotation spots had
made practices intense.
Collins said he would try to keep guys
who arent playing as much from getting
frustrated. Morningstar doesnt think that
will happen anyway.
I think a lot of these guys know if they
come in and work hard, the rest will all
do itself, Morningstar said. Regardless if
youre playing or not, its still a team.
And its still a team with a lot of uncer-
tainty surrounding who will play beyond
tonights game against Washburn.
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T
he building fills to the brim with
dedicated fans every game, excited
to see another action-packed
match. They come to watch diving bodies
hit the ground and fluid ball movements
from player to player that result in perfect
execution.
You might think Im talking about
Kansas football pulling a complete 180
against Kansas State on Saturday, womens
basketball cruising by Fort Hays State
on Sunday, or mens basketball starting
tonight.
You would be wrong. Im talking about
volleyball.
The atmosphere that engulfs the
Horejsi Family Athletics Center when the
Jayhawks hit the court is easily worth a
few hours of any sports fans time. Plus, its
free with a KUID.
Before this turns into a written promo,
I just want to say that I am in no way
affiliated with KU volleyball. I dont work
for the Athletics Department. No coach
suggested that I get the word out and
the only volleyball achievement I have
to my name is a high school intramural
championship.
I simply feel the need to inform others
as a person who recently gave volleyball
a chance. I can promise that you wont be
disappointed if you wander down to the
often-overlooked building next to Allen
Fieldhouse Wednesday night for Kansas
showdown with Colorado.
The game is sure to be a thriller as the
Jayhawks look for revenge after falling in a
heated five-set match against the Buffaloes
in Boulder earlier this season. Its also sig-
nificant because both squads are vying for
a better conference standing.
Similar to football, the Big 12 is one of
the most competitive volleyball confer-
ences in the country this season. The top
five or six teams in the conference typi-
cally find their way into the NCAA tour-
nament. Although Kansas is 10th in the
Big 12, they are only 2.5 games behind the
No. 5 Buffaloes. With seven games left to
play, Kansas has enough time to work its
way into the mix.
The Jayhawks certainly wont make
life any easier on Colorado. The Horejsi
Center is one of the best venues to watch
college volleyball. Out of the 329 D-1
volleyball schools, Kansas ranks 37th in
attendance averaging 923 fans per game,
according to the KU Athletics Web site.
Now, if two teams vying for NCAA
tournament bids in your backyard at a ter-
rific venue isnt enough, one mustnt look
further than the players themselves.
Few players in the country can rival the
excitement that Kansas sophomore Karina
Garlington provides on a nightly basis.
Garlington, a deadly adversary at the net,
ranks fifth in the conference in both kills
per set and points per set. If the ball from
freshman Nicole Tate is on mark and
it usually is Colorado will be eating
leather once Garlington connects.
Then theres veteran Natalie Uhart.
The redshirt senior out of Lansing is the
Jayhawks iron gate at the net. Watching
Uhart shut down a thunderous spike is
as entertaining as watching Cole Aldrich
stuff an opponent next door.
However, the real fun starts when the
ball makes it past the front line and into
the backcourt. Players hit the ground div-
ing after lightning fast spikes. Miraculous
saves keep the ball in play just inches over
the ground as fans Ooh and Aah trying
to maintain balance at the edge of their
seats. Its not unusual to see balls flying
through the rafters as players never let a
play go dead until the whistle blows. With
BY ANDREW WIEBE
awiebe@kansan.com

Coach Mark Francis had a hunch.
He saw how explosive sophomore
defender Lauren Jacksons speed was, even
with limited playing time as a freshman.
With an offseason of strength and condi-
tioning training under her belt, Francis
wondered if Jacksons 40-yard dash time
could stack up against
former Kansas All-
Americans, such as
Caroline Smith and
Holly Gault.
I remember look-
ing at it in preseason
because I was just
curious to see it com-
pared to the other guys
of previous years,
Francis said. Her 40
time was the fastest of
anyone who has ever played here.
Jackson said she didnt remember what
time she ran (its 4.86 seconds), and she
insisted she wasnt sure whether she was
even the fastest player on the team.
But her teammates know the truth.
They see Jackson blow by people every
day in practice.
I think the first few steps Kim (Boyer)
can keep up with her, junior defender
Estelle Johnson said. But after she gets
going five or six steps, there is no way you
are going to catch her.
One year after playing in 13 games as
a freshman, including five starts, Jackson
still isnt comfortable talking about her
game-changing speed or her rapid growth
as a player, but the statistics say what she
wont.
Jackson is third on the team with 1,508
minutes played with 18 starts in 18 games
played. She has locked down the start-
ing right back spot in
Francis backline and
also added a goal and
two assists to qua-
druple her point total
from last season.
And although there
have been the occa-
sional reminders that
Jackson is still learn-
ing her trade, Francis
said she continued
to improve tactically
and technically as she
becomes more comfortable with her role.
It doesnt hurt that her speed allowed her
to take chances the average player couldnt
get away with.
First and foremost, she is improving
as a defender, Francis said. I dont think
there is going to be anybody that match-
es up with her that is going to beat her
because of their speed.
Jackson has also begun using her speed
to turn her defense into instant offense
on the counter attack, giving Kansas an
additional attacking option down the
right flank. Its a dimension her game
lacked last season as the coaching staff
struggled to instill an attacking mentality
in the young defender.
After attempting zero shots in 676 min-
utes on the field as a freshman, Jackson
pulled the trigger nine times this season,
contributing her first career goal against
Missouri State and creating opportunities
through her passing.
Jackson said that she had become com-
fortable carrying the ball into the attack-
ing third but that she hadnt quite mas-
tered bypassing teammates for her own
shot when the opportunity presented
itself.
I just feel like once I get to certain part
of the field, I cant go any further, and I
have to go back to my position, she said,
laughing as she attempted to explain why
she always seemed to look for the pass
first regardless of the situation.
Francis said much of Jacksons
improvement came from a more mature
attitude toward individual fitness and
game preparation. Considering that
she has two more years to improve and
develop, Francis said Jackson could add
to Kansas list of All-Americans before
she left Lawrence.
The final ingredient seems to be gain-
ing the same confidence in her own
abilities that her teammates and coaches
already have.
She just doesnt know how good she
is, Johnson said. I think its kind of
growing on her with maturity. She doesnt
give herself enough credit for how good a
defender and how big a part of the team
she is.
Edited by Lauren Keith
BY AlEx DuFEK
adufek@kansan.com
sEE Dufek On pagE 6B
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Back to the Fieldhouse
Self fills starting lineup with veterans for Kansas first exhibition
Kansan FilE pHOTOs
Cole aldrich (left) and sherron Collins (right) will lead Kansas against Washburn tonight at 7 p.m. in Allen
Fieldhouse. Aldrich and Collins are Kansas two leading returners fromlast years championship squad.
Ryan Mcgeeney/Kansan FilE pHOTO
sophomore defender lauren Jackson charges upfeld alongside Texas A&M's Rachel Shipley during a game in
October. Coach Mark Francis said Jackson could be an All-American before she leaves the University in two years.
SoCCeR
Coach suspects
an All-American
in his ranks again
She just doesnt know how
good she is. I think its kind of
growing on her with maturity.
estelle johnson
junior defender
Sophomore defender Lauren Jackson has
quickly climbed the ladder since last year
CommenTaRy
sports 2B Tuesday, November 4, 2008
quote of the day
schedule
trivia of the day
fact of the day
Nebraska, the Kansas football
teams opponent on Saturday,
is 813-337-40 all-time and is
one of just fve schools with
800 all-time victories.
When the star quarterback
hails from Texas and the leader of
the basketball squad comes from
Chicago, its sometimes easy to for-
get about the local kids: the athletes
who called Kansas home before
Kansas came calling.
Last weekend served as a pleas-
ant reminder that the Sunflower
State can, indeed, produce some
stellar talent.
First, junior running back Jake
Sharp gashed the Kansas State
defense, tallying 257 yards from
scrimmage and four touchdowns.
He scored the games first three
touchdowns to help secure Kansas
third consecu-
tive Sunflower
Showdown tri-
umph.
Sharps success
surprises because
his 5-foot-9
frame didnt
impress national
scouting ser-
vices. But despite
dealing with the
stigma of having
a Salina zip code,
hes proved him-
self as an elite ath-
lete. An up-close look at his rugged
physique explains why hes the fast-
est player on the roster, and how he
flew up the depth chart past Angus
Quigley and Jocques Crawford,
both out-of-state imports.
Second, Kansas womens bas-
ketball spent Sunday afternoon
dominating Fort Hays State in an
exhibition matchup. Shouldering
the load for
the Jayhawks
was the
teams only
Kansas prod-
uct: Olathe-
bred forward
D a n i e l l e
McCray.
Its no
secret that
McCray has
been the
teams star
since she
stepped on
campus three seasons ago, but its a
surprise the KC metro area spit out
such a talent. The solid 5-foot-11
junior scored 20 points and grabbed
seven rebounds in only 19 minutes,
a combination that bodes well for
a Kansas womens team in need of
a leader.
Next in line is mens basket-
ball. With presumed starter Mario
Little sidelined by a stress fracture,
Kansas natives Travis Releford and
Tyrel Reed should see some serious
playing time in tonights preseason
opener against Washburn. Releford
earned the states Gatordade Player
of the Year honors playing for Bishop
Miege in Shawnee Mission last sea-
son. A year earlier, Reed earned the
same award at Burlington High. A
strong season from either guard
would help legitimize Kansas high
school hoops.
ELECTION DAY HOOPS
Today marks the intersection of
two important institutions: Kansas
basketball and the United States
presidential election. If you didnt
prepare properly by voting early,
dont panic.
Simply ditch school to cast your
ballot in the morning class comes
third on a day like today. Spend the
afternoon trying to decide where to
stick your I VOTED sticker while
poring over The Kansans stellar
basketball pregame coverage. Come
evening, head to Allen Fieldhouse
just in time to miss televisions talk-
ing-head tedium. Enjoy the game
and avoid the overblown election
coverage. The results will be there
tomorrow, but you might only get
one chance to see Tyshawn Taylor
throw down a brutal dunk over a
poor Washburn Ichabod.
FINE-ALLY
It was a few weeks coming, but
former Jayhawk tight end Derek
Fine enjoyed his NFL breakout last
weekend. Fine didnt start for the
Buffalo Bills, but he did grab four
receptions, including a nine-yard
touchdown. Fines early-season
struggles werent any fault of his
own: He missed the first six games
with a thumb injury.
The University of Nebraska
says that elderly people that
drink beer or wine at least
four times a week have the
highest bone density. They
need it theyre the ones
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Q: When was the last time
the Kansas football team
defeated Nebraska in Lincoln,
Neb.?

A: 1968. Kansas defeated
Nebraska 23-13.
Kansas breeds talent; Allen spars with election
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6. No. 2 Alabama at No. 19 LSU
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COLUMBIA, Mo. Tight end
Chase Coffman is a slight question
mark for No. 13 Missouri after
spraining his left big toe in a vic-
tory at Baylor but said Monday he
expects to play this week.
Coffman set an NCAA career
record for receptions by a tight end
earlier his senior season.
He has extra incentive to play
against Kansas State on Saturday
night, given that its the Tigers home
finale and that his father for-
mer NFL Pro Bowl tight end Paul
Coffman played for the Wildcats.
Quarterback Chase Daniel
sounded confident that hell have
Coffman as a target in the Kansas
State game.
Hes looking good, Daniel said.
Hes such a competitor and its his
dads team, so yeah, hes going to
play.
Coffman was in a walking boot
on Sunday and was at the top of
coach Gary Pinkels short injury
list on Monday, listed as question-
able. But he met with reporters
wearing tennis shoes, walked with
only a slight limp and said, Ill be
playing.
Theres still a lot of time to get
healed up and Im going to be in
the training room a lot, Coffman
said. Its going to be our last game
at the Zoo and weve got to go out
with a bang.
Coffman caught two touch-
down passes in the 31-28 victory at
Baylor, both requiring fancy foot-
work in the corner of the end zone,
before getting hurt in the fourth
quarter.
Pinkel said Coffman was limp-
ing around most of the fourth quar-
ter, but noted there wasnt much
swelling. Coffman didnt think the
injury would prevent him from
trying more of the full-extension,
tightrope-walking catches that
have become his trademark.
Missouris Cofman expects to play against K-State despite toe injury
NFL
Tampa Bay sets record
with Chiefs defeat
KANSAS CITY, Mo. If its
true that history is written by
the winners, Kansas Citys hor-
rible season of 2008 should
be well-chronicled.
Most rushing yards given
up in a game? Just check the
media guide of the Tennessee
Titans.
Biggest lead blown? Look
it up in the Tampa Bay record
book.
The 332 yards Tennessee
gained in a blowout win over
the Chiefs on Oct. 19 was the
most the Titans ever gained
against anyone, and the most
the Chiefs ever allowed.
When Tampa Bay came
storming back from a 24-3
defcit on Sunday, erasing a
21-point margin with the help
of an array of physical and
mental mistakes by the young
Chiefs, it marked the biggest
comeback in Buccaneers
history.
It was also the biggest lead
Kansas City ever lost. Tied
27-all at the end of regulation,
Tampa Bay won the game 30-
27 on a feld goal in overtime.
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Mens Basketball: Washburn
(Exh.), 7 p.m. (Lawrence)

Wednesday
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(Lawrence)
Soccer: Texas A&M 7:30 p.m.
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Saturday
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(Lincoln, Neb.)
Swimming: Evansville, 2 p.m.
(Lawrence)
Volleyball: Texas Tech, 7 p.m.
(Lawrence)
Rowing: Kansas State, TBA
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Starters
Mario Scott, 6-foot-1 junior guard
Scott was fourth in the MIAA in assists last
year at 3.7 per game and scored in double
fgures eight times, averaging 6.8 points
on the season. He steps in as the teams
starting point guard after starting 19 of 21
games to start the season last year before
fnishing the season in a reserve roll.
James Williams, 6-foot-5 senior guard

Williams transferred from St. Bonaventure
University before last season and averaged
8.2 points in more than 20 minutes per
game. Williams started 14 of the teams
29 games last season and made 30 of 98
three-point attempts.
Paul Byers, 6-foot-5 senior forward

Byers started all 29 games last season,
averaging 8.2 points and 5.4 rebounds. He
shot 52 percent from the feld and made
26 of 74 three pointers. Surprisingly, Byers
attempted only 12 free throws all season
despite playing more than 24 minutes per
game.
Darnell Kimble, 6-foot-8 senior forward

Kimble is the teams highest returning
scorer at 9.4 points per game. He had only
3.2 rebounds per game despite being the
teams second tallest player. Kimble had 30
turnovers and only nine assists last season.
Moriba DeCoteau, 6-foot-9 senior forward

DeCoteau is the most likely returning player to take the
ffth starter spot but he probably will be
passed over for one of the Ichabods 10
newcomers. DeCoteau, the 205-pound
forward hails from St. Georges, Grenada,
and averaged 1.1 points in 17 games last
season.
game day 3b tuesday, november 4, 2008

COUNTDOWN TO TIPOFF
PreDICTIOn nOn-COnFerenCe SCheDule
Kansas vs. WaShBurn 7 p.m., allen FIelDhOuSe, Jayhawk TV
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Tipoff
At A GlAnce
HeAr ye, HeAr ye
PlAyer to WAtcH
Question MArks
Wu
Tipoff
At A GlAnce
HeAr ye, HeAr ye
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The Ichabods return three
starters from last years 18-11
squad, but they have 10 new-
comers including four freshman,
four junior college players and
two transfers. Kansas is the frst
of three Division I opponents for
Washburn, which will also play
at Kansas State on Nov. 9 and at
UNLV on Nov. 11.
Mario Scott
The junior guard averaged 6.8
points, 3.7 assists and 1.2 steals
per game last
season for
the Ichabods,
who were
12-7 while
he was in the
starting lineup.
Scott, a Grand
Rapids, Mich.
native, will
have the job of
guarding KU point guard Sherron
Collins a tough task consider-
ing Collins is a former McDonalds
All-American and Scott plays at
Division II Washburn.
Can Washburn hang like it did
in 2004?
Washburn led Kansas most of
the frst half in their preseason
matchup in 2004 before Kansas
won by only nine points, 79-70.
With so many newcomers on
both squads, it will be interesting
to see if Washburn will keep the
score close or get blown out by
30 as they did in a 99-69 beating
by Kansas in 2006.
We have four guys back
hopefully with James Williams
who played awfully well last
year. We added what we think is
a great group of new guys. Were
very excited about the potential
of this team.
Washburn coach Bob Chipman
Washburn Kansas
Scott
Byers
Ladies and gentlemen, here
are your new Kansas Jayhawks.
You certainly will have a tough
time recognizing them. Sherron
Collins is the only player return-
ing from last years national
championship team. Collins aver-
aged more than nine minutes per
game. Tonights exhibition game
will serve as more of an introduc-
tion than anything else.
How much will junior college
transfer Tyrone Appleton be
able to play?
Appleton, a junior guard,
returned to practice from a hip-
fexor injury less than a week ago.
He said he would play limited
minutes in the game but did not
set a specifc limit. The Jayhawks
could use an extra veteran like
Appleton on the court. He also
needs to play well in the exhibi-
tion games and start of the regu-
lar season if he wants to secure a
rotation spot.
I hope were a better game
team than we are a practice team
right now because I havent been
really pleased in practice not
because theyre not trying, but
were careless. I think thats pri-
marily youth.
Kansas coach Bill Self
Ive been practicing halfway-
decent. Im kind of nervous, but
think Im ready.
Freshman guard Tyshawn Taylor
Tyshawn Taylor
Taylor has all the tools and
natural abili-
ties to be an
immediate
star for Kansas
this season.
He showed it
all throughout
the summer
in scrimmages
and in Canada
where he averaged 14 points
per game. But how will Taylor re-
spond to playing his frst game in
Allen Fieldhouse against compe-
tition other than his teammates?
And oh yeah, Taylor is wearing
No. 15 this season.
Starters
Sherron Collins, 5-foot-11 junior guard
Forget about the weight issues and knee
surgery recovery from a few months ago
this is Collins team. He has a chance to put
together a spectacular year individually.
Tyrel reed, 6-foot-3 sophomore guard

Reed played a big role during the Jayhawks
trip to Canada. He made a couple key shots
in the one-point victory against Carleton. He
also recorded a team-high fve steals in the
three games.
Brady Morningstar, 6-foot-3 sophomore guard

Morningstar, who red-shirted last year, has
a great opportunity to prove he deserves
signifcant minutes this season in the two
exhibition games. Although Morningstar is
in his third year at Kansas, hes only played 31
minutes.
Matt Kleinmann, 6-foot-10

senior forward
Kleinmann is in his ffth season at Kansas so
he knows the system better than anyone on
the roster. Kleinmann, however, just isnt as
talented as most players who play for Kansas.
Cole aldrich, 6-foot-11 sophomore center

Self has raved about Aldrich ad nauseam for
the last three months. That has to count for
something. Aldrich will be invaluable defen-
sively, but he needs to show hes ready to be
a top contributor on the ofensive end.
Collins
Taylor
Aldrich
allen FIelDhOuSe WIll rOCK IF.
Cole Aldrich swats multiple Ichabod shots into the stands or press
row. Blocking shots has quickly become Aldrichs trademark after re-
cording four in the Final Four game last season against North Carolina.
Hell be one of the premier shot-blockers in the nation this season and
should get of to a quick start. In the three Canadian exhibition games,
he had nine vicious blocks that wowed the small crowds. The Allen
Fieldhouse faithful would have loved it.
PhOG allen WIll rOll OVer In hIS GraVe IF.
Kansas commits 20 turnovers. The number might seem steep, but
the Jayhawks are a young team and young teams turn the ball over.
The Jayhawks only had 20 turnovers in a game twice last season. But
when this years Jayhawks went to Canada, they firted with the fgure
in two of the three games and averaged 16 turnovers per game. Wash-
burn will be comparable competition. Add in the nerves of the young
Jayhawks playing in front of 16,300 fans and its at least possible.
BuFOrD MeTer: high
Will sophomore walk-on Chase Buford get the opportunity to play
tonight? The meter tells all.
85-65
KanSaS
Kimble
Kleinmann
Morningstar
Reed
Sixth man
Conner Teahan, 6-foot-5
sophomore guard
Teahan has inher-
ent value to Kansas
because of his three-
point shooting ability.
He made 12 of his 20
attempts last season.
But Teahan needs to
prove hes not a liabil-
ity on the defensive
end.
Case Keefer
Teahan
Chipman
DeCoteau
Williams
head coach
Bob Chipman
Chipman enters his 30th season Wash-
burns coach and has a
career coaching record of
646-251. In a game against
a more talented Kansas
team, Chipman may be the
best chance Washburn has to
keep it close. Several KU players
have worked at Chipmans camp
and he said he always enjoyed
playing Kansas.
B.J. Rains
Date Opponent Time
Nov. 4 WASHBURN (Exhibition) 7 p.m.
Nov. 11 EMPORIA STATE (Exhibition) 7 p.m.
Nov. 16 OReilly Auto Parts CBE CLASSIC VS. UMKC 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 18 OReilly Auto Parts CBE CLASSIC VS. FLORIDA GULF COAST 8 p.m.
Nov. 24 OReilly Auto Parts CBE CLASSIC VS. WASHINGTON 9 p.m.
Nov. 25 OReilly Auto Parts CBE CLASSIC VS. FLORIDA/SYRACUSE 6:45/9:15 p.m.
Nov. 28 COPPIN STATE 7 p.m.
Dec. 1 KENT STATE 8 p.m.
Dec. 3 NEW MEXICO STATE 7 p.m.
Dec. 6 JACKSON STATE 1 p.m.
Dec. 13 MASSACHUSETTS (Sprint Center) 1 p.m.
Dec. 20 TEMPLE 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 23 at Arizona (Big 12/Pac-10 Harwood Series) 9:30 p.m.
Dec. 30 ALBANY 8 p.m.
Jan. 3 TENNESSEE 1 p.m.
Jan. 6 SIENA 7 p.m.
Jan. 10 at Michigan State 12 p.m.
Scott
Sherron
Collins
anD In The BeGInnInG...
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friendly,free continental breakfast. $610
month. Available around December 20th.-
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$350 www.hawkchalk.com/2401
Need 1-2 subleasees 2 bed/1 bath apart-
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Need roommate for Jan.09 2bd/2bt. I am
gone all week so place to yourself. Large,
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Maria 316-648-2297 if interested..550mth
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Summer sublease needed at Carson
Place just north of the Union. Needed
End of May through July. 332.50 + 1/2 of
utilities. Very close to campus. 785-608-
8088 www.hawkchalk.com/2395
$50 for a student ticket to next weeks foot-
ball game against K-State. Call 785-764-
2434 if interested. hawkchalk.com/2379
KU vs. KSU TICKET FOR SALE FOR 75
DOLLARS. CONTACT MOLLY AT 620-
262-1388. PRICE IS NEGOTIABLE.
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Math tutor needed for 14 yr. old.
2hrs a week. $10/hr.
Call Stacey at 785-843-8515.
M-F: all part time shifts between 9am &
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ness Training Center in both Marketing of-
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depending on your school schedule.
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Free meals
College Scholarships
Affordable Insurance
Apply in person @ McDonalds ofce, 6th
& Michigan from 8 am to 5 pm
Monday-Friday.
University Book Shop on W. 23rd St. now
hiring part-time and temporary positions.
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1 BR sublease. Available end of
semester. W/D in unit. DW. Off street
parking. All electric: cheap bills. Walk to
Mass St or Campus. Call 785.691.7500.
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BR, 2 BA, $920. 1/2 deposit, 1/2 mo.
free. 785-841-8400
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Call 816-589-2577 for details.
2 bd 2 bath at Aberdeen 590 can include
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sports 5b tuesday, november 4, 2008
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. LOUIS After a 34-13
beat-down at the hands of Arizona
on Sunday, the St. Louis Rams fell
three games behind the Cardinals
in the NFC West Division.
At the halfway point of the 2008
season, the Rams arent yet math-
ematically eliminated from post-
season contention, but they face an
enormous uphill climb to get into
contention.
The loss was the second in a row
for the Rams on the heels of their
only two wins of the season and
dropped them to 2-6 on the season.
The Rams will head to New
York this week to face the AFC East
Division-leading Jets with a banged
up roster that will have plenty of
question marks.
We are not going to change our
approach, coach Jim Haslett said.
We have to take it one game at a
time. The most important thing is
we go try to get a win this week.
This is not going to be an easy test.
I dont think you can look ahead.
While the Rams can ill afford to
look beyond the next opponent, its
going to be hard to even focus on
this one because of myriad injuries
that have hit them in recent weeks.
Perhaps no spot on the roster
has more question marks than at
running back where starter Steven
Jackson has had a strange couple
of weeks.
Jackson suffered a quadriceps
injury against Dallas on Oct. 19 and
didnt play against New England on
Oct. 26.
Last week, Jackson practiced
lightly and took about a third of the
repetitions before declaring himself
ready to play Sunday morning.
On the first play of the game,
Jackson declared himself unpre-
pared to run the play that was
called, an outside cutback run he
wasnt ready to handle.
Jackson finished with seven
rushes for 17 yards and the Rams
were suddenly left short-handed
at the position because backup
Antonio Pittman suffered a ham-
string injury on that first play and
Travis Minor got a concussion on
special teams.
Pittman will be out this week and
Minor also could miss this week,
leaving recently signed Kenneth
Darby as the only healthy back on
the roster if Jacksons cant go.
Having Jackson back in the fold
will be mandatory if the Rams are
to revive their struggling offense.
Haslett said Monday the Rams
wont be caught short at running
back again this week.
Steven has got to give us a full
days work this week or he will not
play ... we cant go into a game not
knowing whether he can play or
not, Haslett said.
Jacksons status might be the
most important but its not the
only injury question on the roster.
Haslett said the Rams will place
receivers Dante Hall and Drew
Bennett on injured reserve as early
as Tuesday morning because of
foot injuries, ending their season.
And while the Rams will
undoubtedly be headed to New
York looking to save their season
without a full complement of play-
ers, Haslett is curious to see how
they react to the two-game losing
streak.
It changes every week, Haslett
said. Personnel changes, the game
changes, the situation changes
every week. Its just how you handle
it. We just have to go up there and
play well.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Arizona Cardinals running back TimHightower struggles for yardage as he is pulled down by St. Louis Rams linebacker Will Witherspoon during the second quarter of a game on Sunday.
Hightower had 109 yards on 22 carries in the Cardinals 34-13 victory. The loss put the Rams three games behind the Cardinals in the NFC West.
Rams hope to revive playof hopes
NFL
nfl
Obama, McCain appear on
Monday Night Football
WASHINGTON Democratic
presidential nominee Barack
Obama told ESPNs Monday Night
Footballit was time for college
football to pick a champion with
a playof system while Republican
John McCain wanted to put an
end to performance-enhancing
substances.
On the eve of the election,
the two presidential candidates
were interviewed via satellite by
ESPNs Chris Berman. The taped
interviews aired during halftime
of game between the Washington
Redskins and the Pittsburgh Steel-
ers. Both candidates were asked
to name one thing they would
change in sports.
I think it is about time that we
had playofs in college football.
Im fed up with these computer
rankings and this and that and the
other. Get eight teams the top
eight teams right at the end. You
got a playof. Decide on a National
Champion,Obama said.
College football uses a Bowl
Championship Series system, com-
monly known as BCS, that is based
on computer rankings.
McCain said he would take
signifcant action to prevent the
spread and use of performance-
enhancing substances. I think its
a game were going to be in for a
long time. What I mean by that is
there is somebody in a laboratory
right now trying to develop some
type of substance that cant be de-
tected and weve got to stay ahead
of it. Its not good for the athletes.
Its not good for the sports. Its
very bad for those who dont do
it, and I think it can attack the very
integrity of all sports going all the
way down to high school.
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action like this going back and
forth for minutes at a time, the
game isnt for the weak of heart.
So, if youre wise enough to give
volleyball a shot and possess the
traits necessary to maintain your
composure during the most grip-
ping moments of the match, I can
guarantee youll be thankful you
gave it a chance.
Youll spend less time at a vol-
leyball match than you will wait-
ing for a game to begin in Allen
Fieldhouse.
Dufek (continued from 1B)
By LARRy LAGE
AssociAtEd PREss
DETROIT The Detroit
Pistons shook the NBA in a big way
Monday landing former MVP
Allen Iverson from the Denver
Nuggets.
The Pistons gave up All-Star
point guard and former NBA
finals MVP Chauncey Billups,
top reserve Antonio McDyess and
project Cheikh Samb.
We just felt it was the right time
to change our team, Pistons presi-
dent of basketball operations Joe
Dumars told The Associated Press.
Iverson gives us a dimension that
we havent had here and we really
think its going to help us.
Iverson is in the final year of
his contract, making $20.8 million
this season. He could debut with
the Pistons on Wednesday night in
Toronto.
He was very excited about the
trade, Iversons agent, Leon Rose,
told the AP.
nba
Walking a thin line
Ryan Waggoner/kANSAN
Dean Potter, Lawrence resident, works on his slacklining technique while Morgan Barnes photographs himon Monday morning in front of Staufer-Flint Hall. Slacklining can be used as a
core training exercise for climbers. It's a good way to kill time,Potter said, since there are not a lot of (opportunities for) climbing in Kansas.
By JiM ocoNNELL
AssociAtEd PREss
Its no surprise Tyler Hansbrough
made The Associated Press pre-
season All-America team his
third straight year as its leading
vote-getter.
For the first time, however, the
North Carolina forward was a
unanimous selection.
Joining Hansbrough on the team
Monday were UCLA guard Darren
Collison, Davidson guard Stephen
Curry, Notre Dame forward Luke
Harangody and Oklahoma forward
Blake Griffin.
Hansbrough, a 6-foot-9 senior
and the reigning national player of
the year, was placed on all 72 bal-
lots by the same media panel that
selects the weekly Top 25.
Hansbrough missed being a
unanimous pick last season by one
vote, and he fell seven votes shorts
as a sophomore.
The last unanimous pick was
Duke guard Jason Williams in
2001-02, and the last repeat selec-
tion was Michigan State guard
Mateen Cleaves in 1999-00.
Hansbrough averaged 22.6
points and 10.6 rebounds in lead-
ing the Tar Heels to a school-
record 36 wins and the Final Four
last season.
He will miss about two weeks of
practice after being diagnosed last
week with a stress reaction in his
right shin.
Of course, we are all disappoint-
ed for Tyler and our team, North
Carolina coach Roy Williams said.
Hansbrough has played in all
108 games in his first three seasons
and he did not miss a practice his
first two years and only one as a
junior.
Hansbrough was a second-team
All-America after his sophomore
season and was a unanimous pick
after last season.
He is the first national player
Psycho T wins unanimous consent
ASSOCIATeD PReSS
Denver Nuggets guard Allen Iverson
works the ball inside for a shot past Min-
nesota Timberwolves forward Al Jeferson
in the third quarter of the Nuggets 118-95
victory in an NBA exhibition basketball game
in Denver.
of the year to return to school
since Shaquille ONeal at LSU
in 1991.
He has grown so much as a
person and a player throughout
his career and it has been a joy
to watch, Williams said.
Curry, who led Davidsons
surprising run to the regional
finals of last seasons NCAA
tournament, was second in the
voting with 66.
Curry averaged 32 points
and was 23-of-51 from 3-point
range during the tournament
run despite seeing defenses
aimed at stopping the slender
guard.
He averaged 25.9 points for
the season and his contribution
to the team should change some
this season with the graduation
of point guard Jason Richards,
who led the nation in assists.
ASSOCIATeD PReSS
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward fghts with Washington Redskins corner-
back Carlos Rogers and safety LaRon Landry during the second quarter of an NFL football game
Monday.
Steelers smash Redskins 23-6
Hansbrough selected
for All-American team
ncaa baSketball
Pistons exchange MVP point guard
and two others for a Nuggets MVP
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tuesday, november 4, 2008 www.kansan.com volume 120 issue 54

James Williams, 6-foot-5 senior guard

Paul Byers, 6-foot-5 senior forward

Darnell Kimble, 6-foot-8 senior forward

Moriba DeCoteau, 6-foot-9 senior forward

game day 3b tuesday, november 4, 2008

Tyrel reed, 6-foot-3 sophomore guard

Brady Morningstar, 6-foot-3 sophomore guard

Matt Kleinmann, 6-foot-10

Cole aldrich, 6-foot-11 sophomore center

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