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    Thousands of acres and more than 60 houses have been destroyed by fames. The University Daily Kansan will introduce a new sports magazine tomorrow. The magazine gets its name from the Jayhawk tradition of waving the wheat any time the team scores.

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    The student voice since 1904

    All contents, unless stated otherwise, 2009 The University Daily Kansan
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    Thousands of acres and more than 60 houses
    have been destroyed by fames. FIRE | 4A
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    THURSDAY, SepTembeR 3, 2009 www.kAnSAn.com volUme 121 iSSUe 12
    Lawrences frst Red Mass preaches to students studying justice. RELIGION | 5A
    Law and religious order
    Campus
    Kansan debuts new weekly sports magazine: Te Wave
    BY JUSTIN LEVERETT
    jleverett@kansan.com
    The University Daily Kansan
    will introduce a new sports maga-
    zine tomorrow called The Wave in
    anticipation of Saturdays football
    game against Northern Colorado.
    The magazine, which will come
    out every Friday school is in ses-
    sion, features sports columns,
    statistics and predictions and will
    wrap around Fridays edition of
    The Kansan.
    The Wave gets its name from the
    Jayhawk tradition of waving the
    wheat any time the team scores.
    Scott Toland, Iola senior in jour-
    nalism and political science, will
    serve as lead editor for The Wave.
    He said that the success of the
    football team during the last two
    seasons makes now a perfect time
    to produce the magazine.
    Theres never been a better time
    for KU football, so this is a great
    time to get The Wave going, he
    said.
    Toland said that one section
    of the magazine, called Kick the
    Kansan, invites students to submit
    predictions of which teams will
    win in upcoming weeks. If their
    predictions are more accurate than
    those of Toland and other Kansan
    sports editors, they will win prizes.
    Last years one-page Game Day
    section, which rated top players of
    each team and listed the Jayhawks
    advantages and disadvantages in
    every major sports game, now
    occupies two inside pages of The
    Wave.
    Fans are also invited to submit
    photos taken at Jayhawk sports
    games by e-mail to thewave@kan-
    san.com. These photos can be pub-
    lished in the next weeks edition of
    The Wave.
    Brenna Hawley, Salina senior
    and editor-in-chief of The Kansan,
    said The Wave came about after
    discussions between herself, Jon
    Schlitt, sales and marketing advis-
    er, and Malcolm Gibson, faculty
    news adviser.
    Basically this section is as much
    football coverage as you could pos-
    sibly want. Sports are so big here, it
    just makes sense, she said.
    The magazine also features col-
    umns from other Big 12 student
    newspapers.
    Hawley said she has been in
    conversations with schools such as
    Texas, Kansas State and Oklahoma
    State.
    Fabian Conde, promotions
    manager for The Kansan, said The
    Wave was an innovation meant to
    help the newspaper cater to both
    student and alumni Jayhawk sports
    fans.
    Its just something for the stu-
    dents to look forward to, and for
    us to give back to the students,
    he said.
    The Wave will be a regular sec-
    tion this year, appearing every
    Friday school is in session. The
    magazine will also be given out for
    free on Saturday at the Gateway
    to Gameday event in the Kansas
    Union. The event will have stands
    for advertisers and local businesses,
    and lasts from 3 p.m. until kickoff
    at 6 p.m.
    Edited by Anna Kathagnarath
    BY JESSE RANGEL
    jrangel@kansan.com
    Its game week, and Anheuser-
    Buschs red and blue Bud Light
    fan cans have arrived in some
    Lawrence liquor stores. According
    to Jim Marchiony, associate ath-
    letics director, University admin-
    istrators have asked the brewer
    to pull the promotion, but said
    copyright infringement isnt their
    top concern.
    The beer cans, launched last
    month in the school colors of sev-
    eral campuses nationwide, might
    give some the impression that
    the University endorses under-
    age drinking, Jack Martin, deputy
    director of communications, said.
    We have undertaken a number
    of steps to reduce excessive and
    underage drinking on campus,
    Martin said. We just want to make
    it clear that this is not a University-
    endorsed promotion that
    Anheuser-Busch is undertaking.
    Martin worked with the ath-
    letics department in drafting a
    letter to Anheuser-Busch three
    weeks ago asking them to pull
    the fan cans from distribution in
    Lawrence.
    Marchiony said the department
    became aware of the promotion
    through the Collegiate Licensing
    Company, which handles the
    Universitys trademark.
    But Marchiony said the num-
    ber one concern was the appeal to
    underage drinkers.
    This is not a trademark infrige-
    ment case, Marchiony said. Just
    because they use colors of par-
    ticular schools does not mean
    there is trademark infringement.
    But the concern is that using
    the colors can confuse consumers
    into thinking that the school was
    part of this promotion.
    Katie Fankhauser, Topeka
    freshman, said administrators
    might have a legitimate concern.
    In marketing, thats one of the
    things, colors really pull people
    away, Fankhauser said. But I
    think they should be concerned if
    its going to encourage drinking,
    and not concerned about if its
    our trademark or not.
    Ali McGee, Overland Park
    sophomore, said she thought
    underage drinkers were going to
    do drink anyway, regardless of
    can marketing.
    I mean, people that have never
    drank before arent going to be
    like Oh, well this is KU, so Im
    going to go drink now, she said.
    Martin said he was under the
    impression that Anheuser-Busch
    would pull the promotion in
    college towns if the community
    complained.
    Several dozen schools, at
    last count, had requested that
    Anheuser-Busch not have this
    promotion in their community,
    Martin said. We are hopeful that
    they would do the same here
    and discontinue the promotion in
    Lawrence.
    Marchiony said the department
    had not received a response from
    Anheuser-Busch.
    Edited by Alicia Banister
    Campus
    athletiCs
    Deal with
    athletics
    provides
    millions
    Andrew Hoxey/KANSAN
    Anheuser-Busch launched a newpromotion that uses teamcolors on Bud Light cans. JimMarchiony, associate athletics director, said the University is upset by the idea because it doesnt want students thinking it is University sponsored.
    Fan Cans causing controversy
    University worried
    promo encourages
    underage drinking
    NeVeR WaVeD the
    Wheat BeFORe?
    Heres how:
    1. Stand up on the bleachers
    2. Start swaying back and
    forth
    3. Wave your arms above
    your head!
    4. Voila! Youve got a
    stadium of blue waving the
    wheat
    http://www.viewbook.ku.edu/
    student-life.pdf
    BY LAUREN HENdRIck
    lhendrick@kansan.com
    Chancellor Bernadette Gray-
    Little announced yesterday that she
    and Athletics Director Lew Perkins
    have teamed together to raise $40
    million for academic programs at
    the University of Kansas.
    The money would be generated
    by a proposed seating expansion on
    the east side of Memorial Stadium.
    However, the proposed plan would
    have to be approved by the Kansas
    Board of Regents at its Sept. 15 and
    16 meetings. If
    approved, rev-
    enue from the
    additional seat-
    ing would be
    directed towards
    academic pro-
    grams for the
    University.
    Te proposed
    seating expan-
    sion, called Te
    Gridiron Club,
    housed at the
    stadium would
    seat about 3,000
    fans according
    to a University
    press release.
    It said the revenue from seat sales
    would fnance the projects $34 mil-
    lion construction expenses and
    provide $40 million to academic
    programs. But seat pricing and ad-
    ditional details about the club will
    be announced at a later date.
    Te press release also said that the
    design would complement the west
    side scholarship suites. Overall, it
    would also enhance the appearance
    of the stadium from the east neigh-
    borhood.
    This development, assuming
    that it is going to be successful
    Gray-Little
    SEE ATHLETICS ON PAGE 3A
    Perkins
    Senior defensive specialist hopes leadership skills push team to victory. SPORTS | 1B
    Grieb ready for fnal season
    File photo by Weston White/KANSAN
    Students wave the wheat at a football game. The Waves name is taken fromthis tradition.
    By Megan Heacock
    mheacock@kansan.com
    Chancellor Bernadette Gray-
    Little announced yesterday the
    members of a search committee
    who will find a permanent pro-
    vost and executive vice chancel-
    lor for the University of Kansas.
    Mabel Rice, who is the Fred and
    Virginia Merrill
    Distinguished
    Professor of
    A d v a n c e d
    Studies, will
    chair the com-
    mittee, which
    consists of 16
    members.
    R i c h a r d
    Lariviere was
    the Universitys provost from
    February 2006 to June 2009, when
    he left KU to become president of
    the University of Oregon. Danny
    Anderson has served as inter-
    im provost since his departure.
    Anderson will continue to serve
    in this position until a permanent
    provost is hired.
    The committee is comprised
    mainly of KU faculty who come
    from a variety of fields, including
    mechanical engineering, medici-
    nal chemistry, business and law.
    Mason Heilman, student body
    president, and Milton Wendland,
    graduate student, are the only
    non-faculty members of the com-
    mittee.
    Edited by Jonathan Hermes
    NEWS 2A THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2009
    KJHK is the
    student voice in
    radio. Each day
    there is news,
    music, sports, talk
    shows and other content made
    for students, by students. Whether
    its rock n roll or reggae, sports
    or special events, KJHK 90.7 is for
    you.
    For more
    news, turn
    to KUJH-TV
    on Sunflower Broadband Channel
    31 in Lawrence. The student-
    produced news airs at 5:30 p.m.,
    7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.
    every Monday , Wednesday and
    Friday. Also, check out KUJH online
    at tv.ku.edu.
    CONTACT US
    Tell us your news.
    Contact Brenna Hawley, Jessica
    Sain-Baird, Jennifer Torline,
    Brianne Pfannenstiel or Amanda
    Thompson at (785) 864-4810
    or editor@kansan.com.
    Kansan newsroom
    111 Stauffer-Flint Hall
    1435 Jayhawk Blvd.
    Lawrence, KS 66045
    (785) 864-4810
    QUOTE OF THE DAY
    Vegetables are interesting
    but lack a sense of purpose
    when unaccompanied by a
    good cut of meat.
    Fran Lebowitz
    FACT OF THE DAY
    Asparagus is referred to as the
    aristocrat of vegetables and
    is considered a harbinger of
    spring because of it earliness.
    wisconsinfreshproduce.org
    MOST E-MAILED
    Want to know whats going on
    with whats going on? Heres
    a list of the top fve items from
    kansan.com:
    1. Hafner: Where scholarly
    and sacred pursuits meet
    2. Football toughness runs
    deep
    3. Shorman: Early birds get
    the grades
    4. Campus ADHD prescription
    abuse increases
    5. Professor helps plan eco-
    city building
    ET CETERA
    The University Daily Kansan is
    the student newspaper of the
    University of Kansas. The first
    copy is paid through the student
    activity fee. Additional copies
    of The Kansan are 25 cents.
    Subscriptions can be purchased
    at the Kansan business office, 119
    Stauffer-Flint Hall, 1435 Jayhawk
    Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045.
    The University Daily Kansan
    (ISSN 0746-4967) is published
    daily during the school year
    except Saturday, Sunday, fall
    break, spring break and exams
    and weekly during the summer
    session excluding holidays.
    Periodical postage is paid in
    Lawrence, KS 66044. Annual
    subscriptions by mail are $120
    plus tax. Student subscriptions are
    paid through the student activity
    fee. Postmaster: Send address
    changes to The University Daily
    Kansan, 119 Stauffer-Flint Hall,
    1435 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence,
    KS 66045
    MEDIA PARTNERS
    DAILY KU INFO
    ON CAMPUS
    The Blackboard 8.0 Grade
    Center: Hands-on workshop
    will begin at 10 a.m. in Budig
    6.
    Caminos a mi tierra: The New
    Role of Mexican Transnational
    Music will begin at noon in
    318 Bailey.
    The Robert Hiller Gallery
    Talk will begin at noon in the
    Spencer Museum of Art.
    The Dreamweaver: Creating
    Web Pages workshop will
    begin at 1 p.m. in the Budig
    PC Lab.
    Tea Time will begin at 3 p.m.
    in the Lobby in the Kansas
    Union.
    An Enzymes Eye view of
    Evolution will begin at 4 p.m.
    in 130 Budig.
    Health Care Reform for
    All Ages: A Closer Look at
    Canada will begin at 4 p.m.
    in Room 2094 in the Dole
    Human Development Center.
    Periodicity in Fossil
    Biodiversity II: Clues to
    Causality will begin at 4 p.m.
    in 1089 Malott.
    The Gallery Conversation will
    begin at 6 p.m. in the Spencer
    Museum of Art.
    Spin transport in
    semiconductors studied by
    ultrafast laser techniques will
    begin at 9 p.m. in 1089 Malott.
    NEWS NEAR & FAR
    international
    1. British teens modeled
    plans after Columbine
    LONDON Two British teen-
    agers meticulously plotted the
    greatest massacre ever, inspired
    by the Columbine killings, a pros-
    ecutor said Wednesday.
    The two wrote up detailed
    plans for what they called Proj-
    ect Rainbow, plotting to bomb
    a shopping center before killing
    teachers and students at their
    school on the 10th anniversary of
    the April 1999 massacre in Colo-
    rado, according to the prosecutor
    in Wednesdays hearing.
    The defense denies the
    charges but has not yet argued
    its case.
    2. Diplomats push Iran to
    discuss nuclear program
    FRANKFURT Six countries
    trying to address concerns about
    Irans nuclear program met
    Wednesday to review develop-
    ments, and ofcials urged Iran
    to agree to talks before the U.N.
    General Assembly meets later
    this month.
    The meeting was scheduled
    before Irans main nuclear nego-
    tiator, Saeed Jalili, told report-
    ers on Tuesday that his nation
    would present new proposals
    and would open talks in order
    to ease common concerns in the
    international arena. Jalili gave no
    details.
    Western nations and others
    worry Iran is moving toward
    development of nuclear war-
    heads. But Iranian leaders say the
    country only seeks reactors to
    produce electricity.
    3. Billionaire prepares for
    space station excursion
    MOSCOW The billionaire
    who founded Cirque du Soleil
    wants to turn cosmonauts into
    clowns when he blasts into space.
    Quebec-born philanthropist
    Guy Laliberte leaves for the inter-
    national space station Sept. 30.
    He said in a video conference
    Wednesday he hopes to use his
    12-day stay to promote universal
    access to clean water.
    Laliberte also said he plans to
    persuade fellow travelers to don
    red clown noses.
    national
    4. Woman sends $4,000
    to Facebook scam artist
    ST. LOUIS A Missouri woman
    was tricked into wiring about
    $4,000 to someone in England
    after receiving faked messages
    from a friend on Facebook asking
    for help, police said Wednesday.
    Jayne Scherrman of Cape
    Girardeau wired the money after
    receiving what she believed were
    several requests for help from her
    friend, Sgt. Jason Selzer said.
    Selzer said its unlikely the
    woman who was scammed will
    get her money back.
    5. Man slaps crying girl
    in front of her mother
    STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga.
    Police say a 61-year-old man
    annoyed with a crying 2-year-old
    girl at a Walmart slapped the
    child several times after warning
    the toddlers mother to keep her
    quiet.
    A police report says after the
    stranger hit the girl at least four
    times, he said: See, I told you I
    would shut her up.
    Roger Stephens of Stone
    Mountain is charged with felony
    cruelty to children. It was unclear
    whether he had an attorney and
    a telephone call to his home
    Wednesday was unanswered.
    Authorities say the girl and her
    mother were shopping Monday
    when the toddler began crying.
    The police report says Stephens
    approached the mother and said,
    If you dont shut that baby up, I
    will shut her up for you.
    Authorities say after Stephens
    slapped the girl, she began
    screaming.

    6. Cuba ordered to pay
    $27.5m to reporters mom
    MIAMI A judge has ordered
    the Cuban government to pay
    $27.5 million to the mother of
    a journalist jailed on the island
    since 2003.
    U.S. District Judge Alan S. Gold
    awarded damages Wednesday
    in the case of Omar Rodriguez
    Saludes. Saludes is serving 27
    years in prison under conditions
    described as deplorable and
    inhumane in court documents.
    Associated Press
    There are more than 130
    buildings listed in the Univer-
    sitys building directory. Visit
    www.buildings.ku.edu for all
    kinds of info about each build-
    ing, such as its history, primary
    purpose and location.
    ON THE RECORD
    Around 1 a.m. Tuesday, a
    University student reported
    a television and laptop, with
    an estimated value of $1,950,
    stolen from his home on Ten-
    nessee Street.
    Around 2 a.m. Tuesday, a Uni-
    versity student and a Lawrence
    resident reported they were
    battered at West Hills Apart-
    ments on Emery Road.
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    1SF1IZTJDBM5IFSBQZ$MVC
    Please |oln us for our FlkST meetlng!
    Meet others ln our study and galn
    professlonal knowledge
    when: Tuesday, September Sth,
    6:opm
    where: watklns health Center, 1st
    foor Conference koom
    Fmall: ku.prept.club@gmall.com
    &OHJOFFST8JUIPVU#PSEFST
    0ur frst general meetlng ls comlng
    up on September rd at , pm ln
    Faton z (Spahr classroom). Thls
    meetlng ls golng to cover lnformatlon
    about our current pro|ects to 8ollvla
    and 0uatemala, and other trlps that
    we took throughout the year wlthln
    the uS.
    Anyone that lt lnterested should
    attend the meetlng to learn more, or
    can emall vlnur@ku.edu.
    koger hlll volunteer Center 0ay of Actlon
    Saturday September 1z 1o:oo am
    The mornlng wlll start out at Centro
    hlspano of Lawrence where we wlll help
    wlth fler dlstrlbutlon. Then, we wlll have a
    plcnlc lunch ln South Park and spend the
    afternoon worklng on the Famlly Promlse
    house.
    Cost $
    keglstratlon 0eadllne September 1o
    keglstratlon forms can be found at http:]]
    groups.ku.edu]-albreaks.
    uestlons!
    www.ku.edu]-albreaks
    aweb@ku.edu
    "MUFSOBUJWFCSFBLT
    SEARCH COMMITTEE MEMbERS:
    n Ann Brill, Dean of the William Allen White School of Journalism
    and Mass Communications
    n Marta Caminero-Santangelo, chair of the English department
    n Lisa Friis, associate professor of mechanical engineering
    n Diane Goddard, vice provost for business and fnance
    n John Hachmeister, associate professor of visual art
    n Bob Hanzlik, professor of medicinal chemistry
    n Christopher Haufer, chair of the ecology and evolutionary
    biology department
    n Mason Heilman, student body president
    n Jeannette Johnson, assistant to the provost
    n Paul Koch, professor of business
    n Stacy Leeds, professor of law
    n Terry Proctor, specialist, Human Resources and Equal Oppor-
    tunity
    n Paul Terranova, vice chancellor for research, KU Medical Center
    n Milton Wendland, graduate student
    n Lisa Wolf-Wendel, professor of educational leadership and
    policy studies.
    Rice
    Committee formed for Provost
    EDUCATION oDD neWS
    Police help raccoon
    with head stuck in jar
    PALM HARBOR, Fla. A Gulf
    coast raccoon has a sherifs
    deputy to thank for helping
    him out of a sticky situation.
    The Pinellas County Sherifs
    Ofce was alerted to the
    distressed critter Wednesday
    morning. A ftness instructor
    reported seeing the raccoon
    with his head stuck in a jar
    at a Palm Harbor elementary
    school parking lot, about 25
    miles north of St. Petersburg.
    A deputy responded to the
    scene and was able to gently
    approach the animal. Authori-
    ties said he managed to pull
    the peanut butter jar of and
    set the raccoon free.
    Associated Press
    Church enlists Satan
    TRENTON, Mich. A Michi-
    gan church is enlisting Satan in
    a bid to drum up attendance at
    services. Metro South Church
    in the Detroit suburb of Tren-
    ton is posting signs saying the
    Christian congregation sucks
    and makes me sick.The ads
    are signed by Satan.
    Associated Press
    news 3A THURSDAY, SepTembeR 3, 2009
    and turn out the way we want, will
    be a major first step in raising the
    resources to enhance academic pro-
    grams here at KU, Gray-Little said.
    Increasing academic resources is
    one of the three goals Gray-Little
    has set since her arrival at the
    University. Her other goals include
    improving undergraduate retention
    and better supporting scholarly pro-
    grams.
    Gray-Little said she and Perkins
    shared the vision of enhancing aca-
    demic excellence and athletic suc-
    cess in tandem.
    The stronger the University, the
    stronger our athletic programs are
    going to be, Perkins said. He said
    recruiting greatly depended on the
    quality of the University.
    Perkins said he hoped the 3,000
    club seating expansion would be
    completed by the 2010 football
    season. Though he doesnt have
    design plans set in stone, Perkins
    said the addition would probably
    span from end zone to end zone
    and consist of three sections. The
    expansion would also include more
    bathrooms and concessions.
    Perkins said he had received
    several phone calls and e-mails
    from people interested in the
    project after the announcement
    but that fans have been interest-
    ed in seeing more seating added
    to Memorial Stadium for some
    time. He said the suites available at
    Memorial Stadium were sold out
    for the season.
    Gr a y - L i t t l e
    said $40 million
    would contribute
    to the University
    in a number of
    ways. She said the
    University would
    be able to offer
    more scholarships
    and fellowships as
    well as retain valu-
    able faculty members. Gray-Little
    also said funds would be redirected
    toward student success programs
    that had recently been decreased
    after budget considerations.
    May Davis, Clay Center senior
    and student body vice president,
    said she thought $40 million was a
    feasible amount of money to raise
    considering the communitys dedi-
    cation to athletics and Gray-Littles
    enthusiasm.
    She goes after her goals, Davis
    said. She really sees the benefits
    of the goals she has laid out and
    as a student that is really inspir-
    ing. Its exciting to know that our
    University is being
    led by somebody who
    actually has the ben-
    efits for the students
    in mind.
    Gray-Little said
    the discussion of
    expanding seating at
    Memorial Stadium
    had taken place
    before her arrival to
    the University.
    If we hit a grand slam like we
    think were going to hit a grand
    slam, we want to share the wealth of
    this benefit, Perkins said.
    Edited by Anna Kathagnarath
    ATHLETICS (continued from 1A)
    Andrew Hoxey/KANSAN
    Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little announces a football stadiumconstruction project at a press conference Wednesday.
    memorial
    Veterans celebrate 64th
    anniversary at Pearl Harbor
    AssociAted Press
    PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii
    The famous battleship where
    Japanese officials signed the sur-
    render documents that officially
    ended World War II played host on
    Wednesday to about 20 aging U.S.
    veterans and dozens of observers as
    they marked the 64th anniversary
    of the wars end.
    The USS Missouri, which was
    anchored in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2,
    1945 for the surrender ceremonies,
    has since been decommissioned
    and moored in Pearl Harbor.
    U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie told
    those gathered its fitting that the
    battleship now known as the
    Battleship Missouri Memorial is
    docked just a few hundred yards
    from the memorial for the USS
    Arizona.
    The Arizona sank when Japanese
    planes attacked Pearl Harbor on
    Dec. 7, 1941, an event that drew the
    U.S. into the war.
    I can think of nothing more
    valuable of this complex here ...
    to enable generations to come
    to reflect and understand, said
    Abercrombie (D-Hawaii.)
    The memorial welcomes more
    than 40,000 tourists each month
    to exhibits that highlight the
    Missouris role in Japans surren-
    der.
    Walter Lassen, a 27-year-old first
    gunners mate aboard the Missouri
    when the war ended, told The
    Associated Press in an interview
    last week his fellow sailors had
    little love of the enemy when
    Japanese officials came aboard to
    sign the documents.
    The Missouri, one of the most
    powerful U.S. warships at the time,
    fought in the battles of Iwo Jima
    and Okinawa as American forces
    neared the Japanese main islands.
    For months, sailors focused on
    aggressively protecting their ship
    and other ships in the U.S. fleet.
    At one point, the Missouri came
    under the attack of 95 Japanese
    planes, Lassen said.
    A kamikaze pilot slammed into
    the Missouris hull in April 1945,
    though the planes bomb failed to
    detonate and only the pilot was
    killed.
    The mood at the time of the
    ceremony was the culmination
    of all this amount of fighting we
    had been doing and all this shoot-
    ing that had been going on, said
    Lassen.
    But with the surrender, sailors
    felt their country was finally safe.
    ASSoCIATEd PrESS
    The U.S. Pacifc Fleet Band, below, and Marine Corps rife detail, above, are seen on board the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl
    Harbor, Hawaii onWednesday during a ceremony marking the 64th anniversary of the end of WorldWar II.
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    University, the
    stronger our athletic
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    to be.
    Lew Perkins
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    Pharmacy
    Maker of Viagra fned record-breaking sum
    AssociAted Press
    WASHINGTON Federal prosecutors
    hit Pfzer Inc. with a record-breaking $2.3
    billion in fnes Wednesday and called the
    worlds largest drugmaker a repeating cor-
    porate cheat for illegal drug promotions that
    plied doctors with free golf, massages, and
    resort junkets.
    Announcing the penalty as a warning
    to all drug manufacturers, Justice Depart-
    ment ofcials said the overall settlement is
    the largest ever paid by a drug company for
    alleged violations of federal drug rules, and
    the $1.2 billion criminal fne is the largest
    ever in any U.S. criminal case. Te total in-
    cludes $1 billion in civil penalties and a $100
    million criminal forfeiture.
    Authorities called Pfzer a repeat ofender,
    noting it is the companys fourth such set-
    tlement of government charges in the last
    decade. Te allegations surround the mar-
    keting of 13 diferent drugs, including big
    sellers such as Viagra, Zolof, and Lipitor.
    As part of its illegal marketing, Pfzer
    invited doctors to consultant meetings at
    resort locations, paying their expenses and
    providing perks, prosecutors said.
    Tey were entertained with golf, massag-
    es, and other activities, said Mike Loucks,
    the U.S. attorney in Massachusetts.
    Loucks said that even as Pfzer was nego-
    tiating deals on past misconduct, they were
    continuing to violate the very same laws
    with other drugs.
    To prevent backsliding this time, Pfzers
    conduct will be specially monitored by the
    Health and Human Service Department in-
    spector general for fve years.
    In an unusual twist, the head of the Justice
    Department, Attorney General Eric Holder,
    did not participate in the record settlement,
    because he had represented Pfzer on these
    issues while in private practice.
    Associate Attorney General Tomas Per-
    relli said the settlement illustrates ways the
    Justice Department can help the American
    public at a time when budgets are tight and
    health care costs are rising.
    Perrelli announced the settlement terms
    at a news conference with federal prosecu-
    tors and FBI, and Health and Human Ser-
    vices Department ofcials.
    Te settlement ends an investigation that
    also resulted in guilty pleas from two former
    Pfzer sales managers.
    Ofcials said the U.S. industry has paid
    out more than $11 billion in such settle-
    ments over the past decade, but one con-
    sumer advocate voiced hope that Wednes-
    days penalty was so big it would curb the
    abuses of Consumer Reports.
    LegAL
    School drops case over
    misuse of trademark
    siOUX FALLs, s.D. national
    American University is no longer
    suing a California pornography
    company that used a name the
    school thought was too similar:
    naughty American University.
    The schools parent company,
    Dlorah inc., fled the federal law-
    suit in south Dakota, against La
    Touraine inc., a company based in
    san Diego. The suit sought fnan-
    cial damages and to prevent the
    use of the schools trademark.
    An attorney for the school
    said that La Touraine has agreed
    to stop using the schools trade
    mark.
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    LOS ANGELES Investigators
    gathered along a remote road in a
    blackened forest Wednesday and
    hunted for clues at the spot where a
    gigantic blaze ignited more than a
    week ago and quickly grew into one
    of the largest wildfires in Southern
    California history.
    Deputy incident commander
    Carlton Joseph said the fire was
    human-caused, meaning it could
    have been ignited by a range of sce-
    narios, from a dropped cigarette to
    a spark from something like a lawn
    mower. Joseph says investigators
    have several leads and notes that
    lightning has been ruled out as a
    possible cause.
    The investigation unfolded as
    firefighters made more progress
    Wednesday against the wildfire that
    has ravaged the Angeles National
    Forest, with higher humidity and a
    lack of wind providing a big boost.
    The blaze that had burned nearly
    219 square miles, or 140,150 acres,
    by Wednesday.
    The crews are making excellent
    progress based on the improved
    weather conditions, U.S. Forest
    Service incident commander Mike
    Dietrich said.
    Since erupting Aug. 26, the blaze
    has destroyed more than five dozen
    homes, killed two firefighters and
    forced thousands of people from
    their homes.
    Fire
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    Firefghter David Bryden, of NewCuyuma, Calif., works to fght a fre that started more than a week ago. The fre is one of the largest in
    Southern California history. So far, more than 60 homes have been destroyed by thehuman-causedblaze.
    Wildfre rages in California
    Fires have destroyed more than 100,000 acres of land in a week
    ASSOCIATED PRESS
    DETROIT A Detroit-area
    woman who wanted to freeze her
    eggs before going to prison for six
    years failed to persuade a judge
    Wednesday to delay her sentence
    by two weeks.
    Noting a series of earlier exten-
    sions, U.S. District Judge Marianne
    Battani said Dawn Hanna had
    ample time ... to get her personal
    business in order.
    Hanna, 36, was convicted last
    year of breaking a U.S. trade
    embargo with Iraq by selling
    telecommunications equipment
    before the war started in 2003.
    The ruling means she must report
    to prison by Tuesday.
    In a court filing, Hanna offered
    several reasons for a two-week
    delay, including health issues, her
    poor personal finances and the
    care of a relative.
    I wanted to take care of my
    female issues as well if possible
    because ... Im a female, Hanna
    wrote. Most have been done but
    there is one thing I wanted to do
    which is freeze my eggs due to my
    age and length of the sentence.
    The U.S. attorneys office was
    not sympathetic. Hannas original
    prison date was in May.
    She has been on notice for
    many months that a prison
    sentence was nearing, and that
    it would be necessary to make
    appropriate arrangements, wrote
    assistant U.S. attorneys Barbara
    McQuade and Michael Martin.
    A message seeking comment
    was left with Hannas attorney,
    N.C. Deday LaRene.
    The judge already has been gen-
    erous: Hannas six-year sentence
    is about 10 years less than the
    minimum under federal guide-
    lines. The guidelines are not man-
    datory.
    ASSOCIATED PRESS
    CHICAGO People around
    the world interact with Alecia
    Dantico all day. Usually, though,
    they dont know whether shes
    young or old, male or female.
    What her followers on Facebook
    and Twitter know is that shes
    a friendly, sometimes sassy, blue
    and gold tin of Garrett Popcorn.
    Thats the icon of the popular
    Chicago-based snack food that
    has tourists and locals lining up
    around the block at locations here
    and in New York City.
    And when Dantico sends out
    a virtual tin of popcorn to a
    fan over Twitter, shes breaking
    new ground in the way compa-
    nies market themselves, joining a
    growing number of social media
    experts hired to man Twitter,
    Facebook and similar sites.
    My day starts on Twitter and it
    doesnt really end, Dantico says.
    She keeps her BlackBerry on at all
    hours to respond to followers in
    different time zones.
    Multinational corporations, such
    as Ford Motor Co. and Coca-
    Cola Co., are beginning to use
    social media to increase positive
    sentiment, build customer rapport
    and correct misinformation, says
    Adam Brown, Coca-Colas Atlanta-
    based director of social media.
    Having the worlds most rec-
    ognized brand, we feel like theres
    an obligation or a responsibility
    when people are talking about
    us, we have a duty to respond,
    Brown said. Listen before div-
    ing in.
    Dantico said she responded
    every time someone mentioned
    her company on Twitter, whether
    it was positive or negative.
    Companies using Twitter for sales
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    news 5A THURSDAY, SepTembeR 3, 2009
    BY BRANDON SAYERS
    bsayers@kansan.com
    Tonight, Lawrences first-ever
    Red Mass will bring together law-
    yers, judges, politicians, profes-
    sors and students interested in
    the relationship between religion
    and justice.
    Red Masses are special reli-
    gious ceremonies held for those
    in the fields of law and public
    office. While they are usually held
    in Catholic churches, these events
    welcome professionals of all reli-
    gious faiths.
    The sermons focus on profes-
    sionals in justice-related fields and
    the way their work overlaps with
    religious principles.
    The event is co-sponsored by
    the Universitys chapter of the St.
    Thomas More Society, a group
    for Catholic law students. Josh
    Goetting, law student and the
    groups president, said he thought
    those in public office or the law
    profession would respond to a
    Mass geared toward their work.
    We are the kind of people that
    are trying to act for the greater
    good of others, Goetting said.
    Because of that we ask for the
    help of God as we try to carry out
    our duties.
    The tradition of Red Masses in
    the Catholic Church dates to the
    13th century. The event was named
    after the red vestments the leaders
    of the mass wear..
    One of the most popular Red
    Masses is held each October in
    Washington, D.C. the day before
    the Supreme Court convenes.
    Supreme Court justices, members
    of Congress and even the President
    of the United States often attend
    this event, sometimes spark-
    ing controversy over the relation
    between politics and religion.
    Echoing that sentiment, repre-
    sentatives from the School of Law
    said the school had no religious
    affiliation and felt it would be inap-
    propriate to comment.
    However, Michael Davis, profes-
    sor of law, said laws and religion
    often shared the same moral prin-
    ciples. Davis said he was impressed
    by the Red Masses he attended
    in the past, and hoped this event
    would help people understand how
    specific professions are connected
    with religious ideologies.
    The Rev. Steve Beseau, director
    of the St. Lawrence Center, will
    lead the Red Mass. Beseau said he
    hoped he could help those at the
    Mass see their occupation as more
    than simply everyday work.
    What I hope to reaffirm in
    these law students, professors
    and those that practice law is a
    sense of nobility in what they do,
    Beseau said.
    Beseau said he hoped the words
    of God could help everyone make
    good decisions, but especially
    those who face ethical dilemmas
    on a regular basis.
    We will ask the Holy Spirit to
    come upon us and give the wis-
    dom and knowledge to make the
    right decisions in the next year,
    Beseau said.
    A Red Mass is held in Kansas
    City each year but both Goetting
    and Beseau said this was the first
    in Lawrence.
    Were pretty proud to say that
    were bringing a big city thing like
    this to Lawrence, Goetting said.
    Goetting said everyone he spoke
    with that had attended other Red
    Masses praised the events.
    They all walked away with a lit-
    tle bit different perspective so Im
    hoping that we have something
    similar to that with this event,
    Goetting said.
    The Mass will begin at 5:15
    p.m. tonight at the St. Lawrence
    Catholic Campus Center, 1631
    Crescent Road, on the corner
    of 15th Street and Engel Road.
    Although the Red Mass is direct-
    ed at those interested in certain
    professions, the event will occur
    during a regularly scheduled Mass
    and is open to anyone.
    Following the mass, a reception
    will be held at the St. Lawrence
    Rectory, across the street from the
    St. Lawrence Catholic Center on
    the other side of Crescent Road.
    Anyone planning to attend the
    reception should RSVP at 785-
    843-0357.
    Edited by Brenna M. T. Daldorph
    RELIGION
    LawRENcEs FIRst
    REd Mass
    wHO: All students inter-
    ested in both religion and
    a career in law or public
    ofce are invited to attend.
    wHat: A Red Mass is a tra-
    ditional homily celebrated
    annually in the Roman
    Catholic Church specifcally
    for judges, lawyers and
    government ofcials.
    wHEN: 5:15 p.m. today
    wHERE: St. Lawrence
    Catholic Campus Center,
    near 15th Street and Engel
    Road.
    Refreshments will be
    served after the mass at the
    St. Lawrence Rectory, across
    the street on the other side
    of Crescent Road. Anyone
    planning to attend the
    reception should RSVP with
    the St. Lawrence Center at
    785-843-0357.
    WASHINGTON An 89-year-
    old white supremacist charged
    with killing a security guard at the
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
    was ordered to remain in jail
    Wednesday after prosecutors said
    the frail man was still dangerous
    because he had no true friends
    and nothing to lose.
    A judge also ordered James von
    Brunn to undergo a competency
    evaluation despite objections from
    the wheelchair-bound suspect. He
    was otherwise nonchalant and even
    smiled when a prosecutor said he
    wanted to kill as many people as
    possible in the
    June 10 attack.
    The 30-min-
    ute hearing was
    von Brunns first
    public appear-
    ance since the
    shooting. The
    Washington fed-
    eral court hear-
    ing had been
    delayed several times as von Brunn
    recovered in a hospital after being
    shot by other museum guards.
    He had been struck once near the
    right ear, but the wound has since
    healed, his attorney said.
    Von Brunn appeared to be wear-
    ing medical bracelets.
    Although he had no visible
    wounds or bandages, the injuries
    make it difficult for him to hear
    and speak, his attorney said. He
    wore a navy D.C. jail uniform
    and looked mostly at his lap,
    leaning over at times to speak
    with his lawyer.
    Von Brunn first shook his head
    and then called out your honor
    when the judge suggested he was
    going to order an evaluation. His
    attorney and the judge tried to
    advise him not to speak.
    Your constitution guarantees
    me a speedy and fair trial, von
    Brunn finally said in a halting voice.
    Im a United States citizen, and
    as a U.S. naval officer I swore to
    protect my country. I take my vows
    very seriously, said von Brunn, a
    World War II veteran who served
    on a patrol boat.
    In asking that von Brunn not be
    released, prosecutor Nicole Waid
    said von Brunns actions were
    clear on videotape.
    This isnt a case of whodunit,
    your honor, Waid said.
    She said that though von Brunn
    may appear frail, he is still a
    danger because he has no true
    friends and nothing to lose.
    Waid said that von Brunn
    arranged his finances and funeral
    plans before his suicide mission
    at the museum, and that he wanted
    to kill as many people as possible.
    He shook his head when Waid
    recounted how he had once tried
    to kidnap members of the Federal
    Reserve board.
    He was caught outside a board
    meeting carrying a bag stuffed with
    weapons. He describes his attempt
    with apparent pride on his Web
    site. He was sentenced in 1983 to
    more than four years in prison for
    attempted armed kidnapping and
    other charges in his Fed assault. He
    was released in 1989.
    Von Brunn was indicted in July
    on charges including first-degree
    murder for the death of museum
    guard Stephen T. Johns, who
    was black. Four of the charges
    carry a possible death penalty if
    hes convicted.
    Public records show that in
    2004 and 2005 he lived briefly
    in Hayden Lake, Idaho, which
    for years was home to the Aryan
    Nations, a racist group run by
    neo-Nazi Richard Butler. He had
    a racist, anti-Semitic Web site
    and wrote a book titled Kill the
    Best Gentiles, alleging a Jewish
    conspiracy to destroy the white
    gene pool. He also claimed the
    Holocaust was a hoax.
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    Leslie Shelton, director of the
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    LOS ANGELES The AP has
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    I
    n the world of politics, it
    seems you cant get a job of
    any significance without being
    an expert in putting your foot
    in your mouth. Talk show hosts
    have made careers out of remind-
    ing us that our elected officials
    frequently say really stupid crap.
    The vice president, as much as I
    like him, is often good for a gem,
    and George W. Bush gave us eight
    years of hilarity.
    Lately, since President Obama
    insists on being lame and using
    a teleprompter (thereby cutting
    down on random flubs in front of
    the national press), it has become
    necessary to look closer to home
    for politically charged silliness.
    Just this summer, we had a
    few prominent Kansans gener-
    ously provide material. Former
    Kansas Republican Party Chair
    Kris Kobach had his joke about
    Obama and God not having birth
    certificates, and state congressman
    and U.S. Senate hopeful
    Todd Tiarht (R-Goddard) made a
    public comment speculating what
    would have happened if President
    Obamas mother had had an abor-
    tion. But hey, there was a point to
    it, right?
    Lately, one person has been in
    the spotlight for a particularly
    juicy snafu. Second District Rep.
    Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.) has gotten
    into a little trouble for a remark
    about the future of the Republican
    Party, in which she said that they
    were in need of a great white
    hope. What is the problem with
    that? Isnt that a fairly well-known
    phrase relating to the need for a
    savior of some sort? Well, kind of.
    Historically, the great white
    hope term came about in the
    early 1900s, as white boxing
    fans and promoters searched for
    a white fighter who could take
    down Jack Johnson, one of the
    first great African-American
    boxers. Its taken on a deeper
    meaning since, relating to white
    Americas fear of minorities play-
    ing a larger part in society.
    It is entirely possible that
    Jenkins didnt know about the rac-
    ist history of the phrase. Frankly, I
    didnt know the background until
    looking it up, after people first
    got mad at the congresswoman
    for her comment. Still, it isnt
    hard to guess some unpleasant
    undertones just from listening to
    great white hope. Theres really
    no place where the color white
    is directly associated with hope,
    as far as I know.
    Whether Jenkins meant any-
    thing racist by her comment,
    and Im giving her the benefit
    of the doubt on this, her com-
    ment was the latest in a recent
    string of ignorant quips by Kansas
    Republicans. The common
    thread? Theyre all supposedly
    offhand quips that the perpetra-
    tors think are harmless.
    Tiarhts statement about
    President Obamas mother having
    an abortion was the only one with
    any real malice behind it, but it
    was really just a poor attempt at a
    profound statement.
    Kobachs birth certificate
    joke was made at a luncheon of
    Republican supporters in western
    Kansas.
    Lastly, Jenkins, in her state-
    ment about the Republican Party
    searching for a great white hope,
    honestly thought she was making
    a positive statement.
    So what is the problem with all
    of this? These people are supposed
    to be our leaders. Its great sport to
    pick out their missteps and tease
    them for it, but the regularity of it
    is just depressing.
    President Obama has taken
    some flack for relying heavily on
    a teleprompter during speeches,
    but at least its cut back on the now
    infamous Bushisms such as, teach
    a child to read, and he or she will
    pass a literacy test.
    Maybe Jenkins should give it
    a shot.
    Cohen is a Topeka senior in
    political science.
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    I
    n the first year a large
    university can be a little
    overwhelming. In addition
    to becoming acclimated to the
    atmosphere, first-year students
    must make decisions concerning
    classes, friendships and where to
    live. Many students might stress
    about deciding where to live, and
    though there are benefits for both
    on- and off-campus living, a first-
    year student might find more
    opportunities living on campus
    than off.
    I spent my freshman year in a
    residence hall and enjoyed many
    benefits of on-campus living. I
    never had to worry about leaving
    lights on or water running for
    too long, as the electric and water
    bills were not directly paid by
    me. My meals were also not my
    responsibility, and I can honestly
    say I took Mrs. Es endless salad
    bar and vast choices of cereals for
    granted. I walked to my classes
    and never had to worry about
    driving, parking or buses run-
    ning late.
    However, more importantly
    than any of these benefits were
    the connections I made with
    other people also living in the
    residence halls. Potential friends
    were always right across the
    hall or a short elevator ride
    away. Everybody was new and
    everybody was looking to meet
    new people. Though potential
    friendships are present in any liv-
    ing arrangement, someone new
    to the University of Kansas would
    have the chance to interact with
    several new people every day
    in a residence hall. I established
    my strongest connections as a
    freshman in Ellsworth Hall, and
    Im not sure I would have had the
    same opportunities had I spent
    my first year off campus.
    Now, I am beginning my
    second year living off campus
    and I have enjoyed the benefits
    of apartment style living as well. I
    have welcomed the freedoms and
    privileges associated with living
    in my own apartment, and I have
    grown more responsible. I am
    free to have guests come and go
    without irritating check-ins and
    -outs, and I can come home in
    the middle of the night without
    having to speak with anyone
    at the door. Off-campus living
    requires increased responsibil-
    ity but is also enjoyable and
    beneficial.
    Of all the decisions a new
    student to the University is faced
    with, where to live should be the
    easiest to make. While both on-
    and off- campus living options
    provide benefits and opportu-
    nities, I am grateful I chose to
    spend my first year in a residence
    hall.
    The responsibilities of col-
    lege life are difficult enough to
    adjust to without also worrying
    about cooking or electric bills.
    By living on campus I was able
    to establish relationships and
    become involved in activities that
    would have been more difficult to
    achieve otherwise.
    My experience living in a resi-
    dence hall has affected my overall
    college experience and helped me
    adjust while meeting new people.
    My first year at the University
    would have been much more
    overwhelming and much less
    enjoyable had I not chosen to live
    on campus.
    Brown is a Wichita junior
    in journalism and political
    science.
    Kansas Republicans can learn
    from Obama: use teleprompters
    sTudenT LiFe
    A
    s I was struggling to
    come up with a correct
    Spanish conjugation dur-
    ing an activity in class one day,
    I asked myself a question: How
    is it that I know Hootie and the
    Blowfish is Tiger Woods favorite
    band, but I cant remember if the
    yo form of entender is irregu-
    lar? (It is.)
    Hootie and the Blowfish
    should personally thank me for
    exposing their biggest fan, but
    with the mainstream emergence
    of 24-hour news networks, they
    might not have to try as hard.
    I remember hearing that bit of
    news on Headline News a few
    years ago. Unless Tiger Woods
    himself needs my help to be his
    personal biographer, I will prob-
    ably be left wondering why his
    musical preferences needed to be
    broadcast to me.
    More than ever we are cur-
    rently being fed similar types
    of unimportant knowledge that
    qualifies as news. Unless the
    yet-to-be-formed million dollar
    Sporcle.com tournament comes
    knocking at my door, these
    important news bits probably
    wont garner me anything more
    prestigious than a pat on the back
    and one of the Thats cool?
    stares people give whenever
    someone talks about how Creed
    won a Grammy in 2001.
    On second thought, I dont
    know if anyone has brought that
    up in daily conversation. It is our
    job as consumers of media to
    filter through this constant bom-
    bardment of news to get what
    we want.
    During a final last semester,
    I had started on a new question
    that mentioned the phrase under
    oath. After thinking about one
    of my favorite bands, I ultimately
    thought of Barry Bonds testifying
    under oath in front of Congress
    on banned substances in baseball
    (the initial story.) This reminded
    me that one of the substances in
    question was flaxseed oil (a much
    later Bonds story.)
    Ill fault myself for remember-
    ing the flaxseed oil, but is this
    really what media has come to?
    Much like the Bonds story, the
    Michael Jackson story dominated
    and still continues to appear
    on news networks throughout
    the world.
    The two stories started out
    simply as what had happened
    and what kind of impact it would
    have on their respective scenes.
    Eventually, the main story turned
    into sub-stories that made me
    question the quality of the stories
    themselves.
    As one of my journalism
    teachers says, My game is to see
    which story is the top story on
    television: Michael Jacksons doc-
    tor or health care.
    As with any topic, there are
    always two sides. Some do not
    mind this excess of informa-
    tion, while others are appalled.
    The important thing to realize is
    that this form of news wont be
    going anywhere. If its to the point
    where its annoying, repetitive
    and irrelevant then all one has to
    do is realize its superficiality.
    After all, who doesnt appreci-
    ate the story a while back about
    Subway Jareds name floating
    through the Casino Royale
    auditions?
    Boultinghouse is a Girard
    sophomore in journalism
    and history.
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    I haven't gotten any phone
    numbers the entire time I've
    been in Lawrence. Come on,
    ladies, let's pick up the pace.
    n n n
    Yeah, I dated someone
    I worked with. She started
    screwing one of my
    supervisors. Needless to
    say, it made my job very
    uncomfortable.
    n n n
    Woohoo, #1 with swine fu!
    Go KU!
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    Mix 93.3 says every night
    is going to be a good night,
    according to the Black Eyed
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    And Ill probably never use
    math as an anthropologist!
    n n n
    I know the perfect guy is
    out there ... is he on FFA?
    n n n
    Im paying for my life in
    quarters, dimes and nickels for
    the next week better start
    collecting.
    n n n
    Weezer and Blink-182
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    n n n
    I just swallowed almost all
    the seeds while eating my
    watermelon this morning.
    Im going to have so many
    watermelons growing in me!
    n n n
    I love the smell of cofee
    in the morning; It smells like
    victory.
    n n n
    Did anyone see the pole-
    dancing cow at 23rd and
    Iowa? It was more scandalous
    than Miley Cyrus pole dance.
    n n n
    Someone wrote, I wish my
    girlfriend were this dirty, on
    the back of my car in the dust.
    My day has been made.
    n n n
    If you were in the mens
    bathroom on the 4th foor of
    the Union between 9:45 and
    9:50 this morning, dont worry.
    I dont have the swine fu, Im
    just really hungover.
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    when youre dead, but you
    can only succeed when youre
    alive.
    n n n
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    mentioned. Frankly, time can be a
    students worst enemy. The clock
    is always ticking, an ever-present
    reminder that we dont have
    enough time.
    We all do daily things that
    cannot be eliminated: commut-
    ing, getting cleaned up, eating
    and sleeping. If you want to eat
    or sleep, you have to work to
    financially support those times.
    But, you want to make more than
    $10 an hour, so you have to get
    an education. With education
    comes studying and homework.
    Heaven forbid you might meet
    someone you want to spend some
    quality time with. The million
    dollar question is: How do we fit
    it all in?
    According to an April
    2009 pilot study at Ohio State
    University, one activity students
    shouldnt be wasting time on
    is the social networking site
    Facebook.
    The study found a relation-
    ship between students use of
    Facebook and lower grades. Out
    of the 219 Ohio State graduate
    and undergraduate students,
    148 had a Facebook account
    and GPAs that fell between 3.0
    and 3.5, and reported studying
    on average one to five hours per
    week. In general, students with-
    out Facebook had GPAs between
    3.5 and 4.0, and studied 11 to 15
    hours a week.
    Although we cant blame
    Facebook as the ultimate culprit
    causing college students to get
    bad grades, it is a means by which
    many of us waste vast amounts
    of time. Add in other social sites
    such as MySpace, Twitter, our
    ever-growing e-mail accounts and
    news source sites, and we are def-
    initely wasting valuable time that
    could be better spent studying.
    If we want to be successful stu-
    dents, we must exert the will to
    recognize and change worthless
    time-consuming habits. You only
    have this time of your life once.
    Choose to take control of how
    you spend your time and make
    each moment count.
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    NEWS 8A THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2009
    crime
    Police withhold details
    of mobile home murders
    AssociAted Press
    BRUNSWICK, Ga. A Georgia
    man who reported My whole
    familys dead! in a frantic 911
    call, then was arrested on charges
    of evidence tampering, lying to
    police and drug possession, was
    granted bond Wednesday in his
    first court appearance.
    Guy Heinze Jr., 22, was taken
    into custody hours after police
    Saturday found the bodies of seven
    people inside the familys mobile
    home. An eighth person later died
    at a hospital and the lone survivor,
    a young child, remains in critical
    condition.
    Police have released little infor-
    mation on the killings, including
    the cause of death, saying they do
    not want to jeopardize the investi-
    gation. A recording of the 12-min-
    ute 911 call has provided some
    of the only details of the crime.
    Heinze told the 911 operator his
    family members appeared to have
    been beaten to death.
    Police have not called Heinze a
    suspect in the case, although the
    police chief said Sunday that he
    hadnt been ruled out either.
    Under the judges order, Heinze
    will be placed under house arrest
    with an ankle monitor once he
    makes bond. It was uncertain
    where Heinze would serve his
    house arrest since he was living at
    the mobile home where his rela-
    tives died.
    Ashley Strickland, a friend who
    attended high school with Heinze,
    was at the court hearing.
    Knowing his whole family died,
    if he knew who did it, he would
    say something, Strickland said.
    Guys very sweet. Guy does not
    deserve this. His whole family did
    not deserve this, not at all.
    Heinze Jr.s attorney has said his
    client is distraught over the slayings
    and was not involved.
    My client believes the killer is
    still on the loose, attorney Ron
    Harrison said Tuesday, adding
    Heinze Jr. has been cooperating
    with police.
    AssociAted Press
    Glynn county Police chief Matt doering holds a press conference near the entrance of the NewHope Plantation mobile home park Monday.
    Guy Heinze was charged shortly after making a 911 call to police about the deaths of his entire family. Heinze remains in police custody.
    crime
    Couple charged in kidnapping
    AssociAted Press
    SAN FRANCISCO Nancy
    Garrido spent years caring for her
    elderly, bedridden mother-in-law
    while a girl kidnapped in 1991
    was allegedly held prisoner in the
    backyard of the home she shared
    with her husband.
    When Phillip Garrido went to
    prison for six weeks on a parole
    violation, the former nursing
    assistant watched over Jaycee
    Dugard, authorities said.
    You can reasonably infer from
    the charging document that the
    wife was doing that, said former
    U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott,
    who is acting as a special spokes-
    man for the El Dorado County
    District Attorneys Office.
    The emerging details paint
    a conflicting portrait of the
    54-year-old woman charged with
    her husband in the kidnapping
    and rape of Dugard, who authori-
    ties say had two children with
    Garrido during her 18 years in
    the backyard in Antioch. Both
    have pleaded not guilty.
    Dugards stepfather Carl
    Probyn said Nancy Garrido fit
    the description dead-on of the
    woman who pulled his step-
    daughter into a car in South Lake
    Tahoe nearly two decades ago.
    Nancy Garridos attorney,
    Gilbert Maines, did not imme-
    diately return messages from The
    Associated Press seeking com-
    ment.
    But on CBSs The Early Show
    Wednesday, he said his client
    loves and misses the two girls her
    husband fathered with Dugard
    and said she saw them all as a
    family.
    It was unclear if the lawyer
    would claim Garrido was coerced
    into aiding her husband. But such
    a claim could be undermined by
    her silence about Dugards captiv-
    ity while her husband was held
    at a jail facility for six weeks in
    1993 on a parole violation, said
    criminal defense attorney Michael
    Cardoza, a former San Francisco
    Bay area prosecutor.
    There are too many facts in
    the case and too many oppor-
    tunities for her to make it right
    that she did not take advantage
    of, Cardoza said. No jury will
    believe that for those 18 years
    she was under duress that whole
    time.
    Garrido looked haggard when
    she appeared in court last week
    wearing an orange jail jump suit.
    She cried and put her head in her
    hands several times.
    Public records provided no
    clear picture of her life before she
    met Phillip Garrido, a divorced
    former musician who had worked
    odd jobs and had a history of
    drug abuse.
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    The Kansas volleyball team
    hasnt made it to the NCAA
    Volleyball Tournament since 2005.
    Senior defensive specialist Melissa
    Grieb wants to break that streak
    this year.
    But she knows that she wont be
    able to achieve her goal of mak-
    ing the tournament without her
    teammates. Grieb hopes to use her
    leadership experience on and off
    the court in order to get to the
    tournament.
    Being a senior there is obviously
    the leadership role, Grieb said. I
    feel like you have to earn respect of
    everyone on the team, but you also
    get a little bit of respect because
    you are a senior and people look
    up to you.
    Grieb has been playing vol-
    leyball since the 8th grade. She
    decided on going to Kansas after
    it went to three straight post-sea-
    son appearances. But she said she
    wouldve probably chosen Kansas
    no matter what. Even though she
    was recruited by other schools in
    basketball, softball and volleyball.
    But she ultimately chose Kansas for
    its location and good reputation.
    If there was any opportunity
    to go to Kansas I wouldve gone,
    Grieb said. It wasnt a hard deci-
    sion. I really feel like there would
    be no better place to go to be a
    student-athlete because all the sup-
    port we get.
    Grieb was coming off her own
    success from her senior year in
    high school, leading her team to
    a Kansas Class 6A state champi-
    onship her senior year at Olathe
    South. She still calls it the greatest
    moment in her volleyball career
    but hopes to change that this year.
    Grieb said she doesnt want to
    make the tournament just for her-
    self, but also for her teammates.
    Only one player on the current
    roster has ever been to the tour-
    nament. Feeling the close bond
    between the team members is what
    might ultimately boost them to the
    elusive post-season berth.
    Our team this year is closer
    than has been in the past and it
    helps us play for each other more,
    Grieb said.
    She hopes her well-rounded
    skills will help the team in every
    aspect of the game. Forming stron-
    ger emotional ties with the team
    can propel them to a better outing
    this season.
    When my hitters get a good
    kill, I want to be the first one jump-
    ing up and down and celebrating
    and making them feel like they did
    something good, said Grieb. I
    think its important for them and
    makes them play better.
    Junior outside hitter Karina
    Garlington said Grieb will be a
    great leader this season because
    of her mindset and her approach
    during practices.
    She works really hard in the
    gym and demands a lot out of
    the team, which is something we
    need, Garlington said. We need
    our seniors to step up and be lead-
    ers that weve been missing the last
    few years.
    Coach Ray Bechard said Grieb
    has good work ethic and could
    be a key factor in the teams suc-
    cess because of her communica-
    tion skills.
    She comes to work every day
    ready to go and is very consis-
    tent with her efforts, Bechard said.
    Shes not one of those raw-raw
    leaders, but a leader in her own
    way behind the scenes communi-
    cates with everyone on how things
    ought to go.
    Kansas started the season 2-1.
    It's trust in Grieb and determi-
    nation could push it to grab the
    opportunity of adding three more
    victories this weekend as it hosts
    the Jayhawk Invitational.
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    Memorial
    Stadium or
    H1N1 pool?
    M
    emorial Stadium, in all its
    89-year-old glory, could
    be described in a number
    of ways.
    It could be called a bowl. A horse-
    shoe maybe. Heck, if you stood along
    11th Street and distorted your depth
    perception a bit you might dare to be
    able to call its north faade coliseum-
    esque.
    Alas, this fall it may elicit another
    comparison: a Petri dish.
    With each day, the H1N1 virus
    or swine flu grows in prevalence.
    This college, largely in part because
    of the earlier start date of classes and
    relative openness of the University
    Relations, has been at the forefront of
    stories detailing the virus impact on
    college campuses.
    CNN ran a story on its cable
    programming and online. For a
    moment, The Drudge Report linked
    that story at the top of its page.
    And with the start of football sea-
    son brings considerable risk of con-
    tracting a virus that has already taken
    advantage of lecture halls and com-
    munal living. Add a 50,000-plus seat
    stadium and the regularly scheduled
    flu season and the concern grows.
    Well advise what weve been tell-
    ing everybody all along and that is
    to follow your basic common sense
    procedures, Todd Cohen, director of
    university relations, said. If you go
    to the game wash your hands, avoid
    touching your face and eyes and just
    be smart.
    Of course, Cohen also advises
    those sick or those that suspect
    themselves to be sick to avoid going
    to the stadium altogether.
    The colleges stance on the matter
    mostly echoes anyone overseeing the
    swine flus spread.
    In a nationally broadcasted inter-
    view Wednesday in which Janet
    Napolitano, homeland security sec-
    retary told the country to expect a
    big influx of H1N1 cases, washing
    ones hands and coughing into ones
    sleeves was the glut of her counsel.
    The simple things are all anyone
    can offer regarding preventative mea-
    sures. Its all they really know what to
    do at the moment.
    The Universitys Web site, as of
    Wednesday, has 200 students or
    less than one percent of the student
    body reporting flu-like symptoms,
    which is a decrease from Monday,
    when the Kansan reported 313. That
    number will rise and it will happen
    far more rapidly if we dont take great
    care when taking in games this year.
    When the virus first spread across
    the headlines this spring, rash mea-
    sures were taken. Schools closed and
    Latin American soccer stadiums
    were empty for the weeks games.
    Cohen told me that such a stance
    is unnecessary and would actually do
    more harm than good.
    Canceling events didnt neces-
    sarily help, Cohen said. In doing
    so, you just have more people out
    and about which is not as effective.
    Isolating the cases is more effective
    and less disruptive.
    The thought of a Memorial
    Stadium filled with surgical-mask-
    clad spectators or a game contested
    in an empty venue certainly provides
    plenty of fear-mongering fodder.
    Lets hope we can keep it a
    thought.
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    Senior defensive specialist Melissa Grieb bumps a ball in a game last year. Grieb is preparing for her fnal season, and is expected to be a leader on the teamthis year.
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    starting roles veterans lef
    By JaysON JeNKs
    jjenks@kansan.com

    Freshman Huldon Tharp
    didnt grow up in Mulvane a
    Kansas football fan. Not when
    the Jayhawks consistently ended
    seasons with disappointment and
    losing records.
    But as coach Mark Mangino
    transformed Kansas losing past
    with victories and bowl games,
    Tharp started following the
    Jayhawks more closely. Its at that
    same time when a gritty lineback-
    er from western Kansas earned
    Big 12 Defensive Player of the
    Year honors in 2005.
    His name was Nick Reid.
    Success on the defense, espe-
    cially at linebacker, was an eye
    opener for me, Tharp said. I
    was just thinking that I could be
    in those guys shoes and have the
    opportunity to be the next Nick
    Reid.
    Bill Miller, first-year lineback-
    ers coach and co-defensive coor-
    dinator has a different take.
    Miller has worked at perenni-
    ally competitive schools Florida
    and Miami. Hes tutored future
    pros Jason Gildon, Dan Morgan
    and Ray Lewis.
    So its fair to say, then, that
    Miller understands the workings
    of the college linebacker a point
    he reiterated with a hint of blunt-
    ness when discussing Kansas cur-
    rent unit.
    We really cant worry about
    where they were in the past,
    Miller said. I mean, this is where
    we are right now. Were moving
    forward. Hey, players graduate.
    Thats college football. Somebody
    has to step up, come along and do
    the job.
    And thats exactly what Miller
    and the rest of Kansas staff
    searched for this offseason.
    After losing three veteran start-
    ers at linebacker, Kansas enters
    this season with plenty of ques-
    tions surrounding its cast of
    unproven replacements.
    The linebacker position hasnt
    been a serious concern for Kansas
    in six years, a time before the
    starting days of Reid, Kevin Kane
    and Banks Floodman.
    Now, the position finds its
    players under scrutiny entering
    Saturdays game against Northern
    Colorado.
    Everyone has to start some-
    where, junior linebacker Drew
    Dudley said. And we start this
    Saturday. Hopefully we can prove
    that were not incompetent in that
    area. We dont have a lot of game
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    Melissa Grieb
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    victories with her
    leadership skills
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    Senior linebacker Arist Wright battles against sophomore lineman Michael Martinovich
    during a drill Tuesday morning at the Anderson Family Football Complex practice felds. Tues-
    day morning's practice was open to the media as the teamprepared for the frst home game.
    K
    eep your head up kid, we
    made it to the end of the
    week (sort of).
    This weekend entails the
    official start of college football
    season. While it will be another
    48 hours before you can grill
    outside Memorial Stadium and
    watch Kansas kick off its 2009
    campaign dont forget hand
    sanitizer! you can get things
    started tonight with a perfectly-
    timed slate of Thursday night
    football on ESPN.
    Among the nine games
    tonight, two will make it on
    ESPN: South Carolina at North
    Carolina State at 6 p.m. and No.
    16 Oregon at No. 14 Boise State
    at 9:15 p.m.
    First up will be Steve Spurriers
    Gamecocks entering the year on
    the heels of a three-game losing
    streak. The old ball coach has
    actually experienced three such
    streaks while at South Carolina
    each of the last three seasons. To
    put that in perspective, he only
    did that twice as head coach at
    Duke and Florida the 16 years
    before.
    I dont see the continuation
    of a tumultuous tenure with
    South Carolina getting off to
    any better of a start tonight as
    the Gamecocks will arrive in
    Raleigh as 3 1/2 point underdogs
    and will face one of the ACCs
    top quarterbacks in sophomore
    Russell Wilson. Wilson has
    thrown a school-record 249
    consecutive passes without an
    interception also good for the
    nations longest streak.
    Later in the evening youll
    want to catch the first marquee
    match of the college football
    season as the BCS-busting Boise
    State hosts an Oregon team being
    crowned as a sexy-pick to capture
    the Pac 10 championship during
    a year that finds Southern Cal
    reloading.
    If you or anyone you know is
    sensitive to harsh colors, however,
    you may want to throw on a pair
    of shades or watch from a distance
    as the already-obscenely blue field
    that the Broncos call home will be
    accompanied by another poten-
    tially dizzying sight.
    Boise State has constructed
    a seating chart in which fans
    in corresponding sections wear
    either blue, orange or white, thus
    creating a home-field advantage
    that may render its opponents
    epileptic or at least wildly nau-
    seous.
    Thats not to say Oregon
    cant roll out the unsightly color
    schemes as well. Just check out its
    new (again) uniforms this season.
    The Ducks unveil a new uniform
    scheme every three years in an
    attempt to lure more recruits
    while also leaving us scratching
    our heads. This ones got wings!
    Appearances aside, theres a lot
    to love about this season-opening
    matchup. For starters, two of the
    nations top sophomore quarter-
    backs will duel. Kellen Moore
    returns to a Boise State squad he
    helped lead to a 12-1 record with
    the only loss a one-point defeat
    against Texas Christian in the
    Poinsettia Bowl.
    Oregon has Jeremiah Masoli at
    the helm trying to avenge a home
    defeat against Boise State just
    last season. Despite the daunting
    color scheme, Oregon just may
    pull it off. Senior running back
    LeGarrette Blount may provide
    the spark that Boise State could
    have trouble matching.
    WINGS AND
    COACHSPEAK
    The only question left is
    where to watch the games.
    Lawrence is not for want of
    venues to watch a game. Thats a
    discussion for another day.
    But for tonight and Thursdays
    this fall, you may want to make
    a point to head to Buffalo
    Wild Wings and catch Mark
    Manginos Hawk Talk show
    broadcast live at 6 p.m. on the
    Jayhawk Radio Network.
    Pace yourself, though
    wings and refreshments can land
    you a hefty bill in a hurry.
    Edited by Jonathan Hermes
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    Lawrence
    Soccer:
    Long Beach State,
    4 p.m.
    Lawrence
    Volleyball:
    Florida
    International, 7
    p.m. Lawrence
    SATUrDAY
    Volleyball:
    Creighton, 1 p.m.
    Lawrence
    Football:
    Northern
    Colorado, 6 p.m.
    Lawrence
    SUNDAY
    Soccer:
    Rhode Island, 12
    p.m.
    Lawrence
    THIS WEEK
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    QUOTE OF THE DAY
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    feld, mind will always win over
    brute force.
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    By Stephen MonteMayor
    smontemayor@kansan.com
    FACT OF THE DAY
    With the graduation of Mike
    Rivera, James Holt and Joe
    Mortensen Kansas lost 288
    tackles from last years de-
    fense.
    KUAthletics.com
    TrIVIA OF THE DAY
    Q: Who owns the school
    record for most tackles in a
    season?
    A: Willie Pless owns the top
    three spots with 206 in 1984,
    191 in 1985 and 188 in 1983.
    Pless also shares the school
    record for 25 tackles in a game.
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    aSSoCIateD preSS
    SOUTH BEND, Ind. A new
    billboard facing the Notre Dame
    campus offers a not-so-subtle
    reminder to coach Charlie Weis
    that the past two seasons have not
    been up to the standards of the
    storied Fighting Irish football pro-
    gram.
    It reads: Best wishes to Charlie
    Weis in the fifth year of his col-
    lege coaching internship. Weis said
    Tuesday he had not yet seen the
    billboard, about a half mile from
    his office, but had been told about
    it.
    Everything was great until the
    last word, he said, laughing. So
    tell them thanks a lot for wishing
    me best wishes.
    Weis is well aware that Notre
    Dame fans have high expectations
    after the Irish went 3-9 and 7-6 the
    past two seasons the most losses
    in a two-year span in the 120-year
    history of Irish football. Those 15
    losses are three more than Knute
    Rockne had in 13 seasons as coach,
    four more than Frank Leahy had
    in 11 years and two fewer than Ara
    Parseghian had in
    11 seasons.
    Many Irish fans
    are saying he needs
    another BCS berth
    this year. Weis was
    asked Tuesday
    about being on the
    hot seat.
    Im the head
    coach at Notre
    Dame. Welcome
    to my world, he said.
    While he tries to brush off the
    pressure, hes acknowledged in the
    past that the struggles have taken
    their toll. Weis was so concerned
    about his teenage son taking abuse
    after the Irish lost to an eight-
    loss Syracuse team last November
    that he let him skip a few days of
    school.
    So Weis made some changes in
    the offseason, replacing the offen-
    sive and defensive line coaches, hir-
    ing a new running backs coach and
    taking over himself as
    offensive coordinator
    the same position
    he held with the New
    England Patriots for
    five seasons when
    they won three Super
    Bowl championships.
    Weis said his focus
    this week isnt on his
    job status but on the
    opponent, Nevada,
    which went 7-6 last season and
    has gone to a school-record four
    straight bowl games.
    Im not worried about hot seats,
    cold seats, anything, Weis said.
    Im just worrying about trying to
    beat Nevada.
    FOOTbAll
    New billboard criticizes coach
    ASSOCIATED PRESS
    A newbillboard facing the Notre Dame campus is on display on Aug. 31, 2009 in South
    Bend, Ind. The billboard ofers a not-so-subtle criticismto Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis.
    polItICS
    Former Red Sox pitcher
    interested in Senate
    BOSTON Curt Schilling,
    the former major league pitch-
    er who won the allegiance of
    Bostonians by leading the Red
    Sox to the 2004 World Series,
    said Wednesday that he has
    some interest in running
    for the seat held for nearly
    50 years by Democratic Sen.
    Edward M. Kennedy.
    Schilling, a registered
    independent and longtime
    Republican supporter, wrote
    on his blog that while his fam-
    ily and video game company,
    38 Studios, are high priorities,
    I do have some interest in the
    possibility.
    Kennedy died last week at
    age 77 from a brain tumor. A
    special election to replace him
    is scheduled for Jan. 19.
    Associated Press
    Im the head coach
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    BY KRISTINA POLLARD
    kpollard@kansan.com
    Though intramurals is a way to
    stay active for anyone who would
    like to participate, it is also an
    activity prevalent in the greek com-
    munity.
    Sororities and fraternities across
    campus are fine-tuning their skills
    for their competition in flag
    football, which started play on
    Sunday.
    Intramurals get competitive
    in the Greek community, mean-
    ing extra effort is put into games
    against other fraternities and
    sororities.
    You want to compete, you want
    your house to be the best, obvious-
    ly. So winning against another fra-
    ternity is a lot bigger deal than just
    winning against a random group
    of guys, Ben Wilinsky, Overland
    Park sophomore said. Its always
    more fun to play other organiza-
    tions, theres always that competi-
    tion in everything.
    Wilinksy said there are no rival-
    ries beforehand, but if friends from
    other houses are on a team, that
    makes it more competitive.
    As for playing other fraternities
    as opposed to a group of non-greek
    students, Drew Jarrett, Winston-
    Salem, N.C. freshman, said he is
    motivated to play harder if he is
    playing a fraternity on campus.
    Greek members are also inter-
    ested in winning at intramurals
    because they hope to build a repu-
    tation as a winning house.
    I heard Beta might be pretty
    good at intramural sports, Jarrett
    said, referring to fraternity Beta
    Theta Pi . I know our house hasnt
    been good in the past at flag foot-
    ball, so hopefully this year we will
    turn it around and make it pretty
    far.
    Alicia Ring, Marysville sopho-
    more and Alpha Chi Omega flag
    football team member, said it was
    hard to determine who the team to
    beat would be this year.
    Usually everyone is pretty even,
    pretty good, Ring said. It just
    depends on the girls and who plays
    that year.
    Wilinsky said that the fraternity
    known for its athletics is Phi Delta
    Theta, the house of which he is a
    member.
    Playing on his houses team
    is mainly for fun and exercise,
    Wilinsky said.
    I dont like to work out that
    much so I just like to go out and
    play football, Wilinsky said.
    Jarrett shares in those feelings.
    I think its more about competi-
    ton, Jarrett said. Especially being
    in the greek community. You want
    your fraternity to be the best. At
    everything: grades, sports, the best
    on the hill. I know its like that with
    more guys, they want to win more
    than to have fun.
    Editedby TimBurgess
    intramurals
    Greek opponents motivate players
    Weston White/KANSAN
    An intramural basketball player soars for a layup. Intramural sports often involve teams
    made up of fraternity and sorority members.
    BY JORDAN WILLIAMS
    jwilliams@kansan.com
    Being president of a club sport
    is no easy order. As president and
    leader of womens lacrosse, Katlyn
    Kraft, St. Louis junior, knows
    well the time needed to care for
    a team.
    Surprisingly, some students
    remain unclear as to exactly how
    much time is needed to ensure a
    club sport runs smoothly. Kraft is
    responsible for helping to set up
    the teams play schedule by attend-
    ing a yearly league conference in
    October. She must stay in contact
    with other club
    sports presidents
    in the conference
    and plan travel
    for her team. Of
    course this doesnt
    include the time
    needed for prac-
    tice, conditioning,
    and meetings with
    the vice president,
    treasurer or advis-
    er.
    Her interest in lacrosse stems
    from a manager position for her
    high schools lacrosse team. Kraft
    uses lacrosse to stay in shape and
    sharpen her time management
    skills. Physical fitness shouldnt be
    an issue because, as a mid-fielder
    (both attack and defense), Kraft is
    not surprised if she runs several
    miles a game, which usually last
    one to two hours.
    When asked alongside last
    years president Celie Wall,
    Greensboro, N.C., senior, about
    the team dynamics, Kraft and Wall
    expressed approval and satisfac-
    tion.
    I trust my V.P. to
    handle her business
    and I trust my trea-
    surer, Kraft said.
    Wall was happy
    that the teammates
    get along well.
    I feel that there
    were problems in the
    past and I had to tell
    them to let it go, but
    things are fine now, Wall said.
    Although these problems were
    minor, teammates now avoid pet-
    tiness and everyone gets a fair
    chance at playing if theyve put in
    the time and effort. This formula
    appears to be paying off because
    womens lacrosse managed a
    superb 8-1 season for spring 2009.
    The team also hit a first time
    record by placing first in the west
    division, then went on to win
    the entire Central Plains Womens
    Lacrosse League. However, there
    remains a greater desire.
    Nationals, which are in
    Phoenix, Arizona, this year, would
    be nice, said Kraft with a smile.
    While the team is without a
    coach for now, Kraft is undaunted
    by the prospect of guiding and
    supporting her team, as well as
    dealing with the day-to-day stress
    of presiding over a club. Since
    being mentored by Wall, Kraft
    has the advantage of having a
    transition period instead of what
    Wall said was usually an abrupt
    change.
    Edited by Jonathan Hermes
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    The KU womens lacrosse team competes in a scrimmage during practice. The team is in a transition period with a new club president stepping up and leading the team.
    lacrosse
    Club sport a labor of love for new lacrosse president
    interested in
    Playing lacrosse?
    Prospective players with
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    the club lacrosse Web Site
    at www.htosports.com/kulax
    or contact Kraft at kkraft@
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    BaseBall
    Cubs Ted Lilly pitches
    eight-inning shutout
    I feel that there were
    problems in the past
    and I had to tell them
    to let it go, but things
    are fne now.
    CELIE WALL
    Former team president
    ASSOCIATED PRESS
    CHICAGO Ted Lilly pitched
    eight shutout innings to reach the
    10-win mark for the seventh con-
    secutive season and Derrek Lee
    hit a two-run homer Wednesday,
    leading the Chicago Cubs to a
    2-0 victory over
    Aaron Boone
    and the Houston
    Astros.
    Boone was
    back in a major
    league game five
    months after
    having open-
    heart surgery.
    Lilly (10-8)
    allowed only
    four hits in joining Mark Buehrle,
    CC Sabathia and Johan Santana as
    the only active left-handers with
    10 or more wins in seven straight
    years.
    Carlos Marmol pitched the
    ninth inning for his eighth save.
    He walked Hunter Pence with one
    out and gave up Carlos Lees single
    before retiring Miguel Tejada and
    Geoff Blum.
    Lilly, who is 7-1 with a 1.72 ERA
    at home, walked none, struck out
    five and didnt allow any Houston
    runners past second base. He has
    beaten Houston four times this
    season.
    Astros rookie Felipe Paulino
    (2-7) pitched almost as well,
    giving up only four hits in six
    innings. Though he often over-
    powered Chicago hitters with his
    nearly 100 mph fastball, striking
    out seven, he was done in by one
    bad inning.
    Andres Blanco led off the fourth
    with a double and Derrek Lee fol-
    lowed with his 27th homer of the
    year. Lee, who after a slow start is
    batting .322 with 24
    homers in 92 games
    since May 19, reached
    the 90 RBI mark for
    the fifth time in his
    career.
    Boone played first
    base for Houston and
    went hitless in three
    at-bats.
    Best remembered
    for his 2003 AL pen-
    nant-winning homer for the New
    York Yankees against the Boston
    Red Sox, the 36-year-old robbed
    Jeff Baker of a double with a div-
    ing stop in the third.
    The Cubs went 11-7 against the
    Astros this year, matching their
    most victories over Houston in
    one season.
    The Astros ended a nine-game
    road trip with only two victories,
    making it their worst multi-series
    trip this season. Like the Cubs,
    they have slumped badly the last
    month to fall well behind St. Louis
    in the NL Central.
    NOTES: Even though Astros
    CF Michael Bourn has reached
    base in 25 straight games, the lon-
    gest active streak in the majors, he
    was given the day off.
    The Astros ended a
    nine-game road trip
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    sports 4B THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2009
    experience but thats because weve
    had great linebackers in front of us.
    We hope to carry that on.
    The offseason, as it always does,
    served as the training ground for
    players to either prove or disprove
    they were capable of filling one of
    the starting holes.
    And both scenarios have played
    out on the practice field. The cur-
    rent starters on Kansas depth chart
    are Dudley, junior Justin Springer
    and senior Arist Wright.
    Theres been ups and downs,
    Miller said. A couple of them have
    come further than I thought they
    would and some maybe have fallen
    short a step or two.
    Its a point reflected in Millers
    announcement that Kansas will
    play a heavy rotation of lineback-
    ers, especially in the early portion
    of the season.
    Theres not a guy thats just
    head and shoulders above the oth-
    ers, Miller said.
    But, at the very least, there are
    plenty of interesting story lines.
    Dudley is returning to the defen-
    sive side of things after spend-
    ing time at fullback. Springer is
    recovering from an injury. He only
    recently began practicing again.
    And Tharp is making a push for
    playing time as a freshman. Still,
    Mangino said, the unit as a whole
    has continued to progress from the
    start of practices.
    We have made a lot of prog-
    ress since day one, Mangino said.
    Theres no question about that.
    I think those kids are starting to
    develop some confidence in know-
    ing their assignments, getting their
    reads and getting where they are
    supposed to be in both the run and
    pass game.
    All offseason, much attention
    has been given to the development
    and depth chart at linebacker. With
    the first game of the season quickly
    approaching, the speculation can
    cease.
    Now its time to fill the shoes of
    Kansas previously successful line-
    backers.
    Its never been amazing athletes
    weve had at linebackers, Dudley
    said. Its been a lot of hard workers
    who gave everything they had. And
    I think we have that.
    Edited by Alicia Banister
    football
    (continued from 1B)
    nfl
    Chiefs looking for frst win of the preseason
    AssociAted Press
    KANSAS CITY, Mo. Heres
    how the final preseason game usu-
    ally plays out: the starters hang
    around the sideline yukking it up
    in baseball caps while players most
    people have never heard of battle
    for the final roster spots.
    Coaches and the most die-
    hard of fans love it. Might as
    well be a sandlot game for most
    everyone else.
    Itll be a little different for the
    Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday
    night in St. Louis against the
    Rams.
    The Chiefs need to figure out
    wholl open the season at quar-
    terback. Starter Matt Cassel is out
    with an injury
    they wont talk
    about and neither
    Brodie Croyle nor
    Tyler Thigpen
    has distinguished
    himself as a clear-
    cut favorite.
    Theres the
    issue of play-call-
    ing. Coach Todd
    Haley fired offen-
    sive coordinator Chan Gailey on
    Monday, 13 days before the sea-
    son opener, and will take over an
    offense thats scored two touch-
    downs all preseason. That leaves
    one dress rehearsal before the
    juggling act becomes real.
    And, even though its just a pre-
    season game, the Chiefs could use
    a victory. They havent won a game
    of any kind in nine months and
    have just six the past two years.
    A final tuneup? More like mak-
    ing sure the car can just get out of
    the garage.
    All of the pieces are pretty big
    right now as we get down to the
    wire, Haley said. Every day is
    an evaluation. Weve got to lean
    on everything we know and in
    the next couple of days well learn
    some more.
    The biggest piece is quarter-
    back.
    Cassel injured his left knee
    against Seattle on Saturday and
    wont play against the Rams.
    Beyond that? No ones saying. He
    could be back for the season open-
    er against Baltimore, could be out
    two more weeks maybe more.
    That leaves Croyle and Thigpen,
    who are a combined 1-18 as start-
    ing quarterbacks.
    Croyle opened
    last season as the
    starter, anointed by
    former coach Herm
    Edwards as the
    homegrown quar-
    terback the Chiefs
    had been miss-
    ing for years. He
    injured his shoul-
    der in the season
    opener against New
    England, then suffered a season-
    ending knee injury his first game
    back in October.
    An afterthought headed into
    the season, Croyle has been the
    Chiefs most consistent quar-
    terback through training camp
    and the preseason. His biggest
    problem? Kansas City still hasnt
    scored a touchdown with him
    under center.
    Thigpen had some success last
    season, using his athleticism to
    create plays, though the Chiefs had
    to completely retool the offense
    for him; hes not the prototypical
    drop-back-style passer. Thigpen
    had an uneven preseason, making
    a few careless mistakes but also
    leading the Chiefs on a late scor-
    ing drive against Houston in the
    second preseason game.
    Croyle has a slight edge and
    gets the start against St. Louis,
    though Haley is going to play it
    by ear how long he plays. In other
    words, this final preseason game
    has a lot hanging on it.
    Every time you go out there,
    you go out there to prove some-
    thing, Croyle said. This is no
    different.
    Haley will certainly experience
    something new.
    Frustrated with the play call-
    ing and maybe a little antsy to be
    more involved with the offense
    he was the offensive coordinator
    at Arizona Haley fired Gailey
    and took over his duties. Hes still
    trying to learn all the nuances of
    being a head coach and now has
    another ball in the air.
    Haley has three assistants who
    have been offensive coordinators
    Maurice Carthon, Bill Muir
    and Bill Bicknell so no doubt
    hell be leaning on them as he get
    his feet set.
    Theres a lot riding on it, even if
    it is just a preseason game.
    assoCiated Press
    Kansas City Chiefs coach todd Haley directs his team during NFL football training camp in River Falls, Wis. The Chiefs are looking for their
    frst win of the year when they play onThursday. Haley fred ofensive coordinator Chan Gailey on Monday leaving play calls up in the air.
    nFL
    broncos player will return
    for regular season play
    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. Moving
    to quell rumors, Denver coach
    Josh McDaniels said Wednesday
    the team had not held any talks
    involving a trade of suspended
    Broncos wide receiver Brandon
    Marshall.
    Were looking forward to
    having Brandon back on Sept.
    6 and starting our preparations
    for Cincinnati with him, McDan-
    iels said. Theres no discussions
    whatsoever taking place between
    the Denver Broncos and any team
    in the NFL regarding Brandon
    Marshall.
    There were reports the New
    York Jets would be interested in
    trading for him.
    McDaniels suspended Marshall
    for the rest of the preseason last
    Friday for detrimental conduct
    stemming for insubordinate ac-
    tions during a practice.
    Marshall, who has participated
    in only a handful of practices
    during the ofseason, has clashed
    with the organization since the
    team rebufed his overtures for a
    new contract and did not act on
    his request for a trade.
    The end of his suspension
    coincides with the Broncos week
    of preparations for their Sept. 13
    opener at Cincinnati.

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    Missouri transitions
    COLUMBIA, Mo. After
    four years with Brad Smith
    at quarterback and three
    with Chase Daniel, Missouri
    fans have grown accus-
    tomed to a lot of ofense.
    So all eyes will be on
    sophomore Blaine Gabbert
    when the Tigers open the
    season against Illinois in St.
    Louis on Saturday.
    Im glad that every
    time since Ive been here
    that weve gotten a new
    quarterback, its always
    been a concern of every-
    one, coach Gary Pinkel
    said. That means the guy
    before played pretty well.
    Thats something of an
    understatement.
    Daniel won 30 games
    over three seasons, led Mis-
    souri to two Big 12 champi-
    onship game appearances
    and a brief stint at No. 1 in
    the AP poll in November
    2007.
    Being next in line is no
    easy task. But Pinkel has
    confdence in Gabbert,
    who was among the na-
    tions most heavily recruit-
    ed quarterbacks when he
    came out of Parkway West
    High School in suburban
    St. Louis.
    Blaines a very talented
    guy with a great work
    ethic, Pinkel said. Youth or
    lack of experience to me is
    absolutely insignifcant."
    Gabbert, though, will
    face a little more pressure
    on national television
    My family is all coming
    in for the game, Gabbert
    said. I just have to stay
    calm and relaxed.
    Associated Press
    nfl
    Rams working on
    defensive mindset
    assoCiated Press
    st. louis rams head coach steve spagnuolo is happy to reunite with James Butler, new
    Rams strong safety. Spagnuolo and Butler worked together previously for the NewYork Giants.
    Every time you go
    out there, you go
    out there to prove
    something.
    BrODIE CrOYLE
    Chiefs quarterback
    AssociAted Press
    ST. LOUIS Steve Spagnuolo
    knew what he was getting when
    strong safety James Butler signed
    with the St. Louis Rams: Both
    worked for the New York Giants
    the previous two seasons.
    The 6-fot-3, 215-pound Butler
    signed a four-year deal after four
    years with the Giants, reuniting
    with new Rams coach Spagnuolo
    his defensive coordinator the
    last two seasons in New York.
    Spagnuolo is happy to have him
    with St. Louis.
    Its always good when you
    get an opportunity to obtain a
    player that you are familiar with,
    Spagnuolo said. James has an
    understanding of our defensive
    system and is a valuable addition
    to our team.
    The Rams defense ranked 30th
    last season. Butler is one of the
    pieces Spagnuolo wanted to create
    a new mindset for the defense.
    Our personality will be to stop
    the run and pressure the passer,
    Butler said. We try to implement
    that in practice. We pick up every
    ball on the ground. We practice
    stripping the ball to cause fumbles
    every day. We just want to be
    a turnover-hungry defense. We
    want to be aggressive.
    He has played well in the three
    preseason games. The Rams play
    their preseason finale Thursday
    night when the Kansas City Chiefs
    come to St. Louis.
    The defense created four turn-
    overs in a 24-21 victory over
    Cincinnati in the third preseason
    game. Butler even scored a touch-
    down in the win, scooping up a
    fumble and galloping 73 yards to
    the end zone.
    I was a little worried Butler
    wasnt going to make it at the end,
    Spagnuolo joked.
    Butler agreed.
    Ill tell you what, that was a
    long drive; the offense had a good
    drive against us there, Butler said.
    I just happened to be in the right
    place at the right time. I got a lot
    of great blocks."
    Butler had a breakout year in
    2008. He recorded a career-high
    14 starts last season and played
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    Football fans have heard about
    it for weeks: Texas and Oklahoma
    vying for the number two spot,
    Oklahoma State ranked in the top
    ten and Kansas breaking into the
    top 25. The ranking and polling
    systems for college football gener-
    ate heated discussions, but they will
    still determine who plays for the
    BCS Championship in January.
    With the season starting this
    weekend, fans will get their first
    look at the teams from around the
    conference to see how they measure
    up to their preseason rankings. A
    debate has raged about how accu-
    rately the rankings reflect the level of
    talent of the teams, and whether or
    not the BCS rankings correctly place
    the two best teams in the champion-
    ship game. Coach Mark Mangino
    said he has faith in the polls and the
    people who vote in them.
    The people that make those
    votes are students of the game,
    Mangino said. They study every
    game and theyre trusted with
    their votes.
    Mangino said he does not vote
    in polls because he feels it takes
    too much time. He said that the
    time he spends on voting could be
    spent on working with his team.
    Steve Spurrier, South Carolina
    coach, also thought it took too
    much time to vote when he hand-
    ed off his all-SEC preseason ballot
    to his director of football opera-
    tions. Spurriers ballot had Jevan
    Snead, Mississippi quarterback, as
    first team all-SEC instead of Tim
    Tebow, Florida quarterback. The
    omission of Tebow on Spurriers
    ballot caused an uproar among fans
    and media.
    With voting mistakes like
    these, many fans want to look at
    an open record of the final ballots
    from coaches. Currently, coaches
    ballots are one third of the equation
    for figuring out the BCS rankings.
    When some coaches requested
    that anonymous voting be brought
    back in 2010, Sports Illustrated
    claimed it would take a Freedom
    of Information Act lawsuit against
    each of the schools that had a coach
    voting.
    Bob Stoops, Oklahoma coach,
    said that theres always an agenda
    when coaches vote so some of the
    top votes should be tossed out. At
    the same time, Stoops said that
    coaches votes have to be part of
    the equation because they have the
    most invested in the bowl process
    because of their teams.
    I dont believe you get a more
    honest vote by making it public,
    Stoops said.
    For some coaches, the whole
    system of ranking and polling is
    flawed. Mike Leach, Texas Tech
    coach, said the polling system
    doesnt matter and he said he thinks
    the NCAA should move to a play-
    off system to determine the NCAA
    champion. While his comments on
    a playoff system have met backlash
    and gained him national attention,
    Leach said he would still want the
    bowl games in a playoff system.
    Until I get the memo saying the
    seasons been cancelled I dont really
    care what the polls say, Leach said.
    2009 AP RANKED
    BIG 12 TEAMS
    #2 Texas Longhorns
    #3 Oklahoma Sooners
    #9 Oklahoma State Cowboys
    #25 Kansas Jayhawks
    #24 Nebraska Cornhuskers
    BIG 12 fooTBAll
    Coaches disagree on BCS
    nfl
    Pinkie to keep Bulger out
    of Governers Cup game
    ST. LOUIS The St. Louis Rams
    plan to sit quarterback Marc
    Bulger in the preseason fnale to
    lessen the chance of him aggra-
    vating a broken right pinkie.
    Bulger got his arm warmed up
    for the second straight day Mon-
    day, throwing 25-30 passes with
    the pinkie and right ring fnger
    taped together for stability.
    Thats more throws than
    on Sunday, and the plan calls
    for even more on Tuesday in a
    gradual buildup.
    But hes yet to take a snap
    from center since being injured
    Aug. 17, routine for a healthy
    quarterback but potentially jar-
    ring for one with Bulgers injury.
    So backup Kyle Boller will get his
    third consecutive start on Thurs-
    day night against the Kansas City
    Chiefs in the annual Governors
    Cup game in St. Louis.
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    Athletics knock around Bannister
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    OAKLAND, Calif. Landon
    Powell hit his first career grand
    slam to help the Oakland Athletics
    beat the Kansas City Royals 10-4
    Wednesday.
    Ryan Sweeney had two hits and
    drove in two runs, while Trevor Cahill
    won back-to-back starts for the first
    time in more than two months.
    Powell homered off Royals
    reliever Yasuhiko Yabuta as part
    of Oaklands five-run second
    inning after Kansas City starter
    Brian Bannister left the game with
    shoulder fatigue.
    Mike Jacobs homered for the
    Royals, who lost two of three
    against Oakland without manager
    Trey Hillman. Hillman left the
    team on Monday to be with his
    family following the death of his
    father-in-law.
    Cahill (8-12) gave up three runs
    and six hits in five innings. The
    As right-hander had not won con-
    secutive starts since mid-June and
    is only 3-7 in his last 13 starts.
    He ran into trouble only once,
    in the third when Jacobs homered
    and David DeJesus and Alberto
    Callaspo added RBIs. Following
    Jacobs solo home run, Cahill
    retired seven of the next nine to
    end his afternoon.
    Brad Kilby gave up one hit in
    two innings during his major
    league debut while Jerry Blevins
    and former Oakland starter Dana
    Eveland pitched the final two
    innings to complete the nine-hit-
    ter for Oakland.
    Bannister gave up three runs in the
    first inning then left after getting Cliff
    Pennington to pop out to second
    base leading off the second. Interim
    manager John Gibbons and assistant
    trainer Frank Kyte met with Bannister
    on the mound briefly before Gibbons
    signalled to the bullpen for Yabuta,
    ending the day for Bannister (7-12)
    after only 32 pitches.
    After Bannister left, the As bat-
    ted around against Yabuta to break
    the game open. Rajai Davis sac-
    rifice fly drove in Eric Patterson,
    then Powell followed with his first
    career grand slam three batters
    later to make it 8-0.
    ASSOCIATED PRESS
    Kansas City Royals left felder David DeJesus makes a diving catch on a fy ball by Oakland Athletics Ryan Sweeney during the sixth inning
    of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday.
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    letter
    The following is an
    annual letter to Kansas
    football fans from head
    coach Mark Mangino.
    With Saturdays game
    against Northern Colo-
    rado, Mangino will be-
    gin his eighth year at
    Kansas.
    Mangino welcomes beginning of season
    Jerry Wang/KANSAN
    ping pong
    Chinese table tennis star
    fnally allowed to date
    BEIJING As the reigning table
    tennis world champion with two
    Olympic silver medals under his
    belt, Chinas Wang Hao almost had
    it all except a girlfriend.
    The 25-year-old was banned
    from dating until recently, when
    national team ofcials permitted
    his relationship with former na-
    tional teammate, 23-year-old Peng
    Luyang, the government-owned
    China Daily reported Wednesday.
    Both of them are old enough
    and its normal, the newspaper
    quoted Pengs coach Qiao Yun-
    ping as saying.
    Strict control of athletes per-
    sonal lives is common in Chinas
    rigid state-run sporting system,
    which grooms young hopefuls in
    specialized sports schools around
    the country to become gold
    medalists, providing them with
    intensive training and free food,
    clothes and shelter.
    Under the watchful eye of team
    ofcials, star athletes are often
    banned from dating or marrying
    until a certain age, restricted in
    endorsement contracts and some-
    times have a large percentage of
    their winnings taken away.
    Associated Press
    TEnniS
    Venus advances despite
    hurt knee, Safn done
    NEW YORK Venus Wil-
    liams moved on and Marat
    Safn said goodbye at the U.S.
    Open on Wednesday.
    Venus hurt the knee in the
    opener, but if she was still in
    pain in the second round, her
    opponent couldnt tell.
    She was moving like a cat,
    Mattek-Sands said.
    While Williams advances to
    the third round, Safns Grand
    Slam career is over.
    Associated Press
    BASEBALL
    Tampa Bay victory keeps
    playof dreams alive
    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)
    Pat Burrell snapped an eighth-
    inning tie with a RBI single and
    Evan Longoria followed with
    a two-run homer Wednesday
    night to help Tampa Bay avoid
    falling farther back in the AL
    playof race with an 8-5 victory
    over Boston.
    A night after playing poorly
    in the opener of a series crucial
    to their hopes of returning to
    the postseason, the defending
    AL champions rebounded with
    a solid efort to nudge back
    within fve games of the wild
    card-leading Red Sox.
    J.P. Howell (7-4) pitched
    one inning to earn the victory,
    despite allowing Boston to tie
    the game 5-all in the eighth on
    his wild pitch with the bases
    loaded. Dan Wheeler got the
    fnal two outs for his second
    save.
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    MlB
    ASSoCiATed PreSS
    St. Louis Cardinals Troy Glaus walks back to the dugout after striking out during his frst
    at-bat of the season during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers
    Wednesday in St. Louis. Glaus was activated fromthe 60-day disabled list Monday.
    ASSociATEd prESS
    ST. LOUIS Troy Glaus was a
    big bat in the St. Louis Cardinals
    lineup last season. In the final
    month of 2009, hes likely to be a
    seldom used spare part.
    Glaus was activated from the
    60-day disabled list Monday after
    finally being
    deemed ready to
    play following
    shoulder surgery
    in January. The
    Cardinals long ago
    moved on without
    Glaus, who had
    27 homers and 99
    RBIs last year, and
    he had zero stats
    with the clock tick-
    ing down on 2009 and free agency
    awaiting.
    In his first at-bat of the season,
    Glaus struck out as a pinch hitter
    against Chris Smith to end the
    sixth.
    Mark DeRosa took over at third
    base Glaus old position after being
    acquired from the Indians in late
    June. Khalil Greene also worked
    there during his rehab stints for
    social anxiety disorder.
    Plus the Cardinals are driving
    for an NL Central title, and per-
    haps the best record in the NL, and
    manager Tony La Russa doesnt
    want to disrupt their second-half
    charge. La Russa said he made it
    clear to the 33-year-
    old Glaus that hed
    be emphasizing the
    team in the final
    month.
    Hes coming in at
    a difficult time, La
    Russa said Tuesday.
    Weve played five
    months without him.
    I cant guarantee him
    playing time: Just be
    ready and if you get a call do the
    best you can.
    In addition to shoulder woes,
    Glaus rehab was elongated by a
    bulging disk in his back. The origi-
    nal forecast called for Glaus to be
    at full strength in May. La Russa
    said there was no urgency to try to
    get Glaus up to speed in time for
    the postseason, and he hasnt been
    in the lineup either of two games
    since his belated arrival.
    I mean, how do you do that?
    La Russa said. How is it possible to
    do that? So, who doesnt play?
    Glaus wasnt impressive at
    Triple-A Memphis, either, batting
    .216 in 51 at-bats with three hom-
    ers, eight RBIs and 17 strikeouts.
    The Cardinals werent sure he
    could make the throws from third
    until watching him work out on
    Tuesday.
    Glaus said theres still some pain
    in the shoulder but insisted he
    would not be a defensive liability.
    He was willing to do whatever the
    Cardinals needed, and was on the
    on-deck circle preparing to pinch
    hit when the last out of the eighth
    inning was made on Tuesday.
    I want to play and I want to
    help this team any way I can, Glaus
    said. I dont know what thats going
    to be, and I think well all find out
    in the weeks to come.
    If its pinch hitting, said Glaus
    will do his best to make the adjust-
    ments.
    Weve played fve
    months without him.
    I cant guarantee him
    playing time.
    TONY LA RUSSA
    Cardinals manager
    Cardinal batter of disabled list;
    much playing time still unlikely
    BASEBALL
    Cardinals ahead of
    Brewers in series
    ST. LOUIS Chris Car-
    penter won his 10th straight
    decision despite laboring at
    times, Skip Schumaker was 4
    for 4 with two RBIs and the St.
    Louis Cardinals clobbered the
    Milwaukee Brewers 10-3 on
    Wednesday night.
    Yadier Molina had a pair of
    RBI doubles and fnished with
    three hits for the NL Central
    leaders, whose 10-game
    lead is the best in baseball.
    Troy Glaus, activated from
    the 60-day disabled list from
    a shoulder injury Monday,
    struck out as a pinch hitter to
    end the sixth in his frst at-bat
    of the season.
    The Brewers had runners in
    scoring position every inning
    except the sixth, the fnal
    inning for Carpenter (15-3),
    when he retired the side in
    order.
    The St. Louis ofense made
    those struggles a moot point,
    fnishing with 16 hits of Dave
    Bush (3-6) and the Brewers
    bullpen. The Cardinals have
    scored 17 runs in the frst two
    games of the three-game
    series.
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