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Additions to Memorial Stadium approved by Regents

BY JESSE RANGEL
jrangel@kansan.com The Board of Regents approved a proposal by the Athletics Department to make an addition to the east side of Memorial Stadium on Thursday. The department has promised that $40 million of the revenue from the addition will go to academics. The project, named the Gridiron Club, will be funded by the Athletics Department and is expected to cost $34 million. The project calls for 3,000 new seats, including an indoor bank of suites above the student section and outdoor seats in front of them. The department was enthusiastic. has promised cushioned, VIP Im very pleased with the Board seating, an upscale selection of of Regents decision to forward the game day food, project on, Grayand multimedia Little said. They saw Im very pleased and internet acthe significance of with the Board of cess. The startthe way in which this Regents decision to ing ticket price project will contribforward the project for a five year ute to academic proterm is $30,000. grams. This certainly on. Chancellor Beris something thats nadette Gray-Litvery different, not BernadeTTe Gray-LiTTLe Chancellor only here, but also in tle said the University had not comparison to other determined what university campuses, academic programs the money and I think its a good sign of how would go to at this time. She said academics and athletics can work the endorsement by the Regents together. Regent Donna Shank was quick to say, Bravo, when the Board discussed the measure. Im just excited that we have an institution in Kansas thats willing to contribute not only scholarship money, revenues from the Athletic department, but now pledging additional revenue from athletics to go to academics, Shank said. I think thats impressive. Associate Athletics Director Jim Marchiony said the Athletics Department was excited the Regents approved the construction.
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Memorial Stadium will undergo changes in the future. The Board of Regents has approved a proposal to build an extra section in the stadium, including suites and VIP seating.

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Executive Director of KU Chabad Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel demonstrates how to use a shofar, a traditional horn used to celebrate the upcoming Jewish High Holidays. Tiechtel and other members of KU Chabad were on hand to help students make their own shofar Wednesday afternoon in front of Wescoe Hall.

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Protesters march down Massachusetts Street as they call for a stop to sexual violence. The police-escorted procession began at 11th and Massachusetts street and ended at Watson Park.

Jewish students stay in town for holiday

BY RAY SEGEBRECHT
rsegebrecht@kansan.com Alex Atlas, San Antonio sophomore, said it was roughly one year ago today that she felt one of the strangest feelings of her life. Throughout her childhood and teenage years, Atlas said, she had celebrated Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, with more than 50 of her family members. That night was the first time she had spent the Jewish New Year without her family in San Antonio, now a 13-hour drive away from her new home in Lawrence. It was really weird. I didnt really feel a connection, Atlas said. I could call my mom, but she was always in services. This year, Im trying to get more involved in the Jewish community. The holiday begins at sunset tonight and will mark the start of year 5770 in the Jewish calendar. The New Year celebrates the creation of the world, said Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel of the Chabad Jewish Center on 19th Street. Atlas and other Jewish students at the University will observe the holiday by attending a celebration at the Chabad Jewish Center tonight. Tiechtel said it was not uncommon or unusual for students, like Atlas, to feel a sense of shock their first Jewish New Year away from home. Generally in Judaism, on many holidays, the focus is not so much family, Tiechtel said. This is one of those holidays where its known that the focus of the holiday is family. He said the focus of the celebration tonight, which includes both a traditional Jewish meal and a service, would be to recreate a setting similar to the family environment they were used to having at home. He said the Chabad Jewish Center had hosted a similar event for the past three years, but for the first time students would get to help lead the service portion of the evening. Its a mega, mega holiday so everyone makes the effort to attend, Tiechtel said. We thought the best way to start off

Shedding light on violence

Hundreds gather to rally against sexual, domestic assault
the Night rally to raise awareness for sexual assault and domestic violence. The internationally held rally included live music, childrens activities, guest speakers and displays from more than 10 community organizations in South Park BY DANIEL JOHNSON at 11th and Massachusetts streets. djohnson@kansan.com Participants concluded the night with a march through downtown As a teenager, Wichita senior Lawrence to Buford M. Watson, Dominique Franklin lived in a Jr. Park, near Sixth and Tennessee broken home. Her mother was streets. There they held a candlein a physically abusive relation- light vigil and had an open discusship that left bruises and scars on sion for participants to share their both her body and the emotional experiences and thoughts on this state of the famviolence. ily. She struggled Thursday nights Whether its date as she watched rally held the biggest rape or other forms of her mother battle attendance ever for assault, I think there depression. the annual event with is a lot of unreported approximately 250 But she said the experiences gave participants, up from sexual assault that her the strength about 200 last year. occurs. she has today. Jesse Jones, My mother event coordinator Jesse Jones was not a victim, and employee for Take Back the night Franklin said. event coordinator Womens Transitional She is a survivor. Care Services, said I learned from her the event allowed for strength. participants to learn about and Thursday night, Franklin joined discuss the effects of sexual assault hundreds of community members and domestic violence. He said he in Lawrences annual Take Back hoped the rally would encourage more people to speak up about their experiences and not be afraid to ask for help. According to the Center for Disease Control, 20 to 25 percent of college women in the U.S. experience attempted or complete rape during their college career. Jones said although the numbers were startling, they underestimated the problems scope. Having a college environment poses all sorts of problems, Jones said. Whether its date rape or other forms of assault, I think there is a lot of unreported sexual assault that occurs. Franklin, who volunteered at the rally, said she hoped the event would help break the silence for these survivors. She said the guest speakers and the candlelight speak-out circle gave people an opportunity to hear the stories of others. Participants in the speakout circle were encouraged to share their experiences and thoughts on sexual assault and domestic violence. One of Franklins roles as a volunteer was to have one-onone discussions with people who wanted to tell their stories to her in private. She said sharing problems helped

sexuAl AssAult stAtistics

one out of every six american women have been the victims of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. sixty percent of sexual assault cases are left unreported. every two minutes someone in the U.s. is sexually assaulted. approximately 2/3 of rapes were committed by someone known to the victim.

Source: Rape Abuse & Incest National Network

give strength and perspective. This is so important because there are students and other people in Lawrence that are experiencing these things and not speaking out, Franklin said. This is about showing women that they can have strength. Amber Versola, former KU

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The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.
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1. Man sentenced to 12 years for killing in-laws

VIENNA An Austrian court has convicted a man for killing his in-laws by setting them on fire with a homemade flamethrower. The court in the southern city of Graz sentenced the 49-yearold, who was not identified by name, to 12 years in prison for the October 2008 incident. The woman burned to death in her bed, while her husbands body was found on a bench outside their home in the village of St. Magdalena am Lemberg. The womans lower legs had been amputated because pf diabetesrelated complications. Both victims were 84.

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tice be brought before justice, and that she receive an appropriate compensation, said Kerrie Howard, Amnesty Internationals deputy director for the Americas. Jacinta Francisco Marcial, whose kidnapping conviction sparked an international protest, walked out of prison Wednesday after authorities decided not to contest an appeal of her 21-year sentence.

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3. Environmental journalists face threats

2. Wrongly convicted woman freed on appeal

MEXICO CITY An Indian market vendor who was wrongly convicted of kidnapping and spent three years in prison deserves compensation for the time she was locked away, Amnesty International said Thursday. Nothing will replace the three years she lost, but it is vital that those responsible for this injus-

PARIS Journalists face increasing threats when they report on companies and governments damaging the environment, a media rights group said Thursday, citing arrests, violence and disappearances of those who denounce deforestation, pollution and other damage. These pressures show that ecological issues have assumed an enormous political and geostrategic importance, the Reporters Without Borders advocacy group said in a report published Thursday. In many countries ... journalists who specialize in the environment are on the front line of a new war, the Paris-based group said.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska Federal wildlife researchers report that up to 200 dead walruses were spotted from the air along the northwest coast of Alaska. Researchers spotted 100 to 200 carcasses near Icy Cape, which juts into the Chukchi Sea about 140 miles southwest of Barrow. For the second time in three years, thousands of walruses have congregated on the northwest coast as Arctic sea ice has receded beyond the shallow continental shelf, where the animals dive for clams and other food.

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Childers says she then felt a strange pressure on her neck and shoulder. Her husband told her that the tree limb had impaled her. The couple drove to the Lochsa Lodge near the IdahoMontana border to call for help and was flown by helicopter to St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Mont. Childers says the 13-inch tree limb was removed from her neck during a six-hour surgery.

The Reading Funny Faulkner seminar will begin at 2 p.m. in the Continuing Education building. The Total Synthesis of Phomactin A seminar will begin at 3:30 p.m. in 1001 Malott Hall.

ON THE RECORD
At 5 a.m. Sunday near 13th and Ohio streets, a University student reported that his vehicle had been stolen, at a loss of $11,000. At 2:23 a.m. Monday near 18th and Ohio streets, a University student reported that her personal checks and a GPS had been stolen, at a total loss of $200. At 10:49 a.m. Tuesday near McCollum Hall, someone reported that the side mirror on their vehicle was damaged, at a loss of $100. At 2:55 p.m. Wednesday near Wescoe Hall, someone reported that their moped was damaged, at a loss of $400. At 4:04 p.m. Wednesday near Oliver Hall, someone reported that their bicycle was stolen, at a loss of $420. At 4:07 p.m. Wednesday near Summerfield Hall, someone reported that their cell phone was stolen, at a loss of $400.

6. Woman pleads not guilty to killing children

5. Impaled woman recovering after surgery

KAMIAH, Idaho An Idaho woman who was skewered in the neck by a tree limb while driving with her husband along the Lochsa River is recovering. KHQ-TV reports 20-yearold Michelle Childers and her husband, Daniel, were taking a recreational drive on a rural road Sept. 5 when a spruce tree crashed through the passenger side window of the vehicle.

LOS ANGELES A woman has pleaded not guilty to killing her two daughters by slashing their throats in their Los Angeles house. Antonia Gomez entered her plea Thursday to two counts of murder and is eligible for the death penalty if convicted. Shes being held without bail. Prosecutors say Gomez stabbed her daughters, ages 11 and 17, on Sept. 2 before cutting her own arms. The case is one of several this month in Southern California in which six children were stabbed, four of them fatally. Associated Press

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KANSASCITIES Hugoton
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City: Hugoton Nickname: Hugo County: Stevens County Location: Southwest Kansas rschwartz@kansan.com Distance from Lawrence: Six hours and 32 minutes or 396.32 miles Founded: 1885 Population (2004 estimate): 3,722 Destinations: Shady Lane Bed & Breakfast, Hugoton

Hugoton Lawrence
Interesting Fact: The Hugoton Hermes is the main newspaper in Hugoton; it published its first issue on Aug. 12, 1887. Edited by Megan Morriss

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Municipal Golf Course, Annies [Restaurant], Ranchito Tex-Mex Cafe, Stevens County Library, Stevens County Gas & Historical Museum, Dirtona Raceway, Hugoton Municipal Swimming Pool, Hugoton City Park, Parsons Park, Everett Rowden Park

Windows of Oppression is an exhibit that will encourage thought and empathy about global oppression. It is going on next Monday and Tuesday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center.

CORRECTION
Thursdays article More people taking city, KU buses misstated the addition of services by the T. The T has added 150 days of service.

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student and one of the guest bringing the entire community speakers, is a survivor of both together, especially the student domestic and sexual abuse. At the population. rally, she told the crowd of her Versola agreed that including struggles of dealing with rape as men was a necessary aspect for the a 16-year-old girl and the physical movement to end sexual assault and emotional abuse she took and domestic violence. from her former husband during One gender will not change this her early 20s. issue, Versola said. She stressed We cant do it unless One gender will not we work together as a the importance of change this issue. raising awareness whole. for both men and Jones said that AMBer VerSOLA women. ending the violence Take Back the Night Sexual and was a constant work guest speaker domestic violence in progress. He said are things that he hoped Lawrence nobody is immune to, Versola would continue to support buildsaid. But they are things that we ing the services available for viccan stop. tims. Jones said the local event used I think that were slowly but to be exclusively for women. Five surely making progress, Jones years ago, the event was called said. But theres so much more to Women Take Back the Night. He be done. said organizers now focused on

Tucker Max brings humor to Lawrence with new film

BY ANNA ARCHIBALD
aarchibald@kansan.com In all his arrogant and unnaturally charismatic glory, Tucker Maxs tour bus pulled into Lawrence to promote the 33-year-olds new movie, I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell, on Sept. 16. His appearance provoked reactions from fans and critics alike. Max, the self-proclaimed asshole and author, graduated with a law degree in 2001 from Duke Law School. Since then he has been writing books, signing contracts and touring the country to promote the movie adaptation of his book, I Hope They Serve Adam Buhler/KANSAN Beer In Hell. The movie was previewed at tucker Max was in Lawrence Wednesday night at Liberty Hall for the screening of his movie, Liberty Hall on Wednesday night I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell. Maxs book of the same title chronicles some of his life to a full house of more than 500 experiences and was on the New York Times Bestseller list. people, including fans, readers leads in their quest to find mas- Mexico, senior, said. What he and press. The tour is going great, Max culinity through excessive drink- does is funny and captivating to said. It sold out weeks ago and ing, sexcapades and other egotis- us because its not characteristic of all guys. everything is going nuts. We tical acts. Dont kiss and tell is bullshit, Max also awknowledged that have six more Max said. If you his behavior was not common stops left before arent willing to talk and said he felt lucky to be able What he does is the premiere on the 25th of funny and captivating about things youve to make a profession out of what done in public, then he does. September. to us because its not dont do it. Younger boys try to imitate The movie, characteristic of all As one might me, which is the dumbest thing Max said, was expect, this genre anyone could do, Max said. You guys. loosely based on has not gone with- cant be like anybody else. All you his short story, NANCY HOCH out controversy and can do is try to be the best version The Austin Road of yourself possible and thats the Mexico senior criticism. Trip. While Max One reviewer for lesson they need to learn. maintains that So whats coming next for the satirical online all of his written stories are comnewspaper, The Onion, insulted Tucker? He already has a best sellpletely true, he did admit that much of the movie was embel- his movie saying, Your movie ing book and movie, but he said he doesnt intend to lished. The movie portrays how is just like The get a real job until he Hangover but Younger boys try to Max (Matt Czuchry) talks his absolutely has to. imitate me, which is buddy Drew (Jesse Bradford) and doused in buckThe success ets of beige frat best friend Dan (Geoff Stults) the dumbest thing of his first book boy vomit. into lying to Dans fiance so they anyone could do. prompted Max to Women and can go to a strip club in Salem to sign a deal with protesters on celebrate Dans last days of being TuCker MAx Simon Spotlight. He college camsingle. Blogger/Author received a $300,000 puses have also Max first achieved fame with advance, a record his blog, TuckerMax.com, which deemed his writamount for a blogger, began in 2002, and then with his ing as sexist and to create a sequel to misogynistic to first book in 2006. Since then the point of promoting a culture I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell, he has been nominated to Time called Assholes Finish First. Magazines list of the Top 100 of rape. We do the same stuff, just Many college students, howMost Influential People and has ever, enjoy what Max is doing and on a different level, Hoch said. been dubbed the forerunner in the literary genre known as frat- see it as nothing but a witty and People who get angry about that are just giving him what he ire, though Max was never in a relatable form of entertainment. What Tucker Max does is wants. fraternity himself. Fratire, aka dude lit, is a supposed to be entertainment Edited by Jonathan Hermes genre illustrating young male and entertainment only, Nancy Hoch, San Miguel de Allende,

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this is an artists rendition of the planned suites overlooking the stadium. Five-year tickets for VIP box seats will cost fans $30,000. We think this project has tremendous potential to do great things for the football program, for Kansas Athletics and for the University as a whole, Marchiony said. Drew Weidner, Overland Park senior and president of the Sports Marketing Club, said the project would make the stadium look more professional. He said it was important for the Athletics Department and athletics director Lew Perkins to keep facilities competitive with other football programs. With the success of the football team right now, theyre striking while the iron is hot, Weidner said. They are putting on a clinic on how to continually generate new revenue while increasing fan and player satisfaction. An e-mail sent by the Athletics Department on Thursday said the project would be introduced at halftime of Saturdays football game against Duke. I think that the quality of the football team certainly is a huge plus for a project like this, GrayLittle said. I think it makes the seats and the whole football program very attractive. Edited by Jonathan Hermes

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the New Year was to have students leading the service in different aspects. Tiechtel said that each year the event had grown in popularity. This year, he said he anticipated a crowd of more than 100 students and that any student could attend. One of the new students planning to join the event this year, Tim Gershon, Overland Park senior, said he had traveled to his home for Rosh Hashana for the past three years, but this year a Saturday wedding kept him from making the trip. Gershon, like Atlas, said he thought the large turnout at the Chabad Jewish Center would make it feel more like a typical Jewish New Year celebration at home. I have one of the biggest families in Kansas City, Gershon said. We would get 20 to 30 of us together. Im kind of excited to see what Chabad is going to do for the New Year. Gershon said one of the parts he was most excited for was the food. He said a typical Jewish New Year dinner usually consisted of many traditional foods, including a circular challah bread. Atlas said the circular challah had always represented the fundamental feel of the celebration. A lot of people put raisins in, Atlas said. I used to think it represented the bumps and the mistakes you make in a year. The fact that the hollow is round represents the circular cycle of life Atlas said the most encouraging part of that type of cycle was that each year represented a new beginning. That, she said, was mostly why the Rosh Hashana holiday was so special in particular. Its the most important one, she said. New Years on January 1 more of an excuse for people to party. Rosh Hashana is about a fresh start. Edited by Megan Morriss

Defense lawyer pleads not guilty for bearhug

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WOBurN, Mass. A male defense lawyer has pleaded not guilty to assault and battery charges after bear-hugging a female attorney inside the Massachusetts courthouse where both worked. robert LeBlanc was ordered Wednesday to refrain from avoidable and intentional contact with attorney Pamela Saia-rogers. Both practice in Lawrence District Court, about 30 miles north of Boston.

According to a police report, 64-year-old LeBlanc grabbed 39-year-old Saia-rogers from behind, wrapped his arms around her midsection just below her breast and pulled her tightly to him pressing his pelvis against her backside in a bear hug. LeBlancs attorney, Max Stern, said LeBlanc merely gave Saiarogers a three-second bear hug and said, My favorite republican. A pretrial hearing is set for Nov. 2.
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Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 6 There are so many details, you may fear you cant learn them. Youre actually very good at keeping things in order. TAurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 9 A conversation with a loved one leads to the sharing of a big secret. Provide assurance that the secret will be kept. GeMini (May 21-June 21) Today is a 5 Things are stacked up again, and your priorities have changed. Go through your lists and complete everything you can.

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VirGo (Aug. 23-sept. 22) Today is an 8 Youll have a chance to clean up a mess thats been bothering you lately. Settle on a plan and proceed with caution. LibrA (sept. 23-oct. 22) Today is a 7 Use intuition to understand other people. Balance becomes important late in the day. Think twice before speaking. sCorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21) Today is a 5 You wake up from a dream and know exactly what to do. So do it. Others applaud. sAGiTTArius (nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 6 Make sure youve made up your mind before telling anyone. Reversing a decision will prove difficult right now. CApriCorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 5 What you see is not what you get. Be prepared to offer another suggestion, or let someone else decide. AquArius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 6 Choose your battles wisely. You dont have enough energy today to deal with everything coming your way. Breathe. pisCes (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 6 Theres more to reveal. Think about it before you say anything. Use emotional manipulation if necessary.

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fter the success of hiring the search committee is currently Bernadette Gray-Little working on what kinds of qualias a new chancellor, the ties each candidate should have search has now begun for a new for the job. provost. Though the University One very important quality of should take the time to hire the the new provost will be the ability candidate with the most experito work well with the chancellor. ence, drive and goalBetween the two of oriented attitude, the them, many prioriUniversity should also ties and initiatives are n n n hire the candidate who enacted to further will seek to benefit the progress of the the student body as a University. whole. Currently, the Mabel Rice, chairwoman of the provosts Web site lists several search committee, said the hiring initiatives the previous full-time process is very lengthy and the chancellor, Robert Hemenway, committee would do its best to has backed. get the word out about the posiOne example of the initiatives, tion opening, while also pursuing which is entitled Initiative 2015: candidates aggressively. Shaping KUs Future, focuses on We will be focusing on a implementing recommendations recruitment process that is very from three task forces comactive in nature, Rice said. We prised of faculty, staff and stucertainly hope to have someone dents alike on bases of teachnamed by the end of the spring ing, learning, discovering and semester. innovating. The job description of a proPrograms such as Initiative vost is very broad and ambitious. 2015 are extremely beneficial to The provost has to report student life in general, and the directly to the chancellor and he new provost should make it a also has a wide range of responpriority to focus on all students sibilities, Rice said. She also said in the University, not just specific

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departments. Rice said she hoped the provost would have very broad goals for his time with the University. Mainly, some of their goals should be to ensure that the University is a leading university, to help provide a quality educational experience for all students, enhance the research mission and also work closely with the chancellor in formulating universitywide objectives, Rice said. With the hiring of Chancellor Gray-Little and the search for the new provost having begun, current students are witnessing a change in leadership that signals the start of a new era for the University. We have seen growth in the past, and to grow even further, we need a provost who will make student success a priority and dive head-first into every goal set forth. By the end of the spring semester, we should have a provost who supports programs that put the focus on students first. Brett Salsbury for The Kansan Editorial Board

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Finding a better way to discuss abortion

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man signs a petition and later says he wishes he hadnt. A few years later hes forced out of a job because of it. That is what happened last week to Van Jones, a member of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Jones, one of the founders of Color of Change, an organization dedicated to advancing issues significant to African Americans, has also been a vocal advocate for the creation of green jobs. Earlier this year, he was appointed a special advisor for green jobs, enterprise and innovation for the aforementioned Council on Environmental Quality. Now, this sounds like a pretty good position, and obviously theres some prestige to it. It isnt head of the EPA or secretary of the interior, per se, but it is a spot on a White House committee, and therefore can have a major impact on environmental policy. Still, Jones seems like a small fish to fry if Republicans are attempting to pick off members of the Obama administration. But apparently hes become an easy target. The primary offense seems to be his signing, a few years ago, of

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a petition urging the Bush administration to reveal supposedly hidden information about their alleged involvement in 9/11. So he briefly associated with truthers, the name given to people who believe 9/11 came from something other than angry terrorists committing an organized act of mass murder. I dont like them and neither do most people capable of rational thought. Jones himself eventually distanced himself from the truthers and the petition he signed, saying in an interview that it didnt reflect his views now or ever. Seizing upon this episode, far right pundits, particularly Glenn Beck, began smearing Jones as a self-avowed communist. The blog WorldNet Daily published an article in April which echoed the communist claim and threw in a healthy dose of good old-fashioned racism, criticizing Jones of being a black nationalist who supposedly named his

son after Amilcar Cabral, a late Marxist revolutionary leader. For good measure, Ill also mention that the article I got all of this from was titled Will a Red help blacks go green? Remember, this guy has a long history of political activism, which of course makes him a communist. This is somehow relevant to how Jones wanted to focus on the cross-sectionality of racial and environmental concerns. Not entirely sure how, but Im probably blinded by not being terrified by minorities who also support progressive causes. Sadly, Beck, WorldNet and the hosts of fringe conservatives they appeal to have already won out in this case. Jones was an easy target for people looking to bring down somebody in the Obama administration. After their constant criticism, Jones opted to resign his post, saying that he felt it would be distracting to the his colleagues to have such an embattled figure in their midst. Im as much for mercilessly criticizing public figures as anyone, but could there have been a point to this?
Cohen is a Topeka senior in political science.

LeTTer TO THe ediTOr

Homosexuality: Where science fails
A recent column by Sai Folmsbee, How genetics can help explain homosexuality, made the case that it is highly probable that homosexuality can be explained with biological reasoning. He stressed the number of disciplines it involves and how difficult it is to interpret. This leaves the reader asking, How? when they should be asking, So what? Such articles point readers in the wrong direction. Sweet Susies mind is programmed to go out and wonder why the lesbian next door likes some other girl and not any of her nice guy friends. She asks, Why do you think youre gay? or Do you think you were born this way? But Susie should really be wondering how she could make friends with this person. She is no fool. She understands that her neighbor is a person just like her, and sometimes life has no answers. The wise girl loves without judgment and finds ways to accommodate others in pursuit of her own happiness. Causes and effects arent necessary when it comes to people. Knowing the scientific cause of Aunt Judys hot flashes and increasing PMS doesnt help her family tolerate her, but their love and understanding for her wellbeing does. Science is of course important, and its reasonable to agree the origin of sexuality is a topic worthy of research in the field. But it is no more relevant whether biology can explain sexuality than it is that evolution can explain dark skin, or that problems during pregnancy may account for mental disabilities. Society must still accommodate and accept all individuals through social interaction and political processes.
James Castle is an Overland Park sophomore.

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On Sept. 9, The Kansan Editorial Board published the editorial Join Senate subcommittee to examine alcohol policies explaining the importance of student involvement in such a committee. Student Senate released more information this week: WHAT: The Committee to Combat Alcohol Abuse at the University of Kansas and Investigate Related Policy WHO: Any student who attends at least two consecutive meetings can vote WHen: 6:30 p.m., Thursday WHere: Kansas Union

I feel like such a douche when Im on the phone with my iPhone headphones. I look like Im talking to myself. Awesome! n n n

he signs were clear: Warning, graphic photos ahead. Of course the first thing anyone wants to do when reading these words is look, so regretfully, I did. For the third time during my college career I witnessed a giant 18-foot display of aborted fetuses and other graphic images that Justice For All, an advocacy group from Wichita, feels compelled to display year after year. My reaction at first glance was one of disgust, followed by sadness, then anger and finally confusion. I had to wonder, what did Justice For All really think it was accomplishing with silly warnings and grotesque images? It was obvious the groups purpose was to persuade college students not to support abortion. Justice For All was lawfully exercising its right to free speech with vivid images and tawdry comparisons with the Civil Rights Movement and the Holocaust. Though the overall objective of the display was obvious at first glance, the methods of persuasion were ineffective. The images and comparisons were used to evoke emotion in anyone viewing them. Those who strongly declare themselves pro-choice were likely angered by the display, though those who strongly consider themselves anti-abortion were likely enthused. Because the images simply clutch basic human emotions, people are quicker to become passionate about why they agree or disagree with Justice For Alls intention. Therefore, common ground between these opposing viewpoints is more difficult to reach, and compromises rarely made. The images also presented only one aspect of the complex issue of abortion. Instead of addressing reasons that may lead to a womans choice to have an abortion, the display stirs feelings of fear and guilt in the viewer. A decision simply made out of fear or guilt is not a wellrounded decision. Justice For All chose to manipulate the emotions and

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therefore, decisions of viewers instead of addressing relative factors central to the abortion debate. A womans own testimony about why she had an abortion, and why she may have regretted it, is likely to be far more powerful than an 18-footdisplay with the purposes of frightening and disgusting anyone who sees it. Above all, I found the display to be highly disrespectful. According to abortion.org, 32 percent of women obtaining abortions in the United States are between the ages of 20 and 24, an age group that is a majority on college campuses. These statistics do not tell us who these women are, why they chose to have an abortion or how they might feel walking past a giant display with the intent of making its viewers feel guilty. First respecting those with different opinions is essential to persuading them otherwise. A graphic display of aborted fetuses does not demonstrate respect to anyone, especially to those who may be affected by abortion or issues surrounding abortion. The controversy surrounding abortion will always exist because it is an issue that pulls at human emotion and questions basic concepts of freedom and life. This recognition that mutual agreement will never exist must also coincide with a mutual quest for compromise. Both sides of the abortion debate can agree to work together to solve the problems that might cause abortions. Unfortunately, these solutions will never be possible with the use of fear tactics and a lack of respect.
Brown is a junior in journalism and political science.

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Mens rugby club to play big teams

mlush@kansan.com The mens rugby club starts its first season playing Division I club teams this weekend. This Saturday at 1 p.m., the team plays its first match against Kansas State in Manhattan. Club president Brandon Holland, Lawrence senior, has no problem saying what the team goal for the season is. We want to go to Westerns, Holland said. That is our goal every year. We want to win every game we play. Helping to achieve this goal will be the welcome addition of two players from overseas. Tonderai Kambarami referred to by his teammates as T.K. is a freshman from the Netherlands who plays outside center for the

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Jayhawks. Adam Grant is a junior exchange student from England who plays flanker. Both players have been impressed with the level of play they have seen so far in practice. There really are a lot of talented players out here, Kambarami said. I could see this team giving some of the teams back in Europe a run for their money, to be completely honest with you. Grant believes that the sport is really about to take off in America. I see the level of play at practice and the passion people have here, Grant said. I would not be surprised to see it become a popular sport here. With the first game coming against an in-state rival, the team knows what to expect. Kansas State has a really shifty

2009 Kansas club rugby Fall schedule

September 19th at Kansas State 26th at Truman State October 3rd at Creighton in Omaha, Neb. 10th St. Louis University 24th at Big 12 Tournament in Norman, Okla. November 7th Missouri at noon, College All-Star Weekend 14th Nebraska

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Members of the mens rugby club team practice drills Thursday. The team will kick off its season against Kansas State this weekend in Manhattan. It will also play in the Big 12 tournament in Norman, Okla. in October and host Missouri the first week of November. it is to defeat Kansas State this year after a tough loss the last year in Manhattan. All I know is that we hate Kansas State and Missouri the most, so we are going to play with a lot of energy and emotion, Kambarami said. When asked what to expect with playing Kansas State and American teams in general, Grant said, I expect a lot of big hits and physical play, Americans seem to love that, and with this rivalry I can anticipate a very physical match. Edited By Jonathan Hermes

backline, they do a lot of overlapping runs, cuts and are just hard to tackle, Holland said. Our forward pack is much stronger then they are, so that is probably how we will play. Basic, strong forward ball. The forward pack for the rugby club has always been a strong point for the team, but with a

revamped backline, Holland expects big things. Our backline has shown a lot of potential in practice, Holland said. Hopefully with our forward play we can suck the defense in, then spin it wide to the backs to score points. The newcomers are well aware of the rivalry and how important

Team re-introduces alumni season opener after break

Alumni will compete against current team in relaxed meet
BY ANDREW TAYLOR
ataylor@kansan.com For the first time since 2006, the Jayhawk swimming and diving team will host an alumni meet. The event, set to take place at Robinson Natatorium today at 4 p.m., experienced a brief hiatus simply as a result of poor timing. Coach Clark Campbell mentioned the team always seemed to be either busy or out of town. Despite the past scheduling problems, Campbell and his staff hope to make the meet an annual event. Ive never participated in an alumni meet, junior swimmer Alintrasquad meet on Oct. 9 in addition to the alumni meet, the first meet of the season. Its the first meet, you dont know what shape youre in, former Kansas swimmer Maria Mayrovich said. You just go for your yssa Potter said. So it should be a best. lot of fun. The presence of an estimated Potters recruiting trip took 50 to 75 alumni also allows the place the last time the swimming athletes to gaze into the programs and diving team long history. Several hosted the alumalumni from past You dont just have ni meet. Shes mens swimming and to hang up your suit looking forward diving teams will to meeting and and googles. compete in the days reuniting with events. The mens CLArK CAMpBeLL several of the swimming and diving Swimming coach alumni. program was cut in Theyre really the early 2000s. good to talk to A lot of men swimand relate with, Potter said. mers are excited about racing our The past two years the Jayhawks collegiate women swimmers, hosted an intrasquad meet to Campbell said. serve as a warm-up for the season. The event provides the athletes The team will still host its yearly Follow Andrew Taylor at twitter.com/ andrew_taylor11 and alumni with a chance to have some good-spirited fun. A pentathlon of swimming events, including 50-yard sprints of three separate strokes, a 200yard medley relay and a 200-yard free style relay, is planned. Several diving events will accompany the races. One entails the divers taking three dives from either the one-meter or three-meter board, with the score from their best dive kept. Campbell said he hoped the return of the alumni meet would give the current Jayhawk swimmers and divers an opportunity to see that their swimming or diving career doesnt have to end when they graduate. You dont just have to hang up your suit and goggles, Campbell said. Edited by Lauren Cunningham
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Swimming alumna Danielle Herrmann swims down the lane before turning in the 50-yard breaststroke at the Robinson Center pool in a meet last season. Alumni will compete against current swimmers and divers in a meet today at 4 p.m.

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before the season, the matchup at Fort Scott Community College, has stirred interest amongst Kansas Whittemore wasnt concerned with tradition or winning pasts. Nor was fans. After all, its Duke. The two schools share a storied he concerned with rabid fan bases and intertwined past. Theyve met or national exposure. Instead, Whittemores search for in big games with big name players and theyve done so in front of big a school focused on one point: the opportunity to play at the highcrowds. Yet all of that happened on the est level. So what if Kansas hadnt basketball court, far away from posted a winning season since the football field. And Kansas and 1995? Kansas played in the Big 12. It Duke share one more item from the past: The label of being a bas- was the best offer he had. I signed before I even visited so ketball school. Really, its hard to argue. The I didnt really know what I was getJayhawks rank third in victories; ting into, Whittemore said. When Duke ranks fourth. Kansas has I got up there, thats when Mangino won five national championships; and his staff were coming in. It was different. Duke has three. And so on. It was also bad. The football Between 1980 and field has yielded I signed before 2000, Kansas had none of that sucI even visited so I more losing seasons cess at least (15) than winning not until recently. didn't really know ones (five) while playDuke has played what I was getting ing in just two bowl in just two bowl into ..." games. games since From 1997 to 2001, 1960. bill whittemore the Jayhawks won just In the last two Former KU quarterback 20 games in Terry decades, Duke Allens five-year tenhas won 47 games while suffering 167 losses (28 per- ure as coach. They never finished cent). Theyve tried five coaches higher than fifth in the Big 12 in that span. None have had much North. Never won more than five games in a season. Never defeated success. Since 2002, though, Kansas Kansas State or Nebraska. Somewhere, losing crept into football program has slowly wiggled out from under the basketball accepted culture. It became expected. teams shadow. The prior classes, the (Terry) Facilities gradually improved, victories accumulated and postsea- Allen classes from before, they son games were won. Not long ago, werent trying to do anything at none of that seemed realistic. Not Kansas, former running back Jon Cornish said. They didnt have in football anyway. This season represents an oppor- the same mindset as our recruiting tune time to reflect on Kansas foot- class had. That first year, Whittemore said, balls rise: From afterthought at a school associated almost solely was centered on tough love. Real with basketball to sellout crowds tough love. Mangino set high standards and didnt waiver. Those who and national rankings. Weve made a lot of progress in couldnt handle the expectations the last few years, former coach left. The losing had to go, and it Don Fambrough said. Weve made a lot of programs in the womens wouldnt go easily. Coachs goal coming in was to programs. Weve made a lot of progress in everything. And yet run that attitude out, weather the weve kept our basketball program storm at that point, hunker down one of the best in the country along and make it through work outs, with that. Whittemore said. A lot of people were quitting and he was just n n n weeding out the program. There were too many guys there that were In 2002, after spending two years content with what Kansas football had been in the past. The turnaround started then, with a recruiting class that featured just one four-star player. The rest were two or three star recruits turned down by most other schools. Derek Fine entered college as a 218-pound tight end. Charles Gordon was a diminutive receiver with a modest forty time. Both played in the NFL. Mangino and his staff landed Cornish in British Columbia as a linebacker before converting him to running back. Hes Kansas alltime single-season rushing leader. Mark Simmons left as Kansas career leader in receptions, while Nick Reid switched from quarterback to linebacker and earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior. That ability to evaluate and develop players is a staple of Manginos tenure as coach. His first recruiting class serves as a prime example. He has taken kids that other schools have turned down and theyve turned out to be first class students and citizens, Fambrough said. Plus, theyve been good football players. If I had to pick out the number one asset as far as coach Mangino is concerned, it would be his ability to pick out these kids. n n n

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Bill Whittemore, former Kansas player, drops back for a pass against Southwest Missouri State. Whittemore hadn't visited the University before signing with Kansas' football program, which had 15 losing seasons between 1980 and 2000. coach, said the lack of facilities made it nearly impossible to compete with the Big 12s elite schools. And he said the problem started at the top. Im not sure if the athletic directors were the type of people who were interested in having a great football program, Fambrough said. Since Perkins arrival in 2003, though, Kansas has built a new football-specific facility. New practice fields have been built and a new playing surface was installed before this season. Next year, a bigger scoreboard will replace the current one. Former and current coaches and players said facilities are at the heart of any consistently successful program. For the first time in a long time, Fambrough said, Kansas isnt lagging in that area. I know in talking with some people, they dont like playing us, Perkins said. Ten years ago, when Kansas popped up on the schedule they said thats a win. Now they have to really get ready and prepare for us. That tells you something. n n n

Mangino wasnt hired by Athletics Director Lew Perkins. Sometimes thats easy to forget. But it wasnt until Perkins arrived in 2003, a year after Mangino, that facilities drastically started improving. Without up-to-standard facilities in the Big 12 recruiting and winning became that much more difficult. Perkins clearly understood that. So, too, did Mangino. Lew Perkins came in and said what do you need for football? Mangino said. I distinctly remember telling him, Well, let me go to the restroom and get a roll of toilet paper because thats how long the list is going to be. For years, Kansas facilities ranked near the bottom of the Big 12. Fambrough, who served two four-year stints as Kansas head

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Leo Bookman, former defensive back, tackles a Nebraska player. Bookman is originally from Dickinson, Texas. from Duke. Combined with the obvious academic benefits, Reesing considered becoming a Blue Devil. Then he received a scholarship offer from Mangino. I really liked where coach Mangino was taking the program, Reesing said. Of course, Reesing proceeded to thrust Kansas onto the national scene two years ago with an Orange Bowl victory. That game against Virginia Tech in Miami sent a message throughout the country Kansas football can make postseason noise too. So Reesing is asked the obvious question: After the Orange Bowl victory continuing to earn national recognition is Kansas label as a basketball school still considered accurate? Our play and what weve done the last couple years speaks for itself, Reesing said. That question a few years ago maybe would stand true. But I like to think that people would consider us a football school, too. I think weve proven that we can compete with anybody, compete for championships, go to bowl games and win them. Edited by Megan Morriss

Before Todd Reesing committed to Kansas, he visited a football camp at Duke, one of the few Division I schools showing serious interest in the diminutive quarterback. After the camp, Reesing said he received a scholarship offer

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Kat, Jackson said. The Jayhawk Invitational is the first in-season tournament held at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex since 2004, when Kansas held the KUStore.com Invite. The Kansas-San Diego matchup will be the second of the tournament, following the South Dakota State-Missouri State matchup at 2:30 p.m. Kansas takes on South Dakota State at 1 p.m. Sunday. Edited by Jonathan Hermes

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Nick Lyons

NFL needs real sports analysts

The broadcasters booth is now the retirement home for former NFL stars. Watching opening weekend, I noticed some of the commentators were as star-studded as the players on the field. For instance, former quarterbacks Rich Gannon and Troy Aikman are heard commentating regularly, Gannon doing most of the Chiefs games and Aikman mostly Cowboys. If you know your history, then you know they are covering their former teams. This brings up three issues. The first issue relates to analyst partiality. Second, are the retired athletes talented enough to take jobs from people whose entire careers depend on this position? And lastly, are lesser known players losing their jobs solely because of their lack of star power? As a professional broadcaster, journalist or anything media related, you are supposed to be as objective and unbiased as possible. When we hear Tiki Barber and Michael Strahan pick the Giants or Terry Bradshaw pick the Steelers to win the Super Bowl, how can we as fans trust their true knowledge as experts? Its frus-

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Senior quarterback Todd Reesing was a Rivals.com three-star recruit when he came to Kansas as part of its 2006 recruiting class.
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By COREy THIBODEAUX
cthibodeaux@kansan.com

TriViA OF THE DAY

Q: What were Kansas other A:

three senior captains Kerry Meier, Darrell Stuckey and Jake Sharp rated as recruits? All three were three-star recruits per Rivals.com.
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CLinTOn rESErVOir: The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks reported Sept. 17: white bass are fair, 0.5-1.5 pounds. Anglers are catching fish trolling crankbaits in main lake. Or casting jigs and crankbaits into surfacing fish chasing shad. Crappie are fair. 0.5-1 pound. Some are being caught over brush piles on minnows or jigs in about 12 feet below surface. Channel catfish are good. 1-4 pounds. Some are being caught using worms, liver, stinkbait and spoons over baited areas.
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trating and unfair to the viewer to do little research and root for the same team every year. From the pregame shows on CBS and FOX to Football Night in America, we watch games sandwiched by these opinions rather than analysis. Thankfully, there are some former NFL players you would never guess had been athletes because they act professionally and dont play favorites (John Madden, Cris Collinsworth). In exchange for the seemingly endless number of players reporting or commentating, there is someone losing a job. My biggest concern is how the multimilliondollar retiree gets the job when someone who spent his whole life trying to get one of these positions has to settle for less. Ive seen greats like Mike Patrick and Dick Enberg have to use their

distinctive voices somewhere that isnt football on Sunday. Would the NCAA allow a former college star to take Dick Vitales spot? No way. Sometimes the voice makes all the difference but the NFL doesnt think so. These men have a passion for the game and can captivate the viewer in any game. Mike Golic, Mike Greenberg and Steve Young were about as exciting as sawdust while calling the Monday night game. Just because they have the name doesnt mean they have the talent. Out of all the names mentioned and the ones that were not, is there any coincidence in their familiarity? Where are professional football duds trying to make a living as sportscasters? Former Washington Redskins running back Brian Mitchell was fired from his radio gig for being critical of his former team. He was truer to his job than most of the players we see today because he told it like it was. If a guy spends a few unsuccessful years in the league then calls it quits only to excel at broadcasting, we still may never see him because he doesnt have a Super Bowl ring or a bust been terrific, Marchiony said. Its outstanding and has been for a while. The next stage is to try and get them to stay for the whole game. Marchiony said that fans selected for prizes will be able to pick them up at the fan appreciation booth. He also said that this is the first time such a promotion has been attempted.
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in Canton. Its unfair to the fans and the players when announcers have their own agendas and dont give proper analysis to the games. Its unfair to dominate pregame and postgame shows with only former stars and to take jobs from those who are potentially more qualified. No matter where the games are played, the booth should be a neutral site. Edited by Samantha Foster Follow Kansan writer Corey Thibodeaux at twitter.com/ c_thibodeaux

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Soccer: South Dakota St., 1 p.m.

New audit to look into Perkins transactions

ATHlETICs

KU plans to give away gifts to fans at games

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The outcome of Kansas first home football game a 49-3 victory against Northern Colorado on Sept. 5 this season was far from in doubt once the fourth quarter began, prompting many fans to exit Memorial Stadium early. This Saturday Kansas Athlet-

ics hopes to change that by rewarding fans that stick around for the duration of the game. Prizes will be given away to five fans that catch the games entirety. Associate Athletics Director Jim Marchiony said he didnt want to be specific about the prizes but mentioned that they will include electronics and gift cards. The student support has wanted to spend more time with his family. Iba, the nephew of legendary Oklahoma State coach Henry Iba, compiled a 252-154 record in his 14 years at Pittsburg State and a 478-357 record in 29 years of college coaching. Before Pittsburg State, Iba coached for seven seasons at

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Bob Harris (play-by-play voice of the Duke Blue Devils on the ISP Sports Network) will be on Friday Night Lights on Friday, Sept. 18. The show airs 7 to 8 p.m. on 90.7 FM and at kjhk.org.

TOPEKA, Kan. A new audit says University of Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins was paid by a vendor for the athletic department. The audit for the state Board of Regents was released Thursday. It examined nine entities affiliated with the university and their transactions from July 2003 through June 2009. The audit did not name the company or say how much Perkins had received. But it recommended that the relationship be independently evaluated for appropriateness.
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Pittsburg State coach to retire after this season

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PITTSBURG, Kan. Pittsburg State basketball coach Gene Iba said he will retire after the upcoming season. Iba said on Wednesday that he

Baylor University, eight years at Houston Baptist and was Hall of Famer Don Haskins only assistant at Texas-El Paso. Pittsburg State Athletic Director Chuck Broyles sa the school will not begin an immediate search for Ibas replacement.
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Rise from obscurity: program sees improvement

Old recruiting class, new facilities and new coaches rejuvenate school's team
By JAySON JENKS
jjenks@kansan.com Bill Whittemore speaks in a smooth Southern drawl, his sentences laced with goshs, shoots and hecks. Hes a simple man, but his story is one thats complicated and wrapped around the entirety of coach Mark Manginos tenure. His life is still eventful, still filled with athletics and football when school is in session. Yet his days are less complicated now. The long hours of film are gone, his summers suddenly less restricted. From Nashville, where hes an assistant athletic director at a private high school, Whittemore said hell talk, that hell reflect about a time that seems longer and shorter than seven years ago. In many ways, its hard to truly understand how far the program had to rise, how deep Kansas football had sunk in the Big 12s depths. Its here where Whittemores story and Kansas turnaround begins. Man, its so hard to get rid of that mentality of defeat, Whittemore said. If youve got it ingrained that youre not as good as the team youre playing, man, in football you have to change at least 22 guys mentalities. Not just one. Everyone has to be on the same page. It started with Whittemore, the playmaking scrambler and the first player to sign with Mangino. Sometime in between Whittemores commitment and the start of the 2002 season, a cast of lightly recruited two and three star prospects did the same. The 2002 recruiting class arrived in Lawrence a largely unheralded group and left with their names etched in record books and on professional paychecks. Before there was an undersized quarterback from Texas before Todd Reesing Follow Kansan football writer Jayson Jenks at twitter.com/ JaysonJenks.

Coming out from another Sport'S ShadowS

he running and jogging culture in Lawrence is alive and well. But when the sun comes out and the sneakers go on, do you really know what youre getting into? Of course jogging up and down the hills of Lawrence and on campus has its merits. Science suggests that habitual jogging can increase the effectiveness of the bloods ability to transport oxygen to the muscles. This in turn leads to better muscle efficiency, and the jogger ends up with better physical stamina. The Lawrence landscape can provide health benefits. Studies conducted in New York City strongly suggested that those who trained alongside major streets did far more damage to their circulatory system because of pollution than joggers in enclosed spaces or heavily wooded areas. Even though campus does suffer from heavy traffic at certain times, trees and bushes are located near Potter Lake and on Jayhawk Boulevard for fresh air and scenic variability. As many student athletes, club sport members and intramural players may know, poor form or improper running equipment can cause a miserable morning after or even slight-to-moderate injury. Common mistakes include running in the wrong type of shoe department store sneakers, for instance or wearing the incorrect shoe size. Running form can be tricky, not to mention hilarious to watch. Many times Ive seen a girl or guy zoom passed me with their arms practically flailing in the air. Improper form creates a sense of imbalance, wastes energy and puts strain on the lower back and upper legs. Minor problems like inflammation of the knee and shin splints can temporarily render any sport or jogging enthusiast chair-ridden. I learned this lesson from when I went walking around the hills surrounding Alvamar Country Club with a friend. I didnt warm up beforehand (a big no-no), I wore three-year-old shoes and I slouched while walking up and down steep hills. Needless to say, I could barely move five hours later. Dont despair. Looking to historical examples, it would appear that mankind was built to run. The deliverers of the quipu message system in the 15th century Inca Empire in South America traversed several miles to reach their destinations. Similar systems of crosscountry mail delivery were in use thousands of years earlier in China and parts of Africa. The great appeal of using your own two legs for exercise lies in the fact that its free, and almost anyone of any weight or fitness level can participate in runnings better half with all the health benefits intact: walking. Just for goodness sake, support the economy, and buy a new pair of quality running shoes. Edited by Lauren Cunningham

t h r u s t Kansas into national prominence there was an undersized quarterback from Tennessee who lifted Kansas from the Big 12s gutter. There wasnt that much excitement, Whittemore said. Heck, there was probably no excitement around football at that time. n n n Tomorrow Kansas plays Duke at home. Since schedules were posted and printed

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Former Kansas State player Jonathan Beasley dives for the endzone in this 1997 game when Terry Allen was head coach. Allen was head coach at Northern Iowa before coming to Kansas.

Team hopes to improve its game at Jayhawk Invitational

By ClArK GOBlE
cgoble@kansan.com Junior defender Lauren Jackson said the mood in the locker room Friday before their match against Denver was just different. I think we were just really tired, Jackson said. We just werent in it. Jackson said the team needs to focus better in the locker room before each game in the Jayhawk Invitational and the rest of their games this season. In their first match today, the Jayhawks, ranked No. 22, take on No. 18 ranked San Diego (5-2-1) and finish the invitational with a match against South Dakota State (2-3-1). The Jayhawks will be looking to rebound from their winless weekend in Colorado Springs, Colo., losing in the last six minutes to Denver and playing to a scoreless draw with Colorado College. Follow Kansan soccer writer Clark Goble at twitter. com/cgoble89. Coach Mark Francis talked about the number of scoring opportunities that the team barely missed. Sometimes those things happen, we just have to regroup, Francis said. Itll be nice to be at home this weekend and try to win our tournament. San Diego will be the first ranked team Kansas has faced so far. San Diego is coming off a weekend where they defeated then-No. 12 Rutgers 2-1 and Brown 1-0. Jackson said the Toreros play a different defensive style than anything Kansas has seen so far this season. Instead of playing four defenders in a line like most college programs, San Diego utilizes a stopper and a sweeper in a diamond formation. Jackson said the forwards worked on playing higher and pressuring the defenders in practice this week. Defensively, Jackson said the team wouldnt change anything. The Toreros' leading goal scorer is freshman forward Erica Peeples, who has netted three so far this season. Another freshman, Sierra Ferreira, leads the team in assists with three. Senior goalie Julie Hanley will likely be the one defending those shots. She has started the past two games, replacing freshman Kat Liebetrau, who started for several games to start the season. Jackson said the change in goal doesnt really affect the defense much. The only difference is that Julie is a little more experienced than Kat, and generally more vocal than

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Senior goalkeeper Julie Hanley punches away a shot attempt from a Rhode Island player during the second half of a game earlier this month at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex. The Jayhawks will host an invitational this weekend against San Diego and South Dakota State.

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