On the front porch of

Hashinger Hall, students

sing and dance long into
the night.
1B
The mens golf team won the
Kansas Invitational on Tuesday
with five strong showings from
its players.
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meet every Tuesday andThursday afternoon, and often for additional daily sessions at friends houses around Lawrence.
transportation
City, University explore merger
Funding and management key factors in joint bus system
By MArk viErthAlEr
KU on Wheels and the Lawrence
Transit System may be able to
merge the two systems if the issues
of governance and funding can be
resolved.
Discussions continued Tuesday
regarding the possible coordination
of the two bus lines.
After meeting on Monday to give
a general layout of potential prob-
lems and advantages of integrating
the two systems, project designers,
city officials and school delegates
brought their presentation to the
University.
Dan Boyle, lead consultant on the
project, said the biggest hurdle they
are going to have to fight is a natural
distrust between the University and
the city.
The city and the University are
sometimes at odds with each others
ideas, Boyle said. Both sides seem
to ask Are they just looking for our
money? What are we going to get in
return?
The study has determined that
merging the two systems is plau-
sible, but student representatives
have raised concerns with where
governance of an integrated system
would fall.
Benjamin Driks, Prairie Village
sophomore, said one of his larg-
est concerns is where the money
is going to come from to fund the
merger.
Any type of reform right now
would be prohibited by the current
funds, he said. Nothing can get
achieved unless theres some huge
change on either side.
Driks, a representative from Delta
Force, said he would return his notes
to his superiors and they would then
pursue the funding issue further.
Dan Boyle and Associates, Inc. did
a study of other Big 12 schools that
had integrated their own universitys
bus system with city transit.
Regarding governance, the study
revealed the University of Texas gave
the final say in transit options to
students. Iowa State had an equal
number of representatives from the
city, students and the university on
a board.
For funding, the University of
Colorado has used student fees to
fund unlimited access programs to
both campus and city service.
Boyle said these are all viable
options to consider.
Danny Kaiser, assistant direc-
tor of parking and transit for the
University, said one of the biggest
issues would be pleasing both sides
of the potential integration.
Its going to take a lot of work
to find the comfort level of all the
stake holders, Kaiser said. Were
going to have to find something that
everyone can live with.
He said the issues of governance
and funding are going to be the
two hot-button issues as the various
options are considered.
Boyle said the final report
is expected to be finished in
November.
kansan staf writer Mark viertha-
ler can be contacted at mviertha-
ler@kansan.com.
Edited by Jacky Carter
merger options
These fve alternatives have
been presented as possible
solutions on how to merge
the two systems:
separate service, sepa-
rate funding, limited service
coordination
separate systems, sepa-
rate funding, coordinated
service
one system, separate
funding sources, contracted
services
one system, separate
funding sources, one repre-
sentative policy board
Transit authority, one
funding recipient where
they have full control over
all aspects
enVironment
Grey water to save money
System will recycle rainwater from rooftops for irrigation
By NAtE McGiNNis
Student Senate passed a resolution
last Wednesday pledging $30,000 to
develop a grey water irrigation sys-
tem at the University of Kansas.
Peg Livingood, project coordi-
nator for DCM, said grey water
irrigation is the process of using
runoff from impermeable surfaces
like rooftops
and concrete to
irrigate green
spaces on cam-
pus.
A grey water
system would
collect the run-
off water in a
holding recep-
tacle such as a
pond or under-
ground tank
and then fill a
tanker truck to
bring the water to locations around
campus.
Livingood said the project is in
the preliminary planning stages and
details would still need to be dis-
cussed.
Were dealing with the issue of
exactly what the scope should be,
Livingood said.
The $30,000 will only cover the
initial costs needed to develop a plan
for a grey water system. More money
will be needed to complete the entire
project.
Were taking a look at any fund-
ing sources that might be avail-
able from the state or government,
Livingood said.
The money was pledged to
University Design and Construction
Management and requires the prin-
cipal amount of the loan to be paid
back within 10 years.
The resolu-
tion does not
require DCM to
pay interest on
the loan.
According to
the resolution,
the University
used approxi-
mately 4 million
gallons a year of
potable water for
irrigation pur-
poses. A tanker
truck fills up with potable water at a
filling station on West Campus.
Cindy Strecker, energy program
manager, said the University pays
$2.13 per thousand gallons of water
used. At that rate, the University
spends $85,200 on irrigation annu-
ally.
The resolution states approxi-
mately six times this amount of water
falls on the University annually.
Studie Red Corn, Shawnee junior
and author of the resolution, said
with a grey water system in place
the University should save money
on both irrigation costs and storm
water fees. He was unsure of the
exact amount of water that would be
conserved because the project had
not been finalized.
Red Corn became interested in
the idea when he researched con-
sumption and waste at the University
for a speech in his communications
class.
Alarmed by the amount of con-
sumption by the University, Red
Corn worked the idea into his party
platform when he ran as the Delta
Force candidate for student body
president last spring.
This was something that wasnt
being worked on that I thought
we actually had a chance of mak-
ing a difference in, Red Corn said.
Red Corn lost the election, but said
he wanted to set a precedent on
campus to take environmental issues
further.
By implementing more sustain-
able development methods on cam-
pus we are, one, saving money and,
two, thinking long term, Red Corn
said.
kansan staf writer Nate McGinnis
can be contacted at nmcginnis@
kansan.com.
Edited by Brett Bolton
entertainment
Everclear to perform in Lawrence
Tickets on sale for Sept. 28 alternative rock show
By BEN sMith
Of the 8,000 miles Art Alexakis,
lead singer of the alternative rock
band Everclear, will be traveling
this month, Lawrence is one of
the stops he is looking forward to
the most.
Its one of my favorite plac-
es in the world, Alexakis said.
Lawrence embraced Everclear
before anyone else. Plus its just
a hop, skip and jump from good
barbecue.
Everclear will be perform-
ing at the Granada Theatre, 1020
Massachusetts St., Sept. 28, as part
of the tour promoting its album
Welcome to the Drama Club,
released Sept. 12.
Alexakis, 44, said he was excit-
ed to be visiting Lawrence again
because it was one of the earliest
places to give Everclear support
when it first started almost 15 years
ago.
Alexakis said that as hes grown
older his interests on tour have
become less about the girls and
more about the food. He said that
he enjoyed touring college towns
even though at times he would
rather be home spending time with
his family.
The band will be tour 28 cities
promoting its first album since So
Much for the Afterglow in May
2003.
The album features 12 songs
written by Alexakis. The New York
City native said he began writing
the songs in late 2004 and that this
album had a more R&B feel to it.
Alexakis said it was the hour
and a half on stage in front of an
audience that made the hard work
worth while.
I want bands who open up for
us to kick our asses, Alexakis said.
The winner there is the person
who bought a ticket.
Appearing along side Everclear
are two other bands, Jonny Lives!
and Big City Rock, which hail from
the same area in the East Village of
New York City.
Jonny Dubowsky or Jonny-
D, the namesake and leader of
the band Jonny Lives! said he was
excited to be on his first major
tour of the United States. He said
his band, which is releasing its
first album Get Steady, was espe-
See everclear oN paGe 5a
Scholarship hall residents must wait
until spring for the opening of their
new community center. additional
renovations prevented the facility
from being completed this fall.
This was something that wasnt
being worked on that I thought
we actually had a chance of
making a diference in.
sTudIe red corn
shawnee junior
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headphones, and a KUID from
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the loss was valued at $400.
An 18-year-old KU student
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been damaged sometime on
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cited two 18-year-old KU stu-
dents with disorderly conduct.
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at Wescoe Hall.
Kansas writer partipates
in poetry reading panel
Jef Worley, a Kansas born
poet, will conduct a poetry
reading at 3 p.m. Thursday in
the North Gallery of the Spencer
Research Library.
Michael Johnson, director of
freshman-sophomore English,
said Worley wrote captivating
poetry and he would encour-
age people to attend the poetry
reading. Worley is also the chief
editor and science writer for
Odyssey Magazine.
The Fall Poetry Panel, which
is sponsored by the English de-
partment, brought in Worley.
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1. Robinett: Football teams
improvement relies on of-
fensive coordinator
2. Editorial: Secret cameras
violated privacy
3. Driver in stolen car assaults
ofcer
4. Puppeteers passion started
in middle school
5. Homebrewing satisfes per-
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campus briefs
Kevin Kane, graduate student
and former KU football player,
has traded a life spent at Memorial
Stadium for a life spent at Allen
Fieldhouse. No, he is not playing
KU basketball; he is giving tours and
taking care of the Booth Family Hall
of Athletics. Kane took the job when
Lew Perkins, Director of Athletics,
offered it to him so he could con-
tinue his studies at the University.
Kane said Perkins offered him a
job for after he graduates in Spring
2006.
I thought I would stick around a
little longer, Kane said.
Kane, as well as giving tours,
updates all of the displays and is
currently updating a new system in
the Hall that allows fans to access
information on any player that
attended KU. The job allows Kane
to learn more about the history of
KU athletics.
I grew up a Nebraska fan because
of my dad, Kane said. It is fun to be
able to learn about all the athletics
before I got here.
Kane is doing his graduate work
in Strategic Communications, but
he wants to work in college athletics
administration or be a coach. This
job is a stepping stone to living his
dream.
Kane works surrounded by KU
sports legends and memorabilia. He
also can see himself on the football
display. His favorite part is being able
to talk to the athletes and coaches
that pass through occasionally.
Its great when you get to talk
with Max Falkenstien when he pass-
es through, Kane said.
Edited by Brett Bolton
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at
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David Young practices tricks with a unicycle Tuesday inWichita.
WTC memorial architect
displays work on campus
Daniel Libeskind, the architect
whose design was chosen for
the World Trade Center Memo-
rial, will speak at 8 p.m tonight in
Woodruf Auditorium on the 5th
foor of the Kansas Union.
The event is free. Students
can pick up admission vouchers
at the Student Union Activities
box ofce on the 4th foor of the
Kansas Union or at the door un-
til 10 minutes before the speech.
Libeskinds gallery exhibit is on
display on the 4th foor of the
Kansas Union next to the Stu-
dent Union Activities ofce.
Anna Faltermeier
new jersey st. fire
Investigation expected
to fnish in 7 to 14 days
The Lawrence City Commis-
sion received the ofcial data
Tuesday from Sunday mornings
fatal fre on New Jersey Street.
Mark Bradford, Lawrence fre
and medical chief, said it took
over 40 hours of work to put out
the fre, make the dwelling safe
for investigation and retrieve
the bodies of those trapped in-
side. Both on-duty and of-duty
personnel had been called in to
address the emergency.
Bradford said the investi-
gation should be completed
within seven to 14 days.
Fire and medical also
received help from out of town
emergency personnel including
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives and
the Topeka fre departments
K-9 unit. The ATF was called in
for extra manpower and the
K-9 unit was used to search for
accelerants, Bradford said.
Bradford said the family has
received an outpouring of sup-
port from the community.
City Commissioner David
Schauner said he wanted the
city to be able to use the trag-
edy as way to spread awareness
about the need for fre preven-
tion measures in the home.
Mark Vierthaler
ODD news
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favor contest fnalists
MONTPELIER, Vt. Will it be
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Italian Renaissance or Mojito?
How about Puttin on a Ritz?
Ben & Jerrys has winnowed
down more than 40,000 sug-
gestions for a new favor to
fve fnalists, and will turn their
customer-creators loose next
month in the Flavor Finals, to
see which is tastiest.
The fve fnalists get expense-
paid trips to the ice cream
makers Waterbury plant, where
they will whip up their concoc-
tions for the company.
news
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wednesday. september 20, 2006
By Matt EldEr
Scholarship hall residents will
have to continue patiently awaiting
the opening of the Wilma Willie
Crawford Community Center, 1346
Louisiana St.
The center was scheduled to open
this fall. After a series of delays, the
centers opening will be postponed
until the spring semester. The center
will serve as a multi-use facility for
scholarship hall residents. The cen-
tralized location will allow the com-
munity to gather for both meetings
and social activities.
The building was donated by
Reginald and Juanita Strait who lived
near the scholarships halls. The cou-
ple befriended many students during
the past several decades by providing
home-cooked meals and piano les-
sons.
She became like a grandma to a
lot of the students, Avila said. We
have adults now that say they used
to go there when they were in college
decades ago.
Construction crews intended on
replacing only portions of the houses
foundation, but later determined the
building would need an entirely new
one, said Diana Robertson, interim
director of student housing.
Robinson said that because the
new foundation took more time and
money to fix, they had to reassess
financing. This included a combina-
tion of private donations and state
money.
It had to go through some red-
tape, Robertson said.
While inside renovations continue
with electrical and sheetrock con-
struction, the landscape surrounding
the center will progress in the next
few weeks as well. Vince Avila, associ-
ate director of housing maintenance,
has overseen the construction of the
centers park, Strait Park.
Its going to look real sharp, Avila
said. Theyve tried to keep every-
thing, especially the outside, looking
just like the original house.
Robertson said that the new park
will include an outdoor fountain and
patio with a sitting area, that will
accommodate residents needs for bar-
becues and other outdoor functions.
The center will also house an
upstairs apartment and office for the
complex director of the scholarship
halls, something Robertson is excited
to have.
Weve got a complex director
living in every complex except for
there, Robertson said. We really
wanted to make that happen.
Kansan staf writer Matt Elder can
be contacted at melder@kansan.
com.
Edited by Jacky Carter
By MarK viErthalEr
The city commission will con-
sider an expansion of city con-
cealed weapon laws after receiving
a review of 17 city codes and pos-
sible problems.
City staff attorney Scott Miller
presented the study after David
Corliss, interim city manager, asked
him to find codes that may cause
the city to be at odds with the state.
The study included the state of the
current law and Millers suggested
proposals.
The commission approved
to move the study to the consent
agenda, which will pass the law
changes barring any public com-
ment on the subject.
There have been times when
Lawrence city ordinance has been
at odds with state laws, Miller said.
This list is an attempt to be proac-
tive and stop any more laws from
coming into contradiction with
each other.
One law under review was the
citys concealed weapon ordinance.
Currently, only law enforcement
officers and deputies are allowed
to carry concealed weapons within
Lawrence city limits.
Under the altered law, private
detectives licensed to carry con-
cealed weapons, members of the
armed forces while engaged in
duties and people authorized under
the Kansas Personal and Family
Protection Act would be allowed to
carry weapons.
This would put Lawrence on
par with the Kansas law regarding
concealed weapons.
To be approved for a concealed
weapon permit, a person must sub-
mit to a background check and
have no previous history of mental
illness.
Discharging of firearms in city
limits is currently only allowed
by national guardsmen and law
enforcement officers. Miller sug-
gested allowing exceptions for
those lawfully defending his or her
person, property or dwelling.
Miller suggested the city code
defining window peeping should be
improved. Currently, the law states
anyone illegally on property with
the intent to look into any sort of
portal into the home is in violation
of the law. The law does not clearly
define loitering or wrongfully
observing, leaving loopholes when
prosecution comes around.
City Commissioner Dennis
Boog Highberger suggested a
review of the citys dumpster diving
ordinance. He said he didnt feel the
current law was clear enough.
Kansan staf writer Mark viertha-
ler can be contacted at mviertha-
ler@kansan.com.
Edited by Brett Bolton
housing
Center opening delayed
Lawrence
Commission reviews laws
Vanessa Pearson/KANSAN
A construction worker fromBA Green Construction Co. works on the Crawford Community Center, 1346 Louisiana St., Monday. The center will
serve as a multi-purpose building for scholarship hall residents and will include a park, apartment and ofce.
transportation
Skateboarders argue for policy revision
By MarK viErthalEr
Long boarders and skateboards
alike can raise their voices in hope
after efforts to allow skateboarders
on campus have taken another step
in the right direction.
Casey Millstein, Baldwin senior,
came before the Lawrence City
Commission on Tuesday to argue the
legalization of boarding on campus
after Student Senate told her to talk
to the city. City commissioner Sue
Hack, after receiving an e-mail from
Millstein, forwarded the argument
to the Traffic Safety Commission. It
is now under review.
Id like to take this all the way
until someone says yes, Millstein
said.
Millstein began her crusade to
legalize long boarding on campus
earlier this month after receiv-
ing numerous tickets. She aruges
that students on campus use their
boards for transportation, not for
public disturbances.
Campus has banned boarding
for the past 12 years. Areas of cam-
pus that are forbidden from board
traffic include West Campus Road
to 13th Street and 1,000 feet on
either side of Jayhawk Boulevard.
Originally arguing only for long
boarders, Millstein and her friends
realized it was too much trouble to
have people differentiate between
long boards and skateboards.
Commissioners told Millstein
that although the city doesnt have
jurisdiction over campus ordinanc-
es, they are the ones who enforce
the codes. Therefore, the city can
make recommendations to the
University.
David Corliss, interim city man-
ager, said after the Traffic Safety
Commission had time to review
the issue of boarding on sidewalks,
they would approach the University
for a joint discussion on the proper
course of action.
Millstein presented the com-
mission with the ordinances from
other colleges including Kansas
State University and Fort Hays
State University. Both colleges allow
boarding on campus, provided the
users give right-of-way to foot traf-
fic and do not take their boards
airborn.
Weve actually received national
support for this cause, Millstein
said.
Mayor Mike Amyx said he felt it
was an important subject that need-
ed to be addressed. The commission
has yet to set a date for review.
Kansan staf writer Mark vierthaler
can be contacted at mvierthaler@
kansan.com.
EditedbyJackyCarter
Additional renovations postpone scholarship hall facility
NEWS 4A
Wednesday, september 20, 2006
Take a Closer Look:
Coming
Sept. 21
Business Career Fair
2006
Thursday, September 21 12:00 5:00pm
Kansas Union Ballroom
Welcome our Gold and Silver sponsors:
Tips from the KU
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Before Attending
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Identify several companies
you would like to speak with
and research them.
On the Day of
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Come relaxed and prepared.
Employer representatives
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them with your interest
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Aldi, Inc.
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Allstate Insurance Company
American Electric
CED
Ameriprise Financial
AMLI Residential
Aquaterra Environmental Solutions, Inc.
AssociatedWholesale Grocers
Association of International Petroleum Negotiators
Becker CPA Review and Stalla
BKD, LLP
Bombardier Aerospace Learjet
Buckle
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
Case NewHolland
CBIZ and Mayer Homan McCann P.C.
Cerner Corporation
Cessna Aircraft Company
Cingular Wireless
College Pro Painters
Command Transportation
COUNTRY Insurance & Financial
Services
DaimlerChrysler Financial Services
Defense Finance and Accounting
Service
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Deloitte Consulting
E & J Gallo Winery
Eli Lilly and Co
EMBARQ
EnCana Oil & Gas Inc.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Ernst & Young, LLP
Farm Bureau Financial Services
Farm Credit
Farmers Insurance Group of
Companies
FBI
Federal Deposit Insurance Corpo-
ration (FDIC)
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Ferrellgas
Fort Dodge Animal Health
Freightquote.com
Frito-Lay
Grant Thornton LLP
H & R Block
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Hertz Corporation
HighPointe Financial Group
Hills Pet Nutrition
Hormel Foods Corporation
IRS
John Hancock Financial Network
Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
Kennedy and Coe, LLC
KeyBank Real Estate Capital
Koch Industries, Inc
Kohls Department Stores
KPMG
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Legacy Financial Group
Liberty Mutual
MarketSphere Consulting
Marks, Nelson, Vohland, & Campbell
Maxim Healthcare Services
McGladrey & Pullen
Missouri Department of Revenue
Mutual of Omaha
Navigant Consulting
New England Financial Benchmark Financial, LLC
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network/ Brase Financial
Group
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network/ Hames
Agency
Payless ShoeSource
Peace Corps
Pearson Government Solutions
Pepsi Bottling Group
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housing
Suicide policy ambiguous;
friends crucial in prevention
By Matt EldEr
As many as 1,100 college students
are predicted to commit suicide
this year alone, according to the Jed
Foundation.
The foundation, which aims to
prevent college student suicides, lists
suicide as the second-leading cause
of death among college students.
Because of
this statistic,
the University
of Kansas
Department of
Student Housing
is focusing on
suicide preven-
tion for its resi-
dents.
Several col-
lege campuses
across the coun-
try have been fighting legal battles
that stemmed from suicide attempts
and their violation of housing poli-
cies. Some universitys policies state
that students must be evicted after
showing suicidal tendencies.
I wouldnt say we have a suicide
policy, Diana Robertson, interim
director of student housing, said.
But we do have a suicide-indica-
tion policy because its something
we want to address as a problematic
behavior.
Indications of suicide include
roommates or friends noticing writ-
ten or verbal evidence, like notes or
a diary.
Robertson said that every case
regarding a suicide attempt or indi-
cation was handled individually.
She said that suicidal indications or
attempts did not result in an auto-
matic housing contract cancellation
or expulsion from the University,
unlike many other college campus-
es.
Texas A&M University is one
of the few Big 12 schools whose
housing department looks at sui-
cide from a student welfare policy.
Students who
have attempted
or had suicidal
t e n d e n c i e s
must be cleared
by the student
counseling cen-
ter before they
are allowed to
return to stu-
dent housing.
We feel that
they obviously
are the experts, Kathy Collins, asso-
ciate director of residence life at
Texas A&M, said. We work with
them to determine if students will
return to the campus population.
While substantial suicidal indi-
cations or attempts at George
Washington University or Hunter
College in New York have left col-
lege students removed from their
student housing or even expelled,
KUs policy aims at using prevention
as a safeguard instead.
Our goal is to get help for students
for that very reason, Robertson said.
You wouldnt want someone not
seeking help because of a potential
consequence.
Robertson is aware of the effects
of a student with suicidal tendencies
living in a community environment,
such as student housing. She does
acknowledge the well-being of the
community, but most of the time
its a matter of an individual who
needs help and treatment in student
suicidal cases.
The housing department works
closely with Counseling and
Psychological Services, the Public
Safety Office and other outside
resources to provide help for stu-
dents.
We first do a risk assessment,
said Pam Botts, interim CAPS direc-
tor. Depending on results we may
choose to continue treating them
here in our office or we may refer
them for more comprehensive ser-
vices.
Botts said CAPS worked close-
ly with the housing department
because of its direct contact with the
large student population in each of
the residence halls.
Robertson didnt recall a suicide
in her time with the University, but
said there have been instances where
the housing department has been
called upon to help a student.
We cant count it, but if I was
going to give a roundabout, a hand-
ful or few times a year were working
with someone whom were actually
concerned about their safety, she
said.
Robertson said students who have
suicidal thoughts and need assistance
should contact CAPS at 864-2277.
Kansan staf writer Matt Elder can
be contacted at melder@kansan.
com.
Edited by Jacky Carter
You wouldnt want someone
not seeking help because of a
potential consequence.
diana robertson
interim director of student housing
ChildCare
Hilltop possibly to expand
Added space would shorten day cares long waiting list
By danny luppino
KU students, faculty and staff
with children could have expand-
ed day care options on campus if
the Kansas Board of Regents votes
today to expand the Hilltop Child
Development Center.
Pat Pisani, executive director of
Hilltop, said the proposed expan-
sion would add six classrooms and
create space for 100 additional chil-
dren. She said the addition was
necessary to provide some relief for
a waiting list that has expanded in
recent years.
Now we have almost 350 kids
on the waiting list, and were not
able to meet the Universitys needs,
Pisani said.
Though the proposed expansion
would still leave a substantial wait-
ing list, Pisani said it would make
the center as big as it could pos-
sibly get.
Pisani said she thought the
Board of Regents would approve
the proposal because the University
had documented a need for an
expansion and outlined a funding
plan.
Ive not been led to believe it
wont be voted for, Pisani said.
She also said she thought parents
would welcome the opportunity for
more children to attend day care at
the center.
Ethan Schmidt, graduate teach-
ing assistant in history, has two
children at Hilltop, one in his fourth
year. He said he was extremely sat-
isfied with the experience his chil-
dren have had.
I wouldnt have them anywhere
else, Schmidt said. I think our
children will have a real head start
when they go to school.
Schmidt said he thought the
proposed expansion would allow
more parents to feel as satisfied as
he does.
I think its great because its
very hard to get into, Schmidt
said. The more kids that can have
the Hilltop experience, I think, the
better.
Kansan staf writer danny lup-
pino can be contacted at dlup-
pino@kansan.com.
Edited by Mindy Ricketts
Parents kidnap pregnant daughter
Crime
By KatHarinE WEBStEr
aSSociatEd prESS
SALEM, N.H. A Maine couple
accused of tying up their 19-year-
old daughter, throwing her in their
car and driving her out of state to
get an abortion was upset because
the babys father is black, a Maine
sheriff said Tuesday.
Katelyn Kampf, who is white,
told Cumberland County Sheriff
Mark Dion that her mother was
pretty irate at the fact that the childs
father was black, and she had made
a number of disparaging remarks
about that, he said.
Katelyn Kampf escaped Friday at
a Salem shopping center and called
police, who arrested her parents,
Nicholas Kampf, 54, and Lola, 53,
both real estate developers from
North Yarmouth, Maine.
The Kampfs were apparently
taking their daughter to New York
to try to force her to get an abortion
there, police said.
The parents were arraigned
Monday on kidnapping charges.
The judge set bail at $100,000 each
and ordered the Kampfs to have no
contact with their daughter.
If convicted of kidnapping, the
Kampfs face 7 1/2 to 15 years in
prison. Dion said he expects to
bring charges in Maine also, after
investigators consult with the dis-
trict attorney Wednesday.
Defense attorney Mark Sisti said
Tuesday that a sworn statement by
Salem police who interviewed both
Katelyn Kampf and her parents said
nothing about the fathers race.
This whole race-card thing is
ridiculous and objectionable, said
Sisti, who represented both of
the Kampfs for their arraignment
Monday, but is now representing
only Lola Kampf. There wasnt any
mention in the sworn affidavit to
the court about race being a factor
in any way, shape or form.
Sisti also maintained there was
no evidence a kidnapping had
taken place in New Hampshire.
The sworn affidavit said Katelyn
described talking cordially with
her parents during the trip from
Maine.
But Salem Police prosecu-
tor Ryan McFarland said in court
Monday the Kampfs had their pass-
ports, rope, a rifle and ammunition
in the car. He argued they posed
a danger if released and could flee
the country.
Dion said Katelyn Kampf told
him her parents got upset when
she called them Thursday night
and told them she was pregnant.
The Kampfs had met her boyfriend
before and been friendly, but the
pregnancy apparently changed the
dynamic, he said.
news
5A
Wednesday, september 20, 2006
everclear (continued from1A)
cially looking forward to touring
with Everclear, a band he said he has
always admired.
Shawn Lillig, Basehor senior and
creator of the facebook.com group
Everclear=Best Band Ever, said he
was planning to attend the show and
that he had loved Everclear since he
bought So Much For the Afterglow.
It was the first CD I ever pur-
chased, Lillig said. Art is one of
the best songwriters of the last 10
or 15 years.
Lillig said he had fond memo-
ries from many of the Everclear
concerts he has attended, includ-
ing an intimate performance at The
Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St.,
in 2004 and one concert when the
members of the band walked on the
up-raised hands of the audience.
Tickets for the Sept. 28 show
are on sale at any Hy-Vee or at the
Granada Theater box office.
Kansan staf writer Ben Smith can
be contacted at bsmith@kansan.
com.
Edited by Mindy Ricketts
iraq
U.S. troops: children strike convoys
Shiite militias accused of encouraging young gangs attacks against soldiers
ASSociAted PreSS
UNION, Mo. An abducted
newborn girl was found alive Tuesday
and appeared to be well at a hospital,
according to the doctor who treated
her. A woman was arrested, accord-
ing to broadcast reports.
Peter McCarthy, an emergency
room physician at St. Johns Hospital
in Washington,
Mo., said 11-
day-old Abigale
Lynn Woods has
been reunited
with her mother,
father and other
relatives.
The family is
elated and thank-
ful to everyone in
the community
who prayed for
them, McCarthy
said. The baby was hydrated, nour-
ished and in good condition when
she arrived at the hospital.
Franklin County Sheriff Gary
Toelke told KSDK-TV in St. Louis
on Tuesday evening that the baby
was found alive in an abandoned
house near Lonedell, not far from
where the crime occurred. Toelke
said a woman has been arrested.
The sheriff s department refused
to confirm the reports when con-
tacted by The Associated Press. A
news conference was scheduled.
The childs mother, 21-year-old
Stephenie Ochsenbine, told police
Friday a woman entered her rural
home, attacked her with a knife and
stole the baby, who was a week old
at the time.
Police had received more than
500 leads in the investigation. On
Tuesday, they gave the babys father,
James Woods, a polygraph test,
which he passed.
Earlier in the day, officials inten-
sified the search
around the
familys home
near the town of
Lonedell, block-
ing off highways
and roads lead-
ing to the resi-
dence. A heli-
copter circled
above the home,
search dogs were
brought in and
divers planned
to search two small ponds.
Robert Bardot, who owns prop-
erty near Ochsenbines home, said
FBI agents contacted him and asked
to search houses on nearby proper-
ties he owns. He said that agents
searched the same properties Sunday
and that he wasnt sure why they
were returning.
The abductor has been profiled
as someone who had a child die
recently or as someone who could
not have children, told people she
was pregnant and needed to steal a
child so her lie would not be found
out.
By ANtoNio cAStANedA
ASSociAted PreSS
BAGHDAD, Iraq Shiite mili-
tias are encouraging children
some as young as 6 or 7 to hurl
stones and gasoline bombs at U.S.
convoys, hoping to lure American
troops into ambushes or provoke
them into shooting back, U.S. sol-
diers say.
Gangs of up to 100 children
assemble in Sadr City, stronghold
of radical anti-American cleric
Muqtada al-Sadr and his Mahdi
Army militia, and in nearby neigh-
borhoods, U.S. officers said in
interviews this week.
American soldiers have seen
young men, their faces covered by
bandanas, talking with the children
before the rock-throwing attacks
begin and sometimes handing
out slingshots so the volleys will be
more accurate, the troops said.
Its like a militia operation.
Theyll mass rocks on the last or
second-to-last vehicle in a U.S.
patrol, said Capt. Chris LHeureux,
30, of Woonsocket, R.I. Theres
no doubt in my mind that theyre
utilizing these kids in a deliberate,
thought-out way.
Al-Sadrs followers insist they are
not organizing attacks by children.
Such behavior by Iraqi children
is spontaneous and the natural
reaction from innocent children
who are witnessing horrible deeds
committed by the occupation forces
in Iraq, Ali al-Yassiri, an aide to al-
Sadr, told The Associated Press.
Militants have used children
before. Marines in the volatile
city of Ramadi say Sunni Arab
insurgents often send children to
check out U.S. defenses or warn
of approaching patrols. And Israeli
troops have long faced stone-throw-
ing Palestinian kids.
But the increased use of chil-
dren in the high-profile Baghdad
battle poses a new challenge to
American troops seeking to curb
Iraqi militias. The tactic also shows
the lengths to which militants will
go in confronting U.S. troops in a
high-stakes fight for control of the
capital.
The incidents have seemed to
increase since U.S. soldiers moved
their security crackdown into Shiite
neighborhoods surrounding east-
ern Baghdads Sadr City.
The U.S. crackdown in the capi-
tal is aimed at curbing the power of
the Mahdi Army and other sectar-
ian militias.
At one checkpoint, soldiers said
hundreds of rocks rained down on
their vehicles as they sealed off
a neighborhood during a house-
to-house search for weapons and
militants.
U.S. officers believe the militias
are trying to provoke American
soldiers into firing on the children
or chasing the soldiers into areas
where snipers lie in wait.
Right now the reason were not
(pursuing) is because its a trap, 1st
Lt. Bernard Gardner, 25, of Kinnear,
Wyo., said as a group of children
pelted his Stryker armored vehicle
with rocks. Theres probably one
or two snipers out there waiting for
us to get in range.
The soldiers are also leery of
firing even warning shots in return
worried that could inflame sec-
tarian passions and turn Shiite civil-
ians against the Americans. Part
of the offensives aim is to bolster
public confidence in coalition and
Iraqi forces.
If we point a gun at a kid and
they take a photo of it, theyll make
a zillion flyers out of it, Gardner
said. Thats why we have to be so
delicate with the rock throwers.
He said just one bullet fired near
a group of children would be like
the shot heard round the world.
Most children, even in tradition-
ally hostile areas, typically approach
U.S. troops to ask for water or candy,
not to ambush them.
Even as unruly gangs roamed
the areas near Sadr City on one
recent day, soldiers kept playing
with curious children on tamer
blocks nearby.
Army intelligence officers say
they predicted before the offensive
began this summer that militants
in Baghdad would make use of
children.
As expected, the harassment
started with small groups of young-
sters throwing stones, then esca-
lated into bigger groups of children
hurling larger rocks and even pieces
of cement blocks.
crime
Abducted newborn
reunited with family
Jonbenet case
Plea deal for murder suspect
would waive three charges
By MArcUS WoHLSeN
ASSociAted PreSS
SANTA ROSA, Calif. One-
time JonBenet Ramsey murder sus-
pect John Mark Karr was offered
a plea deal
Tuesday on
child pornog-
raphy charges
that would free
him on proba-
tion.
As s i s t a nt
D i s t r i c t
Attorney Joann
Risse said
pr os e c ut or s
would waive
three of the five child pornography
possession charges against him if
he pleaded guilty on two remaining
charges.
Karr, 41, would get credit for
time served and would be placed on
probation for three years. He also
would be required to register as a
sex offender.
Defense lawyer Robert Amparan
said that he would discuss the deal
with Karr but that he still believes
his client is innocent.
Amparan said the public had
received a false picture of Karr,
whom he described as a Southern
gentleman with a sense of humor.
Karrs bail was set at $200,000
after Judge Cerena Wong called
him a flight risk. Karr spent several
months in the Sonoma County jail
in 2001 awaiting trial on the child
porn charges and fled after being
released.
Amparan would not say whether
his client could afford bail but said
Karr would remain behind bars for
now.
Karr, a schoolteacher, was arrest-
ed Aug. 16 after making phone calls
and writing e-mails suggesting he
killed Ramsey, a 6-year-old beauty
queen, in her Boulder, Colo., home
in December 1996.
the family is elated and thank-
ful to everyone in the commu-
nity who prayed for them.
Peter Mccarthy
emergency room physician
Karr
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PHILADELPHIA The prin-
cipal at Benjamin Franklin High
School wanted a speaker who would
get students attention. He succeed-
ed.
Some 750 students erupted in
cheers when Sean Diddy Combs
walked out on stage.
This is a really important time
for you all right now, Combs said.
This is the time that is going to
dictate your future.
The 36-year-old founder of Bad
Boy Records looked the part in sun-
glasses and flashy jewelry. He called
some students on stage and talked to
them one on one about their goals.
His advice: work hard and stay in
school.
Take responsibility for your
future. No excuses! Combs said.
The school district also plans
to use Diddys message in an anti-
truancy campaign, said Cecilia
Cummings, senior vice president for
communications and community
relations.
We wanted someone whom
they would sit down and listen to,
someone who comes from the same
type of background, said Principal
Christopher Johnson. To have a
superstar come in to talk is extreme-
ly powerful.
Combs new album, Press Play,
is scheduled for release next month.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
were nominated in four categories,
including best album, for the 2006
MTV Europe Music Awards, to be
hosted by Justin Timberlake on Nov.
2.
Madonna, Shakira, Nelly Furtado,
Christina Aguilera, Kanye West and
Muse had three nominations each,
the music network said Tuesday.
Nominations in the best album
category included the Red Hot Chili
Peppers for Stadium Arcadium,
Madonna for Confessions on a
Dance Floor and Nelly Furtado for
Loose.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers also
were nominated in the best rock and
best group categories. Madonna and
Shakira were nominated in the best
pop category.
MTVs Europe Music Awards are
held in a different city every year.
The winners are selected by fans
across Europe.
This years show will be split
between the Bella Center conven-
tion hall and Copenhagens City
Hall Square to bring more people
to it, MTV Europes Simon Guild
told a news conference.
The convention hall on the city
outskirts would have 3,000 people,
while some 10,000 were expected at
the outdoor venue on Copenhagens
main square.
Guild said the show will be broad-
cast to 17 countries with a potential
1.4 billion viewers.
Assisting Timberlake with his
hosting duties will be Furtado and
Muse.
We will bring the biggest global
superstars to town, Guild said.
music
PASADENA, Calif. The Force
will be with the Rose Parade next
year. Perhaps that will keep the rain
away this time.
Star Wars creator George Lucas
was named Tuesday as grand mar-
shal of the 118th annual Tournament
of Roses.
To the soaring strains of the Star
Wars theme, Lucas arrived at the
Tournament of Roses headquarters
to accept the honor. On hand to
greet him were Star Wars charac-
ters such as a roaring Chewbacca
and a diminutive Ewok.
Its always had a very special
place in my heart and now its an
amazing thought that Im going to
be riding that funny old car at the
very end of the parade, the 62-year-
old director said.
The theme for the parade is Our
Good Nature.
George Lucas has brought
excitement and entertainment to
the world for 34 years. His creativ-
ity and talent has opened up new
worlds for all of us to imagine, and
has shown us how good nature can
prevail, said Tournament of Roses
President Paul L. Holman.
Former Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day OConnor was grand
marshal of the 2006 parade. That
event was pounded by heavy rain
for the first time in more than a
half-century.
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Grand marshal named for 07 parade
I recently received a bulletin to
sign a petition to have the group
Fuck the Troops removed from
myspace.com. Let me now state that
I find this group narrow-minded,
amateur and hollow on various lev-
els of reason and intent.
That being said, I believe they
have every right to exist. I thought
it was interesting that while read-
ing some of the comments posted
in the petition to ban the group,
numerous people made statements
that alluded to the idea that the
troops fighting in Iraq were there
preserving our freedom of speech
isnt one of those they are protect-
ing? Or are they only protecting
the freedoms that are most com-
fortable to justify and paint with
nationalism?
If you think someone is gross-
ly mistaken on an issue and is
expressing hated and ignorance,
why not explore the reasons?
Sean D. Galloway
Sioux City, Iowa, senior
opinion
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,
or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,
and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
kealing: Notice Free for All is missing today? The
Kansan is revising its editing policy after an insensi-
tive comment was published. It will return Thursday.
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It was difficult not to notice
the peace protest marching north
on Massachusetts Street this past
Saturday. The marchers were a
motley crew of aging activists,
dedicated students in studiously
drab clothing and a few dazed
wanderers who seemed to have
accidentally crossed the marchs
path. But judging by their fervor
and ceaseless chants, it was clear
that this was a group of people
that stood for something.
What was not as clear was
exactly what they stood for. Signs
carried by the marchers pro-
claimed support for everything
from Iraqi peasants to hemp
farmers. The pseudo-Guevarian
chant leader used his megaphone
to rally support not only for the
antiwar movement, but also for
the bizarre calls of Free South
Dakota and Free South Side
Chicago, presumably as a reac-
tion to their respective abortion
restrictions and substandard
big box store wages. Sadly, the
march seemed to have devolved
into a cafeteria-style protest that
encompassed every piece of
token liberal angst.
There was a time not so long
ago when peace protests were of
vital importance to the nation.
Many of our parents can tell us
about their memories of anti-
war protests in the Vietnam era,
when a massive gathering of stu-
dents committed to a cause actu-
ally helped influence and shape
national policy. It is hard not to
be stirred when you look back
on pictures or video of these
protests, which attracted tens
of thousands of young idealists
who firmly believed they could
change the world. Transcripts of
conversations within the Johnson
and Nixon White Houses reveal
that the presidents were, though
infuriated, still impressed with
the dedication of the protestors.
Todays marches possess no
such primal excitement. We saw
perhaps the last gasp of that
feeling in the pre-Iraq invasion
protests in New York and other
large cities. What we are left with
today is a diverse assembly of
equally diverse interests, all ral-
lying around the shared knowl-
edge that their causes have been
demeaned and trivialized by the
ruling classes. These protestors
are then forced to band together
and create a bizarre amalgam of
myriad causes.
A catchall protest march that
joins every politically liberal
cause is becoming worthless, a
mere spectacle of naivete that
makes it easier to marginalize
all of those singular causes. The
few remaining idealists need to
ensure that they do not become
caricatures of themselves. A
more cohesive and tie dye-free
explanation of their positions
might be a good start.
McKay Stangler for the editorial
board
OUR VIEW
COMMENTARY
FROM THE EDITOR
I messed up.
Its my job every day to scour the
Opinion page for any possible inap-
propriate comment or commentary.
Youd be amazed how often I find it.
On Monday, I missed something.
And our Opinion editors missed
something. And its bothering me
that we missed it.
It was in the Free for All the
source of most inappropriate com-
ments and whether intentionally
or not, seriously mistreated a fam-
ily that is enduring more anguish
than virtually all of us could ever
imagine.
I wont repeat the comment but
to say it was a comment about a
dead baby. In light of the tragic and
deadly fire on New Jersey Street,
that comment was wholly inappro-
priate. I cant imagine what would
drive someone to phone that com-
ment in, but Im even more disap-
pointed in our newspaper for failing
to catch the egregious violation of
good taste and good journalism.
Weve skirted the line of good
journalism before with Free for All,
often veering across the line.
Taking Free for All out of the
paper has crossed my mind. But Im
not going to take that step yet.
The reason why you see no Free
for All today is because of the new
procedures Ive put in place to help
avoid any occurrence like this from
happening again. Free for All will
now be reviewed by at least four sets
of eyes before it is published, with
mine being the last.
At the same time, though, Im
asking you all who call the Free
for All to exercise good taste and
good judgment. Yes, its our job to
review every word that is printed
in the Kansan and its a duty we
enthusiastically undertake but as
a community of adults in a learning
environment, I challenge you to do
the right thing and think before you
speak.
The thought may seem funny
when it pops into your head, but
reality is it should be funny to most
people who didnt hear the com-
ment. And it certainly shouldnt
offend. This staff will do everything
in its power to keep Free for All
appropriate, but we ask you to take
a part in that as well.
Use Free for All as its intended.
Tell jokes. Tell stories. State opin-
ions. Laugh with friends. Vent your
frustration. Dont say something
that youd be embarrassed to have
your mom see with your name on
it.
We at The Kansan apologize for
letting such an egregiously inappro-
priate comment into the paper. No
words can make the pain the family
is already feeling go away, and we
know that. We just want the family
and the community to know
that were sorry if weve added any-
thing to the pain.
Kealing is a Chesterfeld, Mo., se-
nior in journalism and political sci-
ence. He is Kansan editor.
By JONATHAN KEALING
kANsAN EDITOR
EDITOR@kansan.cOm
I dont like knowing that I just
hooked up with chewbacca, but
I hate it when everyone watching
me walk home after a late night
also knows I just hooked up with
chewbacca.
The walk of shame is a time-
less passage, dating back to the
inventions of sex and walking.
Whether its walking back to your
car, house or dorm, the walk of
shame is an awkward experience
for everyone.
Today, there are two types of
the walk of shame. The first really
isnt shameful. When youre walk-
ing back to your place after a night
with the hottest guy or girl youll
ever be with, your walk is some-
thing out of a Bee Gees video. With
air kisses, winks and pistol points
to the onlookers, you strut home
to the sound of whatever song
screams, I rock.
The other walk of shame is very
different. You hooked up with
someone very regrettable. Their
teeth were so bad, if they bit metal,
they could make barbed wire.
When you make that walk of
shame, it feels like everyone is
watching you. Your walk feels like
its in slow motion as everyone
secretly judges you. All the while
Nickelbacks Photograph plays in
the back of your mind. This situ-
ation is no good and I have never
met a person that said that song is
any good, so its fitting.
While you walk home and
everyone stares, it is safe to
assume that people will ask you
why you look the way you do.
Why is your hair so matted? What
is that smell? Where are your
pants?
When people start asking
where you ended up last night,
its time to decide whether to fess
up to the icky truth, or to just lie.
Id lie.
Considering your condi-
tion, the lie options are limited.
Women, the easiest lie for you is
obvious, though: Naked pillow
fight.
Seriously women, if you looked
like hell and told me it was because
of a naked pillow fight tournament
the night before, not only would I
believe you, Id thank you.
Men, its typically harder for us
to lie in this situation. The reason
is that regardless of the quality,
we still always have a little sparkle
in our eye and that dumb look on
our face that says, Yeah, I totally
did.
Usually men can make the
boldest lies and not show it on
their faces, similar to that World
Series of Poker commercial where
the guy auditions to play in the
tournament. Pull it back.
The only lie that works in this
case is a dog attack. The perk to
this lie is you can use many of the
same descriptions from your ugly
sex as you can in your dog attack
story.
It was terrible, unlike anything
I have ever experienced. At first
I thought the dog was nice, even
though it was mangy. But then it
started scratching and biting me.
When I tried to yell for help, it
smothered me with a pillow .., I
mean paw. So, I let the dog con-
tinue to attack me until it got tired
and passed out.
Just insert dog attack for fugly
lovin and you can actually describe
what happened to you last night.
On second thought, that lie also
works for women, maybe even bet-
ter than it does for men. So, maybe
men are just screwed.
The walk of shame is a very
delicate situation. Sometimes the
walk of shame turns into the run
of shame. The hookup was so scary
that running from it as fast as you
can is all you can think of. Plus
it just jumped in the shower and
you have a four-minute window to
escape.
So, when everyone can tell that
you settled the night before (three
times) and youre not quite willing
to confess, my advice is a clever lie.
Pillow fights and dog attacks, those
are convincing.
Jorgensen is a Baldwin City se-
nior in journalism.
By ERIC JORGENSEN
kANsAN COlUMNIsT
OpInIOn@kansan.cOm
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to defne
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By Josh Landau
Almost every night people gather in front of
Hashinger Hall. Sunday night was no exception.
As a steady stream of students returned to the
dorms with laundry, the students who refer to
themselves as porch kids, emerge onto the steps
of Hash. The night was filled with music, smoking,
swing dancing and lots of singing.
9 p.m. Students sing along to: A Whole New
World Aladdin
The night begins at nine. Conversation focuses
on plans for the evening. The porch is full of
people, many of them from other residence halls.
Talan Abad, Kansas City, Mo., freshman, is one of
them. Though he lives in McCollum, he spends at
least four hours every day outside of Hash. For the
most part he is singing.
10 p.m. Students sing along to: No day but
today Rent
Growing tired of their room, Kristina Pollard,
and Liz Keever, Dallas freshmen, come out to
the porch to continue their arts and crafts time.
Pollard is making a blanket out of scraps of cloth
and Keever is making a necklace. The two playfully
banter as they work on their projects. Meanwhile,
Stacy Campbell, Kansas City freshman, and Halsey
Yankey, Wichita freshman, leave the dorm with
long poles in hand. Striding over to the open space
next to the porch, they begin to twirl the poles over
and over. The two like to twirl the poles to relax and
get some recreation. They find the porch an ideal
place to practice their hobby.
Hash is the only dorm with a porch, so we
should abuse it to its full potential, Yankey said.
11 p.m. Students sing along to: Lips of an
Angel Rock Hinder
Kelley Johnson, Kansas City freshman, sits
typing on her laptop while smoking a cigarette
and drinking a Red Bull. She has a 16-page paper
to write by tomorrow. She is not a Hash resident,
but loves the atmosphere of the porch. As she
types, five musicians pass her with instruments in
hand. A crowd gathers around them as they begin
to improvise a melody on two guitars, a violin,
a harmonica and bongo drums. All five of them
play for fun to see what they can create.
12 a.m. Students sing along to: A mix of tunes
from the resident quintet
The porch is now full of people. Walking into
the dorm requires students to weave in and out
of people. Diana Hall, Horton, fifth year senior,
sits on the steps of the porch talking, unaware that
Victor Washburn, Topeka freshman, is sneaking
out of the dorm and behind her with a three foot
long NERF gun. He cocks the gun, takes aim and
pulls the trigger. Nothing happens. He tries again,
still nothing. After the third try he gives up and,
with a sigh, takes a dart from the gun and throws it
at her. Upon the hit he bursts into a laugh. Hall is
the first casualty of the game called Assassins. The
game pits resident against resident as they try to
kill their targets with NERF guns or by throwing
a sock at them. Washburns victory is short lived.
Immediately following his triumph, he is hit with
a sock by Keever.
1 a.m. Students are singing along to: Swimmer
by Broken Social Scene
Phil Gavens needs a ride. His car has broken
down and he has taken refuge at Hash. He has
been waiting for a friend to pick him up since 11
p.m. He is not worried though.
These people looked like peaceful folk, so I
thought it would be good to wait for my ride here,
Gavens said. Inside Hash, Arnold Phommavong,
Sprindale, Ark., junior, and Morgan Johnston,
Dallas senior, play Clue while on security duty.
Both have grown accustomed to the amount of
people on the porch. In fact, they consider it a
tradition.
You have to learn the past of Hash from older
residents, Johnston said. Things like playing
music and smoking all night are starting to come
back.
2 a.m. Students sing along to: Straw Dog by
Something Corporate
A small gathering is swing dancing while inside
the security team wraps up their last game of Clue
before the shift change. The murderer? Professor
Plum in the lounge with the rope.
3 a.m. Students sing along to: the theme song
to Doug on Nickelodeon
The last of the workers at Studio have finally
gotten off work. Megan Mills, Clearwater, junior,
walks to the porch and relaxes before she returns
to Templin Residence Hall to go to bed. She sits
and talks with Kegan Scrivner, Scandia, sopho-
more, who is in the process of lighting coal for a
hookah. The two of them happen to be the only
people on the porch, a brief reprise from the regu-
lar hustle. The lull will last only minutes. Other
residents have gone to Dunkin Doughnuts to get
a dozen sprinkled doughnuts.
Inside, Jared Elfrink, Bellville, Ill., junior, is
starting his first of two shifts for the day. He has his
biology book with him. He needs to study because
he has a test later in the day.
4 a.m. Students sing along to: Mrs. Robinson
Simon and Garfunkel
Returning from Dunkin Doughnuts with a
dozen sprinkled doughnuts and coffee, Afton
Bebee passes out confections to the students left
smoking from the Hookah. Soon after, Zach
Stalling, Kansas City freshman, drags his laundry
behind him. He is the last resident to return from
his weekend at home.
5 a.m. Students sing along to: Got to give it up
Marvin Gay
After an eventful night, only 10 residents remain
on the porch smoking out of the hookah. All of
them have been in and out of Hash throughout
the night. A car pulls up to deliver newspapers,
and the students begin to applaud. The delivery
marks the end of a night spent outside the dorm.
The students decide to go to Perkins, then to bed.
It has been a long night and all of them have class
later in the day. Inside, Elfrink has finished study-
ing and is working on a Sudoku puzzle. His day
has only begun.
At a time when most students are asleep, a
whole eight hour day has played out on the front
steps of Hash. The ash trays are full, the trash cans
are overflowing and for the first time that night,
there is no one outside of Hash.
Kansan correspondent Josh Landau can be
contacted at editor@kansan.com.
Edited by Mindy Ricketts and Jacky Carter
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HasHs PorcH kids continue tradition
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Kaptain Rob Barr, left, Omaha, Neb. freshman, chats with Aaron Cole, Olathe freshman, late Monday evening on the porch of Hashinger Hall. Students stayed out on the porch late into the evening smoking, talking
and playing four square.
Residents from Hashinger and
surrounding halls
Smoking, talking, relaxing,
dancing and playing games
Almost every night, weather
permitting, and sometimes even
if it isnt nice outside
Its fun, but more importantly,
its a tradition
sports
Other schools columists comment on
the Big 12 conference and at their own
football teams.
3B 5B
the volleyball team is prepared to meet
Aggies despite three straight
losses, inconsistent record.
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mens GOLF
By AshEr fusco
The hopes of the Kansas mens
golf team have all too often rested
squarely on the shoulders of senior
Gary Woodland in recent years.
A strong effort from his team-
mates in Tuesdays final round of the
Kansas Invitational has undoubtedly
helped lift some of the weight from
Woodlands weary back.
The Jayhawks made use of con-
tributions from all five members of
the team to take home the first place
trophy from Alvamar Golf Club on
Tuesday after-
noon. The steady
play of senior
Tyler Docking
and the resil-
ience of senior
Barrett Martens
allowed Kansas
to leave the field
behind despite
an unspectacu-
lar third round from Woodland.
Woodland shot an even-par 72 to
hold onto his lead and finish first,
but seemed just as pleased with his
teams performance as his own.
The team is definitely off to a
good start, Woodland said. Were
well on our way.
Consistency was the name of the
game for Kansas on Tuesday, as no
individual posted a score over 77 on
the way to an overall team score of
862 and a 20-stroke advantage over
second-place Nebraska.
Tuesdays unseasonably cool tem-
peratures and gusting winds pre-
sented problems for many of the
teams, but the Jayhawks were able to
use their familiarity with the course
to their advantage.
This is the kind of margin of
victory you like to see, coach Ross
Randall said. Eight-hundred-sixty-
two is a good score to shoot at
Alvamar with some tough wind and
fast greens.
Docking shot a 72 on Tuesday
to finish at par and end in a tie for
fourth place, and sophomore Zach
Pederson shot a 73 to finish tied for
20th place.
Inexperience caught up to fresh-
man Bobby Knowles, who fought
his way to 77 in the third round but
placed 23rd overall.
Martens was
the Jayhawks
unlikely hero
Tuesday. After
s t r u g g l i n g
through his
first two rounds
on Monday,
Martens sat far
off the pace, in a
tie for 85th. On
Tuesday, Martens vaulted himself
into a tie for 55th with a one-under
71. Martens performance was the
Jayhawks best Tuesday, and helped
ensure that the first place trophy
would stay in Lawrence for the third
consecutive year.
I didnt do anything different
physically, Martens said. But after
being so frustrated yesterday I knew
I had to play well today.
Coach Randall, while proud of his
entire team, was especially pleased
that the seniors enjoyed so much
success in the final home tourna-
ment of their collegiate careers.
Nebraska and Iowa State both
posted overall scores of 882 but
Jayhawks take
frst at Alvamar
Team wins Kansas Invitational by 20
strokes; all five players perform well
ryan McGeeney/KANsAN
Gary Woodland, topeka senior, leads the mens golf teamto victory on the second day of the Kansas Invitational golf tournament.
see golf oN pAGe 6B
Quarterbacks status tentative afer Fridays injury
FOOtbaLL
By ryAn schnEidEr
Nearly five days after suffering
an undisclosed arm injury, Kerry
Meiers status for Saturdays game
is still unknown.
Kansas coach Mark Mangino
said team doctors reexamined the
right arm of his freshman quarter-
back on Tuesday.
If hes
injured, he
doesnt play,
Mangino said.
All the infor-
mation I have
to this point is
that it looks to
be fine.
E a r l i e r
this week,
Mangino said
Meier was
injured early in the fourth quarter
of Fridays loss at Toledo while
rushing the football.
Mangino said he would make
the decision whether to play Meier
on Saturday based on his talks
with team doctors and whether
the injury would limit his ability to
throw the football.
I just want to be sure, be care-
ful, he said. Well wait and make
sure everything is perfect before
we do anything.
Mangino will update Meiers
status again after tonights prac-
tice.
In his three starts this season,
Meier is 47 of 86 passing for 538
yards, with six touchdowns and
seven interceptions. He is also
averaging nearly 50 yards per game
rushing, with four touchdowns.
Meier currently ranks sixth in the
Big 12 Conference, averaging near-
ly 230 yards of
total offense.
If Meier isnt
able to play
Saturday against
South Florida,
its likely that
backup senior
Adam Barmann
will get the
start.
Barmann has
started at least
one game in each of his three
seasons. He took a redshirt his
freshman year, but it was stripped
following an injury to former
Jayhawk Bill Whittemore. His
last start came in the opener last
season against Florida Atlantic. If
Barmann were to start, it would
make him a four-year starter.
Mangino said he didnt real-
ize the effect of Meiers injury
until he watched tape of the game.
Receivers also said they didnt
immediately notice the effects.
Senior wide receiver Brian
Murph said he saw Meiers inju-
ry and respected his decision to
remain on the field.
Being a competitor, you want to
be out there on the field, Murph
said. I dont fault him for that at
all.
Football notes:
Despite Meiers four-inter-
ception performance in Fridays
loss, offensive coordinator Nick
Quartaro said Meier is on the right
track.
I think hes on target, Quartaro
said. Im still very upbeat and
confident, as he is. Sure theres a
mistake here or there, but by the
same token, all 11 positions have a
breakdown here or there.
While Meier threw some inter-
ceptions at critical times, he also
lead the offense on several long
scoring drives, including diving
for the game-tying score late in the
fourth quarter.

Junior punter Kyle Tucker
acknowledged Tuesday that his sea-
son hasnt gone exactly as planned.
He had a punt blocked and mis-
handled another in the season-
opener against Northwestern State.
He also shanked a punt late in the
fourth quarter of Fridays game.
Ive got to step it up, Tucker
said. I may have been just think-
ing too much.
Tuckers punts have started to
improve, though. He nailed sev-
eral inside the 5-yard line Friday
night.
During the summer, Tucker
was named to the Ray Guy Award
watch list, the post-season award
given to the best punter in college
football. He currently ranks ninth
in the Big 12, averaging more than
38 yards per punt.
Kansan senior sportswriter ryan
schneider can be contacted at
rschneider@kansan.com.
Edited by Jacky Carter
Graduation
statistics
released
atHLetICs
This is the kind of margin of
victory you like to see.
Ross Randall
coach
Players of the Week
Each week, kansas football coach mark mangino and his
staf select a player of the week for ofense, defense and special
teams.* Here are their selections from the loss to Toledo.
kemp Fine
Ofense: Junior tight end
derek Fine
defense: senior safety Jerome
kemp
*No special teams selection was made this week.
If hes injured, he doesnt play.
All the information I have to this
point is that it looks to be fne.
maRk mangino
kansas football coach
The Kansas Athletics
Department released its annual
graduation report Tuesday, and
student athlete graduation rates
are up slightly from last year.
The Universitys Student-
Athlete Graduation Success Rate
( G S R ) ,
which is a
formula the
NCAA uses
to evaluate
an athlet-
ics depart-
m e n t
graduation
rate, was 70
percent, as
opposed to
last years
68 percent.
T h i s
years sta-
tistics are
from the class that came in as
freshman in 1999. Only athletes
who receive an athletic scholar-
ship from the time they enroll
are counted. For example, former
mens basketball player Christian
Moody will not factor into the
rate because he was not on an ath-
letic scholarship when he initially
enrolled.
The federal graduation rate for
Kansas athletes who enrolled in
the 1999-00 academic year was 60
percent, which is almost identi-
cal to the 59 percent University
graduation rate.
Earlier this month, NCAA
president Myles Brand said he
would like to see an 80 percent
graduation rate for Division I ath-
letes. At Kansas, Jim Marchiony,
associate athletics director has
higher aspirations.
The goal is 100 percent
and then you work from there,
Marchiony said. Were pleased
with the progress theyre mak-
ing. Were never satisfied with the
progress.
C.J. Moore
The stats
The Student-Athlete Gradu-
ation Success Rate (GSR) is
a formula the NCAA came
up with to determine an
institutions graduation rates
in athletics and is expressed as
a percent. The fgure factors in
if an athlete transferred from
an institution and does not
count against a schools GSR.
This years GSR comes from
the incoming freshmen class
of the 1999-2000 academic
year.
Mens Sports GSR
Baseball 55
Basketball 45
CC/Track 60
Football 51
Golf 67
*Swimming 71
*Tennis 100
(*These sports have been
eliminated)
Womens sports GSR
Basketball 69
CC/Track 89
Crew/Rowing 85
Golf 100
Soccer 82
Softball 80
Swimming 91
Tennis 86
Volleyball 91
The goal is 100
percent and
then you work
from there.
Jim
maRcHiony
associate
athletics director
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Fantasy Football
By EVan HEngEl
Kansan COlumnIst
eHenGel@Kansan.COm
This week were going with five
adds and five drops, and just so you
know, the support group for those
who drafted LaMont Jordan will meet
Tuesday nights on Wescoe Beach.
Players to add:
1) Alex Smith (quarterback, San
Francisco 49ers): This week, I give
you Alex Smith. So far, hes amassed
a 93.5 quarterback rating and has
yet to throw a pick. Not only that,
but this week he faces a Philadelphia
defense that allowed 371 yards to Eli
Manning and the Giants last week.
If you have Drew Bledsoe or Philip
Rivers as your top quarterback and
need someone to cover for their bye
week, plug in Alex Smith with con-
fidence.
2) Marques Colston (wide receiv-
er/tight end, New Orleans Saints):
The answer to everyones question
of, Who in the world is Marques
Colston? is as follows: he is a 6-
foot-4 rookie, hybrid tight end/wide
receiver who went to Hofstra, and
he could help you win some fantasy
matchups down the road. Its hard to
ignore his eight catches for 107 yards
and two touchdowns so far, and if
Drew Brees develops a rapport with
Colston like he did with Antonio
Gates in San Diego, he could be a fan-
tasy gold mine for years to come.
3) Michael Turner (running back,
San Diego Chargers): Hes stuck
backing up the best running back in
the NFL in LaDainian Tomlinson.
However, with the way the Chargers
are blowing teams out right now,
Turner is getting plenty of mop-up
playing time. Turner is worth a flex
play when San Diego plays teams like
San Francisco (week six), Cleveland
(week nine), Oakland (week 12)
and Buffalo (week 13). Turner is a
solid downhill runner whos great
after contact, and if Tomlinson wears
Week two of season showed certain franchises have lottery picks to obtain
down, which is entirely possible as
hes getting 30 touches per game,
Turner would be a top-five back.
4) Jerricho Cotchery (wide receiv-
er, New York Jets): No, he has nothing
to do with the TV show being filmed
in North Lawrence, but I bet he lasts
more seasons than CBSs Cant Miss
New Drama! Cotchery has at least
six catches and a touchdown in each
game this year and, along with team-
mate Laveranues Coles, will set his
sights on Buffalos defense in week
three.
5) Samkon Gado (running back,
Houston Texans): There are whis-
pers out of Houston that Ron Dayne
is next in line to take the starting
running back job, but dont believe
them. The Dayne Train is neither
fast nor elusive, and he runs with
all the tenacity of a baby kitten for a
man his size. Gado, recently acquired
from Green Bay, will be the man in
Houston, whatever thats worth. Last
year he had three 100-yard games in
just five starts, highlighted by a 179-
yard effort in an overtime victory
against Detroit.
Players to drop:
1) Damon Huard (quarter-
back, Kansas City Chiefs): The San
Francisco defense hell face in week
four looks appetizing, but I wouldnt
bother. Against the Broncos, if you
ignore the 37-yard pass to Eddie
Kennison, Huard was 16 of 22 for just
96 yards. Someone should probably
tell him that its not illegal to throw
the ball past the line of scrimmage.
Unless your league gives you bonus
points for screen passes, hes not wor-
thy of a start. Get well soon Trent, get
well soon.
2) Wali Lundy (running back,
Houston Texans): Lundy got off to
a slow start Sunday. After getting
stuffed at the line a couple times,
coach Gary Kubiak gave him one
more shot to prove himself before
he put in Dayne or Gado. Lundy
promptly responded by fumbling.
The six carries he was given against
Indianapolis doesnt bode well for his
chances at keeping the starters job.
He was drafted in the sixth round,
barely averaged four yards per carry
his senior year at Virginia and has
never eclipsed 1,000 yards, so hes not
exactly a hot prospect. And like I said
earlier, its Gados time to shine.
3) Jake Plummer (quarterback,
Denver Broncos): You wont find a
quarterback whos on a hotter seat
than Plummer. The fans hate him,
and hes compiled a 38.6 quarterback
rating with zero touchdowns and four
interceptions. Mike Shanahan wont
make the switch to Jay Cutler imme-
diately, but the smart money says that
Jake the Snake will be riding the pine
by years end.
4) Ben Troupe (tight end,
Tennessee Titans): Troupe seems to
have fallen out of favor in the Music
City for some reason. He has fewer
catches, one, than third-string tight
end Bo Scaife. I think that hell even-
tually rebound and turn into a good
player. Especially since the Titans
offense seems to be about as potent
as a glass of water.
5) Aaron Brooks (quarterback,
Oakland Raiders): The only thing
funnier than watching Art Shell stand
perfectly motionless on the side-
lines is watching Brooks attempt to
play quarterback. He left Sundays
game against the Ravens having not
attempted a pass, and yet he did
manage to fumble twice, which is
pretty amazing. Hes out for two to
four weeks with a strained pecto-
ral muscle, but youd want to drop
him anyway. Dont even think about
picking up his replacement, Andrew
Walter. He was good at Arizona State,
but his numbers in the NFL thus far
are Ryan Leaf-esque.
Kansan sportswriter Evan Hengel
dispenses fantasy football advice
every Wednesday.
Editedby ErinWiley
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith (11) throws a 72-yard touchdown pass to Antonio
Bryant in the second half of an NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams in San Francisco, on
Sunday. St. Louis Rams Anthony Hargrove (95) is in the background. San Francisco won 20-13.
After a ninth place finish at the
Ptarmigan/Ram Fall Classic Sept.
12, the Kansas womens golf team
improved to finish third at Nebraskas
Chip-N-Club Tuesday.
At the end of the first day, the team
was in fifth place and four strokes
behind Missouri State. Kansas ended
the tournament two strokes ahead of
them and passed Kansas State in the
process. The Jayhawks final round
score of 304 was the best of the 14-
team field.
Freshman Meghan Gockel led
the Jayhawks during the tournament
and ended with a final round score
of 74, leaving her tied for fourth
place. Freshman Emily Powers shot
a final round 77 to place her in a tie
for 10th place.
The team will continue compe-
tition on Oct. 2 when they host
the Marilynn Smith Sunflower
Invitational at Alvamar Golf Club in
Lawrence.
Josh Landau
Mlb
aSSOCIaTED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Zack
Greinke, once considered a top
Kansas City prospect, was recalled
by the Royals from Double-A
Wichita on Tuesday and will be used
as a reliever.
Its probably going to be more
long than short, but were going to
make sure we get him some innings,
Kansas City manager Buddy Bell
said. Hopefully, it will be tough to
get him some innings because the
starters are going longer, but well
get him in there before we leave.
Greinke was 8-11 with a 3.77
ERA in 2004, then went 5-17 with a
5.80 ERA last season.
He left the team for personal rea-
sons during spring training this year
and started the season on the 60-day
disabled list. After being activated
June 21, he joined Wichita.
The Kansas mens basketball team
has finalized its 2006-07 non-con-
ference schedule.
On Dec. 19, Kansas will play host
to Division I independent Winston-
Salem State. The Rams are heading
into their first season in Division
I and went 19-10 last season in
Division II. This season will also be
Winston-Salem States first playing
under coach Bobby Collins.
The Winston-Salem State game
will tip off at 7 p.m. and can be seen
on Jayhawk TV.
Kansas also announced on
Tuesday that its game at DePaul
on Dec. 2 will tip off at 1 p.m.
The DePaul game as well as the
Dec. 30 Rhode Island game at Allen
Fieldhouse will be available on
Jayhawk TV.
Source: Kansas Athletics
Shawn Shroyer
Golf team improves score
to fnish in third place
Basketball team
fnalizes schedule
Pitcher returns to Kansas City
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Wednesday, september 20, 2006
By Drew Davison
The Kansas volleyball team has a
shot at redemption tonight against
Texas A&M after the team was
crushed by Nebraska and Texas to
open Big 12 play.
The Jayhawks will take on the
Aggies at 7 p.m. at the Horejsi
Family Athletics Center. Coach Ray
Bechard said the team needed to
move on after being defeated by the
No. 1-ranked Cornhuskers and the
No. 5-ranked Longhorns.
We will wipe the slate clean and
get ready for A&M, he said.
The Jayhawks (7-4, 0-2 Big 12)
have defeated the Aggies (7-3, 0-2)
the last three seasons in Lawrence.
TAMU leads the all-time series 18-
3, but A&Ms last victory at KU was
in 2002.
This conference is tough,
Emily Brown, junior opposite hit-
ter/setter, said. Its going to be
tough every night out.
Tonights game will feature two
of the top setters in the conference.
Kansas freshman Katie Martincich
leads KU averaging 11 assists per
game, and Texas A&Ms junior
Meghan Kainz leads her team with
11.47 per game.
Kansas Jana Correa, senior out-
side hitter, has been playing well
lately and has become a leader of
the team. In eight of eleven match-
es, she had at least 14 kills.
A&M comes in after losing the
first two conference games, being
swept by Oklahoma and losing in
five games to No. 17 Missouri.
TAMU freshman outside hitter
Mary Batis leads the team with
4.19 kills per game. She had a sea-
son-high 21 kills against No. 22
Minnesota in non-conference play.
The Aggies rank third in the
conference in hitting percentage
at .266.
Even though the Jayhawks have
lost three straight, they still have
high hopes for tonight.
Were a good team, we just need
to figure out where we are, Correa
said.
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Kansan sportswriter Drew Davi-
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By FreD a. Davis iii
Kansan columnist
fdavis@Kansan.com
I learned a few things after watch-
ing college football for nearly 12
hours this weekend during what was
dubbed Separation Saturday.
For starters, we all found out that
Notre Dame and Brady Quinn are
wildly overrated: surprise, surprise.
We found that USC is going to be a
contender again despite losing one of
the best backfields in college history,
PAC10 officiating is the worst in
the country and the SEC is the best
conference in college football.
Perhaps most intriguing is
Separation Saturday did not apply
only to the 14 ranked teams hyped by
every media outlet in America, but to
the Big 12 North as well.
Though folks are barking about
Kerry Meiers four interceptions
Friday night and fumbled handoff to
Jon Cornish, the freshman quarter-
back is just fine. Take away Toledos
two fourthdown touchdowns and
the game isnt even close. I know
Kansas needs a road win, and they
need one badly. But Ill continue to
beat this drum all season: this is a
young team with a freshman at the
most important position. I can live
with Meier making mistakes like the
ones he made against Toledo because
its part of the learning curve for a
new quarterback.
Besides, Im not all that impressed
Weekend teaches football lessons
by what Ive seen from the other quar-
terbacks in the division. Nebraska is
still waiting for Zac Taylor to evolve
into a quarterback, and from what
I saw in the USCNebraska game,
thats not going to happen anytime
soon. Taylor has shown that hes eas-
ily rattled, and that will be the key
to upsetting the Cornhuskers when
Kansas and Nebraska meet in less
than two weeks.
As for Kansas State, lets just say we
got the better Meier at quarterback in
that deal. He may have thrown for
256 yards against Marshall, but after
eight or nine or however many years
hes been at K-State, hes bound to
put up a decent game eventually. And
Colorado? Quarterback play is one
of about 50 problems the Buffs are
having at 0-3.
With all that said, if Kansas is
going to have a chance to win the
North, its going to have to come
down to Kerry Meier.
Kansan sportswriter Fred a. Davis
iii is a Topeka senior in journalism.
Edited by Brett Bolton
3 straight losses dont
faze volleyball team
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Home against Texas we played on Saturday. #7 Emily Brown junior setter and #10 Brit-
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Other schools discuss their football teams

Big 12 Commentary
With Big 12 Conference play approaching, the Kansan asked other newspapers in the conference for their perspective on how their football team is faring so far.
These columns were all written and published for various student newspapers in the conference.
Nebraska sophomore Nick
Filipowski examined the USC
game in Tuesdays issue of The
Daily Nebraskan:
So I was wrong.
In my column in the Aug. 29
edition of the Daily Nebraskan,
I wrote, What better time to
boost your confidence early in the
season than with what should be
three beat-em-up games against
Louisiana Tech, Nicholls State and
the Southern California Trojans
(no, I didnt stutter)?
I have been stabbed in the chest
by the almighty Trojan sword and
slapped in the face so hard by
reality that I am indeed blubber-
ing, stumbling and stuttering over
my words.
Having to explain myself to
more-than-annoyed friends who
had faith in the words I spoke isnt
easy to succumb to.
Ill admit that my prediction
of a beat-em-up game was a
little far-fetched, but there isnt
anything wrong in having a little
faith, is there?
Other than the first few drives
for Nebraska, I wasnt all that
impressed. Come to think of it,
neither was anyone else.
The bottom line is that even
with all the ifs, ands, buts
and hypothetical situations that
could be scrutinized, one giant
truth still remains:
The Cornhuskers were out-
played.
The Huskers squandered some
opportunities, but whos to say the
Trojans wouldnt have been able
to counter like they have against
every opponent theyve played the
past four years?
Sure, holding USC to less than
30 points for the first time since
their 2004 campaign is an accom-
plishment the Huskers should be
proud of,
but sat-
isfaction
shouldnt
be the
only feel-
ing the
Huskers
walk away
with.
Although there is little sense
of urgency this week against Troy,
the Huskers will have the chance
to get revenge on another set of
Trojans and hopefully put me
back on the truthful and less
boisterous track.
Troy is no pushover, giving
Atlantic Coast Conference power-
houses Florida State and Georgia
Tech good scares in the past two
weekends.
Offensively, the Huskers will
have to drive down the field with
a purpose, not taking anything
less than a first down or touch-
down as the game progresses.
Somewhere along the way I
figured that even with the set-
backs in the secondary and an
offense operating on all cylinders,
NU could still be able to keep
pace with USC and at least, if
nothing else, give the Trojans a
good run for their money.
Somehow I managed to over-
look the weapons that USC quar-
terback John David Booty has at
his disposal mainly his future
first-round NFL draft picks
receiving corps and the fact that
injuries can significantly cripple
a team.
With the game ending as pretty
much everyone thought in a
USC victory a pie was thrust
into my face, and I was made to
look like a fool.
Sure, NU junior defensive back
Andre Jones may have predicted
a Nebraska victory, but even
without that, neither he nor junior
cornerback Courtney Grixby
would have been able to shut
down Dwayne Jarrett and Steve
Smith.
As I recall, unless Jarrett and
Smith chose not to give 100 per-
cent, no defensive back in the
nation has been able to stop them
during their tenure at USC.
While I dont mind looking like
an idiot if Ive done something
foolish, Im unhappy I now look
like a fool after making such a
profound prediction.
Defensively, the secondary
needs to step up big time.
There are big shoes to fill
in replacing Zackary Bowman,
but its not impossible to have a
presence and still make the quar-
terback throw the ball in your
direction.
To the secondary, this weekend
try not to look like youre doing
the hokey pokey, because Troy,
like USC, will have a blast at your
expense.
If Nebraska doesnt quickly
remedy a Trojan hangover, anoth-
er group of players from Troy will
force me to issue another mea
culpa next week.
Nebraska Cornhuskers turn out to be not as impressive
as first the few games would seem to have implied
The Kansas State Wildcats defeated
Marshall on Saturday. The Wildcats
wont meet the Jayhawks until Nov.
18. K-State Collegian writer Jonathan
Garten wrote this article for Mondays
Collegian.
K-State quarterback Dylan Meier
is the older brother of Kansas quar-
terback Kerry Meier:
Quarterback Dylan Meier dropped
back to pass as the Marshall blitz
came flying at him. Meier quickly
read the Thundering Herds man-to-
man coverage and found his receiver,
Jermaine Moreira, with a pass.
Moreira turned and eluded several
defenders on his way to a 44-yard
touchdown, sealing a 23-7 victory for
the Wildcats on Saturday at Snyder
Family Stadium.
The play finished off a four-
catch 95-yard game performance by
Moreira.
But when coach Ron Prince met
Moreira on the field after the score,
it was not to congratulate the senior
wide receiver. Prince wanted to be
the first person to yell at Moreira for
a celebratory dive into the end zone,
causing K-State to be penalized 15
yards on the ensuing kickoff.
Imnot going to tolerate that
behavior, Prince said. That kind of
behavior has hurt us the last few
weeks, and Imnot going to accept
it.
Junior safety Marcus Watts called
Moreiras run one of the best he had
seen. But his emotions quickly went
fromexcitement to disappointment
as he watched Moreira soar over the
goal line.
I said, Oh no. Now we have
to play defense fromthe 40 or 50
instead of pinning themdeeper,
Watts said.
Moreiras penalty came two weeks
after another
Wildcat got
the same call.
In K-
States 24-23
victory over
Illinois State,
Byron Garvin
recovered a
fumble on a
kickoff and dove into the end zone
for a touchdown.
Overall, the Wildcats had more
penalties 14 and penalty yards
116 than in the first two weeks
combined.
Sophomore Antwon Moore said
the game was full of emotion. The
previous two games between K-
State and Marshall were decided by
a touchdown or less, and last years
game at Marshall ended with a shov-
ing match at midfield.
This was a big game for us and
for coach Prince, Moore said. We all
wanted to go balls-out like we plan on
doing all year.
Marshall also had discipline prob-
lems, being penalized nine times for
72 yards. The Herd has been penal-
ized 32 times for 291 yards this sea-
son.
Taking care of the football also was
an issue for both teams.
K-State turned over the ball twice
a lost fumble and an interception
and Marshall had three turnovers
a lost fumble and two interceptions
while each side blocked a punt.
The Wildcats number of penal-
ties were the most they have received
since committing 14 in a 27-25 loss
to Nebraska on Nov. 5, 2005. The 116
penalty yards were the most since K-
State had 120 in a 31-28 loss to Kansas
on Oct. 9, 2004.
Obviously when you get that
many penalties and were already this
far into the season, its unacceptable,
senior running back Thomas Clayton
said. Its something that we dont
expect to do.
Kansas State football coaches tired of their players earning unnecessary penalties
This was a big game for us and
for (K-State) coach (Ron) Prince.
We all wanted to to go balls-out
like we plan on doing all year.
Antwon Moore
Sophomore defensive back
Charlie Riedel/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas State quarterback Dylan Meier (9) passes over the defense of Marshall defensive end Albert Mc-
Clellan during the frst quarter of a college football game Saturday in Manhattan. Kansas State won 23-7.
The University of Oklahoma
lost to The University of Oregon
on Saturday after the Ducks scored
14 points in the final 72 seconds.
However, there were two question-
able calls made by officials during
the games final minutes that went
against Oklahoma.
This column by sports editor
Zach West was published in The
Oklahoma Daily on Monday:
Im not sure how to describe
what I saw Saturday. A travesty?
A farce? A sick joke?
The three calls made late in
the OU-Oregon game by Pac-10
officials were both wrong and
inexcusable. Theres no other way
to say it, and some severe explain-
ing needs to be done.
The Oklahoma - Texas Tech
instant replay controversy last year
was like a misdemeanor compared
to this felony of a bungling by the
officials. The plays were no-brain-
ers. After watching a tape of the
game over and over again, the
truth still remains the same. OU
was screwed.
On the onside kick, the Oregon
player clearly touched the ball first
before it went 10 yards. The illegal
contact was then proven on what
seemed like eight different camera
angles.
But in a surreal moment right
out of George Orwells 1984
or any other futuristic novel
where the people in charge dictate
the truth to the masses the
referee came out and said, There
is conclusive video evidence that
the ball was touched by a receiv-
ing team (OU) player.
Conclusive? Did the official in
the booth somehow flip his chan-
nel to the LSU-Auburn game?
Because he sure as heck wasnt
watching what I was watching.
Here was the referee, telling
millions of people watching on
television that they didnt see what
they just saw.
And lost in all of the confusion
was that OUs Allen Patrick actu-
ally recovered the football. Once
again, the tape clearly shows the
ball squirt out of the bottom of the
pile well away from any Oregon
player and Patrick simply picks
it up and shows it to the officials,
who pro-
ceed to
ignore him.
Seconds
later, seem-
ingly to
rub it in, a
pass clearly
deflected by
an OU lineman was not acknowl-
edged because the video was
inconclusive.
The whole sequence was mind-
boggling.
So what should be done?
First, there needs to be an
investigation, because the game
was handed to Oregon on a sil-
ver platter. Whether this was
intentional or not, I dont know.
Basically, there needs to be open
explanation to OU as to how this
situation was permitted to occur
under a system that was brought
in to keep situations like this from
occurring.
Second, instant replay has
officially been proven a sham and
needs to be discarded or drastical-
ly changed. If referees wont over-
turn calls that are obviously incor-
rect, then why have the system at
all? In reality, the plays werent
even that close, yet somehow they
befuddled the officials.
Third, college footballs tim-
ing changes have also taken a hit.
With 45 seconds left - under the
old rules - the Sooners would
have had plenty of time to get into
better field goal range. Under the
new rules, where the clock starts
at the kick and as soon as the ball
is spotted, the Sooners managed
one measly run and nearly let the
clock run out before spiking the
football.
And finally, the national
medias anti-OU bias was clearly
displayed by an unwillingness to
defend the Sooners.
Well, if the Sooners would
have played better defense, or
made the field goal, they still
could have won, one national
talking head said.
Bull.
They shouldnt have had to
keep playing defense, and Hartley
shouldnt have had to hit a field
goal.
And trust me, Im not one to
make excuses. I hate excuses.
Cant stand em. I usually I just
tell people to get over it and move
on.
But in this case, I have to make
an exception. The Sooners, who
many predicted would lose to
Oregon (including myself ), came
out and played extremely well for
a young team on the road in a
stadium as formidable as Autzen.
Yes, they made plenty of mistakes.
Too many to count, really. But
they played well enough to win,
and thats all that matters. Its a
shame that a hard-earned victory
from a young team had to be so
obviously taken away.
So, in the words of Ricky
Ricardo, Somebodys got some
splaining to do.
Three instant replay calls handled poorly by officials;
University of Okalahoma owed apology for poor decisions
sports 6B
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golf (continued from 1B)
Nebraska took second place by way
of a tiebreaker.
Individually, Jordan Irwin of
Houston and Matt Miller of Illinois
St. finished in second and third,
respectively. Irwin finished four
strokes behind Woodland while
Miller was six shots back.
Kansas next heads to Glencoe,
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momentum of this weeks vic-
tory, coupled with a fifth place
finish at the Rich Harvest Farms
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. Former
Negro Leagues star Buck ONeil
was hospitalized Sunday so doc-
tors could conduct a series of tests,
said Bob Kendrick, marketing direc-
tor for the Negro Leagues Baseball
Museum.
This is the second time ONeil
has been admitted since he was hos-
pitalized Aug. 5 for exhaustion.
ONeil, 94, had been experienc-
ing sporadic problems with his voice
even prior to his July speech at
the Baseball Hall of Fame induc-
tion ceremony,
but they seem
to be linger-
ing this time,
Kendrick said.
Not being
able to speak
above a whis-
per bothers
him as much
as anything,
said Kendrick,
who watched Sundays Kansas City
Chiefs game with ONeil.
Hes in good spirits, Kendrick
said. Physically right now hes still
drained. Hes been totally immobile.
Hes not taking too well with that.
ONeil, one of the driving forc-
es in the creation of the Negro
Leagues Baseball Museum, received
a standing ovation before and after
he spoke at the Baseball Hall of
Fame induction ceremony in July.
Seventeen Negro Leagues players
were enshrined, but ONeil wasnt
among them despite widespread
support in the baseball community.
He also stepped into the batters
box July 18 during the Northern
League All-Star game and received
intentional walks once by each
team.
With those at-bats, he became
the oldest man ever to play profes-
sional baseball. He surpassed 83-
year-old Jim Eriotes, who struck out
in a minor league game in South
Dakota earlier that month, by more
than a decade.
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Duo of Americans
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BaseBall
oldest professional player hospitalized
RydeR Cup
By DOUG FERGUSON
ASSOCIATED PRESS
STRAFFAN, Ireland On paper
and in person, they look nothing
alike.
Tiger Woods is sheer power, from
his 12 major championships and 63
titles worldwide to his acclaim as the
richest athlete and one of the most
recognizable faces in the world.
Jim Furyk is a U.S. Open cham-
pion who grinds at his golf and is
recognized only by his swing, which
is not always a compliment. An ana-
lyst once described it as an octopus
falling out of a tree.
Woods reputation is the long
ball.
Furyk is so accurate he can aim at
stripes left by a lawn mower.
But they almost certainly will
be partners in this Ryder Cup, a
combination that makes sense only
to them.
Their success is crucial to an
American team that has lost four of
the last five times in the Ryder Cup.
For all his greatness in the
majors, Woods has been nothing
more than ordinary in the Ryder
Cup. Woods is 1-7 on Fridays at the
Ryder Cup, riding an ugly streak
of seven straight losses.Furyk isnt
much better.
Believe it or not, Jim and I play
the game the same way its just
I hit the ball further, Woods said
recently. But our belief in how we
play the game strategically, how we
read greens, the philosophy of get-
ting around the golf course, were
almost identical.
Asked about the possible distrac-
tions of playing with the worlds
No. 1 player, Furyk stared back as if
he didnt understand the question.
Then he shrugged, and delivered
an answer that showed why he and
Woods get along so well.
You can either say, Uh-oh, Im
playing with the best player in the
world. Or you can say, All right!
Im playing with the best player in
the world! Furyk said. Whats the
worst that can happen? Its not the
end of the world.
That smacks of what Woods often
has said about coping with pressure
over some of the biggest putts he has
ever made.
Peter Morrison/ASSoCIATED PRESS
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session at the K Club golf course, Strafan, Ireland onTuesday. The Ryder Cup, the biannual match
between the United States and Europe, will get underway on Friday.
ONeil
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COLUMBIA, Mo. At some
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hes a big reason the Tigers are off to
a 3-0 start heading into Saturdays
home game against Ohio.
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Eminem continued divorce pro-
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Macomb County Circuit Judge
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the hearing Tuesday that the case
was being referred to a mediator.
Lawyers for Eminem and Mathers
said a date for mediation hasnt been
set.
Eminems lawyer, Harvey Hauer,
and Mathers lawyer, Michael J.
Smith, said they hoped the case
would be settled amicably.
Mathers, who is seeking finan-
cial support, attorney fees and joint
custody of the couples 10-year-old
daughter, Hailie Jade Scott, declined
comment on her way out of the
courthouse.
The 33-year-old Grammy-win-
ning rapper, whose real name is
Marshall Bruce Mathers III, wasnt
seen leaving the building.
Eminem filed for divorce April 5.
The couple remarried in Rochester
on Jan. 14, a month after announc-
ing they were getting back together.
Their first marriage lasted from
1999 to 2001.
Eminem has won nine Grammy
Awards, including best rap album
for The Slim Shady LP, The
Marshall Mathers LP and The
Eminem Show.
He won an Oscar for the song
Lose Yourself from 8 Mile, the
semi-autobiographical 2002 film in
which he starred.
CeLebriTy news
Rappers divorce proceeds
sports 8B
wednesday, september 20, 2006
Big Ten
By RUSTy MILLER
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COLUMBUS, Ohio His moth-
er crying in the courtroom behind
him, Maurice Clarett stood before a
judge as a common criminal in the
town where not so long ago he was
a king.
Gone was the glory of having led
Ohio State to a national champion-
ship as a freshman tailback, along
with the cant-miss prospect of an
NFL career.
In their place stood a prison term
of at least 3 1/2 years, the product of
a plea deal Clarett took Monday as
he was about to be tried on allega-
tions that he robbed two people at
gunpoint.
He was up here, Claretts attor-
ney, Michael Hoague, said minutes
later, raising his arm up to eye level.
He got down here, he said, lower-
ing his arm to his waist. And hes
going to be back up here again.
Clarett was sentenced to 7 1/2
years with release from prison pos-
sible after 3 1/2 years. He also agreed
to serve five years of probation for
the robbery outside a bar early on
New Years Day and carrying a con-
cealed weapon.
Its in a range that will allow him
to get his life back together after
his release, Prosecutor Ron OBrien
said.
For Clarett, still just 22, the plea
bargain preserved the chance he
could one day resurrect a career he
had tried to keep going until the
night last month that he led police
on a highway chase in a sport util-
ity vehicle with four loaded guns.
Officers had to spike the tires to
stop him and use pepper spray and
handcuffs to subdue him when his
bulletproof vest stymied their stun
guns.
There are institutions in Ohio
that actually have opportunities to
work out and train for football and
other athletics, Hoague said. Were
hoping he can do that, and stay in
shape and be focused on that.
A bearded Clarett, wearing
handcuffs and jail-issued clothing,
remained expressionless throughout
the hearing.
Id like to apologize for my behav-
ior, and I accept the time that was
given to me, Clarett said in Franklin
County Common Pleas Court.
After the judge accepted the deal,
Clarett looked over at his mother
in the first row of the gallery. She
sobbed and held his 8-week-old
daughter while sitting next to his
girlfriend.
As a true freshman, Clarett led
Ohio State to the 2002 national
championship, scoring the winning
touchdown in the second overtime
in the title game against Miami.
That was the last time he played
for the Buckeyes.
Royals lose 5-2 to Angels in home game Tuesday
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Kansas City Royals right felder Emil Brown reaches out but cant get a glove on a ball hit by Los Angeles Angels Howie Kendrick in the seventh
inning of a baseball game Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo. Kendricks double scoredTommy Murphy.
Ohio State tailback
sentenced to 3.5 years
ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Robb
Quinlan and Vladimir Guerrero
homered to back rookie Joe
Saunders, and the Los Angeles
Angels beat the Kansas City
Royals 5-2 Tuesday as they tried
to gain ground in the AL West.
The Angels, who have 11 games
left, began the night 6 1/2 games
behind division-leading Oakland.
Saunders (6-3) struck out a
career-high eight in seven innings,
allowing one run and seven
hits, and Angels rookie starters
improved to 18-5 this season. He
escaped a bases-loaded, one-out
jam in the fifth when he struck
out Emil Brown and Ryan Shealy.
Francisco Rodriguez pitched
the ninth for his major league-
leading 43rd save in 47 chances.
Kansas City clinched its third
straight last-place finish in the AL
Central, the first time thats hap-
pened in the history of the fran-
chise. The Royals (58-93) must
win five of their last 11 games to
avoid their fourth 100-loss season
in five years.
Jose De La Rosa (3-3) allowed
four runs, four hits and four walks
in 6 2-3 innings. The Angels have
won 12 of their last 14 games in
Kansas City.
Quinlans two-out homer put
the Angels ahead in the second,
but Paul Phillips tied the score
with a bloop RBI single in the
bottom half.
Guerrero put the Angels ahead
2-1 in the sixth, reaching 30 hom-
ers for the third straight season
and eighth time overall. Los
Angeles added a pair of runs in
the eighth when Howie Kendrick
hit a two-out RBI double and
scored on Mike Napolis single.
Garret Anderson added a two-out
RBI single in the eighth against
Ryan Braun.
Angel Berroa singled in a run
off Scott Shields in the bottom
half.
MLB
Kansas City takes third straight last-place finish in American League Central
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