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Forward ruled ineligible

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[email protected] Kansas forward Braeden Anderson has been ruled ineligible to play for the University this season, Kansas Athletics announced Friday. Anderson The 6-foot-8 freshman from Alberta, Canada was ruled a partial qualifier for an athletic scholarship by the NCAA but was not approved by the Big 12 conference. Anderson attended multiple high schools, which often raises questions with the NCAA clearinghouse. According to NCAA rules, potential student-athletes must have ACT or SAT scores that match his or her core class grade point average on a sliding scale. The higher the grade point average, the lower the standardized test score has to be. The lower the grade point average, the higher the test score must be, etc. Completion of 16 core courses in high school as well as a minimum grade point average are also required to become qualified. Athletes become nonqualifiers or partial qualifiers when one of the requirements is not met. Partial qualifiers are not able to receive a scholarship their first year, practice, or participate in games their first year. They are able to receive needbased financial aid, but according to Big 12 conference rules, all partial qualifiers must be approved by the conference. Andersons case was denied. I am very disappointed but I know Braeden is even more crushed, coach Bill Self said in statement. He has worked very hard to be in a position to come here. I certainly understand the uniqueness of his academic record coming from Canada. I understand the NCAA ruling and I understand the Big 12 policy that states that the faculty athletic representatives must approve, but I am extremely disappointed in the outcome. Braeden has been great since he arrived here. Our goal for the immediate future is to give him as many options as possible moving forward so that he can make the best decision that fits him so he can get on with his academic career. Edited by Joel Petterson

Mike Gunnoe/kansan Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little sat down with reporter Jessie Blakeborough to discuss everything from possible conference realignments to Osceola, mo.s discontent with the Jayhawk mascot.

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still below the University of Missouri. What is the administrations reaction to this?

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In efforts to increase conversation and information sharing between the student body and University administration, Chancellor Bernadette GrayLittle has agreed to a series of Fireside Chats with The UDK to support a more direct line of communication. Chancellor Gray-Little sat down with reporter Jessie Blakeborough to discuss the current campus issues, future projects and student concerns.

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101 by U.S. News, which was an improvement from last year, but

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Theres always a big discussion when the rankings come out and its always new if you go up a point or down a point. I think there is a little change, whether or not this is a trend we will know in another year or two if it continues. Certainly, it is our goal and aspiration to continue to improve in the rankings because the rankings are often important in a way that we are evaluated by other students. So, it is important to look good. We have plans to improve our rankings, not to beat Mizzou.

rently undergoing a lot of reorganization. Can you describe that process, specifically the reorganization of Student Success? I think that the reorganization, overall, is part of a greater effort. Our interest is in having a stronger recruitment program, strong orientation and then a series of programs that support them as they proceed through the University. And in the reorganization, the effort is to make sure we have programs that align with those goals. Some of the areas that currently report to the Provost admissions and enrollment have been moved in that direction and have a closer tie with the senior administra-

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tion in the provosts office in the academic area. The focus is on stronger recruitment and stronger support for students, which is closely related to our ranking. The strategic plan, Bold Aspirations, was announced Sept. 14, could you please describe what this means for current and future students? The reason to do a strategic plan is to have a guide for the things you want to focus on. We spent about a year now in a planning process, in some ways its been more than a year. The idea is to say these are the areas we are working on, these are the priorities we have, these are the things we are going to try to

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shape and these are our investments and thats the reason for planning. The plan that we unveiled focuses on the quality of undergrad and graduate education, on research productivity, engagement, and resources. I think those are exactly the things we need to focus on as a University both to fulfill our mission and also to affect our rankings. It is not solely for rankings, it is to make sure that we are as good as we can possibly be and obviously those things affect our rankings. Where are we now in the plans?

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Increased funding helps improve research

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[email protected] Dan Simon spends part of his school days in a lab in Haworth, running experiments to create a topical gel that could prevent Chlamydia outbreaks. Simon, a junior from Overland Park, could not conduct this type of research without a $4,500 grant from the American Society for Microbiology. research funding from both federal grants and private donations at the University has reached a record high this year, with more than $224.6 million from federal grants and $153.2 million from Kansas University endowment Association. The endowment Association uses the money to put toward building renovation, better faculty, and to help the University get accredited by the National Cancer Institute. The University of Kansas Medical Center has been working to raise $61 million to be a designated cancer center by the NCI and endowment has contributed to this cause. endowment money affects students in several parts of their education, whether it is through scholarships for students or new facilities. rosita elizalde-McCoy, director of communications at the endowment Association, said that 80 percent of land at the University was donated by alumni, with the most recent addition being West Campus. Leigh Stearns, a professor of geology, works with a West Campus research organization and grant money helps her do her job. Stearns is a glaciologist at the Center for the remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CreSIS), an organization that studies the behavior of glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica. CreSIS is working with a $20 million grant this year and the additional funds aided in the hiring of Stearns. CreSIS combines the efforts of engineers and scientists to develop tools to penetrate through ice sheets. When we need more information about something about the ice, we try to build it ourselves, Stearns said. This is a really great opportunity to foster a collaboration between scientists and engineers to create the next generation of these instruments. Stearns grant money also pays for her to travel to Antarctica and Greenland every year to study glaciers first hand. Stearns is one of the many professors at the University who spend a lot of time on their research projects. Steve Warren, vice chancellor for research and graduate studies, said that the University makes research a priority for professors. Professors working on research are allowed to teach fewer classes during the semester, because it not only benefits the project, but everyone on campus. If youre at a research university, youre exposed to the cutting edge of the development of knowledge, Warren said. The faculty members youre working with are the people creating the knowledge, the new knowledge that drive science and scholarship. Edited by Mandy Matney

ContriButed photo Grad student Brandon Gillette (brown) helps carry a fuel drum as the rest of the Byrd Glacier team organizes science and climbing gear for Gps deployments on Byrd Glacier (Dec. 2010).

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Cryptoquips 4a opinion 5a

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LAWRENCE FORECAST
Kristen Menz and Cailee Kelly, KU Atmospheric Science

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Tuesday
Seasonable temperatures and sunny skies with a south wind 5-15 mph.

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20 percent chance of isolated showers in the morning and early afternoon.

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Thursday
Sunny and cooler.

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Friday
Very similar to Thursday with sunny skies and below average temperatures.

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Police in southern Mexico say they have found the bodies of a federal congressman and his driver. Moises Villanueva and the driver had been missing since Sept. 4. Guerrero state police chief Ramon Almonte says residents saw the badly decomposed bodies in a river in the town of Huamuxtitlan and alerted police on Saturday.

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Russian tycoon Alexander Lebedev has punched a fellow billionaire on a television panel show after a discussion on the financial crisis degenerated into petty name-calling. Lebedev, a former KGB operative and owner of two major newspapers in the United Kingdom, wrote on his blog that property developer Sergei Polonsky had earned the clobbering by behaving abusively throughout the recording of the program.

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Three NATo service members died in separate attacks, and a patrol of Afghan and international forces killed more than 10 insurgents during a raid on a major narcotics laboratory in southern Afghanistan, NATo said Sunday. The alliance said one service member died in an insurgent attack on Saturday, while the other two were killed by bombs on Sunday. All three died in the south of the country.

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A strong earthquake shook northeastern India and Nepal on Sunday night, killing at least 16 people, damaging buildings and sending lawmakers in Nepals capital running into the streets. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9, struck at 6:10 p.m. local time and was felt across northern and eastern India, including in the capital of New Delhi. It triggered at least two aftershocks of magnitude 6.1 and 5.3, Indian seismology official R.S. Dattatreyan said. He warned more aftershocks were possible.

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Website helps visa process

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International students at the University of Kansas may be affected by a new federal initiative to process all student visas through one new website. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton announced the initiative and the launching of the Study in the States website Friday afternoon in a conference call from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Secretary Napolitano called Study in the States a one-stop shop for student visas, visa renewals and information about visa qualifications. Study in the States is designed to be a combined website for various federal agencies to make the visa and regulation process open and easy to use for members of academia, the public and prospective visiting students and professors. Morton said the intent of the initiative was to encourage more than 1.1 million international students, visitors and their dependents now in the United States to stay while improving the integrity of the nations immigration law enforcement. The 10,000 educational institutions in the United States now hosting international students, he said, made the it the finest place in the world to study. He said foreign students contributed to that tradition and to the nations cultural diversity. Morton said one goal of the website was to help foreign students remain in compliance with visa laws. He said it was part of a greater federal initiative to move the visa regulation process entirely online, replacing the current system, which uses both paper and electronic documents. The Study in the States website will employ a variety of social media tools, such as Facebook and Twitter, disseminating relevant visa requirements and information to international students, exchange visitors and the academic community. It will also feature a blog with posted videos, public service announcements, relevant news, requirements, helpful tips and success stories. Morton said that recent policy memos from his department had directed enforcement to focus on criminals and national security threats, but that international students were not exempt from any applicable immigration laws. Napolitano said the website would be translated into multiple languages, but did not offer details about which languages, or how many. For more information, visit: http://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/. Edited by Rachel Schultz

Kansas Union turns into a jungle

JohN GARFIELD [email protected]
The Kansas Union ballroom was transformed Sunday afternoon into a lush jungle landscape riddled with Olmec ruins, treacherous traps, tumultuous trials and, of course, temple guardians, at least in the minds of those attending the Legends of the Hidden Temple competition put on by Student Union Activites. Though SUA tried to have the event last year, it was canceled because of inclement weather. This year, rain threatened to cancel the event again, but the enthusiasm of the staff and participants preferred it be moved to the Union ballroom so that 64 two-person teams could compete in the style of the 90s Nickelodeon game show. It was a childhood dream, competing in this, said Kailee Karr, a freshman from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Though competitors stood to gain $150, $100 or $50 dollar gift cards for 1st, 2nd or 3rd place respectively, the spirit of competition was much more deeply rooted in nostalgia. This made the obstacle courses, gladiatorstyle battling and runs up the slippery rockslide all the more intense for competitors reveling in memories of their youths. It was getting heated. There were some bows thrown, Karr said. Based on the average undergrads age of 18-22, they would have been between 2 and 6 years old when the show went off the air in 1995. Stephanie Joffe, a sophomore from Chicago, used to watch the show all the time and used her position as the assistant coordinator of film and media for the SUA to both plan the event and to emcee it. We are probably the last of our generation to watch the show, so we thought it would be fun to bring back something that everybody would remember, said Joffe.

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16-year-old boy found guilty of murder

The Kansas City Star reported Friday that a Wyondotte County jury found a teenager guilty in the April 23rd killing of 16 year-old Johnson County high school student Ryder Spillman. Stephen Reed, 17, of Kansas City, Kan., was found guilty of seconddegree murder. The jury had been deliberating since Thursday and delivered the verdict Friday afternoon. According to The Star, the killing followed a dispute between two rival Johnson County high school factions. Reeds cousin, Shane Reed, 18, previously pleaded guilty to juvenile charges for his role in Spillmans death and was sentenced to 18 months in juvenile confinement. Reed is being tried as an adult and will be sentenced october 21st. He will face between 10 and 55 years in prison. John Garfield

Former bbC head to talk on campus

Award-winning documentary maker and World War II expert Laurence Rees will present a lecture titled Talking with Nazis Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium at the Kansas Union. Rees authored several books on the subjects of Nazi Germany and the aftermath of World War II and is the former head of BBC Televisions history programs. The lecture will focus on interviews with former Nazis, including those who worked directly with Adolf Hitler, making use of excerpts from Rees television series: The Nazis: A Warning from History. John Garfield

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We are just in the process of a curriculum revision, the process started two years ago. You have to start out with a conversation about what every student ought to be able to know or do and you define which courses they need to take to be able to do those things, which ones currently meet those goals and which ones do not. This takes a lot of time. By the time the new requirements are in place the current junior and senior classes will have graduated. Last year, we had 124-hour requirements. But with the approval of the Regents, we were able to reduce that to 120 hours. The general education requirement is a part of that. Right now, it is 72 hours and other universities have a much smaller requirements which means the students, after they do the general education, have a lot more flexibility on selection of courses, double majoring in a way that means they dont have to add up semesters at the end of their fourth year. Hopefully, it will be more modern, easier to understand, and allow students flexibility, while at the same time making sure that the basic knowledge and skills are covered. demanded the University to change its mascot, which they claim has ties to domestic terrorism, in reference to a Civil War raid led by Sen. Jim Lane in 1861. What is the Universitys reaction to this news? We considered their suggestions yesterday from 5:00 p.m. to 5:01 p.m. It has been taken into consideration, we are not planning on eliminating the Jayhawk name from our mascot. I hope the people of Osceola have some worth while things to do. And we take that suggest with the spirit in which it was sent. The anti-abortionists with graphic images have gotten a lot

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of students talking. How was the group able to be on campus? There are guidelines about things we can ban or allow on campus, and while some of those displays may be personally offensive to people who walk by, they do get cleared. This issue comes up on many campuses. But unless there is something that violates a university, town or state law or is something that is harmful to others in some way, we have to be very careful about preventing someone from expressing their point of view. Which groups you let on and dont let on becomes a difficult issue. There are students who want that on campus. students on campus who support this kind of information and there are other activities and issues that those students dont want that others do and I think one of the hallmarks of a university and university community is the opportunity to see and hear different points of view and some times we are not going to agree with everyones point of view but it is important to have these discussions about these different ideas. With more talk of the Big 12 splitting up, is the University considering other options? Obviously, this is a time of instability the appearance and reality of it. We have to say that while the Big 12 is our preference, we have to look at other options in case the Big 12 doesnt stay together. We are still working on maintaining the Big 12 and on thinking about what we will do if it is no longer here. in terms of which conferences the University can seriously consider joining? I think geography is relevant, but less than it used to be in terms of conferences. The benefits of Big 12 is the geographic coherence. Any of the other conferences that we could go to means a lot of traveling for our students athletes which will mean additional kinds of cost and time. The distance, primarily, is a concern because of the wear and tear on the students and faculty and how much time it will take to travel. With classes picking up steam, what advice do you have for students with advising concerns? First, they should go to advising appointments. I think the main thing I would say is that surely it is up to the University to provide a well-trained staff, but then it is up to our students to not wait to the last minute and to go an extra time (as a opposed to go-

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ing the least possible). It requires students being there on time and early enough in the semester. I suggest going early and often. Is there anything else that you would like the student body to know? This is the time we will be submitting our applications to the National Cancer Institute designation, this is our first opportunity to do it. We will be submitting it next week. In terms of additional faculty and research programs and the capability that has increased in having newer cancer treatment available for people in this region and close to where they live this has the potential for significant treatment impact, research impact and economic impact for the University. Edited by Mandy Matney

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Drivers fuel popularity monarchs migrate through

[email protected] Every day, bus drivers provide an instrumental service to students and the community as they travel routes to and from campus. Unlike other public transit systems, KU on Wheels finds itself carrying more passengers. This is due a great deal to the University going fare-free for the last three years. Students now pay a flat fee as a part of their student fees. This led to KU on Wheels, in association with the City of Lawrence, winning the 2010 Federal Transit Association Ridership Award. The award was based on ridership increasing 138 percent in the first year of implementation, according to the Kansas Public Transit Association. As a result of the increased ridership, the busing system helps traffic flow and makes campus greener. Although the KU on Wheels bus drivers who make this system possible are not allowed to speak to news media, Danny Kaiser, Assistant Director of Parking and Transit, provided insight into the duties of the drivers. Buses keep cars off the road, said Kaiser. Because of how full we run the buses, it helps with traffic congestion and is more environmentally friendly. Dealing with a different type of population than most public transit workers are used to young college students drivers enjoy the change of pace. Students are a livelier group, said Kaiser. The energy is infectious, and they are a more enjoyable group to work with. Students also enjoy the energy that some bus drivers show while making their routes. This makes for a more enjoyable riding experience. Some drivers are more outgoing, and students pick up on that, said Kaiser. Besides ensuring the safety of passengers and maintaining a schedule, drivers also face the challenge of

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educating new KU students on how the transit works. Sometimes the only experience on a transit system students have is on a yellow school bus, said Kaiser of the Universitys freshmen. While providing a safe, convenient way to campus, bus drivers also take much pride and enjoyment in their jobs. Charity Workman drives a route between The Grove Apartments and the Lawrence Campus during the week and enjoys the variety of work included in her job; although navigating an enormous vehicle through Lawrence every day isnt without some challenges. Driving on campus is the most difficult part of the job, she said. You have to be super aware, Workman said, Theres students and traffic everywhere. Your situation changes constantly. As a bus driver, Workman has to have a great deal of patience to

route schedule. You have to have good judgment, because if you make one mistake, youre going to hit someone or something, she said. Workman also appreciates the connections she has been able to make with others. The friendships are rewarding, not just with the students, but with the other bus drivers, said Workman. I have a lot of fun. Although she is not affiliated with KU on Wheels, Workman still cooperates with the other bus drivers on campus. Even though we work for different companies, weve become a team, said Workman. If you dont work together, the bus system would fall apart. Edited by Josh Kantor

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Butterfly tagging event draws 500 to Baker Wetlands
[email protected] Margaret Stratley, a Sioux Falls, S.D., resident, reaches her 10-foot butterfly net up into a tree in hopes of participating in one of natures most incredible phenomena. Every fall, millions of monarch butterflies migrate to Mexico for warmer weather during the winter months. On their way, thousands of butterflies stop in Kansas to refuel on the nectar of the yellow Biden flower found in the Baker University Wetlands, located along 31st Street between Haskell and Louisiana Streets. Monarch Watch and the Jayhawk Audubon Society, a nature conservation group in Douglas County, host the Monarch Tagging event every year, allowing groups of students, families and butterfly enthusiasts to participate in tagging the monarchs before their trip to Mexico. The event, held Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., drew about 500 people.

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Orely Chip Taylor, a professor of ecology and founder of Monarch Watch, stressed the importance of the tagging event. Everybody needs to get out and experience the wild, Taylor said. We need to get out and enjoy nature, and this is one of the opportunities to not only enjoy and participate in this incredible phenomenon, but also to contribute to science by learning about these butterflies through their tagging. Stratley has been following the butterfly migration for many years and finally made the trip to Kansas to help tag butterflies, something that she has always wanted to be a part of. I always say you can learn a lot from a butterfly, she said. The environment is so sensitive. One change in a plot of land can flipflop the balance of a butterflys habitat and can change that area forever. Conservation has been one of

the main goals of Monarch Watch ever since the group began 20 years ago. Some of its biggest efforts have been to conserve the milkweed and nectar needed for butterfly migration and development. In the conservation effort, the group sells Monarch Waystation Seed Kits for $16 on its website. The kits includes a variety of seeds for plants essential to monarch development as well as a guide on how to create a monarch waystation. However, many groups attended the event to learn about butterflies and to simply enjoy nature at its best. I think, especially for girls, its important to get them out of their comfort zone and to get them out into nature, said Mary Mason, a Lawrence resident and Girl Scout Troop 1553 leader. They need to experience things they may not have been able to experience otherwise, and they need to get into volunteering for a good cause. Edited by Rachel Schultz

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AKRON, Ohio Throughout the 1960s, 70s and 80s, the phrase sex, drugs and rock n roll was a common mantra among young music fans and artists. But in the 21st century at least two of that cliches elements are well known to contribute to the destruction of lives and families, making the longtime exhortation less of a declaration of lifestyle and more of a warning of the potential pitfalls. On Thursday, Akron radio station WAPS-FM introduced Rock and Recovery, a high-definition Internet radio station that is offering a few decades worth of rock, along with some Adult Album Alternative tracks and a dash of Bob Marley - but minus the drugs and alcohol references, and interspersed with positive messages, affirmations and testimonials designed to help music lovers who are in the midst of recovery. Garrett Hart, creative content director for Rock and Recovery and WAPS other HD-streaming station, KidJam! targeted to 8 to 12 year olds, said that the station doesnt simply cut out songs and artists that mention drugs and alcohol. Its really a texture and tone were going for that is positive and is free of those kind of references that would be disruptive or a distraction to someone who is really just trying to concentrate on getting through their day and making the most of it, said Hart, a 35-year veteran of the radio industry. So there will be Eric Clapton but it (will be) the recovery Eric Clapton, there is Joe Cocker but the recovery Joe Cocker. In addition to the music, which Hart says will maintain a balance of good, positive and upbeat tunes without sliding into treacle, Rock and Recoverys programming will also include affirmations, testimonial recordings by people who want to remain anonymous and comedy bits by and for recovering addicts. It adds an element to the channel that keeps it upbeat and forward moving because we also dont want to drag down and get too deeply serious with stuff because it can be distractive and turn into a downer, Hart said. The concept for Rock and Recovery came after the success of KidJam! which recently celebrated its first anniversary. Hart and WAPS general manager Tommy Bruno were looking for another niche concept to fill up the space on their HD bandwidth and realized that among the citys local brands such as Goodyear, Akron is also the birthplace of Alcoholics Anonymous. The pair also studied a 2010 Community Needs Assessment completed by area hospitals that found that mental health issues and alcoholism affect 40 percent of the local population. With the expert help of area addiction and recovery organizations they came up with Rock and Recovery and gained immediate financial and support from local organizations such as founding partner the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADM) Board, Summa Health System, Glenbeigh Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation Clinics and others. Both Hart and Bruno said that while gathering information and potential sponsors they received many votes of confidence and encouragement. We didnt even finish our pitch and they were saying How soon can we have this? How can we get involved in making this happen? Hart said. The excitement and enthusiasm of health care and other professionals gave us a sense that we were on the right track and we also got feedback from them on what to add and they have really helped to craft this to make Rock and Recovery into more than just we play some nice songs and say some nice things to people, he said. Ideally, Rock and Recovery will become part of a recovering addicts support system. Its not necessarily for those that are falling down the path but those that are trying to pick themselves up and have gone through a program like Oriana House or Gleinbeigh and they need some support, Bruno said. The goal here it to be a supplement. When they leave a recovery session or meeting, well be one of those pieces they use to get through the day, he said. McClatchy Tribune WASHINGTON Starting Friday, a major promotional effort will be unleashed by Lucasfilm, eBay and Major League Baseball to support the cancer charity Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C). The promotion will coincide with the launching of Star Wars: the Complete Saga on Blu-ray. SU2C was established by the Entertainment Industry Foundation in 2008 to raise funds to speed up collaborative cancer research emphasizing getting the treatments to patients as swiftly as possible. The website says that 100 percent of public donations will go directly to cancer research. On the Internet, the Star Wars YouTube channel will have a video, Use the Force for Good, where celebrity supporters encourage donations by recreating classic scenes. Among the actors are comedians Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, Seth Rogen and Emma

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Free speech applies to unpopular protests

Freedom of speech is an inherent right of all people in the University of Kansas community and the United States. This includes popular and unpopular speech, whether its right to debate abortion or chalk students opinions on campus. Its a right thats protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and it allows healthy discussion while bringing positive change to a nation. It doesnt matter what you believe in, in this country, you have the ability to express your beliefs verbally as long as it doesnt directly harm someone. Last weeks anti-abortion display from Justice For All in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall sparked conversation about whether the graphic displays of aborted fetuses and images supporting anti-abortion views were necessary as students made their typical class rounds on campus. While Justice For All is a national pro-life organization that claims to use dialogue to spark discussion on the dangers of abortion, many students expressed dismay that the graphic images werent a platform for discussion, but rather a spark for bashing a prochoice position. Many wanted the displays gone, and would like to prohibit the organization from expressing a dissenting opinion from their own. Personal opinions aside, the University community must recognize the First Amendment rights of this group to set up displays and graphics on campus. Members of Justice For All did not violate any University codes or policies with their displays. They have as much of a right to be on campus as a group advocating a less divisive and more popular belief. This nation was built on unpopular opinions a limited minority of American colonists supported the Declaration of Independence when it was drafted. Also, the United States wouldnt have such a strong, united pro-choice movement if it werent for an unpopular voice in the mid-1900s, the womens right movement, changing the perception of abortions. In a 1977 court case, the American Civil Liberties Union a national organization dedicated to protect freedoms decided to support the rights of a neo-Nazi group to demonstrate in a town in Illinois. In the process of winning the case, ACLU lost major funding and support from its Jewish constituency base. Unpopular opinions, or in the Universitys case displays have freedoms that must be protected, even at a costly price. These First Amendment freedoms also extend to the student body. Last year, rules were changed for chalking on campus. Now, only student organizations registered with the Student Involvement and Leadership Center are permitted to chalk on the property of the University. This policy forces students to be a part of a club or organization in order to chalk. A restriction like this runs counter to a university as a bastion of free speech. The University can and should enforce other measures of the policy that govern the type of chalk used, but not restrict a students speech based on membership in a student organization. There is no reason a student who wants to express a belief or idea should be denied chalking as a medium for that expression. You shouldnt discriminate peoples freedoms based on their actions, just like you cant favor one groups rights over another based on a popular belief. Vikaas Shanker for Kansan Editorial Board

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im glad that display on campus was finally aborted. From whoever keeps claiming leggings are not pants, ill tell you what they are: my motivation to go to class on these otherwise dreary days, and i thank them. all this talk against Selby...Xavier didnt do much more. He is no more of a legend than Selby. Thank you, cold weather, for making the slut wear go into hibernation. Old man with a rolly backpack. Yes! i hate when i see boys walking around campus in skinnier skinny jeans than me...eat something, please. i want to go to the Quidditch match on Sunday, but i dont know if i will have time between my Charms and Transfiguration homework. Campus is a lot prettier without dead babies. Sweater vests are sexy. i dont care what you guys say...i think the new police cars are cute. You go to the University of KaNSaS. Take off your Michigan Wolverines hat and your Harvard sweater. i am proud to say that number one and number two in my speed dial are Safe ride and FFa. Silly freshmen dont realize how dumb they look chasing buses. its a Campus red, there will be another one in 15 seconds. Dear Turner Gill, the wildcat doesnt work. Cut it out. love, the students. Does the defense practice or just play patty cake on the sidelines? That awkward moment when youve just lathered up the shampoo in the shower and the hall fire alarm goes off....at least i look good in a towel. Dear Mizzou Quidditch Seeker, standing by the bush whining the whole game is not an excuse for losing. Just when you think Harry Potter marked the end of your childhood, lion King 3D comes out. Three steps forward, 10 steps back. Dear campus females, just because you wear Uggs and Northface jackets with your booty shorts doesnt mean youre adequately dressed for cold weather. i like walking to class and being able to just look and know whos hungover. Even though our football team didnt win Saturday, i bet we could still beat the Chiefs! Who wants to bring back ugly sweater Fridays with me? Wheels on the Bus is being sung...im too sober for Safe Bus.

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Civil disobedience doesnt always work

In June, capitol police officers threatened to arrest Lt. Dan Choi and other LGBT rights activists who were peacefully protesting outside the capitol building in Topeka if they did not dispose of the potentially dangerous weapons in their hands. These weapons were American flags. It isnt difficult to see that the officers concerns had little to do with the actual flagpoles themselves. Even if American flags, symbols of patriotism, were somehow a display of potential violence, this issue did not come up until this specific group was demonstrating outside the capitol building. Had it been an anti-immigration group or a pro-life demonstration in the same location, I have a feeling American flags on flagpoles would not have been an issue. Because of this treatment by the capitol police and the discrimination it implied, the Kansas Equality Coalition and the Kansas National Organization for Women found a way to respondagain, peacefully. They had a pro-LGBT rights rally on the capitol steps again, and this time, they brought flags without poles. There are various methods of peaceful protest, some considered effective, some considered ineffective. Sometimes a method of protest that seems peaceful to one person may be termed violent by another. In the U.S., as long as we are peaceful, our speech and assembly are protectedthat is, unless a situation like Dan Chois protest occurs. But if our free speech is tampered with, we have ways to address the issue and fight back. In Syria, peaceful protest has not been protected. The government has ordered troops to respond with

By Kelly Crosby
[email protected] violence to peaceful demonstrators. Over 1,700 people have been killed since January, according to various human rights organizations like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. In Egypt, peaceful protest brought down a regime. But now, more anti-Mubarak protestors are demanding the former president be handed the death penalty swiftly. Protestors who once used peace are now turning to violence in response to a political figure who implemented so much violence against those protestors to begin with. The climate in Egypt is not conducive to a fair trial for Mubarak. With that in mind, the question is whether this form of violence, the death penalty, is legitimate, and whether its legitimatization makes it acceptable. In the rest of this opinion series on protest and peace, columnists will explore various methods of protest, the cultural implications and sources of these methods, what qualifies as peaceful, and whether different methods are successful. It is our hope that these discussions provide a back drop for further conversation on what we view as peaceful in the United States and in what ways we can make effective change through protest. Cosby is senior in English and political science from Overland Park. Follow her on Twitter @KellyCosby

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Republicans value office over progress

Creon, the tyrant in Sophocles tragedy Antigone, offered a surefire way of assessing politicians characters. You cannot know a man completely, Creon said, his character, his principles, sense of judgment, not till hes shown his colors, ruling the people, making laws. In the nine months since Republicans ascended to the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and pared down the Democratic edge in the U.S. Senate, the GOP has provided a window into their core convictions. What weve seen disgraces the party that ran on a platform of Country First in 2008. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the GOP Senate leader, famously stated heading into the current congressional session that defeating President Barack Obama in 2012 was his partys top priority. While Obamas foreign and domestic policies are essentially those of a 20th century Eisenhower Republican, its not too surprising that in todays tea partydominated GOP, his ouster trumps all other concerns reviving a torpid economy, investing in education, and fixing a health care system that the World Health Organization pegs at 37th in the world. Much as the Republicans attempts to derail Obama work to the detriment of the country, its only through the prism of McConnells statement

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legions of new college graduates and unemployed, and put us on the path to long term deficit reduction. (More paychecks mean more tax revenues, which in turn reduce the deficit.) When President George W. Bush pushed his 2001 tax cuts through Congress, he argued that putting money in peoples pockets was essential to boosting the nations economy. The same logic lies behind Obamas proposal for a payroll tax cut, job training, and infrastructure investment. Former McCain economic advisor Mark Zandi of Moodys Analytics forecasts that the Obama plan will lead to an extra two percent of economic growth in 2012. And thats exactly why Republicans will stonewall the presidents jobs agenda. One Republican staffer offered this frank assessment to Politico: Obama is on the ropes; why do we appear ready to hand him a win? More likely than not, the GOP will do everything in its power to block Obamas stimulus. Two questions arise: Do Republicans care whether they increase the ranks of the jobless as they try to bring down a president? Most important, will Obama have the moxie to call their bluff, now that the opposition has revealed its colors? Luke Brinker is a senior from Topeka majoring in history. Follow him on Twitter @LukeBrinker

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Kansas Georgia Tech Jayhawk Stat Leaders

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17| 7 24 24 | 42 66

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fOOTBAll REwiNd
ETHAN PAdAwAy
[email protected] Iowa State quarterback Steele Jantz tossed three interceptions in the first quarter and the Cyclones found themselves down 10 points. Receiver Josh Lenz tossed a touchdown pass to a wide-open Darius Reynolds to give Iowa State its first lead of the game in the third quarter. The Huskies struck back to put the Cyclones down three, but Jantz responded with a 20-yard pass to Reynolds that put the Cyclones on top for good in the fourth. Case McCoy threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns while completing 12 of 15 passes in his first start for the Longhorns. Texas jumped out to a 21-0 lead against the Bruins and never saw their lead shrink to less than 15 on a day when the Longhorns rushed for 284 yards. Seth Doege completed 40 of 44 passes and threw for 401 yards and five touchdowns as the Red Raiders won decisively on the road to improve to 2-0.

Kansas 24, GeOrGia TeCh 66

Offense
The Jayhawks looked good on offense in the first half, but in the second half The Yellow Jackets made some defensive adjustments and almost completely shut down the Jayhawk attack. Offensive coordinator Chuck Long didnt adjust his play call against a more aggressive defensive front that dedicated itself to stopping the run in the second half.

Grade: C

rest of the Big 12 rolls to victories

Iowa State 24, Connecticut 20
Henry Josey ran for 263 yards and three touchdowns in the first half as the Tigers got back on track in their first game since losing to Arizona State 37-30 in overtime on Sept. 9. Missouri outgained the Leathernecks by a 700 yard margin, racking up 744 total yards. A storm rolled through Waco, Texas, which forced officials to cancel the fourth quarter, but by that point the outcome was not a question to anyone in attendance. Robert Griffin III threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns and added 78 more yards on the ground in the Bears lopsided victory. The Aggies scored 37 consecutive points in their one sided victory. Cyrus Gray led the Aggie attack rushing for 101 yards and two touchdowns and adding a third on a three yard pass from Ryan Tannehill. K-State quarterback Collin Klein only threw for 74 yards and a touchdown, but he ran for 139

Defense
The Jayhawks allowed 764 yards of total offense, 604 yards rushing, and 66 points, all three the most in Kansas history, making this the worst defensive performance in Kansas history. The Jayhawk basketball team allowed fewer than 66 points in more than 20 games last year. The Kansas defense looked lost and unprepared to face the option offense.

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Missouri 69, Western Illinois 0

yards and two more touchdowns in the Wildcats shutout victory. David Garret opened the floodgates with a 45-yard interception return for a touchdown 2:19 into the game. The Sooners survived their first big test of the season, going into Tallahassee, Fla., and defeating then-No.5 Florida State. Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones threw a touchdown pass to Kenny Stills with seven minutes left in the game to break a tie at 13. It would be the deciding score as Oklahoma added a field goal with 2:01 left and showed the nation why it is number one in the polls. After going down 3-0 to Tulsa, Justin Gilbert took the kickoff back 96 yards for a touchdown. The Cowboys would not trail the rest of the night. Joseph Randle ran for 128 yards and three scores, and the Cowboys forced five turnovers in the game that was delayed for three hours and finished up just after 3:30 a.m. Edited by Mike Lavieri

Grade: f

No. 1 Oklahoma 23, No. 11 Florida State 13

Special Teams
The punt team had great coverage on the first punt of the day, downing the ball inside the Tech five-yard line. Beshears and Bourban were nonfactors against a kick-off coverage that ranked 103rd in the nation heading into the game. alex Mueller missed a kick at the end of the first half, but got a second chance after a running into the kicker penalty.

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No. 17 Baylor 48, Stephen F. Austin State 0

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No. 19 Texas 49, UCLA 20

Grade C+

No. 7 Oklahoma State 59, Tulsa 33

No. 8 Texas A&M 37 Idaho 7

Coaching
The Jayhawks did not have a good defensive game plan. The offense experienced early success before being outmatched in the second half. The players said it and the coaches said it; the Jayhawks were out-schemed and out-coached.

Receiving
D.J Beshears
Tim Biere

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Texas Tech 59, New Mexico 13

Kansas State 37, Kent State 0

Grade: f

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Glass Half Full

Kansas offense has the talent to score on legitimate BCs conference defenses, and showed it in the first half. The defense wont have to face another option offense all year, and will face the much more familiar spread attack in Big 12 play.

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The defense looked awful, and with high-flying teams such as Oklahoma state and Oklahoma on the Big 12 slate, Jayhawk fans could be in for another long season filled with blowouts that leave Memorial stadium empty after the first quarter. Freshman running back Darrian Miller loses his shoe as he sprints down the field and scores a touchdown during the first half of saturdays game at Bobby Dodd stadium against Georgia Tech. Miller rushed 11 times for 54 yards and two touchdowns in the Jayhawks 24-66 loss to Georgia Tech. KU is now 2-1 for the season.

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Good, Bad, or Just Plain Stupid

The 42-31 pick was riding the momentum of the northern illinois upset. The Kansas point output was pretty close, but with Tech putting up 24 points more than the prediction called, well call this one just plain stupid.

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RESULTS
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A shootout in the first half becomes a blowout later

ETHAN PAdwAy
[email protected] ATLANTA In a game that looked like a firefight at the outset, the Jayhawks ran out of ammunition. After keeping Kansas within a touchdown in the first half, the offense seemed like it never emerged from the locker room after halftime, getting shut out and amassing just 45 yards and two first downs in the third quarter of their 66-24 loss to Georgia Tech. Honestly I feel like it was a shootout going into the second half, freshman running back Darrian Miller said. Then once a team picks up momentum, its hard to stop that, especially at That started a pattern that con- in the first half started to drop in home. They were feeling it and we tinued throughout the quarter. the second. In the second quarter, werent answerJayhawk rushers senior tight end Tim Biere made ing it. ran the ball 10 a spectacular third down catch We played pretty well On the oftimes and av- along the sidelines. He kept conin the first half and in fenses first drive eraged just 2.5 trol of the ball to the ground and of the second the second half we just yards per carry the completion led to Millers 11half, it needed couldnt keep that momen- in the third yard touchdown run. to respond after tum going. quarter and the In the third quarter, that catch Georgia Tech Jayhawks failed wasnt made, as Webb threw two running back third-down passes Bieres way. On JOrDan WeBB to convert any of sophomore quarterback their four third both occasions, Biere was past the Embry Peebles broke a 63-yard down attempts. first down marker, but he couldnt touchdown run The poor con- haul either of them in and the on the Yellow Jackets first play. version rate starkly contrasted the Jayhawk offense relinquished the Instead, Miller and sophomore first half, when Kansas converted field to the Yellow Jackets. running back James Sims ran up 70 percent of its third downs. Georgia Tech went on to score the middle twice to put the ofWe were answering the toll on both ensuing possessions. All fense in a third and long. On every time we came on the field, the offense could do was watch third down, pressure forced soph- Webb said. from the sideomore quarterback Jordan Webb There were a lines. Once a team picks up to scramble from the pocket and couple of times They just he tried to force the ball to junior where we were momentum, its hard to executed better receiver Kale Pick, but it was bat- backed up and stop that, especially at than we did, ted away and the ball fell harm- just didnt get out home. Gill said. You lessly to the turf. of it. We played dont want to We were just not able to get pretty well in the Darrian MiLLer have a whole lot the running game going, coach first half and in freshman running back of third downs Turner Gill said. We werent able the second half and we did. We to establish that on a consistent we just couldnt werent able basis. You get yourself in third keep that moto get a lot of and seven plus, it makes it tough mentum going. plays on first down, as far as posiagainst any opponent. Passes that Webb completed tive yardage, to get us out of that long yardage on third down, that makes it tough on us.

Looking Ahead
The Jayhawks get a week off to regroup before the Texas Tech red raiders come to town. Techs offense has put up points over clearly inferior opponents this season, but Kansas will have two weeks to come up with a scheme to stop their spread attack.

Delay of the Game

Vic shealy: The Kansas defense looked completely unprepared to play against the option attack. They missed assignments and had backs running free. half of the time it looked like Kansas didnt even lay a finger on any of the Georgia Tech ball carriers. shealy knew Georgia Tech ran the option offense, but his team looked like they had never seen it before.

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[email protected] Kansas Quidditch made quick work of the Missouri Tigers, winning the Border Showdown match 2-1 with scores of 140-40, 80-40 and 60-90. Kansas speed and endurance was a major factor in both wins. We really set the tempo early and really got after it, said Tyler Amble, a sophomore chaser. As soon as the referee yelled, The snitch is loose! the seekers took off on their run through campus chasing the snitch runner. Shortly after, the Kansas chasers took control of the quaffle while beaters defended the Kansas hoops, breaking a Missouri players broom. The Kansas defense was relentless. In his first appearance, junior keeper Granville Hare made several steals that he converted into goals. He racked up 30 points in the first game alone. I played pretty well, Hare said, I let a couple of goals go by that I shouldnt, but overall it was a good win for the team and a good win for the school. Both teams players played aggressively. A Missouri player was injured when a Kansas chaser attempted to steal the quaffle from her during the first game. The game stopped temporarily while both teams took a knee. The injured player left the field on her own power. Shortly after the game resumed, Kansas raised their lead to 100-40 when the snitch runner returned from his run on campus to the field. The chasers, beaters and seekers continued to play while the snitch runner was chased around other players on the field. Sophomore seeker Joel Havercamp spent the entire match

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chasing the snitch runner through campus when in the final leg of the game he switched out with Nick Caldwell, a sophomore seeker. Since I had fresh legs and I had cleats on and the snitch had to stay in the actual field I said, Joel just let me make the catch for you, Caldwell said. Caldwell ran alongside the far sideline, neck-and-neck, with the Missouri seeker in hot pursuit of the snitch runner. Finally, in a dive, Caldwell pulled the snitch from the snitch runners shorts winning the first game for the Jayhawks. In the second game, the Jayhawks got ahead early and did not let go of the lead. Despite a snitch catch ruled illegal in the first 10 minutes of game play, the Jayhawks still pulled out to a 80-40 victory. The catch was illegal because the Missouri seeker did not know that they could chase the snitch before the other players could grab the quaffle and bludgers. The Tigers came out strong in the third game after seeming somewhat shocked in the first and second games. We were under the impression that these were going to be KUs new people, said Erin Miller, a Missouri sophomore beater. In the third game, they worked quickly, the Tigers were determined to capture the snitch in approximately 10 minutes to take back the teams first intercollegiate win to Columbia. On the day, the Jayhawks won the match supported by Potter fans young and old. Fans in witch and wizard robes stood on the field east of Robinson waving the wheat and singing the Rock Chalk Chant, proud of the Kansas Quidditch team and the Border Showdown victory. Edited by C.J. Matson

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AbbY DAVIS/KANSAN 1) Tyler Amble, chaser, jumps to block an opposing sides shot. Amble is one of the many chasers on the KU Quidditch team. 2) Jordan Dauer, chaser, takes down a Missouri opponent during Sundays faceoff between Missouri and KU. The KU Quidditch team won 2-1. 3) Granville Hare, keeper, blocks a shot from scoring. This was KUs first game of the season for Quidditch.

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After all the rumors, speculation and roadblocks of conference realignment, there is finally a definitive movement. Surprisingly its not from the Big 12. The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Sunday that its council of presidents had unanimously voted to accept the memberships of the University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse University. The ACC is a strong united conference that is only going to get better with the addition of the University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse University, Duke University president and ACC Council of President chair Richard Brodhead said during a teleconference on Sunday. Both schools are committed to competing at the highest level of academics and athletics. We welcome them as full partners in the ACC. Almost all of the uncertainty surrounding the conference realignment has been squarely focused on the Big 12, so this aggressive move by the ACC was unexpected. The additions of Pittsburgh and Syracuse further stabilize one of the countrys strongest basketball conferences, and the conference may continue to expand. First of all, we are very comfortable with this 14, ACC commissioner John Swofford said. The only thing I would add to that is that we are not philosophically opposed to 16. The ACC now appears to be in the drivers seat of the conference shuffle, but what do these latest developments mean for the Big 12 and Kansas? According to a report in The Kansas City Star, the ACC would consider adding Kansas and Texas as its 15th and 16th teams. However, the feasibility of that scenario has cooled down considerably over the past 24 hours. Texas Longhorn Network has received more criticism than praise since it launched last month, but the financial nature of the network does not agree with the ACCs policy of equal revenue sharing. Swofford referred to the ACCs current stance on revenue sharing as sacred during the teleconference, so Texas would have to completely restructure the Longhorn Network to draw any consideration from the conference. Swoffords desire to move the ACC basketball tournament to Madison Square Garden also points to the ACC targeting schools from the Northeast rather than the Midwest. Multiple reports have speculated that the 15th and 16th teams would be Connecticut and Rutgers, which would ensure the conferences control of the New York market. As much as Kansas fans would like to see the University respond proactively to these latest developments, the entire Big 12 is awaiting Oklahomas decision regarding its affiliation. The Oklahoma Board of Regents is scheduled to meet Monday in Tulsa to discuss whether Oklahoma will remain in the Big 12 or seek membership in the Pac-12. The decision that the regents reach Monday will give Kansas and the entire conference a better idea of its options. The Associated Press reported earlier this month that Oklahoma President David Boren expressed his concern with the Big 12s instability, and that he openly advocated Oklahoma take an aggressive approach in the conference shuffle. I dont think OU is going to be a wallflower when all is said and done, Boren said. If Oklahoma left for the Pac-12, Oklahoma State would likely join the Sooners. This would create a dire outlook for a conference that already lost Colorado, Nebraska, and Texas A&M. The loss of some of the Big Easts most prolific basketball programs would leave the remaining members of the depleted conference scrambling for solutions. A possible merger between the standing members of the Big 12 and the Big East would create a conference that fits the super-conference mold and retains BCS status. Amidst all the uncertainty, one thing is clear; the next couple weeks will be essential for the future of Kansas Athletics and the Big 12. Edited by C.J. Matson

David boren, president of the University of oklahoma, speaks during a meeting of the universitys board of regents in norman, okla. in may. the oklahoma board of regents will meet monday to discuss whether oklahoma will stay in the big 12.

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After defeating the competition at the DePaul Invitational over the weekend, the Kansas volleyball team is off to the second-best start in program history, behind only the 2002 Jayhawks that began their season 12-1. But coach Ray Bechard said this years squad has the team from nine years ago bested in at least one category: physicality. The Jayhawks (11-1) ran the table at the tournament in Chicago, defeating San Diego State, Valparaiso and DePaul to claim their third pre-conference invitational win in four tries. Senior outside hitter Allison Mayfield collected her third invitational Most Valuable Player award of the season, finishing Saturday nights clinching game against the host school with a .448 hit percentage. With freshman outside hitter Sara McClinton out with an injury, the team turned to sophomore Catherine Carmichael to step in at the position. While McClintons injury is not an ideal situation, getting Carmichael significant reps before Big 12 play begins was a perk for Bechard. From that standpoint, I feel like we built some depth, Bechard said. We played some good teams I thought, and when we needed to execute at a significant level, we did. Carmichael finished the final game against DePaul with four kills and a .333 hit percentage, and the Jayhawks swept the game, 25-18, 25-12, 25-23. The teams biggest test came Saturday afternoon against Valparaiso, where it had to rally from a 2-1 deficit for the first time this season. Behind careerbest kills totals from junior middle blocker Tayler Tolefree, sophomore middle blocker Caroline Jarmoc and Mayfield, the Jayhawks rallied to win the match, 25-18, 27-29, 21-25, 25-16, 15-10. I know we started off a bit tentative and not as aggressive as we usually have in the past, but it definitely improved over the weekend, Jarmoc said. We just have to focus on starting off strong and maintaining it throughout the entire match. Mayfield led all Jayhawks with 22 kills in the five-set match. On Friday, the Jayhawks were on the ropes against San Diego State before taking control with a 12-0 run in the final set, eventually winning the game in four, 20-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-18. Sophomore setter Kara Wehrs had 24 of her 103 assists over the weekend in that game. Wehrs would record a careerhigh 2 kills against Valparaiso, a performance that earned her praise from Jarmoc. Shes doing very well. Shes starting this year and having a lot of success, Jarmoc said. Shes getting a lot more confident too and handling pressure very well. The Jayhawks will next open Big 12 play on the road against No. 8 Texas on Sept. 24, the final leg of a three-week road trip. The team will return home on Sept. 28 to compete against its second consecutive ranked opponent, No. 12 Iowa State. This weekends invitational served as a critical last tuneup for the team, exposing some flaws and also showing some areas of strength, especially in the comeback win against Valparaiso. I think we learned that even when were down we have the tenacity to come back, Mayfield said. We believe in ourselves, and we know we can come back from being behind. I dont think we ever doubted ourselves that we were going to win. Edited by Josh Kantor

Claire Dreyer, a sophomore from St. louis watches her serve power over the net towards singles opponent ioana teu of arkansas State University during the first day of the Kansas invitational on friday afternoon. Dreyer won the singles e draw in the tournament, defeating Washington States olga musilovic on Sunday in the final.

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victoria Khanevskaya, a junior from moscow, returns the ball to her opponents from UmKC Saturday morning. the Jayhawks hosted eight different teams including Kentucky, Washington State, Colorado, South Dakota, UmKC, arkansas State, Saint louis and nova Southeastern.

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monica Pezzotti, a junior from Cucuta, Colombia, plays during day two of the Kansas invitational. Pezzotti finished fourth in the C singles draw.

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To some, it came as a bit of a surprise when Shady opted for Kansas. Sasha Kaun and Darnell Jackson already formed the front-court and Arthur was a top recruit eyeing starting minutes at Indiana, Baylor, Texas and LSU. But coach Bill Self lured him and Arthurs talents werent hidden by a role off the bench. On Thanksgiving in 2004, Kansas beat Florida 82-80 in Gainesville. Arthur recorded 19 points and nine rebounds in just 16 minutes played, mostly against Al Horford, now an All-Star with the Atlanta Hawks.

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Jackson was made for the dirty work, scrapping inside for rebounds and high-percentage shots near the hoop. He led the title team with 267 rebounds and started the last 35 games of that season. He was a top reserve before he earned his starting role, and was a fan favorite for his tireless play.

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Wright was a mismatch for any opponent, able to play inside with the bigger forwards or step outside against swingmen and guards. He used his length and athletic ability as a defender to irritate ball handlers and sky for rebounds. As a scorer he made plays from anywhere on the floor, and served as a valuable offensive spark from multiple positions. Big 12 Champion (2006, 2007) Third team All-American (2006-2007) All-Freshman Big 12 (2005-2006) Second in the Big 12 with a .549 field goal percentage (20062007) Second in the Big 12 with 298 rebounds (2006-2007) Sixth in the Big 12 with 55 steals (2006-2007) eighth in the Big 12 with 1.3 blocks per game (2005-2006, 2006-2007) Ninth in the Big 12 with 1.4 steals per game (2006-2007)

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National Champion (2008) First Team Big 12 (2008) All-Freshman Big 12 (2006-07) Big 12 Champion (2007, 2008)

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National Champion (2008) Big 12 Champion (2005-2008) Top rebounder on championship team

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arthur left Kansas after the championship season, and was the 27th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft. He was traded three times before landing with the Memphis Grizzles and was a key part to this past seasons surprise Grizzlies team that beat the San Antonio spurs in the first round of the playoffs.

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Jackson was the 22nd pick in the second round of the 2008 nBa draft. He spent his first two seasons in the league with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but had to watch Lebron James from the sidelines as he sat most of those seasons on the bench. Jackson is currently a forward for the Sacramento Kings, a team with financial woes that may move to Anaheim. He played 8.2 minutes and scored 3.2 points per game in 59 games with the Kings last season.

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With 11 seconds left in overtime of the 2008 title game against Memphis, Arthur grabbed the rebound and tossed the ball to Sherron Collins, who dribbled the seconds away with his right pointer finger holding a one. When thinking of the championship team, Arthurs name is often overshadowed by Mario Chalmers and Brandon Rush. But with his consistent mid-range jump shot, powerful and creative moves near the rim, and knack for rebounding and blocking shots, Arthur was just as important to cutting down the nets as the rest of them.

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no. 2 Kansas rolled into colorado on feb. 2, 2008 fresh off the seasons first loss at the hands of michael Beasley and Kansas state. They were 21-1 with eyes on a championship in April, and quite possibly overlooking a matchup with the Buffaloes. After a slow start, the Jayhawks headed into halftime tied 30-30 and at risk of losing two straight. Colorados Richard Roby scored 22 points, but it was Jackson who led his team to victory, sinking all 10 of his free throw attempts.

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The New Orleans Hornets selected Wright with the 13th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft. After years of filling up the highlight reels at Kansas, hopes were high for the lanky forward. But he spent three rocky seasons with the hornets before he was traded to the Toronto Raptors for Marco Belinelli in August 2010. In his four seasons in the NBA, he has never averaged more than 4.4 points or 2.9 rebounds per game.

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There were few things more exhilarating than watching Wright dunk the basketball. The 360 degree slam in the closing seconds of the 2006 Big 12 championship kicked Longhorn fans to the road. The two hander against Florida inspired Dick Vitale to call him Jammin Julian. The dunk on top of monstrous Missouri center Kalen Grimes in Columbia was something for Jayhawk fans to savor.

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he intense rivalry between the Jayhawks and the Tigers can be traced all the way back to the late 1800s when the two universities began to battle each other in athletics. This battle has since become one of the best rivalries in college sports and probably will be for a long time to come. The Jayhawk and Tiger mascots have become a staple within their respective universities. I must admit, however, Im not a big fan of Truman the Tiger. For starters, there are a few thousand tigers scattered all across the world that are divided into six different species. But how many jayhawks do you know of? Just one. We are the one and only school in the nation that has a jayhawk as its mascot (and proud of it). Not

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to mention how many schools around the country use tigers as their mascot (33, to be exact and that doesnt include high schools). If you ask me, a tiger is not very original. Lets be honest, tigers really arent that cool. When you think about it, theyre just big house cats that eat a lot more and do a lot more damage to your furniture. Sure, theyre strong and powerful, but so is a cheetah. Only a cheetah is more agile and can run a lot faster.

Another thing about tigers is that they are very territorial and hunt alone. In other words, they dont share with others and they like to eat by themselves. To me, it sounds like the tiger is a bit antisocial. They also have very short tempers and can snap at any moment. I dont know about you, but I wouldnt want to hang out with anything that could bite my head off at any given point. As theyre prowling in the forests, they dont really have to worry about predators either (except for humans in some cases), so its easy to see why tigers are so cocky and full of themselves. They have nothing to worry about, or so they think. Which brings me to my next questionwhy has the tiger population been on a decline over the past few years? I dont know the answer to that, but

I do know there has yet to be a sighted killing of a jayhawk. That should tell you something about what people think about tigers, right? Clearly we arent the only ones that hate them. I guess Im having trouble understanding what the big deal is about the tiger. Okay, they look pretty cool, but thats about it. Clearly this animal has anger management issues, not to mention a very unhealthy diet that would be frowned upon by many nutritionists. After awhile, all that meat is going to catch up to its body. To put it simply, a tiger clearly has a lot of issues to sort out before it is worthy of being a mascot. A jayhawk, on the other hand Edited by Rachel Schultz

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t wasnt a good day for Kansas. It gave up a Football Bowl Subdivision-record 604 running yards to Georgia Tech. I dont know if the yards or the score 66-24 was more embarrassing. On the bright side, the Jayhawks didnt give up 70 points. The other nine teams in the Big 12 gave up 106 points combined. The biggest news of the weekend, however, was the Atlantic Coast Conference accepting Syracuse and Pittsburgh as its 13th and 14th members Sunday morning. Rumors are swirling that Connecticut and Rutgers might make 15 and 16, but reports have also said Texas along with another school, possibly Kansas, could fill those places. I think the ACC shot down Texas because ACC Commissioner John Swofford said equal revenue sharing is a sacred thing and doesnt see it changing (meaning the Longhorn Network is a no-go if Texas goes). Everything is tied to football, which is terrible for Kansas. It would be ignorant to say Kansas belongs in the Big Ten, Pac-12, ACC or Southeastern Conference for football. It cant compete right now. Kansas is a basketball school. If the Big 12 folds, Kansas belongs in a non-automatic qualifying conference for football. The rest of the Big 12 (yes, including Kansas State) belongs in an automatic qualifying conference. The problem is Kansas is the flagship school for the state and it would be awful if Kansas isnt in an AQ conference. If it were all about basketball, every conference would be knocking on Kansas door. The best scenario, which doesnt look like it will happen, would be the Big 12 staying together. The geographic location makes the most sense. If Kansas were to end up in any other conference, it would have longer flights and the alumni base wouldnt be as strong. The closest conference for Kansas, besides the Big 12, is the Big Ten. Again, football-wise, this doesnt make sense. Its all about money. Kansas would increase its shared revenue from $12 million to $22 million from conference TV contracts, according to the Washington Post. Academically the Big Ten would make sense. Every school besides Nebraska is a member of the Association of American Universities. These are research universities; Kansas along with Missouri, Iowa State, Texas and Texas A&M are among this group. The ACC has six AAU members; the Pac-12 has eight members; and the Big East has Rutgers. Academics is overlooked, but its such a huge aspect. These are student athletes. Students first, athletes second. But for Kansas to join the Big Ten, there has to be a mutual want and Im not sure the Big Ten has the same mindset. A lot of people say they dont want Kansas in the Big Ten because the basketball is slow. It is, relatively speaking. According to KenPom.com the 11 teams in the conference averaged 64.6 possessions per game, whereas Kansas averaged 69.2. If it were up to me, Kansas and Missouri would go to the Big Ten; Kansas State, Iowa State and Baylor would go to the Big East; Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech would go to the Pac-12. But hey, Kansas could land in the Ivy League for all I know. Edited by Josh Kantor

Sophomore quarterback Jordan Webb slides to avoid being tackled by a group of Georgia Tech defenders during the second half of Saturdays game at Bobby Dudd Stadium. Webb rushed three times for 16 yards in the Jayhawks 66-24 defeat, while Georgia Tech ran for 604 yards and passed for 164 more in a record-breaking performance.

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allowed in Kansas history. It was quite a different story only one year ago when students at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence poured onto the field in celebration of the Jayhawks upset victory the then-No. 15 Yellow Jackets. In that game, the Jayhawks defense would often bend, but not break, as Georgia Techs 407 yards led to only 25 points. That was not the case Saturday, as the Yellow Jackets spread option offense often befuddled the seemingly helpless Jayhawks defense, scoring with frequent ease a trend that started from the beginning. Starting their first drive on their own five-yard line, running back Orwin Smith received the ball on a counter and had a hole the size of the Grand Canyon. He ran untouched for 95 yards, breaking the first record of the game for Georgia Tech the longest run in school history. The counter call was just the first of many plays the Kansas defense was not prepared for. Yet, the Jayhawks were able to recover and keep close the first half, exchanging touchdowns and big plays, taking a 24-17 deficit into the locker room. But it got ugly from there. Georgia Tech adjusted and scored four unanswered touchdowns in the third quarter. The first three scores all came on plays of 50 yards or more, two of which were on the first play of the drive. The defensive lapses continued throughout the game. When Georgia Tech threw the ball, it would have a player streaking down the field unguarded, turning into an average of 23.4 yards per pass. And when Georgia Tech ran the ball, it averaged a first down each play, gaining 12.1 yards per carry. To explain the defensive miscues sophomore cornerback Tyler Patmon and junior safety Bradley McDougald both suggested what Shealy reiterated: the Jayhawks simply did not have the right plan in place. It got to a point were they were scheming us, Patmon said. I think they kind of knew what we were about to do. It just got to a point where they were reading our defense and knowing what we were gonna run. McDougald agreed. They were most definitely prepared, he said. They just did

ATLANTA The numbers were some that should only appear in a video game, not in real life, as Kansas was outcoached and outplayed in a record-breaking 66-24 loss to Georgia Tech. Kansas defensive coordinator Vic Shealy candidly said it over and over again. Its on me today, he said. Whenever your plan gets schemed, it comes back to me. What happened today is on Vic Shealy. The Kansas defense gave up an almost-unheard-of 604 rushing yards, and 768 yards of offense a school record for Georgia Tech and the second-most yards

a great job of playing chess out there. The lack of proper preparation was, in all likelihood, a result of the complex triple-option attack that Georgia Tech uses. Kansas young defense just could not keep up. There are very few teams that run anything similar to what Georgia Tech brings to the field every week, and as long as Shealy is around, the Jayhawks would be wise to avoid those teams at all costs. Fortunately we dont have to play a scheme like that, Shealy said, and hopefully Georgia Tech, Army, Air Force, or Navy are not on the schedule the next few years. Edited by Laura Nightengale

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First half Florida goals sink Kansas

After posting a clean sheet in her previous match against Purdue, giving up seven goals was a hard pill to swallow. We didnt start very well, but that just A team cant win a game in a half, but it something we need to progress on for next can lose it. The Kansas soccer team found that out week, Liebetrau said. We cant come out quickly as it gave up five goals in the first half and do what we did here in the first half. At halftime, Francis spent the entire 15 against Florida on Sunday, making a comeminutes talking to his team on organizaback out of the question. I think we just came out slower than we tion and getting the most they could out needed and they took us by surprise which of the second half. He was really emphasizing on workshould never happen, junior midfielder Whitney Berry said. But we learn from ing and playing for each other, Liebetrau our mistakes and it probably wont happen said. Connecting the ball throughout the whole field because the whole first half again. The 7-2 loss was a setback to say the least it was like we were playing defense the for the Jayhawks (6-3) who had gained mo- whole time. Following the halfmentum throughout their time discussion, the non-conference schedule. Jayhawks played with The Jayhawks struggled Weve got to focus on an edge, going after to communicate through- what we are doing be50-50 balls and creatout the contest. The team cause this game got away ing more opportunities was out of sync for much of from us. around the net. first 45 minutes, in particuOne of the two goals lar in the defensive third. marK FranciS occurred in the 53rd No. 9 Florida found coach minute when freshmore holes in Kansas forman forward Ingrid mation and it showed on Vidal beat the keeper to the ball on a slide the scoreboard. TRAVIS YOUNG/KANSAN In the back we just werent very organized, tackle. Sophomore midfielder caroline Kastor jumps to avoid the tackle from Florida freshman defender annie BobThe ball bounced off Florida senior bitt during the first half of the match on Sunday afternoon. The Jayhawks lost the game 7-2 after allowing coach Mark Francis said. When something goalkeeper Brooke Chancey and went in five goals in the first half. like that happens you got to figure it out. I told our defenders they shouldnt be for the Jayhawks first goal of the day. rect their mistakes other wise another game Friday when it takes on its second-straight If wed play like that first half it would scoring the same type of goal on us from the ranked opponent in No. 2 Oklahoma State. same type of situation, Weve got to learn have been a completely different game, Ber- like this one could be on the horizon. Its not going to get any easier, Francis The Jayhawks play in Stillwater, Okla. at 7 from it the first time it happens. We just did a ry said. If we come out hard every game we said. But weve got to focus on what we are p.m. horrendous job organizationally in the back. should have no troubles beating anyone. With the stifling schedule in the near fu- doing because this game got away from us. It was a rough day in goal for Kansas goal Edited by Mike Lavieri Kansas starts Big 12 Conference play on ture, the Jayhawks understand they must corkeeper Kat Liebetrau as well.

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