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By John Jordan Bob Bourne, CyRide director, said the system was started 24 years ago because the university thought the city bus system wasnt fulfilling the needs of students. The system is governed by students, the university and city officials, Bourne said. Partnership is the key element, Bourne said. There is a level of trust between the three parties. The CyRide system is free for students with an ISU student card. Luke Thompson, Lawrence junior, sat on the University task force as a student representative. He was appointed by the student body president, and said this task force could start immense changes. Thompson said he would like to see Daisy Hill students be able to go outside the city on buses that come to the residence halls. I foresee the frequency of buses to apartment complexes, to downtown, to major shopping facilities, improving, Thompson said. Although the task force is only the first step to changing transit, Thompson said he believed it was possible to have fluidity between the city bus routes and KU on Wheels bus routes. The findings will also have recommendations on redesigning KU on Wheels bus routes to better move students and KU employees across campus. Kaiser said with Park and Ride expanding and more employees working in West Campus, improving transit from there to main campus was a priority for the task force, Because the campus cant facilitate adequate parking for everyone, driving back and forth between West Campus and the main campus wasnt viable, Kaiser said. Theres going to be more workers that need to get back and forth on campus, Kaiser said. Often they try to drive, and thats just terrible. Staff writer Gaby Souza contributed to this story. Edited by Kellis Robinett

KU on Wheels considers adopting similar bus system to those that exist in other college towns
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An ongoing study conducted by the University of Kansas is examining how possibly coordinating KU on Wheels with the Lawrence bus system could improve campus transit. A University task force, charged with improving transit, will give its report to Provost David Shulenburger and the parking commission at the end of the month. The task force is comprised of students, faculty, staff and city representatives. Cliff Galante, Lawrence public transit administrator, said the city has discussed how KU on Wheels and the Lawrence bus system could work together to make bus systems better. Galante said the possibility of the two systems merging now was a bit premature, but he said having the systems working together would make sense. I would like to see one transit system for the city, Galante said. It makes sense to have a coordinated transportation system for a city of this size. Now, KU students with a University bus pass can get a year-long tee Lawrence bus pass at a discounted, one-time fee of $25, Galante said. Residents and students without a University bus pass have to pay $17 per month. To develop ideas on improving campus transit, the task force visited Midwest campuses to see how other schools worked with city buses. Danny Kaiser, assistant dean of students who also led the committee, said Iowa State Universitys CyRide bus system, in Ames, Iowa, was a good match with how the University could merge with the Lawrence bus system, CyRide coordinates all buses under the same system, Kaiser said. Some routes only serve campus, some city routes have stops on the edge of campus and some routes pass through the city and through campus.

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Jayhawk Express bus route canceled

By GaBy Souza

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Kansan staff writer

KU on Wheels is no longer giving students a free ride. The Jayhawk Express, the free campus bus route, was eliminated at the beginning of the fall semester. The KU Public Safety Office also moved a bus stop on 15th Street. The Jayhawk Express bus was canceled because of low ridership, said Jessica Mortinger, transportation director of KU on Wheels. The Transportation Board members decided to quit running the Jayhawk Express after having meetings about each individual route, Mortinger said. The board found that the Jay-

hawk Express was not in high demand. Matt Davis, Lawrence senior, agreed with the boards decision that the Jayhawk Express bus was unnecessary. Davis said he thought students wouldnt use a bus that took them from class to class, even if they had to rush to make it. I think people can budget their time to make it, Davis said. New bus stop Officials at the KU Public Safety Office have also moved a bus stop on 15th Street farther east. Buses on the McCollum, Park and Ride, and 15th and Crestline routes stopped in front of the fraternity Phi

Kappa Psi. Phi Kappa Psi, 1602 W. 15th St., is across from Jayhawker Towers. Now the bus pulls off to the side of 15th Street in front of Learned Hall. The 15th Street bus stop was moved as a safety precaution, Chief of Police Ralph Oliver said. Officers were concerned about pedestrians crossing the heavy traffic on 15th Street, Oliver said. They also worried about buses holding up the flow of traffic because some buses dropped off passengers in the middle of the street. The stop was moved to prevent something from happening, Oliver said. The Jayhawker Towers administrators have no problem

with the stop being moved, said Eric Grospitch, assistant director of the Department of Student Housing. It makes it safer for students crossing the street, Grospitch said. KU on Wheels plans on making further changes to the campus bus system, Mortinger said. A task force is investigating different bus systems that the university could adopt, said Peg Livingood, a landscape architect at Design and Construction Management. The task force is also comparing how cost-effective the different systems are. A deadline for choosing a system has not been set. Edited by Katie Lohrenz

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Textbook prices keep rising

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Added materials increase costs

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Jacob Mitchell, Newton fifthyear senior, said he would spend up to $500 on textbooks this semester for his four classes. Its definitely hard enough as it is, he said. Knowing I will only be able to sell back one of them is disappointing. Students at the University of Kansas arent the only ones stretching their budgets for books. Textbook prices have increased 186 percent since December 1986, according to a study released Aug. 16 by the Government Accountability Office. Comparatively, the overall rate of inflation was 72 percent. According to www.gao.gov, the agency conducted the study to Todays weather

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Kansas Connections, a new group on campus, is helping students at the University of Kansas who came from small towns adjust to living in a bigger town. The group also helps the transition to college life. Page 2a

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For travelers who want to check out a genuine sixlegged cow or the worlds largest hand-dug well, theres no place like small-town Kansas. Page 6a

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Police car design gains recognition

By STephen Lynn
Kansan staff writer

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The Jayhawk is recognized throughout the nation, but now it has received acclaim for its location on the side of police cars. The KU Public Safety Office was awarded third place in an annual contest for police car design in the July 2005 issue of Law and Order magazine, which is distributed monthly to state and federal law enforcement agencies. More than a couple hundred agencies entered the contest, said Ed Sanow, editor of Law and Order. Police Chief Ralph Oliver and Assistant Chief Chris Keary designed the car graphics when the office received new vehicles in October 2004, Oliver said. They added the Jayhawk, which had never adorned the flanks of past vehicles, Keary said. Outside Carruth-OLeary, Joe Tate, Fairbanks, Alaska, sophomore, inspected the cars design.

I would have made the Jayhawk bigger, Tate said. Its all right as far as cop cars go. The office entered the contest several years ago, but the publication neglected to mention the offices previous entry, Keary said. The article lists several national and international agencies that entered. I dont know if our entrance was processed last time, Keary said, laughing. This is the first time we were judged. The contest aims to aid other departments in marking their cars professionally, Sanow said. If another university wants to change graphics, they can look to universities like yours, Sanow said. The design process did not cost more than it has in previous years, Keary said. Luminous Neon Art & Sign Systems, 615 Vermont St., affixed the decals on the cars, he said. Carrie Jones, Oklahoma City senior, examined the car. We should have gotten first, Jones said. It makes me feel protected. Edited by Tricia Masenthin

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KUs police force placed third in a national contest of police car graphics. We should have gotten first, Carrie Jones, Oklahoma City senior, said. It makes me feel protected. The award was given out by Law and Order magazine.

t student life

New group helps to ease the transition

By Frank Tankard

Club helps small-town students adjust to life at University

learned to get involved with oncampus groups and enjoy the diversity of his new environment. I definitely hadnt had a lot of opportunities, he said. Thats the great thing about KU. You meet people from all over the state, all over the country, all over the world. Kansas Connections was started in February when Ladd and a few other students with small-town Kansas roots met with RohlederSook and Erin Michaelis, assistant director of the Student Involvement and Leadership Center, to discuss the problems small-town students face when they first come to the University. The group gained momentum and accumulated more than 40 members by the end of the spring, Ladd said. Meitl, the groups campus awareness chairwoman, said she was working to make the group a major presence on campus by working with other organizations, such as the Alumni Association and Peer Educators. Meitls younger sister, Rhonda, a freshman, is now going down the same path of adjustment that her big sister went down three years ago. The younger Meitl said she was amazed by her first class in Budig Hall, where she sat among hundreds of students. Her high school class consisted of 26 people. She was one of about 30 students who attended Kansas Connections first meeting of the semester Aug. 15. Shes already involved with the club, as shes helped with its Web site and plans to attend an upcoming barbecue at Clinton Lake. Its been nice because I can recognize people and say hi, she said. We can relate to a small-town background, the quirky things we do. Brianne McDaniel, a freshman from Scott City, a western Kansas town of 3,545, is also trying to adjust to her second week of college life. Her challenges are the same every student faces, such as being away from parents, living with less guidance, and staying organized. She also said she discovered that a campus of more than 25,000 people, in the middle of a mid-sized city, can be a lonely place when youve been surrounded by familiar faces your entire life. She said she was grateful for the friends shed already made through Kansas Connections. It made a big place seem smaller to me, she said. Edited by Kellis Robinett

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Tourist guides often describe Lawrence as a mid-sized city with a small-town feel. Yet, to many students at the University of Kansas, small town doesnt equate to a town of 82,000 with a Wal-Mart, SuperTarget, nearly every major fast food chain restaurant and more than 20 bars. Where senior Jennifer Meitl comes from, small town means something entirely different. We have a Quick Stop, a post office, a telephone company, Meitl said of Rush Center, her 176person hometown in west-central Kansas. Thats really all there is to it. Theres a little bar and grill on the corner. A stop sign. No stoplight. Wendy Rohleder-Sook, assistant director of the Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center, estimated that more than 26 percent of instate students come from outside the states most populated areas: Topeka, Wichita, Lawrence and the Kansas City area.
Tell us your news Contact Austin Caster, Jonathan Kealing, Ty Beaver or Nate Karlin at 864-4810 or editor@ kansan.com. Kansan newsroom 111 Stauffer-Flint Hall 1435 Jayhawk Blvd. Lawrence, KS 66045 (785) 864-4810

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Abby Hughes, St. Louis junior and member of the Kansan advertising staff talks with Bethany Beilman, Hays junior, outiside of Mallott Hall yesterday. Beilman serves as the vice president and events co-chairwoman for Kansas Connections, an organization that helps small-town KU students meet new people at the University. That equates to more than 1,500 students, each year, pouring in from small towns and rural areas. They come from unique places, such as Cawker City in north central Kansas, which is home to the worlds largest ball of twine, and La Crosse in the west-central part of the state, which is the self-proclaimed barbed-wire capital of the world. For these students, arriving to the University can be somewhat of a culture shock. Thats why a group of students has formed Kansas Connections, an organization aimed at helping small-town students adjust to campus life. Nathan Ladd, the groups president, came to the University two years ago from a farm outside Effingham, a town of 586 people 40 miles north of Lawrence. He said he knew what it was like to come to the University and suddenly be submerged in a sea of unknown faces. He said he quickly

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FA 21-year-old KU student reported $120  stolen sometime between 5:15 p.m. and 10 p.m. Aug. 21 on the 200 block of Michigan Street. F 21-year-old KU student reported a $100 A fire extinguisher stolen and an estimated $500 in damage inflicted with the fire extinguisher about 3:50 a.m. Aug. 21 on the 1000 block of Emery Road. F 35-year-old KU employee reported $600 A in damage to the door and window of a Saturn L200 in lot 62. F KU employee reported $150 in damage A from eggs sometime between 5 p.m. Aug. 14 and 2:30 p.m. Aug. 15 at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. F 21-year-old KU student reported $200 in A damage to a Schwinn bicycle sometime between 10 p.m. Aug. 18 and 9:30 a.m. Aug. 19 at Jayhawker Towers. F n 18-year-old KU student is suspected A of stealing a stop sign, a street sign and a pole at the intersection of 17th and Illinois streets about 12:50 a.m.

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Recreation center sports new TVs

By Aly BArlAnd
Kansan staff writer

$6.3 million in improvements to be made

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This summer, the closing of one student fitness center resulted in the upgrading of another. At the Student Recreation Fitness Center, students can now work out on treadmills, stationary bicycles and elliptical machines equipped with TVs. When the Burge Union Fitness Center closed last semester, Recreation Services traded in 21 pieces of old equipment in exchange for the advanced machines. Mary Chappell, director of Recreation Services, said the goal of adding the televisions was to give students an individualized workout. We already had televisions in place, but it seemed that we could never have them on the right channels or the right stations, Chappell said. Rachelle Saathoff, Lawrence sophomore, finds the new technology unnecessary and prefers not to watch TV while exercising. Id rather just listen to music. For me its too hard to concentrate on TV when youre working out, Saathoff said. Other summer improvements included rescreening the basketball court and fixing the roof leaks that had plagued the recreation center for almost two years. Plans are also under way to expand the recreation center in the spring. Expansion plans include adding four more basketball

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than an increase in the price of the textbook itself. Regrettably, there has been an increase in tendency by publishers and instructors to buy books with bundles that students find they dont need, Bill Muggy, Jayhawk Bookstore owner, said. Publishers decide the rising prices, and Jayhawk Bookstore adjusts accordingly, Muggy said. He said the bookstore charged the customer an average of 22.5 percent more than what it paid to a particular publisher. Muggy said customers who needed books showed a greater resistance to buy them. He said instructors seemed to be oblivious about the cost of textbooks and did not care about the end cost to the students. If the instructor orders a book, we expect them to use it, he said. The hope is it will have a life afterwards. Robert Goldstein, professor of geology, said he was conscientious of students textbook prices. Two courses he teaches, one being a prerequisite of the other, require the same textbook. That way students taking both classes have to buy only one book. Mitchell said that in his four previous years at KU, he used supplemental material in only one class. It was a CD-ROM that came with the textbook, and he said he did not find it that useful. Edited by Alison Peterson

courts north of the existing courts, and expanding the track to the size of all eight courts. Free weight and racquetball space will also increase. The University of Kansas is working with the Ken Ebert Design Group, the Manhattan-based architectural firm that designed the original recreation center. Chappell said they plan to begin construction in early spring. Pat Tefft, Omaha, Neb., sophomore and student employee of the recreation center, said he approved of the upcoming changes. He frequents the recreation center to work out and play intramural basketball. It gets really busy around 4 oclock in the evenings, so all the extra room is definitely needed, Tefft said. The estimated cost for these additions is $6.3 million, which will not come from student fees. To fund improvements, the KU Athletics Department converted unused upper-level student seating into general public sales seating in Allen Fieldhouse, which will generate more money, said Jim Marchiony, associate athletics director. The recreation center will expand its hours beginning Oct. 17 to accommodate more students. Its new hours will be Monday through Thursday from 5 a.m. to 2 a.m., and Friday from 6 a.m. until midnight. Saturday hours will be 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday hours will be 9 a.m. to midnight. Edited by Becca Evanhoe

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Christina Staab, Kansas City junior, watches one of the television sets while using the elliptical machine at the Student Recreation Fitness Center yesterday. Staab said that although she enjoys the new additions, she still prefers to listen to her IPod while exercising.

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Wal-Mart employees slain in parking lot

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Prosecutors will seek death penalty for alleged murderer

COEUR DALENE, Idaho Prosecutor will seek the death penalty when Joseph Edward Duncan III goes to trial on charges that he bound and killed three people in northern Idaho. Kootenai County Prosecuting Attorney Bill Douglas made the announcement yestereday after Duncans arraignment. Not-guilty pleas were entered on Duncans behalf to charges of murder and kidnapping. Douglas said he would seek the death penalty on all six charges against Duncan: three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of first-degree kidnapping. First District Judge Fred Gibler set a trial date of Jan. 17, 2006. Clad in red jail overalls, with scruffy hair and a beard, Duncan did not speak during the 30-minute hearing in the Kootenai County Jail courtroom. When Gibler asked for a plea, Public Defender John Adams said, We stand silent on that. The judge entered not-guilty pleas to the charges. Duncan, 42, is accused of binding and killing three people in a scheme authorities say was designed to enable him to abduct two children for sex.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. Two Wal-Mart employees were shot to death yesterday as they gathered shopping carts in the parking lot of one of the retail stores in suburban Phoenix, and police later arrested the suspected gunman. The shootings occurred in the middle of the parking lot, about 75 yards from the store entrance. At one point, a body could be seen in one of the corrals used for collecting shopping carts. Hours later, police spokesman Mike Pena said a suspect had been arrested without incident in

a retirement community in nearby Peoria. Investigators initially sent a robot to the mans door to make contact, fearing that he could still be armed. The man came out with his hands up, Pena said. The suspect, described as being in his 50s or 60s, still needed to put through a lineup and questioned by detectives. His name was not released yesterday evening. There was no immediate word on what might have motivated the attacks. We dont know how this happened or what led up to it, Pena

said. He would not say whether the man knew the victims, who were also men. Delia Garcia, a Wal-Mart spokeswoman on the scene, said the two victims were collecting shopping carts when the gunfire broke out. She said the store would be closed at least until today. This is an extremely tragic situation, company spokeswoman Sharon Weber said from Wal-Mart headquarters in Bentonville, Ark. Authorities initially kept customers inside the store, but they were later allowed to leave. Lisa Crider said the store was

filled with screaming people who were trying to get out. It was just pure chaos, she told The Arizona Republic. Crider said she initially tried to stay inside the store but later fled. Some of the stores 450 employees could be seen leaving the business yesterday evening. The company was working to get help for other employees upset by the shootings, Garcia said. Police cordoned off much of the parking lot, telling anyone whose car was within a perimeter that they would have to leave their vehicles there. Glendale is about eight miles northwest of downtown Phoenix.

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Accomplice in shooting convicted of murder

The AssociATed press guilty of attempted first-degree mur- convicted of murder before, der and criminal possession of a Gorman said Tuesday. If Stallings didnt get it, it firearm. would be difficult Because Harris e believe that for 12 different judidnt plead guilty to return with but agreed to what he will have a suffi- rorsdeath penalty a is called stipulated facts, he retains the ciently long enough verdict for Harris given what they right to appeal. The defense sentence so that he knew about Stallings sentence. agreed to the arGorman said he rangement because will never step out would seek conDistrict Attorney of prison again. secutive hard 50 Jerome Gorman Jerome Gorman life terms for Harsaid he wouldnt pursue the death Attorney ris, which means he would have to serve penalty. 150 years in prison If you looked at Stallings and Harris side by before the chance of parole. We are happy with it, Gorman side, Stallings certainly looked to be the more evil of the two lets said. We believe that he will have a face it, he had been previously sufficiently long enough sentence so

KANSAS CITY, Kan. An accomplice in a shooting spree that left five people dead one of them a pregnant woman has been convicted of three counts of capital murder, prosecutors announced yesterday. Prosecutors said Errik Harris, 29, helped Darrell Lamont Stallings, 35, in the June 2002 rampage in Kansas City, Kan., that began as retaliation for a crime committed against Stallings mother. Stallings avoided the death penalty in January and was sentenced to five consecutive life terms in prison. District Judge Thomas L. Boeding found Harris guilty Friday after an agreement was reached with prosecutors. Harris also was found

that he will never step out of prison again. Stallings killing spree began as retaliation for the attempted robbery and beating of his mother in April 2002. Two people were caught and convicted for those crimes, but Stallings thought Anthony and Trina Jennings played a role, too. Trina Jennings, 26, who was seven months pregnant, was killed; her 29-year-old brother, Anthony, was wounded. Prosecutors have said none of the victims was involved in the attack on Stallings mother. Also killed were Samantha Sigler, 24; Destiny Wiles, 23; Tameika Jackson, 24; and Melvin Montague, 34, all of whom prosecutors said died because they were witnesses to Jennings killing.

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Man admits that he embezzled $100,000

TOPEKA James H. Tate pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $100,000 while executive housing director of Junction City Housing Authority, U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren announced. Tate, 58, entered his plea yesterday during a hearing before U.S. District Judge Richard Rogers. Tate admitted that be-

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Westar duo face charges

Westar with a New Mexico util- about some of their compensaity, Hathaway said the two men tion and left out key information constantly looked for ways to from reports filed with regulators. Hoffinger, however, said Witmanipulate what they saw as a weak system of internal controls tig got written approval from the board for evand Westars he was board of direcou were not erythingrequired legally tors. Every pro- going to get a case to. He said prosecutors had gram related to executive com- based on real evi- yet to show an instance where pensation was you were i n f o r m a t i o n taken advantage dence; of by Mr. Wittig going to get a case that needed to be disclosed and Mr. Lake, regulators Hathaway said. based on slander, to hadnt been. He said WitWhat kind tig began laying based on innuenof systematic the foundation looting includes for his crimes do. from the moAdam Hoffinger systematic approval by diment he joined Attorney rectors, systemthe Topekaatic filings with based company in 1995. Hathaway said Wittig, (regulators), systematic memobrought in by then-CEO John rialization through e-mails and Hayes to diversify the utility, memos and board notes? he began eyeing companies that he said. In particular, prosecutors could acquire and later spin off. Wittig later brought Lake, have focused on the use of coman acquaintance from Wall pany airplanes for vacations and Street, into the conspiracy, first other personal trips. One prosappointing him to help run a ecution witness, using the price small-home security company of charter flights, estimated he wanted to buy, and later as Wittig took trips worth almost Westars chief strategy officer, $964,000 on Westar planes during his tenure but didnt declare the prosecutor said. Hathaway said the two kept any of it as income, as tax ofthe companys board in the dark ficials typically require. Lake

The AssociATed press KANSAS CITY, Kan. Federal prosecutors urged jurors to convict two former Westar Energy Inc. executives yesterday, saying that instead of protecting the interests of thousands of company shareholders, the duo had manipulated the system for themselves. A defense attorney for former chief executive David Wittig disagreed, saying the government had manufactured the case to punish a rich, sometimes abrasive corporate executive. If Wittig was guilty, attorney Adam Hoffinger said, so were dozens of other executives at the utility who had received the same benefits. Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Hathaway used a PowerPoint demonstration to run through three months of testimony and boxloads of documents, trying to show how Wittig and former chief strategy officer Douglas Lake had wrung extravagant compensation from the company through a myriad of schemes, even when stock prices were falling. From abusing a corporate relocation policy to having Westar put money in companies in which they had private investments to planning a windfall from a proposed merger of

took trips worth $1.2 million, prosecutors said. Hoffinger said those numbers were arbitrary and based on flights that had some business purpose. He said the company had never developed an internal policy for how executives should account for personal use of the planes on their taxes, noting that 35 other Westar officials had used the planes outside of business. How are we charged with looting and theyre not? Hoffinger said. Hathaway earlier noted that Wittig and Lake, as the companys top two executives, knew officials had wrestled with the airplane question since 1989 but resisted attempts to draw up rules or even audit the amount of flights. They had an obligation to tighten up the ship, he said. Hoffinger saved his angriest comments for what he perceived as Hathaways attempt to make allegations without introducing evidence, such as testimony mentioning Wittig buying paper shredders and asking about document-retention guidelines even though neither man is charged with destroying documents. You were not going to get a case based on real evidence; you were going to get a case based on slander, based on innuendo, Hoffinger said.

Barbara Shelton, one of the owners of the Keystone Gallery, across from the road leading to the monument, said the gallery had attracted more than 60,000 visitors in the 15 years its been open. The monument is the only remains of the ocean that once covered Kansas. Shelton said many people visited the monuments in hopes of finding the fossilized remains of ancient sea creatures. I tell them you can dig to China and still not find any fossils out there, she said. Visitors to the gallery can look at the many fossils and minerals on display and get directions to the monument. The monument is also part of the University of Kansas Wheat State Whirlwind Tour which takes University personnel throughout the state to visit students hometowns.

Gogh replicas in the world. Canadian artist Cameron Cross first got the idea of replicating the paintings in 1997. Cross said he brought the idea to the people of Altona, Canada, which is the sunflower capital in Canada. With a couple of sketches and blueprints made, the former high school art teacher presented his idea to the city, which gladly accepted it. Since then, Cross has made presentations in Altonas sister city, Emerald, Australia, and in Goodland where the easels were built. Cross recently came back from Taiwan, China, where he pitched his ideas to a Dutch bank that also sponsors the Vincent Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Cross said reception of his ideas was generally positive and almost automatically gets a smile. People are just generally enthused, he said. Souvenir shops and educational exhibits are planned for the Goodland easel.

Oakley isnt just home to a large statue of Buffalo Bill Cody; it is also home to Prairie Dog Town and the worlds largest prairie dog. How large is the worlds largest prairie dog? For $6.95 per adult, visitors can answer that question and see a variety of animals native to western Kansas. Visitors start off at a gift shop where they can buy T-shirts and other memorabilia that captures the experience of seeing animals such as goats, buffalo and of course prairie dogs, in the couple of acres that make up Prairie Dog Town. If it doesnt seem like its worth it to pay nearly $7 to see a giant replica prairie dog, checking out Prairie Dog Towns six-legged cow may make a difference. Heading west on I-70 brings travelers to Goodland. Goodland continues the theme of big attractions in the state with its giant 80-foot easel with a replica of one of Vincent Van Goghs sunflower paintings. The easel is one of only three giant Van

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Travelers planning on conquering great mountains like Kilimanjaro or Everest can add Mt. Sunflower to their list. While Mt. Sunflower doesnt technically hold the title of mountain, it does hold the title of the highest point in Kansas at 4,039 feet above sea level. Those willing to travel the near 30 miles south from Kanorado on K-267, will be treated to a sight that defines the prairie grasslands of Kansas. The mountain, but technically hill, is owned by the Harold family. The Harolds invite guests to walk or drive up into their land where visitors can see as far as the Kansas/Colorado border, which is half a mile away. A mailbox, an American flag, the worlds largest metal sunflower and a couple of signs mark where the highest point is located. While up there, guests can also eat lunch at the picnic table provided by the Harolds. Edited by Alison Peterson

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much of a risk. A risk of what? Selling to minors? Drunk drivers? Students being hit late at night by college professors outside of the Union after an intense game of bowling? What would we be risking? The Union is a dead place to hang out at night, and adding alcohol may not cause instant fun, but it would create a more casual atmosphere that didnt make students feel like they are living in the 1920s during prohibition. The reasons for calling an end to alcohol sales at the Union in 1997 were even more senseless than the office of Student Success reasons for not resurrecting it. According to a story published in the Kansan last week, the Union quit selling beer after an off-campus car accident involving two KU students. The University of Kansas had nothing to do with the accident. Some irresponsible KU student drank and then drove and got into an accident. Why dont we just ban cars on campus? That would have solved the problem. The office of Student Success may want us to succeed, but God forbid we handle an adult theme such as drinking beer at a bowling alley. They want us to act responsibly. Why not give us the opportunity to prove that we can? Allow beer at the bowling alley and then lets see how many, if any, incidents occur. At least if there were drunken orgies, more students would go to the Union and they could learn about safe sex. F Dan Hoyt writing for the editorial board. The KU Administration made a wise, if not popular, decision to maintain the ban on alcohol sales in the Kansas Union. While bowling with beer may be more popular than without it, the possible risks of reinstating alcohol sales and consumption on KU property are too high. In 1997, alcohol was banned from the Union because KU students were part of a car accident involving alcohol, even though the alcohol was not sold by the Union. Since then, the University has maintained a strict dry campus policy. While this has not been popular with all students, it does protect the University from being blamed for any other alcohol-related accidents and shows the public its zero tolerance stand on irresponsible drinking. The university has made it clear it that it does not condone irresponsible drinking. Selling alcohol in Jaybowl might send the message that the University has changed its opinion. Selling beer in the Union might also lead to other questions of alcohol on campus because it would officially lift the title of dry campus off the University. Soon students might be questioning why they couldnt bring alcohol into student housing as long as they were 21. It may be convenient to be able to buy a beer while bowling at Jaybowl, but the revenue generated would not be enough to risk the public relations nightmare of reinstating alcohol on campus and having an accident related to it. The Union is not a place where many students hang out on nights

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and weekends anyway. It is doubtful that the number of students who decided to bowl at Jaybowl because of the beer would increase significantly enough to make a substantial sum of money to justify the sales. Another possible risk is that underage drinking would occur, which would look terrible for the university. Students who work at Jaybowl might serve beer to their underage friends, or not be able to recognize fake IDs. Should underage drinking or drunk driving occurs, the KU Police department would have increased responsibilities on campus that could be prevented, and the university could be viewed as liable for accidents, not the Student Senate, who backed the bill to get beer back to the Union. The administration was smart to reject the proposal for beer in the Union. It keeps the University out of trouble and in a good light in the public eye. It also shows students who drink on campus that the university does not condone the misuse of alcohol and that the best prevention is not to drink. F Anne Weltmer writing for the editorial board.

Verdict leaves campus high and dry University decision shows clarity
Students and alcohol at the Kansas Union does not equal underage drinking. There is always a possibility that some younger KU students will have fake IDs, but the average student wouldnt go to the bowling alley in the basement of the Union and risk getting caught just to buy some 3.2 alcohol percentage beer. Administrators at K-State allow beer sales in the K-State Student Union and students dont discuss the alcohol sales like they lead to underage drunkn drivers and massive orgies. K-State students think of the union as a place to go and hang out, get a sandwich late at night, watch games on TV and play pool while drinking beer. If I had a choice of going someplace else where I can drink beer and bowl or going to the Union where I cant even drink Mountain Dew, then Id gladly pay a little extra and take a drive. Allowing alcohol sales may not make the Union a hopping place on Saturday night, but what about Monday night when you just want to relax, bowl and drink a beer with you friends? Marlesa Roney, vice provost for Student Success, said selling 3.2 beer at the Union would be too

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Rights violated despite declaration

S l a v e r y. D i s c r i m i n a t i o n . Bonded labor. These are all part of our reality, in spite of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Most of the population at the University of Kansas does not even know that this document, signed by countries such as China, Iraq and the United States, even exists. But, though the rights protected by the declaration are violated every day, we have the power to affect how many and where these violations occur just by becoming aware of the contrast between the perfect world painted in the UDHR and the real world. Article 4 of the UDHR: No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms. Reality: According to AntiSlavery International 20 million people are currently held in bonded labor, which basically means they will have to work long hours for scarce pay until the day they die. Many times, the debt will be passed on though generations. The work, of course, lasts 12 or more hours a day with few, if any, days off, not even when sick. Article 23 of the UDHR: Everyone, without any discrimiperiodic holidays with pay. Reality: A report by the Asian Monitor Resource Center and the Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee, which was taken after interviewing sweatshop workers from a factory wthat made tennis shoes for Reebok and Nike, indicates that employees had to work 12 hours a day. Only after those 12 hours had passed could the worker receive overtime. With all the advances we have made, it is outrageous that these numbers and stories exist. Few people care to do anything about it. As citizens of the world, we should demand our governments respect for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Many of the violations can be fixed by simply acknowledging the problem and enforcing laws. Every number above has a face and story deeper than anything I could tell in this limited amount of space, but though this declaration seems idealistic, our government and world will never improve unless we, the people, ask for the best. F Vilchis is a Shawnee freshman in journalism and international studies.

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Prairie Dog Town is not only home to the worlds largest prairie dog, but also a genuine six-legged cow. For $7 guests can see a variety of animals native to western Kansas including coyotes, foxes and rattle snakes.

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Brave visitors who choose to enter the Big Well in Greensburg take a metal staircase down the to the bottom. The well, which is 109 feet deep and more than 30 feet wide, was hand dug to meet the increasing demand of water for steam-powered trains. The well doesnt draw water any more, but it does draw thousands of visitors from around the world.

small towns play home to hidden tourist destinations

reensburg is not big, but this small town about 100 miles west of Wichita does have one big thing about it the 109-foot-deep Big Well, which has attracted more than 3 million people since its opening in 1939. Richard Stephenson, manager of the Big Well, said the well wasnt just a part of the city; it was the city. When people travel and sign their names in a guest book, the people will see where theyre from and they will say, oh, thats home of the Big Well, Stephenson said. Greensburg is one example of the many small, outtourIn 1997 Canadian artist Cameron Cross of-the-way destinations envisioned putting 80-foot-tall easels of ist sometimes Vincent Van Goghs sunflower paintings that get overlooked by all over the world. road-tripping adventurers and especially by the states residents. These attractions are as varied as they are spread out, but by trusting a map and following some signs travelers can see if Kansas is as big as you think. As visitors come into Greensburg,

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signs like the one that read, Greensburg Activities: The Big Well, start appearing down the main street directing tourists from all over the globe to the hole in the ground that measures 32 feet in diameter. For $2, visitors are welcome to take a trip down a seemingly rickety set of metal stairs to the bottom of the worlds largest handdug well. Stephenson said that this summer, the well has drawn people from all over the world including, France, Germany, Australia and Saudi Arabia. Nearly 10,000 people visited the well in June and July, with more than 3,000 visitors daring to go down it. The well was dug in the 1880s to meet the water needs of the many steam-powered locomotives used in the area. Greensburg is also the home to the worlds largest pallasite meteorite, which weighs in at 1,000 pounds. About 65 miles farther west on US Highway 56, past Dodge City, is another small Kansas farming town, but it doesnt farm traditional Kansas crops. The potential use of wind farms as a source of renewable energy is a hot topic in the state. Any plans for a wind farm will look to the farm already in place in Montezuma as an example. According to Aquila, the Gray County Wind Farms 170 turbines have a generating capacity of 110 megawatts of electricity, which is enough to power 33,000 homes. While some might not be excited by the idea of visiting turbines, the sight of 170 massive, 217-foot towers with 77-foot, 3,300-pound blades is a sight unlike anything else in the state. Truman Capote fans may remember the sleepy little town of Holcomb from his book In Cold Blood, which made headlines when Perry Smith and Richard Hickock murdered the Clutter family in 1959. Directions to the River Valley Farm cant be found in the states tourism manual, but it is relatively easy to find the Clutter home at the end of a treelined road in the towns southwest corner. The Mader family, who moved into the Clutters old home, has placed No trespassing signs at the top of the long driveway to ward off visitors who want to catch a glimpse of the farm. While the signs keep people from getting close to the house, it can still be seen from the road. It is worth a visit for Capote fans and the curious. Smith and Hickock were among the last five prisoners executed by the state. Traveling north on US highway 83 can take visitors to the bizarre rock formation known as Monument Rock. see KANsAs oN pAge 4A

The sun sets over the Gray County Wind Farm in Montezuma. Each of the 170 wind turbines is 217 feet tall with blades that are 77 feet long.

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Versatile cornerback ready to lead

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Paula Caten, Canarana, Brazil, senior, smiles with her daughter Paola, 4. Paola lives in Brazil with her grandmother while Caten, a starting outside hitter for the KU volleyball team, finishes school.

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On-court Jayhawk, off-court mom

By Matt Wilson

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When Paula Caten decided to come to the United States, to pursue an education and a volleyball career, she left behind more than the average student-athlete could imagine. While the senior had typical demands of practice, a social life and finals, Caten had an added emotional weight to deal with a young child who lived on a continent away. Caten became pregnant at 18, in the midst of her last year of high school in Canarana, Brazil. As one of the top players in her country, Caten had dreams of a professional volleyball career. Against the wishes of her coach, those dreams were put aside temporarily for the birth of her child. He thought I had a lot of potential, so he said I should have an abortion, Caten said. That didnt even come to my mind. I was going to have the baby. Catens parents advised her to have the child. Caten gave birth to a daughter, Paola, in May of 2001. It was the beginning of a difficult journey emotionally for Caten, but she knew her family was there for support. She returned to school, and to volleyball, to finish her high school career after a long layoff. Her skills on the court had not abandoned her, and she earned an opportunity to work toward her future in the United States. For Caten, the decision to leave her daughter behind was a difficult one. I decided that I could not give up the opportunity to come to America, she said. It was my dream. Caten left home in 2002 for Barton County Community College in Great Bend. She would earn All-American honors while leading the Cougars to the 2003 NJCAA championship. She said she was happy with her situation, but being separated from the most important person in her life was a heavy burden to bear. At first I would cry a lot, Caten said. I was so worried about her. Catens daughter, now 4, lived with her father, and Caten often found it difficult to contact her. She became concerned and frustrated with the situation and eventually decided she had to do something about it. I told him that I was taking her home, Caten said. I said, You have no choice. Caten said she had her daughter live in Brazil with her mother, Maria from then on. Caten said it was then that she really began to feel like a mother herself. Caten transferred to Kansas after finishing her two years at Barton County. She was recruited by schools such as Penn State and Minnesota. Soon after arriving in Lawrence in 2004, see VOLLeYBaLL On page 6B

Junior cornerback Charles Gordons list of accolades seems endless: first team AllBig 12, third team All-America, Lott Trophy watch list, Thorpe Award watch list and pre-season All-Big 12 team. But there is one accolade that may not be listed on his biography. Gordon was listed as an impact player in the new EA Sports NCAA Football 2006 video game. During Gordons downtime he likes to play Sony PlayStation, and he admits hes played the new college game. I think they got my receiver skills kind of low but my defensive skills are pretty nice, Gordon said when asked about how realistic the game portrayed him. Im not complaining. Its cool. While Gordon thinks that the game didnt get everything right, it appears he did everything right on the field last year. He wont be sneaking up on anyone this season; after leading the NCAA with seven interceptions last season, opposing quarterbacks are going to know exactly where Gordon is on the field. Kansas football coach Mark Mangino said Gordon helped improve the secondary every day during practice. Hes a corner, but hell tell a safety where to line up, Mangino said. Hell make the adjustments. Charles is the leader back there. This year, Gordon has been named to nearly every defensiveawards list, and many expect Gordon to be as spectacular as he was last season. Despite high expectations, Gordon said he wasnt pressured. There are a lot more expectations. But I am just going to approach the season the same way that I did last season: Just go out and have fun and play football, Gordon said. As solid as Gordon was at cornerback last year, Mangino may try to use Gordon more on offense this coming season. I think we have a dilemma, a good dilemma, Mangino said. We have some corners that are really developing and

Rush brings up red flag

School has started and the entire Kansas basketball team is on campus preparing for the season, right? Not quite. In one of the wackiest recruiting sagas this basketball junkie has ever witnessed, Kansas coach Bill Self may be adding one more piece to his rebuilding puzzle. That piece could be Brandon Rush, sibling to the Rush brothers, JaRon and Kareem. Brandon Rush isnt sure if he wants to attend school. So it isnt a surprise that the first week of classes has come and gone and Brandon Rush is home in Kansas City, Mo., plotting out his future. Brandon Rush, now 20, is waiting for the NCAA Clearinghouse to review his transcripts and declare him eligible to play college basketball this season. It is clear he did not want to go to college, however. He declared for the NBA draft in the spring, only to pull his name when he realized he would not be drafted in the first round. He has since decided to let the recruiting battle for his services drag on into the school year. Now, in an ironic twist, it appears hes destined to spend a year or two playing ball down the road from his hometown. The youngest Rush made it clear that, like his older brothers, he would not wear out his welcome at the collegiate level. If he has a solid freshman year, he will undoubtedly bolt for the land of easy money and easy ladies. So, basically Brandon Rush would be a pre-NBA major at Kansas. That could spell trouble. Brandon Rush did his share of bouncing around schools, which was a red flag in itself. No one changes schools like they change underwear, unless attitude or academic problems arise. After going through three Kansas City high schools, he ended up at NBA-breeding Mt. Zion Academy prep school in North Carolina, alma mater of Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady. I have to admit, Ive never met or talked to Brandon Rush. Ive never seen him play in person. But being from the Kansas City area, I know of him, and I know of his family. It makes me wary to know he may don the crimson and blue this year. JaRon and Kareem Rush played high school basketball at Pembroke Hill, a private school in Kansas City, Mo. After winning three state titles for the school, an NCAA investigation showed that the brothers did not pay for their education at Pembroke. Myron Piggie, their AAU coach, paid their way and regularly gave them cash. JaRon Rush was once himself a prospective Jayhawk. This was before former Kansas coach Roy Williams noticed JaRon Rush dogging his substitution patterns. JaRon Rush ended up attending UCLA in 1998. When Williams stopped recruiting JaRon, it didnt make the Rush family too happy with Kansas. JaRon Rush missed time on the court because of NCAA violations. After two years at
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Junior cornerback Charles Gordon has received numerous accolades and was named to the All-Big 12 preseason team. Gordon is expected to spend time on defense, offense and special teams again this season. getting better. Are we going to use Charles a little more on offense? The answer is probably yes for the Jayhawks; Mangino said he hoped to use Gordon at wide receiver to improve an offense that struggled last season. In practice, he helps you on one side and kills you on the other side every day, Mangino said. Gordon set numerous records as a freshman wide receiver, racking up the most receiving yards, 769, and receptions, 57, of any Kansas freshman in the history of the university. He switched to full-time cornerback last season, and helped the defense become one of the best units in the conference. The defense led the Big 12 in takeaways, with 27, but Mangino said he wanted the offense to capitalize more on those takeaways. That may mean using Gordon more as a wide receiver. If we need Charles on offense to get that spark, well do that, Mangino said. Well just count his reps and be careful with him. We wont wear him out, and wont put him in harms way. Well just have to pick and choose our battles. Gordon said he thought the coaching staff did a good job
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Improved rushing key to win

Backs averaged only 2.7 yards per carry last year
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Senior running back Clark Green is the frontrunner to start at his position. Green wants to improve on last season and fill the hole left by former running back John Randle.

If the Kansas offense wants to be productive this season, it will have to be successful on the ground. Last season, the running game was virtually nonexistent, which led to one of the worst offenses in the Big 12 Conference. The rushing attack averaged 2.7 yards per carry last season. This years team must deal with the loss of running back John Randle, who was dismissed from the team just before spring practices began in March. Senior running back Clark Green will try to improve on his 309 yards rushing last season. He ended his season last year on a solid note with a touchdown and 118 yards at Missouri. Green saw limited carries last season because Kansas coach Mark Mangino said Green was a little overweight. Green said he lost weight to prepare for this season. I came in a little underweight where I wanted to play, Green said. I feel quicker and move quicker than I did last

year. Green had stellar freshman and sophomore seasons. He rushed for almost 1,000 yards during his sophomore campaign and ran for 813 yards as a freshman. With those numbers, Green climbed up the all-time rushing list at Kansas. He ranks eighth all-time in rushing yards with 2,090 yards. If Green gains 1,000 yards rushing in 2005, he could move as far up as third all-time. Mangino said he was worried about the running game in training camp, but recently was impressed with the way the position had shaped up. The running game is one of the areas that is probably improving the fastest on offense, Mangino said. Junior Jon Cornish will challenge Green for the starting job this season after his impressive spring and training camp, Mangino said. Mangino had a word with Cornish, the New Westminster, British Columbia, native, after spring practices concerning his focus on football.
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FRIDAY F Soccer vs. Michigan, 5 p.m., Jayhawk Soccer Complex F Volleyball vs. Alabama, 7 p.m., Horejsi Family Athletics Center SATURDAY F Volleyball vs. UMKC, 7 p.m., Horejsi Family Athletics Center SUNDAY F Soccer vs. Wisconsin, 1 p.m., Jayhawk Soccer Complex

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By Drew Davison

Coach Francis discusses challenges, strengths of this years team

freshman goalkeeper, will compete for the starting job in this weeks practices. KANSAN SPORTSWRITER Francis said neither goalkeepAfter winning the Big 12 regu- ers performances have pulled lar season title last season, expec- ahead yet. tations are high for the Kansas If one starter struggles Friday, womens soccer team. Francis said he may opt for the Although its tough to repeat other one in Sundays contest as champions, Kansas soccer against the Wisconsin Badgers. coach Mark Francis said the JayOther position battles include the hawks will work final forward posito control everyhis years group tion, along with the thing they can midfield starters. namely, their could be more tal- Even with the loss performance. of seven seniors from The bench- ented than last last year, Kansas mark is higher comes into the 2005 and team expec- years. season with three tations are higher Mark Francis returning All-Ameriall around, said cans: Holly Gault, juKansasSoccerCoach Francis at a press nior defender; Afton conference yesSauer, sophomore deterday afternoon. fender; and Caroline Francis discussed the teams Smith, senior forward. plans, goals and expectations for This years group could be the season. more talented than last years, He said the team was fortunate Francis said. to win its first exhibition game last With six incoming freshmen on Saturday against Drake, 2-1. the team, Francis said they would We have a lot of work to do, need to learn their roles in order he added. to be effective. Francis thought the team was Francis said the freshmen did out of shape defensively, and said extremely well in the game against it would be tested by the Michi- Duke. gan Wolverines on Aug. 26. He added that team chemistry He also said that the Jayhawks was good. planned to assess their team perSmith and Nicole Cauzillo, juformance on Friday to answer nior midfielder, both said they some questions. were excited about the upcoming The main question: How to re- season. place former goalkeeper Meghan Im excited about both games, Miller, who is a volunteer assis- and I am about as healthy as Ive tant coach for the team. ever been, Smith said. Colleen Quinn, sophomore goalkeeper, and Julie Hanley, Edited by Becca Evanhoe

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Junior golfer misses final cut for match play in tournament

Kansas junior golfer Gary Woodland wont be playing in the match-play portion of the 2005 U.S. Amateur Championship. A second round of 80, or 10 over par, dropped him to 114th place overall. Only the top 66 players qualified for match play. The final cut for match play was set at 146, or six over par. Woodland shot an even-par 70 during his first round, and ended with a two-round total of 150. In yesterdays round, Woodland managed to make nine pars but failed to record a single birdie. He also had eight bogeys and one double bogey, which secured Woodlands early exit from the tournament.
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Coach Mark Francis addressesmembersofthemediaTuesdayaboutthe fallsoccerseason.Francis,whoisoriginallyfromShepperton,England,is startinghisseventhyearattheUniversityofKansas.

2005 upcoming soccer schedule

Date  /20/2005  8 8/26/2005  8/28/2005  8/31/2005  9/02/2005  9/09/2005  9/11/2005  9/16/2005  9/18/2005  9/23//2005 9/25/2005  Opponent Location Outcome/Time W,2-1 5p.m. 1p.m. 5p.m. 6p.m. 7p.m. 2p.m. 5p.m. Drake(Exhibition) Lawrence Michigan Wisconsin MissouriState Arkansas Pepperdine SanDiego UCIrvine  Purdue  Baylor  Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence SanDiego,Calif. SanDiego,Calif. Lawrence

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LOS ANGELES - Former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips was charged Tuesday with multiple counts of assault with a deadly weapon, two days after prosecutors said he drove into three teenagers who argued with him following a pickup football game. Phillips was scheduled to be arraigned yesterday afternoon, the district attorneys office said. He was charged with seven counts of assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of child abuse and one count of hit and run. If convicted, Phillips faces up to 13 years and four months in prison. Phillips, a star at Nebraska before the St. Louis Rams made him the sixth overall pick in the 1996 NFL draft, got into an argument with several young men after the pickup football game Sunday in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, police officer Sandra Escalante said. He left the park, but returned and drove a black Honda onto the field, allegedly running into a group of young males. Three were hit, including two aged 14 and 15, the district attorneys office said. The teenagers were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said. The car Phillips was driving had been reported stolen in San Diego earlier in the week, Escalante said. The district attorneys office said a bench warrant was issued for Phillips in 2003 after he allegedly failed to appear for a probation hearing at the Airport Court. He had pleaded no contest to one count of making a criminal threat in 2000 after he allegedly attacked a girlfriend in Beverly Hills. Police in San Diego had been seeking Phillips since earlier this month for allegedly attacking his girlfriend twice, once choking her into unconsciousness. Phillips, 30, was arrested Sunday and held on the domestic violence felony warrant and held without bail, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Web site. San Diego police had offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to Phillips whereabouts, and said he had indicated he wouldnt surrender peacefully. The first domestic assault, in which police say Phillips 28-year-old girlfriend was choked, allegedly occurred Aug. 2 at her San Diego home. Police said the second assault allegedly took place 11 days later when Phillips confronted the woman at a party.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. A University of Missouri football player who collapsed after a preseason workout last month died of viral meningitis, the Boone County medical examiner said yesterday. Swelling in the brain subsequently affected his heart and caused Aaron ONeal, 19, to lose his ability to properly breathe, Medical Examiner Valerie Rao said. Toxicology tests ruled out steroids, performance supplements, alcohol and other drugs as contributing factors. The manner of death is natural, Rao told a roomful of reporters, photographers and television camera operators crammed into her small office for a press conference. But while the cause of death was not directly related to an on-field injury or a training regimen, the autopsy results still dont resolve questions about ONeals care, said St. Louis attorney Bob Blitz, who is representing Aaron ONeals father in a lawsuit filed Tues-

day in Boone County Circuit Court. The suit names 12 university athletics officials, including the head trainer, head strength and conditioning coach and Athletic Director Mike Alden. When you have viral meningitis, these symptoms start showing before, he said. Nobody really dies from viral meningitis unless you have symptoms. ONeal, 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds, started to struggle during conditioning drills about 45 minutes into the July 12 session, during which players wore shorts, T-shirts and football cleats but no helmets or pads. As required by NCAA rules, head Coach Gary Pinkel and his assistants did not attend the sessions, which are billed as voluntary. The 19-year-old backup middle linebacker slumped to the ground after the final drill and was helped off the field by a teammate. Before he was taken to the hospital, ONeal was driven to the football team offices a delay that Blitz

said proved fatal. Both University Hospital and the Tom Taylor building are across the street from Faurot Field, but on opposite sides. ONeal was in full cardiac arrest by the time a campus police officer and paramedics arrived at the Taylor building. Had they taken him to the hospital (immediately) or even given him oxygen on the field, hed be alive today, Blitz told The Associated Press. Viral meningitis has nothing to do with the negligence of not getting him to the hospital. Raos autopsy report the results of interviews with each of the 11 other players, eight conditioning coaches and three trainers present at the July 12 workout also raises questions about the moments leading up to ONeals death. ONeal repeatedly lost his balance during a stretching exercise and told a player and a conditioning coach, both unnamed by Rao, that he could not see and his vision was blurred. Once ONeal was on the

ground after the final drill, a trainer who examined him concluded that there was nothing that could be done, Rao wrote. In the team locker room after the workout, ONeals tongue had turned white and he was gasping and moaning, according to Raos report. An athletics staff member, identified in the lawsuit as Josh Stoner, associated director of strength and conditioning, then flagged down a university groundskeeper and, with the help of another football player, loaded an unconscious ONeal into a pickup truck, which took ONeal to the Taylor building. In the football training room, attempts to revive ONeal with an automatic defibrillator before paramedics arrived were unsuccessful.He was pronounced dead at University Hospital at 4:05 p.m., or just over 90 minutes after the workout ended. Rao completed an autopsy the day after ONeals death, ruling out infection, trauma

and foul play as causes of death. She also ordered an extensive series of pathological and toxicology tests that took four to six weeks to complete. The lawsuit does not name the University of MissouriColumbia as a defendant because of the legal principle of sovereign immunity, Blitz said. An athletics spokesman referred questions about the lawsuit to university lawyers, who did not immediately return calls yesterday afternoon. Rao said she was not able to determine how long ONeal had suffered from lymphocytic meningitis before he died. Nor has she been able to determine the specific type of virus that killed ONeal. Additional tests to determine the culprit are under way at the national Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, she said. Meningitis is an inflammation of the tissues and infection of the fluid covering the brain and spinal cord, and can be transmitted by viruses or bacteria.

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Oklahoma picked to finish second behind Texas
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Editors Note: This is the fifth of 11 articles previewing Kansas competition in the Big 12 Conference. The articles will run every day from now until Sept. 1. Tomorrow the Kansan will look at Texas. For the first time since 2000, perennial favorite Oklahoma wasnt picked to win the Big 12 conference in the medias annual preseason poll. This year the Sooners were picked second, behind the Texas Longhorns. Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops isnt a fan of preseason polls and said he didsnt think they meant a lot once the season started. Stoops also remembers that in 2000, when Oklahoma was picked second, the Sooners went on to win a national championship and havent won one since. It doesnt really matter to me whether we are picked favorites or not, Stoops said. I say it a lot, or every year, as long as they are going to let us play, it doesnt much matter. I feel great that we have an opportunity to be in there with anybody. If Oklahoma contends for a national championship this season, it will need another standout season from sophomore running back Adrian Peterson. Peterson finished second, the best finish ever by a freshman, in the Heisman Trophy balloting. He ran for 1,925 yards last season and had 15 touchdowns en route to becoming the first freshman in

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Oklahoma history to be named All-American. There is more pressure on Peterson this year, because starting quarterback Jason White was lost to graduation. Stoops said to be successful this year, Oklahoma will need a balanced offensive attack, as in years past. We are not going to sit there and run him 40 times a game, Stoops said. We are going to do our best to have the kind of balance we have had. Stoops said he would like to involve Peterson more in the passing game because he only caught five passes last year for 12 yards. Stoops hasnt decided who will

be throwing the passes to Peterson, as he has yet to announce the starting quarterback. Junior Paul Thompson, sophomore Tommy Grady and freshman Rhett Bomar are battling to win the starting job. Stoops said he was pleased with all three candidates so far and liked the athletic ability that all three possess. With an inexperienced quarterback, it will be important for other offensive players to assume a leadership role this year. Travis Wilson, senior wide receiver, will be one of the players expected to lead the offense. Wilson had a breakout year last season and caught

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Adrian Peterson, then Oklahoma freshman running back, attempts to break free from Ronnie Amadi, then junior cornerback, in Norman, Okla., last October. The Jayhawks will battle Oklahoma this season Oct. 15 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. 50 passes for 660 yards and 11 touchdowns. Wilson said he would be a leader, but whoever emerges as the starting quarterback would know what he had to do. They know what needs to be done, Wilson said. They will be able to handle it their own way. I throw in my two cents now and then and try to help our team out. On defense, the Sooners will be led by Dusty Dvoracek, senior defensive tackle. Dvoracek started the first two games last season then was dismissed from the team for the remainder of the season. As a junior, Dvoracek was a consensus All-Big 12 first team selection and collected 16 tackles for a loss and had seven sacks. Dvoracek will try to rejuvenate a unit that allowed 55 points in the national championship game last year. Dvoracek will be joined on defense by preseason Big 12 selections, Rufus Alexander, junior linebacker, and Larry Birdine, junior defensive lineman. Stoops said he was confident that the defense will not experience a hangover from the national championship game last year. We are not sitting around talking about that, Stoops said. You know, each year is different. We have a different team. Oklahoma will start its hunt for a national championship Sept. 3 with a home game against Texas Christian. The Sooners will battle the Longhorns in the Red River Shootout on Oct. 8. Oklahoma will close its season with a road game at Texas Tech. Edited by Katie Lohrenz

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Kansas City Chiefs release veteran linebacker Maslowski

The associaTeD press in the future if he can get himself ready to play. Maslowski underwent an unusual operation last Sept. 29 to correct the alignment of his left starting his hold on the job. Maslowski played y releasing him linebacker and at tiny WisconsinLa Crosse and was at this time, we give the most prolific a Division III AllAmerican in 1996. him the opportu- tackler in a single He joined the Chiefs as a free nity to return to the s e a s o n agent in 1999 and Chiefs in the future for this team. had 311 tackles in I dont his career, including if he can get himself think its a franchise-record ready to play. a coin162 during 2002. cidence Mike Maslowski Carl Peterson that our has been an exChiefs president d e f e n s e tremely important began to player for this frandecline chise since 99, Peterson said. He has grown when we lost Mike to injury with the Chiefs from his days in 2003. With amazing endurance, as an NCAA Division III player, through NFL Europe, to Maslowski played in 30 pro-

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Mike Maslowski, whose hard work took him from an obscure Division III team to a starting job as Kansas Citys middle linebacker, was released yesterday because of continuing injury problems. The Chiefs said they hoped the 6-foot-2, 243-pound Wisconsin native would one day resume his career. We dont think this represents the conclusion to Mikes NFL career, said Chiefs president Carl Peterson. By releasing him at this time, we give him the opportunity to return to the Chiefs

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knee. He missed all of last season as well as the latter part of 2003. While he rehabbed, the Chiefs upgraded their linebacking corps considerably. Kawika Mitchell, a secondyear middle linebacker, has looked good in training camp and seems to have solidified

fessional football games in 1999, seeing action in 11 with the Barcelona Dragons in Europe and then 19 preseason and regular-season games with the Chiefs. He was a landslide winner of the Mack Lee Hill Award in 1999, given annually to the teams top first-year player. The Chiefs had kept him on the physically unable to perform list hoping he would recover enough to come back. Its just a situation where hes run out of time on PUP active status, Peterson said. He had some more surgery done on that knee. They took out a plate and screws. I saw it and it was pretty substantial. I dont know how he moved

around with that. Maslowski has been active in the Kansas City community. Since he joined us in 1999, hes been an exemplary player on and off the field, Peterson said. Kansas City also reached a one-year contract deal yesterday with free agent quarterback Jonathan Quinn, though no terms were released. Quinn played in five games for the Chicago Bears last season and in a dozen NFL games during previous posts in Jacksonville and Kansas City. During two seasons with the Chiefs, in 2002 and 2003, he was listed as the third quarterback.

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1B against the coverage. Thats a pretty special guy. Mangino said when Gordon was working on offense, even the teams quarterbacks looked better. When he is on the field, you know he is going to work hard for you, said senior quarterback Brian Luke. I think that everyone we have is going to work hard but Charles is the guy that you can count on. Gordons repetitions were sparse at wide receiver last season; he accumulated 15 tackles and two touchdowns. Gordon may see more time on offense because he may be used less as the teams punt returner this season. Mangino has been working with senior wide receiver Mark Simmons and junior wide receiver Brian Murph to limit Gordons time returning punts on the field. Where do we reduce reps and where to we add reps to help our team? Mangino said. Thats the question the staff and I are trying to answer. As for the possibility of making the jump to the NFL after this season, Gordon said he isnt thinking about the NFL right now. EditedbyBeccaEvanhoe

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Caten emerged as a solid contributor while starting at outside hitter. The volleyball teams trip to Brazil this summer was a welcome opportunity for Caten to see her daughter. It had been six months between visits. I felt kind of bad because I wasnt with my teammates very much, but I think they probably understood, Caten said. Caten spent enough time with the team for her daughter

to take a special liking to sophomore Emily Brown. Brown said she and Catens daughter were inseparable. Brown said she gained a new level of respect for Caten after seeing her with her child. Leaving to come here to try to provide a better life for her daughter is just amazing, Brown said. There is no way I could do that. I just respect her so much. Coach Ray Bechard said he had never had a player that was more focused on her academic goals than Caten, a business major. He said she knew the importance of get-

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monitoring where and when he should be on the field, ensuring he doesnt get overworked. Mangino said moving Gordon back to wide receiver would not be a problem. He added that although Gordon didnt attend any offensive position meetings during training camp, he still knew what to do. He got in the huddle, heard the route, ran it perfectly and got open, Mangino said. He knew the adjustments to make

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Gary Green is doing a good job, Mangino said. He put on some weight and increased his foot speed. continued from page 1B While Clark, Cornish and Gary will be shouldering the maI wasnt sure how focused he jority of the load at running back, had been, Mangino said. He sophomore Brandon McAnderrealized that it was time for him son will replace graduated Austo make a contribution. He told tine Nwabuisi at fullback. me, You guys take American McAnderson is transitioning to football pretty seriously. I was fullback from his days as a running glad he caught on. back at Lawrence High School. Mangino said It was a Cornish looked hard adjuste is one of the ment at first quicker and more explosive on the best conditioned but it was also field. a challenge, Cornish main- guys we have. He is McAnderson ly contributed said. It is fulfillon special teams having a big camp ing to know that during his previwhen there is a He could good run, you ous two seasons. to date. He had two carthe block be a factor for us. laid sprung the ries for five yards that last season. CorMark Mangino run. nish was impresFootball Kansas football coach sive during the Notes: teams spring The team game in April, and he ran for 55 will hold its annual fan appreyards on 11 carries. ciation day at 5:30 p.m. today He is one of the best condi- at Memorial Stadium. Fans will tioned guys we have, Mangino have the opportunity to see the said. He is having a big camp to team practice and receive autodate. He could be a factor for us. graphs following practice. Freshman Gary Green II, Mangino will hold an onwho took a redshirt last season, line chat Friday at 2:30 p.m. is expected to see time this year Fans can submit questions to at running back. Gary is a fast- the coach by logging on to www. er running back than Clark or kuathletics.com. Cornish and is listed at 5 feet 9 inches tall and 175 pounds. Edited by Tricia Masenthin

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UCLA, he decided he was destined to play in the NBA. NBA general managers felt otherwise, and he went undrafted. Now JaRon Rush is out of basketball. He had bouts of alcoholism and attitude problems. Kareem Rush had better luck. He attended Missouri, but left for the NBA after his junior year in the 2001-2002 season. Kareem Rush had to sit out games at Missouri because he accepted cash in high school, like his older brother. The Los Angeles Lakers drafted Kareem Rush in 2002, and he now plays for the Charlotte Bobcats. There is no doubt the Rush brothers have great genes. Brandon Rush can ball. He could help the rebuilding Jayhawks on the court this season. He might even lead them in scoring. Is it fair to rub Brandon Rush in his brothers dirty laundry? Maybe not. But there are plenty of red flags when considering a Rush to play at Kansas. F Moore is a Shawnee junior in journalism.

Cities push for Hall of Fame

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RICHMOND, Va. The group trying to lure the NASCAR Hall of Fame to the city highlighted Richmonds roots in racing and diverse tourist attractions yesterday when a delegation of NASCAR officials wrapped up their tour of possible locations. Richmond, which has hosted NASCAR races for more than a half-century, was the last stop in a five-city tour that also brought the officials who will participate in the decision to Atlanta, Charlotte, N.C., Daytona Beach, Fla., and Kansas City, Kan. Each city has unique qualities, George Pyne, NASCARs chief operating officer, said. What stuck in my head was within 300 miles there are 55 million Americans, and so when you walk away from Richmond, thats what you walk away thinking about. During their presentation, Virginians Racing for the Hall of Fame also highlighted Richmonds proximity to tourist destinations that include Colonial Williamsburg, Civil War sites, Kings Dominion and Busch Gardens amusement parks, the nations capital and the oceanfront.

But the states traditions in racing also were front and center as the group made certain Pyne and the 10 other NASCAR representatives were aware that there are 37 race tracks in Virginia, two Nextel Cup Series races a year at both Richmond International Raceway and Martinsville Speedway and two more just across the border in Bristol, Tenn. Virginia is not only for lovers. Virginia is particularly for lovers of racing, particularly NASCAR, an energized Gov. Mark R. Warner said at a news conference. The Virginia group treated the visitors to a red-carpet greeting by the Virginia Air National Guard, a detailed presentation of the plan and lunch with Warner at the Executive Mansion, and a public rally just outside attended by about 350 supporters. They also were taken on a helicopter tour of possible locations for the hall, including a spot at the intersection of Interstates 95 and 295, following the rally. The site on I-95, the primary highway connecting the East Coast from Maine to Florida, is a 250-acre tract of farmland that the group said could be

developed as more than just a hall of fame, with a hotel, retail shops and other attractions. At the end of the day, youve got to feel wanted and we certainly felt that today in Virginia from the governor on down, Pyne said, adding that he was particularly impressed by how engaged Warner was in making the case for Virginia to get the hall. The next step, Pyne said, was for the NASCAR officials to absorb all the sales pitches it heard over the last 10 days and decide how to move forward. Theres a lot of moving parts here, he said. Were in no hurry to make a decision. The only thing were in a hurry to do is make the right decision. Warner said there had been a sense that Richmond was a late arrival to the bidding for the hall, but he was encouraged by what he saw and sensed during the meetings. I feel better after the lunch than before the lunch, he said. Warner also said that some details about how the hall will be set up, who will own it and how much of it will be financed by the state are still to be determined.

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