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Student fees fund Day on the Hill fun

SUA brings more events, speakers
By John Jordan
Sculpting a new Jayhawk
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Upcoming SUA speakers and activities, in part made possible by a $5 SUA student activity fee. F Break! Urban Spectacular, Sept. 26, Lied Center F Carlos Mencia, comedian, Oct. 4, Lied Center F Salman Rushdie, novelist, Oct. 6, Lied Center F Chuck D, musician, Oct. 19, Kansas Union F Beijing Modern Dance Company, Oct. 21, Lied Center
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Extra money is bringing bigger-name speakers and the return of the Day on the Hill outdoor concert this year. Students approved a Student Senate referendum that added a $5 student fee last spring. With the fee, SUAs budget more than tripled, from about $100,000 to $340,000. Susan Hoffman, assistant director of Union programs, said SUA could spend six figures on this years Day on the Hill concert, whereas SUAs total budget was $127,000 last year. Day on the Hill was a daylong, annual, free outdoor music festival on Campanile hill, last held in May 2002. Bands such as Pearl Jam, They Might Be Giants and Fastball have performed at the event. SUA is planning this years concerts infrastructure and preparing to invite to performers, Hoffman said. SUA is considering locations on West Campus, near the Lied Center and other locations for the concert. SUA hopes to have a location and date by Oct. 1, Hoffman said. Kaitlin Connealy, Leawood senior and SUA president, said that besides the Day on the Hill concert, the extra money allowed the University to bring in comedians Jeffrey Rush and Carlos Mencia, and speakers Chuck D of Public Enemy and basketball coach Ken Carter, who spoke last night.
This semester, $143,000 is budgeted for speakers and comedians. Last spring semester the budget was $20,000 less than Carlos Mencias visit. Also, the new money lets students see speakers at a reduced cost, Connealy said. For example, students with a KUID got free admission to Coach Carter speak last night. I can definitely say that if there had not been this added fee, students would be paying considerable amounts to see Coach Carter, Kratz said. She estimated students could have paid as much as $20 before the fee. Carter was the first speaker that the SUA social issues committee proposed last spring after the committee learned of the SUA student fees approval, said Jenny Kratz, Lawrence senior and SUA social issues coordinator. Edited by Becca Evanhoe
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Kim Trever Tefft creates a mold of the Jayhawk sculpture in front of Strong Hall. Tefft will use the mold to make a duplicate for the Universitys Edwards Campus, and plans to complete the final sculpture within four months, give or take a year, Tefft said.
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Provost eyes tougher standards

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said that all publications put out by the University and University programs should support onKansan staff writer time graduation. Shulenburger said the fourProvost David Shulenburger has announced his intention to year graduation rate would be make admissions more selective easier to achieve if admissions for prospective in-state students. were more selective for incoming freshmen. He said the idea of selecow, we have The admissions standards were tive admissions was something to ask, Do we want set by a state law established the University was going to ex- to change the tradi- in 1997. The stanplore during the dards say that semester. It has tion? been under disDavid Shulenburger a prospective cussion because Provost freshman from Kansas must of its correlahave one of the tion with the following three qualifications: a four-year graduation rate. The University reports that 29 high school GPA of 2.0 or above percent of its students graduate in on a 4.0 scale, rank in the top four years. The University is ranked one-third of his high school 31st out of 34 public institutions by class, or have an ACT score of the Association of American Uni- 21 or above. Now, we have to ask, Do we versities. Shulenburger commissioned want to change the tradition? a Graduate in Four task force Shulenburger said. Reggie Robinson, the presilast spring to investigate the problem. The task force is com- dent and CEO of the Board of posed of various faculty and staff Regents, said the selective admembers. The task forces report missions had been brought up
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admission Requirements for Incoming Freshmen In-state students must have one of the following: F Achieve an ACT score of 21 or above or an SAT score of 980 or above F Earn at least a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0-point scale in the Kansas Board of Regents curriculum F Rank in the top one-third of their high-school class Out-of-state students must have one of the following: F Achieve an ACT score of 24 or above or an SAT score of 1090 or above with a 2.0 cumulative GPA on a 4-point scale F Earn at least a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0-point scale in the Kansas Board of Regents Curriculum F Rank in the top one-third of their high-school class
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Students outraged about car break-ins

By Steve Lynn
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to the regents during their visit, but not formerly presented. He said that for the law to be changed, the University would first have to formally approve the plan. Sam Ryan, Janesville, Wis., sophomore said it was unfair to in-state students to change the admission requirements. He said in-state tuition was a
big reason why students chose schools in their home states. If students cant get into the schools, he said he thought they would have no way to get to college. I think its the students right to get into schools in the state youre from, he said. Edited by Alison Peterson
Elizabeth Newman walked outside her apartment Saturday morning and realized that her car had been damaged and her compact discs were stolen. She walked back inside and screamed. In all, there were $1,375 worth of damages. Newman, Overland Park sophomore, was parked in a dimly lit lot behind her boyfriends house on the 1300 block of Kentucky Street because too many cars park on that street on weekends, she said. I wont leave anything that could be stolen in my car again, she said. Newman and at least eight others were victims of a crime spree totaling at least $6,505 in damage and stolen valuables last weekend between the 1100 and 1400 blocks of Kentucky Street. The crimes have puzzled
KU students, the Oread Neighborhood Association, landlords and the Lawrence Police Department. Sgt. Dan Ward of the Lawrence Police Department said that police would investigate to see if the crimes were connected because auto burglaries often occur in the same area at the same time. Its less likely to have one in an area than to have more than one in an area, Ward said. Auto burglaries often occur because students leave doors unlocked and valuables visible, he said. Kevin Baker, Lenexa senior, locked his car door, but still couldnt keep his car safe. Baker reported $680 in CDs stolen after someone broke the lock on his car door, he said. Most of the people are students and they were probably drunk, Baker said. Nobody saw it so I dont know what to do.
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Evolution concerns continue

Chancellor worries boards stance will affect University
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What new plans or ideas are in the works for the Center? We are building a new cultural center that will be located between the Kansas Union and the parking garage. This new cultural center will provide us with the space to do additional activities and a more modern space that we can use to host cultural events, speakers and other cultural performances.
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Director of the Multicultural Resource Center
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Why is it important to have a Multicultural Resource Center? Its important to have a Multicultural Resource Center to teach students about the diverse cultures that they will come into contact with here at the University and in the real world. What is the most rewarding part of your job? T h e m o s t rewarding part would be working with the students and seeing the students grow and develop. What is a typical day like for you? I usually take phone calls from student groups or other individuals wanting presentations on diversity training. I plan several different types of multicultural educational programs whether its any of the heritage months or weeks. I supervise the day-today activities of the Multicultural Resource Center. We have students who come in here for different resources. They use this as a place to study. Students come in for tutoring and to use our resources on diversity (books and videos). I usually have several students who come in and want to speak with me about different issues dealing with their college life, whether it is academics, social issues or even personal issues. I also advise the First Nations Student Association, and
I teach a multicultural class for the Thematic Learning Communities.
The State Board of Educations stance on evolution could hurt recruitment of students and faculty to the University of Kansas, Chancellor Robert Hemenway said. In a Sept. 8 speech to faculty and staff, Hemenway said Kansas state school board has challenged the scientific principles that are essential to the Universitys teaching. He said the state of Kansas was the butt of jokes for the rest of the country. Six politicians on the board claim that evolution is just a theory. Evolution is a theory in the same way that gravity is a theory. It has been proven by years of scientific observation and experimentation, Hemenway said. Steve Abrams, a member of the Kansas State Board of Edu-
cation, said he didnt think the chancellors opinion had any relevance to the debate at hand. He said the board wanted evolution taught fully, with different scientific views made known to the students. He said some scientists had different views regarding evolution. I cannot possibly see how it could hurt KU, Abrams said. Craig Martin, chairman of the department of ecology and evolutionary biology, was nervous about how these issues might affect faculty recruitment, even though he said he hadnt seen direct evidence that the University had lost someone because of it. Martin said his department was recruiting four new faculty members, but that he did not know whether the best applicants would apply. He said they may not want to come to a state with an inappropriate understanding of what constitutes science education.
politicians on the board claim that evolution is just a theory. Evolution is a theory in the same way that gravity is a theory. It has been proven by years of scientific observation and experimentation.
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Chancellor Kenneth Willard, a member of the board, said the actions of the board should not cause problems. He said students should be able to critically analyze controversial areas of evolution and develop their own conclusions.
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Willard said that he understood Hemenways concern and that it was his concern as well. But what the board is doing is not being truthfully reported, Willard said. People think we are trying to put religion in schools, and that simply isnt true. Bill Wagnon, a member of the board, said he suspected it was a problem, and mentioned how Kansas has developed a negative reputation nationally, in reference to the proposed science curriculum changes. He said he thought evolution was a theory that has been well-proven. Ryan Shepard, South Paris, Maine, graduate student, said the impression of Kansas in Maine was weak because of Kansas stance on evolution. My friends always wondered why I would come to a school in and these are their words a backwards state, Shepard said. But the communications program was too overwhelmingly good to pass up. Edited by Alison Peterson
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Sororities still openly recruiting

By louis Mora
Actor in clear with good behavior

NEW YORK Groping charges against Christian Slater will be dropped if the actor stays out of trouble for the next six months, under a plea agreement reached with prosecutors. The case is dismissed, and we are very pleased with the outcome, his lawyer, Eric Franz, said Monday outside Manhattan Criminal Court. In July, the actor had rejected a plea bargain that would have required him to perform three days of community service in exchange for pleading guilty to second-degree harassment. Slater, 36, was arrested May 31 and charged with forcible touching for allegedly groping a woman during a late night run-in on the Upper East Side. He faced up to a year in jail if convicted. Slater, whose credits include Heathers, Broken Arrow and True Romance, was ap pearing in The Glass Menagerie on Broadway at the time of his arrest. It was not his first run-in with the law. The actor was sentenced to 90 days in jail for an August 1997 incident where he reportedly bit one man in the stomach and threw a police officer against a wall during a rowdy Los Angeles party.
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Model out of work after drug use

STOCKHOLM, Sweden Swedish clothing chain Hennes & Mauritz will drop a planned advertising campaign with model Kate Moss after she admitted to recently using cocaine. H&M, Europes largest fashion retailer, had planned to use Moss to help launch a new collection designed by Stella McCartney that will hit stores in 22 countries in November. The decision to drop the campaign came after Moss acknowledged last week that British tabloid reports of her recent cocaine use were true. H&M initially said it would proceed with the campaign, but company spokeswoman Liv Asarnoj said Tuesday that after evaluating the situation, we have decided that a campaign with Kate Moss is not consistent with H&Ms clear disassociation from drugs. The company will call in another model for the campaign, Asarnoj said. H&M said Saturday that Moss, 31, had apologized for her drug use and promised in writing to abide by a company policy that models be healthy, wholesome and sound.
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What advice would you give to new students? People are going to tell you to make the most of your college experience. I would say challenge yourself, if you have grown up in an environment where everyone looked like you and spoke the same language as you and had the same values as you. I would challenge you and make it a point in your college career to go to events where you are the only one of that culture. It will make you a stronger person and more aware of who you are as a person. Edited by Becca Evanhoe
Formal recruitment is finished for sororities, but several are still welcoming members with open arms. Open recruitment allows sororities to continue to grow and reach the average chapter membership of 140, which was estimated by Colleen Grosch, vice president of recruitment. Those interested in open recruitment provide a name and contact information, which is passed to the house they are interested in. Differences between formal recruitment and open recruitment include women not being kept in large groups and not being confined to a week full of activities. Levita Bui, Garden City junior and member of Alpha Delta Phi, went through open recruitment last year and said it helped her because it was less stressful and time consuming, than formal recruitment. It was more easy going, she said. Grosch, St. Charles, Mo. senior, said four or five sororities will take part this year. She said involvement in the process may be perceived as a problem, but some sororities enjoy their small size.
Alpha Delta Pi, 1600 Oxford Road, is one of the sororities taking part in open recruitment. Jodi Litfin, Topeka senior and president of Alpha Delta Pi, said the negative image may exist, but having the opportunity to add more members to the house benefits the chapters future. If youre not at total, you risk losing more women and support from your national organization, she said. Sigma Delta Tau, 1625 Edgehill Road, has been involved in the process for several years, as it is one of the smaller chapters. Marisa Vrona, Minneapolis, Minn., junior and president of Sigma Delta Tau, said members enjoy the size of their chapter and are not as concerned with numbers. Open recruitment may not receive the same numbers as the 750 involved in formal recruitment, but the process provides a more comfortable setting for prospective members, Grosch said. She said the open recruitment process has provided an outlet for past members to join. If there wouldnt have been an open recruitment process, they might not have joined the KU greek community, Grosch said. Edited by Kellis Robinett
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F The engineering career fair is from noon to 5 p.m. today at the Kansas Union ballroom. F Lech Walesa, former president of Poland and Nobel Peace Prize winner, will receive the 2005 Dole Leadership Prize at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Lied Center. Tickets are no longer available. F Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority has three events week: Informational session on the Latina-based multicultural sorority, 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Centennial Room in the Kansas Union Breast cancer awareness program, 8:30 p.m. tonight at the Centennial Room in the Kansas Union Showing of an episode from the PBS series American Family followed by a discussion, 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union F Merrill Gilfillan, poet, essayist and fiction writer, is scheduled to read from his recent work at 4 p.m. tomorrow at Oread Books, Level 2 of the Kansas Union. Note: The University Daily Kansan prints campus events that are free and open to the public. Submission forms are available in the Kansan newsroom, 111 Stauffer-Flint Hall. Items must be turned in two days in advance of the desired publication date. On Campus is printed on a space available basis.
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F A 22-year-old KU student reported a $1,100 Apple iBook computer stolen sometime between 9 p.m. Sept. 17 and 12:50 p.m. Sept. 18 from the 2900 block of University Drive. F A 21-year-old KU student reported a $250 pink Apple iPod mini stolen sometime between 9 p.m. Sept. 17 and 12:50 p.m. Sept. 18 from the 2900 block of University Drive. F A 21-year-old KU student reported $107 in valuables stolen from an Oldsmobile Alero sometime between 2 and 8:30 a.m. Sept. 18 at the 2800 block of Four Wheel Drive. F A 22-year-old KU student reported a $200 Trek bike stolen sometime between 10 p.m. Sept. 16 and 7 a.m. Sept. 18 at the 1000 block of Ohio Street.
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Minds still split on evolution debate

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F Yesterdays University Daily Kansan contained an error. The process for seat selection at Allen Fieldhouse for mens basketball games began on Sunday.
The Kansas State Board of Education continues to debate on the issue of teaching evolution and creationism in public schools, but University of Kansas professors and students dont see what the fuss is about. Professors from KUs departments of biology and religion and students agree that the two theories are not totally separate and there is room for the academic study of both. But there are those who disagree. Craig Martin, chairman of ecology and evolutionary biology, said that someones religious affiliation or background should have no impact on his or her interest in biology or ability to learn biology. There does not necessarily have to be a conflict, he said. You can believe in creation and all that; you can believe in intelligent design. Both of those beliefs dont necessarily conflict with believing in evolution. Martin said the department of biology generally did not address religious issues. He would like to cover the issue of evolution more, but there is not time in the course schedule. He said he felt obligated to teach evolution because it was part of biology. Martin said he tried to define evolution in scientific terms for students. He said that he told his classes that evolution was a genetic change in a population over time. He said this concept did not conflict with the American form of Christianity, which was the primary religion that he saw evolution come in conflict with. Were studying how species change over time. Thats undeniable, Martin said. You can believe that everything was created by God and set in motion at one time and then everything is working in a natural way that
scientists study. Kale Langley, Kingman junior, said religion had no place in science classes, and it made him uncomfortable when professors criticized religion. I would rather they just teach evolution and not downplay anything else, Langley said. They are two separate things. Erika Hane, Topeka senior, said that many times people did not consider the possibility that evolution and creationism did not have to be mutually exclusive. Brenda Brown of the international organization Campus Crusade for Christ has worked for the Universitys chapter since 2000. She said she would like to see creationism addressed more. They present that evolution is the only way and that youre foolish if you think that theres another way, Brown said. But Timothy Miller, professor in the department of religious studies, said the concepts of religion and science were not conflicting and should be addressed in separate spheres. They have approaches to dealing with the natural world and religion is more of a system of providing meaning and value, Miller said. Miller said there were direct conflicts with the Bible and modern science but that the specific content of the Bible was intended to guide the reader with systems of values and morals. The Bible can be taken symbolically rather than literally, she said. Miller said that for a great majority of religious believers in the world there was no conflict between religion and science. He is one of them. I personally have no reason to quarrel with science, Miller said. I dont think religion has much of a place in science. Edited by Kellis Robinett
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Students walk back from class yesterday afternoon on campus. Yesterday was sunny with a high of 86. Today the high is 88 with a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Doctoral student gets $2,000 scholarship

The University of Kansas announced yesterday that Steve Sloan, a first-year doctoral student in geophysics, received a $2,000 scholarship from the Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists. Sloans award was one of the three $2,000 scholarships and five $1,250 scholarships that the SIPES
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Foundation of Dallas gave to upper-level students studying earth sciences. Being a grad student, youre financially sometimes tight, just like any student, the Shannon, Miss., native said. I just got married, so any extra income helps out. Sloan is working on a masters degree in geophysics at the University this fall, and he expects to graduate with his doctorate in May 2008.
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The roof of the KU power plant has to go through one more inspection before the whistle can sound. Construction was completed late last week, said Kirk Hinnergardt, project manager for Diamond-Everly Roofing Company, who oversaw construction. Work on the roof began June 1. I dont know why it hasnt been rung, he said. Mike Burke, the supervisor of the power plant, said the last safety inspection showed the roof wasnt ready for the whistle to sound. The weather had prevented another inspection from occurring. Burke said the inspection should happen this week. But dont go to the bank with that, he said.
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Round two for Gulf coast

By Nedra Pickler
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Oil prices fluctuate amid Rita threat

The associaTed Press lysts warned that Ritas track and strength could change as it moves westward. Its going to be a very emotional market in the next several days, said Phil Flynn, an analyst at Alaron Trading Corp. in Chicago. Its still a little too early, but you have to take the threat seriously. We dont know if its gong to do any damage. The pullback in prices came as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, meeting in Vienna, decided to leave its official output target unchanged but to make some 2 million barrels a day in unused production capacity available as of Oct. 1. Officials, expressing concern about the latest price spike, said the move to make all of the cartels extra capacity available was meant to reassure the consumers on supplies. October natural gas fell 1.71 cents to close at $12.492 per million British thermal units. December gold settled at $470 an ounce, down 40 cents, on the Nymex. December silver settled at $7.375 an ounce, down 2.3 cents. The September copper contract settled up 1 cent at $1.7495 per pound. The most-active December copper contract rose 1.15 cents to $1.6660. Arabica coffee futures bounced off 10-month lows on the New York Board of Trade. Buyers were influenced by talk that exchange-licensed beans in New Orleans, being examined by Nybot inspectors this week, will be decertified because of damage from Hurricane Katrina. The September contract settled 7.30 cents higher at 91.75 cents a pound, and December closed up 6.05 cents at 92.50 cents.
NEW ORLEANS President Bush kept a worried watch Tuesday on what we pray is not a devastating storm Hurricane Rita as he flew over miles of flattened homes and mud-caked neighborhoods hit by Hurricane Katrina. Bush received a briefing about Rita aboard the USS Iwo Jima, which is docked near downtown New Orleans, as the hurricane lashed the Florida Keys and caused new anxiety among Katrina victims in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama. In a ship mess hall, the president held a videoconference with three federal officials: Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, the National Hurricane Centers deputy director, Ed Rappaport, and a Federal Emergency Management Agency official. The officials said Rita was projected to strengthen to a Category 3 hurricane that would hit the upper to middle part of the Texas coast by the weekend and could create tropical storm conditions or, much less likely, hurricaneforce winds in southeastern Louisiana. Were watching very closely, of course, its track, Bush said later at a Folgers coffee plant in Louisiana that recently restarted operations. All up and down the coastline people are now preparing for what is anticipated to be yet another significant storm. Eager to show hands-on leadership after being criticized for a slow response to Katrina, Bush signed an emergency declaration for Florida, spoke with Texas Gov. Rick Perry about planning for the storms landfall, and said military outfits are being removed from New Orleans to be out of
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Motorists wait for fuel at a gas station in Port Arthur, Texas, yesterday. Residents of the southeast Texas region are stocking up on supplies in anticipation of Hurricane Rita, which is expected to hit somewhere in the area Saturday. Ritas path and ready to help with recovery. The White House said Bush had named Frances Fragos Townsend, his in-house homeland security adviser, to lead an administration investigation of what went wrong and what went right in the sluggish federal response to Katrina. The appointment of Townsend, a former federal prosecutor with a reputation as a tough adversary, is unlikely to satisfy Democrats on Capitol Hill who are demanding a fully independent investigation. Bush said he was pleased that New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin suspended his plan to allow as many as a third of the citys residents to return. He said positive steps are being taken. What youre beginning to see is a revitalized economy, Bush said, standing before 110 trailers set up for Folgers employees who lost their homes. Progress is being made. Bush began the day in Gulfport, Miss., where he dropped in on the first meeting of Gov. Haley Barbours Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding and Renewal, applauding their can-do spirit and pledging to help clean up the devastated Gulf Coast. He flew along the coast over mile after mile of destroyed homes. There is no doubt in my mind that out of the rubble and out of the huge heaps of timber that used to be homes, a better Mississippi will emerge, Bush told the local government and business leaders gathered in an air-conditioned tent set up in a hurricane-damaged outlet shopping center. The president told them he had heard their complaints about bureaucratic hurdles for trash removal, saying he was personally making calls to cut through red tape and people in the area will soon see results. There was a level of frustration, as there should have been, he said. Well get the debris removed. Barbour told Bush that local officials need the federal governments help to rebuild the areas infrastructure and make Mississippis hurricane zone the most attractive place in America for private investment. Im confident that well get the resources because yall have been so generous and good to us. But we want you to know that were going to try to help you know what to give us, Barbour said to laughter. Jim Barksdale, chairman of Barbours commission, told the president and other attendees that they only have themselves to blame if reconstruction isnt successful. You folks are like the pig at a ham and egg breakfast, he said. You are committed. White House press secretary Scott McClellan acknowledged that some of Mississippis more rural areas still are waiting for federal help that has been focused in New Orleans and other larger population centers.
NEW YORK Oil prices dropped more than $1 a barrel yesterday but held on to most of Mondays sharp advance, as Hurricane Rita headed toward the Gulf Coast. Projections made early yesterday that Rita would miss the Houston area refineries triggered a drop of more than $2 a barrel in oil prices. But prices recovered much of those losses as Rita strengthened to a category 2 hurricane, with winds of 100 mph. The complex is still demanding at least some storm premium, said Jim Ritterbusch, president of consultancy Ritterbusch & Associates. There is still some concern out there. Otherwise, wed have given up more than half of yesterdays gain. At the New York Mercantile Exchange, the October crudeoil contract ended $1.16 lower at $66.23 after dropping as low as $64.80 a barrel. Petroleum products, which advanced more than 10 percent Monday, posted bigger losses but ended well off their intraday lows by the close. October gasoline, up nearly 25 cents at one point Monday, drooped as low as $1.9150 a gallon before closing at $1.9766 a gallon, down 6.71 cents on the day. October heating oil ended at $2.0113, down 2.71 cents, after hitting an intraday low of $1.9250. Forecasts Monday that Rita would target Houston sent oil prices soaring a record $4.39, above $67 a barrel. Traders worried about the loss of refining capacity at a time when refiners are struggling to recover from the devastation brought about by Hurricane Katrina three weeks ago. Yesterday was pure panic, Fitzpatrick said. But while those worries have eased a bit, forecasters and ana-
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Meningitis shots required

Pittsburg State University encourage students to get the vaccine but do not require it. The boards new policy, approved during a meeting last week, is a response to a recommendation in May from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that all incoming college freshmen be vaccinated. Once the CDC issued a new meningitis recommendation, the board felt strongly that it should take a more aggressive approach to combating this potentially fatal diseases, said board President Reggie Robinson. The National Meningitis Association lists 24 states, including Colorado, Iowa, Missouri and Oklahoma, with laws outlining similar policies. In August, an autopsy listed viral meningitis as the probable cause of death for University of Missouri linebacker Aaron ONeal, who collapsed during a preseason workout. Last year, a Wichita State University student died at home from the disease. A University of Kansas student was in a coma for two weeks and had both feet and most of both hands amputated. Bacterial meningitis, which inflames membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, affects about 3,000 Americans each year, according to the CDC. Between 100 and 125 cases are reported on college campuses each year. Ten percent to 15 percent of people contracting the disease die. Others suffer brain damage or hearing loss, and the disease can lead to amputations. The disease is transmitted by contact with saliva, such as through sneezing, coughing, kissing or sharing drinks.
TOPEKA More college students will be required to obtain meningitis vaccinations or sign a waiver saying they refuse under a new policy adopted by the state Board of Regents. The policy will apply to all incoming students who will live in dormitories or other housing operated by the six state universities, starting in the fall of 2006. About 14,000 students live in such housing, or about 16 percent of those enrolled. Ten months ago, the University of Kansas became the first college in the state to adopt such a policy. Three others followed Wichita State University, Emporia State University and Fort Hays State University. Kansas State University and
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WICHITA One person required stitches and a mother and son were arrested after two drill teams brawled during an impromptu dance off, Wichita police said. This is a whole new arena of crime, said Wichita police Lt. Jeff Easter. The Dynamic Steppers, a Wichita drill team, were practicing routines Saturday night when members of another drill team, the White Tigers, showed up and challenged the others to a dance-off, police said. During the altercation, a woman struck a 17-year-old Dynamic Steppers drummer in the face with a drumstick, Easter said. The teen, who had left the White Tigers to join the Dynamic Steppers, punched the 28-year-old woman in the face. He then tried to run over spectators with his vehicle, witnesses told police. The boys mother, a Dynamic Steppers coach, grabbed a box cutter and sliced the other womans right arm, Easter said. The wound required eight stitches. An estimated 50 people became involved in the altercation. The mother was booked on suspicion of aggravated battery for cutting the other woman, Easter said, and the son faced charges of simple assault and aggravated assault. More charges are possible, police said.
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Ally Porter, Highlands Ranch, Colo., sophomore, said she and other tenants were going to write a letter to their landlord requesting cameras or additional lighting in the apartment complexs parking lot. Along with three other vehicles, her Toyota 4-runner was spray-painted early Sunday morning. James Dunn, a landlord and president of the Oread Neighborhood Association, said landlords would be responsible for lighting in parking lots. If students needed additional lighting or other improvements in the Oread neighborhood, they should become involved in association meetings, he said. Dunn also said he thought that the Oread neighborhood, which is a lowto-moderate-income neighborhood, is
entitled to a nearly $1 million grant. The association will apply for the grant by Dec. 1, and could receive it by October 2006. The grant would be used to fund neighborhood improvement projects and services that benefit the poor, he said. Students should provide suggestions at meetings before Dec. 1, he said. Landlords are also looking for ways to combat the crime. Debi Hartley, who rents her house to Newmans boyfriend, said she would add another motion detector light after the burglaries because the lot was insufficiently lit. In the meantime, Newman will have to risk her car being burglarized or damaged in the alley when she visits her boyfriend. I saw a guy the next morning whose car got spray-painted. He said its time to move, Newman said. Edited by Kellis Robinett
WASHINGTON Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said yesterday he would oppose confirmation of Chief Justice-nominee John Roberts, questioning Roberts commitment to civil rights and accusing the Bush administration of stonewalling requests for documents that might shed light on his views. At the same time, Reid readily predicted Roberts will win Senate confirmation, coupling the forecast with a warning of sorts to President Bush as he considers candidates for a second vacancy on the Supreme Court. No one should think that just automatically theyre all going to be easy like this one, he said. Reid is one of four senators invited to a White House meeting with Bush on Wednesday to discuss the vacancy created by Justice Sandra Day OConnors decision to retire. The Nevada senator made his comments as Democrats began taking sides in advance of next weeks confirmation vote. President Bush named Roberts, a 50-year-old appeals court judge and former lawyer in two Republican administrations, to succeed the late William H. Rehnquist. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., announced he will vote for confirmation, and Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., edged toward an endorsement, as well. Roberts also commands overwhelming if not unanimous support among the Senates 55 Republicans. After reviewing Judge John Roberts credentials and meeting with him private-
ly, I have found that he meets my criteria for judges. And that is: only the brightest, most objective minds shall serve on the bench, said Baucus, who added the decision was not an easy one. Ive not seen anything that would cause me to vote against, Roberts, said. Nelson, who is seeking re-election next year in Republican Nebraska and often crosses party lines to support Bushs legislative proposals. Reid had successfully urged fellow Democrats to refrain from taking positions on the appointment until after the completion of last weeks confirmation hearings and the regular Tuesday closeddoor meeting of the rank-and-file. This is a very close question for me. But I must resolve my doubts in favor of the American people whose rights would be in jeopardy if John Roberts turned out to be the wrong person for the job, he said. Referring to publicly released memos that date to Roberts tenure as a Reagan administration lawyer, Reid said they showed the young attorney played a significant role in shaping and advancing the Republican agenda to roll back civil rights protections. No one suggests that John Roberts was motivated by bigotry or animosity toward minorities or women, Reid added. But these memos lead one to question whether he truly appreciated the history of the civil rights struggle. He wrote about discrimination as an abstract concept, not as a flesh and blood reality for countless of his fellow citizens. Reid also said Roberts followed a disingenuous strategy at the confirmation hearings of suggesting that the views in the memos were not his own.
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10a If a teacher wants to know your performance level, they just call you up to the blackboard in front of the class, and you pretty much have to say everything you know. Focusing on one specific field of study was something Lin was not expecting. Id never thought about it before, because in Hong Kong the definition of a good student is to be good at everything, Lin said. Its hard to find out what you want to do, or what youre interested in. She is still debating between majoring in business, pharmacy, architecture or perhaps something else. Lin had a different experience than Julio Castillo, Bolivia sophomore. In Bolivia, he said, students were not required to take classes for general requirements; they took classes related to only their majors. Along with a less-competitive school system, Lin has also found professors who are more friendly than her teachers at the Catholic school she attended in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, if your grades are good, the teachers like you, but if your grades are bad, they wont help you at all, Lin said. Burduli and Castillo both have found the professors at the University to be more friendly and helpful than instructors in their native countries. Castillo noted the helpfulness of office hours and study groups, which were absent in Bolivia. Burduli said the attitude of professors was different in Georgia. There is a huge gap between professor and student, he said. Here, they are as friendly as it gets. Social Life During her first semester at the University, Lin concentrated mostly on her grades, as was the norm at her school in Hong Kong. This past summer, Lin said, she decided to adopt a new philosophy toward life in college. She was determined to make friends and become involved, rather than revolving her life around classes. Now I dont have to care that much about classes, she said. Grades are not the only things that matter. Lin thinks Lawrence is a quiet town, especially at night. She misses the way she could go almost anywhere with her friends at odd hours of the morning in Hong Kong. She said she could go shopping at 2 or 3 a.m. if she wanted to. Lin enjoys being able to join extracurricular organizations and activities, something she said was rare at her old school. She is a member of several organizations at the University, including the Hong Kong and Macau Student Association, the International Student Association and a finance club. Castillo and Burduli also were impressed with the opportunities available for students to get involved at the University, as well as the social atmosphere. Because of time constraints, Lin cannot visit her home for at least another two years and may be staying in the United States for six or more years. She said she misses her family and friends in Hong Kong, as well as genuine Chinese food, which she said is much better than the Chinese served at restaurants here. Castillo said he found people in Bolivia to be more friendly and somewhat more tolerant than people here, and Burduli said that he misses family, friends and food in Georgia. American food gets old in about two weeks, Burduli said. Lin said her family promised to come here at least once a year, and she hoped they will follow up on their promise. Lin said she planned to return to Hong Kong to work after she finishes her education. She credits her childhood there for teaching her how to manage her time and work independently. Despite its faults, I still love Hong Kong, Lin said. I got to learn how to work under pressure and how to do things efficiently. Edited by Alison Peterson
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John Mellencamp, Miles Davis among new Hall of Fame nominees

NEW YORK Heartland rocker John Mellencamp is among the nominees for a new class of inductees at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, joined by jazz legend Miles Davis, rap pioneers Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five and Blondie. Mellencamp quickly ditched the cheesy nickname Johnny Cougar and banged out a series of rock hits in the 1980s, including Pink Houses, Jack & Diane and R.O.C.K. in the USA. Grandmaster Flash, whose The Message and White Lines (Dont Dont Do It) were among raps early hits, will test whether the rock hall is willing to open its doors to one of todays top styles of music. The late Davis was one of jazzs most iconoclastic musicians. Blondie, led by pinup model Debbie Harry, fused pop with the aggression of punk and mixed in rap and disco. Cat Stevens, who had folk hits in the 1970s before converting to Islam and largely retiring from music, was also nominated, along with punk rock pioneers The Patti Smith Group, the Sex Pistols and the Stooges. Free Bird singers Lynyrd Skynyrd, heavy metal band Black Sabbath, the 60s beat group Dave Clark Five, Boston-area blues-rockers J. Geils Band, dance masters Chic and Texans Joe Tex, and the Sir Douglas Quintet were also on the ballot. Musicians, industry professionals and journalists vote, and results of the 21st annual election will likely be announced in December. Artists are eligible to be inducted into the Rock Hall after at least 25 years have passed since their first record was released.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. Syracuse University is receiving a $320,000 gift from Grammy winner Billy Joel to help aspiring musicians. Syracuses Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts was one of seven East Coast schools chosen by Joel to receive seed money, musical scholarships and endowments as part of his recently launched music education initiative, said Carole Brzozowski, the colleges dean. Syracuse will use the money to establish four Billy Joel Fellowships in Composition and hopes to enroll the first two students next fall, Brzozowski said. The money will cover full tuition for the twoyear masters program, provide some support money for each student and, at the end of their studies, possibly help pay for either a high-level album with their music or a concert of their work in a prominent place, Brzozowski said. Because of Mr. Joels strong commitment to the arts and arts education, we will be able to give student composers even more opportunities to grow as artists and make an impact on the world, she said. Joel also made grants to the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, New York University, The Juilliard School, State University of New York at Purchase, New England Conservatory, and Tanglewood Music Center, the Boston Symphony Orchestras Academy for Advanced Musical Study. Each institution will use the money for different needs. Joel, a longtime advocate for music education, has held masters classes on college campuses across the country and around the world for more than 20 years.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005: You might aspire to do something new in your life this year. You can make this desire a reality if you take action. Many might need to go back to school or specialize in their field. You want to make a difference. Dont just plunge into a new idea or career before checking out the pros and cons. Also, evaluate the financial ramifications. If you stay where you are, you might be heading toward a pay raise. If you are single, learn to identify with others. Understand where others are coming from. This sensitivity draws others. If you are attached, your in-laws play a significant role; otherwise, travel might. TAURUS can be pushy. Learn to say no.
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Impudent, belligerent, callow and undermining. Courageous, empowered, impassioned and deant. These words describe how I responded to the cover and content of last weeks Sex on the Hill, an annual special section of The University Daily Kansan. I incited a classroom of students to rip up their copy of the Kansan last Wednesday. I presented the refuse to the newsroom; and I wrote a mass e-mail, eliciting assistance to do another Sex on the Hill, which would span the broad spectrum of diversity at the University of Kansas. Consequently, I earned an audience with a broad spectrum of opinions. Confused? The e-mail contained my analysis of both the front cover of SotH and some of its content, which I found lacked the diversity that bets a college newspaper. From talking to co-workers, classmates and friends, I have been told that one of my more extremist statements was likening the representation of the female on the cover to the image of the virgin whore, which is to say that she is supposed to appear innocent and vulnerable, while exhibiting an unconscionable sexuality. Also, upon further inquiry, I discovered that the model was part-Korean and part-Caucasian. As a result, my initial reason for wanting to know why another white, heterosexual-looking couple was the main photo illustration had been short-sighted. To me, representing a minority (I know people will take issue with that label, and I encourage you to do so) in that way, with the Caucasian male holding her, facilitates her position as the weaker individual.There are several other comments with which readers took issue. The main opposition to the preceeding argument was that everyone else, both readers and staff, did not see what I saw. I have been reminded repeatedly that the staff never meant to intentionally offend anyone; and I recognize that several of the photographs and content were presented in a humorous light. That does not make it right. I am a 21-year-old, middle class, non-religious, heterosexual,
JULIE OBORNY
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white, female college student. It takes work for me to see racism because I am white. I can see misogyny and the patriarchy because I was not born a male. I have trouble seeing poverty because I have never known nancial discomfort. We are so often barraged with images and words perpetuating the status quo that we never think to question them, especially if one is placed higher on the societal scale. Honestly, I wondered why only Christian sources were consulted in the virginity piece, because, in addition to Christianity, there are other religions that support celibacy. Also, there are non-religious people out there who have chosen to wait.
A teacher reminded me the other day that big revolutions begin with small ones. I am not a journalist, an outstanding civic leader or even the foremost authority on these issues; but I recognized a symptom of the overarching disease of discrimination. You might agree with my viewpoint. You might disagree. You might feel somewhere inbetween. I just hope you engage yourself. Think about what you see, hear and experience; and act on it. Whether its staging a march, buying a CD or book, writing a column (they will publish it even if you do plenty to alienate them beforehand), just talking to someone or choosing to remain passive; its participating. The outcome will be as multifaceted and multi layered as society; but thats how dissatisfaction becomes change.
Oborny is a WaKeeney senior

in English and anthropology.
The summer before I arrived as a freshman, I could not stop telling my friends and family how completely and utterly excited I was to be heading to the University. Soon I was going to be surrounded by informed and passionate students students who also saw all the inequities in the world and were ready to do something about them. I was ready to take a stand and make a difference. After two years at this institution, I am beginning to see the student body and our generation for what it really is: apathetic. Herbert Hoover once said, Words without actions are the assassins of idealism. As young, well-educated, progressive-thinking adults, we are full of ideals. I feel that the majority of us lack the motivation or the passion to act on our ideals. Many of the young men and women who are involved in various ROTC programs at the University have been publicly criticized for their support of the war in Iraq during the past couple years. These students have found a cause for which they are literally willing to fight and die for. They are taking action in the name of their ideals, which is more than I can say for the majority of the student body.
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I will be the first one to admit that I am a tree-hugging, fern-fondling, bleeding-heart liberal who is strongly against the United States occupation of Iraq. May I be damned if I ever condemn someone for standing up for what they believe in. Instead of verbally attacking the soldiers on campus, maybe we should take the initiative to make our voice heard. When was the last time you wrote a letter to your U.S. Representative stating your stance on the war in Iraq? When was the last time you wrote a letter to any representative about any issue? We love to talk, but apathy has crippled us to the point that no action is being taken. Delta Force and KU Young Democrats are the logical organizations to turn to when in search for an activist organization. I would imagine that the majority of KU students have heard of these two activist groups; however, only a limited percentage has actually attended a meeting for either of these groups. I know this because I am in the same position. After
two years at the University of Kansas, I have had innumerable conversations about war, poverty, civil rights, voting and environmental issues, but that is all I have done: talk. I want to stand up against the war, and I want all my fellow students who feel the same way to stand up with me. I want to be a part of a campus that takes action to make a change in the world. It may seem pointless at first glance, but as Margaret Mead said, Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. I read in the Kansan today that Santa Cruz, San Francisco and Chicago, among other cities, are taking a public stance urging President Bush to withdraw our troops from Iraq. In Chicago, it was a petition from the citizens that led to the city taking a stand against the war. The time for talking is over. Now is the time that we make a stand and make our voice heard. Our apathetic ways need to stop, not only here on our campus, but across the nation. Let us lead by example. Martin is an El Dorado sophomore in environmental studies
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I was watching the Chiefs game, and that had to be the most biased commentary Ive ever heard. Why dont you get it over with and propose to Randy Moss already.
Im not in the military, but I think that if you are not in the military and you are wearing camoauge pants, you should be punched in the face.
Sterling Sharpe just said, Like my Grandma always said, When the cat gets his tail stuck in the washing machine, it wont be long now. What does that even mean? Hes not the best color-man in sports commentary for nothing.
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To the guy who made up numbers about abortion, there are actually fewer than 4,000 abortions on average daily. If you make it illegal, the number of unsafe abortions will go up.
McCollum 4 to McCollum 5: Radio check, over. To the guy who dies a little inside in their math 002 class, you must not have Ashley Andreas. Thats A-N-D-R-E-A-S, cause you know, Im saying it, not typing it.
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Lift van service needs work

As a KU student who uses a wheelchair, I would like to share my personal experiences regarding use of the wheelchair lift-van service on campus. When I used the lift-van, I faced a number of difculties. First, it would usually arrive late to pick me up which made me late to class. Then it would be late picking me up after my class; therefore I would be late to my next class. I was probably late to class more than I was on time, and had to get notes from other students to fulll class requirements. Second, I felt segregated from the other students. The regular bus would come and pick up all the other students and I would still be waiting for the lift van.
Food 4 Less sells Big League Chew, to whoever wanted to know what happened to it. Free for All, youre the reason I wake up in the morning. I just got stung by a bee, and in case this particular bee reads the Free for All, I just want him to know that I dont want him to do it again.
Tell Doug Lang his cartoon is not phallic enough. Joel: Rhombus House wasnt making fun of all fraternities, just Triangle, which isnt a real fraternity anyway.
feel that it is important for students with disabilities to be able to access the regular buses...
Third, the lift van is available only by appointment - you have to call and schedule a pickup. In contrast, KU on Wheels comes by regularly. If you can access the xed route buses and need to visit the library you can just go outside and wait for the KU on Wheels bus. If you need the lift-van you have to call and schedule an appointment. You hope the service
can t your needs into their schedule, which may or may not work for them. This is not meant as a critique of the lift-van service but rather of the inaccessible KU on Wheels buses. I feel that it is important for students with disabilities to be able to access the regular buses in order to have an equal opportunity to succeed at KU. It is not fair that students with disabilities are unable to board with everyone else. Why should we be excluded when we pay the same fees as other students? The xed route buses should be accessible! Nicole Denney Leavenworth senior
News is supposed to be fair and balanced. Until The University Daily Kansan realizes this, Im changing the name to The University Daily Liberal.
One question for Erica Prather: What is an African Tiger doing anywhere? It was a bad decision to let a former Sigma Nu pledge write an article about the hazing allegations, because its obvious that he would be horribly, horribly biased. Thats just bad journalism.
Colin Powell and Condoleeza Rice are the two highest-powered black people in the history of our nation. And yet, the people on this campus think Bush is racist?
Free for All, can I brush your hair and put your dewrag on? I think I just had a great idea: Rhombus House shirts! Is it really front page news that not all bicyclists obey the law? I think Joel Simone is jealous because we didnt let him pledge Rhombus House.
I got pulled over for going 10 over this morning, and since I cant read the name on the ticket, thank you, Ofcer Scribbles, for offering me a warning!
Why do you guys run the positive Frank Tankard things and not the negative ones? I love little baby ducks. Franklin did not invent the lightbulb! Edison did. Freshman should not call the Free for All. If we cant eat in the library, then people shouldnt be allowed to study in the Underground. If Ben Franklin got laid for the lightbulb, does that mean Thomas Edison got play for discovering electricity with a kite?
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hen Ka Ying Lin and her friends planned to go to college in the United States, Lins friends chose to head to the coasts. Lin, Hong Kong freshman, said she wanted a more adventurous locale Lawrence. You cant always stay in a place forever, she said. I like experiencing new things; I like to take risks. Now Lin, along with other international students at the University, is adjusting to life and education in the United States while dealing with the challenges of being away from home. Friends and teachers encouraged Lin to come to the U.S. for college, because of its reputation for quality education. She went to a university fair in New York upon arriving from Hong Kong and was impressed with the presentation from a University admissions officer. After a bit of research, she decided to come to the University. Lin came to the United States in December 2004 and began class at the University of Kansas in the Spring 2005 semester. Lin said she had mixed feelings about being away from home she is grateful to be away from Hong Kong, but at the same time she misses her home country. She said that the school system in Hong Kong was intensely competitive. In high school, students were required to take tests about every two years that determined whether they were allowed to continue school, and many students didnt pass. The education in this country is much better than in Hong Kong, Lin said. I dont have to deal with so much pressure, so I came here. The schools here try to make you think more. Other international students also find the education system in the U.S. better than the ones in their home countries. Most of the tests are verbal in my country, said Giorgi Burduli, Georgia sophomore.
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Kicker puts team in good place

Kansas will make a bowl game this year, but not because the offense or defense has changed. The difference will be the kicking game. The 2004 Jayhawks 4-7 record could have been 7-4 if they had this years improved version of sophomore kicker Scott Webb. This year, missed field goals wont come back to hurt the Jayhawks, because Webb will make most of them. So far in 2005, he is perfect on five field-goal attempts, including one from 47 yards. The difference is leg strength. Webb has always been accurate, but last season he struggled from more than 40 yards, and former place-kicker Johnny Beck handled the kick-offs because he could kick the ball farther. Its apparent that Webbs leg strength has improved. This year on 20 kick-offs, he is averaging 63.7 yards with 11 touchbacks. Beck had similar numbers in his first three games last season. On 19 kick-offs, Beck averaged 63.9 yards with 11 touchbacks. Beck was great at kicking off, but his and Webbs inconsistencies with field goals contributed to losses against Northwestern, Texas Tech and Nebraska last season. Its almost too easy to blame Beck for Kansas 20-17 loss at Northwestern. He cost Kansas six points in a three-point game, missing two field goals one from 48 yards at the end of the first half and the other from 43 yards with about a minute to go in the second. When Texas Tech came to Lawrence, the Red Raiders scored 26 unanswered points to win by one. Fans usually blame Kansas offense for that loss, but it set up Webb, who briefly replaced Beck as place-kicker, for six possible points in the fourth quarter. He missed both field goals, one from 45 yards and one from 43. Making either attempt would have sealed the victory for Kansas. During Kansas loss at Nebraska, Webb missed a 37-yard field goal less than three minutes into the game, the only missed attempt for Kansas. Nebraska ended up winning 14-8, but lets put the simple math aside. Those three points affected the outcome. Kansas lost confidence in its kicking game with that miss. That was proven at the 9:14 mark in the fourth quarter. Kansas was on the Nebraska 24-yard line, and Kansas football coach Mark Mangino decided to go for a long fourth down instead of trying a 41-yard field goal that would have cut Nebraskas lead to three points. Mangino probably made the right decision. Beck and Webb had both been inconsistent from more than 40 yards up to that point in the season, and Kansas needed a touchdown thanks to Webbs early miss. Hypothetically, in a three-point game with a solid place-kicker, Kansas could have tied it. Even if the Nebraska game was thrown out of the victories blown by kickers, the other two cant be ignored. Kansas was three field goals away from six wins and back-to-back bowl games. This year, look for Kansas to win two close games, or maybe even a few more, thanks to a solid kicking game. F Robinett is an Austin, Texas, junior in journalism.
Kansas volleyball will take its six-match winning streak on the road tonight to face Texas. Ranked No. 24 in the nation by the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 coaches poll, the Jayhawks (10-1, 2-0 conference) will seek revenge after being swept last season by the Longhorns. Texas defeated Kansas in four games last season in Austin, Texas. The Longhorns, ranked No. 23, lead the all-time series between the two clubs, 17-4. Kansas is off to a successful start in conference play after beating Texas A&M and Oklahoma last week. The match starts at 6:30 p.m. at Texas Gregory Gym. It is the Longhorns second home match at home this year. Texas (6-2, 1-1 conference) is coming off a loss at Iowa State on Saturday. The Cyclones victory snapped a fivematch winning streak for the Longhorns. Texas will be led by fifth-year coach Jerritt Elliott. He has compiled an 81-42 record and led teams to the NCAA tournament in three of his four seasons in Austin. On the court, Texas has two preseason all-conference players in sophomore setter Michelle Moriarty and junior middle blocker Brandy Magee. Moriarty will anchor the Long-
horns attack. She averages 13.29 assists per game this season. Magee leads the team with 3.77 kills per game. This duo will present tough match-ups for Kansas veteran counterparts, senior setter Andi Rozum and senior middle blocker Josi Lima. Lima was named Big 12 Player of the Week and Sports Imports/AVCA Division I National Player of the Week for her performance against Texas A&M and Oklahoma. Rozum got her 4,000th assist Saturday against Oklahoma. She is third on KUs all-time list in that category. After Oklahoma nearly upset Kansas on Saturday, Kansas volleyball coach Ray Bechard said his team was more focused for the rest of the season. It gets easier this week, he said in jest. We get to go down and play another top 20 team
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Senior middle blocker Josi Lima attempts to tap the ball past Oklahoma defenders during the match last Saturday at Horejsi Family Athletics Center. Lima, named Big 12 Player of the Week for her last two performances against Texas A&M and Oklahoma, will help the No. 24 Jayhawks continue their winning streak against No. 23 Texas Longhorns in Austin, Texas, at 6:30 tonight
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Final round 70 for freshman helps team win overall

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Kansas golfers hold on for Invitational victory

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Going into the final round of the Kansas Invitational, the Kansas mens golf team was locked in a battle with Tulsa and Western Kentucky for the trophy at Alvamar Golf and Country Club. Carrying a two stroke lead into yesterdays final round, the team defended its lead and escaped with a final-round team total of 289. Kansas mens golf coach Ross Randall was proud of his team and its victory, but said there was room for improvement. We put up a decent score, Randall said. We certainly didnt play our best golf, but its not easy to play well at home, because there is that feeling of pressure you put on yourself. We overcame that.
Kansas freshman Zach Pederson led the Jayhawks with a fourth-place round of 70, which helped capture the title. Randall was impressed with Pedersons demeanor and overall performance. Zach Pederson really helped the effort shooting two under par for us, Randall said. Whenever you have a freshman finish in the top 10, you know that he played solid golf. This is not an easy place to play for visiting teams coming in. Junior Gary Woodland went into yesterdays final round with a two stroke lead, but that was not enough for the team captain to capture the individual trophy. It was a rough day for me, Woodland said. It was very frustrating considering that I got off to a slow start. I felt I was a little anxious at the beginning, but I settled down
Pederson really helped the effort shooting two under par for us.
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Kansas mens golf coach and hit the ball as well as I have hit it all year down the stretch. I just didnt hit any putts. Woodland shot a final round 74, finishing third for the tournament. Although Woodland was disappointed with his play, he was excited by the production of his teammates and the way they picked up a lot of the slack. It was a big win for us, Woodland said. We kind of struggled last week a little bit, but we came out and beat some tough teams this week. Edited by Jonathan Kealing
On an occasional weekend night, somewhere on a dance floor in Lawrence, all eyes are on Mario Chalmers. The music is loud, and Chalmers and his teammates are dancing. Just a few feet away, their teammate Julian Wright is laughing at Chalmers. He cannot dance, Wright said adamantly. Mario has no moves. He can dance on the court but not off it. That could be the truth, or just Chalmers typical banter between Wright and his roommate, Chalmers. But luckily for Chalmers, he will be judged more on his talents on the hardwood than on the dance floor. So far, the judges who matter the most think highly of the young point guard. We feel Mario is probably as talented as any freshman point guard out there, said Kansas mens basketball coach Bill Self. Chalmers is different from most of Kansas recent point guards. Unlike Aaron Miles, who owns the Big 12 Conference and Kansas all-time assist records, Chalmers is a scorer. He can take defenders off the dribble and spot up behind the three-point arc. As a senior at Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska, he average 25 points and four assists a game, and led the state in three-point shooting. Even as a junior, Chalmers averaged 23 points a game. With the abundance of young talent on the Jayhawks roster, Chalmers knows he wont have to take as many shots as he did in high school. My mentality is just a little different now, because in high school I had to do a lot of scoring, Chalmers said. But now I
can pass the ball to my teammates and get them involved more. That change in mentality will benefit all the Jayhawks on the court, including Chalmers. Talk to players and coaches and they will tell you Kansas is going to be a running team this year the style of play that fits Chalmers game best. His quickness and passing ability will create scoring opportunities for his teammates, but he can remain a scoring threat. I dont have to shoot it a lot, I just have to keep the defense honest, Chalmers said. Self wants Chalmers to play as the game comes to him, whether its as a scorer or passer. I could see him being one of our leading scorers, Self said. And he needs to become a great assist man, but that doesnt need to take away from his creativity or his ability to create his own shot. My personal opinion is that I dont want our point guard to be our biggest scorer. But if our point guard is our best scorer, we have to find a way to take advantage of that, and he is going to be involved in a very competitive position to see who plays the most minutes. The competition for minutes at point guard will be intense. Senior Jeff Hawkins, sophomore Russell Robinson and Chalmers will all battle for that position, but Self thinks that will make each of them better. Just because guys have been here before, they are not going to have the upper hand, Self said. If a fifth-year guy like Jeff allows a freshman to come in and take his minutes when he is physically stronger, more mature and he is experienced, then so be it. But I would think that our experienced guys would say Hey, the advantages I have on the young guys are: Ive been in the trenches before, I know what coach wants, I know what to expect, and these guys dont know it.
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TODAY F Volleyball at Texas, 6:30 p.m., Austin FRIDAY F Soccer vs. Baylor, 7 p.m., Waco, Texas SATURDAY F Cross Country Roy Griak Invitational, 11:20 a.m., Minneapolis, Minn. F Softball vs. Pittsburg St., noon, Arrocha Ballpark F Softball vs. Missouri Southern, 4 p.m., Arrocha Ballpark F Volleyball vs. Baylor, 7 p.m., Horejsi Family Athletics Center S UNDAY F Softball vs. Rockhurst, noon, Arrocha Ballpark F Soccer vs. Texas A&M, 1 p.m., Jayhawk Soccer Complex F Softball opponent TBA, 2 p.m., Arrocha Ballpark
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Delta Upsilon Ones mental errors led to an 8-6 victory for Lime Green Machines during Mondays intramural mens flag footballgame. DeltaUpsilonOnestruggledto get started during its first series. Atoo-lowhiketoDeltaUpsilon Ones quarterback Tommy Beeler, Overland Park sophomore, causedhimtodroptheballinthe LimeGreenMachinesendzone, leadingtoasafety. LimeGreenMachinescapitalizedonthismistakeandmarched downthefieldwhereJacobNelson, Delphos senior, threw a touchdown pass to Tim Fajkus, Lenexasenior. Delta Upsilon One was unsuccessfulonitsnextdrivewhen Beeler was intercepted by Lime Green Machines Efe Ekpere, PortCharlotte,Fla.senior,toend thefirsthalf. Thereweretoomanymental
errors in the first half, Beeler saidathalftime. The second half started with another failed attempt to gain yardage by Delta Upsilon One when it turned the ball over on downs. Lime Green Machines was unsuccessful on the following driveandpuntedtheballback to Delta Upsilon One. Delta Upsilon Ones Nolan Seim, Salina junior, returned the punt for a long run that gave theteamgoodfieldposition. Delta Upsilon One capitalizedonthisfieldpositionwith atouchdownpassbyBeelerto Scott Bradford, Marysville senior. In the end, the mental errors weretoomuchforDeltaUpsilon Onetoovercome. Weshotourselvesinthefoot by not being mentally into it, Beeler said after the game. We were looking ahead to the playoffsinsteadofthisgame. Edited by Becca Evanhoe
DENVER The Denver Broncos signed running back QuentinGriffinyesterday,bringing back last seasons openingdaystarterwhowassurprisingly released before this season began. TomakeroomforGriffin,the BroncoswaivedkickoffspecialistPaulErnster,aseventh-round draftpickwhowasinactivefor last Sundays game against the Chargers. Denver also released quarterbackKliffKingsburyfromits practicesquad. Griffin opened last season with a 156-yard game against Kansas City and started the first four games, but lost his starting job after hurting his ankleinthefifthweekagainst TampaBay. Twogameslater,hetoreligaments in his knee and was lost fortheseason. Hewasfourthonthedepth chart in Denvers training camp and when the Broncos released Maurice Clarett, many thought Griffins spot
he thing about a running back whos a fourth-team guy is that he rarely sees any action. Q doesnt play special teams. Chances are, he wouldnt have played this year.
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wassecure. Buthewounduponthelistof Denvers final cuts. A few days afterhisrelease,Broncoscoach MikeShanahansaiditwasone ofthemostdifficultcutshehad tomake. It stood out because we know he can play, Shanahan said at the time. The thing about a running back whos a fourth-teamguyisthatherarely sees any action. Q doesnt play
special teams. Chances are, he wouldnt have played this year. So,wewentinadifferentdirection.Iknowhesagoodplayer and I hope he gets picked up. Hecanplay. He may soon get a chance givenDenversstatusattheposition. MikeAndersonhurthisribs inthefirstgameandstruggled lastweek,rushingfor49yards on 15 carries against San Diego. Tatum Bell hurt his ankle, and his status for this week is unknown. Ron Dayne, meanwhile, replaced Anderson late and is the only fully healthy tailback theBroncoshave. Ernstersreleasewasntabig surprise, given Todd Sauerbruns effectiveness with kickoffs last week, combined with Shanahans open criticism of therookie. Kingsburysdepartureleaves Denver with an open spot on its practice squad and with only two quarterbacks Jake PlummerandBradleeVanPelt intheorganization.
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Washington broke the school record for receiving yardsduringhissenioryearat LancasterHighSchoolinDallas. The switch to cornerback was something I was told to do, he said. There are a lot ofguysthatmakeatransition like that and they really cant handle it. I had my ups and downs where I wanted to go back,butIstuckwithit.Iwas like,IfIwanttobeacorner, Ive got to be the best I can be. Washingtonssophomoreseason was spent learning the nuancesofthegame. Lastyearinabackuprolehe continuedtolearnanddevelop, making13tackles. Washington still believes the bestisyettocome. I think weve really got a secondary that can really shut people down, Washington said. It comes to the point wherewevejustgottoexecute things. Weve got the talent to doit. Safety David Overstreet agreed. Weve got to make progress, Overstreet said. We havent played to the best of ourability.
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Missouris Quincy Wade (31) knocks the ball away from Troy receiver Martin Teal during the second half Saturday in Columbia, Mo. Wade was flagged for pass interference on the play. Missouri won 52-21 ranking eigth in the Big 12 Conference.
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Oklahoma (7-1-0, 8th in poll) Key nonconference game: Win, 2-0 at Iowa Key Players: FSenior forward Lauren MacIver leads the Sooners this season. MacIver has racked up four goals and five assists so far this season. She ranks first in both statistics. One of the keys for the Sooners will be sophomore goalkeeper Jennifer Nichols. She will be expected to step in after the loss of Catherine Wade to graduation. Competitors scored 15 goals in 13 games last year with Nichols as goalkeeper. This Week: Friday vs. Texas State, Sunday vs. No. 21 Texas Schuch will work to continue a productive season last year in which she made the Big 12 AllNewcomer team. She is tied with Boshers atop the Baylor statistical leaders with three goals and two assists this year. This Week: Friday vs. No. 24 Kansas, Sunday at Missouri
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No. 14 Texas A&M (5-1-1, 1st in preseason Big 12 coaches poll) Key nonconference game: Win, 1-0 vs. No. 12 Stanford (Knoxville, Tenn.) Key Players: FSenior goalkeeper Kati Jo Spisak returns to help the Aggies regain a second straight Big 12 title. Competitors scored just two goals in seven games this season with the two-time allconference performer as goalkeeper for a goals against average of 0.28. FSenior midfielder Carrie Berend adds more experience to the Aggies. Berend, a second team all-conference selection
No. 21 Texas (3-3-1, 3rd in poll) Key nonconference game: Loss, 32 at Michigan Key Players: FSophomore forward Kelsey Carpenter, a preseason All-Big 12 selection, is a big part of the Texas offensive attack. Carpenter leads the team with three goals in the Longhorns first seven games. FSophomore forward Caitlin Kennedy was also selected allconference. She adds to Texas strong front line. Last season, as a freshman, she scored four goals and tallied six assists, good for fourth on the team with 14 points. This Week: Friday at Oklahoma State, Sunday at Oklahoma
Baylor (2-5-1, 10th in poll) Key nonconference game: Loss, 41 vs. No. 3 Portland Key Players: FSenior midfielder Tiffany Boshers was the Bears leading scorer in 2004. She scored nine goals, which ranked eighth in the Big 12. This year she has three goals and two assists in eight games. FJunior forward Anna
Texas Tech (1-7, 11th in poll) Key nonconference game: Loss, 41 vs. Northwestern Key Players: FSophomore forward Priscilla Esquivel will try to build on her impressive freshman season in 2004. She led the Red Raiders with seven goals and four assists last year. This year, senior forward Kimmie Davis has added a spark for the Red Raiders. She has scored six goals this year while starting just three games. She was injured and did not play last season after transferring from Brigham Young University. This Week: Friday vs. Iowa State Sunday vs. No. 19 Nebraska EditedbyTriciaMasenthin
of us because of exactly what it provides to the whole program, quarterback Joel Klatt BOULDER, Colo. In the said. Obviously, the whole deheadlines for all the wrong partment gets a little national reasons over the past several respect. Hopefully, we go down months, the Colorado Buffaloes there and put together a solid have a chance to shift the focus effort and get recognized on a this weekend. national stage where we feel we Its not going to be easy. belong. CU takes Since the a trip to Mibviously, the Buffs began ami to play the practice in Au1 2 t h - r a n k e d whole department gust, every FriHurricanes, day has been lawhere an upset gets a little national beled a Miami would create a respect. Friday, meannational splash ing there would Joel Klatt be extra condifor a program that has spent Colorado quarterback tioning and that most of the last the heat in the two years trying weight room would be turned to steer the focus away from its up to prepare for the humid, troubles. sweltering conditions the Buffs It means a lot, linebacker will probably face when they Akarika Dawn said yesterday. head South. Its a statement game for this Barnetts biggest task over the university and this program if first two weeks of the season you beat a top-15 team. Beat- was keeping the Buffs focused ing a name like Miami means a on the opponent at hand. First whole lot. there was rival Colorado State, Ever since he posted the big then came New Mexico State. schedule board in the locker The Buffs won both games and room in the offseason, coach their 39-0 win over New Mexico Gary Barnett says the buzz has State two weeks ago was just been all about Miami. Sure, the what Barnett was hoping for Buffs traditionally play big-name a disciplined, thorough effort teams like Texas and Oklahoma. from a team that was focusing But Miami it simply grabs on the present, not the Hurrimore players attention. canes. I think its important to most But after a bye week, its time.
Sweeney helps Royals take game from Tigers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Mike Sweeneys double with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning scored Aaron Guiel, giving the Kansas City Royals a 5-4 victory against the Detroit Tigers in the first game of a
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Nook Logan to score three runs, two unearned, in the first inning. Chip Ambres led off and reached first on Sheltons fielding miscue at first base. Ambres advanced to third on Terrence Longs single and scored on Sweeneys sacrifice fly. Emil Brown singled, sending Long to third. Brown went to second on Logans throwing
error from center field. Matt Stairs lined a single to left to score Brown and Long. The Tigers countered with two runs in the second. Brandon Inge and John McDonald each drove in a run. John Bucks sacrifice fly in the fourth scored Stairs, who led off with a walk and went to third on Angel Berroas double. The Tigers tied it at 4 with a
two-run fifth and chased rookie left-hander J.P Howell. Curtis . Granderson, Placido Polanco and Shelton started the inning with singles to produce a run, and Shawn Camp replaced Howell. Camps wild pitch allowed Polanco to score the second run of the inning. Howell, who gave up four runs, six hits and three walks in four innings, has allowed 10 runs and 13 hits in seven
innings in his past two starts, both no-decisions. Camp pitched three shutout innings, allowing two hits, before being replaced by rookie left-hander Andrew Sisco to begin the eighth. Tigers starter Mike Maroth went seven innings, allowing four runs, two earned, and eight hits. Chris Spurling replaced him in the eighth.

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The AssociATeD Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. The assault case against Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson has been postponed. Johnson appeared in Kansas City Municipal Court yesterday for trial on an assault charge stemming from a Sept. 10 altercation with a woman in a bar. But the judge continued the case to Nov. 29, despite objections by Johnsons lawyer. A woman said Johnson shoved her while inside the Kansas City bar. The 25-year-old woman, who lives in the suburb of Overland Park, said she had been involved with Johnson for more than two years. Police cited Johnson for assault by writing him a ticket, which included a court date for Tuesday. A city prosecutor asked for a continuance, saying a witness was not in court. Johnsons attorney, Kevin Regan, objected and said he had five witnesses ready to testify. Two worked at the bar and three were bystanders, he said. A continuance would be a gross injustice to my client, who is ready to defend himself, Regan said. Kansas City Municipal Court Judge Leonard Hughes III said
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Chiefs strive for 3-0 start

By Doug Tucker
Running backs court date postponed
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs are holding back the swagger and putting off the party. Yes, theyre one of four teams in the AFC who are 2-0. They have impressive wins over the New York Jets and Oakland and reason to believe all their work toward rebuilding a crumbling defense is paying off. But a review of the film of Sunday nights 23-17 victory at the Raiders brought to mind a lesson coach Dick Vermeil learned long ago. Normally, when you win a football game and you really feel good about it flying home, you look at tapes and its not quite as good as you thought it was, Vermeil said yesterday. Conversely, when you lose a football game and you fly home and look at it, its not as bad as you thought it was. We know we arent there yet. But we all feel we have the talent here to continue to get better. Sobering, too, is the location of their next game, in Denver on Monday night. Thats a place the Chiefs have traditionally had more than their share of trouble at. For his career, Vermeil is 0-4 in the Rockies. Improved speed at linebacker, with rookie Derrick Johnson and veteran Kendrell Bell, should help contain those backbreaking bootleg plays the Broncos have hurt the Chiefs with year after year. But the Denver running game has always given Kansas City a headache. The big problem with them is their offensive line and their zone scheme, Vermeil said. They do an awfully good job with it. Everybody has a few zone scheme running plays. We do. But they build their offense
on that. They get you stretched, reaching out, and then they shove you out and cut right back underneath you. They do a good job of cutting the linebackers off. For the second week in a row, Kansas City will probably be without Willie Roaf, a dominating Pro Bowl left tackle. Thirdyear man Jordan Black, who was switched from right tackle to Roafs spot on the left side, would again step in. Black got mixed reviews _ and had one horrendous stretch. After Oakland tied it at 17, the Chiefs went on a nine-minute drive that got them to a first and goal at the 9. But then on successive plays Black was called for holding, and the Chiefs ended up kicking a field goal. One was at least a pretty good call, said Vermeil. Sometimes, hey, if youre getting beat, you dont want the quarterback hit, you take the penalty. But overall, Jordan Black did a good job for his first start at left tackle. Thats a tough position. Black also had his moments, Vermeil said. He has the talent to play, just doesnt have the experience. And hes not Willie Roaf. He did have some problems. If they can hold together while in Denver and get away with a win, the Chiefs would seize control of the AFC West. They would have at least a twogame lead on everyone else. But that kind of thinking, Vermeil cautioned, is getting far ahead of where he wants his players to be. None of us are disillusioned in any way. We know were not where we have to be, where we want to be, he said. Its way, way too early. We arent arrogant in any way. We arent cocky. We arent strutting around bragging about how good we are.
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Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson, center, walks out of municipal court in Kansas City, Mo., yesterday, Sept. 20, 2005, after his appearance in Courtroom E on a charge of domestic assault stemming from an incident at a Plaza nightclub Sept. 10. Johnsons case was continued until Nov. 29. he typically allows prosecutors continuances and would not deviate just because Johnsons case is high-profile. The Kansas City charge could prompt reinstatement of Johnson County, Kan., charges for a 2003 incident in Johnsons Leawood home, where he was accused of slapping a woman and threatening her with a gun. Johnson agreed to enter a domestic-violence diversion program to avoid prosecution in that case. As part of the deal, he was ordered to stay clear of legal trouble for two years.
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The AssociATeD Press WASHINGTON Still trying to figure out whether Rafael Palmeiro lied under oath about using steroids, Congress wants to hear what other players might know. The House Government Reform Committee is interviewing major leaguers connected to the Baltimore Orioles slugger, including a Colorado outfielder suspended this year for failing a drug test. A congressional source familiar with the committees work, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing, said Monday that several active players have spoken or will speak with the committee about Palmeiro. That source would not identify who was interviewed. But Colorado Rockies outfielder Jorge Piedra said he spoke on the phone with the committee. He said investigators contacted him through his agent about a week ago, found out all they wanted to know in a matter of minutes and didnt plan to contact him again. Piedra, the second player publicly identified under the sports new steroid rules when he was suspended for 10 days in April, said the committee had a few questions and I just answered them honestly. I told them I didnt have anything to do with Palmeiro, Piedra said. We only worked out a few times together. Palmeiro was the seventh to be identified publicly, and by far the most accomplished, one of only four players in baseball history to collect at least 3,000 hits and 500 homers.
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Theyll pull for the other guys to do well, but at the same time, they are thinking This is my time too. So I think it is going to make for some pretty competitive practices. Chalmers said the biggest knock on him is that he hasnt played against tough competition, as some of his teammates have. As a freshman, he also doesnt have the leadership qualities that the older players do, which could hurt him at the beginning of the season. Chalmers said the coaches were always on him to get in the gym and get stronger. The Big 12 is a physical conference, so I just need to get stronger, Chalmers said. Coming out of high school, people here are a lot stronger, a lot quicker than what I played against in Alaska. Self agreed that the talent level surrounding Chalmers would be different from what he is used to. Hes probably never played
with other good players, Self said. And learning how to get those guys involved will be a process for him; one that he will catch onto, but not one he will catch onto overnight. Chalmers knows the game from a players and a coachs perspective. Chalmers dad coached in the Air Force and later took a high school coaching job in Alaska. By the time Chalmers reached high school, his father, Ronnie, was the coach at Bartlett. That has helped me a lot, Mario Chalmers said. We knew how to balance the father-andcoach relationship. Recently, Ronnie Chalmers was named director of basketball operations at the University of Kansas something Mario doesnt think will be difficult for his dad, considering that Ronnie has been his coach since he was in sixth grade. Its not that much different, because he was my high school coach too, Mario Chalmers said. But it does make it a little harder, because most of the time he is on my back. But that
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makes me better. Chalmers is just now getting used to the weather thousands of miles away from his native Alaska. Back at home, there are 24 hours of daylight in the summer, so hes still adjusting to darkness. Hes also missing a lot of the possessions he shipped from Alaska. Even though he sent them two weeks after he left for Kansas, a lot of his clothes and his TV still havent arrived. For the most part, though, Chalmers is fitting in well. Chalmers and Wright have stepped into Aaron Miles shoes as the team jokesters and have made their mark off the court by playing pranks on their teammates. Chalmers and Wright even like to get each other every now and then. Wright said his prank on Chalmers was telling him that he was a good dancer. He just keeps dancing, Wright laughed. And he still has no moves. Edited by Becca Evanhoe
Cardinals lose more than a game

By Joe Kay
CINCINNATI The St. Louis Cardinals are hoping their latest injury is gone by the time the playoffs arrive. Rich Aurilia drove in three runs with a homer and a single last night, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-5 victory over the NL Central champions in a game that had little meaning for either team. Until Mark Grudzielanek hit the ground, that is. The Cardinals have won 95 games even though the everyday lineup has been battered by injuries. They suffered another yesterday when their second baseman twisted his right ankle in a collision with Reds first baseman Javier Valentin while running out a grounder. A few hours later, it appeared
the Cardinals would get lucky this time. It stung a little bit, but Im fine now, really, Grudzielanek said. I dont see it swelling. Grudzielanek has missed games in the last month because of a sore back and knee. He smacked into Valentin who was trying to field an errant throw and spun around before landing awkwardly. He sat on the field with a grimace for several minutes, then walked off slowly. With two weeks left before the playoffs, manager Tony La Russa wants to keep his regulars sharp by keeping them in the lineup most of the time. The Cardinals reached the World Series last year but were swept by Boston. La Russa was relieved that Grudzielaneks injury didnt appear to be serious, leaving him listed as day-to-day.
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Zack Oakes rides Wild One at the Pendleton Round-Up, in Pendleton Ore., Sept 17. Oakes, started chewing when he was 9. Health officials have singled out chew as one of the top health threats in rural counties. Nine percent of men in Oregons rural counties reported chewing tobacco in a recent survey conducted by the Oregon Department of Human Services, more than double the number in urban centers such as Portland. tal-Journal that Claytons vehicle had hit Seymour. Barnes told The Associated Press yesterday that he stood by those comments, but refused to repeat them. The public portion of the police report indicated that Seymour was not injured. Clayton had been expected to attend the Wildcats weekly news conference yesterday, but coach Bill Snyder made a late decision to hold him out.
Charges may be filed against K-State player

MANHATTAN Kansas State University police yesterday turned the report of running back Thomas Claytons arrest over to prosecutors, who will decide what if any charges to file. Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson said he received the
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report shortly after noon but would not be able to review it until last night because of a heavy caseload. Claytons first appearance in District Court was set for 1 p.m. Oct. 3. The junior, whose 164.5yard rushing average leads the nation, was arrested Friday on a complaint of aggravated battery against a university parking employee. A parking official said Clayton was driving away to avoid having a wheel boot placed on his car
to immobilize it because of a violation. A charge of aggravated battery would require physical contact, Wilkerson said but it was still unclear yesterday whether Claytons car hit employee James A. Seymour. Police would not release witness statements, and Seymour, 44, of Manhattan, declined comment. Jeff Barnes, the universitys assistant director of parking services, told The Topeka Capi-
WICHITA A former assistant basketball coach at Barton County Community College has pleaded guilty to fraud and embezzlement charges, the latest development in an investigation that has snarled three coaches in federal indictments and led to the firing of the schools president. Matt Skillman pleaded guilty Monday to one count of embezzlement for falsifying timecards so players could receive money from the federal work-study program without doing any work. Skillman also pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud. In his guilty plea, Skillman admitted that on numerous occasions he completed academic work on behalf of student athletes so that they could obtain associate degrees they were not entitled to receive, according to the U.S. attorneys office. The fraud charge stemmed from the mailing of a falsified academic transcript for basketball player Randy Pulley from the western Kansas junior college to the University of Missouri in Columbia. Sentencing was set for Dec. 5 before Judge Wesley E. Brown. Most of the time people plead guilty because they have done something wrong and they are ready to accept responsibility for what they have done wrong. That is the situation with Matt, defense attorney Steve Gradert said yesterday. Through a spokeswoman, U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren declined to comment on the guilty plea.
Skillman, 30, worked for eight months at Barton Community College during 2002 and 2003 as an assistant coach under former basketball coaches Ryan Wolf and David Soupy Campbell. Wolf has pleaded not guilty to 37 counts of fraud, theft and embezzlement, and one forfeiture count. His trial is set for Oct. 25 in U.S. District Court in Wichita. Campbell has pleaded not guilty to one count each of embezzlement and theft. A trial date is not set. Former Barton County Community College President Veldon Law was fired in July because of the controversy. Gradert said Skillman was not so much motivated by pressure to win as by a desire to produce players to the Division I schools and please coaches at higher levels, in hopes that someday you can advance to that level yourself through those contacts. This is a sad case, particularly for Matt, because he was a young assistant coach who basically was doing what he was told, Gradert said. Skillman, who is no longer coaching, faces a maximum of five years in federal prison, without parole, for the embezzlement charge and a maximum of 20 years for the mail fraud, according to the U.S. attorneys office. His attorney hopes Skillman will be sentenced to probation. What I believe is that this stuff goes on throughout college sports _ particularly at the junior college level _ and may have been going on for years and years, long before Ryan Wolf or Matt Skillman or any of these guys came along, Gradert said.
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Home runs decrease with steroid testing

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White Sox in danger of missing playoffs

CHICAGO Down at Jimbos, the mood is decidedly different these days. Jammed earlier this season with families and friends pumping up the White Sox, the barrestaurant just two blocks from U.S. Cellular Field is now full of worry warts. Its like they lost their chemistry, patron Sarah Grady said. Rarely do baseball fans on the South Side dare to dream. Resigned to being second place in their own city, and without a World Series title since Shoeless Joe Jackson helped them win in 1917, they believed this season was going to be different _ until the White Sox headed toward a record collapse, the kind usually seen by the crosstown Cubs. Leading the AL Central by 15 games on Aug. 1 and on the verge of a runaway, the White Sox find themselves hanging on with two weeks to go, trying to hold off the hard-charging Cleveland Indians. Chicago still tops the league in wins, but a 7-5 loss to the Indians on Monday night cut its edge to 2 1/2 games. It was the eighth loss in 11 games for the White Sox and suddenly, instead of the playoffs, theres talk about them blowing the biggest lead ever.The 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers squandered a 13-game lead on Aug. 11, beaten when Bobby Thomsons homer doomed them in a playoff with the New York Giants for the NL pennant. The 1978 Boston Red Sox wasted a big edge over the New York Yankees and the 1964 Philadelphia Phillies blew it in the final week. White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen can tell how things have changed from the tone of the emails he gets. After guiding Chicago to the best record in the majors for much of the season, hes under assault from angry critics and frustrated fans.
NEW YORK Baseball power dimmed this season, with home runs dropping to their lowest level in eight years and some linking the power outage to tougher steroid testing. A lot of guys who were hitting them havent been hitting them, Floridas Lenny Harris said. I think the drug policy had a lot to do with it. It changed a lot of guys diets. There are too many people having off years. An average of 2.06 homers per game were hit through Monday, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, down 8 1/2 percent from last seasons final average of 2.25. The figure hasnt been so low since it dipped to 2.05 in 1997. I think its cyclical, baseball commissioner Bud Selig said. Its very hard to determine what variables are at work here. I dont think anyone really knows. Some players point to the first year of steroid testing with penalties for first offenders. Nine players have been suspended for 10 days each for violating the major league policy, including Baltimores Rafael Palmeiro. Gene Orza, the chief operating officer of the players association, said linking steroid testing to the home-run average is too simplistic and pointed out that this years level is only slightly lower than the 2.09 average for 2002. The numbers are essentially the same as they were three years ago, before there was testing, and in those three years players have been tested a massive number of times, he said.
You might want to consider other possibilities for home run production: the players are bigger because of training regimen, the ballparks are smaller, bat manufacture and design is different. There can be a slew of reasons. Boston center fielder Johnny Damon cites better pitching. We havent really faced too many chumps for pitchers this year, he said. Young guys coming in have got some unbelievable stuff. Several stars had huge power drops, many because of long-term injuries. San Franciscos Barry Bonds went from 45 to two, Philadelphias Jim Thome from 42 to seven and St. Louis Scott Rolen from 34 to five. If I hit 12, the ratio would still be down, Bonds said. Among those players whove been mostly healthy, Seattles Adrian Beltre has fallen from 48 to 18, the New York Mets Carlos Beltran from 38 to 15 and Washingtons Vinny Castilla from 35 to 12. All three were free agents last winter and switched teams and home ballparks.Texas has done its part to ensure the homerun average topped 2.0 for the 12th straight season a figure reached only once in 25 years before the current boom began in 1994. The Rangers have 152 homers at Ameriquest Field, a record for a home ballpark, and lead the major leagues with 252 overall 12 shy of the mark Seattle set in 1997. Bucking the trend are Houstons Morgan Ensberg, who has gone from 10 homers to 35 and Atlantas Andruw Jones, up from 29 to 50.
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Chicago White Soxs Paul Konerko reacts after popping up in the ninth inning to end the game against the Cleveland Indians on Monday in Chicago. The Indians won 7-5. A lot of nasty ones, Guillen says. `Its your fault. You stink. I know you are going to choke. The Indians, meanwhile, won for the 13th time in 14 games Monday night. Everybody wants to put the blame on us and say this and that. We havent played our best in the second half or since August or whatever, White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko said. But at the same time, I tip my hat to them. Sounds like a collapse that usually happens on the other side of town, where the Cubs under the so-called curse of the Billy Goat havent been to a World Series since 1945 and havent won one since 1908.The Cubs led most of the 1969 season before a late swoon and, some say, the appearance of a black cat on the field helped the New York Mets win the pennant.
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Simmons steps up
Receivers key catches save second half

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Kansas entered the locker room at halftime tied at seven with Louisiana Tech on Saturday. If Kansas was to lose this game, its record would fall to 2-1, which would hurt its bowl game chances. Kansas football coach Mark Mangino challenged his team at halftime and knew someone would have to step up. That player was Mark Simmons, senior wide receiver. Simmons was having a quiet season, collecting 58 yards in his first two games. At halftime on Saturday, Simmons had two catches for 15 yards. But Simmons came through for the Jayhawks in the second half, collecting four catches for 91 yards. I told our wide receivers that this game was going to be on our shoulders, Simmons said. Im one of our senior leaders, and I knew we would have to make the big plays. I made a couple of plays and got our offense rolling. Simmons four catches in the second half were timely and set Kansas up with good field position. The first big catch of the half came early in the third quarter. Kansas started its drive on its on own 37-yard line. After a short rushing gain, Luke connected on a 28-yard pass to Simmons that put the ball on the Louisiana Tech 32yard line. Three plays later, on third down, Luke and Simmons connected again, this time for 23 yards, which set Kansas up on the threeyard line. Kansas would score two plays later to take the lead. He really did a nice job on the one ball on third down, Mangino said. It was a little underthrown, and he kind of put
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Senior wide receiver the brakes on and caught the ball lying on his side. Simmons had one more big play in store for the second half. This time, it came in the fourth quarter, with Kansas leading 21-7. The Jayhawks took over possession after an interception and got the ball on the Tech 30-yard line. On their first play, Simmons hauled in another pass from Luke for 29 yards, putting Kansas on the one-yard line. Kansas
would score on its next play. Simmons ended the game with six catches for a total of 106 yards. He now ranks fifth in all-time career receiving yards at Kansas and ranks third in all-time career receptions. Mark is a veteran guy here, and he made some key catches, Mangino said. He has some talent, and we are counting on him to have a big year. If Simmons continues to put up big numbers, he could pass Willie Vaughn, who ranks first in all-time receiving yardage with 2,266 yards. He needs nine catches to pass Vaughn for the all-time receptions lead, which is 133. Edited by Becca Evanhoe

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The sTudenT vOice since 1904

VOL. 116 issue 25

wednesday, september 21, 2005

Student fees fund Day on the Hill fun

Sculpting a new Jayhawk

Provost eyes tougher standards

Students outraged about car break-ins

On edge about evolution

Chalmers grooves on, off the court

Messin with Texas

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Evolution concerns continue

Director of the Multicultural Resource Center

I teach a multicultural class for the Thematic Learning Communities.

Sororities still openly recruiting

Actor in clear with good behavior

Model out of work after drug use

wednesday, september 21, 2005

the University daily Kansan 3a

Minds still split on evolution debate

Whistle requires one more inspection

Doctoral student gets $2,000 scholarship

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Round two for Gulf coast

Oil prices fluctuate amid Rita threat

Mark M. Hancock/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

wednesday, september 21, 2005

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Snapped like matchsticks

Meningitis shots required

Democratic leader rejects Roberts as chief justice

Stitches, charges follow dance-off

Ric Feld/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Have I Got A Recipe For You...

Find Your Inner Rock Star

WE LOVE OUR KANSAN.

Thursday, September 22 7-9 pm

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John Mellencamp, Miles Davis among new Hall of Fame nominees

t The MasKed aVenGers

Billy Joel establishes endowment for Syracuse University musicians

Sometimes clowns arent funny.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2005

817 Mass 843-4266

Breck, Vail, Beaver Creek, Arapahoe Basin & Keystone

KANSANCLASSIFIEDS In a Class of its Own.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2005

Picture this: more diversity Change begins with caring

Oborny is a WaKeeney senior

We really miss Pop-Up Video.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Lift van service needs work

Guest Column Guidelines

Screw boys! I just want to dance!

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2005