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Wescoe air not cause of brain tumors
By MArk viErthAlEr
If an environmental factor in
Wescoe Hall caused brain tumors
in five faculty members with offices
in the building, it wasnt the air, a
University of Kansas-comissioned
study said.
According to the health study
released by Stewart Industrial
Hygiene and Safety, Inc., there was
nothing in the air that could be con-
nected with the tumors.
However, the study did find vari-
ous pockets throughout the building
where there was no air movement.
Don Steeples, vice provost for
scholarly support, said there are still
no environmental factors tied to the
tumors.
At this point, we dont have any
indication that the building is unsafe
or unhealthy, Steeples said. We
very clearly had indications that
there were air movement problems.
To address this problem, Steeples
said the University had already made
basic changes, including increasing
the ventilation of the building.
He said the University was a long
way from being able to completely
revamp the system within the build-
ing.
Were in the process of design-
ing remediation measures, Steeples
said. Were trying to figure out
whats going to cost, where and how
were going to get the money to do
it. Its probably going to take at least
two fiscal years to get the funds.
He said the increased ventila-
tion would cause some tempera-
ture issues mostly in faculty offices.
During the winter, the rooms will
tend to run cold. During the sum-
mer, hot.
Robert Elliott, assistant to the
chair of the English department,
said that even though his office
wont be moving during the renova-
tions the studies really havent had
much of an affect on his concerns.
Since theres no clear cause
for brain tumors, weve general-
ly expected that testing would be
inconclusive, he said. I think the
people who were worried before are
still worried. Others, not so much.
see Wescoe on page 4a
CONSTRUCTION
By dAvid linhArdt
Lennea Carty, Andover senior,
wanted to think everyone around
her was a decent person. But last
weekend, someone stole her bicycle
from a Templin Hall bike rack.
The incident is part of a trend of
bike thefts that cropped up during
the break between the Universitys
summer and fall semesters.
Right now Im feeling slightly
paranoid, Carty said. A little bit of
my security bubble has been poked
through.
Six bikes have been stolen from
campus racks during the last two
weeks, including Cartys mountain
bike by Giant, according to Public
Safety Office reports. Students
reported losses of more than $10,000
in bike-related thefts in 2005.
Capt. Schuyler Bailey, public safe-
ty officer spokesman, said the thefts
were still being investigated.
Most of the time its not students
who are stealing them, Bailey said.
Carty has ridden her bike on cam-
pus for a year and until earlier this
week, shes never worried about los-
ing her ride.
I understand that in the grand
scheme of things, its only a bicycle,
Carty said. But I would expect the
University to protect their students
and keep their bikes from being
jacked.
Last year the University installed
security cameras that oversee park-
ing lots on campus, but Carty doesnt
think they help police track down
someone who steals bikes from resi-
dence hall bike racks.
Carty has her bikes serial number
and has researched bike theft at a
Web site called NationalBikeRegistry.
com.
The site, which is affiliated with
National Crime Prevention Council,
has dismal news for bike theft vic-
tims: only 5 percent of stolen bikes
are returned to their owners.
More than 1 million bikes are sto-
len each year, according to the site,
and less than half are ever found by
police. Most of the bikes police find
have no registry numbers or other
identification.
Adam Hess, service manager at
Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Shop,
802 Massachusetts St., recommends
u-locks to keep bikes safe.
see bike on page 4a
By nAtE McGinnis
Several students living in cam-
pus housing have used computer
routers to set up personal wireless
Internet networks, in direct violation
of ResNet service contracts.
In an informal investigation, the
Kansan found wireless networks
in Templin and McCollum halls,
and Watkins, Sellards, Douthart,
Stephenson, K.K. Amini and
Margaret Amini scholarship halls.
The most wireless networks were
in Stephenson and Douthart schol-
arship halls, with three and two
respectively. Throughout the year,
ResNet may perfom its own inves-
tigations.
The main issue with wireless
individual networks is security,
said Chuck LaPointe, coordinator
of ResNet.
LaPointe explained that when
students create a personal wireless
network, they usually dont take the
proper steps to secure it. This makes
the network available to anyone.
Jason Cook, Dodge City junior
and ResNet employee, said security
was only part of the problem with
personal wireless networks.
Its a matter of security and a
matter of being able to pay, Cook
said.
The cost of Internet service from
ResNet is $83.25 per semester. By
creating a personal wireless net-
work, it is possible for one student
to purchase the service and then
provide it free of charge to other
students.
According to Cook, a comput-
er hub is the only device approved
by ResNet to split Internet service
between students.
see ResNet on page 4a
National
council picks
new provost
Provost Richard Lariviere
has been elected to one of the
nations top independent groups
on foreign affairs. He will serve
alongside former President Bill
Clinton, former Secretaries of
State Colin Powell and Madeleine
Albright on the Council on
Foreign Relations.
See the full story on page 3A
Wireless
networks
popular,
illegal
ReSIdeNCe hallS
Multiple bike thefts roll on to campus
CRIme
Anna Faltermeier/KANSAN
Jessica Peterson, kansas city, kan., freshman, locks her bike near wes-
coe Hall Thursday. Peterson said shes never had her bike stolen.
First-day nerves rattle old, new students
BaCK TO SChOOl
By MAtt EldEr
While the campus flurry of the
first day of class consisted of both
new and returning faces, many
freshmen and upperclassmen were
sharing the same experiences dur-
ing their trip to the top of the hill
Thursday.
First-day jitters inhabited the
bellies of both. For Jenifer Krass,
Berryton freshman, she had to tran-
sition from smaller high school
classes to a lecture hall of several
hundred students.
I dont think I was really that
nervous, but going into a new situa-
tion is always awkward, she said.
While returning students might
have become accustomed to the
nerves Krass felt Thursday morn-
ing, the pressure of attending the
first day of classes often doesnt
diminish.
Its different now since my
freshman or sophomore year, said
Stephanie Quante, Waterloo junior.
These classes Im taking now as a
junior are more serious, and they
actually matter the first day.
On a day when
upper cl as s men
skip classes for a
last summer week-
end, Quante said
the fear of a pro-
fessor assigning
something impor-
tant was always
looming over her
head.
Mark Barrath,
St. Louis senior, agreed the pressures
of upper-level classes intensified, dif-
fering from his time as a freshman or
sophomore.
The first impression is always
important, Barrath said. These are
people that in a year or two from
now could be helping you get a
job.
Needing his classes to graduate
on time, Barrath is quick to point to
the power professors have to drop
students. Often
students wait
to enroll in full
upper-level class-
es, where profes-
sors will drop stu-
dents that choose
not to attend their
first day of classes.
The first class also
gives Barrath a
chance to plan out
his semester.
The first day of class can give
you everything you need what
the semester will be looking like,
expectations of the professor and
most importantly, if youll need to go
anytime soon again, Barrath said.
But Quante understands why
some students choose not to attend.
I woke up and went to a lab at 8
this morning, only to find a sign that
says we wouldnt be meeting until
next week. And this wasnt the first
time, she said.
Differences between depart-
ments, such as whether discussions
and labs will take place for classes
before a scheduled lecture, can cause
confusion for students. Quante said
a simple e-mail could have saved her
time by keeping her from making an
unnecessary trip to campus.
kansan staf writer Matt Elder can
be contacted at melder@kansan.
com.
Edited by Shanxi Upsdell
Jared gab/Kansan pHoTos
At top, a kU bus passes students in front of wescoe Hall Thursday after-
noon as the frst day of classes comes to a close.
Above, nic Pearce, lawrence sophomore, and rui hu, Free state high
school senior, walk back from class Thursday afternoon. Pearce recently
transferred from Fort Hays state university.
Upperclassmen face
increased pressure;
freshmen transition
to huge lecture halls
The frst impression is always
important. These are people that
in a year or two from now could
be helping you get a job.
maRk BaRRaTH
st. louis senior
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Concert in the Park
History is coming alive this Satur-
day as the 11th annual 12-day festi-
val, Civil War on the Western Fron-
tier continues. Te Douglas County
Historical Society will sponsor an
old-fashioned box dinner social that
will take place near the eastern ga-
zebo in South Park, 12th and Massa-
chusetts streets. Te boxed lunches,
provided by local restaurants, will be
auctioned of to the highest bidders
starting at 6:45 p.m. History lovers
of all ages are welcome to attend and
bid on dishes from their favorite res-
taurants.
Following the dinner social will be
a free concert in the park, featuring
music by the Freestaters who will en-
tertain audience members with songs
from the 1850s and 1860s. Te con-
cert starts at 7:30 and will go through
9 p.m. For information regarding
other Civil War on the Western Fron-
tier events, call the Douglas County
Historical Society at (785) 841-4109.
Junkyard Dogma
Artists of all ages are invited to at-
tend the EMU Teaters presentation
of Junkyard Dogma to take place at
the Lawrence Arts Center on today
and Saturday.
Te two evening afair will consist
of two 10-minute plays and an art
show. Spectators will be able to view
work by Jenny Akin, David Butter-
feld, Jennifer Cook, Patrick Giroux,
Emily Parker and Adri Pendergrass
before the frst play and during in-
termission.
Additionally, music listeners will
enjoy the tunes of Howard Calihan
who will perform classical guitar
during the art show. Te event costs
$6 and will begin at 8 p.m. each eve-
ning.
Rock Concert
Sunday evening, Amber Pacifc
will be playing with Te Audition,
Just Surrender and All Time Low at
Te Granada, 1020 Massachusetts
St. Te concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
and will feature punk and rock mu-
sic. Tickets can be purchased online
through Ticketmaster for $12. Guests
must be 18 or older to attend.
Edited by Erin Wiley
on the record
A 21-year-old KU student
reported criminal damage to
several cars parked near Sel-
lards Scholarship Hall on
Aug. 15 and 16. Two of the
cars had broken or bent rear
wiper blades, and one car had
its rear window smashed.
An 18-year-old KU student
reported criminal damage to a
car parked on the 1500 block
of Lynch Ave. The cars wind-
shield had been smashed and
the side-body panels dented.
LAWrENcE
Lawrence Police increase
patrols this weekend
Lawrence Police Department
plans to increase patrols to combat
drunken driving this weekend in
correlation with law enforcement
agencies across Kansas.
A saturation patrol will operate
from 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday,
and the Douglas County Sherifs
Ofce will join Lawrence Police to
conduct a DUI checkpoint from
midnight to 3 a.m. Sunday.
It is illegal in Kansas to oper-
ate a vehicle with a blood-alcohol
content of 0.08 percent or higher.
No one under 21 can buy, possess
or consume alcohol.
David Linhardt
odd news
Public art sculpture
stolen from city park
TACOMA, Wash. For the
second time in as many summers,
police are trying to fnd a stolen
salmon a larger-than-life fber-
glass fsh sculpture taken from a
city park.
The latest theft occurred at
Gateway Park sometime between
6 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Saturday,
said Lynn Di Nino, an artist who
said she tried to fnd clues in the
citys Old Town neighborhood be-
fore reporting the loss to police
Tuesday.
I thought maybe somebody
pushed it over the edge, she said.
But I scoured the landscape and
couldnt fnd it.
Police Ofcer Mark W. Fulghum
confrmed that the report had
been received.
The 8-foot, 150-pound sculp-
ture is one of 10 that City Council
member Bill Evans bought fve
years ago as part of a public art
efort called Soul Salmon 2001.
The Associated Press
Trash at airport turned to
treasure for homeless
EUGENE, Ore. Items
discarded at an airport in the
response to a terror plot have
turned into balm for the citys
homeless.
The items will be distributed
at the organizations First Place
Family Center.
The Associatied Press
Senior citizen pleads
guilty to robberies
SANTA ANA, Calif. A man
dubbed the senior citizen ban-
dit has pleaded guilty to 10
counts of armed robbery and
one frearms count for sticking
up banks in three Western
states, authorities said.
Charles Manrow, 70, of
Pennsylvania, entered the plea
Aug. 10 and will be sentenced
early next year.
Manrow pleaded guilty to
robberies in Southern Califor-
nia, Fresno, Utah and Arizona,
Assistant U.S. Attorney Ivy
Wang said.
Manrow was arrested in
January outside a motel in the
Riverside County community
of Thousand Palms. He had
cash, fake identifcation and
weapons stashed in a stolen
Cadillac.
Manrow would enter the
banks wearing a baseball cap
and casual clothes. When he
reached a teller, he would
announce the holdup, show
a weapon and hand over
multiple bags, saying he had
a remote device that could
tell him if a silent alarm was
activated.
A year ago, Manrows crime
spree sparked national interest
after a Los Angeles TV station
reported that investigators
considered whether Manrow
could be the fugitive Boston
crime boss James Whitey
Bulger, who is on the FBIs
Most Wanted list and has
been on the run for years.
The possibility was ultimately
discounted.
The Associated Press
odd news
cAmpuS
Ambulance takes away
alcohol poisoing victim
Around 10:30 p.m. Thursday,
an ambulance responded to a
call to assist a victim of alcohol
poisoning in front of Dyche Hall.
Three bystanders saw a young
woman laying in the ivy in front
of Dyche Hall. She was unable
to respond to any questions be-
sides her home town, where she
lived and her name, they said.
They frst called Safe Ride to take
her home but when she was un-
able to walk to the vehicle they
called the police.
The bystanders said an ofcer
with the KU Public Safety Ofce
told them the victim would be
fne.
Gabriella Souza
news
3A
Friday, august 18, 2006
By Ben smith
Richard Lariviere, University of
Kansas provost and executive vice
chancellor, has been
elected as a lifetime
member to the Council
on Foreign Relations,
one of the nations top
independent groups on
foreign affairs.
Im very pleased,
Lariviere said. Its a real
honor to be elected as
a lifetime member and
to interact with such a
collection of great minds
dedicated to international endeav-
ors.
New members are selected by
a committee of current members.
The council often organizes debates
and discussions on major interna-
tional issues such as economics,
global governance, society and cul-
ture, and international peace and
security with diplomats and speak-
ers from around the world.
For a long time, they
have been the principal
forum on international
relations, Raj Bhala
said, professor of law
and council member
since February 2001.
The councils purpose
is to help the U.S. for-
mulate foreign policies
that advance American
endeavors internation-
ally.
Bhala said he was pleased to
hear of Larivieres election.
Historically, the Council has
been dominated by members from
New York and Washington D.C.,
Bhala said. More recent appoint-
ments are beginning to include per-
spectives from the plains states and
other regions.
The Council has 4,282 mem-
bers including scholars, journal-
ists, business leaders, governmen-
tal officials and policy makers.
Of those, 3,794 are lifetime mem-
bers. The roster includes former
Secretaries of State Colin Powell
and Madeleine Albright, former
President Bill Clinton and former
Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker (R-
Kan.).
The Council, with headquarters
in N.Y. and an office in Washington,
D.C., is one of the oldest bodies
in the United States dedicated to
focusing on foreign affairs.
Kansan staf writer Ben smith
can be contacted at bsmith@
kansan.com.
EditedbyElyseWeidner
By Ben smith
Singer-songwriter Ben Folds
will perform a concert at the Lied
Center on Nov. 6.
Tickets go on pre-sale to Student
Union Activities preferred student
cardholders Oct. 2 for $5. Tickets
will be available to all KU students
starting Oct. 4 for $10 and to the
general public Oct. 6 for $25.
SUA began arranging the spe-
cial performance late last spring
by searching for talent that would
appeal to student tastes and a
venue of the Lied Centers size.
We were hoping to get some-
body big this year; someone who
could fill the Lied Center and yet
keep ticket prices low for students,
said Tanner Burns, SUA live music
coordinator.
Burns said that the SUA office
expected a large crowd for the
event.
Already we are getting numer-
ous calls from students, and we
havent even begun to advertise,
he said.
Daniel Singer, Leawood senior
and Ben Folds fan, said he looked
forward to seeing one of his favor-
ite musicians live.
I think his songs are well writ-
ten, Singer said. He is a musically
talented individual.
Alex Abel, Wichita freshman,
was thrilled to learn about the
concert.
As a fan, I could not be more
thrilled that he is coming right
here to KU, Abel said. I like every
song Ive ever heard from him, and
will definitely attend the perfor-
mance at the Lied Center.
Folds broke away from his
self-named trio in 2001 with the
album Rockin the Suburbs. A
multi-instrumentalist, Folds hails
from Winston-Salem, N.C., and
has recently been featured on
the soundtracks of films such as
Hoodwinked and Jersey Girl.
Folds will spend September
touring Australia before he begins
his concert trek through the United
States in November. He will visit
Lawrence and nine other cities.
Kansan staf writer Ben smith
can be contacted at bsmith@
kansan.com.
Edited by Elyse Weidner
By Darla slipKe
Students will step onto a hard
stage at the Inge Theatre in Murphy
Hall this weekend, unlike the clay
floor they performed on this sum-
mer in Katohi, Greece.
I think our shoes are still covered
in the red dirt from the theater, said
Meggi Sweeney, who choreographed
the production.
The cast will perform Euripides
Greek tragedy Bacchae, which
they created and performed during
a summer study abroad program,
called Theatre in Greece.
Its an opportunity for the stu-
dents to be able to come back and
show friends, colleagues and teach-
ers what they did this summer, said
Dennis Christilles, professor of the-
ater and film and director of the
production. We hope people will
see this and be interested in the
program.
Bacchae will be at 7:30 p.m.
Friday and 2:30 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday at the Inge Theatre in
Murphy Hall. The event is free.
Bacchae deals with a rigid
religious outlook and inflexibility
toward admitting other perspectives
into ones life. Students spent six
weeks in Greece rehearsing the
show before they performed it at
an ancient fourth-century theater,
Oiniades. Performing the ancient
Greek tragedy at the Oiniades the-
ater was a unique opportunity for
students.
Living and working in Greece was
a great experience, but it presented
some challenges for students.
We walked into this theater
appreciating the detailed design for
acoustics and the carved seating that
has somehow lasted through the cen-
turies, yet we were still facing com-
mon everyday obstacles that such
a space presents, from rocks being
turned up in the dirt while dancing
to the millions of mosquitoes that
arrived at night, Sweeney said.
Many of the students assumed
multiple roles in the production.
Female performers had to take on
male roles, playing kings and shep-
herds.
Students also had to learn and
recite Greek lines. They spent a few
weeks studying modern Greek before
leaving the United States. Christilles
translated part of the script into
modern Greek.
Sweeney said learning the lan-
guage helped the students to con-
nect with the Greek community and
culture, and it enabled their Greek
audience to follow along with the
production.
The best part of the trip to me
was being able to play with the vil-
lage children from day to day, said
Sean Smith, Winter Park, Fla., senior.
They spoke very little English and
we spoke very little Greek, which
made communicating a challenge,
but a challenge that allowed us to
expand our methods of communi-
cating.
Four members of the Greek town
were included in the production
cast.
It becomes a community event,
Christilles said.
This weekend, the original cast
will perform the play as they did
in Greece, only without the four
local performers. The original props
and costumes created for the perfor-
mance in Greece also will be used
this weekend.
We had to make a lot of changes
and rehearse more, but its going to
be a lot of fun, said Brian Bondari,
graduate student who composed the
music for the production.
The majority of the script is in
English, but lines that were in Greek
will remain in Greek. Sweeney said
this will give the Lawrence audi-
ence a better sense of Greek cul-
ture through language, and show the
work that she and the other students
did over the summer.
Kansan staf writer Darla slipke
can be contacted at dslipke@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Shanxi Upsdell
administration
Provost joins elite council
SUA brings big talent to KU
entertainment
Lariviere
Study abroad students impart
theater experience to campus
arts
Contributed photo by Alkis Chrysostomou
Left to right, a Greek actress performs with Catie Provost, Topeka senior, along with Kate Giefel,
Larned senior, and Brian Bondari, graduate student. A summer study abroad programallowed
students to performtheir own play in Katohi, Greece.
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Friday, august 18, 2006
resnet
(continued from 1a)
A hub allows the Internet service
to be split while making sure all
computers attached are registered
with ResNet and have paid for ser-
vice.
To find the networks, LaPointe
said an employee walked through
the residence halls with an elec-
tronic device that scans for wireless
signals.
We can actually sniff them out
and disable the Mac address of the
wireless router, Lapointe said.
The Mac address individually
identifies the machine that outputs
the signal.
LaPointe said that if a wireless
network was detected, ResNet would
send the user an e-mail notifiying
them that they had violated their
contract and would ask them to dis-
able the network. If the user refuses,
ResNet then decides a course of
action on a case-by-case basis.
Wireless Internet is already avail-
able free of charge to about half
of campus. Student Senate is cur-
rently working on expanding wire-
less capabilities to the other half of
campus, but has no plans to expand
the service to the residence halls.
Having wireless Internet at home
is a luxury, said Jason Boots, Plano,
Texas, senior and student body pres-
ident. Wireless in class is an aca-
demic necessity.
Kansan staf writer Nate McGinnis
can be contacted at nmcginnis@
kansan.com.
wescoe
(continued from 1a)
With the air quality no longer a
health issue, John Neuberger, professor
of preventive medicine and public health
at the University of Kansas Medical
Center, has been hired by the University
to implement a follow up survey.
Neuberger said there would be
an industrial hygiene survey of the
building and an interview of employ-
ees to determine any constant factors
among them. He declined further
comment on specifics of the study.
The first stage of the study has
already begun, Steeples said. People
who have spent more than a year in
Wescoe are being asked to fill out a
questionnaire.
Neuberger will then give follow
up interviews to staff members who
are crucial to the investigation and to
randomly selected staff.
Johanna Ulseth, Minneapolis,
Minn., senior, said the University is
inclined to continue to search.
They have to continue to inves-
tigate, she said. Its tragic. Theres
obviously something going on.
Not everyone is worried about
the possible connection between
Wescoe and tumors. Allie Milhon,
Topeka junior, said the study and
subsequent results had no affect on
how she spends time on campus.
I chose my classes based on what
I had to take, Milhon said. If its in
Wescoe, Ill take my chances. Theres
so many other things in this world
that can give you brain tumors.
After the study is finished in January
2007, the University will then adapt
the new ventilation system depending
largely on Neubergers findings.
Kansan staf writer Mark Viertha-
ler can be contacted at mviertha-
ler@kansan.com.
Edited by Erin Wiley
bike
(continued from 1a)
A u-lock, unlike a chain or
cable, is a solid half-ring of metal
that can secure both a bike and a
front wheel to a rack.
Several years ago, u-locks could
be picked with a pen, but a new
generation of u-locks quickly have
become the anti-theft standard.
They generally cost about $40.
Hess advises bike owners to
avoid cable locks and most chains,
which can easily be snipped with
a pair of bolt cutters or a few
moments of cutting with a hack-
saw.
He also reminds students to
lock the wheels and the frame to a
rack, as wheels and seats are often
stolen off a bike frame.
Carty isnt sure shell purchase
another bike, though she is shop-
ping around for one. If she does
buy another, shes decided to keep
it inside her room in Templin
every night.
Kansan staf writer David Lin-
hardt can be contacted at dlin-
hardt@kansan.com.
-Edited by Elyse Weidner
NatioN
ivy Leagues Princeton
takes rankings top spot
Princeton takes the top spot in
the latest U.S. News & World Report
college rankings, breaking a three-
year tie for No. 1 with Ivy League
rival Harvard.
The University of Kansas was
ranked 39th among public univer-
sities. The undergraduate engineer-
ing program ranked 41st.
Yale is again took the No. 3 spot
in the controversial but closely
watched rankings, followed by
the California Institute of Technol-
ogy, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and Stanford all
tied for fourth. The University of
Pennsylvania dropped from fourth
to seventh, and Duke from ffth to
eighth.
The guide to Americas Best Col-
leges, hitting newsstands Monday,
again names Williams the top
liberal arts college. The University
of California, Berkeley, is the top-
rated public university, tied for No.
21 overall.
The formula for the rankings in-
cludes variables such as graduation
and retention rates, faculty and
fnancial resources, and the per-
centage of alumni donating money
to their alma mater. The biggest
single variable is a reputation as-
sessment by peer institutions.
Many colleges criticize the rank-
ings, but they take them seriously.
Kansan stafand wire reports
NatioN
Jonbenet confessional
comes under suspicion
BOULDER, Colo. For a
moment, it seemed the decade-
old mystery surrounding the
slaying of a child beauty queen
had been solved. But authorities
Thursday cautioned against rush-
ing to judge the schoolteacher
who made a stunning confession
that he killed JonBenet Ramsey.
For now, the only public evi-
dence against John Mark Karr are
his own words. And questions
have already been raised about
the details of his story, including
whether he drugged the girl,
sexually assaulted her or was
even in Colorado at the time of
the slaying.
Those questions led some to
wonder whether Karr was the
answer to the long-unsolved
slaying or a disturbed wannabe
trying to insert himself into a
high-profle case.
We should all heed the
poignant advice of John Ramsey,
Boulder County District Attorney
Mary Lacy, quoting the little girls
father. Do not jump to conclu-
sions, do not rush to judgment,
do not speculate. Let the justice
system take its course.
Paraded before a raucous
crush of reporters in Bangkok,
Thailand, the sullen Karr told
how he loved JonBenet, was
with her when she died but that
her death was an accident. And
while vague on the details it
would take several hours he
answered fatly when asked if he
was innocent: No.
The bottom line is that they
now have a confession and until
and unless they can corrobo-
rate that confession with either
physical evidence or strong
circumstantial evidence, thats all
they have, said Scott Robin-
son, a Denver attorney who
has followed the case from the
beginning.
The Associated Press
Law
warrentless surveilance
ruled unconstitutional
DETROIT A federal judge
ruled Thursday that the govern-
ments warrantless surveillance
program is unconstitutional and
ordered an immediate end to it.
U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs
Taylor in Detroit became the frst
judge to strike down the Na-
tional Security Agencys program,
which she says violates the rights
to free speech and privacy, as
well as the separation of powers
enshrined in the Constitution.
Plaintifs have prevailed, and
the public interest is clear, in this
matter. It is the upholding of our
Constitution,Taylor wrote in her
43-page opinion.
The Justice Department said it
is appealing the ruling.
Were going to do everything
we can do in the courts to allow
this program to continue, At-
torney General Alberto Gonzales
said at a news conference in
Washington.
Gonzales maintained that the
program is legal and useful.
Weve had numerous state-
ments by leaders of the intel-
ligence community about the
efectiveness of the program in
protecting America, he said.
White House press secretary
Tony Snow said the Bush admin-
istration couldnt disagree more
with this ruling.
The program is carefully
administered and only targets
international phone calls coming
into or out of the United States
where one of the parties on the
call is a suspected al-Qaida or af-
fliated terrorist, Snow said.
The ruling wont take immedi-
ate efect so Taylor can hear a Jus-
tice request for a stay pending its
appeal. A hearing on the motion
was set for Sept. 7, Snow said.
The American Civil Liber-
ties Union fled the lawsuit on
behalf of journalists, scholars and
lawyers who say the program has
made it difcult for them to do
their jobs. They believe many of
their overseas contacts are likely
targets of the program, moni-
toring phone calls and e-mails
between people in the U.S. and
people in other countries when a
link to terrorism is suspected.
The government argued
that the program is well within
the presidents authority, but
said proving that would require
revealing state secrets.
Associated Press
iNterNatioNaL
Airline incident suspect
caused mass confusion
BOSTON A woman on a
trans-Atlantic fight diverted to
Boston for security concerns
passed several notes to crew
members, urinated on the cabin
foor and made comments the
crew believed were references to
al-Qaida and the Sept. 11 attacks,
according to an afdavit fled
Thursday.
Catherine C. Mayo, 59, of
Braintree, Vt., appeared in federal
court Thursday on a charge of
interfering with a fight crew
on United 923 as it few from
London to Washington, D.C.,
Wednesday.
She was dressed in a Rolling
Stones T-shirt, black pants and
socks without shoes for the hear-
ing and was ordered held pend-
ing a detention and probable
cause hearing next Thursday.
Her attorney, federal public
defender Page Kelley, said Mayo
was just barely lucid when they
spoke. Shes got some very seri-
ous mental health problems.
U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan
said he hoped to learn more
about Mayos mental state before
the next court appearance. We
believe its important during that
time period to have a doctor
examine her, he said.
Mayos son, Josh, 31, de-
scribed his mother as a peace
activist and said she had been in
Pakistan since March. She trav-
eled there often since making a
pen pal prior to Sept. 11, 2001,
he said.
Associated Press
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BY ERIN CASTANEDA
Political passion has taken some
students out of the classroom and
into campaign election offices as
Republican and Democratic cam-
paigns are gearing up for the general
elections, which will take place Nov.
7 to determine the next governor,
attorney general and secretary of
state.
Beth Innes, Phillipsburg 2005
graduate, took this fall semester off to
continue working for Congressman
Dennis Moores (D-Kan.) campaign.
She started working on it in June and
will return next year for her masters
degree in international affairs.
I dont think you can do school
and work on a campaign, Innes said.
You could, but thats not what we do.
I took off school to get experience in
politics, and I am going back.
Innes said she always thought
about being involved in politics. She
said working on a campaign was a
good starting ground for her future.
Her time on the campaign has
taught her she can make an impres-
sion on important local issues.
A lot of people stay out of poli-
tics, but if you get involved you can
make a difference, she said.
Ashley Lynd, Overland Park 2006
graduate, works with Innes. She was
hired specifically to work on campus
representing the Democratic party.
She said campus was a great place
to find potential voters, though she
recognized the 18 to 25 age group
had a notoriously low voter turnout.
Her plan was to make it easier for
students to register to vote and to be
interested in the issues.
For her, one of the most impor-
tant issues was student financial aid
because funding for it is being cut.
If I was still in school, I dont
know if I could afford it anymore,
she said.
Another student has decided to
stay in school while still devoting his
time to working for on an election
campaign.
Scott Paradise, Shawnee sopho-
more, works for the Republican
party. He is taking 16 hours this fall
and working about 20 to 25 hours
on the campaign for Congressman
Chuck Ahner (R-Kan.).
Paradise is working on obtaining
a business degree, but his love for
politics is what got him involved. He
said he got an early start volunteer-
ing in the 2004 elections.
It was not a career move but
what I liked, Paradise said. I hon-
estly had fun doing it.
He said the primary elec-
tions in Aug. were a big victory
for the Republican party, and it has
increased interest and his work-
load. This fall, his focus will turn to
Douglas County and the University
of Kansas where he said he plans to
reach college students.
People constantly hear how bad
things are, Paradise said. Kids dont
care. We have to make them care.
Hitting the campaign trail
POLITICS
Ryan McGeeney/KANSAN
Ashley Lynd, KU Director of the Kansas Democratic Party, prepares materials for campus
outreach. According to Lynd, the KDPs primary goals are to register voters and to recruit volunteers.
People constantly hear how bad
things are. Kids dont care. We
have to make them care.
SCOTT PARADISE
Shawnee sophomore
BY ANNA FALTERMEIER
Renowned English biologist
Thomas Huxley once said, The
great tragedy of science the slay-
ing of a beautiful hypothesis by an
ugly fact.
There is now an ugly fact facing
the University of Kansas.
The National Science
Foundation recently denied the
renewal of a $17 million grant ded-
icated to the Universitys Center
for Environmentally Beneficial
Catalysis, 1501 Wakarusa Drive.
The University received a five-
year, $17 million grant in 2003 to
fund their research. It was not in
the contract with the NSF that the
University receive five additional
years of funding after the first five
years were up, but it was a pos-
sibility.
The NSF conducted an evalu-
ation of the CEBC in April. The
NSFs evaluation report cited some
of the centers problems as fail-
ure to develop new and innovative
concepts, faculty members that are
pursuing their own agenda rather
than growing as a team, and devel-
opment of chemical processes that
give little regard to energy efficien-
cy or effects on the environment.
It is always a disappointment
whenever a grant proposal is not
successful, said Bala Subramaniam,
CEBC director, in an interview
done by e-mail. However, our
centers mission is very much alive;
we are in the third year of funding
and still have two years of funding
remaining.
Subramaniam said the CEBC
would receive NSF funding through
2008. He said they would receive
close to $15 million instead of the
original $17 million laid out in the
grant.
According to the CEBC Web site
there are about 20 KU faculty and
18 graduate students on staff with
the CEBC.
Subramaniam said the graduate
students at the CEBC would con-
tinue working for at least the next
two years and the CEBC would
continue to recruit new graduate
students.
The non-renewal means that
we have to develop funding from
alternate sources to continue proj-
ects beyond five years and for new
research initiatives, Subramaniam
said. Its unclear where funding will
come from.
Lynn Bretz, director of univer-
sity communications, said the cen-
ter felt theyd done good research
so far.
Bretz said, since October 2003
the CEBC has developed a new pro-
cess to recover platinum from aged
fuel cells, novel bleaching agents
and nanomaterials for gas storage
applications. Among other accom-
plishments, theyve also developed
a drug to treat narcolepsy.
She said the $17 million, five-
year grant the University received
in 2003 was one of only four grants
awarded to more than one hundred
research foundations that applied
for the grant.
This does not mean that KU
wont receive funding from the NSF
again, Bretz said.
Last year the Universitys Center
for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets
received a grant for $19 million
from the NSF.
Kansan staf writer Anna Falter-
meier can be contacted at afal-
termeier@kansan.com.
Edited by Erin Wiley
SCIENCE
Money denied for research
CRIME
Teen actor faces jail time
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GLENDALE, Calif. Teen
actor Haley Joel Osment, who suf-
fered a broken rib last month when
his car struck a mailbox, faces up
to six months in jail on charges that
he was driving drunk and possess-
ing marijuana, authorities said.
Osments blood-alcohol level
after the July 20 crash was mea-
sured at .16, twice the legal limit,
said Jane Robison, a spokeswoman
for the Los Angeles County district
attorneys office.
The 18-year-old actor was
charged Thursday with misde-
meanor counts of driving under
the influence, marijuana possession
and driving under the influence
with the special allegation of hav-
ing a blood-alcohol content of .15
percent or higher. He also faces a
vehicle code infraction of being
under the age of 21 and driving
with a blood-alcohol level of .05 or
greater.
Osment was scheduled to be
arraigned Sept. 19 in Glendale
Superior Court.
His attorney will work with
authorities to arrange a time for
the star of such films as The Sixth
Sense and Pay it Forward to sur-
render, Robison said. The district
attorney plans to request that bail
be set at $15,000.
DreamWorks spokesman and
family friend Marvin Levy was
out of his office Thursday and did
not immediately return a call for
comment. He said Wednesday that
Osment has recovered from his
injuries and is preparing to attend
college in the fall.
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editorial: For far too long the Graduate Teaching
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Ah, to be a freshman at KU
Its past time for GTA resolution
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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Students should join in the new civic religion
My grandma, who of course came
to help me move in, said it was just
like my frst day of kindergarten.
Well, college hasnt made me cry yet,
and chicken pox is already out of the
way, but well see.
Maybe she meant that I came to
college in a minivan. I needed the
space of the family mini for all the
wonderful college-y things that Id
been conned into buying, not to
mention the six people who came
to Lawrence with me to ofer moral
support. Tey were in the support
car.
Tis is not the beginning of the
story, however.
Te beginning was sometime in
my sophomore year of high school,
when the guidance counselor came
to give us a speech about college.
Well, that and the ritual threats from
my teachers: You wont be able to
get away with this in college!
Since then I have probably spent
more than $100 on study books and
thousands more on transfer credits
and various standardized tests, all
with one purpose in mind: to sofen
the eventual blow of the dreaded
college.
Afer spending three years fran-
tically taking tests, making resumes
and writing essays, I took the time
to relax a little bit and congratulate
myself. A few minutes later, I got a
mailing about another obstacle to
overcome: extra-long beds. I was
shocked. Such a thing existed? For-
tunately, Target had a handy section,
roughly the size of a football feld,
packed with hopeful college fresh-
men rushing around in a panic,
overwhelmed by the same problems.
I got the sheets, gave the study
books to my little sister and now Im
here. College. Sort of. Hawk Week
was really more like summer camp
than school.
For a few days I had my doubts
about this whole college thing. Vol-
leyball on Wescoe beach, free food
everywhere, crowds of sorority girls
chanting to each other, it was all a
little too much.
But as classes start, the University
of Kansas is feeling more and more
like old times. Everywhere I look on
campus I see someone I know from
high school. But that isnt what really
warms my insides and reminds me
of old times.
Tat distinction would have to go
to that wonderful smell that you can
only get by following a bus on a hot
day as it kicks up dust and exhaust in
your face.
Te most important thing about
coming back to school, though, is
the stress. I didnt know what to do
with myself all summer, with noth-
ing to do but work and hang out with
friends. With classes starting again, I
think Ill be glad to get back to stay-
ing up late writing papers, going to
the library right before it closes and
dragging myself to class afer not
sleeping.
For all the fuss made about mov-
ing in (seven people was a little ex-
cessive, and I get sick of hearing
about poster sales), its not that big of
a deal. At least I wont have to make a
colorful collage about myself on the
frst day of class, Nap time would be
nice, though.
Alexander is a Lenexa freshman in
journalism.
As students at the University
of Kansas, it is easy to feel alienated
and disconnected from our govern-
ment and the things it does. I know
I do. But with a plan and a little hard
work we can make ourselves the
next great generation.
Our plan should be called
the new civic religion. What is civic
religion? Te phrase has a long his-
tory. It started with Jean-Jacques
Rousseau in the 1700s, and the ba-
sic defnition is (according to my
trusty Encyclopedia Britannica)
a set of quasi-religious attitudes,
beliefs, rituals, and symbols that
tie members of a political commu-
nity together. Te phrase has been
changed and adapted over the years
by sociologists, politicians and po-
litical theorists. While the defni-
tions created by those people might
be helpful to some, I think that it
is time our generation claimed the
term as our own.
If we have a coherent set of
shared values as a generation, we
can force our government to be
more responsive to our needs and
build a stronger society. Franklin
Delano Roosevelt once said, the
only sure bulwark of continuing lib-
erty is a government strong enough
to protect the interests of the peo-
ple, and a people strong enough
and well enough informed to main-
tain its sovereign control over the
government. A new civic religion
would be a perfect tool to help us,
as young Americans, to maintain
control over our leadership.
Te frst thing we should em-
phasize in our new civic religion is
that any religion/idea/ belief is re-
spected; we dont all need to think
or feel the same way. As Jayhawks,
we are a positive example of this. At
the Info Fair in front of Strong Hall
Tuesday night there was a whole
range of ideas represented. And if
any student feels their ideas or be-
liefs are not represented within the
university community, they have
the ability to start their own orga-
nization.
Now that weve established
that we are all in this together, we
need to remember that the beneft
of creating our new civic religion
helps shape our countrys future.
Terefore, the second tenet of
our new civic religion should be
broad, consistent participation in
our government and other civic
organizations. Election Day should
be a national holiday. It should be
a day where we take a break from
our jobs and school to focus on do-
ing what is best for our country. In
conventional religions we take time
of to focus on important events; we
should do the same in our new civic
religion.
We should also make staying
informed about our government a
national pastime; when you think
baseball and apple pie you should
also think news. Not news from
any one source, but from as many
diferent people, organizations and
countries as possible. Writing let-
ters to our leaders expressing our
opinions should be a common
activity, not just something our
teachers force us to do. We should
not only express our ideas when
we have a problem or are upset,
but we should ofer new ideas, new
solutions and new methods of com-
promise. Tese goals should be the
focus of communication with our
political leaders.
Te third and fnal mission of
our new civic religion should be to
keep the government honest. John
Stewart cant do it alone. We must
use the knowledge gained from our
over-priced university educations
to create greater public accountabil-
ity. Tere are numerous tools at our
disposal: voting, creating our own
media, and participating in govern-
ment on a local level, just to name
a few.
You may feel lost or discour-
aged, but there are things you can do
to fx that. First, attend a club meet-
ing that represents a point of view
with which you dont necessarily
agree. Contact information about
all clubs can be found in the Kyou
Portal on the KU Web site. Sec-
ondly, register to vote. You can get
information on voter registration
in any state at www.eac.gov. Finally,
make it a point to send at least one
letter to a political leader this se-
mester. Dont wait until something
makes you angry to write the letter;
read the news regularly and try to
share a new solution with our lead-
ers. Contact information for most
Kansas politicians can be found at
www.kansas.gov.
Tese simple steps will make
you a leader in our new civic reli-
gion and help to build a stronger
country.
Stuewe is a Lawrence junior in
political science and American
studies.
By Liz stuEwE
kANsAN COLUMNIsT
opinion@kansan.com
Afer more than a year, one
large demonstration, countless
meetings and a neutral arbitrator,
negotiations between graduate
teaching assistants and the Uni-
versity for higher wages and ben-
efts have come to a standstill.
Te bottom line: Tis has con-
tinued for far too long since
May 2005 and must be re-
solved. At this point a resolution
seems like an impossible goal.
Both sides need to analyze
the situation and realize they
need each other. Te University
could not man the classrooms
without the dedication of GTAs.
A University is only as good as
its faculty and staf, and that
includes all 900-plus GTAs.
On the other hand, the GTAs
have an opportunity to gain an
experience that can springboard
their careers.
Te University has ofered
raising the minimum salary
from $10,000-$11,000 to $12,000
by the 2008-2009 school year
along with an 11.3 percent in-
crease for merit raises.
Tis increase in wages is
something the Graduate Teach-
ing Assistants Coalition must
accept. Te numbers show they
are not the only underpaid indi-
viduals at the University.
Te University has continued
to hover around the aver-
age mark in the Big 12 when
it comes to salaries among
professors, associate professors,
assistant professors and instruc-
tors. Currently the University
sits sixth in average salary with a
total of $77,993, according to the
Ofce of Institutional Research
and Planning.
Credit University ofcials for
making an efort to reach an
agreement. Tey have done their
part, and now its time for GTAC
to make a few concessions to
reach a compromise.
GTAC says money is no
longer an issue and it now boils
down to other matters. Tis
includes the ability for GTAC to
use University property to at-
tract new members to the union.
Te group also wants do change
the 10-semester limit for GTAs,
which the University claims
pushes them to fnish on time
and provides open positions for
incoming graduate students.
A 10-semester limit seems
reasonable. Certainly it can be
difcult to grade papers on top
of juggling classes, but thats
what comes with the job.
Let us play neutral arbitrator
and advise both sides, especially
GTAC, to put down the boxing
gloves and reach an agreement.
Louis Mora, for the editorial
board.
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Free for all, tomorrow starts
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Yes, I was just calling. I want-
ed to let you know I just got
back into Lawrence and the frst
thing I knew why was because I
saw the bumper stickers on the
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Wayne and Larrys! Wayne
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and Larrys!
As the Kansan reported, stu-
dents convicted of any drug ofense
including possession of just one
marijuana joint are automatically
stripped of their fnancial aid (Mari-
juana found on move-in day; Aug.
17).
How many students do you know
who could aford to stay in school
afer losing their aid? Probably not
many. And how are they supposed to
clean up and make an honest living
once theyre kicked out of school?
Its not hard to see that this penal-
ty causes more, not less, drug abuse.
Of course, the denial of aid is in
addition to any other penalties the
court decides to mete out, including
fnes or jail time.
Perhaps the most striking thing
about this policy is that it does not
apply to murderers, rapists, or arson-
ists. Teyre all free to receive aid and
live right next to you in the dorms,
while students who occasionally
smoke marijuana are kicked to the
curb.
Tom Angell
Campaigns Director
Students for Sensible Drug Policy
Washington D.C.
Drug policy is irresponsible
free for
all
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Youll soon begin harvesting the fruits
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Make sure your teammates know
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Today is a 6
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Pause for a moment, to look at the
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Just when youre slowing down, you
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You may have noticed your dreams
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Today is a 5
The weeks been hectic, but youll soon
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Eli
Manning and the New York Giants
showed flashes of offense theyll need
to repeat as NFC East champions.
They also showed Herm Edwards
how much work his Kansas City
Chiefs have left to do.
Manning threw for one touch-
down and set up another and the
Giants starters and backups domi-
nated in a 17-0 preseason victory
over Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday
night, spoiling Edwards return to
Giants Stadium.
We came out here and played
very well, Manning said. The
defense did a great job of getting
us good field possession on the first
series and we were able to run the
ball, throw the ball and convert third
downs.
The Giants did just about any-
thing they wanted in outgaining the
Chiefs 309-111 while holding the
ball for more than 37 minutes.
If the game showed anything, it
was that the Giants (2-0) have the
talent to repeat in the NFC East and
that Edwards, the former Jets coach,
has a lot of work ahead to get the
Chiefs (0-2) back to the playoffs for
the first time since 2003.
Weve done this two weeks in a
row, Edwards said matter of factly.
I flat out told the guys it wasnt a
good job coaching, and you just
cant play like that against a team
that went to the playoffs last year. We
have to hurry up and rally now.
Edwards led the Jets to three play-
off appearances in five seasons, but
he was ushered out after a 4-12 mark
last season. In taking the Chiefs
job, he promised to shore up their
porous defense.
No such change was evident
against the Giants.
Manning shredded Kansas City
for touchdowns on two of the first
three drives, capping the first with
a 5-yard toss to Amani Toomer and
handing off the Brandon Jacobs for a
1-yard plunge on the third series.
The other drive probably would
have resulted in points had not
Jeremy Shockey and Tim Carter
been hit with consecutive holding
penalties in Chiefs territory.
Defensively, New York limited
Trent Green and halfback Larry
Johnson to two first downs in two
series before turning things over to
the backups. The Chiefs only got
into Giants territory once in the
game, getting to the New York 40 on
their second series.
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Chiefs shut out against Giants
Coach shares load
of media relations
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. LOUIS Throughout pre-
season training camp, first-year
Rams coach Scott Linehan has shoul-
dered the load of dealing with the
media while his coordinators con-
centrated on getting players ready
for the upcoming
season.
But on
Thursday, the
final day of camp,
he decided it was
time for defensive
coordinator Jim
Haslett and offen-
sive coordinator
Greg Olson to get
some exposure,
and promised they would be avail-
able on Mondays to discuss the pre-
vious game.
Even so, Linehan says hell con-
tinue to be the teams primary
spokesman.
I just feel its important, especial-
ly early in any kind of program that
theres one messenger, Linehan said.
Its not because those guys arent
competent and cant give you the
information you need. Thats a big
part of my job description and I feel
its the role that I ought to take.
Haslett, who spent the past six
years as head coach at New Orleans,
doesnt mind remaining behind the
scenes while Linehan gets all the
publicity.
To be honest with you, not deal-
ing with the media on a day-to-
day basis and focusing on football
has been good for me, said Haslett,
whose Saints team was displaced
last season by
Hurricane Katrina.
But, Ill say this
about this football
team, compared
to where Ive
been, he said. I
dont think theres
a lot of problems
and a lot of issues
that Scott has to
deal with. I know
its easier said than done because
there are a lot of hidden things,
but hes handled it very well. Scotts
very intelligent and he thinks about
things before he reacts. Im enjoyed
watching him work.
Olson, a former quarterbacks
coach at Detroit, Chicago and
San Francisco, said his transition
to offensive coordinator has been
made easier because Linehan plans
to call most of the plays. Olson said
he and Linehan are still working on
details about how their relationship
will work, but hes happy to serve as
Linehans apprentice.
NFL
NFL
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Casey Printers is sacked by New York Giants linebacker Nick McNeil during
fourth-quarter NFL football Thursday night at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
I just feel its important,
especially early in any kind of
program that theres one mes-
senger.
ScoTT LiNEhaN
St. Louis Rams coach
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Dayton Contemporary
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March
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Simon Shaheen &
Dr. A. J. Racy
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Saturday,
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L.A. Theatre Works in
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Friday,
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November
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Wednesday & Thursday,
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Miami City Ballet
in Don Quixote
Saturday,
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September
Fireworks, music ensemble
in Cartoon
Saturday,
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October
Pacifica Quartet
Sunday,
Oct. 1 2:00 p.m.
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celebrating the music
of Ray Charles
Wednesday,
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Bayanihan Philippine
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Friday, Oct. 6 7:30 p.m.
January
Lorin Maazel conducts the
Arturo Toscanini
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Sunday, Jan. 21 7:30 p.m.
Cypress String Quartet
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Burning River Brass
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Oklahoma State in the 2005 season.
BY MARK DENT
The soccer team will break the
monotony of nine days of practice
when it plays an exhibition game
against Drake at 6 p.m. tonight in
Des Moines, Iowa.
So far, the girls have only been
scrimmaging each other, coach
Mark Francis said. Im curious to
see how they will do kicking some-
body else.
The University, recently picked to
finish fifth in the Big 12 Conference,
returns 13 play-
ers with starting
experience, plus
six freshmen and
former starter
Jessica Kilpatrick,
who sat out last
season.
During todays
game, Francis
hopes to begin
sorting out which
players to use.
Everyone is
their own player
with their own role, senior Holly
Gault said. People are going to step
up and do well.
Gault herself will step up from
defender to forward this season.
Gault, who was just tabbed pre-
season All-Big 12, will most likely
excel in her new position. After all,
the senior led the
Jayhawks in goals
during the spring
season.
One question
facing the team
concerns the goal-
keeper situation.
Sophomore Julie
Hanley and junior
Colleen Quinn
both started 10 games last season.
Hanley, however, was Kansas start-
ing goalkeeper dur-
ing the seasons final,
most important
games. Whichever
goalie is chosen as
starter should be
successful, as both
players had a 1.16
goals against aver-
age and had nearly
the same number of
saves.
Despite these
questions, Francis
just wants to focus
on todays game.
Even though its an exhibition,
we want to win this game, Francis
said. Defensively, we are pretty
good, but we really need to address
working on controlling possession
on offense.
Kansan sportswriter Mark Dent
can be contacted at mdent@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Shanxi Upsdell
BY MICHAEL PHILLIPS
Sophomore forward Jen Or-
gas will sit out this basketball
season for personal reasons, ac-
cording to a statement released
Thursday night.
Orgas, an Omaha, Neb., na-
tive, saw little action in Big 12
Conference play last season. Her
high school teammate, walk-on
Katie Smith, played in a similar
role, and is still with the team.
We respect Jens decision to
sit out the upcoming season and
she has our full support, coach
Bonnie Henrickson said in the
statement.
Forward Sophronia Sallard
left the team at the conclusion
of the 2005-2006 season, also
citing personal reasons. Sallard
transferred to the University of-
Pittsburgh at the end of the aca-
demic year.
The womens basketball team
formally begins practice in Oc-
tober, although players are al-
lowed to participate in a limited
number of conditioning drills
each week with the coaches.
Kansan sports editor Michael Phil-
lips can be contacted at mphil-
lips@kansan.com.
Edited by Erin Wiley
Womens basketball
player to sit out year
WOMENS BASKETBALL
Even though its an exhibition,
we want to win this game.
Defensively, we are pretty good,
but we really need to address
working on controlling posses-
sions on ofense.
MARK FRANCIS
Kansas soccer coach
Francis
sports 10A
FRIday, august 18, 2006
when It RaIns, It pouRs
Fan wants to rebound from subpar image
Being from St. Louis, I was the
only Kansas fan in my entire high
school. Naturally, all of my friends
root for Missouri and love to make
fun of KU whenever they get the
chance. Lately, they have had way
too many chances.
Kansas has been in the news for
the wrong reasons too many times
in the past year and a half. Allow me
to briefly recap:
*Former KU basketball player
J.R. Giddens was stabbed during a
fight in May 2005 at the Moon Bar.
Giddens, who was not 21 at the
time, pleaded no contest to battery.
Shortly afterward, he transferred to
New Mexico.
*Former KU running back Bruce
Ringwood was charged with assault
in August 2005 after he got in a
fight at a Kenny Chesney concert
in Kansas City, Mo., that injured a
Shawnee women. He then got in a
fight with his roommate in March
2006 and was kicked off the football
team by coach Mark Mangino.
*In October 2005, former soft-
ball player Jackie Vasquez sued KU
softball coach Tracy Bunge for sex-
ual harassment, alleging that Bunge
ordered the softball team to shower
in their uniforms after losing to
Texas A&M in April 2005.
Vasquez claimed her scholar-
ship was terminated and she was
removed from the team because she
reported the incident to the Athletics
Department. Athletics officials say
she was removed from the team
because of misconduct regarding the
e-mail account of assistant coach
Jennifer Sewell.
*Junior basketball player Darnell
Jackson was suspended nine games
in November 2005 for accepting
$5,000 worth of gifts from a Kansas
booster. Jackson said he was unaware
that the payments he received were
illegal and repaid the money.
The biggest issue is the NCAA
investigation involving numerous
violations within the mens and wom-
ens basketball and football teams.
Kansas imposed penalties on itself,
but the NCAA could hand down
additional penalties in five to seven
weeks if it feels the self-imposed pen-
alties were not severe enough.
As a Kansas fan, hearing all of
this stuff makes me sick. I am tired
of seeing Kansas in the news because
of violations, fights, improper pay-
ments and everything else that has
happened in the past 18 months.
Add consecutive first round loss-
es to Bradley and Bucknell in the
NCAA Basketball Tournament, and
it has been a tough time for Kansas
fans during the past few years.
What we need is something that
can help change what is being said
about us. We need the football team
to go out, win the Big 12 North and
somehow find a way to make it into
a BCS Bowl.
We need the basketball team,
ranked No. 2 in the nation, to make
it back to the Final Four and perhaps
win a national championship to help
quiet the whispers that we always
choke come tournament time.
Many of the schools sports teams
look to have promising season, so
heres to hoping that one of them
does something spectacular that will
help return the word Kansas to what
it once was: greatness.
Kansan sportswriter B.J. Rains can
be contacted at bjrains@kansan.
com.
Edited by Catherine Odson
By B.J. Rains
kansan spoRts ColumnIst
bjrains@kansan.com
CluB spoRts
Baseball to add
junior varsity team
By Kayvon saRRaf
With one year of experience
under its belt, the University of
Kansas club baseball team intends
to improve upon last years suc-
cess.
After tying for the Mid Plains
South Conference championship a
season ago, the team plans to add a
junior varsity team and play more
games this season, highlighted by
the hosting of the Econo Lodge
Baseball Classic in the fall.
We hope to have more people
try out since well have two teams,
and more people will get a chance
to play baseball, B.J. Rains, club
president, said.
Adding a second team will give
more talented players an opportu-
nity to play. A deep talent pool was
something the Jayhawks used to
their advantage last season. Rains
said all team members played at
the high school level, with some
playing as high as the junior col-
lege level.
Josh Crain, Overland Park
junior and winner of the Cy Young
Award, which is given to the teams
best pitcher, said the teams only
downfall last season was experi-
ence.
Theres no question the talent
is there, Crain said. Some of our
reserves would start at most of the
schools we played. We just need to
play more games, and well be in
great shape.
More games are on tap for this
season. In addition to the eight-
team tournament to take place in
Lawrence, the club scheduled sev-
eral more games in the fall. The
team will play exhibitions through-
out the season to give itself a head
start on spring league action.
Going into last spring, we were
kind of behind since we didnt do
much in the fall, Rains said.
Last years roster could only
hold 20 players, so some interested
participants were unable to play.
With a junior varsity team this
season, the club intends to keep 40
players on the roster.
The JV team is a great idea. It
means more at bats for everyone.
Thats why were all here to
extend our careers, Crain said.
All club members are required
to help raise funds for the club. As
a club sport, the team is self-suf-
ficient financially. Last year, the
team played host to a trivia night
dinner. Rains said it was a big hit.
Anyone interested in par-
ticipating on the club baseball
team should attend a meeting at
7:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Student
Recreation Fitness Center. For
more information, e-mail Rains
at stlku27@ku.edu or visit www.
jayhawkclubbaseball.com.
Kansan sportswriter Kayvon sar-
raf can be contacted at ksarraf@
kansan.com.
Edited by Shanxi Upsdell
VolleyBall
Newcomers to engage
alumni in first game
By DRew DaviDson
The Jayhawk volleyball team
will start its season Saturday
night at the KU Alumni Scrim-
mage. The frst match is set for
7 p.m. at the Horejsi Family
Athletics Center, and admis-
sion to the event is free.
Its a little bit of a dress
rehearsal prior to the sea-
son, coach Ray Bechard said.
Were bringing back our most
recent alumni, and well play a
best three out of fve match.
Kansas fans will be able to
see the eight newcomers on the
team, including Natalie Uhart,
preseason Big 12 Newcomer
of the Year, as well as the eight
returning players.
Kansas returns starter Emily
Brown, preseason All Big 12,
and Jana Correa, senior out-
side hitter.
The Jayhawks have 16 play-
ers on the roster who are all
capable of competing and
helping the team, Bechard
said.
If we can get some healthy
competition in positions, that
is going to raise everybodys
level, Bechard said.
Uhart, a 6-foot-2 middle
blocker who transferred to
Kansas from Long Beach
State, said shes ready to wear
the Jayhawk uniform for the
frst time.
Im really excited, she
said. It will be the frst time
my parents can come up and
see me play in a long time, so
theyre really excited about it
too.
Alumni tentatively playing
in the game include players
from last years team, Paula
Caten and Josi Lima. Other
alumni scheduled to attend are
Danielle Geronymo, Abbie Ja-
cobson, Molly LaMere, Laura
Rohde, Molly Scavuzzo and
Kylie Thomas.
The team looks to make its
fourth-straight NCAA tourna-
ment appearance. Kansas fn-
ished eighth in the Big 12 last
season, and was picked to fn-
ish seventh this season.
The frst regular season
match will be Aug. 25 against
Alabama A&M in Tuscaloosa,
Ala., for the Crimson Tide In-
vitational.
Kansan sportswriter Drew Da-
vidson can be contacted at dda-
vidson@kansan.com.
Edited by Brett Bolton
By JiMMy GoLen
THe assoCiaTeD PRess
FOXBOROUGH, Mass.
Junior Seau is looking to join
the New England Patriots, just
three days after San Diego
threw him a retirement party.
Junior left a message for
Chargers President Dean
Spanos today alerting him
that he may sign a contract
and play for the New England
Patriots, the Chargers said
Thursday in a statement. If,
in fact, he chooses to continue
his playing career, we wish
him good health and the best
of luck this season. Juniors
place in the Chargers Hall of
Fame awaits him when his ca-
reer is over.
FootBall
Ex-Charger looks to join Patriots
athletics calendar
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capa, Brazil,
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2005 team
in kills and
points. this
will be her
fourth season
starting for
the Jayhawks.
sports briefs
Volleyball
Transfer student receives
junior status for season
At 8 a.m. last Monday, vol-
leyball coach Ray Bechard gave
Natalie Uhart great news. She
was granted junior eligibility
after transferring to Kansas from
Long Beach State.
Coach Bechard came into the
gym and said, its a great day to
be a Jayhawk, Uhart said. I was
just being sarcastic like, Yeah,
woo. Then he told me I was a
junior, and I started jumping up
and down. I was so happy.
Uhart, a 6-foot-2 middle
blocker from Lansing, is
expected to replace Josi Lima.
Uhart, named the Big 12 pre-
season Newcomer of the Year,
was granted a medical hardship
waiver by the Big West Confer-
ence for the 2005 season after
appearing in only fve games at
Long Beach State.
-Drew Davison
Intramurals
Flag football sign-up
sooner than last year
Recreational services has
pushed sign-up for the fag foot-
ball league up a few days from
last year.
Teams can sign up from 8 a.m.
today until 8 p.m. on Monday.
Registration can be done online
at www.recreation.ku.edu.
There will be a $20 entry fee
for participants, to be paid on
either Monday or Tuesday from
2 to 8 p.m.
Teams need to be aware that
if they fail to pay in the allotted
times they will lose their spot to
teams on the waiting list.
There will be a managers
meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Team managers must be present
at the meeting or the team will
have to forfeit and pay a $10 for-
feit fee before it will be allowed
to play its frst game.
Flag football will kick-of on
Sunday, Aug. 27.
-Stephen Bergman
basketball
Hinrich named to
basketball national team
Former Jayhawk basketball
player Kirk Hinrich was named to
the USA basketball national team
Wednesday. The team will compete
in the FIBA World Championships
in Japan, which begin Sunday.
The team, led by Duke coach
Mike Kryzewski, will likely com-
pete for the United States at the
2008 Olumpics.
Hinrich was considered
a favorite for the spot when
Gilbert Arenas had to drop out
after injuring his groin earlier in
the week.The average age of the
team is 24 1/2 years old.
-THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS
TICKETS
(continued from 12a)
One reason for the increase
is that students are now getting
more games for their bucks.
With the NCAA now allowing
teams to play 12 regular sea-
son football games instead of
11, KU will add an extra home
game next year (2007) and play
eight home games instead of
seven. Kansas plays 19 games
at Allen Fieldhouse this season,
as opposed to 18 contests last
year.
If a student does not want
to buy a sports package, tickets
for all football and basketball
games are sold individually for
$10. However, with a sports
package, it costs students less
than $5 dollars per game.
For students that still want to
purchase a sports package, they
are available at the ticket offce
at Allen Fieldhouse until the frst
football game on Sept. 2. Sports
packages are no longer available
through Enroll & Pay.
kansan staf writer C.J. moore can
be contacted at cjmoore@kansan.
com.
-Edited by Elyse Weidner
KANSAS STATE
(continued from 12a)
While these losses have turned
some position battles into foregone
conclusions, they will no doubt test
the depth of this years offense.
At quarterback, what was once
a four-player race is now a coin-
flip decision. Senior Dylan Meier
missed all of 2005 because of inju-
ry, but has six college starts to
his name. For his career, Meier
has completed 132 of 228 passes
and has nine touchdowns to seven
interceptions.
Princes other option for quar-
terback is freshman John Freeman,
whos been enrolled at Kansas State
since January. Although Freeman
has yet to take a collegiate snap, his
high school accolades precede him.
Freeman passed for more than
7,000 yards in high school, was
ranked the top player in the state of
Missouri by Rivals.com, was a four-
star recruit according to Rivals, and
rated the fourth best pro-style quar-
terback in the nation by Rivals.
Meiers experience will probably
earn him the spot, but Freeman
could get the nod if Prince decides
to look to the future and test him.
The Wildcats should be deep
at running back with the top two
spots already set. Senior Thomas
Clayton rushed for 637 yards and
four touchdowns in 2005 as Kansas
States main back, and he will prob-
ably reclaim that title in 2006.
Right behind him is sophomore
Parrish Fisher, who rushed for only
289 yards in 2005, but averaged six
yards per carry.
Regardless of whom Prince puts
under center, they will have some
reliable receivers to throw to.
Junior Jordy Nelson was Kansas
States leading receiver last year
with 45 catches for 669 yards and
eight touchdowns. If defenses key
on him, seniors Jermaine Moreira
and Yamon Figurs should get open.
The two combined for 49 catches,
728 yards and a touchdown apiece.
Junior tight end Rashaad Norwood
will also see some passes in his
direction after catching 13 balls
for 160 yards and a touchdown
last year.
On the offensive line, the
Wildcats return senior Greg
Wafford, junior John Hafferty, and
sophomores Jordan Bedore and
Caleb Handy, who have 38 career
starts among them. A handful of
players will compete for the fifth
spot on the line, but could also find
themselves stealing one of the pre-
viously mentioned players spots.
Seniors Blake Seiler and Quintin
Echols and sophomore Alphonso
Moran return to the Wildcats
defensive line after combining for
100 tackles in 2005. Sophomore
Ian Campbell and freshman Eric
Childs should see a majority of the
action at the end positions.
Kansas States leading tackler
from 2005, senior Brandon Archer,
returns along with senior Maurice
Mack to fill the outside linebacker
spots. Senior Zach Diles should
emerge as the teams top middle
linebacker.
Continuing the trend on defense,
Kansas State will also have a vet-
eran secondary. Junior free safety
Marcus Watts led the secondary
with 71 tackles last year and will be
joined by junior cornerbacks Bryan
Baldwin and Byron Garvin. Senior
Kyle Williams is the front-runner
to take the strong safety spot with
three career starts.
Despite all the changes Kansas
State has undergone, there wont
be many new faces starting on
Saturdays. How well the players
adapt to the new staff s philoso-
phies will dictate whether that is a
good thing or not for Kansas State
fans.
We believe the tougher the
team, the better the team, Prince
said. So I think thats really what
weve tried to do is create a fast
team that has an opportunity to
compete and run with these other
teams.
kansan sportswriter shawn
shroyer can be contacted at
sshroyer@kansan.com.
Edited by Brett Bolton
LIttLe League
World Series spot transforms preteens into stars
by alan sCHer ZaGIer
tHe assoCIateD Press
COLUMBIA, Mo. Move over,
Missouri Tigers. Take a seat, St.
Louis Cardinals and Kansas City
Chiefs. The Daniel Boone Little
League National All Stars are the
talk of the town these days.
Fans in this college sports hotbed
dont usually obsess over preteens in
braces who play on a shrunken base-
ball diamond with modified rules.
Yet once the team clinched a spot in
the Little League World Series, which
begins Friday in Williamsport, Pa.,
players like fireballing pitcher Ryan
Phillips practically became house-
hold names.
In just three days, locals contrib-
uted nearly $30,000 toward travel
costs for the teams parents. The
citys only mall will broadcast the
teams first three games this weekend
on a big-screen television.
The Columbia Daily Tribune
newspaper, with a weekday circula-
tion near 20,000, is sending a staff
reporter to Pennsylvania to chron-
icle the teams performance. Even
the types whose knowledge of sports
usually begins and ends with larger-
than-life figures like Tiger Woods
or Michael Jordan are getting swept
away.
People who could care less about
sports are talking about it, said Kyle
Elfrink, a local sports radio talk
show host.
The Daniel Boone squad advanced
to the World Series by winning the
Midwest regional Saturday night in
Indianapolis, 2-0 over Bloomfield,
Iowa.
Then comes games against
Portsmouth, N.H., at 7 p.m. Saturday
and Beaverton, Ore., at 7 p.m.
Monday. Each of the games will be
shown live on ESPN or ESPN2.
The top two American teams in
each 4-team pool advance to the
semifinals next week, with the even-
tual winner of the U.S. bracket facing
the winner of an eight-team interna-
tional division.
sports
Drake University will be the soccer
teams first competitor in an exhi-
bition game tonight in Des
Moines, Iowa.
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the volleyball team will start its season saturday with
a match against the most recent volley-
ball alumni.
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Athletics depArtment
Student ticket prices rise
By RyAn SchnEidER
The beat goes on or at least
thats the talk surrounding this sea-
sons linebacking corps.
Whether or not this group can
step in and fill the void created by
the graduation of last seasons three
top tacklers Nick Reid, Banks
Floodman and Kevin Kane is one
of the biggest question marks sur-
rounding the Kansas football team
this season.
Despite losing all three starting
linebackers from last years squad,
this years replacements think theyll
be able to step in and fill the void.
While not the most experienced
group on the defensive unit, Kansas
coach Mark Mangino said the group
has what it takes to be successful.
They are an athletic and fast
group of kids with a nasty streak
to them, Mangino said. I have an
idea of one or two who might win
starting jobs, but I cant tell you for
sure.
Although no starters have been
announced, its believed that senior
Eric Washington, sophomores
Mike Rivera, James Holt and Joe
Mortensen and redshirt freshman
Jake Schermer are all in the mix
for the three vacant starting spots.
Nearly all saw time with the first-
team defense in an open practice
Aug. 5.
While none of the candidates
for the three starting spots saw sig-
nificant time on defense last year,
all but Shermer saw the field in
certain defense alignments or spe-
cial teams.
As a redshirt freshman, Rivera
played in all 12 games, recording
20 tackles, the most of any return-
ing linebacker. Holt was one of just
three freshmen to play last sea-
son, he finished last season with six
tackles.
The fact that theyve seen time
on the field has made the returners,
like Rivera, more hungry for play-
ing time.
Weve been around here for a
while, Rivera said. Were just in a
hurry to get in there this year and
do a lot of good things,
Schermer might be the most sur-
prising potential starter considering
hes never played a down of colle-
giate football. After playing on the
scout team last season, Mangino
said Schermer has a shot at a start-
ing spot.
Hes earned it, Mangino said.
Hes a 100 percent player every
snap. Hes getting better and better
and hes competing for a position
over there.
Kansan senior sportswriter Ryan
Schneider can be contacted at
rschneider@kansan.com.
Edited by Erin Wiley
Linebackers ready to play
Jared Gab/KANsAN
Eric Washington, Detroit senior, and sophomores Mike Rivera, Shawnee Mission, and Joe Mortensen, Concord, Calif., are com-
peting for the three starting spots at linebacker. These spots were vacated by last years graduating seniors.
By ShAwn ShRoyER
Its been nearly nine months since
Kansas State last took the field. Since
then, several players have left and a
new coaching staff has been hired,
but one thing hasnt changed.
Kansas State finished sixth in the
Big 12 North in 2005 and confer-
ence media has predicted that the
Wildcats will do the same in 2006
under new head coach Ron Prince.
Prince, however, has different
aspirations.
We came here to win champi-
onships and to compete for them,
Prince said. And so thats what our
objective is, and thats what our plan
is, and I think our players have been
steadfast with that, and we are not
going to be distracted.
To make Kansas State an elite pro-
gram once again, Prince and a pair
of coordinators with NFL experience
will work with the team.
James Franklin, a wide receiver
coach for the Green Bay Packers last
season, will take over the Wildcat
offense, and Raheem Morris, who
spent the last four years working for
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense,
will coordinate the Wildcat defense.
As a result, Kansas State will run
more spread formations on offense
and zone schemes on defense.
However, Prince wants Kansas State
to remain a physical program and
maintain the characteristics that
defined Kansas State at the height of
the Bill Snyder era.
The main difference that I can
see is that in 2003, Kansas State had
a fast team, Prince said. If you go
all the way down the roster, all of the
players that played, these players have
played at a very fast rate and they
were decisive players because they
knew exactly how to run the play.
While some players like what they
see so far from the new regime, others
have decided to move on. Since April,
eight players have left the program.
Freshman quarterback Kevin
Lopina was the first to go. Not far
behind were senior quarterback
Allen Webb, sophomore quarter-
back Allan Evridge, freshman run-
ning back Courtney Greer, freshman
wide receiver Val Taylor, sophomore
wide receiver Ro Grigsby, freshman
tight end Nate Prater and sophomore
offensive lineman Ryan Schmidt.
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Jayhawks refect
on summer leagues
By AliSSA BAuER
The Jayhawks baseball season
ended June 4, but the teams play-
ers jumped right into playing for
summer league teams around the
country.
Junior outfielder Brock Simpsons
summer team, the Duluth Huskies
of the Northwoods
League i n
Minnesota, opened
its season June 1.
For me it was
more like I need-
ed a day off, not
a break, Simpson
said. If I took a
week off from
baseball, I wouldnt
know what to do
with myself.
Simpson joined the Huskies after
Kansas ended its postseason run
and returned just days before classes
began Thursday.
Unlike Simpson, junior second
baseman Ryne Price headed back
to Lawrence Aug. 2 and said he
didnt even touch a baseball until
Wednesday.
While Simpson played in
Minnesota and another group of
teammates played in California, oth-
ers went to more exotic places. Price,
along with junior outfielder John
Allman, spent his summer playing
for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots in
Alaska.
Price said Alaskas bright sun-
light lasts until approximately 3 a.m.
every day.
He hung foil on the window to
keep the sun out long enough to get
some sleep. Foiled windows com-
bined with hard-to-find Web sites
and outdated stats highlight the dif-
ference between school and summer
ball.
For one player, it was a chance to
spend some time closer to home.
Junior third baseman Erik
Morrison returned to his home state,
playing for the San Diego Mavericks.
He said he spent his summer doing
more than just baseball. Baseball was
the focus, but not nearly the way it is
in Lawrence.
Its pretty much just getting guys
and umps on the field for games,
Morrison said. Which is all I need-
ed.
Even though
the Huskies fin-
ished first in
N o r t h w o o d s
League North
D i v i s i o n ,
Simpsons second
summer may not
have been as ben-
eficial as his first.
For me as a
freshman, I didnt
play every day by
any means, Simpson said. So I
played summer ball, and I came
back a much better ball player my
sophomore year.
Even as a frequent starter and
part-time leadoff hitter last season,
he believes strongly in the impor-
tance of summer ball. He added
many of his teammates in Duluth
play for other Big 12 schools during
the regular season.
He even had a chance to play
against fellow Jayhawk Preston Land.
Lands Alexandria Beetles took on
the Huskies eight times this sum-
mer. Simpson remembered hoping
his buddy would get hits when he
came up, even though they were
opponents.
The difference between school
ball and summer ball is when theyre
at bat for Nebraska or whoever,
Simpson said of his teammates. Im
hoping they get out.
Kansan sportswriter Alissa Bauer
can be contacted at abauer@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Shanxi Upsdell
By c.J. MooRE
For the frst time in fve years,
the University of Kansas Athlet-
ics Department increased the
price for a student sports pack-
age by $25.
A sports package includes
a ticket to every home football
game at Memorial Stadium and
gives students an opportunity to
pick up mens basketball tickets,
which are distributed through-
out the season.
The package, once $125, now
costs $150. The Athletics De-
partment came to an agreement
with Student Senate last spring
to increase the fee. The Univer-
sity still provides some of the
cheapest tickets to football and
mens basketball games in the
Big 12, even with the increase.
Our feeling is we want to
keep it as inexpensive as we can
for the students. The students are
an important part of the crowd
at Memorial Stadium and Allen
Fieldhouse, Jim Marchiony, as-
sociate athletic director, said.
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KANsAN FILe pHoto
For me it was more like I need-
ed a day off, not a break. If I took a
week off from baseball, I wouldnt
know what to do with myself.
BRock sImPson
Junior outfelder
big 12 student ticket prices
even after the price increase, Kan-
sas still ofers one of the cheapest
ticket packages to sporting events
in the Big 12 conference. A look
other schools:
*Oklahoma state $340
*Oklahoma $280
Kansas state $240 to $270
**Baylor $270
texas A&m $247.50
iowa state $190
*nebraska $172
Kansas $150
colorado $95
texas $130
***texas tech $50

* Basketball and football sold
separately
** includes access to student life
center
*** All students must pay fee.
Source: university athletics
deartments
Sports packages become more expensive, more home games to be included
Ron Prince,
Kansas State
football coach,
plans to utilize
the talents of
former NFL
coordinators
to improve
the team.
Prince hired
James Frank-
lin to work on
offense and
Raheem Morris
to work on
defense.
Experiences range from Minnesota to Alaska