2006-12-06

By Darla slipke
Laney Allbritten recalls sitting in the waiting room of

the Douglas County Health Department, anxiously await-
ing the results of her HIV test in August 2004.
Allbritten, Cunningham senior, was getting tested
because her boyfriend at the time was HIV positive, and
they had been having unprotected sex off and on for two
years. She said she half expected to contract the virus, but
wasnt prepared for the devastating news that day: She was
HIV positive. Allbritten went out to her truck and sobbed.
Thirteen years earlier in a hospital room in Houston,
Lawrence resident Tami Abondano Gaines heard the same
grim news from a routine HIV screening, but hers came
as a complete shock. She was unaware that her husband
at the time had been using intravenous drugs. Gaines was
three-and-a-half months pregnant at the time with her
third son.
Allbritten, 25, is among the estimated 1,200 Kansans
with HIV, the virus that attacks the immune system and
causes AIDS. Gaines, 45, is one of another estimated 1,200
Kansans who have developed full-blown AIDS.
Jayhawk football player
Jerome Kemp is facing
criminal charges after being
booked into jail Monday.
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patrons a variety of options
to hear bands perform.
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StuDENt SENatE
Coalition
decides
spring
candidates
CRiME
Suspect charged with death of student
FiNaNCial aiD
Ofcials warn against FAFSA scams
FAFSA facts
Advances in treatment improve prognosis for AIDS victims
By DaviD linharDt
A 24-year-old KU student was
arrested and charged with invol-
untary manslaughter and leaving
the scene of an accident that killed
another KU student, according to jail
records Tuesday.
Joshua L. Walton was allegedly
driving the Toyota Camry that struck
and killed Ryan Kanost, Manhattan
senior, as he crossed the street Sept.
23 at 13th and Kentucky streets.
The charges against Walton noted
he was driving while intoxicated. He
was briefly booked at the Douglas
County jail on Monday and released
on $25,000 bond later the same after-
noon. Lawrence Police finished the
investigation more than a month ago
and Douglas County district attorney
Charles Branson had been review-
ing the case and
weighing charges
against Walton.
Branson was in
court all day and
unable to com-
ment, his office
said.
Walton had
turned himself in to Lawrence police
the day after the accident but was not
arrested or charged at the time.
Kanost was walking with friends
that night from one party to another
when the vehicle struck him. Kanost
was pronounced dead at the scene.
A Lawrence Police accident report
stated the vehicle was driven in a
reckless and careless manner and
that it did not swerve or try to avoid
Kanost. After the accident the vehicle
continued traveling northbound on
Kentucky street.
Kanost was crossing the street at a
crosswalk and had the legal right-of-
way, according to the report.
kansan staf writer David linhardt
can be contacted at dlinhardt@
kansan.com.
Edited by Jacky Carter
see AIDS on page 4a
the gift of time
By DaviD linharDt
According to a University offi-
cial, some companies try to charge
as much as $600 to fill out the Free
Application for Federal Student
Aid for students, even though the
FAFSA is free to fill out.
With the deadline for filling out
the application approaching on
March 1, state university officials
are warning students against schol-
arship scams and companies that
offer to fill out the FAFSA for a fee.
If students need help, KU admin-
istrators will help them complete
the FAFSA for free, Stephanie
Covington, associate director of the
KU Office of Student Financial Aid,
said.
The FAFSA-assistance compa-
nies compare themselves to tax-
preparation services. Their service
is to ensure that the form is filled
out correctly.
Marc Alexander, vice president
for operations at Student Financial
Aid Services in Davis, Calif., said
his company encouraged students
to fill out the FAFSA themselves.
However, Alexander said, no one
would double-check or edit the
application it would go immedi-
ately to the Federal Department of
Education.
Our value is in the eye of the
beholder, Alexander said. We
review the FAFSA application, track
its progress daily and notify stu-
dents when its processed.
The company operates www.
fafsa.com, where it offers its FAFSA
preparation and review service. The
cost ranges from $50 for renew-
ing FAFSA applications to $80 for
processing a new one. The firm also
offers to do a speedier version of
the FAFSA with students over the
phone.
Alexander said firms like his
would make sure FAFSA applica-
tions were done as perfectly as pos-
sible, catching typos and making
sure earnings and tax amounts are
in the right fields.
At Kansas State University
last month, student aid officials
sent warning e-mails to students
about fafsa.com and the services
Alexanders company offers.
We had some students receiv-
ing e-mails or letters from that
company, said Lawrence Moeder,
assistant vice president of Student
Financial Assistance at K-State.
We thought we should let students
know that the federal government
doesnt charge to fill out or submit
a FAFSA.
see FAFSA on page 6B
By nate McGinnis
The Ignite coalition has named
its two main candidates for the
Spring 2007 campaign season.
Adam Hurly, Sioux Falls, S.D.,
sophomore, will be the coalitions
candidate for student body presi-
dent and Austin Kelly, Lawrence
junior, will be his running mate
for student body vice president.
Hurly was a senator during
his freshman year and currently
serves as Student Senate execu-
tive secretary.
Hurly said previously working
on Senate allowed him to learn
the dynamics of the group.
Im able to see the direction
Senate is going and the direction
I want to take it, Hurly said.
Kelly had previously served as
the finance committee associate
senator and is currently the stu-
dent body assistant treasurer.
Kelly said his previous Senate
service would be a valuable asset
if he was elected vice president
because he already deals with
many of the student groups
important to campus. He said the
vice president would be respon-
sible for maintaining these rela-
tionships as well as building new
ones with student groups.
Senate helps students and stu-
dent groups, Kelly said Thats
what Senate is about.
Hurly and Kelly have yet to
hammer out a solid campaign
platform for the spring, but are
instead waiting to hear input
from students and student
groups to learn what issues are
important to them.
Despite this, Hurly and Kelly
said they have a few ideas about
things they would like to change
about Senate: make it more public
on campus and increase aware-
ness on the resources Senate has
to offer students.
We want to have accessibil-
ity to Senate, accountability and
transparency, Kelly said.
kansan staf writer nate Mc-
Ginnis can be contacted at
nmcginnis@kansan.com.
Free information about
student aid:
http://scholarships.ku.edu
www.fnaid.org
www.fastweb.com
to fll out the Free
application for Federal
student aid (FaFsa),
go to:
www.fafsa.ed.gov
Source: KUOfce of Student Financial Aid
Theres a
whole element
of not knowing if youre going
to be accepted more
importantly
rejected.
It changes
who you are
as a person when you lose
so many people that you
love and care
about.
Vanessa pearson/Kansan
Laney allbritten, Cunninghamsenior, ties a ribbon onto a display Friday at the Ribbons of Life display and vigil at South Park. The ribbons carried messages fromthose afected by AIDS and HIV. Douglas County AIDS Project sponsored the event. Allbritten
volunteers for Douglas County AIDS Project and an adoption agency in Oklahoma City.
kanost
laney allbrItten
tamI abondano GaInes
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The frst toilet paper rolls
in America were made by the
Scott Company in 1890. It was
hard to get people to adopt the
new product, so early adver-
tisements suggested that over
65% of middle-aged men and
women sufer from some sort of
rectal disease. Bonus fact: The
same company later invented
the frst roll of paper towels in
1907.
Source: www.toiletpaperworld.com
A University employee
reported an auto burglary and
theft from a vehicle parked near
the 700 block of Ash Street.
Someone took a check book
and prescription medication for
spider bites from the vehicle.
The incident occurred between
Nov. 19 and Nov. 20 and the
total loss was $2.
A 22-year-old KU student
reported criminal trespassing at
the students residence in the
2100 block of Harvard Road.
The incident occurred Dec. 2.
A University employee
reported a burglary and theft
from the 1200 block of East
13th Street. Someone stole
a Canon video camera, a
Sennheiser boom microphone
and almost $3,000 of other
items. The incident occurred
Dec. 1 and the total loss is
$5,903.
Becky Dunavin is one of the
most sought after people on
campus. She is the senior admin-
istrative assistant at the student
involvement center at the Kansas
Union. Dunavin is one of the
many behind the scenes people
that help student organizations
be able to function.
This is the starting point for
almost anything that has any-
thing to do with on campus life,
Dunavin said.
In reality, Dunavin is the sec-
retary for all the student orga-
nizations that have an office
in the union. This means that
there is no shortage of work for
Dunavin.
I like to keep busy, and this
job does that, Dunavin said.
Dunavin on an average day
will see at least 60 students who
need information on some sort
of student activity or organi-
zation. This number does not
include the faculty that look for
the same type of information.
Dunavin started working for the
University of Kansas since she
graduated from high school. She
has worked here for 25 years.
I wasnt the college student
type, Dunavin said. I always
knew that I was going to work
here, though.
Edited by Brett Bolton
CAMPUS
Creationist to speak at
Murphy Hall on Thursday
The fnal lecture in the
Knowledge: Faith and Reason
series that was canceled last
week has been rescheduled for
1 p.m. Thursday at the Crafton
Pryer Theater in Murphy Hall.
Michael Behe, professor of bio-
chemistry at Lehigh University,
will discuss the argument for
intelligent design in biology.
The lecture is sponsored by
the Commons, a joint efort
of the Hall Center for the Hu-
manities and the Biodiversity
Institute.
Behe is a creationist,
biochemist and author of the
book Darwins Black Box.
The Hall Center has brought
speakers to present diverse
views on roles of reason and
faith in the human experience.
There will be a public discus-
sion about Behes lecture 10
a.m. Friday at the Conference
Hall in the Hall Center, east of
the Dole Human Development
Center.
Ben Smith
CAMPUS
ABC executive to speak
at Dole Institute
Mark Halperin, ABC News
Political Director, will be a guest
lecturer at 7:30 tonight at the
Robert J. Dole Institute of Poli-
tics, west of the Lied Center.
Halperin, author of the book
The Way to Win: Taking the
White House in 2008,will dis-
cuss the challenges and issues
facing presidential contenders
in their upcoming political
campaigns in 2008.
The event is free and open to
the public with a book signing
to follow.
Ben Smith
An article in Tuesdays The
University Daily Kansan needs
clarifcation. The article, Stu-
dents dig in to real-life experi-
ence should have said that the
dig site the students visited is
12,000 to 13,000 years old.
Becky Dunavin
Senior Administrative Assistant
at the student involvement
center at the Kansas Union
KU
at
BY JOSH LANDAU
Whos
Who
Want to know what people
are talking about? Here is a
list of Tuesdays most e-mailed
stories from Kansan.com.
1. Leaving the pain behind
2. The Kindest Cut
3. Defense, bench lead Kan-
sas past USC
4. Bearing it all for a Brazilian
5. Med Center, international
company to work together on
detecting cancer earlier
Forever is composed of nows.
Emily Dickinson
Spreading Christmas beer
ODD NEWS
Bus shelter displays ads
that smell like cookies
SAN FRANCISCO The Cali-
fornia Milk Processor Board has
outftted fve San Francisco bus
shelters with ads embedded with
the smell of just-out-of-the-oven
chocolate chip cookies.
The scented bus shelter
advertisements made their U.S.
debut Monday, according to Louis
Zafonte, spokesman for New York-
based Arcade Marketing, which
designed the ads to encourage
milk drinking.
To overcome the frequent
blasts of exhaust and the funky
whifs that often permeate a big-
city bus shelter, scented oils were
sandwiched between cardboard
cards emblazoned with Got Milk?
and af xed to shelter walls.
It costs about $30 per shelter,
Zafonte said, and the smell should
last one to two weeks depending
on the location. The displays will
last about a month.
Man on parade foat faces
charge of drunken driving
COLUMBIA, S.C. A man
accused of speeding down Main
Street in Anderson has been
charged with drunken driving. He
was driving a foat in a Christmas
parade at the time.
When of cers caught up to 42-
year-old David Allen Rodgers, he
had an open container of alcohol
in the truck he used to haul the
children and adults on a foat for
the Steppin Out Dance Studio,
Anderson Police spokeswoman
Linda Dudley said.
Witnesses said Rodgers was
driving in Sundays parade when
he pulled out to pass a tractor
in the foat. Rodgers sped down
Main Street and ran a red light,
while a witness on the foat called
911 on a cell phone, police said.
Of cers started chasing Rodg-
ers, who didnt stop for three miles.
Once he pulled over, he tried to
attack an of cer, Dudley said.
Rodgers, whose child was on
the foat, faces more than three
dozen charges, including DUI, 18
counts of kidnapping and assault-
ing an of cer, authorities said.
DAVID DOEMLAND/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Joe Douglas, left, and Patrick Gordon place Christmas spirits beneath their Beer Treeon Monday in front of their house in Emporia. We were just sitting around drinking and thought we would get
some good laughs,Gordon said of the tree.
NEWS
3A
oddly unique.
BY MARK VIERTHALER
The familiar facade of Danforth
Chapel will be getting a face-lift in
the upcoming winter months.
With money donated from the
Kansas University Endowment
Association, the University of
Kansas has announced plans to add
a brides room to the back of the
chapel, create a porch, restore the
stone surrounding the windows, add
two handicap-accessible toilets and
update the air-conditioning.
Warren Corman, University
architect, said the project was esti-
mated to cost $850,000. Close to
$400,000 have already been donated
by John T. Stewart, a grandson of
one of the original donors, and vari-
ous other alumni.
Danforth Chapel was built in
the mid-1940s through the labor of
German prisoners of war.
Corman said almost 5,000 wed-
dings had been held in the cha-
pel and that wear was beginning to
show. Those who have held wed-
dings in the chapel have expressed
frustration that there was no place
for the bride to dress.
The 600-square-foot attachment
will be added to the southeast side
of the chapel. This placement will
not interfere with current parking,
Corman said.
The air-conditioning system,
added several years after the con-
struction of the building, has caused
noise problems, so the ductwork
will receive a complete overhaul,
Corman said.
He said the roof had recently
been repaired because of dam-
age from the March microburst.
Construction is expected to begin
sometime in January and run for
close to a year.
Todd Cohen, interim direc-
tor of University Relations, said
the University was taking steps to
make sure renovations didnt neces-
sitate event cancellations. However,
there will be future periods when no
events can be held, Cohen said.
Suk Hyang Lee, a recent KU grad-
uate from Seoul, Korea, said she
came to pray in the chapel at least
three times a week. The construc-
tion and renovation would hold little
sway over her attendance at the cha-
pel, she said.
Its not important whether its
comfortable or not, Lee said. Whats
more important is there is a place to
go and pray.
Corman said construction would
not interfere with meditation and
the chapel would remain open to
the public.
Kansan staf writer Mark Viertha-
ler can be contacted at mviertha-
ler@kansan.com.
Edited by Natalie Johnson
BY ANNA FALTERMEIER
KU researchers are making dis-
coveries about the role of genet-
ics in cancer by researching tiny
roundworms, about one millimeter
in length.
Erik Lundquist, associate pro-
fessor of molecular biosciences,
said the roundworms are ideal for
research because their genomes
have been completely sequenced
and they share a majority of genes
with humans.
This enables researchers to
make discoveries about the worms
genes that can be applied to human
genes.
Worms and humans had a com-
mon ancestor, Lundquist said.
Researchers hope to better
understand the role of genes in
cancer development and drug
resistance.
Lundquist said his research
focused on the development of the
nervous system.
He said he made discoveries
about genes by looking at mutants,
or organisms with a genetic muta-
tion.
We look at what happens to the
organism when a gene is knocked
out, Lundquist said. The more we
understand about these genes, the
better we can understand cancer.
Lundquist said knocking out a
genes function was kind of like
taking spark plugs out of a car and
then observing how it runs.
Lundquist identified a worm
gene that is associated with myo-
tonic dystrophy type I: a form of
muscular dystrophy in humans.
He said the gene affects muscles,
gonads and the nervous system.
Lisa Timmons, assistant pro-
fessor of molecular biosciences,
has researched genetics using the
worms for about eight years. She
said theyre ideal to use in the lab
because theyre cheap and easy to
grow.
Timmons studies RNAi, or how
a cell can knock out a genes func-
tion when double stranded RNA is
injected into the worm.
The majority of her research
focuses on cancer and how genes
are related to the treatment of can-
cer.
Timmons said the lifecycle of
the worms was about three days.
Some experiments use over 25,000
worms, but some use only two.
It just depends on the question
were trying to answer with our
research, he said.
Lindsey Roe, research assistant
in Timmons lab, has worked daily
with the worms for over three
years.
The human biology graduate
from Shawnee said she doesnt
think the worms were gross.
They have a lot of similar struc-
tures as humans, Roe said.
Timmons and Lundquist plan to
continue their research and keep
finding new information that pro-
vides insight to human diseases.
Kansan staf writer Anna Falter-
meier can be contacted at afal-
termeier@kansan.com.
Campus chapel
to get $850,000
upgrade in 2007
Worms aid in cancer research
University Band draws musicians of all types
CONSTRUCTION
HEALTH
ARTS
Jared Gab/KANSAN
Tiles await installation on the roof of Danforth Chapel on Saturday. The chapel will undergo repairs
and additions next year, including the construction of a brides room.
University of Kansas researchers use roundworms to study genetics
BY ERIN CASTANEDA
The words no auditions origi-
nally attracted Paul Marx of Prairie
Village to begin playing with the
University Band five years ago.
Now, his 15-year-old son, Joseph,
has joined him in the open admis-
sions band.
The Marxes help make up the
50 people, a mix of young and
old, music and non-music majors,
locals and international students
who played at the Lied Center on
Tuesday night.
Its hard to find a group like
this, Marx said. I just enjoy play-
ing. Its like group therapy for me.
Thomas Stidham, University
Band director, said he enjoyed the
band because of the wide range of
people, especially the townspeople
and non-music majors. He said
there was a faithful 8o-year-old
trumpet player, Bob Laushman,
who played with them.
Most of the members are stu-
dents from Kansas and Missouri,
he said. One of the percussionists,
however, is Lok Sum Yuen, a fresh-
man from Hong Kong.
Shes played percussion since
elementary school in Hong Kong,
but she didnt feel like doing audi-
tions to join the other university
bands, the symphonic band and
the wind ensemble.
She said she enjoyed trying
new things and the uniqueness
of the percussion section. During
the concert, she switched from the
drums to xylophone in the same
songs. She said she and four other
percussionists switched instru-
ments for each song, depending on
who plays which better.
The University Band played
four songs and cut one so the
Symphonic Band could also play.
Their Symphonic Band was sched-
uled to play last week, but weather
pushed its concert back.
Rachel Allen, Hutchinson fresh-
man, said it wasnt a big deal to
combine both bands into one con-
cert because the song that was
cut was 10 minutes long and they
didnt rehearse it as much.
The Symphonic Band directed
by David Clemmer played the sec-
ond half of the concert.
Kansan staf writer Erin Castane-
da can be contacted at ecastane-
da@kansan.com.
Edited by Shanxi Upsdell
HEALTH
Trans fats banned throughout New York
BY JOCELYN NOVECK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK New York on
Tuesday became the first city in
the nation to ban artery-clogging
artificial trans fats at restaurants,
leading the charge to limit con-
sumption of an ingredient linked
to heart disease and used in every-
thing from french fries to pizza
dough to pancake mix.
In a city where eating out is
a major form of activity, many
New Yorkers were all for the ban,
saying health concerns were more
important than fears of Big Brother
supervising their stomachs.
I dont care about what might
be politically correct and whats
not, said Murray Bader, with a
cup of coffee at Dunkin Donuts on
Tuesday morning. I want to live
longer!
The 72-year-old Manhattan
resident called the ban a wake-up
call for a public often unaware
of the risks of artificial fats. This
stuff clogs up your vessels, he said.
When it comes to health, we only
have one life.
Health and nutrition groups say
artificial trans fats clearly contrib-
ute to heart disease. Studies have
shown they raise bad cholesterol
and lower the good kind. Partially
hydrogenated vegetable oil, the
main form of artificial trans fats,
is used for frying and baking and
turns up in a host of processed
foods: cookies, pizza dough, crack-
ers and pre-made blends like pan-
cake mix.
Its basically a slow form of
poison, said David Katz, director
of the Yale Prevention Research
Center. I applaud New York City.
Not everyone agrees with Katz
hes gotten angry e-mails call-
ing him and colleagues the food
police and saying, If I want to
eat trans fats, thats my inalien-
able right. To which he responds:
Would you want the burden of
asking your restaurant whether
theres lead in the food? Whether
theres arsenic in the bread? For all
I know, maybe arsenic makes bread
more crusty. But its poison.
Some industry representatives
were not happy. E. Charles Hunt,
executive vice president of the New
York State Restaurant Association,
said the city had overstepped its
authority by ordering restaurants
to abandon an ingredient permit-
ted by the FDA.
This is a legal product, he said.
Theyre headed down a slippery
slope here.
The Board of Health, which
passed the ban unanimously, did
give restaurants a minor break by
relaxing the proposed deadline.
Restaurants will now be barred
from using most frying oils con-
taining the fats by July 2007 and
will have another year to eliminate
them from all foods.
The ban, which was advo-
cated by health-conscious Mayor
Michael Bloomberg, follows a
national requirement beginning
this past January that companies
list artificial trans-fat content on
food labels. Efforts are also being
made to reduce the trans-fat con-
tent of snacks in school vending
machines.
The New York ban does not
affect grocery stores. Nor does it
apply to naturally occurring trans
fats found in some meats and
dairy.
Their stories about one deadly
virus and two Lawrence women 20
years apart in age demonstrate how
medical treatment for HIV and AIDS
and societys attitude toward their vic-
tims have improved.
When doctors told Gaines her HIV
had turned to AIDS 15 years ago,
they said she would be dead within
months. She was forced out of a job,
shunned by friends and stigmatized
because she had a fatal communicable
disease associated with gay men and
drug users.
In contrast, when Allbritten learned
she was HIV positive two-and-a-half
years ago, doctors prescribed drugs
they said should be effective in delay-
ing the onset of AIDS friends and
co-workers were supportive and she
now has a steady relationship with a
new boyfriend who knows about her
HIV condition.
HIV and AIDS remain serious
and potentially fatal health threats,
but their diagnoses are no longer the
physical and social death sentence
they once were.
TAMI ABONDANO GAINES
STORY:
When Gaines received an HIV-
positive diagnosis in 1991, the only
medication available, AZT (azidothy-
midine), was still being tested.
Gaines said she was in denial for
two weeks until her second test came
back positive. Then she was furious.
She said her doctor told her she
could continue smoking because she
would be dead soon anyway.
They told me I wouldnt see my
kids turn 5 years old, she said.
Gaines immediately had her mid-
dle child tested for the virus because
she had breast-fed him in the past
year. HIV is transmitted through
bodily fluids, such as breast milk,
blood, vaginal fluids and semen. He
was negative.
Her doctor and her husband
advised her to abort the fetus because
it had a 30 percent chance of contract-
ing HIV. But at that point, Gaines
said, she could feel her baby moving
inside her and couldnt do it. She had
to wait 18 months after her youngest
son, Robert, was born to test him for
the virus because a baby carries the
mothers antibodies until that time. To
Gaines relief, he was also negative.
Gaines father, Robert Preston, said
the day his daughter told him the
news was one of the worst days of his
life. Preston said he and his wife were
miserable. They thought they were
going to lose their daughter and their
grandson.
At that time, you got HIV and you
died, he said.
Gaines said her family was very
supportive, but others were not.
Gaines disclosed her HIV-positive
status to her boss at the hospital in
Houston where she worked as direc-
tor of rehabilitation. Three days later,
he transferred her to an institution
90 minutes from her home, she said.
Gaines said her employer soon forced
her out of her job by making the
working conditions there unbearable.
Friends whom Gaines both worked
and socialized with stopped talking to
her the day she disclosed her HIV-
positive status to them.
Gaines said she had always felt
stigmatized by societys reaction to
her HIV status, although it has gotten
a bit better over the years.
After she found out that HIV had
progressed to AIDS in 1996, Gaines
said she was heavily medicated, tired
and sleeping 16 hours a day.
My goal every day was to be able
to get out of bed in the afternoon
when my kids got home from school
and sit with them and be up with
them for a few hours, she recalled.
Doctors gave her six months to
live.
Gaines, who raised her three boys
on her own, moved back to Kansas
where shed grown up. She wanted her
sons to have more of a relationship
with their grandparents, who would
care for them when she died.
When new AIDS medications were
discovered, Gaines said she did really
well on them. She was able to go back
to work for six-and-a-half hours each
week.
She still takes three types of AIDS
medications that make her nauseated
and cause her to vomit. She also expe-
riences high blood pressure, fatigue,
severe pain in her legs, loss of appe-
tite and headaches almost every day
because of medications. Gaines said
she had tried different combinations,
but all had the same effect on her.
Her doctor said her choice was to
take them and suffer through the side
effects, or to stop taking them and die.
If she didnt have children, Gaines said
she wouldve chosen the latter.
In addition to her AIDS medica-
tions, Gaines takes between 22 and
26 pills every day to help control the
side effects.
She was forced to quit work three
years ago after she developed an ulcer
that caused vomiting and frequent
diarrhea. For more than a year, she
vomited every day. That has since
been reduced to about once a week.
Gaines said she would love to go
back to work. She and her doctor talk
about it frequently, but its not pos-
sible unless her stomach can stand the
medications.
Now, she gets 16 hours of sleep
each night and lives a sedentary life-
style. She usually lies in bed for the
first few hours of the day and sews or
watches television. After lunch, she
tries to do something constructive in
the early afternoon. On better days,
she volunteers to walk small dogs at
the Humane Society or goes outside.
On bad days, she stays home and puts
stickers on condoms for the Douglas
County AIDS Project. In the eve-
nings, she sits with her feet up.
Before her sons could drive them-
selves, she drove them to soccer, bas-
ketball and track practices and school.
The boys are now 15, 16 and 25,
and she still attends their games and
school functions.
The slow lifestyle is difficult for
Gaines, who used to be very active.
There is not a day that I feel nor-
mal, she said.
Gaines said she made sure that she
did not stay isolated in her house, even
if she would just go to Dillons to talk
to the cashier on the way out. When
she is too sick to go out, she talks to
friends and family on the phone.
During the past six months, she has
tried to help her sons begin the griev-
ing process, anticipating her death.
I cant fathom what its like to
watch this process and see Mom get
sicker and sicker every day, she said.
Her biggest worry is how her condi-
tion affects them. Last month, her 15-
year-old son came home from school
sick with pneumonia. He felt better
within a few days, but Gaines caught
the virus from him. Four weeks later,
she was still struggling to get over
it. She said it usually took three or
four times longer than normal for her
body to fight infections.
One of her sons doesnt show his
emotions and is having problems in
school, she said, and all three of her
sons take antidepressants. Her 16-
year-old is a talented basketball player
who wants to play in college. Because
his mom is sick, however, he will con-
sider only nearby schools so he can be
close to her.
I dont want him making that
decision on me and how sick I am,
Gaines said. I want him to spread his
wings and fly.
The whole family has had to adapt
to her loss of job and income. Her
son has needed new basketball shoes
since the start of the school year.
Gaines said when she was working,
she would have bought him a new
pair of shoes then, and another pair at
the start of basketball season. Now he
has to wait.
Gaines has outlived the six-month
life expectancy she was originally
given and is now considered a long-
term survivor, having lived with HIV
and AIDS for 15 years. Her doctors
now tell her to quit smoking.
Despite progress in treatment, she
worries that AIDS has taken a back
burner to other issues in recent years.
Until three or four years ago, Gaines
said she had never been politically
active. Now, congressmen know her
on a first-name basis because she calls
to express her concerns about HIV
and AIDS and has visited their offices
in Washington three times.
Gaines said that when she speaks
in the community, most people about
fall out of their chairs when she tells
them one child dies every minute of
HIV and AIDS.
Gaines had 25 friends with HIV
and AIDS who have died, two of them
since August. She said she experiences
survivors guilt.
It changes who you are as a person
when you lose so many people that
you love and care about, she said.
Part of you wonders, Why am I
still alive?
Gaines said she was not afraid to
die, but she wished she knew how
much time she had left so she could
plan her future. Her dream has always
been to live on Missouris Table Rock
Lake and have a boat. Ten years ago,
she was told that was impossible.
Now shes thinking about starting to
save up for it again. But she already
had to cash in the savings she had
in her retirement plan to qualify for
Medicaid.
She no longer has to worry about
whether her children will even
remember her or if she will live to
see them start school as she once did.
Now she wonders whether she will
live to see them graduate.
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AIDS
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Vanessa Pearson/KANSAN
Laney Allbritten, Cunningamsenior, participates in a candlelight vigil Friday at the Ribbons of
Life display for World AIDS day at South Park. Allbritten contracted HIV fromher previous boyfriend
through unprotected sex.
AIDS Cases by Age
Of the estimated number of AIDS cases, persons age at time of diag-
nosis were distributed as follows:
Age Estimated # of AIDS Cumulative cases
cases in 2004 through 2004*
Under 13: 48 9,443
Ages 13 to 14: 60 959
Ages 15 to 19: 326 4,936
Ages 20 to 24: 1,788 34,164
Ages 25 to 29: 3,576 114,642
Ages 30 to 34: 5,786 195,404
Ages 35 to 39: 8,031 208,199
Ages 40 to 44: 8,747 161,964
Ages 45 to 49: 6,245 99,644
Ages 50 to 54: 3,932 54,869
Ages 55 to 59: 2,079 29,553
Ages 60 to 64: 996 16,119
Ages 65 or older: 901 14,410
*Includes people with a diagnosis of AIDS from the beginning of the
epidemic through 2004.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
SEE AIDS ON PAGE 5A
LANEY ALLBRITTENS STORY:
Laney Allbrittens future is more
hopeful than Gaines was 15 years
ago.
Allbritten contracted HIV from
her ex-boyfriend, Rob Richardson.
They broke up in December 2005
after dating for nearly four years.
Allbritten said she loved Richardson.
She acknowledges that having
unprotected sex and knowing that
Richardson was HIV positive was like
playing Russian roulette.
It was a conscious decision only
in so much that I tried to wrap my
mind around the risk that I was tak-
ing, she said.
Allbritten said the decision was
a tacit agreement. In the back of
her mind, she knew her actions were
unsafe.
Allbritten said whenever she
would bring up the issue of having
unprotected sex, Richardson would
immediately become angry, which
caused a rift in their relationship. She
said she had unprotected sex with
him because it made him feel more
normal, which made her think their
relationship was better.
She said she was determined not
to let Richardsons HIV positive status
prevent them from being a couple.
Just because he had HIV, was I
not going to love him? Was I going to
turn and run in the other direction?
Im not that type of person, Allbritten
said. I like to take the hard road pret-
ty much as often as possible, so that
wasnt going to be a deterrent for me.
Friends repeatedly told her that
someone who truly loved her would
not expose her to HIV, but she told
them they didnt understand.
They understood perfectly, she
said in hindsight. I just had denial
blinders on.
Allbritten said her decision was
stupid and that no one should risk
acquiring HIV and AIDS to have a
relationship with someone else.
Being HIV positive has added a
huge complication to her relation-
ships, Allbritten said.
Theres a whole element of not
knowing if youre going to be accepted
more importantly rejected at
any stage of forming a relationship
with somebody, she said. Ive been
really lucky to have very educated,
knowledgeable partners who didnt
turn around and run the other direc-
tion.
Emery Emery, Allbrittens boy-
friend of one year, has been very sup-
portive. He uses condoms to protect
himself from contracting the virus.
Emery, 42, said he wasnt worried
about getting HIV.
I didnt bat an eye, he said, refer-
ring to when Laney told him she was
HIV positive. It really isnt fearful for
me at all.
He had already gone through fears
related to HIV and AIDS with a friend
who contracted the virus.
Emery said people with AIDS used
to be treated like people who had
leprosy, and hes been amazed how
many people responded positively to
Allbrittens status. He said he looked
forward to going through this with
her.
Allbrittens family has also been
supportive. She waited a year to tell
her parents and her brother because
she didnt want them to worry about
her. Her brother, Frank, said he felt
horror knowing what she had to
deal with, but also gratitude, knowing
how much new medications could do
for her.
It will always be a definite con-
cern, and were always going to worry
about her, but we know how medicine
is advancing, and we certainly know
how strong she is, he said.
Many people in Allbrittens home-
town of Cunningham, a town of about
500 in south-central Kansas, know
about her condition. They express
their interest and concern to her par-
ents, but Allbritten said when they ask
her mom how she is doing, they do
so in an excessively sad tone, perhaps
unaware of medical advances.
Allbritten said her medications
keep her a functioning member of
society. She takes five pills a day. They
cost $1,500 a month, but funding
available to HIV patients covers her
costs. The money comes mostly from
the Ryan White funds, a series of
programs distributed throughout the
states.
I owe a great debt of gratitude
to those people who went before me
and were basically human guinea pigs
for all this stuff, she said, referring
to people like Gaines who took new,
untested medications.
Allbritten said she was desperate
at first because of side effects dur-
ing the first two weeks of taking her
medications, but she has adjusted to
them well since.
The medications are hard on her
liver and rip up her digestive track,
but Allbritten said it is a lesser-of-
two-evils situation.
She is bothered most by constant
fatigue, which makes it hard for her
to manage daily activities. She volun-
teers at two organizations, Douglas
County AIDS Project and the agency
ABCs of Adoption Inc. in Oklahoma
City. She also works 30 hours a week
in computer labs on campus, is a full-
time student in classes and is enrolled
in a tax preparation course.
I never feel well rested, and that
drives me crazy because Ive got such
a packed schedule, she said. To not
feel like youre ever on top of sleep
no matter how much you get is just
the worst.
Allbritten drinks several cups of
coffee every morning to keep from
falling asleep before noon. She didnt
drink coffee before.
Still, she considers herself lucky.
She has never been hospitalized for
her condition or had to miss much
school or work. She said her profes-
sors, family and boss have shown
understanding.
She has experienced only one
negative reaction from one friends
roommate, who she said goes bleach
crazy after she leaves their apartment
and does not want her to use their
bathroom.
Despite her devastating diagno-
sis one year ago, Allbritten remains
hopeful.
I tend to live with no regrets, she
said. Even though Im in the position
that Im in, I try to make the best of
it, and I feel like I do a pretty good
job of it.
40 MILLION INFECTED
More than 40 million people are
infected with AIDS worldwide, includ-
ing 1.1 million people in the United
States, and 5 million new infections
in 2005. That number is projected
to continue growing. By 2030, AIDS
is expected to be the fourth leading
cause of death, the Public Library of
Science Medicine journal reports.
Although the number of people
infected with HIV and AIDS has
increased significantly, in the past 15
years, the lives of those infected have
improved. Kristin Brumm, director
of the Douglas County AIDS Project,
said that having AIDS and HIV was
no longer necessarily a death sen-
tence.
We used to see people dying with
AIDS, she said. Now we see people
living with AIDS.
Brumm said AIDS had fallen off
the radar for some people because
people werent dying from it as rapidly
as in the 1980s and 1990s. In Kansas,
the average person infected with HIV
goes nine years without knowing he
or she is infected, Brumm said.
Jennifer Vandevelde, direc-
tor of HIV and STD testing for the
Kansas Department of Health and
Environment, said medications, client
care services and social awareness had
all improved.
Thanks to social and medical
advancements, life can continue after
an HIV diagnosis and the outlook
for both Allbritten and Gaines has
improved. Allbritten, who received
her diagnosis two-and-a-half years
ago, will graduate in May with degrees
in psychology and anthropology.
She looks forward to moving to Los
Angeles to live with her boyfriend,
Emery. Gaines, who was once told she
wouldnt live to see her younger sons
turn 5, has survived to see her grand-
child, Amaya, start kindergarten.
Kansan staf writer Darla Slipke
can be contacted at dslipke@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Shanxi Upsdell
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Knowledge:
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&
Reason
All events are free and open to the public.
No tickets are required. For more information visit
www.hallcenter.ku.edu or call 785-864-4798.
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The Argument for Intelligent Design
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Scott Jones ............. Bishop of the United Methodist Church, Kansas Area
Richard Lariviere... Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost
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Treatments
From 1991 to today, HIV
treatment options have
expanded from one drug to
four classes of antiretroviral
drugs approved by the FDA.
1991
1) Nucleoside Reverse
Transcriptase Inhibitor (NRTIs)
The FDA approved azido-
thymidine (AZT), or Retrovir,
to treat HIV-positive adults
and children 3 months and
older in 1987. These drugs
block a protein called reverse
transcriptase, which is crucial
for HIV to replicate.
Today
1) Nucleoside Reverse Tran-
scriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs)
2) Non-nucleoside Reverse
Transcriptase Inhibitors
(NNRTIs) These drugs also
block reverse transcriptase.
3) Protease Inhibitors (PIs)
These drugs block a difer-
ent protein, called protease,
which HIV also needs to
replicate.
4) Fusion Inhibitors These
drugs prevent HIV from enter-
ing body cells.
Source: National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases, fromthe National
Institutes of Health
Ex-boyfriend faces charges
Laney Allbritten isnt the only one
who was exposed to HIV by her
ex-boyfriend, Rob Richardson.
However, unlike her, the others
didnt know he was HIV positive.
Richardson received a 32-
month prison sentence and 56
months of probation for expos-
ing three women to HIV.
He was convicted of four
counts of HIV exposure with
three women in October and
sentenced on Nov. 22.
We have no idea how many
more are out there,said Allbrit-
ten, who she said knows of one
girl who wont come forward
for personal reasons. He got
around and thats putting it
mildly.
Richardson also has charges
pending against him in Johnson
County, Mo., and cases pending
against him in Emporia and Kan-
sas City, Kan.
This is something that is go-
ing to go into appeals,he said.
Allbritten and Richardson
dated for almost four years. They
moved to Lawrence from Okla-
homa City and lived together
here while they dated. Allbritten
said they had fun together.
They broke up in December
2005. In January, Allbritten got
a call about the initial charges
that had been fled against
Richardson.
She learned that he had
cheated on her with mutual
friends of theirs whom she said
he told he was in an open
relationship.
As women have come
forward, Im learning more and
more about what was going on
behind my back,Allbritten said.
Darla Slipke
Richardson
Ryan McGeeney/KANSAN
Tami Abondano Gaines of Lawrence was diagnosed with HIV 15 years ago. Nowliving with
AIDS, Gaines ingests around two dozen pills each day to cope with symptoms related to the disease,
which range fromneuropathy and thrush to uncontrolled cholesterol and weight fuctuations.
AIDS
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Bob Szrot, director of Online
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Alexander and Szrot main-
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running scams but that they are
similar to H&R Block and offer
financial advice to students.
We try to stay on the high
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fectly, Alexander said.
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pay to have a company fill out
the FAFSA for her because its
already free. She said if she
were to make an error on her
FAFSA, then the Department of
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firmed.
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FAFSA
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Writer earns science fction award
BY KIM LYNCH
Years of writing science fiction
has earned James Gunn the title of
Grand Master.
The title, held by 24 other authors
including Issac Asimov and Ursula
K. Le Guin, recognizes lifetime
achievement in the science fiction or
fantasy genres.
The Science Fiction and Fantasy
Writers of America will present the
Damon Knight Memorial Grand
Master title to Gunn at its New York
meeting May 11 to 13.
James Gunn, director of the KU
center for the study of science fic-
tion, said it was
the greatest
honor one could
anticipate in the
field.
These are the
giants in the field
so you dont real-
ly expect to join
their company, he said. It was a
great surprise.
Robin Wayne Bailey, president
of the Science Fiction and Fantasy
Writers of America Inc., said Gunns
work was idea-driven as opposed to
character-driven and his ideas were
always carefully worked out.
I thought he was a very clear and
up-front, even overdue, candidate
for Grand Master, Bailey said.
Bailey, who notified Gunn of the
honor, said he wouldnt have missed
the opportunity for the world.
His impact on the field has gone
far beyond his books, he said.
Thomas Seay, Alpharetta, Ga.,
graduate student, said the award
was pretty much the finest thing
that can happen to a science fiction
author.
Few people have done more than
he has to advance the scholarly study
of science fiction or the teaching of
SF writing, he said.
Seay said Gunns knowledge of
the genre is absolutely encyclope-
dic. Hes generous, a true gentleman,
intimidatingly brilliant and abso-
lutely devoted to his field.
Dorice Elliot, chair of the English
department, said the award was an
honor for the University and it hon-
ors his outstanding career.
Beside his influence on the field,
Elliot said Gunn also had a large
influence as a teacher and had taught
several students who went on to
become published science fiction
writers.
Hes just had an all around out-
standing science fiction career,
Elliot said.
Gunn, who goes by the person-
al motto of Lets save the world
through science fiction, said science
fiction was a way to make peo-
ple think about present conditions
even though the book may be set in
another world and time.
As for the future, Gunn has no
plans to stop writing.
I dont feel like myself if Im not
writing something, he said.
Kansan staf writer Kim Lynch can
be contacted at klynch@kansan.
com.
Gunn
ACADEMICS
SCIENCE
Launch to proceed
despite concerns
BY MIKE SCHNEIDER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA
wrestled with two late-breaking
technical concerns which showed up
Tuesday two days before the launch
of space shuttle Discovery, but man-
agers werent sure if they could delay
the start of the mission.
The launch still was scheduled for
Thursday night.
The first problem dealt with a
power surge which shot through
one of the space shuttles power sys-
tems during preparations overnight,
although key elements such as the
external tank, the solid rocket boost-
ers and the main engines probably
werent affected, said LeRoy Cain,
launch integration manager.
The second concern was with an
adhesive on the reusable solid rocket
motor which may have failed a test.
Were probably not going to have
any issues, but we want the teams to
go off and assess that everything is
OK, Cain said. If there is anything
we need to retest or check out more
so than what we otherwise would do
... we want to talk about that.
The weather forecast for the
planned liftoff of Discovery was
downgraded slightly Tuesday but
still remained favorable for the first
night space shuttle launch in more
than four years.
Concerns about clouds over the
Kennedy Space Center at the launch
time of 9:35 p.m. EST Thursday
caused forecasters to reduce the
chances of favorable weather to 60
percent from 80 percent. Strong
wind was expected on Friday and
Saturday, diminishing the chances of
good launch weather for those days
to 40 percent.
The first day is the best day
weatherwise, said Kathy Winters,
shuttle weather officer.
Weather will improve early next
week. NASA has four launch oppor-
tunities over five days, if needed, to
start the 12-day mission.
The space agency likely wont
attempt to launch past Dec. 17 since
flight controllers want Discovery on
the ground before the new year.
Shuttle computers arent designed to
make the change from the 365th day
of the old year to the first day of the
new year while in flight. A potential
solution to the problem hasnt been
thoroughly tested.
During their 12-day mission,
Discoverys seven astronauts planned
to rewire the space station, deliver a
2-ton addition and replace one of the
space stations three crew members.
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Attn seniors, grad students. 1 BR apt, quiet,
real nice, close to campus, hard wood
floors, lots of windows, CA, W/D, no smok-
ing/pets. 331-5209.
3 BR-- $695
Located above Jayhawk Food Mart
Available NOW
785-841-8468
1, 2, 3 BR. 2 Great locations! Exercise facil-
ity, swimming pool, laundry, and basketball
court. Leasing now and for fall. call
841-5444 or visit www.eddingham.com
135 gallon - $700, 55 gallon - $200
20 gallon - $60, 5" gold piranha - $100,
2" Caribe Piranha - $35 913-683-1843
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box spring, mattress, three wooden
books shelves, tv stand, and couch
-all for $150- if intrested please email
haneybla@ku.edu hawkchalk.com/544
Queen Size Mattress set with metal frame.
Good condition $150 or best offer.
Email chubby01@ku.edu
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2000 Ford Mustang Coupe-5 speed,V6,
black, 83,000 mi. Great condition, $6,700
flexible. Call Now! 785-364-0696
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Wooden desk for sale. Simple office desk
with 4 drawers. Asking $35 for it. call
913-669-9161 for more details.
hawkchalk.com/559
1 BR available at Briarstone, 1000 Emery
Rd. Great location near campus and on bus
route. Sunny second floor with balcony,
W/D hook-ups, DW, microwave, mini-
blinds, walk-in closet. Sublease special
rate $450 per month to May 31. No pets.
760-4788 or 749-7744.
3 BR fully-furnished home, Ottawa, 35 min.
to KU, Jan-June 07 only. Pix avail.Pets
poss. Top-Notch refs req. $600/mo.
785-214-1050. carineullom@yahoo.com
Lawrence Property Management
www.lawrencepm.com. 785-832-8728 or
785-331-5360. 2 BRs Available now!
2 BR, 1 BA. C.A., D.W., laundry facilities.
Available now. $395/MO. $200 deposit
785-842-7644
3 BR, 1 BAapartment C.A., D.W., washer
and dryer provided. Available now.
$525/MO. 785-842-7644
Available immediately: remodeled 2 BR
and 3 BR. Includes W/D, DW, MW, fire-
place and back patio. First month's rent
free. 785-841-7849
1 and 2 BR duplexes, W/D, owner man-
aged, no pets. 746 New York- $450+util.
812 New Jersey- $650+util.+ DW +1-car
garage. Jan.1. Call 785-842-8473
Houses, apts, and duplexes available for
now and next semester. 785-842-7644 or
see us at www.gagemgmt.com
Bedroom with own bathroom in new
home,$400 + 1/4utilities. 1136 Mississippi
785-979-9120.
Small 2 bedroom house for rent, off-street
parking, hardwood floors. $500/mo.
Call 749-2767
Close to campus 2 BR AVAILNOW
1003 W. 24th. St. Newly remodeled
2 BR/1 BAon corner lot with fenced yard,
garage and private storage unit. Must see!
Available immediately. $650/month.
Call (530) 921-8206
Tuckaway Management.1, 2 3 BR for
Dec/Jan. Short term/ spring semester
leases available. 838-3377 or 841-3339.
www.tuckawaymgmt.com
Call about specials!!
Take $500 off Jan. rent w/ 12 mo lease!!
1 BR for sublet. Female only. W/D, full furn,
no $135 app fee. All util but electric paid.
Pool, jacuzzi, free tan/DVD rent, bus to KU
every 20 mins. $319/mo ($325 reg) + 1/2
Jan. rent free. Avail Jan 1. Call Katie at
612-385-9600
Female sublease needed to live with 2
girls. 3 BR 2 bath town home near campus.
Available now. $283/ mo + utilities.
785-766-7206.
Beautiful, Inexpensive 2 BR Aprt., 5 Min
walk to campus. Washer/Dryer. Dish-
washer. $330/Tenant OBO. Call Jordan
(952) 270-6359 hawkchalk.com/555
Female needed for roommate in duplex.
Full size bed provided if wanted. Good
locaton. $212 monthly rent. Call
785-224-3335 if interested
Fem roommate needed for nice 3BR 2BA
apt near 9th & Emery. $250/mo + 1/3 utils.
Call Margaret @ 314.560.8359
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Live 30 seconds from K-10 and 5 minutes
from campus! Sublease needed for Cross-
winds Apts. 1 bedroom/1 bath, deck,
322/month + utilities. New, clean apartment!
hawkchalk.com/537
Need a roommate for a 2bdrm 2bath
apartment. Rent is $297.50/month plus
electric and cable. Apartment is on KU
bus route, close to campus. Contact John
(316)655-7324 hawkchalk.com/552
1b/1b apt at 539 Ohio St avail Jan 1st;
close to downtown. Wood floors. CH and
window a/c. W/D hookups. $425/mo 405-
227-3552 or scanny@ku.edu
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1 BR. living room, full kitchen, 1 bathroom,
washer and dryer. Great location, near
campus and close to the bars.E-Mail
cmac44@ku.edu. Must sublease ASAP!
hawkchalk.com/558
1BR 1Bath apt at 929 Kentucky. No
deposit. Move in as soon as Dec 18th, no
rent for Dec. Please call Matt for info:
618-210-4038. Thanks.
hawkchalk.com/573
3 min walk to Union! 1 Room sublet in a 2
room apartment less than 2 blocks from
campus. $297/month + utilities. Call
847.609.5550 now for a walkthrough.
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Female subleaser needed ASAP! Decem-
ber rent FREE! One room in 4bd/4bth. Fully
furnished, carport. $359/month+ elect.
Call Nicole 620-391-0221.
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Oread Large studio available mid-Jan to
July 31.Big balcony,great view,laundry
downstairs,on-campus,5 minutes to Mass,
$480 plus elect/cable. 316.617.2177
hawkchalk.com/540
Very nice 1 BR, 1 BA, end-unit condo,
within walking distance to university, addi-
tional sunroom/home office, new lighting,
carpeting, painting, DW, kitchen range,
W/D. CAand covered parking.Working fire-
place, grounds care is provided. Next to KU
bus route, adjacent to golf course and per-
manent green space, swimming pool.
$600+utilities. Call 785-841-4935.
Saab 900S 1997 4DR auto 157K hwy miles
recent tune-up new tires sunroof nice con-
dition $3,250 785-218-7437
Jewelry by Julie Unique and affordable
jewelry, scarves & purses. Make Great
Christmas Gifts! 785-832-8693. 19 W. 9th
2BR/1BAavail. 1/1/07 Quiet setting, KU &
Lawrence Bus Route, patio/balcony, swim-
ming pool, on-site mgmt, cats ok, visit us at
www.holiday-apts.com or call
785-843-0011
Roomate needed ASAPto live with 2
males. 3 BR 2 Bath. Hawks Pt 2. W/D.
$300/mo + utilities. Will pay for first month
of rent. Shawn 913-449-1536.
Studio apartment available. 1346 Ohio.
$315 a month. Cheap utl. Very comfy. Call
785-608-5467 or e-mail sideburn@ku.edu
hawkchalk.com/548
1 BR in 4-plex, 1 block to KU, 1241 Ohio
(Apt. D), Delux kitchen, study area, lots of
storage, W/D, cold AC, big deck, covered
parking, newer construction, $595/mo
Avail 12/20/06, no pets. (Neil)
785-841-3112 or 785-423-2660
Large older homes near campus (16th &
Tenn.). Remodeled w/ CA, upgraded heat-
ing/cooling, wiring, plumbing; kitchen appli-
ances; wood floors; W/D; large covered
front porch; off-street parking; no smok-
ing/pets; lease runs 8/1/07 ~ 8/1/08.
Tom @ 841-8188.
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housingor employment that discriminates against any personor groupof persons based
on race, sex, age, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, nationality or disability. Fur-
ther, theKansan will not knowinglyaccept advertisingthat is inviolationof Universityof
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All real estate advertisinginthis newspaper is subject tothe Federal Fair HousingAct
of 1968whichmakes it illegal toadvertise any preference, limitationor discrimination
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intention, to make any suchpreference, limitationor discrimination.
Our readers are hereby informed that all jobs and housing advertised inthis newspa-
per are available onanequal opportunity basis.
2 BR. 1131 Ohio. 1 1/2 BA, W/D, DW.
Close to campus. $600, no pets.
749-6084. ersrental.com
1 & 2 BR apts. $450 & $575/mo. 1130 W.
11th St. Jayhawk Apartments. Water and
trash paid. No pets. 785-556-0713.
2 BR Avail. Jan. 1 or before. 829 Maine.
Near KU. 2 Story, W/D, garage, off street
parking. $750. 691-9056.
Sunrise Townhomes and Apartments
4 BR - $800/mo, 2 BR - $550/mo.
785-841-8400
2br/1ba duplex, close to campus. w/d
hookups, garage. $550 per month. Avail-
able now. Lg backyard. 785-550-7476
3 BR + study, 1 1/2 BA, close to KU,
fenced yard, covered patio, DW, A/C,
$795. 766-9032 or 841-5454.
Share 4 bedroom, 5 1/2 bathroom new
home, have own bath, $400+ 1/4utilities.
1136 Mississippi 785-979-9120
1bd 1 ba in 2bd 2ba apt, fully furnished,
$589 includes utilities. Available Immedi-
ately. Legends 913-980-5916
Subleaser needed for Spring Semester
Rates negotiable
Call Cassidy 913-620-3359
3 BR all appliances W/D included. Newly
remodeled. Near dt/ KU. Available now.
920 Illinois. $1200/mo. Call 691-6940
Avail. 1/1/07. Large 2 BR apt. in quiet 3-
story older home near campus. Appli-
ances/some furniture; W/D; upgraded
wiring, plumbing, heating/cooling; wood
floors; ceiling fans; covered ft porch w/
swing; off-street parking; no smoking/pets.
Tom @ 841-8188.
1 BR, half block to KU, 1034 Mississippi St.
(Apt 101), Big bedroom, private parking,
energy efficient, great location, $450/mo.
Avail now, no pets. (Neil) 785-841-3112 or
785-423-2660
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scarf w/tags. 100% Lambswool. Retails for
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at Naismith Hall, 1800 Naismith Dr.
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macy counter and process insurance
payments. Call Karyn at 843-4160.
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with agricultural experience, operating ag
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of Lawrence) Flexible hours for your school
schedule. 913-796-6213
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servers. $9.25/hr. Kansas City. Call Gary
at 913-963-2457 or print off application
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and holidays a must. Apply in person at
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Office Assistant needed part-time.
Customer Service oriented. Fax resume
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Wednesday, december 6, 2006
KULTURE 8A
BY ANDREW BREDESON
Even though Kansas City offers
plenty of music opportunities and
is less than an hour away, Lawrence
provides an eclectic music scene
right at students fingertips.
Venues like the Granada, the
Bottleneck, Liberty Hall and smaller
bars like Fatsos offer wide musical
varieties for live shows.
Bands from Wu Tang Clan to Arlo
Guthrie, Rancid to John Scofield,
and Ani DiFranco to Tech N9ne
have made stops in Lawrence.
The music scene is very diverse,
Annie Frazier, Zionsville, Ind.,
sophomore, said. There is truly
something for every lover of music,
Frazier said.
Frazier saw the band Umphreys
McGee perform last month at
Liberty Hall in front of a nearly sold
out crowd.
Kris Myers, drummer of the band,
said Lawrence was a great college
town to play in.
Its always a good time here, he
said.
Andy Farag, who plays percus-
sion for the band, said that although
there were only a couple of record
stores in Lawrence, the live music
scene seems to be good.
The crowd is always into it, he
said.
The music venues are great,
Madeline Shike, Ft. Wayne, Ind.,
sophomore, said.
Theyre very intimate and allow
people to get right up next to the
stage, Shike said.
She also said the positive emo-
tions the music scene offers add to
her KU experience, specifically the
anticipation leading up to a show
and the happiness throughout.
Although the concert scene seems
to be better with nicer weather, like
the fall season in Lawrence, Liberty
Hall employee James Sizelove said,
he likes the fervor for culture here.
He said it was because Lawrence was
the most liberal city in Kansas.
Sizelove also credited the crav-
ing of culture to the diversity of
the downtown area, including music,
food and stores.
Musician Bob Marley made the
line One good thing about music,
when it hits you, you feel no pain
famous.
Music can be powerful, as it is
popular in all parts of the world,
with different types of people.
Whether its a tribal dance deep
in the jungles of the Amazon, a
church service, a Celtic music festi-
val in Scotland or a night at Abe &
Jakes Landing or The Hawk, musics
popularity can be seen everywhere
as people dance, pray and sing to
music.
In a place like Lawrence, quality
music can be found so often and in
so many places.
To put it simply, Melia
Blankenship, Paola sophomore, said,
The music scene here: Its great.
Kansan correspondent Andrew
Bredeson can be contacted at
editor@kansan.com.
Lawrence music scene ofers variety
Umphree McGee fans crowd around the stage at Liberty Hall. Fans could trickle up to the mezzanine for more moving roomand a seat for their tired legs.
Contributed photos
Fans rock out at an Umphree McGees concert. The standing foor was packed tight with sweaty bodies, but that didnt stop concert goers from enjoying the show. Lawrence provides music patrons a wide variety of concert options.
Umphree McGee takes a mid-set break. Excited fans also took a break outside to cool of, enjoy a
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Christian
decoration
inappropriate
at Rec Center
Its easy to get a bit
depressed about the state of
our country when reading
the Neediest Cases series in
The New York Times.
The profiles of the poorest
citizens in the New York area
is not exactly pleasant holi-
day reading, but is instead
a stark reminder that pov-
erty knows no holiday sea-
son. Luckily, it also gives us a
chance to embrace what is so
great about our country, and
to remind us what the holi-
day season is all about.
The late winter months
bring with them a bombard-
ment of commercialism,
throngs of frenzied shoppers
and a strain on our credit
cards and bank accounts. It is
tempting to allow these nega-
tive influences to dominate
what has traditionally been
among the happiest times of
the year.
It is also easy to be discour-
aged by our nations mount-
ing problems: colossal debt,
a wearisome foreign conflict
that claims young lives, and a
growing gap between the rich
and poor classes.
But before you allow the
spirit of Scrooge to dominate
your December, take time to
remember that for millions
around the world, America
remains a shining city on a
hill, a beacon of hope, free-
dom and opportunity that
represents the realization of
mans dreams of liberty.
America is perfect by no
measure, but our collective
lifestyle is also the wealthi-
est, most healthy and gen-
erally most pleasant of any
civilization in world history.
For many nations around the
world, we are living the most
perfect lives imaginable, and
we should be thankful for
those lives.
Let us also take time to
recognize the fundamentally
charitable nature of our citi-
zens, and to use the holiday
spirit as a catalyst for helping
others. America should never
tolerate a starving child or
ignore the upward mobility
of a determined dreamer. Be
it through public or private
assistance, our country has
made it a priority to foster
success, ease pain and suffer-
ing and improve the lives of
even the smallest among us.
In the end, it comes to this:
Ours will always be an imper-
fect nation, but that does not
mean we cannot strive for
perfection.
Before you plunge into
finals week or rack up some
holiday debt and extra
pounds, take time to think of
all those who have never been
fortunate enough to attend a
fine university or indulge in
holiday snacks. Add up your
blessings this holiday season,
and you will see the intrinsi-
cally good nature of ourselves
and of our nation.
McKay Stangler for the edi-
torial board
Weve come to the end of another
year. With it comes the holiday
season and all the family animosity,
bankruptcy and broken bones from
sledding mishaps that come with it.
Many people consider the holi-
day shopping to be the most stress-
ful and difficult part of this month,
especially when it comes to finding
gifts for your boyfriend or girl-
friend. Well, its not as hard as you
think. Read on to find the perfect
gifts for your significant other this
December.
Gifts for men
Ive often heard women say, I
dont know what to buy my boy-
friend. Its so hard to shop for a
guy. If youve said that, then youre
not smart. Do you know how easily
entertained men are? You can liter-
ally buy them anything and they
will be fascinated with it.
In case you still dont know what
to get your boyfriend, here are some
ideas.
Playboy subscription:
The gift that gives 12 issues.
A true sign of love is to give him
naked lady to entertain him when
youre not around to do so yourself.
Playboy has been a staple of
male life since the 1950s. Show him
you understand and appreciate his
history and get him the gift hell
brag about to his friends. Youll be
known as the cool girlfriend to
all of his friendsmega brownie
points.
A recliner:
Half the time when your boy-
friend is not with you, he is playing
video games. Thus, a recliner with
a cup holder, sewn-in speakers and
massaging back could make any
gamer-boyfriend extremely happy.
When he is autosaving his
Madden 2007 online profile, mak-
ing sure his cable connectivity is
at three bars and checking that his
USB headset is plugged in (it came
free with SOCOM), so he can trash
talk on that junior high kid he just
beat down, hell remember it was
your chair that made it possible.
A Segway:
Anyone who watched the late,
great Arrested Development
knows Gob was the best character
on the show. Why? Because of his
mode of transportation a Segway.
For those who dont know, a
Segway is pretty much a podium
with a steering wheel that is rollin
around on 22s. It has two tires and
can go almost anywhere.
Gob understood how overrated
walking is. Walking is like side
ponytails and scrunchies its
outdated.
Segways are the new it way of
moving from one place to another.
No longer will we have to make
unnecessary leg extensions and
waste our energy swinging our arms
to and fro, looking like a Richard
Simmons workout video. Instead we
will just roll everywhere, and your
boyfriend should be one of the first
to do so.
Plus, every man knows deep in
his heart that if he had a Segway, he
would ride that thing from class, to
work, to the bars. As far as I know,
you cant get a DUI on a Segway.
That would be embarrassing,
though.
Gifts for women
Shopping for women can be
tricky. The reason it is so tricky is
because it is difficult to find cheap
gifts women like. The general rule is
if it is shiny, she wants it.
If youre one of those guys who
thinks you dont need to buy your
girlfriend any gifts, prepare to be
broken up with. Youre dumb and
you deserve the scolding coming
your way.
There are few things women like
that arent made of diamonds. Try
these gifts out this holiday season.
Saratoga Hobo hand bag by
Michael Kors:
At $498, its practically a steal
for what it would provide your girl-
friend. It would reflect her cutesy,
yet edgy personality. With its mag-
netic snap closure, leather strap,
white shearling trim and suede
texture, it would totally set off her
faux-fur lined Ugg boots.
Macys.com viewers rated this
delectable little tote five stars out of
five. Its the perfect winter inspired
gift this holiday season. Its either
this or a diamond necklace. At least
get her something she can smuggle
alcohol into the movies with.
Legends of the Fall:
Its practically the equivalent of
your girlfriend buying you porn.
Brad Pitt riding toward the screen
on a horse with his long, golden
locks flapping in the wind is the
perfect gift.
What Viagra does for men, this
movie does for women. Shell love
you for it, and it wont break your
bank account.
Note: With this gift it may be
important to let your hair grow out,
dye it blonde and learn how to ride
a horse.
Giant feather pillows:
Theyre good for sleep. However,
the main reason women want giant
feather pillows this year is because
pillow fighting is all the rage. Plus,
you want to send your girlfriend to
Naked Pillow Fight Thursday with
the best possible weapon.
Also, most women will admit
naked pillow fighting is best with
feather pillows.
When used properly, the pillows
will actually produce tiny-to-large-
sized feather explosions, fogging up
the air with feather clouds, which
thus increases giggling and tickling.
There you have it. Now everyone
has a back-up plan for holiday gifts.
Have a good break and well see you
next semester.
Jorgensen is a Baldwin City senior
in journalism.
KU has gone out of its way, in
recent years, to deck Strong Hall in
multicultural, inclusive, non-reli-
gion-specific holiday decorations.
So I was a little surprised Monday
to see a Salvation Army Angel
Tree in the Student Recreation
Fitness Center lobby.
The Angel Tree appears to
be part of a (laudable) charitable
fundraising effort on the part of this
Christian denomination. But surely
cute little paper angels with halos
on a tree in December in a state
university building is flirting with
the appearance of a state endorse-
ment of a particular religion. And
surely the Salvation Army could use
a plain red bucket.
Either that, or, when Eid Al
Adha rolls around, perhaps well
see some beautiful calligraphy of a
Koranic verse in the gym, alongside
an appeal from a Muslim charity (if
the government hasnt shut them all
down by then).

Joseph Harrington
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incoming calls are recorded.
KU band just cut of the car in
front of me and almost caused an
accident.
I think it is about time we

started Kleinmann.
I just watched a squirrel climb

up the Wescoe wall.
This is Jef. To the two girls that

wanted to have sex with me on
Saturday: Im available and on
Facebook. Hook me up.
Has anyone else seen that guy

that buys fve cases of Natural
Light, pushes them across the
street, then drinks them? I wish I
was him.
Thank you Sonic for making the

best dessert ever.
I think we need to up our ac-

ceptance standards. I just watched
someone drive into a pole in front
of Ellsworth.
I have lost 30 pounds and if

someone doesnt say something
soon, I am going to scream.
Anyone out there that works

at McDonalds: What is it that you
dont like about me? No matter
where I go, I dont get a straw.
Anything the sixth foor says is

a lie.
I think my ex just called the cops

on me.
As a lifelong Browns fan to the

Kansas City Chiefs: Thank you.
To the car that actually hit me: I

was in the crosswalk. Jackass.
My penis may be a disgusting

growth between my legs, but a
really, really disgusting growth?
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WINTER BREAK GUIDE 10A
BY TAYLOR BERN
For most KU students, sitting
at home with mom and dad while
watching the ball drop with Dick
Clark is not the ideal way to spend
New Years Eve. Luckily, Lawrence
and Kansas City offer a variety of
venues for celebrating 2007.
In Lawrence, campus favorites
such as The Hawk, 1340 Ohio
St., The Wheel, 507 W. 14th St.,
or The Crossing, 618 W. 12th St.,
will be open. The usual night out
at the bars will jump up a notch
with a shot of New Years glee
and sprinkles of the false promises
youll make to yourself and anyone
within hearing distance. The Hawk
offers a special of $40 for 20 tick-
ets, which includes a champagne
toast at midnight and giveaways
throughout the evening.
Those looking for a
more specific New Years
party, however, should
look no further than
Massachusetts Street for the
New Years Extravaganza
at The Granada, 1020
Massachusetts St.
Theres a lot of places in
town that are really fun for
holidays, but on New Years,
the best place has got to be
the Granada, George Barry,
Lawrence freshman, said.
The 18-and-older function
will feature DJ Scottie Mac and a
champagne toast at midnight. The
event costs $10 and doors open at
8 p.m., allowing patrons time to
drink and dance before ringing
in 2007.
Not every New Years Eve event
in Lawrence is limited to the night-
life, as fans of the womens basket-
ball team can catch a 12:30 p.m.
home game before heading out for
the night.
Local New Years fun goes
beyond Lawrence, also, as Kansas
City offers a lot of options for
entertainment.
Those willing to spend $95 can
head to the Uptown Theater, 3700
Broadway St. Though it may seem
expensive, the price covers an open
bar with champagne, four rooms
full of food, breakfast after mid-
night and several bands and DJs
throughout the event.
Everyone I know from the area
has great stories from past New
Years and most of them already
have plans for this year, Peyton
Marek, Coppell, Texas, freshman,
said. Im going to make a trip
back just for the day, but I dont
know whether to go to Lawrence
or Kansas City.
Kansas City also offers other
choices for New Years destina-
tions. The Velvet Dog, 400 E
31st St., is a martini lounge with
retro-themed decor. Kansas Citys
Recordbar, 1020 Westport Rd.,
offers alternative entertainment,
including an adult puppet master
and tribal belly dancing. Cover
charge is $15 or $12 for those
dressed very sharp or as James
Bond characters.
Of course, if none of these ideas
sound appealing, theres always
room on the couch to watch Clark
with mom and pop.
Kansan correspondent Taylor
Bern can be contacted at edi-
tor@kansan.com.
How to throw a good New Years party
BY DAVID SCHAEFFER
If there is one day out of the
year when people party, it is
defnitely New Years Eve. It is
a holiday that calls for cham-
pagne, freworks and lots of
great friends. Many people will
want to throw a party for all
of their peers, but they are still
confused by how to throw a
good party. So what is a person
to do?
If I were to throw a New
Years party, I would have lots
of confetti and lots of pots and
pans to bang on at midnight,
Sarah Schmit, Lenexa junior,
said. I would also put up deco-
rations, have a costume theme
and make fun cookies to eat.
Another factor to consider is
where to have your party. While
most people host their parties
at home, some prefer to have it
some place else.
Hotel parties are always a
good idea, Lauren Bredesen,
Minneapolis, Minn., freshman
said. You can party and swim
and you can leave the place
a total mess and not have to
clean it up.
While some people will put
lots of preparation into their
party, there is still no guarantee
that people will show up.
Scott Haman, Dallas, junior,
said that a lot of parties on New
Years Eve are not any good
because no one knows which
party is the big party.
You need to let everyone
know in advance about your
party so the word can spread
around or no one will come,
Haman said. Also tell everyone
there will be free beer.
By following helpful advice
and adequate preparation,
anyone is capable of throwing
a good New Years party. Just
make sure you have enough of
both sexes at the party.
Your shindig needs to have
a lot of guys and girls, Schmit
said. I never have anyone to
kiss at midnight when I need to.
Kansan correspondent David
Schaefer can be contacted at
editor@kansan.com.
New Years night out
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crime
by shAwn shroyEr
In early October, a litany of
preseason accolades based purely
on potential came rolling in for
Brandon Rush.
Nearly two months later, Rush
isnt living up to the hype and some
Jayhawk faithful are beginning
to lose patience. During Monday
nights victory against USC, a Kansas
fan albeit one in a J.R. Giddens
jersey shouted a not-so-encourag-
ing word at Rush while he was at the
free throw line.
Nevertheless, to coach Bill Self
and Rush himself, the sophomore
guards offensive struggles havent
reached apocalyptic proportions
just yet.
We know Brandon Rush can
shoot the ball, Self said.
During his past five games,
shooting hasnt been the problem,
but shooting the ball in the bas-
ket has. Against Ball State, Florida,
Dartmouth, DePaul and Southern
California, Rushs shooting percent-
age has plummeted, regardless of
where he was taking shots.
Last season, Rush shot 47.4 per-
cent from the field, 47.2 percent
from three-
point range and
76.1 percent
from the free-
throw stripe.
But in his last
five games, he
shot 29 percent,
26.9 percent and
50 percent in
each respective
category.
Rush was also
Kansas top scorer last season, aver-
aging 13.5 points per contest. That
number was supposed to increase
this season. Instead his season aver-
age is at 12.3 points per game, and
he averaged just 9.8 points over his
last five.
His lack of production isnt a
result of a lack of effort. He aver-
aged 11 field goal attempts during
Kansass last five games. In fact,
Self wants Rush to continue to be
aggressive when he has the ball.
Ill take my
chances with
him shooting
the ball, Self
said. Every
time hes open,
he should shoot
it.
One reason
Self and Rush
arent panick-
ing is that Rush
could finally be
coming out of his slump.
In the first half against Southern
California, Rush led Kansas with 10
points on 2-for-5 shooting from the
floor (both three-pointers) and 4-4
shooting from the free throw line.
The halftime break must have
cooled him off, though, as he added
just three more points to his total
in the second half, shooting 1-for-9
from the floor (including 0-for-4
from three) and 1-for-2 from the
charity stripe.
I was shooting, it looked like it
was good, but they just fell short,
went long, off the backboard, Rush
said. It was just another night.
I dont think its a slump. I hit
two of them, so I feel pretty good
today.
Self didnt think Rushs shooting
number should take away from his
overall performance.
This was one of the best games
hes played this year, Self said. He
was aggressive, and look at his
defense.
For now defense is where Rush is
gaining praise, but he is earning it.
While junior guard Russell
Robinson and sophomore guard
Mario Chalmers are the best
Jayhawks at creating turnovers,
Rush has been Kansass lockdown
defender. His length and athleti-
cism allow him to guard almost any
opponent.
Hes become our best perimeter
defender as far as keeping his man
from scoring, Self said.
Self added that to be great Kansas
will need Rush to be a better shooter.
But that doesnt mean Rush should
start putting even more emphasis on
his offense and less on defense.
Basically, Kansas will depend on
Rush the Brandon Rush who gar-
nered preseason All-Big 12 and All-
American honors to perform on
both ends of the court.
If you only play well when you
make shots, then youre probably a
pretty one-dimensional player and
hes got to be a total player for us,
Self said.
Kansan sportswriter shawn shroy-
er can be contacted at sshroyer@
kansan.com.
by DAVID LInhArDT
Senior safety Jerome Kemp was
booked into Douglas County jail
Monday on charges of auto bur-
glary, theft and
criminal dam-
age to proper-
ty, jail officials
said.
Alcohol was
a factor in the
alleged crime,
a c c o r d i n g
to Lawrence
police.
Kemp turned himself in short-
ly before 8 p.m. Monday and
remained in custody Tuesday
morning with a $2,250 bond.
Kristen Brau, a 22-year-old KU
student, told Lawrence police that
someone had shattered the drivers
door window on her Volkswagen
Jetta and taken more than $1,000
in CDs and other items from her
car on Friday evening. The car was
parked in the 2500 block of West
6th street.
Lawrence Police spokeswom-
an Kim Murphree said Brau and
Kemp knew each other before the
alleged incident.
Associate athletics director Jim
Marchiony said he was still gather-
ing facts and did not immediately
have a comment.
In 2005, Kemp started 11 games
as safety for the Jayhawks, and he
was given an Honorable Mention
on the All-Big 12 defensive squad
in 2006.
Kansan staf writer David
Linhardt can be contacted at
dlinhardt@kansan.com.

Player
jailed for
alleged
burglary
kemp
mens basketball
rushs ofensive troubles
by C.J. MoorE
Last week KU mens bas-
ketball coach Bill Self became
the last Kansas coach to ink a
deal with Lew Perkins Athletics
Department.
Self was still under his origi-
nal contract, which he signed in
April 2003 when Drue Jennings
acted as interim athletics direc-
tor. Self s contract seemed to reit-
erate Perkins approach to his
handling of contracts hes not
afraid to lose coaches, and hes a
coach-friendly athletics director.
Self s contract, like the one
football coach Mark Mangino
signed in September, and every
contract that Perkins has drawn
up at Kansas, does not include a
buyout clause. A buyout clause
ensures that the University of
Kansas would be compensated
if one of its coaches leaves for
another university. For example,
athletics dept.
Kansas
contracts
allure
coaches
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while outside nightclub
Houston Cincinnati
Bengals rookie wide
receiver Reggie Mc-
Neal was arrested in
Houston and charged
with resisting arrest
after being refused
entrance to a night-
club early Sunday.
McNeal, a former Texas A&M
quarterback, was arrested
outside The Red Door, said
Houston police spokesman
Gabe Ortiz.
Ortiz said McNeal ap-
proached two officers who
were standing near the
entrance and became unruly
when the officers told him
the club was closing.
McNeal became aggres-
sive and started using profan-
ity when the officers refused
to let him enter, Ortiz said.
McNeal walked away, then
approached the of cers again
and elbowed one of them in the
chest.
Of cers detected a strong
odor of alcohol from McNeal,
police said.
Giants consider returning
Barry Bonds to team
San Francisco The
San Francisco Giants
are seriously inter-
ested in bringing back
Barry Bonds, despite
the notion the club might prefer
to part ways with the aging
slugger.
The team has been exchang-
ing offers with Bonds agent,
Jeff Borris.
Also, the Giants agreed to
terms on a two-year, $8 million
contract with first baseman
Rich Aurilia and a one-year, $5.1
million deal with third baseman
Pedro Feliz.
They also were closing in on a
three-year contract with catcher
Bengie Molina.
Rutgers coach refuses
offer to lead Hurricanes
Piscataway, N.J.
Rutgers coach Greg
Schiano will stay with
the school he led to
national prominence
this season, rather than
pursue taking over the troubled
Miami program.
Schiano, Miamis defensive
coordinator in 1999 and 2000,
said he told Hurricanes athletic
director Paul Dee that he was
not a candidate to become their
head coach.
Miami coach Larry Coker
was fired after going 6-6 in the
regular season.
Schiano has orchestrated No.
16 Rutgers rise from one of the
nations lowliest programs in
the past six seasons.
At 10-2 (5-2 Big East), the
Scarlet Knights are heading to
a Texas Bowl match-up against
Kansas State.
Tailback faces probation,
service after guilty plea
Columbia, Mo. Mis-
souri running back
Tony Temple pleaded
guilty Tuesday to a
reduced charge in a
misdemeanor assault
case stemming from
a fight in a restaurant parking
lot.
The junior tailback was
sentenced to 18 months of
unsupervised probation and
20 hours of community service
after pleading guilty to disturb-
ing the peace.
He also was ordered to not
contact the victim.
Temple initially faced mis-
demeanor assault charges for
allegedly punching a Bennigans
worker in the face and mouth
in a June dispute involving
Temples girlfriend, a former
Missouri softball player who
worked at the Columbia restau-
rant.
A Missouri football spokes-
man said he didnt expect
Temple to face any additional
disciplinary action.
Coach Gary Pinkel suspended
Temple from the team for sum-
mer conditioning drills, but
Temple returned to become the
leading rusher for the Tigers
(8-4).
Temple, a Kansas City native,
gained 868 yards and scored
five touchdowns this season for
Missouri.
Associated Press
Ofense
QB: Colt McCoy, Texas The
perfect name for a UT quarterback.
RB: Marlon Lucky, Nebraska
Opponents were lucky that
Nebraskas RB rotation held Marlon
to just 49.2 rushing yards per game
this season.
RB: Jorvorskie Lane, Texas A&M
This bulldozer of a running back
is listed at 274 pounds, but 300
might be more accurate.
FB: Ryan
Kock, Iowa State
Last name
supposedly pro-
nounced Cook,
but Im not buy-
ing it.
WR: Milan
Moses & Euseph
Messiah, Iowa State
No amount of Biblical names
could save the Cyclones this season.
WR: Limas Sweed, Texas
Sounds like something you would
use Scotts lawn fertilizer to get
rid of.
TE: Joe Jon Finley, Oklahoma
He had no choice but to play for
a Southern school.
OL: Manny Ramirez, Texas Tech
What? Manny could be taking
his Manny being Manny antics to
the NFL? Oh, different Manny.
OL: Kasey
Studdard, Texas
Not to be
confused with
Ruben Studdard.
OL: Joel
Clinger, Missouri
Watch the
hands, Joel.
OL: Tyler
Polumbus, Colorado With a
name like that, its no surprise hes
6foot8.
OL: Glenn January, Texas Tech
Too bad the Red Raiders wont
be playing in January.
Defense
DL: C.J. Ah You, Oklahoma
Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode
where Jerry couldnt remember his
girlfriends name, so all he can think
of to call her is,
Ah...you!
DL: Victor
DeGrate,
Oklahoma State
His last name
is pronounced
Da-great; his
first name is just a
bonus.
DL: Jay Moore, Nebraska His
13.5 tackles for losses and five sacks
are no joke.
DL: Dek Bake, Texas Tech His
Dek & Bake food products havent
quite caught on.
LB: Marcus Bacon, Missouri
Mmmm...bacon.
LB: Rufus Alexander, Oklahoma
Unlike the 1970s band, this
Rufus doesnt need Chaka Khan to
succeed.
LB: Steve Octavien, Nebraska
Dont all men secretly wish they
could simply go by Octavien?
DB: Aqib Talib, Kansas Was
the only defensive presence in the
Kansas secondary; best corner in
the conference.
DB: Melvin Bullitt, Texas A&M
Other last names that could
lead to Superman references:
Locomotive or Able-to-leap-tall-
buildings-in-a-single-bound.
DB: Dominic Roux, Kansas
Too bad questionable coaching
decisions and atrocious game man-
agement by Mark
Mangino Roux-
ined Dominics
chances of play-
ing in a bowl
game his senior
year.
DB: C.J.
Wilson, Baylor
He didnt make
the all-conference team, so he can
be on mine.
Special Teams
K: Jeff Snodgrass, Kansas State
I felt obligated to put a Wildcat
somewhere on the list.
P: Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor
Teammate C.J. Wilson gave up try-
ing to pronounce Daniels last name
and began calling him Sep.
Honorable Mention
DL Shawn Moorehead, Iowa
State; RB Jake Sharp, Kansas; WR
Xavier Rambo, Kansas; TE Derek
Fine, Kansas; DL Ola Dagunduro,
Nebraska; LB Bo Ruud, Nebraska;
LB Misi Tupe, Texas A&M
Kansan sportswriter Shawn
Shroyer is a Mound City junior in
journalism.
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athletics calendar
TODAY
Womens basketball vs.
South Dakota State, 7 p.m.,
Allen Fieldhouse
SATURDAY
Mens basketball vs.
Toledo, noon, Kemper Arena,
Kansas City, Mo.
Track & Field at K-State All
Corners, all day, Manhattan
SUNDAY
Womens basketball vs.
California, 2 p.m., Allen Field-
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Following a devastating 66-41
loss to Wisconsin, Kansas will return
to its home floor to play the South
Dakota State Jackrabbits tonight.
The teams biggest test will be how it
responds after such a lopsided loss.
If were mature enough to real-
ize that was a bad night for Kansas,
well learn from it. coach Bonnie
Henrickson said.
None of the players on the
Jayhawk roster had a great game
against the Badgers. The leading
scorer recorded 10 points and the
leading rebounder had five boards.
It was dumbfounding to look at
them, Henrickson said. I didnt see
any toughness and I didnt see any
intensity.
Kansas biggest problems arose
with not being able to shut down
Wisconsin starting guards Jolene
Anderson and Janese Banks, who
combined for 30 points.
The Jackrabbits didnt boast
as talented of a backcourt against
the Jayhawks. Sophomore Ashlea
Muckenhirn and junior Andrea
Verdegan averaged 12 points per
game combined.
SDSU does have senior forward
Megan Vogel, who averages 19
points and five rebounds a game.
Kansas sophomore forward Marija
Zinic will have to slow her produc-
tion down with solid defense in the
paint.
Zinic struggled offensively
against the Badgers, shooting 2-for-
8 from the floor. It wasnt just Zinic
though; as a team, the Jayhawks shot
30 percent.
We were offensively abysmal,
Henrickson said.
Much of the pressure to get the
offense going in the right direc-
tion will fall on freshman forward
Sade Morris. In the last three games,
Morris has shot just less than 50 per-
cent with 24 points. Overall, Morris
is tied for second on the team with
eight points per game.
Morris will also have to contrib-
ute on the defensive end against
SDSU. SDSUs second most reliable
weapon has been sophomore for-
ward Jennifer Warkenthien.
SDSU has lost two of its last three
games, but its 5-2 record includes
victories against a couple of impres-
sive opponents.
South Dakota State has done a
great job this year by beating USC
and Virginia, Henrickson said.
Henrickson will continue to use
many players on the perimeter, but
as seen in the last two games, expect
senior guard Sharita Smith to sub
more frequently. She was the only
player Henrickson praised following
the loss to Wisconsin.
I thought Sharita was aggres-
sive, she said. I hope those young
kids watch her and realize thats
what were looking for.
Kansan sportswriter Case Keefer
can be contacted at ckeefer@
kansan.com.
Editedby Jacky Carter
No disrespect to Richard
Lariviere, the Universitys new
provost, but its too bad that the
school didnt name Athletics
Director Lew Perkins the head
honcho of student affairs.
Why?
Because wed all be 4.0 students.
Its clear that as long as you
show up with Lew Perkins in
charge, youll be rewarded
handsomely. Just look at two of his
biggest fans, Mark Mangino and
Bill Self.
Both Self and Mangino received
fat contract extensions this year.
Self s came last week, days after the
Hawks beat the defending champi-
on Florida Gators and before they
lost to then 2-4 DePaul. Mangino
hit the lottery, uh, got paid, in the
middle of one of the most disap-
pointing football seasons in recent
memory.
Somewhere KU debate coach
Scott Harris, who recently won
Coach of the Year honors, is
scratching his head trying to come
up with an argument for why he
hasnt gotten a pay increase yet.
Maybe its because the athletics
department uses a formula to cal-
culate new contracts that is similar
to the Cedric the Entertainer phi-
losophy of we wish.
We wish that Mangino would
win the games hes supposed to.
We wish he would win some games
on the road. We wish Bill Self
would get us out of the first round
of the NCAA tournament. We
wish hed recruit players that stick
around without leaving in a hail of
controversy.
Yet, when breaking down both
guys respective bodies of work at
the University, one must be judi-
cious. First, Coach Self.
The guy bought himself some
serious love when he arrived in
Lawrence because of the ugly
departure of Roy Williams. There
are two categories of Roy people
in Lawrence those who love
him and those who hate him. So
Self has been afforded the luxury
of phasing out the Roy era of fast-
paced, 90-point games with slower,
methodical defensive struggles and
60- to 70-point slugfests.
Considering how much fun its
been to watch those slower games,
its even more fun watching the
Hawks get bounced out of the
tourney after one game two years
in a row. Excuses abound for why
those losses happened: youth,
wrong players for the system, have
we said youth yet? At least the
team won a conference champion-
ship.
But now Coach Self has his
players, and so far, well, the team
looks ripe for a first round exit
again. The problem? No one fears
Kansas basketball anymore. That
choke mentality that suffocated
KU basketball in the mid-90s dis-
sipated in the early part of this
decade before reappearing after
Bucknell and Bradley. According
to Coach Self, his team lacks a
leader. Freshman Darrell Arthur
said practices are lax because the
players are void of intensity and
focus. Too bad our teams not full
of McDonalds All-Americans
and blue-chip prospects... Wait,
it is. Good thing its only early
December.
Has Bill Self done a good job
during his tenure so far at Kansas?
Depends on who you ask. While
a contract extension seems legiti-
mate for a guy who has gone 79-26
in four plus seasons, I mightve
waited until after the tournament
to discuss the long term.
As for Coach Mangino, my
thoughts on the football team have
been well documented and this
seasons coaching failure is noth-
ing short of despicable. To put the
lunacy of Manginos $1.5 million
contract into perspective, South
Carolina coach Steve Spurrier
was just awarded a new extension
worth $1.75 million. Spurrier has
won a national championship and
is widely regarded as one the best
minds in all of football.
Both coaches still have plenty
of time to prove that they merit
inclusion in a higher tax bracket,
and I wish they would. In the
meantime, with the semester draw-
ing to a close, approach your pro-
fessor before finals and say, Hey,
I want the Self-Mangino treatment
give me an A just for being here.
BY FRED DAVIS III
KANSAN COLUMNIST
FDAVIS@KANSAN.COM
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After being ranked No. 2 behind
Ohio State for weeks, the Michigan
Wolverines took a sudden dip to
No. 3 the day before the National
Championship matchup was
announced. Matt Singer wrote in
Mondays The Michigan Daily that
going to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl
wont be much of a consolation
prize.
Well, that does it.
Another trip to Pasadenas not
the end of the world, I guess.
But this stings. It really stings.
One week ago today, Michigan
sat comfortably at No. 3 in the Bowl
Championship Series rankings.
No one seriously thought that
UCLA would knock off a heavily-
favored Southern Cal squad, re-
opening the door for Michigans
national title hopes.
But on Saturday, we all were
glued to our television screens. We
all held our breath in the desper-
ate hope that the Bruins would
somehow beat the mighty Trojans,
punching Michigans ticket to
Glendale, Ariz. We all felt our
hearts race as Karl Dorrells squad
hung tight with Pete Carrolls crew.
Then, with an absurdly acro-
batic game-clinching interception
by UCLA linebacker Eric McNeal,
Wolverine nations wildest dreams
appeared to come true.
Horns honked. People screamed.
Joy reigned in Ann Arbor.
But at the Georgia Dome, events
were unfolding that would put
everyone here in a much more
somber mood less than 24 hours
later.
Florida, a team which rest-
ed two spots below Michigan
in the BCS Standings when the
Wolverines stopped playing two
weeks ago, was taking on Arkansas
in the Southeastern Conference
Championship game.
Conventional wisdom stated that
Michigan would remain ahead of
Florida, as long as the Gators didnt
completely destroy the Razorbacks.
Conventional wisdom was
wrong.
Florida didnt crush Arkansas.
The Gators didnt even outplay
them. But as the final minutes of
the thrilling, but sloppy, matchup
wound down, a new line of think-
ing came to the forefront of the
college football world.
CBS announcer Gary Danielson
fired the first salvos. And power-
ful salvos they were. The SECs
color commentator stated its hard
to win a championship at least
five times, a not-so-subtle-dig at
Michigans failure to lock up the
Big Ten title against consensus No.
1 Ohio State on the Buckeyes home
turf.
Indeed, for Florida, winning
a championship was hard. The
Gators squad that failed to beat its
last four Division I-A opponents
all unranked by more than a
touchdown looked shell-shocked as
Arkansas stormed past them in the
third quarter.
Then, Arkansas punt returner
Reggie Fish attempted to field a
punt over his shoulder on a dead
sprint at his own three-yard line.
Inevitably, he muffed the kick,
Florida recovered it, and the entire
course of history was altered.
From there, Floridas National
Championship momentum contin-
ued to build. Television analysts
who previously ignored the Gators
as a national title contender began
arguing that Florida deserved
a shot against Ohio State after
Michigan blew its chance.
With Floridas hype swelling,
Michigan coach Lloyd Carr took the
high road, declining the opportuni-
ty to campaign for the Wolverines
on ESPNs SportsCenter Saturday
night. Immediately after hearing
Carrs classy statement, Florida
coach Urban Meyer shamelessly
continued his weeks-long push
to get Florida into the National
Championship.
Even the BCS coordinator Mike
Slive who, by
the way, just hap-
pens to be the
SEC commission-
er checked his
impartiality at the
door to argue for
his conferences
Gators.
I think any
team that wins
our league with
one loss should have the chance
to play for the national champion-
ship, Slive said.
By mid-afternoon Sunday,
Floridas wave of public backing
had become a tsunami. Voters, who
for weeks had consistently picked
the Wolverines over the Gators,
suddenly reversed their positions.
Were these voters blown away
by Floridas inconsistent-at-best
performance over Arkansas? If
Southern Cal had won, would
Florida have jumped Michigan to
take over the No. 3 spot in the
polls?
Fat chance.
Instead, the voters let the medias
jabbering and Meyers whining get
into their heads. For dozens of poll
voters, figuring out who really was
the second-
best team in
the country
took a back
seat to avoid-
ing an unfair
Mi c h i g a n -
Ohio State
rematch.
I know,
suffer is a
strong word
when the Rose Bowl long the
Wolverines ultimate goal is the
consolation prize. And I have a
feeling that when its all said and
done, Michigan will end up in its
rightful place as the No. 2 team in
the country.
But for now, with all the exhila-
ration, frustration and crushing dis-
appointment of the past 36 hours,
its hard for me to get excited for the
Granddaddy of Them All.
The Florida Gators are head-
ed to Arizona for the National
Championship, where they will take
on undefeated Ohio State. Bryan
Jones wrote in Mondays Independent
Florida Alligator that while the Gators
may not deserve to be there, they will
be competitive.
Is it destiny?
Its year two for UF coach Urban
Meyer, who has had unprecedented
success in his second year at all of his
head coaching stops.
Its the fourth year for senior quar-
terback Chris Leak, who came to UF
in 2003 vowing to win a national
title.
Its the final year for 21 seniors
who have experienced the fall of the
Gators SEC dynasty and more emo-
tional turmoil than they bargained
for.
And come Jan. 8, theyll all be
playing for college footballs biggest
prize a national championship.
And how can anyone truly be sur-
prised?
This is a team that has caught,
and taken advantage of, seemingly
every break it needed on a difficult
run through the nations toughest
schedule.
There was the roughing-the-passer
penalty on Tennessees J.T. Mapu that
negated a touchdown off Leaks inter-
ception, allowing the Gators tosqueak
by Tennessee 21-20 in Knoxville.
There was the controversial face-
mask penalty against Georgia that
allowed the Gators to eventually
run the clock out and LSUs Jacob
Hester being called down just short
of the goal line, leading to a JaMarcus
Russell fumble and no points for the
Tigers.
But it was Jarvis Moss blocked
kick in the final seconds against
South Carolina that really shows how
special this UF teamis.
While the Gators are constantly
criticized for all the close calls, they
have been as clutch and opportunistic
as they have been lucky.
After that victory against South
Carolina, Jarvis Moss said he knew
that UF would somehow make it
Glendale, Ariz., to play for the nation-
al championship.
There is no doubt about it,
Moss said. Tonight, we just felt it.
Everybody on this team just has to
believe. ... I can feel it. Hopefully you
guys can feel it.
A few weeks later, on a day where
a Capital One Bowl berth was still
a huge possibility, the Gators got
another break when they realized at
halftime that Southern California was
defeated by UCLA. Like countless
other times this season, the Gators
capitalized, finishing off Arkansas in
the SEC Championship game.
Ironically, UF also needed some
unlikely breaks to accomplish its first
national championship 10 years ago,
when several teams fell in the seasons
final weeks and Arizona State lost in
the Rose Bowl.
Will UF claim its second national
title and become the first school to
win national championships in bas-
ketball and football in the same year?
Who knows.
But the Gators certainly deserve
to be there. Michigan played a much
weaker schedule and didnt win its
own conference. And the Wolverines
have the Big Ten to blame.
If the conference would just pony
up and play a conference champion-
ship, perhaps Michigan would have
had a shot to play its way into the BCS
title game instead of sitting on the
couch watching SpongeBob, to use a
Meyer reference.
While the Gators will enter the
BCS title game as huge underdogs,
and some analysts will already be
anointing Ohio State the champion
before the two teams take the field,
just relax and enjoy the season this
teamhas treated you to.
Something tells me this battle-test-
ed UF team, this team that is filled
with players who have gone through
ups and downs throughout this sea-
son and their entire careers, will find
a way to take advantage of whatever
situation comes its way.
Is it destiny?
Yes.
The BCS system is coming under
fire again, but Daily Texan colum-
nist Alex Blair wrote Tuesday that
people need to relax and enjoy the
games.
Tis the season. It is early
December: Christmas decora-
tions are beginning to appear,
Thanksgiving leftovers are almost
gone and all the kids are huddled
around the television to hear ESPN
commentators rant and rave about
the results of the annual BCS
Selection Show.
It seems we go through this every
year. The BCS always leaves at least
one team and its fans dissatisfied.
One coach always has to look his
players in the eye and tell them that
they wont get to play in the big
game, because they lacked style
points.
But you know what? This sys-
tem is the best we are going to get.
This is how I stopped worrying and
loved the BCS.
Critics love to bash the BCS, but
they operate under the assumption
that a better system is possible. It
isnt.
The favorite alternative would
be a playoff system. In fact, there
already is a college football play-
off system. Student-athletes who
play Division I-AA, Division II and
Division III football have a playoff
to determine their NCAA cham-
pion. And yet the NCAA claims
that it would be unfair to make the
same demands on their Division I-
A counterparts. Please. What keeps
Division I-A from having a playoff
is the same thing that keeps the
other divisions from having a bowl
system money.
The bowls have been around
almost as long as college football.
The Rose, the Cotton, the Orange
and the Sugar are institutions. This
season, there will be over 30 bowl
games. Thats 30 institutions that
have spent huge amounts of money
to court the NCAA into having a
postseason college football game
in their city. Thats 30 communities
who rely on the influx of money
that traveling fan bases infuse into
local economies.
The only reason the other divi-
sions dont have bowl games is
because communities such as El
Paso, Texas, or Boise, Idaho, cant
depend on the fans of Montana
State or Colorado State to pack the
house in order to watch those two
teams slug it out. But in Division
I-A, you have programs that can
afford to toss around $8 million
when they want a new scoreboard.
Even on a down year, fans of big-
time programs like Georgia or
Miami will be widespread.
Besides, did you ever won-
der how it would be determined
which teams would participate in a
hypothetical playoff? It would still
come down to humans deciding
which team would be more wor-
thy, just like the pollsters decided
that Florida deserved to play for
the national championship over
Michigan. There would still be
teams on the outside looking in.
In a realm swirling with money,
bias and vested interests like major
college football, there has to be a
method to the madness. Even such
an inane method as the BCS. After
all, as Darrell Royal once said, Ol
ugly is better than ol nothing.
Gators deserve BCS championship game
Learn to love the BCS system
Rose Bowl not much of a
consolation for Michigan
Associated Press
The Florida Gators are heading to the BCS championship game. Some argue that their placement
is undeserved and a result of luck. Others say that they seized every possible opportunity and fought
their way to the championship.
We all held our breath in
the desperate hope that the
Bruins would somehowbeat
the mighty Trojans, punching
Michigans ticket to Glendale,
Ariz.
Associated Press
Michigan fans watched nervously as the Wolverines came close to reaching the championship game. However, a media push swayed the votes away
fromMichigan and toward Florida instead, putting Michigan back in third place and bound for the Rose Bowl.
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Kansas has been burned by not
including buyout clauses in its
coaches contracts in the past. In
2003 when former mens basketball
coach Roy Williams left for North
Carolina, Kansas did not receive a
dime because Williams did not have
a buyout clause in his contract. But
Perkins has said he wasnt afraid of
losing coaches.
Dont be fooled, he said.
Because if Bill (Self) left, wed find
someone really good.
Perkins doesnt want to keep
someone around who doesnt want
to be at Kansas.
This is an attractive University
to which you can attract coaches so
I dont think Lews ever been one
to worry about what would happen
if a coach left, Associate Athletics
Director Jim Marchiony said. Lew
believes weve got some really good
coaches here and he wants them to
stay, but Kansas is a place where you
can attract good head coaches.
Perkins has not had much of a
problem holding onto coaches since
he arrived.
Only three coaches have left dur-
ing his tenure. Former womens bas-
ketball coach Marion Washington
retired in 2004. Former womens
golf coach Megan Menzel resigned
in 2004 to spend more time with
her family and former tennis coach
Kilmeny Waterman resigned in
August 2003. Every other coach that
was at Kansas before Perkins arrived
has since signed an extension with
Perkins and the University.
Perkins said last week that he
was big on continuity, as he showed
with his commitment to Mangino
in September, a decision he doesnt
seem to regret.
We qualified for a bowl this year,
Perkins said. In my four years here,
weve been to two bowls and quali-
fied for three out of four. That shows
some consistency. That shows weve
gotten better over the past three or
four years.
You dont build a football pro-
gram in two or three or four years,
you build it in five or six years.
As Self showed with his new con-
tract, Perkins is a guy coaches want
to work under. Self has an unusual
clause in his contract that changes
if Perkins leaves. Self will be paid an
average of $225,000 per year if he
stays at Kansas for the duration of
his five-year contract. If he departs
sometime during that five years, he
does not receive any money from the
retention agreement.
However, if Perkins leaves and
then Self decides at some point to
follow, Self will be compensated for
the number of years he stayed under
the new contract.
I want Lew to be my athletics
director, Self said. I feel great being
linked to Lew in that way.
Kansan staf writer C.J. Moore can
be contacted at cjmoore@kansan.
com.
Edited by Erin Wiley
COACHES (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
BIG 12 BASKETBALL
Wildcats excel in shooting, defense to beat Vikings
BY STEVE BRISENDINE
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
MANHATTAN Kansas State
matched its best shooting night
with some of its most intense
defense of the year, and the results
almost brought a smile to coach
Bob Huggins face.
Its the first time I thought
we were assertive through the
whole game, Huggins said after
the Wildcats beat Cleveland State
93-60 Tuesday night to snap a two-
game losing streak. Weve talked
to them for two days about try-
ing to come out and impose our
will on the opposition, which we
havent done.
Cartier Martin scored 21 points
and four other players reached
double figures for the Wildcats,
who shot a season-high 61.5 per-
cent (33-for-52) from the field.
They also forced 22 turnovers and
didnt allow any Cleveland State
players to score in double figures.
Weve seen what we can do
when we come out and defend
and force turnovers to get them
out of their offense, said guard
Akeem Wright, who had 13 points.
Thats what we came out tonight
and did.
David Hoskins added 17 points,
15 of those in the first half, for
Kansas State (5-3). Jason Bennett
had 11 points and five blocked
shots and Lance Harris finished
with 10 points for the Wildcats,
who took control early and led 50-
23 at the half.
Kansas State held the Vikings
(5-5) without a field goal for more
than 7 minutes to open the game.
The Wildcats, meanwhile, hit
eight of their first 10 shots and
13 of their first 20. They opened
up their first 20-point lead, 27-7,
when Martin scored off the glass
just before the midpoint of the
first half.
Kansas State, which won despite
being outrebounded 45-28, shot
67 percent (16-for-24) from the
field for the half. They put together
an 11-0 run, capped by Bennetts
dunk, to lead 45-18 with just under
2:30 left before the break.
We didnt compete against
them, Cleveland State coach
Gary Waters said. They were on
a mission, and they wanted to
win the game. They had lost two
in a row, and they came out and
played harder in every phase of
the game.
The Wildcats speed in transi-
tion and aggressiveness in attack-
ing the basket also earned them
repeated trips to the line. They
drew 28 fouls and hit 25-of-35 free
throw attempts.
Thats the way were supposed
to play, Huggins said. We had not
been very assertive. Thats the best
word I can use to describe what we
havent been.
Martin got to double figures
faster than Cleveland States entire
team. His two free throws with 9:39
left in the half gave him 11 points,
17 seconds before the Vikings
Carlos English hit a 3-pointer to
cut the Wildcats lead to 29-12.
Cleveland State missed its first
eight shots before Joe Davis con-
nected from the baseline with
12:21 left in the first half.
JNathan Bullock, who came
in leading the Vikings with 14.8
points per game, was held to eight
points Tuesday night on 1-for-12
shooting. He was 0-for-9 before
converting a 3-point play with just
over 13 minutes left in the game.
Coach said he likes to drive
right, so we forced him to his left,
Hoskins said. When he went to
his right, Jason was right there
waiting on him, and the rest of our
big guys as well.
The Vikings did not have a
double-digit scorer for the first
time this year. Patrick Tatham and
Tristan Crawford also had eight
points for Cleveland State.
Kansas State converted
Cleveland States turnovers, 16 of
them in the first half, into 22
points.
Charlie Riedel/Associated Press
Cleveland State forward Renard Fields, right, pressures Kansas State forward Jason Bennett (55) during the second half of a basketball game
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ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 9
Youre growing more impatient,
which wont do you any good. Re-
lax and let what you want come
to you. Thats the masterful plan.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 5
Your good sense is returning.
Hopefully, youre not humiliated
by whatever it is youve recently
bought. Dont take it back yet.
Maybe youll fnd a use for it.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is an 8
The next few weeks will be good
for practicing over and over
again. The next few days will be
good for bringing in money to
pay for your lessons.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 5
Concentrate on ef ciency.
Free up more of your time, to
investigate options youve never
considered. You dont even know
what they are, yet.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 9
Others look to you for leadership
and advice. You have the experi-
ence. Also have the patience.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 5
Your friends are there for you
again. They come up with great
ideas that help you get your
sense of humor back, and put
things into perspective.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is an 8
Be ready for a new assignment.
Somebody important likes your
work. Accept a challenge. If
you can do it, the word will get
around.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 6
Your attention will be diverted
with another tempting ofer.
Dont drop what youre doing,
until its producing the results
without your attention.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an 8
Check your storage facilities, and
fnd out what you already have.
Stash away as much and more as
you can, so you dont have to lug
it around.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 5
Youre in for a pleasant surprise,
so dont put up too much of a
fght. When your partner makes a
suggestion, go along with it.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
Its time to get back to work, if
you want to make any money.
If you do a good job, you could
even earn a bonus.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
Nerves are a bit on edge. Do what
you can to soothe them. This is a
temporary condition. Things calm
down tomorrow.
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Gibsons flm highlights
language, life of Mayans
MEXICO CITY Scenes of
enslaved Maya Indians building
temples for a violent, decadent
culture in Mel Gibsons new flm
Apocalyptomay ring true for
many of todays Mayas, who earn
meager wages in construction
camps, building huge tourist re-
sorts on land they once owned.
Some Mayas are excited at
the prospect of the frst feature
flm made in their native tongue,
Yucatec Maya. But others among
the 800,000 surviving Mayans
are worried that Gibsons hyper-
violent, apocalyptic flm could be
just the latest misreading of their
culture.
Gibson employed Mayas, most
of whom live on Mexicos Yucatan
peninsula, in the flming of the
movie, and says he wants to
make the Mayan language cool
again, and encourage young
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Still, the percentage of Maya
speakers in Yucatan state fell
from 37 percent in 2000 to 33.9
percent by 2005.
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BY RYAN SCHNEIDER
Editors note: As the fall semester
comes to a close, The Kansans football
writer, Ryan Schneider, takes a look
back at this years team and offers
grades in several categories.
RUSHING OFFENSE:
This was by far the most successful
and effective unit for the team this
season. Running back Jon Cornish
set the programs single-season rush-
ing record with 1,457 yards. While
Cornish deserves a lot of the credit
for the units success, the offensive line
also deserves recognition. Anytime a
team can average 176 rushing yards a
game, theyll have a good chance to
win. Fullback Brandon McAnderson
and running back Jake Sharp had
good seasons as well.
Grade A
PASSING OFFENSE:
Its tough to fairly grade this unit
because its unlikely that quarterback
Kerry Meier was healthy at the end of
the season. Meier played as expected
good at times and poorly at others.
Its hard to expect more than that out
of a freshman. He certainly didnt
get a lot of help because his receivers
dropped a number of passes, espe-
cially early in the season. There could
be an interesting battle in the spring
between Meier and Todd Reesing as
both continue to improve.
Grade C
RUSHING DEFENSE:
For the second-straight season,
this was the defenses best unit. It
only allowed one 100-yard rusher
in 12 games, something most teams
cant say. Despite losing a majority
of the linebackers and defensive line
from last years team, this group filled
the gaps well. Most of this group will
return next season and should con-
tinue to be the base of the defense.
Grade B
PASSING DEFENSE:
Its hard not to fail a unit that fin-
ished the season dead last in passing
defense out of 119 Division I-A teams.
This defensive failure was about more
than the secondary, though a lack of
a consistent pass rush didnt help. The
pass defense improved throughout
the season, but that progress was
overshadowed by an ugly perfor-
mance against Missouri. With Aqib
Talib and Anthony Webb gaining
experience throughout the season,
this unit should be greatly improved
next season.
Grade F
SPECIAL TEAMS:
The return game wasnt anything
great, but it usually set up the offense
with good field position. The kick-
ing game, though, was another story.
Punter Kyle Tucker came into the
season as one of the nations top punt-
ers. Instead, Tucker didnt make the
Big 12s Top 10 punters list, averaging
just 38 yards a punt. Kicker Scott
Webb started the season slowly, but
became more dependable as the year
went along.
GradeC
COACHING:
Its tough to win games when your
best player doesnt touch the ball with
the game on the line. Mark Manginos
refusal to give the ball to running
back Jon Cornish cost the team at
least two victories Toledo and
Baylor. Kansas should have won eight
games, but instead finished with a
6-6 record and no bowl game. Sure
this program has made great strides
in five seasons under Mangino, but
its time to take the next big step
forward.
Grade D
FOOTBALL
Despite growth, program
needs to take big step
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Kansas fnished the season 6-6 and didnt qualify for a bowl game. The teamhad a solid rushing ofense but needs to improve on passing defense.
NFL
Chiefs coach defends choice
to reserve all his timeouts
BY DOUG TUCKER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Herm
Edwards, Kansas Citys first-year
coach, has drawn fire from some
fans and broadcasters for not using
at least one of his three time-outs
while Cleveland was driving late in
the fourth quarter Sunday for the
game-tying touchdown.
Why not stop the clock to give
more seconds to get downfield and
maybe kick a game-winning field
goal if the Browns do get the game
tied?
But Edwards kept his time-outs
in his pocket, and the Chiefs had
less than a minute to work with
after Cleveland scored the tying
touchdown in a game the Browns
eventually won 31-28 in overtime.
Its a strategy, Edwards pointed
out, that worked beautifully in a
17-13 victory over Oakland on Nov.
19.
The Raiders drove inside the
10 in the final seconds, but safety
Jarrad Page intercepted Oaklands
pass in the end zone to preserve the
victory.
Similarly in a 30-27 victory Oct.
22 against San Diego, Lawrence
Tynes kicked a game-winner with
6 seconds left after the Chiefs used
time-outs while driving down the
field to put him in position.
Different situations dic-
tate maybe you use (time-outs).
I thought we managed it well,
Edwards said. I wasnt raising the
white flag, thinking they were going
to score a touchdown. I thought
we were going to stop them. Im
not going to start calling time-outs
under 2 minutes, and our defense
looks at me and says, What are you
doing?
The loss left the Chiefs (7-5) in a
five-way tie for the two AFC wild-
card spots, and also with a sour
taste in their mouth. It was also
another late-season failure on the
road, something that has haunted
Kansas City for six years.
Its certain players, Edwards
said. I guess they just dont play
as well on the road as they do at
home, and theyve got to find a way
to do that.

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