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By B.J. RAINS
rains@kansan.com
It appears that one of the longest and
most recognizable traditions on campus
has come to an end.
The steam whistle used since the
original was installed in 1912 has gone
quiet.
Because of rising energy costs on cam-
pus, the University
decided that the
approximately $3,000
it costs per year to run
the whistle was just too
much.
Its been shut off
due to the cost of utili-
ties, said Doug Riat,
director of Facilities
Operations. We were
asked what the cost of
blowing the whistle was and we provided
the information and from that there was a
desire in the provosts office to not have the
whistle blow, at least at this time.
Riat estimated that it cost between $5
and $6 each time the whistle blew. When
the decision to shut off the whistle was
made in July, natural gas costs looked as
if they were going to escalate to record
highs. Natural gas is
needed to boil water in
a boiler that produces
the steam to power the
whistle.
It looked like it
was going to be a very
expensive year to pro-
duce steam, Riat said.
The current whistle
was built in 2003 after
the previous whistle,
which had been in place since 1939, broke
and was not reparable. At that time, the
University had no plans to replace the
whistle because of the rising costs to run
it. A donor came forward, however, and
paid almost $7,000 for a new whistle to be
installed.
The whistles sound has provided an
almost comforting feeling for alumni, who
return to campus and hear the whistle
bringing back vivid memories of their
times as students.
Its very unique and I definitely remem-
ber it from times at school there, said
Cesar Millan, a 1997 graduate who lives in
St. Louis. You knew exactly what it meant
when you heard it. Its very disappointing
to hear this. Its like the end of an era. Im
sure the alumni wont be too happy to hear
about this because its definitely one of the
traditions that makes Kansas so great and
historic.
Facilities Operations deemed the price
tag for the short three-second blow too
Missing: Familiar sound of whistle
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
University shuts down
steam whistle because
of the rising cost of gas
needed for its operation
The sound of the steam whistle has been present
on the University of Kansas campus since 1912, but the
whistle was recently shut of to cut back on costs of gas.
Its very disappointing to hear
this. Its like the end of an era.
Cesar millan
1997 graduate
SEE whistle ON PAGE 4A
resurrecting the sABer-toothed cAt
By BETSy CUTCLIFF
bcutclif@kansan.com
Saber-toothed cats might not be extinct,
and tonight the curator of vertebrae pathol-
ogy for the University of Kansas Natural
History Museum will address the possibil-
ity that the iconic Ice Age animal had more
than nine lives.
In his 38 years of research, Larry D.
Martin, a world expert on saber-toothed
carnivores, discovered the possibility that
instead of remaining extinct, the cats mor-
phed into different species.
Martin said the lecture, which is the
first of a series titled Wild Science,
was intended to re-educate people about
extinction.
Saber-toothed cats have become
extinct and re-evolved, maybe as many as
nine times, Martin said. There has been a
whole series of originations of saber-tooth
cats, and most of the time they dont even
look like cats.
Saber-toothed cats, with their sharp
fangs and prowling physique, are some
of the most familiar mammals from the
Cenozoic period, more commonly known
as the last Ice Age.
Martin said the cats appeared more than
once throughout history, morphing and
evolving several times.
He said these metamorphoses, called
ecomorphs, suggested that entirely new
species could originate from adaptations
of an extinct animal. These ecomorphs,
according to Martin, are not isolated inci-
dences, but are repeated patterns through
history.
Martin said the saber-toothed cat was
the perfect example of an ecomorphed spe-
cies because of how well-spaced the new
species were through time.
One cause of this morphing was the ani-
mals inability to learn from the past and
adapt accordingly.
Humans are a curious species in one
particular thing, and that is that we wonder
about things that have no apparent value,
Martin said. What we do is we go out and
we collect useless knowledge and store it
away, and when the world changes we will
make this knowledge useful. Other species
have to start from scratch.
In a report on ecomorphing published in
the German journal Natur Wissenschaften,
Martin said, it was reported that another
cause of the phenomenon was climatic
change.
For example, after one species dies out
because of the inability to adapt to a new
climate, another similar species evolves
with the biological tools to succeed where
the other failed.
Amanda Falk, Milan, Mich., graduate
student, helped with Martins research
and said she thought students should be
more aware of the work of paleontolo-
gists such as Martin at the Natural History
Museum.
What he is talking about is extinction
and re-evolution, Falk said. You dont get
that kind of controversial exposure any-
where else.
According to a U.S. News report, the
Universitys paleontology program is
ranked sixth in the nation.
Desui Miao, collection manager at the
Museum, said that prestige was partly due
to Martins work.
People all over the world will call us if
they have a question about vertebrae pale-
ontology, Miao said.
According to the department of pale-
ontologys Web site, Martin has unearthed
more than 200,000 fossils. He has written
two books and nearly 400 articles on vari-
ous topics.
Martins hour-long talk will begin at
7:00 p.m. in Dyche Hall.
Edited by Mary Sorrick
A surprise patrol led by Chancellor
Robert Hemenway awarded 16
University professors with $5,000
Kemper Fellowships during the past two
weeks. Four professors at the KU Medical
Center also received fellowships.
Five students will take field sobriety
tests after consuming different levels
of alcohol in front of an audience at
the Lied Center tonight. The students
will be participating in Check Yourself
Before You Wreck Yourself, an event
designed to show how alcohol can
impair reaction time.
Some students could see a shortened
FAFSA form now that President Bush
has signed the Higher Education Act
reauthorization legislation into law.
But the proposed form isnt without its
faws, some experts say.
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Larry Martin cuddles up to a pair of saber-toothed cat skulls in the Universitys Natural History Museum. Martin, curator of vertebrae pathology at the museum, will give a talk about the animals metamorphoses tonight.
Challenging old ideas about Ice Age mammal
Larry Martin discusses the possiblity that the prehistoric cat became extinct, re-evolved up to nine times
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BY GEORGE HART
ghart@kansan.com
An eccentric group of 18
young men and women are gath-
ered at the Burge Union. One sits
quietly in a corner of the room,
rehearsing a dramatic bout of
tears. Two more huddle around
a small wooden table, excitedly
compiling questions. Some are in
groups, writing and speaking in
rapid dialogue.
If an outsider were to walk in,
he may think he stumbled across
some classroom mixup maybe
a bizarre pack of future lawyers,
performers and politicians trying
to function cohesively.
But for the KU mock trial mem-
bers, its just another day of prac-
tice. The team is preparing for its
first tournament in November.
The team has students of vary-
ing ages and scholarly interests.
It practices biweekly, preparing
cases and arguments for competi-
tion.
A competition is similar to a
courtroom experience. The type of
case alternates every year between
civil and criminal. Teams are divid-
ed into defense and plaintiff.
The American Mock Trial
Association determines the case
each team will discuss during the
tournaments. This years case is a
civil case about a news company
being sued for libel.
Teams must be prepared
to argue either side of the case.
The complexity of a mock trial
case demands that teams be well-
rounded.
The more diverse a team is,
the more successful they will be,
said club president Matt Hudson,
Humboldt senior.
Some team members are lawyer
types, gifted in rhetoric. Others
excel as actors who can bring
themselves to tears for the sake of
persuasion.
This juxtaposition of personali-
ties can lead to some entertaining
moments.
During one tournament last
year we looked out of our hotel
room and saw a guy dressed in
a Superman costume running
around, Hudson said.
The mock trial team is not new
to the University, but its perennial
success brings it to the forefront of
the fall season. Last year the team
qualified for the national tourna-
ment at Northwestern University
and placed eighth.
With seven members return-
ing from that team, they will
have experience that should help
them compete with powers like
Harvard and the University of
Virginia.
Kansas has always had a solid
team and our coach has a lot to do
with that, Hudson said.
Experience and an influx of
passionate new talent should help
Hudson and coach Branden Bell
develop a team capable of improv-
ing upon last years eighth-place
finish.
For those students who desire
an intellectual pursuit this fall, the
mock trial club, which combines
the compelling drama of a presi-
dential debate and a stage play,
might be an ideal bandwagon to
jump on.
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The governance meeting
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International Room in the
Kansas Union.
The lecture University
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in the ECM Center, located at
1204 Oread Ave.
The workshop Developing
Your Career Map Workshop
and Brown-bag Lunch
will begin at 12 p.m. in the
Courtside Room in the Burge
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The public event KU Pre-Law
Day Law School Fair will be-
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in the Kansas Union.
The workshop Access 2003:
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p.m. in the Budig PC Lab.
The public event Wild Sci-
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Have Nine Lives? will begin
at 7 p.m. in Dyche Hall.
The concert Visiting Art-
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will begin at 7:30 p.m. in
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BANGKOK, Thailand
Thailands embattled leader strug-
gled to keep the peace and his grip
on power Tuesday after declaring a
state of emergency that was openly
flouted by thousands of anti-gov-
ernment protesters in the capital.
While Prime Minister Samak
Sundaravej sought to tamp down
newly violent unrest pitting largely
prosperous urban forces against
the countrys impoverished rural
majority, he also was hit by an
electoral commission finding that
could disband his party and bar
him from politics.
Samak said he had no choice
but to impose emergency rule in
Bangkok after a week of political
tensions exploded into overnight
rioting and street fighting between
his supporters and opponents that
left one person dead and dozens
injured.
His decree gives the military
the right to restore order, allows
authorities to suspend civil liber-
ties, bans public gatherings of more
than five people and bars the media
from reporting news that causes
panic.
Samak and the army chief, Gen.
Anupong Paochinda, both said
authorities viewed emergency rule
as a last resort and stressed they
wanted to avoid violence.
I did it to solve the problems of
the country, Samak said in a tele-
vised news conference at a military
headquarters in Bangkok. I had
no other choice. The softest means
available was an emergency decree
to end the situation using the law.
At a separate news conference,
Anupong said that if troops were
ordered into Bangkoks streets, they
would be armed only with riot
shields and batons.
If the military has to get
involved, it will not use force
and will be on the peoples side,
Anupong said. He dismissed spec-
ulation the army was positioning
itself to seize power again, less than
two years after a 2006 coup.
If the military uses force to
stage a coup, it will create a lot
more problems, the general said.
Tensions remained high as
thousands of protesters who were
demanding Samaks resignation
defied the ban on assembly by stay-
ing camped out at the prime min-
isters official compound, known
as Government House, which they
seized seven days earlier.
As a precaution, City Hall
ordered 435 public schools closed
for three days, while some inter-
national private schools opted to
shut for a week. The U.S. and other
nations warned their citizens of the
danger of violence in the capital.
By nightfall, there was no sign
of renewed clashes or any attempt
to evict the protesters. But the fes-
tive atmosphere of recent days had
evaporated. Families and children
were mostly gone and helmet-
clad protesters armed with sticks
patrolled the grounds.
Its a temporary lull and a new
storm is gathering, said Thitinan
Pongsidhirak, a political scien-
tist at Bangkoks Chulalongkorn
University.
Samaks back is against the
wall, Thitinan said. If he enforces
the emergency decree, there will be
violence because the (protesters)
are not budging. But if he doesnt
enforce it, there is a sense of anar-
chy rule. Its a lose-lose situation
for Samak.
Some anti-government groups
taunted authorities by threatening
to switch off water and electricity
at police stations and other govern-
ment offices Wednesday.
A labor federation for state
employees said 200,000 of its mem-
bers would go on strike to support
the protesters. Their walkout could
disrupt train, bus and air service
and cut electricity and water to some
government buildings, said Sawit
Kaewwan, secretary-general of the
State Enterprise Workers Relations
Confederation, which comprises 43
unions for state employees.
Yet another challenge con-
fronted Samak when the Election
Commission recommended
Tuesday that his Peoples Power
Party be disbanded for fraud during
elections last year. Samak and other
party leaders would be banned
from politics for five years if judi-
cial authorities upheld the ruling,
though other members could form
a new party and retain power by
winning new elections.
Democracy in Thailand has a
history of fragility, with the mili-
tary staging 18 coups since the
country became a constitutional
monarchy in 1932. Samaks faceoff
with anti-government protesters is
only the latest conflict in two years
of political tumult.
The group behind the anti-
Samak protests, the Peoples Alliance
for Democracy, formed in 2006 to
demand the resignation of then-
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra,
eventually paving the way for the
bloodless coup that ousted him.
Thaksin, a telecommunications
tycoon, recently fled to Britain to
escape corruption charges.
Many of the same allega-
tions behind the uprising against
Thaksin corruption, stifling the
media and the ruling partys buying
votes from the rural poor with cash
and other benefits dominate the
protests against Samak, who led
Thaksins allies to victory in last
Decembers election.
Despite its name, the alliance
a mix of royalists, wealthy and
middle-class urban residents, and
union activists argues Western-
style democracy doesnt work for
Thailand. It said the ballot box gave
too much weight to the impov-
erished rural majority, who the
alliance said were susceptible to
vote buying that bred corruption.
It wants most lawmakers appointed
rather than elected.
The prime minister has repeat-
edly insisted he would not bow
to demands that he step down.
Samak gave no timeframe for how
long emergency rule would be in
effect but predicted it would be
over moderately quickly.
Thailand woke up Tuesday to
jarring television images of bloody
overnight street battles in which
protesters from both sides fought
with sticks, knives and slingshots.
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BY HALeY JoNes
hjones@kansan.com
Twenty professors from both
the University of Kansas and the
University of Kansas Medical
Center have each received a
$5,000 W.T. Kemper Fellowship for
Teaching Excellence.
The awards, given away for 13
years at the University, were estab-
lished to recognize professors who
had demonstrated excellence in
teaching and advising.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway
led a surprise patrol that presented
professors with awards between
Aug. 21 and Sept. 2.
The awards are supported by
$650,000 from the William T.
Kemper Foundation and $650,000
from the Kansas University
Endowment Association in
matched funds. The 20 fellowships
distributed this year amounted to
$100,000.
H a n n a h
Britton, associ-
ate professor of
women, gender
and sexual-
ity studies and
political sci-
ence, received a
Kemper award
Aug. 27. Britton said the programs
she was involved in were nurturing
environments for improving her
teaching in innovative ways.
The idea is to create a class-
room environment where we can
learn from our students as well
where were able to take intellectual
chances and risks, Britton said.
She said her outstanding under-
graduate and graduate students
were part of the reason she was
selected for the award.
Britton said she had done
research in South Africa on female
political leaders that related to her
teaching at the University.
My research nurtures my
teaching and my teaching nurtures
my research, Britton said.
Hossein Saiedian, professor of
electrical engineering and comput-
er science and winner of a Kemper
fellowship, agreed that his students
were a source of inspiration and
motivation for him in his teaching.
He said winning the award
made him feel
a responsibil-
ity to present
the standard
of excellence
the University
wanted to con-
vey to its stu-
dents and the
community.
Jon Tunge, associate professor of
chemistry and winner of a Kemper
fellowship, said
his love of his
material moti-
vated him to
want to share
his knowledge
of chemistry
with others.
He also said
that knowing his teaching had
helped his students was encour-
aging.
When students drop me a note
to say how easy the chemistry sec-
tion on the MCATs was or how
they appreciated learning, thats
something that motivates you to
do as good or better next time,
Tunge said.
Shannon OLear, associate pro-
fessor of geography and winner of
a Kemper fellowship, said she liked
the way geography had made her
look at the world and she wanted
to share that with others.
Its hard to get people interested
in a subject if youre not interested
yourself, OLear said.
OLear said she would use the
money to hire an undergraduate
to help her with research for one of
her projects.
Both Tunge
and Saiedian said
they planned to
put some of the
$5,000 toward
their own chil-
drens college
funds.
Saiedian said
he wanted to
use some of the funds from the
fellowship toplan a retreat later this
semester for his students. Britton
said she wasnt sure how she would
spend the money, but she might put
it towards another trip to Africa.
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Saiedian
Britton
Tunge
OLear
1. Hannah Britton, associate
professor of women, gender and
sexuality studies and political
science
2. Elizabeth Asiedu, associate
professor of economics and
associate chair and director of
graduate studies for the depart-
ment of economics
3. Marta Caminero-Santange-
lo, associate professor of English
4. Paul Hanson, professor of
chemistry
5. Shannon OLear, associate
professor of geography and
environmental studies
6. Michael Detamore, assistant
professor of chemical and petro-
leum engineering
7. Hossein Saiedian, professor
and associate chair of electri-
cal engineering and computer
science
8. Ward Thompson, associate
professor of Chemistry
9. Jon Tunge, associate profes-
sor of chemistry
10. Wanda Bonnel, RN, Ph.D,
professor of geriatric nursing
and nursing education
11. Won Choi, Ph.D, professor of
preventive medicine and public
health
12. John Hoopes, associate
professor of anthropology
13. John Nalbandian, professor
of public administration
14. Kristi Neufeld, assistant pro-
fessor of molecular bioscience
15. Raj Bhala, distinguished
professor in school of law
16. Lori Messinger, Associate
professor of social welfare and
director of the bachelors in
social welfare program
17. Glen White, director of the
Research and Training Center
on Independent Living and
professor of applied behavioral
science
18. Mary Banwart, associate
professor of communications
studies
Two fellowships remain, both of
which were to be announced at
the KU Med Center. The names
were not available at press time.
RECOGNiTiON
Thailands leader declares an emergency state
Kemper awards presented to 20 University professors
Kemper awards
iNTERNATiONAL
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Anti-government supporters cheer during a rally at the Government House onTuesday in
Bangkok, Thailand. Thailands prime minister declared a state of emergency in the capital after
street fghting overnight between opponents and supporters of the government left one man
dead and dozens of people injured.
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much in a time when cost-cutting
and energy-saving efforts are in
place all over campus.
People tend to pick the low-
hanging fruit and I think the whis-
tle is low-hanging fruit, Riat said.
It cost us nothing to turn it off in
order to generate savings. Nobody
is waiting for the whistle to blow. It
doesnt seem like an essential ele-
ment to signify the end of a class
or that its time for a class change.
Classes always begin and end
whether the whistle blows or not.
John Burnett, 1978 graduate,
said the absence of the whistle
would definitely be a change,
especially because campus was so
large.
Burnett said he had class in
Learned Hall but had to walk back
to Phi Delta Theta between classes,
and the whistle gave him enough
time to make it back.
It was a signal to tell professors
when to wind it up, Burnett said.
He said that although the whis-
tle served a practical purpose, it
also had another purpose.
Its part of the environment of
campus, he said.
Adam McGonigle, Wichita
junior and student body presi-
dent, said it didnt seem likely that
Student Senate would be able to
assist in funding a possible return
for the whistle.
I dont think so, because Student
Senate typically does not allocate
money towards maintenance of
any part of the campus, whether it
be landscaping or maintenance to
a building, McGonigle said. But
it is possible that somebody could
try and look into it and make some
sort of exception to that. But Im
not aware of anyone attempting to
do that.
While Student Senate wont
be funding any whistle project,
one possible solution would be to
formulate a resolution asking the
University to reconsider and over-
turn the decision.
I remember being scared to
death by it during my visit as a
senior in high school, McGonigle
said. Its certainly something thats
been important to this campus, but
in terms of what Student Senate
can do, I dont know if there is any-
thing.
Because a donor came forward
to fund a new whistle five years
ago, it is possible that a donor could
again help keep one of the longest
Kansas traditions alive.
How much does it cost to run
that thing? Millan said. $3,000? I
would think somebody could come
up with that. I definitely would if I
could. Its just very disappointing
to hear this. I really hope some-
body can come forward and donate
some money to the University and
get it started back up again.
Edited by Scott Toland
BY BRANDY ENTSMINGER
bentsminger@kansan.com
Five students will consume
alcohol on stage at the Lied Center
tonight.
J.J. Siler, Overland Park junior
and vice president for risk manage-
ment for the Interfraternity Council,
said the demonstration was a part
of Check Yourself Before You
Wreck Yourself, an event designed
to show students how alcohol could
impair reaction times.
You dont realize how much
two drinks of alcohol does to a
150-pound woman, Siler said. Its
pretty astounding to see it first-
hand.
Siler helped organize the event
and said five students, all over the
age of 21, would perform field
sobriety tests after consuming dif-
ferent levels of alcohol. A sixth
student will perform the same tests
without drinking.
Sgt. James Anguiano, of the KU
Public Safety Office, will be admin-
istering the tests and speaking to
attendees about the repercussions
of alcohol consumption.
It raises awareness to not only
legal consequences, but also every-
day consequences of alcohol,
Anguiano said.
Laura Diaz Moore, staff attor-
ney for Legal Services for Students,
will also present at the event. She
said she thought there seemed to
be a lot more alcohol crimes in
the fall because students werent as
busy and had more time to go out.
She said that many students were
unaware of their rights and respon-
sibilities.
Moore said she would be
informing students about what
Legal Services for Students did,
but that specific advice would be
almost impossible to give because
every situation was different.
Siler said the event would also
include a presentation by John
Drees, community education spe-
cialist at the Lawrence Memorial
Hospital. He said the presentation
would give students a picture of
what happened at the hospital after
an alcohol-related accident.
This is the first year Check
Yourself Before You Wreck
Yourself will be open to the entire
campus community. In the past, the
event was open only to the greek
community. The event begins at
6:30 p.m. at the Lied Center.
Edited by Brieun Scott
whistle (continued from 1A)
ASSocIATED PRESS
ST. PAUL, Minn. Alaska
Gov. Sarah Palins husband, Todd,
twice registered as a member of
the Alaskan Independence Party,
a fierce states rights group that
wants to turn all federal lands in
Alaska back to the state. Sarah
Palin herself was never a mem-
ber of the party, according to state
officials.
Questions about a third-party
link to John McCains new run-
ning mate emerged Tuesday as
the latest issue facing the McCain
campaign in the midst of the
Republican National Convention.
Questions had swirled about
Sarah Palins affiliation with the
Independence Party and with
former presidential candidate
Pat Buchanan. Voter registration
records and past news reports,
however, show Palin never reg-
istered as a member of the
Independence Party, and backed
Steve Forbes presidential cam-
paign in 2000, not Buchanan.
Supporters of Barack Obama
are engaged in an unfortunate and
nasty smear campaign, McCain
spokesman Brian Rogers said,
specifically citing issues related to
Palins politics.
Gail Fenumiai, director of the
Alaska Division of Elections, said
Todd Palin twice registered under
the Alaskan Independence Party
in 1995 and 2000.
Some members of the party
have advocated secession from the
United States, though that is not a
goal listed in the partys platform.
Voter registration records show
Sarah Palin registered in May 1982
as a member of the Republican
Party and has not changed her
affiliation. Todd Palin has been
registered undeclared since 2002,
Fenumiai said.
Palin did address the Alaskan
Independence Partys state con-
vention by video earlier this year,
welcoming the party to Fairbanks.
Your party plays an important
role in our states politics, she said
in the video, which is posted on
the partys Web site. Ive always
said that competition is so good,
and that applies to political parties
as well.
Obama spokesman Bill Burton
objected to Rogerss accusa-
tion of a smear. He pointed to
comments by Lynette Clark, the
chairman of the AIP, who told
ABC News that Palin and her
husband, Todd, belonged to the
party in 1994.
Obama advisers and surrogates
have linked Palin to conservative
former presidential candidate Pat
Buchanan. An Associated Press
story from Alaska, dated July
17, 1999, stated that Palin, then
the mayor of the small town of
Wasilla, was wearing a Buchanan
button during a Buchanan visit to
Alaska.
But in a letter to the Anchorage
Daily News a week later, Palin
wrote: When presidential candi-
dates visit our community, I am
always happy to meet them. Ill
even put on their button when
handed one as a polite gesture of
respect. ... The article may have
left your readers with the percep-
tion that I am endorsing this can-
didate, as opposed to welcoming
his visit to Wasilla.
A week after that, the Associated
Press reported that Palin would
serve as a co-chair of Forbes cam-
paign.
Still, the Miami Herald this
week quoted an e-mail from
Obama Florida spokesman Mark
Bubriski that stated: Palin was
a supporter of Pat Buchanan, a
right-winger or as many Jews call
him: a Nazi sympathizer.
election
Palins party afliation questioned
AssOCiAteD PRess
Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. sarah Palin, left, waves to
the crowd next to her husbandTodd during a campaign rally Sunday in OFallon, Mo.
charges dropped against Gonzales
Former U.S. Attorney General absolved of wrongdoing
ASSocIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON The Justice
Department refused to prosecute
former Attorney General Alberto
Gonzales for improperly and
possibly illegally storing in his
office and home classified infor-
mation about two of the Bush
administrations most sensitive
counterterrorism efforts.
Mishandling classified materi-
als violates Justice Department
regulations, and removing them
from special secure facilities with-
out proper authorization is a mis-
demeanor crime.
A report issued Tuesday by the
Justice Departments inspector gen-
eral said the agency decided not to
press charges against Gonzales, who
resigned under fire last year.The
report by Inspector General Glenn
A. Fine found that Gonzales risked
exposing at least some parts of the
National Security Agencys terror-
ist surveillance program, as well as
interrogations of terrorist detainees.
Some aspects of the surveillance
program explicitly referred to in the
documents were zealously protect-
ed by the NSA, the report found.
Fine referred the case to the Justice
Departments National Security
Division to see if charges should be
brought against Gonzales.
But prosecutors dropped the
case after an internal review that
began earlier this year, said Justice
Department spokesman Dean
Boyd.
After conducting a thorough
review of the matter and consulting
with senior career officials inside
and outside of the division, the
NSD ultimately determined that
prosecution should be declined,
Boyd said in a statement.
The lack of charges against
the nations former top law
enforcement officer infuriated
the Democratic chairman of the
House Judiciary Committee, John
Conyers, D-Mich., who demanded
to know why.
Lawyers for Gonzales acknowl-
edged he did not store or protect
the top-secret papers a set of
handwritten notes about the sur-
veillance program and 17 other
documents as he should have.
But they said he did not intend to
risk letting unauthorized people
see them, and there was no evi-
dence that occurred.
The report is the latest to take
Gonzales to task for mismanage-
ment at the department during
his 31 months as attorney general.
The criticism could foreshadow the
results of an ongoing investigation
by Fines office about Gonzales
role in the 2006 firings of nine U.S.
attorneys. That inquiry is expected
to be finished within months.
Like all other department
employees, Gonzales was respon-
sible for safeguarding classified
materials, familiarizing himself
with the facilities available to him
... for storing these materials and
observing the rules and procedures
for the proper handling of classified
materials, Fines report stated.
campus
event, students focus
on alcohol awareness
Demonstration shows drinking effects
government
AssociAted Press
NEW ORLEANS The road
back home for the estimated 2
million Hurricane Gustav evacu-
ees was slow going Tuesday, as
those trying to filter into the coast
were greeted by police check-
points and National Guardsmen
who told them it was still too
dangerous to return.
Though the storm largely spared
New Orleans and Louisiana, hard-
hit neighborhoods still had no
power, and roads were blocked by
trees. With only a handful of com-
munities allowing re-entry, thou-
sands grew frustrated in shelters,
sitting on uncomfortable cots and
wondering why the buses wouldnt
come and drive them back.
Its frustrating. Im ready to go
now, said Denise Preston, who was
rushed to a hospital with a fever. She
was with her infant son, who was
born only a week ago. They havent
said too much on the news about
whats happened in my town.
A day after the citys improved
levee system kept the streets dry
as a disorganized and weakened
Gustav passed overhead, there
was quiet pride in a historic evac-
uation of nearly 2 million people.
Only eight deaths were attribut-
ed to the storm in the U.S. The
toll from Katrina three years ago
exceeded 1,600.
The reasons youre not see-
ing dramatic stories of rescue is
because we had a successful evac-
uation, said Homeland Security
Secretary Michael Chertoff. The
only reason we dont have more
tales of people in grave danger is
because everyone heeded ... the
instructions to get out of town.
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin
said it would be at least Thursday
before the city reopened, and peo-
ple would come back in waves:
critical employees and businesses
first, then residents.
Gustav is no longer a hurricane,
but is still an ugly storm thats
expected to dump several inches
of rain in northern Louisiana and
east Texas. Gov. Bobby Jindal said
Louisiana was only at halftime
and was worried the damage from
rain could exceed Gustavs pound-
ing of the coast.
This is a serious storm that
has caused serious damage in our
state, Jindal said. Were pleased
we have not seen major flooding
in New Orleans and places that
flooded before, but we are facing
major challenges in other parts
our state.
In Mississippi, where sections of
the Gulf Coast were still isolated by
flood waters, Gov. Haley Barbour
urged residents not to return to
their homes until Wednesday.
John Furey, 65, of Pearlington,
sat at an island in the flooded
kitchen of his 70-year-old brother
Pats home. Both were still work-
ing to repair damage from Katrina
when Gustav arrived the only
two floods to hit Johns red brick
home since 1964.
This is the second time in
three years, Furey said. I just
settled with State Farm in March.
The Census Bureau said that
Gustav had affected 2.1 million
people in Louisiana, Mississippi
and Texas, and there was signifi-
cant cleanup. Dickey Arnold, 57,
rode out the storm with his wife
and granddaughter in Franklin,
100 miles to the east of New
Orleans. The owner of a residen-
tial glass business said he didnt
see much work ahead, finding few
homes with broken windows or
structural damage after driving
through town.
Thats mostly what I see when
I went riding around town: tree
damage, so thank God for that,
he said.
Jindal said there were 11,000
crewmen working on bringing
back power to Louisiana, where
the storm mostly damaged trans-
mission lines.
The New Orleans sewer sys-
tem was damaged. Drinking water
continued to flow in the city and
the pumps that keep it dry never
shut down two critical ser-
vice failings that contributed to
Katrinas toll.
Nagin took pride in a massive
evacuation effort that succeeded
in urging people to leave or catch
buses and trains out. Only about
10,000 people rode out the storm
in New Orleans.
I would not do a thing differ-
ently, Nagin said. Id probably
call Gustav, instead of the mother
of all storms, maybe the mother-
in-law or the ugly sister of all
storms.
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revised FAFSA application
BY rYAN McGeeNeY
rmcgeeney@kansan.com
New legislation intended to
simplify the financial aid applica-
tion process could mean a revised
FAFSA application form for some
KU students but it wont be
soon, it wont be widely available,
and it may not even be simple.
T h e
1 , 2 0 0 - p a g e
H i g h e r
Education Act
reauthorization
bill, recently
signed into law
by President
Bush, included
a provision for
the EZ FAFSA,
modeled after
simplified ver-
sions of the IRSs
1040 income tax form.
The current FAFSA, or Free
Application for Federal Student
Aid, is five pages long and deals
mostly with the income of the
applicant or the applicants fam-
ily.
Todd Cohen, director of
University Relations, said the
forms length might have had
an intimidating effect on lower-
income and first-generation stu-
dents. He said he could empa-
thize with the anxiety caused by
the forms complexity.
Its comparable to filling out
tax forms, Cohen said. You
dont want to miss out on some-
thing just by virtue of a simple
clerical error.
Though the proposed revised
form would be three pages short-
er, critics of the proposal said
the legislations approach was
doomed from the outset because
determining whether someone
was eligible to use the EZ FAFSA
would be as confusing as the
FAFSA itself.
According to Christina
Satkowski and Stephen Burd of
the New America Foundation, a
nonpartisan public policy think
tank and media watchdog, the
very process of determining eli-
gibility for the EZ FAFSA is too
complex.
In an article recently published
on NAFs
Web site,
S a t k o ws k i
and Burd
said eligibil-
ity would
be reserved
for students
whose fami-
lies earn less
than $50,000
a year and
either are not
required to file the long version
of the 1040 federal income tax
return or receive certain means-
tested benefits such as welfare
payments or food stamps.
Satkowski, a research associ-
ate with NAF, agreed that find-
ing ways to simplify the FAFSA
was important.
She said many
a p p l i c a n t s
were not aware
which version
of the 1040
they were eli-
gible to use.
Ac c or di ng
to Cohen, 24.3
percent of the
Un i v e r s i t y s
5,474 incoming freshmen in
Fall 2007 were from families
that reported $50,000 or less in
adjusted gross income.
Lauren Asher, vice president
of the Institute for College Access
and Success in Berkeley, Calif.,
said though knowledge of IRS
forms might be the Achilles heel
of the EZ FAFSA concept, the IRS
could offer a solution.
If its difficult to figure out
whether to use the 1040A or
1040EZ, its going to be just as
difficult to figure out if youre
eligible for the EZ FAFSA, Asher
said. Why not simplify the pro-
cess by using IRS info to pre-
populate the FAFSA? Theyre
basically asking you to tell them
everything youve already told the
IRS anyway.
It will likely be several years
before college students see the
new form. According to Asher,
now that the bill has been signed
into law, the U.S. Department of
Education must determine how
to implement its regulations. This
process will include holding pub-
lic hearings on the legislation in
three locations around the U.S.,
gathering public input, appoint-
ing a negotiation committee and
reconciling any disagreements
that may arise. Further, the lan-
guage in the Act indicates that the
EZ FAFSA would be implemented
only after appropriate field test-
ing is com-
plete, making
a timeline
for the new
financial aid
a ppl i c a t i on
process even
more specula-
tive.
M y
c o n c e r n ,
S a t k o w s k i
said, is that while well-inten-
tioned, its going to create more,
rather than less, complexity for
low-income students.
Edited by Mary Sorrick
My concern is that, while well-
intentioned, its going to create
more, rather than less, complex-
ity for low-income students.
Christina satkowski
new america Foundation
New Orleans evacuees eager
to return home afer storm
Hurricane gustav
ASSOCIATED PRESS
An unidentifed man walks across a section of road and railroad tracks that washed out as a
result of Hurricane Gustav at the Industrial Canal in NewOrleans. Drinking water continued to
fowin the city and the pumps that keep it dry never shut down two critical service failings
that contributed to Katrinas toll.
You dont want to miss out on
something just by virtue of a
simple clerical error.
todd Cohen
director of University relations
The form will be shorter, but possibly still complicated
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Today is a 7
You and your mate ought to do
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really fun. How about paying
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amazed.
TAurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
Once you get the routine fgured
out, you can train others to help.
This increases your productiv-
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GeMini (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 7
You should be just about ready
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soon.
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Today is an 8
Secrets told in private dont need
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about your plans for the future,
too. Watch out for new develop-
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Today is a 6
Buy only the stuf you really
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When you get enough, you can
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Today is an 8
Get involved in learning
something new thats also very
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through a tough situation.
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Its a pretty good day to sell
things, but not a good day to
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Today is a 7
A question youve been ponder-
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Soon youll be able to share it
with everyone. But wait! A last-
minute change ruins your theory.
Better keep your mouth shut.
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(nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 6
Others ask for your advice, but
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Answer a question with a ques-
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they fgure out the answers for
themselves.
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Today is an 8
Your friends will understand how
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Today is a 6
The authorities dont want to
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Make sure all your schemes have
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serving.
pisCes (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is an 8
An opportunity opens up, but
take care. All is not as it seems.
Do background checks on
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Movie preview announcer dies
AssociAted Press
LOS ANGELES Don
LaFontaine, the man who popu-
larized the catch phrase In a
world where... and lent his voice
to thousands of movie trailers,
has died. He was 68.
LaFontaine died Monday at
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
from complications in the treat-
ment of an ongoing illness, said
Vanessa Gilbert, his agent.
LaFontaine made more than
5,000 trailers in his 33-year career
while working for the top studios
and television networks.
In a rare on-screen appear-
ance in 2006, he parodied himself
on a series of national television
commercials for a car insurance
company where he played himself
telling a customer, In a world
where both of our cars were total-
ly under water...
In an interview last year,
LaFontaine explained the strategy
behind the phrase.
We have to very rapidly estab-
lish the world we are transporting
them to, he said of his viewers.
Thats very easily done by say-
ing, In a world where ... violence
rules. In a world where ... men
are slaves and women are the
conquerors. You very rapidly set
the scene.
LaFontaine insisted he never
cared that no one knew his name
or his face, though everyone knew
his voice.
LaFontaine went on to work in
the promo industry in the early
1960s. As an audio engineer, he
produced radio spots for movies
with producer Floyd Peterson.
Music
Les Paul to be honored
at Rock and Roll Hall
CLEVELAND The Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame will pay tribute to the
father of the electric guitarthis fall.
Les Paul will be honored at the
annual American Music Masters
series, a weeklong event that be-
gins Nov. 10, Rock Hall ofcials said
Tuesday. A tribute concert artists
will be named later is scheduled
Nov. 15 at Clevelands State Theater.
Paul, 93, is hoping to attend,
said Rock Hall President and CEO
Terry Stewart.
You have an inductee who in
some ways maybe has had one of
the biggest infuences of all our
inductees with the creation of his
solid-body guitar, overdubbing ...
not to mention his musical styling
and his ability to play,Stewart said.
Hes become an idol and an icon to
people in the rock world, as well as
people in jazz and popular music.
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goes with your skin tone
sonYA EnGLish
THE
TANGLED
WEB
Does the United States
have a healthy democracy?
JoshuA AnDERson
THIS
ISLAND
EARTH
Coalition follows
through on promise
ASSOCiATED pRESS
If youre a fan of irony, you may
be pleased to know whats behind
your healthy glow.
OK, thats the most positive
intro I could craft. The ugly truth is
that your beauty regimen may have
dangerous ingredients at work.
Lead, mercury, formaldehyde, as
well as components of rocket fuel,
are just a few terms I came across
when researching what goes into
personal care products from the
biggest names in the beauty biz.
And guys, a shower and a shave
could be enough to lower your
sperm count and contribute to tes-
ticular tumors. Thats because in
the U.S., the average mans daily
routine exposes him to 80 chemi-
cals each day, according to Stacy
Malkan, author of the book "Not
Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of
the Beauty Industry." The average
womans tallies more than twice
that. Skin is the bodys largest organ
and because it is so porous, what
goes on your body is as important
as what goes into it.
Despite this, the beauty indus-
try isnt overseen by a government
agency like the FDA. Instead, an
industry-sponsored panel, called
the Personal Care Products
Council, tests products for short-
term safety concerns like rashes
and swelling.
In Europe, more than 1,100
chemicals have been banned from
beauty products because they're
linked to cancer and birth defects.
Probably causes cancer? Those
Europeans, what worrywarts. Here
in the U.S., chemicals are innocent
until proven guilty.
Its surprising to me that a for-
profit industry using some 10,500
ingredients makes its own rules.
The lenient regulation is one rea-
son you arent likely to find lead
listed with ingredients on a tube
of lipstick.
Beauty industry lobbyists fought
a California state Senate bill this
summer that aimed to rid lipsticks
of lead. The argument is that a little
lead on the lips wont kill you. And
theyre pretty sure thats true.
Unfortunately, lead is far from
the only undercover ingredient
used. In fragranced products, there
may be hundreds of unlisted ingre-
dients. Natural and organic
claims mean little in the cosmetics
realm and often show up on the
most chemical-laden products.
If youve seen me lately around
campus, you may have noticed my
one-woman boycott.
But I dont preach abstinence.
You can learn how to have safe sexy
make-up. Ah, and I cant quite find
the right pun about the Burts and
the Bees.
Start by taking it off. Fewer
products mean fewer chemicals in
our bodies, fewer chemicals in our
waste stream and fewer unknown
effects to worry about.
Dont rush into things. Ease into
replacing your products, starting
with those you use most frequently
like shampoo and deodorant. The
Environmental Working Group, a
nonprofit team of researchers, can
tell you what labels wont. Skin
Deep, the group's online database,
allows you to search the toxicity of
more than 25,000 products.
And then it starts to feel pretty
good. For me, its a matter of look-
ing twice at what goes into my
body. Perhaps I shouldnt be sur-
prised if the industry I ask to mask
my blemishes has a flaw or two itd
like to cover up.
English is an Overland Park
junior in journalism and
economics.
MARiAM SAiFAn
This summer I received an
e-mail that contained a message
Ive now become used to. The
e-mail said I should reconsider my
views on our foreign policy in the
Middle East because those views
question the infallibility of the
president, so they must be evil.
The e-mail was sent by an older
family member in response to a
conversation I had held with a
younger family member, but Id
heard the same message broadcast
other places like bumper stickers
and Fox News.
I didnt respond to the e-mail,
but if I did it would have said
something like this.
Criticism of my government,
including the president, is essen-
tial to the health of our democ-
racy, making criticism an act of
patriotism.
In this case, the irony of the
message in the e-mail is obvious.
Unfortunately, we have grown
used to this irony, especially in the
long, pitiful wake of the events of
Sept. 11.
An eerily similar slew of e-mails
filled my inbox last semester after
a column I wrote criticized the
Israeli occupation of the West
Bank and Gaza. The writers of
those e-mails repeated the same
question as the recent one: Why
did I choose the one democratic
country in the region to pick on?
Again with the blatant irony.
I didnt respond to these e-mails
either, but if I had they would have
said something like this.
Criticism of democracies other
than the one I belong to is an act
of accountability to the push for a
global democracy.
Being a democracy is not
contrary to popular belief a
ticket to do whatever we want.
There is no get out of jail free
card.
Democratic states should be held
to a higher standard of account-
ability by other democracies. Any
country claiming democratic sta-
tus must not only accept criticism,
but it must expect, invite and be
duly grateful when it occurs.
Asserting that someone should
refrain from criticizing a politi-
cal entity because that entity is a
democracy is like asking some-
one to refrain from criticizing the
actions of North Korea or Burma
because theyre not democracies.
An appeal to silence dissent at
the expense of democracy is a
danger to everything democracy
stands for, especially freedom of
speech and freedom of the press.
Im not the lone voice of extrem-
ism this is what they teach us at
the University.
In my public speaking textbook,
I recently read of the importance
of the public forum: a space that
exists wherever people have the
freedom to exchange ideas, to
democratic societies.
According to author David
Zarefsky, professor of commu-
nication studies at Northwestern
University, a democracy fares the
best when its public forum is
active and vibrant. Without a well-
cultivated public forum, democra-
cies tend to decline.
The importance of such criti-
cism is rooted deep in tradition
at this university. The KU stu-
dent and Kansan William Allen
White, wrote in his Pulitzer Prize-
winning column, To An Anxious
Friend, not only about the impor-
tance of free speech, but directly
to our foreign policy in the Middle
East: If you are interested in peace
through force and without free dis-
cussion that is to say, free utter-
ance decently and in order your
interest in justice is slight. And
peace without justice is tyranny,
no matter how you may sugarcoat
it with expedience.
Healthy democracies cherish
criticism because they do not see
a difference between free speech
and justice.
Does the United States repre-
sent the healthy democracy that
some claim it does?
The sad truth is that the argu-
ment that labels any criticism of
a democracy as a heinous sin is
usually bolstered by an assump-
tion that the critic only criticizes
because he harbors a deep-seated
hatred for what he criticizes.
This argument is a last resort
for those whose reason has left
them little to work with, and
have instead turned to emotional
appeals.
Beware of appeals for your emo-
tional investment without reason.
If anyone asserts that your
critical argument concerning the
action of any country stems from
your inherent and maniacal hatred
for that country and its inhabit-
ants (America: love it or leave it!),
recognize it for what it is: the
regurgitation of propaganda that
has appealed to the deepest emo-
tions of a person, and not to her
reason.
Anderson is a Perry junior in
creative writing.
I swear to God my philoso-
phy class is a grab bag.
n n n
After having read Thurs-
days Free for All, I am
convinced that 90 percent of
the students at this school are
complete and utter morons.
n n n
You know what sounds like
a really good idea? Opening
up a 12th scholarship hall and
not adding any more parking
spaces.
n n n
I just got fashed by a
woman of distinction. I just
got fashed by a woman of
distinction!
n n n
I am pretty sure that the
guy on the Gaines Furniture
Outlet commercials is on
crack.
n n n
I was walking to class late
and this woman just asked if I
needed a ride. It was the cool-
est thing in the whole world.
Thanks a lot.
n n n
Youre cute, so smile back.
n n n
Yeah, so Dominos Pizza is
not even worth the $3 cou-
pon you got at Hawk Week.
n n n
This isnt Johnson County.
If you want to go to class, go
there.
n n n
I would like to know who
everyones favorite and least
favorite fraternities and sorori-
ties are.
n n n
How is it a safe ride if you
dont have your ID and you
have to drive your friends car
back to the house after you
have been drinking all night?
n n n
I just saw somebody
with Ugg boots on. Really?
Already?
n n n
Mmm, mojito!
n n n
I saw a fox laying on the
practice felds. I am glad
somebody is making use of it.
n n n
I hate that the one decent
guy I have met and liked dur-
ing college is moving away
next week, and I will probably
never see him again.
n n n
Im sorry for not seeming
into it. Im just tired of being
let down. I do love you.
n n n
I make out with losers.
n n n
I saw that guy get the shit
kicked out of him at the Re-
serve. That was awesome.
n n n
Im so sorry you got pulled
over, but you are extremely
cute and we should date.
Biden brings needed
qualities to ballot
Critics were quick to
theorize that Sen. Barack
Obama's decision to choose
longtime Sen. Joe Biden as
a running mate centered
solely on the experience fac-
tor. Those critics should step
back and review history.
Obama followed a long
list of so-called inexperi-
enced presidential candi-
dates who chose seasoned
running mates. Take the
present occupant of the
White House, for example.
The only experience
George W. Bush brought to
the table when he decided
to seek the presidency was
his stint as governor of
Texas. He had no foreign
policy experience and no
U.S. House or Senate experi-
ence, unlike Obama, who
has four years of political
service under his belt.
Pundits and critics alike
ought to deep-six the
inexperience label they've
attached to Obama. Clearly,
voters in the past have
elected equally or less-
experienced candidates for
president who chose experi-
enced vice presidents.
Biden is a congenial,
thoughtful and experi-
enced senator. His depth of
knowledge on world leaders
and issues broadened as
chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Commit-
tee, and his recent trip to
help cool tempers between
Russia and Georgia leaders
made his stock rise as vice
presidential material.
American voters want a
presidential ticket stacked
with two individuals ready
to meet head-on the myriad
of problems left by the de-
parting Bush administration.
But Americans also need
to see a slice of themselves
and a dose of humor in the
next president and vice
president.
Biden brings out those
traits in Obama.
And if he happens also
to bring experience to the
Democratic ticket, well, he's
not the frst vice presidential
candidate to do that in the
20th and 21st centuries.
Hutchinson News
Aug. 26 editorial
Trust them. Theyre politi-
cians. Fortunately, these seem-
ingly contradicting sentences
have shown to be true, even dur-
ing election season.
KUpedia, the site formerly
known as WiKUpedia has sepa-
rated from the now defunct
ConnectKU Student Senate
coalition, following through on
an election season promise.
KUpedia left the political
realm, but it has gained increased
association with the University
through mutual linking with
KU Info. KUpedia has plotted a
positive new course by
increasing editorial inde-
pendence and forging
new partnerships.
Separating from
ConnectKU has resolved
two long-standing issues
about the management of the
wiki.
First, ConnectKU made a cam-
paign season promise to separate
from the site after the elections,
win or lose. Although it took
the summer to make it happen,
the coalition followed through
on the promise. Despite the fact
that ConnectKU did not win the
presidency or vice presidency in
the election, it still made a posi-
tive contribution from its cam-
paign. This model allows future
coalitions to offer positive con-
tributions and raise their profile
before election season.
The separation will also ease
fears about KUpedias editorial
independence. In its previous
incarnation, KUpedia offered
information about other politi-
cal parties besides
ConnectKU and sen-
sitive political topics.
Now that it is man-
aged by an indepen-
dent, non-political
group, the informa-
tion available on KUpedia is less
likely to contain bias.
With these new moves,
KUpedia will become an open
source of non-biased, accessible
and in-depth information about
the University.
Independence should increase
user confidence about the value
of information on KUpedia, and
new partnerships will bring even
more information.
Anyone wanting to post infor-
mation about the University
should feel confident about using
this valuable site.
Alex Doherty for the
editorial board
Our
VieW
By DAVID ESPO
ASSOcIAtED PrESS
ST. PAUL, Minn. Republicans
assailed Barack Obama as the most
liberal, least experienced White
House nominee in history Tuesday
night as President Bush led a con-
vention chorus of praise for GOP
candidate John McCain. Delegates
rallied behind vice presidential
running mate Sarah Palin in the
face of fresh controversy.
God only made one John
McCain, and he is his own man,
declared Sen. Joseph Lieberman,
the 2000 Democratic presidential
nominee, awarded a prime-time
turn at the Republicans convention
podium.
The convention hall resounded
with boos when Lieberman said the
Democratic presidential candidate
voted to cut off funding for our
troops on the ground in Iraq last
year.
And again when former Sen.
Fred Thompson scoffed at the
47-year-old Illinois senator, who is
seeking to become the first black
president.
Democrats present a history-
making nominee for president.
History-making in that he is the
most liberal, most inexperienced
nominee ever to run for president,
Thompson said as delegates roared
their agreement.
Thompson and Lieberman both
cast Palin as a political maverick in
the McCain mold.
The Republican nominee-in-
waiting campaigned in Pennsylvania
and Ohio during the day, slowly
making his way toward the con-
vention city where the 72-year-old
Arizona senator will deliver his for-
mal acceptance speech Thursday
night.
Bush, an unpopular president
relegated to a minor role at the
convention, reprised the national
security themes that propelled him
to a second term as he spoke
briefly, by satellite from the White
House. We need a president who
understands the lessons of Sept.
11, 2001, he said. That to protect
America, we must stay on offense,
stop attacks before they happen and
not wait to be hit again. The man
we need is John McCain.
Thompson delivered a strong
defense of Palin. He said the Alaska
governor, was from a small town,
with small town values, but thats
not good enough for those folks
who are attacking her and her fam-
ily.
He said McCains decision to
place her on the ticket has the
other side and their friends in the
media in a state of panic.
Other Republicans delegates
and luminaries alike also defend-
ed Palin, who disclosed on Monday
that her 17-year-old unmarried
daughter is pregnant. In addition, a
lawyer has been hired to represent
the governor in an ethics-related
controversy back home in Alaska.
Conservatives, slow to warm to
McCain even after he clinched the
nomination last spring, were par-
ticularly supportive.
I havent seen anything that
comes out about her that in any way
troubles me or shakes my confi-
dence in her, said former Arkansas
Gov. Mike Huckabee, who ran
unsuccessfully for the partys presi-
dential nomination this year.
All it has done for me is say
she is a human person with a real
family.
And Ron Nehring, chairman of
the California state party, said video
footage of Palin on a firing range
was helping her cause.
The reports Im getting back is
that every time they show that foot-
age we get 1,000 precinct walkers
from the NRA, he told members
of his states delegation, to laughter.
She cuts taxes and shoots moose.
Thats Gov. Palin, Nehring said.
Thompson jabbed at Obama on
abortion, as well.
NEWS 8A wednesday, september 3, 2008
sex on the Hill
2008
DAILY KANSAN THE UNIVERSITY
By FrANcEScA cHAMBErS
fchambers@kansan.com
MINNEAPOLIS Adam
Wood stood calmly in the base-
ment hall of the
Target Center for an
hour and a half as
he waited his turn
in line to meet Rep.
Ron Paul (R-Texas).
Wood, Lawrence
senior, was ecstatic,
but his demeanor
showed no signs of the adrenaline
flowing through his veins.
Wood, who coordinated Pauls
campaign on campus and in
Douglas County, had campaigned
for the former presidential candi-
date across the country and shook
hands with him once, but this was
the first time Wood would have
one-on-one time with Paul.
Wood is here this week for Rally
For the Republic the counter
convention that Paul created after
he was denied a speech at the offi-
cial convention.
Speakers at the Rally includ-
ed former Minnesota Gov. Jesse
Ventura and MSNBC correspon-
dent Tucker Carlson. County music
star Sara Evans also performed at
the event.
Wood was
allotted a
f i ve - mi nut e
interview with
Paul because
he knew cam-
paign coordi-
nators at the
rally.
While in line to meet Paul,
Wood was interviewed by sever-
al media outlets, including The
Economist, all of them asking him
how he felt about this once-in-a-
lifetime opportunity. Wood just
laughed, though, brushing off his
five minutes of fame.
What am I going to do? Have
a heart attack or something? he
said.
During the private interview,
Wood asked Paul what people who
did not want to vote for Sens. John
McCain or Barack Obama could
do to unify the third-party voters.
Wood said the alternative vote
was divided among Libertarian
candidate Bob Barr, Constitution
Party candidate Chuck Baldwin
and Independent candidate Ralph
Nader.
Paul said Wood was missing
the point of these candidates cam-
paigns. He told Wood to stop wor-
rying about trying to consolidate
the parties and focus on maximiz-
ing the number of people who
were not voting for McCain or
Obama.
If they go in different direc-
tions, as far as political action,
thats not as bad as if they start
accepting bad ideas, Paul said.
Wood said Pauls answers were
helpful because they werent vague
like a typical politicians answer.
When people ask him ques-
tions, he answers them. Thats
whats so crazy, Wood said.
Wood said his meeting with
Paul differed from his meeting
with Barr hours before. He said
Barr pointed him to his Midwest
campaign coordinator instead of
thanking him.
But Wood said he would still
vote for Barr despite the generic
politician treatment.
I understand what hes doing
and that hes shaking peoples
hands, Wood said. You dont vote
for the person. You vote for the
party.
Wood said he thought he might
have another chance to meet
Paul in the future, but he prob-
ably would not work with the Paul
campaign again because he felt
the movement was not achieving
anything.
Former KU student Eric Hyde
accompanied Wood on his trip to
Minnesota.
Wood and Hyde are best known
at the University for their cam-
paign in last springs Student
Senate election. The two ran for
student body president and vice
president as part of the Students of
Liberty coalition.
Edited by Lauren Keith
RALLY FOR THE REPUBLIC
Students of Liberty meet
congressional inspiration
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), left, granted Eric Hyde, center and AdamWood, leaders of a defunct Student Senate coalition, a short, private interview
during Pauls Rally For The Republic in Minneapolis. Wood campaigned extensively for Paul during his presidential run.
Former Student Senate coalition leaders interview Ron Paul
REPUBLICAn nATIOnAL COnvEnTIOn
McCain, Palin praised at Obamas expense
ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., waves as he tours the podiumat the Republican
National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., onTuesday.
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n See multimedia
coverage of the rally
at kansan.com.
BY B.J. RAINS
bjrains@kansan.com
No longer does Jamal Greene drag race
his 1984 Cutlass Supreme down the busy
streets of Kansas City,
Kan., with his friends to
see who has the fastest
car.
Now, the 6-foot-4,
301-pound sophomore
defensive tackle tries to
find time to hurry home
in his new Lincoln LS to
do something much more
important spend time
with his daughter.
Shes always smiling
and wanting to see me, Greene said. Its a
joy to come home and see her.
Greene, whose daughter Justice will
turn 1 on Sept. 30, has been balancing a
full schedule of school and football while
trying to find time to see his daughter back
in Kansas City.
I wouldnt say it was so much of a
shock, Greene said of having a child at such
a young age. It was unplanned, of course,
but thats just life. You
take it how it comes. Im
not complaining. Shes a
joy to my life and all my
family.
Greene has made a
smooth transition to
parenting, cutting back
on his spending and
even starting a savings
fund with his parents to
put money aside for his
daughter.
I look at a lot of things I do differently,
knowing that I have a child and I have to
put her first before me, Greene said.
SportS
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MAKE YOUR PICKS 4B
A
record 52,112 fans (oddly
enough, thats 2,041 more than
official capacity) descended
upon Memorial Stadium this Saturday,
eager to feast their eyes on the latest
iteration of the Kansas Jayhawk football
team. And, despite a performance that
failed to live up to the sheer entertain-
ment value produced by last years 55-3
drubbing of the FIU Golden Panthers,
many of those fans remained until the
final whistle blew.
But Im not sure I needed to tell you
that. After all, you already knew that
football season was coming up. If youve
read this sports page even once in the
past week, you could have turned to any
given page and pointed to any given
article and likely found your finger rest-
ing on print devoted to Todd Reesing
and company.
But thats not all. Chances are, you
probably contributed to that new
attendance record. Chances are, you
cheered Daymond Pattersons electric
punt return. And chances are, you
spent Sunday recovering from Saturday
nights postgame celebration.
If that is the case, then you missed
out on a different Jayhawk victory. Only
this victory wasnt taken for granted by
the KU supporters even though the
Jayhawks came into the game ranked.
This game also had an element of
drama, something FIU couldnt provide.
But thats not to say that there
werent similarities between the week-
ends triumphs. Both games featured
speed, skill and physical confrontations.
And it just so happens that both teams
achieved their respective victories in
a sport that is known somewhere as
football.
Now wait, hold on a second. I know
that many of you are considering
diverting your eyes from this column.
I know the Free for All looks awfully
tempting right about now, and I know
the Sudoku puzzle is just calling out
for some attention. After all, why pore
through another condescending col-
umn demanding that you care about
soccer (which is what Im going to call
it sorry, international students and
faculty)?
Heres the good news: This is
not one of those columns. Im not
going to demand that you follow the
Gareth Barry transfer saga with the
same voracity that you devoted to
Brett Favres epic retirement debacle.
Likewise, I wont demand that you
pester your roommates into going in
on a Fox Soccer Channel subscription
so you can catch all the CONCACAF
Champions League qualifiers. The
point is, I dont expect soccer to become
your game or Americas game.
So what do I expect? Nothing, really.
What are my demands? I dont have
any.
Whats the point? Quite simply, that
Id like to see a greater student pres-
ence at KU soccer games. I dont think
thats too much to hope for. After all,
students are admitted for free. Parking
is also free and generally easy to come
by. And its not as if the games are a
day-long endeavor. You can arrive
moments before the game begins, flash
your KUID and find a seat without any
trouble. Less than two hours later, the
game is over. That time wont be too
taxing either. Dont worry about having
to stand, because nobody does. And
dont bother warming up your vocal
cords, because there isnt any boisterous
chanting expected.
But maybe, just maybe, a greater
concentration of students at these games
could change that. After all, its the
student section that helps make Allen
Fieldhouse the intimidating basketball
palace that it is, and its the students
who yell those words not fit to print as
Alonso Rojas boots the ball to the oppo-
commentary
Soccer game
attendance
lower than
deserved
BY Alex BeecheR
abeecher@kansan.com
Ryan McGeeney/KANSAN
Sophomore defensive tackle Jamal Greene said his daughters birth was unplanned but that he has to take life
as it comes. Shes a joy to my life and all my family,Greene said.
Defensive tackle balances football and fatherhood
footBall
Basketball in August? Sure, it didnt feel
right, but thats the sport Kansas was playing
this past weekend in Canada. Even if it didnt
quite look like it at times. Kansas fnished
3-0 in Canada, and fve new Jayhawks played
their frst games in Kansas uniforms. But
now the dust has settled, and the team has
returned. Whats it all mean? Well, fans will
have to wait until Oct. 17 before Kansas takes
the Allen Fieldhouse foor at Late Night in the
Phog. Thats a long time to wait. So whats
Kansas new-look team going to look like?
Case Keefer, the University Daily Kansans
basketball reporter, is fresh of his trip to
Ottawa, and he examines the Jayhawks per-
formance in Canada on PAGE 3B.
Ryan McGeeney/KANSAN
Sophomore guard Chase Buford, left, and junior guard Tyrone Appleton over-
whelm an Ottawa shooter during Sundays game.
Ryan McGeeney/KANSAN
Junior guard Sherron Collins pushes past the Carleton University zone defense Saurday
in Ottawa, Canada. The fnal score of that match was 84-83.
Ryan McGeeney/KANSAN
Sophomore guard Tyrel Reed fghts up-court during Saturday evenings game against
Carleton.
Ryan McGeeney/KANSAN
Sophomore center Cole Aldrich reaches out for a rebound during Saturday mornings
game against McGill University in Ottawa, Canada.
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Junior guard Mario Little executes a jump shot over an Ottawa University
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CORNISH IN CFL
Former Jayhawk now plays for the Calgary
Stampeders in the Canadian Football League.
THE MORNING BREW 2B
Jon Cornish is a forgotten man.
Playing professional football in
Calgary has a way of taking players
off the media and fans radars.
Maybe thats why Cornish isnt
getting credit for the prediction he
claims he made at Kansas spring
game two years ago. To listen to
Cornish, youd think he had the
Jayhawks dream season pegged
from the start.
I said we were going to win
every game, and Missouri was going
to be the hardest game of the year,
Cornish said. I just didnt know
how good Missouri would be.
Two years after leaving Kansas
for the relative obscurity of the
Canadian Football Leagues Calgary
Stampeders, Cornishs monster 2006
season seems like the distant past.
Gone are the days when the New
Westminster, British Columbia,
native lined up on Saturdays as the
focal point of the Jayhawks ground
attack.
In fact, Cornish said he was sur-
prised to find out that the football
brain trust in Calgary that drafted
him after his junior season wasnt
even aware of the 1,457 yards he
piled up as a senior ninth most
in the nation.
After spending his rookie season
playing special teams and receiv-
ing spot carries on offense, you
couldnt blame Cornish for won-
dering whether he made the right
decision to return home to the
CFL.
I had more expectations to
play than were actually fulfilled,
Cornish said of his first season in
Calgary. After learning the coaches
really had no respect for me com-
ing in last year, I had some ques-
tions.
But halfway through his second
season in the Great White North,
things are starting to look up for
the man who owns Kansas single
season rushing record. Cornish is
still plugging
away on special
teams he is
second in the
CFL in special
teams tackles
with 12 and
the Stampeders
coaching staff
is beginning to
give him the opportunity to con-
tribute in limited carries.
Cornish still isnt getting the car-
ries he would like he has 80
yards on eight carries through nine
games but he said perks such as
a six-month, football-free offseason
have kept him satisfied.
The CFL offseason makes play-
ing in the CFL one of the greatest
jobs I could imagine, Cornish said.
I did nothing. I went to the bars,
and I played video games. I didnt
work. I just had lots of fun.
TOILING AWAY
Cornish isnt the only former
Jayhawk to play his trade away
from the spotlight.
While Cornish stands as the lone
Kansas alum in the CFL, the Arena
Football League boasts five former
Jayhawks, including 13-year AFL
veteran Kyle Moore-Brown.
Three former players also play
in arenafootball2, including Fort
Worth Bowl hero Brian Murph, who
plays for the Amarillo Dusters.
Edited by Scott Toland
sports 2B wednesday, september 3, 2008
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Down and out
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Cornish
Big 12 BasketBall
Missouri guard transfers
to Seton Hall University
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. For-
mer Newark high school standout
Keon Lawrence has transferred
from Missouri to play basketball
at Seton Hall.
Lawrence can practice with the
Pirates this season, but he cant
play in games until the 2009-10
season.
Keon is an incredible recruit
for us, coach Bobby Gonzalez
said Tuesday. He has a huge
name in the state of New Jersey,
and hes coming back home to
Newark. He can play the one and
the two. Hes a natural scorer and
really an electrifying, exciting
player that the fans are just going
to love.
Lawrence played in all 32
games and averaged a team-
high 29.2 minutes at Missouri
last season. He led the team in
feld goal attempts and aver-
aged 11.0 points, 3.3 rebounds
and 2.4 assists. He had 25 points
against Kansas, the 2008 national
champions.
Lawrence averaged 31.2 points
at Weequahic High School as a
senior.
MlB
Royals second baseman
ends season with injury
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The
season is over for Royals second
baseman Mark Grudzielanek,
who was moved from the 15-day
to the 60-day disabled list on
Tuesday to make room on the
40-man roster.
Grudzielanek, a 12-year vet-
eran and the Royals player of the
year last season, hurt his ankle
in a collision with a teammate
Aug. 1. Earlier this season, he got
his 2,000th hit. He hit .299 with
three homers and 24 RBIs before
his injury.
Added to the roster on Tues-
day from Triple-A Omaha were
right-handers Yasuhiko Yabuta
and Devon Lowery and infelders
Kila Kaaihue and Ryan Sheely.
Also reinstated from the DL were
right-handers Jimmy Gobble,
Ron Mahay and John Bale. Begin-
ning Sept. 5, Omaha manager
Mike Jirschele will join the major
league coaching staf.
Associated Press
I learned that if you want to
make it bad enough, no matter
how bad it is, you can make it.
Former Kansas running back Gale Sayers
Former Kansas running back
Jon Cornish had his best game
at Kansas against Kansas State
on Nov. 18, 2006. The Canada
native ran for 201 yards on 25
carries.
Kansas Athletics
Q: Where did former Kansas
running back Jon Cornish at-
tend high school?
A: St. Thomas More High School
in British Columbia
Kansas Athletics
Former Jayhawk running back has seen time on special teams, in the backfield in CFL
Sportin Jayhawks
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York onTuesday. Djokovic defeated Robredo in fve sets.
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Sherron Collins
Collins was as good as he could be for not playing basketball in four months. He appeared only in the game against Carleton, but he played
22 minutes, scored 10 points and made a key steal late in the game.
Cole Aldrich
Aldrich dominated the smaller Canadian teams. He averaged more than 10 rebounds per game and recorded nine blocks. He still needs to
work on his ofensive consistency and make better outlet passes, as he threw the ball away numerous times.
Tyshawn Taylor
Taylor had a game to forget against Carleton on Saturday night with only three points and four fouls. Other than that, he was outstanding.
He scored 38 points combined in the other two games and is clearly quicker and faster than everyone on the court.
Travis Releford
Like Taylor, Releford had one poor game. He was 2-for-6 from the feld with seven points and didnt play well against Ottawa. But the night
before, Releford led Kansas with 25 points against Carleton the primary reason the Jayhawks won.
Mario Little
Little dominated the fnal game of the trip with 21 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. In the frst two games, he didnt play good
defense and threw up poor shots. He said he was still recovering from a stress facture in his leg.
Tyrone Appleton
Yikes. Thats the only appropriate way to sum up Appletons three games. He played more than 50 minutes but scored only four points and
didnt get involved at all ofensively. Self said Appleton was going through personal issues and would improve.
Quintrell Thomas
Thomas made noticeable improvement ofensively as the trip went on. In the frst game, he went 0-for-4 from the feld. He went 4-for-7 in
the fnal game and scored 12 points. Rebounding was never a problem as Thomas pulled down 17 in the three games.
Tyrel Reed
Reed hit one of the biggest shots of the trip when he tied the game against Carleton with a three-pointer from the corner. He shot well for
the most part, going 8-for-16 overall. Reed still needs to improve defensively.
Brady Morningstar
Morningstar made a three-pointer at the end of the frst half against Carleton to give Kansas the lead. He also turned his ankle on the play
and didnt play again on the trip. He wasnt shooting well overall, however, going was 3-for-10 in the two games he played in.
Conner Teahan
Dont worry; Teahan didnt lose his shot over the summer. He made three three-pointers throughout the trip, including two crucial ones that
jump-started a stagnant Jayhawk ofense in the McGill game.
Brennan Bechard
Bechard may have played better than any of the walk-ons during the trip. He scored fve points, recorded four rebounds and did a decent
job running the ofense in the fnal game. He barely played in the frst game and didnt appear in the second.
Matt Kleinmann
Kleinmann began to play well at the end of the last game. He scored six points and had four rebounds. But that might be misleading. Klein-
mann wasnt physical enough in the frst two games and was inefective in his nine minutes of play.
Chase Buford
Buford buried a near three-pointer as the buzzer sounded in Kansas last game to score his only points. He missed the two other shots he
attempted on the trip and committed a turnover. He didnt play against Carleton. However, Buford gets an A for his new goatee.
A weekend report cArd from cAnAdA
BY CASE KEEFER
AssociAted Press
NEW YORK Third-seeded
Novak Djokovic overcame hip,
ankle and stomach ailments to
outlast Tommy Robredo Tuesday
and reach the quarterfinals at the
U.S. Open.
Known for his impeccable
impersonations of fellow pros,
Djokovic gave a real-life imitation
of someone who plays his best
when hurt.
If I start talking about the
things that are bothering me now,
we can talk till tomorrow, he said.
Djokovic twice called for a doc-
tor and looked to be in serious
trouble when he went to a fifth set
against an extremely fit opponent.
Runner-up at the last U.S. Open
and the Australian Open cham-
pion this year, Djokovic next takes
on the winner of nights match
between No. 8 Andy Roddick and
No. 11 Fernando Gonzalez.
Whoever I play will be physi-
cally fitter than me, thats for sure,
Djokovic said.
Djokovic is developing a his-
tory of coming up hurt at major
tournaments. He quit because of
an infected blister on a toe while
trailing Rafael Nadal in a 2007
Wimbledon semifinal. He also
stopped after losing the first two
sets of his 2006 French Open quar-
terfinal against Nadal.
Djokovic struggled midway
through this match and seemed
to grow frustrated. At one point,
he slung his racket after a missed
shot, drawing boos and whistles
from the crowd.
U.S. OPEN
Injuries dont stop Djokovic
from reaching quarterfnals
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ing home the Kick the Kansan
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ball forecasters from the Kansan.
Cruses only mistake was pick-
ing Clemson to beat Alabama.
Natasha Parman, Derby senior,
Briton Alexander, Leesville, La.,
junior, and Dan Holmes, Olathe
senior, also kicked the Kansan by
fnishing the week 9-1. But Cruse
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dicting UCLA to beat Tennessee
in the weekly tiebreaker. Parman
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dicted score of 38-24 was closer
to the games actual fnal score.
Alas, week one of Kick the
Kansan was not without a bout
of controversy. Case Keefer, the
Kansans basketball beat writer,
contends he picked Alabama
to beat Clemson, yet when his
picks appeared in the paper on
Friday, Keefer had tabbed Clem-
son. So instead of fnishing 9-1,
Keefer had to settle for 8-2. E-
mail documents prove that Keef-
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So although Keefers week one
score was thrown out, Keefer is
protesting that his season-long
total should refect his 9-1 mark
in week one. Stay tuned.
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3. Mississippi at No. 20 Wake Forest
4. No. 12 Texas Tech at Nevada
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7. Kent State at Iowa State
8. No. 15 BYU at Washington
9. Minnesota at Bowling Green
10. Akron at Syracuse
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WEEK ONE rESulTS
I
t should come as no surprise
that there is a stigma that
comes with drafting rookies
in fantasy football. Lets face it
predicting which rookie will have
an explosive inaugural campaign
is similar to trying to predict the
winner of American Idol after the
first round of auditions. Most fan-
tasy experts will advise you not to
draft rookies if you can help it, but
lets throw all caution to the wind
here. Owners in keeper leagues
pride themselves on being able to
pick the stud rookie who will turn
into the cream of the crop, so why
shouldnt you be able to indulge in
that pride as well? In fact, if you
are in a large league with more
than 12 teams, chances are you will
have to keep a couple of first-year
players on your roster. Here are the
ones you should watch.
Kevin Smith
running back,
Detroit Lions
Smith proved that he could carry
an entire offense and still be effec-
tive in his time at the University of
Central Florida. Smith carried the
ball 450 times in his final year of
collegiate ball and now he is ready
to carry the load for an NFL team.
According to NFL.com, the Lions
signed Rudi Johnson to be Smiths
backup on Monday. The Lions rely
on a pass-heavy offense, but Smith
has all the tools that can help bal-
ance the offense out.
Joe FLacco
quarterback,
Baltimore Ravens
NFL.com reports that Ravens
coach John Harbaugh has named
Flacco the starting quarterback. It
was no secret that the team wasnt
pleased with the way that Kyle
Boller had progressed, and Troy
Smith is more likely a career back-
up than a viable option as a start-
ing quarterback in the NFL. The
Ravens had faith enough to reach
up and take Flacco in the middle
of the first round in last Aprils
draft. He is the obvious choice
to start with the skill set he has,
which easily beats that of either of
his competitors at the position. He
will be a guy to watch as the season
progresses.
JameS haRDy
wide receiver,
Bufalo Bills
When your two starting receiv-
ers dont measure more than
six feet, it isnt a bad decision to
draft a 6-foot-5 rookie. That is
exactly what Buffalo did when it
drafted Hardy. He isnt listed as
a starter, but he could become
second-year starting quarterback
Trent Edwards best friend if wide
receiver Lee Evans struggles as he
did last year. Hardy could be a big
target in the end zone for Edwards
and may see his playing time
increase the farther the Bills get
into the red zone and the further
the season goes on.
Jonathan StewaRt
running back,
carolina Panthers
Stewart had injury problems
at the end of his career at the
University of Oregon, but dont
let that scare you. He proved he
was a strong, powerful back in his
performances at the NFL com-
bine before the draft. DeAngelo
Williams tops the depth chart at
running back for the Panthers
right now, but he hasnt had much
more experience than Stewart
in the NFL. Williams is more of
an elusive back, but Stewart is a
workhorse that could turn into
a fantasy stud like the Arizona
Cardinals Edgerrin James back
in his prime. The two will likely
share carries in the first weeks of
the season, but dont be surprised
if Stewart eventually carries the
load and takes over the starting
spot.
Edited by Brenna Hawley
By kelly Breckunitch
kbreckunitch@kansan.com
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points in this years fantasy leagues.
FantaSy FootBaLL
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These four first-year players could be sleepers on fantasy rosters
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. Even
though he missed almost all of train-
ing camp, rookie Branden Albert
may start at left tackle on Sunday
when the Kansas City Chiefs open
their season as 16-point under-
dogs at New England.
Compounding the challenge for
the first-round pick out of Virginia,
Albert played guard almost all his
college career.
But head coach Herm Edwards
said not giving the 6-foot-5,
316-pounder the start would appear
to be a betrayal of the commitment
hes made to turning the roster over
to young, growing players.
Hes just another young one
whos going to have to play. Thats
OK. Thats what we said we were
going to do, Edwards said Tuesday.
We stuck to our guns on this whole
process and now its time to go play.
You cant start questioning what
youre doing when its time to go
play. You have a certain way youre
going to do things around here now
and I think its good for the orga-
nization. I think we will reap the
benefits.
A sprained foot caused Albert
to miss all but the first five days of
training camp. He was in uniform
for the last exhibition game against
St. Louis but did not play.
nFL
Chiefs Albert may start Sunday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. At 6-foot-6
and 245 pounds, Missouris tight
end does not fit the image of a
player whose signature move is
hurdling opponents.
Chase Coffman seems to pull it
off on a weekly basis. He had nine
receptions for a career-best 120
yards and a touchdown in the No.
6 Tigers opening 52-42 victory
over Illinois, twice leapfrogging
confused opponents.
It usually shuts them up,
Coffman said. They dont really
say anything to me until they get a
tackle on me or something.
Style has nothing to do with
Coffmans reasoning for the
move avoiding tacklers, a move
he unveiled as a freshman at
Oklahoma State. The primary rea-
son is preserving his knees from
defenders looking to cut him down
to size.
Guys kept going for my legs, so
I jumped over him, Coffman said.
Now, whenever someone goes low,
I just go over him.
Its also in the genes. Coffmans
father Paul did his share of hur-
dling as a former All-Pro tight
end for the Green Bay Packers and
Kansas City Chiefs. Watching old
game footage from his dads career,
Coffman was struck by the father-
son similarities.
Coffmans most impressive leap
might have been last season at
Colorado en route to the end zone.
Against Illinois, after dodging a
linebacker, he reversed field and
cleared defensive back Bo Flowers.
Theyre good replay shots,
coach Gary Pinkel said. Hes such
a complete player, such a great
competitor and a player who plays
at his best all the time.
Coffman has 21 career touch-
down catches, adding to his school
career record. Hes had no trouble
hanging onto the ball despite a
broken right pinky held together
with three pins.
Coffman was among the players
who benefited from the double-
teaming on wide receiver Jeremy
Maclin, who was held to four
catches for 31 yards against Illinois.
Tommy Saunders had six catches
for 64 yards and two touchdowns
and Jared Perry had five receptions
for 92 yards.
The skys the limit with him,
quarterback Chase Daniel said of
Coffman. If Jeremy gets double
and triple-teamed, whos going to
cover Coffman?
Maclin set an NCAA fresh-
man record for all-purpose yards
last year and totaled 234 yards
against Illinois with a 99-yard
kickoff return and 45-yard punt
return. Hes just as amazed by what
Coffman can do in the open field.
Hes one of the most athletic
tight ends I have ever seen, and hes
just a joy to watch, Maclin said.
He just does ridiculous things
when he has the ball in his hands.
Its fun to see a guy his size
doing things like that.
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The Jayhawks week-one per-
formance featured a plethora of
highlight-reel plays that coaxed
oohs and aahs from the record
crowd. However, there were also a
few holes in Kansas game that will
have to be shored up by Saturday
with upset-minded Louisiana Tech
coming to Memorial Stadium.
T h e
Jayhawks top
two running
backs, juniors
Jake Sharp
and Jocques
Crawford, com-
bined to rush
for just more
than 60 yards.
Kansas over-
came that with
52 attempted
passes from
junior quar-
terback Todd
Reesing.
That strategy may not work this
weekend, because the Bulldog sec-
ondary is more talented than that
of the Golden Panthers.
Their kids get where they need
to be. You rarely find them out of
position, coach Mark Mangino
said. They have corners who are
good players, which allows them
to do more things inside with the
safeties and linebackers.
Mangino said the Bulldogs
played the kind of fundamental
football that every coach admired.
Last week, the Louisiana Tech
defense was stellar, leading them to
an upset victory against Mississippi
State with three sacks, three inter-
ceptions and two fumble recover-
ies.
Mississippi
State is a good-
looking squad
and Im sur-
prised that they
lost, Mangino
said. I knew
theyd be in
for a tough
time down in
Ruston (La.).
I was really
impressed that
La. Tech came
away with the
victory.
Sophomore defensive tackle
Jamal Greene said he wasnt sur-
prised to see that the Bulldogs
won.
Its college football you
never know whos going to win,
Greene said. No. 1 could lose to
No. 119, so thats why you play on
Saturdays.
Louisiana Techs 22-14 victory
was a typical week one game, with
sloppy play on both sides. The
teams combined for seven turn-
overs and Bulldog quarterback
Taylor Bennett completed only
14-of-40 pass attempts with one
interception.
A transfer from Georgia Tech,
Bennett is a southpaw, which has
KU defensive coordinator Clint
Bowen licking his chops.
Coach Bowens got some
schemes that he said he likes play-
ing against left-handed quarter-
backs, so were going to figure out
some stuff we can throw at him,
senior linebacker Joe Mortensen
said.
Bennett had one touchdown
pass in the game, a six-yard strike
in the second quarter to running
back Patrick Jackson. Jackson
caught three passes for 17 yards and
also carried the ball 17 times for 62
yards and another touchdown.
Hes a really good football play-
er, Mangino said. Hes a guy whos
got good vision inside and kind of
picks his way (through the line).
He has enough of a burst that he
can create big plays for them.
Mangino also mentioned wide
receiver Phillip Livas and safety
Antonio Baker as players the
Jayhawks would have to watch.
Livas caught six passes for 85
yards and returned three kicks for
an average of 22 yards, while Baker
led the defense with 10 tackles and
one interception. On special teams,
Bulldog kicker Brad Oestriecher
earned WAC special teams player
of the week honors for convert-
ing on all three of his field goal
attempts. Oestriecher connected
from 48, 28 and 50 yards.
Kansas has taken some heat for
its nonconference schedule the
past couple of years. Last week
the Bulldogs proved they wouldnt
be a cupcake for the Jayhawks to
devour.
Louisiana Tech has had a tradi-
tion of putting good football teams
on the field, Mangino said. When
we scheduled this game I knew
that it would not be an easy game.
Itll take our best effort to win the
game, and thats what I expect from
our players.
Edited by Brenna Hawley
football
Kansas must fll holes to beat La. Tech defense
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Louisiana Techs Patrick Jackson runs away fromMississippi State defense. Louisiana Tech up-
set the teamwith excellent defense, something Kansas will have to counter in Saturdays game.
nents return specialist. Maybe,
just maybe, more students in
attendance could turn an oth-
erwise unremarkable Jayhawk
Soccer Complex into Lawrences
own (very) little San Siro.
Lofty goals? Maybe, but goals
are what soccer is all about. But
lets say this column falls flat.
Lets say that only you and a few
other students show up to the
Jayhawks next game (5 p.m.
Friday, against the University
of Alabama at Birmingham).
But lets also say that you get
to see Monica Dolinsky turn
on a defender, race down the
center of the field and then drill
the ball into the corner of the
net. Lets then say that youre
treated to several spectacular
saves, courtesy of Julie Hanley.
The thing is, these arent hypo-
thetical examples. Kansas win
against Auburn on Sunday
featured both of these occur-
rences, as well as a dramatic
finish. The teams home opener
saw the Jayhawks put three past
the then-ranked No. 20 Purdue
Boilermakers.
Maybe, just maybe, youll
be treated to as entertaining a
game if you attend the next con-
test. And maybe, just maybe,
you can help the Universitys
other football team set an atten-
dance record of its own.
Edited by Brenna Hawley
Graduating from Washington
High School in 2005, Greene was
listed as the third-best recruit in
Kansas.
After taking
a redshirt in
2006, Greene,
who also has
a son named
Jamal Jr., played
sparingly last
year but showed
glimpses that he
would be able to
contribute this
year, including
a three-tackle
per f or mance
against Oklahoma State.
Greene started Saturday against
FIU and, though he didnt have a
tackle, he made several key stops
while he waited for his teammates to
come up with the tackle.
Hes stepped up a lot, senior line-
backer Joe Mortensen said. Thats
one thing
about Jamal
athletically, hes
a freak. Hes a
strong, fast guy.
Hes the stron-
gest guy on the
team. This year,
hes put it all
together.
The past two
seasons Greene
learned under
the tutelage
of All-American James McClinton.
McClinton has since departed, which
means Greene finally has his much-
wanted opportunity to be the impact
player that he was in high school.
All the great players want to have
that role, and thats what Im striving
to be, Greene said. Everybody on
the defense wants to be an impact
player. Thats how I want to take on
the role of being a D-tackle because
if everybody has that mentality, then
we will have a great defense.
McClinton was known for his
dedication and maximum effort
on every play of both practices and
games, something that coach Mark
Mangino said Greene still needs to
work on.
Jamal is a talented guy, Mangino
said. Were looking for consistency
from him. Were looking for him to
do it play after play, series after series.
Thats the challenge for Jamal.
I think hes matured a lot in
the last year. Hes really starting to
understand that you have to get after
it every single snap. Hes come a long
way.
Edited by Andy Greenhaw
bEEChER
(continued from 1B)
their kids get where they need
to be. You rarely fnd them out of
position. they have corners who
are good players, which allows
them to do more things inside
with the safeties and lineback-
ers.
MARK MANGINO
Kansas coach
fOOTbALL (continued from 1B)
it was unplanned, of course,
but thats just life. You take it
how it comes. im not compain-
ing. Shes a joy to my life and all
my family.
JAMAl GReeNe
Sophomore defensive tackle