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Lawrence Professor travels the globe talking politics could see Loomis cherishes opportunity to speak in foreign countries increase in bed bugs
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bsayers@kansan.com avandyke@kansan.com Students living on and off campus could have a dormant pest lurking in the dark waiting to strike their sleeping, unsuspecting victims: us. Cimex lectularius, more affectionately known as the bed bug, used to feed mostly in areas of poor hygiene or third world countries. But with increased world travel and the decline in the use of pesticides, bed bugs have come to be found in almost every society, even right here in Lawrence. Bed bugs are appearing in social areas they didnt use to, said Patty Quinlan, nursing supervisor with Watkins Memorial Health Center. Although uncommon in Lawrence, Quinlan said she did see about two or three bed bug infestations each semester from students living off-campus. Aside from itchy red bites similar to those of a mosquito, bed bugs dont cause physical harm, Quinlan said. But, she said, that doesnt make the pests any more likable. An infestation is more emotionally scarring than physically scarring, she said. Jennifer Wamelink, associate director of the Department of Student Housing, said no cases had ever been reported in residence halls. However, bed bug cases nationwide have increased 71 percent since 2000, according to the National Pest Management Association. Because bed bugs cant fly, they rely on humans to transport them to a new victim. Quinlan said the easiest way to pick up bed bugs was by laying luggage, purses or book bags on the floor at night when bed bugs are most active. While Quinlan said volunteers at the homeless shelter would be at a greater risk of picking up a hitchhiking bed bug or two, Greg Burg, director of undergraduate biology, said no particular group was at more risk than others. He said bed bugs have been reported to infest private homes, apartments and college residence

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Since the beginning of 2008, Burdett Loomis has been a very busy man. Loomis, professor of political science at the University of Kansas, has spent more than two months overseas speaking on behalf of the U.S. State Department in seven different countries. Loomis said he hoped his students could benefit from all he learned during his trips. You learn a lot on these trips, Loomis said I feel like Im much more a citizen of the world now. Loomis has had a relationship with the State Departments Public Diplomacy Program that goes

back almost two decades. During his time with the program, he has taken more than 10 trips to countries all over the world to speak about things such as U.S. politics and its place in the world. He returned from his most recent trip a few weeks ago. The State Department has asked him to take five trips in the last 18 months alone, and Loomis said he thought this was because of the international attention the United States received after Barack Obama announced his bid for Presidency.

President Obama had been the main subject for most of his overseas presentations, Loomis said, and that most of the questions he

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received involved Obama in one way or another. It was so easy to follow this past election, Loomis said. A lot of people had the information, but they didnt have the context. So thats what I tried to provide, the context. Loomis said during his trips before the election, the competition between Obama and Hillary Clinton for the democratic nomination was a popular subject. Now, the people living in countries besides the U.S. are impressed that Obama nominated his former competitor as Secretary of State. From 10,000 miles away, where

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This untitled photograph by Carl Fischer is one of many works from a variety of mediums at the xy exhibit at the Spencer Museum of Art. The gallery, which explores the sense of the male gender, will be open until Oct. 5.

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Exhibit examines masculinity

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bbeavers@kansan.com Kris Ercums knew he would be using objects from the Spencers permanent collection in a new exhibition, but he didnt know what that exhibit would be. But as Ecrums, creator and curator of the new xy exhibition at the Spencer Museum of Art, looked through the pieces in the collection he saw a continuing theme of masculinity. Ercums said the 98 pieces created the exhibition that asks the question, What does it mean to be a man? Its not about answering the question, Ercums said. Its about making an atmosphere of query. The exhibition, which is on display until Oct. 5, is split into two sections, which occupy separate rooms. The first section focuses on the physical things that form societys ideas about masculinity, such as body, age and clothes. The second section focuses on how social identity is formed through the differing emotions of work, play and desire. When you curate you try to make relationships and views, Ercums said. You try to point out subjectivities that are specific to gender, time and culture. Ercums said the relationship between a painting of the circumcision of Christ and an engraving of a man buying his first suit showed how the different times and cultures affected what moments defined a mans life. Ryan Campbell, Olathe senior and mens outreach coordinator for the Emily Taylor Womens

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Resource Center, said the expectation of society for men to be macho and stoic kept them from connecting with each other. A lot of focus has been placed on femininity, and masculinity has been ignored, Campbell said. There is a need to bring it into focus. A clearer definition of masculinity is presented in

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A bronze patina sculpture, The Sluggard, by Frederic Leighton, stands foreground to a synopsis of the xy exhibition. The gallery, which explores the sense of the male gender, will be open until Oct. 5 at the Spencer Museum of Art.

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands Thirteen-year-old Laura Dekker wants to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world, and her parents think thats a great idea. But the Dutch Council for Child Protection is so concerned about the dangers of the marathon voyage it has asked a court to grant it temporary custody of Laura so it can do what her parents refuse to: Halt the trip. Judges at Utrecht District Court were to announce Friday whether they will scupper Lauras record-breaking plans.

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NAIROBI, Kenya Crops have shriveled, hundreds of cattle are dead and the World Food Program said Tuesday that 3.8 million Kenyans need emergency food aid because of a prolonged drought, which is even causing electrical blackouts in the capital because theres not enough water for hydroelectric plants. Business owners say theyre losing money, harming Kenyas rebound from the violent aftermath of a 2007 presidential election that eviscerated the

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia An Islamic court in Malaysia put on hold indefinitely the caning of a woman found guilty of drinking beer because the sentence was too harsh, a Cabinet minister said Tuesday. The chief judge of Pahang states Shariah court decided on Monday to defer the caning of 32-year old Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno pending a review, as it was deemed too extreme, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil. The developments will likely defuse growing consternation in Malaysia over the unusual sentencing, which if carried out would have made Kartika, a parttime model and mother of two, the first woman to be caned in the country. Kartika was arrested by Islamic morality police for drinking beer at a beach resort in Pahang in December 2007. Her plight has drawn international attention to the use of Islamic laws and raised questions whether a radical brand of Islam is taking root in this traditionally moderate Muslim-majority country.

COLUMBIA, S.C. A retired South Carolina state employee who spent two bucks on the lottery last week is the winner of a $260 million Powerball jackpot. Solomon Jackson Jr. of Columbia refused Tuesday to say much about himself or his plans, including whether he will take his winnings annually over three decades or in a $129 million lump sum. Jackson did reveal he was an assistant supervisor for the state Revenue Department who retired in 2000. He says he is married but would not say how many children he has.

production in Wilmington, N.C. It returns Sept. 14. He admitted in a Brooklyn federal court Friday he sold more than a dozen Social Security numbers for $10,000. Hes expected to get as much as a year in prison at his Nov. 20 sentencing. His lawyer hasnt returned telephone and e-mail messages sent Tuesday seeking comment.

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NEW YORK An actor who pleaded guilty in New York City to a Social Security number scheme will appear in at least the first several new episodes of the teen television drama One Tree Hill. CW network spokesman Paul McGuire says its unclear what will happen later in the shows seventh season following Antwon Tanners guilty plea. One Tree Hill co-stars Tanner as high school basketball star-turned-coach Skills. Its in

NEW YORK An investor who says she had an affair 16 years ago with failed financier Bernard Madoff said Tuesday she described Madoff as not wellendowed because she thought the detail was key to understanding his personality. Sheryl Weinstein, 60, described her 1-year sexual relationship with Madoff to The Associated Press, in one of a series of public appearances to promote her account of her affair, Madoffs Other Secret: Love, Money, Bernie and Me. She said the affair with the man who lost billions of investors money including her familys fortune followed a five-year buildup, in which Madoff pursued her from the moment they met.
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Two families lined opposite sides of a small-town street and hurled rocks, tools and pieces of wood at each other in a riot that had its roots in a disagreement that began years ago with schoolchildren. Members of the Sawyer and Moore families were in jail Tuesday, a day after their feud swelled into a melee among 150 people, including friends and gang members. The police chief was struck with a crowbar, but he was OK. They came with guns, sticks, bricks, golf clubs. It was a bad situation, chief Tony Bufford said Tuesday. State police and officers from other west Alabama towns were called to keep the peace in Marion, a city of 3,300 about 85 miles west of Montgomery. The city remained under a 10 p.m. curfew Tuesday. Bufford said the families have been feuding for at least two years over a disagreement that began with schoolchildren, but he wasnt sure exactly what happened.
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ldrees@kansan.com College: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Required Credit Hours: The B.A. option in Italian requires eight courses numbered 300 or above, with a total of 24 credits, plus the prerequisite completion of Intermediate Italian II or equivalent testing-based placement. In addition, a student must complete the 124 credit hours required for graduation by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 45 of which must Businesses that are still sending junk mail are sending less of it shrinking their catalogs and using thinner paper to save money. Its a sign stores are still struggling, but it also means less paper to toss in the garbage or lug to the recycling bin. Williams-Sonoma Inc., parent company of mailbox mainstays Pottery Barn and West Elm, plans to cut in half the numbe numbered 300 or above. Sample of Major Courses: Composition and Conversation; Italian Literature in Translation; 19th and 20th Century Poetry; Dantes Divine Comedy I Resources: The department of French and Italian offers scholarships, particularly for study abroad. There is also a campus organization, Circolo Italiano, which meets to celebrate Italian culture. Additional Opportunities: Study abroad programs, which are strongly recommended but not required, include semester and summer pro-

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grams in Florence, Italy, for Italian majors or students of any level, and more specialized programs through the Schools of Business, Architecture and Education. Student-initiated programs or study abroad programs sponsored by other accredited U.S. institutions can also be arranged for study in Italy. Sources: www.studyabroad. ku.edu, www.frenchitalian. ku.edu, www.catalogs.ku.edu/ undergraduate/, www.ku.edu/ students/orgs/Circolo_8826.html

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To learn more about a major in Italian, contact the department of French and Italian office at 785-864-4056 or contact Marina DeFazio, Coordinator of the Italian Language Program, at defazio@ ku.edu. Further information can also be found at www. frenchitalian.ku.edu/.

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CHICAGO Thanks to the economic downturn and rising shipping costs, junk mail volume was down 16 percent in the nine months ending in June compared with the same period a year earlier, on pace for the steepest annual decline in decades.

ber of pages in its catalogs by 2011. It also plans to target the customers who are most likely to spend. J. Crew Group Inc. cut its catalog circulation by 27 percent earlier this year. Crate & Barrel and the parent company of the Victorias Secret catalog are tweaking their mail strategy.
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With the help of a $250,000 reward, the founder of the Papa Johns pizza chain has finally reunited with the muscle car he sold years ago to help keep his familys business afloat. John Schnatter sold the goldand-black 1971 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 for $2,800 in 1983. The money helped save his fathers tavern in Jeffersonville, Ind., and he used the rest to start what would become a worldwide pizza business. But he still missed his beloved Camaro and spent years searching for it. He created a Web site on the search, held promotional appearances and eventually offered $250,000 to whoever found it. It turns out he didnt have to leave Kentucky, where the pizza chain is based in Louisville. The car only changed hands twice from the original buyers, ending up with Jeffery Robinson in Flatwoods, about 165 miles to the east. The original buyers of Schnatters car heard about the search when he appeared in a TV

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John Schnatter, the founder of Papa Johns pizza,sits with his beloved 1971 Z28 Camaro outside his home in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday. Schnatter sold the car in 1983 to save his fathers business and open up his own. interview before an NFL game this month. An online search led them to the car blog Jalopnik, which has followed the search and tipped off Papa Johns. Robinson, who bought the car about five years ago for $4,000, recently delivered the Camaro to Schnatter, earning the $250,000 reward. The original buyers will get $25,000 for their help tracking it down. Schnatter says it looks very much the same as it did when he sold it in 1983, but with a larger motor and fatter tires for drag racing. In honor of the reunion, Papa Johns planned to offer all Camaro owners a free pizza at stores today.

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jbrown@kansan.com The University of Kansas Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation recently announced the 15 projects that will be funded by $16.1 million in gifts from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Kansas University Endowment Association. The projects will be conducted by eight graduate students, called fellows, who will work with 15 professors. The projects include research in medical technology and engineering. Joshua Sestak, Philadelphia, Pa, graduate student and fellow for the institute, has spent the last year working with polymer-based therapeutics to treat autoimmune diseases. He said with this new funding he hoped to create something that would interest other corporations so that some day they would be able to buy the rights and develop his ideas further. Im hoping I could finish my part in about two more years, Sestak said. But its definitely an ongoing thing. As long as it keeps working, the finish point would be issue is feasibility analysis for each a final product you could give to of the inventions. Meyer said her family backhumans. Katie Ferro, Kansas City, Mo., ground in the medical and phargraduate student, will work with maceutical fields made her a good each professor and graduate stu- fit for the role because she had dent on their intended products already participated in the business with the hope of commercializing in some capacity. The new advisory board the and selling the products. Ill spend maybe two to three institute appointed in July selected the fellows who weeks with each fellow with whatThe real grass-cutting would assist the professors. ever device, prodissue is feasibility The funding the uct or chemical analysis for each of the institute received is compound and inventions. intended for a fivehelp them look at a year deal. Ferro said market in a correct Wally meyer the grant was a great way, Ferro said. Dir. of entrepreneurship way to get the instiIm helping them programs tute up and running. write a business To see them plan or helping allocate this grant them understand is a one-time deal, she said. Its what market it can go in. Wally Meyer, director of entre- the largest grant they have ever preneurship programs and Ferros given and will be the largest one. academic sponsor, said the role Period. The institute said in a press Ferro would play would be different from the other fellows because she release that after five years it hopes to be self-sufficient from selling the would be assisting each of them. Katie will be helping her col- products. leagues as well as the faculty, Edited by Samantha Foster Meyer said. The real grass-cutting

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA called off the launch of space shuttle Discovery on Tuesday, the second day in a row the liftoff was scrubbed, this time because of a bad fuel valve. Launch officials halted the countdown midway through the fueling process. The seven astronauts had not yet boarded the shuttle for the scheduled early Wednesday morning flight to the international space station. A new launch date was not immediately set. It was also unclear whether NASA would be able to meet the end-of-month deadline for sending Discovery on its way. Over the weekend, managers said if Discovery was not flying by Aug. 30 or so, the flight almost certainly would slide into October because of a pair of upcoming launches to the space station from Japan and Russia. The problem cropped up while engineers were trying to open and shut the fill-and-drain valve in Discoverys engine compartment. It appeared to be broken, said NASA spokesman Allard Beutel. He stressed that the exact condition of the valve was not known; it could be sticky. Workers will need to get into the engine compartment in order to check the valve, a potentially time-consuming operation. The valve, a critical part of the main propulsion system, is used for the flow of liquid hydrogen from the external fuel tank to the main engines. It needs to be closed

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A brave seagull snatches food from under the nose of an unsuspecting tourist on Tuesday at Circular Quay in Sydney, Australia.

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Space Shuttle Discovery is seen on pad 39A on Tuesday at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Discovery and a crew of seven are scheduled to lift off Wednesday morning on a mission to deliver supplies and equipment to the International Space Station. for launch, and open in order to drain the tank following a launch delay. You dont want it to get stuck in the position where its closed because you cannot drain the tank that way, Beutel said. Rules prevent engineers from cycling the valve back and forth because you dont take chances with it, he said. Teams here are looking at the next steps, he added. The valve worked fine during the first launch attempt, but thunderstorms prevented Discovery from blasting off early Tuesday morning. Discovery is loaded with thousands of pounds of space station supplies and equipment, including a new treadmill named after Comedy Centrals Stephen Colbert.

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These are fun shows to watch, and they are really taking the perspecRALEIGH, N.C. Ask model tive of the full-sized woman and and fashion designer Emme wheth- bringing it into the type of package er television and other media are people can relate to. Some fashion magazines are more accepting of plus-size people, ahead of the curve so to speak and she quickly corrects you. on featuring plus-size models. Average women, she said. The host of the new Fox reality Glamour became serious about it dating show, More to Love, has in past five years, featuring Queen been on this campaign since the Latifah on the cover in May 2004, mid-1990s, when she began telling said Cindi Leive, the magazines full-size women to be more accept- executive editor. In the past six to ing of themselves. In her latest ven- 12 months, There is just more and ture, she guides a 6-foot-3, 330- more of a hunger among women pound man as he chooses among to see images of women that look 20 women who wear sizes ranging and feel real. Theres a sense that being a from 14 to 22. sort of cookie cutter, homogenous Television is suddenly filled with images of full-figured people standard of whats beautiful has real and fictional although not started to feel a little bit dated, as everyday people just living their Leive said. But the reaction to the 3-inchlives. The shows focus on their by-3-inch photosize on More graph on page 194 to Love, the conThere is just more of the September testants height and and more of a hunger issue surprised even weight, and that of among women to see Leive. I am gaspthe bachelor, were images of women that ing with delight, flashed on the I screen as they were look real and feel real. one reader wrote.on love the woman introduced in the p 194, someone else first episode. CInDI LeIve wrote. Glamour editor Oxygens Dance Model Lizzi Your Ass Off feaMiller, a 20-year-old tures 12 contestants, weighing a total of 3,000 who wears a size 12/14, is shown pounds, who lose weight through in sideways pose, her arms coverdancing, and Lifetimes Drop Dead ing her breasts, only the string of Diva is about a model-wannabe a string bikini visible at the waist. who dies and comes back as plus- The shocker: Her belly hangs over the string and rests just a bit on size attorney. The Style Networks reality show her thighs. Not only that, but shes Ruby is in its second season, tell- laughing as if she doesnt even ing the story of Ruby Gettinger of know. Theres a roll in her belly that Savannah, Ga., whos down to 350 looks like every woman over the pounds from her highest weight age of 16, Leive said. And there of 716. I think these welcomed shows she is, looking happy and confiare opening the aperture, on full- dent and like she loves life and size women, Emme said, whose like shes the sexiest thing in the size ranges from a 12/14 to a 14/16. world.

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If people do relate to the shows and Fox hasnt decided whether to renew More to Love it may be because they reflect the image that Americans see in the mirror. The average U.S. woman wears a size 14, and an estimated 56 percent of American women wear plus sizes, which start at size 14 or 16, depending on the brand.

A judge says Chris Brown must serve five years of probation and perform six months of community labor for beating Rihanna. Browns sentence will be served in his home state of virginia. He will return to Los Angeles to update a judge on his progress.
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s the highly anticipated Kansas, National Football League and National Basketball Association seasons approach, I find it appropriate to draw parallels between the upcoming sports season and the everpresent but nevertheless upcoming hip-hop season. With so much hype around our Kansas teams and all the storylines pro-football and basketball have to offer this year, I thought Id give a brief overview of what highlights the rap game has in store for us in the next few months. The headline of every hip-hop season in the rap game is always this: Who will kill it in the game the most this year? Just as the NFL and NBA present their Most Valuable Player award to the athlete who displays the most dominance throughout the season, the hip-hop community has its own award for the same type of dominance in the rap game. Im not talking about Grammys and MTV awards voted on by wannabe fans through the Internet. Im talking about extensive, heated debates among millions of hip-hop heads in living rooms and bars, barbershops and shoe stores across the nation and even the world. There is never a consensus, and successfully awarding a clear-cut winner is extremely rare. Still, the question begs to be asked: Who will be killing the game the most this year? Who will be this years LeBron? Who will be the next Tom Brady of hip-hop?

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There are, of course, the usual suspects. The man many call the greatest rapper alive, Jay-Z, is slated to drop The Blueprint 3 on Sept. 11. Already leaking tracks onto the Web, this one appears poised to deliver the goods with a potent production list loaded with the likes of Kanye, No I.D. and Timbaland, among distinguished others. This album will either cement Jays status as the best alive or have heads questioning it. Stay tuned. Lil Wayne, the other usual suspect, dropped his rock album last year. Well see what happens this season, but hes always in the conversation. One of the main challengers to the title is the new kid. Do I even need to say his name? Drake, aka Drizzy, is about to be killing in the game this year like Cole and Sherron. Easily stealing Rookie of the Year honors in the rap game last year, Drizzy has only been gaining momentum since releasing such ear-catching mixtapes as Comeback Season and So Far Gone. They will soon be rereleased as an actual album. He also recently signed with Young Money (Lil Waynes label) and is featured on the new Jay-Z album, so Id say hes on the right track. His first official album, Thank Me Later, drops sometime this season. You should probably cop it. Another contender for the throne lies in Washington D.C.s

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Summer renovations leave the Granada ready to rock

hile slipping the door man my ticket, I could hear the bass shaking ground under my anxious feet. I slid through security, not minding the search because I was looking past the guys in blue shirts and through the narrow halls that led to the stage. I could see the green lights, the smoke coming from the smoke machines and hundreds of hands in the air waving to the same beat. I was in the Granada. As a fan of music, I like the Granada. The variety of musicians that have come to play there allow fans from all genres to have something to see. In my many visits there I have seen Atmosphere, Umphreys McGee, Robert Randolph and The Family Band, Talib Kweli and even The Game. Each show, from hip-hop to classic rock, impressed me not only because of the music, but also because of the place I was listening to the music. If I had to complain about one thing in the old Granada, it would have to be that it would often become extremely crowded around the bar facing the stage. That is a mild complaint, because it seems that almost every bar in Lawrence during the school year is packed with thirsty young people. While most students went home for the summer, the Granada was quietly transforming. Behind closed doors this summer renovators were gutting the place to reverse any of the complaints concert-goers might have. According to Brad Hocevar, a

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Deficit has a tentative drop date of Oct. 20. Wale and talented producer 9th Wonder impressed heads in the game earlier this year with the Back to the Feature mixtape. Other All-Stars in the game dropping anticipated joints this year include Raekwon with OBFCL Part 2, Kid Cudi and his Man on the Moon debut (dropped Aug. 25), and the Clipse album Til the Casket Drops, scheduled for release in October. However, only time will tell who will wear the crown. What can you do to prepare for the new season? Buy these albums, keep reading this column and youll be fine. Coldham is a Chicago senior in journalism.

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Granada bar-back for one year, the summer renovations were just the first stage of a two step renovation process. Noticeable improvements made during the first stage include more than just the extension of the bar in the lounge area. There are no longer two entrances to the stage area, but only one, which helps the Granada staff control the crowds better and makes getting around inside easier. There is more room behind the bar for the bartenders to cater to the crowd, Hocevar said. Another welcome change is the improvements to the bathrooms, which will be further renovated during the second round of renovation. With a new and improved Granada in Lawrence, the local music scene is only going to benefit. The Cool Kids, who performed on Friday, started the year off with a bang or a boom-bap and with future musical groups such as Tech N9ne, Shwayze, Victor Wooten, Paul Wall, The Schwag, Brother Ali and Lotus, the Granada looks to put our hands in the air and make us stomp our feet much more this upcoming year. Roesler is a Denver junior in journalism.

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hen I once took my boyfriends mom to OHare International Airport, I missed the entrance into the terminal. I saw a break in the concrete barriers where I clearly wasnt supposed to drive, but I just as clearly could. I asked her if we should go for it and she said, sure. I looked up to see the traffic guard guy shaking his head no at me and pointing for me to go in the opposite direction. In that split second my brain said, Whelp, Im in my car, already going this way, Im pretty sure you cant physically stop me. Yeah, Im going to go for it. As soon as I went through he shook his head in disgust and pointed for me to pull over. He came over and said, You know Im going to give you a ticket, right? My boyfriends sweet mother began pleading with him saying it was her fault. I said, Fine, can I just get her

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omewhere, on some distant hard drive in some other state nay, even country my voice is asking for the Sabraton Pizza Hut. In a moment of desperation, when getting myself up from the couch to find the number using the computer seemed an impossible task, I opted for Googles 411 service. Thats right, Google. The online search engine that has since spawned an entire suite of information organization has its very own phone service. Dubbed GOOG-411, the system uses voice recognition software to help track down what youre looking for. In my case, Pizza Hut. Google 411 greeted me with a friendly notice that calls were being recorded a standard notice that probably meant my voice could be used for training purposes. But oh no. It was much more sinister. In that distant server, without even knowing it, my voice is being manipulated for another of Googles experiments for taking over the world. For the last two years, while Ive called at various hours of the day asking for all sorts of Morgantown

businesses, Google was using my voice to build its voice recognition applications. We need a lot of people talking, saying things so that we can ultimately train off of that, Marissa Mayer, Googles vice president of Search Products & User Experience told Web site InfoWorld in 2007. So 1-800-GOOG-411 is about that: Getting a bunch of different speech samples so that when you call up or were trying to get the voice out of video, we can do it with high accuracy. If youve ever used Googles mobile phone voice application, you can thank my perfect diction later. For anyone whos ever used Google, this kind of information use isnt anything new. Googles entire name has been built on smart indexing and collection of data. Everything you search for has value for them no matter how silly or how obscure. In the last few years, more attention has been placed on what kinds of information we should voluntarily give out. Much of that focus has surrounded social networking and how willing we are to share our lives with the world. Facebook profiles are exactly what people complain about listings of addresses, phone numbers, locations and more.

We hate when people know what were doing when we havent invited them upon it, yet we display it freely of our own volition. Google, like other services, is offered free because it collects information from us. Facebook, too, targets us with advertising based upon information from our profiles. Were assured that this data is being used primarily by computers and not exploited by some suited, villainous executive. Instead, it is something more sinister. We can live with the constant bombardment of advertisers seeking us to sell us their wares. Google knows, for example, that I like pizza. But it doesnt end there. It knows what kinds of e-mails Im getting, when I expected a specific package, where I live, what my last statement for my power bill was everything. I willingly allow it to access that information all for the sake of convenience. For this reason, I cannot complain. Instead, I can search safer. Google might be out to index the worlds information for a greater cause. Maybe Ill use Bing from now on. UWire

bag out of my trunk so she can get inside? He responded, Sure, itll just take me a minute to write your ticket. At this point Im shaking, embarrassed and a little scared. After all, these traffic guards are never pleasant to deal with. My boyfriends mother was still pleading. I got out of the car wearing my Rock Chalk shirt. I heard him say, Oh, youre a Jayhawk? I couldnt tell if this was a good or bad thing, so I just sort of ignored him and went to the trunk. He said, Those Jayhawks won me a lot of money in the tournament last year. I probably owe em. We shook hands and I took off ticketless. Rock Chalk indeed. Beth Dyer is a Naperville , IL alumnus, class of 05.

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you have these political factions that often cant stand each other, the idea that two people who contested bitterly can come together is very impressive, Loomis said. Loomis said he was glad he had the opportunity to speak about such a historical election at every step of the way. I feel like in some minor way Ive been on the same trip that Obama has been on, Loomis said.

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halls. According to Reuters, universities with bed bug infestations in recent years include Texas A&M, the University of California-Berkeley, and the University of Florida. Missy Henriksen, vice president of public affairs with the National Pest Management Association, said bed bugs could move freely between rooms through the walls, electrical circuits and baseboards. That means if one room has an infestation, its likely adjacent rooms have or will have an infestation if the pest isnt removed. Mike Wahlund, Chicago freshman, is living in Oliver Hall this semester. He said he was on alert level when it came to bed bugs because his girlfriend, who attends college at the University of Chicago, was worried about the problem and even purchased a mattress cover this semester to prevent an infestation. The mosquitoes here and back home are bad enough, Wahlund said. Bed bugs would only add to the problem. Wahlund said he wasnt concerned because he and his roommate liked to keep their room clean. But Henriksen said it didnt matter if the room was clean or dirty because the bugs hide in cracks and could live dormant up to a year without food. I dont think too many people like falling asleep knowing somethings going to crawl up and suck on our blood, he said. He said population sizes could be as low as a dozen or as high as in the thousands, depending on how many people lived in the infested area. Although she said she didnt see bed bugs as much of a threat to University students, Quinlan said it was important for students to be aware of bed bugs because it was so difficult to remove the pests. Regardless of the stigma attached to a bed bug infestation, Quinlan said, students need to report any suspicions of bed bugs in order to prevent the pests from spreading to neighbors. Edited by Tim Burgess

In his most recent trip on behalf of the U.S. State Department, Loomis spent the first two weeks of August speaking in Nepal and Bangladesh. Loomis also had the opportunity to blog about this trip on the Universitys Web site. Loomis said he enjoyed this trip especially because he felt like he could have a positive effect on those who listened to his words. You feel like going there you might have a chance to make a difference, Loomis said. In May, Loomis also spoke on behalf of the U.S. during a trip to Taiwan. Loomis said many people there had a hard time understanding the opposition that a seemingly popular president like Obama has faced on some of his policies. They think of Obama getting a big electoral victory, so they wonder why cant he accomplish other things, Loomis said. Loomis also had the opportunity to travel to Iraq, Malaysia, Singapore and China. Of all his trips. Loomis said he preferred speaking with the smaller communities because he felt he could have a greater effect. Going to China is great, lots of

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Ku professor burdett loomis chats on one of his speaking trips. Loomis said that the global interest in Barack Obamas presidential run had been the main topic of his presentations. people attend the lectures and their English is good, Loomis said. But you know, what am I really going to do in such a large country? Loomis said he planned to tell students all about these five trips and the lessons he learned when he speaks on campus sometime this fall. Juliet Kaarbo, professor of international politics, is helping Loomis organize the event and said she thought University students could learn a lot from his experiences. I think how others view U.S. politics would be something that people could learn a lot from, Kaarbo said. Its a great way to think about both international politics and U.S. politics. Loomis said one of his favorite parts about s peaking on behalf of the State Department was being able to travel and see new parts of the world. You know, eighteen months ago I had never been to Asia. Now Ive been there five times. Loomis said. Loomis said he was glad he had an opportunity to take part in the program and speak across the globe, especially at such an influential time in our world. He said he would like to take more trips in the future, should the State Department ask him. Andrea Vieux, a Lawrence graduate student, has known Loomis for a few years both inside and outside the classroom. She said she thought Loomis experiences would be especially beneficial to students because of his storytelling abilities. He has a much more modern and wordly perspective because of his experiences, Vieux said. He will let the students know that there are other places outside of America. Edited by Tim Burgess

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the exhibition, but the changing definition of masculinity is presented as well. The exhibition features different works from various time periods, locations and artists. It includes a sculpture from the Roman Imperial era, portraits from the 15th century, figure scrolls from the 18th century, medals, tools and casts. It also features photographs from Esquire magazine and a video from 2008. John Younger, professor of classics and director of the women, gender and sexuality studies department, described outward masculinity as a costume men wear. He said the different images of masculinity in the exhibition showed how the idea of masculinity has changed over time. He used the example of an 18th century portrait of a man featured in the exhibition wearing a powdered wig and frilly outfit. He said it was not something our culture would view as being masculine, but at the time it was considered a sign of strength and power. A gallery conversation with faculty members from the University, including Younger and Ercums, will be held at 6 p.m. Sept. 3 in the Kress Gallery in the Spencer Museum. It is free and open to the public. If you are constantly performing masculinity then it is always in jeopardy, Younger said. Edited by Megan Morriss

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Oklahoma pastor slain inside church

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ANADARKO, Okla. The crime scene inside a small Pentecostal church where a pastor was slain was the most brutal he has seen in nearly 20 years as a prosecutor, the local district attorney said Tuesday. Police have released scant information about the killing of 61-year-old Carol Daniels, whose body was found Sunday inside the Christ Holy Sanctified Church. Ive prosecuted over 50 murders, District Attorney Bret Burns said. This is the most horrific crime scene Ive ever witnessed. Burns has called for a meeting of local pastors on Wednesday. She said that trauma to the body indicated foul play, but did not provide details about the nature of the trauma or what caused it. Authorities do not have any suspects, she said, and were offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Right now we have more questions than answers, Brown said. The few answers we do have, we want to hold on to. That might help us in the long run. Daniels made the 60-mile trek from Oklahoma City every week to preach, even though the church had no regular congregation. Her mother, Charlesetta Dunlap, said Daniels spent most

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Carol Daniels, a pastor, was discovered Sunday in her church in what the local district attorney described as the most horrific crime scene Ive ever witnessed. of her time helping others and went to Anadarko consistently with the expectation of someone wanting to seek the Lord. Pastor Steve Palczynsky of the Cedar Hill Church of God in Anadarko said lack of official word is disconcerting and that hes taken extra steps to make sure his church is secure. The first thing I thought about, being human, was that maybe it was a serial killer and maybe he has something out for preachers, but the Lord takes care of us, he said.

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South Koreans cheer while watching the launch of South Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1, the countrys first space rocket, at a beach in Goheung, south of Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday. The satellite lost communication after detaching from the rocket, but the flawed mission may still create anger in North Korea.

Satellite launch in South Korea fails

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Associated Press South Koreas first rocket launch Tuesday failed to push a satellite into its orbit but the flawed mission may still anger rival North Korea, coming just months after the communist nations own launch drew international condemnation. The failure dealt a blow to Seouls quest to become a regional space power. It comes against the complex backdrop of relations on the Korean peninsula and recent signs that months of heightened tension over the Norths nuclear program may be easing. Also Tuesday, a South Korean newspaper reported that North Korea has invited top envoys of President Barack Obama for the first nuclear negotiations between the two countries under his presidency, but Washington quickly said it has no plans to send the envoys to Pyongyang. The North gave no immediate reaction to the rocket launch but has said it will watch to see if the U.S. and regional powers refer the matter to the U.N. Security Council which in June approved sanctions on the North over its recent nuclear and missile tests. The two-stage Naro rocket, whose first stage was designed by Russia, was South Koreas first launch of a rocket from its own territory. It lifted off Tuesday from South Koreas space center on Oenaro Island, about 290 miles south of Seoul. The rocket was carrying a domestically built satellite aimed at observing the atmosphere and oceans. A South Korean official said they could not trace the satellite in orbit after it separated from the rocket. We could not locate our satellite. It seems that communications with the satellite scheduled on Wednesday are unlikely to happen, Science Ministry official Yum Ki-soo told The Associated half success. We must further strive to realPress late Tuesday. He said more details could be ize the dream of becoming a space available on Wednesday as South power, Lee said, according to his Korean and Russian scientists were office. Among Asian countries, analyzing data to try to determine China has conducted a manned space flight, and Japan and India the cause of the failure. Russias Interfax-AVN news have also sent rockets carrying agency, citing an unidentified satellites into space. The liftoff came after a warning Russian space industry source, said the satellite never reached from North Korea that it would be orbit and problems occurred in the watching closely for the internaSouth Korean-built second stage of tional response to Seouls launch after its own launch the rocket. in April suspected In joint We must further as a disguised test of statements, long-range missile strive to realize the Roscosmos and the statedream of becoming a technology drew a rebuke from the controlled space power. United Nations. Khrunichev South Korean officompany, which Lee myung-bAk cials said it is inapmade the rockPresident propriate to compare ets first stage, their launch with the said that the first Norths because Seouls stage operated as is for peaceful purposes and was planned. South Korean President Lee carried out with transparency. In recent weeks, the North has Myung-bak called the launch a become markedly more conciliatory, both toward the United States and to South Korea. Earlier this month, it freed two American journalists following a trip to Pyongyang by former President Bill Clinton. It has also freed a South Korean detainee, agreed to lift restrictions on border crossings with the South and resume suspended inter-Korean projects in industry and tourism. On Wednesday, Red Cross officials of both Koreas are set to hold three days of talks on resuming reunions of families separated during the Korean War over five decades ago. In its latest diplomatic sweetener toward Washington, Pyongyang has reportedly invited U.S. envoys for talks on its nuclear program.

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had the opportunity to witness and international acclaim. races held at Rim Rock and said Rim Rock hosted the Big 12 she was very impressed with what cross country conference chamRim Rock has become. pionships in 2006, the Big Eight We had a few nice courses cross country championships in but none as pretty as Rim Rock, 1983, 1991 and 1995 and the 1990 Willis said. NCAA Division I and II cross Timmons also said he thought country championships. it was important for the runners Timmons carved the courses to play a part in the construction on the grounds, giving each one of the course. variety in landscape and difficulty My feeling was, you know, if throughout the course. Parts of they did this, then in a sense, it the courses are out in the open was their course and by doing that where runners can see the sprawlI dont think they resented all of ing golden landscape speeding those hills and rocks and bluffs past them with each step. But they had to go down because they eventually the courses dive back were, in a sense, responsible for down under the tree line as the where the course went, and even wood-chipped trails take the though it was runners around the tough it was their Coach Bob Timmons farms lakes. course. However, the scenalways had a vision The course has ery can only distract for a course that become home for a runner from so the Kansas runrunners would always much, and eventuners. ally the difficulty of remember. Out of all the the course becomes courses its defiapparent. STeVe HeffernAn nitely up there former Kansas runner There are very few with my favorcourses that demand ites, said senior so much from a runBret Imgrund. We do train on it ner, both mentally and physically, and we definitely know the nui- Heffernan said. Coach Timmons said he tried sances. It was through Timmons dedi- his best to make Rim Rock a chalcation and his teams hard work lenging yet enjoyable course for all that Rim Rock has become the different levels of runners. We dont have any real mounbeautiful and challenging course tains in Kansas, Timmons said, it is today. Coach Bob Timmons always but I think it entails some of the had a vision for a course that toughest little hills around and it runners would always remem- made it a great challenge. The farms balance of beauty ber, former Kansas runner Steve Heffernan said. Heffernan com- and challenge leaves few who run peted for Kansas from 1987 to it devoid of memories. Rim Rock has always been 1990 and now lives on and takes known as a place for runners, care of Rim Rock. It is the complete experience Heffernan said. That is an inspirfor any runner, Heffernan said. ing part of the experience of runRim Rock is legendary in the ning on Rim Rock. Midwest for cross country run Edited by Samantha Foster ning and it has received national

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chiefs trade for two new offensive linemen

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The final phase of Todd Haleys tough and demanding Kansas City training camp will include two new blockers who were hurried in to help a beleaguered offensive line. Andy Alleman and Ikechuku Ndukwe were in uniform and sweating through Tuesdays morning practice, just a day after the Chiefs sent Miami an undisclosed 2010 draft pick for them. Alleman was working at right guard and Ikechuku was at right tackle, two spots where players struggled in last weekends preseason loss to Minnesota. Quarterback Matt Cassel was sacked three times and harried several others, prompting general manager Scott Pioli to do business with his father-in-law, Miami boss Bill Parcells. Haley said he expected them both to compete for starting positions and to play Saturday against Seattle. I would expect these guys to kind of integrate in fairly quickly, Haley said. The guys down in Miami, the programs not going to be a lot different. System-wise, the terminology is a little different, but its still a lot of the same thought processes. These are both smart guys that I think will have a chance to learn quickly. Practicing in 90-degree heat Tuesday, warmer than they experienced the previous three weeks in Western Wisconsin, the Chiefs had Alleman and Ndukwe going full speed. We were excited to get them on our team for those positions specifically. Theyll bring competition to the right tackle and right guard spot, Haley said. From the way Haley talked, it would not be surprising if the newcomers become starters even though the season is less than three weeks away. I would expect them to fully compete, Haley said.

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kansas city chiefs quarterback matt cassel looks to pass after evading a tackle during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Minnesota Vikings on Friday. Minnesota's pressure on Cassel convinced Kansas City to trade for two linemen.

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said. It makes me feel better knowing that you have to blitz us to stop us. To me, that says you cant handle us up front and that our front guys are better than yours. And Im cool with that. And then theres Ndamukong Suh, Nebraskas ultra-talented defensive lineman, who earned All-Big 12 first team honors a year ago. Last season Suh almost single-handedly disrupted the Jayhawks offense. With Suh as the centerpiece, Nebraskas defense ranked second in the Big 12 against the pass, while also ranking third in sacks. Kansas ranked sixth in sacks with 26. And Suh is a firm believer that creating pressure without blitzing is key in the Big 12. Thats huge and thats one thing we as a front four took pride in, Suh said. When you have a front four that can do that, that takes so much pressure off the secondary. Then they can just fly around and go make plays. Edited by Megan Morriss

Team adds Baylor grad as volunteer assistant coach

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Softball coach Megan Smith added Alycia Bachkora to her staff Tuesday to be a volunteer assistant coach. Bachkora graduated from Bradley University in May 2009 and was an assistant coach for a Wichita softball club. Her responsibilities with the Kansas softball team will primarily be working on hitting with the teams infielders. While at Bradley, Bachkora was an All-Missouri Valley Second Team selection and a four-year letterwinner for the Braves

softball team in addition to being named to the MVCs all-tournament team in 2009. She also became her schools single season and career homerun record holder while being named the schools offensive player of the year. Her experiences as an allconference performer at Bradley and as an assistant coach for one of the premier summer teams in Kansas make her a great addition to our staff, Smith said in a statement. She epitomizes the term student-athlete and will be a great role model for our players.
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SECs restrictions still hinder news sources

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n last Thursdays Brew we talked a little about Twitter, a little about old people shunning it out of fear and against their best interests, and a little bit about how much power you hold when you tweet your frustrations. With all that out of the way, we still have a rather oppressive Southeastern Conference media policy that could set a scary precedent one similar in scope to what wouldve been set if its Twitter ban wouldve met no resistance. A few notes on the Southeastern Conferences media policy going in effect this year: *Newspapers cannot use video or audio highlights on their Web sites. *Time-limit restrictions on post- and pregame audio and video usage. *Photographs can only be used online as part of standard news coverage and not for archives or sale. *News organizations must grant the SEC license privileges to use newspaper-taken images for its own coverage and other uses.

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Kansas was just 114th nationally in pass defense in 2008, allowing 273.62 yards per game. This was better than only Iowa State (276.67) and Missouri (286.64) in the Big 12.
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smontemayor@kansan.com *And of course, any blogging on newspaper Web sites of events during games is strictly verboten, comrade. Scary news for the news. Especially when you consider that The Associated Press and Gannett the publisher of USA Today, in addition to about a dozen other newspapers that would supposedly cover the SEC announced just weeks before the seasons first SEC games that they will not sign the agreement to comply with the strict regulations. At present it appears that some of the nations top news organizations wont be covering the SEC. Sadly, unlike the backlash the SEC received on Twitter, this move may not hold as much sway.

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Q: Who owns the school reAlgie Atkinson with 24 between 1998-01.

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This summer I interned with sports blog The Big Lead. It was a great exercise in new media and an eye-opening opportunity to work alongside fellow college interns from Southern Cal and Florida. You can bet the sites creator Jason McIntyre whos as intrigued by media-happenings as by sports would be all over Mondays story. In a Tuesday afternoon post he writes, The line of thinking from the SEC might go something like this: In a decade, what will we need local newspapers for? We own it all, we can release news and videos via our Web site, have TV shows about SEC football on year-round, and through social media, we can interact directly with fans with no need for the middle man. Ill echo his sentiments that this is a round newspapers desperately need to win. You should, too. Because if not, in a decade we wont be talking about the SEC alone. Well be reading watereddown P.R. drivel from the Big 12 as well.

Follow Kansan sports editor Stephen Montemayor at twitter.com/ smontemayor.

They cant take The Arctic Monkeys from us can they? Among Tuesdays new album releases was the English quartets third offering, Humbug. And though Ive only listened to it in its entirety once, early impressions indicate that its on par with the rest of its library perhaps with a darker, more mature vibe that ensures these guys are just getting started. Fire up YouTube and check out the video for its lead single, Crying Lightning it has already grown on me. And while the album is likely to keep me up way past press time, I can tell you that youll want to give the brooding, heartbroken ballad Cornerstone a spin, then follow it up with the faster-paced Pretty

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Visitors. Now if youre unfamiliar with the group, whose 2006 debut Whatever People Say I Am Thats What Im Not was, at the time, the fastest-selling debut in British history, youll want to get up to speed on that and 2007s Favourite Worst Nightmare. More to come on my final thoughts on Humbug. Whats clear is that this young import its members average age was about 20 when its first album released has matured with a darker album that retains considerable bite. Edited by Sarah Kelly

New ticket packages introduced Rowing team still haunted by key loss
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hmann@kansan.com Family Zone ticket packages for football this season have already sold out. The Athletics department has created four new ticket packages in addition to current ticket packages, including season tickets for $300 per person. One of the new packages is the Saturday in September Package. This package gets you four tickets to one of the first three home games in September for $100. home KU sporting event Sept. 4 through Oct. 4. This includes the first three home football games, four home soccer games and five home volleyball matches. Along this same theme is the Phog Football Package. For $150, fans can go to the first three home football games in September and the homecoming game against Iowa State in October. Theyll also have a reserved seat for Late Night in the Phog in October.

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Earlier this year, the athletics department created two other new plans: the Crimson Zone Package and the Rock and Chalk Half Season Packages. The Crimson Zone package offers seats in section 1 or 2 for $250. The Half Season Packages, each $150, offer fans three tickets to either Duke, Iowa State and Oklahoma (Rock) or Duke, Southern Mississippi and Nebraska (Chalk). The athletics department currently offers season tickets for $300, single game tickets for the first four home games and groups ticket sales. Students can get tickets for the home football games through the all sports pack or single game ticket purchases.

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Former Broncos running back Floyd Little and Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau are finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The halls seniors committee on Tuesday chose the 67-year-old Little, who gained more than 12,000 total yards in the NFL, and the 71-yearold LeBeau, a star defensive back before becoming a coach. They will join 15 modernera candidates on the complete list of finalists for the 2010 class, which will be voted on Feb. 6 at the Super Bowl in Miami. Little was chosen for five Pro Bowls, rushing for 6,323 yards and 43 touchdowns, making 215 receptions for 2,418 yards and nine TDs. When he retired in 1975, Little ranked seventh in career rushing. He also was one of the leagues best kick returners, leading the AFL in punt returns as a rookie in 1967. LeBeau played for 14 years for Detroit and has been a coach for 37. LeBeau intercepted 62 passes, which ranks seventh all-time. As Pittsburghs defensive coordinator, LeBeau has won two Super Bowls in the last four seasons.
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Fan Appreciation Day begins at 4 p.m. today

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The Kansas Football team will have its annual Fan Appreciation Day at 4 this afternoon at Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium. The event is open to all Jayhawk fans, free of charge. Fans can watch the team practice from 4 p.m. until 5:45 p.m. The football team usually holds closed practices, so this will offer fans a sneak preview of what they can expect to see this season. Fans will see regulars Jake Sharp and Todd Reesing, but also catch a glimpse of some of Kansas new faces, including freshman linebacker Huldon Tharp, and get a look at the new field. After practice, selected players will be available to sign autographs and meet fans. The Fun Zone will open up at 4p.m. behind the Anderson Family Football Complex. Concessions will be available on the lower west side of the stadium. Fans are asked to come in and watch practice from the west side (home side) of the stadium. Football tickets will be on sale for fans, including the new ticket packages being offered by the athletics department this season. Single game tickets for the first four home games, season tickets, group tickets and ticket packages are still available as Kansas approaches its season opener against Northern Colorado on Sept. 5.
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As the rowing team prepares for a new season, its haunted by a disappointing loss in the Big 12 Championship May 2. It was a perfect racing day. The water was still and the wind was calm at Wyandotte County Lake in Kansas City, Kan., for the inaugural Big 12 rowing championship. Oklahomas entrance made the championship official, as they joined Kansas, Kansas State and Texas. Emotions were really high, junior Elise Langtry said. We were making history. Kansas was salivating in second place, trailing Texas by a mere three points heading into the first varsity eight race. The gun fire bellowed and the regatta was off. Kansas commenced with a booming start, sniffing the scent of first place with each punishing stroke of the oar. We were gaining speed on Texas, senior Stacy Rachow said. We were moving up on em. Then, about one-fourth of the way through the race, a picturesque day evolved into a mental storm. The race was halted as Texas claimed to have been obstructed by a wake from a referee motor boat that was moving along the course. You would never usually stop a race then, coach Rob Catloth said. Rowers also thought Texas complaint was strange. It seemed very weird that it happened in the middle of the race, Langtry said. Especially when they were losing. Kansas had to turn away from the face of victory and restart a race that the rowers felt should have already been theirs. The girls mindsets were now shifted from speed and success to the bitterness of what could have been. You dont get to pull em aside,
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Rowers race Texas and Kansas State in the Big 12 championship at Wyandotte County Lake May 2. Kansas took third place, Texas took first and K-State took second. Oklahoma placed fourth. Catloth said. There are no timeouts or subs. Theyre out on the race course. Kansas State finished first in the restart, moving it to second overall in the championship. Texas finished second, a solid place that helped it hold on as the inaugural champion. As for Kansas, it finished third in the restart, sinking to a third-place finish at the championship. Kansas was rancorous and mentally unprepared for another race. They just werent the same crew when they restarted, Catloth said. Langtry said the loss created a feeling of complete broken heartedness. To watch it go to Texas was very hard, Langtry said. Mentally, its very unsettling. Rowing uses nature as its arena, frequenting sticks and logs, rain and wind and wakes and currents as regular interferences. We have wind to deal with everyday, Rachow said. If theres rough waters, that is an advantage for us. But whether rain is pouring or wind is blowing, you just gotta do it. Catloth attributed the loss to the sports many variable factors. Everybody has the same conditions, Catloth said. You have to overcome adversity as an athlete. You have to be prepared to deal with whatever. Some things you just dont foresee ever happening. Edited by Sarah Kelly

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Junior defensive end Jake Laptad breaks through to the Colorado quarterback for a safety during the 2008 regular season. This season Kansas hopes to cure its pass rush problems with the addition of Quinitin Woods, junior college trasnfer.

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Slowing the spread lies in the execution of the pass rush
By JAySON JENKS
jjenks@kansan.com Maybe you were in Memorial Stadium that day last season when Texas Tech rolled into Lawrence touting the best receiver and the best offense in the Big 12. Maybe you stood in the stands, screaming, prodding and hoping for a stop that never really came. First down. Second down. Third down. Repeat. Maybe, and most likely, you remember the masterfully orchestrated art of passing put on by Graham Harrell, Michael Crabtree and seemingly every other skill player listed on the Red Raiders roster. The lesson woven into the games fabrics, the one you witnessed on the field? No pass rush equals no ability to slow the spread. After a 63-21 dismantling and after taking the field to an empty-looking stadium in the fourth quarter on Oct. 25, 2008 its a concept both you and the Jayhawks understand well. One thing in this league, Im a firm believer that to be a good defense, you have to be able to get pressure without blitzing people, an assistant coach in the Big 12 South said. And KU was an example where a lot of times they had to blitz people to get pressure. They didnt have enough down lineman on the edge to get pressure by themselves. When they did that, they put themselves in some tough situations in the secondary. Theres little argument that having an adequate pass rush without blitzing is a key ingredient to experiencing success in the Big 12. But creating a definition for that success is far more difficult. You can chase a rabbit all day. Sure, interceptions and sacks often reflect the productivity of a It doesnt mean youre going to teams pass rush. But a pass rush catch it eventually. Without a natural pass rushcan also simply disrupt timing, force incomplete passes and pre- er off the edge last season, the vent big plays. And theres no sta- Jayhawks were often forced to tistic to mark such occurrences. blitz to create pressure a trend Coach Mark Manginos squad that often left them vulnerable lacked many of those eye-test against the Big 12s pass-heavy qualities last season when Kansas attacks. ranked 10th in But Mangino pass defense in said there is room "When you can put the Big 12. The for optimism with pressure on the Jayhawks surKansas 2009 defenrendered 273.6 quaterback like that, it sive unit. yards per game Junior college really forces the other through the air. transfer Quintin guys to step up more." Woods enters as a A d-line is nothing without player expected to Mark MaNgiNo a secondary. If help cure Kansas kansas coach the secondary pass rush ailment cant cover for at immediately. Woods, least three to five seconds, the a 6-foot-5, 230-pound defensive quarterback can get the ball off end, will share time with junior every time, senior safety Darrell Jake Laptad and senior Maxwell Stuckey said. And a secondary Onyegbule. is nothing without a d-line and Filling that pass-rushing posia pass rush. Nobody can cover tion was a priority for us and anybody for seven seconds. Quintin really caught our eye, Mangino said. When you can put pressure on the quarterback like that, it really forces the other guys to step up more. It was very important that we have that element on our team. Heres a slightly different perspective. Oklahoma State offensive lineman Russell Okung is a man well versed on the troubles of slowing a pass rush. Okung is a preseason All-American candidate and a large contributor for one of the most potent and feared offenses in the Big 12. And when Okung and the rest of the Cowboys notice an opposing defense blitzing in order to create pressure, they don t blink. To me, when you blitz youre pretty much telling the other team, I cant stop you playing my base defense so this is what Im going to have to do, Okung

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Challenging course creates a bond for runners

By SAMANTHA ANDERSON
sanderson@kansan.com Just north of Lawrence there is a Kansas Athletics site that rivals Allen Fieldhouse in tradition and distinction. Whether it is because of the monstrous hills, the lush forest complete with two covered bridges or the life-size cutouts of past Kansas runners frozen in the same pose for years, Rim Rock Farm is one of most memorable courses in the Midwest. When one runner meets another in this part of the country, a question commonly asked is whether one has been to Rim Rock, often beginning a dialogue about a memorable race the athletes participated in at Rim Rock Farm. The runners at Kansas are lucky enough to call this landmark in the running world home. Bob Timmons, one of the most influential cross country coaches in school history, is the man behind Rim Rock Farm. In 1974 he bought the land that became the Farm. I remember it took quite a while to build, you know. The kids came out there with rakes and shovels and we had a bulldozer and it took a long while to put it together, but all the time you just knew that in the end that everyone was going to love it, Timmons said. Former Kansas runner Sheree Willis recalled the beginning of Rim Rocks creation. I remember hearing that he had bought a wonderful farm north of Lawrence, Willis said. Willis, who ran cross country as a sophomore in 1975, was not able to compete on the course because it wasnt finished before the end of her cross country career. She has
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think there was a second shooter on the grassy knoll. I think there is no way that Michael Jordan stepped away from the game he loved in his prime to pick up a sport he didnt know or play. But the most active conspiracy out there is the one facing the non-BCS quality football programs: the Utahs, the Boise States and the TCUs. Theres no Zapruder film, but the evidence is in the preseason polls. Pollspeak.com, a website that has logged every weeks college football poll since 1998, did a report comparing the preseason and postseason rankings of every team. And the results are shocking. During the BCS era (1998-present), the highest a nonBCS team has ever been ranked in the either preseason poll is No. 14, this years Boise State Broncos. And yet, a non-BCS team ended up lower than No. 15 in the postseason poll just once. Non-BCS schools keep exceeding expectations time and time again. And yet, they continue to be under-ranked. Take a look at last years Utah Utes. Returning a stellar dualthreat QB, Utah looked good in the preseason, but apparently not good enough; they couldnt crack the Top 25 in either poll. Then the season started. Utah took down No. 24 Michigan in the Big House to open the season and didnt look back. They defeated Oregon State a week after the Beavers toppled USC. They squeaked by No. 11 TCU and destroyed No. 14 BYU. 12 wins. Zero losses. But they simply couldnt climb the polls enough. They defeated two Top-15 opponents at the end of the season and moved up one spot in the BCS standings. One spot. Why? The big dog BCS teams sitting in front of them had a huge leg up because they started the season ranked so high. I realize Utah simply did not have the talent that Florida or Oklahoma did. But talented teams sometimes dont win. And sure, strength of schedule is a factor. However, you cant grade someones strength of schedule in the preseason when no ones played a game yet. Im not sure where the conspiracy lies. All I know is this: teams from non-BCS conferences have no chance to climb their way to the top of the polls. Florida might go undefeated this year, but so could Utah, BYU, TCU, Kansas, Navy or Florida International. So NCAA, lets eliminate the preseason polls completely. Put out the first poll in October. Well have less to talk about right now, but more to debate later. Give the smaller programs a fighting chance of achieving their dreams. Edited by Tim Burgess

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Runners compete at a cross country meet held at Rim Rock Farm north of Lawrence. Rim Rock is the Kansas team's home course and hosts several events each season.