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BY KELLY STRODA
kstroda@kansan.com
He was searching for the
unknown and the undiscovered.
Andrew Short, assistant pro-
fessor of entomology, spent four
weeks in the unspoiled rain forests
of Suriname.
Short said he thought he collect-
ed about 20 new species of water
beetles, which is nothing compared
to the more than 100 beetles he has
named in his career.
But theres a key to discovering
new insects, Short said.
Heres the secret, Short said.
Heres the dirty secret with this,
right? New species of insects are
like grains of sand. Really the scan-
dalous part here, OK, is that there is
about a million described species of
insects and there are at best best-
case scenario, the most conserva-
tive, ultra-conservative estimate
about three million species.
Three million species of insects
in the world, that is.
So, you can do the math, he
said.
Short said the goal of his trip
was to survey plants, animals and
insects around Suriname and to
learn as much about the biodiver-
sity of the country as possible.
Collecting bugs, even in the 21st
century, is a simple task. In fact,
Short said he does about 90 percent
of his gathering using nets.
He collected about 5,000 speci-
mens of water beetles from riv-
ers, streams and swamps while in
Suriname. The specimens of water
beetles ranged in size from a little
smaller than a dime to smaller than
the O on this page.
From early guesstimates, Short
said he has collected 85 different
species of water beetles. He said 20
of those are likely new to science,
meaning there is no previous offi-
cial record.
Suriname, tucked in the north-
eastern part of South America, is
the continents smallest country
roughly the size of Wisconsin.
Because of its remoteness, finding
BY JUSTINE PATTON
jpatton@kansan.com
Ten years ago, college women could purchase a
months worth of oral contraceptives for the price
of a Chipotle burrito $7.
Thats pocket change compared with what some
women pay for oral contraceptives today. Popular
brand name birth control pills such as Yaz
now cost patients more than $60
a month.
Whats changed
in the last
1 0
years? The difference lies in the federal laws regard-
ing contraception.
The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 removed
college health centers ability to offer birth control
pills at discounted rates. They had been able to
offer the low prices for more than 20 years.
Cathy Thrasher, the pharmacist in charge at
Watkins Memorial Health Center, said the act left
that ability only to health centers that served com-
munities with high poverty rates.
College health centers are not typically what
you would call indigent care, Thrasher said. Its
true that students dont have a lot of money, but
usually they have a back-up force, their parents, et
cetera. Usually, they are not truly impoverished.
In March of 2009, President Barack Obama
signed the Deficit Reduction Act of 2009.
The act gave college health centers
back the ability to sell inexpen-
sive contraceptives. The
catch? Manufacturers
can choose
whether or
not to offer
t h e s e
l o w
prices, and now, more than a year later, Thrasher
said there had been no great move by any of them
to lower their prices.
Thrasher said that the days of $7 birth control
pills were probably finished and that she expected
prices to keep increasing. Thrasher said the manu-
facturers were now more interested in spending
their money on advertising and offering voucher
cards rather than discounts.
Voucher cards allow a patient to receive a certain
brand of birth control pills at a discounted price
for a limited amount of time. When the vouchers
run out, manufacturers hope that an individual
will continue buying the product regardless of the
increase in price.
Dr. Patricia Denning, the chief of staff at Watkins,
connected the rising costs with the large amount of
profits the companies make, which include large
salaries and annual bonuses for their CEOs.
Denning said the prices would continue climb-
ing unless someone could shame the manufactur-
ers into changing their way of thinking.
Whether a woman pays for a brand name price
or a generic price really depends on her body,
Thrasher said. Sometimes, a womans body will
react more favorably to a brand name contracep-
tive. Other times, a generic contraceptive will
work.
Danielle Fuller, a junior from Olathe, takes
Lutera, which is the generic form of a birth control
pill called Alesse. Fuller, with the aid of her parents
insurance policy, pays only $10 a month for her
birth control pills. However, for a student with no
insurance, Lutera costs more than $50 a month.
Despite the large price tags, Thrasher said she
still thought birth control pills were worth paying
for each month.
I think if youre going to have a plan in life, then
you have to make a decision about where youre
going to spend your money, Thrasher said. I
think if youre not going to be abstinent, you need
to prepare.
Denning agreed that there were many benefits
to taking birth control pills in addition to pregnan-
cy prevention. She said birth control pills helped
minimize acne, regulated a persons menstrual
cycle and lessened severe cramping as well.
You can be at your job and do what you need
to do for school, instead of laying on the couch at
home miserable, Denning said
There are some negative side effects of oral
contraceptives, including dizziness, headache and
nausea. More serious side effects can include
weight gain and mood changes.
Thrasher said if students did not want to use oral
contraceptives, alternatives included the birth con-
trol patch, NuvaRing, injections of progesterone,
intrauterine devices and female condoms.
Editedby DanaMeredith
Adam Buhler/KANSAN
costly protection
Oral contraceptives pricier than in past
New federal laws and pharmaceutical business models prevent colleges from offering cheap birth control
Jerry Wang/KANSAN
AndrewShort, assistant professor in ecology and evolutionary biology, showcases a variety of insects he collected in the rainforests of Suriname.
Short traveled by charter planes and canoes in the South American rainforest fromAug. 15 to Sept. 12 and collected approximately 85 species of
water beetles.
research
Researcher keeps his passion
alive by fnding new species
SEE Beetles ON pAgE 6A
Local | 3A
Locally owned and operated
haunted Farms opened for its
frst ofcial year, even though
its owner has been scaring
friends for years.
Frights now on
the fringes of
Lawrence
LAWRENcE | 3A
City organizations ask
people to ofer help, not
funds, to panhandlers
At the urging of business owners, the city will begin providing small
cards for people to hand out to panhandlers as an alternative for money.
The cards would have information about social servies and help groups.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
to be yourself in a world that is
constantly trying to make you
something else is the greatest ac-
complishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
FACT OF THE DAY
the footprints of the 12 astronauts
who walked on the moon are still
there. there is no weather on the
moon.
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nUniversity theater will host a sale of its costume
pieces from 9 a.m. to noon in the lobby of murphy
Hall.
nelizabeth berghout will perform a Halloween con-
cert in the campanile from 9 to 9:45 p.m.
nthe Hall center will host a panel discussion,
roundtable on Philosophy and race: robert Gooding-
Williams and tommie shelby, from 2 to 4 p.m.
nstudent Union Activities will host free cosmic
bowling from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. on the frst foor of the
kansas Union.
nstudent Health services will host a fu shot clinic
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the school of Pharmacy. shots
are $15 and nasal spray vaccines are $20.50.
nthe Lied center will host spring Awakening, a
broadway musical, at 7:30 p.m. tickets cost between
$21 and $48.
nstudent Health services will host a fu shot clinic
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Underground in Wescoe
Hall. shots are $15 and nasal spray vaccines are $20.50.
nstudent Union Activities will host tea at three
from 3 to 4 p.m. in the fourth foor of the kansas Union.
nthe Hispanic-American Leadership Organization
will construct a day of the dead Altar from 11a.m. to 2
p.m. at the sabatini multicultural resource center.
nthe kU school of music will host a concert featuring
tod kersteter and Jacqueline Fassler-kersteter in the
swarthout recital Hall in murphy Hall from 7:30 to 8:30
p.m.
Risqu rock musical
comes to Lied Center
the passionate coming of age
story spring Awakening will
show at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the
Lied center.
this broadway rock musical
received national acclaim in 2006
when it won eight tony Awards
and a Grammy. the popular
adaptation of the 1891 Frank
Wedekind play tells the story of
three teenagers self-discovery
through puberty and sexual
arousal in 19th century Germany.
Parental discretion is advised
for this production because of its
mature content, including brief
partial nudity, sexual situations
and strong language.
tim Van Leer, the executive
director of the Lied center, said
in an e-mail that spring Awaken-
ing was a powerful musical with
a rock n roll score that students
were sure to enjoy.
even though the setting is
19th century Germany, spring
Awakening is a timeless story of
self-discovery, Van Leer said.
One of the shows original
actors, Lea michele, now stars in
Foxs television musical hit Glee.
tickets are still available and
can be purchased at the Lied
center box ofce two hours be-
fore showtime. Adult tickets are
selling for $42-$48 and student
tickets are $21-$24.
Nicolas Roesler
KU collaborates
on election site
With the midterm elections
less than a week away, some
students have been familiarizing
themselves with the candidates
and issues that will matter most
this year. For those who havent,
the staf at the midwest democ-
racy Project website wants to
help out.
the website features can-
didate profle pages and a
user-friendly section that shows
where candidates stand on key
issues. mdP aims to connect vot-
ers with the latest political news
while also engaging them in the
election process.
the project is a collaboration
of the University of kansas, the
University of missouri and the
kansas city star and launched
last July with the support of a
$100,000 grant received by the
school of Journalism. the grant
was used to hire recent gradu-
ates from the University for the
project, as well as to fund student
reporting projects and academic
studies.
Were hoping to fnd new
online ways to engage voters, so
they can be more informed while
participating in their communi-
ties,said Anne spenner, assistant
managing editor at the kansas
city star and founder of mdP.
Pam Fine, professor of journal-
ism and advisory board member
for the project, helped secure the
$100,000 grant from the ethics
and excellence in Journalism
Foundation. she said the project
would be a precursor for national
election coverage in 2012, which
will be on a greater scale and at-
tempt to capture the enthusiasm
of 2008.
Its important to give students
an opportunity to get real world
experience and help the news
media in our region produce
more and better coverage,Fine
said. this provides an opportu-
nity for both.
In addition to the candidates
and issues sections, the project
features news and blog stories
from around the region and na-
tion, and allows users to engage
in lively debates on major issues
via comments. there is also a
feature that shows candidate vot-
ing records.
If students and journalists
can get more enthusiastic about
political coverage from projects
like this, it will only serve the
long-term interests of the public,
Fine said.
Stephen Gray
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KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / wedNeSdAY, OCtOber 27, 2010 / NEWS / 3A
Terror is in the territory
with new Haunted Farm
LocAL
BY ALLYSON SHAW
ashaw@kansan.com
It was a dark, chilly Friday night
when fve college-aged men walked
up to the Haunted Farm. Tey
told each other that they dont get
scared. But Steve Cates, who over-
heard the conversation, just saw
that as a challenge.
Thats when Cates, owner of the
Haunted Farm, got on his walkie-
talkie and told his actors to give it
100 percent.
They were running out of here
crying like babies, Cates said of
the formerly boastful boys.
This is the first year that Cates
officially opened the Haunted
Farm, 1029 N. 1156 Rd. For three
years hes been scaring his neigh-
bors and friends with witches,
corpses, mad scientists, zombies
and clowns in his barn. Before that,
he scared trick-or-treaters with
props on his front porch.
This year Cates has moved his
attraction from his barn to a struc-
ture he built in his backyard. The
Haunted Farm also includes a hay-
stack maze, a vortex tunnel and
cemetery.
His house is at the end of a
country road and is surrounded
mainly with fields. Its just 10 min-
utes from downtown, but it feels
like the middle of nowhere. Its a
long walk through a tree orchard
from the maze to the cemetery.
Even in daylight, the property
has a creepy feel.
But nighttime is when the show
is really on. Last weekend about 200
people came to the Haunted Farm,
and most of them were high school
and college-aged, Cates said.
Cates two daughters helped
him to build the Haunted Farm,
and they work as actors when its
open for business. Quincy, Cates
12-year-old daughter, worked in the
maze last weekend by simply sitting
on haystacks in full makeup.
It freaks people out if you just
stare at them, Quincy said while
taking a break from playing in the
yard with her sister.
Quincys young cousins and her
little sister, 9-year-old Breck, haunt
the graveyard.
She says things like, Who dares
enter my cemetery? and then she
raises my cousins from the dead
its cute, Quincy said.
Cates wife, who runs a salon
out of their home, does most of
the makeup for the actors. Quincy
said she and her sister looked like
characters in The Children of the
Corn.
Cates uses 10 to 15 actors, all
family and friends, in the Haunted
Farm. Its similar to the Kansas City
haunted houses, Cates said. And he
has lots of experience with that.
About 15 years ago Cates started
working at the Beast and the Edge
of Hell houses in downtown Kansas
City. He played the old man in an
upstairs room at the Beast.
Ive always enjoyed scaring
people, Cates said.
Thats because Cates birthday
is Oct. 30.
It was the coolest thing to get
presents one day and trick-or-treat
the next, Cates said.
And Cates certainly doesnt scare
easily. But he did utilize one of his
few fears in the Haunted Farm: the
openness of the outdoors.
You can continuously run and
theres nowhere to hide, Cates
said. In a building you could find
somewhere to hide, but outside,
what can you do?
Cates plays on this fear by ask-
ing his actors to chase patrons.
For inspiration, Cates asks people
what their fears are and he builds
props based on that. This years
theme is zombies and clowns.
Some proceeds from the
Haunted Farm will go to the
Lawrence Humane Society. Cates
said it is an important cause to
him and his family because most of
their pets came from the shelter.
The rest of the proceeds will
go to making the Haunted Farm
better for next year when, Cates
said, he hopes to use a building on
Massachusetts Street.
The day after Halloween my
mom thinks things will get back to
normal, but Steve just starts work-
ing on next year, she said, calling
her dad by his first name.
Edited by Emily McCoy
THE HAUNTED
fARm
WHEN: Oct. 29 and 30
WHAT TImE: 7:30 to 11 p.m.
coST: $10 for adults, $6 for 10
and under
WHERE: 1029 N. 1156 rd.
Jessica Janasz/KANSAN
Steve Cates, originally fromAndover, discusses his most recent creation at his home near Clinton
Lake where he runs his Haunted Farm. The Halloween event is for both kids and adults and will be
open Friday and Saturday night.
BY ALLYSON SHAW
ashaw@kansan.com
Kyle Flynn, a sophomore from
Denver, walks down Massachusetts
Street when he notices a panhan-
dler following him. Flynn knows
he has a few extra dollars in his
pocket, and he feels bad that he
has so much, and this man has
so little. Flynn gives the man a
dollar and goes into Jeffersons for
dinner.
Id like to be optimistic about
what hes going to do with that
money, Flynn said. But realisti-
cally I dont think it will be used
for something good.
Downtown merchants, with
help from the Lawrence City
Commission, are asking patrons
to stop giving spare change to pan-
handlers.
The Lawrence Community
Shelter doesnt support panhan-
dling either, said director Loring
Henderson, but they still have a
legal right to do it. If a person
is a frequent panhandler or an
aggressive panhandler then they
may face consequences like not
being allowed to stay at the shelter,
Henderson said.
Downtown Lawrence Inc.,
a non-profit organization for
Lawrences business district, start-
ed the program after hearing com-
plaints from store patrons, said
Jane Pennington, the organiza-
tions director.
The initiative instead asks
patrons to give panhandlers
resource cards that list local social
service agencies where they can
receive food, shelter, healthcare,
and drug and alcohol treatment.
Pennington said that the card,
which would be about the size of
a business card, would be available
near the checkouts of downtown
businesses. The cards would prob-
ably be available this spring, when
the warm weather brings out more
panhandlers.
Sometimes its uncomfortable
to walk down Mass Street, and it
seems like lately there are more
and more of them, Flynn said.
But it will make me feel better
knowing I can give them some-
thing that can help them.
There are 300 to 400 home-
less people living in Lawrence,
Henderson said. This program
is a good idea, he said, because
it encourages individuals to give
their time and money to agencies,
not to individuals.
Henderson said that overall
Lawrence is not a harsh city for
the homeless.
People are well meaning,
Henderson said. The Lawrence
community in general is very sym-
pathetic to the homeless.
According to Pennington, there
has been an issue with panhan-
dling in Lawrence for a long time.
It was only in the last couple of
years that it has been addressed.
The money that they receive
generally doesnt go to anything
productive, Pennington said of
panhandlers.
Henderson said there are other
things you can give to the panhan-
dlers whether through an agency
or right on the street.
You dont have to give money
to panhandlers, but understand
that homelessness is not a choice,
Henderson said. Most of the peo-
ple who are homeless have many
complex issues, so treat them like
human beings. Smile at them and
look them in the eye.
HomELESSNESS IN LAWRENcE
In 2009, the Lawrence community shelter took in 311 new
guests into case management programs:
71 percent male, 29 percent female
7 percent under 19 year of age, 73 percent between 20 and 50,
20 percent over 50 years of age
26 percent disabled, 39 percent with mental illness, 55 percent
with substance abuse
Lawrence Community Center annual report, 2009
City looks for alternative
to fnancing panhandlers
LAWRENcE
KU Symphony Orchestra Halloween Concert
and Costume Contest
halloween bASH
KU School of Music
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Community-wide costume contest - Lied Centers Seymour Gallery
Categories include:Youth,Collegiate and Adult.Baby Jay to help judge contest!
Prizes awarded!
The KU Symphony Orchestra Halloween Concert - Lied Center Auditorium
Featuring a variety of spooky orchestral treats!
Tickets:$7/general admissiPOt5/students & seniors
Purchase tickets by calling or visiting the Lied Box Ofce,785-864-2787
(also available the night of the concert).
Visit MUSIC.KU.EDU for more information.
6:30PM
7:30PM
This event sponsored by: The Eldridge and Oread Hotels and the KU Bookstore
FRIDAY OCT. 29
The winners of the costume contest will be announced during the orchestra concert.
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Indian radicals ban
reality show, novel
mUmbAI, India A battle for
the cultural soul of mumbai is
brewing between Hindu radicals
and the cosmopolitan urbanites
who are the global face of this
Indian city. the radicals appear
to be winning.
In the last few weeks, the shiv
sena group has blocked the
broadcast of a hit reality show
after its mob tried to storm
the flming set and convinced
the prestigious University of
mumbai to ban from its curricu-
lum an acclaimed novel, saying
it ofends the local marathi-
speaking people.
the conficts are a reminder
of the power of divisive politics
in the worlds largest democracy
and the fragile balance of diver-
sity in Indias most globalized
city.
shiv sena emerged during
the 1960s and bills itself as the
defender of the marathi speak-
ers in mumbai the capital of
Indias fnancial and entertain-
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MUSIc
Swif cuts new record with
orchestra at famous studio
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
LOS ANGELES Studio A
at Capitol Records in Hollywood
is the fabled place where Frank
Sinatra, Dean Martin, the Beach
Boys and other stellar names in
popular music made some of their
most beloved recordings over the
last half century.
On an unseasonably pleasant
day last summer, however, the art-
ist sitting dead center in front of
the imposing 60-channel mixing
board was Taylor Swift, the erst-
while teen queen of country-pop
music who has dominated sales
charts and captured the ears of her
generation as firmly as any of her
celebrated predecessors.
To Swifts right is Nathan
Chapman, the producer she
worked with on her multiplatinum
2006 debut album, Taylor Swift,
and its even bigger-selling 2008
follow-up, Fearless, albums that
have sold nearly 11 million copies
combined.
On the other side of the glass
partition separating the control
booth from the studio, leading
an orchestra of 28 string players,
is Paul Buckmaster, the veteran
British conductor-arranger whose
string arrangements contributed
substantially to the sound and suc-
cess of Elton Johns earliest records
as well as more recent recordings
by country star Tim McGraw and
rock group Train.
Its the first time Swift has used
an orchestra on a record, and she
sounds thrilled with what shes
hearing as the violinists, violists
and cellists bow edgy accents and
dramatic countermelodies on two
tracks Haunted and Back
to December from her third
album, Speak Now, released
Monday worldwide.
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One week until my life is
complete. KU basketball, you
complete me.
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The days where you dont text
me are the worst.
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Im in love.
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If I see Taylor Swift on
campus, Im going to
interrupt whatever shes
doing and recommend that
Beyonce can do it better.
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The sexual tension on FFA is
explosive. I feel like if posts
included pictures, wed all be
hooking up.
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What is with the sickos on
campus and they always
seem to be at Watson. Gross.
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Ignorance leads to stupidity.
Not all young people are
stupid and not all old
people are wise. The disease
of stupidity is an equal
opportunity infection.
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My shirt is nerdier than yours.
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Too many people are trying
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Hey you damn woodchucks ...
Stop chuckin my wood!
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would very much appreciate
if you would stop hoarding
my homework.
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I used 1.5 gigabytes of data
my frst month of having a
smartphone. I think I have a
problem.
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I like charming wit and
intelligence.
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A walkie talkie!
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I want to thank the guy
riding around on those Razor
scooters on campus ... totally
made my day.
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cold. Do you remember
where your nuts are?
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Brownback needs clearer
position on higher education
pOLiTiCs
I
attended Confessions of a
Recruiting Director with
career expert Brad Karsh a few
weeks ago because I was desper-
ate for resume advice in panic of
approaching summer internship
application deadlines.
According to Karsh, if a job or
extracurricular activity wasnt an
award-winning leadership experi-
ence pertaining to the job you are
applying for it is best to only briefy
mention it in a single bullet point
or dont mention it at all in your
resume.
Afer listening to Karshs dos
and donts of resume writing, I
quickly decided it was time to clean
up my resume. As I deleted my
high school jobs of my resume, I
couldnt help but wonder if those
two years of experience were actu-
ally worth it.
Te money earned from those
near minimum-wage jobs was cer-
tainly all blown on ridiculous teen-
age garbage (like Hollister shirts
that now collect dust in my closet
at my parents) and the experience
doesnt add anything to the resume
of my future.
But when I really think about it,
those frst two jobs did more for me
than any job that Brad Karsh would
consider to be resume-worthy.
Take, for instance, my job as a
safari guide (also known to com-
mon folk as a hostess) at Rainforest
Caf. Long story short, I had a hard
few months afer I quit my previ-
ous (and less degrading) job at the
family bakery, my boyfriend broke
up with me and most of my friends
moved away to college.
So basically, I was suddenly
broke, had way too much time on
my hands and in a brief disillu-
sioned moment of disparity. I saw
the now hiring sign and thought
it would be a good idea to apply.
Tey hired me on the spot and I
momentarily thought things were
looking up.
But shortly afer I was forced to
wear the Steve Irwin-style uniform
to work in an environment flled
with demanding soccer moms, I
understood why they were so des-
perate to hire people. But looking
back, I learned a lot.
First of all, I learned the golden
rule of life: Treat others the way
you want to be treated. Before my
time served in customer service, I
never really realized the true efect
a single complaint or rude remark
can have.
Afer listening to hundreds of
customer complaints and rude
remarks, Ive developed a remark-
able skill for pretending to care
and listen, smiling and nodding
yes maam/ sir, deep down inside,
I just want to hit the customer in
the head, ask where their man-
ners were and demand an apology
for treating humans with such
disrespect. Turns out, this skill I
perfected in my frst jobs is unfor-
tunately put to use constantly in my
college life at school, work and play.
Secondly, through my frst jobs
I learned that it is impossible to get
along with everyone although we
are capable of respecting each other
despite our sharp indiferences. To
say the least, Rainforest Caf didnt
exactly attract the type of people
my stuck-up Johnson County self
was used to. But I had to do what
I could to get along with these
people to make my paycheck.
For example, I worked with a
strange man who took so much of-
fense to the fact that I wasnt refer-
ring to the groups of people I was
seating as safaris (as listed in our
handy-dandy guides) that he told
our manager and I was talked to
because I was showing signs of not
taking the job seriously. I wanted
to tell him he was a weirdo for be-
ing a 30-year-old host at Rainforest
Caf, but that wouldnt have helped
our situation. I learned I had to
treat the people I worked with
the respect and decency I wanted
from my coworkers in order to get
through the hellish job and make
the paycheck.
Finally, I learned the importance
and respect of a hard-earned dollar.
No feeling can replace receiving a
paycheck you have put your sweat,
blood and tears into.
A recent BusinessWeek article
reported that only 46 percent of
16-to 24-year-olds are currently
employed, which is the lowest it has
been since the government starting
keeping track in 1946.
Our generation needs to change
this statistic and disregard previous
negative beliefs of the less desirable
jobs available. Low-paying jobs
might not be resume worthy, but
they certainly give us a great taste
of the real world and an altered,
more mature sense of character.
Matney is a junior from
shawnee in journalism.
NiCholAS SAmbAlUK
Low-wage work dreary,
but helps build character
LiFe experienCe
LeTTer TO THe ediTOr
Personally I think a large part of sexual orientation revolves
around culture. Change the culture, and you change the norms. For
instance, if you examine prisons or other places with all male or
all-female populations, you will see homosexuality rates skyrocket.
Clearly, that is not a case of being born one way, but raised a
certain way due to culture - and when that changes, so can lots of
things.
NarCarp in response to Those against equality share in
deaths on Oct. 22.
Chatterbox
Responses to the news of the week on Kansan.com
O
ne cant help but won-
der if Abraham Lincoln
had gubernatorial
candidate Sen. Sam Brownback
in mind when he said, You may
fool all the people some of the
time, you can even fool some of
the people all of the time, but
you cannot fool all of the people
all of the time.
Brownback, the Republican
seen as the prohibitive favorite to
claim the governors ofce, has
little incentive to stake out frm
positions on issues the next chief
executive will confront. Better
to conceal from Kansans his
true agenda than to say anything
that may thwart his cakewalk to
Cedar Crest.
Look no further than
Brownbacks refusal to support
the Board of Regents Kansas
Commitment. As Student Senate
President Michael Wade Smith
told the Lawrence Journal-World,
the plan represents a much-
needed and vitally important step
toward re-investing in our higher
education system.
Te $50 million proposal
would help make up the increas-
ing cost of education since 2007,
fund facility repairs, and increase
eforts to recruit students to
critical-needs felds.
To be sure, theres a great deal
of skepticism toward increased
spending during a time of budget
woes. But the Commitment is
just the sort of investment needed
to deliver returns for students
struggling to meet the ever-rising
challenges of completing higher
education and a state sorely in
need of a vibrant economy and
well-educated workforce.
State Sen. Tom Holland,
Brownbacks Democratic op-
ponent, responded to Smiths plea
for support of the Commitment
with an emphatic endorsement.
And Brownback? His campaign
spokeswoman told the Journal-
World that Brownback plans
to stabilize funding for higher
education. I suppose thats better
than the presumed alternative
destabilizing state support for its
universities.
Taking platitudes out of poli-
tics would render most practitio-
ners of the profession practically
mute. But Brownbacks unwill-
ingness to speak in anything but
the vaguest of vagaries on one of
the most critical issues facing the
state and its universities rises to
a new level of ofense. It would
be one thing if Brownback had
countered the Regents proposal
with a plan of his own. But when
pundits and prognosticators have
pronounced you a lock to win the
states top job, why dabble in the
details?
To be fair to the senator, he has
stated his support for the Univer-
sitys efort to win designation as
a national cancer research center.
(In other news, Brownback has
also come out in favor of base-
ball, apple pie and motherhood.)
Mario Cuomo, the former New
York governor, had it right when
he said that one campaigns in
poetry but governs in prose. But
that axiom doesnt give politi-
cians license to wage campaigns
utterly devoid of substance.
Issues matter no more in 2010
than in any other year, but the
lingering efects of the recession
serve to underscore why elections
matter. Its a shame, then, that so
little attention has been devoted
to Brownbacks wishy-washiness
on higher education.
Much discussion has centered
on the unlikelihood of younger
voters to replicate their relatively
high turnout in the 2008 election,
when they supported then-Sen.
Barack Obama in droves. Polling
supports the notion that young
adults are more disengaged this
year than they were two years
ago. Persistently high unemploy-
ment and the inability of Obama
to wave a magic wand and dispel
all our national troubles largely
explain this.
But the contrast in the two
gubernatorial candidates stances
on higher education shows why,
now as much as ever, students
should make their voices heard
on Nov. 2.
Brinker is a sophomore from
Topeka in history.
Politics on
Campus
by LUke brinker
lbrinker@kansan.com
Texts in the
City
by mandy matney
mmatney@kansan.com
In response to the editorial from
October 22, Hazing code needs
more clarity, the KU chapter of
Sigma Alpha Epsilon takes issue
with the implication that there
may have been hazing in the
fraternity when Jason Wren was a
pledge. Te author stated, errone-
ously, that KU changed its alcohol
policies, but nothing else was done
in response to Jason Wrens death.
However, the Lawrence Police
Department and the university
conducted thorough investiga-
tions. Evidence of hazing was
never uncovered. Furthermore,
this incident was cited in order to
support the authors opinion that
all hazing allegations should be
enforced equally and without fail.
In doing so, the author implied
that the death of Jason Wren was
not fully investigated and that
the rules against hazing were not
enforced as they should have been.
Tis implication is unfounded and
completely false.
Te KU chapter of SAE does
not haze its pledges. Anything that
could lead to the physical or men-
tal harm of a pledge is counterpro-
ductive to building a brotherhood.
As a result, we have no use for haz-
ing. We want our pledges to take
pride in being a member of SAE
harming them in any way makes
that goal harder to achieve. While
we vehemently refute the implica-
tions of the editorial, we agree
that hazing allegations should be
fully investigated and regulations
should be equally enforced.
Since the death of Jason Wren,
SAE has enacted sweeping changes
to the rules and enforcement of
house policies. Hard liquor is
prohibited on the property and
beer can only be consumed by
members who are over the age of
21. Tis is in addition to the strict
enforcement of existing rules on
underage drinking. On April 16,
2010, SAE held its frst annual
Jason Wren Initiative with the pur-
pose of educating college students
on the dangers of alcohol. SAE
will continue to focus on philan-
thropic and educational events,
just as it has done for many years.
As a chapter, we have grown from
our initial lack of knowledge to
become fully aware of the dangers
of alcohol. Hopefully we can use
the tragic events of March 8, 2009,
to encourage responsible drinking
at KU and universities throughout
the U.S. SAE hopes that the men
of Phi Gamma Delta can learn and
grow from their own experiences,
and we wish them the best during
this difcult situation.
Jefrey Wilson is a senior from
Destin, Florida, in journalism.
Fraternity has changed since death
6A / NEWS / WednesdAy, october 27, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / kAnsAn.com
BY GARTH SEARS
gsears@kansan.com
Heres the problem with one of
the worlds largest aquifers, which
supplies about 70 percent of the
water in Kansas: Scientists dont
know much about it, like which
parts of it lose water the quickest.
The High Plains Aquifer, also
called the Ogallala Aquifer, is a
vast layer of underground rock
and sediment that holds water. It
stretches from South Dakota to
Texas. Water levels in some parts of
it, including western Kansas, have
dropped as much as 200 feet since
the aquifer was first tapped into in
the 1940s.
Virtually every earth science
student in the United States has
been hearing for decades about the
developing crisis in water supplies
in the Ogallala Aquifer, said Greg
Ludvigson, an associate scientist
with the Kansas Geological Survey,
who has been hearing about it
since his education in the 1970s.
But now, recent technology and
a $381,000 grant from the National
Science Foundation has allowed
the Survey to start working on
answers. In the next few months,
Survey scientists will be drilling
in seven locations in southwestern
Kansas to collect samples of the
aquifer sediment.
Were looking at it from step
one, the bare basics of it, said
Jon Smith, assistant scientist at the
Survey and principal investigator
of the project.
Smith said the project is designed
to help scientists understand how
the aquifers sediment is composed,
how it holds water, and how differ-
ent regions of the aquifer might be
more or less productive.
That piece of the puzzle isnt
clear to us yet, Smith said. That
layering, that architecture of the
aquifer.
Scientists have studied the aqui-
fer for a long time Ludvigson
said its a water source of strategic
importance to the whole country
but the problem has been collect-
ing a reliable sample that doesnt
fall apart.
You go to the beach and stick a
coffee can into the sand. If you pull
it up, all that sand falls out of the
bottom, Smith said.
But now, the Survey will be able
to capture foot-long, two-inch-
wide samples from as much as
400 feet below the earths surface.
Smith said the Kansas Survey was
the only one in the Midwest with
a rig capable of that, and it will be
the first to gather these full samples
from the High Plains Aquifer.
Its an exploratory study to
show what were capable of, right
now, Ludvigson said.
The aquifer is vital to irrigation,
the lifeblood of farming in western
Kansas. Learning which parts of
the aquifer are losing water quicker
than others can help policy-mak-
ers, farmers, and city managers
decide how to handle their water
supply quicker.
Smith said someone down the
line will have to make some deci-
sions about how much water can
be drawn from a certain area. And
right now, theres really not a very
good answer to that question, he
said.
Scientists will be able to build
off the Surveys research, take the
same technology and drill other
parts of the aquifer, and also apply
the new knowledge to other aqui-
fers around the world.
Now, in the months before
the project starts, Smith said the
Survey has used the rig north of
Wichita, drilling into the aquifer,
to run it through its paces and
deal with the kinks.
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new insects wasnt unexpected for
Short.
But, scientists are also still dis-
covering new insects in Kansas.
Last year, one of Shorts students
discovered a new species of beetle
in the Baker Wetlands, located in
south Lawrence.
Taro Eldredge, a graduate stu-
dent from Tokyo, said he went to
the wetlands last year to check out
the collection sites around the area.
He said he flipped over a pile of
dog poop and found a beetle.
Instantly, I knew it was a new
species, Eldredge said.
Eldredge went back to the wet-
lands, set up traps and collected
two more specimens. He published
a paper describing the new species
and it came out a couple of weeks
ago, he said.
Zack Falin, collection man-
ager for the KU Natural History
Museum, said discoveries such as
Shorts and Eldredges highlight the
magnitude of entomology.
Falin said there are even speci-
mens in the Snow Entomological
Collection that are new to science.
The problem, he said, is that theres
no one to identify them. Falin said
its impossible to have experts avail-
able for every insect in the collec-
tion.
But, its exactly that challenge
that makes it fun.
The idea is that we still know
very little about life on the planet,
Falin said.
Edited by Emily McCoy
Beetles (continued from 1a)
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By Ian CummIngs
icummings@kansan.com
Kansas travels to Columbia, Mo.,
Wednesday for a Border Showdown
with the Missouri Tigers, looking
for a road win afer dropping two
matches in Lawrence against Okla-
homa and Texas, and one away at
Iowa State. In their last meeting, on
Sept. 30, Kansas (13-9, 4-7 Big 12)
topped Missouri (13-8, 5-6 Big 12)
in a four-setter to improve its record
in the series to 33-49. Senior outside
hitter Karina Garlington leads the
Kansas ofense with 3.51 kills per
set, the sixth best in the Big 12.
We need a win, she said. So no
one gets more amped than us to play
Missouri.
Garlington has collected double-
digit kills in each of the past 11
matches. Junior outside hitter Al-
lison Mayfeld follows with 3.04
kills per set, performing better in
conference play matches, where
she has averaged 3.29. Freshman
middle blocker Caroline Jarmoc hit
for a .438 efciency at Iowa State on
Saturday, making a total of seven
matches where she has hit for better
than .400. Junior setter Nicole Tate
is averaging 9.46 assists per set, the
sixth best in the league.
On defense, freshman libero
Brianne Riley is likely to start afer
playing in the libero position again
Saturday. She had been seeing less
court time following a minor head
injury at Colorado Sept. 25.
Te Tigers are back in Colum-
bia for a home stand afer a loss to
Nebraska in Lincoln. Missouri has a
ffh-place spot in the Big 12, going
three for three in its last six match-
es. Of the last 17 matches between
Kansas and Missouri, Missouri has
taken 12.
Missouri seniors Julianna Klein
and Paola Ampudia are major parts
of the Tigers ofense. In the last Bor-
der Showdown, Klein set a career
best .455 hitting efciency with 18
kills. She leads the league in aces
per set with .032 during conference
play. Ampudia has averaged almost
19 kills per match in the last six
matches, posting double-doubles in
the last 10. Shes second in the league
with 4.09 kills per set.
Coach Ray Bechard said Ampu-
dia was one of the more skilled of-
fensive players in the league.
Te thing that makes Ampudia
difcult is not only do they set her
in the front row but they also set her
three rotations in the back, Bechard
said. Youve got to track her all six
rotations because she can attack
from the back row, as efective al-
most as she is front row.
Te Jayhawks are working on
their defense and footwork as they
prepare for the rematch with the Ti-
gers, said senior defensive specialist
Melissa Manda.
We had a really good run against
them last time, Manda said. Weve
just been working on some of the
stuf that we didnt do as well as we
wanted to on Saturday and making
sure were ready, on our side, for to-
morrow.
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but play in the games that begin
within a week.
He is one of two freshman
in the top three of Rivals.coms
national recruit rankings
Kentuckys Enes Kanter being the
other awaiting a ruling regard-
ing eligibility for this semester.
Another highly-touted recruit,
Missouris Tony Mitchell, has
already been declared ineligible
for academic reasons.
My understanding and I
dont have first hand knowledge
of Mitchells case in the same way
that I have knowledge of Selbys
case but from just speaking
to the NCAA and seeing how
they do things and talking to
folks who are familiar with this
stuff, it seems that Mitchells case
was easier to decide in the short-
term, Torre said.
The worst-case scenario for
the Jayhawks may be a Renardo
Sidney-esque wait before an
NCAA ruling comes down.
Sidney, a sophomore power for-
ward for Mississippi State, sat
until March 5 while the NCAA
investigated his case, before it
finally ruled that he had to sit out
the rest of the season and the first
nine games of this year.
The longevity of the investiga-
tion, already grating for many
Jayhawk fans, may drag on well
into the season.
The NCAA is not going to
hurry up for anyone, Torre said.
Torre said that in the last few
years the NCAA had been more
aggressive and proactive in its
willingness to thoroughly exam-
ine a prospect before declaring
him eligible. That is reflected in
Sidneys case last year and Selby
and Kanters this year. Torre
said the length of the investiga-
tion into Selbys eligibility was a
reflection of that.
What that points to is that
the case is complex for whatever
reasons, Torre said, whether
its people who are unwilling to
cooperate or just the number of
people they have to interview,
or any other factors. But, yeah,
I would say that Selbys case is
more complex than, you know,
the Tony Mitchell case, for exam-
ple, at least in the short term.
As for what the ruling could
be or when it could come down,
Torre offered little comfort for
Kansas fans.
Selby could not be cleared at
all and he could be cleared today,
Torre said. I honestly have no
idea in terms of the timeline.
Edited by Kelsey Nill
VOLLEYbALL
Jayhawks hit road for MU rematch
Ryan Waggoner/KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Freshman middle blocker Caroline Jarmoc hits a shot past Oklahoma middle blocker Sarah
Freudenrich Oct. 16 at the Horejsi Family Athletic Center. The Kansas volleyball teamtakes a 13-8
record into the Border Showdown against Missouri this weekend in Columbia, Mo.
bIg 12 fOOTbALL
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receiver arrested
OKLAHOMA CIty Okla-
homa State star wide receiver
Justin blackmon was arrested
early tuesday on a suburban
dallas highway on a misde-
meanor dUI complaint. His
status with the Cowboys was
unclear headed into the fnal
weeks of the season.
blackmon was arrested at
3:45 a.m. after ofcers deter-
mined he was driving 92 mph in
a 60 mph zone, police spokes-
man dustin bartram said.
Under texas law, drivers
under 21 can be arrested for
having any amount of alcohol in
his or her system and blackmon
fell into that category.
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The mens golf team came back
from an eleven-stroke deficit in
the final event of the fall sea-
son to win the Herb Wimberly
Intercollegiate. The tournament
victory is the first for Kit Grove as
coach of the Jayhawks.
Its an awesome way to end the
year. Two hundred seventy-three,
11 under is a really low score for
college. I just couldnt be happier
right now, Grove said.
Kansas shot a season-best elev-
en under par Tuesday as senior
Nate Barbee and sophomores
Chris Gilbert and Alex Gutesha
all shot in the 60s for the final
round. They shot 66, 65 and 68,
respectively.
Gutesha led the Jayhawks in
scoring, finishing in a tie for third
place with a score of 210. Guteshas
final round score of 68 matched
his career best.
Alex played solid all week. He
put himself in position to have a
chance to win and he came up just
a little short. But this is his career-
low and he played solid right from
the get-go, and Im really happy
for him, Grove said.
Gilberts 65 in the final round
marks a career-best. He finished
the tournament in a tie for sev-
enth place with an overall score
of 213. Barbee opened up with
a 79 Monday
morning before
returning and
posting back-
to-back sub-70
rounds to fin-
ish tied for 10th
place with an
overall score of
214. Barbee also
posted three
eagles during the
tournament.
Those three guys just went
out and played aggressive and
made good decisions. And Nate
holed an eagle from 165 yards.
Obviously you dont expect to do
that, Grove said.
Junior Doug Quinones finished
in a tie for 59th place with a
score of 228. Quinones posted a
74 in the opening round Monday
before shooting an 80 in the after-
noon. Tuesday he came back with
another 74.
Senior Jeff Bell shot a 229 to
finish tied for 63rd place. Bell
shot 74 and 78 on Monday, and
finished the tournament with a 77
Tuesday.
UNLV finished in second place
with a score of 859, one point
behind Kansas. New Mexico State,
Was hi ngt on
State and
Idaho round-
ed out the top
five. Timothy
Madigan of
New Mexico
State and
Matt Rawitzer
of Idaho tied
for first in
the tourna-
ment with 208
strokes, five under par.
The Jayhawks are off until they
start their 2011 spring season at
the Wyoming Desert Classic in
Palm Desert, Calif., on February
26 and 27.
Edited by Alex Tretbar
Hawks rally in New Mexico,
win tournament by a stroke
Those three guys just
went out and played
aggressive and made
good decisions.
kit grove
coach
mENS gOLf cOLLEgE fOOTbALL
Boise State wins 21st straight
aSSOCIatEd PRESS
BOISE, Idaho Kellen Moore
threw two touchdown passes and
caught another on a trick play,
helping No. 2 Boise State beat
Louisiana Tech 49-20 on Tuesday
night for its 21st consecutive vic-
tory.
Moore was 20 of 28 for 298 yards
while coolly directing the Broncos
to 468 total yards. Tyler Shoemaker
caught six passes for a career-high
124 yards and Doug Martin had 21
carries for a career-best 150 yards
and two scores.
Moore threw a 6-yard touch-
down pass in the first quarter
to Austin Pettis, who snapped a
three-game drought without a
touchdown. He tossed a 32-yard-
er to Shoemaker in the second to
give the Broncos a 21-7 lead.
Pettis returned the favor in the
third when he took a pitch on an
end around and quickly fired a
7-yard pass to Moore all alone in
the right corner of the end zone.
The Broncos (7-0, 3-0 Western
Athletic Conference) also got a
big boost from Martin, who had
a 2-yard run in the first that
made it 7-0 and a 20-yard scam-
per in the fourth that wrapped up
the scoring for Boise State.
Boise State needed another
convincing win to keep pace in
the BCS standings. The WAC
powerhouse is No. 3 behind
Auburn and Oregon.
The Broncos never trailed,
building a 28-7 halftime lead
thanks to Moores accurate passing
and some miscues by Louisiana
Tech (3-5, 2-2).
The Bulldogs used their hur-
ry-up, spread offense to roll up
394 total yards against the nations
top-ranked defense. But they hurt
themselves with several costly pen-
alties and mistakes.
Louisiana Tech had a chance to
grab the momentum after a bold
onside kick attempt in the first
quarter following Lennon Creers
tying 1-yard touchdown run. The
Bulldogs caught the Broncos flat-
footed and recovered the kick, but
the play was nullified by an offside
penalty. The call angered coach
Sonny Dyke, who was flagged 15
yards, forcing Louisiana Tech to
kick from the 13.
The Broncos made them pay
as Titus Young returned the kick
to the Bulldogs 17-yard line. Four
plays later, Moore passed to Pettis
to make it 14-7 with two minutes
left in the first quarter.
Ross Jenkins was 24 of 39 for
222 yards for the Bulldogs, but
was sacked four times. Creer had a
career-high 157 yards on 33 carries
against the Bronco defense.
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FRIDAY
Soccer
All-American
Championships
All day
Pacifc Palisades, Calif.
Swimming
Missouri
6 p.m.
Columbia, Mo.
SATURDAY
Football
Iowa State
1 p.m.
Ames, Iowa
Volleyball
texas tech
6:30 p.m.
Lawrence
Cross Country
big 12 Championships
tbA
Stillwater, Okla.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
October is not only a beautiful
month but marks the precious
yet feeting overlap of hockey,
baseball, basketball, and football.
Jason Love
FACT OF THE DAY
Mike ditka is the only person in
NFL history to be drafted in the
frst round, and win the Super
bowl as a player, assistant coach
and a head coach.
pro-football-reference.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: How many passes has starter
Quinn Mecham completed in his
Kansas career?
A: Zero.
KUathletics.com
LeBron stars in new Nike ads
I
ts probably shown up in your
inbox or news feeds by now. This
man whos been a prominent figure
in his business since he started is now
the butt of plenty of jokes. Depending on
how you look at him, youre saying, That
self-important nimrod did it again, and
slammed Americas media into another
frenzy to feed his ego, or, Hes such a
visionary and its good hes not shying
away from the spotlight. My take? Kanye
Wests 30-minute video should have more
of the super-hot bird chick.
Actually this Brew is focused on the
star of the other video slowing down
servers across America, LeBron James
new Rise commercial. One of the most
polarizing figures in sports today repeat-
edly asks, What should I do? through-
out his minute-and-a-half ad for Nike,
and I dont think he really wants to hear
an answer.
First things first: Im a fan of LeBron.
For my money, Id rather see a NBAer
with a big ego physically dominate other
professional athletes than the Spurs team
effort stuff. I watch college basketball for
good basketball. NBA is for the big boy
plays LeBron showcases every night.
Next, he didnt owe Cleveland anything
but saving the world from that dread-
ful hour of television known simply as
The Decision. He played out his rookie
contract and, being one of the best in the
game, had his choice of where to play
next. You think because James grew up
in Akron he owes it to Cleveland to stay?
Not a chance. And you blame him for
wanting to win in Miami? Think about it:
youre almost guaranteed to succeed at 25
if you move to Florida and work with two
of your good friends. People: thats not a
bad thing. Question his competitiveness,
not his judgment.
In the commercial, hes telling his jeal-
ous ex-girlfriend she needs to get over
him. Hes saying its not that he didnt
have fun, but it just wasnt working out
and hes in love with someone else
sounds like a Kanye song. Hes not apolo-
gizing to anyone (hes looking at you,
Charles Barkley) for leaving Cleveland
and not sorry for anything people might
think because of it. James is happy with
the decision he made and doesnt care
what critics have to say, contradicting the
lines hes speaking in the ad.
People are going to get caught up in
the fact that LeBron James did some-
thing else, this time a commercial, that
just seems so darn self-important. Those
people miss out on this fact: at least hes
being real. Its who he is and what he
wants to do. Tell me you wouldnt do
what you wanted all day long if you were
LeBron-rich.
So I liked it. I liked it because hes the
most physically gifted NBA player in my
lifetime and hes pissed off now. I liked
it because toward the end he spits some
Maya Angelou. And I loved LeBrons new
commercial because hell win at least one
championship to back it up.
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MORNINg BREw
THIS wEEK IN
KANSAS AtHLetICS
TODAY
Volleyball
Missouri
6:30 p.m.
Columbia, Mo.
Hawks take fourth
in last tournament
the womens golf team fnished
fourth overall at the edwin watts/
Palmetto Intercollegiate tourna-
ment. Junior Katy Nugent shot
a fnal round 72 to fnish at even
par on the tournament and tie for
fourth place. Freshman thanut-
tra boonraksasat dropped from
tied at 20th to fnish tied at 40th.
the Palmetto Intercollegiate
was the last tournament of the
season for the team.
Blake Schuster
wOMENS gOLF
INDIVIDUAL
RESULTS
1. Leigh whittaker Charles-
ton 67-67-71-205 -11
2. Courtney boe Coastal
Carolina 72-71-71 214 -2
3. Ket Preamchuen Kenne-
sawSt 74-72-69-215 -1
4. Katy Nugent Kansas 73-
71-72-216 e
NBA
Heats Big Tree lose opener
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOSTON Not so fast,
LeBron.
Playing under Bostons 17
championship banners, the
Miami Heat team put together
to win its own NBA title couldnt
win its first game, as the new Big
Three lost to the old Big Three
of the Celtics, 88-80 on Tuesday
night.
James scored 31 points, but the
other members of the trio strug-
gled. Dwyane Wade was limited
to 13 points on 4-of-16 shoot-
ing and Chris Bosh added eight
points and eight rebounds. They
combined for 15 of the Heats 17
turnovers eight by James, six
by Wade and one by Bosh.
Ray Allen led Boston with
20 points, Pierce scored 19 and
Kevin Garnett had 10 points
and 10 rebounds. Those three
joined together in 2007 and led
the Celtics to the NBA title that
season.
Boston led 45-30 at halftime,
but Miami cut that to 63-57 after
the third quarter behind James 15
points in that period. A layup by
James made it 83-80 with 1:10 left
in the game. But Boston, which
once led by 19, got the last five
points on a 3-pointer by Allen
and two free throws by Pierce.
Boston led 16-9 after one quar-
ter, the first time since March
15, 2009, at the Philadelphia
76ers that the Heat scored nine
points or fewer in a period. The
last time James Cavaliers scored
nine or fewer points in a quar-
ter was February 2, 2007, when
they managed nine in the second
against the Chicago Bulls.
Things got so bad for the Heat
in the first half that Shaquille
ONeal, a notoriously poor free
throw shooter, made the first two
he tried as a Celtic. That boosted
the lead to 41-22 with 2:13 left in
the second quarter.
Miami then got a brief burst,
scoring six straight points to
make it 41-28. The last basket in
that surge was a dunk by James
on a backward pass from Eddie
House, whose steal started their
2-on-none break.
That drew cheers from two
Heat fans one wearing a
T-shirt with James name on the
back and the other with a jersey
bearing Wades name but a fan
wearing a green Celtics T-shirt,
yelled, Hes supposed to do that.
That is not impressive.
It was pretty impressive, con-
sidering how poorly the Heat
shot in the first half against a
quick, aggressive Celtics defense.
Miami missed 30 of its 41 shots,
a paltry 26.8 percent. Boston went
17 for 38 (44.7 percent).
The Celtics lost Pierce with
4:32 left in the third period when
he hit the floor and hurt his back
as he was charged with a block-
ing foul on James, who made two
shots and cut the lead to 55-45.
Pierce returned with 10:43 left
in the game with Boston ahead
64-57.
James came back to the build-
ing where he lost the last game of
his Cleveland career in Game 6
of the Eastern Conference semi-
finals. He then became a free
agent after seven seasons with
the Cavaliers and signed with
the Heat.
That also was ONeals last
game there, also with Cleveland.
He was back in a Celtics uniform
Tuesday and had nine points and
seven rebounds in 18 minutes.
James, Bosh and Wade couldnt hold off Pierce and the Boston Celtics
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the Kansas Jayhawks foot-
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good news tuesday afternoon.
Four-star running back re-
cruit darian Miller, who had de-
committed from the Jayhawks
earlier this year, reafrmed his
commitment to the Jayhawks
after a visit last weekend. Miller,
who played his high school
football in blue Springs, Mo., is
rated the second best prospect
in the state by rivals.com and
the 23rd-best running back in
the class of 2011.
Miller ran for just shy of
2,800 yards and 37 yards last
season.
two-star cornerback Adonis
Saunders of Olathe North also
picked the Jayhawks tuesday. A
state champion in the Class 6A
100m dash, Saunders is one of
the fastest players in the state
and could ft in well with turner
Gills speed-frst approach.
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Buried on the depth chart less
than a week ago, quarterback
Quinn Mecham is set to lead the
the Kansas offense Saturday after-
noon against Iowa State. The junior
college transfer is taking advantage
of injuries to
Jordan Webb
and Kale Pick,
who were both
knocked out
of the game
against Texas
A&M.
I like the
way he gets the
ball out of his
hands, coach Turner Gill said. He
has a very quick release.
Mecham, a transfer from Snow
Junior College in Provo, Utah, has
seen action only once this season
when he relieved the injured quar-
terback duo in the fourth quarter
of last weeks 45-10 loss to the
Aggies. He threw an incompletion
and was sacked on his only two
snaps as quarterback.
At Snow College, Mecham threw
for 3,091 yards and 40 touchdowns
during his two-year career. He
transferred to Lawrence last semes-
ter but hadnt been able to land any
playing time prior to Saturday. Gill
said Mecham had been all smiles
around the Anderson Family
Football Complex this week, and it
was imperative for Mecham to get
the offense going early Saturday.
Mechams predecessors havent
been able to do much of any-
thing offensively this season. The
Jayhawks are last in the Big 12 in
scoring, averaging only 16 points a
game, as well as scoring an abysmal
24 points total through the first
three conference games.
Jordan Webb is listed as Mechams
backup Saturday, but Gill said his
status was doubtful. Kale Pick is
also out after suffering a concus-
sion late in the
game against
Texas A&M.
R e d s h i r t
f r e s h m a n
wide receiver
C h r i s t i a n
Ma t t h e w s
is the prob-
able backup
for Mecham,
h o w e v e r .
Matthews played quarterback in
high school but switched to receiv-
er when he got on campus last
year. A right shoulder injury has
questioned Matthews ability to
throw the ball, so a Mecham injury
Saturday would be disastrous for
the offense. He thinks Mechams
intelligence should help the rookie
in his first Big 12 start.
Hes the smartest guy on the
team, in my mind. Matthews said.
Hes always in the study room,
always trying to get smarter.
Its not hard to recognize
Kansas offensive woes this season.
Untimely penalties, costly turn-
overs and lack of execution in the
red zone have killed drives time
and time again this season.
When Mecham makes his debut
this Saturday, hell be without
one of Kansas only bright spots
on offense, D.J. Beshears. Gill
announced on
Tuesday that
Beshears and
Deshaun Sands
are suspended
for Saturdays
game for vio-
lating unspeci-
fied team rules.
Beshears is the
team leader
in all-purpose
yards, averaging 109 per game.
The team plays Iowa State
Saturday at 1 p.m.
Editedby TimDwyer
BY TIM DWYER
tdwyer@kansan.com
twitter.com/UDKbasketball
According to a Sports Illustrated
report, Josh Selbys relationship
with Robert Bay Frazier, the
business manager of the NBAs
Carmelo Anthony, may no longer
be the focal point of the NCAAs
investigation into the Kansas
freshmans eligibility.
Pablo Torre, who wrote the
article, said from what he had
gathered it seemed as though
Selbys academic eligibility, not
his amateur status, was the main
focus of the inquiry. The NCAA is
investigating, per Torres unnamed
sources, night classes that Selby
took for high school credit.
Torre confirmed to The Kansan
that the night classes 100 per-
cent are a major aspect of the
investigation, but did not know
what exactly was the issue that
triggered the probe.
I dont know if he had done
anything in those night classes or
if its the night classes themselves,
Torre said by phone Tuesday after-
noon. My understanding is just
that the night classes were them-
selves something that required
more scrutiny, or increased scru-
tiny. I dont know exactly what
about those night classes or what
he did in those night classes was
the problem.
Torre said he could only con-
firm that the night classes were
in fact a part of the investigation
now. He did not know whether or
not Selby and Fraziers relation-
ship, which was the impetus for
the investigation, was still under
scrutiny.
As far as whether Bay Frazier
is still a factor, my understanding
is that he has been investigated for
it, but that it may not be the big-
gest factor right now, Torre said.
This is just based on my intuitive
understanding from interviews. I
have had no one tell me on the
record that Bay Frazier is not a
factor, but my guess is that the
academics is the bigger part.
Selby, the highest profile recruit
Bill Self has brought to Kansas,
is cleared by the NCAA to prac-
tice and attend classes; everything
SportS
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BY COREY ThIBODEAux
cthibodeaux@kansan.com
C
oach Turner Gill did
something completely
unexpected at the start of
yesterdays weekly football press
conference but it was appropri-
ate.
In a room full of media mem-
bers, he addressed the fans.
I want our fans to know that
were going through some ups and
downs in our football program
here, he said. And part of that is
the transition with a new staff, and
our players are getting to know us
in a better way.
In no part of his speech did
he apologize. That would have
completed the transcendent mono-
logue by Gill.
But if you have watched the past
three games, I am sorry.
Fans werent expecting a great
season. Beating Texas, Nebraska
or Oklahoma for the Big 12 title
just wasnt going to happen. But
the team had a lot of expectations
for itself at the start of the season
and it has been worse than anyone
could imagine.
Ask any fan. People have already
moved on to basketball season and
chances are they arent coming
back. Losing in Kansas football is
not as engaging as last season: It
was fresh and it was scandalous.
The Jayhawks have been out-
scored 159-24 in conference play
this season. Its been brutal for the
fans to come to the games, as seats
have been emptier each week. And
good luck getting anyone to stay
past halftime. There is little draw
to come to the stadium at this
point.
The football team has been
hard to identify this year. Theres
so much new on the team and,
yes, it does take a while to jell.
Obviously, Gill and his coaching
staff have yet to instill their meth-
ods on the players.
Through that transition phase,
Gill said, it takes time for our
guys to understand how we need
to do it and why we need to do it
the way we want it to be done.
At some point you have to
question if new actually equals
good. There are plenty of new
coaches, schemes, players and
position swaps, but are they for the
betterment of the team?
That is what makes this sea-
son so agonizing for the football
team. Every week its a new run-
ning back, a defensive position is
switched and so on. The transition
phase cant lead to good things
when it takes place every single
week.
But guess what, everybody?
Coach says its all going to be OK.
We are very, very confident
that we will come through here
and have a winning program here
on a consistent basis, Gill said.
Thats why we all chose to come
here on this staff.
Our actions define us, not our
words. Right now, its a week-to-
week event and the Jayhawks arent
giving fans any sign of hope.
Im glad Gill took the time to
address those who are affected by
the team. The message was more
direct than we are used to seeing.
But were still waiting for the
apology.
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Untested Mecham will helm ofense
Jerry Wang/KANSAN
Freshman quarterback Quinn Mecham(right) receives a handshake fromfreshman quar-
terback JordanWebb as Mechamwalks of the feld. Mechamplayed for the frst time this
season against Texas A&Mand will start his frst career game Saturday at Iowa State.
football
Mecham will start in place of injured Webb and Pick
Mecham
The mens golf team came back from 11 strokes behind to take frst place overall in the Herb
Wimberly Intercollegiate in New Mexico. It was the last meet of the Jayhawksfall season.
Kansas gets frst win since 2007
MENS Golf | 8A
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commentary
Gill tells
fans its
all going
to be OK
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Freshman guard Josh Selby goes up for a dunk prior to the start of the mens basketball teams 20-minute scrimmage at Allen Fieldhouse during Late Night in the Phog Oct. 15. Selby is now
being investigated for his enrollment in high school night classes.
tHe WaItInG Game
SI sheds light on Selbys eligibility
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I like the way he gets the
ball out of his hands. He
has a very quick release.
tUrner gill
Kansas coach