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    KU student groups offer ways for students to get involved in political campaigns. "Everyone only gets one vote, and it counts as much as the next person's," president says. KU College Republicans hopes to support local and national candidates.

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    With the presidential election mov-

    ing into its fnal weeks, students search-


    ing for ways to get involved have a few
    options on campus.
    University student groups ofer
    outlets for students to volunteer with
    political campaigns or to just discuss
    political issues despite party afliation
    or lack thereof.
    KU YoUng Democrats
    Evan Gates, president of KU Young
    Democrats, said in an email that the
    group wants to make sure students un-
    derstand that every vote counts.
    Everyone only gets one vote, and it
    counts as much as the next persons,
    she said. Saying that you are not go-
    ing to vote because you will not make
    a diference is really just an excuse for
    shirking your civic duty.
    Gates, a senior from Wichita, said
    the Young Democrats participated
    with several organizations, including
    the Dole Institute of Politics Student
    Advisory Board, in a large drive to reg-
    ister voters. As the election gets closer,
    Gates said the group will seek local
    candidates to support and focus on in-
    creasing voter turn out. She said Young
    Democrats are concerned with the di-
    rection Romney wants to take educa-
    tion and health care reform, issues that
    directly afect students.
    We have found when talking with
    students a lot of them just dont realize
    what a crucial election this is for our
    generation, she said.
    KU college repUblicans
    Jacob Peterson, president, said KU
    College Republicans major goal is sup-
    porting local and national candidates.
    He said members have worked directly
    for local Republican candidates by
    walking in parades and doing door-to-
    door campaigning.
    For the presidential campaign, the
    College Republicans held phone banks
    at its weekly meetings.
    We reach out to Romney support-
    ers and encourage them to vote, Peter-
    son said.
    Along with helping campaigns, he
    said the group raised publicity for reg-
    istering to vote and plans to continue
    promoting voting before the election.
    Peterson, a senior from Osage City,
    said that while group activity has weak-
    ened over the semester, new members
    frequently join.
    Weve been really pleased with our
    turnout, Peterson said.
    YoUng americans for libertY
    Anthony Orwick, social media co-
    ordinator, said Young Americans for
    Liberty is a nonpartisan, nonproft
    group that doesnt support any specifc
    candidate.
    Its that place for students who are
    politically homeless, he said.
    Orwick, a sophomore from Over-
    land Park, said Young Americans for
    Liberty tend to lean toward libertari-
    anism because they support social lib-
    eralism and fscal conservatism. Tese
    issues include lowering taxes and less
    government involvement in business.
    Orwick said that group members
    discuss current politics at weekly meet-
    ings on Tuesdays in the Walnut Room
    of the Kansas Union. In the past, the
    group has supported local libertar-
    ian candidates, and in September they
    participated in National Constitution
    Week.
    He said the group would like Liber-
    tarian Vice Presidential candidate Jim
    Gray to visit campus.
    YoUng Democratic socialist
    Elizabeth Fehr, president of the
    Young Democratic Socialist, said the
    Democratic Socialist wants to apply
    democracy to all aspects of life, includ-
    ing wealth.
    Fehr, a sophomore from Chanute,
    said one of the major things the group
    supports is the Student Loan Forgive-
    ness Act. Te bill, introduced in March,
    aims to freeze student loans at 3.4 per-
    cent and forgive loans if students pay at
    least 10 percent of their income for 10
    years. She said the group has been peti-
    tioning to gain support for the bill.
    Fehr said that while she supports
    President Obama, Democratic Social-
    ist members support a wide range of
    politicians. She said the group hasnt
    done anything specifc for the presi-
    dential election.
    Were focusing on building mem-
    bership, she said.
    edited by christy Khamphilay

    Taylor Bellus loves crafs. Afer
    discovering crafing as a kid, shes
    turned an old cofee table into a
    bench, created a thrify way to
    display her jewelry with a bulletin
    board and made several projects
    with magazine cutouts.
    Its a good stress reliever and a
    great way to get away from work for
    a while, said Bellus, a sophomore
    from Shawnee.
    Bellus isnt alone in her love of
    DIY. According to the Daily Mail,
    homemade gif websites like Etsy
    have turned the hobby into a $29
    billion industry. And in the TV
    world, the TLC reality competition
    Crafing Wars debuted this sum-
    mer.
    Crafing has even become a
    popular pastime among college
    students. Websites such as Pinter-
    est and Tumblr provide inspiration
    for do-it-yourself projects.
    Although Bellas called crafing
    one of her favorite ways to break
    away from school, she said the
    hobby is hard for college students
    to aford.
    Craf supplies may be expen-
    sive, but there are opportunities on
    campus for students to do crafs for
    free. Student Union Activities be-
    gan hosting Artisan Crafs earlier
    this month. As part of the event,
    students are invited to learn about
    crafs from various cultures with an
    artisan from the Lawrence or Kan-
    sas City area.
    An Oct. 10 event featured a
    henna lesson from an employee of
    the Cosmos Indian Store located
    at 734 Massachusetts St. About 25
    students attended and had henna
    painted on their hands by the ar-
    tisan.
    Its a great deal because a henna
    kit usually costs about $15 or $20,
    said Subha Upadhyayula, cultural
    programming coordinator of SUA.
    Last weeks event was a calligra-
    phy lesson from Kansas Citybased
    artisan Leslie Tarzy. Te last two
    opportunities of the month will be
    Guatemalan doll-making today fol-
    lowed by sugar skulls next Wednes-
    day on Halloween. Both artists
    leading the upcoming lessons are
    from Mattie Rhodes, a nonproft
    organization in Kansas City, Mo.,
    that focuses on multicultural pro-
    gramming.
    Valerie Peterson, SUA assistant
    coordinator of cultural program-
    ming, said she feels students are so
    used to a busy class schedule that
    they miss out on experiencing ev-
    erything around them.
    Teres a whole world out there
    that people are missing and a lot
    of things that people dont get
    the chance to see, Peterson said.
    When we put this on, they get the
    opportunity.
    Te Spencer Museum of Art
    hosts a monthly Crafsy Meet-up
    in the gallery of the museum, of-
    fering another crafing experience.
    Participants bring projects they are
    working on and discuss crafing
    ideas with fellow crafers.
    Kristina Walker, director of edu-
    cation at the Spencer Museum of
    Art, said that the Crafsy Meet-ups
    lets students expand their social
    circle.
    Its an opportunity for social en-
    gagement and interaction, Walker
    said. Its a chance to meet new
    people who share common inter-
    ests.
    Review
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    tonight in Budig 120!
    Index Dont
    forget
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    Classifieds 7
    Crossword 4
    Cryptoquips 4
    opinion 5
    sports 8
    sudoku 4
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    SUa hosts artisan crafting, students learn about other cultures
    elecTioN
    camPUS
    Nick Stadler, a freshman from
    Overland Park, is one of 400 stu-
    dents enrolled in the Greek and
    Roman mythology class, but he
    receives a personal notification
    from his instructor when he excels
    or struggles on an assignment.
    Stadlers class, Classics 148,
    is one of nine involved in the
    MySuccess program introduced
    this fall, which aims to improve
    student persistence especially
    with freshmen at the University.
    Each week, students who are fail-
    ing an assignment receive a flag,
    while those who did exceptionally
    well receive a kudos, both in the
    form of email notification.
    The kudos show that the
    instructors are involved with the
    students, Stadler said. If I got a
    flag, I would make sure to buckle
    down and read.
    Andrea Samz-Pustol, a grad-
    uate student from Boyceville,
    Wis., is one of the teaching assis-
    tants for the class. Samz-Pustol
    sees the benefit of the program,
    as students receiv-
    ing six flags are
    required to meet
    with their aca-
    demic adviser.
    MySuccess is
    an early warn-
    ing system for
    students who are
    struggling to be
    alerted, Samz-
    Pustol said. Its like the check
    engine light of their academic
    car.
    For Amy Carlisle, a junior from
    Kansas City, Kan., receiving a flag
    was a wake-up call.
    I had been forgetting to do
    the online quizzes, but now I am
    reminded to do them, Carlisle
    said.
    Even still, Samz-Pustol sent stu-
    dents 96 kudos and 140 flags last
    week, a quarter and a third of the
    class, respectively. She estimates
    only half of
    the enrolled
    students show
    up for lecture.
    The lec-
    tures are
    posted online,
    so I think a
    lot of students
    think they
    will watch it
    later, but then never do, Samz-
    Pustol said. If students simply
    came to class, they would do so
    much better.
    So far, 17 flagged students from
    Classics 148 have met with their
    advisers as a result of the pro-
    gram.
    The programs results will
    be analyzed by the Office of
    Institutional Research and
    Planning toward the end of the
    semester, said Kathryn Tuttle,
    Assistant Vice Provost for Student
    Success.
    A key is to try to assess the
    impact on student performance
    and see if it increases the number
    of students who are successful in
    the class and who persist at KU,
    Tuttle said. The plan in the lon-
    ger term is to have a significant
    number of first- and second-year
    courses utilizing MySuccess.
    As for Keagan Long, a fresh-
    man from Overland Park, receiv-
    ing kudos for his higher quiz
    scores boosts his engagement in
    the class.
    They keep me on track, Long
    said.

    edited by Joanna Hlavacek
    Courses usinG MysuCCess
    fall2012
    Course: Biol 150 Principles of
    molecular and cellular Biology
    instructor: Jim orr
    class Size: lecture only 508
    Course: ClsX 148 greek & roman
    mythology
    instructor: Tara Welch
    class Size: 439
    Course: enGr 108 intro to
    engineering
    instructor: robert Sorem
    class Size: 60
    Course: Geol 171 earthquakes and
    Natural disasters
    instructor: don Steeples with luis
    gonzalez
    class Size: 397
    Course: Geol 101 intro to geology
    instructor: Tony Walton
    class Size: 194
    Course: Jour 101 media and
    Society
    instructor: Tom Volek
    class Size: 363
    Course: pre 101 Seminar
    instructor: Kathryn Nemeth Tuttle
    class Size: 15
    Course: Hses 244 History &
    foundations of Physical education
    instructor: Scott Ward
    class Size: 88
    Course: Hses 260 Personal &
    community Health
    instructor: Phil lowcock
    class Size: 318
    MarsHall sCHMidt
    mschmidt@kansan.com
    camPUS PoliTical groUPS
    KU Young democrats:
    evan gates
    kucollegedems@gmail.com
    Young democratic Socialists
    elizabeth fehr, President
    ku.yds.dsa@gmail.org
    KU college republicans
    Jacob Peterson, President
    ku@kansascr.com
    Twitter: @kucrs
    Young americans for liberty
    Justin Veber, President
    yal.kansas.university@gmail.com
    Brandon sMitH/kansan
    an renee reasor, a sophomore from Thayer, touches up on her art skills Wednesday
    in the Union. This is part of a weekly artisan craft program sponsored by Student
    Union activies.
    luke ranker
    lranker@kansan.com
    HannaH BarlinG
    hbarling@kansan.com
    Page 4
    tyler roste/kansan
    Students in classics 148, located in Budig Hall, attend lecture on friday. The students are all involved in using the new my Success program.
    Mysuccess helps students
    to stay on track in classes

    if students simply came


    to class, they would do so
    much better .
    aNdrea Samz-PUSTol
    graduate Student
    campus political groups
    encourage voting nov. 6
    DELRAY BEACH, Fla. With
    just two weeks until Election
    Day, President Barack Obama on
    Tuesday began a cross-country
    rush to hold onto office in tough
    economic times with a new booklet
    outlining his second-term agenda
    and a closing argument that the
    choice comes down to trust.
    The president emerged from the
    last of his debates with Republican
    Mitt Romney fueled by a rush of
    adrenaline matched by thousands
    of boisterous supporters who filled
    the outdoor Delray Tennis Center
    to hear him speak.
    The crowd repeatedly inter-
    rupted Obamas 22-minute speech
    with applause and chants of four
    more years that drowned out his
    remarks.
    Obama, with
    sleeves rolled
    up, held up a
    copy of the full-
    color, 20-page
    Blueprint for
    Americas Future
    that his cam-
    paign planned to
    distribute across
    the country a
    booklet that offered a repackag-
    ing of his ideas in response to
    GOP criticism that he hasnt clearly
    articulated a plan for the next four
    years.
    He argued that voters want to
    know what a presidential candidate
    will fight for and said Romney isnt
    offering a clear vision.
    We joke about Romnesia,
    Obama said, a reference to his
    joke that his challenger has a habit
    of vacillating positions. But you
    know what? This actually is some-
    thing important. This is about
    trust. There is no more serious
    issue in a presidential campaign
    than trust.
    Neither side can claim the lead
    at this late stage with polls showing
    a neck-and-neck race nationally
    and in some of the key swing states.
    Obamas challenge is to convince
    voters who may be hurting finan-
    cially that he is better qualified
    to lead the country back to eco-
    nomic prosperity than Romney,
    who made a fortune as a successful
    businessman.
    Florida, you know me, Obama
    said. You can trust that I say what
    I mean and I mean what I say.
    And yes, weve been through tough
    times. But youve never seen me
    quit.
    Both campaigns predicted vic-
    tory, trying to ward off worries
    among the supporters they need to
    get to the polls.
    In two weeks, a major-
    ity of Americans will choose Gov.
    Romneys positive agenda over
    President Obamas increasingly
    desperate attacks, said Romney
    spokesman Ryan Williams in a
    statement responding to the presi-
    dents Florida
    rally.
    Obama senior
    strategist David
    Axelrod said he
    was confident
    Obama would
    win and that
    Americans soon
    will know whos
    been bluffing in
    their dueling declarations of vic-
    tory.
    We have the ball, we have the
    lead, Axelrod told reporters on a
    conference call.
    Axelrod said the campaign was
    printing 3.5 million copies of his
    second-term agenda to reach the
    small universe of voters who
    havent made up their minds.
    The booklet, which they plan to
    distribute at events and campaign
    offices across the country, outlines
    the presidents plans to improve
    education, boost manufacturing
    jobs, enhance U.S.-made energy,
    reduce the federal deficit and raise
    taxes on the wealthy.
    Romney policy director Lanhee
    Chen responded that Obama was
    trying to fool people into thinking he
    has new ideas when all hes offering
    is more of the same plans that Chen
    said have been ineffective.
    A glossy pamphlet two weeks
    before an election is no substitute
    for a real agenda for America. As
    much as President Obama might
    try, you cant gloss over four years
    like the last four, Chen wrote in a
    memo.
    Obama also touted economic
    gains in a new 60-second television
    advertisement in which he speaks
    directly to the camera about his
    plans for a second term.
    The ad will air in the nine
    states whose electoral votes are
    still considered up for grabs
    New Hampshire, Virginia, North
    Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin,
    Iowa, Nevada and Colorado.
    Those states were sure to see a
    burst of activity in visits from the
    two campaigns, political commer-
    cials and voter mobilization in the
    race thats likely to cost upward of $2
    billion by the time it all ends. Obama
    campaigned Tuesday in Florida
    and was headed to Ohio, while
    Romney headed West to Nevada and
    Colorado.
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    Warm weather is hanging on.
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    a 0% chance of
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    Wednesday
    Carry a raincoat.
    HI: 85
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    calEndar
    Friday
    Thursday, October 25 Friday, October 26
    WhAt: Tea at Three
    WhERE: Kansas Union, 4th foor
    WhEN: 3-4 p.m.
    AboUt: Free tea never gets old.
    WhAt: Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage
    Blockhead
    WhERE: Murphy Hall, William Inge Memorial
    Theatre
    WhEN: 7:30-9 p.m.
    AboUt: This award-winning parody of Charles
    Schultzs Peanuts comic strips offers a
    darker imagining of familiar characters.
    WhAt: KU School of Music Symphony Orchestra
    Halloween Concert
    WhERE: Lied Center
    WhEN: 7:30-9 p.m.
    AboUt: Get in the Halloween spirit with some
    spooky tunes.
    WhAt: Final Fridays: El Dia de los Muertas
    WhERE: Lawrence Percolator
    WhEN: 5-9 p.m.
    AboUt: Celebrate the Mexican holiday and pay
    homage to lost friends and family members.
    Wednesday, October 24
    WhAt: Homecoming Comedy Show: Vanessa
    Bayer
    WhERE: Budig 120
    WhEN: 7-8 p.m.
    AboUt: Nick Vatterot opens for the SNL star
    best known for playing Miley Cyrus and Hillary
    Clinton.
    WhAt: Artisan Crafts
    WhERE: Kansas Union, 4th foor
    WhEN: 2-3 p.m.
    AboUt: Take advantage of the last of the
    October crafting sessions. Past activities in-
    clude henna tattoos and calligraphy lessons.
    Saturday, October 27
    ELECTION
    Obama shares blueprint for next
    presidential term with supporters
    ASSocIAtED PRESS
    President Barack Obama speaks to supporters as he lays out his plan to move the
    country forward on Tuesday during a campaign stop in Delray Beach, Fla.

    You can trust that I say


    what I mean and I mean
    what I say. And yes, weve
    been through tough times.
    Barack Obama
    U.S. President
    Information based off the Douglas
    county Sheriffs offce booking recap
    and KU offce of Public Safety crime
    reports.
    A 38-year-old Lawrence
    man was arrested Tuesday at
    1:55 a.m. on the 1900 block of
    Haskell Avenue on suspicion
    of domestic battery. Bond was
    not set.
    A 22-year-old Lawrence
    woman was arrested Tuesday
    at 12:52 a.m. on the 4100 block
    of west 24th Place on suspicion
    of battery of a law enforcement
    ofcer and disorderly conduct.
    Bond was not set.
    An 82-year-old Lawrence
    man was arrested Monday at
    7:24 p.m. on the 3800 block of
    Stetson Drive on suspicion of
    striking a vehicle or property,
    no insurance, transporting an
    open container, failing to re-
    port an accident and operating
    under the infuence, second of-
    fense. Bond was set at $1,400.
    He was released.
    A 22-year-old Lawrence
    man was arrested Monday at
    7:12 p.m. on the 2800 block of
    Crestline Drive on suspicion of
    aggravated battery of a law en-
    forcement ofcer and battery
    of a law enforcement ofcer.
    Bond was set at $2,500.
    A 22-year-old Lawrence
    woman was arrested Monday
    at 5:41 p.m. on the 300 block
    of Arrowhead Drive on suspi-
    cion of domestic battery and
    criminal trespassing. Bond was
    not set.
    A man was arrested for as-
    sault at McCollum Residence
    Hall Monday at 10:15 a.m. afer
    pushing an ex-girlfriend whom
    he had previously lived with.
    POLICE REPORTS
    WhAt: Homecoming
    WhERE: Memorial Stadium
    WhEN: All day
    AboUt: Join alumni for the Universitys 100th
    homecoming celebration.
    WhAt: Football vs. Texas
    WhERE: Memorial Stadium
    WhEN: 11 a.m.
    AboUT: Watch the Jayhawks take on the Long-
    horns in the 2012 Homecoming game.
    WhAt: Lawrence Ghost Tour
    WhERE: Eldridge Hotel
    WhEN: 8-10 p.m.
    AboUt: Journey to Lawrences historic
    haunted locations.
    ASSocIAtED PRESS
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    THERE S BEEN A CHANGE
    When/if you find the plastic glasses...

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    KABUL, Afghanistan Taliban
    insurgents killed 10 Afghan troops
    in an ambush in western Herat
    province, police and government
    ofcials said Tuesday.
    A spokesman for the provincial
    governor, Muhiudin Noori, said the
    Afghan troops which included
    both soldiers and police were
    searching late Monday for a group
    of insurgents who had earlier set up
    a roadblock, stopping and seizing
    passing vehicles, when they were
    ambushed.
    Five policemen, including the
    district commander and fve sol-
    diers died in the ensuing frefght,
    Noori said. Tere were no insurgent
    casualties, but police later arrested
    25 suspects found in the area, he
    said.
    Also Tuesday, an American ser-
    vice member was killed in an in-
    surgent attack in the east, the U.S.
    military said in a statement. It did
    not provide further details about
    the attack. Te latest death makes
    at least 12 American service mem-
    bers killed so far this month and 265
    killed so far this year.
    Te Herat ambush was the
    bloodiest single incident for Afghan
    security forces this year in western
    Afghanistan an area where the
    insurgents have been less active
    than in their strongholds in the east
    and west of the country.
    In recent months, Taliban guer-
    rillas have been switching tactics
    and increasingly targeting Afghan
    security forces as the international
    coalition continues its drawdown
    toward a planned withdrawal of the
    majority of combat troops in 2014.
    Meanwhile, President Hamid
    Karzai condemned in the strongest
    possible terms a NATO raid on
    Sunday in Logar province in which
    he said four children were killed.
    A presidential statement said
    coalition troops carried out the op-
    eration in Baraki Barak district in an
    efort to apprehend two armed mili-
    tants. But this resulted in the deaths
    of the four children who were tend-
    ing to their animals in the same
    area, it said.
    Din Mohammad Darwesh,
    spokesman for the provincial gover-
    nor, said the victims were between
    10 and 13 years old.
    NATO on Tuesday acknowledged
    that its forces may be responsible
    for the unintended, but nonetheless
    tragic, death of three Afghan civil-
    ians during the operation in Baraki
    Barak district. Coalition command-
    er U.S. Gen. John R. Allen expressed
    his condolences to the families of
    those killed.
    Tere was no immediate expla-
    nation for the discrepancy in the
    number of victims in the two state-
    ments.
    CAIRO An Egyptian court on
    Tuesday asked the countrys highest
    tribunal to rule on whether to dis-
    band the body tasked with writing
    a new constitution. Te delay in a
    ruling is a possible blow to liberals,
    since it could give Islamists time to
    fnish drafing the contested docu-
    ment.
    Te referral of the case to a high-
    er court is the latest twist in a bitter
    struggle between Islamists and their
    secular rivals over Egypts frst con-
    stitution since it set out on a path to
    democracy following the ouster of
    longtime President Hosni Mubarak
    last year.
    Islamists, who dominate the con-
    stitutional assembly, are racing to
    put a draf to a public referendum
    before the judges rule.
    Te work and the composition
    of the 100-member constitutional
    assembly have been the subject of
    ferce debate. Te focus is the poten-
    tial for stricter implementation of
    Islamic law, or Shariah, and empow-
    erment of religious scholars that lib-
    erals fear could signal a turn toward
    a theocratic state.
    Along with the contentious role
    of religion in the nations afairs, Isla-
    mists and liberals are haggling over
    other proposed articles relating to
    women rights, freedom of worship,
    presidential powers, immunity for
    the military from civilian oversight
    and undercutting the powers of the
    Supreme Constitutional Court.
    Supporters of the panel say it was
    set up by an elected parliament and
    broadly represents Egypts political
    factions. Critics counter that the
    process is dominated by majority
    Islamists, such as the Muslim Broth-
    erhood of Egypts new president,
    Mohammed Morsi, and more radi-
    cal groups.
    A new constitution would be a
    key step in establishing a democra-
    cy to replace the Mubaraks regime,
    ousted last year in an uprising led by
    progressive, secular activists.
    It was not known when the top
    court would rule on the petition.
    However, the ruling could come
    afer the people have voted on the
    constitution.
    ST. PETERSBURG, Russia It
    was intended as a friendly guide
    to Russia for labor migrants from
    Central Asia, but instead it turned
    into an insult. Te brochure with
    practical advice on how to deal
    with border guards, police and
    other authorities was illustrated
    with depictions of migrant work-
    ers as paint brushes, brooms and
    other tools of low-skilled work.
    Te government of Tajikistan
    formally urged Russian authorities
    to remove the book from circula-
    tion, and representatives of the
    Uzbek community voiced their
    outrage.
    Activists see the book as a refec-
    tion of the discrimination against
    the growing number of impover-
    ished migrants in Russia who are
    working construction, cleaning
    ofces, sweeping the streets and
    collecting the garbage.
    Its xenophobia pure and clear,
    said Lev Ponomaryov, a veteran
    Russian human rights defender.
    Tey show residents of St. Peters-
    burg as humans and depict mi-
    grants as construction tools.
    Even though A Labor Migrants
    Handbook was promoted on a
    city government website, authori-
    ties denied any connection to the
    publication afer bloggers discov-
    ered it and publicized it online last
    week. A non-government organi-
    zation that published 10,000 cop-
    ies of the book in the Russian, Uz-
    bek, Kyrgyz and Tajik languages
    insisted it wanted to provide use-
    ful information about everyday
    life in Russia.
    We didnt mean to insult any-
    one with this brochure on the
    contrary, we aimed to help labor
    migrants learn about their rights
    and avoid getting into trouble in
    this city, said Gleb Panflov, depu-
    ty head of the Look into the Future
    group that published the book.
    Panflov said his group had
    people from the ex-Soviet nations
    of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyr-
    gyzstan look at the proofs prior to
    publication and received no com-
    plaints. He said he couldnt un-
    derstand the public outrage now,
    many months afer its release.
    Alimzhan Khaidarov, the leader
    of the Uzbek community in St.
    Petersburg, said he was ofended
    by the brochure. Tey compared
    us, representatives of the ancient
    Uzbek culture, with construction
    tools. And not only us, but also
    representatives of Tajikistan and
    Kyrgyzstan, Khaidarov said.
    He said rights groups repre-
    senting migrants from Tajikistan,
    Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan will
    consider fling a lawsuit.
    Court may delay new constitution
    Labor workers urge
    removal of brochure
    Taliban insurgents kill 10 Afghans
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    egyptian president mohammed morsi, second left, observes a military drill dubbed
    Naval Victory 45 from the frigate Toshka in the mediterranean sea on sunday.
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    An illustration from A Labor mi-
    grants Handbook reads useful Hints
    in st. petersburg, russia.
    For more energy tips, go to
    www.blackhillsenergy.com.
    Thats an important question, Jen.
    While natural gas has an excellent safety record, accidents
    or misuse of natural gas appliances and equipment could cause
    a leak. You cant see a leak, but you should be able to smell it.
    Many people say the odorant we add to natural gas smells like
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    If you ever think you smell natural gas:
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    call Black Hills Energys 24-hour emergency number at
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    Homecoming tabling Wescoe Beach 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
    Mural Contest Wescoe Beach 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
    Lawrence for Literacy Book Drive Adams Alumni Center 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
    Jayhawk Jingles Dress Rehearsals Adams Alumni Center 6-8 p.m.
    SUA Comedy Show Budig Hall, Room 120 7 p.m.
    Featuring SNLs Vanessa Bayer with
    Nick Vatterott
    Thurs., Oct. 25 Homecoming tabling Wescoe Beach 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
    Rock Chalk Day Wescoe Beach 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
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    Homecoming Food Fest Adams Alumni Center 6-9 p.m.
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    Homecoming Parade Jayhawk Boulevard 6 p.m.
    Homecoming Pep Rally Adams Alumni Center 7 p.m
    Homecoming Reception (invitation only) Adams Alumni Center 8 p.m.
    Sat., Oct. 27 Pregame Pancakes ($5 per person) Adams Alumni Center 9 a.m.
    KU vs. Texas football game Memorial Stadium kickof TBA
    Ex.C.E.L. and Homecoming Awards Memorial Stadium halftime
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    entertainment
    aries (Mar. 21-april 19)
    Today is an 6
    Theres no time for gossip;
    its too much to handle. Its not
    a good time to travel for the next
    few days. Postpone expansion.
    Acknowledge successes, even if
    tiny.
    taurus (april 20-May 20)
    Today is an 8
    Dont stop learning as you go
    along. Consider all possibilities
    before giving up. If youre still
    stuck, listen to friends for advice
    and comfort. Make fun a priority.
    Gemini (May 21-June 20)
    Today is an 8
    Take on new responsibilities to-
    day and tomorrow. Theres room for
    misunderstandings. Dont despair
    if youre not getting a response
    just yet. Replies come in later.
    cancer (June 21-July 22)
    Today is a 8
    This week is good for travel,
    but there could be delays or errors.
    Diffculties with family members
    get resolved later. Make long-
    range plans. Invest in your future.
    Leo (July 23-aug. 22)
    Today is an 6
    Tackle detailed tasks and
    negotiations for the next few days.
    Defne objectives. Stick to the
    budget without gambling. It may
    require digging into savings for a
    career investment.
    Virgo (aug. 23-sept. 22)
    Today is a 8
    Its never too late to learn a new
    trade or language, or how to play
    an instrument. Let others help
    you. Choose something fun and
    immerse yourself. Get wet.
    Libra (sept. 23-oct. 22)
    Today is a 7
    A breakdown in communica-
    tion could happen, but you can
    deal with that. The more intricate
    the work is, the more rewarding;
    especially for the next two days.
    scorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21)
    Today is a 9
    Tings fall together, with ex-
    pert help. Stir things up, even
    if its just in your imagination.
    Consider opening new chan-
    nels of communication.
    sagittarius (nov. 22-dec. 21)
    Today is an 9
    You dont need to worry; just
    get busy. Its easy to overlook an
    important detail, so take notes
    and double-check your calendar.
    Discover your own truth.
    capricorn (dec. 22-Jan. 19)
    Today is a 8
    Dont waste words or money.
    And dont dwell into the past
    either. Your intelligence is easily
    accessible now, so use it to your
    advantage. Accept a sweet deal.
    aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
    Today is a 7
    You dont have to go out of
    your way to dream, as fantasies
    abound. Improve your living
    conditions, but wait until later to
    close the deal. Toss the ball to a
    teammate.
    Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
    Today is a 9
    You have extra confdence today
    and tomorrow, which helps you put
    together the best team possible.
    You all do the seemingly impos-
    sible. Make magic.
    HOROSCOPES
    Because the stars know things we dont.
    reality tV spinoffs
    out of control
    Everyone has a guilty pleasure, a
    possibly embarrassing secret obses-
    sion that only surfaces when youre
    alone. Mine is horrible reality TV. I cant
    get enough of the trashy behavior and
    over-dramatic arguments.
    However, the over-abundance
    of spin-offs from those shows has
    crossed the line from annoying to wor-
    risome.
    According to the 2000 Nielson Me-
    dia Research, 82 percent of MTV view-
    ers are between the ages of 12 and 34.
    In 2010, the core ratings for the same
    age group rose 16 percent. That is the
    largest increase since 1999.
    Jersey Shore has been a train-
    wreck of awesomeness. But is there a
    necessity to air an entire show dedi-
    cated to Snooki and JWoww? View-
    ers dont care what individual Jersey
    Shore cast members do with their lives
    between seasons. The cast is a pack-
    age deal.
    MTV saw it otherwise.
    Nicole, Pauly D and Jenni have
    become household names as a result
    of their unique, sometimes outrageous
    and often hilarious personalities,
    said MTV programming vice president,
    Chris Linn, in a 2011 interview. []
    Both series are fun, fresh ways for us
    to evolve what is an already success-
    ful brand for us.
    MTV also provided a look into the
    simple life of California teenagers
    with Laguna Beach: The Real Orange
    County. At least fve spin-offs have
    been created following the season f-
    nale. MTV has apparently never heard
    the phrase less is more.
    With a ready-made formula and
    an established fan base, its no won-
    der so many TV execs greenlight tons
    of reality spin-off series each year,
    wrote Tucker Cummings, TV blogger
    and Yahoo contributor. But in almost
    every case, the spin-off series fails
    to capture the charm of the original
    program.
    Bravo has also overdone spin-offs
    with a Housewives show for nearly ev-
    ery major city in the country.
    Networks are already battling the
    cancer that is reality TV. It is safe to
    say that viewers are not in need of
    the bastard children of these poorly
    adapted series.
    Entertainment writer Kati Johnston
    said it best in an article for MSN: Its hu-
    man nature to want to let the good times
    roll as long as they possibly can and
    in the networks case, to milk a concept
    with an inch of its life, she said. Thus
    was born the TV spin-off.
    Edited by Sarah McCabe
    Whenever How I Met Your
    Mother eventually ends, its en-
    gaging central star Josh Radnor
    has a promising career waiting
    for him in the indie flm scene.
    Liberal Arts, his second fea-
    ture as writer, director and star,
    proves hes made the transition to
    the big screen (as a triple threat,
    no less) exceptionally well
    and hes managed to do so with a
    strong voice, an enchanting story
    and thoughtful insight to boot.
    Any movie about higher edu-
    cation (not focused on the par-
    tying) needs to have something
    intelligent to say, and this one
    examines what makes college
    the best years of your life. Not
    so much from the perspective of
    a student, but from the nostalgia
    of 35-year-old Jesse (Radnor) as
    he returns to campus for a week-
    end to speak at the retirement
    dinner of his favorite professor
    (Richard Jenkins).
    While there, he meets and
    develops a deep connection
    with 19-year-old Zibby (Eliza-
    beth Olsen), a mature, beautiful
    sophomore who reawakens in
    Jesse a zest for life he hasnt felt
    since graduating. Afer Jesses
    departure, they maintain a hand-
    written letter correspondence,
    discussing classical music that
    Zibby enlightened Jesse with.
    When they decide to turn
    their little romance into a real-
    ity, Jesse makes another trip
    back to his old school, though
    he questions the morality of his
    situation. Is Zibby right for him,
    or is he simply stuck in arrested
    development trying to recapture
    his youth and needing to grow
    up? Te result is a clever twist on
    the coming-of-age tale, since it
    works for both Jesse, a function-
    ing adult, and Zibby, a bright-
    eyed college kid.
    Key to the believability of the
    whole flm is Zibby, and theres
    no one more perfect for this role
    than Olson. She exhibits pre-
    cisely the kind of captivating
    allure that could not only lead
    Jesse but any guy to forget how
    society looks down on a couple
    with a 16-year age diference be-
    tween them.
    Not only is she the most stun-
    ningly gorgeous young new
    actress in Hollywood, but her
    charismatic charm and tender
    vulnerability will make your
    heart swell. Her chemistry with
    Radnor elicits the delightful
    mood of classic Woody Allen
    romantic comedies without
    the narcissism and is rounded
    out with a wonderful supporting
    cast.
    Career character actor Jen-
    kins acts as a wistful, wise sort
    of father for Jesse, while Allison
    Janney plays an important role
    late in the movie as Jesses other
    favorite professor, serving him a
    hilariously blunt reality check.
    Zac Efron even makes a couple
    appearances as a goofy hippie-
    type.
    For both current students and
    adults looking back at their uni-
    versity education, this is one of
    the more sincere and subdued
    meditations on the awe of col-
    lege.
    Edited by Allison Kohn
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    I
    n Kansas, this past summer
    was unbearable. Troughout
    June and July, the tempera-
    ture was always above 85 degrees,
    and ofen above 95, and it never
    rained. But for many Americans
    (1 in 6 actually), this summers
    extreme weather meant drought
    ravaging crops, forest fres and
    fash foods damaging homes and
    property. Afer this summer of
    extreme weather, the number of
    Americans who believe that cli-
    mate change is afecting weather
    has increased from 70 percent to
    75. With a majority of Americans
    believing in global warming, its
    time for a change.
    Now Im not going to convince
    you that your gas guzzling F-250
    is destroying the environment,
    which it is, but humans have
    made an insane impact on the
    environment. What I will say is
    that the future is green technol-
    ogy, and you should get to know
    a few of the technologies that are
    making headlines now.
    The New(ish) elecTric car
    It looks like a Porsche, has a
    300-horsepower engine, and can
    accelerate from 0 to 60 in 3.7
    seconds, faster than a 2013 Ford
    Mustang, all while being about as
    loud as your microwave. Youve
    probably already heard of Tesla,
    the electric car company brought
    to you by Elon Musk, the same
    crazy Internet mogul that built
    Space-X and sent a rocket to the
    International Space Station.
    Tesla has recently been a front-
    runner in electric car technology,
    and is once again tackling one of
    the major problems associated
    with electric cars: range. While
    Teslas cars have a range of up to
    300 miles, what happens if youre
    traveling and cant go home? Te-
    slas solution is to start building
    dozens solar-powered charging
    stations up and down the Cali-
    fornia coast, making sure that no
    car is out of range of a station.
    Tey can charge a car in around
    3 hours, and Tesla said they will
    have most of the U.S. covered by
    2014. If this small tech company
    can produce a system that can
    cover the whole country in elec-
    tric cars, then hopefully consum-
    ers will expect larger companies
    to do the same.
    FusioN Power, i swear
    were almosT There (agaiN)
    Fusion is the force that has
    powered our sun and covered
    our planet with light for 4.57 bil-
    lion years. What if we could har-
    ness that power on earth? For the
    past 30 years, fusion power has
    only been 15 years away, and
    will still probably take until 2040.
    But were getting closer, and it
    would be a dream come true. Its
    the ultimate clean energy, using
    only hydrogen gas, creating only
    helium, and producing insane
    amounts of energy (up to 1,000
    times the input energy, if simula-
    tions are correct).
    Right now, there are a few
    techniques being used to try
    and attain fusion. Many groups
    are simply heating hydrogen up
    to several million degrees into a
    plasma (like in the center of the
    Sun) and trying to get energy,
    while a lab in California is shoot-
    ing the worlds most powerful la-
    sers at a tiny hydrogen pellet and
    getting energy from, basically, a
    laser powered hydrogen bomb.
    So let me get this straight, there
    is a technology that could gener-
    ate enough power to give elec-
    tricity to 10 billion people, that
    is generated either by creating a
    star or based on giant explosions,
    and you havent donated money
    to it yet? You seriously need to
    change that.
    glass roads
    It sounds crazy, I know. Have
    millions of 3,000-pound cars
    driving on glass would be a ter-
    rible idea. Nobody would be that
    stupid. Except for Scott Brusaw,
    who believes glass is the future
    of the U.S. highway system. Glass
    doesnt have to be as delicate and
    frail we believe it to be in fact,
    adding diferent minerals makes
    many types of glass more fex-
    ible than plastic and stronger
    than steel, more than enough to
    support the weight of millions of
    cars a year. Brusaw wants to use
    this to our advantage by creating
    a smart highway that is a road
    system with both solar panels
    and LED signs underneath glass
    to create energy and leave drivers
    messages on the road.
    If you have the U.S. inter-
    state system (47,000 miles long)
    made of glass roads, and 90 per-
    cent have solar panels, then you
    would have about 184 square
    miles of pure solar panels. Tis
    doesnt sound like much, but
    184 square miles would produce
    about 312 million kilowatt-hours
    of electricity a day, or about the
    same amount of energy Califor-
    nia uses for an entire year. Not to
    mention the other 10 percent of
    roads (not solar panels), which
    would tell you how fast you were
    going, if there was construction
    ahead, or how long it would take
    you to get downtown.
    Although Brusaw has samples
    of these roads in his lab, even he
    admits they still need time and
    would be disgustingly expen-
    sive to implement. But imagine
    having roads that dont need
    constant construction, generate
    enough electricity to run most
    of the countrys power, and even
    tell you how fast youre going. It
    would be awesome.
    simpson is a freshman majoring in
    chemical engineering from Fairway.
    It turns out that not every-
    one views things the same way.
    I used to look at other cultures
    through my own narrow lens
    of comfort, relating everything
    to my own familiar experiences
    and values. I looked at Hanuk-
    kah as Jewish Christmas and
    crepes as French pancakes and a
    Quinceaera as a sweet sixteen
    (except the Mexicans were of
    by a year). And bless my parents
    for trying, but I begged them
    to let me eat every meal at Mc-
    Donalds when we took our frst
    international trip to Spain. I
    found great comfort in knowing
    that every culture was just like
    us. And I ignored the sources
    that were beyond my own per-
    sonal understanding.
    Islam eluded me when I was a
    kid. I only knew that the women
    wore hoods on their heads and
    that the men hated America,
    which today I understand is
    not true. According to the gen-
    eral public, terrorists only came
    from the Middle East. Tat
    didnt make much sense to me.
    I was living in the suburbs of
    Washington D.C. at the time,
    and those guys who murdered
    civilians from the beltway were
    way more terrifying to me than
    any Muslims; yet the people
    on the news only called them
    snipers.
    Im a journalist now, and I
    make mistakes; I dont always
    include every pertinent source,
    which is just plain wrong. But
    the extent to which the Ameri-
    can media has demonized the
    Islamic people is criminal. Over
    90 percent of Middle Easterners
    are Muslims; therefore, almost
    anything that occurs in this tur-
    bulent region will involve a per-
    son of Islamic faith. But religion
    is not always relevant to a story.
    A headline like, Christian Jerry
    Sandusky Guilty of Molesting
    10 Boys would seem pretty out
    of place in an American news-
    paper. And yet our media feels
    the need to cite religion as the
    cause every single time a car
    bomb explodes in Afghanistan.
    I watched four consecutive
    hours of CNN coverage on the
    attacks at the U.S. diplomatic
    outpost in Benghazi, Libya and
    the subsequent riots and did
    not once hear from an Islamic
    source. Te only sources we have
    are from our very own govern-
    ment, because its so expensive
    and risky to place journalists in
    war-torn areas. Welcome to 21st
    century propaganda: All of our
    information about the Middle
    East comes from America.
    Teres a girl in my dorm
    named Aliaa who wears a hijab
    on her head and a smile on her
    face. Shes lived in Egypt and
    Saudi Arabia, and shes taught
    me more about Islam just from
    our lunchtime conversations
    than Ive learned from 18 years
    of schooling and media expo-
    sure. For instance, I was under
    the impression that Muslim
    women are completely subjugat-
    ed by men. However, Aliaa ex-
    plained to me that women only
    have a strict public dress code in
    Saudi Arabia; each country has
    its own customs that cannot be
    applied to the entire nation of
    Islam. She proudly wears her hi-
    jab by choice, out of respect for
    her religion and in the name of
    modesty. In most Islamic coun-
    tries, women can do everything
    that men can.
    Above all, Ive learned that
    there isnt an American equiva-
    lent to everything. Muhammad
    isnt Muslim Jesus hes Mu-
    hammad. We shouldnt claim
    that its perfectly fne to in-
    sult another religions prophet
    merely because we choose to
    desecrate our own. Maybe we
    should learn something about
    this religion from the people
    who actually practice it before
    we demonize it from being dif-
    ferent from ours. Behind the hi-
    jab or abaya or burqa, there is a
    pair of eyes that see from their
    own point of view.
    webber is a freshman majoring in
    journalism and political science
    from Prairie Village. Follow him on
    Twitter @webbgemz.
    Is social media more addict-
    ing than sex? In a Kansan article
    published on Tuesday, a new study
    conducted at the University of
    Chicago Booth School of Business
    concluded that sex is a strong de-
    sire, but social media is harder to
    resist.
    Te advancement of technol-
    ogy has created diferent ways of
    connecting with others. Te Fa-
    cebook news feed updates you on
    your friends lives. Its an informa-
    tion fest, and the more you know
    the more you feel connected. I
    can understand that social media
    is addicting because I love to read
    hilarious tweets, too. However, the
    comparison of desires is puzzling.
    College is known to be the place
    where parties are wild and sexual
    encounters are numerous. Hanging
    out and hooking up are the new
    relationship statuses. Watch the
    1978 classic comedy flm Animal
    House and you can see how sex
    is considered a vital part of college
    life as Eric Otter Stratton charms
    his way into every womans skirts.
    Is this stereotype of college life
    accurate? According to a National
    Center for Health Statistics study
    released in 2011, 21.9 percent of
    all females and males aged 15 to
    24-years-old had never experi-
    enced sexual contact with another
    person in 2002. Te study points
    out an increase to 28.6 percent of
    all females and 27.2 percent of all
    males in the same age range never
    experiencing sexual contact with
    another person between 2006 and
    2008.
    Less people are having sex. Is
    this caused by social media fulfll-
    ing our desires to connect with oth-
    ers? Perhaps, but I dont buy it. Te
    desire for physical connection is
    stronger. Tat is why so many long
    distance relationships fail. Twitter
    and Facebook provide an illusion
    of connection and two partners of-
    ten call it quits because they dont
    see each other every day. Social
    media is available for everyone and
    that makes it addicting and safer
    than creating and maintaining a
    physical relationship.
    We tweet, post status updates
    and create online associations with
    others because it has become the
    norm to not talk face to face. My
    roommate made an interesting dis-
    covery on Craigslist that proves my
    point. Instead of talking to some-
    one people are posting missed
    connections in the Lawrence per-
    sonals for the redhead at Wendys
    or the guy at the rec. Is it too dif-
    cult to talk to people? It is defnitely
    safer to post on the Internet, but it
    prevents you from actually con-
    necting with that person you want
    to get to know.
    As humans we desire physi-
    cal connection and it may be that
    social media has been made so
    available to everyone that the de-
    sires have shifed from physical to
    cyberspace. Dont be fooled. Te
    social media connection is nothing
    compared to the sexual one. Let go
    of your fears. Talk to the guy in bi-
    ology you have been sitting behind
    or the girl you see in the library
    every Wednesday. Dont let social
    media control your life and social-
    ize the old fashioned way. Toga
    party anyone?
    warren is a junior majoring in journal-
    ism from overland Park. Follow her on
    Twitter @jordan_mechele.
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    and @mutemath there the next day. September
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    concert Ive ever been to.
    @JWdham
    @UdK_opinion Ingrid Michaelsons acoustic tour.
    Defnitely one of the best shows Ive seen this
    semester.
    Sorry, Jeff Withey, Im not just following
    you. I actually have a class that way.
    If I had a nickel for every time I think
    about you, Id think about you more
    often.
    Hahahahahaha Cardinals.
    I agree with the Dunkin Donuts coffee,
    Chipotle and a crewneck being the
    perfect date night. I just wish I thought
    of it frst.
    Hey FFa Editor, I love how you choose a
    combination of funny and thoughtful
    FFas for the column. (Pretend theres a
    picture of Ryan Gosling behind this.)
    Someone just did the whistle from The
    Hunger Games in Budig 120.
    Wait, running a marathon isnt a big
    deal?
    I just stole an entire bag of bagels from
    Mrs. Es. Should I be ashamed?
    Wow, I had no clue you were in college.
    Thank goodness you were wearing that
    shirt telling me so.
    KU Fit? Yeah right dude. More like KU
    kind of Fit.
    Lets play count the boat shoes on
    Wescoe.
    I think I love my Western Civ professor.
    Shes playing a sentimental slide show
    of the unit we just fnished, complete
    with sappy music.
    To the person who highlighted all the
    main points in my used book: I love you.
    You dare question my masterhood?! You
    favorite Pokmon is probably Rattata.
    Watching my bio teacher jump every
    time this girl sneezes is making my
    morning.
    How many horcruxes does Mike Myers
    have?
    Is it studious of me to fnd guys to get
    it in with on Monday and Wednesday
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    EMaW backwards is stupid.
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    I wonder how a bowling pin feels when
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    TECHNoLoGY
    Wednesday, OctOber 24, 2012 PaGe 6 the UnIVersIty daILy Kansan
    As an impressive season comes
    to a close this Friday, Kansas will
    honor seven seniors as they grace
    the pitch at the Jayhawk Soccer
    Complex one final time.
    Both collectively and individu-
    ally, the seniors on the Jayhawk
    squad have made a huge contri-
    butions this season. The seniors
    have created a fast-paced, relent-
    less atmosphere on a pitch that
    made it difficult for opponents to
    play against them, while offering
    their leadership to the younger
    players.
    Theyve been a great group.
    Theyve worked hard and done
    everything weve asked of them,
    coach Mark Francis said. Theyve
    done a great job leadership-wise,
    especially.
    Forward Whitney Berry has
    been a shooting and play-creat-
    ing machine this season. She has
    17 points this year, clinching five
    goals and a team-leading seven
    assists. She has taken 61 shots this
    season, 27 of which have been on
    goal. She has been awarded with
    numerous honors ranging from
    the Big 12 Commissioners Honor
    Roll to All-Big 12 Second Team.
    Berrys constant positive out-
    look and fierce presence on the
    field have been huge factors for the
    Jayhawks. Berry has been a play-
    maker whose presence is felt on
    the pitch. She always gets involved
    in the play, setting a great example
    for other girls to replicate.
    Despite being quiet in the
    record books, forward Nicole
    Chrisopulos has proven to be a
    fierce competitor on the field. She
    has recorded an assist and a goal
    this year, while taking 11 shots,
    five of them being on target. Her
    goal was against the Iowa State
    Cyclones.
    Chrisopulos is the kind of
    player who creates plays that the
    record books cannot record, which
    causes her to not get the credit
    she deserves. She is an important
    player in that she has great field
    vision. She is able to see the plays
    that need to be created in order to
    maximize to results.
    From all seven seniors, weve
    all grown up together, and weve
    sucked it up and led the team,
    Liebetrau said. Were putting it
    all out there.
    Defender Cassie Dickerson,
    who transferred from Ohio State
    to Kansas this season, promised
    to bring strength to the Jayhawk
    defense. She was named 2010 Big
    Ten Defensive Player of the Year
    and lettered two years at Ohio
    State, and though she played only
    a short time for Kansas, Dickerson
    lived up the high expectations.
    Dickerson was injured early in
    the season, causing her to miss
    most of the season for recov-
    ery. Predicted not to return this
    year, Dickerson returned in early
    October, instantly making a dif-
    ference. Dickerson plays with a
    quick pace, disrupting the runs
    the opponents attempt to make
    and getting the ball back to her
    teammates.
    Amy Grow, a midfielder from
    Edmond, Okla., plays with the
    same aggressive vigor as her team-
    mates. She has taken 32 shots this
    year, five on target, while collect-
    ing four assists this year.
    Grow appears on both sides
    of the ball, always being a factor
    in the play. She disrupts plays
    the opponents try to create while
    setting up plays for her own team-
    mates, often being able to create
    opportunities that her teammates
    can transform into goals. Grows
    determination and perseverance
    are necessary for a victory.
    Goalkeeper Kat Liebetrau has
    given nothing but solid perfor-
    mances this year as a dominant
    presence between the pipes.
    Liebetrau has collected 29 saves
    this season, forcing three shutouts
    this year.
    Liebetrau has earned plenty
    of honors recognizing her goal-
    stopping and shot-blocking tal-
    ent, including Big 12 Newcomer
    of the Week in 2009 and Big 12
    Defensive Player of the Week in
    2010. Liebetrau has 226 saves in
    her career, a feat that has helped
    ensure many victories for the
    Jayhawks during her time with
    the team.
    Midfielder Sarah Robbins has
    collected two assists this season
    and taken three shots. Robbins
    has had limited time on the pitch
    because she represented Canada
    in the Womens World Cup, held
    in Japan earlier in the season.
    Robbins has helped keep the ball
    on the opponents half of the pitch
    in her time at Kansas. She has an
    aggressive style of play that helps
    her dominate in the midfield, aid-
    ing Kansas in maintaining posses-
    sion of the ball and controlling the
    tempo of the game.
    Defender Shelby Williamson
    constantly proves her power by
    stopping threats coming into the
    Jayhawks final third. She has
    started every match of her career,
    showing persistence and a hard
    work ethic valuable in any athlete.
    Williamson protects the goal-
    keeper by providing the last line
    of defense, a job she excels at.
    Williamson is quick on her feet,
    clearing the ball with precision
    to begin scoring runs for the
    Jayhawks.
    I think the leadership with this
    group of seniors, right away we
    incorporated everybody in, and I
    think the chemistry has been there
    from the beginning, Berry said.
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    senior forward Whitney berry congratulates freshman forward courtney Dickerson
    for scoring a goal in the frst half. the Jayhawks suffered a 3-1 defeat against
    texas tech this sunday.
    K-states diversity
    provides success
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    Kansas state quarterback collin Klein passes during a game against West Virginia.
    the team is ranked No. 4 and may be barreling toward a spot in bcs title game.
    MANHATTAN, Kan. The
    star quarterback used to be a
    wide receiver, and the top wide
    receiver used to be a quarter-
    back.
    There are junior college play-
    ers from the most out-of-the-way
    places imaginable, and Division I
    transfers getting a fresh start.
    Small-town high school stars
    from the Heartland, and a motley
    collection of talent overlooked by
    most of college footballs marquee
    programs.
    This is No. 4 Kansas State,
    arguably the most diverse team
    in the country.
    And its of the best, too.
    Listening to quarterback Collin
    Klein describe the hodge-podge
    that makes up the only unbeaten
    team in the Big 12, its as if the
    Heisman Trophy candidate is lik-
    ening sagely coach Bill Snyder
    to the Statue of Liberty Give
    me your tired, your poor, your
    huddled masses, as the Emma
    Lazarus poem goes, only this
    time its the overlooked and the
    underappreciated.
    We do come from pretty
    diverse parts of the country,
    diverse backgrounds, different
    roads that have brought us here,
    Klein said.
    I mean, it goes back to his
    formula of taking whoever is here
    and bringing us in and molding
    us together and creating a true
    team to where it doesnt matter
    where you came from, how you
    got here, anything like that. What
    matters is now.
    Right now, the Wildcats are the
    hottest team in the country.
    Theyve already won at
    Oklahoma and West Virginia.
    Theyre 7-0 overall, 4-0 in the
    conference, and for once a favor-
    ite going into this weekends game
    against No. 15 Texas Tech.
    Poring over the roster, though,
    this isnt the kind of team that
    should be stacking up against
    top-ranked Alabama, high-fly-
    ing Oregon or even high-profile
    Notre Dame.
    The vast majority of these guys
    werent five-star prospects com-
    ing out of high school.
    Heck, most of them didnt
    even arrive at K-State out of high
    school, instead going through a
    junior college for reasons ranging
    from academics to lack of interest
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    t this point in the NFL season,
    most of the teams believe they
    have a chance of making the play-
    offs and earning a trip to New Orleans for
    Super Bowl XLVII. Its also early enough
    in the season to determine whether these
    potential playoff-bound teams are legiti-
    mate. To clean up the playoff picture, I
    want to separate the contenders from the
    pretenders, so lets go through some of the
    teams that would be in the playoffs at this
    point in the season and assess their chances
    of making it all the way.
    Minnesota Vikings
    The Vikings have arguably been the NFLs
    biggest surprise so far this season with a 5-2
    record. Experts believed that the Vikings
    would be overshadowed in the competi-
    tive NFC North by the Packers, Bears and
    Lions, as the preseason consensus was
    almost unanimous that the team would fin-
    ish last in the division. The Vikings defense
    is greatly improved from last season, with
    rookie safety Harrison Smith playing at a
    Pro Bowlcaliber level so far this season.
    That being said, Minnesota has some issues
    that may prevent them from making the
    playoffs. Although the offense has dynamic
    weapons in running back Adrian Peterson
    and wide receiver Percy Harvin, the lack
    of consistency by second-year quarterback
    Christian Ponder could greatly hinder the
    Vikings as the season progresses. After not
    throwing an interception in the first four
    games of the season, Ponder has thrown six
    in the last three games. This problem could
    continue to surface as Minnesotas schedule
    gets tougher later in the season when the
    team plays the Houston Texans and the
    Packers and Bears twice. I see the Vikings
    narrowly missing out on a playoff spot this
    season. Verdict: Playoffs Pretender.
    MiaMi Dolphins
    The Dolphins have been another pleas-
    ant surprise in the NFL this season with
    a 3-3 record and only one game back in
    the competitive AFC East. Two of the
    Dolphins losses have been in overtime,
    and the defense has looked strong so far
    this season, not giving more than 14 points
    in the past two weeks. Rookie quarterback
    Ryan Tannehill has been another surprise
    for the Dolphins this season. Many experts
    questioned the selection of Tannehill at
    the No. 8 pick in the draft, but Tannehills
    reunion with his former college coach
    Mike Sherman has eased his transition
    into the NFL. Although Tannehill has
    thrown four touchdowns and six intercep-
    tions, Tannehills last two games have been
    encouraging, throwing two touchdowns and
    zero interceptions. The Dolphins strong
    defense and weak schedule should keep
    them in playoff contention late into the sea-
    son. Verdict: Playoffs Contender.

    seattle seahawks
    The Seahawks have used a similar for-
    mula as the Dolphins to earn a 4-3 record
    so far this season. Seattle is in the top 10
    in passing yards, rushing yards and points
    allowed
    per game.
    The Seahawks
    already have impressive wins against the
    Packers (I know, they shouldnt have won
    this game, but hey, a wins a win) and the
    Patriots. They also have one of the best
    home field advantages in the NFL Field at
    CenturyLink Field, where the Seahawks
    have gone 3-0 so far this season. Although
    Seattle has some tough games remaining
    on its schedule, I believe that its strong
    defense and ball-control offense will give
    the team the opportunity to earn one of the
    wildcard spots in the NFC. Verdict: Playoffs
    Contender.
    edited by sarah McCabe
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    By Christopher Schaeder
    cschaeder@kansan.com
    thE MORNING bREW

    ?
    Q: Before fnishing last in the NFC
    North in 2010 and 2011, when was
    the last time the Vikings fnished
    last?
    A: 1990
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    Ryan Tannehill was the third
    quarterback drafted in the top eight
    of the 2012 NFL Draft. Stanford
    quarterback went No. 1 to the India-
    napolis Colts, and Baylor quarter-
    back Robert Griffn III went second
    to the Washington Redskins.
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    fAct Of thE DAY
    It might be the loudest stadium
    that weve been in, and were in a lot
    of loud ones. Id put that one right up
    there. Their fans are vocal.
    patriots coach Bill Belichick on
    Centurylink Field early this season.
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    QUOtE Of thE DAY
    This week in athletics
    Contender and pretender playoff outlook for NFL teams
    Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
    Sunday
    Iowa State
    6:30 p.m.
    Ames, Iowa
    Northern Colorado
    3 p.m.
    Lawrence
    Nebraska-Omaha
    5 p.m.
    Omaha, Neb.
    Womens Volleyball
    Womens Soccer
    Womens Swimming
    Williams Education Fund
    WEF Rock Chalk Tailgate
    All Active Members
    9 a.m.
    The Hill at Memorial Stadium
    Cross Country
    Big 12 Championships
    10 a.m.
    Austin, Texas
    Soccer
    Big 12 Championships
    10:00 a.m.
    Austin, Texas
    Womens Basketball
    Womens Golf
    Washburn
    2 p.m.
    Lawrence
    Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercol-
    legiate
    All Day
    Kiawah Island, S.C.
    Monday Tuesday
    GOLF
    Womens Volleyball
    Womens Golf
    Mens Basketball
    West Virginia
    6:30 p.m.
    Lawrence, Kan.
    Edwin Watts/Palmetto Inter-
    collegiate
    All Day
    Kiawah Island, S.C.
    Emporia State
    7 p.m.
    Lawrence, Kan.
    Gilbert wins frst medalist
    honors in NcAA career
    Kansas golfer Chris Gilbert earned
    medalist honors for the frst time in his
    NCAA career at the Herb Wimberly Inter-
    collegiate in Las Cruces, N.M.
    Gilbert shot a fnal-round two-under 69
    to tie University of Las Vegas Blake Biddle
    with a total score of 205 (-8) for medalist
    honors. Gilbert is the frst Jayhawk to earn
    medalist honors since Nate Barbee won
    the Bill Ross Intercollegiate in 2010.
    Its a big relief, Gilbert said, Ive re-
    ally been working for this my entire career.
    Ive been trying hard, and it fnally worked
    out. Im relieved that I got one out of the
    way in the fall, so I wont put a bunch of
    pressure on myself
    in the spring.
    Gilbert started
    the fnal round
    slowly, landing
    two strokes over
    par through seven
    holes, but he ral-
    lied with a birdie on
    the par four 13th and an eagle on the par
    fve 15th.
    The tournament came down to a 15-
    foot birdie putt on the 18th that wouldve
    given Gilbert the outright lead. The putt
    missed by inches ending the tournament
    in a tie.
    He was two over and brought it back
    to two under, coach Jamie Bermel said.
    Thats how you have to play to give your-
    self a chance to win. Its good for him be-
    cause hes been close this fall. The frst
    ones tough to win. Hopefully he can take
    this into the spring season.
    Gilbert ended the fall season with four
    top-15 fnishes and two top-fve fnishes
    in just fve tournaments.
    Freshman Jackson Foth continued to
    gain consistency with a two-over 73 to
    fnish the event with a 214 (+1) in a tie
    for 15th.
    He got in the lineup, and I think as
    a freshman he just thought, OK, I fnally
    made it, Bermel said. Then he went to
    tournaments and didnt play very well, but
    he kept qualifying. After a couple tourna-
    ments, he felt like he belonged. He played
    pretty steady.
    These consistent performances led
    to the Jayhawks ffth-place team with a
    score of 853, just 12 shots behind cham-
    pion Wichita State University.
    Paul Harris tied for 30th place with a
    total of 218. Stan Gautier tied for 37th
    with 219. Alex Gutesha and Dylan McClure
    wrapped up the lineup tied for 62nd and
    66th place.
    The Jayhawks are looking to build on
    their strong fnish in the fall season. For
    Bermel, his frst fve tournaments offered
    an opportunity to get to know his new
    players. The focus on consistency hasnt
    gone unnoticed by the coach.
    I think guys are fguring out how they
    can score well; theyre just not hitting it
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    The Jayhawks start the spring season
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    lot of work inside. Getting stronger in the
    weight room and getting mentally tougher
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    Kansas head coach Charlie
    Weis announced yesterday that
    freshman Michael Cummings will
    start this Saturday against Texas in
    the Universitys 100th homecom-
    ing. Weis updated the depth chart,
    and Cummings is listed frst.
    Last week, Weis had both Cum-
    mings and Dayne Crist listed at the
    top of the depth chart. Tis week,
    however, Weis decided it was time
    to move on and make the switch
    to Cummings.
    At this point, when youre 1-6
    and things havent gone real well,
    I think you owe it to your team to
    see what youve got, Weis said.
    Cummings received playing
    time in the second half of the
    games against Kansas State and
    Oklahoma State. While Cum-
    mings has practiced with the
    team, Weis gave him his frst taste
    of playing football at the college
    level. From there, Cummings
    worked his way up.
    Cummings had an opportunity
    to impress his coaches in the last
    three weeks, including his frst ca-
    reer start last Saturday.
    Mike had a fne performance
    for all the circumstances, quar-
    terbacks coach Ron Powlus said.
    He certainly has room to grow
    and things to get better at. But I
    thought he handled himself well
    in the situation, and I thought he
    managed his part of the operation
    fne. My mindset changed being
    the starter. But as far as my expec-
    tations, they havent changed.
    Powlus defned Cummings as a
    calm and collected player. Cum-
    mings said he will mentally pre-
    pare before the game to ensure he
    keeps a clear head on Saturday.
    Being named the starter def-
    nitely helps you prepare mentally
    in a diferent aspect for the game,
    Cummings said. I feel like Im go-
    ing to prepare all week like I know
    how. Im prepared to lead the team
    when my number is called.
    Afer redshirting his frst year at
    Kansas, Cummings fnds himself
    earning the opportunity he always
    dreamed of. Cummings said he
    wants to take advantage of it and
    continue to fnish the season as
    the starting quarterback.
    As long as I got a chance to
    compete, thats all you can ask for,
    Cummings said. All you can ask
    for is a chance. I just kept my faith,
    kept my notes and kept working.
    Even though Cummings will
    start as quarterback, Crist remains
    an important player on the team.
    Weis said Crist will keep his role
    as a captain because his team-
    mates voted for him.
    Cummings said he also received
    advice from Crist and hopes to
    eventually apply the lessons Crist
    has taught him.
    Since Daynes been here, hes
    been a great infuence on me,
    Cummings said. Him being a
    ffh-year senior, he has insight
    that I wont have until Im a ffh-
    year senior. If I can get it from
    him, then Ill be able to build on
    that and have more insight to give
    somebody else down the line.
    Edited by Allison Kohn
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    THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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    Jayhawks gear up to play Iowa State
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    Junior middle blocker Caroline Jarmoc gets into position during the fourth set in
    the match against the Kansas state Wildcats. Jarmoc had 11 kills and 25 total
    attacks. Kansas won against KsU 3-1.
    Weis picks freshman to start as quarterback against Texas on Saturday
    Armed with the reigning Big 12
    Offensive and Defensive Players of
    the Week and National Player of the
    Week, the Kansas Jayhawks aim to
    do something at 6:30 p.m. tonight
    that they havent done since 2004
    win at Iowa State.
    Hilton Coliseum is known for
    giving the Kansas basketball team
    some tough losses, but its also been
    the site of the volleyball teams mis-
    fortune. Iowa State has swept the
    Jayhawks in Ames every year since
    Kansas won at Iowa State 3-2 in
    2004.
    I know last year it didnt take
    long, coach Ray Bechard said of
    Iowa States 3-0 home victory against
    Kansas last year. They are really
    good at home, get a good crowd.
    Iowa State enters the match with
    an 11-7 record and a 5-3 mark in
    Big 12 play. However, that record is
    misleading. They defeated Nebraska
    when the Cornhuskers were ranked
    No. 1 in the nation, and they beat
    2011 NCAA runner-up Illinois.
    They are also the only team to win a
    set in conference play against Texas,
    pushing the No. 8 Longhorns to
    five sets before falling. Even though
    Kansas enters the match with a No.
    17 ranking and the Cyclones are No.
    22, Bechard still feels his team is in
    the underdog role.
    Theyre favored at home against
    anybody they play, Bechard said.
    A rankings fine, but if you go into
    the year before the year started say-
    ing, Hey, Kansas is going to be the
    favored team at Iowa State, a lot of
    people would look at you like youve
    got four eyes.
    In previous years, Iowa State
    clearly had a much better team than
    Kansas, but the gap is much nar-
    rower this year. On Monday, the Big
    12 named sophomore outside hitter
    Sara McClinton its Offensive Player
    of the Week and junior middle
    blocker Caroline Jarmoc the confer-
    ences Defensive Player of the Week.
    Another honor came on Tuesday,
    when the American Volleyball
    Coaches Association named Jarmoc
    its National Player of the Week. She
    notched 11 kills and 12 blocks on
    Oct. 17 against Kansas State and
    a career-high 23 kills on Oct. 20
    against TCU. Its the third time in
    program history a Jayhawk was
    named National Player of the Week
    and the first time since 2008.
    Led by Jarmoc and McClinton,
    the Jayhawks are 19-3 overall and
    7-1 in Big 12 play, earning them a
    No. 17 national ranking and No. 8
    RPI. Both rankings are the highest
    in program history.
    Obviously you can tell from
    the awards that people are getting
    every week and our record and our
    stats that everyone is contributing,
    junior libero Brianne Riley said.
    In the teams first matchup this
    season in Lawrence on Sept. 26,
    Kansas defeated the Cyclones by
    holding their fast-paced offense to a
    .149 hitting percentage and coercing
    them into 33 attack errors.
    Senior middle blocker Tayler
    Tolefree said Iowa State is different
    from Kansas because the Cyclones
    like to play fast and catch other
    defenses off guard. Junior middle
    blocker Tenisha Matlock leads Iowa
    State with a .315 hitting percentage,
    one of only seven players in the con-
    ference hitting above .300.
    They try and play fast and catch
    you moving on defense still and get
    points that way by sending the ball
    back over, Tolefree said. Their hit-
    ters are up early, but they might not
    swing hard. They can tip and throw
    it around some, so for us that means
    being disciplined on our releases
    on defense and just having a better
    court awareness.
    Iowa State is the worst blocking
    team in Big 12 play, but they are
    second in the conference in digs,
    behind only Kansas. Riley leads the
    Jayhawks and the Big 12 in digs with
    5.28 digs per set, while Iowa States
    Kristen Hahn is second in the con-
    ference with 5.03 digs per set.
    I think it makes a huge differ-
    ence, digging, Riley said. Coach
    B always says that if we can outdig
    them then oftentimes we have a bet-
    ter chance of winning.
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    freshman quarterback Michael Cummings gets ready to throw the ball to an open teammate during last saturdays game against Oklahoma at the Gaylord family- Oklahoma Memorial stadium in Norman,
    Okla. where the Jayhawks lost 7-52.
    While all may seem gloomy for
    Charlie Weis and Kansas football
    right now, a simple flip through
    the Jayhawks history book, A
    Tale of Mediocrity, may be their
    best source of optimism.
    You dont have to search back
    through too many chapters to
    find it.
    Eleven years ago, Terry Allen
    stumbled across the finish line to
    complete his final of five seasons
    as Kansas head coach. The team
    was 3-7 and didnt win a game in
    the Big 12.
    Turner Gill was often com-
    pared to Allen in his two years in
    charge of the Jayhawks. Allen was
    known as a nice guy and a real
    players coach. He came from a
    Northern Iowa University, where
    he had Division 1-AA success,
    yet couldnt duplicate it at Kansas
    in the Big 12.
    Like Allen, Gill was a nice
    guy. His players loved playing for
    him. He had a stellar reputation.
    And he came from University at
    Buffalo, where he had unprec-
    edented success for the program
    that also couldnt be duplicated at
    Kansas. Gills last year at Kansas
    was a 2-10 embarrassment with
    no Big 12 wins.
    Ten years ago, Kansas hired
    Mark Mangino. When Mangino
    was hired, the program couldnt
    get any worse, right? Until
    Mangino went 2-10 in his first
    season and Kansas didnt win in
    the Big 12 once again. It was the
    second time in school history
    that Kansas had back-to-back
    seasons with zero wins in confer-
    ence play.
    When Turner Gill was fired,
    the general sentiment from fans
    and media was that Kansas foot-
    ball couldnt get any worse.
    Charlie Weis, much like Mark
    Mangino, proved that thought
    wrong. It has gotten worse. While
    certain aspects of the team may
    be improved, the record will be
    worse, just like Manginos first
    season.
    Heck, even similar things were
    taking place 80 miles to the west
    in Manginos first year, as Kansas
    State finished sixth in the coachs
    poll in 2002.
    Mangino won in his second
    year at Kansas, and he won big.
    The team went 6-7 in 2003, won
    three games in the Big 12 and
    lost in the Tangerine Bowl to
    Phillip Rivers North Carolina
    State team. It bought him more
    time. Four more years of medi-
    ocrity, to be exact, before Todd
    Reesing sparked explosion in
    2008.
    It may be a long shot for
    Charlie Weis to have similar suc-
    cess in his second year at Kansas,
    but its not crazy to think the
    future will be a positive one for
    the Jayhawks.
    After all, history tends to
    repeat itself.
    Edited by Lauren Shelly

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