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As a child, church on Sundays,
taking communion and saying
prayers were all part of a routine
that Laisa Alcantar didnt feel
connected to.
Raised a Catholic, Alcantar
knew the steps and went through
the motions. She knew the rituals
were important, but she didnt
grasp their signifcance until
recently.
Tere was a time when Alcantar
would fall asleep on her moms
shoulder during Mass or spend
the time daydreaming, rather
than listening to the prayers.
She remembers wanting to be
anywhere other than the hard,
uncomfortable pew.
Alcantar, a junior from Garden
City, now fnds the words of the
homily to be comforting and en-
couraging. Rather than passively
sitting through Mass, she takes
the priests message to heart.
Since coming to the Univer-
sity, she has found a deeper
understanding of the routine
that defned her childhood. Her
experience here has given her a
deep connection with God that
she didnt have before. Alcantar
said it has allowed her to grow in
her faith on a personal level.
I actually go to church because
I want to now, not because I have
to. It has taken on a whole dif-
ferent meaning to me, Alcantar
said. It really puts me at ease and
brings inner peace.
Its not at all what she expected
to get from her years at the Uni-
versity. She said she had expected
a typical college experience,
consisting of late nights and new
experiences. However, she said
she gained something much more
lasting.
In the two and a half years since
moving to Lawrence, Alcantar has
seen herself change as her faith
grows. She has a new outlook on
life and she isnt worried about
the small stuf.
Ive been able to take the neg-
atives in my life and switch them
around and see them as a learning
experience, Alcantar said.
It has been tough for Alcantar
to balance her religion and her
schoolwork, as both are consid-
erably time-consuming. She said
the varying Mass times ofered at
the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus
Center allow her multiple oppor-
tunities to worship.
Religious students ofen en-
counter ideas that challenge their
own beliefs inside and outside of
the classroom. Alcantar said this
range of beliefs found on campus
serves as an opportunity to learn
from others.
I really dont stigmatize them, I
try to see from their point of view
and respect their beliefs, Alcantar
said. I just try to keep an open
mind.
To help adapt her religious views
and practices into the collegiate
realm, Alcantar turned to the
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus
Center. She attends Mass every
Sunday and has become more
involved with the Center and the
Catholic community through
various activities at the Center.
One thing that has truly helped
Alcantar to connect with God
has been the student-organized
retreats taken every semester
through the Center. Alcantar
said the retreat is an opportunity
for any student of any faith to
reconnect with God. For Alcantar,
it was an enlightenment that
completely changed the way she
lives her life.
Its a powerful experience. Ev-
eryone takes it in diferently but
its great to see how much love for
God there is, Alcantar said. If I
wouldnt have gone to that retreat
my freshman year I dont know
where I would be now.
Tese retreats are called Koino-
nia, which is Greek for commu-
nity. Father Steve Beseau of the
St. Lawrence Center describes
them as welcoming retreats to
create a tight-knit community of
students at the Center.
Tese retreats help students
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Senior Michael Engelken from Overland Park works for Live @ KJHK. Engelken
hosts and helps produce the weekly show that airs every Tuesday night at 7 p.m.
Michael Engelken almost quit
working for KJHK his freshman
year, but the station manager
convinced him to stick around
and apply for a paid-position at
the station. Tree years later, that
decision has proven to be a great
one, as Engelken fnds himself
the creator and host of a nation-
al award-winning show for the
student-run station.
I was a freshman and I just
didnt feel very involved, he said.
Ten the boss-man ofered to
pay me and make me production
director, so Im glad I ended up
taking that.
Te senior from Overland Park
hosts Live @ KJHK, a weekly
program that features live perfor-
mances from local and touring
bands every Tuesday night at 7
p.m.
Not only does Engelken serve as
the host of the show, he also books
the bands, sets up the equipment,
video tapes the performances and
interviews the performers.
Engelken served as production
director of an old program on the
station called Plow the Fields,
which used to feature a live band
on air once a month, but Engelken
saw an opportunity to make it a
more common occurrence.
I was in charge of mic-ing the
bands and stuf for that show
when they would have people
on, and I just started thinking:
I could do this every week, he
said. So I mentioned to my boss
I wanted to start making these
videos, and he was totally cool
with it.
Te station then put about
$3,000 into more camera and
sound equipment and the show
made its frst weekly airing in
August of 2012.
Engelken spent the early days of
the show doing all of the prepara-
tion and production himself, but
since then, Engelken has gathered
a small team of staf members to
assist in the production of the
show. His featuring of local talent
also led to a relationship with Rolf
Petermann, who operates Law-
rence music collective Whatever
Forever Tapes and continually
supplies the show with new local
bands.
Tey send a lot of good artists
my way, Engelken said. Whenev-
er he fnds somebody good, Rolf
will send them to me or some-
times Ill be able to email him and
tell him I need someone, and he
always comes up with good stuf
for me.
Live @ KJHK has turned
into an unexpected success for
Engelken. Since its frst airing, the
show has become a staple in the
KJHK lineup and has garnered
national recognition, winning
the award for Best Regularly
Scheduled Program from College
Broadcasters Inc. in November.
Engelken said hes been contacted
by alumni throughout the country
who want to express their interest
in the show, and his work even
led to an internship in California
with a documentary production
company.
Preparation for the 7 p.m. show
begins an hour before they go on
air, when Engelken and his staf
begin to set up microphones,
amplifers and sound boards in
the stations studio in the Kansas
Union.
Te 30-minute show begins with
a performance from the featured
band in the KJHK studio, which
is flmed by Engelken and other
KJHK workers, followed by an
interview with the artists. Te
show airs live on air and the video
portion is posted to the stations
website shortly afer.
Engelken regularly checks the
video statistics on the shows
Youtube channel, which has
nearly 100,000 views, and said the
number of viewers and reach of
the show continue to shock him.
Teres even people listening
in other countries. Teres 6,000
views in Canada and the U.K., so
its just crazy, he said. Somebody
in every state has watched our
videos too, so its encouraging and
you know youre doing something
right.
One of the students who helps
produce the show is Mason
Kilpatrick, a sophomore from
Hutchinson who has been tapped
as Engelkens replacement as the
show-runner next year. He said
hes interested in the technical
aspects of the show that Engelken
has mastered, but that wasnt the
most important reason for him
joining the show.
Te way this is structured, with
the station being student run, is
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RELIGION
Campus offers community for student growing in faith
GEORGE MULLINIX/KANSAN
Junior Laisa Alcantar sits inside the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, located near Daisy Hill. Alcantar is a religious
student who found her faith while in college.
ASHLEIGH TIDWELL
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Junior Laisa Alcantar expands and deepens her Catholic beliefs
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NO SHAVE NOVEMBER
RAISES AWARENESS
PAGE 2
While some use November as
an excuse to not shave facial hair,
Mason Moore used it to increase
awareness about mens health
issues.
His efort was for the chari-
ty Movember, a transnational
organization raising awareness
about mens health issues such as
testicular cancer, prostate cancer
and mental health. Moore, a ju-
nior from Chicago who has taken
this semester of
of classes, raised
more than $600
for the organiza-
tion last month.
I thought this
was a pretty
worthwhile
cause, Moore
said. My family
is pretty close to it
and if I could help
raise money and awareness for
mens health then I should.
Te goals of Movember are
close to Moores heart. On his
maternal side, his grandfather
had prostate cancer and melano-
ma, his uncle beat lung cancer
and another uncle has recently
been diagnosed with prostate
cancer.
It was because of Moores
personal story that Kailee Karr, a
junior from Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
donated to Moore. She appreci-
ated Moores passion about the
subject, his personal connection
with mens health issues and the
goals of Movember.
It seemed like a really great op-
portunity, so I wanted to support
him, Karr said.
Tis past November was
Moores third year participating
with the charity.
Moore frst heard about Mo-
vember when he was in high
school, while growing a mus-
tache. A classmate ofandedly
remarked about his facial hair
and asked
if he was
growing it
because of
some involve-
ment with
the Movem-
ber charity.
Moore hadnt
heard of it
before and
afer some
research, has been involved ever
since.
Tis year, Moore reached out
to friends in person and through
his social media about the cause.
Everyday on his Facebook, he
would publish a picture of some-
one famous with a prominent
mustache and tell the story be-
hind it. Te fgures ranged from
President Teodore Roosevelt,
to fctional news anchor, Ron
Burgundy. If someone donated
to Moore, he would personally
thank them for their contribu-
tion.
Part of Moores success is
because of how easy it is to
register with Movember. Afer
registering with the organization
through the website, people let
their facial hair grow during the
month of November and try to
get people to donate to them. At
the end of the month, partici-
pants are encouraged to celebrate
by throwing their own parties, or
by attending a Movember Gala
Part.
According to the organiza-
tions website, Movember has
existed since 2003 and started in
Melbourne, Australia. Since then,
the organization has grown into
a global charity, has funded more
than 500 projects and is active in
21 countries.
Moore is just happy he has a
mustache and thinks people have
reacted positively to his eforts.
First of all, who in the world
wouldnt want a mustache?
Moore said. Secondly, no ones
going to be upset that youre be-
ing vocal about a good cause.
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University professors link word
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New evidence gives insight into how
language is processed. A recent study
conducted at the University found that
the sex of the speaker affects whether
words are perceived as male or female.
It shows that grammar is not as
impervious as people have previously
thought, said psychology professor
Michael Vitevitch.
Vitevitch, linguistics professors
Allard Jongman and Joan Sereno and
psychology graduate student Ruuth-
erford Goldstein challenged the two
conicting schools of thought.
In one theory, called the abstraction-
ist model, the meaning, sound and use
of the word are stored in the lexicon or
ones personal vocabulary. Non-lexical
information, like the gender and accent
of the speaker, is omitted.
In the second theory, called the
exemplar model, each form of the
word takes into account the sex of the
speaker and their accent. According to
the exemplar model, both are used in
the processing of language.
To test these theories, the professors
created an experiment in which native
speakers of Spanish were presented
with both masculine and feminine
words and asked to identify their
gender. The words were spoken by both
male and female speakers.
The studys goal was to see whether
the participants hearing the word
would be able to process words of a
certain gender when the sex of the
speaker was different from that of the
word. For example, a male speaker
would say a feminine word, and the
professors would observe whether the
participant hearing the word could
process the word as quickly as they
would had the words gender matched
the speakers sex.
The study found that, while most
participants were able to get a majority
of the words correct, participants often
hesitated when they heard a word of a
gender opposite than the gender of the
speaker.
With a male speaker saying a male
word, one could very easily identify that
it was a male word, Vitevitch said.
When there was a male speaking a
feminine word in Spanish, we found it
took people a little bit longer to process
the word.
These ndings came to support the
exemplar model of language process-
ing where those hearing words take
into account the sex of the speaker,
their accent and other factors when
processing a word, all of which hap-
pens in a matter of nanoseconds.
This study gives a bit more insight
into the question: What gets stored in
the mental lexicon? Goldstein said.
And our results support the answer:
more than just words.
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whats attractive about it, Kilpat-
rick said. Students get to choose
what they want to and when they
want to do it, and thats really the
best thing about it.
Brian Rodgers has performed
twice on Live @ KJHK. Once as
a drummer for his band, Forester
and again under his DJ moniker,
LION. He said the show is a great
way for local musicians to gain
notoriety and create an online
portfolio, which is vital in this day
and age.
Having a live performance is so
important, and this gives us the
opportunity to do that, Rodgers
said. All the dance concerts, those
guys arent releasing albums, but
theyre doing lots of live perfor-
mances, so its pretty clear that its
an important thing you need to be
doing.
Looking back, Engelken is
thrilled with the success the show
had, and with his decision to fll
out his KJHK application, rather
than giving up on his radio career.
When I was a freshman or
sophomore I wouldnt have imag-
ined I would be doing this every
week, he said. Im just glad I
came back because I defnitely like
being here and want to be here.
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ECONOMY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK Did stores shoot
themselves in the foot?
Target, Macy's and other re-
tailers ofered holiday discounts
in early November and opened
stores on Tanksgiving Day. It
was an efort to attract shoppers
before Black Friday, the day afer
Tanksgiving that traditionally
kicks of the holiday shopping
season.
Tose tactics drew bigger
crowds, but failed to motivate
Americans to spend.
A record 141 million people
are expected to shop in stores
and online over the four-day
Tanksgiving weekend that ends
Sunday, up from last year's 137
million, according to the results of
a survey of nearly 4,500 shoppers
conducted for Te National Retail
Federation.
But total spending is expected
to fall for the frst time ever since
the trade group began tracking it
in 2006, according to the survey
that was released on Sunday. Over
the four days, spending fell an
estimated 2.9 percent to $57.4
billion.
Te survey underscores the chal-
lenges stores have faced since the
recession began in late 2007. Re-
tailers had to ofer deep discounts
to get people to shop during the
downturn, but Americans still
expect those "70 percent of" signs
now during the uneven economic
recovery.
Stores may have only exacer-
bated that expectation this year.
By ofering bargains earlier in the
season, it seems they've created
a vicious cycle in which they'll
need to constantly ofer bigger
sales to get people to spend. Tat's
because shoppers who took ad-
vantage of "holiday" deals before
Tanksgiving may have deal
fatigue and are cautious about
buying anything else unless it's
heavily discounted.
"Te economy spoke loud and
clear over the past few days,"
said Brian Sozzi, CEO and chief
equities strategist at Belus Capital
Advisors. "We are going to see an
increase in markdowns."
Matthew Shay, president and
CEO of Te National Retail
Federation, said that the survey
results only represent one extend-
ed weekend in what is typically
the biggest shopping period of
the year. Te combined months
of November and December can
account for up to 40 percent of
retailers' revenue.
Overall, Shay said the trade
group still expects sales for
the two months to increase 3.9
percent to $602.1 billion. Tat's
higher than the 3.5 percent in the
previous year.
But to achieve that growth, re-
tailers will likely have to ofer big
sales events. In a stronger econ-
omy, people who shopped early
would continue to do so through-
out the season. But analysts say
that's not likely to be the case in
this still tough economic climate.
"It's pretty clear that in the
current environment, customers
expect promotions," Shay said.
"Absent promotions, they're not
really spending."
At least a dozen major retail-
ers most of them for the frst
time opened on Tanksgiving
instead of on Black Friday, which
is typically the biggest shopping
day of the year. Wal-Mart, Toys
R Us and other retailers said on
Friday that Tanksgiving crowds
were strong.
But the early start appeared to
pull sales forward. Black Friday
sales fell 13.2 percent from the
previous year to $9.74 billion,
according to Chicago-based
technology frm ShopperTrak. But
combined spending over Tanks-
giving and Black Friday rose 2.3
percent to $12.3 billion compared
with a year ago.
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grow in their faith and grow in
the community, Beseau said.
When youre at home faith
revolves around family and when
youre away from family you
still need a community to share
your faith, this help creates that
community.
Beseau said becoming a part of
this community is an important
step for students who need help
transitioning their religious
beliefs into a college atmosphere.
He said that it can help people re-
afrm their faith and encourage
them to continue practicing.
Dwight Welch, campus minister
with Ecumenical Christian
Ministries, shares a similar
view. Welch said the language of
hospitality within the ECM com-
munity is key for students when
they are fguring out their faith.
He said he hopes the ECM can
be the foundation in the religious
paths of students.
Its important for students to
remember that our doors are
open and anyone is welcome,
regardless of sexual orientation
or religious background, Welch
said. We want to provide an av-
enue for religious understanding
to everyone.
Te Faith Forum is a popular
way for the ECM to help students
on their religious journey.
Sean Weston, a senior from
Manhattan and director of the
Faith Forum, said it is a way
to draw a diverse number of
students to discuss how the
Christian faith can be under-
stood and how it can be used to
engage society.
Weston notes that Faith Forum
is all about having people from
several diferent backgrounds, in-
cluding those of diferent faiths.
Tis semester Faith Forum is
focusing on Queering Christi-
anity, which Weston said is an
important topic for ECM.
Queerness is about sexuality,
but it is also about living a life
that questions and challenges
social norms, which is what Jesus
did, Weston said. As a queer
person, its been great to have a
chance to integrate two parts of
my identity that many people see
as exclusive.
Weston has seen that many
people struggle with their faith
when it comes to people who are
queer, which is why it is import-
ant to him that the Faith Forum
is inclusive for every student who
is struggling with their faith.
At Faith Forum, we ofer a
non-judgmental community for
people to come at their most vul-
nerable, Weston said. I believe
openness to others is openness
RELIGION FROM PAGE 1 KJHK FROM PAGE 1
D
ost mine ears deceive
me? Perhaps it was an
early on-set of fnals
brain, but I could have sworn at
the last basketball game in Allen
Fieldhouse I actually heard the
word brave during the national
anthem. Bravo, Allen Fieldhouse,
bravo.
Before starting this article, I had
to do a quick search to make sure
I wasnt writing a broken record,
because chants and general au-
dience noise in Allen Fieldhouse
are hotly debated topics. Rightly
so, I say: as the loudest college
basketball arena in the country,
the words we sacrifce our voices
for at the top of our lungs are
important.
But let me be honest: my real
motivation behind this article
is my father, a U.S. veteran who
specially requested I write about
this topic when he heard I was in
need of ideas. I, of course, was
going to write yet another article
spinning in countless references
to Disney, or Steven Spielberg
or Harry Potter in the hopes of
achieving that great humor that
somehow always evades me. But
this seemed equally as important.
Maybe a little a lot more
important.
Bill Self recently made a request
that fans in Allen Fieldhouse
respect the national anthems last
word and all that home of the
brave stands for; in other words,
the king of Allen Fieldhouse has
spoken, everyone.
But in all seriousness, this is an
important topic that ofen gets
kicked to the side because of its
lack of locality. When you spend
your life living in a relatively
peaceful place, the repetition of
the national anthem can become
second-hand and lose its meaning
and signifcance. Its easy to for-
get that the words you sing when
you cross your hand over your
heart are the substance to an oath
of loyalty and respect for a nation
that, while fawed, has still given
you every privilege and right you
have to be standing in this coun-
try, enjoying basketball.
Tose fnal words, home of
the brave, are words that honor
every man and woman who has
volunteered and sacrifced for
this country and the rights that
we have. You may or may not
agree with the military actions
of this country, but that doesnt
change the fact that there are men
and women who give their lives
so that the rest of us can exercise
our freedoms and go about our
business. And whether or not
you agree with the actions of this
country, you should respect those
who are willing to put your life
before their own.
So like my father and Bill Self
himself, I agree that, as fans in
Allen Fieldhouse and honestly,
fans anywhere we need to drop
the Chiefs yell at the end of
the national anthem. Words are
powerful, and when we replace
brave with Chiefs, we are
doing an injustice to service men
and women everywhere. Lets
not forget the subtle racism that
such a chant implies, when you
actually stop to think about the
culturally insensitive branding
of the Chiefs, with their red and
gold colors, living horse mascot
named Warpaint and stadium
entitled Arrowhead. I mean,
come on, Kansas City. But thats
another article entirely.
Tasha Cerny is a senior majoring
in English from Salina.
O
opinion
MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2013 PAGE 4
F
or those who arent aware
already, the American Civil
Liberties Union (ACLU) has
fled a lawsuit against the State of
Kansas for a voting law passed by
the Republican legislature, signed
by Governor Sam Brownback
and currently being enforced by
Secretary of State Kris Kobach.
Te claim they make is that the
two-tiered voting system created
by the law is unconstitutional.
While its possible that the state
constitution may not technically
forbid such a law, it remains an
uncalled-for impediment on the
right of eligible state citizens to
vote.
Te law requires proof of citi-
zenship to vote in state elections, a
process separate from registering
to vote in national elections (Te
U.S. Supreme Court ruled a few
months ago that states could not
require proof of citizenship for
national voter registration). Under
the law, a person could vote in a
general election for President of
the United States and have their
vote counted. However, if that
same person failed to provide
proof of citizenship for a state
election say for governor or
secretary of state they would be
unable to cast a ballot. According
to the ACLU, the law divides reg-
istered voters in Kansas into sep-
arate and unequal classes and is
based on nothing more than the
method of registration the voter
uses. Tere are many registered
voters in Kansas whose voting
rights are currently suspended
because they have not provided
documentation of citizenship as
the law orders.
Setting aside the blatant mon-
strosity of enacting extra barriers
for eligible citizens to partici-
pate in the democratic process,
Kobachs reaction to the suit is,
perhaps unsurprisingly, arrogant
and ofensively dishonest. When
interviewed by USA Today,
Kobach commented that he is also
trying to prevent a two-tiered
system. Tis defense (if you want
to call it that) of the law begs one
giant, paradoxical question that
the Secretary is either unable or
unwilling to answer: if your goal
is to prevent a two-tiered system,
why install one in the frst place?
Kobach goes on to say that voters
have a choice in whether or not
to provide proof of citizenship
and thus be able to vote. In other
words, he wants everyone to know
that their voting rights are secure.
All a person has to do is cooperate
with an unnecessary and unjust
law.
Tose who have followed
Kobachs career shouldnt be
at all surprised by this turn of
events. Afer all, it was Kobach
who acted as a leading architect
of the horrendous immigration
laws permitting racial profling
that were passed in Alabama and
Arizona only a few years ago.
Incidentally, key provisions of the
Arizona law were struck down by
the U.S. Supreme Court. Kobach
also helped engineer a voter ID
law in Kansas that makes it more
difcult for voters to cast ballots
by requiring certain types of
identifcation at polling places,
which certain groups of voters like
the elderly and low-income voters
are much less likely to carry. Tis
law is intended to prevent voter
fraud, which would be a worthy
goal, except that the vast majority
of nonpartisan research has found
it to be a rare or nonexistent
problem.
Te future of the ACLUs legal
action is far from certain. Of the
barrage of voting restriction laws
that have been passed in many
states over the past several years,
some have been successfully
challenged while others appear to
be on the books for the foresee-
able future. Te best thing we as
a state can do is elect leaders who
would preserve the franchise and
promote democratic engagement.
Te extremist policies being
enforced by Secretary Kobach
and others threatens the voting
rights of thousands of Kansans-
and when the rights of some are
threatened, so are the rights of all.
**If you are registered to vote
in Kansas, be sure to check on
your registration status by visiting
myvoteinfo.voteks.org/VoterView/
Home.do or calling the elections
ofce in the county youre regis-
tered in. If that county is Douglas,
you can call the clerks ofce at
785-832-5167.
Eric Schumacher is a senior
majoring in political science and
English from Topeka.
Kansas voter registration law impedes on rights
Media coverage neglects risk of
invasive species from tsunami
Chiefs have no home
in national anthem
POLITICS
ENVIRONMENT AMERICA
O
n March 11, 2011 a
9.0 magnitude earth-
quake struck 231 miles
northeast of Tokyo. A tsunami
followed, killing 15,883 peo-
ple and leaving many more
missing. In the wake of 30-foot
waves, several nuclear reactors
were damaged, causing massive
explosions and dangerous levels
of radiation to be released. In
addition to land and human
devastation, millions of tons of
debris drifed into the Pacifc
Ocean.
Te National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administrations
estimates that there is 1.5 million
tons of foating debris, consist-
ing of everything from boats to
buoys and piers to oil cans.
So where has all of this debris
gone?
Some of it has sunk deep into
the ocean, but much more has
started to drif onto American
coastlines, with even more to
come.
Initially, media outlets such
as CNN and Fox News were
concerned about the debris hav-
ing high levels of radioactivity.
Major news networks reported
a wall of radioactive tsunami
debris drifing ominously toward
California, Oregon and Wash-
ington. However, the NOAA
and several other independent
research organizations have
confrmed that the debris has
normal levels of radioactivity.
Im not sure what constitutes
normal radioactivity, but those
words just dont ft together in
my mind. Alas, I have decided
not to worry about radioac-
tive junk washing up in San
Francisco. Ive become aware of
another problem one that has
not made the headlines quite as
loudly as radioactive walls of
debris.
Attached to these foating
objects of Japanese origin are
organisms that are hitching a
free ride across the Pacifc. Tey
arent scary monsters coming
to eat our children and take our
jobs, but they could cause some
serious ecological issues. Te
tricky thing about ecosystems is
that they have to have the perfect
balance of life. An organism
from Japan may not ft so nicely
into the ecosystems of our West-
ern coast. In short, we have a
potential invasive species issue
on our hands.
So what s the big hullabaloo
about invasives? I mean this is
America, land of the free, land
of opportunity everyone is
welcome, right? In order to
illustrate the ecological and eco-
nomic issues an invasive species
may cause, lets talk about toads
in Australia.
Te cane toad, native to South
America, was introduced to
Australia in 1935. Its purpose
was to eat beetles of of sugar
cane plants. It turns out the toads
werent interested in the bugs,
and they instead began to multi-
ply in large numbers and spread
across the continent. Cane toads
have unique poisons they use
against predators, which caused
predatory animal populations
to decline, and prey populations
to increase. Additionally, cane
toads pose a threat to pets and
small animals that may touch
them and be poisoned. In
order to control these pests, the
Australian government may have
to adopt plans similar to the
United States, spending billions
of dollars to combat invasive
species that threaten agriculture
and biodiversity.
Te cane toad is just one exam-
ple of countless introduced spe-
cies that wreak havoc on native
ecosystems around the world. In
the United States, there are 4,300
reported invasive species. Tat
number could grow as the Jap-
anese tsunami debris continues
to reach our coastlines. More
research is needed to understand
the efects some of these newly
introduced species could have on
the ecosystems of Hawaii, Cali-
fornia, Oregon and Washington.
Te lack of media coverage on
this potential invasive species
problem, compared to the vast
coverage of a radioactive wall of
debris, indicates that the mass
medias attention lies with the
sensational not the practical.

Gabrielle Murnan is a sophomore
majoring in environmental
studies from Pittsburg.
Joellen Embiiderson is my second
favorite dunketeer on the Jayhawkers
basketball squadron.
Imagine Tim Allen in the inevitable
next fast and furious movie.
Youre welcome.
Where is this perfect pooping spot
youre talking about?
Dear carillon players, thank you for
making the last day before break
more bearable. Please play more
holiday songs after break.
An actual good season for the
Chiefs just reminds me how
much losses sting.
They should make something like
Instagram, except its only pictures
of your dogs.
Campus is gonna have a bunch of
fresh-faced boys today.
RIP No Shave.
Can we talk about how much I
hate the Broncos.
Hold me closer, tiny Dundee.
Who is responsible for keeping Sur-
vivor on the air? Seriously, who has
been watching it for 13 years?
Soldier is the best Destinys
Child song and Ill ght anyone
who disagrees.
Im a guy and I want to wear yoga
pants. What is Title IX gonna
do for me?
All in all, my parents did NOT have a
good Pranksgiving.
Can we, like, stop scheduling
important games over breaks?
Really bummed about KU v.
Georgetown and K-State.
I like seeing the Broncos lose about
as much as I like seeing the Chiefs
win, so this isnt going too well.
Familys great and all, but I always
feel terrible about leaving my dog :(
My body is ready for Anchorman 2:
Electric Boogaloo.
Either I need better insulation, or my
neighbors need less obnoxious dogs.
Someday, all my friends will have
babies and I will have a deleted
Facebook account. These pictures
are unbearable.
Went home to SoCal for break and
reminisced on the days when I didnt
even know what long underwear was.
Three more weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeks.
I love taking my non-native friends to
Gates and watching them freak out
upon being shouted at.
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I should really
get back to the
gym, but I think
Im gonna milk
this tryptopha
excuse for a few
more months.
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By the time Dec. 25 rolls around,
youve probably heard the phrase
cotton-headed ninnymuggins
way too ofen and the amount of
times the channel listings have
featured Its A Wonderful Life
has convinced you that, no, its
actually a terrible one. But what if
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Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 9
Embark on a wild adventure, and
take a partner along. Your universe
is expanding. Empower assertive
behavior. Don't spend on celebra-
tions; keep the money in the bank
and nd low-cost alternatives. Test
new recipes in private.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
Past deeds speak well for you, so
keep up the good work. Don't confuse
enthusiasm with being impulsive.
Stand up for what's important.
Consider the impact before acting.
Handle nancial matters now. A
friend's referral opens a door.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 9
Adjust to the demands and needs
of others now. Put fantasies on hold
for a while and study. Finish up all
the old tasks on your list. The effects
will be far-reaching. Do a little bit
at a time.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is a 9
Discover and take advantage of
new opportunities. Put insights to
imaginative use. Intuition reveals a
winning strategy. Fulll a promise
to a colleague. The pace quickens.
Water enters the picture. Balance
your work with rest.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is an 8
Provide something that's required.
Make more time for love over the
next few days. Prepare a glamorous
event. Imagination is your best asset
to generate creative and unusual
ideas. Organize and delegate, then
celebrate with friends.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
Stick close to home for the next
two days, and relax. Reassess your
view of a situation. A disagreement
about priorities could arise. Work the
numbers and negotiate a rm deal.
Research options by reviewing expert
opinions. Create a workable plan.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is an 8
Take care of a household emergency
with quick thinking. You're extra
brilliant today and tomorrow. Don't
spend money just to look good.
Actions speak louder, so work faster
and make more money. Communi-
cate your feelings.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 9
Household nances take top pri-
ority. Upgrade domestic technology
without getting distracted. Go for it
together. Provide the perfect atmo-
sphere using available resources.
Heed the voice of experience. The
next two days could be very lucrative.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 9
Verify connections and reconrm
the plan. Consult an expert. You're
getting stronger. Dreams provide
answers. You're extra hot today
and tomorrow. Save for a rainy day.
Change things around at home. Use
your skills and enjoy the results.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 7
Focus on keeping old commitments
today and tomorrow, freeing space
for new ideas. Get your partner
involved. Don't worry about the
money. Get the team to play along.
Get advice from somebody who's
been there, done that.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
Obstacles make you even more
determined. Friends help out, too.
Dance with surprises. Let your part-
ner take the lead. Schedule meetings
for today, and think things through
to the logical conclusion. Upgrade
equipment. There's a positive
outcome in the works.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is an 8
Career matters claim your attention
today and tomorrow. Pay attention.
Consider an interesting proposition
and discover an answer. Offer
your own ideas. Meditate on a
problem, then act on your
convictions. You're earning
points that you can play later.
Underrated holiday movies
FESTIVE FILMS
MADDY MIKINSKI
mmikinski@kansan.com
Holiday Inn (1942)

Have yourself a classy little Christmas with this Ir-
ving Berlin oldie starring Bing Crosby and Fred As-
taire. In this Oscar-winning musical, Crosby plays the
moping Jim, a crooner whose girlfriend has broken
up with hm for his dancing co-star, Ted, played by As-
taire. To cope, Jim does what any grieving man would
dobuys a dance hall which only opens on major hol-
idays. Tis classics claim to fame is its now-famous
original song, Im Dreaming of a White Christmas.
Paramount Pictures
Four Christmases (2008)
Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn star in this mov-
ie which follows a couple set who visit all four of their
divorced parents in one Christmas day.
With every parent that goes by, their rela-
tionship is tested in various, hilarious ways.
Walt Disney Pictures
The Santa Clause (1994)
Afer killing Santa, Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) must adhere
to the role of Te Santa Clause and take on the vacant
job himself. He must learn to live with all the job require-
ments, such as the overwhelming weight gain, persistent
fufy white beard and the onslaught of child admirers.
20th Century Fox
Jingle All the Way (1996)
Jingle All the Way is the Arnold Schwarzeneg-
ger holiday movie you didnt know you were miss-
ing. Te Governator plays a father desperate to get
the last item on his sons Christmas list a hot-item
action fgure. Of course this movie includes all the
classic elements of a Schwarzenegger movie: ac-
tion scenes, explosions and a little holiday cheer.
New Line Cinema
Try these Christmas movies to get in the holiday spirit
CELEBRITY DEATH
Speed a factor in Walkers
fatal crash, ofcials say

LOS ANGELES Investigators
sought to determine the cause of a -
ery crash that killed Fast & Furious
star Paul Walker while the 40-year-
old actors fans erected a makeshift
memorial Sunday near where the
Porsche he was riding in smashed
into a light pole and tree.
The Los Angeles County Sheriffs
Department said speed was a factor
in Saturdays one-car crash, though it
will take time to determine how fast
the car was going.
Because Walker is so closely associ-
ated with the underground culture of
street racing portrayed in the popular
Fast & Furious lm franchise, the
fatal accident had an eerie quality
a tragic end for a Hollywood hero
of speed.
The crash also killed Walkers friend
and nancial adviser Roger Rodas,
according to Walkers publicist, Ame
Van Iden. She said Walker was a
passenger in the car when the two
drove away in a 2005 red Porsche
Carrera GT from a fundraiser in the
community of Valencia, about 30
miles northwest of downtown Los
Angeles.
Sheriffs deputies found the car
engulfed in ames when they arrived
at the site of the crash, near the
fundraiser at Rodas sport car deal-
ership. Ofcials have not identied
either person found in the car.
On Sunday, fans of Walker gathered
to leave owers, candles and memo-
rabilia from the action movies.
Walker is gone but hell never be
forgotten because there are so many
people that look up to him, Joel
Perez, 23, told the Los Angeles Times
at the memorial.
Sheriffs deputy Peter Gomez said
investigators are working to deter-
mine how fast the car was traveling
and what caused it to go out of
control, including whether the driver
was distracted or something in the
road prompted him to swerve.
After the Porsche crashed into
a light pole and tree, it burst into
ames. The downed light pole had a
speed limit sign of 45 mph.
Walker rode the Fast & Furious
franchise to fame, starring in all but
one of the six action blockbusters,
beginning with the rst lm in 2001.
He had been on break from shooting
the seventh installment; production
began in September and while
much of the lm has been shot, its
incomplete.
Universal Pictures has not said
what it plans to do with Fast &
Furious 7, which currently is slated
for release in July.
Associated Press
FRESNO, Calif. -Te TV hills have
been alive with the "Te Sound of
Music" since ABC frst aired the
feature flm in 1976.
Since then, the broadcast of the
movie - winner of fve Oscars, in-
cluding Best Picture - has become
a mainstay of network and cable
programming. But a new voice will
echo through the hills this year as
NBC airs a live stage production
of the musical on Tursday, with
Carrie Underwood stepping into
the role made so famous by Julie
Andrews.
"Te Sound of Music Live!" is
adapted from the Broadway musi-
cal, with songs written by Richard
Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
II. Te production, based on the
book "Te Story of the Trapp Fam-
ily Singers" by Maria von Trapp,
is the story of a young woman
who leaves an Austrian convent to
become a governess to the seven
children of a naval ofcer widower.
Executive producers Neil Meron
and Craig Zadan, who have made
a concentrated efort to bring
theater to the masses through flms
and TV projects, stress this new
staging is not an attempt to replace
the much-beloved feature flm.
"We aren't remaking the flm.
Our production is designed to be
a companion piece to the flm.
Te two can be viewed together,"
Meron says during a telephone
interview during the last weeks
of rehearsal. "We feel like we are
re-examining and re-imagining
'Te Sound of Music.' It's some-
thing that no one has tried to do in
many years."
Although he's very confdent
about the way the show is pro-
gressing, a lot of little items contin-
ue to be checked and rechecked.
It's been some time since a live
stage production was attempted on
TV. Meron and Zadan are familiar
with the needs of bringing a stage
show to the small screen afer
producing TV movies based on
"Gypsy," "Annie" and "A Raisin in
the Sun."
Meron and Zadan have learned
the value of combining stage vet-
erans with big name stars. Unless
you count standing in front of
arenas flled with people as stage
experience, Underwood's a novice
to musical theater work.
Underwood does bring one of the
hottest names in music to the pro-
duction - and a voice that's already
won her six Grammy Awards,
seven American Music Awards
and 10 Academy of Country Music
Awards. She's been on a meteoric
musical rise since winning the
fourth season of Fox's "American
Idol."
She'll need all of her musical
chops to sing many of the show's
signature songs, including "Te
Sound of Music," "My Favorite
Tings" and "Do-Re-Mi."
Underwood was the frst person
Meron and Zadan thought of
when they started putting together
the cast for the live production.
"We just felt from the start she
was Maria," Meron says. "We knew
Carrie as an incredible singer and
that she was the multimedia artist
that we needed. Singing live is
not alien to Carrie; acting is new.
I will tell you this, no one has
worked harder and has been more
prepared than Carrie."
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LOS ANGELES - On a balmy mid-
summer evening at Grifth Park,
a game of TV cops and mobsters
is afoot.
Guns are holstered, trench coats
are cinched and bruises are being
smudged onto actors. And then,
in mock dramatic fashion, Frank
Darabont steps out of the shadows
on the set of his 1940s L.A. noir
drama "Mob City" and lights a
cigarette.
"Time to play," said the 54-year-
old writer and executive producer
of the upcoming series, which
premieres Dec. 4 on TNT. "We
want people to dig this show."
He's not the only one. For TNT,
which has largely trafcked in
middle-brow crime procedurals,
sitcoms and reality programs, the
new mob drama with an enviable
pedigree among its creative talent
represents a bold gambit into the
world of prestige drama - the kind
that draws widespread critical
acclaim, enhances a network's
standing and garners award nom-
inations.
Success may even be more im-
portant to Darabont, who in the
mob-speak of "Te Godfather"
flms, would like to send a message
to his former employers at AMC,
whom he now publicly refers to
as "sociopaths." Two years ago,
the basic cable network uncere-
moniously booted Darabont from
"Te Walking Dead," a power-
house show he had developed for
television and for which he had
served as show runner. His latest
program is billed as a limited
series, but if sufcient ratings are
generated, it could easily slide into
a regular spot on TNT's prime-
time schedule.
"I needed a good experience afer
the last one," said Darabont, most
famous for directing a pair of
prison dramas, "Te Green Mile"
and "Te Shawshank Redemption."
"I had plenty of bad feelings about
doing TV again. But look, a horse
tramples you, you can get back on
the horse and ride some more, or
you decide you're never going to
ride again.
"I'm not going to just sit back
and feel sorry for myself, lick my
wounds. Tat's ridiculous. You
eventually have to move on."
"Mob City" is loosely based on
John Buntin's nonfction book
"L.A. Noir," which focuses on the
tumult swirling around the Los
Angeles Police Department during
the 1940s. In particular, the long
and ofen bloody struggle between
LAPD Police Chief William Parker
(Neal McDonough) and gangster
kingpins Ben "Bugsy" Siegel (Ed
Burns) and Mickey Cohen (Jeremy
Luke) forms the narrative spine.
Two years ago, Darabont stumbled
across the book at an airport shop.
He soon connected with executive
producer Michael De Luca, who
had optioned the book, and now,
the work is fnally coming to light.
With elaborate production values,
the TV show certainly takes its
cues from the era and makes full
use of noir staples: shadows, voice-
overs, and mood-setting jazz mu-
sic. Naturally, there's a conficted
hero, Joe Teague (Jon Bernthal, a
"Walking Dead" alum), a cop who
walks a crooked line between good
and bad.
"It feels like this is my life's work,"
Darabont said recently at his
editing facilities in Los Angeles.
"I've traded in the zombies for
mobsters."
Darabont did not happily part
ways with America's favorite
serialized tale of a zombie apoca-
lypse a show that has continued
to grow and set ratings records
for AMC. First reports in 2011
identifed creative diferences
and budgetary disagreements as
the reasons for the split, but no
clear back story has been ofered
publicly by either side since then
for Darabont's removal. (Despite
its overwhelming success, "Te
Walking Dead" is on its third show
runner in four seasons.)
In May, at the upfronts in New
York City where the networks
trumpet their upcoming programs
to advertisers, Darabont com-
pared his "traumatic exit" to being
jilted by a lover. Te best coping
mechanism seemed to be throwing
himself into another relationship,
this time developing "Mob City."
Te work ethic of the French-born
graduate of Hollywood High is
well known, and true to form, he
quickly buried himself in research
bingeing on classics such as
"Sunset Blvd.," "Te Tird Man"
and "Double Indemnity," and
discovering others as well.
"No one is more invested in their
work than Frank," said Bernthal,
who was quickly cast in the lead
following his exit from "Te
Walking Dead." "I want this show
to stick. I want him to have that
glory."
Mob City offers promise
for producer, network
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in the zombies for the
mobsters.
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Improper sendoff
Senior running back James Sims,
who is perhaps the best player to
come through the Kansas football
program since Todd Reesing, end-
ed his season with an unfortunate
performance. Sims was responsible
for two of the six turnovers in
Saturday afernoons Sunfow-
er Showdown against Kansas
State, and was unable to fnd the
endzone during his last game in
crimson and blue.
Unluckily for Sims, a 9-39 record
will overshadow his record book
accomplishments. In his college
career, Sims rushed for the third
most yards in school history and is
second in the Kansas record books
for career rushing touchdowns and
100-yard rushing games.
Without knowing all the
candidates in Kansas history, hes
probably one of the better running
backs thats ever come through,
Weis said. But because the team
hasnt won very many games, hell
be underappreciated. Im a big fan
of James Sims. I feel bad for him.
Sims has apologized to Weis afer
games in which he fumbled in the
past, and afer Saturdays game he
went to apologize to Weis again.
He came up to me afer and I
said Dont even start. I dont want
to listen to you start apologizing.
Were not going there. You got a lot
of football to play yet. So you can
feel sorry for yourself for a short
amount of time, but lets pick it
back up and get ready to go. Like
I said, Im a big fan of James Sims
and I dont think youve seen James
Sims play football for the last
time, Weis said.

Not much progress
Another horrid, losing Kansas
football season is in the books. Te
rough ride is over, and Kansas has
three wins to show for it. And any-
way you slice it, wins are the only
way to compare seasons. So for
Kansas, that means progress from
a year ago. It makes for four total
wins in the Charlie Weis era, but
Kansas and Weis are a bit of pace
on turning the program around.
Four wins in two years isnt exactly
what most fans had in mind when
Weis came to Lawrence two sea-
sons ago, and he hasnt managed
to build much confdence in the
program since he arrived either.
Kansas athletic director Sheahon
Zenger was adamant that the
program will stay the course with
Weis and the rebuilding process,
but the pressure on Weis is mount-
ing. Two seasons down and one
Big 12 win is about all that can be
written on Weis body of work at
Kansas. Weis deserves at least one
more season, there shouldnt be a
question about that, but another
season like this one should put
Weis on the hot seat.
Offensive line coach out
Afer two years as the ofensive
line coach, Tim Grunhard has
stepped down from the position.
Te former Bishop Miege Catholic
High School head coach cited the
job as being too demanding for
him.
With the time commitment and
challenges of major college foot-
ball, I felt I was being delinquent
in my responsibilities to my fam-
ily, Grunhard said in a statement
released Wednesday night.
Weis has confrmed the hiring of
a replacement.
We have already hired a replace-
ment for Tim. When that coach
becomes available, we will provide
more details, Weis said.

On Wednesday, the Lawrence
Journal-World reported that Kan-
sas has plans to hire current Rice
ofensive coordinator John Reagan
to assume the role as Kansas
ofensive coordinator. At Rice this
year, Reagan helped coach the unit
that ranks 53rd in the country for
total ofense, averaging 431 yards
per game. Tats plenty more than
the 301 per game that Kansas
averaged this season.
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Going into the tournament over
the holiday break, the Kansas
womens basketball team (4-3)
looked to its veterans for leader-
ship. Te upperclassmen led the
team while in the Virgin Islands,
but their efort was not enough as
the team lef with a 1-2 tourna-
ment record.
Te Jayhawks opened with a
Tanksgiving win against Central
Michigan 68-63. Tey lost a close
game to Xavier 59-64 despite
leading for much of the game, and
ended with a blowout loss 40-73 to
No. 2 Duke. In the last two games
of the tournament, seniors CeCe
Harper and Markisha Hawkins
were in the starting lineup for
the frst time all season following
their strong eforts in the matchup
against Central Michigan. Harper
was named to the All-Tournament
Team for the Island Division.
Im just really happy for her
because she played her tail of
[Friday] and really the frst two
games, coach Bonnie Henrickson
said. I thought she was the most
consistent of our group over the
three-day tournament.
Against Xavier, Harper led the
team in scoring with 15 points and
dished out six assists. Te previous
afernoon she scored nine points
against Central Michigan.
Hawkins had a career game
against Central Michigan when
she scored 16 points and had
four assists. She contributed eight
points in the loss to Xavier in her
frst start of the season.
Te victory against Central
Michigan was hard fought. Te
Jayhawks were of to a slow start,
and afer fve minutes of play they
were down 3-11. Tey spent most
of the frst half chipping away at
the defcit. Te Jayhawks took
their frst lead with six minutes
lef afer junior Asia Boyd hit two
free throws to make it 26-25, but
the teams went to halfime tied at
32-32.
We werent very focused and
didnt have much energy, Hen-
rickson said. I said, Weve got to
change the momentum.
Hawkins made a couple of driv-
ing layups to keep the Jayhawks
in the lead in the fnal minutes,
but the game wasnt decided until
there was less than a minute to
play. Afer junior Natalie Knight
hit two free throws to make the
score 68-63, Central Michigan
couldnt fnd a way to add to its
score. In addition to Hawkins 16
points, junior Chelsea Gardner
also scored 16 points and Knight
added 10.
Te next afernoon, Kansas and
its opponent, Xavier, also went into
halfime tied. Tis time Kansas
had led for most of the frst half.
In the second half, the two teams
battled for the lead. Te Jayhawks
had the lead 59-58 with about a
minute lef afer Harper drove into
the basket, fipped in a shot, was
fouled and made the ensuing free
throw.
Xavier made a layup on the next
play to take a one-point lead. Afer
a missed shot by the Jayhawks,
Xavier made two free throws to
bring its lead up to three with less
than 15 seconds to play. Knight
took a three-point shot to tie, but
didnt make it.
Te matchup against Duke was
a disjointed game with many foul
calls. Kansas was down by nine at
halfime, and Duke drove its lead
up early in the second half to put
the Jayhawks away for good. Te
Jayhawks held Duke to 73 points;
the Blue Devils had averaged 89.9
points a game before this matchup.
Freshman Keyla Morgan was the
bright spot for the Jayhawks. She
scored a career-high 11 points in
her third appearance of the season.
No other Jayhawk scored more
than fve points.
Duke ended up 3-0 in the
round-robin tournament between
these four teams in the Island
Division of the Paradise Jam tour-
nament. Kansas, Central Michigan
and Xavier all had 1-2 records.
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BATTLE FOR ATLANTIS GALLERY
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Junior guard Naadir Tharpe avoids a UTEP defender as he lays the ball up during a 67-63 victory over the Miners on Nov. 30.
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Senior forward Tarik Black oats a shot over Villanovas Daniel Ochefu on Nov. 29. The Jayhawks fell to the Wildcats 63-59.
Kansas 87, Wake Forest 78

Both teams played a pretty forgettable rst half. They made up for that in the nal frame, when Andrew Wiggins started mak-
ing plays and Cody Miller-McIntyre established himself as Wakes playmaker. Wiggins scored 12 points in the second half to
nish with 17, while Miller-McIntyre exploded for 20 points over the same span keeping the Demon Deacons alive until the
nal minutes. Coach Bill Self sat his starters for a lengthy stretch in the second half after some lethargic play led to a strong
run by Wake Forest. There were some thoughts that the low ceiling in the Atlantis ballroom would play a big role in teams
ability to connect on jumpers. That much seemed true as neither team shot better than 47 percent from the eld. Yet, another
reason for that may have been the play of Joel Embiid, who continued his rapid development with 10 points, six rebounds and
three blocks off the bench. Frank Mason also made his presence felt with 13 points and three assists.
Villanova 63, Kansas 59
Well, its a good thing no Kansas fans held the rights to 40-0.com. Villanovas half court trap stymied the Jayhawks offense all
game, and 23 foul calls didnt help them either. Kansas ashed a bevy of weaknesses against a Wildcat offense that knocked
down just 34 percent of its shots - although none bigger than the 3-pointer Ryan Arcidiacono hit as the clock reached single
digits. It was the only shot he made all night. Kansas answered with Frank Mason running coast-to-coast for a failed desper-
ation 3-pointer of his own. If it werent for Mason, the Jayhawks might not have been in the position to tie the game in the rst
place. The freshman followed up a stellar performance against Wake Forest with a 12-point, two-steal showing that was much
more impressive than his stat sheet. Aside from Perry Ellis (11 points) Kansas bigs struggled the most as Joel Embiid fouled
out and Jamari Traylor and Tarik Black each picked up three fouls.
Andrew Wiggins
Perry Ellis
PLAYER OF THE GAME
PLAYER OF THE GAME
BILL SELF SAYS
BILL SELF SAYS
STAT OF THE GAME
STAT OF THE GAME
Ive always taken great pride

in winning ugly. I think its
good to win ugly. Id rather
win pretty.
Self to the Associated Press
I love our talent and I love your
players, but theres a differ-
ence between trying hard and
competing. And we have to learn
how to compete.
Self to the Kansas City Star
Kansas three-point eld
goal percentage
Joel Embiid shot 4-6
from the eld
20%
4-6
Kansas 67, UTEP 63
By game three in the Bahamas it was clear this was a Kansas team just itching to get back to Lawrence. The Jayhawks strug-
gled to pull away from UTEP and had to ght off a last-minute rally by the Miners because of it. Three Kansas starters scored
in double digits (Perry Ellis 19, Wayne Selden Jr. 14, Naadir Tharpe 11) with Wayne Selden Jr. playing maybe his best bas-
ketball at Kansas in the rst half. He would nish 6-9 shooting with six rebounds although he turned the ball over six times
as well. The Miners nished the game on a 17-8 run, which kept the Jayhawks on edge as foul calls and missed free throws
plagued Kansas. Joel Embiid has become one of the Jayhawks most valuable assets and had another prime performance,
scoring nine points with seven blocks, six rebounds and two steals in 21 minutes. The play of Embiid and Frank Mason may
have been the brightest moments for a Kansas team that earned third place in the tournament.
Perry Ellis
PLAYER OF THE GAME BILL SELF SAYS STAT OF THE GAME
We rarely have great teams

in November. But were not as
good as we were 17, 18 days
ago. So thats a little frustrating
that weve gone backwards. We
didnt play well at all over here.
Self to the Associated Press
Wayne Selden Jr. scored eight
of Kansas rst 10 points
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SUNFLOWER STOMPING
FOOTBALL REWIND
Season ends on low note after offense fails to show progress against in-state rivals
GLASS HALF FULL
Kansas didnt get blown out and didnt suffer an embarrassing loss as it did last year. While the nal score
was 31-10, Kansas saw itself only down by 11 at halftime after letting K-State score three straight touch-
downs. If progress is measured by not getting demolished in the Sunower Showdown, then Kansas has
shown it.
GLASS HALF EMPTY
Quarterback play for the future is still up in the air. Kansas passing offense ineptitude continued on Satur-
day as it managed 151 passing yards. Jake Heaps was picked off three times and Montell Cozart added an-
other one. Heaps took over for Cozart, who struggled early on as he completed three passes for just 13 yards.
GOOD, BAD OR PLAIN STUPID
Down 21-10, Kansas defense stopped a K-State drive thanks to an Isaiah Johnson interception and had a
chance to make it a game. On a rst-and-10 at the Kansas 28, Heaps dropped back and threaded a pass to
Jimmay Mundine over the middle and Mundine bobbled the ball. A few seconds later it was in the hands of
K-States Dante Barnett.
VERDICT: PLAIN STUPID
DELAY OF GAME
Midway through the third quarter, Kansas State had a drive that started at Kansas 47-yard line, but then
three penalties occurred one 5-yard penalty and two 15-yard penalties. Kansas State found themselves
with a rst down-and-42, which doesnt happen too often.
DEFENSE: C
It was a rough beginning to the game for the defense, but after giving up a touchdown at the start of the
second quarter they held strong and allowed 10 points the rest of the way.
SPECIAL TEAMS: C
Trevor Pardula handed Kansas State great eld position on the rst two drives of the game with bad punts,
and both ended in Wildcat touchdowns. The Jayhawks did force a turnover on a kickoff which resulted in a
eld goal before the half.
COACHING: C
The one touchdown that Kansas did score, came on a smart play call by the coaching staff as they ran a
play-action pass to Jimmay Mundine who ended up wide open in the end zone. However, mental mistakes lost
the game for the Jayhawks and that goes back to coaching.
OFFENSE: F
As Weis said after the game, when a team turns the ball over as many times as Kansas did on Saturday, there
is almost no chance to win that game.
LOOKING AHEAD
Kansas coach Charlie Weis is going to return for a third season. However, it will be the rst season that Weis
will be using a majority of players he recruited. He will be recruiting the next two weeks as he evaluates the
team going forward and how to dislodge this program out of futility.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
For as good of a talent as James Sims is, he has endured an abundant amount of pain and while Sims
coughed up the ball twice, he was the only form of reliable offense when the game was in hand. He nished
the day with 82 yards and leaves the program as Kansas third all-time leading rusher with 3,592 yards.
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Junior punter Trevor Pardula prepares to kick the ball out of his own endzone during Saturdays Sunower Showdown. Pardula was on the eld more than he would have liked, because of Kansas offensive issues. Pardula punted ve times for 190 yards.
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Linton performed well on senior day, totaling eight tackles and breaking up a pass in his nal game as a Jayhawk.
I
for one never thought I would say it, but
I miss Missouri. Actually, let me rephrase
that: I miss the intensity of the rivalry we
had with Missouri.
On Saturday, I experienced my frst Sun-
fower Showdown as a student. Growing up
in Kansas this game was always circled on
the calendar, because it was the day I could
talk trash in school. I would make the sil-
liest bets on the outcome of the game as a
kid, but they were always in good fun. In the
early years, my hatred was always reserved
for Missouri.
Now, dont get me wrong, it wasnt pure
hatred. One of my best friends was born in
Columbia, Mo., who still to this day is a die-
hard MU fan, and I still talk to him. But I
was always blindly led to hate the colors gold
and black. I never knew whether it was be-
cause Quantrill burned down Lawrence, or
because it was MU.
Tats why this Saturdays game seemed
like it was missing something. Maybe it was
because Memorial Stadium was half purple,
but the game just seemed too friendly for my
liking. Kansas State and the athletic depart-
ment can call it a rivalry game all they want.
In my opinion, a rivalry game is supposed to
have some bad blood, something to motivate
both the fans and the players.
If you look at the other great college sports
rivalries, there is something present that just
isnt there in the Kansas and K-State game.
For instance, the Iron Bowl (Auburn vs.
Alabama) not only has a much more intense
sounding name than the Sunfower Show-
down but there is genuine bad blood. An
Alabama fan recently poisoned a tree that
was very sentimental to Auburn fans, but
Auburn got the Crimson Tide back that year
on the football feld. Another bitter rivalry
can be found with Michigan and Ohio State,
simply known as Te Game was so fero-
cious Saturday that three players were eject-
ed afer a fght broke out.
While Im not asking for Kansas and K-State
fans to start vandalizing each others
campuses, or for players to get into
fghts during the game, I would like
to see a more intense rivalry be-
tween the two schools.
Part of the easy-going rivalry
might be attributed to what I call
a switch hitter fan. Tese are the
people that are die-hard Kansas
State football fans and die-hard
Kansas basketball fans. Ive run
into a lot less switch hitters since
leaving Topeka, but they are still
among us. I feel that if people are
able to cheer for both teams, then
obviously there is a lack of strong dislike to-
ward any one team. So pick a side, stick with
that school through all the sports seasons,
and cheer loud, proud, and continuously for
whatever team you choose.
Te lack of rival hatred might also be be-
cause Kansans are just too nice. Countless
times, Ive heard fans say that they will cheer
for the Wildcats because Kansas State is a
Kansas school too. Tat defense would be
fne and dandy,
except for the
fact that youll
never hear a Duke
fan cheer for North
Carolina basketball
or vice versa. So it
just shouldnt happen.
Just because
the Hatfelds moved
doesnt mean the Mc-
Coys stopped hating
them. Great music was a
result of Biggie and Tupacs
beef, fantastic movies came
about because of the Jedi and
Sith confict, and because of Coke and Pepsi,
we have two fantastic sof drinks. Needless
to say, either our rivalry with K-State needs
to rev up the intensity, or we need to play
Missouri again.
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
THE MORNING BREW
Q: Who leads the all-time series
between Kansas State and Kansas in
football?
A: Kansas leads the series 65-41-5
ESPN.com
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FACT OF THE DAY
Kansas State has won the last ve
meetings in football.
ESPN.com
Bring back the bitter in-state rivalry
We are playing Kansas State, how tough
is it to get up when you are playing your
in-state rivals?
Charlie Weis
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Womens Basketball
Arkansas
7 p.m.
Lawrence
Womens Basketball
Texas Southern
2 p.m.
Lawrence
Womens Swimming
USA Winter Nationals
All Day
Knoxville, Tenn.
Womens Swimming
All Day
Knoxville, Tenn.
Womens Swimming
All Day
Knoxville, Tenn.
Womens Swimming
William Jewell
2 p.m.
Lawrence
Mens Basketball
Colorado
2:15 p.m.
Boulder, Colo.
Track
Bob Timmons Challenge
4 p.m.
Lawrence
No Events No Events
janguiano@kansan.com
By Joey Anguiano
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MONDAY, DECEBMER 2, 2013 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN PAGE 11
NBA
Pacers 16-1 after 105-
100 against Clippers
LOS ANGELES Despite having
the NBA's best record, the Indiana
Pacers realize there's always room for
improvement.
David West scored 14 of his 24 points
in the third quarter and grabbed 12 re-
bounds, Paul George had 27 points, and
the Pacers improved their best start
in franchise history to 16-1 on Sunday
with a 105-100 victory that snapped
the Los Angeles Clippers' four-game
winning streak.
"We can become a lot better. We're
still nowhere close to where we want to
be offensively, and that's the next step
for us," George said. "The defense is
clicking well, the transition defense is
clicking well, and we're playing like a
team. This was a great win for us. We
knew coming in that it was going to be
a hard-fought game."
Jamal Crawford led the Clippers with
20 points the 10th time this season
that a Pacers opponent didn't have
anyone with more than 20. Chris Paul
had 17 points and 10 rebounds, while
Blake Grifn scored 16 and pulled
down 12 rebounds, equaling teammate
DeAndre Jordan's total.
"We're always up for a challenge,
and we had a good one today," said
center Roy Hibbert, who helped fuel the
Pacers' seventh straight win with 19
points. "The Clippers are going to be a
contender for the Western Conference
nals, so we just had to get in there
and grind it out today and nish it off.
But we have a lot more work to do. We
don't worry about swagger. We're just
ve individuals out there on the court
playing together."
The defending Pacic Division cham-
pion Clippers played their rst game
since nding out that J.J. Redick will be
sidelined six to eight weeks because of
a broken bone in his shooting hand and
a ligament tear in his right elbow.
Redick will be re-evaluated on Monday
by hand specialist Dr. Steve Shin to
determine what further course of treat-
ment will be necessary. His injuries,
which occurred in Friday night's 104-98
overtime win at Sacramento, compli-
cated things even more for the Clippers
with reserve forward Matt Barnes
missing his sixth straight game due to
an eye injury. Associated Press
Volume 126 Issue 54 kansan.com Monday, December 2, 2013
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sports
By Blake Schuster
bschuster@kansan.com
COMMENTARY
Kansas shows its
youth in Atlantis
Most of the Kansas fans were
gone by the time it was all over.
Te 2013 season came to an end
for the Jayhawks with a 31-10
loss to Kansas State as the major-
ity of those lef in the Memorial
Stadium stands wore purple,
surrounded by empty bleachers.
Te Jayhawks gave up three
touchdowns in the frst half, and
though they were down 21-0 in
the second quarter, Charlie Weis
felt like the game was getting
away from his team.
Six turnovers cost Kansas any
chance it might have had at mak-
ing the comeback.
Turnovers you get down
21-0 and everyone is waiting for
us to throw in the towel and we
got it back to 21-10. Ten we
turn it over a couple times in the
third quarter. Tat kind of put
the game away for them, Weis
said.
At the start of the second half,
Kansas had the momentum. Te
second fumble of the day for
senior running back James Sims
gave it away. Te next drive, an
interception thrown by junior
Jake Heaps. Ten two more
Heaps interceptions.
It was four straight Jayhawk
drives ending in turnovers.
Te Jayhawk defense settled in
afer allowing an early furry of
points. Weis said afer the game
that he felt like the defense even-
tually gave the team a chance to
fght back.
When you turn it over a hun-
dred times, the chance you have
to come back in a game like that
goes out the window, Weis said.
But it was more than just turn-
overs. It was the nature of them.
Turnovers are part of the
game, it was how they all just
packaged together, Weis said.
Turnovers are the thing that
change the game more than
any other element in football. It
either stops drives, or it sets them
up. And this game it did both.
Weis will give his team one day
to sulk before moving forward to
the 2014 season.
As the rest of the team prepares
for next season, 23 seniors played
their last game on Saturday.
We gave it our all, senior
safety Dexter Linton said. We
worked hard and we did every-
thing we could for the program
throughout all the losses. We
were resilient and never gave up.
Weis had a long conversation in
the locker room afer the game
to say goodbye to the seniors, but
preferred to keep that conversa-
tion private.
I always talk about life. Im a
lot bigger than football. Teres a
lot of things that you learn being
part of a team, Weis said.
Te seniors that will leave the
program afer this season will do
so without ever having defeated
Kansas State, or playing in a bowl
game.
Tey have few wins on their
record, but there are lessons they
say they will take away from their
time at Kansas.
Persevere through anything,
said senior ofensive lineman
Gavin Howard. Weve had
ups and downs throughout my
career, specifcally this year, and
if you keep persevering and keep
working things will work out for
you.
Weis will hit the road on
Sunday to begin his ofseason re-
cruiting, marking the beginning
of a new season.
Afer two years at Kansas, Weis
has won four games. Afer the
game it was too soon for him to
say how the program has pro-
gressed in that time.
Edited by Paige Lytle
SLOPPY SHOWDOWN
TURNING OVER THE WIN
Second half momentum fades as Jayhawks turnovers end season with a loss
MAX GOODWIN
mgoodwin@kansan.com
We gave it our all. We

worked hard and we did
everything we could for the
program throughout all the
losses.
DEXTER LINTON
Senior safety
Junior quarterback Jake Heaps prepares to throw a pass downeld during the Sunower Showdown Nov. 30. Heaps was 14 for 29 passing for 138 yards. Heaps threw one touchdown, but also added three
interceptions, accounting for half of Kansas turnovers in the game.
VOLLEYBALL
Kansas to host NCAA Tournament games for second straight year
BRIAN HILLIX
bhillix@kansan.com
WOMENS RECAP PAGE 7 JAYHAWKS PLACE THIRD IN TOURNAMENT PAGE 9
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f youre going to learn to dance,
you might as well practice in a
ballroom.
Te Jayhawks Battle 4 Atlantis
was more of a Struggle 4 Survival
as Kansas looked unprepared at the
least, and caught of guard at best.
Of course, the tally mark in the
Jayhawks loss column wasnt
supposed to feel like a surprise. We
knew going into the non-confer-
ence season that this was possible
all along. Most of us even assumed
Kansas would drop three or four
games before Big 12 play picked up.
Many more expected the Jayhawks
to have a loss on their record afer
the second game of the season
when they took the court with
Duke.
With a schedule full of Florida,
San Diego State, Georgetown and
New Mexico nobody in Kansas was
buying the 40-0.com domain.
No, it was the way Kansas lost
that was most alarming. Te Jay-
hawks were disabled by Villanovas
half court trap, looking almost
lost when the pressure was on
and when it seemed like time for
Andrew Wiggins to take over he
faded.
How strangely calming it was.
Yes, this is a Kansas team that
needs a lot of work. A team whose
youth became its biggest weakness
and its weaknesses too much to
overcome. Most importantly, this
was a team that needed to realize
its mortal no matter how low
that number next to its name gets.
I love our talent and I love your
players, coach Bill Self said in the
Kansas City Star. But theres a
diference between trying hard and
competing. And we have to learn
how to compete.
You could blame the poor play on
the referees. Te ones who called
68 fouls on the Jayhawks and made
it seem like their opponents played
basketball like angels. Blame it
on the referees whose ofciating
sparked an outburst from Self that
earned him a technical foul as
Kansas trailed Nova 28-19 with two
minutes lef in the frst half.
Or blame it on youth. Acknowl-
edge that this is a young team fac-
ing the frst of whats surely a tidal
wave of adversity. Te Jayhawks
panicked against the Wildcats.
Tey seemed daunted on ofense
and inept in transition.
Afer the consolation game
against UTEP, Self said he felt like
the team regressed during the
tournament.
We have a long ways to go to be-
come a good basketball team, Self
said to the Associated Press. And
thats not all bad, either. We rarely
have great teams in November. But
were not as good as we were 17, 18
days ago. So thats a little frustrat-
ing that weve gone backwards.
You could blame the loss on Self
too. He could have called timeout
with eight seconds lef instead of
letting Frank Mason dart down
the court for a futile three-point
attempt.
Or you can think back to 2008,
when in the last game of the season
another freshman point guard
bolted across the foor to open up
a game tying three-pointer to send
the Jayhawks to overtime.
Te non-conference schedule is
built to prepare this Kansas team
for a long run into the NCAA
tournament.
Go ahead and blame the ball-
room, too.
It could be the best thing that
happens this season.

Te Kansas volleyball team
advanced to the NCAA Tourna-
ment for the second consecutive
year and will host the frst and
second round matches inside Al-
len Fieldhouse. Te matches will
take place on Dec. 6 and 7.
Te Jayhawks earned the No. 14
overall seed in the tournament
and are currently ranked No.
21 in the American Volleyball
Coaches Association poll. Land-
ing in Kansas section are three
opponents that have defeated the
Jayhawks within the last year.
Tat doesnt scare redshirt
senior Caroline Jarmoc.
We know how to prepare, we
know all their styles of play, Jar-
moc said. We defnitely have an
advantage knowing the teams.
Te teams include Wichita State
(28-6), Arkansas (16-13) and
Creighton (22-8).
Kansas (23-7) will get an im-
mediate shot at redemption as it
takes on Wichita State in the frst
round. Te Shockers defeated
the Jayhawks in the Round of 32
last season in four sets. If Kansas
wins, it will play the winner of
Arkansas and Creighton.
Te Jayhawks have a chance to
face Arkansas for the third time
this season. Each team won on
the others home court in fve
sets. Kansas may face Creighton
for the third time in the past two
seasons. Te Jayhawks defeated
the Blue Jays in fve sets last
season, but Creighton returned
the favor on its home court and
topped Kansas in four sets.
We were saying our bracket
is pretty much like the revenge
bracket, Jarmoc said.
Coach Ray Bechard said previ-
ous results wont have much of an
efect on how things play out in
the tournament.
Its a new season, Bechard
said. You got to start all over.
Te team that takes care of the
details and plays best this time
of year is probably going to have
some success.
Afer going 32-28 in 2010 and
2011, redshirt senior Catherine
Carmichael is excited to play in
the NCAA Tournament in back-
to-back seasons.
To experience the lowest of
lows and the highest of highs, it
really just shows how far weve
come, Carmichael said.
Te games will take place
inside the feldhouse in order to
meet NCAA requirements for
hosting a tournament site. Te
Jayhawks whose home is at
Horejsi Family Athletics Center
defeated the Denver Pioneers
inside the feldhouse last Tuesday
in four sets.
Kansas set the record last
season for the highest attendance
among host sites in the frst and
second round. Almost 4,000
came to see the Jayhawks defeat
Denver.
Te time for the Kansas-Wich-
ita State match has been set for
6:30 p.m. on Friday.
The team that takes care

of the details and plays
best this time of year is
probably going to have
some success.
RAY BECHARD
Kansas coach
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Senior middle blocker Caroline Jarmoc prepares to serve against Texas Tech on
Nov. 23. The Jayhawks won the match 3-0.

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