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A company that refused to disclose its credentials required University of Kansas students to share personal information in exchange for free food last week. One student was shocked when she was asked to give out her private information. I was outraged, I was really mad. I said how can you expect me to give you my social security number. Then the guy looked at me like I was stupid, said Stephanie Bonsen, Minneapolis, Minn., freshman. So I just tore up my form and walked away. It was totally unbusiness-like. The people handing the papers out were wearing street clothes. Students who responded to a flier mistaked the company for a local CiCis Pizza restaurant giving away a free buffet meal and drink. Last week, the company handed out the fliers throughout campus. When I first got the flier it said CiCis Pizza really big, so I thought it was a legit deal. The paper said do a three-minute student activity and I thought it was just a survey, I did not know it had to do with a credit card, said Courtney Steele, Leavenworth freshman. The company refused to comment or provide any details regarding identities, contact information, or even a copy of the credit card application. CiCis Pizza, 2020 W. 23rd St., has nothing to do with the flier, said Frank Clem, general manager. We are not affiliated with the company. We are not offering them any kind of discount, he said. They are on their own. During the three-minute activity, students were required to provide their social security number, mothers maiden name, phone number and address. Several students thought they were filling out a credit card application for Visa because the Visa logo appeared on the form. A Visa representative, however, said Visa followed strict credit card application procedures. We dont offer Visa cards directly to customers. Do not give out any of your personal info until you know that it is a real company, usually associated with a bank, said Julie, Visa representative No. P74. Visa does not disclose last names of its representatives. Michael Maddison, Chicago senior, willingly filled out the detailed application. I gave them my real social just because it was a force of habit when filling out forms, he said. I didnt think
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The University of Kansas dropped to its lowest rank yet in this years U.S. News and World Report magazines annual Americas Best Colleges rankings. The magazine ranked the University as tied for 45th among public col-
leges, down from tied for 42nd a year ago. The University also dropped on the overall list, which includes private universities, from tied for 90th to tied for 97th. Kristin Potter, Ottawa junior, said she paid attention to rankings when picking a college after two years at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park. But she said rankings of individual schools were
more important to her than rankings for an entire university. Theres a lot of different variables that play into that, so I dont think it makes a huge difference, she said of ranking universities as a whole. Steven Carter, Kansas City, Mo., freshman, said his gut feeling aided him more than numbers when he picked the University of Kansas over two other colleges.
Mostly, I just looked at where I felt comfortable, he said. Chancellor Robert Hemenway downplayed the fall in the rankings, saying that the number doesnt necessarily reflect strides the University has made in the past year. We didnt continue to rise in the rankings as we hope that we will, but
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. Theres just something about auto racing. Something that turns regular people mechanical engineers, for instance into fanatics. Some people love the thrill of accelerating to 60 miles per hour on a short straightaway, slamming on the breaks, then going up on two wheels in the middle of a 90 degree turn. Thats why more than 100 racing fanatics from the Kansas City area pulled into the Arrowhead Stadium parking lot on a muggy, overcast yesterday afternoon to enter an open-entry race. Of all the people who showed up for the race, put on by Crown Autocross Club and Kansas City Region Sports Car Club of America, four University of Kansas engineering students clearly stood out. They were the only people who brought a Formula SAEmodel car, the type of car used in college competitions sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers. The car stood out among soupedup street cars ranging from a late-80s Corvette to a brand-
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nick roberts, Olathe senior, races KUs formula-sae car around a temporary track yesterday at Arrowhead Stadium. The team was testing their car before the Sports Car Club of America Solo National Championship Sept. 13-16, and looking for ideas for next year in Topeka. new Cadillac. They were also the only group driving a car completely designed and built from scratch. By students, no less. The four students were part of the KU Formula SAE Team, a group of about 20 engineering students who design and build a race car every year. They enter the car in the major Formula-SAE competition in Detroit, in May. Lawrence Raitinger, Parker junior, had fond memories of last years SAE competition, in which the team finished 12th out of more than 130 colleges worldwide. It was the KU teams highest finish since the team was founded in 1995. We didnt do anything but work on the car, but it was still a good time, he said. The clubs seniors do the actual design work while everyone else helps building, maintaining and racing the car. Nick Roberts, Olathe senior, said some seniors spent 50 to 60 hours a week working on the car when things really heated up. After the SAE competition, the team races the car in area competitions in preparation for the Sports Car Club of America Solo National Championships, which will take place Sept. 13-16 in Topeka. Yesterday, four members of the KU team drove to Kansas City to race the
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carrie galle, leawood freshman, and ali Mills, Overland Park freshman, embrace after opening their bid cards Saturday at the Kansas Union. Galle and Mills both received bids from Gamma Phi Beta sorority. Todays weather
Jordan Harper grew nervous as she awaited word of which sorority she would be invited to join. When the Chicago freshman learned she was a new member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, smiles and shrieks of joy could be heard as she, and a wave of new sorority women, ran out of the Kansas Union filled with excitement. I was so nervous that I wasnt going to get asked back. Im pretty excited, Harper said, as she posed for a group picture with the other new members of Kappa Kappa Gamma. The weeklong, fall formal recruitment process for the 13 sororities of the Panhellenic Association concluded Saturday evening in the Kansas Union, as more than 700 women learned which sorority they would join. Each woman was given a bid card that told which sorority she was invited membership in.
Im so excited, said Krista Meyers, Stillwell freshmen and new member of Alpha Gamma Delta. Its so nice to have sisters. It makes the campus a lot smaller. Outside the Union a party-like atmosphere awaited the women as active sorority members greeted the new members. The welcoming parties met the women with balloons and signs that bore each sororitys colors. New members were greeted with open arms when they met their new sorority sisters. Harper said the reception she received from members made her feel welcomed. They have hugged me and told me how happy they are that Im here, she said. Throughout the recruitment process, potential new members visited each of the Panhellenic sorority chapters, talked with members from each sorority and then narrowed down a list of chapters each day to include those chapters they were most interested in joining.
For Meyers, deciding on which chapter to join after visiting with many different women from many different chapters was difficult. She said it was wonderful meeting all the members but difficult to pick that one chapter she wanted to call home. Its really hard to narrow it down to the one house you think you will fit in because they are all so great in so many different ways, Meyers said. Throughout the recruitment process, both active and potential new members were asked to abstain from any social situation that involved bars, alcohol or men. Harper said joining a sorority at the end of the week made up for the strictness of the rule. For a whole four years of something so great, one week isnt that much to sacrifice, Harper said. Bid day excitement also carried over to active members, who eagerly expected the news of who would join
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Kansas soccer started its season with a 2-1 exhibition victory against Drake. Senior forward Caroline Smith started the scoring in the ninth minute with a follow-up to senior forward Jessica Smiths miss. Page 10a
Starting this semester, students have a new way to get their textbooks. A student-run Web site encourages borrowing books instead of buying. Page 2a
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The inevitable, pocket-wrenching doom that is the purchasing of textbooks is here again. While many students flock to local bookstores, others fill up online shopping carts at Internet textbook companies. Buying books online is a lot easier because you dont have to wait in line or go to three different bookstores because one doesnt carry your specific text book. Also, it seems like you can get them cheaper online, said Meghan Armstrong, San Antonio senior. Convenience may sometimes outweigh price, but students generally search for the cheapest deal. In order to cater to the thrifty KU student, two alternative options are available. The Student Senate Online Book Exchange and Hawzo are two KU services geared to provide students with the most inexpensive options. In Spring 2004, Student Senate started an online book exchange for students to buy and sell used textbooks. The service went mostly unused and now, a year and a half later, the Student Senate Web site is temporarily shut down while they work on revamping its service to attract more users. In order to get the book exchange more integrated, we have been working with Academic Computer Services to launch a new site by the end of fall semester, said Student Body President Nick Sterner. The new site will be incorporated with Kyou portal, which ideally will enable students to view their classes and the textbooks they need at the same time. Until the book exchange relaunches, students will be able to use Hawzo at www.hawzo.com. Hawzo, an online
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The University of Kansas School of Law appointed an interim dean one week ago. Provost David Shulenburger appointed Mike Davis to the position Aug. 16. Before his appointment, Davis was a professor at the school, specializing in property law. A search committee, also appointed by Davis the provost, began its search for the new dean two weeks ago. With school in full swing, the committee hopes to fully begin its search, said Sandy McKenzie, co-chair of the search committee. But right now, the committee has just scratched the surface of its assignment with a few meetings, she said. Davis said school officials hope to name a permanent dean as early as July
2006. The deans position opened after former dean, Stephen McAllister, announced his resignation last January. McAllister was dean of the law school for more than five years. He stepped down to resume his career as a professor specializing in constitutional law. However, he will not begin teaching until the spring semester. There are a fair number of frustrations in being a dean, McAllister said. I have five young kids and lots of things I still have to do. Its time to move on. Davis said he will have his hands full with his regular duties as the interim dean. Some of Davis objectives will include recruiting faculty for the school and preparing the school for its accreditation by the American Bar Association in March. And after only a week on the job, Davis said he was still finding out more responsibilities as dean. Theres lots to do, Davis said. Its a job just keeping all the trains running. Edited by Nate Karlin
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marketplace for borrowing and lending textbooks, was created by Vinod Muralidhar and Karthik Varadarajan, two KU computer science graduate students from India. Muralidhar and Varadarajan have worked in cooperation with other University groups in order to keep the site as KU oriented as possible and to help ensure its success. They are working with the School of Engineering for logistic support. Last week, they registered a new student organization called BLAB, which stands for book lending and borrowing. We formed this group primarily as a means to involve and interest more and more people into our Web site, Muralidhar said. They developed the idea of a book exchange after several failed attempts to borrow seniors books for advanced courses. We were discussing the increasing cost of books and wanted to try and borrow them instead. It was hard because we didnt know who to contact or people we knew had moved, Muralidhar said. The site is designed to provide students a place to find books at a minimal price. Hawzo is ideal for students who keep books as a reference for advanced courses or job interviews. Todd Peters, Wichita senior, said he prefers to keep his pre-med books as a reference for graduate admissions tests. These books lie stagnant on the students shelf with no use for him/her during those intermittent periods, Varadarajan said. Our Web site will serve to make maximum use of those unused resources. Like the Student Senate book exchange, Hawzo allows the lender to set the value of a book and list it for a prospective borrowers. Based on that
value, a 7 percent lending fee is charged for each two-month loan period. For example, a $100 book would cost about $20 for a six-month loan. The percentage was based on the price Muralidhar and Varadarajan would be willing to pay to borrow a book. Students can borrow a book for as many two-month loan periods as they want. We chose two months because we want to protect the current condition of the book as much as possible, but there is no problem renewing the loan, Muralidhar said. The exchange of the book is done by postal mail. Muralidhar and Varadarajan are considering creating a drop box on campus to make the process more convenient. Hawzo users will make their payments with PayPal, www.paypal.com, an online service with a broad customer base. This service allows the buyer and seller to make the transaction with either a credit card or a checking account. PayPal is used by about 50 million people right now, so I figured that customers would know this service is safe and that their money is not being misused, Muralidhar said. He added that it could be changed later based on user request. More changes may be made to Hawzo when the Student Senates book exchange reopens. If after the six-month period the site is still running well, we will integrate it with Student Senate so that our site will be part of KU and will continue when we leave the university, Muralidhar said. The possible collaboration between Student Senate and Hawzos creators could give students the ability to both sell and lend books on a single site. EditedbyKatieLohrenz
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in Alabamas fall in the rankings was that its alumni-giving rate decreased significantly from 37 to 21 percent. This made a difference in the ranking formula, but unless the alumni-giving rate stays low for several years, the students will likely not see a change in the quality of education. Hemenway said one factor that would always hurt the University in the rankings is the Universitys non-selective admissions policy. The magazine awards points to schools such as the University of Colorado that have a more selective admission policy. Were not a selective admissions university, so well always be in a situation where well be hampered by that category of ranking, he said. Edited by Katie Lohrenz
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1a that doesnt mean were not doing a lot of good things at the University, Hemenway said. The key point to be made is you dont change what youre doing because of the ranking of a news magazine. This is the lowest U.S. News has ranked the University since it started releasing separate listings for public and private universities in 1998. The University ranked 30th in 1998 and has come in 39th or lower each year since 2000. This low point comes three years after Hemenway set a goal for the University to be a top 25 public college by 2010. He stressed that his goal isnt based on any one ranking system, but he admitted that this years U.S. News ranking didnt help the feasibility of his stated goal.
I think itll stretch us, but I think its still achievable, Hemenway said. Some schools have questioned the magazines ranking formula. The formula weighs several factors, including peer assessment (25 percent), retention rate (20 percent), faculty resources (20 percent), student selectivity (15 percent), financial resources (10 percent), graduation rate (5 percent) and alumni giving rate (5 percent). Though U.S. News is widely recognized as the leading source of college rankings, critics say that some of the variables in its formula may cause rankings to fluctuate from year to year without much change occurring in a university. University of Alabama spokesperson Cathy Andreen questioned the validity of her universitys tumble from 39th to 50th among public colleges. One of the factors
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1a their chapters. Theresa Barron, St. Louis senior and member of Sigma Kappa, said the excitement of new members is because the women are important to the sororitys success. When these new women come to our chapter they are the future, Barron said. Next year they will be working just as hard for recruitment to get even more girls to come home. Sarah Schmidt, Marysville senior and member of Gamma Phi Beta, said shes excited to gain members who are committed to the sorority. Its so important to get these women acclimated and really welcome them into our chapter because they have gone through this entire process of recruitment and they want to be here, Schmidt said. Its an organization that will
be a part of their life forever. Relief also set in for the recruitment staff and recruitment counselors as the work they put forth all week came to an end. Women who were chosen to be recruitment counselors and recruitment staff members must remain neutral throughout the process. For the week of recruitment, these women must distance themselves from their individual chapters. The women may not publicly socialize with members of their sororities. The 16 women who made up the recruitment staff were required to stay at the Holiday Inn Holidome to maintain neutrality throughout the recruitment process. Recruitment staff and recruitment counselors also had to put in long hours during the week attending meetings and assisting the potential new members with recruitment and getting acclimated to life at the University. Lauren Harjung, Leawood ju-
nior and vice president for scholarship and educational programming for the Panhellenic Association, said she woke up as early 5 a.m. and would stay up past 1 a.m. She said the demanding schedule made her position on the recruitment staff difficult. Its physically exhausting and draining. There are really long hours and sometimes you only sleep for a few hours a day, Harjung said. Now the recruitment staff and recruitment counselors can openly socialize with members of their chapters but must leave the women they helped throughout the week. Harjung said she had mixed emotions as the week came to an end. Its difficult because you meet so many women. You grow to care for them all, Harjung said. It will be exciting to be back home. Edited by Anne Burgard
1a car and measure how it was running so they could make adjustments before SCCA Nationals. Before the race began, Erich Ohlde, Lindsborg junior, plugged his laptop computer into the cars high-tech computer, which measures engine speed, wheel speed and suspension travel. After the race they took the data back to their garage in Lindley Hall and made adjustments before nationals and for next years design. Ohlde and Roberts each had five turns to take the car through the time trial course. Raitinger measured and recorded the cars tire temperature after each run. More data to analyze. Just after noon, it was time for Ohlde to climb in and race. The way the race worked, an official sent a car off about every 30 seconds, at which point the driver set off around the course in a race against the clock. On Ohldes third trip around, he roared through the orange cones
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1a there would be any harm in it. I ate the food, but it was not really worth it. Although the company required students to fill out two sets of forms, Mitch Sandow, Salina senior, outsmarted the system. I did not give them my real number, I put my social with one number off, Sandow said. Capt. Schuyler Bailey, KU Public Safety Office, said students should inform the local police about the situation. Students should also report a suspicious company to the Consumer Credit Affairs Division of Kansas. You never know what they
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safe abortions. Because of policies like the global gag rule and a lack of resources because President George W. Bush wont release UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) funding 68,000 of these women die. I think we all have the right to choose, the right to safe and comprehensive health care and education. The rate of pregnancies and abortions decreases with proper comprehensive sex education. Maria Ringuette said it best, Abstinence has a high failure rate. We want to be able to take emergency contraceptive if a condom breaks. We want our children to have comprehensive sex education so that they are capable of making healthy, safe and responsible choices about themselves and their futures. According to Peter D. Hart Research Associates, voters said they believed that senators should vote against a Supreme Court nominee who refused to answer questions on important constitutional matters. Roberts has been refusing to answer or give a stance on reproductive issues. If students look at past decisions and tendencies, it isnt hard to see where he stands. According to documents released in The Chicago Tribune, Roberts held a firm stance against comparable worth. Comparable worth supports equal pay and gender equality. Roberts also co-authored Rust vs. Sullivan, which insisted that Roe vs. Wade be overturned. The term abortion is weightTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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First of all, lets get something straight: Im not anti-life. I believe in whats best for the woman and the child. Why put a womans life at risk? Truth be told, pro-lifers sometimes neglect to regard the womans life. There was a drop in mortality post-Roe vs. Wade. Abortions are the most commonly performed surgeries, and death is 10 times more likely for a woman who carries her child to term. Lets face it, abortions are safe as long as theyre legal. Nineteen million women undergo un-
John Roberts: Supreme Court nominee or evil super-villian? ed. It has a negative connotation that people are not able to overcome. Laws that regulate abortion also deal with womens privacy and contraceptive rights. For instance, Griswold vs. Connecticut guaranteed married women access to legal and reliable health services. Roe vs. Wade gave these same rights to unmarried women. Roe was recently upheld by a narrow 5 to 4 vote, with Sandra Day OConner serving as a key swing vote. Roberts anti-choice stance
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could swing the court in another direction and overturn Roe vs. Wade. According to research by Celinda Lake, a pollster, strategist for progressive groups and candidates and a nationally recognized expert on women voters and women candidates, nine-tenths of voters said believed women should have the right to information about and the means to decide freely and responsibly about their bodies and their reproductive health. More specifically, these voters believe it is their right to decide when and how many children to have. At least 144 women at the University of Kansas utilized emergency contraception in 2004 alone, according to officials at Watkins Memorial Health Center. If those services were pulled, at least that many women would be put in a position they clearly didnt want to be in. I know that in the past, Kansas senators have voted predominantly anti-choice. But keep in mind that Supreme Court Justices serve lifetime positions. This means were going to have to live with
the appointed judge for 35 years or more. We know a filibuster is possible, but we need 60 senators to filibuster and ensure the checks and balances in our government. Voters across the United States rank privacy as the No. 1 right they want the new Supreme Court justice to uphold, followed by womens rights and individual rights, according to Ms. magazines most recent issue. Imagine if 60 percent of women wrote a letter to their senator asking that their voices be heard. Add to that the 52 percent of voters who believe women should have the right to choose. With John Roberts nomination, these basic American Values will be threatened. We have the least amount of power and we need you to hear us. We need you to pass on our message. I guarantee when congressmen are up for election, were going to remember whether they remembered our rights. F Lawson is an Olathe senior in womens studies. She is the president of Students for Reproductive Rights.
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This summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to explore London. While there, I came upon a stunning find: Londons Musical Mecca is under attack. The British have held their stiff upper-lips through Saxons, Romans and Nazi-Germany, but can they stand strong against the likes of the greedy EMI Records? Copy-protection schemes are ruining the ability to enjoy music in Britain. As I walked down the streets and marveled at the mass of humanity that is Picadilly Circus, I couldnt help but feel overwhelmed. The Beatles, Muse and countless other musical sensations walked down the very streets that I was walking down. Their music shaped and was shaped by the grand city and country that they loved. Their music spoke of freedom, of change, of let[ting] it be. Now those great messages are being perverted in attempts to squeeze a few more pennies out of retro songs. The great rock band Queen used to stand for letting yourself go, stomping and clapping and screaming along to its songs to your hearts content. With its song Another One Bites The Dust, it brought light to the AIDS epidemic; something that, at the time, was anything but profit-motivated. While in London, I purchased Queen Live at Wembley Stadium expecting to be
able to have an accompaniment while singing We are the Champions on my next train ride. As soon as I got back to the hotel, I popped in the disc, hit play and got ready to rock out. Unfortunately, no rocking occured. The Discman only said, Error. I figured that perhaps my Discman was too old and simply couldnt play my new acquisition. Unperturbed, I booted up my computer, popped in the disc, and got set to rock once again. Much to my dismay, the rocking and rolling was again put on hold so that the special player for the CD could load onto my computer. Apparently there would be no uploading the songs on the CD into my computer or onto my iPod (if only I had one), because the only way to get at the music is by using an incredibly clunky built-in player. The CD wont play in a regular CD player, a car
or on any computer that has a user who refuses to install the player because of fears of spy/adware. EMI, in an effort to fend off copyright violations, has managed only to vex its normal consumers. Its copy controls did nothing to enhance my listening experience; they merely detracted from it greatly and relegated its CD into being a coaster far too quickly. Its copy protection scheme did nothing to prevent copying for fair uses. Those who would have gone to the Internet to download songs still will and will have a better listening experience than those who forked over their hard-earned dollars to listen legally. Music isnt supposed to be solely for the money. Its about the freedom of expression. Unfortunately, EMI doesnt seem to understand that. In fact, its Web site states copyright is there so the copyright holder is the prime beneficiary of any commercial exploitation of the work. This is the fundamental flaw in EMIs copyright scheme: music isnt about exploitation and any attempt to make it so will only make consumers less likely to buy its product. EMI needs to listen to their artists. As Queen used to sing: Fat Bottomed Girls [and not money] make the rocking world go round. F Julian Portillo is a Shawnee ju nior in business.
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10A had 10 blocks. The 2005 team also racked up 18 aces against the alumni team. Senior middle blocker Josi Lima set the pace individually with four. Despite their victory, the Jayhawks showed room for improvement. They countered the aces with 21 service errors. Bechard said the errors were something the team needed to correct before next weekends season opener against Alabama. That is something that jumps out at you, Bechard said. Thats just unacceptable. Bechard said Kansas should not get used to having so many aces during regular season games. When we play a team that is more organized, theyre not going to give up that many, he said. Bechard was not exclusively gloomy after the match ended, though. The game presented numerous opportunities for players who did not see signicant ac-
tion. Those players were able to show off the skills that they bring to the team. Freshman Kristin Buehler, who took a redshirt last year, had seven kills in just one game, and Megan Hill was impressive in the time she spent on the court. Freshman middle blocker Savannah Noyes, who is ghting for a starting spot, had an efcient night. She tallied 11 kills at a .562 clip, which led the team. Senior and fellow middle blocker Josi Lima said Noyes was ready to step in and contribute right away. Savannah is going to be great, Lima said. She is going to help us a lot. Shes a very good player. Lima said the Jayhawks needed to ne-tune some things before the season started. She said the communication on the court was lacking, but it was something that could be xed. We are getting there, Lima said. Its just the little things that we have to work on in practice. Edited by Katie Lohrenz
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Jana Correa, junior outside hitter, spikes the ball past KU alumni defenders during an exhibition game Saturday. The current team defeated the alumni in all four games.
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Editors Note: This is the third of 11 articles, by Daniel Berk, previewing Kansas competition in the Big 12 Conference. The articles will run every day from now until Sept. 1. Tomorrow the Kansan will look at Texas A&M. A lot has changed for the Oklahoma State Cowboys since they played their last game against Ohio State in the Alamo Bowl. Not only did the Cowboys lose staring running back Vernand Morency to the NFL, but the team also lost coach Les Miles. Miles opted to leave Oklahoma State and take a job at Louisiana State. Mike Gundy will take over for Miles after serving as the teams offensive coordinator since 2001. Gundy won over the Cowboys fans a long time ago when he starred there as a player. Gundy has been on the job for about six months and said
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75 or 76, Randall said. Now prove Im one of the best colhe shoots a good round and its lege players in the nation. So if you think all the good 62 or 63, and a bad round is 68 golf on TV is over and youre or 69. tired of watchWoodland has improved greatm going out ing Tiger, Phil and Vijay play ly from when he started at Kansas there to make a in meaningless tournaments, two years ago. dont turn the Hes a well- name for myself. rounded player Gary Woodland TV off just yet. with a rapidly Junior golfer You might improving short just happen game. For this young player, it to turn your TV to NBC this doesnt matter if Merion Golf weekend and you just might Club isnt fit for his game. find a Jayhawk competing in Hell make it fit his game. Hes the final rounds of the U.S. Amateur Championship. out there with a purpose. Im going out there to make a name for myself, F Hall is an Woodbridge, Va., Woodland said. Im trying to senior in journalism.
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The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press preseason college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2004 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and final ranking: Record Pts. Pvs. 1. Southern Cal (60) 13-0 1,619 1 2. Texas (4) 11-1 1,500 5 3. Tennessee 10-3 1,376 13 4. Michigan 9-3 1,329 14 5. LSU 9-3 1,291 16 6. Ohio St. 8-4 1,205 20 7. Oklahoma 12-1 1,204 3 8. Virginia Tech 10-3 1,184 10 9. Miami 9-3 1,142 11 10. Florida 7-5 1,080 _ 11. Iowa 10-2 1,011 8 12. Louisville (1) 11-1 892 6 13. Georgia 10-2 869 7 14. Florida St. 9-3 764 15 15. Purdue 7-5 711 _ 16. Auburn 13-0 650 2 17. Texas A&M 7-5 576 _ 18. Boise St. 11-1 375 12 19. California 10-2 358 9 20. Arizona St. 9-3 313 19 21. Texas Tech 8-4 256 18 22. Boston College 9-3 232 21 23. Pittsburgh 8-4 211 25 24. Fresno St. 9-3 196 22 25. Virginia 8-4 153 23 Others receiving votes: Alabama 121, Oregon 97, Utah 77, Georgia Tech 62, Bowling Green 57, N.C. State 57, Colorado 38, UCLA 19, Iowa St. 18, Minnesota 18, Miami (Ohio) 15, Penn St. 11, UTEP 10, Oregon St. 8, Wisconsin 5, Clemson 3, Memphis 3, Nebraska 3, Colorado St. 1, Notre Dame 1, Southern Miss. 1, Toledo 1, West Virginia 1, Wyoming 1.
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The Kansas bowling team did not look far for its new coach. Former Kansas bowler Alan Emmons filled the position vacated by former coach Mike Fine. Emmons was chosen from four candidates who interviewed to take over as coaching and recreation coordinator for Fine, who left to take a coaching position at Florida State. Emmons was a member of the mens bowling team for three of his four years at Kansas, and was on the National Championship team in 2004, his senior year. He also worked for the Jaybowl for four years. When we looked at the pros and the cons of each candidate, Alan had more pros than anyone else and thats why we decided to go with Alan, Director of Union Operations Jim Waite said. The fact that he worked in the Jaybowl for four years as a student employee, was on the bowling team, well-liked by the bowling team members and Mike Fine spoke highly of him, all that helped, without a doubt. Waite served as the chair on the search committee in finding a replacement. Senior bowler Zach Taylor was also a member of the search committee and said it was a positive choice because bowlers who were at KU would not have to worry about a drastic overhaul.
We werent going to have a big changing of the guard. Things would remain pretty much the same as they had been, Taylor said. I felt that was a good thing for people that had already signed up. Emmons said the fact that the bowlers were familiar with him should make the transition go smoothly. A lot of the people that are coming back know how I led the team with Marc DErrico, my senior year, and a lot of them are anxious to step up to the role, he said. They know where Im from and they know that Im very open and they can present anything they want, to me. The former bowler will not only be working with the bowling team. He will also be in charge of Jaybowl operations. My primary concern is that the Jaybowl, financially, becomes a success, Waite said. The focus is on the retail side. We had a really rough year last year. Whether its coaching one of the top bowling teams in the nation or running a bowling alley, Emmons will have the shadow of a coach of the year and national championship looming over him. Nevertheless, after only two months, he has impressed Waite. Alan has already shown to me that hes working his butt off trying to get that place up and running and ready for fall, Waite said. Hopefully if he follows the path he is, I think well be OK. Edited by Katie Lohrenz
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Despite the rain-soaked field, uniforms and soccer balls, Kansas hung on for a 2-1 victory against the Drake Bulldogs Saturday at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex. The exhibition game was a success, complete with a Jayhawk victory, tables of victorious athletes signing autographs after the game and plastic leis for all. The confidence is always good when you win, coach Mark Francis said. Kansas jumped on top early because of two Smiths. Senior forward Jessica Smith shot and hit the goal post in the ninth minute. As the ball bounced away, senior forward Caroline Smith was there to knock it back in. I think I did all right. I think I can do better, Caroline Smith said. Im a better player now than I was last year. Ive done everything Im supposed to, now its just a matter of me stepping on the field and playing. Kansas continued to send shots at Drakes junior goalkeeper, Erin Jarvis, outshooting Drake 13-4. Even though Drake took three times as many shots, it wasnt until the 43rd minute that Kansas scored again. In a double-assisted effort, freshman forward Sara Rogers scored her first goal as a Jayhawk. Forwards Lacey Novak, junior, and Jenifer Thomas, sophomore, each received an assist. Rogers and the rest of the freshmen were the consensus best group in the game. Francis and Caroline Smith both agreed they played the best against Drake. All of them got playing time and midfielders Jenny Murtaugh,
Jessica Bush and Missy Geha all took the field as starters. Murtaugh played all 90 minutes of the match. I thought, as a class, the freshmen were the best on the field, Caroline Smith said. Although all of Kansas scoring came in the first half, the team preferred the play in the second half. The second half was a little bit better, Francis said. We kept the ball a little bit better. Drake got on the board in the 75th minute of the match. A high shot soared over freshman goalkeeper Julie Hanleys head. Hanley played the entire second half of the game while sophomore keeper Colleen Quinn spent the first half in goal. The speed of play is something I am not used to, Hanley said. Its going to take time. I thought I did some things wrong, like I definitely mistimed the ball. Senior forward and defender Sara Foote put the ball past Hanley to score the only Bulldog goal of the afternoon. Other than allowing the goal, the Kansas defense put on a show throughout the game. The defense, led by junior defender Holly Gault, allowed the Drake Bulldogs only four shots on goal. Neither Gault nor Francis, however, were particularly pleased with the defensive execution. We did all right. We got caught out of position, Gault said. I have a lot to do. I definitely made some mistakes. Francis echoed that sentiment. Defensively, I think weve got some work to do, Francis said. Were a little disorganized, especially in the midfield. Thats why we have exhibition games. The Jayhawks physical intensity also rose to the occasion Saturday,
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Junior defender Holly Gault passes the ball around Drakes Andrea Schmitz, senior forward, during Saturdays exhibition. The Jayhawks defeated the Bulldogs 2-1. showing the Bulldogs just how fast and how physical life is in the Big 12 Conference. Drake coach Corbin Stone disagreed with the referees foul calls and no-calls loudly and often. We were definitely a little quicker to the ball than they were. We were more physical and I think they were surprised at that, Francis said. Corbins a good friend of mine, but he likes to whine a bit. He was justified, I think, in some of the things he was complaining about. The final score may not have been exactly what the Jayhawks were looking for, but they are excited to prove that this years team is not inferior to the last. Were not going to be as far along at this point as we were last year, Francis said. Theyre still learning. It just takes time. Fortunately we have four days left before we play Michigan. Edited by Jonathan Kealing
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Each of the past three seasons, the Kansas football team has lost its starting quarterback at some point during the season to injury. Last season, the Jayhawks went through three different starting quarterbacks. This season, members of the offensive line are making it their objective to keep the starting quarterback healthy for the whole season. The quarterback is still undecided. We have a lot of guys at the quarterback position that can really play well, said Travis Dambach, junior offensive guard. We are going to do everything we can to make sure nothing happens to any of them. Keeping the quarterback healthy should be a bit easier than years past, as the offensive line is one of the most experienced units on the team. David Ochoa, junior center, will anchor the line this year after being named one of the team captains. Ochoa will make the move from offensive guard, where he started all 11 games last year. Ochoa will try to fill the void left by Joe Vaughn, who graduated last year. Vaughn was a two year starter for the Jayhawks. He will be the only player replaced on the line this year. Coach Mark Mangino is confident in the offensive line, but knows Vaughn will be missed. I think the offensive line will be a strength, Mangino said. We did lose a very good center, and once we get that position solidified, we should be in good shape. Sophomore Todd Haselhorst was expected to be the teams starting
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The Jayhawk offensive line, in blue jerseys, squares off against the defensive line in practice Wednesday. The team will meet real competition in its first game against Florida Atlantic, on Sept. 3, at Memorial Stadium. center, but was moved to second team guard early in preseason practice. Junior Bob Whitaker will be the starter at one of the guard positions after starting all 11 games at the left guard position last season. Right now, the other guard figures to be junior college transfer Jake Cox. Cox will take Ochoas spot on the offensive line. Mangino said he has been pleased with Cox during practice, and expects him to be a factor this season. Hes going to win a job at one of the guard spots, Mangino said. There is no question in my mind. Senior Matt Thompson will anchor the tackle position this year after starting all 11 games at left tackle last season. Thompson was named first team Academic All-Big 12 last year, and looks to be a leader on the line this year. The other tackle position figures to be filled by sophomore Cesar Rodriguez. Rodriguez had a solid freshman campaign, playing in 10 games and starting six at the right tackle spot. Rodriguez impressed coaches enough to be selected as the offensive player of the game against Iowa State, last year, making him the only lineman to be chosen all season. Dambach, Haselhorst, freshman Anthony Collins, freshman Ryan Cantrell and freshman Scott Haverkamp will provide depth at the offensive line and could all potentially see action. Edited by Nate Karlin
Kansas defeated its alumni counterpart 3-0 Saturday, before winning a fourth match, just for fun. The match featured high action and competition despite its fun nature. The Jayhawks hustled their way to a 30-25 victory in game one, with senior outside hitter Paula Caten even losing a shoe. The quick pace continued in game two, which Kansas won 30-24. Caten had seven kills, and junior defensive specialist/libero Jamie Mathewson had six digs in the game. Game three featured the most spectacular point of the night. Leading 11-10, the current Jayhawks made three diving plays to return the ball to the alumni side of the net, eventually winning the point en route to a 30-26 victory. Game four was the least competitive of the night, with Kansas winning 30-22. The alumni squad, which featured recent grads such as Lindsey Morris, 2004, and Abbie Jacobson, 2003, provided an early test for Kansas. The alumni have quite a bit of athleticism, which Kansas coach Ray Bechard believed was important for the current Jayhawks to face. We wanted to make it as competitive as possible, Bechard said. I think we got a pretty good group together to do that. Junior outside hitter Jana Correa led the current Jayhawks with 13 kills. In total, Kansas had three players reach double figures in kills. Mathewson and junior defensive specialist/libero Dani Wittman had 10 digs each. As a team, the Jayhawks
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