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KU athletics department has a new contract with adidas to provide apparel for KU athletes. Naughty But Nice may have to close because it is not located along a state highway. Chancellor Robert Hemenway returns from Asia with two new programs in the works for the student exchange program.
KU athletics department has a new contract with adidas to provide apparel for KU athletes. Naughty But Nice may have to close because it is not located along a state highway. Chancellor Robert Hemenway returns from Asia with two new programs in the works for the student exchange program.
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KU athletics department has a new contract with adidas to provide apparel for KU athletes. Naughty But Nice may have to close because it is not located along a state highway. Chancellor Robert Hemenway returns from Asia with two new programs in the works for the student exchange program.
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vide apparel for KU athletes. PAGE 3 nikE out, AdidAs in AthlEtEs GEt nEw GEAr July 13 - July 19, 2005 The sTudenT voice since 1904. vol. 115 issue 158 Sex shop may have to close to meet code Naughty But Nice may be forced to close because it is not located along a state highway and doesnt meet city code requirements. PAGE 7 Study abroad opportunities to include Taiwan Chancellor Robert Hemenway re- turns from Asia with two new pro- grams in the works for the student exchange program. PAGE 4 Training schools offer cheap, stylish options Beauty schools may be the an- swer for students seeking salon quality style with- out the higher sa- lon prices. These schools need clients to train their students on. PAGE 4 PAGE 5 University Summer Theatre to present Talleys Folly to close season. 2 The UniversiTy Daily Kansan JUly 13 - JUly 19, 2005 inDex Tell us your news Editor: Andrew Vaupel Campus editor: Austin Caster Copy chief: John Scheirman Photo editor: Kerri Henderson Designers: Jillian Baco Cameron Monken Kansan newsroom 111 Stauffer-Flint Hall 1435 Jayhawk Blvd. Lawrence, KS 66045 (785) 864-4810 Et Cetera The University Daily Kansan is the student paper of the University of Kansas. The frst copy is paid for through the student activity fee. Additional copies of the Kansan are 25 cents each. Subscriptions can be purchased at the Kansan busi- ness offce, 119 Stauffer-Flint Hall, 1435 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045. The University Daily Kan- san (ISSN 0746-4962) is published daily during the school year except Saturday, Sunday, fall break, spring break and exams. Weekly during the summer session excluding hol- idays. Periodical postage is paid in Lawrence, KS 66044. Annual sub- scriptions by mail are $120. Stu- dent subscriptions of $2.11 are paid for through the student activity fee. Postmaster: Send address changes to The University Daily Kansan, 119 Stauffer-Flint Hall, 1435 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045. All contents, unless stated otherwise, 2005 The University Daily Kansan. t insiDeneWs Nike out, adidas in for KU athletes The Unviersity of Kansas Athletics Department has signed a con- tract with adidas for its athletes use. page 3 Students have a new study abroad destination Chancellor Robert Hemenway recently signed an agreement with two universities in Taiwan for exchange programs. page 4 University theatre presents fnal summer show Trolleys Folley will be shown July 15-17 and 21-23 at the Craf- ton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall. page 5 Local tour coverage limited Supporters of Lance Armstrong and the Tour de France may not have many opportunities to watch the race in local bars. pages 6 Sex shop may have to close Lawrence city code requires that all sex shops be located on state highways by July 25. page 7 KU rated a best buy in tuition cost The Kansas Board of Regents named KU as one of the best buys, with a tuition lower than the national average. page 8 Researchers uncover ancient remains Reserachers digging in the Great Planes discover evidence of early human life in that area. page 10 Study suggests kids want punishment A University of Kansas professor says his study demonstrates that children prefer punishment over permissive parenting. page 11 Green Hall gets new courtroom, commons Construction for the School of Law is on schedule and is expected to be completed by the beginning of the fall semester. page 13 Beauty school bargains Cosmetology schools offer inexpensive solutions to salon prices without sacrifcing style. page 14 t insiDeopinion Heated issue hits Seattle Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels speaks up on the hot topic of global warming. Nickels encourages other mayors to raise concern on climate control. page 24
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l Find out where to get cheap drinks l Lawrences annual sidewalk sale Coming next Wednesday l Sunfower State Games 841.6886 800.246.6886 2100 - B West 25th St. $5 OFF ANY SERVICE NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER OFFER EXPIRES: 7/13/05 (Coupon # 8) Proud supporter of Redken Products A new image... a new you! july 13 - july 19, 2005 The universiTy Daily Kansan 3 news By Kristen JarBoe editor@kansan.com SPECIAL TO THE KANSAN As of July 1, the University of Kansas Athletics Department told athletes they could no lon- ger wear Nike apparel in the weight room or to workout in. But the switch from Nike to adidas is taking a little longer to implement in merchandise stores. For KUStore.com, a company run by the Athletics Department, Nike gear still lin- gers in the offce. We havent been told a cer- tain date when we can no lon- ger sell Nike, said Jeff Hackel, assistant e-commerce manager. Right now, were selling Nike at cost, or half price. Were just going to keep selling it until its gone. Theres talk of a garage sale, which has been done in the past to get rid of older apparel, but its not for sure. Local bookstores are still able to sell some Nike gear, like hats and T-shirts. But if the apparel is something that the athletes would wear, then it has to be adidas. Some of the adidas apparel might be hard to sell. Kris- tin Vickers, store manager of University Book Shop, 1116 W. 23rd St., talked with the company that owns University Book Shop, and also talked with 130 other companies. They informed her that as a group, 70 percent of merchan- dise sold is Nike, and 30 per- cent is adidas. Nike is pretty fashionable and looks good, Vickers said. The consumers want the Nike brand. Hackel said in comparison to Nike, adidas has a limited selec- tion of apparel. From what Ive seen, adidas is pretty generic, Hackel said. They have the same Kansas shirt for every sport, whereas with Nike, they produced a to- tally different line called Elite. After seeing the adidas cata- log, Vickers said she was a little apprehensive about their cloth- ing line. The size of the two cat- alogs is signifcantly different as well. The adidas one is quit a bit smaller, Hackel said. There is also the shipping ad- justment to be made. Hackel said that Stephanie Temple, head e- commerce manager who orders the apparel, was worried about adidas shipping schedule. Hackel said Temple fnally had the schedule with Nike fg- ured out, and that she would now have to learn the adidas shipping schedule. Knowing when items are coming in is crucial to business, especially when trying to get a certain item in for a big game. KUStore.com is not just an online company, but also sets up stands at all major sporting events. Ive worked with Nike for the past fve years, and never worked with adidas, Vickers said. Im just hoping they de- liver in time. We probably wont know until September when we get all the gear in. Sales with adidas start just in time for football season. After the season starts, KUStore.com and bookstores may have an idea of what to expect. Itll be interesting working with adidas, Hackel said. I think initially itll be good be- cause its new. Several stores had expected to have new jerseys and shirts stocked by the July 4th week- end. adidas e-mailed The Sports Dome, 1000 Massachusetts St., and the Jayhawk Bookstore, 1420 Crescent Road, notifying them they would have to wait on the new apparel. This is a major setback in forming a healthy relationship, said Bill Muggy, Jayhawk Book- store owner. Gabe Van Pelt contributed to this story. Edited by Erin M. Droste. t business Stores prepare to switch to adidas Brenda Bell, San Francis- co, compares an adidas KU t-shirt (right) to a Nike one at Jocks Nitch Sporting Goods, 837 Massachusetts St. adidas will be the offcial supplier of KU sportswear; however, most of the adidas apparel will not be available in stores until August. By ashley Michaels amichaels@kansan.com KANSAN STAff wrITEr Summer is usually a time for relaxing and taking some time off, but for some eager students it is a time to get ahead of the game and take classes toward graduation. The question for University of Kansas students is not wheth- er to take summer classes but where to take summer classes. One option that many stu- dents may not consider is the Universitys Edwards Campus in Johnson County. The Edwards Campus is not home to the majority of traditional students. Accord- ing to the Edwards Campus Web site, 90 percent of the students work full-time, more than half are married and the average age of the students is 32 years old. In the summer of 2000, the Edwards Campus began a sum- mer program for traditional stu- dents looking to take courses they had previously dropped or to speed up their graduation date. It was the result of a demand expressed by KU students and students from other colleges who live in the Johnson County and greater Kansas City area who came home for the summer looking for light course work, said Bob Clark, vice chancellor of the KU Edwards Campus. Before the program began, the Edwards Campus did not have an undergraduate pro- gram. When it noticed demand for one, it began a relationship with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University. Going into its ffth year, the Edwards Campus summer pro- gram, otherwise known as Sum- mer at KU in KC, has been rea- sonably successful, Clark said. The frst several years the pro- gram saw an increase in enroll- ment, but from last year to this year it is pretty fat, Clark said. Last summer, students en- rolled in 1,673 credit hours at Edwards Campus. This summer the numbers have increased slightly, with students enrolled in 1,712 credit hours. Although it is still an increase, it does not compare to the increase from the frst several years, Clark said. Our decline in enrollment is due to the fact that we changed from resident to nonresident tu- ition, Clark said. When the summer program began, the tuition rate was the same for residents and nonresi- dents. It was intended for students on both sides of the state line so they wouldnt have to pay non- resident tuition, Clark said. Problems arose when tradi- tional students from the Uni- versity began attending the Ed- wards Campus to avoid paying nonresident tuition fees, Clark said. The solution was an in- crease in tuition rates for non- resident students. Clark does not expect the program to increase much in the future but said he thought the Edwards Campus was still flling a need for local college students during the summer. Edwards campus has summer school opportunities t education Kerri Henderson/KANSAN 4 The UniversiTy Daily Kansan jUly 13 - jUly 19, 2005 news By Liz Nartowicz lnartowicz@kansan.com KANSAN STAFF WRITER A recent exchange agreement with Tai- wan will allow KU students the opportu- nity to study at the Chengchi University in Taipei as early as next spring. Chancellor Robert Hemenway signed the agreement two weeks ago during his 10-day trip to Asia. Hemenway traveled to China, Taiwan and South Korea to f- nalize two exchange programs, investigate other programs and meet with alumni. Identical to other exchange programs, the agreement with Chengchi University will allow student and faculty travel be- tween the two universities for training and research. Unlike other study abroad opportunities, this agreement marks the frst exchange opportunity for KU stu- dents with Taiwan. After fnalizing the frst Taiwan ex- change with Chengchi University, Hem- enway signed another agreement while in Taiwan. The chancellor attained a sec- ond arrangement with the Taiwan For- estry Institute. Diana Carlin, dean of graduate school and international programs, said this ar- rangement would greatly beneft biology and environmental students and faculty. Carlin, who accompanied Hemenway on his trip, said the institute had six different on site laboratories. Any time you can get a student in a lab, thats a plus, Carlin said. While abroad, Hemenway also met with four other universities to follow up on pos- sible exchange programs, Carlin said. Two of the four were in Taiwan, Carlin said; the others were in China and South Korea. Currently the University has close to 100 exchange programs, Carlin said. Five of those are with China, three in South Korea and fve in Japan. Offcials are most enthusiastic about the potential program in China, Jeff Weinberg, assistant to the chancellor, said. Weinberg traveled with Hemenway to Taiwan. Weinberg said the University was in the works with the ministry of foreign affairs and Beijing University to set up a program. The program would be for city managers of China and it would be held at the University. Hemenway said he was talking to the ministry of education as well and was looking for ways to have joint exchanges. Hemenway said it was important to have joint exchanges abroad because it pre- pared students for the global economy while improving the University. Any great university has to be interna- tional today, Hemenway said. We want KU to be an international university. Carlin said she also thought it was important to both students and the Uni- versity to utilize exchange programs. She said the University was fortunate in that it had so many opportunities and students taking advantage of the programs. KU students are far more active to pursue studying abroad than others, Carlin said. Only one to two percent of seniors na- tionally study abroad, Carlin said, while 20 percent of KU seniors study abroad. Edited by Liz Nartowicz Taiwan added to study abroad destinations t study abroad Kerri Henderson/KANSAN Damir and Melinda Stimac enjoy a picnic by Potter Lake with their children, An- nika, 2 months, and Aidan, 3 (not pictured). Damir attended the University from 1979-85 and likes to visit to appreciate KUs beautiful campus and to remember his college years. Damir and his family currently live in Connecticut. Potter Lake picnic July 13 - July 19, 2005 The universiTy Daily Kansan 5 news By Liz Nartowicz lnartowicz@kansan.com Kansan staff writer Kansas Summer Theatre actors over- came theatrical and physical obstacles for their production of Lanford Wilsons Talleys Folly. Because the play only contains two char- acters, both actors face the challenge of performing for an hour and a half straight. Summer Eglinski, Lawrence 2005 graduate, plays Sally Talley, a conserva- tive 31-year-old woman who comes from a wealthy and narrow-minded family. Its a bit of a marathon, Eglinski said. Im a bit slap-happy at the end. Dennis Christilles, associate professor of theatre and flm, directs the play and said it was unusual for a play to only have two actors. Christilles said he had Eglinski and Aaron Champion, Overland Park senior, start by rehearsing shorter scenes in or- der to build up their stamina. Another obstacle Eglinski and Cham- pion tackled was the characters dialects. Matt Friedman, played by Champion, is a 42-year-old man with a European accent. Sally Talley is from Lebanon, Mo., and has a rural accent. The two actors received assistance from a dialect coach and worked with each other to perfect their accents. Aarons family is from the Ozarks so whenever I needed help Id just ask him, Eglinski said. Talleys Folly is the second play in Lan- ford Wilsons Talley Family trilogy, and is the lightest of the three, Christilles said. Its not sugar coated, but its sweet com- pared to the other plays, Eglinski said. It doesnt overwhelm you with its weight. Eglinski, who has read the third play in the trilogy, Talley and Sons, said it was not necessary to know about the other plays. Each play stands on its own, Eglinski said. The play, set in 1944, is about a mis- matched couple and their improbable relationship. The play opens with Matt returning to ask for Sallys hand in marriage. But Sallys family challenges Matts happy ending with their disapproval of his Jewish heri- tage and differing viewpoints. In order to conquer this challenge, the couple must confront their differences and come to terms with their past. Edited by Erin M. Droste n Performances of Talleys Folly are at 7:30 p.m. on July 15,16,21,22, and 23 and at 2:30 p.m. on July 17 on Stage Too! at the Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall. n Tickets can be purchased at the Lied Center ticket offce, by phone at the University Theatre, 864-3982, or online at kutheatre.com. n Tickets are $10 for the public, $9 for senior citizens and KU faculty and staff and $6 for all students. n The west entrance to Murphy Hall will be closed because of construction on Naismith Drive. Please use the southwest entrance. its showtime Summer Theatre ends with Folly t arts Kerri Henderson/KANSAN Talleys Folly, a play following the courtship between Sally Talley and Matt Friedman, begins July 15 on Stage Too! and will close the season theatre. 6 The UniversiTy Daily Kansan jUly 13 - jUly 19, 2005 news By AdAm LAnd aland@kansan.com Kansan staff writer Lawrence residents who want to see Lance Armstrongs seventh and fnal Tour de France with a beer in hand may have to sit at home to watch him. Big-screen and plasma-screen televi- sions show the Tour de France in Henry Ts Bar & Grill, 3520 W. 6th St., said Sean Gerrity, owner. Armstrong became an inspiration to aspiring cyclists when he battled ad- vanced testicular cancer, which spread to his lungs and brain, and returned to win the Tour again. As Armstrong seeks his seventh consecutive Tour de France vic- tory, the American cyclist leads after the tenth stage of the tour by 38 seconds. The tour began on July 2 on the west- ern coast of France and will continue through July 24, when it will end in Paris. Although no cyclist has ever won seven consecutive tours, coverage of the event throughout Lawrence is hit-and-miss. The tour can be seen every day in Sun- fower Outdoor & Bike Shop, 802 Mas- sachusetts St., said Paul Davis, bike shop manager. Since Armstrong began his winning streak six years ago, more patrons have come in that may not have come from a cycling background, Davis said. I think his story draws people in, Davis said. He is a normal guy with a talent that people can relate to. Popularity for Armstrong and the tour may be high, but that popularity has not translated into widespread viewing. Buffalo Wild Wings, 1012 Massachu- setts St., has never shown any part of the tour, said Ryan Rosinsky, cashier. The restaurant would show the tour if there was interest, but no one had asked for it, Rosinsky said. He said he believed the sport was just not as exciting as some of the alterna- tives. I can think of better sports to watch than a bunch of guys riding bikes, Ros- insky said. Support, or at least viewership, varies from place to place. The lack of local at- tention overall, however, does not sur- prise Davis. The tour is not a celebrated Ameri- can sport, and may never be, Davis said. So expecting most restaurants and bars throughout the city to cover it might be wishful thinking. They are sports bars and cycling isnt necessarily considered a sport, Davis said. Cycling has to compete with the three big American sports football, base- ball and basketball, said Davis. The tour may never compete with the Superbowl, World Series or NBA Finals, Davis said, but it is still worth watching. Edited by Erin M. Droste t tour de france Tour coverage minimal in bars COrreCTiOn Last weeks University Daily Kansan contained an error. The article, Com- mission balks at smoking law decision, stated Connie Roach was the owner of Hereford House, 4931 W. Sixth St. Roach is the general manager. Franck Fife/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A spectator urges on Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, in the Tour de France cycling race between Grenoble and Courchevel, July 12. naTiOn Bush consults senators on Supreme Court spot WASHINGTON President Bush is consulting four top senators about the Supreme Court vacancy, but the law- makers suspect theyll leave without learning the names on Bushs short list. While the president has spoken with the four senators before, Bushs break- fast with the four July 12 is their frst meeting in person about the vacancy. The president is not prejudging anything, White House press secretary Scott McClellan said July 11. He wants to hear what their views are and hear what they have to say as we move for- ward on a Supreme Court nominee. Bush is meeting with Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., chairman of the Sen- ate Judiciary Committee; Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the ranking Demo- crat on the committee; Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn.; and Demo- cratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada. The Associated Press From tanning at our pool and sweating in our exercise center, to relaxing in an Air-Conditioned apartment, Colony Woods has everything you need. 785 842-5111 1301 w. 24th St. Now leasing for Fall! A fun-filled apartment lifestyle! July 13 - July 19, 2005 The universiTy Daily Kansan 7 news By Erin DrostE edroste@kansan.com Kansan staff writer After fve years of business, Richard Osburn may be forced to close shop. A city code, enacted in 2000, requires that all adult businesses be located on a state highway right of way by July 25. That means that on July 25, Osburns Naughty But Nice, 1741 Massachusetts St., will no longer comply with city code. The city code was enacted as a way for the city to regulate sex businesses, Scott Miller, city at- torney, said. The code states that sex shops not located along state highway rights of way would have fve years from the date of the codes enactment to comply. That includes any pre-existing businesses. Osburn said when he opened his business there were no re- strictions preventing him from being located on Massachusetts Street, and he was prepared to fght to keep his store open. Its up to the city how far they want to take it, he said. Osburn said he would to go to court about the issue if necessary. Miller said the city was review- ing the practices of all adult busi- nesses in Lawrence. Any busi- nesses that meet the defnition of a sex shop will have to comply with the ordinance, he said. No factual determination has been made at this point about Naughty But Nice, Miller said. If it is determined that it is no longer a conforming use, several steps can be taken, including fling charges for violating the code. The other sex shop in Law- rence, Priscillas, 1206 W. 23rd, is located on a state highway and meets the code requirements for sex shops in the city limits. The state highway rights of way in Lawrence include 23rd Street (Kansas Highway 10), Iowa Street (U.S. Highway 59), Sixth Street (U.S. Highway 40), and North Second Street (U.S. Highway 24). According to state and city laws, all sex shops with- in city limits are required to be located along state highways in zoned business areas. Sex shops cannot be located on the same block as any resi- dential area, house of worship, school, day-care facility, public park, community center, chil- drens amusement park, library, museum or playground. Any sex shop that does not com- ply with the code will be forced to close, according to the code. Viann Deathe owns Clas- sic Hair Design, 1802 Massa- chusetts St., located across the street from Naughty But Nice, and said she did not think that Naughty But Nice should have to close. Ive been here 20 years and it doesnt bother me at all, she said. I have worse people going over to the Salvation Army than going over there. Deathe said she had never had any problems with the busi- ness and did not think that clos- ing the store would affect her business or the neighborhood. Osburn said he had no plans to close Naughty But Nice and would wait for the city to take the frst step, and he would fght them. If a person takes the time and money to open a legal busi- ness and people start looking for ways to eliminate that business and force relocation, Osburn said, then Im adamantly op- posed to what the city is trying to do. Edited by John Scheirman t lawrence Sex shop may face closure by city Kerri Henderson/KANSAN Richard Osburn may have to close his shop, Naughty But Nice, due to a city code that regulates the location of sex businesses. Osburn said he is prepared to fght to keep his business open. Illustration by Cameron Monken Kerri Henderson/KANSAN Naughty But Nice, 1741 Massachusetts St., is not located along a state highway as required by city code. n Adult businesses in Lawrence must be located on highway rights of way by July 25. Highway right of ways include 23rd Street/Kansas Highway 10 where Pricillas is located. 8 The UniversiTy Daily Kansan JUly 13 - JUly 19, 2005 news By AdAm LAnd aland@kansan.com Kansan staff writer After conducting a study com- paring Kansas universities to schools in other states, the Kan- sas Board of Regents named the University of Kansas a best buy for the 2004-2005 academic year. Kansas State University and Wichita State University were also named best buys. The three universities, the states only research universities, are 21 percent below the nation- al average in tuition, which is $5,618. The universities are also 15 percent lower than the re- gional average, which is $5,199. All fgures come from the Na- tional Association of State Uni- versities and Land-Grant Col- leges, of which all three schools are members. Not only did the large state universities make the best buy list, so did the states three re- gional schools. Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University and Pitts- burg State University offered tuition rates that were one-third less than the national average of $4,585. The average tuition of the three schools, $3,077, was one-quarter less than the region- al average of $4,121. Figures for those three universi- ties come from the American Asso- ciation of State Colleges and Univ- erisities, of which all are members. The best buy moniker only encompasses cost, said Kip Pe- terson, director of government relations and communications for the Kansas Board of Regents. Value and beneft were not part of the analysis, Peterson said. Ranking consists of many factors and is compiled in different ways. U.S. News and World Report uses eight different factors, none of which include cost, said Rob- ert J. Norris, director of data re- search for U.S. News & World Report. The factors comprise peer assessment, admissions, fnancial resources, faculty re- sources, alumni giving, reputa- tion, graduation and retention. The magazine ranks schools against their peers throughout the nation, not just regionally, Norris said. People should look at more than price alone, Norris said. But looking at equal schools it can matter, its perception. If students compare schools throughout the region or state, price is probably a factor in de- ciding where to go, Norris said. But students who are looking at colleges throughout the nation are looking at more things than just price. Cost can still be signifcant, however, when you are comparing a school like Northwestern Uni- versity, which costs almost $40,000 for tuition and housing, with the University of Kansas, which costs about $12,000, Norris said. Edited by Erin M. Droste Study ranks KU best buy for 2004-2005 semesters KU tuition rates among cheapest t tuition By Ken ThomAs the associated Press WASHINGTON Using a cell phone while driving qua- druples the risk of getting into a crash with serious injuries, a study fnds. Research released July 12 by the Insurance Institute for High- way Safety suggests that using a hands-free device instead of a handheld phone while behind the wheel will not necessarily improve safety. The study found that handheld de- vices were slightly riskier than hands- free ones, but the difference was not statistically signifcant. The study, published in the British Medical Journal, found no difference in the risk posed to male and female drivers or to drivers older and younger than 30. More motorists are using cell phones on the road than ever, and lawmakers are grappling for ways to reducing driver distrac- tion. The researchers used cell phone records to compare phone use within 10 minutes before an actual crash with cell use by the same driver during the previous week. Each drivers cell usage during a 10-minute interval prior to the accident was compared with use during at least one earlier peri- od when no accident occurred. Each driver, in effect, served as his or her own control group in the study. A survey released earlier this year by the National Highway Traffc Safety Administration found 8 percent of drivers were using cell phones during daylight hours last year. It represented a 50 percent increase since 2002. t Driving Dangers Research reveals cell phone use increases risk of car crashes You are four times more likely to be involved in a car wreck if using a cell phone. July 13 - July 19, 2005 The universiTy Daily Kansan 9 news The AssociATed Press LONDON Police raised the death toll in Londons ter- rorist bombings to 52 on July 11 as forensics experts identi- fed the frst of the victims a 53-year-old mother of two from outside London. Prime Minister Tony Blair promised a vigorous and intense manhunt for the at- tackers. As workers searched the twisted wreckage for more bod- ies, millions of Londoners rode subways and buses to and from work, tense but intent on resum- ing their routines four days after the strikes. We wont let a small group of terrorists change the way we live, Ken Livingstone, Londons mayor said. In a somber address to the House of Commons, his frst since the attacks, Blair said it seemed probable that Islamic extremists were responsible for what he called the murderous carnage of the innocent. No specifc intelligence could have prevented the strikes, Blair said. Our country will not be de- feated by such terror, Blair told lawmakers. We will pursue those responsible wherever they are and will not rest until they are identifed and ... brought to justice. President Bush expressed solidarity with Britain and said, America will not retreat in the face of terrorists and murderers. Offcials raised the confrmed death toll, from 49 to 52 as workers searched for corpses in mangled subway cars marooned in a hot, dusty, rat-infested tun- nel, and warned that the body count likely would climb. That will rise, Metropoli- tan Police commissioner Sir Ian Blair said outside the Kings Cross station near the site of the worst of the four bombings an explosion that killed at least 21 people on one of the Undergrounds deepest lines. They still have to get un- derneath the carriages, and it is possible they will fnd more, he said. Two other subway trains and a double-decker bus also were destroyed in the attacks, which wounded 700 people. Fifty-six remained hospitalized on July 11, many in critical condition, offcials said. Police said they had identifed the frst of the victims Susan Levy, 53, of Hertfordshire out- side London. Forensics experts said it could take days to weeks to put names to the bodies, and would have to be identifed through dental records or DNA analysis. By ThomAs WAgner The AssociATed Press LEEDS, England Police are investigating whether four attackers possibly suicide bombers died in the London subway and bus explosions on July 7. Police have arrested one suspect after a series of raids July 12 in Leeds, a northern city with a strong Muslim community. At least three of the suspected bombers came from the West Yorkshire region, which includes Leeds, said Pe- ter Clarke, head of the Metropolitan Police anti-terrorist branch. Closed-circuit TV video showed that all four had arrived at Kings Cross station by 8:30 a.m. on July 7, about 20 min- utes before the blasts began that killed at least 52 people, Clarke said. Meanwhile, the BBC reported that explosives were found in a car at a rail station in Luton, 30 miles north of London. Police said earlier they carried out a controlled explosion on a car that was parked at the station and believed linked to the attacks. Metropolitan Police offcers from London examining the car carried out the controlled explosion, Bedfordshire po- lice said. In a Scotland Yard news conference, Clarke said police had strong forensic and other evidence that the man believed to have carried a bomb onto the subway train that exploded between the Aldgate and Liverpool Street stations died in the blast. Police are awaiting confrmation from the coroner and are trying to determine whether the other three also died in the explosions. One of the suspects had been reported missing by his family at 10 p.m. on July 7, and some of his property was found on the double-decker bus where 13 died, Clarke said. Some witness accounts suggested the bus bomber may have blundered, blowing up the wrong target and accidentally kill- ing himself. Media reports have quoted an eyewitness who got off the crowded bus just before it exploded and said he saw an agitated man in his 20s fddling anxiously with something in his bag. Everybody is standing face-to-face and this guy kept dipping into this bag, Richard Jones, 61, of Berkshire, told the BBC. Investigators also found personal documents bearing the names of two of the other men. Police did not identify the men. Acting on six warrants stemming from those developments, British soldiers blasted their way into a Leeds house July 12 to search for explosives and computers. Streets were cordoned off and about 500 people were evacuated. No one was in the house at the time of the raid, said Miles Himsworth, police inspector. Its a very, very complicated investigation, Himsworth said. It will be a very slow and very meticulous search in order that any evidence that is there can be gathered carefully. Police have suspects in London bombings t international Four bombs rattle UK Peter Macdiarmid/AP PHOTO A front view of the bus which was destroyed by a bomb in London on July 7, is seen July 8. Commuters in London reluc- tantly descended into the Underground on the morning of July 8, attempting to return to routine in the aftermath of four rush- hour blasts that killed at least 50 people the day before. Police said the attacks had the signatures of the al-Qaida terror network. 10 The UniversiTy Daily Kansan JUly 13 - JUly 19, 2005 news By RoRy Flynn editor@kansan.com SPECIAL TO THE KANSAN Remnants of early humans in the Great Plains were successfully located at a dig in northwestern Kansas by a group of researchers from the Kansas Geological Survey. at the University of Kansas, and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The survey team, made up of sur- vey researchers, staff from the Kansas State Historical Society and approxi- mately 40 volunteers from the Kansas Anthropological Association, found bones from a bison killed by humans, and that shows evidence of some of the earliest human life in the Great Plains. The bison bones date back to the Clovis period that began 12,200 years ago. The director of the dig, Kansas Geological Survey archaeological ge- ologist Rolfe Mandel, said, This fnd marks the frst recorded Clovis period human campsite. The dig, which took place near Goodland, in Sherman County, be- gan June 4 and concluded June 19. Previous digs at this site unearthed artifacts such as mammoth bones and tools from about 11,000 years ago. Mandel said he thought the site could offer new evidence on the period when humans entered the Western Hemisphere. He said there was no defnitive evidence of human activity in the western world earlier than the pre-Clovis period of ap- proximately 13,500 years ago. Mandel said he planned to return to the site next June to further his search for ancient artifacts of human activity in the Great Plains. Researchers unearth 11,000-year-old bones t science Recent dig reveals early human activity in the Great Plains By Ashley MichAels amichaels@kansan.com KANSAN STAff wrITEr If you are getting tired of the same old summer activities around Lawrence, Summer Heat may be the answer to your boredom. For a change in your summer itinerary, head to Topeka Sports Cabaret, 4216 NE Seward Ave., on July 14 for Summer Heat. Summer Heat is hosted by Scott McIntire, a.k.a. DJ Scottie Mac, Lawrence DJ promoter, and Steve Alley, owner of the Emporia club, Deuces Are Wild, and event promoter. The event features an all-day barbecue, a donation car wash, a ce- lebrity volleyball match and a concert to fnish off the night. Summer Heat kicks off at 3 p.m. with a dona- tion car wash. All proceeds will go to the Ameri- can Heart Association. At 5 p.m. there will be a celebrity volleyball match featuring Miss Kansas Latina 2004, Cindy Lopez; former models for the Women of KU calendar; and current and former Kansas athletes. Summer Heat is a unique club event that pro- vides outside entertainment for people to enjoy the summer weather, and the activities appeal to all crowds, McIntire said. If you get there at 3 p.m. when the event starts, you will receive an arm band, and admission is $3, Alley said. If you just come for the concert, admission is $7. The concert, beginning at 7 p.m., features The Popper, known for his hip-hop hit I Do. The Popper is originally from Kansas City and will be the main music event of the night. Two Topeka natives, R&B artist Reggie B and Latin band Los Serrano Peppers, will also be per- forming. Three DJs DJ Scottie Mac, DJ Young- tree, Topeka, and DJ Soap, Lawrence will be in attendance to provide a taste of the local sounds. Alley said the event was for a good cause, and it was a great opportunity for nightlife that you wouldnt normally fnd in Topeka. Edited by Erin M. Droste Take a break at the Sports Cabaret t entertainment Contributed photo july 13 - july 19, 2005 The universiTy Daily Kansan 11 news By Liz Nartowicz lnartowicz@kansan.com KANSAN STAFF WRITER A study by a University of Kansas researcher suggests pun- ishment is the preferred and most effective treatment for troubled children. Gregory Hanley, assistant professor of applied behavioral science, conducted a study on problem-behavior prevention for children with severe mental illnesses. Hanley conducted his study at Johns Hopkins University and explored the childrens preferences for educational formats. Hanley worked with two children throughout his study and determined that children not only needed, but also wanted a form of punishment to correct their aggressive be- havior. The subjects were 5-year- old Jay and 8-year-old Betty. These children suffered from extreme mental retardation and were chosen for the study because of their aggressive nature, Hanley said. Besides injuring others, including parents and other children, Betty and Jay inflicted pain on themselves. These children would blind themselves from head banging, Hanley said. Both children had been hos- pitalized from self-injuries. Hanley said because the children could not commu- nicate accurately, they relied on acting out aggressively to receive attention and convey their needs. Hanley began his research to discover an effective means for preventing such behavior in special needs children in 1996. In order to fnd the most ef- fective means, Hanley provided the children with options of how they would like researchers and parents to respond to their behavior. Hanley narrowed the options down to three for the children. Responses included sole communication that expressed disapproval of the behavior, communication accompanied by a punishment and punish- ment alone. Parents chose from a list which punishment their child would receive. Jays pun- ishment was for researchers to hold his hands in his lap for 30 seconds. Bettys was hand re- straint along with covering of the eyes. These types of punishments were time out punishments, Hanley said. They were a tem- porary removal from a desired environment. Response options were put in the form of color-coded switches for the children to choose from. It took a while for the children to compre- hend the meaning behind the switches, but they ultimately did, Hanley said. What Hanley found through his study was that the children preferred the communication paired with punishment option. People wrongly assume people would not prefer punish- ment, Hanley said. This study challenges that assumption. The debate about whether punishment is a preferred and effective treatment for prob- lem behavior has been around since the 70s, said Wayne Sailor, associate director for the Beach Center on Disabil- ity located inside Haworth Hall. Within the last three de- cades, Sailor said all available evidence pointed in the other direction. Punishment is nei- ther preferred nor effective, Sailor said. Punishment just makes kids angry, Sailor said. Sailor said evidence sug- gested punishment sup- pressed the problem behavior in the short term but did not solve the problem. Sailor said what actually worked was the Positive Behavior Support system. The system teaches parents and caretakers to discover what function the behavior serves the child, and then provide support to modify the behavior. Sailor said what support authorities offered children to modify problem behavior depended on the individual, settings and conditions. Sailor said one could deal with prob- lem behavior better through building self-esteem rather than through a physical pun- ishment. Hanley said he realized so- ciety would be hesitant to the idea of using, or talking about, punishment. He said in the past, people abused and over- used punishment, thus making the pendulum swing the other way. Hanley said society was at a point now to fnd a middle road. As for the children, who cannot comprehend the role of punishment within a soci- ety, Hanley said he thought they preferred punishment be- cause of permissive parenting. Permissive parenting is par- enting without setting limits, Hanley said. Children want parents to parent, Hanley said. Parents should not be afraid to disci- pline these children. Hanleys research was pub- lished in the Spring 2005 edi- tion of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Edited by Erin M. Droste t ReseaRch Study suggest kids want discipline
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The courtroom is going to be technologically advanced, said Brad Shafer, development director for the University of Kansas School of Law. Stu- dents will be able to work in a courtroom similar to those they will encounter in the real world. As compared to those at oth- er schools, KU law students will be ahead of the learning curve in that sense. Snell Courtroom was origi- nally fnanced by a contribu- tion from Frank Snell, a KU law alumnus. When Snell gradu- ated from the University, he started his own frm, the Snell and Wilmer law frm, in Phoe- nix. He made a concerted effort to return to the University and recruit law students to his frm, Shafer said. Snell has since passed away, but Snell and Wilmer remains home to several former KU law students. These students have generously taken it upon them- selves to continue Snells legacy by funding the renovations, Sha- fer said. The larger of the two proj- ects is a complete renovation to the frst foor commons area in Green Hall. The commons area has been gutted, Mai said. The project in- cludes putting in new fooring, making dramatic changes to the walls, adding a lot of glass ele- ments, putting in a kitchenette, a plasma television screen, all new furniture, and a new con- ference room for student organi- zations to meet. Unrestricted giving allows for the fexibility to fund priority projects, such as this, for which state support is unavailable, Shafer said. Of course, we are still seeking additional support for this project and there is a naming opportunity connected to this very high-visibility space. Shafer said the commons area was in dire need of renovation. Green Hall is about 25 years old and the commons area is the most heavily used area in the building. The student commons area is going to be modernized, mak- ing this space equal or superior to any student area at any other law school in the country, func- tionally and aesthetically, Sha- fer said. Shafer said students dont re- alize how much their collegiate experience is enhanced by alum- ni donors. Anytime they walk into a named building or are granted a scholarship, students are experiencing a gift from a KU graduate, Shafer said. These projects are perfect examples of graduates giving back, she said. The two projects should be completed by August 15th, just in time to greet students this fall. Edited by Liz Nartowicz Green Hall construction continues Kerri Henderson/KANSAN The commons area in Green Hall is getting a facelift. 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FRI: 9:30 ONLY SAT: NO SHOWS SUN-WED: 9:30 ONLY 14 The UniversiTy Daily Kansan JUly 13 -JUly 19, 2005 news By Ashley MichAels amichaels@kansan.com Kansan staff writer In a college town like Law- rence, with thousands of col- lege students wanting to save money, there is a never-end- ing demand for cheap hair- cuts. Both Lawrence Beauty Academy, 2211 Silicon Dr., and Z Cosmetology Acad- emy, 2429 Iowa, offer such services. These establishments are places for cosmetology stu- dents to gain experience in their field, whether it be nails, hair or aesthetics. Cosmetol- ogy schools can benefit the pocketbook and give you the same service you would re- ceive at a salon. A school can charge what- ever it wants, but because they are schools and the stu- dents arent licensed, schools dont charge as much, said Ron McKenzie, instructor at Z Cosmetology Academy. Lawrence is primarily a student city and people cant afford the high-price salons, McKenzie said. Students also enjoy coming to students be- cause they can relate to each other. Carly Horton, Houston se- nior, said she went for the low cost and the student atmo- sphere. I assumed they are younger and up on the latest styles, plus Im a poor college student, Horton said. A common myth about go- ing to a cosmetology school is that students do not provide the same quality as a licensed professional, McKenzie said. The fact of the matter is that the students have been well prepared to work in a salon- style setting and, more often than not, provide the custom- er with a high level of profes- sionalism, said Susan Quinn, manager of JCPenney Styling Salon. The state requires that stu- dents complete 320 hours be- fore they can actually go out on the foor, McKenzie said. If I feel like theyre not ready, I make them go back through the basics, McKenzie said. It is our goal to make our students salon-quality. Cosmetology students are still students, so there is al- ways an instructor available to make sure the job is done right. Cosmetology instructors have to maintain a continuing edu- cation, attending conferences and workshops to keep their license and to stay current on the latest styles for their stu- dents. McKenzie said that custom- ers often came into the acade- my to have them correct some- thing that another salon had done. People know that we are still teaching our students the basic rules and that instructors are present, McKenzie said. Our students go through an interview process and a harder curriculum so that when they are done they are ready to be a beautician. Not everyone is quite so opti- mistic about putting their beauty needs in the hands of student stylists. Molly Buehler, Kansas City, Mo., high school senior, said that by going to a beauty school you would be taking a large risk because you may not have time to correct something theyve messed up, especially if you were on a tight schedule like be- fore a big event. McKenzie said when you go to a beauty school, you should get background information on the instructors. Picking out a cosmetol- ogy school is no different than picking out a salon, McKenzie said. There are some schools that might not put as much ef- fort into their education and then not put out a good prod- uct. Just because a job costs $150 doesnt mean its better than a $40 job. The students respect and appreciate the customers be- cause if not for the customers, the students would be work- ing on mannequins, McKenzie said. We arent doing it for proft, said Denni Stout, Lawrence Beauty Academy student. We are doing it to gain the experi- ence.
Edited by Erin M. Droste Beauty schools offer cheap styles for students looking to cut costs t Cosmetology Angela Harris, Law- rence resident, gets her hair cut and styled by cosmetol- ogy student Jes- sica Melton, Olathe. Harris is a frequent customer at Z Cos- metology Academy because of the low prices and good ser- vice. All services are provided by students and supervised by licensed instructors. Kerri Henderson/KANSAN july 13 - july 19, 2005 The universiTy Daily Kansan 15 news The AssociATed Press NAVARRE BEACH, Fla. With a sigh of relief, Gulf Coast residents began hurricane clean- up again. Hurricane Dennis hit the storm-weary Florida Panhandle and Alabama coast on July 10 with less force than forecasters feared, sparing the region the widespread destruction caused by Ivan last September. There was scattered food- ing in Florida and Georgia, and more than 550,000 customers in four states were without power. Some were likely to be out for three weeks or more. However, offcials reported little major structural damage. I think we dodged a pretty large bullet, said Nick Zangari, a restaurant and bar owner in Pensacola. I think people took more precautions the second time around. By 5 a.m. July 11, Dennis had weakened to a tropical depres- sion centered over northeast Mis- sissippi. As it moved north-north- west during the morning, rain fell across parts of the mid-Missis- sippi, Tennessee and lower Ohio valleys and into the Carolinas. One band of rain stalled over Georgia and gave Peachtree City, a suburb of Atlanta, more than 6 inches in 18 hours, the National Weather Service said. Dennis caused an estimated $1 billion to $2.5 billion in in- sured damage in the United States, according to a projection by AIR Worldwide Corp. of Bos- ton, an insurance risk modeling company. Munich Re, the worlds big- gest reinsurance company, esti- mated the insured loss at $3 bil- lion to $5 billion. Michael Brown, director of the Federal Emergency Manage- ment Agency, said that while damage wasnt as widespread as expected, the storm was still devastating to those whose homes were damaged. We have to get help to them, he said on NBCs Today. FEMA crews planned to be out July 11 distributing emergency supplies and will begin provid- ing long-term relief, he said. One death was reported, a man electrocuted in Fort Lau- derdale when he stepped on a fallen power line, police spokes- man Bill Schultz said. Dennis was responsible for at least 20 deaths in the Caribbean. Moving at 120 mph when it came ashore, Dennis was smaller than Ivan and weaker than when it churned through the Gulf of Mexico. Were really happy it was compact and that it lasted only so long, said Mike Decker, who lost only some shingles and a fence at his Navarre home, near where the storm came ashore. It was more of a show for the kids. A show it was: striking less than 50 miles east of where Ivan came ashore, Dennis generated white- capped waves spewing four-story geysers over sea walls. Boats broke loose and bobbed like toys in the roiling ocean. Roofs went fying, power lines fell and rain blew sideways in sheets. There was scattered fooding. Some of the worst occurred in St. Marks, south of Tallahassee, where a marina, other business- es and homes were under water. The water had receded by July 11. Flooding on U.S. 98, the ma- jor coastal highway in the Pan- handle, cut off main routes into beach communities. The Pan- ama City Marine Institute also was under water. Southern Georgia also had fooding, and people had to be rescued from about 400 homes in two counties, said Kandice Weech of the state Emergency Management Agency. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Dennis was the ffth hurricane to strike Florida in less than 11 months. President Bush issued a major disaster declaration for the state. He also declared 38 counties in Mississippi and 45 counties in Alabama federal disaster areas, making them eligible for assis- tance from FEMA. Bill Starling/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Navarre Beach, Fla., Fire Chief Jim Wirth looks over the destroyed fre house July 11. The building was devastated by Hur- ricane Ivan less than a year ago, and again by Dennis. t weather Hurricane falls short of predictions 16 The UniversiTy Daily Kansan JUly 13 - JUly 19, 2005 aDverTisemenT 913- 696-1601 ADHD Making careless mistakes at work Inattention Easily distracted Forgetfulness Interrupting others Talking excessively Not listening when spoken directly to Symptoms include: Selected participants will receive NO-COST study-related medication and study-related medical care (Attention Decit Hyperactivity Disorder) In Adults If you are an adult who has symptoms of ADHD, then you may qualify for a research study of an investigational medication. PAY ATTENTION! F O R G E T F U L july 13 - july 19, 2005 The universiTy Daily Kansan 17 news Need to air up? Head to the Rec. t advice Each week Mr. College Answer Person offers his wisdom and advice to those looking for the inside word on the col- lege experience. He is answering your questions, so keep them coming to mis- tercollege@kansan.com. Dear Mr. College Answer Person, Is there any place on campus where I can air up my bike tires? Eleanor Butler, Topeka junior Yes, you can fnd a bike pump as well as a bicycle maintenance center in Out- door Pursuits in the basement of the Student Recreation Fitness Center, 1740 Watkins Center Drive. Facility assistant at the Rec, Sara Hamilton, said the cen- ter did not have anyone on staff perform- ing bike maintenance, but the center was equipped with the tools you needed if you wanted to tackle any repairs your- self. The Outdoor Pursuits center is also the area where you can rent camping and backpacking-related equipment and make use of the 42-foot tall rock-climb- ing wall. During the summer, hours of operation are 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, noon to 2 p.m. on Satur- day and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday. If you cant get to the Rec, you can al- ways air up at one of the gas stations on 23rd Street or Ninth Street for a couple quarters. If you are downtown and in need of some air, Sunfower Outdoor & Bike Shop, 802 Massachusetts St., has a free in-store pump available for walk-in use. It would probably be convenient to in- vest in an inexpensive pump that you can use whenever you need. After all, bike tires lose air all the time, for no reason at all. There are two types of bike pumps you can buy: frame pumps and ground pumps. Frame pumps attach to your bike frame so they will always be there when you are in a pinch. Cycle Works, 2121 Kasold, carries frame pumps that start at $19.95. Sunfower Outdoor & Bike Shop has the Trek Mini-Pump on sale for $9.99. Wal-Mart, 3300 Iowa St., offers an inexpensive foot-powered ground pump for $9.76. Ground pumps generally do the job faster than frame pumps and come equipped with built-in pressure gauges.
Dont forget your helmet, Mr. College Answer Person Dear Mr. College Answer Person, What is the oldest building on campus? Eric Mbaka, Lumbubashi, Democrat- ic Republic of Congo, senior According to an article titled Back In Power on KUHistory.com, the oldest building on campus is the stone Boiler House, located at 900 Sunnyside Av- enue just east of the Dole Human De- velopment Center. It was built in the early 1880s and originally housed the Universitys energy-producing imple- ments, which were primarily steam and coal-powered at the time. The building is home to the Hall Center for the Humani- ties. For comprehensive information on the building and its history check out the article online. Mr. College Answer Person naTion Texas A&M leads the way in cloning experiments COLLEGE STATION, Texas Eighty- six Squared has never been in a hurry. The Black Angus bull was born 15 years after cells from his genetic donor, Bull 86, were frozen as part of a study on natural disease resistance. When Bull 86 died in 1997, scientists thought his unique genetic makeup was lost. But researchers at Texas A&M Univer- sity were able to clone him from the frozen cells in 2000. Now 5 years old, 86 Squared spends his days grazing on a rural area of the A&M campus. He was in no rush to greet recent visitors, slowly sauntering from deep inside his large metal pen. Through painstaking experimenta- tion, A&M is the worlds frst academic institution to clone six species in six years: cattle, a boer goat, pigs, a deer, a horse and most famously a cat named cc. Generally the way these things go is you do an experiment and then you do another experiment, then you do another experiment, said Mark Wes- thusin, lead researcher with the A&M cloning team. Its slow, painstaking work to get little bitty pieces of infor- mation that you hope will one day help and improve the technology. A&M researchers say only one per- cent to fve percent of cloning proce- dures succeed. A&M researchers are focused on try- ing to create livestock resistant to dis- ease, particularly foot-and-mouth and mad cow disease. Bull 86 was naturally resistant to brucellosis, tuberculosis and other diseases. Eighty-six Squared has the same qualities. Westhusin said A&Ms goal has never been to clone many animals, but to study developmental biology. He ac- knowledged, however, that the schools work with pet cloning was probably fo- cused more on whether it could be done. The Associated Press 18 The UniversiTy Daily Kansan JUly 13 - JUly 19, 2005 news The AssociATed Press TOPEKA The Kansas Supreme Court on July 8 ruled that the Legislature has complied with its order to boost pub- lic school funding. The courts ruling means that schools will open as planned in August. Earlier in the day, attorneys on both sides of an education funding lawsuit asked the court to keep public schools open, saying the Legislatures new $148 million spending bill answered the courts order for more education dollars. The present solution may not be ideal, the court wrote in a three-page order signed by Chief Justice Kay McFarland. However, it is approved for interim purposes. The Supreme Court said it would con- tinue to monitor the Legislatures efforts to improve education funding. I think its a victory for the plaintiffs, all Kansas kids, the State Board of Education and even the Legislature, said Alan Rupe, lead attorney for the parents and adminis- trators who sued the state. There is a hand- ful that doesnt feel like they were victorious, but they will come realize it because of the improvements they have put in place that will serve Kansas for years to come. The justices previously had ordered the Legislature to boost school funding by $143 million by July 1. The Legislature approved its $148 million plan the night of July 7, on the 12th and fnal day of a special session, but the package included $27.7 million in property tax relief. A key issue was whether the court would count the money for property tax relief as helping fulfll its mandate. School districts will begin receiving the increased spending in September when the next disbursement of funds are scheduled. State aid to schools will total almost $3 billion for the next academic year, affecting 445,000 students and 64,000 teachers and support staff. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said the ruling illustrated what legislators can accom- plish when they listen. Its great that teachers, parents and students can focus on learning, rather than wondering whether schoolhouse doors will be open in the fall, Sebelius said. Still, we have lots of work to do. Attorney General Phill Kline said he was pleased schools will open in August. As I stated at the beginning of the leg- islative session, our frst priority must be that schools are open and our children continue to receive one of the best educa- tions our nation has to offer, he said. In their ruling, the justices also lifted stays placed in June on two provisions passed during the regular legislative ses- sion, which ended May 20 that allow local school boards to increase property taxes. The court said its action refected legislative efforts to make the provisions equitable for all districts. A stay placed on a third provision, which would allow districts with high housing costs to raise additional property taxes for teacher salaries, was not lifted. McFarland said the court acted quickly in considering the spending package, which is of utmost concern to school districts that began their fscal year on July 1. The court wasnt the frst to use school closure as a threat in education litigation. In New Jersey in 1976, the states highest court ordered schools to remain closed, successfully forcing legislators to improve funding. Threats from high courts in Arizona and Texas compelled legislators in those states to do the same. Kansas school funding debate is the latest development in a lawsuit fled in 1999 by parents and administrators in Dodge City and Salina, who argued the state did not spend enough money on schools and distributed its aid unfairly. The court retains jurisdiction in the case, including oversight of a study based on the education costs of meeting state and federal mandates. The studys fndings are expected to determine how much more money legislators must spend on schools. Im not the most trusting lawyer of the Kansas Legislature, Rupe said. Im going to be on them like a chicken on a June bug on the study. 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july 13 - july 19, 2005 The universiTy Daily Kansan 19 news The AssociATed Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. For the frst time since the Columbia tragedy, NASAs countdown clocks were ticking down the hours, minutes and seconds to launch, heightening the anticipation for a July 13 liftoff of Discovery. The countdown for the frst space shuttle fight in 2 1/2 years was going well July 11, with no technical problems. NASAs sole concern was the weather: Dennis, although no longer a hurricane, still threatened to interfere, and a new tropical depression in the Atlantic posed a future concern. Were going to be looking at it quite closely, said test director Pete Nickolen- ko. He added that NASA was focusing on getting Discovery aloft this week, well before the next tropical weather strikes. The countdown began July 10 as Hur- ricane Dennis battered the Florida Pan- handle off to the northwest. The missions seven astronauts few in from Houston on July 9, a day early. While Cape Canaveral was spared, Dennis still threatened to interfere with NASAs plans, with a week of thunder- storms on the horizon. Forecasters were hoping a ridge of high pressure would provide a break in the weather, however, and offered up fairly decent 70 percent odds for an on-time afternoon launch. It sure does feel good to be back in the saddle again. Its been too long, said payload manager Scott Higginbotham. Test director Jeff Spaulding said excite- ment had been building and growing ever since the space agency overcame fuel-tank diffculties that prompted a launch delay a few months ago. Its only recently, I think, that its all come to fruition where we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, Spaulding said. Theres some excitement for people to get back to launching again and also, I think, maybe a quiet reserve as well, just remembering where weve been. But we all do feel confdent that weve done it right. Discovery will be making its frst fight in four years when it takes off for the international space station with much- needed supplies and replacement parts. Even before Columbia broke up during re-entry on Feb. 1, 2003, Discovery had been undergoing an extensive overhaul. The catastrophe prompted nearly 50 ad- ditional modifcations, all of which will be demonstrated for the frst time on this 12-day test fight. Techniques for inspect- ing the shuttles thermal shield and fxing any holes also will be tested by the crew. The biggest change, by far, is the rede- signed external fuel tank. Columbias fuel tank lost a large chunk of foam insulation at liftoff. The debris slammed into the left wing, smashing a hole that proved catastrophic during re- entry. All seven astronauts were killed. NASA removed the responsible sec- tion of foam and installed heaters in its place to prevent ice buildup from the su- per-chilled fuel. Just 1 1/2 months ago, engineers added a heater in another ice- prone spot on the tank; the work delayed the launch from May to July. Managers also added extra checks for fuel-tank ice during the fnal portion of the countdown. Any signifcant patches of ice which could be as lethal as fying foam will mean a launch delay. Engi- neers considered putting infrared lamps at the pad to melt ice and covering vul- nerable brackets with bags, but the ideas were scrapped, at least for now. With all the modifcations, with all the improvements and changes and upgrades, Spaulding said, certainly we can, without hesitation, say this will be the safest vehicle that weve ever had to launch. That doesnt mean the tension level isnt high. Its a risky business so were all sort of apprehensive, astronaut John Phil- lips said from the space station late last week. But he added, I am fully confdent that weve done what it takes to get this shuttle up here and Im very anxious to see them come up here. t Space Travel NASA prepares for launch 20 The UniversiTy Daily Kansan jUly 13 - jUly 19, 2005 news By Pete yost The AssociATed Press WASHINGTON President Bush supports Karl Rove, the White House said July 12, rebuffng Democratic calls for Bush to fre his top political adviser over his role in the leak of an undercover CIA offcers identity. Bush ignored a question about wheth- er he would fre Rove, and White House spokesman Scott McClellan said later that any individual who works here at the White House had the confdence of the president. McClellan said that in- cludes Rove. The White Houses defense came after two days of intense questioning follow- ing the disclosure that Rove talked about the offcer in a July 11, 2003, conversa- tion with Time magazine reporter Mat- thew Cooper. McClellan had said in September and October 2003 that Rove wasnt at all in- volved in the leak of information about the offcer, Valerie Plame. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., said Rove ought to be fred, and Sen. Hillary Rod- ham Clinton, D-N.Y., said she agreed with Kerrys position. Bush has said he would fre anyone found to have leaked Plames name. An e-mail by Cooper that surfaced over the weekend in Newsweek magazine says Rove identifed the woman as someone who apparently worked at the CIA and that she authorized a trip to Africa for her husband, former Ambassador Joe Wil- son. Roves lawyer, Robert Luskin, says Rove did not disclose Plames name to the Time magazine reporter. The fact that he didnt give her name, but identifed the ambassadors wife _ doesnt take a rocket scientist to fgure out who that is, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., said on CNNs Inside Politics. If that occurred, at a minimum, that was incred- ibly bad judgment, warranting him being asked to leave. Roves conversation with Cooper took place fve days after Plames husband suggested in a New York Times op-ed piece that some of the intelligence re- lated to Iraqs nuclear weapons program was twisted to exaggerate the Iraqi threat. Plames name frst appeared eight days later in a newspaper column by Robert Novak. The column said two adminis- tration offcials told him Wilsons wife had suggested sending him to investigate whether Iraq had tried to obtain uranium from Niger. Coopers byline appeared on an article a few days later naming Plame. Pressed to explain its statements of two years ago that Rove wasnt involved in the leak, the White House refused to do so for the second straight day. If I were to get into discussing this, I would be getting into discussing an in- vestigation that continues and could be prejudging the outcome of the investiga- tion, McClellan said. While the White House refused to an- swer, its allies jumped into the fray. Among them were House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, and Senate Judiciary Com- mittee Chairman Arlen Specter, R-Pa. Republican National Committee chairman Ken Mehlman said Rove was the victim of partisan political attacks by Democrats. Rove was discouraging a reporter from writing a false story based on a false premise, said Mehlman. Coopers e-mail says that Rove warned him away from the idea that Wilsons trip had been autho- rized by CIA Director George Tenet or Vice President Dick Cheney. t politics Bush stands behind Rove despite partial admission White House assistant chief of staff Karl Rove addresses em- ployees July 8, at Ameritrades Bellevue, Neb., offce. Rove was in Nebraska for a fundraiser in Omaha. Dave Weaver/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JULY 13 - JULY 19, 2005 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 21 NEWS BY JANE ODWYER THE DAILY YOMIURI TOKYO Every morning, millions of commuters around the globe plug in MP3 players and head off to the ofce listen- ing to their personal mix of music to ease the transition from home to work. MP3 players and their large-capacity cousins, hard disk drives, increasingly contain features that go beyond carrying music photo and text storage, FM ra- dio tuners and programmable recording. Pretty cool, you might think. But if you dont live anywhere near your favorite ra- dio station or cant stand the shock jocks and classic hits on commercial radio, then FM tuner or not, your MP3 player is little more than a portable jukebox for music you already own. That is, until podcasting exploded out of the world of blogging in late 2004 and found its way over the last few months to an increasing number of major national and public broadcasters. Steve Jobs, chief executive ofcer of Apple Computer Inc., called podcasting the hottest thing going in radio, when he announced on June 18 that his com- pany would be adding podcasting to the next version of iTunes. Jobs said there already were more than 8,000 podcasts available online, and the number was growing fast. Based on technology called Real Sim- ple Syndication (RSS), podcasting allows listeners to download radio shows and other content, including unofcial mu- seum and art gallery guides, as MP3 les. Shows can be subscribed to and podcast- ing software set to automatically down- load updates onto MP3 players. It is radio-to-go, anytime, from any place. Podcasting developed as an audio off- shoot of blogging with a very strong grass- roots ethic. Amateur podcasters churn out an astounding range of programming for listeners to choose from. It was the rapid growth of amateur podcasting that attracted the attention of big-name broadcasters. Former MTV VJ Adam Curry said in a interview broadcast on www.podcast411. com, I think that established media have two choices really when something comes along that really shifts the business mold ...They can either extend or defend. Jake Shapiro, executive director of the Public Radio Exchange, said that pod- casting offered broadcasters, especially public broadcasters, both a challenge and an opportunity. Certainly, its potentially a very dis- ruptive model, but something that radio stations have seen coming, Shapiro said. They were already keeping an eye on satellite radio and on Internet radio and on the coming of digital radio. Shapiro said it was remarkable how quickly podcasting had been adopted. Sha- piro said its success came from public radio stations that were often under-resourced. These stations dont necessarily con- sider themselves cutting edge in taking a risk or picking up a new technology over- night, Shapiro said, and that is why it has been rapidy embraced. One public radio station that jumped on the technology early and has been happy with the outcome is WNYC public radio in New York. The station has discovered a new in- ternational audience, and received posi- tive feedback from listeners. The stations director of interactive media said that its most popular show, On The Media, had grown from 28,000 downloads in January to more than 120,000 so far this month. There are two ways to access podcasts: go to your favorite radio station to check if it is podcasting. MP3 downloads will be avail- able alongside listen-on-demand links. Or download free podcast software at Web sites such as www.podcastingnews. com. Paste in the address of the shows you wish to subscribe to or choose from the lists provided. You can choose to either download new episodes on demand or set the software to automatically download updates. Invasion of the pod people TECHNOLOGY www.podcastdirectory.com www.podcastingnews.com www.podcast.net www.podcastbunker.com www.podcastcentral.com www.podcastalley.com www.ipodder.com www.prx.or/podcast Popular podcasting sites: 22 The UniversiTy Daily Kansan jUly 13 - jUly 19, 2005 people The AssociATed Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Angelina Jolie and her Mr. & Mrs. Smith co-star Brad Pitt were in Ethiopia to pick up the orphaned baby girl she was adopting, an offcial said July 7. Pitt, Jolie and Jolies 3-year-old son Maddox arrived July 6. The couple have refused to speak to The Associ- ated Press about the adoption. Tesfeye Berhu, manager of the Wide Horizons agency, which ar- ranged the adoption, said the exact cause of death of the babys parents wasnt clear, but he suspected they died of AIDS, which has killed more than 900,000 people in Ethiopia. Jolie has named her 5-month-old daughter Zahara Marley Jolie, ac- cording to People magazines Web site. The twice-divorced Jolie has often talked of adopting a second child. The 30-year-old actress has told People that she and Maddox, whom she adopted in Cambodia, are very happy to have a new addition to our family. For months, rumors of Pitt and Jolies offscreen relationship have been circulat- ing. The couple have been photographed together near her Buckinghamshire, Eng- land, estate, while he rides a dirt bike with Maddox. They have also been photographed with Maddox on a beach in Africa. Pitt, 41, and his wife, Jennifer Aniston, an- nounced their separation in January. Aniston fled for divorce in March, citing irreconcilable differ- ences. Pitt has denied Jolie is the reason for the split and Jolie has said shes never had sex with Pitt. Ethiopia, a country of 70 million, has more than 5 million orphans, their parents lost to famine, disease, war and AIDS. In 2003, a record 1,400 children were ad- opted from abroad, more than double the number in the previous year. The number of private adoption agencies in Addis Ababa, the capital, has doubled in the past year to 30. Ethiopia has strict laws to thwart dubi- ous adoption agents and fraudulent pa- perwork. Agencies charge adoption fees of about $20,000 per child. Pitt accompanies Jolie for adoption Hollywood stars relate to Disney NEW YORK John Stamos, Kelsey Grammer and Jim Belushi are goofy for Goofy, while David Arquette, Peyton Manning and Terry Bradshaw are daffy about Donald Duck, according to a recent Disney survey. In a poll of 45 actors, musi- cians and athletes, 20 percent most identifed with the Disney animated character Goofy. Non-celebrities agreed, with 15 percent of 8,000 consumer respondents also selecting Mickey Mouses best friend as the character they relate to the most. Other survey results revealed singers Avril Lavi- gne and Ashanti know the words to Its a Small World. Arquette and his wife, Cour- teney Cox, both picked The Haunted Mansion as their favorite attraction. Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts hired inde- pendent research frm Direc- tive Analytics to conduct the Golden Ears survey in honor of Disneylands 50th anniver- sary July 17. The Associated Press Prince fathers bastard child PARIS Prince Albert II of Monaco, who acknowledged last week that he is the father of a child born to a former Air France fight atten- dant, says others may step forward with paternity claims. A day before the bachelor prince was to formally accede to the throne, Albert told the French TF1 TV station that he was ex- tremely shocked at the way the existence of his nearly 2-year- old son was made known by the press. Asked if there might be other such cases, Albert said July 11, I know there are other people who have nearly the same cases. He refused to elaborate, saying we will answer when the mo- ment comes. French magazine Paris Match has shown photos of the child, his mother, Nicole Coste, and also of Albert feeding his son while Monaco was offcially mourning the April death of Prince Rainier. Alberts lawyer, Thierry Lacoste, issued a statement last week saying the prince wanted to face up to his responsibilities and acknowledged he was the father of the boy, whose name is Alexandre. Albert, 47, son of Prince Rainier III and Hollywood beauty Grace Kelly, said Alexandre will want for nothing, but the Monaco constitution does not place him in the hereditary line of rulers, so he will never inherit the throne. The prince said in the TV interview that he remained quiet about his son because I wanted to protect him. I was extremely shocked by the manner in which this was treated and the totally inopportune moment when it came out, he said. Royal powers were automatically conferred on Albert upon the death of his father, who died April 6 at age 81. Alberts mother was killed in a car crash in 1982. The Associated Press The co-stars traveled to Ethopia to fnalize Jolies adoption of a baby girl Journalists remains to be shot into sky ASPEN, Colo. Friends and family of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson are pre- paring to pepper the sky with the late writers ashes. His cremated remains will be shot into the air Aug. 20 from a cannon installed on a 150-foot-high tower behind his home in Woody Creek. The 67-year-old Thompson, who had been in failing health, shot himself at his home on Feb. 20 after a long and famboyant career. Johnny Depp, a close friend of Thompsons, has hired a Beverly Hills, Calif., events planner to oversee the event, which will be closed to the public. Hunter meant a lot to me. He was another hero and someone that I got to know very well because I played him in `Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. We got very, very close, Depp said in a recent interview with AP Television News. He was a great pal, one of my best friends. We had talked a couple of times about his last wishes to be shot out of a cannon of his own design. ... All Im doing is trying to make sure his last wish comes true. I just want to send my pal out the way he wants to go out, the Ian West/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Movie star Angelina Jolie with her son Maddox at the Live 8 Africa Call- ing concert, held at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England, July 2. 42-year-old actor said in the interview. The Associated Press july 13 - july 19, 2005 The universiTy Daily Kansan 23 news The AssociATed Press NEW YORK Rapper Lil Kims raunchy lyrics and revealing outfts helped her become one of hardcore raps frst female stars. Now shes poised to break another bar- rier: becoming the frst big- name female rapper to go to prison. The Grammy winner was sentenced July 6 to one year and one day for perjury and conspiracy a term far less than the three years and seven months sought by prosecu- tors. Kim escaped a stiffer sen- tence after telling a judge she was a God-fearing good per- son who regretted lying to a federal grand jury about a 2001 shootout outside a Man- hattan radio station. U.S. District Judge Gerard Lynch said he had weighed the idea of sending a young black entertainer to prison far longer than Martha Stewart, who spent fve months behind bars after a false statements conviction. Lynch suggested Lil Kim her real name is Kimberly Jones deserved more time because she had lied about a violent crime, not a white- collar scheme. He also noted that unlike Stewart, she took the witness stand at her trial earlier this year and repeated her lies. You sat right next to me there and stared in the eyes of the jurors, and you tried to charm them and you tried to fake them out, Lynch said. But the judge also credited Lil Kim with returning to court July 6 and admitting she had lied all along to protect members of her entourage. At the time I thought it was the right thing to do, but I now know it was wrong, she said, her voice breaking. Lil Kim said she wanted to take complete blame for the actions of her assistant, Mo- nique Dopwell, whos await- ing sentencing for the same crimes. She also asked the judge to consider my entire lifes work and not just the days in the grand jury and on the wit- ness stand in the courtroom. Im a God-fearing, good per- son. Lil Kim, who was ordered to report to prison Sept. 19, left the courthouse without speaking to reporters. The artist, who turns 30 next week, was the sidekick and mistress of the late Noto- rious B.I.G. As a solo artist, she has be- come known for her revealing outfts and suggestive lyrics. She won a Grammy in 2001 for her part in the hit remake of Lady Marmalade. The case stemmed from a gun battle that erupted out- side WQHT-FM, known as Hot 97, when Lil Kims en- tourage crossed paths with a rival rap group, Capone-N- Noreaga. Lil Kims group confront- ed the others about the Ca- pone-N-Noreaga song Bang, Bang, which contained an insult to Lil Kim from rival Foxy Brown. One man was hurt in the shootout that fol- lowed. Before the grand jury and at the trial, the rapper claimed she did not notice two of her close friends at the scene of the shootout her manager, Damion Butler, and Suif Jack- son. Both have pleaded guilty to gun charges. Jurors at Lil Kims trial saw radio station security photos that depicted Butler opening a door for the rap star, and two witnesses who once made re- cords with Lil Kim said they saw her at the station with Butler and Jackson. Lil Kim doing a lil time t rap culture Mary Altaffer/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Lil Kim, whose real name is Kimberly Jones, center, is helped into Manhattan federal court by security, July 6, in New York. Grammy-award winning rapper Lil Kim was sentenced July 6 to a year and a day in prison and fned $50,000 for lying to a federal grand jury to pro- tect friends involved in a 2001 shootout outside a Manhattan radio station. Celebrities set to tee off this weekend STATELINE, Nev. They dream of striking the ball like Tiger Woods, but theyll settle for an occasional birdie and some luck at the blackjack tables. My No. 1 goal is to win money in the casino, Charles Barkley said before the 16th annual American Century Ce- lebrity Golf Championship at Lake Tahoe. My No. 2 goal is to not hit anybody. The former NBA star is among dozens of athletes and ce- lebrities who will play in the $500,000 tournament that runs July 15 through July 17 at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. Former NHL player Dan Quinn is the favorite to win his third straight celebrity championship. A 500-to-1 long shot, Barkley fnds some comfort that Chris Webber of the Phila- delphia 76ers is in the feld again. Thank God C. 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The Lawrence Athletic Club is looking for a few good people to fill open positions in Childcare, Front Desk, Personal Training, and the Sales Department. If interested, please apply at the front desk at the Lawrence Athletic Club, 3201 Mesa Way, 785-842-4966 classifieds@kansan.com Dont forget the 20% student discount when placing a classified. With proof of KUID JULY 13 - JULY 19, 2005 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 27 CLASSIFIEDS 28 The UniversiTy Daily Kansan JUly 13 - JUly 19, 2005 sporTs At the All-Star break the Royals were still in the cel- lar of the American League Central division with a .345 winning percentage. Team W L PCT. GB White Sox 57 29 .663 - Twins 48 38 .558 9.0 Indians 47 41 .534 11.0 Tigers 42 44 .488 15.0 Royals 30 57 .345 27.5 Recent results Royals vs. Angels July 1 Loss 0-5 July 2 Loss 3-5 July 3 Loss 0-5 Royals at Mariners July 4 Loss 0-6 July 5 Win 8-6 July 6 Win 5-1 Royals at Twins July 7 Win 8-5 July 8 Loss 4-5 July 9 Win 12-8 July 10 Loss 2-3 Upcoming games Royals at Tigers July 14, 6:05 p.m. July 15, 6:05 p.m. July 16, 6:05 p.m. July 17, 12:05 p.m. Royals at Indians July 18, 6:05 p.m. July 19, 6:05 p.m. July 20, 6:05 p.m. July 21, 11:05 a.m. Royals vs. Blue Jays July 22, 7:10 p.m. July 23, 6:10 p.m. July 24, 1:10 p.m. Royals vs. White Sox July 25, 7:10 p.m. July 26, 7:10 p.m. July 27, 1:10 p.m. Source: kcroyals.com royal results By Jeff Latzke The AssociATed Press Gene Stephenson had the one job hed always wanted. It lasted less than a day. Just hours after he was intro- duced as Oklahomas new baseball coach July 11, Stephenson pulled a shocking turnabout by heading back to the Wichita State program he built from the ground up. Stephenson issued a state- ment through the Wichita State athletic department July 11 say- ing that he would return to the Shockers, who hed led to more than 1,500 wins, 23 NCAA tournament appearances and a College World Series title in 28 seasons. He blamed unresolv- able scholarship issues for his decision to leave Oklahoma. We are very appreciative for the opportunity to coach at the University of Oklahoma, Stephenson said. ... We have worked over the years at Wichita State in order to use our schol- arships and to plan for the use of our future scholarships. As we assessed the Oklahoma baseball scholarship situation, we would be too limited in our ability to take the program in the direc- tion that we think it should go. Stephenson gave up the job at Oklahoma even quicker than he had taken it, only four days after hed entered athletic di- rector Joe Castigliones picture as a candidate and less than 12 hours after he was introduced as the new skipper. Joe knows I would have liked to have had a few more days to think about it, but this program needs to move on and I felt like this was the right move, Stephenson said at a news con- ference July 11, where he tried on an Oklahoma jersey and cap and repeatedly fought off tears while lamenting the tough choice to leave Wichita State. I hope its the right time. It turned out it wasnt. Oklahoma offcials, including Castiglione, said Stephenson was aware of the Sooners situa- tion before he accepted the job. Gene Stephenson is a very fne person and a fne coach and we have to respect his decision and move on with our selection process expeditiously, Casti- glione said in a statement. Stephenson was to replace Sunny Golloway, who took over on an interim basis when Larry Cochell resigned May 1 after using a racial slur during inter- views with two ESPN reporters. It also wasnt the frst time Ste- phenson, a Sooners assistant from 1972 to 1977, was considered a candidate at Oklahoma. Stephen- son was up for the job in 1990, af- ter he had led Wichita State to the College World Series title, but he stayed with the Shockers. At his introduction July 11, Stephenson called the Oklaho- ma job a lifelong dream and proclaimed that the Sooners could do all hed done at Wichi- ta State and more. WSU coach resigns, returns t college baseball Doug Hoke/The Oklahoman New Oklahoma head baseball coach Gene Stephenson ad- dresses the media July 11, in Norman, Okla. Not long after he was announced Oklahomas new baseball coach, Stephen- son decided to go back to the Wichita State Shockers. By tim DahLBerg AP sPorTs columnisT LAS VEGAS Elvis was in the building, though the King would have been horrifed to have this kind of entourage in his prime. There were cheer- leaders, too, 10 in all, dressed in little black skirts and plunging orange tops. This week the Rio hotel-ca- sino, a carnival-themed resort, is in the midst of hosting a real car- nival called the World Series of Poker, the richest poker tourna- ment ever. Here, the believers are all trying to cash in on the poker craze in one way or another. Some lucky and, yes, most of it is luck player will walk away next week with more than $7 million for outlasting some 6,000 others in a tournament that owes much of its popularity to online gambling sites of dubious legality and reality television. Eight or nine others at the fnal table will earn at least $1 million. Thats 10 people. Left unsaid is that everyone else will be do- nating their $10,000 buy-in. The eventual champion may be an old pro like Doyle Texas Dolly Brunson or have a good nickname like Jesus or Fossil- man. Better yet, he may be an online player who doesnt need a nickname like Chris Money- maker, an accountant who in- vested 40 bucks in an Internet tournament two years ago and won $2.5 million. Theyre crafty, quick thinkers, playing for big money. No matter how much players try to convince themselves oth- erwise, winning at Texas Hold Em really is mostly luck. Id say its 98 percent luck and a half percent skill, said Walter Clyde F Tim Dahlberg is a national sports columnist for The As- sociated Press. 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