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BY MARK DENT
mdent@kansan.com
Heavy traffic, a stop sign and
a hidden police car stood between
John Louis and his 1 p.m. test.
The traffic? Louis weaved through
it like a Frogger expert on his bike.
The four-way
stop at Jayhawk
Boulevard and
Sunflower Drive
was no trouble
for Louis; he rode
right through it.
But the police
car was trouble.
The officer turned
on his lights,
pulled the
Bentonville,
Ark., junior
over and
gave him a
$120 ticket. He was late for
the test.
Police officers issue $120
tickets for bike riders who
dont stop at campus stop
signs, the same amount
they charge drivers.
According to the KU
Public Safety Office,
KU Police has tick-
eted at least 10
bike riders in
2007, up from
four in 2005. Captain
Schuyler Bailey said that
number could be even
higher because some viola-
tions are likely filed as vehicles.
Lawrence and KU advocate
for alternative transportation, Louis
said, and then they pull stuff like
that? Thats no way to do it. I feel
like the punishment doesnt fit the
crime.
Its likely many members of the
biking community would agree with
Lewis. Stand at the four way stop at
Jayhawk Boulevard and Sunflower
Drive at any passing period, and
youll see almost every bike rider
go through
the stop sign
without hesi-
tation. Lewis
estimated that
more than 60
percent of rid-
ers go through
stop signs.
Still, KU
Police offi-
cers dont pull
cyclists over
just to make
them late for
tests. Bailey
said its a major safety issue.
If a bike strikes a car, he said,
or a car strikes a bike, the cyclist is
always going to lose.
He said when bike riders didnt
stop at stop signs they also posed
a threat to pedestrians. Bike riders
should also take care when passing
cars, Bailey said.
Louis said he understood that
they pulled people over for safety
reasons. He just wonders why they
have to charge $120 for the violation.
Louis also said he thought bikers
could stay safe without worrying
about stop signs.
I trust my ability to see and my
yielding, he said. Cars arent always
watching you but as long as you keep
your eyes open youre fine.
Edited by Luke Morris
MUSICIAN
Singer,
songwriter,
student
Not everyone wants to miss school to
attempt a professional recording career on
shows like American Idol. Nick West Maciag,
Plano, Texas, senior, is a full-time student
majoring in economics. He also is trying
to make a name for himself in the music
industry.
Maciag, who goes by Nick West, said he
began recording music his freshman year of
high school, but didnt consider becoming
a professional artist until a year and a half
ago. After learning about the University, he
decided to attend for a new experience to
help inspire his music and take on economics
as a major.
Brenna Daldorph began working at the
Hall Center for the Humanities last fall,
and now Daldorphs service has paid off as
she has been named the first Hall Center
Scholar. She received a $500 stipend, and
she gets to interact with speakers when they
give lectures.
Daldorph, a Lawrence sophomore, is a
National Merit Scholar, a Chancellors Club
Scholar and a member of the University
Honors Program.
ACtIvISM
Group concerned with
global warming, pollution
Full STORy PAgE 3A
Full STORy PAgE4A
CONStRUCtION
Three construction projects at Wescoe
Hall, Haworth Hall and the underground util-
ity tunnels are moving into the first stages of
design, and construction is set to begin later
this year.
These projects are part of a $38 million
legislation law that was created this year, and
the projects at the University of Kansas will
total around $9,951,000. These three projects
are part of a five-year plan to work on deferred
maintenance project, and the first year of the
plan was approved to begin in August.
Wescoe Hall will be getting 11 or 12 new
classrooms with media capabilities as well as
offices on the first floor, and will replace the
heating and cooling system on the second and
third floors. Construction on the underground
utility tunnel, which connects vital utility ser-
vices to 50 campus buildings, will improve the
infrastructure of the University. Construction
at Haworth Hall will replace chemical fume
hoods and the current air handlers.
Three projects start
5-year maintenance plan
Full STORy PAgE 3A
The 2020 Vision campus group,
which aims to reduce oil consump-
tion, is tabling on Wescoe Beach this
week to promote their campaign against
two coal-based plants that Sunflower
Electric Power Corporation wants to
build in Holcomb, Kan., because of the
amount of pollution the plants would
release.
The group is having students sign
postcards that they will send to Gov.
Kathleen Sebelius, who will be making
a final decision on the issue at the end
of the month. There has been con-
troversy over the issue for some time,
because the plants would bring jobs and
money to the growing area of Holcomb.
Environmental groups working against
Sunflower Electric feel that the plants
will add to global warming, and should
not be built.
Full STORy PAgE 8A
CAMpUS
Student earns
inaugural award
Full STORy PAgE 8A
SAfety
Campus police
put brakes on
bicycle traffic
violators
Stop signs apply to cyclists as well
Lawrence and KU advocate for
alternative transportation, and
then the pull stuf like that?
Thats no way to do it. The pun-
ishment doesnt ft the crime.
John Louis
Bentonville, Ark., junior
Photo illustration by Brenna Hawley and Anna Faltermeier
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on the Flood Plain at noon at the
ECM Center.
The Engineering and Computer
Science Career Fair will start at
noon on Level 5 in the Kansas
Union.
Stuart Day will present the
seminar Its My (National) Stage
Too: Mexican Writers as Public
Intellectuals at 3:30 p.m. in the
Seminar Room in the Hall Center
for the Humanities.
Former U.S. Senator and Lt.
Governor Sheila Frahm will pres-
ent the seminar Women in Poli-
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of Politics.
David A. Nichols, author of A
Matter of Justice: Eisenhower and
the Beginning of the Civil Rights
Revolution, will hold a talk and
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Books in the Kansas Union.
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thousand dollars if youll do it.
3 Men and a Baby
Collapse in library
Man complains of chest
pains, taken to hospital
Paramedics were called to
Anschutz Library at about 4
p.m. Tuesday after a man col-
lapsed. Witnesses said the man
complained of chest pains and
couldnt feel his right arm. The
man was taken to Lawrence
Memorial Hospital by ambu-
lance. Paramedics said the
mans condition didnt appear
to be life threatening.
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of events scheduled, including
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oDD neWs
Neighborhood gets fresh
on the SLUT trolley
SEATTLE Ofcially, its the
South Lake Union Streetcar. But in
the neighborhood where the new
line runs, its called the South Lake
Union Trolley or, the SLUT.
At Kapow! Cofee, a shop in the
old Cascade neighborhood, 100
T-shirts bearing the words Ride the
SLUTsold out in days, and another
100 are on order.
Were welcoming the SLUT into
the neighborhood,said Jerry John-
son, 29, a part-time barista.
Some claim incorrectly,
according to representatives of
Vulcan Inc., the company that is
developing the area that South
Lake Union Trolley was the original
name and that it was changed
when ofcials belatedly realized the
acronym.
The $50.5 million project should
be completed with streetcars run-
ning in December. Underlying the
lighthearted opposition, however, is
resentment over changes in the old
working-class neighborhood.
There was a meeting with rep-
resentatives from the city several
years ago,Johnson recalled.
They asked us, What we could
do for you? Most people raised
their hands and said, Afordable
housing,he said. Then the people
from the city huddled together
whisper, whisper, whisper, and
they said, How about a trolley?
With the streetcar, said Don
Clifton, a Cascade resident, We
learned how fun it is to change the
name of things.
Associated Press
Pavarottis two wills in agreement
entertainment
Filming in the rain
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Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles gestures during the flming of his movieBlindness in Montevideo, Uruguay, onTuesday. Meirelles flmis an adaptation of Portuguese writer Jose Saramagos
acclaimed novel Ensayo Sobre la Ceguera or Essay about Blindness.
by MarTa FalConi
assoCiaTeD press
ROME Luciano Pavarotti left
half his estate to his second wife and
half to his four daughters, includ-
ing three from his first marriage, an
attorney said Tuesday.
In the final months of his year-
long battle with pancreatic cancer,
Pavarotti made two wills, said attor-
ney Giorgio Bernini, who represents
the singers second wife. One dated
June 13 divides up his assets accord-
ing to Italian law, with half going to
his wife, Nicoletta Mantovani, and
half to his children.
The second, dated July 29, elabo-
rates on the first and concerns the ten-
ors U.S. holdings, which he entrusted
to Mantovani, Bernini said.
Interest in Pavarottis will has
mounted in the days since his Sept.
6 death at age 71 amid reports that
his three adult daughters from his
first marriage were squabbling with
Mantovani, and that there had been a
crisis in their marriage.
The reports prompted Pavarottis
three adult daughters to write a let-
ter, which one of them read on tele-
vision last week,
d e n o u n c i n g
speculation about
purported bicker-
ing, phantasmago-
ric wealth, last wills
and testaments that
we dont know any-
thing about.
L u c i a n o
Pavarotti now has
his chance to speak
out and, contrary
to media reports and rumors, he did
not change his will to the detriment
of his second wife, Pavarottis man-
ager, Terri Robson, said in an e-mail
to The Associated Press.
She called the reports, which quot-
ed friends of the late tenor, a very
personal and ugly campaign against
his wife.
The wills were made public this
week after Mantovanis lawyers for-
mally requested that they be opened.
The Associated Press confirmed the
contents of the
documents in
interviews with
Mant ovani s
lawyer.
Bernini said
that accord-
ing to the June
13 will, half
of Pavarottis
estate will go
to Mantovani,
and half will go
to the daughters, each of whom get an
equal, one-quarter share.
The Maestros concern has always
been not to treat his daughters differ-
ently, Bernini said.
Two of Pavarottis friends will get
$693,350 each for their affection and
loyal assistance, Bernini said in a
telephone interview, quoting from the
will. Italian news reports have identi-
fied the two as Pavarottis assistant,
Edwin Tinoco and his companion
Veronica Zeggio.
The lawyer declined to give details
on the overall value of Pavarottis
estate. It also wasnt clear how
Pavarottis commercial interests,
including royalties from sales of his
music, have been handled.
Italian media reports have val-
ued the estate at some $275 million;
Bernini said such figures were exag-
gerated and that the tenor had no
hidden treasure as some reports
have also suggested.
Bernini said the second testament
was essentially an addendum to the
first, entrusting to Mantovani the
management of three apartments in
New York Citys Hampshire House on
Central Park South.

Contrary to media reports
and rumors, he did not change
his will to the detriment of his
second wife.
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wednesday, september 19, 2007
BY COURTNEY CONDRON
ccondron@kansan.com
University Design and
Construction Management is
developing initial design plans for
three construction projects set to
beginlaterthisyearatWescoeHall,
HaworthHallandtheunderground
utilitytunnels.
The projects are part of a $38
million legislation signed into law
this year for deferred maintenance
at the six state universities. The
UniversityofKansashasdeveloped
a five-year plan for these projects,
totalling $9,951,000. The first year
of construction was approved in
August, and University officials
have since been working with
architecturalcompaniesondesigns.
University of Kansas Medical
Centerwillalsobeginnineprojects
totalling$3,634,500.
Mark Reiske, associate direc-
tor of Design and Construction
Management, said that the order
these projects are being completed
coincided with the list of priorities
theUniversitygavetothestate.
We are now trying to move
back down that list little by little,
Reiskesaid.
After completing the terrace in-
fill in Wescoe this summer, new
construction on the first floor will
start in January and is set to be
completed in August 2008. Steven
Scannell, assistant director of
design and construction manage-
ment and project manager for the
Wescoeconstruction,saidtherewill
be 11 or 12 classrooms added with
enhanced media capabilities and
new offices for the department of
classics.
Before, that area was just a ter-
rible, depressing environment for
facultyandstudents,Scannellsaid.
Itsgoingtolooklikeawholenew
building in that area, with win-
dows to get some outside lighting
andlargerroomswithbetterequip-
ment.
Construction on the third floor
of Wescoe is planned for the sum-
mer and fall of 2008. The second
floor will be worked on during the
springandsummerof2009.Allpro-
fessors with offices on these floors
will be moved before construction,
butScannellsaidtheyhopetoonly
movepeopleforlessthanayear.In
thisareatheywillbereplacingduct
work,tohelptheheatingandcool-
ing,andwillbereplacingmechani-
calequipmentwithenergyefficient
equipment.
It will improve the indoor air
quality and comfort level of these
floors,Scannellsaid.
Scannell said he didnt think
that the construction would affect
students since classrooms on the
fourthfloorwouldremaininopera-
tion. He also said they would try
to do noisier work during the eve-
ning.
Callie Coco, a Downs junior,
said that she is getting a little tired
oftheconstructionacrosscampus.
I think they need to finish one
project before they start another,
Cocosaid.
Reiske said the construction
wouldnt interfere with classes as
much as it did last year because
workers wouldnt be directly under
classroomsandlecturehalls.
Stephen Evans, a lecturer in the
department of English, will be one
of the professors moved from his
office before construction on the
thirdfloor.
It has to be done. The building
needs to be renovated and remod-
eled, Evans said. Its something
we have to suffer through to get to
somegoodresults.
In addition to construction at
Wescoe, Reiske said he anticipated
construction on the utility tunnels
to begin during the spring, which
would help the infrastructure of
the University. This is a multi-year
project and the most expensive of
the three, costing $6 million. The
campus has more than 16,000 feet
of tunnel underneath the ground
thatconnectsvitalutilitysystemsto
about50buildings.
Ifwehaveanoldtunnelthathas
problems, then if something col-
lapses, it would take down power,
telecommunications and steam
routes,Reiskesaid.Studentswont
sit in a new room or see the ben-
efits,butitsdefinitelyimportant.
The University has the depart-
ment of engineering working on
plans for Haworth Hall and will
be taking bids from construction
companiesafterthefirstoftheyear.
Haworth Hall will have about 20
chemical fume hoods replaced in
research and biology labs, and will
alsohaveairhandlersreplaced.
We will have more reliable,
more maintainable air handlers,
which will definitely benefit stu-
dents,Reiskesaid.
According to the Board of
Regents, the five-year maintenance
plan would provide $90 million in
funding from the state overall and
couldallowthestateuniversitiesto
cover approximately 38 percent of
the total deferred maintenance at
theseuniversities.
Right now construction has
been very busy, and it doesnt look
likeitsslowingdown,Reiskesaid.
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BY COURTNEY CONDRON
ccondron@kansan.com
The 2020 Vision campus group,
which aims to reduce Americas
oil consumption, is tabling on
Wescoe Beach this week in
response to Sunflower Electric
Power Corporations controversial
plan to build two new coal-based
power plants at Holcomb Station in
Holcomb,Kan.
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is sup-
posed to make a final decision on
theprojectbytheendofthemonth.
If approved, the plants would bring
jobs and money to the western
Kansas town and provide power to
severaldifferentstates.
Quinton Cheney, Fort Scott
senior and member of 2020 Vision,
said, the group was worried about
the amount of pollution the plants
wouldrelease.
We are pushing for it not to
be built, but also
more them to
look at alterna-
tive energy meth-
ods such as wind
power, because
Holcomb is one of
the windiest areas
in the country,
Cheneysaid.
The group,
which is sitting
at an information
table from 10 a.m.
until 2 p.m. each day this week, is
having students sign postcards that
will be sent to Gov. Sebelius. Other
universities, schools, businesses and
organizations are also participating.
As of Tuesday, the group already
had between 150 and 200 postcards
signed.
Margaret Tran, Derby sopho-
more and president of 2020 Vision,
said, this is not a local issue. If the
plants are built, they will contribute
toglobalwarming.
Rob Ryan, Kansas City, Kan.
senior and member of 2020 Vision,
said he knew this was not a simple
decision and that there are a lot of
thingstoconsider.
We know this is a little some-
thing, but hopefully if Sebelius sees
thatthisiswhatthepeoplewhoshe
represents want, it will help, Ryan
said.
However, some citizens of
Holcomb,includingMorganTerry,a
Holcombsenior,thinktheplantsare
alargesteptothegrowingtown.
Not only is it providing power,
but as the second plant is built it is
providing jobs for people moving
in, Terry said. I think with every-
thing it will have its positives and
negatives,butthoseobstacleswillbe
workedthroughastimegoesby.
According to 2020 Vision, less
than 15 percent of Sunflowers elec-
tricitywouldbenefitKansas,because
mostwouldgotootherstates.They
also said that the coal-based plants
wouldrelease10milliontonsofcar-
bon dioxide and 11 million pounds
of sulfur diox-
ideeachyear.
In a
press release,
S u n f l o w e r
Electric said
it will pursue
natural gas
and renewable
generation in
response to
concerns from
the environ-
mentalcommunity.
Cheney still feels that as long as
the plants are built, they will be a
largethreattotheenvironment.
Were all Kansas residents, and
sothisaffectsallofus,Cheneysaid.
In fact it affects the whole world,
because it would be a significant
harmtotheenvironment.
The group will continue tabling
today and the rest of the week for
students who want to sign a post-
card.
Edited by Ashlee Kieler
Activism
Grouppushesfor
alternativeenergyuse
Were all Kansas residents,
and so this afects all of us. In
fact it afects the whole world,
because it would be a signifcant
harm to the environment.
Quinton Cheney
member of 2020 Vision
cONstRUctiON
Campus
faces
future
changes
Projects quieter,
more convenient
Sarah Leonard/KANSAN
Further construction begins inWescoe January 2008. Legislators allotted $38 million this year to the six state universities for deferred
maintenance.
By TRAVIS REED
ASSocIATED PRESS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. The
University of Florida asked state
investigators Tuesday to review cam-
pus officers use of a Taser during
a forum with Sen. John Kerry, on a
persistent questioner who is known
for posting practical jokes online.
Video of Mondays takedown of
the 21-year-old student was replayed
extensively on TV and the Internet.
University President Bernie Machen
called the confrontation regretful
and said two officers were placed
on administrative leave pending the
outcome of the probe.
The student, Andrew Meyer,
spent a night in jail before his release
Tuesday morning. He had no com-
ment when he left. His attorney,
Robert Griscti, said he may speak
with reporters later but had no imme-
diate comment.
Some Florida students reacted
angrily to the arrest, planning protests
and possible sit-ins against alleged
police brutality.
University police said in a news
release that officers had been sum-
moned by the forums sponsors to
escort Meyer from the building.
They added that Meyer was Tasered
because he resisted when officers
attempted place him in handcuffs.
Meyer, a senior telecommunica-
tions major from Weston, Fla., has a
Web site that contains several comedy
videos that he appears in. In one, he
stands in a street with a sign that says
Harry Dies after the latest Harry
Potter book was released. In another,
he acts like a drunk in a bar while
trying to pick up a man dressed in
drag. The man later appears as an
attractive blonde as Meyer gets more
intoxicated.
The site also has what is called a
disorganized diatribe attributed to
Meyer that criticizes the Iraq war,
the news media for not covering the
conflict enough and the American
public for paying too much attention
to celebrity news.
Another site had pictures of Meyer
making a suggestive pose as he stood
behind a fake cow. The site listed
his activities as getting wasted and
being ridiculous.
Machen, asked if the university had
any previous conflicts with Meyer,
said some issues would come up in
the investigation, but he declined to
elaborate and would not say whether
he thought the latest episode was a
prank.
Various videos of the arrest had
been viewed more than 400,000 times
on YouTube as of Tuesday afternoon.
Mondays scuffle started when
Meyer refused to leave the micro-
phone after his allotted time was up,
police said. He had asked Kerry about
impeaching President Bush, why he
didnt challenge the 2004 election
results and whether he and Bush were
members of the secret society Skull
and Bones at Yale University.
Kerry, D-Mass., said Tuesday he
regretted that a healthy discussion
was interrupted, and said he never
had a dialogue end that way in 37
years of public appearances.
Whatever happened, the police
had a reason, had made their deci-
sion that there was something they
needed to do. Then its a law enforce-
ment issue, not mine, he told The
Associated Press in Washington.
After Meyer repeatedly and loudly
refused to walk away, officers came
to escort him out. As two officers
take Meyer by the arms, Kerry can be
heard saying, Thats all right, let me
answer his question.
Audience members applauded,
though it was difficult to tell wheth-
er it was for the officers action or
Kerrys remark. The audience for the
most part sat quietly and watched
the fracas.
Meyer struggled for several sec-
onds as up to four officers tried to
remove him from the room. He
screamed for help and tried to break
away from officers with his arms flail-
ing at them, then was forced to the
ground and ordered to stop resisting.
As Kerry told the audience he will
answer the students very important
question, Meyer yelled at the officers
to release him, crying out, Dont Tase
me, bro, just before he was shocked.
He was led from the room, scream-
ing, What did I do?
Meyers grandmother, Lucy Meyer
of Pembroke Pines, told The Miami
Herald that he is a hardworking stu-
dent with no prior run-ins with the
law.
AssociAted Press
University of Florida student AndrewMeyer struggles with University Police as ofcers try to remove himfroma question and answer session with
Sen. John Kerry, (D-Mass.) on Monday, in Gainesville, Fla. Meyer, 21, was Tasered and arrested after he angrily and repeatedly tried to ask Kerry about the
2004 election and other subjects during a campus forum.
college
Florida student tasered at forum
By BEN NUcKoLS
ASSocIATED PRESS
BALTIMORE Marylands
highest court on Tuesday upheld
a state law defining marriage as
a union between a man and a
woman, ending a lawsuit filed by
same-sex couples who claimed
they were being denied equal pro-
tection under the law.
Marylands 1973 ban on gay
marriage does not discriminate on
the basis of gender and does not
deny any fundamental rights, the
Court of Appeals ruled in a 4-3
decision. It also said the state has
a legitimate interest in promoting
opposite-sex marriage.
Our opinion should by no
means be read to imply that the
General Assembly may not grant
and recognize for homosexual per-
sons civil unions or the right to
marry a person of the same sex,
Judge Glenn T. Harrell Jr. wrote for
the majority.
Pl a i nt i f f s
said that the
judges missed
a historic
opportunity to
strike down a
discriminatory
law, and that
they would
continue the
fight in the
Le g i s l at ur e .
Legislators on
both sides of the debate predicted
action on the issue in the next
session.
I think history will hold them
in contempt, plaintiff Lisa Polyak
said of the judges. To create a legal
solution in a vacuum, that doesnt
recognize that the constitution is
there to support the people, is to
create an ignorant and irrelevant
solution.
State Sen. Richard Madaleno,
who is openly gay, said he plans to
introduce a bill to allow same-sex
marriage. He also expects a pro-
posal to create civil unions.
I think well have a lengthy
discussion next session about what
the options are for legal recognition
for gay people, Madaleno said.
Don Dwyer, one of the General
Assemblys most conservative
members, said he would introduce
a constitutional amendment ban-
ning gay marriage as insurance.
The ACLU of Maryland, which
provided legal representation for
the plaintiffs, said the fight to
legalize gay marriage in Maryland
would continue.
Many of the plaintiffs have chil-
dren, and they argue that their
families are being denied the sta-
bility and legal
protection that
comes from
having mar-
ried parents.
L i s a
Kebreau, 39,
and partner
Mikki Mozelle,
31, who live in
Riverdale, have
three children
ages 20
months, 2 and
17.
We really wanted them to
understand how normal and good
their family is that their fam-
ily is just like any other family,
Kebreau said.
Nine same-sex couples and
a gay man whose partner died
filed the lawsuit in 2004 against
court clerks who denied their
applications for marriage licenses.
Baltimore Circuit Judge M. Brooke
Murdock in January struck down
the law defining marriage as a
union between one man and one
woman, but the state immediately
appealed.
Murdocks ruling was put on
hold during the appeal and never
took effect unlike in Iowa,
where same-sex marriage was legal
for less than 24 hours last month.
Massachusetts is the only state
where gay marriage is legal, but
nine other states have approved
spousal rights in some form for
same-sex couples California,
Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon,
Vermont and Washington.
courts
Maryland
court upholds
marriage law
I think well have a lengthy
discussion next session about
what the options are for legal
recognition for gay people.
RichaRd Madaleno
State senator
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10 is the easiest day, 0 the most
challenging.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
today is a 6
Its hard to see whats really
going on from your position.
Rely on a person who has a
little more distance from the
dilemma.
tAurus (April 20-May 20)
today is a 6
Youre not in this alone, you have
other resources to draw upon.
Let your loved ones help you
solve a very tricky puzzle.
GeMini (May 21-June 21)
today is a 6
Costs will be higher than an-
ticipated when you frst began.
Changes are to be expected, so
maintain fexibility. Also keep
everyone focused frmly on the
goal.
cAncer (June 22-July 22)
today is a 6
Youll discover theres simply too
much to do all by yourself. Dont
let your quality standards slip;
hire somebody.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
today is a 7
Your workload is starting to in-
crease. This is a good thing. It will
allow you to get more money,
which can lead to getting more
toys. There is still hope.
VirGo (Aug. 23-sept. 22)
today is a 7
Therell be a moment of reckon-
ing, when you fnally realize
nothing will ever be the same.
This is known as progress. Its
changeable too.
LibrA (sept. 23-oct. 22)
today is a 6
The good news, you have the
answer. The bad news, you dont
like it. You dont have to settle
for this. Find a compromise you
can live with, even if you have to
create it.
scorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21)
today is a 7
You dont have to tell everybody
how well youre doing. You may
not be able to keep it quiet if re-
porters fnd out. Take necessary
precautions.
sAGittArius (nov. 22-Dec. 21)
today is a 6
Youve put on a good per-
formance. And now, for your
reward. Dont be the least bit
hesitant to accept the biggest
prize. But frst, one last test. No
sweat.
cApricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
today is a 7
Soon youll be able to see the
light at the end of the tunnel.
There may be a few Orcs left be-
tween here and there, however.
Continue to be cautious.
AquArius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
today is a 6
Look at each new disappointment
you encounter as a challenge
instead. If what you tried isnt
working, what can you try next
that possibly will?
pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
today is a 6
Nobody said it was going to be
easy, getting to the top. Unfor-
tunately, the way back down ap-
pears to be blocked. Might as well
enjoy the view.
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he possible motivations
for the brutal rape and as-
sault recently inficted on an Af-
rican-American West Virginian
woman reminded me of when
I was in 6th grade and had e-
mailed Sen. Sam Brownback.
Remember that school year from
1998-99? Cant Hardly Wait,
The Matrix and Idle Hands
all hit the big screen. Diddy was
Puff Daddy, NSync debuted
and The Barenaked Ladies
had that annoying song, One
Week. The frst mass school
shooting, at Columbine, as well
as the murder of openly gay col-
lege student Matthew Shepherd,
occurred that year.
One night that year I was
watching an MTV News special
about hate crimes, and during
so many hours of the special,
these minute or so long sum-
maries of hate crimes would
randomly appear. It would
state what the crime or inci-
dent was, where it happened
and the ages of the victim(s).
Within an hour, I saw at least
one hundred incidents in
which people were targeted
for everything from national-
ity to sexual preference, and
age was never a factor. Some
of the acts that were commit-
ted were almost unimaginable.
However, this special occurred
following Matthew Shepards
death, which made the crimes
all the more plausible.
I was around 10 or 11 and
remember feeling scared when
some of the victims in the sum-
maries were about my age. I
kept thinking to myself, if peo-
ple can do that to those inno-
cent kids, what stops something
from happening to me? Those
are disturbing thoughts for a 10-
year-old who is supposed to be
worried about recess and that
upcoming history test, but the
constant thought that I was one
of a handful of Mexican-Ameri-
cans in my elementary school
was also always present.
Following Shepherds death,
his mom and many organiza-
tions were fghting for Congress
to pass a hate crimes bill. A hate
crimes law was passed in 2000.
An act known as the Matthew
Shepherd Act, which will be an
addition to the bill, will include
crimes against homosexuals. It
is currently waiting Congress
approval. During the news spe-
cial, it gave the senators e-mail
address so that you could voice
your opinions, and I did. I ex-
pressed to Sen. Brownback that
the thought that my national-
ity alone putting me in danger
was a punch in the stomach,
Ive always been damn proud
to be Mexican. It is like when
youre a child, and your parents
and teachers badger you to in-
still those rules that are to help
keep you safe. Dont talk to
strangers, dont take rides from
strangers, dont open the door
to strangers and so on. The rea-
son, at the age of 10, that I felt
we needed a hate crimes law
was because there was nothing
I would be able to do to protect
myself from something like that
happening.
Im 20 years old now, and the
issue of hate crimes foats around
in my head almost every day.
Perhaps its because Law and
Order: Special Victims Unit is
my favorite TV show, or because
I constantly allow my mind to
drift back to that day ten years
ago when I frst heard the term
hate crimes. Maybe it should
be attributed to the fact that
we have a crazed world where
people do and say some unfath-
omable things to each other ev-
ery day. For instance, I grew up
seeing Fred Phelps on street cor-
ners and at parades protesting
against homosexuals and any-
one else who God didnt love
that day. Well, the verdict is in:
guilty on all three counts. The
violence we are constantly ex-
posed to in the news, along with
many other things I encounter
daily, take me back to that day.
The woman was 20 years old
and knew her attackers. Being
a petite girl, I still play by those
safety rules. Yet, similar to ten
years ago, Im still fearful of
those things I cant protect my-
self from.
McNaughton is a Topeka ju-
nior in journalism.
OpiniOn
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burger Times
Lessons can be learned
from religious evangelists
An experience with proselytizers distributing
pamphlets is eye-opening as much as of-putting
jacob muselmann
J
ust the other day I was
walking downtown to get
a loaf of bread when something
caught my eye. I noticed an ex-
treme evangelism project un-
derway. Later I learned it was
orchestrated by Heritage Bap-
tist Church, and is usual for the
summer months.
I remember seeing this sort of
thing last time I was downtown,
too. They are easy to spot, usu-
ally from the corner of my eye.
Groups of people walking con-
spicuously to intercept you, usu-
ally dressed nice.
That day, a small throng of
people of this caliber came my
way. A small girl in front said,
Can I offer you a smile? re-
ferring to the smiley-covered
pamphlet in her hand. She was
dressed like a doll, and fash-
ioned her voice in a similar
manner. The whole experience
was chilling. I dont typically
enjoy chilling experiences when
Im not the one initiating it, nor
do I anticipate it during my gro-
cery shopping (unless its a fruit
cup Im feeling).
I was approached at least
twice more before I bothered to
take a pamphlet, this one strik-
ingly more patrioticlooking.
One doesnt even need to open
it to know whats inside, and yet
it is treated as if its new infor-
mation. We are not un-Chris-
tian because we simply dont
know. Later I was talking with
another member, and it wasnt
long before he pulled out his
Biblewrought with highlight,
markings and notes. I remember
those days.
I didnt exactly mind what
they were doing that evening;
it was the fact that I was invol-
untarily bothered by it that was
troubling. Sometimes I have
enough on my plate talking
to classmates, participating in
class and even talking to the
people I know and like. Its
enough. Just as with people
distributing fiers on campus,
my deliberate ignorance or
look of displeasure should
be interpreted as such. While
I appreciate the general con-
cern for my eternal well-be-
ing, I would also appreciate
the respect for my present status
(i.e. annoyance, boredom, etc.).
Up until that point, I had yet
to see the spectacle at 11th and
Massachusetts, where the mis-
sion culminated. There were
large signs, a few didactic mem-
bers capitalizing on their chance
to be the preacher and a choir as-
sembled before the few passerby
that chose not to change their
route. Several people stopped
to take pictures, and there was
a general sense of initial con-
cern followed by amusement of
those dining outside. After this
went on for some time, they got
on a bus and set up again at 8th
Street.
There I met with the evan-
gelical from before. He said
the group (I counted about 30)
comes sporadically each month.
The end times are coming, he
said, within the next 20 years
a guess.
The whole thing was off-
putting and at the same time
interesting to me. I thought
again about my bread and sub-
sequently getting some wine to
go with it, given the spirit of the
whole ordeal.
People think the Bible is
symbolic, like a big allegory.
But its not. Its all literal, the
man said. I asked how he knew;
his response was equally frank:
What else could we place our
hope in?
I was wondering just the
same.
Muselmann is a Tulsa, Okla.,
junior in journalism.
noT so angelic
Hate crimes still a reality in America
A recent racially-motivated ofense is a reminder that bigoted attitudes still exist
angelique mcnaughTon
to my Geography 100 class: one
thousand dollars to the frst person
to choke out the douche bag in the
front row.
if you want a knight in shining ar-
mor so bad, why dont you go live at
a renaissance fair?
i hate you, organic chemistry. i
hope you get run over by a Ku Park
& ride bus.
Just for the record, physical thera-
py school is not the same as medical
school.
Pizza street is greater than Cicis
Pizza, exclamation point.
Free for All, i would like you to
know that you just stopped being a
cartoon.
Free for All, its Monday night and
im supposed to be writing a paper,
and i got drunk for inspiration. now
i cant write my paper, because im
about to pass out. end call. i cant
hang up my phone. (People shout-
ing in the background.) i cant hang
up my phone! Maybe if i press-
And the royals are back to last
place. Go White sox.
its a Monday night at the Jack-
pot. if you didnt know, thats blues
night. if youre drinking on a Monday
night, you either A) have the blues or
B) need em.
Has anybody noticed that at the
bottom of Gumbys menus, in small
print, it says, We do not accept re-
sponsibility for anything?
to the asshole in the elevator in
McCollum: do not call somebody a
lazy-ass, when you are at least ffty
pounds overweight.
to whoever it was that gave me
some tissue paper while i was cry-
ing on the phone in the Park & ride
bus this morning: thanks. Youre an
angel.
i think College.com is a little jeal-
ous of Facebook.
Parking on campus is harder than
winning a fght with my girlfriend.
to the guy in the underground,
writing his notes in the gum pack-
age before the test: youre going to
fail at life.
i just farted at the same time as a
loud thunder clap. Coincidence? i
think not.
seriously people, look before you
cross the street.
i just called in sick to work, but i
really just didnt want to drive in the
rain!
thank you to the incredibly kind
and generous guy who selfessly
used his bag of art supplies to
shield us from the rain. if i see you
in front of snow again on thursday,
ill buy you new charcoal as a thank
you.
Free for all, today is not my day.
is it summer yet? Hell, ill even
take Winter Break.
i just heard a sorority girl use the
word like eight times in one sen-
tence. And they say stereotypes
are wrong.
Apparently over family week-
end my suitemates mom walked
into my room, picked up my bra
and said ,Oh! double ds!
After all Britney has been
through, leave Britney alone!
Yarrr me hearties! september 19
be talk Like A Pirate day!
sign of the Apocalypse: univer-
sity scientists discussing how we
are all gonna die!
i use all my gas in the dorm park-
ing lots trying to fnd a spot.
Why doesnt Mrs. es have more
diet drinks?
im falling in love too, and i dont
even know their name.
Ku has a better football team
than nebraska now? Kansan power
rankings, you disappoint.
You (bleep)in hot dog!
BY JEFF DETERS
jdeters@kansan.com
Last year Brenna Daldorph didnt
plan on being so involved at the Hall
Center for the Humanities. But her
hard work during the past year paid
off.
Daldorph, Lawrence sophomore,
has been named the first Hall Center
Scholar and received a $500 stipend.
She will also get to meet and greet
speakers and have lunches and din-
ners with them when they come to
give a lecture. Daldorphs first expe-
rience with the Hall Center came
at a luncheon last fall when Andrei
Codrescu, a poet and commentator
for National Public Radio, was the
evenings guest speaker. She enjoyed
meeting Codrescu, and has worked
for the Hall Center since then.
Its really fantastic, she said. The
Hall Center brings in some incred-
ible people.
Jasonne Grabher, associate
director of the Hall Center for the
Humanities, said Daldorph has made
a favorable impression on the speak-
ers and those who work with her.
Brenna is fantastic, Grabher said.
Her enthusiasm and endless curios-
ity are infectious. She is exactly the
kind of student we want to interact
with our Humanities Lecture Series
speakers.
The Hall Center Scholar program
is funded through donations to the
Friends of the Hall Center and is
open to undergraduate students
who demonstrate academic success
as well as community involvement.
And Daldorph, who is majoring in
journalism and international studies
and working on a minor in French,
had strong credentials.
Daldorph is a National Merit
Scholar and Chancellors Club
Scholar. She is also a member of the
University Honors Program. She said
attending an Ivy League school such
as Harvard or Yale was never really
an option.
KU is an absolutely fantastic
place, Daldorph said.
While at the University, she has
taken an interest in African studies
and in the spring she traveled to New
York City and studied the Jewish
community in the Lower East Side,
which was built by immigrants.
That was an eye-opening experi-
ence, she said.
This summer Daldorph began
doing research for the Universitys
Honors Research Development
Program. She said she did some pre-
liminary research on oral history in
Shalom Village in Kansas City, Kan.,
which is made up of elderly Jewish
people. Daldorph said she studied
how the community told ghost sto-
ries. And in the spring Daldorph will
study abroad in France. She will live
with a host family, and she said she
wanted to continue developing her
French-speaking skills.
In the immediate future, Daldorph
said she wanted to focus on her stud-
ies and she enjoyed hanging out with
friends. Her father, Brian Daldorph,
is an assistant English professor at
the University. He said his daughter
always lived life to the fullest.
I think shes the sort of person
who wants the best for every moment
in her life, not just academically but
also personally, her father said. He
said as Brenna continued with her
schooling he wanted her to be tested
in whatever career path she chose.
Id like her to be happy in her
studies and challenged by them, he
said. But I think she can work in a
lot of different areas.
BY MATT LINDBERG
mlindberg@kansan.com
The music business isnt exactly
a piece of cake, especially find-
ing success in college. Nick West
Maciag, Plano,
Texas, senior,
is a full-time
student major-
ing in econom-
ics. He also
aspires to have
a career as a
s i nger- s ong-
writer.
M a c i a g ,
who goes by
the stage name
Nick West, is
a New Jersey native. He began
making music when he was a
freshman in high school. Dave
Matthews and Radiohead inspired
Maciag to start writing his own
songs. He became interested in
making music professionally only
a year and a half ago when a friend
suggested that he start a career.
Maciag said that initially telling
his parents he wanted to record
music professionally went over
better than most people would
think.
I have my priorities straight
my family and I want me to gradu-
ate and have a successful career
with whatever I do, he said. I
know music doesnt guarantee me
a career. Maciag said his parents
have always been accepting when
it came to odd jobs. He thought
this might have to do with his old-
est brother being the first in his
family to graduate from college.
Maciag hadnt heard of the
University until a friend sug-
gested he consider it after high
school. Maciag chose to attend the
University for a new experience he
hoped would inspire his music. He
wanted to focus on economics as
his major and possible career.
West released his EP Save Me
in May. He said the University
heavily inspired the music. He said
campus has a great layout and that
Wescoe Beach, people-watching
and campus scenery have helped
craft his musical ideas.
Lawrence Arts Center employee
and KU alumna Ashley Smarker
said Wests ability to use his
Lawrence surroundings for music
inspiration was what made him a
great artist.
He writes about what he knows.
He is definitely one of those peo-
ple who cares
about the music
he makes and
is not simply
doing it for the
fame, Smarker
said.
Maciag isnt
satisfied with
his music yet.
He said balanc-
ing school and
music could get
frustrating. At
times he contemplated putting his
career on hold.
A lot of days I really doubt
myself and ask how I can do it.
I watch MTV and see those big-
name artists, wondering if I can
entertain like that or should I focus
fully on economics as a career? It
can be difficult, Maciag said.
Maciag will travel to Nashville,
Tenn., when he graduates. In
November he will visit New York
City to record an album with a full
band. He will submit it to several
record labels. Maciag said doubts
about his career path still linger
because he has two years after he
graduates to become a successful
artist. Then he loses his parents
support.
West will perform at 10 p.m.
Friday at the Jazzhaus, located at
926 Massachusetts Street.
Hall Center names frst scholar
Songwriter balances school, music
MUSICIAN CAMpUS
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The Hall Center for the Humanities has named Lawrence sophomore Brenna Daldorph its frst ever Hall Center Scholar. Daldorph will meet with all
of the Humanities Lecture Series speakers.
CoNTribuTed PHoTo
Nick West Maciag, Plano, Texas, senior studies economics and records music. He released an
EPSave Mein May.
Nick West draws inspiration from campus scenery on EP
He is defnitely one of those
people who cares about the mu-
sic he makes and is not simply
doing it for the fame.
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BY RUSTIN DODD
rdodd@kansan.com
In 2005, Senior Emily Brown was a sopho-
more starter on a Kansas team that advanced
to the NCAA second round, sophomore
Katie Martincich redshirted for the season,
and freshman Jenna Kaiser was a junior in
high school at Kapaun Mt. Carmel High
School.
Thats how long its been since Kansas last
scored a road victory in the Big 12 confer-
ence, a 3-1 victory against Oklahoma on
Nov. 9, 2005. Thirteen consecutive road
conference losses later, Kansas (7-5, 0-2 Big
12) will try to put an end to that streak when
they play Missouri (7-3, 0-1 Big 12) tonight
at 6:30 in Columbia.
Despite the string of road losses, coach
Ray Bechard said that being successful on
the road is all about atti-
tude.
You just have to have
a different resiliency on
the road, Bechard said.
You just have to have a
little more edge to you.
Bechard said he
thought his team dis-
played that edge at times
during its 3-1 loss at
Oklahoma on Saturday, but he said his teams
needs more of it against Missouri.
Right now the creed is Play better lon-
ger, Bechard said.
Kansas has played well in spurts this sea-
son. After starting the season 2-3, Kansas
put together a five-game winning streak to
end the non-conference schedule. But men-
tal mistakes have hurt the Jayhawks during
their conference losses to Oklahoma as well
as Kansas State in their Big 12 home-opener
last Wednesday. Bechard said that correcting
mental mistakes requires a delicate balance.
If you see something in a practice situ-
ation, you obviously have to stop and make
corrections, Bechard said. But you dont
want to do to much and make kids real
mechanical.
Volleyball
Jayhawks
seek frst
conference
road victory
Bechard
Kansas 1, Missouri state 0
Jessica Bush, junior midfelder, fails to push ball passed Missouri State goalkeeper. Kansas claimed its frst win of the season after 1-0 overtime victory. The win marked the Jayhawks sixth against Missouri State.
Soccer team wins in sudden death
BY CASE KEEFER
ckeefer@kansan.com
Senior wide receiver Marcus Henry said
every time a wide receiver drops a pass in
practice, he has to do push ups.
If Saturdays game against the Toledo
Rockets serves as any indication, the
Jayhawk receivers are going to be doing
enough push ups to make a marine cadet at
boot camp cringe.
Catching the football is a fundamental
we have to get back to, Kansas coach Mark
Mangino said. We just have to re-empha-
size and re-teach that.
Kansas players dropped eight passes in
the 45-13 victory. The drops didnt seem
to hurt the Jayhawks on Saturday. But with
Big 12 conference play a mere three weeks
away, mistakes like dropped passes must be
addressed immediately.
If anyone has a reason to be perturbed
about the dropped passes, its sophomore
quarterback Todd Reesing. Although he
was on target most of the night, his final
BY ASHER FUSCO
afusco@kansan.com
If Memorial Stadium feels a little cooler
so far this season, the reason why should
be no surprise: the Kansas secondary hasnt
been burned, toasted or smoked during the
first three games.
The safeties are doing a good job of
staying on top of routes, Kansas coach
Mark Mangino said. And theyre getting
good help from the corners, so were play-
ing deep balls a lot better.
Last year the deep ball was the Achilles
heel of the Kansas defense. Linebackers
Mike Rivera, Joe Mortensen and defensive
tackle James McClinton all defended the
run well, but opponents rarely needed to
Receivers seek consistency in catches
Jayhawks improve pass defense
Team defends deep ball better
Aqib Talib, junior cornerback, positions himself for a tackle against Toledo last Saturday. Ofenses have had a
tougher time attacking Kansas passing defense.
KANSAN FiLe PhoTo
Quarterback Todd Reesing continues to throwpasses to his favorite weapon, wide receiver Marcus Henry. The
Jayhawks wide receivers dropped eight passes in last weeks 45-13 victory over Toledo.
See football oN PAge 4B
See defense oN PAge 4B
at a glance
Tigers At A Glance
Missouri (7-3, 0-1 Big 12) comes in
tonights match fresh of a 3-0 loss at
No. 7 Texas in its Big 12 opener.
The Tigers have made the last seven
NCAA tournaments, and last season
Missouri upset then No. 21 Santa Clara
in the frst round before falling to even-
tual National runner-up Stanford in
fve games in the second round. A lot
of people say that Missouri out-played
Stanford in that match, Bechard said.
Kansas and Missouri have one
common opponent. Both team swept
UMKC 3-0.
Missouri holds the all-time edge
over Kansas 44-31.
Game info
Kansas vs. Missouri, 6:30 p.m.
Kansas lost both matches to Mis-
souri last season, falling 3-1 at home
and 3-0 in Columbia, Mo.
Players to Watch
Kansas: Brittany Williams, sopho-
more Williams, KUs leading attacker
from last season is currently fourth on
the team in kills per game, but she
leads the regulars with a .248 hit-
ting percentage. Bechard has said he
wants his teams hitting percentage to
be around .220-.230. Williams is also
second on the team with 1.00 blocks
per game.
Missouri: Juliana Klein, sophomore
Klein is leading the Tigers on ofense
this season, and her 4.44 kills per game
rank her fourth among Big 12 players.
Up Next
After Missouri, Kansas will return
home to play Texas Tech at 1:00 p.m. on
Saturday.
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BY AlISON CUmBOW
First ViCtory oF tHe season
The stormy weather on Tuesday after-
noon could have stopped the Kansas wom-
ens soccer team against the Missouri State
Bears, but the Jayhawks claimed their first
victory.
The overtime game took the Jayhawks
to a record of 1-5-1.
The goal came from sophomore forward
Kim Boyer with assists from sophomore
forward Shannon McCabe and junior mid-
fielder Jessica Bush. The golden goal, which
is the game-winning goal in sudden-death,
was Boyers first of her college career.
I know I couldnt have done it without
Jess, it was a perfect ball, and all I had to do
was place it in, Boyer said.
The win was Kansas sixth against
Missouri State. The last time Kansas faced
Missouri State was in 2005, a game that
was a shutout for the Bears, 2-0.
aGainst tHe oDDs
Despite the weather the Jayhawks bar-
reled through many obstacles during the
regulation, including 12 frustrating shot
attempts that never hit the net.
In the first half the Missouri States goal
posts did more saving than the teams junior
goalkeeper, Jackie Jasper.
The Bears were second to Kansas in shot
attempts with only nine, but led in corner
kicks 8-1.
Jayhawk senior goalkeeper Colleen
Quinn didnt get the opportunity to save
many goals during the game, a welcomed
change from the consecutive losses of the
season.
It was good that we created as many
chances as we did. I was definitely proud of
the kids today, Coach Mark Francis said.
neXt uP For tHe JayHaWKs
Sophomore defender Estelle Johnson,
said she felt like the teams win was a turn-
ing point in the season. Francis said, It was
a test of character, today. We need to use
this as a stepping stone to keep improving,
and looking to do better things.
Fans can watch the soccer team at
home this weekend for two games. Kansas
will play Illinois on Friday at 5 p.m., and
California on Sunday at 1 p.m.
shots by period
Shots by period 1 2 OT Total
Kansas 8 4 2 14
Missouri State 1 8 0 9
Corner kicks 1 2 OT Total
Kansas 1 0 0 1
Saves by period 1 2 OT Total
Kansas 0 4 0 4
Fouls 1 2 OT Total
Kansas 4 5 0 9
sports 2B WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2007
June Henley holds 11 diferent
rushing records for KU football:
career rushing attempts (823),
rushing attempts in a season (302),
career rushing yards (3,841), most
rushing yards in one quarter (148),
career rushing touchdowns (41),
rushing touchdowns in a season
(17), most touchdowns in a game
(4), career rushing yards per game
(91.5), rushing yards per game in
a season (134.9), most yards per
game as a senior (134.9), and most
rushing yards in three consecutive
games (604).
KU Football media guide
At USC, if youre running back
there, and you do gain you over
1,500 yards, people see you as a
candidate, but not one of the top
ones.
Marcus Allen, former NFL andUSC runningback
sports trivia of the day
fact of the day
quote of the day
Q: Who holds the career rush-
ing touchdowns record for KU
football?
A: June Henley. From 1993-
1996, Henley found the endzone
41 times on rushing plays, shatter-
ing the previous record of 28 by
Tony Sands.
KU Football media guide
No rain delays
ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. forward Abby Wambach watches the ball in front of Nigerias goal during their Group B match of the 2007 FIFAWomens World Cup soccer tournament Tuesday in Shanghai, China. The U.S.
won 1-0 and advanced to the quarterfnals to play England.
sports calendar
Who? WhAt? WheN? Where?
Volleyball at Missouri Today at 6:30 p.m. Columbia, Mo.
Soccer vs. Illinois Friday at 5 p.m. Lawrence
Tennis Cissie Leary Tournament All day Friday, Saturday, Sunday Philadelphia
Volleyball vs. Texas Tech Saturday at 1 p.m. Lawrence
Softball vs. Butler CC Saturday at 2 p.m. Lawrence
Softball vs. Missouri Southern Saturday at 4 p.m. Lawrence
Football vs. Florida International Saturday at 6 p.m. Lawrence
Softball vs. Missouri Western Sunday at 10 a.m. Lawrence
Soccer vs. Cal Sunday at 1 p.m. Lawrence
MLB Standings
AL eAst
Boston 90-62
NY Yankees 87-64 (2.5 GB)
toronto 76-75 (13.5 GB)
Baltimore 64-86 (25 GB)
tampa Bay 63-88 (26.5 GB)
AL CeNtrAL
Cleveland 89-62
Detroit 83-69 (6.5 GB)
Minnesota 74-77 (15 GB)
Kansas City 65-85 (23.5 GB)
Chicago 65-86 (24 GB)
AL West
Los Angeles 88-62
seattle 79-70 (8.5 GB)
oakland 74-78 (15 GB)
texas 70-81 (18.5 GB)
AL WiLDCArD
NY Yankees 87-64
Detroit 83-69 (4.5 GB)
seattle 80-70 (7 GB)
NL eAst
NY Mets 83-67
Philadelphia 81-69 (2 GB)
Atlanta 78-73 (5.5 GB)
Washington 68-83 (15.5
GB)
Florida 65-86 (18.5 GB)
NL CeNtrAL
Milwaukee 78-72
Chicago Cubs 79-73
st. Louis 70-79 (7.5 GB)
Cincinnati 69-82 (10.5 GB)
Pittsburgh 66-84 (12.5 GB)
houston 65-86 (13.5 GB)
NL West
Arizona 85-67
san Diego 82-67 (1 GB)
Colorado 78-72 (5.5 GB)
LA Dodgers 79-71 (5.5 GB)
san Francisco 67-84 (17.5
GB)
NL WiLDCArD
san Diego 82-67
Philadelphia 81-69 (1.5 GB)
Colorado 78-72 (4.5 GB)
LA Dodgers 79-71 (4.5 GB)
Milwaukee 78-72 (5 GB)
Atlanta 78-73 (5.5 GB)
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Team takes second in home invite, ties with Oral Roberts
BY Bill WalBerg
bwalberg@kansan.edu
The Kansas Mens Golf team
placed second yesterday in the
Kansas Invitational after finishing
at dismal 17th place at the St. Marys
Invitational only a week earlier.
Kansas held first place going into the
second day but couldnt hold onto
the lead. Kansas tied for second
place with Oral Roberts.
The University of Houston
Cougars passed the Jayhawks on the
second day and won by six strokes.
Kansas also lost the individual title
to the Cougars Jordan Irwin. The
second place tie snapped the teams
three-year reign over the Kansas
Invitational.
Coach Kit Grove expressed his
feelings about the end result.
Obviously we are a little dis-
appointed because you expect to
win when you are leading coming
into the final round at your home
course, Grove said.
Groves young squad showed
major improvements from the St.
Marys Invitational, especially on
short game performance.
Some of the younger players gave
the golf team a boost, mainly fresh-
man Nate Barbee. Barbee led the
Jayhawks for the second straight
tournament. Barbee cracked the top
10 for the first time in Division I
play, finishing tied for eighth place.
Freshman Brad Hopfinger made
his college debut in the Kansas
Invitational scoring just four above
par on the final round. Hopfinger
did struggle in the invitational, fin-
ishing only 22nd, while tying for
the most birdies in the tournament
with 11.
Junior Walt Koelbel followed
Barbee and finished tied for 11th
place. This made a personal mark in
his record book. Koelbels finish was
his best at the Kansas Invitational
and his second career best. Junior
Zach Pederson tied Koelbel and shot
a team best on Tuesday at 73.
Kansas State and the University of
California at Davis rounded out the
top five for the Kansas Invitational.
The team will attempt to win its first
title of the season in Glencoe, Ill.,
where the Jayhawks will compete in
the Windon Memorial Classic.
Mens Golf
BY andreW WieBe
awiebe@kansan.edu

The University of Kansas womens
golf team should have no trouble
playing in wet conditions. In fact,
the Jayhawks may not know how to
play in anything else. Storms once
again kept the team from enjoying
a tournament with no delays or dif-
ficult conditions.
Despite playing below its expecta-
tions in a rain-shortened round on
Monday, Kansas battled back from
a first-day, 12th place finish to end
in seventh in an 18-team field at the
University of Denvers Ron Moore
Invitational at Highlands Ranch Golf
Club.
Initially the players had some
trouble adjusting to a new course
and tricky greens but eventually set-
tled down to finish strong and cata-
pult themselves up the leaderboard
on the second day.
It was a course we have never
played and the weather was bad
again but thats no excuse, Coach
Erin ONeil said. I think it was
just getting a feel for the course and
young players take a little longer to
adjust. The greens were a little faster
than they were last week.
The Jayhawks were led by sopho-
more Emily Powers, who shot an
impressive 5-under par in her final
round to guide Kansas to a third
round team total of 294, the third
lowest team round in the tourna-
ment. Powers said her miraculous
eagle five holes into the final round
gave her the confidence she needed
to post a low score.
I holed out from 135 yards, she
said. It gave me momentum for the
rest of the round. The day before
I was kind of down about my iron
shots and it actually gave me and
confidence that I could hit it close
to the pin.
Powers ended the tournament in
a four-way tie for seventh and her
round of 67 was the lowest round
of the tournament. Senior Annie
Giangrosso provided a steadying
upperclassman presence as her con-
sistent scoring earned her a tie for
26th. Meanwhile the rest of the team
continued a pattern of improvement
after the first round. Sophomore
Meghan Gockel tied for 64th, fresh-
man Megna Bal tied for 36th and
freshman Grace Thiry tied for 71st.
All made the necessary adjustments
to improve their play as the tourna-
ment progressed.
ONeil said her teams pattern of
improvement was a result of each
players mindset as they enter the
final round.
I was really pleased with how
they played today after a long day
yesterday, ONeil said. I always
talk to them about finishing strong
and moving your way up the leader
board because thats usually when
people will falter.
Kansas made its move against
top competition. As expected, the
University of Denver won the tour-
nament handily but Kansas was able
to hold its own against a tough group
of Big 12-conference opponents, fin-
ishing fourth among the seven Big
12 teams competing.
The performance was an encour-
aging one as the team battled adver-
sity to finish in the top half of the
field. ONeil said her team showed
its potential by being patient and
playing smart, despite struggles the
first day.
You are never really out of it.
It can change with one swing, she
said. Momentum can shift from bad
to good. I think they are seeing that
it doesnt have to be perfect and it
doesnt have to be pretty.
Regardless of their initial strug-
gles, the team has shown a resiliency
that should serve them well through-
out the fall and into the spring. Now
they can only hope the rain will stop
following their every move.
WoMens Golf
Jayhawks fnish seventh in Colorado
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The Kansas Mens teamtook second in the Kansas Invitational. The teamtied with Oral Roberts
and lost to the University of Houston.
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keep the ball on the ground to score
against the Jayhawks.
Nebraskas Zac Taylor threw for
395 yards and four touchdowns.
Oklahoma States Bobby Reid racked
up 411 yards and five touchdowns.
Perhaps worst of all, Kinsmon
Lancaster of Louisiana-Monroe
completed 24 of 41 passes for 377
yards.
2007 has been a different story for
the Kansas defensive backfield.
Through three games, the
Jayhawks are ranked 10th nationally
and first in the Big 12 Conference
in passing yards allowed per game.
Opponents have averaged fewer than
four yards per pass attempt down
from seven yards per attempt last
season and have thrown more
interceptions than touchdowns.
So whats changed? Every Jayhawk
seems to have a different answer to
that question. Sophomore free safe-
ty Darrell Stuckey said the defense
had improved its speed because of
conditioning drills. Mangino said
experience has played a role in the
turnaround. Junior cornerback Aqib
Talib credited the progress to some
recent fine-tuning.
Were really playing the deep ball
because weve been doing it a lot
more in practice, Talib said. Coach
Jackson and coach Bowen have us
doing a lot more deep ball drills
not just breaking up on the ball
so its really paying off for us.
Southeastern Louisiana and
Toledo may not have served as
tough tests for many defensive back-
fields, but Kansas first opponent,
Central Michigan, was led by highly
touted quarterback Dan LeFevour.
LeFevour, an All-MAC first team
selection last season, managed only
172 yards on 19-of-37 passing.
The performance of the secondary
against LeFevour bodes well for the
Jayhawks, because they will face sev-
eral elite quarterbacks once confer-
ence play begins.
We have to be able to do it in
our conference because well see a
lot of deep routes, Mangino said.
We have to be good at it and I think
were much improved in that area.
Though Kansas will avoid passing
threats like Texas quarterback Colt
McCoy and Oklahoma signal-caller
Sam Bradford, the Jayhawks still
have to face Missouris Chase Daniel
and Kansas States Josh Freeman this
season.
When Kansas starts conference
play Oct. 6, the opponents will be
bigger, faster and smarter than any-
one the team has faced so far. But
no evidence suggests the Kansas
secondary is not bigger, faster and
smarter than it was one year ago.
stat-line read only 16-for-35 passing.
But Reesing said he had no reason to
believe that his receivers plight would
continue.
Well be able to fix it this week,
Reesing said. Well come out on
offense and practice a lot harder and
be more focused for this next game.
The chief culprit of the problem
was Marcus Henry, Reesings favorite
weapon. Henry dropped five passes
including a couple that seemed to
be vital early in the game. But Henry
also became the first KU receiver
since 1996 to record three straight
100 yard receiving games.
The accomplishment represents
Reesings trust in his senior receiver.
In the second quarter of the Toledo
game, Henry dropped a pass thrown
right at his chest that would have
given the Jayhawks a first down.
It brought up a third-and-10 sit-
uation with Kansas only up 10-0.
Reesing was unfazed by the drop and
went right back to Henry, and this
time the receiver caught the ball for a
42-yard touchdown.
Marcus has a lot of confidence
and I have a ton of confidence in him
and he knew he should have caught
it, Reesing said. But I knew if I gave
him the ball right there, hed come
back and make a play. And he did.
Mangino said he had pinpointed
the reasons why Henry had problems
by watching the game film. He said
the adjustments would be as simple
as waiting to run up field after catch-
ing the ball and never relaxing after
catching a pass.
Henry wasnt the only receiver
to drop a pass, though. Senior tight
end Derek Fine and freshman wide
receiver Dezmon Briscoe also had
notable follies.
Every time we go out there we are
striving for perfection, Henry said.
Its a letdown when we drop passes.
Kansas was far from perfect when
attempting to hang on to passes
against Toledo. But the sufficient
practice time spent focusing on the
issue this week should make the
receivers more consistent. Theyll be
able to do more push ups, too.
Kansas top receivers
Player Receptions Yards Long TD
marcus Henry 19 355 66 2
dexton Fields 11 153 34 2
aqib talib 5 150 58 3
derek Fine 9 90 32 1
football (continued from 1B)
defense (continued from 1B)
game by game
20-plus yard passing plays in 2007
9/1 Kansas 5, Central michigan 1
9/8 Kansas6, southeasternLouisiana2
9/15 Kansas 5, toledo 1
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Players of the week
Kansas coach Mark Mangino
announced the players of the week
at Tuesdays press conference.
Sophomore free safety Darrell
Stuckey earned the defensive hon-
ors for his three tackle, one inter-
ception performance. Sophomore
running back Jake Sharp was the
offensive player of the game, rush-
ing for 127 yards on 13 carries.
Sophomore wide receiver Micah
Brown won the special teams
honor for his good work on kick
coverage, making one tackle. The
scout team players of the week
were freshman cornerback Isiah
Barfield and freshman quarterback
A.J. Steward.
Injury uPdate
Junior cornerback Kendrick
Harper is still progressing as
expected in his return from an
injury, Mangino said. Harper has
been out of action since the first
week of training camp and is tar-
geted to return sometime in the
next two weeks. He participated
in light workouts on Tuesday and
should return to full speed for the
first time on Wednesday, Mangino
said. Harper held the starting cor-
nerback job entering fall practices,
but freshman Chris Harris has
replaced him in the lineup in the
teams first three games. Mangino
said he would reserve judgment on
Harpers availability for this week-
ends game until later in the week.
see the blItz
Kansas last two opponents
Southeastern Louisiana and Toledo
applied plenty of defensive pres-
sure. Mangino said that the experi-
ence against the blitz would prove
beneficial for the Jayhawks because
of the different looks the young
offense would most likely see once
conference play begins Oct. 6.
Punt-returner con-
troversy
Junior cornerback Aqib Talib
has shown the ability to play both
offense and defense exceptionally.
Dont expect him to add a third
dimension to his game anytime
soon. Despite sophomore wide
receiver Raimond Pendletons
mishap-filled game last weekend,
Mangino said he was not consid-
ering turning Talib into a punt
returner. Talib occasionally works
with the punt return team, but his
aggressive and impatient style of
play makes him a poor fit for the
role of punt returner, Mangino said.
Freshman wide receiver Dezmon
Briscoe is the main competitor for
Pendletons job, and both are prac-
ticing at the position.

football notes
Harpers recovery on track
Former players seek benefts
BYMARYcLAREJALoNIcK
AssocIATEDPREss
WASHINGTON Under fire
from injured retirees who say they
were denied sufficient benefits,
the head of the National Football
League Players Association asked
Congress on Tuesday for greater
authority to approve disability
claims.
Gene Upshaw, director of the
players association, said the union
currently is limited in what it can
do for the scores of former players
who are battered and broken from
years of playing the violent sport.
At the same time, Upshaw and
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
said league pensions are improv-
ing.
We have made great progress,
and we are not finished, Upshaw
told a Senate committee. Congress
can help.
It is the first time the union has
asked Congress for help with the
problem, which was the subject of
a House hearing earlier this year.
Retired football players have
been openly critical of the NFL
and the players union over the
amount of money that older retir-
ees get from a $1.1 billion fund set
aside for disability and pensions.
Goodell defended the system,
saying the NFL is boosting bene-
fits when many companies around
the country are reducing them. But
he acknowledged that there have
to be ways to improve.
We recognize this is not a
short-term problem, he said in his
testimony.
Several former players tes-
tified sometimes tearfully
about the injuries they now
live with. Witnesses included
Garrett Webster, son of the late
Mike Webster, the Hall of Fame
Pittsburgh Steelers center who
suffered from mental illness that
was widely attributed to head inju-
ries.
I would give my life to never
see another family end up like
mine, Webster said.
Mike Ditka, a Hall of Fame
coach and player for the Chicago
Bears, argued that the older play-
ers who built the league should be
treated better.
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ends on Oct. 21, eight
teams will remain in contention to
become the twelfth MLS Cup cham-
pion in the leagues young history.
After missing the playoffs by a
total of three points the last two
seasons, the Kansas City Wizards
and their fans hope 2007 is the year
the bad luck ends. On Saturday the
Wizards made their inclusion much
more likely, coming back to win
3-2 with two stoppage-time goals
against a stunned Columbus Crew.
The win kept them six points
ahead of the fourth place Chicago
Fire and put them one point behind
the New York Red Bulls for third in
MLSs Eastern Conference with five
matches to play.
Despite the dramatic win, the
Wizards must still perform down
the stretch in order to assure their
first playoff berth since their trip
to the MLS Cup final in 2004. The
schedule is not a kind one.
The remaining five teams on
the Wizards schedule Chivas
USA, the Los Angeles Galaxy, D.C.
United, the New York Red Bulls
and FC Dallas have a combined
record of 55-44-21, and thats
including the Galaxys MLS-worst
4-13-5 mark. They will also face
seven of the MLSs top-10 scorers in
that span. Three of the five matches
are on the road. At least a win and a
draw in the remaining five matches
would seem to lock in a spot, but
that could be a difficult proposition.
Here are my predictions for the
matches that will make or break the
Wizards season.
Chivas Usa (away),
sept. 22
Chivas USA is 9-0-2 this season
at the Home Depot Center, and
there is no reason to believe the
Wizards will blemish that record.
Chivas USA is one of the hottest
teams in MLS, losing only once in
its last 10 matches, and boasts three
of the MLSs most explosive offen-
sive forces in Maykel Galindo, Ante
Razov and Sasha Kljestan.
Chivas is dominant in its own
end as well. United States National
team regulars, goalkeeper Brad
Guzan and left back Jonathan
Bornstein, lead a defense that has
allowed 22 goals, second only to the
Houston Dynamos 21.
Though the Wizards managed a
3-2 home victory in its only other
meeting this year, Chivas untar-
nished record at home coupled with
the Goats momentum means the
Wizards will be looking elsewhere
for the points it needs.
pReDiCtiON: Chivas USA 3, Wiz-
ards 1
LOs aNgeLes gaLaxy
(hOme), sept. 27
This is a must-win for the
Wizards. The Galaxy is the worst
team in MLS and losing to it could
spell doom for the Wizards playoff
hopes. The Wizards has lost only
four of its 12 matches at Arrowhead
Stadium, but the Galaxy will
attempt to be a spoiler with nothing
but pride left to play for.
Although the absence of David
Beckham will disappoint ticket
holders, the Wizards should be able
to take advantage of a defense that
seems to be finding ways to allow
goals rather than prevent them.
Kansas City should be able to use its
forward tandem of Eddie Johnson
and Scott Sealy to get behind the
Galaxys shaky back line and create
plenty of chances, but the two must
beat goalkeeper Joe Cannon.
Defensively speaking, Landon
Donovan is LAs only offensive
threat and the Wizards should be
able to match anything Donovan
contributes. Anything but a win will
be a massive disappointment.
pReDiCtiON: Wizards 2, Galaxy 0
DC UNiteD (hOme),
OCt. 5
Despite playing at home, the
Wizards will be pushed to earn
a point against what is obviously
MLSs best team.
United boasts the best attack in
the league and has scored 20 more
goals than its opponents. As for
home-field advantage, only 7,872
fans showed up at Arrowhead to see
Brazilian forward Luciano Emilio
score the lone goal in a 1-0 loss by
the Wizards on July 4. Thats right,
only seven thousand fans showed
up to see what is probably the most
talent-laden roster in the league.
Unless the attendance figures
take a sudden jump, home-field
advantage will not be enough to
significantly affect the match. The
Wizards did show some promise in
the teams last meeting as they out
shot United 21-to-11 while missing
leading scorer Johnson, who was
on Copa America duty with the
national team.
Kansas City will have to put the
ball in the back of the net multiple
times to challenge a United squad
that has been dominant over the
past month. Fortunately for the
Wizards, DC has already qualified
for the playoffs and may choose to
rest its stars, but it will still take a
sharp performance to get any kind
of result.
pReDiCtiON: DC United 3,
Wizards 1
New yORk ReD BULLs
(away), OCt. 13
After denying the Wizards a
playoff spot on the final day of the
season last October, the Red Bulls
want to once again knock their
Eastern Conference rivals out of the
chase for the MLS Cup.
The teams have already met on
two occasions in 2007 resulting in
two highly entertaining matches, a
win and a draw for Kansas City.
The Wizards claimed an exciting
3-2 victory via a Johnson hat-trick
in the first meeting in Kansas City
but settled for a 3-3 draw 14 days
later in New York. This may be the
Wizards best chance to get points
on the road.
Odds are the teams will not devi-
ate from the high-scoring formula
they have exhibited in their past two
meetings. Accordingly, the Wizards
will have to score and, more impor-
tantly, limit the amount of touches
Red Bulls forward Juan Pablo Angel
receives in dangerous areas.
If Kansas City can put up two
goals, a draw or even a victory is
a likely possibility, but the defense
will have to perform better than it
has in the prior two meetings to
earn the full three points.
pReDiCtiON: Wizards 2, Red
Bulls 2
FC DaLLas (away),
OCt. 20
If all goes as planned, Kansas
City should have its four playoff
points by now. Of course a win
would go a long way to ease tension
within the Wizards locker room
and fan base.
Dallas is a solid home team, 7-
3-1 at Pizza Hut Park this season,
but suffered through an inconsistent
season that makes a loss at home a
distinct possibility. New Brazilian
signing Denilson has yet to become
comfortable with his teammates or
show much of the skill that con-
vinced the Hoops to make him the
fifth designated player in MLS, but
that may change during the next
month.
Either way, Dallas has the abil-
ity to make this a difficult match
for the Wizards. Midfield destroyer
Juan Toja is back from injury and
former Manchester United for-
ward Kenny Cooper should be too.
Cooper had four goals and two
assists before breaking his leg early
in the year.
Both Toja and Cooper scored in
a 2-1 win in Kansas City on May 12
and their inclusion back in the line-
up should be a major boost for FC
Dallas. Johnson did not play in that
game so the Wizards have reason to
be optimistic as its attacking options
are solidified by his inclusion. Even
a draw should cement its place in
the postseason.
pReDiCtiON: Wizards 2, FC
Dallas 1
Assuming these predictions hold
true, that would leave the Wizards
with 43 points. That should be
enough to guarantee a spot in the
MLS Cup playoffs assuming none of
the teams currently on the bubble
turn its season around in one
month.
The result will be somewhere
between the sixth and eighth seed,
but Wizards fans can still hold out
hope for a miraculous run. The key
will be the play of Johnson and the
resurgent Sealy in attack.
The Wizards must score goals in
bunches and with those two in form
it has an opportunity to make some
noise. Anything can happen once
single elimination begins; the key is
to be part of the action.
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second in MLS with 15 goals and is a key player to Kansas Citys playof hopes.
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his weeks games turned out
some thrilling contests and
some big surprises. Here are
the players who benefited from all
the action.
Booms
QB Cincinnatis Carson
Palmer did all he could to put
up a fight against the Browns.
The Browns? Yes, Cleveland and
Cincinnati dueled on offense and
Palmer threw for just over 400
yards, six touchdowns and two
interceptions. Granted, the Bengals
lost the game, but no quarterback
came close to Palmers fantasy pro-
duction this week.
WR Who do you think
Carson Palmer was throwing to all
day on Sunday? Thats right, Chad
Johnson, one of the premier wide
receivers in the NFL. Johnson had
11 catches for 209 yards and two
touchdowns. Johnson may have
made a bad move diving into the
Dog Pound, Clevelands fan sec-
tion, but he had made all the right
moves on the field all day.
RB The biggest surprise of
the game between Cincinnati and
Cleveland was the non-existent
defense of the Bengals. Cleveland
running back Jamal Lewis was back
to his Pro Bowl form on Sunday.
Lewis rushed for 216 yards on 27
carries and had one touchdown.
Lewis definitely proved himself to
his new team on Sunday.
TE How many players can I
have on the top performance list
from one game? The answer is
four. A lot of people were big on
Clevelands Kellen Winslow coming
into the season as long as he could
stay healthy. Sunday he proved he
has the skills to be one of the top
tight ends in the league. Winslow
had six catches for 100 yards and
one touchdown. He is starting to
show the potential the Browns have
been waiting on since they drafted
him.
DEF For the second straight
week New England completely
dominated a team on defense.
This weeks performance was even
more impressive than the Patriots
opening-week romp against the
Jets. The Patriots defense shut
down arguably the best player in
the NFL. They held LaDainian
Tomlinson to 18 carries for 43
yards. The Patriots defense also
intercepted Philip Rivers twice.
This team will be a tough match-
up for anyone the rest of the sea-
son.
K In the hierarchy of the
leagues best kickers, Pittsburghs
Jeff Reeds name is not mentioned
that often. On Sunday though, he
was the model of consistency mak-
ing all four of his field goals and
two extra points. The Steelers dom-
inated time of possession against
the Bills and relied on Reeds sure
foot to put most of their points on
the board.
Busts
QB J.P. Losman has not
looked strong in his first two
games of the season. On Sunday,
a tough Steelers defense held
him to 154 passing yards on 15
completions and no touchdowns. If
Buffalo wants to succeed this year,
it will depend a lot on Losmans
play at quarterback.
WR I will admit that I was
a big fan of Buffalos Lee Evans as
one of the top fantasy wide receiv-
ers, but he has struggled out of the
gate. He was almost invisible on
the field against Denver in week
one and he had two catches for
17 yards against the Steelers on
Sunday. Evans will need to focus
mentally as he faces another tough
task against the Patriots defense
this coming week.
RB San Diegos LaDainian
Tomlinson was the league MVP
last year. On Sunday, though,
the Patriots held him to only 43
yards on 18 carries. Obviously
Tomlinson is a great player, but
the Patriots improved defense was
just too much for him on Sunday.
Tomlinson is guaranteed to bounce
back and have a big game next
Sunday.
TE Denver barely beat the
lowly Raiders this past week-
end. Daniel Graham only had
one reception for nine yards in
the game. If the Broncos want to
improve their offense under Jay
Cutler they need to use Graham
more effectively in the passing
game.
DEF What team can give up
554 total yards of offense to the
Cleveland Browns? Apparently
the Bengals can. In their loss to
the Browns on Sunday, they only
caused one turnover, while allow-
ing Derek Anderson to throw for
300 yards, Jamal Lewis to rush
for 200 yards, and two receivers
to have 100 yard receiving games.
Cincinnatis offense is there, but
if the Bengals want to win, their
defense must improve.
K Its not hard to be dubbed
worst kicker of the week when
you lose your job and are replaced
by the ageless wonder, Morten
Andersen. Falcons kicker Matt
Prater missed two field goal
attempts and made the only extra
point attempt in Sundays loss
to the Jaguars. The good news is
Prater and Kansas Citys Justin
Medlock can now tell stories about
how great it is to be a rookie kicker
in the NFL.
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Boom and Bust
Booms
Chad Johnson
11 catches
209 yards
2 touchdowns
Jamal Lewis
27 carries
216 yards
1 touchdown
Carson Palmer
33/50
401 yards
6 touchdowns
2 interceptions
Busts
Lee Evans
2 catches
17 yards
LaDainian Tomlinson
18 carries
43 yards
J.P. Losman
15/25
154 yards
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By KELLy BrECKuniTCh
kansan sportscolumnist
kbreckunitch@kansan.com
T
here is always next year.
That seems to be a common
saying for the Kansas City
Royals.
Former Royals manager Tony
Pena always tried to stagnate the
phrase each year while he was with
the organization. In 2003 he almost
did. At least this year, like 2003, it
does not have to include 100 losses.
For the first time in four years,
the Royals will not lose more than
100 games and still have a chance
to finish fourth in the AL Central
above the Chicago White Sox. Thats
far better than the cellar, where they
have been almost exclusively since
2003.
As every team does in the off-
season, the Royals want to bring in
new faces and get rid of some of the
current ones. In other words, they
are going to find the free agent past
his prime ... aka another Reggie
Sanders.
Sanders is making $5 million this
year and has only played 24 games
because he has spent most of the
season on the DL. Alex Gordon,
Mark Teahan or John Buck would
like to make that kind of cash, con-
sidering they have played the whole
season and have actually contrib-
uted to the relative success.
Then there is the captain Mike
Sweeney. He made only $11 million
this year and did not play half of the
games. Just think of all the Teahans
the Royals could have if they had
not paid Sweeney so much during
the past five years. Granted, in his
prime with the Royals he put up
numbers that deserved that kind of
check. In 2000 he hit .333 with 29
homers and had 144 RBIs. But since
then things havent been the same.
Injury after injury has seemed to
haunt Sweeney ever since he signed
his big contract in 2002.
Its up this year and even though
he has been a fan-favorite around
the Kansas City area for the past
nine years, I think it is time for
everyone to let him go. The Royals
have young players who have made
a big impact in their lineup already,
including Billy Butler.
The 21-year-old has made a
case for why he should be the first
baseman and clean up hitter for the
Royals in the years to come. Lets
just hope that the Royals personnel
does not let up and bring in young
players again like they have in pre-
vious years.
Pitchers of the future
One decision I questioned at
the beginning of this season was
the signing of pitcher Gil Meche. I
could not understand why Kansas
City gave him so much money
when he wasnt well known. But
even though he has a losing record
of 8-12, he is probably the top start-
ing pitcher for the Royals and will
be even better the next couple of
years if he can get the run support
that has been lacking this year.
Rookie Brian Bannister has been
a bright spot for the Royals with his
12-8 record and is ninth in the AL
with a 3.39 earned run average. If
he can avoid the sophomore slump
the Royals will have a good one-
two starting rotation of Meche and
Bannister.
In a few more years, the Royals
will probably be able to contend for
the AL championship. Nevertheless,
for now, I can just hope in the
future they make 16 million differ-
ent decisions. There is always next
year.
Edited by Amelia Freidline
By erica johnson
kansan sports columnist
ejouhnson@kansan.com
Royals hopeful for new season
Team improves on last seasons record of 100 losses
commentary
nFL
Chiefs keep positive attitude
despite 0-2 start to season
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The Kansas
City Chiefs are hoping history
repeats itself.
The Chiefs are 0-2, scoring a
mere 13 points in losses at Chicago
and Houston. Kansas City began
last season 0-2, while scoring 16
points, but rebounded to win nine
of its fnal 14 games to earn a wild
card playof berth.
There are 10 teams that are
0-2 right now, Chiefs coach Herm
Edwards said Tuesday. Of the
10 teams 0-2, fve of them were
playof teams last year. We happen
to be one of those fve. But there is
no need to panic. Were going keep
doing what we have to do. Well
get better.
Kansas City ranks 31st out of 32
NFL teams in points per game. Its
28th in total yards, 27th in rushing
yards, 24th in passing yardage and
30th in third down efciency.
But Edwards insists the ofenses
confdence is not wavering.
They need some success, like
anybody in life, Edwards said.
You gain confdence by being
successful. Thats what gains conf-
dence. Its not talking about it. Its
not plays. Its not play calls. Its be-
ing successful on the football feld,
He said. Weve had some suc-
cess on moving the ball at times.
We havent had enough success
scoring. Thats the problem. If you
dont score, you dont gain a lot of
confdence.
The Chiefs play the Minnesota
Vikings (1-1) Sunday in their home
opener. The Vikings defense ranks
third in the NFL in points per game,
holding Atlanta and Detroit to 23
points.
Kansas City has committed six
turnovers in their frst two games.
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Kansas City royals starting pitcher Gil Meche throws against Chicago White Soxs Darin
Erstad in the second inning of a baseball game onTuesday in Kansas City, Mo.
royals 3, White sox 2
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. Gil
Meche picked up his ninth victory
Tuesday night, but he could have
a whole lot more if he got any run
support this season.
Meche scattered four hits over
seven innings, and Billy Butler
drove in two runs as the Kansas
City Royals beat the Chicago
White Sox 3-2.
Meche (9-12) has a 2.90 ERA
over his past eight starts, and has
not allowed more than three runs
in any of them. But he is just 2-3
over that stretch, and the Royals
have scored only 10 runs while
he was on the mound in his 12
defeats.
I think you could conserva-
tively say he could have won 16
to 17 games the way hes pitched,
Royals manager Buddy Bell said.
We got three runs in the first and
thats all we needed. I felt like were
on the edge all night long and kind
of held on.
The right-hander, who the
Royals signed to a five-year, $55
million contract during the off-
season, has worked 202 innings
to become the first Kansas City
pitcher to surpass the 200-inning
mark since left-hander Darrell
May logged 210 innings in 2003.
Its something Ive never done,
Meche said. To come in here with
a big contract and establish myself
as a good pitcher who eats up
a lot of innings and give us a
chance to win, for the most part
Ive done that all year. Ive been
real pleased.
Meche gave up two runs, one
earned, while striking out five and
walking two.
We get three runs off the bat
and it let me go out there and relax
a little, Meche said.

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