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Floods
lead to
canal
closings
Heavy rains in drench
city recovering from
Hurricane Katrina
Local cage fighting enthusiasts get their dose of action
By Brian lewis-jones
bjlones@kansan.com
Jon Teel looks like a loser halfway
through his debut cage fight, blood drip-
ping from a gash near his left eye. His
opponent, Bob Sweet, has elbowed the
Stillwell sophomores eye socket, ham-
mered his face with punches and
slammed his head into the mat,
bruising his forehead and leaving it
pocked with blood blisters.
A fan screams: Hit him! Hit
him!
But Teel, a 19-year-old with a
Mohawk hairdo, salvaged victory at
Lawrences first-ever cage fight card
when he used a wrestling move called
a guillotine choke to lock both of his
arms around Sweets neck, threatening
suffocation and forcing his opponent
to tap out, the cage fight equivalent
of boxings throwing in the towel.
Despite the pummeling he endured
to win his fight, Teel remains among
a growing number of enthusiasts of
cage fighting, also known as mixed
martial arts, a sport that borrows
techniques from boxing and vari-
ous martial arts from Muay Thai
Kickboxing to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Popularized by pay-per-view fights
on cable and satellite television, and
banned in several states because of
its brutality, cage fighting is legal
in Kansas, where sanctioned fights
are governed by Unified Rules of
Mixed Martial Arts. They prohibit
head butting, eye gouging, plac-
ing a finger in any opponents
orifice, and groin attacks of
any kind.
As fans learned watching Teels September
fight, those liberal rules still allow fighters to
kick opponents in the face, pick them up and
slam their heads into the mat, repeatedly hit
them after they are down, and place them in
arm- and leg-locks that can actually break
limbs or prevent breathing. Some doctors say
cage fighting is a sport so violent that even
watching it can be dangerous. Not so, say
local combatants who say it improves disci-
pline, heightens senses, and gives them con-
fidence in their ability to defend themselves.
During the inaugural fight at Coyotes
Night Club, Douglas County Fire and Medical
kept an ambulance outside in case of emer-
gency. The audience included an eclectic sub-
culture of aging bikers, men with Mohawks
and Fu Manchu moustaches, bearded men
with Tie-die shirts and KU cage fighters and
fans, some of whom recorded fights with
cell phone cameras. A brightly illuminated
cage with a red mat situated between two
disco balls in the middle of the bar served as
the battlefield. Armor for warriors like Teel
consisted of a mouthpiece, a groin cup and
lightly padded gloves that were the only bar-
riers between fist and face.

Train To sTay alive
Teel, whose cut eyebrow required five
stitches, admitted he didnt look like a win-
ner walking around campus after the fight.
People must have thought I was hit by a
car, he said. His parents were especially
unhappy to see his battered face, he
said.
Unlike boxing, long dominated by
working class inner-city blacks and
immigrants with seldom more than a
high school education, cage fighting is
attracting fans and fighters who learned
their sport in martial arts classes taught
in suburban strip malls. Teel was one of
three KU students who stepped into the
cage in Lawrences first fight card.
After training for one year at Integrated
Martial Science, his mixed martial arts school,
Teel fought his first match in Lawrence.
Originally, Teels dad urged him to take
mixed marTial arTs
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enTerTainmenT
Brazilians
welcome
students
to their
KU jungle
The Brazilian Student Association
has planned four days of activities to
promote Brazilian culture. Welcome to
the Jungle was chosen as the theme of
the week.
Activities related to the theme include
a symposium on the Amazon Jungle and
a theme party Friday night.
Pedro Dos Santos, Rio de Janeiro
graduate student and president of the
Brazilian Student Association, said the
week was intended to introduce and
educate students about Brazil.
COnTRIbuTED PHOTOS
RIgHT, Jon Teel, Stillwell sophomore,
poses in a cell phone self-portrait about
three hours after his cage fght debut.
bElOw, lawrences frst cage fght
card included three KU students.
speaker
The new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff came to Fort Leavenworth Tuesday
to meet with soldiers and students at the
Combined Arms Center.
Adm. Michael Mullen outlined several goals
he thought the military should work towards in
the near future.
His talking points ranged from the current
war in Iraq to the possibility of reinstating the
draft.
Fans of the popular television show
Mind of Mencia who cant wait until
next Springs fourth season premier are
in luck. Comedian and host of the show,
Carlos Mencia, will perform at 7 p.m.
tonight at the Music Hall in Kansas City,
MO, located at 301 W. 13th St.
Mencia said he loved coming to
Kansas City and had been doing so for
several years.
The hot dog vendors are great, the
city is greatI love it, Mencia said.
Fans who have yet to purchase tickets
still may do so at Ticketmaster.com or
at the venue. Tickets cost $36 and $41
depending on desired seating.
enTerTainmenT
Mencia brings laughs
to Kansas City venue
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Adm. Michael Mullen addresses the media about the high morale of U.S. soldiers and the rising enlistment numbers.
Mullen spoke about the status of the U.S. Armed Forces in the United States and then opened himself up to questions in a flled
auditoriumat Ft. LeavenworthTuesday afternoon.
Admiral visits Fort Leavenworth
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BooksTores
Touchdown discounts
The University Book Shop and
Jayhawk Bookstore have similar promo-
tions to Touchdown Tuesdays held by
bookstores on campus.
University Books Shop began partici-
pating in Touchdown Tuesdays and after
many people were coming into the store
thinking they were the store sponsoring
the discount.
Jayhawk Bookstore has Monday
Madness. Each bookstore calculates dis-
counts based on touchdowns.
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wednesday, october 24, 2007 www.kansan.com volume 118 issue 48
wAlK-OnS OvERCOME
lET-DOwnS, CRITICISMS
By AlexAndrA GArry
agarry@kansan.com
When Lorraine Haricombe
arrivedintheUnitedStatesin1986,
she saw a nation and culture starkly
different from that in which she
grewup.
Haricombe, then 33, had emi-
grated from South Africa with her
two young daughters to pursue a
masters degree in library science at
the University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaigne.
Shortly after her arrival,
Haricombe saw for the first time a
picture of someone who had a big
impactonherlife.
The picture was of Nelson
Mandela,theleaderofSouthAfricas
resistance against the countrys
racially separatist government.
Mandela was incarcerated from
1964 to 1990 and became South
Africas first completely democrati-
callyelectedpresidentin1994.
We always heard about Nelson
Mandela, but we were not allowed
toseeapicture,Haricombesaid.I
did not know what he looked like
until I came to Illinois. It was very
exciting to have this free access to
information; that was a big change
fromlifeinSouthAfrica.
Though Haricombe had spent
her entire life up to that point in
South Africa, she had never seen
Mandela,whosefaceisnowinterna-
tionally associated with the nation
of South Africa because the apart-
heid government banned his image
from being reproduced. Bans were
notlimitedtophotographs.
I was a librarian for 11 years
before I came to the United States
andIhadalibrarywhereIcouldnot
buycertainbooksbecausetheywere
banned and censored by the South
African government, Haricombe
said. When I arrived in Illinois,
I saw some of those books on the
shelves and I could not believe that
they were available for people to
read.Itwasveryexcitingtoseethose
books.
Haricombe completed her
masters and continued to study
at Illinois, eventually receiving a
doctoral degree in library science.
Following the completion of her
educational program, she worked
at Northern Illinois University and
Bowling Green State University
before coming to the University of
KansasinAugustoflastyear.
Haricombe described the move
toKansasasaverynewexperience
for her and her husband, but sees
some similarities to her previous
placesofresidence.
The commonality between my
experienceinSouthAfricaandhere
is that I was born, reared and lived
in a big university town, and after
coming here, I have lived only in
universitytowns,shesaid.
As dean of libraries, Haricombe
oversees the budget, the programs
and the effort of the libraries to
keep the libraries relevant to the
studentsneeds.
We are here to serve the stu-
dents,Haricombesaidofthelibrar-
ians.
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thrifty shopping
2. Jayhawk fans a bunch of fol-
lowers
3. Oread Inn proposal up for
review by City Commission
4. Businesses protest Kansas-
Missouri game
5. 2008 preseason schedule
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Kate DAvanzo, Oceanside, Cal., junior, paints a ghost on a pumpkin to participate in the Kansas Union pumpkin painting competition. Students gathered in the Kansas Union food court Tuesday
afternoon to compete.
Odd neWS
Sculptors Spaceship
crashes down to Earth
KENNESAW, Ga. It took Finn-
ish-born sculptor Eino roughly four
months to rebuild the world.
His million-dollar stone sculp-
ture, Spaceship Earth, mysteri-
ously collapsed in December at
Kennesaw State University. The
artwork was intended to remind
future generations of the Earths
fragility.
Eino called the work Spaceship
Earth to honor environmentalist
David Brower, a Sierra Club leader.
It depicted a bronze fgure of
Brower standing on the globe. The
founders of PowerBar paid for the
sculpture.
Inadequate adhesive was
initially blamed for the 175-ton, 22-
foot-high sculptures collapse, but
Eino said he has reason to suspect
it was vandalism.
He said an expert from Holland-
based Stone Advice examined the
wreckage and concluded it col-
lapsed from mechanical-induced
failure.
He called the disintegration of
his artwork devastating.
I felt absolutely horrible when it
came down, but I felt a responsibil-
ity to put it back up, he said.
Eino said he modifed the design
during reconstruction to ensure his
artwork made of Brazilian blue
quartzite with 2,400 bronze pieces
stays together.
City makes sure residents
hitch up saggy britches
PORT ALLEN, La. Another
Cajun-country town has banned
saggy pants from its streets.
The ordinance, passed unani-
mously Monday by the Port Allen
City Council, requires pants to be
secured at the waist so they do not
fall below the hips, expose under-
wear or create indecent exposure.
Violators could be fned $25 to
$250 for a frst ofense, and $250 to
$500 for repeat ofenses.
Council member Ray Helen
Lawrence said she voted for the
ordinance only because she got
numerous calls from constituents
who consider the look unfashion-
able.
Stephanie DeLaney, one of two
women asking the council to reject
the proposal, said lightheartedly
that she has lost weight, so she
sometimes wears baggy pants.
Id hate for someone to call the
cops on me for that, she said.
AssociatedPress
Until the early 1940s, only
unmarried women were admit-
ted to KU`s nursing school, and
had to remain single until they
completed the program.
Bad luck plagues
Kansas bank robber
KANSAS CITY, Kan. Should
Dale Robertson ever decide to
rob a bank, he might consider
one in a diferent state.
Robertson, 54, pleaded
guilty Monday to bank robbery
after admitting he robbed the
First Kansas Bank and Trust in
Edgerton on June 6. He was
convicted of a similar crime in
1992, receiving a nearly nine-
year sentence for robbing the
Bank of Wellsville, less than
eight miles up the road.
The man he held up at gun-
point in the robbery 15 years
ago, Wellsville President Steve
Layton, identifed Robertson
from surveillance photos in the
June robbery.
Upon looking at the photos,
Layton realized it was Robert-
son. A bank clerk later identi-
fed Robertson as the man
who robbed her at gunpoint in
Edgerton.
Robertson faces up to 25
years in prison.
Eight-year-old turns
in drunk mother
VANCOUVER, Wash. An
8-year-old boy riding in a car
with his mom called 911 several
times to report that she wasnt
acting normal, leading to her
arrest for drunken driving and
other charges, authorities said.
Paulette Lynn Spears, 33,
was arrested Saturday after she
drove to a fre station and said
she had a medical problem.
Based on the boys descrip-
tion of what he could see from
the car, as well as by GPS phone
call tracking, deputies arrived at
the station less than a minute
later.
At one point, Spears took a
cell phone from the boy, told
the dispatcher not to worry and
hung up, sherifs Sgt. Randon
M. Walker said.
The mother kept interrupt-
ing the 8-year-old, he said. It
happened at least twice.
At one point, Walker said,
Spears apparently bit the boys
hand to get the telephone away
from him.
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Mesmerized by pumpkins
Life is calling.
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Peace Corps Gala
Thursday, October 25
7 - 9 p.m.
Kansas Union
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864.7679
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wednesday, october 24, 2007
BY COURTNEY CONDRON
ccondron@kansan.com
Other bookstores in Lawrence
are offering promotions similar to
theKansasBookstoresTouchdown
Tuesdaysoncampus.
JayhawkBookstorehasMonday
Madness, which gives customers
10 percent off for the first two
touchdowns and five additional
percent off for each touchdown
after that, up to 35 percent on
Mondaysaftergames.
Jayhawk Bookstore, 1420
Crescent Rd., has been doing the
promotion for 10 to 12 years, but
Jinny Kems, Jayhawk Bookstore
assistant floor manager, said the
Jayhawkssuccesshashelped.
Its successful every year, but
people have been more excited
aboutitthisyear,Kemssaid.
UniversityBookShop,1116W.
23rd St., began doing Touchdown
Tuesdays the same way as stores
on campus, offering five percent
offforeachtouchdownscored,up
to30percenttotal.
So many people heard the ads
ontheradioandotherplaces,and
cameinherethinkingthatwewere
theonessponsoringit,sowestart-
ed honoring the same discount,
BradHeins,UniversityBookShop
manager,said.
The Touchdown Tuesday dis-
counts on campus are available at
the Kansas Union, Burge Union,
Edwards Campus, Oread Books,
KUBookstores.com and the Art
andDesignShop.
Edited by Ashlee Kieler
Bookstores
Greatfootball
equalsdiscounts
eNtertAINMeNt
Expect the unexpected from Mencia
BY MATT LINDBERG
mlindberg@kansan.com
From the television to the silver
screen and now straight to Kansas
City, Mo., Carlos Mencia shares his
comedic insight. Mencia, who also
hosts the popular Comedy Central
show Mind of Mencia, will per-
form at 7 p.m. at the Music Hall in
Kansas City, Mo., located at 301 W.
13thSt.
Mencia, who tried to get Kansas
City as a tour stop on his tour last
year, said he
hadbeencom-
ing to Kansas
City for years
and had built
a strong rela-
tionship with
thecityandthe
people.
I love it,
its just a great
city, Mencia
said. I dig
how half of the city is in Kansas,
of course, and the other half is in
Missouri.Itsincrediblyhysterical.
Mencia said he attended
California State University and
planned to be an engineer. He
always had things to talk about,
but had no outlet because his mom
didnt approve of his comedy. He
credited his friends who took him
to watch and perform stand-up as
hisinspirationfortacklingcomedy.
Since debuting in the summer
of 2005, Mencias television show,
Mind of Mencia, has been so suc-
cessful that the second season of
the show was ranked as Comedy
Centralshighestratedprogramever
behind South Park. The program
will return for its fourth season in
the spring. Mencia said he thought
the show would be popular when it
firststartedbutwassurprisedbythe
levelofpopularityithasgained.
The best part about the show
is I get to show people who I am,
Mencia said. He said he had to
adjust certain parts of the show
for Comedy Central and television
standardsanditcouldbeahassleat
timeshesaidthattherewardofhav-
ingapopularshowmadeitallworth
it.
Since the start of his show, vari-
ous critics have accused Mencia of
talkingabouttoosensitiveofissues.
Somecriticssaidheusedracistjokes
but Mencia doesnt pay attention to
anyofhiscritics.
Racism is not making a com-
ment, Mencia said. Racism is say-
ing I wont have a black person
on my show. Or that I wont have
a white person
on my show. But
I have had every
kind of race on
the show. He lik-
ened his comedy
to a complicated
k n o c k - k n o c k
joke. He said that
he didnt under-
stand those who
criticizedhisjokes
after they learned
what was on the other side of the
door.
Mencia said his jokes stemmed
fromrealityandthathesimplytalk-
edaboutthingspeoplediscusswhen
notinpublic.
I just say things you would say
if you were in private with close
friends, Mencia said. I say what
youwanttosay,Imjusttheguywho
getsshitforit.
Brent Bollwitt, Ewing, Neb.,
sophomore, said Mencias willing-
ness to be honest was what made
himagreatcomedian.
The thing that makes Carlos
unique as a comedian is the fact
that hes not afraid to tell it how it
truly is, Bollwitt said. He utilizes
somanyAmerican-heldstereotypes
in his acts which you know people
may be thinking, but are too afraid
tocomeoutandsaythemselves.
In addition to his stand-up tour
and television show, Mencia has
beenmakingthetransitiontomov-
ies, including the recently released
The Heartbreak Kid, in which he
played Uncle Tito alongside Ben
Stiller.
It was great working with Ben
and the Farrelly brothers unbe-
lievable,Menciasaid.Hesaidmore
films were on the way and that he
would do film while continuing his
populartelevisionshow.
Larry McDonald, Olathe resi-
dent and a fan who plans to attend
Mencias show tonight, said he
thought Mencia would be great in
film.
Hes a guy with a lot of talent
and Im sure hell do just as suc-
cessfulinmoviesashehasTVifhe
continuestomakethem,hesaid.
Mencia said fans should expect
theunexpectedbecausenothingwas
staged for tonights show. Tickets
are still available for $36 and $41
depending on seating and can be
purchased through Ticketmaster.
comorattheMusicHall.
I dont know what Im going to
talk about a minute before I go on
stage,Menciasaid.Iflybytheseat
of my pants and make sure I dont
ignoretheaudience.
Editedby Rachael Gray
contributEd photo
comedian carlos Mencia performs tonight at Music Hall in Kansas City, Mo. The second season of
Mencias show, Mind of Mencia, was Comedy Centrals highest rated programbehindSouth Park.
I just say things you would say
if you were in private with close
friends.
Carlos menCia
Comedian
GOVERNMENT
oversight of private guards
could increase in iraq
WasHinGTon secretary
of state Condoleezza rice is ex-
pected to endorse new recom-
mendations to boost govern-
ment oversight of private guards
who protect U.s. diplomats in
iraq.
a day after receiving the
proposals from an indepen-
dent panel, rice was preparing
Tuesday to order the implemen-
tation of those that can be taken
unilaterally by the state Depart-
ment, her spokesman, sean
mcCormack said. rice also plans
to speak by phone with Defense
secretary robert Gates, currently
on an overseas trip, about those
that will require joint action with
the Pentagon, mcCormack said.
rice was briefed monday on
the fndings of the panel she cre-
ated in the aftermath of a deadly
sept. 16 shooting in Baghdad in
which Blackwater Usa guards
were accused of killing 17 iraqi
civilians.
The panels recommendations
broke down into three sections:
actions already taken, steps
that can be taken by the state
Department alone and measures
that need Defense Department
coordination.
earlier this month, rice ac-
cepted several preliminary sug-
gestions to improve oversight of
security contractors, including
having federal agents accompa-
ny Blackwater-escorted diplo-
matic convoys, installing video
cameras in security vehicles and
improving and recording audio
communication between diplo-
mats and the military.
The panels fnal report found
poor communication between
diplomats and military of-
cials and too little oversight of
contractors like Blackwater, two
people familiar with the reports
fndings told the associated
Press.
Associated Press
October 24, 2007
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Sale supporting Alternative
Winter Breaks to El Salvador
and the Juarez Border
during Veggie Lunch every
ursday in October at
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Come support the students,
meet new people, and enjoy
Veggie Lunch!
OCTOBER 19,
2007
"Women in Politics:
Career Stories"
Dole Fellow, and host, Jennifer Schmidt
Presents:
Jo Ann Davidson, Co-chair of the
Republican National Committee and 20
year member of the Ohio house of
representatives.
4:00pm, Wed. Oct 24th
at the Dole Institute of Politics
Showcase your creative, analytical, team building and l
eadership skills through a series of competitive events.
e top competitors will receive an
oer of a paid internship for the summer
2008 at either Philip Morris USA or
Northwestern Mutual Financial.
e competition takes place the
even-ings of October 30 and
November 7, and during the day
November 9.
You can pick up and submit a registration form in
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Monday, October 22. e form will have more
detailed information if you are interested.
e Intern
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Mondays, 4pm at the ECM
Come and enjoy a costume contest
and the best of International
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International Students Association Presents:
International Halloween Party
ursday Oct. 25th 9pm-2am At Club Axis 821 Iowa St.
Hey, you!
Tea Time Movie
Screening
"Mr. Smith Goes to
Washington"
Kansas Union | 4th Floor Lobby
ursday | 3:00 p.m.
self-defense classes, which quickly
turned into learning mixed martial
arts, or MMA.
I did all of the regular sports, he
said. MMA is a completely different
world.
He said MMA improved over-
all athleticism, flexibility and self-
defense. Teel taught a self-defense
class last spring and planned to teach
a cardio-kickboxing class for women
at the school in the near future. He
aspires to own a gym of his own.
One of Teels coaches is Robert
Riley, a real-life Clark Kent and
Superman. A KU journalism grad-
uate, Riley is a mild-mannered,
glasses-wearing reporter for the
Lawrence Journal-World by day. By
night, he teaches Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
at Integrated Martial Science, coach-
es cage fighters and has entered into
the cage himself.
Riley said a cage fighter could
defeat an opponent by subduing him
with a submission hold, battering
an opponent until he quit or the
referee stopped it, or by decision of
the judges after three five-minute
rounds.
When his fighters get into the
cage, Riley can no longer help them.
It has to be so drilled into them and
so second nature. Thats what people
dont understand about fighting. You
have to do it without think-
ing. Theres no time to think
only time to win or lose.
Riley teaches begin-
ning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and
helps coach a small group of
advanced students, includ-
ing Lawrence resident Mark
The Wolverine Sears, 24,
who found himself in a
pinch one minute into his
first cage fight last May in
Kansas City, Mo.
More than a hobby
At the Ararat Shrine Temple,
Sears undefeated opponent Steve
Cox threw him to the canvas, rained
punches to his face and side, lift-
ed him three feet into the air and
crashed his head to the mat.
Some in the crowd of about 1,000
stood and cheered with gusto, while
others like Sears family groaned
at the sight of his face, pink from
punches, blood dripping from his
nose.
With Sears pinned against the
plastic-coated chain-link cage,
defenseless against Coxs punches,
the referee stopped the fight. Sears
collapsed face-first to the mat as
worried medics and coaches rushed
into the cage through its swing-
ing door. Sears stood up, walked to
his opponent and lifted him up in
acclaim of his victory.
Kansas showdowns
Sponsors at Sears fight ranged
from aerobic coaches to senior care
providers. In the middle of the Ararat
Shrine Temple, a purple-matted cage
illuminated by four industrial work
lights framed the action. Two ring
girls in black stretch short-shorts,
skin-tight white shirts and tall plat-
form boots strutted, danced and
entertained in the cage between
fights to metal, country and rap
music. A cameraman recorded
the action, some of which was
later uploaded to YouTube. The
referee wore clear rubber gloves
to protect himself from the
blood, sweat and saliva of the
brawlers, who rush to batter
each other at the ring of a 10-
inch bronze bell.
Though his first fight ended
in loss, The Wolverine,
as fearless as his carnivorous
pseudonym, would return to the
cage a few weeks later to claim
his first victory. Most recently, he
won again as part of Lawrences
first-ever cage fight card, which
included Teel and two other KU
students, Lance Windholz and
Seth Anderson.
This time around, Sears
rebounded from a hard kick in
the face from Wes Fire Man
Miller and quickly slammed
Miller to the mat. Sears ended the
fight when he put his challenger
in an arm bar, a favorite submis-
sion move that hyperextends the
elbow joint. The referee stopped the
skirmish for fear Sears would break
Millers arm.
Sears wrestled at Shawnee Heights
High School before graduation in
2001 and decided to try cage fighting
after watching the Ultimate Fighting
Championship on television. While
that champion won big money, ama-
teur fighters such as Sears get no
tangible compensation beyond the
respect earned in the 24-square-foot
octagonal cage.
Its not something to pursue
for fame and money, explained
the bearded Sears, who stands 55,
weighs 145-pounds and earns his
living throwing boxes on a conveyor
belt at a K-Mart distribution center
in Lawrence.
Sears said training and fights
brought sore joints, battered knuck-
les, muscle bruises, bloody faces
and sometimes broken bones.
Somewhere, it always hurts. You
just get used to it, Sears said.
For coMbat or
deFense
Sears trained for a year at
Integrated Martial Science, a gym
next to an employment agency, a
parole office and a payday loans
business. Owner Darryl Clark says
most of his nearly 60 students are
between 18 and 28 and are there
both to learn self-defense and for
good workouts.
The schools Web site reads, By
taking martial arts classes, you can
master natural truths about how
things like your body, psychology,
competition, and the world around
you operate. By the process of sci-
ence (not by faith or tradition),
each concept can be tested
to prove its effective-
ness.
Clarks spe-
cialty entails
putting all of
the gyms fight-
ing styles together
and filling in the
gaps. He started as a
high school wrestler
with his father as
coach. Since then,
he says hes been
in 39 unsanctioned
fights in an Illinois
underground fighting club
called Get Down and Dirty. The
club involves no money, no referees,
no officials and is a real-life version
of the book and movie Fight Club
just friends beating each other up
for fun, he said. My ambition was to
see what worked and what doesnt,
he said. I found out real quick.
Clarks gym is one of several here
that train would-be cage fighters.
Others include Dwane Lewis
Martial Arts Academy, the
Lawrence Grappling
Club, Crawfords
Mixed Martial Arts,
and Walts Boxing.
Lance
Windholz, 20,
L o u i s b u r g
junior, trained
with the
Loui sburg
g r o u p
S u i c i d e
Mill before
moving to
Lawrence. He doesnt
belong to a gym today;
instead, he trains and
spars with friends
at the University of
Kansas Student Recreation
Fitness Center.

without a coach,
without a deFeat
A lanky 63, Windholz has won
his two amateur cage fights. He won
his debut in Kansas City by choking
his opponent with his legs, called
a triangle choke. Most recently,
he defeated Seth Anderson, another
KU student, in Lawrences first fight
card. Windholz took Anderson to
the mat and began throwing a flurry
of punches to his face when the ref-
eree stopped the match. Windholz
escaped both of his fights relatively
unharmed, he said, with a black eye
and sore nose his only injuries.
Im sure theres going to be a
time when I get punched back hard,
said Windholz, who has trained in
Judo and Tae Kwon Do. But if you
play any sport and youre afraid of
injury, youre never going to be suc-
cessful.
regulate the beating
One of the three judges at Sears
first fight in Kansas City was Brian
Holmes, a muscular, middle-aged
man with a goatee on his chin, wear-
ing a black Under Armour shirt and
carpenter jeans. The Leavenworth
resident regularly judges cage fights.
Fights arent typically long blood
baths but instead are over in a flash,
said Holmes, whose personal fight
experience stretches from wrestling
to Tae Kwon Do. Now, he says hes
too old to fight, so he judges matches
and gets the best seat in the house.
Holmes, whose day job is being a
Lake Quivira police officer, said cage
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Somewhere, it
always hurts. You
just get used to it.
Mark
The wolverine
sears
lawrence
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fighting is a sport where violence is
involved, but its not a street fight.
Holmes said the referee was con-
stantly involved
and could halt the
fight whenever a
fighter risked seri-
ous injury.
The potential
for injuries doesnt
faze Sears, whose
body already bears
the evidence of past
battles: cauliflower
ears formed by swol-
len cartilage and a scar below
his mouth where his own tooth
pierced the flesh.
Gena Bezingue, an employee of
American Medical Response and
one of two emergency medical tech-
nicians working Sears fight, said her
services werent needed unless fight-
ers were seriously hurt.
I dont like it when they drop
them on their heads, Bezingue said.
All fighters probably suffer from
head injuries but leave them untreat-
ed, she noted.
These are tough guys. They dont
want to be babied, she said.
Head injuries like the concussions
Bezingue worries about are common
in a sport where fighters endure
multiple blows to the cranium. One
doctor at the University of Kansas
Hospital said MMA fights can have
some serious consequences.
Caution:
may Cause injury
Michael Moncure, associate pro-
fessor of surgery at the University of
Kansas Medical Center and direc-
tor of trauma at the Hospital, said
repeated trauma to the brain can
scatter a persons concentration and
give them anger and behavioral
issues. Head trauma injuries like
minor concussions or head bleeds
can add up to major health issues
over the years, he said.
If someone were to have a con-
cussion before they fully recover and
be subject to an additional severe
concussion, or worse, a bleed to the
brain, its life-threatening, he said.
So far, only one MMA fighter
has met his death during a match.
It happened in 1998 during a match
in Ukraine where American fighter
Douglas Dedge took multiple blows
to the head from Yevgeni Zolotarev
and died of severe brain injuries.
Another MMA fighter, a KU stu-
dent named Matthew Jaeger, was
charged last week with severely
beating his ex-girlfriend, who was
still hospitalized after having under-
gone two undisclosed surgeries. The
clerk of the Douglas County District
Court stated that Jaegers bond was
set at $850,000.
Press accounts of the incident
focused on Jaegers training in
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which Riley, a
teacher of the martial art, said was
unfair and misleading. Its a shame
that it was even involved in the
news story. I just dont see the con-
nection, said Riley, who explained
that Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was for self-
improvement and self-defense rather
than aggression toward others.
Exposure to bone-crushing, con-
cussion-causing cage fights has both
popularized the sport and energized
critics who find harm in just watch-
ing it. Viewing such violent programs
could lead to aggressive behav-
ior, the Federal Communications
Commission suggested earlier this
year.
In its report on violence in the
media, the FCC found that there
is deep concern among many
American parents and health profes-
sionals regarding harm from view-
ing violence in media. We also
agree with the views of the Surgeon
General that there is strong evi-
dence that exposure to violence in
the media can increase aggressive
behavior in children, at least in the
short term.
Kids soaK up
the violenCe
Eric Vernberg, professor in the
clinical child psychology program
at the University of Kansas, warns
that children can become frightened
or angry when they view graphic
violence in the media, including
Ultimate Fighting Championships
on cable channels like the Spike net-
work.
Vernberg, who researched how
children with violent histories can
become provoked when they view
violence in the media, said programs
that glamorize extreme violence
could provide a model for aggressive
behavior and show how a dominant
person can control somebody else.
Its not going to make every-
body who watches it violent, he
said. Most people wont go and beat
someone up. If you have someone
who is violent in the first place, it can
get them rolling in that direction.
Blood isnt a
neCessity
Nate Mass, Leawood
senior, is one fan who
regularly watches vio-
lent cage fights on
television, YouTube or
downloaded to a com-
puter. His computer
hard drive is nearly half
full of MMA videos.
Mass called cage
fighters modern-day
gladiators and their bloody
sport an outlet from which to
vent rage.
Hes picky about which fights he
watches. He doesnt like the bloody
mayhem of the Ultimate Fighting
Championship but prefers a fight
with strategy such as Pride Fighting
Championship, a Japan-based MMA
league.
I dont really like it when its
bloody, Mass said. After a few
rounds, some UFC guys look like
bloated raccoons.
Mass and other local MMA fans
had their first chance to attend a live
cage fight in Lawrence at Coyotes
in September. Cowboy murals lined
the wall, their orange, green and
yellow paint illuminated by black
lights. The sell-out crowd of about
1,000 formed a line a football field
in length to buy tickets that cost at
least $20 each.
Mark The Wolverine Sears, one
of the winners that evening, insisted
that cage fight fans werent there to
see rage, hysterical ferocity or blood.
The three five-minute rounds are
a respectful violence, he explained,
a really intense game that involves
getting kicked in the face.
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rounds, governed by a referee and a lengthy list of rules. The cameraman later uploaded this and other fghts to YouTube.
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tough guys. They
dont want to be
babied.
Gena BezinGue
emergency Medical
Technician
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crime
Spray-painted date heralds
CD release, not crime job
The KU Ofce of Public Safety
issued a statement to students
Tuesday morning saying that the
date, 10-23-07, spray-painted on
the sidewalk outside Lewis Hall
was not related to an incident of
vandalism that took place last
week. Police said the sidewalk was
decorated to advertise for a band.
According to police reports,
someone shot three windows at
Lewis Hall sometime on Oct. 13 or
Oct. 14.
Mark Dent
By cAiN BUrDeAU
AssociAteD Press
NEW ORLEANS Heavy rains
lashed the flood-prone city Monday,
inundating areas that had only
recently recovered from Hurricane
Katrina and leading the Army Corps
of Engineers to close a gate on a
suburban canal where the waters
threatened to top the walls.
After more than 8 inches of rain
fell on parts of New Orleans by
late afternoon, Mayor Ray Nagin
shut City Hall early, and schools
also closed. People were asked to
stay indoors until the flood potential
subsided. More rain was expected
overnight.
Waist-high water in parts of
eastern New Orleans soaked busi-
nesses, some of which had recently
reopened after being damaged by
2005s Hurricane Katrina.
All the citys pumps were work-
ing properly, emergency prepared-
ness officials said. Still, they urged
motorists to stay off the streets to
avoid creating wakes that could send
water into homes and businesses.
Officials closed a gate on the
Harvey Canal in Jefferson Parish; it
was one of several in the area placed
under new safety guidelines after
Katrinas waters breached two New
Orleans canals, causing catastrophic
flooding.
The corps has worked to strength-
en the canal, about five miles from
downtown, but engineers worried
that water being driven into it might
lead to flooding. The area around
the canal includes homes and busi-
nesses.
Unlike the canal walls that broke
during Katrina, the walls on the
Harvey Canal are not considered at
threat of being
breached by ris-
ing waters, said
Chris Accardo,
the corps oper-
ations chief.
The gates
were closed to
minimize seep-
age and overtop-
ping, he said.
Eng i n e e r s
want to be sure
that we dont
put pressure on
the flood walls,
said Amanda Jones, a corps spokes-
woman.
Water accumulated quickly
in some older neighborhoods, a
reminder of the citys vulnerability
to storms and reliance on a compli-
cated system of pumps and canals
for drainage.
Water nearly got into the Prytania
Theater in the Uptown neighbor-
hood, a cultural icon and favorite
refuge for Ignatius J. Reilly, the anti-
hero in John Kennedy Tooles novel
A Confederacy of Dunces, said Eric
Ramstead, the theaters manager.
Robert Ricks, a lead forecaster
with the National Weather Service
in Slidell, said that a flood watch
was extended to midnight Monday
and that some areas could expect
10 inches or
more of rain.
Much of south-
east Louisiana
remained under
a flood warn-
ing until 7 a.m.
Tuesday.
Despite the
flooding poten-
tial, the rain
also offered
relief to parts
of Louisiana
that have been
abnormally dry.
Until Mondays drenching, rainfall
for New Orleans was about 11 inch-
es below normal for the year.
The scattered showers and thun-
derstorms also came as a blessing to
other drought-stricken areas of the
Southeast on Monday. Still, clima-
tologists say it will take more than
a few scattered storms to pull the
region out of a record drought.
Rainfall in Atlanta is almost 17
inches below normal for the year,
and state officials have warned that
a north Georgia reservoir that sup-
plies more than 3 million people
with water could be depleted within
three months.
Almost one-third of the Southeast
is covered by an exceptional
drought the worst drought cat-
egory.
weather
Floods ravage New Orleans
Rains pour in cities recovering from Hurricane Katrina
ASSOCiAteD PreSS
Lauren robinson fromNewOrleans walks through the water in the uptown area of New
Orleans on her way to study in a cofeehouse on Monday. Bands of heavy rain fooded streets and
threatened homes and businesses in NewOrleans and the surrounding suburbs Monday. The rain
caused trafc jams and forced police to close some roads.
Unlike the canal walls that
broke during Katrina, the walls
on the Harvey Canal are not
considered at threat of being
breached by raising waters.
CHriS ACCArdO
Corps operations chief
NAtioN
Wildfres threaten homes,
businesses in California
SAN diEGO Walls of fame
consumed hundreds of homes
across Southern California on
Tuesday, and authorities ordered
people in more than 350,000
homes to fee the fames.
The blazes bedeviled frefght-
ers as fres roared from mountain
passes to the coastline, spreading
so quickly that even hotels serving
as temporary shelters for evacuees
had to be evacuated. Two people
have been killed.
By day three, the dozen wildfres
had burned more than 1,300
homes and businesses, and the
destruction may only be the start
for the region. With temperatures
rising and winds remaining ferce,
the fames were proving nearly
impossible to fght.
Marilee Bishop of running
Springs and her 10 year-old-
daughter, Erica, rubbed their eyes
Tuesday morning as they woke up
in a Wal-Mart parking lot where
they spent the night after being
forced to leave their home.
No one ever expects something
like this to happen to them, said
Bishop.
Since they began Sunday, the
fres have burned at least 583
square miles an area larger than
New York City. Fully a quarter of the
California coast was ablaze. Flames
climbed halfway toward the Ne-
vada line, devastating numerous
communities.
Associated Press
PaKIStaN
Violence follows campaign
By mAttHeW PeNNiNGtoN
AssociAteD Press
KARACHI, Pakistan Former
Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said
Tuesday she had received a new
death threat but would start cam-
paigning in Pakistani cities in the
next couple days, avoiding mass ral-
lies.
Five days after the suicide bomb-
ing that killed at least 136 at her
homecoming procession in Karachi,
Bhutto said her lawyer received a
letter from an unidentified friend
of al-Qaida threatening to slaughter
her like a goat.
Bhutto said the letter was
addressed to her lawyer, Farooq
Naik, and had been left for him at
the Supreme Court in Islamabad.
She said Naik was alerting the chief
justice of the threat.
There are elements who want
who to kill us, Bhutto said at her
heavily guarded residence in this
southern city. They are petrified
that the Pakistan Peoples Party will
return (to power) and that democ-
racy will return.
They are trying to derail the
democratic process because they
know if the people are employed
and educated the forces of extrem-
ism and terrorism will be weakened,
she said.
The authenticity of the letter
could not be confirmed. Bhutto said
the writer claimed to be the head of
the suicide bombers and a friend of
al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden.
Bhutto returned Thursday from
eight years in exile to campaign
for parliamentary elections due in
January, after months of talks with
President Gen. Pervez Musharraf
that could see them working side-
by-side in the next government.
She said that after discussions, her
party had decided she should avoid
staging mass rallies because of the
risk of suicide and roadside bomb-
ings, but would still address public
meetings.
The party decided I should go
from Karachi to Islamabad, Lahore
or Larkana (Bhuttos hometown) in
the next couple of days. We will be
not be holding public rallies but will
be traveling to meet the people in
other provinces, she said.
Bhutto has blamed alleged
extremist elements in the govern-
ment and the security apparatus for
the bombing that ripped through
Thursdays rally in Karachi claims
the government denies.
She alleges they include remnants
of the regime of former military
leader Gen. Zia-ul Haq, who oversaw
mujahedeen groups that fought the
Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in
the 1980s, then became Taliban and
al-Qaida. She alleges some mem-
bers of the ruling party, including
its chief, were behind Thursdays
attack.
That has raised questions about
how the parties could form a coali-
tion in support of Musharraf after
the elections. Although Bhutto
and Musharraf are rivals, both are
moderates keen to combat religious
extremism. And Musharraf has
signed an amnesty to quash graft
cases against Bhutto.
Bhuttos party has said she is on
a list of people who are not allowed
to leave the country, but local media
reports say that is not the case.
Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid
Ahmed, a close Musharraf aide, pre-
dicted Tuesday that the Peoples Party
would be part of the next govern-
ment. There is good understanding
between Gen. Pervez Musharraf and
Benazir Bhutto, he said.
He said there is nothing of this
sort between her party and the rul-
ing Pakistan Muslim League-Q but
maintained they were both likely
to be part of the next coalition. He
forecast they would be joined by the
Islamist Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party
whose deputy leader met with
Bhutto on Tuesday.
However, Ahmed said he did not
expect Bhutto to become prime min-
ister for a third time.
WAr iN irAq
Death toll nears 4,000
in more than three years
As of Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007,
at least 3,836 members of the
U.S. military have died since the
beginning of the iraq war in
March 2003, according to an As-
sociated Press count. The fgure
includes seven military civilians.
At least 3,125 died as a result of
hostile action, according to the
militarys numbers.
The AP count is three higher
than the defense departments
tally, last updated Tuesday at 10
a.m. EdT.
The British military has
reported 171 deaths; italy,
33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21;
Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; den-
mark, seven; El Salvador, fve;
Slovakia, four; Latvia, three;
Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand,
romania, two each; and Austra-
lia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, South
Korea, one death each.
Associated Press
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wednesday, october 24, 2007
By MARCIA DUNN
AssoCIAteD PRess
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
Space shuttle Discovery and a crew
of seven rocketed into orbit Tuesday
in pursuit of the international space
station, where a formidable con-
struction job awaits them.
Discovery blasted off at 11:38
a.m., ducking through clouds. It car-
ried a giant Tinkertoy-type link that
must be installed at the space station
before European and Japanese labo-
ratories can arrive.
Despite a forecast calling for rain
right at launch time, the weather
ended up cooperating. And a chunk
of ice on plumbing between the
external fuel tank and Discovery
4 inches by 1 inches was
deemed too small by NASA to pose a
serious launch hazard. It appeared to
be melting as the countdown entered
its final minutes.
Launch director Mike Leinbach
wished the crew good luck and
Godspeed just before liftoff.
Were ready to take Harmony to
her new home, replied commander
Pamela Melroy, referring to the new
space station compartment aboard
Discovery.
Discoverys fuel tank was modi-
fied following the last mission to
prevent dangerous ice buildup from
the super-cold liquid hydrogen and
oxygen, and reduce the potential for
launch debris. The patch of ice that
had NASA scrambling less than two
hours before launch cropped up on a
pipe that carries the hydrogen from
the tank into the shuttle, and was
stuck mostly to a baggy material. It
appeared to harmlessly break loose
at the moment of liftoff, as NASA
suspected it would.
At least six pieces of foam insu-
lation fell off the fuel tank during
liftoff, but it was well past the cru-
cial first two minutes and therefore
posed no risk to Discovery, said Bill
Gerstenmaier, NASAs space opera-
tions chief.
The shuttle wings, however, were
not altered in any way, even though
a safety engineering group pressed
for a delay because of concern over
three panels with possible flaws.
Melroy, only the second woman
to lead a shuttle mission, expressed
her confidence late last week about
flying Discovery, as have many of the
senior managers who decided to skip
wing repairs. A possible cracking
problem with the protective coat-
ing on three of the wing panels was
deemed an acceptably low risk.
A hole in the wing brought down
Columbia in 2003, the result of a
strike by a slab of fuel-tank foam
insulation at liftoff.
Discovery and its crew are
embarking on a two-week mission
that is considered the most challeng-
ing and complex in the nine years of
orbital assembly of the international
space station.
The shuttle is carrying up an
Italian-built live-in compartment,
about the size of a small bus, that the
astronauts will attach to the space
station. The name Harmony was
the choice of schoolchildren who
took part in a national competition.
About 130 of those youngsters trav-
eled to Cape Canaveral to witness
the launch.
Also on hand for the launch
was Star Wars director and writ-
er George Lucas. Packed aboard
Discovery is the lightsaber used by
the character Luke Skywalker in
1983s Return of the Jedi to mark
the 30th anniversary of the first Star
Wars film.
Europe and Japans laboratories
will link up with Harmony once
they are launched by shuttles over
the next few months. The European
lab, named Columbus, is targeted
for a Dec. 6 launch. Discoverys on-
time departure Tuesday kept the
Columbus mission on track.
Congratulations everybody. The
beans are on, an animated Leinbach
told his team once Discovery safely
reached orbit. NASA has a post -
launch tradition of celebrating with
beans and cornbread.
Lets get on to the next launch in
December, said Christopher Scolese,
NASAs No. 2 man.
After they arrive at the space sta-
tion on Thursday, Discoverys astro-
nauts also will move a massive girder
and set of solar wings from one part
of the orbiting complex to another.
That work will involve extending
radiators as well as the folded solar
wings 240 feet from tip to tip
when outstretched.
In all, five spacewalks are planned,
four to complete this construction
job and one to test a method for
fixing damaged shuttle thermal tiles
using a caulking gun and high-tech
goo. The demonstration with sample
tiles was added after Endeavour suf-
fered a gouge to its belly during the
last launch in August from a piece of
flyaway fuel-tank foam.
AssociAted Press
seven astronauts boarded the space shuttle Discovery Tuesday to fy to the international space
station. The crewis ferrying a space station compartment called Harmony.
NASA
discovery shuttles new space module
world
By RoBeRt BURNs
AssoCIAteD PRess
PRAGUE, Czech Republic
The Bush administration has told
Moscow it may delay activation of
a proposed U.S. missile defense sys-
tem in Europe until it has defini-
tive proof that Iran poses a mis-
sile threat, Defense Secretary Robert
Gates said Tuesday.
A senior Russian official repeat-
ed the Kremlin view that the U.S.
misreads Irans missile potential.
And in Washington, President Bush
asserted that a U.S.-linked missile
defense system is urgently needed
in Europe, illustrating the depth of
the divide between former Cold War
adversaries.
We need to take it seriously
now, Bush said of the possibility
Iran will gain the ability to attack
Europe.
Bush said intelligence estimates
show Iran could have the abil-
ity to strike the United States and
many European allies by 2015. The
Americans say the Russian estimate
is 2015 to 2020.
Russia has long opposed U.S. mis-
sile defenses, which currently are
limited to a fledgling system based
mainly in Alaska, California and
Colorado, on grounds that it might
undermine the deterrent value of
its nuclear arsenal. More broadly,
Moscow worries at steps toward
closer U.S.-European security ties.
As for the proposal Gates
described Tuesday, the Russians
have expressed interest but not
agreement.
At a news conference after meet-
ing with Czech Prime Minister Mirek
Topolanek, Gates said the U.S. would
proceed with current plans to build
a missile interceptor base in Poland
and an associated radar in the Czech
Republic, but it might be willing to
wait before putting them in work-
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drawing board leTTer To The ediTor
MAX RINKEL
Dear Editor,
H
aving recently read
Zach Whites article
in todays Kansan,
A draft would make people
reconsider support for war, I
have to say that I am less than
pleased. I served in the United
States Navy for 6 years, and to
be honest, the idea that the draft
should be used as a means by
which to indoctrinate people
into a more liberal, or any politi-
cal viewpoint for that matter, is
offensive. I can understand the
point of having a draft to ensure
national security, but to suggest
that it should be reintroduced
to scare people into pacifsm,
whether the pacifsm is warrant-
ed or not, is unacceptable. And
to be honest, the threat of death
to change ones political view
smacks of Stalins purges.
Perhaps the numerous mov-
ies of kids burning their draft
cards during Vietnam has fur-
thered the notion that reinstat-
ing a draft would bring about
some grand resurgence in po-
litical activism. I would have to
say that if people studied their
history a bit more in depth, then
they would realize that there
were many more issues in the
1960s besides the draft that had
people enraged. Does anyone
remember civil rights?
There shouldnt have to be
threats to make people politi-
cally active or to worry about
right or wrong. The protests in
the past werent about the draft
per se, they were about inequal-
ity and governmental unrespon-
siveness. The draft was merely a
symptom of the times, especially
since it took more than its fair
share of low income and minor-
ity men to fght. The solution
to todays political problems is
not the absurd. People risking
their lives for us is not a joke,
whether or not you agree with
the politics of the government
that sends them in harms way.
No one has been drafted, and
because of our professional mil-
itary, I doubt anyone will. At a
time when more students know
the name of Paris Hiltons dog
than the signifcance of Darfur,
we perhaps would be better
served by a more serious discus-
sion of world events.
Sincerely,
Ted Peterson
Lawrence graduate student
School of Education
D
ominated by greedy
record labels and
challenged by sub-
versive fle sharers, the music
industry is in need of serious
reform.
The term music industry
in itself is depressing. In gen-
eral, music making has had art
stripped off from it and replaced
by capitalist impulsions. Re-
cord producing concentrates
on creating that catchy single
and an image that will drive
CD sales. As Ani DiFranco
sings in her song, Fuel,
Now everything is cross-
marketing/its about sun-
glasses and shoes/or guns
and drugs/you choose/we
got it rehashed/we got it half-
assed.
Indeed, its a really bleak in-
dustry.
However, a recent record re-
leased has sparked some hope
of liberation.
On Sept. 30, Radiohead re-
leased their album, In Rain-
bows, online. The price? What-
ever you want to pay. It can
be 50 cents or $500. This has
caused some signifcant turmoil.
Radiohead, one of the worlds
most innovative and infuen-
tial bands, has gotten rid of the
middleman and established the
commercial relationship direct-
ly with the fans. This means that
no longer is the price arbitrarily
instituted, but that the value is
directly attached to the quality
of the music, which, like all art,
is relative to each individuals
opinion. It also means that Ra-
diohead can now exercise all
the creative freedom they want.
No more music executives, who
care only about returns, insisting
on more marketable songs. This
novel enterprise should satisfy
both artists and fans, which are
the only ones that really matter.
Its interesting that in the mu-
sic industry all CDs cost about
the same price, regardless of the
quality of the music or the effort
put into it. Crappy music, good
music, its all in the same price
range. The value paid is not a
direct refection of the music it-
self, but of promotional efforts,
image packaging and herd men-
tality. We no longer pay for the
music, but for a product, and
there is a big difference between
the two. Contemporary music
has ceased to be a form of art
and transformed into meaning-
less recreation.
The mainstream music in-
dustry has strayed away from
the real beauty of music. The
creation and popularization of
songs is no longer an organic,
grassroots and communal proj-
ect. It has become a top-down
approach in which record labels
dictate what gets air space and
impose what are supposed to
be the popular songs. However,
there is still resistance. Some of
the most dynamic, creative and
infuential segments of music,
such as jam bands and the elec-
tronic scene, exercise this com-
munal spirit. The sharing of live
recordings and mixed tapes are
common practice, and an intrin-
sic part of these scenes.
The Internet is a great chan-
nel to restore the democratic
spirit of music. It challenges the
power structure in which record
labels control the channels, and
people are able to explore new
artists through fle sharing and
forums. The fact that Radiohead
is acknowledging and contribut-
ing to this experience shouldnt
be taken lightly, and they should
be praised for it. So, feel free
to continue fle sharing, but if
youre going to get In Rain-
bows, at least acknowledge
Radioheads enterprise and do it
through their Web site.
De Oliveira is a Belo Hori-
zonte, Brazil junior in jour-
nalism, history and peace and
confict studies.
paTrick de oliveira
sliver? Or do you mean silver?
Like a shoe? Or do you mean the
phone? Guess you shouldnt have
been drinking that much! neither
should i, apparently.
Help! saturday night i lost my
pink sliver outside or around the
Wheel/Hawk. Please, please, if
anyone knows where it is return it
to naismith Hall or the At&t store
on 23rd.
Cant sleep? dont count sheep,
talk to the shepherd!
All the darkness in the world
cannot extinguish a candle, but a
single candle can banish the dark-
ness. insightful, yes?
Are little pumpkins actu-
ally gourds? Or are they just baby
pumpkins?
i want to marry you!
to the owner of the very small
red car in the templin parking lot
that always makes you think there
is a parking space when there is
not, i really dont like your car.
to my roommate: i really hope
you fnd that perfect dick. And
when you do, be sure to tell us all
about it!
take the gay guy to the dance!
no worries there!
i learned what just the tip was
this last weekend. i cant believe
people actually do that. College is
a trip!
My boyfriend lives 11 hours
away. should i just take a gay guy
to the dance? i cant go by myself.
thats lame. But i need a non-
threatening date. sigh.
Just give her the tie-dye cof-
fee mug back. she misses it. she
doesnt miss you, though.
You are a mean girl.
Your name has now been per-
manently changed to damnthat-
shitBeugly.
i just spent $500 on glass.
What happen to the day of cheap
glasses with frames and lens for
under $100?
i hope that piece burns to the
ground. this years Ku/Mu game
could be the biggest game in our
history, and you want to boycott it,
then go to your bar to watch the
same team you are boycotting?
nothings more annoying than
naismith/Oliver girls who miss
their stop because theyre too
blonde to know how to signal to
get of.
Do a barrel roll.
What ever happened to Gary
Glitter? Hay.
I slept less when I was a
baby.
Whos going to see Minus the
Bear on Wednesday? Not me. I
spent all my money on Drugs.
Dear Free For All. Im sitting
here in the library patiently
awaiting the 10/23 School
Shooting. What should I do?
I want snow.
Answer me this: why would
you try to ride your bike up a
hill, one handed, with a back
pack and a giant box? It just
doesnt seem like a good idea,
but that Asian guy sure thought
he could do it.
Free for all, I have a math
equation for you. Two girls are
walking to class. One is wear-
ing her Ugg boots outside of
her pants. One is wearing them
tucked into her pants. Which
one wont get made fun of for
looking stupid? Trick question.
They both will.
You know, I almost forgot
how cold it was today when
I saw a sorority girl walking
to class with Ugg boots and a
miniskirt.
What is the point of an 11
page English paper, when
everyone is assigned the same
topic. Is the professor so board
that reading the same thing
over and over again is now fun,
or worse, insightful?
Vegetarians are funny be-
cause they think they are saving
animals by not eating them...
they still eat their by-products
which is raping them.
The smartest thing I ever
heard was from a vegetar-
ian. He said, sometimes we
do things only because they
taste good. Look what came of
Chewbacca when he thought
with his stomach.
John Lennon, Paul Mc-
Cartney, George Harrison, and
Ringo Starr were all vegetar-
ians. But they are nothing.
Famous Daves is not a Kan-
sas City Barbecue restaurant. It
is a nationwide chain.
No one can ever be like
Dorothy.
Can I be like Dorothy and
clap my heels together three
times and come back to Kansas
so I can escape the San Diego
fres?
You say, Whats up my west-
ern civ pal? I say in my head,
Ask me out already.
Dear Free For All, Ive de-
cided that if there was an ocean
completely flled with lemon-
ade, I would go swimming all
the time.
Dear Free For All, my babys
momma is smoking!
To the man in the red car
wearing the camo miniskirt
with nothing underneath,
thanks for showing the goods,
but is that all youve got?
I want you to meet my
parents Free for All. Its time.
Wahoo.. another recruit
committed!
I just realized how desperate
I actually am. Im going back
to Topeka to just hang out with
this girl. Shame...
Kansas weather..YOU
TEASE!
Internet release is refreshing, new form for music industry
Radioheads new album challenges former music industry methods and restores power to individual, music-savvy consumer
BY DYLAN SANDS
dsands@kansan.com
Adm. Michael Mullen, the
newly appointed Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff visited Fort
Leavenworth on Tuesday to talk to
troops about the current state of
the military and what the future
may hold.
Mullen was appointed to his new
position on Oct. 1. He said the
military would have to adapt to the
changing times and a new kind of
warfare.
We face a perpetually vexing
question, Mullen said. How do
we prepare for the future with-
out repeating what weve already
done?
He said the military would have
to become faster, more adaptable
and more lethal to answer cur-
rent challenges in the Middle East.
He said that although he thought
the United States was succeeding
in the war in Iraq, the problems in
the Middle East would not go away
anytime soon.
There is persistent conflict in
the foreseeable future, he said. We
will win our nations war.
Mullen said he felt a compre-
hensive military strategy should be
applied to all of the Middle East, not
just Iraq and
Afghanistan.
He cited
Irans increas-
ing nuclear
capability as
an example.
With Iran
comes a lot of
very strong,
s ome t i me s
e x t r e m e
rhetoric that
supports ter-
rorism, he said. The diplomat-
ic world has unanimously voted
against where Iran is headed.
A soldier in the audience asked
Mullen if a military draft of civilians
was being consid-
ered to bolster the
armed forces.
This is the best
military I think
this nation has
ever had, Mullen
replied. Im old
enough to remem-
ber when we were
a draft force. Im
not anxious to
return to that.
Mullen said
another important goal of the mili-
tary was to branch out and com-
municate more with other armed
force divisions such as the Navy and
Air Force.
The military cant just do it all,
he said.
Mullen said he also hoped the
military could improve relations
with civilians. He said while many
members of the public opposed the
war in Iraq, their support for the
troops remained strong.
I give the American people
much more credit than some, he
said. They know what is going on.
They are providing hundreds of bil-
lions of dollars for our efforts.
Capt. John Kirby, spokesman
for Mullen, said the interaction of
the military with members of the
press and public was essential to the
militarys success.
What it comes down to is
relationships, Kirby said. Where
a back-and-forth relationship
between the military and others is
strong, the military is strong. The
key is relationships and trust.
Mullen said he was unsure when
large troop reductions could be
made in Iraq. He did say that he
would like to see troops stay at
home longer after completing long
tours overseas.
Theyre going to come home
and their families want them home,
he said.
EditedbyLuke Morris
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The Brazilian Student Association
will host Brazilian week for the next
three days.
Pedro Dos Santos, Rio de Janeiro
graduate student and president of
BRASA, said the organization usu-
ally celebrated Brazilian week in the
spring, but they decided to have
an additional celebration this year
in the fall. He said the decision
was made partially to promote the
Brazilian culture and partially to get
the campus in the mood for a party
they will have Friday night.
The party is always fun because
in Brazil we know how to party, Dos
Santos said.
Dandara, a Brazilian band from
California, will headline the theme
party Welcome to the Jungle.
Melissa Rogers, Lawrence senior,
said she had seen Dandara at a
BRASA Carnival a few years ago.
Its a really high-energy band and
they get everybody to dance, Rogers
said. I remember the singer being
really energetic.
Rogers said she had made a lot
of good friends by going to BRASA
events.
Tuesday night Brazilian students
demonstrated dance moves at a
Brazilian dance workshop. Tonight
at the Burge Union several speakers
will talk at a symposium devoted
to the Amazon. Dos Santos said
they chose that topic to tie in to the
theme of the week. Thursday evening
BRASA will provide cheese rolls and
Guaran and invite students to come
and speak Portuguese and play tra-
ditional Brazilian instruments in the
basement of Ecumenical Christian
Ministries. The event is free. The
Friday night concert is at 9 p.m. at
the Granada and will conclude the
festivities. Tickets are available at the
Student Union Activities box office
and are $7.
EditedbyRachaelGray
Joint Chiefs Chairman talks military
Speaker
Sarah Leonard/KANSAN
Captain John Kirby discusses the importance of the relationship between the U.S. Armed Forces and the media. He specifed howcontext needs to
be conveyed in articles so U.S. citizens understand the full story.
I give the American people
more credit than some. They
know what is going on. Theyre
providing hundreds of billions of
dollars for our eforts.
Adm. michAel mullen
chairman of the Joint chiefs of Staf
Adm. Mullen discusses armed forces with troops, press at Fort Leavenworth
CULTUre
KU Brazilians
promote culture
Jessie Fetterling/KANSAN
Jena Correa, Macapa, Brazil senior, gives students free Brazilian dance lessons as a part of
Brazilian week, hosted by the Brazilian Student Association. Students gathered to learn more about
the Brazilian culture Tuesday night in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
SportS
former students lead group
of Wizards soccer fanatics
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BasketBall
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his is a story about walk-ons. Its a
story about grit, perseverance, and
dreams. Its a story about the Rudys
of the world, the Christian Moodys, and the
Tyler Hoffmeisters.
Whos Tyler Hoffmeister?
Hes the familiar-looking guy at the
tucked-away table at Big 12 basketball
media day. Hes the guy sitting thirty-feet
across the room from Texas sophomore DJ
Augustin as a reporter chats up the pre-
season-Big 12 player of the year. Hes the
guy sitting diagonal from Bill Self, as the
Kansas coach holds court with a group of
roaming reporters.
Its an organized maelstrom at Big 12 bas-
ketball media day, but theres Hoffmeister
in the corner, sitting alone while reporters
scratch their heads, wondering about the
kid with the balding head, gawky smile,
and squinty eyes. So why does he look so
familiar?
Whoa wait Its the kid from Knight
School!
Three years ago Tyler Hoffmeister never
imagined he would be sitting in a room full
of reporters being interviewed along with
some of the best college basketball players
in the country.
Hoffmeister thought he left his basket-
ball career behind at The Woodlands High
School in The Woodlands, Texas, a suburb
of Houston. He wanted to go to college at a
big university with a good medical program.
But after two years of sweaty afternoons
on the basketball court at the rec center,
Hoffmeister stumbled upon an opportunity.
This one was historic. Right up there with
Thomas Jefferson saying, Hey Lewis and
Clark, do you want to explore the Louisiana
purchase?
Hoffmeister got the chance to play for
legendary Texas Tech head coach Bob
Knight. You know, Bobby Knight, the chair-
throwing, sound byte spewing, master of
the motion offense?
Well in February 2006, Knight and
ESPN collaborated on a reality show titled
Knight School. The show planned to
award a walk-on spot on the Texas Tech
basketball team to a regular student.
Hoffmeister was one of 16 students picked
to appear on the show.
When the show started, Hoffmeister
said, I knew I had a pretty good chance
because I had played against most of those
other guys at the rec center.
The 6-foot-6 forward ended up being
right. Hoffmeister survived the show, and
Bob Knight offered him a spot at the end of
the Texas Tech bench.
Fast-forward a year and a half later and
Hoffmeister still hasnt stopped smiling.
If you would have told me three years
ago that Id be at the Big 12 media day, I
would never would have believed you,
Hoffmeister said.
This is Hoffmeisters second season on
the team. Last year, he played in four games.
His career high in minutes came when
he scored played four minutes against the
University of Arkansas Little Rock. He
still hasnt missed a shot in his Texas Tech
career. He was one for one last season, and
he received a standing ovation when he
scored his first point.
Why do people love walk-ons so much?
Conventional wisdom and a television
announcer or two usually suggests that
people can simply identify with walk-ons.
They see the kids from the end of the bench
run into the game as the clock winds down
and they think, hey, I could be that guy.
But theres more.
At Kansas, walk-ons are so much more
than the players who get to play during the
rock chalk chant. They define Kansas bas-
ketball. Theyre the kids who go 100 miles
per hour every day at practice with the full
knowledge that they arent going to play.
You could make a three-page list of former
Kansas walk-ons who could have been on
scholarship at another school, but instead
By Rustin DoDD
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School
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Living the dream as walk-ons
KAnsAn FILE PHoTo
Walk-on basketball players go through all the same stresses as scholarship players. But they dont get scholarships or see as much court time as their recruited teammates. Walk-ons typically make the teamby excelling in open tryouts.
By MARK DEnt
mdent@kansan.com
The chant would carry from the student
section to the ears of Kansas coach Bill Self
near the end of blowouts last season:
Bra-ad Wither-spoon. Bra-ad Wither-
spoon.
Brennan Bechard and Matt Kleinmann
dove for loose balls during their mop-
up minutes. Mario
Chalmers and Darrell
Arthur relaxed and
enjoyed the victory.
Brad Witherspoon sat
alone at the far end of
the bench focused on
the court like hed never
seen a basketball game
before. The fans would
keep screaming until
their favorite walk-on
knelt in front of the
scorers table:
Bra-ad Wither-spoon. Bra-ad Wither-
spoon.
This year the chants will continue.
Witherspoon, who walked-on after trying
out last year, is back for a final season.
Hes withstood the test of time with me,
Self said. He works hard and has been a
good teammate. So yeah, hell be back. I like
Brad a lot.
Few KU basketball stories tugged at the
heart like Witherspoons did last year. When
school started last year he was a normal stu-
dent. Rec Center courts were the only ones
he thought hed be playing on last winter. It
all changed Oct. 18.
Coaches selected Witherspoon to walk
on for the team after he tried out with 16
other players. Hed finally made the team
after trying out and being turned down the
previous two years. For a Humboldt native
who turned down junior college offers to
pursue his goal of becoming a walk-on, it
was a dream come true.
The experience only got better as the sea-
son went on. Witherspoon only played 17
minutes all year, but he enjoyed them. The
biggest highlight came in February against
Nebraska. Witherspoon put his stamp on
the blowout when he received an inbounds
pass and laid the ball in as the clock ticked
away. His basket meant every Kansas player
scored that day.
It was a great experience, probably
the best thing Ive done my entire life,
Witherspoon said. Just
being around these
guys everyday, coming
to practice, playing in
the Fieldhouse every
day and running out
of the tunnel for games
were the best.
Wi t h e r s p o o n s
return seemed in doubt
soon after the season
ended. Self invited
freshmen Conner
Teahan and Chase Buford to walk on for
the team, extending the roster to 17 play-
ers. Witherspoon expected Self to meet him
at some point before school ended, but he
never did.
So Witherspoon stayed. He stayed for
summer weights. He stayed for the pick up
games. He stayed for the conditioning runs.
The coaches never told him to leave,
and soon it was time for practice to start.
Witherspoon was officially back. Teammates
such as Darnell Jackson liked Witherspoons
attitude and were glad hed be playing for
another year.
I like having Spoon around, man, said
Jackson, a senior forward. He never talks
negative, never downs anybody and hes
always encouraging everybody. Even if Im
having a bad day in practice, hell be like D-
Block, you all right man. Come on, lets do
it. Lets finish strong. Sometimes you need
that person to come up to you when youre
Witherspoon returns for second season
top 5 ku walk-on moments since 1990
1. In 2005 Christian Moody (2002-2006)
went up for a dunk against Kentucky his
junior year and landed as the best walk-
on in the history of college basketball. At
least, thats what Billy Packer said. Packer
may have forgotten a few names (hello,
Jef Hornacek), but this is probably the
most recognition any walk-on has ever
received.
2. The other players had bets that C.B.
McGrath (1994-1998) would cry on his
Senior Day in 1998. McGrath assured
them he wouldnt. Then, he mentioned
his coach, Roy Williams.
I want to thank Coach Williams. He
started choking up and covering his face.
Just for giving me a chance.
Type C.B. McGrath on YouTube to
see it.
3. Anytime T.J. Whatley (1992-1996)
entered a game. He was Adam Morrison
before Adam Morrison. Nobody in a
KU uniform has made a mustache look
better.
4. This didnt happen when Scott Novosel
(1994-1995) was still playing for Kansas,
but its too cool not to include. Novosel is
living in Tokyo and is the lead man for a
Japanese rap/ rock and roll group called
Jai Live. And we thought Scott Pollard
was strange.
Go to jailive.com to see the bands
music videos.
5. Walk-ons rarely play in NCAA Tourna-
ment games, much less score. Thats why
Brett Ballard (2000-2002) makes this list.
He scored eight points in 18 minutes in
the Jayhawks 2001 frst round victory
against Cal State Northridge. Ballard
followed it up with 14 minutes against
Syracuse in the next round.
By MARK DEnt
mdent@kansan.com
The whispers started in middle school.
Hes only here because of his dad, and,
Hes not good enough.
Chase Buford has dealt with expecta-
tions and criticism from being the son
of San Antonio Spurs general manager
and former Kansas graduate assistant R.C.
Buford nearly all his life. Now, as an invited
freshman walk-on, Buford is ready to make
sure Kansas fans dont just think of him as
R.C.s son.
Its something that Im not always happy
someone knows, Buford said about his
fathers basketball celebrity. I dont go
around boasting or anything. I try to live
my life as normal as I can.
Bufords likely not going to draw too
much ire from fans during his stint as a
walk-on, but he did when he signed in
May. Message boards lit up. Walk-ons usu-
ally dont cause that kind of commotion, but
when youre the son of R.C. Buford, people
take notice. Buford said more people than
you know expressed disapproval of his
signing on message
boards.
He didnt even
play last year yet gets
to walk on at KU?
Hmmmmmm? one
user wrote on Phog.net.
No one is ever
going to say that to my
face but with message
boards and whatnot,
people bring it up to
me all the time, Buford
said. I try not to look at it, but I know whats
going on. It really doesnt keep me down. Its
fuel to get better.
Buford, a San Antonio, Texas native, had
to deal with more than just the usual scru-
tiny his senior season. A doctor diagnosed
him with mononucleosis during the first
week of basketball practice. He went back to
the doctor every week and kept hearing he
wasnt ready yet.
The weeks passed by, and Bufords spleen
was still too vulnerable. He missed the
entire season.
I just tried to not let it get me down too
much, Buford said. Im a carefree person.
I try not to let it get me down really. I had a
good time. I dont have any regrets or any-
thing about how the year ended up. Its just
something that happens; you have to live
with it. It worked out for me in the end.
It worked out because Buford still had
the opportunity to decide between walk-on
offers from Texas, Virginia and Kansas. He
picked the Jayhawks because of the tradi-
tion and to get away from his home state
of Texas.
When he arrived in Lawrence this sum-
mer, he was ready to start a new life and
broaden his perspective. But his game wasnt
ready. The time off from mono made him
run a step slower and shoot a bit awkwardly.
Buford said he couldnt throw the ball into
the ocean from the beach.
The rust started wearing off as the sum-
mer went on, and he was in good enough
shape by the time prac-
tice started. Teammates
began to notice his
work ethic and ability
to play anywhere on the
court despite his 63
200 pound size.
He holds down
the big guys Sasha,
Darrell, Cole and I,
senior forward Darnell
Jackson said. Hes
down there pushing us
around. Hes just strong; I dont know where
he gets his strength from. Chase has a big
heart. Hes not scared of anything.
Buford knows that his playing time
will be limited this season and probably
Hes withstood the test of time
with me. He works hard and has
been a good teammate.
Bill Self
Coach
Buford uses criticism as fuel to be better
I dont go around boasting or
anything. I try to live my life as
normal as I can.

ChaSe Buford
Walk-on
sEE WITHERSPooN on PAGE 8B sEE BUFoRd on PAGE 8B
sports 2B Wednesday, october 24, 2007
quote of the day
fact of the day
trivia of the day
I think these guys (Kansas),
theyve got a chance to be Big 12
North champions
Dennis Franchione, headcoachTexas A&Mfootball
Kansas Footballs only 8-0 starts
came in 1899, 1908 and 1909.
KU Football media guide.
Q: Who coached Kansas during
its 10-0 1899 season?
A: Fielding H. Yost in his only
season at the helm.
KU Football media guide
sports calendar
WEDNESDAY
Volleyball at texas a&M, 6:30
p.m., college station, texas
FRIDAY
Womens swimming vs. Mis-
souri, 6 p.m., Lawrence
Womens soccer vs. nebraska, 3
p.m., Lawrence
Mens Golf, Landfall tradition, all
day, Wilmington, n.c.
Womens Golf, Ua-ann rhoads
Intercollegiate, all day, tusca-
loosa, ala.
cross country, big 12 champi-
onships, all day, Lubbock, texas
SATURDAY
Football at texas a&M, 6
p.m., college station, texas
Volleyball vs, Missouri, 7 p.m.,
Lawrence
Womens Golf, Ua-ann rhoads
Intercollegiate, all day, tusca-
loosa, ala.
SUNDAY
soccer vs. Iowa state, 1 p.m.,
Lawrence
Womens Golf, Ua-ann rhoads
Intercollegiate, all day, tusca-
loosa, ala.
MLB world series
Wednesday, Oct. 24
colorado at boston, 8:35 p.m.
thursday, Oct. 25
colorado at boston, 8:29 p.m.
saturday, Oct. 27
boston at colorado, tba
sunday, Oct. 28
boston at colorado, tba
MOnday, Oct. 29
boston at colorado, if neces-
sary, tba
Wednesday, Oct. 31
colorado at boston, if neces-
sary, tba
thursday, nOv. 1
colorado at boston, if neces-
sary, tba
Team W-L Points Previous Rank
1. Ohio State 8-0 549 1
2. LSU 7-1 471 4
3. Boston College 7-0 466 3
4. Oklahoma 7-1 354 5
5. Oregon 6-1 330 7
6. West Virginia 6-1 243 9
7. Arizona State 7-0 240 10
8. Virginia Tech 6-1 130 NR
9. Florida 5-2 116 NR
10. USC 6-1 95 NR
Also receiving votes:
Kansas57, South Florida 54, Missouri20, Kentucky 5, Auburn 2, Ha-
waii 1, South Carolina 1, Virginia 1.
Dropped Out:
No. 2 South Florida, No. 6 South Carolina, No. 8 Kentucky.
football notebook
PlAYERSOFThEWEEK
Kansas coach Mark Mangino an-
nounced the players of the week
from the colorado game. sopho-
more safety Justin thornton and
junior linebacker James Holt split
the defensive
honor. thorn-
ton made
seven tackles
and his third
interception
of the season
and Holt
recorded
15 tackles.
sophomore quarterback todd re-
esing won ofensive player of the
week, running for a team-high
84 yards and fnishing 20-of-29
through the air. senior punter
Kyle tucker received the nod for
special teams. tucker averaged
43.8 yards per punt on fve punts
and corralled a tricky snap in
the frst quarter well enough for
senior kicker scott Webb to make
a 48-yard feld goal. the scout
team players of the week were
freshman fullback steven Foster
on ofense and junior cornerback
Maurice Henry on defense.
NATIONAllYTElEvISED
Kansas will be on national televi-
sion yet again next weekend. the
teams nov. 3 homecoming game
against nebraska will be televised
on Fox sports network, sunfower
broadband channel 36, at 11:30
a.m. the contest is sold out. after
the nebraska game, the team
will have appeared on national
television in four of its last fve
games. Kansas visit to texas a&M
can be seen on esPn2, sunfower
broadband channel 34, at 6 p.m.
saturday.
REcRUITINgUPDATE
Kansas footballs winning ways
may have earned the team more
than appearances on national
television recruits are paying
attention. dodge city High
quarterback Kale Pick has given
a verbal commitment to play at
Kansas next season, dodge city
High head coach Justin burke
said. Pick originally committed
to play at arkansas earlier this
year but changed his mind and
agreed to come to Kansas earlier
this week. Pick, a 6-foot-1, 198-
pound high school senior, is rated
as a three-star recruit by the Web
site rivals.com. Pick is listed as the
sixth-best player in Kansas and
the 11th-best dual-threat quarter-
back in the nation by rivals.com.
MANgINO,ESPNON
gOODTERMS
Kansas associate athletics
director Jim Marchiony said
tuesday that Kansas and esPn
are on good terms despite some
miscommunication between
Mangino and sideline reporter
Jack arute last weekend. esPn
planned on interviewing Mangi-
no as he left the feld at halftime,
but the network changed its
plans without notifying Kan-
sas. When arute did not meet
Mangino as the teams returned
for the second-half, it appeared
that Kansas had declined the
interview, but that was not the
case. the miscommunication was
an accident and nothing more,
and Mangino had since spoken
to esPn and arute to make sure
everything was fne, Marchiony
said.
Asher Fusco
How Sports Editor Travis Robinett Voted:
Each week sports editors at FBS newspapers vote on college
footballs top 10 teams
1. Ohio State I hate myself for this one. No way the Buckeyes stay
here by the end.
2. Boston College Im pretty sure the Eagles will lose at Virginia Tech,
but they still havent lost.
3. Arizona State In the next four weeks, well see whether the Sun
Devils are for real.
4.Kansas The weak schedule isnt an excuse anymore, its not much
worse than the other undefeated teams.
5. LSU If the Tigers win out theyll play for the title, no matter what.
6. Oregon The Ducks take care of USC by at least two touchdowns.
7. Missouri The most impressive victory from the weekend. Texas
Tech is a good team and Mizzou trounced.
8. South Florida Im rooting for the Bulls to win the Big East, Id love
to see them in a BCS bowl.
9. Florida Ive heard people talk about the Gators playing for the
national title, and they have two losses. Maybe not, but in a playof the
Gators would be as big a threat as any.
10. Oklahoma A message for the Sooners: holding onto the ball is
the most important part of the game.
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Power forward Thomas
commits to play for Kansas
Quintrell Thomas, a 6-foot-8, 225
pound power forward, committed
to Kansas coach Bill Self Monday
night. Rivals.com ranked Thomas as
a three star recruit.
The opportunity to play right
away was pretty much a big factor
for me,Thomas told Jayhawkslant.
com. I love the players and the
coaching staf at Kansas. I love Kan-
sas, too. I had a pretty good idea
that I was going to Kansas after my
visit, but I felt it was important for
me to take some other visits.
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SPORTS
3B
wednesday, october 24, 2007
T
his weekends NFL action
included a lot of close games
and some surprising out-
comes. Here are the players who
played at the top of their game on
Sunday, and those who fell short of
expectations.
Peak Performers
QB Tom Brady, New England
Brady should be able to break
the single-season passing touch-
down record easily. He threw five
touchdowns against Dallas and
six touchdowns this past Sunday
against Miami. Against Miami he
also completed 21 of 25 passes for
354 yards passing. Brady already
has 27 touchdown passes on the
season, and if he keeps performing
at this level New England is a lock
to win the Super Bowl.
RB Kenny Watson, Cincinnati
The Bengals had a big, bruising
running back in Rudi Johnson, but
the explosiveness of Watson has
been too much to ignore. Johnson
has struggled with injuries this sea-
son, which has lead to more carries
for Watson. Watson had 31 carries
for 130 rushing yards and three
touchdowns against the Jets on
Sunday. Obviously if Johnson con-
tinues to be hurt, the Bengals will
have no problem filling the void.
WR Laveranues Coles, NY Jets
Wes Welker had another big
game for the Patriots, but Coles had
a big game in a hard-fought loss for
the Jets. Coles had his biggest game
of the season so far on Sunday
with eight catches for 133 yards
and two touchdowns. Teammate
Jerricho Cotchery has been out-
shining Coles so far this season, but
Coles stepped into the spotlight on
Sunday.
TE Jason Witten, Dallas No
tight end really performed all that
well on Sunday. Witten put up the
biggest numbers and had ten catch-
es for 86 yards in the Cowboys vic-
tory against Minnesota.
Indianapolis Defense It is
safe to say that Indianapolis prob-
ably remembers the game last sea-
son where Jacksonville ran for 345
yards on their defense. The Colts
gave up only 117 total rushing
yards and 226 yards of total offense
in their Monday night victory.
Jaguar quarterback David Garrard
was injured early in the game and
his backup, Quinn Gray, threw two
interceptions. Indianapolis proved
it can play defense against a solid
Jacksonville team.
K Rob Bironas, Tennessee
Bironas set a league record on
Sunday making eight field goals in
one game. Bironas easily ran away
with the stats for best kicker this
past weekend. Bironas made all
eight field goals he attempted and
both extra points.
Bottom of the Barrel
QB Tarvaris Jackson,
Minnesota The fact that
Minnesota is a one-dimensional
team shows more week-by-week.
Adrian Peterson is becoming a star
fast, but quarterback Jackson is not
doing much to help the offense.
In Sundays loss to Dallas, Jackson
completed six of 19 passes for only
72 passing yards. Minnesota is obvi-
ously a running team, but Jackson
will need to be more efficient for
the Vikings to have success.
RB LaMont Jordan, Oakland
Remember when LaMont Jordan
was a fantasy stud a couple of years
ago? Well, this weekend he looked
like he should revert to backing up
Curtis Martin. Jordan had 11 car-
ries for only 29 yards. The Raiders
are a defensive team, but Jordan has
been solid so far this season and
will need to help carry the load on
offense.
WR Marvin Harrison,
Indianapolis The Colts do not
suffer from a lack of star receivers,
that is for sure. Peyton Manning has
trouble distributing the ball to all
of his receivers. Reggie Wayne had
a big night Monday, so obviously
Harrison had some lower numbers.
Harrison had only three catches for
16 receiving yards. Harrison will
obviously get the ball in the Colts
offense; he just had an off night on
Monday.
TE Chris Cooley, Washington
Cooley had a big game for the
Redskins in a tough loss to the
Packers last weekend. Sunday
against the Cardinals was a differ-
ent story. Cooley had one catch for
only three yards. Cooley has been
one of the surprises at tight end in
the NFL and will be an integral part
of the Redskins consistent passing
offense.
Pittsburgh Defense The
Steelers have a reputation for play-
ing tough defense. When they won
four Super Bowls in the 1970s the
nickname for the defense was the
Steel Curtain. On Sunday night
they looked like a paper curtain. A
struggling Broncos offense was able
to put up 324 yards of total offense
and 31 points against the Steelers.
The weakness of the AFC North
could help the Steelers to an AFC
North division title if they can get
the offense and defense balanced.
K Neil Rackers, Arizona
Rackers has one of the strongest
legs in the NFL. On Sunday, he let
down the Cardinals in a big way
though. In a close game with the
Redskins, Rackers missed his only
field goal attempt and one of two
extra points that could have earned
a Cardinals victory. Rackers is one
of the best kickers in the NFL and
will just need to put this game
behind him.
Edited by Rachael Gray
By kelly Breckunitch
kansan columnist
kbreckunitch@kansan.com
faNtasY
Brady scores six touchdowns, leaves owners in awe
fantasy football
Best
tom Brady
21/25
354 passing yards
6 touchdown passes
kenny Watson
31 carries
130 rushing yards
3 touchdowns
laveranues coles
8 receptions
133 receiving yards
2 touchdowns
Worst
tarvaris Jackson
6/19
72 passing yards
laMont Jordan
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The smiles gleaming from Kansas
fans faces in Boulder, Colo., after
a 19-14 victory against Colorado
showed their excitement. But there
was also an element of surprise.
After all, it was 12 years ago
when the Jayhawks last won two
consecutive road games. And last
season, fans became accustomed
to collapses from the team on the
road. So what exactly has changed
in 2007?
The team has a different men-
tality from where they were at a
year ago, its
got a tough
mental edge
to it, weve got
some hard-
nosed kids,
Kansas coach
Mark Mangino
said. You
know weve got
some talented
kids but the
heart and soul
of this team are
actually the over-achiever hard-
nosed kids.
Coming into this season, the
Achilles heal of the Mangino-era
Jayhawks was their play on the
road. Mangino had posted a paltry
2-18 Big 12 conference road record
in his first five seasons.
But with victories already in
Manhattan and Boulder this season,
Kansas has rid itself of the curse
that haunted it in prior seasons.
While Mangino credits a renewed
focus from his players, the players
think its the other way around.
Coach keeps us focused, junior
cornerback Aqib Talib said. Coach
makes sure he has a speech for us
every week to keep us down to
earth.
Perhaps Manginos speeches
werent as poignant last season. The
Jayhawks failures on the road were
like an avalanche: once it started,
there was no stopping it. They sur-
rendered an 18-point halftime lead
at Baylor and committed five turn-
overs in a double-overtime loss at
Toledo.
But when Kansas found itself
trailing Colorado in the third quar-
ter last weekend, it remained calm
and collected. It took less than a
minute and a half and five plays
for Reesing, sophomore running
back Jake Sharp and senior wide
receiver Marcus Henry to star in a
scoring drive that put the Jayhawks
back on top.
Our offense, I think when the
pressure gets put on us, we really
respond well and thats an attribute
to all the guys working hard and
executing our
plays, Reesing
said. When
these situations
come, we have
no doubt we
can take the ball
right down and
score.
Mangino said
having Reesing
on the field also
helps the team
play better on
the road. In the past couple of sea-
sons, Manginos teams have been
ravaged by quarterback injuries and
inconsistent play. Reesings calming
presence in the huddle gives the
Kansas offense much-needed con-
tinuity, according to Mangino.
Mangino doesnt feel ready to
celebrate the road success of his
undefeated team yet. But he cant
help but show a little relief.
Weve still got a lot of football to
play here, Mangino said. But Im
proud of how our kids played in a
hostile environment.
Whether its the mentality of
the players, the motivation from
Manginos speeches or the com-
fort of a solid quarterback, Kansas
has played significantly better on
the road this season. The Jayhawks
need all of those positives to come
together Saturday when they visit
Texas A&M at Kyle Field, a venue
generally considered to be one of
the toughest places to play in the
country.
Edited by Ashlee Kieler
SPORTS
5B wednesday, october 24, 2007

football
Kicker consistent cog of team
BY ASHER FUSCO
afusco@kansan.com
Early in the second quarter of last
Saturdays game, Kansas took a 3-0
lead on a 48-yard field goal by Scott
Webb. Though the points would go
down in the record book as three of
many scored by the Jayhawks this
season, the kick was phenomenal
because of its context.
Senior holder Kyle Tucker some-
how plucked the errant snap from
the air several feet above its ideal
position, rushed the ball to the
ground and spun it into the correct
position. All the while, Webb waited,
and waited and waited.
The senior kicker shuffled his
feet for what seemed like an eternity
while Tucker aligned the football
and the Colorado rush bore down
on the backfield. At the last pos-
sible moment, Webbs foot found the
ball. From there, everything worked
perfectly. The ball sailed through
the uprights as routine as could be,
and three points appeared on the
scoreboard.
In the press box high above
Folsom Field, onlookers craned
their necks to
catch a glimpse
of the television
replay, asking
themselves, Did
he really do that
from 48 yards
out?
It may have
alarmed the
spor t swr i t ers,
but it didnt catch
Webb off guard.
Not really,
Webb said, when asked whether his
range on the stutter-step kick sur-
prised him. I can hit from 60 and
in.
Webb has made 11 of his 12 field
goal attempts this season, 16 of his
last 17 dating back to last season
and eight consecutive field goals,
not to mention his stellar 38-for-38
mark on extra point attempts. The
kicker has scored 71 points this sea-
son equal to the number Kansas
opponents have scored combined
in 2007.
Webb provided consistency in his
first two seasons as Kansas main
kicker, making more than 70 percent
of his field goal attempts in 2005
and 2006. But his performance has
skyrocketed this season, something
he said could
be traced to
his work in the
weight room.
Since Ive
been at KU Ive
gotten a lot stron-
ger, Webb said.
Our coaches
and strength and
c ondi t i oni ng
staff have just
done a great job,
especially this
past summer.
Thanks to a new NCAA rule that
moved kickoffs back five yards to the
30-yard line, leg strength has been
placed at a premium for kickers.
Webb did not struggle to kick the
ball into the end zone on kickoffs
before this season, and his produc-
tion in that area has not wavered.
Kansas opponents have started 40 of
their 49 drives inside their own 20-
yard line in part due to Webbs ability
to plant the ball in the end zone.
If Webb continues kicking at his
current pace, some school records
could fall in the coming weeks. The
Tulsa, Okla., native sits in third place
in career field goals made and second
place in career field goal percentage.
Webb needs 52 points to eclipse Dan
Eichloff as Kansas all-time leading
scorer.
As nice as the numbers look,
praise from his coach could be the
most telling testament to Webbs
success and Kansas coach Mark
Mangino has had plenty of praise for
the kicker.
Scott Webb is kicking the ball
probably as well as anybody in the
country, Mangino said.
Edited by Luke Morris
Anna Faltermeier/KANSAN
Senior kicker Scott Webb boots the ball to the other side of the feld in Kansas 19-14 victory
against Colorado Saturday. Webbs 48-yard feld goal opened scoring for the Jayhawks in the game.

football
Jayhawks break road curse
Anna Faltermeier/KANSAN
The Kansas Jayhawks celebrate after beating the Colorado Bufaloes 19-14 in Boulder. The
Jayhawks won their second consecutive road game for the frst time in 12 years Saturday.
Since Ive been at KU Ive got-
ten a lot stronger. Our strength
and conditioning coaches have
done a great job, especially this
past summer.
Scott Webb
Senior Kicker
webbs stats
11 of 12 feld goals made
38 of 38 on extra point
attempts
71 points total
2002: 0-4
2003: 0-4
2004: 1-3
2005: 0-4
2006: 1-3
2007: 2-0
Weve still got a lot of football
to play here. But Im proud of
how our kids played in a hostile
environment.
MarK Mangino
coach
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BY RUSTIN DODD
rdodd@kansan.com
Coach Ray Bechard would prefer
not to have a repeat of his teams last
game against Texas A&M. Following
a home loss to Nebraska and a road
loss to Iowa State, the Jayhawks were
9-7 and 2-4 in the Big 12 when they
lined up against the Aggies on Oct.
6. But for Kansas a night to forget
ensued as Texas A&M consistently
gashed through an exposed Jayhawk
defense en route to a 3-0 (30-26, 30-
25, 30-19) sweep. Texas A&M had
four players with double-digit kills
led by sophomore Mary Batiss
15 as it finished with 59 kills to
Kansas 45.
Kansas gets a chance to avenge
that loss tonight. The Jayhawks travel
to College Station, Texas to play the
Aggies at 6:30 p.m.
We just have to be better defen-
sively, Bechard said. We didnt
do anything last time to slow them
down.
Kansas has struggled since the loss
to Texas A&M. After a bounce-back
victory against Colorado on Oct. 10,
Kansas lost three straight matches
to No. 7 Texas, Baylor, and No. 1
Nebraska. Now sitting at 10-11 and
3-8 in the Big 12, Kansas is trying to
scratch out some victories and avoid
a repeat of its late season slide last
year. Last season, Kansas beat Baylor
at home on Oct. 14, 2006 to climb to
3-7 in the Big 12, but then dropped
its final 10 conference matches of
the season.
Meanwhile Texas A&M has won
three out of four matches after its vic-
tory against Kansas, and improved to
16-6 and 5-6 in the Big 12.
Offensive struggles have plagued
the Jayhawks all season long. Kansas
is last in the Big 12 with a .167 hitting
percentage and second-to-last in kills
with 13.67 kills per game.
Bechard said that Kansas had to
improve its hitting efficiency against
Texas A&M, and turn it into a grind-
it-out type of game with long points.
Senior setter/right side hitter said
a combination of things could be
blamed for Kansas hitting woes.
Its just a combination of us mak-
ing smarter decisions when were hit-
ting, and to see where the block is
and hit where theyre not, Brown
said.
Edited by Luke Morris
volleyball notes
GettinG defensive
Freshman Melissa Manda is
on pace
to put
her name
in the
Kansas
record
books
this
season.
Manda
aver-
ages 3.62 digs per game as a
libero. that would be good
enough for the sixth best
single-season digs per game
total in Kansas history.
speakinG of
records
sophomore setter Katie Mar-
tincich has passed former
player tifany sennett to
move in to seventh all-time
in assists at Kansas with
1401. Martincich has 208
assists this season.
Up next
after Kansas returns home
from its two-game road trip,
the team will play host to
Missouri at the Horejsi Family
athletics center at 7 p.m. on
saturday.
Rustin Dodd
soccer notes
conference
recoGnition
senior goalkeeper colleen
Quinn was named big 12 con-
ference defensive Player of the
week this week after shutting
out two opponents on the road
during the weekend. she is in
third place
in the big
12 confer-
ence
with 80
saves, and
tied for
seventh in
shutouts.
colleen
has really
stepped up to the challenge
since we started conference
play and been very consistent,
head coach Mark Francis said.
she was tremendous in both
matches this weekend and was
one of the big reasons we were
able to get those results on the
road.
commUnity
recoGnition
the big 12 conference named
senior midfelder emily strinden
the recipient of the chick-Fil-
a community of champions
award this week. she vol-
unteers time with Lawrence
elementary school kids through
the Fun and Fitness with Jay-
hawks program, as well as the
adopt-an-angel program, and
Habitat for Humanity.
emily has been a great leader
for us, not only this year but
throughout her career, Kansas
head coach Mark Francis said.
she has a tremendous work
ethic and always looks out for
the best interest of her team-
mates. shes been a great role
model for a lot of the younger
players on the team.
Alison Cumbow
Jon Goering/KANSAN
Senior Emily Brown sets the ball for teammate to spike in Kansas loss to Nebraska Saturday. The
Jayhawks will play Texas A&Mtonight in College Station, Tex.
Quinn
Manda
Hawks to face Aggies for second time
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COLUMBIA, Mo. When
Missouri assistant coach Craig
Kuligowski was in California two
years ago recruiting junior college
players, little did he know hed find
one with the odd nickname who
would help revitalize the Tigers
defense.
Cornelius Pig Brown saved an
opening-game win against Illinois
with an interception at the goal
line. In Saturdays 41-10 win over
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14 tackles, including 4 1/2 for a loss,
along with an interception and two
pass breakups. He was named Big
12 defensive player of the week.
Thats what happens when you
watch a lot of film, Brown said. I
think I was getting to the ball faster
than they were. A lot of that has to
do with film study.
No. 13 Missouri (6-1, 2-1 Big 12)
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So is the price of tickets.
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ticket from $20.67. That does not
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Louis Cardinals.
Prices for season-ticket holders
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game.
The Royals will still rank 27th
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2007 pricing, the club said. The
average price per season ticket in
the majors this past season was
$22.69, the Royals said.
Kevin Uhlich, the Royals vice
president for business operations,
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medium-market teams found
that the Royals price for premium
seats was about $9 below the
average.
We need to try to play a
little bit of catch-up. Were never
excited to raise prices. But over
the past fve years, weve raised
them very little, Uhlich said. We
have an obligation to operate like
a major league team. We cant
just sit here and take from rev-
enue-sharing. We need to make
moves like this to keep ourselves
competitive.
Uhlich said the increases were
made only after careful consid-
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Obviously we want to keep
our prices reasonable for our
fans, and I feel that despite the
increase in ticket cost, Royals
baseball is still one of the best
bargains in professional sports,
Uhlich said.
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sports 8B wednesday, october 24, 2007
chose the University of Kansas.
Take freshman Connor Teahan.
He was a two-time Gatorade player
of the year in Missouri the last
player before Teahan to win the
award was North Carolinas Tyler
Hansbrough. Teahan had numerous
scholarship offers from Division
I schools, but chose to pay his
own way at Kansas. Now thats a
Jayhawk.
So take a moment, think of your
all-time favorite Kansas walk-on,
and raise a glass to your favorite
towel-waver at the end of the bench.
Heres to you, Terry Nooner.
Sports columnist Rustin Dodd
can be reached at rdodd@kansan.
com
Edited by Amelia Freidline
not having a great practice and tell
you that everythings OK.
Witherspoon has no wild dreams
of averaging 20 points per game this
season or being named a first team
All-American. Hes fine with wearing
the jersey on game nights, practicing
against players who could be in the
NBA someday and of course, run-
ning through the tunnel onto James
Naismith Court.
If I could wish one thing for every
KU student, he said, it would be
to run out of that tunnel one time
because it just gives you chills.
Edited by Ashlee Kieler
throughout his career. Hell tell
you hes not very athletic and
doesnt have the most talent. But
he plays smart, and hes ready.
Bufords ready to work hard,
contribute when the team needs
him and make a name for himself
away from his dad.
I probably wouldnt be able
to do this without my dad, but I
think I fit in well, he said. I feel
like I can play with these guys, and
I think its starting to show how
Im getting more comfortable and
playing better.
Edited by Rachel Gray
dodd (continued from 1b)
WITHERSPooN
(continued from 1b)
BUFoRd
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
MANHATTAN, Kan. With
a November court date looming,
Kansas State tight end Rashaad
Norwood continued to practice with
the team, impressing teammates who
believe he has NFL talent.
But whether the senior will play
this season depends on what hap-
pens Nov. 9 when he goes to court
for charges of domestic battery,
criminal damage to property, crimi-
nal trespassing and obstruction of
the legal process.
In August, police said Norwood
pounded on the apartment door of
a woman he knew and when she
ignored him, he broke a sliding glass
door with a chair, entered the apart-
ment and pushed her onto the bed.
The woman, who wasnt injured,
called police and Norwood fled but
was apprehended.
A few hours later, police were
called again to the apartment, where
they found Norwood hiding under
a bed. He was charged with crimi-
nal trespassing because he had been
warned after the first arrest to stay
away from the
woman.
If he is found
guilty, he could
be facing up to a
maximum of one
year in jail.
No r wo o d s
attorney Barry
Clark, told The
Kansas City Star
on Monday that
he anticipates the
trial will conclude in one day.
Norwood, who has pleaded not
guilty, finished
second on the
team with 36
receptions last
year and has
continued to
show his skills
without suiting
up.
Hes made a
couple catches at
practice where
Im like, Man,
hes got what it takes to go to the
next level, Kansas State tight end
Michael Pooschke said.
Norwood has practiced and coach
Ron Prince has said nothing will be
settled with Norwoods playing sta-
tus until the case concluded.
Prince wont make any promises
as to when Norwood would play
again if ever. But if his situation
has a favorable ending, it seems he
could return.
From a physical standpoint,
yeah, I think hed be in shape and
could be prepared to play, Prince
said. Hes been working toward that.
Well let all the legal people deal with
all these issues and see where they
go, but hes been working to be able
to be in position to play, and so well
see if thats a possibility.
Norwoods attitude has scored
points with quarterback Josh
Freeman.
It shows us as a team we mean
a lot to him, and he still wants to
be part of our team, Freeman said.
Hes out there working. He knows
once he gets his off-the-field stuff
situated, hell be right back in the
mix.
Big 12
Kansas State football player practices with team, awaits court hearing
Hes made a couple catches at
practice where im like man, hes
got what it takes to go to the
next level.
Michael Pooschke
kansas state tight end
By DOUG TUCKER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. He ran
with the bulls in Pamplona and
went after wild boar with a knife.
List the most dangerous things
Jared Allens done in 2007, and
crashing into 300-pound tackles
and guards ranks no higher than
third.
Lifes too short to put anything
on hold, Kansas Citys thrill-seek-
ing defensive end says with a big
grin. I go out and enjoy life.
For opposing quarterbacks, hes
making life miserable. His eight
sacks are tied for the league lead
and seem to signal like oncoming
headlights that in his fourth season,
the 6-foot-6, 275-pounder is ready
to take his place among the NFLs
elite defensive linemen.
Impressively, Allens eight sacks
for 61 yards in losses came in only
five games. The New York Giants
Osi Umenyiora also has eight, but
he has played seven games.
Even more impressively, Allen,
a fun-loving party animal since his
college days, is sober. He hasnt had
a drop, close friends say, since a
second drunken-driving conviction
13 months ago.
He cold-turkeyed it, said Chiefs
fullback Boomer Grigsby, Allens
close friend. He knows he has a
chance to be the best defensive end
in football. Maybe he already is.
All he needs to do is take care of
himself.
Allen has forced two fumbles and
utilized his long wingspan to knock
down four passes while energiz-
ing a drastically improved defense
that is, without question, the major
reason the Chiefs (4-3) go into their
bye week as surprise leaders in the
AFC West.
Jared is probably one of the
most underrated defensive ends in
the league, Cincinnati quarterback
Carson Palmer said.
As a penalty for his DUI convic-
tions, Allen restlessly sat out the
first two games this season under
suspension. Then, like a taut spring
finally given permission to uncoil,
he came back and recorded eight
tackles, two sacks, two passes
deflected, three quarterback hurries
and a forced fumble in a 13-10 vic-
tory over Minnesota that sparked a
season-saving turnaround.
NFL
defensive end credited with turnaround
ASSoCIATEd PRESS
Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Jared Allen has been sober since his last run-in with the
law13 months ago. Allen has helped turn around the Chiefs season.
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BOSTON Jeff Francis looked
at Fenway Park and sounded like
the wide-eyed World Series rookie
he is.
Im sure the Red Sox are used
to this every day, he said Tuesday,
with more than a bit of awe, but
weve never seen anything like this,
the bus pulling up into the parking
lot, and the trailers and the satellite
dishes.
Welcome to the show, Colorado
Rockies, a black-and-purple clad
club of Tulowitzkis and Torrealbas
unknown to many fans even now,
after their amazing run of 21 wins
in 22 games.
A team that didnt even exist
until 1993 navigated through the
cracked corridors and cramped
clubhouse of Fenway, then played
catch in front of 37-foot-high
Green Monster in left and Peskys
Pole in right. Infielder Clint Barmes
plopped into a red seat in row CC
to take it all in.
Josh Beckett was set to start
Wednesday nights opener for
Boston, and Francis was slated to
pitch for the Rockies. Much has
been made of possible snow when
the Series moves to Coors Field this
weekend, but there was a 30 percent
chance of rain for Game 1.
With Colorado coming off a
record eight-day layoff since sweep-
ing Arizona in the NL champion-
ship series, theres been a lot of
debate about rust vs. rest and
what better place to discuss rust
than quirky old Fenway Park, which
opened in 1912 and is filled with
nearly a century of baseball sounds
and smells.
We will not apologize for win-
ning quickly, Rockies manager
Clint Hurdle said to a roomful of
laughter.
Last year, of course, the Tigers
fumbled and flopped after a six-
day layoff and lost to the St. Louis
Cardinals in five games with a
Detroit pitcher making an error
every night. Teams took notice a
day ahead of Wednesdays opener,
Red Sox manager Terry Francona
was at the cage running pitchers
fielding practice.
In some ways, the Red Sox have
become the Yankees, an October
fixture attracting national attention.
Manny and his do-rag, Big Papi and
Dice-K are TV staples.
The Rockies? They havent
been on a
FOX Saturday
b r o a d c a s t
since July 2004
and havent
appeared on an
ESPN Sunday
night telecast
since June
2002.
Weve been
called favorites
since Day 1,
and look at us, David Ortiz said,
here we are dancing and just tak-
ing it easy. We just have the edge,
the attitude to become champions.
Boston overcame a 3-1 deficit
in the AL championship series to
beat Cleveland. That was nothing
compared to what the Red Sox
did in 2004, when they became
the first baseball team to bounce
back from a 3-0 deficit in a best-
of-seven postseason series, upend-
ing the Yankees. Then they swept
the Cardinals for their first World
Series title in 86 years, setting off
a year of celebrations throughout
New England.
Now that the curse has lifted,
there might be less pressure. Thats
not the Red Sox notion.
1918, I wasnt even thinking
about coming to life. I never paid
attention to any of that, Ortiz said
with a smile.
Boston took over the AL East
lead for good on April 18 and
ended New Yorks run of nine
straight division titles. The Rockies
were fourth in the NL West at
just 76-72 when their spurt began
Sept.18. If not for two blown saves
by San Diegos Trevor Hoffman,
they wouldnt even have even won
the wild card and made their first
postseason appearance since 1995.
We feel anonymous every-
where, third baseman Garrett
Atkins said. Theyre household
names over
there, and were
just not.
R o c k i e s
names might
not be known in
most homes, but
they are scrawled
inside The Wall.
Colorado came
to Fenway in
June, winning
two of three and
outscoring the Red Sox 20-5, and
some Rockies players partook in the
ritual of affixing their names inside
baseballs most famous fence.
Boston was 51-30 at home
during the regular season and 5-
1 during the playoffs, benefiting
from its accumulated knowledge of
Fenways idiosyncrasies and rico-
chet patterns.
A lot of special things happen
here, Francis said. Its a special
baseball place: the fans, the players,
the team and the city.
Since its last win on Oct. 15,
Colorado had workouts and simu-
lated games. That only went so far.
The postseason, the World
Series, you cant simulate that, right
fielder Brad Hawpe said. Theres
nothing like that.
By HOWARD ULMAN
AssOciAteD PRess
BOSTON The Green Monster
in left field. The Pesky Pole in right.
Screaming fans all over the place.
The aura of Fenway Park can
intimidate visitors. Not the Colorado
Rockies. Theyve seen and heard it
all before and done quite well.
In a three-game series in mid-
June, they came to the historic ball-
park with a losing record and beat
the first-place Boston Red Sox twice.
In the finale, Jeff Francis had one
of his best starts of the year, Josh
Beckett had one of his worst and the
Rockies won 7-1.
On Wednesday night, Francis and
Beckett will meet at Fenway again in
Game 1 of the World Series.
It was loud. It was energetic,
Francis said of his last visit. Those
fans are into the game at all points.
There is no limit. You have to get all
27 outs before you can relax.
Beckett was 9-0 when he faced
Francis. He lasted just five innings,
giving up six runs, 10 hits and one
walk with a season-low one strike-
out. He allowed two homers, includ-
ing a grand slam by Garrett Atkins
in the third inning over the 37-foot
high Green Monster in left field.
It was a fun run, Beckett said
after the game of his unbeaten
streak.
Boston won the opener of that
series 2-1 when Tim Wakefield
allowed one run in eight innings and
Jonathan Papelbon struck out two
and picked up the save. The next
day, Colorado tagged Curt Schilling
for six runs in five innings in a 12-2
victory.
They took it to us pretty good,
I remember that, Bostons Dustin
Pedroia said Monday. They came in
here and just beat on us. They swung
the bats good. They pitched well. So
were going to have to make some
adjustments. But I think were two
totally different teams since then.
The Rockies certainly are.
Just 33-33 after that series, they
finished the regular season at 90-
73 with a win over San Diego in a
one-game playoff. Then they swept
Philadelphia and Arizona in the first
two postseason rounds, giving them
21 wins in their last 22 games.
They had an incredible run to
this point, Schilling said. Theyre
going to play us tough.
The Red Sox also have changed.
Rookie Jacoby Ellsbury replaced
slumping Coco Crisp in cen-
ter field for the last two games of
the seven-game AL championship
series against the Cleveland Indians
and could start again Wednesday,
although hed be hitting lefty against
left-hander Francis.
The Red Sox also are on an offen-
sive tear. In winning the last three
games against Cleveland after falling
behind 3-1, they hit .381 (40-for-
105) with three homers and out-
scored the Indians 30-5.
The way we turned it on in the
series against Cleveland, I couldnt
be prouder of them, Boston hitting
coach Dave Magadan said.
They hit better at that park than
they do anywhere else, Francis said.
We have our work cut out for us,
but we are up for the challenge.
The Red Sox hit .279 this season,
including .297 at Fenway.
Theyll be playing on two days
rest, which should help them keep
their batting rhythm. The Rockies
will finally play after eight days with-
out a game.
Theyll be ready, Pedroia said.
Theyve waited their whole lives to
be in this situation so I dont think
nine days of rest is going to affect
their play at all.
Colorado manager Clint Hurdle
understood the concern that his hit-
ters might lose their edge, but the
city of Denver had time to enjoy
winning the NL pennant for the first
time in the teams 15-year history.
All the stories about the down
time were appropriate. What will it
do to the Rockies? he said. But to
watch the city not to have us run
right into the World Series has
been really cool.
The weather in Boston for the
first two games is supposed to be
mild, with mostly clear skies and
temperatures in the 50s.
Theres no snow in the forecast
for the weekend games in Denver.
Meteorologist Robert Glancy of
the National Weather Service said
Monday that Games 3 and 4 should
be played in around 45-degree
weather.
The Red Sox have an edge in
experience; Beckett was the MVP of
the 2003 World Series and the 2007
ALCS and Manny Ramirez won the
award in the 2004 World Series.
The Red Sox still have seven players
who were on the roster that ended
the franchises 86-year champion-
ship drought.
They also have been resilient,
coming back from a 3-0 deficit in
the 2004 ALCS and the 3-1 deficit
this year.
Whats the secret?
You just try to relax and do what
you did all year, Bostons J.D. Drew
said. I knew I didnt want to walk
off that field an LCS loser.
He was a winner on Sunday when
the Red Sox clinched the ALCS with
an 11-2 win at Fenway Park.
But so far this season, the Rockies
are 2-1 there.
That, at least, gives us some
familiarity with the ballpark and a
little bit with their pitchers recently,
NLCS MVP Matt Holliday said. But
that doesnt mean anything in the
World Series.
MLB
Rockies new to national eye
Experience advantage goes to Red Sox in World Series
We feel anonymous every-
where. Theyre household names
over there, and were not.
Garrett atkins
rockies third Baseman
MLB
Monster doesnt scare Colorado
AssoCiAted Press
Boston red soxs Curt schilling, back, jokes around with Dustin Pedroia during practice Tuesday
at Fenway Park in Boston. The Boston Red Sox host the Colorado Rockies in Game 1 of the baseball
World Series tonight.
sports 10B wednesday, october 24, 2007
I
t began faintly as a distant
pulse from outside Arrowhead
Stadium. The driving rhythm
grew more distinct as the rau-
cous column of singing fans led
by pounding bass drums paraded
through the concourse and down the
aisle to the customary home between
sections 102 and 103. Meet the
Cauldron, the self-described home
of the Kansas City Wizards most
fervent fans.
As the rowdy supporters settled
into their designated area, they hoist-
ed blue and white flags and banners
and began a series of chants in the
hope of inspiring their Wizards
against Eastern Conference rivals,
the New York Red Bulls. The noise
didnt stop until after the final sec-
onds of stoppage time ticked off in a
3-2 win as the Cauldrons members
exposed the 13,875 in attendance
to a limited glimpse of the stadium
atmosphere that fans in countries
such as Argentina took for granted.
Its an atmosphere that wasnt cre-
ated overnight. Without a few dedi-
cated University of Kansas students it
would never have been possible.
When Major League Soccers
inaugural season began in 1996 Sam
Pierron was an 18-year-old freshman
living in Ellsworth Hall and major-
ing in political science. Though only
marginally acquainted with interna-
tional soccer, Pierron said the 1986
and 1990 World Cup broadcasts
began his progression as a fan that
eventually led to the creation of the
Mystics, the Cauldrons predecessors.
Soccer was something I liked to
watch in theory, but it was just never
on, Pierron said. The 1994 World
Cup changed it a bit. That was my
first chance to watch a lot. Right after
that I was an exchange student for a
year in Johannesburg, where there
were games on television every week
live from England, Italy and Portugal
as well as the South African league.
Despite extensive contact
with soccer during his time in
Johannesburg, Pierron said the inspi-
ration behind organizing the Mystics
came from a trip to New Jersey
in the summer of 1995 to see the
United States mens national team
play Colombia. Although the game
itself was on the dull side, Pierron
said the support the United States
received piqued his interest.
There was a big group of fans
standing and singing behind one
of the goals like fans do in foreign
countries, he said. We went and
joined them for the second half. As it
turns out, that was the second game
ever of Sams Army.
Through Sams Army, the U.S.
national team supporters group,
Pierron was turned on to the types
of resources that could be used to
organize a similar fan base with
the recently created MLS club in
Kansas City. By using the Internet to
organize, Pierron brought together
a group of students, educators and
soccer aficionados interested in
being a part of the foundation of the
Mystics, the Wizards and MLS in
general.
What began as a voluntary offer
to design the Wizards Web site soon
evolved into the creation of a diverse
fan group with Pierron serving as
president. Like the league itself, the
group had a relatively unheralded
start.
During the first few years the
Mystics experienced fluctuating
attendance with highs of as many
as 50 supporters but often as few as
three devoted fans. Standing, singing
and more than likely heckling the
opponents goalkeeper became habit
as the group sought to create some
excitement in the cavernous confines
of Arrowhead Stadium, much to the
chagrin of stadium security.
Mike Gaughan, executive director
of the Kansas Democratic Party, sea-
son ticket holder and former Mystics
president, was part of the group
from the University involved with
the Mystics from the start. He said
the emotion in the game lent itself to
the kind of organization committed
to bringing an air of enthusiasm to
fans.
Soccer is a passionate sport,
Gaughan said. The fans are passion-
ate, the players are passionate, and
when MLS started there was a niche
for fans who wanted to express their
passion for 90 minutes in, I guess
you could say, the more traditional
sense, with chants and songs.
Pierron said that passion within
the Mystics reminded him of anoth-
er group of fans in nearby Lawrence.
For a lot of the early guys in the
section from KU, the Wizards games
were the closest thing to the student
section at KU games outside of the
Fieldhouse, Pierron said. It sounds
kind of silly because there were 50 of
us doing it, but that was a very real
feeling.
Despite the Mystics modest
beginnings, the same commitment
to passion and energy continues
within the Cauldron today. Although
the group has grown steadily during
each year of its existence, this season
has seen a huge spike in the number
of fans supporting the Wizards in the
welcoming confines of sections 102
and 103.
Robert Houghton, Cauldron
president, said he estimated the
group drew an average of 50 to 75
fans per game in 2006. During the
2007 season the Cauldron has had an
average of 350 fans. The huge jump
in participation came as a surprise,
but Houghton said efforts to inte-
grate young fans and Hispanics have
fueled the Cauldrons unprecedented
growth.
With the help of Pierron, now
the teams customer relations man-
ager, the support of ownership and
the growing attention generated by
increased media coverage of MLS,
Houghton said he couldnt see any
limits to the Cauldrons development
in the coming years as the league
continued its pattern of expansion.
For Pierron, his love for the
game and his club has come full
circle. Although he has the best job
he could imagine, Pierron said he
missed being able to be a fan first.
The same man that led chants, beat
bass drums and screamed himself
hoarse for 12 years now makes occa-
sional visits to the section he helped
create while making sure game days
run as they should.
Its an arrangement that can take
its toll, but in the growth of the
Mystics, and now the Cauldron,
Pierron said he found satisfaction in
knowing a fan base was there to take
soccer in the U.S. to new heights.
The reality is that an 18-year-
old soccer fan now basically doesnt
remember a time before MLS, he
said. When we started all of this, we
hoped that we were laying a founda-
tion for the future. So to see that
come to fruition is extraordinarily
gratifying.
Edited by Luke Morris
commentary
Wizards wildest fan base has KU roots
AssociAted Press
Kansas citys scott sealy scored two goals in the Wizards 2-0 victory against FC Dallas. This Saturday, the Wizards will host Chivas USA in the frst leg of
the home-and-home playof series, and the KC Cauldron will be in Arrowhead Stadiumto stand, sing, beat on drums and wave fags to support the team.
By andrew wieBe
kansan columnist
awiebe@kansan.com
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