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Rich Kids
Johnson County stigma doesnt always stick
BY SASHA ROE
sroe@kansan.com
After the grueling days of final exams
are done, Andy McDowell takes time off for
winter break. For McDowell, this means hop-
ping aboard the 90 King Air, one of his familys
three planes, and jet-setting to the turquoise
waters of Isla Mujeres, Mexico, off the coast of
Cancun. McDowell enjoys scuba diving and
soaking up the sun on the Izzer, his fam-
ilys 68-foot yacht. A captain, employed by the
McDowells, takes care of the Izzer when the
family isnt spending time on it.
McDowell is one KU student whose pock-
ets have never been strapped for cash.
The campus may not be home to any
Vanderbilts, Gateses or Buffetts, but McDowell,
Mission Hills sophomore, is among the 41
percent of University students from Johnson
County, the 46th richest county in the nation
based on per capita income. Many of these
students have never worried about budgeting,
college tuition or car pay-
ments. They know what
its like to drive nice cars
and take amazing trips.
Thanks to their families
financial support, they can
focus on academics, ath-
letics and hobbies instead
of working part-time jobs.
While some may fit the
spoiled rich-kid stereotype,
many have a strong work
ethic and desire to succeed
after watching their par-
ents make their money. Still others think their
good fortune imposes an obligation on them
to use their money wisely and to give back to
society. As other students clip coupons, eat
ramen noodles and struggle to pay for college,
they can be both envious and entertained by
watching their wealthier counterparts on TV
or reading about them in stories like this.
Fascination with
wealth
America seems to be obsessed with
acquiring wealth and scrutinizing the lives of
those who have it. In September, The Wall
Street Journal announced it would launch a new
magazine, Pursuits, within the next year. The
magazine will capture an intimate view of the
world of wealth.
Wealth is also a popular theme on TV
shows, such as the rich Californians on MTVs
The Hills or the extravagant parties of My
Super Sweet Sixteen. A Pew Research Center
poll published in January reported that 81 per-
cent of 18- to 25-year-olds said that being rich
was one of their most important life goals.
Wallace Meyer Jr., director of entrepreneur-
ship programs in the School of Business, said
that the nation had a fascination with wealth
and that todays youth were following a trend in
wanting to achieve it. Meyer said entrepreneur-
ship was one of the fastest growing subjects on
campuses.
Some wealthy students at the University
described their families as well-off, grew
up in homes with appraised values of more
than a $1 million, attended private prepara-
tory schools and said they had often been
referred to as rich kids.
the Good liFe
McDowell said he was fortunate to have
the means to support his lifestyle. He has
traveled to Belize, Costa Rica, the Bahamas,
Argentina, Mexico and Alaska. His favorite
trips were to the uninhabited Galapagos
Islands and bow hunting in Africa.
McDowell said most of his spending splurges
were on hunting, an activity he said he and his
father enjoyed. He admitted the clothing, equip-
ment and traveling made it an expensive hobby.
Ive been able to not
look at price tags and say
That looks cool, and throw
it in the cart, McDowell
said. But I try not to take
things for granted.
His walk-in closet is filled
with untold amounts of
hunting clothes. He said
he had spent about $400 on
hunting jackets, $1,000 on
rifles and about $2,000 on
his bow and its equipment.
He said the trips could also
be pricey, especially when he traveled to Africa
and brought some friends along. McDowell
said the enjoyment he got from hunting was well
worth the expense.
Every cool, crisp morning that I spend up
in a tree, I feel so fortunate to be able to do the
one thing that I love most in life, McDowell
said. How many people can say that?
Annie Thompson, Mission Hills junior,
said she never gave much thought to her
prosperous lifestyle. Mission Hills, a neigh-
borhood of seven-figure dwellings, is home to
prominent families and local celebrities, such
as former Royals baseball player George Brett,
the Ward family, who owns Russell Stover
Candies, the Kauffman family of Kauffman
Stadium, and the Halls of Hallmark cards.
Thompson said that she lived in a fairly nor-
mal house but that it might be a little larger
than an average familys. She said that Mission
Hills had some really huge, crazy houses
but that it also had a strong sense of neigh-
borhood.
There arent any maids or butlers,
Thompson said. We shovel our driveways.
Youll see George Brett taking out his trash.
Brenna Hawley/KaNsaN
Wealthy students acknowledge benefts,
disadvantages of lavish lifestyles
see rich kids oN page 5a
There arent any maids butlers.
We shovel our driveways. Youll
see George Brett taking out his
trash. Theres still very Midwest-
ern values there.
Annie Thompson
mission hills junior
Members of a new Student Senate coali-
tion say they will use a grassroots cam-
paign to get students more involved in
Student Senate.
Connect, with Austin Kelly for president
and Jason Oruch for vice president, has
created an online survey to get an idea of
what students want and need from the
Senate before they decide on their plat-
form. Both say students should be more
involved in what the Senate does because
about $800 of each students fees go into
the Student Senate budget.
Kelly said that although Connect had
not yet decided on a platform, the coali-
tion had set values for themselves that they
would maintain throughout the campaign,
including student advocacy, diversity and
accountability.
New Connect coalition takes on
Senate apathy among students
A committee of University Governance
is deciding whether to recommend that
Student Senate and the KU administration
eliminate stop day.
Barbara Phipps, chairwoman of the cal-
endar committee, said that the committee,
which is comprised of faculty members and
KU students, was looking into eliminat-
ing the day as part of larger changes to the
University calendar.
Committee member and Student Senator
Mark Pacey said that he was against elimi-
nating the day because he had witnessed
students using the day to study for finals.
Phipps said that even if the committee
did recommend to remove the day, changes
would not be made until 2012 because the
University planned its calendar several years
in advance.
The committee will write a report with a
recommendation by April 1, 2008.
campus
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Myself and others check texts all
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Where did you go to college? I did
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University of Wisconsin at Madison.
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teacher? It was more that I became a
teacher and then became inspired, I
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ROTC, and when I got here, the KU
board asked me to teach meteorology
as well because I was a meteorologist
for the Air Force. And to make a long
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since.
What are your fondest college
memories? I was a nerd, so I always
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Is there a particular sport you enjoy
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Do you have a favorite film? The
Graduate comes to mind, but that may
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What is your favorite season? The
fall. From a weather point of view, its
the most pleasing weather. Its no longer
hot, and its not brutally cold.
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Orlando can use the nick-
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10 South Florida counties.
Orlando has used the name
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used by such places as Storm
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Orlando and Coral Gables did
not, however, agree on which
city was more beautiful.
NYC puts vintage train
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NEW YORK The city gave
its residents a holiday treat on
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New York City transit ofcials
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subway train and put it back
in service for one day. Called
the Nostalgia Train, the subway
train features wicker seats,
ceiling fans and advertisements
from when it was frst put in
service.
It ran between stations in
Queens and Manhattan.
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As University of Kansas students look
forward to stop day, a group of KU fac-
ulty members and students is looking
into whether the day should exist at all.
The calendar committee, part of
University Governance, is looking
into whether to eliminate stop day
from the Universitys calendar.
Barbara Phipps, associate profes-
sor in the School of Education and
chairwoman of the calendar commit-
tee, said that the issue had come up a
lot during the past several years.
Mark Pacey, Manhattan gradu-
ate student and student senator, is
another member of the committee.
He said some faculty were concerned
with the amount of binge drinking
that happened among students the
night before stop day.
On Sept. 18, the calendar commit-
tee voted via e-mail on whether to rec-
ommend to University Governance
to eliminate the extra day.
Pacey said that Phipps e-mailed the
committee on Nov. 30 to inform com-
mittee members that the vote was 6-5
in favor of eliminating stop day.
In the e-mail, Phipps said that
she would like the committee mem-
bers to consider the change as part
of a larger issue of making the
Universitys calendar more flexible,
including possibly starting class a
few days later.
Phipps said that the calendar
committee would consider the vote
and make a recommendation in the
spring. She said that if it decided to
recommend that stop day be elimi-
nated, the committee would present
options of an acceptable trade-off
to Student Senate. The committee
must finish a report with a recom-
mendation by April 1, 2008.
It wouldnt be done without a
careful consideration, Phipps said.
Phipps also said that more stu-
dent input would be garnered before
making a recommendation.
Pacey said that he voted against
eliminating stop day because he
worked as a resident assistant for
Student Housing for two years and
saw students use the day productive-
ly. He said that binge drinking would
happen with or without stop day.
Students are going to make bad
decisions whether they do it on a
Thursday night or a Friday night,
Pacey said.
The vote happened in the same
semester that Hannah Love, Dodge
City senior and student body presi-
dent, asked the KU administration
to look into implementing a dead
week the week before finals. During
a dead week, professors would be
prohibited from giving assignments
or tests to students.
Phipps said that looking into dead
week was not something the calendar
committee had been asked to do. She
also said that if any changes were made
to stop day, they would not go into effect
until 2012 because the University sets
its calendar several years in advance.
Edited by JefBriscoe
BY SARAH NEFF
snef@kansan.com
A group of student senators has
decided to take action against apa-
thy in and toward Student Senate
by creating a new coalition based
on student advocacy, diversity and
accountability.
Austin Kelly, Lawrence senior
and student body treasurer, said
he would run for Student Senate
president representing the new
Student Senate coalition, Connect.
He said he wanted to give a voice
to University students by running
a grassroots campaign and involv-
ing the student body in the pro-
cess.
There is a general lack of con-
fidence in the Senate, and there is
a desire for change, Kelly said.
Kelly said there was a general
disconnect between the students
and the Student Senate, and
also within the Senate itself. He
said that after about 20 of the
70 original senators dropped
out of the Senate this semester,
there was obviously something
wrong.
Jack Connor, Overland Park
senior and currently a student
senator, said he looked forward
to change and supported the
approach Connect was taking.
I dont think you could find
more than a couple student sena-
tors that think things are OK right
now, Connor said.
Connor, who ran with Delta
Force last year, said he wanted to
build better relationships with stu-
dents to get a variety of viewpoints
to bring into Student Senate.
Kelly said the coalition was
starting to campaign early to
get input from students before it
announced its platform.
Ri l ey Dutton, Pittsburg
senior and chairman of the
Student Senate finance commit-
tee, said he supported the coali-
tion and had helped to create a
Web site, Facebook group and
Facebook application. Dutton
was not previously connected to
any coalition. He said the Web
site had a pre-campaign survey
so students could give Connect
their input and ideas for the
campaign.
Kelly said Connect was going to
use the input from the students to
decide on its platform, rather than
just coming up with a platform it
could sell to students.
Kelly also said the coalition
was looking for a diverse group of
qualified students to join Connect.
He said he didnt want to fol-
low the past tradition of finding
friends to run with him. He said
he wanted to do away with a lot
of the silly traditions of past
campaigns.
Jason Oruch, Plano, Texas,
junior and current off-campus
senator, ran with United Students
last year. He said he was con-
nected to Kelly through Senate
alumni who knew that he shared
the same ideals with Kelly. Both
Oruch and Kelly said they wanted
to give students a reason to care
and a reason to vote.
To join Connect or to voice
your opinion on the Connect plat-
form, visit www.connectku.com.
Edited by Jeff Briscoe
Campus
Calendar changes
would feature
stop day demise
New Senate group to create platform
featuring input from constituency
student senate
Clinton knocks Obamas presidential ambitions
Obama continued campaigning rather than voting on terrorist resolution
eleCtion
Connect coalition wants more student involvement in government
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BY TOM RAUM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa Hillary
Rodham Clinton suggested Monday
that Barack Obama has too little
experience and perhaps too much
ambition, pressing an increasingly
aggressive campaign against her
chief rival for the Democratic presi-
dential nomination.
Both candidates were in Iowa
one month before the nations lead-
off caucuses, with new polls show-
ing Obama had whittled away her
early lead and they were virtually
tied among Democrats in the state.
So you decide which makes
more sense: Entrust our country to
someone who is ready on day one
... or to put America in the hands
of someone with little national or
international experience, who start-
ed running for president the day he
arrived in the U.S. Senate, Clinton
said.
Her rhetoric underscored the
tightness of a race in which polls
show a dead heat between them
in Iowa, with former Sen. John
Edwards of North Carolina also
in strong contention. Many Iowa
caucus-goers say they still havent
made up their minds or could still
change them.
Clinton accused Obama of a
rush to campaign in not returning
to Washington this fall to vote on a
resolution naming an Iranian mili-
tary unit a terrorist organization.
The Bush administration supported
the measure, as did Clinton and
Obama has criticized her for it.
Presidents cant dodge the tough
political fights, she said.
Obama spokesman Bill Burton
retorted, The truth is, Barack
Obama doesnt need lectures in
political courage from someone
who followed George Bush to war
in Iraq, gave him the benefit of the
doubt on Iran, supported NAFTA
and opposed ethanol until she
decided to run for president.
As for when Obama decided to
run, there was a lot of back-and-
forth about that.
Over the weekend, the Clinton
camp sent reporters a memo taking
Obama to task for saying he hadnt
been planning for years to run for
president unlike some of the
other candidates.
On the contrary, the Clinton
folks said, hed made his plans clear
to law school friends and even wrote
an essay as a young child saying that
was his ambition.
After an event in Iowa on
Monday, Obama was asked to com-
ment and said, No.
But then he said, Its silly season.
I understand shes been quoting my
kindergarten teacher in Indonesia.
He then walked out of the room
without responding to additional
shouted questions.
Elsewhere in Iowa, Edwards
mocked the Clinton campaign for
sniping at Obama about his presi-
dential ambitions.
Its like, boy, you can tell youre
getting close to the caucuses, said
Edwards in Waterloo.
I want to confess to all of you
right now, Edwards said. In third
grade I wanted to be two things: I
wanted to be a cowboy and I wanted
to be Superman.
A new AP-Pew poll showed
Clinton essentially tied with Obama
in Iowa, 31 percent to 26 percent,
with Edwards at 19 percent and
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson
at 10 percent.
Clintons campaign events on
Monday were all based encouraging
voters to go to the Jan. 3 caucuses
and to bring a buddy.
She held a campaign event at
the Surf Ballroom at Clear Lake,
the same hall where three Rock n
Roll legends performed before their
death in a plane crash in February
1959.
I am old enough to remember
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the
Big Bopper, Clinton told her audi-
ence. She said she felt like hearing
Valens La Bamba.
She was late for the Clear Lake
event after a campaign plane carry-
ing reporters ahead of her remained
on the runway after landing when
the cabin began filling with smoke.
The plane had to be towed off the
runway before Clintons plane could
land. The source of the smoke was
not immediately apparent, the pilot
and campaign aides said.
We were circling and circling
and circling, Clinton said.
She pledged to be a president
who wakes up every morning ready
to fight for our families ... and the
causes we believe in. Its what Ive
been doing for 35 years.
While her husband Bill was pres-
ident, she said, we created mil-
lions of new jobs during the 1990s.
The Iowa caucuses are Jan. 3,
and New Hampshire votes Jan. 8.
Several other states quickly follow,
culminating in races on Feb. 5 when
two dozen states hold contests.
Clinton is fighting to nurture a
sense of inevitability and to stop
Obama or Edwards from undercut-
ting it with an Iowa victory.
Clinton assailed the Illinois sena-
tor on Sunday for a political action
committee he controls that has con-
tributed money to elected officials
in early voting states. Obama has
brushed off the criticism.
Later, in another campaign
appearance in Sioux City, Clinton
did not mention Obama or the tight
competition among Democrats,
instead appealing to members of
the audience to show up at the
caucuses.
Caucusing, if youve never done
it before, can seem a little daunting,
she said.
Even later, wrapping up her
campaign day with an early eve-
ning event in an aircraft hangar in
Council Bluffs, Clinton said: The
eyes of the world are going to be
on Iowa.
I wish I was an Iowan so she
could participate herself in a cau-
cus, she added.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO A Michigan family
sued Amtrak and Norfolk Southern on
Monday, three days after being injured
when a passenger train rammed a
freight train sitting on the same track
on Chicagos South Side.
John and Marcia Hamstra of
Grandville, Mich., along with their
daughter-in-law and grandchildren, are
seeking damages from the railroads in
a lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit
Court.
The element of damage has yet
to be determined, said their attorney,
Thomas Prindable.
The Hamstras contend the railroads
were negligent during the Friday acci-
dent, which injured dozens aboard the
train traveling to Chicago from Grand
Rapids, Mich.
John Hamstra, 63, fractured his
shoulder and suffered a concussion in
the crash. The rest of the family was
treated and released for various minor
injuries.
Spokesmen for Amtrak and Norfolk
Southern Corporation declined to
comment Monday.
Federal investigators say the train
was speeding moments before it hit the
stationary freight train.
Most of the 187 passengers on board
the Amtrak train walked away without
major injuries from the impact, which
catapulted people from their seats.
The accident sent 71 people to hospi-
tals. Three people one Amtrak crew
member and two passengers were
hospitalized overnight. The two work-
ers aboard the Norfolk Southern freight
train, which was headed to Chicago
from Elizabeth, N.J., were unhurt.
Family sues railroads
for injuries from crash
NEWS 4A tuesday, deCeMBeR 4, 2007
BY MIKE STOBBE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA Advocacy groups
say new government estimates
will show at least 35 percent more
Americans are infected with the
AIDS virus each year than the gov-
ernment has been reporting.
Government officials acknowl-
edge they are revising the estimate,
which they say is not yet complete.
But advocates are pushing for the
government to release the number
now. They say the delay may be
partly political, and that its hurting
prevention funding.
Across the AIDS community,
there is an incredible amount of
suspicion, said Julie Davids, execu-
tive director of the advocacy group
Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization
Project (CHAMP).
U.S. health officials have been
estimating about 40,000 new HIV
cases occur in the nation each year.
However, at a national HIV preven-
tion conference in Atlanta this week,
advocates claimed the new estimate
was 55,000 or higher.
The U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention said the
numbers were being reviewed for
accuracy and wouldnt be released
until early next year.
The new estimate is based on new
testing technology, said Dr. Kevin
Fenton, who oversees CDCs preven-
tion operations for AIDS and several
other diseases.
The data have been submitted to
a scientific journal for more rigorous
review to ensure accuracy. They are
expected to be released early next
year, CDC officials said.
Estimates on new infections help
health officials decide how much
to spend on prevention programs.
Although the estimated number of
new infections has held steady at
40,000 for more than a decade, fed-
eral funding for HIV prevention in
recent years has declined. Advocates
say the trend has severely weakened
community organizations that pro-
vide prevention and other services
to people with HIV.
Although CDC hasnt released
any number, the estimate of 55,000
has been circulating among various
experts as part of the peer-review
process, said Walt Senterfitt, a Los
Angeles County epidemiologist who
chairs CHAMPs governing board.
Its not clear if the rate of HIV
infection has been rising, or wheth-
er previous estimates were simply
wrong, Davids said.
But either way, this shows that
prevention efforts are insufficient,
she said.
CHAMP officials say they believe
the CDC is concerned about getting
the new estimate right. But they
added that advocates have been
pushing for a better estimate for
years, and that the Bush administra-
tion has suppressed important pub-
lic health information before.
This would not be the first time
AIDS statistics have been dramati-
cally revised. Globally, the estimated
number of people with HIV fell from
40 million to 33 million last month
after the United Nations AIDS agen-
cy cited new analysis.
Landing an accurate number has
been difficult, for several reasons,
CDC officials say. HIV can take
several years to develop into visible
illness, so new infections are not
spotted easily. Blood tests can reveal
the virus, but most people dont get
tested each year. HIV tests tradition-
ally have not been able to pinpoint
when a person was infected. A new
test can show if infection occurred
within the previous six months.
Its difficult for us in the United
States, and no surveillance system
in the world is as sophisticated as
ours, said Dr. Rob Janssen, director
of the CDCs Division of HIV/AIDS
Prevention.
BY MALCOLM RITTER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK Think youre
smarter than a fifth-grader? How
about a 5-year-old chimp? Japanese
researchers pitted young chimps
against human adults in tests of
short-term memory, and overall,
the chimps won.
That challenges the belief of
many people, including many sci-
entists, that humans are superior
to chimpanzees in all cognitive
functions, said researcher Tetsuro
Matsuzawa of Kyoto University.
No one can imagine that chim-
panzees young chimpanzees at
the age of 5 have a better per-
formance in a memory task than
humans, he said in a statement.
Matsuzawa, a pioneer in study-
ing the mental abilities of chimps,
said even he was surprised. He and
colleague Sana Inoue report the
results in Tuesdays issue of the
journal Current Biology.
One memory test included three
5-year-old chimps whod been
taught the order of Arabic numer-
als 1 through 9, and a dozen human
volunteers.
They saw nine numbers displayed
on a computer screen. When they
touched the first number, the other
eight turned into white squares. The
test was to touch all these squares in
the order of the numbers that used
to be there.
Results showed that the chimps,
while no more accurate than the
people, could do this faster.
One chimp, Ayumu, did the best.
Researchers included him and nine
college students in a second test.
This time, five numbers flashed
on the screen only briefly before they
were replaced by white squares. The
challenge, again, was to touch these
squares in the proper sequence.
When the numbers were dis-
played for about seven-tenths of a
second, Ayumu and the college stu-
dents were both able to do this cor-
rectly about 80 percent of the time.
But when the numbers were dis-
played for just four-tenths or two-
tenths of a second, the chimp was
the champ. The briefer of those
times is too short to allow a look
around the screen, and in those
tests Ayumu still scored about 80
percent, while humans plunged to
40 percent.
That indicates Ayumu was better
at taking in the whole pattern of
numbers at a glance, the research-
ers wrote.
Its amazing what this chim-
panzee is able to do, said Elizabeth
Lonsdorf, director of the Lester E.
Fisher Center for the Study and
Conservation of Apes at the Lincoln
Park Zoo in Chicago. The center
studies the mental abilities of apes,
but Lonsdorf didnt participate in
the new study.
She admired Ayumus perfor-
mance when the numbers flashed
only briefly on the screen.
I just watched the video of that,
and I can tell you right now, theres
no way I can do it, she said. Its
unbelievable. I cant even get the
first two (squares).
Whats going on here? Even with
six months of training, three stu-
dents failed to catch up to the three
young chimps, Matsuzawa said in
an e-mail.
He thinks two factors gave his
chimps the edge. For one thing, he
believes human ancestors gave up
much of this skill over evolutionary
time to make room in the brain for
gaining language abilities.
The other factor is the youth of
Ayumu and his peers. The memory
for images thats needed for the tests
resembles a skill found in children,
but which dissipates with age. In
fact, the young chimps performed
better than older chimps in the
new study. (Ayumus mom did even
worse than the college students).
So the next logical step, Lonsdorf
said, is to fix up Ayumu with some
real competition on these tests: little
kids.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
A chimpanzee named Ayumu performs the second stage of a memory test in which he must recall the location on a touch-sensitive monitor of
numerals that have changed to squares at the Primate Research Institute in Kyoto, Japan. Ayumu scored better than college students on the test, but
scientists next want to compare Ayumus skills with those of younger humans.
science
Are you smarter than a chimp?
Group says government
miscalculates AIDS cases Monkey bests humans in memory test; scientists say skills decrease with age
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Theres still very Midwestern values
there.
Thompson said that she wasnt
embarrassed by her familys eco-
nomic status but that she tried not
to wear it on her sleeve. She attended
Pembroke Hill, a private preparatory
school in Kansas City, Mo., before
moving to Kansas in 1994. Only
when she began public school did
she realize she didnt have the same
financial worries as some of her
classmates.
I didnt know we were well-off,
Thompson said. I would ask my
mom, Why dont I have to worry
about money?
Eileen Gallo, co-author of Silver
Spoon Kids: How Successful Parents
Raise Responsible Children, said
this age of affluence could offer
children positive experiences if
used and thought of in the right
way. Gallo said money could allow
students to focus on activities they
enjoyed and expose them to cultural
and educational experiences.
Thompson said she was fortunate
for the opportunities wealth had
provided her because she never had
to worry about a job or student loans
in college. Thompson said every-
thing in her life had been balanced,
despite what people might think.
She said money allowed her to travel
to Europe, but that she visited her
godsister for spring break instead of
an extravagant destination.
I havent grown up with a silver
spoon in my mouth, Thompson said.
Ive stayed in crappy hotels too.
Thompson did participate in
the annual Jewel Ball sponsored by
the Kansas City Symphony and the
Nelson Atkins Museum of Art.
Lisa Schellhorn, Jewel Ball Chair,
said the ball was a 54-year-old event
that recognized young women and men
in their freshman year of college whose
families had made significant contribu-
tions to the Kansas City Symphony or
Nelson Atkins. The Jewel Ball is similar
to a debutante ball, a tradition that
pairs upper-class young women and
young men, eligible for marriage, to
each other. Schellhorn said the fami-
lies involved had been very supportive
of the arts community, some for sev-
eral generations. She said the event was
meant to encourage the young men
and women to continue contributing to
the symphony and museum.
All the young women wear white
ball gowns and tiaras to the event.
You feel like a princess, Thompson
said. She said she often got defensive
when talking about the lavish Jewel
Ball because people didnt under-
stand what an honor it was and that
it wasnt just a showy party.
Phil Linville, Mission Hills junior,
said his familys wealth had let him
focus on education and swimming
competitively without distractions.
He said his parents paid his tuition
and would until he graduated, allow-
ing him to make a career in the
finance industry his top priority.
Nick Barnthouse, Leawood senior,
said the most beneficial aspect of his
familys wealth was the ability to
concentrate on his education and
his goal of becoming a doctor. In
high school, he was never pressured
to hold a job and instead focused
on tennis and academics. However,
Barnthouse said he understood the
stereotypes about Johnson County.
I think some people from that
area may live up to the stereotype,
Barnthouse said. But a lot come from
families that are successful and have an
expectation of success with hard work.
In high school, Barnthouse dedi-
cated much of his time to tennis,
spending as many as eight hours a
day on the sport in the summer,
competing in regional and national
tournaments. He trained at the John
Newcombe Tennis Academy in Texas
and joined the academys team, which
traveled to tournaments in England
and Scotland and met professional
players at Wimbledon. Barnthouse
worked as an assistant coach at the
Indian Hills Country Club in Mission
Hills during the summers.
The Rich Kid
Alex Little, Overland Park sopho-
more, said his high school, Blue
Valley North, had a parking lot full
of fancy SUVs and Porsches. In fact,
Little drives a BMW. He said he
had classmates who fit the rich-
kid stereotype, with unnecessarily
extravagant cars, bad work ethics
and spoiled behaviors.
Peoples assumptions are that
we dont worry about anything and
were selfish, Little said.
Linville said another part of the
rich-kid stereotype was that they were
sheltered in a Johnson County bubble
and didnt work hard. However, Linville
worked a minimum-wage job at a toy
store his freshman and sophomore years
in high school and then focused on
swimming his junior and senior years.
Thompson said people might
be surprised at how carefully she
spent her money. She said her pur-
chases were all typical for a college
student:food, alcohol and clothes. She
said Target was one of her favor-
ite stores. Thompson said that she
enjoyed buying little gifts for friends
but that big purchases werent a pri-
ority.
I dont splurge, Thompson said.
I dont have any Louis Vuitton purs-
es. I have four fakes.
Thompson has worked every sum-
mer since she was 16 as a lifeguard and
swim coach and also at the local Cold
Stone Creamery. At the end of her
sophomore year in college, she started
working at The Wheel as a waitress.
Thompson said that although she had
always received financial help from
her parents, college was expensive for
any student and that living on her own
was the greatest reality check.
FRiends wiTh Money
Glenn Adams, professor of social
psychology, said wealth could affect
relationships. He said studies had
shown that people with more money
had more friends. Adams said wealthy
people tended to have more friends
because they had the time, opportuni-
ties and money to meet others and
cultivate friendships, although their
friendships might not be as deep as
those of people with smaller incomes.
He said they participated in activities
that required time and money, such as
weekend trips.
McDowell often pays for friends
to come along on trips.
He and close friend Jason Stull,
Overland Park sophomore, went to
the Bahamas in 2005, and because
of the family plane and yacht, there
were few expenses. Stull said the trip
was low-key, and that it didnt strike
him as extravagant. He said they
spent time on the family yacht and
entered a Marlin fishing tournament
in which McDowell won first place.
Gallo, author of Silver Spoon Kids,
said bringing friends along on trips
could be a positive component of a
friendship, if it was the right situation.
Gallo said paying for a few friends to
go on a rafting trip in Colorado was
quite different from flying friends to a
lavish Italian getaway.
canT Buy Me Love
Ill buy you a diamond ring, my
friend, if it makes you feel all right.
Ill get you anything, my friend, if
it makes you feel all right. Cause
I dont care too much for money.
Money cant buy me love. The
Beatles sang a hit song about it, but
for Johnson County students, money
can be an issue when trying to find a
significant other who is interested in
them and not their wallets.
Chris Hammond, Overland Park
sophomore and friend of McDowells,
said that wealth affected relation-
ships but that many Johnson County
students avoided the situation by
dating someone who also was from
Johnson County.
Its easier when theyre from the
same lifestyle, Hammond said. People
judge us and think were wealthy brats.
Ive seen my friends date a person who
will stay in it just because they think
they can buy them anything.
Hammond said that when he lived
in Naismith Hall with McDowell his
freshman year, he could tell that
some women had McDowells money
on their minds. Stull said he could
recall instances when McDowells
money was a negative factor in rela-
tionships. He said that in high school
he and McDowell were hanging out
with another friend who once said
to Stull, Isnt it great we get to
use Andy for his money? Stull also
recalled a girl who turned out to be a
disrespectful date for McDowell. He
said she only asked McDowell out
because of his money.
There are people who try to use
his money once they find out what
hes got, Stull said. It ticks me off.
aLL in The FaMiLy
Stull said he remembered the first
time he went to McDowells man-
sion-like home in Mission Hills.
Have you ever seen The Beverly
Hillbillies? Because thats pretty
much what I thought, Stull said.
However, Stull said the McDowells
were very laid-back and approach-
able.
McDowell, an only child, said
he had been raised by parents who
expected him to work hard and who
understood wealthy families had the
same issues as others.
Fortunately my parents are the
same way about it as I am, McDowell
said. They realize that just because
someone has a hefty bank account, it
does not make them better than the
next person.
Stull said the McDowell home
and extravagant vacations might
support the rich-kid stereotype,
but McDowell and his family were
far from it. The whole snob thing,
theyre the farthest thing from a
snob I can think of, Stull said.
Gallo, author of Silver Spoon
Kids, said that choices wealthy par-
ents made when raising their chil-
dren could have positive and negative
effects on their children. She said
the best things parents could do was
talk about their financial situations.
Parents shouldnt tell children they
cant afford something when it was
obvious they could. She said parents
should simply state their values and
live by them.
Linville said his parents were hard
workers who made their own money.
His father works in the financial
industry, and his mother worked
for years with the Federal Reserve.
Linville said his parents fostered an
environment for achievement and
stressed a strong work ethic. Little
said he appreciated that his parents
paid for his car and tuition during the
school year. He said his parents had
worked hard to make their money and
paid their way through college, so they
understood the financial stretch of
being a student.
My parents are a big reason Im like
this, Little said. Being well-off doesnt
make me different. My dads always tell-
ing me, Hard work pays off.
Barnthouse said he admired his
father for his hard work and success.
Barnthouses father helped found the
Kansas City Orthopedic Institute,
and he is a team physician for the
Kansas City Chiefs. Barnthouse
credited his motivation to watching
how his parents lived.
They said find something that
is worth doing, and work as hard as
you can, Barnthouse said. My dad
went through medical school, and it
was a long, hard path. Now he has a
nice life. I dont think its as glamor-
ous as people think, though.
Barnthouse has done his best to
live up to his parents example. He
is president of KU Mortar Board
and was recently nominated by
the University as a Rhodes schol-
ar. Last summer, he was an intern
with the National Institute of Health
in Washington D.C., and plans to
attend medical school next year.
Ive always had something I was
passionate about, Barnthouse said.
Ive had privileges from being well-off.
Its helped me in athletics and in life in
general. But Ive never really taken that
for granted. I earn my keep.
Gallo said it was important to under-
stand that money was a neutral item and
shouldnt be labeled as the root of all
evil. Gallo dedicated an entire chapter
in her book to the importance of char-
ity work when raising wealthy children.
She said that when children grew up
in an affluent environment, they could
become materialistic and focused on
things more than people but that the
values and examples set by their parents
could change that trend. She said phil-
anthropic work was one way wealthy
parents could raise grounded children.
Thompson said her family
instilled strong values in her and her
brother and stressed the impor-
tance of helping others. Thompsons
grandfather served as develop-
ment director of the Kansas City
Symphony, mayor of Mission Hills
and president of the Kansas City
Country Club. Thompson said that
although her mother didnt work
outside the home, she did charitable
work for Childrens Mercy Hospital,
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art,
Kansas City Symphony, YMCA,
United Way and Pets For Life.
Sometimes the upper class gets a
bad rep, Thompson said. But they may
have just given a million dollars back to
the community. Its a huge catch-22.
Thompson said that living her moms
life would be great but that she was
fine with not marrying into money and
excited about establishing a career in
public relations. She knows she can turn
to her parents in a dire situation, but she
knows shes not set for the future.
Who wants everything when theyre
young? Thompson said. There would
be nothing to aspire to. I wouldnt want
to know Im set. Theres no million-
dollar check waiting. Im prepared to go
out and do a days work.
Edited by Elizabeth Cattell
rich kids (continued from 1A)
entertainment 6a Tuesday, december 4, 2007
HOROSCOPES
RandOm THOugHTS
Jaymes and Sarah Logan
SEaRCH FOR THE aggRO CRag
Nick McMullen
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most chal-
lenging.
aRIES (march 21-april 19)
Today is a 9
Hurry and make your move, while
the odds are in your favor. Make
big plans for the future and also do
something really fun now. Celebrate
coming up with an awesome goal.
TauRuS (april 20-may 20)
Today is a 5
Continue with what you've been do-
ing, without attracting a lot of atten-
tion. Don't worry about a problem
you encounter, fnd a way around it.
Ask somebody who's been there.
gEmInI (may 21-June 21)
Today is an 8
It doesn't happen often, but today
it could. Somebody else puts your
exact feelings into words, almost
better than you could. Let yourself be
convinced.
CanCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 5
You can fx up your home quite
nicely, and stay within your budget.
That's the good news. The bad news
is that a lot of your own work is
required.
LEO (July 23-aug. 22)
Today is an 8
Share your wealth of knowledge
with a very attractive person. You'll
have a fascinating conversation and
make a good impression. You'll even
learn something new.
VIRgO (aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6
You give a lot of attention to doing
things up right. You do a good job of
it, too. You capture the essence of the
latest styles and fashions. You make it
look so easy. Today, it'll also be fun.
LIBRa (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 9
Your investigation progresses to the
next level. Learning about some-
thing is fun, but not as much fun as
doing. Take the risk and participate.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-nov. 21)
Today is a 7
You're good at keeping secrets, and
you have a lot of them. This is one of
the reasons why you're so successful.
Move quickly to make the best deal.
SagITTaRIuS (nov. 22-dec. 21)
Today is an 8
Others come to you for advice, and
you're good at dishing it out. You're
fair and objective naturally. You keep
the big picture in mind. Do that
again.
CaPRICORn (dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 5
Silly requests fll your list of things
to do, much to your annoyance.
Organize them so it won't take much
time. You're good at this sort of thing
and the others will be so impressed.

aQuaRIuS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 9
You're meeting interesting people,
discussing important things. Can
you really make the world a better
place, together? Sure you can. Have
fun at it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-march 20)
Today is a 6
If you ask for what you have coming,
the odds are good you'll get it. Ditto
for fringe benefts, payable in the
future. Show how you've helped the
company make a proft and the odds
are even better.
PaREnTHESES
Chris Dickinson
media
Don Imus returns to radio
after eight-month layof
NEW YORK Don Imus re-
turned to the airwaves Monday,
eight months after he was fred for
a racially charged remark about
the Rutgers womens basketball
team, and he introduced a new
cast that included two black
comedians.
Imus lineup of guests featured
two presidential hopefuls, Demo-
crat Chris Dodd and Republican
John McCain. As he did several
times in the days after the episode,
Imus condemned his controversial
remark last spring and said he had
learned his lesson.
I didnt see any point in going
on some sort of Larry King tour to
ofer a bunch of lame excuses for
making an essentially reprehensi-
ble remark about innocent people
who did not deserve to be made
fun of, he said Monday during his
debut on WABC-AM.
Imus apologized to the basket-
ball players and called the ensuing
furor a life-changing experience.
I will never say anything in my
lifetime that will make any of these
young women at Rutgers regret or
feel foolish that they accepted my
apology and forgave me, he said.
And no one else will say anything
else on my program that will make
anyone think that I didnt deserve a
second chance.
His debut Monday completed
a comeback that seemed improb-
able at the height of the uproar last
spring over his calling the players
nappy-headed hos. CBS Radio
fred him on April 12, pulling the
plug on his Imus In the Morning
program, which had aired on more
than 70 stations and the MSNBC
cable network.
McCain, who called the show,
answered questions about gays
in the military (he said he would
continue the dont ask, dont
tell policy unless military leaders
said it wasnt working), the recent
surge in Iraq (he said it was doing
the job), and the 2008 presiden-
tial election.
Thanks for having me on,
McCain said upon signing of.
Welcome back, old friend.
Shortly after the program
began, Imus introduced his new
cast, including two black come-
dians, Karith Foster and Tony
Powell. Returning was Bernard
McGuirk, the producer who insti-
gated the Rutgers comment and
was fred as well.
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t was 10:30 at night, in
the middle of September.
A large group of KU stu-
dents were in front of a hotel in
Kansas City. Most people had
classes early the next morning
for which to be up. The event
that was scheduled to happen
was being delayed. So why were
we all there, waiting patiently?
Because Barack Obama was
coming, that is why. The young,
eloquent senator from Illinois
with aspirations for the Oval
Offce was on his way to meet
us out by his hotel, after a long
day of traveling and speaking to
the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
who were having a convention
in town that day. There was
electricity in the air just from
waiting for him, and when the
senator arrived, it was like peo-
ple had gathered to meet their
favorite rock star, albeit without
people throwing their under-
wear at him.
Something occurred to me
that night, as I stood among the
throng of Obama supporters.
The people I met up with at that
last-minute rally were not just in-
terested in a political candidate,
they were excited. A generation
that seemed like it was doomed
to choose between apathy and
cynicism has chosen something
else altogether: Passion.
On campus, more and more
groups are springing up to pro-
mote one aspiring U.S. presi-
dent or another. There are a
few supporting Obama, one for
Hillary Clinton has just started
becoming active, and I envy
anyone who can go a few hours
on campus without spotting yet
another fier or chalking for Ron
Paul.
Ron Paul in particular seems
to have captured the interest of
many students. That obnoxious
chalking of his face on Wescoe
Beach didnt come out of no-
where, after all. Now, I myself am
not the biggest fan of Paul, but
I do fnd it encouraging that
so many people are so moved
by their passion for the man
that they are willing to put as
much time and energy as they
have into supporting him. It
would be nice, though, if they
would stop putting chalk on
places where people usually
sit. Generally, it doesnt help
a candidates chances if their
advertisements end up smeared
all over the bottom of someones
jeans.
This recent surge in involve-
ment is encouraging. After the
2004 election cycle, it seemed
like the enthusiasm of students
had been for nothing. How-
ard Dean, the Democrat who
had based his campaign on the
energy and support of young
people, had been soundly de-
feated in the primaries by John
Kerry. Many people attempted
to transfer their enthusiasm to
Kerry after Deans defeat, but
it, in the end, rang hollow, as
he was unsuccessful at inspir-
ing them in the same way. When
Kerry was defeated by George
W. Bush, it appeared that what
air was left in the sails of most
active students had fnally died
down.
A funny thing has happened
since then. More and more stu-
dents have become supporters
of the newest crop of candi-
dates, and they have not been
ignored. The Daily Show has
become as standard a stop for
politicians on the talk-show cir-
cuit as Meet the Press. CNN
has utilized YouTube during de-
bates. Soon enough, we may see
MTV host a dance-off between
the Republican candidates. By
the way, if that last one actually
happens, my money is on Mike
Huckabee. Hes got some sweet
moves.
Back here at KU, you can
expect to see all the current
groups, and probably some ones
that will spring up in the next
few weeks, pulling double-duty
to help their preferred Future
Savior of America do well in the
primaries. Hopefully, all of the
enthusiasm they have now will
last longer than next November.
Cohen is a Topeka junior in
journalism and English.
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Decades after Jackie Robinson, the MLB abandons its populist roots, racial integration
shawn shroyer
Y
esterday marked the
frst day of the Major
League Baseball Win-
ter Meetings, but the hot stove
has been searing since the fnal
out of the World Series.
Alex Rodriguez kick started
the offseason announcing his
intent to opt out of his contract
with the New York Yankees
soon after the Boston Red Sox
clinched their second World
Series in four years, but my at-
tention shifted to another free
agent three weeks ago.
Thats when I read a story in
The Kansas City Star by Bob
Dutton, reporting that the Kan-
sas City Royals were interested
in signing free agent center feld-
er Torii Hunter, despite the long
odds against the club.
Any other time, the main dis-
advantage facing Kansas City
would involve its low payroll.
But this time, Dutton, citing a
story on MLB.com, wrote that
the Royals might be unable
to sign Hunter because of the
teams low African-American
fan base.
I always talk to my wife
about being interested in playing
in front of the African-American
fans and trying to get the Afri-
can-Americans back to playing
the game, Hunter told MLB.
com. If I go to Atlanta or D.C.
and make a difference that way,
I would love it. Trust me D.C.
is very interesting to me, as well
as Atlanta.
While I was initially disap-
pointed to read yet another
reason players might dodge
Kansas City and although
Hunter ultimately signed
with the Los Angeles Angels,
I found the quote refreshing.
It made me think back to this
spring when MLB celebrated
the 60th anniversary of Jackie
Robinson breaking the color
barrier.
MLB put on a wonderful cer-
emony to remember Robinson
and, considering one survey
showed that more than 40 per-
cent of the players in MLB were
nonwhite, the anniversary was
all the more special. However,
the event wasnt as joyous as
it could have been because of
another percentage. The same
survey revealed that merely 8.4
percent of the players in MLB
were African-American.
According to the Institute for
Diversity and Ethics in Sport, Af-
rican-Americans comprised 27
percent of MLB in 1975. What
happened? As far as I can tell,
Major League Baseball simply
had the rug snatched out from
under its feet by the National
Basketball Association and the
National Football League in the
90s before it even realized what
happened.
In the early 90s, MLB seemed
preoccupied with marketing
its game, rather than its play-
ers, globally. This was appar-
ent with the expansion of four
new franchises in six years: The
Colorado Rockies and Florida
Marlins in 1993 and the Arizona
Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay
Devil Rays in 1998. MLB then
made a concerted effort at the
turn of the century to bring in
more players from Latin Ameri-
can countries and Japan. Its
global outreach culminated in
2006 with the World Baseball
Classic.
Meanwhile, MLB forgot
about inner city America. De-
spite having two phenomenal
African-American athletes in
their prime in Ken Griffey Jr.
and Barry Bonds in the 90s,
MLB failed to market itself to
the blacks youths in its back-
yard. If not for Mark McG-
wire and Sammy Sosas home
run chase in 1998, MLB might
have lost touch with American
youths altogether. But even that
chase probably appealed more
to white and Latino youths than
it did young blacks.
By the time Bonds set the sin-
gle season home run record in
2001, it was too late. The NBA
and NFL had already taken over
the inner cities.
On cost alone, basketball is
a more appealing sport. Basket-
ball shoes are no more expensive
than baseball spikes and can be
worn off the court, too. It makes
more sense to buy a basketball
for a group of boys to play with
than a baseball bat. Figure in
the additional equipment and
bodies needed to play baseball
compared to a pickup game of
basketball and suddenly base-
ball isnt an option.
Capitalizing on Americas
short attention span and attrac-
tion to controlled violence, the
NFL has catapulted its way to
the top of the American sports
hierarchy. Everything about the
NFL is larger than life, from the
Super Bowl to the NFL Draft
to fantasy football. With Afri-
can-Americans becoming more
prevalent on the gridiron, it is
easier for black youths to fnd
an NFL player to idolize.
Football also offers African-
Americans a better opportunity
to attain a college education,
compared to baseball. Divi-
sion I football programs have
85 scholarships to offer. Divi-
sion 1 baseball programs are
allotted only 11.7 scholarships
and, according to Kansas base-
ball coach Ritch Price, many
programs dont have enough
funding to offer that many. As
a result, Price said the best high
school athletes choose to play
sports that give them a chance
to earn full rides, whereas books
and tuition is about the most
college baseball players can ex-
pect to have paid for.
Price said MLB could help
college baseball by setting up a
scholarship fund for minority
athletes, which in turn would
offer African-American ball-
players a better opportunity to
play professional baseball.
To MLBs credit, it has amped
up its RBI (Reviving Baseball
in Inner Cities) program. In the
last couple of seasons, MLB has
actively publicized the program
with commercials featuring
such African-American baseball
players as Ryan Howard and
Dontrelle Willis. MLB needs to
continue to reseed Americas
inner cities. It can start by mar-
keting young, African-Ameri-
can ballplayers such as How-
ard, Willis, Prince Fielder, Carl
Crawford, B.J. Upton and Last-
ings Milledge better than it did
Griffey and Bonds in the 90s.
Fortunately, at least one big
leaguer is taking it upon him-
self to bring African-American
youths back to baseball: Torii
Hunter.
Its encouraging to see a high-
profle player make it a prior-
ity to connect with the African-
American population during
a time when so many athletes
are chasing dollar signs. How-
ard, Willis, Fielder, Crawford,
Upton and Milledge should fol-
low Hunters lead. This issue
shouldnt only enter the nations
consciousness when we pay
tribute to Jackie Robinson.
Shroyer is a Mound City se-
nior in journalism.
i think stop day should be a
national holiday. Or be called
national Hangover Awareness
day, because thats what it really
is for about half of Ku.
Anybody else see White Owl
at Abe and Jakes Friday, because
i did!
reesing, show em what youre
made of!
i cant wait to see the football
team play again!
How many of you freshman
are getting ready to re-take
classes?
im a freshman and i have a 4.0
thank you.
Help! i fell in love with a
language major!
Holiday gift guide 8a tuesday, december 4, 2007
1. Instead of relying on frozen din-
ners and ramen noodles for nourish-
ment, make a home-cooked meal
for yourself and a few friends or
neighbors. record a cooking show
on the Food Network, go grocery
shopping for the ingredients and
prepare the entire meal yourself.
2. avoid daylong marathons of
reality tV shows by tackling a few
difcult books. check out a number
of classics from the library, cozy up
with a mug of hot chocolate and
start reading.
3. Volunteer to aid those less fortu-
nate in the Lawrence community.
soup kitchens such as Jubilee caf,
946 Vermont st., will allow you to
help the needy by giving your time
not your money.
4. brace yourself for a semester of
hard work by spending a day relax-
ing. Pick your three favorite holiday
movies, prepare snacks and watch
each movie back-to-back.
5. start the new year with a produc-
tive attitude by taking on a new
project. rearrange your furniture to
make your bedroom more livable,
buy a houseplant, create a photo
album or learn how to build a chair
or a cofee table.
6. use your free time to get
organized. Go through your closet
to identify clothes you no longer
wear, and choose a worthy char-
ity to donate them to. are there
any cans of green beans or jars of
spaghetti sauce in your cupboard
that you know you will never eat?
Put them in a box and donate them
to the Harvesters community Food
Network, 3801 topping ave., Kansas
city, mo.
7. spend your money wisely by
learning how to make your favorite
starbucks beverage at home. the
Internet is a good source for recipes.
try several, and pick the best ver-
sion.
8. add a bit of greenery to your
room. buy a packet or two of seeds
and a pair of fowerpots. Follow
directions on how to plant the seeds
and how much to water them. Keep
them in your study area or give
them as gifts for the holidays.
9. as an alternative to sappy holiday
cards, send letters to grandparents,
cousins or your old high school
classmates. Letters may be some-
what old-fashioned, but taking the
time to write and mail them will
show your friends and family how
much you care.
10. It is easy to lose touch of cur-
rent events when your days consist
mostly of relaxation, but make
sure to stay informed about global
and local news. read your favorite
newspaper online, and make an ef-
fort to watch the news on television
every day.
Helen Mubarak
By Alison CumBow
editor@kansan.com
The holidays are coming, and
weve seen most of it before:
being delayed in airports getting
home or being stuck in winter
traffic, posing with Santa for
the best picture ever or waiting
in line so our nieces or neph-
ews could, and drinking way
too much eggnog, or way, way
too much.
But one scenario many col-
lege students havent experienced
before is bringing home a sig-
nificant other to join the fun. For
some, it could seem that adding
a stranger to the mix of oddball,
rather eccentric aunts, uncles,
cousins and grandparents could be
a feat not worth battling.
Against the odds though,
some brave boyfriends and girl-
friends will take that risk this
holiday season. Many will be
bringing home their significant
others, hoping to get through
the family dinners and the gift
openings and make it out alive
to the new year. Three couples
were willing to share their expe-
riences.
Carlos Perez Beltran, Caracas,
Venezuela, junior, is a veteran
when it comes to spending the
holidays with his girlfriends fam-
ily. Sylvia Niccum, Olathe senior,
and her family have invited Beltran
into their home for the past two
years to celebrate Thanksgiving.
Niccum said she wasnt worried
about what her family was going
to think about Beltran when they
first met him.
My family is very easygoing,
she said, but I was glad when they
said they liked him.
Beltran said the way his fam-
ily and her family celebrated
Christmas wasnt very different,
except for one thing.
In Latin America, family
comes first, he said. Not that its
not the same case in the U.S., but
back home one would not consid-
er spending Christmas away from
home. Hence, I have never spent
Christmas in the U.S., but my girl-
friend has spent several away from
her family.
Niccum has accompanied
Beltran to Venezuela twice for
Christmas, and the turnout was
very successful Beltran said
his family would love to have her
back.
Although the previous holidays
went smoothly, Beltran said he was
going to do one thing differently
this year.
Last year I bought her family
one present, and I ended up get-
ting gifts from each one of her
family members, so I felt really
bad, he said.
Although Niccum and Beltran
will not spend Christmas together
this season, he is planning for bet-
ter present etiquette this year and
said he was going to buy small gifts
for each of her family members.
Unlike Beltran and Niccum,
Megan McClure, Manhattan
sophomore, will be spending the
holidays with her girlfriends fam-
ily for the first time this year.
McClure and her girlfriend,
Lindsay Tippett, Tempe, Ariz.,
senior, have met each others fam-
ilies only briefly before.
Shes going to introduce me to
her brothers, family lifestyle and
old friends, McClure said. Im
way excited.
Because McClure met Tippetts
family earlier this year while mov-
ing Tippett into her Lawrence
apartment, McClure said she
thought she had already made a
good impression with her girl-
friends parents.
They can see how happy
Lindsay is with me, she said.
McClure said that her parents
wouldnt have a reason not to
like Lindsay and that she wasnt
too nervous about them meet-
ing her, although it wouldnt be
for the holidays. McClure, who
was confident going into the
chaotic season of the holidays
at a new familys house, had
advice for others in the same
situation.
Help out if you see the oppor-
tunity, she said. Being friendly is
key, and having a sense of humor
doesnt hurt.
Michael Beam, Shawnee sopho-
more, will also spend the holidays
with his significant other. His fam-
ily has invited his girlfriend of five
months, Jennifer Macan, Kansas
City resident, to its home for the
first time.
I am excited to have her at one
of our family gatherings, Beam
said.
Another addition to his par-
ents house this season will be
Macans 15-month-old son, which
thrills Beams parents, who both
love kids. Because the house will
already be full of grandchildren,
Beam said everyone would mesh
really well.
The only thing Im worried
about is my Dads talking, he said.
He talks a lot, and sometimes its
inappropriate.
Other than that, Beam said his
girlfriend was looking forward to
spending time with his family, and
they with her.
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Quarterback
Todd Reesing fourished in his frst full season as a starter. Only a sophomore, Reesing broke school passing records left and
right and fnished the regular season with the nations 12th-best passing efciency mark. Reesing was the subject of a segment
on ESPNs College GameDay and was squarely in the Heisman hunt before Kansas loss to Missouri put a damper on his mo-
mentum. His improvisational skills outside the pocket and uncanny ability to evade tacklers made for some SportsCen-
ter-worthy highlights, and his 32-6 touchdown-to-interception ratio earned him a spot on the All-Big 12 second team.
receivers
One of the reasons Kansas undersized, gun-slinging quarterback put up such staggering numbers was the quality of the
receivers. Senior Marcus Henry emerged as one of the Big 12 conferences most dangerous deep threats, junior Dexton
Fields became a sure-handed master of the screen pass and freshman Dezmon Briscoe caught seven touchdown passes
and hinted at a bright future. Senior tight end Derek Fine played the role of sturdy tight end, never playing with fash but
always playing well, and sophomore Kerry Meier became the Jayhawks most consistent receiver, snaring 24 receptions.
running backs
Heading into the season, one of the Jayhawks most glaring areas of concern was replacing star running back Jon Cor-
nish. Though senior Brandon McAnderson rarely showed the ability to serve as a feature back in his frst three seasons,
he broke out for 1,050 rushing yards in 2007 and stepped into Cornishs role with ease. Sophomore Jake Sharp averaged
5.7 yards per carry and provided a nice change-of-pace option, and sophomore Angus Quigley displayed potential in
several late-game auditions.
Offensive line
The ofensive line, which lost three starters to graduation in the ofseason, turned from a question mark to
one of the teams strongest units. Junior tackle Anthony Collins is a fnalist for the Outland Trophy and senior
tackle Cesar Rodriguez earned All-Big 12 honorable mention status. The interior linemen all frst-year starters
proved themselves worthy of starting spots and helped the Jayhawks average fve yards per carry and nearly 200 yards
per game on the ground.
Defensive line
Until injuries tempered his production late in the season, senior defensive tackle James McClinton was consistently the best performer
on the Kansas defense. The All-Big 12 frst team selection made 38 tackles and had 2.5 sacks, all while drawing double teams that made
life easier for the rest of the Jayhawk defensive linemen. Despite McClintons dominance, Kansas defensive ends John Larson and Rus-
sell Brorsen struggled to put pressure on opposing quarterbacks most notably against Missouri. Because of McClintons ability to
squeeze his way through double teams to fnd the ballcarrier, the Jayhawks have allowed just 91 rushing yards per game.
linebackers
The Jayhawks had all the right pieces at linebacker in 2006 but rarely displayed consistency at the position. Turns out the
trick was putting those pieces in the right places to be productive. Junior linebackers Joe Mortensen and Mike Rivera
swapped positions before the season and benefted immediately from the shift. Mortensen is about to break the 100-tack-
le mark and Rivera became one of the Big 12s most feared heavy-hitters. Junior outside linebacker James Holt could be
the least-hyped of the bunch, but he proved his worth as a feet-footed tackling machine by the end of the season.
secOnDary
Junior cornerback Aqib Talib is a special player. But Kansas 119th-place 2006 pass defense proved one special player does not a good
secondary make. Kansas added a few steady players around Talib in 2007 and enjoyed a much more productive
season in pass coverage. Freshman cornerback Chris Harris earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Year honors
for his tackling skills, junior cornerback Kendrick Harper played well when he was healthy and sophomore
safety Darrell Stuckey returned from an injury last season to become one of the Big 12s most consistent
defenders. The Jayhawks most improved player may be sophomore safety Justin Thornton. Thornton had
trouble as a starter last year but tied Talib for the team lead in interceptions with four this season.
special teams
Junior kick returner Marcus Herford enjoyed an outstanding season, winning the All-Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year
award and fnishing eighth in the nation in yards per kick return. Unfortunately for Kansas, the rest of the special teams play
wasnt nearly as strong. Senior kicker Scott Webb showed decent accuracy most of the season (71 percent) but wilted under
the pressure of the national spotlight, missing two feld goals against Missouri. Senior punter Kyle Tuckers performance was
uneven at best; backup quarterback and wide receiver Kerry Meier replaced him as punter on four occasions. Punt returns were
nightmarish for the Jayhawks in 2007. After sophomore wide receiver Raimond Pendleton inexplicably forgot how to feld punts at
midseason, sophomore cornerback Anthony Webb took his job and didnt fare any better, averaging less than one yard per return.
cOaching
Kansas coach Mark Mangino has done wonders for his resume during the last four months: In August, the there were whispers in
the media about his lack of job security. At the end of November he was named Big 12 Coach of the Year. Mangino has done
an excellent job keeping his players grounded despite their meteoric rise to the top of the college football ranks. He kept the
team focused on sawing wood all season. Along with Mangino, Kansas coordinators deserve quite a bit of credit for the
11-1 regular season. Ofensive coordinator Ed Warinner put together a banner year in his frst at Kansas, designing and
running the sixth-best ofense in the country. Defensive coordinator Bill Young has never felded a poor defensive unit
in his fve years with the Jayhawks, and 2007 was no diferent. Young made the necessary personnel and scheme
adjustments to vault his defense into the upper echelon of the conference and the nation.
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The last few minutes of a blowout can
often be a tedious, sloppy display of floor
burns, bobbled rebounds and hurried shots
that zoom several feet away from the rim.
Not when Conner Teahan plays for your
team.
Teahan, a walk-on freshman guard, has
added flavor to mop-up time this season with
his sweet outside stroke. Hes made an absurd
eight for 10 three-pointers in limited minutes
and has made three in a game on two occa-
sions.
Freshman center Cole Aldrich is never
surprised when he sees a Teahan shot rotate
perfectly out of his hands and into the net.
Hes a real pure shooter, Aldrich said.
We know that if we get the ball inside and
his guy digs on us, we can kick it out and hes
going to hit it. Its real fun playing with him
because we know hes going to hit that shot.
Years and years of practice helped that
shot develop. Whenever Teahan felt stressed
from school or just wanted to escape for
awhile, hed step outside to the half-court in
the backyard of his Leawood home. There,
he spent many nights honing his shot and
playing against his older brother, Kyle.
Kyle was four years older and several inches
taller than Teahan. Teahans best way to chal-
lenge his brother? Shoot from the outside.
I always liked shooting the three just because
its become a huge deal in games to make three-
pointers, so I always used to work on it, Teahan
said. I feel like I can shoot it from anywhere.
The shot made him a good high school
player, but he didnt become a big Division
I prospect until later in his career when he
added more to his game. Teahan started to
use his 6-foot-5, hardened-by-four-years-of-
football frame to back down opponents and
develop inside moves. He became a legiti-
mate inside and outside threat.
During his senior year at Rockhurst High
School, Teahan averaged 25 points and eight
rebounds per game while leading his team to
a state runner-up finish in Missouri. He was
named the Missouri Gatorade Player of the
Year for the second straight season and won
the DiRenna Award, an award given to the
top basketball player in Kansas City.
Area schools such as Wichita State, Kansas
State and Missouri showed interest in Teahan, but
Teahan had been a KU fan all his life. The choice
was easy. He wanted to walk on at Kansas.
Ive always watched KU and loved KU
since I was a little kid, he said shortly after
he made his decision. They made me feel
like I was welcome and could be a contribu-
tor down the road.
Teahan said he worked on his shot 10
times harder than he ever had while prepar-
ing for his freshman season. As well as hes
been shooting the ball this year, Teahan has
only been playing toward the end of blow-
outs. He didnt play a minute in big games
against Arizona and Southern California.
To get consistent playing time, Teahan said
he needed to add more to his all-around
game. He said he had been working hard on
his defense and ballhandling. Even if Teahans
game improves significantly, Kansas coach Bill
Self said it was unlikely Teahans role will
increase too much because of the depth at the
guard position. Senior guard Rodrick Stewart,
junior guard Mario Chalmers, junior guard
Brandon Rush, sophomore guard Sherron
Collins and freshman guard Tyrel Reed, when
theyre healthy, all play ahead of him. Thats
fine with Teahan.
Its one of those things where I want to
do whats best for the team and that probably
means playing those guys, Teahan said.
Teahans time will likely come in the
future. Self said Teahan would almost defi-
nitely be in the rotation in the coming years.
For now, fans will have to settle with
enjoying the beauty of Teahans shot during
the end of blowouts.
When the ball leaves his hand, Self said, it
looks as good as anybody in our program.
Edited by JefBriscoe
basketball
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Teahan brings style to traditionally ugly mop-up minutes
Conner Teahans smooth shot garnered attention from
a fewDivision i schools, but he only wanted to showit of
at kansas. the guard, regulated to cleanup duty so far this
season, has hit eight of 10 three-point shots.
talkin abOut practice
Kansas players have received
a major respite from the rigors of
practice since their final regular
season game on Nov. 24. The
Jayhawks took part in their first
bowl-season
practice Sunday
and will not
practice again
until Friday
this week. The
coaching staff
has planned
practices for
every day this
weekend but has not worked any-
thing out beyond Sunday. Coach
Mark Mangino said he would sit
down with Director of Football
Operations George Matsakis to
lay out a practice schedule for the
rest of the month.
17,500 tickets tO ku
Kansas Athletics Director Lew
Perkins said the school would
receive a standard allotment of
about 17,500 tickets for the Jan.
3 FedEx Orange
Bowl. Perkins
said the poten-
tial number of
Jayhawk fans
attending the
game did not
play a part in
Kansas earning
the Orange Bowl
bid and that the Orange Bowl gen-
erally reserves about 17,500 seats
for each team.
extenDeD visit
Mangino and his Jayhawks
officially received their invita-
tion to the Orange Bowl on
Monday. Vance Carlton of the
Orange Bowl committee visited
the University to extend the
formal invite and is staying for
the rest of the week. Carlton said
he could feel the excitement
and anticipation in his first day
at Kansas Athletics facilities and
that he thought the Jayhawks
were a good fit for the Orange
Bowl because they lost only one
game.
mOre ticket infO
Carlton confirmed that Kansas
and Virginia Tech had each been
allotted 17,500 of the 75,000
seats in Dolphin Stadium. Includ-
ing the tickets given to each
school, the Orange Bowl has sold
70,000 tickets as of Monday. Of
the tickets remaining after the
schools take their share, previous
Orange Bowl ticket holders re-
ceive 35,000, and 5,000 are made
available for public sale. Bowl of-
ficials said the South Florida area
has enjoyed a more than $200
million economic boost during
the past four years because of
the event.
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Mangino
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AP basketball top 25
sports quote of the day
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Walking on air
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Manchester Uniteds Cristiano Ronaldo, right, scores his second goal in an English Premier League match against Fulhamon Monday. Ronaldo scored both goals in Uniteds 2-0 victory.
By far. I like oranges. They taste
better, and theyre bigger.
Senior tight end Derek Fine on whether the
Tangerine Bowl or the Orange Bowl is better
Kansas is playing in the Orange
Bowl for the third time. In 1948
Kansas lost 20-14 to Georgia Tech,
and in 1969 Kansas lost 15-14 to
Penn State.
KU football media guide
Q: Kansas lost both Orange
Bowls it has played in, but came
very close to winning both. How
did Kansas lose each game?
A: In 1948, quarterback Lynne
McNutt fumbled the ball two
feet from the goal line in the fnal
minutes instead of scoring to
take the lead. In 1969, Kansas had
apparently won the game with a
broken-up two-point conversion
but was called for 12 men on the
feld, giving Penn State another try,
which it converted.
KU football media guide
WEDNESDAY
Mens Basketball vs.
Eastern Washington, 7 p.m.,
Lawrence
THURSDAY
Womens Basketball vs.
Marquette, 7 p.m., Lawrence
SATURDAY
Mens Basketball vs. DeP-
aul, 1 p.m., Lawrence
SUNDAY
Womens Basketball vs.
Indiana, 2 p.m., Lawrence
the top 25 teams in the associated Press college basketball poll,
with frst-place votes in parentheses, records through dec. 2, total
points based on 25 points for a frst-place vote through one point
for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
record Pts Pvs
1. North carolina (45) 7-0 1,769 1
2. memphis (22) 6-0 1,717 3
3. Kansas (2) 7-0 1,630 4
4. Texas (2) 7-0 1,549 8
5. Georgetown (1) 5-0 1,527 5
6. duke 8-0 1,429 7
7. ucLa 7-1 1,373 2
8. Washington state 7-0 1,348 6
9. michigan state 6-1 1,094 10
10. tennessee 7-1 1,012 11
11. marquette 5-1 962 13
12. Pittsburgh 7-0 938 14
13. butler 7-0 893 16
14. Louisville 5-1 885 12
15. Indiana 6-1 809 15
16. Texas A&M 7-1 788 9
17. Gonzaga 7-1 581 19
18. clemson 7-0 564 18
19. Oregon 6-1 556 17
20. byu 6-1 365 21
21. Xavier 6-1 336 23
22. arizona 5-2 212
23. Vanderbilt 7-0 177
24. southern cal 6-2 163 22
25. Villanova 5-1 151
Others receiving votes: saint marys, calif. 104, miami 89, arkan-
sas 61, Wisconsin 57, Virginia 55, stanford 42, california 30, West
Virginia 27, creighton 21, N.c. state 17, Kansas State 15, arizona
st. 13, Florida 13, s. Illinois 7, connecticut 6, seton Hall 5, George
mason 4, mississippi 4, Ohio st. 2.
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Denver running back Hall
plans to return to practice
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. Broncos
running back Andre Hall can walk
on his sprained ankle without
pain or a limp.
Thats good enough for him.
Hall plans to return to practice
this week in hopes of playing
Sunday against the Kansas City
Chiefs.
Im feeling pretty good. Im
going to give it a go, he said.
Hall sufered a high ankle
sprain on the frst play against
Chicago but played on, gaining 98
yards and scoring a touchdown.
However, Hall hobbled around
on the gimpy ankle all last week
and was inactive for Denvers
34-20 loss to Oakland on Sunday.
The Broncos could certainly use
even a quasi-healthy Hall. Denver
was thin at running back against
the Raiders after Selvin Young left
the game with a bruised arm.
Denver was forced to give
more carries to Travis Henry, who
was back after missing three
games with a torn ligament in his
left knee.
Associated Press
BaseBaLL
Freshman infelder Thoma
to play in New York league
Freshman infelder Zach Thoma
will play for the Little Falls Miners
of the New York Collegiate Baseball
League this summer, the Miners
announced Monday.
Thoma, out of Creighton Prep
in Omaha, Neb., is one of 10 true
freshmen on the Kansas baseball
team this season. At Creighton
Prep, Thoma was named all-state
honorable mention two times. His
senior season, he hit .375 with 13
RBI and eight stolen bases and
helped lead his team to a state
tournament appearance.
The NYCBL was founded in
1978 and is a summer wooden-
bat league for amateur baseball
players that is partially funded by
Major League Baseball. Alumni of
the league include current Major
Leaguers Tim Hudson, Hunter
Pence, Brad Lidge and Steve Kline.
Kansas assistant Kevin Tucker
coached the Miners in 2006.
This summer, the Miners will be
playing for their frst NYCBL Cham-
pionship since 1993.
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517-6392. hawkchalk.com/housing/198
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dry room, lg front porch & screened-in
back porch. Neat old house with lots of
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BY CASE KEEFER
ckeefer@kansan.com
4
things you should know about
Virginia Tech
The Orange Bowl features No. 5 Virginia Tech, an unfamiliar opponent for
Kansas, which has a month to learn the Hokies strengths and weaknesses.
The two quarterbacks
Beamerball
Frank Beamer took over as
coach in Blacksburg, Va., 20 years
ago. Virginia Tech has scored
more defensive and special
teams touchdowns than any
program in the nation since then.
Its special teams
prowess earned
the nickname
Beamerball,
which has
caught on
nationally.
Last week
alone, the Hokies returned an
interception for a touchdown and
blocked two kicks, as well as an
extra point, which they returned
for two points. They rank ninth
in the nation this season with
a plus-13 turnover margin and
are always a threat to block
opponents kicks. The one area
of concern for the Jayhawks all
season has been their woeful
special teams production. And if
they dont fx it by Jan. 3, the Hok-
ies will surely exploit it.
hard-hitting defense
The losses
Virginia Tech won the ACC with
an 11-2 record. But most of the
nation remembers the Hokies two
defeats much more than any of the
victories. Their frst loss came in Ba-
ton Rouge, La., when LSU thrashed
them 48-7. The LSU running game
demolished the Hokies heralded
defense, and Virginia Tech gained
only 149 yards of total ofense.
Virginia Tech won fve straight after
the fasco, until it sufered a fourth-
quarter meltdown against Boston
College at the end of October. The
Hokies shut out the Eagles for the
frst 57 minutes of the game, but
Boston Colleges Matt Ryan engi-
neered two late touchdown drives
to put away Virginia Tech 14-10.
For the frst time this season,
Kansas will be forced to prepare
for two diferent quarterbacks
on the same team. Junior Sean
Glennon starts for the Hokies, but
his play has been as unpredict-
able as a winter thunderstorm in
Kansas. He was benched during
the second game of the year after
completing only two of 10 passes.
But Glennon has won the starting
job back, and he threw for 174
yards and three touchdowns in
last weeks ACC Championship
Game. Glennon is a pure pocket-
passer who could be dangerous if
he gets into a rhythm. Freshman
Tyrod Taylor relieves him on select
possessions throughout the
game. Taylor is one of the nations
most athletic quarterbacks and is
comparable with former Vir-
ginia Tech quarterback standouts
Michael and Marcus Vick. He has
rushed for more than four yards
per carry and six touchdowns this
season.
Kansas might need a few extra
bottles of Advil in its medicine kit
in Miami because the Virginia Tech
defense prides itself on serving
headache-inducing tackles. It
all starts with senior linebackers
Xavier Adibi and Vince Hall. Adibi
and Hall will be playing in the NFL
at this time next year and have
shown their superiority against
ofenses all season. Adibi leads
the Hokies with 108 tackles on
the season and was named an
All-American this week. Hall has
missed four games this season
because of an injury but is still the
teams second leading tackler and
a lethal blitzing weapon. Virginia
Tech also has a strong secondary
featuring All-American cornerback
Brandon Flowers and cornerback
Kam Chancellor. They both serve as
enforcers and hammer wide receiv-
ers over the middle.
Edited by Tara Smith
All photos by AssoCIAtED pREss
Virginia Tech has made a name for itself by blocking feld goals and punts. Virginia Techs defense loves to hit hard.
Junior Sean Glennon is a pure pocket passer. FreshmanTyrod Taylor is a dangerous change of pace quarterback.
Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer
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Behind a prolific career is an
inexhaustible athlete. Cast in
a shadow of accolades stands
senior cross country runner Colby
Wissel.
In his tenure at Kansas, Wissel
has accomplished feats that have
not been touched since the 1950s.
One of those was becoming an
All-American for the second
straight year. But despite becom-
ing the fifth runner in Jayhawk
history to be christened a back-
to-back All-American, Wissel has
remained the same down-to-earth
Nebraska native who loves read-
ing and David
Bowie.
I am a big
reader and spend
a lot of time read-
ing, Wissel said.
I also like hang-
ing out with my
dogs and relaxing
with my friends.
When most athletes reach the
height of their success, they cred-
it the most influential person in
their life. Wissels rattles off his
response almost as fast as the times
he posted.
My dad, Wissel said. I was
always around him as a kid because
he was a high school coach. He has
had such an influence on my life,
while not just helping me in sports
but also growing as a person. I owe
him a lot.
So, for the seemingly aver-
age student-athlete, the seemingly
Herculean course times and numer-
ous awards are the reasons hell be
remembered.
But with all the things Wissel can
do, one of his flaws may surprise
people.
I cant whistle, he said.
Wissel shredded the KU record
book and his future is bright. He
said he would like to continue run-
ning and following his dreams, but
he has a backup plan. For Wissel, an
accounting major, if the future does
not hold a running career, it does
hold a future in athletics.
I would like to get an athletics
job. Wissel said. Whether that is
with the Athletics Department or
not, I would like to stay involved and
active with athletics.
For students and fans who
havent had the opportunity to
watch Wissel compete, there is still
time. This spring, Wissel will run
indoor track and then track and
field, and his opportunity to wear
red, white and blue for his country
on the worlds biggest stage may be
approaching.
Edited by Tara Smith
BY RUSTIN DODD
rdodd@kansan.com
A funny thing happened to
coach Ray Bechard after his vol-
leyball team closed out its sea-
son with a 3-0 victory against
Texas Tech on Nov. 21. Bechard
watched as Iowa State, Michigan
State, Oregon, Nebraska and Texas
advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16.
Those teams accounted for eight
of Kansas 17 losses, and Kansas
was three points away from taking
a 3-2 victory against Iowa State on
Nov. 17. Yep, Bechard started to
feel pretty good about his team.
I think sometimes it looks like
there is a big gap when really
were not that far away, Bechard
said. Bottom line is we had some
matches we really needed to close
that we didnt.
But Bechard said he was excited
about the way his team finished
the season.
Kansas won three of its last
six matches, including victories
against No. 18 Oklahoma, at
Colorado and at Texas Tech.
Bechard said his team would
now be focused on offseason
workouts. Volleyball players can
practice individually eight hours
a week with the Kansas coaching
staff.
Now we can really break
some things down individually,
Bechard said.
One thing Kansas will need to
work on is its team offense. The
Jayhawks were second to last in
the Big 12 with a .184 team hitting
percentage. Bechard said the key
to improving was getting in the
gym and getting repetitions.
Be g i nni ng
in March and
April, the team
has a six-week
training ses-
sion, where the
players can be
together for 20
hours a week.
Those six
weeks will be
crucial for a
team that loses
two seniors,
Emily Brown
and Caitlin Mahoney, but returns
14 players to the fold. Bechard is
confident that his young team will
continue to develop.
I think the game will slow
down for them, and itll make
more sense, Bechard said.
Brittany Williams
return
Bechard said no timetable exist-
ed for the return of sophomore
middle blocker Brittany Williams.
Williams tore
her anterior
cruciate liga-
ment during a
late September
p r a c t i c e .
Bechard is
hopeful that
Williams will
be healthy next
fall. If every-
thing works out
she would be
in a situation
where next fall
she would be
ready to go. Bechard said.
rest for natalie
uhart
Bechard also said that the end
of the season had provided some
much needed rest for junior mid-
dle blocker Natalie Uhart.
This is exactly what she needs,
Bechard said.
Uhart missed 10 matches this
season with a congenital heart
defect after missing all of 2006
with a torn anterior cruciate liga-
ment. Bechard anticipates that
Uhart will be the healthiest she
has been since suffering her knee
injury.
Edited by Jeff Briscoe
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Wednesday night in the Horejsi Family Athletics Center. Texas swept Kansas in three games.
volleyball season recap
record:
13-17, 6-14 big 12
leaders:
Kills: Freshman Jenna Kaiser, 2.86
kills per game
assists: senior emily brown, 6.60
assists per game
blocks: Junior Natalie uhart, 1.17
assists per game
aces: Freshman Karina Garling-
ton, 0.33 assists per game
digs: Freshman melissa manda,
3.97 digs per game
team stats:
Kills per game: 14.05
assists per game: 12.83
blocks per game: 2.35
aces per game: 1.83
digs per game: 14.49
Hitting percentage: .184
Seasons struggles provide fodder
for teams ofseason improvements
Bottom line is we had some
crucial matches that we really
needed to close that we didnt.
Ray BechaRd
Kansas volleyball coach
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Dancesport teaches the art
of ballroom dancing while pro-
moting a healthy atmosphere
of competitive spirit. It allows
experienced dancers and new-
comers alike to compete in more
than 10 different styles of ball-
room dance from around the
world.
Only a week
after its most
i mp o r t a n t
compet i t i on
of the year, the
KU Dancesport
club was found
p r a c t i c i n g
in the aero-
bics room of
the Student
R e c r e a t i o n
Fitness Center.
The team
traveled to Ohio to compete in
the annual National Collegiate
Dancesport Championships Nov.
17 and 18.
Club officer Jenny Raad, a
fourth-year graduate student
from Morrison, Colo., said the
team earned more callbacks this
year than ever before. A callback
is earned when a judge picks the
most impressive pairs of about
100 other competing couples and
sends them to the next round of
competition.
Dancesport allows partici-
pants to pick from four levels of
competitions: newcomer, bronze,
silver and gold, for the most
experienced dancers. The KU
club had members successfully
competing at every level.
The success of the team dur-
ing the past four years can be
attributed to many factors. Once
a week, the more advanced
members of the team get assis-
tance from Perry Gingerich, a
Kansas City-based dance coach.
Gingerich is one of the most
highly sought-after coaches in
the area.
Aside from this, the team
holds three
more prac-
tices through-
out the week.
Raad said hav-
ing the time
and patience
to devote to
the sport was
essential for
success.
The time
and devo-
tion that team
members put into the sport
has had positive effects for
many members. Mark Snyder,
a fourth-year graduate student
from Lynchburg, Va., said that
the sport had helped him build
confidence and form long, last-
ing friendships.
One common misconception
people have about Dancesport
is that experience and grace are
required, said Kristin Standley, St.
Louis senior.
You dont need to be grace-
ful. I continually fall down stairs
and walk into things, Standley
said.
While that may be true in her
everyday life, she is one of the
more experienced dancers on the
team. For some members, grace
and experience have been built
over time. Raab said she never
felt prettier or more graceful than
when she was dancing. Every
week, Raab, Snyder and Standley
have the opportunity to share their
passion for the sport with the new
team members by teaching them
the different styles of dance.
Edited by Matt Erickson
dancesport styles
International Latin
Style:
Rumba
Cha-Cha
Samba
Jive
Swing
Mamba
Paso Doble
International
Standard Style:
Waltz
Tango
Quick Step
Fox Trot
Viennese Waltz
cLub SportS
KU Dancesport team competes,
practices while helping beginners
You dont need to be graceful. I
continually fall down stairs and
walk into things.
KRiSTen STanDley
St. louis senior
Members learn variety of styles,
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
BALTIMORE The New England
Patriots are still perfect, but looking
mighty vulnerable.
New England pulled off its greatest
escape thus far to become the sixth team
in NFL history to start a season with 12
victories. For the second straight week,
it was a struggle against a losing team,
but the incredibly resourceful Patriots
got Tom Bradys 8-yard touchdown
pass to Jabar Gaffney with 44 seconds
left to beat the Baltimore Ravens 27-24
Monday night.
The winning drive in the final min-
utes covered 73 yards and required
two fourth-down conversions, one on
a defensive holding penalty 6 seconds
before Gaffney beat Dawan Landry in
the left corner of the end zone.
Driven to distraction by a Baltimore
defense at times reminiscent of the
2000 unit that led the Ravens (4-8)
to a Super Bowl victory, Brady came
through late as he always seems to.
Eight days after edging Philadelphia
31-28, the Patriots barely kept alive their
pursuit of the only unblemished record
in NFL history, Miamis 17-0 in 1972.
With Pittsburgh (9-3) up next, the
Patriots must recapture some of their
record-settingways fromearlier inthesea-
sontokeeptheir flawless recordintact.
As the biggest road favorite in a
non-replacement game (19 points),
the Patriots nearly laid a dud in swirl-
ing winds and occasional snow flurries.
They trailed for much of the game, but
Brady relentlessly guided them down-
field for the winning score and his
41st touchdown pass of the season.
Hes eight short of Peyton Mannings
record with four games left.
And New England is four wins shy
of the only 16-0 regular season ever.
Remaining after the Steelers are the
weak Dolphins and Jets, and a Saturday-
night visit to the New York Giants.
That the Ravens, losers of five
straight, would test the Patriots so
severely was stunning. Indeed, if not
for untimely penalties and a fumble of
an interception return by Ed Reed, the
Ravens might have pulled off one of
the biggest upsets in NFL history.
Baltimore got a brilliant effort from
Willis McGahee, who rushed for 138
yards and a touchdown. Boller threw
for two scores, and the Ravens man-
aged three sacks.
But they couldnt manage to hang on.
nfL
Patriots stay undefeated
afer tough 27-24 victory
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Baltimore Ravens defender Chris McAlister, right, breaks up a pass intended for NewEngland Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss during the frst
half Monday in Baltimore. The Patriots struggled against Baltimore for much of the game, but a late touchdown drive clinched the game for NewEngland.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Devard Darling stif-arms the NewEngland Patriots Brandon
Meriweather after catching a pass during the frst half Monday in Baltimore.

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