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Part two of the in-depth series

examining hip-hops impact on


four Lawrence residents.
NEWS | 12
Forget what you heard:
The Promoter
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
UDK
wednesday, July 6, 2011 www.kansan.com volume 123, issue 157
Parking tickets make people angry.
But somebodys gotta write em.
We take a look behind the dreaded
pink envelope. FEaTurE | 7
#@%$!
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I do hereby proclaim July 1984 as


National Ice Cream Month and July
15, 1984, as National Ice Cream
Day, and I call upon the people of
the United States to observe these
events with appropriate ceremonies
and activities.
Ronald Reagan
Todays
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KU staf are collecting food and
money to feed the hungry in
Lawrence during the third annual
KU Staf Summer Food Drive, July
11-15. For collection points and
instructions, go to www.facebook.
com/HelpKUFightHunger.
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weather.com
We take arare look intothe lives of the students
whowrite anddistribute those pesky parking
tickets oncampus. Page 7.
Cover photo by Mike Gunnoe/KANSAN
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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How your beer is
making you dumb
A new study connects binge drinking with loss of
brainpower bad news for many college students.
A divorce tale: KU grad
blogs about sports tiff
Josh Fisher writes on the high-drama of sports
management playing out on a national scale.
Turning up tuition
to fll the gaps
Increases in the cost of attendence hit
out-of-state students especially hard.
Recruiters for the University want more
of them to come.
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state
BRIEFS
LOCAL
Department allots funds
for pro-choice programs
The Kansas Department of Health and En-
vironment disclosed this morning that it has
allocated over $204,000 in federal funding
to family planning programs in Sedgewick
and Ellis counties. The announcement came
only a week after Planned Parenthood of
Kansas and Mid-Missouri fled suit against
the agency for fnancially stonewalling their
organization.
The lawsuit, fled by Planned Parenthood
of Kansas and Mid-Missouri on June 28th,
challenges a state budget provision that
restricts their organization from receiving
federal Title X funds. Three days later, the
Department of Health distributed a portion
of the funds in question to the two county
health departments.
Last year, the federal government dis-
persed over $317 million in Title X family-
planning funds to the states. The money is
then dispersed to state hospitals and health
clinics.
The budget provision does not mention
Planned Parenthood by name, but states
that it seeks to defund any abortion pro-
viders.
When contacted, Peter Brownlie, CEO of
Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-
Missouri, was out of town and unable to
comment on legal matters until Wednesday.
In a publicly issued statement, Brownlie said
he intends to continue to dispute Planned
Parenthoods exclusion from funding, main-
taining that women have a right to afford-
able health care without being subjected to
political motives.
It is currently against the law for any
Title X funding, regardless of its recipient, to
fund abortion services. Planned Parenthood
uses Title X funding only for the family plan-
ning services that the grant funds at county
health departments.
James Armstrong, attorney to the gover-
nor and the secretary of health and environ-
ment, could not immediately be reached for
comment.
Planned Parenthood currently has clinics
in both Wichita and Hays, the largest cit-
ies in Sedgewick and Ellis counties. Neither
clinic provides abortion services.
If the state budget remains as is, the
Planned Parenthood clinics will lose nearly
$331,000 in funding to provide sexual
health care to low-income women in the
area.
Meg Lowry
Name change allows
greater recognition
The University of Kansas announced
on July 1 that the Department of
Public Administration will be re-
named the School of Public Affairs
and Administration.
The designation was unanimous-
ly decided among program faculty
and approved by the Kansas Board
of Regents in April. Talks about
making the switch have been in the
works since 2008.
The change from a department
to a school allows more opportuni-
ties to be recognized by more people
around the country. It also brings
about the opportunity of naming
rights. In time, the School of Pub-
lic Affairs could be named after
someone who has gone through the
school and distinguished them-
selves or have given money to the
school.
The U.S. News & World Report has
ranked the Master of Public Admin-
istration degree in city management
and urban planning frst in the na-
tion since 1998. It currently ranks
No. 7 overall with the University of
Michigan in program rankings.
The schools Edwin O. Stene
Masters Program in Public Admin-
istration is one of the oldest in the
United States. The program serves
students who are pursuing careers
in city management and public ser-
vice organizations.
In addition, the school expects
that this change will assist in fund-
raising, Marilu Goodyear, Director
of the School of Public Affairs and
Administration, said. With more
fundraising comes the availability
of more scholarships for students.
Being a school, as opposed to a
department, recognizes that we are
a full-service research and teaching
enterprise, Goodyear said.
Weston Pletcher
campus
BY WESTON PLETCHER
wpletcher@kansan.com
A U.S. Department of Health
survey in 2008 reported that more
than 9 percent of children between
12 and 17 years old use drugs.
A $1.5 million grant will allow
University of Kansas researchers
develop new compounds to help
people fight drug addiction.
These compounds could some-
day help people using drugs such
as cocaine and heroin.
The Specialized Chemistry
Center and Center of Excellence
in Chemical Methodologies and
Library Development at the Uni-
versity of Kansas together have
formed and developed five class-
es of molecules, also known as
chemical compounds, that show
the possibility for additional
treatment.
These molecules are designed
to interact with what are known
as kappa opioid receptors, which
are located in the human spine.
The receptors play a role in
drug dependency.
The compounds created in
this project will initially be
used to study the pharmacol-
ogy of the kappa opioid recep-
tor (KOR). These studies could
provide further insight on the
physiological role of the KOR
in humans.
Kevin Frankowski, research
associate, said the KOR plays
an important role in the nor-
mal human stress response
and other physiological func-
tions. KOR antagonists have
shown promising effects in the
stress-induced reinstatement
of cocaine, nicotine, and mor-
phine using animal models.
The more immediate goal of
the project however is to increase
the fundamental understanding
of the precise role the KOR plays
within the complex physiologi-
cal signal-
ing cascade,
Fr ankowski
said. Such
k n o wl e d g e
would be
useful in de-
termining the
best approach
toward mod-
ulating the
KOR as a po-
tential target
for the treat-
ment of addiction.
The researchers at KU will team
with pharmacologist Laura Bohn,
research associate professor at the
Scripps Research Institute, and
her coworkers. They are currently
evaluating these new compounds
in cell-based assays in their lab at
The Scripps Research Institute in
Jupiter, Fla.
The grant is specifically for me-
dicinal chemistry and pharmacol-
ogy. But, if these compounds turn
out to be extraordinary, KU and
Scripps could pat-
ent the chemicals
that show poten-
tial as drug thera-
pies for addiction.
The research
team at KU in-
cludes Jeff Aub,
professor of me-
dicinal chemistry
and principal in-
vestigator of the
grant; Frankowski;
Frank Schoenen,
courtesy associate professor of
medicinal chemistry; Tom Pris-
inzano, associate professor of me-
dicinal chemistry; and other staff
members.

Such knowledge would


be useful in determining
the best approach toward
modulating the KOR as
a potential target for the
treatment of addiction.
KEvIN FRANKOWSKI
research associate
research
$1.5M grant can help
combat drug addiction
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FAR
&
NEAR
NEWS
Associated Press
Cops fnd 1.1 tons of cocaine
on the way to Europe in yacht
(Berlin, Germany) German police say au-
thorities have intercepted a yacht carrying 1.1
tons of cocaine worth some $60 million from
the Caribbean to Europe.
Police said Tuesday that the bust was
part of an investigation begun in 2009 with
French and Spanish authorities.
Two Germans sailing from the island of Gre-
nada were stopped last week by French customs
authorities. The cocaine was found hidden in the
43-foot yacht, and the suspects were arrested.
In searches in Germany, police say they
found $580,000 cash and $1.3 million in other
assets.
Police say a South African man who was sup-
posed to skipper the boat across the Atlantic
was arrested Tuesday in the Caribbean. A Dutch
man was arrested Tuesday in Spain.
Three activists trying to leave Greek island detained
(Athens, Greece) Pro-Palestinian activists say two Canadians and an Australian
linked to a fotilla that seeks to leave Greece for the Gaza Strip have been detained.
David Heap, a spokesperson for a boat carrying dozens of Canadians that tried to
leave Greece despite a ban, said Tuesday the three activists could face charges. He
identifed them as Canadians Sandra Ruch and Soha Kneen, and Australian Michael
Coleman.
The boat tried to leave the southern Greek island of Crete on Monday, but was
forced to turn back by Coast Guard vessels.
Male sex of New Zealand penguin
identifed by cells from feathers
(Wellington, New Zealand) Its a boy.
DNA results are back for the emperor penguin
nicknamed Happy Feet found on a New Zealand
beach two weeks ago.
Wellington Zoo spokeswoman Kate Baker says the
penguins sex was identifed from cells scraped from
his feathers. Male and female emperor penguins
outwardly appear identical.
Baker said Tuesday the penguin is recovering
nicely after four procedures to fush sand and de-
bris from his stomach. He now eats more than 4
pounds of salmon daily.
British troops to begin leaving Afghanistan next year
(Kabul, Afghanistan) British Prime Minister David Cameron is promising Af-
ghanistan a surge in aid money even as British troops begin to withdraw from the
war.
At a news conference on Tuesday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Cameron
said he will confrm to Parliament on Wednesday that about 500 of the 9,500 British
forces in Afghanistan will leave next year. He says all foreign troops would stick to
a 2014 deadline to end their combat role.
Cameron says an additional 450 personnel, who were deployed on a temporary
mission to Afghanistan, are also set to be pulled back by February.
But he pledged an enduring partnership with Afghanistan and vowed to increase
Britains aid and help build an elite military academy modeled after Englands
famous Sandhurst.
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University ups recruitment out-of-state
tuition
BY LAURA ERDALL
lerdall@kansan.com
Going to school out-of-state can be
costly, but the price of an education
at the University of Kansas will go
up this fall semester for both Kansas
residents and non-residents under a
proposal before the Kansas Board of
Regents.
Since 2008, tuition for in-state
incoming freshman has increased
from $3,438 to $4,182; that is a $744
increase for an undergraduate taking
15 hours per semester. For non-res-
idents, tuition has
risen from $9,030 to
$10,875 since 2008
-- a $1,845 increase
per semester.
Lisa Pinamonti
Kress, director of
Ofce of Admis-
sions, said that of-
fcials would like
more in-state stu-
dents, but recent
studies show that
there are less stu-
dents graduating from high school in
Kansas.
Kansas projects to have about
3,400 fewer high school graduates a
decade afer 2004-05, a decrease of
more than 10 percent, according to
the Western Interstate Commission
for Higher Education website.
Since graduating classes are on
a decline in Kansas, were trying to
recruit students primarily from the
Midwest, Kress said. Especially
from Minneapolis, Nebraska, Texas,
Colorado, Missouri, Chicago, Iowa
and Oklahoma.
Regionally, in the decade leading
up to 2004-05, the number of high
school graduates grew the fastest in
the West at 34 percent, with the South
growing by 23 percent, the Northeast
by 20.7 percent, and the Midwest by
14.2 percent.
Te South will see the most growth
in its production of high school grad-
uates, at about 9 percent by 2014-
2015. Wests numbers will climb
by 7.1 percent. But the number of
graduates produced in the Northeast
and the Midwest will decline by 6.1
percent and 3 percent.
KU is expanding its eforts in
California to recruit because theres
a growing population of students
there, Kress said.
Ofce of Admissions did a one-
year comparison to last fall and
found that theres a
growth in recruit-
ment of students
from cities such as
Denver, Chicago,
Minneapolis, some
areas in California,
and St. Louis.
University re-
gional admissions
r e pr e s e nt at i ve s
are assigned to
territories across
the country to attend college fairs
and make individual trips to high
schools to talk about coming to KU.
Territory managers are on the road
from September through October
and they put on numerous events in
the spring.
Last fall, the total head count on
the Lawrence campus was 26,266
with 18,147 being Kansas residents
and 8,119 being non-residents.
Tats 70 percent of students from
Kansas and only 30 percent from out
of state.
Te Ofce of Admissions wont
know ofcial number of students,
both Kansas residents and non-res-
idents, until the 20th day of classes
because students will still be enroll-
ing up to that point, Kress said.
in-state savings

Since graduating classes


are on a decline in Kansas,
were trying to recruit
students primarily from
the Midwest..
LiSa PinaMonti KreSS
director, offce of admissions
Tuition increases since 2008 (15 hours):
in-state: $3,438 to $4,182
ToTAL nUmBER of UnDERgRADs LAsT YEAR: 26,266
Tuition increases since 2008 (15 hours):
out-of-state: $9,030 to $10,875
number of in-state undergrads last year: 18,147
number of out-of-state undergrads last year: 8,119
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health
Binge drinking kills your brain cells
BY MEG LOWRY
mlowry@kansan.com
Bruises, cuts, nausea and a throb-
bing headache are some of the physical
pains caused by binge drinking.
Te most severe injury, though, is
one you cannot see or even feel: the
trauma inficted on your brain.
A study presented at the annual con-
ference for the Research Society on Al-
coholism last week reported that binge
drinking greatly deteriorates gray and
white matter in the brain.
Since the brain is developing in ones
20s, it could be interacting with devel-
opmental factors, Tim McQueeny, a
doctoral student at the University of
Cincinnati who led the study, said.
Te National Institute on Drug
Abuse defnes binge drinking as a
pattern of excessive alcohol use that
increases a persons blood alcohol con-
tent rapidly, and says more than half
of Americans between 18 and 25 have
engaged in the activity. Typically, binge
drinking would be fve or more drinks
in a row for men and four or more in a
row for women.
More than half of Americans be-
tween 18 and 25 years old have en-
gaged in binge drinking.
McQueeny conducted high-reso-
lution brain scans on weekend binge
drinkers, which found signifcant
erosion in the pre-frontal cortex and
in the gray matter of the brain. Te
greater number of drinks consumed,
the higher correla-
tion to brain-matter
thinning.
It doesnt mat-
ter what kind of
drink, McQueeny
said. When the
combined alcohol
reaches the binge
level we see the ef-
fects.
Tese efects in-
clude deterioration of the brain that
control attention, planning, decision-
making, thinking and transmitting
messages.
Chris Nelson, a third-year law stu-
dent from Kansas City, Mo., has wit-
nessed frst-hand the drinking culture
on campus and the negative impact it
has on student performances.
Id say a good rule of thumb is if you
need to study to take a test on Friday,
you wont be doing yourself any favors
going out on a Tursday, Nelson said.
Binge drinking afects every single
organ in the human body, but because
alcohol is a depres-
sant, it directly slows
the functioning of
the central nervous
system.
According to
Watkins Student
Health Services,
about twenty-fve
percent of college
students say their
drinking has nega-
tively impacted their academic per-
formance. Students report missing
classes, failing exams and falling be-
hind in coursework as a result of their
drinking.
When a high-resolution brain scan
of a healthy brain and a brain afected
by binge drinking are placed side by
side, the brain of the binge drinker ap-
pears to be flled with holes.
Any binge drinking, even rarely, has
this efect.
So many people think of college
as the only years they can really cut
loose, Nelson said. Tey dont grasp
what their life could be like down the
line.

Since the brain is devel-


oping in ones twenties, it
could be interacting with
developmental factors.
Tim mcQueeny
leader of study, university of cincinnati
Mike Gunnoe/KANSAN
Typically, binge drinking is more than fve drinks in a row for men and more than four for
women.
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transportation
Parking employees often targets of students abuse
BY MATT GALLOWAY
mgalloway@kansan.com
Rob Bufmire routinely interacts
with KU students. Unfortunately,
most of the interactions include pro-
fanity-flled rants.
You have to have thick skin with
this job, said Bufmire, a Parking
and Transit safety and security of-
fcer. Most of the time when youve
given people a chance to come to their
senses they listen. Tey usually get the
idea the frst time.
Bufmire, a senior from Salt Lake
City, is one of about 20 employees
who issue campus parking tickets. As
a safety and security ofcer, he said at
times he is verbally abused and even
physically provoked.
Most of the time people start yell-
ing, getting raised voices if they dont
like whats going on, Bufmire said.
Once or twice people have gone to
push me but there has never been ac-
tual contact.
Parking tickets and permits are the
two main sources of revenue for Park-
ing and Transit, which uses the funds
to repair campus roads and maintain
parking lots. Te department has is-
sued more than 50,000 tickets in each
of the last three school years, includ-
ing 54,835 for 2010-11.
Bufmires altercations have been
relatively tame compared to some
of the incidents involving his peers.
Some ticketed or towed drivers have
threatened violence with baseball
bats and camera tripods, said Dave
Moore, Field Operations Manager for
Parking and Transit.
We do have confrontations,
Moore said. Tere will be some days
when we dont have one. Tere will be
others where we have quite a few. It
depends.
Tere are fve full-time ofcers and
17-to-20 student hourly employees
who patrol for parking violations be-
tween the hours of 7 a.m. and mid-
night, according to Donna Hultine,
director of Parking and Transit. Hul-
tine has been with the department
since 1981. She said incidents be-
tween safety and security workers and
parking violators are on the decline
but there are still people who will not
accept responsibility.
In my mind, and maybe Im sim-
plifying this too much, but I think
its pretty easy to be in compliance or
not, Hultine said. [Ofcers] are re-
ally just following the rules. Teyre
not doing it with emotion. Teyre not
judging people. You either have a per-
mit or you dont.
Te most heated altercations occur
when a vehicle is towed, Moore said.
If the situation escalates, ofcers are
instructed to radio KUPD for assis-
tance. Recently ofcers had to forcibly
remove a student who refused to exit
a vehicle about to be towed.
We are in direct contact with the
KUPD and we can get them there
rather quickly, which we do not hesi-
tate to do, Moore said. I dont have
tolerance for someone who would
take it to that level.
Perhaps the most well-known al-
tercation occurred in June 2007 when
former football coach Mark Mangino
tracked down and confronted a stu-
dent employee. Mangino was ticketed
because he wanted to park closer to
an entrance than the location of his
reserved stall, which was about 70 feet
from the entrance, Hultine said.
Te student could have quickly
walked away and been fne, Hultine
said. [Mangino] had a certain level of
what he expected, I think.
Bufmire said employees tend to
be more understanding and less con-
frontational than students, but being
respectful to the safety and security
ofcer is benefcial to everyone.
If theyre nice and appropriate,
we are not required to fnish a ticket
when the owner of a vehicle shows
up, Bufmire said. We are usually
very kind about it, and most people
understand.
Despite some of the incidents in-
volving his coworkers, Bufmire said
he does not feel intimidated on the
job.
Im never threatened when people
walk up when Im writing a ticket,
Bufmire said. Sometimes they yell,
but its usually not that bad.
MIke Gunnoe/KANSAN
Rob Buffmire, KU Parking and Transit safety and security offcer, says that he sometimes bears the brunt of frustration from drivers
who park illegally.
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world
BY ISAAC E. GWIN
editor@kansan.com
RABAT, MOROCCO In the
lead-up to historic elections her on
Friday, fve KU students studying
abroad in Morocco had an opprotu-
nity to witness political change frst-
hand.
Te protests and demonstrations
on Feb. 20 in the capital city of Rabat
received the attention of King Mo-
hammed VI, who in response prom-
ised to consider their grievances.
Te result has been the some 80
clauses that will be voted on by the
people to be added to the constitu-
tion.
For Brandon Holland, a senior
from Minneapolis studying Arabic
this summer at Al Akhawayn Univ-
eristy, Morocco has come to represent
a home away from home, and one he
is anxious to see what the future will
hold.
Te desire for political change is
undeniable here, Holland said. Its re-
ally interesting to see how the king has
handled everything. It hasnt been a
situation like weve seen in Egypt with
Mubarak or in Libya with Gaddaf. He
has kept it mostly peaceful. I have to
commend King Mohammed VI for
giving these reforms. Hes politically
savvy enough to keep things from es-
calating. Its all incredibly interesting
and I really hope things turn out well
here. I really do love this country.
Te reforms in the new constitu-
tion and the push towards democracy
have sparked political debate among
many college-aged Moroccans who
have begun to consider what role they
will play in the future of their country
and how they will ultimately continue
its growth.
Morocco needs active people,
Zineb Abbad El Andaloussi, a senior
at Al Akhawayn, said. Te problem
is that our social system is all over the
place. Our middle class is almost non-
existent. Families are either super rich
or super poor, and if you cant aford
to take your kids to school then they
will not receive the knowledge nec-
essary to participate in the growth
of our country. I ultimately want a
transfer of power to the people, but
we dont know who these people are
yet and what they would do with this
power. Education is what it is going to
take to take people out of the dark so
they can form and act on their own
opinions and not just do what they
are told.
It remains to be seen what will come
of Fridays election in Morocco, but
one thing is certain, it has fundamen-
tally started the wheels of change.
I am anxious to see how this elec-
tion will go, how many people will
actually go and vote, and see if these
changes will actually be introduced
or not, said Mehdi Lazrak, a senior
at Al Akhawayn. I really hope this
election will get more people involved
politically, because it seems that most
Moroccans, including myself before
this election, really dont want to have
anything to do with politics. Te face
of Morocco is changing and we all
should help to make it what we want.
As a student studying abroad in a
foreign country, the opportunity to
witness these kinds of fundamental
changes is quite unique.
Tis can be seen as the beginning
of a gradual move toward more de-
mocratization in the future, although,
for some these immediate changes
are simply not enough, said Driss
Maghraoui, history professor at Al
Akhawayn Univeristy in Ifrane, Mo-
rocco. Te major concentration of
power will still lie with the king. He
still has the role of commander of the
faithful. He is still the supreme com-
mander of the military. He will also
maintain his ability to remove the
prime minister. But still for others
this is seen as an important step in the
right direction.
Te history of voting in Morocco
has been one of foundering par-
ticipation. With reportedly corrupt
parties and rigged elections, most
Moroccans have shied away from the
voting process, or even political dia-
logue altogether.
Unfortunately, this is the voting
situation in Morocco, Maghraoui
said. Te level of corruption in the
past has deterred many from wanting
to vote because they know it will not
do any good. Tis was especially true
prior to the rule of the current mon-
arch. Tis regime has been slightly
more transparent, though many of the
political parties have been discred-
ited. People also know that the King
ultimately still has the power. Tis is
something though that I think this re-
gime would like to change. If people
dont go out to vote it will not look
good for them.
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Univeristy
BY CHRISTY NUTT
cnutt@kansan.com
University ofcials want drivers to
slow down for pedestrian safety on
roads just northwest of campus. To
make that happen, four speed cush-
ions gentle speed bumps will be
installed at two intersections on West
Campus Road.
Te University will pay $60,000
to install the speed cushions, which
are just outside of the campus prop-
erty line. Te speed cushions will be
installed at the intersections of West
Campus Road and Stratford, and 11th
and West Campus Rd., by Joseph R.
Pearson Hall. Jim Modig, the uni-
versitys director of design and con-
struction management, said the speed
cushions are expected to be in place
before students return to classes in
August.
A speed cushion is similar to the
familiar speed bump except that it
rises and stays fat for a distance be-
fore falling back to the pavement. Te
cushions allow buses to pass over the
bump with ease, Modig said. KU bus-
es pass through both intersections on
their routes.
Speed cushions dont have as se-
vere of a bump, but enough that you
know to slow down, Modig said.
Tat is the intention to slow trafc
down and make crosswalks safer.
Modig said there are safety con-
cerns at both intersections because
of the high volume of student pe-
destrians and trafc. A trafc study
conducted by the city showed that
approximately 3,700 vehicles passed
through the intersection at Stratford
and West Campus Road during a 24
hour period. Te visibility of oncom-
ing trafc is not good for pedestrians
at the 11th Street and West Campus
Road intersection, Modig said.
We want trafc to slow down to
make sure pedestrians have time to
react to oncoming cars, Modig said.
David Woosley, the citys trafc en-
gineer, said police cant be everywhere
enforcing the speed limit at all times
and that trafc calming devices, like
speed cushions, are the only way to
slow trafc down in a problem area.
Students brought this forward as a
safety concern, Modig said.
Both intersections are located on
city streets, and not KU streets. Mo-
dig said the city has been receptive to
the project. Te University and the
city ofen work as a team on street im-
provements near university property.
Te city will put plans together
and contract out to have construc-
tion take place, Woosley said. Ten
KU will reimburse the city for all the
costs.
Both locations will have two speed
cushions installed on each side of a
cross-walk. Half of the $60,000 total is
funded by the Campus Safety Adviso-
ry Board from past student fees. Te
University is paying for the other half
with repair and rehabilitation funds,
Modig said.
Te Campus Safety Advisory
Board is paying the other half of the
costs with funds from past student
fees, Modig said.
Te city has a long list of approved
road improvements that lack funding.
Te project is a priority for the
University and is being paid for by it
because it benefts students, Modig
said.
If we didnt take the initiative to
pay for this project, it would go on the
bottom of the citys list, he said. We
might have to wait 5-10 years to get it
done.
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transportation
University pays 60K to install four speed cushions off campus
During my freshman year at
the University I dove into as many
different clubs and activities as
I could. I learned how to swing
dance, cheered on sports teams and
struggled through a French conver-
sational dinner. All were important
and added to my college experience
but the most significant event I
attended, one that helped alter the
course of my life, was listening to
Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS
Shoes, speak at the Lied Center.
The organization began as a
shoe company in 2006 with the idea
that for every pair of shoes sold,
one would be given away to a child
in need. In September 2010, the
TOMS organization celebrated its 1
millionth pair of shoes sold, just
four years after the company was
founded.
But TOMS didnt stop there. June
7, 2011 the company announced its
introduction of TOMS Eyewear. For
every pair of sunglasses sold, one
person is helped to get their sight
back through medical treatment,
prescription glasses or sight-saving
surgery.
Not everyone can afford a pair
of TOMS, which range from $40 to
$65, or a pair of the new sunglasses
that average between $135 to $145.
I have to save up my money and
remind myself that I am really
buying two pairs of shoes I just
dont get to wear the other pair. But
picturing a child getting his or her
first pair of TOMS at a shoe-drop or
wearing them on his or her first day
of school makes it worth it for me.
The best part about TOMS is that
it involves you. This isnt a charity,
it isnt just a shoe company and it
most certainly isnt a fad. TOMS is
a movement, a One for One move-
ment to be specific. But I think its
even more than that.
The TOMS organization, move-
ment, whatever you want to call it
spreads hope. It touches everyone
from a blind man in Nepal to a
seven-year-old girl in South Africa
who has never owned a pair of
shoes and even, upon occasion, has
the power to inspire an 18-year-old
girl in Kansas to become a part of
something bigger than herself.
Blakeborough is a junior in inter-
national studies and journalism
from Baltimore.
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free for all
Want to voice your opinion? contact editor@kansan.com or at (785) 864-4810
By jessie BlakeBorough
jblakeborough@kansan.com
Wow. All optimism
regarding Kansas is gone.
F*** you, Kansas and f***
you, Brownback.
Get that DNA test, love. I bet
you its not even yours.
It came out my vagina. it
better be mine.
Kansas is kind of bumming
me out lately.
Does anyone else think
its weird to date someone
with the same name as your
sibling(s)?
I cant really relate. Nobody
I dated would have my
sisters name because her
name is very feminine and
Im only interested in men.
What I think is even weirder
is dating someone with the
same name as you. WTF is
that?
I would tell you how I really
feel, but I kinda need to ask
you out frst, so I will.
People love me. True story.
I am having girl trouble; the
b!tch is pressing charges.
A b!tch has to do what a
b!tch has to do.
Its a tangled web. Ill admit
that I wove it. It just really
sucks.
When using asterisks
to censor yourself, you
typically censor out the
vowel. So it should be
AMERICA! F*CK YEAH!
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@Thekansan_News #campusbucketlist 1. Walk through the
campanile. 2. Sexual something in the stacks. 3. Swim in
the Chi-O fountain.
bryanrreynolds
@Thekansan_News The pope sent out his frst tweet today,
praising Jesus. His second tweet? A picture of his crotch.
#WeinerJokes #witty.
summer
Close your eyes and its almost paradise
By liz sTepheNs
editor@kansan.com
Summer time and the living
is easy. For some of us, summer
means sleeping in, letting our
KU Outlook Express inboxes
fill to bursting, and going to the
Bahamas to get drunk with our
siblings. For the rest of us with
jobs or summer school, there
simply isnt time for us to leave the
country to vacation.
Cue in, a substitute vaca-
tion. There is a place where one
can go for an hour or two on a
Wednesday with just a handle of
tequila and a bottle of baby oil. It
is the working stiff s utopia, the
summer studiers retreat, the poor
mans banana cabana. Its a laxly
guarded apartment building in
south Lawrence will make you feel
irresponsible again.
What is it about this low-grade
paradise that keeps the KU study
body coming back for more? It
is its near-exactness to what you
may get in a resort on any given
day in the Bahamas that is so
appealing. See first the pool, the
rich turquoise paint on the basin
glimmers in such a way that one
may think he is looking into a
Caribbean that has been sprinkled
with dead spiders and used band-
aids. The glistening bodies dipped
into or lounging around the pool
could perhaps be world travelers,
although they are all the same
age and wear the same style of
Victorias Secret swimsuit but in
various colors.
Multiple beer pong games,
vomit clinging lazily to a bush in
the background, a drunk guy pee-
ing in a fountain contribute to the
air of affordable luxury. A word
to the wise, the pool is heated only
by human urine. Its my recom-
mendation to scrub ones genitals
aggressively with medical grade
soap after submersion.
Go now as you can get in
without any sort of identification
or apartment key. Enjoy yourself.
Have a mouth-a-rita and spit half
of it on the concrete. Make out
with someone in the lukewarm
hot tub and forget about it in two
hours. Just like McCormick brand
vodka works but just barely
as a substitute for Grey Goose, this
apartment complex will do the
same to scratch your vacation itch
with minimum side effects.
Stephens is a junior in English
from Dodge City.
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eudora
BY HannaH Davis
hdavis@kansan.com
Tina Hopson is a private person.
Her husband, Mayor Scott Hopson,
is more comfortable in the lime-
light. Recently, Tina, a mother and
grandmother, has had no problem
knocking on strangers doors, ta-
bling in public parks and speaking
with the media.
On April 20, a crossover accident
on Kansas Highway 10 claimed the
lives of two Eudora citizens, 5-year-
old Cainan Shutt and 24-year-old
Ryan Pittman. That accident thrust
Hopson into the public sphere.
I dont have any problems put-
ting myself out there, Hopson said.
I am at heart a private person but
that takes a backseat when were
dealing with something of this
magnitude.
Mayor Hopson said the accident
served as the catalyst for the forma-
tion of the Kansas Highway 10 Ad-
visory Committee. The committees
goal is to generate a plan to improve
K-10s safety. Committee member
Capt. Doug Baker, Johnson County
Sheriff s Department, said they met
with Kansas Department of Trans-
portation representatives on June
23 to review K-10 crash data.
They said we may have a valid
point, but we are competing for
funds within the state, Baker said.
Committee Member Tom Mu-
linazzi is a professor of civil engi-
neering at the University of Kansas.
His role is to provide the facts and
let the people make the decision.
There are two arguments in this
situation. There is the emotional
argument, which is very compel-
ling, and the factual and fiscal ar-
gument. We have to figure out how
much this will cost and how many
lives we can save, Mulinazzi said.
There are three types of median
barriers: cable median barriers,
guardrail barriers and concrete
barriers. According to Mulinazzi,
the installation of concrete barri-
ers on I-70 in Missouri reduced the
number of head on collisions by 99
percent. Concrete barriers prevent
cars from crossing over into on-
coming traffic and redirect vehicles
forward, instead of spinning the car
back into its original lane going the
wrong direction.
Cable barriers and guard rails
snag at cars, causing property dam-
age, personal injury and in some
cases fatalities, Mulinazzi said.
Tina Hopson and Ali Shutt,
Cainan Shutts mother, are circulat-
ing a petition that asks Gov. Sam
Brownback to install any one of the
three types of median barriers on
K-10. Volunteers go door-to-door
and table at public parks and com-
munity events collecting signatures.
She plans to set up a table at Law-
rences downtown sidewalk festival
on July 15.
Citizens interested in signing her
petition or learning more about in-
stalling medians on K-10 can con-
tact Tina Hopson on her Facebook
page, Support the Effort to Install
Crossover Cables on K-10.
Weve got the momentum, but
we need to get this petition out
there, she said. I will drive to
citizens front door if that is what it
takes to get them to sign this.
Tina Hopson isnt concerned
with dollars and cents. She is con-
cerned with
It may be a year, two years or
more. But I know we will be done
when we can walk away knowing
that weve helped another family
avoid losing a loved one, she said.
Mayor Hopsons committee will
meet four more times over the next
year. Their next meeting will take
place July 14. They plan to pres-
ent Gov. Brownback with a plan
for improved commuter safety on
K-10 by 2012.
Chris Bronson/Kansan
On April 20, 24-year-old Ryan Pittman and 5-year-old Cainan Shuttt were killed in a crossover accident on Kansas Highway 10.
Committee vows to bring K-10 barriers
July 4th: Creating pyromaniacs
and keeping reghters busy
since 1776.
So, whats the craziest
thing youve ever blown up?
Drop us a line @UDKplay
Best answer gets a spot in next weeks paper.
The Promoter
BY CALVIN MCCONNELL
editor@kansan.com
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r o -
mot er
J ame s
Baker stands close to the side of
the stage at the Jackpot Music Hall,
933 Massachusetts St. He watches
as another local hip-hop show he
organized unfolds in front of him
speakers shake, emcees sound of
wordplay, and the crowd moves to
the rhythm.
Approach, Lawrence hip-hop
guru and owner of Datura Records,
walks by and pokes Bakers under-
belly, a fun gesture of good job, glad
you got us all together again. Baker
nods naturally, like hes been doing
this for years.
But Baker, the bearded, suburban
kid, a senior fromDallas, had a more
unexpected introduction to hip-hop.
He didnt listen to gangster rap in
his teens. In fact, it wasnt until Bak-
ers sophomore year of college when
he joined his predestined market
classifcation.
Atmosphere, the Minneapolis duo
credited with pioneering the Mid-
western independent hip-hop that
grabbed attention the past decade,
was playing a show at Te Granada,
1020 Massachusetts St.
I skipped writing a paper until
4 in the morning, he said. Instead,
Baker attended the concert, which
ran from8 p.m. to 2 a.m., and he was
astonished at its level of constant in-
tensity. I remember I got back to my
apartment and said, Tat was like
six hours of entertainment, whats up
with that?
Hed connected with the music
briefy in high school, being drawn
to the politicized content of em-
cees like Immortal Technique and
Black Tought, the latter from the
Philadelphia-based group Te Roots.
Te live experience was even better,
though.
I said, wow, somethings here.
Something is here, Baker said.
He went to more shows and re-
searched the art, its proselytizers,
critics and creators. Overall, he liked
what he saw and heard.
Ten, almost completely bypass-
ing the stage of hip-hop fan, Baker
started an unusual journey into the
business of promoting local hip-hop.
My frst impression of James was
that he was a good kid who loved
music and wanted to learn more
not just about the music, but more
about the culture, atmosphere, and
business around it, Steddy P, a Kan-
sas City hip-hop artist and founder
of local music label Indyground En-
tertainment, explained.
Te two connected at one of Sted-
dy Ps concerts in Lawrence when
Baker ofered to hand out fyers for
upcoming shows.
At the time, Baker was also a
D.J. at the Universitys radio station,
KJHK. He brought his newfound in-
terest on the airwaves and began to
promote local artists like Louis Ripp,
atilla, Greg Enemy, Approach and
Stikfgaall from Kansas City, Law-
rence or Topeka.
Fast forward just a few months
and today youll fnd Baker a once
hip-hop skeptic, then halfway fan,
then small-time volunteer, then ra-
dio promotertaking part in Indy-
ground business decisions, drafing
and securing contracts and booking
tours for artists.
I found a passion in it. Maybe
not making it, or producing music or
anything like that, but just being in-
volved in a community that is really
accepting, Baker said, looking back
at his rapid progression through the
local hip-hop scene.
You think of hip-hop as gang-
sters and people who want to beat
each other up. But all these dudes are
friends. Teyre the nicest dudes that
youll ever meetnicer than bands.
TomJohnson, KJHKstation man-
ager, said Bakers personality and
character played a part in his swif
immersion into promoting and or-
ganizing for both Indyground and
KJHK Live Events.
He works hard and earns respect
one person at a time, Johnson said.
No matter what hes doing, he real-
izes he represents the station as well
as his own values, and he defnitely
knows that memories are long in
Lawrence.
Baker sees it a career opportunity,
even if its not what his parents had in
mind. Hes proud to say that his work
is part of a new school of hip-hop
business that is driven by Midwest-
ern promoters and label executives
his same youthful age.
Its a cool business to be in, be-
cause its defnitely strategic and a
lot like politics, Baker said, empha-
sizing the valuable entrepreneurial
skills hes learned already in his short
stint with Indyground Entertain-
ment, Steddy Ps Kansas City-based
record label.
He said he ofers a fresh perspec-
tive to artists, entrepreneurs and en-
tertainers that have been in the busi-
ness for years.
I did not grow up on hip-hop.
All my friends are hipsters, and Im
kind of a hipster, Baker said. I bring
a breath of fresh air.
P
I found a passion in it. Maybe not making it, or producing music or anything like that, but just being
involved in a community that is really accepting.
James Baker
fOur-pArt sErIEs
Editors note: This article is the second of a four-part
series offering a small sample of hip-hops story in the
Heartland. The Kansans next three issues will feature
profles of James Baker, Chelsea Ybarra and Bryan
OBrien.
Photos by Travis Young/KANSAN
A target listener aims at his own industry bullseye
In-depth writer Calvin McConnell profled Nicole Hodges Persley, assistant
professor of theater. The article examines the intersection of hip-hop, per-
formance art and academia in her work at the University. Catch up with the
series online at Kansan.com.
James Baker bobs his head to a jazz-infused beat as he and a sweaty,
eclectic audience in downtown Lawrence get a full serving of Midwestern
hip-hop. A white male from a suburban background, hes smack in the middle
of the musics target audience, but the 22-year-old self-proclaimed hipster
promoted tonights concert and has a vested interest in its success.
Last week This week
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community
BY KYLIE NUTT
knutt@kansan.com
During the Fourth of July week-
end, many Lawrence residents gener-
ally leave town. Te Lawrence Con-
vention & Visitors Bureau hopes to
change that by establishing an annual
event for the city to generate revenue
by rolling in cyclists to race and en-
tertain crowds.
Bob Sanner, director of sports
marketing at the Lawrence CVB, and
Eric Struckhof, race director, creat-
ed the Tour of Lawrence, a three-day
USA Cycling Pro-AM (professional/
amateur) event.
Tis is the one weekend in the
summer when it is typically slow for
Lawrence hotels, restaurants, and re-
tailers, Susan Henderson, director
and marketing manager at the Law-
rence CVB, said.
Tat was kind of the importance
behind it, was to develop an event that
would bring business to Lawrence at
a time when otherwise businesses are
fairly slow, Henderson said.
On yOur mark, get set, gO
Te event is funded by 23 sponsors
such as U.S. Bank, Free State Brew-
ing Company, Sunfower Outdoor
& Bike, Springhill Suites and Crown
Toyota.
Sunfower Outdoor & Bike has do-
nated all three years because it wants
to help the Tour of Lawrence as much
as it can, said Dan Hughes, owner of
Sunfower Outdoor & Bike.
We donate a couple thousand
dollars every year, which doesnt
sound like a lot, but for us its a chunk
of change, Hughes said.
Each participant is required to pay
a registration fee for each event that
costs from $10 to $45. A $25 fee is
charged for cyclists who are not li-
censed through USA Cycling, Hen-
derson said.
Te Lawrence community has
helped with the event by making in-
kind donations such as donating hay
bales that are used to cushion light
poles and posts, Henderson said.
Sponsors, registration fees and
the Lawrence community help fund
the Tour of Lawrence and together
provide a cash purse of $20,000.
Te money is distributed in various
amounts throughout all races for top
fnishers.
Te event is volunteer intensive
with 300 volunteers who help set-up
and run the event, Henderson said.
rOlling alOng
Hundreds of professional cyclists
traveled from around the country
from states such as Texas, California,
Missouri and Colorado to race in the
Tour of Lawrence. Te Professional
and Category 1 and 2 cyclists make
their living by racing, Henderson
said.
Anyone was able to race through-
out the weekend to get a chance at the
cash purse, but the races are geared
toward professionals.
Andy Schoen, a cyclist from Platte
City, Mo., raced Saturday on the Uni-
versitys campus. It took him about
48 minutes to complete the 4 miles
up and downhill.
It [the race] made me feel like I
was going to have a heart attack ev-
ery time I went up, but theres a great
reward with it, Schoen said.
Schoen struggled with the heat,
but fortunately his family was there
to drape wash cloths over his head
and pour ice on him. Tat was about
the only way I made it, Schoen said.
the ChampiOn
Te Tour of Lawrence event strug-
gles to break even each year, but any
money lef over will be donated to
the Heartland Community Health
Center, Henderson said.
Te health center ofers a medical
clinic, behavioral health services, ed-
ucation programs, food pantry and
an emergency utility assistance pro-
gram, according to a news release.
Even though the event is not mak-
ing a proft yet, it is still important
to keep the prices where they are. If
prices increase cyclists may recon-
sider coming to an event, Henderson
said
We hope someday well be giv-
ing away lots and lots of money to
the benefciaries, but the event is not
in that place right now, Henderson
said.
Bike races bring revenue to Lawrence
Chris Bronson/KANSAN
Racers sprint by the start/fnish line Sunday afternoon at the 3rd Annual Tour of Lawrence. The Tour of Lawrence featured three days of competitive
racing and purse prizes totaling $20,000.
Mike Gunnoe/KANSAN
Racers fy past the Campanile Saturday during the Cat 3 race.
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Mike Gunnoe/KANSAN
A racer gets out of her saddle to make a sprint in the Womens Pro 1/2 Sunday on Massachusetts Street.
Chris Bronson/KANSAN
Cyclists from the Mens Masters race down Memorial Drive Saturday morning during
the KU Campus Circuit events at the 3rd Annual Tour of Lawrence. Charlie Brown won
the event.
Mike Gunnoe/KANSAN
Riders fght to maintain control in the rain during the Masters 40+ race on Sunday.
A competitor in the Mens Category 4/5 guides his bike into a turn downtown.
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HOROSCOPES
ARiES (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 8
Take time for family projects.
Harmonious collaboration is possible.
Dare to take new responsibilities and
leave old baggage behind to be an
unstoppable force for good.
TAuRuS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 9
Home is where your heart is, and
all that love spills into other areas,
like work, where pleasant surprises
develop. A promotion, perhaps? Or a
fantastic new assignment?
GEMini (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 7
Your flexibility and endurance are pay-
ing off now in the ability to succeed
despite circumstances. You can do it.
Keep the momentum.
CAnCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is an 8
Youre really able to go with the flow
today, and this allows for balance,
smooth communications and happi-
ness. Your adaptability makes every-
thing easier.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is an 8
Inner conflict melts away, and you
easily proceed. Youve got unusual
endurance and the self-discipline to
persist despite obstacles. Give thanks
when the door opens.
ViRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 9
Balance comes easily today, and you
adjust to your environment. This works
great for the folks around you. Keep
moving ahead. Check your GPS, if
needed.
LibRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 7
Today you find yourself in the peace-
maker role. Youre perfect for the job:
easy-going, balanced and able to see
both sides. Be persistent, and a shift
occurs.
SCORPiO (Oct. 23-nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Things seem easier to handle
now. Spend some time con-
sidering your goals, future,
desires and dreams. Ask for
support from your friends to
make them real.
SAGiTTARiuS
(nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
Youve achieved equilibrium, at
work but especially at home.
Slow, steady forward movement
progresses more than you can
see. Apply pressure, but be
flexible.
CAPRiCORn
(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
Give in to helping others today,
whether by pulling over on the
highway to rescue someone in
distress or simply listening to
a friends troubles. It comes
back.
AquARiuS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 6
Lifes not always what it seems,
but you have no problem field-
ing what comes at you. You
manage work with ease now
and can take on new chal-
lenges. Bring it on.
PiSCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
Theres nothing that you and
your team cant accomplish
now. Consult with an expert
to facilitate difficult decisions.
Experiment boldly. You have
nothing to lose.
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denial is against rights
(Mount Clemens, Mich.) A Michigan
jail inmate says hes being subjected to
cruel and unusual punishment because
he cant have pornography.
In a handwritten lawsuit, 21-year-old
Kyle Richards claims his civil rights are
being violated at the Macomb County
Jail. Richards says denying his request
for erotic material subjects him to a poor
standard of living and sexual and sen-
sory deprivation.
The Michigan Department of Correc-
tions tells The Detroit News that prisons
allow some pornographic material, though
its banned at the jail. The American Civil
Liberties Union says prisons have a lot of
leeway.
Richards was charged with bank rob-
bery after police followed a trail of snowy
footprints and dropped money to his apart-
ment from a bank robbery scene in January
in Fraser, north of Detroit.
Richards pleaded guilty. Sentencing is
Aug. 2.
Vigilant hawk hits heads
of passing cyclists
(Pendleton, Ore.) Bicyclists in east-
ern Oregon say theyre getting whacked
on the head by an angry bird.
Riders in Pendleton, Ore., told the
East Oregonian that a male hawk is dive-
bombing them because theyre too close
to a nest hes guarding in an old cotton-
wood tree.
Bicyclist Mack Temple says the bird
came in from behind like a fghter plane
and whacked his helmet. Another rider,
Charlie Newhouse, says the attack on
his helmet was like getting hit with a
baseball bat. He says the talons went in
through the helmet.
Bird-watchers say the large bird is
a Swainsons hawk. The riders say hes
been vigilant for a few nesting seasons,
but hasnt been as aggressive as this
year.
Bird-watchers say the hawk will ease
up once his brood learns to fy.
Capture of baboon ends
brief Twitter fame spree
(Howell Township, N.J.) A wayward
baboon that apparently escaped from an
amusement park and became a mini-ce-
lebrity appearing at a golf course and
being followed on Twitter was captured
Saturday after spending three days on the
lam.
The animal appeared to be unharmed
when it was found and tranquilized at
a farm in Howell Township, in southern
New Jersey. The farm isnt far from Six
Flags Great Adventures Monkey Jungle in
Jackson Township, which has about 150
baboons that are part of a drive-through
safari.
Park offcials confrmed the capture
and said they believed the animal was
theirs. But they wont know for sure until
its assessed and they can see if it has
a microchip thats embedded in all their
baboons.
Numerous online followers tracked the
baboons travels after it initially was spot-
ted Thursday. Many posted on a tongue-in-
cheek Twitter account created by a person
posing as the baboon.
Park spokeswoman Kristin Siebeneicher
said the baboon, which appeared to be an
adolescent, would be taken to the park for
a physical exam and health assessment.
She said all of Great Adventures baboons
are vaccinated, fenced in and implanted
with microchips beneath their skin, but
they are not counted daily because they
sleep outside in the Monkey Jungle pre-
serve.
And if it turns out that it was one of
their baboons that escaped, park offcials
want to know how it got out because they
have found no signs that an escape oc-
curred.
Police and park offcials had been look-
ing for the baboon since Thursday after-
noon, after a driver saw it near Interstate
195, not far from the park in Ocean County.
A short time later, a woman reported that
the baboon was sitting on her back porch.
Several sightings were then reported in
nearby residential areas on Friday, and of-
fcials thought they fnally had the baboon
cornered in a tree at a local golf course.
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campus
Two new deans bring
changes to school
BY BRITTANY NELSON
bnelson@kansan.com
A year ago, the University of Kan-
sas School of Business was warding
off accusations that the student dif-
ferential fund was not being spent
properly. In 2004, Dean Fuerst ap-
pointed a differential funding fee of
$102 in course fees for undergradu-
ates and $186 for graduates. In total,
business school students spent $31
million dollars on differential fund-
ing to represent an opportunity
to invest in their own intellectual
capital, yet students were wary of
where the money was going. After
much investigation, it was settled
that the money was spent appropri-
ately, and now the School of Busi-
ness is looking
forward to better
communication
and understand-
ing with two
new deans. Neeli
Bendapudi, dean
starting August
1, is currently a
marketing pro-
fessor at Ohio State University.
Doug Houston is the associate dean
who took office July 1.
An experienced KU faculty mem-
ber, Houston has been at the KU
Business School since 1981 and has
been the director of the Finance,
Economics and Decision Sciences
area of the School of Business since
2004. Houston explains the new en-
ergetic direction that the School of
Business will take.
Is the business school still
dealing with the differential
funding situation that
occurred a couple of years
ago?
There was a question to where
the increased differential tuition
spending was going.
The major concern that was
raised at that time was that we didnt
have complete oversight. There was
supposed to be a committee that
was in place all the time throughout
the academic year that reviewed the
spending and that started and then
it lapsed for awhile, and so that was
an issue. But, in terms of spending,
how the money was spent that was
audited, there was an external au-
dit done on that, and basically the
arguments that were presented was
that we had spent the money appro-
priately. There was a few small dis-
crepancies, but the asked amount
of that money was used for exactly
what it was intended to be used for
and with the students who were in-
volved with the differential tuition
and reasons for many years back,
2005 I believe, what they intended
was what the money was spent for.
Going forward, our new adminis-
tration is very much going to make
sure actively and persistently, that it
is going to be spent well intended.
We will have faculty and student
committee that are willing to ad-
dress that.
What are your goals for this
school year?
The No. 1 objective is that stu-
dents come out of here with good
jobs at the end of it. When theyve
spent the time, theyve engaged and
done well in the programs, stu-
dents should have good job pros-
pects. That means paying attention
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and desire, and its very important that
we do that. The nature of what our pro-
grams are about is depended on what
this economy, what this business world,
is looking for. We have to pay a lot of
attention to that, and we will.
Is the growing technology
affecting the business schools
teaching?
Yes. For example we have a new supply
chain management major. And a lot of
what supply chain management and lo-
gistics purchasing areas are about these
days is highly technologically based.
Information technologies and the cut-
ting edge are what are being applied in
businesses, so if were not involved and
engaged in understanding that stuff.
Do you have any goals for the
new school year?
Well, I cant speak for our new dean,
but I know her and respect her and she
will be very energetic, very engaged in
making sure that this school of busi-
ness is well known and certainly, part of
my job is with the academic programs
internally and she is going to be exter-
nally very active. I think we will have a
lot of energy and excitement around the
school of business. Its a good thing be-
cause its good to have aspirations and
something to shoot for. I know we will
have some high standards and I look
forward to trying to make a lot of things
happen this year and the year after.
law
National lawsuit
fled against SaE
The Associated Press reports that
the mother of a 19-year-old Cor-
nell University student fled a
wrongful-death lawsuit Monday
in Brooklyn against the Sigma
Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.
George Desdunes died in Feb-
ruary during an alcohol-related
fraternity event in Ithaca. The
lawsuit, which seeks $25 million
in damages, says that Desdunes
was made to drink alcohol in
excess while his hands and feet
were bound in a mock kidnap-
ping. He was found unconcious
on a couch at the fraternity house
and later pronounced dead.
Cornell University has revoked
recognition of the fraternity fol-
lowing the incident.
In March, the national and
Kansas chapters of Sigma Alpha
Epsilon settled a lawsuit stem-
ming from the death of Jason
Wren, a 19-year-old freshman
who died from alcohol poisoning
in the Kansas house, 1308 W.
Campus Rd., in March 2008.
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CliCk-it or tiCket
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on the highway?
Getting tickets for
speeding at 75 mph
ended on July 1. According
to the Governors Highway
Safety Association, the
new law sets speed limits
for rural interstates, ur-
ban interstates and other
limited access roads to 75
mph.
These roads include
most of Interstate 70 and
35, U.S. Highway 69 and
81.
For an interactive map see:
http://udkne.ws/rdIduZ
Scenario one
A full car of adults is not wearing their seatbelts. The driver
is seen by the police wearing no seatbelt and is pulled over. The
police issues a ticket for the driver and the passenger in the car on
a PRIMARY violation. The two people in the back are not issued a
ticket because the driver was pulled over for a seatbelt violation.
Scenario two
A full car of adults is not wearing their seat belts. The driver
does not stop at the stop sign and is pulled over. The police of-
fcer issues a ticket for everyone in the car for not wearing their
seat belts. The two in the back are issued on the SECONDARY law
because the driver was pulled over on other traffc violations. The
driver and front seat passenger are issued a PRIMARY violation.
Scenario three
The driver and the front seat passenger of a full car are adults
not wearing their seat belts. The back seat passengers are ages
14 and 17 also not wearing their seat belts. The driver is seen by
the police not wearing their seat belt and is pulled over. Everyone
in the car is issued a ticket under PRIMARY violation.
Scenario four
A car full of people ages 14-17 are all not wearing their seat
belts. The police pull them over for not yielding. Everyone in the car
is issued a ticket under PRIMARY violation.
Primary Violation Secondary Violation
Allows law enforcement offcers to conduct
a traffc stop if the driver is not wearing
his or her seatbelt without any other traffc
offense.
Allows law enforcement offcers to issue a
ticket for not wearing a seatbelt only when
there is another traffc violation.
THE NEW SEATBELT LAW CATEGORIES
According to House Bill 2192 Governors Highway Safety Association
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mbruner@kansan.com
Persons 18 and up violating shall be
fned $10 and bear not court cost.
Persons who are at least 14, but
younger than 18 shall be fned $60 and
bear no court cost
The Fines
How the law could play out in your life:

By Ian CummIngs
icummings@kansan.com
When Josh Fisher, talking base-
ball over burgers and fries at a
downtown Kansas City restaurant,
cryptically tells a jaded Royals fan
not to worry because there are
good things in the works for next
year, one is inclined to listen, even
if only cautiously. Te University
of Kansas graduate is, afer all, a
baseball insider, even if he is only
25 years old.
He has made himself an insider
through the singular pursuit, as a
citizen journalist, of one story: a
messy Los Angeles divorce that
opened up the Dodgers books to
public controversy and led to bank-
ruptcy and Major League Baseball
Commissioner Bud Seligs move to
take over the team earlier this year.
Fisher is the creator of Dodger-
divorce.com, a website devoted to
the public distress of the Los Ange-
les Dodgers and its owners, Frank
and Jamie McCourt. In the past 20
months, Fisher has gone from
unknown blogger to a public
fxture in one particular con-
stellation of the sports media,
writing about the divorce and
other baseball topics for ESPN-
LosAngeles.com and Te Hard-
ball Times.
GaininG Profile
He missed the frst month of
law school last year because he
was attending the McCourt di-
vorce trial. Fisher said he found
himself fying to Los Angeles for
the trial because Molly Knight,
of ESPN Te Magazine, unex-
pectedly called him and asked
when are you getting in?
I wasnt planning to go,
Fisher said. But Knight persuad-
ed him that he should be there.
He called Dodgers ofcials to ask
about press seating, and when he
explained that he was from Dodg-
erdivorce.com, they said he had a
spot reserved, along with sports
journalists Knight, T.J. Simers of
the Los Angeles Times and Lee
Jenkins of Sports Illustrated.
Tat was a surreal experience,
Fisher said. Tat was when I was
like, this is real.
Since then, the New York
Times has profled him and he has
stuttered and stammered his way
through several radio interviews.
What Fisher called the shock mo-
In the wake of the current NBA
lockout situation Ive caught myself
staying up, watching re-runs of ev-
ery series from last years playofs,
followed by violent weeping (i.e.
Chris Bosh afer game six) until I
fall asleep.
Its been less than a month, and
Im already feeling Smeagol-like
nostalgia. Why? Because I know
the owners are about to take my
precious away from me.
Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavs
capped of what was arguably the
most provocative season since MJ
called it quits. Television ratings
and league-wide buzz were as high
as they have been in recent history,
and many casual fans have fnally
become intrigued by the NBA once
again.
Perfect timing for work stop-
page, right?
Last season, 22 of 30 NBA teams
lost a total of $370 million as stated
by the league. So whos at fault for
these tremendous losses?
Te blame most certainly doesnt
fall on the players shoulders. Tis
season they brought us an intoxi-
cating seven months flled with
more drama than an afer-prom
party at Beckys house. Te likes of
Lebron, Kobe, Dirk, Durant, and
Rose restored the league to promi-
nence once again, as if to tell the
NFL and MLB, Hey dudes, you
know we kick-ass again right?
Although he will be the talking
head for the owners during these
negotiations, David Stern shouldnt
carry the burden of blame either.
He implemented a dress code a
few years ago to rid the association
of the thug athlete image it had
acquired thanks to Ron Artest and
the mele at the Palace. Te NBA is
now a league of young gentlemen,
and has fnally gained the respect it
had yearned for.
So much for that.
It seems absurd that so many
teams are losing money, until you
take a look at exactly how the
owners have been spending their
scrilla. Last year Rashard Lewis av-
eraged about 12 points per game,
while Michael Redd has played
in 28 total games in the past two
seasons. What do these players
have in common? Tey are two of
?
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grad writes up the intrigue
the dodgers divorce

A boo is a lot louder than a cheer, if you


have 10 people cheering and one person
booing all you hear is the booing.
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Union chief Billy Hunter speaks to reporters after a meeting with the NBA, June 30 in New
York. Hunter said then that its obvious the lockout will happen tonight after players
and owners failed to reach a new collective bargaining agreement, potentially putting the
2011-12 season in jeopardy.
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ment was when he realized that
sports columnist Peter Gammon s
was following him on Twitter.
Gammons is now just one of
2,296 people following Fisher as he
tweets regular updates on the Dodg-
ers drama. He said he is in contact
with the Dodgers front ofce, and
speaks with Frank McCourt ofen,
along with attorneys on all sides and
Dodgers public relations.
Opening Up the BOOks
Te self-described Dodgers die-
hard, news addict and law nerd has
written more than 200 blog posts
investigating, explicating and com-
mentating on the case or, cases
beginning in October of 2009.
when he obtained Jamie McCourts
divorce application. He was in law
school at the University of Minneso-
ta then, having graduated from the
University of Kansas as an English
major with a minor in business.
It was the money, Fisher said,
explaining his particular interest in
the case. Fisher grew up in Los An-
geles a Dodgers fan and came to the
University of Kansas partly in order
to be near his brother Chris, who
was living in Lenexa at the time.
Like his brother, he joined Delta
Upsilon Fraternity, where he made
his fraternity brothers watch the
Dodgers play the St. Louis Cardinals
in the 2009 playofs and few to L.A.
for the National League Champion-
ship Series when
the Dodgers went
down in fve games
against Philadel-
phia. His passion
as a fan combined
with an interest in
business when he
learned the Dodg-
ers franchise was
about to explode
in 2009, and all the
controversial busi-
ness dealings of
its owners were to
be made a matter of public record.
Te spark that ignited it all was Ja-
mie McCourts divorce application,
which someone sent to Fisher be-
fore it hit the news. As a law student
he knew the words, and called his
purchase of the website the best 10
dollars anyone will ever spend.
In retrospect, Fisher said, he
should have studied fnance as an
undergraduate at the University of
Kansas. But he decided as a sopho-
more English major that he was best
served by taking the shortest route
out of school and looking for a job.
He was responsible for the cost of
his tuition, and had hated school
ever since I was two.
Fisher gradu-
ated in 2008, with
a business minor
that focused on
credit fnancing at
a time when credit
short amid the
global fnancial
crisis. He worked
at a bank for a
short time be-
fore entering law
school in Min-
nesota, and it was
then that he took
more than an amateur interest in
following the Dodgers.
In Fishers view, the fall of Dodg-
ers ownership is a three stage failure
that contains echoes of a national
economic collapse of housing and
credit. First, the McCourts pur-
chase of the Dodgers was lever-
aged to the hilt, partly supported
by investments in real estate that
evaporated in 2008. Second, Fisher
said, the McCourts had the oppor-
tunity to fx their fnancial problems
without making their bookkeeping
public.
He suspects dramas such as the
McCourts play out behind the
scenes at many baseball franchises,
but dont become public unless a
court case opens the books.
Speaking of the fallout from the
divorce, Fisher says, Tey had the
opportunity to make sure I was nev-
er relevant, that nobody in this feld
was ever relevant. Buty they didnt.
Any success Ive had is entirely relat-
ed to their decisions not to fx this.
Te third stage of failure Fisher de-
scribes as an ongoing disaster where
the worst possible seems always to
happen, from bankruptcy to Seligs
takeover of the team to the looming
confict between the McCourts and
major league baseball, which Fisher
said he expects to be bitter and
contentious.
Living with
DODgerDivOrce.cOm
Everything that could go wrong
with the Dodgers, did go wrong.
Im really looking forward to the
stories that I can tell in a few years,
once this is all cooled down, Fisher
said. Im an accidental journalist - I
didnt mean to. I got a break on a big
story before anybody else did. Who
am I? Im a 25-year-old nobody.
Meanwhile, Fisher has recently
moved to Kanasas City and is pre-
paring to start a job at the down-
town law frm of Bryan Cave LLP,
where he will work in coporate
transactions. His brother, Chris,
lives nearby in Parkville, Mo., and
his mom is now the house mother at
Delta Upsilon in Lawrence. He said
he will continue to report on the
Dodgers cases.
You dont throw something like
this away, Fisher said. He will con-
tinue operating the site as long as
theres a use for it. He has acquired
skills and credibility as a sportswrit-
er and a wealth of contacts, which
he feels will be valuable to him in
the long run, even if he isnt sure ex-
actly how.
But at the same time, covering the
Dodgers is a lot of work, and Fisher
will soon need to focus on his new
job at the law frm.
I cant have these people fling
for bankruptcy every week, he said.
I didnt buy Tigerdivorce.com.
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dodgers Continued | 21

Everything that could go


wrong with the Dodgers
did go wrong and Im re-
ally looking forward to the
stories that I can tell in a
few years once this has all
cooled down.
Josh FIshEr
creator of Dodgerdivorce.com
mlb
Pitcher Paulino shines
in Royals win over Sox
(Chicago) After ending a long
winless drought, Felipe Paulino reflect-
ed on his journey.
Paulino struck out nine in six innings
for his first victory in more than a year
and the Kansas City royals defeated
the Chicago White sox 5-3 on Tuesday
night.
Ive worked so hard for this op-
portunity that Kansas City gave me,
Paulino said.
Alcides Escobar hit a two-run triple
and Matt Treanor had a tiebreaking sin-
gle for the royals, who beat Jake Peavy
to win for the fifth time in 19 games.
Paulino (1-2) was acquired from Col-
orado for cash on May 26 after starting
the season 0-5. he allowed three runs
and scattered nine hits while walking
two on 120 pitches.
It was Paulinos first win since June
4, 2010, against the Chicago Cubs. he
finished last season 1-9.
Its been a while, I think, royals
manager Ned Yost said.
Paulino pitched in and out of trouble
all night as the White sox left 13 on
base.
hes a big beast out there, Treanor
said about the 6-foot-2, 270-pound
pitcher.
For the second time in a week, the
White sox failed to break the .500 barri-
er. They have not been above .500 since
April 15, when they were 7-6.
Associated press
the top fve highest paid players in
the NBA.
Tis would be an appropriate
time to laugh.
Now, sports fans all over the
globe must listen to multi-mil-
lionaires sit around a table and
argue about who is going to get the
bigger piece of a very lucrative pie.
If and when the two sides come to
an agreement, its hard to tell who
will even care about their product
anymore.
It is clear that the owners hold
the cards, mostly due to the fact
that they own the most money.
David Stern has gotten punked in
the last two collective bargaining
agreements, seeing as the players
have been receiving 53-percent of
the income.
Heres what to look for: the days
of six-year contracts are over. Te
majority of contracts will lie in the
two or three year range with the
chosen few getting that fourth year.
Contracts that are still on the book
will probably be scaled back around
20-percent meaning instead of
making $30 million in three years,
Kobe is only going to get $24 mil-
lion. Oh the injustice!
Te biggest toss-up is what will
happen to the salary cap. Will it
stay sof? Or will the owners mas-
sage the thought so intensely that
the only logical thing is to make it
hard? All I know is, by the end of
the summer someone is get-
ting screwed.
With the two sides being
billions of dollars apart,
it seems as though we are
inevitably headed towards a
painfully lengthy bargaining
session that could cost the
fans their entire 2012 season,
and whenever the NBA does
return, it will take on a sub-
stantial face-lif that will be
impossible not to notice.
I hereby declare this the
Summer of the Lockouts,
and yes, Ill wake you when
its over.
Paul Sakuma/ASSOCIATED PRESS
San Francisco 49ers left guard Mike Iupati leaves a closed informal minicamp during the NFL
football lockout at San Jose State University in San Jose, Calif.,June 28.
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Freshman midfelder Liana Salazar makes a shot on goal in the frst half of the April 2
spring exhibition game against the University of Central Missouri.
KU soccer player with team
Colombia in World Cup

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