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minor change in city code
hits house parties hard
City adds extra shot of liability to curb underage drinking.
BY DYLAN SANDS
dsands@kansan.com
Students planning to host parties may want to channel their inner bouncers. Te City Commission passed
a new ordinance June 23 that will make it easier to fne party-throwers who serve alcohol to minors.
Te new ordinance is an amendment to the citys existing policy on fning people who allow minors to con-
sume alcohol on their property. Before the change, people hosting a party could avoid fnes by claiming that
a minor caught drinking at their home was not invited. Te new ordinance states that any person attending a
party is automatically assumed to be an invited guest of the host or property owner.
Mayor Robert Chestnut said the change was made to the city code to make it have more teeth in it.
It sounds like a small nuance, but it certainly will hold the property owner to a higher accountability,
Chestnut said.
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mean, I can rock out a little
Time After Time. I can do
a little Grease Lightning. It
depends on the mood, but
we do go karaoke, my friends
and I in Los Angeles, and its a
lot of fun.
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NEWS NEAR & FAR
INTERNaTIoNal
1. China delays internet
flters on home computers
BEIJING China postponed a
plan to require personal computer
makers to supply Internet-fltering
software Tuesday, retreating in the
face of protests by Washington and
Web surfers hours before it was due
to take efect.
Manufacturers would have
been required to include fltering
software known as Green Dam with
every computer produced for sale
in China starting Wednesday.
The Ministry of Industry and In-
formation Technology said the plan
would be delayed in part because
manufacturers had trouble meeting
the deadline. It gave no indication
whether it might be revived later.
Top U.S. trade ofcials had pro-
tested the plan .
2. Men with fertility issues
need to have more sex
LONDON For men with fertil-
ity problems, some doctors are
prescribing a very conventional
way to have a baby: more sex.
In a study of 118 Australian men
with damaged sperm, doctors
found that having sex every day for
a week signifcantly reduced the
amount of DNA damage in their
patients sperm. Previous studies
have linked better sperm quality to
higher pregnancy rates.
The research was announced
Tuesday at a meeting of the Euro-
pean Society of Human Reproduc-
tion and Embryology in Amster-
dam.
Dr. David Greening said the
studys fndings were ultimately
very intuitive. If you want to have a
baby, our advice is to do it often.
3. Jetliner crashes in Indian
Ocean on way to Comoros
MORONI, Comoros A Ye-
meni jetliner carrying 153 people
crashed into the Indian Ocean as
it came in for a landing during
howling winds on the island nation
of Comoros. There were confict-
ing reports about whether a child
survived.
The crash came two years after
aviation ofcials reported faults
with the plane, an Airbus 310 fying
the last leg of a journey from Paris
and Marseille to Comoros, with a
stop in Yemen to change planes.
Most of the passengers were from
Comoros, a former French colony.
Sixty-six on board were French
nationals.
In France, school vacations
began this week and many on the
plane were heading home to visit.
Mostly sunny
NaTIoNal
4. Accused shooters health
keeps him from the court
WASHINGTON Prosecutors
say a white supremacist accused
of fatally shooting a security guard
at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial
Museum is in no condition to come
to court.
Prosecutor Nicole Waid said at a
hearing Tuesday that a D.C. Depart-
ment of Corrections doctor told her
that 88-year-old James von Brunn
would not be able to come to court
this week or next.
Magistrate John Facciola
scheduled another hearing on von
Brunns health for July 10.
Von Brunn faces a frst-degree
murder charge in the death of mu-
seum guard Stephen T. Johns. Von
Brunn was shot in the face by other
guards and remains at Greater
Southeast Community Hospital.
5. California to issue IOUs if
budget remains unsettled
SACRAMENTO, Calif. A mid-
night deadline loomed Tuesday
as California lawmakers and Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger dueled
over ways to cut into a $24.3 billion
budget defcit or face having to is-
sue IOUs to cover the states bills.
Democrats lawmakers, the ma-
jority in both houses, tried two ap-
proaches Monday but both failed
to draw Republican support.
Voting almost totally along party
lines, the state Senate approved a
package of bills including spending
cuts and fee and tax increases.
But the Republican governor
quickly promised to veto the
legislation, saying he wouldnt sign
anything that raised taxes or fees
more than he has proposed.
Democrats want to solve the
defcit by cutting spending by $11
billion.
6. Nyquil and Tylenol may
be removed from market
ADELPHI, Md. Government
experts are scheduled to vote on
whether Nyquil and other combina-
tion cold medications should be
pulled from the market to help curb
deadly overdoses.
The Food and Drug Administra-
tion has assembled more than 35
experts for a two-day meeting to
discuss and vote on ways to prevent
overdose with acetaminophen
the pain-relieving, fever-reducing
ingredient in Tylenol and dozens
of other prescription and over-the-
counter medications.
Despite educational campaigns
and other federal actions, acetamin-
ophen remains the leading cause
of liver failure in the U.S., sending
56,000 people to emergency rooms
annually, according to the FDA.
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Sex ofender allegedly
extorts teenager for dog
LOS ANGELES Los Angeles
County prosecutors allege that a
convicted sex ofender tried to ex-
tort a teenager by demanding cash
or sex for the return of her lost dog.
Deputy District Attorney Jan
Perlstein said 27-year-old Alfredo
Dempkey has been scheduled for
arraignment Tuesday afternoon on
a count of attempted extortion.
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Lawrence
4th of July weekend ofers
bike tour event for all ages
The Tour of Lawrence, a series
of three bicycle races sanctioned
by USA Cycling, will take place
July 3-5 around the city.
Bob Sanner, event director of
the Tour, said the races ofered
a variety of courses for riders of
diferent skill levels, including kids
and masters races. Sanner said the
event ofered entertainment for
non-riders with live music, kids
activities, food and a chance to
watch the races.
There will be cash prizes
awarded to top fnishers in each
category with a total cash purse
for the events totaling more than
$20,000.
Online registration ends
Thursday at noon, but walk up
registrations are welcome with an
additional fee. Those planning to
bike in junior races, 18 years old or
younger, can register for free with
a cycling membership.
We are trying to get more
youth involved in cycling, Sanner
said.
Sanner said that about 200
people had already registered for
the event and that he expected
100 more.
For more information or to reg-
ister online visit www.tourofaw-
rence.com.
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Finance
Maxed out students
battle credit card woes
BY JUSTIn HILLeY
jhilley@kansan.com
A 2009 report by Sallie Mae, the
nations leading provider of student
loans, revealed undergraduates are
carrying record-high credit card bal-
ances. Te average amount of debt
carried by undergraduate student
cardholders has increased by 46 per-
cent since 2004, reaching $3,173.
Heres a look at how some students
have dealt with acquiring and man-
aging credit card debt.
acQUiRinG cReDiT
caRDS
Alex Bowman obtained his frst
credit card in high school afer his
$500 car loan application was denied
for not being high enough. Bowman,
Medicine Lodge junior, wanted to
buy a car that his friends father was
selling for $500, but the bank only
gave vehicle loans that were at least
$2,000.
Once he got a credit card to pay
for the car, Bowman said, he quickly
hit his $1,000 limit because of ac-
crued interest and late fees. Although
he now only has $600 of credit card
debt far below the national aver-
age for college students he said
if he could do it all over again, he
would wait to get a credit card until
he was fnancially secure.
If you dont make enough money
to pay bills on time every month,
and you have to worry about other
living expenses, a credit card is not
an easy way out, Bowman said. It
is an easy way to dig yourself a big-
ger hole.
Jennifer Cook, branch manager
for Commerce Bank in the Kansas
Union, said students should only use
credit cards for overdraf protection.
Cook said half of University students
she worked with were generally f-
nancially responsible, and the other
half were not.
It really boggles my mind coming
out of high school that they have not
even been shown a checking account,
how to keep a checking account, or
how to write a check, Cook said.
Chris Buckland, Topeka graduate
student, said he accumulated about
$3,000 in credit card debt while he
was an undergraduate student. He
said he got his frst credit card in case
of emergencies, but still maxed out
its $500 limit, so he ordered another
card. Buckland said he racked up a
majority of his debt when he studied
in Germany last year. He now has
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three credit cards.
I dont like using my card,
Buckland said. My frst two credit
cards, I just have a balance on them,
I dont use them anymore. I just pay
of the balances.
SPENDING HABITS
Danya Goodman, Bedford,
Mass., graduate student, has two
credit cards: One card gives her 1
percent cash back on purchases and
3 percent cash back on gas, and the
other card is used as an emergency
in case something happens to the
main one.
Goodman said that she used her
credit card almost all the time when
purchasing items because she gets
money back, but that she only used it
if she knew she had enough money.
Shortly afer receiving her un-
dergraduate degree, Goodmans car
needed repair, but she could not af-
ford to immediately pay it of. She
applied for a credit card that had a
0 percent interest rate and used it to
pay for the repairs, paying the bal-
ance of over the next two months.
You can take advantage of the
credit cards if you understand how
they work, Goodman said.
Te study conducted by Sallie Mae
found that 60 percent of undergrad-
uates had been surprised at how high
their credit card balance had reached,
and 40 percent said they had charged
items knowing they did not have the
money to pay the bill. Te study also
found that only 17 percent of under-
graduates said they regularly paid of
all cards each month.
Paige Hendrick, Leawood senior,
said she would go out to dinner with
her friends and instead of splitting
the bill, she would put the entire bill
on her card and have her friends pay
her in cash. Ten she would go out
to bars and spend the cash instead of
using the credit card, which her par-
ents would see online.
I would never give my parents
the cash. My parents just fnally were
fed up and said, Were not doing it
anymore and they cut it completely
up, Hendrick said.
Hendrick said that the $1,000
credit card she had was maxed out
and that she wanted another one for
emergencies, but did not trust her-
self not to abuse it.
Hendricks past experience with
credit cards gave her an opportunity
to ofer advice and to warn students
who were still accumulating debt.
Immediately stop using your
credit card until you can pay them
of, Hendrick said. Pay as much as
you can and try to get that debt of as
quickly as possible.
PAYMENT HABITS
Cook said she could help Univer-
sity students cancel their cards or
set up a payment plan at Commerce
Bank if they were unable to make
payments on time.
A lot of kids want to hide from
the problem, and thats not what you
should do, Cook said. Youre in col-
lege now. You need to confront the
problem, get it taken care of and re-
solve it.
William Lewis, professor of per-
sonal fnance, said credit card com-
panies could be forgiving when it
came to late fees and annual percent-
age rates.
If youve been a customer of a
credit card company and you dont
overdraw and you usually pay on
time, theyll waive those things peri-
odically, Lewis said. I think people
ought to call or to ask Hey lis-
ten times are tight, things are going
down. Id like to get this APR low-
ered.
Goodman said she paid of all of
her credit card debt each month and
felt lucky to have always had a job
that allowed her to pay for things
and parents who had helped her out
when she could not aford some-
thing.
Bowman said some students did
not realize that whatever balance
remained at the end of the month
would be added to the principal and
charged interest every month until
it was paid of. He said he paid the
minimum because it was all he could
aford.
Bowman had one suggestion for
students who have massive credit
card debt: Dont buy shit you dont
need.
Edited by Kristen Liszewski
credit (continued from 3)
1. Build your plan to pay for
college.
2. Limit yourself to one low inter-
est rate (APR) card.
3. Charge only what you can af-
ford to pay in full each month.

4. Dont accept increases in your
credit limit.

5. Keep your card in a safe place
where its not easy to use for
impulse purchases.

6. Pay the highest interest rate
card frst.

7. Pay your bill before its due.

8. Keep copies of sales slips and
compare them to charges on
your bill.
9. Remember that a credit card is
a convenience not a source of
spending money.

10. Follow the 1-2-3 approach to
paying for college.
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lawrence
Facility ofers free
recycled products
BY ANNIE VANGSNES
avangsnes@kansan.com
In one quick trip, students and
Lawrence residents can take advan-
tage of free paint and other household
cleaning supplies while also disposing
of hazardous waste.
The City of Lawrence/Douglas
County Household Hazardous Waste
Facility, 711 E. 23rd St., accepts prod-
ucts that are considered dangerous to
the environment. It also offers a ser-
vice that allows people to take usable
leftover supplies and paint for free.
Before dropping off waste or
shopping, residents must make an
appointment. When people drop off
usable products such as paint, clean-
ing supplies, or motor oil, it is stocked
on the shelves in a separate building.
Operations Supervisor Kathy
Richardson said it was a popular
program for Lawrence residents who
either couldnt afford supplies or were
believers of reduce, reuse, recycle.
Roy Wimmer, Lawrence resident,
is a computer-aided design techni-
cian who has been unemployed for
almost a year. He said he went to the
facility looking for paint for the south
side of his house after a power washer
stripped the paint off. He had looked
at paint elsewhere but said it cost $40
for 15 gallons. Wimmer needed about
45 gallons, and said that it would have
been too expensive.
Wimmer said he had known about
the reuse program for several years,
but that this was the first time he had
used it. He said he used to think he
should let other people use it who
needed it more than him.
Im an old farm boy from cen-
tral Kansas, Wimmer said. My dad
always told me that its better to give
than receive. Well now Im receiving,
but Id rather be giving.
Wimmer found his 45 gallons of
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Music
Student makes an income
from playing the bagpipes
BY STEPH SCHNEIDER
sschneider@kansan.com
With bagpipe in tow and kilt
swinging around his knees, Chris
Hannemann goes to work. He has
played the bagpipe since his fresh-
man year of college, and playing at
public events is his main source of
summer income.
Hannemann, Wichita junior, said
his interest in learning to play bag-
pipes was sparked because he grew
up next to a neighbor who would
play the bagpipes with windows
open.
I would just sit in my house and
listen to him play from across the
yard in his house, Hannemann said.
And I could, because the pipes are
so loud.
After deciding he wanted to
learn, Hannemann said, the perfect
opportunity came along when his
friend started a bagpipe band. He
began taking lessons from William
McCollum, a professional bagpipe
player from Wichita.
McCollum said Hannemann told
him he was already a musician, and
that playing the jazz guitar was his
first love.
I told him he would probably
give up the guitar, McCollum said.
When you start doing bagpipes it
gets into your blood.
After working with Hannemann
for about a year, McCollum said,
he asked him how his jazz guitar
playing was going. Hannemann said
he had not picked up the guitar in
months.
Nine months later I was in a bag-
pipe marching band, Hannemann
said. The hardest part is the road to
getting there, it takes a lot of practice.
Its like you have four little brains
doing four different things at once.
McCollum said the more musi-
cians get to know the bagpipes, the
better players and entertainers they
become.
Chris has the ability to be enter-
taining and a great musician,
McCollum said. He is a dynamic
man who looks to go far.
Hannemann said he had learned
from McCollum that he could make
a good amount of money playing if
he was good enough at it.
He is a professional bagpiper and
makes ridiculous money doing it,
Hannemann said. No one does it
how many people do you know who
play the bagpipe?
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Bagpiper Chris Hannemann, Wichita junior, plays the bagpipes as a main source of summer income.
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McCollum said that after teach-
ing Hannemann for about a year,
Hannemann told him how much he
appreciated every-
thing he had been
taught.
I told him to
promise me some-
thing, McCollum
said. Teach some-
one else, just like
the way I taught
you. To keep the
music alive.
For two and a
half years, Hannemann has played
on Massachusetts street with a tip jar
and business cards.
To advertise his business,
Hannemann is on Craigslist, and
gets hired most often at funerals and
weddings.
I advertise because a lot of people
dont even know its there and avail-
able to them, Hannemann said.
Josh Connor, Lawrence resident,
ran into Hannemann in February
when they were both advertising
their instruments at the Lawrence
Arts Center.
Chris called me about my drum
lessons, told me about his bagpiping,
and we started playing and listening
to Zeppelin together,
Connor said.
On St. Patricks
Day, Connor saw
Hannemann playing
near The Replay on
Massachusetts Street
and told him he would
love to play his drums
with him sometime.
The first time the two
practiced together a
neighbor called the police on them,
Connor said.
I looked back, and there was
an officer standing there, Connor
said. He said, Well boys, you sound
good, but we do have noise com-
plaints.
Hannemann said he has played at
about 10 events in the last year, and
his most memorable was a military
funeral.
I was playing and everyone,
even tough generals, started crying,
Hannemann said. Its a really pow-
erful instrument.
Although Hannemann said that
business was sometimes hard to
come by, and that it was a spur of
the moment kind of thing, he said he
loved doing it.
I will have two gigs in a month,
then none for another four months,
Hannemann said. It always comes
in waves.
Hannemann said that his audience
ranged from 6-year-olds to 60-year-
olds, and that his outfit caught many
eyes.
I get asked from women more
than any other question Are you
wearing underwear under there,
Hannemann said. I say, You wear
skirts with underwear; I wear a kilt
with underwear.
Seeing how people react to his
outfit is a highlight to Hannemanns
job, he said. However, the technical
side of his job is not.
It takes a lot of work to keep
it sounding good, Hannemann
said. Bagpipes are a very technical
instrument.
Hannemann said that when the
nice weather came this summer, he
began playing on the hill by the
Campanile every Sunday at 8 p.m.
People say theyve heard me
from like a mile and a half away,
Hannemann said. Younger people
come see what it is, hide behind
bushes, then run away.
After hearing Hannemann play
from across campus and around
town, J.R. Harper, Lawrence resi-
dent, decided to stop and listen.
Harper said he became interested
in bag pipes because of a bag pipe
marching band back in his home-
town.
Harper said that last weekend was
the second time he had gone to the
Campanile to hear Hannemann play,
but that it wouldnt be his last.
He plays really well, Harper said
as he listened to Hannemann play.
Ive heard him a lot of different
places. Its awesome.
Edited by Hannah DeClerk
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generals, started cry-
ing. Its a very power-
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campus
paint for his house and disposed
of his old car fluids in the same
trip.
Tammy Parris, waste reduction
and recycling specialist, said she
had seen more people using the
program since the recession.
Parris said she hadnt seen many
students use the program and
thought one reason was because
many landlords wont let renters
paint. She said another reason
could be that renters didnt usually
do the repairs on their houses.
Parris said she would like to see
more students donate when mov-
ing out of houses or apartments.
But they might not know about
donating cleaning supplies and
they dont accumulate as much in
only four or five years here.
Richardson said the reuse pro-
gram was a good way for citizens
and the city to save money and
recycle. She said the city saved
because it had less waste to dis-
pose of through its contractor.
Its win-win for everybody,
Richardson said. We dont have
leftovers to take care of.
Editedby HannahDeClerk
Campus police utilize Segways for patrols
Waste (Continued from 5)
products often
available at the
facility:
automotive products: anti-
freeze, brake fuids, cleaning
and polishing products, mo-
tor oil, transmission fuids
household cleaning prod-
ucts: all-purpose cleaners,
ammonia, chlorine bleach,
drain openers, foor cleaners,
furniture polish
paints and hobby supplies:
adhesives, enamel/oil-base
paint, Latex/water-base paint,
paint thinners, turpentine
and spray paint
pesticides: disinfectants,
sanitizers, fungicides, herbi-
cides, insecticides
Before dropping of or shop-
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an appointment by calling
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BY DYLAN SANDS
dsands@kansan.com
Te KU Public Safety Ofce has
been rolling steadily along on Seg-
way scooters for nearly a year in an
efort to improve its visibility and
make students feel safer.
Captain Schuyler Bailey said the
scooters had been a hit among of-
cers on campus.
Tey love them, he said. Teyre
something diferent; were utilizing
new technology and its a great con-
versation starter.
Bailey said the three Segways cost
$6,000 each and were funded by the
Campus Safety Advisory Board last
year. He said the ofce was still com-
piling data to see what cost beneft
the Segways had created.
We are defnitely using less gas,
but were paying more for it, Bailey
said. We need some more long-term
data.
May Davis, student body vice pres-
ident, said the environment played a
major role in the CSABs decision to
push for the Segways.
With Segways, not only are they
quicker but theyre more sustain-
able, Davis said.
Matt Trofolz, Chicago senior, said
he was confused when he frst saw of-
fcers riding Segways on campus.
I thought it was weird, he said.
I dont know how they think theyll
be able to catch criminals on those
things.
Bailey said that the Segways re-
quired training from the manufac-
turer before they could be ridden,
but that certain ofcers excelled at
riding the scooters and had begun
training other ofcers.
Assistant Chief Chris Keary said
the Segways took some getting used
to.
Tey are not something you can
just jump on and ride, Keary said.
You have to get used to shifing
your weight on your toes and heels to
make the Segway go and stop.
Although reducing the ofces
emissions was a motive for using the
Segways on patrol, both Bailey and
Keary said the greatest beneft of the
scooters was the fexibility in inter-
acting with people on campus.
Ofcers on Segways are easy to
spot and are waved down by people
on campus who want to talk about
the Segway or who need some other
assistance, Keary said.
He added that some people who
fagged down the Segways had ulte-
rior motives.
Te ofcers have received many
positive comments about the Seg-
ways and many requests to ride them
sorry, that is not allowed, Keary
said.
Keary admitted that the hilly cam-
pus proved challenging at times while
riding the Segways.
I have never fallen from a Segway.
We have had a few ofcers who have,
he said. Like when riding anything
with wheels, you need to keep an eye
out for bumps or other problems in
the path ahead of you and avoid them
or prepare to ride over them.
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To get the advantage, check the
days rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0
the most challenging.
aries (March 21-april 19)
today is a 6
Your team carries the ball for you now.
Remind them not to repeat a past mis-
take. It will keep them on their toes.
taurus (april 20-May 20)
today is an 8
Continue your investigation. Youre
getting close to the answer. It takes a
lot of study, but its worth the efort.
GeMini (May 21-June 21)
today is a 5
Theres plenty of work to be done, and
its the kind that pays. Dont waste a
cent. This may have to last you a while.
cancer (June 22-July 22)
today is a 9
You may be in a tricky spot. Passions
run deep. Dont spend too much or
let friends get too involved in your
choices.
Leo (July 23-aug. 22)
today is a 6
The competition is tough. First, fgure
out the method behind their mad-
ness. Then your course of action will
be clear.
VirGo (aug. 23-sept. 22)
today is an 8
Study the situation carefully. You
may be doing things the hard way.
Postpone travel until you get this
fgured out.
Libra (sept. 23-oct. 22)
today is a 6
A long-distance communication is
the key to your success. Dont bother
a person you sometimes rely on whos
busy now.
scorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21)
today is a 9
If youre in a good mood, dont sing
like a canary. Some will do that and
it wont work out well. Be happy and
quiet.
saGittarius (nov. 22-dec. 21)
today is a 5
The work isnt going as planned.
Dont push; there may be errors in
your instructions. Call an expert if
need be.
capricorn (dec. 22-Jan. 19)
today is an 8
Theres enough money now, but dont
take a risk with it. Youre feeling fush,
and that can be dangerous.
aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
today is a 5
Youre careful, yet youre not always
right. Maybe its just Gods way
of keeping you on your toes, and
humble.
pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
today is a 10
Youre intuitive now, with insight
into old issues. Have you reviewed
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Jacksons mother wants control of estate
BY NEKESA MUMBI MOODY
associated Press
LOS ANGELES Michael Jacksons
mother, having won temporary guard-
ianship of her late sons three children,
is now attempting to take control of the
King of Pops estate, according to a per-
son close to the court proceedings.
Superior Court Judge Mitchell
Beckloff granted Katherine Jackson
temporary guardianship of the children
on Monday. He also scheduled a hear-
ing for Aug. 3 on Jacksons petition to
become permanent guardian of her
sons children.
The petition also seeks to name
Jackson as administrator of the chil-
drens estates, but the judge did not
grant that request.
Katherine Jackson filed another
court action Monday, seeking to take
control of her sons estate, according to
a person close to the proceedings who
was not authorized to speak publicly
on the matter and requested anonym-
ity. She is taking that action with the
intent of protecting Jacksons legacy, the
person said.
Jackson left behind three children:
Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., known
as Prince Michael, 12; Paris Michael
Katherine Jackson, 11; and Prince
Michael II, 7. The youngest son was
born to a surrogate mother.
In the request to take over the chil-
drens estate, Jackson, 79, lists its value
as unknown.
The filing lists the children as living
at the Jacksons family compound in
Los Angeles San Fernando Valley.
Minor children are currently resid-
ing with paternal grandmother, the
filing states in an explanation of why
Katherine Jackson should be appointed
guardian. They have a long established
relationship with paternal grandmother
and are comfortable in her care.
The filings provide no other decla-
rations by Katherine Jackson, nor do
they state whether Michael Jackson left
a will.
The filings note that Deborah Rowe
is the mother of Jacksons two eldest
children, but list her whereabouts as
unknown. An e-mail message sent
to Rowes attorney seeking comment
wasnt immediately returned Monday
morning.
For Michael Jacksons third child,
nicknamed as Blanket, the filing states
None for the mother.
Katherine Jackson
wants to protect his
legacy and his children
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reviews
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My Sisters Keeperlives up to the
genre of gut-wrenching dramas, as it
tells the story of a young girl named
Kate Fitzgerald who is dying of leu-
kemia. The plot centers around Anna
(Abigail Breslin), who was conceived
as a donor baby to save her sisters
life. The character of the mother,
Sara Fitzgerald (Cameron Diaz), is
the most unlikeable character in the
flm.
With her of-the-wall behavior,
and her inability to cope with her
daughters illness, she takes the fam-
ily through a roller coaster ride of
turmoil and heartache.
The diferent time frames placed
throughout the movie allow the
viewer to follow Kates life, from
when she was diagnosed as a baby
until her older teen years. If you are
a viewer seeking a good cry, and a
voyage through a cancer-stricken
patients life, then My Sisters
Keeperwill deliver.
HannahDeClerk
Movie: My
Sisters Keeper
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Superb musicianship, lyrics that hit
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The combination of slow southern
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makes you want to lie down while
listening to the rain and the other
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Movie: Transformers 2
In the highly anticipated Trans-
formers: Revenge of the Fallen,
audiences were forced through
two-and-a-half long hours of
constant robotic alien violence,
too many special efects and a
crawl-paced plot. Michael Bays
sequel failed to challenge the
frst Transformers movie, leaving
most fans to believe that Megan
Fox was the only reason to attend.
Fox and Shia LaBeouf displayed
their continued relationship in the
movie on the basis of the L word,
which neither of them wanted to
say frst, making the audience beg
for a violent Autobot interruption.
However, Bays personifcation
of the alien robots developed
a humorous tone throughout
the flm, which may have saved
audiences interest levels more
than once. The sequel also gave
a conclusion to the story, which
was left open-ended in the frst
Transformers movie.
Despite harsh judgments from
fans and critics, the movie has so
far raked in $200 million at the box
ofce.
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Celebrity
Ushers wife says she was
surprised by divorce fling
ATLANTA The wife of R&B
singer Usher was surprised when
the entertainer fled for divorce
earlier this month and claims
the two were intimate less than
a week before he moved to end
the marriage, according to court
documents.
Tameka Raymond, 38, disputes
Ushers claims the couple have
been separated since July 2008.
She said in court documents fled
Monday in Fulton County Superior
Court that she had every reason
to believe her marriage was intact
and that two were intimately
together as husband and wife as
recently as June 6.
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Superintendent angry over
Cohens Bruno photo shoot
LOS ANGELES The chief of the
nations second-largest school dis-
trict is fuming over comedian Sacha
Baron Cohens magazine photo
shoot with high school football
players.
Los Angeles Superintendent
Ramon Cortines isnt amused by the
GQ magazine photos shot at Bir-
mingham High School that feature
the Boratstar in his new incarna-
tion as gay Austrian fashionista
Bruno.
The GQ cover story features
pictures of Baron Cohen wearing
shoulder pads, tight red shorts, an
athletic cup and little else as he
poses with football players at the
school in the San Fernando Valley.
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COMMenTAry
Twitter shouldnt be used to draw viewers
T
witter users, bare with me.
Its not how you use Twitter
that bothers me its how
youre being used on Twitter.
I am not a Twitter user. I am
plenty aware, though, of its uses
and appeal from friends descrip-
tions, stories of Ashton Kutchers
tweet cult and lampoons on The
Soup. What doesnt appeal to me,
though, is how news organizations
are using tweets from Twitter users
as a way for people to watch the
news.
When the June 10, 2009 United
States Holocaust Memorial
Museum shooting happened, a
news-savvy friend informed me
that CNN was broadcasting tweets
about the shooting at the bottom of
the screen. One of the tweets read:
what is an 87-year-old doing with
a rifle!?!?
If the Twitter user would have
taken the time to actually read the
story, he or should would have
known that the suspect is 88 years
old, but thats not the point. I want
to know why CNN is broadcasting
false information?
Most likely, its to get Twitter
users more connected to the
news. Thus, more people will watch
the news to see if their tweets get
airtime.
This theory, though, is a wash.
According to an April 2009
Nielsen Web analysis, 60 percent of
Twitters U.S. users dont return a
month later. And though there are
no official statistics from Twitter,
Compete.com says Twitter has
about 6 million users.
I would hate to think newsrooms
are determining newsworthiness
based on Twitter-ness. If 60 per-
cent of users are dropping Twitter
like a bad habit, is it worth the risk
of perturbing avid news watch-
ers who are watching the news to
see more than just their tweets on
screen?
Instead of tweets, why cant
local news updates scroll across
the bottom of the screen? Or even
the weather? Just some kind of
useful information would be more
stimulating than an opinion from
a viewer.
There is a saving grace to this
Twitter takeover, though. On the
weekend of June 13 to 14, when
Tehran exploded in protests after
Irans presidential election, another
explosion occurred on Twitter.
According to a June 14 New York
Times article, thousands of Twitter
users criticized CNNs coverage of
the event. For a time, Twitter users
added new tweets criticizing CNNs
coverage at a rate of one a second.
CNN has defended its cover-
age thus far, but bucked up and
got the news ball rolling after that
weekend.
Twitter users: You do serve a
purpose. You can serve as a watch-
dog for media outlets, because
even they can get lost in the news
maelstrom that surrounds them
every day.
But when it comes to comment-
ing on how a white supremacist
has killed a security guard, please
dont tempt news networks with
inane and false tweets. Just keep it
to yourself.
Edited by Hannah DeClerk
By matt hirschfeld
nOTeS FrOM ABrOAd
LGBT community struggles for rights in Ireland
When I got the e-mail saying I was
placed with Gay Community News
for an internship, I was thrilled.
I researched the Dublin gay scene
a small community that is, for the
most part, widely accepted by the
traditionally Catholic city.
Te frst night I moved into our
apartment, a friend of one of my
roommates took us to a gay club.
Afer an hour, I started to notice that
a good number of the bars patrons
looked as if they didnt like us.
Te friend who took us to the bar
later found out the gays were upset
because so many straight girls were
there that night.
Tis straight girl stigma followed
me to work.
When I walked in on my frst day,
I probably should have guessed that
my Midwestern charm screamed I
CAN TOLERATE YOU.
From what Ive noticed, the major-
ity of straight people here tolerate the
LGBT community, but many have yet
to accept that homosexuality doesnt
challenge their own way of life.
When you leave the city, it gets
worse. A friend was on a work trip to
various small Irish towns. In one of
those towns, he told me a little boy
walked up to him and asked him if
he was a fag.
Yes, uh, I am, he had replied.
What followed, in the most tech-
nical way possible, was the boy ask-
ing my friend if he wanted to have
anal sex with him. Te boy then ran
of laughing with his friends.
On June 26 Dermot Ahern, Te
Minister for Justice, Equality and
Law Reform, published a civil part-
nership bill to show his commitment
to equality, which was soon followed
with a public statement to calm the
straight people of Ireland.
He said the bill was not and would
never be a step toward gay marriage.
He said that the bill extended all the
rights to the LGBT community that
the Irish constitution would allow.
He said they shouldnt ask for more.
As Ahern spoke over the radio,
my coworkers could only stare at the
foor, and then at each other.
One of them wanted to adopt a
child with his long-time partner.
Dream nixed.
Another hoped to extend medical
insurance to her girlfriend. Denied.
And another just wanted to get
married to the person she loved. Not
happening.
A very real division exists here.
Although Im sure progress will be
made, I really have no idea what the
next step will be for the Irish LGBT
community.
I am, afer all, the American
straight intern.
Edited by Ross Stewart
By kayla regan
kregan@kansan.com
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Chestnut said the change was spurred by
low conviction rates for party hosts accused
of providing alcohol to minors. He said city
attorneys met with the Lawrence Police
Department to create a solution.
He said police would continue their en-
forcement of party violations as they had in
the past. In most cases in which an ofcer
enters a party, it is because he was called to
the scene for a noise complaint. Te ofcer
then checks attendees IDs and can cite mi-
nors and party hosts accordingly.
Chestnut said police ofcers on routine
patrols could inspect parties without re-
ceiving complaints frst.
If they have evidence that they see a
party, they have probable cause and can en-
ter, Chestnut said. But for the most part,
it will be complaint-based.
Sergeant Bill Cory of the Lawrence Po-
lice Department said ofcers could inspect
house parties without receiving a com-
plaint if they happened upon them while
on patrol.
If they see someone hosting a party and
basically running an open saloon, they can
check it out, Cory said.
Pantaleon Florez, Topeka senior, said
police ofcers broke up a party at his apart-
ment complex in August of 2008. Florez he
was cited because minors were in atten-
dance.
Tey gave me a ticket for the hosting
of minors when people I didnt even know
were there, Florez said.
Florez said he received no fne afer going
to court where he stated he was not aware
of minors attending the party.
I got out of it completely, he said.
Florez said he had mixed feelings about
the new ordinance because parties ofen get
out of control and draw in several strang-
ers.
I think its kind of ridiculous that some-
one can get in trouble if people just show
up to their party, Florez said. If theyre in
your home, it may be because you invited
them, but if the party is outside its harder
to control.
According to the ordinance, which can
be found in full on the commissions Web
site, party hosts can take steps to avoid fnes
including checking all attendees IDs and
limiting access to alcohol. Te minimum
fne for hosting minors who consume alco-
hol is $1,000. Te court may sentence hosts
to perform community service by working
in an alcohol treatment facility if they are
put on probation.
Chestnut said the commissions decision
to crack down on underage drinking was
partly inspired by the Universitys similar
attempts. Te University recently added a
provision to its alcohol ofense policy that
involves notifying students parents if they
are involved in a drug or alcohol violation
on campus.
With the university becoming more ag-
gressive with their standards, our policies
will be commiserate, Chestnut said.
Te new ordinance goes into efect to-
day.
Edited By Derek Zarda
ORDINANCE (continued from 1)
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Pantaleon Florez, Topeka senior, mixes a drink during a party at his apartment. Florez was cited for having minors at a party he hosted in August of last year, but did not
have to pay a fne. The newordinance for Lawrence goes into efect today.
ORDINANCE NO. 8397
Section 1.
4-103.1 UNLAWFUL HOSTINGOF MINORS ANDCONSUMPTIONOF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR OR CEREAL MALT BEVERAGE.
(A) Unlawfully hosting minors consuming alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage is intentionally or recklessly permitting a persons
residence or any land, building, structure or roomowned, occupied or procured by such person to be used by an invitee of such person
or an invitee of such persons child or ward, in a manner that results in the unlawful possession or consumption therein of alcoholic liquor
or cereal malt beverages by a minor. Minorshall be defned as any individual less than 21 years of age. There shall be a rebuttable
presumption that all persons present at and participating in social activities are invitees of the person or persons organizing the social
activities, or if persons organizing the activities cannot be identifed, by the persons who owned, occupied, or procured the land, build-
ing, structure or roomused for the social activities at the time of those activities. A person shall be deemed to have acted recklessly per
se under this section if he or she knowingly hosts, permits, or allows a social activity on any property covered by this section and fails to
take reasonable steps to prevent the consumption of alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage by any minor at the social activity. Reason-
able steps include, but are not limited to:
1. Making all reasonable eforts to control the quantity of and the access to alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage at the social ac-
tivity, including lawful eforts aimed at removing fromthe social activity individuals who are not invited to the social activity, so that only
the person or his or her invitees who are of legal age to possess or consume such alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage have access to
them;
2. Verifying the age of all persons attending the social activity by inspecting drivers licenses or other government-issued identifca-
tion cards to ensure that people under the legal age to consume alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage do not have access to alcoholic
liquor or cereal malt beverage while at the social activity.
(B) Unlawfully hosting minors consuming alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage is a misdemeanor, for which the minimumfne
is $1000. If the court sentences the ofender to performcommunity or public service work as a condition of probation, the court shall
consider ordering the ofender to serve the community or public service at an alcohol treatment facility.
(C) As used in this section, terms have the meaning provided by K.S.A. 41-102, and amendments thereto.
(D) Social activity shall mean any gathering of three or more people when any primary purpose of the gathering is socializing or
recreation and at which alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage is served or permitted to be consumed. This termshall not include
circumstances where the only alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage that is served is done so by a business licensed for the service of
alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage under this code or the Kansas Statutes, and amendments thereto.
(E) The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to create any civil liability for any lodging establishment, as defned in K.S.A.
36-501, and amendments thereto.
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16 wednesday, july 1, 2009
TheaTer
Spitfre Grill a musical with adult twist
BY STEPH SCHNEIDER
sschneider@kansan.com
Opening weekend for the Kansas
Summer Theatres play, The Spitfire
Grill, left the intimate stage with no
open seats, regardless of the adult
subject matter and offensive lan-
guage.
The musical is set in rural
Wisconsin, where Percy Talbot, a
newly released prisoner, is trying to
find a new life after serving time for
manslaughter.
Logan Walker, 2009 graduate,
played the part of Caleb Thorpe, the
antagonist in the story. He said the
adult subject matter warning covered
all the possibly offensive aspects in
the play.
There is adult content with Percys
storyline, Walker said. But in gen-
eral, the show is pretty friendly.
The play is set in 1938 in a small
town called Gilead where Percy finds
a job at Hannah Fergusons Spitfire
Grill. When Hannah becomes
injured, Percy is left to take over the
cooking and operation of the grill.
David Stogsdill, actor and 2009
graduate, played Sheriff Joe Sutter
in the play. He said the adult content
warning seemed excessive.
Its all attitude, Stogsdill said. I
have yet to hear of anyone who has
complained.
In the end, the great thematic
material outweighed the adult
content and language, said David
Wilcox, Manhattan senior who saw
the play with a friend.
It hits a lot of emotion, Wilcox
said.
The crew practiced every day and
Stogsdill said the practices, perfor-
mances, and waiting around had cre-
ated close bonds among the cast.
The crew has the best camarade-
rie, Stogsdill said. There has been
a good development of relationships
throughout the whole group.
Cast members said there was a
mother figure in the cast as well.
Jeanne Averill, who plays Hannah
Ferguson, is a member of the Actors
Equity Association, a union of pro-
fessional actors and stage managers
in the U.S. Averill is not a student,
but being in the union allowed her
to audition for the role of the older
woman, Hannah.
We all thought she would come
and be somewhat harder to work
with because she is not a student,
Walker said. Thats not the case,
she is our show mother, and she is
great.
Averills character, Hannah, has a
strong personality, which brings life
to the play.
Without her, the play would have
lost realism, Stogsdill said. The role
is really hard for someone our age.

Edited by Kristen Liszewski
Chance Dibben/KANSAN
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Health insurance
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BY ADAM SCHOOF
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Brittan Young has daily visions
of her fiance wrecking his scooter.
Her fiance, Lawrence Henderson,
doesnt have health insurance and
doesnt wear a helmet when he
rides. Young said she was afraid for
Hendersons safety and for expensive
medical bills should he get in an
accident.
Young, Overland Park senior,
said she was also scared for herself.
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in December, she will no longer be
covered by her parents health insur-
ance and that she was worried she
wouldnt be able to find a job that
offered health insurance given the
state of the economy.
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uates are common. According to a
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graduates dont have health insur-
ance after graduation. Thirteen per-
cent are uninsured for six months
or more.
Being uninsured can lead to dire
financial circumstances.
It takes one hospital stay to be
overwhelmingly in debt, Cynthia
Price, a publications writer at the
Kansas Insurance Department, said.
Henderson, Lansing law student,
said he wanted to weigh the risks for
himself.
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paying for insurance you dont need
or not having insurance you do need
and you have to do a cost benefit
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However, he said Young had been
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lawrence
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keep its doors open
BY DAVID UGARTE
dugarte@kansan.com
Te Solidarity Revolutionary Cen-
ter and Radical Library is on the
verge of closing. Te library, which
stays open through donations, is hav-
ing trouble coming up with money to
pay the rent and bills for its space at
13 E. 8th St.
Te Solidarity Center is a library
containing thousands of books on
topics such as anarchism, environ-
mentalism and diferent social move-
ments. It is also a free community
space available for hosting meetings
or events, and discussing beliefs on
social issues. A group of volunteers
for Solidarity are trying to fnd other
methods to solicit donations.
Shona Clarkson, volunteer coor-
dinator, said that Solidarity used to
function of of a generous donor base,
but that donations had dropped of.
Were not a space that makes
proft, so every month is a scramble,
Clarkson, St. Louis junior, said.
Clarkson said she felt a sense of
community at Solidarity that she
did not have anywhere else. She said
Solidarity was an interesting space to
her, because it was attempting to exist
outside of the capitalist culture.
Sarah Madden, Solidaritys trea-
surer, hosted a workshop June 27 to
help volunteers practice discussing
Solidaritys services with people in
the community who are unaware of
Solidaritys services. Robert Vodicka,
American Studies doctoral student,
led an open dialogue about how to
approach people about Solidarity,
or anything else participants in the
workshop might want to discuss with
people in their community.
Te workshop also discussed how
groups could have efective conver-
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Madden said Solidarity was part
of an alliance of organizations that
pooled resources and helped one an-
other solicit donations.
Te purpose is to facilitate a dia-
logue infrastructure to help actions
take place, Madden said.
Participants were invited to make
donations at the workshop, but no
one was turned away for lack of
funds, Madden said.
Its been really productive, Mad-
den said. Going through all the wor-
rying and stress of learning how to
organize together is a lot easier than
trying to do it alone. Its great to learn
from each other.
Vodicka helped lead the workshop
by talking about his experiences or-
ganizing graduating college students
who were trying to fnd work. He
said he worked in campuses around
the U.S. and at the University.
I really support what theyre do-
ing, Vodicka said. Im impressed
with peoples knowledge and their
willingness to speak and the ease
with which theyre doing it. Its work-
ing quickly.
Vodicka said he supported Soli-
darity because of its library, which
he said was a great resource for al-
ternative education. Vodicka said
the Solidarity Center was also a good
alternative venue for music, because
it was not a bar and was comfortable
for people of all ages.
Tim Hjersted, project director of
Films For Action, a locally based or-
ganization that shows political flms,
said the workshop helped to build
everyones foundation of knowl-
edge of networking.
Jason Hering, Hutchinson senior,
is a part-time volunteer at Solidarity.
Hering said he thought people who
disliked or disapproved of Solidar-
ity were people who did not know
what the volunteers
at the library were
trying to accom-
plish.
Many people
have never visited
the library, Her-
ing said. Also a
lot of people dont
understand what
anarchists think.
Hjersted said a
lot of people had misconceptions
about anarchists as punk-rockers
who were all about destruction.
He said the local media had shown
him that Solidarity made contribu-
tions to the community, such as the
community garden, 1230 New York
St. Solidarity also hosts Robin Hood
Food Distribution, where free food
is made available to the community
about once a week.
I really believe in the mission of
Solidarity, Hjersted said. Its about
building up the community instead
of tearing it down.
Hering said he thought Solidarity
was important to students because it
was a place people could learn some-
thing they would not
learn about in a formal
university setting. He
said the library provid-
ed resources students
would not be able to
fnd elsewhere.
Madden said Solidar-
ity helped facilitate per-
sonal growth by chal-
lenging social norms.
She said that students
at the University were able to learn
about exploitation, hierarchies, and
other social issues, but that they
had no outlet to do anything about
it. Solidarity provides a space to talk
about action with other people who
also want to do something, Madden
said.
What happens when that space
isnt there anymore? Do we just sit
there and take it? Madden said. Im
not okay with that.
Edited by Derek Zarda
wednesday, july 1, 2009
news
21
Solidarity (continued from 20)
Chance dibben/KaNSaN
Sarah Madden, Solidaritys treasurer, and part-time volunteer Jason Herring, Hutchinson
senior, take notes during Robert Vodickas presentation on non-proft fundraising techniques at Soli-
darity Saturday afternoon. Herring said the presentation was necessary to solidifySolidaritys goals,
ecspecially since the organization moved into a new, larger space, on 8th and Massachusetts streets.
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that makes proft,
so every month is a
scramble.
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Four years ago, Wayne Simien was
on his way to Miami to start a new
chapter in his life as an NBA player.
Now hes starting a new one, this
time as a minister.
During his time playing Kansas
basketball, Wayne Simien was con-
sidered by many to be one of the best
players to grace the foor of Allen
Fieldhouse. Te former McDonalds
High School All-American was the
only Jayhawk of his class in 2005
to be drafed into the NBA and the
only Jayhawk to be a frst team All-
American under Kansas Coach Bill
Self s tenure.
Simien said the past four years had
been a journey, as now hes focus-
ing on his sports ministry Called to
Greatness. Heres a look at the road
that led this basketball great to where
he is now.
coming into his own
July 12, 2003 is an important date
in Simiens life. It is the day he be-
came a Christian. He said that be-
fore that time, he only lived for two
things: himself and basketball.
At that time it was what can you
do for me and what I can do to ex-
cel my career as a basketball player
and being the big man on campus,
Simien said.
Even with the status of being a big
man on campus and having access to
anything he wanted, he said he felt as
though he was searching for more.
Afer that day in 2003, Simien
said, he was a completely diferent
individual, changing his attitude
about life on and of the court.
On the court, Simien took his job
seriously.
Christian Moody, a former team-
mate who played for Kansas from
2002 to 2006, said he remembered
guarding Simien at practices during
his freshman and sophomore years
at Kansas.
He was the best big man on the
foor, Moody said. He never took it
easy on people.
Simien said he saw being a hard
worker on the court as an opportu-
nity to better the team and himself
as a player.
I felt like if I took a day of then I
felt I was cheating number one, the
team, and then myself, Simien said.
Of the court, Moody said, Simien
was generous to every person he
met.
A fan would come up and he
would take time out to sign auto-
graphs, ask them how theyre doing,
Moody said. He was a great leader
on and of the court.
Self, who coached Simien during
his junior and senior years, described
Simien as a deep thinker. When Self
came to the University as head coach
in 2003, he said, Simien wanted to
evaluate the situation as opposed to
automatically supporting Self.
Tats how Im wired, Simien
said. I didnt see the good right
away.
Self said he recalled the frst team
meeting as head coach.
All the other players were asking
me stuf like what shoes are we going
to wear and what color are our uni-
forms, Self said. I remember Wayne
asking What did you tell the Illinois
players when you lef?
From then on, Self said, Simien
embraced him as his coach.
When the 2005 season ended in
the frst round of the NCAA tourna-
ment with Kansas losing to an un-
known Bucknell University, Self said
he felt terrible for Simien and the
three other seniors. But to Simien,
the loss didnt have that big of an ef-
fect on him.
Wayne is a spiritual guy, Self said.
He took it in stride as a positive.
Tis optimistic attitude would pay
out later in Simiens life.
Simien fnds new path in youth outreach
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Simien (continued from 22)
Life in the nBA
Soon afer his senior season came
to an end, Simien had to prepare for
the next level: the NBA. On draf
night, instead of being in New York,
Simien chose to await his fate back
home in Leavenworth with his clos-
est family and friends along with Self
and the other coaches.
Simien was selected as the 29th
pick overall by the Miami Heat in the
frst round. Simien said he remem-
bered hearing his name called by
Commissioner David Stern on TV
and getting so excited that he didnt
hear what team he was going to.
Simien was drafed to the Miami
Heat to play with Shaquille ONeal
and Dwyane Wade players Simien
said he looked up to.
He joined the Heat in the 2005-
2006 season, averaging 9.6 minutes
and 3.4 points a game. Te Heat
would go on to win the NBA Cham-
pionship that year. Simien described
his rookie season as amazing.
Going into a locker room with
guys who had been playing a lot lon-
ger like Alonzo, who had been play-
ing for 10 years, and Gary, it was an
incredible feeling, Simien said.
Two years into his faith, Simien
knew he could be tested by the life-
style of a professional athlete, but
he wasnt worried about it. He said
he relied on one thing: surrounding
himself with strong men of God.
When the Heat would travel on
the road, Simien said, he would have
close friends meet him at his hotel
so he wouldnt be tempted to take
part in a lifestyle that conficted with
his faith. He also sometimes stayed
at former NBA player A.C. Greens
house, someone whose faith was also
important to him.
While playing in the NBA, Simien
knew what kind of money he would
make.
I had a mindset that every penny
that I earned, whether it was in the
NBA or not, wasnt mine, Simien
said. I didnt do the typical rookie
thing.
Simien said he donated money to
charity and to his church. His biggest
purchase was his Ford F-150 pickup
truck.
I didnt have any elaborate life-
style, Simien said. I know that God
is my provider whether its in the
NBA, being a minister or working at
McDonalds.
Because of the way he handled his
money, Simien said, it was easier for
him to walk away from the game.
Coming into his second year in
the NBA, Simien only played in
eight games. Te rest of his season
was plagued with knee injuries and
a bout with salmonella. He couldnt
catch a break, Self said. His body
never really gave him a chance.
Simien said it was disappointing
not being able to play, but his faith
and positive attitude helped him get
through. Self agreed.
If he was frustrated, you wouldnt
know it, Self said. He never said
Why me? He used it as a test and
I think it made him a stronger per-
son.
Life After the nBA
Afer his second NBA season,
Simien went through changes on and
of the court. Of the court, Simien
started a family in 2006 when he
married his wife, Katie, and by 2008
had two kids. On the court, Simien
bounced back from injury to play
professionally in Spain for the team
Caceres Ciudad de Baloncesto. But
one thing Simien had always enjoyed
the most was speaking to the youth.
In 2008, he started his ministry orga-
nization Called To Greatness, which
worked to reach kids through bas-
ketball.
Simien said his basketball camp
ministry started in 2008 as a way to
carry the torch for camps that were
once hosted by former player Danny
Manning. Simien himself used to go
to those camps as a kid and worked
them when he was in high school
and college.
Simien started his ministry at
Morning Star Church, 998 N 1771
Rd., north of 6th and Wakarusa
streets.
Zach Sperry, Arlington Texas ju-
nior, got involved in Simiens camp
through interning at Morning Star
Church. Sperry said that his job was
mainly helping with drills and ref-
ereeing 3-on-3 games. Sperry said
Simien was a genuine person.
Its awesome because you can tell
how much he loves God by the way
he loves people and treats people,
Sperry said.
Sperry said he learned from
Simien that theres more to life than
just sports. As a former Kansas base-
ball pitcher, Sperry said, he appreci-
ated this insight.
A part of the camp experience is
Simiens daily message to the kids
about God.
Hes very eloquent, Sperry said.
He puts it in words that kids can
understand.
Te Called To Greatness camps
are open to students from 3rd to
12th grade. Simien said there had
been talk of branching the camps out
to other sports such as soccer, base-
ball and dance.
Simien said that when he frst de-
cided to become a minister, he got
some mixed responses.
People were either real excited
or asking What the heck are you
doing? You could still be playing,
Simien said.
Its been a long journey for the
Leavenworth native, from winning
an NBA championship to full-time
ministry, but Simien said it was the
right focus for him.
To me, Simien said, it was more
of a desire to change the lives of peo-
ple through Jesus Christ than playing
basketball for a paycheck.
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NFL
Former Tiger signs with
Chiefs as ofensive tackle
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The Kan-
sas City Chiefs have signed their
ffth-round draft pick, ofensive
tackle Colin Brown.
The signing was announced
Tuesday. Terms were not dis-
closed.
Brown earned Big 12 honors
as a junior and senior at Missouri,
which fnished both of those
seasons ranked in the top 10
nationally in total ofense.
The 6-foot-7-inch, 335-pound
lineman played in 43 games for
the Tigers, starting 28.
Associated Press
KU pitcher makes national
team despite alternative tryout
BY TIM DWYER
tdwyer@kansan.com
So T.J. Walz was a late invite to an
already loaded tryout roster. So a
Jayhawk had never made the Ameri-
can national team. So the odds were
stacked against him.
So what?
Walz, sophomore pitcher, was in-
vited to tryout as an alternate, pitch-
ing in one scrimmage just a day before
the team cut 20 players. He impressed
coaches enough with his performance
during his one chance that they of-
fered him a spot on the fnal 22-man
roster.
A couple of people werent able to
make it, so coach Price called me and
said, Hey, youre going to tryout on
the 23rd, Walz said. I knew I had to
show them something if I was only go-
ing to get one outing, so I just wanted
to give it my best shot and leave it all
out there.
He did just that, going four innings
and allowing just one run on two hits
with seven strikeouts. Despite pitch-
ing well, he knew that as a late invite
he had only a slim chance of making
the team.
I defnitely knew it was a long shot.
Tey told me up front that they had
a really deep pitching staf, but theyd
like to add a little more to it, Walz
said. When they called I couldnt be-
lieve it. I wasnt expecting it, whether I
did throw well or not. Tey just said,
you know, We want to make sure you
know what youre getting into. You
have to represent your school, rep-
resent your country. Ten they said
Congratulations that was pretty
much it.
Walz, who led the Jayhawks in
strikeouts in 2009, hasnt let of the
throttle this summer. Afer his perfor-
mance in the trials, Walz made a re-
lief appearance in Team USAs second
game of the summer slate, a 14-5 vic-
tory against Canada.
I dont think you notice it in the
game, Walz said about facing interna-
tional competition rather than other
colleges. No matter what, a hitters a
hitter.
Walz performance came under the
direction of Jack McKeon, who won
the 2003 World Series as the man-
ager of the Florida Marlins. McKeon
was flling in for Team USAs regular
coach, Rick Jones of Tulane.
Tat was incredible. Ive never
seen someone with that much baseball
knowledge, Walz said of McKeon. I
mean, you could sit around and talk
baseball with him all day. Just to have
someone with that much experience
in the dugout with you is something
else. You know, when he says good job
its like, Whoa, I must have done re-
ally good.
Te American national team will
travel to Japan and Canada over the
course of the summer, including a
trip to the World Baseball Challenge
in British Columbia, Canada, where it
will face competition from Japan, Tai-
wan, China, Germany and Canada.
Walz will try to help the team con-
tinue a 28-game unbeaten streak dat-
ing back to the summer of 2007. He
said it was an honor to be part of that
tradition.
Its like you cant describe it,
Walz said. Just being invited was an
honor, and then its like all your hard
work has paid of. Youve got to go out
and represent, not just on the feld,
but of it as well.
Kansas was one of few schools to
have multiple players invited to the
tryouts. Walz said it could only mean
good things for the University as it
moved forward.
I think it says something about
our program that we have the quality
guys to go out there and compete at
the national level, Walz said. Its def-
nitely exciting for next year.
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T
wo summers ago, Yahoo! ac-
quired Rivals.com for an esti-
mated sum of $100 million.
You cant tell me fans dont want
their recruiting dirt.
National Signing Day becomes
more of a circus each year and the
months leading up to it are tracked by
college football fans like rabid beasts.
And now with the inclusion of Lane
Kifn in Tennessee, his fog machines
and fake press conferences and recent
news of a 13-year-old committing to
the Volunteers, theres enough theater
to keep everyone glued to message
boards and recruiting sites.
Tat considered, lets have a look
at who the Jayhawks are lining up for
their 2010 class. Last week Kansas
moved one step closer to addressing
one of its biggest questions of this
season when junior college transfer
linebacker Vernon Brooks gave coach
Mark Mangino a verbal commitment
during a campus visit.
Eligible to play immediately,
Brooks, from Blinn College in Bren-
ham, Texas, only recently found out he
was eligible to play Division I football.
Te 6-foot, 230-pound Brooks was
clocked running a 4.6 40-yard-dash,
and had also received ofers from
Oklahoma, Tennessee, Auburn, Tulsa
and UAB . He stands a good chance of
contributing early in Manginos 4-2-5
base defense this year.
In further recruiting news, Kansas
counts the following players as com-
mitments thus far.
Jacoby Walker, Quarterback,
Spring, Texas, Westfeld High School:
Tis dual-threat quarterback would
arrive on campus early. Set to gradu-
ate this December, Walker, 6-foot-2,
210 pounds, is a Rivals.com three-star
recruit and, before his June 6 verbal
commitment, also felded ofers from
Kansas State, Nebraska, Oklahoma
State, Syracuse, Houston and Iowa
State.
Ricki Herod, Jr., Wide Receiver,
Mesquite, Texas, North Mesquite High
School: Herod, 6-foot-2, 175 pounds,
promptly committed to Kansas in
April when it was the frst college to
ofer him a scholarship. Kansas frst
commit, Herod was named to the
U.S. Army National Combine team
in January and won an MVP award at
the Nike Camp in Fort Worth, Texas
in April.
Geneo Grissom, Defensive End,
Hutchinson High School: Grissom,
6-foot-4, 230 pounds, committed to
Kansas a day ahead of Walker, pass-
ing over an ofer from Colorado State.
Te Rivals.com three-star defensive
end has speed to match his size with a
40-yard time of 4.6 seconds.
Jeremiah Edwards, Defensive
Tackle, Garland, Texas, Garland High
School: Tis commit looks better by
the day. Edwards, 6-foot, 270 pounds,
became the second commitment for
Kansas in April and passed up ofers
from Texas Tech, SMU, UTEP, Tulsa,
Arizona and Houston.
Dave Clark, Cornerback, Inde-
pendence, Mo., Independence Com-
munity College: Kansas third April
commitment was the latest junior
college addition to the Jayhawks.
Clark, 6-foot-2, 180 pounds, is listed
on the Super Sophomores team in the
Sporting News 2009 College Football
annuals JUCO section.
Editedby Derek Zarda
Kansas football to shine
with committed recruits
BY STEPHEN MONTEMAYOR
smontemayor@kansan.com
MENS BASkETBAll
Henrys father says sons
may break commitment
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The
father of highly sought Kansas
basketball recruits C.J. and Xavier
Henry says his
sons may not
play at Kan-
sas, after all.
Xavier
Henry, a 6-6
guard, is
largely con-
sidered one
of the most
talented players Kansas coach
Bill Self has ever recruited.
Xavier and his older brother,
C.J., were headed to Memphis
before switching to Kansas in the
wake of John Caliparis decision
to coach at Kentucky.
But their father, Carl Henry,
told Kansas City sports-talk sta-
tion WHB Tuesday that the family
was upset with a story in The
Kansas City Star. The story, the
father said, portrayed his sons as
being disinterested in attending
classes at college.
Henry said he planned to meet
Tuesday night with his sons to
see if the boys want to go to
Kentucky or keep their commit-
ment to Kansas.
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Kansas State puts $70 million renovations on hold
tenniS
Williams
sisters may
face of in
fnal match
BY STEPHEN WILSON
Associated Press
WIMBLEDON, England Venus
and Serena Williams are one round
away from meeting in another
Wimbledon final.
Its the first time since 2006 that
all four top-seeded women reached
the semifinals at a Grand Slam tour-
nament.
The Williams sisters overwhelmed
their opponents Tuesday with
breathtaking displays of power ten-
nis, showing why they have domi-
nated on the grass of the All England
Club for most of the past decade.
We definitely upped our levels of
game today, Serena said.
Venus, seeking her third straight
Wimbledon title, outhit the 14th-
ranked Pole from all parts of the
court and proved again that she
is the dominant female player on
grass.
Do I feel invincible? Williams
said. Id like to say yes, but I really
do work at it.
Williams had her left leg taped up
again but showed no weakness at all
as she ripped 29 winners .
I cant complain, Williams said.
Im in the semifinals of Wimbledon,
right where I want to be. I just need
to take another step forward.
Asked whether she also felt
unbeatable at Wimbledon, Serena
said: I dont feel invincible, but
I definitely should have the same
attitude. Im going to try to feel that
way, too.
Only once in the last nine years
has there been a Wimbledon wom-
ens final that didnt feature at least
one of the Williams sisters. The sis-
ters were the only two Grand Slam
winners in the womens quarterfinals
Serena has 10 major titles and
Venus seven.
The sisters have met in three
Wimbledon finals, including last
year. Serena has won two of the
three, in 2002 and 03. They are
10-10 in career meetings.
I would love it to be a Williams
final, and so would she, Venus said.
That would be great.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MANHATTAN Kansas State
University is re-evaluating a planned
$70 million upgrade of athletic facili-
ties, in part because of undocument-
ed payments to football coach Bill
Snyder and two former adminis-
trators, new athletic director John
Currie said.
Currie told university faculty and
students during a Monday forum
that the project has not been elimi-
nated but is on hold pending the
review.
Currently, those projects are on
hold, Currie said. There are some
of those projects well re-evaluate,
and were in the process of doing
that now.
The re-evaluation comes after a
scathing audit released June 19 that
detailed questionable financial prac-
tices at the university, including 13
undocumented payments totaling
$845,000 to Snyder, Krause and for-
mer athletic director Tim Weiser.
The controversy prompted the
Kansas Board of Regents to require
state universities to conduct regu-
lar audits that include their athletic
departments.
Currie said the project may even-
tually rely more on fundraising
because he is cautious about using
debt financing for projects that dont
provide extra revenue.
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nfl
BY LARRY ODELL
Associated Press
NORFOLK, Va. Michael Vicks
revised bankruptcy plan would fun-
nel more of his future pay to his
creditors and ensure that they re-
ceive a portion of his earnings even
if the suspended NFL star doesnt
return to the league.
Vicks attorney Paul Campsen
outlined the highlights of the new
plan, which was still being drafed,
at a status hearing Tuesday. Camps-
en assured U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Frank J. Santoro that he will have
no trouble fling the document by
Tursdays deadline.
Santoro in April rejected Vicks
frst Chapter 11 plan, saying it was
not feasible. Among his concerns
was that the plan depended heavily
on Vick returning to the NFL and
that Vick was trying to hang on to
too many assets. His frst bankrupt-
cy plan would have allowed him to
keep the frst $750,000 of his annual
salary, and Vick also intended to
keep two houses and several cars.
Under the new plan, 10 percent of
the frst $750,000 Vick earns would
go to creditors, and hes agreed to
liquidate a house under construc-
tion in Virginia. If Vick doesnt re-
turn to the NFL, the new plan would
give creditors a portion of whatever
he earns from a lower paying job.
His prospects for playing again in
the NFL rest with league commis-
sioner Roger Goodell, who has said
he will review the matter afer Vick
completes his 23-month federal
sentence for operating a dogfght-
ing ring.
Vick, who is serving the last two
months of his sentence on home
confnement in Hampton, is sched-
uled to be released from federal cus-
tody July 20.
He did not attend the hearing,
which came a day afer he began
a new job with the Boys and Girls
Clubs. He had been earning $10
an hour in a construction job since
leaving the federal penitentiary in
Leavenworth, Kan., in May.
Steven S. Kast, chief executive of-
fcer of the Boys and Girls Clubs of
the Virginia Peninsula, said Vick will
work with children in health and ft-
ness programs for a few weeks.
We were disappointed by some
of his recent actions and decisions,
but believe he has learned from
these experiences, and is now con-
scious of his obligations and re-
sponsibilities as a prominent sports
fgure that impacts and infuences
our kids, Kast said in a written
statement.
Vicks legal troubles wrecked his
fnances as well as his reputation.
Once the NFLs highest-paid player,
Vick fled for Chapter 11 bankrupt-
cy protection in July 2008, listing
assets of $16 million and liabilities
of $20.4 million.
Under the bankruptcy plan,
creditors would
get a percentage of
any income above
$750,000 per year,
and their cut has
increased under
the revisions. Te
sliding-scale per-
centages would be
increased as fol-
lows:
$750,000 to
$2.5 million in earnings, from 20
percent under the old plan to 25
percent under the new one.
$2.5 million to $10 million,
from 25 percent to 30 percent.
Over $10 million, from 33 per-
cent to 40 percent.
Ross Reeves, attorney for a com-
mittee representing Vicks unse-
cured creditors, said the committee
supports the plan.
Te committees view has been
that these numbers are based on
Mr. Vick being highly incentivized
not only to re-enter the NFL but to
stick with it, Reeves said.
Te revised plan also will settle a
dispute between Vick and his former
agent, Joel Enterprises Inc. Joel won
a $4.6 million judgment against Vick
in a breach of contract case and had
been fghting to collect
before the former At-
lanta Falcons quarter-
backs unsecured credi-
tors are paid. Campsen
said Joel will now get
$6 million but will be
treated as an unsecured
creditor, getting paid a
little at a time.
Santoro also ap-
proved the sale of two
bass boats and three larger fshing
boats owned by Vick.
A confrmation hearing on Vicks
new plan is tentatively scheduled for
Aug. 27.
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pitchers
$8 sh bowls
$2 domestics
$2 grape bombs
$2 almost
anything
$3 32oz beers
$3 vodka & enery
drink
$5 pitchers
$3 Bloody Marys