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AUTUMNAL EQUINOX
BY ZACH WHITE
white@kansan.com
On Friday morning more than
thirty people gathered in the com-
mons at Spooner Hall to watch
the announcement of a $6 million
project the University of Kansas
will be participating in the next
three years. The crowd was made
up of faculty and students from the
University of Kansas, Kansas State
University and Rep. Dennis Moore
(D-Kan.), who helped bring the
grant to Kansas.
The grant will be split between
the ecology and evolutionary biol-
ogy departments of the University
of Kansas, Kansas State university,
the University of Oklahoma and
Oklahoma State University. It will
fund the creation of a cybercom-
mons, a collective computer sys-
tem used to process and provide
data to researchers from all four
schools in real time.
Leonard Krishtalka, director of
the Biodiversity Institute in Dyche
Hall, said the cybercommons
would have a profound impact on
the way research data was handled
and what can be done with it. The
information gathered in research at
all four schools will be run through
several steps of analysis. This anal-
ysis will allow scientists to study
ecological trends and predict their
outcomes. This information could
be about the spread of animals,
insects or diseases. It could also be
the impact of climate change.
Before this grant, sharing and
processing of the collective data
cAMpUs
see grant on PAge 3A
cAMpUs
BY BRANDON SAYERS
bsayers@kansan.com
More than 1,500 students still
need to complete the first part of
the newly required online alcohol
education course. They have until
Thursday to do so or they risk
having a hold
placed on their
enrollment for
future semes-
ters.
According to
Carol Seager,
director of
Student Health
Services, only
63 percent of the
roughly 5,000
students with the requirement
have completed part one of the
course as of Tuesday.
In August, the University noti-
fied all new students aged 21 or
younger that they were required to
complete an online alcohol educa-
tion course. The students were
e-mailed links to the course on
Aug. 31 and were notified that
they had until Sept. 24 to complete
the first part.
Students who fail to complete
the course will have holds placed
on their accounts and will be
unable to enroll for
the spring semester.
The Web-based
course, provided
by AlcoholEdu for
College, is based on
scientific evidence
and includes a survey,
video and other inter-
active components as
well as an assessment.
All information from
the course will be kept confiden-
tial and the University will only
see general population data, not
individual student answers.
An Aug. 17 a University press
release announcing the course
said the first portion would take
students less than 2 hours to com-
plete, with the second portion of
the course taking an additional 15
minutes.
By providing detailed infor-
mation on the effects of alcohol
in an easily accessible, interac-
tive format, we hope to help stu-
dents make wise choices while
in school and throughout their
lifetimes, Marlesa Roney, vice
provost for student success, said
in the release.
TIMELINE fOr
ALcOhOL cOUrsE
n63 percent of 5,000
students have completed
part one of the course
nFirst part takes less than
two hours
nFirst part must be done
by Sept. 24
nSecond part takes
about 15 minutes
nSecond part must be
done by Nov. 2
Course can be found at
alcohol.ku.edu the deadline for students to complete the frst part of the Universitys alcohol course is
Thursday. All incoming students under 22 are required to complete both parts of the course.
see alcohol on PAge 3A
BY JESSE BROWN
jbrown@kansan.com
The dark and quiet sidewalks on campus
that see so much foot action in daylight
are empty. The air is cold and crisp. Its 5
a.m. on Tuesday and the intersection of
14th Street and Jayhawk Boulevard, which
would normally be empty, is crowded with
more than a dozen people waiting to take
part in the autumnal equinox starlight
walking tour of Mount Oread led by KU
professor Ted Johnson.
Professor Emeritus in French and
Italian, Johnson leads an annual tour on
the autumn equinox to educate students
and anyone willing to brave the early hours
about how and why certain campus build-
ings are constructed in relation to cardinal
directions, iconography and astronomy.
Its fun to walk about and see how
these buildings are set down and how they
do relate to the North Star and so forth,
Johnson said.
A few of the buildings that were con-
structed with Greek and Roman influences,
such as the tower on Dyche hall, the north
side of Fraser Hall and the north entrance
to Watson Library, all align with Polaris, the
North Star. Johnson said like Ancient Egypt
did with the pyramids and the Sphinx, that
some campus buildings are also aligned
with stars.
Its always going to be lined up, Johnson
said, standing on a manhole west of Dyche
Hall. According to Johnson, the North Star
will always appear above the tower when
standing at this campus location. These
kind of lineups are ones that you find
everywhere in ancient Karnak and France.
Johnson also made other observations
about campus buildings. At Stauffer-Flint
Hall, he noted the bisected circle above the
east entrance and asked for opinions from
the group about what that symbolism could
mean. A range of ideas came forth, includ-
ing a representation of the yin and the yang,
a closed eye and the cycle of the day split in
half with day and night represented.
The subject of the tour is not so visible
in the everyday hustle of campus life, but it
reveals campus hidden mysteries.
I like seeing the symbolism and every-
thing, Chris Billinger, WaKenney senior,
said of the tour. Im an engineering stu-
dent so this is very different from what Im
normally exposed to, so I like to kind of
expand my horizons a little.
Jenny Curatola, Lansing freshman, is a
student of Johnsons who came to experi-
ence the tour.
It was worth it, Curatola said. Some
of the stuff was a bit of a review, like we
already talked about the Natural History
Museum, but I never get tired of hearing
him.
Johnson said he enjoyed guiding the tour
because he saw things a student wouldnt
see every day in the daily grind of being a
student.
The main thing is to get people to have
a look at the campus in a way that is not just
simply being busy going to and from classes
but to think about the University in a larger
way, Johnson said.
Professor Johnson also gives a longer
tour on Stop Day that covers more ground
on campus.
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Andrew Hoxey/KAnsAn
ted Johnson, professor emeritus of French and italian, points out the symbolismin the architecture of Dyche Hall. The building was part of his Autumnal Equinox
Starlight WalkingTour of Mount Oread, which he leads every year. The tour featured information about the placement of building relative to the positions of stars and the
signifcance of their structures.
tour sheds light on campus
Professor reveals
campus connection
with astronomy
I just havent had
time between class
and other things to
do it. Im hoping to
get to it soon.
paul browN
overland park freshman
BY JAYSON JENKS AND
COREY THIBODEAUX
jjenks@kansan.com,
cthibodeaux@kansan.com
Sophomore guard Tyshawn
Taylor was seen but not admitted
to Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Tuesday night, a nursing supervi-
sor said.
Associate athletics director Jim
Marchiony confirmed that an inci-
dent occurred Tuesday evening
in front of the Burge Union. The
Lawrence Journal-World reported
on its Web site that the incident
involved members of the football
and basketball teams. Marchiony
did not confirm that.
Were aware of reports of an
incident and we are fact finding
right now, Marchiony said.
Player names and specific inju-
ries have yet to be released.
Grant
to start
shared
database
First deadline approaches for online alcohol course
rEsEArch
Tyshawn
Taylor seen
by hospital
after incident
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ON THE RECORD
At about 10 a.m. Friday near 6th
and Kasold Streets, a University
associate professor reported
the theft of two laptops, at a
total loss of $400.
At about 4:30 a.m. Saturday
at McCollum Hall, someone
was charged with disorderly
conduct for discharging a fre
extinguisher unnecessarily
inside the hall.
At about 7 a.m. Saturday near
19th and Arkansas streets, a
University student reported
that they were battered when
someone criminally trespassed
on their property.
15th and Massachusetts streets,
a University student reported
that someone painted grafti
on their vehicle door, at a loss
of $300.
23rd and Inverness streets, a
University student reported the
theft of their bicycle, at a loss
of $100.
At about 2 p.m. Saturday at
Jayhawk Towers Apartments,
someone was charged with
making a false alarm for pulling
a fre alarm unnecessarily.
At about 2 a.m. Sunday near
26th and Iowa streets, a Univer-
sity student reported the theft
of their wallet, at a total loss of
about $30.
At about 1 p.m. Sunday near
10th and Alabama streets, a
University student reported
criminal damage to their
vehicle windshield, at a loss of
$300.
ON CAMPUS
The Emilio Said lecture will
begin at 10 a.m. in the Spencer
Museum of Art.
The Excel 2007: Charts &
Graphics workshop will begin
at 10:30 a.m. in the Budig PC
Lab.
The Collecting Native Ameri-
can Art university-community
forum will begin at noon in the
ECM Center.
The InDesign: Introduction
workshop will begin at 12:30
p.m. in the Budig PC Lab.
The Search for Serenity in Chi-
nese & Japanese Architecture
will begin at 2 p.m. in Continu-
ing Education.
NEWS NEAR & FAR
international
1. Islamic insurgents
launch another attack
MOGADISHU, Somalia Is-
lamic insurgents attacked an Af-
rican Union peacekeeping base
Tuesday, sparking a battle that
killed at least eight people and
wounded more than a dozen,
witnesses and ofcials said.
A spokesman for the AU force
said no peacekeepers died in
Tuesdays attack or the subse-
quent fghting.
The bodies were beyond
recognition, said witness Hassan
Mohamoud. There was blood
and fesh everywhere.
The al-Shabab insurgent group
is trying to topple Somalias gov-
ernment and install strict Islamic
law. Last week, it launched two
suicide car bombs on the main
African Union base, killing 21.
2. Release of Lockerbie
bomber met with criticism
LONDON The U.S.
ambassador to London says the
release of Lockerbie bomber
Abdel Baset al-Megrahi hasnt
damaged relations between the
trans-Atlantic allies.
Families of some of the U.S.
victims of the 1988 Pan Am at-
tack have said they were revolted
by the bombers release. The
decision to free the former Lib-
yan intelligence agent also was
sharply criticized by President
Barack Obama, U.S. Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton, FBI director
Robert Mueller, and U.S. Attorney
General Eric Holder.

3. U.S. closes ofces in
South Africa for safety
JOHANNESBURG The U.S.
Embassy and other American
ofces in South Africa have been
ordered closed for at least two
days this week because of un-
specifed security concerns, U.S.
and South African ofcials said.
Neither U.S. Embassy spokes-
woman Sharon Hudson-Dean
nor Nonkululeko Mbatha,
spokeswoman for the South
African national police com-
missioner, would say whether a
threat had prompted the closure
that began Tuesday.
national
4. Convicted killer will
act as his own attorney
INDIO, Calif. A judge says a
man previously convicted of kill-
ing a couple and two children in
Idaho can act as his own attorney
in a California case charging him
with kidnapping, torturing and
killing a 10-year-old boy.
The ruling Monday involves
Joseph Edward Duncan III, who
told a Riverside County judge he
wanted to remain silent in court
and didnt intend to fle any mo-
tions or plead guilty.
Duncan is charged with killing
Anthony Martinez, who was
abducted as he played with his
brother near their Beaumont
home. The boys battered, nude
body was later found in the
desert.
5. Woman claims father
was wrongly shot by police
SEATTLE A woman has
fled a claim for $5 million to $15
million over a police shooting
in which her father was Tasered,
then fatally wounded by ofcers
responding to a report of a
drunken driver.
Police say 51-year-old Niles Leo
Meservey was jolted while trying
to leave the Chuckwagon Inn in
Everett, Wash. They say his Cor-
vette hit a fence and Meservey
was then shot to death.
Paul N. Luvera, a lawyer for
Meserveys daughter, said the
Corvette was boxed in by three
police cruisers and moved only
after the stun gun was fred.
6. Man causes school
lockdown with BB gun
YORK, Pa. Police say a man
using a BB gun to protect his birds
from cats led to an elementary
school lockdown in Pennsylvania.
York schools Superintendent
Sharon Miller said Tuesday that a
report of a gun-wielding man out-
side Alexander Goode Elementary
School came in at 8 a.m.
Ofcers surrounded the build-
ing with about a dozen vehicles.
York Police Capt. Wes Kahley
says the man did not commit
a crime, but exercised bad
judgment.
Associated Press
People with O- blood types are
universal donors. People with
AB+ blood types are universal
recipients. The KU Blood Drive
is going on all this week in the
KS Union ballroom and other
campus locations.
Better know a major
Linguistics
Why did you
decide to pursue
this major?
JASMINE HOUSE
Oneida, Wis., sophomore
Language is what unites
the world. With language we
can unite and express our-
selves freely. With language we
may eliminate borders while
obtaining our identity.
BY SteFanie Penn
spenn@kansan.com
Major: Linguistics
College: College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences
Required Credit Hours:
Anyone interested in majoring in
linguistics is encouraged to ful-
fill the colleges foreign language
requirement by the end of sopho-
more year. For a Bachelor of Arts
or a Bachelor of General Studies,
a minimum of 30 major hours is
required. Students who plan to
major in linguistics should discuss
their plans with an undergraduate
coordinator. The University also
offers a masters and doctorate in
linguistics.
Sample of Major Courses:
Introductory Linguistics,
Phonetics I, Phonology I,
Syntax I, Second Language
Acquisition, Psycholinguistics,
North American Indian
Languages and The Structure of
Japanese.
Career Opportunities:
According to the Universitys
undergraduate catalog, a linguis-
tics degree helps prepare students
for careers that require expertise
in the use of language as a means
of communication, e.g., business,
communications, health care, lan-
guage teaching, personnel admin-
istration and social service. Many
majors pursue graduate studies in
education, languages, law, psychol-
ogy and computer science.
Additional Opportunities:
There is a linguistics honor pro-
gram that allows exceptional stu-
dents to work closely with faculty
members on a research project.

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Ofcers in trouble after
playing Wii during raid
LAKELAND, Fla. Its game
over for some police ofcers
who played video games
while they raided a convicted
drug dealers home in Florida.
Surveillance video obtained
by WFLA in Tampa caught the
ofcers playing a Nintendo Wii
bowling game, with one furi-
ously jumping up and down
in celebration. Ofcials say
some of the ofcers could be
disciplined.
Ofcers with the anti-drug
task force had just stormed
into the home of the con-
victed drug dealer, who was
already in custody.
Complaints lead to LA
ordinance on roosters
LOS ANGELES The chick-
ens have come home to roost
for Los Angeles city dwellers
who keep roosters.
The City Council on Tuesday
passed an ordinance that
with few exceptions allows
only one rooster per property.
It was spurred by complaints
over noise and hygiene and
concerns over illegal cock-
fghting.
Janice Hahn, who authored
the bill, says it will give
residents of her district some
peace and quiet.
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of these universities was limited
by the existing technology. The
cybercommons funded by this
grant should help make the pro-
cess easier and more capable.
The cybercommons, because it
is Web-based, will make the infor-
mation available to schools across
the country.
This opens up a terrific oppor-
tunity for reaching many more
schools, Krishtalka said, both
rural K-through-12 all the way to
universities in major cities.
The grant was provided through
the Experimental Program to
Stimulate Competitive Research,
which is a program of the National
Science Foundation. The pro-
gram was started in 1979 to help
research universities remain com-
petitive with those that generally
receive more funding like those in
California and Massachusetts.
Kristin Bowman-James, project
director for EPSCoR in Kansas,
said this particular grant required
the cooperation of two states to
share and collaborate on research.
She said the decision of who to
work with was easy.
Because of the strong research
here and in Oklahoma for ecologi-
cal forecasting and because this
type of research uses large data-
bases it was a no-brainer to link
these schools, Bowman-James
said.
The use of this system goes
beyond the study of local plains.
Josh Campbell, graduate research
assistant at the Kansas Biological
Survey, said he planned on using
his experience with the project in
other countries after he finished
his degree.
Id like to take this same con-
cept and apply it to humanitar-
ian affairs, Campbell said, Bring
together different non-govern-
mental organizations and relief
agencies using the same set of
technologies.
The grant will also create posi-
tions for more graduate students
within the Biodiversity Institute.
grant (continued from 1A) alcohol (continued from 1A)
Students who have not taken
the course said they have found
numerous reasons for putting it
off.
Paul Brown, Overland Park
freshman, said he had already
been reprimanded for drinking
on campus and hoped the course
would teach him the penalties for
violating alcohol policies on cam-
pus. He said he had not yet com-
pleted the course because he had
been busy with class work.
I just havent had time between
class and other things to do it,
Brown said. Im hoping to get to
it soon.
Marc Nunes, Chicago freshman,
said most students he knew had
not taken the course yet because
they had heard the course was
long and contained mostly com-
mon knowledge.
We are already aware of this
type of information, but we
choose to keep drinking anyway,
Nunes said.
Angela Meyer, Kansas City, Mo.,
freshman, said she had already
completed the first part of the
course but said she didnt learn
anything significant. Meyer said
she didnt expect the University
to learn much from the feed-
back they would receive from the
course, either.
I know they arent going to
get anything out of the survey
because everyone I know has just
went down and clicked answers
without even reading the ques-
tions because it was just so long,
Meyer said.
Students will be able to begin
the second portion of the course
30 days after they complete the
first part. All students are required
to complete the second portion of
the course by Nov. 2.
Students not required to take
the course can still participate
voluntarily by going to alcohol.
ku.edu.
University officials have been
stepping up efforts to curb student
alcohol abuse after two alcohol-
related student deaths on campus
during the spring semester.
In May, the University
announced a new policy that
would notify parents of any
alcohol or drug violations by
students under the age of 21.
Administrators also created an
amnesty program to encourage
students to report alcohol-related
emergencies by ensuring that they
wouldnt be penalized for violating
alcohol policies.
More information on alcohol-
related programs, policies and
education opportunities can be
found at alcohol.ku.edu.
Edited by Samantha Foster
InternatIonal
Investigators look
into Kahlo claim
BY CATHERINE E.
SHOICHET
Associated Press
MEXICO CITY Mexican
federal prosecutors said Tuesday
they are investigating a claim that
more than 1,000 items attributed
to artist Frida Kahlo were forged.
The Diego Rivera and Frida
Kahlo Trust filed a complaint say-
ing signed paintings, notes and
drawings featured in two recent
art history books are fake, the
Attorney Generals Office said.
We must stop the commercial-
ization of false works, said Hilda
Trujillo, director of the Diego
Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museums.
The works in question come
from a private collection and
appear in two books, Finding
Frida Kahlo and The Labyrinth
of Frida Kahlo: Death, Pain and
Ambivalence.
Kahlo, who died in 1954, was
known for her tortured self-por-
traits and a tumultuous relation-
ship with Mexican muralist Diego
Rivera, who she married.
Katharine Myers at Princeton
Architectural Press, the publisher
of Finding Frida Kahlo, said it
plans to keep selling the book.
In the book, we state that the
pieces have not been 100 percent
authenticated, that its still being
researched, Myers said.
Members of the trust and some
art history scholars hope the pub-
lishers will take the books off the
market, saying at a news confer-
ence in Mexico City that the con-
sequences could be severe if the
books keep being sold.
This will infect all the studies
of Frida Kahlo with a virus, with
bad, inaccurate information, said
James Oles, an assistant profes-
sor at Wellesley College who has
joined with other art historians in
criticizing the publications.
The owners of the art, accord-
ing to Oles, say the collection
came from five boxes that Kahlo
gave to a carpenter.
Oles said items in the collection
include significant spelling errors,
low-quality paintings and other
suspicious details.
What woman signs her reci-
pes? No one, unless they want to
sell them, he said.
assocIated Press
cristina Kahlo, niece of Mexicos artist Frida Kahlo, shows pages to members of the press
fromthe bookFinding Frida KahloTuesday at the Attorney Generals ofce in Mexico City.
polItIcs
Clinton calls for sustainability eforts
ASSOCIATEd PRESS
NEW YORK Former
President Bill Clinton opened his
annual summit on pressing global
issues with a call for attendees to
support political and economic
efforts toward climate sustainabil-
ity.
The fifth annual Clinton Global
Initiative started Tuesday. The
gathering of world leaders and
business executives, celebrities
and activists seeks solutions to the
worlds most pressing issues, like
climate change and poverty.
But this years conference
is taking place under the cloud
of another massive problem
a global economic downturn.
Clinton and the speakers at the
opening plenary session empha-
sized the economic benefits of
sustainability efforts, that it was
important to refute the argument
that trying to green the worlds
economies would be fiscally detri-
mental to them.
If you have political leadership
and business leadership commit-
ted to sustainability, the rest of us
need to support them, Clinton
said. The best thing we can do is
to try to help support this move-
ment by proving that it is good
economics.
While the conference covers
global issues, American political
issues did make an appearance.
After Chilean President Michelle
Bachelet spoke about steps her
country was taking to deal with the
downturn, including health care
efforts, Clinton asked her about
the per capita income there, which
she said was about $13,500.
If I were an American con-
gressman, Id be embarrassed that
Chile could insure everybody and
I couldnt, he said. I think its
important to know what all these
people who are criticizing the
president are defending.
This years conference is the first
to be held under a Democratic
administration, and Clinton had
warm words for President Barack
Obama.
I think it is worth remind-
ing all of you that our president
started his career not in politics,
but as an NGO operator.
assocIated Press
President Barack obama is pictured with former President Bill Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual meeting in NewYork Tuesday.
This years conference is the frst under a Democratic president.
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democrats back down
on medical supply tax
WASHINGTON They were
calling it the tax on Q-tips.
Amid Republican ridicule, a
Democratic chairman backed
down Tuesday and exempted
consumer items of $100 or
less from condoms to con-
tact lenses from a proposed
tax on medical device manu-
facturers. It would help pay for
health care coverage for the
uninsured in comprehensive
legislation.
But Finance Committee
Chairman Max Baucus, D-
Mont., left intact a $4 billion-
a-year levy on the medical
devices industry keeping
the controversy alive. The
industry makes some 80,000
diferent products from heart
valves to imaging machines
to tongue depressors. The
Congressional Budget Ofce
said Tuesday such industry
fees could eventually raise in-
surance premiums by roughly
1 percent.
Baucus last-minute switch
came as his committee
considers sweeping legisla-
tion to remake the health care
system. It means that contact
lens solution, scented maxi-
pads and home pregnancy
tests among many other
items will not be taxed.
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BY JOHN OCONNOR
Associated Press
BEASON, Ill. A couple and
three of their children were found
brutally slain inside their home
in this tiny central Illinois farm-
ing community, and authorities
warned residents Tuesday to lock
their doors at night while inves-
tigators try to identify possible
suspects.
Authorities discovered the
bodies Monday afternoon after
responding to a 911 call about
possible shots fired at the address,
Logan County Sheriff Steven
Nichols said at a news confer-
ence.
A three-year-old girl survived
the attack and was taken to a hos-
pital in Peoria, he said. The girls
grandmother identified her as the
couples daughter, Tabitha Gee.
Nichols declined to say why his
office didnt release information
about the slayings until Tuesday
morning.
He said detectives were trying
to identify possible suspects, and
that those responsible for the kill-
ings should be considered armed
and dangerous.
Nichols warned area residents
to lock their doors at night as a
precaution.
The slayings, which Nichols
described as a brutal homicide
against an entire family, occurred
at the familys ranch-style home in
Beason, a farming community of a
few hundred residents about 140
miles southwest of Chicago.
Nichols declined to provide
details about the crime scene or
the suspected cause of death, but
he said investigators would begin
doing autopsies on Tuesday.
Nichols identified the victims
and gave their approximate ages:
Raymond Rick Gee, 46; Ruth
Gee, 39; Justina Constant, 16,
Dillen Constant, 14; and Austin
Gee, 11.
He did not provide details about
the girl who survived.
The family was described as
quiet and well-liked by towns-
people and relatives.
They were very quiet and very
kind and never had a bad word
to say about anybody, said Ruth
Gees mother, Francis Constant,
who lives in nearby Lincoln.
Raymond Gee hustled for work
in construction and as a handy-
man while his wife, a stay-at-
home mom, helped out whenever
she could, Constant said.
The couple faced their share
of hardships, including having an
11-year-old daughter who suffered
a brain injury so severe she must
live at a special facility in Peoria.
She said her son-in-law also had
an adult daughter who did not live
at the couples home.
The couples children attended
church and waited each morning
at the towns post office for the
school bus.
In Beason, residents gathered
on porches to talk about the kill-
ings, some obviously worried
about the fact that, as of late in
the day, authorities had not made
any arrests.
Police warn townspeople
after fnding family dead
crime
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Logan County sherifs department deputies stand outside a Beason, Ill., home on
Tuesday. Five members of a family were found dead in the house Monday afternoon.
Terrorism
Government issues warnings after
suspects arrested for possible attacks
BY DEVLIN BARRETT
AND TOM HAYS
Associated Press
NEW YORK Te govern-
ment expanded a terrorism warn-
ing from transit systems to U.S.
stadiums, hotels and entertainment
complexes as investigators searched
for more suspects Tuesday in a pos-
sible al-Qaida plot to set of hy-
drogen-peroxide bombs hidden in
backpacks.
Police bolstered their presence
at high-profle locations. Extra of-
fcers with bulletproof vests, rifes
and dogs were assigned to spots
such as Grand Central Terminal
in New York. Plainclothes ofcers
handed out fiers at a nearby hotel
with a warning in large block let-
ters: If you suspect terrorism, call
the NYPD.
Te warnings come amid an in-
vestigation centering on Najibullah
Zazi, a 24-year-old Denver airport
shuttle driver who authorities say
received al-Qaida explosives train-
ing in Pakistan and was found en-
tering New York City two weeks
ago with bomb-making instruc-
tions on his computer.
Zazis arrest in Colorado last
week touched of the most intense
furry of government terror warn-
ings and advisories to come to light
since President Barack Obama took
ofce.
Tough Zazi is charged only
with lying to the government, law
enforcement ofcials said he may
have been plotting with others to
detonate backpack bombs on New
York trains in a scheme similar to
the attacks on the London subway
and Madrids rail system. Back-
packs and cell phones were seized
in raids on apartments Zazi visited
in New York.
Its not totally clear to us at
this point what it is they had in
mind, though I think it is clear
that something very serious and
something very organized was
under way, Attorney General Eric
Holder told CBS.
Two law enforcement ofcials
speaking on condition of anonym-
ity because they were not autho-
rized to discuss details of the inves-
tigation told Te Associated Press
that more than a half-dozen people
were being scrutinized in the al-
leged plot. Te FBI said several
individuals in the United States,
Pakistan and elsewhere are being
investigated.
Teres a lot more work to be
done, said Police Commissioner
Raymond Kelly, cautioning that the
probe was still in its early stages.
In two bulletins sent to police
departments Monday and obtained
by the AP, federal counterterrorism
ofcials urged law enforcement and
private companies to be vigilant at
stadiums, entertainment complexes
and hotels.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Army National Guard soldiers keep watch inside Grand Central StationTuesday in NewYork. Mass transit systems have seen greater police
presence since the government issued terrorismwarnings for high-profle places.
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You think youre completely
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NASSAU, Bahamas
Prosecutors said Tuesday that
a paramedic who treated John
Travoltas son shortly before he
died in the Bahamas threatened to
release private information unless
the movie star paid $25 million.
Travolta was among those
expected to take
the stand dur-
ing the trial, but
he was not in
the courtroom
as prosecutors
began present-
ing evidence in
the capital of
this island chain off the Florida
coast.
Contact was made with certain
persons to communicate a threat
to John Travolta, said Bernard
Turner, chief prosecutor in the
Bahamas, in his opening argu-
ment.
Ambulance driver Tarino
Lightbourne and former Bahamas
senator Pleasant Bridgewater, a
co-defendant who allegedly acted
as an intermediary, have pleaded
innocent to extortion charges.
Defense lawyers had not yet
presented opening arguments.
Police say the alleged scheme
involved a document related to
the treatment of Jett Travolta, a
chronically ill teenager who died
Jan. 2 following a seizure at a
family vacation home on Grand
Bahama island. It would have
released emergency responders
from liability if the family refused
an ambulance but police said that
did not happen.
The first trial witness, police
inspector Andrew Wells, testi-
fied that after 16-year-old Jett
was loaded into an ambulance,
Lightbourne told him that Travolta
wanted his son taken directly to
the local airport instead of the
hospital. Wells said that Travolta
signed a release form.
It was unclear why Jett Travolta
was not taken to the airport and
why the defendants allegedly
believed the actor would pay to
keep it secret.
Travolta, who has kept a low
profile since his sons death, is on
a list of 14 witnesses who could be
called to testify. Prosecutors have
not said when the actor might take
the stand. The other potential wit-
nesses include lawyers for Travolta
as well as five police inspectors
and detectives.
Paramedic allegedly plots
extortion from Travolta
CeLebriTy
AssoCiATed PRess
Bahamas paramedic Tarino Lightbourne arrives to court in Nassau on Monday. A jury was
selected Monday for a trial that could see JohnTravolta taking the stand against ambulance
driver Lightbourne and Bahamas former Sen. Pleasant Bridgewater, who are accused of trying to
extort $25 million fromthe movie star following his sons death in the Bahamas.
Travolta
crime
Accused stalker says he
was on mission from God
FORT WORTH, Texas A Wis-
consin man accused of stalking
singer-songwriter Jewel at her
rural Texas ranch said he was on
a mission from God, the Erath
County sherif said Tuesday.
Michael Lawrance Kozelka
was arrested last week after he
went two consecutive days to
the 2,000-acre Stephenville ranch
owned by Jewels husband, rodeo
champion Ty Murray, said Erath
County Sherif Tommy Bryant.
After Kozelka was found on the
ranch Sept. 14, the landowner
warned him not to return, Bryant
said. But on Sept. 15 Kozelka was
found at the main house with a
pocket knife in his clothing and
a dog with him, although he did
not resist arrest after deputies
were called, Bryant said.
Kozelka was charged with
stalking, a felony that carries a
maximum 10-year jail sentence,
according to jail records.
He has been jailed in
Stephenville, about 75 miles
southwest of Fort Worth, on
$30,000 bond since his arrest.
His attorney, Michael Nich-
olls Pugh, declined to com-
ment Tuesday, saying he was
appointed to the case and had
not yet talked to Kozelka.
Associated Press
LegAL
investigation persists in
Anna Nicole smith case
LOS ANGELES A Los
Angeles pharmacist told Anna
Nicole Smiths internist that the
drugs he had prescribed to the
model after her son died were
pharmaceutical suicide, and
refused to fll the prescriptions.
According to unsealed
documents written by state of-
fcials and obtained by the Los
Angeles Times Monday, Smiths
doctors were warned about
prescription drugs by three
pharmacists.
The investigation focuses on
the role that Smiths doctors,
psychiatrist Khristine Ero-
shevich and internist Sandeep
Kapoor, had in her overdose
death in February 2007.
The physicians and Smiths
boyfriend, attorney Howard
K. Stern, have pleaded not
guilty to conspiring to illegally
provide her with controlled
substances.

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B
efore I ever came to the
University of Kansas
and stepped foot on
Massachusetts Street, I had heard
that Lawrence was the hub of
music in the Midwest. Coming
from Denver, a big city with an
influx of musical talent and shows
that never seemed to stop, I was
skeptical of the validity of this
loaded statement. Obviously, I was
just ignorant.
In my two and a half years
living in Lawrence I have seen
some of the best shows of my
life, enough so that I feel it needs
a better name The L. Aside
from my personal corniness and
total infatuation with everything
Lawrence, I can step outside of
my own box and confirm that
Lawrence is legitimately one of the
best places to see a great mixture
of musical talent in the Midwest.
Ive researched almost all of the
venues in other Big 12 college
towns: Iowa City, Iowa; Columbia,
Mo.; Norman, Okla.; Manhattan,
Kan.; and Austin, Texas. The only
city that might have a better line-
up this fall is Austin, but that
doesnt count because Austin is in,
well, Texas.
Lawrence has a line-up that
can almost be compared to big-
ger cities like my home town of
Denver, considering the quality
and regularity of shows. For a col-
lege town especially one located
in Kansas the diversity of music
coming this fall is something that
we, as residents of Lawrence, must
take advantage of.
The line-up for this fall looks
to be one of the best since I came
here two and a half years ago.
For the raving, glow stick twirl-
ing music fans the month starts
off with everything you could pos-
sibly want. Girl Talk is scheduled
to perform on Oct. 1 at Abe and
Jakes, and Sound Tribe Sector
Nine is set to perform at Liberty
Hall on Oct. 6.
For all the foot stomping,
bluegrass and all-around-good-
time-lovin music fans, there is
an impressive line up this fall. A
cannot-miss show is coming up
at The Bottleneck on Friday when
Split Lip Rayfield will be in town.
The month of October is littered
with more glorious hootin and
hollerin music and culminates
with Yonder Mountain String
Band at Liberty Hall for a two
night show on Oct. 30 and 31.
If you are a singer-songwriter
fan, your life may be complete
when Ben Folds plays at Liberty
Hall on Oct. 26.
Sadly for hip-hop heads, a run
of good shows is coming to a
close. After the likes of The Cool
Kids, Tech N9ne and Shwayze
in August and September, the
only show ahead worth noting is
Brother Ali at The Granada on
Sept. 27.
Now, I have only included
shows up until Halloween. (That
is what I call scary!) A quarter
of the way through the school
year and my wallet will already be
empty and my tack board will be
overloaded with ticket stubs. Long
live Lawrence music.
Roesler is a Denver junior
in journalism.
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Salon Hawk sends
mixed signals of
cancer awareness
The University of Kansas
and its many organizations
have always attempted to bring
awareness to many social issues.
Cancer has been one of the main
topics.
In Mondays editorial, breast
cancer, but more importantly
breast cancer awareness, was the
main topic. According to the
article, Salon Hawk is giving
students a chance to add pink
to their hair to raise awareness
about breast cancer.
Two years ago my best friend
found a lump on her breast,
Emily Willis, owner of Salon
Hawk, said.
If Salon Hawk is trying to
bring awareness to breast cancer,
why does it have a tanning bed
that exposes students to harmful
ultra-violet rays leading to skin
cancer, the most common form
of cancer in the United States?
Im aware that there is a dif-
ference between breast cancer
and skin cancer. However, when
awareness is brought up for
any type of cancer, awareness
is brought up for all types of
cancer.
It seems extremely hypocriti-
cal that the University is focused
on the awareness and preven-
tion of cancer while providing
students with easy access to a
service that is known to be one of
cancers main contributors.
Willis and the University may
be bringing awareness to breast
cancer through a great charity,
but the presence of a tanning
bed on campus undermines the
overall awareness and effort that
should be aimed at preventing all
types of cancer.
If the two groups cant come
together then the task will never
get done.
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sophomore fromLawrence.
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A
fter that long summer
of agonizing retrench-
ment in the debate over
health care reform, a modicum
of momentum has returned to
the President Obamas push for
health care reform. And its been
helped along by a number of
unexpected endorsements.
On Sept. 16, Bill OReilly
told Nina Owcharenko of the
Heritage Foundation that, lo and
behold, he supports the public
option.
Never in my most delirious
dreams did I suppose that one
day Id be lauding the blustery
populist for his position on any
substantive issue of public pol-
icy.
But Ive got to admit he made
a good point when he said, I
want, not personally for me, but
for working Americans, to have
an option, that if they dont like
their health insurance, if its too
expensive, they cant afford it,
if the government can cobble
together a cheaper insurance
policy that gives the same ben-
efits, I see that as a plus for the
folks.
What magnanimity!
Last week also marked
another, much more significant
endorsement of the Democrats
reform.
In a poll conducted last week,
Dr. Salomeh Keyhani and Dr.
Alex Federman of the Mount
Sinai School of Medicine in
New York found that 73 percent
of doctors supported a public
option. And 63 percent favored
a plan that would give patients
a choice between a public and
a private option, and 10 percent
favored a public option only,
which is tantamount to a single-
payer system.
But we have to make sure that
this plan will not just plaster
over the cracks only to sap impe-
tus from fundamental reform to
the system that will be needed in
the near future. This must be a
first step, not the last.
We need to deal now with the
most pressing issue, expanding
coverage to those of us who,
by little or no fault of our own,
have been left out of the system:
the millions of Americans who
have lost their insurance along
with their jobs in these lean
times of the Great Recession, all
of those with pre-existing condi-
tions who are denied coverage
and those poor college-age saps
who, like me, have been booted
off their parents insurance.
When speaking at the
University of Maryland last week,
Obama promised that under his
plan young people could retain
coverage under their parents
plans until they turn 26.
The Democrats plan, even
with a public option, is only a
stopgap, not the fundamental
reform we ultimately need. This
means eliminating the pervert-
ed incentives that underlie the
entire health care system.
I would advise everyone to
read David Goldhills article
How American Health Care
Killed My Father from this
months issue of The Atlantic.
Goldhill convincingly illus-
trates how the current system
prevents transparent competi-
tion, encourages an ever-increas-
ing amount of expensive treat-
ment often at the expense of
patients well-being and hides
how much consumers actually
pay for the medical care they
receive.
He is correct when he says that
the Democrats plan does not
address the root causes of poor
quality and runaway costs.
Thompson is a Topeka
senior in economics.
Dan Thompson
THE
LAWRENCIAN
A
girl on my floor has no
knowledge of American
football. I dont fault
her ignorance at all. The world
might be a better place if we all
paid less attention to football on
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
and focused more on the chal-
lenges and joys of our collective
existence (and this comes from a
person who cried when the Chiefs
ended their 1997 season, at home,
in the divisional playoffs against
the Broncos after a 13-3 regular
season).
Besides, I know there are many
issues that people know and care
deeply about that I might never
understand.
For the first Monday night game
of the year, I found myself sitting
next to her thinking about this
and was compelled to ask, How
much do you really know about
football?
Nothing, she said with a
chuckle, conveying that she truly
meant it.
She said she didnt mind if I
tried to teach her about football,
so I proceeded to give a run-down
of all that came to mind downs,
defenses, Steve Young (he was a
part of the broadcast team) but
after a minute or two I could tell
I had lost her. Her face did not
show the understanding someone
does when they have learned a
concept.
I was out of practice in explain-
ing the absolute basics of the
game.
From this experience I reflected
and realized that my first two
columns, though I was proud of
them, might need the support of
more information to be more eas-
ily understood by someone not as
interested in state politics as I am.
It occurred to me that political
columns such as my own, if not
those of other topics as well, might
spend a disproportionate time
proffering an elevated argument
to the few rather than attempt-
ing to educate an audience that is
skeptical about concerning itself
with a political environment as
polarized as ours.
So, lets begin anew.
In 2010, statewide elections will
engross Kansas. The state offices
of governor (lieutenant governor
runs on the same ticket), secretary
of state, attorney general, state
treasurer and insurance commis-
sioner will be up for election by all
Kansans for four-year terms. All
125 state House of Representatives
seats, who serve for two years, will
also be voted on next year.
At the federal level, there are
four U.S. House of Representatives
districts in Kansas, all of which
will be up for grabs in 2010 (half
will not have an incumbent in
their races, but half have a com-
petitive look, anyway), as is one of
the U.S. Senate seats.
My intent for this space con-
tinues to be discussion of issues
and both potential and actual can-
didates in relation to next years
elections (for a listing of names
and races, please see my blog on
Kansan.com).
But Im not interested in express-
ing a strong opinion. Id much
rather teach something instead.
What would you like to know?
Holmes is an Overland Park
sophomore in political science.
n n n
Of all the seats in the
classroom, why does someone
always pick the one my foot is
resting on?
n n n
Why cant men advertise
their boners while women
broadcast their breasts?
n n n
White Owl is in the
Underground and talking to
random girls. Yes!
n n n
Guys from Minnesota are
sexy. It must be something in
the lakes.
n n n
So are the girls. Minnesota
just spits out attractive people.
n n n
College is like one big
sleepover. I love it.
n n n
Hey you,
stop procrastinating.
n n n
Im drinking an energy drink
called Cocaine. Hmm ...
n n n
I would love to meet the
person who picks the FFA
quotes. (Editors Note: Creepy.)
n n n
Cant wait to get today
over with!
n n n
Is it bad that if a guy has bad
shoes it can be a deal breaker
for me?
n n n
Our generations sign of
the apocalypse: Facebook has
been slow for more than a day.
n n n
The next pack of squirrels
that follows me around
campus is getting individually
throat punched.
n n n
Is it just me, or is everyone
yelling my name?
n n n
To the guy with the pink
umbrella: I almost giggled
at you. Then I realized you
were totally rocking the pink
umbrella.
n n n
Walking through Wescoes
prime lavatories, I noticed an
unfamiliar sight: Two dead
bats in the urinal!?
n n n
I miss summer like K-State
misses winning.
n n n
I saw a cat on campus today.
It was wild. Why is there a
Wildcat on Jayhawks campus?
n n n
To the girl at Mrs. Es who I
overheard talking about Zelda:
I want you.
n n n
Democrats reform
needs to stay strong
Follow Kansan
columnist Tyler
Holmes at twitter.
com/tylerholmes.
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Back to basics: Kansas Politics 101
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BY STEVE KARNOWSKI
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS A federal
appeals court on Tuesday upheld
the death sentence of a convicted
rapist for the 2003 kidnapping and
killing of a University of North
Dakota student in a case that led
Minnesota and North Dakota to
toughen their sex-offender laws.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals concluded that Alfonso
Rodriguez Jr., of Crookston,
Minn., got a fair trial and rejected
his bid to overturn his death sen-
tence. The defense said it would
appeal.
The 2-1 ruling came three years
to the day that a federal jury in
Fargo, N.D., decided Rodriguez
should die for kidnapping resulting
in the death of Dru Sjodin. The
jury earlier found him guilty of
abducting Sjodin on Nov. 22,
2003, from the parking lot of a
Grand Forks, N.D., shopping mall
where she worked.
Despite massive searches that
included National Guard troops,
the 22-year-old Pequot Lakes,
Minn., woman was missing for five
months until her body was found
near Crookston, where Rodriguez
lived with his mother. Authorities
said she had been raped, beaten
and stabbed.
Were gratified by the outcome
but we know this is the first step,
said Lynn Jordheim, acting U.S.
attorney for North Dakota.
The three-judge panel of the
St. Louis-based court rejected the
defense arguments.
Give until it hurts
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Justin Gonzalez, Mission freshman, donates blood for the KU Blood Drive Tuesday afternoon inside the Kansas UnionVessel. I was walking by, sawthe bus, and decided to give blood,said
Gonzalez, who had some spare time before his afternoon class. More information on the blood drive can be found at www.kublooddrive.com.
Federal court upholds death sentence
BY JOHN HEILPRIN
Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS
President Barack Obama and
Chinese President Hu Jintao
each vowed urgent action
Tuesday to cool an overheat-
ing planet, even as prospects
dimmed for a full treaty by the
end of the year.
The worlds two biggest
greenhouse-gas polluting
nations were the focus at the
U.N.s unprecedented daylong
climate change summit, which
drew more than 50 presidents
and 35 prime ministers, along
with many environment minis-
ters and at least one prince.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon opened the gathering
with an appeal to leaders to
set aside national interests and
think about the future of the
globe and a rebuke for their
foot-dragging thus far.
The climate negotiations are
proceeding at glacial speed. The
worlds glaciers are now melt-
ing faster than human progress
to protect them and us, the
U.N. chief said.
Failure to reach a new inter-
national pact on climate change
would be morally inexcusable,
economically shortsighted and
politically unwise, Ban warned.
The science demands it. The
world economy needs it.
Tuesdays U.N. gathering and
the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh
this week are seen as an attempt
to pressure rich nations to com-
mit to a global climate treaty
at Copenhagen, Denmark, in
December, and to pay for poor-
er nations to burn less coal and
preserve their forests.
With a mere 76 days to go
before the pivotal conference, it
appeared an interim agreement
might be the most that could be
expected in December, leaving
difficult details for later talks.
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to reduce pollution
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BY JAYSON JENKS
jjenks@kansan.com
There are two practice fields at Topekas
Highland Park High School, both badly
cleaved and cracked to reveal as much
brown as green.
Theres a goalpost slightly tilted at one
end and an old linemen sled that houses
hornets on the other.
Around the fields, theres a fence a
barrier that separates two very different
worlds for most of the Scots 60 players.
Beyond the fence waits the harsh fist
of the real world: unemployment, pov-
erty and even the temptations of substance
abuse. Inside, theres football stripped to its
purest form.
The equipment is old and worn and
some players dont have cleats. During
practice, helmets pass hands so everyone
can participate. The perks arent there; only
the desire to play.
On those two fields at the high school,
where losing has developed into a back-
ward tradition, stand six coaches. Theyre
all wearing clothing with Kansas logos.
Theyre all here with hopes of change.
So why talk about Highland Park, a
school located roughly 30 minutes from
the weight facilities and bright green turf
located at Kansas Memorial Stadium?
Because in this story, that same stadium
serves as the starting point. Its there, with
all the amenities of major college football
at their fingertips, where these six players-
turned-coaches reached the peak of their
college football careers.
When Saturday no longer meant game
day, the six looked for other options to stay
involved. They took up coaching, and they
did so at Highland Park, a high school with
as little football tradition as Kansas pos-
sessed during the late 90s and early 2000s.
The football program at Highland Park
has been struggling the last few years,
the last several years really, Highland
Park activities and athletics director Colin
Cathey said. Right now were looking at
starting all over and building from new.
Cathey and Highland Parks administra-
tion hired former Kansas defensive back
Sadiq Muhammed as the Scots head coach
before the start of this season.
After coaching at the junior high
level with former Kansas linebacker Eric
Washington last year, Muhammed imme-
diately hired Washington as his defensive
coordinator at Highland Park.
So began the Kansas connection.
Former offensive lineman Cesar
Rodriguez and former wide receiver
Dexton Fields joined Muhammeds staff to
coach their respective positions.
Muhammed also reached out to former
quarterback Tyler Lawrence to serve as his
offensive coordinator. Lawrence, in turn,
talked former offensive lineman Justin
Pessetto into joining the staff.
Five of those coaches, including
Muhammed, were members of the 2007
team that won the Orange Bowl. Similarly,
they all want to be a part of another culture
change at Highland Park.
The Scots have won three consecutive
Kansas 5A state championships in basket-
ball and are annually one of the best teams
in the state, regardless of class distinction.
The football team finished 1-8 last season.
Sound familiar?
The tradition in football here isnt like
it is in basketball, Fields said. I like seeing
improvement. I like changing kids lives.
Transforming Highland Parks football
program is a tall order, and Muhammed
and his coaches know that.
Highland Park hasnt had much success
in football, especially recently, and that
creates a ripple effect. Without winning,
the size of a teams roster slowly dips.
Without some of those players, the quality
of the football team continues diminish.
Thats why Washington made his line-
backers repeat a tackling drill until they
displayed proper technique and why Fields
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Langford
deserves
respect
from fans
BY ClArK GOBlE
cgoble@kansan.com
H
eres a list of the top nine
scorers in Kansas basketball
history:
1. Danny Manning 2,951
2. Nick Collison 2,097
3. Raef LaFrentz 2,066
4. Clyde Lovellette 1,979
5. Darnell Valentine 1,821
6. Keith Langford 1,812
7. Paul Pierce 1,768
8. Dave Robisch 1,754
9. Kirk Hinrich 1,753
All are Jayhawk legends whose
numbers we remember just as much
as their faces and playing styles;
Mannings No. 25, LaFrentzs No. 45
and Pierces No. 34. The numbers hang
from the illustrious rafters in Allen
Fieldhouse, basketballs mecca.
Of the nine leading scorers above,
eight have their jerseys retired. The
silky Langfords No. 5 ranked sixth on
the list and also deserves to be there.
The criteria to make the rafters
before the 2002-03 season was stodgy
to say the least. A player had to be col-
lege basketball player of the year, MVP
of the NCAA tournament, a consensus
first team All-American or a two-time
first team All-American to have a ban-
ner lifted among other Kansas greats.
Kansas Athletics rightfully slack-
ened the criteria considerably, allowing
players such as Hinrich to have a ban-
ner hoisted in their honor. It is unclear
what the current criteria are.
But if Hinrich and Collison are up
there, Langford should be too.
Langford was always underrated
because he simply didnt dominate
games. He never was a fantastic out-
side shooter. He never lead the team in
scoring for a season.
He didnt need to.
He played with Hinrich and Collison
for two years and alongside Wayne
Simien for two more. It is unfair to
suggest he was not quite as good as
other players with their jerseys retired
just because he played for great teams.
I think people also tend to for-
get how important Langford was to
Kansas title game run in 2003. In the
first round, second-seeded Kansas was
locked in a battle with fifteenth-seeded
Utah State. With Hinrich passive,
Langford took over. He sliced through
the Aggie zone time and time again,
finishing the game with 22 points.
Against Dwyane Wade and
Marquette in the Final Four, Langford
paced the Jayhawks with 17 points
in the first half, opening up a huge
Kansas lead. The Jayhawks cruised to a
94-61 victory.
If Kansas makes a few more free
throws against Syracuse and Bucknell
center Chris McNaughtons hook shot
hits back iron a year later, Langford
would be a legend.
Another factor hurting Langfords
chances is his inability to stick on an
NBA roster. But anything Langford did
after his time at Kansas has nothing to
do with his credentials for a banner.
The argument that Kansas should
only recognize the best of the best
is also invalid. If the criteria change,
which they wont, Langfords banner
could rightfully be taken down. Under
the current system, Langford should
have a banner.
Only then will he be given the
respect he deserves.
Editedby TimBurgess
Follow Kansan sports
writer Clark Goble at
twitter.com/cgoble89.
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cross country
Freshman runners make
impressive race fnishes
BY SAMANTHA ANDErSON
sanderson@kansan.com
Te Kansas cross country teams
freshman runners are making an
impressive transition to college
and college running.
Teres a lot of school work
and a lot of running, David Rob-
erts said. Te balance is pretty
difcult.
Te team has
seven non-red-
shirt freshmen.
Four of them
Roberts, Kyra
Kilwein, Brenna
Farren and Kath-
leen Tompson
have fnished
in the top seven
among the Kan-
sas runners. Being in the top sev-
en is signifcant because it means
that they qualify for the traveling
team, which competes in all the
meets that are farther away.
Tese new Kansas cross coun-
try runners have a little more
than balance to worry about; they
have a new running workload
that is unlike anything they have
done in the past.
Ive gone up about 15 miles a
week, so it took a little adjusting,
Kathleen Tompson said.
Tompson said that she was
more of a middle distance runner
traditionally, so it was a shock to
be running so many miles. Even
those runners with a lot of long
distance experience, or high
mileage, have dif-
fculties adjusting
to working out at a
collegiate level.
I have pretty
high mileage right
now because in high
school I ran for a
club team, so we
did a lot of mileage,
Brenna Farren said.
But its just workout-wise and
getting used to weights because
weights are diferent.
Its not just the workouts the
runners have to worry about; it is
the actual races as well.
Roberts had a strong showing
in his frst race at Rim Rock, fn-
ishing a 6K in fourth place, which
was second overall for Kansas.
When the time came to bump
up the distance to 8K, Roberts
struggled a little and fnished sev-
enth among the Kansas runners.
Roberts said his high school races
were usually 5K races, so he was
better conditioned for the 6K and
his frst 8K was a bit of a shock to
him. He has been working hard to
be ready for his next 8K in about
a week.
I should be more prepared
just of the mileage Im doing,
Roberts said.
Many of these freshmen ran on
the same courses for four years
of high school and got used to all
the nuances; they knew where the
frst big hills were and where they
should speed up and slow down.
In college they are running on
new courses in new states.
Kyra Kilwein went to Lawrence
Free State High School, so Rim
Rock was a course she knew very
well. Traveling to Missouri was a
new experience for her.
I was more nervous because
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Freshman Kathleen Thompson runs through a bridge at RimRock Farmat the Bob
Timmons Invitational. Four freshman runners have fnished in the team's top seven.
I've gone up about
15 miles a week, so it
took a little
adjusting.
Kathleen thompson
Freshman runner
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we have one and we have a tripod for it, but then we didnt have a con-
necting piece for the tripod. now we have all the stuf we need to do it
but our tower is 15 feet tall and we dont have any way to get up there.
so we have to fnd a ladder to get up there. theres a pole I
guess if you want to try and shimmy up there.
Former Kansas quarterback and
current Highland Park assistant
coach Tyler Lawrence
Former Kansas players work to rebuild
football program at troubled high school
S
ports fans have always seen
the flashy and flamboyant
as the confections to their
spectating palate. Chad (formerly
Johnson) Ochocinco and his
tweet-happy, cornerback-victim-
izing lifestyle has often captivat-
ed our attention. Ron Artest and
his freewheeling punches and
pitiful record releases has never
been a boring tale.
But what about the other guys?
The grinders. The hustle play-
ers. You dont see football fans
rocking jerseys in the mid 70s
or hockey fans throwing hats for
the guy that rides the zamboni.
Forget the tiptoe catches and
the windmill dunks of the world
for just one moment. Its time to
appreciate the unsung heroes of
the sports world. Dont forget to
tip your cap.
The Offensive
Linemen
Our attention is constantly
drawn to the ankle-breaking
jukes of the running back, loud-
mouthed divas and their gravity-
defying catches at wide receiver
and pinpoint darts from the for-
ever glorified quarterback. What
about the big boys up front? It
seems as if the actual players are
the only ones to truly recognize
the paramount importance of
the offensive linemen. After
all, every play must start in the
centers hands. Then, right off
the snap, two rivaled lines bash
heads, colliding at a war-like
impact. They do this every play.
Offensive linemen must prevent
some of the most daunting ath-
letic specimens from getting to
the ball carrier. Imagine a 6-foot-
4, 270 pound defensive lineman
with 4.6 speed and a stare that
would challenge Satan sprint-
ing, spinning and swimming
around you with all of his might.
Now give it up for the bruisers at
the forefront.
Caddies
What would happen if Tiger
Woods, right off of knee surgery,
had to lug his bag of golf clubs
around an endless course? On a
more serious note, these Robin
imposters of the course do plenty
of walking with a sack on their
back. Theres nothing quite like
a stroll through a rambling open
fairway with a blinding white
sun beaming in your eye. Many
caddies also have to put up with
a stuck-up veteran ordering them
like a butler. I think its safe to
say that the golf cart deserves an
honorable mention.
WaTer BOys
In a steaming battle of skill
and power, persistent hydration
is essential. Who knows a water
boys name? Now these guys
are the definition of the unsung
hero. After all, there really is
nothing like some high quality
H2O.
Kerry meier and
Brady mOrningsTar
You simply cannot compile a
list like this without including
Kansas selfless two. Kerry Meier
started his college football career
as a quarterback on a mediocre
team. Ten Todd Reesing rose
the ranks and Meier went with it.
Rather than pouting at the ascen-
sion of his former understudy,
Meier made the most of it and
became Reesings best posses-
sion receiver. Now, Meier is a
Biletnikoff Award hopeful.
Brady Morningstar began
last year gripping the role of a
starter and never let go. Kansas
coach Bill Self perpetually used
Morningstar as a tireless defen-
sive specialist who could also
knock down a few threes on
the other end. Self referred to
Morningstar as the glue that
made this team work. Whether
its locking down a speedy guard
with a perfect shot or diving after
a ball on its way out of bounds,
Brady Morningstar is your guy.
Now I understand that both
Meier and Morningstar get their
fair share of love at Kansas,
perhaps not qualifying for this
list. Both are fan favorites of the
Jayhawk faithful. However, those
outside of Lawrence rarely hear
a peep about these two. Spread
the word Jayhawks Kansas
football and basketball is about
more than Reesing and Briscoe
or Collins, Cole and Xavier.
musiC frOm
The vauLTs
Jeff Mangum, brainchild of
the Neutral Milk Hotel was
a grown man when he first
read the diary of Anne Frank.
However, the book that is widely
known as an elementary school
standard struck Mangum into a
deep state of depression, unable
to handle the harsh cruelties of
the world. While many simply
laugh off Mangums near insanity
and fragility, one cannot ignore
the profound effect that this
depression had on the 1998 lo-fi
legend, In the Aeroplane Over
the Sea. The album sounds off
keel and messy at first listen, but
gradually builds into a magnum
opus, channeling the soul of a
young girl who lived long ago.
Mangums lyrics are as sick and
disturbing as they are beautiful.
Lengthy dramas Oh Comely
and Two Headed Boy remind
the listener of an equally irate
Dylan on 1965s Desolation
Row. With a mind-bending fren-
zy of marching band horns, fuzzy
guitar and impatient drums, In
the Aeroplane Over the Sea will
bother you, but always keep your
ear at bay. The album ranges
from paced nostalgic ballads
such as King of Carrot Flowers
Part 1 to lo-fi pop rushes like
Holland 1945. Allow Mangums
words to open your mind and
paint a picture inside. Then, and
only then, will you understand
what the hell is going on here.
sports 2B
TOday
volleyball
Oklahoma,
6:30 p.m.
Lawrence
Thursday
No events scheduled
friday
soccer
at Oklahoma
State, 7 p.m.
Stillwater, Okla.
Tennis
KU Tournament,
All Day
Lawrence
saTurday
football
Southern Miss.,
11 a.m.
Lawrence
volleyball
at Baylor, 1 p.m.
Waco, Texas
Tennis
KU Tournament,
All Day
Lawrence
This WeeK
in Kansas
aThLeTiCs
QuOTe Of The day
I never threw an illegal pitch.
The trouble is, once in awhile I
toss one that aint never been
seen by this generation.
Satchel Paige
Dont forget the unsung heroes
mOrning BreW
By Max ROTHMaN
mrothman@kansan.com
faCT Of The day
After three games, Kansas is
one of two schools in Division I
football to rank in the Top 25 in
both rushing ofense (14) with
245 yards per game and pass-
ing ofense (16) with 292.67
yards per game. Texas A&M is
the other school.
NCAA
Trivia Of The day
Q: Where did Kansas rank in
both categories last season?
a: 83rd in rushing ofense
with 126.77 yards per game
and eighth in passing ofense
with 305.62 yards per game.
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Cassel, not Croyle, will start against the Eagles
assOciaTed PRess
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Brodie
Croyle has a much higher quarter-
back rating and a better comple-
tion percentage, but Matt Cassel
has a bigger guaranteed contract.
Guess wholl start for Kansas City
on Sunday?
It will be Cassel facing the Eagles
in Philadelphia, coach Todd Haley
said Tuesday. But the rookie head
coach also said he would not hesi-
tate to make a switch if he decided
Croyle gives the winless Chiefs a
better chance.
He would really have the courage
to bench someone
his boss showered
with millions of
dollars and staked
a big chunk of his
reputation on?
Youve got to
ultimately do what
you think gives
your team the best
chance to win,
Haley said. If that
means another quarterback being
in there other than Matt Cassel,
then sign me up.
Cassel has been one of the hap-
piest success stories in recent years.
He is one of the few, and perhaps
the only, quarterback to start and
win an NFL game without ever
starting a game in college.
But in the loss to Oakland on
Sunday in his and Haleys regular-
season debut in Arrowhead
Stadium, he was 24-of-39 passing
for 241 yards, a completion
percentage of 61.5. His quarterback
rating is 66.3
Croyle, as Cassels injured left
knee continued to mend, hit 16 of 24
for 177 yards and two touchdowns
the week before at Baltimore. He
threw two touchdown passes and
did not throw an interception while
compiling a rating of 116.1
I think when you talk about
any of these players, youre talking
about a total evaluation, going all
the way back to when we first got
together as a group, Haley said.
At Southern Cal,
Cassel played behind
two Heisman Trophy
winners and then sat
on the bench behind
Tom Brady at New
England until Brady
was hurt in the sea-
son opener last year.
After he stepped in
and led the Patriots
to 11 wins, he was
considered one of the greatest
finds of Scott Pioli, who was Bill
Belichicks right-hand man in New
England until the Chiefs hired
him in January as general man-
ager. When Pioli brought Cassel to
Kansas City and gave him a six-year
contract worth a guaranteed $28
million, his future as the Chiefs
foundation quarterback seemed
unbreakable.
But he hurt his knee in the third
preseason game and was incon-
sistent against Oakland, showing
courage to run around and absorb a
hit but also throwing the two picks.
Croyle, injury-prone going all
the way back to college, was going
to be the foundation quarterback
under Herm Edwards, but became
almost the forgotten man when
he missed most of last season and
Edwards was fired. He played well
enough in training camp to be the
No. 2, and carried that over to the
Baltimore game.
I thought Brodie Croyle went
into a very difficult situation, a
hostile environment against a very
good defense and he looked like
an NFL quarterback. He gave us
a legitimate chance to win, said
Haley.
Haley points to his experience as
an assistant coach to prove he would
not hesitate to make a change at any
position.
Last year, when Haley was offen-
sive coordinator at Arizona, he was
involved in one of the most fateful
quarterback switches of the season.
Matt Leinart, a No. 1 pick, was
struggling and aging veteran Kurt
Warner was on hand as his backup.
When we made that change,
there was a lot of negative feedback
What about the future? There
werent too many people saying
much when we were in the Super
Bowl last year, Haley said.
AssociAteD Press
Kansas city chiefs quarterback Matt cassel (7) runs away with the ball during the frst half the Chiefs game against the Oakland Raiders on
Sunday in Kansas City, Mo. Cassel will start in this weekends game against the Eagles.
Youve got to
ultimately do what
you think gives your
team the best chance
to win.
TODD hALey
Chiefs coach
cRiMe
Former K-state player
sentenced for battery
MANhATTAN Former Kansas
State University football player
Leon Patton was sentenced to 18
months probation for aggravated
battery involving his infant son.
The no contest plea also in-
cluded a charge of battery in May.
Associated Press
cOuRT
coach acquitted in H.s.
football players death
LOUISVILLe, Ky. A Ken-
tucky football coach acquit-
ted last week in the death
of a player says there are no
winners in what he called a
terrible tragedy.
Former Pleasure Ridge Park
high School coach David
Jason Stinson told The Associ-
ated Press on Tuesday that the
case was never Jason Stinson
vs. Max Gilpin.
There are no winners in this
case, thats what people have
to understand, Stinson said in
a phone interview from New
york.
A jury deliberated last week
for about 90 minutes before
fnding Stinson not guilty of
reckless homicide and wanton
endangerment.
Prosecutors argued Stinson
ran his players to the point of
abuse last August, causing Gil-
pin, a 15-year-old sophomore
ofensive lineman, to sufer
exertional heatstroke. Gilpin
died at a Louisville hospital
three days after collapsing of
heat stroke, sepsis and mul-
tiple organ failure. Stinsons
attorneys argued Gilpin was
on medication and supple-
ments that afected his body
temperature and the practice
was not unusual.
Stinson, 37, is set to return
to the classroom at Pleasure
Ridge Park on Thursday, a
week after his acquittal.
Associated Press
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Waving The
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(star
running
back for
Southern Miss) will be
on Wavin the Wheat
tonight. The show airs
from 6:00 PM to 7:00
PM on 90.7 FM or www.
kjhk.org and the hosts
are Michael Spero, Mike
Smith and Scott Pelan.
sports 3b WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
it was a course I didnt know,
Kilwein said.
At Rim Rock, Kilwein was
the frst freshman to cross the
fnish line, but at Missouri her
times went up by 20 seconds
and she fnished as the third
freshman.
You just learn from the
past and get ready for the fu-
ture, Kilwein said.
Te runners do have sup-
port within the team to make
sure their adjustment, wheth-
er with workouts, races, or
hills, is relatively smooth.
I like everyone on the
team, Farren said. You can
basically go to them for any-
thing.
For these freshmen, know-
ing that they are Kansas run-
ners makes the hard work
worth it.
Its about trying your best
and representing myself as a
KU Jayhawk, Kilwein said.
made a new receiver repeat an agil-
ity drill until he fully committed to
sprinting.
They want to toss aside the los-
ing, and theyve seen what it takes
to do so.
I always wanted to be a part
of changing something around,
Washington said. Were dealing
with adversity, with not having the
basics. We dont have enough balls
for drills or enough helmets for
everyone. Were dealing with that
and getting through it. Its pretty
sad to be honest but we dont talk
about what we dont have.
He paused and smiled.
Good thing we dont have to
share mouthpieces.
Highland Park junior Nate
Gonzalez isnt practicing today
something about a missing physi-
cal form. So, instead, Gonzalez
stands off to the side with his arms
folded.
Hes wearing loose khaki pants,
a grey tank top and a gold chain.
His braided hair dangles past his
neck. Gonzalez looks like a foot-
ball player. Hes thick with broad,
stocky shoulders.
I was born loving football,
Gonzalez said. Its in my blood.
But theres more to Gonzalezs
story than simply football. Its 5
p.m., two hours since the end of
school. And Gonzalez chooses to
be here, on the football field, even
if he cant participate.
It doesnt sound like much, but
Gonzalez knows. If he wasnt here,
he could very well be somewhere
he maybe shouldnt be.
He says football and its time
commitment keep him away from
those negative distractions.
I come from a tough back-
ground, Gonzalez said. Thats
why its hard for me to get my
cleats and stuff. I come from drugs
and stuff like that. And my family
doesnt make that much money so I
try and help my family out because
I come from a big
family.
Thats evident
in the decision
Gonzalez had to
make before the
season: Get an
afterschool job as
his mother would
prefer or con-
tinue spending
time immersed in
offensive and defensive plays on
the football field.
Its not a difficult decision for
Gonzalez, who plays along the
offensive line. Jobs and bosses will
always be there. The chance to play
football will not.
Plus, you dont get to legally hit
someone in the business world.
It makes you think more clearly
than school does, Gonzalez said.
You can be mad at the teacher one
minute but when youre out on the
field, you take it out on the person
who is running the ball. Instead of
being on the streets slinging and
stuff, I can just be here putting
my head in the books and playing
football.
At Highland Park, roughly one
in three households make less than
$30,000 per year, according to
schoolmatters.com. Academically,
only 54.8 percent of Highland
Parks students are reading at a
proficient level.
By comparison,
Lawrence High
School has a 77.5 per-
cent proficiency level
in reading.
Football, especially
this year, trainer Bob
Rusche said, pro-
vides students with a
distraction from the
numbers and poten-
tial struggles of everyday life.
For a lot of them, its a release,
Rusche said. They can be out here
and they can forget about their
problems from the real world.
But some of them cant come out
because they have to have jobs or
they have to help their own fam-
ily out.
Before leaving practice, Gonzalez
said something that was repeated
by a handful of Highland Park
players throughout the day. He said
he wanted to play this year because
he heard about the new coaching
staff.
He wants to give them a chance.
Washington knows what
Highland Parks students are up
against. He stood in those shoes
not too long ago.
Washington attended Crockett
High School in Detroits inner city.
Crockett isnt known for its aca-
demic success, and it surely isnt
known for playing host to wealthy
students.
More than 41 percent of
Crocketts current households
make less than $30,000 per year.
During practice, Washington,
Highland Parks most vocal and
outwardly energetic coach, made
one point very clear: The circum-
stances in Detroit werent a reason
to ask for sympathy. Instead, it
was his driving force to work even
harder.
This is their way out,
Washington said. Its the only way
out of the streets for some of them.
Go to practice, get tired and then
go home.
A lot of these kids are starting to
go to class. And my way out was to
make sure I could stay eligible so I
could play.
Fields and Muhammed can relate,
too. Fields grew up in Dallas inner
city while Muhammed attended
high school in Kansas City, Kan.
Thats a big reason Muhammed
was initially hired, Cathey said.
Standing behind teammates
during a lineman drill, senior DJ
Clark talks about the difference in
coaching this year, that hes learned
more in the early portion of this
season than throughout the rest of
his career.
Then, something sticks out.
Hes wearing a pair of shorts from
Shawnee Mission West High School
in Shawnee. They are an old pair of
Lawrences.
They make us feel like were
welcome, Clark said. They treat
us like we matter. They treat us like
were one of their kids.
Highland Park is 0-3 this season.
The Scots starting quarterback
broke his right hand last Friday
and Clark, one of the teams best
defenders, didnt play in the loss
because of an injury.
Still, tucked somewhere between
the drills and practices, theres a
sense of optimism floating around
the football fields at Highland Park
these days.
If you have the right coaches
and the right people who know
what it takes, football can change
anyones life, Fields said. Whether
theyre entering the real world or
not theyre going to have to be on
time and follow rules. And thats
what were trying to do out here.
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Mike Gunnoe/KaNSaN
Highland Park defensive line coach Justin Pessetto lines up against the Scots' ofensive line during practice. Pessetto was a walk-on lineman
for three seasons at Kansas.
This is their way
out. It's the only way
out of the streets for
some of them.
ERIC WASHINGTON
Former KU linebacker
ruNNerS
(continued from 1B)
Mike Gunnoe/KaNSaN
freshman
David roberts
fnishes the
race at the
BobTimmons
Invitational.
Roberts is one
of seven non-
redshirt fresh-
men on this
season's cross
country team.
He is also one of
four freshman
runners who
have fnished in
the top seven
among the
Kansas runners.
MLB
Greinke frst Royal
to win 15 since 2002
AssociAted Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Zack
Greinke bolstered his Cy Young
Award credentials by holding
Boston to two hits in six score-
less innings, leading the Kansas
City Royals to a 5-1 victory over
the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday
night.
Greinke is 3-0 with a 0.26 ERA
in his past five starts, allowing
18 hits and one earned run in 35
innings. With the stingy stretch,
Greinke has lowered his major
league-leading ERA to 2.08.
Greinke (15-8) became the
first Royals pitcher to win at
least 15 games in a season since
Paul Byrd won 17 in 2002.
Byrd (1-2) was the losing
pitcher Tuesday.
Greinkes record likely would
be more impressive if he had
better run support. He has failed
to earn a win in six starts in
which he allowed none or one
run.
Dustin Pedoria doubled in the
first and Victor Martinez singled
in the sixth, extending his hitting
streak to 21 games, for the only
hits against Greinke. Greinke
walked three and struck out five,
bringing his season total to 229,
which is second in the American
League.
The Royals batted around in
a five-run first, which included
Alex Gordons two-run, two-
out single. The first five batters
reached base off Byrd and all
scored. Byrd walked Billy Butler
and Mike Jacobs on eight straight
balls. Jacobs walked with the
bases loaded.
Callaspo, who had three hits
and a walk, singled home Mitch
Maier with the second run of
the inning.
Byrd settled down after the
first, going 6 2-3 innings and not
allowing another run. He yield-
ed five runs on nine hits and
four walks. Byrd exited in the
seventh with the bases loaded
after a single and two walks, but
Mark Teahen flied out to center
to end the inning.
The Red Sox scored their
run without a hit in the eighth
off Roman Colon, who walked
Jacoby Ellsbury and Pedroia.
After a double steal, Ellsbury
scored on Martinezs grounder.
Ellsbury tops the majors with 63
stolen bases.
Joakim Soria was summoned
for final out after David Ortiz
walked and Casey Kotchman
reached on a Butler error. Soria
logged his 28th save in 31 oppor-
tunities.
mlb
Piniero shuts down
astros in Cardinals win
HOUSTON Joel Pineiro
allowed fve hits in seven efec-
tive innings, Yadier Molina hit
a two-run homer and the St.
Louis Cardinals inched closer to
the NL Central title on Tuesday
night with an 11-2 win over the
Houston Astros.
Colby Rasmus added a solo
shot as the Cardinals reduced
their magic number for clinch-
ing the division to two. Pi-
neiro (15-11) struck out four and
threw only 87 pitches to win for
the frst time in four starts.
The Astros have dropped nine
in a row, their longest skid since
losing 10 straight in May 2007.
Interim manager Dave Clark fell
to 0-2 since replacing the fred
Cecil Cooper on Monday.
Houston starter Yorman Ba-
zardo (0-2) retired the frst seven
hitters he faced before walking
Julio Lugo with one out in the
third inning. Lugo advanced
on Pineiros bunt and scored
on Skip Schumakers single to
center.
Rasmus walked before Schu-
maker scored on Albert Pujols
single up the middle. With Matt
Holliday batting, Pujols was
caught in a rundown between
frst and second and Rasmus
scored for a 3-0 lead.
Bazardo gave up three more
runs in the fourth and Clark
brought in left-hander Wesley
Wright to relieve.
Miguel Tejada singled in the
fourth and eventually scored
on Geof Blums sacrifce fy to
left. Pineiro struck out Hunter
Pence and got Jef Keppinger to
ground out to end the inning.
St. Louis loaded the bases
with no outs in the ffth and
stretched the lead to 7-1 when
Rick Ankiel grounded into a
double play.
Rasmus hit a solo homer, his
16th of the season, in the sev-
enth of left-hander Tim Byrdak.
Paronto gave up a home run
to DeRosa on Monday night.
Associated Press
mlb
Votto shines as reds
beat up on Pirates
PITTSBURGH Scott Ro-
len had three hits and three
RBIs, Joey Votto had three
doubles and scored three
runs and the Cincinnati Reds
beat Pittsburgh 10-4 on
Tuesday night, clinching the
Pirates third straight last-
place fnish in the NL Central.
Pittsburgh (56-93) lost for
the 21st time in 24 games,
the Pirates worst stretch
since they lost 24 of 28 from
July 13-Aug. 15, 1985.
Andrew McCutchen hom-
ered and had two RBIs and
Garrett Jones and Lastings
Milledge had three hits each
for Pittsburgh, which has lost
four straight, seven of eight
and 12 of 14.
Johnny Gomes and Ra-
mon Hernandez both went 2
for 4 for the Reds, who have
won six of eight. All eight
Cincinnati starting position
players had at least one hit.
Johnny Cueto (10-10)
allowed two runs and nine
hits in fve innings to win his
second consecutive decision
following a six-game losing
streak.
Cincinnati got all the scor-
ing it would need during a
fve-run ffth against starter
Zach Duke that included
Brandon Phillips two-run
single and RBI doubles by
Votto and Rolen.
McCutchen led of the
frst with a home run for
the fourth time this season,
hitting a 2-0 pitch into the
seats down the left-feld line
for his 12th home run.
Ronny Cedeno drove in
Milledge with a double in
the fourth.
The Reds added three
runs in the seventh against
Donnie Veal and Chris
Bootcheck when Rolen,
Gomes and Juan Francisco
had RBI singles.
Other than the fve-run
ffth, Duke allowed only four
baserunners in his other six
innings but lost his fourth
straight decision. The Pirates
have lost nine of his past 10
starts.
Rolen and Jay Bruce had
RBI hits in the eighth.
Associated Press
AssociAted Press
INDIANAPOLIS James Isch
wants to fulfill Myles Brands unfin-
ished goals at the NCAA.
For now, thats Ischs job. He was
named Brands interim replacement
Tuesday, less than a week after the
NCAA president died of pancreatic
cancer at age 67.
Isch, 59, had
been serving
as the NCAAs
vice president
for administra-
tion and chief
financial officer,
overseeing the
budget for the
premier govern-
ing body of college athletics.
We will continue to focus on
academic reform, the fiscal stabil-
ity of our organization and, most
importantly, continue to emphasize
the student-athlete, Isch said dur-
ing a conference call with report-
ers. Within the next few days, I
will be reaching out to members
of the athletic community and our
staff as we chart our course.
NCAA Executive Committee
chairman Michael Adams said the
decision was made Monday night.
He gave no timetable for naming a
new, full-time president.
But until then, Isch is in charge
and Adams does not expect the
longtime NCAA executive to be
merely a figurehead. Adams said
several other candidates were con-
sidered, though he did not name
them, and that he wants Isch to
pursue the kind of agenda Brand
laid out.
He (Isch) served as liaison
to the search group that brought
Myles Brand into this organization,
and if we dont get the financing
right, all the other association goals
would be moot. So the board has
full confidence in Jim Ischs abil-
ity, Adams said. We will move
ahead with Myles goals.
Isch joined the NCAAs staff in
1998 after holding administrative
posts at Arkansas, Kansas State
and Montana State.
Over the past
nine months, as
Brand under-
went cancer
treatment, Isch
was one of four
members on the
presidents cabi-
net who helped
oversee the day-
to-day tasks. The
other three were
Bernard Franklin, Greg Shaheen
and Wally Renfro, all of whom hold
vice president titles.
The executive committee is
not scheduled to meet again until
Oct. 29, with details of the formal
search almost certainly taking cen-
ter stage. Among those believed
to be top candidates are Franklin,
Adams and University of Hartford
president Walter Harrison.
Myles did talk with me about
the people in the association in
which he had the most confidence,
Adams said. He mentioned four or
five people in that regard. He did
not offer a belief in who the next
interim should be and, as Myles
usually did, he trusted the decision
of the committee.
Isch worked on the NCAAs stra-
tegic-planning effort in 2003-04
and the Presidential Task Force in
2006, a project designed to help
universities make more cost-effec-
tive decisions about athletics. He
also helped oversee the NCAAs
move from Overland Park, Kan., to
Indianapolis.
Ischs top prior-
ity: Following Brands
vision with a personal
touch.
Im going to be
reaching out to all the
vice presidents, but I
will be facing special
reliance on the other
three individuals who
were part of the small
group that helped direct and guide
the association during Myles ill-
ness, Isch said. I would intend to
also expand that group some. At
this point, I cant tell you exactly
how many.
But I can tell you this. I will be
on the road.
Isch, an Army veteran, earned
a bachelors degree from Kansas
State and a masters from Boston
University. He also has a doctorate
degree in philosophy from Kansas
State.
Isch is married, has two children
and three grandchildren.
sports 4B WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
football
Jayhawk defenders prepare to face Wildcat ofense
BY cLArK GoBLe
cgoble@kansan.com
The wildcat formation is sweep-
ing through both college and pro
football. In the formation the run-
ning back takes the snap and the
quarterback is often split out wide.
Kansas sophomore cornerback
Daymond Patterson hasnt worked
against a wildcat-type formation
much before, but he likely will in
practice this week and Saturday
against Southern Miss. The Golden
Eagles used their version of the for-
mation, the eagle, effectively in their
comeback victory against Virginia
last week.
However, Patterson did watch the
Miami Dolphins use it effectively on
Monday Night Football and noticed
its danger.
When you do take that wrong
step at defensive end or linebacker, it
opens up a big gap, Patterson said.
The running back just explodes
through it very quickly. You just got
to be very disciplined.
Coach Mark Mangino was mum
about the exact approach the defense
will take in defending the Southern
Miss eagle formation, but he did
offer some insight.
We have to put a sound plan
together because if youre not assign-
ment sound, youre going to get in
trouble, Mangino said. The key
thing is being smart, being where
youre supposed to be, being assign-
ment sound.
Perhaps the scariest thing about
the eagle formation is that Southern
Miss offensive personnel is very apt
for the formation. Senior running
back Damion Fletcher averages 115
yards rushing per game and sopho-
more quarterback Austin Davis ran
for 500 yards and nine touchdowns
in 2008.
Southern Miss scored its game-
winning touchdown in the eagle
formation when Fletcher took the
snap and handed off to senior run-
ning back Tory Harrison coming
around the end. Using a block from
Davis down-field, Harrison dashed
57 yards for the touchdown.
Youre in four wides and two
backs and there arent enough
defenders. They cant account for
the guys, Southern Miss coach
Larry Fedora said. Its just about
spreading them out and still having
the threat of running east-west at
full speed.
Another dangerous factor is that
Fedora said in a teleconference
Monday there is a lot more to the
package that they havent shown
yet. He guessed they have used only
three plays so far and said they have
plenty of other options.
Dangerous wide receiver Freddie
Parham, who returned a kick 100
yards for a touchdown against
Virginia, could get some snaps in
the eagle.
Senior safety Justin Thornton isnt
too concerned about the formation,
though.
Everyones just got to do their
job, and well be good, Thornton
said.
Like Patterson, freshman line-
backer Huldon Tharp has only seen
the wildcat on television, but he is
sure he will see it on film this week.
Well find a way to defend it and
take care of it, Tharp said.
Follow Kansan
writer Clark Goble
at twitter.com/
cgoble89.
AssociAted Press
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in the fourth quarter of a game Saturday. Southern Miss came frombehind to win 37-34. Southern Miss utilizes a variation of the wildcat formation,
which has become popular throughout both college and professional football.
Graphic by Nick Gerik/KANsAN
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ncaa
Isch chosen as temporary
replacement for Brand
Within the next few
days, I will be reach-
ing out to members
of the athletic com-
munity ...
James IsCH
NCaa Interim President
AssociAted Press
MIAMI Joe Blanton allowed
two hits in seven shutout innings
to outpitch Josh Johnson, and
the Philadelphia Phillies beat the
Florida Marlins 9-3 in the first
game of a doubleheader Tuesday.
The victory reduced to five the
Phillies magic number for clinch-
ing the NL East.
Raul Ibanez hit his 32nd homer.
Jayson Werth and Ryan Howard
each had a two-run single for the
Phillies, who also scored on a wild
pitch, two RBI groundouts and
Jimmy Rollins sacrifice fly. They
won despite striking out 16 times
and going 2 for 11 with runners in
scoring position.
Blanton (11-7) struck out nine
and walked two, and he allowed
no hits after a leadoff single in the
second. The right-hander went six
shutout innings in his last start to
beat Washington.
Facing Sergio Escalano, Florida
scored three times in the eighth,
with one play destined for the
blooper reel. When Hanley
Ramirez hit an RBI double, center
fielder Shane Victorino chased it
down, but when he tried to throw
the ball toward the infield, it
slipped from his hand and landed
at his feet.
Compounding the comedy,
Floridas Nick Johnson could
have easily scored but didnt see
the bobble and stopped at third.
Ramirez didnt see Johnson stop
and nearly caught up with him
at third before retreating safely to
second.
Clay Condrey pitched a perfect
ninth to complete a five-hitter.
Johnson (15-5) twice struck out
the side and had 10 strikeouts in
five innings, but he gave up seven
hits and four runs.
The Marlins, beginning their
final homestand, fell nine games
behind the defending World Series
champions in the East.
Philadelphia remained unbeat-
en in five games in doubleheaders
this year. The Phils also improved
the best road record in the majors
to 46-29.
The Phillies took a 1-0 lead in
the second on Miguel Cairos RBI
groundout, then scored again in
the third when Ryan Howard hit
into a fielders choice with runners
at the corners.
Philadelphia made it 4-0 in the
fifth. Victorino and Chase Utley
singled, advanced on a double
steal and scored on Werths two-
out, two-run single.
Ibanez hit a solo homer in the
Phils four-run eighth.
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Philadelphia Phillies Paul Bako slides safely into home as Florida Marlins pitcher AndrewMiller attempts to tag him during the eighth
inning in the frst game of a doubleheader Tuesday in Miami. The Phillies defeated the Marlins 9-3.
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BY PAT ELAND
peland@kansan.com
Forfeit is typically associated
with a lot of things defeat, give
up, lose, surrender.
But when forfeit is used in ref-
erence to an intramural game, just
one word comes to mind: laziness.
Even though most students in-
volved in intramural sports par-
ticipate, some seldom show up for
what the sign up for.
Matt Beck, intramurals coor-
dinator, said fag football, which
consists of about 140 teams and a
three-week season, had 41 forfeits
this year.
Only ten of those teams have
paid their forfeit fees. He said sand
volleyball has had 26 forfeits in its
two-week season, and only four
teams that have paid their forfeit
fees.
We dont want your team sign-
ing up for all these leagues if youre
not having any intent to be there,
Beck said. Dont take a spot in the
league away from somebody else
that wants to play.
It really makes me upset when
I take the time to drive all the way
over there, and then I dont get to
play, because the other guys were
too lazy to show up, Aaron Flick-
inger, McPherson junior, said.
Almost every intramural sport at
the University requires an entry fee
from each team, usually between
$10 and $20.
Te fee is used to pay referees
and show that each team is com-
mitted to playing, Beck said.
Afer paying the entry fee, each
team signs up for a day of the week
and a time slot on that day as to
when it will be playing all of its
games.
Flickinger said teams sign up for
day and time slots that it knows it
will be able to make it to each week,
but teams wait until the last min-
ute.
Tese teams end up with time
slots that they agree to just because
they want to be a part of the league,
but then dont end up showing up
for any of their games.
I understand what teams go
through when they have to have a
forfeit, Weston Pletcher, Rosalia
junior, said. Its pretty aggravating,
because you take time out of your
day to show up and play and then
they dont show up.
When a team forfeits its game,
they must pay a $10 fee within
three days of being contacted by
intramural services, or the team is
dropped from the league.
Each team is only allowed two
forfeits before being removed from
the league.
Teams that do not pay the fee
will not be able to register for any
other sports until it is paid.
Beck said forfeits from resched-
uled games, which are randomly
assigned and without either teams
input, are usually dealt with more
leniency.
It ofen wont count toward a
teams forfeit tally, or the team
wont be charged the fee.
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ST. LOUIS John Smoltz
is happy to be pitching, period.
Whatever the St. Louis Cardinals
want the 42-year-old right-hander
to do in the postseason is fine
with him.
Smoltz is 1-1 with a 3.21 ERA
in a late-season rebirth heading
into his sixth start on Wednesday
in Houston.
Hes coming off a strong outing
against the Cubs in which he gave
up two first-inning runs and none
the last five after missing a turn
due to shoulder inflammation.
His success in the rotation could
point to a starting role for a team
closing in on an NL Central title.
But he can just as easily end
up as a setup man for closer Ryan
Franklin.
Were always evaluating and
well see where it goes, manager
Tony La Russa said.
The Cardinals are keeping their
options open, waiting to see if Kyle
Lohse can shake off struggles from
a forearm injury thats affected his
delivery for several months.
Lohse, a 15-game winner last
year, worked six solid innings on
Monday at Houston for only his
sixth victory of the season and
first on the road.
Waiting is OK with Smoltz,
whos appreciative of the chance
the Cardinals gave him.
He said that he was the guy
sitting home and playing golf
after flaming out with the Red Sox
earlier in the season.
Smoltz promises patience, as
long as he gets the ball, and knows
the Cardinals understand what he
can do.
I dont feel like Im on any
audition, Smoltz said. What they
got me here to do is to pitch
and pitch in big games. Whatever
role that is, its
irrelevant at this
point.
The Cardinals
took a chance on
Smoltz in mid-
August, after he
cleared waiv-
ers following an
abysmal stint in Boston, where
he went 2-5 with an 8.33 ERA in
eight starts.
He holds the record for post-
season wins, going 15-4 with four
saves and a 2.65 ERA, and adds
vital experience beyond St. Louis
big three of Adam Wainwright,
Chris Carpenter and Joel Pineiro.
Smoltz could just as easily serve
as a valuable arm late in the game
given his unique background as a
former closer who totaled 144 saves
from 2002-04 with the Braves.
His attitude echoes ours and
that is hes got experience doing
both, and hes willing to do what-
ever gives us our best chance
to win, La Russa
said. Right now its
important for him
to take innings and
get his delivery going
and have a feel for his
pitches.
So the more hes
out there, the better.
Mark DeRosa, a teammate of
Smoltz in Atlanta from 2001-04,
said the right-hander has the same
fire to compete even though hes
not quite the same pitcher, and has
developed a split-finger fastball
and a backdoor slider to keep hit-
ters guessing.
And he still has the ability to
touch 92 or 93 mph, so youve got
to respect his fastball, DeRosa
said.
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Teams MIA frustrate players on game day
Rockies ace ready
to return to feld
BY ArNiE sTAPLEToN
Associated Press
DENVER Aaron Cook finally
feels like hes part of a pennant race.
Colorados ace right-hander
learned Tuesday that he would
return to the mound Friday night
against St. Louis, his first start since
going on the disabled list with a
strained right elbow on Aug. 22.
The Rockies entered their game
Tuesday night against San Diego
with a four-game lead over San
Francisco in the NL wild-card race.
Cook was an onlooker the last
time the Rockies reached the play-
offs, missing out on their incredible
21-1 run-up to the World Series in
2007 because of a strained side mus-
cle that sidelined him for 11 weeks.
He returned for Game 4 of the
World Series, allowing three runs
over six stellar innings but couldnt
prevent Boston from sweeping the
Rockies for the title.
Yeah, 07 was a totally different
story. When I got hurt, I knew I was
going to be gone for at least 60 days
and we werent even really in it when
I got hurt, Cook said. So, to be in
a pennant run, to get hurt when I
got hurt, this year stunk. I wasnt
really concerned about starting. I
just wanted to come back and help
and be part of the team.
Manager Jim Tracy said Cook, who
has been on the disabled list since
Aug. 22 with a strained right elbow,
would be limited to 70 pitches.
I dont care, Cook said. I
just want to go out there and do
what I can. I mean, if I can get five
innings, four innings, seven innings,
whenever they feel its time to hand
the ball to somebody else.
AssocIATed Press
st. Louis cardinals pitcher John smoltz delivers during the Cardinals game against the
Chicago Cubs in St. Louis. Heading into his sixth start, Smoltz is just happy to be pitching,
period. He was released by the Boston Red Sox earlier this season.
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colorado rockies Aaron cook pitches during the frst inning against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Cook will return to the mound for the frst time in a month for the Colorado Rockies on Friday
night against the St. Louis Cardinals.
I dont feel like Im
on any audition.
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Cardinals pitcher
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sports 6B WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
volleyball
BY ZACH GETZ
zgetz@kansan.com
Kansas volleyball hopes to get
on the right track with a vic-
tory Wednesday after losing a very
winnable game against Missouri
last week. Kansas will also need
to protect its home court in order
to stay competitive in the Big 12
Conference.
Kansas will have its chance to
do both as it faces Oklahoma at
6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Horejsi
Family Athletics Center in the Big
12 home opener. Oklahoma (9-2,
2-0) is coming in with a four match
winning streak that includes a vic-
tory against Missouri during the
weekend.
Kansas (7-3, 0-1) had the week-
end off and a full week to let the
loss to Missouri sink in.
It hurts to lose any game in
the conference, junior libero
Melissa Manda said. It definitely
still burns, especially since it was
Missouri.
The players hope to use the loss
as motivation against Oklahoma
tonight to prove that the team can
still play with anyone, junior out-
side hitter Karina Garlington said.
We are all real anxious to get
back on the court and prove that it
was just a fluke, Garlington said.
We will use the game as motiva-
tion but not let it distract us.
Coach Ray Bechard said that
while Kansas can learn from its
loss, the team shouldnt focus on
it too much.
We cant allow our last match
to affect our next one, Bechard
said. We need to concentrate on
what is ahead of us, not what is
behind us.
Bechard said that Oklahoma
liked to gravel, a method of
playing strong defensive and
fighting hard for every point.
Kansas needs to limit its unforced
errors and end rallies quickly
in order to combat Oklahoma,
Bechard said. Bechard also said
that he had been stressing end
game, but that it was hard to
replicate it in practice.
Garlington said Kansas would
try and focus on the first five
points and the last five points
in order to start sets strong and
put the sets away. Kansas has had
trouble all season long with put-
ting games away, including the
final two sets at Missouri. She said
that Kansas would try to make
Oklahoma uncomfortable with its
serving as well as taking care of
the ball and eliminating errors.
Its our house, so thats going to
be another big motivation and
not letting another team come in
and take it from us, Garlington
said.
Adam Buhler/KANSAN
Paige Mazour, left, and Allison Mayfeld, right, go up for a block against an outside hitter fromFlorida International. The Jayhawks lost
against Missouri last week but hope to get back on the right track with a victory when they face Oklahoma onWednesday.
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wednesday game
wHaT: Oklahoma 9-2 (2-0)
vs. Kansas 7-3 (0-1)
wHen: 6:30 p.m.
wHeRe: Horejsi Family
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Cardinals end contract
with 16-year-old player
ST. LOUIS Less than three
months after signing highly-
regarded 16-year-old Domini-
can prospect Wagner Mateo,
the St. Louis Cardinals have
terminated the $3.1 million
contract over what the team
called pre-existing injuries and
physical defects.
The Cardinals announced
the decision on Tuesday.
A team spokesman did not
return messages seeking ad-
ditional information.
But the St. Louis Post-
Dispatch reported last week
that the 6-foot-2, left-handed
hitting outfelder had vision
problems that could jeopardize
his career.
fooTBAll
Rams make room for
wide receiver Amendola
ST. LOUIS The St. Louis
Rams have signed wide re-
ceiver Danny Amendola of the
Eagles practice squad.
Wide receiver Derek Stanley
was waived Tuesday to make
room for Amendola. Amendola
spent the 2008 regular season
on the Cowboys practice
squad after being undrafted,
and then joined the Eagles
practice squad in the playofs.
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