Te whistling, singing KU bus

driver known by students as Dan

the bus driver was fred Wednes-
day evening by MV Transporta-
tion, the company contracted by
the University for bus services.
Bus driver Dan Morelan said
several incidents involving the
bus radio led to his fring. He was
most recently cited with a work
rule violation, his fourth, afer
singing Neil Diamonds Sweet
Caroline with passengers while
driving them from the Sept. 1
Kansas football game.
He was pulled of his route
Wednesday afernoon and ad-
vised to get union representation.
Afer a meeting between his rep-
resentatives and MV Transporta-
tion management, he received a
call informing him that he was
terminated.
Union representative and fel-
low bus driver Chet Lee said that
unprofessionalism contributed to
the decision to fre Morelan.
Dan wasnt happy with me,
Lee said, regarding Morelans re-
action to his termination.
Te operations manager al-
ready led me to believe this was
going to happen, Morelan said.
Im heartbroken for the students.
I love those kids like theyre my
own. And theyre the ones I feel
the sorriest for.
Morelan said he didnt accept
and sign the fnal violation report
related to the Sept. 1 citation.
An online petition to rehire
Dan Morelan gained more than
1,700 signatures in 12 hours. As
of Sunday afernoon, the petition
had more than 3,000 support-
ers. Te petition was created by
Sean McDufe, sophomore from
Shawnee.
A mandatory sexual harass-
ment course was issued by the
University to students, faculty and
staff last week.
The email, sent out by the
University on Sept. 4, details the
training course that needs to be
completed by Oct. 5.
Joseph Monaco, University
Public Affairs assistant commu-
nications director, said University
officials, faculty and staff planned
this training. The goal is to encour-
age an inclusive, comfortable and
productive community.
In a campus climate survey of
students at KU, almost 80 percent
did not know how to file a sexual
harassment complaint and whom
to contact, Jane McQueeny, IOA
executive director, said. This
mandatory training provides you
with the tools to report and pre-
vent sexual harassment.
The training will be overseen
by the Institutional Opportunity
and Access (IOA). Its mission is
to promote and support a safe
and diverse campus. The IOA also
investigates harassment and dis-
crimination reports.
Cagil Albayrak, a first year
graduate student from Istanbul,
Turkey, said he took the time to
read everything during training
because he thought it was impor-
tant.
International students may not
know that people in the United
States really care about their per-
sonal space or sexual harassment
issues, Albayrak said. They may
not find it interesting at first, but
this is a really important issue and
I think everyone should take part
in some conferences or classes
before students come to school
here.
Monaco said the training will
be expanded, and University offi-
cers, faculty and staff are thinking
about incorporating the training
as a workshop in new student
orientation.
Xing Zhou, first year graduate
student from Suzhou, China, said
before she took the training, she
didnt know who to talk to if she
witnessed or experienced sexual
harassment.
For us Asian girls, if sexual
harassment happened to us, we
would probably just avoid talk-
ing about it, Zhou said. Its not
a publicly spoken topic. To know
that we can talk about this and
how to solve this problem is really
important.
Zoe Jewell, a freshman from
Lawrence, thought the sexual
harassment training was similar
to the alcohol education online
course the University requires for
all freshman to complete.
I think people will probably
blow it off and not really care
about it, Jewellsaid. People will
think its just a pain and they dont
want to waste their time, kind of
like the alcohol ed thing, which I
didnt really do very well.
Students who do not complete
the sexual harassment training
may have to face consequences.
Weve discussed putting holds
on accounts for students who
dont complete the training, much
like we do for students who have
unpaid parking tickets, bills or
library late fees, Monaco said.
But were optimistic students will
complete the training before it
gets to that point, as the training
is helpful, informative and only
takes about 15 or 20 minutes to
complete.
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a sad goodbye campus
A little more than a year before
suspected mass murder James Hol-
mes walked into Te Dark Night
Rises premiere in a Colorado the-
ater, he applied to graduate school
at the University.
Holmes is charged with 24
counts of frst-degree murder and
116 counts of attempted murder.
He allegedly opened fre July 20
in an Aurora, Colo. movie theater
during the midnight screening for
the latest Batman installment, kill-
ing 12 and injuring 58 people.
Documents obtained through an
open records request by Te Uni-
versity Daily Kansan show Holmes
applied for Fall 2011 admission
into the Universitys graduate neu-
roscience program.
In his application, Holmes wrote
of attending a school attempting
to curb gang rivalry in Castroville,
Calif. He alludes that his life would
have turned out diferently had he
chosen a path of violence.
Looking back, my life could
have gone in a completely difer-
ent direction had I not possessed
the foresight to choose the path
of knowledge, Holmes wrote. I
chose to appreciate an education,
cultivating my mind. Since then, I
have strived to fnd new and better
ways to learn, to improve.
But before the University had
the chance to interview Holmes for
admission, he withdrew his appli-
cation in February 2011.
His transcript shows a long line
of As and a 3.94 GPA from the
University of California-Riverside,
where he graduated that summer
with a bachelors in neuroscience.
Emails between Holmes and
the University showed interest in
obtaining funds to bring Holmes
in for an interview, and a letter to
Holmes expressed disappointment
in the withdrawal of his applica-
tion.
I was sorry to hear from Dr.
Doug Wright that you are no lon-
ger interested in our program as we
would have been most interested in
having you come for an interview,
Elias Michaelis, professor and co-
director of graduate studies for the
neuroscience program, wrote to
Holmes in March 2011.
Holmes was enrolled as a Ph.D
student in neuroscience at Te
University of Colorado Anschutz
Medical Campus in Aurora. Ac-
cording to multiple news outlets,
he dropped out in early June afer
failing a key oral exam.
Edited by Allison Kohn
Shooting suspect
had applied
to University
Rachel SalyeR
rsalyer@kansan.com
VikaaS ShankeR
vshanker@kansan.com
MaRShall SchMidt
mschmidt@kansan.com
Rebekka Schlichting
rschlichting@kansan.com
Online sexual harassment course required for all University students
aSSociated pReSS
James Holmes, accused of killing 12 people in a shooting rampage in an aurora,
colo., movie theater, appears in arapahoe county district court with defense
attorney Tamara brady in centennial, colo. prosecutors allege Holmes may have
been angry at the failure of a once promising academic career.
a dRiVeR down
mV Transportation speaks out after terminating dan the bus driver
contRibuted photo
dan morelan, known as dan the bus driver to many students, was fred Wednesday. morelans fring prompted students to make a petition asking for morelan to be rehired.
See dan page 6
MV transportation
employee
work rule violations
The disciplinary process states
the fourth minor violation can
result in termination:
First violation counseling
session/verbal warning
Second Violation Written
warning
Third Violation Final warning
and/or unpaid suspension
Fourth Violation Termination
Minor violations
Repeated failure to follow work
policies, procedures or duties
Repeated failure to follow
personal appearance standards
Use of abusive or profane
language
Use of personal radios while
operating a company vehicle.
Eating or drinking while oper-
ating a company vehicle.
Violation of the Internet, News-
group and electronic mail policy,
not considered to be a major
violation
Source: MV Transportation
Employee Handbook
62 percent of female college stu-
dents and 61 percent of male college
students report having been sexually
harassed at their university.
39 percent of students who expe-
rienced sexual harassment say the
incident occurred in dorm rooms.
10 percent or less of student sexual
harassment victims attempt to report
their experiences to an employee.
35 percent or more of college
students who experience sexual ha-
rassment do not tell anyone about their
experiences.
80 percent of students who experi-
enced sexual harassment report being
harassed by another student or former
student.
51 percent of male students admit
to sexually harassing someone in col-
lege, and 22 percent admit to harass-
ing someone often or occasionally.
31 percent of female college
students admit to harassing someone
in college.
Source: american association of uni-
versity women educational Founda-
tion research on sexual harassment,
drawing the line
dan Morelans four strikes
any mV Transportation employee is
terminated on the fourth work rule
violation. dan morelan said he was
cited three times with improper
radio usage and a work rule viola-
tion about singing on the bus in the
past year.
1. during the fall 2011 semester,
when morelan was assigned to
transport a family back to the Ku
Visitor center, he was cited after
he said over the radio, you didnt
tell me they were such a beautiful
family.
2. In May, Morelan was driving
passengers to the universitys
commencement ceremony. When the
traffc controller at the intersection
on 11th and mississippi streets
was only allowing traffc to move on
mississippi street, he said into the
radio, can someone tell this idiot
to count.
3. during the frst week of school,
morelan said another bus stopped
in the back of the bus lane at the
Kansas union. He asked the bus
driver to move the bus forward so he
can drop off his passengers. When
the bus driver didnt, morelan said
over the radio, could this idiot
move forward.
4. on sept. 1, morelan sang sweet
Caroline, a pop song by Neil
diamond, with passengers while
transporting them from the Kansas
football game. morelan did not sign
an acceptance of this violation with
mV Transportation.
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whAt: Anderson Chandler Lecture: Gov.
Sam Brownback
whERE: Lied Center
whEN: 7 to 8 p.m.
AboUt: Come listen to the governor talk
about economic growth and tax policy
in Kansas.
whAt: Last day to cancel a class
whERE: Strong Hall
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Thursday, September 13
brownback to speak on
economic growth
Gov. Sam Brownback is scheduled
to present his lecture on Economic
Growth and Kansas Tax Policy today at
7 p.m. at the Lied Center. Brownbacks
speech is a part of the School of Busi-
ness 2012 Anderson Chandler Lecture
Series. Brownback was frst elected to
Congress in 1994, and two years later,
Brownback took the seat in the U.S.
Senate once held by Bob Dole. Brown-
back was elected as governor of Kansas
in 2010, focusing time and attention to
the Kansas economy, as well as change
in state government.
School of Business alumnus Ander-
son Chandler began the lecture series
in 1997 and is currently the CEO, presi-
dent and director of Fidelity State Bank
and Trust Co. in Topeka. Previous Chan-
dler Lecture participants include fnan-
cial journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, KU
alumna and former Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation Chairwoman
Sheila Bair and President and CEO of
Ford Motor Co. lan Mulally.
The event will be held at the Lied
Center and is free to the general public.
For more information, please contact
Toni Dixon, School of Business, (785)
864-4449.
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WASHINGTON
Republican presidential hope-
ful Mitt Romney, who promised
early in his campaign to repeal
President Barack Obamas
health care overhaul, says he
would keep several important
parts of the overhaul.
Of course there are a num-
ber of things that I like in health
care reform that Im going to
put in place, he said in an
interview broadcast Sunday on
NBCs Meet the Press. One
is to make sure that those with
pre-existing conditions can get
coverage.
Romney also said he would
allow young adults to keep
their coverage under their par-
ents health-insurance.
Those provisions have been
two of the more popular parts
of Obamas Affordable Care
Act.
I say were going to replace
Obamacare. And Im replac-
ing it with my own plan,
Romney said. And even in
Massachusetts when I was gov-
ernor, our plan there deals with
pre-existing conditions and with
young people.
In the interview, Romney, a
former Massachusetts governor,
also said he would offset his
proposed tax cuts by closing
loopholes for high income tax-
payers.
Were not going to have high-
income people pay less of the
tax burden than they pay today.
Thats not whats going to hap-
pen, he said.
When pressed, however,
Romney declined to provide an
example of a loophole he would
close.
I can tell you that people
at the high end, high-income
taxpayers, are going to have
fewer deductions and exemp-
tions. Those numbers are going
to come down. Otherwise theyd
get a tax break. And I want to
make sure people understand,
despite what the Democrats said
at their convention, I am not
reducing taxes on high-income
taxpayers, Romney said.
Romney also defended his
decision to say nothing about
the war in Afghanistan or the
U.S. troops serving there during
his acceptance speech last month
at the Republican National
Convention in Tampa, Fla.
He said that hed been to
Afghanistan and the troops
know of my commitment.
I have some differences on
policy with the president. I hap-
pen to think those are more
important than what word I
mention in each speech, he
said.
Romney has own health care
plan, would keep provisions
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Information based on the
Douglas County Sheriff s Office
booking recap and KU Office of
Public Safety crime reports.
A 52-year-old Lawrence woman
was arrested Sunday at 1:59 a.m.
on the 700 block Arizona Street
on suspicion of domestic battery.
Bond was not set.
A 23-year-old Lawrence woman
was arrested Sunday at 1:01 a.m.
on the intersection of 19th Street
and Haskell Avenue on suspicion
of operating under the influence.
Bond was set at $500. She was
released.
A 50-year-old Lawrence man
was arrested Saturday at 9:45 p.m.
on the 200 block of north Seventh
Street on suspicion of transporting
open liquor, driving while intoxi-
cated and being a habitual violator.
Bond was set at $1,850. He was
released.
A 38-year-old Lawrence man
was arrested Saturday at 9:13 p.m.
on the 900 block of west Ninth
Street on suspicion of driving with
a suspended, revoked or cancelled
license, interfering with duties of
an officer, no vehicle registration
and no insurance. Bond was set at
$325. He was released.
A robbery was reported on
Saturday at 8:56 p.m. at Mrs. Es
to the KU Office of Public Safety
after someone grabbed a cellphone
from a person and drove off in a
car. Loss is reported at $300. The
case is open.
A motorcycle was reported
damaged Saturday at 11:51 a.m. on
the 500 block of west 11th Street
to the KU Office of Public safety.
It had been pushed over. Damage
is reported at $1,000. The case is
open.
A 28-year-old Overland Park
man was arrested Saturday at 3:30
a.m. on the 400 block of west 23rd
Street on suspicion of possessing
marijuana or THC and operating
under the influence. Bond was set
at $600. He was released.
A 21-year-old male University
student was arrested Saturday at
3:06 a.m. on Kansas Highway 10
near the Noria exit on suspicion of
driving while intoxicated, second
offense. Bond was set at $500. He
was released.
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Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. HAIL TO OLD KU
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The marching band stands outside Memorial Stadium before the start of the game
Saturday. Crowds of tailgaters showed up to listen to the band perform numerous
school songs.
whAt: The Most Interesting Man in the
World
whERE: Sabatini Multicultural Resource
Center
whEN: 7:30 p.m.
AboUt: Discuss what it means to be a
man on campus as part of Sexual As-
sault Awareness Week.
whAt: Cooking Demo
whERE: Kansas Union
whEN: 3 to 4 p.m.
AboUt: If your kitchen skills only extend
to making ramen, check out SUAs
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whAt: Kevin Roberts, The Food Dude
whERE: Kansas Union, Woodruff
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whEN: 7 to 8 p.m.
AboUt: Learn easy alternatives to cam-
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whAt: Science on the Spot: Bar Edition
whERE: Red Lyon Tavern, 944 Mas-
sachusetts St.
whEN: 7 to 9 p.m.
AboUt: Join KU Natural History Museum
Educators as they do science experi-
ments with bar ingredients.
whAt: Sexy Science
whERE: Natural History Museum
whEN: 5 to 7 p.m.
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kick off its Thursday evening by featur-
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Survivors
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whEN: 7 p.m.
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua Te
San Cristobal volcano spewed out
a column of ash and gas 2 miles
high Saturday, leading Nicaraguan
authorities to evacuate about 3,000
people from nine communities
around the countrys tallest moun-
tain.
Residents reported hearing three
powerful explosions in the volcano
as the cloud began billowing sky-
ward and ash drifed over nearby
villages.
Tis activity could afect some
500 families totaling 3,000 people,
so we decided to evacuate them,
said Guillermo Gonzalez, execu-
tive director of the governments
disaster agency.
Civil defense personnel said 300
soldiers were sent to evacuate peo-
ple and care for them.
Javier Mejia, director of Nicara-
guas geological institute, said mon-
itoring instruments showed strong
activity in the volcano. We do
not rule out anything, but call for
calm, he said.
Te 1,740-meter (5,740-foot)
volcano sits 140 kilometers (87
miles) northwest of Managua, the
capital. It has been active since
1520, Mejia said.
Nicaragua has been on alert since
a strong earthquake shook neigh-
boring Costa Rica on Wednesday
and then a swarm of 17 minor
tremors were recorded in the area
around Lake Managua next to the
capital the following day.
KHAR, Pakistan Pakistani
security forces pushed Taliban mil-
itants who came from Afghanistan
back across the border after more
than two weeks of fighting in a
mountainous tribal region, spokes-
men for both sides said Sunday.
The government says over 100 peo-
ple were killed in the offensive.
The violence in the northwestern
Bajur area highlighted the grow-
ing problem of Taliban militants
using sanctuaries in Afghanistan
to attack Pakistan. The frequen-
cy of the raids has increased, and
this was the first instance in which
Pakistani Taliban militants coming
from Afghanistan seized and held
territory in Pakistan for a signifi-
cant amount of time.
Pakistan has called on Afghan
and NATO forces to do more to
stop militants from crossing into
the country. Kabul and the interna-
tional coalition have acknowledged
the problem, but also want Pakistan
to do more to stop militants holed
up on its territory from launching
attacks into Afghanistan.
Security forces finally managed
to push the militants back from the
Salarzai region of Bajur on Saturday,
said Jehangir Azam Wazir, the top
political official in the area.
Unexpectedly, the militants
showed tough resistance this time,
but finally our security forces along
with volunteers of the Salarzai mili-
tia succeeded in eliminating them,
said Wazir.
The dead included at least 80
militants, 18 civilians, 12 anti-Tal-
iban militiamen and eight soldiers,
he said. An additional 13 soldiers
are missing and are believed to be
in the hands of the Taliban.
Hundreds of people who were
trapped by the fighting in a string
of villages along the border were
finally able to leave Saturday. They
had been confined to their homes,
and many were running low on
food.
Those days were very difficult
and passed with a lot of hard-
ship, said Hikmat Jan, who had
been stranded with his family in
Gambat village. We were unable
to go out and were tense, fearing
the militants would come kidnap
us or we would be killed by shelling
or starve to death because we were
running out of food.
Jan said the dead were strewn
across the village.
I saw many bodies in the fields
and streets, said Jan. I dont know
whether they were militants, volun-
teers or fellow villagers.
Gul Mohammed, who was
caught outside his home in Batwar
village by the fighting, said he was
finally able to reunite with his rela-
tives after weeks of separation.
I had no hope I would be able
to see my family and my chil-
dren alive again, said Mohammed.
Nothing gives me more happiness
than seeing my family back safe
and alive.
AMMAN, Jordan A car
bomb ripped through Syrias larg-
est city of Aleppo on Sunday, kill-
ing at least 17 people and wound-
ing 40 in one of the main battle-
grounds of the countrys civil war,
state-run media said.
Al-Qaida-style bombings have
become increasingly common in
Syria, and Western officials say
there is little doubt that Islamist
extremists, some associated with
the terror network, have made
inroads in the country as instabil-
ity has spread. But the main fight-
ing force looking to oust President
Bashar Assad is the Free Syrian
Army, a group made up largely of
defected Syrian soldiers.
Sundays blast came hours
after a Jordanian militant leader
linked to al-Qaida warned that
his extremist group will launch
deadly attacks to help the rebels
in Syria topple Assad.
In a speech delivered to a crowd
of nearly 200 followers protest-
ing outside the prime ministers
office in Amman, Mohammad
al-Shalabi, better known as Abu
Sayyaf, told Assad that our fight-
ers are coming to get you.
The warning fueled concern
that Syrias civil war is providing
a new forum for foreign jihadists,
who fought alongside Iraqi Sunni
insurgents after the 2003 invasion
of Iraq and are sending fighters to
help the Taliban in Afghanistan.
A Jordan-based Western diplo-
mat who monitors Syria from his
base in Jordan said the number of
foreign fighters is about 100 but
that figure is gradually rising. He
spoke on condition of anonymity,
saying identifying him further
could risk his ability to gather
information on Syria.
From this podium, we declare
jihad (holy war) against the
wicked Assad, who is shedding
the blood of our Sunni Muslim
brothers in Syria, Abu Sayyaf
yelled through a loudspeaker.
Abu Sayyaf is the head of
Jordans Salafi Jihadi group,
which was blamed for the 2002
assassination of U.S. aid work-
er Laurence Foley outside his
Amman home.
The fight for Aleppo, a city of
3 million that was once a bastion
of support for President Bashar
Assad, is critical for both the
regime and the opposition. Its
fall would give the opposition
a major strategic victory with a
stronghold in the north near the
Turkish border. A rebel defeat, at
the very least, would buy Assad
more time.
No group immediately claimed
responsibility for the attack.
SANA blamed terrorists, the
term the regime uses for rebels.
Opposition activists could not
immediately be reached for com-
ment.
The Free Syrian Army said the
strikes came hours after rebels
overran army barracks in the
Hananu neighborhood.
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Scholars at Amherst College in
Massachusetts believe a collec-
tor may have what would be just
the second known photo of Emily
Dickinson.
The college says the collector,
who wishes to remain anony-
mous, bought the photo in 1995
in Springfield. He brought it to the
colleges archive and special col-
lections staff in 2007, and theyve
been researching it since.
Last month, it was publicly
shown during the Emily Dickinson
International Society conference in
Cleveland, Ohio.
The daguerreotype, dated
around 1859, appears to show
Dickinson sitting next to a friend,
Kate Scott Turner.
Theres strong evidence its
Dickinson, including comparisons
of high-resolution digital images
of the newer photo with the known
image, from 1847, said Mike Kelly,
head of the archive and special
collections department at Amherst
College.
Kelly said perhaps the best
evidence is an ophthalmological
report that compared similarities
in the eyes and facial features of
the women in the photos. I believe
strongly that these are the same
people, concluded the doctor who
wrote the report.
Researchers cant yet definitively
say the photo is Dickinson, but I
think we can get beyond reason-
able doubt, Kelly said.
Amhersts collections depart-
ment has a copy of the daguerreo-
type, which it says can be viewed
on request.
(AP) South Korean director
Kim Ki-duks drama Pieta, the
brutal story of a debt collector who
cripples those who cant pay un-
til he meets a woman who claims
to be his mother, won the Golden
Lion for best flm at the 69th Venice
Film Festival on Saturday.
In a departure from the usual
acceptance speeches, Kim thanked
the jury and festival audience with
a short song in Korean, leaving the
theater in rapt silence.
Te Silver Lion for best director
went to Paul Tomas Anderson for
Te Master, a flm inspired by Sci-
entology founder L. Ron Hubbard.
Te movies stars, Joaquin Phoe-
nix and Philip Seymour Hofman,
shared the prize for best actor.
In the flm, Hofman plays a
charismatic sect leader who both
befriends and enthralls a World
War II veteran, played by Phoenix,
who is drowning in homemade
swill and unable to fnd a job or a
life purpose.
Hofman accepted both awards
on behalf of both Anderson and
Phoenix, who had continued from
Venice on to Toronto to promote
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Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 4
You are an old hand at dealing with
tension and/or power plays. An oppor-
tunity to show your expertise will arise.
Respond instinctively. A conversation
with a friend you often see helps shed
light on what is going on.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 5
Stay centered, even when dealing
with diffcult demands, and youll
see certain situations in a new light.
Communication stays active. You hear
news that makes sense to you now,
when previously it did not. Trust your
imagination and drive to resolve any
issues.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 5
Pull back, and make yourself aware
of new possibilities. The unexpected
occurs with a friend. You might note
that this person has become some-
what troublesome. A conversation with
a family member fnally makes an
impression.
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Today is a 5
You have an edge, no matter what
you decide to deal with. Be direct with
someone you have put on a pedestal.
You know what works, and you know
what to do. This person appreciates
honesty and clarity. Think before you
react.
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Today is a 3
Know what is going on behind the
scenes. Pressure builds as you run
into a complication. A willful person
could put up barriers at the last min-
ute. A meeting might be informative
and, in some way, could fertilize your
imagination.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 4
Your sense of direction comes
through, whether you are arguing or
simply debating a key issue surround-
ing a project. Your resourcefulness
comes out during a conversation and
increases your creativity. Your words
have power right now.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 4
You might want to rethink a
personal matter in order to avoid a
collision. A partner, friend or associate
could be explosive if challenged. Be
smart; do not entice this person to
be more verbal or expressive. Use
care with spending -- you could go
overboard.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 3
You could be taken aback by
someones resourcefulness. You need
to think through a decision with more
care. Understanding evolves as you
keep working through an idea with this
person. Open up to new possibilities.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 4
Deal with someone directly. How
you feel and where you go depends
on the quality of your interaction with
this person. Pressure will build to an
unprecedented level if you cannot see
eye to eye. A boss or higher-up plays a
strong role in your plans.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 5
Emotions build, especially as you
might fnd yourself unexpectedly in
an either-or situation. Verbalize more
of your thinking before you decide
whether to keep others in your camp.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 4
Focus on routine or daily issues,
and youll come out way ahead. Do
not question a decision so much.
Sometimes your knee-jerk reaction
takes you down the right path. Listen
to what someone is saying.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 5
Your creativity remains high. A partner
keeps feeding you new information,
which creates fertile territory for new
ideas. Be careful with your funds. The
unexpected plays a big role in the next
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rise of the trilogy
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fter Warner Bros. made
the fateful decision to split
Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows into two parts
in a marketing gambit that nearly
doubled its worldwide gross, other
studios took notice and began
unnaturally extending the lives of
their own most popular titles.
First Summit bisected The
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn,
the bloodsucker romance
scheduled to finally run dry
this November. Then Lionsgate
announced its planned Hunger
Games trilogy would become a
quadrilogy. Everywhere you look
these days, franchise bloat is on
the rise.
Even Middle-earth isnt safe
from the shadow of maximized
profitability. Peter Jackson
has announced that his deliri-
ously anticipated version of The
Hobbit will now span a trilogy,
with The Desolation of Smaug
and There and Back Again set
for release in December 2013
and July 2014, respectively. This
prompted much debate among
the faithful: Was his choice a cyni-
cal cash-grab or an effort to give
J.R.R. Tolkiens beloved novel,
which barely cracks 300 pages, the
definitive adaptation it deserves?
Will the films benefit from the
expansion, which is said to draw
extensively from Tolkiens many
appendices, or suffer a Dark
Knight Rises level of dramatic
inertia?
Id like to give Jackson the ben-
efit of the doubt here. Its worth
noting that the original Lord
of the Rings was only budgeted
for two movies until Jackson
convinced New Line to finance
his trilogy, a move that led to
what many consider the high
water mark of fantasy cinema.
When I saw him at this years San
Diego Comic-Con, he seemed
positively giddy about the pos-
sibilities offered by a third film,
which would involve Gandalf
(Ian McKellen) and the rest of
the White Council crossing staffs
with the mysterious Necromancer
of Dol Guldur (Benedict
Cumberbatch), an early incarna-
tion of the dark lord Sauron.
If a storyline that intriguing
takes another film to cover, so be
it. Bilbo (Martin Freeman) and
the dwarves can wait. The dragon
Smaug, however, is another mat-
ter entirely, especially since the
Lonely Mountains resident fire-
breather is the impetus behind the
entire story. Cumberbatch, who
also voices the bejeweled beast,
has indicated in recent interviews
that Smaug may not appear in
this Decembers An Unexpected
Journey. Will audiences feel
cheated having to wait an addi-
tional year for Weta Digitals
newest motion-capture marvel,
one thats rumored to be every bit
as revolutionary as Andy Serkis
Gollum?
Look, Ill admit we dont techni-
cally need three Hobbit mov-
ies. A faithful rendering could
have been accomplished with a
single 150-minute film. But given
Jacksons formidable track record
handling Tolkien, what self-
respecting geek would deny him
the right to revisit Middle-earth?
As Bilbo himself learns, every
adventure requires a willingness to
embrace the unexpected.
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My TOMS smell because I have a
knack for wearing them on days the
rain decides to fnally come.
As the guys get hotter... I get
stupider..
Taking notes on alcoholism while
drinking a beer.
$5 worth of quarters for laundry?
I feel like Harry Potter with my
Gringotts Gold.
I dont understand how people
can get into college but they cant
fush a toilet... Makes me regret
moving back into the dorms.
Why does this girl always smell
like corn fakes?
Im not slurring my words, Im
speaking in cursive.
Befriending the people at Hash
one stoop-kid at a time.
Yup, I was right. A fat offensive
coordinator wouldnt help our
defense. Apparently he didnt help
our offense either.
Annnnd basketball season just
started for me.
This isnt K-State. Dont be
chewing and spitting tobacco at the
football games.
When your boyfriend only kisses
you because he is being territorial.
Anyone know the countdown to
the frst basketball game?
Good news, only 34 days until
Late Night at the Phog.
If she doesnt know who Mr.
Feeny is, shes too young for you,
bro.
Dear parents, kids do not belong
in the student section.
If were not friends, you cant
call me by a nickname. You just
cant.
Drunk, I am a womanizer. Sober,
I dont talk to women. God, please
explain this. Thank you.
Theres no reason for my actions,
but when I see a defenseless squir-
rel on campus, I am required to
chase it up the nearest tree.
And the post-game awkward
sunburns have arrived.
Girls, please stop wearing run-
ning shorts and cowboy boots. Its
not a good look
Im a Chiefs fan, but I still want
Gonzalez to score. Just so he can do
his goal post jump shot.
chiRps
BAck
paGe 5
F
reedom, as we know it,
is in grave danger. Even
worse you can see it on
our campus.
If I was a callous, spineless vil-
lain, Id tell you that the last two
months before the presidential
election are my favorite months
of the year. Every four years, we
get that wonderful chance to pas-
sively insult each others personal
beliefs, shamelessly pointing
our fingers and making the all-
too-important choice of which
crooked politician we trust to
take the helm. Aside from hes
a socialist, and hes a heart-
less billionaire, one of the more
popular slurs being tossed around
this election cycle regards who
or what is killing the American
dream. Right-wingers will argue
that universal healthcare is to
blame, and left-wingers will say
overly-gluttonous business ven-
tures are killing it off.
The concept of the American
dream is much more than that,
though. There are a slew of
threats to Americana that fly
under our collective radar each
day. Thankfully, society does
a pretty good job of putting a
stop to them (as evident with
the recent cancellation of future
Jersey Shore seasons). But even
in a quaint, civilized town such
as Lawrence, theres a surprising
amount of people who display
certain behaviors that raise red
flags and scream, Im a fascist!
Easy example: slow walkers.
Correct me if Im wrong, but
Im pretty sure Im not the only
one who defines the American
dream as, life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. Life, lib-
erty and happiness are the key
words in that statement, but weve
unfortunately overlooked pur-
suit. When Im stuck behind a
gaggle of slow-peddling morons,
not only am I unable to pursue
life or liberty, I cant pursue any-
thing. The problem is only com-
pounded on sidewalks in between
classes. Theres usually a steady
flow of students walking by on
the left, leaving about six feet of
wiggle room on the right side.
When four or five people clog
up that already narrow corridor,
the sorry souls behind them are
left with one option: high-tail
it through the grass or through
the street. Try pursuing your
constitutional right to life as you
get bulldozed by the Park and
Ride bus.
Other times, you dont have the
choice of risking your life to slip
past the slowpokes; particularly
on stairs. This leaves you with no
other option than to adapt their
sloth-like saunter and quietly
pray for lightning to strike three
feet in front of you. Since that
almost never happens, you turn
pissed off and get in a horrible
mood. Later, in your philosophy
discussion, youll get irritated and
youll start to argue against every-
thing everyone says. Youll say,
you know what? Karl Marx was
right, just because you all-of-a-
sudden hate everyone and want
to push their buttons. Youll have
argued it enough that you start to
believe it, and youll start to wish
we were all communists. Youll
start hanging out with other like-
minded idiots with whom youll
band together to devise a plan
to indoctrinate the masses and
overthrow the government. Then,
well all be communists.
I know I just blew that com-
pletely out of proportion, but
without ample room or a fast
lane to walk in, it could happen.
A communist overthrow is one
of the least likely scenarios that
could stem from slow walkers,
but the more realistic possibilities
are just as frightening. Luckily,
its a simple fix: start walking at a
normal, brisk pace or youll be at
risk of sending our country spi-
raling downward into the black
hell of communism. If you love
your country, it shouldnt be a
difficult choice.
Barbosa is a junior majoring
in journalism from Leawood.
For more hilarity, follow him on
Twitter @AJBARBROSA.
I
ts not news that college
students have a tendency
to use language incor-
rectly, improperly or just kind
of stupidly (thats how half
of all hashtags are invented).
Particularly, theres an incli-
nation to use language that
implies a meaning very different
from what the speaker actually
intends.
There are plenty examples of
this that really irk the English
major within me who sometimes
just wants to take a red pen to
the world: using irony as a syn-
onym for coincidence, claiming
a test is going to literally kill
you when, if this was true, Id be
really concerned for the kind of
classes youre paying for and
the fact that 75 percent of all the
people I know apparently missed
first grade grammar as they still
use there, their and theyre
interchangeably.
All these misuses of language
are the equivalent of nails
against a chalkboard for mea
chalkboard that murders all I
hold dear in the world. Yet the
type of misuse of language that
not only irks, but concerns me.
A misuse I hear frequently on
campus, even from the mouths
of intelligent, sensitive, totally-
paid-attention-in-first-grade
people.
When people say gay mar-
riage instead of marriage
equality.
See, when someone says
theyre for gay marriage, I get
that they mean marriage equal-
ity. I get that they support the
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans,
and Questioning, or LGBTQ,
community. I get they want
people to be free to do what they
want, legalize love, rainbows
on wedding cakesthe whole
progressive, beautiful shebang. I
know theyre probably someone
who either, one, cares about
equality for humankind or two,
thinks its none of their damn
business who somebody wants
to spend the rest of their life
with. Either way, theyre on the
right track.
But saying gay marriage
rather than marriage equality
excludes and erases the identities
of a whole lot of people.
Maybe youre asking yourself,
but whatever could be wrong
with saying youre for gay mar-
riage? Whats the difference
between marriage equality and
gay marriage anywaytheyre
the same thing right?
Except no. Theyre not.
Say you have two women,
both of who identify as lesbians.
They meet each other, bond over
KU basketball, Doctor Who,
and their mutual adoration
of pugs. They fall in love and
decide to get married. Im going
to be optimistic for theirs and
our theoretical future and say
they are legally allowed to get
married wherever they are. They
both identify as gay. They could
be said to have a gay marriage.
Now lets take this same fic-
tional couple and have every-
thing about them and their
relationship stay exactly the
same except for one thing: one
of them identifies as bisexual.
Our bisexual lady in question is
still in love with a lady. She still
totally wants to marry this lady.
She does marry this lady. These
are two ladies, married, com-
pletely in love, and so freaking
cute that sometimes people just
stop and think, what a cute gay
coupleyay for gay marriage!
The thing is, one of these
ladies is not gayshes bi and
her sexual orientation doesnt
alter depending on the gender
identity of the person she hap-
pens to date, sleep with, love or
marry. Maybe shes okay with
you calling her marriage gay.
Maybe shes not. Its better not
to presume because presuming
usually means unintentional
douchebag behavior, and act
according to the latter.
Guess what you can say to
communicate advocating for
both these awesome fake cou-
ples access to equal rights.
If you said Im for marriage
equality, you probably aced first
grade English, didnt you?
The term gay marriage
makes identities beyond gay
invisible. Marriage equal-
ity acknowledges those vari-
ous identities, but also would
expand the political efficacy of
the movement and include, for
example, people who dont have
citizenship, trans individuals,
bisexuals, polyamorous people,
asexuals, and more, Liam Lair
said, a graduate student in the
Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Studies Department.
There are plenty of people
who are not legally able to access
marriage in the United States
who do not identify as gay.
After all, theres more to LGBTQ
than the L and the G. The B
and the T and the Q, and all
those identities that arent even
encompassed by a catchy little
umbrella acronym? They still
exist, and theyre still valid, and
some of those people want to get
married too.
You want to be for gay mar-
riage? Sweet, me too. But please
dont ignore trans marriage,
bisexual marriage, pansexual
marriage, or any kind of mar-
riage along the way.
Gwynn is a sophomore major-
ing in English and women,
gender, and sexuality from
Olathe. Follow her on twitter @
AllidoisGwynn.
W
henever someone
tells me no I think
to myself, well see
about that.
I believe that for everyone
that tells you no, there is
someone out there willing to
say yes. And thats all you
need, that one person to give
you a chance. It has nothing to
do with being arrogant or con-
ceited, but if someone is willing
to put in the time and effort,
there should be no reason why
a person should not be given an
opportunity.
Some of the most successful
peoples ideas are turned away,
doors slammed and dreams
temporarily shattered before
someone gives them a shot.
Walt Disney, Thomas Edison,
Dr. Seuss, J.K. Rowling, George
Foreman and Mark Cuban are
just a few successful people that
were once told no.
If those people had not
pushed through with determi-
nation to see more than what
others saw, we would not have
Disneyland, Green Eggs and
Ham or light bulbs, to name a
few things that are a part of our
culture and lives.
There comes a point in
everyones life when something
happens that knocks you down,
but college is the perfect place
to experience the ups and
downs of life before we gradu-
ate. If you are willing to put
in the time and effort, there is
no valid reason for anyone to
turn you away. I can recall hav-
ing a teacher doubt my writing
abilities or hearing from friends
how hard it would be to land an
internship. But I never let those
negative comments change
my ultimate goal. I knew if I
wanted to get better at writing,
I had to practice and write in as
many publications as I could.
If I wanted to intern, I needed
to have a resume that stood out
because, lets face it, were in
school for a reason: to land our
ultimate job.
The unemployment rate in
Kansas rose between June to
July, leaving 10 million people
without jobs. The competition
is so brutal that college gradu-
ates are willing to take unpaid
internships in hopes that it
will land them a full-time job.
Thats when you realize that
all these pieces of the puzzle
begin to come together. The
successful people are the ones
that have confidence in their
abilities, willing to always
improve, and thinking ahead to
the future.
Now is the time while were
in college to bulk up those
resumes, think about our future
careers and what its going to
take to get there, have the con-
fidence and will power to see
things through and let obstacles
be a challenge we gladly accept.
I am sure that Walt Disney
didnt just wake up and try to
build the Happiest Place on
Earth in one day, but he knew
it took preparation and patience
to get to his ultimate goal.
As a senior, I am hopeful for
a successful future but it hasnt
come easy. Then I tell myself
that if it were easy, everyone
would be doing it. If youre
reading this as a college stu-
dent, then youre almost there,
so stay on track. Dont take no
as a final answer, and if you
ever find yourself discouraged
again, remember that success
isnt permanent but neither is
failure.

Montano is a senior major-
ing in journalism from Topeka.
Follow him on Twitter @
MikeMontanoME.
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an incorrect term
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like it will be another bleak
season. We may not win
another game....
@melanierr
@UdK_opinion At least they
can tweet, and I know whos who.
@thinmints420
@UdK_opinion It made the Chiefs look
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INSPIRATION EqUALITY
DE SOTO A bald eagle
swoops over the Kansas River. Its
fledglings have already hatched,
but its large nest is hard to miss,
nestled in a tree along the water.
Until recently, few visitors were
able to paddle the river also
known as the Kaw to see the
eagles and herons that fish here
and perch in the cottonwoods,
sycamores and willows along its
banks.
But an environmental advocacy
group called Friends of the Kaw
has been working with communi-
ties over the past decade to add
boat-launch areas and take groups
out on the river to see the wildlife
that calls it home.
In part because of this work, the
river was designated in July as the
newest addition to the National
Water Trails system. The des-
ignation encourages state, local
and federal governments to work
together to increase water recre-
ation, promote tourism and help
local economies.
The Kansas River I think is
fairly unique, said Laura Calwell,
a spokeswoman for Friends of
the Kaw. Its a big, wide, prairie-
based river and because of all the
sandbars, its like having an ocean
beach in the middle of Kansas.
And many of the rivers that Ive
paddled on in the United States,
while they are beautiful, they dont
have any sandbars. Im like, Oh, I
miss my sandbars on the Kansas
River.
Up on those driftwood-strewn
sandbars, paddlers look for frogs
and the tracks of raccoons and
deer that drink from the waters.
The sandbars are public property,
so paddlers are free to picnic and
camp there, often with nobody
else around.
Right now as it stands on the
Kansas River, if you are on a float
trip you are probably not going
to see another group, Calwell.
You might, but probably not. You
really have the whole river and the
sandbars to yourself.
The river is appropriate for nov-
ice canoers and kayakers when the
water level is low, as it is now with
this years drought. Many sec-
tions are no more than knee-deep,
which may surprise newcomers
because the river is as wide as two
football fields in some spots. But
its so shallow paddlers occasion-
ally have to push their boats over
sandbars.
And because the state is so flat,
the river doesnt move fast, with
water dropping only about 2 feet
in elevation per mile (about a half-
meter per 1.6 kilometers). That
makes it safe and easy for family
outings, though Calwell recom-
mends passengers be at least 5
years old and paddlers at least 14,
accompanied by an adult.
The river gets the most recre-
ational use from spring through
mid-October, though canoers and
kayakers continue to paddle on
warm days in late October and
November.
The Kansas River is named
after the Kanza or Kaw Indians
who once lived along its banks.
The waterway begins where the
Smoky Hill and Republican rivers
join at Junction City near the Fort
Riley Army base. It then flows
about 170 miles (273 kilometers)
eastward taking paddlers through
the scenic Flint Hills, two college
towns and the states capital before
it dumps into the Missouri River
at Kaw Point in Kansas City, Kan.
It was at the confluence of the
Kansas and Missouri rivers that
the Lewis and Clark expedition
camped more than 200 years ago
as they journeyed westward to
explore the Louisiana Purchase.
But prior to a decade ago, the
Kansas River had only three pub-
lic boat-launch areas, with another
four or five on tributaries, Calwell
said.
With 11 public access areas
added since then, the Friends of
the Kaw is coming close to its goal
of a public boat launch every 10
miles (17 kilometers). Eventually
the group hopes to add more at
five-mile (8.5 kilometer) intervals.
Five-mile stretches are popular
among novice paddlers because
they take about two hours to com-
plete, not including breaks, com-
pared to three to four hours for
10-mile stretches.
University textbooks are getting
a 21st century facelift.
The Universitys new e-book
pilot program, sponsored by the
Information Technology depart-
ment and the KU Bookstore, will
allow students to express their
opinions on whether professors
should require digital or tradition-
al materials for the classroom.
This program will conduct a
study with four pilot classes this
semester, including PHIL 160,
HSES 330, HSES 260 and BIO
246. The pilot only uses one sec-
tion in each class and includes
about 700 students.
The goal of this pilot is to be
able to provide faculty with infor-
mation that will help them make
informed decisions about what
materials to use in their class,
said Paul Farran, chief of staff for
The University of Kansas Chief
Information Officer.
This month, a survey will be
available on Blackboard ask-
ing students about the acquisi-
tion process of the materials and
how accessible they were online.
During finals week, a second sur-
vey will be posted about the sat-
isfaction with the use of digital
materials compared to the use of
traditional materials.
Instead of buying a physical
textbook, Farran said students can
buy an access code for the text-
book at the KU Bookstore or go
online and purchase one. Another
goal of the program Farran said
is to see how University officials
can better support students use of
digital materials.
The prices of traditional and
e-books differ, but both can be
cheaper depending on the cir-
cumstances.
E-books are not always cheap-
er, especially when you factor
in that you can buy used cop-
ies of the traditional books, said
Estella McCollum, Director of KU
Bookstores. E-books with addi-
tional access codes to homework a
lot of times are cheaper than buy-
ing a used copy of the book and
having to buy a new workbook.
KU Nutrition Professor Marty
Glenns HSES 330 class is one
of the four classes in the pilot.
Glenn volunteered after the KU
Bookstore sent out a mass email
asking faculty for their participa-
tion in the program.
I knew the e-books are a new
thing and the way of the future,
so I just wanted to see what it was
like for myself more than any-
thing, Glenn said. I had never
really required a textbook before,
and I wanted to find a way to
include a book, so I thought this
would be a good way to do that.
Glenn said the convenience of
an e-book and the ability to access
it anywhere would be what stu-
dents would like most about the
digital materials. Another feature
that Glenn said he believes will
be a benefit to the students is
the study guides built into the
e-books. These study guides show
the answer and then take you
directly to the page in the book
where the material was covered.
Sedrick Baskin-Ward, a junior
from Kansas City, Mo. enrolled in
HSES 330, said he likes some of
the benefits from using e-books,
but he also likes what traditional
materials have to offer as well.
It has its ups and downs,
Baskin-Ward said. As far as
having online homework and a
book online it is great, but when
you need help it is a struggle to
get your question answered by
the teacher especially when the
assignments are timed.
Edited by Christy Khamphilay
Monday, SepteMber 10, 2012 paGe 6
dan FroM paGe 1
He made my days better,
McDufe said, adding that he was
personally afected by Morelans
kindness. So I thought we should
try to get him back.
McDufe originally heard about
Morelans fring through a Facebook
fan page called We Love Dan -Te
KU Bus Driver, where any stu-
dents have expressed their support
for Morelan. Afer the fan pages
creation in 2009, Morelan said his
supervisors became increasingly
critical of his driving because of his
popularity with students.
As soon as the Facebook fan
page went up, my life went into the
crapper, Morelan said.
Morelan said he has witnessed
his supervisor flming him and
other bus drivers on her iPhone
conspicuously on campus. Skyler
Richardson, a senior from Salina
and founder of the Facebook fan
page, said he has also seen an MV
Transportation employee hiding in
the bushes around campus watch-
ing bus drivers.
Jeremy Stacy, the operations
manager for MV Transportation,
said the company cant confrm
the details of Morelans violations
because it does not comment on
confdential information related to
personnel decisions.
MVs mission is to be the stan-
dard of excellence in the provision
of passenger transportation ser-
vices, Stacy said. We accomplish
this by maintaining a high standard
of safety and professionalism. Al-
though Im not at liberty to discuss
the details surrounding individual
changes in personnel, I can assure
you that any changes that have been
made were done so in the name of
maintaining safety and profession-
alism in service to our clients, the
public, our passengers, and our em-
ployees.
University spokesman Jack Mar-
tin said the University cant com-
ment on the situation.
We contract with MV to deliver
transportation services and are not
involved in the decisions they make
regarding their employees, Martin
said. We also dont have anything
to add to whats already been said..
Morelan said he is planning to
consult with an attorney and fle a
grievance with MV Transportation
within the next couple of days. He
said union representatives will not
support him with his grievance.
According to the union contract
of MV Transportation employees, a
grievance can be fled to appeal the
discharge of an employee within
seven days of the fring.
Morelan said he would drive a
KU bus again if a grievance suc-
ceeds or if MV Transportation de-
cides to rehire him.
Yes, for the kids, Morelan said.
You spend a couple years with
them, and they become more than
just passerbys. Teyre your friends,
your families.
Edited by Joanna Hlavacek
tyler bierwirth/KanSan
Morelan teaches supporter Qing Leu how to roast a hot dog over the fre during his
barbecue Saturday evening. Leu is a frst-year exchange student from China.
tyler bierwirth/KanSan
Morelan prepares a hot dog at his barbecue on Saturday evening, as his friends and
family share food, company and stories. Supporters of Dan came to his barbecue
after hearing that Dan got fred as a bus driver from the University of Kansas.
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Friends of the Kaw raise awareness
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a bald eagle misses on a strike in the shallow waters next to a Kansas river sandbar near Lawrence. Until recently, few
visitors were able to paddle the river (also known as the Kaw) to see the eagles and herons that fsh here and perch in the
cottonwoods, sycamores and willows. Friends of the Kaw has been working with communities over the past decade to add
boat-launch areas and to take groups out on the river to see the wildlife that calls it home
the uniVerSity daily KanSan
After three outstanding perfor-
mances from junior middle block-
er Caroline Jarmoc, the Kansas
volleyball team won the Jayhawk
Invitational for its second straight
tournament title this season. The
victory also capped an undefeated
seven-match home stand.
Jarmoc earned tournament
MVP honors after hitting percent-
ages of .381, .824 and .478 against
the College of Charleston, Arizona
State, and Wyoming.
Ive just been working on elimi-
nating errors and I definitely think
that worked, Jarmoc said.
Kansas defeated Wyoming
Saturday night in three sets to take
the tournament title. Wyoming
surprised the Jayhawks with their
strategy, often committing three
blockers to a Jayhawk hitter.
They present certain problems
because their systems a little bit
different than what you see, coach
Ray Bechard said. They play a
little more fast-break and off-speed
than you might see.
The Jayhawks swept all three sets
25-13, 25-21 and 25-18. However,
as the Cowgirls committed block-
ers up front, the Jayhawks hitting
percentage decreased, dropping to
.316 in the second set and .214 in
the third.
Despite this, Wyoming only
recorded five blocks for the game.
Bechard said although the team
wasnt used to seeing three block-
ers, he was more upset that his
team only notched one block dur-
ing the match.
Five blocks is not a lot to have
against you, but one is obviously a
poor number, Bechard said. What
they do when they run hitters in
your zone, theyre trying to get
one-on-one matchups. Youve got
to win the dig battle in that situa-
tion, and thats what we did.
Junior libero Brianne Riley
helped the Jayhawks win the dig
battle, 47-41.
Riley had 21 digs on the night,
averaging seven per set.
Against Arizona State in the
Jayhawks second match of the
tournament Friday night, Riley
notched 23 kills during the four-set
match, keeping Arizona State from
distancing themselves from Kansas
during the match.
Arizona State took the first set
from the Jayhawks, 25-20. With the
second set tied at 17, Kansas went
on an 8-2 run, capped by two digs
from Riley on the sets final point.
If she wants to be an elite libero
in this league at this level, thats
what we need from her, Bechard
said. She dug a lot of hard-driven
balls late in that set that allowed
us to transition and score some
points.
After Arizona State used a 5-0
run to tie the third set at 14, the
Jayhawks relied on eight blocks
during the set to hang on for a
26-24 set victory. In the fourth
set, neither team led by more than
three points, but Kansas held on
for a 25-23 set victory and a 3-1
match win.
Junior setter Erin McNorton
had 49 assists and 11 digs for the
Jayhawks against Arizona State, her
first career double-double. Senior
middle blocker Tayler Tolefree
also had a double-double for the
Jayhawks, recording 10 kills and 10
blocks. Her four solo blocks tied
a Horejsi Family Athletics Center
record.
Jarmoc and sophomore outside
hitter Chelsea Albers also con-
tributed six block assists for the
Jayhawks.
I think we had an aggressive
mindset that we need to do our job
really well tonight, Tolefree said.
Once someone gets on a roll then
everybody else wants to get in on it,
so I think we helped each other and
built off each other.
The Jayhawks swept the College
of Charleston in their first match
of the tournament Friday morning,
25-15, 25-18, 25-15. Jarmoc led the
Jayhawks with 11 kills, five blocks
and a .381 hitting percentage. Riley
had 15 digs for the Jayhawks.
Jarmoc said the seven-match
home stand showed the Jayhawks
they can be an elite team and have
the talent to finish close sets, some-
thing they struggled with last year.
We should never doubt our-
selves, Jarmoc said. This year we
are going to be a game-finishing
team. Pressure is something that
we shouldnt feel because we should
always have control on our side.
Edited by Joanna Hlavacek
PAGE 7 thE UNIVERSItY DAILY KANSAN moNDAY, SEPtEmbER 10, 2012
RENEE DUmLER/KANSAN
Junior defensive specialist Jaime Mathieu goes in for a hit Saturday at the Horejsi
Family Athletics Center. Jayhawks beat Wyoming 3-0.
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Junior middle blocker Caroline Jarmoc attacks during the match against the Wyo-
ming Cowgirls Saturday night. Jarmoc had 13 kills and 23 total attacks.
tRAVIS YoUNG/KANSAN
Junior defensive specialist Brianne Riley and freshman setter Maggie Anderson defend during the match against the Wyoming
Cowgirls Saturday night. Kansas defeated the Wyoming Cowgirls 3-0 sets scoring 25-13, 25-21, and 25-18.
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NatioNals shut DowN strasburg

Stephen Strasburg, pitcher for the
Washington Nationals, was supposed to
start his final game on Wednesday against
the New York Mets, but on Saturday, man-
ager Davey Johnson made the announce-
ment that Strasburgs season was over.
The Nationals were monitoring Stras-
burgs inning count and decided to end
his season in an effort to protect his arm.
Strasburg allowed five runs in just three
innings pitched to the Miami Marlins this
weekend; the Marlins won the series 2-1.
I can understand the decision in the
long term, but I dont see how manage-
ment could shut down a major contrib-
uting factor to the ball club leading the
National League East. Strasburg made it
clear he wanted to finish the season; if it
were up to me, Id let him pitch.
Why didnt the Nationals make smarter
decisions about Strasburgs starts? They
could have had him skip a start occa-
sionally, or they could have moved to a
six-man rotation. Either of these options
wouldve allowed the team to have Stras-
burgs arm in the playoffs.
Strasburg finished his season pitching
159 1/3 innings, going 15-6 with a 3.16
ERA.


bouNty players wiN appeal

Scott Fujita, Jonathan Vilma, Will
Smith and Anthony Hargrove will be
back in the NFL this season. That is, un-
less Roger Goodell, commissioner of the
NFL, decides to do anything about it.
These Saints were accused of intention-
ally injuring players, but on Thursday, an
appeals panel lifted the suspensions set
forth by the commissioner.
The Saints will welcome back two im-
portant components of the defense in Vil-
ma and Smith. Fujita, a former Saint, will
rejoin the Cleveland Browns. Hargrove,
a free agent, will be looking for a roster
spot on another NFL team.
With these four players winning their
appeals, look for Saints head coach Sean
Payton to follow in their footsteps and
have his suspension lifted as well.


aNother stroNg outiNg for Clem-
eNs, who gets to pitCh to his soN

Te 50-year-old Roger Clemens made
his second start for the Sugarland Skeeters,
throwing 4 2/3 scoreless innings. Clemens
has now pitched eight scoreless innings in
the combined starts, but this one was more
special than the last; Clemens son Koby
was behind the dish catching his father.
Regardless of what I think of Clemens
career now, it was pretty special to see fa-
ther and son playing on the same team. In
an interview following the game, Clemens
said he hopes he can be in a Houston Astros
uniform in February. I dont know what will
happen, but based on what Ive seen so far
from Clemens, I wouldnt rule anything
out.
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A howling wind aided the
Jayhawks during the first half in
Fridays 4-1 win over Missouri State
at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex,
scoring two early goals against the
Bears that led to a record of 5-1-1
and remaining unbeaten in the last
five games.
Junior midfielder and forward
Caroline Kastor led Kansas at the
start of the game with she buried
her first goal and added an assist
when freshman forward Ashley
Williams cross found Kastor at the
near post. Then, Kastors pass across
the six-yard box to an open sopho-
more forward Jaime Fletcher gave
the Jayhawks a 7th minute lead.
Realizing the speed advantage of
Missouri State, the Jayhawks got
their second goal five minutes later
when Kastor and Fletcher combined
again. This time, Fletcher collected
the ball around midfield before
playing a great through ball to the
speedy Kastor. As the Missouri State
goalie Chelsea Voet rushed out,
Kastor chipped the ball with her
right foot and watched it roll into
the back of the net to give Kansas
the 2-0 lead.
We were having trouble playing
the right ball, Kastor said. We got
fortunate with the space in the back,
but it felt good to finish a couple.
The strong wind helped knock
clearances down and kept Missouri
State under pressure. Despite the two
early goals, Jayhawks coach Mark
Francis didnt feel the Jayhawks
played to their normal level.
I didnt think we had much
rhythm today, Francis said. It
didnt seem like we really moved
the ball.
Freshman midfielder Hanna
Kallmaier got her first start as a
Jayhawk and justified her selection
by constantly breaking up Missouri
State attacks and keeping posses-
sion.
Fletcher and Kastor continued to
provide support for the Jayhawks,
combining for 11 of Kansas 17
shots. Kastor, who was named the
Player of the Game, almost scored
a second goal just before the half
when her shot from distance struck
the cross bar.
Going into the second half,
Kastor scored her second goal of
the game in the 48th minute. Senior
midfielder and forward Whitney
Berrys pass was flicked past the
defender by Kastor who ran clear on
goal before firing it into the back of
the net to give Kansas a 3-0 lead.
Missouri States Michelle
Sommers gave the Bears their first
goal when her long shot got past
the outstretched arms of Kansas
goalkeeper Kat Liebetrau. Kansas
finally wrapped up the game when
Williams drew a penalty after being
brought down in the box. Williams
converted the goal into her sixth of
the season.
Sophomore goalkeeper Kaitlyn
Stroud also made her first appear-
ance of the year as a 54th minute
substitute for Liebetrau.
We won the game, glad that
we won, Francis said. They really
knocked us off our game today and
we got to be better than that.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. Tony
Gonzalez boarded the frst bus to
Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday,
eager to arrive as early as possible
to start whats likely his fnal season
in the place where it all began.
Te Falcons made sure it was a
happy return.
Matt Ryan threw for 299 yards
and three touchdowns, one of them
to the longtime Chiefs tight end
late in the third quarter, and At-
lanta pulled away with a dynamic
second-half scoring outburst for a
40-24 season-opening victory over
Kansas City.
Its been like a homecoming for
me, Gonzalez said. I just want all
the fans to know, I love you very
much and thank you for letting this
day be special.
Tey didnt have much choice.
Ryan also ran for a TD, and Ju-
lio Jones caught six passes for 108
yards and two scores, both of them
enjoying a Chiefs defense missing
four starters due to injuries and
suspension.
Te highlight, though, was Gon-
zalez, the fve-time All-Pro who
spent his frst 12 seasons in Kansas
City. Afer making his TD grab, the
ball squirted loose in the end zone.
Ryan tracked it down and pushed it
into Gonzalezs hands, and as hed
done so many times, the former
college hoops player dunked the
ball over the goalpost.
Te Chiefs matched Atlanta
most of the frst half, trailing 20-17
at the break, but a missed feld goal
by Ryan Succop early in the third
quarter proved to be the turning
point.
Atlanta scored 20 unanswered
points to put the game away.
Matt Cassel threw for 258 yards
and had touchdowns running and
throwing, but he also fumbled deep
in Kansas City territory to set up a
short TD drive, and his two inter-
ceptions created short felds that
the Falcons turned into feld goals
by Matt Bryant.
Its only one game in a long sea-
son, Cassel said. We obviously
have to make a lot of corrections
and get better as a football team.
Weve got to play collectively.
Jamaal Charles had 87 yards
rushing, and Tony Moeaki had
three catches for 37 yards, both
providing a bright spot for Kansas
City. Te pair of them, along with
safety Eric Berry, played their frst
regular-season games since tearing
their lef ACLs last season.
Tony Gonzalez, without a
doubt, is going to be a frst-ballot
Hall of Famer, Atlanta coach Mike
Smith said. We knew it was going
to be an emotional week for him
and Im sure hes glad its over.
CHICAGO Mike Moustakas
stroked a go-ahead single in the
10th inning to lift the Kansas
City Royals to a 2-1 win over the
Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
The Royals plated both their
runs with two outs in the 10th
off Brett Myers (2-3), the seventh
of eight White Sox pitchers in the
game.
The rally started after Alcides
Escobar was thrown out, leaving
the bases empty and two outs.
Myers walked Billy Butler, who was
replaced by pinch runner Jarrod
Dyson. Salvador Perez, Moustakas
and Jeff Francoeur then hit con-
secutive singles, the last two driv-
ing in runs.
Kelvin Herrera (3-2) got the win
after preserving a scoreless tie in
the ninth by getting Alex Rios to
hit into a double play with the
bases loaded.
Greg Holland walked two and
gave up Gordon Beckhams RBI
double in the 10th, but escaped
with his 13th save by striking out
Alejandro De Aza and Ray Olmedo
with the tying run on third.
One day after the first-place
White Sox snapped a six-game los-
ing against Kansas City, the Royals
won for the 10th time in 15 games
against Chicago this season.
Jeremy Guthrie held Chicago to
six hits over eight shutout innings,
striking out four, but left with a
no-decision. Hes thrown 23 2-3
innings against the White Sox this
season without allowing an earned
run.
Guthrie was trying to win a fifth
straight decision for the first time
in his career. The Royals have won
the last seven games hes taken the
mound, during which hes 4-0 with
a 1.70 ERA.
Hector Santiago threw four
scoreless innings, and four White
Sox relievers added five more shut-
out frames before the Royals broke
the deadlock in the 10th. Myers
didnt retire any of the four batters
he faced.
Chicago entered the game with a
two-game lead over Detroit in the
AL Central, but helped Guthries
cause by running into three outs
on the bases. Francoeur threw out
pinch-runner Alexei Ramirez at
third to end the seventh for his big
league-leading 18th outfield assist.
Guthrie retired 10 straight bat-
ters in one stretch. He took a no-
hitter into the eighth inning in his
last start against the White Sox, a
no-decision in the Royals 5-2 win
on Aug. 19.
Santiago struck out eight in his
second major league start after
holding Minnesota to one run over
five innings on Sept. 3. His first 36
big league appearances this season
came in relief.
Johnny Giavotella walked three
times and stole two bases for
Kansas City.
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Chiefs come up short in season opener
CARMEL, Ind. Rory McIlroy
faced the strongest collection of
contenders at any golf tourna-
ment this year Sunday at the BMW
Championship.
It was no contest.
Even more disconcerting for
everyone else, Boy Wonder was
expecting to win all along.
McIlroy fine-tuned his swing
and missed only one fairway at
soggy Crooked Stick, powering his
way to a 5-under 67 to win his
second straight FedEx Cup playoff
event. They followed a record win
at the PGA Championship, giv-
ing him three wins in his last four
starts to establish himself as the
dominant player in golf.
He became the first player since
Tiger Woods in 2009 to win in con-
secutive weeks on the PGA Tour,
and with his sixth career tour win,
he joined Woods and Jack Nicklaus
as the only players to win that
many at age 23.
The more you put yourself in
this position, and the more you
win and the more you pick up tro-
phies, it becomes normal, McIlroy
said after his two-shot win over
Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood.
And it feels like this is what youre
supposed to do.
I dont think Im quite there
yet, McIlroy said. But Im getting
to that stage where Im thinking,
This is what I should be doing. I
should be lifting a trophy at the end
of the week. Its been great. The last
four, five weeks have been incred-
ible, some of the best golf that Ive
ever played. Im going to try and
keep the run going for as long as
possible.
Never mind that Phil Mickelson
and Vijay Singh Hall of Famers
with 74 tour wins and seven majors
between them were one shot
ahead. Or that Lee Westwood, a
former world No. 1, was playing
alongside. Or that Woods was right
behind.
McIlroy made back-to-back bird-
ies around the turn to emerge from
a four-way tie, and he turned back
one last challenge from Westwood
and Mickelson with clutch pars.
The 23-year-old from Northern
Ireland didnt make a bogey until
the 18th hole.
By that time, I had sort of done
enough, he said.
I played with him when he was
13, and you could see it then,
Westwood said. Hes just maturing
all the time, as he will do. And hes
a very, very good player.
McIlroys work is not done.
He is the No. 1 seed going
into the FedEx Cup finale in two
weeks at East Lake, but any of
the top five seeds can win the
Tour Championship and capture
the FedEx Cup with its $10 million
bonus. The other four seeds are
Woods, Nick Watney, Mickelson
and Brandt Snedeker.
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against golfng legends,
winning championship
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Crist Pierson Patterson
Receiving
55
Rushing
120
Passing
144
South daKota StatE
KanSaS
Passing Cmp-Att Int Yds TD Long
Dayne Crist 16-28 2 144 1 23
Rushing No Yds TD Long
Tony Pierson 19 120 0 28
Taylor Cox 15 79 1 21
Schyler Miles 1 1 1 1
Dayne Crist 1 -5 0 -5
Receiving No Yds TD Long
Daymond Patterson 7 55 0 14
Jimmay Mundine 3 39 1 23
Kale Pick 2 22 0 12
D.J. Beshears 2 11 0 7
RI CE 25,
notES
Passing Cmp-Att Int Yds TD Long
Taylor McHargue 23-35 1 236 0 38
Rushing No. Gain TD Long Avg
Charles Ross 14 94 1 21 6.7
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
Jordan Taylor 9 101 0 29
Kicking FG Long XP
Chris Boswell 4/ 4 47 1/1
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20
Andre Gautreaux 2 73 36.5 39 0
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GLaSS haLf fuLL
Sophomore kicker Nick Prolago pre-
formed his duties well, punting the ball
through the endzone for a touchback on
the frst kick of the game and sending
the ball on average inside Rices fve-
yard line.
GLaSS haLf Empty
The Jayhawks schedule will only get
harder from here on out, especially with
teams like Iowa State, which came up
with a big road victory this weekend. If
Kansas fans thought 2-10 was bad last
year, the prospects of a 1-11 season
could lead to the football team singing
the Alma Matter to an empty student
section on a regular basis.
Good, Bad oR JuSt pLaIn
StupId
Once again, Weis tried to start out the
game with a deep throw. This time, he
set up a trick play out of the Jayhawk
formation. The concept is good when ex-
ecuted well, but has yet to lead to points.
Why not instead start the game by play-
ing to the offenses strength, which is
running, and allow that to set up the big
pass.
LooKInG ahEad
Kansas will welcome TCU to the Big
12 next weekend. The Horned Frogs are
two seasons removed from a Rose Bowl
victory and will be the frst of many
ranked opponents the Jayhawks will face
this season.
dELay of thE GamE
Senior receiver D.J. Beshears fumbled
on his lone kickoff return and has dis-
appeared in the passing game this year.
The Jayhawks need him to have more of
an impact if they want to upset a team
in Big 12 play.
GamE BaLL
Tony Pierson continues to be the bright
spot for the Kansas offense. Despite be-
ing more of a speed back, the sophomore
managed to break tackles at the line of
scrimmage and get into the second level
on many of his runs. It looked at times
like he just needed to make one more guy
miss to fnd the endzone.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total
Kicking FG Long XP
Ron Doherty 1/3 29 3/3
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20
Ron Doherty 2 100 50.0 51 2
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FooTbALL
Oklahoma fnishes strong in second week of football
Bye week: No. 9 West Virginia
and Baylor
no. 5 oKLahoma (2-0) vS
fLoRIda a&m (0-2)
Oklahoma 69 - Florida A&M 13
Oklahoma got off to a better
start this week against Florida
A&M, thanks to junior running
back Damien Williams. Williams
scored the first three touchdowns
of the game to give the Sooners an
early commanding lead. Oklahoma
rolled past the Rattlers with more
than 600 yards from scrimmage.
no. 17 tExaS (2-0) vS nEw
mExICo (1-1)
Texas 45 - New Mexico 0
This is the game Texas coach
Mack Brown wanted from his play-
ers. Texas successfully secured the
football and limited New Mexicos
offense to six pass completions. If
the Longhorns provide this kind
of play when conference matches
kickoff, Brown will be pleased.
no. 18 oKLahoma StatE (1-1)
@ aRIzona (2-0)
Arizona 59 - Oklahoma State 38
Oklahoma State and Arizona
were in a shootout for three quar-
ters with Arizona leading 37-31.
But the Wildcats pulled away in the
fourth quarter by shutting down the
Cowboys and scoring 22 points to
stun Oklahoma State, who put up
84 points the previous week.
no. 20 tCu (1-0) vS GRamBLInG
StatE (0-2)
TCU 56 - Grambling State 0
Saturday started a new chapter
in a new stadium for TCU. The Big
12 newcomers scored on all three
facets of the game early in the game.
The Horned Frogs offense com-
pleted all 17 passes to help move the
ball and top Grambling State.
no. 21 KanSaS StatE (2-0) vS
mIamI (fLa.) (1-1)
Kansas State 52 - Miami 13
Senior quarterback Collin Klein
left footprints all over coach Bill
Snyder Stadium. Klein scored four
touchdowns, including three on the
ground. Snyder was surely elated
with the Wildcats scoring more than
50 points in back-to-back games
and hopes the team can climb up in
the Top 25 and Big 12.
Iowa StatE (2-0) @ Iowa (1-1)
Iowa State 9 - Iowa 6
It was a low-scoring battle, but
Paul Rhoads will take what he can
get against their rivals. Iowa senior
quarterback Steele Jantz struggled
securing the football. But Iowa State
took advantage of Iowas mishaps
and won in Kinnick Stadium.
tExaS tECh (2-0) @ tExaS
StatE (1-1)
Texas Tech 58 - Texas State 10
Texas State couldnt find an
answer for senior quarterback Seth
Doege. Doeges five touchdown
passes were enough to give Texas
Tech a win. Texas Techs 405 yards
of passing from three different
quarterbacks helped them domi-
nate and win their second game.
Edited by Laken Rapier
16 plays, 94 yrds. touchdown
10 plays, 75 yrds. touchdown
10 plays, 61 yrds. field goal
1 play, 6 yrds. end of half
9 plays, 75 yrds. touchdown
3 plays, -2yrds. Punt
10 plays, 42yrds. missed field goal
11 plays, 53yrds. field goal
12 plays, 51yrds. missed field goal
7 plays, 93 yrds. touchdown
3 plays, 3 yrds. punt
3 plays, -5 yrds. punt
3 plays, 2 yrds. int.
10 plays, 26 yrds. field goal
3 plays, 9 yrds. punt
2 plays, 1 yrds. int.
3 plays, 4 yrds. int
3 plays, 4 yrds. punt
5 plays, 16 yrds. field goal
9 plays, 41 yrds. fumble
12 plays, 79 yrds. field Goal
2 plays, 18 yrds. touchdown
2ND QUARTER
1ST QUARTER
3RD QUARTER
4Th QUARTER
These players have to know, and everyone needs
to know, that losing is not okay. Its not okay to lose a
close one. Its not okay. Were supposed to win games,
not play close games.
Charlie Weis
To give one grade out to the offense would be unfair to some, yet too nice
to others. While running backs Tony Pierson and Taylor Cox once again carried
the Jayhawk offense, the fact is the unit as a whole couldnt get it done with
the game on the line.
Grade: C-
*all games in bold are at home
Date OppOnent Result/time
sept. 1 sOuth DakOta state W, 31-17
sept.8 RiCe l, 25-24
sept. 15 tCu 11 a.m.
SEPT. 22 NorThErN IllINoIS TBA
oCT. 6 kANSAS STATE TBA
OCt. 13 OklahOma state tBa
oCT. 20 oklAhomA TBA
OCt. 27 texas tBa
Nov. 3 BAYlor TBA
Nov. 10 TEXAS TECh TBA
nOv. 17 iOWa state tBa
DEC. 1 WEST vIrgINIA TBA
offense
speCial teams
CoaChing
final thought
Quote of the game
sChedule
While the special teams were fantastic against South Dakota State, their
play this week was not on the same level. Senior receiver D.J. Beshears lost
a fumble on a kick return early in the game and Daymond Patterson couldnt
fnd any room returning punts. Add in ron Dohertys two missed feld goals
and it was a pretty lousy day for the special teams unit.
Grade: D+
Defensive coordinator Dave Campo has improved the defense and done a
good job masking their weaknesses. They werent perfect, but its an improve-
ment over last season. Still, the Jayhawks did not show the decisive tactical
advantage Weis talked about when he took over the team last winter. Adjust-
ments need to be made.
Grade: C-
While the kansas mistakes against South Dakota State looked correctable,
they failed to fx those problems against rice.
Weis
paGe 11 mOnDaY, septemBeR 10, 2012
The defense came through with many big plays throughout the game,
which made up for allowing rice to easily march down the feld at others. At
the end of the day, their issues tackling allowed rice to get second chances
on multiple key plays of their fnal two drives
Grade: C
defense
the univeRsitY DailY kansan
kANSAS 24
ReWinD
last-second kick gives Rice victory
ethan paDWaY
epadway@kansan.com
A football game can end one of three ways: a
team scores winning points as time expires, the
clock runs out on a teams comeback bid or the
team with the lead moves the chains enough to
run out the clock.
On Saturday, the Kansas football team
couldve clinched its second win of the season
by keeping its drive alive in the last minutes of
the game, moving the chains and keeping the
clock ticking.
Instead, Kansas snatched defeat from the
proverbial jaws of victory and lost 25-24 when
Rice made a field goal as time expired.
I feel like we really let one slip out of our
hands a game that, we had opportunities to
finish, multiple opportunities to finish. I wont
point fingers at anybody because we can all
take blame because we all had opportuni-
ties to finish it, said senior linebacker Toben
Opurum.
Ten yards separated the Jayhawks from keep-
ing possession of the ball as they took over
on first and 10 with 4:47 left on the clock. Up
until the fourth quarter, the running back duo
of sophomores Tony Pierson and Taylor Cox
looked unstoppable, with each player averaging
more than five yards per carry.
But in their final two possessions of the
fourth quarter, Kansas put itself in third and
long situations and failed to get a first down on
either drive.
Footballs a game of momentum, said
senior wide receiver Daymond Patterson.
Once you hit that lull in the game, youve got
to find somebody to help you. Somebody on
the offense or the defense has to make a big
play, and we didnt have that. In the fourth
quarter we just didnt have that big play to get
everyone going again.
On the final drive, it looked like the Jayhawks
had put themselves into a good position after
Cox ran for four yards on first down. On sec-
ond down, Kansas tried to run the ball again,
behind the veteran left side of their offensive
line. They even overloaded that side by adding
two tight ends to act as extra blockers.
But the Rice defense shifted and broke
through the Kansas wall, stopping Cox in the
backfield for a loss.
I think that the number one thing we need
to is to do a better job of making sure we get
it to third and two-to-five because usually you
have much better production when you get it to
that point, coach Charlie Weis said.
With enough time left on the clock for Rice
to make a drive, Weis called a play to give the
Jayhawks a first down and a chance to poten-
tially seal the game.
He put the ball in the hands of his much-
hyped captain, senior quarterback Dayne
Crist.
Despite solid protection for Crist giving him
ample time to find a receiver, he couldnt make
the throw he wanted. Instead, he underthrew
junior receiver Chris Omigie, and Rice defend-
er Bryce Callahan was there to pick it off.
You cant be afraid to lose, Crist said.
Youve got to go out there and make plays to
win. I was confident in the throw, I thought
that it gave us a chance to win and extend the
game and hopefully run out the clock.
Crists struggles from the season opener car-
ried over against Rice. He completed just three
passes in the fourth quarter when the team
needed him to step up and make a play to keep
the drive alive.
We didnt give ourselves a chance to win on
offense, Crist said. Thats all I can speak for
and we didnt make enough plays.
edited by Joanna hlavacek
taRa BRYant/kansan
Senior quarterback Dayne Crist listens to a referee before taking the feld against rice on Saturday at memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks lost 24-25.
taRa BRYant/kansan
Senior wide receiver D.J. Beshears narrowly
misses a pass for a touchdown against rice
Satruday afternoon, Sep. 8, at memorial Stadium.
The Jayhawks lost to the owls 24-25.
With the game tied in the sec-
ond half, junior forward Caroline
Kastor showed off her speed as
she scored two goals in less than
90 seconds to give the Jayhawks
the lead. This proved to be enough
for Kansas to defeat the North
Carolina State Wolfpack 3-2 on
Sunday.
Kastor and the Jayhawks were
able to cool off a North Carolina
State team that was riding a five-
game winning streak coming into
Sundays contest.
Senior midfielder/forward
Whitney Berry was credited with
assisting Kastor on both goals.
The first came off a free kick fol-
lowing a foul by NC State, and
the second came from a burst
of speed by Kastor that beat the
defenders and the goalkeeper.
Both were solid shots, but
Kastor knows they wouldnt have
been possible without direct pass-
ing.
We did a really good job dis-
tributing and they played me per-
fect balls so it was really easy to
run on and finish, she said.
The Wolfpack answered back
with less than 10 minutes left to
make the score 3-2, but Kansas
was able to hold tight on defense
and come away with the win.
Coach Mark Francis was
impressed with how well his team
played against what he says is a
really good team. Francis said he
was a little upset with how his
team performed defensively on
set plays from NC State, but the
final score is what matters most.
I thought we played really well
today, Francis said. I told the
girls that is probably our best
game this year in terms of how
consistently we kept the ball and
moved it quickly.
The Jayhawks defense held up
for much of the game, but Francis
has been concerned with how his
team has handled set plays - like
free kicks and corner kicks - this
season. Those types of plays have
been the teams soft spot, and he
knows they need to get it fixed.
Kansas was able to limit NC
State to one corner kick in the first
half, but the Wolfpack had three
in the second half.
We have got to stay focused
and disciplined in those situa-
tions because on set pieces its a
controlled environment, Francis
said. When they run a play we
arent giving up very much, but on
set pieces a lack of focus is allow-
ing other teams to score.
NC State brought a physical
game to Lawrence, committing
14 fouls compared to just six by
Kansas. However, the biggest fac-
tor in the game was the speed of
the Jayhawks; Kansas was able to
use that speed to stay active. The
Jayhawks out shot the Wolfpack 17
to 13. Kansas also had 10 shots on
goal, while NC State had three.
Even though the Jayhawks gave
up two goals, they played well on
defense. From the onset, Kansas
was attacking. Francis said that
intensity was a critical factor in
the outcome of the game.
I thought we did a really good
job of not allowing them to get in
to too much of a rhythm today by
just putting them under pressure,
Francis said. I think that was a
big key.
With the win, Kansas improves
its record to 6-1-1.
Kansas will return to the soc-
cer field on Friday when it takes
on the University of Denver at
the Jayhawk Soccer Complex. The
Jayhawks will face the Pioneers
at 5 p.m.
Edited by Nikki Wentling
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fourth quarter
failure leads to
Jayhawk loss
Too Much STarch
Kansas cant contain Rice in fourth quarter, losing in final seconds
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very aspect of a football
game matters.
The start decides how the
teams will do. If a team does well
in the first few possessions, odds
are that momentum will carry into
the second and third quarters.
The first possession after half-
time sets the tone for the second
half. When the offense starts
with an explosive offensive drive
resulting in a touchdown, more
momentum is added to achieving
a victory.
But nothing is more important
than the fourth quarter in a close
game. That was what cost Kansas
the victory over Rice.
In Kansas case, the start was
decent. Senior quarterback Dayne
Crist did throw an interception to
start the game, but on a trick play
that was blown up. Senior wide
receiver D.J. Beshears fumbled the
ball on a kickoff return, but the
Kansas defense responded with an
interception by senior cornerback
Greg Brown.
After the turnovers, things
appeared normal.
The Kansas offense marched
down the field and capitalized
with a touchdown. The Kansas
defense held the Rice Owls to zero
points after the field goal in the
first three minutes of the game.
The second quarter showcased
exceptional offense and defense.
Though the Owls scored more
points than the Jayhawks, Kansas
still had the led at the half, 17-13.
The third quarter couldnt
have started any better for the
Jayhawks. Kansas capped off a
nine-play, 75-yard drive with an
eight yard rush by junior run-
ning back Taylor Cox. The Kansas
defense started to struggle, but
only allowed a field goal. Kansas
led 24-16.
Then, the wheels came off bus
in the final quarter. It wasnt one
wheel; it was all four.
The Jayhawks offense started
the fourth quarter, marching down
the field. But, Kansas failed to
record any points after a 40-yard
field goal miss by junior kicker
Ron Doherty.
After a punt by both teams, Rice
responded by scoring a touch-
down on a seven play, 93-yard
drive.
Thats when the pressure set
in for the Kansas offense. All the
Kansas offense needed was a first
down and the Jayhawks could run
out the clock.
That didnt happen.
On third down, Dayne Crist
forced a pass that was intercepted
at the Rice 47 with 4:47 left in the
game.
Butthe Kansas defense couldnt
stop the Rice offense, keeping the
team from advancing to 2-0 under
Charlie Weis.
On fourth and four, the Owls
converted on a huge play to keep
their chances alive. Three plays
later, a third down with seven
yards to go on the Kansas 37 with
40 seconds to play, Kansas allowed
a 12-yard scramble to set up the
game-winning field goal.
Kansas went scoreless in the
fourth, and every part of the team
struggled. Big plays in the fourth
quarter decided a crucial win or
an inexcusable loss. The lack of
finishing strong handed Kansas
a scarring loss under the new
Charlie Weis regime.
Edited by Laken Rapier
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bradley McDougald, a senior safety from Dublin, ohio, and corrigan Powell, a senior cornerback from Garland, texas, successfully defended what could have been a touchdown for Rice University during satur-
days game at Memorial stadium. Kansas opened with a strong frst quarter, outscoring Rice 10-3; however, a scoreless fourth quarter for Kansas and Rices last second feld goal led to the 25-24 Rice victory.
Holding on to a narrow two-
point lead with 4:47 lef to go in
the game, senior quarter-
back Dayne Crist lofed a
pass to junior receiver Chris
Omigie in attempt to keep
Kansas on the feld and ex-
tend its drive. Instead of
completing the pass, Rices
cornerback Bryce Callahan
jumped up and intercepted
the ball at the 47-yard line to
give the Owls new life.
Rice then advanced the ball to
the 27-yard line and set up junior
kicker Chris Boswell for a 45-yard
game-winning feld goal that he
sent through the uprights as time
expired, lifing Rice over Kansas,
25-24.
Kansas held a 24-13 lead late
in the third quarter before Rice
scored 12 unanswered points to
comeback and win.
My biggest disappointment
was that we didnt
fnish, coach Charlie
Weis said. Te whole
motto this week was
to fnish the game,
because I didnt think
we fnished last week
very well either. We
didnt fnish on of-
fense, we didnt fnish
on defense and we didnt fnish on
special teams. When that happens
there is a good chance youll lose.
Weis said Kansas struggled in
all three phases of the game and
pointed out the teams faws. Te
Jayhawks turned the ball over
three times and missed a pair of
feld goals that could have helped
increase their lead.
Crist, who was trying to help
his team down the stretch to run
down the clock, was disappointed
with his efort. His goal was to
hold possession of the ball, and
he needed to complete a pass on
third down to do so. Little did he
know that the throw would result
in Rices favor.
Crist, who hoped to make strides
in his second game as a Jayhawk,
took a step back against Rice.
I didnt make enough plays,
and at the end of the day, thats the
most valued trait in a quarterback,
Crist said. It is to make enough
plays to win, and we didnt do that
today. Naturally, Im upset.
For Rice, quarterback Taylor
McHargue caused problems for
the Jayhawks in the fourth quarter.
On a fourth down play late in the
game, McHargue escaped the Jay-
hawks pressure and completed a
pass to senior wide receiver Vance
McDonald to keep Rice on the
feld.
Tree plays later, McHargue
pulled through again for Rice on
third-and-seven when he scram-
bled for 12 yards despite being hit
by a Jayhawk defender behind the
line of scrimmage. Tat play set
up the Owls game-winning feld
goal.
Obviously that was a crucial
moment in the game where the
game is over if we make that play,
senior defensive end Toben Opu-
rum said. He just made a play.
I think it is one that we let slip
away.
Although Kansas blew an
11-point lead and were shut out in
the fourth quarter, the team is not
ready to throw in the towel. With
conference play coming up against
Big 12 newcomer TCU next week,
the Jayhawks will work on chang-
ing their mindset in practice this
week.
I think in years past, we kind
of let that hang over us like a dark
cloud, junior linebacker Holden
Tarp said. Part of the growing
pains with this team is being able
to overcome a loss, being able
to overcome that adversity and I
think this next week is going to be
a true test to what kind of team we
can be.
Edited by Andrew Ruszczyk
Crist
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Junior defender/midfelder Madi Hillis steals the ball from her North carolina state
opponent sunday, at the Jayhawk soccer complex. Kansas defeated Nc state 3-2.
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