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BY B.J. RAINS
rains@kansan.com
Jeff Turek doesnt care that Jayhawk
teams won the Orange Bowl and the NCAA
mens basketball championship. He doesnt
care that Kansas plays in one of the most
storied and famed arenas in all of college
basketball. He doesnt wave the wheat or
sing the alma mater in the stands. In fact,
Turek couldnt care less about the Jayhawks
hes a Wildcat fan.
Turek, Overland Park senior, faces the
task of attending school at Kansas while
being a lifelong fan of Kansas State. His
wardrobe consists of mostly purple
which he isnt afraid to wear around his
Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house or when he
goes to class.
Almost everything I own is K-State
stuff, Turek said. I couldnt make the
switch after being a K-State fan my whole
life. I have like two KU shirts but thats it.
The rest is K-State.
Turek attends Kansas because the school
is close to home, but he
still hates the Jayhawks.
His family roots for
Kansas and his parents
have football season
tickets, but Turek will
never change his alli-
ance. He grew up lov-
ing K-State football and
watched as the Wildcats
had four straight 11-win
seasons from 1997 to
2000. Hes not afraid to
show his purple pride
but knows he will be out-numbered come
Saturday.
The only time its real hard is when
K-State plays at KU, because of course Im
all decked out in my purple, Turek said.
Ill be tailgating or walking around before
the game, and everybody just assumes that I
go to K-State, so they give me crap.
Turek remembers the KU-KSU football
game two years ago
in Lawrence when he
sat in the student sec-
tion wearing K-State
purple. Students were
complaining because
the student section
appeared full, and
K-State fans were tak-
ing up seats.
The usher came
up, and I gave him my
KUID, Turek said.
He was like, All right,
youre fine, but what are you doing wearing
purple?
While Turek struggles as a K-State fan in
Lawrence, Joel Campbell has the opposite
problem in Manhattan. The K-State senior
bleeds crimson and blue and has been a
Kansas fan his entire life.
He attends K-State because both of his
parents work there, but he wont allow him-
self to become a Wildcat fan.
There was no way
I was ever going to
change over to Kansas
State, Campbell said.
They are our rivals. I
know were the better
team, and they know
were the better team.
They just dont want to
admit it.
Campbells closet fea-
tures almost all Jayhawk
apparel. Rarely, he said,
does he ever attend class
without wearing something thats Kansas
related.
People say stuff, but thats fine, because I
just voice my opinion right back, Campbell
said. Its been real easy to be a KU fan these
past few years. All the K-State fans dont
really have any room to talk anymore.
But that hasnt stopped them from try-
ing. Campbell said the K-State student
newspaper, The
Collegian, printed an
article about the inves-
tigation into whether
former KU basketball
player Darrell Arthur
received improper
grade changes while
in high school but did
not print anything
about Kansas winning
the Orange Bowl or
the basketball national
championship.
Campbell said he found conversations
about how good the Wildcats are amusing.
I see everyone wearing their purple, and
I hear them drinking the purple Gatorade
see Fans on page 4a
BY JOE PREINER
jpreiner@kansan.com
Emma Willis nearly fainted
when she found herself face-
to-face with Big Jay after the
homecoming parade her fresh-
man year.
She wasnt excited to see him.
She was scared.
Willis, Oskaloosa senior and
member of the KU Marching
Jayhawks, has a phobia of
mascots. She sits in the stands
during football and basketball
games, keeping a close eye on
both Baby and Big Jay. The clos-
er they come to the band, the
more anxious she gets.
I like watching them,
because they do funny things,
Willis said. Its not like I hate
them. I love our mascots
from a distance.
Willis is one of many people
in the U.S. who are afflicted
with a phobia. According to the
Mayo Clinic, more than 12 per-
cent of people in the U.S. will
experience a phobia at some
point in their lives.
Fears and phobias are the
focus of the waning October
month. With Halloween a day
away, many people will be fac-
ing their fears in the form of
costumes and superstitions.
Ruth Ann Atchley, associate
professor of psychology, said
phobias were
closely related
with fears but
werent necessarily
the same. Fear is a basic,
instinctual reaction, and a
phobia is an intense, persistent
and sometimes irrational fear.
Atchley said fear stemmed
from an evolutionary need to
survive. Many fears come from
stimuli in the environment that
pose a potential threat. The fil-
tering process the brain engages
in is based on how salient the
stimulus is. If something pres-
ents itself in a loud, glaring or
startling way, its more likely to
be a source of threat, at least to
the brain.
Atchley said the things in
our environment that caused
those reactions were generally
things of which we should be
fearful.
Willis knows she shouldnt
be afraid of the Jayhawk mas-
cot, but she cant control herself
when Big Jay gets near. Willis
describes the feeling as a sud-
den, urgent panic.
Its like that feeling in your
stomach when you think youve
left something really valuable to
you behind, Willis said. Like
in a gas station 50 miles away.
Many brain structures are
involved with the feelings Willis
experiences. Atchley said struc-
tures such as the thalamus, the
brains information relay sta-
tion, drove the physiological
responses associated with fear.
Of these responses, the most
common are an increased heart
rate, rapid breathing and sweat-
ing.
Reactions to fear often
lead to secondary negative
emotional
responses.
The second-
ary emotion
depends on the situ-
ation in which the fear-
ful stimulus presents itself.
Atchley explained that a spi-
der on the wall would evoke a
different emotion than a friend
with a mask jumping out from
behind something would. The
difference in the secondary
emotions allows the human
body to react accordingly,
calming down if necessary
or escaping from the threat-
ening situation.
Its the fight-or-flight
response, Atchley said.
Its been three years since
Willis first encountered the
KU mas-
cots, and she
still becomes
uncomf or t -
able in their
presence.
She has
learned to
be more
c o m -
fort abl e
a r o u n d
Baby Jay, but
Big Jay and
see Fear on page 4a
FActs About PhobiAs
cAmPus
Classmates on
the other side
of the world
Twenty students at Mogadishu
University in Somalia are enrolled in
Political Science Methods of Inquiry,
a class taught by video at the University
of Kansas by John Kennedy, assistant
professor of political science. Violence
has created new problems for the stu-
dents in Somalia as they try to make it
to class and maintain communication
with the students here.
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hAlloween
Trick-or-treating
ban lifed afer
Pa. town petition
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sPencer museum
Fall student
night features
Korean toys,
techno music
Students can partake in mask-mak-
ing, pumpkin carving and costume
contests while listening to Asian tech-
no music at the Spencer Museum of
Arts annual fall student night from
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. tonight. The event
is designed to promote an upcoming
exhibit, Toy Stories: Souvenirs from
Korean Childhood.
illustration by becka cremer
Ill be tailgating or walking
around before the game, and
everybody just assumes that I go
to K-State, so they give me crap.
Jeff Turek
Overland Park senior
Its been real easy to be a KU
fan these past few years. All the
K-State fans dont really have
any room to talk anymore.
JOel camPbell
kansas State senior
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way home from a pre-Halloween party.
The city is lifting the ban because a
fifth-grader petitioned for it.
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BY KIRSTEN HUDSON
editor@kansan.com
College students can be procras-
tinators, and that includes finding
a Halloween costume. Despite the
calendar showing only one day to
go before All Hallows Eve, students
can find the perfect Halloween out-
fit. Five retailers in Lawrence still
have some ghoulish garb for sale.
5. Party America
Party America, located at 1441
W. 23rd St., still has a semi-varied
selection of costumes, but those
same costumes have few sizes avail-
able. The costumes range in price
from $9.99 to $99.99. The store
marked down many adult costumes
to 10 percent off the original price,
and some are marked down even
further. Party America is keeping
its regular store hours this week
from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
4. Wal-Mart
Known for its low prices, Wal-
Mart, located at 3300 Iowa St.,
keeps its Halloween costume pric-
es low. Prices range from $8.99
to $19.99. Bob Garner, Wal-Mart
manager, said the store has also
marked down prices on some of its
costumes.
We still have a pretty nice selec-
tion, said Bob Garner, Wal-Mart
manager.
Wal-Mart does have a variety
of costumes, but not to the same
extent as stores that open specifi-
cally for Halloween, such as Spirit
Halloween and Fun and Games.
Last-minute customers at Wal-
Mart should prepare to dig for
the costume they want. The store
condensed the costumes for all age
groups into one aisle, making it dif-
ficult to see all of the available cos-
tumes. Since the store stays open
24-hours a day, procrastinators can
snag a costume at any hour.
3. Target
Target, located at 3201 Iowa St.,
has a limited selection of costumes.
The adult costumes available for
both men and women only fill
up half of an aisle. Prices range
from about $15 to $40. The store
offers the best sale on costumes
out of these five stores, taking 30
percent off the original price on all
costumes. Target opens weekdays
from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
2. Spirit Halloween
Spirit Halloween, located at 925
Iowa St., still has a variety of dif-
ferent types of costumes in the
store, from the Geico gecko to the
classic witch. The assortment of
different types of costumes doesnt
transfer to the sizes, though. Many
costumes have only one size left,
or the only costumes available in
a certain category are as one size
fits most.
Everything is kind of picked
over, said Clinton Haynes, man-
ager of Spirit Halloween. Weve
been open since August, so people
have had a chance to come in and
get the good stuff.
Theres nothing here now, said
Emma Cook, student at Lawrence
High School while shopping for a
sailor girl costume. When I came
earlier this month there was a lot
more.
Spirit Halloween offers no
markdowns or sales on Halloween
costumes until after Oct. 31. Prices
at Spirit Halloween range from
$29.99 to $99.99 with the average
at about $39.99, Haynes said.
The store will be open from 10
a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, an hour
later than normal, and Friday from
10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
1. Fun and Games
Fun and Games, located at 1601
W. 23rd St., offers a different alter-
native when picking a Halloween
costume. Unlike other stores where
customers view packaged costumes
hanging on walls, Fun and Games
has four 3-inch binders filled with
pictures of the costumes for sale.
Customers flip through the books,
select a costume and then workers
bring the costume to the customer
to look over or try on.
The store still has costumes as
varied as the candy in a 10-year-
olds trick-or-treating sack. The
costumes are also available in sev-
eral different sizes.
Since were a year-round store,
we can keep more costumes in the
store and always have a good selec-
tion, said Kyle Billings, manager of
Fun and Games.
Costumes range in price from
$30 to $50.
The store opens weekdays from
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., but usually stays
open until 9 p.m. helping custom-
ers.
Dont let last-minute costume
shopping scare you; these stores
still have options to help you get
dressed up this Halloween. If you
still cant find that perfect outfit,
all of these stores sell accessories
and gruesome make-up, perfect for
creating your own costume. Now
all you have to worry about this
Halloween is not overindulging on
the candy corn and avoiding those
pesky vampires.
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Where is the best place to find a
last-minute Halloween costume?
Kirsten Hudson/KANSAN
Several stores, including Party America, Target andWal-Mart, still have a wide selection of
afordable and fun Halloween costumes.
campUS
Rocky Horror Picture
Show plays tonight
Student Union Activities will
present its annual showing of
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
tonight.
The flm is considered a cult
classic and tells the story of
a stranded couple that takes
shelter at the home of a singing
transvestite. Attendees at the flm
generally dress up as characters.
The SUA showing will begin
with a dance contest for the
Time Warp dance from the flm.
Students can also participate in
costume and trivia competitions
and SUA will provide prizes for
the winners.
Attendees will also receive
prop packs that will allow them to
interact with the flm.
Michelle Cumpton, Student
Development Advisor for SUA,
said the flm had drawn 150 to
200 people in the past. She said
the flm helped bring in students
who might not attend other SUA
events.
Doors open for the contests at
8:30 and the movie begins at 9:30
tonight in the Ballroom of the
Kansas Union. Tickets are $3.
Brandy Entsminger
Martin Luther King Jr., is
voted most infuential
Martin Luther King, Jr., became
the ofcial winner of Tuesday
nights debate on the Most Infu-
ential American, sponsored by
the Lewis and Templin staf. The
top fve candidates in the running
were discussed and debated on
during the event at the Burge
Union. Abraham Lincoln, Thomas
Jeferson, Benjamin Franklin,
Franklin D. Roosevelt and King, Jr.,
were the top fve candidates for
students to choose from.
Cody Charles, complex director
of Lewis and Templin said it was a
close race when the online voting
narrowed on the last day among
students. Charles said there was
only a 13- or 14-vote diference
between candidates.
Jesse Trimble
Trick or treat, vote for me, I can run the country
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Pumpkins with the faces of the presidential candidates, Barack Obama, left, and John McCain, carved by Hugh McMahon, are displayed in NewYork, Tuesday.
Please join me in voting
for Republican Scott
Morgan for the Kansas
State Senate. As a
registered Democrat
and Obama supporter, I
know that Scott can
reach out to people of
different political
backgrounds to find
solutions. He will work
hard for KU and
Lawrence in the state
legislature.

- Maggie Carttar,
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BY BRANDY ENTSMINGER
bentsminger@kansan.com
Safiyo Xuseen lives in
Mogadishu, Somalia, but shes also
attending the University of Kansas.
Xuseen is a junior at Mogadishu
University and is one of 20 students
enrolled in a political science class
taught by John Kennedy, assis-
tant professor of political science.
Kennedy teaches the class in per-
son to students at Kansas and by
video to students in Mogadishu.
As part of the class, Political
Science Methods of Inquiry, 20 stu-
dents at Kansas exchange e-mails
with the students in Somalia.
Jackie Prine, Omaha, Neb., junior,
is partnered with Xuseen and
has learned about Xuseens fam-
ily through the exchange. Prine
provided the information about
Xuseen.
Kennedy taught the class to stu-
dents in Somalia for the first time
last year. This year, violence in
the city and at the University has
created new communication prob-
lems for some of the students.
On Oct. 14, the Mogadishu
University dean of social sciences
and one student were killed and
five students were seriously injured
during an attack on the college.
Kennedy said KU students
learned about the attack from their
partners in Somalia before some
major news sources had detailed
information.
Although none of the students
involved in the class were injured,
the violence affected the students
in Somalia daily.
Rachel Yancey, Topeka senior,
said she communicated with a
woman in Somalia two or three
times a week at the beginning of
the semester. Now she hears from
the woman about once every two
weeks.
Students in Somalia can access
the Internet at school computer
labs and at Internet bars around
the city. Sometimes, communi-
cation breaks down because the
University closes or because the
violence keeps students from
attending class, but Kennedy said
the e-mails had been relatively
consistent overall.
As the fighting continues, so
does our class, Kennedy said.
E-mails between Yancey and
her partner generally address
issues from the class, but they also
exchange basic information about
their families. Yancey said her part-
ner was one of the first women in
her family to attend college.
Yancey said the class helped
break down stereotypes about
Somalia.
Its an unstable country. Its
an unstable government, Yancey
said. But life is still happening on
an individual basis.
Sara Vestal, Kansas City, Kan.,
senior, exchanges e-mails with
Abdullahi Yabarow, her class part-
ner. Vestal said she initiated most of
her contact with Yabarow because
he was busy providing information
to the United Nations about the
situation in surrounding villages.
Vestal said the class had opened
her eyes because while students at
Kansas were making excuses for
turning in papers late, students in
Somalia were struggling to turn in
assignments because their streets
were being bombed.
It just seems like they go
through so much more to learn,
Vestal said.
The majority of the violence
in Somalia originated with two
groups: pirates and clans.
Islamic Courts took control of
the Somali government in June
2006, but were forced out by a tran-
sitional government supported by
Ethiopia in January 2007. Piracy
around Somalia has increased in
recent weeks, and pirates are tar-
geting Somali ships.
Much of the violence comes
from clans fighting among them-
selves or from the transitional gov-
ernment trying to push the clans
out of the country. Kennedy said
it was ironic because the clans
sometimes united to confront the
government.
The people suffering the most
in Somalia were civilians who
were not directly involved with the
fighting, Kennedy said. He said
more Somali civilians had died in
the city of Mogadishu than Iraqi
civilians had died in the country
of Iraq so far this year.
We hear much more about
Iraq, but there are more civil-
ians dying in a smaller area in
Mogadishu, Kennedy said.
Kennedy said the research
methods students were learn-
ing could lead to future jobs that
would help develop the country.
Mogadishu University and
the students are the future of the
country, Kennedy said.
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campus SPENcER MuSEuM
Time Warp student night
promotes art exhibitions
The Time Warpstudent night
at the Spencer Museum of Art will
combine Halloween, time and toys
to reach out to students and the
community.
Students on the Spencer
Museum of Art Student Advisory
Board planned the event to pro-
mote the exhibition Toy Stories:
Souvenirs from Korean Childhood.
Activities will include a costume
contest, a station to make masks
and the video game We Heart
Katamari.DJ DerekZ will play pop
and techno music from Korea.
Students can also view the exhi-
bitions Time/Frameand Wendell
Castle: About Time.
Sierra Falter, Lincoln, Neb.,
senior and president of the board,
said the board wanted students to
see that visiting the museum could
be an opportunity to relax and
enjoy the art.
Its not something that has to
be scary or stressful,Falter said.
Student night is free and will
be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the
museum.
Brandy Entsminger
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INFORMATIONAL MEETING:
Thursday, October 30
th
5:30 pm-7:30 pm Lawrence Arts Center.
By JIM KUHNHENN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON He was the
family man, the solutions-driven
politician, the gifted orator. But
for those who still harbor doubts
about his candidacy, Barack
Obama sought to present a special
image a man ready to sit in the
Oval Office.
Amid a pastiche of American
stories, the Democratic
presidential nominee spent
30-minutes and more than $4
million of prepaid television time
Wednesday delivering his final
introduction to the public.
He capped the prime-time
commercial with a live address
from Sunrise, Fla., with a full-
throated appeal for help and for
votes.
If youll stand with me, and
fight by my side, and cast your
ballot for me, then I promise you,
we will not just win Florida, we will
win this election. And together
we will change this country and
change the world, he said to a
roaring crowd.
The commercial and his live
remarks from one of the main
battlegrounds in the presidential
contest represented a return to
the unifying themes of his speech
at the 2004 Democratic National
Convention that launched him
into national politics.
In six days, we can choose
hope over fear and unity over
division, the promise of change
over the power of the status quo,
he said. In six days, we can come
together as one nation, and one
people, and once more choose our
better history.
The ad was a dashing display
of Obamas fundraising prowess.
He bought his way into millions
of American homes just six days
before the end of an exhausting,
21-month quest for the
presidency.
As a message, the ad was equal
parts Americana, stump speech
and quasi-presidential address.
The most formal scenes Obama
describing his government agenda
were filmed in a distinguished
looking office with a flag and a
backdrop not unlike that of the
Oval Office.
The spot was a mix of
prerecorded Obama and voters,
plus a live appearance from the
campaign trail by the candidate.
He offered prescriptions for an
ailing economy and a rescue plan
for a middle class caught in tough
times.
I will not be a perfect
president, Obama said. But I can
promise you this I will always
tell you what I think and where
I stand.
Aides described the unusual
ad as a final summation of
Obamas campaign. They put the
total cost at roughly $4 million,
enough to show it simultaneously
on CBS, NBC and Fox. It also
ran on BET, Univision, MSNBC
and TV One.
NEWS 4A thursday, OctOber 30, 2008
and think they are the greatest no
matter how bad they are, Campbell
said. Its tough keeping my mouth
shut sometimes.
Campbell used to attend
K-State games wearing KU gear.
He was pelted with food and
trash, so he decided to boycott
K-State games and to watch them
on TV.
When K-State plays, I root
against them every time,
Campbell said.
Sometimes its tough for Turek
and Campbell to root for their
teams on opposite campuses, but
they wouldnt change a thing.
If we pull out a victory on
Saturday, Campbell said, It will
make it all worthwhile.
Edited by Becka Cremer
Ryan Waggoner/KANSAN
JefTurek, Overland Park senior, is a Kansas State fan, but he attends the University of
Kansas. Despite his loyalty to the Wildcats, Turek said he attends KU becauseI wasnt going to let
a football teamdecide what school I went to.
other schools mascots still give
her problems.
I think its because I cant see
their faces, and they dont talk,
Willis said. When that mascot
head turns and looks straight at
me, thats when I really dont do
well at all.
Bridget Biggs, assistant pro-
fessor in the Universitys clinical
child psychology program, said
overcoming fears and phobias was
a basic process. The most com-
mon way to overcome a fear is
using exposure therapy. Biggs said
people often thought complete
immersion in what they feared was
the best way to get over it. She said
those people were wrong.
Instead, Biggs said, the most
effective process involved taking
small steps. She said starting with
things that were only a little scary
was effective. The body can only
be scared for so long before the
parasympathetic system kicks in
and calms it down.
Its like jumping into a pool of
cold water, Biggs said. Theres
that initial shock, but eventually
your body gets used to it.
Biggs said overcoming a fear
using exposure therapy was
beneficial because unlike tak-
ing medication, therapy gave the
person something to hang on
to. She said therapy left people
with skills to handle fears later in
life. Biggs said overcoming pho-
bias generally involved thinking
through the situation logically
and evaluating how rational the
phobia was.
Willis said she would partake
in Halloween festivities Friday.
Although the probability of being
surrounded by mask-wearing stu-
dents is high, she said she wasnt
worried.
As long as theyre talking to
me, she said, Ill be all right.
Obama asks Florida voters for support
national
FANS (continued from 1A)
FeAR
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common phobias
1. Arachnophobia (spiders)
2. Social phobia
3. Aerophobia (fying)
4. Agoraphobia
5. Claustrophobia (enclosed
or confned spaces)
6. Acrophobia (heights)
7. Emetophobia (vomit)
8. Carcinophobia (cancer)
9. Brontophobia (thunder)
10. Necrophobia (death or
dead things)
Source: www.WebMD.com
responses to fear
Heart rate increases
Breathing rate increases
Perspiration
Pupils dilate
Hair stands on end
Intestines shut down
Source: RuthAnn
Atchley, associateprofessor of psychology
ASSOCIATeD PReSS
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, (D-Ill.), signs I love youin
American sign language at the end of a rally in Sunrise, Fla. Wednesday.
Barack Obama and our local Democratic
candidates represent the kind of change we need.
You can help us create an economy that works for
the middle class, promote renewable energy
sources and provide health care for all citizens by
supporting Democrats running for the Kansas
Statehouse and Douglas County Courthouse.
JOIN ME IN VOTING FOR ALL THE
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES ON
NOVEMBER 4
th
In addition to changing the White House
you have the power to also change
the Kansas Statehouse
and Douglas County Courthouse
-- Gov. Kathleen Sebelius
Paid for by the Douglas County Democratic Party. Carrie Moore, Treasurer.
news 5A Thursday, OcTOber 30, 2008
Enrollment: 23,520 students
Opened in 1976
1991 expansion: $6.3 million
240,000 square feet
Weight/ftness area: 10,000
square feet
14 handball/racquetball courts
Two squash courts
Two wallyball courts
Three gyms that include 10
basketball courts
Aerobic/multipurpose room
Two running tracks, 1/8-mile
and 1/14-mile
Locker rooms with saunas
Table Tennis
Video lounge
Ahearn Natatorium
Students in the Big 12
play hard at rec centers
fitnEss
BY HALEY JONES
hjones@kansan.com
College campuses in the Big 12
conference are booming with con-
struction and improvement of their
recreational facilities. Despite a lag-
ging economy in recent years, stu-
dents at the University of Kansas,
the University of Colorado, Kansas
State University and others have
voted to increase student fees to
renovate their recreation centers.
According to the Kerr & Downs
Research Report, an estimated 400
indoor and 318 outdoor recreation-
al facilities will be built for an esti-
mated $4.9 billion.
The cost of building a recreation
complex has gone from $2 million
to $49 million in the past 20 years,
with the majority of the facilities
costing an average of $4.9 million,
according to the report. Student
recreation centers provide students
with a retreat from the stress of
school and provide universities
with a marketable asset to prospec-
tive students.
Yearly student fees for recre-
ational facilities
1. Missouri $256
2. Nebraska $217
3. Texas A&M $196
4. Colorado $194
5. Texas $185
6. OSU $159
7. Baylor $150
8. OU $142
9. Kansas $126
10. Texas Tech $120
11. Iowa State $90
12. K-State $75
Kansas ranks 9th when it comes to fees for facilities;
Missouri and Nebraska lead the conference in costs
Opened in 1987
$14.9 million
Climbing wall
Eight multipurpose courts
11 racquetball courts
Swimming pool
Weights/ftness area: 8,300
square feet
Massage therapy
Track
Combative arts room
Locker rooms
Outstanding Sports Facil-
ity designation from the Na-
tional Intramural-Recreational
Sports Association
$36.4 million
286,000 square feet
Opened in October 1995
Weight/ftness rooms: 14,000
square feet
Indoor climbing facility, 44
feet high and 3,500 square feet
1/4-mile track
14 handball/racquetball/
squash courts
Four dance/activity rooms
Four multipurpose courts
Two indoor soccer courts
Swimming pool, two spas
Outdoor activity area (volley-
ball and basketball courts)
Outdoor resort-style outdoor
pool and spa
Archery room
Opened in 1973
1990 expansion: $8 million
215,000 square feet
Climbing wall: 2,000
square feet
Swimming pool with two
satellite pools
Ice arena
Three basketball courts
Weights/ftness area
Seven racquetball courts
One racquetball court
Eight outdoor tennis
courts
1/10-mile track
Combative room
Dance/Aerobics studio
Childrens center
Locker rooms with
saunas
Enrollment: 32,402
$23 million
Opened in 1969, remodeled
2004
240,000 square feet
10 multipurpose courts
Track
square feet
Cardio theater: 3,000 square
feet
Dance studios: 5,500 square
feet
Multipurpose rooms: 4,500
square feet
Swimming pool
Climbing wall: 35 feet high and
150 square feet
Three practice golf nets
Four-hole putting green
Two golf simulators
Locker rooms
Four outdoor sand volleyball
courts
Opened in 1992, 2003 addi-
tion: $9.2 million
111,000 square feet
Weights/ftness area
Climbing wall
Cardio room
1/6-mile track
Swimming pool
Opened in 2003: $23 million
Expansion in 2008: $6.3 million
145,000 square feet
Climbing wall: 42 feet high
square feet
1/4-mile track
Six multipurpose courts
Five racquetball courts
Two courts for indoor soccer/
hockey, dodgeball and cricket
Virtual golf simulator
Martial arts studio
Table tennis
Opened about 1977
$10 million
242,000 square feet
square foot
Speed bag room
Aerobics/dance studios
Large mat room
12 racquetball/handball courts
One squash court
1/8-mile track
Locker rooms with classrooms
texas
A&M
University:
student
Recreation
Center
10 ftness and sports facili-
ties on and of campus totaling
more than 500,000 square feet
Anna Hiss Gym
Opened in 1931: $400,000,
renovation in 1994
Archery range
Exercise rooms
1/2-court basketball
gymnasium
Dance studio
Bellmont Hall
Opened in 1972
Martial arts room
Multipurpose rooms
Three squash courts
Exercise area with weight/
conditioning equipment
Steam rooms
Gregory Gymnasium
Built in 1930: $500,000
Renovated in 1962
Renovated in 1997: $26.3
million
Seven multipurpose courts
1/7th-mile track
Two international size
squash courts
Weight training/condition-
ing room
Separate faculty/staf weight
training/conditioning room
Climbing wall
Multipurpose rooms
Billiards/game room with big
screen TV
Badminton
Table tennis
Sports Caf
Cardio theater
Outdoor and wellness re-
source centers
Retail store
Steam and sauna rooms
Separate faculty/staf locker
rooms
Aquatic complex: 1000 sq. ft.
Opened 2005
Heated outdoor lap pool
Heated outdoor leisure pool
Heated outdoor event pool
Heated spa
Poolside caf
Recreational sports Center:
120,000 square feet
Opened in 1990
Three multipurpose courts
Eight racquetball courts
Two international size
squash courts
Weight/conditioning rooms
Exercise lounge
Multipurpose rooms
Aerobic/dance rooms
Table tennis
Lounge areas
Big screen TV
University of
texas:
Recsports
facilities
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of nebraskaLincoln:
sapp Campus Recreation center
Courtesy of University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Courtesy Connor C. Heim, Department of Recreational Sports, Texas A&M
Gregory Gym- Main Concourse, Courtesy of Jennifer Speer, UT RecSports
Kansas state University:
Chester E. Peters Recreation Complex
University of MissouriColumbia:
MizzouRec student Recreation Complex
Original buildings built up to
100 years ago
2005 expansion: $50 million
300,000 square feet, multiple
connected buildings
Scroggs Peak: 42-foot high
climbing tower
1/6-mile track
Weights/ftness area
Four racquetball courts
One squash court
Aquatic Center
Aerobics studios
Red Hall Beverage Co.
Locker rooms
Snack bar
Boutique-style student
services
texas tech University: Robert H. Ewalt
student Recreation Center
Baylor University:
McLane student Life Center
Enrollment: 14,000
Opened in 1999
$21 million
156,000 square feet
Weight/ftness area: 10,000
square feet
Massage therapy
Climbing rock: 52 feet high
Aquatic center
1/9-mile track
Four multipurpose indoor
courts
Aerobics room: 2,400
square feet
Martial arts training room
Seven racquetball courts
One squash court
Three conference rooms
Two outdoor sand volley-
ball courts
One outdoor basketball
court
Locker rooms
University of
Oklahoma:
Huston
Hufman Center
University of Kansas
Oklahoma state University:
Colvin Recreation Center
Courtesy of Laura Salerno, MizzouRec Services & Facilities
Ryan Waggoner/KANSAN
entertainment 6a THURSday, OCTOBER 30, 2008
10 is the easiest day, 0 the
most challenging.
election 2008
Horoscopes
Aries (March21-April 19)
today is a 7
Wait just a little while longer
before you make up your mind.
The truth is about to be revealed
again, not a moment too soon.
Listen to all your favorite news
sources so you dont miss it.
tAUrUs (April 20-May 20)
today is a 6
Advise a friend whos bent on
revenge that now is not a good
time. Therell be more resistance
than usual. Its wise to choose
your battles, and this one isnt it,
for anyone on your side.
GeMini (May 21-June 21)
today is an8
The job still demands more of
your attention, but you can take
time to listen. A loved one needs
to talk, and it wouldnt hurt you
to be there.
cAncer(June 22-July 22)
today is a 7
By now, you should be able to
see the situation more clearly.
Youll also become aware of a
job that needs to be done im-
mediately.
leo(July 23-Aug. 22)
today is a 6
Youre probably still struggling
with a problem, but conditions
will soon improve. By later this
evening, you should be able to
ft in some snuggle time.
VirGo(Aug. 23-sept. 22)
today is a 7
Avert potential difculties by
double- and triple-checking
your work. Dont let yourself get
sidetracked. This is important.
liBrA(sept. 23-oct. 22)
today is a 7
Ask a friend to help you with
your current creative project.
Input from a casual bystander
gets you re-inspired.
scorpio(oct. 23-nov. 21)
today is a 9
Youve sometimes been a
rebel without a cause, but thats
changing. Soon, youll see ways
to turn some of your energy into
folding green, or pink, or what-
ever color our money is now.
sAGittAriUs(nov. 22-Dec. 21)
today is an8
Resolve an old issue thats
been really bugging you. Its
something you know you ought
to do to make a few extra bucks.
Maybe its simply way past time
to recycle your cola cans.
cApricorn(Dec. 22-Jan. 19
today is a 6
Friends ofer their support, but
some things you must do on
your own. Youll run into one of
those, soon. Dont fret. Itll feel so
good to get it done, youll want
to celebrate.
AQUAriUs (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
today is a 6
his is not an easy time in your
career. You can make progress,
but to do so you might have to
make a scene. Youre so good
at some of the things you do,
youre invisible.
pisces (Feb. 19-March20)
today is a 7
Apply what youve recently
learned to advance your career.
You have more resources at your
disposal. Use these to bring in
more cash. It couldnt hurt to let
people know.
Rapper T.I. gets to vote
despite status as felon
By JONATHAN LANDRUM
JR.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
McDONOUGH, Ga. T.I.
originally thought his voting privi-
leges were revoked as a convict-
ed felon, until he researched and
learned that under a Georgia law
felons are eligible if theyre not
currently serving probation or a
prison sentence.
Its a relief, said the best-
selling rapper, who stood in line
for no more than 10 minutes on
Wednesday before entering a poll-
ing center in suburban Atlanta to
vote for the first time in his life.
This what it is all about, not
staying up late and waking up early
to vote, he added. Now rather
than just talking about it, Im being
about it. Im leading by example,
and it makes me feel a lot better.
T.I., who already has two No.
1 hits off his new album Paper
Trail (Whatever You Like and
Live Your Life with Rihanna),
does have several federal firearms
offenses and ongoing community
service endeavors, stemming from
his arrest last October for try-
ing to buy automatic weapons.
But his lawyer, Steve Sadow, con-
firmed that he can still cast a ballot
because his sentence doesnt start
until late March next year.
Until he is sentenced in the
federal case, he doesnt have a
conviction yet, said Sadow of his
28-year-old client, whose real name
is Clifford Harris. Even though he
is a convicted felon, he has a right
to vote since he is not serving pro-
bation and hasnt started his prison
sentence.
A spokesman for the Georgia
Secretary of States office confirmed
that T.I. was eligible to vote.
With an Im a Georgia Voter
sticker planted on his black vest,
T.I. signed autographs and took
photos with several fans who
were stunned to see the Grammy-
winning artist in line to vote.
Its inspirational what he is
doing, said Nathirya Brown, 19,
a first-time voter who was one of
the first to spot T.I. stepping off
his Respect My Vote campaign
bus. He and the nonpartisan
group Hip-Hop Caucus launched
a nationwide tour in late July to
encourage voters between the ages
of 18 and 29 to take a more active
role in politics.
Just him being diligent enough
helps others find out their status as
well, Brown added.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Grammy award winning artist Cliford Harris, right, known as T.I. signs a paper with his
executive assistant India Ali before he enters the Henry County Voters Registration Ofce to vote
onWednesday in McDonough, Ga. This is the frst time Harris has ever voted. He was convicted of
a weapons charge earlier this year for trying to purchase guns froma federal agent.
Convicted felons
eligible to vote
under Georgia law
if not on probation
or serving jail time
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Pope: If we, the people, have
learned one thing from this years
slew of presidential debates, its
nothing. But if weve learned two
things, the second would be that
they are little more than glorified
drinking games for an increas-
ingly jaded populace. The key is
to be so drunk that you are fully
convinced you dont live in the
country these two candidates are
arguing about.
Ryan: This proves the debates
are an obsolete tradition that must
be updated for modern times. We
are impatient people. We demand
action. This country cannot be
run by just any Joe Six-pack. It
requires a president that actu-
ally has a six-pack. We dont need
candidates we need gladiators.
Thus, we propose a new format
to consider, one that combines
everything Americans admire
flowing mullets, tight spandex
and names like Turbo. This is
American Candidators.
The JousT
Contestants er, candidates
will go head-to-head against
tough issues facing America with
nothing but a pugil stick and
the inbred offspring of a hockey
and football helmet to protect
them. They will have no choice
but to deal with these problems
directly or plummet 20 feet to
the mat below. Its hard to stay
focused when youre staring up
at all 6-foot-5, 220 pounds of The
Economizer when hes making his
pecs dance in a taunting fashion.
AssAulT
In this next grueling event,
its hit or be hit as challengers
endure a bombardment of rapid-
fire questions from a tennis-ball
cannon controlled by the ruth-
less Moderator. This should be
an event that the candidates have
much experience in dodging
more difficult queries and firing
back their own prepared remarks
with the hope of hitting the tar-
get. But theyre racing against
the clock, and if any unexpected
subjects manage to catch them
off guard, theyll be out, losing
valuable points with the audience.
And those things can leave a nasty
bruise.
The GAunTleT
This event aint for the faint of
heart or the camera-shy. Although
some candidates might claim
that the odds are unfairly stacked
against them, they must take their
turn through the media frenzy and
try to return unscathed. Blocking
the narrow, high-walled path to
victory are three of the toughest
obstacles in this competition: The
Pundit-sher, a take-no-prisoners
opponent whos as stubborn as
a boulder and twice as big; The
Manchor, who claims hes all about
stone-cold facts yet still answers to
the highest-bidder; and The Burn-
alist, out for blood and not caring
who gets hurt in the process.
The eliminATor
If things are still too close to call,
challengers must battle it out one-
on-one in this strenuous obstacle
course designed to push them to
their limits for our amusement.
From the hand-bikes and balance
beam to the giant cargo net and
zip-line, whoever finishes first will
be the kind of leader this country
has truly deserved: strong, sweaty,
exhausted and immediately regret-
ting their decision.
Rest assured, if any senile sena-
tors manage to bumble their way
through the previous trials, this
event will stop them in their tracks
like a Matt Kleinmann pick.
Pope: So in the future, when
youre following that years excit-
ing presidential race and every
candidate looks like Jos Canseco,
youll thank us for another bril-
liant idea.
Ryan: Youre welcome.
Pope is a Kansas City senior
in English. Snyder is a
Leawood senior in English.
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ELECTION 2008
From The eDiToriAl BoArD
how the U.S.
should choose
its candidates
Why students should vote for Obama
I was sitting at Wendy's, and I saw
two sorority girls walk into the
girls bathroom, drop a deuce and
walk out laughing without buy-
ing anything.
n n n
"Oh, we can't play baseball in
a little rain." You're not helping
baseball look like a good sport,.
n n n
I'm hoping that one of my friends
fails her classes so that she can't
transfer to the University of Colo-
rado like she hopes to.
n n n
Can I bum a smoke? Because I
would seriously kill a baby for a
cigarette right now.
n n n
Texas Tech knew our plays
because our trees weren't tall
enough around the practice feld.
n n n
To the guy in Haworth who was
walking and ripped ass as I was
sitting in the hall: Really, guy?
Come on. Have some courtesy.
n n n
Free for All, it is my goal to be in
you more than anyone else in the
world. Help me out.
n n n
What's the point of going to
lectures in Budig if all you are go-
ing to do is sit and talk to the guy
who is sitting next to you?
leTTer To The eDiTor
Marci Francisco has
earned respect of peers
Like any workplace situa-
tion, the Kansas State Senate
has a learning curve. It takes
some years to gain competency
in policy topics, such as tax,
environment, agriculture and
education. Like any workplace,
respect is earned from your
peers over time by demonstrat-
ing competency, thinking ability
and authenticity.
Sen. Marci Francisco (D-Law-
rence) has earned the respect
of her Senate peers, especially
in the areas of environmen-
tal and energy policy. Marci
understands that our country,
while generating coal-powered
electricity and burning foreign
oil today, must gradually transi-
tion to the next generation of
power sources that are clean
and renewable and cant be
disrupted by foreign powers.
When it comes to the
environment, Marci practices
true green, where one accepts
personal responsibility to re-
duce consumption, avoid waste
and recycle when possible.
Careful, thoughtful renovation
of existing old homes is often
sounder than bulldozing and
landflling because renovation
doesnt waste all the thought,
energy and materials that went
into the original construction of
the house.
Chris Steineger is a state senator from
Kansas City, Kan., and a 1992 graduate.
michAel pope &ryAn snyder
YOURE
WELCOME
eConomY
McCains plan to cut taxes
is a rehash of a policy that
served well in the past but
comes of as out of touch with
current needs. Obamas plan
identifes the struggles of the
middle and lower classes. His
tax plan recognizes that cut-
ting taxes for the wealthy has
damaged the ability to fnance
many things that the entire
population relies on.
Universal tax cuts have
been favored for a long time. It
now appears that the middle
class recognizes the benefts
of pooling resources through
the government to obtain
social benefts, such as health
care and education.
Obama is also aware that
spending can be helpful in
stimulating the economy. The
economic crisis demands new
economic ideals. However,
Obama would do well in tak-
ing some ideas from Nader,
who has shed light on the
structural problems of our
economy. Naders positions
on NAFTA, fair trade and
agricultural subsidies should
be seriously considered if a
truly efective reform is to take
place.
environmenT
Its refreshing to see can-
didates who acknowledge
the consequences of climate
change, energy consumption
and the atrocious state of
environmental policy.
Obama wants to invest
$150 billion during 10 years
to jump start research into
alternative energy.
Obama and McCain say
they would implement
some sort of cap-and-trade
program, but Obamas plan
pushes companies harder. He
said he would charge com-
panies for permits instead of
just giving them away, giving
companies more incentive to
clean up their act.
But Obama and McCain
should take a few ideas from
Nader and back away from the
still hypothetical clean coal
and ofshore drilling. Nader
opposes clean coal because
no such thing exists. Obama
has supported clean coal, but
it doesnt jibe with Obamas
change mantra. Obama
fnally gave in to ofshore
drilling this summer when gas
prices reached $4 a gallon, but
America should start its search
for energy elsewhere.
heAlThCAre
Our medical industry oper-
ates for proft, and compas-
sion for our sick doesnt mesh
well with proft. To ensure that
sick Americans dont go with-
out care its necessary to have
everyone chip in to help.
That is Naders plan. He
wants to provide universal
health care and pay for it with
a fat tax.
Naders plan would help
the economy. Some American
companies struggle to com-
pete because they shoulder
employee health care costs.
Costs could be reduced be-
cause the government would
beneft from economy of scale
and because insurance com-
panies would be cut out.
Obama wants the poor to
receive care but has been less
than explicit about where the
money will come from.
McCain wants to essentially
end employer care, deregulate
the market and let families
shop around for their insur-
ance company with a $5,000
tax break, which in most cases
isnt nearly enough.
It is time to consider single
payer health care, and Nader is
the only one proposing it.
ForeiGn PoliCY
We need a president who
will reverse the unilateral
attitude of the Bush admin-
istration. With that in mind,
the candidate who is most ca-
pable of doing that is Obama.
Obama might not have as
much foreign policy experi-
ence as McCain, but he has
surrounded himself with
capable advisors.
Unfortunately, Obama is
similar to McCain in that he is
not considering reducing the
size of the military so that we
can invest on social services
at home. The same is true to
his unconditional support of
Israel. Those are both things
that Nader is ahead of either
of the mainstream candidates.
Obama, like Nader, has
recognized that our occupa-
tion in Iraq is unsustainable
and that we should end that
war as soon as possible.
Obamas Indonesian back-
ground has shaped his views
of the world. He realizes that
not all is black and white and
that where much of the gray
dominates the last thing we
need is a maverick.The return
to diplomacy with Obama is a
heartening prospect.
viCe PresiDenT
Throughout his campaign
McCain used the experience
card against Obama. And then
he chose Sarah Palin as VP.
Joe Biden has much more
experience than Palin and bal-
ances any lack of experience
Obama might have.
In addition to his time as
a senator, Biden has been
the chairman of the Foreign
Relations Committee. The im-
portance of foreign relations is
at an all-time high, and Biden
would help guide Obama.
Palin has been governor of
Alaska since 2006. Before that,
she spent two terms as mayor
of Wasilla and two terms on
Wasillas city council. Since
her selection, she has made
questionable comments and
proved that she is not even
close to prepared to be the
vice president.
Biden has a reputation for
making gafes, but they are
just that: gafes. Palin, on the
other hand, has shown she
doesnt have much knowl-
edge of the world outside of
Alaska. Biden built a career on
foreign relations, and Palin has
seen Russia from her porch
but not much else.
F
or most college stu-
dents, this is the first
time we can vote for a
president.
The editorial board went
through some difficulty but
finally sided with Barack
Obama.
Ralph Naders proposals
were appeal-
ing, but were
disappointed
by the lack of
details on how
to establish
the changes he
calls for.
John McCains experience
and past bipartisan efforts are
positive, but a myopic under-
standing of what kind of change
is needed has undermined his
campaign.
We dont agree with all of
Obamas positions, but his out-
look is refreshing. He recog-
nizes our countrys problems
the economic inequalities,
the failed healthcare system, the
misguided foreign policy and
has proposed solid plans.
Obama may not have
McCains experience, but he has
much better judgment, whether
it be in opposing the Iraq War
or in picking an acceptable run-
ning mate, and we consider that
to be much more important.
We also evaluated the candi-
dates on individual issues. We
did that because there is no
perfect candidate. Although we
can pick one to endorse, others
may have better ideas in differ-
ent issues.
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OIL CITY, Pa. For 16 years,
real horror overshadowed the
make-believe terror of Halloween
in this Pennsylvania town, where
trick-or-treating after dark was
banned after an 11-year-old girl
was abducted off the street and
murdered.
But on Friday, pint-sized witch-
es, princesses and vampires will
once again be shuffling from house
to house at night, thanks to a peti-
tion drive by a fifth-grader.
Elizabeth Roess gathered sig-
natures, wrote an essay outlining
her argument and persuaded City
Council two months ago to bring
back nighttime trick-or-treating.
I was a little scared that hap-
pened, Elizabeth said of the 1992
slaying of Shauna Howe, who was
kidnapped while walking home
from a pre-Halloween party. But
she added: I did this and now Im
so happy.
For weeks now, children and
their parents in this struggling,
working-class town of 10,000
about 80 miles north of Pittsburgh
have been eagerly anticipating
Halloweens return, though not
without some trepidation.
Shannon Goodman got a teth-
er to make sure her 2-year-old
daughter, who will dress as a witch,
doesnt wander off while they go
door to door. Its going to be a lot
of fun, but every parent who cares
about their kid should have that
fear, she said.
Fifteen-year-old Braden Craig
said: I have a gut-wrenching feeling
something bads going to happen.
The police department plans to
have seven officers on duty Friday
night, or about twice the usual
number, in addition to four school
security guards and all 10 of the
towns crossing guards.
If this all goes well, thats great,
thats fantastic. I long for those days,
too. But the world has changed,
said Police Chief Robert Wenner, a
father of five who was a patrolman
when the murder occurred.
The local radio station has been
running a public service announce-
ment by Wenner urging parents to
accompany their children, exam-
ine any candy before it is eaten
and make sure kids wear reflective
material.
The police chief said Shaunas
murder shattered the Mayberry
attitude many people in Oil City
had toward their hometown.
Shauna, whose family no longer
lives in the area, was abducted
on Oct. 27. Three days later, her
battered body was found under a
railroad trestle eight miles away.
With the town gripped by fear
that a child killer was on the loose,
trick-or-treating the next day was
held in daylight for the first time.
Police watched from helicop-
ters as parents led their children
from house to house along quiet
streets.
Residents also began locking
their doors and driving their chil-
dren to school. And every year
afterward, the City Council voted
to allow trick-or-treating in the
afternoon only, a move duplicated
around the same time by many
other U.S. cities and towns worried
about childrens safety.
The Oil City murder remained
unsolved until a witness came for-
ward four years ago and police
turned to DNA evidence. Two
brothers were arrested and convict-
ed of murder and sexual assault. A
third man pleaded guilty to mur-
der.
Hoping to move Halloween
back to night hours, Elizabeth, her
mother, grandmother and family
friends gathered 175 signatures.
The 10-year-old also wrote a paper
in which she made her case. Among
her reasons: Halloween decorations
are best appreciated at night, and
many people arent home during
the day to give out candy.
The council vote was unani-
mous. Elizabeth plans on dressing
up as a Goth princess bride.
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BY JOSH BOWE
jbowe@kansan.com
Normally, coach Ray Bechard stands up
as he addresses the media after a match,
but tonight he needed to sit down. And
who could blame him?
Bechard jumped and fist-pumped more
than he has all season after sophomore out-
side hitter Jenna Kaiser sealed the come-
back in the Border Showdown. Kansas beat
Missouri in five sets after trailing 12-7 in
the fifth set.
It was a defining moment for the
Jayhawks, and even more so for Kaiser.
Kaisers second consecutive kill came after
her hitting error put Missouri up by one
and serving for match point.
Coachs always tell us to keep swinging,
especially when its match point, Kaiser
said.
There was certainly no time to mull
over a mistake in the fifth set; the set was
tied seven times with two lead changes.
The Tigers took their first lead at 6-5 and
extended it to a five-point lead at 12-7.
Bechard was proud of his players for keep-
ing their heads up with Missouri so close
to victory.
It would have been easy to pack the
tent at 12-7, Bechard said. They got their
very best server [Julianna Klein] serving
for the match, and we passed a good ball
and hit a good ball.
The Jayhawks had a picture-perfect start
and ending. Kansas came out behind the
energy of the home crowd to play its best
set of the season, winning 25-12 in the
first set.
Sets one and four we played about as
well as we played all year, Bechard said.
Then you gut it out in set five.
But the main reason it came down to
a fifth set were the atrocious sets two and
three. After hitting .424 in the first set, it
looked as if someone switched the uni-
forms. The Jayhawks hit .118 in the second
set and an even worse -.053 in the third.
After set three, with all the momentum
riding with the Tigers, it looked as though
the Jayhawks were on their way to losing
their third match in a row.
If we have a not-so-great set, we tell
each other we get another chance to play
right here, Kaiser said. We each have a
chance to do our own jobs and make our
team better.
Kaisers teammates heard the mes-
sage. Kansas dominated set four, holding
Missouri to as many kills as it had errors in
a 25-13 set victory.
It was a Jekyll-Hyde match from the
standpoint that we controlled the begin-
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smontemayor@kansan.com
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heir pitch is a virtual one.
Minute details such as blades
of grass glisten while thou-
sands of fans cheer on the action with
maniacal fervor. For several Kansas club
lacrosse players and fellow classmates,
the games outcomes have financial
implications or in other instances, a
shot of liquor (or six) must be taken.
More importantly, the FIFA soccer
video game series has opened gamers
eyes to a world in which football as we
know it shrivels in the shadow of inter-
national soccer, and to a sport that they
would have otherwise remained apa-
thetic toward.
If not for FIFA we wouldnt give
a shit about soccer, Ryan Mattie,
Overland Park junior, said. Before
FIFA, I didnt think of soccer as a sport.
For Mattie a lacrosse goalie his
love of FIFA was born in high school,
playing with fellow lacrosse teammates
and developing his awareness of soccer
in the process. It was that newfound
interest in the sport fueled by the
video game and the electricity of the
2006 World Cup that grew into a
regular occurrence among friends and
recently catalyzed their current FIFA
league where, for $5, competitors can
choose a team to play as and compete as
they would in any international league,
with the winner taking all.
This first go-around has surprised
Mattie who plays as German club
Werder Bremen in how many players
the tournament attracted, and he plans
on establishing a second $5-per-head
pot for the championship leg of the sea-
son in addition to holding these digital
seasons once a semester with a World
Cup held each spring break.
Comprised of roughly half lacrosse
players, roommates, relatives and
friends, the league follows the table con-
cept instituted by international soccer in
which each team plays one another four
times twice at home and twice away
with the standings charted on a large
dry erase board in Matties living room.
Fellow teammate Mike Blackman,
Overland Park sophomore, is in third
place, with Mattie in first, and agrees
with the notion that the video game and
their subsequent league has done won-
ders in giving him incentive to follow
the team he chose, Juventus of the Italian
Serie A, and the actual league, not to
mention a sport relatively low on the
United States sporting spectrum.
Its more interesting playing with the
FIFA league, Mattie said. The sport has
become more relevant to us, and I follow
various leagues now. Ive also developed
a hatred toward the Italian Serie A.
With games being held in various
apartments and on a number of con-
soles, the league calls in each game and
meticulously documents the results. On
occasion, a player who lives out of town
visits and knocks out all of his games in
marathon succession.
The game itself often does its best to
capture the intensity of an actual match
overseas. The cash on the line further
stokes the madness. While Blackman
admits to spouting his fair share of
pleasantries through the course of a
match, Mattie recently was involved in
a contest so heated it culminated in him
grabbing a bag and throwing it across
the room, shattering its contents.
Feeding the intensity of their gather-
ings, another FIFA innovation was born:
DRFIFA, or Drunk FIFA. Competitors
will take a shot when they are scored on,
two shots for a red card, one for a yel-
low card and one after a loss. Recentlym
Mattie and a friend departed with three
bottles of liquor when they staged a best
two-of-three contest, one game going to
commentary
Beautiful
game meets
video games
for the club
lacrosse team
BY CaSE KEEFEr
ckeefer@kansan.com
Texas coach Rick Barnes has bad news
for the rest of the Big 12 Conference: The
Longhorns can still shoot three-pointers as
effectively as ever.
Texas led the Big 12 last season with 309
three-pointers 34 more than the second
place team, Baylor. But that was from 19
feet, 9 inches away from the basket. The
NCAA decided to move the three-point
line back to 20 feet, 9 inches for the upcom-
ing season.
And Barnes figured it would have an
effect on his team going into the season.
Not yet, Barnes said. Longhorns such as
A.J. Abrams and Connor Atchley the
two leading long-range snipers returning
from last years Texas team arent both-
ered by it. After being in practice with it,
Barnes said. Im not sure it will make that
big of a difference.
The NCAA Mens Basketball Rule
Committee, whose chair was Kansas associ-
ate athletics director Larry Keating, voted in
favor of moving the line for the 2008-2009
season in May 2007. The committee listed
numerous benefits that would come as a
result of pushing the line back a foot. First
of all, it would free up space between the
inside players and perimeter players and
unclog the middle of the court.
The committee had researched moving
the line for more than a decade and con-
cluded that shooting percentages would
not drop significantly.
Now that the change has been imple-
mented, coaches agree. Most of the Big 12
coaches at Big 12 Media Day in Oklahoma
City last Thursday said the new line wasnt
a major concern.
Players are even more adamant that they
can still make three-pointers consistently.
Kansas sophomore Conner Teahan, who
made 12 of his 20 three-point attempts last
season, said the move was insignificant.
I dont even know how much farther
back it is, Teahan said. Its rare to have
somebody shooting right on the three-
point line anyway. Usually, youre a couple
of inches back.
Kansas coach Bill Self isnt so convinced
that the new three-point line wont change
the game. He said he thought it was a nec-
essary adjustment and would be good for
college basketball in the long run.
In the meantime, however, Self thinks it
will make players more susceptible to step-
ping out of bounds when theyre getting set
to shoot a three from the corner. Because
the line is further out, there is less space
between it and the sideline. Thats not his
only concern.
I think its going to affect all teams,
Self said. I think youre going to see more
teams take bad shots this year, because
theyre going to take it just inside of the
new three.
Self likes to refer to these shots as two-
and-a-half pointers because they are in
between the old three-point line and the
new one. He said the Jayhawks took plenty
of them during their Labor Day trip to
Ottawa, Canada, to play three exhibition
games and they need to learn to refrain
from that before the season starts.
But Baylor coach Scott Drew thinks the
new line could actually cut down on bad
shots. Drew said it might force coaches
to ban certain players from taking three-
pointers.
A lot of coaches have front-line players
that can flirt with the old college three,
Drew said. But now, we might not allow
them to shoot that because of that extra
foot.
Self said Kansas probably wont rely as
much on three-point shots this season. As
for Texas, well, thats a different story.
Jon goering/Kansan
Then freshmen Cole aldrich and Tyrel Reed celebrate a three-pointer during last years Big 12 championship
against Texas. Texas coach Rick Barnes said he is not worried about the newthree-point line this season, which is
moved back to 20 feet, 9 inches. Mario Chalmers hit eight three pointers in that game, leading the Jayhawks to their
third straight Big 12 title.
BY B.J. raInS
rains@kansan.com
The legend of the Todd Reesing video-
tape has many versions. Some say he mailed
it to coach Mark Mangino himself. Others
say his high school coach mailed it in. Some
even say that Reesing gave it to a friend on
campus who walked it down to the office
himself. Mangino doesnt even know how he
got the tape but hes glad he did.
Ive heard 10 different versions,
Mangino said. Ive never really asked him
how I got the tape. The bottom line is, the
tape got to me, which is good.
Reesings tape was sent after his junior
year of high school and contained high-
lights as well as a full half of a game.
He sent it out to several schools around
the country but received offers from only
Kansas, Kansas State and Duke.
While attending a football camp at Kansas
State, Reesing arranged to stop by the KU
campus on his way back to Austin, Texas.
It was interesting because the first time
I had ever been to Kansas was to come look
at both the schools that were in Kansas,
Reesing said. I never thought that Id end
up going to school in Kansas growing up,
but its working out pretty well.
Mangino and the coaching staff had
already watched the video when Reesing
stopped by the campus, and they were
impressed with what they saw.
You could see that he was not a really
big guy on tape, but boy, he made plays,
Mangino said. He made play after play after
play.
Reesing and his father met with Mangino
in his office, and Reesing impressed the
coach with his confidence and the way he
handled himself. The two then went on a
campus visit while Mangino talked with his
assistant coaches.
I remember exactly what I said,
Mangino said. I said, Hes small, but I like
him. I want to offer him a scholarship.
Reesing had been offered a scholarship
by then-Kansas State coach Bill Snyder. But
after only two weeks of thinking it over,
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defeated Missouri to send the match to a ffth set.
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sports 2B thursday, october 30, 2008
quote of the day
trivia of the day
fact of the day
ku sports this week
Personally, its an
adjustment, leaving a place I
loved to be. You just have to
start over. Its kind of part of
your job. When we come to the
NBA, we dont have a lot of say
in where were going to be.
Nick Collison, former Jayhawk,
current Oklahoma City Thunder
Former Kansas basketball
player Nick Collison averaged
a career-high 9.8 points per
game during the 2007-08
season. This season, hell be
playing his home games closer
to Lawrence. The Seattle Super-
sonics relocated to Oklahoma
City and became the Thunder
during the ofseason.
Source: Yahoo! Sports
Q: How many career points
did former Jayhawk Nick
Collison score while at Kansas?
A: 2,097. Collison is second
behind Danny Manning
on the career scoring list at
Kansas.
Today
No events
Friday
Soccer: Missouri, 6:30 p.m.
(Columbia, Mo.)
Tennis: Florida State Invitation-
al, all day (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Saturday
Football: Kansas State,
11:30 a.m. (Lawrence)
Swimming: Missouri, 2 p.m.
(Columbia, Mo.)
Volleyball: Kansas State, 7 p.m.
(Manhattan)
Cross Country: Big 12
Championships (Ames, Iowa)
Sunday
Womens basketball: Fort Hays
State, 2 p.m. (Lawrence)
Rowing: Frostbite Regatta, all
day (Wichita)
So Missouri is a swing state
one of those states on presidential
electoral map that is neither red
nor blue.
And its a biggie. There are 11
crucial electoral votes up for grabs.
An Obama victory in Missouri
may point to an election rout next
Tuesday. On the other hand, a
McCain victory keeps hope alive
for the old Maverick. Maybe he can
win in a squeaker.
But if Obama does win, and lets
say he wins by a small margin, you
may want to take a closer look at
hockey fans living in St. Louis.
Wait, you say. Hockey fans?
They should clearly be Sarah Palin
supporters, right? You know, the
self-described hockey mom.
Funny you mention that. Did you
see the St. Louis BluesLos Angeles
Kings game on Friday? Palin was
there to drop the first puck. And
to be honest, Ive never been to an
NHL game before. I didnt know
they even dropped a first puck. I
mean, it sounds a little like the first
pitch at a baseball game, but a lot
less exciting. At least when some-
one throws out the first pitch, you
get the humor of watching some
unathletic schlub bounce a ball up
to home plate. What do you get
in hockey? Whats exciting about
dropping a puck five feet straight
down? Wheres the fun in that?
Where was I? Oh yes, Palin. So
shes out on the ice, and to accom-
modate her, they have a carpet
to protect her from, well, falling.
After all, ice is pretty slick.
And so St. Louis goalie Manny
Legace is the first Blues player to
skate onto the ice. And somehow
although Im not sure how
Legace takes an awkward step onto
the carpet and strains his right hip
flexor. Seriously, Im not making
this up. Legace, who is a great
goaltender, according to my two St.
Louis friends, has already missed
one game, and he probably wont
play today against the Carolina
Hurricanes.
So if Im a Blues fan, I dont
know that Im that happy with
Sarah Palin.
And if Obama beats McCain by a
few thousand votes in Missouri, we
may be hearing about the Legace
effect for
years.
ThurSdAy
youTube SeSh
The Morning Brew presents its
weekly YouTube suggestion with a
liberal twist. Barack Obama is a bas-
ketball junkie. According to reports,
hes been known to play pickup
hoops before debates. Check out
this YouTube video of Obama play-
ing high school hoops in Honolulu.
Obama may have the body of
Tayshaun Prince, but Id compare
his game to Reggie Millers. He can
stick the three; hes sneaky quick;
and he plays smart. Search Classic
Obama: His high school basketball
days on YouTube. Enjoy.
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BY BRYAN WHEELER
bwheeler@kansan.com
High wind and cold tempera-
tures came as a surprise to the
mens golf team as it traveled south
for the Baylor Intercollegiate, the
final tournament of the fall season.
At tee-off time Monday, it was 38
degrees at Royal Oaks Country
Club in Dallas.
The team struggled in its first
two rounds of the two-day event
and would finish 10th overall. The
Jayhawks went on to finish for a
fourth-best third round on Tuesday
but did not gain any ground in the
12-team field.
After two rounds, the Jayhawks
were 40 strokes behind first-place
Texas A&M. The two best indi-
vidual performances for Kansas
came from sophomore Nate Barbee
and the teams two freshmen, Ian
Anson and Blake Giroux. All three
had scores of 75 in the second
round. Coach Kit Grove said the
weather and the teams mentality
affected their performance.
This game is so mental.
Especially with the young guys,
he said. When they get going the
wrong way, they think, not only am
I playing bad, but someone else is
playing bad.
In the third round on Tuesday,
the weather improved and so did
the players. Barbee shot a 71, leaving
him tied for 29th place with a three-
round score of 224. He had finished
the second round tied for 34th place
and nine strokes over par.
It was a good learning expe-
rience, he said. Going into the
offseason we know we have a lot to
work on.
Seniors Andrew Storm and
Walt Koelbel recorded a 70 and 72
respectively.
Storm finished tied for 32nd place
with a three-round score of 225.
Koelbel finished tied for 47th place
with a three-round score of 229.
Anson finished tied for 58th
place with a three round score of
236. Giroux finished tied for 60th
place with a three-round score of
237. Giroux improved through each
round recording 88, 75 and 74.
Im really proud of Blake, Grove
said. He really struggled the first
day. He fought back and shot a
couple pretty good rounds for us.
The team will not compete again
until the spring season when it trav-
els to Kona, Hawaii, for the Hawaii-
Hilo Invitational. With improvement
over the offseason, the team will try
to make it to the NCAA Regionals.
Our goal is to make it to region-
als, said Barbee. If we have a good
spring season that is definitely a
possibility.
Edited by Scott R. Toland
Baylor Intercollegiate:
T29. Nate Barbee,
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T32. Andrew Storm,
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T47. Walt Koelbel,
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T58. Ian Anson,
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T60. Blake Giroux,
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Team claims 10th-place finish out of 12 teams as it battles the elements
NFL
Player substance abuse
cases come into focus
DENVER A designer drug
it most certainly is not.
Bumetanide, the diuretic
that a handful of NFL players
allegedly have been using,
has been on the lengthy list of
drugs banned from sports for
decades.
Banned for so long, in fact,
that when news of the dop-
ing cases broke, a handful of
the nations top anti-doping
experts were sent scrambling
to their dusty archives and
the Internet for quick refresh-
ers on exactly how the drug
works.
Once they were reminded,
they couldnt help but wonder
how a substance so easy to de-
tect and dangerous if misused
could wind up in the systems of
high-paid athletes.
Associated Press
spEAkER
ESPN journalist to talk
at Green Hall today
A national basketball writer
will be on campus this after-
noon to give a guest lecture at
Green Hall.
Chad Ford, who covers the
NBA and the NBA Draft for
ESPN.com and ESPN Magazine,
will speak at 12:35 p.m. in Room
104 in Green Hall.
Fords lecture is titled, When
Parties Bring Their Jumpshots
to the Table: Sports and Confict
Transformation.
In addition to covering
basketball for the worldwide
leader in sports, Ford works as a
law professor at Brigham Young
University-Hawaii.
Ford, who has alluded to
being a big Kansas basketball
fan in some of his writings, will
hold a question and answer
session after he completes his
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The fnalists for the Draddy Trophy, college footballs so-called academic Heisman,
were announcedWednesday. HeismanTrophy contenders GrahamHarrell, above, and Chase
Daniel are among the most notable players in the running for $18,000 an scholarship toward
post-graduate studies.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK Dumb jocks?
Not in this crowd.
The finalists for the Draddy
Trophy, the so-called academic
Heisman, were announced
Wednesday. These 15 student-
athletes blow away the negative
stereotype that often gets pinned
to college football players. They
excel both at being students and
athletes.
Star quarterbacks Chase Daniel
from Missouri and Graham
Harrell from Texas Tech are the
most notable finalists selected by
the National Football Foundation
and College Football Hall of Fame.
Among the others are Ohio State
receiver Brian Robiskie, Illinois
offensive tackle Ryan McDonald
and Georgia Tech defensive tackle
Darryl Richard.
So often, all the negative stuff
commands the headlines, NFF
President & CEO Steve Hatchell
said Wednesday in a telephone
interview, but there are a lot of
great kids doing great things.
When you read what these kids
are doing you say, Man, I didnt do
anything when I was in college.
Take Richard, for example,
who didnt have time Wednesday
to do a phone interview with
The Associated Press because
after classes and practice he was
scheduled to preside over a town
hall meeting with athletic director
Dan Radakovich and other
university leaders. Richard, who
majors in management and has
a 3.5 grade-point average, is the
president of the Student-Athlete
Advisory Board.
The 290-pounder also is a team
captain and three-year starter with
9 career sacks.
Youve got to be a real player (to
be a Draddy candidate), Hatchell
said. You cant just be a backup
with a great grade-point average.
The Draddy Trophy is named
after Vincent dePaul Draddy, who
played football for Manhattan
College in the 1920s, was chairman
of the board for the NFF for 19
years and brought Izod and Lacoste
shirts to the United States. The
trophy was first awarded in 1990,
months after its namesake died.
Past winners include Peyton
Manning and Chad Pennington.
This years finalists were chosen
from 164 semifinalists. To qualify, a
player must be a senior or graduate-
student, have a GPA of at least
3.2, be a starter and demonstrate
leadership qualities.
Players from all levels of college
football are eligible.
The winner will be announced
Dec. 9 at the NFF awards banquet
in New York. All the finalists receive
an $18,000 scholarship toward
postgraduate studies. The winners
scholarship will be increased to
$25,000.
For some of the finalists, that
scholarship money might be put
aside for while.
Robiskie, the son of former
professional running back and
longtime coach Terry Robiskie, is
projected to be an NFL draft pick.
But having grown-up in an
NFL family, Brian Robiskie
knows planning on a long career
in football is no way to ensure a
secure future.
You never know what can
happen with football, but if you get
your degree you always have that
to fall back on, said Robiskie, a
marketing major with a 3.54 GPA
in Ohio States business school.
Seeing first hand how the business
of the NFL is, it was always
something I thought about.
Robiskie credits his parents,
especially his mother, with teaching
him the importance of education.
Moms rule in the Robiskie home
was bad grades equals no football.
That was enough to make sure
Brian stayed straight.
I was always too scared that
she would end up sitting me, said
Robiskie, who has 30 catches and
five touchdowns this season for
No. 13 Ohio State.
Athletes with good grades nominated for Draddy
Fifteen football players recognized for university academic achievements
nfl
Senate asks league to allow
more broadcasts on free TV
WASHINGTON Senators
have asked the NFL commissioner
to make game broadcasts on the
NFL Network available on free
television to more fans.
The league has said it provided
free broadcasts in the home cities
of competing teams. But 13 law-
makers said in a letter this week
to Roger Goodell that the NFL is
too narrowly interpreting what a
home city is.
The policy leaves behind NFL
fans across the country simply
because they live outside cities
to which the NFL has granted
franchises, according to the letter
made public Wednesday. For ex-
ample, the NFL does not consider
the western Pennsylvania town of
Johnstown part of the Pittsburgh
Steelers home market, the letter
said.
The senators want quick action
so fans in every market receive
free TV access to games played
by their closest team or the team
it has been historically aligned to.
Eight games will air this season
on the NFL Network, which is
available in less than 40 percent
of households. The league is in
a dispute with major cable com-
panies over whether they should
carry the channel as part of a
basic package.
In a statement, the NFL said
the goal was to provide the NFL
Network to a national audience,
but the goal has been undercut
by several of the largest cable
operators.
Associated Press
Draddy Trophy fnalists
chase Daniel
Missouri quarterback
graham Harrell
Texas Tech quarterback
brian Robiskie
Ohio State receiver
Ryan McDonald
Illinois ofensive tackle
Darryl Richard
Georgia Tech defensive
tackle
andrew berry
Harvard cornerback
Ryan berry
South Dakota State
quarterback
brian freeman
Carnegie Mellon tackle
casey gerald
Yale cornerback
Quin Harris
Louisiana Tech linebacker
Jef Horinek
Colorado State linebacker
Ryan Kees
St. Cloud State defensive end
alex Mack
California center
greg Micheli
Mount Union quarterback
louie Sakoda
Utah kicker
Mlb
Three-day game results in
World Series win for Phillies
By BEn WAlKER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHILADELPHIA From
losingest team to longest game,
the Philadelphia Phillies are World
Series champions.
Strange as that sounds.
Strange as it was.
Brad Lidge and the Phillies fin-
ished off the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3
in a three-inning sprint Wednesday
night to win a suspended Game 5
nearly 50 hours after it started.
Left in limbo by a two-day
rainstorm, the Phillies seesawed
to their first championship since
1980. Pedro Feliz singled home the
go-ahead run in the seventh and
Lidge closed out his perfect season
to deliver the title Philly craved for
so long.
Its over, Phillies shortstop
Jimmy Rollins said. Its over,
man.
Bundled in parkas and blankets,
fans returned in force to Citizens
Bank Park and saw the city claim
its first major sports championship
in 25 years. No more references
needed to those sad-sack Phillies
teams in the past and their 10,000-
plus losses.
It was among the most bizarre
endings in baseball history, a
best-of-seven series turned into a
best-of-3 showdown when play
resumed in the bottom of the sixth
inning tied at 2.
Two Rays relievers warmed up
to start, and there was a pinch-hit-
ter before a single pitch. God Bless
America was sung rather than the
national anthem and the seventh-
inning stretch came quickly.
Despite low TV ratings and
minus the majors most glamorous
teams, fans will always remember
how this one wrapped up. And
for the first time in a long while,
kids saw a World Series champion
crowned before bedtime.
While former NL MVPs Ryan
Howard and Rollins drive the
Phillies, it was others who won it
on this chilly night and sent the
young Rays home.
Tied at 3, Pat Burrell led off the
seventh with a drive off the center-
field wall against J.P. Howell. Chad
Bradford relieved and one out later
Feliz singled home pinch-runner
Eric Bruntlett.
Rocco Baldellis solo home run
off Ryan Madson, who relieved
Cole Hamels when the game
resumed, made it 3-all in the top
of the seventh. The Rays almost
got more, but All-Star second base-
man Chase Utley alertly bluffed a
throw to first on a grounder over
the bag and instead threw out Jason
Bartlett at the plate.
Pinch-hitter Geoff Jenkins, the
first batter Wednesday night, dou-
bled and later scored on Jayson
Werths bloop single.
In all, there were six new pitch-
ers, three pinch-hitters and two
pinch-runners when play restart-
ed.
Manager Charlie Manuel, whose
NL East champions clinched a play-
off spot in the final week, guided
the Phillies second overall champi-
onship in six World Series tries.
Once known as a city of cham-
pions, Philadelphia sports fell on
hard times after Julius Erving and
Moses Malone led the Sixers to the
1983 title.
Since then, the Phillies, Eagles,
Sixers and Flyers made it to the
championship game or round
seven times, in total and lost all
of them.
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Wednesday, Oct. 29. The Phillies defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 to win the series.
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BY TAYLOR BERN
tbern@kansan.com
Another Saturday, another top
12 opponent for Mack Browns
Texas Longhorns.
No. 1 Texas will play a team
ranked 12th or higher for the fourth
week in a row when it travels to
Lubbock to face
No. 6 Texas
Tech this
weekend. The
Longhorns are
in their third
week as the top-
ranked team.
The label
of No. 1 is hard
to get and its
harder to keep,
Brown said.
Last week,
Texas played then No. 6 Oklahoma
State and narrowly escaped with a
28-24 victory. Now it goes on the
road for what could be the most
important game in Texas Tech his-
tory. Just dont try to get coach
Mike Leach to say that.
I dont rank em, theres no way
to rank em, he said. Theyre all
important and exciting to prepare
for.
College Gameday will be in
Texas for the game and there are
sure to be some fantastic features
on the two quarterbacks. Longhorn
quarterback Colt McCoy leads the
country with an 81.8 completion
percentage, while Red Raider passer
Graham Harrell leads the nation in
passing yards per game with 393.4.
Brown loves his signal-caller,
but he also had nothing but praise
for Leachs guy.
Graham is so accurate and
smart and so competitive, Brown
said. Graham is probably the best
quarterback theyve had there.
BCS: Broken and
ConfuSing SyStem
Think youre the only one who
doesnt understand how the BCS
rankings work? Turns out youre in
pretty good company.
The topic of computer rankings
has come up a few times in the last
two weeks, and
a pair of high-
profile coach-
es echoed the
cries of many
college foot-
ball fans across
the country.
Okl ahoma
State coach
Mike Gundy,
whose team
is No. 9 in
the BCS this
week, said his sons figure out the
Cowboys rank and call him each
Sunday morning.
I dont understand how it works,
Gundy said. I just know that if you
win enough games, you stay up
where you want to be ranked.
Last week computer rankings
were brought up to Texas Tech
coach Mike Leach. The Red
Raiders are ranked seventh in the
BCS, but their computer average
is lower than three teams ranked
below them.
Asked if he thought the com-
puters were underestimating his
team, Leach responded the way
only he can.
I dont know, I try to avoid com-
puters as much as I can, he said.
Obviously, you need somebody
around that knows how to run a
computer and your video is on com-
puters, but to me anything involving
computers is very frustrating so I
ignore to every extent that I can.
Its not like I can send a repair
man or somebody to fix them.
Brad Smith,
Part deux
Missouri coach Gary Pinkels
former do-everything quarterback
Brad Smith is now a do-everything
wide receiver for the New York
Jets.
This week, Pinkels squad plays
Baylor, which has its own ber-
talented quarterback in freshman
Robert Griffin. Pinkel said he sees
a lot of similarities between Griffin
and Smith.
Griffin is an exceptional ath-
lete who carries himself well
for a young player, Pinkel said.
Watching film, its obvious this
guys got a great future.
Griffin won the 400-meter hur-
dle conference title on the Bears
track team and in 175 pass attempts
he has yet to throw an interception.
During Mondays Big 12 telecon-
ference, Pinkel was asked how to
slow Griffin down.
Thats the right term, you try to
slow him down, Pinkel said. You
dont stop a guy like him. You have
to contain him, make sure he cant
get out and run. He can break a
defense down.
freShman Phenom
Oklahoma middle linebacker
Ryan Reynolds was a preseason
Big 12 All-American, and his sea-
son-ending injury was supposed
to ravage the Sooners linebacking
corps.
Enter freshman Travis Lewis.
Lewis ranks second in the con-
ference with 10.4 tackles per game,
third in the conference with three
interceptions and also has 3.5
sacks.
Last week he notched 15 total
tackles, two tackles for loss and
two interceptions. The performance
earned him Big 12 Defensive Player
of the Week honors.
Hes really come on and been
a great player for us, Oklahoma
coach Stoops said. Hes been very
consistent.
Edited by Scott R. Toland
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Texas quarterback Colt McCoy calls a play at the line of scrimmage during an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State on Saturday,
in Austin, Texas. McCoy passed for 391 yards in helping the Longhorns to a 28-24 victory. No. 1 Texas faces No. 6 Texas Tech on Saturday in Lubbock.
Both teams are ranked in the top ten in the BCS standings heading into this matchup.
Big 12 footBall
Texas-sized showdown highlights Big 12 games
Graham is so accurate and
smart and so competitive.
Graham is probably the best
quarterback theyve had there.
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Texas coach
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BY JAYSON JENKS
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In arguably the biggest moment
of her young career, sophomore
Katie Williams didnt fully grasp
the situation.
Last year against border rival
Missouri, Williams headed in two
goals as the Jayhawks knocked off
the Tigers 2-1. But it wasnt until
later that the defender completely
comprehended the degree of her
accomplishment.
I didnt really understand the
significance of the KU-Missouri
battle, Williams said. But now
I do. It means
more to me
now than it did
to me then.
On Friday,
Wi l l i a m s ,
a Houston
native, and
the rest of
the defensive
unit will once
again play a
major role
in the Kansas-Missouri rivalry.
Entering the regular season finale
against the Tigers, the Jayhawks
have allowed just one goal in four
games.
And theyve done so with a
balanced meshing of defen-
sive pieces. Take Kim Boyer and
Estelle Johnson for example.
Boyer provides the Jayhawks with
an offensive presence from the
defender position, while Johnson,
a self-described defensive-minded
player, often covers those forward
pushes.
When other teams look at
us, they dont really know where
to focus their scouting report,
Johnson said. We have such ver-
satile players they cant really focus
on trying to shut us all down.
Perhaps the most versatile
Jayhawk is Boyer. The junior began
the year as Kansas first substi-
tute at forward before becoming a
starting defender in the Oklahoma
game three weeks ago.
The Jayhawks have allowed just
one goal after that game.
Shes been incredible, Williams
said. Her long leg... Geez. Shes
really meshed with the defense
and has learned a lot quickly.
But Boyer isnt the only one.
The entire defensive unit has
meshed and progressed as the sea-
sons continued. The same mis-
takes that cost the Jayhawks a few
victories earlier this year, coach
Mark Francis said, have been cor-
rected.
Part of that improvement came
by way of playing together. The
majority, though, had a direct cor-
relation with enhanced commu-
nication between members of the
defense.
Communication-wise, were
getting used to each other as the
season progress-
es, goalie Julie
Hanley said. A
lot of it is com-
munication, cov-
ering for each
other and being
in the right spot.
While com-
munication may
have once been
an area of con-
cern for the
Jayhawks, athleticism has not. And
arguably the most athletic player
on the team also happens to be a
defender.
Sophomore Lauren Jackson,
Kansas fastest player, provides the
Jayhawks with the sheer athleti-
cism needed to simply stick with
quality offensive players.
We have to be athletic enough
to deal with athletically gifted for-
wards, Francis said. The other
thing is with our style of play. We
try to possess the ball. Our defend-
ers have to be able to play under
pressure and be composed on the
ball.
That all will be tested on Friday.
Missouri plays a high-pressure,
physical style of play that will
no doubt challenge the Kansas
defense.
Only this time around, Katie
Williams enters the game with a
complete understanding of the
rivalry.
Its going to be like a blood-
bath, Williams said. Its always
going to be a battle.
Edited by Brenna Hawley
Ryan McGeeney/KANSAN
Junior forward Shannon McCabe, left, and junior defender Estelle Johnson embrace
after the Jayhawks 1-0 victory over Texas A&MFriday afternoon. McCabe scored her third goal of
the season during the game.
Communication key for team
in Border Showdown Friday
Soccer
Defense has allowed only one goal in
past three games after Boyers move
Our defenders have to be
able to play under pressure
and be composed on the ball.
mark francis
soccer coach
nfl
Struggling Chiefs
replace majority
of kicking unit
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.
Misfortune continues to dog the
struggling Kansas City Chiefs,
who now are having to scramble
to find replacements for almost
their entire kicking unit.
The Chiefs (1-6) signed free
agent long snapper Thomas
Gafford on Wednesday and
placed Jean-Philippe Darche on
injured reserve. Darche, the long
snapper since 2007, injured his
knee in last weeks 28-24 loss to
the New York Jets. He continued
playing and the severity was not
realized until Monday.
Last week, the Chiefs released
place kicker Nick Novak, who
had missed four of 10 field goal
attempts, and summoned rook-
ie Connor Barth from North
Carolina, where he had been
working at a golf course.
As a rookie free agent, Barth
had competed with Novak
throughout training camp and
been among the final cuts before
the season opener.
In addition, punter Dustin
Colquitt could miss a second
straight game with a groin injury.
Colquitt, averaging 47.9 yards,
is one of the few Chiefs players
near the top in any meaningful
statistical category.
He did not practice on
Wednesday, and coach Herm
Edwards did not sound encour-
aged about his status for Sundays
game against Tampa Bay. He was
replaced by another free agent
who had been out of the league,
Steve Weatherford.
Edwards has already lost his
top two quarterbacks to season-
ending injuries and starting run-
ning back Larry Johnson will be
out at least a third straight game
and maybe longer.
Darche will undergo knee sur-
gery.
You dont expect these things
to happen to your long snapper,
Edwards said. Weve done it all
on our special teams kicker,
long snapper and punter. Other
than that, were OK.
Also unable to practice on
Wednesday were cornerbacks
Patrick Surtain and Dimitri
Patterson and running back
Jamaal Charles.
Johnson met with NFL com-
missioner Roger Goodell in
New York but was at practice
Wednesday. He was benched the
last two games for breaking team
rules.
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overtime, rife with penalties.
With so many games played
during the course of their sea-
son, Mattie and Blackman have
noticed a growth in the virtual
soccer skills of themselves and
fellow contestants, while also a
greater knowledge of the techni-
calities of the game.
As a sport noticeably different
than the mainstream diversions
most Americans are accustomed
to, soccer can easily be dismissed
as a pathetic back and forth con-
test featuring attempts to score on
an abnormally large goal. These
thoughts were shared by Mattie,
Blackman and no doubt a number
of their peers, but that consensus
has been replaced with a new-
found knowledge of the game.
The seeds of a bit of a passion
have been planted and with the
FIFA tournaments a new tradi-
tion amongst friends was created.
Its fantasy futbol to the extent
where you control the outcome.
Whether you leave smashed
or with a surplus of cash, this
interpretation on the video game
series is one example of an uncon-
ventional, yet efficient, gateway
to broadening ones sports reper-
toire.
Reesing called the KU coaching
staff and said he was headed for
Lawrence.
It didnt take a lot of convinc-
ing for him to believe that I had
a chance to
play, Reesing
said. He was
the only per-
son where it
didnt take a
lot of convinc-
ing. I didnt
have to come
throw the ball
in front of
him or any-
thing. He saw
the tape he
saw a guy who could make plays.
Reesings height kept him
from getting offers at other big-
time schools. Several schools
inquired about the 5-foot-11
gunslinger but soured on him
when they saw him in person.
As soon as they laid eyes on
him in the hallway or at spring
practice, Mangino said. When
they saw his size, even though
they liked everything he did, it
was a great concern for some
people.
Reesing also was concerned
about his height but hoped that
Mang i no
would see
past his
size on his
videotape.
He hoped
that his tal-
ent would
be the dif-
ference.
I knew
he wasnt
going to
like me for
my size, Reesing said. That
was really the only chance I
had, for him to like the fact that
I could make plays and throw
the ball well.
Luckily for Jayhawk fans,
Mangino got Reesings tape and
liked what he saw. Even his
size.
Edited by Jennifer Torline
reesing (continued from 1b)
Kansan FiLe PHoto
Quarterback todd reesings height kept himfromgetting ofers at big-time schools.
Before becoming a Jayhawk, Reesing turned down a scholarship to Kansas State.
You could see that he was not a
really big guy on tape, but boy,
he made plays. He made play
after play after play.
Mark Mangino
Football coach
NFL
broncos
Qbs fnger
feels fne
By PAT GRAHAM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. Jay
Cutler declared the dinged-up
index finger on his throwing hand
is feeling fine.
The Denver Broncos quarter-
back effortlessly validated the point,
winging a pass nearly 60 yards
downfield in practice Wednesday.
It feels pretty good, he said.
Got lucky.
Lucky that he didnt suffer a
similar fate as Tony Romo, whos
been sidelined since breaking the
pinkie finger on his throwing hand
on Oct. 12.
Cutlers finger swelled up after
he smacked it on a helmet during
the first play of a 41-7 loss to New
England, but it wasnt broken
just bumped and bruised.
The concern proved pointless as
Cutlers zip hasnt dipped due to the
dinged digit.
Just ask Michael Pittman.
Hes playing like the Jay I know,
said Pittman, who plans on being
available Sunday against Miami
despite sore ribs. Hes got a real
strong arm, one of the strongest
quarterbacks Ive been around. I
plan on Jay having a big game this
weekend.
He had a game hed rather for-
get at New England. Cutler threw
for a season-low 168 yards and
two interceptions. He also sat out
a series late in the first half due
to the finger, leading to an elbow
injury to backup Patrick Ramsey
that knocked him out for the year.
Cutler was also banged up trying
to chase down Andre Halls second
fumble of the game, with Patriots
defensive tackle Vince Wilfork
elbowing Cutler in the helmet.
I think I got rolled up by
(Rodney) Harrison and then on
my way back up, I think (Wilfork)
gave me a forearm to the head,
said Cutler, who felt a little dizzy
following the hit. I guess they
called him in on it.
Wilfork will be fined but not sus-
pended by the NFL after meeting
with commissioner Roger Goodell,
a person familiar with the situation
told The Associated Press.
With his finger no longer a con-
cern, Cutler can turn his attention
to another irksome issue fixing a
scuffling offense.
The Broncos may soon have
some of their absent arsenal back
as Brandon Stokley is nearing full
strength after a concussion, while
Selvin Young (groin) and Tony
Scheffler (groin) both think theyre
close to returning.
All three practiced on a limited
basis Wednesday along with Hall
(ankle).
To not be a part of (the offense)
in the past couple of weeks and hav-
ing to sit back and watch has been
tough, Scheffler said. Hopefully,
Ill get back out there this week.
Cutler cant wait to have those
playmakers back at his disposal.
It helps out our offense, what
were trying to do. It doesnt limit
us, Cutler said.
The return of Stokley could help
alleviate the pressure on Brandon
Marshall, whos drawing a steady
dose of double coverage. Even with
the added attention, Marshall is
still tied for third in the league with
49 catches.
Weve just got to find ways to
get him the ball, Cutler said.
An effective ground game could
open up things for Marshall and
the rest of the receivers.
Enter Ryan Torain.
With Young hobbled, Hall hav-
ing trouble holding onto the foot-
ball and Pittmans ribs aching, the
Broncos may trot out Torain, a
rookie from Arizona State whos
been missing since breaking a bone
in his elbow in August.
Im excited to play, Torain said.
It just feels good to be back.
His arrival couldnt come at a
more opportune time.
He just adds a little juice to
the backfield, Cutler said. To get
fresh legs back there, its definitely
going to help. I think hes going to
help us out a lot.
Before the injury, Torain was
looking at carries in short-yardage
situations, a role that Pittman thrived
in before being promoted to lead
tailback when Young went down.
ning and the end and they con-
trolled the middle, Bechard said.
Im just glad we were part of
the end.
Even sweeter than a set-five
comeback is doing it against your
archrival. Even though this match
counts as one victory, Bechard
knows it means more than that to
Jayhawks fans.
Theres Jayhawk fans overseas
or somewhere that are monitor-
ing. The most important thing
for them is Whats the score
between Missouri and Kansas in
the Border Showdown? Bechard
said.
A look at the numbers to
see why Kansas won is stag-
gering. Missouri leads the Big
12 in digs, yet Kansas out-dug
them 92-68. The Tigers, howev-
er, accumulated 20 total blocks,
but Kansas had 25 more kills
than the Tigers. Five Jayhawks
had double-digit kills, a season-
high.
But senior middle blocker
Savannah Noyes, who has played
Missouri for the last time, said
even though she didnt play her
best match, only one stat mat-
tered to her: victories.
Im just glad that we could
win in our gym, she said. And
thats really all I wanted.
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