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Alumnus creates collaborative Kenyan runners program

BY NICOLAS ROESLER
nroesler@kansan.com High up in the 7,000-foot altitude of Mount Kenya, running is life. One University alumnus is tapping into the level of success and passion Kenyan runners are made of both by taking athletes to Africa and by providing ways for them to compete around the world. Mike Solomon, a 1971 graduate and former track and field athlete, has begun an international training exchange program called Sport Exchange, along with elite trainers and coaches in Kenya. The goal of this new program is to encourage international cohesion on an athletic front. I always thought that with the Americans lagging behind in distance running, this was the only way to improve, Solomon said. To go there and train with their best guys and their national coaches. In the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Kenyans won half of the medals in distances of more than 800 meters, including two gold medals. They also won gold in the marathon, a 25.32 mile run. Solomon and his colleagues, Frank Murithi and Lawrence Gitonga, are trying to harness that type of improvement that is hard to success for young American ath- find anywhere else in the world. Everything from our climate to letes. However, Solomons friend and fellow University alumnus Dan our nutrition makes Kenyan runWaters said the American college ners strong, Murithi said via Skype athletics system for track and field from Kenya. He added that the Kenyan runis the best in the world. Waters, who ran track at Kansas ning spirit is contagious to visiting between 1990 and 1995 and is now athletes who have trained with him. an assistant coach at Texas A&M, It might be the completely natural said he wouldnt trade the train- diet and fresh cow milk that the ing athletes in the states for any runners drink every morning. Youll never want to leave other in the world while in college. It is after college when he thinks Kenya, Murithi said. We make Solomons program would benefit you feel like a true Kenyan. The trouble right now is getathletes. ting word out to American In order to beat the athletes who are willing to best you have to train accept Kenya as a tempowith the best, Waters rary home. Solomon said said of athletes who are college athletes are so busy pursuing track and field year-round with school after college. So going and sports that taking a to Kenya and training semester to go to Africa with some of the best Michael Solomon isnt always possible. athletes in the world However, Solomon and gives you great exposure Murithi are working with and opens your eyes and your mind as to what it takes to be the United States International University in Nairobi and other competitive at the highest level. Murithi, an athletics manager universities to establish a sort of who has managed and trained mul- study abroad program. This would tiple Kenyan athletes to interna- allow college athletes to train there tional standards, said training in and miss out on earning credit Kenya is more intense than many hours for graduation. Solomon and Murithi are also other parts of the world, and their location and environment foster a involved in obtaining athletic scholarships for Kenyan runners in the United States. In the early 1970s, Solomon began working for the Texas at El Paso track and field team. There, he witnessed one of the first schools in the country to recruit and even fill their roster with foreign athletes, many of them Kenyans. When he began working at UTEP, they had two or three Kenyan athletes. Now they have 10. There are only 15 athletes from the U.S. on their 41-athlete roster. Solomon and Murithi said most of the runners in Kenya come from poor families, and running scholarships are one of their only ways out of Kenya. However, many of them return after their education. CoNTRIBUTED PHoTo He is offering an opportunity Frank Murithi poses between two Kenyan runners. Murithi trains with the runners on Mount Kenya. for athletes that are in a country not as developed as the United Sport Exchange has yet to host gram didnt extend their recruitStates and offers them a chance to ing efforts to an international level an American university athlete, but get a degree from a university here Solomon thinks the inexpensiveuntil the late 1980s. in the states and take it back to their Solomon is working on adver- ness and the value of training with country and possibly help develop tising for Sport Exchange here in professional athletes will draw athit, Waters said of Solomons and the states, through different run- letes in the near future. Murithis program. The international competitive ning publications. He has spent The Kansas track and field team the last 10 years traveling between pace is quickening, and Solomon is only has four foreign athletes on Kenya, Ethiopia and the Middle trying to keep the United States up the team, two from Jamaica and East promoting Sport Exchange to the standard. two from Europe. Waters said that Edited by Leslie Kinsman and recruiting athletes. the Kansas track and field pro-

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Jinyoung Choi, a doctoral student in cello performance, performs a solo recital at Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall on Monday night, which fulfilled a partial requirement for her degree. Choi performed songs by Samual Barber, Bohuslav Martinu, and Sergei Prokofiev at her concert, which was a free, public event.

Executive staff changes may be delayed

BY MICHAEL HOLTZ
mholtz@kansan.com Student Senator Aaron Harris asked the Court of Appeals for an injunction that would prevent Senate from drafting a proposed bill on Wednesday. The bill, which was proposed by Student Body President Michael Wade Smith, outlines a plan to restructure the Student Senate Executive Staff. The Court of Appeals will make a ruling on Harris request tonight. Senate will have its last meeting of the semester on Wednesday. If the court issues the injunction, Senate will be barred from drafting the bill until mid-January, when classes and Senate resume. Smith outlined his restructuring plan in front of Senate on Nov. 10. At least three senators raised concerns about his proposed changes at that time, including Harris, a non-traditional senator and junior from Kansas City, Kan. At the meeting, Smith said the restructuring would take effect the following day, but few of the changes have yet occurred. The proposed changes include combining the community affairs director and legislative director into one position, changing the job title of communications director to outreach director and creating a new position, the development director. The duties assigned to each position would also change under the restructuring. Harris said he wasnt concerned with Smiths proposed changes to the executive staff, but rather Smiths approach to implementing those changes. Harris said formal legistlation needed to pass before restructuring could take effect. According to Smiths interpretation of Senates Rules and Regulations, the student body president is allowed to change the job descriptions of executive staff members as he or she sees fit. But Harris said the student body president was only allowed to make short-term changes to executive staff. He said legislation was required for the types of permanent changes Smith wanted to implement. Were taking a very liberal approach to our interpretation and Ill recognize that, Smith said. But I dont think its outside of the rules. Though Smith disagreed with Harris, he agreed to present the legislation needed to formalize the changes. Its not a big enough deal for us, if they had concerns, to not present something, Smith said. Smith originally planned to present a bill in late February or early March to solidify the new executive staff structure in Rules and Regulations. Waiting until the spring semester would give the executive staff time to test the waters, Smith and other staff members said. Under the restructuring, Alex Earles would become the development director. For us to present legislation now would be ineffective and hinder the possibilities of what Alex can do, said Megan Ritter, student body vice president. In his request to the Court of Appeals, Harris said that if Senate drafted legislation Wednesday, it would legitimize the illegal actions of the student body president. None of the four committees reviewed the legislation two weeks ago. Smith would need to move Senate into committee as a whole, a rare procedural tactic, to pass it Wednesday. Harris said Smith had already set a dangerous precedent by trying to implement the changes without the Senates consent. Though Harris supports formal legislation, he said Senate needed more time to make its decision. If it came down to that there is enough support, Harris said. It would pass no problem and no one would think the better of it. Smith said he would appeal to the Universitys Judicial Board if the Court of Appeals approved the injunction. Edited by Roshni Oommen

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TUESDAY
November 30
n ku Army roTc and red cross are hosting a

WEDNESDAY
December 1
n The Academic Achievement and Access center is presenting a workshop about preparing for finals from 5 to 5:30 p.m. in Wescoe Hall, room 4008. n The student Involvement and Leadership center is hosting an international internship fair from 6 to 8 p.m. in the fourth floor lobby of the kansas union.

THURSDAY
December 2
n student union Activities is hosting a holiday open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the fourth floor lobby of the kansas union. n The ku Libraries department of instrutional services is presenting a workshop on making charts and graphics with excel 2007 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Anschutz Library instruction center.

December 3
n The ku department of dance will present New dance concert at 7:30 p.m. in robinson center, elizabeth sherbon dance Theatre, studio 240. n student union Activities will host a showing of the movie eat, Pray, Love from 8 to 10 p.m. in the kansas union, Woodruff Auditorium, level 5.

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blood drive from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the military science building, second Floor drill deck.
n The Hall center for Humanities is presenting a

modernities seminar with majid Hannoum from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the Hall center seminar room.

SATURDAY
December 4
n The department of visual Art will host an open drawing workshop from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Art and design building room 405. n student union Activies will host free cosmic bowling from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. in Jaybowl, 1st floor of the kansas union.

December 5
n ku school of music will present a Holiday vespers concert from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Lied center.

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December 6
n There will be an informational session about the Peace corps from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Pine room in the kansas union. n The ku school of music will present a Percussion ensemble from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at swarthout recital Hall at murphy Hall.

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U.K. colleges a cheap alternative for American students

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LONDON Not everyone who attended the University of St. Andrews, in Scotland, around 2001 when Prince William was the man about campus expected to marry the grandson of a queen. Its true that St. Andrews is a popular choice for U.S. college students to pursue a degree abroad, but the college offers more than just the potential for proximity to royalty or the opportunity to improve your golf game. As tuition at U.S. colleges increasingly becomes less affordable for many, and as spots at the most competitive institutions more and more resemble gold dust, some American high schoolers are looking to the U.K. to meet their educational needs. Its almost heresy to say it right now here in the U.K., what with English students recently taking to the streets in protest at the governments proposal to raise tuition fees to no less than 6,000 pounds a year (just under $10,000) for some domestic enrollees, but the fact remains that, by U.S. standards, St. Andrews, like other universities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, remains a cheap place to get an education. Tuition fees in the U.K. vary from institution to institution, and also from region to region, but the cost for an overseas undergraduate at St. Andrews for the academic year 2009-10 would be about $19,000. And if youre lucky enough to be able to claim home or European Union status, this figure though set to triple or even quadruple from 2012 onwards for some institutions south of the Scottish border under the British coalition governments aggressive overhauls to higher-education funding would be just shy of $3,000 a year. Even to study in the University of Oxfords hallowed halls would cost a U.S. student just over $20,000 for an undergraduate program of study. (The fee would be about $4,700 for a U.K. student.) There are more than 4,000 colleges and universities in the U.S., according to the Census Bureau. Hundreds of these are technical or vocational colleges with extremely diverse curricula, while others are two-year institutions of varied quality and focus, which makes it tricky to compare like for like, especially at the international level. Much easier is to do the math. Every single college that features in the top 20 of the U.S. News and World Reports most recent ranking of best U.S. colleges costs at least $34,000 a year in tuition and fees. Most, in fact, are closer to $40,000 a year, and quite a few top that level. Sure, there are plane tickets, time zones, foul weather and the cultural labyrinth resulting from two nations divided, as the saying goes, by a common language. However, if youre contemplating spending at the higher end of the scale, theres also approximately $80,000 or more to be saved by simply shipping junior off to this island nation hemmed in by the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. More than 3,000 normally U.S.domiciled undergraduate-level students applied to do just that in 2009, according to UCAS, the organization responsible for managing applications to higher education programs in the U.K. And while only 1,330 were actually accepted, according to UCAS, the relatively modest numbers mask a rising trend. There has been a 27 percent increase in undergraduate applications from U.S. students since 2006, while the total number of U.S. students studying for full degrees at British higher-education institutions as of 2009 stands at just more than 14,000, data from the U.K.s Higher Education Statistics Agency show.

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Campus club offers benefits of medicinal marijuana with film screening

amcnaughton@kansan.com We all have a little cannabis in us. At least thats what narrator Peter Coyote said during Monday nights screening of the Len Richmond film, What if cannabis cured cancer. The film was shown during a meeting for the Universitys chapter of The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. According to their website, since its founding in 1970, NORML has provided a voice for Americans who oppose marijuana prohibition, favoring an end to the prac-

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tice of arresting marijuana smokers. NORML continues to lead the fight to reform state and federal marijuana laws. Established in the spring of 2010, the universitys chapter of NORML is the first organization of its kind to hit campus. Jacob Fox, a sophomore from Philadelphia, Penn., and the clubs president, used the film as a capstone for the final meeting of the semester. Its just a great film and there is just so much medical information about the benefits of marijuana that I cant even fully understand, Fox said. Maybe thats why Ive seen it a few times. About 30 students showed up in

Stauffer-Flint for the film, which explored the medical aspects of marijuana and discussed how its chemical components make it less harmful than alcohol and other illegal substances. According to the film, China began using marijuana as a medicine in 2727 BC and even Queen Victoria was called kind of a pothead. The film stated that she used marijuana to alleviate her painful menstrual cramps. Emily Page, a senior from Liberty, Mo., and secretary of the club, said a lot of people dont bother to go out and find actual facts regarding the illegal substance, relying on preconceived notions instead. When I started researching the

medical effects on cancer, I was floored, Page said. Out of the many chemical compounds found in marijuana, some have been found to essentially treat cancer. Marijuana has four major cannabinoids, a type of compound found in marijuana. The cannabinoid cannabidiol can relieve a number of ailments such as nausea and anxiety. An article in Science Daily in 2007 reported that researchers at Harvard University found that the cannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, cuts tumor growth in common lung cancer in half and significantly reduces the ability of the cancer to spread.

But marijuana doesnt just fight cancer once its introduced to our bodies. According to the film, similar compounds are already in us. Each and everyone of us is fundamentally made to respond to marijuana. According to the cannabis medical dictionary, endocannabinoids are natural compounds within the human body that are essentially identical to medicinal compounds found in cannabis. The endocannabinoid system regulates many aspects of health. Despite the reported health benefits of medicinal marijuana, prescribing it is only legal in 15 states. Page said the resistance to legalization boils down to money and

certain industries like tobacco and alcohol. Because of the existing infrastructures, its just not possible, Page said. While marijuana remains at the forefront of political discussions across the country, at the local level NORML club members seek to destroy stereotypes and convey what they consider to be the truth behind cannabis. The film concluded with a Raph Waldo Emerson quote pondering that very truth. What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. Edited by Leslie Kinsman

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be submitted online and can be found on the City of Lawrence website. Applicants must have a fouryear degree in law enforcement, political science or a related field, nine years of increasingly responsible experience with municipal police, four years in a management role and a masters degree is preferred, according to the online job description. Capt. tarik Khatib has served as interim police chief since Olin came to the university.
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Lawrence Police searching for chief

Lawrence is set to hire a police chief by the end of the year, the first time the city will hire a new chief of police in the lifetime of most university students. Former police chief ron Olin vacated the job he had held since December 1987 to work for Kansas Athletics Inc. on Sept. 1 to fill its new position of director of security/internal controls. the deadline to apply for police chief is Dec. 6. Applications must

bOuLDer, Colo. two university of Colorado graduates are marketing a new business called Hangover Helpers in boulder, home of Cus main campus. theyll bring in breakfast burritos and Gatorade the morning after a party and clean up the mess. the Daily Camera in boulder reports that Marc Simons started cleaning party houses

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about a year ago for extra cash and realized hed found a niche, despite the bad economy. He teamed up with high school friend Alex vere-Nicoll and started Hangover Helpers. they charge $15 per roommate.

Ropes, ladders save stranded woman

evANS CItY, Pa. rescue crews had to use ropes and ladders to retrieve a western Pennsylvania woman from her pickup

truck after it ran off a road and landed in tree tops about 30 feet above ground in a ravine. Police say theyll be citing 33-year-old Dana bowser for driving too fast for conditions on route 68 near evans City. thats about 25 miles north of Pittsburgh. State police say bowser lost control near a culvert that carries the highway over Connoquenessing (kaw-nuh-kwah-NeSSing) Creek. Police say bowser told them the road was icy.

rescue workers say bowser was conscious and able to communicate with workers. Most importantly, they say she didnt panic as they worked to reach her in the precarious position. She was taken to butler Memorial Hospital with minor injuries.
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Small house market blossoms after real estate industry busts

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GRATON, Calif. As Americans downsize in the aftermath of a colossal real estate bust, at least one tiny corner of the housing market appears to be thriving. To save money or simplify their lives, a small but growing number of Americans are buying or building homes that could fit inside many peoples living rooms, according to entrepreneurs in the small house industry. Some put these wheeled homes in their backyards to use as offices, studios or extra bedrooms. Others use them as mobile vacation homes they can park in the woods. But the most intrepid of the tiny house owners live in them full-time, paring down their possessions and often living off the grid. Its very un-American in the sense that living small means consuming less, said Jay Shafer, 46, cofounder of the Small House Society, sitting on the porch of his wooden cabin in California wine country. Living in a small house like this really entails knowing what you need to be happy and getting rid of everything else. Shafer, author of The Small House Book, built the 89-squarefoot house himself a decade ago and lived in it full-time until his son was born last year. Inside a space the size of an ice cream truck, he has a kitchen with gas stove and sink, bathroom with shower, twoseater porch, bedroom loft and a great room where he can work and entertain as long as he doesnt invite more than a couple guests. He and his family now live in relatively sprawling 500-square foot home next to the tiny one. Shafer, co-owner of the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, designs and builds miniature homes with a minimalist style that prizes quality over quantity and makes sure no cubic inch goes to waste. Most can be hooked up to public utilities. The houses, which pack a range of amenities in spaces smaller than some peoples closets, are sold for $40,000 to $50,000 ready-made, but cost half as much if you build it yourself. Tumbleweeds business has grown significantly since the housing crisis began, Shafer said. He now sells about 50 blueprints, which cost $400 to $1,000 each, a year, up from 10 five years ago. The eight workshops he teaches around the country each year attract 40 participants on average, he said. Peoples reasons for living small vary a lot, but there seems to be a common thread of sustainability, Shafer said. A lot of people dont want to use many more resources or put out more emissions than they have to. Compared to trailers, these little houses are built with higher-quality materials, better insulation and eyecatching design. But they still have wheels that make them portable and allow owners to get around housing regulations for stationary homes. Since the housing crisis and recession began, interest in tiny homes has grown dramatically among young people and retiring Baby Boomers, said Kent Griswold, who runs the Tiny House Blog, which attracts 5,000 to 7,000 visitors a day. In the last couple years, the ideas really taken off, Griswold said. Theres been a huge interest in people downsizing and there are a lot of young people who dont want to be tied down with a huge mortgage and want to build their own space. Gregory Johnson, who co-founded the Small House Society with Shafer, said the online community now has about 1,800 subscribers, up from about 300 five years ago. Most of them live in their small houses full-time and swap tips on living simple and small. Johnson, 46, who works as a computer consultant at the University of Iowa, said dozens of companies specializing small houses have popped up around the country over the past few years. Before he got married, Johnson lived for six years in a small cabin he built himself and he wrote a book called Put Your Life on a Diet: Lessons Learned from Living in 140 Square Feet. You start to peel away the things that are unnecessary, said Johnson, who now lives in a studio apartment with his wife. It helps you define your priorities with regard to your material things. Northern Californias Sonoma County has become a mini-mecca for the tiny house industry, with an assortment of new businesses launching over the last few years. Stephen Marshall, 63, worked as a building contractor for three decades before the real estate market tanked three years ago. Thats when he jumped into the tiny house business, starting Petaluma-based Little House On The Trailer. His company builds and sells small houses that can serve as stand-alone homes equipped with bathrooms and kitchens, and others he calls A Room of Ones Own that can be used as a home office or extra bedroom. Many of his customers are looking for extra space to accommodate an aging parent or adult children who are returning home, he said. He said his small houses, which sell for $20,000 to $50,000, are much cheaper than building a home addition and can be resold when the extra space is no longer needed. His company has sold 16 houses this year and aims to sell 20 next year. The business is growing as the public becomes aware of this possibility, Marshall said. A lot of families are moving in with one another. A lot of young people cant afford to move out. Theres just a lot of economic pressure to find an alternative way to provide for peoples housing needs.

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WikiLeaks site may face criminal charges for online information leak
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WASHINGTON Striking back, the Obama administration branded the leak of more than a quarter-million sensitive files an attack on the United States Monday and raised the prospect of criminal prosecution against the online site WikiLeaks. The Pentagon detailed new security safeguards, including restraints on small computer flash drives, to make it harder for any one person to copy and reveal so many secrets. The young Army Pfc. suspected of stealing the diplomatic memos, many of them classified, and feeding them to WikiLeaks may have defeated Pentagon security systems using little more than a Lady Gaga CD and a portable computer memory stick. The soldier, Bradley Manning has not been charged in the latest release of internal U.S. government documents. But officials said he is the prime suspect partly because of his own description of how he pulled off a staggering heist of classified and restricted material. No one suspected a thing, Manning told a confidant afterward, according to a log of his computer chat published by Wired. com. I didnt even have to hide anything. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton asserted Monday that WikiLeaks acted illegally in posting the material. She said the administration was taking aggressive steps to hold responsible those who stole this information. Attorney General Eric Holder said the government was mounting a criminal investigation, and the Pentagon was tightening access to information, including restricting the use of computer storage devices such as CDs and flash drives. This is not saber-rattling, Holder said. Anyone found to have broken American law will be held responsible. Holder said the latest disclosure, involving classified and sensitive State Department documents, jeopardized the security of the nation, its diplomats, intelligence assets and relationships with foreign governments. A weary-looking Clinton agreed. I want you to know that we are taking aggressive steps to hold responsible those who stole this information, Clinton said. She spoke in between calls to foreign capitals to make amends for scathing and gossipy memos never meant for foreign eyes. Manning is charged in military court with taking other classified material later published by the online clearinghouse WikiLeaks. It is not clear whether others such as WikiLeaks executives might be charged separately in civilian courts. Clinton said the State Department was adding security protections to prevent another breach. The Pentagon, embarrassed by the apparent ease with which secret documents were passed to WikiLeaks, had detailed some of its new precautions Sunday. Col. Dave Lapan, a Pentagon spokesman, said it was possible that many people could be held accountable if they were found to have ignored security protocols or somehow enabled the download without authorization. A senior Defense Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the criminal case against Manning is pending, said he was unaware of any firings or other discipline over the security conditions at Mannings post in Iraq. In his Internet chat, Manning described the conditions as lax to the point that he could bring a homemade music CD to work with him, erase the music and replace it with secrets. He told the computer hacker who would turn him in that he lip-synched along with pop singer Lady Gagas hit Telephone while making off with possibly the largest data spillage in American history. Wired.com published a partial log of Mannings discussions with hacker R. Adrian Lamo in June. Weak servers, weak logging, weak physical security, weak counterintelligence, inattentive signal analysis, Manning wrote. A perfect storm. His motive, according to the chat logs: I want people to see the truth ... because without information, you cannot make informed decisions as a public.

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LOS AnGELES - Looks as if Oscar is going for younger eyes in the new year: James Franco and Anne Hathaway will host the 83rd Academy Awards, the shows producers said monday. James Franco and Anne Hathaway personify the next generation of Hollywood icons fresh, exciting and multitalented. We hope to create an Oscar broadcast that will both showcase their incredible talents and entertain the world on Feb. 27, said producers bruce Cohen and Don mischer. We are completely thrilled. The Love and Other Drugs actress, 28, was nominated for a 2009 Oscar and has appeared on the show five times. Golden Globe winner Franco, 32, recently lauded for 127 Hours, hasnt yet earned an Oscar nod, but has been on the show twice. The Academy Awards will be held once again at the kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles.
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Clothes provide quirkiness for sitcom Raising Hope

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For Robin Kennedy, clothes mean character. Kennedy is the costume designer for Foxs Raising Hope, which stars Lucas Neff as Jimmy Chance, a young man living with his parents while raising his infant daughter, who is the happy result of a one-night stand with a serial killer. Critics have praised the show for its heart and quirkiness, and the ratings have been solid enough that Fox recently ordered a full season of episodes. Count us among faithful viewers. And what has caught our eye about recent episodes (among many other things) are Jimmys T-shirts. Bigfoot fights Abraham Lincoln on one. R. Crumbs Mr. Natural appears on another. Our favorite: a shirt with a picture of pancakes on it with the word Pancakes. (Creator and executive producer) Greg Garcia loves T-shirts with logos on them, so we are always looking for something fun and out of the ordinary to use on Jimmy, Kennedy said. Kennedy says the characters often re-wear their clothes like normal people do, but with an average of 10 costume changes per actor, per episode, she likes to keep it fresh. We also provide all the duplicates for the many stunt people on our show, she said, and we work with two sets of twins and a standin doll. Kennedy also worked on Garcias previous series, My Name Is Earl. She said it wasnt her plan to become a TV series costume designer. Originally from New York, she took a job at a Hollywood costume shop after graduating from design school in Los Angeles out of necessity. I wound up meeting and working with many costume designers that brought their movies, television shows and variety shows into the shop, she said. I just got hooked. We contacted Kennedy to see if shed tell us a little about how she goes about her job. She filled us in on the work that goes into Halloween episodes, flashbacks and Jimmys awesome T-shirts. In the pilot, we established that Jimmy has some artistic talents and would be drawn to more quirky images. Greg initially found the Abraham Lincoln boxing with Bigfoot T-shirt on the website www. Glarkware.com, so I contacted the owner, and he gave us permission to use his design on our show. The script said, Maw Maw

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walks out the front door in a bra and pants. I thought, What can I do to instantly make the audience see her as fun and eccentric? I had the idea to put her in an old-fashioned white bra, brightly colored vintage polyester pants and oversized vintage costume jewelry. From our first meeting, Cloris (Leachman) was on board in a big way she laughed through the entire fitting. Its so rewarding to collaborate with an actor and help them realize who their characters are in both subtle and not so subtle ways. The pancake T-shirt has its own story. Liam Harty, our postproduction assistant, is a bit like Jimmy young, artistic, not wanting to spend too much money on clothes. During the making of the pilot, we were desperate to find some additional T-shirt designs. Every day Liam would come to work with a different quirky T-shirt on. When I asked him where he got them, he said he makes them. He gets blank T-shirts, iron-on transfers, finds images on the Internet and cranks them out. So I grabbed Liam in his pancake shirt and brought him into Gregs office. Greg liked it so much we used it in the pilot, and he wrote it into a scene that Jimmy should be ironing the pancake artwork onto the T-shirt while saying his dialogue. (See more of Liams designs at www.zazzle.com/whaleegg.) A new episode of Raising Hope airs at 9 p.m. EST Tuesday on Fox. Past episodes can be found online at Fox.com and Hulu.com.

Director sets sights on reviving genre

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SAN FRANCISCO Hollywoods recent poor track record with romantic comedies moved writer/director/ producer Ed Zwick to make Love and Other Drugs. Its a great genre with a wonderful tradition. Those of us who were weaned on Shampoo and Broadcast News and films all the way back to Billy Wilder know its a genre that can be provocative and insightful about men and woman and have ideas and context, says Zwick during a promotional barnstorming stop. Thats why I wanted to do this movie: to see if I could show the genre was not dead. His latest film features Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal as head-strong people who, because they arent looking for love, spend as much energy fighting their feelings as falling for each other. Zwick has watched as the romantic comedy genre spiraled down into a predictable formula two actors placed in implausible situations and then put through obligatory paces that end up being neither romantic or comedic. These failures are surprising, Zwick says, since the key to success is so simple: Audiences relate to falling in love. You remember a moment in your life when there was that kind of passion, that attachment, that connection, Zwick says. As a producer, Zwick is responsible for some of televisions finest shows about relationships: Family, thirtysomething, Once and Again and My So-Called Life. Hes even instilled a human element in action and suspense movies hes directed, like The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond and Defiance. But past success is no guarantee of the future. Experience has taught Zwick that theres one unpredictable element when it comes to romantic comedies. Casting and how the audience feels about the actors can make or break a film. It could be a variety of reasons why the audience doesnt like an actor. When they use the word casting, I think about how the die is cast, Zwick says. Part of my job is to be mindful of who those actors are out there in the universe and to meet them and to get to be enchanted by them. Then I hope that will transition into the audience caring about them. He said watching Gyllenhaal and Hathaway made him only wish he was a better writer.

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espite my attempts, this topic cannot be avoided for much longer. The ratings from Sarah Palins new TLC show prove that America is either still as enchanted with her as we were two years ago, or that we all just cant look away from an impending car crash. Either way, the possibility of her candidacy for the Oval Office in 2012 cannot be denied. Its time to have a brutally honest dialogue about this ex-politician/celebritys ability to lead our country. Specifically when it comes to foreign policy, Palin has not shown any signs that she has garnered any more knowledge about global topics than she had two years ago in her infamous interview with NBCs Katie Couric. I guess I should give her a break, it was only three years ago that she applied for her first passport. And though she can still see Russia from her backyard, she has yet to engage herself in any substantial dialogue with Russian leaders or any other foreign leaders for that matter. She has not put these last two years of political off time to gain the international experience voters expect of a presidential candidate.

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As recently as Wednesday she showcased her lack of knowledge in an interview on Glenn Becks radio show in which she said, We gotta stand with our North Korean allies. Just a verbal mistake? Most likely. But still we cannot forget how much time and energy the McCain team reportedly put into giving Palin a crash course in world history and events. She even writes in her tell-all memoir Going Rogue about how frustrated and embarrassed she was with these tutoring sessions. Really the only real indication she has given to the world that she has taken time since the VP run to do some deep thinking on international issues has been through Facebook. Her foreign policy manifesto titled, Peace Through Strength and American Pride vs. Enemy-Centric Policy that she posted on Facebook in

July of 2010 sums up what the Tea Partiers and Mama Grizzly herself had to say about the world beyond America during the midterms. Palin has a lot to criticize the Obama administration about she calls his agenda one that reeks of complacency and defeatism but offers no solutions herself. America still has no clue what calls Palin would likely make in the Situation Room, or if she knows what the Situation Room is at all. Its time we start demanding the same level of experience and knowledge from her that we do to all presidential hopefuls. At the least its worth having a conversation about, right after you watch her new show of course. Although she states in her commercials, Id rather be out here bein free than in some stuffy political office, its looking more and more likely shell trade in the Alaskan wilderness to campaign for the ultimate stuffy political office, the Oval Office. Megan Adams is a junior in international studies and political science.

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WikiLeaks announced recently that it was under cyber attack. The Distributed Denial-of-Service has been popular in recent months; most notably, government websites in the U.S. and South Korea came under this type of attack in the 2009. U.S. cyber experts learned from that DDoS assault, and they may have put it to their own use yesterday (debating the ethics of such an attack is a worthwhile endeavor for another time). It would certainly not be surprising, as the nation seems uniquely under pressure from Assange and his team. Adding information to the public domain on important issuesthis is a journalistic duty few would deny. Major publications will certainly be excited to see what WikiLeaks publishes this time. The New York Times has added a whole feature, The War Logs, to analyze WikiLeaks postings on the Iraq war. Yet this latest batch of documents concerns U.S. diplomatic affairs around the world, from confidential assessments by ambassadors about foreign leaders to the private communiqus from Washington to individual embassies. This latest broadside from WikiLeaks makes the journalistic position more troubling. In a blog post yesterday, Blake Hounshell of Foreign Policy asked if WikiLeaks has gone too far. Hounshell admitted to being eager to see the documents but expressed doubt about undermining the ability of diplomats to do their jobs and WikiLeaks dismissive stance on its role. The group argues that the world should have as many classified documents as possible any nation, any time. Thats not really how its working out. Its now increasingly hard to ignore an anti-American vendetta in Assanges efforts. Documents about U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan may have informed the public in meaningful ways even if they apparently had nothing new for those living in the region. With the State Departments files, however, there will certainly be revelations, and many seem preliminarily more likely to embarrass and damage U.S. foreign policy than anything else. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been leading efforts to mitigate the upcoming onslaught by reaching out to world leaders before ambassadors private observations of them come to light. Initiatives such as STARTthe Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russiacould be jeopardized. One might argue that Assange has no vendetta against the United States and that he only publishes these U.S.-focused documents because they are what is available to his group. Consider Assanges own words, however: The material that we are about to release covers essentially every major issue in every country in the world. So, ignoring the Assange arrogance factor, we have confidential U.S. government documents on every major issue in the world. Am I the only person who doesnt believe that no matter what misdeeds the United States would want covered up, those issues also include important ones in which U.S. secrecy is beneficial to the public good? The State Department has taken the position that these documents

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were obtained illegally and will risk the lives of various individuals. Assange responded by offering to negotiate on individual redactions, a possible compromise with which the U.S. government refused to participate. Even assuming that this offer of partial redactions meets the concern of individuals immediate safety, it does not address the broader possibility of ambassadors efforts being undermined in worthwhile efforts. WikiLeaks founder seems to believe that any secrecy or confidentiality by a government, or at least the U.S. government, is inherently suspect. Yet secrecy is not always sinister. The unfortunate by-product of this release is that, as WikiLeaks publishes by massive salvo, not by individual scoop, the United States will suffer politically in areas we cannot yet predict. Like the rest of the journalistic field, I am usually excited by the prospect of breaking news that holds governments and large corporations accountable for their actions. As an American, however, I cannot help but feel uneasy at WikiLeaks actions. Whether by circumstance or by design, Assange seems to be harming my countrys ability to operate. We can hope that the release of these documents encourages government accountability and contributes to the public discourse. Then Assanges latest efforts will have yielded a positive contribution for the global community. Im now increasingly suspicious that this will not be the case. From uWire. Alexander r. Konrad for Harvard Crimson at Harvard university.

ix months ago, I wrote in my last column of the semester about the importance of high standards in relationships. At the time, I was single and settled with the fact that those high standards I set were highly unlikely to be met during my college career. I was Perfectly Lonely, as John Mayer would say. I actually felt sorry for people I thought were wasting college years in a relationship. Ironically, looking back now, one of my favorite sayings was We have our entire lives to stay in and cuddle, why waste it now? In the mean time, I lived the life I wanted. With this independent-woman mentality, I was ready to conquer the world. I worked out hard to best sculpt my body for the single bar scene. I worked harder at school and on my columns. I found that the more I achieved academically, the more confident I became. I spent my down time in the company of my best friends, whose sarcastic attitudes, dry humor and comforting voices always filled all the empty holes of loneliness that any man could. But low and behold, days after I wrote that article, I met someone who changed everything. I warned him shortly after we started talking that I was going to be trouble and it was best for him to not get involved. I told him my heart had built a solid defense because of years of misfortune and his chances of ever getting past those defenses were less likely than the Royals winning the World Series. And, true to my word, I put him through near hell the next few months. I did things I wasnt proud of to test his truthful tongue. I must have said the words heard that before more than a million times to him. But the truth is that I didnt know whom I was dealing with. I didnt want to. Before him, I usually fell for assholes, like most girls my age. Men who provided temporary excitement always won my heart faster then the ones who could provide longterm satisfaction. Anyway, a few months later, fall came. The Royals, again, didnt make it to the playoffs. But I started to find this boys consistency, willingness, and dedication in winning my affection to be quite attractive. Yes, I beat my bad habit of falling for assholes. Three months later, we are still together. But lately Ive started to nag at him more than I should. I find myself blaming him for my own shortcomings. I find myself replacing the time I used to fill with my friends, my schoolwork and my writing with time with him. Being the obnoxiously investigative person I am, I refused to let this itch go without scratching it. So I researched what the hell was wrong with me. According

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to Louann Brizendines book The Female Brain, the female brain during the falling in love stage of the relationship that takes place in the first few months becomes illogical to the throes of new romance. According to Brizendene, this brain stage shares brain circuits with states of obsession, mania and intoxication. Equally interesting, Brizendine found that the classic symptoms of early love are similar to the initial effects as cocaine, Ecstasy, morphine, heroin and OxyContin. After reading this, it makes sense now why I havent felt the need to do the things that used to fulfill me. I havent written as much as I used to. I havent felt the need to exercise or go out drinking with my friends like I used to. I guess it is because I found an easier way to trigger those rewards circuits in my brain, as lame as it sounds. But at the end of the day, Ive found that we need versatility to keep us happy. I told my boyfriend about my struggles of missing my single self and we agreed in order for our relationship to last long term, we need to demand high expectations of each other. We acknowledged that our time apart from each other is equally as important as our time together. And after writing this especially, from this point forward, I promise to dedicate more time with my friends than I have been. Ive never been a girl to forget where I came from and who helped shaped me. The truth is that I would have never had the high standards that led me to my boyfriend without the support of my family and best friends. It is time to start acknowledging that more. And most importantly, I need to hold myself accountable for not holding myself up to the same expectations as I did when I was single. The truth is that comfortable love isnt always a good thing. Successful relationships require demanding the best of each other without settling for mediocre comfort. Its crucial that we hold ourselves and our partners to demand the best of each other. Like my mom always has told me, Your relationship should better each other, not worsen. Matney is a junior from shawnee in journalism.

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MIAMI LeBron James and Erik Spoelstra had a pregame meeting on Monday to talk about Miamis offensive woes. Early returns suggest it was a productive chat. James scored 30 points, Dwyane Wade added 26 and the Heat beat Washington 105-94 on Monday night, keeping the Wizards winless away from home this season. James had 20 of his points in the first half, Wade added 15 in the third quarter, and though it didnt get into a blowout until the fourth quarter its the fifth time already this season where the Wizards have lost by double digits it was comfortable for Miami throughout. The Heat topped 100 points for the first time in their past seven games, and led by as many as 22 on the way to just their second win in their past six games. And for Spoelstra, it was a milestone, his 100th regularseason victory, coming in career game No. 182. Andray Blatche scored 26 for Washington, which is 0-8 on the road. Gilbert Arenas added 23 for the Wizards, who lost to the Heat for the eighth time in the teams past nine meetings. Nick Young scored 13 and JaVale McGee finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds for Washington. The Wizards were without No. 1 draft pick John Wall, who missed his second straight game with a bruised right knee, and went largely with a seven-man rotation for much of the night. Washington was also again without Al Thornton (ankle) and Yi

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Miami Heats LeBron James continues to dribble after falling as Washington Wizards Alonzo Gee defends in Miami on Monday. James scored 30 points in the Heats 105-94 victory.

Jianlian (knee). Miamis lead was only 55-49 with 10:31 left in the third quarter, before Wade who has been slumping got his scoring touch back. He did it in a hurry, too. Wade scored 15 points in the quarter, matching a Heat season best for any quarter this season, and needed only 6:17 to get that done. Consecutive jumpers 27 seconds apart, both set up by James, got him started, and he went on the attack the rest of the quarter getting all 11 of his remaining points either at the foul line or on driving layups. His personal spurt ended with 3:17 left in the period, when Wade split defenders on a spin move, got fouled, made a layup from the left side and hit the free throw for a 76-63 lead. From there, things got chippy. Washingtons Hilton Armstrong and Miamis Juwan Howard were ejected with 32.3 seconds left in the third. Armstrong flagrantly fouled Heat center Joel Anthony on a layup attempt, pushing him with both hands in what was deemed a flagrant-2 infraction. Howards night ended after referee Bill Kennedy saw he had pushed Armstrong in the back while coming to Anthonys defense. The Wizards Kirk Hinrich and Miamis James Jones were called for double technicals after getting in each others faces with 8:20 left to play, and Washingtons Trevor Booker was called for a flagrant-1 about 5 minutes later. James made 6 of his 9 shots in the first half, then started 2 for 7 following the break before hitting a 3-pointer with 2:32 remaining for a 103-83 lead.

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okLAHomA cIty russell Westbrook scored 12 of his 25 points during a decisive 14-0 run late in the fourth quarter and also had 11 assists and the oklahoma city thunder rallied to beat the New orleans Hornets 95-89 on monday night. Westbrook scored six in a row to tie the game, then kept going with a driving layup and a 3-pointer that put the thunder up 88-81 with 1:38 to play. After the 3-pointer, he mocked slamming guns down into holsters at his side. kevin durant hit four free throws down the stretch to seal the game and finished with 26 points and 11 rebounds. david West scored 20 points to lead New orleans, but missed his final six shots while oklahoma city was making its comeback. chris Paul added 17 points, 14 assists and five steals as the Hornets lost for the fourth time in five games after an 11-1 start. Westbrook missed 10 of his first 15 shots and committed eight turnovers but did away with all those struggles in his final flurry. He made his final four attempts and didnt turn the ball over in the final 6 minutes as oklahoma city wiped away an 81-75 deficit. Jeff Green and thabo sefolosha added 13 points apiece for the thunder, who bounced back from a one-point loss in Houston a night earlier. oklahoma city sustained an early 10-0 run by Paul and belinelli. New orleans rallied back to tie it at 50 on belinellis jumper from the free-throw line to start the second half.
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Kansas State guard Jacob Pullen gets past Emporia States Robert Moores (12) and Jordan Stout, right, to put up a shot during the first half of the Wildcats game Monday in Manhattan. Pullen scored 20 points in the Wildcats 85-61 victory, and also set the school record for career 3-pointers in the game.

Pullen beats school 3-pointer record

MANHAttAN Jacob Pullen broke the school record for career 3-pointers, leading No. 5 Kansas State to an easy 85-61 victory over Division II emporia State on Monday night and giving the Wildcats their first six-

win month of November. the senior guard scored 20 points, including hitting four 3s, as the Wildcats jumped out to a 46-27 halftime lead. the Wildcats (6-1) cruised the rest of the way. the Hornets (3-3) threw an early scare into the preseason big 12 favorites when Xavier burnette banked home a 3-pointer

and followed that with a bucket that slice the lead to 12-11. but Freddy Asprilla, the bulky 6-foot-10 transfer, scored four straight points, including a putback of a Jamar Samuels miss, and got the Wildcats going on a 27-9 run climaxed by Pullens record-breaking 3-pointer, giving Kansas State a 39-20 lead

over the visitors. Pullen tied Steve Hensons record of 240 3-pointers 29 seconds earlier, then got the record with one from the baseline. the crowd gave Pullen a standing ovation at the next timeout a few moments later. Henson played for the Wildcats in the 1980s.

Asprilla finished with 17 points and eight rebounds for Kansas State. rodney McGruder also had 17 points. emporia State, which lost to No. 4 Kansas 90-59 in an exhibition game this season, was led by burnettes 18 points. Jordan Stout had 15 and Adam Holthaus 10.

Stout hit a free throw and a long 3-pointer for emporia starting off the second half. but Asprilla got a quick basket and rodney McGruser had a putback and the Wildcats went off on a 16-0 run to seal the win.
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WICHItA David Kyles scored 12 points and Wichita State overcame a slow start to beat uMKC 71-52 Monday night. Garrett Stutz added 11 points for the Shockers (4-1), who rallied from an early deficit by holding the Kangaroos without a field goal for more than 13 minutes. reggie Chamberlain, a transfer from Wichita State, led uMKC (4-1) with 20 points. Chamberlain helped the Kangaroos build an early lead. through nine minutes, he had as many points (12) as Wichita State, and uMKC led 23-17 after 12 minutes. but the Shockers scored the final 20 points of the first half, fueled by six from Stutz and

UMKC suffers first loss against WSU

five from Kyles. Wichita State appeared headed toward a blowout early in the second half. the Shockers scored eight of the first nine points after halftime and led 45-24. Four straight points from Gabe blair capped the 28-1 run which stretched back to midway through the first half. uMKC missed 15 straight shots during the span while the Shockers went 12 of 16 from the floor. but Chamberlain who played at Wichita State during the 2008-09 season willed uMKC back in it, driving for two layups that started a 10-0 run. Chamberlain then hit 3-pointer with 9:02 remaining to slice Wichita States lead to 50-41, but the Kangaroos wouldnt get any closer. toure Murry helped the Shockers close out the victory,

scoring five of his nine points in the final five minutes. Playing just two days after spending nearly a week in Hawaii at the Maui Classic, Wichita State could not match uMKCs energy early. Chamberlain had consecutive 3-pointers

and converted a four-point play while matching Wichita States 12 points through nine minutes. trinity Hall followed Chamberlains four-point play with a dunk for a 20-12 lead. A Chamberlain free throw upped his

first half total to a game-high 13 points and gave uMKC a 2317 lead with 8 minutes to play. but uMKC didnt score again in the half, missing 10 straight shots. A dunk by Kyles in the final 30 seconds gave the Shockers a

37-23 halftime lead. Murry had all seven of his assists by halftime, two more than uMKC had in the game. Associated Press

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Strategy takes recreational dodgeball team to title win

Boomslang emerges as champion of the 18-team competition
team full of experienced players. In their semi-final match, they were only able to field four playBoomslangs six victorious ers to the opponents six but still teammates let out a roar as they came away with the victory. Were pretty experienced, jumped into each others arms, elated with joy after emerging thats why it hurts so much right as champions in an 18-team now, said junior Steve Griffith. Stant did not attribute dodgeball tournament. Thank God. He blessed us Boomslangs victory to speed, tonight, because that was an strength, or accuracy, but to amazing win by our team, strategy. Looking for your double senior Adam Stant said. teams, who to The tournahave throwment, which Were pretty experienced, ing, who took place at your throwAmbler Student so thats why it hurts so ing at, Stoudt Recreation much right now. said when Center, came describdown to a STEVE GRiffiTh ing a typim a t c h u p The face Recers member cal dodgeb e t w e e n ball strategy. Boomslang Know your and The Face role on the Recers. Both team, who teams had a can throw, long, tough road to make it into the title bout, but who can dodge, who can catch. It is rare for most casual only one could come out on top. Boomslang ran away with dodge-ballers to think of stratthe victory, pitching a shut- egy as the key to the game, but out against the all-but-helpless Boomslang proved otherwise. Its about as tactical a sport as Face Recers. It was a best-offive match, but Boomslang only you can get, said senior Philip needed three games as it contin- Fukuto of Boomslang. Most people think its just throwing uously pounded its opponent. Even though the Face Recers and catching, but a lot of it is were shut out in the title game, field positioning and stuff like they were no slouch. They had a that. Its very tactical.
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As intense as the players seemed about the game, it was clear they were also having a blast. Its just a great time to have fun out here on campus, Stoudt said. Players and teams often remain intact year after year. They use it as a way to forget about their studies and to relax for a while. Thats what dodgeball is about having fun, Ryan Pfeifer of The Face Recers said. Pfeifer and Griffith both clearly enjoyed their time on and off the court. Each player had their own favorite unique shot. Face shots are like unicorns you dont see them very often, but when you do you, have to embrace it, Griffith said. Both teams left the rec center with smiles on their faces, and The Face Recers returned to their homes with championship T-shirts and a sense of pride. The Face Recers will get their shot at redemption, as they plan to play for the title again next year. Well be back next year, Griffith said, and even stronger.
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Alex Jones, a senior from St. Charles, Mo., charges up for a kill during the final game of the Dodgeball Intramural Championship Monday in the Ambler Student Recreation Center. Jones team, Boomslang, defeated the Face Recers.

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I just caught the ball and I turned around and I was like, Oh, the rims here, let me dunk it.
Harvard forward Keith Wright about one of his dunks against Colorado.

Gambling Yankees risk Jeter

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he Derek Jeter saga, fit for the stage of New York City, keeps getting better and better. Theres not a single more polarizing team in the MLB (and arguably all of sports) than the Yankees; barring a lack of interest, anyone you ask will have a strong opinion either way about the 27-time World Series champions. Professionalism prevents me from saying much more than the Yankees are NOT my favorite team. Having said that, the contract negotiations between the organization and Jeter, who is the modern face of the Yankees, have been nothing short of perplexing. I just cant understand how a team as notorious for spending money as the Yankees wont spend it on their best player for the last 14 years. Jeter has to be regarded separately from other Yankees today, minus Mariano Rivera, because of their tenure. New York is one of the most difficult stages to perform on, and a lot of great players havent been able to live up to the citys standards. And since 1996, Jeter has done nothing but shine. Hes played at least 148 games in all but one (2003) season since his official rookie season in 1996. This past year, he hit a career-worst .270 21 points

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Kansas mens team leads the nation in assists, assist-to-turnover ratio and field goal percentage.
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clucero@kansan.com lower than his previous worst and still the same average as his teammate, Alex Rodriguez. Hes won five Gold Glove awards, been voted to 11 All-Star teams and was the World Series MVP in 2000. Jeters been the Yankees shortstop for seven titles. And yet the Yankees wont pony up to his contract requests, with the latest Yankee offer including a suggestion to Jeter and his agent to take a reality potion concerning the negotiations. Jeter is reportedly seeking more years and more money per year than the offer on the table, a three-year, $45 million contract to follow up the 10-year, $189 million contract that expired after the 2010 season ended. Given my feelings toward the Yankees, I

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wouldnt mind seeing Jeter explore free agency and find a team willing to meet his demands (Detroit would make sense, and how great would it be to see number 2 in Boston next year?). Regardless of the team he plays for, Jeter demands respect for what hes done on the field. But, if the Yankees continue to withhold respect from Jeter, they seem content with letting go of possibly the most iconic major leaguer of my lifetime. Edited by Emily McCoy

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in the nation in scoring with 92.0 points per game. Who is first?

A: Lamar, at 96 points per game.

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TCU to move to Big East

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UConn holds record position at No. 1

FORT WORTH, Texas Texas Christian University has accepted an invitation to join the Big East Conference, league and school officials announced here Monday. TCU began competing in the Mountain West Conference in 2005 and will remain in the league next season before it joins the Big East on July 1, 2012. All 20 of TCUs sports teams will participate in the Big East, and the long-rumored move should benefit the schools football team, which will be joining a league that annually sends its champion to a Bowl Championship Series bowl game. The Horned Frogs, ranked third in the current BCS standings, recently completed a 12-0 regular season and are assured an at-large BCS bowl berth this season. If Oregon and Auburn, the top teams in the standings, both win on Saturday, TCU would play in the Rose Bowl. If one or both lose, TCU would probably advance to the BCS title game at Glendale, Ariz., on Jan. 10. However, the road to such opportunities is more difficult as a member of the Mountain West, which does not have automatic qualifier status in the BCS. Its a long-term move that helps TCU down the road, football coach Gary Patterson said. Athletic Director Chris Del Conte said the recent departures of Brigham Young University and Utah from the Mountain West were factors in TCUs move. It is not the same league that we joined, he said. BYU will play football as an independent and join the West Coast Conference in other sports. Utah will be joining the new Pacific 12 Conference next fall.

Connecticut is back as the unanimous No. 1. The Huskies, who have won an NCAA womens basketball record 84 straight games, received all 40 first-place votes in The Associated Press Top 25 poll Monday. It was the 47th straight week they sit atop the poll. Connecticut had been an unanimous choice in the poll for 35 straight weeks starting in the second week of 2009 and ending in the final poll of last season. The Huskies (6-0), who received 39 votes the first three polls of this season, routed their three opponents this week at their own tournament by an average of 44 points. Baylor and Stanford remained second and third while Xavier and Duke each moved up a spot with Tennessees loss. The Lady vols fell five spots to ninth after losing to Georgetown in the championship game of the Paradise Jam on Saturday. Ohio State, Texas A&M, and Kentucky each moved up a place in front of Tennessee. West virginia remained 10th after winning its bracket of the Paradise Jam with victories over virginia, Iowa State and TCU. Oklahoma was No. 11 and Georgetown stayed 12th despite its win over the Lady vols. The Hoyas had lost to unranked Missouri on Friday at the tournament. UCLA, North Carolina and Florida State remained behind Georgetown.

Notre Dame moved up two places to 16th. The Irish were followed by Texas, Iowa, Iowa State and St. Johns. The red Storm, who face St. Bonaventure on Monday night, climbed two spots in the poll. Georgia, Maryland, vanderbilt, Nebraska, and Michigan State round out the poll. The Lady Bulldogs dropped four places after losing to Southern Cal.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Connecticut Baylor Stanford Xavier Duke Ohio State Texas A&M Kentucky Tennessee West virginia Oklahoma Georgetown UCLA North Carolina Florida State Notre Dame Texas Iowa Iowa State St. Johns Georgia Maryland vanderbilt Nebraska Michigan State
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Theres no arguing Duke is No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll and no doubt that Connecticut has moved into the Top 25. The Blue Devils (6-0) received all 65 first-place votes from the national media panel Monday, and the Huskies (5-0) made the second-most impressive jump into the rankings in the last 21 years, moving in at No. 7. Duke was No. 1 on all but seven ballots last week but Michigan State, which got six No. 1 votes, and Kansas State, which had the other, both lost the latter to the Blue Devils as they won the CBE Classic. The wins over Marquette, Kansas State and Oregon made the Blue Devils the first unanimous No. 1 since Kentucky did it for one week last season. Connecticut beat then-No. 2 Michigan State and then-No. 8 Kentucky on the way to winning the Maui Invitational. Since the poll expanded to 25 teams in 1989, the only more impressive entrance was Kansas jump to No. 4 after beating No. 2 LSU, No. 1 UNLv and No. 25 St. Johns on the way to winning the 1989 Preseason NIT. Its tough to imagine something like that even though everybody says they dont pay attention to the polls, Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun said before Mondays practice. Its nice to be there at this point of the season but I always tell my teams Dont let yesterday take

up too much of today. Taking a team with five freshmen in its rotation to play in a tournament such as the Maui Invitational is a dicey proposition because you could come out with one win or maybe with an 0-3 record. I was very worried, Calhoun said. In life you have to be bold enough to try. We did and we succeeded. I would have been happy with terrific effort to show we were equal to the task. We could have lost the first two games we played, then we were great against Kentucky. The only way to grow is to face teams early like well see throughout the season. The Huskies were ranked for the first 10 weeks last season as well as in one other poll. They dropped out for good on Feb. 1 and didnt make the NCAA tournament. The No. 1 thing for this team now is that tomorrow is one of the biggest games of the season, Calhoun said of the home game against New Hampshire. We have to validate what people think of us, its quite that simple. I will remind them we were down three at the half to vermont before we went to Maui. We have to keep getting better and we all have to be tuned in to that. UNLv (6-0), which won the 76 Classic, and Notre Dame (7-0), which won the Old Spice Classic, were this weeks other newcomers to the poll at No. 24 and 25.

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Barcelona climbs to the top of the pile among Spanish soccer teams
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MADRID Barcelona cruised to the top of the Spanish Liga in sumptous style on Monday by thrashing historic rivals Real Madrid 5-0 in a delighted Camp Nou. David Villa scored twice for the Catalans, who are now two points above second-placed Real. Barcas other goals were put away by Xavi, Pedro and supersub Jeffren. Real had Spain defender Sergio Ramos sent off at the end. It was the biggest thrashing suffered by Real in Barcelona since 1994 and is their first defeat under new coach Jose Mourinho. Barca have beaten the whites in all five Clasicos since Pep Guardiola was appointed coach in 2008. Guardiola maintained his habitual humility, saying that it was not an easy match, that he had not expected such a clear result and that Real Madrid are an impressive team. He added that only time will tell just how good this team their maximum level and the (Barcelona) really is. Tonight we other team played badly. This is a played very well indeed. defeat, but not a humiliation. Two-goal hero Villa said: this Last week we had one point is very important triumph. We more than them and now we have wanted to get above them (in the two points less. I have always said table) and we have achieved that. that Barca is the finished product One cannot and that we still ask for more have a long way than this. to go. Only time will tell just We were Mourinho how good this team really finished, saythe better team, Villa ing: We have to is. Tonight we played very added, and show character well indeed. we enjoyed now. When you playing to our win titles you can PEP GUArDIOLA style. Madrid cry for joy but Coach l o o k e d when you conuncomfortcede five (goals) able because you have to leave we overran them in midfield. with the desire to train, play again The Spain striker finished by and win. saying: We are now two points Mourinhos tactic of playing above them. We have to continue with an advanced defense draworking, we are only in November. matically backfired on him, as We have an advantage, but we time and again Xavi and Andres have to carry on winning. Iniesta played through-balls for Real coach Mourinho, for his Villa, Pedro and Lionel Messi to part, said: One team played at run onto. Indeed, the result would have been even more embarrassing for the Portuguese coach had it not been for Messi uncharacteristically wasting several clear chances. Real midfielder Xabi Alonso, meanwhile, said: They were better than us in everything. We cannot be pleased with this performance and result. But there are many matches left and nothing has finished. Barca dominated from start to finish, enjoying almost 70 percent possession. After just six minutes, Messi hit Iker Casillas far post with a clever curling shot. The capacity crowd did not have to wait long for the first goal. In the 10th minute Iniesta exquisitely played Xavi through. The veteran playmaker scuffed his first shot but then calmly chipped Casillas to make it 1-0. Eight minutes later, with the Camp Nou on fire, Villa took a pass from Xavi down the left and skipped past Sergio Ramos. His centering pass was fumbled by Casillas, allowing Pedro to make it 2-0 from close range. It was men against boys from then on, with Mourinhos young team looking hopelessly out of its depth. The white cause was not helped by Gonzalo Higuains missing out due to a back injury. This left Cristiano Ronaldo alone in attack and the Portuguese striker looked nervous and overawed by the occasion. Barca started the second half as they had started the first with speed, precision and penetration. Villa scored two similar goals within the space of three minutes by finishing calmly after after being played through by Messi on both occasions. For once, Messi was the provider instead of the finisher. The elegant hosts then eased up, as if not wanted to humiliate Real. But in injury time Jeffren made it 5-0 by turning in a center from fellow substitute Bojan. The fifth goal caused Ramos to lose his discipline and he was sent off for an awful, needless foul on Messi.

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Kansas leapfrogs K-State in polls

The success of the mens team in the Las Vegas Invitation leads to their rise in the rankings while K-State drops following last weeks loss to Duke.

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Despite the Jayhawks national lead in assists, Self points out the weaker offensive aspects
tdwyer@kansan.com twitter.com/UDKbasketball After a 57-point whooping of Ohio, coach Bill Self complained Friday that the ball was sticking in his offense. The Jayhawks werent making the right passes, werent getting good open looks. Never mind that the Jayhawks scored 98 points. Never mind that they had 20 assists. So Self admitted Monday afternoon that while the ball may have been sticking Friday night, it certainly wasnt any sign of the apocalypse for No. 4 Kansas. After all, Kansas leads the nation with 22 assists per game and a 1.94 assist-to-turnover ratio. I can complain about certain things, Self said, but there are a lot of coaches out there that would love to complain about the ball Morris sticking when you have 20 assists every game. Self also said the problem was rectified as soon as the day after, when the Jayhawks needed all 40 minutes to beat Arizona 87-79. The ball moved against Arizona, Self said. The first eight minutes against Arizona, thats about as well as a team can play offensively. I mean, it was fabulous. The ball moved, there was different guys, there was balance. That balance is largely a product of two things; the first being the Jayhawks ability to move the

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ball. Thats one of the biggest things Coach talks to us about, said junior guard Tyshawn Taylor, who leads the Jayhawks with 43 assists (7.2 per game), good for fifth in the nation. He says he loves sitting down and watching us when the ball is moving and were getting the good shots that weve been getting. Junior forward Marcus Morris, who is averaging 1.5 assists per game from the power forward spot, said it has always been a point of emphasis for Self. He wants the ball moving at all times; he doesnt like when it sticks in just one-on-one, Morris said. He doesnt like that. He definitely preaches that a lot to get the open shot, get the best shot. We lead the nation in assists? I didnt know that. Of course, its easy to get assists if the team is leading the country in field goal percentage, which the Jayhawks are. Kansas 57.8 shooting percentage is 2.4 percentage points better than second place Central Florida. As far as us leading the country in assists, Taylor said, weve just been making a lot of shots right now. Were shooting a high percentage. Itll come down to one pass and somebody will hit a three and thatll count as an assist for somebody. Whatever the method, Kansas will need to keep getting assists and keep the ball moving over the next six games, which, including the Arizona game, make up the toughest stretch of the Jayhawks season. Edited by Leslie Kinsman

Bruins shouldnt be feared

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By Corey ThiBodeaux
cthibodeaux@kansan.com For most opposing colleges, it would be intimidating. Walk into UCLAs Pauley Pavilion and you are overcome by banners in every direction: Four undefeated seasons. Eighty-eight consecutive regular season victories. Twenty-six Final Four victories. Seven consecutive national titles, 11 in all. Thats more than double of what Kansas has and more than any other NCAA college basketball program in history. But today, Kansas has the upper hand on Thursdays opponent, even in more than just its basketball team. Since UCLA beat Kansas in the 2007 Elite Eight, I havent been impressed. The Jayhawks went to Los Angeles to play the Bruins last year and the didnt exactly live up to either teams standards. Kansas won 73-61 in a sloppy game and nothing too flashy stood out. There were 29 combined turnovers in the game, but it was hard fought and muddy. UCLA was one of the top five programs in the history of college hoops, and it was my first time in L.A., but Pauley Pavilion and its attendance needed help. A third of the fans were in support of the No. 1 team at the time, enough to spread the Rock Chalk chant across the pavilion. The third most winningest team in college history (Kansas) versus the eighth team on that list (UCLA) and many of the seats were still empty. The pavilions capacity is about 3,000 less than Allen Fieldhouse. Even former Jayhawk Xavier Henry noticed something about it last year. It wasnt as filled as I thought it would be at UCLA, he said, but it was all right. OK, Pauley Pavilion is getting renovated with a $136 million project, set to finish in 2012. It should be pretty nice given the dollars and the history. But it was such a downer to have to see the lowly state it was in last year. Overall, L.A. is a difference place than Lawrence it thrives on lights and luxury. For a while, the basketball team was part of this culture. But celebrities decorate the streets and the professional teams loom large over the college ranks. What the Lakers have done in recent years overshadows the Bruins. They seem to always be in the running for a championship. Not that it takes away from what UCLA did, but fans like to live in the now. The Bruins have lost two straight after starting 3-0. If the Jayhawks continue their torrid play at home on Thursday, UCLA is going to be .500. But it should bask in this light. At least when the Bruins play here they will have 16,300 fans who enjoy college basketball watching them. Maybe at one time, UCLA was the place to play. But right now, that place is in Allen Fieldhouse. No disrespect to the opponents the Bruins have played, but playing in Lawrence will be a fresh experience for the team. Maybe playing in a venue like this will extract some of the greatness this program once had. Edited by Roshni Oommen

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Junior guard Tyshawn Taylor makes a no-look pass to a teammate during the second half of Kansas game against Ohio Friday night at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Taylor led the Jayhawks with six assists in Kansas 98-41 victory.

Gill to search for recruits, improve 2011 team

By Kory CarPeNTer
kcarpenter@kansan.com Turner Gill was clear about his goals when hired as head football coach at the University of Kansas. Recruit, beat Missouri, recruit, win the north, recruit, win the Big 12 ... and then we are going to recruit. Well, he can still accomplish four of those heading into his first offseason in Lawrence. Its a continuing deal, Gill said following the 35-7 loss to Missouri last Saturday. Ill be evaluating our football team and also recruiting, so recruiting is always going all the time. It will need to be, as the firstyear coach struggled to a 3-9 record. The Missouri postgame press conference often mirrored his opening remarks last winter, with a strong emphasis on recruiting and continued building of the Kansas football program, a program that has fallen fast since the Orange Bowl victory in 2008. Speed and athleticism. Thats what the coaches want, and for the most part, thats what the coaches didnt have all season. Gill repeated his desire for the two traits more than a few times after the Border Showdown. Former coach Mark Manginos tended to focus more on recruiting wide receivers and defensive backs. But holes in his recruiting were apparent in 2010. Kansas struggled to pressure the quarterback with its defensive line, and the inexperienced and thin offensive line kept the array of Jayhawk quarterbacks moving out of the pocket seemingly all game. With a quarterback already committed and the staff still looking at a junior college quarterback for next year, its possible the quarterback trio of Jordan Webb,

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Freshman running back James Sims is taken down by a Missouri player Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium. The Jayhawks lost the game 35-7 in their final game falling to 1-7 in Big 12 play. Quinn Mecham and Kale Pick will have a few challengers for the starting job next September. Well, maybe not quite. Rumors have surfaced that quarterback turned receiver Kale Pick could possibly transfer in the spring, but neither Pick nor coaches have commented much on the topic. Im not sure, Pick noted of the quarterback battle moving forward. Thats something that we have to get figured out, see what the coaches think and who they want to go with. Pick, who played sparingly after being benched in week one, said he wasnt sure if he would petition to return to quarterback role. Whatever happens with Pick, its obvious the coaching staff wants a playmaker at quarterback, and they werent pleased with the performances by Kansas quarterbacks this season. I would say at best, maybe OK, Gill noted of the quarterback play this year. Weve got to have a person at that position be consistent in making those plays. Well get that corrected as time goes on. Corrected in the form of a newcomer taking the reins in 2011? Who knows at this point. What is known, is that Gills emphasis on recruiting has only gotten stronger after a year of bad performances and lopsided defeats. Weve already got a good start and well have our talent in here and well be competing. Were in the hunt for a lot of people. Edited by Anna Nordling