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    UDK

    the student voice since 1904


    THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
    Volume 125 Issue 35 kansan.com Tuesday, October 23, 2012
    Page 6
    BSU holds homecoming pageant
    Personal health
    all contents, unless stated otherwise, 2012 the University Daily Kansan
    Mostly cloudy skies early will
    become partly cloudy later in
    the day. Very warm.
    KU Jeeva dance team tryouts are at 8 p.m.
    in hashinger hall.
    Index Dont
    forget
    Todays
    Weather
    Classifieds 11
    Crossword 5
    Cryptoquips 5
    opinion 4
    sports 12
    sudoku 5
    HI: 83
    LO: 63
    raChel salyer
    rsalyer@kansan.com
    student groups focus on
    improving campus recycling
    social media harder
    to resist than sex
    technology
    enVironMent
    Chris sChaeder
    cshaeder@kansan.com
    rebekka sChliChting
    rschlichting@kansan.com
    Campus mental health groups
    advocate for suicide awareness
    To Amelia Magerl, a senior from
    Lawrence, social media is more
    important than sex.
    Personally, sex has never been
    something Im interested in, where-
    as social media is such a big part
    of life these days, Magerl said. It
    would be really hard to live without
    it to be honest.
    It may be hard to believe, but
    according to a study released earlier
    this year social media is harder to
    resist than sex.
    The study was conducted by
    researchers at the University of
    Chicago Booth School of Business.
    They recorded 205 adults desires
    over one week and found that sleep
    and sex were the strongest desires,
    but the need for social media and
    work were the hardest to resist. The
    study also shows alcohol and ciga-
    rettes, although highly addictive,
    were some of the least desired.
    Magerl said she is addicted to
    social media and that its hard for
    her to be away from it for more
    than a couple hours. She said social
    media is a convenient way to see
    what her friends have been up to in
    their lives.
    Paul Atchley, a psychology pro-
    fessor, said people arent addicted
    to social media; they are constantly
    reminded of it. He said social media
    is likely to show up in a study like
    the one in Chicago because people
    are interacting with social media
    constantly.
    Because something is thought
    about frequently doesnt mean that
    you are addicted to it, Atchley said.
    People think about sleep frequently
    because theyre tired, that doesnt
    mean theyre addicted to sleep.
    Wilhelm Hofmann, the head
    researcher for the study, told The
    Guardian that social media is one of
    the hardest desires to resist because
    of its availability and the low cost to
    engage in these activities.
    Even though I use social media,
    I dont like it, Jeremy Carabajal, a
    sophomore from Kansas City, Mo.,
    said. I think its a waste of time. Sex
    is a pretty big thing and its some-
    thing everyone should experience.
    People should hold that as an impor-
    tant experience, and instead, people
    are constantly on their phones or
    their computer.
    Carabajal said people are addict-
    ed to social media and cell phones.
    He said when he rides the bus, he
    notices that everyone is on their
    phone because distractions are a
    way to avoid talking to people.
    Edited by Hannah Wise
    Recycling is now more conve-
    nient for University students and
    Lawrence residents with the help
    of the student-run organization
    Recycle & Blue KU.
    The group, a student senate initia-
    tive and KUnited platform, started
    two years ago and focuses on recy-
    cling at sporting events such as foot-
    ball and basketball.
    Blaine Bengston, the director of
    the group, said the Homecoming
    football game on Oct. 27 will serve
    as the groups launching pad for its
    recycling efforts this year.
    Although weve had minimal
    presence on campus thus far, we
    are trying to get the ball rolling,
    Bengston said. The Texas game is
    going to be the start of us having a
    big impact on recycling at sporting
    events.
    The Texas game will also be the
    first sporting event where the group
    will keep track of the amount of
    material that is recycled in its pro-
    vided bins.
    KU Recycling, another established
    group on campus, is also working
    to make the University more eco-
    friendly. The group, organized by
    the Environmental Stewardship
    Program (ESP), is responsible for all
    of the recyclables on campus, which
    are collected in 1,000 bins located in
    90 different locations around cam-
    pus.
    According to Kari Canatarero, the
    program manager for the ESP, KU
    Recycling recycled 615 tons of mate-
    rial last year. The group hopes the
    amount will increase in 2012.
    A main focus for the group this
    year is reaching a campus-wide
    audience.
    We are trying to educate people
    how to recycle, Canatarero said.
    We have noticed that a lot of people
    dont know what bins certain mate-
    rials go in and we are finding that a
    lot of things are being improperly
    recycled.
    KU Recyclings website explains
    how to properly recycle materials.
    The group collects the following
    materials at most locations: office
    pak, newspaper, aluminum cans and
    plastic marked with a 1. These
    materials are separated into the
    aforementioned bins, which have
    signs that indicate where each type
    of material should go.
    The group will table in front of
    Wescoe throughout the semester
    and will provide information for stu-
    dents during Campus Sustainability
    Week this week.
    The City of Lawrence is also
    strengthening its efforts in sustain-
    ability. Lawrence officials are work-
    ing on a recycling program for resi-
    dents.
    After years of debate, Kathy
    Richardson, operations supervisor
    of waste reduction and recycling,
    said a citywide curbside recycling
    program could be implemented
    within the next year.
    Theres been a long, ongoing
    conversation about it, Richardson
    said.
    A year ago, the city commission
    formed a task force of Lawrence citi-
    zens to develop recommendations
    for curbside recycling. City officials
    have developed a curbside recycling
    proposal. Recommendations from
    the task force and the city are due at
    the end of October.
    If a curbside recycling program
    were implemented, each residential
    customer would have a recycling
    bin. The costs of the program would
    be a small portion of the monthly
    service fee for garbage collection
    and would depend on the monthly
    rate that a citizen is paying. The resi-
    dential monthly rate is $14.95.
    Lawrence residents have the
    option of using one of seven pri-
    vate recycling services in the city.
    According to Richardson, there are
    about 5,500 citizens in Lawrence
    who use these private recycling ser-
    vices.
    There are also three community
    drop-off recycling centers located
    throughout Lawrence: Wal-Mart
    Community Recycling Center,
    12th & Haskell Recycle Center and
    Lonnies Recycling.
    Edited by Allison Kohn
    Claire howard/kansan
    a study released earlier this year by the University of chicago Booth school
    of Business reports that college students are more likely to choose social media
    over sexual activity.
    renee dumler/kansan
    Freshman erin riffel recycles her plastic bottle on campus Friday morning. the recycling efforts have improved throughout lawrence.
    Q. How does depression affect college
    students?
    A. in 2009, the american college health associ-
    ation-national college health assessment found in
    a nationwide survey of college students at 2- and
    4-year institutions nearly 30 percent of college stu-
    dents reported feeling "so depressed that it was dif-
    fcult to function" at some time in the past year.
    Q. What are the signs or symptoms of
    someone who may be contemplating sui-
    cide?
    a. 1) Personality changes
    2) too much or little sleep, headaches, weight
    loss/gain, nausea/fatigue.
    3) Behavioral changes including withdrawal or
    isolation, not attending classes, diffculty with fam-
    ily or friends, excessive alcohol or drug use, breaking
    up in a loving relationship, giving away favorite be-
    longings, engaging in risky actions (reckless driving
    or fghts), or obtaining an item for killing themselves
    (gun, sleeping pills).
    Q. What causes depression?
    A. Depression does not have a single cause. sev-
    eral factors can lead to depression. some people car-
    ry genes that increase their risk of depression. But
    not all people with depression have these genes, and
    not all people with these genes have depression. en-
    vironmentyour surroundings and life experiences,
    such as stress, also affects your risk for depression.
    stresses of college may include:
    Living away from family for the frst
    time
    Missing family or friends
    Feeling alone or isolated
    Experiencing confict in relationships
    Facing new and sometimes diffcult
    school work
    Worrying about fnances
    How to Help Someone Who is Suicidal
    Show support by taking your friends pain se-
    riously, keep in touch, be interested and believe
    threats of suicide.
    Listen, be calm and if your friends talk fright-
    ens you, say so and express concern.
    Talk and offer positive actions, alternatives and
    establish hope for the future.
    Stay close and fnd out if there is a plan for
    committing suicide and how far it has gone. seek
    professional help immediately.
    Have your friend agree to not attempt suicide
    while youre fnding help.
    Do not assume the situation will go away, leave
    your friend by him/herself, keep the situation secret
    or react in shock.
    Important numbers:
    Suicide Hotlines: Headquarters Crisis Center
    841-2345
    Counseling and Psychological Services
    864-caPs (2277)
    KU Psychological Clinic
    864-4121
    Sources: National Institute of Mental Health
    and Counseling and Psychological Services
    When she was 15 years old, she
    searched up and down the highway
    and streets looking for her mother.
    Looking with her father and
    brother, Wichita sophomore Ashley
    Farris recalled the details of the day
    they spent looking for her mother,
    who left a suicide note saying she
    was going to run her car into what-
    ever she found.
    I was shocked and scared, Farris
    said. I just remember wondering
    what Id do if we didnt find her. I
    was absolutely terrified.
    Farris has never been allowed
    to read the letter, but her father
    eventually got her mother on the
    phone, and the family went and
    picked her up.
    Her mom suffered from depres-
    sion, and her father didnt under-
    stand.
    There was a lot of tension, Farris
    said. My father always thought sui-
    cide was stupid and he thought it
    was ridiculous having that many
    emotions.
    But that wasnt the only time
    Farris was confronted with suicide.
    A close high school friend suffering
    from schizophrenia also tried to kill
    himself.
    I realized its a bigger problem
    than we think, Farris said.
    Since last fall, four University stu-
    dents or staff members have died
    from suspected suicide. Groups like
    the one Farris formed this year aim
    to prevent future occurrences.
    Suicide Isnt Stupid, the KU chap-
    ter, formed by Farris works to edu-
    cate people about suicide, mental ill-
    ness and provide a discussion forum
    for the KU community. It is open to
    both those struggling with mental
    illness or thoughts of suicide them-
    selves or those who know someone
    suffering. It meets biweekly and will
    meet tomorrow at 8 p.m. on the top
    floor of Nunemaker Center.
    Despite the idea that college is
    full of the best years of your life, in
    2009 the American College Health
    Association found that nearly 30
    percent of college students reported
    being so depressed, it was difficult
    to function during the past year.
    At KU Counseling and
    Psychological Services, counseling,
    psychiatric services and ADHD
    screenings are offered to all enrolled
    students. Christian Vargas, CAPS
    outreach coordinator, stressed that
    no one is more or less susceptible
    to suicide and mental illness than
    others, and it is treatable.
    Suicide and mental illness do
    not discriminate, he said. Anyone
    is susceptible. If someone talks to
    you about suicide, it is important to
    take them seriously.
    Other campus groups like Active
    Minds, a mental health advocacy
    group, also offer support. Maggie
    Chiu, the groups president, said
    they want to reduce the stigmas
    associated with mental illness.
    We hear people referred to
    as crazy, Chiu said. Stigma can
    be very powerful, as it provides
    unnecessary shame. She said
    students often suffer in silence
    because they dont know where to
    turn.
    To educate students about signs
    and getting help, the group is host-
    ing a National Day Without Stigma
    today from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the
    Stauffer-Flint lawn. Armed with
    candy and bubble wrap to stomp
    out stigma, Chiu said they want to
    create a community of understand-
    ing.
    For Farris, creating moments of
    fun for those who are struggling
    makes all the difference. She said
    her mother received treatment and
    is back to her usual self.
    If youre in that low of a place,
    sometimes having fun with a group
    of strangers or friends makes a huge
    difference, Farris said. Im no psy-
    chologist, but I feel like giving them
    a moment of hope or fun gives them
    something they might be missing.
    Edited by Hannah Wise
    What you should know about signs of suicide
    LEESBURG, Va. How Vir-
    ginia goes in the presidential elec-
    tion may come down to voters
    who live amid the small wineries,
    afuent subdivisions and Civil
    War battlegrounds of Loudoun
    County.
    Voters in the tony Hamilton
    County suburbs around the hum-
    ming riverside economic engine
    of Cincinnati may tip the balance
    in Ohio.
    To win Florida, either President
    Barack Obama or Mitt Romney
    probably will have carried Hills-
    borough County, where the urban
    seaport town of Tampa bleeds into
    communities of Spanish-speaking
    voters and retired Midwesterners.
    Tose areas are vastly difer-
    ent, yet each is full of fckle vot-
    ers and bound by a proclivity to
    swing between Republican and
    Democrat every four years. All are
    main targets as the president and
    his Repub-
    lican chal-
    lenger look
    for enough
    v i c t or i e s
    in enough
    states to
    reach the
    270 elec-
    toral votes
    needed to
    capture the White House.
    Te race may come down to an
    even narrower slice of the elector-
    ate than the nine most contested
    states: Colorado, Florida, Iowa,
    Nevada, New Hampshire, North
    Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and Wis-
    consin. Te outcome probably
    will depend on what happens in
    the 106 counties that Republican
    George W. Bush won in 2004 and
    that voted Democrat Obama in
    2008, according to an Associated
    Press analysis.
    Te AP reviewed the vote re-
    turns in those nine states during
    the 2000, 2004 and 2008 elections
    to identify the counties that have
    swung between the parties and
    were most likely to do it again on
    Nov. 6.
    Tese counties are home to
    people such as Matt Blunt, a
    42-year-old IT manager from
    Sterling, Va., in Loudoun County,
    outside Washington. Blunt voted
    for Obama in 2008, hoping he
    could change Washingtons bitter
    tone, but now backs Romney.
    What I see in Romney is the
    stronger potential for leadership
    than weve seen in the past four
    years, Blunt said, adding that
    Obama hasnt lived up to the
    promise.
    In these counties more than
    anywhere else, voters phones ring
    every night with
    automated tele-
    phone surveys.
    Every day, glossy
    mailers hit their
    mailboxes. Tele-
    visions crackle
    day and night
    with campaign
    ads.
    In fact, voters in the Cincinnati,
    Tampa and northern Virginia TV
    markets have been subjected to
    presidential campaign advertising
    totaling $127 million, almost one-
    ffh the total spent nationwide
    this year.
    Teres more and more
    concentrated contact with vot-
    ers in these counties that swung
    back and forth in these states than
    anybody, said Charlie Black, a
    veteran Republican presidential
    campaign strategist and informal
    Romney adviser.
    In a race where any bit of an
    advantage could make the difer-
    ence, the campaigns go to all this
    trouble to sway a tiny fraction of
    the electorate. In 2008, there were
    6.2 million votes from those 106
    counties; that was not even 5 per-
    cent of the roughly 137 million
    who voted for president.
    Tere is no single reason to ex-
    plain why these counties seem to
    shif with the political wind. Teir
    voters are far from monolithic,
    having little in common other
    than their voting patterns.
    PAGE 2 thE UNIVERSItY DAILY KANSAN tUESDAY, octobER 23, 2012
    The UniversiTy
    Daily Kansan
    The first homecoming game was
    played against Missouri in 1912. KU
    won the game 12-3 and started a short-
    lived tradition of playing MU for home-
    coming each year.
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    weather,
    Jay?
    A great day for homecoming activities.
    Partly cloudy with
    a 10% chance of
    rain. S winds at
    22 mph.
    Wednesday
    Break out those rain boots.
    HI: 83
    LO: 56
    Isolated thun-
    derstorms, 30%
    chance of rain.
    WNW winds at 23
    mph.
    Partly cloudy
    with a 10%
    chance of rain.
    N winds at 23
    mph.
    Jay wonders where fall went.
    HI: 60
    LO: 33
    HI: 49
    LO: 29
    Source: Weather.com
    Whats the
    Thursday
    calEndar
    Tuesday, October 23
    whAt: Sleigh Bells with Araab Muzik
    whERE: The Granada
    whEN: 7 p.m.
    AboUt: The Brooklyn-based duo comes to Law-
    rence for an SUA sponsored show.
    whAt: GasLand
    whERE: Spooner Hall, The Commons
    whEN: 7 p.m.
    AboUt: Check out this flm about the contro-
    versial circumstances surrounding fracking
    for free.
    whAt: National Day Without Stigma
    whERE: Stauffer-Flint
    whEN: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
    AboUt: This tabling event aims to help elimi-
    nate the stigma surrounding mental illness.
    Friday
    Thursday, October 25 Friday, October 26
    whAt: Tea at Three
    whERE: Kansas Union, 4th foor
    whEN: 3 to 4 p.m.
    AboUt: Free tea never gets old.
    whAt: Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage
    Blockhead
    whERE: Murphy Hall, William Inge Memorial
    Theatre
    whEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
    AboUt: This award-winning parody of Charles
    Schultzs Peanuts comic strips offers a
    darker imagining of familiar characters.
    whAt: KU School of Music Symphony Orchesta
    Halloween Concert
    whERE: Lied Center
    whEN: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
    AboUt: Get in the Halloween spirit with some
    spooky tunes.
    whAt: Final Fridays: El Dia de los Muertas
    whERE: Lawrence Percolator
    whEN: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
    AboUt: Celebrate the Mexican holiday and pay
    homage to lost friends and family members.
    Wednesday, October 24
    whAt: Homecoming Comedy Show: Vanessa
    Bayer
    whERE: Budig 120
    whEN: 7 to 8 p.m.
    AboUt: Nick Vatterot opens for the SNL star
    best known for playing Miley Cyrus and Hillary
    Clinton.
    whAt: Artisan Crafts
    whERE: Kansas Union, 4th foor
    whEN: 2 to 3 p.m.
    AboUt: Take advantage of the last of the
    October crafting sessions. Past activities in-
    clude henna tattoos and calligraphy lessons.
    Information based off the Douglas
    county Sheriffs offce booking recap
    and KU offce of Public Safety crime
    reports.
    A 27-year-old Lawrence man
    was arrested Monday on the 2000
    block of Blufs Drive on suspicion
    of driving while intoxicated third
    ofense, driving while suspended,
    no drivers license, obstructing the
    legal process and no vehicle regis-
    tration. Bond was not set.
    A 44-year-old transient man
    was arrested Sunday at 7:24 p.m.
    on the 900 block of Iowa Street on
    suspicion of domestic battery, third
    ofense, violating a protective order
    and criminal damage to property
    greater than $1,000. Bond was not
    set.
    A 29-year-old Lawrence man
    was arrested Sunday at 3:57 p.m. on
    the 2400 block of Ousdahl Road on
    suspicion of interfering with duties
    of an ofcer and failing to appear in
    municipal court. Bond was set at
    $1,547. He was released.
    A 19-year-old Manhattan man
    was arrested Sunday at 7:01 a.m. on
    the 1200 block of Tennessee Street
    on suspicion of criminal trespass-
    ing. Bond was set at $100. He was
    released.
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    court convicts experts
    for earthquake deaths
    LAQUILA, Italy Defying asser-
    tions that earthquakes cannot be pre-
    dicted, an Italian court convicted seven
    scientists and experts of manslaughter
    Monday for failing to adequately warn
    residents before a temblor struck cen-
    tral Italy in 2009 and killed more than
    300 people.
    The court in LAquila also sentenced
    the defendants to six years each in
    prison. All are members of the national
    Great Risks Commission, and several
    are prominent scientists or geological
    and disaster experts.
    Scientists had decried the trial as
    ridiculous, contending that science
    has no reliable way of predicting earth-
    quakes. News of the verdict shook the
    tightknit community of earthquake ex-
    perts worldwide.
    Its a sad day for science, said
    seismologist Susan Hough, of the U.S.
    Geological Survey in Pasadena, Calif.
    Its unsettling. That fellow seismic
    experts in Italy were singled out in the
    case hits you in the gut.
    In Italy, convictions arent defnitive
    until after at least one level of appeals,
    so it is unlikely any of the defendants
    would face jail immediately.
    State TV noted that this was the
    frst time prosecutors had brought a
    case based on the failure to predict an
    earthquake.
    I am dejected, desperate, Enzo
    Boschi, former head of the National In-
    stitute of Geophysics and Volcanology,
    said after the verdict.
    Associated Press
    MINGALADON, Myanmar
    The landscape of Mingaladon
    township on the northern out-
    skirts of Myanmars main city tells
    a story of economic upheaval.
    Skeletons of factories for a new
    industrial zone rise from thick
    green rice paddies local farm-
    ers say were seized by one of
    Myanmars most powerful com-
    panies.
    The fight over land in
    Mingaladon is one of many such
    battles in Myanmar. Human
    rights groups say land battles are
    intensifying because companies
    tied to the military and business
    elite are rushing to grab land as
    the country emerges from five
    decades of isolation and opens
    its economy. Not only that. The
    political change sweeping through
    Myanmar means farmers and oth-
    ers are challenging land confisca-
    tions in ways that were unimagi-
    nable just a few years ago.
    One Sunday in July, some 200
    farmers took to the streets of
    Yangon, the main city, to protest
    the Mingaladon land acquisition
    by the Zaykabar Company. It was
    the first legal protest to be held in
    Myanmar since a 1988 uprising
    against military rule was crushed
    and came just days after a new law
    allowing peaceful demonstrations
    was passed by parliament. In the
    past, protesters have been arrested
    or shot.
    The farmers know their rights
    and dare to demand their rights,
    said Htet Htet Oo Wai, a former
    political prisoner who has joined
    the fight over Mingaladon. They
    didnt dare do that kind of thing
    two years ago, she said.
    Before Myanmars political
    reforms began, its military junta
    exercised unfettered power and in
    the state dominated economy the
    ruling generals had the last word
    on who owned what.
    MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay
    Uruguayans used to call their
    country the Switzerland of Latin
    America, but its faded grey capital
    seems a bit more like Amsterdam
    now that its congress has legalized
    abortion and is drawing up plans to
    sell government-grown marijuana.
    Both measures would be
    unthinkable in many other coun-
    tries. Cuba is the only other nation
    in the region that makes first-tri-
    mester abortions accessible to all
    women, and no country in the
    world produces and sells pot for
    drug users to enjoy.
    But President Jose Pepe
    Mujica, a flower-farming former
    leftist guerrilla, vowed to sign
    whatever bill congress could settle
    on that can minimize the 30,000
    illegal abortions his government
    says Uruguayan women suffer
    annually.
    And while lawmakers have yet
    to debate pot sales, Mujicas rul-
    ing Broad Front coalition staked
    its ground in August by openly
    declaring that the drug war has
    failed. Smoking pot if not grow-
    ing and selling it is already
    legal in Uruguay, and supplying the
    weed is a $30 million business, the
    government said.
    This is democracy a la
    Uruguaya the Uruguayan way
    a phrase that reflects both the
    pride and the unmet promises of
    a society where finding common
    ground is a highly shared value,
    in stark contrast to many other
    countries where voters are divided
    by us-and-them politics.
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    Uruguay considers controversial laws
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    Uruguays President Jose Mujica, 74, stands in a tractor on his fower farm on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday.
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    Nay Myo Wai, chairman of Peace and
    Diversity, talks during an interview in
    Yangon, Myanmar.
    Farmers fght for land
    against urban sprawl
    H
    ave you ever seen some-
    thing on campus and
    just wondered, Why,
    KU, why? With all of the stu-
    dents and employees on campus,
    there seems to be a disconnect
    between students and reality the
    University presents. And as much
    as I love the University, I think
    its time someone brought these
    messages to light.
    Firstly, the toilet paper systems
    here dont work. Either you have
    two rolls right on top of each
    other, four different rolls posi-
    tioned on the walls or even none
    at all. The problem in the first
    situation is the most frustrating.
    You go to pull out only toilet
    paper that you need, but no, you
    end up pulling out paper from
    the reserve roll on top of the
    current, open roll too. Why was
    this positioned so that the rolls
    arent a little bit separated, or
    beside each other instead of on
    top? Or why couldnt the acces-
    sible roll be on top? Did whoever
    positioned the rolls actually try
    to use them?
    The second situation is more
    humorous than upsetting. Why
    does one stall need so much
    toilet paper? Is it really more
    used than in other stalls in the
    bathroom, the building or the
    University? Isnt there someone
    who comes to check the toilet
    paper? Do they just not want to
    do that daily? If thats the case,
    Id say thats either laziness or the
    University being stingy on pay-
    ing its employees.
    Also, the staircase on the
    side of Wescoe by Stauffer-Flint
    sends students mixed messages.
    On one level a posted sign says
    No Smoking with the typi-
    cal crossed out circle logo were
    used to. On the next level theres
    an ash tray in nearly the same
    spot. So does the university not
    want students to smoke there,
    or are they OK with it? I dont
    know about you, but Im a little
    confused.
    Its too cold outside to use
    air conditioning, but too warm
    to turn on the heater. With the
    weather getting slightly colder,
    this complaint becomes more rel-
    evant. The University continues
    to blast air conditioning into the
    buildings regardless of the cold
    mornings. Why are they freezing
    students? I understand that itd
    be expensive to keep switching
    between the air conditioning and
    heating; however, is it necessary
    to run them at full blast? Would
    it not be more efficient to turn
    the air conditioning down when
    its somewhat cold?
    Is it efficiency, ease or students
    that motivate the University?
    The University could turn the air
    down, or off for a few hours. But
    they may need some persuading.
    Although the University does
    not offer an outlet specifically for
    this type of complaint, students
    can talk to maintenance workers
    in the buildings or comment on
    the topic through social media.
    In residence halls complaints
    can be made at the front desk or
    by talking to the maintenance
    staff. I have one word of caution:
    dont expect fast results. The
    heaters wont be turned on until
    the University plans on actu-
    ally staying a certain degree of
    cold for a predetermined period.
    Until then, the University should
    spend less money pumping cold
    air into the buildings on campus.
    Im sure these arent the only
    examples. Thatd be a shocker if
    they were. It brings out how big
    of a university the University is
    that it has such a disconnection
    between its intent and its execu-
    tion. Keep your eyes open, you
    may be able to spot a few exam-
    ples for yourself. Chuckle a little,
    Jayhawks, our great and mighty
    University has some problems of
    its own.
    Hawkins is a junior majoring in
    journalism from Scranton.
    R
    ecently I was surfing
    Pinterest (are we see-
    ing a trend here?), and
    someone I follow pinned a pic-
    ture of a couple with a caption
    about how relationships should
    go back to the good old days
    of couples legitimately trying to
    make them work.
    The picture was horribly
    clich and seemed to play into
    the nostalgia of hard work and
    genuineness from decades past.
    It made an attempt to pander
    to the idea that relationships
    were more valuable and real
    before modern day and that
    conveniences we have today like
    smart phones and various others
    are comparable to the so-called
    convenience of nixing a rela-
    tionship on the fly.
    However, as splits between
    married couples are on the
    decline compared to rates since
    the 70s (and not to mention a
    sharp increase in divorce just
    after the conclusion of World
    War II), actual statistics are tell-
    ing us that the opposite of what
    the picture suggests is happen-
    ing.
    These rates are still much
    higher than they were in 1900,
    but those numbers tell us noth-
    ing about society during that
    time and feasible life options for
    single women, especially in rural
    areas.
    Beyond the statistics of
    divorce rates, though, the idea
    in the picture bothered me.
    Through thick and thin, what is
    the virtue of keeping a relation-
    ship alive?
    I cannot entirely disagree
    with the message behind that
    particular pin that sent my mind
    racing. Sometimes people do
    break up for reasons that are
    superficial or inconsequential.
    If something can easily be
    resolved, there is no reason to
    end a relationship over it if that
    relationship is worth the trouble
    to both people in it.
    But the pin also undermines
    a fundamental element of lead-
    ing a healthy dating life: know-
    ing when to break up. Breaking
    up usually isnt easy, but in the
    end, its the best solution to
    something insolvable.
    Ordained minister and
    author of Being a Man in a
    Womans World, Dennis Neder
    says that as long as kids are not
    involved, once relationships
    stop being mutually beneficial
    for both parties, they become
    unhealthy and must end.
    At that point, its time to
    move on, Neder said.
    And here, Neder is right.
    When relationships are already
    broken in some way and no lon-
    ger meet a partners expectations
    with a fair attempt at reaching a
    solution, they need to end.
    They become unhealthy and
    can diminish peoples satisfac-
    tion with their lives. In this case,
    rather than sticking it out at
    all costs, knowing whats best
    for both people involved in the
    relationship becomes the virtue.
    And when this happens, theres
    nothing valuable about trying to
    make it work.
    For these reasons I couldnt
    help but scoff at the pin that
    showed up on my feed. I can
    relate to the pinner in that I
    too would describe myself as a
    romantic, but I believe in break-
    ing up.
    Sometimes relationships
    arent worth the hassle, and
    when theyre not, theres no
    problem in trying to make them
    work like people supposedly did
    in the old days. (And Im still
    left wondering exactly to which
    old days the pin is referring.)
    What we should really strive
    for is being able to decide when
    a relationship is worth fixing
    and when its not, and when
    we can do that, it makes for
    a healthy love life. It helps us
    maintain a healthy sense of self
    that we need not just in dating
    but in life in general.
    So whats virtuous is not
    clinging to a relationship no
    matter what. Its knowing whats
    best for ourselves and acting
    accordingly. We have to take
    care of ourselves first in dating,
    and we dont do that by follow-
    ing the idea that making a rela-
    tionship last is always valuable.
    Sometimes it just isnt, and
    we need to learn when to say
    enough.
    So finally when it comes to
    dating, thats the real virtue. And
    for the sake of having something
    good, everyone needs to adhere
    to it.
    Keith is a graduate student in
    education from Wichita. Follow her
    on Twitter @Rachel_UDKeith.
    W
    hat happened to the
    Middle East Peace
    Process? For years, we
    heard about roadmaps to peace,
    read about new rounds summits
    and negotiations and asked our
    political leaders how they would
    further the dream of a peaceful
    IsraeliPalestinian solution.
    Today, Israels future looks
    anything but peaceful. Egypts
    political turmoil may endanger
    status quo agreements, civil war
    in Syria could engulf the region
    in violence, recent agreements to
    negotiate do not lessen the threat
    posed by a nuclear Iran.
    No doubt, the U.S. will stand
    by Israel, leveraging our diplo-
    matic and military resources to
    try to maintain regional stability;
    recently, our militaries began
    extensive war games to ensure
    the interoperability of our forces
    and the impenetrability of the
    Israeli missile defense.
    As our countries prepare for
    potential nightmare scenarios, it
    is easy to lose sight of a glaring
    problem within Israeli security
    dilemma: the continued failure
    of Israeli and Palestinian lead-
    ers to progress toward a solution
    to ongoing questions of ter-
    ritorial sovereignty. Today there
    are no negotiations between
    the Netanyahu government
    and the Palestinian Authority;
    engagement is instead limited
    to military skirmishes. Earlier
    this month, the Israeli Defense
    Force battled militant members
    of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad
    in Gaza, exchanging salvos of
    rockets and tank shells instead
    of trading policy proposals and
    confidence building measures.
    Clearly, the current situation is
    not the beginning of a road to
    peace.
    A series of Israeli settle-
    ments within Palestinian ter-
    ritories further complicate the
    situation. These outcroppings
    have drawn international criti-
    cism last February, the United
    States vetoed a United Nations
    resolution co-sponsored by over
    120 countries condemning the
    settlements. As settlement activ-
    ity has increased, so has settler
    violence against Palestinians; an
    August article in Foreign Affairs
    magazine noted that reported
    attacks were on the rise. The
    British newspaper The Guardian
    also reported that these attacks
    included systematic vandalism
    of olive trees, a key driver of
    economic growth for Palestinian
    communities. Obviously, these
    actions impede progress towards
    peaceful negotiations.
    Unfortunately, its an election
    year in Israel. The conserva-
    tive Likud government, headed
    by Prime Minister Netanyahu,
    needs the support of those Israeli
    settlers living in Palestinian ter-
    ritories. As a result, the Israeli
    newspaper Haaretz reports that
    Prime Minister Netanyahu plans
    to accept certain portions of the
    Levy report; the findings of a
    commission released this sum-
    mer that declares settlement
    outposts in Judea and Samaria
    are legal under international law
    and recommends the government
    legalize certain unauthorized
    settlements.
    This news probably wont be
    front and center in the United
    States political discourse. Id be
    surprised if either presidential
    candidate decided to prioritize
    discussing the intricacies of
    something as mundane as the
    peace process when jobs, energy
    policy, a nuclear Iran, and more
    jobs loom large in voters minds.
    That doesnt mean this issue isnt
    an important one for the future
    of stability in the Middle East.
    The current U.S. stance might
    prevent immediate conflict, but it
    cannot create a sustainable solu-
    tion. Fighter jets cannot repair
    the pain of family members
    mourning their loved ones, and
    no missile defense shield can
    permanently frustrate the deter-
    mination of militants who fear
    permanent economic and politi-
    cal marginalization.
    It is time for the United
    States to stand up for Israeli
    peace, instead of standing by
    as counterproductive policies
    destroy the country from within.
    Negotiations for peace cannot
    begin until settlements and set-
    tler violence end, and a peaceful
    Israel without peace negotiations
    is impossible. Shouldnt that
    merit a few minutes of media
    coverage or the attention of
    American voters?
    Gress is a sophomore majoring in po-
    litical science and economics from
    Overland Park.
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    Middle East conficts largely ignored
    Knowing when to
    split up is a virtue
    Students feel a disconnect
    between students and staff
    I just ran a marathon over the week-
    end, no big deal... What did you do?
    If you took all the elephants in the
    world and lined them up from here to
    the moon, they would all probably die.
    Apparently if youre afraid of spiders,
    youre more likely to fnd them in your
    bedroom. In that case, Im terrifed of
    basketball players.
    Bro walked in late to class: Sorry Im
    late. I was busy acquiring bitches. Its
    not yet 9 in the morning.
    Trees dont use Razor Leaf silly kid,
    its Sudowoodo using Mimic. No wonder
    you arent the Master like I am.
    I wonder if the alumni are thinking
    In my day we were decent at football.
    So if I didnt register to vote, am I
    going to be shunned by all?
    Saw a guy with chew in his pocket.
    Ew. Saw he was wearing K-State gear.
    Double ew.
    My professor gives out extra credit
    like Oprah gives out cars. You get an ex-
    tra credit point. You get an extra credit
    point. EVERYBODY GETS AN EXTRA
    CREDIT POINT!
    I miss the days when things from the
    internet stayed on the internet.
    Would it be socially acceptable for
    me to wear my Pikachu costume to
    class on Halloween? Hmmm...
    The grade on my lab report will be
    heavily based on how Game 7 of the
    NLCS goes.
    Anschutz reeks of broken dreams and
    ketchup.
    That awkward moment when the FFA
    editor says: Editors Note: Pickles.
    Standard procedure for a girl crying
    after sex: Run, bro. Run fast.
    To the frat guy hitting on the mildly
    attractive bus driver: not sure if its a
    good move because she is cute, or bad
    move because she is a bus driver...
    The entire week leading up to home-
    coming makes me regret being Greek.
    Is it totally wrong that I have a crush
    on my bus driver? Editors Note: See
    above.
    My professor goes through his slides
    so fast that I had to start taking photos
    of the slides during lecture in order to
    take notes.
    My perfect date night includes
    Dunkin Donuts coffee, Chipotle and a
    comfy crew neck.
    A spider literally just jumped down
    my shirt. Ill take that as a compliment.
    If theres a Big Jay.. and a Baby Jay..
    wheres Mama Jay?
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    HOROSCOPES
    Because the stars know things we dont.
    PaGe 5
    aries (Mar. 21-april 19)
    Today is an 8
    Write three wishes. For the
    next month, get your fnances in
    order. Dont tell everyone what you
    have. Build courage by supporting
    someone elses leadership. Delegate
    to perfectionists.
    taurus (april 20-May 20)
    Today is an 8
    For the next four weeks, compro-
    mise is required, and results are
    rewarding, especially in romance.
    Provide smart leadership. Work with
    friends to get the word out.
    Gemini (May 21-June 20)
    Today is an 8
    Your workload is heavy. Break
    your own glass ceiling, and shatter
    personal limitations. Trying new
    things is easier now. Fix up your
    place.
    cancer (June 21-July 22)
    Today is a 6
    Figure out what youve got
    coming. Make sure you have plenty
    of provisions at home. Keep your
    objective in mind. Life gets lighter
    for a time.
    Leo (July 23-aug. 22)
    Today is an 8
    Its easier to invest in home, fam-
    ily, land and/or real estate. Listen
    for the right opportunity. Physical
    exercise works wonders.
    Virgo (aug. 23-sept. 22)
    Today is a 7
    Youre learning quickly. Put it to
    good use. Your brains more fexible
    than it thinks. Make an exceptionally
    proftable move.
    Libra (sept. 23-Oct. 22)
    Today is a 9
    Get deep into research. Changing
    your daily routine may be in order.
    Infuse your energy into a business
    project. Get the plumbing just right.
    Listen very carefully.
    scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
    Today is a 9
    Youre entering a four-week
    power phase, full of unexpected
    results. Accept anothers generos-
    ity graciously. Increase household
    comforts. Make decisions and take
    action on old issues for extra credit.
    sagittarius (Nov. 22-dec. 21)
    Today is an 8
    Self-esteem keeps increasing
    dramatically. Offer advice to those
    who appreciate it. Follow through on
    old promises for the next four weeks.
    Happiness comes from this.
    capricorn (dec. 22-Jan. 19)
    Today is a 7
    Group activities are more suc-
    cessful. Bring in the bacon; every
    little bit counts. Ask your friends for
    advice, and take inspired actions.
    aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
    Today is a 9
    For the foreseeable future, ad-
    vancing your career gets easier, and
    the action is promising. Make that
    long-distance phone call. Do yoga or
    meditate. Assume authority.
    Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
    Today is a 6
    Begin purchasing the necessary
    materials, but no more. Find another
    way to save. Expand your territory.
    Follow a hunch. Express yourself.
    student dance team
    holds tryouts tonight
    KU Jeeva, a University Indian
    fusion dance team, is holding try-
    outs at 8 p.m. today in Hashinger
    Hall. No previous dance experi-
    ence is required to try out.
    Its a great way to meet new
    people and learn new styles of
    dance, said junior member Mon-
    ica Roy Chowdhury. We are a
    fusion team so we invite dancers
    from all diferent backgrounds.
    Jeevas dance style, Indian fu-
    sion, is described as a combina-
    tion of hip-hop, classical and Bol-
    lywood-style dances. Te team,
    created in 2008, performs three to
    four times on campus each year.
    Jeeva won KUs Best Dance Crew
    in 2008 and 2009 and is hoping to
    compete nationally this year.
    When I came to college I was
    hopeful about fnding opportu-
    nities to continue Indian dance,
    Chowdhury said. KU Jeeva was
    a great way to keep dancing while
    still being able to concentrate
    on my studies. It has become an
    important part of my KU experi-
    ence and I have met some great
    people.
    Te word jeeva is Hindi for
    life.
    People should join Jeeva be-
    cause it is a great way to meet
    people with the same common
    interest: passion for dance, junior
    member Karishma Khetani said.
    Also, through it you can express
    yourself creatively and focus your
    attention on something other than
    just work and school.
    Edited by Emma McElhaney
    The dance-punk musical duo
    Sleigh Bells is performing tonight
    at The Granada. AraabMuzik is
    opening for the show.
    Derek Edward Miller and Alexis
    Krauss formed the Brooklyn-based
    duo back in 2008. Since then, the
    two have created music that has
    earned the name of noise-pop, for
    its roots in metal and the tendency
    for it to stay within an extremely
    narrow dynamic range that pushes
    past an already bombastic sound
    according to Pitchfork.com.
    The bands latest album titled
    Reign of Terror, was released last
    February. Since the release, the two
    have spent time on tour playing
    at festivals such as the Pitchfork
    Music Festival in Chicago, as well
    as performing on Saturday Night
    Live.
    For this tour, Sleigh Bells have
    paired up with Abraham Orellana,
    a hip-hop record producer better
    known as AraabMuzik.
    Kelsey Weaver, a freshman from
    Star, Idaho, is eagerly awaiting the
    performance.
    Im not sure what Im expecting.
    Ive never seen them live, but Ive
    heard that they put on a really good
    show and create a great atmosphere
    for their audience, she said.
    Weaver was apprehensive about
    a shared stage, but thinks it will still
    be a worth going.
    I honestly dont know
    AraabMuzik. It is what it is, and
    hopefully he will only contribute
    to what is supposed to be a great
    show, she said.
    Although Weaver would attend
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    the SUA discount made the show
    even more appealing.
    Doors open at 7 pm and the
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    free with a student saver card and
    $5 with a KU ID, the show is open
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    in addition to the programs box
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    AShLEIGh LEE/KANSAN
    Homecoming queen Sierra Franklin, a junior from Wichita, and Will Nelson, a senior from Kansas City, Kan., hug each other after winning the Black Student Union home-
    coming pageant on Monday in the Student Union.
    AShLEIGh LEE/KANSAN
    Homecoming princess Katherine Rainey, a sophomore from Shawnee, homecoming
    prince Ryan Evans, a sophomore from Overland Park, homecoming queen Sierra
    Franklin, a junior from Wichita, and homecoming king Will Nelson, a senior from
    Kansas City, Kan., stand on stage after being crowned at the Black Student Union
    Homecoming Pageant on Monday.
    AShLEIGh LEE/KANSAN
    Katherine Rainey, a sophomore from Shawnee, tap dances to the Kansas fght song
    at the Black Student Union homecoming pageant on Monday, Oct. 22 in the Student
    Union. Rainey won the title of Homecoming Princess.
    black Student Union
    crowns king and queen
    Sierra Franklin and Will Nelson were
    named queen and king of the Realign
    and Shine Black Student Union (BSU)
    annual Homecoming Pageant.
    The pageant was held in Woodruff Au-
    ditorium at 7:30 last night. Candidates
    were judged on spirit, essays read during
    the pageant, and their answers during
    the Q-and-A section.
    During the essay category, both the
    crowned queen and king spoke on the
    topic of beauty.
    Franklin, a junior from Wichita, spoke
    about her insecurities as a child and how
    her perception of beauty has changed.
    I see beauty as the strength to over-
    come obstacles, she said. My conf-
    dence is what makes me beautiful.
    Nelson, a senior from Kansas City,
    Kan., spoke about the imperfection of
    beauty.
    When you see past faws, you can
    see beauty in its truest and most divine
    form, he said.
    Katherine Johnson, a sophomore from
    Shawnee and Ryan Evans, a sophomore
    from Overland Park, were named prin-
    cess and prince.
    Two students ran for prince, two for
    princess, two for queen and three for
    king. All candidates were members of
    BSU.
    Franklin and Nelson will represent
    BSU during the homecoming parade on
    Friday.
    Before the pageant began, Dorthy
    Pennington, associate professor in Afri-
    can and African-American Studies, gave
    a brief history of the BSU.
    In 1969, there was a black homecom-
    ing queen who was crowned to represent
    the black students, along with a white
    homecoming queen who represented
    the student body in general, Penning-
    ton said. The queen contest idea was
    discontinued, so what we have tonight is
    a pageant that is a throwback to those
    years.
    Nikki Wentling
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    Ryan Evans, a sophomore from Overland Park accepts his crown and sash after
    winning the title of homecoming prince at the Black Student Union homecom-
    ing pageant on Monday in the Student Union. Evans won the title of homecoming
    prince.

    LEBANON, Ohio A teenager


    convicted of selling up to $20,000
    worth of high-grade marijuana a
    month to high school students in
    southwestern Ohio was sentenced
    Monday to serve six months to
    three years in a juvenile prison by
    a judge who called him a pretty
    fine young person that went down
    a bad trail.
    Tyler Pagenstecher of Mason was
    taken into custody immediately
    after the hearing and will be turned
    over to Ohios Department of Youth
    Services. The agency ultimately
    will decide how long the 18-year-
    old Pagenstecher will be in prison,
    depending on his behavior.
    Hes not going home today,
    Judge Thomas Lipps said,
    explaining that the charges against
    Pagenstecher were too serious for
    him to avoid prison time.
    The Associated Press is naming
    Pagenstecher because of the
    seriousness of the crimes and
    because teens identity quickly
    became public
    following the
    announcement
    of the charges
    against him when
    he was 17.
    Authorities say
    Pagenstecher was
    one of the most
    prolific drug
    dealers in the
    Cincinnati area, a little czar in
    charge of six teenage lieutenants
    who helped him sell the marijuana
    to well-to-do students at two high
    schools.
    Authorities believe Pagenstecher
    began selling the drugs when he
    was at least 15 and managed to stay
    under authorities radar for a long
    time by not selling pot at school,
    but largely out of his home, where
    he lived with his single mother and
    older brother.
    In court Monday, Pagenstecher
    stood up and apologized, saying
    that he didnt realize the severity of
    his actions.
    I understood that I would get in
    trouble but not to the level or extent
    this has become, and I sincerely
    regret all of this, said the pale,
    bespectacled, soft-spoken teen. If
    I could take it all back, I would.
    His mother, Daffney
    Pagenstecher, also spoke to the
    judge, saying her son just thought
    he was using a recreational drug
    and selling it to his friends, and
    that was it.
    He wasnt out to become, you
    know, a big drug dealer, she said.
    He didnt buy a new car. He didnt
    buy fancy clothes. He wasnt making
    the money that a drug dealer would
    make and flaunting it.
    The 50-year-old school bus
    driver said she had no idea what
    her son had been up to before his
    arrest.
    Lipps expressed incredulity
    that Tyler Pagenstecher didnt
    understand the
    seriousness of
    what he was
    doing and said
    all parents
    would want to
    see the person
    responsible for
    selling their
    child drugs to
    be punished,
    regardless of age.
    He said he did take into
    consideration the fact that
    Pagenstecher wasnt violent, didnt
    have weapons, was a good student,
    finished a drug-abuse program and
    got a job at an Italian restaurant.
    You know, I think youre
    probably a pretty fine young
    person that went down a bad trail
    here, Lipps told Pagenstecher. I
    do think theres hope for you in
    the future.
    After the sentencing, prosecutor
    David Fornshell said he hopes
    the case sends a message to other
    young adults.
    I think that probably when
    people originally heard this story
    they thought this guy was a hero or
    a rock star, Fornshell said. I think
    any juvenile who would come in
    here today and see somebody go
    through what this juvenile went
    through today, and the fact that
    (if) he doesnt cooperate in the
    Department of Youth Services, hes
    going to be in there until his 21st
    birthday I hope that sends a
    strong message.
    He said that he expects
    Pagenstecher to be imprisoned in
    a juvenile facility that will include
    drug rehabilitation and education,
    considering he was just three
    classes away from graduating from
    high school.
    In addition to Pagenstecher,
    seven adults ages 20 to 58 were
    arrested in connection with the
    drug ring. They were accused of
    growing the pot under artificial
    lights in a furniture warehouse and
    two suburban homes.
    Four of the adults have
    pleaded not guilty to charges of
    drug trafficking and possession,
    marijuana cultivation and engaging
    in corrupt activity. They are set for
    trial in November and December.
    The other four have pleaded
    guilty to some of the charges, with
    most still awaiting sentencing. One
    of them, 31-year-old Stacy Lampe,
    has been sentenced to two years in
    prison.
    As part of its investigation of the
    drug ring, the Warren County Drug
    Task Force seized more than 600
    marijuana plants with an estimated
    street value of $3 million.
    He wasnt out to become,
    you know, a big drug
    dealer. He didnt buy a new
    car.
    Daffney PagenstecHer
    tyler Pagenstechers mother
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    paGe 7 the UNiVersitY daiLY KaNsaN tUesdaY, october 23, 2012
    Teenage drug dealer sentenced to prison
    crime
    Hazing
    First defendant sentenced for Fla. hazing death
    ORLANDO, Fla. Te frst of
    a dozen defendants to be sentenced
    in last years hazing death of a
    Florida A&M drum major avoided
    jail time when he received his
    punishment Monday, but he will
    spend more than two years under
    close supervision.
    Brian Jones was given six
    months of community control,
    which strictly limits his freedom
    with measures including frequent
    check-ins with probation ofcials.
    Following that, the 23-year-old
    from Parrish, Fla., will serve
    another two years of probation.
    Hes also required to perform 200
    hours of community service.
    Judge Marc Lubet said Jones
    role in the hazing death of Robert
    Champion was relatively minimal
    and that Jones did not beat or hit
    Champion. Champion died last
    November afer being beaten by
    fellow band members during a
    hazing ritual aboard a bus parked
    outside an Orlando hotel afer a
    football game.
    Tis young mans part in this
    horrible act ... as compared with
    many others from what Ive seen
    is minimal, Lubet said. It was an
    isolated incident in this mans life
    for which hes shown remorse.
    Defense attorney Alisia
    Adamson noted that only two of
    the 90 witnesses even said he was
    on the bus.
    Eleven other band members
    are awaiting trial on felony hazing
    charges, while another band
    member faces a misdemeanor
    hazing count.
    Jones had entered a no-contest
    plea Oct. 9 to the third-degree
    felony hazing charge afer initially
    pleading not guilty. Te maximum
    penalty for the charge was fve years
    in prison.
    Champions parents and friends
    say the drum major was a vocal
    opponent of hazing, but fnally
    relented last November and got
    aboard Bus C, which was known
    for hazing.
    Pam and Robert Champion
    Sr. both attended Mondays
    sentencing.
    Speaking directly to Jones, Pam
    Champion challenged the idea that
    his role had been minor, saying:
    You and I know thats not true.
    You played a critical role.
    She carried a picture of
    Champion with her to the podium
    before she spoke.
    You wont be able to put it out of
    your mind...It will haunt you, she
    told Jones.
    Jones said in a recorded audio
    statement with investigators that he
    was on the bus when another hazing
    victim Lissette Sanchez went
    through the ritual. But Jones told
    police that he only retrieved his
    lighter and lef to smoke, getting of
    the bus before Champion got on.
    Te defendants mother,
    Jacqueline Jones, told the court
    that her son was an honest person
    and that he shared with me he had
    nothing to do with it.
    Brian Jones tearfully apologized
    to the Champion family in court.
    No family should have to go
    through what youve gone through,
    he said.
    Afer the sentencing, Pam
    Champion said she gave Jones
    credit for taking responsibility in
    the case.
    Initially my reaction was
    disappointment, but I do
    understand, she said. Te mere
    fact that Brian stepped up and took
    the initiative, which should be what
    everyone does ... is basically what
    were looking for. Te whole thing
    is people being accountable for
    what they have done.
    She also said shed be open to
    him speaking about his experience
    as part of the Robert D. Champion
    Drum Major for Change
    Foundation that she started last
    year to fght hazing.
    I do respect the law, I dont
    always agree with it, Robert
    Champion Sr. said. But Mr. Jones
    did step up. Te law made the
    charges and I agree with it if they
    say it was right.
    Champion was seeking the top
    position in the famed marching
    band, leading dozens who had
    already endured the hazing ritual.
    Te Marching 100 has performed
    at Super Bowls and presidential
    inauguration parades, and some
    felt the leadership position had to
    be earned.
    What awaited him was a
    punishing scrum in which about
    15 people pushed, struck, kicked
    and grabbed at participants as they
    tried to wade down the aisle from
    the buss driver seat to touch the
    back wall, according to interviews
    with investigators. One witness
    said bigger band members waited
    at the back to make the fnal few
    steps the most difcult during
    the crossing over portion of the
    hazing process.
    Several others who went
    through it said the ordeal leaves
    participants dizzy and breathless
    at a minimum. Afer fnishing the
    ordeal, Champion vomited and
    complained of trouble breathing.
    He soon fell unconscious and
    couldnt be revived.
    associated press
    associated press
    tyler Pagenstecher, 18, center, listens in juvenile court on monday in Lebanon, Ohio, as a judge sentences him to a minimum of six months in a juvenile jail stemming from
    his conviction on drug-traffcking charges.
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    KANSAS CITY, Kan. Matt
    Kenseth had to choke back his
    words when he got to Victory Lane,
    fumbling with his sunglasses in an
    attempt to hide his emotions.
    His 14-year run at Roush Fenway
    Racing is in the homestretch and
    Kenseth is going out with class,
    dignity and wins.
    He slammed his No. 17 Ford hard
    into the wall at Kansas Speedway
    midway through Sundays race,
    went to pit road to let crew chief
    Jimmy Fennig fix the car and then
    drove it to his second victory in
    three weeks. The bond between
    driver and crew was clear in the
    post-race celebration, even though
    Kenseth tried to play it cool.
    It really means a lot; I dont
    want to get too emotional, he said,
    talking fast to try to get through it
    cleanly.
    Kenseth is leaving Roush at the
    end of the season for Joe Gibbs
    Racing for personal reasons hes
    only vaguely explained in detail.
    The decision was made in June, but
    Kenseth couldnt discuss it publicly
    until September.
    Now that hes in his final month
    with the team that gave him his
    break in NASCAR, hes got to be
    feeling a bit nostalgic.
    I really want to thank Jack
    Roush, Robbie Reiser and Mark
    Martin. Without them guys, I
    never would have been at Roush,
    Kenseth said in before shifting into
    the obligatory sponsor rundown.
    Kenseth and Reiser have been
    together their entire NASCAR
    careers, and before that as short-
    track racers in Wisconsin.
    PAGE 8 thE UNIVERSItY DAILY KANSAN tUESDAY, octobER 23, 2012
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    Dallas defense rallies
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    Dallas Cowboys cornerback Morris Claiborne (24) picks off a pass from Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton a Panthers
    wide receiver Steve Smith , front left, makes the tackle during the frst half of an NFL football game on Sunday.
    NBA
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. Its been
    awhile since the Dallas Cowboys
    relied this heavily on their defense.
    But thats exactly what coach
    Jason Garrett did in Dallas 19-14
    win over the Carolina Panthers on
    Sunday.
    Faced with a third-and-4 at the
    Carolina 18 and the Cowboys lead-
    ing by two points, Garrett elected
    to run the ball and kick a field goal
    rather than try to deliver a knock-
    out punch with his offense. In so
    doing, he put his defense on the
    field with 53 seconds left to close
    out the game.
    They answered the call, stopping
    the Panthers at midfield.
    Garrett said he made the deci-
    sion to run the ball because he
    was confident his defense, ranked
    second in the league, could hold
    the Panthers.
    We trust our defense immense-
    ly, Garrett said. Our defense is
    outstanding and theyve played
    great all year long.
    Defensively, when were out
    there its all about closing the
    game, defensive end DeMarcus
    Ware said. (Garrett) having the
    confidence in the defense and say-
    ing OK were going to kick a field
    goal and leave you guys out there,
    I know you guys are ready for this
    challenge.
    While Tony Romo would have
    loved a chance to throw the ball at
    that point, he said he agreed with
    the call.
    You weigh what coverages
    theyve been playing throughout
    the day, Romo said. You also look
    at how well your defense has played
    throughout the day. ... Its very hard
    to be in their position, 53 seconds
    left, and you need a touchdown.
    Romo knows how to win a close
    game, something Cam Newton and
    the Carolina Panthers still havent
    figured out.
    Romo led the Cowboys into field-
    goal range and Dan Bailey convert-
    ed a 28-yarder with 3:25 remaining
    to lift the Dallas Cowboys to a
    19-14 win on Sunday.
    Bailey had four field goals and
    Romo threw for 227 yards and
    a touchdown as the Cowboys
    defeated the Panthers for the ninth
    straight time in the regular season.
    The win snapped a two-game los-
    ing streak for the Cowboys (3-3)
    and helped ease some pressure
    from their highly criticized 31-29
    loss to Baltimore last week in a
    game marred by poor clock man-
    agement.
    When you think about some
    of the adversity weve encountered
    this season, our focus remains
    on just getting better, Ware said.
    We have been doing that, and
    this week being able to go out and
    close a game let us know that hey,
    we can do it.
    Romo said the Cowboys never
    bought into the idea that the sky
    was falling after last weeks loss.
    You know that every week
    youre either great or terrible or
    at least semi-terrible or semi-great,
    Romo said. What you find in this
    league is all you need to do is figure
    out how to get better and play your
    best football when it counts.
    Just in case everyone wasnt
    buying in, Cowboys coach Jason
    Garrett invited former Washington
    Redskins coach Joe Gibbs yes,
    their old rival to speak to play-
    ers at the teams chapel service
    Saturday night.
    Gibbs message was that every-
    one makes mistakes, but whats
    important is how you handle
    adversity.
    The Cowboys seemed to listen.
    We did a good job of bouncing
    back and finding a way to win a
    game today, Garrett said.
    For the Panthers (1-5) it was a
    case of another game in which they
    were close enough to win in the
    fourth quarter but couldnt finish.
    Carolina had similar chances in
    their two previous games against
    Atlanta and Seattle.
    Newton, who finished 21 of 37
    for 233 yards with one touchdown
    and an early interception in the red
    zone, said he doesnt know why the
    Panthers cant win close games.
    Whether its me, I dont know.
    Whether its the coordinator, I
    dont know. Whether its the play-
    ers overall, I dont know, Newton
    said. (But) we got to change that
    man.
    The Panthers finished fifth in
    points last season, averaging 25.3
    points per game, but have scored
    more than 14 points in only two of
    their six games this year.
    Instead of keeping the game
    close, Im looking forward to a
    game where I ... we put up 35
    points. Everybody does, Newton
    said.
    This game had its share of drama
    and controversy.
    On a fourth-and-1 at their 39
    with 2:11 remaining and trailing
    by two, the Panthers caught Dallas
    defense trying to change person-
    nel, and Newton rushed to the
    line. He quickly took the snap and
    completed a pass to Greg Olsen for
    an apparent first down, but officials
    ruled the Cowboys called timeout
    before the snap.
    On the next play, cornerback
    Morris Claiborne collided with
    Panthers receiver Louis Murphy
    before the ball arrived, but no flag
    was thrown and the Cowboys took
    over on downs.
    I felt like I got pushed early,
    Murphy said. He kind of hooked
    me and pushed me in the back
    before the ball got there.
    NBA Preseason Standings
    EAStERN coNFERENcE
    AtlAntic Division
    W L Pct Gb
    Philadelphia 5 1 .833
    Toronto 3 1 .750 1
    Brooklyn 3 2 .600 1
    New York 2 2 .500 2
    Boston 2 4 .333 3
    southeAst Division
    W L Pct Gb
    Miami 3 2 .600
    Atlanta 3 3 .500
    Orlando 2 4 .333 1
    Washington 2 4 .333 1
    Charlotte 1 4 .200 2
    centrAl Division
    W L Pct Gb
    Chicago 3 2 .600
    Indiana 3 2 .600
    Detroit 3 3 .500
    Cleveland 2 3 .400 1
    Milwaukee 2 3 .400 1
    WEStERN coNFERENcE
    southwest Division
    W L Pct Gb
    Houston 3 2 .600
    New Orleans 3 2 .600
    Memphis 2 3 .400 1
    San Antonio 2 3 .400 1
    Dallas 1 2 .333 1
    northwest Division
    W L Pct Gb
    Utah 4 2 .667
    Denver 3 2 .600
    Oklahoma City 3 2 .600
    Minnesota 2 2 .500 1
    Portland 2 3 .400 1
    PAcific Division
    W L Pct Gb
    Sacramento 4 1 .800
    Golden State 3 1 .750
    Phoenix 2 2 .500 1
    L.A. Clippers 2 3 .400 2
    L.A. Lakers 0 5 .000 4
    source: Associated Press Preseason nBA standings
    sunDAYs GAMes
    Orlando 104, San Antonio 100
    Philadelphia 88, Boston 79
    Oklahoma City 108, Denver 101
    Sacramento 99, L.A. Lakers 92
    MonDAYs GAMes
    Milwaukee at Toronto, 7 p.m.
    New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
    New Orleans at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
    Utah at Portland, 10 p.m.
    Sacramento at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
    Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 10:30
    p.m.
    tuesDAYs GAMes
    Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
    Indiana at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
    Oklahoma City at Chicago, 8 p.m.
    Phoenix at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
    weDnesDAYs GAMes
    New York vs. Brooklyn at Nassau
    Coliseum, 7:30 p.m.
    Orlando at Memphis, 8 p.m.
    Detroit at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
    Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
    Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
    Washington at Miami, 8:30 p.m.
    L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
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    Kenseth fnishes frst at Speedway
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    at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.
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    tennis
    Big 12
    cycling
    The Kansas tennis team was
    divided between two states this
    weekend as its players compet-
    ed in the Intercollegiate Tennis
    Association (ITA) Regional
    Championships in Tulsa, Okla.
    and the KU Tournament in
    Lawrence.
    The players that participated in
    the ITA Regional Championships
    showed a lot of potential, but only
    a only one player made it past the
    second round in singles play.
    Freshman Maria Jose Cardona
    made it to the quarterfinals of the
    main singles draw but was bested
    6-4 and 6-1 by Hermon Brhane
    of Oklahoma. Sophomore Maria
    Belen Luduea notched the only
    other victory in singles match
    play as she defeated Izabella
    Zgierska of Nebraska 6-1 and 6-0
    in the first round before falling
    to third-seed Whitney Ritchie of
    Oklahoma.
    In doubles competition at the
    ITA, Luduea and Cardona made
    it out of the first round of the main
    doubles draw but were unable to
    get past the second round after
    losing 8-5 against the top-seeded
    Oklahoma State duo Kanyapat
    Narrattana and Malika Rosa.
    After the ITA tournament,
    coach Amy Hall-Holt said she is
    excited for the future of the pro-
    gram. She said the two freshmen
    are playing well and the rest of
    the team is showing the will to
    compete.
    Only Victoria Khanevskaya,
    Claire Dreyer and Anastasija
    Trubica stayed in Lawrence for
    the KU Tournament.
    Trubica won her singles draw,
    beating Amina St. Hill of Kansas
    State in the final round 6-3, 1-6
    and 6-3. Trubica also won against
    Ali Patterson of Drake in the
    semifinals 7-5 and 6-1.
    Khanevskaya finished third in
    her singles draw and Dreyer fin-
    ished fifth in her singles draw.
    Three players, Paulina Los, Amy
    Barnthouse and Haley Fournier,
    did not compete this weekend due
    to undisclosed injuries.
    The Jayhawks next competi-
    tion is the San Diego Invitational,
    which starts Nov. 9.
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    22. cardona defeated her opponent 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.
    Two more Big 12 games were
    decided late by teams that scored
    more than 50 points apiece.
    National title talk faded for good
    in West Virginia, replaced by simi-
    lar chatter at Kansas State.
    Intrigue is building as the Big 12
    essentially hits the halfway point
    of the season, and the 10-team
    league looks like its going nine
    deep. Nobody wants to dismiss the
    one outcast Kansas because
    coach Charlie Weis is a former
    NFL offensive whiz who has the
    experience of being the head
    coach at Notre Dame.
    Im almost tentative to say I
    told you so or give you that story,
    Oklahoma State coach Mike
    Gundy said. For three or four
    years, Ive been saying that with
    the skill players that are com-
    ing out now, the spread offenses,
    the fast pace, the blitzing style of
    defenses, the parity is greater than
    its ever been in college football.
    Theres not any question the parity
    in this league is more than ever.
    Three weeks ago, West Virginia
    was entering the national title pic-
    ture and had the Heisman Trophy
    front-runner in quarterback
    Geno Smith. That has vanished in
    blowout losses to Texas Tech and
    Kansas State.
    Kansas State was getting pat-
    ted on the head as a good little
    team before going to Oklahoma
    and knocking off the Sooners in a
    tense game that declared the race
    was on. Now coaches are quick to
    call the Wildcats the big dogs.
    For now.
    What youre having to do now
    unlike the early years is youre
    having to play every week, said
    Texas coach Mack Brown, whose
    Longhorns suffered consecu-
    tive losses to West Virginia and
    Oklahoma. It did not surprise
    me when West Virginia left here
    and went out to Lubbock and got
    beat.
    No. 4 Kansas State doesnt have
    to go to Lubbock, but the Wildcats
    are catching Texas Tech at possibly
    its highest point in three years
    under coach Tommy Tuberville.
    The Red Raiders bounced back
    from a lopsided loss to Oklahoma
    with the win over West Virginia,
    then survived three overtimes at
    TCU for a 56-53 victory after let-
    ting a late 10-point lead slip away.
    The No. 15 Red Raiders can
    scramble the top of the standings
    with a win Saturday in Manhattan,
    Kan., but it wont be the last time
    an underdog has a chance to
    reshape the Big 12 race.
    We play in a good league. I
    think everybody understands
    that, West Virginia coach Dana
    Holgorsen said. We got off to a
    hot start, but a pretty good Texas
    Tech team and a real good Kansas
    State team exposed us a little bit.
    Baylor is back near the bot-
    tom of the league without Robert
    Griffin III because the Bears have
    one of the worst defenses in the
    country. But these arent the same
    Bears who were doormats for
    most of the first decade of the
    Big 12 because they still have a
    quarterback.
    Griffins replacement, Nick
    Florence, threw for 933 yards and
    seven touchdowns combined in
    losses of 70-63 to West Virginia
    and 56-50 to Texas, both on the
    road. Florence leads the nation in
    total offense.
    The puzzling game for Baylor
    was the one in between a 49-21
    home loss to TCU a week after the
    Horned Frogs lost 37-23 to Iowa
    State in their first Big 12 home
    game.
    Thats the only league win for
    the Cyclones, who will try to keep
    the Bears winless in the Big 12 on
    Saturday.
    I think its been deep the last
    two or three years, Baylor coach
    Art Briles said. I think you could
    just go back through and look at
    the so-called upsets over the last
    couple of years late in the season.
    Its a tough battle, and thats why
    its such a great league.
    Along with Kansas State-Texas
    Tech, most of the Big 12 atten-
    tion this week will focus on No.
    8 Oklahomas effort to re-enter
    the national title picture in a
    home game against fifth-ranked
    Notre Dame. But the other game
    in Oklahoma TCUs visit to
    Oklahoma State is big for the
    Cowboys, who are trying to avoid
    a second league losses.
    Texas is taking one of the
    nations worst defenses to Kansas,
    where Weis has quarterback issues
    as he tries to use his Super Bowl-
    winning pedigree to get up to
    speed in a pass-happy, high-scor-
    ing league.
    Im new to the Big 12, and
    Im just into the grind of going
    through this schedule, Weis said.
    It doesnt make any difference
    who youre playing. Its a new set
    of problems each week.
    GENEVA Seven lines of
    blanks. From 1999 to 2005. There
    will be no Tour de France win-
    ner in the record book for those
    years.
    Once the toast of the Champs-
    Elysees, Lance Armstrong was for-
    mally stripped of his seven Tour
    titles Monday and banned for life
    for doping.
    As far as the Tour is concerned,
    his victories never happened. He
    was never on the top step of the
    podium. The winners yellow jer-
    sey was never on his back.
    The decision by the
    International Cycling Union
    marked an end to the saga that
    brought down the most decorated
    rider in Tour history and exposed
    widespread cheating in the sport.
    Lance Armstrong has no place
    in cycling, and he deserves to
    be forgotten in cycling, said Pat
    McQuaid, president of the govern-
    ing body. Make no mistake, its a
    catastrophe for him, and he has to
    face up to that.
    Its also devastating for Tour de
    France organizers, who have to
    carve seven gaping holes from the
    honor roll of the sports biggest
    event and airbrush Armstrongs
    image from a sun-baked podium
    on the Champs-Elysees.
    No more rides through Paris
    for the grim-faced cancer survivor
    bearing the American flag. No
    champagne. From the sports per-
    spective, its all gone.
    We wish that there is no win-
    ner for this period, Tour direc-
    tor Christian Prudhomme said
    Monday in Paris. For us, very
    clearly, the titles should remain
    blank. Effectively, we wish for
    these years to remain without
    winners.
    Armstrongs fiercely defended
    reputation as a clean athlete was
    shattered by the U.S. Anti-Doping
    Agency two weeks ago, when it
    detailed evidence of drug use and
    trafficking by his Tour-winning
    teams. USADA released its report
    to show why it ordered Armstrong
    banned from competition back
    in August. Mondays judgment by
    the UCI was just the necessary
    next legal step to formalize the
    loss of his titles and expel him
    from the sport.
    It will likely also trigger pain-
    ful financial hits for Armstrong
    as race organizers and former
    sponsors line up to reclaim what
    are now viewed as his ill-gotten
    rewards, though the cyclist main-
    tains he never doped.
    Prudhomme wants Armstrong
    to pay back prize money from
    his seven wins, which the French
    cycling federation tallied at 2.95
    million ($3.85 million). Armstrong
    also once was awarded $7.5 million
    plus legal fees from Dallas-based
    SCA Promotions Inc., which tried
    to withhold paying a bonus for the
    riders 2004 Tour victory after it
    alleged he doped to win.
    The U.S. government could also
    get involved in a case brought
    by Floyd Landis, who was key to
    taking down his illustrious former
    teammate by turning whistleblow-
    er in 2010.
    The losses pile up for a man
    who dedicated himself to victory,
    over other cyclists and the cancer
    that almost killed him in 1996.
    Neither Armstrong nor his
    representatives had any comment
    about Mondays decision, but the
    rider was defiant in August when
    he chose not to fight USADA in
    one of the agencys arbitration
    hearings. He argued the process
    was rigged against him.
    I know who won those seven
    Tours, my teammates know who
    won those seven Tours, and every-
    one I competed against knows
    who won those seven Tours,
    Armstrong said then. The tough-
    est event in the world where the
    strongest man wins. Nobody can
    ever change that.
    The condemnation by McQuaid,
    cyclings most senior official, con-
    firmed Armstrongs pariah status,
    after the UCI had backed him at
    times in trying to seize control
    of the doping investigation from
    USADA.
    McQuaid announced that
    the UCI accepted the sanctions
    imposed by USADA and would
    not appeal them to the Court of
    Arbitration for Sport. His board
    will meet Friday to discuss going
    after Armstrongs 2000 Olympic
    bronze medal and the possibility
    of setting up a truth and recon-
    ciliation commission to air the
    sports remaining secrets.
    The International Olympic
    Committee said it would study
    the UCIs response and wait to
    receive its full decision before
    possibly taking away Armstrongs
    medal from the Sydney Games
    time trial.
    It is good to see that all parties
    involved in this case are working
    together to tackle this issue, the
    IOC said. McQuaid said he was
    sickened by some of the evi-
    dence detailed by USADA in its
    200-page report and hundreds of
    pages of supporting testimony and
    documents.
    USADA said Armstrong was
    at the center of the most sophis-
    ticated, professionalized and
    successful doping program that
    sport has ever seen within his
    U.S. Postal Service and Discovery
    Channel teams.
    The American agency wel-
    comed the decision by UCI.
    Today, the UCI made the right
    decision in the Lance Armstrong
    case, USADA CEO Travis
    Tygart said in a statement, which
    called on cycling to continue to
    fight doping. There are many
    more details of doping that are
    hidden, many more doping doc-
    tors, and corrupt team directors
    and the omerta has not yet been
    fully broken.
    The USADA report said
    Armstrong and his teams used
    steroids, the blood booster EPO
    and blood transfusions. The
    report included statements from
    11 former teammates who testi-
    fied against Armstrong, including
    that he pressured them to take
    banned drugs.
    In all, 26 people including 15
    riders testified to USADA that
    Armstrong and his teams used
    and trafficked banned substances
    and routinely used blood transfu-
    sions. Among the witnesses were
    loyal sidekick George Hincapie
    and admitted dopers Landis and
    Tyler Hamilton.
    McQuaid singled out former
    teammate David Zabriskie, say-
    ing: The story he told of how he
    was coerced and to some extent
    forced into doping is just mind-
    boggling.
    assOcIaTed Press
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    K-state in national title contention
    Armstrong stripped of racing medals
    assOcIaTed Press PhOTO
    tour de France winner lance Armstrong riding down the champs elysees with an
    American fag after the 21st and fnal stage of the cycling race in Paris, France.
    Armstrong was stripped of his seven tour de France titles and banned for life by
    cyclings governing body Monday, following a report from the U.s. Anti-Doping
    Agency that accused him of leading a massive doping program on his teams. Uci
    President Pat McQuaid announced that the federation accepted the UsADAs report
    on Armstrong and would not appeal to the court of Arbitration for sport.
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    Although the Kansas Jayhawks
    and the Texas Longhorns are head-
    ed in diferent directions afer sev-
    en weeks of football, they will clash
    in Lawrence this weekend.
    Texas coach Mack Brown said
    during Mondays Big 12 teleconfer-
    ence that the Kansas is an improved
    team despite its 1-6 record.
    Tey are a much better football
    team than the one we played last
    year, Brown said. Teyre running
    the ball well.
    Brown had nothing but praise
    for Kansas coach Charlie Weis. He
    said Weis resume speaks for itself.
    When you look at Charlie, he
    to me is one of the great coaches in
    the country, Brown said. What he
    did with Bill Belichick and the Pa-
    triots is just unbelievable. I thought
    he did a great job at Notre Dame.
    And see what he did with the Kan-
    sas City Chiefs in turning that of-
    fense around immediately.
    Brown said that hiring Dave
    Campo as defensive coordinator
    was a brilliant choice because
    Campo has a history of coaching in
    the NFL and in college.
    Big 12 shoot-outs
    Six teams in the conference are
    in the top 15 for ofensive scoring.
    Only TCU, Iowa State and Kansas
    rank below the top 25 in points
    scored.
    Its a fun league to be in right
    now, Brown said. Te fans are
    seeing great football games. And
    for the people who like to see scor-
    ing, you are seeing a lot of scoring
    in this league.
    Brown said the Big 12 is the most
    competitive it has been in the 15
    years hes been at Texas.
    Its just crazy with the speed,
    Brown said. What youre having to
    do now and not in the past is that
    you have to play every week.
    Over the weekend, the Big 12 ac-
    tually had more touchdowns than
    punts (48 and 47, respectively)
    something that is directly linked to
    the high octane ofenses.
    Te frst thing everybody wants
    to do is fre their defensive coordi-
    nator because everyone has a quar-
    terback and everybody can move
    the ball, Brown said.
    Bringing the intensity
    Tough the Longhorns are sit-
    ting at No. 25 in the nation with a
    5-2 record, Brown realizes he has
    to fnd a way to keep motivating his
    team.
    His team played 34 freshmen
    over the past two years. Brown
    said its difcult to keep motivating
    younger teams but its something
    that has to be done.
    We have to get every ounce of
    energy out of everyone every day
    because we arent good enough to
    beat anyone right now unless we
    are playing with intensity and play-
    ing at our highest level, Brown
    said.
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    bIG 12 PowER RANKINGS
    FARzIN VoUSoUGhIAN
    fvousoughian@kansan.com
    1. Kansas State (7-0)
    Kansas State landed a spot in the
    top fve in every poll and ranking
    afer its 55-14 win over West Vir-
    ginia. Te biggest story surround-
    ing the Wildcats is quarterback
    Collin Klein, who put together
    seven touchdowns against the
    Mountaineers. Afer Klein out-
    played Geno Smith, critics now see
    him as the new favorite to win the
    Heisman.
    6. texas christian (5-2)
    Texas Christian quarterback
    Trevone Boykin found a rhythm this
    weekend with his ofense against Texas
    Tech. Boykin ran into a couple of prob-
    lems when he threw two interceptions,
    but he managed to still play well afer
    recently being named the new starting
    quarterback. Coach Gary Patterson
    has to like the progress out of his new
    quarterback and is probably hoping
    that it will translate into some wins
    before the end of the season.
    2. oklahoma (5-1)
    Oklahoma posted over 50 points
    on the scoreboard for the third time
    this season. Afer defeating Kansas
    52-7, the Sooners held their op-
    ponents to one touchdown for the
    second time this season. Te teams
    biggest test comes next week when
    they host Notre Dame.
    7. oklahoma State (4-2)
    Oklahoma State has been limited with
    its scoring afer being ranked frst at one
    point. In the end, the Cowboys sealed a
    victory over the Cyclones over the week-
    end. Te Cowboys recently built some
    consistency afer putting together their
    frst winning streak of the season.
    3. texas tech (6-1)
    Texas Tech has pleasantly sur-
    prised a lot of fans in Lubbock
    this season. A thrilling 56-53 win
    in triple overtime against Texas
    Christian pulled Texas Tech up
    in the rankings. Quarterback
    Seth Doege lifed the Red Raiders
    when he threw seven touchdown
    passes, making him one of the
    top quarterbacks in the Big 12.
    8. Iowa State (4-3)
    Iowa State fans enjoyed their
    brief time being ranked. Now,
    the Cyclones are out of the top
    25 afer losing three of their last
    four games. A game against Bay-
    lor gives them an opportunity to
    turn around because of Baylors
    struggles this season.
    4. west Virginia (5-2)
    West Virginias experience in
    the Big 12 hasnt gone its way. West
    Virginia has given up 53 points on
    average against Big 12 teams. Te
    Mountaineers fell to 5-2. Geno
    Smiths luck also ran out afer he
    threw two interceptions.
    9. baylor (3-3)
    Quarterback Nick Florence
    showed Baylor a lot of good things
    at the start of the season. He threw
    11 touchdowns and four intercep-
    tions to start the season. In the last
    three games, while the Bears have
    lost, Florence threw nine touch-
    downs and six interceptions. Te
    Bears want to try and beat the
    Cyclones this week, who also have
    issues in the conference.
    5. texas (5-2)
    Texas overcame adversity afer it
    snapped its two-game losing streak
    in a wild shoot-out against Baylor.
    Although the Longhorns allowed 50
    points, the ofense managed to score
    more, just enough to win. Running
    back Joe Bergeron was the hero for
    the Longhorns when he rushed for
    117 yards and fve touchdowns. Tey
    will want to continue to feed the ball
    to Bergeron moving forward.
    10. Kansas (1-6)
    Michael Cummings got the start
    over Dayne Crist; Coach Charlie Weis
    played both quarterbacks in the game,
    but it did not translate into any suc-
    cess. Kansas fell fat on all three phases
    of the game against Oklahoma. Texas
    can easily do the same thing if Kansas
    does not void its holes in practice this
    week.
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    the Mountaineers 54-14 in
    Morgantown, W.Va., Collin Klein again
    showed why he is a legitimate Heisman
    contender and leader of one of the best
    teams in college football.
    The Wildcats have never had a Heisman
    winner, but Klein seems to be on pace to
    land a spot in New York. He is the quarter-
    back for a national Top-10 team and a defi-
    nite contender for the BCS Championship.
    His numbers are up to par with the rest
    of the field and he simply doesnt make
    mistakes. However, its Kleins play in big
    games and the fourth quarter that sets him
    apart.
    Throughout the season, the Wildcats
    often have the game well out of reach by
    the fourth quarter, but when they dont,
    Klein is at his best.
    Optimus Klein has been nearly robotic
    in the final period this year completing
    more than 93 percent of his passes with no
    interceptions.
    In the Wildcats two biggest games,
    Oklahoma and West Virginia, Klein was
    nearly perfect: 32-42 for 474 yards, 3
    touchdowns, 0 interceptions. On the
    ground Klein had 29 rushes, 120 yards and
    5 touchdowns.
    Kansas State faces a few more challenges
    through the end of the season. It is defi-
    nitely possible that Klein will lead the Cats
    to an undefeated season.
    What does an unblemished record
    mean?
    For the Wildcats, it means a shot at the
    national championship. They would need
    some help to pass teams such as Oregon,
    Florida or Alabama, but the odds are on
    their side.
    Alabama and Florida, if both undefeat-
    ed, would match-up in the SEC title game,
    which would likely eliminate the loser
    from the championship game. Oregon also
    will have to play a conference title game,
    and that could mean a second meeting
    with the talented University of Southern
    California.
    With the Big 12 shrinking to 10 teams,
    the conference increases its chances of
    sending a team to the big game. An unde-
    feated Kansas State team has a real oppor-
    tunity to take advantage of this.
    The shot at a national title may mean
    even more for Klein, who with impressive
    numbers and a championship caliber team
    has all the arguments to be the winner of
    the Heisman Memorial Trophy. Which
    makes the idea of bringing the two most
    prominent trophies in college football back
    to the state of Kansas very real.
    Just an hour and a half down I-70 lays
    the best story in college football. A coach
    creating a second turnaround of a pro-
    gram, a bona fide championship contender
    and what could end up being the best
    player in college football.

    Edited by Laken Rapier
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    By Jackson Long
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    Q: Collin Klein set the NCAA re-
    cord for rushing touchdowns by a
    quarterback in a single season with
    how many touchdowns?
    A: 27 touchdowns in 2011
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    !
    Collin Klein has totaled 72 career
    touchdowns.
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    fAct of thE DAY
    He doesnt do anything wrong.
    Hes hard to tackle. He gets them in
    good plays. He doesnt turn the ball
    over. You can say what you want to
    about the throwing motion, but it
    goes exactly where he wants it go.
    Hes a good football player.

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    For the second time this sea-
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    the two weekly Big 12 player of
    the week awards.
    Sophomore, outside hitter
    Sara McClinton won the Big 12
    Offensive Player of the Week
    award, while redshirt junior
    middle blocker Caroline Jarmoc
    was named Big 12 Defensive
    Player of the Week.
    I think its a testament of
    individual performance, but also
    a reflection of a team thats play-
    ing pretty well right now, coach
    Ray Bechard said.
    Last week against Kansas State
    and TCU, McClinton notched 36
    kills for an average of 4.50 kills
    per set. Jarmoc earned her first
    career double-double against
    Kansas State with 12 blocks and
    11 kills, then added four more
    blocks against TCU.
    Earlier this season during
    the week of Sept. 10, Jarmoc
    earned Offensive Player of the
    Week honors, while junior libe-
    ro Brianne Riley was named
    Defensive Player of the Week.
    Jarmoc leads the Jayhawks
    with 3.61 kills per set, while
    McClinton is second with 3.36
    kills per set. That puts them at
    third and fifth in the Big 12 in
    that category. Jarmoc also leads
    the team with 111 total blocks,
    including 19 solo blocks, good
    for 1.34 blocks per set and fourth
    in the Big 12.
    I think she takes pride in help-
    ing us score points, whether its
    being offensively or defensively
    or with her serves, Bechard said.
    Anytime you can get point pro-
    duction out of a middle in three
    different areas, that means shes
    adding a tremendous amount of
    value to your team.
    The Jayhawks also moved up
    to No. 17 in the rankings as they
    prepare to face Iowa State in
    Ames, Iowa, Wednesday at 6:30.
    Edited by Whitney Bolden
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    Freshmen Ben McLemore and
    Jamari Traylor drove to two hours
    and 43 minutes to Columbia,
    Mo., to watch their teammates
    play in a crucial conference game
    last season. They saw firsthand
    how fierce the rivalry could be,
    as the Missouri fans routinely
    honked and flipped off the car
    with a Jayhawk license plate as
    they passed it on the highway.
    It was one of many drives
    the duo, who are also room-
    mates, undertook to watch their
    teammates play following the
    decision by the NCAA that
    ruled them ineligible to play
    last October.
    They took a negative and
    made it into a positive, Kansas
    coach Bill Self said. And its
    really not bad for their life at
    all.
    McLemore and Traylor
    responded to the NCAA ruling
    that prevented them from playing
    with the team all last season, and
    from practicing with the team
    until second semester, by work-
    ing hard in the classroom, with
    each of them posting above a 3.0
    GPA.
    The ruling also helped the
    players on the court. In the spring
    semester, McLemore was charged
    with defending the explosive
    Tyshawn Taylor, and Traylor had
    to match-up with National Player
    of the Year candidate, Thomas
    Robinson.
    Jamari actually held his own
    with Thomas three out of five
    days, Self said. Then the other
    two hed get murdered. But I think
    it was really great for those guys
    to play against pros last year.
    Traylor said the time spent
    around Robinson helped out
    his game and his maturity.
    Playing against the strong 237
    pound Robinson forced Traylor
    to become a tougher presence
    inside, which is important, as
    Traylor will be one of the players
    expected to fill the void left by
    All-American Thomas Robinson.
    Robinson also helped Traylor
    develop as a person off the court.
    Being around him makes
    you more humble for what you
    do have, like my mom and my
    family, so he definitely made me
    a more humble person as well,
    Traylor said.
    Although both players
    wouldve contributed to the
    smaller than usual rotation the
    Jayhawks employed last season,
    McLemore came into last sea-
    son as the more heralded recruit
    who wouldve had a more sig-
    nificant immediate influence.
    I think that Ben couldve
    been a difference maker, Self
    said. We line up with Kentucky
    with Ben, we match up along
    the perimeter better, but that
    doesnt mean our team wouldve
    been as good, maybe our chem-
    istry wouldnt have been as good
    or what not.
    McLemore now is in a posi-
    tion where he is used to how
    Self runs the practices, but lacks
    the in-game experience of a vet-
    eran. But McLemore said being
    around the older guys helped
    out his maturity where he now
    stays focused on what he needs
    to do to help the team out.
    Its been amazing to me how
    much theyve both improved in
    practice; just since the start of
    practice, because theyre start-
    ing to get it, Self said.
    Edited by Whitney Bolden
    S
    THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
    Volume 125 Issue 35 kansan.com Tuesday, October 23, 2012
    COMMENTARY
    Volleyball
    well worth
    attending
    By Ryan McCarthy
    rmccarthy@kansan.com
    football
    Weis still undecided
    sports
    Page 9
    Check in with the
    tennis action from
    the weekend
    Page 10
    See where the rest of the Big 12
    stands in football
    K
    ansas football and basketball
    are usually the talk of the cam-
    pus at this point in the season.
    People talk about football because
    of its ongoing struggle to be relevant in
    the Big 12 conference, and its fight to
    hopefully break the 16-game confer-
    ence losing streak sometime soon.
    People talk about basketball because
    this is Lawrence after all, and basket-
    ball is the topic of conversation every
    day of the year.
    But theres another group of athletes
    that should command your attention
    over the next few weeks as they grow
    closer to the postseason.
    The group usually convenes on
    Wednesday nights to a crowd of loyal
    supporters, which includes a devoted
    pep band to college basketball coaches
    stopping by for a few sets.
    Its not the same raucous atmo-
    sphere as Allen Fieldhouse, but Horejsi
    Family Athletics Center reaches a
    decent decibel level when its the right
    game.
    Last week was one of those games
    against Kansas State.
    The Kansas volleyball team had
    taken down a few good teams, but a
    win over Kansas State was a vital sign
    that this program was ready to turn
    this season into something special.
    Kansas State has dominated the series
    in recent years, winning every match
    the last three seasons.
    The Jayhawks wanted to reverse
    that trend, and they did, knocking the
    Wildcats off in four sets. Afterwards
    the team stormed onto the floor in a
    mob of excitement.
    And it wasnt just the players.
    From the postgame pictures it
    appeared coach Ray Bechard showed
    off his vertical leap in the locker room
    with a look of jubilation on his face.
    The win over the Wildcats could
    be a defining moment for a Jayhawk
    team thats been mediocre the past few
    seasons.
    The win also got the attention of
    the other contenders in the Big 12
    that this team will be in the mix this
    season.
    More importantly, Kansas did not
    have a letdown afterwards as they took
    care of business and beat TCU on
    Saturday.
    That win extended the school-
    record 12 game home winning streak
    that wont be in jeopardy until next
    Monday when they play West Virginia.
    Winning the game on Saturday
    showed this teams focus on the task
    at hand. Sure there were errors against
    the Horned Frogs, but the team
    showed the composure that it will
    need to compete for a championship.
    Now comes the home stretch for
    this team, with nine games left in the
    regular season.
    There are still difficult matches out
    there with trips to Baylor and Kansas
    State. There also is a showdown with
    Texas looming on Nov. 10 that could
    determine the regular season title.
    By the end of November we will see
    how this team finishes in conference
    play, and by what the Jayhawks have
    shown, it might have something bigger
    than just mediocre in store.
    So as we transition out of football
    season and gear up for basketball sea-
    son, remember to watch out for this
    other team on the radar that might
    make some noise as well.
    Edited by Andrew Ruszczyk
    The only news on the Kansas
    quarterback front is that there is
    nothing new.
    For the second week in a row
    coach Charlie Weis has deferred
    to talk about the battle between
    fifth-year senior Dayne Crist and
    freshman Michael Cummings
    until his weekly press conference
    of Tuesday.
    Last Saturday in Norman,
    Okla., it was Cummings who got
    the start but was rotated with
    Crist in different packages. Yet
    both paled in comparison to
    their counterpart on the Sooners,
    Landry Jones.
    Hes had a couple of flat games,
    but when hes on hes on, Weis said
    of Jones during Mondays telecon-
    ference call. Unfortunately we
    got him on one of those nights.
    Weis said Jones had a dan-
    gerous combination of strength,
    accuracy and ability to complete
    passes.
    Jones racked up 291 yards and
    three touchdowns while Crist and
    Cummings combined for just
    124 passing yards with no touch-
    downs. Kansas only score of the
    day came from junior running
    back James Sims with a little over
    three minutes left in the fourth
    quarter.
    Sims score was a reminder of
    the Jayhawks biggest strength
    on offense rushing. While the
    passing game continues to work
    out kinks and the defense contin-
    ues to improve, Weis is pleased
    with the rushing game.
    I do like the fact that theyve
    fought till the end of every game,
    even in the Oklahoma game,Weis
    said.
    But even with the quarter-
    back struggles, Weis doesnt
    place any more blame on Crist
    or Cummings than the rest of the
    team. The coach who turned Tom
    Brady into an NFL superstar says
    it has got to be a collective effort
    on offense. Weis said the teams
    successes or failures are a group
    effort, not the responsibility of
    just one player.
    I think just to hang the quar-
    terback out to dry is not the
    direction I would take it, he
    said.
    Its somewhat of a different
    sentiment from Weis, who at his
    introductory press conference
    vowed to make the Jayhawks a
    competitive team and from a
    competitive standpoint, he has
    done just that.
    Yet this Jayhawks team has
    come too close to winning games
    against Rice, Northern Illinois,
    TCU and most recently Oklahoma
    state for plain competitiveness to
    satisfy the first-year Kansas coach.
    Weis appreciates that players play
    hard but he is already itching to
    get to the next level.
    Moral victories isnt what
    youre in this for, Weis said. The
    next hurdle that our program
    needs to get over is weve got to
    beat somebody. Competing, thats
    great, but sooner or later youve
    got to beat somebody.
    It wont get any easier for the
    Jayhawks to find a victory the
    rest of the season. Starting next
    week with the 23rd ranked Texas,
    Kansas will face three more top 25
    teams Texas Tech,West Virginia
    and Baylor, the nations best pass-
    ing offense.
    Weis will be the first to admit
    the Big 12 is at one of its highest
    levels, meaning competitiveness
    might be even more crucial at this
    stage of the rebuilding process.
    Im new to the Big 12 and Im
    just in the grind of going through
    this schedule, Weis said. I just
    know that anyone outside this
    conference doesnt understand
    the talent in this league. Every
    week youre dealing with another
    set of problems. It doesnt make a
    difference who youre playing.
    Edited by Luke Ranker
    Ashleigh lee/KAnsAn
    Coach Charlie Weis walks off the feld after the frst half of Saturdays game against oklahoma at the Gaylord family- oklahoma Memorial Stadium in
    Norman, okla. the Jayhawks lost 7-52.
    blAKe schuster
    bschuster@kansan.com
    ethAn pAdWAy
    epadway@kansan.com
    A year of extra practice well spent
    MeNS baSketball
    tyler bierWirth/KAnsAn
    freshman guard ben Mclemore attempts a 3-point shot during a team scrimmage
    against the Crimson team at the oct. 12 sold out late Night in the Phog event in
    allen fieldhouse.

    I think to just hang the


    quarterback out to dry is
    not the direction I would
    take it.
    CharlIe WeIS
    football coach
    Crist and Cummings still contending for starting quarterback position

    they took a negative and


    made it into a positive.
    and its really not bad for
    their life at all.
    bIll Self
    Mens basketball coach

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