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By dAnny luPPino
A Kansas Board of Regents
proposal could require all KU
students to study abroad before
graduation.
Chairman Nelson Galle pro-
posed the requirement in July. It
would require all students at four-
year institutions in Kansas to have
some sort of international experi-
ence. KU administrators, includ-
ing Provost Richard Lariviere,
have responded positively.
I think its a wonderful idea,
Lariviere said.
S t u d y i n g
abroad is one
of the most
i mp o r t a n t
component s
of an under-
graduate edu-
cation, partic-
ularly in the
current world
in which stu-
dents will be
starting their careers.
He said one of the goals of the
University was to expose students
to new environments and new
situations.
Nothing does this quicker than
studying abroad, Lariviere said.
Lariviere said administrators
had not yet discussed how they
would implement the proposed
plan.
Susan Gronbeck-Tedesco, direc-
tor of study abroad, said the big-
gest obstacle in achieving Galles
goal would be the cost of studying
abroad.
Most students I talk to want to
study abroad, Gronbeck-Tedesco
said. Its just a matter of being able
to afford it.
Some students agreed the cost
barriers were the main deterrent
to studying abroad.
If they somehow helped finan-
cially, I think its a good idea, said
Jeremy Terrell, Rose Hill junior.
Currently, 23.5 percent of KU
students study abroad, placing
the University 11th among pub-
lic research universities in study-
abroad participation.
Gronbeck-Tedesco said her
office was not working to imple-
ment the plan. She said she thought
the University would stop short
of requiring all students to study
abroad, but that a good goal would
be to make it
financially pos-
sible for all stu-
dents to study
abroad.
She said
she feared stu-
dents might
resist studying
abroad because
of a common
myth that
it makes it
harder to graduate in four years.
According to figures from the
Office of Study Abroad, 45 per-
cent of students with study abroad
experience graduate in four years,
compared to 26 percent of students
who have not studied abroad.
I think it should be the peo-
ples decision whether they want
to go abroad or not, Jamie Webb,
Manhattan freshman, said. If
I absolutely had to go to get a
degree, I would, but I dont think
its necessary for my career inten-
tions.
Kansan staf writer danny lup-
pino can be contacted at dlup-
pino@kansan.com.
Edited by Natalie Johnson
By nAtE McGinnis
Provost Richard Lariviere
wants to change a Kansas law that
requires all state educational insti-
tutions to have uniform admis-
sions standards in order to build
a more diverse student body at the
University of Kansas.
It probably isnt the best use of
what we know about admissions to
use the one-size-fits-all admissions
program, Lariviere said.
Lariviere said he thought it
would be best to let the Board of
Regents speak with all state insti-
tutions. The regents would then
decide the admissions standards
that best suited each institution.
The same regulations dont
cut the best deal for everyone,
Lariviere said.
Lariviere said he favored a
holistic admissions program that
would look at the whole profile
of a student. He said this would
shape the best possible incoming
class. He discussed the idea with
members of the Council of Chief
Academic Officers, a council of
representatives from each regents
school, at its meeting last week.
Gary Miller, vice president for
academic affairs and research at
Wichita State University as well as
a member of the council, said that
he didnt think the current stan-
dards hindered universities, but
that he was interested in exploring
other options.
He said he would support a
broad discussion about state
admission standards that would
recognize the various distinct mis-
sions of each institution.
Heidi Simon, associate director
of admissions and scholarships at
the University, said the current
system worked, but it didnt allow
the University to focus on students
it wanted to attract.
I think it does work for some
students and I think that those
students will still be served appro-
priately with a new system, Simon
said.
Lariviere said he was unsure
whether he would try to get the
law changed this legislative session
because he didnt know the ins and
outs of Kansas politics.
Lariviere was formerly the dean
of the college of liberal arts and sci-
ences at the University of Texas at
Austin, which has a holistic admis-
sions policy.
Kansan staf writer nate McGin-
nis can be contacted at nmcgin-
nis@kansan.com.
Edited by Travis Robinett
administration
Ridge Engle, Atlanta fresh-
man, is not going to pass up the
opportunity to play in a poker
tournament on campus.
Engle, who has been playing
poker since he was 12 years old,
plays most of his Texas Holdem
games for fun against friends or
online for practice. But he said
sitting down and playing against
a large group of people for a prize
was always more interesting.
I prefer playing in actu-
al tournaments as opposed to
online because youre more likely
to meet players who are seri-
ous about competing, Engle
said. And if youre playing with
friends, youre usually just mess-
ing around.
Student Union Activities will
give chips to the first 150 stu-
dents who show up for the Texas
Beatem Holdem Tournament at
the Crimson Room in the Burge
Union at 4:30 p.m. Friday.
Games begin at 5 p.m. and
should end about 10 p.m., said
Rob Schabel, Overland Park
junior and SUA employee. The
tournament will feature gift cards
from Target for the top three
finishers, in the amounts
of $250 for first place,
$150 for second place
and $75 for
third.
Carlie
B i t t e l ,
Hays soph-
omore and
SUA games
coordinator, said students could
register for a spot in advance
at the SUA box office or e-mail
their names and KUID numbers
to suagames@gmail.com.
Schabel said the SUA game
committee began planning the
event late last semester. He said
this was the second tournament
of its kind since he began work-
ing with SUA more than a year
ago.
We thought it was a good
event, and people love to play
poker, Schabel
said.
Engle said
the popular-
ity of Texas
Holdem has
grown since he
first started playing.
Interest in the
game exploded when
ESPN started showing
poker on TV and when
amateur Chris Moneymaker won
the 2003 World Series of Poker,
Engle said.
board of regents
Regents contemplate
study abroad mandate
Studying abroad is one of the
most important components of
an undergraduate education.
RIchaRd laRIVIeRe
Provost
speaker
Albright says Bush is mixing religion and politics
Provost seeks holistic admissions program for KU
hold em or fold em
admission
requirements
Applicants must meet
one of these three
criteria to gain
guaranteed admission
to a state institution:
completed the Kansas
qualifed admission cur-
riculum with at least a 2.0
GPA
scored 21 or higher on
the Act
Graduated in the top
third of high school class
Lariviere wants board of regents to consider each institutions needs
events
see POKER on Page 3a
story By BEn sMith
Photos By jArEd GAB
Poker hands
(from best to worst)
royal flush 10
through Ace, same suit.
straight flush Five
cards that are in order and
of the same suit.
four of a kind Four
like-numbered cards
full house three of a
kind and a pair
flush Any fve cards of
the same suit
straight Any fve
cards in a row
three of a kind three
like-numbered cards
two pair
pair
high Card
Ryan Mcgeeney/Kansan
Former secretary of state Madeleine albright responds to questions posed by moderator
Steven Jacques of the dole Center. albright spoke in the Lied Center Wednesday evening, convers-
ing with Jacques for nearly an hour before taking questions frommembers of the audience.
By Erin cAstAnEdA
The United States has the
responsibility to lead, but separa-
tion between religion and policy is
necessary to do that effectively, for-
mer Secretary of State Madeleine
Albright said in a speech at the Lied
Center Wednesday night.
She also said resolution to inter-
national religious conflict resided
in the United States need to have
a moral foreign policy that did not
become religious policy.
The inspiration for her new
book, The Mighty and Almighty:
Reflections on America, God, and
World Affairs came from reflection
about religions role in American
politics. Not understanding the
faiths of others is a driving force of
global conflict, she said.
She said every American presi-
dent had evoked God somehow dur-
ing his term. What President Bush
has done differently from them, she
said, is make his belief policy.
She wrote in her book that Bush
believe God was on his side. In
contrast, Clinton believed people
needed to be on Gods side.
The certainty of Bushs beliefs is
the problem, she said, because there
is no alternative resolution in the
time of crisis.
Albright said that for nationalism
to exist today, a person has to know
what they believe and have respect
for the faith of others.
We have lost that moral author-
ity, she said.
The speech was set up in talk-
show format. She fielded questions
from Steven Jacques, Dole Institute
senior fellow, then had a question-
and-answer time with the audience.
In responding to those questions,
she said dialogue with religious lead-
ers and dialogue with enemies was
the path to peace.
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Forget Chicago. Dodge City
is actually the windiest city in
America, with an average wind
speed of 13.9 mph. Chicagos is
only 10.3 mph, placing it outside
the top 10.
Source: National Climatic Data Center
I added food coloring, cause
its a holiday. But it turned black,
cause I added all the food coloring
I had. And I ate this butter straight
out of the tub, cause it tastes
good. Theres a reason behind
everything.
Meatwad, fromthe TV show Aqua Teen
Hunger Force
An article in Wednesdays
The University Daily Kansan
contained an error. The incorrect
photo was run with Mark Dents
column, Tragedies reveal lack of
thorough coverage.The photo
was of columnist Evan Hengel,
not Dent.
Cmon Barbie, lets go
party on the Internet
LONDON Three-year-old
Jack Neal loves cars and ap-
parently cant resist a deal.
While his mothers back
was turned, the toddler
bought a Barbie-pink Nissan
Figaro for nearly $16,000 on
eBay.
I had just come of the
computer and I thought I had
logged of, I came out of eBay,
his mother Rachel told the
British Broadcasting Corp. on
Monday.
Jack jumped on the chair,
(went) straight in, found the
page and bought the car.
Unable to read, the youngster
likely used the buy it now
option to make the purchase.
The Neals learned about
the sale when they received
an e-mail from auto dealer
David Jones, who thought he
had made his frst Internet
sale.
An amused Jones said he
will not hold the Neals to their
purchase. The car will be re-
listed later.
Ive got a 2 1/2-year-old
son myself and I dont think
he would be able to do this,
although hes bright, he said.
Jack denied culpability.
Asked if he had made the
purchase, he simply squirmed
and muttered, No...
Officers investigate Lil
Tootsies nightclub
TAMPA, Fla. Hillsborough
County vice of cers spent
$6,400 for more than 90 lap
dances, drinks and tips in an
investigation into nudity and
liquor law violations at an adult
bikini bar that spanned more
than two years, county records
show.
Sometimes thats what it
takes to get rid of the problems
a lot of attention, Sherif Da-
vid Gee said of the investigation
into Lil Tootsies nightclub.
Gee said vice detectives frst
targeted the club, which features
bikini-clad women available for
private dance sessions, in Febru-
ary 2004 after deputies respond-
ed to numerous calls ranging
from violence to DUI arrests, The
Tampa Tribune reported.
Hillsborough bikini bars can
serve alcohol as long as they
dont allow nudity. Sherifs de-
tectives sought 41 misdemeanor
nudity charges against 15 danc-
ers at the club, but were unable
to identify another 34 dancers,
records show. Detectives bought
seven lap dances from Cherry
but never identifed her, records
show.
The agency recently asked
county commissioners to revoke
the clubs special permit to serve
alcohol. A vote is set for Novem-
ber.
The owner of the property,
JEM-N-I Inc., is suing to stop the
revocation process, saying the
company was not given enough
notice about the county hearing.
Terrestrial snakes find
haven around family
WILFORD, Idaho Shortly af-
ter the Hepworths began work-
ing on their fxer-upper, they
experienced a trauma known to
few besides Samuel L. Jacksons
character in Snakes on a Plane.
Snakes fell on Lyman Hep-
worths head when he opened
the door to a pump house near
the small house the couple
planned to buy.
When it warmed up, we
walked onto the yard and the
whole yard moved, Jeanine Hep-
worth told the Rexburg Standard
Journal.
One day, Lyman Hepworth
reached to turn on a light and
discovered the pull cord was
actually a snake.
Turns out the property was
a winter snake sanctuary, likely
a snake den or hibernaculum
where snakes gather in large
numbers to hibernate for the
winter, said Lauri Hanauska-
Brown, a biologist with the Idaho
Department of Fish and Game.
The snakes are likely terrestrial
garter snakes, she said. Reptiles
are a protected species, meaning
the Hepworths cannot bait them
or kill them.
Fish and Game will attempt
to move the snakes, but it could
be dif cult because if they move
them too far away they could die
and if they move them nearby
the snakes would likely return to
hibernate, Hanauska-Brown said.
The Hepworths so far have
not moved in, but they have a
plan: They sent a videotape of
the house, their children and, of
course, the snakes to the produc-
ers of Extreme Home Makeover
in hopes the television show will
send its decorators in for a flmed
renovation.
Opinions voiced through
e-mailed tea bag images
CHICAGO Its the Boston
Tea Party gone high-tech.
A week after asking unhappy
Illinoisans to mail tea bags with
their utility bill payments to
protest upcoming rate increases,
Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn said online
bill-payers can get in on the act.
Quinns of cial Web site now
has online images of tea bags
consumers can mail electroni-
cally to chief executives of St.
Louis-based Ameren Corp. and
to ComEd, a division of Chicago-
based Exelon Corp.
Earlier this month, Ameren
announced that its customers
will see increases of between 40
and 55 percent, while Com-Ed is
planning increases of about 22
percent.
The utilities serve 4.9 million
customers in Illinois.
Quinn initially wanted cus-
tomers to mail tea bags to the
companies with their payments,
but the Postal Service warned
that the lumpy bags could dam-
age their high-speed, high-dollar
processing equipment.
Quinn said the tea bags will
harken back to the Boston Tea
Party protest over unfair taxation
by the British.
Ameren spokesman Leigh
Morris has said that consumers
wanting to voice their opinion
should use e-mail, instead of
sending tea bags that could slow
the processing of bills.
Welding Wescoe
oddnews
Marla Keown/KANSAN
A welder for Ewell Construction, Inc. works on steel beams for the additions of Wescoe Hall Wednesday afternoon. Steel erectors are working on
Wescoe Halls patio for the planned addition of 70 newof ces; the project is expected to continue throughout the fall semester and wrap up by April,
2007.
The University Career Center
will host a workshop to jump-
start a job search from 3:30 to
4:30 p.m. Thursday at room 149
in the Burge Union.
CAMPUS
Semesters class-option
deadlines nearing
The new deadlines are ap-
proaching for the University of
Kansass credit/no credit option,
course withdrawal and course
repeat policies.
Credit/No Credit Option:
Students must be submit pa-
perwork in their deans of ce by
Thursday for 15-week courses.
Course Withdrawal Policy:
The last day to drop a course
is Nov. 13. Students no longer
have an option to drop a course
until and including the last day
of class.
Course Repeat Policy:
For 15-week courses, stu-
dents must fll out paperwork
their deans of ce by Friday.
For more information, go to
www.registrar.ku.edu.
Kim Lynch
STATE
Meth makers beware:
KBI may require registry
TOPEKA Makers and sellers
of methamphetamines would
be added to the Kansas Bureau
of Investigations public ofender
registry list under legislation pro-
posed for the 2007 Legislature by
two Senate leaders.
The measure would enable
Kansans to fnd out whether
they have such people living in
their communities.
Associated Press
LAWRENCE
Emergency fre crews
control small blaze
A small fre was reported
Wednesday night at 2030 Mas-
sachusetts St.
Fire crews responded to a call
reporting a fre in the chimney
and attic of the house.
When the crews arrived, they
found heavy smoke in the attic,
but were able to control the fre.
There were no injuries.
Catherine Odson
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By Courtney Hagen
Instead of blasting a mix of
Fergie and Justin Timberlake, 103.7
FM broadcasts news, music and
Christian sermons in Chinese.
Within two months when it moves
its radio tower, its signal will reach
all of Lawrence.
The Footprint Radio Broadcast
Ministry, which began three years
ago to reach out to Chinese students
at the University of Kansas, suc-
cessfully worked with the Federal
Communications Commission dur-
ing the past year to move its radio
tower from outside of Lawrence
near Clinton Lake to a closer loca-
tion within the city. The towers
new location, which is undecided
at this point but will be somewhere
in north Lawrence, will reach more
students because the current signal
is weak in some parts of the city,
including the downtown area.
The Lawrence Chinese
Evangelical Church helps to spon-
sor the ministry. Joel Li, the churchs
pastor, said 16 of the 24 hours the
station broadcasts were complete-
ly in Chinese, making it the only
Chinese radio station in the area.
Weve had
interference with
our broadcasts at
our current tower
location, Li said.
Some students
are not getting
a constant and
good signal and
we havent been
able to affect as
many students as
we want to.
Danny Li, the ministrys direc-
tor, said the station began as a way
to provide spiritual encouragement
to Chinese students while they
studied abroad. Regularly featured
programming includes Bible stud-
ies, Christian hymns and songs,
sermons, community news and
English conversation lessons.
Timothy Chong, Macau, China,
graduate student who works with
the station, estimated about 60 to
80 Chinese students and faculty
members at
the University
regularly lis-
tened to the
Footprint sta-
tion.
C h o n g
said that he
would like
to listen to
Gospel music
and other
programs on
the station on his way to his intern-
ship in Overland Park, but that he
always lost the signal before he left
Lawrence.
Its very useful to propagate
Gods message through Footprint,
Chong said. Its especially impor-
tant for Chinese students to listen to
the music and programs from their
own language to maintain their cul-
ture.
Liying Wang, Changchun, China,
freshman, has volunteered her time
to record programs at the station.
Wang said she got involved with
the ministry to receive encourage-
ment in a new country and a new
religion.
We dont have a lot of chances
to get to know God; most people
in China believe in Buddha, Wang
said. So here is a chance for them
to know who Jesus is.
Chong, however, is simply look-
ing forward to being able to listen to
the station all the way to Overland
Park while he makes his weekly
commutes.
Kansan staf writer Courtney
Hagen can be contacted at cha-
gen@kansan.com.
Edited by Travis Robinett
Most people in China believe
in Buddha. So here is a chance
for them to get to know who
Jesus is.
Liying Wang
Changchun, China, freshman
Chinese broadcast to spread city-wide
Local station moves radio tower to strengthen its signal across Lawrence
In Engles opinion, the pop-
ularity is both a help and a
hindrance.
Its great that a lot of peo-
ple have learned how to play,
Engle said. But at the same
time a lot of people online
really bug me. They dont play
seriously when it isnt playing
for money.
No money is required to
participate in Fridays Texas
Holdem event.
Kansan staff writer Ben Smith
can be contacted at bsmith@
kansan.com.
Edited by Derek Korte
By StePHen graHaM
aSSoCiated PreSS
BERLIN Negotiators for
Iran and the European Union held
five hours of very intense talks
Wednesday over Irans disputed
nuclear program and planned to
meeting again Thursday, officials
said.
EU foreign policy chief Javier
Solana and chief Iranian nuclear
negotiator Ali Larijani went into
their meeting at a Foreign Ministry
facility by the side of Lake Tegel on
the outskirts of Berlin without mak-
ing statements to reporters.
German Foreign Minister Frank-
Walter Steinmeier, who was not par-
ticipating in the Berlin talks, said
he was optimistic progress could be
made.
I have the expectation that
the talks today will be successful,
Steinmeier said. I think that today
we will not get any final news, but
hopefully in the course of tomor-
row.
Solana would report back to the
six countries trying to persuade Iran
to give up its program to enrich ura-
nium, he said, and then it will be
decided together if there are condi-
tions for a return to the negotiating
table.
But in Tehran, Irans hard-line
president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
said his country wont give up one
iota of its right to pursue a peace-
ful nuclear program.
Ahmadinejad said the U.S. and
its European allies want to force
Iran to suspend uranium enrich-
ment but wont succeed.
They want to create propa-
ganda about it and tell the world
that they forced Iran to suspend
(enrichment), but they are mis-
taken. The Iranian nation wont
retreat from its right one iota, he
was quoted as saying.
The negotiators met for talks
before adjourning until Thursday,
said Solana spokeswoman Cristina
Gallach.
By LiZ Sidoti
aSSoCiated PreSS
WASHINGTON Republicans
will hold their 2008 presidential
convention in the Twin Cities of
Minneapolis-St. Paul, choosing a
location in the politically pivotal
Midwest.
The convention is slated for
Sept. 1-4, 2008.
The four-day event will be held
at the Xcel Energy Center in St.
Paul, Minn., a concert venue and
the home of the National Hockey
Leagues Minnesota Wild.
Democrats also had been con-
sidering holding their conven-
tion in the Twin Cities, but the
Republican announcement left
Democrats with two competing
cities to choose from New York
and Denver.
The Republican National
Committee will vote in January to
affirm the decision of the partys
site selection committee. GOP
officials say approval is assured.
By picking the Twin Cities for
2008, the GOP will ensure plenty
of news coverage in media markets
in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa
all battleground states in the
2004 election and ones expected
to be competitive in the next presi-
dential race.
The heartland of America,
said Sen. Norm Coleman, R-
Minn. Whoever wins those states
is going to be the next president of
the United States.
In 2004, Democrat John Kerry
won the state 51 percent to 48 per-
cent. The last Republican to win a
presidential race in the state was
Richard Nixon in 1972 and the
last national convention happened
in 1892.
Our stereotype is that were
cold and liberal and Democratic,
and were still cold, said Steven
Schier, a political scientist at
Carleton College in Northfield,
Minn.
poker
(Continued froM 1A)
politiCs
Gop chooses city for 2008
presidential convention
foreign poliCy
iranian president resists nuclear disarmament
She said that she believed in
peace, but was not a pacifist and
that military force could be jus-
tifiably necessary. She discussed
American military occupation
or lack thereof in Iraq, Iran,
North Korea and Africa.
She said the Iraq War had made
America less safe because more
terrorists had had arisen since it
began.
I think Iraq is going to go down
as the greatest disaster in American
foreign policy, she said to the audi-
ence.
She said that there were no good
options or solutions for Iraq at this
time and that American military
troops need to get out.
Albright expressed her gratitude
to the military. She said that its
strength had been undermined and
that they had not been prepared well
for the duration of their tours.
Albright addressed American
involvement in Rwanda and Darfur
as well. She said the Y generation was
more tuned into issues with genocide
than the general population.
Our generation screwed every-
thing up, she said. It is clear at
this University that students make
issues known and you try to get the
government to pay attention to you,
she said.
Public education and public out-
cry is a step in the right direction,
she said.
Kansan staf writer erin Castaneda
can be contacted at ecastaneda@
kansan.com.
Edited by Patrick Ross
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FOND DU LAC, Wis. The
organizers of a lottery pool at a
cheese company were starting to
get discouraged. They had tried
good luck charms for three years
and even considered going to a dif-
ferent store to buy the tickets.
But then a worker suggested
rubbing the belly of a Buddha
statue, which some say will bring
good luck. They set the statue on
the tickets in a workers locker, and
people went in to rub it.
We dont know if its the Buddha
that brought us the good fortune
to win this. We dont know if it
was our prayers to God that were
answered, said Mary Entringer,
who organized the pool at Sargento
Foods Inc. in Plymouth. Were
just grateful it was 100 people, and
were all going to share in this
bounty.
The winners, who call them-
selves the 100 Miracles, turned
in their $208.6 million Powerball
ticket Friday. They have hired a
lawyer and plan to split the prize
equally.
Entringer, 55, said 70 to 90
workers on the plants second shift
usually pool their money for the
lottery when the jackpot is over
$100 million. But she said some-
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rules and make an announcement
over the public address system the
day before the Aug. 5 drawing.
That boosted participation to 100
employees.
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for the win.
The grocery is along the so-
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into business with his wife and
another person wanted to pursue
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WASHINGTON The House
approved legislation Wednesday
giving the administration authority
to interrogate and prosecute terror-
ism detainees, moving President
Bush to the edge of a pre-election
victory with a key piece of his anti-
terror plan.
The 253-168 vote in the House
came shortly after senators agreed
to limit debate on their own nearly
identical bill, all but assuring its
passage on Thursday.
Republican leaders are hoping to
work out differences and send Bush
a final version before leaving town
this weekend to campaign for the
Nov. 7 congressional elections.
For nearly two weeks the
GOP have been embarrassed as
the White House and rebellious
Republican senators have fought
publicly over whether Bushs plan
would give him too much author-
ity. But they struck a compromise
last Thursday, and Republicans are
hoping approval will bolster their
effort to cast themselves as strong
on national security, a marquee
issue this election year.
House Majority Leader John
Boehner, R-Ohio, all but dared
Democrats to vote against the leg-
islation.
Will my Democrat friends work
with Republicans to give the presi-
dent the tools he needs to continue
to stop terrorist attacks before they
happen, or will they vote to force
him to fight the terrorists with one
arm tied behind his back? he asked
just before members cast their bal-
lots.
Democrats opposed the bill by
about a five-to-one margin, with
many wanting to tone down the
powers it would give to Bush and
the limits it would impose on ter-
ror-war suspects abilities to defend
themselves during trials.
Said Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio:
This bill is everything we dont
believe in.
The legislation would establish
a military court system to pros-
ecute terror suspects, a response to
the Supreme Court ruling last June
that Congress blessing was neces-
sary. While the bill would grant
defendants more legal rights than
they had under the administrations
old system, it nevertheless would
eliminate rights usually granted in
civilian and military courts.
The measure also provides
extensive definitions of war crimes
such as torture, rape and biologi-
cal experiments but gives Bush
broad authority to decide which
other techniques U.S. interrogators
can legally use. The provisions are
intended to protect CIA interroga-
tors from being prosecuted for war
crimes.
In a statement issued after the
vote, Bush, who will visit GOP
senators Thursday morning, urged
the Senate to approve the measure
and congratulated the House for its
commitment to strengthening our
national security.
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University admissions
process needs reform
Vouchers a remedy for broken system
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BY STEVE NICHOLS
KANSAN COLUMNIST
OPINION@KANSAN.COM
The word soft comes to
mind when looking at the
admission standards for the
University of Kansas. Current
standards let anyone with a
functioning brain into the
University.
All it takes for an in-state
freshman to receive admission is
score a 21 or better on the ACT
or 980 or better on the SAT. If
you cant achieve that theres
still hope. All you need is a 2.0
cumulative GPA and rank in the
top one-third of your graduat-
ing class. Low expectations for a
quality public university.
The admission standards,
set by state law, are in need
of change. New Provost and
Executive Vice Chancellor
Richard Lariviere has sounded
off on the ability for Kansas
Board of Regents universities
to decide their standards. For
students to get added value to
a degree from the University,
more stringent admission stan-
dards are needed, and long
overdue.
We certainly dont want to
prevent Kansas residents from
becoming future Jayhawks, but
more should be required to
enter this nationally recognized
University. Our friends to the
east, in Columbia, Mo., have a
little more rigorous admission
standard: Incoming freshmen
must score a 24 or better on the
ACT or 1090 or better on the
SAT.
Another highly recognized
university, the University of
Oklahoma requires in-state
incoming freshmen to achieve
a 3.0 cumulative GPA and rank
in the top 25 percent of their
graduating class. Freshmen can
also be admitted with an ACT of
24 or higher or SAT of 1090 or
higher, along with remaining in
the top 50 percent of their class.
Admission standards are
indicative of a university, and
when they are low, expectations
of students at the University
itself are low. It may take some
time and support from other
state universities, but the state
needs to address this issue to
enhance all Kansas universities.
Louis Mora for the editorial
board.

BY VINCE MYERS
KANSAN COLUMNIST
OPINION@KANSAN.COM
The saddest part about the debate
over how to fix Americas educa-
tional system is that no one really
seems to want to make changes. We
can all agree that the current system
is inefficient and ineffective, yet we
defend that system when anyone
questions it. Our current system is
a failure, we admit, because it leaves
poorer and minority populations
behind; because teachers are under-
paid; and because our test scores
compare poorly to test scores from
other countries. And in response,
our best prescription is increasing
funding to public schools.
If only insufficient funds were the
extent of our public schools prob-
lems. The Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development
released a report in 2003 saying that
the US spends more money per stu-
dent than any other country in the
world over $10,000 per year. Yet
our test scores are consistently near
the middle of the pack. If the prob-
lem isnt due to funding, then the
problem must be structural.
The biggest problem is that the
American public school system func-
tions as a monopoly. Each school
district monopolizes education in
its own geographical area. Students
within that area are either forced to
attend the schools the school dis-
trict tells them to attend, or they
must pay thousands of dollars in
annual tuition to transfer to a pri-
vate school. Obviously, most families
particularly poorer families, and
thus disproportionately minority
families cannot afford to send
their children to private schools.
And if the school they are being
forced to attend features low expec-
tations, incompetent teachers and
armed classmates, too bad.
A perfect example of this problem
is sitting just to our northeast, in
Wyandotte County. In Wyandotte
High Schools 2005 Adequate Yearly
Progress report, only 10.3 percent of
Wyandottes 10th-graders received
scores of proficient or better on
the schools math assessment test
(the state average was 51.6 percent),
and only 36.8 percent of 11th-grad-
ers scored proficient or better on the
reading assessment (the state aver-
age was 64.4 percent). Faced with
a dire learning situation, students
at Wyandotte High School would
probably be best served to transfer to
a different school but at a school
where 76 percent of students are
classified as economically disadvan-
taged, that seems unlikely.
Many economists, most nota-
bly Nobel Prize winner Milton
Friedman, have advocated a sys-
tem in which students can receive
vouchers from the government and
use them to pay for private school
tuition. Such a program, known as
a school choice or school vouch-
er program, would force schools
to compete for students the same
way that businesses compete for cus-
tomers by giving them the best
product for their money. Schools
would have to use their money more
efficiently than they do currently,
or their students would transfer to
better schools. Good teachers would
be valued more highly because they
would attract more students (and
thus more funds). And lower-class
and minority students would be able
to attend the same schools that the
wealthy attend, thereby helping to
remove themselves from the cycle
of poverty.
The major argument against a
school choice system is that it would
take students (and thus funds) away
from the public schools. As Joseph
P. Viteritti pointed out in his essay,
Defining Equity: Politics, Markets,
and Public Policy, this argument
rests on the assumption that stu-
dents, given the ability to leave pub-
lic schools, would do so, and in large
numbers. Students stay in public
schools, then, only because they have
no other option. As Viteritti says,
Public education may be the only
sector of the economy in which the
providers lack of confidence in their
own product is used as an argument
against offering an alternative.
Unfortunately, school choice pro-
grams have been slow to gain politi-
cal traction. Many are uneasy with
such dramatic reform, and scare tac-
tics have been employed by teach-
ers unions that would be hurt by
allowing students to choose private
schools. Until we change the sys-
tem, well keep pouring funds into
underachieving public schools, and
well keep finishing in the middle of
the pack.
Myers is an Olathe junior in eco-
nomics and political science.
You are driving your car close
to campus and doing your best to
avoid the pedestrians trying to cross
the street. Most of them at least
look before they cross, so it is easy
to avoid hitting them. However, all
of a sudden a guy walks directly in
front of your car and you slam on the
breaks, just missing him by inches.
He doesnt even seem to notice and
continues on his way, oblivious to
the fact that he was almost hit. As
you lean out your window to scream
profanities at him, you realize it
would do no good. Is it because this
person is deaf? No. It is because you
see the tell-tale white cords of an
iPod running from his ears.
Personal mp3 players are becom-
ing more prevalent as people feel the
need to tune out reality while they
are walking to class. That means
more people are becoming less aware
of their surroundings, with dire con-
sequences. Dont get me wrong, I
love my cheap SanDisk Sansa Player,
but is it really necessary to have your
favorite music playing constantly
while you are out in public? Cell
phones are bad enough, but at least
you have one free ear to detect the
sound of screeching tires heading in
your direction. With mp3 players,
you are almost totally immersed in
the music. Deprived of the sense of
sound, you are down to only four
senses to guide you through your
day and are effectively deaf to the
rest of the world. I have nearly hit
several people in my car who were
simply too engrossed in that over-
played Gnarls Barkley song to look
both ways.
It isnt just on campus. The other
day I was at the gym and I saw a guy
nearly get his foot crushed when
someone tried to lift a weight that
was too heavy and dropped it to the
ground. The person barely noticed
because he was simply too interested
in his music to give a damn about
what was going on around him. In
a room full of weights and exercise
equipment, you would think that
being aware of ones surroundings
would be a top priority. If you are
running or using a cardio machine,
then it is hard to see what danger
an mp3 player would cause unless
someone started using a 45-pound
weight as a discus, but you get my
drift.
It also isnt just college students.
Commuters on subways and buses
love the fact that they can break
the monotony of the daily trip to
and from work with a little music.
Pickpockets love it, too. I know that
this is probably a lost cause, but
sometimes it pays to be aware of
your surroundings on your way to
class, work or wherever, even if it
is just a little more boring than lis-
tening to Crazy for the millionth
time.
Nichols is an Overland Park senior
in psychology and American stud-
ies.
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Hey, to the girl who found
my phone: You should turn
it in to Oliver.

You know how you cant

take more than two finals in
one day during finals week?
Is there a policy for regular
tests? Because I just took
three and I think I failed
them all.

Someone please explain

to me morning wood.

Jenny, this is Tom. Will you

marry me?

Hey, mad respect to the

guy on the tight rope by
Budig.

I hate Mondays.

To whoever keyed my
car in the Hash parking lot:
Thanks.

Hey, loud guy talking on

the cell phone: Go outside.

I guess guy friends who

hang out together a lot
shave their man regions.

Oh, hat guy. When you

look at me my knees turn to
Jell-O.

A lot of help the writing

center was. I still got a C on
that paper.

To all the wannabe hip-

pies smoking cigarettes at
Hash: The man now owns
your lungs.

The Lied Center ticket

office rocks.

To the guy who works at

Oliver with long hair: Get a
hair net, for everyones sake.

Who doesnt know

Dunkin Donuts is open 24
hours?

Some guy just ran into a

parked car.

I would have gone to

K-State but I already know
how to mow a lawn.

All I can say is: Thank God

I was wearing underwear.

$2.99, are you out of your

mind?

I got drunk and made out

with a 56 year-old woman.
Forget the iPod,
pay attention
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ENTERTAINMENT 6A
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2006
HOROSCOPE
LIZARD BOY
SAL & ACE
THE EMPIRE NEVER ENDED
BOY EATS WORLD
SAM HEMPHILL
TRAVIS NELSON
CALEB GOELLNER
BRIAN HOLLAND
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most
challenging.
ARIES (March 21-April 19
Today is an 8
You dont have to do everything,
although you think you can. Share
the load and have more fun. Be a
team player.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 5
Follow through on a promise you
made to yourself. If you cant think
of one, make one now. It wont be a
burden; itll be an inspiration.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is an 8
If youre smart and you are
youre not in this alone. You have
at least one strong assistant. Get
that person to take over some of
the management duties.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 5
You have an opportunity now to
greatly enhance your reserves.
Stash away as much as you can. As
you well know, more is better.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is an 8
Theres no point in sitting around
feeling sorry for yourself. Get busy
and fgure out a way to get back
into the game.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 5
Figure out what you really want,
and get rid of a lot of the rest. Be
practical, but allow yourself a few
luxuries, too.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 7
You have a couple of good ideas,
but dont go bounding of. Theres
more planning to be done, if you
dont want to race right of a clif.
And even more if you do.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 5
You dont have to do without for
long, you can always come up with
another source of revenue. Dont
tell anybody about it.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an 8
You exude trustworthiness, and
thats partially why people often
ask you to intervene and help them
to decide. Tell them the truth, not
what they want to hear. Its your
duty.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 5
Pick each step carefully, as you
climb up to the top. Even an impos-
sible dream is achievable, this way.
Keep your objective in mind.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 7
The reason people like to do things
for you is obvious. Youre always
available to them when they need
assistance. What goes around
comes around.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
If at frst you dont succeed, don
turn around and give up. Ask again,
and again, and again. Eventually,
youll wear them down.
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Most of the time fans look just
at the athlete and not at the person
inside. No example has been more
apparent than Terrell Owens. He
has been judged as a clubhouse
cancer for years, and for good
reason.
I dont like Owens and I never
have, but I think all too often peo-
ple overlook these athletes human
qualities.
On Wednesday morning it was
reported that Owens attempted to
commit suicide through the use of
pain medication. By the afternoon
he had called a press conference to
explain the situation as a misun-
derstanding.
Whether its true or not, Owens
clearly has a problem that should
be sympathized with, no matter
how you feel about Owens and his
antics that have plagued the San
Francisco 49ers, the Philadelphia
Eagles and now the Dallas Cowboys
these past few years.
What Owens has done to those
three franchises is wrong, and I
would never want him on a team
of which I was a fan. But we have
to look past those issues when a
serious story like this occurs.
The money and the fame
appeared not to be enough for
Owens, and his psychological
problems may have come to the
forefront of his mind on Tuesday
evening.
Athletes have feelings and per-
sonal problems that we ignore. The
only personal problem we usu-
ally hear about among athletes is
substance abuse after athletes are
arrested. Fans look at athletes as
inhuman, as not having any inter-
nal problems. Fans think there is no
way an athlete could be depressed,
not with the fame and fortune that
comes with being an athlete.
Owens story is unique in that it
might give people the opportunity
to look at a troubled athlete in a
different light.
Even at the collegiate level, here
at Kansas, fans often ignore the
personal feelings of athletes.
Take, for example, David
Padgett during the 03-04 basket-
ball season. Padgett was ridiculed
throughout the season by students
in the Free for All. I agreed that his
play on the court was sub-par, but
considering the expectations that
accompanied him to campus, the
comments often were personal
and offensive.
After that season Padgett
transferred to Louisville. It is not
clear why Padgett transferred; he
claimed he wanted to face the bas-
ket more and be less of a post play-
er. However, it has to be difficult to
live in a community where you are
afraid to step out of your residence
hall because you are not sure what
might be shouted at you.
Kansas kicker Johnny Beck
struggled during his final three
seasons on campus and was also a
scapegoat for students and fans. I
remember talking to him at media
day before his senior season, and
he was asked about the criticism
he heard the previous two sea-
sons. He said the University was
their school, in response to the
question. That shocked me. Beck
appeared to not even consider
himself a member of the student
body or a part of the university.
I dont know whether it was due
to the comments or due to his
feelings of alienation, but it was
alarming that he said their school
when he spent four years here.
I understand criticizing athletes.
It is a right of passage for fans. But
going overboard should not be tol-
erated, especially when a situation
like Owens arrives.
I know some fans might be
happy with Owens problem, but
those fans are insensitive and
wrong. Wishing for a man to
have psychological problems and
to be pushed so far overboard is
a serious matter and should not
be encouraged. Fans should con-
tinue to cheer their teams on and
offer criticism, but it should never
become personal.
Colaianni is a McLean, Va. senior
in journalism and political sci-
ence.
Edited by Derek Korte
By JAIME ARON
AssOCIAtEd PREss
DALLAS Dallas Cowboys
receiver Terrell Owens denied a
police report Wednesday that he
attempted suicide, saying he became
groggy after mixing painkillers with
supplements.
As if to prove hes doing fine,
Owens went from the hospital to
catching passes from quarterback
Drew Bledsoe within two hours,
then proclaimed himself very
capable of going out there and play-
ing on Sunday despite whatever
happened Tuesday night and a bro-
ken right hand.
Owens said the confusion likely
stemmed from an empty bottle of
pain medication found by his pub-
licist, who was with him at the time
and called 911. He said the rest of
the pills were in a drawer.
I was non-responsive when she
made that call, Owens said. She
made the call out of her judgment
for my well-being.
Appearing in a news conference
at team headquarters a few hours
after leaving a hospital for what a
police report described as a drug
overdose, Owens wore workout
gear and no bandage on his right
hand. The star receiver smiled and
seemed more amused than peeved
at the latest ruckus surrounding
him.
Owens, 32, blamed a combi-
nation of hydrocodone, a generic
form of Vicodin, with all-natural
supplements for making him ill.
Its very unfortunate for it to
go from an allergic reaction to a
suicide attempt, he said.
Rescue workers arrived at
Owens home around 8 p.m.
Tuesday and took him to an emer-
gency room. When word spread,
publicist Kim Etheredge said it was
an allergic reaction.
But the story shifted Wednesday
morning when several media out-
lets received a police report
that had yet to be released by the
authorities saying Owens had
attempted suicide by overdosing
on the painkillers, even putting two
more pills into his mouth after an
unidentified friend, later identified
as Etheredge, intervened.
the rant
Fans must respect athletes,
abandon personal criticism
Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press
Dallas Cowboys Terrell Owens stands by as his publicist talks with reporters during a news conference at the Cowboys training facility.
nFL
Owens denies suicide attempt
Police report states drug overdose for Dallas Cowboys receiver
By RyAN COLAIANNI
kansan columnist
rcolaianni@kansan.com
sports
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Non-students: $20
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Brown played there in the
Shrine Bowl his senior year of
high school. Kurtenbach was with
Kansas two years ago when they
played at Nebraska, but he didnt see
any action. Being a junior, Saturday
will be his last chance to do so.
Coach Mark Mangino hasnt
guaranteed that either will get into
the game Saturday. Brown said he
had no idea if he would see the
field, but he would be ready for the
opportunity.
Even if Kurtenbach doesnt get
to play in his final trip to Nebraska,
the experience of being on the side-
lines, surrounded by the Nebraska
football atmosphere he grew up
with, will be enough.
Its probably one of the best
places to play, Kurtenbach said.
When you run out there, theres
this sea of red and its so loud. Its a
great opportunity to be there down
on the field. Very few people get
that chance and its a blast.
Kansan sportswriter Shawn
Shroyer can be contacted at
sshroyer@kansan.com.
Edited by Natalie Johnson
nebraska (continued from 10A)
athletics calendar
FrIDaY
nSoccer at Creighton, 7 p.m, Omaha, Neb.
saTUrDaY
nSoftball vs. UMKC, 2 p.m., KU Fall Invitational, Arrocha
Ballpark

nSoftball vs. emporia state, 4 p.m., Ku Fall Invitational, arrocha
ballpark
Player to watch: Senior pitcher Kassie Hum-
phreys lead the team during the Fall Jayhawk
Classic last weekend with 16 strikeouts in two
games. Humphreys fnished last season with a
4.81 ERA and a record of 5-6.

nFootball at Nebraska, 6 p.m., Lincoln, Neb.

nVolleyball vs. Iowa State, 7 p.m., Horejsi Fam-
ily Athletics Center
nRowing, Head of the Oklahoma, TBA, Oklahoma City, Okla.
sUnDaY
nSoftball vs. Johnson County Community College, noon,
KU Fall Invitational, Arrocha Ballpark
nSoccer at Nebraska, 1 p.m., Lincoln, Neb.

nSoftball vs. TBA, 2 p.m., KU Fall Invitational, Arrocha Ball-
park

nRowing, Head of the Oklahoma, TBA, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Hockey team wont
receive funding
NEW YORK The
Columbia mens ice hockey club
team will be suspended for the
frst semester of the 2006-2007
season, and will be on probation
for the next two years, after post-
ing of-color recruitment fiers, the
latest of several Athletics Depart-
ment policy violations, ofcials
announced on Tuesday.
The hockey team will not re-
ceive funding or be permitted to
resume practices and games un-
til Jan. 16, 2007. The punishment
also requires the team to issue a
formal apology to the Columbia
community.
A statement issued on Tues-
day by the Department of Inter-
collegiate Athletics and Physical
Education said that the team must
acknowledge that it did not seek
approval from Club Sports admin-
istrators before printing and post-
ing the recruitment fier.
Columbia Daily Spectator
Famous golfer by-
ron nelson dies of
natural causes
IRVING, Texas Byron
Nelson, golfs courtly Lord Byron
whose 11 straight tournament
victories in 1945 stand as one of
sports most enduring records, has
died. He was 94.
His wife, Peggy Nelson, told
family friend Angela Enright that
her husband appeared fne as she
left for Bible study in the morning.
As she left their Roanoke home,
he told her, Im so proud of you,
something he often said about
her church involvement. When
she returned, she found him on
the back porch facing his wood-
working shop.
The Tarrant County Medical
Examiners Ofce said he died of
natural causes.
Known for his graceful swing
and gentle manner, Nelson had
the greatest year in the history of
professional golf in 1945 when he
won 18 tournaments.
Associated Press
Cardinals quarter-
back Warner keeps
starting job
TEMPE, Ariz. Kurt
Warner will remain the starting
quarterback for the Arizona Cardi-
nals, coach Dennis Green said.
Green was responding to Mon-
days ESPN report that said rookie
Matt Leinart would replace Warner
for Sundays game at Atlanta.
Warner threw three intercep-
tions, two while Arizona was in-
side the opponents 14-yard line,
and fumbled a snap at the St. Lou-
is 18 with 1:46 to go in the Cardi-
nals 16-14 home loss to the Rams
last Sunday.
Associated Press
negro Leagues
Legend buck Oneil
hospitalized
KANSAS CITY, Mo.
Buck ONeil remained hospitalized
Tuesday with what was described
as extreme fatigue, and friends
are becoming increasingly wor-
ried about the 94-year-old Negro
Leagues legend.
ONeil spent about three days
in the hospital in August, then was
readmitted about 10 days ago. An
ofcial of the Negro Leagues Mu-
seum in Kansas City said he visited
Buck on Tuesday and that he was
still very weak.
Hes very fatigued and hes lost
his voice,said Bob Kendrick. Buck
can only talk at a whisper. Its my
understanding that doctors are
continuing to do tests and they
still are not sure what the problem
is.
Everybody is very concerned.
Hes almost 95 years old, and hes
been on an exhausting schedule
since last February.
ONeil barely missed being vot-
ed into the Baseball Hall of Fame
in February when a special com-
mittee considered several dozen
Negro League and pre-Negro
League fgures.
His many noteworthy accom-
plishments during an eventful
lifetime of baseball include being
a former star player and manager
for the Kansas City Monarchs in
the 1940s and 50s and becoming
the frst African-American to serve
as a coach in the major leagues.
For many years, he has traveled
the country keeping alive the leg-
acy of the Negro Leagues and its
unique niche in American history.
He has become one of the most-
sought speakers in all of sports.
Since February, he has not had
the schedule that one would ever
think that a 94-year old man would
have, Kendrick said. The wide ar-
ray of emotion, and the mental
and physical drain of not getting
voted into the Hall of Fame Im
sure took its toll.
Associated Press
american League
playof teams set
OAKLAND, Calif.
The American League
playof teams are set.
All that remains to be determined
are the frst-round matchups.
After three days of waiting, the
Oakland Athletics clinched the
AL West title Tuesday night when
they beat the Seattle Mariners 12-
3, setting of a wild celebration in
Seattle that lived up to the As frat-
house reputation.
Nick Swisher and Milton Brad-
ley each homered in a four-run
second to back Rich Hardens fve
shutout innings. The win, com-
bined with the Los Angeles An-
gels 5-2 loss against Texas, sent
the small-budget As back to the
postseason after a two-year ab-
sence.
This is a team. Weve had in-
juries all year long and people in
baseball were wondering how
this team was going to win, slug-
ger Frank Thomas said. We have
a group of guys that care about
each other and we stuck together
all year long and found a way.
Oakland earned its frst AL West
crown since 2003 and the 14th in
franchise history thanks to a sen-
sational second half a hallmark
for this club in recent years.
The New York Yankees, Detroit
Tigers and Minnesota Twins al-
ready wrapped up playof berths
as well, but the division series
matchups wont be certain until
the AL Central race is decided.
The Tigers lead the Twins by
one game with fve to play. Detroit
also won the season series against
Minnesota and would win the
tiebreaker if they fnish with the
same record.
The star-studded Yankees, with
a $200 million payroll, are no
surprise. But the Tigers ($82 mil-
lion) began the season with the
14th-highest payroll in the major
leagues, while the Twins ($64 mil-
lion) ranked 19th and Oakland
($62 million) was 21st.
So much for small-market
teams not having a chance.
Associated Press
Dallas Mavericks
keep Dirk nowitzki
longer
DALLAS Dirk Nowit-
zki is sticking with the Dallas Mav-
ericks at least through the 2010-
11 season.
Nowitzki, 28, already was
signed for the upcoming season
and had a $16 million-plus option
for 2007-08 under the maximum
contract he signed in 2001. The
new deal guarantees that season,
plus tacks on three more. Hell
turn 33 the summer his new con-
tract expires.
Terms of the deal were not re-
leased.
Associated Press
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Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens was hospitalized Tuesday night in what
was later characterized by police as a suicide attempt, which Owens denied.
Columnist Ryan Colaianni writes that professional and college athletes
are both under extraordinary amounts of pressure.
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By shAwn shroyEr
When Kansas takes the field
at Nebraskas Memorial Stadium
Saturday, Micah Brown and Nick
Kurtenbach will have the opportu-
nity to fulfill a childhood dream.
Like 51 players on the
Cornhusker roster, these two will
be suited up in front of their
home - s t at e
fans. Brown,
a freshman
wide receiver
from Kearney,
Neb., and
Kurtenbach,
a junior run-
ning back
from Lindsay,
Neb., have
already seen playing time this sea-
son, but playing in front of family
and friends in Nebraska would
mean even more.
Everybody I know that wanted
to ever do it, you know, out of 100
guys, one or two maybe get to do
it, Kurtenbach said.
Brown agreed. Although the
two came
from differ-
ent Nebraskan
backgrounds,
N e b r a s k a
football left a
nearly identi-
cal impression
on each ones
life.
Both have
memories of
Nebraska football during the Tom
Osborne era. First and foremost,
they recalled Nebraskas nation-
al championship teams of the
mid-to-late 90s. For both, Matt
Davisons title-saving touchdown
catch after Shevin Wigginss kick
in the game against Missouri in
1997 was the most vivid Nebraska
football memory.
Even Browns and Kurtenbachs
gameday experiences were similar.
Although they watched the games
from different vantage points,
both spent Saturdays watching the
games with their fathers.
When Browns father, Todd,
was in college, he ran track and
walked on to the Nebraska foot-
ball team. So, when Micah was lit-
tle, he sometimes watched games
at field level with Todd.
Kurtenbach lived on a farm,
and it was only Nebraska games
that could bring him and his
father, Dale, in from the fields on
Saturdays.
That was fun, just being
around the family, Kurtenbach
said. That was an integral part
of life.
Brown and Kurtenbach both
lived more than two hours away
from Lincoln, but it didnt feel like
it on game day.
Everybody just cheers for
Nebraska. Everybody is a fan and
they travel to every game that
they can, Brown said. Its like an
event. The whole town shuts down
when its a Nebraska game.
Football makes Saturdays as
spiritual as Sundays for some
Nebraskans.
There is no Nebraska State or
pro team. Its just Nebraska foot-
ball and for a lot of people its a
religion, Kurtenbach said.
As essential as Nebraska foot-
ball was to Brown and Kurtenbach,
when it came time to go to college,
they were destined for Lawrence,
not Lincoln.
Brown said the decision was
simple. Kansas offered him a
scholarship to run track and a
chance to major in film studies.
Nebraska did not. Brown didnt
even consider extending his foot-
ball career into college until after
his freshman year. And though
his father was a Cornhusker,
Brown was never pressured to
don scarlet and cream.
My dad has probably been the
biggest influence in my life and
I try to follow in his footsteps
as much as I can. I just made
a detour of where Im going to
school, Brown said, adding that
his dad would be wearing blue on
Saturday, despite his loyalties to
Nebraska.
Kurtenbach said Nebraska was
an option early in his search, but
Kansas presented better opportu-
nities for him. He said he didnt
regret coming here.
Their college decisions werent
affected by the reduction in the
Nebraska walk-on program after
Bill Callahan was hired. Brown
was already set on Kansas and
Frank Solich was still coaching at
Nebraska when Kurtenbach was
looking at colleges.
While the chance to play in
their home state makes the game
special to Brown and Kurtenbach,
it wont be the first visit to
Nebraskas Memorial Stadium in
uniform for either of them.
By AlissA BAuEr
In Memorial Stadium, a group
of athletes gather before sunrise,
running steps at 6:30. The players
sweat together through sprints and
conditioning, training for another
championship.
Not a Fort Worth Bowl repeat,
but back-to-back Big 12 Conference
baseball championships. For the
baseball team, offseason doesnt
mean taking time off, even in
September.
This Saturday, Kansas begins
whats known as fall ball, the intra-
squad games played within a team
assigned by Kansas Baseball Coach
Ritch Price.
Price often switches up the
teams, primarily to try out various
combinations of hitter and pitcher
match-ups. Each at-bat is crucial
for developing both the hitter and
pitcher, especially with the younger
Jayhawks.
Were trying to make improve-
ments in fundamentals, make that
leap from being a good high-school
player to a good Division-I player,
he said.
Price said the early-morning rou-
tine also provided time for him and
his coaching staff to instill a proper
work ethic, but the rigorous condi-
tioning ends when fall ball begins.
For four weeks, the players
conditioned at 6:30 on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday mornings.
Mondays and Wednesdays were
spent running indoors, with Fridays
spent at Memorial Stadium. Then,
in the afternoons, it was off to the
weight room.
Junior outfielder John Allman
was ready for the workouts and
is even more pumped for the fall
season to start. Allman played in
Anchorage, Alaska this past sum-
mer.
I had a lot of fun in Alaska,
Allman said. But now Im ready to
come back and get after it again.
Thats exactly what hell get on
Saturday. Although the start of fall
ball spares the team its heavy condi-
tioning, the players take on a much
bigger time commitment beginning
Saturday.
Allman said the team would hit
the field at 2:30 and practice for
a couple of hours before splitting
off into teams assigned by Price. A
seven-to-nine inning game follows
practice every day.
Theres a method to it all,
Allman said. Its just to prepare
guys for spring. Fall is all about get-
ting ready to play.
Last week, Price spent a good
deal of time visiting recruits and
telling them he looked forward to
being back in Lawrence to kick off
fall ball.
Im most excited about the pitch-
ing, he said. The team lost its entire
rotation, including national closer
of the year Don Czyz.
The players who play a specific
position spend time doing what
Price called four-and-ones during
the four weeks of conditioning. Four
players meet and work with one
member of the coaching staff.
While position players hone their
skills, the new pitching staff works
to build arm strength, which Price
said was the primary reason for the
first four weeks of conditioning. He
has to be sure his pitchers are ready
to meet the demands of everyday
scrimmaging.
To ensure each player was well-
rested, Price stopped conditioning
on Mondays. With the draft and
graduation taking almost all of his
starters from the previous year,
Price wants to be sure hes seeing a
new crew of players at full strength.
We had seven guys sign pro con-
tracts this summer, and we lost an
All-Big 12 guy in Matt Baty, Price
said. The openings on our roster
have not been there the last four
years, which should make for a very
interesting fall.
Kansan sportswriter Alissa Bauer
can be contacted at abauer@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Derek Korte
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Jana Correa leads the team with 21 kills, says that the Jayhawks road loss is disappointing
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senior outside hitter Jana Correa at-
tempts to spike the ball duringWednesdays
volleyball game between the Jayhawks and the
Red Raiders. Correa led all players with 21 kills
and 15 digs in the losing efort.
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Freshman Katie Marincich sets sophomore middle blocker Savannah Noyes duringWednesday nights volleyball game between Kansas andTexas Tech. The Jayhawks lost the match in four games in
Lubbock, Texas. The loss is especially painful for the Jayhawks because it drops their conference record to 1-4, a mark that includes no road victories. Kansas returns home for a game this Saturday night.
By DrEw DAvison
Both the Kansas and Texas Tech
volleyball teams were in desperate
need of a conference victory last
night. But only the Red Raiders left
satisfied with their performance.
We had just too many errors,
therein lies the difference, Kansas
coach Ray Bechard said.
The Red Raiders edged out the
Jayhawks, protecting their home
court by winning a four-game
match 3-1 and leaving the Jayhawks
winless in all three of Kansas con-
ference road matches this season.
Kansas (8-6, 1-4 Big 12) commit-
ted 34 hitting errors, while Texas
Tech (8-6, 1-4) had just 21.
Kansas lost the match, with final
scores of 26-30, 25-30, 30-22 and
25-30.
After two straight conference
losses, Savannah Noyes, sopho-
more middle blocker, didnt have
an explanation for Kansas perfor-
mance.
I dont know, it really is hard to
explain, she said. We just need to
play our game, and not worry about
the other team.
Noyes finished the night with 13
kills on a .231 hitting efficiency.
Senior outside hitter Jana Correa
continued to carry the team. She
had a double-double night with a
match-high 21 kills and 15 digs,
but afterwards focused only on the
loss.
Its complicated, after a loss it
just sucks, she said. Im very sad,
very disappointed.
In game one, Kansas led or was
tied with Texas Tech until Techs
Laura Gottschalk gave her team its
first lead, 26-25, with a kill. Tech
was also able to limit its hitting
errors to two, while Kansas com-
mitted eight. Tech had a higher
hitting percentage as well, .357 to
KUs .250, leading the Red Raiders
to a four-point victory to open the
match.
Just as it was all night long,
hitting errors hindered Kansas in
game two, with the team commit-
ting nine. The Kansas offense was
shut down as well, as Texas Techs
strong defensive unit held Kansas
to a .197 hitting efficiency. Tech,
with a .378 efficiency, took the sec-
ond stanza by five.
Then the Jayhawks came to
life in game three. They opened
with five unanswered points, and
their defense carried them to an
eight-point victory against the Red
Raiders, who hit a match-low .108.
Kansas offense also struggled with
a .179 hitting efficiency.
Down 20-9 in game four, Kansas
scored seven straight points to get
back into the game. The Jayhawks
could not seal the deal, however, as
they lost by five.
Kansas will next face Iowa State
(10-4, 2-2) at 7 p.m. Saturday at the
Horejsi Family Athletics Center.
Kansan sportswriter Drew Davi-
son can be contacted at ddavi-
son@kansan.com.
Edited by Travis Robinett