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Student Senate funds for groups are being depleted faster than usual this year. Senate has about $30,000 remaining in its unallocated account to use until the end of the school year. Senate started the year with a budget of $108,168.

$36K left in budget for group funding

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students who abuse the stimulant love the high but hate the fall

Sun, vitamins help students battle their winter blues

With the threat of the impending winter hanging over campus, a little ray of sunshine could go a long way. One out of three Americans is likely to be affected by the changing of the seasons.

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Winter party introduces international organization

Students for Global Awareness is holding its first Winter Soiree tonight at 6:30 at the Spencer Museum of Art. Milica Rastovic, SGA president, said the social event would serve as the launch party for her organization, which was established this semester and planned to become more active next semester.

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lexis lay on the edge of her bed, staring vacantly at the floor, not wanting to get up. It had been three days since she last took Adderall, two days since she had even left her bedroom. She was trying for the fourth time to quit the prescription stimulant she had been using to motivate herself for three years. I went into a really dark place for a long time, she said. I was sleeping all the time, I couldnt move. Alexis, who like the other illegal users of Adderall quoted in this story asked that her name not be used, is among a growing number of students at the University of Kansas who have used the amphetamine stimulant intended to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, and narcolepsy. Last year, Watkins Memorial Health Center filled 941 prescriptions for Adderall and similar stimulants, accounting for eight percent of its overall drug sales. That figure doesnt include students who fill prescriptions in their hometowns or at off-campus pharmacies, including discount stores like WalMart Inc., where a one-month supply of

20 milligrams costs $113 compared to $155 at Watkins. Adderall is Food and Drug Administration-approved for the estimated four percent of adults in the United States who are diagnosed with ADHD, but for the college students who pop an Adderall without a prescription to get high, stay awake, lose weight or party harder, its a risky move that could lead to addiction or health issues. The amphetamine cocktail increases energy, alertness and enhances concentration for three to five hours. Its reputation has caused Adderall to fall into the hands of people who want it rather than need it. Whats more, some medical professionals say Adderall may not be effective in treating ADHD in users older than 16.

The medical community recognizes Adderalls benefits in calming children who have ADHD, but its effectiveness at treating adults college age or older is debatable. Elias Michaelis, distinguished professor and director of the pharmacology and toxicology department, said Adderall decreased hyperactivity only in users younger than 16. When you get past adolescence, it starts having more of a hyperactivity-inducing effect rather than calming, which is the opposite of why it was initially prescribed, he said. At that stage it turns into exactly

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what an amphetamine does. He said users who take Adderall into adulthood risked losing neurochemicals in their brains and exhibiting abnormal behaviors, such as abusing and becoming dependent on the drug. One KU student who was prescribed Adderall in high school and continued taking it in to his college years with disastrous results was Thor Nystrom, a May graduate and former Kansan writer. Adderall is definitely a gateway drug, he said. When I got to college, thats when I started drinking heavily for the first time while taking my Prozac with Adderall. It was just a horrible mix and it did a number on my head. Thats when I started to act erratically. Adderall is especially popular among college students. Sales have increased more than 3,000 percent since 2002 for Shire Pharmaceuticals, Adderalls distributor. A study by the University of Wisconsin found that as many as one in five college students have taken Adderall or Ritalin, a similar stimulant, without a doctors prescription. If those numbers held true at the University, about 6,000 KU students would have used Adderall. Cathy Thrasher, chief pharmacist at Watkins, said Watkins had more Adderall prescriptions than the average drug store because its clientele was between the ages of 18 and 25. Myra Strother, staff physician at Watkins, said she treated between 100

and 150 students diagnosed with ADHD at any one time each semester. Watkins requires patients to pass a battery of tests and psychiatric evaluations before receiving a diagnosis of ADHD and a prescription for Adderall. Patients must then see their doctor on a regular basis and prescriptions are non-refillable. Here were real picky, Strother said. We dont want people taking it unless they really need it to function. While the process to obtain Adderall is closely managed, a black market of Adderall pharming thrives with prescribed users selling their pills to other students, even though it is a felony according to federal law. Criminal penalties for first-time illegal possession of Adderall range from fines of up to $20,000 to a minimum sentence of five years imprisonment, but Capt. Schuyler Bailey of the KU Public Safety Office said he knew of no arrests made in Lawrence for illegal possession.

Medical professionals disagree on whether Adderall is safe or even addictive. Nancy Hamilton, associate professor of psychology, said a substance was addictive only if a person developed the regular habit of using it and without it would experience negative symptoms and

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tree lighting ceremony tonight includes jayhawks

Ornament on National Christmas Tree celebrates 2008 national championship
rains@kansan.com When President George W. Bush and his wife Laura light the National Christmas Tree tonight live on C-SPAN, a little bit of Rock Chalk Jayhawk will be sprinkled in with the holiday cheer. Ornaments honoring the 2008 National Champion Kansas Jayhawks mens basketball team will decorate both the national and the Kansas State trees at the White House. The ornaments feature the official championship logo and also recognize the four previous national titles. Its a special honor that obviously

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doesnt come around every year, said Jim Marchiony, associate athletic director. Its something that were very proud of. Its one more way that Kansas can celebrate the national championship. One ornament from each state will hang on the National Tree and 50 from each state will hang on each states individual tree. Anita Wolgast, who has been designing the Kansas ornament since 1981, decided the Jayhawks would be a perfect group to represent the state of Kansas in Washington, D.C., this holiday season. The guidelines say to create something that symbolizes the history, heritage and culture of our state, Wolgast said. And were just so proud of the history and

culture that KU has provided the state of Kansas. Wolgast, a Topeka native, last used an athletic team on the ornament in 2003, when Kansas State football was honored for playing in 10 consecutive bowl games. But after Mario Chalmers three pointer sent the 2008 National Championship game into overtime and the Jayhawks defeated Memphis 75-68, she said it was a no-brainer to honor them on this years ornament. The lighting ceremony, which traditionally draws more than 20,000 spectators in person and millions more on TV, runs from 4 to 5 p.m. CDT tonight. Wolgast wont be in attendance this

year, but said she had been to several of the lighting ceremonies in the past. She said getting to represent the state of Kansas and display her ornament was a feeling like no other. Its an absolute thrill, Wolgast said. I went last year and its just a thrill and a joy to be able to do this and have a place in history. Its fun to stand in front of our tree as the people walk by, because they dont know who I am and they make comments about it. Its a joy to be able to do this every year. The ornaments are available for purchase in the KU campus bookstores and at www.kustore.com. Edited by Becka Cremer

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I once saw a forklift lift a crate of forks. And it was way too literal for me.
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The 52nd Asphalt Paving Conference will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Level 5 in the Kansas Union. The workshop Conducting Unclassified & USS Searches will begin at 9 a.m. in 103B in Carruth-OLeary Hall. The entertainment event SUA Holiday Open House will begin at noon in the lobby in the Kansas Union. The public event FREE Tea at Three will begin at 3 p.m. in the lobby in the Kansas Union. The lecture Geology Colloquium Series: The role of bacteriogenic iron oxides (BIOS) in Sr cycling in a wetland environment will begin at 4 p.m. in 103 Lindley Hall. The lecture Alternate Realities: Perceptions of Pyongyang, Capital of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (North Korea) will begin at 4 p.m. in the Pine Room in the Kansas Union. The Womens Basketball vs. San Jose State game will begin at 7 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse. The lecture The Sexual Politics of the Revival of Hebrew will begin at 7 p.m. in the Kansas Union.

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Heres a list of the five most e-mailed stories from Kansan.com: 1. Beecher: To the victor should go the spoils 2. A sobering struggle 3. Bowl destination becoming clearer for Jayhawks 4. Some Fine Arts students worried they may get lost in the shuffle 5. Preparing for Ironman Hundreds of people gather to light candles in memory of people killed in last weeks terrorist attacks as they proceed toward the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India, Wednesday.

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Party to launch global awareness club

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agreenhaw@kansan.com Rastovic said. The SGA Winter Soiree will feature performance art from the University Dance Company, three Peruvian dance performances and multicultural music from a variety of local artists. Local restaurants will also cater the event with free food, including hummus and baklavah from Aladdin Caf, salami and imported cheeses from Au March, tea and Turkish purses from Nargile Lounge, and crab wontons and egg rolls from Jade Garden. Zarda Bar-B-Q, a Kansas City catering company, will also provide two fondue chocolate fountains. Chloe Goodgame, Austin, Texas, sophomore, is in charge remain anonymous. Richardson, 41, said he lost the ring about two weeks after his 1987 graduation from Universal Technical Institute in Houston. His mom had bought it for about $200 and wasnt pleased when it went missing. As a mechanic, Richardson said he doesnt wear jewelry so he tucked the undamaged ring away. I have not cleaned it, he said. I told my wife I dont want to clean it. of coordinating the event. She said the Winter Soirees purpose was to open students eyes to the international community on campus. Theres a wide range of cultures and experiences at KU, and when students overlook the international student body, they miss out on a huge part of the campus community, Goodgame said. Hopefully by bringing all these groups together, we can demonstrate to students what these different cultures have to offer. J.J. Siler, Overland Park junior, founded Students for Global Awareness last spring with the intent of creating a forum for discussion and collaboration among its employees knowingly allowed them to be exposed to a toxic chemical in Iraq five years ago. The federal suit filed in U.S. District Court alleges the soldiers from a Tell City-based unit were exposed to a carcinogen while protecting an Iraqi water pumping plant shortly after the U.S. invasion in 2003. The 23-page complaint claims that Houston-based KBR knew at least as early as May 2003 that the plant was contaminated with sodium dichromate, a known carcinogen, but concealed the danger from civilian workers and 139 soldiers from the Indiana Guards 1st Battalion, 152nd Infantry. KBR issued a statement Wednesday saying the allegation it knowingly harmed troops and was responsible for an unsafe condition is simply untrue. globally aware student organizations. He said 30 environmental, humanitarian and ethnic students have since joined SGA, and he expected many more to participate next semester. Our goal is to further the cultural, social and political growth of KU students to build a vital and thriving University community, Stiler said. I think that should be the goal of every student group funded by student fees. Siler said he hoped at least 400 students would attend the SGA Winter Soiree, which he said would become an annual event. Edited by Becka Cremer KBRs commitment to the safety and security of all employees, the troops and those we serve, is the companys top priority, the statement said. The lawsuit, however, alleges that KBR knew of the contamination and played down the danger. When Guard members and American civilians working at the plant began to have nosebleeds, KBR managers told them they were simply caused by the dry desert air, the lawsuit says. But nosebleeds are a symptom of acute hexavalent chromium poisoning, it says. KBR used to be a subsidiary within Halliburton Co., the oilfield services conglomerate whose chief executive from 1995 to 2000 was Vice President Dick Cheney. KBR became a separate public company last year.
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Students looking to broaden their cultural horizons and meet students from abroad can check out the Students for Global Awareness Winter Soiree at 6:30 tonight at the Spencer Museum of Art. Milica Rastovic, SGA president, said the social event would serve as the launch party for the organization, which was established this semester and planned to become more active next semester. Students and faculty are invited to join the KU international community in celebrating the end of the semester with free food, student performances and artwork,

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On Dec. 3, the KU Public Safety Office reported that on Dec. 2, four 12-volt lead acid batteries, valued at $240, were removed form a pallet in the Facilities Operations warehouse. On the same day, someone activated a fire alarm in McCollum Hall, causing the building to be evacuated although no smoke or fire were present. On Dec. 3, the Lawrence Police Department reported that a KU employee reported the theft of a gold chain valued at $1,200.

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BUNA, Texas The one that didnt get away held an unlikely surprise for a Texas man. The blue-stoned class ring of Joe Richardson, engraved with his name, turned up inside an 8-pound bass 21 years after he lost it while fishing on Lake Sam Rayburn. My first reaction was you gotta be kidding, he said Wednesday. The fisherman who discovered the tarnished ring inside his catch contacted Richardson on Nov. 28 in Buna, about 100 miles northeast of Houston, after tracking him down with help from the Internet. His fisherman hero asked to

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have been given to engineering through the end of the school year. Its a difficult situation to deal groups. Porte said that since the hjones@kansan.com with when you have such a small beginning of the semester, Senate Student Senate usually spends plot of money, Porte said. We have spent at least 25 percent of unallonearly all of its available funds by to remember there are a lot more cated funds on engineering groups. After Jayhawk Motorsports, the the end of the spring semester. This student groups than just the ones on our docket for next largest funding amount of $4,210 year, that day went to the Civil Engineering Society our meeting. has come much B r i a n to build a steel bridge exhibit. sooner. I think the problem snowAndy Haverkamp, Hoyt sophoHardouin, Senate has B r o o m f i e l d , more and engineering senator, balled. It puts such a financial about $36,237.48 Colo., law said that engineering projects were left to spend on strain not just on Senate but on senator and semester-long projects that any stufunding student member of the dents could be involved in. He said groups and proj- students. finance com- student projects that spanned over ects for the rest of mittee, said two semesters were more benefithe school year. Alex Porte the finance cial than bringing speakers to camSenate started Student Senate treasurer committee was pus for a couple days, which cost the school year r e s p o n s i b l e between $1,000 and $3,000. with a budget Haverkamp said the early deplefor allocating of $108,168 and has spent almost $72,000 this funds so students would be able to tion of funds was a result of student plan events and projects and operate groups becoming more active, indussemester alone. trious and effective. He said student Alex Porte, Great Falls, Va., smoothly. Finance puts lots of consider- groups were attempting bigger projsenior and Student Senate treasurer, was disappointed to discover how ation into its budgets to make sure ects and, therefore, Senate saw larger students are adequately being pro- funding requests that it didnt have quickly funds had dried up. enough money to fund. Usually we have this amount left vided for, he said. One of the most controversial We shouldnt be playing God this time in April, and its not April. funding approvals this year was with groups, he said. Without fundPorte said. ing, they die. Porte said Senate funds had never for Jayhawk Motorsports, a We shouldnt be been this depleted by the end of the allowed to kill first semester. He said no single per- student group Finance puts lots of considergroups because son could be pegged with making a and recreational we didnt prewrong decision, but that Senate had racing club that ation into its budgets to make builds racing sure students are adequately pare for them. come up short in the area of fiscal cars, because The $17.50 responsibility. Student Senate I think the problem snowballed, it received the being provided for. fee that every he said. It puts such a financial biggest chunk of Senate funds this KU student strain not just on Senate but on BriAn HArdouin pays generates year: $10,085. students. Member of Finance Committee about $850,000. Porte said that, by the end of J a y h a w k Mot or s p or t s , About $740,000 the spring semester, he expected which receives Senate line item of that is allocated to block fundonly half of all funding requests to be approved. He said that if Senate funding every year, missed the line ing and line funding and about were to pass all funding requests item deadline this year. As a result, $100,000 goes to the unallocated next semester, Senate would be the group requested and received account. The unallocated account a much larger amount of funding is the account that Senate uses to $4,000 in the hole. But going in debt is not an option. than it normally would have, Porte fund student group money requests If Senate were to run out of funds said. He said the group should have throughout the school year. before the end of next semester, received less funding. Another controversial issue in Edited by Jennifer Torline there would be no more money to fund student groups or programs Senate is the amount of funds that

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OSLO, Norway An Afghan teenager who lost both legs in a cluster bomb explosion helped persuade his country to change its stance and join nearly 100 nations in signing a treaty Wednesday banning the disputed weapons. Afghanistan was initially reluctant to join the pact which the United States and Russia have refused to support but agreed to after lobbying by victims maimed by cluster munitions, including 17-year-old Soraj Ghulan Habib. The teen, who uses a wheelchair, met with his countrys ambassador to Norway, Jawed Ludin, at a twoday signing conference in Oslo. I explained to the ambassador my situation, and that the people of Afghanistan wanted a ban, Habib, who said he was crippled by a cluster bomb seven years ago, told The Associated Press. Speaking through an interpreter, Habib said the ambassador called Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who agreed to change his stance on the treaty. Today is a historic day, Habib declared. Afghanistans reversal even surprised the activists who are urging countries to join the pact against cluster munitions, which have been widely criticized for maiming and killing civilians. It is just so huge, to get this turnaround. Afghanistan was under a lot of pressure from the United States, said Thomas Nash, coordinator of The Cluster Bomb Coalition. If Afghanistan can withstand the pressure, so can others. Australian activist Daniel Barty said the Afghan ambassador appeared to start changing his mind after meeting Habib at a reception Tuesday. The U.S., Russia and other countries refusing to sign the treaty say cluster bombs have legitimate military uses, such as repelling advanc-

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Local experts of The Halo Trust de-mining charity in Georgia look for unexploded cluster bombs used in fighting in the conflict between Russia and Georgia in the Georgian village of Akhaldaba. ing troop columns. Cluster bomblets are packed by the hundreds into artillery shells, bombs or missiles, which scatter them over vast areas. The unexploded bomblets can lie dormant for years until they are disturbed, often by children attracted by their small size and bright colors. Handicap International says 98 percent of cluster-bomb victims are civilians, and 27 percent are children. Organizers hoped that more than 100 of the 125 countries represented will have signed by the end of the conference on Thursday. Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said 92 countries did so on Wednesday. The treaty must be ratified by 30 countries before it takes effect.

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crave its high or its reinforcing properties. Even chocolate can fall into this category, she said. If you quit eating chocolate today, you wouldnt necessarily experience negative reinforcement, but you really might miss the taste of chocolate, Hamilton said. She said the biggest point of disagreement was whether people trying to quit taking Adderall felt compelled to return because of withdrawal symptoms or because they simply enjoyed the high.

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Adderall, a mixture of amphetamine salts, affects the central nervous system by increasing levels of dopamine in the brain. That enhances enjoyment and motivation during rewarding experiences such as eating or having sex. Without adequate dopamine, a person with ADHD can feel fatigued, depressed or unmotivated. Strother said doctors could scientifically diagnose a person with ADHD by observing which parts of a persons brain responded during certain activities by taking an X-ray, or PET scan, of the brain. If you look at a PET scan of someone doing math projects, a person with ADHD has an area that doesnt light up, Strother said. Photo Illustration by Jon Goering She said stimulants such as adderall can be swallowed, snorted, smoked or injected. Here a user prepares to blow a line of crushed pills that she cut with her KUID. Snorting the drug increases its immediate effects on the users brain. Adderall make all areas of the brain light up more. ed to learn and read. I didnt care Andrew took Adderall while Strother disagreed with critics about anything intellectually until drinking with friends because it who say ADHD describes a behav- I started taking Adderall. enabled him to party harder and ioral problem rather than an illWhile she gained the concentra- longer. ness. I didnt want to be the first to tion to read, it didnt take long for Its not a made-up illness, she Alexis to lose her sense of humor, pass out, he said. said. Stimulants have been used her sex drive, her boyfriend and When he was a student, Andrew for 25 years now. Its just too bad many friends. Everything she did procrastinated on writing papers some people take advantage of it. became logical and void of emo- until the night before they were Adderall, which can be swal- tion. There was no room left for due, because Adderall kept him lowed, snorted, smoked or inject- relationships, she said of her life awake and made him feel like he ed, typically has a calming effect with Adderall. could run a marathon. in people with ADHD, but poses For me, it was just a utility I would pick out things from major health my carpet, drug, he said. I just dont see it risks and side she s ai d , becoming habit forming. effects for Looking back on his college describing the i would pick out things from those without intense focus years, Andrew still thinks illegally ADHD. my carpet. in my younger years, that came taking prescription drugs is fine The amphetfrom taking if the user is responsible. But, he amines cause id done some hard drugs, and Adderall. In admitted, Few people are. increased alert- this stuff is more intense than my younger ness, exciteyears, Id done JAViNA ment and blood any of those. some hard Javina Quilice recalls being pressure. The drugs, and this hunched over her biology test, starrelease of dopPhoto Illustration by Jon Goering aLEXis stuff is more ing hard at the names and numbers amine induces a intense than on the page, unable to focus. She adderall increases a users blood pressure and heart rate. These side effects can increase the urge to smoke cigarettes, because the nicotine has a Overland Park senior sense of euphoany of those. had been taking tests for years now, contrasting calming effect. ria that can last A l e x i s but difficult pre-med courses were several hours, longer than the 15- recalls consuming an entire months taking their toll on her grades. pill, she tilted her head back and by signing that piece of paper, something that I cant imagine not to 30-minute high of cocaine. The prescription in a week, wondering I was sitting there and reading washed it down with a gulp of theyre saying, Heres your drug. having right now. increased brain activity can cause how she would make it to the next whole pages and doing pre-med water. Have fun ruining your life. Three years after Liz was preinsomnia, anxiety, loss of appetite, month without Adderall. courses, so I had to retain lots of Soon, the thumping bass from Not long after she refilled scribed Adderall in high school, the agitation, increased body temperaIt was a real addiction, she stuff, she said. I couldnt retain her stereo seemed to grow louder her prescription, Lindsay began Overland Park freshman regularly ture, hallucinations, convulsions said. Id call my parents and tell anything I was reading. and her heartbeat quickened. As searching Google for rehab centers takes more than her prescribed and, in extreme cases, even death. them I got my purse stolen and She saw a psychiatrist, who diag- she looked in the mirror, she saw and made appointments with psy- dosage simply because she likes The FDA blames Adderall my Adderall was in it just to get nosed her with ADHD and pre- her body swaying to the music. chiatrists. But she couldnt gather how it makes her feel. use for 25 deaths in children and another prescription. I was lying scribed Adderall. She was relieved Suddenly, her palms felt sweaty the courage to check into rehab I absolutely for no reason need adults. The FDA also found 54 to my parents. She said she develto discover the grade-saving focus and her mouth, uncomfortably dry. and skipped every appointment. Adderall, she said. I can focus and cases of serious cardiovascular oped insomnia and hit bottom The Adderall was kicking in. At her lowest weight, the 5-foot-3 do it on my own, its a mind thing. I that the drug delivered. problems, including heart attack, when she went seven days without It was like everything was junior, whose normal weight is 125, just want the drugs. I was able to get As on my tests stroke, hypertension, palpitations sleeping. Liz said when she takes Adderall because I could focus on what I building up to more focus, energy weighed 110 pounds. Being on the and arrhythmia associated with the When she stopped taking it, the was doing, she said. and excitement, she said. drug suppressed her appetite, mak- she can do anything except stay in stimulant. five-foot-two-inch sophomore balLindsay started taking Adderall ing it easy to skip meals. the same place or sit still. She craves While she was in school, she ALEXis looned from 110 to 140 pounds in took her prescribed 20 milligrams illegally two years ago because I didnt start taking it because a constant flow of new information Alexis, daughter of a psychiatrist four months. Although she knew each day. she was working 12-hour shifts at I wanted to lose weight, but it put or a change of scenery when shes father and a psychologist mother, she was doing the right thing for a nightclub that desire in me in a weird sort of on the stimulant. Despite the got a trial prescription of Adderall her health, she couldnt look at her- increased energy three times a way, she said. I just couldnt stop She likes to mix it with heavy at age 15, when she complained self in the mirror. per week. and I wanted to. With everything drinking and other painkillers and she had from they didnt really care if you of having difficulty focusing in Youre doing something good taking Adderall, Women she in my heart I wanted to. prescription drugs. At 3:30 p.m. on school. worked with Although Lindsay no longer a recent Friday, shes still recoverby getting off, but then you see the she said the stim- upped your prescription. thats I really liked how it felt, she negative effects on your body and ulant actually at the club takes Adderall, she said she still ing from last nights activities. a $160 doctor visit. its like by said. It was something Id never its so depressing, Alexis said. took it to pro- struggles with the effects of her I mix Adderall, Xanex and helped regulate felt before in my life. My eyes were vide energy abuse. She said she no longer reads Hydrocodone and I drink all the Its been two years since she gave her sleeping hab- signing that piece of paper, opened. I could understand things up Adderall and Alexis still has its. For the first for long shifts style or fitness magazines because time, she said. I black out all the better. I had never read a book on trouble sleeping and experiences time, she was theyre saying, Heres your drug. of dancing of their unrealistic expectations for time. my own before then, but I want- mild panic attacks. Despite that, accomplishing Have fun ruining your life. on tables and women. Seeing friends in her classLinda Keeler, psychologist for entertaining es who take Adderall is difficult for Counseling and Psychological she says she is finally headed in the what she needed customers. her because it reminds her of her Services, said mixing an upper right direction and will get married to during the She didnt slender self. like Adderall with a downer like this summer. Lindsay day, and it tired think popIt breaks my heart because I alcohol can severely damage the Being in school is a frustrating her out. 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Thursday and the governments employment report due Friday. Wall Street has been locked for NEW YORK Wall Street months in a pattern of surging withstood another stream of bad higher only to fall sharply on negaeconomic readings Wednesday, tive news about the economy and the financial closing sharpservices secly higher after tor. investors shutThe market is beginning to look The Dow tled between rose 172.60, or p e s s i m i s m forward, and a lot of the selling 2.05 percent, about the pressure appears to be abating. to 8,591.69. recession and The blue hopes that the Perhaps some of the hedge chip index nation might gained start seeing funds are becoming less aggres- has more than relief soon. The sive in selling, and investors are 442 points in major indexes the past two saw big swings starting to look at the future. session, wipthroughout ing out more the day, but all Peter CardiLLo than half of closed up more than 2 percent, Market economist M o n d a y s slide. giving the marBroader ket its second indexes also closed higher. The straight advance. The days downbeat news Standard & Poors 500 index rose included a drop in productivity, 21.93, or 2.58 percent, to 870.74, a pullback in the services sector while the Nasdaq composite index and the Federal Reserves find- rose 42.58, or 2.94 percent, to ing of worsening economic condi- 1,492.38. The Russell 2000 index of tions across the country. Investors smaller companies rose 11.94, or were initially disheartened by each piece of news but soon shook off 2.70 percent, to 453.76. Advancing issues outnumbered their disappointment until the decliners by about 3 to 2 on the next dismal report was issued. Analysts largely believe that New York Stock Exchange, where much of the bad news is already consolidated volume came to 6.01 priced into the market, and they billion shares, up from 5.79 billion again said stocks remain in a bot- on Tuesday. While the markets recent toming process after the huge advances are no doubt encourdeclines of the past two months. The market is beginning to aging, analysts largely expect the look forward, and a lot of the sell- turbulence to continue well into ing pressure appears to be abat- the future as Wall Street works to ing, said Peter Cardillo, chief mar- emerge from a bear market. I think these pops are not ket economist at New York-based brokerage house Avalon Partners. fundamentally driven, said Jeff Perhaps some of the hedge funds Buetow, senior portfolio manare becoming less aggressive in ager at Portfolio Management selling, and investors are starting Consultants. I think its wishful thinking. I dont see any sustainto look at the future. The Feds report, known as the able up move in the equity marbeige book, said the countrys eco- kets. And, there are certainly headnomic picture has deteriorated, with Americans hunkered down winds confronting investors this heading into the holidays. The week. Of particular concern is the report suggests the economy was nations unemployment rate, which soared to a 14-year high of 6.5 persinking deeper into recession. Earlier, the Institute for Supply cent in October as another 240,000 Management, a trade group of jobs were cut. For November, job purchasing executives, said the losses are expected to climb to nations services sector contract- 320,000 and the unemployment ed dramatically in November as rate is expected to hit 6.8 perslower spending hurt insurers, cent when the Labor Department retailers and hotels. And the Labor reports figures Friday, according to Department reported that produc- economists surveyed by Thomson tivity growth slowed in the third Reuters. On Wednesday, the Institute quarter. The market, which also fluctu- for Supply Management said its ated sharply on Tuesday before services sector index fell to 37.3 in closing higher, has now advanced November from 44.4 in October. in seven of the last eight sessions. The reading was significantly lower The winning streak was broken than the 42 the market expected. Meanwhile, the Labor only by Mondays big decline that took the Dow Jones industrials Department reported that producdown nearly 680 points; even with tivity rose at an annual rate of that plunge, the blue chips still 1.3 percent in the July-September have an advance of nearly 1,040 quarter. Thats down from the 3.6 percent growth rate in the second over the eight-day stretch. Still, stocks are expected to see quarter, but slightly higher than more volatility as the week pro- the 1.1 percent initially reported a gresses, especially with November month ago and better than the 0.9 retail sales figures being released percent rise economists expected.

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weekend; Obama works out on a daily basis and plays basketball. In the weeks leading up to the holiday, the Bushes will host almost daily parties with some 22,000 holiday cookies, 600 pounds of asparagus and 700 gallons of eggnog. The menu ranges from lobster salad with fresh cucumber, radishes and chicory to herb-crusted lamb chops with madeira sauce. Desserts include brioche bread pudding and chocolate gingerbread cake with chocolate glaze. A replica of the White Houses North Portico created with 125 pounds of gingerbread and more than 350 pounds of white chocolate is for looking, not tasting. And in a touch of spring, dozens of red tulips filled gold urns on the mantels.

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ASSOcIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES Kid Rock is upset that he cant pick the good deed that will serve as his punishment for a brawl at a Georgia Waffle House. In a post on his Web site, the rocker blasts a judge for denying his request to serve his 80 hours of community service by performing for U.S. troops stationed in the Middle East. Apparently he thinks its more important that I do something else rather than sing, shake hands, take pictures and spend time with the men and women who put themselves in harms way to protect the very freedom he and all of us live by, the singer wrote in a holiday message posted on his site. Georgia State Court Judge Alvin T. Wong, who denied the request Sept. 30, sees it differently. He noted that Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert J. Ritchie, had performed for the troops before and would do so even if he was not under a sentence to perform community service. Besides, giving him credit for something he would otherwise love to do in front of a camera completely defeats the punitive purpose of performing community service, Wong wrote. Ritchie and members of his entourage were arrested last October after they became involved in a fight at a Waffle House in suburban Atlanta after a concert. He pleaded no contest to one count of battery and other charges were dropped. He later returned to a Waffle House and helped raise nearly $20,000 for an Atlanta homeless shelter. Ritchie in his post noted the event, and that the judge didnt give him credit for that either. Ritchie wrote that Wongs ruling was a slap in the face and he is having trouble thinking of a better form of community service. The singer is currently on tour in Europe, and plans to participate in U.S.O. concerts scheduled for mid-December.

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The plastic case was on a pedestal in the center of the room in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I stopped and stared into the case. No way, I thought to myself. The bloodstained oval glasses sat there. The white placard to the right confirmed what I had thought. These were the glasses John Lennon wore the day that Mark David Chapman killed him. This image came back to me as the title screen of the great but disturbing film The Killing of John Lennon began. The background was black as the camera panned across Chapman's deranged face. The phrase All Chapman's words are his own appeared. The film tells Chapman's story through his eyes and in his own words. What is most startling about the film is how it shows an ordinary man slowly losing his grip on reality and descending into a world of megalomania. At the beginning, Chapman lives in Hawaii with his wife. Scenes of lush palm trees and shots of him at the beach abound. However, the bottle of alcohol inside of a paper bag that Chapman drinks while driving shows that something is wrong. Later, Chapman gives his wife a copy of The Catcher in the Rye to read. After finishing it, she tells him that she doesn't understand it. Chapman starts to lose it. The incident then spurs a tirade that culminates in Chapman saying that she would understand him if only she understood the book and its main character, Holden Caulfield. And so his obsession with the book begins. Chapman rereads it several times within a few months. Soon Chapman convinces himself that he is Holden Caulfield and the catcher in the rye. The line between fact and fiction blur. They merge in and out of each other just like the film

walks the line between documentary and fiction. The connection to Lennon emerges at the library as Chapman discovers a book about him. It is here that his anger with his wife and with himself finds an outlet. Chapman becomes increasingly enraged as he sees pictures of the gaudy dress of Lennon as he thinks of songs such as Imagine, where Lennon talks about imagining a world with no possessions. Chapman later learns that Lennon also owns a yacht, at least two vacation homes and several cars. Chapman then decides to plot to kill Lennon. After buying a gun, he abandons his wife, travels to New York City and arrives outside Lennon's residence at the Dakota Building. However, before his rendezvous he sees the film Ordinary People and decides not to do it and instead returns home. The scene shows his last bit of humanity before killing Lennon just weeks later. It was on a cold dark night on Dec. 8, 1980, that Chapman pulled the trigger five times. Lennon died as Chapman stood there with the gun. He didn't try to run or hide; he just stood there. At that moment, Chapman found his identity; he became the person who shot and killed John Lennon. As the movie poster reads, I was nobody until I killed the biggest somebody on earth. However, finding an identity didn't save him. Soon after, Chapman regretted the murder and 20 years later the effects the death has had on Lennons wife Yoko Ono. Since 1981 Chapman has spent his time at Attica prison in New York, serving his sentence of 20 years to life. He will most likely spend the rest of his life there as he's already been denied parole five times, most recently in August. Regardless of what happens to Chapman, Lennon is not coming back. In his place his music lives on with all its flaws and triumphs, from a human being, not a God, just like Mark David Chapman. Mangiaracina is a Lenexa senior in journalism.

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Ive just asked my roommate to bring me some pants. n on the positives and progress as well as recognizing the problems. his lecture, he yelled, Vagina power! while using exuberant hand gestures as a group of frat boys walked by. Instead of assigning a final exam, our class did grassroots activism projects to help further the LGBT movement. He has shown that men can teach womens studies classes and be just as effective as women. n n

I could say something about all of the womens studies professors Ive had at KU, but Milton is one of the greatest. He has taught me, along with his other students, that men are part of the fight as well. One of my favorite memories from this semester is having class outside, and he was so engrossed in conversation with the class and

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ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME The songs that whales and dolphins use to communicate, orient themselves and find mates are being drowned out by humanmade noises in the worlds oceans, U.N. officials and environmental groups said Wednesday. That sound pollution everything from increasing commercial shipping and seismic surveys to a new generation of military sonar is not only confounding the mammals, it also is further threatening the survival of these endangered animals. Studies show that these cetaceans, which once communicated over thousands of miles (kilometers) to forage and mate, are losing touch with each other, the experts said on the sidelines of a U.N. wildlife conference in Rome. Call it a cocktail-party effect, said Mark Simmonds, director of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, a Britainbased NGO. You have to speak louder and louder until no one can hear each other anymore. An indirect source of noise pollution may also be coming from climate change, which is altering the chemistry of the oceans and making sound travel farther through sea water, the experts said. Representatives of more than 100 governments are gathered in Rome for a meeting of the U.N.-backed Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. The agenda of the conference, which ends Friday, includes ways to increase protection for endangered species, including measures to mitigate underwater noise. Environmental groups also are increasingly finding cases of

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By ARIEL DAVID

Photo illustration by Jon Goering/KANSAN

Winter weather can contribute to changes in mood, especially if students arent getting enough sleep. Steve Ilardi, associate professor of psychology, said some factors that contributed to seasonal depression, such as lack of sun exposure and sleep deprivation, were avoidable.

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A whale leaps out of the water in what is called breaching. On the sidelines of a UN wildlife conference in Rome on Wednesday, United Nations officials and environmental groups say human-made noise in the oceans is increasing, further threatening endangered animals such as whales and dolphins that use sound to communicate and orient themselves. beached whales and dolphins that can be linked to sound pollution, Simmonds said. Marine mammals are turning up on the worlds beaches with tissue damage similar to that found in divers suffering from decompression sickness. The condition, known as the bends, causes gas bubbles to form in the bloodstream upon surfacing too quickly. Scientists say the use of military sonar or seismic testing may have scared the animals into diving and surfacing beyond their physical limits, Simmonds said. Several species of cetaceans are already listed as endangered or critically endangered from other causes, including hunting, chemical pollution, collisions with boats and entanglements with fishing equipment. Though it is not yet known precisely how many animals are affected, sound pollution is increasingly being recognized as a serious factor, the experts said. As an example, Simmonds offered two incidents this year which, though still under study, could be linked to noise pollution: the beaching of more than 100 melon-headed whales in Madagascar and that of two dozen common dolphins on the southern British coast. The sound of a seismic test, used to locate hydrocarbons beneath the seabed, can spread 1,800 miles (3,000 kilometers) under water, said Veronica Frank, an official with the International Fund for Animal Welfare. A study by her group found that the blue whale, which used to communicate across entire oceans, has lost 90 percent of its range over the last 40 years.

Steve Ilardi, associate professor of psychology, says getting enough sleep, staying active and taking vitamins help students avoid seasonal depression
jpreiner@kansan.com Sarah Brengarth doesnt want to get out of bed. She looks outside the window in her room and sees its cloudy again. The 40-degree temperature completes the dreary morning. Brengarth, Columbia, Mo., junior, just wants to stay inside and sleep. She is one of many people affected by the changing weather. Steve Ilardi, associate professor of psychology, said about one in every three Americans felt the effects of the winter blues. If the feelings persist, he said, these people could fall prey to seasonal affective disorder, a type of depression brought on by the changing weather. The impending winters most influential factors are the decrease in sunlight and the drop in temperature, Ilardi said. These changes affect the functioning of the brain and throw off the bodys internal clock, called the circadian rhythm. Ilardi said our brain notices the differences in light intensity and resets our body clock according to a 24-hour cycle. Its not a Timex, Ilardi said. It needs to be reset every day. Ilardi said if the bodys clock wasnt reset, there tended to be negative consequences. The personal costs of the changing season include drops in energy levels, negative moods and trouble

Winter weather affects moods

By JOE PREINER
sleeping. Ilardi said the quality of sleep also declined, becoming less restorative. He said the lack of sleep could bring on the full effects of depression. Bret Jones, Topeka senior, said he tended to snuggle up with his Xbox when it was too cold to go outside. Usually an active person, Jones said his level of physical activity dropped drastically during the winter months. The decline in physical activity is common from December through February, Ilardi said. He said the colder temperatures kept people from spending time outside, the consequences of which were two-fold. Ilardi said physical activity was a potent anti-depressant. A lack of activity makes people more prone to depression. Along with reduced activity, Ilardi said staying inside robbed people of an important part of their health: sunlight. The sun helps the body in many important ways. Ilardi said exposure to sunlight stimulated brain circuits that produce serotonin and dopamine, essential brain chemicals. Dopamine, a chemical used mainly in the pleasure centers of the brain, helps keep people more alert and energetic. Ilardi said people reported a sensation of raw pleasure when outside on a sunny day. The other chemical, serotonin, plays a soothing role, reducing stress reactions in the brain. Ilardi said sunlight also helped the skin make vitamin D, a nutrient vital to brain function. He said by the end of winter, 80 percent of Americans suffered from a vitamin D deficiency. The Mayo Clinic Web site said vitamin D was crucial to maintaining healthy bones as well as helping prevent certain cancers and high blood pressure. Ilardi said the various factors that could contribute to depression during the winter were relatively easy to avoid. He said students could spend 30 minutes outdoors on reasonably bright days or take vitamin supplements to battle deficiency. He said students should aim to sleep about eight or nine hours to be fully rested. Ilardi said these strategies could help students avoid feeling down. Jones said he generally managed to get enough sleep during the semester, averaging about seven hours each night. Ilardi said avoiding sleep deprivation was paramount, and that more than 80 percent of depression cases list a lack of sleep as a contributing factor. He said figuring out if a person was getting enough sleep was simple. He said yawning or getting drowsy when bored was an indication of sleep debt. Look at what happens to children, Ilardi said. They get enough sleep and they get restless, not sleepy. The vast majority of students should take that difference as a sign. Edited by Becka Cremer

MEXICO CITY The U.S. government finally released the first part of a $400 million aid package Wednesday to support Mexicos police and soldiers in their fight against drug cartels. The money comes at a critical

U.S. supports Mexican fight against drug cartels

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time: Mexicos death toll from drug violence has soared above 4,000 so far this year, and drugrelated murders and kidnappings are spilling over the U.S. border as well. U.S. Ambassador Tony Garza formally released $197 million at a signing ceremony in Mexico City. The rest will be disbursed throughout the year. Garza said the Merida Initiative aid will enable the U.S. and Mexico to work more closely, sharing information on the cartels in real time. But many questions remain about the direction of this drug war, and both Mexico and Colombia, where 90 percent of U.S.-bound cocaine is produced, worry theyll be handcuffed by concerns about human rights and corruption once Barack

Obama is president. If the United States strips us of those resources, what will be done? Where will they come from? Andres Pastrana asked in an Associated Press interview. The former Colombian president worked with U.S. President Bill Clinton to launch Plan Colombia, which has spent more than $6 billion in U.S. aid since 2000 to fight drug trafficking and leftist rebels. The aid to Mexico which includes no cash includes helicopters and surveillance aircraft, airport inspection equipment and case-tracking software to help police share real-time intelligence. It also supports Mexican efforts to weed out corrupt police, improve the judicial system and protect witnesses.
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Kansas soars
Kansas 100, new Mexico state 79

century mark for sixth win this season

BY CASE KEEFEr

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utside Allen Field House Wednesday night, gusts of wind delivered the biting cold like a slap to the face. Inside, 8:12 remained in the first half when freshman guard Tyshawn Taylor sank his teams first free throw of the night. The ball momentarily kissed the glass before caressing the net, representing just one of the 26 points Kansas had scored up to that moment in its 100-79 victory against New Mexico State. Afterward Taylor slapped hands with a few teammates as players usually do after sinking a few freebies and quickly headed up court to defend. Simple enough. Sure, Kansas entered the game leading the Big 12 in free throw proficiency and it collectively hit 15 of 17 attempts (88.2 percent). Taylor went berserk against the Aggies, racking up a season-high 23 points. But him sinking seven of eight free throws, and his teams continued success in that area? Pretty routine stuff. As elementary as it gets. Kansas 32-of-36 free throw shooting Monday night? A product of an exceptionally rough game. Sidebar material at best. That is until you consider that one of the most fundamental procedures in basketball one taught in the earliest levels of P.E. class is largely the reason one more championship banner hangs in the Phog this season and was a factor in the only loss this years team has experienced so far. Consider first the one loss, a Nov. 25 89-81 overtime loss to No. 16 Syracuse in the CBE Classic final. It was no coincidence that the game was Kansas worst night collectively in terms of free throw percentage. That night, Kansas enjoyed a 41-30 halftime lead having cashed in all five of its free throw attempts. The second half numbers virtually flipped in favor of Syracuse 42-31 as Kansas hit just four of 11 free throw attempts before the Orange forced overtime and eventually left Kansas City victorious. The game was the first meeting between the two teams since the 2003 National Championship game pure heartbreak to anyone around these parts. Kansas missed 18 freethrows that night. In a game decided by three points, no one with any hopes of sanity can claim that the Jayhawks piss poor free throw shooting that night was not a deciding factor. This brings us to April 7 of this year. That same, terrifying feeling of witnessing a championship slip away crippled all parts of Memphis and those decked out in blue and white in the Alamodome in San Antonio. On this night, Kansas hit 14 of 15 free throw attempts four of which to seal it in overtime and bring home a title. That penchant for making good on shots from the line has carried over to this team, and this years Syracuse loss drove home its importance to Taylor and his teammates. Theyre free throws. Youre supposed to make them, Taylor said. Now we know they can win games for us. We learned a hard lesson against Syracuse, but now we know we have to just focus at the line. I know I am. There are few virtues as uncommon to a raw, young team seeking an identity in December as precise free throw shooting. This team has that. Theres plenty for this team to improve upon this year: clamping down on defense, playing tough yet smart and establishing all around depth and consistency. The list goes on as it does with any talented yet green team. But the fact that a Kansas player at the line this season has become synonymous with points shows that there is much to like about these guys too. It is undoubtedly a strength Coach Bill Self isnt likely to take for granted any time soon. Edited by Becka Cremer

Tyshawn Taylor turned and looked straight at the end of the Kansas bench after he threw down a one-handed dunk with four minutes left in Kansas 100-79 victory against New Mexico State. Taylor, a freshman guard, wanted to make sure Mario Little saw the play. Little, an injured junior guard, teased Taylor repeatedly in practice Tuesday. Little told Taylor he didnt think he could actually dunk. Taylor promised to prove him wrong. I told him I was going to show it, Taylor said. I did. Twice. Three minutes before, Taylor drove the lane for a two-handed jam. The two dunks were merely the exclamation points to add to the end of Taylors career-night. He scored 23 points with three assists and a steal. Taylor couldnt remember the last time he scored that many points. It was his most ever at Kansas and he never scored more than 21 points at St. Anthonys High School in New Jersey. I felt good today, Taylor said. Even when the rest of the Jayhawks didnt. Taylor scored 14 points during the first half of the game when the Aggies were like gum on the bottom of the Jayhawks shoes. They would not go away. Kansas kept piecing together small runs 11-2, 8-0, 11-4 but New Mexico State always recovered. The Jayhawks aided the Aggies cause of staying in the game.

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Freshman guard Tyshawn Taylor flies toward the basket on his way to an emphatic slam during the second half of Wednesdays game against New Mexico State. Taylor hit eight of his 14 shots from the field and seven of eight from the freethrow line, scoring 23 points in the Kansas victory.
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Morris shining in second halves so far this season

During her second half scoring outbursts, though, Morris appears more at ease driving toward the basket someWhen a player struggles for stretches thing Henrickson consistently stresses. Shes got great pace to the rim, shes just to start a Kansas practice, coach Bonnie Henrickson makes a point to turn the situ- got to find rhythm around the rim to finish, Henrickson said. ation into a game-like scenario. But Morris has We say, hey lisalso made a habit of ten, its halftime, making shots early Henrickson said. Its I felt like I was doing the in the second half. the second half, lets After erratic shootturn it around. same in the first half. Shots just ing in the first halves No player has applied that message werent falling. The more you go, against Iowa and New to games as noticeably the more its going to happen. Orleans, Morris early baskets provided a as junior guard Sade much-needed spark. Morris. Twice this seaYou make that first son most recently Sade MorriS one and its like there against New Orleans Junior guard you go, Im unleashed, on Sunday Morris lets go, Morris said. has overcome sluggish I can keep doing starts with high-scoring what Im doing because I know the next second halves. In Kansas second game of the season shot I take is going down. against Iowa, Morris scored all 17 of her Boogaard out today, points after halftime. And she performed questionaBle for sunday well after the break again on Sunday, scorAfter having her stress reaction reevaluing 12 points in the second half against New Orleans after making just three of 11 ated by a doctor yesterday, sophomore center Krysten Boogaard will miss todays shots in the first 20 minutes. I felt like I was doing the same in the game against San Jose State. She is quesfirst half. Shots just werent falling, Morris tionable for Sundays game at Marquette. Boogaard, who is averaging 8 points and said. The more you go, the more its going four rebounds in two games, has already to happen. So what changes in the 20 minutes missed two games because of the injury. between each half? Not much in terms of Edited by Scott R. Toland strategy or intensity, Morris said. jjenks@kansan.com

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Junior guard sade morris takes the ball to the basket during Sundays game against New Orleans. Morris scored all 17 of her points in the second half.

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quote of the day

We have to grow up and understand that every game is a dog fight. We have to be prepared defensively. We have to embrace who we are. We are a defensive team who creates opportunities off of our defense. Not that we arent a good offensive team, but we have to understand who we are and embrace that. This group has to start walking the walk, because we havent looked very mature here in the last two games.
Kansas womens basketball coach Bonnie Henrickson

A look at Jayhawks in the 2008 draft class

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ne month into the season, two members of the 2008 national championship team faced off for the first time. Mario Chalmers Miami Heat edged out Brandon Rush and the Indiana Pacers with the final tally of 109-100. Rush, for the first time all season, hit double-digit points, while going perfect from behind the arc. Chalmers had a sub-par performance offensively, not hitting from the field, but adding five free throws. His defense once again saved his day though, and he came through with three steals for the Heat. Heres how Rush, Chalmers and the other members of the 2008 draft class are faring.

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His recent stretch of three games with double-digit points has led to Indianas giving him more and more minutes. In each of his last four games, he has played more than any game previous. He had a coming out party against Dallas, scoring 18 points while adding two boards, an assist and a steal.

By tim dwyer

the teambehind Gasolhe has lost his starting spot and seen his minutes deteriorate over the last two games. Since his 16-point, nine rebound performance in 33 minutes against the Utah Jazz November 22, Arthur has been relegated to a smaller role. For the first time since his NBA debut, Arthur was out of the starting lineup November 28 against the Spurs and saw six minutes of playing time.

a feat for someone playing with Michael Beasley. Chalmers defensive capabilities have endeared him to fans, and his 2.1 steals per game are fifth in the league.

fact of the day

The Kansas womens basketball team won its last Big 12 regular season championship in 1996-97.

trivia of the day

Q: When was the last time Kansas womens basketball team reached the NCAA tournament? a: 1999-00. Kansas lost to Vanderbilt in the first round in 2000 NCAA Womens Tournament.

Rush is still coming off the bench for the Pacers, but hes beginning to get a real feel for the pro game.

Brandon rush, Pacers Guard

Arthur is playing alongside two legitimate rookie of the year candidates in ex-USC Trojan O.J. Mayo and Spaniard Marc Gasol. While Arthurs rebounding is second on

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Chalmers has really hit his stride lately, putting up double figures in points in three of the last four games after only accomplishing the feat twice in the first 13. He started the streak with a 23-point, six rebound, four assist and four steal performance against the Houston Rockets. His inspired play of late has made him arguably the most valuable rookie on his team, quite

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Jackson is finally healthy. After missing the teams first 13 games, Jackson has come in to play a reserve role for the Cavs in their last three, all wins for Cleveland. Jackson will get the least minutes of any of the Jayhawk rookies in the NBA, but he should start to see more as he returns to full health. Though hell only play a minor role, Jackson has a considerably better chance of being a member of an NBA champion this year than any other Kansas rookie.

darnell Jackson, cavaliers forward

Kaun, who plays in his native

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Russia, has seen limited time playing for CSKA Moscow, averaging just under seven minutes. Kauns Russian team is one of the best in the Euroleague, going 20-4 so far, with two of those losses coming in exhibitions against NBA teamsthey fell to the Orlando Magic 94-66, and to the Toronto Raptors 86-78. In those games, Kaun faced off against two of the best forwards in the NBA: Dwight Howard and Chris Bosh. He scored two points in each while pulling down five rebounds. Edited by Becka Cremer

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today Womens basketball: San Jose State, 7 p.m. (Lawrence) Swimming & Diving: Kenyon Invite, all day (Gambier, Ohio) friday Swimming & Diving: Kenyon Invite, all day (Gambier, Ohio) Track & Field: Holiday Preview, all day (Ames, Iowa) saturday Mens basketball: Jackson State, 1 p.m. (Lawrence) Swimming & diving: Kenyon Invite, all day (Gambier, Ohio)

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ST. LOUIS Like Orlando Pace a week earlier, St. Louis Rams linebacker Chris Draft appears ready to return to the lineup ahead of schedule. Theyre setting an example for teammates that its important to play to the finish, even if the season is a lost cause. It shows you some of the character you have on the team, coach Jim Haslett said Wednesday.
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Chiefs cornerback and coach share resum points

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Looking at Maurice Leggett, Herm Edwards almost feels as though hes dusted off a 30-year-old photograph of himself. Like Leggett, the Kansas City Chiefs coach was a cornerback at a college that never played in a major bowl game or figured in the arguments over the national championship. Like Leggett, Edwards endured the sting of rejection, ignored by every team in every round of the NFL draft. But Edwards did not let that deter him. He leaped on an opportunity to try out for a team as an undrafted free agent, and won a spot for himself on the roster. And so has Leggett. Its a long way from Division

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II Valdosta State to the National Football League just as it was a long way from San Diego State for Edwards. And while no one is predicting that Leggett will attain the stardom that Edwards experienced as a cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles, he seems to be proving, week by week, game by game, that he belongs in the NFL. I know when I make mistakes, Leggett said. Its just a matter of trying to learn from your mistakes every week. The 5-foot-11, 188-pounder had by far his best game last week at Oakland. In addition to four tackles, he also scooped up a fumble on a botched fake field goal attempt and sped 67 yards for a touchdown that turned out to be the difference in a 20-13 victory that snapped a seven-game losing streak.
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2 locals among 6 recruits to sign for 2009-10 team

an asset in the relays. Powers, who attends Olathe South High School, swims for the Coach Clark Campbell and Lawrence Aquahawk club team assistant coach Jen Fox announced and will become a breaststroke a fall signing class of six new swim- specialist for the Jayhawks. In Campbells statement, he said mers for the 2009-10 swimming Powers had tremendous upside and diving team. The new additions to the KU and that she was one of the most swimming and diving team are athletic swimmers in the midwest. Campbell also Brooke Brull, sees Powers Cora Powers, making sigB r i t t a n y ... The countless hours Jen has nificant time Rospierski, drops in colAlyssa Rudman, put into this years recruiting lege with her Rebecca Swank effort has really paid off. athleticism in and Madison the pool. Wagner. Out of T h e the six, four are ClaRk CaMpBell Jayhawks will from Kansas and Coach be getting a two swim for the competitor in local Lawrence Rospierski, an Aquahawks club Ohio native team. We lose nine seniors this year, who attends The Hawken School. who will be greatly missed, and Rospierski participated in the the countless hours Jen has put Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb., into this years recruiting effort has last summer and is also an Ohio really paid off, Campbell said in state champion and record holder a statement last week about this in the 100 yard-breaststroke. Campbell and the staff are years recruiting. Brull, a senior at Shawnee excited to bring an Olympic Trials Mission Northwest High School, qualifier to the program. Campbell is being recruited as a freestyle also said in his statement that specialist and is a Junior Nationals Rospierskis competitiveness was going to help her compete for Big qualifier. Campbell said that Brull would 12 and NCAA championships, and come in right away to help the that she could be a player at the team in sprint and middle-distance 2012 Olympic Trials. Rudman, who is from Baldwin freestyle events. As well as helping out individually, Brull will also be City and home-schooled, is a club asamson@kansan.com

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Meet closes fall season

BY ADAM SAMSON
asamson@kansan.com The Kansas swimming and diving team heads to Gambier, Ohio, today for the Kenyon Invitational. The top-ranked Division III squad Kenyon College will play host to the three-day event at the Kenyon Athletic Center. This meet will conclude the fall meet season. The Jayhawks wont compete again until Jan. 9 in away dual meets against Florida International and Miami (Fl.). Last year at the Kenyon Invitational, the Jayhawks finished first and broke 11 Kenyon Athletic Center Natatorium records in the three days of competition. Three current Jayhawks broke individual pool records, including senior Maria Mayrovich, who broke the 50-, 100- and 200-yard freestyle records, senior Danielle Herrmann, who broke the 100-yard breaststroke record and senior Ashley Leidigh, who broke the 200-yard butterfly record. Five relay records were also broken during last years invite. Excluding the 800-yard freestyle relay and the 1650-yard freestyle race, the rest of the events will have preliminary heats in the morning and finals heats at night. Other participants at the invitational include Carnegie-Mellon, Colgate, Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins and Carnegie-Mellon and Davidson. Both Johns Hopkins and Carnegie-Mellon are ranked in the top 15 in the Division III poll. Davidson is ranked No. 22 in the CollegeSwimming.com MidMajor poll. Edited by Brenna Hawley

BY ADAM SAMSON

teammate of recruit Cora Powers through the Lawrence Aquahawks program. Rudman is being recruited for the backstroke. The staff is thrilled that Rudman chose to stay close to home and swim for the Jayhawks. Campbell also said that her experience on the Junior National Team would help her in college swimming. Swank, a senior at Wichita Trinity Academy, swims for the Wichita Swim Club. Also a Junior National Qualifier, Swank is being recruited for her skills in the distance free events. The Jayhawks will get a fierce competitor in Swank. In his statement, Campbell said that her strong work ethic and desire to be the best was going to make her a fun one to coach and watch succeed in the KU program. Wagner, a senior at South Fort Myers High School in Florida, is being recruited as a sprint freestyle specialist and is also a NISCA High School All-American. One of the reasons Campbell likes Wagner is her athletic abilities. Wagner not only swims, but also plays varsity basketball. Campbell said in his statement that Wagner reminded him of former Jayhawk swimmer, Jenny Short. The team also plans to sign a few more athletes during the spring signing period. Edited by Kelsey Hayes

Kenyon Invite Schedule

Today Timed Finals at 6:00 p.m. 800 Freestyle Relay 1650 Freestyle Friday Preliminaries at 9:30 a.m. and Finals at 6:00 p.m. 200 Freestyle Relay 200 Butterfly 200 Freestyle 100 Breaststroke 100 Backstroke 400 I.M. 50 Freestyle 400 Medley Relay saturday Preliminaries at 9:30 a.m. and Finals 6:00 p.m. 200 Medley Relay 500 Freestyle 200 Backstroke 100 Butterfly 200 Breaststroke 100 Freestyle 200 I.M. 400 Freestyle Relay

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Maclins talent for returns could give Mizzou an edge against the Sooners
Oklahoma has allowed four kickoff returns for touchdowns
BY R.B. FALLSTROM
ASSOciATeD PReSS COLUMBIA, Mo. Oklahoma is the only team in the country to allow four kickoff returns for touchdown. And the Sooners havent even faced Missouri All-American Jeremy Maclin yet. Maclin, the Tigers do-it-all sophomore with 4.3 40 speed, has four TD returns in his career. Given a chance to get his hands on a few Oklahoma kicks, Maclin perhaps represents Missouris best chance to pull an upset Saturday night against the high-scoring Sooners in the Big 12 championship game in Kansas City. Its a big challenge, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. Every week there seems to be someone back there thats awfully good, that youd rather not see have the ball. Youve got to be able to kick it and cover. Maclin leads the nation with an average of 205.5 all-purpose yards, and during his short, scintillating college career has gone the distance on two kickoffs and two punts. He also has a team-leading 88 receptions with 11 touchdowns. Id love to get one (kick), Maclin said. But you cant be too overanxious, you cant try to make something thats not there. Youve got to take what they give you. Of course, Oklahoma (11-1, 7-1) will have to give him a chance. The Sooners were burned last week by Perrish Coxs 90-yard return for Oklahoma State that cut their lead to 44-41. J-Mac gets his hands on the ball a lot, but theyre doing a lot of squibbing, coach Gary Pinkel said. Doing everything they can. His numbers might not be as good because people are smarter about what they do. Kansas did its best to limit the electricity Maclin can generate with sidesaddle punts designed to roll toward the goal and away from the return man. Other teams have tried pooch kickoffs, popping it up to a less dangerous player in front of Maclin. Pinkel noted the tactic was a first for Kansas. It was smart. They wanted the ball to roll, and he doesnt have a chance to get it, the coach said. The interesting aspect of Oklahomas weakness is except when return men go the distance, the coverage teams are not that bad. The Sooners kick off more than any team in the nation so theyre going to give up more yards. Their profile has been to kick away until they give up a touchdown, and then start the squib treatment. Maclin doesnt know what to expect. Youve just got to make the best of the opportunity thats given to you, Maclin said. If they kick the ball deep, hopefully we can get together a return and try to exploit them a little bit. Even without a big return game, Maclin sees ways to beat the school thats won 18 of 19 against the Tigers and whipped them 38-17 in last years conference championship game. Hes a smarter player in his second college season, adding diligent film study to his regimen, and expects those hours in a darkened room will provide a few tips to taking down Oklahoma. Youve got to take their weaknesses, man, try to expose them, Maclin said. Thats the blueprint to beating any team, regardless of who youre playing. Youve got to do the little things necessary to take that extra step. Maclin maintains Oklahoma is far from perfect. The Sooners have a recent history of stumbling at the finish line, too, losing to West Virginia and Boise State the last two years in the Fiesta Bowl, getting blown out by Southern California in the 2005 Orange Bowl, and getting upset 35-7 by Kansas State in 2003 conference title.

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mdent@kansan.com Quintrell Thomas is not a talkative guy. His roommate, freshman guard Tyshawn Taylor, usually initiates their conversations. But recently, Taylor was even having trouble with that. Thomas, a freshman forward, had stayed to himself more than normal. Hed sit in the room and shut the door, not wanting anyone to bother him. You could really notice a difference, Taylor said. Basketball had caused the silence. Thomas wasnt happy with his play. But after Wednesdays 100-79 victory against New Mexico State, Thomas had the smile back on his face that his teammates had grown accustomed to seeing. He scored 10 points on five-for-five shooting and grabbed seven rebounds. It was his best game since exhibition play. He needed that, Kansas coach Bill Self said. A month ago, the other players were calling Thomas the teams biggest surprise. He was the one most of them filled out for that question in a survey from Self. And early on, Thomas seemed like a surprise. He was the leastheralded recruit but starred in

MENs BAsKETBALL REWIND

BY MARK DENT
the first exhibition game. That night, he had 10 points and six rebounds in 14 minutes. Kansas coach Bill Self rewarded him with a start in the first regular season game. Then reality set in. Thomas didnt make a field goal that night against UMKC. The next game he didnt start. His minutes dwindled. Thomas was behind the Morris twins and sophomore center Cole Aldrich in Self s seven-man rotation. In the four games before Wednesday, Thomas didnt once log more than nine minutes. He grabbed just five rebounds. And Taylor could tell his teammate was upset. Self noticed, too. So after watching film of the Coppin State game on Saturday morning, Self pulled Thomas aside in the locker room. He told him he wasnt going after rebounds. He wasnt putting himself in position to score. Lastly, Self left him with this message: If he didnt start doing those things better, he couldnt give him significant minutes. Something finally clicked for Thomas on Wednesday. Aldrich had picked up his second foul early. Freshman forwards Marcus and Markieff Morris had two as well. The Jayhawks needed Thomas, and he produced. He came into the game with about 13 minutes to go in the first half and immediately made a jump shot. When the Aggies pulled within six, he was part of a group that stretched the Jayhawks lead to 11 by halftime. Then in the second half, Self was really pleased with Thomas play. The Aggies were close again. Down seven with about 12 minutes left. Thomas came in and dunked within 30 seconds. The basket sparked an 8-0 run, stretching the Jayhawks lead to 66-51. Ideally, Thomas will do this throughout the season when the big guys get in foul trouble. It could happen again soon. Markieff leads the team in fouls with 21. Aldrich and Marcus are just behind with 18 and 16. Thomas had plenty to say after the game, joking about how fresh his legs felt on that dunk. Its a good sign for Taylor and the rest of the team. They say Thomas is ready to contribute consistently. Players go through that everywhere, Taylor said. He got his chance tonight, and hes showing coach he got his playing times and deserves it. Edited by Jennifer Torline

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GAME NOTES
A game after an official ejected freshman forward Markieff Morris for committing a flagrant foul, Morris struck again. But Morris only received an intentional foul this time. It happened 12 minutes into the first half when New Mexico State guard Jahmar Young broke free on a fastbreak. As Young went to the basket, Morris shoved him from behind. Young would have fallen into the cheerleaders if Morris wouldnt have caught him from behind. Although an intentional foul doesnt result in automatic ejection, Kansas coach Bill Self opted not to check Morris back in for the rest of the first half.

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ANOTHER HARD FOUL

ward Quintrell Thomas to center. Tyshawn Taylor, Tyrel Reed and Tyrone Appleton ended the first half at the three guard spots. Kansas fans might not get another opportunity to see those five together on the court for the rest of the year.

11
Pts 8 13 15 3 23 2 0 10 12 6 2 4 0 0 2 100

KANSAS BOX SCORE

Player Morris, Markieff Aldrich, Cole Collins, Sherron Taylor, Tyshawn Teahan, Conner FG-FGA 3FG-3FG Rebs 3-8 5-9 6-11 8-14 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-4 1-2 0-3 0-0 0-1 0-0 4-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 7-17 4 13 2 2 1 4 0 7 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 4 39-71 46 20 A 2 1 11 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Dont call it spectacular. It was Spintacular. A large number of Kansas fans stayed in their seats at halftime to watch the Spintacular Basketball Show. The show was a 12-member family performing stunts that included riding on eight- to 10-foot unicycles in unison and dribbling multiple basketballs.

HALFTIME TO REMEMBER

Morningstar, Brady 1-3

Bechard, Brennan 0-1 Thomas, Quintrell 5-5 Reed, Tyrel Morris, Marcus Releford, Travis 4-8 3-6 1-3

With Kansas main three big men sophomore Cole Aldrich and freshmen Marcus Morris and Markieff Morris in foul trouble, Self opted to go with an interesting lineup at the end of the first half. He substituted 6-foot-5 sophomore guard Conner Teahan in to play power forward and pushed 6-foot-7 freshman for-

GOING SMALL

The Aggies were able to keep the score a little more respectable on this trip to Allen Fieldhouse. The only other game between Kansas and New Mexico State was on Dec. 7, 1965, when the Jayhawks won 102-51.
Case Keefer

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PRIME PLAYS
19:55 The first bunny fell in. Kansas has had trouble with close shots, including Tyshawn Taylor. But not this time. He takes the opening tip for a layup. 12:31 Make it two in a row. Sherron Collins squares up and hits a three-pointer. His three comes about 20 seconds after Tyrel Reed made one and gives Kansas a 21-12 lead. 5:43 Maybe this will be a game after all. Jonathan Gibson makes a three for New Mexico State and pulls the Aggies within 6 at 31-25. States threes have been keeping them close up to this point. 00:40 Kansas responded well to the New Mexico State run. After going about three minutes without scoring, the Jayhawks closed the half on an 11-4 run. The best of it? Sherron Collins goes for a pump fake then a layup to make it 40-29.

FIRST HALF

Appleton, Tyrone 2-2 Juenemann, Jordan 0-0 Buford, Chase Kleinmann, Matt Team Totals 0-0 1-1

16:57 Jonathan Gibson is making sure the Jayhawks dont pull away early in the second half. He makes a three-pointer, cutting the lead to eight at 48-40. At this point, hes made four of seven from long range. 11:25 Tyrel Reed threepointers came at important times. Again, NMSU was close. Again, Sherron Collins made a three. On the next play, Reed makes one, extending Kansas lead to 66-51. 7:33 So Cole Aldrich didnt get a lot of action in the first half 0 points in five minutes. He made up for it in the second. Aldrich dunks in the paint, giving him 9 points and the Jayhawks a 75-57 lead. 3:39 Nothing like icing a career high 23 points with a dunk. Tyshawn Taylor does this on a KU inbounds play and gives Kansas an 85-63 lead. Taylor Bern

SECOND HALF

NEW MEXICO STATE BOX SCORE

Player Gillenwater, Troy Young, Jahmar Laroche, Jernst FG-FGA 3FG-3FG Rebs 1-2 2-4 1-5 0-0 4-9 0-2 0-0 2-4 0-0 8-18 2 4 0 0 1 2 5 2 1 3 20-53 20 17 79 4-10 4-8 1-1 A 1 0 4 4 4 1 1 2 0 Pts 13 15 17 2 16 2 8 6 0 McKines, Wendell 5-10

Gibson, Jonathan 6-13 Lumpkins, Robert 1-5 Rahman, Hamidu 4-7 Castillo, Gordo Gabriel, Chris Team Totals 2-4 0-0

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Date 11/4 11/11 11/16 11/18 11/24 11/25 11/28 12/1 12/3 12/6 12/13 12/20 12/23 12/30 1/03 1/6 1/10 1/13 1/17 1/19 1/24 1/28 1/31 2/2 2/7 2/9 2/14 2/18 2/21 2/23 3/1 3/4 3/7 Opponent vs. Washburn (Ex.) vs. Emporia State (Ex.) vs. UMKC vs. Florida Gulf Coast vs. Washington (in Kansas City, Mo.) vs. Syracuse (in Kansas City, Mo.) vs. Coppin State vs. Kent State vs. New Mexico State vs. Jackson State vs. Massachusetts vs. Temple at Arizona vs. Albany NY vs. Tennessee vs. Siena at Michigan State vs. Kansas State at Colorado vs. Texas A&M at Iowa State at Nebraska vs. Colorado at Baylor vs. Oklahoma State at Missouri at Kansas State vs. Iowa State vs. Nebraska at Oklahoma vs. Missouri at Texas Tech vs. Texas Result/Time W, 98-79 W, 103-58 W, 71-56 W, 85-45 W, 73-54 L, 89-81 (OT) W, 85-53 W, 87-60 W, 100-79 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. Noon 7 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 1 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 1 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 3 p.m.
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IT WAS OVER WHEN ...

Markieff Morris blocked New Mexico State forward Troy Gillenwaters shot attempt with eleven and a half minutes remaining in the game. The Aggies stayed within striking distance of the Jayhawks all night until moments later when Morris block turned into a threepointer from the corner by Tyrel Reed on the other side of the court. It set Kansas off on a 15-4 run that made the score 73-55 with eight and half minutes to go. New Mexico State didnt have enough time to recover.

GAME TO REMEMBER ...

Freshman guard Tyshawn Taylor. Not to be repetitive, but Taylor was the story of the night for the Jayhawks. He recorded 23 points and kept the Jayhawks ahead when the rest of the team seemed to be slumping in the first half by driving the lane and playing tough defense. And he saved enough energy to throw down a memorable dunk as the game wound down in the second half.

Taylor

sophomore center Cole Aldrich battles for a rebound during the first half of the game. Aldrich only played 22 minutes because of foul trouble, but scored 13 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.

Junior guard sherron Collins takes the ball to the basket during the first half of the game. Collins ended the game with a double-double, recording 15 points and 11 assists.

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Freshman forward Marcus game. Despite Aldrich becoming Morris missed a couple shots right underneath the basket. Kansas a spectator, the Jayhawks never trailed in the committed game. But the 11 turnovers. outcome was Sophomore coach kept pounding it in our far from decidcenter Cole ed for most of Aldrich played heads to play hard. We did in the night. only five min- stretches. For the first utes before 28 minutes, recording two fouls and being TYSHAWN TAYLOR New Mexico only relegated to the Freshman guard State trailed by more bench. than 11 once I think were so much better, obviously, when and it was for only 20 seconds. An inevitable Aggie surge hes on the floor, Kansas coach Bill Self said. You need him in the loomed. It seemed to have arrived when Aggie guard Gordo Castillo hit three-pointers on consecutive possessions with 12 and a half minutes left to cut the score to 58-51. But they couldnt keep it up. New Mexico States exhaustion began to show in the final 12 minutes. Kansas big mens shots werent being contested by New Mexico State center Hamidu Rahman anymore. He gasped for breath. Aggie guards Jonathan Gibson and Jahmar Young werent flying down the floor on every Kansas fast break anymore. They lagged behind. Meanwhile, Kansas ran away. It put together a 15-4 run during the next four minutes. Coach just kept pounding it in our heads to play hard, Taylor said. We did in stretches. Kansas received invaluable contributions from two bench players during its game-defining stretch. Freshman forward Quintrell Thomas, who finished with 10 points and seven rebounds, dunked the ball twice. Sophomore guard Tyrel Reed, who recorded 12 points and shot four-for-six from three-point range, had two three-pointers to ensure New Mexico State had no chance at a comeback. He hit some big shots and it really helped us, Aldrich said. It got a little energy in the building and picked up our intensity. For the fourth straight game, Aldrich posted a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Junior guard Sherron Collins followed Aldrichs lead and added a double-double of his own with 15 points and 11 assists. But Taylor stole the attention. Even Mario Little noticed. When Taylor approached Little after the game, he didnt have anything to say. He just smiled, Taylor said, and shook my hand. Edited by Jennifer Torline

GAME TO FORGET ...

Sophomore guard Brady Morningstar. He played arguably the two best games of his life leading up to the clash with New Mexico State. Wednesday night looked closer to his worst. He committed a few lapses defensively and let New Mexico State guards get to the basket. Turnovers and fouls were also problems. Morningstar finished with four fouls.

Morningstar

STAT OF THE NIGHT

Jon Goering/KANsAN

Freshman forward Marcus Morris looks on as freshman guard Tyshawn Taylor jokes around with sophomore guard Conner Teahan during the final minutes of the game. The Jayhawks defeated the Aggies 100-79.

15-for-17 second straight game, Kansas shot better than 85 percent from the free-throw line. Tyshawn Taylor and Cole Aldrich each missed one free-

throw a piece. Other than that, the Jayhawks were perfect. Taylor also made the most free throws for Kansas with seven.
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AP SPORTS WRITER EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. The New York Giants expect Antonio Pierce to play in Sundays game against Philadelphia while the team gathers information on the linebackers involvement in a shooting that led to the seasonending suspension of star receiver Plaxico Burress. Coach Tom Coughlin said Pierce would practice Wednesday with the Super Bowl champions. Each case is different, each is separate, Coughlin said when asked about the decisive action the Giants took against Burress on Tuesday fining and suspending him for four games, the rest of the regular season. The team also placed Burress on the reserve non-football injury list for conduct detrimental to the team, which means he wont be back for the playoffs, either. Coughlin said there currently is no need to consider potential punishment of Pierce, the Giants leader of defense. There is no doubt well do the right thing, Coughlin added, and thats no threat to the players, they know that. The Giants punished Burress a day after he was charged with two counts of illegal weapons possession. He shot himself in the right thigh at a Manhattan nightclub early Saturday morning. Pierce, who was with Burress, has not talked to police about his involvement since the incident. Authorities are trying to determine whether he tried to cover up the shooting; investigators impounded Pierces Cadillac Escalade and are searching it for any blood or gun residue. He might face potential charges and a possible suspension if he did. Coughlin said Wednesday that he used two words in discussing the Burress situation with the team disappointment and sadness. That sums it all up, Coughlin said. I had a conversation with Plaxico. He was very humble. He was remorseful. Obviously that doesnt change anything. But you have to understand that he is part of our team and our concern is with he and his familys well being, and the ability of him to get through this circumstance and be healthy again. The Giants handed down their decision on Burress after Dr. Scott Rodeo, a team physician, examined Burress and told them the gunshot wound would sideline the 31-yearold player for 4-to-6 weeks. The Giants (11-1) are deep at wide receiver, however, with players such as Domenik Hixon and Sinorice Moss who can replace the man who caught the game-winning pass in the 17-14 Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots. It would be much harder to replace Pierce. Pierce smiled but declined to speak to The Associated Press on Wednesday morning when he reported to Giants Stadium about 8 a.m. Running back Ahmad Bradshaw was also in the club, but not near the other two players, his attorney said. Following the shooting, police say Pierce drove Burress to the hos-

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ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES In broadcasting the worlds first live 3-D football game to theaters in Los Angeles, New York and Boston on Thursday evening, the NFL promises an up close, personal, visceral experience that could open a new revenue stream for the league. The screenings for team owners, producers and journalists will use technology developed by 3ality Digital, a Burbank, Calif.-based company whose major investor is the family of Art Modell, owners of the Baltimore Ravens from 1996 to 2004. We are merely doing a test for our friends at the NFL to show them definitively that this digital 3-D technology is now, said David Modell, 47, former Ravens president and chairman of 3ality. This is not something were hoping will happen. This is now. Eight 3-D camera crews will sidle up to 2-D counterparts to catch the game between the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers Thursday evening. The 2-D crews will work on behalf of the NFL Network, while the 3-D crews will work for the test broadcast, which will have its own commentators. 3-D viewers must don polarized lenses to see the action. Attendees at the Boston screening are to include New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who leads the NFL Broadcasting Committee and will help shape how the league uses 3-D. The New York screening will host Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf, New York Giants coowner John Mara, New York Jets owner Woody Johnson and Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, another broadcasting committee member. All this right now is an experiment, said Howard Katz, the National Football Leagues senior vice president of broadcasting and media operations. Its a proof of concept. We just want to get an idea of what our game would look like in 3-D. Anything beyond that is just speculation. A transition to regular broadcasts of 3-D sports events is not expected soon. David Hill, the chief executive of Fox Sports Television Group, said at a 3-D entertainment conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday that equipment makers would have to fund a large-scale rollout of 3-D cameras for sports events because broadcasters are still paying for the conversion to highdefinition. The people who make money off it are going to have to subsidize it, Hill said. I cant see making a move into 3-D until a good fairy comes flapping into my office with a check. By the end of 2008, an estimated 2 million U.S. TV sets will be capable of handling 3-D signals, about 2 percent of the nations estimated 114.5 million TV homes. Katz said the NFL is not exploring making theater broadcasts regularly available in the way that documentary filmmakers and concert promoters have increasingly been offering their material at digital theaters. Its not an alternative were currently contemplating, Katz said. Were very committed to the free, over-the-air distribution of our games. An experiment last year with live 3-D broadcasts involved Pace, a company founded by director James Cameron and his partner Vince Pace. They showed VIP guests a live 3-D transmission of the NBA All-Star game in Las Vegas and followed up with a 3-D transmission of Game 2 of the NBA finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban also hosted a 3-D transmission of a game between the Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs at theaters in Dallas in March.

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New York Giants Plaxico Burress, left, leaves Manhattan Supreme Court after his arraignment, accompanied by his lawyer Benjamin Brafman on Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. Burress appeared in court on weapons possession charges stemming from an incident at a Manhattan nightclub Friday. pital and returned to New Jersey with Burress gun in the glove compartment of his black Cadillac Escalade. Pierces lawyer said Tuesday he contacted prosecutors as soon as he was hired by the linebacker on Monday. After the events in question, Mr. Pierce did what any other reasonable person would do under the circumstances, he hired counsel, attorney Michael Bachner said. He said he hasnt been notified that Pierce will be charged. Mr. Pierce, given the extraordinary circumstances of that evening, acted responsibly in trying to save what could have been the life of a friend, Bachner said. Bradshaws attorney, Charles Stacy, said his client wasnt suspected of any wrongdoing. Both players said they were planning to speak with the district attorneys office soon. Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke out again about the case Tuesday, saying he talked to Giants president John Mara and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. He told them the law says you see something, you got to call the cops. Thats the thing you should do. Police also plan to interview the people at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center who treated Burress and did not report the shooting, as required by law. Dr. Josyann Abisaab was suspended for not reporting Burress injury. She apparently arrived at the hospital at 2 a.m. to treat him, but its not clear why she was called. Giants spokesman Pat Hanlon said the team has no tie-in with Abisaab. She is not...we have no relationship with her... we do not know her, Hanlon said Wednesday. Abisaab could not be reached for comment. She graduated from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and has no history of state disciplinary action. She is affiliated with the hospital and specializes in internal and emergency medicine. Giants officials expressed concern for Burress. As we have said since Saturday morning, our concern is for Plaxicos health and well-being, Mara said. This is an important time for him to take care of his body and heal up and also deal with the very serious legal consequences and other issues in his life. When I spoke with Plaxico he expressed great remorse for letting down his teammates. Neither Burress nor his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, was immediately available for comment. Receiver Amani Toomer, whose 13 years with the team make his the current longest serving player, called the situation unfortunate. There is nothing good that will come out of it and there isnt much to say, he said as players reported for practice Wednesday. Its just tough, its just tough for everyone to deal with. Im just glad he is OK. It could have been worse. Burress faces illegal weapons possession charges from the shooting, which carries a penalty of 3 to 15 years in prison if hes convicted. Burress is due back in court again March 31, unless he reaches a plea agreement. Fines in the NFL typically mean a player loses a paycheck for each game he misses. In Burress case, that would mean roughly $206,000 per regular season game. He also was due to receive $1 million from his signing bonus on Dec. 10. It was not immediately clear whether the team still had to make the payment.

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tbern@kansan.com Oklahoma is the highest-scoring team in the country and on Saturday it will play Missouri in Arrowhead Stadium for a berth in the national championship. While the Sooners are coming off of a 61-41 blowout of Oklahoma State, the Tigers dropped a 40-37 heartbreaker at Arrowhead to Kansas last week. A motivated Sam Bradford versus. a disheartened Chase Daniel means this one could get ugly. streak. Instead, the Tigers are reeling and Daniel continues to shoot himself in the foot. Hes thrown at least one interception in every game since a September loss to Oklahoma State, so count on another on Saturday. The only question is: What will he do after that? Optional.

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DEFENSE

Quarterback Sam Bradford has torn ligaments in his non-throwing hand, which caused a couple of fumbled snaps last week. No worries. Now that hes had a full week to get accustomed it shouldnt affect the snaps. Plus, if it does becomes a problem, coach Bob Stoops could always call for direct snaps to running backs DeMarco Murray and Chris Brown. Optional.

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Jeff Wolfert is one of the best kickers in the nation, but not even he could drill a 54-yarder in the snow. Because conditions will likely be similar this weekend in Kansas City, he needs to regain confidence with a couple of easy ones early on. Elsewhere, Missouris return game goes as Jeremy Maclin goes. His health is still in question. Big Game Bob Stoops hasnt lived up to his name too much lately. Bowl game defeats and even an embarrassing Big 12 title loss to

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Kansas State have sullied his regular season greatness. Well, Oklahoma is poised to go to its fourth national championship game in the Stoops era, and few expect them to stumble along the way. The BCS gave the Sooners an early Christmas present and they cant unwrap it fast enough. Expect Oklahoma to score at least 21 in the first quarter, and if its defense shows up at all the game should never be in doubt from there.

OKLAHOMA 52, MISSOURI 30

Edited by Scott R. Toland

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Murray and wide receiver Juaquin Iglesias are two of the best return men in the conference. Oklahoma leads the Big 12 with 25.1 yards per kick return. Little-used freshman kicker Jimmy Stevens is useful as a PAT-machine, but hes only 6-for-9 on field goals this season.

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