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A NEW SPIN ON ELECTRONICS
Amyx Barber Shop is a family business with Lawrence history. LOCAL| 6A
Mayor amyx makes the cut
Avoid being a victim of a crime using these tips EDITORIAL | 5A
how to stay safe during a
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Hui Zhao, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, and Lalani Werake, a graduate student fromKandy, Sri Lanka, discovered a way to recognize and measure the current created by the spin of electrons. This discovery could mean an advancement
in technology, leading to smaller electronic devices.
BY KELLY STRODA
kstroda@kansan.com
Desktops. Laptops. Netbooks.
Over the past decade, electronics
have become smaller and faster.
But future generations wont be able
to continue this progress without a
significant change.
Spintronics, or spin-based elec-
tronics, is the answer, and a pro-
fessor and graduate student at the
University have made a step for-
ward in the research and under-
standing of this area.
Hui Zhao, assistant professor of
physics and astronomy, and Lalani
Werake, a graduate student from
Kandy, Sri Lanka, have discovered
a way to recognize and measure the
spin current of electrons.
The team works in KUs Ultrafast
Laser Lab, which is located in
Malott Hall.
Spintronics is a way to revolu-
tionize next-generation electronics
to make them faster and use less
energy, Zhao said.
Its no secret that electronics have
gotten smaller over the past few
years. But soon, Zhao said, elec-
tronics wont be able to get any
smaller.
In order to get the next gen-
eration computers and electronic
devices, he said. We need a dra-
matically different design.
Spintronics is the answer, Zhao
said, but the method is still in its
research phase.
Electrons have two properties: a
negative charge and a spin. Current
electronics are charge-based, so
the charge carries information. But
with spintronics, the electrons spin
carries the information instead.
Ron Hui, pro-
fessor of electri-
cal engineering
and computer
science, said
using an elec-
trons spin adds
another dimen-
sion of freedom
for carrying
information.
Electrons can
only spin either clockwise or coun-
terclockwise. Zhao said this works
well with binary code, which is
the use of 1s and 0s to represent
information.
Zhao said carrying information
with the electrons natural spin
requires less energy than relying
on the presence or absence of a
charge.
He said to
imagine people
using baseballs
to communi-
cate with oth-
ers. If someone
was holding a
baseball, that
would mean
that Kansas
scored. If some-
one wasnt holding a baseball, that
would mean Missouri scored. This
scenario represents charge-based
electronics.
When I put the baseball away, it
only takes a little effort, Zhao said.
But if I had to do this one billion
times a second, it would take a lot
of energy.
But with spin, everyone would
hold a baseball. If the baseball is
spinning clockwise, Kansas scored.
If the baseball was spinning coun-
terclockwise, Missouri scored.
If I can just change the spin,
its easier and takes less energy,
he said.
The inability to measure the flow
of spinning electrons in real time
has been a barrier in the research of
spintronics.
Previous methods were like mea-
suring the speed of a car by taking
photos and analyzing how the posi-
LOCAL
BY STEPHEN MONTEMAYOR
smontemayor@kansan.com
It took about a week for a
University internal investigation to
clear Athletics Director Lew Perkins
of ethical violations in June. That
process stands to take longer at the
state level.
Perkins attorney, Stephen
McAllister, said he referred the evi-
dence to the Kansas Governmental
Ethics Commission after the
Universitys review. The commis-
sion cannot comment on inves-
tigations, but McAllister said he
believes it is ongoing.
To my knowledge it is not con-
cluded, McAllister said. It is in the
commi ssi ons
hands. Its their
process.
Chancel l or
B e r n a d e t t e
Gr a y - L i t t l e
i n i t i a l l y
directed Allen
Hu mp h r e y ,
program direc-
tor of Human Resources and
Equal Opportunity, and Mary Lee
Hummert, vice provost for Faculty
Development, to review allega-
tions made by a former athletics
employee.
The employee, William Dent,
alleged that equipment was loaned
to Perkins by Medical Outfitters in
return for favorable seating at ath-
letic events. Dent, a former director
of sports medicine, also alleged that
irregularities occurred in Athletics
drug testing policy and in the eligi-
bility certification of some student
athletes.
Our findings showed abso-
lutely no relationship whatsoever
between the loan of the equipment
and the seating that the individuals
received at the basketball games,
Hummert said.
The individuals in question were
Mark Glass and Patrick Carpenter,
co-owners of Medical Outfitters.
Medical Outfitters provided exer-
cise equipment to Athletics for sev-
eral years. Glass told media this
summer that the company loaned
Perkins $15,000 of exercise equip-
ment to help him rehabilitate from
surgery.
In the June 9 release from the
University clearing Perkins of
exchanging preferential seating
for the equipment, the University
said Glass and Carpenter donated
in-kind equipment to Athletics
that was valued at $6,190. Under
Athletics points system for basket-
ball tickets, Glass and Carpenter
were to receive priority points for
the 2004-05 season. This was inad-
vertently not credited but their seats
improved the next season.
Glass said there was no expec-
tation for Perkins to pay for the
equipment, although he wrote a
check to Glass in April for $5,000.
Lawrence
may host
Special
Olympics
Perkins case taken from campus to state level

BY KELLY MORGAN
kmorgan@kansan.com
The 2014 Special Olympic
Games will be held in Lawrence,
if state and local officials
requests are approved.
The Lawrence Convention
and Visitors Bureau recent-
ly teamed up with Special
Olympics of Kansas to submit
a bid to host the international
event. If selected, Lawrence will
welcome over 20,000 guests to
the Universitys sporting and
housing facilities and open up
hundreds of volunteer posi-
tions to students across cam-
pus.
I had a conversation with
the Chancellor and she is very
supportive of the event, said
Special Olympics president
and CEO Chris Hahn. She
stressed that she doesnt want
to just see Kansas Athletics
involved but she wants to see
the entire University of Kansas
involved.
One proposed idea involves
a competition allowing archi-
tecture students to submit
designs for the cauldron that
holds the Special Olympics
flame. The winning design
would be passed along to engi-
neering students who would
construct the cauldron, keep-
ing the flame burning as their
first priority.
I know KU also has a great
design department and we were
thinking that maybe students
there could actually make the
cauldron, Hahn said. So the
intent is to use a lot of different
groups at the University.
Hahn compared hosting the
Special Olympics to having a
football weekend spread out
over an eight-day period. Like
game days, the event could
lure thousands of customers
into the city and help boost
local revenue.
One of the positives to
hosting an event like this is the
great economic development
that can occur, said Lawrence
city commissioner Robert
Chestnut. Its going to bring a
whole host of people here who
are going to spend money, stay
in our hotels and shop in our
stores.
With businesses in Ames,
Iowa, the 2006 Special
Olympics host city, earning a
combined total of $35 million,
officials are eager to hear the
outcome of their bid, Hahn
said.
An event like this would
be a big opportunity to show-
case the community, said
Lawrence mayor Mike Amyx.
AdmINISTRATION
Perkins
Huge discovery could mean tiny technology
KU researchers are a step closer to revolutionizing electronics, making them smaller, faster and more efficient.
This of course, is not the
conclusion, but only the
beginning of the research
being done.
Hui ZHao
Spintronics researcher
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and trade Legislation, at 7:30 p.m. at the institute.
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TUESDAY
August 31
FRIDAY
September 3
SATURDAY
September 4
nstudent union Activities will be hosting the Hawk
Zone student tailgate outside memorial campanile
for members of the Hawk Zone/ Jr. Williams Fund.
membership is $25.
SUNDAY
September 5
nthere will be a carillon concert from 5 to 5:30 p.m. at
memorial campanile.
n student union Activities will be hosting tunes at
noon with musical guest sam Billen from noon to 1
p.m. outside the kansas union.
nstudent union Activities will be sponsoring a bus
ride to the kansas city crossroads district, departing
at 5 p.m. from the kansas union. Interested students
should pick up tickets from the suA box ofce by
Aug.27. tickets are $2 with a kuId.
n the department of english will be hosting a lecture,
From mississippi (1964) to the Heath Anthology, at
7:30 p.m. in the Alderson Auditorium at the kansas
union. Admission is free.
nstudent union Activities will be hosting tea at
three from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the fourth foor of the
kansas union. tea and cookies are free.
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nA 23-year-old student reported a theft
at a loss in the 1000 block of massachuttes
street Aug. 29.
nA 23-year-old student was arrested
and charged with aggrevated battery and
criminal damage to property following a
domestic disterbance in the 5000 block of
clinton Parkway Aug. 28.
nA 19-year-old student reported a battery
in the 2000 block of naismith drive Aug. 28.
nA 52-year-old ku employee reported a
theft at a loss of $1,700 in the 2500 block of
Redbud Lane Aug. 26.
nA 21-year-old student reported unlawful
use of a fnancial card in the 1700 block of
massachuttes street Aug. 25.
nA 21-year-old student reported criminal
damage to property in the 4300 block of
24th Place Aug. 28.
CRImE
REPORT
CORRECTION
the August 23 article titled
safeBus ofers new transit
route was unclear. Andrea
tomasino does not drink and
drive or visit the bars frequent-
ly, but said she felt that the
community could beneft from
another safeBus route.
Please
recycle this
newspaper
STATE
Great Bend man suspected in murder of teen
AssociAted Press
GREAT BEND A man con-
sidered a person of interest in the
death of a 14-year-old girl is a flight
risk and a potential danger to the
public, the Kansas attorney general
told a judge Monday.
Attorney General Steve Six said
Adam Joseph Longoria had 13
prior felony convictions, includ-
ing one for attempted escape. He
is also wanted on a warrant out
of Marion, N.C., accusing him of
falsely reporting threats at an ele-
mentary school.
Longoria, 36, was arrested Friday
driving an SUV reported stolen
from a Great Bend asphalt com-
pany where Alicia DeBolts charred
body was found just a few days
earlier.
Six said at Longorias first court
appearance on charges of vehicular
burglary and theft that stealing the
SUV was a desperate act spurred
by the investigation of DeBolts
death. He also noted Longoria of
Great Bend mailed his personal
belongings to Texas shortly before
fleeing in the stolen vehicle.
Longoria appeared in court with-
out an attorney. He told the judge
he had cooperated with authorities
from day one, and that he wasnt a
flight risk because law enforcement
officials told him he wasnt being
detained when questioned.
Barton County Judge Hannelore
Kitts granted the prosecutions
request for a $150,000 bond and
agreed to revisit conditions of
release if he makes bond.
A hearing was set Sept. 6 to
review the status of Longorias legal
representation.
Outside the courthouse, Six said
prosecutors were not ready to call
Longoria a suspect in DeBolts
death, and that authorities contin-
ued to pursue all leads.
We will be making further deci-
sions about what happens in that
case based on the investigation and
the facts we are continuing to work
on, Six said. This case is a tragedy.
I think we saw that last night in the
vigil that was held here in Great
Bend.
About 2,000 people turned out
for the Sunday night candlelight
vigil to remember DeBolt.
Some of her young friends wore
flip flops and wrapped blue rib-
bons in their hair in honor of the
teen they called Babygurl, who
would have started her freshman
year of high school as a cheerleader
on Aug. 23.
Alicia left her house at about 11
p.m. on Aug. 21 to go to a party,
and her family reported her miss-
ing the next afternoon. Her body
was found Tuesday.
She was so badly burned that
the coroner had to rely on dental
records to identify the remains.
Authorities have not said how she
died.
She didnt deserve to die the
way she did, Erica Schwager, a
15-year-old friend, said tearfully.
Rev. Scott Solether, a pastor at
First Presbyterian Church in Great
Bend, said Alicias death affected
a lot of people in the community.
Great Bend is a city of about 15,600
people about 95 miles northwest of
Wichita.
First, shock this would hap-
pen, then anger it would happen to
someone so young, and then a lot
of compassion, he said.
Longoria had only been out
of prison for three months when
authorities said the Highway Patrol
caught him Friday off Interstate 70
near Salina.
The Kansas charges are the latest
in a long rap sheet for Longoria,
who was released May 25 from a
Texas prison after completing a
seven-year sentence for aggravated
robbery. Records in Texas show
Longoria has done time there since
1991 for charges including bur-
glary, forgery, credit card abuse,
unauthorized use of a motor vehi-
cle, escape from prison and evad-
ing arrest.
NATIONAL
Convicted teacher returns to work; parents pull children out of school
AssociAted Press
SEATTLE Parents pulled
their children out of class and
protested outside a Washington
state school Monday, the day a
teacher convicted of inappropri-
ately touching female students was
scheduled to return to work.
Teacher Michael Moulton called
in sick Monday, the first day of
school, after parents in his tiny
school district transferred most
of their children out of his five
classes.
The state opened a file on
Moulton in January 2009 after
the superintendent of the 285-stu-
dent Morton School District
contacted the professional prac-
tices department in the Office
of the Superintendent of Public
Instruction, said Catherine Slagle,
director of professional practices.
Moulton served 16 days in the
Lewis County Jail after pleading
guilty through an Alford plea on
charges of inappropriately touch-
ing four girls in 2008. In an Alford
plea, a defendant pleads guilty but
does not admit guilt.
The school district had previ-
ously suspended Moulton with-
out pay for 12 days for the 2008
incidents.
When the district tried to
fire him for the same offenses,
Moulton appealed that decision
and the hearing officer who heard
his appeal ruled the school district
had already punished him.
Now that the district and the
courts are done with their inves-
tigation of Moulton, the state
review of his teaching certificate
has begun but hes legally allowed
to teach until that has finished,
Slagle said.
Superintendent Tom Manke
was not sure if Moulton would be
returning to school on Tuesday,
or if he would be out sick for an
extended period.
If the state suspends or revokes
Moultons license to teach, he may
then go through an appeal process
that could extend the situation for
months. This is the process the
state follows for dozens of teachers
a year, Slagle said.
M o u l t o n
was accused
of inappropri-
ately touching
girls on the
back or shoul-
der. According
to court docu-
ments, he said
the unwelcome
contacts were
pats meant as
encouragement for good work.
Attempts to reach Moulton by
phone Monday were unsuccess-
ful because his phone had been
disconnected.
Manke said Monday that he
would be conferring with the dis-
tricts attorney
and the school
board to deter-
mine what hap-
pens next with
Moulton, 56,
who teaches
history and
a study skills
class for stu-
dents in grades
6-8.
The students who have been
pulled out of Moultons classes will
be taught through an online pro-
gram, the superintendent said.
At the request of parents who
said, Hey, I dont want my student
in Mr. Moultons class, we had to
discuss alternatives, Manke said.
The district was still determin-
ing Monday how many students
were left in Moultons classroom.
Jennifer Mau, who led a pro-
test Monday morning outside
the school and then in front of
Moultons home, said Morton par-
ents are angry and were actively
spreading the word outside their
community of 1,350 residents.
I want everybody in this nation
to know this creep is teaching our
kids, Mau said. If we can get him
out of this school, dont allow him
in your school.
I want everbody in this
nation to know this creep
is teaching our kids.
JennIFeR mAu
Protest leader
Football season starts this
saturday. ku has won its
last four season openers by
a combined score of 190-38.
Go Hawks!
Glass also loaned the equipment
with its return in mind. The checks
fate is still in question.
Im working with my bankrupt-
cy attorney to figure out exactly
where that
money is sup-
posed to go,
Glass said. It
needs to follow
the terms of the
bankruptcy.
Glass saw no
conflict of inter-
est in the com-
panys relation-
ship with Perkins. He said the com-
pany also loaned equipment for use
in evaluations or in places that used
Medical Outfitters equipment that
was being repaired at the time.
The Kansas Governmental
Ethics Commission will meet Sept.
21. General Counsel Judy Moler
said the nine-member commission
meets once a month, looking at
campaign finance or state employee
conflict of interest issues.
A case begins with a sufficiency
hearing before
going to a
three-member
probable cause
hearing to dis-
cuss evidence.
Moler said if
the commission
finds probable
cause, the case
advances to full
commission where a public hearing
is then set for the next month. It is
then determined whether to issue a
fine, the amount of which varies on
a case-by-case basis.
Edited by Leslie Kinsman
Part of that showcase is to try
and convince people to come back
here again.
While officials are excited about
the prospect of hosting the event,
they understand the vast amount
of preparation needed to make the
event a success.
It would be a tremendous
amount of work, said associate
athletics director Jim Marchiony.
But with an event like The Special
Olympics, there really is no down-
side.
Although Lawrence is the only
city that has officially submit-
ted a bid for the games, Hahn
notes that cities in Washington,
Massachusetts and Florida have
unofficially expressed interest and
might submit bids in the near
future.
The search committee is sup-
posed to announce their decision
before the end of 2010, Hahn
said. Hopefully well know by
then where the event is going to
go.

Perkins (continued from 1a)
Aug. 2004: Medical Outftters
donated in-kind a combination
electrical stimulation and ultra-
sound device valued $6,190.
Medical Outftters co-owners,
Mark Glass and Patrick Carpen-
ter, inadvertently received no
seating upgrade for the 2004-
05 basketball season. The two
saw upgrades under Athletics
points system for seating the
following year.
2005: William Dent helps install
exercise equipment in Athletics
Director Lew Perkinss home.
The equipment was loaned to
Perkins by Medical Outftters,
whose co-owners Dent alleged
received seat upgrades.
2006: Medical Outftters makes
about $78,000 in sales from KU,
an increase in sales of $50,000
one year after loaning Perkins
the equipment.
2007: Medical Outftters fles
for bankruptcy. Medical Outft-
ters makes about $300,000 in
sales from KU.
Nov. 2007: Dent resigns from
KU.
April 15, 2010: Dent writes
Perkinss attorney with al-
legations about the exercise
equipment as well as other al-
legations about Athletics drug
testing policy and the eligibility
of some student athletes.
April 16, 2010: Perkins identi-
fes himself as a victim of black-
mail.
May 26, 2010: KU issues report
fnding a loss of between $1
million and $3 million in foot-
ball and basketball tickets sold
or used by fve former Athletics
staf members and a consul-
tant
June 9: The University con-
cludes an internal investigation
fnding no evidence of Perkins
exchanging preferential seat-
ing for exercise equipment.
June 10: Perkins announces he
will retire Sept. 4, 2011.
It is in the commisions
hands. Its their process.
STePhen MCALLiSTer
Perkins attorney
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tion changed over time, Zhao said.
But Zhao and Werakes discov-
ery is like a radar gun for spin
currents.
Werake said its important to see
the spin current when its happen-
ing rather than when its over.
By using powerful lasers and
a series of about 100 mirrors and
lenses, the team discovered a way
to know if spin current is present.
If a red laser beam is shined at a
semiconductor and a blue light
comes out the other side, spin cur-
rent is present. This occurs because
of an optical effect known as sec-
ond harmonic generation.
The intensity of the blue light is
proportional to the strength of the
spin current, Werake said.
This discovery will help propel
future research of spintronics.
The teams findings will be pub-
lished in the September print edi-
tion of Nature Physics, a leading
peer-reviewed science journal. A
CAREER award from the National
Science Foundation funded this
research.
This of course, it not the con-
clusion, but only the beginning
of the research being done, Zhao
said.
Edited by Roshni Oommen
sPin (continued from 1a)
AssociAted Press
WASHINGTON Two men
on a United Airlines flight from
Chicago to Amsterdam were ques-
tioned by Dutch authorities after
U.S. officials found a cell phone
taped to a Pepto Bismol bottle and
a knife and box cutter in checked
luggage connected with the men, a
law enforcement official said.
The official identified the men
as Ahmed Mohamed Nasser al
Soofi and Hezam al Murisi. Al
Soofi had a Michigan address, the
official said, but it was not imme-
diately clear where the two men
were from.
As of Monday night, FBI agents
had visited the southwest Detroit
neighborhood where several
addresses were found for varia-
tions of al Soofis name, according
to neighbors who declined to give
their names to The Associated
Press.
ABC News, which first reported
the incident Monday, said al Soofi
was from Detroit and that both he
and al Murisi were charged in the
Netherlands with preparation of
a terrorist attack, but U.S. officials
would not confirm that.
Another law enforcement offi-
cial said, as of Monday night, the
men had not been charged with
anything in the U.S.
The law enforcement officials
spoke on condition of anonymity
to discuss the ongoing investiga-
tion and sensitive security issues.
Al Soofi was questioned
as he went through security in
Birmingham, Ala., on his way to
Chicago, according to one of the
officials. He told the Transportation
Security Administration authori-
ties he was carrying a lot of cash.
Screeners found $7,000 on him,
but he was not breaking any law
by carrying that much money.
Officials also found multiple cell
phones taped together and mul-
tiple watches taped together in his
checked baggage.
Al Soofi was supposed to fly from
Chicago to Washington Dulles
International Airport in Virginia,
and then on to Amsterdam, the
official said. But when he got to
Chicago, he changed his travel
plans to take a direct flight from
Chicago to Amsterdam. Al Murisi
also changed his travel plans in
Chicago to take a direct flight
to Amsterdam, raising suspicion
among U.S. officials. Federal Air
marshals were on the flight from
Chicago to Amsterdam, a law
enforcement official said.
Homeland Security spokes-
woman Amy Kudwa said once
officials found suspicious items in
luggage associated with two pas-
sengers on Sunday nights flight.
NATioNAl
Two men questioned for airport contraband
County sherif fnds
830 pounds of pot
JUnCTiOn CiTy, Kan. Au-
thorities have uncovered about
830 pounds of pot during a week-
end bust in northeast Kansas.
The Geary County Sherifs
Department said in a news release
that a sergeant discovered the pot
Saturday night after pulling over a
tractor-trailers driver for follow-
ing another vehicle too closely on
interstate 70.
The release said the sergeant
became suspicious after talking to
the driver and received permis-
sion to search the vehicle.
The bales were found in the
cab of the truck in a false-ceiling
compartment.
The driver was arrested and is
being held in custody.
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August was supposed to be
Fantasia Barrinos comeback
month. For three years, the
American Idol winner and
Broadway star had been working
on her third album, and selecting
tracks that spoke to how far shed
come in her troubled life.
To outsiders, everything
seemed to be on target for a suc-
cessful late-August launch of her
album, Back to Me. But behind
the scenes, the 26-year-old singer,
overloaded personally and profes-
sionally, said she felt like she want-
ed to sleep forever. In a lengthy
interview, Fantasia opened up
about her suicide attempt earlier
this month and also talked about
her first halting and painful steps
toward recovery.
I always covered up every-
thing so well, Fantasia said, sip-
ping a glass of Malbec at a Beverly
Hills hotel after taping Lopez
Tonight last week. Im always
the bubbly life of the party. And
for so long, I pushed and pushed
and pushed. And, this day, I had
no push in me.
Before her overdose on Aug. 9
grabbed headlines and lighted up
the blogosphere, Fantasia barri-
caded herself inside a guest room
in her Charlotte, N.C., house
for three days refusing to eat,
drink or talk to anyone, even
her mother, best friend and man-
ager. The single mother couldnt
even face her 9-year-old daughter,
Zion, who was being looked after
by a cousin.
For months, Fantasia had
denied rumors she was having
an affair with a married man,
Antwaun Cook, a T-Mobile sales-
man. But soon photos of the
couple surfaced on gossip pages
and Cooks wife, Paula, filed for
divorce, saying her husband had
made a sex tape with Fantasia.
The news didnt go over well
in the culturally conservative
Southern city. Strangers drove
by her house at all hours. Her
mother expressed her pain and
disappointment. Fantasia feared
another round of cruel judgments
from the media.
At the time, I wasnt thinking
about anybody, she said, tears
welling in her eyes. I was so
numb. I was so out of it. Ive never
been to that place before. It was so
scary. It was the darkest place that
anybody would want to be.
It took a team of lawyers, trailed
by cameras for the second season
of her reality show Fantasia for
Real which premieres Sept.
19 to wrest her from her hid-
ing place. Because of the ongo-
ing litigation, Fantasia would say
little about her relationship with
Cook, but she acknowledged that
the two had had an on-again, off-
again relationship for 11 months.
Emmy ratings fall for 18-49 group
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LOS ANGELES A slew of
new winners and an energized
performance by host Jimmy Fallon
was enough to boost the audience
slightly for the 62nd Primetime
Emmy Awards on NBC Sunday
night.
About 13.5 million people tuned
in to watch AMCs Mad Men and
ABCs Modern Family walk of
with the top honors in the drama
and comedy category, respectively,
according to Nielsen. Tats a tiny
improvement over the 13.47 mil-
lion that caught the 2009 Emmys
on CBS. But among the coveted
18-to-49 demographic, ratings
were down, with last nights pro-
gram averaging a 4.1, compared
with 4.2 for last years program.
Each ratings point in that demo-
graphic equals about 1.3 million
viewers.
Tat the Emmys managed to
stay relatively fat with last years
numbers is impressive given that
this years show ran at the end of
August, a time when many fami-
lies are grabbing their last chance
at a summer vacation and televi-
sion viewing is typically lower than
in September, when the show usu-
ally runs. NBC moved the show
because it carries NFL football on
Sunday nights in the fall.
However, because the Emmy
Awards ran in late August, a case
can also be made that the compe-
tition was lighter than it would be
in September, thus the numbers
should have refected that. Last
year, for example, the CBS telecast
of the Emmy Awards went head-
to-head against NBCs coverage of
a New York Giants-Dallas Cow-
boys football game. Sunday nights
viewership was down 16 percent
compared with NBCs 2006 tele-
cast of the show, which also took
place in late August.
Even though its late August,
none of NBCs rivals threw up a
test pattern. Fox ran a preseason
football game featuring the Denver
Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers,
and CBS carried its popular show
Big Brother. Cable also didnt take
the night of, with AMCs Mad
Men and Entourage and HBOs
True Blood airing new episodes.
Tat so many new shows were
nominated and in the running for
top prizes may have helped keep
Emmy viewers glued to their TV
sets. Aside from Modern Family,
Foxs Glee took home a couple of
Emmys in the comedy category,
including a trophy for Jane Lynch
in the best supporting actress cat-
egory. Jim Parsons of the CBS hit
Te Big Bang Teory was also a
newcomer to Emmy glory with a
win in the best acting in a comedy
category. Tose three managed to
shut down NBCs 30 Rock, which
had dominated the comedy cat-
egory for the last few years.
On the drama front it was the
same old story for the most part as
Mad Men won for the third year
in a row, as did Bryan Cranston,
the star of AMCs other big series,
Breaking Bad.
With the Emmys over, the next
priority for the Academy of Tele-
vision Arts & Sciences is reaching
a new television deal. Te current
deal, which was signed eight years
ago, ended Sunday night, and
talks for a new contract between
the broadcast networks and the
Academy are dragging.
At issue are the fees for the
show. In the last deal, Fox, CBS,
NBC and ABC agreed to share
the awards and paid a high price
for those rights. Te annual cost
has gone from $3 million a year in
2002 to more than twice that this
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Y
ou make an incalculable
number of choices in a
day. You decide whether
to eat lunch at the underground
or at the union.
You decide what to eat. You
decide whether you should study
for that test on Friday, or go out
to bars instead.
Im sure you get the idea by
now. After college, the deci-
sions you and I will be making
will be a bit more serious.
Take, for example, decisions
we make about health care.
After Obamas health care bill
fully goes into effect, the govern-
ment will possess more power
than they ever have before. The
more power the government
possesses, the bigger it becomes.
The American Spectator, a
conservative magazine, said
Government authorities will
dictate to insurance companies
exactly what health insurance
they must sell, to whom they
must sell it, and what they can
charge.
I get a bad vibe from this
statement. Ask yourself this
common sense question: Would
you want government authori-
ties to know about your medical
history no matter how personal
it is?
These are some of the seri-
ous decisions that need to be
made during and after college.
You should have an option as to
which health insurance to pur-
chase. There is also the option to
not purchase insurance at all or
to choose when to purchase it.
The decision, however, shouldnt
be dictated to you. You probably
know what is best for yourself.
Commenting on the health
bill, Speaker of the House Nancy
Pelosi said We will have to
pass it first to know whats in
it. Common sense tells me that
this is a very sketchy statement.
Exactly how is it beneficial, to
any American, to pass a bill
before we know the contents?
Shouldnt we, the people, know
what is in the bill before any-
thing happens? The bill might
not have passed if we had known
its contents ahead of time.
A CNN research poll taken
at the end of March finds that
59 percent of Americans now
stand opposed to the health care
legislation in Congress. There
could be a slight fluctuation in
the numbers since it was taken
in March. Common sense dic-
tates that we shouldnt have a bill
that a majority of our country is
opposed to.
This bill wont fully go into
effect until 2014, though. If it is
as great as Obama claims it to be
then it should have gone into full
effect immediately. That would
be the sensible thing to do. This
should raise questions, since
Obamas term ends in January
2013.
Almost half of all states have
filed lawsuits against the health
care bill. Coons vs. Geithner is a
new and recent lawsuit that was
filed by the Goldwater Institute
that claims the bill to be in viola-
tion of the First, Fourth, Fifth
and Ninth Amendments.
A government with less power
gives us the power to make
important decisions regarding
our health care and overall well-
being.
Robinson is a civil engineering
major from Houston, Texas.
A
ccording to popular myth,
in 1513 the Spanish con-
quistador Ponce de Len
lef Puerto Rico with a feet of
ships and headed north to Florida
in search of a land said to possess
magic waters that could restore
ones vitality.
Te water was said to provide
a person with the ability to attain
immortality, ridding anyone lucky
enough to fnd it of the universal
and inevitable presence of death.
Nearly 500 years afer Ponce de
Lens apocryphal journey, much
of the world is still as eager as ever
to overcome, or at least delay, the
inevitable. Tis leads many to turn
to science for a true fountain of
youth.
Currently, one of the most
popular purported sources of
extended life comes in the form of
antioxidants.
Tese are a group of molecules
characterized by their ability
to inhibit destructive oxidation
reactions in cells caused by other
molecules called free radicals.
Antioxidants work by neutral-
izing the highly reactive unpaired
electrons found in free radicals
rendering them harmless to your
cells.
Tats a lot more information
than can be found on the labels
of many supplements and juices
whose claims of antioxidants
panacea run the gamut from
efective dietary aid to immune
system booster and all the way to a
preventer of cancer.
But its certainly the anti-aging
claims that have placed the most
revered (and expensive) natural
antioxidants sources such as aa
berries, pomegranate and wolfer-
ries, at the top of must-consume-
relentlessly-in-order-to-be-healthy
lists.
However, the fact that what has
essentially become a buzz word
in the health food industry has
proven disappointing in research
and a number of clinical trials.
In 2008, a comprehensive review
by the USDA of 67 studies involv-
ing supplemental antioxidants
found that there was no change in
the rate of mortality among those
who took antioxidant supplements.
Te review went further and
concluded that excessive consump-
tion of the fat-soluble antioxi-
dants vitamin A, vitamin E, and
beta-carotene may actually lead to
higher rates of death when com-
pared with a placebo. A similar
review of supplements conducted
by Copenhagen University Hospi-
tal found similar results.
Antioxidants, however, qualify a
broad range of nutrients other than
the three vitamins mentioned and
are found without supplements in
fruits and vegetables.
So, what about the antioxidants
in these natural sources?
Well, as any third grader with a
food pyramid could tell you, eating
fruits and vegetables is defnitely a
good idea.
Countless and varied studies
have shown that people who con-
sume enough of these foods can
expect health benefts that could
ultimately improve their chances of
living longer.
Tis is due largely to their
complex nutritional makeup that
includes, but is defnitely not lim-
ited to, antioxidants.
In addition to compounds with
antioxidant properties, there are
numerous other vitamins and
minerals in fruits and vegetables
whose benefts are established and
far more promising, yet makers
of antioxidant super juices like
MonaVie and XanGo continue
to tout the anti-aging benefts of
their costly products.
Te simple fact is that aging and
ultimately death are determined by
biological factors many beyond
our control.
But fear of death overrides the
ability to surrender to something
we cant control. And so the search
for an elixir of life will continue
well afer the antioxidant craze has
ended.
Holtzen is a junior from
Fayetteville, Ark., in chemistry
and Spanish.
I
ts tried and true advice, but
always worth repeating: When
you go out, dont forget to
think about your safety as much as
any other aspect of your planning.
Last week, a woman was
allegedly raped in the Delta Chi
fraternity. An 18-year-old man has
been charged.
Thinking about the possibility of
sexual assault isnt pleasant.
But its important to your safety
and to the safety of those around
you to be aware that it happens.
And sometimes happens at the
hands of acquaintances.
According to the National
Rape, Abuse and Incest National
Network (RAINN) one-in-six
women will be sexually assaulted in
their lifetimes.
Should you find yourself in a
situation where you feel threatened
by someone sexually, there are
steps you can take to minimize
your risk.
First, use a strong and serious
voice to convey that you are not
interested. Be firm in your voice
and body language.
If thats not enough, look for
others to assist you. Avoid getting
separated from the group. If you
are drinking be careful of how
much you drink and never leave
your drink out of your sight.
Have a plan to get home safely.
If you are with a group together
and plan to watch out for one
another. If you see a friend in an
uncomfortable situation, intervene
and stick up for one another.
Dont be afraid of hurting
someones feelings. You might just
be saving them from something far
worse than a bruised ego.
If you are alone and walking
home, be sure to walk confidently
and dont be afraid to ask for help if
you feel threatened or call a friend
for a ride.
Theres no single way to ensure
total safety, but taking personal
safety seriously can help cut the
chance that a fun evening becomes
dangerous.
James Wearingfor The Kansan
Editorial Board
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All, visit Kansan.com or
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I love you more than baseball.
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For all you girls in the Union
who give your friends a play
by play of your newest boy
infatuation: Shut up, you
sound like an idiot.
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After all these years, that silly
rabbit still doesnt get it. Trix
are for kids, you slut.
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Im so paid.

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Pooping in Bailey. Classic.
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Some kid just walked into
class with his schedule on a
Keystone box.

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I hate homework due for the
second class period. Also, it
sucks even worse when Im
reading a 200-page book for it
in one night.
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I will never go to a guys
house at 2 a.m. unannounced
ever again. Becoming a
lesbian looks so good right
now.

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I just got relationship advice
from Boy Meets World.
SUCCESS!
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Real Talk = the new for real.
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I cant wait for Glee to start
again.
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I dont understand why people
are rude. Im sorry I dont know
how to do my job perfectly
because I essentially wasnt
trained at all.
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Because of Beowulf, I shall
henceforth refer to all girls
who I dislike as monstrous
hell-brides.
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Forget school, Lets all go to
Gullah Gullah Island!
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It just feels wrong to watch
Mad Men without my
customary glass of whiskey.
Damn this Sunday night shift!
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Who the f is Tim Tebow and
why should we care?
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Vodka does not mix best with
Kool-Aid or pop. It mixes best
with troubles and Nietzsche.
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Children songs are where all
the money is at in the music
industry.
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I recommend walking over
to the Spencer Museum to see
These Moved Me, an exhibit
of paintings by Dalton Adair
Howard and a selection of work
in the Spencer collection by art-
ists Dalton most admired. The
exhibit is on display through
September l9.
Dalton died at age 67 on
August l0 after a long fight with
lymphoma. The last l8 years
of his life, his day job was as
security guard at the museum,
and this exhibit is in part the
museums way of honoring him.
Daltons paintings capture his
most salient quality, a great
enthusiasm for life.
Everything about Daltons life
was unexpected, especially for
an artist of his day from his
un-self-heralded army service
in Vietnam, his steadfast loyalty
and devotion to his wife Janet
and two sons (both KU grads),
to the deep joy he took just from
being alive at a time in the late
sixties when many of us were
floundering with youthful angst.
When other artists were shed-
ding spouses and striking out
for big city venues, Dalton was
making the one where he lived
seem bigger, brighter and more
fun just by being here. He never
stopped painting, writing songs
and playing music with his
Lonesome Hobos Band.
In the end, it wasnt really
Daltons art that drew a packed
crowd to his Liberty Hall memo-
rial service (adorned in part
by his whimsical and beautiful
murals) last Sunday. It was his
character. Dalton radiated love
for his family first and affirmed
that value for the rest of us.
He was a loyal and generous
friend. He could be counted on,
whether in the esoteric world of
painting on canvas or the mun-
dane world of painting a house.
And he was so, so funny. When
your own life broke down, he
took the time to reassure with a
twinkle in his eye, a funny com-
ment and a look that said, Buck
up, little Buckaroo.
So take a look at the art
Dalton made and the art he
admired. Be inspired not just
for what he did and what he
was but what his example says
to you. And like all of us who
loved him wish Dalton Adair
Howard, Godspeed.
Carroll Anne Hoke, Class
of 1989, lives in Wichita.
spencer exhibit recommended
In 2005, 92 percent of sexual
assault victims were female
73 percent of female assault
victims knew their attackers
Less than 39 percent of
assaults were reported to
authorities
28 percent of victims were
intimate partners with their
attacker
Women age 16-19 were
the most likely to be sexually
assaulted or raped of any age
group
In 2005, a total of 191,670
rapes and sexual assaults were
experienced by women 12
years-old and older
Most victims who were
injured did not report their
injuries
Source: The National Center for Victims of Crime
BY SAMANTHA COLLINS
scollins@kansan.com
Representatives from Kanagawa
University visited the University of
Kansas on Monday to strengthen
the relationship between the insti-
tutions.
Kansas University stands out
as a very special university to us,
said Michio Nakajima, president
of Kanagawa University. Five offi-
cials from Kanagawa University
in Hiratsuka, Japan, including
Nakajima, Masaru Ishizumi, vice
president, and three other univer-
sity officials, came to Lawrence to
discuss various aspects of the rela-
tions between the two universities.
Nakajima said the expansion
of the current study abroad pro-
gram between the two institutions
was a major topic of discussion.
Kanagawa University and the
University of Kansas have partici-
pated in exchange programs for
about 20 years. Nakajima said he
wanted to increase the number of
exchange students between the uni-
versities.
The experience abroad, an expe-
rience detached from their own
country, strengthens their motiva-
tion, Nakajima said. Being abroad
provides you with a different view
of yourself.
The representatives were also
able to tour the University, which
included a tour of Allen Fieldhouse
and the Spencer Art Museum.
Nakajima also lectured in front of
about 50 students about the history
of Japanese identity after World
War II.
Dan Komiya-Fakhrai, a senior
from Topeka, attended the class
in which the lecture took place.
Komiya-Fakhrai said the lecture
was interesting and that Nakajima
highlighted many different Japanese
perspectives of the issue of the
Japanese culture.
It was a very good chance to see
inside of the Japanese mind set,
he said.
The visit also celebrated the 20th
anniversary of the Universitys rela-
tionship with Kanagawa University
and the sister city relationship
between Hiratsuka, Japan, and
Lawrence. President Dwight D.
Eisenhower created the idea of a
sister city program in 1956 to pro-
mote better relationships among
countries. Lawrence currently has
three sister cities: Hiratsuka, Japan;
Eutin, Germany; and Iniades,
Greece.
The purpose is primarily to
promote peace through under-
standing of people and other
cultures, said Kathleen Hodge, a
member of the Lawrence Sister
Cities Advisory Board.
The connection between
Lawrence and Hiratsuka, Japan,
started with the connection
between the study abroad pro-
grams at the University of Kansas
and Kanagawa University, she
said. The sister city relation with
Hiratsuka doesnt only benefit col-
lege students, Hodge said. The
program was also used to educate
younger students from Lawrence
public schools by allowing them to
study abroad in Japan. More than
20 students from Lawrence traveled
to Japan this year.
Susan Gronbeck-Tedesco, asso-
ciate vice provost of international
programs, said the University was
excited for the representatives to
visit and to explore ways to advance
relations with the institution.
KU has got some long stand-
ing relationships and this is one of
them, she said.
Edited by Lisa Curran
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Barber shop home to Lawrence mayors family business
LocAL
BY CARLO RAMIREZ
cramirez@kansan.com
The seats of Amyx Barber
Shop have held University greats
like Phog Allen, Roy Williams,
football coaches and track stars,
such as Jim Ryun. Theyve all
walked in the dooe with one
intention: to get whats said to be
the best haircut in town.
Mayor Mike Amyx has been
cutting hair at the shop since
1975. Amyx, his father and his
grandfather have served the
Lawrence community since
1908. But Amyx said before the
shop was filled with KU students
looking for a trim, farmers would
ride into town to get their hair
cut by Amyxs grandfather, Cecil
Amyx. Back then, farmers would
bargain for the price of their
haircut with anything they were
able to trade, including chickens,
eggs, beef or cream.
The financial economic times
were a lot like they are today,
Amyx said. My dad would work
from morning to night and not
collect any money, but there was
a lot of bartering going on.
The atmosphere of the shop
is what draws its customers. The
walls are covered with pictures
of the KU campus, old teams
and unknown players. The walls
in Amyx Barber Shop, 842 1/2
Massachusetts St., are almost alive
they speak to each customer of
the tradition of Lawrence and the
University.
Pictures of Roy Williams,Phog
Allen and young Lawrence High
football teams posing at the peak
of their youth drape the walls.
One cannot help but feel and see
the history walking into Amyxs
shop. The history in Amyxs shop
is evident: in the center of the
shop is an old fashioned barbers
chair, with the original scissors
and tools that date to the early
1900s.
The hairstyles may have
changed since the shop opened,
but not much else is different for
the barbershop, Amyx said.
Jeri Bryant, whos been a barber
at Amyx for 20 years, said hes
seen it all.
You get to see little kids turn
into young adults, Bryant said.
You really get to know people
personally over time. Its really
neat.
The shop has eight barbers,
and most of them have been there
for several years. Most customers
who get their hair cut at Amyx
feel welcome from the day they
walk in.
I have been getting my hair
cut here for four and a half years
now, said Sean Mulhern, a senior
from San Francisco. Being from
California, you dont see too
many barber shops so tied to
its community like Amyx Barber
Shop. The mayor of the town is
cutting my hair; you just dont see
that where Im from. I have never
even seen San Francisos mayor
up close.
Amyx has had the pleasure
of working alongside his father,
something he acknowledges not
many people get to do. Hes also
enjoyed watching young boys
grow into men while being a part
of the biggest moments in their
lives.
To be able to be a part of
their lives is a pretty big deal,
Amyx said. I have given kids
their first haircut, prom haircut
and even the haircut before they
get married.
After cutting hair for 35 years,
Amyx said he couldnt be happier.
The booster stool his father sat
on as a kid to get his hair cut is
the same one Amyx sits on and is
still using today. The cash register
used by his grandfather in 1908
is the only one the shop has ever
needed and ever used. Now, Amyx
cuts the hair of men his age who
received their first haircut from
his father. Its clear that Amyx
knows that his experience is both
unique and special.
Ive been a part of a lot of
good relationships. Amyx said.
Its been a pretty good deal and
pretty good life.
Edited by Roshni Oommen
Chris Bronson/KANSAN
Gloria Bartell, a barber at TomAmyx Barber Shop, 842 1/2 Massachusetts St., trims Floyd Hiatts hair Monday afternoon. Hiatt has been getting his hair cut at TomAmyx Barber Shop for over 26 years
because of, friendly barbers that knowme and what I want.
Visit marks 20th anniversary of Lawrences connection with Hiratsuka
SISTER cITIES
Jessica Janasz/KANSAN
Michio NakaJima (right) is the President of Kanagawa University and a Professor of Japanese History,
and Masaru Ishizumi (left) is theVice President of the University in Japan. The two spoke at Lippincott
Hall Monday afternoon to discuss and strengthen the relationship between Lawrence and its sister city
in Hiratsuka, Japan.
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Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops
knows all too well the risks of
starting a season against another
powerhouse team.
Just picture Heisman Trophy-
winning quarterback Sam Bradford
writhing in pain with a shoul-
der injury in the first half of the
Sooners season-opening loss to
BYU last September.
Its only good if you win and
you dont get your quarterback
hurt, Stoops said Monday. Its
high risk, and I think fairly low
reward. Youre not really rewarded
for it as much as you used to be for
playing a tough schedule. Pretty
much everybody gets ranked in the
column depending on wins and
losses.
The seventh-ranked Sooners
have a much easier opener this
year. They are more than a four-
touchdown favorite to beat Utah
State at home Saturday.
Every Big 12 team is favored to
win its opener, with lopsided scores
also expected from No. 5 Texas
against Rice and eighth-ranked
Nebraska over Western Kentucky,
which has lost an NCAA-high 20
games in a row.
Kansas State is even a slight
favorite at home over UCLA, which
beat the Wildcats 23-9 last season
in Los Angeles.
Wildcats coach Bill Snyder would
prefer to play somebody else.
Im not a big fan of playing a
nationally prominent program in
the early stages. The conference
schedule is tough enough, Snyder
said during the Big 12 coaches
conference call. Our preference
is to open up with a schedule that
you can build into your confer-
ence. When the conference sched-
ule begins, its going to be eight
weeks of very, very, very competi-
tive football.
There are season-opening rivalry
games at neutral sites for Missouri
against Illinois in St. Louis and
Colorado against Colorado State
in Denver. But the Tigers and
Buffaloes are both double-digit
favorites.
Texas A&M (vs. Stephen F.
Austin) and Baylor (vs. Sam
Houston State) open against FCS
teams while Turner Gill makes his
Kansas debut at home against North
Dakota State, a lower-division team
that went 3-8 last season.
Were not concerned about who
is the name of the opponent, Gill
said. It really doesnt matter who
the opponent is from our stand-
point. Were trying to get going and
get going in the right way.
Things will be more difficult for
Gill and the Jayhawks in Week 2
against 16th-ranked Georgia Tech,
which played in the Orange Bowl
last season.
Iowa State begins its second
season under coach Paul Rhoads
as only a slight favorite at home
Thursday night against Northern
Illinois, a team filled with return-
ing starters that is
a favorite in the
Mi d - Ame r i c a n
Conference.
We have a very,
very challenging
opener, Rhoads
said. When these
schedules are done
(in advance), whos
to say whos going
to be real good,
or coming off this
kind of season or
that kind of season.
You always play the first game as
it arrives.
Oklahoma State began the 2007
season with a three-touchdown loss
at Georgia. In last years opener at
Stillwater, Okla., the ninth-ranked
Cowboys beat No. 13 Georgia by
two touchdowns.
Most schools that are in major
conferences see a tremendous
amount of competi-
tion week to week,
Cowboys coach
Mike Gundy said.
When you play in
these leagues, I just
dont know many
coaches that are
fired up about play-
ing difficult non-
conference sched-
ules. You put one
more tough week
on your players.
Oklahoma State
has a new starting quarterback
and is expected to play plenty of
freshmen this season. Its opener is
against Washington State, which is
coming off a 1-11 season.
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Big 12 anticipates home openers
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Senior safety Chris Harris makes a tackle during Kansas home opener against Northern Colorado last season. Kansas won the game 49-3. The
Jayhawks had anticipated the win against the FCS school.
Most schools that
are in major confer-
ences see a tremen-
dous amount of
competition.
MiKe GuNdy
dallas Cowboys coach
USA bASKETbALL
USA scores frst
win versus Brazil
AssociAted Press
ISTANBUL The United
States survived its first tough test
at the world championships, edg-
ing Brazil 70-68 on Monday when
Leandro Barbosas shot rattled out
at the buzzer.
Kevin Durant scored 27 points
and Chauncey Billups added 15
for the Americans (3-0), who
essentially clinched Group B with
the victory. But this was further
proof that a world title wont come
easily for this young U.S. team
if it comes at all.
After the Americans trailed
most of the first 2 and a half quar-
ters, Lamar Odoms dunk with
7:14 left put them ahead 64-62.
But they couldnt build on the lead
during a tense final few minutes,
and Brazil had two chances to
send the game to overtime.
Following a miss by Billups,
Brazil got the ball and Marcelo
Huertas was fouled on a drive
to the basket with 3.5 seconds
remaining. He missed the first
free throw and then the second
intentionally, tracking it down in
the corner and firing it under-
neath to Barbosa, who put up a
shot over Kevin Love, only to have
it bounce off the back and front
of the rim.
Barbosa finished with 14 points
after a strong start for Brazil (2-1).
Marcus Vinicius scored 16, and
Tiago Splitter had 13 while bat-
tling foul trouble in the second
half.
With NBA big men Nene,
Anderson Varejao and Splitter,
Brazil was considered one of the
teams with enough size to topple
the undersized Americans. Nene
had to pull out with an injury
and Varejao sat out again while
continuing to rest a sprained right
ankle, so the Brazilians turned to
a speed game to lead for much of
the game.
They just couldnt finish the
upset, leaving the Americans
needing only a victory over Iran
or Tunisia, the bottom two teams
in Group B, or another Brazil
loss to earn the top seed from
the group and three full days off
before meeting the No. 4 seed
from Group A on Sept. 6.
The Americans have plenty to
work on before worrying about
that, after needing a huge night
from Durant and 31 minutes from
Billups, the old man of the team at
33, to pull this one out.
The U.S. team has none of its
2008 Olympic gold medalists, and
nowhere was it more apparent
than in the matchup with Barbosa.
When the teams last met, in their
2007 Olympic qualifier, Barbosa
entered as the tournaments lead-
ing scorer before Kobe Bryant led
a defensive effort that held him to
four points on 1-of-7 shooting in
an easy U.S. win.
Theres no defenders like Bryant
here, and Barbosa took advantage
in the first quarter by making
two 3-pointers and scoring eight
points. Brazil made 12 of its first
16 shots in the period and its first
four 3-pointers, streaks that were
snapped when Barbosa was just
short on a halfcourt heave at the
buzzer, leaving them with a 28-22
lead.
Despite Brazil
topping first half,
USA wins 70-68
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Publicists help gain recognition for Heisman
McclAtchy-tribune
For those under the impression
that promotion of college football
players is a latter-day thing, we
give you a photograph on the back
pages of the Notre Dame media
guide.
There, perched on steeds, wear-
ing leather helmets with footballs
in hands, are the Four Horsemen:
Don Miller, Elmer Layden, Jim
Crowley and Harry Stuhldreher.
The photo was orchestrated by a
student publicity aide to the fabled
coach Knute Rockne, to capital-
ize on a hoary passage penned by
the famous sportswriter Grantland
Rice. Rice borrowed from the
Biblical references to pestilence,
war, famine and death and wrote
that the Irish had their own irre-
pressible forces.
This was 1924, you understand.
No doubt, the Four Horsemen
would be amazed by some of the
creations of publicists in the near-
century that ensued: toy race cars,
clocks, full-length posters, oats
(yes, oats), billboards in Times
Square, notebooks, CDs, videos,
etc.
Even as you read this, some
enterprising publicist might be
shepherding to the post office a
shipment of camshafts, sheetrock
or garden tools to the nations
media, with the
hope of stealing an
awards vote or two
for his star player.
Nothing too
crazy is expected
out of Washington
to advance the
Heisman candida-
cy of Jake Locker,
which is mostly in
keeping with the
times. In an age of
instant media, the
assumption has taken hold that
if Locker and his team are good
enough, he has a chance to win it.
Promotionally speaking, weve
come full circle. Notwithstanding
the Four Horsemen, there wasnt
much traction, or effort, put into
early promotions of the Heisman.
Then came the late 1970s and
80s, which saw all sorts of kitschy
efforts to capture votes.
Now, save for the obligatory CD
or promotional postcard, that era
has mostly given way to the real-
ity that nothing will trump simple
performance.
It was neces-
sary 20 or 30 years
ago, said Roger
Valdiserri, now
retired as Notre
Dame publicist, a
job he held from
the mid-1960s to
1995. There wasnt
that much televi-
sion, ESPN, the
Internet, YouTube.
The first man
widely credited with successfully
winning a Heisman for his can-
didate was Oregon State publi-
cist John Eggers, who championed
Terry Baker in 1962. Eggers didnt
promote so much as he informed.
He was the first on the West
Coast to attack the East Coast
media with facts and figures,
says Rod Commons, longtime
Washington State publicist who
got his start working under Eggers
at OSU.
Every week through regular
mail, yet Eggers updated media
members of Bakers latest exploits.
He had another tack. Back in
the day, a team of college all-stars
would annually take on the pre-
vious years NFL champion in
August at Soldier Field in Chicago,
which coincided with the national
convention of college sports pub-
licists.
John always stayed whenever
he could and worked the game,
Commons said. He was very good
friends with a lot of college football
writers around the country.
Today, the Heisman is presumed
to be won on the field, thanks
to College GameDay and Mike
and Mike in the Morning and
abundant Web sites. Yet name rec-
ognition isnt automatic.
It was necessary
20 or 30 years ago.
There wasnt much
television, ESPN,
the Internet.
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SOCCER
Crowd's energy helps KU shut out opponent
BY JACKSON DELAY
jdelay@kansan.com
People who dont like to watch
soccer often complain of not
enough action, scoring, or excite-
ment. In Thursdays opener against
Eastern Kentucky the Jayhawks
took care of the first two com-
plaints by posting 20 shots and
netting 3 goals in their 3-0 route of
Eastern Kentucky. But, it was the
crowd who played a role in keeping
the energy and excitement level up
throughout the game,
Senior midfielder Caitlin Noble,
who scored the first goal of the
game in the 13th minute from a
corner kick by Erin Lewis, could
sense the excitement as well.
Its a totally different atmo-
sphere, she said. Ive never seen
that many people here,
A major part of the crowd inten-
sity was generated by the student
fan section, which was made up
mostly of the KU Mens Soccer
Club team, and members of pre-
vious KU womens soccer teams.
This rowdy crowd had everything
from a bass drum to a few Word
Cup-esque vuvuzelas.
Mens Soccer Club Vice President
Jim Argianas was in attendance
and had a simple reason for con-
tributing to the cheering.
The girls work their tails off to
excite KU, and they expect us to
support them, Argianas said. We
want to bring the excitement back
to soccer.
The section varied its chants
from the traditional Lets go
Jayhawks! to chants not usually
associated with soccer, like yelling
Block that Kick when Eastern
Kentucky had a goal kick. In
between chants, random vuvuzela
sounds were common. Although
their enthusiasm wasnt one you
would typically associate with soc-
cer, Noble felt like their cheering
helped.
Every time when you start to
get tired, you hear the drums, you
hear the chants, she said. When
there are other people there just as
hyped up about what youre doing
it makes you feel better about
doing it.
2009 graduate Shannon McCabe
was among those in the crowd, but
she offered a different perspec-
tive, having once been on the field
receiving the cheering.
When I was a player I appreci-
ated the support. Alumni is all
about supporting, she said. Once
a KU player, always a KU player.
Argianas said that their section
plans to be out there every home
game supporting their Jayhawks
to victory. The next home game
is 5 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Jayhawk
Soccer Complex. And Noble says
the vuvuzela playing, bass drum
banging, random shouting group
is appreciated by the team.
The whole atmosphere makes
it so much more enjoyable to play,
she said. Its really fun to get a lot
of people out here to support us.
Edited by Sean Tokarz
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Nebraska departure could burn Big 12 bridges
Jerry Wang/KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Nebraska i-back Roy Helu breaks through the Kansas defense for a touchdown with 29 seconds remaining in the game last season at Memorial
Stadium.
ASSOCiAtED PrESS
LINCOLN, Neb. The
Nebraska Cornhuskers shouldnt
expect a fond farewell from fans
when they go on the road this fall.
Century-old relationships will
end when Nebraska leaves the Big
12 for the Big Ten in 2011, mean-
ing this seasons visits to places like
Kansas State and Iowa State could
be it.
Folks in those old Big Eight
haunts already are planning rau-
cous sendoffs.
The message from Iowa State fan
Adam Gray: Dont let the door hit
you on the way out.
Kansas State fan Tyler Fike said,
There is some resentment, but I
dont think it will come to riots.
Thats good to know, but
Nebraska coach Bo Pelini wasnt
expecting problems anyway.
You go through the conference,
and the fans and institutions in the
Big 12 are highly respected, he
said. Very classy programs, very
classy fans.
That said, the Huskers should
expect to see plenty of rather chilly
signs, T-shirts and chants.
Some fans feel as if the Huskers
are scoundrels for abandoning
longtime conference partners
for greener meaning richer
pastures. Others understand why
Nebraska jumped at the chance to
increase its revenue, broaden its
exposure and enjoy the stability of
the tradition-rich Big Ten.
Im sure if K-State were in a
situation like
Nebraska, we
would jump
on it, too, said
Brad Gober, a
Kansas State
senior majoring
in secondary
education.
N e b r a s k a
d o m i n a t e d
series against the
likes of Kansas State, Iowa State and
Kansas, yet fans of those schools
say theyll miss getting to see one of
the nations top programs in their
backyards every other season.
You look at the records, and
you would be a fool if youre a
Jayhawk fan not to be delighted to
get rid of them because weve won
only about one out of every six
games, said David Lawrence, a KU
offensive lineman in the late 1970s
who now is a radio commentator
on the Jayhawk network. But its
like losing a friend.
The final installment of the ven-
erable Kansas-Nebraska series will
be Nov. 13 in Lincoln. It will mark
the 105th straight year the teams
have met.
The Huskers also play at home
against Missouri, a continuous
series since 1922; Colorado, 1948;
and Texas, a team theyve met only
13 times but a bitter rival of late.
Nebraskas first Big 12 road game
is Oct. 7 at Kansas State, a team the
Huskers have played 94 times since
1911 and every year since 1923.
Gober said K-Staters were agi-
tated for a few days in June after
Nebraska athletic director Tom
Osborne announced the schools
intent to go to the Big Ten and the
future of the Big 12 was in limbo.
Before the Big 12 found a way
to stay together, without Nebraska
and Pac 10-bound Colorado, there
was speculation that K-State, Iowa
State and even basketball jugger-
naut Kansas would be without a
BCS conference affiliation.
It was looking like we were
going to be hung out to dry, Gober
said. At first there were a lot of
people really, really angry at Tom
Osborne. Nebraska was pretty close
to destroying the Big 12.
Nebraska goes to Oklahoma
State on Oct. 23. The Huskers and
Cowboys dont have as lengthy a
history, though they met every year
from 1960-95. Their annual games
ended when the Big 12 assigned
them to separate divisions.
Iowa State, which has played the
Huskers 104 times since 1896 and
every year since 1926, is lying in
wait Nov. 6.
Its always a special occasion
when the Huskers visit Ames, and
its an even big-
ger deal this
year, said Chris
Williams, who
runs the website
Cyclonefanatic.
com.
Iowa State
has had it out
for Nebraska
for decades,
Williams said.
The realignment thing comes up
and, right or wrong, Nebraska gets
painted as the bad guy, and a lot
of fans are upset about that. Its
always hot when Nebraska comes
to Ames. Its going to be a lot worse
this year.
Williams said he expects ISU
fans to come up with some creative
ways to bid adieu to the Huskers.
Nebraska fans dont realize what
Iowa State fans were going through
in June, Williams said. They were
talking about wiping Iowa State off
the planet as far as big-time BCS
college athletics go. A lot of people
think Nebraska and Tom Osborne
are the villain here.
You go through the con-
ference, and the fans and
the institutions in the Big
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expensive player, sufered a badly
sprained right ankle in Reals dis-
appointing 0-0 debut draw away
to mallorca on sunday, after be-
ing tackled early on by defender
pablo cendros.
He played on until the end of
the match, making the sprain
worse. The portuguese winger
has been plagued by problems in
his right ankle for three years.
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F
antasy football gets a lot of attention
around this time of year. Its when NFL
season is still approaching and theres
not a whole lot to discuss due to the lack of, well,
football.
I have little to say about fantasy football
because, frankly, I suck at it. Every November
I ask myself why I paid hard-earned money to
participate in a game that ruins Sunday evenings
and eats away at my self-confidence.
But theres no denying fantasy footballs suc-
cess. Its a huge industry in itself and fantasy
games are available for essentially every major
sport. However, I dont think the fantasy world
has even scratched the surface of its own poten-
tial. Why merely track the action on the field
when so many other aspects of sport could be
spiced up through fantasi-zation?
Here are simply a few suggestions for new
fantasy games that could change sports forever:
FANTASY bALL KID
The U.S. Open starts tomorrow in New York,
but pros like Rafael Nadal and the Williams
sisters wont be the only ones taking the court.
Every year dozens of young New Yorkers get
out of school for a couple weeks to serve as ball
kids for the Open, and while it may seem like
a simple job, thats not always true. Standing at
attention and collecting small tennis balls for
three hours on international television isnt for
weak-hearted adolescents. Ball kids could rack
up fantasy points for acrobatic ball-catching feats
or how quick they sprint across the court after
every point. Of course, points would be deducted
for duping a player with a faulty ball or eating
concrete mid-sprint, especially in a big match.
FANTASY SOccER REFEREE
International soccer refs caught a lot of flak
this summer for making mistakes at the 2010
World Cup. They were usually small, insignifi-
cant errors like disallowing English goals that
clearly crossed the goal line or inventing penal-
ties in the last five minutes to prevent Americans
from scoring, but theres one sure-fire way to
keep soccer officials in check put them in a
fantasy game. Refs could gain points based on
their percentage of correct calls and earn bonus
points for things like breaking up international
brawls. Of course, theyd lose points for disallow-
ing legitimate goals, dishing out bogus red cards,
or being named Koman Coulibaly .
FANTASY POPcORN gUY
Concession vendors make up another under-
appreciated group in the sports world. They
patrol the stadiums, often in extreme conditions,
satisfying hungry, thirsty, and sober fans. They
deserve a fantasy game! Players could simply
attend a couple home games to scout out the
talent, then pick the beer guy with the shrillest
voice or the peanut girl with the strongest arm.
Theyd receive points for sales,
of course, but also for impressive feats like
chucking bags of popcorn across seven rows or
selling cotton candy to grown men. Give incor-
rect change, however, and a concession vendors
fantasy value will plummet.
FANTASY PLAYOFF HOcKEY bEARD
Now this would turn the sport of hockey on
its head. Its a common tradition for hockey play-
ers to grow bushy beards in the playoffs for good
luck. Fantasy Hockey Beard would mean draft-
ing players at the beginning of the postseason
to see who can grow the most impressive facial
hair. In traditional fantasy hockey, Sidney Crosby
would be a top pick. Not so in Fantasy Hockey
Beard, however. Come April, itd be all about
drafting grizzled old men who can hide small
birds in their faces. If this didnt save the NHL, I
dont know what could.
Editedby SeanTokarz
Fantasy sports require options
MORNINg bREw
QUOTE OF THE DAY
The country is full of good
coaches. What it takes to
win is a bunch of interested
players.
DonCoryell, ex-SanDiegoChargers
Coach
FAcT OF THE DAY
Kale Pick makes his frst start
for Kansas this Saturday. In
his frst start as a Jayhawk,
Todd Reesing threw for 261
yards and four touchdowns in
a 52-7 victory against Central
Michigan.
KU Athletics
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: What MLB team has
the best home record in the
American League along with
the biggest division lead in
all of baseball? This same
team also has the worst road
record of any division leader.
A: Texas Rangers, who
started a three game series
against the Royals last night.
Dallas Morning News
FRIDAY
Volleyball
vs. Akron
12:00 p.m.
Volleyball
vs. Arkansas
7:00 p.m.
Soccer
at Northwestern
7:00 p.m.
SATURDAY
cross country
Bob Timmons Classic
9:00 a.m.
Lawrence, Kan.
Volleyball
vs. Chattanooga
1:00 p.m.
Football
vs. North dakota State
6:00 p.m.
SUNDAY
Soccer
Illinois State
1:00 p.m.
Normal, Ill.
Mens golf
Turning Stone-Tiger
Intercollegiate
All day
Verona, N.y.
TODAY
Volleyball
vs. uMKC
6:30 p.m.
BY JOEL PETTERSON
jpetterson@kansan.com
VOLLEYbALL
Undefeated Jayhawks start streak
BY IAN CUMMINGS
ICUMMINGS@kANSAN.COM
The volleyball team has a chance
to extend its winning streak to 4-0
for the first time since 2005, with a
home opener against UMKC. The
match will be played on Tuesday,
August 31, at the Horejsi Family
Athletics Center at 6:30 p.m.
The Jayhawks are coming to the
match with a 3-0 record after hav-
ing swept the Bluejay Invitational
in Omaha, Neb. Senior outside
hitter Karina Garlington was
named MVP of that tournament,
where she led the offense with an
average of 4.00 kills per set. She
was named to the all-tournament
team, together with junior outside
hitter Allison Mayfield, who had a
3.73 kills per set average and 2.91
digs per set. Freshmen Brianne
Riley, at libero, Kara Wehrs, at
setter, and Caroline Jarmoc, at
middle blocker, all saw court time
in that tournament and recorded
good numbers. Riley had 3.73 digs
per set, Wehrs had 10.55 assists
per set, and Jarmoc averaged 1.36
blocks per set, in addition to her
seven aces.
The Roos will bring with them
five starters and 12 letter winners
from a 2009 team that went 15-16.
Junior outside hitters Kelsey
Knoche and Elizabeth Beck have
so far put up the teams best offen-
sive numbers: Knoches 2.50 kills
per set and Beths 3.45 kills per set
to go along with her 2.73 digs per
set and six service aces.
The home opener on Tuesday
night begins an eight-match
home stand for team. They host
the Jayhawk Classic this week-
end, in which they will play
Akron, Arkansas, and Tennessee-
Chattanooga..
Edited by Sean Tokarz
MLb
Roger Clemens pleads not guilty
MCCLATChY-TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON More than
two years after Roger Clemens
told Congress that he had never
taken steroids or human growth
hormone, the seven-time Cy Young
Award winner pleaded not guilty
Monday in federal court to charges
that he lied about the alleged dop-
ing.
Clemens uttered just one phrase
to U.S. District Judge Reggie B.
Walton: Not guilty, your honor.
He had arrived at the courthouse
more than 4 hours before his 2 p.m.
arraignment. Walton set a trial date
for April 5.
The charges stem from a 2007
report on doping in baseball that
alleged Clemens had used anabolic
steroids on multiple occasions in
1998, 2000 and 2001, and human
growth hormone on multiple occa-
sions in 2000.
Clemens repeatedly told law-
makers and congressional staff that
the allegations in the report were
false. On Aug. 19, he was indicted
on three counts of making false
statements, two counts of perjury
and one count of obstruction of
justice.
The indictment does not offer
specific proof that Clemens ever
used the banned drugs, but alleges
that he lied to Congress when he
refuted the claims of others who
said he had used the substances.
Federal prosecutors said Monday
that they have agreed to provide
the defense with a 34-page master
index of evidence, computer disks
and scientific evidence.
Clemens, 48, was a star pitcher
for the Boston Red Sox, Toronto
Blue Jays, New York Yankees and
Houston Astros. In 23 seasons,
he was an 11-time All-Star who
recorded 354 wins, 4,672 strikeouts
and a career earned-run average
of 3.12. His career statistics would
make him a cinch for the Hall of
Fame when he is eligible in 2013,
but a conviction related to the ste-
roid scandal would cast doubt on
his accomplishments in the eyes of
many voters.
If convicted, he faces up to a $1.5
million fine and 30 years in prison,
though under federal sentencing
guidelines he is more likely to face
a sentence of 15 to 21 months.
A status hearing on the defenses
review of the evidence was set for
Dec. 8, with a preliminary hearing
on the case scheduled for March
28.
San Francisco Giants slugger
Barry Bonds has been charged with
obstruction of justice and lying to a
federal grand jury when he testified
in 2003 that he had never knowing-
ly used steroids. His trial will begin
a few weeks before Clemens.
The allegations in the report
were based largely on statements
from Clemens former trainer,
Brian McNamee, who cooperated
with investigators in exchange for
assurance that he would not be
prosecuted. McNamee also pro-
duced needles, gauze pads and
syringes that he said were used to
inject Clemens.
In Feb. 2008, Clemens repeated-
ly denied the allegations in sworn
testimony at a public hearing of the
House Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform and in a
deposition with congressional staff.
He testified voluntarily.
Let me be clear, Clemens said
at the hearing. I have never taken
steroids or HGH.
Clemens was offered a plea deal
before his indictment was handed
down, but he declined the offer.
I never took HGH or steroids,
he wrote in a Twitter message hours
after the indictment was made pub-
lic. And I did not lie to Congress.
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Using a Crosse to throw a ball
into a net doesnt seem like hard
work. Add into the mix twenty
hyped up athletes all looking to
be the first to accomplish the task,
and you have yourself a war zone.
Come September, fresh-
man Tim MacArthur looks to
step onto the battlefield, and for
MacArthur, the anticipation of
playing at the next level couldnt
be higher. Tim, who prefers to
play midfield, is coming off his
fourth varsity season at Leon
High School in Tallahassee, FL.
In his final season playing for the
Lions he recorded 10 points 9
goals, 1 assist and was a huge
asset to his team.
After turning down an offer
to play at Birmingham-Southern
College, MacArthur decided
to take his talents to Lawrence,
where he expects to impact the
KU Mens Club Lacrosse team.
Its going to be different.
MacArthur said.
Playing with Leon High School,
MacArthur developed a sense of
comfort with his teammates.
We were a really tight nit
group. We were all really good
friends on the team.
MacArthur attributes the Lions
recent success to his former teams
chemistry, a sense he hopes to rec-
reate in Lawrence. To prepare for
the rigors of playing in the Great
Rivers Lacrosse Conference.
MacArthur has kept busy by
playing on a club team this past
summer, and consistently work-
ing out to make sure he is in
peak physical shape when the fall
season rolls around. Coming from
Florida, where organized lacrosse
has found its stride, MacArthur
understands just how competitive
and risky this sport can get.
Theres always something you
have to be paying attention to,
MacArthur said.
That aspect of the game was
never more real to him than in
his third season with Leon High
School, when while attempting to
score a goal, Tim took a bad angle
hit, resulting in a torn A.C.L. He
said it was a rough set back in his
playing career, but a huge step for-
ward in life. After going through
the surgery and treatment, Tim
became very interested in physical
therapy, a career path he hopes to
follow in the future.
Now two years after a devastat-
ing injury, MacArthur feels more
confident than ever that he can
contribute to his new team. With
his injury a thing of the past, and
his future more present than ever,
MacArthur is positioning himself
to be a force to be reckoned with
in KUs upcoming season.
Edited by Anna Nordling
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Squad still undefeated
Team shuts out E. Kentucky with help from crowd SOCCER | 8A
Rabid fans raise energy
BY MATT GALLOWAY
mgalloway@kansan.com
When the Kansas football
team lines up against North
Dakota State this Saturday in its
home opener, coach Turner Gill
doesnt want anyone to be fooled
by the name on the front of the
opponents jersey.
Yes, the Jayhawks will be heavy
favorites against their oppo-
nent from the Mountain Valley
Conference, but nobody on Gills
coaching staff will judge their
foes based on name alone.
Were not concerned about
the name of the opponent, Gill
said during a teleconference on
Monday. Were more concerned
about where they line up and
what they do offensively, defen-
sively and on special teams. And
weve got to be concerned about
how we play.
The match-
up with the
Bison is being
called a tune-
up by some
analysts, but
Gill is not let-
ting his players
or his coach-
ing staff look
forward to
their matchup
with No. 16 Georgia Tech on
Sept. 11.
This is the first game for us
as a coaching staff and for some
of the players, so it doesnt really
matter who the opponent is,
Gill said. Were just trying to get
things going the right way.
Gill had no say in this sea-
sons non-conference schedule; it
was developed by his predeces-
sor Mark Mangino and athletic
director Lew Perkins. However,
this years schedule reflects Gills
philosophy on playing both the
traditional powerhouse and the
relatively obscure program.
I dont mind playing a pretty
good football team that over his-
tory has shown itself to be pretty
good, Gill said. Then you play
some teams that are more into
the recruiting aspect of things.
Im also open to playing the
FCS school.
While Gill is not looking past
the matchup with the Bison this
Saturday, he does have the luxury
of seeing some of his inexperi-
enced position players against a
team that finished 3-8 last sea-
son, seventh in the MVC.
One of those inexperienced
players is sophomore lineback-
er Toben Opurum, who led the
Jayhawks last season in rushing
but made the abrupt switch to
defense two weeks ago to fill a
glaring hole.
Gill has seen the aggressiveness
and physical-
ity that made
O p u r u m
a success-
ful back as
a freshman
transfer into
the defensive
side during
practice, but
the jury is
still out on when Opurum will be
comfortable at his new spot.
There are some things in the
next two or three weeks that need
to get fine-tuned, to get him lined
up with all the different looks hes
going to see, Gill said, but we
wanted to know if he would be
physical and able to make things
happen, and hes already shown
that. He will definitely help our
team at the linebacker spot.
Edited by Anna Nordling
C
oach Turner Gill said it all
on his Twitter when he wrote
yesterday, GAME WEEK.
Until now, practice has been about
conditioning and getting back in shape.
It has been about earning a starting
spot and learning Gills new playbook.
Not anymore. Now, the season has
officially begun.
On Monday, the players went over
film of North Dakota State, their oppo-
nents this weekend. Today, practice will
be hard. Theyll weight lift, install new
plays, condition and work on first- and
second-down situations.
All of that is pretty standard, but
whats different with this group goes
into a completely unique environment
that comes along with a new head
coach.
Coach Gill has done a lot to help
create a new atmosphere for his play-
ers. Remember, except for the fresh-
men, everyone he is coaching this year
played for a guy who was fired for sup-
posedly verbally and physically abusing
players.
Gill removed players names from
the backs of their jerseys to create a
more unified team feeling. He has
spent time this summer organizing
team bonding activities. He preaches
character and dignity. But will he try to
keep the fans at the same standard?
Gill has completely disallowed
swearing by players and coaches at
practice. What will he think when he
hears an entire section of fans scream-
ing, Rip his fucking head off every
time Kansas kicks off to North Dakota
State on Saturday?
I thought it was important for stu-
dents to represent Kansas well by not
using the F-word at games when the
team was ranked and receiving national
attention. It would be nice to offer the
new head coach a little respect from
the very beginning by refraining from
the chant.
Former coach Mark Mangino played
a video over the screen in Memorial
Stadium asking students not to shout
that phrase. However, after hearing
about the type of language he used,
even to employees of the parking
department, you have to wonder if he
really even cared what the students said
or if he was just forced to make that
request.
Gill played and was an assistant
coach at Nebraska so he knows what
its like to be on the field in a hostile
environment, but the number of fans
that are expected Saturday will be more
than anything hes ever been the head
coach in front of.
Gill came most recently from the
University of Buffalo Stadium, which
has a capacity of 29,013. Last June,
thebleacherreport.com ranked Buffalo
sixth on the 10 Quietest College
Football Fanbases on Gameday.
According to the website, Buffalos 2009
attendance average was 15,960.
Now consider Kansas, where average
attendance the last few years hovered
around 41,000. Whats more, the single
game attendance record was broken
last year when 52,530 people showed
up at the opening game last year.
The starters have played, but Gill
hasnt coached in front of crowds like
that. He will have to find a way to
ease his nerves and make a good first
impression.
As fans, the least we can do is not
distract him with vulgar words.
Editedby Emily McCoy
Chris Neal/KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Head CoachTurner Gill speaks to the media Sunday night after a scrimmage at Fan Appreciation Night. Gill and the players signed autographs
and took pictures afterwards.
Were not concerned
about the name of the
opponent.
turner gill
Football coach
Lineup greatest concern
Gill encourages team to look past opponents legacies and focus on own skills
kick off the season
football fouls
BY MAx vOSBURGH
mvosburgh@kansan.com
No second
chance for
fans frst
impression
lacrosse
Chris Neal/KANSAN
TimMacArthur, Tallahassee, Fla., freshman, takes a diving shot on goal Sunday afternoon at the Shenk Complex. MacArthur hopes to establish the same teamchemistry with the KU lacrosse
teamas he had with his high school varsity team.
MacArthur to join club lacrosse team in fall
Freshman will
bring statistics
and experience
from Florida