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Dining prepares feast for tonight

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editor@kansan.com If feeding a family for Thanksgiving is no easy feat, then feeding more than 2,000 hungry college students is a colossal undertaking. But every year, KU Dining Services pulls out all the stops by hosting Thanksgiving dinner in each of the three campus dining centers before students head home for break. Everything about the dinner is on a large scale from the number of guests to amount of food. Tonight, KU Dining Services will use 42 tom turkeys totaling 1,020 pounds in addition to 360 pounds of roast turkey breast and 540 pounds of ham, along with side dishes and desserts. The amount of food has to feed the large number of people anticipated to partake in the copious meal. Sheryl Kidwell, assistant director of KU Dining Services, said the Thanksgiving meal is popular among not only current residents but also people who used to live in the residence halls and have friends or siblings with meal plans. International students, as well, take interest in the American tradition. First-year students who are not aware that tonight is different from a normal evening in the dining hall are in for a surprise. Freshmen Hannah Glatter from Kearney, Neb., and Adam Chase from Shawnee said they were not aware of the special dinner, but they now want to round-up their friends for a big, family-style Thanksgiving. According to data collected by Kidwell, 2,282 student meals about 74 percent of all meal plans along with nine paid guests and 69 guest passes were served at Thanksgiving dinner in 2010 for a total of 2,360 meals. The total number of diners has been decreasing since 2008 and this year, even fewer are expected to attend because the Corbin Hall dining area is closed for renovations. Those women who live in Corbin will not be neglected. Barbara Wilson, manager of the Corbin Dining Center, is planning a smaller and more intimate Thanksgiving gathering in the Corbin lobby with food catered in from Mrs. Es. A couple of them were asking if we could turn on the fireplace, make it really homey, Wilson said. Kidwell said KU Dining Services has hosted Thanksgiving dinner in

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SafeBus and SafeRide are funded through a student fee of $12.10 per student every semester and Student Senate oversees the program. Casey Briner, student senate transportation coordinator, assists in overseeing the use of the money and wants students to use the service. It is roughly $605,000 a year to fund the program, Briner said. We hope it is money well spent, and that students think so too. Briner was surprised by the Halloween weekend numbers, but hopes the number increase reflects students enjoyment for the program. We saw the numbers and were taken aback, Briner said. We are so excited that so many students are using the service. SafeBus and SafeRide, like all KU on Wheels programs, are run through MV Transportation, but Student Senate is responsible for the promotion of the program. Briner attributes the number increases to more student outreach than they have done in the past. We are tabling more than ever, Briner said. We went to every orientation, we go to info fairs and we partnered with the Jayhawk Buddy System. We are trying to get to as many students as possible. Powers, a transfer student from Wichita State, said he learned about and used the program while visiting

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Tyler Powers, a sophomore from Augusta, put on his drum major costume and headed out for the night. It was Halloween weekend, and that Saturday, Oct. 29, he and his friends hopped on an unusually packed SafeBus and headed to Tennessee street. Powers and his friends were only a few of the 2,562 rides given by SafeBus that night, a 117 percent increase

from Halloween weekend in 2010, and SafeBus highest numbers since the program started in 2007. It was definitely packed to capacity, Powers said. You saw a lot of different characters, all types of people were on it. Despite enrollment being down this year, SafeBus has seen its numbers increase as a whole, with ridership increasing by 55 percent from last year. With SafeBus adding Thursdays to the schedule, it has seen an 81 percent ridership increase in comparison with August through October 2010.

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all her 29 years with the University. The event requires extensive planning, with discussions beginning in the spring of each calendar year. Thanksgiving dinner is classified by KU Dining Services as a Level 3 event: one that takes an extensive menu and a large amount of food and decorations. KU Dining Services workers are already preparing for the droves of people that are expected to attend. Thats probably the biggest thing that we do, is we have to forecast. But weve gotten pretty efficient, Kidwell said. The meal will feature traditional Thanksgiving foods and begin at 4:30 p.m. at Mrs. Es and Oliver dining halls and at 5 p.m. at Corbin. The dining halls will be closed from 2 p.m. until the beginning of dinner meal set up. Edited by Laura Nightengale

safebus experienced a ridership increase of 117 percent this halloween over last years halloween.

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Index

Classifieds 11 Crossword 4

Cryptoquips 4 opinion 5

sports 12 sudoku 4

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The charismatic and combative leftist who paralyzed the streets of Mexico City after narrowly losing the countrys last presidential election will make another run next year after winning an opinion poll released by his party on Tuesday. A hugely popular candidate in 2006, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador now is seen as a long shot to stop Mexicos old Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, from regaining the presidency in 2012. Enrique Pena Nieto, the telegenic leading candidate for the PRI, is far ahead of his potential rivals, topping Lopez Obrador by 23 points in an October poll. But Lopez Obrador has a core of passionate supporters who say he was cheated of victory in 2006 and who often refer to him as Mexicos legitimate president. The Democratic Revolution Party, or PRD, is the first of Mexicos three major parties to select a candidate for the campaign, which legally cant begin until February. Lopez Obradors main rival for the nomination, Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard, said he would support the results of the poll, which asked 6,000 voters of all parties which man they preferred. Lopez Obrador, 58, said his first task would be to unify the countrys array of left-leaning parties, something that should be easy since two of the main small parties have been openly promoting his candidacy with radio and television advertisements for more than a year.

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Six Somali men went on trial in a Paris court Tuesday accused of hijacking a sailboat in 2008, and holding the husband-and-wife crew hostage in the hope of a multimillion dollar ransom. The trial is the first in France to judge alleged pirates, who have made a lucrative business of capturing foreign vessels around the Gulf of Aden and elsewhere. French navy commandos raided the vessel two weeks later, killing one man and capturing six of the estimated 20 others on board. The men aged between 20 and 36 years old, who describe themselves as fisherman, electricians, students or jobless have been brought to France for trial. The couple were not present for the trial, expected to last until the end of the month. Of the six men, three are charged with hijacking the vessel and all six charged with taking the couple hostage stopping, kidnapping and sequestering as part of an organized gang with the prospect of receiving a ransom. They risk life in prison if convicted. Jean-Yves and Bernadette Delanne now aged 63, and living in French Polynesia were en route to France from Australia when their 16-meter (52.5-foot) sailboat, Carre dAs, was boarded Sept. 2, 2008. Six other men will go on trial May 2012 charged in connection with the April 2008 sea hijacking of the 288-foot (88-meter) luxury sailing yacht, Le Ponant, and holding its 30-member crew hostage. Six others escaped in that operation.

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Army defectors ambushed dozens of Syrian troops and regime forces gunned down civilians during one of the bloodiest days of the countrys 8-month-old uprising, which appeared Tuesday to be spiraling out of President Bashar Assads control. Up to 90 people were killed in a gruesome wave of violence Monday, activists said. The extent of the bloodshed only came to light Tuesday, in part because corpses lying in the streets did not reach the morgue until daylight. As the bloodshed spiked, Assads former allies were turning on him in rapid succession a sign of profound impatience with a leader who has failed to stem months of unrest. Turkey, Jordan and the 22-member Arab League all signaled they were fed up with Assads response and were ready to pressure him to go. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday he no longer has confidence in the government led by Assad, a 46-year-old eye doctor who inherited power from his father 11 years ago. No regime can survive by killing or jailing, said Erdogan, who cultivated close ties with Assad before the uprising began in March. No one can build a future over the blood of the oppressed. Erdogan warned Assad that his brutal crackdown on opponents threatens to place him on a list of leaders who feed on blood.

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Banners proclaiming Irans obvious right to nuclear technology are draped over building facades. State media describe the head of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency as an American puppet and dismiss claims about nuclear weapons advances as made-in-USA falsehoods. At Tehran University, a group of students started a petition urging Iran to withdraw from an international treaty regulating nuclear development. Theres no doubt Iran carefully stage manages much of its backlash to Western pressures over its nuclear efforts. But not all. Irans defiance remains one of the few patches of common ground in a nation with multiple divisions: Hard-liners against opposition groups; power struggles between the ruling clerics and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; infighting among various parliament factions. Iranians dont agree on much these days, but you could say the nuclear issue is one where they more or less speak in a common voice, said William O. Beeman, a University of Minnesota professor who follows Iranian affairs. He said that gave some breathing room to Irans ruling system. Thats a big advantage, he said. They can concentrate on the fight with the U.S. and others and with this case at least dont have to deal with internal tensions. The next step comes later this week when the U.N.s International Atomic Energy Agency board meets in Vienna and could refer the report to the U.N. Security Council.

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Other than some people trying to use SafeRide to party hop we havent really had many problems, Briner said. Which always makes any program run more smoothly. The SafeRide and SafeBus committee is currently planning routes for next year, and with the number increases, Briner thinks there is a possibility that the services offered will increase. If we are able to free up some resources there is a possibility for expansion, Briner said. But we dont know for sure yet. If the program did expand., Powers, who lives on Bob Billings parkway, would use the service more frequently. I dont go downtown that much, Powers said. The main reason is because the bus doesnt go where I live. Regardless of whether the routes expand, Powers thinks his money is well-spent on the service. Everyone will be doing stuff that maybe they shouldnt be doing, Powers said. But the program helps them get places and be safe, and I dont mind paying for that. Edited by Mike Lavieri

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friends at the residence halls last year. He has found the service to be very different than the campus transit system. When youre riding the bus around school, its crammed, and you just want to get off of it, Powers said. But these buses have a great atmosphere with everyone packed in and chanting. Powers and his friends took two different buses that night and he noticed that the drivers on both buses were a part of what made the experience fun. The bus drivers were cooperative and had fun with us, Powers said. They werent too serious about the whole ordeal, and if they would have been, it would have made things a lot different. One of the drivers Powers and his friends had that night was Ben Diefendorf, a 26-year-old University student. This year was the first Halloween weekend Diefendorf had been driving and he expected more students than usual and tried to prepare for it. I drank a lot of energy drinks, Diefendorf said. I tried to be happy

and energetic. I yelled a lot, telling them where the stops are and tried encourage a fun, good time. Despite his enthusiastic behavior, one problem he was expecting was vomiting. Usually I can tell who the puker is going to be, Diefendorf said. I always give them the trash can. We also have barf bags like on airplanes. SafeBus experienced other problems that weekend because of the increased traffic. The buses have a 63 student capacity, and filled up more quickly than expected. There were waits, Diefendorf said. Yellow bus would get full, so they wouldnt be able to pick up people at all, and people didnt understand. Diefendorf pointed out that some of these issues could have been avoided if students read and understood bus schedules. We have more than one bus that goes to some of the same places, Diefendord said. So it can save you time waiting. Briner acknowledges that transporting hundreds or thousands of intoxicated students every weekend comes with its challenges, but said they have experienced few problems this year.

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Regents to discuss room and board fees

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igwin@kansan.com University students may once again face higher costs for on-campus housing and food services next year. Members of the Kansas Board of Regents will convene on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss a housing and dining fee increase proposed by the Department of Student Housing. Rates have increased over the past several years, but Director of Student Housing Diana Robertson said this is the first major suggested hike in the rate of on-campus living for the University in three years. We have worked really hard to try to keep the cost of living the same for our students since 2008, Robertson said. But the way the economy has been, all of the market prices have gone up. Were experiencing a six percent increase in utilities, four percent increase in food and a three percent increase in labor. According to a document used by Housing, History of Room and Meal Plan Rates, the charge for a traditional two-person residence hall room for 2008-09 was $3,386. In 2011-12, the charge was $3,700. For a renovated four-person suite, the charge in 2008-09 was $4,484, and in 2011-12 was $4,994. Students are currently paying about $7,080 per year for a regular double-occupancy room and board, according to the University Department of Student Housing. If the Kansas Board of Regents passes the budget plan at its next scheduled meeting in December, students would pay $7,258 an increase of 2.5 percent beginning in the fall semester of 2012. The Universitys increase is not the largest proposed for student housing in the state this year. The Kansas Board of Regents report shows Kansas State University with a plan that would increase its cost from $7,198 to $7,450, a 3.5 per-

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KU KSU WSU ESU PSU FHSU KU KSU WSU ESU PSU FHSU Increase KU KSU WSU ESU PSU FHSU Percent Increase KU KSU WSU ESU PSU FHSU 2.4% 1.7% 2.6% 4.0% 2.5% 3.5% $166 $110 $167 $250 $178 $252 School Current Rate 2011-2012 $7,080 $7,198 $6,350 $6,380 $6,288 $6,837 Proposed Rate 2012-2013 $7,258 $7,450 $6,460 $6,547 $6,538 $7,003

FOOTbALL

tickets on sale for game against missouri in kC

Even though missouri has officially declared that it is leaving the big 12, Kansas still has one more game scheduled against the Tigers during Thanksgiving weekend at Arrowhead stadium. Tickets went on sale monday and fans are getting ready for what could be the final border showdown. missouri signed a contract with the southeastern conference earlier this month and its still unclear whether Kansas will schedule to play missouri in the non-conference schedule.

The rivalry is one of the ugliest in the NcAA and the football team is gearing up for it. Against mizzou you want to hit a little harder, you want to play a little harder just because they are our border rival, said Ryan burton, a junior running back from colorado spring, colo. This game means so much to everyone on the team. however, the lack of wins for the football team in the conference isnt stopping fans from getting excited for the game. I did the color guard and it was

amazing seeing the division in it, like one side being red the other side being gold, said Vicky hendren, a sophomore from shawnee. Unfortunately, I will not be able to go, but I will try to watch it on TV. Fans cant buy tickets online, so theyll have to go to Allen Fieldhouse to purchase them. In an email, associate athletic director Jim marchiony said ticket sales are slow right now, but he said he hopes theyll pick up closer to game day. Breanna McCarthy

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share the warmth takes coats for salvation army

While yesterdays weather may not have suggested it, the cold months are upon us and soon it will be time for students to dig into their closets for warm winter clothes. scotch Dry cleaning services is helping students clean out their closets by holding its annual share the Warmth

coat drive. The drive has been going on since early October and finishes on Nov. 23. scotch manager Laurie clark said this years drive is ahead of schedule, but she expects more donations in the upcoming week. As it starts winding down, people are like, Oh my gosh, Ive got to get that in, and so we start seeing a lot more toward the end of the drive coming in, clark

said. The last few days are usually very hectic with lots of donations. coats arent the only clothes being donated. hats, gloves, scarves and even blankets are all piling up at scotch. Donated items will be washed and sent to the Lawrence salvation Army, where theyll be distributed to those without winter essentials. Steven Small

cent increase, while Pittsburg State University would increase its costs from $6,288 to $6,538, a 4 percent increase. I think its expensive enough, said Zach OBea, a junior from Leavenworth living in Hashinger Hall. To live in the same 12-by-12 room with another guy, sharing a bathroom with a whole floor, and now even free printing is gone. I think everything is just too overpriced as is. Housing costs at Kansas universi-

ties are below average for the Midwest. The average cost of room and board for four-year, public universities in the region is $8,194, according to the College Boards report, Trends in College Pricing, 2011. That figure includes universities in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin and West Virginia. Edited by Mike Lavieri

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Police block Occupy Wall street protesters from entering Zuccotti Park in New york on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. After an early police raid removing protesters, hundreds returned to Zuccotti Park carrying photocopies of a court order they say gives them the right to return to the park. The National Lawyers Guild obtained a court order allowing the protesters to return with their tents to the park, where they have camped for two months. The guild said the injunction prevents the city from enforcing park rules on the protesters.

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Because the stars know things we dont. aries (march 21-april 19) Today is an 8 Keep communication channels open, especially with family. Youre very persuasive now. Financial prospects are hot, and lucky changes are in the works. Relax and enjoy. Taurus (april 20-may 20) Today is a 6 Better stay at home, or at least avoid large expenditures. Dont let money worries get in the way of love. Be alert and flexible. Clean house. Movie night with friends? gemini (may 21-June 21) Today is an 8 The next two days are good for making changes at home. Add color, coziness and the perfect touches for upcoming gatherings. Willing helpers step in. Cancer (June 22-July 22) Today is a 9 Resourcefulness is the name of the game. Abundance is yours, especially if youre willing to redefine what it means. Try something different. Leo (July 23-aug. 22) Today is a 9 You look good and feel better. There are intriguing opportunities for you and someone close to you. Youre on top of the world. Acknowledge your team; theyre behind you. virgo (aug. 23-sept. 22) Today is a 7 Big deadline pressure may be heating up. Follow-up and completion releases steam. Theres energy for expansion, but you could get in your own way. Delegate, if possible. Libra (sept. 23-oct. 22) Today is a 7 Instead of waiting for the storm to pass, what about dancing in the rain? You could invite friends and get soaked. Then hot cocoa near a fire is nice. scorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21) Today is an 8 Youll be offered greater responsibility and a chance to show what you can do. Theres a test! Youre up to it. Focus, breathe deep and smile. sagittarius (nov. 22-dec. 21) Today is a 7 Your capacity to listen to others and adapt is greatly appreciated. Youre growing as a person to the point that you could use a new plan. Think, again. Capricorn (dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 6 Escape the chaos for a little privacy. Youre entering an intense business phase, with budget compromise, decisions and investments. The outcome could be positive. aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 7 Listen graciously to a partners idea. It may actually turn out to be brilliant. Your ability to work together with others increases your harvest. Pisces (Feb. 19-march 20) Today is an 8 Get back in action, even if it seems like youre getting nowhere. Rome wasnt built in a day. Woody Allen said, 80 percent of success is showing up.

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Thieves steal trailer, 16 tons of seafood

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HARRISBuRG, pa. some people are just shellfish. state police say a trailer holding more than 16 tons of seafood was stolen over the weekend from a central pennsylvania truck stop. The patriot-News of harrisburg reports the refrigerated trailer filled with 33,000 pounds of food was taken late Friday or sometime saturday. state police at Newport are investigation. The patriot-News report says the trailer is owned by California-based Western star Transport. Associated Press

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BouLDER, CoLo. police in Boulder, Colo., have solved the mystery of how a severed bison head ended up on a decorative rock in someones front yard. It belongs to somebody who lives in the home but forgot to tell his roommates about it. The roommates called police about the head sunday, and investigators quickly ruled out one obvious potential source: the beloved buffalo mascot named Ralphie at the university of Colorado. police spokeswoman Kim Kobel said Monday that the head came from a buffalo recently slaughtered from a ranch in Nebraska. The heads owner told police he was drying out his souvenir so he could display it on a wall. Kobel says the case is now closed. police didnt release the names of the people involved. Associated Press

roommate responsible for severed bison head

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The bad news for the cast of Twilight is that filming of the series has wrapped, and the actors likely will never reprise their most famous roles to date. The good news? They no longer have to wear those ridiculous wigs again. While the actors on hand for the Twilight cast and concert tour last week at Chicagos House of Blues couldnt agree on whose wig looked the silliest (I vote for Taylor Lautners long locks in 2008s Twilight his do would make Nicolas Cage cringe), nearly all of them agreed that the wigs were uncomfortable to wear. One of the nice things about being done with this character is that I finally get to stop wearing white make-up, annoying contacts and sometimes a wig, said Jackson Rathbone, who wore a wig in 2009s The Twilight Saga: New Moon and 2010s The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Have you ever tried wearing a wig? Its fun for one day. Now imagine wearing that same wig for seven months straight. It gets a little annoying. Brunette Nikki Reed dyed her hair in the original Twilight but wore a wig in the rest of the films. Peter Facinelli also dyed his hair blond and wore a wig during the series (he was filming Showtimes Nurse Jackie while shooting the last three Twilight films). Which did he prefer? I prefer dying it, Facinelli said. I didnt like wearing (the wig). It feels foreign and uncomfortable. It makes your job harder. You feel like youre in a Halloween costume. My job was to pretend like its not there. Ashley Greene wore four different wigs one for each installment beginning with her Dido-like chopped hair in the original Twilight. She didnt seem to mind them, but she also had input on her short-hair wig in the upcoming Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn films. This last (wig) was a collaboration with (director) Bill Condon, Greene said. Luckily he had the same vision I had for Alice (Cullen). This was a good way to end.

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Toilet paper is an issue that is close to every Kansas student. We dont take the time to concern ourselves with matters of the loo; it makes us uneasy. However, as reported in a Kansan front-page story on Nov. 9, campus toilet paper is rubbing people the wrong way. The notion that we should stick with the current toilet paper is one that should be circling the drain. Its time that the University looks into better quality toilet paper. How many times have we gone into a campus bathroom to take of our business and have been faced with gritty paper that looks like it was made for industrial usage? We get what we pay for. The current tissue cost estimates show that each student flushes away about three rolls at a cost of $2.06 per year. Thats a lower cost than Kansas State, which invests $3 of toilet paper per student; however, each Kansas State student gets 3.55 rolls per year. Pittsburg State students on the other hand tear off 1.8 rolls at a cost of $3.24 per student. The Universitys poor toilet rolls are nuisances we can improve. The last thing students should have to worry about is clogging up a toilet with ineffective paper. If each full-time student pays a $1 student fee strictly going toward better toilet paper on campus, it will raise more than $23,000. This is enough to buy acceptable toilet paper for the whole campus. Students will receive a wholesome benefit with this small student fee. We will have a toilet paper that matches home quality. We will not have to use as much, which is an environmentally sustainable intitiative, and most importantly, the new paper will make students feel a lot better. The University should look to bulk up on two-ply or at the very least, a combination of one- and two-ply paper. Students who support spending $1 extra per semester for a dramatic increase in toilet paper quality should contact Student Senate leaders to make sure this happens. Email Student Body President Libby Johnson at sbp@ ku.edu and Vice President Gabe Bliss at gbliss@ku.edu. Billy McCroy for the Kansan Editorial Board

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Going to bed before midnight makes me feel like i must be failing as a college student. Dear sun, if youre going to be out, at least make it hotter! if i wake up one morning with a penis, ill go to all the mens bathrooms and pee all over the toilets, and walls, and sinks. lets see how them boys like it now. The campus bus brakes speak to each other in beluga whale. how is it free to pick up T-shirts, hot chocolate, coozies and draw string bags but we have to pay to get homework? here i sit buns-a-flexin, giving birth to anothern Texan. i wanted to push the tag back into your underwwear, but i didnt want to get slapped so i let you walk around all day like that. i know youre pregnant and all but you dont show that much at only three months. Thats some non-baby wobble youve got going on there. We have a nationally ranked mens rubgy team but people only focus on basketball and football. What a tragedy. if i woke up with a penis, the first thing id do is make someone kick me so i would really know how bad it hurts, or if guys just over-exaggerate it. You know youre best friends when you take your birth control at the same time everyday. To the person who thinks Quidditch isnt a real sport, im pretty sure my bloody knee and the bruises i gave this weekend are real. im from England and we say bull shit at tea parties too. hey nBa, feel free to extend the lockout another year. We would like to keep T-rob another year if thats okay. i dont always step on leaves, but when i do, theyre crunchy. Stay crunchy my leaves. Just because youve written a book doesnt mean you should be teaching classes. What would happen if you gave a blind person a hallucinogen? When will my professor realize no ones paying attention? Were all watching the basketball game playing from the kid in the front rows laptop. i base how funny i am by how often i get in the Free For all. This year i must not be as funny. editors note: No, I just dont think youre funny. Dear vegans, i will eat three animals for every one you dont. i would do the same thing every dude does if i woke up with a penis: pee standing up and try to screw the hottest chick possible.

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Student fees help all, even if all dont use

This letter is in reference to the column Campus fees unnecessary, unwanted by some students. First, the column doesnt seem to be informed on the issues it is supposed to be writing about, particularly the section on campus fees. How does the author propose we select what campus fees should and shouldnt be open for choice? For instance, the fee to fund SafeRide/SafeBus is only $12.10 a semester. To get a taxi one-way in Lawrence is going to cost you $10 no matter which taxi service you contact. So all you have to do is use or need SafeRide/SafeBus twice a semester to have already saved yourself $8. Or take the bus fee, which is only $47.20 a semester. Does the author know that with this fee, the busses on campus are not only free to students, but so are the Lawrence Transit busses as well? For a nonstudent it costs $34 for a monthly pass to ride the Lawrence Transit busses. This means students pay about $94 a year for the opportunity to ride all bus services year-round, when it costs the normal Lawrence resident over $400 to do the same. My personal favorite is the complaint about the SUA fee, which is a whopping $6 a semester. SUA puts on over a hundred activities for students at free or incredibly low cost per year. Again, spreading the cost over all students allows all students the opportunity of saving themselves tons of money compared to if it was on an optional choice basis. So again, I dont see where you can possibly draw a line that defines what fees should be offered by choice and which ones shouldnt be. All of the fees benefit students experiences at KU. It isnt the Universitys fault that you dont take advantage of the possibilities. The columns arguments are no different than if I was to complain about paying for police and fire department services just because I dont need them now. J.T. Hammons is a senior from Valley Falls in philosophy and African studies

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Film glorifies Civil War Confederacy

Despite the fact that the Civil War ended almost 150 years ago, it is still being fought in movie theaters and TVs across the nation and this time, the U.S. is losing. Though the Union won the war, the Confederates won the story. After the war ended in 1865, both sides went off to lick their wounds and the American public immediately began reshaping the war into a useable narrative. Normally, this would mean presenting the victors as saviors of godlike grace and goodness, but something strange happened with the Civil War. Former Confederates, distraught at the righteous whooping they received from the North, began constructing whats known as the Lost Cause of the Confederacy. At a Hudson Union Society event, documentarian and Civil War expert Ken Burns said history is written usually by the victors, and its the first time

By Lou Schumaker
lschumaker@kansan.com where history was written by the losers. Tired of being portrayed as slavery-loving traitors, they presented themselves as noble rebels whose only fault was loving their home and who only lost because of the U.Ss superior numbers and dirty foreign politics and cowardly blockades, as the Confederate song An Old Unreconstructed puts it. For whatever reason, Northerners have largely stopped caring about the Civil War and Confederate sympathizers have been given free reign to use film and TV to repaint history.

The first major Civil War film was D.W. Griffiths Birth of a Nation, released in 1915. The film portrayed the war as a tragic misunderstanding between the states, not a conflict started over the institution of slavery. Even worse, the film portrays freed slaves as ignorant at best, murderous rapists at worst and celebrates the rise of the KKK. Gone with the Wind, probably the most famous movie about the war, was released in 1939 and helped solidify the Lost Cause mythology by romanticizing the South and its Confederate inhabitants. Thanks to Lost Cause of the Confederacy, almost every film dealing with the Civil War has Confederate protagonists, from Buster Keatons The General in 1926, to Shirley Temples The Littlest Rebel in 1935, to Clint Eastwoods The Outlaw Josey Wales in 1976, to Cold Mountain in 2003. In fact, the only two Civil War movies of any

note that feature only Union protagonists are Glory and The Red Badge of Courage. This trend of Confederate protagonists continues even today with AMCs new show Hell on Wheels, which premiered Nov. 6. The show follows a former Confederate soldier searching for the Union soldiers who raped and killed his wife. As if that isnt one-sided enough, the pilot opens with a Union soldier tearfully confessing that he participated in General Shermans March to the Sea and utters the celebrated generals name with the same tone you might say Satan or Jerry Sandusky. Hell on Wheels falls over itself making the Confederate protagonist looks good. He reveals that he was a slave-owner, but that he freed his slaves a year before the war began for no reason other than the goodness of his heart. On the other hand, a former Union soldier played by Ted Levine only stops spewing racial

epithets long enough to beat an African-American worker to death. Certainly there are other reasons for the numerous films and TV shows featuring Confederate protagonists outside of the Lost Cause mythology. We love romanticizing rebels, even when they actively fought against us. However, regardless of the reason, it is always frustrating to see the Confederate cause championed at the expense of the Union. As residents of Kansas, a state born amidst blood and fire as abolitionists like John Brown fought to create a free state, I urge you to look deeper when the Civil War is presented on TV and in film and reject the Lost Cause of the Confederacy, even when it has cowboys on an awesome revenge quest. Schumaker is a senior in film & media studies and English from Overland Park

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Kansas Kentucky Jayhawk Stat Leaders

Points Rebounds

28| 37 65 28 | 47 75

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Schedule
*all games in bold are at home Date Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 11 nov. 15 nov. 21 nov. 22 nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec. 3 Dec. 6 Dec. 10 Dec. 19 Dec. 22 Opponent PIttSbURG StAtE FoRt hAYS StAtE toWSoN KentucKy GeORGetOwn ucLa/chaminaDe tBD (maui invitatiOnaL) FLoRDIA AtLANtIc USF LoNG bEAch StAtE ohIo StAtE DAVIDSoN usc hoWARD NoRth DAKotA KANSAS StAtE OKLahOma teXas tech IoWA StAtE bAYLoR teXas tEXAS A&m iOwa state oKLAhomA missOuRi BayLOR oKLAhomA StAtE Kansas state tEXAS tEch teXas a&m mISSoURI OKLahOma state tEXAS Result/time W, 84-55 W, 101-52 W, 100-54 L, 65-75 11 p.m. tBa tBa 7 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 8 p.m. 2:15 p.m. 8 p.m. 10 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 8 p.m. 3 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 1 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 6 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m.

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Thomas Robinson, Junior Robinson was double teamed nearly every time he touched the ball tuesday night. the frustrations he felt Robinson on offense didnt stop him from finishing with 11 points on 5-for-12 shooting. he picked up two quick fouls but was still able to grab 12 rebounds before fouling out with 3:00 left in the game, collecting his second double-double in as many games. more often than not, he was able to find the open man when the Kentucky double-team arrived.

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Travis Releford, Junior Bill self has said multiple times this team will need Releford to produce offensively. Releford Releford has said the same things himself. tuesday night, he was seemingly invisible. he shot just 2-6 from the floor and finished with four points while committing four turnovers. thomas Robinson needed someone on the perimeter to relieve some of his pressure when double-teamed, but Releford wasnt able to do much of anything on offense.

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michael Kidd-Gilchrist 4-9 anthony Davis terrence Jones Darius miller Jon hood eloy vargus totals 6-8 6-11 2-5 0-0 0-1 26-51

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their best offense for a long period of time was our offense.

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Junior guard travis Releford flies through the air after losing his balance tuesday against Kentucky. Releford had only four points in the loss.

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Kentuckys win improved their record to 20-6 all-time over Kansas At No. 2 in the country, Kentucky was the highest ranked opponent Kansas has faced since the 2008 national championship game against memphis This marked the first Kansas loss to Kentucky since March 14th, 1999, in the Midwest Regional of the NCAA tournament Kansas is 12-7 in games played in Madison Square Garden since 1981-82 Bill Self is now 1-2 in Madison Square Garden as the coach at Kansas Every Kentucky starter scored in double figures in the win With 11 points and 12 rebounds, Thomas Robinson recorded his second double-double in as many games to start the season

Offense stalls in Big apple

scorers Tuesday night with 22 points, but was far from efficient, shooting 23 percent from With all the question marks the field. It was a far cry from his Kansas coaches faced heading 57-percent performance in the into the season, Thomas Robin- 100-54 blowout win over Towson wasnt one of them. The pre- son last Friday. Taylor was able season first-team All-American, to get to the paint on a regular as named by CBS, was expected basis, but was soon met with the to put up double-digit points big bodies of 6-foot-10 center and rebounds nearly every game. Anthony Davis and 6-foot-9 forward Terrence And through Jones. The two games this travis Releford, who duo altered season, hes done started on the wing for Taylors shots just that. RobinBill self for the second all night. son opened the consecutive game, seemed Travis Relseason with an eford, who 18-point, 11-re- to disappear for large started on bound perfor- stretches of time. the wing for mance against Bill Self for Towson and he had 11 points and 12 rebounds the second consecutive game, in Tuesday nights 75-65 loss to seemed to disappear for large the Kentucky Wildcats in Madi- stretches of time. In 28 minutes, he went 2-for-6 from the son Square Garden. No, worrying about Robin- field and finished with just four sons production was never go- points. Freshman point guard Naadir ing to be an issue with coaches Tharpe didnt see much court or fans this season. Finding offensive consistency time behind Taylor and Johnson, from everyone else on the Kan- but he was equally ineffective in sas roster was, however. Senior his nine minutes, missing all four guard Tyshawn Taylor led all of his field goal attempts while

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First halF (sCOrE aFtEr PlaY)
14:57- Jeff withey knocks down a free throw to extend the Kansas lead to 10-3. 11:38- after a naadir tharpe shot is blocked by terrence Jones, michael KiddGilchrist races down for an uncontested layup, giving Kentucky the 11-10 lead. Bill self calls a timeout. 9:28- tyshawn taylor finds a wide open conner teahan in the corner who connects, finishing an 8-1 Kansas run and giving Kansas an 18-12 lead. 2:02- after a mistaken shot clock violation is overturned, terrence Jones hits a deep three-pointer to tie the game at 26.

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Kansas outrebounded Kentucky, after being outrebounded by towson in the season opener. 39-34.

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17:18- conner teahans jump shot is blocked by anthony Davis, leading to a Kentucky fast break and marquis teague three-pointer. 39-30 Kentucky. 15:35- with a chance to cut the lead to seven, thomas Robinson cant finish the layup. michael Kidd-Gilchrist grabs the board and passed up to marquis teague who makes the jumpshot, giving Kentucky a 41-30 lead. 13:22- Doron Lamb knocks down a three-pointer from the wing, giving Kentucky the 48-35 lead.

committing two turnovers. Outside of Robinson and Taylor, five Jayhawks played more than 20 minutes against Kentucky. They averaged just 6.2 points, and Kansas tallied just 65 points total. It was a steep dropoff from last years team, which averaged 81.2 points per contest. That team had future NBA draft picks in Marcus and Markieff Morris as well as Josh Selby. Also gone are Brady Morningstar and Tyrel Reed, who knocked down opened shots consistently. That is a lot of offensive firepower that is no longer on the floor for the Jayhawks, and finding suitable replacements looks to be the key to the Kansas season. Robinson and Taylor should be able to score consistently. No one else, however, has really shown that ability through two exhibition games and two regular season contests. Theyll have their chances, though. But, outside of Baylor, this Kansas team fortunately wont see a group of athletes like it faced in New York Tuesday night. Edited by Joel Petterson

Kansas connected on just four threepointers on the night on 15 attempts.

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with the victory, Kentucky now has 2,054 all-time victories, 16 more than Kansas 2,038.

5:39- michael Kidd-Gilchrist connects on the three-pointer from the right wing, extending Kentuckys lead to 15. 62-47.

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Krzyzewski passes Knight with win No. 903

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NEW YORK Cheek to cheek, Mike Krzyzewski and Bob Knight hugged, a player and his coach celebrating a big win one its safe to say might never happen again in college basketball. The man known simply as Coach K became Division 1s winningest coach when No. 6 Duke beat Michigan State 74-69 on Tuesday night in the State Farm Champions Classic. The Blue Devils gave Krzyzewski his 903rd win, breaking the tie with Knight, Krzyzewskis college coach at Army and his mentor throughout his professional career. With Knight sitting across the court at the ESPN broadcast table, and with several former players in the stands many able to attend because of the ongoing NBA lockout Krzyzewski moved to the top of the list in front of a sellout crowd of 19,979 at Madison Square Garden. Krzyzewski went right across the court to hug Knight when the game ended. Krzyzewski, tears in his eyes, broke away, and Knight pulled him back, hands on his shoulders, then there was one final slap of the shoulder. I just told Coach I love him, Krzyzewski said. I wouldnt be in this position without him. Its a moment shared. I know hes very proud, and Im very proud to have been somebody whos worked under him and studied him and tried to be like him. Im not sure how many people tell him they love him but I love him for what hes done for me and I thanked him. He said Boy, youve done pretty good for a kid who couldnt shoot. I think that means he loves me too. At least thats how Im taking that. Junior guard Andre Dawkins had 26 points for Duke (3-0), which took control with a 20-1 run that gave the Blue Devils a 61-41 lead with 9:17 to play. Then it was just a matter of counting down the minutes except for a late run by Michigan State that made it a five-point game in the final minute until the celebration could get under way. It wasnt the Cameron Crazies cheering their coach on after a few nights waiting and sleeping in Krzyzewskiville. But a pro-Duke crowd started to get loud as the Blue Devils took control in the second half, as well as the fans from Michigan State, Kentucky and

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, left, gets a smile after a hug from bob Knight, after Duke defeated Michigan State 74-69 in an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, in New York. Krzyzewski earned his 903rd win, passing Knight for the most Division I victories. Kansas and a bunch of regular old New Yorkers including flimmaker and New York Knicks fan Spike Lee. The basketball gods are good ... they put two guys whove done a lot in the game together, special moments, and tonight is another one of those special moments, Krzyzewski said of Knights presence at the historic game. The former players in attendance read like a Whos Who of great college basketball players in the last three decades. And they were all there for one reason. I cant say Im surprised because I saw firsthand the level of preparation, the level of passion he put into his program every single day, said Shane Battier, who won a title with Krzyzewski. I know if you gave him enough opportunity hed give Bobby Knight a run for his money. Its just amazing to be here on this night to see the culmination of this work. Like many others, Battier doesnt think Krzyzewski will be done adding to the win total for several years. Hes ageless. He looks great. He looks the same as when I was a freshman, Battier said. Theres no reason to think he wont be around for many years to come. Dawkins, who had six 3-pointers, and Ryan Kelly hit 3s to start Dukes big run. As Michigan State (0-2) kept missing shots down low, Seth Curry hit another 3 for Duke and then the Blue Devils closed the run by making 6 of 6 attempts at the free throw line. The Spartans kept Krzyzewski coaching to the final minute. They finally started hitting shots and forcing turnovers to close to 74-69 with 12.9 seconds left. Curry had 20 points while Kelly added 14 for the Blue Devils, who were 10 of 21 from 3-point range. Its a special moment, Krzyzewski said of his family and former players being there. At halftime I wasnt sure we were going to have this moment. We beat a really good team, and Im glad now we can just move on and just develop our team. Krzyzewski used the New York Yankees to explain how hard it is to keep a program on top because of players changing every four years, or even earlier with the NBA draft looming overhead. We dont have Jeter or Rivera for

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15 straight years and you have to do it in intense competition in a great school, he said. We never have problems because usually we can develop a team. They want to be one, and I dont have to fight that which is great. Keith Appling had 22 points for Michigan State, and Brandon Wood added 15. The Spartans finished with 21 turnovers. I was in a no-win situation, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said.

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Jayhawks have little time to rest between seasons

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rmccarthy@kansan.com A years work boils down to 21 games between August and early November for the Kansas soccer team. As the season ended last Sunday with a loss to Georgia, theres a sense of disappointment, but also an excitement for the future. Now that the season is over, we need to just look at the positive aspects of it, said sophomore defender Madi Hillis. From this year to last year, weve made so many steps. The Jayhawks made major strides from 2010 as the team progressed by five victories over last seasons mark and made the programs first NCAA appearance since 2008. Kansas soccer coach Mark Francis said that he saw massive improvements from all of the players. Some of the key contributors to the team included Hillis who moved from the midfield to defender this year. Junior midfielder Whitney Berry also helped point the team in the right direction. After being a quiet leader for her first two seasons, Berry stepped into a vocal role this year. We all just came together and decided that enough was enough and it was time to get down to work, Berry said. The Jayhawks had an impressive start to the year as they won five of their first six games. However, once conference season rolled around, their record leveled out. Kansas finished the regular season with a 3-5 conference mark. One aspect of the game that the Jayhawks hope to work on this offseason is defensive

Kansas players sit on the field during halftime reflecting on the first half of a game earlier in the season. Kansas lost to Georgia last Sunday and ended its season 11-9-1. consistency. Kansas finished last in the Big 12 with 46 goals allowed over its 21 games. Francis said that both the midfielders and defenders will work on their oneon-one defending in the winter months. Even with the challenges defensively, the Jayhawks put together a potent offensive attack. Freshman forward Ingrid Vidal was the best of the bunch as she earned All-Big 12 First Team honors. The assertive manner of the offense was one of the reasons why the offense clicked so well this season. With 20 of 23 players returning, there are high hopes for another NCAA bid next fall. The way my team competed this year and the way we worked so hard for everything we accomplished is probably the biggest highlight of the year, Berry said. Kansas will now take the rest of this week off before doing some fitness testing before Thanksgiving break. Over the next couple of weeks,

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Waco, texas Q-squared proved to be quite a winning formula for 11thranked baylor. thats Quincy old and Quincy new. Senior Quincy acy and freshman Quincy miller sparked a second-half run that finally put the bears in control in a 77-67 victory over San Diego State on tuesday. millers inside basket broke a tie and started an 18-5 run that put baylor (3-0) ahead to stay. It was acys reverse, onehanded slam dunk around San Diego States tallest player in the middle of that spurt that really changed the momentum while baylor also turned up the defensive pressure. Quincy acys dunk got everybody fired up, and then we were hot, guard brady Heslip said. We were denying, and they just seemed like in shock by it. miller, a 6-foot-9 forward, had 20 points and has led the bears in scoring in all three games this season. He had seven points in that 5-minute spurt early in the second half, while acy scored nine of his 13 points during that stretch. acy is the backbone of this team in my opinion. Hes a four-year veteran. He only cares about winning. miller is terrifically talented, San Diego State coach Steve Fisher said. theyve got a nice blend of youth and age and experience and thats why theyre a good team. Associated Press

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kcarpenter@kansan.com Zach Peters and Landen Lucas have signed national Letters of Intent to play basketball at Kansas next season, KU Athletics announced Tuesday. Peters, a 6-foot-9, 240-pound forward from Prestonwood Academy in Plano, Texas, averaged 15.3 points and 9 rebounds as a junior last season. He is a three-star recruit according to Rivals.com and had scholarship offers from Texas, North Carolina and Kentucky, among others. Zachs big. Hes a legit 6-9, 240-pound high school senior that can really shoot the basketball, coach Bill Self said in a statement Monday. Hes big and rugged. We can play him to where hes big enough to defend the five or skilled enough to play in at the four. Lucas is considered the top prospect in the state of Oregon heading into his senior season. The 6-foot-10, 230-pound forward returned home to Portland, Ore., after spending his junior season at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev., last season. Rivals.com gave Lucas three stars, and he chose Kansas over Tennessee, Washington and Arizona, among others. Weve seen him play a lot and he came to camp this past summer, Self said in a statement. Were fortunate he fell in love with this place when he came out here in the summer and we were able to convince him on his official visit this past weekend. Both players will join fellow Kansas commit Perry Ellis, who signed a Letter of Intent last Wednesday. Edited by Jonathan Shorman

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Jayhawks still upset after previous loss to Sooners

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mgalloway@kansan.com twitter.com/UDK_vball On Wednesday night, the Kansas volleyball team has a chance to avenge what was perhaps its most frustrating loss of the season against the same team a month ago. With only three games remaining in the regular season, the Jayhawks (14-12, 2-11) hope to win back-to-back conference games as they take on the Sooners (19-9, 6-6) at 6 p.m. in the Horejsi Family Athletics Center. The teams last met on Oct. 15 in Norman, Okla., when the Jayhawks came within two points of sweeping the then-ranked Sooners. However, Oklahoma rallied and took the game in five sets. The outcome of that game is still a sore subject for many Kansas players. It was pretty painful, said freshman outside hitter Sara McClinton. Whenever you go to a five-set game, and if it doesnt turn out the way you want it, you always have that taste of bitterness on your tongue. Coach Ray Bechard said the memory of the loss has upped the intensity of practice this week but there are other fires his team has lighted under itself at the moment. More importantly at this time of the year, were just needing wins, Bechard said. Obviously we had a very tough loss to them last time, but as lot has changed since then. Its been a while. The Sooners have been a bit of an enigma this season. Ranked nationally for most of the year, Oklahoma is the only team in the conference to hang a loss on firstplace Texas. But more recently, the Sooners have lost four straight games, including a four set loss to Baylor at home on Saturday. It just goes to show that in our league its hard to play at a high level over an extended period of

AShLEIGh LEE/KANSAN Freshman outside hitter Sara McClinton prepares to spike the ball over the neck during Saturday nights game against Texas at Horejsi Family athletics Center. Kansas will take on oklahoma tonight. time, Bechard said. Youre going to take your bumps and bruises and theyre no different than anybody else. Bechards squad positioned itself out of the bottom of the Big 12 on Saturday with a road win against Texas Tech. But while the win is a confidence booster, freshman outside hitter Chelsea Albers said it has not made the team complacent. We just forgot for a while what it took to push and win a game, Albers said. With that win under our belts, its going to help us to make that push at the end of the game. Both McClinton and Albers have come on strong late in the season. McClinton had a careerhigh 15 kills in the last home game against Texas. On Saturday against Texas Tech, senior outside hitter Allison Mayfield had a career game of her own, recording 22 kills in the win. Both Albers and McClinton said learning under Mayfield this season has been a great experience. I have someone doing exactly what I want to be doing when Im a senior, McClinton said. I have that role model right there and Im trying to do everything I can to learn from her while shes here. Edited by Rachel Schultz

Kansas prepares for Creighton

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kgier@kansan.com Freshman guard Natalie Knight hit her first shot as a Jayhawk in a heroic fashion. After shooting 5 for 6 from the free throw line, she knocked down a three pointer with 1:40 left to take a two-possession lead in the first game of the season. Her points contributed to the 11-4 run by the Jayhawks that sealed their victory. Knight, an Olathe native, played significant minutes in exhibition, but didnt score. Kansas coach Bonnie Henrickson had been surprised by the lack of production from the former Kansas Womens Gatorade Player of the Year, but was relieved to see Knight score her first points. When it got tight, Natalie picked a great time to make her first shot at Kansas, Henrickson said. Goodrich was credited with the assist on Knights bucket, and finished the game with a team high seven assists. I think she kept her composure late, Goodrich said. I saw her in the corner and I knew she was looking for the ball. She had her hands up, was ready for it and she knocked it down. After the hard-fought 76-64 victory against Western Michigan, Kansas prepares to host Creighton at 8 p.m. The Jayhawks have won the last nine contests between the two schools, including an overtime win in the second round of the Womens National Invitation Tournament in 2010. One of the biggest threats the Creighton Bluejays bring into the game is their consistently powerful perimeter scoring. Creighton is a shooting team so we need to be able to contain and not let them shoot a three, Goodrich said. The Kansas post faced an unfamiliar challenge as it played without scoring-leader Carolyn Davis, who sat on the bench while she battled a stress fracture in her right foot. Sophomore forward Tania Jackson stepped into Davis place as a starter. She recorded her second career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. It feels good, Jackson said. Any way that I can help my team out is a good feeling to have. I didnt try to be Carolyn or do what she does at the five. I just tried to play my game and contribute in any way that I could. Her highlighted an 8 for 11 performance at the free throw line as Kansas converted 28 out of 37 from the charity stripe. I thought in big moment, Tania gave us some important finishes and found some rhythm at the free throw line, Henrickson said. The Jayhawks will focus on their transition game, which was slowed down without the familiarity and dependability of Davis in the front court. The Jayhawks committed 20 turnovers and scored just 12 fast break points. Edited by Jason Bennett

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Were maybe the team that has come on in the last 10 years, while the others have been there for 50. Its an honor and a privilege. It really will bring a lot of attention to basketball. Michigan State coach Tom Izzo from thechampionsclassic.com

Marlins makeover can revive baseball

lorida is known for its beaches, warm temperatures and great nightlife, but baseball has yet to gain the popularity they were once expecting when the Marlins and Rays came to the Sunshine State. Last Friday, the then-Florida Marlins took a giant step forward in rebuilding the image of baseball in Florida when they unveiled their new uniforms, logo and name as the Miami Marlins. The event took place in the New Marlins Ballpark, which is scheduled to open at the start of the 2012 season. The uniforms will feature the teams new colors as well as their new logo of the letter M with a marlin above it. The new team colors were introduced to capture the essence of Miami. We are the red-orange of the breathtaking Miami sunsets and the citrus industry, said team owner Jeffrey Loria. The blue of the sky and the sea. And the yellow of the beautiful Miami sunshine. The new image for the team could mean a very bright future for the orga-

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nization. The Marlins, who have suffered from low fan attendance in years past, will be moving out of Sun Life Stadium, which they previously shared with the NFLs Miami Dolphins, to a brand new ballpark in the heart of Miami. The new ballpark will feature a state-of-the-art retractable roof that will eliminate rainouts as well as having to sit through a threehour ballgame in the hot, sticky Florida weather. The new stadium is also situated near downtown Miami, where crowds are expected to climb higher than 30,000 for

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every game next season, which would be a drastic improvement from years past. The changes are even getting attention from some of baseballs top free agents in this years offseason. First baseman Albert Pujols, shortstop Jose Reyes and pitcher Mark Buehrle are among three of the top free agents that the Marlins have met with thus far. Since then, they have extended offers to each of the high profile athletes. It comes to no ones surprise that the Marlins are able and willing to spend larger amounts of money to pull in some of the biggest names in baseball. Last years roster had a payroll around $50 million, but by getting out of Sun Life Stadium and getting a field of their own, they will be working with a payroll upwards of $80 million. It also helps to have hired an aggressive, fiery manager in Ozzie Guillen, who appears to be working with the Marlins general manager. The Marlins organization is very excited about all of the changes that have taken place thus far, and they have good

reason to be. By the time opening day rolls around, I have a feeling the lineup card will look a lot different than last years. With a new look and a beautiful new stadium for the Marlins, baseball will be rejuvenated in Florida. It will be exciting to see which players the organization is able to reel in this offseason to bolster the roster and make them contenders in a tough National League East division. Edited by Laura Nightengale

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krzyzewski tops all-time win list PaGe 7

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mrothman@kansan.com NEW YORK Season to season, the Kentucky Wildcats ooze flamboyancy and supremacy. Whether they win it all or not, any team coached by John Calipari consistently frightens opponents and amazes ooglers. On Tuesday night, Caliparis high flyers matched the glitz of the shining hardwood at Madison Square Garden and trumped No. 11 Kansas 75-65. At first, the theatrics didnt resemble a fairy-tale. Shots were swatted, not celebrated. Crossovers led to tumbles, not easy baskets. Both Jayhawks and Wildcats hacked arms freely. In his teams final possession of the first half, senior guard Tyshawn Taylor dribbled the seconds away, deked toward the hoop, then fell flat to that shining hardwood. By halftime, the score was tied at 28, but from there, all of Kansas momentum died and never returned. At the start of the second half, the Wildcats blocked, sprinted and dunked their way to an 8-0 run. The Jayhawks either turned the ball over or watched their shots skip to the sideline following a block. Taylor drove to the hoop, but repeatedly met the same fate in freshman forward Anthony Davis, who deflected nearly everything he could reach. Senior guard Conner Teahan, the teams best shooter so far in the young season, went cold from deep. Junior forward Thomas Robinson fouled too often and missed layups that he

Those who say college basketball regular season games are irrelevant need a reality check and, quite frankly, a slap across the face. The early season tournaments serve to galvanize college basketball fanatics by showcasing non-conference matchups that fans have only dreamed of until now. The State Farm Champions Classic last night exemplified what college basketball is all about. The inaugural extravaganza starred Kansas, Kentucky, Duke and Michigan State, four powerhouse basketball programs that illuminate college basketballs affluent history. Its essentially a Final Four in November, minus the trophy, brackets and a One Shining Moment video, although one moment that did shine bright was Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski earning his 903rd career victory, making him the winningest coach in Division 1 college basketball history. Watching Krzyzewski hug and talk to legendary coach Bobby Knight after the game was a special scene. The venue that held the Champions Classic, Madison Square Garden, is arguably the most recognized and revered arena in the world. Every player dreams of playing in the arena because players love to play in the Big Apple. New York City possesses the glamour that is incomparable to any city in the world. And as if Kansas, Kentucky, Duke and Michigan State werent already exceptional at recruiting, the Champions Classic only enhances it. Premier high school players are enticed by the programs commitment to excellence. The passionate fans, the outstanding coaches and the programs ability to showcase themselves nationally leave recruits drooling. The invitational prepares the teams for their arduous conference schedule by matching them up with other elite basketball programs early in their seasons. Participating in this event helps coaches evaluate their teams by finding the strengths and weaknesses early so they can fix them before conference play. But without a doubt, the fans were arguably the biggest winners of the Champions Classic. Watching and listening to the thousands of fanatical fans inside Madison Sqaure Garden was a sight to behold. Hearing Kansas fans shout Lets go Jayhawks, Kentucky fans cry Go big blue, Duke fans scream Lets go Duke and Michigan State fans chant Green and white showed how big of a role basketball is in their lives. Emotions ran feverishly high, especially during the Kansas-Kentucky game, where it seemed like the Gardens roof might implode. The fans engaged in an intense, competitive game of bragging throughout the night, trying to prove whose team is better. Players play for these games and coaches coach for these games. The best of the best vie for college basketball immortality, supremacy and bragging rights. It doesnt matter that this new show is in November for one night. The pilot proved to be money in the bank. Edited by Rachel Schultz

usually dunks at Allen Fieldhouse. Once the Wildcats got going, all normalcy dissipated. Any time the Jayhawks found a sliver of rhythm, their superior foe topped it with a 3-point swish or a powerful dunk. Coach Bill Self was far removed from the glory of his 2008 National Championship victory over Calipari, who then coached Memphis. Self tried to stall Kentucky with timeout after timeout, but the Wildcats never stopped running. He tried to find lineups that could score effectively against the length and speed of the defense, substituting players back and forth like boomerangs. It just never worked. As a slowly increasing deficit tiptoed into the reality of a loss, Self could do nothing but stare at the dominance of some of the players he once failed to recruit. Kentucky, flush with NBA talent, was meant for the glamour of the night. Kansas, still scattered with mystery, faltered under the lights in an early chapter of what may be an atypical ride. Edited by Stefanie Penn

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McDougald improves along with Kansas defense

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mvernon@kansan.com Early in the season, safeties coach Robert Wimberly sat junior safety Bradley McDougald down in his office. Wimberly showed McDougald game film where he did not make a play that he should have made. McDougald, currently the teams second-leading tackler, said the meeting was the turning point of his season. The coach gave McDougald a list of what he needed to work on. Every game since he has tried to work on one aspect of that list to slowly become a better player. I felt like I was playing better than I was, McDougald said. He showed me some clips and film doesnt lie. Once he showed me those clips, I had to swallow my pride, go back to the drawing board, correct some things and improve my play. And his performance has done just that. McDougald has recorded double-digit tackles in his last three games, and the entire Kansas defense has followed suit. In the first seven games of Kansas season, the defense was more of a punch line than a puncher allowing more than 50 points per game. In the teams last three games, where McDougald has excelled, the Jayhawks have given up an average of 29 points per game. While the schedule was brutal for Kansas during its first four Big 12 games, senior linebacker and the Big 12s leader in tackles Steven Johnson said that something other than a slightly easier schedule has been behind the defenses improved play. The defense goes how Bradley goes, Johnson said. If Bradley plays well, then the whole defense plays well. Struggling in his first two games at free safety, the former receiver turned defensive back switched positions to safety. In his first year starting on the defensive side of the ball, the game was moving too fast for McDougald. After five games, McDougald had 27 tackles and the defense was reeling. To help slow the game down, McDougald found himself spending more time in the teams film room. His effort in practice also increased, as McDougald said he has had a great working mindset. He almost doubled his tackles in the teams last five games, with 49. Things arent going to magically happen on Saturdays, McDougald said. Youve got to make those same plays in practice and let it translate to the game. The 6-1 safety from Dublin, Ohio, has been a catalyst in more than one way for the Jayhawks defense. He has contributed to two of the nine turnovers Kansas has forced in its last three games. Against Baylor, he forced a fumble and against Iowa State he came up with an interception. Both games were the best the Kansas defense has played this season. McDougald said that creating turnovers is something that can swing the whole momentum of a game. Its something that coach Turner Gill has been pleading for all season, and Gill said its finally happened because they simplified the defense, helping his team play faster. And the job isnt done for McDougald. While Kansas cannot make a bowl game this season with its 2-8 record, Steven Johnson said that McDougald is going to have to lead the defense next year as well. You never know when its all going to click for each individual guy, Gill said. Sometimes it takes two games, sometimes it takes a year, sometimes it takes two years. This has finally happened here for Bradley. Edited by Jonathan Shorman

Junior safety bradley McDougald almost intercepted his second pass for the game during the second half of the game against Iowa State, but has the ball knocked away. McDougald is the teams second-leading tackler.

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