09 03 13

Silas favorite memory of her
home in Syria is sneaking out of

her bedroom to play ball with her
brother, Sami, when their par-
ents thought they were studying.
Sami and Sila Shalhoub fond-
ly remember playing sports to-
gether and going to church
camp with their friends in Syria.
I loved growing up there, I
mean, I wouldnt trade it for any-
thing, Sami said. Its a really
cool environment to live in be-
cause everybody will protect you.
Sami and Sila also remember
the bomb that exploded just two
blocks from their home in the na-
tions capital city of Damascus.
Te siblings were home visit-
ing their family for Christmas in
2011. Sila was staying at a friends
house and remembers waking up
on Christmas Eve to the sound of
the explosion. Sami had driven
down the road where the explosion
occurred just two hours earlier.
At frst, Sami thought
it was a thunderstorm.
I opened up the blinds and it
was clear, Sami said. We heard
another explosion and then,
you can see it from my win-
dow: there was a lot of smoke.
Sami remembers check-
ing Facebook for information
about what was happening.
I dont remember any news
program, Sami said. He could
see the violence from his house.
EMIGRATING
Sami came to the United States
in 2005, at the age of 17, to study
biomedical engineering at Loui-
siana Tech University. In 2009, he
moved to Lawrence for graduate
school. Sila came directly to the
University from Syria to study
Pharmacy in 2009, and the siblings
have shared an apartment since.
Especially since I came to a
country that I didnt know any-
thing about and I could bare-
ly speak the language, its pretty
hard, Sila said. So, Id rather al-
ways have my brother with me.
Sami and Sila frst heard of the
violence in Syria in March 2011,
when they were at a Kansas bas-
ketball game in Tulsa, Okla.
I didnt believe it, Sami said.
I mean I still kind of dont.
When I lived in Syria for 17
years, it was always like the saf-
est place in the Middle East.
In June 2012, while Sami and his
sister were both studying at the Uni-
versity, their parents decided it was
too dangerous to stay in Damascus.
Tey moved to the United States for
six months, then spent six months
in Lebanon. Tey return to Damas-
cus as ofen as possible to make
sure their house is OK, Sami said.
Sami and Sila have several rela-
tives who have
fed to Jordan,
Lebanon and
other countries
in the Persian
Gulf to escape
the violence.
Sami said its
difcult for
people to leave
their homes in
Syria, especial-
ly people like his grandmother.
Older people just want
to be in their house, what
theyre used to, Sami said.
WHATS HAPPENING
Since March 2011, civil war be-
tween the government of Presi-
dent Bashar al-Assad and rebel
forces that want him out of power
has engulfed Syria. Once-peace-
ful protests for democracy and
greater freedom turned violent
as government security shot at
protesters in Daraa, a city about
70 miles south of Damascus.
Before the attacks, Sami said,
the streets of Damascus were
safe even at three or four in the
morning. But now, his friends
who still live in or around Damas-
cus go home when the sun sets.
Te shootings start around that
time, Sami said.
Sami under-
stands how sig-
nifcant that vi-
olence can be;
a loose canon
killed a couple of
his friends when
it fell on their car.
Te Syrian
government has
ofcially denied
use of chemical weapons, but in-
vestigations are still underway.
Sami does not care which
side used the weapons.
It doesnt matter who did it,
still innocent people are dy-
ing and thats the bigger part
of the problem, Sami said.
Before the violence, it took
about 15 minutes for Sila to trav-
el from her best friends house to
her grandmothers home. When
she visited Damascus one month
ago, the government had added
three checkpoints to the route,
making her quick trip nearly 45
minutes. Although she can hear
gunshots through her windows
at night, Sila still describes going
home as the best feeling ever.
Whatever happens to me,
at least Im home. At least
Im in my country, Sila said.
MISUNDERSTOOD
Te fght is really not what is
showed in the media, Sami said. To
get what is actually happening, you
have to look at more than just the
headlines of just big newspapers.
Sila agrees that the media can
be misleading. All of her infor-
mation comes from friends, fam-
ily and her personal experience.
She can recall several times when
a news broadcast reported gun-
shots or a bomb explosion in the
exact part of the city where one of
her friends lives. When she called
that friend to make sure every-
thing was OK, her friend would
tell her nothing had happened.
Many Syrians still support As-
sads regime, Sami and Sila said,
and there wouldnt be a war if
everyone were against him. Te
regime loves its people and did
much to improve Syria, Sila said.
Sami said he wants the violence
to stop, but does not think it will
end with a government step-down.
I feel like its not a fght about
one person or one religion,
Sami said. Its a fght for power.
It isnt easy for Sami and Sila to
talk about the violence in Syria.
Tey want people to know the safe,
beautiful Syria they grew up in.
I just feel like this is not what
Syria is about, Sami said. Its
more than that, its really one of the
nicest places in the whole world.
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Sami and Sali used to feel safe in Syria. Now, they can hear the civil war from their window.
JENNIFER SALVA
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When I lived in Syria for

17 years, it was always
like the safest place in the
Middle East.
SAMI SHALHOUB
graduate student
Te start of football season is fast
approaching, which means that a
number of traditions are set to be
celebrated by students. Tailgating
activities around town will kick of
as alumni come into town only to
fnd that there is nowhere to park.
In an efort to alleviate this yearly
headache, the City of Lawrence
will ofer a shuttle bus service to
all seven home football games
this season for a paltry fee of
$1. Students and alumni will be
able to park downtown, partake
in the local restaurant and bar
scene, and then safely make their
way to the game on the shuttle.
A number of local businesses
are likely to see a spike in business
on game days with these alumni
parking downtown. While more
popular businesses are likely to see
a boost in business regardless of
the shuttle service, some smaller
businesses will defnitely beneft
from the increased foot trafc.
Tis service will be a welcome
reprieve for alumni who are
used to coming into town and
paying $25 for a parking spot
at a residence in the shadow of
Memorial Stadium. On the other
side of this story are the students
and landlords that had planned
on making money selling their
parking spaces to out-of-towners.
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lot of the customers that normally
park in this area, said Alec Shandy,
a student living in the 10th block
of Illinois Street. Tese tenants and
landlords are likely to see a sharp
decrease in sales and perhaps even
have to consider lowering their fees.
Despite the potential drop-of
in parking around the stadium,
this service is defnitely in the best
interests of the safety and well-
being of students and alumni.
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Her phone begins to ring,
and she looks at the unfamiliar
number displayed on the screen.
She almost ignores the call, but
afer a moment of hesitation
decides to answer it. As the girl on
the other end introduces herself,
it takes a moment for her to
recognize a voice she hasnt heard
in years. Te voice of a young
girl from Africa she once knew.
Te girls name is Fatou, and
their relationship began when
Emily Sharp, a graduate
student working towards her
masters degree in Marketing
and Communications, served
as a Peace Corps volunteer in
Guinea from 2004 to 2006.
One project she and the
other volunteers in her
region worked on was an
annual girls conference.
Tey brought together young
girls who showed promise as
leaders in their communities.
It was an eye-opening
experience for the girls, Sharp
said. Many of them had questions
while growing up but never had
the opportunity to fnd answers.
Afer attending the conference,
Fatou was inspired to set herself
on the path she is on today. She
updated Sharp on where she is
now when she called just a few
weeks ago, which is in Virginia
where she goes to college.
She speaks impeccable
English, Sharp said. She
wanted to reach out to me
because the time we spent
together at that conference
made such an impression on
her, and its something shes been
thinking about ever since. Tat
was so rewarding for me to hear.
Sharp said meaningful work
like the girls conference is
one reason she feels her time
serving for the Peace Corps
was worthwhile. She spent her
two years of service helping
entrepreneurs and womens
groups start and manage
income-generating activities
for their communities.
In order to be successful in
her work endeavors, Sharp had
to adapt to her completely new
surroundings. She adjusted
to the living conditions of the
remote West African village
where she lived, which included
no electricity, no running
water, no phones or Internet
and little contact with home.
Sharp also had to become
accustomed to the social norms in
her new community. She said she
was surprised to fnd that it was
considered polite to stop and greet
every person you passed, even
if you didnt know them. People
in her community were also
comfortable with silence, making
Sharp notice that Americans
ofen try to fll every pause in
conversation with small talk.
She was asked questions about
what life was like in America,
and many times the concepts
she explained were unbelievable
to those in her community.
Sharp recalled sitting with a
man in her community on a
very hot day and commenting
that back in the United States,
people usually just stay inside in
the air conditioning to escape
the heat. Sharp said he couldnt
wrap his head around the idea.
It was so foreign to him that
you would spend all of your time
cramped up in an inside space
when you have the whole wide open
world around you, Sharp said.
While in Guinea, Sharps best
friend from home was pregnant
and sent her a sonogram picture.
One of her Guinean friends saw
the picture hanging up in her
house and asked about it. Sharp
explained how doctors are able to
see and take pictures of an unborn
baby, and determine its gender.
His mind was blown. He
thought I was crazy, Sharp
said. I would have these
moments like, oh yeah, its pretty
amazing that we can do that.
Sharp, former campus Peace
Corps recruiter, encourages
any student who is open to
adventure and able to adapt
in challenging situations to
consider the Peace Corps.
Te old slogan for Peace
Corps is its the toughest job
youll ever love, Sharp said. I
think that sums it up perfectly.
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Where: Kansas Union, International Room
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English-language phrase book popular in China.
Stalling translates those Chinese characters,
creating new poems in English. In performance,
he chants them, according to a traditional form
of singing " and speakers of both English and
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Opening for Stalling will be Benjamin Cartwright,
a recent KU Ph.D. whose work Tea & Gin deals with
the foreign concession era in Tianjin, China.
Cost: Free
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What: A Conversation with Corinne Brinkerhoff
Where: Oldfather Studios, 100
When: 1 to 2 p.m.
About: Corinne Brinkerhoff, Lawrence native,
is an Emmy-nominated television screenwriter
and producer. She began her career on "Boston
Legal" in 2006. She has also written for CBS's
"The Goodwife," and is currently a writer and
co-executive producer for "Elementary."
Cost: Free
What: Asphalt Orchestra
Where: Lied Center
When: 7:30 p.m.
About: According to The New York Times, the
Asphalt Orchestra is "part parade spectacle, part
halftime show and part cutting-edge contem-
porary music concert." This 12-member, New
York City-based, guerrilla-music force is known
to unleash innovative music from concert halls,
rock clubs and jazz basements to the streets and
beyond. The expertly-trained members of Asphalt
Orchestra combine Western classical, rock,
pop music and jazz, and have a repertoire that
ranges from music by pop wizard Bjork and jazz
legend Charles Mingus to rock progressive Frank
Zappa and Swedish metal band Meshuggah.
Cost: Student: $11-$12
Stop, rewind, fast forward, replay.
With just few clicks of the mouse,
senior Chi Vu from Vietnam
reviewed the video of the previous
days microbiology lecture, trying
to fll her notes on what she missed
during the actual class.
Echo 360 lecture capture system
uploads the video of the lecture
onto Blackboard, allowing students
taking Biology 400 to see and
hear professor Matthew Buechner
giving his lecture, as well as the
powerpoint presentation he used
in the class, outside the walls of
Budig 130.
I have really bad studying hab-
its, Vu said. I kind of space out in
class so its good to go over it, see
what he is talking about, especially
because he is so disjointed.
Buechner is one of the 308 KU
faculty members who are actively
using the Echo 360 system. While
Echo 360 is new to the Lawrence
campus, it has been used for the
past couple years at the Edwards
campus as well as the University
Pharmacy School.
Buechner, who also teaches at the
Edwards campus, said he would
try the new system at Edwards
because a lot of older students
have jobs and cant make it to class
every night.
For the students who had to
miss a lecture, it was really helpful.
Tey could watch the lecture, then
ask me questions rather than just
come to me and ask what did we
cover. So it made ofce visits more
productive, Buechner said.
From experience, Buechner knew
how useful the lecture capture sys-
tem can be for students who use it.
I tend to talk way too fast. I get
all nervous and excited and jump
around too much, Buechner said.
Even the students who went to
class, theyd look at the lecture
aferwards and go over their notes
over the parts, topics they had
trouble with in more detail.
Te success in the previous years
led to the adoption of Echo 360 in
Lawrence, and it can completely
change the traditional classroom
experience for many KU students.
Trough Blackboard, instruc-
tors can see how many students
watched their lectures, how long
theyve watched it and what part
students watched the most. Tis
feedback allows the instructors to
pinpoint the most difcult material
and tailor the classroom time.
Students want to have more
interaction with each other in the
classroom. Tey dont want to sit
and listen to an instructor talk for
an hour, David Day, communi-
cations manager for Information
Technology, said. By changing the
way the courses are taught, to bet-
ter involve students in the learning
process, to take them from being
passive listeners to active partici-
pants in classrooms, the University
knows it can raise retention rates.
One of the concerns about the
new technology is that it could
discourage classroom attendance,
something Buechner considers a
vital part of the education process.
I think people get a lot more
from being in that social setting,
even in a large lecture hall. Hearing
how other people are reacting is a
better learning experience for you
than just watching a tv monitor,
Buechner said.
If attendance decreases signif-
cantly, Buechner plans to stop
recording his lectures, but just afer
a week into the new semester, he
remained optimistic.
I had pretty good attendance
today, and the lecture is online so
I was pleasantly surprised, Buech-
ner said. At least 80 percent of the
class was there today.
Ultimately, the goal of integrat-
ing the lecture capture system is
to increase class interaction and
understanding of the material,
whatever form the lecture takes.
I want students to understand
the material and Im committed to
do whatever I can to help them un-
derstand it, Buechner said. Will
it change it for good? No I think
youll always have room for lec-
ture. I think its going to change the
balance of what happens during
the lecture.
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Last Sunday marked the 115th
anniversary of the day KU hired
Dr. James Naismith as director of
physical culture.
A 22-year-old male was
arrested yesterday on the
300 block of 6th Street on
suspicion of operating a
vehicle under the infuence. A
$500 bond was paid.
A 29-year-old female was
700 block of Ohio Street on
$500 bond was paid.
800 block of Michigan Street
on suspicion of being an
intoxicated pedestrian in the
roadway. A $100 bond was
paid.
$500 bond was paid.
arrested Sunday on the
suspicion of endangering a
child and criminal trespassing.
No bond was posted.
Emily Donovan
Information based on the
Douglas County Sheriffs
Offce booking recap.
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Te fve area studies centers
at the University will host the
International Peace and Confict
Film Festival on Wednesday nights
starting Sept 4. at 5 p.m.
Te frst flm, Caterpillar is
sponsored by the Center for East
Asian Studies. Te festival will
feature fve flms.
All flms will be screened at the
Spencer Museum of Art. Each
of the flms will also have an
introduction and a discussion
led by faculty, and in one case an
ambassador.
Tis is also the theme for a
whole bunch of our activities com-
ing up this year so we have a whole
bunch of speakers coming who
will speak to this, said Jennifer
Duhamel, the outreach coordina-
tor for the Center for Global and
International Studies. Well also
have a teachers workshop, K-12, so
that local teachers will come, and
well present something on peace
and confict that theyll be able to
take back to their classrooms.
Danika Swanson, outreach
coordinator for Center for Latin
American and Caribbean Studies,
said the center directors consider
confict something that afects each
of the center directors regions of
study.
Learning about various conficts,
the causes and consequences of,
and the ways in which we can
respond to confict, is extremely
important, she said. If we learn
from the past, we will be better
equipped to make choices that can
lead to the successful resolution of
confict in the future.
Each department had its own
selection process of flms and
speakers. Bart Redford, the
assistant director for the Center
for Russian, East European and
Eurasian Studies discussed the
selection of his departments flm,
No Mans Land.
Tere are a number of diferent
conficts in our region of interest
that we could have centered on,
he said. So we looked at the best
confuence of Do we have a flm
that is good representation for
this?, Do we think it will bring
in students? and Are there other
elements speakers that we know of
that will work well with this?
Te flm festival will end on Oct.
9 with the screening of No Mans
Land.
We have a really great line-up of
flms from each of the Area Studies
Centers. Tey are interesting,
informative, inspiring, and enter-
taining, said Swanson. Also, flm
is such an enjoyable and efective
medium to learn about issues relat-
ing to Peace and Confict in each
of the participating regions.
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Professor Matthew Buecher lectures in front of his Biology 400 class. It is capture by Echo 360, a new system that uploads
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M
iley Cyrus is my
personal Voldemort,
or She-Who-Must-
Not-Be-Named. Tough Cyrus
scandalous act at the Video Music
Awards on Aug. 25 was about as
disgusting as the foors of Te
Hawk, no one can seem to stop
talking about it, and frankly, Ive
grown sick of hearing about it.
Amid the outrage she sparked
over sexual exploitation, racism
and objectifcation, another
underlying issue has been pushed
aside. While Cyrus has been busy
twerking and sticking out her
tongue, other artists have been
lef in the shadows that her giant
teddy bears have cast. Te general
public may be concerned with
the damaging impact on society,
yet no one has voiced a concern
for the damaging impact on the
music industry.
My music-loving dad (who went
to Woodstock) always compares
music from decades past to the
music of today. He feels that in the
past, artists that crossed a line did
so with the purpose to create a
united front and promote change
Woodstock being a prime exam-
ple. In contrast with today, in
which music crosses a line simply
to be on the other side. To get
noticed. To grab our attention.
While all music involves some
aspect of live performance and
entertainment, the trend of
shock entertainment has shown
continual growth and Cyrus is
just the latest and most prominent
example.
No one cares to mention the
medley of Timberlake songs, or
the fact that Ryan Lewis, Mack-
lemore and Mary Lambert won
Best Video With a Social Mes-
sage, for their song Same Love.
Why have these achievements
been overlooked?
Its been over a decade since
the development of fle-sharing
corrupted the music industry
resulting in desperation for
a comeback. Media is getting
smarter while the music is lef to
sufer. Tere are people within
the industry who, by choice, are
sacrifcing pure, raw talent for the
medias attention. Today with our
constant access to information
via Twitter, Facebook, Instagram,
Pinterest and more, there are
countless ways we spread news.
Te issue lies in which news we
choose to spread.
Some artists in the music indus-
try still preserve and value the art
of producing music and putting
on modest performances for the
sake of enjoyment though their
presence greatly lacked at the
VMAs and they rarely receive
praise through mainstream media
outlets. Afer all, news has to be
new. Not many care to spend their
time reading subpar stories with
little impact although I person-
ally fnd such underappreciated
articles to be more interesting
than the facts on Snapple caps.
For new and emerging artists,
trying to catch a break in the in-
dustry is no new struggle. While
artists like Madonna, Michael
Jackson and David Bowie, all
prided themselves on their image,
they still held their music at equal
value.
oday, breakthrough artists aim
for this same acclaim, although
their focus lies less on the music,
and more on their looks and their
actions.
Lady Gaga, for example, played
at Lollapalooza years ago as Ste-
fani Germanotta. Not many know
this because, well, why would
anyone pay much attention to
some brunette playing piano?
It wasnt until her quirky cos-
tumes and odd behavior grabbed
our attention that we started to
care. Katy Perry followed a similar
path, with Cyrus as the latest
addition to the list.
Tough I highly disagree with
this method of stardom, I cant
help but argue that it works.
Admitting this makes me as sad
as watching any of the season
fnales of Greys Anatomy, but
afer several days of hearing about
the shameful Cyrus, its clear
that her stunt resulted in success.
Tough she barely sang and the
sound quality sucked, her raunchy
moves and lack of clothing landed
her in the spotlight.
By the time the VMAs was over
and the credits were rolling, I was
lef with my jaw ajar, feeling as
disappointed as when I found out
that Te Bull was being remod-
eled. Te phrase sex, drugs, and
rock and roll may be credited to
the 60s, yet the 2013 Video Music
Awards reiterated its relevance
seeing as there was an abundance
of sexual innuendos, a plethora of
drug references and, well, not very
much rock or roll.
Which seems to be the problem
when did the music industry
stop being about the music?
Lyndsey Havens is a sophomore
majoring in journalism from
Chicago, Ill.
VMA performance refects on music industry, not individuals
Social media encourages lazy
writing, information overload
Freshman year presents
high school stereotypes
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hats on your mind?
I rise out of my
long-enough, but still
too narrow extra-long twin bed,
fip my laptop open and check out
Facebook to see whats happen-
ing in the world. Te familiar
Facebook homepage asks me a
question. Whats on your mind?
Within fve minutes of my day,
Im already being prompted to
write. Ive been asleep for about
eight hours. For all I know, the
apocalypse could have started
in that short window, and God
forbid I be out of the loop. Te
front is all clear just another
couple of song lyrics. Feeling se-
cure, I continue with my morning
routine, which will undoubtedly
include a brief glance at Reddit,
Gmail and a blog.
In my hour before I make it
to physical geography, Ive been
exposed to thousands of words,
ideas and images. Ive seen, read
and vicariously experienced more
in that hour than people could
have in a whole week a hundred
years ago. Some refer to this as
information overload. In the
media mania thats erupted in
the last 23 years (when public
Internet was invented), young
people have been writing more
than ever before. Te informal
nature and ease of access of Inter-
net communication has changed
how we write. A larger focus
on casual writing encourages
critical thinking and accessibility.
Tose thoughts can be sporadic,
however, and the practice is in ill
form. Tere are tons of benefts
to technology, but such a major
splash is going to cause waves.
Te downfall of hyper-connec-
tivity lies in the quality of the
writing. Generally, nothing that is
published is permanent nearly
every channel of online writing
has an edit feature. Being able
to modify what youve already
written establishes a faster, less
concrete demeanor about how
things are written across the
Internet. Tis mindset sacrifces
spelling, content and grammar
for the sake of having the frst
comment on a freshly-posted
YouTube video.
Even when the edit function
isnt available, brevity is still too
common. Texting is notorious
for poorly constructed messag-
es. It even has a style named
for it text-speak. Instead of
writing complete sentences with
whole words, some texters elect
to simplify words with numbers
or symbols to make messages
more aesthetic. Te functionality
of text-speak really isnt there; it
saves very insignifcant measures
of time. Instead, its merely a
style that has been continued
since instant messaging became
relevant. Te fre is also fueled
by spell check, an ingenious
invention that makes memorizing
spelling nearly irrelevant. When
I can type scpel into Google
and be ofered the correct form,
spelling, why would I bother
making an efort to learn?
Sometimes, connectivity can be
benefcial to writing. Twitter forc-
es concise writing, a useful skill in
any facet of writing. If someone
cant ft all their thoughts into
140 characters, they can house
them in blogs or forums that can
generate longer, more thoughtful
conversations. Tese debates
and stories are the exception to
the need for speed mentality.
With 60 million Facebook status
updates per day, and 50 million
tweets per day, the world is writ-
ing short, sweet and incomplete.
So how do we fx this attitude?
How do we change the atten-
tion-defcit question Whats
on your mind? to something
more academic? We focus on
academics. Education reform is
constantly on the desks of U.S.
legislators. English courses need
to educate youth on how to write
efectively and properly in a way
that represents both the formal
and informal styles that are now
everyday occurrences. Tose of
us who were raised writing this
way will be the ones who write
the legislation, and I can guaran-
tee that it wont be written with
text-speak.
Dalton Boehm is a freshman
majoring in journalism from Prairie
Village
S
hout out to all the freshmen
that survived the frst week of
college. Weve all been there
and done that. You probably had
several questions going through
your mind throughout the entire
day.
What is Wescoe Beach? Tere
are no beaches in Kansas. Where
is my next class? How will I get
there in 10 minutes?
We all have had the same
thoughts. Being a freshman all
over again is very overwhelming,
but I promise it gets better soon
enough.
A lot of people think that high
school stops when you graduate
and get your diploma. Technically,
that is correct. However, in reality,
the stereotypes, the drama, and
the cliques are still carried right
along in your suitcase that you
packed for college. Freshmen,
dont be fooled by the whole new
beginning speech you heard
all through the waning weeks of
summer. College isnt a whole new
world where all your problems
from the past disappear. However,
you do have the power to choose
who you want to be. Just be you
and you will fnd your niche.
Im not saying that change will
not happen. One of the hardest
changes for me that will probably
occur in your transition from high
school to college as well, is the
drifing between old friends. Some
people will move on and change
their priorities. Tats just a part of
growing up.
Tere still are, and always will
be, diferent types of people on
campus with diferent interests
and priorities. Tere will always
be the brains people who are
natural geniuses and put school
before everything else. Tere are
also the athletes, who in my eyes
seem to be the most dedicated and
self-disciplined people on campus.
Ten there are the greeks, who
are typically very involved young
women and men in sororities
or fraternities (dont be afraid of
the colorful frat packs walking
around). Tere are many other
kinds of interesting personalities
you will see on campus here at
KU, but those are just a few that I
always pick out of the crowd.
But no matter what school,
house or club you end up in, youll
always meet the same kind of
people. In fact, it doesnt matter
where you are. Youll meet those
people that make you cringe and
those people that make you laugh.
Te choice is yours when it comes
to deciding if you will let your
environment completely mold you
or not.
As youre walking around cam-
pus, try to think about the kind of
person you want to be, as clich as
that might sound. Trust me, Im
not one to buy into all the cheesy
clichs, but I have found this one
to be very true. College is the
beginning of who you are going to
be for the rest of your life. Its the
beginning of fnding those life-
long friends, the love of your life,
and your greatest passions. A lot
of you probably felt pretty import-
ant walking around on campus
your frst day, thinking Yeah, Im
a big ol college kid now! Well,
thats how you should feel. I will
always remember my high school
English teacher telling my class at
the beginning of the year that we
would blink and it would be over.
Te next thing I knew, I was
walking across that stage being
handed my diploma. College is the
same way, so enjoy every moment
to the fullest, and be sure not to
blink.
Molly Smith is a sophomore
majoring in Speech Pathology from
Lenexa
Just because you have a roommate
doesnt mean pants are required. I
havent seen my roommate in pants
yet.
EDITORS NOTE: Dont you live
at home?
Whats worse: when I introduce my-
self to people, they dont know where
Toronto is? Or that I have started
saying Im from the same city as
Wiggins?
I feel bad for the freshman who dont
get to experience Dan driving for
them.
So if I dont wear tall socks with
fip fops is it still ok for me to enter
Robinson?
Just fnished a whole tube of
chapstick without losing it. Easily
my biggest accomplishment in three
years of college.
Best way to ensure attendance in
lab? Hot TA!
If I had a dollar for every pretentious
person I had in my Shakespeare
class, I could pay for my tuition.
Ive said it before and Ill say it
again.. It is WAY more diffcult to be
a left handed student at this campus
than it should be. I am an oppressed
minority.
Just found out my calc professor was
a spy in the army. Note to self: DONT
CHEAT IN CALC.
Thanks, Kansan for my free T-shirt!
Being obsessed with the Cryptoquip
has fnally paid off! #daymade
Hahahahahahaha K-State
When I picked up yesterdays paper
for a brief moment I hoped I was in
Groundhog Day.
If your girlfriends dad insults her
driving, the correct response is not
preach.
There is a raccoon dancing outside
Wescoe. :)
I cant wait until the freshmen start
skipping class and I can get my
crunchy chicken cheddar wrap in
peace. #seniorproblems
To the person who wants to live in
a box under a bridge, it is a van
down by the river.
EDITORS NOTE: Wow, you
should be editor.
Perks of being a night owl, you get
to see KUs mama fox and her ADOR-
ABLE babies.
Forget alcohol education, new
students need to take Street Crossing
101.
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As I hit snooze for the second
time this morning, I realize that
my time is slipping away. I have
to face the decision that most
students battle with: hit the
snooze button one more time
and show up for class looking
like a mismatched athlete in
Nike shorts, or get up and look
semi-presentable for class.
Ive noticed most people
put their best outfts forward
for the frst week of classes.
Whether you wanted to make
an impression on your teachers
or you fnally realized that you
cant keep wearing your Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtle shirt, it
mightve hit you that you have
to put your best self forward.
As the second week of class
begins, we can fnd a happy me-
dium between looking polished
and comfortable. However, with
it feeling like the Sahara Desert
has relocated to Lawrence, most
students who try to look decent
for class end up looking like a
disgruntled mess. Heat is one
factor we cant control but maybe
we can fnd solutions for looking
appropriate for class.
For girls, to look and feel good
about your wardrobe, I suggest
that you combine a basic slouchy
t-shirt tucked into jean shorts and
add a thin braided leather belt.
Also, dont be afraid to acces-
sorize with a statement necklace
or wear a watch with your sun-
dress to be bold in class.
When the weather becomes a
little bit cooler, pair a bright or
patterned scarf with the look.
For guys, toss on a pair of bold
Chuck Taylors or leather boots
with dark slim jeans. If you cant
bear to wear pants, toss on a pair
of seersucker shorts with a white
crew neck. Keep in mind that the
more simple the look, the more
comfortable you will be.
Whether you take an hour to
get ready or you have 10 minutes
until class starts, there are easy
options to get you looking casual
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An array of scales, funnels and
decanters fll the shelves while a
large fltration system slowly drips
a dark solution into a beaker, but
this is not a chemistry lab. Tis
is Alchemy Cofee, a small shop
located on the corner of 19th
Street and Massachusetts Street.
A mixture of
knowledge
about science
and cofee is
used at the shop
to make every
cup.
Alchemy
Cofee does not
ft the corporate
mold of a cofee
shop. Te cofee
is brewed through a meticulous
pour over procedure that takes
four minutes to complete.
Weve calculated everything
and know what makes the perfect
cup of cofee, barista and Univer-
sity graduate Blake Romine said
about the process.
According to Romine, the long
brew process allows him to talk to
customers while they are waiting
for their cup.
Ben Farmer, owner of the Alche-
my Cofee shop, came up with the
idea afer tinkering around with
small sets similar to the current
equipment at the shop.
Te idea to name it came from
wanting to encompass the scien-
tifc approach we take to making
cofee, Farmer said.
He said that he wanted people
to feel and taste a fner grade of
cofee that was crafed precise-
ly and meant more than just a
cafeine rush.
When the name alchemy
came to mind, it just ft perfectly,
Farmer said.
Te menu consists of pour
overs, fash brews, a French press
for faster service, iced tea and
Alchemys signature cold brew.
For people looking
for a snack with
their drink the
shop also carries
an assortment of
local treats from
Chelseas Bakehaus
of Kansas City.
My philosophy
is to keep it as
local as possible,
Farmer said about
the products and ingredients that
are used.
Te shop also carries a series
of four beans that customers can
choose from for their pour over.
One it currently carries is an Ethi-
opian Wote Konga, a cofee bean
that has a blueberry and black
walnut favoring. Te beans are
rotated periodically in order to
give diversity to the cofee brews
available.
We are pretty unique compared
to other cofee shops, Romine
said. Alchemy Cofee, located at
1901 Massachusetts St., is open
from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days
a week.
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T
o say director Woody Al-
lens past two movies have
been Oscar worthy is a bit
of an overstatement. In actuality,
theyve been a little bland. Mid-
night in Paris and To Rome With
Love are nearly the same, focusing
on the simultaneous love lives of
many characters as they wander
around one European capital or
another cheating on their loved
ones and meeting Jazz Age writers
by happenstance. Tats why his
most recent movie Blue Jasmine
was a little worrying: Ones alright,
twos troubling, and threes just
downright obnoxious. Outwardly,
though, Blue Jasmine seems to
take a diferent approach.
Jasmine follows the story of
Jeanette (Cate Blanchett), a former
socialite whose favorite pastimes
include narcissism and conversing
with thin air. Jeanette, who goes
by Jasmine, is forced to leave her
opulent home in New York City
afer her husband Hal (Alec Bald-
win) gets sent to the slammer for a
whole slew of white-collar crimes.
Jasmines only hope is to turn to
her estranged sister Ginger (Sally
Hawkins) and try to get her life
back on track.
With acting heavyweights
Blanchett and Baldwin onboard,
it seems that Jasmine has the
possibility of breaking out of the
redundant new Allen formula.
Blanchett never gives a bad per-
formance and Baldwin can usually
scrape together a passable one.
Somewhere around the hour and
a half marker a little Woody Allen
dj vu starts happening. Sudden-
ly, the movie switches gears from
focusing on the broken relation-
ship between two sisters and turns
into the dual love story weve come
to expect. Signifcant others are
being cheated on and lied to and
were lef wondering when our fa-
vorite expatriate authors are going
to show up.
Tis jarring switch from an
intriguing, character-driven flm
to an overly dramatic plot-driven
one is the fnal nail in this movies
cofn. Jasmines mental instabil-
ity is still there, yes, but now its
being overshadowed by a rushed
relationship with a man whose
house shes decorating. Her sister
Gingers afair with Louis C.K.
totally detracts from Jasmines
struggles, even her relationship
ones. By the (abrupt) end, Blue
Jasmine has completely deviated
from its original purpose and ven-
tured deeper and deeper into soap
opera territory.
Blanchett is the one person who
manages to save this movie. Her
stunning performance is the one
shining light through Blue Jas-
mine and makes it more enjoyable
than it would be otherwise. She
gives Jasmine her all, realistically
portraying a woman whos down
on her luck and trying to fnd her
place in the world twenty years
too late.
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Volume 126 Issue 6 kansan.com Tuesday, September 3, 2013
BIG 12 FOOTBALL PREVIEW
WEEKEND RECAP
PAGE 5B
PAGE 4B
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sports
By Ben Ashworth
bashworth@kansan.com
COMMENTARY
Kansas football
may not be worst
With his team on bye in the
opening week of the college
football season, Charlie Weis had
a few coaching moments based
on other games that his players
watched.
Of course, all eyes were on the
Kansas State vs. North Dakota
State game, as the Wildcats were
stunned 24-21, in Manhattan.
I think that game glaringly
caught our players attention,
Weis said during the Big 12
media teleconference on Monday
morning.
With that game being played
on Friday night, Weis was able
to have a talk with the team on
Saturday morning before practice
about watching in-state rival and
defending Big 12 champion Kan-
sas State lose to an FCS opponent.
Did you pay attention, did you
see what happened? Weis said he
told his team. Tis isnt any big
surprise here fellas, this is what
can happen.
Weis has a theory that upsets are
more likely to occur in the frst
game of the season because teams
like North Dakota State have
more time to prepare for their
opponents.
During the ofseason there is
plenty of time for coaches to scout
their opponents. Tey can watch
the games from last season and
then learn what the team might
change for the upcoming season
through reading and watching
media reports on what transpires
at fall camp.
Te longer time you have to
prepare the better chance you
have of having your guys ready
to go and I think that there were
a number of coaches that did a
heck of a job this past weekend,
Weis said.
If preparation is as important
as Weis believes it is, then his
team should
have an added
advantage
against South
Dakota State
at home on
Saturday. Weis
sat in front of
his television
from noon
until midnight
watching foot-
ball and one of the games he took
in was South Dakota defeat UC
Davis, 10-7.
I ordered it online from the
coyote network, trust me, Weis
said. I sat there and my TV was
on, I was on my computer and I
watched that whole game.
It cost Weis $10 to catch that
game on South Dakotas Coyote
Network.
Coaches arent able to see
everything theyre looking for by
watching a game
on television,
but Weis said
theres always
something to
take note of.
Weis said last
week that he
listens to the
announcers
during a game
to see if they can
provide any extra insight, because
theyve talked with the coaches
before the game.
Te team will likely have
something to work on this week
based of of what Weis saw while
watching that game.
But, there could also be a poten-
tial advantage for South Dakota
in having already played their frst
game.
I think their coming of a
similar season to us and having a
little bit of early success in their
opener gave them a little bit of a
jump start on us because theyve
already got one under the belt,
Weis said. Te second game is
usually gonna be better than the
frst one.
It sounds like Weis both enjoyed
the weekend and was able to do
some scouting that could beneft
him early in the season.
It was actually a miserable
day, sitting around from noon
until midnight watching college
football isnt exactly my cup of
tea, Weis said, obviously joking.
You just use it to your advantage
and do whatever TV scouting you
can do.
The longer time you have

to prepare the better
chance you have of having
your guys ready to go. ...
CHARLIE WEIS
Kansas Coach
MAX GOODWIN
mgoodwin@kansan.com
DONT BLINK
Weis uses bye week to examine early opponents
FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
Coach Charlie Weis watches his team practice from the sideline last season at Memorial Stadium.
BEAUTIFUL GOOD-BYE
VOLLEYBALL
Kansas comes back from loss against Arizona
BRIAN HILLIX
bhillix@kansan.com
Te Kansas womens volley-
ball team overcame a tough
season-opening loss Saturday
to sweep the remainder of its
matches and tie for frst place in
the Arizona Invitational.
Te Jayhawks struggled out of
the gate, losing to a tough Central
Arkansas team 21-25, 25-16, 24-
26, 24-26. Middle blocker Caroline
Jarmoc, a redshirt senior from
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, led the
team with 19 kills in the match.
Arizona later defeated Central
Arkansas in four sets, keeping
the door open for Kansas to earn
a frst-place tie with wins over
Morgan State and Arizona.
Kansas took care of business in
its next match as it swept Morgan
State 25-13, 25-23, 25-18 to
improve to 1-1 on the year and
gain momentum heading into the
night match against Arizona. Sara
McClinton, a junior from Omaha,
and Jarmoc posted double-digit
kills with 16 and 11, respectively.
Behind a strong team efort,
the Jayhawks rebounded from a
frst-set loss to defeat the Wildcats
25-27, 25-15, 25-23, 25-20. Chel-
sea Albers, a junior from Papillion,
Neb., McClinton and Jarmoc got
a combined 49 kills and just 10
errors. Setter Erin McNorton,
a senior from Dallas, paced the
team with 58 assists and 14 digs,
and Brianne Riley, a senior from
Naperville, Ill., contributed three
service aceswhich tied a career
highand 22 digs.
Kansas came to Tucson as the
FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
Freshman outside hitter Chelsea Albers and sophomore middle blocker Marianne Beal chest bump as they get pumped up
before last seasons game against Texas at Horejsi Family Athletics Center. SEE LOSS PAGE 7B
T
he bottom of the Big 12
looked very vulnerable on
Saturday.
Not coincidentally, Kansas
chances of escaping the basement
increased dramatically.
Kansas State, to the delight of
Kansas fans around the country,
laid an egg against the Bison of
North Dakota State. Te Wildcats
were hoping to start the season out
with a bang, but instead harnessed
the momentum of a three-toed
sloth.
Kansas State rushed for 346
yards against Kansas in last years
blowout, which was indicative
of its commitment to the run-
ning game throughout the entire
season. However, against the
Bison, the Wildcats were only able
to muster 41 yards on 23 rushing
attempts. Te loss of Collin Klein
to graduation certainly hurts, as
he was a dual-threat quarterback
who took attention of the running
backs, but the Wildcats must fnd
a way to reinvigorate their rushing
ofense. In addition, the defense
must bounce back, especially afer
allowing a crippling eight and a half
minute touchdown drive in the late
fourth quarter.
Despite these setbacks, Kansas
State is not as bad as that loss would
suggest. North Dakota State is
not your usual FCS squad, and the
venerable Bill Snyder will certainly
make the requisite adjustments.
Meanwhile, West Virginia has
something Kansas State doesnt: a
W in the win column. However,
West Virginia looked to be the infe-
rior team as it struggled its way to a
comeback win against William and
Mary, a team that went 2-9 in the
FCS last year. If North Dakota State
is the Franklin Roosevelt of the
FCS, William and Mary is William
Henry Harrison. Te Mountain-
eers could turn the season around
if they steal Geno Smith back from
the Jets (he probably wouldnt
mind), but the talent is simply
lacking. With the defense unable
to adequately stop a mediocre FCS
team, it is unlikely it will be able to
hold some of the Big 12 ofenses.
Iowa State also had a subpar
showing against an FCS team, join-
ing Kansas State in the loss column
with a 28-20 loss to the Northern
Iowa Panthers. It wasnt because
Panther alum Ali Farokhmanesh
showed up out of nowhere to deliv-
er more devastating daggers to his
opponents, but rather because of a
poor rush defense and a disap-
pointing third down ofense.
Te biggest obstacle between Kan-
sas and escaping the basement is its
schedule. Its three most winnable
conference games, West Virginia,
Iowa State, and Kansas State re-
spectively, are the last three games
of the regular season. It is certainly
conceivable that the Jayhawks enter
the West Virginia game with an
0-6 conference record. Kansas
confdence could be minimal and
its attitude dejected, especially if it
fails to avoid blowouts.
If Kansas can steal a game at the
beginning of the conference season
or earn the begrudging respect
of the conferences powers, then
Kansas fans could see a three-game
winning streak to end the season.
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his past weekend was the start of
everyones favorite season: college
football. Te warm, sunny days
of tailgating are back. Te cheering of the
fans, the whistle blows by the refs and the
screaming from the coaches fll football
stadiums around the nation. Although our
Jayhawks had the week of, we were not
disappointed at all by the games that were
played.
Of course the biggest story heading into
the weekend was the half-game suspen-
sion of Johnny Manziel. Only a half-game
suspension? Yes, you read that correctly.
Te NCAA is full of idiots who cant make
up their minds. If youre going to suspend
him, do it for at least one game, or dont
do it at all. When he was able to play
again in the second half, he helped ignite
Texas A&M to a 52-31 win over Rice, who
played a pretty good game. Manziel loves
getting attention and during the game he
did some taunts, for example, rubbing his
fngers together to gesture money and also
air-writing his autograph. Some people
like him and some dont. I belong with the
dislike crowd. I never have been a fan of
his and never will be. Afer watching all of
the football games, I dont think Manziel
was the biggest story of Saturday.
Did anyone watch the game between
Clemson and Georgia? No. eight versus
No. fve, respectively. Tat game was a
blast to watch and was a great way to kick
of the college football season.
Clemson ended up beating Georgia
38-35, and although they are both
ranked top 10, the Clemson fans still
decided to rush the feld. Why would
they do that? Tats very unusual and
wasnt necessary at all. Who cares
what the fans do, right? Let them have
their fun. If you havent seen the introduc-
tion of Clemsons football players into the
stadium, you need to go watch it. It is very
chilling and deserves some recognition.
Tere will always be upsets in college
football. Tats what makes the game great.
Tere were two upsets in the top 25. No.
19 Boise State was crushed by Washington
38-6. Also, number 25 Oregon State just
barely lost to Eastern Washington 49-46.
Tough losses for both teams. Although this
next upset didnt happen in the top 25, we
must stand up and applaud Kansas State
for losing to North Dakota State 24 -21.
You know what the best part about that is?
Kansas State lost
at home. I have a
feeling that locker room afer
the game wasnt in the best of moods.
With the frst week of college football
over, we are starting to see how each team
plays. Im excited for the Jayhawks season
to start and it will take time, but just go
with it. Who knows, maybe our Hawks can
turn it around this year.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 PAGE 2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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That wasnt very smart and thats
why he didnt go back in the game.
A&M Coach Kevin Sumlin on
Manziels taunting
during the game
Kansas State had the sec-
ond-largest home crowd in its
football history at the game against
North Dakota State, who they lost
to.
ESPN.com
Q: How many touchdowns did
Johnny Manziel throw for?
A: Three
ESPN.com
QUOTE OF THE DAY
FACT OF THE DAY
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
THE MORNING BREW
College football kicks off
This week in athletics
Wednesday
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
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By Michael Portman
mportman@kansan.com
Volleyball
UMKC
7 p.m.
Kansas City, Missouri
Volleyball
Arkansas
7 p.m.
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Soccer
Arizona
4:30 p.m.
Tempe, Arizona
Volleyball
Arkansas
1 p.m.
Lawrence, Kansas
Soccer
Arizona State
1:30 p.m.
Tempe, Arizona
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EVENTS
Football
University of South Dakota
6 p.m.
Lawrence, Kansas
Te Big 12 is 0-2 against the
Missouri Valley Conference, and
it took a late touchdown by West
Virginia to avoid another open-
ing-weekend loss to an FCS team.
"Tat's the story of the opening
week of the season, is who gets
beat by somebody they shouldn't,"
Texas coach Mack Brown said
Monday. "Tere's always a couple,
and this year there were a lot more
than that."
Nationwide, there were eight FCS
teams that beat FBS opponents.
Tat was twice as many such up-
sets as the opening week of 2012.
But that's not supposed to
happen to a league like the Big
12, which going into this season
was 103-3 against non-FBS teams.
Te conference in its 18th season
almost matched that loss total in
one weekend.
"It will grab your attention.
Luckily, we were able to get tested
and be able to overcome that," said
West Virginia coach Dana Hol-
gorsen, whose team escaped with
a 24-17 win over William & Mary.
"At the end of the year, it really
doesn't matter what the score was.
It's about getting the wins."
Defending co-Big 12 champion
Kansas State failed to do against
two-time defending FCS cham-
pion North Dakota State, then
Iowa State lost to Northern Iowa.
(Baylor beat Woford 69-3 in its
FCS matchup).
Te only other FBS leagues with
two losses to lower-tier teams were
the American Athletic Conference
(former Big East) and Sun Belt.
Te Sun Belt losers were South
Alabama, in its frst season as a
full-fedged FBS team, and Geor-
gia State, a team still making that
transition.
Not exactly the company the Big
12 wants to be in when the goal
is break the SEC's string of seven
consecutive national champion-
ships.
"It's all about the fnal product
and how we fnish the year, not
how we start the year," Holgorsen
said. " Tere's going to be a lot of
positive things happen in the Big
12, there's going to be a lot of great
games to be played, and at the end
of the year, we'll see how we stack
up."
Big 12 teams have three more
games against FCS teams this
week, including Kansas playing
South Dakota in its season opener.
Texas Tech plays coach Klif
Kingsbury's home debut against
Stephen F. Austin, and TCU hosts
Southeastern Louisiana.
West Virginia goes to Oklahoma
for the frst game this season that
counts in the Big 12 standings. Te
Sooners and Texas don't play any
FCS opponents this year.
"Tere's always talk in the frst
week or the second week about
who's the best conference," Brown
said. "'I think you need to look at
the end of the season at the body
of work."
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SOCCER
NFL
Salazar kickstarts offensive attack against Purdue
STELLA LIANG
sliang@kansan.com
Te only person standing be-
tween Liana Salazar and her frst
goal of the season was Purdue
goalkeeper Clara Kridler. Te rest
of the two teams watched as Sala-
zar took a penalty kick in the 18th
minute of the game following a
Purdue foul in the box on Kansas
junior midfelder Jamie Fletcher.
Te redshirt-sophomore mid-
felder sized up her opponent, and
kicked it low and out of reach of
Kridler. Her goal was the begin-
ning of an ofensive show by the
Jayhawks, which earned the team
a 4-1 victory over Purdue.
Te goal for the weekend was to
score and have attacking oppor-
tunities, Salazar said. I think
changing the shape of the team
helps me and [Fletcher] to have
the freedom to move everywhere
on the feld. Tat was a key today.
Te Jayhawks implemented a
new formation on Sunday. Coach
Mark Francis said the team only
started discussing it Saturday, but
the team executed it well. He said
the new formation allowed more
freedom for the tackle players,
and it pushed Salazar forward
more.
Ofensively this was our best
game by far, Francis said. We
obviously scored three goals last
week, but I think we created a lot
more chances today.
Te Jayhawks added to the lead
at the end of the frst half when
many of the starters were of
the feld. Sophomore forward
Ashley Williams took the ball,
which was played by freshman
forward Ashley Pankey past the
goalkeeper. Williams continued
her aggressiveness in the second
half with two good opportunities
one that barely missed the net.
She fnished with fve shots, four
of which were on goal.
Kansas outshot Purdue 23-14.
More important-
ly, the Jayhawks
success on the
feld could be
attributed to
their defensive
efort.
Te Boilermak-
ers had scored
12 goals in their
frst three games
of the season.
Tey earned
their last victory Friday 4-1
against Northern Illinois.
Te Jayhawks were efcient
Sunday in containing Purdues
scoring opportunities. Freshman
Tayler Estrada, who is listed as a
midfelder, started Sunday at de-
fender. Estrada quickly swarmed
Purdue players who got close to
the goal. When redshirt-junior
goalkeeper Kaitlyn Stroud was
tied up during an ofensive stand
by the Boilermakers, Estrada was
there to kick a Purdue shot out of
the goal.
Despite the near shutout, Francis
wanted to see more from his de-
fense in the new formation.
Te defensive part of it when
we lose the ball, weve got to
tweak a little bit, especially de-
fending the ball in wide spaces,
Francis said.
Purdue scored its frst goal late
in the second half. Senior defend-
er Jordan Pawlik scored the goal
in the same manner as Salazar
scored hers a penalty kick.
Pawlik shot the ball to the right
and out of Strouds reach.
Senior Caroline Kastor scored
Kansas third goal
and was assisted by
Fletcher. Soph-
omore forward
Courtney Dick-
erson headed in
Kastors cross for
the teams fourth
and fnal goal.
Salazar, Williams
and Dickerson
scored their frst
goals of the season
in Sundays win. Kastors goal was
her second. Afer the game, Kas-
tor said the victory showed the
potential and talent of the team.
Te win over Purdue marked
Kansas third victory in a row.
Kansas defeated Missouri State
Friday on a late goal by junior
midfelder Kelsey Lyden. Te
game was scoreless until Lydens
goal with four minutes lef. Lyden
was assisted by Fletcher, who
led the team that night with four
shots.
Te Kansas soccer team will
head to Tempe, Ariz. this week-
end. Te Jayhawks will match-up
against Arizona and Arizona
State.
The goal for the

weekend was to score
and have attacking
opportunities.
LIANA SALAZAR
redshirt-sophomore midfelder
FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
Redshirt-sophomore midfelder Liana Salazar clears the ball in the frst half of a Kansas win over Texas in 2011.
Gabbert could start
against Chiefs
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Jaguars quar-
terback Blaine Gabbert could be ready
to start in Sunday's regular-season
opener against Kansas City.
He threw passes in practice Monday
and after suffering a hairline fracture
of the thumb on his throwing hand in
the team's second preseason game
against the New York Jets. Gabbert
missed the fnal two preseason games
against Philadelphia and Atlanta.
"I'm very optimistic and it's healing
well, about as fast as it can at this
point," Gabbert said. "You're going to
feel good some days and some days not
so much but at the same time the more
I can do out there the more reps I can
get it's going to help me mentally and
physically."
The QB did some light throwing over
the weekend and increased his throws
in Monday's practice.
"It's uncomfortable, but at the same
time, it's just something you can't
worry about," Gabbert said.
Chad Henne started the fnal two
preseason games for the Jaguars and
would replace Gabbert if he wasn't
ready to play on Sunday. The Jaguars
also signed third-year quarterback
Ricky Stanzi off waivers from Kansas
City last week. Stanzi was on the Chiefs
active roster the last two seasons but
has yet to play in an NFL game.
Jaguars coach Gus Bradley said he
was pleased with Gabbert's progress
over the weekend.
"He was able to grip the ball over
the weekend and now is working hard
with our trainers getting ready to play,"
Bradley said. "I think it's the next step
in his recovery to get back, so we'll just
follow the protocol. We liked what we
saw."
Only two players were held out of
Monday's practice defensive end
Jeremy Mincey and offensive guard Will
Rackley. Jaguars coach Gus Bradley
says both should be ready to return on
Wednesday. Running back Justin For-
sett, who has been sidelined since the
frst week of training camp, practiced
Monday.
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Texas Tech
Last Year: Kansas lost 41-34 at
Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock,
Texas on Nov. 10
This Year: Oct. 5 at Memorial
Stadium
Players to Watch: Freshman Baker
Mayfeld (QB), sophomore Mi-
chael Brewer (QB), senior Kerry
Hyder (DE)
Texas Tech is one of the Big 12
schools with a quarterback contro-
versy. Sophomore Michael Brewer
was projected to start for the Red
Raiders before a back injury in
fall workouts forced coach Klif
Kingsbury to go with freshman
walk-on Baker Mayfeld who
just happened to have a monster
game. Mayfeld was 43-of-60 for
413 yards with four touchdowns.
Mayfeld will defnitely be getting
another consideration for the
starter position upon Brewers
return, but Kingsbury, a former
Mike Leach pupil, must have liked
what he saw from Mayfeld.
TCU
Last year: Kansas lost 20-6 at
home on Sept. 15
This Year: Oct. 12 at Amon G.
Carter Stadium in Fort Worth,
Texas
Players to Watch: Senior Casey
Pachall (QB), sophomore Trevone
Boykin (QB), sophomore Devonte
Fields (DE)
TCU returns for its second
season in the Big 12 as one of
the leagues top contenders. Te
Horned Frogs opened the season
ranked No. 20, but an excusable
37-27 loss to LSU may drop that.
Te biggest problem for TCU is
its quarterback situation. Casey
Pachall got the start against LSU,
but sophomore Trevone Boykin
took most of the second half
snaps. Pachall fnished the game
9-of-16 passing for 75 yards com-
pared to Boykins 6-of-12 perfor-
mance. Its too hard to tell which
quarterback will grab the top spot
the race may continue into the
beginning of conference play.
Oklahoma
Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Me-
morial Stadium in Norman, Okla.,
on Oct. 20
Stadium
Players to Watch: Freshman Trev-
or Knight (QB), senior Damien
Williams (RB)
Te Sooners opened up the sea-
son at No. 16 and routed Louisi-
ana-Monroe 34-0 in their season
opener, but a lot of eyes are still on
the teams quarterback situation.
Knight prevailed as the starter
over Blake Bell in perhaps the
conferences most watched quar-
terback battle, but a less-than-daz-
zling opening performance could
still leave room for the Belldozer.
Knight went 11-of-28 performance
for 86 yards with one interception
and three touchdowns.
Baylor
Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco,
Texas, on Nov. 3
Stadium
Players to Watch: Junior Lache
Seastrunk (RB), senior Tevin
Reese (WR)
Te Bears may very well be the
underdog contender for the Big 12
title. Behind the Big 12 preseason
ofensive player of the year, Lache
Seastrunk, and seven returning
defensive starters, the Bears are a
serious threat to cause chaos in the
Big 12. Te biggest question for
the Bears will be at the quarter-
back position, where junior Bryce
Petty will have a chance to show
what hes made of afer years in the
shadows of Robert Grifn III and
Nick Florence.
Texas
Memorial Stadium on Oct. 27
This Year: Nov. 2 at Darrell K Roy-
al Texas Memorial Stadium in
Austin, Texas
Players to Watch: Junior David
Ash (QB), senior Mike Davis
(WR)
As the most experienced quar-
terback in the Big 12, David Ash
hopes to lead Texas astray from a
string of crummy seasons. Texas
is a good bet to make a run at
Oklahoma State for the top of the
Big 12, and with nine returning
defensive starters the squad is
equipped to do so. An experienced
quarterback and defense are hard-
to-come-by qualities in the Big 12
and because Texas possesses both,
it had a legitimate chance to run
the conference table.
Oklahoma State
Memorial Stadium in Lawrence,
on Oct. 13
This Year: Nov. 9 at Boone Pickens
Stadium in Stillwater, Okla.
Players to Watch: Junior Josh
Stewart (WR), sophomore J.W.
Walsh (QB)
Te Big 12 favorites started the
season with a dominant 21-3 win
over SEC opponent Mississippi
State, and in doing so, ofcially
named J.W. Walsh as the starting
quarterback moving forward.
Te Cowboys opened the season
ranked No. 13 and can be easily
identifed as the team to beat in
the Big 12.
West Virginia
Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgan-
town, W. Va., on Dec. 1
This Year: Nov. 16 at Memorial
Stadium
Players to Watch: Junior Paul
Millard (QB), junior Andrew Buie
(RB)
West Virginia lost Geno Smith.
Smith was the face of the Moun-
taineer program for nearly his
entire career in Morgantown, and
without him, West Virginia will
not be the same. Te Mountain-
eers lack leadership without Smith,
and may encounter a few wakeup
calls throughout the season. Te
Mountaineers almost had one last
Saturday, before they came back
from a 17-7 halfime defcit to
William and Mary to win 24-17
at home.
Iowa State
Memorial Stadium on Nov. 17
This Year: Nov. 23 at Jack Trice
Stadium in Ames, Iowa
Players to Watch: Sophomore Sam
Richardson (QB), junior E.J. Bibbs
(TE)
Iowa State is one of the few Big
12 schools without any quarter-
back controversy. Sam Richardson
returns to lead a Cyclone team
that has gone bowling in three of
the past four years. Iowa State has
been the team to win just enough
conference games to earn a
low-level bowl bid. Its time for the
Cyclones to break out of that role.
Kansas State
Bill Snyder Family Stadium in
Manhattan, on Oct. 6
This Year: Nov. 30 at Memorial
Stadium
Players to Watch: Senior John Hu-
bert (RB), senior Ty Zimmerman
(DB), junior Jake Waters (QB)
Te Wildcats lost their Heisman
candidate quarterback Collin
Klein at nine defensive starters.
Te team has some gaping holes to
fll, plenty of which were evident
in the Wildcats 24-21 home
opener loss to North Dakota State
University.
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Te fnal day of August marked
the beginning of the season for the
Kansas Cross Country teams.
Te Kansas men and womens
teams both defeated Oral Roberts
and UMKC at the Bob Timmons
Classic on Saturday, marking the
11th-straight season-opener win
for the men.
Mens coach Stanley Redwine
held his top, experienced runners
out of the meet, so six of the nine
men suiting up for Kansas on Sat-
urday were freshmen. Kansas came
out on top placing fve runners in
the top 15 and seven runners in
the top 25.
Freshman Tyler Yunk from
Belvidere, Ill., took home frst
place in his premiere college meet
with a 19:34.19 6k. Yunk was
followed closely by Kansas third
place fnisher Alexandre Lavigne,
a freshman from Quebec City, and
seventh place fnisher Brendan
Soucie, a junior from Osawatomie.
From the moment the gun went
of the Kansas pack asserted itself
behind the Gator at the front.
Te athletes navigated the course
without much contention. Oral
Roberts snuck a few runners into
the front pack, but Kansas had a
stronghold on the top positions for
the majority of the race.
Rim Rock Farms is known for
its hilly, winding terrain, but Tyler
Yunk was more than ready for
them.
I really enjoy this place, Yunk
said about his
new home-
course. I came
out here on my
visit and looking
at all these hills I
was taken aback.
I didnt know
Kansas was this
hilly.
Yunk set out
to dispel any
concerns that
he couldnt run
hills.
I wanted to show that I can do
hills and hit them hard like here,
he continued. If you can master
hills, you can destroy any race.
Although Yunk lef a lot of those
in attendance impressed, Yunk has
one thing on his mind afer taking
gold: get faster.
I cant come away from this race
all high and mighty, Yunk said. I
need to keep pushing harder than I
have already.
A healthy amount of the produc-
tivity for the Kansas women came
from young, new faces. Four of the
top six runners on the womens
side were Kansas freshmen.
Freshmen Jennifer Angles, Grace
Morgan, Lydia Saggau, and Nashia
Baker took second, third, fourth,
and sixth, respectively. Angles
crossed the tape
afer traversing
the 5k course in
19:16.53a 6:12
per mile pace.
Angles, a St.
Tomas Aquinas
alum, was not
as new to Rim
Rock as Yunk.
She raced at the
course in high
school during
state champi-
onship meets, but had the same
mindset as Yunk: attack the hills.
I love Rim Rock, so I was really
excited to run here, she said. I
like the hills. I know thats kind of
weird, but I like the challenge.
Kansas will run its second and
fnal home race of the year on Oct.
5 in the Rim Rock Classic.
DANIEL HARMSEN
dharmsen@kansan.com
Kansas opens season with victories at home course
I love Rim Rock, so I was

really excited to run here. I
like the hills. I know thats
kind of weird, but I like the
challenge.
JENNIFER ANGLES
Freshman
CROSS COUNTRY
NATION
FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
Sophomore James Wilson (133) leads the pack of runners early on at the Bob Timmons Classic Saturday morning at Rim Rock
Farm. Wilson fnished third in the 6k with a time of 19:49.5. The women had runners fnish second, third, fourth and sixth.
Woman completes record-breaking swim to Florida
KEY WEST, Fla. Looking
dazed and sunburned, U.S. endur-
ance swimmer Diana Nyad walked
ashore Monday, becoming the
frst person to swim from Cuba to
Florida without the help of a shark
cage.
Te 64-year-old Nyad swam
up to the beach just before 2
p.m. EDT, about 53 hours afer
starting her journey from Havana
on Saturday. As she approached,
spectators waded into waist-high
water and surrounded her, taking
pictures and cheering her on.
"I have three messages. One is,
we should never, ever give up. Two
is, you're never too old to chase
your dream. Tree is, it looks like a
solitary sport, but it is a team," she
said on the beach.
"I have to say, I'm a little bit out
of it right now," Nyad said. She
gestured toward her swollen lips,
and simply said "seawater."
Her team said she had been
slurring her words while out in the
water. She was placed on a stretch-
er on the beach and received an IV
before she was taken by ambulance
to a hospital. But her doctor later
declared her essentially healthy
and expected her to recover quick-
ly from dehydration, swelling and
sunburn.
"I just wanted to get out of the
sun," she said afer coming ashore
on a scorching, sunny day amid
calm seas.
It was Nyad's ffh attempt and
what she had said would be her
last try to complete the approxi-
mately 110-mile swim. She tried
three times in 2011 and 2012. Her
frst attempt was in 1978.
"It's historic, marvelous," said
Jose Miguel Diaz Escrich, the
Hemingway Marina commodore
who helped organize the Cuba side
of Nyad's multiple attempts.
"I always thought she could do
it given her internal energy, her
mental and physical strength, her
will of iron," said Diaz Escrich,
whom Nyad has called a longtime
friend.
"More than the athletic feat, she
wants to send a message of peace,
love, friendship and happiness ...
between the people of the United
States and Cuba," he added.
President Barack Obama was
among a furry of public of-
cials and celebrities who tweeted
congratulations. Te president's
tweet read: "Never give up on your
dreams."
Nyad's previous try was cut
short amid boat trouble, storms,
unfavorable currents and jellyfsh
stings that lef her face pufy and
swollen.
Tis time, she wore a full body-
suit, gloves, booties and a mask
at night, when jellyfsh rise to the
surface. Te new silicone mask
caused bruises inside her mouth,
making it difcult for her to speak,
she told her team as she neared
land.
Doctors traveling with Nyad had
been worried about her slurred
speech and her breathing, but
didn't intervene, according to
Nyad's website.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fresh of a solid performance
at the Arizona Invitational, the
Jayhawks take on the UMKC Kan-
garoos Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m.
in Kansas City, Mo.
Te squad fnished in a three-way
tie for frst place in the Arizona
Invitational afer dropping its frst
match of the season and win-
ning its next two. Te Jayhawks
continue their road trip with six of
the next seven games away from
Horesji Family Athletics Center.
Te Jayhawks defeated the Kan-
garoos last season 25-15, 25-17,
25-17 at home on Sept. 4 2012.
Red-shirt senior middle blocker
Caroline Jarmoc set the tone with
16 kills and 7 blocks in the match.
Senior setter Erin McNorton led
the ofensive attack with 33 assists
while senior libero Brianne Riley
anchored the defense with 17 digs.
Kansas will see some familiar fac-
es in Swinney Recreation Center.
Christi Posey, the head coach of
UMKC, spent 11 years as the assis-
tant coach at Kansas. Tis will be
her third season as the head coach
of the Kangaroos. UMKC associate
head coach Trent Jones also has
roots in Kansas as he served as a
volunteer assistant from 2002-04.
Te Kangaroos are 1-2 afer
opening their season at the Arkan-
sas Invitational.
Quick hits:
The match will be the home
opener for the Kangaroos
Kansas is 18-0 all-time against
UMKC, including three road victories
Kansas went 9-5 on the road
last season
Kansas also fnished 2-1 to
open the 2012 season after the Arkan-
sas Invitational
Last three meetings:
UMKC @ Kansas Win, 3-0
(10/27/09)
UMKC @ Kansas Win, 3-0 (8/31/10)
UMKC @ Kansas Win, 3-0 (9/4/12)
Kansas ready for
match at UMKC
VOLLEYBALL
BRIAN HILLIX
bhillix@kansan.com
FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
Junior outside hitter Sara McClinton, junior outside hitter Chelsea Albers and senior middle blocker Caroline Jarmoc block a spike during a game against Texas at Horesjsi
Family Athletics during the 2011 season.
only ranked team in the feld of
four teams. Despite this added
pressure, Albers said nerves had
nothing to do with Fridays loss.
We dont look at others expec-
tations, Albers said. We look to
exceed our own.
Albers attributed the slow start to
tentative play and too many errors.
Te Jayhawks responded by win-
ning six of the next seven sets.
We tried to make too many shots
and we didnt trust in each other as
much as we should have, Albers
said. Afer that match, we really
began to trust in each other as a
team.
Albers set career highs with 16
kills and 18 digs in the match
against Arizona. Both Albers
and McClinton were named to
the All-Tournament Team afer a
tournament total of 34 and 37 kills
respectively.
Kansas went 2-1 for the weekend
to earn a three-way tie for frst
place with Arizona and Central
Arkansas. Morgan State went 0-3.
Te Jayhawks have a busy week
ahead as they play three matches
in fve days. First, they travel to
Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday, Sept.
3, to take on UMKC at 7 p.m.
Coach Ray Bechard plans to make
good use of the teams limited prac-
tice schedule this week by continu-
ing to work on pass and serve drills
and improving the teams blocking
and initial line of defense.
We can learn a lot from the slow
start, Bechard said.
Coach Bechard earned his 250th
career win afer victories over Mor-
gan State and Arizona on Saturday.
Bechard has the most wins in the
programs history.
Te best part of it all was that we
got a win, Bechard said. We knew
we needed to respond afer the frst
match and we really stepped up.
Featured tweet: Amy Wehrs @
amster12
Went 2-0 today!!! I couldnt have
asked for a better team or school to
play for! #kuvball #DreamCrush
#RCJH @KUVolleyball
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