When the government shut

down last in 1995, it was closed for

21 days and, according to Gallup,
it didnt afect public opinion in
the long run.
But, now, with the government
shutdown in its second week
and social media a prevalent
form of communication that
wasnt available to people in
1995, its efects, frustration and
information are being spread more
widely than before.
Many of Twitters trending topics
in the U.S. last week revolved
around the shutdown.
#DearCongress,
#ShutdownPickupLines,
#NoBudgetNoPants and simply
#GovernmentShutdown made the
list.
Tough social media gives
everyone a voice, does social
media infuence politics?

NATIONAL POLITICS
Hyunjin Seo, an assistant
professor at the school of
journalism, teaches a social media
class and said social medias
prevalence has caused most
politicians to engage with their
constituents through Facebook
and Twitter.
Social media has become
an important channel through
which citizens gather information,
express their opinions on social
and political issues and mobilize
movements around those issues,
Seo said.
However, Seo said the efect
social media has on politics is
difcult to measure. He also said
trending Twitter hashtags likely
have the most infuence.
Tis may help put pressure on
politicians to resolve the issue,
Seo said. At the same time, social
media has amplifed polarized
views on issues, as people tend
to follow online infuencers,
communities or media sources
that they agree with.
Shelby Webb, junior from
Ottawa, Kan., said she was
prompted to tweet to the Speaker
of the House John Boehner by
an email from Barack Obama's
Organizing for Action campaign.
TWEET from @shelbywebbly: .@
SpeakerBoehner I was trying to
think of something funny but also
anti-gov shut down, but then I just
got sad. So try to fx it yo.
"It wasn't a very thoughtful
tweet, but I was taking part in a
'tweet at Boehner' campaign I got
an email about," Webb said. "I
believe in those types of situations
it's more the magnitude of unrest
among people that counts."
Te email encouraged people
to create a Twitter account if
they weren't already on the social
media platform.
"It's a place where many
members of Congress and their
stafers try to drive the narrative
of the day," the email said about
Twitter.

LOCAL POLITICS
Kansas State Representative
Stephanie Clayton is serving her
frst term representing parts of
Johnson County and actively
uses her own Twitter account @
SSCJoCoKs.
Clayton uses Twitter to
communicate her decisions to
constituents and reaches out to
them for feedback.
I use it because I believe that it
makes me more transparent and
accountable to my constituents,
Clayton said.
She said she understands
that theres a risk with social
media because it is public
communication, and the more you
put out there, the more vulnerable
you are.
I might as well be standing in
the street with those people yelling
things at me because everyone can
hear, Clayton said.
Tough Clayton uses Twitter,
she is unsure the infuence it
has on a broader level. She has
never been swayed to a diferent
position based on social media
communications and is skeptical
that Congress members would be
either.
Clayton said its harder to know
if people who give her feedback
are her constituents, and though
she always asks, it might be harder
for senators and congressmen to
make the distinction.
She said she thinks social
media has a more indirect efect
through popular hashtags because
politicians always want to know
how people feel about a particular
issue.

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Government shutdown temporarily puts funding for graduate research on hold
Graduate students applications
for a National Science Foundation
Graduate Research Fellowship
or Doctoral Dissertation
Improvement Grant have been
temporarily put on hold by the
government shutdown.
Te online application process
is unavailable, but students
are encouraged to continue
preparation materials for the
deadlines falling between Nov. 4
and 8. Roberta Pokphanh, assistant
dean of graduate studies, said they
are expecting applications to be
accepted and awards made for
the upcoming year, despite the
shutdown. Students with a current
fellowship will not be afected.
Te fellowship provides a
$32,000 annual stipend for three
years to a student pursuing
research-based masters and
doctoral degrees in the felds of
science, technology, engineering
and mathematics, and a $12,000
cost-of-education allowance to
their institution.
Te grant provides approximately
$10,000 to students who may not
have adequate funding through
their institution to assist in the
quality of their dissertation
research. Unlike the fellowship, it
doesnt provide a salary or stipend.
Austin Charron, a Ph.D. student
in the geography department from
Corvallis, Ore., is set to submit
a grant application on Tursday
to aid with his Ph.D. dissertation
focusing on regional identity in
Siberia and Russia. Te NSF grant
would allow him to travel to the
area for fve months to complete
surveys.
If the shutdown is still in efect
when he submits the application,
there will be no one to review his
proposal at that time.
He said hes fairly confdent that
once the situation has improved,
the accepting process will get back
on track; however, the long-term
efects of the shutdown on grant
funding are unknown.
Te uncertainty of it all is a little
alarming, Charron said.
Te frozen state of the application
process wont delay Charrons
research, but others applying for
the grant may not be as fortunate.
Nancy Myers, grant development
ofcer at the Institute for Policy
and Social Research, described the
situation as a holding pattern.
Were just crossing our fngers
that [the shutdown] will lif and
we can get our students proposals
through and know one way or
another if they need to fnd other
funding, Myers said.
Te shutdown could potentially
delay research progress and career
advancement. Coupled with the
recent sequestration legislation,
which estimated a $12 billion
reduction in federal research
spending this year, the support of
these projects is sufering.
In the big picture, the more
you cut these funding sources, the
farther behind the U.S. could get in
scientifc research, Myers said.
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EMMA LEGAULT
elegault@kansan.com
It was the kind of divorce that
didnt end on bad terms, but it
didnt end on good terms either.
Mauricio Gomez Montoyas
parents split up when he was
13 years old. Afer that point he
never really saw his dad.
Gomez Montoya was raised by
his mother in Mexico City. His
brother, only two years older,
was the frst real male role model
he had. Gomez Montoya and
his older brother had to fgure
things out on their own there
are some things that mothers
cant provide to teenage boys that
fathers can.
We had to learn how to tie
ties from our neighbor, Gomez
Montoya said.
Learning how to tie a tie, change
a tire and catch a baseball werent
the only things Gomez Montoya
missed out on by not having a
father present. He also missed
out on having the awkward, but
necessary, conversations fathers
have with their sons.
Tese father-son conversations
about how to treat women, to set
goals, to lead by example, to be
humble and even how to carry
yourself as a man are difcult
for mothers to emulate. Many of
these lessons Gomez Montoya
learned on his own.
GOMEZ MONTOYA AS A ROLE MODEL
Gomez Montoya currently
works as a retention specialist
for the Ofce of Multicultural
Afairs at the University. Hes
had his hand in a multitude of
student aid and enrichment
programs, including the
Hawk Link Program, PRE
101, Student Union Activities,
Hispanic American Leadership
Organization and more. All
of these organizations aim
to improve student life at the
University.
One of Gomez Montoyas
newest projects includes tackling
problems facing masculinity
on the Universitys campus. He
wants to be a
role model for
students as well
as create an
environment at
the University
where men can
express issues
theyre having
with school,
work, family
and any other
areas of life.
If I needed it 10 years ago,
chances are students need it now,
Gomez Montoya said.
MALE GUIDANCE NEEDED
Male students are in need of
direction especially at the college
level. According to the Chronicle
of Higher Education, only 57.7
percent of male students at the
University are graduating within
in six years, compared to the 64.2
percent of female students at the
University that are graduating in
six years.
Gomez Montoya said a reason
for this could be lack of focus and
guidance among college-aged
men.
Tere are not a lot of role
models and men are trying to
fgure it out on their own, Gomez
Montoya said. Sometimes I think
group behaviors take over.
Tese group behaviors can
come in many forms: fraternity
houses, locker rooms, pop
culture, social media or even
friends.
Dr. Tracy Davis, a professor
from Western
Illinois
University, is
an expert in
identity and
development
as well as men
and masculinity
issues. He said
these group
behaviors
among men
are extremely
negative and can sometimes
develop into illegal activity, such
as DUI citations or violence.
Te research would suggest
that the statistics on 'bad
behavior' judicial ofenses
brought up at college campuses
are mostly men, Davis said.
Why we dont pay attention to
this is a great question.
Te University, in fact, is
starting to pay attention to
these unhealthy behaviors
among male students. Each year,
the University selects 15 male
students, faculty or staf members
as Men of Merit. Tis award goes
to men who positively defne
masculinity through challenging
norms, taking action and leading
by example, while making
contributions to the University or
the community. Gomez Montoya
was a 2013 Man of Merit winner.
CREATING CHANGE
Kris Velasco, a winner from
2012, decided to take his role as
a Man of Merit one step further.
Velasco sent out an email to other
Man of Merit winners asking if
they would like to continue to
challenge social norms facing
men by creating a masculinity
symposium.
Te goal of the symposium
was to create a space for men
to gather and openly discuss
problems they were facing as well
as help men develop a view on
what healthy masculinity looks
like.
It was a sense of duty and
obligation, Velasco said. Now
that we won, we have a duty to
teach people what what it means
to be a man.
Velasco graduated in the spring
of 2013, but during his time at the
University he was involved in a
number of organizations. He said
his masculinity was challenged
at times because of his sexual
orientation.
Students aim to change cultural norms
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mgarrett@kansan.com
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Mauricio Gomez Montoya addresses a crowd at the symposium aimed to challenge social norms. Gomez Montoya now works at the Offce of Multicultural Affairs.
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What: Has Citizens United Changed
the Rules?
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Dole Institute of Politics
About: A debate covering Supreme
Court and campaign fnances policy
for the Constitution Day program
What: Tunes @ Night
When: 9 to 10 p.m.
Where: Hashinger Hall, The Studio
About: Live music and free food pre-
sented by Student Union Activities
Tuesday, Oct. 8 Wednesday, Oct. 9 Thursday, Oct. 10 Friday, Oct. 11
What: Merienda Brown Bag Lecture with
Artist Diego Teo
When: Noon to 1 p.m.
Where: Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium
About: Public presentation open to English
and Spanish speakers with artist-in-resi-
dence Diego Teo and lunch
What: Haim concert
When: 8 p.m.
Where: The Granada Theater
About: Concert presented by Student Union
Activities and KJHK
Cost: $7 advance KU student / $10 KU
student at door
What: Transcendental Reading and Book
Signing
When: 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Where: Jayhawk Ink Lounge, KU Bookstore,
Kansas Union
About: A reading, book signing and reception
with science fction author James Gunn
What: Tamale Road: A Memoir from El
Salvador
When: 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Wescoe Hall, 4012
About: A documentary screening with two-
time Emmy award winner Marcos McPeek
Villatoro
What: Bengali Fall Festival
When: all day
Where: Kansas Union, Big 12 Room
About: Idols, artistry and performance by
Bollywood singer
What: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
When: 7 to 9 p.m.
Where: Bailey Hall, 318
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As the temperature gains a cool
bite, so do cold-weather illnesses.
One of those promising to rear its
virulent head early this year is the
fu.
In response, Watkins Student
Health Services has been out in
full force this October with their
annual October fu vaccination
clinics available to students and
faculty at various locations on
campus.
Tese autumn vaccine drives are
encouraged heavily by the Centers
for Disease Control on both the
community and institutional
levels. Fortunately for students, the
University ofers these vaccines for
$20 in the form of a shot, and $25
in the form of a nasal spray, saving
a few bucks from what a student
would pay at a community center
or a doctors ofce.
We charge for vaccines just what
we need to break even afer buying
them from the manufacturer, said
Patty Quinlan, nursing supervisor
for Watkins Student Health Center.
So, unlike a hospital, where you
would be charged for co-pay, or at
the Lawrence community center,
where they make some proft on
the clinic, you only pay for the cost
of the vaccine.
Quinlan, like most health
professionals, stresses the
importance of getting immunized
to protect not only yourself from
the fu, but also other people you
may come in contact with.
Teres a herd mentality when it
comes to fu protection, Quinlan
said. If you protect a greater
number of people directly with
immunizations, those who dont
get the vaccine and the weaker
members of the population will
also have a lower risk of getting
fu.
Jenny Hagen, a freshman from
Wichita, took advantage of the fu
clinic at Hashinger Hall. Without
the October clinics, she doubts she
would get immunized despite a
recent bout with the fu that lef
her sidelined for three days for
lack of transportation options.
I lost a lot of weight, and I
basically felt like death when I
got it last year. I got really behind
on school work, Hagen said. I
like how these clinics are really
convenient. I dont have a car,
but its still easy to get to and its
cheap.
Students can opt to be billed in
their next statement for the cost of
the immunization, or they can pay
up front.
Hagens case reminds students
its imperative to get the vaccine
before fu season begins. Immunity
with the shot isnt assured for
two to four weeks afer the
immunization. Quinlan urges that
with the habits college students
usually have and environments
they fnd themselves in, the shot
is a guarantee that students who
come in contact with the virus
wont bear its full brunt.
If someone is running
themselves down with a lot of
stress, if you have poor sleeping
habits or if youre consuming
lots of alcohol, then your immune
system cant fght the virus. We also
see lots of cross-contamination
from poor cleaning habits and
the close quarters of dorm or
apartment living, Quinlan said.
Because of this, as national
probabilities of contracting the fu
year-to-year fuctuate between fve
and 25 percent, the risk is always
slightly higher at universities,
according to Quinlan.
Despite the mounting danger
of fu that perennially shows up,
Quinlan has noticed a decline in
attendance at the October clinics
over the years.
Te turnout could be better. We
really encourage as many people
to attend the clinic as possible.
Some of us are less fortunate
in the strength of our immune
system, she said. Each of us has
a responsibility to protect these
individuals.
Quinlan advises students looking
to safeguard themselves for the
winter months ahead to attend the
next clinic this Tursday from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. in Anschutz Library.
Students unavailable to attend
this clinic time can fnd other
times and locations that extend
throughout this month on the
Watkins Student Health Services
website.
Edited by Ashleigh Tidwell
HEALTH
Watkins open for student fu vaccine
REID EGGLESTON
reggleston@kansan.com
Sometimes I felt like I didnt
get respect as a leader in groups
because I was gay, Velasco said.
Personality-wise, I wasnt good
at being mean or harsh when it
came to giving direction, and
people questioned whether I
would be able to lead since I
dont have the stereotypical
masculine traits.
DEFYING THE STEREOTYPE
Another part of the
symposium is to show men that
it is acceptable not to ft the
stereotypical masculine traits.
Te symposium encouraged
things like showing emotion,
expressing feeling and being
vulnerable, which are usually
classifed as un-masculine.
Afer Velasco kick-started the
symposium, Gomez Montoya
and other students, faculty and
staf have worked on beefng up
the annual program.
Velasco said he thinks
masculinity issues and lack of
focus among men isnt just a
problem at the University, but a
national problem.
In comparison to other
universities across the nation,
the University of Kansas is doing
a decent job on improving the
retention on male students.
According to the Chronicle of
Higher Education, the national
average of men graduating in
six years is 53 percent, compared
to 57.7 percent at the University.
"I would like to see KU
spearhead changing the
national trend and develop a
masculinities study, Velasco
said. Te fact that this
conversation is taking place
shows that yes we do have an
issue, but were being proactive
about it.
Gomez Montoya said the next
big step is awareness. Afer men
develop an awareness, they can
challenge each other by asking
questions such as, "why will
chugging this bottle of beer,
skipping class or sleeping with
countless women make me more
of a man?"
Ultimately, it is up to the
individual to make a change.
I want to foster the culture
that you dont need to have
someone around you to keep you
accountable, Gomez Montoya
said.
Maybe a change in culture is
just the wake up call men need.
Edited by Heather Nelson
Colin A Curtis, managing
partner at Bison Group a PR and
political consulting frm based
in Kansas, tweeted directly to
his representative, Kevin Yoder,
out of frustration with the
government shutdown.
TWEET: .@KevinYoder as a
constiuent, I dont agree w/ you
putting 800K Americans ability
to pay their bill at risk in the
name of partisanship.
He didnt receive a reply and
doesnt expect his tweet will
infuence any of Yoders decisions.
Curtis said that social media
is more infuential in generating
conversations among average
people than among constituents
and politicians, but he still
thinks constituents should engage
with their leaders.
A 140 character message online
is probably the least you could
do, Curtis said. But you should
still do it.
Brandon Woodard, senior
political science major, tweeted
about the government shutdown
in relation to KU Student Senate.
TWEET: I'm proud that @
KUSenate can have its
diferences, in a positive way,
and still manage to stay open
#governmentshutdown
Woodard also reached out to his
representatives and senators by
phone because he said he would
be more likely to get some sort of
response that way.
However, social media is
another outlet for expressing
views and it gives politicians
access to their constituents.
In student senate he said social
media was a primary way in
which Senate communicated with
students.
Students dont want to read
on e-mail, Woodard said. Tey
want direct access so that was a
way to get our name out there and
be more transparent.
Edited by Heather Nelson
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POLICE REPORTS
Ninety fve years ago today, the
entire KU campus was closed
for a whole month because of an
infuenza pandemic. Students were
forbidden to gather in large groups
or leave campus.
A 25-year-old man was
arrested yesterday on the 2500
block of Redbud on suspicion
of battery and assault. No
bond was posted.
A 25-year-old woman was
arrested yesterday on the 200
block of Yale on suspicion of
driving with a suspended,
revoked or cancelled license
and habitual violator. A $200
bond was paid.
A 27-year-old man was
arrested Sunday on the
1700 block of 24th Street on
suspicion of possession of
controlled substance. A $2,000
bond was paid.
A 28-year-old man was
arrested Sunday on the 800
block of Schwarz on suspicion
of criminal restraint. A $1,000
bond was paid.
Emily Donovan
Information based on the
Douglas County Sheriffs
Offce booking recap.

AGRICULTURE
WICHITA, Kan. When Tim
Peterson fnished planting his 900
acres of winter wheat last week,
the usually market-savvy Kansas
farmer unexpectedly found him-
self struggling to make critical
marketing decisions without being
able to access to vital agricultural
reports, casualties of the federal
government shutdown.
We have no clue what is going
on in the market, said Peterson,
who farms near Monument in
northwest Kansas. He typically
protects his investment in seed
and fertilizer by locking in the
price his wheat crop will fetch next
July with a futures contract that
shields farmers from market fuc-
tuations by guaranteeing a price
while the crop is in the ground.
Farmers and livestock produc-
ers use the reports put out by the
National Agriculture Statistics
Service to make decisions such
as how to price crops, which com-
modities to grow and when to sell
them as well as track cattle auc-
tion prices.
Not only has the NASS stopped
putting out new reports about
demand and supply, exports and
prices, but all websites with past
information have been taken
down.
It is causing a direct void in in-
formation that is immediate, Pe-
terson said.
Tis worries him far more than
his other problem: When will his
$20,000 subsidy check from the
government, which usually comes
in October, arrive?
Since the U.S. Agriculture De-
partments local farm services
ofces also have been shuttered,
farmers cant apply for new loans,
sign up acreages for government
programs or receive government
checks for programs theyre al-
ready enrolled in. And at a time
when researchers who are seek-
ing new wheat varieties and plant
traits should be planting experi-
mental plots, all work has ground
to a halt.
Kansas Farmers Union presi-
dent Donn Teske, a grower in the
northeast Kansas town of Whea-
ton, worried about payments hes
owed for idling some environmen-
tally sensitive land under the Con-
servation Reserve Program.
I always look forward to that
check coming in the mail, the
58-year-old said.
But all of that, farmers say, pales
in comparison to the lack of agri-
culture reports, because farmers
today depend far more on global
marketplaces than government
payouts.
Te reports, for instance, can
alert them to shortfalls in over-
seas markets or if theres a wide
swing in acres planted, both of
which would prompt U.S. growers
to plant extra crops to meet those
demands or hang on to a harvest
longer to get a better price.
Tat information is worth a lot
of money, a lot more than $20,000
a year, Peterson said, a reference
to his subsidy.
Major commodity players can
pay for crop size estimates usual-
ly provided in the NASS reports
from private sources, said Dalton
Henry, director of governmental
afairs for the industry group Kan-
sas Wheat. Producers arent going
to have that same luxury, he said.
During the shutdown, the USDA
wont provide sales reports from
Oklahoma livestock auctions that
are used to help set prices on the
Chicago Mercantile Exchange,
state Department of Agriculture
employee Jack Carson said.
We are working. Tey are not,
Carson said.
Another ripple efect is that
farmers may see a delay in checks
theyre owed from federal support
programs, said Wisconsin agricul-
ture secretary Ben Brancel.
Brancel also noted that his ofce
heard from a farmer on the frst
day of the shutdown who had re-
ceived a check for a cow he sold,
but because he had a Farm Ser-
vice Agency loan, he couldnt cash
it without obtaining a signature
from an FSA ofcial.
Our advice to him was he was
going to have to wait, that there
wasnt anything he could do about
it, he said.
Te shutdown came just as the
current farm bill expired. Farm
subsidies remain intact for fall
crops currently being harvested.
Crop insurance, funded under a
permanent authorization, is most-
ly unafected.
Te expiration of the law wont
have an impact until the end of the
year, when some dairy supports
end and milk prices are expected
to rise sharply.
Congress has been debating the
new farm bill for more than two
years, but a resolution has likely
taken a back seat.
Farmers, all of those impacted,
have been waiting and waiting
and waiting. And frankly have had
enough, said Senate Agriculture
Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow,
D-Mich., last week. Tey want
this to get done.
Shutdown impacts farmers support networks
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013 PAGE 4
E
very now and then, there
is concern that the world
is running out of oil. It is
not new, and it is founded on
legitimate trends. People demand
higher standards of living, and
that requires crude oil. And of
course, the worlds population
is increasing. Most importantly,
based on diferent oil origination
theories, it is a safe assumption
that the Earths oil resources are
efectively fnite. Tese big-picture
facts set the stage for a doomsday
scenario: Te world is running
out of oil.
For many, this supports a call
for immediate, sometimes drastic,
policy action. If strong govern-
ment intervention isnt taken, the
private sector with a short-term
point of view will be unable to
meet future energy demand. How
can oil companies at the mercy
of their shareholders every fscal
quarter make long-term energy
decisions that impact future gen-
erations? Tats a valid concern,
but despite calls for nationaliza-
tion of U.S. oil resources, the vast
majority of the worlds fossil fuels
are not in the hands of any U.S.
company. Well, how can foreign
national oil companies interested
in their own countrys well-being
make long-term energy decisions
that impact the global energy
future?
Tey cannot. While govern-
ment guidance and regulation is
completely necessary to provide a
long-term plan for the energy fu-
ture, and admitting that national-
ization has helped many oil-pro-
ducing regions, the global energy
industry cannot be centrally
planned. Tat is importantoil
is the lifeblood of the global
economy. A combination of com-
petition, regulation, oil frms and
entire nations must work together
to address energy issues.
But running out of oil is not
one of those issues. Te world
is not running out of oil. Te
doomsday scenario that fnite
energy supplies will be exhausted
by ever-increasing energy demand
is a simplifed view of the oil mar-
ket. It assumes that oil-consumer
and producer behavior will not
change, regardless of price.
Tat assumption fies in the face
of classical economic consid-
erations. As price increases,
consumers begin considering
alternatives to oil and consider
reducing their consumption.
Producers are incentivized to
produce oil that may have been
uneconomic at lower prices. As
the price of oil reaches $200 a
barrel, frms are able to produce
oil that was not proftable at $100
a barrel. Additionally, there is
market incentive to innovate and
fnd suitable alternatives.
Te proof is in the numbers.
World oil reserves total some-
where around 1526 billion barrels.
Te world consumes nearly 88
million barrels a day, or some-
where around 32 billion barrels
a year. Does this mean that the
world will run out of oil in about
50 years? No. If you trend oil re-
serves historically, the world has
had 40-50 years of reserves for
many more years than 50 years.
Why? As the price of oil makes
oil exploration economic, oil
discoveries replace consumption.
By defnition, the nomenclature
reserves includes the idea of
economic productionit is not
fxed.
Some critics of this perspective
might claim that demand for
oil is inelastic, meaning that the
demand for oil will not change re-
gardless of price. In the short run,
they might be correct, but there
has been historical precedent for
the substitution of energy sources.
In the 1800s, whale oil was used
extensively in the United States
to light oil lamps. But, eventually,
due to the same market forces that
I just described, kerosene replaced
whale oil in the 19th century.
Immediately, it seems that there
is no replacement for oil. Howev-
er, I doubt the largest supporters
of whale oil could foresee the
refning of crude oil into kerosene
as a replacement product for their
whale oil. I seriously doubt that
they could have predicted that
gasoline, another product of refn-
ing that was initially discarded in
favor of just kerosene, would be-
come a dominant transportation
fuel, or that natural gas would
begin to supplant coal.
No one can see 50 or 100 years
down the energy road, and many
are uncomfortable with that. It
becomes very hard to politically
plan to secure the energy future.
But derailing the energy discus-
sion with constant chatter of run-
ning out of oil is irresponsible.
Tat efort would be much better
spent understanding the compet-
itiveness of substitute resources,
preferably ones that are renewable
and carbon neutral, and the ways
those resources can be brought
to market without handicapping
economic growth.
Chris Ouyang is a senior studying
petroleum engineering and economics
from Overland Park.
World oil supply is less endangered than public believes
Students display a wide spectrum of cooking ability
ENERGY
FOOD
C
ooking is a lot like
driving a car. When you
start out, nobody wants
to be your frst passenger, and
when you get really good, you
suddenly become a chaufeur.
Tere are the people who want
to drive everywhere and show of
their car, and the ones who never
feel the need to learn to drive be-
cause they have friends who give
rides freely. And where do I ft
in? I tend to be that person whose
car collects dust in the parking lot
because I have the skills to use it,
but rarely feel like taking the time
or efort to do so.
In less metaphorical terms, I can
cook, but I choose not to.
Maybe I was misinformed by
my moms old college stories,
but I thought that was how most
college students cooked. Tey
made easy, mostly-already-pre-
pared meals and coasted through
their culinary cuisine with a sort
of limp. But then, maybe that was
wrong, because all of my friends
seem to actually cook.
Tis is probably a good time to
mention that my view on cooking
is a little skewed. Living in a
scholarship hall at KU, its not
at all unusual to be surrounded
by people who enjoy and excel
at cooking. Most of the time,
its a good thing, but every now
and then I feel like my pizza
snacks and cheese-flled tortillas
are being observed with a bit of
condescension. I feel bad, even
a little ashamed that is until I
talk to some of my friends with
apartments.
One of them bragged to me that
they had eaten nothing but ramen
noodles for the last two weeks.
Another laughed and said that
Easy Mac was about the highest
level of meal they ever cooked
unless they were having some
sort of party, and then they added
chips. Yeah, you could say I felt a
little better afer that.
All of this got me to thinking
that there really ought to be
a guide for how to survive on
your most comfortable level of
cooking. To make it nice and
user friendly, I decided to give
it a number system. Te higher
the number, the more likely you
are to cook. Well start with the
ambitious people, shall we?
3
MASTER CHEF: Since were all
college students, Im count-
ing anyone who makes
meals that involve spices,
actual recipes and experimenta-
tion in this category. My advice is
to broaden your horizons. Is there
a particular food that youve never
attempted to cook before? Find
a friend who excels at a certain
food and learn from them. Bonus
points if the food is from another
culture youll learn about difer-
ent parts of the world and have a
delicious meal.
2
GETTING BY: You can cook,
and sometimes you do.
You make things like meat,
and you even think about
including fruits and vegetables
sometimes (the kind that dont
come out of the can). You buy
a lot of food you dont have to
prepare (like fresh fruit, bagels
and cream cheese) and your
maximum cooking efort involves
putting some sort of protein on a
bread product. You also mix the
food together in this new thing
you created called a recipe. It
usually has two ingredients. Even
so, you try to eat all of the food
groups (most of the time), and
you try not to eat the same meal
more than fve times a week.
1
YES, THE GROCERY STORE IS
MANDATORY: If youre in this
stage and youre still reading
this article, its probably
because you were hoping for some
new secret about how to do less
cooking than you already manage.
Well, Im sorry to say that unless
you dont mind spending all of
your money and gaining a few
dozen pounds, you cant eat
all of your meals through fast
food. Eventually youll actually
venture to the grocery store, even
if it is just to buy 100 individual
packages of ramen. Good luck my
cooking-challenged friends.
Anna Wenner is a junior majoring in
English from Topeka.
To the person who said there was no
woo: that is because there are less
than 1000 fans remaining by the end
(trust me I was one of them)
Shout out to the Womens Track team
for making history AND doing some-
thing K-State fans only dream of..
winning a National Championship!
That makes 13 total, RCJH!
Live like a Jayhawk squirrel: have
no fear when meeting people on
campus.
Trying to fnd food to eat at Mrs. Es
is like trying to fnd a needle in a
haystack. #glutenallergies
The Constitution is like our football
stadium: just because its old and we
still use it doesnt mean its good
If we put an escalator for the hill, our
calves would return to a normal size!
God save us all!
Napping in the halls of Budig. Dont
look at me.
Had to show my friend step-by-step
pics in texts how to get her basket-
ball tickets. That was fun.
I threw a boomerang like six years
ago and it never came back. Now I
live in constant fear.
PSA: Silence your phones if you
decide to study in Watson library. The
rest of us are trying to sleep.
I threw up at El Mez. Sorry bout it.
I feel like Anschutz would be a better
place for that Panda Express.
Whats Hansons disease? Its when
you have a bad taste in music.
The adventures of the McCollum red
morph suit guy continues.
Yayyy! People are so nice, returning
my keys and all.
The only good thing about frat packs
is that you can hide from fier people
by standing behind them.
My professor just used slides, and
not PowerPoint slides like picture
slides with a carousel and every-
thing.
Only in Pearson Schol hall would
chicken fngers be a side dish to
chicken sandwiches #foodpyramid
My roommates incredibly hot girl-
friend is literally laying on top of him
while hes awkwardly trying to ignore
her and fnd ways to play World of
Warcraft anyway. I dont understand
this.
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Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 7
Your traveling boots are getting rest-
less. Explore new options. Keep a lid
on costs. Finish an old job. Do some
long range planning frst. Love lifts
you higher. Get a running start.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 5
Stand frm for a cause. Figure out
fnances. Study where your money
goes. Dont let an opportunity slip
between your fngers. It all works
out, with positive outcome. Imagine
success.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 6
Consult with experts. Set a juicy
goal. Keep costs down by declin-
ing frivolity. Finish one job before
making a new mess. You dont need
experience. Consider a charming
suggestion. Its all good.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is a 5
Postpone a celebration. Assert your
personal ideals. Things start working
well. Shortages are temporary; its
not a good time to gamble. Theres
work to be done. Proft from meticu-
lous service. Make requests; youre
irresistible.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 5
Get the word out on your position,
and clear up remaining doubts. Let
others state theirs. Theres a new
shuffe in your social circle. Dont
push. It works out fne with commu-
nication. Focus on fun together.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 5
Dispel an illusion at work. Get an im-
portant job fnished before leaving.
Focus on taking care of home and
family. Plan menus carefully, and
buy only what you need. Increase the
beauty level. Take pictures.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 6
Pursue career dreams. Limits reap-
pear. Minimize risks, and build on
what you have. Youre super smart,
and fnd it easier to concentrate.
Invite someone to play. Use your
network
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 6
Consider the future. Take care at
work. Stay objective in a tense
situation. Avoid impulsive spending.
Dont fund your dream yet. Develop
the plan and strategy. A benefcial
development arises.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 5
Youre getting more sensitive, with
extra confdence. Do a good job. Pass
all previous records. Avoid gossip,
gambling and shopping. Youre
gaining authority. Keep it practical,
and build solid infrastructure.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 5
Shop carefully. Watch out for
surprises. Take action for love, not
money. Do it to gain deeper insight.
Hold your temper, and stay sensitive
to a loved ones wishes. Youre
exceptionally cute now.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 5
You gain clarity now. Theres an
unexpected development. Emotions
could fare. This week is good for
travel. It could get hot. Youre not in
the game alone. Provide services,
not cash. Use your magnetism and
charm.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 5
Career matters emerge. Provide
support. Be careful where you step.
Dont encourage the peanut gallery
when you all should be quiet and
respectful. Notice a strong attrac-
tion. Dont fall for a trick. Get ready
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Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand
will be playing at The Granada tonight
along with New York singer and song-
writer Frankie Rose. Doors open at 7
p.m., and tickets are $25.
Fans should expect a varied set list
from Franz Ferdinand, as theyre likely
to play a few classic hits such as Take
Me Out or No You Girls, along with
plenty of material from their latest
album Right Thoughts, Right Words,
Right Action. It is the bands fourth
album and includes the single Right
Action, which promises to get some
feet moving with its rocking rhythm
guitar and infectious beat.
Rose, the opening act, was awarded
Best New Music marks by Pitchfork
magazine for her 2012 album Inter-
stellar, and recently released her lat-
est album, Herein Wild, last month.
Roses brand of Brooklyn-derived indie
pop will be a great prelude to Franz
Ferdinands rock set.
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Duncan McHenry
Even though hes only been
in the spotlight for a couple
of years, Danny Brown is not
a new face in rap. Hes been
active since around 2003, but
afer releasing numerous mix-
tapes and albums he fnally
caught his big break with his
2011 album, XXX, which was
widely regarded as one of the
best albums of the year. Now,
brown is releasing his highly
anticipated follow-up, Old,
and it doesnt disappoint.
Te album is divided into a
Side A and a Side B. Side A
consists of introspective, emo-
tional songs about things that
Brown went through during
his rough life in Detroit. Side
B is full of songs that feature
Browns fun side, and also has
a heavy electronic dance music
infuence.
Side A contains many songs in
which Brown discusses demons
that never went away, such as the
seventh track, Torture, about
the horrible things hes seen and
been through in Detroit that keep
him up at night. Te songs are
dark, haunting and brilliant.
Side B is jam-packed with fast-
paced, high-octane bangers. Afer
we hear about all of the horrors of
Danny Browns life in Side A, Side
B is a great change of pace and
breaks up the monotony.
On Side B, Brown is much more
light-hearted, and some of his lyr-
ics are comedic gold.
Brown wraps up the album with
Float On, which is a calm and
genuine track that has a great fea-
ture from English singer Charli
XCX. Its a solid way to fnish a
great album.
Both sides of this album deliver.
One of Browns best assets as a
rapper is his ear for production,
and the production through-
out both sides is no exception.
Producers who contributed to
the album range from longtime
collaborator SKYWLKR to Paul
White, one of the most innovative
producers in all of hip-hop. Even
though each side has a distinct
approach to production, both
sound incredibly polished.
In Old, Danny Brown proves
hes one of the most diverse artists
in rap. He goes from serious to
light-hearted efortlessly. Brown
defnitely does not disappoint
with Old, and it looks to be one
of 2013s best rap releases.
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LONDON A Belarusian journal-
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authoritarian government has won a
major freedom-of-speech prize.
Iryna Khalip, a correspondent for
Russia's Novaya Gazeta newspaper,
shares the 2013 PEN/Pinter prize with
British playwright Tom Stoppard.
She was detained and beaten in
December 2010 after demonstrat-
ing against President Alexander Lu-
kashenko and alleged electoral fraud,
and later convicted of disrupting pub-
lic order.
The PEN/Pinter prize was established
in 2009 in memory of Nobel Prize-win-
ning playwright Harold Pinter. It goes
jointly to a British writer and a "writer
of courage" who has faced persecu-
tion.
Stoppard, who scripted Oscar-winner
"Shakespeare in Love," is the author of
plays such as "Arcadia" and "The Real
Thing."
He said Monday, "I started off as a
journalist and I'm proud to share the
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Te Red River Rivalry, an annu-
al football matchup between the
Oklahoma Sooners and the Tex-
as Longhorns, features a diferent
look this year due to injuries and
new quarterbacks, but the feeling
is identical.
Both coaches know the signif-
cance of the rivalry, and Oklaho-
ma coach Bob Stoops thinks just
as highly of this years game as any
other.
Its really special, its always kind
of like a bowl game in the middle of
the year, Stoops said in his weekly
press conference.
While the identities of both teams
are diferent this season, Okla-
homa has seen the most change.
Tis years Sooners team features
a diferent quarterback in Blake
Bell, and has a new way of running
things and a diferent style of of-
fense overall.
Tey are more run-oriented, and
theyre moving the ball as well as
they have in the past, Texas coach
Mack Brown said in a press confer-
ence.
However, Brown knows the team
has an immense amount of room to
improve, and that there has been a
problem with stopping the run.
Oklahoma will have a void to fll
at linebacker as captain of the de-
fense and leading tackler Corey
Nelson will be inactive for Satur-
days game, and is likely to be out
the rest of the season.
Nelson partially tore
a pectoral muscle
during last Saturdays
win over TCU.
Trough fve games
Nelson had 27 tackles,
three tackles for a loss,
an interception, a sack
and four passes bro-
ken up.
Despite the loss of Nelson, Okla-
homa still features a strong defense
that ranks sixth overall in points
allowed, according to ESPNs web-
site. Stoops said their speed has
also turned up a notch this season.
Weve just done a good job of
playing well to our personnel,
Stoops said. Playing in the 3-4 has
given us more speed on the feld.
We feel like the way we have been
matching up with people so far has
been positive.
Oklahoma will be facing Texas
quarterback Case McCoy, as it was
announced earlier last week that
David Ash would not play against
Oklahoma due to a severe concus-
sion.

To replay, or not to
replay
In the Iowa State vs. Texas match-
up last Tursday night, one crucial
fumble call changed the game and
resulted in a rant from Iowa State
coach Paul Rhoads that has gotten
numerous views on YouTube.
Rhoads tirade has also sparked
discussions about whether or not
instant replay can be fxed appro-
priately.
Texas, which was on the goal line
looking to close out the game, ran
the ball up the middle, and running
back Johnathan Gray appeared to
be stripped of the ball.
Te play was whistled dead, how-
ever, and therefore couldnt be re-
viewed.
Rhoads has downplayed the sit-
uation, saying, One reprimand is
enough, and is moving on.
Brown, who has been on the re-
ceiving end of
q u e s t i o n a b l e
calls, has long
been in favor of
instant replay.
I think replay
across the coun-
try has been very,
very helpful, and,
from a stat that
Ive seen, there
are much fewer calls that are not
right than before we had instant
replay, Brown said in a press con-
ference. Ive been a proponent of it
the entire time.
Te Big 12 had an eighth and ex-
tra ofcial on some felds during
Saturdays games, and most coach-
es have acknowledged that it was
benefcial, especially in the current
state of the Big 12 in which fast
substitutions and power ofenses
are prevalent.
Kansas States quar-
terback position still not
secure
With Kansas State quarterback
Daniel Sams turning the ball over
four times against Oklahoma State,
the quarterback position is still up
in the air for coach Bill Snyder.
It will still remain competitive at
this point in the time, Snyder said
in a press conference. As you well
know and see, each one has their
strength and both of them have
their weaknesses.
While the miscues kept K-State
from pulling away, Sams fashed
several signs that he was capable,
completing 15 of 21 passes for 181
yards and two touchdowns while
also rushing for 118 yards.
Sams brightest moment of the
game came when he orchestrated
a 57-yard drive to put the Wild-
cats up by six in the fourth quarter.
K-State ended up losing 33-29.
While both quarterbacks are
vastly diferent, Sams and Baylors
Bryce Petty both give their re-
spective team its own identity as
K-State prepares for the high-oc-
tane ofense of Baylor.
Edited by Duncan McHenry
FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
Rivalry, replay debate, quarterback questions
CONNOR OBERKROM
coberkrom@kansan.com
FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
Former Oklahoma players Travis Lewis and Jaydan Bird celebrate after scoring against Kansas at Memorial Stadium in 2011.

Its really special; its

always kind of like a bowl
game in the middle of the
year.
BOB STOOPS
Oklahoma coach
GOLF INTRAMURALS
When one hears the term schol-
arship hall, the frst thing that
comes to mind isnt usually ath-
letics its academics. Battenfeld
Scholarship Hall is breaking the
stereotype. While academics come
frst, intramurals are important to
the residents, too.
Battenfeld consists of ffy men
that compete well in every league.
Te men of Battenfeld have a team
in every league: dodgeball, vol-
leyball, indoor soccer, racquetball
and Ultimate Frisbee. For co-rec
leagues, they tend to combine forc-
es with at least one all female schol-
arship hall in order to compete.
Weve got a lot of
hall and team chem-
istry, thats why we
win, said Sean Lu-
enz, a sophomore
from Kansas City.
Te co-ed indoor
soccer team, com-
posed of Battenfeld
and three female
scholarship hall res-
idents, has yet to play a complete
game due to the mercy rule, which
they impose on all opponents.
Te mercy rule requires a ten-
point lead, which is hard to accom-
plish in soccer. Te team is looking
forward to end
-of-the-season
t o u r n a me n t
play. Tourna-
ment play is sin-
gle-elimination
and determines
a champion of
the league.
Luenzs team-
mate and Bat-
tenfeld resident, Garret Kahley,
from Basehor said he is looking
forward to the postseason.
Te regular season barely mat-
ters; its only for the seeding, Kah-
ley. Its all about tournament play.
While the men of Battenfeld play
intramural sports to stay competi-
tive, they also play for fun.
Its a great way to stay active,
and its really enjoyable, Luenz
said. Since I dont get to the Rec as
much, its my main way of staying
ft.
Registration for new team mem-
bers is open until the playofs start.
Edited by Heather Nelson
Scholarship hall focuses on athletics
JOEY ANGUIANO
janguiano@kansan.com
Recycle this paper

Weve got a lot of hall and

team chemistry, thats why
we win.
SEAN LUENZ
sophomore
Boland tops Mattare
in frst round of match
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Da-
vis Boland upended stroke-play
medalist Matthew Mattare in the
frst round of match play Monday
at the U.S. Mid-Amateur Cham-
pionship.
Te event was held at the par-
71, 7,173-yard Country Club of
Birminghams West Course.
Boland, who is playing in his
second U.S. Mid-Amateur and
third USGA championship, made
an 8-foot par putt on the 17th
hole to win the match, 2 and 1.
Mattare, who was the medalist
afer shooting rounds of 67 and
69 in stroke play, became the frst
top seed eliminated in the frst
round since 2007.
Probably pretty close to the
best day of my golfng career,
said Boland, who survived a 12-
for-8 playof earlier in the day to
make the match-play bracket. I
got a little bit lucky, but you have
to in match play.
Boland, who failed to qualify
for match play in his only previ-
ous Mid-Amateur appearance,
captured fve of six holes on the
outward nine for a 4-up lead. He
won holes 3, 4 and 7 with pars
and set up a birdie at the par-4
6th with well-struck 120-yard
gap wedge.
In a back-and-forth match,
Mattare, a quarterfnalist at last
years Mid-Amateur, would later
win Nos. 10 and 11 with a birdie
and par, respectively, to close the
gap to 1 down.
Boland responded with a birdie
at the 305-yard, par-4 12th when
his chip shot settled 6 feet from
the hole.
Mattare made another run at his
opponent when he got up-and-
down for par to halve the par-5
15th and won the following hole
with a 3-foot par putt.
But his approach shot on No.
17 clipped the last branch on a
tree near the green, resulting in a
three-putt bogey.
Meanwhile, Boland put the
match away when he chipped
from just of the putting surface
to set up the match-clinching
putt.
To do that at the last hole, I was
proud of that putt, Boland said.
It felt great and I was relieved. I
didnt want it to go any further.
Te U.S. Mid-Amateur Cham-
pionship continues with the sec-
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play on Tuesday. Te quarterf-
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played on Wednesday. Te cham-
pionship is scheduled to conclude
with a 36-hole fnal on Tursday.
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I
t has been said for years that baseball
is Americas Pastime and, as James
Jones said playing Terence Mann in the
movie Field of Dreams, the one constant
throughout all the years has been base-
ball Tis game is a part of our past, Ray.
It reminds us of all that once was good and
could be again.
Te historical game of baseball is at its
most exciting time of the year again, where
the dull month of October seems as alive as
the month of March, with all the unpre-
dictable and traditional teams playing for
one thing a championship.
As the MLB playofs are now underway,
there are both unpredictable teams (the Pi-
rates) and traditional teams (the Red Sox)
that all have a legitimate shot at claiming
the World Series title. However, there is
another unpredictable and traditional team
I have in mind that will actually win the
World Series: the Los Angeles Dodgers.
With a dismal record of 30-42 afer their
June 21 loss to San Diego, not only were
the Dodgers considered out of the playof
hunt, but manager Don Mattingly was
quickly put on the hot seat as well. Tings
were looking dim for the club as the light
at the end of the tunnel became more and
more dull.
Ten came young Cuban star Yasiel Puig,
who, since his debut, has provided an
electrical spark that this club was desper-
ately lacking at the beginning of the year.
Tough he was the centerpiece behind
the dramatic stretch the Dodgers had in
the middle of the season, there have been
other guys on the roster that have
helped make this historical fran-
chise relevant once again.
Guys like Adrian Gonzalez, whose
veteran presence and consistent
play throughout the entire year have
been essential to the teams success
all season. Hanley Ramirez, who
has a bat right now that is as hot as the
southern California sun, is looking better
than the guy who won the batting title in
2009. And lets not forget about the best
pitcher in baseball: Clayton Kershaw.
Yes, Clayton Kershaw is the best pitch-
er in baseball. Forget his regular season
record of 16-9, because I agree it is not
that impressive. It is how the Dodgers were
playing in the beginning of the season that
has made his record what it is. With an
ERA of 1.89, Kershaw has led the lead in
that category for three years, along with
leading the league in strikeouts for the
second time in three seasons.
Looking at the other teams that are cur-
rently in the play-
ofs, there really
is no other team that
has the ability to win the World Series like
the Dodgers. Tey have the best odds of
winning at 5-2, and still play like they have
something to prove, because they do. Te
Dodgers have a higher payroll than any
other team in the MLB, and it is time to
show that money does buy championships
in baseball. As a Dodgers fan, I am happy
when my team wins. So, theoretically,
money should buy me happiness, right?
Edited by Ashleigh Tidwell
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN PAGE 7
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FACT OF THE DAY
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
THE MORNING BREW
This week in athletics
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Q: Who was the last Dodger pitcher to
have an ERA below 2.00?
A: Sandy Koufax in 1963, 1964 and
1966
baseballreference.com
Hanley Ramirezs six extra-base hits
ties Carlos Beltran and Jim Edmonds for
the most extra-base hits in a Division
Series.
twitter.com/dodgers
Why the Dodgers will win the World Series
By Ryan Levine
rlevine@kansan.com

Hes the best pitcher in baseball and it

showed tonight.
Adrian Gonzalez
on Clayton Kershaw
after the game one
victory over the Braves
QUOTE OF THE DAY
FOOTBALL
Baylor, Big 12 teams show power defensively, too
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Forget
for a second that Baylor is scor-
ing an eye-popping 70 points per
game. Te Bears and some other
teams in the high-scoring Big 12
are doing solid work on the other
side of the ball, too.
No. 15 Baylor is holding oppo-
nents to 16 points and 321 yards
per game, both in the top 20 in
those respective categories.
Te Bears forced four turnovers
last week in a 73-42 win over West
Virginia. Te Mountaineers scored
twice on defense and got many of
their 28 second-half points afer
Baylor defensive coordinator Phil
Bennett pulled his starters.
Baylor (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) has an-
other test in its frst road game Sat-
urday at Kansas State (2-3, 0-2).
Much of the credit for Baylor's
eight-game winning streak that
started last season against the
Wildcats can be given to the de-
fense.
"Tose guys are fying around,"
Baylor coach Art Briles said Mon-
day. "Phil's done a great job with
them. Tey have a lot of conf-
dence, and it's confdence that they
earned through the ending of last
season and it's carried on through
this year
For all the Bears have done to get
into the end zone, Kansas State
coach Bill Snyder said Baylor's de-
fense has improved since helping to
end the Wildcats' national champi-
onship dreams last November in
Waco, Texas.
"I think what gets unnoticed
probably a great deal is the fact that
all the attention is focused on their
ofense, and yet they're playing
quite well defensively," Snyder said.
"I thought at the end of the year last
year they played so well against us.
Tey have continued that through-
out."
Six Big 12 teams rank in the top
50 nationally in total and scoring
defense, led by No. 12 Oklahoma
(5-0, 2-0).
Te Sooners are sixth nationally
in scoring defense (13.0) and ninth
in the fewest yards allowed (281.6)
entering Saturday's Red River Ri-
valry game with Texas (3-2, 2-0) in
Dallas.
Texas Tech and Baylor also are
in the top 15 nationally in scoring
defense. Baylor is 17th nationally
in yards allowed, while Texas Tech,
TCU, Oklahoma
State and Kansas
State are giving up
less than 400 yards
per game.
Oklahoma coach
Bob Stoops likes
his defense's speed,
discipline and abil-
ities to put pressure
on the quarterback
and stop the run.
"We'll need to do
all those things the same way here
playing Texas this week," Stoops
said.
Te Sooners will be without line-
backer Corey Nelson, who will
have surgery for a torn pectoral
muscle this week and will likely
miss the rest of the season. Nelson
was injured in
Saturday's 20-17
win over TCU.
He was second
on the team with
27 total tackles
this season.
Stoops called
the loss of Nelson
"signifcant."
"Corey's a cap-
tain and a guy
right there in the
heart of the defense," Stoops said.
"It's hard to minimize that. He was
having a great, great year and it's
unfortunate for him. You hate to
see that happen to a guy in his se-
nior year."
Texas quarterback David Ash
will sit out the game with concus-
sion-like symptoms, and coach
Mack Brown is counting on Case
McCoy to help the Longhorns try
to break Oklahoma's recent domi-
nation in the series.
Texas hasn't surpassed 21 points
in each of the past three tries
against Oklahoma, all losses.
"Tis is one of the faster defens-
es I've seen them have," Brown
said. "I think for a Big 12 defense
right now, they're exactly what you
want. Tey can all run. Tey can fy.
Tey're physical but they get to the
ball."
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I think what gets unnoticed ...

is the fact that all the attention
is focused on their offense, and
yet theyre playing quite well
defensively.
BILL SNYDER
Kansas State head coach
Volume 126 Issue 27 kansan.com Tuesday, October 8, 2013
FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
Red River Rivalry renewed
in the Big 12
THE MORNING BREW
Will the Dodgers win the
World Series?
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
sports
By Ben Ashworth
bashworth@kansan.com
COMMENTARY
Homecoming shows
sports hierarchy
Lawrence is a basketball town.
History supports that conclusion.
Tis weekend solidifed it.
Homecoming is scheduled in or-
der to make football the centerpiece
of the weekend. At most schools
around the country during their
respective homecoming weekends,
the stadiums fll to capacity, with
people fghting for seats like hungry
carp fghting for a piece of day-old
bread.
Te ofcial attendance for the Tex-
as Tech game was 35,648. Kansas
Memorial Stadium holds more than
50,000 people. Kansas fans couldnt
even fll three-quarters of the stadi-
um, and most attendees fed the sta-
dium during the fourth quarter like
spiders from a basilisk. Five points
if you understand the Harry Potter
reference.
Meanwhile, Kansas other main
source of athletic revenue, the bas-
ketball team, held a practice on Fri-
day night.
Tis practice goes by a more
well-known name: Late Night at the
Phog. Clearly, the word practice
does not adequately describe the
tradition and entertainment that
Late Night emcompasses. But ulti-
mately, you can put rabbit ears on
a dog and call him a rabbit, but hes
still going to bark at the mailman.
Late Night, technically speaking, is a
practice. A fun practice, but a prac-
tice nonetheless.
Numbers have varied, but there
are reports that as many as 25,000
people attempted to get into Late
Night. Allen Fieldhouses capacity
is 16,300. Tis was like trying to
squeeze William Howard Taf into
a small T-shirt. It just didnt work.
While the backlash from having to
turn away 9,000 people is undesir-
able, the interest in Late Night was
exactly what the administration
wanted. Te administration also
wants a similar interest for football.
But it just didnt happen. More peo-
ple showed up for the football game,
but that is indicative of the difer-
ence in capacities. Put simply, one
event overfowed while the other
undersold.
Tis relative lack of interest in the
football program is crippling to its
development and recruiting. Any
recruits who were at Memorial Sta-
dium saw a lot of empty seats during
Homecoming weekend. Is this the
sales pitch that will have them sign-
ing on the dotted line? Unlikely.
On the other hand, basketball re-
cruits such as Kelly Oubre and Clif
Alexander got to witness the pande-
monium of Late Night. Presenting
that kind of atmosphere to a high
school student borders on unfair.
Kansas basketball has the limo, the
extravagant dinner and the six pack
abs to ofer its prom date. Kansas
football drives a 95 Saturn and pur-
chases its date Chinese takeout. Te
fortune cookie reads that a second
date is not likely.
Te hierarchy is clear at Kansas.
Some coaches are up to the enor-
mous challenge of trying to force a
shif in the status quo. Turner Gill
was not. Charlie Weis still has time.
But he is constantly going to be fac-
ing an uphill battle.
Te success of the basketball team
and the devotion of its fanbase are
great for the University and put
Kansas on the national radar.
However, this same success over-
shadows the football team and hurts
its long-term prospects.
Kansas Homecoming 2013 was
simply a demonstration of this.
Edited by Heather Nelson
LESSONS LEARNED
TIME EARNED
When Charlie Weis met with
the team Sunday, he broke Sat-
urdays game against Texas Tech
down as he watched it with them.
First they watched the frst
quarter, where the Jayhawks out-
scored the Red Raiders 10-0.
OK, were far from perfect,
getting away with a 10-0 lead,
Weis told his team. Whooping
them pretty good, beating them
on both sides of the ball; right
now any objective person would
say this team has a legitimate
chance of winning the game.
Ten he showed them 35 plays
from the rest of the game to show
the players why the game got
away from them in what ended
up being a 54-16 loss for the Jay-
hawks.
Weis started by showing them
the frst quarter so that the team
wouldnt focus on how badly the
game got out of hand in the fol-
lowing quarters and take away a
bad attitude.
But the players who Weis didnt
see playing hard until the fnal
whistle of the game will see their
names moved down on the depth
chart Tuesday.
Te ones that played hard will
still be in the same situation they
were last week, playing, Weis
said. Ten there will be a num-
ber of changes in the depth chart
I put out tomorrow.
One position that Weis assured
has not changed is quarterback.
Te back-up quarterback Mi-
chael Cummings was on the feld
more than any of the other three
games of the season on Saturday,
but that was due to the strategy
Weis was using.
We put Michael in there be-
cause we were going to run some
outside option schemes and that
is not Jakes cup of tea, Weis said.
Jakes our starter.
Te ofensive line may be an-
other story. Weis indicated that
he will make changes to the start-
ers on the ofensive line for this
weeks game at TCU.
Weis was asked during his
weekly teleconference with Big
12 media on Monday if the ofen-
sive line is being constantly eval-
uated by coaches looking at who
should play.
Yeah, there will be a bunch of
changes here come tomorrow,
Weis said.
In the post-game press con-
ference on Saturday, Weis men-
tioned that there were too many
bad snaps from the center to the
quarterback, and that he had a
conversation with ofensive line
coach Tim Grunhard about what
could be done at the position.
But penalties on the ofensive
line were also an issue. Weis said
he saw an ofensive line that was
confused by the Texas Tech de-
fense.
I mean we had fve procedural
penalties on the ofensive line at
a home game, Weis said. Tat
stems from just not paying at-
tention, and that was not a good
thing.
An abundance of negatives
came out of the game on Satur-
day, but one that could hurt the
Jayhawks moving forward in the
season is the injury that running
back Tony Pierson sufered in the
third quarter when he apparent-
ly landed out of bounds on the
track at Memorial Stadium.
Pierson had his eyes closed and
was not moving by the time Weis
made his way down the sideline
to scene. Weis said Pierson could
miss substantial time with a pos-
sible concussion afer the game,
but had a more positive outlook
on the injury on Monday.
All hes got is a headache,
which is a good thing, Weis
said. I dont know if hes out for
a week, I dont know if hes out
for a month. I really dont know
how thats going to play out. But
I know one thing, with Tony or
anyone else, at least were going
to err on the side of caution.
Weis said Pierson will not be
listed as active on the depth chart
released Tuesday.
Edited by Sylas May
MAX GOODWIN
mgoodwin@kansan.com
GEORGE MULLINIX/KANSAN
Charlie Weis studies from the sideline during the homecoming game against Texas Tech, Saturday, Oct. 5. Kansas lost 54-16.
FOOTBALL
Kansas fanbase
loses school spirit
When Kansas was up 10-0 on
Texas Tech afer the conclusion of
the frst quarter in Saturdays game
against Texas Tech, Kansas junior
Ryan Morfn of San Jose, Calif. was
excited.
Texas Tech would tie the game in
the second quarter, and then the
fake punt play happened.
Kansas was fourth and 13 with
the ball on its own 16, and punter
Trevor Pardula attempted to run
over 25 yards for the frst down.
He failed miserably, setting Texas
Tech up for an easy touchdown.
I went to the Tech game to sup-
port KU football and I actually
thought there was a chance we
could win this game, said Morfn.
But that defnitely ran out afer
that fake punt.
Afer the game on Saturday,
coach Charlie Weis said that
wasnt where Kansas lost the game.
Morfn didnt feel the same way.
It was the stupidest and most
surprising play Ive ever seen,
Morfn said.
Te previous night in front of
a full house at Allen Fieldhouse,
Weis took the mic and struck
up the band. Weis delivered a
speech attempting to arouse ex-
citement for the football teams
game the next day.
And by 2:30 we can all par-
ty together, Weis said at the
end of the speech. Tere wasnt
much partying to be had afer
Kansas was drubbed 54-16. But
its something that Kansas fans
have clearly gotten used to.
Home games in general are
really just a reason to party all
day, said junior Michael Cheng
of Wichita. I went for about fve
plays each of the frst two home
games and I didnt go to last game.
It basically depends on how good
the tailgate is.
Te more Kansas football wors-
ens, the less tailgating is seen as
more of a complement to the ac-
tual home football game. With a
bad team, home football games
really arent about the football.
For people like Cheng, its simply
a calendar-marked day for an all-
day party.
But some fans, like senior Brea
Cudney from Marysville, had
more hope for the football team.
Cudney stayed until the midway
point in the fourth quarter, leaving
just before Kansas wide receiver
Andrew Turzili caught a touch-
down pass with 7:43 lef in the
game. Cudney and her friends had
stayed signifcantly longer than
other students who lef the game
well before the halfway point in
the third quarter.
I think students, including my-
self, were hopeful before Satur-
days game, Cudney said. But
afer a game like that, I think they
are right back in the slump that
they have been in the last couple
seasons.
Morfn and Cudney were both
hopeful for the Jayhawks season
ahead of Saturdays game, and
both thought Kansas had a legit-
imate chance at a win. But afer
such a one-sided result, even the
hopes of the hopeful have even
been bashed.
When asked to give a percent
chance on the odds of this years
team winning a conference game,
the two didnt respond with favor-
able odds.
I would have to guess 20 per-
cent. Im being pretty hopeful with
that 20, Cudney said.
15 percent, Morfn said.
Another student listening in to
Morfns guess laughed.
A max of 4 or 5 percent. Max,
the student said.
Edited by Heather Nelson
CHRIS HYBL
chybl@kansan.com
BEN LIPOWITZ/KANSAN
Big Jay walks off the feld during the game against Texas Tech, Saturday, Oct. 5. After the loss fans, are starting to lose spirit.
Charlie Weis stresses effort after loss to Texas Tech