BY MEG LOWRY

mlowry@kansan.com
As a kicker for KU football,
Jacob Branstetter is used to work-
ing with teammates. Still, he said
that didnt entirely prepare him
for the new challenges he faced in
married life.
Despite all of my experience in
athletics, marriage is more about
teamwork than I ever would have
imagined, said Branstetter, a
senior from Lawton, Okla., who
wed last July.
According to the University of
Kansas, marriage classifies a stu-
dent as non-traditional. There are
more than 5,000 non-traditional
students, making up more than
25 percent of the student body.
Similar to the Branstetters, 39 per-
cent of non-traditional students
are 24 years old or younger.
Although they are in among
a minority group of students,
Branstetter said he wasnt phased
by entering marriage.
Our families are supportive,
Branstetter said. My parents got
The UniversiTy classifies sTUdenTs as
nonTradiTional if They:
Commute 10 or more miles to campus from home or work
Are a parent of dependent children
Are married
Are veterans
Are three or more years older than classmates (for example,
a 21+ year-old freshman or a 24+ year-old senior)
Nontraditional students make up more than 25 percent of the
student body at the University.
Te majority of nontraditional students are not married and
do not have children.
Source: http://www.silc.ku.edu/nontrads/faq.shtml
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The brilliant yellow body of
the 2009 Formula SAE race car
sits in the Jayhawk Motorsports
lab in Learned Hall. Decals of
Jayhawks and sponsors adorn the
sides of the body, or the chassis.
Theres no doubt about it the
car looks slick.
But that doesnt mean the paint
is still wet. Its been nearly two
years ago, since the car earned
third place in the annual Formula
SAE California competition in
Fontana, Calif.
Now its time for a makeover,
which comes just in time for a a
new competition in town or
rather in Loudon, N.H.
In May, the first SAE Collegiate
Design Formula Hybrid com-
petition will be held in New
Hampshire. There, the Jayhawk
Motorsports hybrid race car will
compete against teams from
across the world, said Abby
Rimel, a senior from Aurora,
Colo., and Jayhawk Motorsports
team leader.
Students from chemical, indus-
trial, mechanical
and electrical engineering work
together to design, manufacture,
build and race Formula vehicles.
The Formula Hybrid competi-
tion is unique because teams are
allowed to retrofit old SAE cars
instead of building an entirely
new chassis.
Emily Dellwig, a junior from
Overland Park, is the team leader
for the hybrid car.
She said the idea behind the
new competition is to introduce
hybrid and electrical technology
to students while theyre still in
college, which could help stu-
dents after graduation.
That industry is growing right
now, Dellwig said.
The Formula
Hybrid car will
be like any other
hybrid and run
on both electric-
ity and gasoline.
There will be both
an AC, or alternating current,
engine and an IC, or internal
combustion, engine.
Dellwig said designing a hybrid
car from scratch requires the team
to ask a lot of questions and come
up with answers.
How much current will I use?
How much capacity do I need for
my batteries? What torque range
am I shooting for so I can be
competitive in this competition?
she said are some examples.
For now, the hybrid team is still
in its design stage. SolidWorks
Sustainability is the computer-
aided drafting program the team
is using to help them make deci-
sions about materials.
Steven Heger, a senior from
Wichita and manufacturing lead,
said the program measures the
sustainability of various materi-
als and the affect those materials
have on the environment. Heger
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One out of every 500 college
students are infected with HIV.
That may not sound like a lot,
but heres the catch: 25 percent
of individuals infected with the
virus have no idea they have it,
and odds are neither do their
partners.
Today is World AIDS Day,
which offers a reason for KU
students to educate themselves
about HIV and AIDS.
Monica Saha, the peer health
education diversity coordinator
at the Wellness Resource Center,
said she thought some college
students didnt realize the AIDS
epidemic affects them as well.
Saha, a junior from Overland
Park, said she thought that col-
lege students often engage in
high-risk activities, such as hav-
ing unprotected sex with mul-
tiple partners or not using a
condom correctly, which could
put them at risk for contracting
the virus.
Although HIV and AIDS are
not the most threatening health
issues for college students, Jenny
McKee, a coordinator at the
Wellness Resource Center, said
it is still important for college
students to be aware of how they
to protect themselves.
It just takes one person to
A few tips on
preparing a
car for winter
SAfETY | 3A
Drivers can be safe and save
money by following some basic
advice. Its necessary to maintain
tires, wipers and windshields.
Green my ride
Joining high speed and hybrid
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Mechanical engineering students are revamping two formula race cars this year, one of which is to be hybrid. KUs formula racing students are still building the 2011 Formula SAE in addition to the Formula Hybrid and expect themto be ready for
racing in their three big races in May and June.
Students redesign 2009 Formula car as a hybrid
Formula SAE and Formula Hybrid are student competitions
hosted by SAE International, which was formerly the Society of
Automotive Engineers.
Jayhawk Motorsports is competing in the new Formula Hybrid
competition as well as the Formula SAE competitions that the
team has participated in since 1994.
The group will compete at the New Hampshire International
Speedway on May 1-4, 2011.
facTs aboUT The compeTiTion
sTUdenT life
First comes marriage, then
comes college graduation
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Education helps
AIDS protection
World aids day
free hiv Testing
10 a.m. to 3 p,m. at the
Kansas Union
sexual education
event:
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at
Oliver Hall
hiv educational panel
6 to 7:30 p.m. at The
Hawks Nest
candlelight vigil
7:45 to 8:30 p.m. at The
Hawks Nest
SEE aidS ON pAgE 6A
Kansas
aims for
700th win
WOmENS bASKETbAll | 10A
The Jayhawks will defend their
perfect record against Maine
with a landmark on the line.
Long-time
rivals share
the pages of
new book
HISTORY | 6A
KU alumnusheated feelings for
Missouri drove him to write a
book about the second-oldest
football rivalry in the U.S.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON Gay troops
can serve openly in the armed forc-
es without harming the militarys
ability to fight, the Pentagons top
leaders said Tuesday, declaring the
17-year-old dont ask, dont tell
law should be scrapped and point-
ing to a new survey to show most
troops wont mind.
President Barack Obama, citing
the troop poll, urged the Senate to
repeal the ban before adjourning in
the next few weeks, but there is still
no indication GOP objections can
be overcome with just a few weeks
left in the postelection lame-duck
session. Still, the survey did put
new pressure on Republican oppo-
nents, led by Sen. John McCain,
who say efforts to repeal the law are
politically motivated and danger-
ous at a time of two wars.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates
said the ban on openly gay military
service requires people to lie, and
he called for quick Senate action.
We spend a lot of time in the
military talking about integrity and
honor and values. Telling the truth
is a pretty important value in that
scale, Gates said as he released the
Pentagon study showing that most
people currently in uniform dont
care about the ban.
Senate Democrats plan to
force a vote in December. Senate
Republicans were generally silent
following release of the Pentagon
recommendations for repealing the
ban.
Although historic, Tuesdays
recommendation that the military
for the first time allow openly gay
people came with a caveat that
also frustrates many supporters of
repeal. Gates wants an indefinite
grace period while the Pentagon
prepares for the policy change and
phases it in.
It would be unwise to push
ahead with full implementation of
repeal before more can be done
to prepare the force, in particular
those ground combat specialties
and units, for what could be a dis-
ruptive and disorienting change,
Gates said.
Critics led by McCain say the
Pentagons report doesnt address
risks to morale and fighting mettle.
Gates countered: I obviously have
a lot of admiration and respect for
Senator McCain, but in this respect
I think that hes mistaken.
Obama has
called it a top
priority to repeal
the 1993 law
that bans open-
ly gay service.
But gay rights
groups have
complained that
he and Senate
Majority Leader
Harry Reid have
done too little to see it through,
focusing their postelection efforts
instead on tax cuts and a nucle-
ar arms treaty with Russia before
Republicans gain congressional
strength when lawmakers return
in January.
In the report, the studys co-
chairs, Pentagon General Counsel
Jeh Johnson and Army Gen. Carter
Ham, wrote, We are both con-
vinced that our military can do
this, even during this time of war.
Gates said he didnt think the
Pentagon would have to rewrite its
regulations on housing, benefits
or fraternization to accommodate
gays if they were allowed to serve
openly.
A defense policy bill that would
overturn the law pending cer-
tification by the Pentagon and the
president that doing so wouldnt
hurt the militarys ability to fight
has languished in the Senate since
it passed the House this spring.
In the meantime, a federal
judge ordered the Pentagon to
stop enforcing the law because it
was unconstitutional. The Obama
administration is appealing that
decision.
Given the present circumstanc-
es, those that choose not to act
legislatively are rolling the dice that
this policy will not be abruptly
o v e r t u r n e d
by the courts,
Gates said.
White House
press secretary
Robert Gibbs
said repealing
the ban was dis-
cussed during a
two-hour meet-
ing Tuesday
b e t w e e n
Obama and lawmakers and
was the sole focus of a ses-
sion Monday with the military
service chiefs. He declined to
provide more details.
Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said
Tuesday he agreed with Gates
that this is a policy change that
we can make and we can do it
in a relatively low-risk fashion,
given time to prepare forces and
leaders for new rules and expec-
tations.
Advocates for repeal said
Congress was running out of
excuses to change the law before
the courts do it for them. The
Justice Department is fighting the
recent federal ruling that the 1993
law is unconstitutional.
For senators who were on the
fence Republicans as well as
Democrats this report should
address most if not all the con-
cerns that they have raised, said
Aubrey Sarvis, executive director of
the Servicemembers Legal Defense
Network, a pro-repeal advocacy
group.
The Pentagon survey found that
some two-thirds of troops dont
care if the ban is lifted. Of the
30 percent who objected, most of
them were in combat units.
Opposition was strongest among
combat troops, with at least 40 per-
cent saying repeal would be a bad
idea. That number climbed to 58
percent among Marines serving in
combat roles.
A summary of the report said
69 percent of respondents believed
they had already served alongside
a gay person.
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December 6
nThere will be an informational session about the
Peace corps from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Pine room in the
kansas Union.
nThe kU school of music will present a Percussion
ensemble from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at swarthout recital
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December 3
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December 7
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our daily lives and how to easily reduce it. The session,
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GOVERNMENT
Ban puts pressure on Republicans
We spend a lot of time in
the military talking about
integrity and honor and
values.
roberT GATes
defense secretery
STUDENT SENATE
Bill drafted to
reform Exec Staf
The court of Appeals unani-
mously decided not to issue
an injunction that would have
prevented student senate
from drafting a proposed bill
tonight.
The bill outlines a plan to
restructure the student senate
executive staf.
The court did, however,
enjoin student body President
michael Wade smith from com-
bining, adding or changing the
names of executive staf posi-
tions without formal legislation.
senate will need to be
moved into committee as a
whole, a lengthy procedural
tactic, to draft the bill tonight.
moving into committee as a
whole would allow senate to
vote on the bill immediately
after its drafted.
It fts the description with
what we were planning on do-
ing anyways, said megan ritter,
student body vice president,
after the court announced its
decision. smith did not attend
the hearing.
According to smiths inter-
pretation of senates rules and
regulations, the student body
president is allowed to change
the job descriptions of execu-
tive staf members as he or she
sees ft.
Aarron Harris, a non-tradi-
tional senator who requested
the injunction, said the student
body president was only
allowed to make short-term
changes to executive staf. He
said legislation was required
for the types of permanent
changes smith wanted to
implement.
The various interpretations
still stand and I think thats an
issue that needs to be taken
care of soon, said Harris.
In its decision, the court said
it would issue an opinion on
the interpretation of rules and
regulations later this week.
Michael Holtz
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BY CARLO RAMIREZ
cramirez@kansan.com
Slippery roads, temperatures
below zero and extreme wind
chills are on the way. Despite the
treacherous conditions, we still
must hop in our vehicles and go
about our lives. Preparing your car
for winter can prevent accidents
and relieve you of future stress.
You may think your car is ready
to take on severe winter storms yet
again, but there are a few things
that can make facing the wintery
conditions easier for both you and
your vehicle.
TIP #1: TAKE CARE OF
YOUR TIRES
Check your tire pressure
Richard Haig, owner of the
Westside 66 & Carwash, said its
a good idea to check the pressure
on all your tires and fill them a
few pounds higher than they call
for. Many mechanic shops will
try to charge you to put nitrogen
air in your tires, but Haig advises
against that and says the normal
air is just fine.
Eighty-three percent of the air
we breathe in the U.S. is nitrogen
anyways, he said. There is no
difference between that and regu-
lar air, but they will try to sell you
it anyways.
Put winter tires on your vehicle
If you drive a performance
vehicle such as a Mustang, Haig
recommends switching from the
stock performance tires to winter
tires. Winter tires have more treads
and deeper grooves to help the car
grip the road better in slippery
conditions. Also, all-season tires
harden at temperatures below 45
degrees Fahrenheit. Winter tires
however, are made with a different
rubber, which stays more flexible
even in below zero conditions.
This flexibility improves traction.
TIP #2: TAKE CARE OF
YOUR WIPERS AND
WINDSHIELD
Keep ice from building up on
your wipers
When you park for the night
and head inside, a good practice
is to pull your windshield wipers
up and away from the windshield.
This keeps the wipers from freez-
ing and sticking to the car. Haig
suggests switching your wind-
shield wipers to winter blades
which cost anywhere from 12-20
dollars. Winter blades feature a
rubber boot which helps keep
snow and ice from building up
within the blade.
Be careful trying to get ice off
your windshield
If your windshield is frozen
over with ice, it is important to be
patient. The wipers alone are not
strong enough to remove the ice
and running wipers over a frozen
windshield will wear down the
blades almost immediately. Haigs
advice is to turn the car on and let
it run for a few minutes. He warns
not to pour hot water on the wind-
shield as this could crack your
windshield all together. According
to Haig, many people purchase
anti-freeze to speed up the defrost
process. In his opinion, anti-freeze
it is a waste of money. Just buy
yourself a window scraper. Some
scrapers even have built in gloves
to keep your hands warm while
you scrape off the ice.
I walk to campus a lot and
rarely have to drive, so i just forget
about my care so my wipers are
always frozen to the windshield
and it always hard to get them
going. said Steve Ryan, a sopho-
more from Hinsdale, Ill.
TIP #3: KEEP JUMPER
CABLES WITH YOU
If you do not use your car often
then it is crucial to keep jumper
cables on hand. Jumper cables are
vital to getting your car started if
your battery dies. Just remember
positive-to-positive and negative-
to-negative. If you do not know
how to jump a car, wait for some-
one who does because it can be
extremely dangerous.
Living in the dorms last year,
I wouldnt drive too much. The
jumper cables came in handy
pretty often, for me and people on
my floor, recalls Charlie Herr, a
sophomore from Chicago.
TIP #4: DONT SLAM ON
YOUR BRAKES IF YOU
HIT ICE
If you have the unfortunate
experience of hitting ice and skid-
ding, it is important to keep steady
pressure on the brakes. Many peo-
ple try to keep padding the break
on and off, however the ABS break
system is designed to do just that
but at a much faster rate than
humanly possible. Eventually,
with steady pressure, the brakes
will re-grip.
Give yourself a little extra time
to get wherever you are going,
Haig said. And if you dont have
to go somewhere, maybe just wait
till conditions are better to go.
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married in high school, so if you
think we are young, look at them.
Branstetter said a passion for
sports helped bring him close
to his wife, Kolby, a senior from
Round Rock, Texas and an infield
player on the softball team.
As soon as I met her and we
had that connection, it was easy for
me to decide this was the person I
wanted to be with, said Branstetter.
We could connect on every level
of life.
This connection also helped
them maintain their relationship
despite rigorous schedules.
We got married right before the
football season started, Branstetter
said. But it never changed me as
an athlete. We both have the same
desire to win and be successful, so
we just understand each other.
Unlike Branstetter, Joshua
Anderson, a senior from Perry,
said his life has moved in reverse.
He met his wife to-be, Rachel. He
got married. He worked blue-collar
jobs driving trucks and building
houses. He had two children. Only
after that did he go to college.
At the time we met, I was just
sort of drifting, Anderson said.
I didnt have any ideas one way
or the other about when I should
marry, it just happened.
After the wedding, though,
Rachel Brashear-Anderson said the
couples priorities changed.
When you are married, there is
no attitude of Oh my gosh, this is
so hard, lets party, she said. You
are spending your own money in
hopes of improving the future for
your family.
In addition to a full course load,
Anderson also works part time as a
shop tech in the Art Department.
Brashear-Anderson works as a
Doula, or a birth assistant. She also
makes money as a piano teacher
and musician to make ends meet.
I was too young to have very
developed expectations, Anderson
said. Marriage for me was maybe
the only natural decision of my life.
Everything becomes more difficult
when you get married, and going
to school full time makes it even
harder.
Brashear-Anderson explained
that school comes with sacrifices.
With children, you either pay
tons of money for childcare or one
parent stays at home, Brashear-
Anderson said. If Josh had gone to
school before we had kids, I would
have been able to pursue my career
in my own time. It puts a strain on
finances, and also relationships.
Anderson said he relies on
his wifes support to get through
school.
You have an impetus to suc-
ceed, and you have someone
who is there for you, Anderson
said. Making everything work
for everyone is very difficult and
requires a lot of sacrifices.
Anderson said school has also
challenged the couple.
I imagine life after school will
be great, Anderson said. Because
in a lot of ways, being in school has
been like putting our relationship
through the wringer.
Branstetter said the biggest
change he has felt since getting
married is his mind-set.
I stopped thinking about
me and what I wanted to do,
Branstetter said. Now its about
her and what she needs to do and
what we want to do together. I
dont think we ever expected how
dependent you become on each
other.
Anderson said despite all of its
challenges, being married and a
college student provides a concrete
partnership.
You have someone there for
you, Anderson said. Your life is
so different from other students
in a way they could never under-
stand. You are never alone.
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said the software tells information
like where in the world materials
come from and how many green-
house gas emissions the materials
create.
Dellwig said she thought
revamping the 2009 car would
benefit the Jayhawk Motorsports
team in competition.
Being able to reuse parts
allows us more time for testing,
she said.
Testing allows the members to
discover potential problems that
could hinder performance in com-
petition, Rimel said.
The members of Jayhawk
Motorsports affectionately call
their lab the shop, but its more
than that.
Were not fixing brake pads
and changing oil filters, Rimel
said. Were literally engineering
vehicles.
Edited by Emily McCoy
Car maintenance prevents costly fxes in the winter
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10 is the easiest day, 0 the most
challenging.
HoRoScopES
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 8
your dreams are stirring up your
desire for change. Put together
a well thought out plan for what
you envision. small steps make
big progress.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
social activities cement relation-
ships, as you meet unusual
individuals. dont try to imitate
their glamorous style. Instead,
invent your own.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 6
Use all the facts at your disposal,
as you create a plan for change.
maintain workfow at the same
time. decide how much time to
spend on each task.
cANcER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 6
Great ideas fow between you
and key associates. you agree
that a persuasive message is
needed, and have a variety of
ways to make that happen.
LEo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 6
Financial questions cause you
to question a basic premise. can
you aford the renovations youd
planned? Its more attainable if
you break it into manageable
stages.
VIRGo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6
concentrate your energy on
practical, creative ways to solve
a household issue. Family mem-
bers may disagree at frst but
respond to the logic.
LIbRA (Sept. 23-oct. 22)
Today is a 9
your practical thinking makes life
run smoothly now. challenges
at work become opportunities
when viewed anew. Personal re-
sponsibilities beneft from logic.
ScoRpIo (oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 6
Take time for personal attire and
appearance today. Visit your
neighborhood salon and try
something new and diferent.
Take a calculated risk.
SAGITTARIUS(Nov.22-Dec.21)
Today is a 9
From the perspective of another,
you see a way to re-think their
problem. youll need to slow
down to accommodate the situ-
ation. create a game plan early.
cApRIcoRN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 7
A new person on the scene asks
key questions. To answer them,
think about it well. Take time to
consider creative options. Then
present choices to the team.
AqUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 7youre on familiar
ground with group activities
now. consider the needs of in-
dividuals and coworkers as you
challenge old concepts. youll
know just what to say.
pIScES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
changes depend on advice
received from an older person
with a sterling creative track
record. Use what you need now
and store the rest for future
reference.
Nicholas Sambaluk
THE NExT pANEL
All puzzles King Features
MUSIc
Kanye West uses Twitter
to develop his own image
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
LOS ANGELES Early this
fall, before any kind of promo-
tional push for Kanye Wests new
album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted
Fantasy, had begun in earnest, the
Grammy-winning rapper-producer
took to his widely read Twitter
account to vent. Even for a creative
firebrand whose career has in many
ways been defined by outrageous
behavior and controversial state-
ments, Wests remarks stood as a
defiant dismissal of every rule in
the major label marketing play-
book. Call it a tweet as mission
statement.
Man I love Twitter, West posted
on Sept. 4. Ive always been at the
mercy of the press but no more.
And so began a campaign of
nearly unprecedented, self-styled
image control and media spin that
culminated Nov. 22 with the albums
release. Even in an era when social
networking tools allow artists ever
greater freedoms to communicate
directly with fans, the so-called
Louis Vuitton Don has taken the
notion of personally generating his
own hype to further extremes than
just about anyone in popular cul-
ture.
The upshot: My Beautiful Dark
Twisted Fantasy was on track to
sell more than 550,000 copies in its
first week on the market, accord-
ing to a senior staff member at his
label Universal Music Group who
declined to be named because he
was not authorized to speak pub-
licly on behalf of the company.
Moreover, West has seemingly
sidestepped conventional logic and
courted controversy every step of
the way. After nearly a year of
silence following the public outcry
that accompanied Wests interrup-
tion of Taylor Swifts 2009 MTV
Video Music Awards acceptance
speech including abandoning a
co-headlining tour with Lady Gaga
he spearheaded his own promo
initiative by giving away alternate
and non-album tracks from My
Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
on his blog at KanyeWest.com.
The performer spurned the over-
whelming majority of interview
requests the notable exceptions
being an appearance on The Ellen
DeGeneres Show and a stint guest
editing XXL magazine (in which
he basically interviewed himself)
_ and took to Twitter to lambaste
various reporters and media out-
lets, including the Los Angeles
Times (for what West decried as a
soulless review of his short film
Runaway) and Today show
host Matt Lauer.
In the process, the performer has
won critical props from a constella-
tion of recording stars and past col-
laborators - even a powerhouse TV
producer whose show West dissed
on a single from the new album.
To hear it from multiplatinum-
selling R&B crooner John Legend,
who is signed to Wests G.O.O.D.
Music imprint, appears on My
Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
and is currently working on an
album to be released in 2011 with
West, all this wacky stuff and this
controversy does more than gen-
erate public-
ity. It sets West
apart as a sort
of endangered
species, an
artistic loner in
an age of man-
nered shock
value and care-
fully laid-out
viral marketing
initiatives.
Clearly, he
does things that are provocative,
Legend said. Thats cool. Thats a
part of what makes him interesting
as an artist. He puts it all out there
in every way musically and with
his personality. Its all out there. I
think that throws people off.
Unsurprisingly, efforts to reach
West were unsuccessful. When his
publicist, Gabe Tesoriero, was asked
via e-mail about Wests interview
availability on a scale of 1 to 10
with one being not a chance and
10 being a sure thing Tesoriero
responded with a numerical one,
accompanied by a frowny-face
emoticon.
Likewise, executives at Universal
Music Group declined to com-
ment. My Beautiful Dark Twisted
Fantasy is no doubt a priority for
the label, given its holiday-timed
release and Wests star persona, yet
in a depressed climate in which
labels are eager to talk about any
success, multiple requests over the
last two weeks to speak to repre-
sentatives of Universals Island Def
Jam imprint were met with notable
silence.
Instead, West has largely been a
one-man show. Online, he has been
the comedian Dont you hate it
when you say bye to someone then
yall get on the elevator together, he
tweeted in August as well as the
victim I cant be everybodys
hero and villain savior and sin-
ner Christian and anti Christ! he
noted in November.
Outlets like Twitter, said suave
R&B star Ne-Yo, allow West the
opportunity to vent to the world.
I think its a beautiful thing,
Ne-Yo said. By now, you know who
Kanye is. If he feels like he was dis-
respected, hes not only going to say
it, hes going to stand on a chair and
scream it. Thats
who he is. Hes a
master of PR. He
knows what he is
doing.
But does any-
one else? The
answer remains
unclear. For
instance, West
tweeted that his
intended album
art for My
Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
had been banned in the USA,
adding that he didnt think about
Wal-Mart when picking art. The
retailer issued a statement, say-
ing it had never been shown the
sexually graphic image, and mul-
tiple Universal Music Group staff-
ers contacted by the Times were
unaware of any such banning.
With West, unfiltered, perhaps,
would be an understatement. His
artistic peers admire it, even if they
wouldnt take a similar approach.
Justin Timberlake is a fairly regu-
lar Twitter presence with nearly
4 million followers. Unlike West,
however, the pop icon and freshly
minted movie star neither uses the
platform to promote a personal
agenda nor to provide an up-close
slice of his life.
CBS swaps out hosts
for the Early Show
Los AnGeLes - The early bird
doesnt always get the worm.
cbsearly show is playing
musical chairs yet again by
replacing its on-air team. making
their exit are maggie rodriguez,
Harry smith and dave Price.
moving in are chris Wragge
and erica Hill, co-anchors of
the saturday edition of the
early show since 2008, who
are scheduled to take over as
co-anchors of the weekday show
starting Jan. 3.
Also joining the team will
be Jef Glor, who has been
anchoring the networks
saturday newscast, and marysol
castro of Abcs Good morning
America weekend edition, who
will serve as a weather anchor.
smith will become the
primary substitute anchor for
katie courics evening newscast,
Face the nation and sunday
morning.
McClatchy-Tribune
TELEVISIoN
Man I love Twitter. Ive
always been at the mercy
of the press but no more.
kAnye WesT
rapper
MUSIc
Minaj didnt see
career in music
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
LOS ANGELES Nicki
Minaj never envisioned herself
as hip-hops reigning it girl.
The question alone makes her
giggle as she offers an answer
nowhere near as cocky as her
saucy rhymes.
When I was growing up I
thought Id be a famous actress,
she says. Acting came very nat-
ural to me. I didnt imagine all
this music stuff happening.
Minaj is harnessing those
drama skills, which she honed
at LaGuardia High School in
New York City, by assuming
the identity of one of the many
animated alter egos shes mas-
terfully crafted in lyrics: Theres
Roman Zolanski, her gay male
counterpart; Nicki Lewinsky,
the sex kitten; Nicki the Ninja, a
spotlight stealer; Nicki the Boss,
who runs her own empire; and
Nicki the Harajuku Barbie the
over-the-top doll who doesnt
hesitate to sign the breasts of
her adoring female fans.
With those razor-sharp
bangs, a penchant for color-
ful wigs, vibrant, body-hugging
attire and brazen guest verses,
shes been on a lot of peoples
lips of late. Like Lady Gaga,
much of her appeal hinges on
her image, and Minajs quirky,
charismatic presence seems to
have arrived fully formed. The
masses including her more
than 1.5 million Twitter follow-
ers have gobbled it up.
But somewhere within the
caricature resides Onika Tanya
Maraj, the 26-year-old Queens
mastermind behind the hype
who recently made chart his-
tory after her Annie Lennox-
sampling single, Your Love,
became the first female hip-
hop No. 1 to hit Billboards
rap singles chart since Missy
Elliotts Work It in 2002. Shes
also the female rapper with the
most chart entries in one year
on Billboards 100 shes had
eight all before the release of
her debut album, Pink Friday,
last week.
On a recent afternoon she is
doing what she does best: play-
ing dress-up for the camera.
After a photo session, she is
shuttled to a Santa Monica stu-
dio for another shoot. Wearing
a blue and black bob, bubble-
gum pink bomber jacket, hip-
hugging jeans and pink high-
top sneakers, Minaj might look
like shes channeling one of her
alter egos, but her sheepish grin
and demure demeanor suggest
that the real Onika is coming
to surface.
The buxom rapper got her
break when mentor Lil Wayne
spotted her remake of Notorious
B.I.G.s Warning on a street
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Reunited with my boyfriend
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around thinking about how
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mention hes pretty hot?
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roomates are the laziest and
worst roomates ever.
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Despite decline, marriage
still popular among couples
HuMOr
S
unday evening, I tried to
make some popcorn my
roommate brought back
from Wichita (like your sexual-
ity, you shouldnt label your
food!).
I pushed the popcorn but-
ton on the microwave, and
stood there and waited like the
pissed of popcorn bag told
me to in ALL CAPS and bold.
It was a smaller bag of popcorn
that told me vaguely that it
would take sometime between
one and two minutes to cook
kind of like a teenager when
asked what time their party is
gonna end by some friends par-
ent (I dunno. Like, when your
kid leaves?). I waited by the
microwave, as instructed, and
listened to the pops. And like
the fat guy I am, I waited until
the last second to pull that bitch
out. It was burnt.
Whats your point, Chance?
you may be asking like so many
of my friends have asked me
in the middle of a story before.
Well, my point is: Dammit,
genetically modifed and
engineered food companies.
Seriously, if youre gonna waltz
around and break my liberal art
by destroying nature and mak-
ing glow-in-the-dark rave-ham-
sters, make me some popcorn
that doesnt burn. Because I
deserve it. As a human being in
the 21st century.
I mean, recently you guys
made those apples that dont
turn brown afer you cut them
and leave them out in the air for
a bit. Can you imagine a world
in which you can cut an apple
that stays eerily white days afer
you cut it into slices AND you
can microwave popcorn for 3
hours, if you so please, and eat
that crud like it was in there the
perfect time? I mean, either go
big or go home, GM foods. If
youre going to destroy nature,
do it in style. I have fashioned
a list of other GM food ideas
for you. Yeah, thats right. Its a
list column. Deal with it, baby
boomers. Eat it up, milennials.
1. Splice together some of
those giant centipedes, Goliath
bird-eating tarantulas, that sting
ray thing that killed Steve Irwin
(and the scientist inside all of
us, lets be honest), and those
owls that sound like a woman
screaming bloody murder. You
know, for the metalheads. You
can breed them and sell them as
pets. Teres nothing more excit-
ing than only being a small glass
tank away from being hunted,
poisoned, and devoured!
2. Make me a plant that
grows sandwiches. Tis is pretty
self-explanatory. It sounds like
a Futurama joke or something,
but admit it, a tree in your back-
yard that grew ham and cheese
sandwiches would be beautiful
and delicious.
3. I want hollow pumpkins.
Who wants to pull all of that
goop out of the pumpkin? No
one. Goopfghts are a thing
of the past, beige goop-hating
prudes of the world. Ten again,
if youre a beige goop-hating
prude youre probably reading a
Jane Austen novel or something
and not carving pumpkins.
Tose are some fantastic
ideas, GM foods! Get with it al-
ready, because nature isnt going
to destroy itself.
Carmichael is a junior from
Mulvane in flm and media
studies and journalism.
ASSoCiATeD PreSS
Sandwich-growing trees,
how do those work?
I was at part of the meeting where he proposed this. There wasnt
any real point to the changes, and MWS refused to elaborate on
why they had to be implemented his way, other than its how he
wanted to do it. I think hes probably afraid that it wouldnt pass the
normal process (where people have a two-week cycle to examine,
debate, and if need be, alter legislation before making the ultimate
decision to pass or fail it).
BCohen in response to Changes to senate executive board
may be delayed on Nov. 30.
I know this. But expecting to KU fans to come to an 11 a.m. game
on Thanksgiving weekend with a team as mediocre as KU? No
thanks. All of that combined is why fans didnt come. You must not
have read my comment fully.
Besides, KU v Mizzou is not a good rivalry anymore. Mizzou will
continue winning in football, and KU in basketball. Calling it a
rivalry is like calling USC v UCLA a rivalry.
And I agree, KU will be one of the first booted from the Big 12,
and one of the last picked up by a smaller conference. Basketball
alone is not going to get the Jayhawks to a bigger conference.
BCohen in response to Fans no-show for Saturdays bor-
der showdown on Nov. 29.
I love it when people say that those who tout facts are racists. If
they are skewed to perpetuate a hateful belief, the facts are being
abused. If they are cited as a logical explanation for how values
interact with people to create societies, the facts are being used.
There is a major difference.
metacognition in response to Europeans are more com-
fortable with their sexuality on Nov. 21.
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I
n yet another provocative
cover story headline, TIME
Magazine asked in last weeks
issue: Who needs marriage?
Amid debates about whos
cheating now, whos fnally
divorcing or whos fnally
marrying (William and Kate,
save the date), the magazine
chose a good moment to take a
breath and recap what marriage
actually means to us today.
Te poll, conducted by TIME
and the Pew Research Center,
asked Americans about their
attitudes towards marriage and
relationships.
Despite a steep decline of
married people from about 70
percent in the 1960s to about
50 percent today, marriage is
still favored by most instead of a
long-term relationship without
the label, especially by college
graduates. Te poll shows that 64
percent of college graduates are
married, compared to 48 percent
of those without higher education.
But why do we still want to get
married anyway?
Its not like we need it anymore.
More women than men are
graduating from college today
and womens career chances have
gone uphill for decades, so we can
eliminate the fnancial reason.
Our society today also doesnt
look down on unmarried couples
living together or having sex as it
did earlier in the last century. So
wheres the draw?
Children. According to the poll,
77 percent of Americans think
its easier to raise children when
married. Somehow it may be
easier, but long-term relationships
are no diferent from marriages,
except the label. Both are living
together and see themselves as a
couple. Tey dont intend to break
up anytime soon, or ever. Teyre
just happy together. We should
accept that there are diferent
types of relationships now. Tere
are parents without the ring,
gay relationships and second
marriages. As society changes, our
perspective changes.
At least the numbers show that
were smarter about marriage
today. Te divorce rate has
steadily fallen since the 1960s, but
so has the marriage rate. Were
also getting married later, men
averaging about 28 and women
about 26. Tis might indicate that
people take more time to fnd the
right person and are more careful
not to marry the wrong one.
Not wanting to cloud the great
outlook, but Americans divorce
still more ofen than people in
most European countries.
As for me, I defnitely want to
get married someday. Im not a
hypocrite here, but I have my own
interpretation of marriage. For
me, marriage brings a couple even
closer together. Tey wear the
same ring every day as a symbol
for their unity. Tey vow to each
other in front of their family and
friends that they love and will
always care for each other. And
divorce is a lot more complicated
than a break-up, so each partner
is more willing to work on the
relationship before fnally ending
it. But thats just my opinion. If
someones happy without ever
marrying, Im happy for him or
her. Lets just hope my future
husband shares my opinion.
Bledowski is a graduate
student from Cracow, Poland,
in journalism.
If theres one thing Ive learned
from my time working in retail, its
this: Santa Claus is the anti-Christ.
While many students were at
home spending Tanksgiving with
their families, I was still in Lincoln,
400 miles from home. I do have
some family here, so I wasnt alone,
but its kind of like dancing with
someone elses wife: It works OK,
but its just not the same. In three
and a half years at college, its the
frst time Ive experienced even a
hint of homesickness.
And why was I here? Because
I had to be to work at 6:45 Friday
morning so people could save
a few bucks on crap that isnt
worth buying anyway. One of my
co-workers summed it up pretty
well when he greeted me on Friday
by saying, Happy screwed-up
American priorities day. Its
enough to make me want to punt a
baby penguin.
And these were the sane ones.
I was fortunate enough to work at
a place that didnt open until 7. I
feel sorry for the people who work
at places like Wal-Mart or Target
and had to be to work ridiculously
early. Have people lost their
minds?
I dont fault the stores. Teyre
just trying to make money to get
into the black for the year. Major
sales are simply a way to reach
that goal. Its the consumers who
are the problem. Do these people
really think they have nothing
better to do than stand in line
the night of Tanksgiving so they
can buy a new TV? Personally, I
consider sleep to be much more
important. I guess Im just weird.
But its not like this is anything
new. Christmas has been
completely stripped of its meaning
for years in favor of rampant
consumerism. Te real signifcance
of the holiday is pushed aside
and, for the most part, just gets
lip service. People may put up a
nativity set in their homes, but
then they become preoccupied
with what they need to buy.
I fail to see how spending
money faster than the Obama
administration honors a humble
carpenter who was born in a stable
and never in his life cared about
wealth or material possessions. A
fat man in a red suit can hardly
measure up to the gifs given to
us by a child lying in a manger.
Christmas isnt about packages
wrapped in paper; its about a baby
wrapped in swaddling clothes.
Dont get me wrong, Im
not necessarily saying people
should just stop buying stuf for
Christmas.
Te economy would be in even
bigger trouble if people completely
stopped spending money at the
time of year that ofen makes or
breaks retail businesses. But that
should be a secondary concern.
Spending time with the people you
love is far more important.
If you dont get someone the
perfect gif, it isnt the end of the
world. Teir feelings about you
shouldnt be swayed by that. My
best friend is taking me to an
Avalanche/Red Wings game two
days afer Christmas. Its a great
gif and will be my frst NHL game,
but Im not looking forward to it
because I want to go to a hockey
game. Im looking forward to it
because Ill be spending that time
with her. Tats a far greater gif
than anything someone could buy
for me.
Stop worrying so much about
buying presents, and worry more
about the only thing people can
give each other that actually
matters: love. Family, friends,
spouses, signifcant others. Tese
are the things that matter, not that
40-inch plasma TV you trampled
three people and punched an old
lady to get for half price. Tose are
the things Ill be thinking about
while Im at work for a pointless
extra hour when there wont be any
customers anyway.
From uWire. Andrew Lacy for
The daily nebraskan at The
university of nebrasksa.
People, not products, make
holidays special occasion
GuesT COLuMn
Britains Prince Williamand Kate Middleton recently announced their engagement. The wedding is scheduled for April.
Lets Talk
About Sex
by caroline bledowski
cbledowksi@kansan.com
Oddities
by chance carmichael
ccarmichael@kansan.com
have one contact with an infec-
tious person, McKee said.
HIV is transmitted through
breast milk, blood, vaginal secre-
tions and semen. Although
Avert, an international charity
that works to prevent the spread
of HIV, advises use of a condom,
McKee said one of the main ways
to prevent HIV is to have a con-
versation with intimate partners.
It really goes back to the prin-
ciple that you sleep with every
person your partner has slept
with, McKee said. Its scary, but
its also true.
She said these conversations
were very important for couples
to have while their clothes were
still on. That way, they can make
choices, such as whether or not
to use protection, when they
arent in the heat of the moment.
McKee suggested discussing how
many people your partner has
slept with in the past, whether
or not they used protection, and
also whether or not they have
been tested for STIs, or sexually
transmitted infections, a category
that includes HIV.
Its not a very sexy thing to
talk about, McKee said. But
you should care enough about
yourself and them to ask those
questions.
McKee also suggested not
engaging in sexual activities
while under the influence.
If two people are drinking, its
really easy to get carried away,
McKee said. The last thing
youre going to think to ask is
whether or not theyve had an
STI test.
McKee also encouraged indi-
viduals to watch out for their
friends.
If they want to go home
with someone they dont know
very well, tell them if theyre
still thinking about him tomor-
row morning to give him a call,
McKee said. But tonight, they
just need to come home with you,
because you just dont know.
McKee said intravenous drug
users were also susceptible to
contracting the virus, because
they often share dirty needles to
shoot drugs into their veins.
McKee said an HIV diagnosis
today is not a death sentence. She
said individuals could lead nor-
mal lives for many years if they
receive treatment in the earlier
stages of the illness.
However, McKee said detect-
ing whether or not someone has
become infected with HIV could
be tricky. The virus only causes
a few symptoms in its earlier
stages, such as fever, headache,
sore throat and swollen lymph
nodes.
In addition, Saha said research
shows that as HIV progresses to
AIDS, it happens slower among
college students. So, it might take
10 years or more to feel the more
severe symptoms.
McKee said getting tested for
the virus was the best method
of detection, and she suggested
individuals get tested between
partners, even if they have only
engaged in protected sex in the
past.
Edited by Emily McCoy
6A / NEWS / wednesdAY, december 1, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / kAnsAn.com
BY KELLY MORGAN
kmorgan@kansan.com
When it comes to Missouri
residents, Shawn Buchanan Greene
has his own opinion about the
Show-Me-Staters.
Missouri people really love
to hate other
people, said
Greene, a St.
Louis native
and author of
the recently
released book,
Border War
Football 1891-
2009.
Not in a mean way, he said.
They just really like to dislike
people for being from a different
place.
The heated feelings this KU
alumnus has toward Missouri are
what drove him to create Border
War Football 1891-2009, a 276-
page book that gives a decade-by-
decade overview of the Kansas-
Missouri football rivalry. The book
was released last month and features
team photos, scores and takes an
in-depth look at both the well- and
lesser-known stories of the eras.
He was very thorough and went
back and looked at all the yearbooks,
all the newspaper accounts just to
find a photo for every year, said
Lisa Eitner, an event coordinator
for the KU Bookstore. He really
put together something that I
dont think many people could do
because not everything is available
to the public.
One story that struck Greene was
that of Tommy Johnson. Johnson
was the first Kansas athlete to be
captain of both the football and
basketball teams. During a 1909
football game against Missouri,
Johnson suffered a severe
concussion. Johnsons coach Bert
Kennedy ignored the advice of the
trainers however, and told Johnson
to stay on the field and finish the
game.
That was the only game they
lost that season, Greene said. The
injuries Johnson got were so severe
that he was in the hospital for a
year after that and died during the
week of the next KU-MU football
game.
Store officials said they hope
stories like this one will attract
Kansas fans to buy the book and
help them see that theres more
to Kansas football than this years
losing season.
I dont think that people will
not go out to buy the book because
of this season, said Julie Evnen,
a senior from Lincoln, Neb. The
team is young, we have a new
coach theres always a chance
next season.
For Greene, it was this summers
current events that made publishing
the book this year ideal.
This year just made sense
because it finished out the decade,
Greene said. Plus you had all of
this crazy stuff happening with the
Big 12 Conference and all of this
attention turned to the KU-MU
rivalry and what would happen to
it if the schools were in separate
conferences.
Luckily for Greene and the
Jayhawk nation alike, the teams
remain in the same conference and
continue one of the oldest rivalries
in the United States.
I think the rivalry is very
interesting, said Adam Magargee,
a senior from McKinney, Texas. Its
the second-oldest football rival in
the U.S. and theres a lot of history
to that.
After a slow start, book sales for
Border War Football 1891-2009
are increasing. Interested fans can
purchase the book for $39.95.
Edited by Kelsey Nill
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New book explores an old rivalry
HISToRY
CONTRiBUTEd PHOTO
Sean Greenes Border War Football 1891-2009details the long-time KU-MU football rivalry.
Alumnus writes about KU-MU football history
obama team unveils plan to reduce the defcit
NATIoNAL
oDD NEWS
Honeybees turn
honey cherry red
new York A bunch of brook-
lyn bees have been coming
home looking fushed.
new York city beekeeper
cerise mayo was puzzled when
her bees started showing up
with mysterious red coloring.
Their honey also turned as red
as cough syrup. she tells The
new York Times a friend joked
that the bees were imbibing
the runof at dells maraschino
cherries company, in the red
Hook section of brooklyn. mayo
whose frst name means
cherry in French raises
bees in that neighborhood and
across the water on Governors
Island.
Tests confrmed the bees
were riddled with red dye no.
40 the same food coloring
found in the cherry juice. bee
expert Andrew cote tells the
newspaper that bees had been
creating a big nuisance at the
factory.
The solution? Put up screens
or provide a closer source of
sweet nectar.
Associated Press
AssOciAtEd PREss
WASHINGTON In advance
of a public unveiling Wednesday,
the co-chairmen of President
Barack Obamas deficit commission
Tuesday promised that they havent
watered down their plan to cut the
deficit by almost $4 trillion over the
coming decade.
But Erskine Bowles and Alan
Simpson acknowledged the plan
faces an uphill slog with the deficit
commission members wholl vote
on it later this week. Only Bowles
and Simpson are guaranteed to
support the plan when the panel
votes on Friday.
It would take a supermajority
vote of 14 of the 18 panel members
to approve recommendations for
a possible vote in the lame duck
session of Congress. That seems
out of reach, but Bowles says its
just as important to have jump-
started a national debate on what
itll really take to bring the deficit
under control.
Our goal in this whole process
has been really simple, Bowles said.
Its basically been to start an adult
conversation here in Washington
about the dangers of this debt and
the deficits we are running.
Added Bowles: The era of deficit
denial in Washington is over.
Portions of the plan released by
Bowles and Simpson earlier this
month would have among its
many politically explosive proposals
curbed future increases in Social
Security benefits and raised the
programs retirement age.
KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / wedNeSdAY, deCeMber 1, 2010 / SPORTS / 7A
exposed is the right word, but he
is going to put numbers on just
about anybody.
While all three Kansas post
players that saw major minutes
against Arizona Marcus and
Markieff Morris and Thomas
Robinson have the ability to
drive from outside, Self said they
are too keen to take jump shots,
even if they are going in.
Why settle? Self said. Derrick
Williams didnt settle. He drove it
every chance he got. And Thomas
is so good at that, why settle and
not put the other teams post guys
in foul-prone situations?
When Williams was put into
foul-prone situations, fouling out
with 2:27 left in the game, Kansas
was able to close out the victory.
The Jayhawks will need to do the
same with Reeves Nelson for the
win Thursday night.
Editedby Joel Petterson
Associated Press
Ohio State forward Jared Sullinger (0) goes up for two points in the second half withVernon Macklin (32) trying to block the shot during NCAA
college basketball play in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Ohio State defeated Florida 93-75.
BIg 12 FOOTBALL
With 10 wins, Gundy is
voted top coach in Big 12
ASSOCIATED PRESS
OKLAHOMA CITY For
Mike Gundy, part of becoming
a better coach was learning to
let go.
Once he yielded control of
his offense and defense to his
coordinators, he found himself
better able to deal with all the
day-to-day decisions that come
with being the man in charge of a
major college football program.
With first-year offensive coor-
dinator Dana Holgorsen leading
what would become the nations
third-highest scoring offense and
Bill Young in charge of a defense
that created 30 turnovers, Gundy
was able to see the big picture and
add his influence wherever his
inexperienced Cowboys needed
it.
The result: the first 10-win reg-
ular season in school history and
Gundys selection Tuesday as The
Associated Press Big 12 coach of
the year.
Im humbled by it and I think
that its an award for our coaching
staff, Gundy said in a telephone
interview. Theyve had a great
year.
The 16th-ranked Cowboys
(10-2, 6-2 Big 12) were picked
to finish fifth in the Big 12 South
after losing their starting quarter-
back, two NFL first-round draft
picks and numerous starters but
instead shared the division title
with Oklahoma and Texas A&M.
Gundy received 12 of 20 first-
place votes from the AP panel.
Texas A&Ms Mike Sherman got
seven votes after a turnaround
helped the Aggies win their final
six games. Art Briles received
the remaining vote after leading
Baylor to bowl eligibility for the
first time since 1994.
Gundy was also named the Big
12 coach of the year in voting
by the leagues coaches. Its the
first time he has received both
honors.
In his sixth year as Oklahoma
States head coach, Gundy said
he now fits better into the role.
A former offensive coordinator,
he had previously been heavily
involved in the offense and play-
calling. But when he brought in
Holgorsen, he gave it up for
the better.
I think it had a huge role in
just me coaching attitude, play-
er development, body language
and time management, Gundy
said. I allowed Dana and Bill,
of course, to do their jobs and
my presence on the sideline was
much more calming because I
wasnt having to get so involved in
the play of an offensive lineman
or receivers or quarterbacks and
chew on them about something
they did wrong.
Defensive players feel his influ-
ence more than ever before, and
Gundy said he may have spent
more time with defensive players
than the offense this season for a
change. He also had more time
to spend on recruiting and dur-
ing games, he was even more in
tune with clock management and
injuries.
During the week, Gundy could
pop into any meeting instead of
always meeting with quarter-
backs.
I really am OK with it because
I think it helped our team and it
makes my life much easier and
gives me more patience, Gundy
said. Im not always on edge
in dealing with recruits, meet-
ing with administration and just
everything thats important.
Gundy also credited the
Cowboys unexpected success to
the development of a new batch
of playmakers including Justin
Blackmon, Brandon Weeden,
Shaun Lewis, Brodrick Brown
and Joseph Randle and strong
returns from serious injuries by
Orie Lemon and Andrew McGee.
When you tie all that together,
you end up with 10 wins and a
season that everybody will look
back on and say obviously it was
the most wins weve ever had here
in the regular season, he said.
Ohio States standouts lead
a win against Florida State
cOLLEgE BASKETBALL
ASSOCIATED PRESS
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Jon
Diebler scored 12 points and Jared
Sullinger notched his third double-
double of the season Tuesday night
to lead No. 2 Ohio State to a 58-44
victory over Florida State in an
ACC/Big Ten Challenge game.
Sullinger, a 6-foot-9 freshman
from Columbus, Ohio, finished
with 11 points and 13 rebounds
while David Lightly added 10
points for the Buckeyes (6-0).
Ohio State jumped to a 7-0
lead and never trailed, building its
biggest lead at 40-23 on William
Bufords jumper with 15:45 left in
the game.
Florida State (5-2) closed within
49-42 on Deividas Dulkys only
three-pointer with 4:30 left.
Freshman Ian Miller led Florida
State with 11 points and Derwin
Kitchen added 10 for the Seminoles,
who shot 35.4 percent and com-
mitted 22 turnovers, including 14
in the second half. Florida State
shot 33 percent in a 55-51 loss to
Florida on Sunday.
Both teams shot poorly in the
early going, but Ohio States domi-
nation of the backboards allowed
the Buckeyes to keep a comfort-
able lead on their way to a 28-17
halftime lead.
Florida State shot just 26.1 per-
cent in the first half while Ohio
State was slightly better at 36.7 per-
cent but enjoyed a 25-14 rebound
advantage.
Chris Singleton, Florida States
leading scorer, had a second
straight cold-shooting game, mak-
ing just 2 of 9 from the field on
the heels of a 2-for-12 showing in
Sundays loss.
Ohio State is 6-0 against Florida
State, including consecutive victo-
ries in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
The Buckeyes won 77-64 in last
years game at Columbus.
After winning its first five
games against weaker opponents,
Florida State struggled against the
Buckeyes as it had Sunday against
18th-ranked Gators.
During a first-half timeout,
Florida State football coach Jimbo
Fisher was presented the trophy
for winning the Atlantic Division
of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
reeves (continued from 10a)
BIg 12 BASKETBALL
Tigers take frst fall
against the Hoyas
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Jason
Clark hit three 3-pointers in over-
time, lifting No. 16 Georgetown
to a bruising 111-102 victory
Tuesday night over No. 9 Mis-
souri, which erased an 18-point
halftime defcit but faltered at the
free throw line
Michael dixon hit only one of
two foul shots with 14 seconds
left to give Missouri a 94-91 lead,
Chris wrights 3-pointer tied the
matchup of unbeatens at 94-all.
Austin Freeman had 31 points
for the Hoyas (7-0), who have
won their frst seven games for
the second consecutive season.
Missouri (5-1) trailed throughout
the game until Marcus denmon
canned a 3-pointer for a 77-75
lead that had the crowd in Kansas
Citys Sprint Center roaring.
denmon had 27 points for
Missouri, which missed three of
four free throws in the fnal 19
seconds of regulation. The Hoyas
were 18 of 18 from the line.
dixon, who missed the only
shot he took in the frst half,
sparked the second-half surge
and fnished with 17 points.
The Tigers had fve players in
double fgures, including english
with 11 and bowers with 10. Sims
had 10 for the Hoyas.
Associated Press
The carousel of quarterbacks all season did no
favors for a Kansas ofense that averaged 17.1 points
a game and fnished at 113th in the country in
total ofense. The running game was better, but the
inexperienced ofensive line struggled to block for
its young running backs. With six ofensive linemen
recruits committed for next year according to
Rivals.com, the coaches are looking to improve the
line. Freshman running back James Sims will likely
be the starter heading into next year. Sims led the
team with nine touchdowns and 742 rushing yards
this season.
8A / SPORTS / WedneSdAY, decembeR 1, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KAnSAn.com
FOOTBALL seAsOn
ReWInD
Ofense
Defense
early struggles and injuries forced defensive lineups
to change nearly every week. Freshman safety
Keeston Terry was injured in the week three loss
to Southern mississippi and missed the rest of the
season. Terry would have started the rest of the year
if healthy, and should open 2011 as a starter. Former
running back Toben opurum started the year at
linebacker but was getting limited reps before be-
ing moved to defensive end midway through the
year. opurum, a sophomore, proved to be one of
the two or three best players on the depleted Kan-
sas defense. Sophomore bradley mcdougalds move
from receiver to safety seems like a smart move
going forward as well. mcdougald was recruited by
ohio State, among others, as a safety out of high
school and should team with Terry to anchor the
Kansas secondary the next two seasons.
Biggest Disappointment
Play of the Year
After a terrible loss to north dakota State in week one, the Jayhawks
led Georgia Tech 21-17 going into the fourth quarter the following
week. on frst down from the Yellow Jacket 32 yard line, Jordan Webb
threw a quick pass to daymond Patterson, who seemed to be stopped
at the line of scrimmage. After bouncing of four defenders like a blue
pinball, Patterson scampered into the endzone, giving Kansas the 28-
17 lead and sealing the upset.
The ofensive line
Junior Jef Spikes injury before the year led to changes across the
board for the unit. Senior brad Thorson was forced to right tackle,
where he wasnt nearly as efective as his usual position of center or
guard. even before the injury, the ofensive line was simply under-
manned and inexperienced.
mecham Pick Webb
Ryan Waggoner/KAnsAn FILe PHOTO
Freshman quarterback JordanWebb is congratulated by fans following Kansas 28-25 upset victory over Georgia Tech Saturday afternoon. Following
the game, fans rushed the feld to celebrate with the team.
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Sophomore linebacker Toben Opurumsacks Missouris junior quarterback Jarrell Harrison during the second half of the Border Showdown.The
Jayhawks had four total sacks against the Tigers but lost 35-7 in the season fnale at Arrowhead Stadium.
Special Teams
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Sophomore wide receiver D.J. Beshears breaks away fromNewMexico State tight end Spencer Diaz during a 96-yard kick-of return for a touchdown. Beshears ranked second on the teamin all-
purpose yards behind freshman running back James Sims with 161 yards.
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Junior wide receiver Daymond Patterson breaks away fromseveral Georgia Tech defenders before
going on to score a touchdown. The score gave Kansas a 28-17 lead and Kansas won 28-25.
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Freshman quarterback JordanWebb gets sacked in the third quarter against Southern Miss.
Webb was sacked four times in the 31-16 loss in Hattiesburg, Miss.
Sophomore d.J. beshears was stellar all year, averaging 25 yards per
kick return on 36 attempts. He also led the team in all-purpose yards,
getting more than 1200 for the season while being named to the Hon-
orable mention All-big 12 conference team, along with senior punter
Alonso Rojas and senior defensive end Jake Laptad.
What to Look Forward to
James Sims:
The freshman running back exceeded expectations all year, and was a
a rare bright spot for the ofense.
Zack Stoudt:
With quarterback problems hurting the ofense in 2010, Kansas is
courting Stoudt, a junior college quarterback from Iowa. He threw
for 1,800 yards and 18 touchdowns this season, and recently told
the Lawrence Journal World that Kansas is my favorite. Those other
schools are going to have to beat them out.
Stoudt will have a great shot at starting if he commits to Kansas.
Kory Carpenter
Tennessee stays
perfect with win
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. To-
bias Harris scored 21 points and
Scotty Hopson had 19 as No. 13
Tennessee cruised to an 86-56
victory over Middle Tennessee
State on Tuesday night.
The Vols (6-0) opened with an
8-0 run and trailed only once as
Middle Tennessee (3-4) respond-
ed with a 10-0 run while shutting
down the paint on the defensive
end.
Thats when Pearl put in a
defensive lineup with John
Fields, Steven Pearl and Renaldo
Woolridge to pressure the Blue
Raiders shooters, and the only
basket for three minutes was a
three-pointer by Hopson. Middle
Tennessee wouldnt score for
eight minutes.
When the Vols shooters re-
turned to the court they went on
a 21-0 run with fve of six straight
baskets coming from behind the
arc. The last of the fve, a shot by
Trae Golden with 7:21 left in the
frst half, made it 29-10.
Associated Press
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON, Ky. Brandon
Knight scored 23 points and No.
10 Kentucky bounced back from
its first loss of the season with a
91-57 win over Boston University
on Tuesday night.
Terrence Jones added 18 points
and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats
(5-1), who shot 59 percent from
the field and overwhelmed the
Terriers (4-4) over the final 20
minutes.
Kentucky led by just seven
points at halftime before opening
the second half on an 18-3 run to
break things open.
John Holland led the Terriers
with 20 points but Boston U.
shot just 29 percent and had no
answer after the Wildcats shook
off a sluggish first half with per-
haps their best basketball of the
season.
Kentucky coach John Calipari
was on the sideline two days after
the passing of his mother, Donna,
who died on Sunday following a
lengthy battle with cancer.
The players honored her by
sporting black socks, while
Kentuckys assistants donned
black suits and some fans par-
ticularly in the student section
wore black T-shirts.
Calipari thanked everyone for
their support before the game
via his Twitter and Facebook
accounts, saying he was sure his
mother was watching from the
luxury boxes with a whole crew
of UK luminaries cheering right
along with her.
Calipari called his team too
selfish following an 84-67 loss
to Connecticut in the finals of
the Maui Invitational, a game in
which the Wildcats were domi-
nated from nearly the opening
tip.
He urged them to communi-
cate better on defense and share
the ball on offense.
They did that after perhaps
shaking off some late jet lag from
their trip.
Kentucky led just 40-33 at
halftime as Boston hung around
by attacking the offensive boards
and harassing the Wildcats into
careless turnovers.
Any hopes of pulling the upset
and giving Kentucky its first los-
ing streak under Calipari, how-
ever, evaporated during a blister-
ing opening eight minutes to the
second half.
The run started slowly with
two free throws by Jones before
the Wildcats really heated up.
Doron Lamb hit a runner in the
lane, DeAndre Liggins knocked
down a three-pointer and Knight
followed with a pullup jumper
following a steal by Lamb.
Knight drilled a three-pointer
on Kentuckys next trip before a
layup by Jones and a three-point-
er by Darius Miller mushroomed
the lead to 57-36. Boston U. coach
Patrick Chambers then received
a technical foul and Jones hit a
free throw, but the Wildcats were
just getting started.
Josh Harrellson tipped in a
miss by Jones then added a layup
off a nifty no-look pass from
Jones. Miller and Lamb added
three-pointers and by the time
Miller converted an alley-oop
the Wildcats were up 70-40 and
could start thinking about a
showdown at North Carolina on
Saturday.
Harrellson finished with 12
points and 11 rebounds and
Lamb wound up with 13 as
Kentucky knocked down 10 of
16 three-pointers.
A week after Calipari blasted
his team for being me first,
the Wildcats had 21 assists on
32 field goals, including six by
Knight.
It was more than enough
to fend off the Terriers, who
came in with notable wins over
Nevada, Cornell and George
Washington but were no match
when Kentucky hit the gas after
halftime.
KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / WEdNESdAY, dECEMBER 1, 2010 / SPORTS / 9A
Soccers best thrill, entertain
MORNINg BREw
QUOTE OF THE DAY
I always turn to the sports sec-
tion frst. The sports page records
peoples accomplishments; the
front page has nothing but mans
failures.
14th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Earl Warren
FACT OF THE DAY
dwayne Bowe and Jamaal
Charles are the frst teammates
to each have 170 rushing and
receiving yards combined in
the same regular-season game.
Against Seattle on Sunday, Bowe
caught for 170 yards and Charles
ran for 173.
NFL Football Info
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: How many NFL teams are
within frst place of their respec-
tive divisions?
A: 19, the most teams in history
after 12 weeks.
NFL Football Info
A
croissant to the French is nothing
more than buttered bread to the
American. Put a televised soccer
match in front of a European and youve got
eyes glued to the screen. Do the same to an
American (non-World Cup) and most are
reaching for the remote.
Living in Paris this semester, Ive been
able to watch some of the greatest European
teams during prime-time hours. Perhaps
nothing Ive seen was more impressive than
FC Barcelonas 5-0 slaughtering against Real
Madrid on Monday.
The match featured two of the most
iconic names in the soccer world. There
was Cristiano Ronaldo for Real Madrid, the
flamboyant Portuguese striker with a carou-
sel of both girlfriends and jukes. And there
was Lionel Messi, the Argentine striker/
forward who is widely regarded as the best
player alive. There were several fights, 11
yellow cards and one red card. Coaches
shoved. Middle fingers elevated. Cheap
shots all around.
Like a spider spinning its web, Messi
the wizard and his Barcelonan teammates
weaved the bright yellow ball through
Madrid defenders with robotic precision.
No movement wasted. Concise use of space
and time.
Cest dingue! (This is crazy!) said
Jacques, my host-father who was also
amazed at the premier level of play.
During the match I kept asking myself:
Why is it difficult for most Americans to
appreciate a game that is so undeniably
impressive? Why is the World Cup most
Americans only exposure to the most popu-
lar game in the world? It has to be interna-
tionally popular for a reason, right? This list
had to be made.
REASONS wHY AMERICANS
DONT LOVE SOCCER
Were not the best in the world: With our
three most popular sports, football, basket-
ball and baseball, America dominates any
other country. This is also most likely why
we dont match up with soccer. All of our
best, most freakish athletes reside on the
football field, basketball court or baseball
diamond. We dont raise our best young tal-
ent as soccer players, so they dont become
Messi or Ronaldo. They become Lebron
James or Larry Fitzgerald as we know them
today.
Time zone differential/lack of airtime:
Because were not the best in the world,
many of the premier matches available
for our viewing pleasure occur at night in
Europe, but right in the middle of our work/
school days in the States. We cant watch
them live, so we dont watch them at all.
Patriotism: Who the heck wants to root for
a bunch of Europeans or South Americans
anyways!? (Im kidding here, but is the rest
of the United States?)
We cant use our hands: Most of us dont
watch it, because most of us dont play it.
And why dont we play it? Because we cant
use our beloved paws. We eat just about
everything with our hands, type on our
computers and text our friends with our
hands, and play every other sport with our
hands. This omission is too much for the
average American to bear.
Lack of history: Every major sport has
heroic tales of the past. Examples: Wilt
vs. Russell or Magic vs. Bird in basketball.
Vince Lombardi or Walter Sweetness
Payton in football. Babe Ruth or Bobby
Thomsons Shot Heard Round The World
in baseball. What does U.S. soccer history
have? Outside of Mia Hamms champion-
ship teams, mostly disappointment.
Verdict: Though qualifications in recent
World Cups have inspired some enthusiasm
for soccer in the States, it seems as if our
historical playing woes and lack of wide-
spread fan interest has no instant cure. I
propose that ESPN replays UEFA (European
League Soccer) matches at night. It wont
feel like a replay because no one checks soc-
cer scores (yet). Throw the NBA games with
no visible defense to ESPN2 and expose the
best of the best. Who knows? Maybe the
next great American athlete will grow up
watching UEFA on ESPN and trade in his
basketball shoes for some cleats and shin
guards. Hell grow up wanting to be Messi
instead of Lebron. And he just might save
American soccer from its current state.
Editedby TimDwyer
THIS wEEK IN
KANSAS ATHLETICS
womens
Basketball
Maine
7 p.m.
Lawrence
THURSDAY
Mens Basketball
UCLA
8 p.m.
Lawrence
FRIDAY
Swimming & Diving
Georgia Invitational
All day
Athens, Ga.
SATURDAY
womens Basketball
SMU
2 p.m.
dallas, Texas
Swimming & Diving
Georgia Invitational
All day
Athens, Ga.
Track & Field
Bob Timmons Challenge
All day
Lawrence
SUNDAY
Swimming & Diving
Georgia Invitational
All day
Athens, Ga.
TODAY
By mAx ROThmAn
mrothman@kansan.com
Three Jayhawks get
conference honors
After a disappointing 3-9 sea-
son, three Jayhawks were named
to the Big 12 All-Honorable
mention team, KU Athletics an-
nounced Tuesday.
d.J. Beshears earned a sport
as a return man, Alonso Rojas at
punter, and Jake Laptad at defen-
sive end.
Beshears, only a sophomore,
set Kansas records with 35 kick
returns for a combined 922 yards.
Laptad fnished his Jayhawk career
with 21 sacks, putting him in
second all-time in school history,
while Rojas ended his career aver-
aging 41.5 yards per punt.
Kory Carpenter
FOOTBALL
COLLEgE BASKETBALL
No. 10 Kentucky hammers Boston University
Associated Press
Kentuckys Brandon Knight shoots over Boston Universitys Matt GrifnTuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. Knight had 23 points in the 91-57 Kentucky win.
COLLEgE BASKETBALL
Huskies roll
as Walker
scores 30
once again
ASSOCIATED PRESS
STORRS, Conn. Kemba
Walker scored 30 points and No.
7 Connecticut returned from its
triumphant trip to Hawaii with
a harder-than-expected 62-55
victory over New Hampshire on
Tuesday night.
Shabazz Napier added 11 points
for Connecticut (6-0) which was
not ranked before beating Michigan
State and Kentucky last week in the
Maui Invitational.
The Huskies trailed the Wildcats
24-23 at halftime, and didnt take
the lead for good until six minutes
into the second half, in what was a
close game throughout.
UConn went on a late 9-2 run to
expand a 49-48 lead to 58-50.
The Huskies came into the sea-
son picked by the Big East coaches
to finish 10th in the conference.
They opened some eyes when
they beat Wichita State, then-
No. 2 Michigan State and then-
No. 8 Kentucky to win the Maui
Invitational.
UConn hasnt lost a game in
Storrs before January in 97 games,
since falling 91-85 to Holy Cross in
December 1973.
With the win, Connecticut
improved to 113-4 against non-
conference opponents from New
England in the Calhoun era.
Brandon Knight scored 23 as the
Wildcats bounced back from a loss
COLLEgE BASKETBALL
SportS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
T
here were falls, there were
Hail Mary balls, there were
bad coaching calls and now
there is waiting for a future that
will clarify it all.
Coach Turner Gills first season
at Kansas is complete, and, despite
the losses, observers of the Kansas
football team should feel optimis-
tic.
I now know a whole lot more
about our football team at this
point in time, Gill said after the
Missouri game.
And so the fans should too.
Kansas found its running back
for the next three years in fresh-
man James Sims, a young man
whose potential might be as high
as his flat top. Lets just hope he
doesnt buzz it off.
The team found an offensive
rhythm in the Colorado game that
provided glimpses of what the
team could be if they develop some
consistency in the off season.
And the team found playmak-
ing defenders in sophomore cor-
nerback Greg Brown, sophomore
defensive end Toben Opurum
and freshman cornerback Tyler
Patmon.
The offense started out crawling,
but after the Georgia Tech upset
win, the offense found more of
a groove producing three games
of 200 yards rushing or more.
Sims ended the season with an
impressive 749 yards for a fresh-
man who broke out of nowhere in
the Georgia Tech game. Oh, and
nine touchdowns, which came in
impressive fashion while bulling
over top Big 12 defenders.
Against Oklahoma State, which
earned a share of the Big 12
Conferences South division title,
he was able to lower his pads and
pound out 86 yards and a hard-
earned touchdown. It seemed that
as the season went on, nobody
could knock him backward.
Hopefully, that power can become
a metaphor for the offense as a
whole next season, nothing but
forward progress.
Another surprise stand out that
rose to an Oklahoma State chal-
lenge was Brown. He was appoint-
ed to the job of covering the best
wide receiver in the country in
Justin Blackmon. Although not
many people can stop him, Brown
slowed him down impressively for
a Kansas pass defense which gave
up more than 2,000 pass yards this
season.
Shutdown Greg Brown showed
the ability to play the ball in the
air, batting the ball out of the air
on two occasions when Blackmon
looked like he could score. Brown
also made one of the intercep-
tions against Missouri to stop their
momentum in the first half. He
gives hope for a respectable pass
defense next season.
I saw them get a lot more
experience this season, Gill said of
both his young and veteran players
after the Missouri game, and then
theyre going to come back with
a lot more confidence in what we
want and how we want it done, and
theyll be able to make more plays
for us.
Despite the doubts in Gills
coaching after all of the Big 12 loss-
es, and despite the shuffle board
that was the Kansas depth chart,
the future is nothing but bright
after relatively as strong a finish as
could have been expected from the
rebuilding Jayhawks.
Edited by TimDwyer
By nicolas roesler
nroesler@kansan.com
By KaTHleen Gier
kgier@kansan.com
As sophomore guard Angel
Goodrich is confined to the bench,
plagued by knee problems that have
shortened her last two seasons, she
is still able to sit in as an inspiration
for freshman guard Keena Mays.
Obviously, she knows what it is
like and I look up to her, Mays said.
And anything she has to say I know
it is up for my best interest and so I
just trust her whenever she tells me
something.
As one of five guards in the
current rotation and one of five
freshmen, Mays has been forced to
mature into her role quickly.
I think I was prepared for it, dur-
ing practice we all work hard and
go at game speed and everything,
and my team is always there for me,
especially Angel, Mays said. She is
always there talking to me in my ear
and letting me know that she is there
for me whenever I need help.
After a couple games Mays has
embraced her new role as a lead-
er, averaging
11 points per
game during
the Basketball
Travelers Inc.
Tip-Off Classic.
I am com-
fortable, but we
cant wait to have
Angel back,
Mays said.
Mays took the
starting point
guard position for the tournament,
and was able to lead the Jayhawks to
three more wins in their 6-0 season.
It is good motivation for the rest
of the season, we are undefeated
and we have to keep going strong,
Mays said.
This success has not come with-
out struggle, especially for Mays.
What I love about her is she
attacks in the press when someone
comes after her, but I told her you
cant go for the jugular every sin-
gle time, be opportunistic, coach
Bonnie Henrickson said. Run good
half-court offense for about three or
four minutes and then try to drive
the ball.
After a refreshingly successful
game against Memphis, Mays made
an embarrassing mistake against
Fordham, which could have cost
Kansas the game. With seven sec-
onds left in regulation Mays fouled
a Fordham player while the game
was tied and sent the opposition
to the line for a one-and-one.
Fordham missed the free throw
leading to an overtime victory for
Kansas.
Keena made a mistake, clearly
she was confused, and that is why
it is so important and I will take
that, if that was not clear enough
I will own that, Henrickson said.
You can create situations like that
in practice, but you cant create how
that feels.
Another feeling that cannot be
replicated is the emotions sur-
rounding the first starting job of a
freshman athlete. But this tourna-
ment saw the advance of Mays and
Harper in the point guard posi-
tions. Henrickson said that Mays
job moving forward is pretty simi-
lar to what it has been up to this
juncture.
Its the same as it used to be,
she has to play-make, she needs
to take care of the ball and now
she is just start-
ing and play-
ing a lot more,
He nr i c k s on
said. It is great
experience for
her, and also
great experi-
ence for CeCe
at the point.
Harper has
also had to step
up her game in
the light of freshman guard Marisha
Browns and Goodrichs absences.
Harper credited Henrickson with
helping her adjust.
She is teaching me to be more
focused so I can be effective on
the court, Harper said. Everyone
has to step up with Angels loss and
Marishas loss also.
The Jayhawks will take the court
again to face the 1-4 Maine Black
Bears at 7 p.m. and defend their
undefeated record. Kansas will also
be looking for the programs 700th
win.
We just have to be more consis-
tent and take what we did wrong in
this game, fix it and beat Maine,
Mays said.
Edited by TimDwyer
By TiM DWyer
tdwyer@kansan.com
When coach Bill Self addressed
the media Monday, everybody
still wanted to talk about Arizonas
Derrick Williams. Of course, when
a player goes for 27 points and eight
rebounds, its hard to forget very
quickly.
Hes a great player, Kansas
Thomas Robinson said after the
Jayhawks escaped with a win
Saturday. I take my hat off to
him.
Williams, a 6-foot-8 forward
who dominated offensively both
outside and inside, may wind up
being the best player the Jayhawks
face all year.
Or maybe just until Thursday.
UCLA sophomore forward
Reeves Nelson is most remembered
by Kansas fans as the guy who took
a Marcus Morris finger to the eye
and stayed in the game despite his
right eye being swollen shut during
last years Dec. 6 matchup between
the two teams.
The only thing I remember
about him, Morris said, is that I
kind of poked his eye a little and
messed his eye up. I felt bad about
that after the game.
Since then, Nelson, who finished
that game with nine points and
nine rebounds, has developed into
an All-Pac-10 candidate.
It may be a good thing Morris
doesnt remember too much about
Nelson, because the Bruins forward
has uncovered a different game
over the last season. His role has
progressed from an enforcer on an
undersized team to the teams top
scorer and rebounder.
Just like Williams, Nelson doesnt
have ideal size for a power forward,
but hes a bruiser when he needs
to be (take all of last season as an
example) and has the ability play
on the wing like both Williams and
Morris.
There are some similarities;
they have similar body types,
Self said of Nelson and Williams.
Reeves has expanded his game,
he can shoot the three now, and he
can certainly drive it. So I do see
some similarities. They are both
undersized power forwards by the
prototypical definition.
Williams showed the holes in
Kansas post defense with his ability
to drive the ball and take the outside
shot. He was 2-for-3 from three-
point range and got to the free
throw line nine times by drawing
foul after foul out of the Morris
twins (both finished with four).
He faced them off the block,
Self said of Williams. When that
happened, he didnt bail them out
by taking a jump shot. He either
shot an uncontested three or he got
to the paint, and he did a great job
of driving it and forcing contact.
He is a bona fide All-American-
type candidate. I dont know if
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for Hawks
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Jayhawks go for landmark win
Jayhawks to face another dangerous forward
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Junior forward Marcus Morris and sophomore center JefWithey jump to block the shot of Arizona forward Derrick Williams. Williams had 27
points in the game, and Kansas will face a similarly talented player in UCLA sophomore forward Reeves Nelson onThursday night in Lawrence.
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Freshman guard Keena Mays drives for a layup against Fordham. The Jayhawks won in overtime, the 699th victory in programhistory.
I am comfortable, but we
cant wait to have Angel
back.
keena mays
freshman guard