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Steven allen of Lawrence escorts a man he and his father-in-law, Steve Robson, took into custody after the man, bonded through Ace Bail Bonds, missed his court date. Steven helps his
father-in-lawwith fugitive recoveries to ensure that he is not liable for the amount of the bail bond.
Life of bail bondsmen goes beyond
dramatic television portrayals
By DArlA sliPkE
Under the cover of darkness,
wearing a hooded sweatshirt
and faded jeans, Tyler Davis sifts
through trash piled high inside a
blue dumpster behind a downtown
store.
Plastic crunches under his feet
as they sink into the waist-deep
mass of boxes, books, containers
and white trash bags, full of trea-
sures the business had tossed.
Davis, 24, is one of many
Lawrence scavengers who rum-
mage through rotting fish, soiled
diapers, swarming cockroaches
and other disposed items in dump-
sters behind Lawrence businesses
to prevent waste, to recycle or to
find abandoned resources and
food. Some go regularly, as much
as several times a day, to favor-
ite spots, others more sporadically
whenever the fancy strikes them.
After recovering several issues
of last months magazines, Davis
hoisted himself out of the dump-
ster and took off in his green Geo
Metro.
This dumpster has gotten
increasingly hostile, Davis said at
the next stop, another blue gar-
bage bin. A warning was painted
on the side of the bin in blood
red. Owners dumped water in the
bin and ripped out chapters from
books they tossed to deter scav-
engers, Davis said. But that didnt
stop him.
By NAtE McGiNNis
AND EriN cAstANEDA
Warm weather Tuesday led many
students to believe winter wouldnt
come soon, but those perceptions
were shattered when Mother Nature
unleashed freezing rain and high
winds Wednesday on campus.
The weather shift might shock
students in other parts of the nation,
but not KU students. Nathaniel
Cunningham, Ottawa freshman,
said he was used to unusual weather
in Kansas.
I never know what to expect,
especially in the winter, he said.
Donna Tucker, professor of geog-
raphy, said that cold weather sys-
tems werent unusual for the central
United States and that it was normal
to see snow and ice at the end of
November.
Thereve been times when our
first winter was even later, she said.
The timing isnt all that unusual.
Weather reports predicted cold
weather would not begin until
Thursday, leaving some students
unprepared for the winter storm.
Cody Harryman, Wichita fresh-
men, returned home Tuesday night
and forgot to roll up his car win-
dow. When he returned to his car
yesterday he found his window fro-
zen half-open with ice covering the
inside of his car.
Harryman said the best way to
deal with the frigid walk to class was
to bundle up and face it head on.
Wear a hoodie, wear a long-
sleeved shirt and a coat and a stock-
ing cap and try to keep your eyes
shut when youre walking into the
wind, Harryman said.
Adam Knoernschild, Lydon Vanessa Pearson/KaNSaN
darian Nave, Kansas City, Kan., junior, tries to escape the sleet Wednesday outside the Under-
ground inWescoe Hall. The freezing rain completely coated the sidewalks by 2 p.m.
Sudden chill shocks area
busIness
Freezing temperatures, sleet snap temperate weather around Lawrence
See weather oN PaGe 5a
By DArlA sliPkE
Students and two professors met
three children in the streets of China
eating cigarette butts and rotting
food during a summer study abroad
trip. The childrens father had died,
probably of the bird flu, and their
mother suffered mental illness try-
ing to provide for them on $11.50
a month.
This is one of many encounters
students documented in photo-
graphs during a month spent trav-
eling throughout China. The pho-
tos are on display at the Spencer
Museum of Art through Feb. 4.
Pok-Chi Lau, professor of design,
said that the photos were hard to
swallow, but that the difficulty was
what distinguished them.
When you see harshness, he
said, you also see beauty.
Two photographs of the impov-
erished family are displayed in the
exhibit. In one, you can see dirt
under the mothers fingernails. She
hadnt showered in weeks, Lau said.
She was crawling in the streets
and eating rotten food, so they
locked her up, Lau said.
The womans daughter broke her
back in two places while carrying
chemical fertilizer and her son also
suffered from mental illness. Social
workers visited the family and the
mother didnt get dressed to meet
them.
See dumpster oN PaGe 4a
winter photos
Did you take photos of the
seasons frst winter weather?
send them to photoj@kansan.
com and well publish some
in the paper and put them all
online.
See china oN PaGe 5a
Reasons may difer
but rooting through
dumpsters endures
weather
Photo exhibit shows
horrors of poverty
Display features pictures from trip to China
By JAck WEiNstEiN
The headlights of Steve
Robsons black Ford pickup cut
through the fog of gravel dust as
he sped toward the house near
Tonganoxie. He slammed on
his brakes, jumped out and ran
toward the door, a badge on his
right hip, handcuffs hanging from
his belt and pepper spray in his
back pocket. As his son, Brock,
and son-in-law, Steven, circled
the house to prevent the woman
from fleeing through a window,
Robson banged on the door.
I have a warrant for your
arrest, he yelled, trying to coax
the woman outside.
The woman had failed to show
for her court date. If he couldnt
get her out of the house and back
behind bars, Robson stood to lose
$1,000. It took nearly 30 min-
utes, an exchange of profanities
between Robson and the womans
boyfriend and one failed escape
attempt before the woman came
outside. She allowed Robson to
cuff her and take her back to jail.
Robson, 46, owns Ace Bail
Bonds, 2400 Franklin Rd., and
is one of a handful of Lawrence
bondsmen who make a liv-
ing by bailing people out of jail.
Bondsmen guarantee their clients
will appear in court and an insur-
ance company guarantees the bail
payment. If the client misses court
or flees, bondsmen become mod-
ern-day bounty hunters, track-
ing down and apprehending the
skips, as Robson calls them. If
they dont return skips to jail,
bondsmen and their insurers
stand to lose the full amount of
the bond. Because all of their
clients are accused of crimes, and
some flee rather than face trial,
bondsmen must arm themselves
with pepper spray, taser guns and
bulletproof vests.
Even so, local bondsmen say
the job is mostly boring and easy.
Its more like being an insur-
ance agent than is portrayed
on the reality TV series, Dog
The Bounty Hunter, which fol-
lows Duane Dog Chapman, an
eccentric bail bondsman, on his
See bail oN PaGe 8a
Ryan McGeeney/KaNSaN
Steve Robson of Lawrence felds calls in his ofce during one of the slower parts of
the bondsmans daily operational cycle. Although Robson estimated he spends about fve
hours a day on the phone, most calls fromindividuals needing bail come between 10 p.m.
and 6 a.m.
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KU Public Safety of cers ar-
rested a 22-year-old Leawood
man for urinating and defecating
in public. The arrest occurred
Nov. 28 in the 2100 block of
Constant Ave.
A University employee
reported an aggravated robbery
and battery Nov. 27 in the 2100
block of Quail Creek Drive. Some-
one stole a Sanyo cell phone and
several items of clothing. The
total loss was $185.
A 19-year-old KU student
reported being harassed by
telephone in the 1800 block of
Naismith Drive. The incident oc-
curred Nov. 12.
The KU Public Safety Of ce
warned students who live in resi-
dence halls to lock their doors.
Capt. Schuyler Bailey, Public
Safety Of ce spokesman, issued
a crime warning this week after
someone slipped into a McCol-
lum Hall room while the resident
slept and stole a purse. Anyone
with a tip is advised to call the KU
Crime Stoppers hotline at (785)
864-8888.
Peace Corps Volunteer Hilary
Hungerford, a KU grad student
and returned Peace Corps
Volunteer who served in a health
project in Benin, will present a
PowerPoint show, Turning Hope
into Action: Combating HIV/AIDS
at noon on Friday in Alcove E of
the KS Memorial Union.
Made in China: Observations
and Understanding,a photog-
raphy exhibit showcasing study
abroad experience in China, is
currently showing until Feb. 4 in
the Spencers North Balcony.
The invention of basketball
was not an accident. It was de-
veloped to meet a need. Those
boys simply would not play
Drop the Handkerchief.
James Naismith
James Naismith is best
known as the inventor of bas-
ketball and a basketball coach
at Kansas, but he is also credited
with inventing the protective
helmet for football players.
Bonus fact: Naismith is the only
Jayhawk basketball coach to
leave with a losing record.
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ODD NEWS
Identity theft puts IHOP
policy in tough situation
QUINCY, Mass. John Russo
says he has been a victim of
identity theft. So when he was
asked to fork over a photo ID just
to be seated at an IHOP pancake
restaurant, he fipped.
You want my license? Im
going for pancakes, Im not buy-
ing the Hope diamond, and they
refused to seat us, Russo said,
recounting his experience this
week at the Quincy IHOP.
The restaurant now has agreed
to reverse the policy of requir-
ing customers to turn over their
drivers licenses before they can
order a rule that was enacted
to discourage dine and dash
thefts.
WCVB-TV in Boston reported
the Quincy restaurants policy had
been enacted without corporate
approval.
IHOP Corp., based in Glen-
dale, Calif., released a statement
Monday night to WCVB that said
an employee felt the policy could
eliminate the problem of people
leaving without paying.
This was done without the
knowledge or approval of man-
agement. ... We apologize to any
guest who was inconvenienced,
the statement said.
Russo said a security guard at
the restaurant had at least 40
licenses in hand when he arrived
to eat.
Identity theft is rampant. I
wouldnt want to give my license,
with my address or Social Security
number to anyone that Im not
familiar with, Russo said. Im go-
ing just for breakfast.
Life-sized turtle mold
project helps raise money
CHARLESTON, S.C. First came
cows and palmetto trees as
well as deer, moose, dinosaurs
and cod. Now come the turtles.
This spring, dozens of deco-
rated turtles will be sunning
themselves along Charlestons
streets as part of Turtles on
Parade.The loggerheads will be
the work of artists using life-size
molds of 3-foot-long, 300-pound
loggerheads.
Its the latest in the folk art
craze that started with Cows on
Parade in Chicago in the late
1990s. Six years ago, the Palmetto
Tree Project featured dozens of
colorful statues of palmetto trees
scattered around Columbia.
Other cities have seen every-
thing from deer and dinosaurs
to caribou and cod and, in
Myrtle Beach, there were carousel
horses.
The turtle project, which
will be on display as part of the
Piccolo Spoleto, was the idea of
Robin Asbury, who, while working
for the University of Wisconsin-
Oshkosh, helped create a pride
of lions.
He expects as many as 75
turtles to be part of the exhibit
with the money raised going
to sea turtle rescue and other
conservation work at the South
Carolina aquarium.
Business sponsors support the
project and pick proposals from
artists, who get a $1,000 stipend.
The statues will remain on display
through the summer when they
will be auctioned as part of a fnal
fundraiser.
Its innovative. Its educational.
Its whimsical. Its fun. Its great
public art, said Ellen Dressler
Moryl of Piccolo Spoleto.
Foxface rabbitfsh gets
tangled up with owner
EAST ROCKAWAY, N.Y. A man
was taken to a hospital after tan-
gling with a venomous fsh in his
home aquarium, police said.
A one spot foxface rabbitfsh
bit the 19-year-old aquarist Tues-
day night while he was working
on his fsh tank in East Rockaway,
said Nassau County Police Of cer
Thomas Brussell.
The species, known by the
scientifc name Siganus unimacu-
latus, has venomous spines on its
back, according to fshbase.org, an
electronic database maintained
by researchers. Also called the
blotched foxface rabbitfsh, the
fsh is found in tropical seas of
western Australia, the Philippines
and other parts of the western
Pacifc Ocean.
Brussell said East Rockaway
frefghters took the young man
to a local hospital with a bite
to his left index fnger around
9:25 p.m., but information on
his injuries and condition wasnt
available early Wednesday.
Police would not release the
mans name.
Squirrel sufers injury
after falling in a chimney
TWO RIVERS, Wis. A squir-
rel got a fery surprise when it
apparently got curious about a
chimney.
The squirrel fell down a
chimney at a Two Rivers home
and landed in a fre in a freplace
Monday night, said Two Rivers As-
sistant Fire Chief Gary Shavlik.
The squirrel escaped the fre
and ran around the house, Shavlik
said.
Firefghters later caught it and
called Wildlife of Wisconsin, an
agency that helps wild animals.
The squirrel sufered from bloody
paws.
The squirrel is alive and there
was no fre damage, Shavlik said.
Associated Press
CAMPUS
Lecture series to feature
creationist as fnal speaker
The Commons, a joint efort of
the Hall Center for the Humanities
and the Biodiversity Institute, will
sponsor the sixth and fnal lecturer
in its Fall 2006 Knowledge: Faith
and Reason series at 7:30 tonight
at the Ballroom in the Kansas
Union.
Michael Behe, professor of
biochemistry at Lehigh University,
will discuss the argument for intel-
ligent design in biology.
The Hall Center has brought
speakers to present diverse views
on roles of reason and faith in
the human experience. Behe is a
creationist, biochemist and author
of the book Darwins Black Box.
There will be a public discussion
about Behes lecture 10 a.m. Friday
at the Conference Hall in the Hall
Center, east of the Dole Human
Development Center.
Victor Bailey, director of the
Hall Center, said he was gratifed
by the number of people who
came to hear previous speakers
such as Ken Miller, professor of
biology at Brown University, and
Richard Dawkins, professor of the
Public Understanding of Science at
Oxford University.
I think many of the speakers
weve had over the entire semester
have obviously been quite critical
of intelligent design, Bailey said.
The series will end Dec. 7 with
a panel discussion featuring rep-
resentatives from the Kansas State
Board of Education; the Kansas
Area United Methodist Church;
Richard Lariviere, executive vice
chancellor & provost; Derek
Schmidt, Kansas Senate Majority
Leader and Edward O. Wiley, pro-
fessor and senior curator ecology
and evolutionary biology.
BenSmith
CAMPUS
GTA-University talks stall
after postponed meeting
The fact-fnding hearing in
the ongoing contract negotia-
tions between the University of
Kansas and its graduate teach-
ing assistants was postponed
Wednesday and has yet to be
rescheduled.
Katy Martin, lead negotia-
tor for the Graduate Teaching
Assistant Coalition, said the
GTAs requested the hearing
be postponed because of a
family situation afecting the
groups attorney. Martin said
the attorney and the fact-fnder
had discussed possible dates for
rescheduling the hearing.
Lynn Bretz, director of
university communications,
said rescheduling the hearing
would be dif cult because of the
amount of people who would
need to be contacted and agree
on a new date.
Both sides had hoped to have
the decision made by the end of
the calendar year.
Danny Luppino
on campus
on the record
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE SUDDEN
RETURN OF WINTER WEATHER?
BY MATT ERICKSON
what do you think?
It sucks. I have to drive
to Lenexa tonight. K-10 is
horrible when it comes to
winter weather.
Nicole Tobin, Lenexa law
student
It sucks. Its painful. That
sleet hurt. Plus, I have to walk
everywhere.
Jake Mahaney, Overland
Park freshman
I dont like it. I dont like
the cold. That sums it up.
Will Coquillette, Lenexa
junior
I dont like it. I dont like
the snow, I dont like ice, I
dont like cold. It makes it
hard to get around.
Charlie Foley, Newton
junior
If theres snow, I like it.
Theres no point in cold un-
less it snows.
Bri Cowell, Lenexa
freshman
news
3A
Thursday, November 30, 2006
By Kim Lynch
The Law School Admissions Test
will change just a bit beginning
June 2007, but thats no reason for
students to worry according to the
Law School Admission Council,
which made the changes after
extensive research.
Wendy Margolis, director of
communications for LSAC, said the
test would basically be the same.
She said that students should not
worry about the changes and that
no one should rush to take the test
before the changes are made.
Free preparation materials would
be provided online at the LSAT
Web site, www.lsac.org, beginning
February, Margolis said.
We firmly believe the prepara-
tion material we put up in February
will be sufficient for the test in
June, she said.
Adam Fout, San Diego senior,
who works for Kaplan Test
Preparations and Admissions, said
he was considering taking the test
in June, but when he heard about
the changes, decided to take it in
February.
Id rather do that and know
what Im going up against than hav-
ing something new, he said.
Fout said the LSAT might be
harder in June because no one had
seen the new version before. He said
the time frame from February to
June would probably not be enough
time to prepare for the changes.
Wendy Rohleder-Sook,
Freshman-Sophomore Advising
Center pre-law adviser, said she
recently sent an e-mail to inform
pre-law students about the changes
but hadnt received any responses
or questions thus far.
She expects to have questions
from students about the changes
as June draws closer and students
begin preparing for the test.

Kansan staf writer Kim Lynch
can be contacted at klynch@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Travis Robinett
academics
Law admissions test changes slightly
Oversight council says alterations should not scare students into taking test prematurely
By david Linhardt
Jesse Morgan, who watches KU
football games on the grassy hill
outside the stadium, knew elated
fans would tear down the goalposts
after the Jayhawks 39-20 victory
against cross-state rival Kansas
State.
She didnt know shed leave the
game with a facial laceration and a
mild concussion.
Fans broke and carried the goal-
posts up the hill toward Morgan,
Concordia resident, and her three
children. The crowd seemed much
larger than usual, Morgan said, and
she got worried as the fans surged
toward her with the pieces.
Morgan glanced back to check
her kids, turned around, and the
blunt end of a goalpost smashed
into her forehead.
Mom, youre bleeding! her son
Tristin said.
Capt. Schuyler Bailey, KU Public
Safety office spokesman, said three
people reported injuries after the
K-State game, including Morgan
and two others.
Zak Phillips, Lawrence, was
cut on his right hand by the torn
end of one goalpost piece. Morgan
McQuoi, Lawrence, twisted her leg
in the crowded turmoil as the goal-
posts came down, Bailey said.
Phillips and McQuoi could
not be reached for comment this
week.
Morgan has seen the goalposts
come down several times before
but has never had a brush with
injury. Morgan said she suspected
the sheer number of people con-
tributed to the confusion.
Her children werent hurt.
Morgan went to Lawrence
Memorial Hospital after the
game but did not need stitches.
Physicians said shed received a
mild concussion.
The whole thing was a scary
experience, Morgan said. I was
in so much shock. I was more wor-
ried about my kids.
Morgan said the KU Athletics
Department had been closely atten-
tive to her situation and promised
to pay all of her medical expenses.
That really makes me respect
KUs Athletics Department more
than I already do, Morgan said.
Jim Marchiony, associate ath-
letics director, condemned tear-
ing down goalposts and called
fans actions extremely danger-
ous. However, Marchiony said
Memorial Stadium would not
become a police state to keep
goalposts intact. A pair of new
goalposts costs the University
about $7,000.
People have died doing this,
Marchiony said. The people who
are doing this are mindlessly ignor-
ing that fact.
Marchiony said the message
about leaving goalposts alone
seemed to be getting through.
He noted that many KU students
remained in the stands and booed
fans on the field as the goalposts
came down.
Kansan staf writer david Lin-
hardt can be contacted at dlin-
hardt@kansan.com.
Edited by Derek Korte
athletics department
Fan sufers injury
after students tear
down goalposts
KU, KSU postgame melee injures three
Iran president recommends U.S. troops withdrawal
nation
By Edith m. LEdErEr
associatEd PrEss
UNITED NATIONS Irans
president urged the American peo-
ple in an open letter Wednesday
to demand the withdrawal of U.S.
troops from Iraq and reject what
he called the Bush administrations
blind support for Israel and its
illegal and immoral actions in
fighting terrorism.
Presi dent Mahmoud
Ahmadinejads letter to Noble
Americans, which was distribut-
ed by Irans mission to the United
Nations, also accused Bush of
governing by coercion, force and
injustice.
Ahmadinejad appealed to the
American people to work to reverse
the U.S. leaders policies, and called
on the Bush administration and
the new Democratic-controlled
Congress to heed the results of the
recent midterm elections.
U.S. State Department spokes-
man Tom Casey called the letter
something of a public relations
stunt or a public relations gesture
by the Iranian government, and said
it was a shame Ahmadinejad did
not allow people in his own coun-
try the opportunity to have a free
and open debate of political ideas
and views.
Ahmadinejad urged Bush to
put the United States wealth and
power in the service of peace, stabil-
ity, prosperity and the happiness of
all peoples through a commitment
to justice and respect for the rights
of all nations, instead of aggression
and war.
In a message to Democrats,
he said: You will also be held to
account by the people and by his-
tory.
But if the approach remains the
same, it would not be unexpected
that the American people would
similarly reject the new electoral
winners, he said, adding that the
recent elections did not reflect a
victory but rather the failure of the
current administrations policies.
Ahmadinejads letter also said
the U.S. invasion of Iraq has led to
hundreds of thousands of deaths,
an exponential growth of terrorism
and the destruction of Iraqs infra-
structure.
I consider it extremely unlikely
that you, the American people, con-
sent to the billions of dollars of
annual expenditure from your trea-
sury for this military misadventure,
he said.
He suggested it would be ben-
eficial for the U.S. to withdraw its
troops from Iraq and spend its
money instead on domestic prob-
lems, citing the many victims of
Hurricane Katrina who continue to
suffer and countless Americans
living in poverty.
He also said the Bush adminis-
trations policies in its fight against
terrorism were harming Americans
directly.
The U.S. administrations illegal
and immoral behavior is not even
confined to outside its borders. You
are witnessing daily that under the
pretext of the war on terror, civil
liberties in the United States are
being increasingly curtailed, he
said.
He then added, I have no doubt
that the American people do not
approve of this behavior and indeed
deplore it.
LSAT Changes
Writing Prompt
From: students are randomly
assigned one of two prompts, ei-
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He hopped inside and began
searching, holding items up to the
dim light of his cell phone and
inspecting them. Davis used to use
a flashlight, but said the light made
him much more noticeable to pass-
ers-by. Standing inside the dumpster,
he was invisible to anyone who drove
through the neighboring parking
lot.
Davis examined several books,
checking copyright dates to see if
they could be re-sold. Last year when
students moved out for the summer,
he found six or seven books that he
sold for $300. Lots of valuable items
are dumped by students at the end of
the school year, he said.
Aha! Davis exclaimed when
he thought he found a keeper: an
American government textbook.
But a second look told him it was
outdated. Usually this dumpster was
full, Davis said. But that night, items
barely lined the bottom of the bin.
Disappointed, Davis drove on to his
next stop. He grabbed a cardboard
box from inside the overflowing
dumpster and started loading it with
bags of hotdog and hamburger buns
and packages of bell peppers. Davis
said most of the items were edible.
Ive bought worse than that,
he said, holding up a package of
expired hotdog buns.
In two hours, Davis made seven
stops within a two-mile radius. In
the end, he took away nearly a dozen
jugs of fruit punch, bell peppers,
bread, magazines for his friends,
and more than half a dozen books.
Davis said this was typical of the
time he spent making a night of
dumpster diving.
At the last stop of the night, Davis
rummaged through a heap of white
trash bags, opening each one and
peering in or sniffing its contents.
Eww, gross! he said when he
opened a soggy bag of rotting sea-
food. Its fishy odor wafted through
the night air. He tossed the bag
back onto the
pile, and care-
fully opened
a sack beside
the trash bin.
Amid orange
peels and other
food scraps,
Davis found
loose leaf bok
choy, a type of
cabbage that
the business
had tossed
because it was too limp to sell. He
grabbed a fistful out and then care-
fully re-tied the bag, leaving it as he
had found it.
Davis said it was important to
respect business establishments. He
said that people left messes behind
at the Goodwill store and that the
store had erected a fence barrier and
installed a compactor.
Davis asked that the specific
names of businesses he visited not
be used in the story for fear that
businesses would get a compactor
or fence off their dumpsters. He said
some people relied on the dump-
sters for a source of food.
Of all the items he collected that
night, Davis said the bok choy was
all that he would keep and use. The
rest he would give to friends. He has
reached a point where he has too
much stuff, and his live-in girlfriend
gets upset. Their
apartment is fur-
nished with many
items that Davis
found in the
trash, including a
computer moni-
tor, two laptops, a
set of bookshelves
complete with
stacks of books,
DVD players and
much more.
Davis, like
other dumpster divers, said he dove
to save money and because he didnt
like wastefulness.
Im a firm believer that whatever
you need, someone else already used
it and threw it away, Davis said.
Joel Brummett, 19, has been
rummaging through trash since he
was little. He said dumpsters were
an untapped resource for free stuff.
Like Davis, Brummett said he
went dumpster diving whenever he
needed something, like furniture.
He said he didnt look for food often
in Lawrence because he knew there
were other people who depended on
it. He has, however, been dumpster
diving for food in other towns.
I had some gnarly tacos in
Austin, Brummet said. Sometimes
meat can be a little shady, but bread
is always easy to come by.
Others search the garbage in
Lawrence for a thrill.
Emily Magee, 2003 alumna, said
she and her friends found several
computers that a lab on campus
had thrown out one summer. They
took the machines home, tested out
their parts on her computer, then
pieced together the working parts.
Magee said the computer they built
worked, but very slowly. She kept it
for about a year as a trophy.
Some dumpster divers are moti-
vated by ideological beliefs, like
Graham Kenady, 19, who gets food
from the trash as a way of protesting
wastefulness. Kenady is a Freegan,
someone who forages goods rather
than purchasing them as much as
possible, to minimize waste. He said
he scavenged on a daily basis, and
got about half of his food and other
items from the garbage. The best
recent find was a set of golf clubs
that he pawned for $20.
Bob Yoos, Lawrence Solid Waste
Division manager, said his crews
that collected the garbage had seen
all kinds of things go to waste,
including charcoal grills, boxes of
ammunition, stereos and ladders.
They even found a human skeleton
once that police determined came
from the house of a retired profes-
sor.
I guess he decided to clean the
skeleton out of his closet, Yoos
quipped. The crew that saw it was
very startled.
The Jefferson County land-
fill, where waste from Lawrence is
taken, is off-limits to scavengers
and a Lawrence ordinance makes
it unlawful for someone to confis-
cate contents of waste receptacles or
materials placed out for recycling.
Yoos, however, said he had never
seen anyone get in trouble for rum-
maging through trash.
Several local businesses even
accommodate dumpster divers by
placing leftovers outside in a clean
garbage bag, although many of
their regulars are hungry people
who need the food, not recreational
scavengers like Davis.
A manager at Rudys Pizzeria said
he set four or five leftover pizzas out-
side at the end of the night in boxes
for people to take. He said most of
the people who came for them were
regulars who were respectful of the
trash area and kept the space around
it clean. Some of them even show up
early to help take out the trash or
clean up, he said.
But for scavengers who dont act
out of necessity, dumpster diving is
a way to recycle useful products and
recover abandoned treasures.
Despite the bugs, the used diapers,
the stench of rotting food and the
potential embarrassment of being
seen waist-deep in trash, dumpster
divers who dont act out of necessity
consider their nighttime activity as a
way to recycle, save money, discover
abandoned treasures or simply to
feed themselves.
Kansan staf writer Darla Slipke
can be contacted at dslipke@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Patrick Ross
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
Tyler Davis, 24, of Lawrence, sifts through music and books thrown away in a dumpster. He tries
to dumpster dive late at night after stores have closed and thrown out their trash. He usually fnds
items that have little damage and are in good condition so he is able to reuse them.
DUMPSTER
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Im a frm believer that
whatever you need, somebody
else already used it and threw it
away.
TYLER DAVIS
Lawrence resident
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
Tyler Davis, 24, of Lawrence, looks at an herbal supplement he found on a dumpster dive. He said he gave away most of what he found to friends.
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junior, said he expected the snowy
weather to arrive today instead of
Wednesday.
Knoernschild enjoyed the
weather by playing frisbee outside
of Pearson Scholarship Hall with
several other students. He said that
playing frisbee helped to keep him
warm, but that there was a better
reason for playing.
Mainly, I dont have anything
better to do, he said.
Knoernschild said other than
playing sports, he had another
method of keeping warm during
the icy winter weather.
I just take it like a man and
wear lots of clothes. Knoernschild
said, Mainly the clothes part. I
wear an extra pair of underwear
sometimes.
The National Weather Service in
Topeka declared a Winter Weather
warning at 12:12 p.m. Wednesday.
The announcement stated the
Northeast part of Kansas could
expect rain and sleet and predict-
ed heavy ice accumulation. The
service later extended the winter
storm warning until 6 a.m. Friday
and added possible snow accumu-
lations of three to nine inches.
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writer Erin Castaneda can be
contacted at ecastaneda@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Derek Korte
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Call 864-SNOW for weather
conditions and cancellations.
KUs Inclement Weather Policy
Jim Long, vice provost, said
several things were taken into
consideration before deciding to
cancel class.
Long said the University con-
sidered the public safety of ce,
media and bus routes for school
districts and KU on Wheels and
made a recommendation to
the provost. Long said after all
information, current conditions
and the weather forecast were
evaluated a recommendation
was made.
The chancellor or provost
and the executive vice chancel-
lor implement the Inclement
Weather Policy.
When the Inclement Weather
Policy is implemented, non-ex-
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allowed a one-hour period to
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to depart.
An emergency declaration
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via news media after 5:45 p.m.
and by the inclement weather
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Information Center at 864-3506
and campus calling trees an-
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workday.
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When forecasts or weather
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made at 5:30 a.m. between the
provost and executive vice chan-
cellor or chancellor whether to
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cellations at the University of
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Feb. 12, 1985
Jan. 20, 1993 (morning
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Feb. 25, 1993
Jan. 27, 1997 (afternoon
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Feb. 9, 2001 (morning only)
Jan. 30 & 31, 2002 (only es-
sential personnel reported to
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CHINA (CONTINUED FROM 1A)
Lau said they were embarrassed
that she was naked, and his colleague
was crying so hard that her camera
was wet.
I was crying inside, Lau said.
These are real things students get to
see that they will never forget. They
have heard of poverty, but theyve
never seen it, theyve never touched
it, until that day.
The trip was an eye-opening
experience for students, who lived
with locals and visited factories in
Guangdong province, in southern
China.
Lau said the factories were sensi-
tive areas closed to the public. He
spent 10 years building relationships
in order to gain access for students.
Inside the factories, they could
smell the paint, Lau said. Workers,
some the same age as students or
younger, hand painted eyelashes
and rosy cheeks on Barbie dolls and
assembled Batman figures.
Students spent three days during
the trip in Yao-on village learning
about lost culture there.
Lau compared the village to small
towns in Kansas, where inhabitants
moved away and never returned,
only in the village, the people moved
to work in the factories.
Cathy Brashler, Chicago sopho-
more, said one of her favorite memo-
ries was standing in the middle of the
road in the village when the school
bell rang, and 30 children flooded
out of school. They got excited
and charged toward her when they
saw her, she said.
You have no idea what theyre
even saying, she said. You feel
like a celebrity.
The exhibit includes dozens of
photos and yellow tags with quotes
from 24 students on the trip, set
against a red backdrop. The yellow
labels represent clothing tags, such
as Made in China, May Tveit,
professor of design, said.
There are many stories to be
told beyond the product labels,
she said. We were inspired by that
format of communication.
After the exhibit ends, Lau said
he hoped to auction some of the
photographs to raise money for
people in China who have lost
something. He and students start-
ed raising funds to help the family
they met on their trip. Yau is trav-
eling back to China in December
with three photographers.
Kansan staf writer Darla Slipke
can be contacted at dslipke@
kansan.com.
Edited by Natalie Johnson
Lisa Lipovac/KANSAN
Blanca Baker, Overland Park senior, looks at photos fromthe Made In China exhibit at the Spencer Museumof Art. The exhibit, featuring
photography of KU students fromsummer study abroad courses, will be at the museumthrough Feb. 4. Its a really clever way to explain peoples
experiences,Baker said of the exhibit.
WEATHER (CONTINUED FROM 1A)
STATE
Two-car morning accident
on I-70 injures six, kills one
Elizabeth Rae Dominguez-San-
tos, 24, of Lawrence, died Wednes-
day morning in a two-car accident
on 1-70. Four other passengers
and both drivers were injured in
the accident. Dominguez-San-
tos was a passenger in a 1999
Mitsubishi Eclipse, which was
traveling west on the highway.
According to a Kansas Turnpike
Authority Accident Log, the driver,
Cesar Flores Espinabarro, 23, of
Lawrence, lost control of the ve-
hicle and slid across the median,
then slid sideways into the path of
an eastbound vehicle.
In the report, weather was
not cited as a contributing factor
because the accident occurred
before freezing rain began to fall
in the early afternoon.
Espinabarro was injured and
taken to Stormont-Vail Hospital in
Topeka by AMR Ambulance.
Reguera Flores-Socrates, 37,
of Lawrence, and Nicolas Tomas-
Alejandro, 20, of Lawrence, were
the other two passengers. Both
were injured and also taken to
Stormont-Vail Hospital.
The driver of a 2005 Chrysler
MV, the second vehicle, was
Pamela J. Martinez, 28, of Manhat-
tan. She sufered back injuries and
was taken to St. Francis Hospital
in Topeka by ambulance. Her two
passengers, Stephanie L. Bolender,
33, of Kamas, Utah, and Jackson R.
Bolender, 3, were also taken to St.
Francis with injuries.
Erin Casteneda
ENTERTAINMENT 6A
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2006
HOROSCOPE
LIZARD BOY
SAM HEMPHILL
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most
challenging.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 10
Being patient and planning
carefully pays of, as youll soon
discover. You can move even
more quickly now. Put on a great
performance.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 6
Pay back favors and debts you
owe, and get rid of stuf youve
outgrown. Youre getting into
shape, in more ways than one, and
it looks good on you.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is an 8
In a situation like this, you need
a leader who has the strength
and courage to be bold, and the
support structure to be right. Help
provide the facts needed.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 6
Its a tough job but thats why
it pays so well. Dont take any
chances. Before you say youll do it,
get a very comfortable contract.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 10
Youre lucky now in love and
games, and whatever else you try.
Dont be an idiot about it. Try stuf
that pays of well if you win.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6
If you already have a home, fx
it up. If you dont, start seriously
saving. Real estate can help fnance
the lifestyle youre going to
acquire.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is an 8
Youre very enthusiastic but dont
be impetuous. Your odds of suc-
cess are good now, if you dont trip
over your own feet.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 6
Theres plenty of work, and the
more you can do of it, the more
money youll rake in. Move quickly,
and prosper.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 9
Youre lucky now, and youll soon
discover a new truth about your-
self. With that in mind, what are
you willing to risk?
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 6
Youre a very busy person, so you
dont have time to fuss over others
very much. If youre feeling low,
its a good tonic. Get somebody a
funny card.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
Cut through the fuf and get to the
substantial part of the information.
This isnt easy but its important.
You dont want all that trash in
your head. Edit out the spin.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 5
Use money to make money. You
can fgure out how. Sure, work is
required, but youre in the mood
for that. Knock `em dead. Break
a leg.
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NEW YORK Britney Spears is
behaving more like her soon-to-be
ex-husband, Kevin Federline, than
a pop princess on the verge of a
career comeback.
Fresh from her split from the
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express herself, said New York-
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its the wrong message thats coming
across. And the shame is she was
really such a role model.
Spears, who turns 25 on Saturday,
and Hilton were inseparable while
hitting L.A. hotspots over the holi-
day weekend. People magazine
reported Wednesday on its Web site
that the duo will co-host the 2006
Billboard Music Awards, scheduled
to air live in Las Vegas on Monday
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Representatives for Hilton and
Spears did not respond to messages
Wednesday.
Shes enjoying the single life
and who can blame her after putting
up with K-Feds antics? but many
Spears watchers disapprove of her
decision to cavort with Hollywoods
most infamous heiress.
In a post on Spears MySpace.
com page, a female fan urged Spears
to read this so you understand
how your fans may see the situa-
tion ... now your children need you
so do the right thing Brit, and be a
mother and forget the partying.
Rosie ODonnell said Wednesday
on The View that Spears should
stop bonding with Hilton and move
in with her, her partner Kelli and
their kids so she could have a sta-
ble family around her.
Can the mother of two young
sons return to the sexy yet sweet
Britney of yore?
Maybe, maybe not. But she
might reconnect with her fans by
making savvy career moves, said
Entertainment Weekly magazine
executive editor Lori Majewski
like doing a duet with ex-boyfriend
Justin Timberlake, or sitting not
jumping on Oprah Winfreys
couch.
The public can be very forgiving
and, you know, if she were to go on
Oprah, the court of public opinion
could quickly turn, Majewski said.
A few tears and the words `Im
sorry can go a long, long way. Or
`Im embarrassed or `I didnt mean
to ...
But the ultimate key to the suc-
cess of a future career for her is
a new it doesnt have to be a
wholesome image but a new,
cleaned-up image and a hot single.
The girls worth millions and
probably has fabulous things
spilling out of her closet, Sanders
said, but thats not enough to buy
class.
It is enough, however, to buy a
stylist.
Now shes got awful extensions
and her hair just looks it looks
cheap, Sanders said. And I dont
want to use Tara Reid as a shining
example, but, you know ...
Its your turn, Britney. Now go
and give Oprah a call.
PEOPLE
Britney enjoys single life, maybe too much
CRIME
Comedian arrested for
drunken driving Tuesday
NEW YORK Tracy Morgan, a
former Saturday Night Liveregular
who co-stars on NBCs 30 Rock,
was arrested Tuesday in Upper
Manhattan on drunken driving
charges, the district attorneys of ce
said.
The 38-year-old comedian was
stopped about 4:30 a.m. while
driving a Cadillac Escalade on the
Henry Hudson Parkway near West
158th Street, said Edison Alban, a
spokesman for District Attorney
Robert Morgenthau.
Police said Morgan smelled of al-
cohol and later failed a breathalyzer
test at a police station, Alban said.
When he was arrested, Morgan
told police he had been to a club
and had some beers,Assistant
District Attorney Robert Kennedy
said in court.
Morgan was arraigned on charg-
es of driving while intoxicated and
driving while impaired. Manhattan
Criminal Court Judge Matthew F.
Cooper released Morgan without
requiring him to post bail, but
ordered him to turn over his drivers
license.
The prosecutor told the judge
that he recommended a $1,000
fne, fve days of community service
and a DWI program. Morgans
lawyer, Sheryl Reich, told the judge
they had no interest in the plea of-
fer at this time.
The judge scheduled a Jan. 4
hearing for a possible disposition.
Associated Press
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Frantis lyrics window into war
A common complaint about
young Americans is that we lack
the civic engagement and activ-
ist bent of the preceding gen-
erations. Our attention to and
knowledge of foreign affairs, for
example, probably pales in com-
parison to that of our parents,
though that may be a product
of fewer large-scale foreign con-
flicts. So how, our elders wonder,
are they to force us to become
more involved in the actions of
our government?
Enter Rep. Charles Rangel of
New York. In what has become a
yearly tradition, Rangel will again
propose a bill that would require
public service of Americans
between the ages of 18 and 42.
While the bill is geared mostly
to encourage military service,
it would provide alternate posi-
tions in the civil service corps.
Rangel, a Korean War veteran
himself, proposed a similar bill
in 2003 that was overwhelm-
ingly defeated, with Rangel him-
self curiously voting against his
own bill.
Efforts to encourage the par-
ticipation and engagement of
young people in both domestic
and foreign affairs are based on
good intentions. Our grandpar-
ents generation showed what
legions of committed fighters can
accomplish in pursuit of a noble
goal. However, Rangels largely
symbolic bill would encounter
two main problems if passed.
First, we would see a massive
increase in federal spending and
bureaucracy. The defense budget
already accounts for a gigantic
proportion of U.S. discretionary
spending, and would increase
exponentially if millions of new
soldiers were added. The ensu-
ing spike in federal employment,
along with all the benefits and
payments therein, would likely
cause a strain on the nation-
al economy. Second, Rangel is
overlooking the profound cul-
tural shift required for draft
reinstatement. Current students
have grown up knowing only the
concept of a volunteer military,
and suddenly requiring service
would be an unwelcome affront
to many young peoples concepts
of liberty and career freedom.
If Rangel is serious about
encouraging service and fore-
sight, perhaps he should look
inward. It has been suggested by
some that if military service were
required of legislators them-
selves, or of their children, they
might be less cavalier about com-
mitting a volunteer military to a
given conflict. A Congressman
might think twice about approv-
ing military action if he had a
more personal stake in the pro-
ceedings and outcome.
Students should not worry
about Rangels bill passing in
the near future, but should heed
the bills intent. Taking a greater
interest in public affairs must be
a goal for Americans of all ages.
McKay Stangler for the edito-
rial board.
A few rhyming bumper stick-
ers does not an anti-war activist
make. Today, youth proudly display
bumper stickers that say things like
Buck Fush, or You can bomb the
world to pieces, but you cant bomb
it into peace. For the 18-25-year-
old demographic, its cool to protest
the war in Iraq. Im not sure if its
the rumblings of rebellious youth
testing the boundaries set by their
parents, or if we really feel that war
is wrong. Writer Rich Brooks of the
Sarasota-Tribune Herald stated it
perfectly when he wrote, Without
the threat of Uncle Sam taking away
your freedom, todays college stu-
dents dont have a stake in the Iraq
war.
How is this demographic sup-
posed to understand the war? One
answer is to listen to Michael Franti
and Spearheads newest CD, Yell
Fire. A year ago, Franti was just
another singer angry with U.S. poli-
tics and the decision to invade Iraq.
However, instead of writing a few
hit singles about it, he decided to go
to the Middle East. While visiting
Iraq, Israel and Palestine, he didnt
talk to politicians and religious
leaders he talked to the people.
He talked to soldiers on both sides,
went into war-torn neighborhoods
and talked to the people affected
most by the invasion.
Franti views war on a human
scale. He doesnt give numbers
of bodies. There have been an
estimated 655,000 Iraqis killed as
of this July, according to a study
done by Johns Hopkins University.
Imagining 655,000 units of any-
thing is hard enough imagining
655,000 bodies is even more out of
Americans realms of imagination.
Putting a face with the cause creates
a relationship between the cause
and the activist. Franti attempts to
build that connection for his young
fan base. Hes the pied piper of
peace for the youth music market.
Franti doesnt use political termi-
nology that most cannot compre-
hend. He likens Iraqis to Americans
by inextricably linking us and them.
The end result is an other with a
shared understanding. How many
of us have been to the Middle East?
Most of us dont have that human
connection to the war-torn area,
particularly Iraq. By making a
multitude of connections between
the two cultures, Franti attempts to
break down the distance barriers.
An example of this is in the song
Love Enough, in which he asks,
What language are your tears?
In the song What Ive Seen,
Franti sings of things that arent
seen on the 6 p.m. news: Razor
wire on the street, every corner / 90
degrees at six in the morning / Run
like mad just to make a connection
/ Pack what you need for your own
protection. Showing, not telling,
Franti puts listeners as close as he
possibly can to the Iraqis position.
The war in Iraq has been con-
nected to the Vietnam War, which
had a strong youth anti-war follow-
ing. However, those Vietnam War
protestors were attempting to avoid
the draft and create cultural change.
In a society that has no draft but
does have political apathy, why
should youth be expected to care
about the war?
Frantis answer is that were
all human. Geographic boundar-
ies, religions and skin tone may
divide us, yet were all residents on
Earth together. In the song Hello
Bonjour, Franti sings, Dont tell a
man that he cant come here cause
he got brown eyes and a wavy kinda
hair / Dont tell a woman that she
cant go there because she prays a
little different to a God up there /
You say youre a Christian cause
God made you / You say youre
a Muslim cause God made you /
Then we all kill each other cause
God told us to?
According to the London news-
paper The Guardian, The Bush
administrations response to its
critics in the entertainment indus-
try has been to portray them as
pampered liberals out of touch with
ordinary Americans. So while art-
ists can benefit by filling a niche
market for anti-war music, Franti
took on the task of relating emo-
tions of distrust, anger and fear on
a human level for all listeners to
understand. He offers a voice and a
conscience to a generation that has
never been held responsible. Yes,
there are 18-25 year-olds who are
anti-Bush and anti-war, yet can-
not find Iraq on a map, or believe
the Gaza Strip to be the name of a
steak. However, Frantis music pres-
ents a vivid picture that may influ-
ence followers to become activists.
Tasha Riggins is a Lawrence grad-
uate student in journalism.
GUEST COMMENTARY
I have always been very proud
of Jayhawk fans and think we are
some of the best fans the Big 12
has to offer. However, this month
Im about as embarrassed as Ive
ever been with my own fan base.
It all started after a victory against
an unranked K-State football team
when a handful of students tore
down the goalposts. It continued
when our basketball team beat No.
1 Florida in Las Vegas and fans
stormed the floor. Its time to start
acting like weve been there before.
However, the thing that is
really disappointing was the home
game against Dartmouth this past
Tuesday, following the Florida
game, when there were a good 2,500
empty seats. A good portion of
those seats were student seats. The
University has 28,000 students and
we cant even fill the fieldhouse?
I know some students may have
tests or homework but this wasnt
the only game this season that has
not been filled to capacity. Besides
the opener, no other game has
been full to capacity, thanks to the
students. There is no excuse for
this. We have the No. 5 team in the
country and are known for having
some of the best basketball fans in
the nation. Just because the Hawks
play a no-name team doesnt mean
its a free pass to not support the
team. How do you think our play-
ers felt when they ran out of the
tunnel on Tuesday, after winning
the biggest game of their career
three nights earlier, to an Allen
Fieldhouse only three-quarters full?
Many of you students not show-
ing up for these games are taking
your tickets for granted, and if
student attendance doesnt improve
I can almost guarantee you that
Athletic Director Lew Perkins will
cut back student seating next year
and sell the tickets to the public.
And he should. There are many
people who would do almost any-
thing to go to a Jayhawk basketball
game but cant find tickets because
the games are sold out most of the
time.
Another disappointing trend is
how many fans dont wear blue to
the games. The majority of the stu-
dents are pretty good about wearing
blue, but as the season has pro-
gressed fewer students are wearing
blue. How dumb does it look when
a Jayhawk fan shows up for a game
against the Dartmouth Big Green in
a green KU shirt? I saw several. Im
not saying dont ever buy a pink or
green KU shirt, but dont wear it to
a sporting event. It just looks silly.
Our colors are crimson and blue,
not green, yellow, pink, orange or
any other bright or creative color.
Almost every other school in
the country has their school colors
figured out. If you attend a K-State
game in Manhattan, they all wear
purple. If you attend a Nebraska
game in Lincoln, they all wear red.
Its preschool logic, really. That is
where we learned our colors, right?
Can you imagine how cool it would
look to paint the Fieldhouse blue?
To the students who actually
show up and wear blue, keep up the
good work. To the students slack-
ing, lets pick it up and make Kansas
the best fan base in not only the Big
12, but also the whole country.
Reid Petty
Liberal junior
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You dont really know how much
it sucks to be on crutches until it
rains and your crutches fall out
beneath you.

Its really slick outside, ladies and


gentlemen, so youd better watch
your feet when youre walking.

To the girl who fell on the front


steps of Sigma Kappa: You made
my day.

Yield does not mean stop,


you jerks.

Smokers should have to smoke


in the rain.

Julian Wright, where were your


socks?

To all you drivers: You really can


spray people with puddles.

Somebody needs to get rid of


that opossum that was smiling at
me outside of Anschutz.

To the person who called me an


idiot for supporting the president:
Your symbol is the jackass. What
does that say about you?

I had never wanted to watch


a womens basketball game until
Kelly Kohn came to KU. Kelly, will
you marry me?

Hey, heres a math problem


for you: Inconsistent play-calling,
plus Adam Barmann, plus severall
blown leads, equals a non-KU
bowl year.

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pursuit of fugitive skips in Hawaii.
The show glorifies the adventurous
side of being a bail bondsman: fugi-
tive recovery. However, bondsmen
must be accessible 24 hours a day,
ready to take that one phone call
allowed to those in jail.
Robson said he performed a
community service. If the people
he bails were left in jail, more tax
dollars would be needed for jail
space. But Robson said the public
perceived him negatively.
The most frustrating thing about
being in the bail-bond business to
me is the way that most of the com-
munity almost looks down on you
like you are one of the criminals for
getting people out of jail, he said.
It didnt help the image of local
bondsmen in September when Jim
Price, 69, owner of A-1 Bail Bonds,
committed the biggest faux pas in the
business. His armed recovery agents
apprehended the wrong man, who
had the same name as the fugitive
who skipped. The innocent victim
spent a night in jail. Price said health
problems could have contributed to
the mix-up. In early October, Robert
Fairchild, chief judge of Douglas
County District Court, suspended
Price and his agency from writing
bonds in Douglas County.
The quickest way to get in trou-
ble in the bail-bond business isnt
writing bonds, its picking people
up, Robson said.
In addition to Prices recent
trouble, the exposure of Dog The
Bounty Hunter has created misper-
ceptions, bondsmen said.
Loren Thormobsgard, 57, owner
of Viking Bail Bonds in Topeka, said
being a bail bondsman was nothing
like the show.
Robson called Dogs dramatic
recoveries ridiculous.
You cant jump out of a car with
seven guys, badges hanging off of
you with bulletproof vests, mace
swinging all over the place running
down the street, he said. Then
criminals are going to be three miles
ahead of you when you get out of the
car. Theyll spot you and be gone.
Youve got to sneak up on them.
Instead of
exciting car
chases, recover-
ies require a lot
of patient sitting
and waiting out-
side the homes
of skips, and
their friends
or relatives,
explained Ryan
Messenger, 33, of
Speedy Release
Bail Bonds in
Olathe.
I specifically instruct my guys
to avoid confrontation. We dont
kick down doors, he said, even
though Kansas law allows it if the
bondsman knows a skip is behind
the door.
Kansas law grants bondsmen
the power to apprehend clients and
return them to jail if they miss
a court date, but requires notify-
ing law enforcement if they intend
to make an arrest. That way, law
enforcement can have an opportu-
nity to accompany the bondsman.
Each state is different; not all even
allow bail bondsmen to become
bounty hunters.
In contrast to Robson and
Messenger, Dog aggressively and
often with force, apprehends skips
with the help of his wife, two sons
and brother. He then lectures skips
during the ride to jail. Conversations
often end with
the skip in tears
and Dog tell-
ing them to Go
with Christ.
Robson wor-
ried the popular-
ity of the show
could result in
more competi-
tion and more
regulation in the
industry. Right
now, he has as
much authority
as police, he said.
Not seen on TV are the early
morning trips to the jail, the paper-
work writing bonds and the time
spent on the phone or the long
hours.
Messenger said he worked about
16 hours a day, mostly on the phone.
He racks up as much as 10,000
minutes on his phone each month.
His cell phone bills average $200
monthly, he said.
Robson is often exhausted during
the day after waking up throughout
the night to answer his phone. He
estimates that more than half of his
client calls come between 10 p.m.
and 6 a.m.
When people want out of jail,
they dont care what time it is,
Robson said.
His wife, Dana, said ringing
phones were a part of their life.
Steve showers with the phone on
the back of the toilet, she said.
The second she and Robson sit
down at a restaurant, Dana said, the
phone rings. She joked that when
business got slow, she would suggest
they go out to dinner.
The life of a bail bondsman can
take a toll on
normal family
life, but Robson
is fortunate
enough to spend
time with his
family at work.
He employs six
members of his
family at Ace.
During day-
light hours,
Robson spends
10 hours a day in his office, writ-
ing between 15 and 30 bonds a
week, depending on the time of year.
Warm weather months, Kansas foot-
ball gamedays and holidays are the
busiest, he said.
He said his 15 bondsmen had writ-
ten more than 800 bonds in north-
east Kansas since last December and
had more than $500,000 in bonds on
the street at a given time.
Robson and Messenger dont bail
many KU students out of jail, but
when they do, the most common
charge is a DUI, which has a $250
bail that many just pay. Robson said
some got money from their parents
for larger bonds. Messenger recalled
one KU student who was arrested
for growing psychedelic mushrooms
in his residence hall room, but said
his KU customers were few and far
between.
Bondsmen make money by charg-
ing a 10 percent non-refundable pre-
mium. For example, if bail is set at
$10,000, the bondsman charges a
$1,000 fee. The minimum Robson
charges is $75, so even bail amounts
less than $750 entail a $75 fee.
This is how it works: When you
get arrested and a judge sets a bail
amount, you have three options. You
can pay the court the entire amount,
stay in jail until your court date, or
call a bondsman who will charge
you a 10 percent non-refundable
premium and agree to pay the court
the full amount if you dont show
up for court. Your bondsman will
usually insist on having a co-signer,
often a member of your family, who
is responsible for
the entire amount
of the bail if you
miss your court
date. You may
have to give per-
sonal references,
other people your
bondsman can
contact if you
go missing. Your
contract gives the
bondsman the
power to arrest and physically return
you to jail and even charge you for
costs incurred while he does it.
Robson said cosigners were the
key to a successful bail-bond busi-
ness.
Theyre going to help you find
the person if theyre missing or
theyre going to pay the bond, he
said. The success of your pickups
depends on your ability to get good
cosigners.
Robson recently apprehended a
repeat offender in Topeka with the
help of a cosigner who told him the
skips whereabouts. He thought it
would get con-
frontational, but
it turned out to
be one of his
easy pickups.
Robson entered
the apartment,
holding his
taser gun at
his side. The
man immedi-
ately turned
around and put
his hands together behind his back,
a cigarette still hanging from his
mouth. When Robson dropped the
man off at the Douglas County jail,
the man apologized for missing his
court date, thanked him, shook his
hand and gave him a hug.
Messenger uses intimidation to
avoid confrontation by brandishing
a taser gun that he said hes never
had to use. His 6-foot-2, 240-pound
frame helps too.
Ive had guys say I dont want
your big ass coming to get me, Ill
go to court, Messenger said. Only
about one out of five clients missed a
court date last year, he said.
Robson said he sometimes
deterred a skip from resisting by
holding up a can of pepper spray.
Hell also hold a taser gun that hes
never used.
Ninety-nine percent wont go
toe-to-toe in a fight with you, he
said.
But some pickups have potential
for violence. Brock Robson, 22, who
works with his father at Ace, recalls
a pickup when he was working for
Viking in Topeka. Brock walked up
behind the man and asked if he had
anything on him, drugs or weap-
ons. In fact, the man had a loaded
.22-caliber pistol, a knife and five
stolen credit cards. He had multiple
felonies, but was taken back to jail
without incident.
Brock serves as the runner dur-
ing fugitive recoveries, responsible
for chasing skips who run away. At
5-foot-9, 175 pounds, hes not big,
but Thormobsgard, his former boss
at Viking, said Brock was very fast.
Brock said
clients were
s o me t i me s
surprised to
see someone
so young bail
them out. Some
older clients
have glared at
him with con-
fusion and hes
been called a
young pup, he
said.
Brock said his mom worried
about him when hes working. She
tells me to wear my seat belt and my
bulletproof vest when I go on pick-
ups, he said.
Robson recalled one pickup when
a woman skip bit him so hard on
his side, underneath his armpit, that
she drew blood and left a black and
blue dental imprint. That happened
after he had emptied a can of pep-
per spray in her face to subdue her.
Usually, the sight of pepper spray is
enough to deter people, he said. Hes
suffered bumps, bruises and scrapes,
but no broken bones and no one has
ever shot at him.
Neither Robson nor Messenger
typically carry guns, but Messenger
did once. On one of his first pick-
ups, Messenger was working with a
recovery agent who gave him a shot-
gun loaded with bean bag rounds.
The two were approaching the skips
house, when a neighbor let his pit
bull loose after Messenger warned
him not to. Messenger shot the dog.
He ran away with his tail between
his legs, Messenger said.
Bondsmen said that the rewards
outweighed the risks and that they
could make a good living. Messenger,
who is single, earns $50,000 a year.
He said the money wasnt the only
reason he liked his job.
My enjoyment comes from
knowing I help people get their stuff
taken care of, he said. Writing bail
bonds is not just about collecting
money and getting people out of jail.
Its part social work, counseling and
financial advising.
Robson wouldnt say how much
money his business made, but he
moved into a new office last March
and is in the process of moving into
a new house south of town. For
Robson, its more than money, its
a family thing. He said that it was
about trust and comfort, and that
his family had grown closer because
of it.
This is our livelihood, he said.
We have to make it work. This is
how we make our living.
Kansan staf writer Jack Weinstein
can be contacted at jweinstein@
kansan.com.
Edited by Natalie Johnson
BAIL
(CONTINUED FROM 1A)
bondsman requirements
Steve Robson said Dog The
Bounty Hunter had created the
impression that any wannabe
can become a bail bondsman,
but there are conditions.
The 155 resident bail bonds-
men currently licensed by the
Kansas Insurance Department
had to:
Pass the Kansas Laws and
Regualtions Exam, which covers
the legal and general insurance
statutes of the state of Kansas,
with a score of 70 percent or
better
Complete 12 hours of
property and casualty courses
plus one hour of ethics
Renew Certifcation every
two years
Passing the test allows the
person to write bail bonds, but
not other types of insurance
like car or life insurance. The 51
non-resident bail bondsmen in
Kansas only had to be in good
standing in their home state to
write bonds in Kansas.
Source: LeroyBrungardt, director of theagents
division, Kansas InsuranceDepartment.
Ryan McGeeney/KANSAN
Steve Robson of Lawrence reviews arrest and warrant information with a man he has just taken into custody. Robson had loosened the mans
restraining device so that he could smoke a last cigarette before being processed into the Douglas County jail.
You cant jump out of a car with
seven guys, badges hanging of
of you with bullet proof vests,
mace swinging all over the
place running down the street.
STEVE ROBSON
Owner, Ace Bail Bonds
Ryan McGeeney/KANSAN
Steve Robson of Lawrence argues with a man who refuses to turn over his girlfriend, askip,who
Robson attempts to arrest. After about a half hour, the woman fnally turned herself over to Robson,
having evaded himfor more than a month.
Ryan McGeeney/KANSAN
Steve Robson of Lawrence peers into the windowof a couples house, trying to convince a
woman he had bonded to come out so that he can take her to jail. If Robson and his teamof bonds-
men cant recover an individual whomtheyve bonded and subsequently misses his or her court date,
Robson is liable for the full amount of the bond.
Ive had guys say I dont want
your big ass coming to get me,
Ill go to court.
RYAN MESSENGER
Speedy Release Bail Bonds
She tells me to wear my seat
belt and my bulletproof vest
when I go on pickups.
BROCK ROBSON
Ace Bail Bonds
sports
The Jayhawk basketball team
continues practicing today, two
days after a historically big victory.
2B 8B
As the fantasy football season winds
down, columnist Evan Hengel
gives out his postseason awards.
THURSday, novembeR 30, 2006
www.kansan.com
sports
PAGE 1B
menS GoLF
The Kansas mens golf team exceeded
expectations this fall, turning what was origi-
nally considered a transitional season into a
successful campaign. Despite losing several
key players to graduation and an assistant
coach to conference rival Colorado, Kansas
posted four top five finishes this fall.
The Jayhawks wrapped up the season
ranked 39th nationally, thanks in large part
to the senior leadership of Gary Woodland
and Tyler Docking. Woodland was the teams
anchor, winning one tournament and never
finishing outside of the top 10.
Young players also played a part in the
teams success. Sophomore Zach Pederson
and freshman Bobby Knowles often made
positive contributions but had trouble with
inconsistent play.
see 3Bfor more information on mens golf
voLLeybaLL
The Jayhawk volleyball team ended a dis-
appointing season and will not make a return
trip to the NCAA tournament. The team
could not get going on the road during
conference play, during which the Jayhawks
finished in last place in the Big 12. Injuries
hurt the Jayhawks before the season started
when Natalie Uhart had a season-ending
knee injury. On the bright side, the team had
freshmen who showed they could play at the
Big 12 level. Coach Ray Bechard has signed
two outside hitters for next season to replace
this seasons outside hitter, Jana Correa.
see 4Bfor more information on volleyball
RoWInG
The Kansas rowing team participated in
four events this fall, including the first-ever
night race in the United States. The Jayhawks
built upon last seasons success and had
strong performances at each event, which
gives them momentum as they head into the
spring portion of their schedule, including a
home event in late March.
see 4Bfor more information on rowing
SWImmInG and dIvInG
The Kansas swimming and diving team
continues to add to the success it experienced
last season. The Jayhawks have competed in
tournaments from Maryland to Nebraska in
preparation for their spring campaign, when
they will head out for their annual trip to the
Big 12 Championships in College Station,
Texas. In addition to the Big 12 meet, the
Jayhawks will also travel to Minneapolis,
Minn., for the NCAA Championships. These
two meets are what the team will use to gauge
its success and have prepared for throughout
the summer training and fall tournaments.
As these tournaments get closer, the Jayhawks
continue to experience success with minimal
failure along the way.
see 5Bfor more information on swimming
and diving
SoCCeR
Kansas played inconsistently throughout
the season, and finding the back of the net
became a chore for the offense. During a
three-week stretch, Kansas lost four of six
games, scoring only twice during that stretch.
Goalkeeper Julie Hanley was the teams only
constant, leading the Big 12 in shutouts and
goals-allowed averages. The offense finally
got on the same page as the Big 12s best
defense, and the Jayhawks won four games
to clinch fourth place in the Big 12. But a
hot Colorado team ended Kansas run. The
Buffaloes defeated the Jayhawks twice in a
row, the second of which was in the Big 12
Tournament and was Kansas final game of
the season.
see 5Bfor more information on soccer
SoFTbaLL
After losing six seniors to graduation,
Kansas softball was worried about youth
on the team. However, Kansas coach Tracy
Bunge is confident the team can be just as
successful, but reach that success in a differ-
ent way. The success of the team in the spring
season is dependent on strong pitching and
capitalizing on hits. The Jayhawks finished
their fall season with a 9-3 record. During
winter break, coach Tracy Bunge hopes to
improve the Jayhawk defense and communi-
cation on the field.
see 6Bfor more information on softball
CRoSS CoUnTRy
The goal for the cross country team was to
finish better than last year.
Though a mighty task, the mens team, full
of experienced talent, and the womens team,
which welcomed nine freshmen, took the
challenge head-on.
Head coach Stanley Redwine was excited
for the program as the Big 12 Championships
were held in Lawrence at Rim Rock Farms.
Junior Colby Wissel kept the streak of Big 12
championship alive, winning the event.
Wissel and fellow junior Paul Hefferon
were the high performers for the Jayhawks
this season, finishing top two for the team
every meet. The women placed 11th in the
Big 12 and the men placed third. The men
qualified for nationals, where they placed
20th as a team.
Wissel and Hefferon earned all-American
status. Individually, the two performed better
than last year, but as a team the Jayhawks
finished about the same as last year.
see 6Bfor more information on cross country
WomenS GoLF
The womens golf team started the season
with five freshmen and got a new assistant
coach midway through the season. The team
started strong, steadily improving during
the first two tournaments with a ninth and
third place finish. The season culminated
in a victory at the Marilyn Smith Sunflower
Invitational. The Jayhawks were unable to
finish the fall strongly, finishing 14th and
15th in the final two tournaments. With the
season half over, the Jayhawks will look to
improve in the time off and make another
strong showing when they travel to Ensenada,
Mexico, for the Baja Invitational Feb. 5-6.
see 3Bfor more information on womens golf
baSebaLL
The Jayhawk baseball team made its most
visible appearance at Allen Fieldhouse, to col-
lect its Big 12 Baseball Championship rings
during halftime of a basketball game.
The team was also working behind the
scenes. During fall ball they dont play
against other schools, but split into two teams
and scrimmage against each other. The main
benefit is for the younger players.
Were trying to make improvements in
fundamentals, make that leap from being a
good high school player to a good Division I
player, coach Ritch Price said.
The players conditioned on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at 6:30 a.m. to prepare
for the upcoming season.
They then played a series of exhibition
games, highlighted by the annual KU Alumni
Baseball Game at Hoglund Ballpark.
The current players won 10-3, but former
player Forrest Hoglund, whose name sits atop
the stadium, collected two singles. Hoglund
played at Kansas from 1954 to 1956.
The Jayhawks begin their spring season
Feb. 1 with a week-long trip to Hawaii.
The University Daily Kansan will have
complete baseball coverage beginning next
spring.
TennIS
The Kansas tennis team competed in four
tournaments this fall in preparation for its
spring schedule against Big 12 competition.
The final tournament was in North
Carolina, at the North Carolina Kitty
Harrison Invitational. Sophomore Yuliana
Svistun won the championship of the
Carolina singles draw, and two of the
Jayhawks doubles teams made the finals in
their consolation bracket.
Earlier in the season, the Jayhawks com-
peted in the Deacon Classic tournament,
where Svistun won the championship in the
Flight D bracket.
Many of the players on the team also
played competitively in summer tournaments
that are not sponsored by the University.
Junior Lauren Hommell participated
in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association
Summer Circuit Central Region, which was
played in Lawrence.
The team will spend winter break train-
ing for its spring schedule, which includes
Big 12 Conference play and the Big 12
Championships, to be held in Kansas City,
Mo., at the end of April.
The University Daily Kansan will have
complete tennis coverage beginning next
spring.
AGoNY AND ECstAsY
The Kansan takes a look back at this years fall sports
KANsAN FILE pHoto
the volleyball teamsufered a lackluster season, start-
ing with high expectations and ending with a disapointing
3-17 record.
menS baSkeTbaLL

Dartmouth
game stats
show ruthless
slaughter
By shAwn shroyEr
Sure, Kansas did what it was supposed
to do and beat the tar out of Dartmouth on
Tuesday, 83-32.
However, this wasnt just any run-of-
the-mill beatdown, and the final score
doesnt do it justice. Never before had a
Kansas opponent failed so miserably to put
the ball in the basket in Allen Fieldhouse,
and its been more than half of a century
since any Kansas opponent has had such a
futile scoring performance.
And at no time did the Jayhawks feel
like taking it easy on their Ivy League
foes.
I just try to kill them more, really,
freshman forward Darrell Arthur said.
Heres a rundown of the most impres-
sive milestones set during the Jayhawks
victory against the Big Green:
Dartmouths 32 points were the
fewest scored by a Kansas opponent in
Lawrence since Idaho scored 28 in 1946,
when Kansas played its home games in
Hoch Auditorium.
Dartmouths 32 points were the few-
est by a Kansas opponent since Oklahoma
State scored 27 at home in 1951.
Dartmouth made 12 field goals,
which was the lowest total for a Kansas
opponent since Nebraska had 10 at home
in 1961.
sEE basketball oN pAGE 2B
KANsAN FILE pHoto
Colby Wissel and paul Heferon shined during the Kansas cross country teams fall season.
Athletics Director Lew Perkins has
asked to meet with reporters covering the
mens basketball team this afternoon, likely
to announce a new contract for mens bas-
ketball coach Bill Self.
Self has this year and next remaining
on a five-year contract he signed when he
came to the University of Kansas in 2003.
The current contract pays him about $1.1
million a year and also includes various
incentives including two courtesy cars. Self
is also eligible for a $600,000 retention
bonus if he remains at Kansas through
2008.
This extension comes just a few months
after football coach Mark Mangino received
a hefty raise that converted him from the
Big 12 Conferences lowest-paid coach to
one of in the top tier. Mangino now makes
about $1.5 million a year. The announce-
ment of Manginos extension also came
in a private meeting with beat writers and
Perkins.
That Mangino was making more than
Self at a school much more well-known for
basketball surprised many.
At the time, Perkins told local media
that he was working on extensions for
both Self and womens basketball coach
Bonnie Henrickson. At the time, Perkins
was quoted as saying he hoped Self stayed
at Kansas for a long time.
This announcement would seem to con-
firm that Self will, if it is a contract exten-
sion, indeed be the coach of the Jayhawks
for some time.
Check back at Kansan.com this after-
noon for more information and pick up
a copy of Fridays The University Daily
Kansan for complete details.
Kansan stafreports
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perkins likely
to soon give
coach Bill self
new contract
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I remember the good ol days.
The days when the Allen
Fieldhouse student section was full
no matter who the opponent was. It
didnt matter if Kansas was playing
Binghamton or Michigan State.
Now it has all changed.
A good 2,000 seats remained
unfilled in the upper corner of the
student section against Dartmouth
on Tuesday night. Maybe it was the
fact that finals were approaching, or
that many students had group proj-
ects or papers to complete.
Even a Big 12 conference game
saw nearly 1,000 seats unfilled last
year, although it was against Baylor.
The entire section should remain
full from the non-conference
throughout the Big 12 schedule.
Students go to school at one of
the top five basketball institutions
in the country. The atmosphere
should reflect a top five program,
night in and night out.
This problem has been going on
for nearly two years.
It began with the switch prior
to last season from paper tickets
for students to electronic tickets on
students KU cards.
Before the switch, students
would receive vouchers at the
beginning of the season when they
picked up their football tickets.
Then they would take those vouch-
ers during redemption periods and
pick up actual paper tickets to the
game.
All students needed to do to get
into the game was hand the paper
ticket to the ticket taker with a
student ID. There was no hassle of
scanning the ID 15 times before it
was processed.
More importantly, students were
able to give their paper tickets to
another student if they couldnt
go to a game. So when a paper
came up or a student had a test
the next day, someone could still
go in a students place. It didnt
matter whether students had the
basketball season-ticket package,
they could still get in with a stu-
dent ID. This process contributed
to a full student section for every
game.
Now students can either go to
the Fieldhouse and get tickets put
on their cards during redemption
periods or go online and pay a $1
fee per game to get them via the
internet. To get the tickets trans-
ferred to another ID, the student
must bring both ID cards to the
Allen Fieldhouse ticket office.
I know some people have advo-
cated just giving their student IDs
to another person to get them in.
Lets be honest though, its harder
to get into Allen Fieldhouse for a
basketball game than it is to get
into most bars in Lawrence with
a fake ID. I know people who are
asked for a second form of ID at the
Fieldhouse every time they go.
This is one of the premier col-
lege basketball institutions.
Athletics director Lew Perkins
needs to change the policy on
student ID cards. Go back to the
paper tickets and Perkins will see
an increase in student attendance
for the non-conference games. This
will obviously cause a better atmo-
sphere for students and would even
help the Athletics Department sell a
few more hot dogs.
I understand the plan to switch
to an electronic system was envi-
sioned by former student body
president Nick Sterner, but the plan
has failed and needs to be changed.
Let us get back to the good ol
days of seeing the Fieldhouse filled
with blue in all places, including the
student section.
Colaianni is a McLean, Va., se-
nior in journalism and political
science.
Edited by Travis Robinett
Dartmouth hasnt had such a
low scoring output since February
1990.
Those are only about half of the
fewest since occurrences.
Making the 51-point victory even
more impressive was that no matter
who was in the game, the Jayhawks
were able to score. And they pre-
vented Dartmouth from scoring
while junior center Sasha Kaun had
another subpar game because of his
healing knee.
I think everybody feels more
confident now, Arthur said. We
put the Oral Roberts game behind
us. Were trying to get everybody
energized and everybody is pumped
up now since the big win. We are
going to come out every game and
play tough and hard.
Of the 12 Jayhawks who entered
Tuesdays game, only junior guard
Jeremy Case failed to score. Seldom-
used players such as junior guard
Rodrick Stewart, sophomore cen-
ter Matt Kleinmann and freshman
guard Brady Morningstar combined
for 17 points.
Still, for the third straight game,
Kaun looked restricted by his knee.
He was one-for-four from the floor
and missed his only free-throw
attempt. He did have four rebounds
and a steal, but fans would have
liked to see better numbers against
an anemic Dartmouth frontcourt
during 15 minutes of action.
Kansas coach Bill Self said Kauns
knee was still bothering him.
Its going to be a work in prog-
ress, Self said. The doctor said its
going to stay very sore and I think it
is sore, but I dont think hes hurt.
The only other damper was that
roughly 2,000 student seats were
vacant for the first home game since
upsetting then-No. 1-ranked Florida
in Las Vegas.
But with high-profile home
match-ups like Southern California
and Boston College approaching
fast, Self isnt too concerned.
How could you be disappointed
in our fans the way they traveled to
Vegas? Self said of the Tuesday-
night crowd. This isnt a game that
our students had circled from the
beginning of the season.
Kansan sportswriter Shawn
Shroyer can be contacted at
sshroyer@kansan.com.
Edited by Natalie Johnson
BASKETBALL (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
With the fantasy football playoffs
rapidly approaching, its time to
hand out the regular season awards.
In true fantasy football fashion, each
award will be a statue of a grown
man sitting at his computer, pulling
his hair out about which kicker to
start in week three. There will be
seven awards given out this year,
which are as follows:
CHIROPRACTOR AWARD
This honor is given to the player
whose back should hurt from car-
rying so many fantasy football
squads this year. This award goes to
LaDainian Tomlinson. Not much
explanation is needed here, as
Tomlinson is putting up numbers
that were previously only attainable
in Madden. Twenty-four touch-
downs through 11 games, end of
story.
CHRISTINA AGUILERA AWARD
This statue is given to the player
who has repeatedly gone back and
forth between looking absolutely
fantastic and looking God-awful.
This award has to be given to
Michael Vick. After throwing seven
touchdowns in a two-week period,
hes thrown just three touchdowns
in the past four weeks. Unless Vick
becomes running back eligible, his
upswings and downswings will be
too much for most fantasy owners
to handle. If you ever want a surefire
way to start drinking bourbon by
1:30 on a Sunday afternoon, just
start Michael Vick in one of your
leagues. Trust me.
BO JACKSON AWARD
The award given to the player
who is 10 times better in video
games than he is in real life. Think
Bo Jackson in Tecmo Bowl. With
apologies to Dante Hall, this honor
is given to Reggie Bush. In Madden,
Bush was rated as an 87 overall
with 97 speed, 98 acceleration and
99 agility, easily the most dominant
rookie in the history of Madden. In
the real world, those attributes have
translated into Reggie barely eclips-
ing three yards per carry. Houston
fans can breathe a little easier about
taking Mario Williams before
Reggie Bush. Williams has had an
impact with four-and-a-half sacks
and is currently a better defensive
end than Bush is a running back.
JENNIFER ANISTON CAREER
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Given to the player who has
continued to look better with age.
This one goes to Tiki Barber. It took
until his sixth year in the league to
finally eclipse the 1,300-yard barrier.
At age 31, which is like 78 in run-
ning back years, Barber is putting
up the best numbers of his career. In
a smart move, Barber will ride into
the sunset after this year, retiring
to a life of news anchoring before
his knees turn into silly putty. Its a
fine idea, but could you really see a
guy named Tiki reporting on the
impact of a hike in interest rates on
the real estate market?
RODNEY DANGERFIELD AWARD
Given to the player who cant get
no respect. Drew Brees is the recip-
ient of this award. He is on pace to
come within sniffing distance of
5,000 yards and all anyone wants
to talk about is Peyton Mannings
audibles and Tom Bradys intan-
gibles. Any quarterback who can
turn Marques Colston and Devery
Henderson into household names is
a stud in my book.
KURT WARNER AWARD
Given to the random no-name
quarterback who comes out of
nowhere to be a star. Tony Romo
gets this one. Not only did he go
from being a nobody backup out
of Eastern Illinois to being the
starting quarterback for the Dallas
Cowboys, but hes also report-
edly been socializing with Jessica
Simpson. Talk about one of your
all-time greatest turnarounds.
Although if the Giants want to beat
the Cowboys this week, all theyll
have to do is find a way to have
Simpsons version of Take My
Breath Away piped in to Romos
helmet headset.
HOMICIDE AWARD
Given to the player who has sin-
gle-handedly killed the most fantasy
squads this year. Daunte Culpepper
makes a strong bid to become the
first-ever player to win the award
in consecutive years, but this award
goes to Edgerrin James. In a year
when running backs have been run-
ning wild Tomlinson, Barber,
Gore, etc. James is stuck at 695
yards through 11 games. Im going
to be honest: I drafted this joke of
a running back in August and I
hate myself for it. You will find me
attending a 98 Degrees reunion tour
wearing Capri pants before you ever
catch me drafting an Arizona run-
ning back again.
Congratulations to all the win-
ners, and good luck in the playoff
run.
Hengel is an Overland park
senior in fnance.
Edited by Derek Korte
Evan Hengels
FANTASY FOOTBALL THURSDAY
The Kansan reflects on and awards seasons stars, underachievers and roster liabilities
THE RANT
BY RYAN COLAIANNI
KANSAN SPORTS COLUMNIST
RCOLAIANNI@KANSAN.COM
To keep stands full, KU must
bring back paper tickets
SPORTS
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FALL SPORTS WRAP-UP
Womens golf team begins strong, fnishes poorly
Vanessa Pearson/KANSAN
Annie Giangrosso, Overland Park junior, swings during the frst day of the Marilynn Smith Sunfower Invitational last season. The teamperformed
well during the frst part of its fall season, but placed poorly in its fnal two tournaments of the season.
Seniors surge during mens golf season
BY ASHER FUSCO
The weeks leading up to the fall
2006 season were tense for coach
Ross Randall and the Kansas mens
golf team.
Earlier in the summer, assistant
coach Roy Edwards left his post at
Kansas to take the head coach posi-
tion at Colorado.
Edwards departure left a heavy
load on the shoulders of senior Gary
Woodland.
Luckily for Woodland, he received
some help from fellow senior Tyler
Docking.
The team got off to a strong
start at the Rich Harvest Farms
Intercollegiate, placing fifth.
Woodland and Docking set a prec-
edent in the first tournament of the
year by posting the Jayhawks best
scores. This trend would continue
throughout the season.
Coming into this fall, we knew
Gary would play well, Randall said.
We were very happy about Tyler
Docking playing closer to what he is
capable of.
In a season of surpassed expecta-
tions, Tyler Dockings play may have
been the most pleasant surprise.
Over the summer, I spent a lot of
time in lessons, said Docking.
The hard work paid off. Docking
enjoyed two top five finishes this
fall.
Steady play from Woodland and
Docking was imperative considering
the unsteady nature of the rest of the
lineup. Sophomore Zach Pederson,
senior Barrett Martens and fresh-
man Bobby Knowles rounded out the
Jayhawks starting five. All three per-
formed well at times throughout the
season but failed to post consistently
strong scores.
Our last two spots were really
shaky, said Randall. The main prob-
lem was inconsistency from the bot-
tom of our lineup.
Senior leadership propelled the
team to a surprising 39th place in the
Golfweek national rankings. With a
new assistant coach in Kit Groves
and a more experienced group of
players, the Jayhawks could be ready
to claim a spot in the Top 25 this
spring.
Kansan sportswriter Asher Fusco
can be contacted at afusco@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Patrick Ross
Ryan McGeeney/KANSAN
Zach Oederson, Spring Hill sophomore, chips in a shot at the Kansas Invitational golf
tournament last season. Seniors Tyler Docking and Gary Woodland posted the Jayhawks best
scores in four of fve tournaments this fall.
Tyler Docking assists Gary Woodland in leading team after assistant coachs early summer departure
KANSAS CITY, Mo. For
years, a strong offensive line has
been as much a given at Arrowhead
Stadium as the smell of barbe-
cue wafting from the parking lot
and fans booming home of the
Chiefs at the end of the national
anthem.
But with one tackle trying
to come back from a two-year
absence and another stepping in
for a retired perennial Pro Bowler,
this season started with several
question marks.
Now, with Kansas City at 7-
4 and in playoff contention, it
appears the Chiefs have found the
answers in left tackle Jordan Black
and right tackle Kyle Turley.
Black has started 10 games this
year, nine at the spot once held by
Willie Roaf before Roaf decided
his aging body couldnt take any
more.
And Turley, who spent two
years away from the game after
having back surgery, has settled in
on the right side after starting the
first two games at left tackle.
They definitely have gotten a
lot better, but to be honest with
you, they werent all that bad from
the get-go, guard Brian Waters
said. There were just a lot of
people who probably dont under-
stand football as much as they
think they do, saying things that
dont pertain to this team in regard
to their play.
Black, who struggled last year
when Roaf missed several games
with a sore hamstring, took the
brunt of the criticism.
I want to say that I dont think
about it, but at the same time, I
know about it, Black said. People
have a job to do, and they have
their opinions, and thats OK. But
Im out right now to prove those
people wrong.
I have a chip on my shoulder
about it, he added, but at the
same time, Im not out to be Willie
Roaf. Im out to be Jordan Black,
and make a name for myself and
help this team win.
The Chiefs line got off to a
horrible start in pass blocking this
year, giving up seven sacks in the
season opener against Cincinnati.
In the 10 games since, though,
opponents have averaged 1.6 sacks
against Kansas City.
Associated Press
BY JOSH LANDAU
Going into the fall season, the
University of Kansas womens golf
team knew that it would be a time
of transition.
With five freshmen and a new
assistant coach the young team was
able to get some experience before
the spring season, which brings the
Big 12 tournament and nationals.
The fall season has definitely
been a learning experience for us,
Annie Giangrosso, Overland Park
junior, said. We have been able
to experience the ups of winning
a tournament and the downs of
not playing up to the level we are
capable of.
After two good showings at
Nebraska and Colorado, the
Jayhawks won the Marilynn Smith
Sunflower Invitational.
It was good for us, Amanda
Costner, Claremore, Okla. senior
said. We needed to win that and
everyone came together to do that.
The victory was subdued
by the loss of Camilla Svensson,
Gothenberg, Sweden, freshman.
Svensson was sidelined by an appen-
dectomy.
A surgery like that is always bad,
especially when I couldnt play,
Svensson said. It was hard to watch
the team play from the sidelines, but
I tried to give support to everyone.
After the victory the team stum-
bled in the final two tournaments
of the fall season, finishing 14th in
New Mexico and 15th in Alabama,
both in a field of 17.
It was a tough field we compet-
ed against and tough golf courses,
Costner said. We have the talent to
win; it is just a matter of when we
start clicking.
With the fall season done and the
spring season starting in February,
the team is taking the time off to
improve and condition for the next
tournament in Ensenada, Mexico.
We didnt end the season on the
note we had hoped for, but you have
to look at the season overall and we
did well. Giangrosso said. All of us
are going to benefit from the fall and
use the experience in the spring.
Kansan sportswriter Josh Landau
can be contacted at jlandau@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Patrick Ross
K.C. Chiefs fnd key players
for playof contention
NFL
Amanda Costner led the
Jayhawks in three of the fve
tournaments this season. She
also was in the top 20 in four
tournaments. Her best fnish
came during the Marilynn Smith
Invitational, where she took ffth
place.
I had a pretty
good season,
Costner said. I
struggled in some
tournaments, and
obviously you can
always do better.
Spotlight Player
Costner
Spotlight Player
This fall, se-
nior Tyler Dock-
ing emerged as
a steadying force
on the mens golf
team. Through
the frst three
years of his col-
legiate career,
Docking had never fulflled his
potential. Fall 2006 was a difer-
ent story.
I felt good this year, said
Docking. I proved I could play
with some of the best in the
country.
Dockings best performance
of the fall came in the Prestige
at PGA West, where he shot a
third-round 67 to lead the Jay-
hawks to a 5th place fnish.
Docking
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The Kansas Rowing team opened
its 2006-2007 season with a splash
in the dark in late September, com-
peting in the first sanctioned night
race ever held in the U.S.
At the Head of Oklahoma event
in Oklahoma City, Kansas raced
under stadium lights against the
Womens U.S. National team and
Louisville.
Although Kansas narrowly
finished in last, senior coxswain
Samira Naji said racing under the
lights was something she wouldnt
forget.
It was really fun, she said. It
was a new experience that weve
never done before.
But Kansas didnt just come
away with a moral victory. The
Kansas Novice team, composed of
more inexperienced rowers, fin-
ished first and second in Novice
Four division and second in Novice
Eight division.
A month later the Jayhawks trav-
eled to Iowa City, Iowa, where they
competed for the first time with
their full team. More than 70 KU
rowers rowed in the event.
The Jayhawks concluded
their fall season with two early
November races, the Head of
Hooch, in Chattanooga, Tenn., and
the Sunflower Showdown, at Tuttle
Creek in Manhattan.
Coach Rob Catloth said com-
peting well and winning the Open
Eight at the Head of Hooch, instilled
confidence in his team.
I think that was a really good
booster for morale and motivation
for us, he said. I think there were
like, 3,500 competitors there.
In Kansas next race, it carried
that motivation to Manhattan and
defeated K-State to complete its fall
schedule on a high note.
We just did our job and per-
formed well every race, Catloth
said.
Kansas next race is scheduled
for March 24 against Texas. Unlike
its other races, Kansas will stay
in Lawrence and race at the Kaw.
Catloth said taking all the rowing
equipment from city to city was
not easy.
Youve got to take your 60-foot
boat from here to there, he said.
Its not like shoulder pads or bats.
Its a lot of work. We have to trailer
everything. Its kind of like orga-
nized madness every year.
Kansan sportswriter Jef Deters
can be contacted at jdeters@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Travis Robinett
Naji
Spotlight Player
As a senior
and cox-
swain of
the rowing
team, Naji is
responsible
for guiding
the team
through some
potentially rough waters.
The girls in the boat cant see
where theyre going, she said.
So my job is to steer them
through a course.
Seated at the front of the boat
during each race, Naji must
be aware of maneuvers made
by other teams and call out
moves to her teammates to
counter them.
The girls trust me to take
them to the shortest place,
she said. And no crashing.
Carly Pearson/KANSAN
Ardis Johnson, senior coxswain directs theVarsity 4 boat at the Big 12 Invitational Tournament
Sunday morning at Wyandotte County Park. In Johnsons boat were Elishiva Patterson, Olathe sopho-
more, Brooke Castrop, Olathe freshman, Jessie Prince, Shawnee sophmore, and Ashley Broockerd, Lees
Summit, Mo. junior.
FALL SEASON WRAP-UP
Rowing fnishes fall season strong
Kansas left Kansas State in its wake and now is looking forward to racing Texas
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Injuries and a trend of frst-game losses resulted in a dismal record for the volleyball team.
Volleyball season
ends NCAA bid-less
BY DREW DAVISON
The Kansas volleyball team had a
disappointing season.
The team started strong, coming
off three NCAA tournaments and
with a 7-2 non-conference record,
including a victory against then-No.
16 Brigham Young. Once conference
season rolled around, though, the
Jayhawks struggled, finishing in last
place with a 3-17 record.
They lost a five-game match to
Texas Tech on Oct. 28. Kansas was
still in the NCAA tournament picture
then and had a 2-1 lead, but couldnt
clinch the victory.
Coach Ray Bechard looks at the
Oct. 21 match at Texas A&M as a
turning point. He said the team was
in position to win the first game, but
wasnt able to. Bechard said that if the
first game had gone in the Jayhawks
favor, the outcome might have been
different.
Losing the first game was a trend
throughout the season. Kansas won
the first game in just two of the 20
conference matches. For matches that
started with a lost game, the Jayhawks
were 3-18. But when they won the
first game, they went 7-1.
Injuries hampered the team early
on. Natalie Uhart, Big 12 Preseason
Newcomer of the Year, was sidelined
during the KU Alumni scrimmage.
Brittany Williams, freshman mid-
dle blocker, filled in for Uhart and
showed flashes of brilliance. She aver-
aged 2.30 kills per game.
We got a year of experience,
Bechard said. But, we really need to
make sure we got a year of volleyball
IQ.
Emerging/Returning
Players:
Next year, the Jayhawks lose five
players, most notably Jana Correa,
senior outside hitter.
However, Williams and fellow
freshman Katie Martincich, set-
ter, solidified their roles. Martincich
led in assists and had a season-high
69 against Texas A&M on Sept. 20.
Savannah Noyes, sophomore mid-
dle blocker, emerged as an offensive
threat late. The team also will return
captain Emily Brown, junior right
side hitter, who was second in kills
behind Correa.
Storylines for next year:
Bechard is just three victories shy
of becoming the winningest volley-
ball coach in KU history. He has a
148-127 record in nine seasons at
Kansas and an 864-187 overall record
in his 22 years of coaching.
Uhar comes back after a season-
ending knee injury. Uhart had the
hype before going down, so how she
bounces back may determine how
next year goes.
Bechard signed two players, out-
side hitters Karina Garlington and
Jenna Kaiser.
Kansan sportswriter Drew Davison
can be contacted at ddavison@
kansan.com.
Edited by Natalie Johnson
FALL SEASON WRAP-UP
Jayhawks come from strong start to 3-17 record
Spotlight Player
Correa
Senior
outside
hitter Jana
Correa
became
the fastest
KU player
to reach
the 1,000-
kill milestone, doing so in
76 matches. Two of her four
seasons at Kansas were cut
short by season-ending knee
surgeries she missed 30
matches. The 6-foot Brazil
native fnished ninth in the Big
12 this season, averaging 3.78
kills a game. Correa, majoring
in journalism, will work for the
Athletics Department next se-
mester and is unsure whether
she will pursue a volleyball
career in the future.
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Soccer doesnt quite fnish season with success
Swimming, Diving
prepares for spring
BY MARK DENT
Before Kansas traveled to San
Antonio, Texas, for the Big 12 tour-
nament, a Channel 6 Sports anchor
challenged sophomore goalkeeper
Julie Hanley to a shootout.
Hanley barely had to move as
she easily caught each one of the
anchors weak attempts.
Unfortunately for Hanley and
Kansas, Colorados shots proved
harder to stop when the two teams
faced off in a shootout during their
first-round game.
Kansas tied Colorado 1-1 on
Nov. 1 but didnt advance to the
next round after Colorado made
more penalty kicks in overtime.
The tie to the Buffaloes ended an
up and down season in which the
Jayhawks (11-7-1, 6-4-1 Big 12
Conference) finished fourth in the
Big 12 and were not selected for
the NCAA College Cup.
I was pleased with how we
played, Kansas coach Mark Francis
said about the loss to Colorado. I
thought we created better chances,
but we shouldve finished more.
Finishing was Kansas biggest
problem throughout the season.
The Jayhawks scored only 29 goals
this season, behind eight other Big
12 teams. Kansas scored four goals
in an early season victory against
nationally ranked Duke, but its
inability to score after that game
caused Kansas to *lose four out of
six games from Sept. 22 to Oct. 8.
Opponents shut out the Jayhawks
in four of those games and only
allowed them to score two goals.
During that dark stretch, Hanley
was the lone bright spot for her
team. She recorded two shutouts,
preventing Kansas from losing all
six of those games, and allowed
only one goal in each of the losses.
Understandably, Hanley started to
wonder when the offense would
start to pick it up.
I think all of us the defense
was getting a little bit frustrated,
Hanley said. We felt like we werent
taking advantage of our opportuni-
ties.
The offense finally came to life
Oct. 13 against Iowa State. The
Jayhawks scored two goals and
added eight more during the next
three games. Going into the last
game of the regular season, Kansas
was on a four-game winning streak
and Hanley hadnt allowed a goal in
346 minutes.
Colorado halted both streaks.
The Buffaloes defeated Kansas in
the regular season finale and then
did it again at the Big 12 tourna-
ment.
I thought wed be good this
year, which isnt to say we werent.
Francis said. Weve just got to win
close games.
Although the Jayhawks didnt
finish the season they way they
wanted, four players were named
to the All Big 12 Second Team and
two made the All Big 12 Newcomer
Team. Next season, nine freshmen
will join nine returning starters.
Kansan sportswriter Mark Dent
can be contacted at mdent@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Travis Robinett
BY DANIEL C.
WEIXELDORFER
The Kansas swimming and div-
ing team complemented last sea-
sons impressive campaign with a
solid 2006 fall season, which the
team used to prepare for the Big 12
and NCAA Championships that are
held in the spring.
In 2005-06, the team finished
undefeated in the Big 12.
We wanted to come together as
a team, and last season did that for
us. Last season really built up our
confidence and momentum head-
ing into this season, said assistant
coach Jen Fox. We are excited for
the competition.
It is hard to expect to accomplish
more than we did last season, but
we are doing just that and it has
given us motivation.
The Jayhawks suffered a tough
loss at rival Missouri in what may
have been the turning point of their
season.
Since the loss, the team domi-
nated Northern Iowa in one of its
only home meets this season and
placed second out of 15 teams in the
womens division of the Maryland
Invite.
The Jayhawks remain focused on
success in the future.
What is important to us is we
want to swim fast in February and
March. We swim hard Monday
through Friday and continue to
increase our training volume, said
coach Clark Campbell. Being able
to compete at a high level will take
a while, but it is early.
The team will compete at the
Kenyon Invite in Gambier, Ohio,
which runs through Saturday. The
tournament will be the teams last
before winter break and will fea-
ture a format that is similar in
style to both the Big 12 and NCAA
Championships.
Following the holidays, the team
plans to travel to San Luis Potosi,
Mexico for its annual winter train-
ing, which will last from Jan. 3 until
Jan. 11.
The spring session begins Jan.
13 when the team will travel to
Nebraska.
Kansan sportswriter Daniel C.
Weixeldorfer can be contacted at
dweixeldorfer@kansan.com.
Edited by Derek Korte
Spotlight Player
Its a good thing the Big
12 Conference and national
soccer publications took no-
tice of Jessica Bushs ability
to score
game-
winners,
because
other-
wise, she
wouldnt
have
noticed.
I never
really thought about game-
winning goals until people
brought that up this year,
Bush said. You dont really
think like that when youre in
the moment. Its just like hey,
were up.
The sophomore midfeld-
er received multiple honors,
including All Big 12 Second
Team and a spot on Soccer
Buzzs National Team of the
Week, mainly for scoring
four game-winning goals
this season.
More importantly, Bush,
who paced the Jayhawks
with eight goals, sparked
the Jayhawks to four straight
victories and a fourth place
fnish in the Big 12.
FILE PHOTO
The Kansas soccer teamplayed well, but struggled with scoring during the fall season. The Jayhawks had good defense, but couldnt defeat the Buf-
faloes in the Big 12 tournament or during the teams fnal game of the fall.
Bush
FALL SEASON WRAP-UP
Spotlight Player
Jenny Short continues to be a
leader for the Jayhawks as they
begin to wrap up their fall ses-
sion. Most
recently,
Short fn-
ished with
a 100-yard
backstroke
vic-
tory (55.70),
while
earning an
NCAA B time-
cut in the event as well. As one
of two captains for the team,
Short will fnish in what could
end up as a NCAA qualifying
fall session this weekend at
the Kenyon Invite. Despite
this, Short remains focused on
the team and not individual
success.
We are just trying to get
better and swim our best come
championship time. That is
what matters to us as a team,
she said.
Short
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By Evan KafaraKis
The expectations were high for
the mens team this season as they
returned the top five runners from
last years squad led by two-time
defending Big 12 champion, senior
Benson Chesang.
Though Chesang had a disap-
pointing season which was plagued
by injury, the rest of the team
stepped up.
The women entered the season
with a lot of young talent, but also
with some returning experience.
The team kicked off its season
in Lawrence for the Bob Timmons
Invitational.
Juniors Paul Hefferon and Colby
Wissel finished first and second
at the meet and were frequent top
finishers for the Jayhawks squad
throughout the year.
Kansas coach Stanley Redwine
said after the mens and womens
teams won the event that it was
a great way to start the season.
The team then took to
Manhattan competing in the
Wildcat. Six of the women com-
peting for the Jayhawks shaved
substantial time off previous
performances.
Juniors Alicia McGregor and
Lisa Morrisey cut 90 seconds
from their previous perfor-
mances at the Wildcat invita-
tional..
The men were lead by
Wissel, who was followed by
junior Patrick McGowan, who
cut nearly a full minute off his
time from last years invite.
After the meet, Wissel was
named Big 12 runner of the
week.
The mens team was ranked
10th at this point in the season
by the U.S. Track and Field Cross
Country Coaches Association.
The team would return to
the course for nationals later in
the season.
The Big 12 championships
were held at Rim Rock Farms
course, which played to Wissels
advantage. He won the mens race
in a fantastic finish.
The mens team placed third in
the Big 12 and the women finished
at 11th place.
At the Midwest regional meet
the mens team placed second, its
highest placing there since 1991.
The men automatically qualified
for the NCAA Championships, but
the women struggled, placing 12th
out of the 23 competing teams.
Wissel and Hefferon earned
All-American status and the team
placed 20th at the championships
in Terre Haute, Ind.
Overall, I thought everyone ran
to their potential, Redwine said.
In the end, I am somewhat disap-
pointed with where we finished as
a team, but I think our seniors had
a good season and a great career at
Kansas.
The men will return three of the
top five finishers from the squad
for next year and the women will
look to improve its young talent
for next year.

Kansan sportswriter Evan Kaf-
arakis can be contacted at ekaf-
arakis@kansan.com.
Edited by Patrick Ross
By BEtty Kaspar
Despite losing six seniors from
last years Big 12 championship
team, the Kansas softball team has
adapted to its youth and finished 9-3
for the fall season.
Kansas coach Tracy Bunge
believes this team will be successful,
but differently way than last years
team.
We have a lot of talent in a lot
of different places, Bunge said. We
have a lot of toughness. These kids
come out and compete every day,
and I love that about this team.
The team, which relied heavily on
batting last year, will have to depend
on strong pitching performanc-
es during the spring season from
sophomore Valerie George, senior
Kassie Humphreys and freshman
Sarah Vertelka. The Jayhawks will
have to rely on a less power-oriented
offense.
We cannot sit around for a home
run to happen, but we are very capa-
ble of scoring some runs, Bunge
said. It is going to be a lineup where
we string hits together and make
some things happen offensively by
executing.
Senior first baseman Nicole
Washburn, sophomore middle
infielder Stevie Crisosto and
Humphreys have been named cap-
tains.
They are really emerging as far
as stepping forward and taking lead-
ership responsibility on the team,
Bunge said of the captains.
Bunge hopes to improve the
infields ability to work together dur-
ing the offseason, specifically the
shortstop position and second base.
Bunge said the only way to improve
this was through repetition, time
and game experience.
Defensively, we need to improve
our communication. With so many
new faces, we want them to feel com-
fortable on the field, Bunge said.
Kansas will begin its spring season
Feb. 8 against UC Santa Barbara.
We are going to be successful if
we play together as a team. We have
to have different people every day
stepping up, Bunge said. There is a
lot of capability in this lineup.
Softball Notes:
Kansas signed four players to
National Letters of Intent: pitcher
Allie Clark of Hesperia, Calif., mid-
dle infielder Kolby Fesmire of Round
Rock, Texas, catcher Brittany Hile of
Olathe and utility player Liz Kocon
of Katy, Texas.
Kansan sportswriter Betty Kaspar
can be contacted at bkaspar@
kansan.com.
Edited by Derek Korte
Spotlight Player
fall season wrap-up
Junior
Colby
Wissel
emerged
as the
spotlight
runner for
the cross
country
team this year.
the elm Creek, neb., native
placed second at the bob tim-
mons Invitational in Lawrence
and won the Kansas state
Wildcat Invitational a week
later, earning him big 12 run-
ner of the Week status.
I owe a lot of it to the of-sea-
son training, Wissel said.
Wissel also gave credit to
his teammates. he said they
pushed each other to get
better.
Wissel placed frst in the big
12 championships and earned
all-american status at nation-
als.
after
being
named to
the all-big
12 frst
team with
a 1.19
era and
holding
batters to .156 batting aver-
age, senior pitcher Kassie
humphreys just wants to
enjoy her last year playing
Kansas softball.
Following a really fun year
and a great team, I see it as
an opportunity to do just as
well and an opportunity to
help my team as much as I
can, humphreys said. my
goal is to relax and play the
game and have fun.
Kansas coach tracy bunge
looks to humphreys for lead-
ership as the Jayhawks enter
the spring season.
Humphreys
fall season wrap-up
Spotlight Player
Sofball coach
adapts to recruits
Cross countrys Wissel shines
Wissel
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Female roommate needed for a bedroom in
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within walking distance to university, addi-
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1 BR in 4-plex, 1 block to KU, 1241 Ohio
(Apt. D), Delux kitchen, study area, lots of
storage, W/D, cold AC, big deck, covered
parking, newer construction, $595/mo
Avail 12/20/06, no pets. (Neil)
785-841-3112 or 785-423-2660
Large older homes near campus (16th &
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parking. $750. 691-9056.
All KU basketball game tickets for sale.
Call Elizabeth at 785-221-1973
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Avail now or Jan. 1 quiet spacious 1 BR,
9th and Emery, top floor, CA. No pets/
smoking $375 + util. 841-3192.
Sunrise Townhomes and Apartments
4 BR - $800/mo, 2 BR - $550/mo.
785-841-8400
2br/1ba duplex, close to campus. w/d
hookups, garage. $550 per month. Avail-
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3 BR + study, 1 1/2 BA, close to KU,
fenced yard, covered patio, DW, A/C,
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Share 4 bedroom, 5 1/2 bathroom new
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3 BR all appliances W/D included. Newly
remodeled. Near dt/ KU. Available now.
920 Illinois. $1200/mo. Call 691-6940
Avail. 1/1/07. Large 2 BR apt. in quiet 3-
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wiring, plumbing, heating/cooling; wood
floors; ceiling fans; covered ft porch w/
swing; off-street parking; no smoking/pets.
Tom @ 841-8188.
Looking for student tickets for men's bas-
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out of town for and want to sell you tickets
email mcguirej@ku.edu
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1 BR, half block to KU, 1034 Mississippi St.
(Apt 101), Big bedroom, private parking,
energy efficient, great location, $450/mo.
Avail now, no pets. (Neil) 785-841-3112 or
785-423-2660
One of a kind signed prints for sale. Wide
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Call about specials!!
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Classifieds
7B
Thursday, November 30, 2006
sports 8B
thursday, november 30, 2006
By Case Keefer
In the first four games of the
season, it was easy to pinpoint an
individual standout performance.
That was not the case in Wednesday
nights 75-63 victory against the
Western Illinois Westerwinds.
Three Jayhawks scored in double
figures and six players recorded at
least three rebounds en route to the
third straight victory, putting the
overall record at 4-1.
We need to have that balance,
coach Bonnie Henrickson said. We
dont have a girl that is going to put
up 30 points; we dont need that.
For the second straight game,
junior forward Jamie Boyd record-
ed a career best in points. Seeing
increased minutes in part because
of foul troubles in the starting
frontcourt, she had 10 points and
also finished with a team-high five
rebounds.
I was just trying to get in there
and help out as much as possible,
she said.
Freshman guard LaChelda
Jacobs had a breakout perfor-
mance with 14 points, shooting
56 percent from the floor. Jacobs,
however, was only 4-for-11 from
the free-throw line.
Its back to the drawing board
for me, Jacobs said, Ive got to
make some free throws.
The game was full of fouls.
In total, each team finished with
25 fouls. Western Illinois out-shot
Kansas from the free-throw line,
67 percent to 57 percent.
It was a foul-fest for both of us
and a free-throw shooting compe-
tition, Henrickson said.
Despite shooting 63 percent,
the Jayhawks were down most of
the first half. Sloppy defense and
excessive fouls contributed to a
Western Illinois lead that was as
high as six points in the first half.
Kansas committed 12 fouls in the
first 20 minutes of play.
Westerwind guard Sarah Miller
created the most problems for the
Jayhawks in the first half. She had
13 points, seven of which were
from the free-throw line. Overall,
the Westerwinds made 10 of 13 free-
throw attempts in the first half.
Sophomore guard Ivana Catic hit
a wide open jumper at the buzzer
that put the Jayhawks up 36-34 at
half.
Freshman forward Danielle
McCray also had six points in the
final four minutes of the half, pro-
pelling Kansas to the lead.
The Westerwinds kept it close at
the beginning of the second half.
Ten minutes in, they hadnt trailed
by more than five points.
That was before McCray hit two
three-pointers in thirty seconds,
making the score 59-48.
Coach Bonnie makes me make
100 three-pointers a day, McCray
said. So thats what Ive been work-
ing on.
Western Illinois never recovered,
despite another strong half by Miller.
She finished with a game-high 20
points and had five rebounds.
McCray finished with a team-
high and career-best 15 points in
the game in only 15 minutes from
the floor.
Shell play a vital role when
she decides she can physically excel
from a conditioning standpoint,
Henrickson said.
Kansan sportswriter Case Keefer
can be contacted at ckeefer@kan-
san.com.
Editedby Natalie Johnson
Freshman sparks KU ofense
Womens basketball
Jared Gab/KANSAN
LaChelda Jacobs, freshman guard, goes for a layup off of a fast break down the court. Jacobs scored 14 points,
including four down the stretch, in the Jayhawks 75-63 victory against Western Illinois at Allen Fieldhouse last night.
By asher fusCo
Four games into the 2006 season,
the Kansas womens basketball team
had not yet found a sparkplug on the
offensive end.
After freshman LaChelda Jacobs
performance Wednesday night,
coach Bonnie Henrickson may have
unearthed a bona fide offensive
weapon.
Helped by Jacobs 14-point per-
formance, Kansas defeated Western
Illinois 75-63.
Jacobs asserted herself early and
often on offense, finding seams in the
defense and driving through the lane
at every opportunity.
I love her aggressiveness,
Henrickson said. She did a great job
of getting to the hoop.
Entering Wednesdays action,
Jacobs had tallied nearly as many
fouls as points and struggled to find
consistency, committing as many
turnovers as she had assists.
Because of her early-season foul
trouble, Jacobs was only able to stay
in the game for short stretches of
time. Only playing 11 minutes per
contest, it was difficult for Jacobs
to get in any sort of rhythm. On
Wednesday evening, Jacobs did not
commit her first and only foul until
the game was all but decided.
Coach has tried to stress discipline
on defense, Jacobs said. I focused on
moving my feet and avoiding fouls.
Against Western Illinois, Jacobs
never turned the ball over. She made
five of her nine field goals and dis-
played constant hustle on defense in
her nineteen minutes of court time.
I just tried to play my game
tonight, said Jacobs. I wanted to get
to the rim and draw fouls.
If Jacobs performance had one
flaw, it was her free-throw shooting.
The freshman converted on only four
of 11 opportunities from the charity
stripe.
LaChelda was good drawing fouls
tonight, Henrickson said. But she
needs to be making her free throws.
Jacobs also expressed concern
about her free throw shooting, but
was confident she would find her
stroke before Sundays game at
Wisconsin.
During a two-minute stretch in
the second half, Jacobs created some
separation between the Jayhawks and
the Westerwinds. She scored four
straight points to stretch the Kansas
lead to 12 points.
The Jayhawks never looked back.
Kansan sportswriter asher fusco
can be contacted at afusco@kan-
san.com.
Editedby Travis Robinett
Jayhawks clinch fourth victory
Womens basketball
Jared Gab/KANSAN
Marija Zinic, sophomore forward, grabs a rebound after a missed jump shot. After being fouled
on the play, Zinic went to the line to sink a free throw. Zinic scored nine points during the game.
Kansas 75, Western Illinois 63
Western Illinois 34 29 63
Kansas 36 39 75
Kansas McCray 6-8 1-2 15, Jacobs 5-9 4-11 14, Boyd 5-5 0-0
10, Zinic 4-7 1-2 9, Catic 3-5 0-0 6, Kohn 1-2 2-4 5, McIntosh 2-2,
0-0 4, Morris 1-5 2-2 4, Mosley 1-3 2-2 4, Weddington 0-0 4-4 4,
Smith 0-0 0-1 0, Ballweg 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-47 16-28 75.
Western IllInoIs Miller 6-14 8-11 20, Walker 3-10 4-6 10,
Lovingood 2-4 3-4 7, Myers 2-3 1-2 5, Murphy 2-6 0-1 5, OBrien 2-4
1-2 5, Boss 1-2 2-2 5, Clark 1-3 1-2 3, McElroy 1-1 1-2 3, Quigle 0-0
0-0 0, Hugelier 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-47 21-32 63.
records Kansas 4-1, Western Illinois 1-4.
reboUnds Kansas 25, Western Illinois 25
Jared Gab/KANSAN
Taylor McIntosh, junior guard, reaches for a rebound during last nights game against Western Illinois. The Jay-
hawks grabbed 32 rebounds, compared to the Leathernecks 25.

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