BY MEG LOWRY

mlowry@kansan.com
To an outsider, Nicole Roderick
seems like any normal undergradu-
ate student at the University. Shes
majoring in chemistry, shes a teach-
ing assistant, she does lab reports
and eats at The Underground. But
Roderick isnt just a student.
Roderick is also a mom.
Everyone is proud of their chil-
dren, but they just arent really
something you talk about at school,
said Roderick, a senior from Des
Moines, Iowa. There are more par-
ents than you would think at KU,
you just dont hear about it because
its obviously not traditional to be a
parent in college.
Roderick is just one of many stu-
dent-parents currently enrolled at
the University.
More than half of the children at
the Universitys child care facility,
Hilltop Child Development Center,
have student-parents. The waiting
list for the school as long as 300
before renovations were completed
last year leaves some parents
waiting for as long as eight months.
Eric Giroux, who graduated from
the University of Kansas last spring,
raised his son Jackson for three
years while in school and enrolled
him at Hilltop.
I am 22 years old and have a
3-year-old son, Giroux said. But
when life deals you some cards,
you have to get up, dress up and
show up.
Roderick and Giroux both agree
that raising a child while in college
changes life in ways students with-
out children could never imagine.
You become friends with all
these other kids who are 21 and go
out and have fun and party when
you have to go home, Roderick
said. When you make friends,
it pretty much stops at school,
because they are doing social things
that you just cant.
Giroux said having a child makes
living the stereotypical college life-
style impossible.
Its not uncommon for a col-
lege student to wake up at 11, eat
Chipotle at 2:30, and not eat again
until late at night, Giroux said.
Those eating habits wont work
with a baby. Providing three varied
and healthy meals for a child with
picky tastes every day is a chal-
lenge.
Having a child creates significant
academic difficulties as well.
When I first started school, my
study habits were terrible, Roderick
said. I would put off homework
forever. After children, its like, Oh,
got to get it done now if I can. After
they get to bed, you get it done right
away. Youre definitely not pulling
all-nighters.
Pat Pisani, executive director of
Hilltop, was a student-parent when
she attended the University 30 years
ago.
I do feel I can relate to the par-
ents here, Pisani said. Many of
them are far away from their fami-
lies, and a lot of them are also single
parents. We try to be as supportive
as we possibly can.
Hilltop offers first priority to chil-
dren of students. Scholarships are
offered for children based on family
size and income, and student par-
ents can receive up to 30 percent off
tuition. Hilltop also allows students
to be exempt from payments based
on the KU academic calendar. For
example, a student-parent could
choose to not use daycare during
the four weeks of winter break and
not have to pay for that month of
childcare.
It is a tremendous challenge
financially, Pisani said. Some of
our parents are trying to work,
parent and study while taking out
financial aid or student loans on
top of that.
Clubs such as Moms at KU also
offer a support system for student
-parents. Roderick has been a
member for more than a year.
When I came to KU, I didnt
really have anybody to relate to,
Roderick said. It was nice to just
have other moms around that were
dealing with the same things as
me.
To take on the role of student
and parent, Pisani said, is a com-
mendable effort.
These students are willing to
work very, very hard because they
want a better life for themselves
and for their children, Pisani said.
Roderick agrees, but knows her
children Olivia, 5, and Thomas, 2
months, are well worth it.
When kids come to college,
theyre not just looking for their
degree, Roderick said. They are
looking for their future life after
school. But I already have that.
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BY NICOLAS ROESLER
nroesler@kansan.com
On September 15, a 30-min-
ute long line formed at the Lied
Center at 11 a.m. It was full of KU
students eager to get the best seats
to one of the biggest music acts in
the country.
Almost a month later, B.o.B, a
rapper from Atlanta also known as
Bobby Ray, is performing tonight
at 9 p.m. at the Lied Center. The
show, put on by Student Union
Activities, is sold out. The last few
tickets are being held by SUA to be
sold at the door starting at 11 a.m.,
when the box office opens.
B.o.B has skyrocketed to fame in
the last year. His 2010 debut album,
B.o.B Presents: The Adventures
of Bobby Ray, debuted at No. 1 on
the Billboard 200.
Jon Sabillon, one of the Comedy
and Music Assistants for SUA, said
they were lucky enough to start
pursuing B.o.B before he reached
the fame he has today. Sabillon,
a senior from Lawrence, said he
first noticed B.o.B after his first
mixtape. Him and fellow Comedy
and Music Assistant Andy Kriegh,
BY SAMANTHA COLLINS
scollins@kansan.com
At 20 years old, she is already
married with four, or more, kids.
She wakes up with the sun and
walks six miles to collect water.
She works six hours in vegetable
fields, making fewer than two
dollars a day, while her husband
drinks tea and plays board games
in the city. If dinner isnt on the
table when he gets home, hell
beat her or even rape her. After
her husband is satisfied, she can
finally rest. It starts all over the
next day.
Mary Daily Brown, president
and founder of Sow Hope, said
this was the typical life of a young
woman in a third-world coun-
try. Tonight at 9:30 in the Kansas
Room at the Kansas Union,
Brown will tell similar stories
about women facing injustices in
these countries and explain how
Sow Hope helps them.
Women dont have time to
stand up for their rights, Brown
said. They are too busy sustain-
ing their family.
Around 50 countries in the
world are considered to be third-
world countries, according to
the United Nations website. Sow
Hope is a nonprofit organization
that assists impoverished women
in the countries.
B.o.B in concert
WHen: Starts at 9 p.m.
WHere: Lied Center
Sold out, except for a few
seats to be released by SUA
at the door
concert
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Before renovations, the
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kansas union.
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concert featuring b.o.b at 9 p.m. at the Lied
center. Tickets are $15 for students and $20
for general public.
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October 9
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October 10
nuniversity Theatre will hold a production of Lost in
yonkers at 7:30 p.m. in the crafton-Preyer Theatre in
murphy hall.
nku Opera will hold cosi Fan Tutte at 7:30 p.m. in
the robert baustian Theatre in murphy hall.
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October 11
nuniversity Theatre will host a production of Lost in
yonkers at 7:30 p.m. in the crafton-Preyer Theatre in
murphy hall.
nku school of music will present a concert of ku Jazz
ensembles I, II, & III at 7:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Arts
center, 940 new hampshire st.
nuniversity Theatre will hold a production of Lost in
yonkers at 7:30 p.m. in the crafton-Preyer Theatre in
murphy hall.
nstudent union Activities will host a free concert
with yesir from noon to 1 p.m. in front of the kansas
union.
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American experience, from noon to 1:15 p.m. in the
Adams Alumni center.
nThe hispanic American Leadership Organization will
hold nuestra cultura Latina from 6 to 8 p.m. in the
sabatini multicultural resource center.
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Student Senate unanimously
confirmed Kellee Kirkpatrick, a
Ph.D. student from Ellinwood, as
graduate student affairs director
Wednesday night.
Kirkpatrick is the first graduate
student affairs director in Senate
history. The position was created
earlier this semester as to improve
graduate student representation
within Senate.
Kirkpatrick said her first priority
would be to expand communica-
tion between Senate and gradu-
ate student groups on campus. To
accomplish this, she said she plans
to create a graduate student e-mail-
ing list and a
graduate student
advisory board.
I think
that right now
theres this huge
di s c onne c t ,
Kirkpatrick said.
Id really like to
see graduate stu-
dents become more involved in the
process.
Student Body President Michael
Wade Smith said Kirkpatrick
would perform well in her new
role. As graduate student affairs
director, she is a voting member on
five boards and committees and a
non-voting member on two. Shes
also the first graduate student rep-
resentative to be a paid member of
the Student Executive Staff.
She has a great vision for what
needs to happen with graduate stu-
dent representation on this cam-
pus, said Smith, a senior from
Goddard. She is going to be an
outstanding leader for graduate
students.
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Senators select graduate student
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BY STEPHEN
MONTEMAYOR
smontemayor@kansan.com
A search began this month to
fill the first administrative position
the Chancellor has created since
she began at
the University
last year.
The posi-
tion, vice
chancellor for
public affairs,
will oversee
the Universitys
gove r nme nt
relations and
university communications func-
tions. Chancellor Bernadette Gray-
Little said in an e-mail that the
position will enable the University
to ensure it speaks with one voice
and adopts a proactive approach.
Thats important since the
University is a state institution
that works for and relies on sup-
port from the people of Kansas,
she said.
Ann Brill, dean of the School of
Journalism, heads the 10-member
search committee. She said the
committee met last week for the
first time. It hopes to hire some-
one within six months, though
it would extend that deadline if
necessary.
Brill said candidates will be
brought to campus for a public
vetting.
The position initially began
in 2001 and was filled by Janet
Murguia, a KU graduate who is
now president of National Council
of La Raza, the nations largest
public policy group for Hispanic
Americans.
Paul Carttar, a non-profit exec-
utive and also a KU graduate,
served in the same position from
2004 to 2006, but under the title of
executive vice chancellor for exter-
nal affairs. After Carttars depar-
ture, the position has been vacant.
University Relations Director
Todd Cohen said the government
and state relations functions and
University communications func-
tions have been reported separately
to the chancellor. Neither Murguia
nor Carttar could be reached for
comment.
Cohen said the position is fairly
common at universities. Cohen
said the job integrates strategic
communications, outreach and
government relations to enhance
the Universitys reputation and
presence across key constituen-
cies. This includes media, alumni,
donors, policy makers, , commu-
nity-based organizations and the
business community. University
resources and communications
strategies will also be employed
to support University objectives at
the federal, state and local levels.
The Chancellor added Brenda
Muirhead as internal forensic audi-
tor last month, but her job is paid
for by the Athletics Department.
Vice chancellor of public affairs
will be the first University-paid
position created by Gray-Little.
The Chancellor assessed the
needs of her office during her first
year and determined the position
needed to be restored to enhance
strategic communications, Cohen
said.
Minimum qualifications include
a masters or professional degree
with at least 10 years of progres-
sively responsible experience in
strategic communications, along
with a grasp on the major issues in
higher education today.
Brill said she hoped the added
clarity in communications will
increase students understanding
of the University. She expected
the new position to better educate
students in communicating issues
important to them and how state
and federal policies affect them.
Anything that you do to
improve communications can help
everybody on this campus, Brill
said.
Edited by Tim Dwyer
Gray- Little
a junior from Lawrence, they
knew they had to get him to
Lawrence.
We knew he would blow up
soon, Sabillon said.
And blow up he did. B.o.Bs
debut album earned him five
MTV Video Music Award nomi-
nations including video of the
year for the song Airplanes, fea-
turing Hayley Williams from the
band Paramore.
Students that were able to get
tickets early like Ernest Shepard,
a junior from Kansas City, are
anticipating a unique show.
Hes different, Shepard said.
Hes innovative and has a differ-
ent type of feel than everyone in
the rap game.
Shepard said he and a group of
friends bought tickets five days
after they were made available
because he thought everyone in
Lawrence would want to go to
this show.
Venues around Lawrence
will feel the effect of the show,
Shepard said about tonight.
Everyone will be at the Lied
Center.
There are some students on
campus however that have not
heard of B.o.B. Ben Iliff, a sopho-
more from Topeka, said he is not
a fan of rap, and he did not know
who B.o.B was until he found
out yesterday that Airplanes
was actually by B.o.B. He said he
likes the song because it is more
upbeat and similar to pop music
than usual rap.
Rap is all about women and
sex and rims, Iliff said of why he
stays away from the genre.
But after realizing that B.o.B
produced Airplanes, he said he
would be open to checking out
more of his work. Sabillion said
this unique sound is why B.o.B
has become so popular.
It doesnt just appeal to hip-
hop heads because he collabo-
rates with so many different art-
ists, Sabillon said.
Tyshawn Taylor, a junior from
Hoboken, N.J., is taking a risk
by planning on purchasing the
tickets at the show, since they can
sell out fast, but he was adamant
about making it. He also thought
more big name artists should
make it to Kansas in the future.
We have fun out here, Taylor
said. They should want to come
here. Its not the Kansas they
think of.
Sabillon and SUA, through
almost six months of planning,
have successfully brought this
chart-topping artist to Kansas for
one night. Sabillon has noticed
peoples love for B.o.B through
the missing posters for the event
all over campus.
I guess when people are steal-
ing your posters, thats a good
sign they are excited about the
show.
Edited by Anna Nordling
Hope is a nonprofit organization
that assists impoverished women
in the countries.
The organization conducts
three programs that teach women
about wellness such as AIDS
prevention, maternal health and
counseling for domestic violence.
The program also offers women
micro-loans to help them make
ends meet. Brown said education
was another important aspect of
the organization. The organiza-
tion teaches these women how
to read.
Impoverished women are very
vulnerable because of their lit-
eracy, she said.
Brown said the main cause of
injustices against women through-
out the world is a mix between
historical and cultural develop-
ments. She said that globally,
women do 70 percent of the labor
in the world, but are paid only 10
percent of the wages. Brown said a
main goal of Sow Hope is to create
a female leader within the com-
munity in which the organization
visits.
Its a power struggle with men
and women, she said. Women
can be leaders.
Kevin Lee, a graduate student
from Oklahoma City, helped bring
Brown to the University. He said
students should be aware of human
injustices around the world and
the programs that help stop these
issues, such as Sow Hope.
We have a responsibility to
think about peoples lives, he said.
It still impacts all of us on some
level.
Edited by Anna Nordling
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Today is a 5
Align minds and hearts to work
closely with a partner. Take
advantage of a shared dream.
Money causes problems if you
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Today is a 5
Anxiety increases if you focus too
closely on what others are doing.
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Today is a 6
Almost everyone is on the same
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Your attention divides between
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There seems to be an increase in
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then decide whether to board.
You could just play the radio.
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Today is a 5
Your best ideas will emerge from
the consideration of a recent
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Share your visions with a favorite
person and take notes.
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after both of you agree.
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Career eforts move in your
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Even though others seem tense
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people show some love.
And not just in that just-want-
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The juicy tidbits include that
69 percent of Facebookers use
the website to firt and another
25 percent use it to snoop on
partners who might be firting.
The survey of nearly 3,000
people also found that one in
four Facebook folks do not list
their true relationship status.
Also, 59 percent said theyve be-
come jealous over their partners
interactions with someone else
on Facebook and 23 percent said
they have sent a friend request to
an attractive stranger.
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P
eople depend on texting too
much as a communication
tool. Dont get me wrong,
I admit that I do it too, but
when texting becomes the whole
communications toolbox as
opposed to maybe the hammer or
wrench, it might be an unhealthy
dependence.
Lets explore how texting has
become the substitute for face-to-
face communication, or word of
mouth with a phone.
Break-ups
It used to be the polite and
respectable method to make the
time to break it of with your
signifcant other and let them know
it isnt working anymore by looking
them in the eye and using your
words wisely to end it.
Yes, a little awkward, but taking
that personal time to do so can
really mean something to the other
person.
Today many people resort to the
phone keypad to cut the ties.
No matter if it is three texts
long, or three words long, no one
wants to be broken up with from a
telephone screen.
It does help avoid awkwardness,
but the blow to someones ego can
be just as bad.
As much as I would love to get
a, We r dun. Im sry, but shizz
just didnt werk rite btween us, it
makes me want to confscate their
phone until they turn 13, and learn
how to spell.
Tell me to my face and maybe
we can be friends, or at least I can
hold on to the little respect I have
lef for you.
Cockiness
Words written on a screen are
so much diferent than actually
saying them either by phone or to
someones face.
For example, the ever popular:
Sexting.
Intoxicated or not, it seems to
be easier for people to come of
stronger through written word than
by word-of-mouth.
Personally, Com over 2 my
place, ben getting smashed all nite,
and wud luv to see you, at 2 a.m.
just really doesnt interest me at all.
Or, maybe you are fghting with
someone.
Ive been there. It is defnitely
easier to text fght than actually
talk.
Afer an endless cluster of words,
it sucks the energy out of you, and
talking might have been worth it.
Professional/college
appointments:
Texting your professor is a
horrible idea, unless they suggest it.
Teachers dont really appreciate,
Hey teach. Cant make it to our
appt 2day. I am just 2 hungover lol.
My computer is vomiting
red squiggly lines from all the
misspellings, and I am sure
teachers feel the same way.
Dont tell your boss you are
going to be late through a 25-word
text.
As a news editor, Id probably
respond with, Ur fred lol.
Well, maybe not that drastic, but
call or e-mail with proper grammar
and spelling.
Use your texts wisely, not
something to lean on because the
other tools in your communication
toolbox require a little more efort.
Lol.
FromUWIRE. Dara Barney for The
University of Idaho Argonaut, at the
University of Idaho
W
ith media swarming
all around us, its hard
sometimes to distin-
guish whats news, whats entertain-
ment and whats just sad. But since
were human and have the capacity
for compassion and sympathy, it
shouldnt be too difcult.
Last month, an incident oc-
curred at the Phi Gamma Delta
fraternity, also known as FIJI,
during a party which lef a student
with head trauma. Te student
was transported to a Kansas City
hospital via helicopter.
It would be easy to catalogue
the incident as just another tragic
happenstance of life, but its not.
Although not all the details are in,
this incident seems like it could
have been prevented, and the real
story is, why wasnt it?
Te news must go on, however,
and with it comes the reports about
underage drinking, about suspen-
sions and about hazing, none of
which really covers whats truly
important. Amidst all the partying
and fraternity high jinx, how could
something like this have been al-
lowed to happen in the frst place?
Why wasnt someone, anyone,
there to say, Hey, this may not be
such a good idea?
I know. We are all responsible
for our own actions. But none of us
live in a vacuum. As Kurt Von-
negut, Jr. said, We are here to help
each other get through this thing,
whatever it is.
It took me a long time to realize
how important and how much
I need other people in my life. I
wouldnt have a life if it werent for
other people.
As a nontraditional student, I
also understand detours. Mine
took me away from school for ten
years. In that time, I learned how
important it is to have at least one
person in my life that will tell me
the truth.
If you dont have someone in
your life like that, you need one.
Everyone needs that one person
who cares enough to say the things
we dont want to hear. Someone
who isnt afraid to confront us
when were messing up, to point
out our faulty motives if needed
and to, God forbid, end the party
when warranted.
We can only hope the boys at
the FIJI house learned this valuable
lesson: When a brother leaves the
party in an ambulance, its time to
end the party.
Yet when I hear students talk
about Greek Life, Im nervous
about what theyll take away from
the tragedy.
Greek Life here at KU, the ste-
reotype is we like to party, and its
true, senior Megan Geenens said
in a September 24 KMBC inter-
view. Tere is alcohol everywhere.
Tats what college life is about, I
guess.
I understand. Te rigors of the
Greek Life are demanding. All that
is important.
But not as important as speaking
up before things get out of hand.
I hope everyone will remember
these basic tenets of civilitytenets
that really shouldnt have to be
stated. And hopefully all of us can
learn how to be more accountable
to one another.
Scott is a junior from Overland
Park in journalism.
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nnn
When professors play music
before class I get fashbacks
to my summer camp days.
It makes it so hard to take it
seriously.
nnn
First I slipped and accidentally
fell into the arms of my
friends brother and made out
with him; then I accidentally
slipped again and fell into her
boyfriends bed ... whoops how
clumsy of me!
nnn
Twitter is the new Xanga.
nnn
Im starting to get really,
really, REALLY homesick. Can
Thanksgiving please come
sooner?!

nnn
As Politico recently pointed
out, every major contender
for the 2012 Republican
presidential nomination who
isnt currently holding ofce
and isnt named Mitt Romney is
now a paid contributor to Fox
News.
nnn
I like men like my math
professors, awkward and
nerdy..
nnn
You got a fast car and I want a
ticket to anywhere.
nnn
So I got drunk and high on
Saturday and grilled my shoe
... I just found that damn shoe
Ive been looking for it for three
days now.
nnn
My professor said we didnt
have the speaker because of
national security issues, I know
its because you cant fgure out
Skype.
nnn
I lost my virginity in the back
of a Grand Marquis parked in a
corn feld, listening to AC/DC...
now heres a classy broad.
nnn
I just wanted to do hoodrat
stuf with my friends.
nnn
If youre going to come to work
high, can you at least buy some
Visine and cover up those red
eyes?
nnn
Reply all should NOT be an
option!
nnn
Why does it take more time to
log into the computers in the
library than you actually spend
on it?
nnn
The freshmen are starting to
fnd my sleeping spots on
campus.
nnn
I hope that one day someone
writes about me in the free for
all, that would make my day!
nnn
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Social media multiply
pain, scope of bullying
GuEST COLuMN
I
n the wake of several
suicides involving gay teens
ranging in age from 13 to
19, cyberbullying has quickly
become the buzzword du jour.
Tese events are a stark
reminder of what those of us
in the gay community already
know: being gay isnt easy. But
while the issue of anti-gay bul-
lying is very real, cyberbullying
is not simply limited to straight
people targeting gays.
Since the early days of chat
rooms, message boards and
instant messaging, there has
been an opportunity for people
to attack others with little or no
consequence.
Te big diference now is that
because todays cyberbullies use
tools like Facebook and Twit-
ter, many dont even bother to
conceal their identities online
and then use passive-aggressive
tactics to attack their victims.
Dont be fooled. Talking
about rather than to someone
isnt a defense for bullying.
Given the ability of social
media to reach a broad audience
of both passive and active users,
theres no telling how many
people may witness the attack.
Imagine the torment and em-
barrassment of being bullied by
one of your peers on the play-
ground in elementary school.
Now imagine that, instead of
just your classmates, you have
hundreds or even thousands of
people watching.
Whats worse, because these
online tools are designed to
facilitate sharing and discussion,
what might start as one attacker
can quickly turn into four or
fve.
And if you think this only
happens to teens, think again.
Bullying is a byproduct of in-
security, and there are insecure
people of all ages.
For instance, a few weeks ago
members of the gay community
took exception to a comic I
wrote and a response I co-wrote,
both of which were published
last month in Te Kansan.
Te day the comic ran, I had
received both a tweet and a
Facebook message calling the
comic trash and telling me to
get a life.
He was back on the attack
a week later afer an openly
gay student tweeted that the
best way not to perpetuate a
stereotype is to not conform
yourself to it in the frst place.
His response was to call the dis-
senter a spinster and suggest
that only someone who had no
social or sex life would make
such a statement.
Two others retweeted the
comment, efectively cosigning
it. One other posted a similar
response.
When our response ran the
following day, the same student
posted a comment calling me
overweight and a hypocrite,
before making various sexual
insinuations. Before long, others
jumped on the bandwagon post-
ing similar messages.
Such incidents are all too
common and, unfortunately, are
thought by many to be rather
innocuous. Teyre not.
As a survivor of childhood
sexual abuse, I can assure you
that even the slightest one-time
occurrence can have life-
changing consequences. And
bullying can have life-ending
consequences.
No more lives need to be lost
to see theres a simple solution.
If you want to stop bullying,
stop bullying.
Scott Winer is a cartoonist
for The Kansan.
Some discussions shouldnt be texts
GuEST COLuMN
MiriAM SAiFAn
A loophole in the law? More like a poorly written quick fx
law. I could have told you this would happen even before the
law was passed. Tere are literally hundreds of varieties of
chemicals like JWH. Furthermore, primarily through online
retailers, there are tens of products just like K2 and K3 cur-
rently available. Prohibition is obviously not the correct solu-
tion here.
Zero in response to Updated drug evades police, law
on Oct. 6.
You dont get it and I am done with this. I have no respon-
sibility to instruct you. You think we put Pinochet in power
for fun. Trained Guatemalans for fun. The School for the
Americas has done more to free the people of Central and
South America than communism ever did.
There is no vacuum in history. If the Soviets were not so
tyrannical and imperialistic we would not have had to set up
barriers against them. Denying the role the Soviets (allies to
National Socialist Germany) in the growth of tyranny is a tool
the Soviet agents use in this country. Way to play their game.
Too bad you are doing it for free, you might as well get paid
for your diligence.
metacognition in response to Basic Training on
Oct. 5.
America didnt free anyone. They removed the democratically
elected leader and put in Pinochet instead. He then went on to
kill people. The USSA did this.
zomgzomg in response to Basic Training on Oct. 5.
Chatterbox
Responses to the news of the week on Kansan.com
Starting the
Conversation
by D.M. Scott
dscott@kansan.com
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BY MICHAEL HOLTZ
mholtz@kansan.com
Ever since she was 11 years
old, Jackie Sewell said she knew
there was something wrong with
society. She just didnt know what
it was.
As a teenager, Sewell began
to notice the economic inequali-
ties and social injustices she per-
ceived in and around her home-
town. She grew upset over the
apparent wealth disparities and
prejudices she said many of her
peers chose to ignore.
Sewell concluded that the root
of those problems was Americas
economic system: capitalism.
She soon lost faith in what she
considered a flawed and corrupt
system and instead found solace
in socialism.
It is a stigma, said Sewell, a
junior from Andover. But for me
I just dont care anymore. I am
a socialist and theres no going
back.
Sewell was eager to put her
beliefs into practice during
her two years at Wichita State
University. There she met Chris
Hicks, president of Wichita States
Young Democrat Socialists (YDS)
chapter. She quickly became
involved with the organization
by passing out fliers, tabling and
attending national conferences.
I was set, Sewell said. I was
agreeing with a lot of the things
he was saying, and it all made
sense to me.
After Sewell transferred to the
University of Kansas this fall,
she founded a new YDS chapter.
Though the KU
chapter is in its
early stages of
development
its first meeting
is next Tuesday
Sewell sound-
ed excited for the
organi zat i ons
future.
The KU chap-
ters first goal
is to increase
membership and
educate students
about YDS, said Vice President
Trey Stafford. He said there were
many misconceptions about
democratic socialism that made
many Americans cautious of it.
Were not some crazy people
who advocate Soviet-style com-
munism, said Stafford, a fresh-
man from Goddard.
Though democratic socialism is
an extensive ideology that incor-
porates many ideas, members of
YDS generally believe that both
the economy and society should
be run democratically, accord-
ing to the organizations web-
site. They believe the American
government and economy need
radical transfor-
mation to create
greater economic
and social democ-
racy.
De mo c r a t i c
socialism is the
expansion of
democracy, said
Andrew Porter,
national organizer
for YDS, the orga-
nizations top posi-
tion. We shouldnt
allow small, select
groups of people make decisions
that affect everyone with no con-
trol over any of those decisions.
Once the KU chapter has an
established base of dedicated
members, Stafford said it would
start work on local and national
campaigns. Campus sustainabil-
ity is one of Staffords top priori-
ties. On the national level, YDS is
pursuing a free higher education
campaign.
Regardless of which goals
the organization accomplishes,
Stafford said YDS would help
establish a more diverse political
culture on campus.
It can benefit students main-
ly in getting them aware of the
world, Stafford said. He added
that it opened them up to alterna-
tive political ideas.
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Group seeks to promote socialism
YoUNg
DEmocRATIc
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WHEN: second and fourth
Tuesday of every month,
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It is a stigma. But
for me I just dont
care anymore. I am a
socialist and theres
no going back.
jACkiE sEwEll
junior from Andover
AssOCIATEd PrEss
NEW YORK New Yorks
Naked Cowboy is looking for
some new exposure as a presiden-
tial candidate.
Robert Burck is familiar to
any Times Square tourist as the
man standing in the heart of the
Crossroads of the World, playing
a guitar and wearing only tighty-
whiteys, boots and a cowboy hat.
But he wore a suit and tie
Wednesday as he announced his
intention to run for president in
2012 as a member of the conser-
vative tea party movement.
He proclaimed he was running
in defense of individual liberty
and criticized President Barack
Obama for the direction of the
country.
America is rapidly transform-
ing into a government-run enter-
prise, the tourist attraction said,
adding that American politicians
are selling out America and its
most cherished institution, that
being capitalism.
For the big announcement, the
hat was off perhaps symbolically
tossed into the ring. Burck said he
was registered as a Republican in
Ohio.
Among his policy goals, he
listed closing borders, requiring
drug tests for welfare recipients,
abolishing unions for government
workers, and cutting capital gains
and income taxes. He also said he
would work to reverse the recently
passed health care law.
Is he serious? He says yes. But
this isnt his first flirtation with
public office. He announced a
mayoral run in 2009 and later
dropped out.
His news conference attracted
a throng of media, as well as curi-
ous onlookers. He declined to say
what impact his presidential aspi-
rations would have on his perfor-
mances.
Cari Teff, 34, visiting from
Monroe, Wis., had seen the
Naked Cowboy in all his glory
once before.
I couldnt believe it, she said
Wednesday. I didnt know who it
was at frst.
Naked Cowboy
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Cliff
Lee, postseason ace for hire.
Picking up where he left
off in a dazzling October run
a year ago, Lee shut down the
Tampa Bay Rays while outpitch-
ing David Price and leading the
Texas Rangers to a 5-1 victory
Wednesday in the opening game
of the AL playoffs.
I like pitching on a big stage,
Lee said. Just pitching in the big
leagues alone is an honor, but
when you get an opportunity to
make it to the postseason thats
what its all about. Thats what you
play all year for. I enjoy it, and I
try to have fun with it.
These days, no pitcher is doing
it better.
Lee matched a postseason best
with 10 strikeouts while allowing
five hits just two after escaping
a bases-loaded jam in the first
inning. During one dominating
stretch, he retired 16 of 17 batters
before giving up Ben Zobrists
homer in the seventh.
Its not time to sit here and pat
myself on the back. Weve got a
lot of work to do, Lee said. I feel
good about helping us get off to
a good start, and hopefully I can
continue to do the same. Thats
what I expect to do.
Game 2 is Thursday with left-
hander C.J. Wilson taking the
mound for Texas against right-
hander James Shields, who hasnt
won since Aug. 29.
Lee improved to 5-0 in six
career postseason starts. He
went 4-0 with a 1.56 ERA in five
starts for the Philadelphia Phillies
in 2009, including 2-0 with a
2.81 ERA against the New York
Yankees in the World Series.
The 32-year-old lefty lost to
the Rays three times during the
regular season, however the AL
East champions were no match
for the 2008 AL Cy Young Award
winner this time. The Rangers, in
the playoffs for the first time in 11
years, stopped a nine-game post-
season losing streak that began
in 1996.
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Team announces
televised schedule
the kansas womens basket-
ball team will have 23 televised
games, including four nationally
televised games, on Fox sports
net. this will be the sixth con-
secutive season that 20 or more
kansas games will be televised.
kansas has 31 games on their
schedule this season, not includ-
ing postseason tournaments.
Fox sports net will show two
games from Allen Fieldhouse
where kansas will face oklahoma
on Jan 23 and kansas state on
march 5. they will also show
a game from Lincoln when
kansas travels to face nebraska
on Jan 16. Fsn regional station,
Fsn-rocky mountain, will show
kansas at colorado on Jan 12. the
big 10 network will air the game
against Wisconsin on nov. 21.
metro sports in kansas city
will air four kansas home games,
while sunfower broadband in
Lawrence will air the remain-
ing 14 home games on kansas
schedule.
the season will start with an
exhibition game on oct 31 at
2 p.m. when kansas will play
against Fort hays state. this
game will be shown on sunfow-
er broadband.
KathleenGier
Reesing to sign book
at select locations
Former kansas quarterback todd
reesing will be signing his book,
rising to new heights: Inside the
Jayhawks huddle,
in Lawrence next
week.
reesing will be
signing at kansas
sampler, 921 mass
st., on oct. 14
from 2 to 4 p.m.;
hy-Vee, 4000 W.
6th st., on oct. 15 from 2:30 to 4
p.m.; and hy-Vee, 3504 clinton Park-
way, on oct. 17 from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Mike Lavieri
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reesing
AssociAted Press
MANHATTAN Maybe
Kansas States marching band
should forgo its traditional
Wabash Cannonball for some-
thing more fitting, such as So
long, its been good to know you.
At Bill Snyder Family Stadium
on Thursday night, the dying
hours of a 99-year relationship
will start running out.
Among other things for Kansas
State (4-0), the nationally tele-
vised game is a chance to jump
high into the rankings and give
running back Daniel Thomas
Heisman hopes a boost. For sev-
enth-ranked and Big Ten-bound
Nebraska (4-0), its the first leg in
a not-so-fond farewell tour of Big
12 schools the Huskers are leaving
behind.
As the conference realignment
drama played out, the president of
Kansas State personally appealed
to his counterpart at Nebraska to
stay together.
Snyder admits he was hates to
see the Huskers go.
When talking about the history
and tradition of Nebraska-Kansas
State, theres little for the Wildcats
to say. Even if they do upset the
favored Huskers on Thursday
night, theyll end the long series
trailing 77-16-2 instead of 78-15-
2.
There was talk that perhaps
Kansas State should follow
Wichita States example and drop
football altogether, or at least take
refuge in a lower division.
Bring em on, say the Huskers.
Were very honest with our
guys, said defensive coordinator
Carl Pelini. They understand the
situation. We dont talk about it.
It gets talked about in the media
probably 20 times more than it
does with us. I dont know that its
ever been a topic of conversation
with us that this is our last year in
the Big 12.
Huskers play Cats tonight
bIg 12 FOOTbALL
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Kansas States Daniel Thomas is tackled by Nebraskas Phillip Dillard in the third quarter of play
in Lincoln, Nebraska, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Nebraska defeated Kansas State17-3.
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T-Wolves take win
over Knicks 106-100
PArIs kevin Love and martell
Webster each scored 17 points to
lead the minnesota timberwolves
to a 106-100 win over the new
York knicks in an exhibition game
Wednesday night.
Anthony randolph led the
knicks with 14 points and Amare
stoudemire added 11.
stoudemire, the knicks biggest
ofseason addition, was surprised
by minnesotas defense.
Were not used to seeing
that in preseason,he said. We
defnitely committed too many
fouls, something we talked about
previously.
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QUOTE Of THE DAY
Pro football is like nuclear war-
fare. There are no winners, only
survivors.
NFL Hall of Famer Frank Giford
fACT Of THE DAY
When randy Moss plays in his
frst game back with the Vikings
on Monday night, it will be his
second consecutive Monday
night game.
SI.com
TRIVIA Of THE DAY
Q: how many players in NFL
history have played in back-to-
back Monday Night Football
games for diferent teams?
A: Two: randy Moss for the
Patriots and Vikings in 2010 and
Keith browner for the 49ers and
raiders in 1987.
ESPN/ Elias Sports Bureau
By Joel Petterson
jpetterson@kansan.com
twiter.com/j_petter
Beware of bye week hazards
MORNINg BREW
THIS WEEK IN
KANSAS AThLeTICS
TODAY
Tennis
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Championships
All day
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B
ye weeks are fun for no one.
Players have two weeks straight of
difficult practices before their next
game. Fans have to pretend to care about
the rest of the teams in the league while
silently counting down the days until their
team returns to the field.
Maybe concessions vendors enjoy it
sitting at home, eating their own stockpile
of cotton candy while watching games from
the comfort of their own home.
But other than that, off-weeks are the
worst. Unfortunately, were stuck in the
middle of byes for the two most popular
football teams on campus the Kansas City
Chiefs and, of course, the Jayhawks.
Both teams breaks are early in the
season the Chiefs last week and the
Jayhawks this weekend but its likely that
the byes will affect each team in completely
different ways.
For Turner Gills young team, the bye
week probably couldnt come at a better
time. After losing by 48 to the Baylor Bears,
Jordan Webb and Co. will need all the time
they can get to build something resembling
confidence.
While this years team is completely
different from Mark Manginos squads of
past years, bye weeks have historically been
good to the Jayhawks. Kansas hasnt lost
a game after an off week in five years. In
2008, the team got its break after a 35-7
defeat to Texas, then bounced back two
weeks later to deliver the classic 40-37
victory against Missouri at Arrowhead
Stadium.
If this years Jayhawks can continue
the trend, theyd get a nice dose of con-
fidence in beating an (as of now) unde-
feated Kansas State team in the Sunflower
Showdown a week from today.
The Chiefs, on the other hand, are a dif-
ferent story. The little NFL team that could
has the entire Kansas City area in a whirl-
wind of football optimism after its first
3-0 start since 2003. Coach Todd Haley
looks like a genius, fans are talking playoffs
already, and the teams bye week couldnt
have come at a worse time.
Whatever momentum the team mus-
tered up in its first three weeks is zapped
by the two-week hiatus. Plus, beating the
Chargers, Browns, and 49ers isnt the same
as waltzing into Indianapolis and beating
Peyton Manning.
Take it from someone who knows. As a
third-generation Denver Broncos fan, the
first six weeks of last years NFL season
were the most glorious since those back-to-
back Super Bowl titles they won in the 90s.
They were undefeated and riding high after
beating the Chargers on Monday Night
Football (sound familiar?) in Week Six.
Then the bye week happened.
Who knows what that stupid team was
doing over their free weekend, but it com-
pletely derailed the season. Ten weeks and
eight losses later, the Broncos werent even
in the playoffs.
Dont think Im just trying to rain on
Kansas Citys 3-0 parade, because it was the
Chiefs who finally ended the Broncos play-
off hopes in week 17. No, Im above that.
Im just trying to deliver a fair warning as
to the damage that one little bye week can
wreak.
Edited by Michael Bednar
Kansan football
beat writer resigns
Football beat writer Matt Gal-
loway has resigned after it was
discovered that he had included
quotes in his story, Gills rules
reining players in, without
giving proper attribution in
Tuesdays edition. The quotes
were taken from a Lawrence
Journal-World story.
The Kansan has a strict policy
on sourcing and related issues.
his actions clearly violated that
policy.
The Kansan apologizes to its
readers for Galloways action.
STAff
Mcclatchy-triBune
Randy Moss had expressed
frustration with the Patriots since
early in training camp, first about
his contract, then about his role
in the offense.
Finally, Bill
Belichick had
had enough.
The coach
traded the
talented but
temperamen-
tal receiver
to the Vikings
Wednesday for a third-round
draft pick in 2011. The Patriots
will give Minnesota their seventh-
round pick in 2012.
Over the past several months,
I have spoken with Randy and his
representative (Joel Segal) about
Randys place on our team and his
future in football, Belichick said
in a statement. In this business,
there are complex and often diffi-
cult decisions, but it is my respon-
sibility to make them based on
what I feel is best for our team,
in both the short term and long
term.
Belichick acquired Moss in
April 2007 in a trade with the
Raiders, and Moss quickly helped
the Patriots become the first
team to go 16-0 in the regular
season. They won two playoff
games before losing to the Giants
in Super Bowl XLII.
But it went downhill from
there. Moss tenure in New Eng
land was eventually marked by
unhappiness over his contract,
especially after the team signed
quarterback Tom Brady to a new
deal shortly before the start of
the season. Moss also had issues
with his role in the offense, often
thinking he should have more
passes thrown to him.
ESPNBoston.com reported
Wednesday that Moss and quar-
terbacks coach Bill OBrien got
into a heated exchange Monday
night at halftime of the Patriots
win over the Dolphins. Moss
didnt have a catch in the game.
The Vikings were in the market
for a wide receiver because Sidney
Rice is out until late this month or
early November after undergoing
hip surgery. Brett Favre has long
admired Moss, and he lobbied
the Packers to trade for him when
Favre was in Green Bay.
Were always looking for an
opportunity to make this football
team better, Vikings coach Brad
Childress said. Our organization,
our ownership is committed to
that, and I think you try to be as
resourceful as you can. Im just
happy that they supported this
move and I think well be better
for it. I think hes a good football
player.
Moss is expected to practice
with the team Thursday and
be ready for Monday nights
game against the Jets at New
Meadowlands Stadium.
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FAyeTTeVILLe, N.C. Jef
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bobcats 97-93 on Wednesday
night in the Thunders preseason
opener.
James harden had 16 points,
Serge Ibaka had 12 points and
11 rebounds and NbA scoring
champion Kevin durant added
12 for the Thunder. They never
trailed in the fourth quarter
and held the bobcats without a
feld goal during the fnal seven
minutes.
With owner Michael Jordan
looking on from a courtside seat,
Tyrus Thomas scored 16 points
and Gerald Wallace and boris
diaw added 14 apiece for the
bobcats (0-2).
The bobcats closed within one
when derrick browns 3-pointer
made it 89-88 with 7:07 remain-
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Associated Press
BY BLAKE SCHUSTER
bschuster@kansan.com
Coming off a 10-0 win against
Baker in the practice season open-
er, the Jayhawks looked to con-
tinue their winning streak, taking
the field against Johnson County
Community College Wednesday
night. The Jayhawks won 16-1.
Kansas struck first, going up 2-0
after a homerun by senior out-
fielder Liz Kocon to right field
in the bottom of the first inning,
with a runner on second. In the
next inning, the Jayhawks chased
Johnson Countys starting pitcher
Lynna Kays after adding eight more
runs onto their lead on six hits.
The Jayhawks lost the shutout
in the third inning after an error
by KU led to a run scored by the
Cavaliers. That would be the only
run scored against Kansas for the
rest of the game.
The Jayhawks pounced on the
Cavaliers, totaling 16 runs on 15
hits with two errors. The Cavaliers
totaled one run, three hits and six
errors.
In only their second practice
game of the season, the Jayhawks
already looked to be in mid-season
form, both on offense and defense.
One of the main elements con-
tributing to KUs win was smart,
effective base running, according
to coach Megan Smith.
We really try to make it a focus
for us at practice, to really work on
that base running so we can utilize
that during our games this season,
Smith said.
The Jayhawks were very atten-
tive on the pads, stealing bases
at appropriate times and getting
good leads which turned into runs
scored.
Complimenting the base run-
ning was the hitting clinic put on
by the Jayhawk batters.
Sophomore outfielder Rosie Hull
helped ignite the teams offense,
accounting for three RBIs includ-
ing a run scored.
It was awesome, Hull said on
her offensive night. My normal
role on the team is a slapper, and
my job is to just get on base, so I
dont get a lot of RBIs. To come up
in the situation and perform just
felt really great.
The role of closing out the game
belonged to sophomore pitcher
and outfielder Alex Jones. With the
slaughter rule about to take effect,
Jones stepped to the mound in the
seventh inning looking to get the
job done.
She finished the game, retiring
the side in three consecutive bat-
ters. After the game Jones com-
mented on the backup her team
gave her while she took control of
the mound.
I know that my defense is gonna
back me up if the ball is put in play,
but I was feeling it tonight, and I
just felt really good and the defense
did step up when they needed to,
Jones said.
The Jayhawks take the field next
on Saturday with double header
action against Seminole State
Community College and Washburn
at Arrocha Ballpark.
Edited by Michael Bednar
BY TIM DWYER
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twitter.com/UDKbasketball
Marcus Morris is excited about
this year. Let him tell you why:
Lot more show time, lot more
dunks, lot more ESPN.
Morris said he thinks the
Jayhawks athleticism in the start-
ing lineup surpasses last years, no
knock to Cole Aldrich intended.
With athletes littering also coming
off the bench, the Jayhawks just
might be scary quick.
Senior guard Tyrel Reed expects
the same, but explained the differ-
ence between last years team and
this years a bit more.
I think we can be faster, Reed
said. Not saying Sherron and Cole
were slow, but I think we can be
faster not running through two
guys every possession.
The Jayhawks this year will be
able to utilize their athletes in a
frenetic, up-tempo offense and a
full-court trap defense. None of
the players know if it will happen
and Bill Self was too occupied
with the recruiting trail for The
Kansan to reach him but a lot
of them are expecting a quicker
pace of play.
Us three guys, junior guard
Tyshawn Taylor said of himself,
sophomore Elijah Johnson and
freshman Josh Selby, and even
our frontcourt, those guys with
Markieff and Thomas and Marcus,
I think its just going to be a whole
lot faster team, period.
Taylor, who is arguably the
quickest player in the Big 12, may
stand to benefit the most from a
more breakneck pace. At times last
year, Taylor appeared to be ahead
of the pace of the game because of
his natural speed with the ball in
his hands. If the pace of the game
adjusts to his speed, it stands to
reason that the turnovers that have
plagued Taylor could be cut down.
Thats my style, man, Taylor
said. I like to get up and down.
Thats my thing. I think its going to
be fun. Its going to be interesting to
see how this thing happens.
Marcus Morris said the differ-
ence may be most noticeable on
defense.
I think without Cole and hav-
ing Keef at the five and having
T-Rob coming in, were going to
be a lot quicker in coming off ball
screens and being able to trap and
sometimes switch with the five, he
said. Keef can guard and T-Rob
can guard, so I think well be a lot
quicker on the perimeter.
Sophomore forward Thomas
Robinson said he doesnt think
the game plan will change Self
always wanted to play up-tempo
last year, he said but the team
this year is more geared to play to
those strengths.
Coach Self wanted us to play
fast from the beginning, so for us
to have a more athletic team from
top to bottom just put us right
where we want to be, Robinson
said.
Reed said the ability to go from
one through five without a sig-
nificant drop-off reminded him
of another team he played for at
Kansas. One that won a national
championship.
Id say, being here in 07-08,
yeah, it definitely does look a lot
more like it, Reed said. Just from
the standpoint that we have a lot of
guys that can go and go get scores
and do their own thing. Were all
unselfish, and I think thats kind of
the way they were.
Editedby Clark Goble
SportS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Senior guardTyrel Reed is one of the quickest players on a fast Kansas roster. Reed said the athleticismon this years teamreminded himof the 2007-2008 national title-winning team.
KANSAS VS.
JOHNSON
COUNTY

NEXT GAME:
WHO: Kansas vs.
Seminole State CC
WHEN: Saturday, 11 a.m.
WHERE: Lawrence
16 - 1
F
rom the start, football coach
Turner Gill has talked about
how he wants to not only help
players on the field, but off the field
as well. He wants to shape them to
become good men, good husbands
and good fathers. To me this seems
like a very noble goal. He accepted
a job which he knew would be dif-
ficult with new athletes and a new
coaching staff at a program which
was divided after a dramatic off-
season. Because of this I think the
transformation of the players is
especially important when the team
has shown trouble transforming as
a whole.
Change is not instant for any
program, but in athletics there are
unique challenges because play-
ers are only eligible to play for
the university for four years, and
within those four years, as Kansas
fans have seen, the players can
experience highs from winning the
Orange Bowl to lows where there is
coaching changeover. This season
has been and will continue to be
frustrating for fans and the team
because the elements of the game
do not seem to be coming together
for the Jayhawks right now, but that
too will change.
Along with new names and faces
Gill brought new rules just as any
coach would do to keep his team
focused and in line. Three of the
biggest changes are the new rules
on not cursing in the locker rooms
or on the field, not using telephones
the night before a game and not
seeing women after 10 p.m. on any
night.
The last one stood out to me as
most interesting because the first
thing I thought of was a line from
the 1975 film Rocky. Rocky is
training for a heavyweight title
bout when his trainer Mick tells
him he cannot see his girlfriend
anymore because, women weaken
knees. This was not Gills reason
exactly, but there are some common
elements.
Gill has defended these changes
as ways of keeping distractions away
before games, which is a completely
valid point. Although the rules may
sound odd at first, they start to
make sense when you think about
how distracted the average person is
by his or her phone or the opposite
sex.
Another thing that really stood
out to me about these rules was how
they fit in to forming the man,
which is one of Gills goals. These
rules, while they take away distrac-
tions, also seem to take away some
of the traditional football stereo-
types of big tough guys who curse
and womanize whenever the oppor-
tunity arises. I am by no means say-
ing that any player actually fits that
stereotype, or that Gills rules have
made a change, but on paper they
sound good.
The way I see it, Gill is not going
to turn this program and its reputa-
tion around dramatically within a
year, which is to be expected. But
what he can do is start to change
the reputation of the athletes.
Some reporters have said that this
will hurt recruiting, but I think if
Kansas trademark is producing well
respected young men, that is not a
bad reputation to have.
Especially if the success on the
field follows.
Editedby TimDwyer
BY KATHLEEn GIER
kgier@kansan.com
Evan palmer/ KANSAN
Mariah Montgomery, a sophomore infelder fromRalston, Neb. slides home safe Wednesday night at Arrocha Ballpark. The Jayhawks beat
Johnson County Community College 16-1 in an exhibition match. The Jayhawks racked up 15 hits against the Cavaliers.
FULL SPEED AHEAD
team expects to be faster this year
COMMENTARY
Gills new
rules ft
with his
message
Twenty-three of the teams 31 regular season games will be broadcast on television this year.
Team will get good TV exposure
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With two wins, Jayhawks start season strong