BY JUSTINE PATTON

jpatton@kansan.com
Michelle Hansen, a senior from
Victoria, said she planned to rely
on two things to survive finals
week: coffee and studying. In other
words, sleep would not be a prior-
ity, as she is reserving only about
four hours for sleep each night.
Thats all Ill have time for,
Hansen said.
However, Jenny McKee, a health
educator at the Wellness Resource
Center at Watkins Memorial
Health Center, said sleep would
be crucial during finals week if
students wanted to reach their full
potential. McKee said many stu-
dents thought they were the most
productive when they pull all-
nighters to study. However, McKee
said research shows students who
get more sleep typically get higher
grades. Heres why: The human
body commits most facts to mem-
ory when its asleep, and that mem-
ory formation can only happen at
a certain time of the sleep cycle,
McKee said. Alternatively, if stu-
dents dont get adequate amounts
of sleep, they wouldnt be able to
file facts away properly.
If you get an inadequate
amount of sleep, you might be
able to remember something, but
it might be difficult for your body
to recall it quickly, or it might
only remember part of the answer,
McKee said.
Whats more, McKee said an
individuals mood is directly affect-
ed by sleep. If students get adequate
sleep, which means about seven
hours, then they would feel ener-
gized and alert.
A bad mood, though, might do
more damage than just make stu-
dents seem grumpy. McKee said
sour attitudes make it unlikely that
students would be able to focus on
anything, much less studying.
When were cranky, every
molehill feels like a mountain, and
every mountain seems like the
Himalayas, McKee said. Its best
to meet basic needs first, and then
itll be easier to tackle those bigger
things inch by inch rather than
yard by yard.
Patty Quinlan, the nursing
supervisor at Watkins Memorial
Health Center, said it takes only a
few minutes of planning each day
to avoid sleep deprivation. McKee
suggested that students make a
manageable to-do list at the begin-
ning of each day. Then, at the end
of the day, students could catch
some uninterrupted zs without
worrying about things they forgot
to do.
Quinlan said she knows that
some students find themselves
unprepared during finals week and
have no choice other than to pull
all-nighters. For these people, she
had some advice: Take 20-minute
power naps.
Even if you dont fall asleep in
those 20 minutes, you still helped
your body reenergize, and it will
make a big difference, Quinlan
said.
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The Jayhawks are 8-0 and one
step closer to their goal of being
undefeated in non-conference
play. After last games record-
breaking high score, SMU was
was more of a challenge.
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against sMu
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Getting regular sleep during fnals week is very important. By getting adequate sleep, a person is
more energized, alert and communicates better. This can help students to get better results on tests.
Jewish community celebrates
The Chabad Jewish Center gathered in South Park Sunday night to
light a nine-foot menorah in celebration of Hanukkah. The annual
holiday celebrates peoples right to practice their religion of choice.
cAmPus | 3A
diversity class hosts summit
Journalists from all over the world streamed in live on Skype on
Saturday with associate professor Simran Sethis Diversity in the
Media class to discuss media-related topics.
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Recording artist Jason Mraz performs an impromptu concert on the main foor of the Kansas Union on Friday night. Mraz contacted Student Union Activities onThursday and told themto keep the
visit a surprise. This was just arranged yesterday,Mraz told the crowd. Surprise! My managers even asked me if I was stopping anywhere, and I was like, nope.Mraz said he wanted word of mouth
to be the only advertising to let students knowof his performance. Even so, nearly 100 students showed up to see himperform.
technology
IT ofcials to
fx wireless and
login problems
Additional funding
will help initiatives
to improve Internet
BY MICHAEL HOLTZ
mholtz@kansan.com
Students can expect to see com-
puter login times faster by about
three and a half minutes in on-
campus libraries after winter break,
information technology officials
said.
Students complained about
login queues lasting up to 15 min-
utes throughout the fall semester.
IT implemented minor changes to
base images about a month ago.
A computers base image runs its
operating system and applications.
Despite the improvements, stu-
dents most likely didnt notice
faster login times, said Ann Ermey,
director of service management
and delivery at IT Services. She
said IT couldnt do more during
the semester without being too
intrusive.
Ermey said IT would contin-
ue working on base images dur-
ing winter break. She said tech-
nicians would replace Windows
XP with Windows 7, Microsofts
newest operating system released
last October, on every computer in
Anschutz and Watson libraries.
IT will also upgrade wireless
Internet in Anschutz during winter
break as part the Learning Studio
project. Ermey said IT was still on
schedule to have those improve-
ments completed before classes
started on Jan. 21. The upgrades
would improve wireless access
throughout the libraries.
additional funding
The Provost Office will allocate
$868,152 to help fund additional
wireless Internet projects on cam-
pus, said Diane Goddard, vice pro-
vost for administration and finance
and interim chief information offi-
cer. That money was raised as part
of a $5 wireless fee paid for by stu-
dents each semester since fall 2006.
The fee is set to raise $1 million
before it expires in 2011.
Goddard said the fee was orig-
inally collected to pay back the
Provost Office for half its initial
investment in wireless improve-
ment projects. The Provost Office
initially spent $2 million on the
projects.
Wireless technology has evolved
tremendously since the original
infrastructure has been in place,
Goddard said in an e-mail. This
additional allocation will simply
allow us to move forward more
quickly with the end result being
very positive.
The additional money would be
used to further improve wireless
access in Anschutz, said Student
Body President Michael Wade
Smith. He said those improve-
ments would be completed dur-
ing winter break in addition to
the ones scheduled as part of the
Learning Studio project.
Smith also said he met with IT
and University officials about cre-
ating an IT student advisory board
next semester. The board would
help decide how to spend money
raised by a $10 per credit hour
technology fee implemented this
semester.
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athleticS
Rumors, but no announcement, about new AD
BY STEPHEN
MONTEMAYOr
smontemayor@kansan.com
The leader of Kansas athletics
director search committee said
Sunday he had no idea whether
University of Tulsa athletic direc-
tor Bubba Cunningham was in
Lawrence as speculated.
Ray Evans, who leads the
10-person committee, said the
committee is closer to making
a selection but is still unsure on
when that announcement will
occur.
A lot of this isnt just our time-
line but who were talking to,
Evans said.
One of those candidates is
said to be Cunningham, who was
thought to have been en route
to Lawrence on Thursday, but a
plane from Tulsa actually carried
fans attending the nights mens
basketball game against UCLA.
SportsByBrooks.com, a nation-
al sports blog, tweeted Saturday
that Cunningham was in
Lawrence with his family. Likely
his call if he wants the job, the
tweet continued. Evans said it
would be fair to guess that the
committee, once said to have met
or talked with several dozen can-
didates, has pared the field down
to about three. Evans said the
committee is at a sensitive point
in its search and cannot disclose
much, and said any speculation
on how many candidates remain
or who they are would still be a
guess.
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Lied center. The show is from 7:30 to 10 p.m. student
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Felicia Adams was handed
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The donors take thousands
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dairy farm.
Authorities this week arrested
a 19-year-old from rothsay and
a 16-year-old from barnesville.
stearns county sherif John
sanner says deputies received
a tip that led them to 17 calves
and eventually the teens. The
calves are believed to have been
stolen from three counties:
Douglas, stearns and Todd.
Investigators say the teens
told them they wanted to start
their own dairy farm. They say
the teens planned to keep the
heifers and sell the bulls, split-
ting the profts.
The calves have been re-
turned to their owners. The case
is being forwarded to pros-
ecutors for possible theft and
burglary charges.
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abomber Ted kaczynski is on the
market for $69,500.
The listing by John Pistelak
realty of Lincoln ofers po-
tential buyers a chance to own a
piece of infamous U.s. history.
This is a one of a kind property
and is obviously very secluded,
the listing says. It doesnt say who
owns the property.
kaczynski is serving a life sen-
tence for killing three people and
injuring 23 during a nationwide
bombing spree between 1978
and 1995. The Harvard-trained
mathematician railed against the
efects of advanced technology
and led authorities on the nations
longest and costliest manhunt
before his brother tipped of law
enforcement in 1996.
Government investigators
labeled him the Unabomber
because some of his attacks were
directed at university scholars.
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BY KELLY MORGAN
kmorgan@kansan.com
Last night, members of the
Chabad Jewish Center and the
Lawrence community braved the
cold temperatures to gather togeth-
er in South Park and light a giant
nine-foot balloon menorah.
This says one of two things
about us, said Rabbi Zalman
Tiechtel a co-director at the
Lawrence Chabad Jewish Center.
Either were crazy, or our hearts
are full of the love and light of the
holiday.
The event marked the fifth day
of Hanukkah, an eight-day holiday
dedicated to the miracle of a single
jar of pure oil that kept a meno-
rah lit for eight days amidst the
Ancient Greeks religious persecu-
tion of the Jewish community.
The message of Hanukkah is
that every person has the free-
dom to express their religion, said
Tiechtel. No one can take that
away.
Last nights celebration wrapped
up a week filled with events that
included a menorah lighting at the
Kansas Union, Naismith Hall and
even at the Plaza in Kansas City,
Mo. The occasion included a crafts
table and balloon man for kids, tra-
ditional Hanukkah foods like pota-
to latkes and donuts and featured a
special performance by members
of the KU Marching Band.
It was a great event, said
Kim Davidson, a junior from
Austin, Texas, and member of
the Universitys marching band.
Everyone was participating and
it was nice to see so many people
active in their faith.
The event was so popular that
some people came from outside of
the city limits to participate.
Its a good opportunity to meet
other people in the Jewish com-
munity, said David Gerstmann, a
Eudora resident. My family and I
have been coming for four or five
years now and its just a fun way to
celebrate the holiday.
Some Lawrence residents
attended yesterdays event for the
opportunity to learn more about
the Jewish faith.
Rabbi Zalman came into my
store the other day and was talk-
ing about the event, said Cindy
Broackersturm who brought her
two young daughters Daphne and
Sophia to the event. I feel like
sometimes Hanukkah gets over-
shadowed by Christmas and it
seemed like a neat opportunity to
experience.
Students interested in getting
involved in the Chabad Center can
attend its watch party of the Kansas
mens basketball game against
Memphis this Tuesday at 6 p.m.
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BY ALLYSON SHAW
ashaw@kansan.com
Theyre found in dumpsters,
ditches and on the side of the
road. Cold, hungry and barely
alive, hundreds of animals flood
the Lawrence Humane Society at
the end of each semester, as stu-
dents move on and leave their pets
behind.
As winter break approaches,
students prepare to move to dif-
ferent apartments or to move out
of Lawrence. If the new apartment
doesnt take pets, or if it demands a
large pet deposit, students will often
drop off their pets at the humane
society or simply leave them to
fend for themselves, said Midge
Grinstead, executive director of the
Lawrence Humane Society.
While we see more abandoned
pets coming in at the end of the
spring semester, it affects us more
when we see pets in dumpsters
during the holidays, because its
supposed to mean something,
Grinstead said.
Grinstead said the humane soci-
ety can hold up to 1,200 animals,
but when that happens, its ready
to burst. Usually the humane soci-
ety has 600 animals. Of course, this
number increases by the hundreds
as students leave for winter and
summer breaks one summer day
in particular the shelter took in 287
animals.
Humane society employee
Ramona Kemberling remembered
a cat that was brought to the shelter
in the winter a few years ago. The
woman who brought the cat said
shed been driving behind a man
who threw the cat out of his moving
truck into a ditch.
There was no reason for it,
Kemberling said. It was a perfect,
sweet animal.
Kemberling said many people
give up their animals because they
are unprepared for the demands
of a pet. Others, mostly longtime
Lawrence residents, are just cruel
people, she said.
Students come in here highly
emotional, Kemberling said. And
then once they make the rounds,
see all the animals, theyve got those
deer-in-headlight eyes. They often
want to take home a pet without
thinking if its the right decision.
Grinstead said the people who
most often return pets to the shelter
are female freshman students who
have adopted a dog.
All of a sudden, theyre on their
own for the first time, Grinstead
said. They have this attitude like, I
have to get a dog.
Grinstead said she wants to be
a part of the freshman orientation
program so she can teach new stu-
dents about the demands of a pet.
Eliza Gale, a senior from
Leawood, said owning a pet is a
lot of work. She adopted her cat,
Winston, the summer before her
sophomore year. She said pet own-
ership is not for people who arent
home a lot.
When I have a long night of
studying and Im out of the house I
just feel terrible, Gale said.
Like all animals, Winston has a
few quirks that make him particu-
larly needy.
He absolutely will not drink out
of a bowl, Gale said.
Winston sits by the faucet and
waits for Gale to turn it on when
he wants a drink of water. When
Gale isnt at home, she worries that
Winston isnt getting enough to
drink.
Gale said she feels that she has
enough time to take care of Winston,
but that a dog would be too much.
At home in Leawood, Gales parents
have a Rottweiler puppy. Although
Gale has considered adopting a dog
for her home in Lawrence, she real-
ized she does not have the time to
care for one.
I think it would be unfair to the
animal, Gale said. But I know a lot
of people do it anyway because its
an impulse decision.
The humane society has mea-
sures in place to keep unworthy pet
owners from adopting as much as
possible, Grinstead said. There is
a 24-hour waiting period for the
person to think whether adopting
is the right decision. Employees at
the humane society also call the
owner of the perspective pet owners
building to see if pets are allowed.
Grinstead said students often lie, or
they give a friends phone number
instead of the real building owners
number.
Once they lie, theyve made
it clear theyre not going to be a
responsible pet owner, Grinstead
said.
Fifty to 60 percent of students
who apply for adoption are turned
down, Grinstead said. Even so, too
many students who shouldnt own
pets do.
Gale said she and her roommates
saw a dog walking around their
neighborhood recently. They called
and texted the owners for hours
with no response.
College students can be very
irresponsible, Gale said. Some
people just dont care.
Gale and Grinstead agree that
its extremely important to have the
funds to support a pet before adopt-
ing. Grinstead said it would prob-
ably cost $30 to $50 a month just
for pet food, and an owner must
be prepared to pay for unexpected
medical expenses if needed.
Even so, some students, like Gale,
take the responsibility of pet-own-
ing seriously. Gale said she could
never see herself abandoning a pet.
Once Ive had a pet I bond with
them and it would be really hard to
let go of them, Gale said.
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QUESTIoNS To ASK YoURSELf bEfoRE
ADopTINg A pET:
-do you have the time to take care of a pet?
-Can you aford to pay $30-$50 on pet food a month, and to pay
if the pet has an unexpected medical issue?
-Are you going to move often? Can you pay the pet deposit
each time you move?
-How often are you at home?
-Is your home appropriate for your pet?
Hanukkah ends with menorah in the park
Increase in abandoned animals expected over break
LocAL
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check out the video on this story at kansan.com.
Chris Bronson/KANSAN
A nine-foot menorah constructed of crimson and blue balloons lights up the darkness Sunday night celebrating the ending of Chabad Centers week-long Hanukkah celebration. The celebration
included balloon making, speeches fromcity ofcials, and live music fromthe KU band. Food and hot cider was provided for guests as well as crafts for the children.
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THE NExT pANEL
TELEVISIoN
David Hasselhofs new
show premieres on A&E
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
LOS ANGELES There is
absolutely no good reason why
David Hasselhoff shouldnt have
a reality show. During this time
of economic crisis, a camera
in every kitchen seems to have
replaced the promise of a chicken
in every pot, and apparently the
Hoff needs the money.
He says so, quite plainly, in
Sundays premiere episode of
A&Es The Hasselhoffs. Hes
speaking to his daughter Hayley,
who is just about to get her big
break as pretty girl Amber on ABC
Familys Huge. But as he spends
much of the rest of the episode
trying to persuade his younger
daughter, Taylor-Ann, to stay in
school for at least a year or two
instead of pursuing a career in a
rock band, a certain moral balance
is achieved.
But if there is no compelling
argument against a Hasselhoff
show, there is also none for it,
save perhaps inevitability. The
Hoff s recent renaissance began
ignominiously three years ago
with a much-circulated video
of him drunkenly attempting to
eat a cheeseburger while Taylor-
Ann, who was filming it, pleaded
with him to stop drinking so he
wouldnt lose his job. Although
played for laughs on YouTube, it is
one of the more heart-rending bits
of video available and led, merci-
fully, to Hasselhoff s sobriety and,
less mercifully, to a much-touted
roast on Comedy Central as well
as a just-ended gig with Dancing
With the Stars.
The pitch of The Hasselhoffs
is that the Hoff is just a persona
and that the real David Hasselhoff
is a flawed but loving father trying
to do his best for his girls. The girls
in question are, of course, young
adults with dreams and agents of
their own, and Hasselhoff s past
relationship with alcohol has clear-
ly cost him a lot in the parental
authority department. So we are
left instead with a bizarre twist on
A Star Is Born: As Daddy copes
with his autumn years, his daugh-
ters attempt to enter the world
that has been so good to me.
Which of course raises the
question just exactly how good
has it been to him? Hasselhoff
lives in one of those enormous
and strangely empty houses that
people with Hollywood money are
encouraged to buy. His hair is the
golden brown of his youth, his face
has many areas of taut immobil-
ity and he walks with the stiffly
correct posture of a man who has
spent at least 10 years holding his
gut in.
Given the limits of his talents,
reality was his only option. And
Hasselhoff does have that air of
self-mockery going for him. He
struts and preens but with an air
of self-indulgent irony that can be
endearing. If only the actual action
in The Hasselhoffs werent so
stagy, that tension between delu-
sion and self-awareness might be
interesting. Instead, we are treated
to many conversations about the
girls devoting themselves to their
band and Hasselhoff addressing,
for reasons that remain Absolutely
Unclear, a psychology class at the
University of Arizona in which he
addresses the cheeseburger video.
Indeed, the only moment worth
watching in the whole pilot is
when Hasselhoff and Taylor-Ann
discuss the video. For one brief
moment, the show becomes less
about the banal vagaries of fame
and touches on the pain of the
alcoholic family. But soon were
back in the big shiny house talking
about showbiz. Again.
MoVIES
Wasteland wins best documentary
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
LOS ANGELES Lucy Walkers
Wasteland, the story of artist Vik
Munizs transformative journey
from his home in Brooklyn to his
native Brazil and the worlds largest
garbage dump there, was the big
winner Friday at the International
Documentary Associations 2010
IDA Awards.
Wasteland won the feature
documentary award as well as the
IDA Pare Lorentz Award, which
had been announced earlier in the
week.
Kiran Deols Woman Rebel, the
story of a female soldier in Nepals
Peoples Liberation Army who
becomes an elected government
official, won the Distinguished Short
Film Award at the ceremony held
at the Directors Guild of America
and hosted by documentary film-
maker Morgan Spurlock (Super
Size Me).
The ESPN series 30 for 30,
which told 30 stories from the net-
works 30-year history, received the
Continuing Series Award. Connie
Field won the Limited Series Award
for her seven-film project, Have
You Heard from Johannesburg, a
look at the history of the interna-
tional attempt to end South African
apartheid.
Oscar winner Barbara Kopple
(Harlan County U.S.A., American
Dream) was this years recipi-
ent of the Career Achievement
Award. Individual honors went
to Jeff Malmberg, who earned
the Jacqueline Donnet Emerging
Filmmaker Award; Oscar win-
ner and University of Southern
California film professor Mark
Jonathan Harris, who received the
IDA Preservation and Scholarship
Award; and the veteran documen-
tary team Alan Raymond and Susan
Raymond, who were given the
Pioneer Award.
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Christmas movies and food
are the only thing that make
this time of stress bearable.
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Its amazing how,
depending on your major,
fnals week can either
be a breeze or utter hell.
Unfortunately, I fall into the
latter category.
nnn
What are you doing to make
this world a better place?
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Boomer Sooner! Thank you
Sooners for shutting up
Nebraska!
nnn
OK, Im going to level with
you statistics: If you allow
me to get a C+ in your
class and an A in your lab I
will allow you to have my
accounting class give me
a C.
nnn
My room is a disaster. Its
too late to clean it, Im
considering blowing it up.
nnn
Boys are stinky.
nnn
The newspaper shower at
the game tonight was my
frst shower this week.
nnn
Alcohol. Weed. McDonalds.
Sleep. Repeat.
nnn
Tonight, I got half-price 3
Spoons, a Christmas sweater
AND a serenade by Jason
Mraz. I love college.
nnn
Home alone on a Friday
night watching British teen
TV dramas. My life sucks.
nnn
Happy birthday to my
boyfriend serving in
Afghanistan!
nnn
My mama says that
alligators are ornery
because they got all them
teeth and no toothbrush.
nnn
Fact. After a certain time
your phone should turn of
to prevent you from texting
people you shouldnt.
nnn
I just spent the last two
hours reading all the past
FFAs from the UDK PDFs.
nnn
To the girl who stopped me
in the Caves restroom last
night before I walked out
with toilet paper stuck to
my heels, thank you.
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Crashing the Schol Hall
formal was so worth it!
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Mr. A to Zs performance a small December miracle
HeALTH

Somebodys poisoned
the waterhole, as Woody
would say.
Fluoride is a known poison,
used in pesticides, rat poison
and nuclear weapons, yet many
U.S. cities, including Lawrence,
add fuoride into the citys water
supply.
Proponents (including the
Center for Disease Control,
CDC, and the American Dental
Association, ADA) argue that
adding fuoride into the water
supply will decrease tooth decay
by up to 40 percent. Te ADA
claims to have the support of
the overwhelming weight
of peer-reviewed, credible
scientifc evidence. Tis
however, can be a deceiving
statement.
Its true that a majority of
studies have shown fuoride
to be benefcial when applied
topically, however, swallowing
fuoride can have serious health
repercussions.
According to Paul Connett,
a chemistry professor at St.
Lawrence University, in New
York, fuoridated toothpaste is
required to include a warning
stating, If your child swallows
more than the recommended
amount, contact a poison
control center. According to
Dr. Connett, the recommended
amount is a pea-sized glob
of fuoridated toothpaste,
equivalent to one glass of
fuoridated water.
Te discrepancy is because
the FDA doesnt currently
regulate drinking water, whereas
it does toothpaste.
Fluoride toxicity can cause a
vast array of health problems,
according to the Fluoride
Action Network, FAN (a non-
proft international organization
made up of scientists, doctors
and citizens against the
fuoridation of public water).
Te efects dont come over
night, but rather are due to
long term ingestion of too
much fuoride (e.g., fuoride
in drinking water). Problems
can range from joint pain and
gastrointestinal symptoms to
thyroid disease and cancer.
Te typical sign of fuoride
toxicity is dental fuorosis-
discoloration of teeth, ranging
from white spots to black stains
that can eventually begin to chip
and break. Te CDC estimates
32 percent of American children
are afected by dental fuorosis
already.
Proponents argue that
dental fuorosis is a cosmetic
efect, but these symptoms are
mimicking tooth decay the
very thing fuoride is meant to
prevent!
Tere is one thing that
both sides can agree upon:
Fluoridated tap water should
not be used to mix infant
formula, as fuoride is extremely
dangerous for infants and
toddlers. According to FAN,
only 200 mg (less than a
teaspoon) can (and has) kill a
baby.
Tere are far safer methods
to prevent tooth decay than
fuoridating the public water
supply. If an individual wants
to use fuoride he or she can
use fuoridated toothpaste, for
example. Its unethical to force
a person to consume fuoride
against his or her will; those
against fuoride shouldnt have
to spend additional money to
try to remove fuoride from
water that their tax dollars are
paying for. No doctor would (or
could) force an individual to
take a medication against his or
her will, but thats exactly whats
being done with fuoride.

Bregman is a sophomore
from Lindsborg in journalism
and international studies.
Fluoride in water supply
presents harmful efects
A
Grammy-winning
recording artist walks into
the Student Union and a
few students studying are all whos
there to greet him.
When Jason Mraz lef St. Louis,
he had to fnd some place to stop
and jam a little. Lawrence seemed
like a nice place because he hadnt
been there in a while. He came in
with a guitar and microphone then
gave a light-hearted jam session
that surprised everyone.
Two hours. For free.
He said his manager didnt know
he was doing this.
And like in his songs and his
causes, there was a lesson in this:
Spontaneity is a magical thing.
Today, I just wanted to share
some insights and celebrate the
moment, he said afer the show.
As much as we like to think
that life is a complicated mess,
it really isnt. Mraz preaches and
exemplifes what is tattooed on
his right arm, Be Love. As he put
it, its about choosing kindness
instead of doing whats right.
We all put a cap on what the
term love is and what conditions
are needed to fulfll it. Instead of
trying to fnd the source, be the
source. Unconditional and free.
Mraz didnt have to come to
campus. But he followed through
with that mantra of being love
and now a couple hundred or so
students know what kind of joy
that can bring.
No artist has had a greater
infuence on me than Jason Mraz.
It was maybe three years ago he
became my top one or two favorite
artists because of his wordplay. But
afer a while I realized whenever
I needed a boost of sunshine, he
could be my supplier.
In his dialogue between songs
at the Union, he showed theres
so much to be grateful for and so
many ways to express it.
Mraz was fascinated by the
Bedazzler on campus. Hardly
anyone knows what that is, but
its the tree-branch-looking house
just a little ways down from the
Union. We pass by it all the time,
but do we really take the time to
appreciate it?
And share some gratitude with
some one else while youre at it.
Call a grandma you havent
spoken to in a while and wish her
happy holidays. High-fve passers-
by when you jog. Weed out any
worry you have, because worry is
just a mindset you crafed yourself.
If you are in any kind of
relationship, dont put a limit on it.
Only like blondes? Youve already
eliminated millions of potential
suitors. In fact, put that no-limit
policy on everything you do. Dive
in with the highest expectations for
all you do.
Mrazs performance Friday
night was a small little miracle that
will mostly go unnoticed in most
media outlets. I hope those who
got to see it are truly grateful for
that splendid treat.
Tis wasnt a paying gig for
Mraz, it wasnt advertised and it
wasnt in a huge arena. But it didnt
matter. Tat wasnt the point of all
this.
It was about lets just have a
happening, he said. Lets just do
it.
Thibodeaux is The Kansans
sports editor and a senior from
Overland Park in journalism.
Wikileaks revelations dangerous to
United States interests, foreign policy
GuesT COLuMn
Julian Assange, the editor
of WikiLeaks, has irrevocably
changed the course of international
afairs for the rest of our lifetimes,
if not for generations to come
and not for the better. Recently,
the New York Times, along with
four other international news
outlets, published details of leaked
U.S. government documents
obtained by the WikiLeaks
website from U.S. Army Pfc.
Bradley Manning currently
under court-martial in a highly
publicized issue of transparency
in government. Among the nearly
260,000 released documents are
several thousand classifed and
secret U.S. diplomatic cables with
messages written with surprising
proximity to international power
and inside information.
While greater transparency
would be benefcial for the health
of our democracy, this objective
must be accomplished through
traditional investigative journalism
not through an extreme, illegal,
unsanctioned release of classifed
documents. Tere are very
good reasons why some of these
diplomatic communications were
classifed. Revealing their contents
for everyday Americans and,
more signifcantly, everybody in
the world with a computer and an
Internet connection is far from
the national interest. Te release
of such documents will endanger
our precious relationships with our
allies, inhibit our eforts in the war
on terrorism, and further alienate
our enemies.
Specifcally, this leak might
alienate our fellow nations when
the leaked diplomatic cablesdiscuss
the U.S. suspicions of corruption
in the Afghan government and
the bargaining to empty the
Guantanamo Bay prison. By
notifying the corrupt Afghan
ofcials that we are aware of their
duplicity, we risk jeopardizing our
entire relationship with them and
sacrifce years of invested efort.
By demonstrating our desire to
incentivize nations into taking on
Guantanamo detainees in exchange
for aid or diplomacy, we risk being
labeled hypocritical. Te list goes
on and on, spanning nearly every
ally and enemy of our nation, on
every continent save Antarctica,
from 1966 to 2008. Such methods
are better lef to be practiced under
the table, absent from the public
sphere.
Te New York Times justifed
its decision to publish the
documents online by arguing
that Americans have the right to
know what is being done in their
name. Tis argument, simply put,
cannot possibly be universalized.
Americans do have a right to know
what their government is doing
but only to a certain extent.
Once we elect our representatives,
we are entrusting them to act in
accordance with the oath they
swear, and to do what they believe
is best for the nation. Because
each of us cannot directly make
decisions for our country of over
330 million people, we delegate
this responsibility to the trustees
we elect to the Congress and the
White House, and by extension
to the bureaucrats and diplomats
in the executive branch and
specifcally the Foreign Service.
Teir judgment, while certainly
fawed at many times in our
nations history, must prevail at this
critical juncture for U.S. foreign
policy for these cables are forever
in the public realm, no matter how
dire the consequences. Te New
York Times should not have taken
part in the distribution of these
cables, and the foreign publications
that collaborated with WikiLeaks
Germanys Der Spiegel, Spains
El Pais, Frances Le Monde, and
the UKsGuardian - should be
aware that they are engaging in a
tactless assault against American
diplomatic sovereignty.
Transparency has its place,
and open government is a great
thing for the citizenry of our
democratic republic but all of
this ends when national security
is threatened. When we sacrifce
our national security or knowingly
give up much of our diplomatic
power for the sake of transparency,
we have crossed the line. At a time
when the Obama Administration is
rebuilding Americas global image,
we simply cant aford to waste
any of our international political
capital. President Obamas political
capital is already quickly declining
on the domestic front, and now,
in the name of transparency, it is
plummeting in the foreign policy
arena as well. Tus, Pfc. Manning
is right to be court-martialed for
his disloyal and seditious behavior.
Julian Assanges actions and
decision to distribute these leaked
cables have grave consequences
for the national security and the
future well being of our nation.
Tough an Australian national
with unknown whereabouts, we
must attempt to fnd him and
extradite him for prosecution
and hopefully our allies will assist
us in this endeavor, understanding
that Americas internal diplomatic
matters have no place on the world
stage. For our countrys sake,
lets hope we can address these
concerns before the clock runs out.
From UWIRE. Rajiv Tarigop-
ula for The Harvard Political
Review at Harvard University
ediTOriAL CArTOOn
NICOLAS SAMBALUK
By Corey thiBodeaux
cthibodeaux@kansan.com
By sarah Bregman
sbregman@kansan.com
The
Conscientious
Consumer
6A / NEWS / MONDAY, DeceMber 6, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / kANsAN.cOM
BY KELLY MORGAN
kmorgan@kansan.com
In a place where time is the
enemy and the word freedom is
synonymous with a release date,
assistant professor Brian Daldorph
wants to make a difference.
Every Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m.,
Daldorph leaves the University
of Kansas campus and takes the
15-minute drive over to the Douglas
County Correctional Facility where
he teaches a poetry class to the jails
male inmates.
On Thursday,
the class con-
sisted of nine
inmates but has
had as many
as 22. Wearing
uniforms of
bright orange
pants, dark grey
t-shirts and
black sneakers
every single one of them walked
into the room with a red, identifi-
cation band wrapped around their
left wrists.
Theyre in here for a variety of
reasons, Daldorph said. A lot of
small crimes that are drug-related or
that deal with substance abuse and
mental health.
The rules for the class are simple.
The poems that the inmates write
cannot: snitch on a fellow inmate,
complain about the jails policies,
contain any hard or soft-core porn
and cannot describe a violent sce-
nario. Profanity is acceptable but
only if its important to the story.
Weve had three fights break out
in the course of the class 11 years,
said Mike Carron, the Programs
Director of the Douglas County
Correctional Facility. A lot of times
its because someone tattled on
another person through their writ-
ings and that eventually led to a
confrontation after class.
Despite these three fights, the class
has found great success in the prison.
Going to the class gets my feel-
ings on paper and out of me, said
one of the inmates. Its a good way
to express stress.
The course was not initially
intended to be a poetry class. When
it was first formed by associate
professor Anna Neill and then-KU
professor Kirk Branch, the purpose
of the course was to help inmates
acquire their GEDs. However, when
it became apparent that the inmates
were not interested in the course,
Branch and Neill shifted their focus
to poetry and creative writing.
It sort of evolved into the class
it is today, Neill said. Many of the
students connected various conven-
tions of their lives to relevant read-
ings we introduced them to and
found some peace through writing.
Under the instruction of Daldorph
since he substituted for class nine
years ago, the group always begins
by reading poems written during
the previous class. On Thursday,
these poems consisted of many top-
ics, ranging from a sub sandwich to
feelings on love and betrayal.
To some extent just being in jail,
you do have to be real with your-
self, Daldorph said. People in here
are really trying to understand who
they are.
While writing down their feelings
can be therapeutic for the inmates, it
doesnt necessarily make them law-
abiding citizens.
I dont think there is a kind of
arrow that points from self expres-
sion to reform, Neill said. Its just
a way of allowing reflection upon
circumstances and arriving at a dif-
ferent place.
Carron echoes Neills state-
ment and adds that for some of the
inmates, Daldorphs class is the first
time theyre getting positive recog-
nition for any work.
It can help to boost their self-
esteem and give them credit for cre-
ating something of value, Carron
said.
Recently, Daldorph and Carron
chose to collect some of these
poems and created an anthology
entitled Douglas County Jail Blues.
The anthology features the poet-
ry and drawings of more than 20
inmates and is being sold at the
Raven Bookstore for $10.
One of the guys told me when
we were walking back that he had
told his mother that his poems were
going to be published, Daldorph
said. Nothing like this has ever
happened for him and it was a very
proud moment for him.
BY SAMANTHA COLLINS
scollins@kansan.com
Journalists from around the
world visited the University on
Saturday without evensetting
foot in Kansas.
The journalists, along with
about 200 others who streamed
in to watch, used Skype to enter
room 100 in Stauffer-Flint Hall
on Saturday to participate in
Telling Stories of Diversity in
the Digital Age, the first digi-
tal diversity summit held at the
University. The summit was host-
ed by the Diversity in the Media
class, which is taught by associate
professor Simran Sethi.
Sethi said multicultural com-
munities use social media, such
as Facebook, Twitter and even
blogs, at higher numbers com-
pared to Caucasians. She said
this was because although many
underprivileged people dont
have access to a desktop com-
puter or laptop, they use their
phones to access social media.
This idea, she said, planted the
seed from which the digital sum-
mit grew.
And the students just went
with it, Sethi said.
The summit focused on four
main topics that looked at vari-
ous aspects of American commu-
nities and its relation with social
media, women in the media, the
role of social media in a global
context and how new social tech-
nology helps the disabled com-
municate. It was the students
responsibility to organize the dis-
cussion and unite both journal-
ists and non-journalists to tell
their stories on various social
groups using social media. Nick
Valencia, CNN reporter, and
Vicky Lu, a University journalism
school graduate, were two of the
more well-known guest speakers.
I didnt
want talking
heads, Sethi
said. I wanted
them to make
the invisible
visible.
L i n d s e y
Siegele, a grad-
uate student
from Lansing,
Mich., helped
organized the
discussion focused on women in
the new media. She said contact-
ing the speakers was the big-
gest struggle. The group con-
tacted about 15 people, and out
of those, four people participated
in the summit. She said it was
important for all the speakers to
have a common thread, which,
for them, was new media. She
said women have a strong voice
in new media such as blogs. She
said social media provides a level
playing field in the United States
and anyone could make a blog or
create a Facebook.
It gives them a voice, Siegele
said. Its as simple as that.
Throughout the semester, it
was the students job to learn how
to give a voice to all communities.
Siegele said most multicultural
groups are underrepresented
in the media. She said journal-
ists often have a general idea of
what the world consists of and
they overlook
most minority
groups.
A a r o n
Cornett, a
graduate stu-
dent from
Lansing, said
people often
didnt realize
that minority
people were
voiceless in
the media. He said the summit
showed that there was an unlim-
ited amount of unheard voices
out there that social media and
technology can unveil.
It can be a very powerful
thing, Cornett said.
Edited by Anna Nordling
BY NICOLAS ROESLER
nroesler@kansan.com
It used to be that Britt McKeever,
a bartender at The Bottleneck, The
Grenada and Crossroads in Kansas
City, Mo., could work three nights
a week and make around $800.
Not anymore. Now he works
four or five nights to make $600.
The tough economy has affected
not just the consumers of alcohol,
but also the people who sell it.
According to a study by research
and consulting firm Technomic,
bars and restaurants have been sell-
ing less and less alcohol for the last
three years. The forecast for alco-
hol sales for 2010 at on-premise
drinking locations like bars was
that 2.5 percent less alcohol would
be bought.
Not only have McKeevers tips
gone down, but his nightly sales
reports are decreasing too. He said
that people used to average spend-
ing around $10 on drinks per night.
Now the average is between six and
seven dollars, he said.
People are not as inclined to
start buying their friends shots,
McKeever said. They all buy their
own shots.
Some students have also become
a breed of special-chasers said
McKeever. It doesnt matter what
bar theyre going to these stu-
dents just follow around the cheap
drink specials. James Coder, a
senior from Topeka is one of these
students.
Being a student, you know
where the deals are, Coder said.
Thats what you base your nightly
decisions on.
McKeever couldnt comment
about the profits or losses the bars
he works at are seeing, but he said
the economy has had a big effect on
everything and sometimes specials
dont make a difference. Some bars
have felt the effects worse than
others.
Rob Farha, owner of The Wheel,
507 W. 14th St., said his sales have
declined 20 to 25 percent this year.
Its just a sign of the overall
economy, Farha said. These stu-
dents get money from their parents
and their parents are cutting back
and not sending that soft dollar just
to go out all the time.
He said his bar is hard to com-
pare to national bars because of its
specific clientele of college students
and alumni. As the owner for 14
years, Farha said the bar usually
goes through three-year cycles, and
this is the low third year. He said
his best year by far was the 2007-
2008 school year. He attributes that
to the success of the Kansas foot-
ball and basketball teams that year.
Farha said people dont notice
the small stresses the tough econo-
my puts on a bar. The small plastic
cups that get filled with the daily
special of beer have gone up in
price from one cent each to seven.
As a customer, youre just look-
ing at what youre paying for, Farha
said. But you got rent, taxes, prop-
erty tax. All those things on the
outside people dont see keep going
up and up and up.
He said he has not changed any-
thing as far as pricing goes to adjust
for his losses. He doesnt think add-
ing more specials on drinks will
draw more people to his bar.
Some bars have added specials
to bring more costumers in on spe-
cific nights throughout the week.
The Barrel House, which opened in
April 2009, has broken the national
trend in its first two years.Because
were a different kind of bar, we
keep seeing increases, said Emily
Akers, a 2009 KU graduate and co-
owner of The Barrel House.
She said her bar has had to get
used to what she calls the cycles of
people that visit and leave her bar.
She said many students go to one
bar for a short time, then move on
to another to meet their friends.
This means that they spend less
time at her bar and spend less
money but the constant influx
of different cycles throughout the
night make up for it. Sometimes,
charging a cover is the way to do
that.
But charging an entrance fee can
also turn away costumers, Akers
said, so she tries to limit the nights
the bar has a cover charge.
Kayla Nelson, a senior from
Olathe, said she often wont go to a
bar if it has any cover.
If there are a bunch of bars
that my friends and I want to go
to, but they all have covers, well
either just go to one and spend
most of the night there, or think
of other options without covers,
Nelson said.
The recent success of The Barrel
House has also been matched by
one of the oldest mainstays on
Massachusetts Street, the Red Lyon
Tavern, which does not charge a
cover any night.
Trina Baker, a manager at the
Red Lyon Tavern, said the bar has
seen a constant profit over the last
three years. And like The Wheel,
they have not made up specials to
bring in bigger crowds.
People want to come here
because they want to come here,
not because we have $2 Bud Light
bottles, said Baker, who has worked
at the Tavern for 16 years.
Baker, similar to McKeever, has
noticed a slight dwindling of the
tips filling their tip jars. She said
people have been more frugal in
the last five years with their money
than in years past.
Whatever the formula is for
bars and restaurants to make it
through the countrys recession,
the Technomic report expects an
improvement in alcohol sales. It
expects alcohol sold in bars, restau-
rants and other on-premise estab-
lishments to grow by 1.1 percent
in 2011. The report said that it will
take two to three years to bring the
amount of alcohol sales back to a
relative normal.
Its a roller-coaster ride, Farha
said about the fluctuations in his
sales. You get some good years,
you get some bad years. Im hoping
this has just been one of our two
down years.
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setts St. Lawrence bars like Louises have had to adjust for a decrease in alcohol sales during the last three years.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Chiefs
coach Todd Haley shook hands
and embraced Broncos coach Josh
McDaniels after this game.
Three weeks after refusing to
shake hands with McDaniels and
then saying he was sorry for the
snub, Haley and Kansas City sur-
vived a series of blunders and
emerged with a 10-6 victory on
Sunday.
Haley even gave the beleaguered
McDaniels an affectionate pat
on the head before heading for
the locker room with a 6-0 home
record to stay in first place in the
AFC West.
Jamaal Charles rushed for 116
yards and Matt Cassel threw a
3-yard pass to Leonard Pope for
the only touchdown for the Chiefs
(8-4).
Knowshon Moreno rushed for
161 yards for the Broncos (3-9),
who are enduring one of their
worst stretches in decades, losing
17 of their past 22 games under
McDaniels.
Dwayne Bowe, who had caught
a touchdown pass in a team-record
seven straight games, was held
without a catch by Denver corner-
back Champ Bailey.
Bowe came in leading the NFL
with 14 touchdown catches and
had 49 catches for 733 yards and
13 TDs in his past seven games.
He caught one ball, but was out of
bounds. Then he made what would
have been a first-down catch only
to draw a penalty for pushing off
on Bailey.
The Broncos, with one of the
leagues poorest rushing games,
had only 12 yards on the ground in
the first quarter but finally started
creating holes for Moreno in the
second. Moreno had gains of 13, 10
and 8 yards on successive carries.
Then on third-and-12 from the
Denver 40, Kyle Orton threw to
Eric Decker for 28 yards.
Matt Praters 25-yard field goal
made it 7-3 before Cassel led KC
44 yards in eight plays in the final
seconds of the half to set up Ryan
Succups 47-yard field goal.
Cassel, after missing his first
three passes, was 4 for 4 in an
11-play drive in the first quarter
that spanned 70 yards and was
ended by his 3-yard TD pass to a
wide open Pope in the end zone.
Thomas Jones set up the touch-
down by taking a pass in the right
flat and weaving 20 yards to the 5.
The Chiefs hurt themselves with
a series of blunders in a scoreless,
zany third quarter.
First, an illegal formation pen-
alty negated Charles 2-yard touch-
down run.
Two plays later on third-and-
goal from the 2, lineman Barry
Richardson was called for a false
start and became infuriated when
he was pulled from the field.
On the next down, he started
to run back toward the huddle
but was followed onto the field by
special teams coach Steve Hoffman
and told to come back to the bench.
Richardson then turned around
and started back, but put his hand
on Hoffmans chest and shoved
him roughly.
The Chiefs failed to score on the
drive when Mario Haggan sacked
Cassel for a big loss on fourth
down.
On their next possession, a hold-
ing call on Terrance Copper wiped
out Dexter McClusters 57-yard
run. Then the Broncos appeared
to recover a fumble by Cassel and
returned it almost to the end zone
but the Chiefs caught a huge break
when Cassel was called for inten-
tional grounding, giving them a
chance to punt.
McClusters fumble was followed
by Morenos 23-yard run in the
fourth quarter, setting up Praters
41-yard field goal
Orton, who came in leading the
NFL in yards passing, was 9 for 28
for 117 yards. Cassel was 17 for 31
for 196 yards.
NfL
Chiefs sneak past Broncos at home
Charlie Riedel/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Tamba Hali recovers a fumble after sacking Denver Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton during the fourth quarter Sunday in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs won the game 10-6.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MINNEAPOLIS Brett Favres
consecutive games played streak
could be in trouble again, with his
unparalleled 20-year career prob-
ably down to the final four weeks.
The NFLs all-time iron man
sprained his throwing shoulder
severely enough
Sunday that he
didnt even try to
talk his way back
into the game.
Still, at age 41
with Minnesota
essentially out of
playoff contention,
Favre wasnt ready
to declare himself
done for good.
The Vikings,
with new life under interim coach
Leslie Frazier, havent conceded
yet either.
Tarvaris Jackson threw two
touchdown passes to Sidney Rice
in relief after Favre was hurt on
the first series, Adrian Peterson
rushed for three touchdowns on
a sprained ankle and the Vikings
rolled over the Buffalo Bills
38-14.
Can you be effective if you
play? was the question Favre said
hell ask himself next week. If
the answer is yes, if I think I can,
I would love to play and see this
through.
Without All-Pro left guard Steve
Hutchinson (thumb) or standout
wide receiver Percy Harvin (ill-
ness), the
Vi k i n g s
(5-7) out-
gained the
Bills 387-
239 and
t u r n e d
Fr a z i e r s
first home
game since
repl aci ng
the fired
Brad Childress into a fun time
under the roof on a frigid after-
noon outside.
Jackson threw three intercep-
tions but after Drayton Florence
returned the first one for a touch-
down, he led the Vikings to touch-
downs on their next four posses-
sions for a 28-7 lead to put the
game away before halftime.
NfL
Favre hurt, Jackson
rallies Vikings to win
I didnt play well enough.
We just didnt get any-
thing going all day.
rYAN fitzpAtriCK
bills quarterback
Maurice Jones-Drew
ran for 186 yards to
topple Tennessee
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. The
Jacksonville Jaguars are hoping to
run their way to an AFC South
title.
Maurice Jones-Drew turned
in the NFLs second-best rushing
effort of the season with 186 yards
on 31 carries, and Rashad Jennings
and quarterback David Garrard
each ran for a
touchdown in
the Jaguars 17-6
victory over the
Tennessee Titans
on Sunday.
H o u s t o n s
Arian Foster has
the top rush-
ing game this
season with 231
yards against
Indianapolis on Sept. 12.
The win allowed the Jaguars
(7-5) to take over first-place in the
AFC South, a game ahead of the
Colts, who lost later Sunday.
The Jaguars took control on the
ground from the start on a cold,
windy day. They scored on their
opening drive by running through
and over the Titans to split the
season series. Jennings scored on
an 11-yard run to cap the 12-play,
77-yard drive.
Tennessee (5-7) started veteran
Kerry Collins at quarterback, but
the Titans were unable to avoid
their fifth straight loss. The Titans
have now gone 13 quarters with-
out an offensive touchdown.
Jacksonville held the ball for
more than 21 minutes in the first
half and scored the first 17 points.
The Jaguars have a tough sched-
ule ahead, with their final divi-
sional games
on the road
a g a i n s t
Indi anapol is
and Houston.
Against the
Titans, the
Jaguars out-
gained Chris
Johnson and
the Titans
258-57 on the
ground, and intercepted Collins
twice with one sack.
The Titans had three AFC South
opponents lined up at home, and a
win would have helped their play-
off chances. But their best scoring
threats ended when Randy Moss
couldnt pull in a low throw near
the goal line, and Bo Scaife tried
to run before catching a pass near
the end zone.
The Jaguars didnt worry about
passing.
Jacksonville ran on 15 of its
first 17 plays, picking up 86 yards.
The Jaguars opening drive con-
sisted of 11 running plays and one
pass. Jones-Drew ran seven times
for 44 yards, and Jennings added
27 yards on four carries his
11-yard score came on a fourth-
and-1 play.
The Titans were so ineffective
that Cortland Finnegan, ejected
from last weeks game for fighting
with the Texans Andre Johnson,
was bowled over more than once
trying to tackle Jones-Drew.
Garrard padded the lead as he
beat Titans safety Chris Hope in
running in for a 4-yard TD in the
second quarter. Josh Scobee added
a field goal just before halftime for
a 17-0 lead.
Tennessee showed some life
in the third quarter, forcing
Jacksonville to punt on its first
drive when sacking Garrard on
third down. They nearly ended
their TD drought with their best
drive of the game before Scaifes
drop.
Jones-Drew carries Jaguars in win
NfL
The win allowed the
Jaguars (7-5) to take
over frst place in the AFC
South, a game ahead of
the Colts...
NfL
Manning throws
four INTs in loss
iNDiANApOLiS pey-
ton Manning keeps making
mistakes and the indianapolis
Colts just keep losing.
On Sunday, Manning had
two of his four interceptions re-
turned for touchdowns and the
last one set up David buehlers
38-yard feld goal in overtime
to give Dallas a 38-35 victory at
indianapolis.
its the third straight loss for
the Colts (6-6), and it dropped
indianapolis out of the AfC
South lead.
Manning has thrown
11 interceptions in those
games a career high for
any three-week period in his
13-year career and had four
of those returned for scores.
reggie Wayne fnished with
14 catches for 200 yards and a
touchdown.
but it was Mannings last
interception that proved the
most costly.
When the four-time league
MVp tried to hook up with
Jacob tamme on a third-and-1
play, Mike Jenkins got his left
hand on the ball and tipped
it to linebacker Sean Lee, who
grabbed his second pick of the
day and ran it back 13 yards to
the indy 36.
Six plays later, buehler made
the feld goal to win the frst
overtime game played at Lucas
Oil Stadium.
Manning was 36 of 48 for
365 yards with two tDs and the
four picks.
Dallas (4-8) won for the third
time in four games since Jason
Garrett took over as interim
head coach, and they won this
one on the ground. the Cow-
boys rushed for a season-high
217 yards.
the diference, as it usually
is, was Manning, who threw
two more interceptions in his
frst seven attempts.

8A / SPORTS / MONDAY, DeceMber 6, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / kANsAN.cOM

Ofseason overhaul not drastic as expected
fOOTbALL
BY KORY CARPENTER
kcarpenter@kansan.com
The list of players leaving the
Kansas football program wasnt as
long as once rumored. Defensive
tackle Darius Parish will be
t r ans f er r i ng,
while fullback
Stephen Foster
and safety Ryan
Murphy will be
graduating in
the summer,
Turner Gill
announced at
Fridays press
conference.
High school
seniors Dylan
Admire and
Darrian Miller
will be arriving
in Lawrence
in January
after graduat-
ing early. Both
players signed
their Letters
of Intent and
will be eligible
to compete in
Spring prac-
tices. Admire,
an offensive
linemen from Blue Valley West, is
expected to be named first-team
All-State for the second consecu-
tive season.
Dylan has all the tools needed
to develop into a solid football
player here at the University of
Kansas, Gill told kuathletics.com
on Friday.
Weighing only 265 pounds,
look for Admire to put on weight
this offseason to compete for play-
ing time in 2011. Darrian Miller is
the nations 23rd
best running
back according
to Rivals.com,
and is expected
to compete for
carries as early
as next season.
Miller ran for
2,226 yards and 30 touchdowns
this past season for Blue Springs
high school. He will be in a
tough running back battle with
incumbent James Sims as well as
Brandon Bourbon, who redshirt-
ed this season but is expected to
see the field for the Jayhawks in
2011.
Position changes were a com-
mon theme for Kansas this sea-
son, as former running back
Toben Opurum eventually landed
at defensive end, grabbing a sack
to go along with his 21 tackles.
Gill was confident in Opurums
potential on defense and he is
expected to
start next sea-
son. The staff
is recruiting
defensive ends
heavily as they
fill out the 2011
class, so expect
freshmen to
get immediate
playing time
with Opurum across the defensive
line.
Former wide
receiver Bradley
Mc Do u g a l d ,
who was
recruited as a
safety by tra-
ditional power
Ohio State
among others,
returned to safety to notch 16
tackles on the year. McDougald
will also stay on defense, and
will most likely start next season
alongside Keeston Terry at safety.
McDougalds departure from
the receiving corps opened up a
spot for former quarterback Kale
Pick, who switched to receiver
late in the year after being buried
on the quarterback depth chart.
Pick saw limited action, catching
only three balls for 18 yards, but
any production from him going
forward should be seen as a bonus
for the staff. Pick was rumored as
a possible transfer candidate, but
it now looks like hell battle it out
with receivers for playing time
heading into spring practices.
Linebacker Huldon Tharp will
return to the field in 2011 after
missing all of 2010 with a foot
injury. Tharps injury was a huge
blow to an already thin lineback-
ing corps for the Jayhawks.
With the off-season just begin-
ning and the annual spring game
over four months away, theres still
plenty of time for things to change
at the Anderson Family Football
Complex as Gill continues to eval-
uate his players and coaches after
a rough first year on the job.
Edited by Tim Dwyer
Parish
Foster
McDougald
Murphy
Opurum
Tharp
Mike Gunnoe/KANSAN FILE PHOTO
CoachTurner Gill pats senior cornerback Chris Harris on the head before being recognized during senior day before the game on Nov. 25. Twenty-one seniors were recognized before their last game at Memorial Stadium.
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Sports map of U.S. a bit fawed
MORNINg BREw
QUOTE OF THE DAY
The idea is not to block every
shot. The idea is to make your
opponent believe that you might
block every shot.
Bill Russell, former Boston Celtics player
FACT OF THE DAY
Cole Aldrich led the team with
125 blocks last season.
KU Athletics
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Who leads the team in blocks
this year and how many are the
Jayhawks on pace for?
A: Jef Withey, whose 11 blocks
put him on pace to fnish with 49.
KU Athletics
E
verything I need to know about
geography, I learned from sports.
Its why I know that Ohio
with Xavier and Dayton in the Atlantic
10 and Cincinnati in the Big East is
somewhere on the Eastern seaboard.
Columbus, the capital city, is a big time
port, I think. Thats why the airport is
called Port Columbus International,
right? Of course, with Ohio University in
the Mid-American conference, you cant
discount the Midwestern presence of the
state. The breadth of the state makes it
the largest in the United States, Im pretty
sure. But dont quote me on that.
Sports also recently taught me that
Texas could basically decide where it
wants to be in the country. Strange, I
thought moving landmasses were strictly
the stuff of Emmy-winning television
shows (Im looking at you, Lost). But the
Longhorns and Aggies were this close to
joining the Pac-10 and sending the Lone
Star State to the Left Coast, and Texas
Christian has now accepted a bid to join
the Big East. Maybe Texas will share a
border with Ohio. At least we can all take
comfort in the fact that, with Houston in
Conference USA, theres no real chance of
Texas seceding from the union any time
soon.
Perhaps most impressive is the scale
of Chicago, which by all accounts is the
largest city in the world. After all, DePaul
University in Chicago is in the Big East,
while Chicago State University is in the
Great West Conference. And thats just a
city! I wonder what the commute is like
for people that live near Chicago State but
work near DePaul. Must be a bitch.
Also in the Great West Conference is
New Jersey Institute of Technology, which
decided that the Jersey Coast wasnt nerdy
enough and annexed San Diego, home of
Comic-Con, and moved out to what was
once one of Californias finest cities. Or
something like that.
Of course, the Pacific coast has seen
some serious upheaval. Or will soon. I
always thought the only states border-
ing the Pacific Ocean were California,
Oregon, Washington and, of course,
Arizona. In 2011, Utah and Colorado will
join the 12-Pac, and presumably find their
way to the coast. So, will the states get
smaller or the coast get bigger? Politicians,
youve got some work to do before this
conference madness is settled.
I dont know where Kansas City, Mo., is.
I thought Id been there several times, but
apparently its in the mountains. Thanks
for that lesson, Summit League member
UMKC.
But my geographical education isnt
complete without knowing where the
heroes are. Army and Navy, fittingly,
reside in the Patriot League.
And so does American University.
Edited by Emily McCoy
THIS wEEK IN
KANSAS ATHLeTICS
TUESDAY
Mens Basketball
Memphis
6 p.m.
Madison Square Garden,
New York, N.Y.
THURSDAY
womens Basketball
Michigan
6 p.m.
Ann Arbor, Mich.
FRIDAY
Volleyball
NCAA regional
TbA
Campus Sites
SATURDAY
Mens Basketball
Colorado State
5:30 p.m.
Sprint Center,
Kansas City, Mo.
Volleyball
NCAA regional
TbA
Campus Sites
SUNDAY
womens Basketball
Alabama
2 p.m.
Lawrence
TODAY
No events today.
By Tim Dwyer
Eighth-grade Geography Bee
Champion
PgA
NFL
Woods loses during
tournament playof
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. Tiger
Woods delivered a vintage mo-
ment, dropping an 8-iron from the
sky on the fnal hole Sunday inside
3 feet for what looked to be a sure
victory.
Just not this year.
The clutch shots and happy
endings belonged to U.S. Open
champion Graeme McDowell.
McDowell capped of his
greatest season with the biggest
comeback ever against Woods.
He rallied from a four-shot defcit
in the Chevron World Challenge,
then upstaged Woods at his own
tournament.
McDowell holed a 20-foot birdie
putt to force a playof, then beat
Woods on the frst extra hole with
another birdie from a little bit
longer.
Theyre the kind of putts that
you make them, and you cant
really believe it afterwards, Mc-
Dowell said. They were the stuf
of dreams 2010 has been the
stuf of dreams. Its been that kind
of year.
Woods might have known what
to expect, considering how his
year has gone.
Without a trophy for the frst
time since he can remember,
Woods appeared ready to embark
on a new chapter after a year of
personal turmoil and shocking
scores. A four-shot lead turned
into a two-shot defcit. He rallied
to tie McDowell, then watched the
U.S. Open champion deliver the
winning shots.
It was the frst time Woods has
lost a tournament when leading
by at least three shots going into
the fnal round.
And it was the frst time anyone
could recall Woods feeling good
after a loss.
It was a great week, even
though I didnt win,Woods said.
Woods lost his big lead with
a pair of three-putt bogeys,
imploded with a double bogey on
the par-5 13th to see his one-shot
lead turn into a two-shot defcit,
then got new life when McDowell
made a couple of mistakes down
the stretch.
McDowell won with two bird-
ies on the 18th, but he might
have won the tournament with
a bogey. With a one-shot lead on
the par-3 17th, he pulled his 8-iron
into grass so high that he took a
penalty drop on the 18th tee and
pitched over the trees to 7 feet.
Woods missed his birdie putt, and
McDowell made his putt to stay
even with Woods going to the
fnal hole.
It was only the fourth time in
15 years that Woods has lost in a
playof.
Associated Press
Falcons earn their
6th straight victory
TAMPA, Fla. Matty Ice came
to the rescue again.
Matt ryan threw a 9-yard touch-
down pass to Michael Jenkins
with 4:31 remaining Sunday as the
Atlanta Falcons put together an-
other fourth-quarter rally to beat
the Tampa bay buccaneers 28-24
on Sunday for their sixth straight
victory.
eric Weems got the comeback
from a 10-point defcit started by
scoring on a 102-yard kickof re-
turn. brent Grimes sealed the win
with an interception that stopped
Tampa bays fnal possession deep
in Falcons territory.
The Falcons have won fve
straight in the intense division
rivalry, with four of the games
decided by six points or less. At-
lanta won an earlier meeting this
season 27-21.
Associated Press
NBA
Spurs win second match v. Hornets
ASSOCiATeD PreSS
SAN ANTONIO Tony
Parker scored 19 points and the
San Antonio Spurs beat the slid-
ing New Orleans Hornets for the
second time in a week, 109-84 on
Sunday night.
Matt Bonner added 14 points,
hitting four of five 3-point
attempts, and the Spurs improved
their NBA-best record to 17-3
and matched their best start
through 20 games since the 2007-
08 season.
Chris Paul had 16 points for
the Hornets, who have lost four
of five and were blown out from
the start. They trailed by 38 and
lately look nothing like the team
that opened 8-0.
But this pummeling will likely
be overshadowed by news Sunday
that Hornets owner George Shinn
has agreed to sell the club to
the NBA. A person familiar with
the decision told The Associated
Press the deal could be completed
within days.
First-year Hornets coach
Monty Williams said before
the game that the potential sale
wouldnt be a distraction.
After a loss like this, New
Orleans has plenty else to worry
about.
The Hornets are 2-6 in their
last eight games, spoiling what
had been a record start for the
franchise. Facing the Spurs a
week ago at home, the Hornets
were up by 17 in the third and
coasting toward a win yet still
wound up losing 109-95.
Not only did the Hornets never
lead Sunday, they were never
within double-digits after the
first 17 seconds of the second
quarter.
New Orleans gave up sea-
son highs for points allowed,
opponent field-goal percentage
(58.6 percent), opponent assists
(29) and set a season low for
rebounds (30). At one point mid-
way through the second quarter,
the Spurs were still shooting 74
percent as a team.
Tim Duncan had 11 points
and nine rebounds before sit-
ting for nearly the entire second
half. Richard Jefferson scored 13
points, and George Hill and Gary
Neal had 11 apiece.
David West scored 13 points
for the Hornets after coming
back from a stomach bug that
kept him out on Friday night.
West was 6 of 11 from the field
and played 30 minutes.
Trevor Ariza also scored 13
points for New Orleans.
Shinn has been in negotia-
tions to sell the team to minor-
ity owner and Louisiana native
Gary Chouest since last spring,
but talks have been stalled.
The league has lined up New
Orleans-born sports attorney Jac
Sperling, vice chairman of the
NHLs Minnesota Wild, to be the
NBAs administrator of the team
and oversee its sale to a more per-
manent owner, the person told
AP on condition of anonymity
because the move has not been
publicly announced.
Williams said hes heard specu-
lation about the potential sale
since arriving in New Orleans but
that didnt know any details.
Theres a number of dis-
tractions we have in our lives,
Williams said. Its not a big deal
to us.
ASSOCiATeD PreSS
GLENDALE, Ariz. The St.
Louis Rams didnt need a great
offensive performance to end
their eight-game losing streak to
Arizona.
Not against a Cardinals team
that cant muster a touchdown.
Steven Jackson rushed for
102 yards, including 27 on the
games lone TD, and St. Louis sent
Arizona to its seventh loss in a
row 19-6 on Sunday.
The Rams (6-6) won consecu-
tive road games for the first time
since Nov. 18, 2007, and remained
in a first-place tie with Seattle in
the weak NFC West.
Josh Brown kicked four field
goals for St. Louis.
Rookie quarterback John
Skelton made his NFL debut for
Arizona (3-9) in the fourth quar-
ter after Derek Anderson was
benched and backup Max Hall
went out with a dislocated left
shoulder.
After the game, coach Ken
Whisenhunt said Anderson
didnt seem right after tak-
ing several hard hits in the first
half. He said Anderson would
be checked out for a possible
concussion.
The Cardinals didnt score a
touchdown for the second game
in a row and have just one in
their last three contests on
the final play of a 31-13 loss at
Kansas City.
St. Louis scored 19 consecu-
tive points after Jay Feelys first-
quarter field goals of 45 and 41
yards put Arizona up 6-0.
Rams rookie quarterback Sam
Bradford passed for 187 yards
and threw just his second inter-
ception in the last seven games.
Arizonas Tim Hightower
gained 81 yards in 15 carries, but
had just 14 yards in six attempts
in the second half. Anderson
completed seven of 20 passes for
93 yards with one interception.
Browns field goals of 28 and
52 yards tied it at 6, and the
Cardinals had third-and-10 at
the St. Louis 31 when Andersons
pass over the middle went right
into the arms of safety Craig
Dahl. He returned the intercep-
tion 23 yards to the Rams 33. St.
Louis drove to the Arizona 2, but
the Cardinals, whose red-zone
defense has been one of the few
bright spots for the team, held the
Rams out.
Browns 20-yard field goal with
4 seconds left put the Rams up
9-6 at the half.
St. Louis went 85 yards in 10
plays in the third quarter for the
games lone TD.
The Rams went without a hud-
dle and Jackson broke free down
the sidelines for the 27-yard score
that made it 16-6.
NFL
Rams give Cardinals eighth-straight loss
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Indoor season
kicks of with
strong results
by HannaH Wise
hwise@kansan.com
During Saturdays annual Bob
Timmons Challenge indoor track
meet, the Jayhawks made a strong
impression.
I thought it was a really good
meet. There were a lot of really
good performances on both men
and women. We had freshman
winning events, which was also
exciting, coach Stanley Redwine
said.
Sophomore Mason Finley
improved on his weight throw
results from last year throwing
56.29-feet, which earned him
third place.
It was good. I PR-ed from last
year by six feet so I think it was
good, Finley said.
The womens pole vaulters swept
the medals with first, second and
third place finishen. Freshman
Demi Payne managed her first col-
legiate win at 3.9 meters, just short
of the 4-meter qualifying mark for
the NCAA. Senior Jaci Perryman
and junior Julia Cummings came
in at 3.8-meters and 3.7-meters,
respectively.
Sophomore Rebecca Neville
came in first in the 60-meter hur-
dles race with a time of 8.93.
It was an OK start to the sea-
son it was a way faster start than
last year. We know that I can run
way faster. I am definitely going
to put the race together, Neville
said.
Transfer sophomore Francine
Kimone Simpsons debut for Kansas
was solid as she finished behind
sophomore Denesha Morris in
the 60-meter dash. Sophomore
Andrea Geubelle rounded out the
top three.
That was pretty amazing,
Simpson said. It was pretty good
to know that all three of us were in
the top three.
Simpson also finished second
in the 200-meter dash with a
time of 25.14.
G e u b e l l e
f o l l o w e d
Simpson in
third at 25.48.
Both times are
just above the
NCAA quali-
fying times.
For the men,
senior Keron
Toussaint took
first in the 600-yard run with a
time of 1:13.03.
It is a good way to start off the
season, Toussaint said. Normally
I do not start out as good as I
want to but this year it was a good
start.
Experience paid off for junior
Nick Canton who won high jump
by clearing the two-meter mark on
his first try. His teammate, fresh-
man Nikolos
G i a n c a n a ,
finished third
also at two-
meter, which
was ultimate-
ly a four-way
tie.
A n o t h e r
young face for
the Jayhawks
was 800-
meter winner, freshman Dalen
Fink. This was his first experience
running on an indoor track; how-
ever he took right to it.
It was my first race in college
so I was really nervous and anx-
ious coming into it, Fink said. I
want to keep dropping my times
and staying
competitive try-
ing to keep up.
We have a great
group of guys
we are all going
to look to push
ourselves.
S ophomor e
Sean Proehl won
the 1000-meter
race by edging
out a competitor and getting a
time of 2:35.20.
It was good to catch him right
at the end. I almost didnt think I
was going to, Proehl said.
The second flight of the womens
4x400 had the Jayhawk team flying
around the track for a final time of
3:44:75. The team was composed of
freshman Diamond Dixon, sopho-
more Taylor Washington, junior
Shayla Wilson
and sophomore
Denesha Morris.
All four of the
women sped
around the track
for the entire
race and almost
lapped the last
place competi-
tion.
Even though
they are young it is a great team
because they are all really fast
and motivated in practice,Wilson
said. I dont think age has any-
thing to do with it because they
are all really good runners.
The mens 4x400 placed second
with a time of 3:21.56.
Redwine said it was a good start
to the season, but also leaves room
for improvement.
At the next meet we are just
going to have to get better from
here, Redwine said. We need to
make sure that our athletes train
over the Christmas holidays and
then we will see where we are
again.
The next meet will be in
Lawrence on Jan. 8, 2011, for the
Bill Easton Classic.
Edited by Emily McCoy
SportS
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COMMENTARY
Sooners
victory is
one for
the Big 12
Incoming freshman Darrian Miller and Dylan Admire will graduate high school in December
and join the team for spring practice in an efort to compete for immediate playing time.
football | 8a
Gill explores recruiting options
by etHan PadWay
epadway@kansan.com
KU swaps leads with
SMU but buckles
down for a road win
by KatHLeen GieR
kgier@kansan.com
Thanks to the Kansas bench, the
Jayhawks maintain their perfect
record at 8-0.
The reserves outscored those of
SMU 17-8 in the 73-65 victory on
Saturday.
For me it is really excit-
ing, sophomore guard Monica
Engelman said.
We are 8-0 and
we are closer
to our goal of
being undefeat-
ed in non-con-
ference. When
we are playing
harder games it
gives us even more confidence.
Engelman led the Jayhawks
with 16 points and eight rebounds.
Engelman shot 7-14 from the field
and 2-4 from behind the arch. She
also added four assists and a steal.
I wouldnt say I was the only
one leading, but when it is kind
of hectic, it is important to have at
least one person
who can step up
and lead.
T h r e e
Jayhawks were
in double figures
including senior
forward Aishah
S u t h e r l a n d ,
freshman guard
Keena Mays
and Engelman.
Every Kansas
player who got
into the game
scored for the
third game this
season.
This was the second close road
game that the Jayhawks have played
in this year, but in both games they
came out on top.
The Jayhawks led for a majority
of the game after they fought back
from their eight-point deficit and
swapped leads several times. After
last games record-breaking high
score, a closer game was more of a
challenge for the Jayhawks.
We gained strength from
us being able to pull through,
Engelman said. We were down
and we pulled back and knowing
we can do that gives us strength.
Kansas shot 41.7 percent from
the field though they struggled
early going down 10-2.
I can honestly say that when
they stepped up on us, we were able
to stay focued and keep our heads
up, Engelman said.
To stay in the game and come
back from a 10-0 run by the
Mustangs the Jayhawks buckled
down, got a couple good stops and
went down and scored.
It was a one possession game
most of the game, Engelman said.
It required you to compete at a
different level and you have to pay
more attention and make better
passes.
Edited by Kelsey Nill
T
he man known as Big
Game Boob due to his
lack of success in big
games finally came through,
and the timing couldnt have
been better. In the final Big
12 Championship game Bob
Stoops led the Sooners past
the Cornhuskers. This is good
news for all people involved in
the conference formerly known
as the Big 12.
When Nebraska decided to
bolt for the Big Ten, the col-
lege football world was flipped
upside down. By leaving they
cut ties with opponents that
they have played against for
decades, and in Kansas case
over a century. Even worse
they have done so without
showing the slightest hint of
sentimentality or respect for
the longstanding series.
That is why Bob Stoops vic-
tory was not just a victory for
Oklahoma, but also a victory
for the Big 12 conference as a
whole. The team that effective-
ly destroyed the championship
doesnt get to win the last one.
And this year the Cornhuskers
cant blame their loss on offi-
ciating like last years loss to
Texas. If they want to blame
anyone, they can look at them-
selves and their inability to
hold onto the football.
Had Nebraska won and gone
on to receive the Big 12s auto-
matic BCS bid it wouldve been
the ultimate insult to the Big
12 in what is already perceived
to be a down year for the con-
ference. Pundits would claim
how its more like the Big Ten
has three teams playing in the
BCS, and continue to throw
the remaining Big 12 teams
under the bus as underachiev-
ers in a down year for the con-
ference because of the struggles
of Texas.
Thankfully, Stoops changed
the moniker (he has lost his
last five BCS Bowl games and
lost to Mizzou as the number
one team in the nation), and
did it coming back from a 17
to nothing deficit in the early
second quarter.
The ten members of the
Big 12 who will remain in
the conference can head into
the bowl season resting easy,
knowing that they wont have
to watch Nebraska bring the
Big 12 trophy with them to a
different conference. Instead
they can focus on improving
the reputation of the Big 12 by
winning as many bowl games
as possible.
And fans of the schools will
be happy to know that next
season, even though there will
not be a Big 12 Championship
game, there will be a defending
champion to try and unseat.
Edited by Anna Nordling
wOMENs bAskETbAll ROAd RAllY
Jayhawks remain undefeated
Engelman
Mays
Sutherland
OU beats soon-to-be
Big Ten Cornhuskers
TRACk & fiEld
Karlie brown/KaNSaN
Sophomore Andrea Guebelle crosses the fnish line in the 200-meter dash Saturday during the Bob Timmons Challenge hosted in Anshutz Sports Pavillion. Guebelle fnished third in the event
with a time of 25.48.
Karlie brown/KaNSaN
Freshman middle distance runner Dalen Fink pushes past freshman middle distance team-
mate Nick Seckfort in the 800 meter run at Saturdays Bob Timmons Challenge hosted in
Anshutz Sports Pavillion. Fink captured the win with a team of 1:56:49 while Seckfort was
right on his heels fnishing in fourth at 1:57:02.
Freshmen lead strong start to season
At the next meet we are
just going to have to get
better from here.
StanlEy REdwinE
Coach
We know that I can run
way faster. I am defnitely
going to put the race
together.
REbECCa nEvillE
Sophomore hurdler