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safety
New station cuts response time nearly in half
By MArk viErthAlEr
The new fire station at the edge of
campus is cutting response time to
on-campus emergencies.
Mark Bradford, chief of Lawrence-
Douglas County Fire and Medical,
said the new station had cut response
time by a minute to two minutes.
The average before No. 5 was three
to four minutes, Greg Murray, an
engineer at Station No. 5, said. The
station, at 1911 Stewart Ave., already
has responded to fire and medical
alerts at Jayhawker Towers and each
of the residence halls since it opened
in April.
The station is on land leased from
the Kansas University Endowment
Association for $1 per year.
Phil Hummer, Breckenridge, Colo.,
freshman, is a resident of Oliver Hall.
Hummer said the decreased response
time was a relief. He said that it made
him feel safer.
Bradford said Station No. 5 had
one fire engine. It also has one shift
manager, four firefighters for the
engine, three for the ladder and two
paramedics for the ambulance.
The City of Lawrence has signed
a 20-year contract to remain in the
current facility.
Bradford said the city originally
intended the station to be built at
21st and Iowa streets. Upon rec-
ommendation of the Endowment
Association, the site moved to its
current location.
The current site is larger,
Bradford said. Both were central-
ized and adjacent to the University.
The new site wasnt built spe-
cifically for campus emergencies,
Bradford said, but campus is still the
main area the station will cover.
Funding for the new station came
from the 1996 public safety plan,
which also raised money to relocate
Station Nos. 4 and 2.
Bradford said the location was
appealing because it provided easy
access to various areas of Lawrence.
Station No. 4, at 2819 Stone Barn
Terr., south of campus, will be mov-
ing to Wakarusa Drive in November.
Station No 4 currently overlaps dis-
tricts with the new station.
After Station No. 4 moves, Station
No. 5 will expand to serve campus,
east of campus and south of cam-
pus.
kansan staf writer Mark viertha-
ler can be contacted at mviertha-
ler@kansan.com.
Edited by Natalie Johnson
Vanessa Pearson/KANSAN
Station No. 5, 1911 Stewart Ave., serves the University of Kansas and the surrounding neighbor-
hoods. The station, located near 19th and Iowa, provides faster response time to campus emergen-
cies and has responded to calls at the residence halls and Jayhawker Towers since it opened in April.
health ReCOGNItION
Professor honored
for achievements
By dAnny luPPino
Slowly but surely, the negotiations
between the University of Kansas and
the Graduate Teaching Assistants
Coalition continue to progress as the
two sides look to end bitterly-fought
contract disagreements.
Both sides received a list of five
potential fact-finders from the Public
Employee Relations Board, an agen-
cy within the Kansas Department of
Human Resources, last week. The
two sides must now narrow the list
to one fact-finder, who will act as
an independent agent and arrive at
a recommendation that both sides
hope will lead to the end of the
conflict.
We look forward to as speedy
a resolution as possible through
the fact-finding process, said Lynn
Bretz, director of university com-
munications.
Katy Martin, GTACs lead nego-
tiator, also looks forward to a rec-
ommendation from the fact-finder,
which she was confident would be in
GTACs favor.
Were stuck at the same mini-
mum salary until this gets resolved,
so of course were eager to get it done
with, Martin said.
The negotiations reached an
impasse this spring and failed to
make any progress when a media-
tor was brought in for two meetings
during the summer. Among the con-
tentious issues are GTACs requests
for a new grievance procedure, a
change to the 10-semester limit for
GTAs and a new salary structure
with a higher minimum wage and
more merit-based raises.
See GTA oN PAge 3A
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
Alexandra Norton, Chicago sophomore, smokes outside Budig Hall Monday afternoon. Tobacco companies can no longer call cigarettes light.
Judge rules on tobacco label laws
By Erin CAstAnEdA
Tobacco companies can no lon-
ger label cigarettes light or low
tar because such labels are decep-
tive, said Judge Gladys Kessler of
the U.S. District Court in District
of Columbia.
But that may not prevent cur-
rent smokers, including Joe Forbes,
Atchison freshman, from smoking.
I smoke Marlboro Lights for
taste, he said. I know they are just
as bad.
Kessler wrote in her ruling that
tobacco companies used labels low
tar, light, ultra light or mild to
persuade people to not quit smok-
ing. She also ordered the companies
to begin an advertising campaign
in newspapers and on television
networks about the harmful effects
of smoking.
The government suggested the
judge make the companies pay $10
billion for smoking cessation pro-
grams, but in her ruling she said
she didnt have the power to impose
financial damages.
Michelle Bernth, vice president
of marketing and advocacy for the
American Lung Association of the
Central States, said she thought
more money was needed. She said
Kesslers remedies for the compa-
nies were not strong enough.
It was a moral victory, she said.
The judge said yes, youre wrong,
but what we need is a financial pen-
alty that can go toward righting the
wrongs of tobacco companies.
Bernth said the organization was
encouraging the Department of
Justice to appeal the remedies por-
tion of the verdict.
Bernth encouraged people to
learn about smoking from science-
based research, not from cigarette
companies.
Tobacco companies have been
misleading the American public for
years and years, so at this point to
expect honest science-based infor-
mation from tobacco companies is
unreasonable, she said. They will
continue to be deceivers because
their primary goal is to get more
people addicted to smoking.
According to the American Lung
Associations Web site, approxi-
mately 90 percent of smokers begin
smoking before the age of 21.
See TOBACCO oN PAge 3A
Tobacco companies now have more restrictions on how they label cigarette packages
facts about smoking
the mission of the american
lung association is to prevent
lung disease and promote lung
health. the following facts are
from the organizations Web site.
More than 35 million americans
are now living with chronic lung
disease.
Cigarette smoke contains
more than 4,800 chemicals, 69
of which are known to cause
cancer.
smoking is directly responsible
for approximately 90 percent
of lung cancer deaths and ap-
proximately 80-90 percent of
emphysema and chronic bron-
chitis deaths.
Males tend to have signif-
cantly higher rates of smoking
prevalence than females. In 2004,
23.4 percent of males currently
smoked compared to 18.5 per-
cent of females.
secondhand smoke involun-
tarily inhaled by nonsmokers
from other peoples cigarettes
is responsible for approximately
3,000 lung cancer deaths annu-
ally in U.s. nonsmokers.
Of the current 44.5 million
smokers, more than 32 million
people reported they want to
quit smoking completely.
Source: www.lungusa.org
GTA contract dispute
relies on third-party
fndings for resolution
aDMINIstRatION
By kiM lynCh
Office hours didnt mean work to
Bernard Bud Hirsch; they meant
more time to help students.
The University of Kansas reward-
ed Hirsch, an associate professor
of English and Native American
Literature, with a W.T. Kemper
Fellowship in a ceremony earlier this
month.
Phil Wedge, an assistant professor
of English, remembers when he had
Hirsch as a teacher during his under-
graduate years at the University.
Wedge was in Hirschs romantic
poets class, a graduate-level course,
and Wedge said he was the only
undergraduate in the class.
He always treated me like I was
equal to the graduate students,
Wedge said. He never singled me
out as being different, which I really
appreciated.
Wedge said Hirsch took time out
of his day to read Wedges poems
which were the first he had writ-
ten even though it had nothing
to do with the
course he was
studying.
Hirsch, who
was diagnosed
with brain can-
cer last spring,
is at home and
is doing about
as well as I can
be, he said.
M a t t h e w
Sevcik, a recent KU graduate and
former Kansan opinion editor, said
Hirsch was a great teacher, not only
because of the time he spent with
See PROFESSOR oN PAge 3A
Hirsch
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Top ten states by reported
rabies cases according to a
2004 study by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
They are:
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2) North Carolina (659)
3) New York (533)
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Sophomores Willy Panning and Patrick McKenna of Minneapolis, Minn., laugh at the poster Mondays Suckat the College Poster Sale
Monday afternoon in the 4th foor lobby at the Kansas Union. Panning and McKenna went to the poster sale to look for a poster to decorate their new
apartment at Hawks Point. The poster sale will be at the Union from9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through this Friday.
CAMPUS
W.T. Kemper Fellowships
awarded to KU professors
The last of the W.T. Kemper
Fellowships were handed out
yesterday on the University of
Kansas campus. The presentations
began Thursday and continued
Friday and yesterday.
The W. T. Kemper Fellowships are
given to outstanding faculty and
advisers. Each year, 20 fellowships
are awarded along with a $5,000
award to each winner.
There are still 3 awards left to
be handed out at the KU Medical
Center.
The 2006 recipients of the W.T.
Kemper Fellowships through
Monday:
J. Christopher Brown, assistant
professor of geography and
environmental studies
Matthew Buechner, associate
professor of molecular biosciences
Michael S. Engel, associate
professor of ecology and
evolutionary biology
David Frayer, professor of
anthropology
Lisa Friis, assistant professor of
mechanical engineering
Bernard A. Bud Hirsch, professor
of English
Shane J. Lopez, associate
professor in the counseling
psychology program
Thomas Lorenz, professor of
English
Beth Manolescu, associate
professor of communication
studies
James H. Mielke, professor of
anthropology
William D. Picking, associate
professor of molecular
biosciences
Joan A. Sereno, associate
professor of linguistics
Ric G. Steele, associate professor
of psychology and applied
behavioral sciences
Lisa Wolf-Wendel, associate
professor of higher education
William E. Westerbeke, professor
of law
Sara Wilson, assistant professor of
mechanical engineering
Judy Wu, professor of physics
Kim Lynch
CAMPUS
Attorney general
candidate to speak
Attorney general candidate Paul
Morrison will speak at the Young
Democrats frst meeting at 7 p.m.
The meeting will be in the Kansas
Union, at Alderson Auditorium on
Level 4.
Morrison recently switched
from the Republican Party to the
Democratic Party to run against
incumbent Attorney General Phill
Kline.
Morrison will talk about why
students should be interested
in voting for him and will take
questions. Morrison has served as
Johnson Countys top prosecutor
for 17 years and has been involved
in law enforcement for 25 years.
Erin Castaneda
odd news
Kansas Rowing will hold
informational meetings at 5
p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23 and
Thursday, Aug. 24 in Hadl Audi-
torium. The meetings are open
to female students interested
in walking on to the 2006-07
team.
Student Union Activities will
show The Da Vinci Code at 8
p.m. Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day in Woodruf Auditorium.
Two KU students reported
criminal damage to their cell
phones on Aug. 19. The incident
occurred in the 1300 block of
Tennessee. No arrests were
made.
A 23-year-old KU student
reported being battered during
the early morning on Aug. 20.
The incident occurred in the
900 block of North Second
Street. No arrests were made.
A 20-year-old KU student
reported the theft of a Giant
Yukon bicycle and a cable lock
during the afternoon of Aug. 20.
The bike, valued at $450, was
stolen from the KU Recreation
Center.
An 18-year-old KU student
reported being battered during
the early morning on Aug. 20.
The location of the incident was
not disclosed and no arrests
were made.
A 19-year-old KU student
reported $1,000 worth of crimi-
nal damage to a 2001 Honda
Civic on Aug. 18. Police said the
suspect used a knife or cutting
instrument to damage the car.
Pet hen makes walk down
the aisle as a bridesmaid
BISMARCK, N.D. Chicken
was a part of the wedding of Terry
Morris and Renee Biwer, but it had
nothing to do with the menu or
the name of a popular dance.
Henrietta, a hen, was a brides-
maid.
She was a very good girl, maid
of honor Paulette Winn said. She
wanted to eat part of the fower
she was wearing.
Henrietta is the pet of the
groom. About the size of a dove,
she ft into the crook of fower girl
Jasmyne Morris arm.
Jasmyne, 8, said holding the hen
through the ceremony was boring,
but overall it was fun.
Jasmyne, who is Terry Morris
granddaughter, has known Hen-
rietta all of her life. You can play
with her, and shes a tame chicken,
she said.
It was only natural for Henrietta
to be in the wedding, Renee Morris
said.
Shes a part of the family, and
like one of our children, she said.
It is important to include her.
Associated Press
Sleeping near human
waste no longer allowed
LAS VEGAS Newly illegal in
Vegas: Sleeping near urine or feces.
The new ordinance makes it
illegal to knowingly establish
sleeping quarters within 500 feet of
defecation unless that deposit is
made in an appropriate sanitary fa-
cility. It was passed unanimously by
the Las Vegas City Council as part
of a bill making it a misdemeanor
to go to the bathroom in public.
But City Attorney Brad Jerbic
said the law was a mistake and the
council will consider a revised
version of the ordinance that
shortens the distance between
sleeper and deposits.
We were reviewing all
park rules, including sleeping,
camping and a number of other
things people associate with
parks, Jerbic said Thursday. It
was my mistake that it didnt
come out.
A revised ordinance will
appear on the Sept. 6 council
agenda.
Homeless and civil rights
advocates said the ordinance is
another attempt by city of cials
to target the homeless.
I dont know how on earth a
police of cer would determine
whether someone has knowing-
ly set up shop next to urine or
feces, said Lee Rowland, public
advocate for the American Civil
Liberties Union of Nevada.
Associated Press
odd news
Missouri man showcases
carvings at state fair
SEDALIA, Mo. Stacey
Robinson has a special tool for
his art: A chainsaw.
For 15 years, hes been carv-
ing up chunks of wood at the
Missouri State Fair and turning
them into all sorts of characters.
From old men to coyotes,
Robinson said he stamped at
least a hint of himself into each
work.
He estimated that during the
11-day fair, which ended Sun-
day, he and his son, Clint, 22,
used about 220 feet of logs to
create as many as 40 pieces. The
carvings were sold at an auction
Saturday. Proceeds beneft the
Missouri State Fair Foundation.
Associated Press
news
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tuesday, august 22, 2006
Attention KU Freshman:
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Every fall, freshman elect 5 of their peers to
represent them in Student Senate, and this
years election is just around the corner!
If you think you might be interested, you need to
stop by the Senate ofce on the fourth oor of
the Kansas Union in the Student Involvement and
Leadership Center or go to http://studentsenate.
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on the ballot are due THIS FRIDAY and the election
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PROFESSOR
(continued from 1A)
students in class but also because
he was willing to meet with stu-
dents in his office to go over class
material they didnt understand.
Students were important to
him, Sevcik said.
Hirsch, who was diagnosed with
brain cancer last spring, is at home
and is doing about as well as I can
be, he said.
Hirsch said he was thankful that
the University had given him a
great opportunity to develop the
American Indian Literature pro-
gram.
He has had many visitors, which
he said had been terrific, and
has been moved beyond belief by
the generosity, kindness and open-
ness that others had shown him,
he said.
Hirsch said that however much
he had given the students, they had
given him more.
Kansan staf writer Kim Lynch
can be contacted at klynch@
kansan.com.
Edited by Aly Barland
GTA
(continued from 1A)
Almost everything weve
requested has been rejected,
Martin said.
Martin also objected to the way
the University calculated merit-
based raises, which are based on
the previous years salary and
therefore would not be a percent-
age of the new minimum wage. She
called this practice illegal.
Bretz said the University award-
ed merit raises to all employee
groups the same way. The raise
would be based on the previous
years salary to reflect when a GTA
earned the raise, she said.
Theres no way were providing
raises illegally, Bretz said.
Bretz said the University had
offered an average merit-based
raise of 11.3 percent for the group
of more than 900 GTAs, which
would total $1.3 million in raises
this year.
Were eager to get merit raises
into the pockets of our GTAs,
Bretz said.
Neither Bretz nor Martin was
able to give an estimate as to how
long the fact-finding process would
last, but both sides were certain
that the negotiations would not be
settled before the recommendation
was made.
Kansan staf writer Danny Lup-
pino can be contacted at dlup-
pino@kansan.com.
Edited by Aly Barland
TOBACCO
(continued from 1A)
The association blamed tobacco
advertising for its role in encour-
aging young people to become
addicted without understand-
ing the long-term health risks
involved.
Carol Seager, director of
Watkins Memorial Health Center,
said younger smokers tended to
ignore long-term effects. She said
tobacco companies needed to be
more explicit in the cumulative
effects because the statement on
the side of a box that says smoking
is harmful wasnt helpful.
Sara Swenson, Fort Scott senior,
has smoked for four years. Shes
tried to quit several times but said
she had failed because of stress
even though shes worried about
putting too much nicotine and tar
in her body.
You decide how much nicotine
you want in your body when you
light up, she said. Ill quit when
Im ready too.
Kansan staf writer Erin Castane-
da can be contacted at ecastane-
da@kansan.com. The Associated
Press contributed to this story.
Edited by Nicole Kelley
By DAVID TWIDDy
AssoCIATED PrEss
DREXEL, Mo. Investigators
searching a rural Cass County prop-
erty for human remains said Monday
they had found about 50 pieces of
evidence, including a hatchet and
dozens of bone fragments.
Authorities said they had searched
about 20 percent of the three-acre lot
since Michael Lee Shaver Jr., 33,
told investigators he had killed seven
men and scattered their remains on
the property in rural Cass County,
55 miles south of Kansas City.
Shaver was arraigned Monday on
a single count of first-degree murder
and one count of armed criminal
action. He was being held on $1 mil-
lion bond.
Weber and Cass County prosecu-
tor Teresa Hensley said that authori-
ties had not increased the number of
confirmed victims beyond the bone
fragments of two people investiga-
tors found Friday.
Hensley said she was comfortable
that she had enough evidence to
convict Shaver of the single murder
count. But, she added, It would sure
be nice to have a victim.
According to the affidavit filed
with the charges, Shaver told author-
ities he met the man at an abandoned
trailer in Kansas City, Kan., where
he bought methamphetamine from
the victim. The affidavit says Shaver
later invited the man to his home for
another drug transaction.
Authorities say Shaver told them
he would lure the victims to his
home, shoot them and steal their
cash and drugs. Authorities also said
Shaver told them he dismembered
the bodies and burned the body
parts in a fireplace in his bedroom.
After smashing the bones with a
hammer, he scattered the ashes and
bone fragments in his back yard,
authorities said Shaver told them.
Investigators said they believe the
deaths began occurring about five
years ago, about the time Shaver
moved into the house.
The most recent remains are only
months old, they said.
Sheriff s deputies arrested Shaver
and another man, Nathan Wasmer,
27, of Peculiar, Mo., on Friday after
a failed carjacking.
Officials said Shaver told depu-
ties as he was being placed into
a patrol car that he knew about
human remains on the property
where he lived with his mother and
that he wanted to talk to someone
about it.
Officials on Monday would not
comment on whether other people
could be charged in the killings.
Search for bodies yields bone fragments, hatchet
crime
U.N. to send more troops to Lebanon
By EDITH M. LEDErEr
AssoCIATED PrEss
UNITED NATIONS The
United States called Monday for the
deployment of an expanded U.N.
force in southern Lebanon and said
a new U.N. resolution might be
needed later to focus on disarming
Hezbollah militants and enforcing
an arms embargo.
Italy offered to replace France as
head of the force after Paris disap-
pointed top U.N. and U.S. officials
by making only a small pledge of 400
troops. By contrast, Italy has indicat-
ed it will be prepared to send 3,000
soldiers. If Rome follows through,
other European countries might be
more willing to commit troops, as
the U.S. has been urging.
Noting the fragility of the
Israeli-Hezbollah cease-fire, U.S.
Ambassador John Bolton made clear
that the top priority for the United
States was to get an additional 3,500
soldiers on the ground by next
Monday and then quickly increase
the force to 15,000 troops, joining an
equal number of Lebanese troops.
But he said the issue of disarming
Hezbollah, key to establishing lasting
peace between Lebanon and Israel,
would likely have to be addressed in
due course in a new resolution.
Hezbollah is already required
to disarm under a September 2004
U.N. resolution, and council diplo-
mats are certain to look carefully at
exactly what a new resolution would
do. If it authorizes the U.N. force to
disarm the guerrillas, there would
likely be strong opposition from
those who believe that disarmament
should be carried out only as a result
of an agreement between Hezbollah
and the Lebanese government.
But in any event, getting boots
on the ground is key, said Boltons
spokesman Richard Grenell.
Its premature to talk about the
timing of a second resolution at this
point, he said. Our priority right
now is to get a robust international
force on the ground.
While several Muslim nations
have pledged troops to the new force,
there have been no major pledges
from European countries. The U.S.
wants broad European participation
to ensure that the U.N. contingent is
balanced and broadly acceptable to
both the Israelis and Lebanese.
The European Unions Peace
and Security Committee added the
issue of contributions to the force,
known as UNIFIL, to its agenda
on Wednesday. But one European
diplomat, speaking on condition of
anonymity because of the sensitivity
of the talks, cautioned against any
major new announcements.
France, which leads the current
2,000-strong force, had been expect-
ed to make a significant new contri-
bution and continue its command.
But President Jacques Chirac,
wary of getting involved without a
clear U.N. mandate to use firepower
if necessary, announced last week
France would immediately add 200
combat engineers to its 200 troops
already serving in UNIFIL, though
he didnt rule out a future increase.
France said it was willing to continue
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BLACKSBURG, Va. A man-
hunt for an escaped convict suspected
in the slayings of a hospital guard
and a sheriff s deputy shut down the
Virginia Tech campus on the first day
of classes Monday as sharpshooters
were posted on university rooftops
and students scrambled for safety.
Authorities later captured William
Morva, 24, after he was found hiding
in a briar patch along a trail off-cam-
pus, Blacksburg Police Chief Kim
Crannis, said. The spot was about
150 yards from where the sheriff s
deputy was slain during the intense
search Monday morning. A weapon
also was recovered, but police would
not elaborate.
Hundreds of police scoured the
2,600-acre campus as Virginia Tech
Vice President Kurt Krause canceled
classes for the schools 26,000 stu-
dents and sent some 6,000 professors
and other workers home.
Morva had escaped from a hospi-
tal about two miles from campus
where he had been taken for
treatment of a sprained wrist and
ankle early Sunday.
According to police, Morva
overpowered another Montgomery
County sheriff s deputy at the hos-
pital, took the deputys gun and then
shot an unarmed hospital security
guard. The guard was identified as
Derrick McFarland, 26. The deputy
was in stable condition with head
injuries he suffered in the attack.
Morva had been jailed while
awaiting trial on charges of attempt-
ing to rob a store last year and
apparently shed his orange prison
jumpsuit after escaping.
He then is suspected of gunning
down sheriff s Cpl. Eric E. Sutphin
as the decorated police veteran got
closer to the fugitive on the trail
about 7 a.m. Monday.
Todd Cohen, associate director
of KU University Relations said that
emergency protocols are in place
should any similar incident occur on
the University of Kansas campus.
There are procedures as with fire,
tornado and other states of emergen-
cy, Cohen said. It is very unlikely
that what happened in Virginia will
happen here.
The University maintains a strict
policy banning weapons on campus.
Cohen cited an instance when a pro-
fessor brought a musket on campus
to show his class. The Public Safety
Office immediately responded to
deal with the situation, he said.
Morva was charged with capital
murder, use of a firearm in a felony,
escape and felony assault on a police
officer. He had not been charged
with Mondays shooting.
Kansan staf writer Ben Smith con-
tributed to this story.
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New Accutane study fnds more risks
By cArLA K. JoHNSoN
ASSocIAtED PrESS
CHICAGO Accutane, the pow-
erful acne drug already known to
cause birth defects, seems to raise
the risk for potential heart and liver
problems more than doctors had
expected, according to a new study.
The findings came from lab tests
on 13,772 patients taking the popu-
lar acne drug and underscore the
need to closely monitor people tak-
ing isotretinoin, which is sold as
Accutane and in three generic ver-
sions. Abnormal results for choles-
terol and liver function were more
common than expected.
Abnormal lab tests dont necessar-
ily mean patients will develop prob-
lems, said Lee Zane of the University
of California, San Francisco, co-
author of the study.
Additional studies are needed
to determine any long-term health
effects, he said, but in the current
study, most patients abnormal lab
tests returned to normal when they
quit taking the drug. Patients usu-
ally take it for less than a year. Its
considered one of the most effective
treatments for the severest acne.
Isotretinoin can cause brain and
heart defects in infants if a woman
takes it during or immediately before
pregnancy. Women who take it must
have pregnancy tests and use birth
control or abstain from sex.
Most dermatologists already knew
the drug also could increase the risk
of heart disease. But the new study
found higher-than-expected percent-
ages of patients developing abnormal
lab results.
Among patients with normal lab
tests before they started taking the
drug, 44 percent developed high levels
of triglycerides. The package insert,
by contrast, cites high triglycerides
in 25 percent of patients. Thirty-one
percent of healthy patients in the
study developed high cholesterol lev-
els and 11 percent developed abnor-
mal liver tests.
The study wont change medi-
cal practice because dermatologists
already carefully test patients tak-
ing Accutane, John Strauss, professor
emeritus at the University of Iowa
College of Medicine, said. Strauss
is a former consultant for Roche
Laboratories Inc., the maker of
Accutane.
Roche representatives did not
reply to an e-mail seeking comment
on the study.
The drug is sometimes the only
way to treat severely disfiguring acne,
Strauss said.
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Police watch as students emerge fromSquires Student Center at Virginia Tech after police began
searching there for shooting suspect WilliamMorva, Monday in Blacksburg, Va. Virginia Tech shut
down its campus Monday as authorities searched for Morva, 24, an escaped inmate suspected of kill-
ing a hospital guard and a sherifs deputy. Morva had been seen near the campus, authorities said.
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The University of Kansas is pre-
paring to go to court against a for-
mer physics professor who said he
was denied tenure because of his
political views.
Jeffrey Olafsen, a self-declared
Republican who now teaches
at Baylor
University, was
denied tenure in
March 2005 after
being reviewed
by the phys-
ics department,
the College of
Liberal Arts
and Sciences
and, eventually,
the University.
He filed a law-
suit against the
University ear-
lier this year.
KU admin-
istrators argued
that the suit was
not filed before the statute of limita-
tions expired and should have been
dismissed.
In July, Judge Jack Murphy denied
the Universitys request, saying the
suit was filed within 30 days of the
final action and would not be dis-
missed.
Were going to ask him to recon-
sider, said Lynn Bretz, director of
university communications.
Bretz said a professor could only
be denied tenure if that profes-
sor was found to be inadequate in
terms of teaching,
research or ser-
vice. She said this
was the case with
Olafsens review and
the University com-
mitted no wrongdo-
ing.
We believe he
was denied ten-
ure on appropriate
grounds, Bretz said.
She said the fact that
the review made it
through three levels
of faculty-ensured
fairness.
Olafsen, how-
ever, cited several
administrative errors during the
review process. He said he believed
his review was influenced by the
political leanings of other depart-
ment members, including depart-
ment chairman Stephen Sanders.
Olafsen said Sanders had made dis-
paraging remarks about Republicans
during a meeting between the two
professors.
The remarks not only call into
question his objectivity, or lack
thereof, Olafsen said, but also cre-
ate a context where the departments
20-some-odd errors are less like-
ly the result of incompetency and
more likely the willful disregard of
the rules to achieve a certain objec-
tive.
When reached, Sanders, through
his secretary, declined to comment
on the matter, referring all questions
to the University general counsel.
Olafsen said he didnt expect to
benefit much from the suit, but he
said he wanted it to help those seek-
ing tenure in the future.
Kansan staf writer Danny Luppi-
no can be contacted at dluppino@
kansan.com.
Edited by Aly Barland
Physics professor claims tenure was denied based on his political viewpoints
Jefrey Olafsen, a self-declared
Republican who now teaches
at Baylor University, was denied
tenure in March 2005 after
being reviewed by the phys-
ics department, the College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences
and, eventually, the University.
He filed a lawsuit against the
University earlier this year.
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Many people view college as a
time to experiment and find out
who they are as individuals. Some
get a new hairstyle or piercing,
while others join a sorority or fra-
ternity. What all of these people
have in common is that they are
attempting to find somewhere to
belong. In other words, they want to
join a community.
A community can be defined
as an institution, such as the
University, an organization or just a
group of friends. For me, commu-
nity is the web of people with whom
you have your closest relationships.
They are the ones with whom you
choose to share your life.
As college students we receive
many diverse messages about who
we are supposed to be. Those from
the academic world are constantly
telling us to study hard so we can
be the best student in the class. Our
work is constantly being critiqued,
as if it were somehow linked to our
self-worth. Getting a B on a test is
not good enough.
On the other hand, the media
tells us that in order to be attractive
we must have the most fashionable
and expensive clothes. Look any-
where and you will find definitions
of what it means to be the alpha
male or female just wear brand x,
y or z. Everyone will love you!
Then we get messages from
what we could call the alternative
social spectrum. In order to fit in
here you must listen to outrageously
obscure music, be a vegan and shop
at fashionable secondhand stores,
because you always knew you were
way ahead of those other kids.
We live in a culture where we
are taught from a very young age
to look out for number one. We are
told that money is more important
than relationships, and that if you
work hard enough you can reach
the American Dream of wealth, sta-
tus and power.
These ideas breed such a spirit of
competitiveness that people forget
or refuse to think about anyone but
themselves. Throughout this pro-
cess people become so concerned
about their own individualism and
one-upping each other that they
forget they exist within a commu-
nity.
In order for a community to
work, its members must consciously
realize that they are all intercon-
nected and responsible to one
another. With a community mental-
ity people begin to reach out to each
other, instead of solely focusing
upon their own individual needs.
Being in a community is about
give and take. Each person out
there has dreams and aspirations,
as well as a longing to be accepted
for who they are. In a strong com-
munity people can come as they
are. Its members listen to each other
instead of judging. By looking to
understand and take care of others,
you allow bonds of trust to form.
Once members of a community
come to trust each other they feel
free to be who they are. Each mem-
ber grows by watching and listening
to the experiences of others. They
begin to relate and make sense of
each others experiences within the
wider world.
A community such as this is a
place where you can be accepted,
yet be challenged to grow and be a
better person. Come as you are.
Ruhl is a Lawrence sophomore in
journalism and creative writing.
By BEth RuhL
kansan columnist
opinion@kansan.com
Weve all seen them in class. The
students who create a puddle of
drool on their desks as they sleep,
surf the Internet on their laptops
or fill out the crossword in this fine
publication. They are Johnny and
Suzy Bare Minimum, content to
take their Cs and stumble into the
next semester, year after year, while
demonstrating that they feel the
academic portion of college is just a
tedious stepping-stone on the path
to future financial security.
Ultimately, these students are
happy to receive a four-year degree
alongside all the students who tried
to make the most out of their col-
lege educations. In a different time,
Johnny and Suzys Cs would have
been Fs, and they would have been
going home for Christmas, never to
come back.
These days, schools arent weed-
ing out the students who prefer
having their tickets punched instead
of learning anything. How are these
students able to pass? I think you
have to look at the very real and
disheartening issue of grade infla-
tion. All students in pursuit of a
four-year degree are experiencing
the adverse affects that come with
the passing of students who never
do more than they must.
A report done by the Carnegie
Foundation found that grade
inflation has become increasingly
prevalent in our nations schools,
and this includes some of the most
academically prestigious. The report
notes that in 1950 only 15 percent
of Harvard and Yales student bodies
obtained a grade of a B+ or higher.
Today that number has risen to over
70 percent.
If such inflation is taking place in
Ivy League schools, I can only imag-
ine what is going on at the thou-
sands of public institutions around
the U.S. Such inflation breeds apa-
thetic attitudes toward education in
some students. We are seeing the
effects of this apathy in the stagger-
ing number of instances of plagia-
rism in our nations schools; some
students do not even feel the need
to do their own work. Grade infla-
tion cheapens the successes of those
students who always put forth their
best effort, and it ends up watering
down the four-year degree.
Students who are happy to scrape
by academically, thinking they are
going to land a $70,000-a-year job
just because they graduated, should
wise up. While statistics show a
trend of increased salaries, every
student should take into consider-
ation that those statistics are drawn
from the past thirty to forty years.
Today we are living with the ills of
a weak economy, exacerbated by
rampant corporate irresponsibility.
Such factors have shown that even
the white-collar, educated work-
ers of America are not beyond the
reach of the tentacles of bad for-
tune. With the job market already
inundated with applicants who hold
four-year degrees, the addition of
students who took an uninspired
approach to earning theirs trims up
an already slim chance of landing a
solid career.
Many employers are looking for
applicants who have refined their
skills in graduate school. This is
unfortunate because many hard
working students and their families
may have already taken on a heavy
load of debt acquiring a four-year
degree. The thought of going on to
graduate school can seem like an
exhausting prospect to many.
So hey, Johnny and Suzy Bare
Minimum, why dont you try a little
more effort when it comes to your
studies this semester; you might be
doing us all a favor. But you will be
doing yourselves the biggest favor
by respecting the education you are
receiving, and the personal growth
that comes from challenging your-
selves to succeed. That, my friends,
you will find is more valuable than
any future increase in salary that
college may bring.
Wlnfrey is a Lawrence senior in
creative writing.
By JEREmy WinfREy
kansan columnist
opinion@kansan.com
Students will once again
be nickel-and-dimed by the
University this year. Intramural
athletes will be greeted with a
team fee for leagues which were
free just a semester ago.
While the fees are minimal,
its just another unnecessary
expense that comes out of stu-
dents pockets.
This year, officiated team
sports such as flag football or
basketball will cost $20 per
team. Unofficiated sports such
as ultimate Frisbee or sand vol-
leyball will run $10 per team.
Officiated tournaments are now
$10 and unofficiated $5. A fee
will also be assessed for fitness
programs.
The KU Recreations Services
determined this summer to
reinstitute fees for the first time
since the fall of 2001. The fees,
they say, will allow recreation
services to continue providing
intramural sports and to offset
costs of running the Student
Recreation Fitness Center.
A $62 student recreation and
fitness center fee is included in
every students tuition. Multiply
the fee by the number of stu-
dents and recreation services
has more than $1.5 million to
work with right off the bat.
The students have done their
part when it comes to provid-
ing money for the Student
Recreation Fitness Center. It
was the students who accept-
ed fees to help build the $17
million center that opened in
September 2003.
Students also agreed to swap
tickets to help fund additions to
the new facility. Students agreed
to give the athletic department
1,200 seats for mens basketball
games, but got only 226 closer
seats. The athletics department
also provides $1 million each
year for a $6 million addition to
the three-year-old rec center.
Certainly the price for intra-
mural sports is reasonable, but
tacking on more fees to students
shouldnt always be the solu-
tion.
Why not look for other solu-
tions, instead of always charg-
ing the students? Reevaluate the
hours of the facility or look at
the staff to see if all are really
needed to find ways to avoid
passing the buck to the stu-
dents.
The students have already
paid enough.
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CYCLONES
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Behind him, Hicks is looking to
return to 2004 form, when he rushed
for 1,062 yards and five touchdowns.
Hicks battled a groin injury last sea-
son, missing three games and rush-
ing for 545 yards and four touch-
downs.
At the receiver and tight end posi-
tions, Meyer will have no shortage of
options as his top six receivers from
2005 are back this year. Most notably
is preseason first-team All-Big 12
selection junior wide receiver Todd
Blythe, who racked up 1,000 receiv-
ing yards along with nine touch-
downs.
Other receivers that should crack
the starting lineup are seniors Austin
Flynn and Jon Davis, who combined
for more than 900 yards and five
touchdowns. Junior Ben Barkema
and senior Walter Nickel should split
action at the tight end position.
On the line, tackles Scott Fisher
and Aaron Brant, guards Seth
Zehr and Paul Fisher and center
Stephenson construct an all-senior
barrier for opposing defenses.
Compared to the offense, the
defense returns a fraction of the
experience, featuring seven fresh
starters. However, senior cornerback
DeAndre Jackson said that this is the
best defensive unit hes ever been on
at Iowa State.
Jackson said those who thought
the offense would have to win games
for the Cyclones are in for a sur-
prise.
If people say they have to carry
us, we take that and were going to
build on it, Jackson said. We use
that as motivation because we want
to carry the team.
Preseason first-team All-Big 12
selection senior Brent Curvey will
anchor the defensive line at the
defensive tackle spot. Joining him
will be senior defensive end Shawn
Moorehead, junior end Kurtis
Taylor and junior nose guard Bryce
Braaksma.
Sophomore Adam Carper is Iowa
States lone returning starter at line-
backer after recording 41 tackles in
2005. Junior Alvin Bowen and soph-
omore Tyrone McKenzie should fill
the remaining linebacker spots.
The secondary features Iowa
States final first-team All-Big 12
player, Jackson, who was selected
as a cornerback and a kick returner.
Despite the youth of the rest of the
defense, Jackson said he doesnt plan
to cut back on his returning duties to
focus on defense.
Sophomore Chris Singleton
should take the other cornerback
spot and freshman James Smith and
junior Jon Banks should occupy the
two safety positions. Only Singleton
and Banks recorded any tackles in
2005, combining for 15.
With an offense as potentially
potent as Iowa States and a defense
that believes in itself, the Big 12
North title is certainly within reach
for the Cyclones.
At the same time, their Big 12
title hopes could vanish if they
dont survive their early conference
schedule. Some players might pre-
fer such a hard stretch of games be
spread out over the season, but not
the Cyclones leader on offense: Bret
Meyer.
We might as well have them
all together, Meyer said. Im not
going to say Id like to have an easier
schedule because thats not being a
competitor. If thats the way you feel,
then dont come play.
Kansan sportswriter Shawn Shroy-
er can be contacted at sshroyer@
kansan.com.
Edited by Nicole Kelley
SPORTS
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FRIDAY
Soccer exhibition vs. Furman, 5
p.m., Jayhawk Soccer Complex
Womens Volleyball vs. Alabama
A&M, 4:30 p.m., Crimson Tide Invita-
tional, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
SATURDAY
Womens Volleyball vs. Miami,
11 a.m., Crimson Tide Invitational,
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Womens Volleyball vs. Alabama,
7 p.m., Crimson Tide Invitational,
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
SUNDAY
Soccer vs. Loyola Marymount, 1 p.m.,
Jayhawk Soccer Complex
schedule
Aug. 31 vs. Toledo
Sept. 9 vs. UNLV
Sept. 16 at Iowa
Sept. 23 at Texas
Sept. 30 vs. Northern Iowa
Oct. 7 vs. Nebraska
Oct. 14 at Oklahoma
Oct. 21 vs. Texas Tech
(Homecoming)
Oct. 28 at Kansas State
Nov. 4 vs. Kansas
Nov. 11 at Colorado
Nov. 18 vs. Missouri
Source: Iowa State athletics department
LINEUP
(CONTINUED FROM 10A)

With the starters out of practice,
Mangino has pieced together line-
ups with younger players, including
freshman Olaitan Oguntodu and
redshirt-freshman Justin Thornton
seeing significant repetitions in
practice.
Any time you have people that
youre counting on lining up that
are not out there getting repetitions,
its a little bit concerning, Mangino
said. But I think weve got some
really talented kids out there, so its
just a matter of them learning.
Sophomore Aqib Talib, whos
also seen time at punt returner in
practice, has looked the best among
returning cornerbacks. At Fridays
practice, Talib intercepted one pass
by redshirt-freshman quarterback
Kerry Meier and nearly picked off
another.
Fan Day Wednesday:
The Kansas football program
will host its annual Fan Day
Wednesday night at Memorial
Stadium. Fans will be invited into
the stadium at 5:30 p.m. to watch
the conclusion of practice. Players
and coaches will be available for
autographs on the field after prac-
tice.
Kansan senior sportswriter Ryan
Schneider can be contacted at
rschneider@kansan.com.
Edited by Aly Barland
FATE
(CONTINUED FROM 10A)
Most programs at the
University have been on the way
up with the football team, which
probably isnt a coincidence.
Football makes money that helps
the entire department.
Dont be too worried, though,
because the NCAA has recently
been reluctant to hand out bowl
bans, a fact that bodes well for
Kansas. So far this decade only
Alabama has received one, and
that was a situation involv-
ing players being paid. In the
1990s, Mississippi, Auburn and
Washington were the only three.
Each received a two-year ban.
Compare that to the 1970s and
1980s when the NCAA handed
out a total of 24 bans and youll
notice how inconsistent the
NCAA has been.
The truth is, the NCAA works
in mysterious ways and all this
is purely speculation. So even
though a bowl ban isnt a good
possibility, brace for it and you
wont be surprised, because the
NCAA can be very unpredictable.
Kansan columnist Travis Robi-
nett can be contacted at trobi-
nett@kansan.com.
Edited by Natalie Johnson
BIG 12 BASKETBALL
Huggins flls coaching staf
with former player
MANHATTAN Kansas State
mens basketball coach Bob
Huggins completed his staf on
Monday, hiring former player Erik
Martin to be an assistant coach.
Martin, 35, was part of Huggins
team at Cincinnati in the 1990s.
He is familiar with the style of
play that I want to run at K-State,
Huggins said in a written state-
ment.
The Wildcats will open their
2006-07 season on Nov. 11.
Associated Press
sports
student ticket pickup begins today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Allen Fieldhouse ticket ofce and will continue all week. students who pur-
chased a sports combo pass may pick up their football tickets by showing a valid KUID. Each student must claim his or her own tickets. Football
tickets may also be purchased without buying the combo. those tickets are available for $10 per game or $45 for the season at the ticket ofce.
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sports
PAGE 10A
By DrEw DAvison
Natalie Uhart, a junior middle
blocker who transferred to the
University of Kansas from Long
Beach State
University, is
out indefinitely
after injuring
her knee dur-
ing Saturdays
KU Alumni
Scrimmage.
In the first
match, Uhart
dove for a ball
and injured her left knee on the
referee stand.
The referee said he thought Uhart
fell first, then slid into the stand.
He added that the stand shook so
much, he had to hold on to stay
balanced.
Uhart, named Big 12 Conference
Preseason Newcomer of the Year,
was scheduled to fill in for Josi Lima
at the middle blocker position this
season.
Recently, the Big West Conference
granted Uhart a medical waiver
conferring junior eligibility because
of nagging injuries.
You hate to see that, coach Ray
Bechard said of Uharts injury fol-
lowing Saturdays game. Well hope
for the best.
With everything shes been
through, with the transfer situation
and not having played much the
last year or two, he said, its really
unfortunate she didnt get to go a
little bit longer tonight.
Bechard said Uharts injury was
not related to her previous injuries.
He will update Uharts status today
at the Universitys Fall Olympic
Sports Media Day.
Kansan sportswriter Drew Davi-
son can be contacted at ddavi-
son@kansan.com.
Edited by Natalie Johnson
volleyball FooTball
Jared Gab/KANsAN
Natalie Uhart, junior middle blocker, injured her knee Saturday. She struck the referee stand so hard the referee was almost knocked off.
Injury sends Uhart out indefnitely
Uhart
Starting
lineup
not yet
settled
By ryAn schnEiDEr
With only a week and a half before
the Jayhawks season opener, coach
Mark Mangino remains undecided
about who will play at several key
positions. Here is a look at some of
the starting spots still up for grabs:
Linebackers:
Entering preseason training
camp, sophomores Mike Rivera
and Joe Mortensen and senior Eric
Washington were expected to be
the three starting linebackers. That
lineup isnt such a guarantee any-
more. Mangino has been impressed
enough with redshirt freshman Jake
Schermers performance at camp that
he has earned significant time prac-
ticing with the first-team defense.
Fiery and toughness is every-
thing in football, Mangino said. I
dont care how talented you are, if
you dont bring that element to the
field, you dont have a chance. He
has that.
Despite his lack of experience,
Schermer believes hes ready to make
the jump from the scout team to the
starting lineup.
Whatever I have to do, if I have
to go as hard as I can every play, then
thats what I have to do to keep my
spot and keep me motivated every
time, Schermer said.
Sophomore James Holt, who was
also expected to contend for one of
the starting spots, suffered an undis-
closed injury and will not be avail-
able for at least the season opener on
Sept. 2 against Northwestern State.
Wide Receivers:
Mangino used several different
combinations of receivers in scrim-
mages with the first-team offense.
Among those working with the
offense are seniors Brian Murph and
Dominic Roux, junior Marcus Henry
and sophomores Marcus Herford
and Dexton Fields. Murph and
Henry are Kansas top two returning
receivers; each averaged more than
10 yards per catch last season.
I think those kids are coming
together and theres a lot of able-
bodied kids there, Mangino said.
Herford, a converted quarterback,
saw action last season at both wide
receiver and quarterback.
Running Backs:
With the undisclosed injury that
ended redshirt freshman Angus
Quigleys season last week, its likely
Mangino will employ a backup-
by-committee strategy. Freshman
Jake Sharp is expected to split car-
ries with junior fullback Brandon
McAnderson. While senior Jon
Cornish is a solid starter, expect
both Sharp and McAnderson to see
significant playing time.
Sharp displayed the speed and
athleticism that earned him the
backup spot in Fridays open prac-
tice. On several plays with the back-
up offense, Sharp was able to squirt
through the defensive line and break
downfield for long yardage.
Sharps relatively small size, at 5-
foot-10, 190 pounds, makes it easier
for him to slip through holes cre-
ated by the offensive line. His speed
and athleticism is in contrast to the
power running game of the 6-foot,
235-pound McAnderson.
Secondary:
Injuries have also ravaged Kansas
depth in the secondary. Projected
starters senior Jerome Kemp and
redshirt freshman Darrell Stuckey
both missed Fridays practice with
undisclosed injuries. Mangino said
Kemp might be healthy enough to
play against Northwestern State, but
Stuckey would not.
sEE lineup oN pAGE 9A
By TrAvis roBinETT
In a few weeks the NCAA will
make its final decision about how
to punish the University of Kansas
for its recent rule violations, and
fans should pay close attention
because it could be more serious
than they realize, especially for the
football program.
Anything short of a bowl ban
and the football team should sur-
vive the ordeal. Most likely, the
team will only lose scholarships
and recruiting visits. But what if a
bowl ban is implemented? What
about a two-year ban? As bad and
unlikely as it seems, it is a possi-
bility KU fans should worry about.
KU football
crawled out
of the toilet
Terry Allen
left it in with
the help of
coach Mark
Mangino and
needs consis-
tent success
to build a big-time program. That
means consecutive bowl berths
instead of sporadic success. At this
point, the program seems to be on
the fast track toward the former.
The exposure that bowl games
provide is essential for a team
working its way up in the world of
NCAA football, like Kansas, and a
ban from post-season play would
be devastating.
Without a post-season, more
recruiting battles would be lost.
Not many talented recruits would
come to a non-football school in a
BCS conference without the pos-
sibility of going to a bowl game.
And what if Mangino loses his
job? No good coach would want
to step into that kind of situation.
Without
as much tal-
ent and good
coaching,
Kansas would
win fewer
games, fans
would buy
fewer tickets,
and the foot-
ball program could end up back
in the toilet bowl, which would
probably take at least five years to
get out of.
The football team wouldnt be
suffering alone. The rest of the
Athletics Department would take
a hit because of lost revenue.
sEE fate oN pAGE 9A
Newcomer of the
Year kept out by
injuries once again
By TrAvis roBinETT
kansan columnisT
trobinett@kansan.com
horn born, hawk bred
Fate of Kansas football
in the hands of NCAA
big 12 FooTball
Cyclones not worried by
tough early scheduling
By shAwn shroyEr
As daunting as Iowa States offense
can be for opposing defenses, its
schedule is every bit as menacing.
Iowa State opens its Big 12
Conference schedule on the road
at defending National Champion
Texas. Then, after a nonconference
game against Northern Iowa, the
Cyclones face Nebraska, Oklahoma
and Texas Tech in consecutive
weeks.
In total, nine of Iowa States 12
opponents in 2006 reached postsea-
son play in 2005.
Theres a lot of really big chal-
lenges, but its a season of opportu-
nity and thats the way were looking
at it and were not going to duck
and hide and were going to hold
our heads high and try and prepare
for a great season ahead, coach
Dan McCarney said.
If any team in the Big 12 North
can handle that schedule, its Iowa
State. The Cyclones will return 11
offensive starters from last seasons
7-5 team.
The Cyclone offense features
two preseason first-team All-Big 12
players, brings back five seniors on
the offensive line and returns run-
ning back Stevie Hicks, the 1,000-
yard rusher from 2004 who was
injured last year.
So, its no surprise that Big 12
media selected Iowa State to finish
second in the Big 12 North, but
Cyclone players know best of all
what this years offense is capable
of.
It can be phenomenal, senior
offensive lineman Scott Stephenson
said. We should do some big things
this season.
With a defense that returns only
four starters, it may be up to the
offense to keep the Cyclones afloat
in the conference standings.
As quarterback, junior Bret
Meyer is looking to live up to the
preseason hype surrounding him
after being named first-team All-
Big 12 by conference media.
Meyer started all 12 games for
the Cyclones in 2005, completing
61.7 percent of his passes for 2,876
yards and 19 touchdowns. Meyer
also had a four-game stretch with-
out throwing an interception.
Meyers statistics have grabbed
the medias attention, but his lead-
ership has earned the respect of his
teammates.
Hes got the ability to get every-
one going around him and hes got
the ability to light a fire underneath
peoples asses, Stephenson said.
He can see the field, he can throw
the ball well, he can run. Hes all-
around the best quarterback in the
Big 12, in my opinion.
sEE cyclones oN pAGE 9A
Leila Navidi/AssoCIAtED prEss/tHE GAZEttE
Iowa running back Dana Brown, right, runs with the ball dur-
ing football practice Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006, in Iowa City, Iowa. KU football crawled out of the
toilet Terry Allen left it in with the
help of coach Mark Mangino and
needs consistent success to build
a big-time program.