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BY MATT LINDBERG
AND THOR NYSTROM
Brian Giebink was watching the Kansas-
Oklahoma State football game with two
friends when the group began discussing the
Nov. 24 Border Showdown between Kansas
and Missouri.
Forgoing sleep for seat priority, Giebink
decided to bring a blanket and a tent to Allen
Fieldhouse about 1 a.m. Sunday and set up
shop in front of the ticket office. Giebink,
the first student in line, slept by himself on
the concrete that night. His tent, not secured,
flapped in the wind for the duration of the
evening. A security motion light shone into
the tent, forcing Giebink to pull his hoodie
over his eyes in a futile attempt at dark-
ness. Giebink said another group of students
stumbled in from the bars about 2:30 a.m. on
Sunday to become group No. 2.
When the sun finally rose, the light shut
off, ending a two-hour night of sleep for
Giebink, a Rolla, Mo., junior.
I dont regret it for a second. I still get
chills thinking of being front row at the sta-
dium, Giebink said.
Giebinks decision proved to be wise, as
hundreds of students followed throughout
the early morning hours. By the time the
ticket office opened at 9 a.m., a sea of students
wrapped around Allen Fieldhouse to the
intersection of Naismith Drive and Sunnyside
Avenue to secure their seats. Giebinks group
began a sign-up sheet similar to what is seen
in Allen Fieldhouse during basketball cam-
pouts. More than 200 groups were signed up
when the ticket office opened.
Josh Spradlin, Lawrence senior, said he
wasnt planning on heading down to the sta-
dium until midmorning, but a quick glance
toward Allen Fieldhouse changed his deci-
sion.
I just got done working my shift at
Oliver and saw tents outside the fieldhouse,
Spradlin said. I wasnt going to come until
3 a.m., but when I saw that I decided it was
time to go. Spradlin and his group set up
camp at 7 p.m. Sunday and ended up toward
the beginning of the line.
Associate Athletics Director Jim Marchiony
said he wasnt surprised by students turning
out early because of their loyalty.
Students have been terrific supporting
our football team, but we just didnt know
what to expect because of the date being dur-
ing break, Marchiony said.
By the time morning hit, the student line
had passed the Phog Allen statue in front of
the fieldhouse, and rumors began to swirl
that there wouldnt be enough tickets for
students to attend the game. Marchiony said
getting a ticket shouldnt be a concern for
students with sports passes.
There are some lively imaginations
online. We believe every student with an all-
student sports combo pass who wants to go
to the game will be able to go to the game,
Marchiony said.
But because of the rumors, students began
to buy themselves into groups to make sure
they would be able to attend.
Brandon Blakely, Torrance, Calif., gradu-
ate student, was camping with Spradlin. He
said he saw many groups approaching the
first few groups with Ziplock bags full of
KUIDs, trying to bribe groups.
Giebinks group was offered $500 in cash
to take four student IDs to the ticket window.
Students were allowed to redeem 10 IDs at a
time for tickets. Giebinks group declined the
cash offer immediately.
No one was going to buy a spot for that,
Giebink said. It isnt fair. The group behind
us had been there since 2:30 Sunday morn-
ing; we wouldnt have done that to them.
Giebink said the group collectively could
have made well over $1,000, and said stu-
dents were offering about $100 for each ID
to groups in the front of the line.
I turned down a lot of money. But there
are more important things than money,
Giebink said.
Giebink and his group received the ulti-
mate prize the only seven front row tickets
available to students.
Giebink said money exchanges were hap-
pening all over. He said a member of his
group saw the second group in line accept
$160 to get tickets for four students using
their KUIDs, and he said one group near the
front brought a stack of IDs to the window
that was at least three inches thick.
We are assuming they took some bribes,
which is fine if that is the route they wanted
to go, Giebink said.
The bribes ensured prime seats without a
need to wait. One of Giebinks friends took
a place in line at 9 a.m. and didnt reach the
front until 3:30 p.m., a six and a half hour
wait that eliminated the possibility of going
to class.
One thousand student tickets were allo-
cated in the lower endzone. The rest were
scattered around the upper deck. Marchiony
said every student with a valid ID received
a ticket.
Ticket pick-up for a round of basketball
games also began Monday at the ticket office,
and two ticket windows distributed basket-
ball tickets while the other two handed out
Missouri football tickets.
Ashley Ryan, Overland Park junior, joined
the line at 9:30 a.m. and was disappointed by
its length.
Shame on them for this. The tickets are
supposed to be for the students, Ryan said.
Its our team. Weve been here for hours.
Two members of Giebinks group, Katie
Huber and Cassie Nealon, both St. Louis
sophomores, missed class on Monday to
sleep in the tent on Sunday night.
Lauren Hickman, Kansas City, Mo., junior,
said the group didnt realize they were miss-
ing Sunday nights basketball game between
Kansas and UMKC, until they saw curious
fans walking past the row of tents to the
arena.
It used to be that people forgot about
football, Hickman said. Now they are for-
getting about basketball.
Edited by Elizabeth Cattell
We have not moved very far, and we
got here at 7:30 a.m. Its crazy, people
are buying up.
Jena Jessup, Almena freshman
This was pretty poorly organized. Its
stupid to have basketball tickets the
same day. We could have had four
windows open as opposed to two.
Paul Laskowski, Topeka freshman
Weve been sitting here all night,
and I got like one hours worth of
sleep.
Dustin Allen, Topeka senior
overheard in the ticket line:
Now thats team spirit
Fans line up for tickets to Border Showdown
Students miss class, bribe campers for tickets;
Marchiony says sports pass guarantees a seat
Jessie Fetterling/KANSAN
Lyndsey Orpin, Leawood junior, and Steven Kilgore, Overland Park junior, take down their tent after camping
out for tickets to the Kansas-Missouri game at Allen Fieldhouse on Monday morning. Both students, who were in the
camping group namedSabo is a mule,waited for tickets from 4 p.m. Sunday until 11 a. m. Monday.
Students wait in line for tickets to the Kansas-Missouri football game at Allen Fieldhouse on Monday morning. Some students started camping out early Sunday morning so they could
be frst in line to get tickets.
Bernard Bud Hirsch, a former profes-
sor of English who died last year, estab-
lished a new scholarship for undergradu-
ates majoring in English.
The Mary A. Klayder Scholarship
will help support various student
activities, including undergraduate
research work and study abroad. The
scholarship is named after Klayder,
a University Honors Lecturer in
English.
Klayder got her bachelors degree from
the University of Kansas in 1972 and
has taught at the University since 1985.
Klayder is also a H.O.P.E. Award finalist
this year.
About 200 University students vol-
unteer throughout the year at Lawrence
Memorial Hospital. Their work ranges
from running errands and assisting in the
emergency room to taking time to talk
with patients.
Rachel Williams, Conway, Ark., junior,
said she enjoyed helping the hospital staff.
She said the little tasks she did for them were
appreciated, and she realized her work was
helpful.
Ahram Han, Reeds Spring, Mo.,
senior, said a volunteer experienced
both rewarding and heart-wrench-
ing situations. She said being around
patients who maintained positive atti-
tudes helped her appreciate what she
had.
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Students help doctors in ER, surgery, radiology
Scholarship to aid research, study abroad
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assists English majors
BY JASON BAKER
What courses do you teach? I teach
Gender and Social Policy, Social
Health and Medicine, and I teach a
study abroad course in Sweden or
Finland about health care in June. I
also teach at the University of Kansas
Medical Center.
What inspired you to teach? Well,
my dad was a history professor, and
I am a child of the 60s, and I wanted
to make the world a better place.
My first lecture was the Black Power
Movement because that what was
going around me at the time.
Where did you go to college? I went
to the University of Michigan for my
undergraduate and the University of
Minnesota for my doctorate.
Whats the funniest moment you
had teaching? Ive made a few
Freudian slips, which I cant discuss.
But my students think theyre raun-
chy and funny.
Craziest experience you had in col-
lege? In graduate school, the student
protesting shut down the entire uni-
versity. You could take the grade at
midterm as your final grade if you
continued discussing the Vietnam
War.
What is the worst job that you have
had? I sold encyclopedias to people
who couldnt afford them. I quit in
one day.
Whats your ideal weekend? Going
up to my cabin in northern Minnesota
and sitting at my deck looking at the
woods with a good book and binocu-
lars to look at birds.
Where have you traveled to? I go
to Sweden and Finland every sum-
mer. Ive been to most of Europe,
the United States and some of the
Middle East.
Do you have any hobbies?
Gardening, working in the yard,
reading, family history, traveling and
I love to cook.
Whats your favorite restaurant?
I live in Kansas City, so Pangea
Cafe and Market, 900 W. 39th St. in
Kansas City, Mo. Its eclectic world
cuisine, and its inexpensive. They
have fantastic and creative food.
What clubs and groups were you
involved in? I started out in a soror-
ity and ended up in a group called
the Social Liberation Movement by
graduate school.
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BY SASHA ROE
sroe@kansan.com
Ahram Han gained a new appre-
ciation for life when she saw a
patient who was paralyzed for life,
yet happy to be alive and with
a giant smile on his face. Han,
Reeds Spring, Mo., senior, is one
of about 200 University of Kansas
students who volunteer at Lawrence
Memorial Hospital, where students
often get more than they give.
He was basically paralyzed, Han
said. But he still had a smile on
his face. I thought, I have so much
more. Still, he was happier than I
was.
Han said volunteering at Lawrence
Memorial Hospital provided both
inspiring and heartbreaking experi-
ences. She said a baby was born with
a disability when she was volunteer-
ing in the maternity ward. Han said
it broke her heart to escort the father
to the room to see his child for the
first time.
Han, who now works as a lead
person for the volunteer program,
helps patients
move between
rooms and trains
other volun-
teers. She said it
was rewarding to
spend time with
the patients, even
though it seemed
like her work was
minor.
I dont heal them, but the little
things I do make a difference, Han
said.
Tony Hoover, Wichita senior, said
that it was important to remember
that volunteering might not be the
most glamorous job, but that the
little jobs volunteers performed were
a huge help to the staff.
The staff appreciates it when
volunteers arent just sitting around
but being proactive, Hoover said.
Volunteers should just make the
nurses and doctors jobs a little eas-
ier.
Hoover said
he volunteered
for about two
years in the
e m e r g e n c y
room. His main
jobs were to
make patients
comfortable and
assist the doc-
tors and nurses
with various
tasks, such as
taking patients
to get X-rays.
However, he said the emergency
room challenged him to see how
well he could handle many eye-
opening situations.
Hoover said he was interested
in a career in health care and he
enjoyed observing the staff. He said
he was impressed with the quality
of the doctors and nurses and had
formed close
friendships with
them.
The best
thing is looking
at other health
care profession-
als and learn-
ing from them,
Hoover said.
Its neat to see
people who are
so passionate about what theyre
doing.
Rachel Williams, Conway, Ark.,
junior, said she started volunteering
because a class her freshman year
required it. After the experience, she
was hooked and decided to continue
volunteering.
Williams, a music therapy major,
said she volunteered on the fourth
floor, which had elderly patients and
patients recovering from long-term
illness or injury.
She said working with the elderly
was fulfilling
and had taught
her a lot about
life. She said a
general miscon-
ception was that
elderly people
had to be talked
to as if they were
children, but she
had learned that
they deserved a
great amount of
respect.
Williams said
one woman said she had been a
singer and had sang for Eleanor
Roosevelt.
Theyve experienced a lot, and
then I see them in that setting,
Williams said. It makes me want to
live as well as I can.
Becki Carl Stutz, the hospitals
student volunteer coordinator, said
many students were interested in the
experience because they were pur-
suing degrees in health care. Stutz
said the hospital tried to place them
in areas of interest, including radi-
ology, surgery and the maternity
ward.
Stutz said volunteers worked one
shift each week. Before becoming
a volunteer, students go through a
brief training session to go over situ-
ations they might encounter while
volunteering.
She said the staff and patients
appreciated the help and the inter-
action with student volunteers. For
more information, visit the Lawrence
Memorial Hospital Web site at www.
lmh.org.
Edited by Tara Smith
BY MIKE GLOVER
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DES MOINES, Iowa The race
for the Democratic presidential
nomination moved into overdrive
Saturday as candidates scrambled
to outdo each other to win over the
Iowa activists who will lead off the
contest on Jan. 3.
Six Democratic rivals trotted out
celebrities, filled the air with popu-
list rhetoric and schmoozed party
regulars in the most hectic day of
a campaign thats been intense for
months.
The city took on a circus-like
atmosphere as candidates raced
from forums to rallies to marches
to receptions, capped by the Iowa
Democratic Partys annual fund-
raising dinner. Nine thousand bois-
terous activists chanted and cheered
during the event, which traditional-
ly begins the sprint to Iowas leadoff
caucuses in January.
Some of the hottest rhetoric of the
night came from John Edwards, who
has sounded an increasingly sharp
populist theme in recent weeks.
It is time for us as a party to
stand up with some backbone and
some strength for what we actually
believe in, said Edwards. We do
not believe in allowing lobbyists to
write the laws of the United States
of America and we do not believe
that we are above the law.
Edwards made a pointed ref-
erence to former President Bill
Clinton and his failed effort to
overhaul the nations health care
system an effort led by one of
Edwards rival candidates, Hillary
Rodham Clinton.
It is not enough, Edwards said.
Look at what happened in the
1990s when we had a Democratic
president, a Democratic House and
a Democratic Senate but still drug
companies, insurance companies
and their lobbyists killed universal
health care in the United States of
America.
He offered the sharpest line in a
night of tough rhetoric.
I think it is time for us to give
America hope, said Edwards. It
is time to give those entrenched
interests that are standing against
America hell.
But it was the matchup between
Clinton and Barack Obama that
was watched closest. Clinton has a
significant lead nationally but only
a small edge in Iowa, where she
is being pressed by both Obama
and Edwards. Clinton and Obama
stacked the hall with larger con-
tingents than their rivals, Obama
bringing along a few thousand red-
shirted backers and Clinton with an
equal number of noisy supporters.
When I am your nominee, my
opponent wont be able to say that
I supported this war in Iraq, or that
I gave George Bush the benefit of
the doubt on Iran, said Obama.
And he wont be able to say that
I wavered on something as fun-
damental as whether its OK for
America to use torture because
its never OK.
Obama has been critical of
Clinton on all those issues, and he
said Democrats were at their best
when weve led not by polls, but by
principle, not by calculation but by
conviction, when weve had lead-
ers who could summon the entire
nation to a common purpose a
higher purpose.
We are ready for change, said
Clinton. Change is just a word if
you dont have the strength and
experience to make it happen.
Clinton argued the party should
pick a nominee who has been test-
ed and elect a president who is ready
to lead on day one. Fortunately, I
have a little experience standing
up and fighting for what I believe
is right and what I believe America
needs and how we can get there
together.
Clinton played the front-runner
role to the hilt.
Im not interested in attacking
my opponents, said Clinton. Im
interested in tackling the problems
of America. We should be turning
up the heat on the Republicans
they deserve all the heat we can
give them.
The world is waiting for an
American president they can trust,
said Joe Biden. The American
people are waiting for one of us to
step up ... whom they can trust. Not
trust in terms of our honesty, trust
in terms of our judgment.
Bill Richardson joined in the
chorus of criticism of the war.
The most important issue
affecting this race is the war, said
Richardson, who hit his rivals on
the issue.
The leading candidates are talk-
ing about keeping troops (in Iraq)
until 2013, said Richardson. I will
bring troops home within one year
and we will do it with a plan, a
political compromise.
At the same time, Richardson
argued it is critically important
that Democrats not tear each other
down as the speeches wound deep
into the night.
Welcome to breakfast in Des
Moines, said Christopher Dodd,
as he took the stage, saying major
candidates had left open the poten-
tial that troops could be in Iraq
until 2013.
Im not going to wait until
2013, said Dodd. Any Democrat
who cant stand up here and prom-
ise theyre gonna get our troops out
of Iraq before 2013, I wonder what
theyre standing for.
Iowa Democratic Chairman
Scott Brennan said the dinner tra-
ditionally marked a point where
campaigns began to get serious.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
moderated the event, telling activ-
ists they are going to hear from
the next president of the United
States.
Anti-war activists were joined
in a protest march by backers of
former Sen. Mike Gravel and Ohio
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, who were
not invited to the dinner because
they dont have active campaign
operations in the state.
Giving back repays students
Students experience positives, negatives of life
as volunteers at Lawrence Memorial Hospital
community service
The best thing is looking at other
health care professionals and
learning from them. Its neat to
see people who are so passionate
about what theyre doing.
Tony Hoover
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I dont heal them, but the little
things I do make a diference.
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kirsTen hudson
Editorial: ticket pick-up for the
Ku vs. Missouri football game
and mens basketball turns into
a circus.
W
ithin the past two
months, Lewis Hall
and the adjoin-
ing Ekdahl Dining Commons,
known as Mrs. Es, were the vic-
tims of two separate acts of van-
dalism. Both incidents involved
gunfre. While these occurrenc-
es could easily have caused the
University to devolve into a state
of panic, both KU Housing and
the Public Safety Offce should
be commended for a level-head-
ed response.
The frst incident occurred
over Fall Break, between 5:30
p.m. Oct. 13 and 10:30 a.m.
Oct. 14, according to a Univer-
sity news release. A person, who
remains unknown, discharged
fre into three windows, two on
the east side of Mrs. Es, and one
on the west side third foor lob-
by window of Lewis Hall. The
second happened between 9:30
p.m. Nov. 3 and 11:30 a.m. Nov.
4. This time, a rear window of
Mrs. Es was shot.
Neither of these acts occurred
when people would have been
present, but the use of a frearm
in both cases warrants immedi-
ate action on the part of the KU
Offce of Public Safety. The KU
Crime Stoppers Board pre-des-
ignated a reward of $1,000 to
anyone who could provide in-
formation leading to the arrest
of the person or people respon-
sible. KU Housing also sent
an e-mail to students living in
University housing, reassuring
them that safety was their high-
est concern.
Your safety is a top priority
at KU. Please know that KU
police are investigating these in-
cidents to the fullest, including
examining video from cameras
in the area, Diana Robertson,
Director of Student Housing,
said in the e-mail.
It is appalling that anyone
would damage University prop-
erty, and even more disturbing
that they would use a gun to do
so. It not only shows a lack of
respect for the University, but a
complete disregard for the safe-
ty of other people. Firearms are
completely banned on the Uni-
versity campus, and everyone is
told to call 911 immediately if
they see a weapon. The use of
a deadly weapon worsens the
already vile nature of the van-
dalism.
Following recent violence
at Virginia Tech and Delaware
State, paranoia could have tak-
en hold here and caused hyste-
ria and a lock-down. Housing
and KU Crime Stoppers are do-
ing exactly what they should:
reassuring housing residents
and their families, and utilizing
resources in order to identify
those responsible. The vandal-
ism that occurred at Lewis Hall
and Mrs. Es was just that, van-
dalism. If every incident of dam-
age to University property were
treated like a campus attack, a
cry wolf syndrome could eas-
ily set in. Its important for the
University to properly differen-
tiate what constitutes a clear
and present danger, and what is
vandalism. Up to this point, the
University gets top marks for
maintaining a level of civility.
It is hoped that someone will
step up and supply KU Crime
Stoppers with the information
it needs to make an arrest. The
person or people responsible for
this have no business on KUs
campus, and their arrest is im-
perative.

A
s an incentive for po-
tential students, many
colleges advertise that
their college offers the advantage
of smaller class sizes. Suppos-
edly smaller class sizes beneft
students by offering advantages
such as more individualized at-
tention, less distractions and
increased success. But when it
comes to learning, does class
size really matter?
According to Tennessees
Student Teacher Achievement
Ratio (STAR) project, a large-
scale, four-year, experimental
study of reduced class size, stu-
dents enrolled in smaller classes
as youngsters were more likely
to gradu-
ate on time,
c o mp l e t e
more ad-
vanced math
and English
c o u r s e s ,
c o mp l e t e
high school
and graduate
with honors.
This makes
sense. After
all, its easier for teachers to get
to know and control younger
students within smaller classes.
Yet, while smaller classes may
be benefcial to young students,
in college classes size is less im-
portant.
By this point in our education,
two factors really matter when
it comes to learning: Teaching
quality and student effort.
Whether Im in Budig 120 or
the smallest classroom in Wes-
coe, what holds my attention is
an interesting teacher. Obviously
some classes should be smaller,
such as foreign language classes
where participation is a key part
to learning. Yet, in other smaller
classes I always fnd it amusing
when teachers attempt to make
us equals by arranging all the
desks in a circle to supposedly
make students more at ease and
promote participation. Person-
ally though, Id rather not be
equals with my teacher. If I was
an equal to the teacher then
what would be the point in tak-
ing the class? Id already know
everything about the subject.
You can arrange the class-
room in every shape known to
mansquare, star, octagon
and it wont affect my learning
as much as an animated profes-
sor completely ecstatic over his
or her subject. Whether a class
contains 20 students or 500 with
the desks arranged in the shape
of a sunfower and the teacher
lecturing on the ceiling, what
matters is the quality of the
teaching.
At the same
time though,
there could
be a class size
of two with
an amazing
teacher and
students could
still fail if they
dont put in
the effort. It
can be harder
to pay attention when youre in
a larger lecture hall. Especially
if youre sitting in the last row
of Budig with Facebook pulled
up on your laptop while doing
the Sudoku. It may be easier to
pay attention when the teacher
is right up in your face calling
your name, but at this point in
our education, we should have
enough control over ourselves
to put in effort in our classes,
regardless of the size.
As much as some of us would
like to dismiss our grades as a
result of too large a class, the
grades printed on your transcript
refect the quality of the teacher
and your effort as a student.
Hudson is a Wichita sopho-
more in journalism and busi-
ness.
Tuesday morning
to the cute girl at the under-
ground whos always at the far-right
register: You make my day.
You know who else hated
smoking, dont you? Hitler. im not
saying anything, just, interesting.
im out of green, and it makes
me sad.
that girl is so evil, instead of a
vagina she has a sarlacc.
i wish everyone would quit
bitching about White Owl.
Free for All, you are my best
friend.
its ofcial. My roommates boy-
friend is the most awkward human
being ever.
My cat just licked my lip, and i
dont know if thats gross or cute.
Wichita is like the Mordor of
spangles.
A beer bong is the solitaire of
drinking games.
Free for All, if somebody doesnt
call in and say that i made their day
by falling down Marvins steps, then
it was all for nothing.
to the loser of the twenty
gigabyte iPod with 2,000 songs
under the jazz genre: thank you for
changing my life.
i think White Owl lives in a car
outside my house.
White Owl is just a fgure of our
imagination.
While im passing you is not the
time to speed up, jackass.
We need a Jayhawk on the ffty-
yard-line as big as the one in the
Fieldhouse.
the Jayhawk should be of ridicu-
lous size. ridiculous.
i used to have respect for old
people, and then i met White Owl.
Big Jay grabbed my boob.
i just called a Praise-A-thon and
prayed for a win for the Kansas
Jayhawks.
108 years. Best team in 108
years.
When the cops came, i hid in the
drier.
My boyfriend who ive been on-
and-of with for the past year and a
half just told me that hed rather die
than marry me.
nunununununununununununu
nunununu Batman!
i have been waiting for that Flea-
Flicker all year long.
todd reesing, ive got a man-
crush on you!
You know, i wish my parents had
Facebook. that way, it could tell me
when their birthday is.
thats it. Mangino sold his soul
to the devil. this is crazy!
Class size not
solo factor in
student learning
Active and animated professors are most
important in leading class of fve or 500
Mrs. Es vandalism handled appropriately, calmly
Two recent cases have challenged how the KU Public Safety Ofce responds to both shooting and destruction of campus property claims
MAX RINKEL
BY JEFF DETERS
jdeters@kansan.com
A new $100,000 scholarship
fund has been established to sup-
port undergraduate students in the
department of English. The Mary A.
Klayder Scholarship will help support
various student activities, including
study abroad and research work.
Students must apply for the schol-
arship, and the tentative deadline
for applications will be in March.
The late Bernard Bud Hirsch, a
longtime professor of English who
died in 2006, named the scholarship
after Klayder, a University Honors
Lecturer in English. Klayder had
worked with Hirsch for more than
20 years.
Its common for scholarships
to be named after the donors who
financed them, but Hirsch wanted
to recognize Klayder for her years of
service in the department of English
as both a teacher and adviser.
I didnt expect it, Klayder said.
Klayder described Hirsch as
feisty and direct. And the two had
much in common. Both had a love
for teaching and both had spouses
die in the 1990s. Klayder said the
two of them went through those
difficult times together and their
friendship grew stronger.
Anna Neill, coordinator of under-
graduate studies and associate pro-
fessor of English, said she wasnt sur-
prised Hirsch wanted his scholarship
to be named after Klayder.
Shes the appropriate person to
have the scholarship named after,
Neill said.
Klayder earned her undergradu-
ate degrees in English and art his-
tory from the University in 1972.
After graduation, she taught high
school in Colorado for 10 years. She
said she found
that she enjoyed
working with
young people
but missed being
at the University
of Kansas.
I kept telling
people to go to
college and do
what you want to
do, and I realized
I should be tell-
ing myself that,
she said.
In 1985, she
returned to Lawrence and began her
graduate studies and taught class.
Its really meaningful for me to
teach here, Klayder said. I learned
so much from the teachers and stu-
dents.
Klayder primarily teaches honors
courses, and during winter break,
she and her advanced composition
class will study abroad in Costa Rica.
John Kuhn,
J a me s t o w n ,
Kan., senior and
English major,
was a student in
Klayders fresh-
man and sopho-
more honors
English classes.
He said both
classes were
exemplary.
She really
knows how to
draw people
out, Kuhn said.
Her courses are academically rigor-
ous but are also exceptional in that
she really cares about her students
as people.
Klayder has also served as Kuhns
academic adviser.
Shes interested in your develop-
ment as an individual, something
that I think is very important, he
said.
Klayders interest in her stu-
dents has been well received. She
also is a H.O.P.E Award finalist
this year. The H.O.P.E Awards are
given to teachers who have been
nominated by students for teaching
excellence.
Klayder said that in the future,
her students could expect her to be
content right where she was at.
I feel comfortable, she said. I
was an undergrad here, and feel I
understand what its like to come to
Lawrence and be a student. I love to
teach here. I cant imagine teaching
anywhere else.
BY RACHEL ZOLL
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BALTIMORE Pope Benedict
XVI will travel to the United States
for the first time as pontiff next
year to meet with President Bush,
address the United Nations and
visit Ground Zero, a Vatican official
told American bishops Monday.
The pope also will celebrate Mass
at the new Nationals Park stadium
and Yankee Stadium during the
April 15-20 visit to Washington and
New York, according to Archbishop
Pietro Sambi, Vatican ambassador
to the United States.
The announcement comes as
the 67 million-member American
church is grappling with a priest
shortage and an often alien-
ated flock, and is still recovering
from the clergy sex abuse crisis.
American dioceses have paid more
than $2 billion in settlements with
victims since 1950.
Its a shot in the arm for the U.S.
Catholic Church which is enduring
one of the most protracted crises
in its history, said Scott Appleby,
a University of Notre Dame his-
torian who specializes in religion.
He said the Catholic community
in the United States badly needs
a renewed sense of its own vital-
ity and its historic legacy in the
country.
Benedict has dedicated his pon-
tificate to fighting secularism and
strengthening Catholic faith, and
his visit reflects those priorities.
Benedict will convene separate
national meetings with Roman
Catholic priests, Catholic university
presidents and diocesan religious
educators, and leaders of other reli-
gious groups.
Traditional American Catholics
have long complained that Catholic
universities have lost their religious
identity.
The Archdiocese of Boston,
where the abuse crisis erupted in
2002, and bishops from around the
country had invited Benedict to
visit. But Bishop William Skylstad,
leader of the bishops conference,
said the Vatican limited the visit to
two cities to conserve (Benedicts)
energy.
The visit coincides with the third
anniversary of Benedicts election
to succeed Pope John Paul II on
April 19, 2005.
John Pauls five visits to the
United States during his pontifi-
cate were major events. When he
arrived at New Yorks Madison
Square Garden in 1979, a school
band welcomed him with the theme
from Rocky. The late pontiff s
charisma and personal warmth
attracted tens of thousands of peo-
ple to his appearances and buoyed
the American church.
Benedict, a theologian, spent
more than two decades as the
Vaticans chief orthodoxy watchdog
before becoming pope, earning a
reputation considered unfair by
his supporters as a dour enforcer
of Catholic teaching.
I dont think he is going to
make the sort of impact John Paul
did. Benedict cant do it and doesnt
want to do it, said James Hitchcock,
a Catholic historian from St. Louis
University. I think its a very differ-
ent kind of appeal.
Benedict will also be in the
United States during a presidential
election year, and his public events
could inadvertently become public
relations vehicles for candidates or
political parties.
Benedicts pilgrimage to the
site of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist
attacks in New York is meant to
show solidarity with those who
have died, with their families and
with all those who wish an end of
violence and in the search of peace,
Sambi said.
The popes visit will begin
with an April 16 reception with
Bush at the White House, fol-
lowed the next day by Mass at
Nationals Park and separate
meetings with Catholic educa-
tors and leaders of other faiths.
Bush met the pope for the first
time in June at the Vatican. The
president used that occasion to
defend his humanitarian record
to the pope, who expressed con-
cern about Iraq.
President and Mrs. Bush are
honored to welcome His Holiness
to the White House next April,
said Gordon Johndroe, a spokes-
man for President Bush.
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Mary Klayder, honors lecturer in English, was honored with a $100,000 scholarship in her name
for undergraduates majoring in English. Klayder teaches honors classes and study abroad courses.
Scholarship for English majors
named in honor of lecturer
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exchange gifts during their meeting Nov. 6 at the Vatican. Benedict has planned a fve-day visit
to the U.S. in April. He will visit NewYork City andWashington, D.C.
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BY RUSTIN DODD
rdodd@kansan.com
Its been only 30 minutes since Texas A&M
beat the Kansas volleyball team 3-0 the teams
seventh loss in eight match-
es but Jill Brown knows
shes going to get a phone
call. She knows the voice
on the other end will be her
daughter, Emily, a senior
setter and right side on the
Kansas volleyball team, and
she knows what her daugh-
ter is going to say.
No matter how well
she played, shes never
done enough, Jill Brown
said. She always feels like
she could have done more.
It doesnt matter that Emily Brown fin-
ished the match with 11 kills, 22 assists, and
12 digs a performance that showcased her
versatile collection of volleyball talents.
Its the type of performance Emily Brown has
given the Kansas volleyball program for the past
four years. But on Nov. 21, the Brown era will
come to an end, as she will play her 119th and
final match in a Kansas uniform. Kansas will trav-
el to Lubbock, Texas, to play Texas Tech, perhaps
an unfitting final chapter for a player who has left
her fingerprints all over the Kansas volleyball his-
tory books. Brown the only player in Kansas
history with 1,000 career kills, digs and assists
has been a key presence on the volleyball team
all four years. Displaying postal service-like reli-
ability, Brown has been on
the floor for every single
match since the first match
of her freshman season.
But Browns volley-
ball career began well
before her first game at
Kansas. Its a career that
has been defined by a
family bond, and a story
of a daughter following
in the footsteps of her
mother.
a humble beginning
Twenty miles south of Lawrence, Baldwin
City sits tucked along Highway 56. Small antique
shops line the brick roads of downtown. City
Hall sits on the corner, one block down from
the post office. The 3,000-person community is
dripping with small-town charm.
BY MARK DENT
mdent@kansan.com
Cole Aldrich gets advice from Darnell
Jackson and other upperclassmen at practice,
during games and just about everywhere.
And everywhere means everywhere.
This morning about nine, Jackson said
Friday, Cole and I were taking a shower. He
just got done lifting weights, and he told me, D-
Block, you ready to play? I was like, Yeah. He
was like Man, Im nervous. I was just like, Man,
just go out there and play. Get your body going
and start sweating, and youll be fine.
The shower talk worked. Aldrich scored six
points and grabbed six rebounds. The other fresh-
man on scholarship, guard Tyrel Reed, scored 11
points. Their early success doesnt surprise Kansas
coach Bill Self. He said they were getting better by
learning from the best at practice.
Take Reed, for example. He has to play
offense against some of the best defensive guards
in the country. Senior guard Russell Robinson,
junior guard Mario Chalmers, sophomore
guard Sherron Collins and senior guard Rodrick
Stewart all take turns harassing the freshman.
Reed routinely comes home with bumps and
bruises from their physical defense.
Whether they beat me up or what-
ever, its still a learning experience, Reed
said. You have to make it into a learning
experience. Coach is going to be on you
and players are going to be on you because
youre a freshman, but you have to have fun
with it.
Aldrich has also benefited from the tough
love. At Late Night, he looked lost, turning
the ball over nearly every time he touched it.
Now, he has become accustomed to the speed
of the college game after practicing against the
likes of Jackson, senior center Sasha Kaun and
sophomore forward Darrell Arthur.
BY ASHER FUSCO
afusco@kansan.com
There isnt anything unusual about stu-
dents camping out at Allen Fieldhouse: It
happens every fall. And its certainly not
unheard of to see a Kansas team win 10
games in a row. After all, this is Kansas,
home of national championships, impressive
top 25 rankings and high draft picks.
But the source of excitement this year isnt lim-
ited to basketball. The students who took up resi-
dence on the lawn in front of Allen Fieldhouseon
Sunday night werent waiting in line for courtside
seats. Instead, they were hoping for prime seats at
Arrowhead Stadium on Nov. 24.
Theres plenty of evidence suggesting it could
be worth the wait to watch this Kansas squad.
After spending most of the past century as a
run-of-the-mill program, Kansas football has
made a splash this season by blowing out oppo-
nents, winning on the road and taking care of
the football. Because of the teams gaudy statis-
tics and unblemished record, college footballs
powers-that-be have started to pay attention.
To be at this point in the season and to be
undefeated and getting more recognition is awe-
some, and were loving it, sophomore quarter-
back Todd Reesing said. But we know whats at
stake, and thats why we prepare so hard during
the week. We want to keep this thing rolling.
Ample reason exists for the recent media
onslaught. The Jayhawks have trailed their
opponents for fewer than 30 of the seasons
600 minutes, are ranked second in the nation
in scoring offense and scoring defense and are
leading the country in turnover margin. Kansas
coach Mark Mangino entered the season 2-18 in
Big 12 Conference road games, but has led the
Jayhawks to four road victories in four tries.
ESPN analyst Lou Holtz wrote on ESPN.
com Sunday that he thought Kansas was the
best team in the nation, and ABC football ana-
lyst Kirk Herbstreit praised the Jayhawks after
watching their victory at Oklahoma State last
weekend. Representatives from bowl games
and the Thorpe Award took in Saturdays game
from the press box alongside reporters from
The New York Times and CBSsports.com.
Things could become much more surreal in
a hurry for Kansas football. Barring a Kansas
collapse against Iowa State or a Missouri melt-
down at Kansas State this weekend, No. 4
Kansas will meet No. 6 Missouri in Kansas
City with each teams season on the line. The
winner of the match-up would pack its bags
and head to San Antonio, Texas, for the Big 12
Championship game the next weekend and the
loser would start making plans for a bowl game
presumably not a BCS bowl.
If the Jayhawks defeat the Tigers and win
the Big 12 Championship, they would be 13-
0 and nearly guaranteed a spot in the BCS
National Championship game. That sort of
wishful thinking may have made its way to
the tents outside Allen Fieldhouse, but it has
stayed out of the locker room.
Our team is 10-0 right now because weve
taken care of the task at hand and focused on
the task at hand, Mangino said. I understand
that all the Kansas beat writers are sick of
hearing that I would be too if I had their
job but its the truth. Its just the truth.
EditedbyRachelBock
Katherine Loeck/KANSAN
Emily Brown, senior setter and right side, has been a crucial member of the Kansas volleyball teamfor four years, but her career as a Jayhawk will reach its end Nov. 21 against
Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. Brown ranks in the top 10 for all-time kills, digs and assists in Kansas history.
Brown prepares for last match as Jayhawk
Family bond wont end when career does
SEE brown oN pAgE 4B
Football team stays focused to maintain success
football
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Sophomore quarterback Todd Reesing dodges oklahoma State defenders in Saturdays game. To have a chance
at playing in the BCS National Championship game, the Jayhawks must maintain a perfect record.
mens basketball
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Tyrel Reed, left, and Cole Aldrich, right, have gained experience by practicing with upperclassmen such as Darnell
Jackson. Kansas coach Bill Self said playing against the best in practice would prepare the freshmen for the future.
the other freshmen
Conner Teahan and Chase Buford may not
be on scholarship, but that doesnt mean
theyre useless to the team. Heres a quick
rundown on how the other two freshmen
have performed so far this season.

conner teahan Hes shown everyone
he can grow a great head of hair and
shoot a nice jump shot. Teahan went
scoreless against Louisiana Monroe and
didnt play against UMKC, but he did
contribute in the exhibition games. He
scored two points against Pittsburg State
and four points against Fort Hays State.

chasebuford Buford could be the
scrappiest player to ever wear a Kansas
uniform. Hell tell you hes not very athletic,
not very quick and not very good at shoot-
ing. It doesnt matter. He earns his minutes
through his hustle and even scored in the
exhibition game against Fort Hays State.
Aldrich, Reed learn from
upperclassmens examples
emily browns career by the numbers
116
career matches played
116
career matches in the
starting lineup
1,138
career kills 6th all-
time in Kansas history
1,027
career assists 10th
all-time in Kansas history
1,002
digs 8th all-time in
Kansas history
Only player in Kansas
history with 1,000 kills,
1,000 assists and 1,000
digs
2
NCAA Tournament ap-
pearances
SEE basketball oN pAgE 6B
No matter how well she played,
shes never done enough. She
always feels like she could have
done more.
JILL BrOwN
Emily Browns mother
Sherron Collins out six weeks
with stress fracture in foot
what was originally diagnosed as a
sprained ankle turned out to be much
worse for Sherron Collins.
Collins, a sophomore guard, had surgery
for a stress fracture in his left foot and will
be out six weeks. Collins aggravated the
injury during the second half against UMKC
on Sunday on a drive to the hoop. He
came out of the game but returned a few
minutes later.
After thegame, KansascoachBill Self said
Collinshadturnedhisankle. X-raystakenthis
morningrevealedthestressfracture.
The loss could be costly for Kansas. Col-
lins has led the Jayhawks with an average
of 16 points in the frst two games. He had
been in the starting lineup as a replace-
ment for junior guard Brandon rush, who is
out until around Dec. 1 with a torn ACL.
Senior guard rodrick Stewart, freshman
guard Tyrel reed or senior guard Jeremy
Case could enter the starting lineup.
This will give some of our younger
players an opportunity to share Sher-
rons minutes, Self said. we also look
forward to having a healthy Brandon
rush playing in a short amount of time.
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The St. Louis Rams went into New
Orleans at 0-8 to play the Saints, who
had won four in a row after an 0-4
start. The Rams won 37-29, and it
wasnt that close.
Three hours later, the Lions, win-
ners of three straight, were beaten
by the Cardinals, who had lost three
in a row.
Thats standard in the NFL, where
26 of 32 teams have had winning
or losing streaks of three or more
games this season. New Orleans, San
Diego and Buffalo have had both.
Its another facet of parity.
Yes, the unbeaten Patriots, the
Cowboys, the Colts and the Packers
have been able to run off long streaks
because they are simply better than
the opposition. And the Giants won
six straight until they lost Sunday to
Dallas in part because they were in
a lengthy soft spot of their schedule,
which included another consistently
bad team, the Jets, who are 1-8.
But the streaks are not only at the
top and bottom of the NFL; they are
also in the middle, as with the Saints,
who lost four, won four and then lost
at home to a winless team.
The Lions, who had a three-game
winning streak snapped Sunday
when they fell 31-21 in Arizona, are
a good example.
Their six wins are the most theyve
had in a full season since Matt Millen
took over as team president in 2001,
but they are streaky in a way typical
of teams that play indoors: 4-0 at
home, but 2-3 on the road, where
they have allowed 121 points in the
three defeats.
In other cases, streaks are deter-
mined by the schedule, or by injuries
or the lack of them. The Colts, a top-
end team, went into San Diego with-
out seven starters and lost four more
players, one reason they lost their
second straight after seven wins to
open the season.
The Giants can beat bad teams,
but not good ones. Their six straight
wins were over teams with a com-
bined record of 15-38; Washington
(5-4) was the only victim currently
over .500. Their three losses are to
8-1 teams: Dallas twice and Green
Bay.
We had a couple of big plays
called back because of penalties,
Giants center Shaun OHara said
after Sundays 31-20 loss. Against
mediocre teams you will be able to
overcome that, but not against teams
like these guys.
A look at some of the streaks:
New England (9-0). Why cheat
when you have talent thats a level
above everyone else and the leagues
best coaching to boot? Theres a
decent chance the Patriots will be
the first team ever to go 19-0.
Miami (0-9). Lack of talent,
plus injuries to Trent Green, Zach
Thomas and Ronnie Brown, among
others. Add awful personnel deci-
sions over the last decade that drop
the Dolphins below parity to par-
ody.
Dallas (8-1). Only loss is to
the Patriots. Tony Romo might be
up there with Tom Brady, Peyton
Manning and Brett Favre among the
top QBs, making the Cowboys the
NFLs second-best team right now.
Buffalo (5-4). Four straight
wins on pure
grit: two quar-
terbacks, subs
for subs as inju-
ry replacements,
but the luck to be
in the AFC East,
where the Jets
and Dolphins, a
combined 1-17,
are two of their
victims during
the three-game
winning streak.
Streak buster New England is next.
Indianapolis (7-2). Seven
straight wins, now two straight loss-
es, the second in the game against
the Chargers that included two eye-
popping improbabilities: six inter-
ceptions from Manning and a poten-
tial game-winning 29-yard field-goal
attempt missed by Adam Vinatieri,
the best clutch kicker in NFL his-
tory. The injured players include
Marvin Harrison and Dallas Clark,
plus Dwight Freeney, who went out
during the game.
St. Louis (1-8). Talk about inju-
ries. The Rams spent the first half of
the season shuffling and reshuffling
the offensive line, which lost Orlando
Pace, its best player, in the first game.
QB Marc Bulger missed two games
and played sev-
eral others with
broken ribs, and
Steven Jackson,
the leagues
f i f t h- l e a di ng
rusher last sea-
son, missed
four games with
a back injury.
They had four
or five games
that could have
gone their way,
Saints coach Sean Payton said after
Sundays game. Fair comment.
New Orleans (4-5). The loss to
St. Louis was a typical letdown by a
hot team playing a loser. With four
straight wins after four losses to open
the season, Payton was spreading rat
traps around the practice facility last
week to warn trap game. Didnt
work, demonstrating that an aver-
age team can sustain a streak only
so long.
Cleveland (5-4). Clearly one of
the leagues most improved teams,
the Browns won three straight
going into Pittsburgh and took a
21-6 lead, threatening to tie the
Steelers for the AFC North lead.
The Browns finally lost because of
Ben Roethlisbergers heroics and
very strange clock management
late in the game by Romeo Crennel.
They probably proved they will
remain a playoff contender, but the
improvement may also simply get
them somewhere around .500.
Baltimore (4-5). Started 4-
2 and now has lost three straight.
Injuries are a factor, but quarterback
is a bigger problem. The Ravens
finally scored with 1:56 left against
a Cincinnati team that entered
Sundays game tied for first in points
allowed at 30.4 per game. Steve
McNair seems done, Kyle Boller
has never been the answer and the
Ravens cut Derek Anderson, their
sixth-round draft pick in 2005, hop-
ing to sneak him onto the practice
squad. Instead, he was claimed by
Cleveland and has thrived. On the
other hand, given the Ravens histo-
ry at QB, Anderson probably would
have failed had he stayed.
sports 2B tuesday, november 13, 2007
sports fact of the day
sports trivia of the day
sports quote of the day
Am I condemning the crew?
Hell yeah, Im condemning the
crew.
Texas Tech coach Mike Leach on the
ofciating crew following his teams loss at
Texas on Saturday
Q: What is the record for
most television appearances in
a season by the Kansas football
team?
A: In 1996, following a 10-2
season, Kansas football was on
television seven times.
KU football media guide
Kansas football is assured
of breaking the record for
most television appearances
in a season because the next
two games (Iowa State and
Missouri) will be televised,
bringing the total to at least
eight games.
KU football media guide

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vs. UMKC, 7 p.m.,
Lawrence
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Kick the Kansan
Last Week Total
Thor Nystrom 8-2 76-24
Erica Johnson 7-3 68-32
Eric Jorgensen 7-3 66-34
Rustin Dodd 8-2 64-36
Emily Muskin 9-1 64-36
Mark Dent 6-4 63-37
Travis Robinett 7-3 62-38
Matt Erickson 7-3 62-38
Case Keefer 6-4 61-39
Ashlee Kieler 7-3 61-39
Pat Teft 8-2 61-39
Kelly Breckunitch 5-5 60-40
Scott Toland 6-4 59-41
Bryan Wheeler 7-3 59-41
Erick R. Schmidt 8-2 59-41
Taylor Bern 5-5 58-42
Asher Fusco 8-2 58-42
Tyler Passmore 6-4 57-43
Shawn Shroyer 7-3 56-44
Mark Stevens 8-2 56-34*
Drew Bergman 8-2 56-34*
Bill Walberg 8-2 54-36*
*Did not pick for week 1
Kicked the Kansan: Three students tied Emily Muskins 9-1
record this week. Will anyone ever Kick the Kansan? There are only
two weeks left to try.
Best of the rest: Salina senior Cole Roe, Overland Park freshman
Gabrielle Hages, and Topeka junior Brett Benedict each went 9-1,
but Roes tie-breaking score prediction of the Arizona State versus
UCLA game was better than the rest.
the top 25 teams in the associated Press college basketball poll,
with frst-place votes in parentheses, records through nov. 11,
total points based on 25 points for a frst-place vote through one
point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
record Points Previous
1. north Carolina (29) 0-0 1,737 1
2. uCLa (24) 1-0 1,710 2
3. memphis (18) 2-0 1,686 3
4. Kansas 2-0 1,566 4
5. Georgetown (1) 1-0 1,503 5
6. Louisville 0-0 1,394 6
7. tennessee 1-0 1,386 7
8. Indiana 0-0 1,172 9
9. Washington state 1-0 1,142 10
10. marquette 1-0 1,026 11
11. oregon 2-0 1,003 12
12. michigan state 0-0 976 8
13. duke 1-0 917 13
14. Gonzaga 1-0 779 14
15. Texas A&M 1-0 693 16
16. Texas 0-0 684 15
17. arizona 0-0 581 17
18. arkansas 1-0 558 19
19. Pittsburgh 3-0 413 22
20. stanford 3-0 389 23
21. n.C. state 0-0 382 21
22. Kansas State 2-0 297 25
23. s. Illinois 0-0 282 24
24. villanova 1-0 190
25. butler 1-0 122
others receiving votes: syracuse 118, Clemson 99, Xavier 95, Con-
necticut 56, Florida 56, davidson 55, ohio st. 55, mississippi state
51, va. Commonwealth 25, West virginia 22, notre dame 21, Wis-
consin 21, virginia 18, Kentucky 16, alabama 15, vanderbilt 11, byu
10, maryland 8, Missouri 8, Gardner-Webb 7, nevada 6, Washing-
ton 6, akron 5, Oklahoma 5, mercer 4, Providence 4, southern Cal
4, George mason 3, Houston 2, san diego state 2, southern miss.
2, Illinois 1, W. Kentucky 1.
Seahawks fy high, win 24-0
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Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman Patrick Kerney, left, knocks the ball loose fromSan Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith during the frst quarter of the Monday night NFL game in Seattle. The
Seahawks recovered the fumble and drove down the feld for a 20-yard feld goal.
The streaks are not only at the
top and bottom of the NFL; they
are also in the middle, as with
the Saints, who lost four, won
four and then lost at home to a
winless team.
nFL
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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Nebraska junior quarterback Joe
Ganz was named Big 12 Ofensive
Player of the Week for his perfor-
mance in a
73-31 victory
against Kansas
State. Ganz
threw for school
records with 510
yards and seven
touchdowns
in the 42-point
blowout. Okla-
homa freshman DeMarco Murray
pulled down Big 12 Special Teams
Player of the Week honors. Murray
returned three kickofs for 129 yards,
including a 91-yard touchdown
return, in a 52-21 victory against
Baylor. Kansas cornerback Aqib Talib
was named Big 12 Defensive Player
of the Week.
WHERES BOWMAN?
Oklahoma State coach Mike
Gundy said the injury to senior
wide receiver Adarius Bowman
was a turning point in the 43-28
loss to Kansas. Bowman left the
game in the
second quarter
with a knee in-
jury after being
tackled by Aqib
Talib. Gundy
called Bowman
the leader of
the ofense and
said the Cow-
boys played lost without him.
I dont think theres any ques-
tion that for two or three posses-
sions there were guys looking
around and wondering where No.
12 was, Gundy said.
He didnt announce whether
Bowman would play against Baylor
this weekend.
TEMPLE HONORS
GRANDMOTHER
Missouri senior running back
Tony Temples season-high 160
total yards in a 40-26 victory against
Texas A&M may have seemed like
just another great game to fans. But
coach Gary Pinkel knew Temples
performance symbolized something
more. Pinkel said
Temples grand-
mother passed
away ear-
lier in the week.
Temple made
arrangements to
play against the
Aggies and leave
immediately
after the game for his grandmothers
funeral service. Pinkel said Temple
was playing with a heavy heart and
wanted a big game to serve as a
tribute to his grandmother.
He was on a mission during
that game, Pinkel said. I know
he wasnt at the press confer-
ence, but he was playing in her
memory.
LEACH OFFERS NO
APOLOGIES
Texas Tech coach Mike Leach
went on a tirade after his team lost
59-43 to Texas on Saturday. He ac-
cused game of-
fcials of favoring
the Longhorns
because at least
one member of
the crew lived
in Austin, Texas.
Reporters bom-
barded Leach
with questions
regarding the incident yesterday,
but Leach showed no remorse. He
said he would continue to stand by
his comments and that he had not
heard from the Big 12 Conference
ofce. Criticizing ofcials is against
the leagues policy, but Leach said
he didnt know whether hed be
fned. I wouldnt change anything
I said, Leach said.
PRINCE DIAGNOSES
WILDCATS PROBLEM
Kansas State coach Ron Prince
showed no hesitation when asked
what his team needed to do to
break away from its current two-
game losing streak.
The frst thing we have to do to
play well is get some more pressure
on the quarterback,Prince said.
The Wildcats
have dropped
two straight
games to teams
with losing
records, Iowa
State and Ne-
braska. Kansas
State needs to
win one of its
last two games to become bowl
eligible and needs to win both to
be guaranteed a bowl berth.
Pressuringthequarterbackwasa
surpriseresponsefromPrincebecause
KansasStaterankssecondintheBig
12with28sacksontheseason. But
theWildcatshaverecordedonlythree
sacksinthepast twogamesandnone
bydefensivelinemen.The critical
thing for us is to play better in our
defensive front, Prince said.
CALLAHAN PLEASED
WITH OFFENSE
NebraskacoachBill Callahanis
likelytobefiredshortlyafter the
Cornhuskersseasonends. But Cal-
lahansaidthat hisoffensivesystem
hadworkedinLincoln, Neb. Callahan
implementedanNFL-styleWest Coast
offenseat Nebraskawhenhewas
hiredfour years
ago. Callahan
saidthenational
rankingsof the
Cornhusker of-
fensethisseason
spokefor them-
selves. Nebraska
ranks12thinthe
nationinpassing
offenseand18thintotal offense.
Callahansaidhewashappywith
theoffenseandthat if thedefense
performedwiththesameconsistency
thisseason, Nebraskasrecordwould
readbetter than5-6.
Its kind of a testament that
this system works, Callahan said.
It put up high numbers this year,
and it put up high numbers last
year. Im proud of it.
Case Keefer
Big 12 notebook
Ganz
Bowman
Temple
Leach
Prince
Callahan
football notebook
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
For the frst time this season, a
Kansas player earned Big 12 Defen-
sive Player of the Week honors. Junior
cornerback Aqib
Talib won the
award this week
for his perfor-
mance at Okla-
homa State. Talib
tied his career-
high with nine
tackles, made one
tackle-for-loss
and broke up a pass in addition to
returning an interception 17 yards to
set up a Scott Webb feld goal. Talib is
currently ffth in the nation and frst
in the Big 12 Conference in passes
defended with 15.
THE INjuRY BuG
Kansas has been blessed with
good health for most of the season
but is starting to show some wear
and tear. Junior safety Patrick Resby
sat out last weekends game against
Oklahoma State with an undisclosed
injury and several other Jayhawks
played despite minor bumps and
bruises. Senior defensive tackle James
McClinton sat out more plays than
usual at Oklahoma State, but fresh-
man defensive tackle Jamal Greene
stepped in and recorded three tack-
les. Sophomore quarterback Todd
Reesing and junior ofensive tackle
Anthony Collins both sported notice-
able limps after the game but did not
miss out on any playing time.
NEARLY FLAWLESS
The Jayhawks played another
nearly mistake-free game last Satur-
day, registering four takeaways, no
giveaways and just three penalties.
Junior linebacker Joe Mortensen
and freshman cornerback Chris
Harris recovered fumbles, and Talib
intercepted a pass. Kansas leads
the nation in both turnover margin
and penalties per game. They dont
beat themselves,Oklahoma State
coach Mike Gundy said. They came
into Saturday with a plus-16 turn-
over margin and left with plus-20.
They dont make many mistakes.
Asher Fusco
Talib
This is where Emily Brown grew
up.
Baldwin rocks, Emily said with
a smile.
Shes heard the small-town com-
plaints before.
People always say, Theres
nothing to do, she said. But
its all I know. So its not like it
was like Oh, its terrible. Its just
what I was used to, and it was a
small town, but we were so close
to Lawrence.
And being close to Lawrence
meant one thing for Brown.
I was a huge KU basketball fan,
Brown said.
Of course, it didnt hurt that her
mom and aunt were both former
Kansas volleyball players. Jill Brown
graduated from Kansas in 1979, and
it was Jill who introduced her daugh-
ter to the game.
If her mother was playing in
a co-ed league or a sand vol-
leyball tournament, Emily was
there, watching and learning.
But she wasnt just watching. She
was playing a lot. Her sched-
ule was packed with volleyball
matches, basketball games and
track meets.
Our family was basically at
some sort of game every night,
Emilys older brother, Eric, said.
Eric Brown, who earned All-
American honors in the javelin at
the University of Arkansas, remem-
bered his parents going through
more than one car driving to all the
athletic events.
The mother-daughter combina-
tion continued when Jill coached
Emily at Baldwin High School. Jill
Brown admitted she was tougher
on her daughter than most of her
teammates.
She had to be the first one in the
gym and the last one to leave, Jill
Brown said.
Eric, who said he liked to claim
he was the assistant coach, has fond
memories of his familys volleyball
bonding.
I helped out with the team a little
bit, and its tough being the daugh-
ter of the coach, but I think Emily
handled it quite well, Eric said.
Mother and daughter proved
to be a successful duo. Together
they led Baldwin High School to
a second-place finish in the 2003
Kansas 4A state volleyball tourna-
ment.
Kit Harris taught Emily in
English and journalism classes at
Baldwin High School. He said he
remembered Jill Brown dressing
up as the Saturday Night Live
character, Stuart Smalley, before
one of those state tournament
matches.
The best part was having that
family connection. I think thats what
led me to volleyball, Emily said.
A SOMBER END
The final chapter in Browns
college volleyball career is rapidly
coming to a close. Brown has only
three matches left before she hangs
up the knee pads. No longer will
Kansas fans see Brown bouncing
around the court with her blond
hair pulled back as she nervously
chomps on a piece of gum. No
longer will fans see her 6-foot-2
frame soaring for a kill, diving for
a dig or doing her usual shimmy
after an ace.
Brown can hardly believe it.
I cant believe four years ago I
was in high school, Brown said. It
seems like not so long ago.
But Browns career hasnt been
all fairy tale. Kansas advanced to
the NCAA tournament her fresh-
man and sophomore seasons but
has a combined record of 21-33
during her junior and senior sea-
sons.
I hate that, Brown said. You
think, OK, it was good when I was a
freshman and sophomore, and now
Im one of the leaders, and Im not
able to get it done.
A BRIGHT FuTuRE
Although Browns volleyball
days are numbered, she will be
staying in Lawrence a little lon-
ger. Brown, an Academic All-Big
12 selection as a junior, is major-
ing in education and has one
year left in the five-year program.
She thinks she wants to get into
coaching, but dont hold her to
that.
Her coach certainly thinks she
has the intangible qualities to do
the job. Kansas coach Ray Bechard
said it was those qualities, such
as the good grades, that made her
successful.
We always try to recruit players
with traits that will add value to our
program, and she has certainly done
that, Bechard said.
But the ride isnt over yet. Brown
still has three volleyball matches to
play. Three more opportunities for
Emily to call her mother and confess
that she should have played bet-
ter. Three more chances for mother
and daughter to bond through vol-
leyball.
This is what I grew up with.
Playing close to home has been
great, Brown said, adding that she
couldnt go to a home game without
seeing a face or two from Baldwin
City in the stands.
Eric Brown said that was the way
his little sister had always been.
Shes always been the hometown
girl, he said.
Edited by Tara Smith
brown (continued from 1B)
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BY THOR NYSTROM
tnystrom@kansan.com
On April 4, 1988, the Kansas
Jayhawks commenced an unlikely
run, from unranked at the start
of the NCAA Tournament to its
National Champion, with an 83-
79 victory against Oklahoma in
Kemper Arena. The team, dubbed
Danny and the Miracles, featured
star Danny Manning and a host of
role players that snuck up on college
basketball.
If the Jayhawks are going to cap
their 20th anniversary by cutting
down the nets on April 7 in San
Antonio, they will have to do so
without the element of surprise.
Every media publication or college
basketball expert surveyed for this
story picked Kansas No. 1 in the Big
12 Conference and no lower than
No. 8 nationally.
This Jayhawk team, like in 1988,
has a large, mobile, multi-dimen-
sional scoring threat at power for-
ward. Sophomore Darrell Arthur,
unlike Manning, has the aid of
established college basketball stars
such as juniors Brandon Rush
and Mario Chalmers, sophomore
Sherron Collins and senior Russell
Robinson.
Sporting News acknowledged
the star power, placing Arthur and
Rush on its preseason third team
All-American squad, while tab-
bing Kansas the fourth best team in
America.
The Jayhawks could win it all if
Darrell Arthur becomes their offen-
sive focus, Sporting News wrote.
CBS SportsLine gave the Jayhawks
the highest rating of any publication,
pegging Kansas No. 3 in the nation.
CBS also projected the 65-team
NCAA field, with the Jayhawks as
the No. 1 seed in the Midwest and a
first-round date against Lamar.
Lindys rated Kansas the lowest,
No. 8, which is one spot below the
Washington State Cougars. The pub-
lication may have docked Kansas for
its affiliation with the Big 12, which
Lindys rated as only the fifth stron-
gest in the country.
Lindys, however, was not dis-
missive of Kansas chances in the
postseason.
The Jayhawks arguably are the
nations most talented team and
capable of a deep run into the tour-
nament, Lindys wrote.
ESPN personalities Jay Bilas and
Doug Gottlieb picked the Jayhawks
to reach the Final Four. Gottlieb
was the only ESPN.com expert, out
of 10, to predict a Jayhawk national
championship.
Associate Athletics Director Jim
Marchiony said the expectations
were natural.
It is not unlike most seasons
here, Marchiony said. Kansas bas-
ketball is one of the elite programs in
the country. With that stature comes
expectations. Were thrilled people
think we can be that good.
Dick Vitale had Kansas sixth,
writing: Rock, chalk, Jayhawk will
be celebrating another super season.
This is a deep and talented Bill Self-
led team. A key will be the health of
Brandon Rush.
Vitale joined colleague Mark
Schlabach in tabbing Rush a pre-
season first team All-American.
Fox Sports Net has Kansas fifth
in the nation: Kansas continues
to rule the Big 12, bidding for its
fourth consecutive conference title
and third consecutive tournament
crown, but its fan base can only
be satisfied with appearances in the
Final Four. Thats something Self has
yet to deliver.
Rodrick Stewart understands the
Jayhawks fervent fan base and the
national expectations.
It just makes you play that much
harder, Stewart said. Were playing
for ourselves but at the same time
were playing for our fans. It would
be nice just to bring it back. I think
Lawrence deserves another champi-
onship right now.
Edited by JefBriscoe
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Publication Big 12 rank National rank
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Cbssportsline 1 3
athlon sports 1 elite 8
Lindys 1 8
dick vitale 1* 6
Fox sports net 1 5
big 12 Coaches 1 n/a
aP top 25 1* 4
esPn/usa today Poll 1* 4
*big 12 ranking based on highest ranked team in conference in
national predictions
BY SHAWN SHROYER
shroyer@kansan.com
Like a pitcher working to perfect
a new pitch before trying it in a
game, the Athletics Department has
fine-tuned its drawings for the base-
ball clubhouse at Hoglund Ballpark
before allowing construction com-
panies to bid on them.
But Sean Lester, associate athlet-
ics director of internal affairs, said
Thursday evening that architectur-
al drawings for the project would
be sent to construction companies
either Friday or Monday. From
there, the companies will bid on the
project, a process Lester expected to
take two weeks.
The drawings are all done, Lester
said. The whole buildings designed,
and the construction designs are
out, which means architects have
detailed all the drawings.
Originally, there was hope the
project might start shortly after the
end of last baseball season. Then,
Lester said in August that bidding
on the project was expected to be
completed in September. But bid-
ding was put on hold as the project
architects continued to work on the
clubhouses design.
Although it has taken a few extra
months to complete the design,
Lester said the scale of the project
hadnt changed.
As Lester said in late August, the
clubhouse will be 6,500 square feet
and be built behind the bleachers
down the first base line. It will fea-
ture a locker room and lounge for
the players, game day offices for
the coaches and a reception area for
visitors, which will include Kansas
baseball displays.
Most importantly, the cost for
the project hasnt changed drastically
since August, when Lester estimated
the cost of the project at $1.7 mil-
lion.
We expect the cost to be some-
where in the neighborhood of $2
million, give or take a couple hun-
dred thousand dollars either way,
Lester said. You just dont know
until the construction companies
look at it.
Assuming a construction com-
pany is in place by the end of the
month, the clubhouse could be com-
pleted early next summer. Lester
said the substantial completion date
the date a substantial amount of
the construction should be finished
was June 15.
We would like to have had it done
sooner, but its perfect and were in
great shape, Lester said. We wanted
to make sure what we were doing was
perfect and it is. Now were ready to
move forward. When youre spend-
ing $2 million, you want to make sure
everything youre doing is perfect.
Its the future of Kansas baseball, so
nothing short of perfection.
Edited by Matt Erickson
Anna Faltermeier/KANSAN
Rodrick Stewart knows the hype surrounding the Jayhawks comes with playing for a successful
basketball program. He and the teamare trying to satisfy the high expectations of their fans.
basketball
Preseason hype creates lofty expectations for Hawks
baseball
Construction companies to bid on clubhouse project soon
BY THOR NYSTROM
tnystrom@kansan.com
Kansas 43-28 victory against
Oklahoma State continued a domi-
nating undefeated season and pushed
the team one step closer to a historic
designation. No, not the National
Championship.
The Jayhawks are in contention
for something just as rare as a Kansas
football national title. Kansas, now
9-0 against the spread, could become
the first team in NCAA football his-
tory to finish a season undefeated
against the Las Vegas line.
The Jayhawks, five-point favor-
ites against the Cowboys, have cov-
ered against all nine FBS opponents.
Oddsmakers generally do not release
point spreads for games between FBS
and FCS teams, so a line for the 62-
point victory against Southeastern
Louisiana was not offered by
Sportsbooks.com.
An undefeated season against the
spread also has never occurred in the
NFL. The New England Patriots had
been undefeated against the number
before last week, but were blemished
after they defeated the Indianapolis
Colts by four and failed to cover the
six-point spread.
Richard Gardner, a Bodoglife.com
bookmanager, said finishing a sea-
son undefeated against the spread
was not impossible, but Gardner
also said surpassing experts opinion
every week for a season would be a
rare feat.
It would certainly be historic,
Gardner said. A lot of bettors ride a
team until they lose, so once a team
starts beating the line repeatedly the
value goes out of them fairly quickly.
However, its more pronounced when
that team is a historically good team,
like New England. For a team like
Kansas that has struggled in the past,
it takes a little longer.
A Lawrence resident that takes
sports bets in Lawrence and request-
ed anonymity said he received a sur-
prisingly low amount of bets on the
Jayhawks, even though most of his
clientele live in town.
Each week I hear, This will
be the week they dont cover, the
source said. Its scary to bet on them.
But they just keep doing it. They are
a good team.
Gardner acknowledged the lack of
confidence nationwide.
Some bettors have taken notice
of the Jayhawks perfect-against-the-
spread record, but its far less than
what would be expected, Gardner
said. People still see Kansas as a
basketball school. It was the same
earlier in the year when Kentucky
was playing well. Are bettors gaining
respect for Kansas? Yes, but there are
certainly some doubters out there.
Point spreads and gambling, a
contentious issue in college sports, is
an issue the Jayhawks cannot address.
Mike Strauss, associate media rela-
tions director for the KU Athletics
Department, said anyone associated
with the team was not permitted to
comment on the subject.
Associate Athletics Director
Jim Marchiony called the record
an interesting fact but said the
Athletics Department had nothing
to gain by commenting.
Kansas fans have been lament-
ing a lack of respect for most of
this season, generally referring to the
AP and Coaches polls. The spread,
however, has provided sufficient evi-
dence that experts do not believe
in the Jayhawks yet, either. Kansas
was favored only five points against
Oklahoma State despite entering the
game undefeated and facing the 5-4
Cowboys. The Jayhawks were only
small favorites against Texas A&M
and Colorado earlier this year, and
were underdogs against Kansas State.
All four of those teams have five
losses or more.
Gardner said Kansas had not
reached the point where it would
be taxed this season, a betting term
referring to oddsmakers adding addi-
tional points to a popular favorites
number, forcing the betting public to
give more points to back them with
a wager.
The books dont usually tax teams
that are not popular with the general
betting public because the general
betting public doesnt wager enough
on the non-public teams to counter-
balance the professional money that
would be bet on their opponents,
Gardner said.
Gardner said he didnt expect a
marked increase in Kansas bets and
offered a reason for the continued
skepticism: Kansas still hasnt prov-
en they can play with the big boys.
Even if they go undefeated through
the regular season, who have they
really beaten?
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Arthur remembers what it was
like to be a freshman and said
Aldrich was handling everything
just fine.
When he started off, I didnt
know where he was at, Arthur
said. But now that hes learned
everything; hes been playing
pretty good. Hes more aggres-
sive defensively by blocking
shots and always going to the
glass.
All the practices against
the upperclassmen have
made games easier. Reed said
he looked forward to games
because he knew he wouldnt
have to line up against guards
as pesky and physical as
Robinson, Stewart, Chalmers
and Collins for a while, if at all
this season.
Of course, that doesnt mean
Reed or Aldrich wont have trou-
ble finding their role. Name a
player other than Brandon Rush
on the Kansas basketball team
that didnt have trouble his first
year. All of them struggled as
freshmen.
Chalmers turned the ball
over seven times in his first
game and later had to be
removed from the starting line-
up. Collins struggled with his
weight at the beginning and end
of last season.
Robinson, Kaun and Jackson
barely played their first year.
Their lack of playing time
in 2004-2005 was partially
because of a team that includ-
ed seniors Michael Lee, Aaron
Miles, Wayne Simien and Keith
Langford. Aldrich and Reed
could have the same fate. This
years team is loaded with
talented seniors, juniors and
sophomores. It might be tough
for two freshmen to crack the
rotation late in the season.
Nights like Sunday against
UMKC, where Aldrich played
only two minutes and Reed
went scoreless, could become
routine.
Self is fine with that. He said
Aldrich and Reed were in the
ideal situation to get better just
from practicing against the
upperclassmen.
You can go through
Darnell, Sasha, Micah was a
McDonalds All-American who
didnt play very much, and he
was competing against other
McDonalds All-Americans
when they were freshmen,
Self said about 2005 transfer
Micah Downs. Theyre com-
peting against them when they
are juniors. Its a little differ-
ent game for those guys, but
its a perfect scenario for their
long term benefit and their
growth.
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the spread
Date opponent Result Point spread
Sept.1 CentralMichigan W52-7 -7.5
Sept.8 SoutheasternLouisiana W62-0 NL
Sept.15 Toledo W45-13 -25.5
Sept.22 FloridaInternational W55-3 -33
Oct.6 atKansasState W30-24 +3.5
Oct.13 Baylor W58-10 -26.5
Oct.20 atColorado W19-14 -3.5
Oct.27 atTexasA&M W19-11 -3
Nov.3 Nebraska W76-39 -20.5
Nov.10 atOklahomaState W43-28 -5
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