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    A year ago, in the early hours of a FrIday morning, a fre erupted at the apartment complex, killing three. In 361 days, though, no steps have been taken to rebuild and there is no permanent memorial. 3A Kathy Griffin will perform tonight at the Lied Center. She warns all those who attend to be prepared for her crude humor.

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    other Saturday.
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    Kathy Griffin will perform
    tonight at the Lied Center. She
    warns all those who attend to be
    prepared for her crude humor.
    The student vOice since 1904
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    Almost a year ago, in the early hours of a Friday
    morning, a fre erupted at the apartment complex,
    killing three. In 361 days, though, no steps have been
    taken to rebuild and there is no permanent memorial.
    TIME STANDS STILL
    Part 1: An insurance dispute prevents reconstruction
    Part 2: WedNesday
    For those who survived
    the fre, lives had to be
    rebuilt and memories
    had to be remade.

    Part 3: tHursday
    The family of Jose Gon-
    zalez, one of three to
    die in the fre, has had a
    year to grieve.

    Part 4: FrIday
    nicole Bingham, a ku
    student who died in the
    fre, is remembered for
    what she contributed.

    Part 4: FrIday
    a year after the fre,
    nothing has changed to
    make lawrence apart-
    ments safer from fre.
    By JAck WEinstEin
    Boardwalk resident Matt Showalter remembers that night one year ago. He lived in a difer-
    ent building in the complex, next to the one that caught fre in the early morning hours of Oct. 7,
    2005. Showalter remembered thinking it sounded like it was raining hard that night, but it wasnt.
    He didnt realize it was the crackling of a large fre very close to where he and his girlfriend slept.
    Te police banged on his door to evacuate them. Very little remains of what was once an apart-
    ment building at Boardwalk, destroyed by fre last October. Tere are only a few reminders of the
    building where as many as 100 people once lived. A few charred pieces of wood lie in the grass
    near a tree on the south side of the lot while others litter the brown grass and weeds that surround
    the hole in the ground where the building once sat. Some roof shingles remain on what once was
    the driveway to the parking lot of the building. Jason A. Rose, 21, of Lawrence was charged with
    starting the fre that killed three people and badly injured eight others at the 500 block of Fireside
    Drive. Te building, which had 76 units and was located on the east side of the apartment com-
    plex, was completely destroyed by the fre. Surrounded by a temporary chain-link fence, a rect-
    angular hole lined with gravel, six-feet deep, 40-feet wide and about the length of a football feld is
    all that remains. It is the intention of the owners to rebuild, said Mike Tompson, an attorney
    with Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin in Kansas City, Mo.
    boardwalk
    remembered
    Photo Illustration by Jared Gab/KaNSaN
    See boardwalk oN PaGe 4a
    No progress on
    rowing project
    Construction has not yet begun
    on student-funded boathouse
    By nAtE McGinnis
    Construction is at a standstill
    nearly six months after students
    passed a referendum to increase
    their campus fees by $20 to build
    a new boathouse for the rowing
    team.
    No architect has been chosen,
    no time frame has been given for
    completion and the city has yet to
    approve the site.
    Fred DeVictor, director of
    Lawrence Parks and Recreation,
    said construction would need to be
    reviewed by a historical commis-
    sion before any work could be done
    because the site is within 500 feet of
    a historical site. The athletics depart-
    ment would also have to apply for a
    flood plain permit from the city.
    DeVictor said other concerns
    included the conservation of large
    cottonwood trees adjacent to the
    site and a bald eagle sanctuary
    located downriver.
    Sean Lester, associate ath-
    letics director, said the athletics
    department was currently facing
    several challenges with building
    the boathouse at Burcham Park,
    200 Indiana St. He is confident
    the boathouse will be completed
    despite these challenges.
    Graduate students
    no longer have vote
    Provost Lariviere revokes 37-year-old
    policy for finding, choosing faculty
    By kiM Lynch
    Provost Richard Lariviere has
    reversed an at least 37-year-old
    policy that gave graduate stu-
    dents a vote during new faculty
    hires.
    The decision came after sev-
    eral KU deans sought clarifica-
    tion about the Universitys hiring
    policies. The University General
    Counsel advised that students
    should not be allowed to vote on
    personnel issues, like the hiring
    of faculty. Students can only vote
    on policy issues, like dropping and
    adding classes, said Lynn Bretz,
    director of University communica-
    tions.
    Provost Richard Larivieres
    office directed questions about the
    matter to Bretz.
    The policy change has upset
    many graduate students. Andrew
    Ledbetter, a graduate teaching
    assistant in the communications
    department, said discussing the
    matter would have been helpful
    instead of learning the decision
    had already been made.
    Poll shows candidates dont
    relate issues to young adults
    By Erin cAstAnEdA
    Editors note: This is the first in
    a series that will run periodically in
    the days and weeks leading up to the
    November election.
    A recent telephone poll found
    students were politically engaged
    by several key issues and want to
    vote in the upcoming elections,
    but they werent hearing candi-
    dates address their concerns.
    Job creation, the situation in
    Iraq and energy independence are
    the top issues for the 650 18- to
    30-year-olds polled Sept. 10 to 17
    by George Washington Universitys
    Young Voter Strategies in collabo-
    ration with GW-Battleground Poll.
    The study also showed that 80
    percent of respondents were reg-
    istered to vote and that 63 per-
    cent had been paying a lot or
    some attention to the upcoming
    November elections.
    Rebekah Romm, Bennington
    junior and treasurer for the KU
    College Republicans, said votes
    from the 18-to-30 age group defi-
    nitely had an impact.
    See rowing oN PaGe 4a
    See vote oN PaGe 4a
    See registration oN PaGe 4a
    atHletIcs dePartmeNt
    admINIstratIoN
    Family shares birthday
    across three generations
    AKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. Twin
    girls share a birthday not only with
    each other, but with their mother
    and grandmother.
    Andria Hundley gave birth to
    Kaitlin Marie and Malia Rose Zeh
    on Wednesday, Todays News-Her-
    ald reported Saturday. They had
    been due Oct. 20.
    Hundley was born Sept. 27,
    1978, in Westminster, Calif. Her
    mother, Rose Caracciolo, was born
    Sept. 27, 1957, in New York City.
    Everybody kept saying, Oh,
    wouldnt that be cool if you had
    them on your birthday? Hundley
    said. And Im thinking, Nah, Ill
    probably have them like a week
    later so we all dont have to share
    birthdays. And it just happened.
    And now that I think about it, wow,
    its a miracle.
    The odds of three generations
    from one family being born on the
    same day are 1 in 133,225, said Bill
    Bell, a Census Bureau mathemati-
    cian, after another such birth in
    1991.
    Caracciolo was not present for
    her granddaughters unexpectedly
    early birth. She was on her way
    to Mexico to celebrate her own
    birthday.
    Newborn elephant at zoo
    weighs in at 384 pounds
    HOUSTON An Asian elephant
    at the Houston Zoo gave birth
    Sunday to a healthy 384-pound
    male calf that zoo ofcials say is a
    big baby, even for an elephant.
    Zoo ofcials believe the calf
    born to Shanti is the largest ever
    delivered at a facility accred-
    ited by the Association of Zoos
    and Aquariums. Newborn Asian
    elephants normally weigh 150 to
    340 pounds.
    Hes a big guy, elephant
    keeper Martina Stevens said in
    a story posted Sunday on the
    Houston Chronicle Web site. Hes
    very adorable. Everybody is totally
    excited. Were happy that we have
    a healthy calf.
    Zoo ofcials say the size of the
    calf, which has not been named,
    could be due to its big father,
    Thai, or to the fact that Shanti was
    overdue.
    The newborn stands 40 inches
    tall and measures 40 inches from
    head to rump.
    Zoo spokesman Brian Hill said
    Shanti has accepted and volun-
    tarily nursed the calf.
    In 2004, Shanti nursed her
    frst calf for about 10 days before
    rejecting it. That calf, named Bella,
    was raised by an adoptive mother
    at the zoo but had to be eutha-
    nized when she was 8 months old
    because she sufered complica-
    tions from surgery for a broken
    leg.
    The zoo worked on nursing
    exercises with Shanti leading up
    to Sundays delivery to prepare for
    the baby.
    Shanti and the baby will be
    of exhibit for an undetermined
    period of time.
    About 300 Asian elephant live
    in North American zoos.
    Woman faces 39 counts
    after neglecting hamsters
    JANESVILLE, Wis. Police
    arrested a woman for neglecting
    hamsters at her home after her
    roommate called authorities, police
    said Sunday.
    Sgt. Rick Larson said police
    arrested the 23-year-old Saturday
    morning on 39 counts each of two
    charges: failing to provide food
    and drink and failing to provide
    proper shelter to animals.
    The Rock County Humane Soci-
    ety removed 33 live and six dead
    hamsters.
    The woman was already is fac-
    ing charges of failing to provide
    shelter and food to a Great Dane
    removed from her home in August.
    Associated Press
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    PUBLIC AUCTION
    EX-US CUSTOMS SEIZURE
    Youre the love of my life,
    Marlena, but youre a killer.
    Drake Hogestyn as John Black on
    Days of Our Lives.
    The soap opera Days of
    Our Lives is set in a fctional
    town in the Midwest. Salems
    geographic position doesnt
    limit it from having a thriving
    industrial harbor with access
    to a tropical ocean flled with
    deserted islands.
    Source: wikipedia.org
    Want to know what people
    are talking about? Heres a list of
    Mondays most e-mailed stories
    from Kansan.com.
    1. Web sites investigate
    urban legends
    2. Ben Folds concert sells out
    quickly
    3. Phillips: Cornish cant carry
    this load
    4. Barmann bounces back
    after bad frst quarter
    5. Friend remembers hit-and-
    run victim as group dad
    An 18-year-old KU stu-
    dent reported two unknown
    suspects dressed in black robes
    made dog noises at her when
    she walked by Watson Library
    on Oct. 1. She thought the men
    might have followed her briefy
    before she called the KU Public
    Safety Ofce on her cell phone.
    The responding ofcer found
    an unidentifed Sigma Chi
    fraternity member near the Chi
    Omega fountain, and the mem-
    ber said a number of Sigma
    Chi members were involved in
    an initiation ritual that night.
    Kayle Slattery, ritual chairman
    for Sigma Chi, confrmed that
    several members were dressed
    in black robes with pointed
    hoods, and were participating
    in the ritual.
    Slattery assured the Public
    Safety ofcer that the indi-
    viduals responsible would be
    warned for messing with
    people.
    An 18-year-old KU student
    reported the possible alcohol
    poisoning of a friend she had
    checked in to Oliver Hall on
    Sept. 30. The victim, a 17-year-
    old high school student from
    Overland Park, had hit his head
    earlier that night. He followed
    the KU student into a womens
    restroom and lay down on the
    foor. A KU Public Safety ofcer
    said the boy was unresponsive,
    and had him transported to
    Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
    An 18-year-old KU student
    reported the theft of a 24-speed
    Diamond Back bicycle and
    cable lock from the bike rack
    near Lewis Hall. The incident
    occurred between Sept. 29
    and Sept 30. The total loss is
    estimated at $415.
    The University Career Center
    will host a workshop, Dynamic
    Interviewing Skills, from 3:30
    to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 4 in 149 Burge
    Union.
    The University Career Center
    will host the Volunteer Fair from
    11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 5 on
    the fourth foor of the Kansas
    Union.
    Mondays The University Daily
    Kansan incorrectly reported
    that Tony Gonzalez caught a
    touchdown pass in the Kansas
    City Chiefs victory over San
    Francisco on Sunday.
    corrections
    Town mourns loss after school shooting
    John Makely/ASSOCIATED PRESS
    Family members gather at a farmnear the one-roomschoolhouse on Monday in Nickel Mines, Pa. A milk truck-driver carrying two guns, a stack of wood and an old grudge entered a one-roomAmish
    schoolhouse, let boys and several adults go, then barricaded himself inside with a dozen young girls before opening fre on them, killing three girls and then himself.
    odd news
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    top
    TUESDAY
    States with the Highest Meth Lab
    Seizures in 2002:
    1) California 1,338
    2) Missouri 882
    3) Washington 773
    4) Kansas 514
    5) Iowa 417
    6) Oregon 355
    7) Tennessee 334
    8) Illinois 303
    9) Mississippi 284
    10) Indiana 280
    Source: Ofce of National Drug Control Policy
    Zach White
    Campus
    Items stolen from sleeping
    Oliver Hall residents
    Unlocked doors at Oliver Hall
    allowed one or more suspects to
    steal thousands of dollars of elec-
    tronic equipment from sleeping
    students.
    Early on Sunday morning, the
    suspect or suspects crept into
    three rooms at Oliver Hall and
    stole several laptop computers
    and iPod music players, according
    to KU Public Safety Ofce reports.
    The thefts allegedly occurred
    between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m., and its
    unknown whether the suspects
    were guests who had been
    checked in to Oliver Hall.
    The total loss was valued at
    $4,400.
    Capt. Schuyler Bailey, KU Public
    Safety ofce spokesman, urged
    students to keep doors locked
    even while inside their rooms, and
    to record serial numbers for all
    electronic devices.
    The KU Public Safety Ofce asks
    anyone with information about
    these crimes to call the KU Crime
    Stoppers hotline at (785) 864-8888.
    Callers can remain anonymous.
    David Linhardt
    news
    3A
    tuesday, october 3, 2006
    Volunteers are greatly needed and appreciated! While
    you are assisting KU students you can also study and
    do homework! Pick up forms in room 410 in the Kansas
    Union! If you have any questions regarding the service
    or about volunteering, please email Safety@ku.edu
    Have you ever felt unsafe walking alone
    at night on campus? Wish someone
    could walk with you? Jaywalk can help!
    What is JayWalk?
    Where is JayWalk?
    When is the service available?
    Who walks with me?
    JayWalk is a service available to all students
    who want a JayWalk volunteer to WALK
    them to their residence hall or car, or to
    wait with them for the Night Campus
    Express Bus or SafeRide.
    The JayWalk station and volunteers
    are located inside Anschutz Library.
    JayWalk runs Sunday through Thursday
    from 9pm to 1am.
    One male and one female will escort
    you to a specic location.
    WANT TO VOLUNTEER FOR JayWalk?
    Call us at: 864-3222
    JayWalk is giving away an IPOD
    Nano! Every time you use our
    service or volunteer with JayWalk,
    you get your name in the drawing,
    which will be in December!
    NONTRADITIONAL STUDENT SERVICES
    AND THE
    NONTRADITIONAL STUDENT FOUNDATION
    INVITE YOU TO
    EntErtainmEnt
    Performer makes no apologies for act
    Kathy Griffin brings stand-up comedy to campus;
    she warns students to be prepared for dirty humor
    By Ben smith
    Kathy Griffin says she is on a
    mission to learn the identities of
    Suri Cruises real parents, explain
    her theory that Oprah Winfrey and
    Gayle King are slowly taking over
    the world and expound upon her
    obsession with Clay Aiken during
    her show at 7:30 tonight at the Lied
    Center.
    Oh, and I plan to swear, said
    Griffin, star of My Life on the D-
    List and Chicago native. I swear a
    lot. I want to make sure people dont
    bring any impressionable kids and
    no snotty freshmen.
    Griffin has gathered great enthu-
    siasm among her many fans on and
    around campus.
    Kim Nicholson, Leavenworth
    senior, saw the Emmy-nominated
    comedian this summer. She said
    Griffin was one of the funniest
    comedians right now.
    She tells it how it is and doesnt
    sugarcoat it for anyone, Nicholson
    said.
    Stephanie Patyk, Student Union
    Activities special events coordina-
    tor, said SUA had originally tried
    to schedule comedian Darrell
    Hammond but she said he was
    unavailable. The organization con-
    tacted Griffin in August.
    We had seen her perform on her
    TV show My Life on the D-List on
    Bravo over the summer and felt that
    her style of comedy just fit with what
    we were looking to bring to campus,
    Patyk said.
    Patyk said students loved Griffin
    for her ability to make fun of herself
    as well as others.
    Eric Steiner, Marion junior, said
    he didnt know who Griffin replaced,
    but said he was happy to see they
    couldnt make it.
    Miss Kathy is exactly what this
    state needs: a breath of fresh air.
    Steiner said.
    SUA expects a crowd of about
    1,400 people. Tickets are on sale at
    the SUA Box Office on the fourth
    floor in the Kansas Union.
    Griffin said despite the popularity
    of her show, she still thought she was
    on the D-list and would remain so
    for quite awhile.
    I dont think its ever going to end
    as long as I walk down the street and
    people shout to me, Hey, Cathy Lee
    Gifford! she said.
    Griffin said she was happy to
    be coming to campus because she
    loved college students. She said she
    preferred venues like the Lied Center
    that were designed for professional
    performers such as herself.
    I dont really like being in an
    arena where its lots of folding chairs,
    Griffin said. I like to be able to suck
    my audience in. I like to suck em in,
    chew em up and then spit em out.
    Kansan staf writer Ben smith can
    be contacted at bsmith@kansan.
    com.
    Edited by Nicole Kelley
    By AnnA FAltermeier
    Watkins Memorial Health
    Center expects to have enough
    of the influenza vaccine this year,
    despite a nationwide shortage of
    the vaccine in 2004.
    Patricia Denning, Watkins chief
    of staff, said the center had plenty
    of the vaccine last year and ordered
    about the same amount this year.
    Fluarix, the flu shot, and the
    nasal spray vaccine, Flu Mist, will
    be at Watkins beginning the week
    of Oct. 16, assuming the vaccines
    are received from the manufac-
    turer on time.
    Denning said the flu shot would
    cost $15 and the nasal spray would
    cost $28, but she said prices were
    subject to change. The vaccines will
    be available to KU students, faculty
    and staff aged 18 and older.
    According to the Food and
    Drug Administration, the flu shot
    prevents the flu in 70 to 90 percent
    of young, healthy adults.
    October or November are
    the best times to get vaccinat-
    ed, according to the Centers for
    Disease Control and Prevention.
    Flu season generally runs from
    January to May.
    The CDC said 5 to 20 percent
    of the American population con-
    tracted the flu each year. More than
    200,000 people are hospitalized
    because of flu complications each
    year and about 36,000 people die.
    Denning said 2,498 peo-
    ple received the flu shot and 30
    received the nasal spray vaccine
    last year at Watkins.
    The Lawrence-Douglas County
    Health Department will hold a sea-
    sonal flu clinic from 10 a.m. to
    2 p.m. on Oct. 21 at the Douglas
    County Fairgrounds. Shots will
    be $16 for children younger than
    three and $21 for all others.
    According to the CDC, people
    with severe allergies to chicken
    eggs and those who have had a
    severe reaction to the flu shot in
    the past should check with their
    health care providers before get-
    ting the shot.
    Denning said exact dates and
    places the vaccine would be offered
    on campus would be posted online
    at www.studenthealth.ku.edu as
    soon as the vaccine arrived. The
    nasal spray will only be available by
    appointment at Watkins.
    Kansan staf writer Anna Falter-
    meier can be contacted at afal-
    termeier@kansan.com.
    Edited by Dianne Smith
    HEaltH
    Watkins gets ready
    for coming fu season
    By Kim lynch
    This year, the University of Kansas
    Medical Centers first-year students
    will have a new curriculum that will
    give them more hands-on experi-
    ence earlier in their coursework.
    Allen Rawitch, vice chancellor for
    academic affairs and dean of gradu-
    ate studies, said the Med Center was
    moving toward a curriculum that
    integrated basic science classes and
    clinical material in a more effective
    way.
    As well as learning from text-
    books, students will learn how to
    conduct mock physical exams and
    interview patients.
    Rawitch said the first two years
    of medical school were traditionally
    focused on a basic science education
    with less clinical education. He said
    the second two years focused more
    on the clinical aspect.
    James Fishback, associate professor
    in pathology and curriculum director
    of basic sciences, said the Med Center
    was integrating the two by using sev-
    eral different disciplines when study-
    ing a specific organ system.
    For example, when students are
    studying the heart they will study
    it using the disciplines of anatomy,
    clinical diagnosis, physiology and
    pathology. Instead of the classes
    being taught separately they are now
    integrated, he said.
    He said only first year students
    were affected by the new curriculum.
    Becca Phipps, Lawrence first-year
    medical student, said the new cur-
    riculum was one of the reasons she
    chose the Med Center. She said she
    wanted to get involved with the clin-
    ical aspect earlier in her studies.
    She said about once a month
    she would examine a patient who
    was played by an actor paid by the
    school. Based on symptoms the actor
    describes, as well as questions she
    asks, Phipps tries to determine what
    is wrong with the patient. The inter-
    views are taped and then the actor
    and professors give feedback about
    what she could improve.
    She said the school had been very
    receptive and responsive to student
    suggestions and asked for feedback
    frequently.
    Kansan staf writer Kim lynch can
    be contacted at klynch@kansan.
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    Its of the utmost priority to
    get this thing built, Lester said.
    Lester said no completion date
    had been set because the struc-
    ture had not yet been designed.
    He also said the athletics depart-
    ment planned to hire a local
    architect to execute the project.
    The rowing team has used a
    chainlink enclosure at Burcham
    Park to store its boats since row-
    ing became an NCAA Division I
    varsity sport at the University of
    Kansas in 1995.
    The athletics department cur-
    rently pays no rental fee for use
    of the space at Burcham Park.
    DeVictor said he was not sure
    whether that would change when
    a new structure was built.
    Of the $20 fee increase for
    womens and nonrevenue sports
    that students approved in last
    springs elections, $15 is specifi-
    cally designated to fund the boat-
    house project. Lester said that por-
    tion of the money collected from
    the referendum could only be spent
    on the boathouse and could not
    used for other projects within the
    athletics department.
    The total cost of the boathouse
    has been estimated at $3 to $4 mil-
    lion. The athletics department does
    not yet know how much money will
    be generated from students because
    it will be collected during the next
    three years. The boathouse must
    be built within this time frame to
    receive the funding from the ref-
    erendum.
    Lester said student fees would
    cover only a portion of the cost of the
    project. He said the athletics depart-
    ment would consider the amount of
    money generated from student fees
    before soliciting donors.
    Kansan staf writer Nate McGin-
    nis can be contacted at nmcgin-
    nis@kansan.com.
    Edited by Aly Barland
    rowing (continued from 1A)
    Mindy ricketts/KAnSAn
    The crewteamcurrently usesthe cage,at BurchamPark, 200 Indiana St., to store its equipment.
    Progress on the newfacility, which students approved six months ago, is stalled until obstacles with
    the location can be resolved.
    voTe (continued from 1A)
    He said without a vote there were
    few incentives for graduate students
    to participate in a job search. Even
    though their input would be sought,
    it would be severely undervalued
    because it would carry no weight,
    he said.
    The counsel said that the change
    would protect students. For instance,
    if an individual were not to be hired
    and were to pursue a lawsuit alleging
    bias or some other mistake in the
    process, graduate students could be
    open to lawsuits, Bretz said. She said
    the University would not protect
    students because only KU employees
    are eligible for legal protection by
    general counsel or the state Attorney
    Generals office.
    Mary Lee Hummert, vice provost
    for faculty support, said although
    student voting was no longer allowed
    for new faculty hires, the provost
    was clear that students should have
    input in new faculty hires.
    Steve Himes, executive director of
    the graduate and professional asso-
    ciation, said in an e-mail that he
    understood the need for separation
    between the responsibilities of fac-
    ulty and students. But he said the
    matter could have been discussed
    before a decision was made.
    Considering that the Provost
    is upsetting a long-standing policy
    of many departments at KU, some
    explanation would go a long way,
    he said.
    Bretz said the issue was brought
    up in a meeting of University deans,
    vice provosts and the provost. Some
    deans did not know if students were
    allowed to vote on new faculty hires
    and it was discovered that some
    departments allowed it but most did
    not.
    The decision comes on the heels
    of other recent controversial actions,
    including canceling the subscription
    to turnitin.com and introducing a
    proposal for holistic admissions.
    Hummert said she would be avail-
    able to discuss the policy change at
    the 3 p.m. Senate Executive meeting
    at the Regents Rooms in Strong Hall.
    The meeting is open to the public.
    Kansan staf writer Kim Lynch can
    be contacted at klynch@kansan.
    com.
    Edited by Dianne Smith
    regiSTrATion (continued from 1A)
    Local candidates, as well as
    nation-wide campaigns, are begin-
    ning to realize that ignoring the 18-
    to-30 age group is a mistake and are
    doing a better job of reaching out to
    us, she said.
    Congressman Dennis Moore, D-
    Kan., who represents the 3rd District,
    said he had heard this age group was
    disenchanted with the voting system
    but hoped it would make its views
    known by voting.
    Moore said his top priority was
    education. He said increased tuition
    and decreased financial aid was not
    only hurting Americas children and
    their future but also hurting the
    economy because fewer people were
    getting an adequate education and
    entering the job market.
    Moores opponent, Chuck Ahner,
    said a lot of young adults were looking
    to the future and so was he. One of his
    focuses is making the domestic econo-
    my more competitive and keeping jobs
    in the United States. He said he was
    pushing for a Fair Tax that eliminated
    income tax and the payroll tax system
    to help those with low income. He
    said this pertained especially to college
    graduates whose first pay checks were
    cut significantly by taxes.
    Kathleen Barr, national media coor-
    dinator for Young Voter Strategies, said
    the 18-to-30-year-old age group made
    up one-quarter of the electorate and
    was worth focusing on. U.S. Census
    Bureau data shows that the quarter of
    young adults will become a third of the
    electorate in 2015.
    She said the organization had
    studied other polls and found that
    Iraq, health care, education and the
    economy were key issues but werent
    being geared to young adults. Barr
    said students wanted candidates to
    make these topics relevant to them.
    She said candidates discussed health
    care for older adults but not health
    issues that were important to stu-
    dents, such as how to obtain health
    care when they graduate.
    It is too soon to say what will
    happen with voter turnout, but what
    we do know is that not only in
    Kansas but all around the country
    there are a significant number of
    campaign drives, Barr said.
    She said Young Voter Strategies
    was leading one of the largest nation-
    al efforts to register young citizens.
    They are on track to register 350,000
    young adults by each states voter
    registration deadline, she said.
    The deadline to register in
    Douglas County is Oct. 23. In
    Douglas County, early voting begins
    20 days before Nov. 7, election day.
    There are 12 voter registration sites
    in the city including Dillons, 3000
    W. Sixth St., and the Audio-Reader
    Network, 1120 W. 11th St.
    Kansan staf writer Erin Castaneda
    can be contacted at ecastaneda@
    kansan.com.
    Edited by Aly Barland
    boArdwAlK (continued from 1A)
    Thompson represents Terrace
    Management Services in Kansas
    City, Mo., the company that owns
    Boardwalk.
    But there are no immediate plans
    to rebuild at the site because Board-
    walk is currently involved in a law-
    suit with its insurance carrier. State
    Auto Property and Casualty Insur-
    ance Company fled a suit against
    Boardwalk, disputing the amount of
    money the insurance policy is worth,
    Tompson said.
    According to the complaint, sub-
    mitted by the insurance company
    against Boardwalk, the policy is
    worth $2.2 million.
    In a counterclaim fled by Board-
    walks attorneys, the owners argue
    that pursuant to the Kansas valued
    policy statute, Boardwalk is entitled
    to the total amount of coverage its
    policy is worth. Tat amount is $7.2
    million plus a four percent infation
    guard under Boardwalks blanket
    policy over the entire complex, a dif-
    ference of more than $5 million.
    In addition to the loss of the build-
    ing, Boardwalk is seeking payment
    for repairs to another building that
    was damaged in the fre, payment for
    the loss of the buildings contents, the
    loss of rental income and the loss of
    additional operating expenses as a
    result of the fre.
    Tompson said the insurance
    company could be accused of bad
    faith, because it failed to act in a
    timely manner. Te insurance com-
    pany sent a letter to Boardwalk fve
    months afer the fre, explaining the
    policy was worth $2.2 million.
    Te attorney for State Auto Prop-
    erty and Casualty Insurance Co., did
    not return phone calls requesting
    comment.
    For now, the only change to the
    site is a makeshif memorial that
    rests along the fence.
    Plastic roses and poinsettias sit in
    the ground in front of the empty lot
    as a reminder never to forget what
    happened there.
    Until the matter is settled in court,
    nothing will happen at the site.
    Tompson said the process, which
    began in May, could take up to two
    years to settle.
    Some Boardwalk residents re-
    ferred to the empty lot as an eye-
    sore, but were still getting used to
    the fact that there wasnt a building
    there anymore.
    Showalter said it was weird be-
    cause the complex used to be en-
    closed with buildings all around.
    You walk around the corner and
    see nothing, he said. Teres just a
    big void there.
    Kansan staf writer Jack Weinstein
    can be contacted at jweinstein@
    kansan.com.
    Edited by Nicole Kelley
    SEPT. 11
    new book claims government knew
    about Sept. 11 attacks ahead of time
    Condoleezza Rice denies that she received warning
    By ANNE GEARAN
    AssoCiAtEd PREss
    SHANNON, Ireland Secretary
    of State Condoleezza Rice said she
    could not recall then-CIA chief
    George Tenet warning her of an
    impending al-Qaida attack in the
    United States, as a new book claims
    he did two months before the
    attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
    What I am quite certain of is
    that I would remember if I was
    told, as this account apparently
    says, that there was about to be an
    attack in the United States, and the
    idea that I would somehow have
    ignored that I find incomprehen-
    sible, Rice said.
    Rice was President Bushs
    national security adviser in 2001,
    when Bob Woodwards book State
    of Denial outlines the July 10
    meeting in which Tenet said he
    warned Rice. Cofer Black, the CIAs
    top counterterror officer, was also
    present.
    I dont know that this meeting
    took place, but what I really dont
    know, what Im quite certain of, is
    that it was not a meeting in which
    I was told there was an impending
    attack and I refused to respond,
    Rice said.
    Speaking to reporters en route to
    Saudi Arabia and other stops in the
    Middle East, Rice said she met with
    Tenet daily at that point, and has no
    memory of the wake-up call from
    Tenet described in the book.
    It kind of doesnt ring true that
    you have to shock me into some-
    thing I was very involved in, Rice
    said.
    There was near constant discus-
    sion of possible attacks overseas,
    and high alarm, Rice said.
    Meanwhile, former Attorney
    General John Ashcroft said
    Monday that he should have been
    notified of any such report deal-
    ing with a pending attack on the
    United States. It just occurred
    to me how disappointing it was
    that they didnt come to me with
    this type of information, Ashcroft
    said in an interview with The
    Associated Press.
    The FBI is responsible for
    domestic terrorism, Ashcroft said.
    He said both Tenet and Cofer Black
    of the CIA should have been aware
    that he had pressed for a more
    aggressive policy in going after
    bin Laden and his followers in
    the United States and should have
    briefed him as well. Rice knew of
    this advocacy, he suggested.
    According to the Sept. 11
    Commission, Ashcroft was briefed
    on July 5, 2001, warning that a
    significant terrorist attack was
    imminent. The report noted that
    the briefing addressed only threats
    outside the United States.
    Woodward wrote that the meet-
    ing among Tenet, Rice and Black
    stood out in the minds of Tenet and
    Black as the starkest warning they
    had given the White House on al-
    Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and
    his network.
    Tenet asked for the meeting after
    receiving a disturbing briefing from
    Black, according to the book.
    A former intelligence official,
    who spoke on condition of anonym-
    ity, said the Sept. 11 Commission
    and an earlier joint congressio-
    nal inquiry into the 9/11 attacks
    were both informed of Tenets and
    Blacks meeting with Rice, when
    Tenet warned Rice that a significant
    attack was coming.
    In a closed, classified session at
    CIA headquarters, Tenet told Sept.
    11 Commissioner Richard Ben-
    Veniste, the commissions executive
    director Phil Zelikow and other
    commission staff about Rices meet-
    ing with Tenet and Black, the offi-
    cial said.
    The former intelligence official
    said the commission kept a tran-
    script of that Jan. 28, 2004, session.
    A second official familiar with the
    document, who also spoke on con-
    dition of anonymity, confirmed its
    existence.
    But though Tenet and Black
    warned Rice in the starkest terms
    of the prospects for attack, she
    brushed them off, Woodward reit-
    erated Monday. He told NBCs
    Today show that Black told him
    the two men were so emphatic, it
    amounted to holding a gun to her
    head and doing everything except
    pulling the trigger.
    Black reportedly laid out secret
    intercepts and other data showing
    the increasing likelihood that al-
    Qaida would soon attack the United
    States. Tenet was so worried that
    he called Rice from his car and
    asked to see her right away, the
    book said.
    Tenet and Black felt they
    were not getting through to Rice,
    Woodward wrote of the session.
    She was polite, but they felt the
    brush-off.
    Rice referred to the session as
    the supposed meeting and noted
    that it is not part of the independent
    Sept. 11 Commissions report.
    I remember that George was
    very worried and he expressed
    that, Rice told reporters. We were
    all very worried because the threat
    reporting was quite intense. The
    problem was that it was also quite
    nebulous.
    Woodward interviewed Rice for
    his new book.
    Rices latest Middle East trip is
    focused on strengthening support
    for moderate Arab leaders after a
    series of setbacks for democratic
    and moderate forces in the region.
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    and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
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    chicago is not named the
    windy city because of the
    weather, but because of the sway-
    ing political policies and political
    mistakes made when mayor Daley
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    my butt is chapped from ans-
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    To the parking guy who didnt
    give me a ticket after he watched
    me park in a 24-hour restricted
    spot: If you come to all-stars next
    week, Ill give you a free lap dance.
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    I swear to God I just saw a park-
    ing department attendant take a
    hit of of a doobie. That is not cool.
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    To the guys that just hit on the
    girl out the window: You give all
    guys a bad name. stop it.
    n
    I pretended to be gay to get out
    of a ticket.
    n
    Hey provost, if a student does
    not meet the already low admis-
    sion requirements kU has, they
    should not be in college period.
    n
    I thought I would never again
    get to harass Eric chenowith in
    allen Fieldhouse. Thank you, chi-
    cago Bulls, for bringing him back.
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    You probably would have
    gotten a F on that paper if you
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    To the person who got a c on
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    a full car of football players, in
    uniform, was just parading down
    Jayhawk Boulevard blaring the
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    To the girl at La Prima Tazza
    last night: Your stupidity made my
    night.
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    You are standing on the tennis
    court talking on your phone; there
    are people waiting. Get of the
    phone.
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    The peculiar racket of text-
    book pricing is a phenomenon
    that has always been all too
    familiar to college students. In
    what other arena can a business
    sell a product at an enormous
    markup, buy back the product at
    a minimal cost, and then sell the
    product back to the same target
    consumer at a huge profit? The
    apparent collusion between the
    oligopolist publishers has only
    compounded this problem.
    But now, both government
    intervention and the beauty of
    the free market threaten to break
    the stranglehold on cheap text-
    books. The Wall Street Journal
    reported last week on legislation
    introduced in 18 states intended
    to help curb soaring textbook
    costs, a result of a recent fed-
    eral study that set the average
    cost of books and supplies for a
    freshman student at a staggering
    $898. Most of these laws either
    empower professors by giving
    them greater negotiating power
    with publishers or give publish-
    ers incentives to explore online
    textbooks and electronic pack-
    aging. Other ideas on the table
    include textbook rentals and
    the cessation of bundling texts
    with study discs, handbooks, and
    other useless paraphernalia.
    The growth of online tech-
    nology has provided another
    remedy for students, as online
    auction and trading sites com-
    pete to offer the lowest prices
    on used textbooks. These sites,
    embraced by free market theo-
    rists, are based on user exchange
    and can thus operate at mini-
    mal cost. By simply providing a
    forum for students to make deals
    with one another, these sites can
    drastically reduce the average
    cost of textbooks. Such econom-
    ic rebellion can also take more
    traditional forms: This newspa-
    per recently reported the efforts
    of certain University professors
    who are taking stands against
    inflationary textbook costs.
    These homegrown Norma Raes
    deserve further commendation
    for their agitation and advocacy
    on behalf of students.
    It is so far impossible to pre-
    dict which of these movements
    will provide the greatest relief to
    students weary of dropping a few
    hundred dollars each semester
    on books, most of which will
    likely go unused. Based on mar-
    ket creation of the past, we can
    probably say with some confi-
    dence that the online auction
    sites will have a bigger immedi-
    ate impact. But with any luck, the
    government initiatives will lead
    publishers to finally recognize
    the ridiculous burden these high
    costs place on students. Students
    have long accepted these prices
    with a helpless shrug, but per-
    haps these new developments
    mean change is looming on the
    horizon.
    McKay Stangler for the editorial
    board.
    By BEth ruhl
    kANsAN COlUMNIsT
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    Franklin D. Roosevelt once said,
    There is nothing to fear but fear
    itself. We are a country that is liv-
    ing in fear right now. You can see it
    everywhere, from the governments
    reaction to 9/11 to the debate about
    intelligent design and evolution.
    People from diverse backgrounds
    feel that their core values are being
    attacked.
    When people are attacked they
    often have a knee-jerk reaction
    to put up walls and lash out. The
    United States is still to this day
    suffering from the Post-Traumatic
    Stress Disorder caused by 9/11. We
    are increasingly isolating ourselves
    from other people to protect what
    we hold dear.
    Our government representatives
    play upon this paranoia to further
    their own agendas, but in the end
    their actions are made just as much
    out of fear as are our own as citi-
    zens. The world would be drasti-
    cally changed if we did not have the
    world power that we do.
    Globalization is coming, and it
    is coming quickly. We are having a
    hard time dealing with it. We are
    forced every day to deal with people
    who are different from us.
    Structural functionalism, a popu-
    lar worldview from the 1950s, says
    that there is an inherent structure in
    government and family life. Each
    person has a specific role, based
    upon factors such as economic
    status, gender, race and age. The
    idea is if each person does what he
    or she is intended to do, then the
    whole structure will be supported
    and work.
    This idea may have worked to
    some degree back in the day, but it
    is no longer valid in todays ever-
    changing and emerging global soci-
    ety. We have to learn to work with
    people who are different from us,
    both internally in the US and in the
    wider global context.
    I find myself asking, Where will
    we be in 30 years? Will we have
    learned to work with our neighbors
    or will we be in a Big Brother era in
    which the government is control-
    ling everything we do? I worry for
    future generations.
    We are scared of ambiguity, of
    gray spaces. I see this manifested
    particularly in the debate about evo-
    lution and intelligent design.
    I am not professing that either
    viewpoint is right or wrong; rather, I
    ask people coming from both stand-
    points to be tolerant of one another.
    Learn other peoples views rather
    than reacting out of fear or hate.
    The people of this country say
    they love freedom, but there is no
    freedom in fear mongering and
    building walls that separate people.
    Reach out to people. Start talking
    about those things of which you are
    afraid. We need to begin the heal-
    ing process.
    ruhl is a lawrence sophomore in
    journalism and creative writing
    studies.
    By PAtricK SullivAn dE olivEirA
    kANsAN COlUMNIsT
    opinion@kansan.com
    Perhaps I am spoiled, coming
    from a city that is said to be the
    first in the world regarding bars
    per capita, but the truth is that the
    Lawrence bar scene isnt that great.
    Dont people ever get tired of going
    to the same places that always play
    the same music and offer pretty
    much the same atmosphere?
    Lawrence lacks a more bohe-
    mian atmosphere. By bohemian I
    do not mean the artistic qualities,
    but an uncommitted and laid-back
    environment in which one sits
    down and drinks for hours while
    talking. A bohemian atmosphere
    doesnt exist in Lawrence, or in
    much of the United States, for
    mainly two reasons.
    The first reason is because of
    the early 2 a.m. closing time. The
    measure itself is counterproduc-
    tive. Instead of decreasing alcohol-
    related problems, it increases them.
    People drink quicker because they
    know they have a limited amount
    of time until the bar closes. This
    doesnt give people the oppor-
    tunity to relax and enjoy a beer
    while engaging in a conversation.
    In Brazil, I would spend several
    hours talking at a bar without ever
    really getting intoxicated. This sort
    of environment provides a great
    opportunity to actually meet and
    get to know people and not just
    have someone grind on you while
    both of you are drunk. You actu-
    ally remember a persons name and
    information the following morning.
    The second reason is because of
    the 21-year-old drinking age. The
    high age stipulation and prohibi-
    tive way most kids are raised with
    alcohol make a dangerous combina-
    tion. Alcohol receives this rebellious
    aura and becomes a fascinating
    stimulant. When underage people
    are able to get a hold of alcohol
    they feel they have to drink a lot
    so that they can have the whole
    experience. The United States. and
    England are the only countries I
    know where its cool to get wasted;
    in the rest of the world drunk
    people are seen as a idiots. For some
    reason American society puts much
    less effort into showing the benefits
    of drinking moderately than into
    showing the consequences of drink-
    ing excessively.
    Also, Lawrence has a very large
    underage population, and those
    who cant get fake IDs become seg-
    regated from a large part of the bar
    scene. College students tend to have
    a great mentality for bar discussion
    because they are outgoing, impul-
    sive, hardheaded, and have very dif-
    ferent points of views, usually more
    revolutionary, than older people.
    Their access to the bars would
    be a great contribution to society
    because in those environments wild
    ideas, philosophical thoughts, polit-
    ical conversations and criticism of
    establishment tend to flourish. This
    kind of environment is a catalyst for
    change.
    Individual bottles also bother
    me. At every bar you go to here you
    see each person with his or her own
    bottle. I think this exposes the indi-
    vidualistic nature of Americans. Its
    very common in Brazil for people to
    go to bars and order a large bottle
    of beer and share that amongst
    themselves. Each person has a small
    cup and whenever someone sees an
    empty glass that person takes the
    liberty to fill it up. This really con-
    nects the people who are drinking
    together, for they are all sharing
    something.
    There are places in Lawrence
    where one can sit, drink and relax,
    but that isnt enough. A couple of
    places here and there dont make a
    bohemian atmosphere. I do enjoy
    going out to a dancing environ-
    ment, but I think theres a desperate
    need for more sit down, drink, and
    talk for hours sort of places. But
    even then something else is needed:
    Americans need to become more
    relaxed when it comes to alcohol.
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    Tuesday, OcTOber 3, 2006
    SPORTS 8A
    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2006
    Congratulations
    New Deltas!

    Self added on to the running as


    he yelled, Get up. Get up. Its all
    between your ears.
    I think Ive been as hard on
    them this year as I have any time as
    far as what theyre doing out there,
    Self said. Theres been other years
    where Ive been verbally more like
    a drill sergeant. But these guys have
    responded pretty well and theyre in
    pretty good shape.
    Self said this year marked the
    12th or 13th straight season he had
    run a boot camp for his team. Self
    attends every workout, often return-
    ing to Lawrence for the morning
    before heading back on the road to
    recruit. Monday, he was recovering
    from a Rolling Stones concert he
    attended Sunday night in Wichita
    and after the workout, he headed
    back to the recruiting trail, with
    three stops to make before todays
    workout.
    Every year the workout is similar
    and its usually the freshmen who
    struggle the most.
    Veterans like Case are there to
    pick up their younger teammates
    physically and mentally when they
    fall.
    Pat them on the ass and do
    as much as you can to keep their
    mindset right, Case said.
    Boot camp is supposed to pre-
    pare the players for the start of prac-
    tice on Oct. 13 and the long season
    ahead by shedding extra pounds
    they gained during the summer.
    Robinson said he had already lost
    6.5 pounds since the start of boot
    camp.
    It only lasts for two weeks, Self
    said. Thats the great thing. When
    they get finished, theyll feel good
    about themselves. Theyll be in the
    best shape theyve been in in awhile
    and theyll be tougher because they
    know they can get through just
    about anything.
    While boot camp tends to get
    easier year to year according to
    Case and junior center CJ Giles,
    Robinson said the opposite was true
    when he made the early daily trek to
    the Fieldhouse this season.
    This year is kind of harder,
    Robinson said. I know what to
    expect and theres no more adrena-
    line rushes as much as it used to
    be. Im pretty much running on
    straight mental strength.
    Kansan staf writer C.J. Moore
    can be contacted at cjmoore@
    kansan.com.
    Edited by Aly Barland
    BOOT CAMP (CONTINUED FROM 10A)
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    Annie Giangrosso, Overland Park junior, swings during the frst day of the Marilynn
    Smith Sunfower Invitational Monday at Alvamar Country Club. Sixteen teams attended the
    two-day tournament. Giangrosso is tied for sixth after two rounds with a score of 154. The
    teamwill begin the fnal round at 8:30 a.m. today at the country club.

    BY DREW DAVISON
    Besides a love for racing, NASCAR
    driver Jeff Burton loves college bas-
    ketball. His views, however, may not
    sit well with Kansas fans.
    As long as everyone understands
    that the capital of college basketball
    is firmly based in North Carolina,
    Burton said with a grin on his face.
    I know it offends many people in
    Kansas and Kentucky, but facts are
    facts, and nowhere in the country is
    college basketball bigger than North
    Carolina.
    Burton means just the state of
    North Carolina, with NC State, Wake
    Forest, Duke and North Carolina
    as college basketballs land of the
    supreme.
    It is hard to separate that region
    there, Burton said. Its hard to say
    there is any state that has more pow-
    erhouse basketball than that.
    Kansas may have Jayhawk basket-
    ball as a powerhouse team, but its
    neighbor to the west in Manhattan
    has not had as much success at the
    national level.
    Burton said he had yet to see a
    game in Allen Fieldhouse, but said
    he loved the excitement college bas-
    ketball provided.
    When you go to an NBA game,
    the athletes are just a few years
    older, but there is nowhere near
    the enthusiasm, nowhere near
    the excitement, he said. College
    basketball is such a great environ-
    ment.
    While Burton is not a Roy
    Williams-led Tar Heel fan, he is an
    avid Duke Blue Devil basketball fan.
    In fact, he is frequently seen wearing
    a Cameron Crazie T-shirt.
    You can sleep well at night know-
    ing Im not a Carolina fan, he said.
    My father raised me better than
    that.
    Even though Burton is a Duke
    fan, his teammate, Kansas native
    Clint Bowyer, was raised in Jayhawk
    country.
    Oh yeah, definitely. Im a
    Jayhawk, Bowyer said.
    Outside of talking trash about
    college basketball, Burton, the points
    leader for NASCARs Chase for the
    Nextel Cup, said Bowyer had added
    a lot to the Richard Childress Racing
    Team in his rookie season,
    Clints done a hell of a good job,
    Burton said.
    Seven races remain in the Chase,
    but with the college basketball sea-
    son a little more than a month away,
    the teammates will soon be talking
    basketball in the pits.
    Kansan sportswriter Drew Davi-
    son can be contacted at ddavi-
    son@kansan.com.
    Edited by Nicole Kelley
    WOMENS GOLF
    Players look to win at
    Sunfower Invitational
    The University of Kansas
    womens golf team is currently
    in frst out of 16 teams at the
    Marilynn Smith Sunfower
    Invitational at Alvamar Country
    Club.
    The Jayhawks shot a 610 in
    the frst two rounds, 14 strokes
    ahead of Arkansas-Little Rock.
    Despite swirling winds that
    plagued golfers throughout the
    second round, Amanda Cost-
    ner, Claremore, Okla., senior,
    currently holds the lead with
    a three over at 147 after two
    rounds.
    When I gauged the wind
    before I shot, it would change
    during my shot. There is noth-
    ing I can do about that, Costner
    said.
    Emily Powers, Quincy, Ill.,
    freshman, is currently in ffth
    place with a two-round score
    of 153 followed by Annie
    Giangrosso, Overland Park
    junior, with a score of 154.
    Going into the fnal round,
    coach Erin ONeil, said she was
    confdent in her team.
    I am very happy with where
    we are right now, ONeil said.
    We handled the day very well.
    The team won the tourna-
    ment in 2004, the last time it
    hosted the invitational.
    Josh Landau
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    Follow the daily clues in this weeks paper to nd a special
    KU Medallion on campus. The winner will receive
    $25 to the KU Union or 75 Homecoming points!
    Homecoming
    Medallion
    Hunt 2006
    We hope this clue isnt too tall, and you gure
    it out before it drives you up the _________.
    TODAYS CLUE:

    MONDAYS CLUE:
    From the beginning, Ive always had pep.
    To nd the next clue, be careful where you step.
    (Insert Mondays Hint)
    Follow Mondays clue to a special spot on campus and look for The Medallion Hunt
    sign. The sign will give you the nal word of todays clue.
    athletics calendar
    TODAY
    nWomens golf, Marilynn
    Smith Sunfower Invitational,
    all day, Lawrence
    Player to watch: Meghan
    Gockel
    fnished
    in a tie
    for fourth
    place at
    Nebraskas
    Chip-
    N-Club
    Invitational
    in Lincoln,
    Neb., earlier
    in the month. Gockel recorded
    a fnal score of 231.

    WEDNESDAY
    nVolleyball at Missouri, 6:30
    p.m., Columbia, Mo.
    FRIDAY
    nWomens swimming, Intra-
    squad, 4 p.m., Robinson Center
    nSoccer vs. Texas, 4 p.m.,
    Jayhawk Soccer Complex
    nWomens tennis, Indiana
    Tournament, all day, Blooming-
    ton, Ind.
    SATURDAY
    nFootball vs. Texas A&M, 11
    a.m., Memorial Stadium
    nVolleyball at Oklahoma, 7
    p.m., Norman, Okla.
    nSoftball, Big Red Fall Classic,
    2:30 and 4:45 p.m., Lincoln,
    Neb.
    nTennis, Indiana Tournament,
    all day, Bloomington, Ind.
    SUNDAY
    nSoccer vs. Texas A&M, 1
    p.m., Jayhawk Soccer Complex
    nMens golf, Windon Memo-
    rial Classic, TBA, Skokie Country
    Club, Glencoe, Ill.
    nSoftball, Big Red Fall Classic,
    10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., Lincoln,
    Neb.
    nTennis, Indiana Tournament,
    all day, Bloomington, Ind.
    Gockel
    campus
    Fans get chance to preview
    teams at Late Night show
    The Kansas mens and womens
    basketball teams will hold their frst
    practices of the year at Late Night
    in the Phog at 6:45 p.m. Oct. 13 in
    Allen Fieldhouse.
    Doors for the 22nd annual Late
    Night will open at 6 p.m. and seat-
    ing will be on a frst-come, frst-
    served basis. The event is sched-
    uled to last until 9:30 p.m. Fans are
    encouraged to bring nonperish-
    able food, which will be donated
    to local food pantries. Children
    aged 12 and younger must be ac-
    companied by an adult.
    All fans will receive a free set of
    thunder sticks and the entertain-
    ment will include performances by
    the KU pep band, video highlights
    and scrimmages by the mens and
    womens teams. One Kansas fan
    will get the chance to win a trip
    for two to Las Vegas to see the
    men play Ball State and Florida
    in the Las Vegas Invitational. The
    Fieldhouse doors will close when
    capacity is reached.
    Source: Kansas athletics
    Shawn Shroyer
    Remember 1997? That year, every-
    thing seemed to be just as it should.
    Kansas was a heavy favorite to win
    college basketballs national title
    and the Chiefs had a great defense.
    It shouldnt be difficult to remi-
    nisce, because the same situation is
    right in front of your eyes; 2006 is
    eerily similar.
    I got the feeling on Sunday,
    when Kansas City obliterated San
    Francisco 41-0 and recorded its
    first shutout since 2002. I can hear
    the voices of dissent: San Francisco
    is terrible and shutting them out
    doesnt mean the Chiefs have a
    great defense again.
    But the Chiefs arent just stop-
    ping the 49ers.
    They havent yielded a touch-
    down in 10 quarters of football.
    Thats 150 minutes of game time.
    In the NFL, no matter who the
    opponent is, thats great.
    The Chiefs are finally fast, ath-
    letic, cooperative and intelligent
    enough to keep the other team out
    of the end zone. They even know
    how to tackle someone on the first
    hit, something I havent seen out of
    the Chiefs since, well, 1997. And
    on Sunday they shut out an offense
    that had been productive so far,
    one that had made big strides since
    last year.
    Second-year San Francisco
    quarterback Alex Smith hadnt
    thrown an interception since his
    rookie campaign, an impressive
    three-game streak considering
    last seasons struggles. On Sunday,
    however, he threw two, one of
    which went to newly acquired
    cornerback Ty Law. It was his first
    interception as a Chief.
    With Law helping the second-
    ary by shutting down the opposing
    teams best receiver, the lineback-
    ers were blitzing and succeeding.
    Smith had only been sacked four
    times during his first three games.
    The Chiefs sacked Smith five
    times, a nice change of pace from
    quarterbacks sitting endlessly in
    the pocket and picking the Kansas
    City defense apart.
    Kansas Citys run defense
    deserves credit too. San Franciscos
    rushing attack was held to 93
    yards, 20 below its season average.
    It all goes back to the secondary.
    Kansas City was able to stop San
    Francisco because the secondary
    didnt let anyone open, while the
    rest of the defense concentrated
    on the run, all signs of a coherent
    unit.
    Great defensive football is back
    in Kansas City. Too bad it didnt
    come three years ago, when the
    Kansas City offense was one of the
    best in the NFL.
    Anyway, I sure did miss it. My
    only regret is that I didnt start the
    Chiefs defense in my fantasy foot-
    ball league.
    Kansan sportswriter Travis Robi-
    nett is an austin, Texas senior, in
    journalism.
    Edited by Nicole Kelley
    By TRavis RoBineTT
    kansan columnist
    trobinett@kansan.com
    Horn Born HaWk Bred
    Chiefs defense returns
    Shutout against 49ers brings back memories of former greatness
    FooTBaLL
    Mangino to thank for Kansas recent success
    LINCOLN, Neb. As one of
    the few pebbles of blue surrounded
    by a garden of overzealous red a
    reporter masquerading as a fan I
    was convinced the Jayhawks would
    roll up to Lincoln and get blown out.
    And after the first quarter, that
    prediction looked like a safe bet.
    But thats why coach Mark Mangino
    makes the big bucks.
    Mangino showed why he is
    worth his $1.5 million contract, and
    also showed why Lew Perkins made
    the right choice to leave the foot-
    ball program in Manginos capable
    hands.
    Kansas needs Mark Mangino.
    In the past, I have been critical of
    the direction of the program. There
    have been two big question marks
    during Manginos reign: the lack
    of an offensive production and the
    inability to recruit a big-time play-
    maker at wide receiver.
    All of that changed during
    Kansas 39-32 overtime loss on
    Saturday. The Jayhawks looked
    doomed after a disastrous first
    quarter, which included two inter-
    ceptions and 16 yards of offense.
    With a loud, boisterous, hostile
    environment, Kansas could have
    given up like past squads would
    have. But the team, led by Jon
    Cornish and Adam Barmann,
    rebounded to take the lead in the
    fourth quarter, completely silencing
    85,000 stunned Husker fans.
    The Jayhawks amassed 574 yards
    of offense against the dreaded pink-
    shirt excuse me blackshirt
    defense.
    After the complete mess the
    Kansas program was left in during
    the Terry Allen era, Mangino has
    recruited better, coached better and
    headed the team toward greener
    Big-12 pastures.
    Mangino wont lead the Jayhawks
    to college footballs promised land
    of numerous BCS appearances, but
    he has planted the seeds of change
    that have led the Jayhawks to the
    land of respectability. In the past
    few years, Kansas had Texas on the
    ropes in Lawrence, played a gritty
    game against Oklahoma and came
    within an overtime period of beat-
    ing mighty Nebraska in Lincoln.
    The days of KU football being
    an automatic victory for opponents
    are gone, and the Jayhawks have
    Mangino to thank for that.
    And while moral victories are
    still losses, respect and admiration
    from your opponents is something
    you cannot recruit, it can only
    be obtained on the playing field.
    Saturday the Jayhawks proved they
    will have all of their opponents
    attention in the foreseeable future.
    atway is a phoenix, ariz., senior in
    journalism.
    Edited by Dianne Smith
    Saturdays game gives coach, team a good reputation despite problems with ofense, recruitment
    By DeJuan aTWay
    kansan columnist
    datway@kansan.com
    By C.J. Moore
    Russell Robinsons alarm clock
    went off at 4:45 Monday morning.
    The junior guard pulled him-
    self out of bed and walked to Allen
    Fieldhouse in the pitch-black morn-
    ing for treatment of a few minor
    injuries before enduring coach Bill
    Self s version of two weeks of hell.
    Monday began the second and final
    week of Self s annual boot camp.
    Players arrive every day at 5:45
    a.m. for an hour-long workout with
    no basketballs, no breaks and no
    fun.
    Its definitely not heaven, junior
    guard Jeremy Case said.
    Strength and conditioning trainer
    Andrea Hudy welcomed the players
    at 5:45 Monday morning for 15 min-
    utes of stretching and light jogging.
    At 6 a.m. the players began a gruel-
    ing 53-minute workout with Self that
    included jumping rope, defensive
    drills, sprints, grimaces and puddles
    of sweat.
    The toughest part of boot camp
    for the players is not the running,
    but the early wake-up call and walk
    to the Fieldhouse.
    Its kind of like sleepwalking,
    Case said. Am I dreaming or do I
    really have to come over here?
    Once the players arrive, Self
    doesnt allow them to sleepwalk
    through the workout. Several players
    struggled through Mondays work-
    out and looked like they were ready
    to head back to bed before the half-
    way point.
    The toughest thing for them is
    looking up at that clock and thinking,
    Jeez, weve still got 22 more minutes,
    Self said. Because its all mental. Its a
    pretty grueling thing and when they
    get to the last 10 to 15 minutes, they
    can see that finish line.
    When the players gave in to their
    exhaustion and fell to their knees
    on the floor after wind sprints,
    sports
    Racer Jeff Burton talks about his
    love of college basketball and gives
    his opinion on which team he
    considers a powerhouse.
    8A 8A
    the womens golf team is currently
    in first place in its Marilynn
    smith sunflower Invitational.
    tuesday, october 3, 2006
    www.kansan.com
    sports
    PAGe 10A
    By ryAn SChneider
    Two games and two heart-break-
    ing losses equal one challenge this
    week for Kansas and Texas A&M.
    Both teams enter Saturdays
    game after tough losses this week-
    end. Kansas football coach Mark
    Mangino and Texas A&M football
    coach Dennis Franchione know one
    of their toughest jobs this week will
    be helping their teams rebound.
    Kansas lost to No. 21 Nebraska in
    overtime, after mounting a second-
    half comeback to tie the game at the
    end of regulation.
    Texas A&M was stunned by
    Texas Techs 37-yard, last-minute
    touchdown, which won the game.
    Before the Red Raiders struck
    downfield, the Aggies took a one-
    point lead with a field goal just
    minutes before.
    Certainly losing a tough game
    in overtime is a tough pill for
    our kids and all of us to swallow,
    Mangino said during Mondays Big
    12 Conference Football Coaches
    Teleconference. But our kids have
    shown time and time again that they
    bounce back.
    Rebounding from those close loss-
    es has been tough for the Jayhawks
    and Aggies. Kansas is just 3-5 in
    games following a loss by seven or
    fewer points since Mangino became
    coach. The most recent of those vic-
    tories came last week against South
    Florida. In Franchiones three sea-
    sons in College Station, Texas, the
    Aggies are 1-2 in its past-close-loss
    games.
    Both Mangino and Franchione
    said the key to rebounding from
    close losses was not to dwell on the
    past.
    Whether it was a W or an L, you
    cant let the last game affect the next
    game, Franchione said. This will
    be a tough football game. Youve
    got to be ready to play week in and
    week out.
    Kansas may have an advantage
    this week playing at home, where
    it has won a school-record nine
    straight games. A stretch of two
    straight home games may be just
    what the Jayhawks need to rebound
    from another close road defeat.
    I think our kids always bounce
    back, no matter where theyre going
    to play, Mangino said.
    A&M has won just one of its past
    seven road games.
    Football Notes:
    Kickof announced:
    Kansas home game on Oct. 14
    against Oklahoma State will kick off
    at 1 p.m. and will not be televised.
    Meier update:
    Mangino said there was a chance
    that freshman quarterback Kerry
    Meier could play in Saturdays game
    against A&M. Mangino said he was
    told by Meier that he feels a lot
    better. Before he will be allowed
    to play, Meier must get clearance
    from the teams medical staff and
    show Mangino he can throw without
    pain.
    If those things come together,
    Mangino said. Theres a good
    chance hell play this week.
    He missed his second-straight
    start this weekend after suffering
    an undisclosed injury in the loss to
    Toledo.
    Groundbreaking Friday:
    The ceremonial groundbreaking
    for the Anderson Family Football
    Complex will be at 11 a.m. Friday at
    Memorial Stadium. Construction on
    the $31-million complex will begin
    at the end of the season.
    Kansan senior sportswriter ryan
    Schneider can be contacted at
    rschneider@kansan.com.
    Edited by Dianne Smith
    Jared Gab/KANsAN
    Football
    Teams face same struggles after weekend losses
    (Above left) Junior wide receiver Marcus Henry lays in the end zone after missing a possible game-tying touchdown catch in Saturdays 39-32 overtime loss to Nebraska. The game was tied at the end of regulation. (Above right) texas techs robert Johnson makes the game-winning touchdown reception
    as Texas A&Ms Jordan Peterson defends during the closing seconds Saturday, in College Station, Texas. Texas Tech won 31-27.
    David J. phillip/AssoCIAtED prEss
    MenS BASKetBAll
    Jayhawks rise early to run
    KANsAN FILE pHoto
    then-freshman guard Brandon rush powers past a K-State defender during the frst half of play
    last year in the Jayhawks 66-52 victory against the Wildcats. The basketball teamis in the second
    week of its two-week boot camp to prepare for this season.
    Pre-dawn workouts
    condition team for
    upcoming season
    MeNs basKetball
    Incoming freshman could take
    command as teams new leader
    By JACK WeinStein
    For a Kansas basketball team
    without seniors, finding a vocal
    court leader this season could be
    difficult. Three of the four lead-
    ing scorers from a year ago will be
    sophomores, but points dont nec-
    essarily translate into leadership.
    Junior Russell Robinson, the
    other lead-
    ing scorer
    from last
    year, is the
    o b v i o u s
    c h o i c e .
    Last years
    s t a r t -
    ing point
    g u a r d
    e me r ge d
    as the type of
    player who
    coach Bill Self could see taking on
    that leadership duty, but he said he
    wouldnt be shocked if incoming
    freshman Sherron Collins stepped
    into that role.
    Sherron has more natural lead-
    ership ability than most our guys
    because hes more naturally vocal,
    Self said.
    Collins roommate, freshman
    guard Brady Morningstar, agreed
    with Self.
    He brings a great attitude and
    another floor leader on the court,
    Morningstar said.
    Collins, a highly touted recruit
    from Crane High School in
    Chicago, may turn out to be a lead-
    er on this years team, but it was his
    athletic ability that caught the eyes
    of most fans. The 5-foot-11 guard
    doesnt have stereotypical basket-
    ball height and he looks more like
    a running back than a point guard.
    He excelled in both football and
    baseball in addition to basketball in
    high school. What Collins lacks in
    height he makes up for with pure
    athleticism.
    Morningstar said that Collins
    was the quickest person he had ever
    been around and that Collins ball
    handling was unbelievable.
    Collins may not throw a pass off
    the backboard to himself in a game
    this season, like he did during last
    springs McDonalds All-American
    game, but it may have given Kansas
    fans and his teammates a glimpse
    of the kind of athleticism Collins
    possesses.
    When asked if it was all right
    that people remembered him for
    that dunk, Collins said he wouldnt
    have it any other way.
    Morningstar said Collins was
    tired his first few days on campus
    when he arrived during the sum-
    mer and had some trouble jumping
    to dunk.
    He said I can dunk, and I
    said I know, I saw you on TV,
    Morningstar said.
    Collins athleticism isnt the only
    thing hell add to the Jayhawks
    next season. His addition could
    make the already strong back-
    court of Robinson, sophomore
    Mario Chalmers and junior Jeremy
    Case even stronger. Collins would
    also add a competitive element
    to the team next season. Self said
    Robinson and Chalmers would
    agree with that.
    Robinson, Chalmers and Collins
    could vie for the two starting guard
    spots before the season begins
    Nov. 2, with an exhibition against
    Washburn in Allen Fieldhouse.
    Last years starters, Robinson and
    Chalmers, would be the favorites,
    but Self said everyone had work
    to do.
    Well play the best guys, Self
    said.
    Collins said he thought he could
    be the missing piece to a team that
    finished strong last year by winning
    the Big 12 Conference tournament,
    but fell short in the NCAA tourna-
    ment, losing to Bradley in the first
    round.
    I dont want to bad mouth any-
    one, he said, and described how
    he thought he could help with the
    backcourt by controlling turnovers
    and putting the ball in the basket.
    I love to push the ball, Collins
    said. These guys will run with
    me.
    Collins wouldnt make any
    predictions about how good a
    backcourt could be that included
    Robinson, Chalmers and himself.
    Well see what happens, he
    said, and added that he thought it
    would work out.
    Kansan staf writer Jack Wein-
    stein can be contacted at jwein-
    stein@kansan.com.
    Edited by Nicole Kelley
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