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John Kennedy, assistant professor of political science, prepares his PowerPoint lecture for his political science class Monday afternoon in the Dole Human Development Center. Kennedy tapes his lectures, which will be broadcast to Mogadishu University in Somalia later this semester.
BY JEFF DETERS
jdeters@kansan.com
Abdi Gutale wanted students at
Mogadishu University in his hometown of
Mogadishu, Somalia, to have the opportu-
nity to learn about social science research
methods.
Gutale, a graduate student in interna-
tional studies, approached John Kennedy,
assistant professor of political science, about
opening a link between the University of
Kansas and Somalia.
This fall, Kennedys Political Science
Methods of Inquiry class is broadcast-
ing class lectures to Mogadishu University.
Kennedys lectures are recorded and then
uploaded to the Internet where Mogadishu
students can watch the lectures.
Kennedy said the goal of the class was
to educate Somalian students on research
methods so that the students could bet-
ter understand and eventually research
and solve problems in the region. Kennedy
said this was the first time that Mogadishu
University has had contact with a university
in the United States.
This class is kind of contributing to a
greater connection, Kennedy said.
About 30 students in Kennedys class
correspond with the 10 Mogadishu stu-
dents via e-mail. But that is a problem-
atic task. Kennedy said that there were
only a few places in Somalia that have
Internet access, and areas that do, such as
Mogadishu University, are of rather slow
speed.
Justin Platte, Overland Park junior, is a
student in Kennedys class. Platte is major-
ing in political science and hopes to go
to law school. He said the class has been
beneficial to him because it allows him to
communicate with students from another
country.
I think its good that KU is doing this
because were keeping our international
focus, he said.
In an effort to keep the class cost at
a minimum, Atomic Dog Publishing
donated about $1,000 worth of books to
Mogadishu students. Gutale said that the
class had been so well-received that more
Mogadishu students want to take the class
next semester.
Its slowly changing perception of educa-
tion and American people, Gutale said.
Kennedy said he wasnt sure if they
would continue the correspondence with
Mogadishu next semester.
Edited by Rachel Bock
Adam MacDonald/KANSAN
JohnKennedy lectures inhis political science class Monday
afternooninthe Dole HumanDevelopment Center.
KU professor posts political science lectures online, students communicate via Internet
Course opens link with Somalian university
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Michael Vick tests positive for marijuana
Critics cite Bill OReilly as racist
media
crime
Bill OReilly, host of the TV show The
OReilly Factor, criticized the liberal group
Media Matters for America for publicizing
statements he made on his radio show last
week.
OReilly made remarks about a famed
Harlem restaurant in New York, where he
dined with civil rights activist Al Sharpton
recently. OReilly said that he couldnt get
over the fact that there was no difference
between the black-run Sylvias restaurant
and others in New York City.
After making the comment, OReilly
said Media Matters took particular com-
ments out of context and blamed OReilly
for being racist.
TV host says comment taken out of proportion, blames media
Michael Vick, the Atlanta Falcons quar-
terback who is awaiting sentencing in a
federal dogfighting case, was placed under
tighter restrictions yesterday after testing
positive for marijuana.
A federal judge has restricted Vick to
his house between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. and
ordered him to submit to random drug test-
ing and electronic monitoring.
Vick faces up to five years in prison for
the dogfighting case, which began April 10
after authorities who were conducting a
drug investigation on Vicks cousin raided
his property in Surry County and siezed
dozens of dogs. Vick is scheduled for sen-
tencing on Dec. 10.
Falcons quarterback to face random drug tests, electronic monitoring
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Major AndrewHarvey, political sciencedoctoral stu-
dent, shares experiences fromhis assignment at CampVic-
tory Baghdad. Harvey spokeWednesday night at the Robert
J. Dole Institute of Politics. He is workinginthe Department of
Joint andMultinational Operations CGSC Fort Leavenworth.
dole inStitUte
Doctoral student ofers insight on Iraq
Major Andrew Harvey discussed his
time in Iraq as a political-military intel-
ligence officer at the Dole Institute of
Politics on Wednesday night.
Harvey spoke about the current sit-
uation of the Iraqi government and
the results of the studies he completed
about the progress and future of the
country.
Harvey is a political science doctoral stu-
dent. He has been active in the service since
1986, and spent the duration of 2006 in Iraq.
He is now working for the Department of
Joint and Multinational Operations in Fort
Leavenworth.
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Ofcer speaks about
last years experiences
at Camp Victory Baghdad
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Visiting artists David Wheeler
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KU rolled through the
football nonconference season,
outscoring their opponents by a
combined score of 214-23. The
Jayhawks dont play this week-
end, but head to Manhattan the
following weekend to take on
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What do you think?
by alex dufek
what do you think about the possibility of a change from
coke to pepsi on campus?
Vincent hasKins
iola junior
I prefer Pepsi, but Coke is good
too. Unless I drink Coke and Pepsi
together.
jennifer watKins
Overland Park senior
It actually doesnt bother me
either way because I dont drink
Coke or Pepsi. I drink Dr. Pepper or
Mr. Pibb, so either way one of them
is here.
abbeY martin
topeka graduate student
I dont drink pop, so it doesnt re-
ally matter to me.
alex bOwman
medicine lodge freshman
I dont think it really matters. I
dont think the University should
necessarily be afliated with either
corporation. I think people should
be allowed to choose.
daily KU info
Life is not divided into se-
mesters. You dont get summers
of and very few employers are
interested in helping you fnd
yourself.
Bill Gates
Since 1986, Bill Gates has
made about $62.75 per second.
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The University Daily Kansan
was not always where University of
Kansas students received their daily
news from. The first issue of The
Kansan didnt appear until January
16, 1912, almost 46 years after the
University first opened. So where
did KU students go for news before
The Kansan made its debut?
According to kuhistory.com,
the first student-run publication at
the University was the Observer
of Nature. This newspaper made
its debut in 1874, not quite eight
years after the Universitys formal
opening in September 1866. Francis
Huntington Snow, one of KUs three
original faculty members and the
sponsor of the Universitys Natural
History Society, was the Observers
first advisor. Snows guidance helped
publish the newspapers first issue
on April 1. The Observer primar-
ily featured short, scholarly essays
from students and professors, and
all of the articles related in some
way to the study of natural sciences.
Student editors stopped publishing
the Observer in 1876, and the next
student-run newspaper, The Kansas
University Weekly, didnt come out
until 1895.
The Kansas University Weekly
focused mainly on University and
community news, short stories and
essays and detailed coverage of
sporting events, along with a collec-
tion of light gossip and general hap-
penings at the University. This jour-
nal received support from Snow and
from the University Council, but the
publication was short lived because
of petty rivalries and fighting among
staff members. The last issue of
The Kansas University Weekly was
printed on May 28, 1904. But this
did not deter KU students, and the
newspapers kept coming.
The first Kansan version, Semi-
Weekly Kansan, first appeared on
campus on September 17, 1904. This
was the newspaper that eventually
evolved into the newspaper that is
on campus today. The Semi-Weekly
Kansans first issue contained inter-
fraternity debates, news about the
upcoming football season and some
local news. The Kansans first ver-
sion had gotten rid of the literature
section that had been a fixture in the
earlier newspapers, and it started
using beat reporters. In 1912, The
Semi-Weekly Kansan became The
University Daily Kansan, the first
college daily newspaper in Kansas,
and the rest is history.
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block of Massachusetts Street.
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student senate
Bill to promote renewable
energy policy declined
Student Senate rejected a bill
Wednesday night that would have
asked Gov. Kathleen Sebelius
to adopt a modern renewable
energy policy for Kansas. The bill
also included sending the resolu-
tion to other state leaders and
media outlets.
Alex Treaster, Shawnee senior
and legislative director of the Stu-
dent Legislative Awareness Board,
said he wrote the legislation in or-
der to create a stance by Student
Senate on environmental issues.
He cited the coal-burning power
plants that have been proposed
to be built in Holcomb.
Treaster said although he could
and would lobby without Student
Senates permission, putting a
statement from Senate on paper
would have raised awareness and
created support for the issue.
The decision to build these
coal power plants could come any
day now and is really pressing,
Treaster said. Ive had more inter-
est in this issue alone than all the
other issues combined from KU
students.
Arguments from student sena-
tors against passing the legisla-
tion included the potential of
hindering relationships with state
legislators in favor of building the
coal-burning power plants and
representing University students
without consulting them on this
issue.
Michael Wade Smith, Goodland
freshman and freshman senator,
told Senate to reconsider repre-
senting University students before
talking with them.
If were going to really rep-
resent the students, we need to
really hear from the people we
represent, Smith said.

Erin Sommer
BY COuRtneY COndROn
ccondron@kansan.com
Major Andrew Harvey, a
University of Kansas doctor-
al student, spoke at the Dole
Institute of Politics Wednesday
night about his experiences in
Iraq as a political-military intel-
ligenceofficer.
Harvey, who spent the dura-
tion of 2006 in Iraq, discussed the
results of studies that he partici-
patedintorevealtheprogressand
proposed future of the country.
He said that Iraq will fracture
because its government will be
too weak in the future and ethnic
groups will see its constitution as
inefficient.
Iraq will lack a strong govern-
mentformanyyears,Harveysaid.
Ittakesalong,longtime.
Harveydiscussedtheseparation
of Iraqi people into ethnic groups
and how that affects the voting
powerinIraq.Healsotalkedabout
which groups wanted the United
Statestoremaininthecountryand
whichdidnt.
Iraqsproblemisthattheyare
fairly new to the idea of running
a government in what we call
a democratic method, Harvey
said.
Harvey also spoke about the
importance of Iraqs neighbor-
ing countries,
e s p e c i a l l y
Turkey. He
talked about
why the cur-
rent systems
of govern-
ment, includ-
ing the Iraqi
P a r l i a m e n t ,
K u r d i s h
R e g i o n a l
Go v e r n me nt
and Council of
Representatives, are failing. He
said the court system in Iraq
was in shambles without writ-
ten laws, and that the national
policewerecompletelycompro-
mised.
While Harvey was in Iraq, he
assisted in the improvement of the
agricultural ministry. His efforts
helpeddoubletheagriculturalout-
put.
JonathanEarle,InterimDirector
attheDoleInstitute,saidtherewas
an absolute hunger in the local
communitytotalkaboutthewar.
We happen to have people
like Harvey on this campus that
justgotback,Earlesaid.Thisis
something that isnt going away.
Its going to
be here now,
six months
fromnowand
six months
afterthat.
Harvey said
thatevenifU.S.
troops could
create a com-
pletely secure
andstablesitu-
ationinIraq,it
would take a
long time for the current leaders
to create a functioning system of
government.
Harvey has been active in the
service since 1986, and is working
for the Department of Joint and
Multinational Operations at Fort
Leavenworth. At the University,
Harvey is working on his disser-
tation on the European Unions
developmentofdefensecapability.
Edited by Elizabeth Cattell
Ofcer shares Iraq experiences
dole institute
Doctoral student discusses progress of U.S. efforts
Iraqs problem is that they are
fairly new to the idea of running
a government in what we call a
democratic method.
MAjor AndreW HArvey
Political-military intelligence ofcer
debates
CandidatesdiscussfutureofIraq
Democrats hesitant to promise troop withdrawl by 2013
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Democratic presidential hopefuls fromleft, Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., NewMexico Gov. Bill Richardson,
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, Sen. Hillary RodhamClinton, D-N.Y., former
Sen. Mike Gravel, D-Alaska, arrive on stage for a debate at Dartmouth College Wednesday in Hanover, N.H.
BY BetH FOuHY
assOCiated PRess
HANOVER,N.H.Theleading
Democratic White House hopefuls
concededWednesdaynighttheycan-
notguaranteetopullallU.S.combat
troops from Iraq by the end of the
nextpresidentialtermin2013.
I think its hard to project four
years from now, said Sen. Barack
Obama of Illinois in the opening
moments of a campaign debate in
thenationsfirstprimarystate.
It is very difficult to know what
were going to be inheriting, added
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of
NewYork.
Icannotmakethatcommitment,
said former Sen. John Edwards of
NorthCarolina.
Sensing an opening, Sen.
Christopher Dodd of Connecticut
andNewMexicoGov.BillRichardson
provided the assurances the others
wouldnot.
Illgetthejobdone,saidDodd,
while Richardson said he would
make sure the troops were home by
theendofhisfirstyearinoffice.
Healthcare,andthedriveforuni-
versal coverage, also figured promi-
nentlyinthedebate.
I intend to be the health care
president, said Clinton, adding she
can now succeed at an undertaking
that defeated her in 1993 when she
wasfirstlady.
ButBidensaidthatunnamedspe-
cial interests were no more willing
toworkwithClintonnowthanthey
weremorethanadecadeago.
Im not suggesting its Hillarys
fault...Its reality, he said, carefully
avoiding a personal attack on the
Democratwholeadsinthepolls.
Biden said a lot of old stuff
comes back from past battles, add-
ing, when I say old stuff I mean
policy.Policy.
Across the stage, Clinton smiled
atthat.
With the primary season
approaching,alleighthaveviedwith
increasing intensity for the support
of anti-war voters likely to provide
moneyandorganizingmuscleasthe
campaignprogresses.
Moderator Tim Russert of NBC
News asked about Republican presi-
dentialhopefulRudyGiulianispledge
tosetbackIranbyeightto10yearsif
ittriestogainnuclearstanding.
Bidenflashedangeratthemention
oftheformerNewYorkmayor.Rudy
Giuliani doesnt know what the heck
hestalkingabout,saidDelawaresen-
ator, who is chairman of the Senate
ForeignRelationsCommittee.
Hes the most uninformed per-
son on foreign policy thats now
runningforpresident.
The debate unfolded in the state
that has held the first presidential
primary in every campaign for gen-
erations.
The contest is tentatively sched-
uledforJan.22,butthatisexpected
to change as other states maneuver
forearlyvotingpositioninthecam-
paigncalendar.
NEWS 4A Thursday, sepTember 27, 2007
By DAVID BAUDER
AssocIAtED pREss
NEW YORK Fox News Channels
Bill OReilly said Wednesday his crit-
ics took remarks he made about a
famed Harlem restaurant out of con-
text and fabricated a racial contro-
versy where none exists.
He criticized the liberal group
Media Matters for America as smear
merchants for publicizing statements
he made on his radio show last week.
OReilly told his radio audience that
he dined with civil rights activist Al
Sharpton at Sylvias recently and couldnt
get over the fact that there was no differ-
ence between the black-run restaurant
and others in New York City.
OReilly told The Associated Press that
Media Matters cherry-picked remarks
out of a broader conversation about
racial attitudes. He told listeners that his
grandmother and many other white
Americans feared blacks because they
didnt know any and were swayed by
violent images in black culture.
If you listened to the full hour, it
was a criticism of racism on the part
of white Americans who are ignorant
of the fact that there is no difference
between white and black anymore,
he told the AP. Circumstances may
be different in their lives but were all
Americans. Anyone who would be
offended by that conversation would
have to be looking to be offended.
His radio show was a conversation
with Fox News contributor Juan Williams,
author of a book about the coarseness of
some black culture. Williams defended
OReilly during a Tuesday appearance on
The OReilly Factor.
Its so frustrating, Williams said.
They want to shut you up. They
want to shut up anybody who has an
honest discussion about race.
The controversy was similar to
one that enveloped presidential can-
didate Joe Biden last winter. When
Biden praised rival Barack Obama
as articulate and clean, many saw
this as a way of conveying these were
unusual characteristics for blacks.
Sylvias manager Trenness Woods-
Black told the New York Daily News
that OReillys remarks were insult-
ing and showed he has little knowl-
edge of the black community.
Karl Frisch, spokesman for
Media Matters, said it was typical
for OReilly to criticize his group for
merely reporting what he said.
We didnt call him a racist,
Frisch said. We said his comments
were ignorant and racially charged
and we stand by that.
OReilly said the Williams con-
versation carried on more than 400
radio stations and there wasnt one
complaint from a listener.
This isnt about a racially insensitive
remark, he said. Anybody can listen to
the unedited version of the conversation
on billoreilly.com. You want to think Im
insensitive to race, you go right ahead.
The real story, he said, was about
the corrupt media culture where
outlets like CNN and MSNBC do
stories about his remarks because
theyre getting killed in the ratings.
The OReilly Factor is seen by
more people 2.2 million average
this year than its direct competi-
tors on MSNBC and CNN combined.
MSNBCs Countdown with Keith
Olbermann averages 721,000 view-
ers in the time slot while CNNs 8
p.m. show averages 611,000, accord-
ing to Nielsen Media Research.
By BRIAN BAKst
AssocIAtED pREss
ST. PAUL, Minn. State highway
officials around the country want
the government to stop scaring
the public by using dire-sound-
ing phrases such as structurally
deficient and fracture critical to
describe bridges in need of repairs.
In interviews and govern-
ment documents obtained by
The Associated Press, some engi-
neers said the terms were making
Americas bridges sound shakier
than they really were, and they
would prefer less-alarming phras-
es, or perhaps a Health Index for
the nations spans.
The issue came up after the
Minneapolis bridge collapse Aug.
1 that killed 13 people. The span,
along with more than 73,000 other
U.S. bridges, was classified as
structurally deficient, a term some
engineers said sent shudders across
the nation because it was widely
misunderstood.
People seem to think a
bridge is within a hairs breadth
of collapse when they hear these
terms, Montanas chief trans-
portation engineer Loran Frazier
vented in an e-mail survey of his
peers after the Interstate 35W
disaster. There seemed to be
borderline hysteria regarding
the bridges.
Control over the labeling system
rests with Congress and the Federal
Highway Administration, part of
the Transportation Department.
The department would not com-
ment directly on the terms used to
classify bridges state of repair.
A bridge is typically labeled
structurally deficient if regular
inspections uncover significant
deterioration such as advanced
cracking in concrete or steel com-
ponents. The rating often leads to
weight restrictions and increased
monitoring and maintenance.
Te term functionally obsolete
is applied to bridges that dont meet
current design standards, gener-
ally because of changing trafc de-
mands. Bridges built decades ago,
for instance, sometimes carry nar-
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By ANNE FLAHERTy
AssociATEd PREss
WASHINGTON Defense
Secretary Robert Gates asked
Congress Wednesday to approve
nearly $190 billion for the wars
in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2008,
increasing initial projections by
more than a third.
The spending request guaran-
teed another showdown between
the Bush administration and con-
gressional Democrats, including
Sen. Robert Byrd, who declared
the Appropriations Committee he
chairs would not rubber stamp the
request.
Testifying before the panel, Gates
said the extra money was neces-
sary to buy vehicles that can pro-
tect troops against roadside bombs,
refurbish equipment worn down by
combat and consolidate U.S. bases
in Iraq. A copy of the remarks
was obtained in advance by The
Associated Press.
I know that Iraq and other diffi-
cult choices America faces in the war
on terror will continue to be a source
of friction within the Congress,
between the Congress and the presi-
dent and in the wider public debate,
Gates said in prepared testimony.
Considering this, I would like to
close with a word about something
I know we can all agree on the
honor, courage and great sense
of duty we have witnessed in our
troops, he added.
A group of anti-war protesters
in the hearing room cheered at sev-
eral points during Byrds speech,
including when the West Virginia
Democrat asked Gates whether
America was more secure as a result
of this massive, astronomical invest-
ment.
I believe the answer is crystal
clear. We are not! Byrd said.
In February, President Bush
requested $141.7 billion for the wars;
officials said at the time the fig-
ure was only a rough estimate and
could climb. In July, the Defense
Department asked Congress for
another $5.3 billion to buy 1,500
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected
(MRAP) vehicles.
Gates said Wednesday another
$42 billion is needed to cover addi-
tional unforeseen requirements. The
extra money includes:
$11 billion to field another
7,000 MRAP vehicles in addition to
the 8,000 already planned;
$9 billion to reconstitute equip-
ment and technology;
$6 billion for training and
equipment of troops;
$1 billion to improve U.S. facil-
ities in the region and consolidate
bases in Iraq; and
$1 billion to train and equip
Iraqi security forces.
The $190 billion total would
cover war costs for the 2008 bud-
get year, which begins Monday.
Congress was on track this week
to pass a stopgap spending bill that
would keep the war afloat for sev-
eral more weeks, giving Democrats
time to figure out their next step on
the war.
Democrats say they plan to use
the spending request as leverage
to bring troops home, although
they lack a veto-proof majority to
do so.
Congress should approve the
request as quickly as possible
and without excessive and coun-
terproductive restrictions, Gates
will tell the Senate, according
to his testimony. Doing so, he
added, helps the Pentagon to
better manage its resources and
avoid shifting money around,
which often requires additional
cash.
Wednesdays request of $42 billion
takes into account Bushs decision to
bring home five Army brigades by
next summer, Gates said.
To date, Congress has appro-
priated about $450 billion for the
war in Iraq, and $127 billion for
Afghanistan.
news
5A
Thursday, sepTember 27, 2007
By JosHUA FREEd
AssociATEd PREss
MINNEAPOLIS A judge took
Sen. Larry Craigs request to withdraw
his guilty plea under advisement on
Wednesday, and the Idaho Republican
announced he
will stay in office
for the time
being, omitting
mention of an ear-
lier commitment
to resign Sept. 30.
H e n n e p i n
County Judge
Charles Porter
said he probably
wont rule until
next month on
Craigs request,
which stems from
his earlier guilty
plea in a mens room sex sting at the
Minneapolis airport.
Craig didnt say just how long he
planned to remain on the job.
Today was a major step in the
legal effort to clear my name, Craig
said in a statement. The court has
not issued a ruling on my motion to
withdraw my guilty plea. For now,
I will continue my work in the U.S.
Senate for Idaho.
Craig skipped the court hearing
in Minnesota, a decision that his
attorney, Billy Martin, described as
routine for such a session.
During the hearing, Martin
acknowledged the difficulty in get-
ting the plea withdrawn, saying it
is near impos-
sible, and it
should be. But
he said Craigs
conduct was not
criminal.
Pr os e c ut or
Ch r i s t o p h e r
Renz said the
timing of Craigs
decision to with-
draw his guilty
plea was politi-
cal. Craig was
arrested in a
Minneapolis airport bathroom June
11, then entered his plea Aug. 8.
Craig said he panicked in entering
his plea.
He sat and was able to think
about it a thousand miles away at
his apartment on the Potomac. He
called me about it and could have
called others if he needed advice,
Renz said.
Minnesota law allows guilty pleas
to be withdrawn if a manifest injus-
tice is shown. The term isnt defined
in law, leaving it to judges to decide.
Craig was arrested by an airport
police officer who said Craig had
behaved as though he was looking
for sex.
Craig came under intense pressure
to resign after news of his arrest and
guilty plea surfaced in late August,
and he announced within days that
he planned to resign by Sept. 30.
He later suggested he might stay in
office if he could overturn his plea.
His attorneys pursued a dual strat-
egy, arguing both that Craigs conduct
was not criminal and that the state
didnt handle the plea properly.
Martin said Craig maintains he
never intentionally touched airport
police Sgt. Dave Karsnia, nor said
anything to him.
You should have either touching,
or words, or a combination of the
two, Martin said.
I dont know, interjected Porter,
and speculated that if he charged
around the bench and ran yelling
toward Martin, it would scare the
attorney.
It absolutely would, Martin said,
to mild laughter.
Craigs attorneys also argued that
the legal process wasnt properly fol-
lowed, noting the plea petition didnt
include a signature or any other
indication a judge had accepted it.
Porter directed more questions to
Craigs attorneys, but his interrup-
tions were mild and polite.
Pat Hogan, a spokesman for the
Metropolitan Airports Commission
and the prosecution team, said after
the hearing that Craig knew what he
was doing when he pleaded guilty and
accepted culpability for his actions.
He pointed out that Craig had more
than eight weeks to consider his legal
options from when he was arrested to
when he entered his plea.
The defendant unequivocally
pleaded guilty to the crime of disor-
derly conduct, Hogan said.
Martin told reporters afterward
that Craig committed no crime, but
made a mistake in pleading guilty
to one.
Senator Larry Craig denies that
he went into that restroom for any-
thing other than to go to the rest-
room, he said.
Martin said that if the judge
allows Craig to withdraw his plea, he
will enter a not guilty plea and ask a
jury to decide.
Senator seeks to change plea
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sen. LarryCraig, R-Idaho, leaveshis residenceat aYacht ClubinWashington, D.C., Wednesday. Thefrst
stepinCraigs attempt towipeawayhis guiltypleainanairport sexstinghadnothingtodowithwhether an
undercover policemanmisunderstoodCraigs actions inabathroomstall. Instead, Wednesdays hearingwas all
about whether Craigs attorneys couldconvince thecases judgethat theIdahosenators pleawas amistake.
Craig stays in office, maintains innocence in mens room case
The court has not issued a rul-
ing on my motion to withdraw
my guilty plea. For now, I will
continue my work in the U.S.
Senate for Idaho.
Larry Craig
idaho senator
Congress considers request to raise war funding
Defense secretary asks for $190 billion to further protect troops in Iraq, Afghanistan
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Alexander McCall Smiths work shows a diferent and positive side of African culture
T
he Kansan did not run
a feature on the frst
speech of the Hall Cen-
ter Humanities Lecture Series
given on Monday by interna-
tionally acclaimed author Alex-
ander McCall Smith. I attended
the event and as the Hall Center
Student Scholar, had the in-
credible opportunity of meeting
Smith.
When I sat down for dinner
with noted author and Hall
Center lecturer Alexander Mc-
Call Smith, I had no idea what
to expect. That may have been
because Smith, a Scotsman, was
sporting a kilt. However, it was
also because I had some tricky
questions about his beloved
No. 1 Ladies Detective se-
ries.
True, I had enjoyed the se-
ries about Mma Ramotswe, a
lady detective from Botswana,
for all of the charm that each
story possessed. However, I had
felt slightly uneasy about enjoy-
ing them. The trouble was that
they were just too charming. As
a serious student of African lit-
erature, I am used to being torn
apart by the literary products
of Africa. However, his books
seemed to skirt the most im-
portant issues of the continent,
instead describing Botswana as
what appeared to be the best
place on earth. Could you re-
ally have literature about Africa
that did not deal with the issues
that wrack the continent? Were
his solely-positive portrayals of
African people almost conde-
scending?
However, my attitude towards
the series quickly changed when
I learned that McCall Smith
holds no pretensions about his
writing. He said, I am some-
times accused of being a Uto-
pian writer. I suppose I am.
From our discussion, Smith
quickly showed that he had a
huge knowledge of all of the is-
sues that I had privately thought
he had avoided in his novels.
However, he was not attempt-
ing to address these issues in his
books.
There are too many people
writing heart of darkness stories
about Africa, he said. Such a
positive view as Smiths is rare
in writing, especially about Af-
rica.
However, for him, it is natu-
ral. I realized that Smith is an
undeniable optimist, viewing
the world through an incred-
ibly positive lens. He relishes
life and people and what is good
in the world. And he wants to
share that with his readers. In
fact, Smith cited a passage in a
book he had recently read that
said that the most natural reac-
tion to beauty is a desire to share
it. This is entirely his method.
He views beauty in the people
and situations around him and
wants to share it, what good
there is in the world, with his
millions of readers
So, in his own way, he does
tell the hard stories of Africa,
but they are colored by the way
that he views the world. Thus,
when Smith went to Botswana,
he was more interested in the
brave way that people keep on
living day to day when situa-
tions are diffcult than the dif-
fcult situations themselves. He
was immediately entranced by
the positive way that the people
there triumph by just living and
loving life, even diffcult situ-
ations. Thus his fables, as he
calls them, are a tribute to Bo-
tswana, a tribute to part of the
world usually only covered by
negative press.
It is a rare feature of literature
today, but obviously an impor-
tant one, as Smiths books are
only becoming more popular. We
can all learn from Smiths take
on the world. We can all learn to
cherish the small things.
After an incredible lecture
given by Alexander McCall
Smith, I would encourage stu-
dents to attend the Hall Center
Lecture series where they will
have a chance to encounter fas-
cinating personalities. The next
speaker, Sara Ahmed, a profes-
sor of race and cultural studies
at Goldsmiths College, Univer-
sity of London, and the author
of more than 30 articles and
book chapters, and four books,
including The Cultural Politics
of Emotion and Differences
that Matter: Feminist Theory
and Postmodernism, will be
speaking on Oct. 22 in Wood-
ruff Auditorium.
Brenna T. Daldorph
Lawrence sophomore
guesT column
The little gestures
matter a great deal
Simple acts of respect and kindness
can improve a persons entire day
amanda b. FaleTra
Monday night in Allen Field-
house, the Student-Athlete Ad-
visory Committee proposed the
creation of a T-shirt that would
replace the popular Muck Fiz-
zou shirts. ESPN refuses to vid-
eotape fans wearing the shirts,
and the consensus of various
student organizations is that a
change in apparel is needed.
A new shirt is long overdue.
The Muck shirts have lost any
claim on originality they previ-
ously had. The joke is less funny
and so is the shirt. Not only are
they juvenile, but they unite fans
against another school instead
of what a shirt should dobring
people together out of pride for
their own university. KUs main
exposure is often through tele-
vised sporting events. When our
fans are seen wearing Muck
Fizzou (and other comparable)
shirts, it sends a message of
tastelessness across the country.
That is not an image that KUs
fans should want to represent.
The SAAC asked other stu-
dent groups to participate in the
creation of the shirt. The idea
was to create a T-shirt that is
an appropriate and an accurate
refection of the student body,
according to a release prepared
by the SAAC for each student
group.
The more interesting ideas
presented at the meeting were
the inclusion of this years
homecoming theme, Jayhawk
Nation, on the shirt, and the
building of a bonfre where stu-
dents can burn their old shirts
and pick up the newly-designed,
obscenity-free models. Most of
the groups agreed that the bas-
ketball players should be in-
volved in their distribution. The
SAAC might want to consult
some students from the School
of Fine Arts, as none were pres-
ent at the meeting.
Student Senate President
Hannah Love suggested the
University purchase the copy-
right on the slogan, making it
more diffcult to reproduce the
shirts. The SAAC quickly ac-
knowledged that it was not here
to put anyone out of business,
which was a fair position.
But whatever the SAAC and
the other student groups de-
cide, they are basically asking
the students to dress a certain
waya new, more appropriate
way. Regardless of whether it is
to bring the student body closer
together, to clean up the overall
image or to simply get back on
TV, its asking some students to
stop showing their true level of
contentment with Mizzou. That
in itself may present more of a
problem than the general shirt
change.
If the new shirts are well-de-
signed and free, the change will
go over well with fans. The suc-
cess of the new shirts involves
the SAAC making it an inclu-
sive process, being open to new
ideas and, most importantly,
positioning the change so that it
doesnt come off as censorship,
but as something positive for the
Universitys image. Thus far, it
has succeeded.
A
s I was walking back
across campus to my
car after work yes-
terday, I walked by the military
building as some of the Army
ROTC members came outside
to lower the fag and put it away
for the evening. Three of them
went in sequenced order to re-
trieve the fag while a fourth
stayed behind and simply salut-
ed at attention as Old Glory was
lowered to the soldiers below. I
thought to myself how pure and
simple an act like this was and
yet it was incredibly moving to
watch. I pondered words in my
head like patriotism, brother-
hood, sisterhood and unity, and
thought to myself that the world
would be a much better place if
more pure and simple acts were
recognized and appreciated.
It is said that the United
States was founded on ideas
such as brotherhood, unity and
togetherness, and yet everyday
we see and hear about indi-
viduals around the world and
throughout the country who are
reaching out without anyone
reaching back. To think that the
simple act of smiling at someone
on the street could make their
day just a little bit brighter or
that helping a friend in need
may make their lives a little
bit easier. It is these little
pure and simple acts that will
make the world a better place
acts of reaching out to another
individual, bringing them some
peace of mind. Life is much too
short to live only for ones self
when there are people, like sol-
diers, who die for their country
and the people that they leave
behind in that country. Though
we may not support the reason
they are fghting it is impor-
tant that we support themsay
thank you to them for risking
their lives for others. So I guess
my point is thisand I got to
it in a very roundabout way, I
knowlife is much too short to
forget to let the people around
you know that you care about
them, that you appreciate them.
In an instant it, could be over.
So tell themlet them know.
Your family, friends, dog, cat,
someone who makes a differ-
ence in your lifelet them know
that you appreciate them.
Faletra is a Lawrence senior
in music education.
Free For All, why do people
get on computers, then take
naps in front of them?
i cant believe a story about
font made the front page, this
is sad.
Pepsi sucks. Coke rules. end
of story.
With all the money Ku
swindles out of its students, you
would think they could install
moving sidewalks.
dear Free For All, your mother
wears army boots!
What have i learned in Greek
and roman mythology? Zeus
was a manwhore, and he should
be happy a god of stds never
popped out.
im seriously going to start
giving $2 to anyone who can sit
next to me in lectures without
needing to text someone. You
wont die if youre not in contact
for 50 minutes.
tests with maps of europe
must have been so much easier
twenty years ago, you could just
scrawl ussr across the whole
right half.
im ready for Fall Break! Arent
you?
saying youre good at history
is like saying you can color with-
in the lines. Find a real major.
im in love with a trooper.
to Chris who wants to work
for housing - no, you dont, and
you should be punched in the
mouth for saying that.
its quite intimidating to talk
in front of irritated Ku athletes.
A note to bicyclists: if you
are going to turn, look. Or even
better, do you remember those
hand signals for turning left
and right? Yea, those. use them!
Because if you dont i will hit you
with my scooter (accidentally of
course).
Like a tampon thief, i had to
pull some strings.
i vote to bring back chivalry!
Whos with me?
Perez Hilton is taking over my
life. And i think i like it.
i have decided i will watch any
show as long as it is in marathon
form.
Will whoever is in charge
of the crossword please fnd a
dumbed down version so i dont
feel stupid everday?
By DEE-ANN DURBIN
AssocIAtED PREss
DETROIT General Motors
Corp. won its struggle to unload
$51 billion in retiree health costs
and improve competitiveness in
the latest round of contract talks
with the United Auto Workers,
but not without a short-lived
strike that wrung promises out
of GM to keep jobs at U.S.
plants.
The two sides tentatively
agreed Wednesday to a ground-
breaking agreement that allows
GM to move its unfunded retiree
health care costs into an inde-
pendent trust administered by
the UAW. The union also agreed
to lower wages for some work-
ers. In exchange, the UAW won
commitments from GM to invest
in U.S. plants, bonuses and an
agreement to hire thousands of
temporary workers which will
boost UAW membership, accord-
ing to a person who was briefed
on the contract. The person
requested anonymity because
the details havent been pub-
licly released.
Wall Street applauded news of
the deal, sending GM shares up
more than 9 percent.
The union said the agree-
ment with the nations largest
automaker was reached shortly
after 3 a.m. The UAW can-
celed its two-day strike about
an hour later and workers were
back in GMs 80 U.S. facilities
Wednesday afternoon. GM lost
production of around 25,000
vehicles due to the strike,
according to CSM Worldwide
Inc. Analysts had suggested
a short strike could actually
improve GMs outlook because
it would cut back on inventory
levels.
GM shares rose $3.22, or 9.4
percent, to $37.64. Standard &
Poors Ratings Services said it may
raise GMs long-term debt rating,
which is currently below investment
grade.
We view the tentative agree-
ment and its apparent terms as a
historic milestone toward the long-
term improvement in fundamentals
and survival at the North American
automakers, KeyBanc analyst Brett
Hoselton wrote in a note to inves-
tors.
The agreement is expected to set
a pattern for contracts that now will
be negotiated at Ford Motor Co.
and Chrysler LLC. UAW President
Ron Gettelfinger said he will decide
this week which automaker will go
next.
NEWS 8A thursday, september 27, 2007
AssocIAtED PREss
TOPEKA A city worker is accused
of soliciting sex while on duty as a
backhoe operator, but his attorney said
Wednesday that police arrested him even
though he turned down the advances of
an officer posing as a prostitute.
John A. Murphy was among
seven men, including two govern-
ment employees, who were caught
up in the sex sting conducted by city
police Saturday.
Murphy and the other govern-
ment worker, Maurice White, an
officer at the Shawnee County
Jail, are on paid leave while their
employers investigate their arrests.
White was in uniform but not on
duty when he was arrested.
White, 34,
pleaded no
contest Tuesday
in Topeka
Mu n i c i p a l
Court to a single
misdemeanor
count of solicit-
ing prostitution.
His sentencing
is scheduled for
Oct. 26, and a
city ordinance
mandates at
least 30 days
in jail. Records
indicate White
didnt hire an
attorney, and
there was no home telephone listing
for him in Topeka.
Murphy, 54, signed a diversion
agreement Monday, meaning he
wont be prosecuted if he keeps his
record clean for a year, said Dennis
Hawver, his attorney.
Hawver said police entrapped
Murphy after he stopped to make
a call from a public telephone, then
arrested him for what Hawver called
a victimless crime.
God knows we dont have any
murders or any serious crimes out
there, Hawver said during a tele-
phone interview. Its absurd.
Hawver said the undercover offi-
cer walked a half-block to meet
Murphy as he was making his phone
call and invited him into an alley.
Murphy declined and left on his
backhoe, Hawver said, but was
arrested two blocks away.
Mr. Murphy has absolutely no
criminal culpability in this case,
Hawver said. They dont have any
right to be entrapping people.
Hawver also said Murphy will fight
any attempt by the city to fire him.
All he did was stop to make a
phone call, Hawver said.
Police spokeswoman Kristi
Pankratz said officers were conduct-
ing a sting in which a decoy waits
for men to approach her and offer
her money for sex. The city will
decide what action to take after its
investigation, city spokesman David
Bevens said.
AssocIAtED PREss
NEW YORK The Bush adminis-
tration moved Wednesday to cement
international support for new U.N.
sanctions on Iran over its nuclear pro-
grams and rebuked Iranian President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for declar-
ing the issue closed.
A day after a defiant Ahmadinejad
told the United Nations General
Assembly that his country would
defy further U.N. Security Council
efforts to impose additional penal-
ties, Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice and her top aides sought to
marshal consensus on the move.
I am sorry to tell President
Ahmadinejad that the case is not closed,
said Nicholas
Burns, the State
Departments No.
3 diplomat. He
was to meet with
senior diplomats
from the five per-
manent Security
Council members
and Germany to
craft elements of
a new sanctions
resolution.
Were going
to keep going, Burns told reporters.
If Mr. Ahmadinejad thinks some-
how that he has been given a pass, he
is mistaken about that.
Burns talks over dinner with
diplomats from Russia, China,
Britain, France and Germany will
set the stage for a second meeting on
Thursday and then one between Rice
and the groups other foreign minis-
ters on Friday when the resolution is
expected to be further defined.
However, he said it is unlikely that
the text of a new resolution will be
agreed to this week.
As Burns spoke, Rice was assuring
Irans wary neighbors in the Persian
Gulf of U.S. backing to improve their
defenses against a hegemonistic
Iran through proposed multibil-
lion dollar arms sales, a senior State
Department official told reporters.
In a meeting with the foreign
ministers of the six-member Gulf
Cooperation Council Bahrain,
Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
and the United Arab Emirates
along with Egypt and Jordan,
Rice heard deep fears about Iranian
attempts to dominate the region, the
official said.
The Bush administration is in
discussions with the Saudis and its
other allies in the Gulf to prepare
arms sales packages worth about $20
billion despite concern from some in
Congress that they could destabilize
the region and hurt Israeli security
interests.
The United States accuses Iran of
trying to develop nuclear weapons,
something Tehran adamantly denies,
and has been
encouraged in
recent months
by stronger
statements on
the matter from
Security Council
members, nota-
bly France.
Iran is already
subject to two
U.N. sanctions
resolutions as
well as a grow-
ing number of financial penalties
from individual nations but China
and Russia have been reluctant to
agree to a new U.N. resolution.
Among ideas being considered
for the new resolution are widen-
ing existing financial sanctions on
Iranian entities and possible diplo-
matic measures, officials said.
Ahmadinejad told world leaders
on Tuesday his country would defy
attempts to impose new sanctions by
arrogant powers seeking to curb its
nuclear program, accusing them of
lying and imposing illegal penalties
on his country.
He said the nuclear issue was now
closed as a political issue and Iran
would pursue the monitoring of its
nuclear program through its appro-
priate legal path, the International
Atomic Energy Agency, which is the
U.N.s nuclear watchdog.
world
U.S., U.N. pursue nuclear issue in Iran
crime
Undercover
cop snags
seven men in
prostitution
stake out
Were going to keep going. If
Mr. Ahmadinejad thinks some-
how that he has been given a
pass, he is mistaken about that.
Nicholas BurNs
state Departments No. 3 diplomat
Mr. Murphy
has absolutely
no criminal cul-
pability in this
case. They dont
have any right
to be entrap-
ping people.
DeNNis
hawver
attorney
business
General Motors, United Auto Workers make ground-breaking agreement
ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks with media during a press conference inTehran, Iran, Tuesday. Ahmadinejad said that Tehran
has achieved full profciency in the nuclear fuel cycle and warned theWest that dialogue and friendship not threats were the right way to deal with Iran.
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as its subject. This is it. The book represents a awless match of biographer and subject. In
Arnold Rampersads hands, we fathom both the burden and measure of Ellisons brilliance.
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AssociAted Press
BARCELONA, Spain An
early test of an experimental drug
seemed to slow the spread of
advanced deadly skin cancer in a
small study, the drugs U.S. devel-
oper reported in preliminary find-
ings Wednesday.
Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.
of Lexington, Mass., reported that
patients with advanced melanoma
who got the drug survived an aver-
age of 3.7 months without new can-
cer lesions, compared to 1.8 months
for those who got the standard treat-
ment.
The treatment, given as a pill, is
so early in development it doesnt
have a name. It must pass muster
in much more rigorous testing
before the company seeks U.S.
approval.
Syntas drug is one of several in
development by other companies
trying a new strategy against cancer
killing tumor cells by overloading
them with oxygen.
We are taking advantage of the
Achilles heel of cancer cells, said
Dr. Anthony Williams, vice presi-
dent of clinical research at Synta
Pharmaceuticals.
The drug has no effect on normal
cells, which can adjust to higher lev-
els of oxygen that cause cancer cells
to self-destruct.
Doctors who heard the results at
the European Cancer Organization
meeting were heartened but said
further study is needed.
This could have a profound
effect on patients, said Dr. Alex
Eggermont, president-elect of the
European Cancer Organization
and a surgical oncology pro-
fessor at Erasmus University
in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Eggermont was not connected
with the study.
The study followed 81 patients
with advanced melanoma for about
two years. Twenty-eight received
the standard chemotherapy drug
paclitaxel and lived an average of
1.8 months with no new lesions,
while 53 got paclitaxel plus the new
drug and survived an average of 3.7
months with no new lesions.
Less than 5 percent of patients
taking the new pill suffered serious
side effects, such as a temporary
drop in white blood cells, back pain
and fatigue.
There are very few drugs avail-
able for people with advanced mela-
noma, which kills 70 percent of
patients within one year. Globally,
about 160,000 people have it.
The company plans a bigger study
with more than 600 patients at 150
cancer centers worldwide.
medicine
Preliminary tests show new pill slows spread of skin cancer
AssociAted Press
LOS ANGELES A mistrial was
declared Wednesday in the murder
case against music producer Phil
Spector when the jury reported for a
second time that it could not reach a
verdict on whether he killed actress
Lana Clarkson more than four years
ago.
The mistrial came after months of
a trial in which jurors had to decide
who pulled the trigger of a revolver
leaving no fingerprints that
went off in Clarksons mouth on
early Feb. 3, 2003.
Spector and his wife, Rachelle,
left the courthouse shortly after the
mistrial.
The prosecution did not immedi-
ately say whether it will seek a retrial.
A hearing was set for Oct. 3.
The jury foreman told Superior
Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler the
split was 10-2 but did not say which
way the panel leaned. A week ear-
lier, the foreman had reported a 7-5
split.
The jury had met for about 44
hours over 12 days since getting the
case Sept. 10.
After the initial deadlock, the
judge withdrew a jury instruction
that he decided misstated the law and
issued a new one giving examples of
what panelists could draw from the
evidence, including the possibility
that Spector forced Clarkson to place
the gun in her own mouth.
Fidler polled the jury, and each
member agreed that a unanimous
decision was not possible.
At this time, I will find that the
jury is unable to arrive at a verdict
and declare a mistrial in this matter,
the judge said.
Prosecutors had charged Spector
under a second-degree murder theo-
ry that did not require premeditation
or intent.
They called women from his past
who claimed he threatened them
with guns when they tried to leave
his presence, and a chauffeur who
testified that on the fateful morning
Spector came out of his home with
a gun in hand and said, I think I
killed somebody, while Clarksons
body sat slumped in a foyer chair
behind him.
The defense countered with a
scientific case, suggesting Spector
did not fire the gun and offering
forensic evidence that she killed her-
self either intentionally or by
accident. Gunshot residue on her
hands, blood spatter on his coat and
the trajectory of the bullet were the
subjects of weeks of testimony from
experts.
Spector, 67, rose to fame in the
1960s with the Wall of Sound
recording technique, which revolu-
tionized pop music. Clarkson starred
in the 1985 cult film Barbarian
Queen.
Their life
stories reflected
different sides of
the pop culture
landscape.
The breadth
of Spectors con-
tributions to
popular music
in the 1960s
and early 1970s
was astound-
ing. Early in his
career, he produced hits including
Hes a Rebel and Be My Baby,
which made pop stars of the Crystals
and the Ronettes.
Later, after the Beatles shelved the
tapes from some of their last record-
ing sessions, he turned them into
their final album, 1970s Let it Be.
From there, he went on to produce
critically acclaimed solo albums by
John Lennon and George Harrison.
He also co-wrote and produced the
Ben E. King stan-
dard Spanish
Harlem and
the Righteous
Brothers Youve
Lost That Lovin
Feelin, cited by
BMI as the most-
played song in
the history of
American radio.
But by the
time he met
Clarkson, the
music industry wunderkind who
struck it rich in his teens and changed
the face of pop music had aged into
an eccentric, reclusive millionaire
with a castle in the suburbs.
Clarkson, 40, was an ambitious
dreamer, a statuesque beauty who
idolized Marilyn Monroe and chased
fame but was beaten down by rejec-
tion. Friends testified that she was at
the end of her rope financially and
humiliated by having to take a host-
ess job at the House of Blues, where
she met Spector.
Jurors heard of her decision to go
home with Spector for a drink after
the club closed at 2 a.m. Little more
than three hours later, she was dead.
What happened in those three
hours was never clear. Spector did
not testify, and prosecutors stated
no motive for him to kill her other
than her apparent decision to leave
the house.
No prosecution forensic expert
was able to place the gun in Spectors
hands. But blood spatter on his coat
and in his pants pockets were ana-
lyzed by prosecution experts to sug-
gest that showed he was the shooter.
Defense experts said he stood too
far away to have shot her. Blood
spatter, they said, can travel up to
6 feet.
The defendants changing appear-
ance during the case was a reminder
that this was a show business figure
on trial. During pretrial, Spector
arrived in a stretch Hummer, his
hair frizzed out. For trial, he adopted
a blond pageboy reminiscent of the
early Beatles. But his wife, who said
she styled his hair, later changed it to
a short, tousled and darker look.
Rachelle Spector, 27, whose Web
site says she is a singer, songwrit-
er and trombone player, married
Spector nearly a year ago and was
with him every day of the trial.
The couple usually dressed in
color-coordinated outfits. Spector
wore long, foppish frock coats with
vests, colorful shirts and ties. A
diminutive figure, he always wore
boots with high Cuban-style heels.
Rachelle Spector wore stiletto heels,
and the couple appeared to totter as
they walked down the hall flanked
by bodyguards.
crime
AssociAted Press
BOSTON A Harvard
student must be allowed extra
break time during her nine-hour
medical licensing exam so she
can pump breast milk to feed
her 4-month-old daughter, a
Massachusetts appeals court
judge ruled Wednesday.
Sophie Currier, 33, sued after
the National Board of Medical
Examiners turned down her
request to take more than the
standard 45 minutes in breaks
during the exam.
Currier said she risks medi-
cal complications if she does not
nurse her daughter, Lea, or pump
breast milk every two to three
hours.
A Superior Court judge last
week rejected Curriers request
to order the board to give her an
additional 60 minutes of break
time. Appeals Court Judge Gary
Katzmann overturned that rul-
ing, finding that Currier needs
the break time to put her on
equal footing with the men and
non-lactating women who take
the exam.
I think its a big step for
women, all nursing and working
moms, Currier said.
The board had cited a need to
be consistent in the amount of
break time given and said other
nursing mothers who have taken
the exam found 45 minutes suf-
ficient.
But Katzmann said that
amount of break time was insuf-
ficient for Currier to nurse her
baby, properly express breast
milk, eat, drink and use the rest-
room over the course of the nine-
hour exam.
Under either avenue,
(Currier) is placed at significant
disadvantage in comparison to
her peers, Katzmann wrote in
his 26-page ruling.
The board plans to appeal,
board attorney Joseph Savage said.
The board, a Philadelphia-
based nonprofit corporation, is
responsible for administering the
test, which is used by boards of
medicine across the country to
license physicians.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Music producer Phil Spector sits next to his attorney Linda Kenny Baden, right, after his murder trial ended in a mistrial Wednesday at the Los Angeles Superior Court.
Clarkson murder case ends in mistrial
nation
New mom
gets extra
test breaks to
pump milk
At this time, I will fnd that
the jury is unable to arrive at a
verdict and declare a mistrial in
this matter.
Larry PauL FidLer
Superior court judge
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W
ith all the disheartening sto-
ries of steroids, gambling and
criminal activity in profes-
sional sports today, the word profession-
al has ironically become somewhat of a
mockery. If there is one thing that sports
professionals should be reminded of
today it would be, You are responsible
for your actions and there are conse-
quences for your actions.
These words came from former MLB
umpire Steve Palermo Tuesday evening
as he spoke to a crowd in the Kansas
Union. He was not speaking about Barry
Bonds, Michael Vick or Pacman Jones.
Palermo was speaking of a man serv-
ing a 75-year sentence for shooting and
paralyzing him 16 years ago.
It was July 7, 1991, and Steve Palermo
was enjoying dinner with friends after
covering a Texas Rangers game. The
party stopped when a bartender noticed
two waitresses being mugged across the
street. Palermo and five others, being
Good Samaritans, responded to the situ-
ation by trying to break up the violent
scene. Two of the muggers fled the scene
in a car, while one man tried to break
away on foot.
Palermo and his friend Terrance
Man chased the culprit on foot, caught
him and tackled him to the ground.
The police, although called, did not
arrive soon enough. The two other
muggers and their getaway driver
returned for the man Palermo and
his friend pinned. Shots were fired,
leaving Man wounded and Palermo
paralyzed.
Palermos neurosurgeon told him
that he would never walk again. The
man who shot him received a hefty
prison sentence. After years of physical
therapy, Palermo was able to walk again,
with the assistance of a cane. His words
shared with the crowd in the Kansas
Union ranged from being a major league
umpire to recovering from paralysis. He
also gave inspirational words on over-
coming adversity.
If there was one thing Palermo
revealed that should be reverberated
throughout the world of sports, it
would be his character. In a little over
an hour, Palermo unveiled more integ-
rity and honesty about life and sports
than can be seen across sports head-
lines today. Whether it was in his days
as one of the most respected umpires
in baseball or his time spent recover-
ing from paralysis, Palermo embodies
something that is missing from many
sports professionals.
In todays world, it is easy to find
sports professionals acting not so pro-
fessional. Nearly every day we come
across another story involving some
sort of illegal activity on or off the
field. In this past week alone, former
Atlanta Falcons Michael Vick was
indicted on charges of dog fighting
and San Diego Padres Milton Bradley
threw a baseball bat at umpire Mike
Winters. In the past few months, NBA
Hall of Famer Isaiah Thomas was
involved in a sexual harassment scan-
dal and OJ Simpson is facing 10 felony
charges.
Other instances such as Barry
Bonds alleged steroid use, NBA referee
Tim Donaghy fixing games and Bill
Belichick stealing other teams plays
on camera show little regard for
morals in sports today. With the mil-
lions of dollars involved in professional
sports, it is easy to feel untouchable
as an athlete, official or coach. Stories
like Palermos show that even if one
does the right thing, the glamour and
fame that come with being a sports
professional can be taken away at any
moment.
commentary
Professional
sports world
acting not so
professional
By Bryan wheeler
see wheeler on page 4b
By ThOr nySTrOM
tnystrom@kansan.com
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundys three
and a half minute long post-game tirade
on Saturday hit close to home for a gradu-
ate of the University of Kansas School of
Journalism.
Jenni Carlson, a former University Daily
Kansan columnist and sports editor, was the
reporter on the receiving
end of Gundys rant.
Carlson wrote a col-
umn, printed last Saturday
in The Oklahoman, sug-
gesting OSU quarterback
Bobby Reid was benched
for his attitude and not
his play. The column
insinuated, through an
anecdote about Reids mother feeding him
chicken near the team charter, that Reid was
coddled and didnt possess the mental or
physical toughness for the position.
Gundy lashed out at Carlson at a press
conference after OSUs 49-45 victory against
Texas Tech. When he was finished, he
stormed out of the room without taking any
questions.
In the clip, which can be found on
YouTube, Gundy said three-fourths of the
column was fiction and called the newspa-
per garbage.
On Monday, Carlson had her first chance
to ask Gundy for a clarification. During the
coachs Monday news conference, Carlson
asked, You contended three-fourths of that
column was inaccurate; could you tell me
what those factual errors were?
Gundy responded, I dont have to.
Carlson continued by saying, Our paper
has a policy of correcting errors, and I cant
do that if I dont know what the errors were.
I dont have to, Gundy said again. Id
rather just let it go.
Lawrence Journal-World sports reporter
Tom Keegan, who covered Major League
Baseball for 18 years and now writes about
KU sports, said Gundys overreaction showed
how much the coach had been spoiled by
local media.
I think its interesting that he said three-
fourths of the story is wrong, she asks him
what the errors are, and he isnt able to come
up with anything, Keegan said. His inability
to point to one single thing shows that not
one thing in the story was wrong.
Keegan said Gundys actions were com-
pletely out of bounds. He did say, however,
that he doesnt cover amateur athletes in the
same way as professional athletes.
Right or wrong, my way of doing it, I
am not as critical of the college athlete as a
professional athlete because they arent get-
ting paid, Keegan said. Im analytical and
critical of the performances, but I do it a
different way.
Keegan is no stranger to tongue lash-
ings. While covering the Dodgers, Tommy
Lasorda once chewed him out while, ironi-
cally, eating chicken.
I actually swallowed some of Tommy
Lasardas chicken spittle, Keegan said.
Gundy said in Mondays press conference
that he was just shooting from the hip. He
associateD pRess
oklahoma state football coach Mike gundy answers a question monday during the weekly news conference at
boone pickens stadiumin stillwater, okla. gundy verbally attacked a columnist for her article about bobby reid.
Oklahoma State coachs rant targets KU grad
Carlson
football controversy
see gundy on page 4b
nebraska 3, kansas 0
anna Faltermeier/Kansan
senior middle blocker natalie Uhart goes up for a block during the frst game of the match against nebraska Wednesday night. nebraska won the match in a three-game sweep. kansas record fell to 9-6 overall.
huskers dominate Jayhawks again
Defending national champions show why
theyre best in country with 3-set victory
By rUSTIn DODD
rdodd@kansan.com
After 10 years of watching opposing
teams travel to Lawrence, Kansas coach
Ray Bechard conceded that Nebraska
might be the best hes seen.
Bechard coul d
only watch as No. 1
Nebraska used a pro-
lific offensive attack
to sweep Kansas 3-0
(30-18, 30-24, 30-18)
and spoil the return
of Kansas senior mid-
dle blocker Natalie
Uhart.
Thats what they
do, Bechard said.
They just grind you
down and wear you
out.
Despite the loss, Uhart played her
first game since Aug. 31. The Kansas
Athletics Department released a state-
ment during Wednesdays game that
said Uhart missed the last 10 games
to receive treatment for a congenital
defect in her heart.
Uhart finished with seven kills in her
return.
Im just glad to put this all behind me,
Uhart said in the statement.
Bechard said he was glad to have her
back.
She raises everybodys level, Bechard
said. Shes a great teammate.
But the real story
on Wednesday
was the play of the
Nebraska offense.
Nebraska totaled 53
kills and made only
16 hitting errors.
Nebraska juni or
Jordan Larson led
the Huskers with
17 kills, while last
years Ameri can
Coaches Volleyball
Association National
Player of the Year, senior Sarah Pavan,
added 12.
Youve got a former player of the year
in Pavan, Bechard said, and then tonight,
the best player on the floor is Larson.
Theyre very balanced and very good.
Thats what they do. They just
grind you down and wear you
out.
Ray beChaRd
Kansas coach
see volleyball on page 8b
Kansas refects on loss to Nebraska,
sees opportunity for improvement
A
sold out crowd at the Horejsi
Family Athletics Center saw a team
they will never forget.
The Nebraska volleyball team is the
No. 1 team in the nation for a reason and
the Jayhawks found out why Wednesday
evening. Kansas lost 30-18, 30-24, 30-18
against the Cornhuskers after coming off of
two Big 12 victories.
The returning national champions made
a case on why they can do it once again this
year. They dominated the Jayhawks in every
aspect of the game, including out hitting
them 53 kills to 31. They found every hole
that was on the other side of the floor.
A big positive for the Jayhawks was the
return of senior Natalie Uhart to the lineup.
She helped the team in many ways during
the three games including seven kills.
She raises everyones game a level
because shes a great communicator, a great
competitor and a great teammate, coach
Ray Bechard said. I was very surprised
with her performance. I expected there to
be a lot more rust, because we werent sure
if she could come back quite this soon. Shes
been practicing extremely well, and today
she told me she felt good and said she was
ready to play.
As long as she can stay healthy from here
on out, this match will just be a bump in the
road, and the Jayhawks should look to use
her as one of their main weapons.
With the return of Uhart, the team
played without sophomore middle blocker
Brittany Williams, who has played a major
role for the team this year.
Freshman outside hitters Jenna Kaiser
and Karina Garlington provided sparks
for the team, each having a couple big hits
to break Nebraskas momentum at times.
In game two, Kaiser had two big kills that
helped bring the Hawks closer, but it wasnt
enough in the end.
erIca JOhnSOn
see johnson on page 8b
MLB standings
sports 2B thursday, september 27, 2007
AL EAst
Boston 94-64
NY Yankees 91-67 (3 GB)
toronto 81-77 (13 GB)
Baltimore 67-91 (27 GB)
tampa Bay 65-93 (29 GB)
AL CENtrAL
Cleveland 94-63
Detroit 87-72 (8 GB)
Minnesota 77-81 (17.5 GB)
Chicago 69-89 (25.5 GB)
Kansas City 68-90 (26.5 GB)
AL WEst
Los Angeles 92-67
seattle 83-74 (8 GB)
Oakland 75-84 (17 GB)
texas 75-84 (17 GB)
AL WiLDCArD
NY Yankees 91-67
Detroit 87-72 (4.5 GB)
seattle 83-74 (7.5 GB)
NL EAst
NY Mets 87-71
Philadelphia 86-72 (1 GB)
Atlanta 83-75 (4 GB)
Washington 72-87 (15.5 GB)
Florida 68-90 (19 GB)
NL CENtrAL
Chicago Cubs 83-75
Milwaukee 81-77 (2 GB)
st. Louis 74-84 (9 GB)
Cincinnati 71-87 (12 GB)
Houston 70-88 (13 GB)
Pittsburgh 68-90 (15 GB)
NL WEst
Arizona 88-70
san Diego 86-71 (1.5 GB)
LA Dodgers 85-72 (2.5 GB)
Colorado 80-77 (7.5 GB)
san Francisco 70-88 (18 GB)
NL WiLDCArD
san Diego 86-71
Philadelphia 86-72 (0.5 GB)
Colorado 85-72 (1 GB)
Atlanta 83-75 (3.5 GB)
Milwaukee 81-77 (5.5 GB)
Los Angeles 80-77 (6 GB)
AMEriCAN LEAGUE
GAMEs
texas 16, LA Angels 2
Boston 11, Oakland 6
Detroit 9, Minnesota 4
Cleveland 12, seattle 4
toronto 8, Baltimore 5
NY Yankees 12, tampa
Bay 4
Chicago 3, Kansas City 0
Cleveland 12, seattle 4
Cleveland at seattle, late
(doubleheader)
NAtiONAL LEAGUE
GAMEs
Pittsburgh 5, Arizona 1
Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 2
Florida 7, Chicago 4
Houston 7, Cincinnati 6
Washington 9, NY Mets 6
st. Louis 7, Milwaukee 3
Colorado at LA Dodgers, late
san Diego at san Francisco,
late
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Q: When was Kansas most
recent victory in a conference
opener, and whom was it
against?
A: Kansas defeated Missouri
35-14 at home in 2003.
The Kansas football team has
lost eight of its last nine confer-
ence openers.
KU Football media guide
Always remember ... Goliath
was a 40-point favorite over
David.
Shug Jordan, former Auburn head coach
FRIDAY
Womens soccer vs. Baylor, 7
p.m., Waco, Texas
SATURDAY
softball vs. Iowa Central, 2
p.m., Lawrence
softball vs. Emporia State, 4
p.m., Lawrence
Cross country, Roy Griak In-
vitational, all day, Minneapolis.
Womens tennis, ITA All-
American Championships, all
day, Pacifc Pallisades, Calif.
SUNDAY
softball vs. Washburn, Noon,
Lawrence
Womens soccer vs. Texas
A&M, 1:30 p.m., College Station,
Texas
Womens tennis, ITA All-
American Championships, all
day, Pacifc Pallisades, Calif.
MONDAY
Womens golf, Sunfower Invi-
tational, all day, Manhattan
Getting a shot
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Bufalo Bills quarterback Trent Edwards certainly has the Pro Football Hall of Fame pedigree: He was recommended by the late Bill Walsh and drafted by Marv Levy. Nowits time for the rookie
quarterback to showwhether he can spark a sputtering ofense while making his frst career start in place of injured J.P. Losman on Sunday when Bufalo hosts the NewYork Jets.
MLB
Playof contenders keep money, crowds coming
By RONALD BLUM
AssOciAteD pRess
Baseball has discovered the for-
mula for boom times parity.
There arent any dominant teams
as the sport prepares for its play-
offs next week. Franchises with
.500 records headed into the final
month of the season with postsea-
son hopes which kept fans filling
ballparks at record-setting levels.
Even a cellar-dweller such as
Tampa Bay may wind up with a
dubious distinction the Devil
Rays (65-92) could finish with the
best winning percentage for the
worst team in the major leagues
(.414) since the 1900 New York
Giants went 60-78 (.435), according
to the Elias Sports Bureau.
For only the second time in
major league history (the other was
in 2000), a season could end with
no club playing .600 ball or better
and no team with lower than a .400
winning percentage.
Its good for baseball, Chicago
Cubs manager Lou Piniella said.
More interest, more towns
involved.
With so many teams in conten-
tion, baseball will top the aver-
age attendance mark that has stood
since 1994, before a disastrous
7-month strike caused a steep
decrease. All those occupied seats
have translated into piles of cash:
Baseball estimated this week that
revenue will be approximately $5.7
billion this year, an increase of $500
million.
To think that the average club
will draw over 2.6 million, its stun-
ning, MLB commissioner Bud
Selig said this week. You go back
in history and theres nothing like
it, absolutely nothing like it.
Selig can be prone to over-
statement, but this time hes right.
Doubleheaders with discounted
tickets have largely gone the way
of flannel uniforms and horsehide
baseballs, and few owners whine
anymore about losing money.
In 1960, the last season before
expansion, the 16 major league
teams drew 19.9 million fans, an
average of 16,110. The Los Angeles
Dodgers were the only team to top
2 million, and six teams failed to
reach 1 million.
This year, 79 million or so fans
will walk through big league turn-
stiles and the average will be about
32,700. The New York Yankees drew
a team-record 4.27 million to sup-
port their $200 million payroll. The
Los Angeles Angels and Dodgers,
Chicago Cubs, Detroit, Houston,
the New York Mets, Philadelphia,
St. Louis, San Francisco all will top
3 million.
Only five or six teams will fall
shy of 2 million with Florida and
Tampa Bay lagging at the bottom.
The more teams we can keep in
the mix, the more fun it is for every-
body, Mets pitcher Tom Glavine
said. Fans want their teams to have
a chance. Players dont want to go
into places where its going to be a
layup that youre going to win two
of three or sweep. We all like to play
in an atmosphere, and we all like to
play in games that matter.
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ootball highlights at Kansas
have almost always come
with fine print, kind of
like those weight-loss commer-
cials. Players like Carl Nesmith,
Charles Gordon and June Henley
would make the occasional big
play. But every time an excit-
ing play of theirs flashed on
the big screen, audiences could
half expect the small letters to
appear saying Results not typi-
cal.
Thats how its been for the past
10 years. No Jayhawk has been
consistently spectacular. Nesmiths
Butchers Block fan section busted
when the team went 4-7 his senior
year. Gordon morphed from punt
returner extraordinaire to an over-
hyped has-been who elicited cheers
on name recognition alone. And
Henley? His off-field legal problems
were more riveting than his on-
field runs.
Lets face it. KU football has
been about as exciting as Chevy
Chases memoirs. Until now.
Now, Kansas has Aqib Talib, a
player with no fine print attached.
Hes special. Really special. Hes a
drive-thru-window fast, Michael
Flatley-nimble scorer who loves to
talk about his accomplishments.
Kansas has never had a player as
electrifying and entertaining as
Talib.
OK, anyone above the age of 60
is probably screaming Gale Sayers.
But no one whos at school now saw
Sayers play. When most KU stu-
dents think of Sayers, they probably
picture an overacting Mekhi Phifer
whimpering out a tearful I love
Brian Piccolo in the Brians Song
remade-for-TV flop.
Sayers may be a Hall of Famer,
but he wasnt as exciting as Talib.
The statistics prove it. Talibs a
threat to gain major yardage and
score every time he touches the
ball.
This year, hes caught six passes
as a wide receiver for an average
of 28 yards per catch. Hes gained
more than 36 yards three times.
Oh, and he has three receiving
touchdowns.
Talib also has two interceptions.
He scored on one of them. Add up
his catches and interceptions, and it
comes to a total of eight touches for
an average of 35 yards-per-touch
and four TDs. That means Talib
scores 50 percent of the time he
touches the ball.
Fifty percent of the time?! NFL
analyst Shannon Sharpe cant even
speak in complete sentences 50 per-
cent of the time.
Sayers doesnt compare. He
only had 19 touchdowns his entire
career. Talib is on pace to score
12 this season with plenty fewer
touches than Sayers ever had.
Nolan Cromwell, Tony Sands,
Gordon, name any former excit-
ing football player none of them
scored 50 percent of the time or
averaged 35 yards per touch.
Sure, Talib doesnt get the ball
as much as some of those guys, but
his use as a special weapon makes
him all the more entertaining. Fans
never know when hell line up as a
wide receiver. They never know
when a quarterback will make
the worst decision of his life and
throw to Talibs side of the field.
All they know is that when one of
those scenarios does happen, some-
thing exciting will follow.
Take Saturday night for example.
The Jayhawks looked ordinary for
the first time this season. Brandon
McAnderson fumbled twice.
Marcus Henry caught only two
passes. Raimond Pendleton played
as scared as someone whos seen
himself on YouTube with his intim-
idating coach screaming at him.
The luster from previous victories
was missing.
Talib changed that. He intercept-
ed a pass two-yards deep in the end
zone at the beginning of the fourth
quarter. Plenty of KU football play-
ers would have taken a knee and
celebrated the interception. The
most exciting player in KU history
didnt. Talib instead sprinted for a
100-yard TD run.
Talibs play gave fans a reason
to get excited. Everyone left after
the return. There was no reason to
stay. They had just seen Aqib Talib
do what he does better than any
Kansas football player before him
provide entertainment.
Edited by Kaitlyn Syring
BY ASHER FUSCO
afusco@kansan.com
The hype is beginning to spread.
Sports talk radio, internet message
boards and newspapers started fill-
ing up with predictions in antici-
pation of Kansas Oct. 6 trip to
Kansas State.
But one group
on campus has
not yet turned
its focus to
the Sunflower
S h o w d o w n
the Kansas
football team.
Kansas will
use the next few days to tight-
en up its play and work on some
details before turning its attention
to K-State next week, coach Mark
Mangino said. The extra week lead-
ing into Big 12 Conference play will
give the Jayhawks a bit of rest and
an opportunity to make some addi-
tional adjustments in practice.
Its a good time for us to work
on the little nuances, techniques
and fundamentals that sometimes
get lost during a week of game-
planning, Mangino said. We
think this is a very important week
to improve our football team from
that aspect.
Manginos results in games fol-
lowing bye weeks are mixed. In his
five seasons at Kansas, the team had
a week-long pardon in all but one,
2002. In 2003, the Jayhawks fol-
lowed their bye week with a 50-47
overtime loss at Colorado. The next
season, Oklahoma drubbed Kansas
41-10 after the Jayhawks off week.
In 2005, Kansas returned from its
bye week and defeated Iowa State in
overtime, clenching a bowl berth.
Last season, the Jayhawks crushed
K-State by 19 points after resting
for a week.
The post-bye week results of the
last two years are an encourag-
ing sign for Kansas fans, especially
considering who K-State spent this
week preparing for. The Wildcats
travel to Austin, Texas, on Saturday
to face the No. 7 Texas Longhorns.
Texas (4-0) is one of the best teams
in the Big 12 Conference and
should keep K-State from worry-
ing too much about the upcoming
Sunflower Showdown.
The Kansas players took
Monday off before returning to
practice on Tuesday. The Jayhawks
will rest on Saturday before plung-
ing into a weeks worth of frenzied
media coverage and careful game-
planning. But for now, Kansas is
focusing more on Lawrence than
Manhattan.
Were just going to focus on
some fundamentals and work
out some plays to get everything
touched up for the Big 12, sopho-
more quarterback Todd Reesing
said. But for right now, were not
going to look ahead as much. Were
just going to work on our offense
and get some things done.
Edited by Meghan Murphy
commentary
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Wide receiver aqib talib brings entertainment to the football feld. He intercepted a pass two yards deep in the end zone during the fourth
quarter of Saturdays game and ran 100 yards for a touchdown.
Talib continues to captivate fans
BY mARk dEnt
football
K-State game not priority
Mangino
Team focuses on fundamentals, offense during bye week
post-bye week
Mark Manginos
post-bye week
results:
2002
No bye week
2003
50-47 (OT) loss at Colorado
2004
41-10 loss at Oklahoma
2005
24-21 victory vs. Iowa State
2006
39-20 victory vs. Kansas State
tExAS 16, AngElS 2
Sosa hits one of Rangers
fve homers in game sweep
ARLINGTON, Texas Michael
Young reached 200 hits for the
ffth consecutive season and
Sammy Sosa hit one of Texas fve
home runs Wednesday in a 16-2
victory that completed a three-
game sweep of AL West-cham-
pion Los Angeles.
Nelson Cruz, Gerald Laird,
Travis Metcalf and Hank Blalock
also homered for the Rangers in
their home fnale. Blalocks three-
run homer came in the seventh
inning, right after Young had his
third hit to reach his milestone.
The Angels, with 92 wins, are
still in the race for the American
Leagues top record and home-
feld advantage through the
playofs. Boston and Cleveland,
the other division leaders who
played later Wednesday, both
have 91 wins.
Sosa hit a two-run homer in
the frst of Joe Saunders (8-5)
that made it 3-0. It was Sosas 21st
this season and No. 609 in his
career. He leads the team with 92
RBIs, even though he has started
only 18 of the past 53 games.
Young joined Wade Boggs and
Ichiro Suzuki as the only players
since 1940 with fve consecu-
tive 200-hit seasons. Boggs and
Suzuki both had seven in a row,
including this year for Suzuki.
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MANHATTAN Kansas State
linebacker Ian Campbell isnt
making any guarantees about the
Wildcats upcoming game against
No. 7 Texas.
He even said that K-States upset
of the Longhorns last season had
almost no effect when the two teams
meet Saturday in Austin, Texas.
I think those ownerships are up
for year leases, because youve got to
play everybody every year, he said.
So I dont think you can just say
that you own anybody.
Campbell played a key role in
the Wildcats 45-42 victory a year
ago, recovering two second-half
fumbles that turned into touch-
downs. That victory gave K-State a
3-2 record against Texas since Big 12
Conference play
began in 1996,
meaning the
Wildcats have
the highest win-
ning percentage
of any conference
school against
the Big 12 South
p o we r h o u s e .
Oklahoma is the
only other team
with a winning
record at 6-5.
The 2006 loss was particularly
stinging to the Longhorns, who were
hoping for a shot at a repeat national
championship, but instead had to
watch thousands of purple-clad fans
rush the field in
celebration.
It ended
Texas 21-game
conference win-
ning streak and
was its first
regular-season
loss to a Big 12
North school in
seven years.
B u t ,
Campbell said,
that happened a
year ago. Now hes focused on this
year.
Last year was last year, and its
over with, Campbell said. Im sure
theyll play with plenty of pride. If
they feel like we took away their
national championship last year,
theyre going to be playing with
plenty of pride on Saturday.
K-State (2-1) had two full weeks
to prepare for Texas (4-0). After
routing Missouri State 61-10 on
Sept. 14, the Wildcats had a bye
week before beginning the confer-
ence slate.
The weeks off may have helped.
An injury-depleted secondary
was given a chance to recover.
Cornerbacks Bryan Baldwin and
Ray Cheatham are both healthy
again after sitting out the Missouri
State game.
We are a better team than we
were this time last week because we
have a few more players available
at some critical positions, coach
Ron Prince said. Being up to full
strength on defense will help us.
Prince said he wasnt offended
that his Wildcats were the over-
whelming underdogs again this sea-
son.
I think well be the underdog
in most games, he said. At least
thats our mind-set. We kind of feel
like that is going to be the case for
a while.
For defensive tackle Steven
Cline, he looks at Saturdays game
as another opportunity just like
last year.
We beat them (last year), and
they probably had their guard
down, Cline said. It just goes to
show that anybody can beat any-
body. Weve done it, and we can do
it again.
sports 4B thursday, september 27, 2007
gundy
(continued from 1b)
Palermo still works for MLB
by supervising, evaluating and
training umpires. He hopes to
return one day to the baseball
field to work as an umpire
again. Just to give you an idea
of how high of an ethical stan-
dard Palermo has, when asked
about returning to umpiring
high school or college games
until he is healthy enough to
cover a major league game, he
commented, I will not cheat
the game because the game
never cheated me. I will not go
back until I am a 100 percent
[healthy].
A man who respects the game
so much that he does not want
to umpire until he can accurately
officiate the game of baseball for
health reasons is a man needed
by professional sports.
Given all of the athletes who
had a gift and squandered it
with poor ethical standards
and lack of judgment, you
cannot help but root for Steve
Palermo. He is a sports profes-
sional who was cheated out
of his trade by a coward look-
ing to make a few bucks off a
couple waitresses.
When asked by someone in
the crowd about returning to the
game as an umpire, he respond-
ed, I would like to just go out
and cover the game the way I
used to. At the end of the day
Palermo would like nothing more
than to leave the game on my
terms, not the shooters, he said.
For the sake of sports profes-
sionals today, we should hope
so too.
Edited by Meghan Murphy
took issue with Carlsons portray-
al of a good kid who had been
doing everything right, both on
and off the field.
On Saturday, Gundy called
the editor of the article garbage,
and said the situation makes me
want to puke.
Carlson responded in a front-
page Tuesday column in The
Oklahoman by writing, I will
not stand on the sidelines and
allow someone to attack my cred-
ibility.
She also wrote, I feel as ada-
mant about the facts in that col-
umn as Gundy did in his belief
that his player shouldnt have
been so scrutinized.
Carlson declined The
University Daily Kansan requests
for comment.
In a Tuesday interview with
ABCs Good Morning America,
Carlson said, It was unbeliev-
able that this was happening. I
just was really not expecting that
there was going to be this sort of
outrage.
The Oklahoman has stood
behind Carlson and the column.
Edited by Rachel Bock
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Kansas States coach ron Prince gave his teamenough motivation to beat the Texas Longhorns in Manhattan last season, but this year the game is in Austin, Texas.
K-State looks for Texas repeat
if they feel like we took away
their national championship
last year, theyre going to be
playing with plenty of pride on
Saturday.
Ian campbell
K-State linebacker
NFL
despite team injuries,
rams to face Cowboys
ST. lOUIS (ap) Though hes
playing with two broken ribs,
marc bulger has no problem
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Rams dormant ofense.
The 0-3 Rams had a mul-
titude of safe plays last week
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quarterback, who was hurt in
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sacked him six times. The result:
bulger was sacked only once,
but the Rams couldnt score in a
24-3 loss to the buccaneers.
Despite a wealth of talent on
ofense and a coach who rose
from the ranks as an ofensive
coordinator, the Rams have
scored only two touchdowns
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linehan said last week he
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bulger, who signed a six-year,
$65 million contract extension
in training camp.
I dont know if my m.O. is
to play it safe, I think its to play
smart, linehan said Wednes-
day. There is a happy medium
in protecting your quarterback,
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aggressive. We certainly have
not achieved that.
linehan and ofensive coordi-
nator Greg Olson, who calls the
plays, know they need to fnd the
right mix for the Rams to have a
chance at unbeaten Dallas.
anytime, obviously, when
youre not scoring like you feel
you should be, youll second-
guess what youre doing, Olson
said. Youll look at everything
youre doing.
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thursday, september 27, 2007
By DOUG FERGUSON
ASSOciAtED PRESS
MONTREAL Jack Nicklaus
had a golf club in his hand and a
gallery around him, just like old
times.
He was checking up on his U.S.
team at the Presidents Cup when he
noticed Steve Stricker in a bunker
at Royal Montreal, getting advice
from assistant captain Jeff Sluman.
It wasnt long before Nicklaus
joined them.
First bunker shot Ive hit since
May, Nicklaus cracked.
The last competitive shot he
struck was two years ago at St.
Andrews, when he holed a 15-foot
birdie putt for a 72 in the British
Open. So ended the career of golf s
greatest champion, and he ended
his retirement season on an even
greater note when the Americans
delivered a victory for Captain Jack
in the Presidents Cup.
So it was strange to see him back
as the captain, even with a mild
protest from his wife.
I was thinking, Oh my gosh,
how can we top 2005? Barbara
Nicklaus said from her hotel room
in Montreal, where she was getting
ready for yet another opening cer-
emony at the Presidents Cup.
Deep down, she knew the
answer.
Hes got that little g-o-l-f thing,
Mrs. Nicklaus said with a laugh.
They have been together for
nearly a half-century, married a
month after Nicklaus nearly won
the U.S. Open as a 20-year-old
amateur. One of the legendary sto-
ries about their honeymoon was
Nicklaus playing Pine Valley, and
his bride having to drive around
the perimeter of the course because
women were not allowed on the
property.
She was there for his 18 profes-
sional majors that spanned 25 sea-
sons, for his emotional retirement
at the home of golf. She has noticed
the ease with which he has resisted
temptation to play one more time
at the Masters or his Memorial
Tournament.
Hes not playing anymore,
although hes as happy as can be,
she said. Hes probably traveling
more because hes got over 60 golf
courses under construction. And
hes loving it. That part of his life is
fulfilled. The golf part of his life ...
you never get rid of that.
I dont think he misses playing,
she said. I know he misses the
competition.
Being captain of the Presidents
Cup team helps
fill that void.
Wi n n i n g
the cup never
hurts.
It keeps
me involved in
golf, Nicklaus
said after
a n n o u n c i ng
his six four-
some teams for the opening session
Thursday. Being captain, I had
to keep up with the game. Even
though I dont play, I still want to be
part of the game.
This is the third time
Nicklaus has been captain of
the Presidents Cup, and the first
time was a disaster. It was 1998
at Royal Melbourne in Australia,
matches played close to the holi-
days and absence of any mea-
surable interest by the players.
They suffered the worst defeat in
U.S. team history, 20-11, and
players later told Nicklaus they
let him down.
The respect was shown in
2003 in South Africa, amid con-
cern that some players might not
want to travel halfway around
the world the week before
Thanksgiving. They staged a
strong rally on the final day to
forge a tie.
Then came 2005 in Virginia,
where the bond between a 67-year-
old icon and a dozen players was
never stronger. The year began with
tragedy for Nicklaus when his 17-
month-old grandson, Jake Walter,
drowned in a hot tub. On the eve of
the final round, players presented
Nicklaus an oil painting of Jake
and his curly blond locks, and tears
flowed from all corners.
Its hanging in our front hall,
Mrs. Nicklaus said. Every time
we pass it we not only think of our
Jake, we think of the team, and
how precious
they were to
even think to
do something
like that.
Perhaps the
most grateful
of his decision
to return are
the 12 guys
playing for
him at Royal Montreal.
Nicklaus is a hands-off captain
who lets his players be themselves
and enjoy themselves. He has them
write down their choices of part-
ners, even those with whom they
dont want to play, and matches
them accordingly.
He brings experience and mys-
tique. Just the name Nicklaus
inspires.
When he does speak, everyone
listens because obviously hes the
greatest player of all time, Tiger
Woods said. You always want to
hear what hes going to say.
Well, not always.
Nicklaus is quick with the
needle, even with his own team.
Charles Howell III shared the
story this week about the first
team meeting outside Boston last
month, when Captain Jack con-
gratulated Zach Johnson, David
Toms, Hunter Mahan, and was
making his way around the room
when he came to Howell, who had
not finished in the top 10 since
March.
Charles, he told him, you need
a lesson.
Its all in good fun, although
Nicklaus says he can be a little
quick with the tease. Its all part
of the package, part of why the
Americans appear to be so much
more relaxed at the Presidents
Cup than they are in the Ryder
Cup.
And maybe that explains why
they have not lost the Presidents
Cup since 1998 in Australia.
It begins Thursday at Royal
Montreal, the oldest golf club in
North America, when Stricker and
Mahan play in the first alternate-
shot match against Adam Scott and
Geoff Ogilvy.
The Americans are in better
form. The International team has a
stronger collection of players.
The intangible, again, could be
Captain Jack.
sports 6B Thursday, sepTember 27, 2007
By MiKE HARRiS
ASSOciAtED PRESS
When NASCAR racer Kyle
Petty lost his cool Sunday at Dover
International Speedway, berating
Denny Hamlin and reaching into
his car to slap down the youngsters
helmet shield, some wondered why
the veteran was so angry.
Its true Hamlin hit Petty from
behind and knocked him into the
wall, but what does Petty have rid-
ing on in these late-season races that
brought on such road rage?
He isnt part of NASCARs Chase
for the Nextel Cup championship,
and he hasnt been close to a victory
since the last of his eight career wins
in 1995, also at Dover.
Even so, the longtime stock car
competitor has a lot riding on every
lap the rest of this season, just like
Hamlin, one of the 12 drivers in the
Chase.
Right now, every race is impor-
tant for everyone for different rea-
sons, Petty said. You cant spoil any
good runs, and our teams total focus
is on having good races. For us, as
were looking at it right now, this
top-35 battle is going to go all the
way to Homestead.
Petty was talking about NASCARs
rule that assures the teams in the top
35 in car owner points earn a start-
ing spot in each Cup race. For those
outside the top 35, there are only
eight spots up for grabs in qualifying
each week, and one of those could
automatically go to a former series
champion who doesnt qualify with
his time.
With the end of the season loom-
ing, everyone battling to stay in the
top 35 knows that the final standings
of this season will carry over into the
first six races of 2008.
Heading into Kansas Speedway
this week for the third of the 10
Chase races, Pettys No. 45 Dodge
is 34th in the owner standings, 83
points behind rookie Johnny Sauters
No. 70 Chevrolet and one point in
front of the No. 21 Ford driven by
Ken Schrader in the transfer spot.
Dave Blaneys No. 22 Toyota is
36th and 105 points out of the top-
35 group, followed by Scott Riggins
No. 10 Dodge, a distant 236 points
out of the all-important top group.
Blaney, the highest ranked Toyota
entry this season, had a disastrous
experience at Dover when he failed
to qualify for the race. It was the first
time this season that the Bill Davis
Racing driver has failed to make a
lineup.
Schrader had his own problems
in the race, but finished 26th and
gained much needed points.
For us, it was a bit more about
survival, if nothing else, Schrader
said. But we made up some more
ground in the points in spite of
everything, and weve just go to keep
pushing hard.
Blaney had a similar attitude
heading into Kansas Speedway.
Obviously, we need to find a way
to put what happened last week in
Dover behind us and concentrate
on this weekend in Kansas, Blaney
said. Weve been working so hard to
get inside the top 35 in points, and
were disappointed that we gave so
many points away last week because
we really thought we could catch the
No. 21. Lucky for us, everyone that
were chasing had some problems,
so its not over yet. This Caterpillar
Racing team is pretty tough.
Although Blaney isnt out of
contention for the 35th spot with
seven races remaining, Pettys spot
looks fairly secure. But the pressure
remains.
There are some guys that are
racing Kansas Speedway this week-
end knowing it has implications for
Daytona and the beginning of 2008,
Petty said. Thats a reality, and we
happen to be one of those teams
right now.
I owe it to my team, my sponsors
and myself to race as hard as I can.
Can we get ahead and be out of that
circumstance by Homestead? Yeah,
we can. But, right now, we are work-
ing hard to earn every point and
move forward.
Its obvious that Dover wasnt
meant to be, but were focused on
Kansas right now. You are 15 steps
behind if youre not looking to
the next race. Our attention is on
Kansas.
PGA
Nicklaus comes back to lead
Americans to another victory
Retired golfer likes to stay involved in the game
nAscAr
ASSOCIATEDPRESS
NASCAR driver Kyle Petty (45) slides across the track in front of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin
(11) after they made contact during the NASCAR Dodge Dealers 400 auto race at Dover International
Speedway in Dover, Del., on Sunday.
Auto racers feel the heat
in Chase for Nextel Cup
ASSOCIATEDPRESS
United States captain Jack Nicklaus, left, shares a laugh with former U.S. President George
Bush during opening ceremonies Wednesday at the Presidents Cup golf tournament in Montreal.
I dont think he misses playing. I
know he misses the competition.
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By KRISTEN GELINEAU
ASSocIATEd PRESS
RICHMOND, Va. A federal
judge placed tighter restrictions on
Michael Vick on Wednesday after
the Atlanta Falcons quarterback test-
ed positive for marijuana.
Because of the result, U.S. District
Judge Henry Hudson placed special
conditions on Vicks release, including
restricting him to his home between
10 p.m. and 6 a.m. with electronic
monitoring and ordering him to sub-
mit to random drug testing.
The urine sample was submitted
Sept. 13, according to a document by a
federal probation officer that was filed
in U.S. District Court on Wednesday.
Vick, who has admitted bank-
rolling a dogfighting operation on
property he owns in Surry County in
his written federal plea, is scheduled
for sentencing Dec. 10. He faces up
to five years in prison.
The federal dogfighting case began in
late April when authorities conducting a
drug investigation of Vicks cousin raided
the property and seized dozens of dogs,
most of them pit bulls, and equipment
commonly associated with dogfighting.
Because Vick violated the condi-
tions of his release, Hudson could take
that into consideration during sen-
tencing, said Linda Malone, a criminal
procedure expert and Marshall-Wythe
Foundation professor of law at the
College of William and Mary.
Every judge considers pretty seriously
if they feel that the defendant has flaunted
the conditions for release, Malone said.
Its certainly not a smart thing to do.
On Tuesday, Vick also was indict-
ed on state charges of beating or
killing or causing or promoting dog-
fighting. Each felony is punishable
by up to five years in prison.
The 27-year-old former Virginia
Tech star was placed under pretrial
release supervision by U.S. Magistrate
Dennis Dohnal in July. The restric-
tions included refraining from use or
unlawful possession of narcotic drugs
or other controlled substances.
The random drug testing ordered
Wednesday could include urine testing,
the wearing of a sweat patch, a remote
alcohol testing system or any form of
prohibited substance screening or testing.
Hudsons order also requires Vick
to participate in inpatient or outpatient
substance therapy and mental health
counseling, if the pretrial services officer
or supervising officer deem it appropri-
ate. Vick must pay for the treatment.
Vicks attorney, Billy Martin, also
represents Idaho Sen. Larry Craig, who
pleaded guilty in an airport sex sting.
During a press conference about
Craig on Wednesday, Martin was
asked to comment on Vick. He
declined, saying only, Im sure that in
the future well have something to say
regarding Mr. Vick, but not now.
In January, Vick was cleared by
police of any wrongdoing after his
water bottle was seized by security at
Miami International Airport. Police
said it smelled of marijuana and had a
hidden compartment that contained
a small amount of dark particulate.
Lab tests found no evidence of drugs,
and Vick explained that he used the
secret compartment to carry jewelry.
Vick had no prior criminal record,
so monitoring is the next step for
him, the U.S. Attorneys Office said.
Another failed drug test likely would
land him in jail.
SPORTS
7B thursday, september 27, 2007
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Michael Vick tested positive for marijuana before his sentence was announced for pleading guilty to a federal dogfghting charge.
Vick tests positive for drugs while awaiting sentence
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Chicago White Sox frst baseman Paul Konerko, left, catches the ball to force out Kansas City Royals second baseman Mark Grudzielanek during
the third inningWednesday in Chicago.
White Sox shut out Royals, 3-0
Kansas City remains last place in AL Central standings
ASSocIATEd PRESS
CHICAGO Jim Thome hit his
505th home run and Jon Garland
pitched his first shutout of the
season as the Chicago White Sox
defeated the Kansas City Royals
3-0 Wednesday night.
Jermaine Dye added a two-run
homer for the White Sox, who
moved out of a tie with the Royals
for last place in the American League
Central.
Garland (10-13) won for just the
second time in 11 starts, allowing
just three hits while striking out
two and walking two. He retired
his last nine batters and improved
to 16-6 in his career against the
Royals.
It was Garlands sixth career shut-
out and first since Aug. 24, 2006,
against Detroit.
After pitching eight scoreless
innings on Sept. 20 against the White
Sox, Royals starter Zack Greinke
gave up a solo home run to Thome
in the first inning and was tagged
by Dye for a two-run homer in the
fourth inning.
It was Thomes 33rd of the sea-
son and moved him to 22nd on the
all-time list, passing Eddie Murray.
Dyes homer was his 28th of the
season.
The only hits surrendered by
Garland were base hits by David
DeJesus, Mark Grudzielanek and
Mark Teahen.
Greinke (7-7), who shuffled
between the rotation and the bull-
pen throughout the season, allowed
three runs and seven hits in five
innings. He had six strikeouts and
walked two.
Notes: The White Sox held
a moment of silence before the
game for William Wirtz, who died
Wednesday at 77 after a battle with
cancer. Wirtz was the longtime
owner of the Chicago Blackhawks.
... Royals outfielder Emil Brown
threw out Scott Podsednik at the
plate trying to score from sec-
ond on Juan Uribes single in the
fourth inning. ... Catcher Toby
Hall threw out John Buck attempt-
ing to steal second in the fifth
inning. Opponents were success-
ful 24 times in 27 attempts against
Hall this season. ... Garland turns
28 on Thursday.

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Game one
Nebraska used a red-hot offense
to claim the game. Uhart had a
kill on her first point back from
injury to give Kansas a 1-0 lead, but
Nebraska quickly gained control of
the game. Pavan provided the punch
for the Huskers with six kills, while
sophomore Rachel Holloway added
11 assists. Uhart and senior setter
Emily Brown led Kansas with three
kills each in game one.
Game two
Kansas gained an early lead when
a Uhart block on a Pavan kill attempt
put Kansas up 4-0. Kansas man-
aged to hold on to the early lead
through the first half, but after a kill
from Larson tied the game at 16, the
Huskers began to pull away.
Larson had nine of her match-
high 17 kills in game two and
recorded the play of the match. With
Nebraska leading 28-24, Larson
retreated back toward the baseline
and unleashed a fade-away kill from
25 feet behind the net. Nebraska
closed out game two, 30-24, on the
next point.
Game three
Nebraska cruised through game
three in systematic fashion. The
Huskers never trailed and closed out
the match with a 30-18 win.
Kansas freshman outside hitter
Jenna Kaiser led Kansas offensively
with eight kills, while sophomore
setter Katie Martincich had 11 digs
to lead the defense. Kaiser said that
playing against Nebraska could
only help Kansas, but dont expect
Kaiser to want to see much more of
Nebraska.
Theyre the best Ive ever seen,
Kaiser said.
Edited by Chris Beattie
Injury report
Just as Natalie Uhart re-
turned from a 10-game absence
because of a congenital heart
defect, Kansas loses another
middle blocker. Sophomore
middle blocker Brittany William
was sidelined on Wednesday
because of an injury.
up next
Kansas will get the weekend of,
but travels to Iowa State Wednes-
day for a 6:30 p.m. game.
We all expected them to be
good and do things well, said
Kaiser. Thats exactly what we got.
They are some of the best players
Ive competed against.
Nebraska was led by Jordan
Larson and last years national
player of the year Sarah Pavan who
combined for 25 kills. These are two
of the best players that the Jayhawks
have faced this year. But as a team,
the Cornhuskers worked together
using their depth, and didnt make
the little mistakes that the Jayhawks
made, which they took full advan-
tage of to pull out the victory in
three straight games.
Nebraska moved its record to 11-
0 for the year, and if they keep play-
ing like this, not even a semi truck
could stop them.
Playing a team like Nebraska
will be good for the Jayhawks in
the long run. They know what they
have to do to reach that next level
and become one of the top teams in
the Big 12 and in the country. They
just cant make the mistakes that
they made.
Dont worry too much. Not every
team is as dominate as Nebraska.
The Kansas volleyball team will
look past this and continue to
improve and start another win-
ning streak for the year in hopes of
making the NCAA tournament for
the third time in four years. Who
knows, the Jayhawks may be the
team you will never forget come
tourney time.
Edited by Kaitlyn Syring
volleyball (continued from 1B)
game notes
johnson (continued from 1B)
above: Melissa Manda, freshman defensive specialist/libero, dives for a dig during the
matchWednesday night.
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above: savannah noyes, junior middle blocker, gets blocked during a spike Wednesday night
at the Horesji Family Athletics Center. Nebraska swept Kansas in three games.
Right above: emily brown, senior right side/setter, blocks a spike during the match against
Nebraska Wednesday night. Nebraska defeated Kansas in three straight games, 30-18, 30-24 and
30-18.
Right below: Freshman defensive specialist Melissa Manda and freshman outside hitter
Karina Garlington go for a dig in the second game of the match against Nebraska Wednesday
night. Kansas lost the match after losing the frst three games to No. 1 Nebraska.
below: senior middle blocker natalie Uhart goes up for a hit during the game against
Nebraska Wednesday night. This was Uharts frst game back after sitting out for about a month while
getting treatment for a congenital heart defect.
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