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    KU will be required to conduct post-tenure reviews every five or seven years. A statewide faculty governance survey was announced last week. Chancellor: "i'm surprised that our faculty feels that they don't have a voice in governance"

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    In her third discussion with

    The University Daily Kansan,


    Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little
    discussed state funding, a post-
    tenure review initiative and fac-
    ulty survey results.
    POST-TENURE REVIEWS
    At its December meeting, the
    Kansas Board of Regents will
    consider requiring universities to
    conduct performance reviews of
    tenured professors.
    These post-tenure reviews
    would be conducted every five
    or seven years. People in the
    tenured professors department
    would evaluate and assess his con-
    tributions, teaching, service and
    research.
    I think it could be a very help-
    ful part of the way we look at fac-
    ulty and how theyre doing, mak-
    ing sure a person is progressing in
    terms of their career and staying
    on track, said Gray-Little.
    If the Board of Regents approves,
    the post-tenure review require-
    ment would be implemented in
    the spring of 2014. Gray-Little said
    the faculty senate began discuss-
    ing the process of the reviews and
    submitted a statement about it.
    It looked as if the faculty were
    taking a positive approach, Gray-
    Little said. I interpreted that
    statement as meaning it could
    have some benefits and the faculty
    wanted to make sure it was done
    in the right way.

    FacUlTy SURVEy
    The results of a statewide fac-
    ulty governance survey were
    announced last week, and the
    University took the second-to-
    last spot among other Board of
    Regents schools.
    The American Association of
    University Professors conducted
    the survey, which asked faculty
    about how much voice they have
    in the governing of their institu-
    tion. KU faculty who completed
    the survey graded it on an A-F
    scale.
    Im surprised that our faculty
    feels that they dont have a voice in
    governance, Gray-Little said. We
    have a very strong shared gover-
    nance experience here involving
    faculty, staff and students.
    Gray-Little said that the number
    of recent campus initiatives may
    have caused faculty members to
    have concerns with governance.
    Theres a certain amount of
    discomfort with change that I
    think anybody would feel, she
    said. A lot of things are going on
    right now, and maybe that makes
    it hard for people to feel theyre in
    their comfort zone.

    STaTE FUNdINg
    During a talk with the Kansas
    Board of Regents last week, Gov.
    Sam Brownback said there would
    be no spending increases for the
    higher education general fund, but
    additional money may be pro-
    vided for specific projects.
    If we were, that would be real-
    ly delightful news because that
    is very important, but I was not
    shocked to hear him say that we
    would not be receiving more, but
    I can always be hopeful, Gray-
    Little said.
    In the same talk with the Board
    of Regents, Brownback encour-
    aged universities to focus on
    entrepreneurship. Gray-Little said
    the governor emphasizes entre-
    preneurship because the creation
    of entrepreneurs leads to the cre-
    ation of businesses and jobs.
    Its something that we are very
    interested in and very involved
    in and have been for the last
    few years, Gray-Little said. Its
    something we agree with and are
    doing.

    HOlIday PlaNS
    Thanksgiving break begins
    tomorrow. Gray-Little said she
    would be traveling out of town to
    a large family gathering.
    I wont be in Lawrence for
    Thanksgiving Day, and I wont
    have to cook, Gray-Little said. I
    am one in a family of eight sisters
    and brothers. Seven or eight of us
    will be there, with assorted chil-
    dren and spouses and so on.
    Gray-Little said her favorite
    part of the holiday is seeing her
    family, and that she plans to eat
    turkey with rice, a tradition in her
    home state of North Carolina.
    Next week, the Chancellors
    residence will be decorated for the
    winter holidays.
    Edited by Emma McElhaney
    UDK
    the student voice since 1904
    THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
    Volume 125 Issue 51 kansan.com Tuesday, November 20, 2012
    All contents, unless stated otherwise, 2012 The University Daily Kansan
    Sunny. Wind at 6 mph.
    Thanksgiving Break begins tomorrow.
    Enjoy your five-day weekend!
    Index Dont
    forget
    Todays
    Weather
    Classifieds 9
    Crossword 4
    Cryptoquips 4
    opinion 5
    sports 12
    sudoku 4
    HI: 67
    LO: 35
    paGe 12
    Jayhawks take down washington state
    cEllphonE compUlSion

    Kaitlyn Hilgers said shes addict-
    ed to texting.
    At certain points, I feel like I
    need to text someone, said Hilgers,
    a junior from San Diego. Its not
    a want. Its a need to text anybody
    and no one in particular.
    Hilgers said she sends about 75
    texts a day. Her sense of addiction
    may not be typical of most college
    students.
    Paul Atchley, a psychology
    professor, recently completed a
    study to determine whether tex-
    ting was addictive to college stu-
    dents. Atchley, who has done sev-
    eral other studies on texting, found
    that young adults are able to think
    about it rationally, and it is more of
    a compulsion than an addiction.
    People feel the need to text
    back quickly, Atchley said. They
    receive a text, but they can with-
    hold responding to that text if they
    really need to do so. It was a sur-
    prise, honestly. I thought wed find
    more evidence of addiction.
    Atchley, with the help of Amelia
    Warden, a senior from Lawrence,
    used behavioral decision-mak-
    ing techniques with about 100
    University students to come up
    with the findings. The duo assessed
    if students were willing to wait to
    text in order to gain a monetary
    reward.
    What we found is, people are
    willing to wait, but they arent will-
    ing to wait that long, Atchley said.
    I think this is because responding
    to a text doesnt make sense if too
    much time goes by. If you asked me
    a question and it takes me a day to
    get the answer to you, theres prob-
    ably no purpose to me responding
    at that point. So, young adults feel
    like they need to respond quickly
    for it to be relevant.
    Warden, who assisted in con-
    ducting research, writing the pro-
    gram and analyzing the data, said
    that she personally does not feel
    compelled to text. Warden got
    involved with the two-year study
    partly because she views texting as
    bothersome.
    I feel like it takes away an innate
    personal interaction you can have
    with somebody, Warden said.
    Over the years, Ive felt social
    pressure to respond to texts from
    people.
    She said her friends thought she
    was bad at texting because doesnt
    text often and doesnt respond
    quickly.
    Atchley said that because people
    are able to make rational decisions
    about texting he thinks it is pos-
    sible to change peoples behaviors
    regarding texting and driving with
    educational messages.
    If it was truly an addiction, it
    would be far more difficult, he
    said. I think that what we found so
    far is that young adults are largely
    aware of how risky it is to text and
    drive.
    This is the case with Hilgers, who
    said she does not text while driving
    because it is unsafe. Instead, she
    asks a passenger to text for her.
    The study was funded by the
    KU Transportation Research
    Institute, and was published in
    the current issue of the Journal of
    Applied Research in Memory and
    Cognition.
    Atchley, who has studied driv-
    ing for more than 25 years, said
    he would continue to conduct
    research on the topic.
    There is no worse example of
    how a distraction can kill you than
    texting and driving, he said.
    Edited by luke Ranker
    Masses of shoppers will line-
    up Thursday evening waiting for
    Black Friday sales, but some stu-
    dents plan on spending their post-
    Thanksgiving holiday avoiding the
    crowds.
    Since I dont have a lot of
    money, Im not going to waste it on
    Black Friday shopping, said Jenna
    Gannon, a junior from El Dorado.
    Instead of spending money on
    Christmas gifts, Gannon plans to
    make baked goods as her presents.
    And while buyers think they are
    getting large discounts, businesses
    tend to raise retail prices, making
    sales not as significant as they are
    advertised to be, said Greg Gao, a
    junior finance major from Shaanxi,
    China.
    Even though people are getting
    sales, theyll end up spending more
    money overall, Gao said.
    Shoppers tend to overspend
    when they buy products on impulse
    simply because they think getting
    good deals, said William Lewis,
    personal finance professor.
    Black Friday is a good deal
    if you have self control and buy
    something you were going to buy
    anyway, Lewis said.
    When shoppers put discount-
    ed items on their credit card, the
    interest charged on it can negate
    any savings incurred and some-
    times cost more, Lewis added.
    Despite the perceived economic
    boost, increasing inventory and
    hiring additional staff puts a strain
    on retailers on Black Friday, said
    George Bittlingmayer, finance pro-
    fessor. Though businesses will like-
    ly turn a profit from Black Friday
    sales, the benefits to the overall
    economy are unclear, Bittlingmayer
    said.
    When you think of economic
    growth, this is more of a curious
    tribal custom and doesnt get at
    the heart of whether you and I
    are going to be better off five or
    ten years from now, Bittlingmayer
    said.
    Although Michael Luchen, a
    senior from Overland Park, plans
    to take advantage of Apples App
    Store sales offered Friday, hes not
    sold on the hype of Black Friday.
    Psychologically speaking, you
    think youre getting a good deal,
    but really businesses are getting the
    better deal, Luchen said.
    Gina Galanou, a junior from
    Athens, Greece plans to go shop-
    ping with her family. She will likely
    wait until after the crowds have
    subsided in the afternoon, even if it
    means missing the early bird sales.
    To avoid overspending, Galanou
    intends to stick within her prede-
    termined budget.
    Im a very careful shopper,
    Galanou said. I go out with what
    I want in mind, and if I find it at a
    good price, I will buy it.
    Edited by laken Rapier
    text addiCt?
    Research shows texting is a compulsion, not an addiction
    photo illustration by travis younG/kansan
    paul Atchley, a psychology professor, says that a new study shows that texting is more of a compulsion than an addiction
    among college students. Around 100 University students were surveyed for results.
    cAmpUS Shopping
    tara bryant/kansan
    chancellor Bernadette gray-little answers questions in her offce about tenure,
    student senate and her plans for Thanksgiving on monday afternoon.
    chancellor
    discusses post-
    tenure reviews
    nikki wentlinG
    nwentling@kansan.com
    nikki wentlinG
    nwentling@kansan.com
    marshall sChmidt
    mschmidt@kansan.com
    Black Friday benefts
    could deceive shoppers
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    come to college campuses
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    PAGE 2 thE UNIVERSItY DAILY KANSAN tUESDAY, NoVEmbER 20, 2012
    Yesterdays story Design, fund, build:
    Architecture students to construct Engi-
    neering Research and Teaching facility
    misidentifed a source. Charles Linn is
    the Director of Communications for the
    School of Architecture, Design, and Plan-
    ning.
    WASHINGTON President
    Barack Obamas education agenda
    for next four years may look less
    like real reform and more like
    tying up loose ends, experts say,
    with practical budget issues and
    an age-old power struggle between
    Congress and the administration
    getting in the way.
    Campaign-year aspirations for
    Obamas second term included
    closing the educational achieve-
    ment gap and boosting college
    graduation rates to the highest in
    the world. But those lofty goals
    may have to wait, as lawmakers
    and Obama tackle a number of
    gritty funding-related issues that
    just cant wait.
    First up is sequestration, the
    automatic, government-wide
    spending cuts set to knock out 8.2
    percent of the funding to almost
    all of the Education Departments
    programs unless Congress acts
    before the end of the year to avert
    the cuts.
    Programs intended to reduce
    educational inequities will take
    a hit of $1.3 billion, according
    to the White Houses Office of
    Management and Budget. Special
    education, already funded far
    below the levels Congress origi-
    nally promised, will be slashed by
    more than $1 billion. Most of the
    reductions wont take effect until
    next fall, when the 2013-14 school
    year starts, but Impact Aid, which
    helps districts that lose revenue
    due to local tax-exempt federal
    property, would be cut immedi-
    ately.
    Education advocates are opti-
    mistic a plan will be hashed
    out that will leave most major
    education programs relatively
    unscathed.
    Even Republicans understand
    that cutting education spending
    is not something that is popular
    with voters, said Michael Petrilli,
    a former Education Department
    official and executive vice presi-
    dent of the Thomas B. Fordham
    Institute, a conservative education
    think tank.
    What comes next is less cer-
    tain. The Education Department
    refused to comment on its agen-
    da for the next four years, but
    Secretary Arne Duncan, who has
    said he would like to stay on for
    Obamas second term, has hint-
    ed at the administrations focus.
    Petrilli and others closely watch-
    ing the administrations signals on
    education say its likely the focus
    will be on early childhood educa-
    tion and higher ed.
    Pre-kindergarten was a major
    focus for Obama in his first term,
    when he strengthened Head Starts
    accountability rules and expanded
    his Race to the Top program to
    include pre-K.
    In Congress, both parties agree
    that college costs are spiraling out
    of control, but theres not much
    government can do to control that.
    What it can control is student aid,
    and the debate about federal loans
    raises a familiar disagreement
    about the role of government. In
    2010, when Democrats controlled
    both chambers of Congress, the
    federal government cut banks
    out of the process and started
    administering all loans directly.
    Many Republicans favor restoring
    the private sectors role in issuing
    federally backed and subsidized
    loans.
    Higher ed also comes with a
    delicate set of ticking time bombs.
    Student loan interest rates, capped
    at 3.4 percent for new subsidized
    Stafford loans, are set to double
    July 1, the expiration date for a
    stopgap Congress passed last year.
    Pell Grants, the main source of
    federal aid for low-income stu-
    dents, face the same type of cri-
    sis as entitlements like Medicare
    and Social Security: a cost curve
    thats become difficult to contain
    as more people take part.
    When it comes to K-12 educa-
    tion, the prospects increase for a
    tug of war between Obama and
    Congress.
    Lawmakers are more than half
    a decade overdue to reauthorize
    the Elementary and Secondary
    Education Act. The Education
    Department has been copiously
    granting waivers to No Child Left
    Behind, the Bush-era iteration of
    the act, giving states flexibility
    with performance targets.
    Theres bipartisan agreement in
    Congress that the law should be
    fixed and reauthorized. While the
    administrations efforts to grant
    waivers are helpful for states oper-
    ating under the tenets of No Child
    Left Behind, these fixes are tem-
    porary and piecemeal, Sen. Tom
    Harkin, the Democrat who chairs
    the Senate committee responsible
    for education, said in an email.
    But the Obama administration
    has shown little desire to put the
    policy back in lawmakers hands.
    Duncan didnt mention reautho-
    rization in a lengthy speech in
    October laying out his agenda.
    Waivers are not a pass on
    accountability, but a smarter, more
    focused and fair way to hold our-
    selves accountable, Duncan said
    in that speech.
    Lawmakers are also eager to
    reclaim control of Race to the
    Top, the multibillion-dollar grant
    competition program Obama cre-
    ated in 2009 to prod states into
    changing laws and raising stan-
    dards. The administration opened
    the competition to school districts
    this year, but with stimulus funds
    exhausted, the size of the program
    The UniversiTy
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    Enjoy your Thanksgiving break,
    everyone. There will certainly be lots
    of Jayhawks on the highway this week,
    since almost one-third of the KU student
    population is from out-of-state.
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    weather,
    Jay?
    The perfect start to break.
    Sunny with no
    chance of rain.
    S winds at 13
    mph.
    A bit of rain on turkey day.
    HI: 72
    LO: 46
    Few showers with
    a 30% chance of
    rain. WSW winds
    at 15 mph.
    Sunny with no
    drop of rain
    in sight. NW
    winds at 18
    mph.
    Clear for shopping.
    HI: 68
    LO: 36
    HI: 52
    LO: 24
    Whats the
    Friday Wednesday Thursday
    Tuesday, Nov. 20
    calEndar
    whAt: Thanksgiving Day
    whERE: America
    whEN: All day
    AboUt: Eat lots and be thankful.
    whAt: Progressive Singles Thanksgiving: Tal-
    ent show/open mic, vegan potluck.
    whERE: ECM, 1204 Oread Avenue
    whEN: 2 to 6 p.m.
    AboUt: Join others wanting to expand their
    circle of compassion without regard to sexual
    orientation, gender and ethnicity.

    WhAt: Black Friday
    whERE: The Granada
    whEN: 6 p.m.
    AboUt: Check out 14 rock and metal bands for
    only $12.
    whAt: 2012 Bizarre Bazaar
    whERE: Lawrence Arts Center
    whEN: 5 p.m.- 9 p.m.
    AboUt: Over a hundred artists will be selling
    their handcrafted work.

    whAt: Toys for Tots Drive
    whERE: All university
    whEN: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    AboUt: Join SUA in supporting the United States
    Marine Corps toy drive.
    whAt: Transgender Day of Remembrance -
    Tabling at the Student Union
    whERE: ECM,1204 Oread Avenue
    whEN: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
    AboUt: The LGBT Resource Center sponsors a
    day to remember those killed because of anti-
    transgender hatred or prejudice.
    whAt: Thanksgiving Break Begins
    whERE: All university
    whEN: Wednesday to Sunday
    AboUt: Enjoy a break from classes.
    whAt: Kansas Volleyball vs. St. Louis
    whERE: Horejsi Family Athletics Cente
    whEN: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
    AboUt: Watch the Jayhawks play the Billikens.
    Source: Weather.com
    Wednesday, Nov. 21 Thursday, Nov. 22 Friday, Nov. 23
    CRIME
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    Education plan faces challenges
    ASSoCIAtED PRESS
    CORRECTION
    ASSoCIAtED PRESS Photo
    President Barack Obama, accompanied by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, gestures while
    speaking in a building under construction in Washington. Loose ends and thorny partisan tensions on education await the
    next Congress and President Barack Obamas second term. First up is the fscal cliff, which will slash billions from the
    Department of Educations budget if lawmakers dont act this year.
    PLEASE
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    PAPER
    Information based off the Douglas
    County Sheriffs Offce booking recap.
    A 29-year-old McPherson man was
    arrested Monday at 2:19 a.m. on the 3500
    block of west 22nd Street on suspicion of
    disorderly conduct, criminal damage to
    property and criminal trespassing. Bond
    was set at $300. He was released.
    A 19-year-old male University stu-
    dent was arrested Monday at 12:44 a.m.
    on the 1800 block of Engel Road on sus-
    picion of criminal possession of a club or
    knife and possession of drug parapher-
    nalia. Bond was set at $1,750. He was
    released.
    A 43-year-old Lawrence man was
    arrested Sunday at 5:26 p.m. on the 200
    block of west 10th Street on suspicion of
    aggravated assault. Bond was not set.
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    PAGE 3 thE UNIVERSItY DAILY KANSAN tUESDAY, NoVEmbER 20, 2012
    NEwS of thE woRLD
    Associated Press
    africa
    Colombian rebel group
    announces cease-fre
    HaVaNa The top negotiator for
    colombias main rebel group announced
    a unilateral cease-fre on Monday, before
    heading into much-anticipated peace
    talks with government counterparts in
    the cuban capital of Havana.
    ivan Marquez said the revolutionary
    armed forces of colombia would stop all
    military operations and acts of sabotage
    against government and private property
    starting at midnight Monday and run-
    ning through Jan. 20.
    Marquez said the move was aimed
    at strengthening the climate of under-
    standing necessary for the parties to
    start a dialogue.
    There was no immediate response to
    the rebel overture from the government
    of colombian President Juan Manuel
    Santos, and government negotiators in
    Havana also refused to comment before
    heading into a convention center where
    talks are being held.
    But analysts said the move puts
    pressure on colombia to reciprocate in
    some way. Santos has so far refused to
    consider a cease-fre during the talks.
    What they just announced puts the
    rebels in the vanguard and is very, very
    important, said Piedad cordoba, a for-
    mer colombian senator who has led past
    peace efforts and negotiated the release
    of several hostages held by the rebels.
    The christmas cease-fre wins (the reb-
    els) credibility and legitimacy.
    Rebels threaten city of Goma
    GOMA, Congo Rebels
    believed to be backed by Rwanda
    fired mortars and machine guns
    Monday on the outskirts of the
    provincial capital of Goma, threat-
    ening to capture one of the larg-
    est cities in eastern Congo in a
    development that could drag this
    giant Central African nation back
    into war.
    The gunfire and explosions
    erupted in the early afternoon,
    with shells landing as far away as
    the international airport and near
    a United Nations position, causing
    flights to be rerouted and prompt-
    ing the United Nations to evacuate
    most of its employees, according to
    U.N. officials.
    The violence erupted just hours
    after the M23 rebels said they were
    halting fighting to negotiate with
    the government of Congo. But
    government spokesman Lambert
    Mende told The Associated Press
    by phone that negotiations are out
    of the question, saying Congo will
    not give in to the blackmail of a
    Rwandan-backed group.
    We refuse to enter into nego-
    tiations with M23. Because its
    Rwanda, not the M23, that is
    responsible, said Mende. If Goma
    falls, its going to create a whole
    other set of problems. We refuse
    systematically to speak to them
    (M23). Because if we do, it would
    be a way to wash away Rwandas
    responsibility.
    Congo and Rwanda have already
    fought two wars, the most recent of
    which ended in 2003 after lasting
    nearly six years. On Monday, both
    nations accused the other of firing
    mortars across the narrow border
    which runs on one side of Goma,
    a city of 1 million which is the
    economic heart of Congos mineral
    rich region.
    Rwandan military spokesman
    Gen. Joseph Nzabamwita said that
    Congolese shells had fallen on the
    Rwandan side, while Mende said
    that a mortar fired from Rwanda
    landed in the Birere neighborhood
    near the airport in Goma and
    wounded at least five people.
    JERUSALEM With little
    notice, Israel has launched a blis-
    tering air offensive against the
    Gaza Strips ruling Hamas militant
    group. Heres a look at why the vio-
    lence erupted, the goals of the war-
    ring sides and how it may end:
    Lightning Strike: Israel opened its
    offensive with a surprise airstrike
    on Nov. 14 that killed the shadowy
    leader of Hamas military wing.
    Since then, it has carried out hun-
    dreds of airstrikes in what it says is
    a systematic campaign to halt years
    of rocket attacks launched from
    Gaza. While Israel claims to have
    inflicted heavy damage, dozens of
    rockets have continued to fly out of
    Gaza each day.
    Why Now? Israel launched the
    operation in response to days of
    rocket attacks out of Gaza, high-
    lighted by a rare missile strike on an
    Israeli military jeep that wounded
    four soldiers. But the operation was
    actually years in the making. Since
    a previous Israeli offensive four
    years ago, Hamas has restocked
    its arsenal with more sophisticated
    and powerful weapons smuggled
    in from Egypt through under-
    ground tunnels. After a lull fol-
    lowing Israels previous offensive,
    rocket fire has steadily climbed the
    past two years. The Israeli mili-
    tary says more than 700 rockets
    were launched into Israel this year
    before it launched the offensive last
    week. In this environment, Israeli
    officials have said it was only a
    matter of time before a new round
    of fighting broke out.
    The battlefield: Hamas seized
    control of Gaza, a densely pop-
    ulated strip of land sandwiched
    between southern Israel and
    Egypts Sinai desert, five years ago
    from the rival Fatah movement
    of Palestinian President Mahmoud
    Abbas.
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    for a mission over Gaza Strip in central israel on Monday.
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    People fee as fghting erupts between the M23 rebels and congolese army near the airport at Goma, congo on Monday. rebels
    believed to be backed by rwanda fred mortars and machine guns in a village outside the provincial capital of Goma and
    threatened to attack the city protected by ragtag congolese government troops backed by United Nations peacekeepers.
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    strike on Gaza Strip
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    PAGE 4 TuEsdAy, NOVEMBER 20, 2012
    Aries (March 21-April 19)
    Today is a 6
    Dont even try proving youre right
    now unless you want to get into an
    argument. Youre looking especially
    good. Believe in your objective and they
    will, too.
    Taurus (April 20-May 20)
    Today is a 9
    Let an expert represent you. Continue
    to increase your skills in the coming
    week, and pass along what youve
    learned. Provide common sense where
    you fnd it lacking.
    Gemini (May 21-June 20)
    Today is a 8
    Put it in writing. Cash fgures in
    your decision. Close a deal, and fulfll
    a fantasy. Let it come to you naturally.
    Resist a particular temptation.
    Cancer (June 21-July 22)
    Today is a 7
    Continue to get your thoughts down
    on paper. A female provides treats. Take
    time for pragmatic future planning.
    Control things from backstage.
    Consider proposed changes carefully.
    Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
    Today is a 7
    Walk more. Today and tomorrow are
    good for fnancial planning. Its getting
    easier to advance now. Consider a
    fanciful proposal. Close a deal or two.
    Work your social circle.
    Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
    Today is a 9
    Enjoy time with family. Youre
    beginning two days of exposure to the
    elements ... you might get wet. Take
    care. Prepare to compromise. Increase
    the range of choices.
    Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
    Today is a 8
    Write up a storm. Get the facts.
    Allow your imaginations to run wild.
    Act on your intuition now. Send
    correspondence. Accept generosity
    from one who can afford it.
    Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
    Today is a 9
    A female works wonders with little.
    Plan some fun for today and tomorrow,
    and get the wheels in motion. Follow
    intuition as well as notes. Youre
    gaining respect.
    Sagittarius
    (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
    Today is a 8
    Do what you promised, and your
    authority increases. Focus on home and
    family. You can make wonderful things
    happen. Theres more work ahead.
    Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
    Today is a 7
    Does all the information ft? Keep
    studying. A creative effort breeds
    excitement. A female brings harmony.
    Clean a closet. Youll have less time for
    yourself this week.
    Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
    Today is a 7
    The answer will soon be obvious,
    and the prize will be sweeter for the
    wait. Balance work with social life.
    Follow a hunch about the money.
    Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
    Today is a 9
    The heat is on. Work out an
    agreement about the future that you
    can live with. Use simple words. Youre
    extra confdent today and tomorrow.
    Consider the consequences.
    Nowhere is exempt from indies
    clutches. Ironic T-shirt wearers are
    no longer contained to Java Break
    and record shops. Soundtracks
    at every store from The Dusty
    Bookshelf to Gap are increas-
    ingly obscure. Slouchy caps and
    skinny jeans have contaminated
    American culture at large.
    The insufferable hipster is now
    ingrained in pop culture. Whats
    surprising offensive, even is
    the blurring line between indie
    and mainstream music.
    More than a few eyebrows are
    being raised as fun. beats T-Swift
    and Ke$ha out on a Billboard
    Top 40 DJs playlist. Now, The
    Lumineers are joining Gotye in
    line, hoping to cross from a fringe
    one-hit-wonder list to trendiness
    reserved for beloved bands like
    Death Cab for Cutie.
    Indie is in. Urban Outfitters
    caught on. So did the music
    industry.
    The major record labels are
    realizing that theres something
    marketable about creativity.
    Originally, indie stood for inde-
    pendent music not published
    by the major record labels. Indie
    bands were free from the demands
    of Sony or Warner Music. Indie
    musicians could write and play
    without having to follow Katy
    Perry and Justin Biebers formula
    for creating a hit song.
    Naturally, indie has an air of
    elitism. Theres a counter-profit
    ideal that views music as an art
    as self-expression rather than as a
    source of revenue.
    Like for most tragically misun-
    derstood teenagers, my musical
    taste was largely formed through
    trying to impress fellow tragically
    misunderstood teenagers. Indie
    music isnt a preference, its a life-
    style choice.
    Theres a certain patience
    required a tolerance for nasal,
    metaphorical lyrics sung just off-
    key enough to make a singer dis-
    tinct. While I can recite Why?s
    Alopecia by heart, theres no
    denying that Yoni Wolf doesnt
    sing as much as he speaks, raps,
    and whines. I was enchanted by
    Neutral Milk Hotels magically
    illogical In the Aeroplane Over
    the Sea, but its hard to imag-
    ine an album that at one point
    uses a hand saw as an instrument
    appealing to the masses.
    However, indie has become
    palatable, even desirable. The
    Internet and the media allowed
    original, creative indie music to
    spread. To the surprise of music
    enthusiasts and review sites like
    Pitchfork, Arcade Fire won the
    2011 Grammy Award for Album
    of the Year.
    Suddenly, Arcade Fire seemed
    to be on the playlist of people
    who may never have otherwise
    embraced indie music. And thats
    progress. I, too, spent that sum-
    mer driving around my home-
    town listening to The Suburbs.
    I hope indie musicians and style
    infect mainstream culture. Let
    Top 40 radio listeners be exposed
    to something more experimental.
    Hopefully, pop music will become
    a little less repetitive, a little less
    vapid. Maybe the mainstream will
    learn to embrace music as an art
    rather than a product to be sold.
    Edited by Allison Kohn
    Remember when the best tele-
    vision shows aired regularly on
    prime-time cable? It was not too
    long ago that people planned
    their weekly schedules around
    the air time of Friends or The
    Simpsons.
    Since the emergence of
    YouTube, digital media has made
    the slow crawl from an experience
    exclusively on the computer to
    one almost anyone can enjoy from
    their living room. Entertainment
    technology continues to develop
    rapidly, and with a greater access
    to high-speed internet, people are
    finding better ways to consume
    media. With so many services
    available for streaming and down-
    loading, the problem is no longer
    about finding content but decid-
    ing which service is the best.
    Anyone who has picked up a
    piece of technology in the last
    decade can tell you that the media
    behemoth, Netflix, has become
    the most successful and affordable
    subscription streaming service in
    the world. With over 30 million
    members who pay $8 monthly
    for unlimited content, Netflix has
    shamed the companys competi-
    tors and dominated the industry
    since its arrival in 2000. However,
    there are a few minor drawbacks.
    Choosing the Watch Instantly,
    or streaming option, members
    have access to around 1,500 mov-
    ies and TV series that are con-
    stantly being added and updat-
    ed. Some might consider their
    search for accessible television
    complete, but what about their
    favorite shows that arent offered
    on Netflix? For example, epi-
    sodes from the widely popular
    Dexter and Californication
    were yanked from Netflix with
    the advent of Showtime Anytime,
    its own media streaming model.
    Several other networks have
    followed suit. HBO, for instance,
    only offers streaming content to
    subscribers of HBO Go, a col-
    lection of original series, movies,
    comedy specials, documentaries,
    and sports. Rachel McCall, a
    senior from Shawnee Mission,
    said that she subscribed to HBO
    Go to keep up with her favorite
    shows, Game of Thrones and
    Curb Your Enthusiasm.
    I still am subscribed to Netflix,
    but they dont offer a lot of the
    series I want to watch, so I had to
    compromise, McCall said.
    Unlike Netflix, HBO Go is
    available with major cable provid-
    ers like Time Warner, Comcast,
    and AT&T U-verse and as an app
    for iOS and Android devices. The
    major difference lies in HBOs
    decision to update new episodes
    the second they are aired, where-
    as an entire season of a series
    will not be available to stream on
    Netflix until its subsequent season
    has begun.
    People who habitually watch
    several hours of TV each week
    will benefit from subscription to
    several of these different stream-
    ing services, but for those on a
    limited student budget, a choice
    must be made. For those on a
    limited student budget, who
    are interested in an affordable,
    diverse selection of media, Netflix
    will certainly not disappoint.
    Those who find themselves
    drawn to shows on a specific net-
    work, outlets like HBO Go or
    Showtime Anytime will provide
    the highest quality and up-to-date
    content.
    Edited by Allison Kohn
    During a holiday focused on
    cooking and food consumption,
    Im a less than useful participant.
    From simply boiling water to full
    Turkey Day preparation, I shouldnt
    be allowed anywhere near a kitchen.
    Call it impatience or lack of atten-
    tion, but once my product enters the
    oven, its as good as gone. So when
    it comes to Thanksgiving, I dont
    have much to offer. Thankfully, the
    holiday is more than just Top Chef-
    like antics, so what I lack in culinary
    skills, I make up in having fun and
    stirring conversation with family
    members I only see twice a year.
    Unfortunately, busy work sched-
    ules and long commutes for out-of-
    state students keep some of us from
    making it home for the holidays.
    While this is a downer for the bad
    cooks like myself, it doesnt mean
    you have to suppress your holiday
    meal to a blackened bird or turkey-
    flavored Ramen noodles. Lawrence
    still has plenty going on for those
    who cant go home.
    While you may not be able to
    get back to your family, youre
    still probably not alone. If the
    combined cooking skills of you
    and your friends cant live up to
    what your grandmothers pre-
    paring two states over, leave the
    cooking to a professional. Grocery
    stores around town have plenty
    of affordable Thanksgiving Day
    packages that are sure to please
    everyone. Dillons has a dinner for
    around $40 that feeds six to eight
    people, so get a few pals to pitch
    in and enjoy food that doesnt
    taste like burnt plastic. Or just
    splurge for it by yourself and eat
    leftovers like a king for a week.
    Considering the fact that turkeys
    alone cost a pretty penny and take
    hours to cook, pre-made meals
    are worth it.
    Thanksgiving may leave you
    bloated, but the turkey hangover
    that ensues will let you rest up for
    the next-morning madness that is
    Black Friday. Winter holiday shop-
    ping is about to kick into full swing
    and if youre looking to get pres-
    ents at a ridiculously low price, its
    no mystery that waking up at the
    crack of dawn and sitting outside
    Wal-Mart will help you to be suc-
    cessful. But for those like me who
    find it hard to get up before the
    sales end, Lawrences Bizarre Bazaar
    opens Friday and runs from 5 p.m.
    to 9 p.m. The Lawrence Arts Center
    event hosts 140 artists selling their
    unique art pieces, so for more of a
    personal gift, this is your stop. There
    will also be musical performances
    and food available.
    Friday night is the official hol-
    iday lighting and Santa Rescue
    downtown. Anyone who has been
    in Lawrence in December knows
    that the lights and decorations bring
    out the winter spirit in all, so join
    the city at 5:30 p.m. to celebrate. A
    long-standing Lawrence tradition,
    Santa needs help getting down from
    Weavers Department store. Once
    he gets down, hell be taking gift
    requests from kids of all ages. Ive
    got my hopes set on a college diplo-
    ma; that or a Red Ryder BB gun.
    If nothing else, just rest up for
    the break. Weve got nearly a week
    off and whether its spent at home
    or in Lawrence, be thankful for the
    breather. When we get back, its
    going to get busy until finals, so use
    this time to have some fun. Take it
    from me; nothing is less fun than
    scrubbing pots and pans after burn-
    ing a 20-pound bird.
    Edited by Emma McElhaney
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    ong before I learned the
    advantages of being white,
    I spoke my very first word
    in Spanish. It was bola, meaning
    ball. I had pretty much the same
    scope of interests as any little boy,
    but I had a different way of voic-
    ing it.
    My mom was born in Mexico
    and always stressed the impor-
    tance of staying connected to her
    roots. Her pride was reflected
    on our home, plastered with
    Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo
    prints over vibrantly colored
    walls. Every couch was adorned
    with a Mexican blanket and the
    house was filled with the scent
    of Moms traditional cooking.
    I even got double the bedtime
    stories because Mom could
    read El Cuento de Ferdinando
    just as easily as she could read
    Goodnight Moon.
    It was intimidating when I
    entered preschool and found
    English to be the primary lan-
    guage. I was so shy that I barely
    spoke at all. I missed the comfort
    of my moms language, with her
    gently trilled Rs and the musical
    tone of her voice. But over time,
    I came to realize that English
    was the superior language.
    Thats just the way we speak in
    America.
    The inevitable happened
    after I bit the apple from the
    tree of knowledge and sud-
    denly became conscious of my
    darker skin. I stopped calling
    her Mam and started call-
    ing her Mom. I didnt want
    to be a minority. I wanted to be
    like everyone else. And when we
    moved to Prairie Village, every-
    one else was white. So I learned
    shame. I hated when my mom
    would speak Spanish in front of
    my friends and I hated explain-
    ing why we had an embarrassing
    Diego Rivera print of a nude
    woman embracing a bundle of
    hay in my living room. I hated
    my hair for being so black and I
    even used a special shampoo that
    claimed it would bring the bru-
    nette undertones out from my
    scalp. It didnt. And in Spanish
    class, I would intentionally butch-
    er the pronunciations of my own
    language, just so it wouldnt be so
    obvious.
    It wasnt a good thing to be
    Mexican. My friends would joke
    that Id make a great lawn mower
    or janitor or housekeeper, because
    thats seemingly all a Mexican
    could ever aspire to be. I wanted
    to prove them wrong so badly,
    but I couldnt think of a single
    Latino who was famous for any-
    thing other than hitting a baseball
    or singing crude, Spanglish club
    hits.
    I never felt proud of my eth-
    nicity, but I eventually learned
    to accept it. In my junior year of
    high school, I wrote a column
    denouncing Arizonas SB1070 a
    harsh immigration law that gave
    police officers the right to ask
    suspicious looking people for
    their documents. I was finally
    sticking up for my race, but I
    mostly hated the law because it
    meant that people would associ-
    ate someone like me with ille-
    gals.
    Ive written many more politi-
    cal columns since that first one,
    but little progress has been made.
    I still find myself on the receiv-
    ing end of casual racism. I dont
    hate my black hair and dark
    skin anymore I hate being told
    that Im only getting scholarship
    money because Im Mexican.
    Because I only scored in the top
    one percent on my tests nation-
    ally, but scored in the top tenth
    of a percent amongst Mexicans.
    I get it: Im not good enough to
    win the top prize amongst all
    students, but Im pretty smart for
    a Mexican. Well Im fed up with
    it we all are.
    There was no box for me
    on the voter registration form.
    I am half Mexican, half white.
    However, my options were:
    Hispanic (Not White), White
    (Not Hispanic) and Two or more
    races (Not Hispanic).
    So I made my decision and
    checked the hell out of that first
    box. 72 percent of Latinos voted
    for President Obama and for per-
    haps the first time ever, I wasnt
    ashamed to be a part of that
    number. I was proud. We are no
    longer second-class citizens. We
    helped decide this election and
    we just may decide the next few.
    But we have a few expectations.
    We want immigration reform
    and we demand to be treated like
    human beings, just like everyone
    else. You see, I dont believe that
    being Latino and being American
    are mutually exclusive. All of our
    voices must be heard.
    I spoke my first words in
    Spanish and you can be damn
    sure they wont be my last.

    Webber is a freshman majoring in
    journalism and political science from
    Prairie Village. Follow him on Twitter
    @webbgemz.
    M
    ost professors that
    teach core classes
    are going to be
    well-known. But the ones at
    the University are well-known
    besides the fact that many
    people take their classes. Fake
    twitter accounts for Jeff Lang,
    David Holmes and Craig
    Martin all exist. These profes-
    sors may be a bit different,
    goofy, and possibly crazy, but
    they are all very knowledgeable
    about the subjects they teach and
    do a great job of keeping
    students interested.
    Recently, a student in Langs
    calculus class drew a weird and
    crazy picture of Lang. The stu-
    dent next to him took a picture
    of it and posted it to Reddit.
    It hit the front page, and soon
    many people on the thread
    were talking about Lang and his
    antics. Personally, I have never
    had Lang as a teacher but upon
    talking to people who have had
    him, I heard many positive and
    funny stories about him. He
    loves to be enthusiastic with
    everything he demonstrates for
    the class. For example, kill the
    radical! He is a favorite among
    students. Sometimes he notices
    the class is really apathetic to the
    lesson, so he will let everyone
    out five minutes early because
    you all need a Gatorade.
    Many professors have inter-
    esting background and quirks
    about them that not many
    people would guess. One thing
    about Lang that not many people
    may know about him is that
    he is a devout Muslim. After
    being atheist for most of his life,
    he converted. He speaks about
    his religion, has published four
    memoirs of his conversion and
    even has a few YouTube videos.
    Another popular professor is
    Intro to Psychology professor,
    David Holmes. Although talking
    about sex is very important in
    psychology, he seems to integrate
    it into almost everything. Hence
    his Twitter account, which basi-
    cally focuses on what he had said
    about sex. He is also pretty feisty
    in class and will call someone
    out if they leave early. Holmes
    wrote his own psychology book,
    and is very knowledgeable about
    the subject. Many people say that
    his quirkiness makes the class
    more interesting although the
    tests are hard.
    Craig Martin, also known as
    Crazy Craig Martin, is another
    well-known professor. He gets
    off topic many times and his
    class is known to be entertain-
    ing. He is also notorious for very
    difficult tests. Lecture material
    seems easy, but when it comes
    to test time, it proves to be a
    little bit different. Students who
    took his class said that if you
    attend help sessions and review
    the material, it will be a little bit
    easier. And although he may get
    off topic quite a bit, attend his
    lectures for important material.
    Although these are just the
    basic professors, each depart-
    ment will have their own most
    talked about professor. As jour-
    nalism major, Im sure others
    can agree that it would be Kerry
    Benson for her crazy, no-non-
    sense-allowed personality.
    Although these teachers may
    seem totally crazy, they are
    very knowledgeable and can
    teach you many lessons, like
    Professor Benson. If nothing
    can be learned from them and
    they seem impossible, at least
    you have an entertaining class
    to go to.
    Bickel is a sophomore majoring in
    journalism from Harper.
    L
    ast Tuesday I coaxed
    one of my best friends
    into attending Daniel
    Packards Group Sex Therapy
    discussion at the Kansas union.
    The discussion seemed like
    a dating seminar laden with
    crude jokes, but something
    Packard said at the very begin-
    ning of the talk stuck with me
    for the rest of discussion.
    With the audience divided
    by gender on either side of a strip
    of tape, he told the guys that a
    mans clothing choice is one of
    the first things a woman notices
    about him. He then told them as
    an anecdote that women dont
    want guys to wear skater clothes
    unless they actually skate, to
    which the women replied with a
    collective applause.
    I was relieved to hear that sen-
    timent coming from a member
    of the XY community, and it was
    clear that most of the women in
    attendance thought it was funny.
    But here, Packard was right.
    Material factors may be consid-
    ered mundane by many in dating,
    but when two people first meet,
    shoes, hair and even the pitch of
    someones voice have the power
    to begin to bring two people
    together (or, of course, send them
    scrambling for an excuse to end
    the conversation).
    When people are asked what
    they notice first about others
    theyre attracted to, many give cli-
    ch responses like a good smile,
    their eyes, etc. But something else
    that women in particular tend to
    notice is someones shoes. The
    eyes may be the window to the
    soul, but a persons shoes are a
    great indicator of the care he puts
    not only into his outfit but also
    the rest of his presentation. Here,
    guys in particular are advised not
    to wear grungy Nikes with nice
    jeans on a night out.
    Next, women tend to notice
    wrist watches. Its unrealistic to
    expect an average college student
    to sport a Rolex, but if a potential
    is wearing a watch with Mickey
    Mouse or a calculator on it,
    ladies should steer clear. Watches
    that resemble the ones you wore
    in the late 90s speak volumes
    about maturity and suggest that
    a relationship will likely feel like
    a babysitting gig. Students can
    easily fake nice watches by check-
    ing out the selection at Target or
    Kohls or simply going without to
    dodge the issue.
    According to national radio
    host and author John Tesh,
    women care about tipping when
    it comes to paying the bill on
    a date. He said that the overall
    cost of the bill didnt make a dif-
    ference. 82 percent of women
    surveyed said that theyd ditch a
    new beau over bad tipping prac-
    tices. Money matters may seem
    to be as materialistic as it gets,
    but if someone is stingy with tips,
    his investment in his significant
    other may follow suit.
    Meanwhile, while men notice
    many of the same elements
    that women do upon meeting
    someone new, science directs
    them to evaluate factors some-
    times as specific as the pitch of
    a womans voice. According to
    Cosmopolitan magazine, men
    tend to be more attracted to
    women with higher-pitched voic-
    es because a high pitch is tell-tale
    sign of youth and reproductive
    potential. This may be subcon-
    scious, but it runs rampant on
    the dating scene.
    Also, men tend to know whats
    fake about women from the get-
    go, and not just a fake smile or
    pretending to be interested in a
    topic. They notice fake eyelashes,
    nails, and more, which screams
    high maintenance. If men think
    potential partners are too dif-
    ficult to please, they likely wont
    even try.
    And finally, again accord-
    ing to Cosmo, men also tend
    to subconsciously notice how
    much a womans skin glows.
    Recent scientific research sug-
    gests skins glow correlates with
    mental health. The healthier skin
    looks, the more mentally stable
    people tend to be. Like fake nails,
    eyelashes, breasts, or whatever,
    the lack of mental stability is an
    indicator that the person is high
    maintenance and needy.
    While what men and women
    want still remains at least partly
    unanswerable, students can know
    that speakers like Packard and
    scientists are working to debunk
    the never-ending question.
    Students shouldnt fake certain
    features about themselves for the
    sake of finding a partner to avoid
    an embarrassing slip up later, but
    they should still keep them in
    mind anyway.
    Dating many not inevitably
    come down to factors like these,
    but when were looking to start
    something new, not being mind-
    ful of the science of getting a
    relationship off the ground can
    keep us from landing something
    later.
    Rachel Keith is a graduate student in
    education from Wichita. Follow her
    on Twitter @Rachel_UDKeith.
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    Wait wait wait, volleyball season isnt
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    To the people wearing Baylor shirts
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    out of the entire empty row in front
    of me, you choose the seat I have my
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    at this point in my life, fnding the
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    off the hot rollers at the gas station.
    iphone autocorrect makes memories
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    I was sitting in class on my computer.
    Found a random book mark buried in
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    It was porn. #KillMeplease
    Too bad there isnt a Neville
    Longbottom look-a-like on campus...
    The Ron Weasley look-a-like is already
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    That awkward moment when youre
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    and beautiful hair, then she turns
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    Andrew Lee, a senior in psy-
    chology, entered his fall 2012 class
    schedule into his cellphone at the
    start of the semester. But when he
    checked his schedule on the first
    day of school, his phones screen
    was black and the battery dead.
    I ran back to Watson and
    checked my schedule, said Lee,
    who arrived late to class.
    Its a scenario no student wants to
    experience and one the Information
    Technology (IT) department and
    student leaders hope to resolve by
    installing cellphone charging sta-
    tions across campus during winter
    break.
    Student body president Hannah
    Bolton and vice president Brandon
    Woodard polled student interest in
    charging stations prior to Aprils
    election. Since then, they have been
    working with the IT department to
    determine the best way to give the
    University community stop-and-
    go charging stations.
    So many people live off campus
    and need to charge their phones,
    Bolton said. Students brought up
    the idea.
    Bolton said there will be about
    30 stations located in high-traffic
    areas throughout campus.
    This is something Hannah and
    Brandon brought to us, said Ann
    Ermey, ITs director of service
    management and delivery. Each
    year KU IT works with Student
    Senate to make sure technology is
    helping students and helping meet
    their goals. We thought it sounded
    like a really good plan.
    GoinG small
    Companies across the coun-
    try are developing many types of
    phone charging stations. Some are
    full kiosks and some come with
    cell phone lockers so students
    can leave their phones to charge.
    According to Ermey, the leading
    candidate for the Universitys proj-
    ect is KwikBoost, a Dallas-based
    company that supplies stations to
    more than 200 other universities,
    including three Big 12 schools.
    The charging station wall mount
    has nine charger cords, including
    iPhone, universal micro and mini-
    USB compatibilities. It would also
    have a small platform for people to
    place their phones while charging.
    Joe Mecca, the president and
    co-founder of Kwikboost, said
    KwikBoost is designed for college
    settings.
    Other options are expensive,
    big and bulky and you consume
    more power, Mecca said. Were
    the leading company by a longshot.
    Our stations are energy-efficient.
    The University of Florida con-
    sidered installing KwikBoost
    chargers last spring but Florida
    Student Senate president Christina
    Bonarrigo said students preferred
    charging kiosks produced by
    Georgia-based Charge N Go.
    KwikBoost are wall mounts,
    Bonarrigo said. We wanted a self-
    standing kiosk because cords can
    be easily ripped. We didnt know if
    departments would be willing drill
    into their walls for the stations.
    At a cost of $27,000 for six kiosks,
    Bonarrigo said the kiosks have
    been popular among students.
    no student Cost
    While most platform items
    require a Student Senate vote or
    recommendation, the cellphone
    charging stations dont because
    students wont absorb the costs.
    Bolton, Woodard and IT have
    already recommended KwikBoost
    for the project. IT will pay for
    the estimated $9,000 KwikBoost
    project through a special projects
    fund.
    Bolton and Ermey both said
    they like KwikBoost because it is
    a reliable, cheap option. A pack
    of 10 can cost $2,300, while one
    kiosk from another vendor may
    cost more than $1,000.
    student interest
    Warner Cook, a senior in archi-
    tectural studies, said as long as
    seating is close to the station, she
    would charge her phone in between
    classes.
    Im on campus 13 hours on
    Tuesdays and I get dropped off
    and picked up, Cook said. I had
    to wait around once because my
    phone died after class at 8:30 at
    night and I couldnt call my ride. It
    was pretty annoying. Its frustrat-
    ing sitting there for 15 minutes
    anxious.
    While she often brings her
    charger to campus, Cook said she
    would still use the stations.
    Its nice to hear that it wouldnt
    be coming out of student fees,
    Cook said.
    Lee often uses his car charger,
    but also said he and others would
    probably use the campus charging
    stations.
    If you have very, very long
    classes and near the end of a long
    day, I could see people charging,
    Lee said. People are always on the
    go and dont trust their phones.
    Edited by Laken Rapier
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    University plans cellphone charging stations
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    Felix Greene band members Ryan Nelson, a senior from Overland park; anthony
    Rojas, from Overland park; Will scherman, a senior from Denver; and sean Ca-
    hill, a senior from st. Louis, perform at the dance pavilion in view of potter Lake
    on sunday afternoon during The potter Lake project sponsored Ku Environs.
    cLAIRE howARD/KANSAN
    Brendan Higginbottom, a sophomore from Lawrence, plays a game of keep alive with a group of students at the
    dance pavilion at potter Lake on sunday afternoon during the Ku Environs sponsored event The potter Lake project.
    During the course of the afternoon, attendees enjoyed crafts, food, slam poetry and performances from several local
    bands.
    CRimE
    NaTiONaL
    Fake ID 101 task Force
    active over the weekend
    The Fake iD 101 Task Force conducted
    two enforcements over the weekend, is-
    suing 30 alcohol or drug citations and
    administrative citations to several ven-
    ues.
    The Task Force consists of the Law-
    rence police Department, Douglas County
    sheriffs Offce, Ku Offce of public safety
    and Kansas alcoholic Beverage Control.
    according to a press release, on
    Thursday, the task force focused on li-
    censed bars and establishments, check-
    ing 22 locations. it issued 18 citations
    for 23 charges.
    The second operation of the weekend
    was saturday and targeted underage
    drinking near memorial stadium and the
    surrounding area, with a focus on pre-
    game tailgating. Twelve citations for 15
    charges were issued.
    The weekends enforcements are the
    task forces third and fourth of the se-
    mester.
    Rachel Salyer
    Fake ID task Force
    citation break down

    a combination of citations issued
    during both operations:
    Alcohol possession by a minor - 28
    Possession or use of a fake or others
    identifcation or drivers license - 7
    Interference with the duties of a law
    enforcement offcer - 1
    Possession of marijuana - 1
    Possession of drug paraphernalia - 1

    3 aBC administrative citations is-
    sued for allowing minors to possess
    alcohol:
    The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts
    st. - 1 count
    The Barrel House, 729 New
    Hampshire st. - 2 counts
    The Cave, 1200 Oread Ave. -
    5 counts
    Jayhawk Cafe, 1340 Ohio St. -
    7 counts (pending)
    SOURCE: Lawrence Police Department
    hudson River Rafting co.
    licensed despite deaths
    aLBaNY, N.Y. New York kept the
    owner of Hudson River Rafting Co. on its
    list of 2,500 licensed outdoor guides, de-
    spite two charges against him of reckless
    endangerment and a dozen other tickets
    citing his guides with unlicensed white-
    water trips over the past fve years.
    Thats because New York unlike
    many states, the National park service
    and the u.s. Forest service regulates
    the guides themselves, not the com-
    panies. That focus, critics say, allows
    companies to continue operating even
    when their guides have endangered any
    of the thousands of outdoors-lovers who
    engage their services.
    in addition, New York rarely revokes
    the licenses of guides.
    in one deadly case this fall, a Colum-
    bus, Ohio woman drowned on one of the
    companys adirondack whitewater trips
    headed by licensed guide Rory Fay, 37.
    Fay was charged with criminally negli-
    gent homicide, accused of rafting drunk
    when he and client Tamara Blake, 53,
    were thrown into the rapids of the indian
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    on the boat.
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    M
    y family always likes to make
    Thanksgiving Day a qual-
    ity celebration. Whether its
    going to the family farm or seeing the
    Plaza Lighting ceremony, weve found rea-
    son to gather around the table, overeat and
    enjoy each others company. But in the same
    way pumpkin pie is a turkey day necessity,
    so is football. Food-coma naps and group
    activities are planned around the games, as
    the interruption of football watching has
    become an unthinkable act in the Long
    household.
    The history of Thanksgiving Day games
    dates back to 1920, the year the league was
    founded, and teams often wear throwback
    uniforms for the occasion. Here is a quick
    preview of the three NFL games on this
    years Thanksgiving Day slate.

    Houston texans at Detroit Lions
    11:30 a.m. CBs
    On paper, this matchup looks to be
    lopsided, but it could be interesting. Detroit
    has a history of playing Thanksgiving Day
    games, having played the most Thanksgiving
    games and tallying 33 wins, while the Texans
    will be playing in their first Turkey Day
    game. Although the Texans have been win-
    ning of late, their performances have lacked
    the luster that they had earlier in the season.
    Houston needed overtime to beat a spiraling
    Jacksonville squad without its starting quar-
    terback, Blaine Gabbert. Though Detroit
    comes into the game with a record of 4-6,
    their losses have come at an average of just
    more than six points per game. Expect Ford
    Field in Detroit to be rocking for this one.

    WasHington reDskins at DaLLas
    CoWBoys 3:15p.m. Fox
    Naturally, Jerry Jones would find a way to
    land a Thanksgiving game annually in the
    football palace that is Cowboys Stadium.
    However, this particular matchup is intrigu-
    ing in the increasingly competitive NFC
    East. If Robert Griffin III can pull off a win,
    the Redskins can climb to within a game
    and a half of the division lead. RGIII has led
    a big turnaround in the capital city, and a
    prime-time game for the rookie quarterback
    could be a major stepping stone to playoff
    contention. The Redskins will come into the
    game hot off a 31-6 win against Philadelphia
    while Dallas is coming off a win as well in
    overtime against the Cleveland Browns.

    neW engLanD patriots at neW york
    Jets 7:20 p.m. nBC
    The evening matchup provides a heat-
    ed rivalry of AFC East teams. Jets head
    coach Rex Ryan has a history of running
    his mouth, including promising wins over
    the Patriots in the past. These two teams
    have exchanged physical battles the past few
    seasons, with the Patriots winning the most
    recent matchup in overtime in Foxboro on
    Week 7. The Patriots can all but secure the
    division title with a win, but the Jets have a
    notorious past for playing spoiler. Anticipate
    a hard-hitting, close contest between these
    two teams in the prime-time game. If the
    Jets can find a way to put up a few points,
    this one could be a great game.
    edited by andrew ruszczyk

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    By Jackson Long
    jlong@kansan.com
    thE moRNING bREW
    Q: The Dallas Cowboys have
    played the Washington Redskins fve
    times on Thanksgiving Day. What is
    their record in those games?
    A: 5-0
    www.footballreference.com
    tRIVIA of thE DAY
    The Detroit Lions have lost eight
    straight Thanksgiving Day games
    with their last win coming in 2003
    against the Green Bay Packers.
    www.footballreference.com
    fAct of thE DAY
    Thanksgiving dinners take eigh-
    teen hours to prepare. They are con-
    sumed in 12 minutes. Half-times take
    12 minutes. This is not coincidence.

    erma Bombeck, humorist,
    syndicated columnist, writer
    QUotE of thE DAY
    Thursday games are a key part of Thanksgiving traditions
    This week in athletics
    Wednesday Thursday Friday Tuesday Saturday Sunday
    Mens Basketball
    Texas A&M/St Louis
    TBA
    Kansas City, Mo.
    Volleyball
    St. Louis
    6:30 p.m.
    Lawrence
    No events scheduled Womens Basketball
    Alabama A&M
    7 p.m.
    Lawrence
    Volleyball
    Texas Tech
    1 p.m.
    Lawrence
    Womens Basketball
    Creighton
    2 p.m.
    Omaha, Neb.
    Monday
    mens basketbal
    San Jose State
    8 p.m.
    Lawrence
    BiG 12 FOOTBALL
    k-state loss shakes up Big 12 BCs bids
    ASSocIAtED PRESS
    If college football fans think
    the BCS picture got all shook up
    with those losses by Kansas State
    and Oregon, they might want to
    look at the potential chaos in the
    Big 12.
    Kansas State could still win the
    league, but the Wildcats 52-24
    loss at Baylor on Saturday set
    up the possibility for a four-way
    tie. Oklahoma, Oklahoma State,
    Kansas State and Texas could all
    sit at 7-2 at the end of the regular
    season Dec. 1.
    If that happens, all would get
    a trophy declaring their Big 12
    championship. But there would
    have to be some tiebreaker work
    done to determine who would
    get the leagues BCS berth in the
    Fiesta Bowl, if not in the champi-
    onship game.
    For the quartet to finish 7-2,
    the 16th-ranked Longhorns would
    have to beat TCU and then win
    at Kansas State, while No. 21
    Oklahoma State would have to
    win the Bedlam game in Norman,
    Okla., and prevail at Baylor. Also,
    the No. 13 Sooners would have to
    win at TCU.
    Head-to-head records would
    then decide which school gets a
    BCS berth.
    Just last week, Kansas State had
    a clear path to the national title
    game, ranked No. 1 in the BCS
    standings. The Wildcats dropped
    five spots to sixth in the rankings
    after losing to a Baylor team still
    trying to become bowl eligible.
    Theres also a possibility for a
    three-way tie similar to 2008 when
    Oklahoma, Texas Tech and Texas
    each finished 7-1 in Big 12 and
    11-1 in regular season. This year it
    could be the Wildcats, Longhorns
    or Sooners in a three-way tie,
    or the Wildcats, Longhorns and
    Cowboys.
    All the math becomes moot if
    Kansas State beats Texas to close
    the regular season.
    With that, the only team that
    could match K-States 8-1 confer-
    ence record
    would be
    Oklahoma,
    which lost to
    the Wildcats
    in the Big
    12 opener
    Sept. 22. In
    that case,
    the Wildcats
    would get
    the Big 12s BCS
    berth.
    The Longhorns play on
    Thanksgiving against a Horned
    Frogs team thats 3-1 on the road
    in conference play.
    All of our focus will be on
    TCU, Longhorns coach Mack
    Brown said
    Monday. This is
    a very important
    game for us and
    key game for us
    to finish strong.
    Should the
    Sooners come
    out on top in
    their last two
    games, their
    fans would then be in the awk-
    ward position of pulling for the
    Longhorns to win at Kansas State.
    Were not there yet, Sooners
    coach Bob Stoops said of the odd
    scenario.
    Kansas State has two weeks to
    prepare to host the Longhorns,
    who Wildcats coach Bill Snyder
    called a tremendously talented
    team. The break will be welcome
    to his players and their bodies.
    But, feeling sorry for them-
    selves isnt an option for his play-
    ers, he said, and there is a down-
    side, he said.
    Thats two weeks having to live
    with the loss in Waco, Snyder
    said.

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    football
    Big 12 rankings; K-State still leads after loss
    FARzIN VoUSoUGhIAN
    fvousoughian@kansan.com
    1. Kansas State (10-1)
    Kansas State fans dreamed of see-
    ing Collin Klein win the Heisman
    and the Wildcats in the BCS Cham-
    pionship game. However, a loss to
    Baylor kicked Kansas State out of the
    top fve in the BCS poll. Now, Kansas
    State can only focus on winning the
    Big 12 at home against Texas.
    8. baylor (5-5)

    Baylors had a lot of problems within
    the conference this season, but a win
    over top ranked Kansas State gave the
    Bears some bragging rights. But more
    importantly, Baylor has a 5-5 record
    and have a chance to become bowl
    eligible.
    2. oklahoma (8-2)

    Afer a close win against West
    Virginia, Oklahoma keeps its sec-
    ond place spot. Afer Kansas State
    lost this past weekend, the Sooners
    have a chance to win the confer-
    ence, but will need to win out and
    have Kansas State lose again.

    5. texas tech (7-4)

    Ranked teams in the Big 12 have
    gotten the best of Texas Tech. Te Red
    Raiders have lost three of their last
    four games, with all three losses com-
    ing against ranked teams. Tey have an
    opportunity to fnish strong with a win
    over Baylor, but a loss could land them
    in a less-prestigious bowl game.
    3. texas (8-2)

    Texas dominated their last
    game against Iowa State to stay in
    the top tier of the Big 12. Coach
    Mack Brown is pleased with his
    teams performance this season.
    Quarter back David Ash has
    played well lately, throwing fve
    touchdowns and no interceptions
    in the last two weeks.
    7. West Virginia (5-5)

    West Virginia kicked of the sea-
    son with a 5-0 record, only to turn
    around and lose fve straight games
    and join the bottom half of the Big
    12. With the talent the Mountain-
    eers have, theyve been disappoint-
    ed with how their season has gone.
    6. texas Christian (6-4)
    Texas Christian needed this bye
    week as it is halfway through a tough
    four-game stretch. Te fnal two games
    of the season will test the Horned Frogs
    and decide what bowl game they will
    play in coach Gary Patterson would
    like to fnish the season strong in TCUs
    frst year in the Big 12.
    9. Iowa State (6-5)
    Iowa States had a hard time
    fnding wins in the Big 12. But
    the Cyclones took advantage of
    Kansas woes and produced its
    best scoring output this season
    under Sam Richardson, third string
    quarterback.

    4. oklahoma State (7-3)

    Oklahoma State has surprisingly
    played well with quarterback Clint
    Chelf at quarterback the past couple
    of games. Te Cowboys will visit the
    Sooners this weekend and should they
    win, there could be a three-way tie for
    second place in the Big 12.
    10. Kansas (1-10)

    Kansas coach Charlie Weis wanted to
    send the seniors out on a good note,
    but the Jayhawks could not stop a de-
    termined Cyclones team and lost their
    20th straight game in the conference.
    Edited by Andrew Ruszczyk
    PAGE 9 thE UNIVERSItY DAILY KANSAN tUESDAY, NoVEmbER 20, 2012
    The Kansas swimmers complet-
    ed their fall season on Sunday with
    a second-place finish at the Kansas
    Classic in Topeka.
    Kansas finished just behind
    first place Notre Dame with 853.5
    points, while the Fighting Irish
    totaled 976.5 points for the cham-
    pionship.
    Coach Clark Campbell said hes
    excited about how the team per-
    formed at the meet.
    We had some ups and downs,
    but what I really liked was when we
    had a down, the girls were resilient
    and they bounced back, Campbell
    said in a Kansas Athletics press
    release. That is what a champion-
    ship meet is all about. We still have
    some things to work on, but we are
    in a really good place right now.
    The top performers for Kansas
    were freshman Bryce Hinde and
    junior Alison Lusk, who finished
    second and third in the 200-yard
    breaststroke. Other impact per-
    formers were freshman Haley
    Molden who finished second in
    the 100-yard freestyle, and sopho-
    more Deanna Marks, who finished
    second in the 200-yard butterfly.
    Campbell said he sees this meet
    as something that was beneficial to
    all parties involved.
    The event has been very well-
    received by the coaches and the
    teams and people have had a lot
    of fun with it, Campbell said in a
    KU Athletics press release. It is a
    really good format and I just cant
    thank the people within the city of
    Topeka and all the people that have
    put this together. It has been a lot
    of work, but so far, so good.
    The Kansas divers also conclud-
    ed their fall season on Saturday
    after the third and final day of
    the Phil Hansel Invite in Houston,
    Texas.
    Two Kansas divers, senior
    Christy Cash and junior Alyssa
    Golden, placed 20th and 33rd out
    of the 43 divers who competed in
    the event.
    The invite is the end of the
    teams fall schedule. The next com-
    petition for Kansas is on Saturday,
    Jan. 12 in Los Angeles against San
    Diego State and UCLA.
    Edited by Andrew Ruszczyk

    Swimming and diving
    ChRIS SChAEDER
    cschaeder@kansan.com
    The Kansas volleyball team
    heads next door to play at Allen
    Fieldhouse tonight with hopes that
    this wont be the last time it plays
    on the basketball court this sea-
    son.
    The Jayhawks have two matches
    remaining in the regular season,
    and both are at
    home. Tonight,
    they play Saint
    Louis at the
    F i e l d h o u s e ,
    and they host
    Texas Tech
    on Saturday.
    On Sunday,
    the NCAA
    will announce the 64 teams that
    will be competing in the NCAA
    Tournament, and Kansas may get
    to be a host site for the first two
    rounds of matches. The Jayhawks
    have a 23-6 record and are No. 6 in
    the Ratings Percentage Index.
    Horejsi is our home, but Im
    really excited to play in Allen espe-
    cially if fingers crossed we
    get to host the tournament, thats
    where well be playing, junior
    defensive specialist Jaime Mathieu
    said. So itll be nice to get some
    experience in there. Itll just be a
    different look. Its still on campus.
    Im excited.
    Allen Fieldhouse served as the
    volleyball teams home before
    Horejsi Family Athletics Center
    opened in 1999. Kansas has played
    in the Fieldhouse sporadically since
    then. According to the Kansas ath-
    letic department, the last match
    Kansas played in Allen Fieldhouse
    was against Texas A&M in was
    1999.
    Other Big 12 teams like Iowa
    State, Baylor and West Virginia
    play every home volleyball match
    in basketball facilities, so Kansas
    has experience playing in larger
    arenas. The team practiced in the
    Fieldhouse Monday and Tuesday
    to adjust to the change in depth
    perception.
    I know its kind of rough for
    our setters sometimes just because
    the ball moves differently, but all
    around if we prepare well enough
    well be fine, Mathieu said.
    Coach Ray Bechard said the
    Jayhawks would sacrifice the inti-
    macy that the 1,300-seat Horejsi
    brings. However, playing in the
    16,300-seat fieldhouse gives Kansas
    the opportunity to play in a setting
    it could see if it advances deep into
    the tournament.
    It wont be as intimate, theres
    no doubt about that, Bechard said.
    There wont be the same feel but
    therell be a good feel to it. It comes
    down to us playing well and put-
    ting a good product out there and
    get the fans that are there excited
    about what theyre seeing This
    is the right thing to do for a lot of
    different reasons.
    Kansas normally doesnt play
    nonconference matches this late
    in the season, but Bechard said
    he wanted to establish a series
    with Saint Louis because it is a
    Midwest program coached by for-
    mer national team assistant coach
    Kent Miller.
    We tried to find a date that
    would work and our schedule and
    their schedule just didnt allow for
    anything until this late, Bechard
    said. We just want to get a home
    and home going with SLU. I respect
    Coach Miller, their coach, a great
    deal.
    The Billikens enter the match
    with a 10-19 record and a 4-10 mark
    in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Just
    like Kansas, Saint Louis has four
    players averaging at least two kills
    per set. Their leader in kills per set,
    redshirt sophomore outside hitter
    Lauren Baumet, averages 2.49 kills
    per set while Kansas redshirt junior
    middle blocker Caroline Jarmoc
    averages 3.61 kills per set.
    Senior middle blocker Tayler
    Tolefree said Kansas would work
    on its efficiency against Saint Louis
    with its blocking and digging. The
    Jayhawks havent recorded many
    blocks in the last two matches
    against TCU and Oklahoma, but
    the front row has gotten touches
    on many of its opponents attacks,
    which slows the ball down for the
    passers. Tolefree said Kansas could
    improve its blocking by working on
    its releases. She said clean defensive
    releases and solid blocks are among
    the skills the team can focus on
    during the game.
    I think its a good chance to
    work on some things that we need
    to and try and be more efficient,
    Tolefree said.
    Edited by Emma McElhaney
    Volleyball moves to Allen Fieldhouse
    tonight in game against Saint Louis
    change of venue
    bRANDoN SmIth/KANSAN
    Junior outside hitter catherine carmichael focuses on the ball in preparation for a
    hit wednesday, nov. 14.
    GEoffREY CALVERt
    gcalvert@kansan.com
    Kansas fnishes season in Topeka and houston
    CLAIRE howARD/KANSAN
    freshman chelsie miller competes in the second heat of the 400-yard individual
    medley at Robinson natatorium on Saturday morning. miller came in frst in the
    heat.
    CLAIRE howARD/KANSAN
    diver meredith Brownell, a freshman from union, KY, fies through the air during
    a dive from the one meter board during day two of Kus double dual against Tcu
    and north dakota at Robinson natatorium on Saturday morning. Brownell came in
    second place in one meter diving with a score of 241.75.
    menS BaSKeTBall
    indiana pulls away late in 66-53 victory over georgia
    Mathieu
    ASSoCIAtED PRESS
    NEW YORK Indianas shots
    werent falling and the top-ranked
    Hoosiers were getting a taste of
    their own medicine with some
    tough man-to-man defense from
    Georgia.
    It was just a matter of waiting,
    according to coach Tom Crean.
    Victor Oladipo had 15 points
    and eight rebounds to lead Indiana
    to a 66-53 victory over Georgia on
    Monday night in the semifinals of
    the Progressive Legends Classic at
    the Barclays Center.
    Jordan Hulls and Christian
    Watford both had 14 points for
    the Hoosiers (4-0) and they were
    the ones who finally started hitting
    from long range as Indiana estab-
    lished control of the game.
    We had a lot of energy sources
    tonight, Crean said. Vic at the
    start of the second half, he was
    tremendous. Hes one of the best
    defenders around no question, but
    he doesnt get the credit for being
    a total basketball player. ... When
    hes flying up the court he makes
    us a lot better.
    Then there are the missed shots.
    We just missed some shots. The
    thing that hurt us more was the
    eight turnovers. We could never get
    the pace going the way we wanted
    and give Georgia credit for that,
    Crean said. There werent many
    shots wed take back, just a couple.
    It happens at home, on the road,
    here. It just happens.
    The Hoosiers, who came into
    the game shooting 39.4 percent
    from 3-point range missed 11 of
    the first 12 shots they took from
    behind the arc. Watford hit a 3
    with 10:06 left to end the shooting
    slump and extended Indianas lead
    to 45-40.
    Hulls hit 3s on consecutive
    possessions to make it 51-42 and
    Oladipo scored down low with 7:00
    left for the first double-digit lead
    of the game by either team, 53-42.
    The Hoosiers went on to lead by as
    many as 17 points.
    We did a lot more in the sec-
    ond half, Hulls said. In the first
    half the shots werent falling and
    thats going to happen. We play
    with more intensity when the shots
    arent falling and that usually means
    were playing good defense.
    The Hoosiers will face
    Georgetown for the title on
    Tuesday night. The Hoyas beat No.
    11 UCLA 78-70.
    Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and
    Vincent Williams both had 14
    points for Georgia (1-3), which
    lost its third straight.
    That was a very hard fought
    game, one we thought we could win
    and the real difference, I thought,
    was their experience really started
    to show, Georgia coach Mark Fox
    said. We had a lot of inexperience
    plays, several possessions where
    we didnt keep our poise and they
    capitalized on some immature mis-
    takes we made in the second half.
    Indiana finished 5 of 16 from
    3-point range (31.3 percent) and
    the Hoosiers had a 40-24 advan-
    tage on the boards. They overcame
    an off night by 7-foot preseason
    All-America Cody Zeller who was
    2 for 4 from the field for six points
    and had four rebounds and four
    turnovers.
    Zeller was limited to 9 minutes
    in the first half because of foul
    trouble.
    They came out and defended
    very well, Zeller said. The foul
    problems could have taken me out
    of the flow a little bit, but in the
    second half we started to play the
    way we do.
    Indiana shot 44.9 percent overall
    (22 of 49) while Georgia shot 34.0
    percent (22 of 49) including going
    9 of 25 on 3s.
    We started slow out of the gate
    this season and played very poorly,
    Fox said. For 30 minutes tonight
    we looked like the team we thought
    we could be but we just couldnt
    make it last all game. The key is
    to learn to play 40 minutes, not
    30 and that is the next step for our
    group.
    The Bulldogs are 0-14 all-time
    against No. 1-ranked teams.
    ASSoCIAtED PRESS Photo
    indianas Kevin ferrell (11) shoots over georgias nemanja djurisic in the frst half of their ncaa college basketball game in the
    legends classic, monday, nov. 19, 2012, in new York.
    Senior forward Kevin Young
    Young made his
    frst start of the sea-
    son and brought the
    energy missing from
    the Jayhawks start-
    ing lineup in their
    frst three games.
    Young made hustle
    plays across the foor and fnished the
    game with a team-leading 10 rebounds.
    Tuesday, November 20, 2012 PaGe 10 The uNIversITy daILy KaNsaN
    Kansas 78 Washi ngton state 41
    Key Plays
    First halF
    (sCOre aFter Play)
    19:45 Ben McLemore knocks down a 3-point shot to open up the game for the
    Jayhawks. Kansas takes a lead it will never relinquish. 3-0 Kansas
    15:30 Jeff Withey grabs an offensive rebound and takes it right back to the basket
    to give the Jayhawks their frst double-digit lead of the game. 16-6 Kansas
    seCOnd halF
    19:35 Ben McLemore rejects a shot by D.J. shelton on a Washington state fast-
    break, keeping the momentum with Kansas to start the second half. 50-21 Kansas
    6:11 evan Manning enters the game. the son of the hero of the 1988 national
    Champion team logs his frst offcial minutes as a Jayhawk.
    50|28 78
    Kansas
    21 | 20 41
    Washington state
    JayhaWK stat leaders
    Points rebounds assists
    Johnson
    5
    releford
    17
    young
    8
    WashinGtOn state
    Kansas
    Player Fg-Fga 3Fg-3Fga Rebs a Pts
    travis Releford 6-7 2-3 0 1 17
    Ben McLemore 3-6 2-4 3 1 11
    Jeff Withey 4-8 0-0 5 1 8
    elijah Johnson 3-9 2-8 0 5 8
    Perry ellis 2-3 0-0 3 0 12
    naadir tharpe 2-5 1-3 2 4 5
    Jamari traylor 2-3 0-0 4 0 5
    Kevin Young 1-1 0-0 8 0 4
    Totals 25-52 8-24 34 15 78
    Player Fg-Fga 3Fg-3Fga Rebs a Pts
    Mike Ladd 2-9 1-5 2 1 5
    Will Dilorio 3-4 0-0 1 0 8
    Brock Motum 6-18 1-5 6 3 14
    Royce Woolridge 2-7 1-5 3 1 5
    D.J. shelton 3-6 1-3 2 1 7
    James hunter 0-2 0-0 1 0 0
    Junior Longrus 0-1 0-1 2 0 0
    Brett Boese 0-2 0-1 1 0 0
    Totals 17-56 4-25 21 9 41
    UnsUnG herO
    Young
    Senior guard Elijah Johnson
    Johnson went
    cold after a solid
    start, missing his
    fnal fve 3-point at-
    tempts and making
    only one shot in the
    second half.
    Game tO FOrGet
    Johnson
    basKeTbaLL
    Tara bryaNT/KaNsaN
    senior guard travis Releford tries to steal the ball between a pass to Washington
    state players in Mondays game. Releford had three fouls during the game.
    TyLer rosTe/KaNsaN
    Freshman forward Perry ellis rises over Washington state defense in the frst half of
    Mondays game at the sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.
    TyLer rosTe/KaNsaN
    Freshman guard Perry ellis drives around Washington states defense in the frst
    half of Mondays game at the sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. the Jayhawks won
    78-41. ellis had 12 points, three rebounds and two assists.
    TyLer rosTe/KaNsaN
    senior travis Releford defends a Washington state player. the Jayhawks were
    dominate in the frst half with a commanding lead of 50-21.
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    Senior guard Travis Releford
    Releford broke
    out of his scoring
    slump, leading the
    Jayhawks with 17
    points. More im-
    portantly, Releford
    attacked the basket
    early on, allowing
    him to build confdence,
    which he showed by making his frst two
    3-point attempts, ending an 0-11 cold
    streak from 3-point range.
    Kansas 78 Washi ngton state 41
    Game to remember
    i dont know if its so much in
    transition, but i
    thought we did
    a really good
    job moving the
    ball in the frst
    half. of course
    we made shots,
    everything looks
    better when you
    make shots, but we got the ball where
    we wanted it and guys shared it. its
    probably the best weve executed so
    far this year.
    Kansas coach bill Self
    Quote of the Game
    Self
    rewINd
    Schedule
    *all games in bold are at home
    date opponent Time
    oct. 30 emPorIa sTaTe (exhIbITIoN) w, 88-54
    Nov. 5 washburN (exhIbITIoN) w, 62-50
    Nov. 9 souTheasT mIssourI sTaTe w, 74-55
    nov. 13 MiChigan state L, 67-64
    Nov. 15 ChaTTaNooGa (Cbe) w, 69-55
    Nov. 19 washINGToN sTaTe (Cbe) w, 78-41
    Nov. 20 sT. LouIs (Cbe) 8:30 p.m.
    Nov. 26 saN Jose sTaTe 8 p.m.
    Nov. 30 oreGoN sTaTe 7 p.m.
    dec. 8 CoLorado 1 p.m.
    dec. 15 beLmoNT 6 p.m.
    dec. 18 rIChmoNd 6 p.m.
    Dec. 22 ohio state 3 p.m.
    dec. 29 amerICaN uNIversITy 7 p.m.
    Jan. 6 TemPLe 12:30/3:30 p.m.
    Jan. 9 Iowa sTaTe 6 p.m.
    Jan. 12 teXas teCh 3 p.m.
    Jan. 14 bayLor 8 p.m.
    Jan. 19 teXas 1 p.m.
    Jan. 22 Kansas state 7 p.m.
    Jan. 26 oKLahoma 3 p.m.
    Jan. 28 West ViRginia 8 p.m.
    Feb. 2 oKLahoma sTaTe 3 p.m.
    Feb. 6 tCU 8 p.m.
    Feb. 9 oKLahoMa 3 p.m.
    Feb. 11 KaNsas sTaTe 8 p.m.
    Feb. 16 Texas 8 p.m.
    Feb. 20 oKLahoMa state 3 p.m.
    Feb. 23 TCu 3 p.m.
    Feb. 25 ioWa state 8 p.m.
    Feb. 29 oKLahoma sTaTe 7 p.m.
    March 2 West ViRginia 1 p.m.
    march 4 Texas TeCh 6 p.m.
    March 9 BaYLoR
    releford surprises
    with scoring outbreak
    Tara bryaNT/KaNsaN
    senior guard travis Releford rushes to the basket to defeat a Washington state opponent to the basket during Mondays game.
    where the Jayhawks won 78-41. Releford had 17 points during the game.
    max GoodwIN
    mgoodwin@kansan.com
    TyLer rosTe/KaNsaN
    senior center Jeff Withey powers through a defender to get an easy bucket in the
    frst half of Mondays game. Withey had eight points.
    Kansas City, Mo. The passes
    were crisp, the defense was sti-
    fling and the shots were falling
    for Kansas as the Jayhawks played
    their way to a dominating win
    over Washington State at the Sprint
    Center.
    Kansas shot 64 percent from the
    field and 50 percent from 3-point
    range in the first half. The Jayhawks
    looked like a team that could be
    favored to win their conference this
    season. Even senior guard Travis
    Releford drained a three, ending
    his slump of eleven straight misses
    in the previous three games.
    Releford reemerged as a scor-
    ing threat last night in the Sprint
    Center, playing mere miles from
    his home in Kansas City, Mo. With
    17 points, he led the team in scor-
    ing for the first time this season.
    In the second half, another deep
    shot from Relefords hands swished
    through the net. Relefords inability
    to consistently make jump shots
    has been a subject of discussion
    during his career at Kansas. On
    Monday night, there was nothing
    about Relefords stroke that wor-
    ried Kansas fans.
    It may have been the comfort of
    playing in his hometown, or maybe
    it was Relefords determination to
    be more efficient than he was dur-
    ing the Chattanooga game where
    he squandered six shots to score
    just two points. Whatever the case,
    Releford played confidently and
    aggressively.
    Releford sat smiling on the
    sidelines for the final minutes of
    the game, his team leading by 40
    points. In his 23 minutes on the
    court, Releford scored 17 points
    from seven shots.
    The Jayhawks wont consistently
    expect those points from Releford,
    which makes them even sweeter
    when they are there. This was not
    the first time in a Kansas game
    that Releford proved he has the
    ability to score. Last season, he
    was named the Big 12 player of the
    week when he averaged 22 points
    in two conference games. Releford
    also led the Jayhawks in scoring
    with 15 points against Ohio State
    during the Final Four last year.
    Defense has been a consistent
    strength for Releford. He played
    with more defensive intensity in
    just four games this year than he
    did in any of his past three seasons.
    Against Chattanooga, Relefords
    pressure on the ball was a spark
    for Kansas second half run. On
    Monday, he did it on the offensive
    end.
    There may not be many more
    games this season where Releford
    leads the team in scoring, but he
    has proven his value so far this sea-
    son. He will bring tough defensive
    pressure every time he guards the
    ball. It appears he has once again
    proven that his scoring ability can
    surprise opponents who focus their
    game planning for McLemore,
    Johnson or Withey.
    Relefords ability to surprise
    opponents is something that Kansas
    fans have seen before. His defense
    is something they have seen often.
    On Monday, Releford was the most
    efficient and productive player for
    the Jayhawks.
    edited by emma mcelhaney
    Releford
    Kansas City, Mo. Kansas
    coach Bill Self s son, Tyler,
    appeared in his first career reg-
    ular season game for the No. 12
    ranked Jayhawks.
    It was that kind of day for
    the team where the shots fell
    early and often and the defense
    created turnovers, allowing the
    walk-ons to enter the game
    at the end of their 78-41 vic-
    tory against Washington State
    in their first game of the CBE
    Classic.
    Fresh off his 25-point effort
    against Chattanooga, freshman
    guard Ben McLemore once
    again got the Kansas offense
    rolling. Fifteen seconds after
    tip-off, he caught a pass from
    senior guard Elijah Johnson
    on the wing, then McLemore
    showed off his silky-smooth
    shot, draining a 3-point shot to
    start the game.
    Less than two minutes later,
    McLemore hit another 3-point-
    er, giving the Jayhawks an early
    eight point lead just 109 sec-
    onds into the ball game.
    McLemore finished the day
    with 11 points, two offensive
    rebounds and two blocks in 24
    minutes of play.
    He once again showed that
    he was the most athletic player
    on the floor when he threw
    down a put-back dunk off a
    fast break miss by freshman
    forward Perry Ellisa dunk
    where he went over his team-
    mate, freshman forward Jamari
    Traylor, to score.
    For the first time this sea-
    son, Self played all four of his
    seniors in the starting lineup.
    The addition of senior forward
    Kevin Young gave the Jayhawks
    the early energy they were miss-
    ing from the four-spot in the
    lineup during earlier contests.
    Young was the spark with
    10 rebounds in 18 minutes of
    play, but it was another senior,
    Travis Releford, who took scor-
    ing over from McLemore at the
    midpoint of the first half.
    Releford, who had been in a
    shooting funk and started the
    season 0-11 from 3-point range,
    opened his day with a deep two
    and found his rhythm, making
    his first six attempts from the
    floor.
    He finished the day leading
    the team with 17 points, and
    went 2 for 3 from outside the
    arc.
    Kansas owned the boards
    against the Cougars, led by
    Young and senior center Jeff
    Withey. The 7-foot tall Withey
    pulled down six boards, two
    off the offensive glass and five
    blocks.
    After disappointing play
    in his last two games, fresh-
    man forward Perry Ellis scored
    double-digits for the first time
    since the season opener. Ellis
    finished the day with 12 points
    and showed the aggressiveness
    on the inside that had been
    lacking in his last two outings.
    He made all eight of his free-
    throw attempts in the game.
    Senior guard Elijah Johnson
    found his 3-point shot early in
    the game, starting the day 2 for
    3 on 3-point shots but struggled
    down the stretch, missing his
    final five attempts.
    Johnson did improve in his
    role as the primary ball han-
    dler, tying with sophomore
    guard Naadir Tharpe for the
    team lead with four assists each.
    Johnson ended his night with
    eight points.
    With the win, Kansas
    advanced to the championship
    game of the CBE classic against
    St. Louis at 8:30 p.m. at the
    Sprint Center in Kansas City,
    Mo.
    Edited by Hannah Wise
    S
    THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
    sports
    Volume 125 Issue 51 kansan.com Tuesday, November 20, 2012
    COMMENTARY
    By Kory Carpenter
    kcarpenter@kansan.com
    Kansas 78 Washington state 41
    Cleared the benCh
    the Border War
    debate goes on
    Jayhawks win in Sprint Center
    PaGe 10 PaGe 9
    Volleyball
    changes
    venue
    Kansas trounces Washington state by 37 points in sprint Center
    ethan Padway
    epadway@kansan.com
    blake SChuSter
    bschuster@kansan.com
    FootBall
    Weis prepared team for wrong iowa state quarterback
    T
    he Big 12 and SEC are close
    to agreeing to an annual
    basketball series beginning
    next season, potentially pitting all
    10 Big 12 teams against the 10 best
    SEC schools each year. That news
    probably ignited an immediate
    hope across the state of Missouri
    from Tiger fans who are eager to
    continue the Border War.
    But Kansas fans dont seem to
    care about continuing the century-
    long series with Missouri. Dont
    believe me? Just ask them.
    Or dont, theyll probably tell you
    sooner or later.
    Living inside the Lawrence
    bubble for long periods of time,
    experiences with Missouri fans are
    few and far between. But if youre
    in Kansas City, Mo., for this weeks
    CBE Classic, it will be difficult to
    walk into a restaurant or bar with-
    out seeing fans from each school.
    And because there isnt a football
    game this Saturday or a Big 12
    basketball game to argue about, the
    Border Cold War is all they have
    left.
    Nothing is more unbelievable
    than the constant chatter about not
    caring. I get not wanting to play
    Mizzou anymore, or at least for a
    long time. There are plenty of good
    reasons from the Kansas perspec-
    tive not to continue the games.
    A home-and-home against
    Missouri takes away a home game
    every other year, taking money out
    of the Kansas basketball programs
    pockets.
    The game meant much more
    for Missouri than Kansas. There
    was even a KU hate week every
    year leading up to the game in
    Columbia. The malice towards
    Kansas is both entertaining and
    worrisome at the same time. Junior
    point guard Phil Pressey said last
    year that Mizzou could lose every
    game except the Kansas game and
    it would be a successful season.
    Anyone can understand why a
    school wouldnt go out of its way to
    help out a rival, and playing a series
    with Mizzou does nothing but help
    the Tigers, from pumping excite-
    ment into their season to guaran-
    teeing a sellout in Mizzou arena.
    Maybe Kansas officials just dont
    want to help out their former rival
    by playing a non-conference game
    because the benefits for the Tigers
    outweigh those for the Jayhawks.
    Or maybe its just good old fash-
    ioned hate. Missouri left the series,
    not Kansas. Maybe the anger over
    the split will cloud any negotiations
    in the foreseeable futureit would
    be hard to blame anyone if that
    was the case. Major college athlet-
    ics programs are full of egos and
    no one wants to look bad by per-
    ceivably caving to someone elses
    demands.
    I dont think anyone will ever
    really know the one true reason,
    if there is just one reason, why the
    Border War is dead for now.
    But while we wait for its return,
    Jayhawk fans would look better
    by picking a side of the issue and
    sticking with it. Hope to play each
    other again or tell us the other
    school is dead to you and be done
    with it. Trying to constantly con-
    vince people of the latter looks silly,
    because we all know most fans are
    just trying to convince themselves.
    Edited by Hannah Wise
    Before each game coach
    Charlie Weis studies the oppo-
    nent learning how its roster
    plays. But
    his focus
    on person-
    nel may
    have back-
    fired last
    Saturday.
    Weis gives
    a report on
    his oppo-
    nents to kick
    off his weekly
    press conference each Tuesday.
    But last week, nothing was said
    about Iowa State quarterback
    Sam Richardson. At some point,
    after studying the Cyclones
    depth chart, Weis diverted his
    efforts from spending time on
    their third-string redshirt fresh-
    man.
    We knew all about the kid,
    Weis said of Richardson on
    Mondays teleconference call.
    We just didnt think he was
    going to be someone who fac-
    tored into the game.
    Twenty-three completed
    passes, 250 yards and four
    touchdowns later, Weis may be
    rethinking his evaluation pro-
    cess.
    Give the kid credit; he had a
    heck of a game, Weis said, But
    at the same time you usu-
    ally get ready for the guys
    that are listed
    one and two
    on the depth
    chart and he
    wasnt in that
    mix.
    At one and
    two on ISUs
    depth chart
    were Steele
    J a n t z , w h o
    started against Kansas, and Jared
    Barnett. Both had been shaky as
    the Cyclones lost four of their
    last five games before coming to
    Lawrence.
    Appropriately, Weis prepared
    for either quarterback to enter on
    Saturday. He spent time working
    on disrupting ISUs schemes and
    getting ready to be the team
    with tricks up its sleeves. He
    wasnt prepared for everything
    to backfire. Instead of running
    the more complex offenses Weis
    was prepared to defend, ISU ran
    basic plays to simplify the game
    for Richardson.
    They did more base stuff
    than theyve been running,
    Weis said. We didnt spend a
    big portion of the week working
    on the base offense.
    What Weis said didnt back-
    fire was the fan support. After
    offering to buy tickets to the
    game for any student that didnt
    have one, Weis helped pack
    41,608 into Memorial Stadium.
    They didnt stay long.
    In what has become typical
    fashion for the student section,
    the patrons who Weis had con-
    vinced to come watch a then
    1-9 team were gone by halftime,
    when the score was 38-17.
    There were a lot more peo-
    ple who were at the game than
    would have been at the game
    if I didnt, Weis said of buying
    the tickets. The game didnt get
    away from us because of the fan
    base. The fans were there and
    they were loud and they were
    into the game.
    Edited by Luke Ranker
    tara bryant/kanSan
    senior forward Kevin Young tries to get past a Washington state defender on his way to the basket in Monday nights game at
    the sprint Center.

    give the kid credit; he


    had a heck of a game.
    Charlie Weis
    Kansas football coach
    on iowa states quarterback
    sam richardsons performance
    aShleiGh lee/kanSan
    Coach Charlie Weis watches his players as they warm up before the sunfower
    showdown against Kansas state University, saturday oct. 6, at Bill snyder Family
    stadium. the Jayhawks lost 16-56.

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