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Students concerned for their

health and the health of others are


taking advantage of the flu vaccine
clinics offered on campus.
For Brittany Hartwell, a graduate
student from Ames, Iowa, spend-
ing a few minutes getting her shot
was worth lowering the chance of
missing classes from catching the
flu.
Making up that time as a stu-
dent, especially at this point in the
semester, is difficult, Hartwell said.
I dont want to infect my husband
or anyone I come in contact with.
Students are especially suscep-
tible to the virus, which can debili-
tate them for five to seven days
with high fever, body aches and
cough, said Patty Quinlan, a nurs-
ing supervisor at the clinic.
The flu virus is easily spread on
campus because of the mobile pop-
ulation, Quinlan said. Getting the
shot protects your neighbor and is
doing a community service.
Though more prevalent in older
populations, the virus can be lethal
if it turns into pneumonia, Quinlan
said.
While some students may be
concerned that the virus is harm-
ful, Quinlan has yet to see any
negative effects in her 28 years of
administering the vaccine.
There is no research that cor-
relates personal or environmental
harm with the vaccine, Quinlan
said.
According to the Center for
Disease Control, the flu virus is
attributed to up to 49,000 deaths
and over 200,000 hospitalizations
each year.
Rachel Frish, a freshman from
Dallas, chose the shot over the
nasal mist.
The mist causes me to sneeze,
so I prefer the shot because I know
it will get in my system, Frish
said.
After already being sick earlier
this semester, Joe Lilek, a fresh-
man from Bethesday, Md., hopes
to prevent future illness by getting
vaccinated.
Being sick is terrible, Lilek said.
Get a flu shot if you dont want to
get sick.
Edited by Joanna Hlavacek
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A car from an actual texting and driving car accident sits on the lawn in front of Watson Library as part of the TXT L8R. DRIVE SAFER campaign by students
advocating against texting and driving. Eleven percent of all drivers under the age of 20 involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted at the time of the
crash. This age group has the largest proportion of drivers who were distracted according to Distraction.gov, U.S. Department of Transportation.
dont text and drive
The University issued a crime
alert after a female student was
robbed at gunpoint between
Irving Hill Road and Stouffer
Place Apartments Monday around
8 p.m.
According to the alert, she was
on a swing set when a black man
wearing a ski mask demanded her
property and displayed a silver
handgun. He left the area after
she gave him a cell phone and
an iPod.
The suspect was described as
6-foot-2, 170 pounds and wearing
a gray hoodie.
Students signed up to receive
text messages about special safety
alerts were not notified. Instead,
the alert was posted on the
Universitys website under KU
Lawrence Campus Alerts.
Jill Jess, a University spokes-
woman, said the text alert system
was not implemented because
alerts run on a tier-based system.
Text messages are used to
communicate an immediate dan-
ger or need for action, Jess said in
an email. Based on their investi-
gation, police believed the suspect
had left the area, so there was not
an immediate danger.
Though the alert was not post-
ed on the KU Office of Public
Safetys website, Jess said it was
tweeted by @KUNews, and area
media outlets were notified as
part of the tiered system.
No additional information has
been released about the incident.
Anyone with information about
the suspects identity is asked to
call Crime Stoppers at 785-864-
8888 or the KU Public Safety
Office at 785-864-5900.
Edited by Christy Khamphilay
In June, Julia Trechak, Jackson
Shaad and 11 other students hiked
the last leg of the path, retracing
the steps that Native Americans
walked in 1938 during the Pota-
watomie Trail of Death. In Twin
Peaks, Ind., people from the com-
munity welcomed the group. Stu-
dents from Haskell Indian Nations
University and the University of
Kansas walked the trail in reverse,
from Osawatomie, Kan. to Twin
Peaks, as part of their 1,100 mile,
two-month excursion to Washing-
ton D.C.
Te walk, organized by Haskell
student Millicent Pepion, was an
efort to raise awareness about the
environmental concerns surround-
ing the construction of the South
Lawrence Trafcway (SLT).
For more than 20 years, there
has been a legal battle over the
construction of the SLT, a six-mile,
four-lane freeway that will connect
the west leg of K-10 to K-10 east
of Lawrence. Te SLT will take up
a portion of the Baker Wetlands,
something that these students and
several other groups are concerned
about. Also, the wetlands are con-
sidered a sacred area to some staf
and students at Haskell.
Julia Trechak, a senior from
Wichita, participated in the walk
to D.C. She helped map the route
and publicize the walk, which the
group refers to as the Trail of Bro-
ken Promises.
I got involved because I think
that the issue has been handled
insensitively, Trechak said. Te
wetlands are so bound to Haskells
history.
J a c k s o n
Shaad, a Wich-
ita resident,
joined the walk
to promote the
Native Ameri-
ca Sacred Land
Act, which
pushes for the
involvement of
Native Ameri-
cans in processes to determine
what land is sacred.
A lot of times, people in Wash-
ington or Topeka dont really con-
sult these groups that are under-
represented, Shaad said. Tey
dont really consider their claims
legitimate.
Te group of students departed
Lawrence on May 13 and arrived
back in Kansas in early July. Just
seven days afer the groups return,
the U.S. 10th Circuit of Appeals an-
nounced its decision, which will
allow the Kansas Department of
Transportation to construct the
SLT.
Te deadline to seek a Supreme
Court review of the courts decision
passed last week; the plaintifs did
not seek a review, so the courts rul-
ing is now fnal.
All of us who went on the walk,
we still care so much, Trechak said.
But at this point, were at a stand-
still.
KDOT plans
to start construc-
tion on the SLT
next fall; it an-
nounced an ex-
pected comple-
tion date of May
2016.
In exchange
for 56 acres of
Baker Wetlands, KDOT will pro-
vide Baker University with more
than 300 acres, which will be re-
stored to wetlands, prairie and na-
tive hardwoods. KDOT will also
provide funds to build a wetlands
visitors center.
Its a very good situation for the
wetlands, not just for Baker, but for
the community, said Roger Boyd,
director of natural areas at Baker.
People will be able to come out
and appreciate the wetlands in the
future.
Boyd started working with
KDOT on mitigation in 2001, when
the new plan for the SLT was pro-
posed. Boyd said he has restored
old foodplain to wetlands before,
and he knew he would be able to in
this situation. He said the wetlands
reduce foodwater, holding it back
during heavy rains. Te land flters
sediments and chemicals and pro-
vides a habitat for threatened and
endangered animals.
Boyd, who has served as direc-
tor of natural areas for 25 years,
is pleased with the compromise.
Boyd, who is used to working with
a yearly budget of about $500, said
the extra funds were needed to bet-
ter manage the land.
As for the opponents of the road-
way, Boyd suggests that they were
unwilling to compromise.
Its never been an issue about
the wetlands for them, Boyd said.
Teyre only really concerned
about a geographic area, which
happens to be the wetlands. Teyre
concerned about it because they
consider it to be sacred, and I can
appreciate that, but were not pav-
ing the entire wetlands, were tak-
ing 10 percent. Te remaining 90
percent will be just as sacred as it
is now.
Edited by Allison Kohn
marshall sChmidt
mschmidt@kansan.com
cRIME
Female KU student
robbed at gunpoint
raChel salyer
rsalyer@kansan.com
SAFETY TIPS
Report any unusual people or activities to the KU Pub-
lic Safety Offce or your local police.
SAFETy
HEALTH
nikki wentling
nwentling@kansan.com
Monday, Oct. 22
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Strong Hall
Thursday, Oct. 25
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Wescoe Hall
(The Underground)
Monday, Oct. 29
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Anschutz Library
Thursday, Nov. 1
1-5 p.m.
Watkins Memorial
Health center
FlU ClInICS oFFErEd
bY STUdEnT HEAlTH SErvICES
If you are the victim of a robbery, surrender your prop-
erty. It can be replaced.
Walk in well-traveled and well-lit areas.
Walk in groups or with a friend.
ENVIRONMENT
Contributed photo
Students from the University and the Haskell Indian Nations University stand in
front of the White House in Washington, D.c. The trip was organized to raise aware-
ness about the environmental concerns of the Southern Lawrence Traffcway.

All of us who went on


the walk, we still care so
much. But at this point,
were at a standstill.
JULIA TREcHAK
Senior from Wichita
Students make use of campus fu clinics
NEW YORK A Republican-
leaning independent group sup-
porting Mitt Romneys presiden-
tial bid is spending $11.1 million
on new television ads aimed at
women.
The ad campaign, set to begin
Tuesday and run for a week in
eight closely contested states, is
part of a big push before the Nov.
6 election.
Polls have shown President
Barack Obama with a wide lead
over Romney among women, but
some surveys suggest that gap has
narrowed recently.
The ad, Sack It, shows a woman
watching one of Obamas campaign
commercials. Mr. President, heres
what I want to know, she says, ask-
ing about the jobs he has promised
to create and wondering what the
federal spending he has pushed for
has produced.
She ends by saying: My fam-
ily cant afford another four years
like this. The line echoes a theme
Romney has repeated several times
on the campaign trail in recent
weeks We cant afford four
more years like the last four years.
Steven Law, president of
American Crossroads, the group
behind the ad, said in statement
that Obamas weak leadership has
created a weak economy and a
weaker America, and its time to
turn this ship around.
The group planned to air the
new ad on national and local
cable stations, and in Colorado,
Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New
Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio
and Virginia.
American Crossroads was co-
founded by Karl Rove, the long-
time political counselor to former
President George W. Bush. The
group and its affiliated nonprofit,
Crossroads GPS, plan to spend
$300 million to influence elections
this year. The groups have spent
$135 million to date on ads for
Romney.
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weather,
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Sunny amd
windy. WNW at
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Thursday
Rain?
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Mostly sunny.
10% chance of
rain. NW winds at
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Partly cloudy
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SSW wind at 11
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Beautiful autumn day!
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Whats the
Friday
calEndar
Friday, October 19
WhAt: Soccer vs. Iowa State
WhERE: Jayhawk Soccer Complex
WhEN: 3-5 p.m.
AbOUt: Watch the Jayhawks match up
against the Cyclones.
WhAt: Voter Registration Drive
WhERE: Kansas Union
WhEN: 3 p.m.
AbOUt: Stop by the Union during Tunes
at Noon to register to vote if you havent
already.
WhAt: Wild West Film Fest
WhERE: Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts
St.
WhEN: All Day
AbOUt: Join KU Filmworks for a flm
competition in which teams have 48 hours
to create a horror flm that is no longer that
fve minutes.
Saturday
Wednesday, October 17 Thursday, October 18
WhAt: Fall Grad Fair
WhERE: Kansas Union, KU Bookstore
WhEN: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
AbOUt: December graduates can order
caps and gowns, graduation announce-
ments and class rings.
WhAt: The Amazing Spider-Man
WhERE: Hashinger Theatre
WhEN: 7 p.m.
AbOUt: Nothing cures the midterm blues
like Andrew Garfeld, Emma Stone and
spandex.
WhAt: Drop-In Draw: Mammal skulls
WhERE: Natural History Museum
WhEN: 5-7:30 p.m.
AbOUt: Get ready for Halloween with morose
sketching. The museum will have mammal
skulls available to draw along with coffee and
cookies.
WhAt: Campus Movie Series: Ted
WhERE: Kansas Union, Woodruff Auditorium
WhEN: 8-10 p.m.
AbOUt: Check out Seth MacFarlanes story of a
grown man trying to coexist with his childhood
friend, a talking teddy bear.
WhAt: So Percussion
WhERE: Lied Center
WhEN: 7:30-9 p.m.
AbOUt: Listen to these Brooklyn-based musi-
cians play everything from drums to beer cans.
Saturday, October 20
WhAt: NPHC Step Show
WhERE: Kansas Union, Woodruff Audito-
rium
WhEN: 7:30-8:30 p.m.
AbOUt: Members of the National Pan-
Hellenic Council will be performing in SUAs
second step show.
WhAt: Noche Latina
WhERE: The Chateau
WhEN: 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
AbOUt: Students can learn about Hispanic
culture at this event sponsored by the His-
panic American Leadership Organization.
WhAt: EMU Theatre Presents Horrorshow VI
WhERE: Lawrence Arts Center
WhEN: 7:30 p.m.
AbOUt: The local theater group is reviving
some of its best Halloween productions
from years past.
POLICE REPORTS
Information based off the Douglas
county Sheriffs Offce booking recap
and KU Offce of Public Safety crime
reports.
A 31-year-old Lawrence man was
arrested Tuesday at 4 a.m. in the 1200
block of Summit Street on suspicion of
battery. Bond was set at $100.
A 35-year-old Lawrence man was
arrested Monday at 9:48 p.m. in the
1600 block of Tennessee Street on suspi-
cion of being intoxicated in the roadway
and suspicion of possessing marijuana
or THC. Bond was set at $200. He was
released.
A robbery was reported after a man
approached a woman with a gun in the
1600 block of Ellis Drive Monday at 8:38
p.m. He stole her iPod and iPhone. The
loss is estimated at $700. The case is
open.
A 33-year-old Lawrence man was
arrested Monday at 2:15 p.m. in the 1500
block of Oak Hill Avenue on suspicion of
domestic battery. Bond was not set.
A 47-year-old Topeka man was ar-
rested Monday at 12:39 p.m. on the 1000
block of West 23rd Street on suspicion of
stalking. Bond was not set.
ELECTION TRANSPORTATION
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Republican group starts $11.1
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Portsmouth, Ohio. Winning Ohio is compli-
cated, with its variety of voter groups and swinging trends. Diverse in geography, economy and demographics, Ohio is a state that
one political scientist says offers a fairly close mirror of the nation. History and electoral math say the swing state is pivotal again
this year, and probably crucial for Mitt Romney to win. President Barack Obama is trying to repeat his 2008 victory.
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TOPEKA Kansas drivers
licenses are getting a new look and
added security features to guard
against counterfeiting and fraud.
The Department of Revenue
showed off the new design at an
event Tuesday with Gov. Sam
Brownback and Revenue Secretary
Nick Jordan. The changes include
how the information is presented
and additional security features
hidden from the naked eye.
This is really all about security,
Jordan said.
The fraudulent cards can be
manufactured and obtained by
criminals who engage in identity
theft or human trafficking, he said.
Motorists will begin receiving
the new licenses this week. Among
the elements are photographs
embedded on the back of the card
that are visible only with ultra-
violet light. Also gone is the black
magnetic strip that once contained
driver information.
For the first time the card has
raised features that are difficult
to duplicate, color photos of the
Statehouse and sunflower, and two
images of the cardholder on the
front.
Kansas updates its drivers
licenses every four to six years
as technology changes. Donna
Shelite, the states director of vehi-
cles, said the new licenses were part
of ongoing technology and pro-
cess changes aimed at improving
security and customer service. For
example, a change made in recent
years ensures only one staff person
handles a customers business from
start to finish to keep data secure.
Dean Reynoldson, head of the
Kansas Alcohol Beverage Control
division that also oversees the
investigation of drivers license
fraud, said bars, restaurants and
liquor stores wont need any addi-
tional equipment to determine if
the license is authentic.
Reynoldson said Kansas licenses
were among the most secure in
the nation and that counterfeiters
typically gravitate to states where
technology and safety measures are
lacking.
Most of the drivers license
fraud that we see is not by under-
age people, he said. Its a way to
stay ahead of the curve.
The new cards only contain
information collected by the state
for driving purposes, but includes
whether the individual is a regis-
tered sex offender, as required by
law. No voter registration infor-
mation, such as if the cardholder
is receiving other benefits or ser-
vices from the state or if they have
outstanding criminal warrants, is
available from the new license.
Kansas updates
drivers licenses

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NEWS Of thE WORLD
Associated Presss
europe
AfricA
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AMSTERDAM Thieves broke
into a Rotterdam museum on
Tuesday and walked off with works
from the likes of Picasso, Monet,
Gauguin and Matisse potentially
worth hundreds of millions.
Police havent said how they
pulled off the early hours heist, but
an expert who tracks stolen art said
the robbers clearly knew what they
were after.
Those thieves got one hell of
a haul, said Chris Marinello, who
directs the Art Loss Register.
The heist at the Kunsthal muse-
um is one of the largest in years
in the Netherlands, and is a stun-
ning blow for the private Triton
Foundation collection, which was
being exhibited publicly as a group
for the first time.
Its every museum directors
worst nightmare, said Kunsthal
director Emily Ansenk, who had
been in Istanbul on business but
returned immediately.
News of the theft struck like a
bomb, she said at a press confer-
ence in the museums cafe.
She declined to reveal any details
of how the thieves got in and out
with the paintings, or how the
museum is protected, other than
describing its security as state of
the art and functional.
Willem van Hassel, the muse-
ums chairman, said its security
systems are automated, and do not
use guards on site.
Police arrived at the scene five
minutes after an alarm was trig-
gered, he said. He described the
museums insurance as adequate
for the exhibition.
The collection was on display as
part of celebrations surrounding
the museums 20th anniversary.
Police spokeswoman Willemieke
Romijn said investigators were
reviewing videotapes of the theft,
which took place around 3 a.m. She
called on any witnesses to come
forward with information.
The Art Loss Registers Marinello
said the items taken could be worth
hundreds of millions of euros if
sold legally at auction. However, he
said that was now impossible.
Interpol sent a bulletin alert-
ing member countries to the theft,
along with images of the stolen
paintings.
The paintings were: Pablo
Picassos 1971 Harlequin Head;
Claude Monets 1901 Waterloo
Bridge, London and Charing
Cross Bridge, London; Henri
Matisses 1919 Reading Girl in
White and Yellow; Paul Gauguins
1898 Girl in Front of Open
Window; Meyer de Haans Self-
Portrait, around 1890, and Lucian
Freuds 2002 work Woman with
Eyes Closed.
TUNIS, Tunisia Five masked
men on Tuesday stormed into a
500-year-old shrine to a female
Muslim saint near the capital
Tunis that had previously been
threatened by religious conserva-
tives and set it on fre, the Interior
Ministry said.
Hardline Islamists are suspect-
ed in the attack on the shrine of
Sayyeda Aicha Manoubia, a 13th
century holy woman. It was one of
several recent assaults on mauso-
leums for local saints.
Te attacks come as secularists
increasingly worry that Tunisias
moderate Islamist ruling party is
not confronting the extremist el-
ements that have grown more ac-
tive since the countrys longtime
dictator was ousted last year.
For centuries, local women have
visited the tomb of the saint to ask
for help with problems or to cure
diseases, and many poor women
seek sanctuary there.
Te ministry quoted four wom-
en staying overnight at the shrine
who said the attackers used fam-
mable liquid to quicken the blaze
and stole valuables from them.
Hardline Muslims known as
Salafs oppose the veneration of
saints, a long-standing North Af-
rican tradition, saying it under-
mines the Islamic belief in mono-
theism. Salafs in Mali, Somalia
and neighboring Libya have all
targeted the tombs of saints.
In March, religious conser-
vatives picketed outside of the
shrine to Sayyeda Manoubia and
distributed pamphlets condemn-
ing this blasphemous practice of
venerating saints.
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A man stands among burnt items after masked individuals attacked and set fre to the popular 500-year-old shrine of Man-
ouba, west of Tunis, early Tuesday. The shrine, which serves as a refuge for poor women, is also a place of symbolic worship
for many Tunisians who visit the shrine bringing along food, money and candles.
ASSOcIAtED PRESS
This photo released by the police in rotterdam, Netherlands, on Tuesday shows the 1898 painting Girl in front of open Window
by paul Gaugain. Dutch police say seven paintings stolen from the Kunsthal museum in rotterdam include one by pablo pica-
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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. Mark
Hotton appeared on the high-stakes
Broadway theater scene out of no-
where this year, ofering to come to
the fnancial rescue of a fedgling
Broadway adaptation of the psy-
chological thriller Rebecca.
Although the musicals produc-
ers had never heard of Hotton,
he successfully sold himself as a
globe-trotting moneyman with
connections to a wealthy Austra-
lian named Paul Abrams. Tat was
before Hotton claimed that Abrams
had suddenly dropped dead.
Federal prosecutors charged
Hotton on Monday with concoct-
ing a tale of phantom investors and
an untimely death as imaginative
as the classic Alfred Hitchcock flm
about a man haunted by the mem-
ory of his dead frst wife.
Hotton, 46, also was charged in
two other swindles one target-
ing a Connecticut-based real estate
company and another that inves-
tigators say involved his wife and
sister on Long Island.
A judge in federal court in Long
Island ordered Hotton held without
bail on Monday afer prosecutors
argued he was a fight risk.
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Today is a 5
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little bit counts.
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Share the load today and tomorrow,
but hold on to the responsibility. And
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two days. Clean up and discover
a treasure. Make room for love.
Friends can help you fnd the perfect
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Today is a 7
Practicing something you love
goes very well now. Make sure you
get all you earned. People know they
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Postpone travel for a few days. Start
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but dont obsess about it.
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avoiding. Roll up your sleeves and
procrastinate no more (at least until
later). Find out what rules apply. You
win again.
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Today is a 7
You can fnd the right balance
between work and friends. Listen
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your self-esteem rise. Dont forget
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Today is a 7
Help comes from far away, pos-
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Do the homework and provide nec-
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In a horror anthology, theres no
time to mess around. V/H/S ful-
ly understands this, quickly devel-
oping its unnerving atmosphere as
a group of degenerates breaks into
a creepy old house searching for
a valuable, mysterious videotape.
Tis begins one of the most varied
and unique entries in found-foot-
age horror as they watch fve tapes
play out, each one featuring a dif-
ferent brand of horror story.
Te frst follows several
20-something guys out to pick up
chicks at a bar. One of the women
they take home, however, is not
who she seems, and it doesnt
take long before she starts taking
advantage of them in the most
frightening way imaginable.
Tis turns into the most terri-
fying piece of cinema Ive seen all
year and one of the most efective
short flms Ive ever witnessed.
While it perfectly sets the stage for
the twisted violence, in-your-face
intensity and anything-can-hap-
pen style of these stories, none of
the remaining four come close to
reaching the heights of the frst.
Not to say the others arent
worthwhile; only the middle seg-
ment about an otherworldly killer
hunting four college kids in the
woods feels disposable, mostly
because of poor acting and rushed
execution.
Te second and fourth segments
stand out for their simplistic ap-
proaches, eerie moods and build-
ups to disturbing conclusions. Te
second shows a married couple
enjoying a road trip before discov-
ering a young vagabond girl stalk-
ing them at their motel; the short
flm slowly ramps up from kind of
creepy to full-on shocking.
Whereas the others are all
found-footage from cameras, the
fourth story is made up of a series
of Skype conversations between
a long-distance couple, in which
the girl calls her boyfriend with
her fear that something is haunt-
ing her apartment each night. Te
lo-f sensibility makes it work, but
the strange places the story goes
make it stick.
Te fnal tape provides the most
genre fun as a car-full of college
guys go to a house for a Hallow-
een night party. Upon arriving,
however, they realize the home is
both empty and haunted as they
explore it. Tis one achieves a
balance between legitimate scares
and throwback enjoyment to
old-school haunted house mov-
ies, with great implementation of
CGI efects into aged VHS picture
quality.
With only 15-20 minutes for
each short flm to build its at-
mosphere, develop its characters
and deliver plenty of scares, every
second counts. Te fact that each
story holds several surprises too is
only a bonus. So for those who like
their thrills fast, furious and re-
freshingly efcient, V/H/S ofers
a hell of a lot more entertainment
than any standard horror fick.
Final score:
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ALex LAMb
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Man swindles $15 million
In court papers, the govern-
ment accused Hotton of creating
a web of shell companies they lik-
ened to a Ponzi scheme that vic-
timized people across the country
to the tune of $15 million.
Hotton, a former stockbroker
who lost his license last year, man-
aged to lull some investors into
a temporary sense of security by
allowing them to realize small
returns on investments, while the
remainder funded the Hottons
lifestyle, the papers say.
He was to appear at another
proceeding later in the week to
face other charges he perpetrated
stranger-than-fction frauds both
on and of Broadway, Manhattan
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said
in a statement.
In the Rebecca case, he faked
lives, faked companies and even
staged a fake death, the prosecu-
tor said.
Hottons attorney declined to
comment.
Te planned $12 million pro-
duction collapsed earlier this
month amid questions about its
fnancial backing.
Lead producer Ben Sprecher is
extremely gratifed that Mr. Hot-
ton has been taken into custody,
said his attorney, Ronald Russo,
adding that Sprecher has cooper-
ated completely with the investi-
gation.
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Its called the quiet section for a
reason. I didnt come to the library to
hear you giggle or talk on the phone.
CAN YOU READ THE SIGNS ON THE
WALL?!
Whats this BS with the FFAs getting
sentimental and serious? With that, has
anyone seen my pet hamster? I lost him
and I am sad.
I am so in love with my TA. He doesnt
know it yet, but were going to get
married and live happily ever after when
I graduate in four years.
Dear short girls, stay away from
Withey. Sincerely, tall girls.
Do wizards have to go to class?
Editors Note: Defense Against The
Dark Arts, Charms, and Potions are
just a few of the important wizard
classes you must take.
The Prius is like a ninja: you cant
hear it until its too late.
The Kansan reused a crossword from
a couple weeks ago. You thought you
could trick me.
Why isnt my life a romantic comedy?
How long do I have to wait to ask my
tutor to marry me?
I went and got wet with Weis. Not
worth it.
Thank you for the warning, UDK.
There are now brown recluses all over
my body. All. The. Time.
So we arent supposed to text while
driving, but were encouraged to take a
picture of our thumb on the wheel and
then tweet it? Sounds much safer.
Doing chew is NOT sexy. Guys, please
quit this habit... Were Jayhawks, not
Wildcats.
I feel like I know so much about the
candidates that I am on a frst name
basis with Barack and Mitt.
You dont cheer for Roll Tide, you
cheer for the Crimson Tide. Get it right.
Pro tip: to avoid petitioners on
Wescoe, carry a clipboard.
If I had a dollar for every dollar I
spend, Id always have a dollar.
The leaves are falling! You know
what this means? Leaf tornadoes!
Is that a sniper or a camera man on
top of Strong?
This hill is literally my least favorite
thing about life.
So whos the dumbass that wrecked
into the invisible wall in front of
Watson?
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Y
ou might have heard Mitt
Romney claim on the cam-
paign trail that half of col-
lege graduates cant fnd a job. Ac-
cording to the Associated Press in
April, hes mostly right 53.6 per-
cent of bachelors degree-holders
under the age of 25 last year were
jobless or underemployed. From
an economist standpoint, we can
understand that some may choose
to stay unemployed until they fnd
a job that fts their preferences.
Tis can only go on for so long,
however, before work becomes a
necessity. Tis creates an interest-
ing phenomenon common among
young adults: we hate our jobs.
According to CBS News in 2010,
the Conference Board research
group surveyed 5,000 households
and found that 64 percent of
workers under the age of 25 were
unhappy with their jobs. Upon
frst glance, those numbers are
just as bleak as the numbers Rom-
ney quotes out of the Associated
Press. Upon further examination,
it seems it could be even worse.
Out of the 53.6 percent of gradu-
ates actually working, only 36 per-
cent, bear with me, are not un-
happy with their job. Being not
unhappy does not mean that you
are happy. By doing some quick
multiplication, one can postulate
that 19.3 percent (53.6 percent
times 36 percent of people), upon
graduating, are not unhappy with
their job.
Of course, I cannot calculate the
statistical certainty of this fgure.
Te fgures dont account for the
difculty associated with surveying
and my immediate interpretations
dont account for the fckleness of
statistics. Despite this, consider
how shocking that percentage is.
Although the exercise is mislead-
ing, count out four others near you
and think, Out of us fve people,
only one of us will be happy with
a job. Two of us are employed but
are unhappy and, well, two of us
are jobless or underemployed.
Tats 19.3 percent. Assume youre
the 19.3 percent, happy at your job,
and the other four people around
you are the unfortunate souls stuck
in jobs they dislike or dont have
jobs at all. Tats the way it always
works out, right?
Fortunately for us, statistics
dont work this way. Fact: one of
every fve people is Chinese. De-
spite popular belief and demo-
graphic trends, the University of
Kansas does not have 6,000 Chi-
nese students strolling Jayhawk
Boulevard. Still, consider the 19.3
percent for what it is. Its not some
number you can ignore.
Te worst part is that there isnt
a clear path to being in the 19.3
percent. Tis isnt a column where
I explain how to be happy at work.
Tis isnt some how-to guide de-
bunking the myths of fnding jobs
when we graduate. Te quoted
fgures are assuming we graduate.
Im in no position to be an author-
ity on college success; Im in the
trenches, just like everyone else.
Even so, dont you think there is
something we can do? Do we have
to just accept that we might be un-
happy employees, unemployed, or
perhaps, just cogs in a well-oiled
machine? Tats quite the gloomy,
dark prognosis stemming from
two articles and a few percentages.
I do have an idea that is not
terribly unique, but still worth
considering. Instead of worrying
about where we will be when we
graduate, what if we focus on what
were doing now? What if we were
less concerned about how happy
we will be when we fnish our col-
lege careers and more concerned
about fnding joy each and every
day? Which genie made us think
that if we wanted to eat the cookies,
we could never eat cookie dough?
Which little snake whispered in
our ears that cooking was boring
and that only eating was satisfy-
ing? Who made us think this way?
My analogies are terrible. I can
hardly use Microsof Words syn-
onym feature. But really, think
about it. Who says we have to put
of enjoyment in order to achieve
more in the future? Who says we
have to be some statistic? What if
we dream, we explore, we dabble,
we appreciate today, not tomor-
row. What if we sweat and labor
right here right now? What if we
look as time as something fnite,
not as a variable that increases our
projected investments? Maybe if
we learn to fnd happiness in what-
ever we are doing now, we can ap-
ply that skill when we graduate.
Dont be scared of Romney and
his Associated Press statistics. Em-
brace them for what they are, and
move on and enjoy KU.
Ouyang is a junior majoring in pe-
troleum engineering and economics
from Overland Park. Follow him on
Twitter @ChrisOuyang.
Seize control of the present
JOB OUTLOOK
FAMILY HUMOR
By Chris Ouyang
couyang@kansan.com
T
ake a moment and try to
remember the last time
you had a conversation
with your mom. And not a Yep,
everythings good with me, could
you send some more Beak Em
Bucks? type of conversation.
When was the last time you
talked with your mom or your
dad, brother, sister, grandma, etc.
about something deeper than
how you did on your last exam
or how much money is in your
bank account? Was it yesterday?
Last week? Last month?
Its so easy in college to get
caught up in, well, college. Law-
rence and KU are environments
that can be all encompassing at
times. Classes, sporting events,
concerts, jobs and friends all de-
mand our attention, wrapping
us up in a world that revolves
around college life, and by exten-
sion, around ourselves.
It may seem difcult to ft
your family or hometown into
that equation. Tat realization
was especially clear to me over
fall break. Even though Law-
rence is only 30 miles from my
home in Overland Park, being
home for those four days felt
like I was living someone elses
life. Passing my high school each
time I got in the car, attending
the church where I received my
First Communion and going to
movies at the same theatre where
my friends and I loitered as pre-
teens were all strange reminders
of my former life there.
Sometimes we have a tenden-
cy to put our families in that cat-
egory, too. Now that were college
students were expected to be in-
dependent, to not need our par-
ents to hold our hands, to check
in with our families instead of
making them part of our lives.
I dont believe that. Every fam-
ily is diferent, and I am lucky
that my family is just down the
road, but being close with (and,
god forbid, even needing) our
parents should not be seen as
a sign of weakness. Our child-
hoods, hometowns and high
schools should not be tossed
aside as embarrassing or no lon-
ger relevant.
Now that Trowback Turs-
days are all the rage, take an op-
portunity to go through some old
family photos. Look at pictures
of you and your parents, grand-
parents and siblings. Tere was
a time when these people were
your world; they were all you
knew. Its so easy to get caught up
in college life without remem-
bering the people who built us
up and loved us and made it pos-
sible for us to be here.
Staying connected can be
more difcult for students who
are attending school far from
home. Ive always admired those
who attend school far away from
their families, whether it comes
easily to them or not. Its some-
thing I was not prepared to do as
an 18-year-old kid, and probably
am not prepared to do now, ei-
ther.
However, many of these stu-
dents have diferent life experi-
ences than I do. Teir family dy-
namics are more casual, or their
personalities are more inde-
pendent. Some are completely
comfortable seeing their parents
only a few times a year, and thats
great, even if its a diferent per-
spective from mine.
Still, I disagree with the idea
that our parents and siblings are
entities that only matter for the
frst 18 years of our lives. In the
past few months, Ive been over-
whelmed by the misfortunes that
have befallen some of my family
friends and acquaintances: fam-
ily members losing their jobs,
getting seriously ill or even dy-
ing. It may sound clich, but we
really are just one phone call
away from the same thing hap-
pening to us.
If your family is healthy and
happy right now, count your
blessings and give them a call.
Better yet, make them an active
part of your lives. Talk to them
about their childhoods, ask them
for advice on a situation youre
facing, tell them about some-
thing youre looking forward to.
You may fnd it lame or unnec-
essary, but I guarantee even fve
minutes will make their day. You
may even fnd yourself enjoying
reconnecting.
In the end, if god forbid some-
thing happens to one of the
people you love, it wont matter
if staying in touch felt cool or
necessary, youll just wish youd
done it.
Mayfeld is a junior studying jour-
nalism, public policy and leadership
from Overland Park. Follow her on
twitter @lindsmayf.
Take the time to reconnect
By Lindsey Mayfield
lmayfield@kansan.com
T
his weekend, I watched
Swing Vote, a 2008 flm in
which Kevin Costner plays
a blue-collar, average American
whos faced with the daunting task
of casting the deciding ballot in a
deadlocked presidential election.
Just kidding, I didnt watch that
movie. Its never on TV, and even
if it was, I probably wouldnt watch
it. Ever. Kevin Costner hasnt acted
in a decent movie since Field of
Dreams, and even thats debatable.
But I remember seeing a com-
mercial for Swing Vote years ago.
I remember thinking to myself,
What if I was that guy? What if I
was the last vote? What if I was the
guy who chose the next President
of the United States?
What if? Dont get me wrong; I
have my own political beliefs and
afliations, but at that point, youve
got to table them. You have to go
with your gut. A job as the leader
of the free world is at stake and two
grown men are lef to spend every
waking hour trying to woo your
vote. Teyre in the palm of your
hand. Te country is in the palm
of your hand. You say, jump, they
say, how high?
Te polls are tight right now. De-
pending on where you look, some
pollsters have President Barack
Obama slightly ahead and oth-
ers have Mitt Romney with a nar-
row lead. Te odds against a tied
election like in Swing Vote are
more than overwhelming, though.
Teres almost no way that it would
come down to one vote.
But, for the sake of this column,
lets say it does; lets say I have to
stay late in my lab that Tuesday
and I cant make it to the polls. Te
whole country votes, the election is
tied, and Ive got both Obama and
Romney, one-on-one, trying to win
my vote.
Id have a few additional ques-
tions Id want to ask them; ques-
tions theyve never answered and
questions theyve never been asked.
Relevance doesnt matter either,
because were playing by my rules:
no spin-room, no advisors, nothing
but honest, heartfelt answers.
President Obamas up frst.
Listen, man, Ive got a big, fat
bone to pick with you afer that
garbage you tried to pull before
this years NCAA mens basketball
tournament. Sure, I respect the
fact that you picked the Jayhawks
to win your brackets in 2010 and
2011, but you really crapped down
your leg by picking us to lose in the
Elite Eight and picking Missouri to
make the Final Four. Jesus Christ,
man. Did Biden tell you that was
a good idea? It wasnt. It was com-
pletely and utterly inexcusable. I
know Mizzou was better than usual
and we werent favorites, but come
on. Te fact that you had Faith in
Haith makes me question your
judgment. How am I supposed to
trust you to rein in the defcit when
you backed a team with a fan base
that cant even rein in a full set of
teeth? You tell me.
Now Mitt Romney.
I dont know if I can trust your
judgment, either. Ive read from
several sources, including the
Washington Post and the Los Ange-
les Times, that your favorite bever-
age is Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi. Are
you friggin kidding? DIET WILD
CHERRY PEPSI? What in blue
hell is going on here, Mitt? A lot of
people think you probably drink it
because youre a devout Mormon
and youre apparently not sup-
posed to drink cafeine. Diet Wild
Cherry Pepsi has cafeine, though,
and the church released a state-
ment three weeks ago saying, the
church does not prohibit the use
of cafeine. Tat leaves you with
no excuse other than the fact that
your favorite beverage is perhaps
the biggest wussy of the carbonated
cola family. Basically, if I pick you
to win the presidency, Im turning
over the nuclear codes to a guy who
drinks Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi. Im
not comfortable with that, Mitt.
Man up and drink a regular Coke
or enjoy remaining a former gov-
ernor.
So lets pray this thing doesnt
end in a tie and Im the one who
has to make the pick. Choosing
between someone who picked Miz-
zou in the Final Four and someone
who loves the wussiest beverage of
all time could prove impossible.
But hey, theres always eeny-
meeny-miny-moe.
Barbosa is a junior majoring in
journalism from Leawood. For more
hilarity, follow him on Twitter
@AJBARBROSA.
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why?
Follow us on Twitter @UDK_Opinion.
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Obama vs. Romney,
basketball vs. soda
By AJ Barbosa
abarbosa@kansan.com
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soon? Too soon...
@ryanHenleysbro
@UdK_opinion but for the appropriate paper
reaction @FakeJoeDooley because Pizza Over
Everything is what everyone should live their life by.
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Senior middle blocker Tayler
Tolefree knows this is the match
people will care about, even afer
the season ends.
Tats the matchup people ask
about: Did you beat K-State this
year, did you beat them twice, did
you beat them here? Tolefree
said. Its a pride thing, just being
able to say you beat your in-state
rival.
Kansas hosts Kansas State at
6:30 p.m. tonight in the Horejsi
Family Athletics Center, and the
match will be even more meaning-
ful this year. Tis is the frst time
ever the teams will face each other
as ranked opponents. K-State,
ranked 14th in the country, is 17-2
on the season and 4-2 in confer-
ence play. Te No. 21 Jayhawks are
17-3 and 5-1.
Tey really force their ball to
the middle but play a little faster to
the pin players, coach Ray Bechard
said of the Wildcats. Teyve got
some good experience on the pin.
Teir setter does a good job mov-
ing the ball around.
Te Wildcats went 22-11 last
season, falling to Pepperdine in
the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tour-
nament. K-States ofense centers
on junior middle blocker Kaitlynn
Pelger, who averages 3.92 kills per
set.
Bechard said that they would try
to contain Pelger, but they wont
obsess with trying to stop her.
She moves along the net and
creates a lot of diferent angles for
herself and opportunities, Bechard
said. But if
you spend
too much
time on
her, theyve
got a num-
ber of other
w e a p o n s
that will
end up bit-
ing you.
Many times this season, other
teams have spent too much time
trying to stop the Jayhawks mid-
dle blockers, Tolefree and junior
Caroline Jarmoc, and other Jay-
hawks responded with strong of-
fensive performances. When Bay-
lor used that strategy, sophomore
outside hitter Sara McClinton
responded with a team-high 15
kills for Kansas. Oklahoma did the
same thing, and junior outside hit-
ter Catherine Carmichael gave the
Jayhawks a career-high 18 kills.
Tolefree said having the defense
focus on her and Jarmoc opens the
door for other hitters to succeed,
and it doesnt stop her from af-
fecting the game on the defensive
side.
It is frustrating, but at the
same time theres two sides to our
game, Tolefree said. We have to
play defense also,
and then you have
Catherine Car-
michael coming
through and rack-
ing up kills.
In the frst 15
matches of the
season, Kansas
outblocked its
opponents all but
two times. But the Jayhawks have
been outblocked in each of their
last three matches.
Freshman Tiana Dockery at-
tributed the decrease in blocking
to the increase in talent once con-
ference play began.
When you start playing the
higher-level teams, they dont get
blocked as many times, and they
dont have as many hitting errors,
Dockery said.
However, Kansas outdug its
opponents during the last three
matches, with junior libero Bri-
anne Riley leading the defense. Ri-
ley recorded 43 digs at Oklahoma
last Wednesday, the top mark in
the Big 12 this season. Her perfor-
mance earned her Big 12 Confer-
ence Defensive Player of the Week.
Against Texas last Friday, Riley
became the frst Jayhawk ever to
record at least 400 digs in three
diferent seasons.
Bechard said if K-State does
outdig the Jayhawks, they could
ofset it with their digs.
Tose two stats go hand-in-
hand, Bechard said. Very rarely
do you go big in both those num-
bers because sometimes your
blocks funneling the ball to a dig-
ger, so hopefully those two skills
are playing of each other.
But itd be great to block more
balls, because that leads to instant
points, instant ofense, and I think
the block and aggressive serving
can change the momentum of a
match more than anything.
Edited by Madison Schultz

Senior midfelder Amy Grow has


proven to be a quiet but dangerous
asset for the Jayhawks this season,
constantly staying involved in the
play and being a consistent pres-
ence on the pitch.
Grow has recorded
three assists and at-
tempted 28 shots this
season, yet the record
book does not give Grow
nearly enough credit for
her talents. Grow is a
much needed weapon on
the Kansas squad, as she
works hard to stay involved
with the play and create chances
not only for herself, but for her
teammates as well. Grow plays with
an air of selfessness, always putting
the team before her own stat count,
which is both needed and rare in
an athlete, especially at the college
level.
I just love playing in a competi-
tive atmosphere, Grow said.
Her most important assist came
recently against Wake Forest. Kan-
sas ended the match at a 1-1 draw
afer junior forward/midfelder
Caroline Kastor scored of a well-
placed pass from Grow late in the
game. Although they werent able
to win, Grows pass enabled Kansas
to stay in the game and force it into
extra minutes.
Starting in every contest so far,
the No. 19 jersey is commonly seen
around the ball, both disrupting the
opponents rhythm and creating
plays for Kansas. Grow plays with
a strong endurance, ofen playing a
game in its entirety with-
out ever leaving the pitch.
Her strong will and perse-
verance are only a few ex-
amples of the qualities of
impressive soccer player.
Grow said the hardest
part about playing soccer
was the time commit-
ment.
However, its all worth it come
game time, Grow said.
Last season Grow started every
match and took 43 shots, a feat that
tied her for third-most shots taken.
Tough she has yet to fnd the back
of the net this season, every shot
Grow takes help to fuster the keep-
er, eventually allowing the team
to fnd the back of the net. Grows
high level of talent comes to no sur-
prise, as she has played soccer since
she was fve years old.
Grow has also received numer-
ous honors intertwining both ath-
letics and academics throughout
her career as a Jayhawk. She has
been listed on both the Athletic
Directors Honor Roll and the Big
12 Commissioners Honor Roll fve
times each. She has also earned a
place on the Academic All-Big 12
First Team for the past two sea-
sons.
Grow will fnish her four years as
she graduates later in May and will
begin nursing school in June. Be-
ing successful on and of the pitch
is difcult to manage, yet Grow has
made it happen throughout her
career.
I try to avoid procrastinating
and take advantage of every oppor-
tunity to study, Grow said.
Catch Grow in action as the Jay-
hawks play their last two confer-
ence matches Friday and Sunday at
the Jayhawk Soccer Complex.
Edited by Brian Sisk
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GEoffREY cALVERt
gcalvert@kansan.com
Jayhawks to face in-state foe
Grows dynamic playing persistent on pitch
RoStE/KANSAN
Midfelder Amy Grow fghts for the ball against a UC Santa Barbara player in a game on Aug. 17. The Jayhawks were victorious over the Gauchos in the season opener
with a score of 2-1.
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Senior middle blocker Tayler Tolefree gets a kill during the second set against Iowa
State on Sept. 26. Kansas won the second set 25-19.
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volleyBAll
SoCCer
Grow
Thats the matchup people
ask about: Did you beat
K-State this year, did you beat
them twice, did you beat them
here?
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he frst BCS standings of the 2012
college football season were re-
leased on Sunday night, and to
the surprise of no one, Alabama is ranked
No. 1 in the country. Alabama has become
the juggernaut of college football, win-
ning two of the last three national titles
and may be well on its way to a third this
season. Tat being said, the current BCS
standings are far from being set in stone.
Lets take a look at the top fve teams in
the country and analyze each of their re-
maining schedules.
As you go down the list of the top na-
tional championship contenders, every
team has a roadblock or two that could
prevent them from playing in Miami this
January.
1. Lets start with the aforementioned
Alabama Crimson Tide. As impressive as
it has looked so far this season, it has some
challenging games remaining on its sched-
ule. Alabama plays at Tennessees Neyland
Stadium this Saturday, and although Ten-
nessee hasnt lived up to expectations this
season, Neyland is always a tough place for
opposing teams to play. Perhaps the tough-
est game remaining for the Crimson Tide
is on Nov. 3, when the team travels to Ba-
ton Rouge to take on LSU, which is one of
the best teams in the country. Dont forget
about a possible appearance in the SEC
championship game.
2. Te Florida Gators, who come in at
No. 2 in the frst BCS standings, have three
daunting games remaining on its schedule,
with two of them coming over the next two
weeks. Florida takes on No. 7 South Caro-
lina at home this Saturday and then plays
one of its biggest rivals, the Georgia Bull-
dogs, the next week in Jacksonville. Its last
game of the season is against another tough
rival in Florida State, whos currently ranked
14th.
3. Te Oregon Ducks, ranked No. 3, is
a team that has looked nearly unstoppable
this season by scoring more than 45 points
in every game this season. Tat being said,
it still has plenty of work to do. Te Ducks
will have to travel to Los Angeles to play
USC, play Stanford at home and travel to
Corvallis, Ore., to play the rival Oregon
State Beavers. Ore., and USC could poten-
tially have a rematch in the Pac-12 cham-
pionship game, in which both teams are
favored to win their respective divisions.
All three teams are ranked in the BCS and
could be spoilers for Oregon.
4. Te highest ranked team in the BCS
standings is No. 4 Kansas State Wildcats.
K-State pulled an upset against Oklahoma
a couple weeks ago and has looked impres-
sive in most of its games this season. How-
ever, the round-robin scheduling in the Big
12 may prevent a berth in the national title
game. Te Wildcats have a tough test this
weekend at West Virginia and still have to
play Texas Tech, TCU and Texas, which are
ranked in the BCS standings. For K-State to
get to Miami, it will have to beat some good
teams at home and on the road.
5. Te Notre Dame Fighting Irish are No.
5 in the BCS standings and have accumulat-
ed some impressive wins this season. Tat
being said, Notre Dames schedule only gets
tougher. Te Irish still have to travel to Nor-
man, Okla., to play the Oklahoma Sooners
and travel to Los Angeles to take on rival
USC Trojans. Manti Teo and the defense
have carried the Irish this season, but it re-
mains to be seen whether it can sustain that
kind of efort against explosive ofenses like
Oklahoma and USC.
Te BCS standings from now until the
end of the regular season will change drasti-
cally, so be prepared for some great college
football games and chaos throughout the
rest of the season.
Edited by Allison Kohn
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Q: Who was the last non-SEC team
to win the national championship?
A: Texas Longhorns in 2005. The
Longhorns defeated the USC Tro-
jans 41-38 in the 2006 Rose Bowl to
claim their fourth national champi-
onship.
bleacherreport.com
tRIVIA of thE DAY
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Since the BCS was implemented in
1998, seven teams that were frst in
the initial standings have gone on
to play in the national champion-
ship game.
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fAct of thE DAY
We have a young team and I think
the most important thing for our
team to do is to continue to develop
the kind of team chemistry, to play
with consistency.
Nick Saban, coach at the University
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team.
In fact, the bigger issue will be
making this years freshmen, a qui-
eter bunch, into more vocal and
aggressive players on the court.
One of the biggest ofenders is
freshman Perry Ellis.
If he had his druthers, he could
go through a whole day without
speaking a word, Self said. Hes
that quiet.
Recently, coach Bill Self began
working on remedying this situa-
tion. With Ellis confned to the bi-
cycle for a practice due to a minor
injury, Self made the entire team
run whenever Ellis stopped talk-
ing.
With Kansas only returning four
players that averaged double-digit
minutes last season, the young
players such as Ellis, the most her-
alded recruit from the Jayhawks
2012 class, and Ben McLemore,
who sat out 2011 due to ineligi-
bility, are new players expected to
play a major role this season.
Every year we have a diferent
group that leaves and a diferent
group comes in, said senior guard
Travis Releford. With this crowd,
a bunch of them are real quiet, but
its early and that can change as we
get on with the season.
Self and the senior leaders want
the newcomers to become more
aggressive as early in the season
as possible because of the impor-
tance those attributes play when
the gauntlet known as the Big 12
schedule rolls around in January.
Tat message is already reaching
the freshmen. Ellis said the seniors
are working on teaching them to
become mentally strong.
Mental strength is important
because at Kansas the players ev-
ery move and every mistake on the
court will be intensely scrutinized
under the spotlight that shines on
Kansas basketball.
Some of the freshmen are al-
ready working on conveying that
attitude.
I like to be thought of as one
of those young guys that has the
mental toughness of an older play-
er, said freshman guard Andrew
White III. So that was my motiva-
tion to get through boot camp and
I think I did well with it.
White had far from the great-
est shooting night of his life at the
Late Night in the Phog scrimmage,
making just one of his fve feld
goal attempts. But that didnt afect
him from continuing to try and
make an impact.
Its not easy for a freshman to
start at Kansas. Even great players
such as Julian Wright, who entered
Kansas named the preseason Big
12 freshman of the year, started
the season coming of the bench.
Tomas Robinson, last years Big
12 Player of the Year, didnt break
the starting lineup until his junior
season.
I do think they expect to come
in and play, Self said of the fresh-
men. But I think the one thing
that is water in the face, so to
speak, is that it is harder than what
it looks.
When the Jayhawks tip of
against perennial contender Mich-
igan State in their second game of
the season, the freshmen will have
their mental toughness tested early
in the season.
We wont have any depth if we
dont count on our freshmen, Self
said. So we need those guys to
have a confdent attitude.
Edited by Brian Sisk
S
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Volume 125 Issue 33 kansan.com Wednesday, October 17, 2012
COMMENTARY
Volleyball
vaulting
to the top
By Mike Vernon
mvernon@kansan.com
quarterback competition
starter unannounced
Crist, Cummings to both play in Saturdays game vs. Oklahoma
sports
ethan padway
epadway@kansan.com
Page 6
KU to face K-State
basketball
ashleigh lee/Kansan
senior quarterback Dayne crist decides to run the ball before getting tackled during saturday, oct. 13 game against oklahoma state university at memorial stadium where the Jayhawks lost 14-20.
Freshmen have big shoes to fll, need to be more vocal
Page 6
Spotlight: senior midfelder

Amy Grow
T
he biggest sporting event
for the University of
Kansas this week is not
taking place in Oklahoma on
Saturday. And no, there is nothing
going on at Allen Fieldhouse that
requires your immediate atten-
tion either.
This week, today in particular,
is about the 17-3 Kansas volley-
ball team a team currently on
pace to have its best record since
the 25-10 team in 1991.
You know, 1991, when the
Associated Press voted Colorado
the National Champions in foot-
ball, Michael Jordan won his
first NBA Championship and
Seinfeld made its television
debut. To put it more plainly,
its been a long, long time since
Kansas volleyball has been this
good.
And today provides what
should be an all-out spectacle of
a volleyball match in the Horejsi
Family Athletics Center. For the
first time in history, both Kansas
(21) and Kansas State (14) will
be playing each other when both
teams are ranked.
Kansas hasnt beaten Kansas
State on the volleyball court since
2009, when the Jayhawks swept
the series, which is what could
make this game so potentially
sweet for Kansas.
A lot of these players havent
ever experienced a victory over
Kansas State. They also havent
experienced a winning season like
this before. A win could help cata-
pult Kansas on its way to historic
success.
However, a loss to Kansas State
combined with a looming Big 12
schedule could spiral the Jayhawks
into another season finish with a
mediocre record at best.
Tonights game has the potential
to be the most important game in
a long time for Jayhawks volley-
ball. For the past seven seasons,
Kansas coach Ray Bechard and
the Jayhawks have hovered right
around .500 for the season. This
year is their chance to break that
mold. This year is their chance to
change Kansas volleyball.
There is little doubt that
Bechard hasnt felt at least a lit-
tle heat from Athletics Director
Sheahon Zenger for the teams
consistently mediocre perfor-
mance. One of Zengers priorities
is fixing the non-revenue sports
in which Kansas has been under-
preforming.
Its also a priority of Zengers
to beat Kansas State in every-
thing.
Yes, this game is big. So big
that it sold out and did so rather
quickly for a Kansas volleyball
match. Expect a raucous envi-
ronment full of more than just
KU fans. There will be plenty of
purple in the house, too.
So on Thursday when you pick
up the paper or glance at your
Twitter feed and you see some-
thing on Kansas volleyball, its
worth taking a second glance to
find out exactly what happened
on Wednesday night.
After all, you might not see this
again for another 21 years.
Edited by Allison Kohn
Kansas coach Charlie Weis an-
nounced yesterday that quarter-
backs Dayne Crist and Michael
Cummings will both play in Sat-
urdays game against the Sooners
in Norman, Okla. Weis made the
decision afer Crist struggled to
get Kansas on the scoreboard last
week against Oklahoma State.
With 4:20 remaining in the
third quarter against Oklahoma
State, Weis pulled Crist and sent
Cummings, a freshman, to fnish
the game. Crist fnished with 10 of
22 completed passes for 146 yards
while the Jayhawks went scoreless
for three quarters.
Crist completed 49 percent of
his throws and threw three touch-
downs and seven interceptions in
six games this season.
When Cummings went in as
the quarterback, Kansas scored
14 points and almost came back
to defeat Oklahoma State. Despite
not being able to clench a win,
Cummings did enough to catch
Weis eye.
I think Michael deserves an
opportunity to play based of his
recent performance, Weis said.
In the limited action Cummings
received, he completed fve passes
and threw a 21-yard touchdown
pass to tight end Jimmay Mun-
dine. Tis gave the Jayhawks mo-
mentum on both sides of the ball.
Te defense caused a three-and-
out and the ofense scored on its
next drive.
But during the fnal ofensive
play for Kansas, Cummings over-
threw to running back Brandon
Bourbon while he had other op-
portunities available on that play.
I think there are a couple of
things that experience would help
him with, Weis said. Te last
play, we were in it on ofense. Ive
got guys open all over the place.
We have an opportunity to win the
game on that play right there.
Even though Cummings could
not convert on the fourth-and-fve
play with under three minutes to
go in the game, Weis said Cum-
mings learning curve will allow
him to make better decisions next
time he fnds himself in that posi-
tion.
Weis is splitting the reps be-
tween Crist and Cummings in
practice this week. Weis said that
during the practice periods the
team runs, Crist will be the pri-
mary quarterback one period and
Cummings will do the same in the
other.
To avoid distractions, Weis said
Crist and Cummings will be un-
available to the media. Weis did
not announce who the starter will
be and may not decide that until
closer to game time.
Kansas quarterbacks coach Ron
Powlus said he is pleased with
how the quarterbacks on the team
have shown their knowledge of the
playbook. Powlus said that in the
end, it is about executing the plays
in the playbook. He is confdent
that Crist and Cummings will both
be prepared.
You prepare like youre going
to play, Powlus said. Both guys
always have to have the mind set
that they are going to play in the
game and that they are going to
play signifcant roles every single
week.
Te players on the team felt the
same way. Regardless of who starts,
everyone will be ready to take the
feld at Oklahoma.
Whoever is making plays, it
doesnt matter, tight end Mike
Ragone said.
We all have the same goal in
mind. Tat is to go to Oklahoma
and win.
InjUry notES
Weis said running back Tony
Pierson looks signifcantly better,
but is not sure if he will play Sat-
urday.
Wide receiver D.J. Beshears
has a slight fracture in his shoul-
der. Weis said he will be gone for
an extended period of time.
Wide receiver Daymond Pat-
terson is going through concus-
sion symptoms and is questionable
for Saturday.
Ron Doherty will return and
punt. He will also be the backup
kicker this Saturday.
Edited by Allison Kohn
ashleigh lee/Kansan
Freshman forward perry ellis looks for an open teammate to pass the ball to dur-
ing late night in the phog last Friday in allen Fieldhouse.
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fvousoughian@kansan.com

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