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Additional e-mails Faculty Senate Credithooked cards often further offend public defends intent of the course lure students By Frank Tankard [email protected] Mirecki, chairman Prof. Paul Mirecki with- KANSAN STAFF WRITER into debt of the department of drew his “Special Topics in Religion: Intelligent Design Paul Mirecki’s “Special Top- religious and Creationism” class from By Aly Barland ics in Religion: Intelligent De- studies, the spring class schedule on [email protected] sign and Creationism” class will Thursday in light of contro- Kansan staff writer not be taught next semester, said in a versy about his motives for University of Kansas officials statement teaching the class. Photo illustration announced Thursday. that he Mirecki, chairman of the de- In response, the University by Ginny Weatherman partment of religious studies, withdrew of Kansas Faculty Council said in a statement that he with- the course unanimously passed the fol- drew the course because of pub- because of lowing resolution Thursday he credit card company in debt lic controversy about e-mails he Mirecki evening: keeps calling Meghan Ve- can public con- The majority of college had posted on a yahoo.com list “The University of Kansas atch. be as students possess credit server since 2003. troversy about e-mails Faculty Council reaffirms that Her credit limit is $1,700 and high as cards but do not pay The list server was a discus- he posted on a yahoo. academic freedom, including her Visa card is maxed out. The 30 percent. them off each month. sion board for the Society of Tcompany calls her two or three times a day to Robert Baker, the right to offer courses that Open-Minded Atheists and Ag- com list server. F 65 percent of college examine controversial sub- try to collect payments, but the interest keeps counselor at nostics, the 121-person student accumulating. Consumer Cred- students carry credit jects, is essential to the mis- group for which Mirecki serves “I’ve gotten to the point where I recognize it Counseling card debt. F 58 percent never pay as faculty adviser. sion of the University: to edu- the phone numbers and I just don’t answer Services, 2518 balances in full or do “My concern is that students to vomit after swallowing the cate students and to engage it,” Veatch said. Ridge Court, in scholarly inquiry. so less than half of the with a serious interest in this Eucharist at a Catholic church When the hard drive on her computer said he saw a time. important subject matter would service as a child because of the Open inquiry for all citizens crashed and she had to buy a new one, she lot of KU stu- F 50 percent charge their not be well-served by the learn- idea that he had swallowed the is at the heart of a democra- was broke and couldn’t use her maxed-out dents in serious cards to the limit some ing environment my e-mails and flesh of Jesus. cy. Furthermore, the Univer- card, so she opened up a Dell account and debt and tried to or most of the time. the public distribution of them Chancellor Robert Hemenway sity of Kansas Faculty Coun- charged the new hard drive to that. Now she show them how Source: creditcardsmagazine.com have created,” he said in the issued a statement in which he cil acknowledges that the can’t pay that bill either. credit card debt statement. “It would not be fair said Mirecki made the right de- academic freedom enjoyed Veatch, Wichita junior, said she was unem- mounts easily. to the students.” cision in withdrawing the course by the faculty also imposes ployed for a month this summer after quitting For example, he said a student who charged The class made national news and called Mirecki’s e-mail her job, and her parents were unable to sup- $1,000 for a spring break trip, always paid special obligations. when a Nov. 19 e-mail Mirecki comments “repugnant and vile.” port her financially. the 2 percent monthly minimum ($20), never wrote was disseminated to poli- “He has a right to free speech, As stated in our Faculty Veatch’s credit card debt and resulting fi- missed a payment and never charged anything ticians and news organizations but he has to realize the rev- Handbook, we recognize nancial predicament are all too common on else would need 15 years to pay it off. The stu- in which he referred to religious elation of his past e-mails has among those obligations that: college campuses. According to a 2004 study dent would end up repaying $2,329 instead fundamentalists as “fundies” tainted the environment for his F The public may judge us as by Nellie Mae, a student loan agency, under- of $1,000 because of additional interest at the and said his class would serve course,” he said. “He insulted scholars and educational graduates carry an average outstanding credit rate of 16 percent. as “a nice slap in their big fat both our students and the Uni- officers, our profession, card balance of $2,169. The study showed The average interest rate is 17 percent for face.” versity’s public, and he misrep- and our institution by our that 9 percent of undergraduates are more credit cards, but some retail store cards are Older e-mails came to light resented beliefs of KU’s faculty public utterances, and than $3,000 in credit card debt. Problems be- higher — about 21 percent. When there are sig- when National Review, a conser- and staff.” FWe have a responsibility gin when credit card companies target college nificant late fees, credit card vendors can place vative political magazine, pub- Hemenway said the subject students who have little experience with fiscal to be accurate, to exercise users in a penalty fee category with interest rates lished excerpts from Mirecki’s matter of Mirecki’s class had no responsibility and are away from home for the as high as 30 percent, Baker said. Students car- appropriate restraint, and to past e-mails on Wednesday. bearing on the withdrawal of first time. Their debts spiral out of control be- ry cards with higher interest rates because they National Review printed one the course. show respect for the opin- cause late fees and small minimum monthly don’t have established credit yet. e-mail excerpt that was Mirecki’s ions of others.” payments keep students repaying their debt — Frank Tankard detailed description of starting see CLASS on page 4A over a long period of time at interest rates that see HOOKED on page 2A t entertainment Vespers brings holiday spirit By Malinda Osborne CONCERT INFORMATION Besides men’s basketball and football events, this is the most- [email protected] Vespers Holiday Concert Lauren Kansan staff writer F Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005 attended event at the University Marshall, left, F Performances will be held at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. of Kansas. Salina senior, Dan Forrest was proud of F Tickets are $12.50 for general admission and $10 for students and Robert Douglas Helvering, and Sara Koven, “Never a Brighter Star,” the senior citizens. Omaha, Neb., graduate student, right, Overland song he composed that was said he had heard the 2:30 show Park senior, published this spring. So For ticket information, call the Lied Center Box Office at (785) 864-2787 was virtually sold out, and the prepare Monday when he met with choir di- or the KU department of music and dance at (785) 864-3436. 7:30 show had 90 percent of the evening at rector John Paul Johnson this Source: Department of Music and Dance tickets sold already. Murphy Hall for summer, he wanted to offer Each show, which will be per- the upcoming the song for Holiday Vespers my song and wanted to use annual end-of-the-year concert. formed Sunday, can seat 2,000 Vespers Holiday this year. But the Greenville, it for Vespers,” Forrest said. This is the 81st consecutive year people. concert. The S.C., graduate student didn’t “Here I was coming to pitch that the event will ring in the Helvering has two pieces that show will be have to try hard to persuade it, and he already had the holiday season, making it one will be performed, and he will performed Sun- Johnson. same idea.” of the nation’s longest-running be singing in the concert choir. day at the Lied “One of the first things he Holiday Vespers is the the KU holiday concerts at a college or Center. said was that he had found music and dance department’s university. see VESPER on page 4A Kim Andrews/KANSAN

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The average amount of credit card debt has risen $290 from $1,879 in 1998 to $2,169 in 2004, but this is still a $579 decrease from the 2000 high of $2,748. From 2000 to 2004, the overall number of students carrying cards with balances over $1,000 declined, lowering the average amount of credit card debt. Joshua Bickel/KANSAN

clothes and travel. Ault said stu- Hooked class comparison dents were in a particularly dan- continued from page 1A gerous situation when it came The interest rate for first-time Older students are more to credit card use because they borrowers is about 20 percent. likely to carry credit were not adequately prepared Penalty fees are a problem cards than freshmen and and they do not consider the for many students. Baker said typically rack up more consequences of spending. that 50 percent of all profits that debt. “We’re at a point in our lives credit card companies make off where we just want to go out and students were for late fees. More F 91 percent of final-year have fun, and we don’t want to than half of credit card compa- students have a credit worry about things,” Ault said. nies charge $39 for a late pay- card. When college students charge ment. It’s easy to miss the noti- F Only 42 percent of food and drinks they can be dis- fication that one has a late fee freshman do. appointed down the road when because it’s on a different part of F 56 percent of final-year they have nothing to show for the bill, Baker said. students carry four or their purchases, Baker said. Credit card companies make more cards. All they are left with is the bill. contracts more difficult than F Only 15 percent of they should, Baker said about freshmen do. Cards on campus the small print. F Final-year students car- Students are easy targets for “You get the idea they don’t ry an average balance credit card companies because want you to read it,” he said. of $2,864, while fresh- many universities allow solicita- Veatch said she didn’t even men carry an average tion on campus. It’s the first time read the terms for her credit balance of $1,585. away from home, and students card contract and didn’t know Jared Soares/KANSAN Source: Nellie Mae are for the most part financially the interest rate that she was be- College students are inundated with credit card offers, which makes it easy for them to acquire cards and accumulate debt. inexperienced when it comes to ing charged. using credit cards. “I don’t understand them at A U.S. Public Interest Re- all so that’s why I don’t look at help debtors pay off their debts coming to college, Baker said. plastic. Gas is a common credit these purchases off with her tax search Group study found that them. I just thought you charge sooner, provided they have the Once they begin college, many card purchase and some students refund but ended up using that students who obtain credit it and you pay it back and that’s money for the higher monthly students are independent finan- even use cards to pay for tuition. for something else. cards from companies soliciting all there is to it,” she said. payment. cially but continue to live as if Credit cards are versatile and con- When Veatch quit her job with on campus have higher unpaid Veatch said “The only they still have support from venient, but that convenience is a the Kansas Turnpike Authority balances than others. she wasn’t that tudents want to live way you can their parents. Students often double-edged sword. in June, she was left without an According to PIRG, the aggres- worried about S speed up pay- don’t realize that the money Credit card usage has other income and had to use her card the same lifestyle they sive marketing, combined with her debt at first, ing off your they are making must now go benefits besides convenience. for every purchase. students’ lack of financial experi- but now she’s lived before coming card is making toward rent or food rather than Cards take up less space than While unemployed, she ence and education, often leads starting to feel to college, Baker said. a higher pay- entertainment and other discre- cash and checkbooks. Having charged all daily living expenses to serious debt. In the survey of the pressure. She Once they begin ment,” Baker tionary spending. a credit card can encourage stu- like groceries, phone bills and undergraduates by Nellie Mae, 56 can’t go out with college, many students said. “If you “Try not to live on a cham- dents to behave responsibly and gas, which added up quickly. percent of those with credit cards friends because can pay the pagne budget if you’re a poor be independent financially, pro- Ironically, Veatch now has a obtained them at age 18 and re- she has no mon- are independent finan- balance quick- student, and I know that’s more vided they monitor the use of job at Pearson Government So- cially but continue to ported direct mail solicitation as ey, so it has af- er you can pay easily said than done,” Baker their cards closely and use them lutions, a call center that advises the primary way of selecting the fected her social live as if they still have less interest.” said. only when necessary. students about loans and finan- credit card company. life. support from their T h o u g h Instead of altering their life- That was Veatch´s initial plan, cial aid, and said she would Nearly 300 colleges and uni- The constant parents. Students often the higher styles, Baker said many students but the convenience of credit make payments as soon as she versities have banned credit card could afford to. calls from the don’t realize that the minimum pay- began charging purchases to purchases led her off-track. solicitation on their campuses. credit card com- ments were in- credit cards. Veatch first got her card three Elizabeth Ault, Topeka se- money they are making The University of Kansas still pany — up to 11 stalled to help Social situations made it dif- years ago, but had it only for nior, found herself in a situation allows it but does not specifically a day — serve as must now go toward debtors pay ficult for Veatch to refrain from emergencies. She got in a car similar to Veatch’s. contract with any company, ac- constant remind- rent or food rather than off the debt spending money. She wanted to wreck and used the card to pay Ault first got her Visa credit cording to Todd Cohen, associate ers that she owes entertainment and other in less time, eat out with friends, go shop- her ticket. After that, she started card to use abroad in Spain director of University Relations. money. discretionary spending. the increase ping and hit the bars. using the card for other pur- when she was 16. In 2002, Student Senate pe- has not neces- “In social situations is when chases and has done so for the It didn’t become a problem titioned to prohibit credit card sarily helped I’m worst because I don’t resist past couple of years. for her until she entered college. solicitation on University prop- Government intervention students because they have to very much,” Veatch said. Last spring, Veatch charged a When she went back to Spain to erty, citing credit cards as a ma- To help debtors, the govern- come up with more money each $500 digital camera and a $200 study abroad for the 2004-2005 jor factor in student debt and ment has required credit card month. Put it on the card iPod. She said she spent money school year, Ault ran up her arguing that credit card vendors companies to raise the minimum Students can use credit cards on a number of smaller things credit card debt to about $3,000. had no part in the university’s payments from 2 to 3 percent Why so much spending? almost anywhere and for almost as well, including a trip to a “Everything was much more academic mission. per month to 4 to 6 percent. This Students want to live the anything. Fast food companies like Wichita mall where she spent expensive there,” Ault said. higher minimum payment will same lifestyle they lived before McDonald’s and Sonic now accept $50. She had planned to pay She spent money on food, continued on page 3A

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debt over time their debt, Legal Services for Students takes several differ- Though numbers have dropped since 2001, many students still have ent approaches, depending on credit cards, and those who do often carry more than one. the situation at hand. They try to negotiate with Students with credit cards 1998 2000 2001 2004 addresses. creditors to lower interest rates Percentage of students with credit cards 67% 78% 83% 76% Knowledge is power or close the account entirely. Average number of credit cards per student 3.5 3.0 4.25 4.09 “They Jennifer Cook, branch manager Sometimes they assess whether Percentage of students with four or more cards 27% 32% 47% 43% use credit of Commerce Bank in the Kansas bankruptcy is an option. Source: Nellie Mae cards to try to meet Union, said that student credit card their everyday needs,” Botts said. “What we try to do is make a debt was becoming a big problem. “That quickly adds up and then payments. realistic assessment, show them continued from page 4A Ruben Perez, director of Stu- To help students avoid that debt, it becomes a circular problem as Hardesty said students what options there are and as- In response, Provost David dent Involvement and Leader- her bank conducts a seminar called those credit card debts climb.” charged daily expenses, like eat- sist them in working with the Shulenburger recommended the ship Center, said that in the year Banking 101. Credit cards provide the illu- ing out with friends, instead of creditors,” Hardesty said. current policy stating that credit and a half that he had been di- Cook said the seminar was sion that it’s easy to buy things reserving the card for emergen- Students in trouble can turn card solicitation is not allowed rector no credit card companies intended to educate students without thinking ahead about cies. Using a credit card makes to financial counselors like on campus during the week be- had come to the campus. about banking and credit card the consequences of spending, it difficult to monitor how much Baker and Hardesty, but others fore and the two weeks follow- The only time a credit card use. Botts said. money is being spent and how like Ault rely on parents for as- ing the first day of each semes- company had shown interest “We go over how you can “What students don’t realize is quickly the debt adds up. sistance. Ault said that she was ter. Credit card providers must was during the period that the choose them; some of the things how quickly that adds up and how “It’s kind of out of sight, out lucky to have her parents help also give students information University bans solicitation, so you should ask about them,” hard it is to pay off,” she said. of mind,” she said. her pay off the debt she accumu- on responsible credit card use. it has not been an issue while he Cook said. CAPS counsels students for Students are more vulnerable lated. The University’s policy meets has been director, Perez said. Students will have enough whom credit card debt is a tre- because it seems like free mon- “Next time they said they the minimum requirements out- Students also get a lot of direct debt coming out of college, and mendous cause of stress, she ey and they are just starting to won’t bail me out,” Ault said. lined by the Kansas Board of solicitation by mail. Diana Rob- they don’t need the additional said. They’ve become buried in learn about handling their own Veatch had some words of Regents. ertson, associate director of stu- debt incurred from irresponsible credit card debt and then don’t finances, she said. wisdom for other students with Vendors can appear on cam- dent housing, said the University credit card usage, Cook said. have the resources to get them- “Partly the problem stems credit cards. pus only if sponsored by a stu- had no control over mail deliv- selves out. from the fact that they’ve never “My parents always taught me dent organization. Students ered to on-campus housing. Taking its toll done it before,” Hardesty said. that you don’t want to charge from the sponsor group must Although the University Credit card debt is not the only Where to turn Hardesty said she thought it anything unless you know you accompany any outside com- doesn’t give out student ad- kind of financial stress that stu- Jo Hardesty, director and was better for students to seek out can pay it off immediately,” she mercial entity at all times on dresses to commercial entities, dents face. They must also wor- managing attorney for Legal credit card companies than for said. “Don’t spend money you campus. Assistant to the provost Jean- ry about student loans and daily Services for Students, said she companies to seek out students. don’t have.” The company is required to nette Johnson said companies living expenses, said Pam Botts, counseled students who were give back to the student group could use student directories as associate director of Counseling unable to keep up with paying Getting back control — Edited by Erin Wisdom in some way, often monetarily. a way to find students’ mailing and Psychological Services. bills or handle the minimum To help students deal with and Jayme Wiley

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yours to keep on the back of every Jayplay 4a The University Daily Kansan news friday, december 2, 2005 Get ready for the t School of business on the record F A 20-year-old KU student Overseas investments reported to the KU Public Safety Office a theft of a Beakend Trek bicycle and a cable lock between 1:30 and 4 p.m. By Mark Vierthaler ideas as the decisions of fate, why Wednesday from Eaton they are what they are and why boost class’s earnings Hall. The bicycle is valued [email protected] Kansan correspondent nobody gets their names right. at $400. The cable lock is The movie makes perfect By Gaby Souza Green, a vegetable company, valued at $20. As the semester winds down and “non-sense.” Long rambling [email protected] The finance class and Golden Meditech, which F  students spend increasingly more monologues on the part of Guil- Kansan staff writer taught in the School of provides medical supplies to A 19-year-old KU student reported to the KU Public time indoors studying, not only denstern are immediately shot Chinese hospitals. Millions of dollars are on the Business teaches The class’s largest invest- Safety Office a theft of some does bar attendance trail off, so down in a poof of illogic, offer- paint brushes and other art does the sanity of those hunkered ing comedic relief throughout minds of the students in the students about the ment is in a company called Applied Portfolio Management Interceramic. Based in Mexi- supplies between 4:30 Nov. down in front of their textbooks. a play that is always one step basics of investments 22 and 1:45 Monday from class, but they can’t personally co, the company produces ce- Across campus, conversations can away from being a tragedy. and the stock market the Art and Design Build- be heard informing others of their With scenes of the classic spend one cent of it. ramic tile. Half of its sales are ing. The items are valued at complete lack of personal plans. Shakespeare play throughout, The finance class taught in by using real money in the United States and half $572. But students should take those who enjoy the Bard, who the School of Business teaches to invest in the stock are in Mexico. breaks, if only to avoid chucking have a passing understanding of students about the basics of in- The class meets once a week on campus a couple hundred dollars worth the play, or who were ever forced vestments and the stock market market. and is about one-third graduate by using real money to invest in students and two-thirds under- F Latin American Solidarity of books out the window. For to read it in high school English is holding a Latin American those looking for a break, but class will get an extra kick out of the stock market. graduate students. The class’s investments The class was one of a dozen Brian Conklin, Shawnee Mis- food festival at 6 p.m. Satur- still wanting to feel as if they’re “inside jokes” within the movie. day at Ecumenical Christian equaled $200,000 in 2001; but in the country when it began in sion senior, said he enjoyed studying, there is a solution: in- But the movie can still be enjoyed Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. 1994. KU alumnus Kent McCar- dependent films. What better without a background in Hamlet. in August, the investments met the mix of students because it The cost is $7. Proceeds thy started the class by donating way to relax, yet still feel like you Richard Dreyfuss rounds out the $1 million mark. Since then, helped to drive the discussion. will benefit disaster relief in $200,000 to be invested in the are working your mind in some the cast as The Player, also a the amount has tapered off, Conklin said the class was Guatemala. stock market. way other than staring at the in- minor character from within keeping it just under the $1 mil- challenging, the memory of be- McCarthy, who is the presi- F  gredients to a bag of chips? Shakespeare’s play. The only lion mark. ing singled out in class by an in- The Department of Music dent, owner and founder of and Dance is putting on the One film of note is Tom Stop- character who seems to have a “You like to think you have timidating Kent McCarthy still Jayhawk Capital Management, 81st Annual Holiday Vespers pard’s “Rosencrantz and Guil- full grasp on what is happening the winning formula, but in the in his memory. based in Kansas City, Kan., be- concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday denstern are Dead,” the 1990 around him, The Player offers stock market, you can never be “It’s pretty upsetting, but you sure,” said Catherine Shenoy, came the class’s first instructor. learn from what he’s saying,” he at the Lied Center. Tickets film now on DVD. the stark reality to the unreal can be purchased at the assistant professor and director He remains an executive lectur- said. Adapted from the 1970s play by fantasy that the two main char- Lied Center box office at the er, flying in from his homes in the same name, the movie features acters seem to live in. of the class since 2001. Conklin sees himself working price of $10 for students, Nevada and California to help Gary Oldman and Tim Roth, both This movie is masterfully The money made from the in the finance department of a children and senior citizens the class with its projects. famous Indie stars in their own adapted by the playwright to the investments each semester is large company in the future. But and $12.50 for the general About 30 percent of the class’s rights, as the lead characters: Ros- screenplay. Although the begin- turned over to the next semes- even if it’s not exactly what he public. investments are in international encrantz and Guildenstern. Based ning of the movie starts out slow, ter’s class for its investments. wants to do, he said he was still companies, and the class has on two minor characters in Wil- it eventually picks up the pace. It’s The class recently took money happy to have taken the class. made great strides by investing liam Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” the slightly cerebral, so don’t plug this out of its earnings to donate “You can’t be in business and in Chinese companies. Vesper plot focuses on a different view in and expect something mindless, $16,000 to a basketball scholar- not understand how companies The class got this piece of ad- continued from page 1A point of the now famous story, of- however it is incredibly entertain- ship. This has contributed to the buy and sell,” he said. vice from McCarthy. Two of the He has had his works played in fering up a bizarre and disjointed, ing and is worth a nice break from investment funds staying under a million dollars as well. invested companies are China — Edited by Jayme Wiley Carnegie Hall and other illustrious yet thoroughly hilarious movie. studying. Besides, if you feel like venues on the East Coast when he Deigned as “theater of the bi- you’re doing something smart, you attended Westminster Choir Col- zarre,” the movie follows in the can feel less guilty about those un- t legislation nation lege in New Jersey for his under- footsteps of the play with flavors of attended Statistics homework. graduate degree, but he said he was “Waiting for Godot,” the two main Richmond official still enthused for Vespers. characters expounding on such — Edited by Erick R. Schmidt Legislators debate “I’m as excited about this as insults alumni, donors anything. Especially since so RICHMOND, Va. — Insulting many regional musicians will be Campus record states. A 23-year-old KU taxpayers’ rights alumni and donors probably featured,” he said. student reported he observed a isn’t the best way to show that This year’s program features Student charged with man masturbating in Anschutz population growth each year, you are trying to improve your three works composed by KU inappropriate behavior Library between 11 and 11:20 Argue how to plus the rise in the costs of living university’s national profile, as graduate students, including a.m. Oct. 26, Capt. Schuyler if legislators pass the bill. the president of the University Forrest’s song, which will be A 22-year-old KU student was Bailey of the KU Public Safety limit funding Alan Cobb and Jim Mullins of Richmond has found. performed by the KU Symphon- booked into Douglas County Office said. from Americans for Prosperity During a “state of the ic Choir and Orchestra. Jail on a charge of lewd and The man was found and in- By John Jordan argued in support of TABOR, university” speech in Octo- The KU Symphonic Choir is lascivious behavior Wednesday, terviewed by police Oct. 26. He [email protected] and State Representative Tim ber at the private liberal arts composed of choir members from according to jail records. was issued a notice to appear in Kansan staff writer Owens, (R-Overland Park) and college, William E. Cooper the University Singers, Men’s Hamm posted a $1,000 court Wednesday, Bailey said. Jim Ward, (D-Wichita) spoke discussed the school’s efforts Glee Club, Chamber Choir, Con- bond and was released, the — Steve Lynn Students and panelists used against the measure. to become more academically cert Choir, Women’s Chorale and the analogy of a parent giv- The four panelists, two for competitive by attracting more Women’s Glee Club. ing money to a college student TABOR and two against, spoke talented students. Other groups scheduled to they’re going to, to ruin or dis- to discuss the Taxpayer Bill of and answered questions in heat- “The entering quality of perform are the Celebration Class credit Dr. Mirecki,” he said. “We Rights, TABOR, Thursday night ed tones about the controversial our student body needs to be Ringers from the First United continued from page 1A had assumed the comments at the Kansas Union. issue in front of more than 30 much higher if we are going Methodist Church in Lawrence; “This unfortunate episode were between the list serve.” Proponents say students students in the Kansas Union’s to transform bright minds Sharim Netzim, KU Hillel’s does not in any way diminish State Rep. Brenda Landwehr will spend more wisely if they Big 12 room. into great achievers instead of A Capella group; and the KU our belief that the course should (R-Wichita), vice chairwoman of are given less money to spend. Mullins said TABOR was nec- transforming mush into mush, Chamber Choir. They will per- be taught,” he said. “It is the role the Kansas House of Represen- The other side says it’s better essary to make the state legisla- and I mean it,” he said. form holiday classics, such as of the University to take on such tatives appropriations commit- to look at the frivolous items tors curtail spending and force He later apologized for his “Joy to the World,” “Chanu- topics and to provide the civil, tee, said the incident called into that students spend money on them to learn to make tough remarks and said they were kah, O’ Chanukah” and “Sleigh academic environment in which question the integrity of the Uni- rather than create a blanket cut decisions. misinterpreted. Ride.” Against the Grain, a KU they can be honestly examined versity. She said legislators would that would affect the amount of “We have a spending prob- Some alumni remain sup- men’s barbershop quartet, also and discussed.” likely discuss the class when they money students can spend on lem,” Mullins said. “The legisla- portive of Cooper’s vision, but will perform seasonal favorites. Andrew Stangl, president of return to session Jan. 9. tuition and books. ture doesn’t have the cajones to he has come under fire from Candace Bailey, Lawrence SOMA, said the remarks that ap- “I still think the University The Student Legislative Aware- stop it.” many others, who are calling junior, has performed twice for peared in National Review were should be accountable, both the ness Board set up the panel because Ward, who spoke against for him to step down and are Vespers as a choir member. She taken out of context by people chancellor and the professor, to the issue pertains to students by af- TABOR, countered Mullins by threatening to withhold contri- said this event was important searching through Mirecki’s past respond to legislators during the fecting how much money could saying that the answer to con- butions until he is gone. At a for many reasons. It’s the only posts with the intent of show- session about this course or any come to the University of Kansas. trolling spending wasn’t to put recent home basketball game, time the entire department puts ing that he was biased against other courses there are issues TABOR ties increases in state a straight jacket on the amount some Richmond fans wore on a show. And it’s also always Christianity and unfit to teach a with,” she said. spending to population growth legislators can spend. buttons proclaiming, “Mush- it is well-attended. class on intelligent design. and inflation. Kansas wouldn’t heads Unite.” “This shows the dedication — Edited by Becca Evanhoe be able to spend more than its — Edited by Nate Karlin — The Associated Press — Edited by Nate Karlin OPINION

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People learn the defi nition of always had, but was too afraid to passed the last piece of legisla- months serving his country with a hero at an early age. He could embrace. tion in Congress? Or will you sit The refusal to ex- nothing more then honor. They leap tall buildings in a single My journalism adviser spent and wondrously ponder at just are the night janitor at the local bound, fl y around the world to hours working with me on sto- how your favorite teacher in- pand the engraved convenience store who forgoes reverse time, rescue mankind ries and layouts preparing them spired you to chase the dreams defi nition of the his mid-break coffee in order to from Lex Luthor, and still meet YELENA PAVLIK for print, and preparing me for you never thought you could? give the saved buck or two to the Lois Lane for dinner. life. Are you going to recall the homeless women he passes on [email protected] word ‘hero’ affects He was the costume for Hal- She selfl essly helped me de- number of metals America won this way home each night. loween and the topic of conver- save the world. velop a sense of self, confi dence during the last Olympic Games? the ability to see All it takes is a single, self- sation during recess. He was Su- This comfortable realization, and passion for life as well as Or will you silently count your less action, perhaps without perman. The hero: the one with so easy to accept, is wrong. The journalism. Without appearing blessing for the time that your an everyday per- forethought, to set the path in the ability to save the world in refusal to expand the engraved on the cover of “Time” magazine parents grounded you after you motion. The classifi cation of a the blink of an eye. defi nition of the word “hero” af- or raking in millions, she is my chose to drink and drive? son, who truly im- hero no longer lies within the We come to fi nd, however, fects the ability to see an every- hero. She saved my world. Ten years from now, the win- proves the quality boundaries of Superman, nor that just as coloring books are day person, who truly improves Imagine life as a fl ip book. ner of the Nobel Prize for mo- does it need to be tossed out replaced with Shakespearean the quality of existence for an- Think about the most signifi cant lecular science will be forgotten, of existence for an- with GIGO and Barbie. anthologies, our defi nition of a other, as a hero. events. Those that shift perspec- the baseball player with the most None of these actions alter hero suddenly evaporates, and I was painfully shy, without tive, leave someone with a new home runs will end up a plaque other, as a hero. time and space, nor do they save is tossed into the toy chest with confi dence and fi lled with doubt sense of reality, or higher pur- and the headlines covering the the world in a single bound. the coloring books. for the future. Responding to pose. top fortune 500 company, along These accomplishments, how- When we realized that Super- a question in class shot chills Think about it. with last year’s Mrs. America, or compensation, they possess ever, do leave a lasting impact. man was no longer real, and that through me, and I couldn’t fath- Are you going to remember will be in the newspaper recy- nothing more than will and de- Not only do these deeds vali- he would not swoop into save om the thought of anyone read- the score you made on your last cling bin. sire. date another person’s experi- us from plummeting into Ni- ing my writing aside from my math exam? Or will you smile at The hero is not the Superman They are the middle-aged fa- ence on this earth, but they al- agara Falls, our hope of a hero required English essays. the memory of your best friend with X-ray vision, the strength ther who works three jobs in low someone to feel worthy, was washed away. It is not that It was not until I hesitantly calling you three times a day of 30 or the one with the big- order to pay his children’s way accepted and loved. the defi nition of a hero that has walked into the journalism room that summer you broke up with gest paycheck and most fame. through college. They are the changed; people just begin to ac- as a junior in high school that I your fi rst love? True heroes are everyday peo- next door neighbor who has ✦ Pavlik is a Plano, Texas, cept that one individual cannot found the potential and ability I Will you think about who ple. They do not ask for glory been overseas for the past six freshman in journalism.

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▼ RYAN HAS SPOKEN ▼ LETTER TO THE EDITOR Christ-missing the point Private e-mail not grounds Christmas must suck for the If Christmas is so overwhelm- Jews. ing that Jewish people have to A few nights ago, I was watch- make their own version of it, then for academic criticism ing TV with friends and commer- we have a problem. It makes me cials came on. More specifi cally, think that the spiritual aspect of As a graduate student in impinge on his classroom Christmas commercials came on. the holiday is gone, replaced by RYAN MULVENON religious studies and Amy conduct. I sat and enjoyed the bright parents’ need to buy their children I am surprised and [email protected] Leochner’s classmate, I find If Amy had experienced in- colors and cute jingles that played as much as possible. her recent letter to the editor dissapointed to be tolerance in her classes, her until I looked over and realized about embracing the people Not that I can complain; I love both disturbing and insult- accusation would be valid; that the girl sitting next to me was around us. So to exclude a whole getting presents on Christmas. Ev- ing. attacked from with- however, that is not the case Jewish. group of people that are around eryone does. Dr. Mirecki’s e-mail ex- she makes in her letter. I’ll admit that I felt more than us seems to go against the “holi- But people are so gift-hun- pressed his private opinion in my own depart- She wants to discredit the a little bad. While it’s true that the day spirit.” gry that the entire month before in what he believed was a pri- ment by someone entire department because majority of Americans celebrate The real problem is that none Christmas is dedicated to it; the vate forum. It should not be of one professor’s personal Christmas, Jewish people still of the excluded seem to mind. I’ve majority of our culture becomes allowed to reflect on our de- who ought to know opinion expressed in a per- have money to spend (insert ste- asked my Jewish grandmother obsessed with it. The holiday itself partment as a whole. sonal e-mail. reotypical joke here) for their own about it, and she couldn’t have has lost its meaning. Given that two of our fac- better. I expected conflation of Dr. holiday. cared less. If people were to start empha- ulty members are ordained Mirecki’s private opinion with Though I was a tad hesitant I suppose at a certain point sizing the religious aspect of the clergy, a third faculty/clergy department policy from those I leaned over to my friend, who that Jewish people have no choice holiday and buy fewer gifts, I think person recently retired after who make knee-jerk accusa- hadn’t even fl inched while the but to accept the insane power of we’d all be better off. many years at the University not be used to gauge the at- tions without taking the time commercials played, and asked Christmas, but they should still Our country has enough mate- and the variety of faiths rep- mosphere in the department to think through the issue. her if the lack of Jew-friendly com- feel free to be pissed off about it. rialism as it is, who needs an entire resented in our student body, as a whole. I am surprised and disap- mercials bothered her in any way. I’d be pissed if every commer- day devoted to the celebration of it is unfair and inaccurate to In many conversations pointed, however, to be at- She smiled and laughed. cial was advertising a Hanukkah it? characterize the department with both faculty and fellow tacked from within my own And all she said was, “Honey, sale. By treating it as an excuse to as intolerant of any religious students, I have found no one department by someone who I’m from Texas. And Texans love To step back and look objec- indulge in materialism, Christmas tradition. who agrees with the tone of ought to know better. their Jesus.” tively at the two holidays, Christ- isn’t that big of a deal. The Jews We study religion because Dr. Mirecki’s e-mail. Well, as far as I know, it’s true. mas is one of the most signifi cant can let it be meaningless, and if it we recognize and respect its Having taken a class with ✦ Noelle Barrick, The other Texans I know do love Christian holidays and Hanukkah continues along this path, appar- importance. Dr. Mirecki, I can attest that Wichita, graduate student Jesus a great deal, but that doesn’t is one of the least signifi cant Jewish ently so can a lot of people who Dr. Mirecki’s e-mail should his personal opinions do not in religious studies justify exclusion. Isn’t this sup- holidays. Because of its proximity actually celebrate the holiday. posed to be the country that em- to Christmas, however, Hanukkah braces the minority whole-heart- has become incredibly well-known ✦ Mulvenon is an Olathe edly? and turned into sort of the Jewish freshman in art history ▼ LETTER TO THE EDITOR Christmas, at least to me, is equivalent of Christmas. and English.

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But Stapp later came into the Harbor Court Hotel bar while Sexton and bandmates Sam HephillKANSAN SA Martinez and P-Nut were t squirrel watching basketball on televi- sion. He stepped in front of the screen and said, “311, I am ready to fight,” Sexton said. Sexton said the band tried to defuse the situation, and Stapp went to the bar to drink. Later, he made “inappropriate” comments to Martinez’s wife and was con- frontational with Sexton. “All of a sudden, he clocked me in the left side of my face,” Sexton said. “Then a huge Wes Benson/KANSAN fight broke out.” Security guards eventually t THE MASKED AVENGERS broke up the brawl. Police were called, but no arrests were made, according to hotel security. “It was an unfortunate inci- dent,” Sexton said. “We are not brawlers.” Beth Keifetz, vice president of publicity at Stapp’s label, Wind-up Records, wouldn’t comment on the reports of a fight. — The Associated Press Max Kreutzer/KANSAN t horoscopes The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult HAPPY BIRTHDAY for a twist on an agreement. You could you right now. Tonight: Plan to get the best of you. You might observe Friday, Dec. 2, 2005: Investigate new be wondering what is going on. This plenty of R and R. a tendency to reverse and twist in possibilities, as you could transform person might be transforming before new directions. Your vision might your life this birthday year. Your abil- your very eyes. Be willing to step VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) need some updating. 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Your luck and opportunities will about a decision involving a partner LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) it. You discover that your energy be enhanced. If you are single, you or a special friend. Someone zeros HHHHH You have the wherewithal soars as the day gets later. Tonight: could meet someone who is nefari- in on you. Work closely with another to get past problems if you just use All smiles. ous or mysterious, especially before person. Tonight: Time with a special your noggin. Sometimes feelings the fall. Check this person out. If you friend. could drive you to a less positive AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) are attached, take plenty of time to- path. You will be a lot happier if you HHHHHH Aim for more of what gether as if you were a new couple. CANCER (June 21-July 22) think before you leap right now. you want. Review a decision with Stoke the fires of love. CAPRICORN HHH Revise your schedule, as Follow through on the logical path. care. 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to be unpredictable y avid auder B D B tomary spot at 10 p.m. ET, NBC who had just gotten used to see- The Associated Press The Associated Press said. ing it on Tuesdays. “The four-comedy block plays “Joey” has been a huge dis- HANGHAI, China — It was NEW YORK — NBC is mak- to the history of the night,” said appointment for NBC, its audi- “Mission: Unpredictable” for ing big changes to its prime- Kevin Reilly, NBC entertain- ence only a third of that earned Tom Cruise when a reporter time lineup for Thursday — the ment president. He said it repre- by “Friends” in its last season. It pulled out a cell phone and the night it used to own in the era of sents broadcast TV’s only com- will be taken off the air until at actor insisted on talking to the “must-see TV” — by instituting edy night for viewers looking for least March, after NBC airs the person on the other end of the a two-hour comedy block led by something out of the ordinary. Winter Olympics. line. “My Name Is Earl.” The changes were no sur- Reilly said “Joey” will be “Put her on the phone. I Banished from the night, and prise; many people in the tele- back. Its likely destination is want to talk to her,” Cruise told temporarily off the air entirely, vision industry were surprised Tuesday night, where NBC will the journalist, who sheepishly is “Joey,” the spin-off that lost NBC started the fall season with run “Fear Factor” and back-to- called someone Cruise assumed all of the energy and most of the its struggling Thursday lineup back episodes of “Scrubs” from to be the man’s girlfriend. viewers from “Friends.” intact. NBC’s announcement 8 to 10 p.m. starting in January. “Hello. Xiexie. Ni hao. Are Thursday’s announcement came the day after Fox said that After running two separate you good?” said Cruise, han- represents NBC’s attempt to it was keeping “American Idol” editions of “The Apprentice” dling the Chinese words for recapture its magic on what on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with Donald Trump and Martha “thank you” and “hello” with is the most lucrative night of after considering moving the Stewart this fall, the boardroom ease. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the week in television adver- “Idol” results show to Thurs- will be quiet in the winter. Reilly “Are you good? Are you Hollywood movie star Tom Cruise waves to fans Tuesday, followed by tising. Through “The Cosby days. said a Trump version of “The working?” he asked. “Are you actress Katie Holmes in Shanghai where he is currently filming his upcom- Show,” “Cheers,” “Seinfeld” “I think it’s a step in the right Apprentice” will be back after going to get engaged? Soon? ing movie, “Mission: Impossible III.” Chinese newspapers said Cruise was and “Friends,” NBC dominated direction,” said Sharianne Brill, the Olympics but it’s unclear Maybe?” expected to stay in Shanghai for up to 10 days. Thursdays for nearly two de- programming analyst for Carat where it will air. Wednesday Cruise was speaking to jour- Cruise said. haven’t set a date. ... It will hap- cades, but CBS’ combination USA, of NBC’s move. “It will night, where a short-run season nalists atop the historic Bund 18 “Xiexie, bye-bye,” said the 43- pen next year.” of “Survivor” and “CSI: Crime help them get back to their com- of “The Biggest Loser” will air building as bells tolled and horns year-old actor before handing Cruise recently said he had Scene Investigation” now edy roots. They’ve always been starting January, seems the most blared from ships passing on the the phone back to the reporter. purchased a sonogram machine rules. known for that.” likely spot. Huangpu River on Wednesday Asked about his own plans to so that he and the 26-year-old Starting January 5, NBC’s When “My Name Is Earl,” the Following the TV trend to- after wrapping up scenes for the wed pregnant fiancee Katie Hol- actress could see the develop- new Thursday lineup will be comedy starring Jason Lee as a ward supernatural shows, NBC new “Mission: Impossible” film, mes, Cruise replied, “You want ment of their baby. “Will & Grace,” in its final sea- loser trying to make amends for in January will introduce “The due in theaters next year. to know where we’re gonna get Holmes’ pregnancy was an- son; the new buddy comedy bad behavior, became a hit, NBC Book of Daniel,” a Friday night “Oh, you’re married?” asked married? The exact date? The nounced in early October. The “Four Kings;” the strong fresh- executives spent much of the fall drama starring Aidan Quinn as the translator, who stepped in exact place? The color dress, couple, who have been dating man show “My Name Is Earl;” debating whether to move it to an Episcopalian minister who to help the conversation along. designer?” since April, became engaged in and “The Office.” Thursdays. At first they didn’t regularly converses with Jesus “Tell her I wish her happiness,” He added: “You know, we June. “ER” will remain in its cus- want to risk alienating viewers Christ. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2005 SPORTS THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 7A ▼ FOOTBALL

Texas Texas celebrates Young love quarterback Vince Young BY JIM VERTUNO “We can smell the Rose right fi rst 11-0 record since 1983. week against Colorado, he ran focuses THE ASSOCIATED PRESS now.” Young’s numbers and pen- for three touchdowns and threw during the On Wednesday, the junior chant for making big plays in for a career-high 336 yards. pregame AUSTIN, Texas — The fourth- quarterback was a unanimous Texas’ biggest games have made “There’s no question he’s the warmup quarter touchdown pass against selection as the Associated him a contender for the Heis- best football player in America,” before Ohio State. The fi rst victory Press’ Big 12 offensive player of man Trophy, an award Young Kansas coach Mark Mangino his team’s against Oklahoma since 2000. the year in voting by 20 reporters insists is a distant thought as he said after a 66-14 Texas victory. 52-17 vic- The second-half rescue. who regularly cover the league tries to lead the Longhorns to “Nobody does for their team tory against Whatever No. 2 Texas needed for newspapers in the seven their fi rst Big 12 title since 1996. what Vince Young does for Texas Tech this season, quarterback Vince states with conference teams. Texas plays Colorado (7-4) Sat- his.” in this fi le Young delivered. Young is the fi rst Texas player urday in the league champion- His best game came at Okla- photo from When the 2005 season start- to win offensive player of the ship game in Houston. homa State, when he ran for 267 Oct. 22 in ed, conventional wisdom was year honors since quarterback “What really matters is that yards, passed for 239 and scored Austin, that the Longhorns would go as Major Applewhite in 1999. In we’re out there having a good four touchdowns to rally Texas Texas. far as Young could take them. doing so, he broke Applewhite’s time and getting wins,” Young from a 28-9 defi cit to a 47-28 Young was Eleven victories later, they are school records for single-season said. victory. His 80-yard touchdown selected still on the move, playing Satur- total offense (3,369) and the ca- Young’s last-minute touch- run in the third quarter changed as the day for the Big 12 title. Another reer mark (8,450). down pass to Limas Sweed sent momentum in the game and Associated victory would send them to Shedding his reputation as the Longhorns to a 25-22 vic- perhaps saved the season. Press Big California for a second straight a run-fi rst quarterback, Young tory at Ohio State in the second “If you pick the most valuable 12 Offensive Rose Bowl, only this time with passed for 2,576 yards and 23 game. He threw for three touch- player in the country, it has to Player of the the national championship on touchdowns and rushed for 793 downs against Oklahoma as be Vince,” Texas coach Mack Year. the line. yards and eight more scores in Texas snapped a fi ve-game losing Brown said. “We wouldn’t be sit- Harry Cabluck/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “We’re so close,” Young said. leading the Longhorns to their streak to the Sooners. The next ting here today without Vince.” KANSANCLASSIFIEDS

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Fur- All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” 8A The University Daily Kansan sports friday, december 2, 2005 t men’s basketball Dooley insults Nevada’s Fazekas, Kansas issues apology Fazekas frustrates Kansas By Daniel Berk F Kansas assistant coach Joe F Freshman point guard Ma- [email protected] Dooley, while shaking hands rio Chalmers went down KANSAN SENIOR SPORTSWRITER with Nevada players, was hard after being intentional- seen to make an expletive ly fouled by Nevada’s Chad Nick Fazekas had something to prove. remark to junior forward Bell. Chalmers would go to Nevada’s junior forward, who was the leading Nick Fazekas. “I have great the locker room with what scorer in Thursday night’s game, came into Allen respect for the Nevada team. Self said was a toe injury. Fieldhouse on the heels of what he labeled a dis- They played well tonight. He would later return to the appointing performance against UNLV and was I responded in a negative sidelines but not play. looking for redemption. manner to something that F The Kansas student section He got exactly that by scoring 35 points to lead was said to me following the appeared to have many his team to a 72-70 victory against Kansas. game,” Dooley said in a post- open seats in the left corner “I took the UNLV game personally,” Fazekas said. game statement. “I certainly of Allen Fieldhouse. “Coach challenged me to come out and have a strong apologize to the Nevada pro- F Kansas continued to strug- game tonight and I’m glad I could come through.” gram, and this is not the man- gle from beyond the arc, Fazekas was able to score inside against Kansas ner in which Kansas basket- going 3-of-12 on three- big men C.J Giles and Christian Moody, but he ball should be represented.” point shots. was also able to step outside and hit jump shots. Kansas shifted from playing man-to-man de- Fazekas scored 35 points. — Ryan Colaianni fense in the first half to playing a zone defense in the second half. The zone enabled Fazekas to have some open looks from the outside. The majority of Kansas’ Fazekas had a number of big plays to silence Gamer points came on layups or from the Kansas faithful, including a three point shot continued from page 10A the post players. Kansas contin- that stretched Nevada’s lead to a two-possession Kaun led all Kansas scorers ued to struggle from beyond the game with less than 3 minutes to play in the sec- with 19 points, but it was his arc, going just 1-of-8 on three- ond half. Fazekas hit the shot right in front of his counterpart on Nevada who point shots. team’s bench and got a pat on the back by his stole the show. The Jayhawks got their points coach Mark Fox on his way back to play defense. Kansas had no answer for in spurts, 10 of which came from “Nick is a laid-back kid,” Fox said. “It seems Nevada junior forward Nick Kaun in the first half. like the louder the crowd gets, the better he plays. Fazekas. Freshman forward Micah He played like an All-American tonight and has Fazekas dropped 35 points Downs was able to cut a 5-point gotten better each game.” on the Jayhawks, and did it from Wolf Pack lead to one with back- That three-point shot came about 10 minutes around the court, with points in to-back buckets on a layup and after Fazekas hit a three-pointer to silence the Al- the paint, and from the outside. a three-pointer. len Fieldhouse crowd cheering on the Jayhawks “Fazekas is unbelievable,” Downs later hit another who were down by one before the shot. Kaun said. “They are a solid, three-point shot with 17.6 sec- Fazekas was 8-of-13 from the field, 7-of-8 from solid team.” onds remaining in the game to the free throw line and also grabbed 8 rebounds. Kansas slowed Nevada pull Kansas within one, but that He scored the first bucket of the game for Nevada down midway through the sec- was as close as the Jayhawks and tallied his final points with 2:04 to play in the ond half with a one-two-two would get. game. And he didn’t lighten up in between. zone defense, which helped Nevada senior forward Mo “It was a good feeling to be able to come in change a 6-point deficit to a Charlo converted a free throw here and get a win, but we’re not surprised by it,” 2-point lead with fewer than at the other end and Kansas was Fazekas said. “We feel we’re good enough to beat 9 minutes to play. unable to tie when Giles’ shot anybody.” The 52-50 lead was Kansas’ was blocked with time running Fazekas said playing in front of a rowdy crowd and first since a 6-4 lead in the open- out. on national television got him going before the game ing minutes. Kansas will try to rebound started. Fazekas will not get another opportunity to The loss was the first non- against Western Illinois on Sat- Rachel Seymour/KANSAN showcase his talents on national television until late conference home loss for Kan- urday at 7 p.m. Nick Fezekas, Nevada junior forward, attempts to shoot over senior forward Christian Moody January when Nevada plays host to Utah State. sas since a January 2004 loss to during the second half of Thursday night’s game in Allen Fieldhouse. Fezekas finished the game Richmond. — Edited by Jonathan Kealing with a career-high 35 points on 15-of-21 shooting in Nevada’s 72-70 victory against Kansas. — Edited by Nate Karlin

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By Kelly Reynolds swimming to the same potential as the butterfly and also ranks in the 50- and ing for a higher bar,” Campbell said. ent of the graduating senior class at the [email protected] team swam at the Minnesota Invite. 100-yard freestyle events as well as the “It gives permission for everyone to tap conclusion of the 2005-2006 season. KANSAN SPORTSWRITER “We want to see how close we can get 100-yard backstroke event. In the past into what they have.” Although she’s excited for the new to our Minnesota times or surpass what two months, Leidigh has captured both On Monday, Campbell announced recruiting class, Leidigh hasn’t lost The Kansas swimming and diving we did at Minnesota,” Campbell said. the Robinson pool record and the KU seven new swimmers who have signed sight of the work cut out for the team team departed Lawrence Thursday for The Jayhawks feel great about how record in the 100-yard butterfly. for the 2006-2007 season. He said that this weekend against Harvard and a two-day meet against Harvard and they are swimming at this point in the Also representing Kansas in the top they would make an immediate impact Northeastern. Northeastern. The meet will begin to- season, Campbell said. 100 times are freshman Danielle Her- in the backstroke and freestyle events. “Harvard is unranked, but they night at 6, and will continue Saturday On Wednesday, the top 100 Division rmann, freshman Molly Brammer, “We want the best athletes possible, should be ranked,” Leidigh said. “I am evening at 6 in Cambridge, Mass. I times in the nation were released, and sophomores Terri Schramka and Lau- and our recruiting class consists of the nervous just because there’s a lot of After a successful meet at the Min- Kansas had eight swimmers with top ren Bonfe, junior Jenny Short, senior best athletes possible,” Campbell said. pressure.” nesota Invitational two weeks ago, 100 individual times. co-captain Gina Gnatzig and senior Megan Durbin, Erin Goetz, Car- The Jayhawks return to Lawrence which resulted in three broken re- Freshman Ashley Leidigh, who was Lindsey Urbatchka. rah Haley, Melissa Heyrman, Ashley Sunday for the last week of school. cords and several top 100 times, the named Big 12 Conference Swimmer Kansas has five relays that have top Robinson, Deidre Rosel and Whitney Kansas will depart to Ft. Lauderdale, Jayhawks are prepared to face a tough of the Month on Wednesday, has five 100 times. They rank in the 200, 400 Taylor make up the seven new Kansas Fla., for its winter training trip Jan. 2- Harvard team, as well as a strong individual times in the top 100. Lei- and 800-yard freestyle relays as well as recruits. 10. Northeastern team. digh has the top time in the country the 200 and 400-yard medley relays. Leidigh said she thought the freestyle Kansas swimming coach Clark in the 100-yard butterfly. She holds “It’s neat when the bar is as high as talent of the recruiting class would suc- — Edited by Jayme Wiley Campbell said the challenge would be the eighth place time in the 200-yard it is because we have everyone reach- ceed in filling some of the freestyle tal-

t Football Big 12 Football while junior cornerback/wide receiver Men’s basketball Charles Gordon was named to the Kansas players selected second team. In all, 10 Jayhawks were Ticket pick-up period Bowl game could reap honored, with eight others earning for All-Big 12 honors honorable-mention selections. to begin this Monday Players on the Kansas football team The honorable mentions were senior The third pick-up period for benefits for University continued to receive All-Big 12 Confer- linebackers Banks Floodman, Kevin Kansas men’s basketball tick- ence honors Thursday when the Associ- Kane and Brandon Perkins, junior of- ets begins at 9 a.m. Monday, ated Press announced its yearly selec- fensive lineman David Ochoa, fresh- Dec. 5. Students can redeem By Ryan Schneider spective students and alumni across the tions. man cornerback Aqib Talib, sophomore [email protected] country. “Athletics plays a major role their tickets online at the Kan- Senior linebacker Nick Reid and se- kicker Scott Webb and junior offensive sas Athletics Web site, www. Kansan staff writer in terms of visibility,” Johnston said. lineman Bob Whitaker. “It raises the profile of the institution nior defensive end Charlton Keith both kuathletics.com, or at the ticket received first-team All-Big 12 honors, — Kansan staff report For one night later this month, the and helps promote the things we do on office, at the southeast corner eyes of the college football world will be a daily basis.” of Allen Fieldhouse. on Kansas and its bowl opponent. While the financial gains of any Games in the third pick-up pe- A&M game was for us last week.” A bowl victory would be monumen- bowl game help a university, the po- riod include Northern Colorado, Upset Colorado enters the game with a 7-4 tal for the football program, but the tential recruiting benefits from na- New Orleans, Yale, Kentucky, continued from page 10A record and having lost its final two games publicity the University will receive is tional television exposure are impor- Kansas State and Nebraska. 793 yards and eight touchdowns. Young said of the season to Iowa State and Nebraska. equally important. For the University, tant as well. The pick-up period ends earlier this week during the Big 12 telecon- After its loss last Friday to Nebraska, it athletics is a way of promoting itself “Bowl appearances are a way to Wednesday, Dec. 7. ference that there were two things he wanted appeared Colorado was out of the cham- — Ryan Schneider across the country because it places show fans that you’ve got a program to accomplish when he came to Texas. pionship game, but Kansas defeated Iowa the University in the national spot- that is headed in the right direction,” “One of my goals when I got out of State one day later, putting Colorado back light. Marchiony said. “It makes it easier to high school was to play on a national into the championship game. Jim Marchiony, associate athletics di- recruit good players, and I think it also championship team and win the Heis- Colorado football coach Gary Barnett CALENDAR rector, said he thought the exposure from has a positive influence on high school man trophy,” Young said. “Each game I missed the majority of the Kansas-Iowa TODAY playing a bowl game in front of a nation- students.” F have to get myself prepared mentally to State game, but he caught the most impor- Women’s basketball vs. Bir- al audience would not only benefit the Each of the three bowls, which Kan- play the game, and it’s up to me.” tant part of it. “I was feeling a little sorry for mingham-Southern, 6 p.m., Al- Athletics Department, but the University sas is being considered for, pay nearly This will be the second time this season myself from Friday,” Barnett said. “When the len Fieldhouse as a whole. $750,000. What’s left of that money, after F the two teams will play each other. Texas Kansas-Iowa State game went into overtime Swimming vs. Harvard and The publicity a team receives for play- paying for the costs of team travel, lodg- won the first game at home 42-17. Brown and ISU missed that kick, I started to get a Northeastern, 6 p.m., Cam- ing in a bowl game could potentially lead ing and other necessities, is forwarded said he expected this game to be tougher. little excited. I’m sure the kids were watch- bridge, Mass. to additional interest in the school and to the conference and split among all 12 F “We’re not going to duplicate our earlier ing and getting excited as Kansas lined up to Volleyball, NCAA Tournament increased enrollment. teams. performance against Colorado because it make the winning field goal.” vs. UCLA, 10 p.m., Los Angeles Kansas State University has seen its An official announcement on Kansas’ was really hot, and we had a 17-play drive to The game is scheduled for an 11 a.m. enrollment increase over the past de- bowl future is expected after the Big 12 start the game,” Brown said. “I expect there kickoff Saturday in Reliant Stadium and SATURDAY cade, which may be credited in part cConference Championship game Satur- F to be a tremendous amount of emotion and will be televised on ABC. Women’s basketball vs. New to the success of its football team un- day afternoon. a lot of knee-knocking in this week’s game, Orleans, 1 p.m., Allen Field- der former coach Bill Snyder. Snyder’s Marchiony said he was unsure of and it will be just as emotional as the Texas — Edited by Nate Karlin house teams played in 11 consecutive bowl where Kansas’ bowl game would be F Swimming vs. Harvard and games from 1993 to 2003. played. It appears likely the team will Northeastern, 6 p.m., Cam- Kansas State’s 1991 spring enroll- head to the Fort Worth Bowl, with the Rachell Johnson. Sather averages 3.88 bridge, Mass. ment was 18,909, and its enrollment Houston Bowl and Independence Bowl UCLA kills per game and Johnson adds 3.15. F Men’s basketball vs. Western was 23,182 this semester. In 2001, also possibilities. continued from page 10A “They’re very strong on the outside, Illinois, 7 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse Kansas State was named one of the This season’s possible bowl appearance They won seven of their past nine so their right side and left side players top 10 “trendiest schools in the na- would be the 10th in program history. A matches and finished in a fifth-place tie are where the majority of the sets go,” TUESDAY tion” by Newsweek’s Guidance Coun- berth in the Fort Worth Bowl would be in the conference standings. Bechard said. “We’ll try to identify some F Men’s basketball vs. Saint selor survey. Sports Illustrated listed Kansas’ third bowl game played in Texas. The UCLA offense is run by freshman tendencies that they have, but at the Joe’s, Jimmy V Classic, 6 p.m., the school as “Futility U” 12 years Kansas previously competed in the Blue- setter Nellie Spicer. She averaged 12.58 same time we’ll try to get some match- New York earlier. bonnet Bowl in 1961 and the Sun Bowl assists per game during the regular sea- ups that work for us and what we’re try- David Johnston, director of Univer- in 1975. son. On the attack, the Bruins are paced ing to do.” WEDNESDAY sity marketing, said athletic success by a pair of young outside hitters in F Women’s basketball vs. UMKC, gave the University a way to reach pro- — Edited by Anne Burgard freshman Kaitlin Sather and sophomore — Edited by Nate Karlin 7 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse

Roommates stuck to the couch? Kansan Classifieds • Find them a job.• Find new roommates.• Sell the couch. sports www.kansan.com friday, december 2, 2005 page 10a Nevada 72 - Kansas 70 Back to the ‘70s KU falls to 2-3; first time since ’72 By Ryan Colaianni [email protected] Held down, it was KANSAN STAFF WRITER easy for Wolf Pack CJ Giles went up for a game- defenders to block the tying layup in the closing sec- shot and give Nevada onds of Thursday night’s game against Nevada. He felt some- a 72-70 victory against one grabbing his arm. Kansas. Held down, it was easy for Wolf Pack defenders to block maining, but closed the gap to 1 the shot and give Nevada a with 17.6 seconds to go. Kansas 72-70 victory against Kansas. still was unable to come back. “I don’t know if the officials saw The team struggled during it or not,” Giles said. “His hands the first half, falling behind by were basically holding my arm.” 8 points at intermission, but ap- Giles, sophomore forward, had peared to be more focused in received a pass from senior guard the second half. Jeff Hawkins. He had full control “Hopefully, this will give us a of the ball before going up, and message that you have to come then felt the contact, he said. into the game and play it from Kansas men’s basketball coach the beginning,” senior forward Bill Self ran onto the court when Sasha Kaun said. time expired, demanding a foul The offense performed bet- call from the officials. ter in the second half and shot No call was made, and the Jay- 54 percent from the field, after hawks dropped to 2-3 for the first shooting just 34 percent in the time since the 1972-73 season. opening period. “I thought he got fouled, from “We just need to turn it on my vantage point,” Self said. “I right at the beginning of the am usually not one to complain game, instead of waiting for the about officiating, and I am not second half to do it,” Giles said. going to do it tonight.” The come back in the second For the third time this season, half was partly because of the Kansas battled back from early play of freshman forward Bran- deficits but was unable to pull out a don Rush, who scored 13 of his Josh Kirk/KANSAN victory. The Jayhawks battled back 15 points in the second half. Kansas sophomore forward CJ Giles, freshman forward Brandon Rush and sophomore guard Russell Robinson pressure Nevada sophomore guard Marce- numerous times. They were down lus Kemp. The Jayhawks were forced to foul late in the fourth quarter when trailing by 3. as many as 6 points with 2:04 re- see GAMER on page 8A t BIG 12 FOOTBALL t Volleyball UT looks to avoid Surprising bid leaves nothing to lose By Matt Wilson Powerhouse UCLA repeat [email protected] KANSAN STAFF WRITER to test Kansas upset After a frustrating season filled By Matt Wilson with injuries, the Kansas volleyball [email protected] By Daniel Berk team will receive a second chance KANSAN SPORTS WRITER [email protected] today. KANSAN SENIOR SPORTSWRITER The Jayhawks will play their first- The Kansas Jayhawks will begin their third con- round match in the NCAA Tourna- secutive NCAA Tournament tonight when they Colorado will again try to spoil ment at 10 tonight in Los Angeles, face off with the UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion Texas’ postseason hopes when the despite a lackluster record of 15-14. in Los Angeles. teams meet in the Big 12 Cham- Kansas also finished below Iowa For the Bruins, Friday’s match will begin their pionship game Saturday in Hous- State, which didn’t make the tourna- program’s 24th appearance in the tournament. ton. If Texas wins, the Longhorns ment, despite a better Big 12 Confer- They have won six national championships, in- will gain a berth in the Rose Bowl ence record. cluding three NCAA titles. The other three came and play for the National Cham- That means Kansas will be playing before the NCAA began governing women’s vol- pionship on Jan. 4. with house money, so to speak, when leyball in 1981. That was the same scenario they play the UCLA in the first-round The Jayhawks have a record of 2-2 in their two four years ago when the two teams match. previous tournament appearances. met in the conference champion- Should they win, Kansas will play On top of history, Kansas will have its work cut ship game in Irving, Texas. on Saturday against the winner of out for it with this year’s UCLA squad. UCLA is Texas was one game away from the Long Beach State-San Diego ranked 14th in the nation and has won six of its playing for the national champi- match. nine matches in Westwood, Calif., this season. onship, but was upset by Colorado No matter the outcome of their tus- Kansas is reeling after three straight losses to 39-37 and was denied an opportu- sle with the 14th-ranked Bruins, the Rachel Seymour/KANSAN close out the regular season. Its last appearance nity to play in the title game. Jayhawks are happy to extend their Josi Lima, senior middle blocker, hugs freshman middle blocker, Savannah Noyes, after on the court ended in a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Four years later, with the same season at least one more week after winning one of their four games against Missouri Nov. 23. Kansas lost the match, but has Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, last Saturday. two coaches roaming the sidelines thinking they had not played well received a bid to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament in Los Angeles. They finished the season with a 7-13 record in for the two teams, Texas football enough to earn this chance. really good to get out of the cold tories against tournament teams the Big 12 Conference, which put them in eighth coach Mack Brown said this game “Toward the end, when we lost to weather.” Alabama, Virginia Commonwealth, place. would be a lot different than the Iowa State, then I was kind of like Senior setter Andi Rozum will like- Colorado and Texas A&M, plus a Bruins’ coach Andy Banachowski said he was 2001 game when the Longhorns ‘Uh, I don’t think we’re going,’” se- ly miss the match because of a back November victory at Kansas State, impressed with what he had seen from the Jay- had to rely on an upset to play in nior middle blocker Josi Lima said. injury. That will force sophomore op- gave the selection committee enough hawks despite their lackluster finish. the Big 12 championship game. “But when our name came up, it was posite hitter Emily Brown and Lima evidence that Kansas belonged in the “I have only seen a little bit of Kansas, but “This year we have controlled a wonderful feeling.” into action at that position. tournament. they appear to be pretty well-rounded in all their our own destiny,” Brown said. Another perk of the surprise Kansas Lima, who hasn’t played setter “I think you have to look at the 29- skills,” Banachowski said. “We will go into the “In 2001 we had to get on the selection was the destination. Leaving since she was in high school in Brazil, match season, not just the last one,” match emphasizing our serving and blocking and phones and start calling kids to the cold weather of Lawrence for 60- said she would be ready to adapt to Bechard said. “I know the committee be prepared to make the necessary adjustments as find them Saturday night before degree Los Angeles was a nice assign- the new position. looked at the entire body of work.” the match progresses.” the game after Oklahoma State ment for the Jayhawks, who arrived The regular season was physically With the nice weather, sightsee- Kansas volleyball coach Ray Bechard said his upset Oklahoma.” there on Wednesday. tough on Lima. The four-time, All-Big ing and entertainment opportunities, team would have to rise to the challenge despite Texas enters the game with Kansas is no stranger to nice lo- 12 performer is nursing several inju- Bechard said the most important issue the injuries of senior setter Andi Rozum and ju- a perfect 11-0 record and has cales come tournament time. In 2003, ries that she’s played through all year. remained volleyball. nior outside hitter Jana Correa. been paced by Heisman trophy it played at Pepperdine, in Malibu, “Mentally, I’m 100 percent,” she “I think if players tell you about “We can’t use injuries as an excuse,” Bechard hopeful Vince Young. The ju- Calif. Last year, the Jayhawks escaped said. “Physically, I’m probably like 60. Pepperdine or Washington, the mem- said. “We’re limited, but you can only put six out nior quarterback from Houston the Kansas winter again, playing in I’m getting used to pain.” ories they bring back are of things that there. So let’s knock on wood and hope every- will get an opportunity to play in the Seattle pod, where Washington Kansas will also be without junior happened in the gym,” Bechard said. body stays healthy from here on out and people front of a large number of friends hosted. outside hitter Jana Correa, who tore “Even though it’s a nice place to go step up.” and family this weekend. Despite a forecast that called her ACL in the Oct. 5 match against and might be touristy for some, I think The Bruins, in stark contrast to the Jayhawks, Young has thrown for 2,576 for rain Friday, Lima said she was Kansas State. The Jayhawks lost the most important part and the part finished strong. They enter the match with an 18- yards this season and 23 touch- excited to play in such a pleasant seven games in a row after Correa’s the kids will remember is how it went 10 record, including a 10-8 Pac-10 mark finalized downs. Young has also rushed for place. injury. on the court.” with a 3-1 victory against California last Saturday. “It’s really nice,” Lima said. Kansas volleyball coach Ray see UPSET on page 9A “We’ve been so lucky every year. It’s Bechard said that early-season vic- — Edited by Anne Burgard see UCLA on page 9A