Seniors relect ater inal home game GAME COVERAGE - PAGE 1B / VIDEOS OF SENIOR SPEECHES - KANSAN.COM THE UNIVERSITYThe student voiceD sinceAILY 1904 KANSAN THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011 WWW.KANSAN.COM VOLUME 123 ISSUE 106 WEIRD SCIENCE BY IAN CUMMINGS “The 800-pound gorilla in the [email protected] room is putting it in the ground safely,” said W. Lynn Watney, The Arbuckle Group, a watery, senior KGS scientific fellow. Ancient rock may assist underground rock structure, was “We’re trying to prove the con- created in southern Kansas 480 cept so that it will be palatable to million years ago, when fish were regulators.” just beginning to evolve. Since W a t n e y , f then, time has buried it as much and Saibal as 8,000 feet beneath the earth’s Bhattacharya, in climate control e orts surface. the lead KGS In modern times, the 17-county engineer, are area over the Arbuckle has been the principal ARBUCKLE AQUIFER AT WORK a profitable territory for the oil investigators CO2 industry, but now those oil rigs of the project. BEREXCO DRILLING EQUIPMENT are being used for a different pur- Their team is Watney pose. If all goes as anticipated, using oil rigs instead of pumping out oil, the and advanced rigs will pump in carbon diox- seismic imaging technology to ide in an effort to curb climate test the Arbuckle aquifer’s ability change. Deep inside the earth, to store carbon dioxide within the the Arbuckle’s aquafier system saltwater and pores in the rock. 8000 FT will become a depository for the The KGS initially received a $5 greenhouse causing gas. million grant from the DOE in With $10 million in fed- 2009 and received another $5 mil- eral grants, members of the lion last month. POT University’s Kansas Geological Watney said the goal of the ABLE GROU Survey have drilled 5,000 feet into project, which is to be complet- NDW ed in December of 2012, is to AT the Arbuckle in Sumner County, ER just south of Wichita, to investi- measure the volume and test the gate its potential for storing car- safety of the Arbuckle. The cur- rent project plan does not involve SH bon dioxide. ALE any injection. Impermeable barrier SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS CO2 PROJECT CO2 AS OIL/GAS Geologic carbon sequestration, INDUSTRY TOOL the pumping of man-made carbon The petroleum industry has dioxide deep underground, is a been injecting carbon dioxide nationwide Department of Energy into the earth for more than 30 (DOE) initiative to mitigate the years, but not for the purpose of ARBUCKLE AQUIFER effects of greenhouse gases. trapping it. Enhanced oil recovery A porous rock formation between The DOE estimates that geo- is the industry term for pump- ing carbon dioxide into oil or 250 and 8000 feet below the logic formations in the U.S. such as saline aquifers and oil and gas gas reservoirs in order to increase ground. It underlies 17 counties in reservoirs have the potential to productivity. As practiced today, southern Kansas. absorb the nation’s total output it has no significant impact on greenhouse gas emissions. — Information from kgs.ku.edu of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel CARBONATE ROCK emissions for the next 600 years. The KGS has subcontracted with petroleum firms such as Dolomite, limestone By trapping carbon dioxide underground, policy makers hope Berexco LLC, Beredco Drilling and Bittersweet Energy Inc. in SALTWATER, OPEN SPACE to help the U.S. meet its goal of halting the increase in greenhouse order to accomplish the drilling, CO2 would be pumped into these spaces. gas. They also hope to make a new gain access to practical expertise industry as private businesses find and draw private industry into the economic incentives to dispose of business of carbon dioxide. carbon dioxide. “If the industry looks at it as an However, some studies question asset, they might help build the current estimates of the volume pipeline and make it feasible for a of carbon dioxide those geologic power plant,” Watney said. spaces can hold, while others raise questions about groundwater con- SEE WEIRD SCIENCE tamination. ON PAGE 6A GREEK LIFE CAMPUS Revue creates bonds, supports charity BY LISA ANDERSEN with his prosthetic leg. [email protected] “I’ve always helped build the sets and whatnot but this is my irst year Chris Bronson/KANSAN h ursday through Saturday dancing,” Killen said. Renew KU iled a complaint against its opponent, KUnited, for allegedly breaking campaign rules. marks the 62nd annual Rock Chalk Killen was diagnosed with bone Revue at the University of Kansas. cancer at nine-years-old and has his year’s theme is “No Turning had a prosthetic leg since. He looks Back”. forward to his role as one of the ‘lost Each year, ive shows are selected boys’ in the show entitled “Myth of KUnited accused from 13 shows auditioned by greek the Campanile”. organizations are performed at “It’s one of those things I’ve just the Lied Center for the Lawrence never let hold me back,” Killen said. community with all proceeds go- “I’m an athlete. I like to be an ath- of chalking too early ing to the United Way of Douglas lete.” County. Killen said participating in Rock BY HANNAH DAVIS “I am not aligned with KUnited For Cam Killen, a senior from Chalk Revue helps him feel con- [email protected] this year. I have no stake in the nected to the University. process,” Dollinger said. Omaha, Neb. and a member of Phi Aaron Harris/KANSAN h i Section 401:1 of the student sen- Delta eta, this means his rst Chris Pyle, a senior from Leawood, sings during practice for Rock Chalk Revue at the Lied The student senate coalition, GREEK ate election code said this about stage appearance. He’ll be dancing SEE ON PAGE 6A Center Tuesday evening. Renew KU, filed a complaint Wednesday morning with the stu- chalking: “Chalking shall begin no dent senate elections commission. earlier than five weeks prior to the In the complaint, Renew KU alleges week of the general election.” INDEX HEALTH | 8A JAYPLAY | Inside that KUnited, an opposing student “Even though the calender isn’t out yet, the code clearly states that Classifieds. 7B senate coalition, broke campaign rules by prematurely “chalking” on chalking cannot begin earlier than Crossword. 4A campus. five weeks before the senate elec- Cryptoquips . 4A Listen Study: HPV The formal complaint contin- tions,” Dollinger said, “and KUnited Opinion. 5A to the ues with an allegation that the adhered to those restrictions.” Sports. 1B vaccine is Student Senate Chief of Staff and Dollinger defines “week” as an Sudoku. 4A former member of KUnited, Aaron academic week. The week of Spring beat Dollinger “failed to publish the Break is not counted. Michael Wade WEATHER safe for men elections calendar and appoint Smith, student body president and Students an elections commissioner within member of KUnited, agrees with TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Women have been getting the required time frame.” As of Dollinger’s interpretation. show their Wednesday, no elections calender “There are hardly any students the vaccine for more than 10 passion for had yet been published. on campus during Spring Break so campaigning basically comes to a 62 42 48 28 45 26 years. A new study says it is music at KJHK, Lawrence’s Dollinger said the calender will Mostly Cloudy Showers Cloudy also efective for preventing college station devoted to be published in the next few days. halt,” Smith said. — weather.com infection and cancer in men. Dollinger said his former ties with alternative and local content. KUnited will not pose a conflict of All contents, unless stated otherwise, © 2011 The University Daily Kansan SEE CHALKING ON PAGE 6A interest. 2A / NEWS / THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM QUOTE OF THE DAY — Thursday, March 3, 2011 “I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” Holocaust survivor speaks at ECM Students hunt for jobs — Albert Einstein People with O- blood types are universal donors. People with AB+ FACT OF THE DAY Featured blood types are universal Einstein was ofered the Presidency videos recipients. The KU Blood of Israel in 1952 but declined it. An kansan.com Drive is next week in the element named einsteinium was Kansas Union ballroom and other campus discovered in 1952 and named in his Holocaust survivor Eva Edmunds spoke School of Education students attend locations. honor. Wednesday at Ecumenical Christian Ministries. Career Fair. They spoke with potential employers from across the country. — articleswave.com What’s going on? FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY March 4 March 5 March 6 n International students seeking U.S. employ- n Orienteer Kansas will be sponsoring an outdoor n The Lunafest International Film Festival is a ment, whether on or of campus, can attend a activity. Read a topographical map to race or hike festival of short ilms by, about and for women. workshop on how to write an efective American- around the course. Beginners are welcome and Sponsored nationally by Luna Bar, the festival trav- THURSDAY style resume. General resume writing advice will instruction will be ofered. Groups or individuals els from October to April each year and donates all March 3 be shared, and tips speciic to unique interna- are eligible to participate. Event will be held, rain proceeds to charity. The festival will run at Liberty tional student concerns will be highlighted. The or shine, at Perry Park from 1 to 4 p.m. Hall, starting at 5 p.m. Tickets are $10 for the gen- n Author Alan Glines will speak about workshop will be from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.