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Leaving
the pain
behind
After years of abuse, one woman fnds
the strength to end her relationship
A
dusty country road is where Kimberly Duensings story
of pain and triumph begins and ends. It was just off of a
rural road, on her boyfriends farm, that the Blue Rapids
seniors story of violence began in a flurry of punches
and kicks. It was off a similar country road, nearly three years later,
after she was beaten and raped, that she finally gathered the courage
to put an end to the pain.
The abusive relationship that Duensing began in her small town,
followed her to the University of Kansas as a freshman, where she
found the strength she needed to move on.
In 2002, she was in the middle of her senior year of high school
in Blue Rapids when she experienced her bloodiest beating. She had
called her boyfriend to her house to end their two-year relationship.
Unwilling to let go, he flew into a rage and flung Duensing up against
a wall, onto a bed and then smashed her body so violently into a table
that she gashed her leg. As the blood poured, Duensing called the
police department to stop the fight and was immediately taken to the
hospital. Even after receiving stitches, she declined to press charges
or leave her boyfriend.
Though her boyfriend has never been charged with any crimes
associated with their relationship, Duensing still carries emotional
scars from what she says she experienced.
Duensing is just one of thousands of Kansas women whose lives
have been rocked by angry fists and black eyes from men they
thought loved them. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation reported
over 18,000 incidents of domestic violence in 2004, which is the
leading national cause of injury to young women. Currently every 28
minutes a woman is beaten in the state, according to the Bureau.
College-aged women, between 16 and 24, like Duensing, experi-
ence the highest rate of domestic violence cases: 16 per 1,000 people,
according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, young women,
between 16 and 24, experience the highest rate of domestic violence:
16 cases per 1,000 people. Though the University has resources
By CourtnEy HAGEn
See violence on PAge 4A
Photo illustration by Mindy Ricketts/KaNSaN
Intimidation and isolation are com-
mon tactics that abusers use to keep their
victims from leaving.
accident
By DArlA SliPkE
An 18-year-old Free State
High School student travel-
ing north on Iowa Street hit
the side hood of a gold Lexus
while crossing 15th Street at the
intersection of 15th and Iowa
streets.
The man was riding a bike
behind his friend, who safely
crossed the intersection. The
light at the intersection turned
red, but the student kept going,
failing to
yield to
the traffic
signal.
L y n n
Price of
D e r b y
was rid-
ing in the
car that
the bike-
rider hit.
She and a
47- ye ar -
old man
were on
their way
to a lec-
ture at Haworth Hall. Price said
the light turned green and the
vehicle moved forward about
four feet and braked. She said
the vehicle stopped before the
biker hit it.
He put on his brakes as hard
as he could and flipped over,
she said. He hit his head pretty
hard.
The student was transported
to Lawrence Memorial Hospital
in an ambulance. He was con-
scious.
Sgt. Dan Ward said he had
minor head injuries.
kansan staf writer Darla Slipke
can be contacted at dslipke@
kansan.com.
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Bike hits
car while
crossing
major
street
politics
School
shows
of for
Moran
By JACk WEinStEin
Congressman Jerry Moran
was pleased with research at the
University of Kansas when he
visited campus on Monday.
Moran was instrumental in
ensuring the University received
$14.5 million in 2005 for trans-
portation-related research.
Moran, the Kansas represen-
tative from the 1st district and
a graduate of the University of
Kansas, met with officials from
the School of Engineering and saw
demonstrations conducted for
the Universitys Transportation
Research Institute, or TRI.
Keith Yehle, director of govern-
ment relations for the University,
said Morans visit had been in the
works, but it took a while before
he could come.
We always appreciate the
time our Congressmen and state
leaders can visit campus to show
them what the University can
provide and give back to the
state, he said.
Moran met with Stuart
Bell, dean of engineering; Bob
Honea, director of TRI; George
S. Wilson, associate vice provost
for research, and Keith Yehle,
director of government relations,
to discuss specific funding from
Congress and how that seed
money would help TRI grow and
become self-sufficient. Moran
then toured three labs to see how
the research was conducted.
Ron Barrett-Gonzalez, associ-
ate professor of aerospace engi-
neering, demonstrated how to
make an airplane disappear using
electroluminescent material. The
material matches the color of the
background its against to create
the illusion of invisibility. He said
this material could camouflage
eyesores such as power plants and
wind turbines. Barrett-Gonzalez
said anything on the ground
that was covered by the material
would be visible to airplanes.
Youre not an engineer, youre
a magician, Moran joked.
Sara Wilson, assistant profes-
sor of mechanical engineering,
demonstrated her research on
vibrations experienced with iso-
lation seating, used by truck and
bus drivers.
Man enters road
after light turns red
profile
Solider returns, refects on experience
By DAviD linHArDt
For six years, John Carlson served
in the Kansas Army National Guard.
He was deployed to Iraq in November
2005 and returned to the United
States last month. Hell begin taking
classes at the University of Kansas
next fall and also plans to get married
sometime in 2007.
The University Daily Kansan asked
Carlson, of Lawrence, to describe his
experience in Iraq. Here he talks about
why he enlisted, how politics dont
affect his job or dedication and what
its like to be shot at while on patrol.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN:
How long were you in Iraq, and how
did you decide to join the Guard in
the first place?
CARLSON: I was in Iraq almost
a full year. It was my first time
deployed into a combat zone and
its just a whole different world over
there. The main reason I enlisted
back in 2000 was
that I needed
money for col-
lege. I wanted to
give back to the
community and
feel like Id earned
my right to free-
dom of speech
and everything.
My dad was in the Navy for 26
years so he wasnt too surprised when
I joined the military. He was worried,
but he had to keep my mom in check
because she worried constantly. My
grandfather was also in the Navy for
30 years. Most of my friends were
either supportive or worried about
me, and a couple of them were actu-
ally deployed with me.
Really it didnt hit me until right
before I got there. I thought, I might
not make it back home. My nation
called me up to do something and I
volunteered to do it.
KANSAN: How is the day-to-
day life of a full-time soldier?
CARLSON: I was deployed with
an infantry battalion. We guard-
ed towers and compounds and
patrolled outside in the non-coali-
tion-controlled areas. We provided
security to local Iraqis; wed find out
what problems were and do the best
for the victims, like taking supplies
to schools and helping with the
farming.
For the most part we didnt deal
with Iraqis all the time. It was mostly
coalition forces and mainly dealing
with people in your company day in
and day out for a full year. You get
tired of seeing the same faces.
KANSAN: As a soldier, what do
you think about this years elections
and all the politicking and ads about
the Iraq war?
CARLSON: Its inevitable.
Politicians will use any big issue for
political gain. When youre actu-
ally in Iraq, though, for the most
part you dont hear about it. You
just think, well, things havent really
changed back home.
KANSAN: Whats it like to be
shot at?
CARLSON: When youre in a
Hum-vee, its hard to know when
youre getting shot because it just
sounds like a little tink. Its like a
little rock got thrown at the vehicle.
For the most part, when the insur-
gents shoot at you, they hightail it
out of there after they stop because
they know theyre in trouble when
they get caught.
I used to be a little punk and
took a lot of things for granted, like
not having people try to shoot me
when I go outside because I have a
different religion. Not having IEDs,
the bombs they set, is nice, too.
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carlson
He put his
brakes on as
hard as he could
and fipped over.
He hit his head
pretty hard.
lynn PrIce
Vehicle
passenger
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TUESDAY
Emotions revisited through art
Mindy Ricketts/KANSAN
Brock Potucek, Hutchinson junior, works on his sculpture for Sculpture I Monday afternoon outside the Art and Design Building. Potucek said the sculpture represented pleasure and pain and was
inspired by the dif culties that his best friend went through in high school because he was gay.
Want to know what people
are talking about? Here is a list
of Mondays most e-mailed
stories from Kansan.com.
1. The Kindest Cut
2. Q & A: Nov. 9, 2006
3. Guest: Slavery still rampant
in world
4. Kansas derailed in second
half at DePaul
5. Wright, Collins have un-
happy homecoming
Laughter and tears are both
responses to frustration and
exhaustion. I myself prefer to
laugh, since there is less clean-
ing up to do afterward.
Kurt Vonnegut
One method used by actors
to cry on cue is to simply not
blink. By stifening the muscles
around the eyes, opening wide
and resisting the temptation to
close the eyelids, tears can be
generated.
Source: actorpoint.com
Principal faces legal action
after hair-cut controversy
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. A high
school principal could be in trouble
for taking one of his students to a
barber shop without permission
of the pupils parents.
Students should not be taken
of of campus by any staf member
without parental permission, said
Rigo Chavez, district spokesman.
Rio Grande High School Prin-
cipal Al Sanchez said he thought
Fidel Maldonado Jr.s hair style
the number 505 and a Zia
symbol shaved into the back of his
head was a gang haircut. The
Zia, a sun design on the state fag,
can be traced to a symbol on a 19th
century Zia Pueblo water jar. 505 is
New Mexicos area code.
Sanchez said he thought he was
doing Maldonado, 15, a favor by
taking him to a barber instead of
suspending him. I said, Do you
want to just go to the barber and
cut it of? He said, Yeah. I said, Lets
go, Sanchez said.
But the barber, Jake Maestas,
said he refused to cut the teenag-
ers hair Thursday without parental
permission and told the boy to call
his father.
Fidel Maldonado Sr. said the
law was broken when the principal
took his son of campus. He said he
is considering legal action. For him
to take my son and take him out of
school without my consent, against
his own will, is wrong, the elder
Maldonado said.
He said his son is not a gang
member and always has the design
shaved on his head prior to a box-
ing match. Before every fght, he
puts that on to represent his state,
and then after the fght he shaves
his head, the elder Maldonado
said.
John Walsh, an Albuquerque
Police Department spokesman,
said 505 is associated with New
Mexico and Albuquerque, sort of in
the good sense.
It was picked up by gang
members and has been used in the
peripheral sense, but we havens
seen a huge campaign, he said.
Cuss jar collects $120 from
foul-mouthed employees
PORTAGE, Ind. Employees in
the city clerks of ce are turning
their colorful language into a little
green.
Since July, workers have gener-
ated about $120 by fning them-
selves for using profanity in the
of ce.
The money goes into a fower
vase on Portage Clerk Ellen
Mesichs desk, and eventually will
go to buy gift cards to give to teen
cancer patients at Childrens Me-
morial Hospital in Chicago. Mesich
had a niece who died of cancer last
summer and was treated at the
hospital.
Mesich started the foul-
mouthed fund drive.
One day I was noticing my
mouth was a little foul, so I decided
I should have a cuss jar, Mesich
said.
Fines range from a penny to
$1.50, except on Monday morn-
ings, when theres a general am-
nesty because, after all, its Monday
morning. Some people use IOUs or
pay in advance of stressful times.
Paying the fnes has made some
workers more watchful of their
words. Ive been catching myself
more at home, Deputy Clerk-Trea-
surer Lynn Reed said.
Noise complaints delay
construction during fnals
CHARLESTON, S.C. Earplugs
apparently wont do, so the College
of Charleston has agreed to stop
construction on a new building
during fnal exams.
Students had complained about
the clang of a pile driver sinking
columns for the new building and
wanted construction halted during
fnals. The building is in the middle
of campus near classroom build-
ings and dorms.
The college originally said it
would not have exams in the
building nearest the construction
and would provide earplugs for
students.
But on Friday, the college agreed
to suspend construction until
the end of exams which run from
Wednesday to Dec. 13.
After listening to the concerns
of students and taking time to as-
sess the situation, we have decided
it would be in the best interest
of everyone to temporarily stop
construction, said Victor Wilson,
senior vice president for student
afairs at the college which has
an undergraduate enrollment of
about 9,800.
The construction delay is
expected to cost the college about
$6,000 a day, the school said.
Snowstorm keeps robbers
from using get-away car
MILWAUKEE Two armed
robbers got a little lesson in cold
justice.
The Milwaukee men, ages 27
and 22, were arrested after authori-
ties said they robbed a man out-
side a check cashing store and held
up a woman less than an hour later
on Friday in a heavy snowstorm.
According to police, the sus-
pects pushed the woman into their
car, robbed her and threw her back
out on the street.
Of cers responded to the scene,
where they found the men trying
to dislodge their vehicle from the
snow, which reached up to 12
inches in parts of the city.
The men fed on foot, but were
arrested about six blocks later.
There is a God, Milwaukee
Police Capt. Debra Davidoski said.
Associated Press
odd news
nation
Republican politicians
to discuss partys future
ALBANY, N.Y. Gov. George
Pataki, stepping down at the
end of the year and eyeing a
possible 2008 run for the White
House, plans to host a gathering
of former Republican governors,
including Bill Graves of Kansas,
this coming weekend to talk
about the direction of the party,
a top aide said Monday.
Pataki spokesman David
Catalfamo said at least nine
former governors who were
in of ce when Pataki was frst
elected in 1994, or who also
won election that year, will
meet in New York City and may
stage some sort of public event
to discuss their talks.
The Pataki aide said the gath-
ering could be helpful given
Republican losses last month,
when Democrats took control
of both houses of Congress and
won 20 of 36 governors races at
stake. The gubernatorial victo-
ries left Democrats in control of
the majority of statehouses for
the frst time since 1994, when
Pataki ousted Democrat Mario
Cuomo in New York.
Pataki decided last year not
to seek a fourth, four-year term,
clearing the way for Democrat
Eliot Spitzer, the states attorney
general, to cruise to an easy vic-
tory in the governors race.
Joining Pataki in New York
City on Sunday will be former
governors David Beasley of
South Carolina, Terry Brans-
tad of Iowa, John Engler of
Michigan, Don Sundquist of
Tennessee, Tommy Thompson
of Wisconsin, Bill Weld of Massa-
chusetts, Christie Todd Whitman
of New Jersey, Graves and Frank
Keating of Oklahoma.
Associated Press
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2006
S t u d e n t S e n a t e
BY BEN SMITH
A small crowd laughed as stu-
dents shared pictures of them-
selves goofing off and building
make-shift docks, and of the
shower facilities at archaeologi-
cal dig sites in rural Kansas.
Shannon Ryan, Salina gradu-
ate student, introduced the final
Archeological Exploration event
of the fall semester with a few
laughs before she and four other
students from the department
of anthropology presented their
findings and conclusions from
the summer excursion.
Five students from the depart-
ment participated in the sum-
mer 2006 KU Archaeological
Field School. The students spent
most of June 2006 camping and
digging at the Claussen and
Kanorado sites in Wabaunsee
and Sherman counties.
The students were responsible
for discovering, marking, recovering
and cataloging artifacts as well as
conducting tours of the sites.
Scott Chaussee, Lawrence senior
who was among the presenters, said
he thought his experiences during
the summer were fantastic.
We learned a myriad of things,
Chaussee said. The whole point of
field school is to indoctrinate us into
how to run an archaeological site
and gain experience.
The sites yielded hundreds of arti-
facts in the forms of animal bones
and rock fragments, which helped
the students determine the nature of
the cultures who inhabited the area.
Chaussee said the Kanorado site,
famed for the discovery of mam-
moth remains in the late 1970s, may
be one of the oldest sites in Kansas,
possibly dating back 1,200 to 1,300
years.
J.R. Keller, Godfrey, Ill., soph-
omore, said although he attended
the event as part of an extra credit
assignment for his anthropology
class, he found the information
interesting.
It was informative, Keller said.
I never really knew that there was
that much evidence of life dating
back over 9,000 years ago and that
no matter how far apart the loca-
tions were at the sites, the artifacts
were at the same depths in the soil.
Some of the research from the
sites is still pending and at least
seven more explorations are sched-
uled for the spring.

Kansan staf writer Ben Smith can
be contacted at bsmith@kansan.
com.
Edited by Nicole Kelley
BY ERIN CASTANEDA
Environmentalists battle with the
Environmental Protection Agency
to classify greenhouse gases as an air
pollutant went to the U.S. Supreme
Court for the first time last week.
Several states have petitioned
the EPA to regulate carbon dioxide
emissions from new vehicles under
a provision of the Clean Air Act.
Carbon dioxide is the most com-
mon greenhouse gas contributing to
global warming.
Climate change poses as many
threats to us as on the coasts, said
Karl Brooks, professor of environ-
mental law. Were at a risk here even
in the center of the country.
He said global warming would
make rainfall more erratic, which
would negatively affect agriculture
and irrigation in the state.
Robert Glicksman, professor of
law, said the EPA denied the petition,
claiming that it didnt have the power
to regulate emissions and that it was
premature to regulate them now.
Glicksman said the Supreme
Court would decide in July whether
the federal Clean Air Act autho-
rized the EPA to regulate greenhouse
gas emissions or whether the EPA
abused its discretion by refusing to
regulate vehicle emissions.
Deputy Solicitor General Gregory
Garre represented the Bush admin-
istration and said the EPA was right
not to take action because of the
uncertainty about global climate
change.
Glicksman said there was a chance
the Supreme Court wouldnt get to
the core issue because the Court first
must decide whether the states could
prove they had suffered injury as a
result of the EPAs inaction.
The threshold issue in the
Supreme Court is whether the states
have standing to sue, Glicksman
said. I think its going to be a very
close call. Its likely to be a 5-4 vote
with Justice Kennedy being the
deciding vote, Glicksman said.
The justices are split on the issue.
Justice Samuel Alito and Chief Justice
John Roberts said that the reduction
in greenhouse gases would be too
small, while Justice David Souter
said that any reduction would help.
Glicksman said he thought the
EPA should regulate carbon diox-
ide emissions. He said if it didnt
have the authority, Congress should
give it the authority. The EPAs
approach was consistent with the
Bush administrations decision that
it was too early to make regulations,
Glicksman said.
Brooks said it would be interest-
ing to see what the Supreme Court
decided because the court was com-
posed of people with strong political
views not sympathetic to environ-
mental quality.
Brooks said the science commu-
nity thought the Bush administra-
tion was out of touch with science.
The case has the potential to be
the most important environmental
law decision made in the last 20
years, he said.
Garre said if the justices approved
the states request, EPA regulation
of emissions could lead to the regu-
lation of power plants, causing a
potential loss to the U.S. economy.
According to the Kansas Energy
Information Network, Kansas plans
to build several power plants in the
next few years.
Brooks said instead of building
new plants, the Kansas could encour-
age the creation of new electricity by
conserving current energy.
Kansan staf writer Erin Castaneda
can be contacted at ecastaneda@
kansan.com. The Associated Press
contributed to this story.
Edited by Aly Barland
POLITICS
States petition EPA
ACADEMICS
Students dig in to real-life experience
BY SETH BORENSTEIN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON NASA
may be going to the same old
moon with a ship that looks a lot
like a 1960s Apollo capsule, but
the space agency said Monday
that its going to do something
dramatically different this time:
Stay there.
Unveiling the agencys bold
plan for a return to the moon,
NASA said it will establish an
international base camp on one
of the moons poles, permanently
staffing it by 2024, four years after
astronauts land there.
It represents a new phase of
space exploration after space
shuttles are retired in 2010.
The more likely of the two
lunar destinations is the moons
south pole because its sunlit
for three-quarters of the time. That
offers a better locale for solar power,
plus the site has possible resources to
mine nearby, said associate deputy
administrator Doug Cooke.
To get to the moon, NASA will use
two vehicles the Orion exploration
vehicle and an attached all-purpose
lunar lander that could touch down
anywhere and be the beginnings a
base camp, said exploration chief
Scott Horowitz.
Two key themes, according to
NASA, were to prepare for future
exploration, with Mars the next stop,
and expansion of human civilization.
Both NASAs science and engineering
communities agreed on a permanent
outpost, an agreement rare for two
conflicting sides, Horowitz said.
BY BETSY TAYLOR
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. LOUIS People slept among
strangers and browsed a little lon-
ger in lighted bookstores during
their search for warm surroundings
Monday, the fifth day of a blackout
caused by a winter storm.
After staying at a shelter in a con-
verted recreation center since Friday,
Angela Luster hitched a ride with
the National Guard to check on her
apartment. The Missouri National
Guard was sent to the area after
Thursdays snow and ice storm to
make sure people were surviving
without electric light and heat dur-
ing the sharply cold weather.
Instead of a shelter, Anne Leners
was able to share a friends spacious
house with a dozen other people.
After a run of temperatures in the
teens, the St. Louis area got a break
Monday afternoon with thermom-
eters showing almost 40.
The St. Louis-based utility Ameren
Corp. said it would be several more
days before power is fully restored.
About 260,000 Ameren custom-
ers in Missouri and Illinois were still
without electricity Monday.
WEATHER
Another day passes without power in St. Louis
SCIENCE
NASA to create camp on moon
U.S. Supreme Court to hear greenhouse gases case
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to help these women, many vic-
tims remain nameless and faceless
because of fear, embarrassment and
intimidation in the community.
Kathy Rose-Mockry, director
of the Universitys Emily Taylor
Womens Resource Center, said she
knew that most cases remained
unreported, forcing victims to fend
for themselves.
I think there is a misconception
that abuse doesnt happen here, but
it does happen here, Rose-Mockry
said. It seems like it might not
happen because it is underreported.
There are many reasons for this:
emotional issues, fear, embarrass-
ment, lack of recognition.
Kristen Abell, program coor-
dinator for Emily Taylor Womens
Resource Center, said she saw
between five and 10 victims of
relationship abuse each year at the
University. Abell acknowledges that
many victims get help through other
sources, such as Womens Transitional
Care Services, Inc. or KU Counseling
and Psychological Services. But she
thought the majority of victims stay
silent about their experiences.
Abell recognized the challenges
victims faced in finding help to end
abusive relationships in a college
atmosphere where students can be
separated from a family support sys-
tem, a factor that might be vital to
helping them end violent relation-
ships.
Abusers characteristically intimi-
date their victims, Abell said, which
causes unique problems in an aca-
demic atmosphere. Concentrating in
class let alone reaching out for
help becomes more difficult when
victims have to come into contact
with their abusers on campus.
Social ties and emotional vulner-
ability also contribute to the victims
reluctance to end the relationship.
One reason people stay in abu-
sive relationships is because abuse
tears down self-esteem, Abell said.
They feel like they have no options.
Abusers isolate them and they have
no way out.
Duensing felt isolated in dealing
with her abuse. She went without
help or support throughout most of
her relationship because she feared
what others would think.
At first I was scared to admit that
it had happened to me because I
thought it might be in some way tied
back into something that I caused,
Duensing said. I didnt realize at
that point that it wasnt my fault. I
didnt want people to think less of
me for being so weak.
Timeline Of Abuse
Duensing was a junior in high
school when she first experienced
abuse from her boyfriend. While
Duensing said she couldnt pinpoint
why the abuse occurred or what trig-
gered it, she said she thought both of
their family histories contributed to
the perpetual abuse.
It was one of those things that he
grew up in a household where that
was going on and so did I, Duensing
said. It wasnt something we were
awake to and when I came to KU my
eyes were opened up to that.
Duensing still clearly remembers
the night that set off years of violence
and pain. She was at her boyfriends
farm when he said something she
didnt like and she threatened to
break up with him. When Duensing
attempted to leave, the abuse began.
I was walking to the car when
he slammed me up against the
door, Duensing said. He eventu-
ally slammed my finger in the door.
I got my hand out but he closed the
door so I couldnt leave. I ran into a
field near the house and he caught
up with me and threw himself down
on me and started hitting me in the
face and kicking me in the shins with
his boots.
Duensing spent her last years of
high school hiding bruises and cuts
so her family and friends wouldnt
notice. She got so good at disguis-
ing the toll her body took with each
smack or punch that her family
remained unaware of the abuse until
the violent attack that sent her to the
hospital her senior year.
I always told them that I banged
myself up playing volleyball or fall-
ing down the stairs or something
else just to hide it, Duensing said.
Even after the attack that put
her in the hospital, the abuse con-
tinued when Duensing moved
into Margaret Amini scholarship
hall in 2003. Her boyfriend, who
was a senior in high school, would
drive the two-and-a-half hours to
Lawrence every weekend specifi-
cally to drive past her room. His
calls flooded her cell phone until her
roommates took her phone away.
Duensing credits those room-
mates her freshman year for helping
her to end the relationship perma-
nently.
A large part of the reason why
I was able to wake up and see what
was going on was those girls,
Duensing said. The support system
they offered allowed me to wake up
to see that what he was doing was
not driven by love but by something
else.
By Thanksgiving break of 2003,
Duensing went home ready to end
the relationship once and for all, but
her boyfriend had a different plan.
Duensing said she would forever
remember that night when her boy-
friend beat and then raped her on a
dusty country road.
I didnt call the police after he
raped me, Duensing said. I guess I
didnt think that they would believe
me. I guess you could say that I was
in denial and definitely in shock
for a few months after it happened.
Then I snapped out of it and real-
ized that it was the last straw and I
had to stop this cycle or Id end up in
worse trouble.
Duensing has spent the past few
years at the University trying to sever
the remaining threads of the pain-
ful relationship. She has finally cut
all ties with her ex-boyfriend, who
now attends college in another state,
but Duensing said she had returned
home to learn that he still checked
up on her activities. After she broke
up with a recent boyfriend, she said
he was aware of the breakup and
attempted, without success, to see
her when she came back home.
VIOLENCE (CONTINUED FROM 1A)
Photo illustration by Mindy Ricketts/KANSAN
Often domestic violence begins or escalates when the victimattempts to leave her abuser. Victims, who may have lowself-esteem, can feel too
embarrassed or ashamed to seek help.
SEE VIOLENCE ON PAGE 5A
The Efects Of Abuse
Womens Transitional Care
Services of Lawrence provides shel-
ter, services and advice for victims
of relationship abuse like Duensing.
Sarah Terwelp, the organizations
executive director, said a variety
of factors contributed to recurring
abuse by people like Duensings boy-
friend, from jealousy to a lack of
personal boundaries.
They begin to isolate their mate
and use espionage tactics against
her, Terwelp said. Theyll go as far
as checking mileage on the victims
car to timing their errands. They
appear to feel no emotional guilt
even after recognizing the abuse on
an intellectual level.
Terwelp said she thought a uni-
versity atmosphere where alcohol
was easily available and frequently
used could contribute to or acceler-
ate abuse in victims.
Alcohol is not the cause of abuse,
Terwelp said. Yet with any situation,
alcohol makes people more aggres-
sive physically or just the opposite
and less aggressive physically. For
some people who use these sub-
stances they are going to have less of
an inhibition about doing things and
letting things happen.
Dolores Moseley, victim and wit-
ness coordinator for the Douglas
County District Attorneys office,
helps victims of relationship abuse
seek restraining orders, secure tran-
sitional care services and prosecute
the abusers. Moseley said she had
interacted with many cases of abuse
involving both KU students and fac-
ulty throughout the years, and that
many times abusers blame alcohol
for their actions.
Moseley said many cases werent
prosecuted because victims attempt-
ed to recant or minimize the impact
of the crime, for fear of retribution
or embarrassment within their social
circles, which includes the abuser.
She said many of the victims blamed
themselves for the abuse, instead of
the abusers.
Theyll say I was drunk and try
to give excuses, Moseley said. We
try to help them understand that it
isnt their fault. We try to prevent
the abuse from happening again and
keep them safe and make the abuser
accountable in their behavior.
On campus, Abell works to pre-
vent further abuse and helps victims
cope with academic life by commu-
nicating with professors and victims
to switch classes when Although
such programs may help, Terwelp
believes the key to ending abuse
lies in tighter sanctions and greater
enforcement of domestic violence
laws.
The abuser can only be stopped
by a society that will hold him
accountable for his behavior and not
tolerate it anymore, Terwelp said.
Survivors need the community to
hold abusers accountable and pro-
vide resources in which the survivor
can achieve and maintain safety.
Even when the physical wounds
of abuse begin to fade, victims still
need help with psychological and
emotional pain on the long road to
healing.
Elizabeth Lord, a senior at
Wichita State University, ended an
abusive relationship but continued
to suffer mood swings and sleep
deprivation. Lord said it was impor-
tant to deal with these effects by
getting involved with a community
of positive support. She said she
learned to cope with her experi-
ence by becoming an advocate for
victims.
I would give advice to a victim
to get counseling, Lord said. Get
a support network of family and
friends and continue to stay busy in
the form of school work or church
or anything like that.
After Duensing ended her abu-
sive relationship, her family and
friends pushed her to seek help from
counselors or psychologists. Yet she
decided her road to healing had to
be traveled alone.
I believe that if you are going
to truly heal you have to heal from
within, Duensing said. I try to do
things on my own. That is one of
the reasons why I feel so strong and
confident now, because Ive done it
on my own.
Today, Duensing recognizes how
damaging it was to keep silent.
Do not wait to take action,
Duensing said. The sooner you
stop this, the better it will be. Do
not do what I did and let it ride out,
because thats when it gets worse.
Recently, Duensing filled a box
with pictures, stuffed animals, notes,
diaries and dried flowers memen-
tos of her long-abusive relationship
and drove out onto a country
road. She built a blazing fire with
the help of a new, supportive boy-
friend, and the two of them watched
as the physical remnants of years
of pain went up in smoke. As the
flames tore through the box and
it burned to ash, Duensing finally
extinguished the years of pain.
Kansan staf writer Courtney Ha-
gen can be contacted at chagen@
kansan.com.
Edited by Kate Shipley
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Her research involved the effects
of the vibrations during and after
exposure and what could be done
to alleviate the stress on the body
exposed to constant vibrations.
Laurence Weatherly, professor of
chemical and petroleum engineer-
ing, demonstrated his new research
that sought to make the biodiesel
fuel creation process faster, more
efficient and less expensive.
Moran said he saw the poten-
tial for economic benefits from the
research.
Its pleasing to see at least three
examples of research going on at
KU, he said. All three projects sug-
gest there are benefits to Americans
and American consumers.
Bell said it wasnt just satisfy-
ing that the work being done at
the school was received so well by
Moran. Bell said he was pleased with
the confidence that Moran had in
the School of Engineering concern-
ing the problems facing Kansas and
the nation in the areas of transporta-
tion.
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can be contacted at jweinstein@
kansan.com.
Edited by Dianne Smith
KANSAN: Hows the desert
weather?
CARLSON: The winters get
down to about 50 degrees Fahrenheit
at the coldest. We had a mild sum-
mer this year and it was only 138
degrees. Then you get to put your
body armor on and get in the Hum-
vee. They have air-conditioning, but
all it does is push air.
The smell was the most memo-
rable, honestly. All the trash when
they deal with it gets burnt. The
whole atmosphere is just different
there; it just stinks. The weird thing
is you get used to it. You come home
and breathe fresh air and think,
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KANSAN: What will you remem-
ber most about your year in Iraq?
CARLSON: I think what sticks
out in my mind the most was when
one of our patrols was waved down
by a 17-year-old Iraqi girl whod
been severely burned. They took her
to the compound and got her to an
American doctor. Her wounds were
infected and her bandages werent
very good. Taking them off would
tear flesh. She kept returning to the
doctors and after a few weeks she
was fine.
We got candy or toys that wed
hand out to kids. You had to keep
what you wanted tied down, but the
kids love us over there. They love
soccer, and theyre always asking for
soccer balls.
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can be contacted at dlinhardt@
kansan.com.
Edited by Nicole Kelley
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Rep. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) listens as Ron Barrett-Gonzalez, associate professor of aerospace
engineering, explains some of his departments research Monday afternoon at a lab in Eaton Hall.
Barrett-Gonzalez showed hima shape memory alloy, a metal that can be molded or trained to a
shape when cold and will assume that shape when heated.
IRAQ (CONTINUED FROM 1A)
MORAN (CONTINUED FROM 1A)
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TOPEKA A veteran Geary
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day pleaded guilty to fling false
expense accounts, then resigned
his judgeship and gave up his law
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Judge Larry Bengtson pleaded
guilty to six counts of of cial mis-
conduct and one count of fling
a false claim. He was placed on a
years probation and ordered to
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Ron Keefover, spokesman
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judgeship, efective Monday, and
gave up his law license. Bengston
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vouchers for trips he never took
and that he called a couple plan-
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judge wasnt available and per-
suaded them to reschedule, so he
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ENTERTAINMENT 8A
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2006
HOROSCOPE
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BRIAN HOLLAND
CALEB GOELLNER
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most chal-
lenging.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 9
Do as much as you can over here in
familiar territory. Thatll give you more
time for fun when youre over there.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 4
The temptation to over-spend is still
very strong. If you must, only buy
things that will greatly increase in
value.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is an 8
Youre up against tough competition
but that shouldnt bother you much.
Put your heart into your presentation,
and youll change their opinions.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 5
Look at your list of to-dos again,
objectively. Could somebody else do
some of them? Scratch of, delegate
or hire.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 9
Your public and private personas are
quite diferent, usually. Just assume the
spotlight is always on you, `cause it is.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 5
Youre in a time crunch as you race
around, trying to get everything done.
Luckily, youre good at this. Have fun.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 9
Before you go racing of to buy new,
check what you have on hand. You can
save yourself both time and money and
quite a bit of frustration.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 4
Youll be buying and selling rapidly, if
you want to make a huge proft. The
possibility is there. Be decisive and
move quickly.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an 8
Youre in for some tough criticism.
Luckily, youre in a good mood. Listen
respectfully, and use the parts that will
actually work.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 4
As you get further into this project,
youll fnd all is not as you expected. Of
course, now that you know that, you
can have fewer expectations.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 9
Tempers have cooled in some ways,
and the climate has warmed up in oth-
ers. Nobodys changed their minds, but
everybodys laughing.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 5
Dont do a private project on company
time. Nothing but grief will result, for
you and everyone else.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Willie Nelson to co-own
music shows new venue
AUSTIN, Texas Willie Nelson
played the Austin City Limits pilot
in 1974, and when the long-run-
ning public television music show
unveils its new studio in 2010, hell
be a co-owner of the place.
Nelson and nephew Freddy
Fletcher will be partners in the
studio and nightclub project with
Austin-based majority owner Stra-
tus Properties Inc.
Stratus will build the space as
part of a $225 million project that
will include a 35-story tower with
200 luxury condominiums atop a
250-room W Hotel; a new home for
the Austin Childrens Museum; and
shops and restaurants.
Unof cially dubbed Austin City
Limits Studio Theater, the $15
million, 2,000-capacity venue will
serve as a soundstage about 40
nights a year when KLRUs Austin
City Limits tapes. It will transform
into a musically diverse House of
Blues-style club on other nights.
Groundbreaking for the de-
velopment is scheduled for next
summer.
Its very exciting to be in on
something from the ground up,
Fletcher said. When I brought the
idea to Willie a few years ago, he
loved it.
Nelson, 73, released his latest
album, Songbird, on Lost High-
way Records in October. His hits
include Georgia on My Mind,On
the Road Again and City of New
Orleans.
The new venue is expected to
raise the music shows profle and
provide an entertainment attrac-
tion in a venue that will hold more
than fve times the audience the
show can accommodate in its quar-
ters on the University of Texas at
Austin campus.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The holiday season is here
and has again brought with it
a phenomenon that is quickly
becoming an annual American
tradition. This time of year
draws legions of devoted follow-
ers into a passionate battle for
holiday one-upmanship. This
battle, generated and stoked by
the Bill OReillys of the world,
pits believers against both non-
believers and believers of other
stripes, all in an effort to deter-
mine which religious tradition
will reign supreme in the public
eye.
The so-called War on
Christmas is a frustrating devel-
opment, as it often leads to anger
at what should be a joyous time
of year, but one that gives our
nation the opportunity to dis-
cuss our freedoms of speech and
religion. Much of the contro-
versy derives from a simple ques-
tion: Can state-funded displays
of holiday decoration favor one
religion over another, or even
acknowledge a religious bent?
Must they cater to every timely
religious tradition, or is it accept-
able for a display to focus on
Christmas, which has become so
intertwined with American cul-
ture that it often seems areligious
or wholly commercial?
Proponents of religious dis-
plays point, often correctly, to the
strong Judeo-Christian tradition
in this country. They also decry
the use of Happy Holidays
in place of Merry Christmas,
which is peculiar given the three
distinct holidays in a monthlong
span (Christmas, Hanukkah,
Kwanzaa). The opponents of reli-
gious displays point, also often
correctly, to the equally strong
tradition of separating religious
matters from state matters. They
are uncomfortable with tax dol-
lars being used to promote, how-
ever harmlessly, one sect over
another.
So what can be done to bridge
the gap between the two sides?
Few things are capable of foster-
ing more passion or anger than
religious controversies. The most
important idea for both sides
to remember is tolerance of the
other. We have a great tradi-
tion of religious freedom in this
country; indeed, it may be our
oldest and most cherished tradi-
tion. However, we also have a
history of largely keeping reli-
gion out of state affairs. The First
Amendment guarantees freedom
of religion, but it also guaran-
tees freedom from religion, at
least the state-sponsored kind.
This wonderful constitutional
provision allows us to celebrate
our faith, but rightly keeps the
state from forcing any faith onto
unwilling participants.
This holiday season, let us
strive to find common ground
between the two sides. December
is a time of celebration for many
Americans, and it would be a
shame for that spirit to be lost
to dogmatic battles and religious
strife.
McKay Stangler for the edito-
rial board.
I am 43 years old. By the age of
four I knew that I had been born
with the wrong antomy, but because
of societys prejudices and bias I hid
and lived the life that was expected
of me until it finally took its toll.
I have made many mistakes in
my life while hiding who I really
am. By the time I was 16 I had
attempted suicide twice, once by
trying to overdose and then by
overdosing and slitting my writs.
Only the second one was noticed
because of the slits on my writs. To
this day you can still clearly see the
scars.
I came to my senses and cleaned
up, until 2004, when I attempted
suicide again. I thought I had taken
enough pills to kill at least two of
me, but my body must have rejected
it. I woke up 20 hours later just feel-
ing like I had a good high going.
For me, this was a sign that I
couldnt leave until I was open and
honest with everyone. Im still try-
ing to get my life together, but at
least Im being who I am.
Its necessary to talk about
LGBT issues with everyone, so that
those who have no understand-
ing gain knowledge and for those
who continually hide because of
the fear they have due to lack of
understanding by others. To those
who have no understanding, rest
assured: being gay, lesbian or trans-
sexual isnt contagious. We are
simply living our lives for who we
are and have no interest in trying to
convert anyone. We simply want to
live as happy a life as anyone else, in
a society that claims freedom for all.
For those of you who are still
hiding your true nature, whether
you decide to continue to hide or
not, be true to yourself. Dont make
the mistake of trying to conform in
a diverse world.
Awareness brings knowledge.
Knowledge brings understanding.
Understanding promotes compas-
sion and tolerance. Its a diverse
world, and hating differences in
others only brings hate back to you.

Dee Tate
Evansville, Ind.
So, what exactly is
Thanksgiving?
It was Thursday night
Thanksgiving night and rather
than brave the dorm-prepared
curry, one of my English friends
and I ordered a pizza and relaxed in
my room. I jokingly said that this
was my Thanksgiving dinner for
this year, which prompted the ques-
tion what is Thanksgiving?
I thought about how to answer.
Should I actually use historical
anecdotes and bore her to death?
Should I use lofty rhetoric? I decid-
ed to be brutally honest.
Basically, we all get together
with our families, eat way too much
and then pass out from all the tryp-
tophan in the turkey, in front of a
(American) football game playing
on television.
She nodded, figuring that it was
just one more American tradition.
It still bothered me, though, that
an American institution could be,
accurately, summed up like that. Im
not referring only to Thanksgiving,
but to any number of national, edu-
cational or personal traditions. How
long do we have to do something
before we forget why were doing it?
Most Americans, for example,
know that Thanksgiving refers
to the goodwill harvest festival
shared between the Pilgrims and
Wampanoags at Plymouth. What
they might not know is that who
Americans call Pilgrims, the
English called scum of society.
Add to that the rampant starvation,
disease and hostilities in the new
colony, and one wonders what they
really had to be thankful for. Oh,
right another day without suc-
cumbing to scurvy.
My friend also inquired about
the University of Kansas basketball
schedule that I had tacked up, and
asked me about various important
games. I mentioned that Missouri
was an especially important game
because they are our principal rivals
(I used the analogy of Chelsea FC
and Manchester United so shed
know the significance).
When asked what it was about
Missouri that made them our rivals,
I actually reached back to the Civil
War and told the ancestral story
of jayhawking, Lawrences his-
tory as an abolitionist stronghold,
Quantrills raid on the city and
Missouri as a pro-slavery bush-
whacker state. All she was looking
for during that speech was a good
reason why Missouri was such a big
rival. Honestly, apart from historical
significance, I couldnt really think
of one except that theyve always
been there.
As I thought of those two exam-
ples, I wondered whether it was
important to know the why of tradi-
tions. Is Thanksgiving somehow
less meaningful if Americans dont
know the actual history? I person-
ally dont think so, if only because
the real history is pretty depressing.
Do thousands of screaming basket-
ball fans wearing their usual anti-
Mizzou garb really give a flip about
Missouri-Kansas relations during
the Civil War? I doubt it.
Our traditions are our own, and
they are what make us unique, as a
school, as a country and as individu-
al families. Millions of families cele-
brate Thanksgiving, but each one has
quirks and specialties to make the
holiday exceptional for them. While
I think its good to share the intrica-
cies of your culture (I also listened as
my friend detailed her Guy Fawkes
Night experiences and told of buying
paper poppies on Armistice Day), I
also dont think we really need a rea-
son to do what we do.
We dont have to defend our
traditions, even if some of them
defy logic. Not observing the his-
torical events down to the barest
detail does nothing to diminish the
meaning and value of our holidays
and traditions. We can slice up our
turkey (which I sadly didnt get
this year) and cheer on our sports
teams, knowing that by doing so
were uniquely American, and thats
good enough.
Kelsey Hayes is a Lenexa sopho-
more in journalism and political
science. She is studying abroad
this year in Reading, United
Kingdom.
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There is a blizzard and we have
school.

I hate you, KU. I hate you.

To my best friends hot room-

mate: You make spending the
night worthwhile.

Apparently the world has to be

ending for KU to cancel classes.

Dear campus police: Please

drive with your headlights on.
Everyone else is doing it.

There has been ice since the

world was created and the best
defense we have is sand?

You know we should have a

snow day when a fight of stairs
inside has ice on it.

If you are going to a basketball

game, you wear blue. No other
color.

Maybe Spangles is really smart

about making bad commercials.
They get a lot of free publicity.

Somebody get the bus driver a

beer.

Kramer is not racist.

They are called Uggs for a

reason.

Has anyone else noticed that

Brandon Rush looks like J.R. Gid-
dens?

Im blaming Mangino for our

loss today.

I dont even think KU has the

best basketball team in Kansas
anymore.

Rush: The NBA likes players who

can score.

Why cant we just play basket-

ball?

Holiday traditions dont need reasons to exist

BY DYLAN SCHOONOVER
This holiday season you might be
surprised to find a growing num-
ber of college students cutting down
Christmas trees alongside the fami-
lies with young children. People in
their 20s are helping revive what
was once a dying industry, accord-
ing to the National Christmas Tree
Association, or NCTA.
Rick Dungey, NCTA director of
media relations, said younger buyers
had resurrected the cut-your-own
Christmas tree industry during the
past three years.
We have learned that students
enjoy that sense of tradition and
they make it a priority to get a real
tree, Dungey said. Baby-boomers
think the fake tree is economical and
that mind frame hurts the real tree
business.
Studies by the NCTA show that
Dungey shouldnt worry; last year
alone 32.8 million real trees were
sold, compared to 9.3 million fake
trees. The study reported this years
real Christmas tree sales would
exceed 1.37 billion. This is a wel-
come increase since 2002, when only
22.2 million trees were sold. These
numbers are promising for local
businesses, such as Strawberry Hill
Christmas Tree Farm, 794 Highway
40.
Each year Strawberry Hill plants
nearly 1,000 trees to replace the 700
to 800 it sells each year. Eric Walther
has owned the Christmas tree farm
since 1978 and said he had seen a
rise in college-aged customers dur-
ing the past five years.
You can always tell its their first
time, sometimes students are just
as excited as the youngsters coming
in with their parents, Walther said.
Some college kids visiting us prob-
ably didnt have a real Christmas tree
as a kid, so they are extra eager to
experience the real thing.
Strawberry Hill is one of two tree
farms in the area that offer a hands-
on holiday experience. The NCTA
said 88 percent of real trees were
pre-cut and sent to stores across the
nation.
Dungey said the baby-boomer
generation was content with a fake
tree or a pre-cut real tree, but that
students enjoyed the amenities that
farms offered, such as hot apple cider
and cookies.
Dane Hanson, Overland Park
graduate student, said there was
nothing better than cutting a tree
each year.
I love the experience of cutting
down my own tree, Hanson said.
Each year I hope for snow to be
falling, but lately it seems like Kansas
hasnt been too good for much of
that.
Whether it will snow remains to
be seen, but the market for real
trees near Lawrence has been proven
through the years. Walthers wife,
Lyn, said the Lawrence community
had left lasting impressions. She
remembers the child who picked
out the ugliest tree in the lot because
she felt bad for it and the college stu-
dents who hauled off a large tree in a
tiny hatchback car.
I feel like Ive seen it all. Thats
why we never pick out a tree for
someone, Lyn said. If we can pro-
vide people with a tree that makes
their Christmas a little better, then
thats all you can ask for.
Kansan correspondent Dylan
Schoonover can be contacted at
editor@kansan.com.
Edited by Dianne Smith
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this year should look no further
than Massachusetts Street. Not only
do downtown shops have one-of-a-
kind gifts, but they are merely blocks
away from campus.
Those who prefer not to shop
at chain stores like Wal-Mart, 3300
Iowa St., and Target, 3201 S. Iowa St.,
are especially drawn to what down-
town has to offer.
I like buying local, and Mass. has
unique stores, said Maggie Ebeling,
St. Louis junior.
Caitlin Prentiss, Chicago junior,
said shopping in Lawrence was more
convenient than driving to Oak Park
Mall in Overland Park or shopping
in Olathe.
For jewelry, Alison Henning,
Denver, Colo., sophomore, rec-
ommends Third Planet, 846
Massachusetts St.
Its kind of hippyish and earthy
and its pretty cheap, which is good,
she said. Thats where all of my
friends get their body jewelry. For
the most part I would rather have
something cool and funky. Gifts from
stores like these are more thoughtful
because you cant get them from the
mall. Theyre not universal.
On the subject of where students
could buy for their parents, Henning
suggests The Dusty Bookshelf, 708
Massachusetts St.
Its a little bit more expensive,
but they wrapped my parents books
when we went there, she said. That
was really nice.
Ted Kilgore, Ozawakie junior,
offered another option.
If you are buying stuff for your
parents or grandparents, I would go
to the Antique Mall, he said. You
have to know who youre buying
for, but I dont think their gifts are
ones that young people might enjoy
as much.
The Antique Mall is located at
830 Massachusetts St.
Kilgore also named Wild Territory,
942 Massachusets St., as a favorite
downtown store.
I remember walking in there
thinking I should get a gift for my
biology teacher here. They have fos-
sils and neat kits that would be great
for a younger sibling in the 12-year-
old range, Kilgore said.
Ebeling and Prentiss could only
think of one downside to buying on
Massachusetts Street: There are a lot
more shops for women downtown
than there are for men. they said.
But Ebeling did add that she bought
basketball shorts for her brother and
boyfriend at Sports Dome, 1000
Massachusetts St., last year.
The aforementioned stores are just
some of many downtown locations
where students can buy nontradition-
al gifts. No matter who students are
shopping for this season they have no
excuse to buy run-of-the-mill gifts.

Kansan correspondent Francesca
Chambers can be contacted at
editor@kansan.com.
Edited by Aly Barland
Shop local for special gifts
WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS? what do you think?
CHELSEA DONOHO
Wamego, freshman
No more college.
Forever.
BRIAN MCKEIGHAN
Lenexa freshman
A $50 gift certifcate
to the Buckle.
HEATHER MCDOUGALL
Edmonton, Alberta, Cana-
da junior
Nothing really. Just a
good holiday.
LEE HEETER
Lawrence junior
I already have every-
thing I want. Im hard to
shop for anyway. Maybe
booze.
LUKE FLORA
Fairway freshman
A personal secretary
to write all my papers,
including this one.
BY FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
Photo by Jared Gab/KANSAN
Massachusetts Street provides
shoppers with one-of-a-kind stores
for gift-giving holidays. The busi-
nesses ofer alternatives to chain store
merchandise.
Original present
options abound
downtown with
Lawrences array
of unique stores
WINTER BREAK GUIDE
10A
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2006
sports
tuesday, december 5, 2006
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sports
PAGE 1B
By CourtnEy HAGEn
Its a crisp Saturday afternoon
and Katie Maloney is inside a
small gym, crowded by a group
of rambunctious seven- and
eight-year-olds.
Between shouts of Get in
front! and Slow down! she
rushes back and forth to the
bathroom for tissues and Band-
Aids before shes back on the
court to cheer for a better
layup.
The Overland Park junior
will spend her holiday season
volunteering as a coach in the
Lawrence Parks and Recreation
Winter Youth Basketball League,
which began the first weekend
of November. Maloney coach-
es a second-grade boys bas-
ketball team with her friend,
Jaci Rooney, Kansas City, Mo.,
senior.
Maloney and Rooney are just two
of the students at the University
who have chosen runny noses and
sideline pointers before books and
beer a few days out of the week. Both
are part of a small group of students
spending their time as coaches,
mentors, friends and sometimes dis-
ciplinarians in sports leagues across
Lawrence.
Lee Ice, youth sports supervisor
for Lawrence Parks and Recreation,
said 90 teams were playing in
the winter basketball league this
year; student volunteers from the
University coach 10 of those teams.
Ice said he liked to recruit a small
amount of KU students every year
through greek chapters and recre-
ation services.
One of the big benefits to using
students is that you dont have the
favoritism that might normally exist
with a parent that volunteers to
coach their childs team, Ice said.
Sometimes students knowledge of
the game is better because they just
arent doing it as a parent because
no one else will coach. Sometimes
the kids relate better to the college
students.
Maloney said she got involved
with volunteer coaching this season
for that very reason.
No one should feel sorry for
the Kansas football team. By
finishing at 6-6 with the easiest
schedule the Jayhawks will ever
get, they did not deserve a post-
season bowl bid. Football is a
team game and everyone must
accept part of the blame, except
for one notable standout: senior
running back Jon Cornish.
If anyone in the country
deserves to play another college
football game, its Cornish. He car-
ried the Jayhawks offense on his
back, that is, when the coaching
staff allowed him to. Cornish had
arguably the greatest single-season
campaign of any running back in
KU history. He broke the record
for most yards in one season with
1,457, beating out KU rushing
legends such as Gale Sayers, Nolan
Cromwell, Tony Sands and June
Henley. The most amazing thing is
that he accomplished this with only
21 carries per game, making his
yards-per-carry average nearly six.
Thats incredible.
So why didnt he carry the ball
more often? And why didnt Kansas
look to him more during the fourth
quarter when it surrendered the
lead in five of its six losses?
Most recently against Missouri,
Cornish touched the ball once in
the fourth quarter, catching a pass
for six yards. He finished the game
with 130 yards on 15 carries, which
nearly equates to a first down every
play. Kansas should hire some-
one from the math department to
explain why a hand-off to Cornish
By trAvis roBinEtt
kansan sports columnist
trobinett@kansan.com
hang ten
Running back deserves gratitude
Student coaches give time, support
horn born, hawk bred youth sports
Vanessa pearson/Kansan
Katie Maloney, overland park junior, left, and Jaci rooney, Kansas City, Mo., senior, talk
to their teamduring halftime Saturday at the East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th St. Malo-
ney and Rooney coach the teamas a fun way to do community service for their sorority.
see robinett on page 2B
see youth sports on page 6B
Student ticket pickup began Monday for the games played between Jan. 10 and Jan. 27. The games are
against Oklahoma State, Missouri and Colorado. Tickets can be picked up today and Wednesday at the Allen
Fieldhouse ticket office or online at kuathletics.com. There is a $1 charge for online pickup.
By DrEw DAvison
One of the Stewart twins had to
lose.
Kansas defeated Southern Cal, but
USC guard Lodrick Stewart was the
more impressive of the two. He led
the Trojans with 23 points, includ-
ing 5-for-8 from three-point land, as
they fell to the Jayhawks by ten. Twin
brother, KU guard Rodrick, only saw
three minutes of action in the first
half and did not play in the second.
When coach Bill Self took Rodrick
out of the game, Lodrick shouted to
his brother.
I was talking to my brother to
just keep his head, Lodrick said. Its
hard to not see him playing.
Rodrick said he didnt look back,
but he heard his brother.
He got mad when I was walking
toward the bench, Rodrick said. He
was like, Man, theyre taking you out
already?
The Stewart twins do a lot of talk-
ing. Lodrick said he called Rodrick
about three times a day. They even
talked an hour and a half before
Monday nights tip.
Nobody knows what its like hav-
ing the experience of having a twin,
Lodrick said. Its the best thing.
Lodrick was the best shooter
for USC last night until KU guard
Russell Robinson poked him in his
right eye. At the 16:56 mark in the
second half, Lodrick, who had 17
points at the time, fell to the floor
holding his eye. He would return to
the game 90 seconds later, but scored
just six points the rest of the game.
It was real blurry, Lodrick said.
I didnt want to shoot, I had terrible
shots.
Trojan coach Tim Floyd was
pleased with how Lodrick played
defense against Jayhawk guard
Mario Chalmers. Chalmers was 4-
for-8 from the field, but hit just one
three-pointer. Floyd, who coached at
Iowa State from 1995 to 1998, liked
Lodricks scoring ability all night, as
he was 9-for-15.
72 62
By sHAwn sHroyEr
Good teams bounce back from
tough losses, have bench players
step up when called upon and force
teams to beat you by playing tough
defense.
All three of these were character-
istics that factored into Kansas 72-
62 victory against USC Monday.
Kansas looked to be feeling the
aftereffects of its loss to DePaul early
in the game. After the Jayhawks
first three possessions, they had two
turnovers and no points to show
for it.
A three-pointer by sophomore
guard Mario Chalmers at the 18-
minute mark ignited a half that saw
three ties and seven lead changes.
The teams were so close in the first
half that neither teams lead reached
double digits.
Junior forward Darnell Jackson
got extra minutes in the first half after
freshman forward Darrell Arthur
got two quick fouls. Jackson gave
the Jayhawks momentum heading
into halftime and was also Kansas
inside presence with a team-high
nine rebounds.
He did great, Self said of Jackson.
Darnell was terrific tonight. We
zone out way too much, but he was
focused and in the game.
Southern California center
Abdoulaye Ndiaye got into foul trou-
ble himself in the first half, allowing
Jackson to take over the paint.
Of Kansas last seven points of
the first half, Jackson had six and
the Jayhawks went into intermission
with a 37-33 lead. Jackson also had
a team-best six rebounds before the
half.
For the game, Kansas bench
was able to outscore Southern
Californias, 23-3.
The intensity only increased in
the second half.
Just more than three minutes into
the second half, Kansas junior guard
Russell Robinson accidentally poked
Southern California guard Lodrick
Stewart in the eye.
High-fying Jayhawks win by 10
Twins go head to head on court
Jared gab/Kansan
Darnell Jackson, junior forward, sinks a shot in the second half of last nights game against USC in Allen Fieldhouse. Jackson scored 11 points during the Jayhawks 76-62 win over the Trojans.
see kansas on page 4B
see stewart on page 4B
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WEDNESDAY
Womens basketball vs.
South Dakota State, 7 p.m.,
Allen Fieldhouse
SATURDAY
Mens basketball vs. Toledo,
noon, Kemper Arena, Kansas
City, Mo.
Track & Field at K-State All
Corners, all day, Manhattan
SUNDAY
Womens basketball vs. Cali-
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has a better chance of success
than a wide-receiver screen.
Oh well. Not even Cornish
could have helped against
Missouri; that game was out
of hand. The Kansas coaching
staff s biggest blunder wasnt
against Missouri; it was earlier
in the season during the teams
collapse at Baylor. Cornish
already had 187 yards going into
the final quarter, but he had just
four carries in the fourth quarter
while Kansas was trying to hold on
to a 35-17 lead without its starting
quarterback.
In a season that came down to
one game, Cornish would have
made the difference in this one.
Mangino should stuff a greeting
card into Cornishs stocking that
says, Im sorry I held you back.
Imagine how many yards Cornish
would have gained in a traditional
rushing offense, or, better yet, an
option-based offense like Nebraska
used to run. But regardless of the
way he expresses it, Mangino owes
Cornish a big apology.
Jon, you deserved a bowl game.
Kansan sportswriter Travis Robi-
nett can be contacted at trobi-
nett@kansan.com.
Edited by Dianne Smith
ROBINETT (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
BY DOUG TUCKER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. As
everybodys schedule shapes up
today, Kansas Citys biggest stum-
bling blocks to a playoff berth
figure to be Cincinnati and the
New York Jets.
Of course, that could totally
change in the next week. Before
their fourth-quarter collapse on
Sunday in Cleveland, when they
let the next-to-worst offense in
the NFL score twice in the final 9
minutes for a 31-28 overtime win,
the Chiefs were on the verge of
taking the lead in the AFC wild-
card chase.
Now they find themselves
bunched near the bottom of a
five-team pack of contenders. At
7-5 with four games to play, the
Chiefs are tied with the Jets, Bengals,
Jacksonville and Denver.
Everybody has two at home and
two on the road. The Jets seem to
have a big advantage with four oppo-
nents whose collective record is 17-
31. After facing three straight 5-7
teams (Buffalo, Minnesota, Miami)
Chiefs coach Herm Edwards former
team finishes at home against the
2-10 Oakland Raiders. Jacksonvilles
road looks toughest.
Then in the regular season finale,
in a match that could well decide the
final wild-card berth, the Jaguars are
at Kansas City.
The Chiefs are looking at four last
foes who this week stand a collective
28-20. This week they host Baltimore
(9-3), then hit the road for San Diego
(10-2) and Oakland before finishing
at home against the Jaguars.
NFL
Teams tied for wild card
Chiefs remain contender for postseason play
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Season to start with confdence
Kansas wants to repeat 2006 success despite young players
BY ALISSA BAUER
The Jayhawks must get used to
being a young team if they want to
repeat their 2006 success.
The team collected the second-
most victories in Kansas history last
year, but only two current seniors,
outfielder Kyle Murphy and catcher
Dylan Parzyk, saw any significant
playing time. Kansas knows it will
look to younger players for leader-
ship.
You look at our team, and we had
an unbelievable senior class that we
lost this year, Junior outfielder Brock
Simpson said.
But the tone of the team isnt
fearful.
I know were going to be OK,
sophomore pitcher Nick Czyz said.
Juniors John Allman and Erik
Morrison stand out as the offensive
power men from last season. Allman,
an All-Big 12 second team left fielder,
hit .333 and will return for his junior
season with the most doubles 16
of any returning starter.
Morrison struggled at third base
with 24 errors, but he redeemed those
mishaps at bat. Morrison, second
team for the Academic All-Big 12, led
the Jayhawks with 14 home runs.
They had great falls and should
be the backbone of our squad,
Simpson said.
But Allman and Morrison are not
the only choices for the upcoming
seasons offensive leaders.
Simpson, junior outfielder, showed
his substantial worth last season
when long-time leadoff hitter Matt
Baty went down. Simpson took Batys
role in most of his 53 starts, but said
he focused primarily on defensive
improvement this fall.
I became more of a complete
player, Simpson said.
Sophomore first baseman Preston
Land tagged nine home runs as a
freshman and came close to match-
ing Morrisons 14 home runs.
Junior Ryne Price knocked nine
out as well, even with drastically
fewer at bats. A wrist injury held the
second baseman to just 26 starts.
Prices health will be a huge factor
in the Jayhawks success this season.
Jared Schweitzer filled in for Price,
but he will not be available again
this year.
Were not going to have as much
depth as last year, Simpson said.
But from day one to day 15 of fall
ball there was a huge improvement
in our young guys. Theyve improved
enough that if someone goes down
they can step right in.
Its the loss of the entire week-
end pitching staff that will hit the
Jayhawks the hardest. But not all is
lost. In fact, much was gained. Coach
Ritch Price said he was impressed
with the work of Texas Christian
transfer Zach Ashford and Arkansas
transfer Brett Bollman.
The great thing about the new-
comers is that they realize what it
takes to be successful, Simpson said.
Nick Czyz was never a weekend
starter last season, but he was the
winning pitcher against Nebraska in
the Big 12 Championship game.
Right after the Big 12
Championship game I went up to
Coach Price and thanked him for
letting me start that game, Czyz said.
It meant a lot to me.
Repeat success means a lot to
Czyz and the rest of the Jayhawks
squad, which is why winter break is
so important. The strength and con-
ditioning coaches make winter work-
outs for the team while the players
find other ways to get themselves in
gameday form. Czyz plans to throw
to his high school catcher during
winter break.
Kansas opens its season Feb. 1 at
Hawaii-Hilo.
Kansan sportswriter Alissa Bauer
can be contacted at abauer@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Dianne Smith
FALL SPORTS WRAP-UP
New players alter
mens lacrosse team
BY KAYVON SARRAF
The University of Kansas mens
lacrosse club is finally starting to
find its identity after adding sev-
eral new players to the squad.
The Jayhawks closed out the
fall exhibition season by winning
the Donnie Tillar Lacrosse Classic
from Nov. 4 to 5 in Manhattan.
The club defeated Oklahoma 7-6
and Kansas State 14-7 in round-
robin play before beating Harding
University 7-4 in the champion-
ship match.
The team experienced an influx
of talent this fall. Half of the
teams players are freshmen, and
Heathcoat said it had taken time
for the team to jell.
The fall season is a precursor to
the full spring season. Some of the
matches this fall included victories
in the teams annual alumni game
and against Bait Shop, a Kansas
City club team. Losses include a 4-
6 defeat at Washington University
in St. Louis and a 6-7 overtime loss
at Missouri.
The Mizzou loss was tough
for us. We try to judge our season
based on that game because our
schedules are so similar, and we
came really close to beating them
this year, said Cameron McCulley,
Overland Park sophomore.
McCulley said there was a clear
difference between this years team
and last years.
This years team is much better.
We didnt lose much and our fresh-
man class has really been contrib-
uting. Now were looking to take
the next step and compete with the
elite teams, McCulley said.
Heathcoat said he expected the
squad to have an opportunity to
qualifying for nationals this year.
The tournament will be held from
May 12 to 13 in Dallas. To win
their conference and to guaran-
tee a nationals bid the Jayhawks
must win the Great Rivers Lacrosse
Conference Tournament from May
5 to 6 in St. Louis.
Among the players Heathcoat
singled out as standouts this sea-
son are Brent Sear, Kansas City,
Mo., freshman and Jarred Kolar,
Libertyville, Ill., junior, who
have paced the team on offense.
Heathcoat also cited Matt Elder,
Olathe senior and Kansan staff
writer, for outstanding defensive
play in front of goalie Rich Davis,
St. Louis senior.
The squad is looking forward to
the spring, when it will play host
to the Big 12 Shootout, an invita-
tional to be held in Kansas City.
Heathcoat said the team would
play three games against high-
quality competition.
Last year we were kind of con-
tent just keeping the game close, but
this year the attitude is really to win
games, McCulley said. We know
well have close games against good
teams, and now were confdent we
can come out on top.
Kansan sportswriter Kayvon Sar-
raf can be contacted at ksarraf@
kansan.com.
Edited by Aly Barland
Randall Sanders/KANSAN
After fnishing the fall season with the second-most victories in Kansas baseball history, the Jayhawks look to repeat their 2006 success during the
2007 season.
John Allman
John Allman made a serious im-
pact last sea-
son and that
impact was
consistent all
season long.
The ultimate
clutch player,
Allman hit
.353 with run-
ners in scoring position.
Besides being a solid ofensive
force, Allman became a quiet
leader in the outfeld. He had
only one error in 65 starts.
Allman will have plenty of com-
petition, but the work ethic that
helped Allman jump in both size
and talent from his freshman to
sophomore season will stand out
in 2007 just as it did in 2006.
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No. 12Kansas 72, USC 62
Kansas 37 35 72
USC 33 29 62
KANSAS
Arthur 3-4 2-3 8
Wright 4-11 2-2 10
Robinson 1-5 3-4 5
Chalmers 4-8 4-4 13
Rush 3-14 5-6 13
Collins 5-13 0-0 11
Stewart 0-1 0-0 0
Kaun 0-2 1-2 1
Jackson 4-5 3-6 11
Totals 24-63 20-27 72
USC
Young 3-13 2-2 8
Gibson 5-8 5-6 15
NDiaye 1-1 2-2 4
Stewart 9-15 0-0 23
Hackett 1-3 7-8 9
Galloway 0-0 0-0 0
Lewis 1-4 1-2 3
Cromwell 0-2 0-0 0
Totals 20-46 17-20 62.
ReCoRDS
Kansas 7-2, USC 5-2.
Shot Charts
1st Half
2nd Half
Shots made
Shots missed
STAT of The gAme
two. Number of three-pointers
made by Brandon Rush. the frst
one was big; he connected with
5:57 to play in the frst half. Rush had
been struggling fromthe feld, and
he let out a sigh of relief and gave a
fst-pump when he broke his slump.
With the mental block removed,
Rush then proceeded to connect on
another long ball one minute later.
He fnished the night with a respect-
able 13 points, and by throwing
down a dunk in the fnal minutes
was able to put some distance be-
tween himself and a disappointing
showing against dePaul.
gAme To RemembeR
sherron Collins had his frst big
game against a big opponent.
Collins previously put up 19
against tennessee state, but his
11 against usC was much more
impressive. He even showed
some quick thinking by throw-
ing the ball of a usC defender
while falling out of bounds in the
second half. Hes not ready for the
starting lineup, but coach Bill self
loves being able to get that kind of
production of the bench.
gAme To foRgeT
sasha Kaun has been a regular in
this spot recently, and were still
not convinced hes fully healed
fromhis knee injury. after the
injury, self said it would take three
to six weeks to heal. He returned
to the court in three, but it may
take three more before we get old
sasha back.
iT wAS oveR wheN
Coming out of the four-minute
timeout, Russell Robinson juked
out his defender to create an open
shot. His play was interrupted by
darrell arthur, who was shoved
into Robinson by a usC defender.
arthur got the free throw, which
gave the Jayhawks an eight-point
lead, but Robinson gets the kudos
for putting away the trojans.
Michael Phillips
quotables
We didnt really have
anything going for us on
ofense, so we just tried to
fght for our defense... It
was like a dogfght.
Mario Chalmers
We are going to be a bet-
ter shooting team, but its
good to win games when
you shoot 38 percent. It
means youre doing some
other things good.
Bill Self
I was trying to get out of
a shooting slump, so my
plan was to be aggressive
and put up shots.
Brandon Rush
He didnt back out of
shots. He got up 14 looks
when they were face-
guarding him... every time
hes open, he should shoot
it... Were not going to have
a great teamunless hes a
good shooter.
Self on Brandon Rush
We gave ourselves plenty
of chances to rebound the
ball ofensively.
Self
Its not about the shots to
me, its about winning the
game. the shots are going
to come...whoevers hot
that night, it just seems
like we try to feed the hot
hand.
Mario Chalmers
Last year, youve got three
seniors that, regardless of
their performance, they
played every day. this year,
our freshmen have to play
early. We are not as deep
this year as we were to
start the season... We know
who we want to play, but
weve got a lot of young
guys.
Self
I was trying to hold in
laughing the whole game.
all growing up we always
played against other
people, and to play against
himwas weird.
Rodrick Stewart on Lo-
drick Stewart
I should have played him
more. But I thought Lod
played great, and I thought
Rod played good when he
was in there.
Self
By Michael PhilliPs
It took one minute and 22 sec-
onds before Tim Floyd had seen
enough.
The USC coach took his sport
coat and flung it at one of his assis-
tants. He then proceeded to yell at
whichever official he could get to
acknowledge him.
In a physical game from start
to finish, the Jayhawks stayed out
of foul trouble just long enough to
claim a 72-62 victory against USC
Monday.
Floyd wasnt the only person lob-
bying for a cause. Kansas coach Bill
Self took his turn, in addition to
the assistant coaches on both sides,
the players and the 16,300 fans who
decided they had a good enough
view to make a call.
Foul trouble really limited us
from taking over the game all the
way, sophomore guard Brandon
Rush said. They were getting easy
points from the free-throw line.
In the second half, it took Kansas
just four minutes and 34 seconds to
foul USC seven times, sending them
to the free-throw line on each subse-
quent foul.
I had a feeling they would call it
close in the second half, and we told
our guys that at halftime, Self said.
He added that of the first seven
fouls of the second half, four were
strong defensive fouls and three
were the players not using their
heads.
Regardless of the lopsided foul
margin, Floyd kept at the officials
throughout the game.
Every time we were going down
on their end in the first half their
coach was yelling in my ear, so I
just kind of laughed at him, sopho-
more guard Mario Chalmers said. It
wasnt really anything.
Indeed, the whole Allen
Fieldhouse crowd seemed to be on
edge for most of the game, reacting
emotionally to every call both ways.
Perhaps none drew as much ire as
when Floyd tripped up Jayhawk
freshman guard Sherron Collins
eight minutes into the game.
He just accidentally bumped into
him, Self said. I thought the offi-
cials did a really good job of han-
dling that right.
USC had two players foul out
RouSean Cromwell and Abdoulaye
Ndiaye while the Jayhawks were
able to spread around their infrac-
tions.
Darrell Arthur was the only
Kansas player to reach four, which
resulted in more playing time for
Sasha Kaun.
In the end, both teams combined
for 41 fouls, and likely just as many
bruises tomorrow morning for the
players involved.
Self said it came with the ter-
ritory when you play for a team
that emphasizes defense like the
Jayhawks do.
If you pressure, youre going to
foul some, he said.
Kansan sports editor Michael Phil-
lips can be reached at
mphillips@kansan.com.
Edited by Dianne Smith
Fouls plague
Kansas ofense
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
Julian Wright, sophomore forward, fades away while taking a shot in front of University of Sourthern Californias freshman forwardTaj Gibson during the game Monday night in Allen Fieldhouse. Wright scored 10 points and pulled down six rebounds for Kansas. The
Jayhawks beat the Trojans, 72-62.
Stewart rolled on the floor for
a while before having to leave the
game, temporarily.
Regardless of how many good eyes
Stewart had, the brother of Kansas
junior guard Rodrick Stewart was on
fire. He nearly single-handedly kept
the Trojans in the game, scoring a
game-high 23 points, sinking five
three-pointers.
Still, Kansas played inspired
defense. Southern California
turned the ball over 25 times while
Kansas earned 15 steals and nine
blocks, resulting in 26 points for the
Jayhawks off turnovers.
Once you get your defense going,
your offense is going to come,
Chalmers said.
The Jayhawks countered by draw-
ing fouls inside and getting Ndiaye
and forward RouSean Cromwell
Southern Californias two tallest
players to foul out.
With the Trojans inside presence
gone, the Jayhawks were able to keep
their opponent at bay.
Twenty-two of Kansas 39
rebounds in the game came after
halftime, along with 11 of its 20 offen-
sive rebounds. Southern California
compiled just 30 total rebounds and
eight offensive rebounds.
We gave ourselves plenty of
opportunities to rebound the ball
offensively, because we didnt make
any shots, Self joked.
After Ndiaye fouled out with 8:30
to go in the game, Kansas ripped
down 12 team rebounds, blocked
two shots and scored six of its final
15 points in the paint.
Kansas never trailed in the sec-
ond half, but its lead never reached
double digits until there were 21 sec-
onds left to play. Although Kansas
had to scrape for the victory, Self
considered that a good thing.
You need to win games and you
always want to look pretty, but we
need to get some confidence by win-
ning games where we have to grind
it out, too, so this was a good game
for us, Self said.
game notes:
After scoring just three points
his last game, Brandon Rush led
Kansas with 10 points in the first
half. However, he added just three in
the second half, making just one of
nine attempts.
Chalmers and Rush led the team
in scoring with 13 apiece. Jackson
and freshman guard Sherron Collins
added 11 points apiece. Junior for-
ward Julian Wright was the final
Jayhawk to reach double digits with
10 points.
Kansansportswriter shawnshroy-
er can be contacted at sshroyer@
kansan.com.
Edited by Nicole Kelley
KANSAS (ContinUed from 1B)
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
Sophomore guard, Brandon Rush, is fouled by University of Southern California, freshman
guard, Kevin Galloway during the frst half of Mondays game in Allen Fieldhouse. Rush scored 13
points and grabbed fve rebounds leading the Jayhawks to victory against the Trojans, 72-62.
He is a veteran who can shoot
and we expect him to come in and
do that on the road, Floyd said.
Lodrick hit several clutch shots
that kept the game close.
When Brandon Rush nailed a
three-point field goal with 5:53 left
in the half, it appeared the Jayhawks
were on the verge of a run leading
24-17.
But, Lodrick answered with a
three-pointer of his own on the ensu-
ing possession to pull USC within
four. He then hit a two-point shot on
the Trojans next possession to cut
the deficit to two.
Lodrick had a game-high 12
points in the first half on 5-for-8
shooting, keeping the game within
reach for the Trojans as they trailed
37-33 at half.
Trailing by seven late in the sec-
ond half, Lodrick drilled another
three to pull the team within five. It
was too late. The Jayhawks took the
game 72-62.
Bull Stewart, the twins dad,
was wearing a shirt with both the
Jayhawk and Trojan logos. Lodrick
said his dad was supporting him
during his last season as a collegiate
basketball player.
Rodrick still has one more year
of eligibility because he transferred
from USC and had to sit out for a
year.
Kansan sportswriter Drew Davi-
son can be contacted at ddavi-
son@kansan.com.
Edited by Aly Barland
SteWARt (ContinUed from 1B)
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
Lodrick Stewart, senior guard for the Uni-
versity of Southern California, attempts
to steal the ball fromjunior guard, Russell
Robinson during the game Mondays game
in Allen Fieldhouse. Stewart is the brother to
Rodrick Stewart, junior guard for the Jayhawks.
Kansas made the Trojans turn over the ball 14
times, scoring 17 points fromthe University of
Southern Californias mistakes.
Photos by Jared Gab/KANSAN
Clockwise fromtop:
twins Rodrick and Lodrick Stewart talk with one another after last nights game. Lodrick scored
a game-high 23 points against the Jayhawks.
Mario Chalmers, sophomore guard, covers USCs Daniel Hackett. Chalmers defensive play tied a
career-high six steals and also included two blocks.
Mario Chalmers, sophomore guard, jumps for a shot over USCs RouSean Cromwell who fouled
Chalmers on the play. Chalmers sunk all four of his freethrowattempts and scored a total of 13
points in the game.
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She wanted to develop positive
relationships with young people and
see the effects firsthand of her volun-
teerism in Lawrence.
I was sick of doing commu-
nity service where I didnt feel like
I was affecting anyone, Maloney
said. This was a better way to affect
individuals. My favorite parts are
during games when one of the kids
makes an awe-
some play or a
basket, just see-
ing them do that
is awesome.
Theres a
nationwide push
to get more
young adults
involved in posi-
tive relationships
with children
as Maloney has.
Organizations like the High/Scope
Educational Research Foundation
and Teach for America are all pro-
moting the influence of young, col-
lege educated people in the lives
of children. A 2005 report from
MENTOR, a network of state and
local mentoring partnerships,
showed a 19 percent increase in for-
mal mentoring relationships since
2002. Quinton Hamm, a pint-sized
seven-year-old on Maloney and
Rooneys team, said their patient
guidance had definitely made a dif-
ference for him. Hamm said he
looked forward to games and prac-
tices with his coaches.
Theyre cool, Hamm said.
Theyre just really fun and theyre
nice to me.
Maloney and Rooney arent the
only ones developing beneficial rela-
tionships. Peter Simonsen, Overland
Park senior, and Sarah Whisler,
Hutchinson sophomore, are coaches
for the Lawrence Aquahawks swim
league. Their volunteerism has given
them many chances to spend one-
on-one time
helping children
to perfect their
athleticism and
sportsmanship.
Both got
involved in the
program after
swimming in
high school and,
though they are
paid for some
of their work,
both spend countless hours provid-
ing support to young swimmers each
week.
I think it is something kind of
unique, Simonsen said. It gives me
a chance to be a leader besides doing
some other meaningless job. I really
like it. It is kind of nice to be around
kids when you are a college student
and you are around college people
all the time.
Once Whisler shuts her books
she goes to the pool to take on the
role of teacher. She said at times
it was hard to juggle both of her
personas.
It has gotten in the way of some
homework, especially when Ive had
to go to swim meets early in the
morning on the weekends.
One challenge Maloney said she
had to overcome was learning to
handle overzealous referees and par-
ents.
Its kind of hard dealing with
parents sometimes, Maloney said.
Most of the time parents coach
instead of a younger person so it is a
challenge to have someone younger
coaching.
All of the student coaches said
they didnt have any plans to stop
coaching anytime soon. Ice said he
hoped to continue to recruit more
KU students to the coaching pro-
gram, not just through the holiday
season.
Parks and Recreation also uses
student volunteer coaches for
indoor soccer teams during the
late winter months and softball and
baseball teams during the summer.
Ice said he had a difficult time
recruiting as many students for
the spring and summer programs
because many students headed
home or vacationed during that
time.
The winter youth basketball
league ends Dec. 16. More informa-
tion and volunteer coaching appli-
cations can be found at www.lprd.
org.
Kansan staf writer Courtney Ha-
gen can be contacted at chagen@
kansan.com.
Edited by Nicole Kelley
YOUTH SPORTS (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
Vanessa Pearson/KANSAN
Katie Maloney, Overland Park junior, talks to members of the teamshe coaches Saturday at the East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th St.
Maloney has been coaching this teamfor two months and said it was fun to be involved and to help out. She coaches to earn community service hours for
her sorority, Alpha Gamma Delta.
Vanessa Pearson/KANSAN
Jaci Rooney, Kansas City, Mo., senior, instructs a player where to go on the court during Saturdays youth basketball game. Rooney and Katie Malo-
ney, Overland Park junior, spend a couple of hours onWednesday practicing with the teamand then a couple of hours on Saturdays for the games.
I was sick of doing community
service where I didnt feel like I
was afecting anyone.
KATIE MALONEY
Overland Park junior
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UCLA and Pittsburgh held onto
Nos. 1 and 2 in The Associated
Press college basketball poll released
Monday. The following three spots,
however, were reshuffled by upsets.
Ohio State, Florida and Kansas
tumbled from their respective 3-4-
5 slots following losses last week,
while Oklahoma State and Xavier
made their season debuts in the Top
25. North Carolina took over No. 3,
Alabama moved into fourth and the
Buckeyes slid to fifth.
Nine ranked teams lost a total of
10 games this week. In the previous
week, 10 members of the Top 25 lost
at least one game.
Wichita State, which won 64-61
at Syracuse on Saturday, made it into
the Top Ten, something that hasnt
happened since Jan. 5, 1982, when
the Shockers were No. 9.
The Bruins (6-0) stayed on top
for a second straight week, receiv-
ing 55 first-place votes and 1,781
points from the 72-member national
media panel. UCLA celebrated its
first No. 1 ranking since 1995 with
victories over Long Beach State and
UC Riverside.
Pittsburgh (8-0), which beat
Robert Morris and won at Auburn,
was No. 1 on 15 ballots and had
1,713 points.
North Carolina (6-1) jumped
from seventh to third after beat-
ing then-No. 3 Ohio State 98-89 on
Wednesday. The Tar Heels received
the other two first-place votes.
Alabama jumped from sixth to
fourth, while Ohio State, which
welcomed back heralded fresh-
men center Greg Oden on Saturday
after recovering from wrist surgery,
dropped two places.
Texas A&M moved up three plac-
es to sixth.
Florida, which lost 70-66 to
Florida State on Sunday, dropped
from fourth into a tie for seventh
with Duke.
LSU rounds out the Top Ten.
Kansas, which knocked Florida
out of the No. 1 spot two weeks ago,
fell from fifth to 12th following a 64-
57 loss at DePaul.
Oklahoma State (9-0) moved in
at No. 22, its first ranking since the
final poll of 2004-05. The Cowboys
biggest wins were on the road against
Auburn and Missouri State.
Xavier (6-1) came in at No. 24, the
first time the Musketeers appeared in
the poll since the close of the 2002-
03 season. Their lone loss was to
Alabama in the championship game
of Paradise Jam and that followed
their biggest win, against Villanova
in the semifinals.
The Musketeers had the top seven
players back from a team that won
the Atlantic 10 championship in
going 21-11 last season, losing to
Gonzaga in the first round of the
NCAA tournament.
After a home game with Detroit
on Tuesday, Xavier has road games
against Creighton, on Saturday, and
crosstown rival Cincinnati on Dec.
16. The Musketeers will also play
Arizona State, Bucknell and Illinois
in December.
Wisconsin moved up one spot to
11th and was followed by Kansas,
Washington, Arizona, Butler,
Memphis, Marquette, Gonzaga,
Connecticut and Nevada.
Syracuse, Oklahoma State,
Maryland, Xavier and Georgia Tech
were the last five ranked teams.
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For the frst time since Jan. 5, 1982, Wichita State is ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 basketball poll. Wichita State defeated Syracuse 64-61
on Saturday.
Wichita State makes Top 25
Ten losses cause
rearrangement
of top AP teams
Winning streaks adjust rankings
BY CHUCK SCHOFFNER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Coach Terri Mitchell camped
out at the Marquette student union
before this season, trying to draw
attention to her womens basketball
team. A six-game winning streak
has put the Golden Eagles in the
Top 25.
Marquette joined The Associated
Press poll at No. 24 on Monday, its
first appearance since late in the
1999-00 season and just its fourth
overall.
Nebraska, which also has won
six in a row, made its debut this
season at No. 25, while No. 23 New
Mexico returned after a two-week
absence. BYU, Kentucky and Texas
Tech dropped out.
Maryland, North Carolina and
Oklahoma remained 1-2-3, but
there was some shuffling after that
in the top 10 following two games
between highly ranked teams
North Carolinas victory against
Tennessee and Connecticuts win
against Purdue.
Tennessee slipped from fourth
to sixth following its 70-57 loss
at Chapel Hill. Purdues 66-55
loss at Connecticut knocked the
Boilermakers down one spot to
10th and Texas A&M fell from 10th
to 15th after losing to unranked
Rice. A&Ms fall came just one week
after the Aggies reached the top 10
for the first time.
Mitchell wanted to drum up
support for her team after the
Golden Eagles runner-up finish in
the WNIT last March, so she spent
an October afternoon talking to
passers-by on a Milwaukee street
corner. She spent that night at the
student union, toasting marshmal-
lows around a fire. Mitchell had
wanted to sleep in a tent, but she
had back surgery Aug. 28 and chose
a camper instead.
Marquettes only other appear-
ance in the poll came the weeks of
Feb. 14, 21 and 28 in 2000.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. St.
Louis Cardinals general manager
Walt Jocketty looked at the price of
pitching on the free-agent market
and decided to throw his money at
a guy he already had.
The Cardinals announced a five-
year deal with 2005 NL Cy Young
Award winner Chris Carpenter on
Monday, locking him up through
the 2011 season for about $65 mil-
lion.
The deal also includes a club
option for 2012 that would bring
the total value to $77 million.
It was important for us to show
what we think of him, Jocketty said
on the first day of baseballs winter
meetings.
Carpenter was 15-8 with a 3.09
ERA last season, finishing third in
Cy Young balloting and helping
the Cardinals win their first World
Series title in 24 years.
Carpenter was 3-1 with a 2.78
ERA in five postseason starts,
including the clincher in the divi-
sion series against the Padres and
eight shutout innings in Game 3
of the World Series against the
Tigers.
St. Louis has made the playoffs
in each of his three years there,
reaching the World Series twice.
This is a place youre going
to have an opportunity to win
every year, Carpenter said during
a conference call with reporters
stationed at the meetings outside
of Orlando. Winning the World
Series is the best feeling Ive ever
had playing sports. Id love to do
it again.
Carpenter had been signed for
$7 million in 2007 with a $9 mil-
lion option for 08. But with pitch-
ers such as Adam Eaton getting
more than $8 million per year from
the Phillies, Carpenter might have
made more if he pitched out his
contract and hit the free-agent mar-
ket.
I dont know
how much is
enough, he
said. Im com-
fortable here,
my familys
c omf or t a b l e
here, and we
have an oppor-
tunity to win
here.
Ca r p e nt e r
led the NL with
a 1.81 ERA at
home last sea-
son, and was
tied for the league lead with three
shutouts overall.
In three years with St. Louis
he is 51-18 with a 3.10 ERA in 93
starts and the Cardinals are 65-27, a
winning percentage of .707, during
that span.
His 36 victories the last two sea-
sons are tied for first in the major
leagues with Jon Garland of the
Chicago White Sox.
Chris is one of the elite pitch-
ers in all of baseball, Cardinals
chairman William O. DeWitt
said.
In addition to becoming just
the second Cardinal to win a Cy
Young Award, Chris has been the
leader of our pitching staff and
we are pleased that he will con-
tinue in that role for the next five
seasons.
The Cardinals signed Carpenter
as a free agent in 2003 even though
he was recovering from shoulder
surgery, and he missed that entire
season.
Carpenter rewarded them
with a 15-
win season in
2004 before a
biceps injury
knocked him
out of the
postseason.
Its an
honor. Its nice
to know they
believe in me
this much
to keep me
around for five
more years,
he said. Any
security is good security, no matter
how long it is. Getting here from
the situation Ive been in, its a great
feeling. It lets you relax and con-
centrate on what you need to do,
and thats relax and pitch. Theres
no other worry.
Jocketty said taking a chance on
Carpenter and Jeff Suppan made
the championship possible.
Suppan, the MVP of the NL
championship series, was originally
signed for two years and $6 mil-
lion.
We wouldnt have had the suc-
cess weve had if we hadnt signed
those guys, he said.
MLB
Cardinals resign pitcher
Cy Young Award winner remains on teams roster
Its an honor. Its nice to know
they believe in me this much to
keep me around for fve more
years. Any security is good
security, no matter how long it
is.
CHRIS CARPENTER
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher
NFL
Tight end pleads not guilty
to charges from bar fght
ST. LOUIS St. Louis Rams
rookie tight end Dominique Byrd
was charged Monday with alleg-
edly hitting a bar patron in the face
with a drinking glass.
Byrd was charged with sec-
ond- and third-degree assault
and armed criminal action. His
bond was set at $25,000, said chief
warrant of cer Jeannette Graviss
with the St. Louis Circuit Attorneys
of ce.
Byrds lawyer, Scott Rosenblum,
said his client had posted bail and
will plead not guilty.
Coach Scott Linehan said he
discussed the matter with Byrd, a
third-round pick who has played in
three games and has no recep-
tions, before a team meeting on
Monday. He said Byrds status on
the team is unchanged and that
he expected him at practice on
Wednesday.
Its a legal matter right now
and we cant comment on a legal
matter until its resolved, Linehan
said.
A 30-year-old man was treated
for cuts to the face after alleg-
edly being struck by Byrd, police
spokeswoman Schron Jackson said.
Byrd was cut on his right hand
but declined treatment, she said.
Associated Press
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