Photos for December 4, 2008

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Junior guard Danielle McCray stretches out to get a finger tip block on a San Jose State shot. McCray led the Jayhawks with 20 points and two blocks in a 93-49 win over San Jose State, moving to 7-0 on the season.

Published on December 4, 2008

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Tim "Nellie" Nelson, left, Martin "Marty" Watson, center, and Benjamin "Vinnie" Van Sickle, right, serve a variety of customers from KU football players to business professionals in Watson's Barber Shop. Watson has been cutting hair for most of his life.

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Martin "Marty" Watson trims a customer's hair Thursday afternoon. Watson was named the Lawrence 2008 NAACP Minority Businessman of the Year.

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Zach Siegel, El Paso, Texas, sophomore, Jordan Leboyer, Chicago sophomore, Michael Solganik, Overland Park sophomore, and others watch Rabbi Zalman Tiechel speak at the Memorial and Solidarity Gathering on Thursday night. The memorial was paying tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India.

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Rabbi Sholom Wineberg, executive director of Chabad of Kansas and Missouri, speaks words of peace and healing on Thursday night at the memorial gathering for victims of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. At the end of the gathering, the attendees were asked to donate a mitzvah, a good deed, in honor of the victims.

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The Jayhawks will play the Missouri Tigers at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., until at least 2012. Athletics department officials defend the decision, while local business owners argue that it detracts customers.

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Prashanth Venkataramanujam will perform his comedy routine at 8 p.m. Saturday in Woodruff Auditorium. Venkataramanujam was invited to campus by the KU South Asian Student Association, or SASA.

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Richard Arneson, distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of California, San Diego, shares his thoughts on philosopher T.H. Green with graduate students in Wescoe Hall on Thursday afternoon. Arneson will speak at 4 p.m. today in Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. His lecture entitled "What Does a Liberal Society Owe the Disadvantaged?"

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Junior forward Porscha Weddington attempts to get between two defenders in the lane but was called for a charge on the play.

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Junior guard Danielle McCray puts up a three pointer over an opposing defender.

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Sophomore forward Nicollette Smith drives the lane for a layup late in the first quarter against San Jose State.

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Junior guard Sade Morris looks cross court to an open teammate before making a skip pass.

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Junior guard Danielle McCray stretches out to get a finger tip block on a San Jose State shot.

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Sophomore forward Nicollette Smith slides over to help out on defense Thursday night against San Jose State.

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Junior forward Porscha Weddington attempts to win the games opening tip off but comes up short.

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Junior guard Sade Morris takes the ball to the basket during Sunday's game against New Orleans. Morris scored all 17 of her points in the second half

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Adderall can be swallowed, sniffed, smoked or injected. Here a user prepares to blow a line of crushed pills that she cut with her KUID. Snorting the drug increases its immediate effects on the user's brain.

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Adderall increases a user's blood pressure and heart rate. These side effects can increase the urge to smoke cigarettes, because the nicotine has a contrasting calming effect.

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Adderall is Food and Drug Administration-approved for the estimated four percent of adults in the United States who are diagnosed with ADHD.

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Freshman guard Tyshawn Taylor flies towards the basket on his way to an emphatic slam during the second half of Wednesday's game against New Mexico State. Taylor hit eight of his 14 shots from the field and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line, scoring 23 points in the Kansas victory.

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Junior guard Sherron Collins takes the ball to the basket during the first half of the game. Collins ended the game with a double-double, recording 15 points and 11 assists.

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Freshman forward Quintrell Thomas and freshman center Markeiff Morris work to keep New Mexico State's Troy Gillenwater from dropping in two in the lane.

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Freshman forward Marcus Morris battles New Mexico State's Jahmar Young for a loose ball during the first half of the game.

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Freshman forward Marcus Morris looks on as freshman guard Tyshawn Taylor jokes around with sophomore guard Conner Teahan during the final minutes of the game. The Jayhawks defeated the Aggies 100-79.

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Sophomore center Cole Aldrich battles for a rebound during the first half of the game. Aldrich only played 22 minutes because of foul trouble but scored 13 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.

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Winter weather can contribute to changes in mood, especially if students aren't getting enough sleep. Steve Ilardi, associate professor of psychology, said some factors that contributed to seasonal depression, such as lack of sun exposure and sleep deprivation, were avoidable.

Published on December 4, 2008