Sasha Kaun, senior center, holds a towel over his face while the game and Kansas's 24-game winning streak in Manhattan both come to an end. Kaun finished the game with two points and three rebounds in 20 minutes.

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Sophomore guard Sherron Collins takes a shot in the lane between two Kansas State defenders. Collins finished with 12 points on 5-for-11 shooting in 29 minutes.

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Junior guard Mario Chalmers tries to force a shot past Kansas State forward Michael Beasley during Wednesday night's game in Manhattan. Chalmers led Kansas with 19 points. The Wildcats defeated the Jayhawks 84-75 and improved to 5-0 in the Big 12 with the victory while Kansas dropped to 5-1.

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Senior center Sasha Kaun, sophomore forward Darrell Arthur and senior guard Russell Robinson wait on the bench while the final seconds tick off the clock. The Jayhawks suffered their first loss of the season. Kansas State shot 12-for-26 from behind the three-point line during the game.

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A young boy uses uses his "Stand for Change" sign to support himself so he could rest during Obama's speech. Obama's speech lasted less than an hour. But many of the younger attendees were obviously less engaged for the whole speech than the rest of the people who came out.

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The crowd filled the Municiapl Auditorium Exhibition Hall to hear Obama deliver his speech. Obama said he was not running for president because of a long-held ambition, but because the American dream was slowly slipping away and he hoped to restore it.

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Obama pauses during his speech while supporters wave their cards with campaign slogans to show their support. No matter what happened in the elections, Obama said, he could promise voters that no one from the Bush administration would be on the ballot.

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A woman shows her support for both the Jayhawks and Obama while volunteering at the rally Tuesday. Many KU students skipped class to attend Obama’s “Stand for Change” event.

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Obama pauses during his speech to let the crowd quiet down. Obama’s speech lasted less than an hour yesterday evening, but the crowd was clearly not disappointed with his performance.

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Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius and Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill greet Obama as he walks on to the stage. McCaskill announced her support for Obama earlier this month. Sebelius openly supported Obama for the first time yesterday.

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Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Candidate, addresses supporters at a rally at Tuesday at the Municipal Auditorium Exhibition Hall in Kansas City, Mo. Obama said he would give college students $4,000 a year for tuition, but students would have to do an unnamed amount of community service in return. Obama said students could complete their community service through long-term commitments like the Peace Corp or through commitments such as serving food at a soup kitchen.

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Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Candidate, addresses a group of supporters Tuesday evening at the Municipal Auditorium Exhibition Hall in Kansas City, Mo. Obama spoke of the need for better health care in America and increasing the minimum wage regularly to keep up with inflation.

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Student Senate is voting tonight on a resolution to oppose the building of the Oread Inn. The Inn, if passed, will be built at 12th and Indiana streets in the location of the Crossing and Beat the Bookstore.

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Brandon Hodges, Hot Springs, Ar senior receives the baton from Matt Baysinger, Overland Park freshman, during the 4x400 relay Saturday in the Kansas Relays at Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks placed 2nd in the race.

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Will Stewart, Whittier, Calif., senior, and Adam Wood, Lawrence junior, campaign for Ron Paul. Wood traveled to Iowa and South Carolina to support Paul.

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Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Candidate, addresses supporters at a rally at Tuesday at the Municipal Auditorium Exhibition Hall in Kansas City, Mo. Obama said he would give college students $4,000 a year for tuition, but students would have to do an unnamed amount of community service in return. Obama said students could complete their community service through long-term commitments like the Peace Corp or through commitments such as serving food at a soup kitchen.

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Kansas hopes to stomp Kansas State at Manhattan tonight, continuing the 25-year-long winning streak against the Wildcats. The last time the Jayhawks lost in Manhattan was in 1983, before any of the current Kansas players were born.

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