Photos for October 30, 2008

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Kristen Freese, Glasgow, Mo., graduate; Joey Brown, Overland Park senior; and Wilt Bones, Tulsa, Okla., senior, show off "Obandas", pro Obama bandanas that promote the importance of voting in the 2008 presidential election. Freese said that she started the bandanas as a tool to get people excited about making a change. She has made more than 700 bandanas and said that she had sold about half of them through Wild Man Antique, Creation Station and through her Web site. She said that it is a way to keep the market local and support local shops.

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Ennie Ndro has been studying at the University of Kansas from Zimbabwe on a Fulbright Scholarship since last year. Ndro said it was hard for her to transition into living in the United States at first, but has become more comfortable since then. She said she planned to return to Zimbabwe eventually.

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Gabby Howell, Kansas City, Mo., freshman, dolls up Tanisha Brown, Kansas City, Mo., freshman, with makeup at the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" screening at the Kansas Union on Thursday night. They said it was first "Rocky Horror Picture Show" screening they had ever attended.

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Members of the volleyball team celebrate after a point during the fourth match, which Kansas won, sending the game to a fifth and final match. The team plays in-state rival, No. 16 Kansas State, Saturday

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Kansas coach Bonnie Henrickson makes her way to center court after Kansas 82-62 loss at Oklahoma State last season. Henrickson wants her team to know that close losses last year likely kept the Jayhawks out of the NCAA Tournament.

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Junior running back Jake Sharp cuts his way through defenders during Saturday's game against Texas Tech. The Jayhawks and Wildcats renew their rivalry tomorrow at Memorial Stadium.

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Overland Park junior Robert Schmidt runs through Lawrence to stay in shape for competition in the Boston Marathon on April 20. Schmidt took fifth place in the Kansas City marathon with a time of 2 hours and 39 minutes on Oct. 18.

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Sophomore hitter Karina Garlington comes up with a dig during the fourth set against Missouri on Wednesday at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center. Kansas defeated Missouri to send the match to a fifth set.

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Quarterback Todd Reesing's height kept him from getting offers to big-time schools. Before becoming a Jayhawk, Reesing turned down a scholarship to Kansas State

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Then freshman Cole Aldrich and Tyrel Reed celebrate a three-pointer during last year's Big 12 championship against Texas. Texas coach Rick Barnes said he is not worried about the new three-point line this season, which is moved back to 20 feet, 9 inches. Mario Chalmers hit eight three pointers in that game, leading the Jayhawks to their third straight Big 12 title.

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Published on October 30, 2008

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Jeff Turek, Overland Park senior, is a Kansas State fan, but he attends the University of Kansas. Despite his loyalty to the Wildcats, Turek said he attends KU because "I wasn't going to let a football team decide what school I went to."

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Published on October 30, 2008

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Texas A&M University: Student Recreation Center

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Gregory Gym Main Concourse University of Texas: RecSports Facilities

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University of Kansas

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University of Oklahoma: Huston Huffman Center

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Oklahoma State University: Colvin Recreation Center

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Sapp Campus Recreation center

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University of Missouri-Columbia: MizzouRec Student Recreation Complex

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Kansas State University: Chester E. Peters Recreation Complex

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Baylor University: McLane Student Life Center

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