Photos for October 9, 2008

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Jessica Mortinger, Hays graduate student and president of Students for Transit, a KU student organization focused on promoting public transportation and related issues, speaks to a student Thursday morning at the KU Energy Fair in front of Stauffer-Flint. The future of the Lawrence transit system depends on the passage of a 0.2 percent sales tax measure on the Nov. 4 ballot, which will be to sole source of funding for the bus system. Also on the ballot is proposed 0.05 percent sales tax that would support a bus replacement fund.

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Junior goalkeeper Julie Hanley clears the ball downfield during a game against Colorado. The Jayhawks face off against Oklahoma State and Oklahoma this weekend.

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Senior Danielle Herrmann swims down the lane before turning during the 50 yard breaststroke Friday afternoon at the Robinson Center pool.

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The original cast of "Mildly Off the Wall" will have a chance in the spotlight tonight at The Granada. From left, Sean Hill, Ryan Hultgren, Brian Ervin, Dave Harvey, and Rowdy Wichman are members of creator Scott Winer's troupe.

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Kansas barely escaped Folsom Field in Boulder last year with a 19-14 victory over the Buffaloes. This Saturday's game in Lawrence will see the Jayhawks try to improve their weak kick return statistics.

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Robert Rowland, professor and chair of communication studies, will be speaking for CLAS Acts on Sunday from 2-4 p.m. at the Museum of Anthropology. The event, which is sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will focus on the role of rhetoric in the 2008 presidential campaign.

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Senior middle blocker Natalie Uhart kills a shot past two Texas A&M blockers. Uhart had 11 kills and aced two serves Wednesday at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center. Kansas fell just short of a victory.

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Kelsey and Kortney Clifton, Wichita freshmen, are twins and forwards on the University's soccer team. Both played soccer in high school, and Kelsey said the biggest differences in college-level soccer were speed and intensity on the field.

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Performers from the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company act on stage during "A Quarreling Pair" performance in 2007. The company will perform at the Lied Center on Friday.

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Big-name schools, such as Kansas, often pay smaller Division I schools to play them. THe smaller schools not only get paid, but also gain the experience of playing in sold-out stadiums against tougher teams.

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Gilbert Ng, Hong Kong senior, registers to vote in front of the Kansas Union on Wednesday morning, with help from John Cross, 2008 graduate and volunteer at the table. Cross said about 30 students registered to vote each day at the table, which was sponsored by KU Young Democrats.

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Patrick McGowan, Springdale, Ark., senior, and Colby Wissel, Kearney, Neb. senior, still practice with the cross country team to help train for their upcoming track season in the spring and act as mentors to the younger team members. McGowen and Wissel have participated in the cross country program for the last four years and are no longer eligible to run.

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Alex Krejci, Olathe senior, pours biodiesel fuel from one container to another with the help of Jing Guo, Jiaozuo, China graduate student, on Wednesday morning in the KU Biodiesel Initiative’s refining lab in Burt Hall. Krejci and Guo were transporting the biodiesel, which is made from fryer grease from Mrs. E’s, to test the emissions it would produce.

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