Junior defensive end Jake Laptad breaks through to the Colorado quarterback for a safety during the 2008 regular season. A defensive end's job is to rush the quaterback on passing plays.

Published on August 25, 2009

KU professor Burdett Loomis chats on one of his speaking trips. Loomis said that the global interest in Barack Obama’s presidential run had been the main topic of his presentations.

Published on August 25, 2009

Rowers race Texas and Kansas State in the Big 12 Championship at Wyandotte County Lake May 2. Kansas took third place while Texas took first and K-State took second. Oklahoma placed fourth.

Published on August 25, 2009

This untitled photograph by Carl Fischer is one of many works from a variety of mediums at the xy exhibition at the Spencer Museum of Art. The gallery, which explores the sense of the male gender, will be open until Oct. 5.

Published on August 25, 2009

A bronze patina sculpture, "The Sluggard," by Frederic Leighton, stands foreground to a synopsis of the xy exhibition. The gallery, which explores the sense of the male gender, will be open until Oct. 5 at the Spencer Museum of Art.

Published on August 25, 2009

Students enter a Budig lecture auditorium Monday afternoon. The Campus Litter Reduction Campaign program from KU Recycle has designated recycling bins in high-traffic halls such as Budig, Wescoe and Snow to reduce on campus waste.

Published on August 25, 2009