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All this and more had KU looking at a 20-0 deficit going into the locker room at the half. Iowa State received the ball first in the second half, but failed to do anything with it. After the change of possession KU finally got it going. On the second play from scrimmage QB Todd Reesing found RB Jake Sharp streaking down the left sideline for a 67-yard TD pass. KU was now down 20-7.
KU then forced another Iowa State punt. On the next play Reesing hit Sharp again for a 42-yard gain. Later in the possession RB Angus Quigley scored on a 1-yard TD run. KU was now down by only 6 points.
Iowa State went 3 plays and out on their next possession. KU got the ball and drove down the field once again. However, they were faced with a 4th down and 6 at the Iowa State 23. KU gambled and won. Reesing found WR Kerry Meier for a 23-yard TD pass. KU now had a 21-20 lead at the end of the third quarter.
KU extended the lead after intercepting a pass. This time Jake Sharp scored from 4 yards out to make the score 28-20 in KU's favor. Iowa State came back with a score of their own. However, their two-point conversion attept was no good. KU still led 28-26. KU put another long drive together. This one ended with another TD pass from Reesing to Meier. KU led 35-26 with 3:39 to play.
The Cyclones were able to put another good drive together that ended with a 2-yard TD pass. The extra point left the score at 35-33 in KU's favor. With 1:15 left in the game Iowa State was forced to go for an onside kick. They executed it perfectly. Iowa State now had the ball with a chance to win. They were in possession of the ball at their own 41-yard line needing only a field goal to win. However, the Cyclones failed to pick up even one yard. Four straight incomplete passes gave Kansas the victory.
Todd Reesing finished the game going 18 of 26 for 319 yards, 3 TDs and 1 pick. Jake Sharp rushed for 79 yards and a TD. He also caught 3 passes for 107 yards and a TD. Kerry Meier caught 7 passes for 125 yards and 2 TDs.
Kansas is now 4-1 on the season. They will host Colorado next week.
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Last Sunday, rather than sitting on my bum all day and playing video games, I woke up at five in the morning to take a trip up to Washington D.C. for the Darfur rally. After a very long trip, (It was my unfortunate luck to be sitting across the aisle from a couple), we finally arrived. It took nearly an hour to get the bus parked. =/ We all divided our group into smaller groups to better keep track of each other, then headed towards the metro. I've been on the metro before, I've been on the London tube during rush hour but this was by far the most crowded subway I've ever been on.
After getting off, the masses on the metro (my group included) walked five blocks to the Washington Mall. There wasn't anyone screaming "Forrest!" and running across the Reflection Pool; instead there were thousands of people. I have to admit I was a little nervous with so many people around. But it was the sheer number of people that really got me. This rally wasn't about politics or religion--it was about stopping genocide and saving lives. The first hour went really fast, and I even caught myself tearing up a few times. The next hour all the politicians came out (and George Clooney)...and they were campainging. Ew.
I know it's nice to just sit back and watch the world. Just to say "Oh, that's awful...oh well." But you can't just stay apathetic when you know what's going on out there. You can't just back away and say "not my problem, sucks to be you." You have to stand up and fight. When you have a chance to remain silent or stand up and speak, always choose to speak. If you don't, nothing will ever change.
Oh yeah, there was a sign there that said "Fuck Genocide"
Just thought you might like to know.
Today av attended his first bona fide political rally: The Save Darfur Coalition's Rally to Stop Genocide.
It was held on the National Mall in Washington, DC. It was close enough and important enough to attend. We also knew that we'd possibly have the chance to meet up with other friends from the area (and some who had travelled hours for this) who felt the same priority of being there.
Most people are unaware of what's been going on in Darfur, a region in the west of Sudan. The Sudanese government has not been favorable to the non-Arab population in Darfur for quite a while. Since a rebellion in 2003, the Sudanese government helped to sponsor militia groups called "Janjaweed" to destroy "disloyal" communities in Darfur, using tactics such as destroying villages, looting, mass-killing and systematic rape of women and children within these villages. It is said that 400,000 have already been killed since 2003, and over a million others have been displaced to refugee camps in Darfur and nearby Chad. The Darfur refugee camps are surrounded by Janjaweed, making it extremely dangerous for anyone to find food or water to survive.
The main purpose of this rally: to raise awareness. To make sure people are aware that this is going on and that it needs to be stopped. I would estimate that between 15,000 and 20,000 people showed up. It was a call to President Bush to take further action. An underlying theme was an infamous note that he scribbled into the margin of a report on the genocide in Rwanda during his first year in office. The note said "Not on my watch." There were calls of "Not on our watch" which were used throughout the many speeches delivered to the crowd.
What made this rally interesting was the multi-partisanship of it all. It wasn't critical or supportive of the current administration in general. It wasn't left-wing or right-wing. The invocations were given by a minister, a rabbi and an imam -- after all, both the Janjaweed militia and the Darfur refugees are Muslims. The speakers represented the spectrum of Congressional politics and religious activism.
The crowd attending showed some diversity as well. People attended for different reasons. The family next to us had heard of it from Oprah talking about it on her show. Different religious and cultural groups brought their own delegations. Human rights groups as well. But there was a relatively high concentration of Jewish groups in attendance, the obligation coming from the residual lessons of the Holocaust during World War II. The message "Never Again" gets continually pounded into our minds, and the notion of social responsibility manifests itself.
So many speakers at this rally. Including folks like Elie Wiesel, Representative Tom Lantos. Paul Rusesabagina (the one whose life story was chronicled in Hotel Rwanda), Kweisi Mfume, Al Sharpton, former Marine Captain Brian Steidle, Olympic skater Joey Cheek (who donated his winnings from the Torino Winter Olympics to a Darfur charity), and journalist Nick Clooney. Nick's son, George, went on a trip to Sudan with him, and this has been a cause with which both of them have remained active.
I'll probably post more about this tomorrow. I'll post pictures tonight, though (although we were relatively far back so we could sit). If you're looking for more information, I'd like to recommend a quick look around http://www.savedarfur.org
(Click on the pictures to open them up slightly larger.)
A view of the stage with the "Save Darfur" banner. This was flanked with video screens on both sides. As you can see, we weren't up extremely close. At first we were on the right side, but we later migrated to the left to join a group of folks (USY) we knew.
Another view of pretty much the same. More of a close-up on the banner.
This was a "Darfur Tent" which people could symbolically sign. I didn't read the explanation, but I'm assuming that the tent symbolizes the type of dwelling displaced Darfur refugees live in in crowded conditions.
A shot on the other side of the stage. The stage was between 3rd and 4th Streets, west of the Capitol -- which means the Capitol is about four blocks away. This is usually the backdrop for most political rallies or marches in DC.
Nick and George Clooney on the big-screen. George and I were wearing the exact same t-shirt.
We also took some good pictures of our family in the crowd:
Av and socKs near some friends
This one came about when Av jumped on my back and started climbing...
A quick stop on our way back to the car.
Alrighty, so, yes,I am aware that I haven't x-actly been perfectly up 2 d8 w/this blog, but c'mon...I had 2 move...just cut meh sum slack. So, let meh pull jahz up 2 speed...yes...I'm making quite an early post, but I have a Reader's Theatre Meeting this morning...I'll put our skit's script on herrr sum time, just as long as therrr rn't any loosers who feel the need 2 plagourise...lol...so anyway...Not that big of a deal, but I have a boyfriend...his name's Chris...watch...he's prolly reading this & laughing & planning on taunting meh the x-act sec. he reads this >.< .:laughs:. no he is nothing like that, otherwise, I wouldn't b going out w/him....friggin' durrrr....so...u guys already r aware that I am Secretary of the Thespian Club...et rox! ^ . ^ so un4tun@ly this wk & next wk's spirit wk...2day's nerd/geek day...as if i would b apart of that ridiculous nonsense. It's a very stupid tradition. @least the nerd/geek day is...I got invited 2 this costume/halloween party...Idk if i can go, but et soundz fawesome....there's also a pep rally next wk, Cougar Day, the Cougar Day Dance, the Halloween Band Party, the Halloween Choir Party,& Alice in Wonderland -A.I.W.- sure is right around the corner, boy I sure am a busy bee...lol...well, that's m'bout et...oh jah, meh & Chris have been going out 4 11 dayz now
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