Kansas University political scientists are getting national political coverage as the election nears. Here are a couple of examples:Burdett Loomis is quoted in today’s USA Today in a story about President Bush stumping for Republicans in Kansas and Nebraska._”That tells you volumes where this election is,” said Burdett Loomis, a political science professor at the University of Kansas._¢ Allan Cigler, KU political science professor, was interviewed by National Public Radio for a story on big business donating more money to Democrats. You can hear the story here.¢ A former finalist to become provost at KU has been passed over for another job, this time as chancellor for the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, the Badger Herald reports. Virginia Sapiro is UW-Madison’s associate vice chancellor for teaching and learning.