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At home on the red carpet
After premiering in New York last month, KU
filmmaker Kevin Willmotts film CSA: The
Confederate States of America was shown for
the first time in Lawrence Friday. PAGE 3A
Kansas women head for postseason
The Kansas womens basketball team received
an invitation Monday night to play in the WNIT.
The Jayhawks will play at least one game at
Allen Fieldhouse, beginning Thursday. PAGE 1b
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tuesday, march 14, 2006
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By Fred A. dAvis iii
fdavis@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Six million dollars. That was
the estimated dollar amount of
damage caused to the KU cam-
pus at the hands of Sundays mi-
croburst.
University offcials estimated
the amount Monday. Offcials
said that there were still parts of
the campus left to be assessed for
damage as of Monday and that
the $6 million fgure is not fnal.
As for who will foot the bill
to repair the damages, that will
be divided between federal and
state monies. How much each
entity will have to pony up re-
mains to be seen.
In accordance with the Staf-
ford Act, the split for federal-
state aid is not to exceed a 75-25
split, with the federal authorities
covering up to 75 percent of the
damages to the disaster area.
The remaining 25 percent is
generally left to local authori-
ties, such as the county, to cover
damages.
In the Universitys case, the
state will be responsible for the
damages incurred to the cam-
pus because it is state-owned.
Douglas County was declared a
state disaster area Sunday by the
Douglas County Commission.
Of course, there is no guar-
antee that federal aid will cover
the full 75 percent, said Paula
Phillips, Douglas County Emer-
gency Management director.
Concerning the states position,
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, in a press
conference Monday morning
said, Repairs in Lawrence have
been made an important priority.
Well make sure that Lawrence
stays high on the radar screen.
The governors press secre-
tary, Nicole Corcoran, said that
it was likely a Governors Budget
Amendment would be proposed
to cover the cost of repairs to
the University once the fnal
damage estimations are made.
Corcoran added that the State
Finance Council could release
money from the State Emergency
Fund, but that a GBA would be the
simplest way to address the issue.
see aid on page 10a
n danforth Chapel will remain
closed until further notice
because of extensive roof
damage. Individuals with
questions about events at
Danforth Chapel should call
864-4861.
nRobinson Centers basketball
and recreational courts on the
buildings west side will not
be open because of roof dam-
age. Other areas of the building
will be open. Students who will
be affected will be contacted
by e-mail by their instructor
or the Offce of the University
Registrar.
nSnow Hall will be open
though access will be
restricted to entrances off
Jayhawk Boulevard and
Poplar Lane.
nFraser Halls east entrance
will be closed because of gut-
ters that are flled with debris.
nKU on Wheels will run its nor-
mal hours beginning Tuesday.
nUniversity employees and
students should report any
building damage to 864-4770.
Source: University Relations
By rAchel PArker
rparker@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
A phenomenon commonly
referred to as cyberstalking has
become an issue with college
students using Web sites such as
facebook.com and myspace.com.
With the rising popularity of those
sites, which enable students to
keep in touch with friends, meet
new people and post blogs, the
problem is that students arent
aware of the extent to which they
are exposing themselves.
Personal information is nec-
essary to register for Web sites,
and students often give contact
information, such as their full
names, e-mail addresses, tele-
phone numbers, as well as per-
sonal records.
Often times, people dont
recognize what theyre experi-
encing is a crime, said Kathy
Rose-Mockry, director of Emily
Taylor Womens Resource Cen-
ter.
According to a U.S. Depart-
ment of Justice stalking and do-
mestic violence report to Con-
gress in May 2001, special crime
units have been formed to help
combat cyberstalking. More
than 80 million adults have ac-
cess to the Internet in the Unit-
ed States.
The Lawrence Police Depart-
ment doesnt have a specifc cat-
egory for cyberstalking, but re-
cords show 13 computer crime
incidents were reported and
nine stalking incidents in 2005.
The Justice Department re-
port mentioned a specifc case
in California in which an hon-
ors graduate student stalked
fve women at the University of
San Diego. The victims received
hundreds of threatening e-mails
and messages.
Chris Hughes, spokesman
for facebook.com, said that the
Web sites privacy control sys-
tem makes it the safest social
network on the Web.
Access to a users profle is
limited to only the other mem-
bers of the educational commu-
nity, he said.
Hughes cited facebook.coms
my privacy tab, which gives
users control over who can ac-
cess their web pages. Users can
also only be seen by at most a
few thousand students, whereas
sites like myspace.com show
profle information to more than
20 million people.
Edited by Frank Tankard
College bloggers in danger of cyberstalking
t internet
t sundays storm
Cost of damages in
Lisa Lipovac/KANSAN
A maintenance crew for the City of Lawrence cleans up tree debris on the
corner of 15th Street and Engel Road. Crews spent Sunday afternoon and all
of Monday cleaning up damages caused by the storm.
First estimate adds up to millions of dollars
City cleanup
continues
Electricity slowly restored
By kristen JArBoe
kjarboe@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Crews continued to clean up
the city and restore power all day
Monday after the microburst hit
Sunday morning. More than 390
residences were left without elec-
tricity Monday night, but Westar
Energy spokeswoman, Karla Ol-
sen, said that the vast majority
would be fxed overnight. Olsen
said less than 100 residences
would be without electricity
Tuesday morning. Cleanup will
continue into the week.
A state assessment team was
sent out Monday morning to
look at the weather damage in
the Lawrence area. The team
had fve members and the Doug-
las County Emergency Manage-
ment is also helping to assess
the damage.
Lisa Patterson, Lawrence
communications coordinator,
said the team would know how
much damage occurred some-
time today.
City crews have already
cleared debris blocking roads,
while also preparing to clear the
communitys debris and other
materials. Most of the debris
should be cleared by Thursday.
The crews will then move to
pick up park areas, according to
a city press release.
Collections began Monday at
7 a.m. for residents who placed
woody debris by their curb.
Lawrence residents may only
haul woody debris to city prop-
erty at 1901 Wakarusa Dr. from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily through
Sunday, March 19.
Monday afternoon, crews
began clearing alleys in East
Lawrence then moved into the
remainder of the communitys
alleys.
see storM on page 10a
R
epairs
in
Lawrence
have been
made an
important
priority. Well
make sure
that Lawrence stays high
on the radar screen.
Kathleen Sebelius
Governor
T
he storm Lawrence experienced
Sunday morning brought with it
winds from 70 to 90 mph but no
clear indication of what happened.
The National Weather Service re-
ported that a microburst, strong winds associ-
ated with a severe thunderstorm, hit the Law-
rence area, causing about $6 million in damage
to the University of Kansas campus.
What happened?
Lawrence experienced a microburst, a sud-
den downdraft of air from the base of a thun-
derstorm. Curt Holderbach, meteorologist in
charge at the National Weather Service Topeka
offce, said the highly-energized downbursts
spread quickly to cause damage in a wide-
spread area.
The microburst started southwest of Law-
rence before traveling across the city. Sundays
microburst generated winds from 70 to 90 mph,
speeds equal to that of an F1 tornado.
see MiCroBUrst on page 10a
By cAtherine odson
codson@Kansan.com n Kansan staff writer
So what happened?
An explanation of Sundays storm
Microburst:
A concertrated
downburst of air
from a thunderstrom
If you are worried you might encounter
cyberstalking, here are some preventative tips:
n Dont use your real name as a screen name or user ID.
nDont share personal information with strangers or
put it in part of a user profle.
nContact a law enforcement agency if a situation
online causes you fear.
If you become a victim of cyberstalking, there are
things you can do to protect yourself:
nMake it clear to someone that is giving you un-
wanted contact that you dont wish for the person
to contact you anymore.
nKeep evidence of all contacts and their communications
so you can report them to law enforcement agencies.
nBlock or flter messages from unwanted contacts.
nContact a harrassers ISP network. They can close
an account or block the sending of messages.
nContact the local police and desribe the situation
in detail. If necessary, contact state and federal
police, or the National Domestic Violence Hotline
at 1800799SAFE.
Source: The U.S. Department of Justices stalking and
domestic violence report to Congress, May 2001
Preventative tips:
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n Martin Bertman, He
sinki University profes-
sor emeritus, is giving a
lecture entitled World as
Concept and Metaphor:
Plato, Augustine, Kant and
Nietzsche, at 4:30 p.m.
today at the Big 12 Room
in the Kansas Union.
n The University Career
Center is sponsoring a
Resume Doctor work-
shop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
today at the lobby in the
Kansas Union.
n Taras Senyuta, Muskie
Ph.D Fellow, political sci-
ence, is giving a lecture
entitled Chernobyl-20th
Anniversary as part of
the Brown Bag Discussion
Series at 12:30 p.m. today
at 318 Bailey Hall.
n There is a symposium on
Greek vase painting from
1 to 4:30 p.m. today in the
Conference Hall in the Hall
Center for the Humanities.
n John Toohey, Dole Fel-
low, is hosting a seminar
entitled Politics in an Age
of Entertainment & Instant
Information at 4 p.m.
today in the Dole Institute
of Politics.
n Marni Kessler, recipient of
the 19th Byron T. Shutz Award
for Distinguished Teaching, is
giving a lecture entitled To
Know a Veil in Manets Paris
at 5:30 p.m. today in the
Spencer Museum of Art.
n The flm Pi will be shown
at 7 p.m. in the Hawks Nest
at the Kansas Union.
n Helen Thomas, author of
Thanks for the Memories,
Mr. President: Wit and Wis-
dom from the Front Row at
the White House, is giving
a lecture entitled Covering
the White House from Ken-
nedy to Bush at 7:30 p.m.
today at Woodruff Audito-
rium in the Kansas Union.
n A wind ensemble will per-
form at 7:30 p.m. today in
the Lied Center. Tickets are
$5 for students and seniors
and $7 for adults.
n The Health Hut will hand
out spring break safety
kits and information from
noon to 3:00 p.m. today on
Wescoe Beach.
n The Association for Uni-
versity Residence Halls will
have a coffee break from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today in
GSP-Corbin Hall.
The original Guinness
slogan Guinness Is Good
For You began in the 1920s
when it stemmed from mar-
ket research because people
told the company that they
felt good after drinking a pint
of it. Apparently they werent
lying either. In England, post-
operative patients used to be
given Guinness, as were blood
donors, because of its high iron
content. This practice continues
in Ireland. In addition, pregnant
women and nursing mothers
were at one stage advised to
drink Guinness although
present day advice negates this.
Source: bbc.co.uk
on THe reCorD
n An intoxicated male KU stu-
dent was seen jumping in front
of vehicles on Naismith Drive
and ran from a police offcer at
12:57 a.m. on March 3. The stu-
dent was caught and charged
with interference with duties of
a police offcer.
I havent got the slightest
idea how to change people, but
still I keep a long list of pro-
spective candidates just in case
I should ever fgure it out.
Satirist David Sedaris
Jared Gab/KanSan
a shingle from the roof of Bailey Hall is stuck in a tree near the Spencer Museum of Art. Winds reaching 70 to 90 mph caused large amounts of dam-
age across Lawrence and the KU campus on Sunday morning.
Take that, tree
STaTe
Severe weather week
to inform residents
The statewide tornado drill
will take place at 1:30 p.m. to-
day. The drill is part of Severe
Weather Awareness Week.
The week-long campaign is
focused on increasing aware-
ness about the dangers of
severe weather and informing
Kansas residents about severe
weather safety procedures.
The backup date for the drill
is Thursday, March 16.
Catherine Odson
oDD newS
man drives 1,050 miles
to fnd dog that ran away
GREEN BAY, Wis. Truck
driver John Withers says he
cried like a little girl when
his dog ran away.
So the Georgia man didnt
hesitate to make the 1,050-
mile drive when he heard his
beloved pet had been found
eight months later.
I didnt cry, but I was very,
very happy, Withers said of
his reunion with Sir Charles
Nugget, a 4-year-old chow mix.
Nugget ran away last sum-
mer when Withers was making
a delivery in Lena. Since then,
plenty of people have spotted
a brown dog in a red collar,
and many left out food but no
one could catch the dog.
Then Withers got a phone
call from Judy Fuller, the
animal control offcer in Little
Suamico. She told him local
folks were sure Nugget was
the dog that had been hanging
around town lately but nobody
could get close to it.
So Withers made the drive,
bringing Moose Edward, his
55-pound lab shepherd mix.
Withers spotted Nugget on
Thursday lying motionless
under a parked truck. The dog
wouldnt budge and instead
watched Withers and Moose
play in the snow for 25 min-
utes before emerging.
Except for a few briars and
an extra-shaggy coat, Nugget
looked the same. Locals had
left everything from hot dogs
to cooked venison to help the
dog keep its weight up.
Withers had Nugget for
about a year when he let the
dog out for a bathroom break
in Lena and the dog ran off.
Withers spent seven frantic
hours looking for Nugget be-
fore fnally pulling out of town
with a heavy heart.
I cried like a little girl
literally. I couldnt look at
his picture. It made me cry. I
couldnt look at his dog food. It
made me cry, he said.
He contacted Lena Village
Hall and left his phone number
and a photo of Nugget with
Police Chief Eric Anderson.
They made sure word was
spread to area humane societ-
ies. But as time went by, With-
ers started to think he and his
wife might never see Nugget
again.
The Associated Press
oDD newS
woman proves police
wrong in seatbelt fne
McMINNVILLE, Ore. A
newlywed who likes to cuddle
up to her husband while hes
driving can now do so without
worrying about getting a ticket
for a seatbelt violation.
Faith Miller of Willamina
got a warning last summer
from Sheriffs Deputy Darren
Broome for wearing a lap belt
instead of a shoulder harness.
Miller, who prefers to
slide into the middle of the
cars front seat, acknowl-
edges she disregarded the
warning.
I just went back to sitting
next to my husband, she told
The McMinnville News-Regis-
ter. I have always sat next to
him since we were married.
Then, just two days before
Valentines Day, the Millers
crossed paths with Broome
again.
This time, she got a citation
for $97, the frst ticket Miller
said she had ever received.
She then began looking
through Oregons seat belt
laws.
Miller found a provision
requiring shoulder har-
nesses for children, when-
ever one is available, but no
comparable provision for
adults.
As far as she could tell, har-
nesses were recommended,
but not required, by the Or-
egon law.
When Miller told Lt. Paul
May at the sheriffs offce
about her fndings, he did
some research of his own and
verifed her fndings, voiding
the ticket.
State legislator lets air
out of womans car tire
MONTGOMERY, Ala. A
state lawmaker who says he
got blocked in by another car
decided to defate one of the
cars other tires.
State Rep. Albert Hall says
he now regrets what he did
he later learned the driver
was the wife of Rep. Allen Lay-
son, a fellow Democrat.
Hall, who wiggled his way
out, said he did not let the tire
all the way down.
I just wanted her to have
to stop and put some air in
her tire and trouble her a little,
too, he said.
Hall, a House parking com-
mittee member, said people
have been blocking him in or
taking his spot throughout the
legislative session.
australian fnds croc
in backyard pool
SYDNEY, Australia A
woman found a small croco-
dile in her backyard swimming
pool, a zoo spokeswoman
said Monday, just weeks after
another crocodile was found in
a nearby pond.
The latest uninvited croc
to turn up in northern Syd-
ney was a 21-inch freshwater
crocodile, said Australian Rep-
tile Park spokeswoman Mary
Rayner.
She actually caught it,
Rayner said. It was extremely
angry and she bound the snout.
It was not clear how the
freshwater crocodile got into
the swimming pool. The spe-
cies, which can grow to 10
feet, is not found in the wild
anywhere near Sydney.
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the smell of the storm
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NEWS TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2006 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 3A
BY MIKE MOSTAFFA
mmostaffa@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER

An enthusiastic crowd gath-
ered at Liberty Hall Friday to
see the Lawrence debut of re-
nowned lmmaker Kevin Will-
motts lm CSA: The Confed-
erate States of America.
Willmott, KU assistant profes-
sor of lm, and a group of family
and friends arrived in an SUV
limousine to the pre-screening
reception sponsored by the KU
department of theatre and lm.
Since IFC Films began showing
the lm last month, Willmott has
attended premieres in cities rang-
ing from New York to Memphis,
Tenn., with cinema big shots such
as Spike Lee. But he said that this
premiere was far more impor-
tant.
The entire cast is local. It re-
ally was a homegrown affair,
Willmott said.
Ryan Carroll, Noel, Mo., se-
nior, is one of the many local
actors who volunteered their
services for the lm.
Carroll had been eagerly wait-
ing for this night since the day
his scene was shot from inside
Oldfather Studios in 2002.
When I was a kid I saw the
movie Jurassic Park, and ever
since then Ive wanted to be an
actor, Carroll said.
Sean Blake, CSAs co-pro-
ducer, editor and actor, said he
felt a little bit like a movie star
Friday night.
Blake said that he enjoyed
the lms New York premiere
but said it was special to come
back home and see the movie
with friends and family.
In New York youre a little sh
in a big pond. Here youre a big
sh in a smaller pond, he said.
When the lm was over, the
audience gave the cast and crew
a thunderous round of applause.
Willmott held a question-
and-answer session with
members of the audience.
One man told Willmott he
was blown away by certain
parts of the movie, particular-
ly a scene in which a family of
slaves is sold on a slave shop-
ping network.
Willmott told the audience
that one of the greatest things
about CSAs success is that it
puts a spotlight on the Law-
rence lm scene.
He said the local lm scene
promotes creativity, unlike Hol-
lywood, which always follows
and never leads.
CSA has gained critical acclaim
from The Los Angeles Times,
Entertainment Weekly, People
Magazine, The Boston Globe and
other media. Its being shown in
50 markets nationwide.
FILM
Bringing it all back home
Willmott celebrates
local CSA premiere
COURTS
Da Vinci Code
author testifies
BY JILL LAWLESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON In a rare and
undesired appearance, The Da
Vinci Code novelist Dan Brown
dismissed claims that he stole the
ideas of two authors as complete-
ly fanciful, saying he read their
book only after the structure of his
theological thriller was in place.
On Monday, the multimillion-
aire writer found himself on the
witness stand at Londons High
Court, denying accusations of
copyright infringement from Mi-
chael Baigent and Richard Leigh.
In a witness statement,
Brown said he was shocked
at their reaction to his book.
Under questioning by the plain-
tiffs lawyer, however, Brown
acknowledged that he could
not always recall exact dates of
milestones in the creation of his
novel. Both books explore theo-
ries dismissed by theologians
that Mary Magdalene was not
a prostitute but Jesus wife and
that the couple had a child and
their bloodline survived.
Its as if youve asked me to
go back ve years or 10 years
and asked me not only what I
got for Christmas, but what or-
der I opened the presents, he
told Jonathan Rayner James, a
lawyer for the plaintiffs.
Baigent and Leigh are suing
The Da Vinci Code publisher
Random House for copyright in-
fringement, claiming Brown ap-
propriated the architecture of
their 1982 nonction book The
Holy Blood and the Holy Grail.
If Baigent and Leigh succeed in
securing an injunction to bar the
use of their material, they could
hold up the scheduled May 19 lm
release of The Da Vinci Code,
starring Tom Hanks and Audrey
Tautou.
With press cameras reected in the glass of his car, author Dan Brown
leaves Londons High Court Monday, where he gave evidence at the start
of the cases third week. He is being sued by Richard Leigh and Michael
Baigent, who claim he stole ideas from their book, The Holy Blood and The
Holy Grail for his bestselling The Da Vinci Code.
David Noffsinger/KANSAN
Kevin Willmott, assistant professor of lm, talks with friends and fans at
the premiere of his lm CSA: The Confederate States of America Friday at
Liberty Hall.
CAMPUS
Former White House
chief to speak tonight
Helen Thomas, former White
House bureau chief, is sched-
uled to speak at the 2006 Em-
ily Taylor & Marilyn Stokstad
Womens Leadership Lecture
at 7:30 tonight at Woodruff Au-
ditorium in the Kansas Union.
Thomas, often referred to as
The First Lady of the Press will
deliver her lecture Covering
the White House from Kennedy
to Bush. The Hall Center for the
Humanities is sponsoring the
event, which is free to the public.
Thomas, a Hearst Newspaper
columnist, has covered every
president since John F. Ken-
nedy during her 57 years as a
correspondent for United Press
International and as White
House bureau chief. During the
Kennedy years, Thomas became
known for closing presidential
press conferences with the tag
line Thank you, Mr. President.
Thomas was the rst woman
ofcer of the National Press Club
after it opened its doors to wom-
en members, the rst woman
member and the president of the
White House Correspondents
Association and the rst woman
member of the Gridiron Club.
In 1998, she received the
International Womens Media
Foundation Lifetime Achieve-
ment Award and was honored
by President Clinton and Mrs.
Clinton as the rst recipient
of the Helen Thomas Lifetime
Achievement Award.
The lecture will be followed
by a reception and signing of
her latest book Thanks for the
Memories, Mr. President: Wit
and Wisdom from the Front
Row at the White House.
Kansan Staff Reports
March 14, 2006
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by KJHK. Winners of the drawing will be an-
nounced on April 1, 2006. The grand prize
winner will receive a Marantz PMD-325
CD player. Two runners up will receive a Ti-
mex Ironman watch and a third runner up
will receive a KJHK care package that includes
Roasterie coffee and KJHK t-shirts.
Jaywalk is a free service funded by
KUs Student Senate. Jaywalk pro-
vides volunteers who escort any
KU student to any on-campus lo-
cation between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Sunday through Thursday. Contact
Jaywalk at Anschutz Library or by
calling (785) 864-3222.
For more information, visit the KJHK Web site
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(located at 9th and Avalon, right off of Iowa)
Guidelines: 1) Must be 10 minutes or less
2) Must demonstrate both the theme and
object of the festival
Rules: NO RULES
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choice, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place
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prot therapeutic
riding center dedi-
cated to helping others
through interaction
with animals. Pathways
provides therapy pro-
grams for people with
physical and cognitive
disorders as well as
those with social, emo-
tional, or behavioral
issues.
Those interested in volunteering
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more information
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Loring Henderson, Director of the Law-
rence Community Shelter, will present
the issues surrounding homelessness
in Lawrence and how progress has been
supported and/or impeded by political
processes.
Program and Politics in
Serving the Homeless in a
Tough Environment
At the ECM, across from the Kansas Union Parking Garage
March 15th; 12-1pm is the lecture with a $3
lunch served at 11:30 or brownbag.
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See for your self at STUDENT SENATE
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Open Committees March 29
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Kansan staff writer
The saga of the Wu-Tang Clan
will continue in Lawrence when
one of the group members,
Ghostface Killah, headlines a
hip-hop concert at 8 tonight at
The Granada. Rap-
per M-1, of the group
Dead Prez, will join
him tonight.
The concert will
mark the frst hip-hop
performance at The
Granada, 1020 Massa-
chusetts St., since the
shooting incident that
took place outside the
nightclub on Feb. 5.
After an Upset Re-
cords artists concert,
a group of about two
dozen people as-
sembled outside The
Granada and an argu-
ment broke out among
six people. Robert E.
Williams, a 46-year-old Topeka
resident, was killed in the in-
cident and 22-year-old Pierre
Burnette of Kansas City, Kan.,
was also injured during the in-
cident. Rashawn T. Anderson
was arrested in Topeka and
charged with Williams murder.
The incident also evoked
stereotypes about hip-hop cul-
tures violent reputation. Mike
Logan, owner of the Granada,
said tonights show would have
adequate security, but he did
not indicate whether
he would increase
the number of secu-
rity guards at the event
nor did he elaborate
whether any new se-
curity measures would
be taken to prevent any
other acts of violence.
Logan said the music
had much more to of-
fer and this concert was
for people who were to
witness the power of
the spoken word.
Ghostface and M-
1 are very conscious
political voices that
use hip-hop to send a
positive message and
provide listeners to think, Lo-
gan said.
Despite the bad publicity
The Granada received from the
shooting incident, management
never wavered from bringing in
more hip-hop talent from across
the country.
Hip-Hop music is in every
bar, car, dorm room and top 40
radio. The genre has had the top
10 spots on the Billboard Charts,
Logan said. I never once thought
of canceling this show.
The New York-based Wu-
Tang Clan came to prominence
in the early 1990s and has devel-
oped a loyal fan base through-
out the world, including Colby
Wallis, Overland Park junior,
who plans to attend the show.
Im a huge Wu-Tang fan,
Wallis said. I know Ghostface
has a new album out and I just
wanted to check out the show.
Im not worried about anything
happening down there.
Although the group has not
released an album in fve years,
many of the members have re-
leased solo CDs.
Ghostface has released fve
critically acclaimed CDs and
is currently on tour promoting
his new CD, Fishscale, which
is scheduled to be released on
March 28.
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incident that
took place
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COMMENTARY
OUR OPINION
Men shouldnt compare
child support to abortion
America
deserves
political
change
Benefits of recruitment
outweigh poor policy
COMMENTARY
Issue: Military recruit-
ment on campus
Stance: The militarys
policy on gays is inappro-
priate, but they should
still be able to recruit.
LINDSEY GOLD
opinion@kansan.com
JUSTIN LAMORT
opinion@kansan.com
Stalin: great dictator or the
greatest dictator?
I think I was just in a

tornado.
Yeah, arent tornado sirens

supposed to sound before a
tornado hits and not like two
minutes afterwards? Be-
cause it denitely tore down
all the trees in my backyard
before the sirens went off.
Hey, a tornado just went

over my car.
Hey idiots on 23rd Street,

when the power goes out its
a four-way stop.
Chuck Norris just gave
Lawrence a big ol round-
house kick for forgetting his
birthday.
I just saw Toto y past my

window.
So GSP just totally got

rocked by the storm. Boys,
do you have anywhere we
can stay?
Wow, our town and our

campus looks so trashy it
reminds me of K-State.
J.R. Giddens sent the

tornadoes.
Free-for-All, I survived two

tornadoes today to watch KU
play, not Duke.
The tornado that hit

Lawrence Sunday morning
is a demonstration of Gods
anger because Phi Delt won
Rock Chalk.
Sasha Kaun is Americas

next top model.
Hey Julian, whats it like to

be up in the air that long?
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wish. Kansan editors reserve the
right to omit comments. Slanderous
and obscene statements will
not be printed. Phone numbers of
all incoming calls are recorded.
Move over South Dakota,
theres a new debate that has hit
U.S. District Court in Michigan.
Called Roe vs. Wade for Men,
a lawsuit led by the National
Center for Men claims that men
should be able to decline nancial
responsibility for children they
father.
The defendant, 25-year-old
Matt Dubay, doesnt think he
should have to pay child support
for a daughter born last year to
his ex-girlfriend. He claims his
ex-girlfriend told him repeat-
edly that she could not conceive
because of a physical condition.
The suit, led Thursday, addresses
the issue of male reproductive
rights and says that the lack of
these rights violates the Four-
teenth Amendment, specically
the Equal Protection clause. The
suit claims that if a woman can
choose between abortion, adop-
tion or raising a child, then the
father should be able to refuse
the nancial responsibilities. The
director of the National Center
for Men, Mike Feit, said in a
CNN article that his mission was
to nd a way for a man to also
have some say over decisions
that affect his life profoundly.
The organizations Web site says
that Roe vs. Wade unfairly left
men out of the equation. The site
says that the document declares
that the organization does not
want to interfere with a womans
right to choose, but to encourage
would-be parents to make family
planning decisions together.
I agree with the basic principle
that a man and a woman should
make family planning decisions
together. A man should have a say
in the future of his child.
Although the center claims that
it doesnt want to disrupt a wom-
ans right to choose, the centers
actions seem counter intuitive.
While the center says it wants to
keep womens right to choose, it
encourages men to have a part in
that decision. What happens if the
woman wants to abort the baby
and the man wants to keep it?
How would the courts intervene,
or would they?
The Due Process and Equal Pro-
tection clauses say that the federal
government will not deny to
any person within its jurisdiction
the equal protection of the laws.
Historically, equal protection
has never been applied in the
way that Dubay is seeking. If the
district court sides with Dubay, a
chilling effect would be sent down
the spine of society.
Dubay said in the CNN
article that he expected to lose,
but hoped his battle would spark
discussion about the issue of male
reproductive rights. Though a valid
point, if the Supreme Court even-
tually accepted his case and ruled
in his favor, the results would be
detrimental.
Lets assume that Dubay wins.
A snowball effect would roll
across the nation. Men around
the country would seek the same
protection to stop paying child
support. These men also claim
they did not want the children,
and that this is reason enough not
to support the children. If these
men withdraw from their current
nancial responsibilities, a few
different things are possible.
First, the mothers of the
children on the receiving end of
child-support checks could be-
come more strapped for cash. This
could result in family cutbacks
and a decrease in the quality of
life for the child. Second, if the
families depend on this monthly
support to make ends meet, they
could plunge into poverty. Third,
the government could have to pick
up the slack by increasing funding
for social and family programs.
This extra burden would be passed
onto tax payers.
If the district court rules in favor
of Dubay, Americans are turn-
ing their backs on many areas of
society. John Stuart Mill would be
rolling in his grave at the thought
of hurting the welfare of the major-
ity. The principle of utilitarianism,
or the greatest good for the great-
est number, is the best philosophy
to apply in this situation. There are
many men who would be affected
by this decision. But thousands, if
not millions, more would be thrust
into poverty or into paying more
taxes to help support the families.
We would be doing a disservice to
the children born into the situa-
tion and to society.

Gold is an Overland Park senior
in journalism and political sci-
ence.
Wouldnt it be nice to be able
to elect someone for who they
were instead of who they werent?
Both of the major parties in our
country keep nding new ways to
sink to new lows. America needs
a change.
On the right we have the
Republicans, who seem to have
traded their mantra of small
government and scal responsibil-
ity for a platform of fear and big
business. What great domestic
platforms have they accomplished
with control of the presidency and
Congress? Exxon making $40
billion in prot? Taking a budget
surplus and transforming it into an
$8.2 trillion decit? Perhaps stop-
ping gays from marriage because
their love isnt as good as heteros?
Maybe it is the governments
repeated calls for blind faith and
ignoring the Constitution. Just for
good measure lets add a touch
of corruption such as Adam Taff,
Scooter Libby, Tom Delay, Jack
Abramoff, Bill Frist, Duke Cun-
ningham and a cast of others.
America needs a change.
Then there are the Democrats,
whose best argument is not what
they are going to do but who they
arent. Instead of arguing that the
current administration has turned
away from American values
such as sick people should be able
to see a doctor ($36 billion cut in
Medicare in the current budget),
kids should get a strong education
(the debacle of No Child Left Be-
hind) and people should be able to
nd jobs (5.4 million more people
under the poverty line since Bushs
election) they squabble about
the ports deal or sit dejected after
years of being shouted down.
America needs a change.
The most blatant problem is
the extremists who have come to
represent the parties. The right
arose from slumber in the 90s and
sent forth a horde of talking heads
like Bill OReilly and Ann Coulter.
The left returned re with Michael
Moore. Instead of journalists,
we are now left with commenta-
tors. What once were intelligent
discussions on the airwaves have
devolved into yelling and egre-
gious spin with no end in sight.
It isnt completely hopeless. On
the right there are people such as
Gov. Kenny Guinn of Nevada or
Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine
that show moderates can survive
in the Republican big tent. On
the left you see people like Sen.
Barack Obama of Illinois or our
own Gov. Sebelius, proving that
Democrats with good ideas can
unite people for the greater good.
With the 2006 elections, its
up to all of us to make our voices
heard. Those in power for the sake
of power count upon our apathy
to ensure they stay entrenched
at the top. If we start to care and
make noise, the government will
listen and then, and only then,
will America get the change it so
desperately needs.
LaMort is a Cherryvale senior in
psychology and political science.
The Supreme Court conrmed
last week the militarys right to
recruit students on campus, as it
should have.
The problem with military re-
cruiters stems from the Pentagons
Dont ask, dont tell policy on
gays in the military.
The policy is a bad one. The
military, like every other govern-
ment organization, should not
exclude members based on sexual
orientation, either in theory or in
practice. Not allowing soldiers
to discuss their sexuality is an
impractical if not backward
way to avoid discrimination.
But the problems with the
policy are not adequate excuses to
keep recruiters off campus.
To ban recruiters would deny
all students the opportunity to join
the military and to gain access to
$20,000 a year in scholarships,
plus money for books, supplies
and living expenses.
These scholarships help the
more than 225 students enrolled
in ROTC programs in the army,
navy and air force at the University
of Kansas. These students might
well not have been able to attend
college without this money.
These students are also getting
quality training, which can be
applied outside of the military,
along with a strong dose of disci-
pline, character and loyalty. The
students can get good jobs after
graduation and can either stay in
the military or nd work outside
of it once they have completed
their tours of duty.
One opinion on a hot-but-
ton issue like gays in the military
shouldnt cut off those students
who want to serve and get a col-
lege education. The benets of the
ROTC program for students who
want to pursue it outweigh the
problems of the Dont ask, dont
tell policy.
A ban of recruitment would
also cut off the military from
attracting the brightest students
into its ranks, students who might
be able to change the Pentagons
policy in the future.
Just as students and citizens
who disagree with the policy have
the right to protest it and military
recruitment, the military has the
right to recruit on campus.
John Jordan for the editorial
board
Like most of you, I was sound
asleep at 8 a.m. on Sunday. Within
15 minutes, like most of you, I was
standing on my porch with my
roommates and my neighbors.
After the storm passed but
before the sirens sounded my
initial reaction was to head back
to bed and catch a few more min-
utes of sleep before heading in to
work on a typical Monday paper.
Quickly though, as my roommates
and I assessed the damage and
tried to nd ashlights, I realized
what had happened.
A few phone calls and the staff
of The University Daily Kansan
went into action. While many of
you were picking up limbs and
driving around surveying the dam-
age, the reporters and photogra-
phers of the Kansan were trying to
gure out how to publish a paper
and update a Web site with no
power and no Internet.
But, as could be expected, the
staff of the Kansan stepped up and
did a remarkable thing. After the
power returned, this staff man-
aged to cobble together the biggest
paper of the semester on the big-
gest news day of the year. Not only
was there a massive storm, there
was also the minor matter of the
Kansas Big 12 mens basketball
title the rst since 1999.
And through it all, in keeping
with what is indicative of our gen-
eration, the Kansan published a
running blog online at its Web site.
We were able to answer questions
through the sites comments fea-
ture, even when all of the campus
e-mail servers were down.
With a single dial-up connec-
tion, the Kansan was the rst
media outlet to break news of the
cancellation of class, as well as
one of the rst media outlets to
announce that the storm warning
system was not working.
Its a true testament to the
power of the Internet that our Web
site saw a record-level of trafc for
a Sunday, even when a large por-
tion of our audience was without
power or Internet.
When it all came down to it,
everything came together. With
the help of friends and family, the
faculty and staff of the School of
Journalism and delivery drivers
from Pizza Hut and Pita Pit, the
Kansan was able to deliver photos
and stories from the destruction
that struck campus.
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coverage of Sundays storm.
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always an adventure, even when
technology works perfectly and
there are no natural disasters.
When news breaks and technol-
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process becomes that much more
interesting. The process is what
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what makes me get up and come
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news 10A The UniversiTy DAily KAnsAn TUesDAy, mArch 14, 2006
By Melinda Ricketts
mricketts@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Sundays microburst storm
has forced professors with mid-
terms scheduled for Monday to
come up with alternative plans
for giving their tests.
Scott Dicus, Kansas City,
Kan., senior, is in David Petrs
Intro to Communication Sys-
tems class in the School of En-
gineering. The midterm for the
class was scheduled for Mon-
day.
Dicus said that Petr, profes-
sor of electrical engineering
and computer science, moved
the test to a building on West
Campus at the originally sched-
uled time, but then resched-
uled it because of students
complaints. Students said that
they didnt
study for the
test because
they thought
it was can-
celed.
Dicus said
that he was
unable to
study for the
test because
his power
was out.
Petr said that there had been
problems with students being
prepared for the midterm be-
cause of the storm and the stu-
dents complaints were part of
the reason that it was moved
back.
The collective humanities
and western civilization mid-
term was scheduled for Monday
evening. About 1,700 students,
the combined number from the
honors and regular sections,
were expected to take the test.
David Dewar, assistant direc-
tor of humanities and western
civilization, said that the test
was canceled and that the make-
up exam for Wednesday had
also been canceled. The policy
for taking the exam will be de-
termined by each instructor.
Dewar said that most instruc-
tors were planning on having
their students take a scaled-
back version of the exam during
regularly scheduled class times
on Wednesday or Thursday.
He said that the honors sec-
tion would most likely have a
take-home test distributed by
e-mail. All of those students
would have the same due date.
I dont think its less effective,
Dewar said, just different.
Katherine Clark, assistant pro-
fessor of humanities and western
civilizations, said in an e-mail that
because the honors section had
a fxed guest-lecture format, it is
not possible to alter the schedule
to ft in a makeup exam during a
regularly scheduled class period.
Tom Kimmel, Lawrence sopho-
more, is in the honors section of
western civilization. Kimmel said
that he studied as if the test was
on Monday or Tuesday.
There was just so much un-
certainty surrounding the whole
thing that I wasnt really sure
what to do, he said.
KU spokeswoman Lynn Bretz
said that if students had any is-
sues or questions regarding mid-
terms they would need to con-
tact their professors.
Edited by Vanessa Pearson
t sundays storm
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On Thursday, street sweeping
will begin in the downtown area
and then move into residential
areas. Fire Chief Mark Bradford
said that the Fire and Medical
Department was calm and back
to normal Monday. On Sunday,
60 total staff members were out
in the streets fghting fres, in-
cluding a number of people who
were off duty. The off-duty em-
ployees who were called in were
paid overtime, but Patterson said
money for overtime expenditures
was included in the city budget.
In Kansas, we know stuff
like this is going to happen,
Patterson said.
At 4:30 p.m. Monday, 650 Law-
rence residents were still with-
out electricity. This was a drastic
change from the 38,000 residents
without electricity during the peak
of the storm on Sunday. Olsen said
about 164 employees were work-
ing on the restoration of power
lines throughout the city.
Residents werent the only ones
who lost power. On the KU cam-
pus, various residence halls, schol-
arship halls, sororities and fraterni-
ties were without power at some
point on Sunday. GSP-Corbin Hall
did not have power until about 10
a.m. Monday. Desk assistants at
GSP-Corbin said not many wom-
en stayed at the halls Sunday night.
Many women stayed with friends
who lived on Daisy Hill, at hotels
or went home. Residence Halls
on Daisy Hill were without power
Sunday until about 11 a.m.
Rieger and K.K. Amini Schol-
arship Halls received electricity
a little before 10 a.m., and Ste-
phenson, Pearson and Sellards
Scholarship Halls got power
shortly after GSP-Corbin.
Westar was replacing power
lines until everyone got con-
nected, Vince Avila, associ-
ate director of student hous-
ing maintenance, said. They
worked late into the night.
Some sororities and fraternities
on West Campus Road experienced
a power loss. Chi Omega sorority
was without power, but members
were able to stay at the Holidome
Sunday night for free because of
money that the sorority had bud-
geted in case of emergencies.
Everything went really well,
Mallory Hammersmith, presi-
dent and Olathe sophomore,
said. It was nice to have that
security of having a place avail-
able to stay.
She received a call Monday at
8 a.m. telling her the electricity
was back on.
Edited by Janiece Gatson
Aid
As to when federal aid might
be expected, the process to
request it is still ongoing. Ac-
cording to Phillips, to request
the aid, state damage assess-
ment teams and University
offcials must conclude their
damage assessments and turn
those numbers and as much
data as possible regarding the
damage over to the governors
offce.
The governor then takes that
information and signs a request
package for public disaster as-
sistance and forwards it to the
Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency Region 7 offces in
Kansas City, Mo.
A fnal decision is made at the
FEMA Headquarters in Wash-
ington, D.C. as to whether fed-
eral aid will be given and how
much aid will be distributed if it
is granted.
Phillips said that a decision
from FEMA could be made
within a week after it was re-
ceived at the FEMA headquar-
ters.
Microburst
The National Weather Ser-
vices storm prediction center
reported winds of 76 mph at
8:11 a.m. Sunday morning, with
another report of unknown
wind speeds at 8:19 a.m. Hail
up to 1.75 inches in diameter
was reported west of Lawrence
at 8:06 a.m.
I thought I saw a tornado. Whats
the difference?
Patrick Slattery, National
Weather Service informa-
tion officer, said tornadoes
and funnel clouds, which are
twisters that dont touch the
ground, cause damage in a
small corridor in a circular
pattern.
Microbursts, such as the one
Lawrence experienced Sunday
morning, cause widespread
damage and scatter debris
along straight paths.
The damage can appear to be
the same as that from a small
tornado, but without the rota-
tional infuence.
Its easy to get confused by
shapes that are disguised with-
in these storms, Slattery said.
According to initial weather
service reports, there did not
appear to be any tornadoes in
Douglas County Sunday. Slat-
tery said these reports were still
being verifed.
How common are microbursts?
What threat do they pose?
Microbursts are most com-
mon in conjunction with se-
vere thunderstorms, which
Holderbach said emphasized
the importance of severe thun-
derstorm warnings.
People need to realize that
severe thunderstorms can cause
signifcant damage, he said.
Severe thunderstorms can
produce hail of .75 inches or
more in diameter, tornados and
winds of greater than 58 mph.
Isnt it a bit early for a severe
storm?
The peak of severe weather
activity in Kansas usually be-
gins in April, but March storms
are not uncommon, Holder-
bach said. The severe weather
season usually ends in June.
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If you live off campus and need help
cleaning up after the storm, these city
services can help:
n To report tree limbs problems, call
Parks and Recreation at 832-3450.
nTo report signs blown down during
the storm or to contact the woody
debris drop-off at 1901 Wakarusa
Dr., call 832-3123.
nTo report structural damage, call
Neighborhood Resource inspectors
at 832-7700.
nFor general insurance problems,
call the Insurance Commissioners
offce at 1-800-432-2484.
nIf you think you have been contact-
ed by fraudulent representatives,
call the Lawrence Police Depart-
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sports
sports
A year later, I returned to the
scene of the crime.
Trying to dodge Sundays se-
vere weather, I stayed the night
in Oklahoma City Sunday night,
fresh off calling the Big 12 tour-
nament for the frst time ever on
KJHK. I walked past the Ford
Center, where Bucknell changed
the fate of a school with a rich
basketball tradition forever.
I couldnt help but recall ev-
eryones faces after the loss, from
players to cheerleaders to fans,
even to media. Kansas, which was
expected to go to the Final Four,
suffered a loss so embarrassing
that it triggered a cloud of gloom
that would last for months.
From the wreckage, a new
face took shape. Kansas coach
Bill Self entered his third year
at Kansas with the same energy
and optimism as he approached
his frst one.
The criticism Self received
was undeserved. A year ago,
on a Friday night in Oklahoma
City, the fans, the media, and
a couple if not all of his
seniors left Self marred in the
depths of despair.
Some may say there was a silver
lining in the loss.
It may have triggered a series of
events that shaped the team that
today calls itself the Big 12 Con-
ference champions.
In May, former guard J.R.
Giddens, a distraction to the
team, got involved in a fght that
left him with a stab wound. A
couple of months later, he left
for New Mexico.
The foundation for this years
Kansas team was laid.
In January, the new Jayhawk
team, mostly comprised of fresh-
men and sophomores, stood at
10-6, coming off consecutive
losses to Kansas State and Mis-
souri. Self once again had to hear
whispers that maybe he wasnt
the man for the job at Kansas.
Two months later, Self and
his team are now standing
above the rest of the conference
with a big grin on their faces. A
week after the Big 12 blatantly
disrespected the Jayhawks and
presented the Texas Longhorns
with the regular-season trophy
that Kansas earned a share of,
the Jayhawks took down the
mighty Longhorns with a Tex-
as-sized chip on their shoul-
ders, a few stitches and a cou-
ple of high-fying Julian Wright
dunks.
And as Wright, freshman for-
ward, 360d his way to the ex-
clamation-point dunk Sunday
afternoon, a team and its coach
fnally came of age. Sunday saw
freshman guard Brandon Rush,
the man whom Giddens depar-
ture essentially paved the way
for, dance around the foor at the
American Airlines Center.
Self could have easily looked
at his critics and shouted I told
you so, along with a few exple-
tives. But thats not Selfs style.
Thats why he has what it
takes to bring to this University
what his predecessor could not
no matter how much some
people still whine about how
much they miss Roy Williams.
A year later, Oklahoma City
couldnt be further away. Law-
rence couldnt look brighter,
minus a few trees and shingles.
And as for my car, which the
storm left trapped under a giant
tree ... four inches to the right
and today, Id be asking you for
a ride.
n Chavez is a San Antonio
senior in journalism.
t the column
Bucknell
tragedy
far gone
Jimmy Chavez
jchavez@kansan.com
t womens basketball
Theyre in the WNIT
Players intense in second practice
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Mike Rivera, freshman linebacker, runs a drill during the teams frst practice on Monday after-
noon at the practice felds while coach Mark Mangino watches. The open practice was moved
to Monday because of severe weather that hit Lawrence early Sunday morning.
t football
By Drew Davison
ddavison@kansan.com
kansan sportswriter
Kansas football fans will continue see-
ing No. 3 in the defensive backfeld next
season but it wont be former cor-
nerback/wide receiver Charles Gordon.
It will be sophomore cornerback Aqib
Talib, who wore a No. 3 jersey Monday
during Kansas footballs second spring
practice.
Gordon chose to forgo his senior sea-
son to declare for the NFL draft in April.
About 50 people attended the prac-
tice, which was open to the public. It
was originally scheduled for Sunday af-
ternoon but because of the storm, the
practice was pushed to Monday.
Kansas football coach Mark Mangino
said he only held practice indoors when
absolutely necessary.
Its not a great environment to get
tempo, he said.
The football team hit the practice feld
Monday afternoon at the practice felds
on the south side of Anschutz Sports Pa-
vilion. Mangino said he liked the tempo
of the practice.
It was a pretty intense atmosphere,
Mangino said. Were pretty pleased with
the overall practice.
While there is no clear picture of next
seasons starting quarterback, Mangino
said he believed the quarterback position
was going to be OK and in good hands.
Two of the quarterback candidates in-
clude freshman Todd Reesing, who en-
rolled this semester, and freshman Kerry
Meier, who took a redshirt last season.
Mangino said both had natural abilities
coaches looked for in a quarterback.
see PRACTICe on PAge 4B
Kansan fle photo
Kansas coach Bonnie Henrickson shouts instructions to her team earlier this season. The Jayhawks earned a bid to the WNIT Monday night and will play Northern Iowa on Thursday in Allen Fieldhouse.
Senior players
have opportunity
for postseason
Kansas in postseason
for first time since 00
By miChael PhilliPs
mphillips@kansan.com
kansan staff writer
Monday afternoon, Kansas
was a yellow.
With nothing to do except
wait for an invitation from the
WNIT, coach Bonnie Henrick-
son went through a list of all the
Division I teams, circling in red
the ones that she thought were
in the NCAA tournament, and
highlighting in yellow the teams
hoping for WNIT selections, in-
cluding Kansas.
She predicted correctly, and at
9:50 p.m. received the call. Kan-
sas will open the WNIT against
Northern Iowa Thursday night
in Allen Fieldhouse. A game time
has not yet been announced.
Im not shocked by any
means that we got invited,
Henrickson said. I got a little
anxious. I had way too much
time on my hands and didnt
have any flm to watch.
Of the 40 teams picked for
the tournament, the Jayhawks
were one of the last 16, meaning
they are part of the preliminary
round. If they win on Thursday,
they will play a frst-round game
on Saturday against Mississippi.
That game would also be in the
feldhouse.
Henrickson said she didnt
know much about either team
but had compiled tapes of North-
ern Iowa games during the sea-
son in case the Jayhawks played
the team in the postseason.
We have a couple common
opponents, she said. They beat
Colorado in overtime, and lost
to Iowa State in Des Moines.
Kansas did the opposite, beat-
ing Iowa State twice and losing
to Colorado twice.
It is Kansas frst postseason
appearance since 2000, when
the team lost in double-overtime
to Vanderbilt in the frst round
of the NCAA tournament.
see WnIT on PAge 4B
O
f the 40 teams picked
for the tournament,
the Jayhawks were one of
the last 16, meaning they
are part of the preliminary
round.
T
wo of the quarterback
candidates include freshman
Todd Reesing, who enrolled this
semester, and freshman Kerry
Meier, who took a redshirt last
season. Mangino said both had
natural abilities coaches looked
for in a quarterback.
By ryan sChneiDer
rschneider@kansan.com
kansan senior sportswriter
Kansas three seniors will ex-
perience a frst in their basket-
ball careers this week post-
season play.
Kaylee Brown, Erica Hall-
man and Crystal Kemp will make
their frst postseason appearance
against Northern Iowa on Thurs-
day in the frst round of the Wom-
ens National Invitational Tour-
nament in Allen Fieldhouse.
After three years of failing to
qualify for postseason play, the Jay-
hawks trio of seniors get one shot
to make its mark in the WNIT.
Kansas coach Bonnie Hen-
rickson said the seniors were ex-
cited after hearing news of their
selection late Monday night.
Its the chance to wipe the
slate clean, Henrickson said.
Were thrilled with the idea of
continuing to play.
The selection marked the
programs frst postseason ap-
pearance since 2000 and one
Henrickson said would be the
legacy of this senior class.
We talked about that with
them at the end of last year and
the beginning of this year for
them to be able to say that when
see senIoRs on PAge 4B
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SPORTS CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY
n Tennis at Kansas State, 2 p.m.,
Manhattan
Player to watch:
Elizaveta Avdeeva.
The sophomore
won 6-1, 7-5
Sunday against
Oklahoma State
Sunday, but it
wasnt enough for
Kansas to win the
match. If Avde-
eva continues her
strong play, expect
Kansas to improve on its 0-2 confer-
ence record.
THURSDAY
nSwimming, NCAA Champion-
ships, all day, Athens, Ga.
FRIDAY
nSoftball vs. Northwestern,
University of Hawaii Softball Tour-
nament, 4 p.m., Honolulu
nBaseball at Baylor, 7 p.m., Waco,
Texas
nWomens golf, Betsy Rawls Invi-
tational, all day, Austin, Texas
n Men's basketball vs. Bradley,
NCAA tournament, 8:30 p.m.,
Detroit
SATURDAY
nBaseball at Baylor, 6 p.m., Waco,
Texas
nSoftball vs. Longwood, University
of Hawaii Softball Tournament, 6
p.m., Honolulu
nSoftball vs. Hawaii, University
of Hawaii Softball Tournament, 8
p.m., Honolulu
nWomens golf, Betsy Rawls Invi-
tational, all day, Austin, Texas
Avdeeva
GOLF
Jayhawks take 10th in
Momorial tournament
The Kansas womens golf
team traveled to Bryan, Texas,
for the Texas A&M Momorial
golf tournament March 10-12.
They fnished with an overall
team score of 971, which was
good enough to fnish in 10th
place.
Amanda Costner performed
the best for the Jayhawks,
shooting a three-day total of
231. The score
earned her 11th
place in the
standings. She
was followed
with strong
performances
by team-
mates Annie
Giangrosso,
with a 239, and
Chelsey Pryor who shot a 242.
Meredith Winkelmann shot
a three-round total of 259, and
Sarah Kierl fnished with a 278.
Stephen Bergman
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ST. LOUIS Duke star
guard J.J. Redick, who helped
lead the Blue Devils to the
NCAA tournaments over-
all top seed and became
the NCAAs all-time 3-point
shooter, on Monday was
named player of the year by
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By shawn shroyer
sshroyer@kansan.com
kansan sportswriter
Kansas went 2-2 last week,
and its victory on Saturday left
Texas A&M as the only Big 12
team with a losing record for
games played March 6-12. Texas
A&Ms losing record for the week
dropped it from this weeks Col-
legiate Baseball Rankings, but
opened up a spot for Kansas State
in the poll. As a conference, the
Big 12 went 28-13 last week.
No. 3 Nebraska (11-2)
Last week: 3-0
Player of the Week: Sopho-
more pitcher
Johnny Dorn
(3-1): Earned
the victory
against Ala-
bama while
striking out
eight batters
and allowing no earned runs in a
complete game effort in Saturdays
5-1 victory.
Team Note: Junior pitcher
Joba Chamberlain was unable
to pitch last week because of
tightness in his triceps. Cham-
berlain was named Big 12 Co-
Pitcher of the Week for games
between Feb. 28 and March 6.
No. 16 Texas (13-9)
Last week: 3-1
Player of the Week: Junior out-
felder Carson
Kainer: 8-for-
15 with three
runs and an
RBI.
T e a m
Note: Junior
infelder Nick
Peoples, who was named Big 12
Player of the Week for games be-
tween Feb. 28 and March 6, went
4-for-17 with three runs and two
RBI.
No. 18 Baylor (12-4)
Last week: 3-1
Player of the Week: Senior out-
felder Seth
Fortenberry:
7-for-14 with
six runs, four
RBI, a triple
and a home
run.
T e a m
Note: Games against Pacifc, Mich-
igan, and Louisiana Tech were part
of the Quala-T Imprints Baylor
Classic, won by Louisiana Tech.
No. 21 Oklahoma (16-4)
Last week: 4-0
Player of the Week: Senior
infelder Ryan Rohlinger: 5-for-
14 with fve
runs, seven
RBI and a
home run.
T e a m
Note: Se-
nior pitcher
Daniel Mc-
Cutchen, who was named Big 12
Co-Pitcher of the Week along with
Chamberlain last week, struck out
nine batters in 6.1 innings in Fri-
days 17-6 victory against Cente-
nary to improve his record to 4-2.
No. 29 kansas State (12-1)
Last week: 4-0
Player of the Week: Senior out-
felder Barrett Rice: 8-for-13 with
fve runs, nine RBI, a stolen base
and a home
run.
Team Note:
The Wildcats
are on an 11-
game winning
streak.
Oklahoma State (10-4)
Last week: 3-2
Player of the Week: Junior
third baseman Tyler Mach: 7-
for-19 with four runs, eight RBI
and three home runs.
T e a m
Note: Sun-
days victory
against No.
23 Pepper-
dine was
Okl a homa
States frst against a ranked op-
ponent this season. The Cowboys
won seven games against ranked
opponents last season.
Texas Tech (15-6)
Last week: 4-1
Player of the Week: Sopho-
more catcher Matt Smith: 9-for-22
with six runs,
seven RBI
and three
home runs.
T e a m
Note: Smiths
three home
runs came in
three consecutive games.
Texas A&M (14-6)
Last week: 0-4
Player of the Week: Junior in-
felder Austin Boggs: 4-for-16 with
two runs, an RBI and a stolen base.
Team Note: Games against
Notre Dame, Louisiana-Lafayette
and Texas-San Antonio were part
of the Univer-
sity of Texas-
San Antonio
B a s e b a l l
Express Col-
legiate Clas-
sic. Mon-
days victory
against Illinois was Texas A&Ms
fnal game of the Classic.
Missouri (10-7)
Last week: 2-2
Player of the Week: Sophomore
outfelder/catcher Jacob Priday: 8-
for-15 with six runs, 11 RBI and
two home runs.
Team Note: Junior pitcher
Max Scherzer (3-1) lost his frst
game of the season in Fridays 7-
0 loss to Pur-
due. Despite
striking out
eight batters,
he allowed
three runs on
four hits and
two walks in
seven innings.
tuesday, march 14, 2006 the university daily Kansan 3b sports
t DIVING
By Betty Kaspar
bkaspar@kansan.com
kansan sportswriter
For senior diver Casey Topol,
diving is a mental sport, and the
Zone Diving meet pushed her to
her mental edge.
Its a very tough meet, Topol
said. It can really rack on your
brain.
Kansas qualifed three div-
ers for the NCAA Zone D
regional in Columbia, Mo., last
weekend.
Along with Topol, senior
Robyn Karlage and junior
Shelby Noonan also qualified.
If a diver qualifed in one
event, she could compete in all
three events.
Team scores arent considered
in the event.
It was the frst time the Kan-
sas divers competed at the Zone
Diving Meet.
Topol said the team did an
amazing job considering the team
had never gone to a zone meet.
On the frst day of competi-
tion, Noonan lead Kansas with
a score of 469.95 and fnished
10th in the one-meter dive.
Topol fnished 14th and Karlage
fnished 24th.
I didnt perform as well as
I wanted to, but going into it, I
just wanted to have fun and fn-
ish my career on a good note,
and I think that I successfully
did that, Karlage said.
On the second day, Topol was
the only diver to compete in the
platform competition and fnished
13th with 357.7 points. In the
three-meter competition, Noonan
lead the way for Kansas with a
19th-place fnish. Karlage fnished
23rd and Topol fnished 27th.
Kansas diving coach Eric Elliot
said the team performed well.
They had good events, they
had rough events, but it was
just a good experience. Elliot
said. It was a very high level
of competition and for them to
keep it together for that, it is
nice to see they are that men-
tally tough.
The meet also marked the end
of Karlage and Topols career at
Kansas.
Topol said she was emotional
at the beginning of the meet, but
that her mother and Elliot had a
calming effect on her.
I loved ever minute of it,
Topol said.
Karlage said the event was
about looking to the future.
I think the team is going to
be great in the future and its go-
ing to continue to get better.
Karlage said.
Elliot agreed with the senti-
mentality of the event.
It is sad for me to see them
go, but I am excited for them to
move onto the next chapter of
their life, Elliot said, I think
all the lessons they have learned
from diving such as setting goals,
hard work, and the discipline it
takes to reach their goals will ft
in with their professional careers
and the rest of their lives.
Although the divers are done,
swimmers will return to action
for the NCAA Championships
on Thursday in Athens, Ga., and
will fnish up on the Saturday.
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Womens basketball seeds selected
By Donna tommelleo
the associated press
North Carolina, Ohio State,
Louisiana State and Duke were
selected Monday as the No. 1
seeds for the womens NCAA
tournament.
All four teams have started
on top of the NCAA brackets
before, but overall top seed
North Carolina is the only
one with a national title. Its
the third No. 1 seed for North
Carolina, which is seeking its
second championship since
1994.
Duke has been a No. 1 seed
fve times and Louisiana State
has been selected at the top of
the bracket three times. Ohio
State received its second top
seeding and the frst for the
Buckeyes since 1993.
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the top of the fnal AP Poll, and
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regular season and conference
championships in their respec-
tive Atlantic Coast and Big Ten
conferences.
North Carolina (29-1) was
placed in the Cleveland regional
and will open the tournament
Saturday in Nashville against
Big West champion UC River-
side.
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the Cleveland bracket, and Big
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By Doug Tucker
the associated press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Not
having anyone from the Big 12
on the NCAA selection com-
mittee may have been costly for
the conference, says Colorado
coach Ricardo Patton.
Pattons Buffaloes were one
of the most disappointed teams
in the country on Sunday when
the committee announced bids
for the 65-team feld. Despite a
20-9 overall record and 9-7 fn-
ish in the Big 12, the Buffaloes
were snubbed by the NCAA and
wound up accepting a bid to
play Old Dominion in the NIT.
The Big 12 and Atlantic
Coast Conferences, two of the
traditional powerhouses, each
got only four teams in the feld.
Matching them was the Mis-
souri Valley Conference, which
got a league record of four bids.
I believe the ACC and Big
12 are defnitely two of the best
conferences in the country any-
where, night in and night out,
said Patton. He added that many
mid-major teams that got tour-
nament bids would have diff-
culty achieving good records if
theyd played in leagues like the
Big 12.
I would think having a bal-
anced committee makes sense,
Patton said. I dont see any rea-
son why it wouldnt make sense
to have more representation of
the different leagues and confer-
ences.
Without Big 12 representa-
tives, I would doubt very seri-
ously if anyones making an ar-
gument for a ffth team.
Oklahoma coach Kelvin
Sampson, wholl be making his
11th trip to the NCAA tourna-
ment in 12 years, agreed.
I would like to have seen
Colorado get in because of
their body of work 9-7 in the
league, said Sampson. But Im
a Big 12 guy. There are so many
deserving teams you can make
a case for. Id hate to have the
committees job. Its tough.
Oklahoma (20-8) will meet
Wisconsin-Milwaukee (21-8) in
the Minneapolis Regional on
Thursday after losing their last
two games.
These kids will bounce
back, Sampson said. Its not
like were 8-20. Were 20-8.
Everyone agrees the hottest
team in the Big 12 and possi-
bly the country, is Kansas. After
beating Texas in the Big 12 tour-
nament title game its 15th
win in 16 games Kansas was
made a No. 4 seed and will play
Bradley in the frst round on Fri-
day in Auburn Hills, Mich.
But coach Bill Self and his
team were just happy to discover
their homes were not damaged
in a powerful storm that raked
Lawrence Sunday night. Power
was even temporarily knocked
out in Allen Fieldhouse.
The lights are on in Allen,
Self said. We can defnitely
play.
Winning three games at the
Big 12 tournament on a neutral
court in Dallas, and avenging an
earlier loss to Texas, could be a
big confdence boost for a team
that starts three freshmen and
two sophomores, Self said.
Dallas did everything we
hoped it would do. Playing on a
neutral court helped us as well,
as far as preparing for the tour-
nament. But I also believe good
play this week doesnt guarantee
good play next week, Self said.
Were going in with momen-
tum, but we dont play until Fri-
day. The vast majority of teams
in the tournament are on the
upswing.
Also getting an NIT bid was
Oklahoma State. The Cowboys
(17-15) will play the Hurricanes
(16-5) at Miami on Wednesday.
They are only two victories short
of getting to 800 for head coach
Eddie Sutton, who is out on
medical leave and has not said
whether he will return next sea-
son after completing treatment
for what he called a problem
with alcohol.
I think theyre well aware of
how many wins they need for
that to occur, head coach-des-
ignate Sean Sutton said. I think
theyre motivated by that. But
they also want to play good bas-
ketball. I know (the 800 wins)
are important to them and its a
goal to get them to that.
While Colorado is disap-
pointed to be in the NIT, the
Nebraska Cornhuskers are
pleased. They play at Hofstra
on Thursday and the entire pro-
gram is certain to be in a much
more relaxed frame of mind af-
ter coach Barry Collier was told
Sunday night that hell be back
next year.
We think weve made some
obvious and good progress,
Collier said. Wed like to make
more, take bigger steps, and
were working on doing that.
Im excited about our program
and looking forward to even
better things for us, with the
ultimate goal of not just mak-
ing the NCAA tournament, but
winning games there.
He did not deny that the past
few weeks of speculation about
his job status was a trial.
You learn not to get down
into that mess, he said. Youve
just got to keep your shoes clean
and keep walking and do the job
youre given.
The best thing is to under-
stand theres a big plan out there
for all of us. If you just do your
part, Gods going to make things
happen the way they should.
t NCAA TourNAmeNT
Lack of bids
disappoints
conferences
Tim Sharp/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Texas forward P.J. Tucker pulls a rebound away from Kansas guard Brandon Rush in the second half of the Big 12 Mens Championship basketball game
Sunday in Dallas. Only four teams from the Big 12 Conference Kansas, Texas, Texas A&M and Oklahoma received bids to play in the NCAA tournament.
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Kansas City Royals right-felder Reggie Sanders hits a single in the ffth
inning during a spring training exhibition baseball game against the Texas
Rangers in Surprise, Ariz.
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The rest of the offense is get-
ting accustomed to the feld
again as well.
Senior offensive lineman Da-
vid Ochoa said this was the most
comfortable he felt about the of-
fensive line during his time play-
ing for Kansas.
As a unit, communication is
better, he said. We have a bet-
ter understanding of what is go-
ing on around us.
Ochoa said the team grew as
a unit from winter workouts and
conditioning.
From top to bottom every-
one wants to get better, Ochoa
said. Nobody is out here that is
just throwing on a jersey.
On the defensive line, junior
James McClinton will be the
only returning starter from the
front seven.
The football team will make
up Sundays practice on March
27, the Monday following spring
break.
The football teams next prac-
tice open to the public will be
April 1 in Topeka.
Football Notes:
Although his eligibility is still
in question, senior defensive
lineman Eric Butler participated
in spring practice on Monday.
Butler enrolled in 2001 at
Devry University, which did
not have an athletics program.
He then enrolled at Avila Col-
lege, where he played football
for one season. He wouldnt
play again until he walked on
to the Kansas football team last
season. Five football seasons
have passed since Butler frst
enrolled at Devry. It is still in
question whether his eligibility
clock should have started when
he enrolled at Devry, because it
doesnt have an athletics pro-
gram.
WNIT
The Jayhawks have appeared
in the WNIT only two other
times. In 1990, they were invited
to what was then the National
Womens Invitational Tourna-
ment. At that time it was staged
as a round-robin tournament.
The team was also invited in
1977, when the NWIT was the
only postseason tournament
available. The frst NCAA tour-
nament wasnt held until 1982.
A WNIT bid is a blessing for
some teams and an insult for
others. Kansas has been lobby-
ing for an invitation since the
team opened the season with a
12-0 record.
Texas Tech, on the other hand,
chose to decline its invitation.
The school has enjoyed a long
history of womens basketball
success and had been invited to
16 straight NCAA tournaments.
Earlier this year, 24-year head
coach Marsha Sharp announced
that she would retire at the end
of the season.
Kansas State, Iowa State and
Nebraska are the other three
Big 12 schools to receive an in-
vitation. For Kansas State, it is
a drop from the national promi-
nence the team has enjoyed in
recent years, but still an achieve-
ment considering the Wildcats
started four freshmen at times
this season.
The Wildcats will also host a
frst-round game. Host sites are
selected by each team putting in
a bid for how many fans it will
draw to the game.
Henrickson said she thought
that Kansas bid the minimum,
though she didnt know the ex-
act number.
Today will be the Jayhawks
second consecutive day of prac-
tice after taking off Sunday be-
cause of the weather.
Seniors
its all said and done that we
were part of that class that got it
turned around and created some
momentum.
Henrickson and her team
were not shy about talking about
their postseason aspirations,
even when hopes seemed dim.
We are defnitely not counting
ourselves out, Kemp said follow-
ing the teams victory against Mis-
souri last month. We just need to
continue to work hard and be ag-
gressive and have confdence.
The seniors also get another
opportunity to play in Allen
Fieldhouse after a disappointing
loss on senior night to Kansas
State. The opportunity to play
another home game and an op-
portunity to continue her career
at home was satisfying for Hall-
man.
Its added motivation be-
cause I love playing at Allen
Fieldhouse, Hallman said.
This year weve gotten some
pretty good crowds and its even
better when the fans are in it.
S
enior offensive line-
man David Ochoa said
this was the most com-
fortable he felt about the
offensive line during his
time playing for Kansas.
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You might want to rethink certain elements
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Tonight: Life goes on.
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Somehow, others do not see situations in
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6B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2006 SPORTS
NCAA TOURNAMENT
Bracket betting begins
BY NANCY ARMOUR
Every year about this time,
Eddie Gontrams architecture
rm becomes one of the most
popular in the country.
Hundreds of people he
doesnt know and probably
will never meet check out
his Web site, eagerly awaiting
the latest news. And were not
talking about blueprints for that
new day spa.
Its March Madness, Gon-
tram said Monday.
Sure is, baby!
For the next three weeks,
youll find sports nuts, de-
voted alumni and people
who dont know a layup from
a loose-ball foul breaking
down their picks, obsessing
over little-known schools like
Monmouth and Pacific, and
talking trash about that 8-9
match-up.
The World Series and NBA
nals have their devotees, and
clever ads and queso dip make
the Super Bowl an all-inclu-
sive party. When it comes to
the NCAA tournament, though,
theres something in those
brackets that converts even the
least sports-minded people into
rabid fans.
Part of it is, its so easy to
become involved, said Scott
Sepich, who has run a pool for
about 70 friends for the last 10
years.
Indeed, brackets are every-
where these days. Printed in vir-
tually every newspaper. Online.
Passed out in neighborhoods,
hospitals and church groups.
Even the most buttoned-
down offices get the fever.
Instead of talk about mergers
and acquisitions or tax sea-
son, watercooler chatter cen-
ters on the latest games, whos
winning the pool and what
the prospects are for the next
round.
And the true beauty? No
expertise is needed. You could
render Dick Vitale speechless
with your knowledge of college
hoops, sweat for days over RPI
and power conferences, and still
lose to people who make their
picks based on nicknames and
uniform colors.
My 4-year-old daughter beat
me last year, Gontram admit-
ted. She was within a whisker
of winning the whole thing.
At baseballs spring train-
ing, where the start of the sea-
son is less than a month away,
the real agonizing isnt over
who will win the job at third
base, but who will come out
of the grueling Minneapolis
regional.
Back in 1988, when the
Dodgers were paid their annual
visit by FBI agents for a talk on
the evils of gambling, the feds
were made to wait while the Los
Angeles players nished some
important business. Seems they
had to nish their tournament
picks.
Things have lightened up
since then, but the brackets in
almost every clubhouse are still
serious business.
San Francisco Giants pitch-
ing coach Dave Righetti hasnt
decided if hes going to enter a
pool yet, but he still spent part
of his morning Monday debating
whether Cal, the seventh seed in
the Atlanta Regional, can make
a serious run.
The Seattle Mariners were
hard at work on their picks
soon after they arrived at camp
Monday. The Mariners have two
pools, one of the players own
brackets, and the other a ran-
dom draw of the 65 teams. And
across the country in Florida, St.
Louis Cardinals inelder Scott
Spiezio joked that someone had
copied his bracket.
Ive got Duke winning it
all, Spiezio said. Ive got a
couple of surprises in there,
but I cant say what they are.
Then Id I have to split my
money.
Ah, money.
An estimated $2.5 billion is
reportedly bet on the NCAA
tournament, with only $80 mil-
lion bet legally in Nevada sports
books.
Bets placed with bookies ac-
count for some of the rest, and
there are plenty of big-ticket
pools.
But much comes from small
pools, the $5, $10 and $20 wa-
gered by average Joes who dont
otherwise gamble.
Its a crapshoot, said Mari-
ners pitcher Jamie Moyer, who
gets some inside info from his
father-in-law, ESPN analyst Dig-
ger Phelps. Youre dealing with
kids, 17- to 21-year-olds. Thats
a lot of pressure. Think of all the
pressure and the money that
is bet on it, legally and illegally.
Its amazing.
At Hodes, Ulman, Pessin and
Katz, the Maryland law rm,
about 80 percent of the 120 em-
ployees participate, said Kevin
Bress, a partner who heads the
elder law department and runs
the pool.
No other company activity
comes close to that.
Not even the Christmas par-
ty, Bress said.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.
Lawrence welcomed back three
All-Americans Sunday after the
NCAA Indoor Track Champi-
onships in Fayetteville, Ark.,
last weekend.
As a meet, we had some peo-
ple that performed really well,
and I think we had some people
that tried really hard and I think
some of the mistakes that were
made, they almost tried too
hard, Kansas coach Stanley
Redwine said.
Redwine said that the meet in-
vited, on average, the top 16 na-
tional performers in each event.
On Saturday, sophomore Egor
Agafonov placed second in the
weight throw, which qualifed him
as an All-American. His throw of
76 feet and one inch was only
bested by the longest throw in
collegiate competition this year.
Egor came in ranked fourth
and ended up second, Redwine
said. On his ffth throw, he went
out there and decided he wanted
to win. Thats the attitude that
we want our athletes to have.
Senior Charisse Bacchus also
qualifed for All-America hon-
ors for the frst time in her ca-
reer Friday by placing ffth in the
womens long jump with a jump
of 20 feet, 11.75 inches. After
placing 10th and missing out on
becoming an All-American last
year, Bacchus said that although
she was pleased, it was a long
time coming.
Its about time, Bacchus
said. Its an accomplishment
that Ive had in mind for a long
time. It gives me a bit of satisfac-
tion, but Im never satisfed. Im
always setting more and more
goals.
For the second year in a row,
senior Sheldon Battle is an All-
American. On Friday, Battles
throw of 63 feet and four inches
was good for fourth place in the
shot put. In the weight throw on
Saturday, Battle fnished in 10th
place with a throw of 69 feet. He
earned All-American status by
fnishing as a top-eight American
in the event. Even though Battle
is an All-American, he didnt
perform as well as he wanted to.
It feels good to be an All-Amer-
ican, to be the top eight in the
country, Battle said. On Monday,
Battle was named the Division I
Mens Indoor Field Athlete of the
Year for the Midwest Region by
the U.S. Track and Field and Cross
Country Coaches Association.
With a strong feld in the 60-
meter hurdles, senior Aaron
Thompson tied his own school
record of 7.84 seconds, which
placed him 11th in the prelimi-
nary race. He missed qualifying
for the fnals by .01. Although
Thompson didnt qualify for
All-American honors, he took
something positive away from
the championships.
Ill take some positives from it,
from the experience of being here,
the competition and carry it to the
outdoor season so I can make it in
outdoors, Thompson said.
The distance medley relay
team of seniors Joshy Mada-
thil, Brandon Hodges, Benson
Chesang, and sophomore Matt
Baysinger ran a time of 9:46.53.
They fnished in 10th place.
Baysinger described the
teams fnish as a bittersweet
end to a good season.
Its tough to say the least, es-
pecially for the other three, Bay-
singer said. Im a sophomore,
so I have a chance to do this
again and they dont. Its hard to
be this close and not get it.
The distance medley team set a
school record of 9:34.91 running
on a 320-meter track in South
Bend, Ind. The track in Fayette-
ville was 200 meters. Madathil
said one of the factors in the race
was the length of the track.
On larger tracks, there are
longer straight-aways, so you
dont have to run in lane two,
which adds to the distance
youre running and makes it a
little harder to pass people when
youre running farther than they
are, Madathil said. It defnitely
makes a difference running on a
shorter track.
With the exception of Hodg-
es, each athlete who competed
in Fayetteville will compete in
the outdoor season starting on
March 25 with the Tulsa Duels.
Team never satisfed
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gor came in ranked
fourth and ended up
second. On his ffth throw,
he went out there and
decided he wanted to win.
Thats the attitude that we
wanted our athletes to
have.
Stanley Redwine
Kansas coach
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In the market for a starting
pitcher after Mark Redman had
knee surgery and Zack Greinke
left camp for personal reasons,
the Royals signed right-hander
Luke Hudson to a minor league
contract with an invitation to
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Hudson went 6-9 with a 6.38
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