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Despite a surprise
second chance, the
Jayhawks fell to
the Baylor Bears on
Wednesday night.
The procedures for
gaining funding for
organizations have
changed.
University Theatres
latest production,
The Maids is now
playing in
Murphy Hall.
By dAnAE dEshAzEr
Daniel Fisher, reformed fast food
junkie, proved that he didnt have to
eat less to lose weight and improve
his health.
Fisher, 29-year-old Lawrence resi-
dent, participated in Local Burgers
documentary study, Localize Me.
He ate every meal for 30 days at
Local Burger, a restaurant that serves
all-organic foods that are healthy
and fast. By changing the quality of
food he was eating, Fisher cut his
cholesterol in half, lost 20 pounds,
and increased his testosterone levels
by 150 percent.
Hilary Brown, owner of Local
Burger, 714 Vermont St., decided to
put a positive spin on the Morgan
Spurlock documentary Super Size
Me, which showcased the negative
effects of eating fast food.
With her own documentary film
crew, Brown launched Localize Me
to show how easy it was to change a
persons health with a small change
in their eating habits.
Starting January 25, Fisher met
Brown at Local Burger for three
meals a day. Fisher tried everything
on the menu favoring turkey
wraps and the Greek salad only
drank water or vitamin water, and
always had dessert with his meals.
Brown said she wanted to make sure
he wasnt going hungry.
Fisher used to eat most of his
meals from fast-food restaurants.
Brown said Fisher was still eating the
same amount of food as he was used
to. A regular meal would often con-
sist of three Chipotle burritos in one
sitting or a Double Quarter Pounder
with cheese meal with extra Double
Cheeseburgers from McDonalds.
Fast food is addictive, Brown
said. All those types of foods that
you find at the middle of the grocery
store raise your blood sugar quickly.
Once you get them out of your diets,
they dont taste good anymore. It
starts to taste really bizarre.
After Fisher completed the study,
he said his friends took him to
Chipotle to celebrate.
It tasted good, but the next day
I did not feel so well, Fisher said. I
By Erick r. schmidt
Alli Fielder started her blog as a
way to express herself. Before she
knew it, shed become addicted not
to her own writing, but to the response
from other people.
I was writing for the comments,
Fielder said. I didnt start for the
comments, but thats what it turned
into.
A study released last week by pro-
fessors at San Diego State University
said college students had become more
narcissistic than ever. The Narcissistic
Personality Inventory, which polled
more than 16,000 students between
1982 and 2006, revealed that 70 per-
cent of students scored above average
in the survey, which tested self-lov-
ing traits. For many students, social
interactions sites like Facebook and
MySpace have provided a chance to
create a world revolved around them-
selves.
Fielder, Overland Park freshman,
said she had seen instances of self-
interest in her fellow students, but that
it wasnt an overwhelming trend.
I see it more as indifference. I dont
think Ive really seen any straight-up
narcissism, Fielder said.
Bill Staples, chairman and profes-
sor in the sociology department, said
he wasnt surprised by the results of
the study. Despite having seen evi-
dence to the contrary, he said todays
college students showed evidence of a
more self-focused attitude.
It reflects students being only-
children, with a higher level of expec-
tations, Staples said. Instances of,
Ive got a problem, you need to fix
it now.
Staples said it was too narrow to
focus the study results on college stu-
dents alone. He said that society as a
whole had become more narcissistic
since the 1960s.
Its nothing internal. Its a product
of the culture, Staples said. Theyre
canaries in a coal mine, reflecting
the attitudes and behaviors around
them.
Bryan Strecker, Topeka freshman,
said students were focused on them-
selves, but that it wasnt because they
were selfish.
People are going to talk about
themselves because thats what they
know best, Strecker said. What you
know best is what youre going to talk
about.
Strecker said he checked his
Facebook account multiple times each
day, but that he did it to find out what
others were doing, not to talk about
himself.
Since they started the note mode,
a lot of people on there like to talk
about themselves, Strecker said.
Facebooks note feature allows users
to post blog entries on whatever topic
they choose.
Sociology professor Robert
Antonio has been at the University
since 1971, and said he wasnt sure
if he bought into the study. Antonio
said he had seen several generations
come through the University, but that
he hadnt noticed much difference.
Most KU students are a pretty nice
group of people, Antonio said. They
havent changed a whole heck of a
lot.
kansan staf writer Erick r. schmidt
can be contacted at eschmidt@
kansan.com.
Edited by Lisa Tilson
By joE hunt
In Kansas, springtime and warm
weather brings tornados. The
National Weather Service has dubbed
next week Kansas Severe Weather
Awareness Week.
Shawn Byrne, Madison, Wisc.,
senior, is a hydrometeorological
technician at the National Weather
Service. He said that severe weather
such as tornados and thunderstorms
required three main ingredients:
warm air, cold air and moisture.
Most severe storms in the Midwest
are caused when warm, wet air from
the Gulf of Mexico collides with cold,
dry air moving south from Canada.
The cold air is denser and heavier
than the warm air, forcing the warm
air to rise higher in the atmosphere.
This can freeze the water particles
in the warm air, creating clouds,
rain and even hail. Sometimes such
extreme changes in temperature,
wind direction and height can lead
to tornados.
Tornado season is different in
different parts of the United States.
Byrne said that Kansas will get the
most storms in April, May, and June.
Southern states will get more storms
earlier, and northern states will get
their storms later in the year. It all
depends on how long warm winds
from the south take to reach the
area.
In 2006, the National Weather
Service recorded 92 tornados in
Kansas. This was 37 more than the
average 55 tornados recorded annu-
ally since 1950. Only three of those
were what the National Weather
Service considered strong tornados,
designated as F2 on a scale measuring
tornado strength. Steve Kays, meteo-
rologist with the National Weather
Service, said that F2 tornados have
wind speeds of up to 157 mph.
The storms are hard to predict,
and Byrne suggests that students
purchase an All Hazards Weather
Radio, which sends out a loud severe
weather warning.
The annual statewide tornado drill
will take place Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.
kansan staf writer joe hunt can
be contacted at jhunt@kansan.
com.
Edited by Lisa Tilson
By nAthAn Gill
Gregory Thomas knows that
hospital rooms can be uncom-
fortable.
When youre sick, you dont
specifically want to see the
containers with the bio-hazard
symbols, said Thomas, chair of
design at the University of Kansas
and a cancer survivor.
Thomas, whose 87-year-old
father spent time in a hospital
in November recovering from a
severe reaction to medication,
reflected on his recent experienc-
es with hospitals and decided he
wanted to help heathcare facilities
serve patients better. He came up
with Design for Wellness, a con-
sortium of University professors
of design, architecture and asso-
ciated disciplines.
Thomas said the purpose of
Design for Wellness was to make
the workspaces and equipment
used in Kansas healthcare facili-
ties more safe, effective, efficient
and satisfactory for those who used
them.
He said that better healthcare
designs should take into account
what patients see, hear, smell and
touch. For example, designing quiet-
er and less conspicuous dental tools
could make a trip to the dentist less
frightening. He said better design
could be as easy as putting a window
in a patients room and planting a
tree.
From a patients standpoint you
want to be in an environment where
you dont want to be reminded that
youre sick, Thomas said.
Mahbub Rashid, associate profes-
sor of design and Design for Wellness
collaborator, said layout had a signif-
icant impact on how people behaved
in their environment.
He said one reason the United
States was experiencing a shortage
of nurses was because the average
nurse walked 11 miles each day,
which contributed to on-the-job
dining out
Local documentary gives fast food positive spin
CoNtRIBUtEd PHoto
daniel Fisher ate at Local Burger for three
meals a day for 30 days. Fisher saw improve-
ments in his health and plans to continue the
diet until he reaches his goal weight of 200 lbs.
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Weather
Severe Weather Awareness Week
warns of coming tornado season
severe weather
What to do in a
severe weather
situation:
n If in a building, get to
the lowest foor.
nenter a small room
such as a closet or bath-
room.
nstay away from exterior
walls, elevators, doors and
glass.
nabandon cars and mo-
bile homes immediately.
nIf no shelter is available,
lie fat in a ditch and keep
head covered.
navoid buildings with
large free-span roofs,
such as auditoriums.
Source: NationalWeather Service
health
Designers work to
improve hospitals
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personality poll
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Facebook and Myspace may push students to be more self involved and narcissistic than past
generations.
Recent study shows generation has high-level of narcissism
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William G. Staples and
Stephanie K. Decker will present
the lecture Between the Home
and Institutional Worlds: House
Arrest as Post Modern Social
Controlat 12 p.m. at room 706
in Fraser Hall.
The teleconference Leading
the Way: Encouraging Student
Success through Peer Education
will be held at 12 p.m. at the
Pine Room in the Kansas Union.
Robert Smale, University of
Missouri, will present the lecture
Indian Communities and Indus-
try in Oruro, Bolivia 1899-1929
at 12 p.m. at room 318 in Bailey
Hall.
James Rodger Fleming and
Takao Shibata will present the
lecture The Human Dimensions
of Climate Change Scienceat 1
p.m. at the conference hall in the
Hall Center for the Humanities.
Free tea and treats will be
served at Tea Time at 3 p.m. at
the Union Lobby in the Kansas
Union.
Manuel Burga, University of
San Marcos, Peru, will present
the seminar The Andean Utopia
and the Building of the Peruvian
Nation: Myth and Memory
at 3:30 p.m. at the conference
hall in the Hall Center for the
Humanities.
Stephen Commins, UCLA,
will present the lecture Making
Services Work for Poor People in
African Citiesat 3:30 p.m. at the
Pine Room in the Kansas Union.
An article in Wednesdays
The University Daily Kansan
needs clarifcation. The article,
Roles continue to grow, should
have said Nancy Kassebaum
Baker was the frst woman to be
elected to the US Senate who
did not succeed her husband
after his death in ofce or
previously serve in the House of
Representatives.
daily KU info
People with O- blood types
are universal donors. People
with AB+ blood types are uni-
versal recipients. The KU Blood
Drive is going on today and
tomorrow at the ballroom in the
Kansas Union. For details, visit
www.kublooddrive.com.
Source: kuinfo.ku.edu
What do you think?
by jennifer mohwinkle
What is your favorite restaurant in laWrence?
kayla dudley
Topeka senior
Wa. Its the sushi restaurant on
Mass., and I love the Sean Connery
roll.
MarTina SMiTh
knoxville, ill., graduate student
El Mez, I guess, because the Mexi-
can is pretty authentic, and they
have good margaritas.
BriTTany Belford
leavenworth freshman
El Mezcal because of the margari-
tas, I have to say.
rafe elenBurg
Wichita freshman
I dont really know; I dont go out
to eat much in Lawrence.
with
Professor Peter Hierl
&
Q
by richelle buser
What department do you teach
in?
Chemistry.
Why did you decide to teach at
ku?
Because they ofered me a job
and it seemed like a great idea at
the time.
Whats your favorite thing to do
outside of the classroom?
Just being in Colorado in gen-
eral, whether I am skiing, biking,
or partaking in other outdoor
activities.
Where did you attend college?
A variety of places, starting with
my undergraduate at MIT. I earned
my doctorate at Rice in Houston
and was also a student at Yale and
the University of Colorado.
Whats your favorite thing about
lawrence?
Its not Manhattan.
Whats something your students
dont know about you?
If I told you, Id have to kill you.
if you had any other career, what
would it be and why?
As a child, I dreamed of playing
for the New York Yankees. As an
adult, I would love to be a forest
ranger.
Whats your favorite food?
Lobster and elk.
What was the best class you took
in college?
A Western Civilization course
that was extremely interesting.
if you could live anywhere else
where would you live?
At my house out in Steamboat
Springs, Colo.
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By Bethany Bunch
The University Theatres most
recent play, The Maids, is a
story of love, hate, economic class
struggles and jealousy among sis-
ters.
An all female, three-member
cast performed for a small audi-
ence in Murphy Hall Wednesday
night. The scenery and lighting
provided an intimate-themed
play.
Now that was a creepy play,
one audience member said before
the final applause had finished.
Mechele Leon, assistant pro-
fessor of theater and film, direct-
ed the cast. She wrote in the
plays programs that the play was
simply about the relationship
between sisters.
I dont know any intimacy
more intense, or frightening,
Leon wrote. Only sisters know
what it takes to truly destroy
each other.
The play caused controversy
when it opened in Paris in 1947
for its portrayal of discontent
among the lower class. Two
maids, representing the working
class, paint a negative picture of
the upper class.
Laura Jennings, 2005 gradu-
ate, said after seeing the play
she wasnt sure what the deeper
meaning of the play was or if
there was one.
Im still trying to figure out
what the underlying message is,
Jennings said.
Cali Gilman, an actress in
The Maids, is Jennings cousin.
Ive seen four of her plays now,
Jennings said. This one is my favor-
ite because its her biggest role and it
was such an intimate setting.
The Maids was playwright Jean
Genets first successful play. It was
translated from French into English
by Martin Crimp. The translation
stayed true to Genets original work
but invigorated the language.
Genet challenged audiences to
reconsider intimate female relation-
ships and the origins of violence and
passion, Leon said.
Stagings of The Maids will con-
tinue today through Saturday at 7:30
p.m. at Stage Too! theater in Murphy
Hall. Tickets are $10 for University
students.
Kansan staf writer Bethany Bunch
can be contacted at bbunch@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Lisa Tilson
news
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thursday, march 8, 2007
By tyler harBert
For those would-be queens and
kings who missed out on high school
prom glory, now is your chance to
reclaim your rightful title.
Tonight at the Jackpot Saloon and
Music Hall, 943 Massachusetts St.,
you can have another shot at the prom
queen or king crown, provided youre
dressed in the opposite sexs finest
apparel.
Jessica Anthony organized The
Stache and Lash Drag Formal to ben-
efit the Kansas City Anti Violence
Project which provides services to
members of the LGBT community
who are victims of domestic violence,
sexual assault or hate crimes.
Anthony said the event, which
starts at 10 p.m., would be a good
opportunity to
dress up and
benefit the proj-
ect, where she has
been a volunteer
since July.
She said she
had enjoyed
wearing costumes
since her child-
hood.
I just think I
like gender and
queer and femi-
nist theories and I really like cos-
tumes, so they kind of meet in drag,
Anthony said.
Anthony said shell be wearing a
long-tailed jacket and a top hat at
the celebration, and said other people
dressed in drag will have the oppor-
tunity to scale a small catwalk up the
Jackpot stage to show off their own
costumes.
She said the crowd can choose
their favorite costumes in three cat-
egories: best queen, best king and best
gender bender.
Shes sported a suit on more than
one occasion by helping out with
other drag shows and said the crowd
tonight should feature a wide mix of
people.
Many people there will be straight
or not straight and there will probably
be some professional drag people too,
Anthony said.
The Dolly Surprise Dance-a-Rama
will spin records during the event,
and member Kate Furst, who goes by
DJ Furst Bass, said her group didnt
hesitate when Anthony asked them
to perform.
When I approached the other two
girls they automatically said yes, she
said.
Furst said the group empathized
with the cause because of the way
people are often persecuted for being
different and to help the project.
Doug Riley, executive director of
the Anti-Violence project, said the
organization had been in service
for four years and focused solely on
LGBT community issues.
He said the
organi zat i on,
based in the
Kansas City
metro area,
helped victims
find emergency
housing and
helped in court
and medical
advocacy.
There are
unique situations
sometimes that
mainstream organizations cant serve,
Riley said.
He said the project also reached out
to the community through education
and training services. The proceeds
from the event tonight will mostly
benefit those services, Riley said.
Representatives from the project,
along with Womens Transitional Care
Services, the GaDuGi Safe Center and
the Douglas County AIDS Project will
also be present during the event.
For more information about the
KCAVP go to www.kcavp.org.
Kansan staf writer tyler harbert
can be contacted at tharbert@
kansan.com.
Edited by Mark Vierthaler
Anti-Violence
Drag kings, queens to raise
money for LGBT support
There are unique situations
sometimes the mainstream
organizations cant serve.
Doug Riley
Director of Kansas City
Anti-Violence Project
theAter
Play showcases intense intimacy
Marla Keown/KANSAN
Cali Gilman, Olathe junior, hovers over Chelsie Shipley, Lakin sophomore, during a dress rehersal of Jean Genets The Maidslast Thursday evening.
The Maidsfollows two sister servants who secretly plot revenge on their mistress while she is away at night. WhenThe Maidsopened in Paris in 1947,
it caused an uproar for its impetuous portrayal of the working class discontent.
crime update
BTK killers former home
demolished Wednesday
PARK CiTy With little
fanfare, this Wichita suburb
demolished the house once
owned by BTK serial killer Den-
nis Rader early Wednesday, as a
police ofcer stood by to guard
against people hoping to take
of with pieces of the debris.
Crews began work at about 7
a.m. and loaded the homes re-
mains into four trucks to be hauled
away. The city said earlier this
year that it planned to destroy the
house but did not say beforehand
when that would happen.
Park City Mayor Dee Stuart has
said she didnt want the demolition
to become a spectacle.
in January, a person tried to sell
what were described as pieces of
the house on the internet auction
site eBay. The auction was eventu-
ally stopped before any bids came
in.
Rader and his family lived in
the house for 25 years before he
pleaded guilty to killing 10 people
between 1974 and 1991. Rader
called himself BTK for his preferred
method of killing, bind, torture
and kill. He is serving 10 consecu-
tive life terms in prison.
The city paid less than $60,000
for the house earlier this year. it
plans to use the land to create a
new entryway to Jardine Memo-
rial Park, a small park with trees,
swings and a half basketball court.
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NEWS 4A thursday, march 8, 2007
By Ashlee Kieler
Under new rules, student groups
seeking funding from Student Senate
will see changes in the processes they
follow to obtain money.
The new guidelines, announced
Feb. 28, require any student group
requesting funding of more than
$500 to meet with the Finance
Committee chairman or Senate trea-
surers. Groups must do so before
presenting their bills to Senate com-
mittees.
The change is a way to help
groups be better prepared and more
knowledgeable about Senate rules
on funding.
Its a way for us to have more
contact with the student groups so
that things can be done more effec-
tively, Austin Kelly, Lawrence junior
and Senate treasurer, said.
Mike Wellems, Andover,
Minn., junior and Senate Finance
Committee chairman, said when a
group asks for less than $500 they
tend to need small things such as
office supplies or copies. When ask-
ing for more than $500, Senate cant
fund some of the things being asked
for, such as travel expenses.
Kelly said it is important for
groups to get started early when
seeking funding.
Meeting with the Finance
Committee chairman and treasur-
ers helps a group to know what to
expect when presenting their needs
to Senate.
We want to see the communica-
tion process expedited and make sure
the rules are known, Kelly said.
Andrew Stangl, Wichita senior and
President of the Society for Open-
Minded Atheists and Agnostics, said
being familiar with the rules helped
his group when seeking funding for
a guest speaker this month.
I think its a good filtering pro-
cess to make sure the money goes to
the right place, Stangl said.
He recalled a situation in 2004
when his group was trying to get
funding for a speaker. It was his
first time dealing with funding
and he had little knowledge about
the rules and regulations.
Stangl said had he known the
rules in advance, there wouldnt
have been so much confusion.
Senate has an incredible
amount of things to go through.
The new guideline will help to
sift through and get rid of bills
they cant fund, Stangl said.
Kansan staf writer Ashlee Kiel-
er can be contacted at akieler@
kansan.com.
EditedbyJylUnruh
student government
Senate changes funding process
stress. Rashid suggested that design-
ing more centralized nursing sta-
tions could help.
You dont have to be techno-
logically savvy to do these things,
Rashid said.
Two other Design for Wellness
collaborators, Richard Branham,
professor of design, and Kent
Spreckelmeyer, professor of archi-
tecture and urban design, have put
their students to work to design bet-
ter hospital rooms.
The professors are teaching a
class that has students designing a
model emergency room with move-
able walls, furniture and tools. On
Tuesday and Wednesday, students
took the model room to North
Kansas City Hospital to see how
hospital staff would use the space.
Hannah Fiechtner, Sioux Falls,
S.D., senior in design, said the room
would help her design class see how
to create more effective and efficient
emergency rooms.
We basically built a huge experi-
ment that people can go inside of,
Fiechtner said.
Lauren Daly, Olathe senior in
design, said because hospital staff
constantly washed their hands, the
model could help decide the best
place for a sink. She said the place-
ment of things inside a hospital
room was important, especially in
life or death situations.
This is just research to find out
what can be improved and putting it
out there so others can make those
improvements, Daly said.
Kansan staf writer Nathan Gill
can be contacted at ngill@kansan.
com.
EditedbyMarkVierthaler
wellness (continued from 1a)
just felt lethargic. I could just feel it
sitting inside of me.
David Dunlap, family practice
physician and supervisor of the
study, said people dont normally
make these types of lifestyle changes
on their own. An average person
could not have produced the results
in 90 days that Fisher produced in a
third of that time, Dunlap said.
Dunlap said the changes in Fishers
health would improve his quality of
life. A decrease in blood pressure
and cholesterol would lower the risk
for a heart attack, even in young
people.
I have seen patients who have
had heart bypass surgeries at age
18, because of problems with their
cholesterol, Dunlap said.
Dunlap said Fishers increased
testosterone levels following the
study would increase his energy
levels, muscle strength, and sexual
potency.
Brown said that Fishers insulin
level decrease was most important
for his health. She said she chose
Fisher from six other candidates
because he was a Native American
with immediate family history of
diabetes.
The incidents among Native
Americans with diabetes are
exceedingly high, Brown said.
The American fast-food standard
destroys their health. Daniel was
headed for diabetes himself.
Fisher said he was going to con-
tinue eating at Local Burger, until
he reached his ideal weight of 200
lbs. He then wants to coach the next
healthy hopeful.
I was a guinea pig, but if we did
it again, wed have better results,
Fisher said. I can help out the next
person by being a support system
and exercising with them.
Brown sent the footage of Localize
Me to the Sundance Channel for a
possible airing on their show Big
Ideas for a Small Planet.
Kansan staf writer Danae Deshaz-
er can be contacted at ddeshazer@
kansan.com.
EditedbyMarkVierthaler
localize me (continued from 1a)
By OlGA r. rODriGUeZ
AssOciAteD Press
SAN NICOLAS DE LOS GARZA,
Mexico A man who once weighed
well over a half ton left his house for
the first time in five years Wednesday
wheeled outside on his bed to
greet neighbors and see a mariachi
band.
The sky is beautiful and blue
and what I want is to enjoy the sun,
said Manuel Uribe, who had once
been certified by doctors as weighing
1,235 pounds.
Though still unable to leave his
bed, Uribe has lost 395 pounds
since he began a high-protein diet a
year ago. He now weighs about 840
pounds.
To celebrate the milestone, six
people pushed Uribes wheel-
equipped iron bed out to the street
as a mariachi band played and a
crowd gathered. Then, a forklift lift-
ed him onto a truck and the 41-year-
old rode through the streets of San
Nicolas de los Garza, a Monterrey
suburb.
It fills me with joy to see hes
getting better, Uribes neighbor
Guadalupe Guerra said.
Since 2002, Uribe has been bed-
ridden, relying on his mother and
friends to feed and clean him.
He drew worldwide atten-
tion when he pleaded for help on
national television in January 2006.
Afterward, Uribe chose to accept
help from Mexican nutritionists. He
says he will stick to that diet until he
reaches his goal of 265 pounds.
health
obese man celebrates losing 400 lbs.
monica Rueda /associaTeD PRess
manuel Uribe, who once weighed half a ton, celebrates with champagne as he sits on his
bed while being driven around his neighborhood in northern Mexico onWednesday. It was his
frst trip outside his home in fve years.
Iraq War
American soldiers die
in recent suicide attack
By rOBert h. reiD
AssOciAteD Press
BAGHDAD, Iraq A power-
ful bomb killed three American
soldiers trying to clear explosives
from a highway near Baghdad on
Wednesday, and a suicide attacker
blew himself up in a cafe northeast
of the capital, killing 30 people and
wounding dozens.
The deadly assaults occurred as
Iraqi security forces struggled to
protect more than 1 million Shiite
pilgrims streaming toward the holy
city of Karbala for annual religious
rituals and facing a string of
attacks along the way that have
claimed more than 150 lives in two
days.
They included 22 people 12
police commandos and 10 civil-
ians who died Wednesday in
a car bombing
at a checkpoint
in southern
Baghdad set up
to protect pil-
grims, the U.S.
military said. An
Iraqi TV camera-
man working for
a Shiite-owned
station was
among the civilian dead, his station
said.
One American soldier was
wounded in the attack on the bomb-
ing-clearing team on a major high-
way just north of the capital, the
U.S. military said. The names of the
victims were withheld until their
families are notified.
American troops have stepped
up efforts to clear and secure major
highways around the capital as part
of the Baghdad security crackdown,
which began last month.
But the operation, which will
eventually see an additional 17,000
U.S. combat troops in the capital,
has so far failed to intimidate Sunni
insurgents, who have retaliated with
attacks outside the city including
those against Shiite pilgrims.
At least 13 U.S. troops have been
killed in Iraq since Sunday, all of
them in Sunni areas north and
east of Baghdad. Nine Americans
died Monday, the deadliest day for
the U.S. military here in nearly a
month.
The suicide attack took place
near sunset at a popular cafe in
Balad Ruz, 45 miles northeast of
Baghdad, where Sunni extremists
have been forcing Shiites to flee
through a campaign of assassination
and intimidation.
A senior police officer said dozens
of people were gathered around the
cafe enjoying mild, sunny weather
when the attacker struck, killing 30
people and wounding 25. The offi-
cer spoke on condition of anonym-
ity, fearing for his personal safety.
Iraqi security forces have been
bracing for more trouble this week-
end at the climax of Shiite religious
rites marking the end of a 40-day
mourning period for Imam Hussein,
grandson of
the Prophet
Mu h a mma d .
Husseins death
in a 7th-cen-
tury battle near
Karbala cement-
ed the schism
between Sunnis
and Shiites.
Hu n d r e d s
of thousands
of Shiite pilgrims were streaming
by bus, car and foot into Karbala,
50 miles south of Baghdad, many
of them marching behind banners
affirming their reverence for Imam
Hussein.
On Tuesday, two suicide bomb-
ers exploded themselves among pil-
grims lining up at a checkpoint in
the southern city of Hillah, killing
at least 120 people and wounding
about 190.
In Karbala, 50 miles south of
Baghdad, Iraqi security forces set
up a six-ring cordon around the
two main Shiite shrines as the city
swelled with hundreds of thousands
of pilgrims.
Local Gov. Aqeel al-Khazalie said
10,000 policeman were deployed in
the city, with pilgrims undergoing
multiple searches at checkpoints
before they reach the two major
shrines, the focus of the weekend
rites.
at least 13 u.S. troops have been
killd in iraq since Sunday, all of
them in Sunni areas north and
east of Baghdad.

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By DAVID EGGERT
AssocIATED PREss
MIDLAND, Mich. A teen-
ager shot his former girlfriend four
times outside her high school, then
killed himself in one of two fatal
U.S. school shootings Wednesday,
authorities said.
Jessica Forsyth, 17, was taken
to Hurley Medical Center in Flint,
where she was in serious but stable
condition, hospital spokeswoman
Christie White said.
Midland Police Chief James St.
Louis said the gunman died in the
parking lot.
The boy, a 17-year-old from
nearby Coleman, had gone to H.H.
Dow High School on Wednesday
morning to try to talk to Jessica,
but he was turned away by school
officials, the police chief said. The
boy then called her and asked her
to meet him outside the building.
After a conversation in the park-
ing lot, the boy pulled a gun out
of a backpack and shot her four
times before shooting himself, St.
Louis said.
The girls mother, who had
dropped her daughter off at the
school, saw the shooting from her
car and drove
between the two
to try to protect
the girl, authori-
ties said.
The school,
about 100 miles
northwest of
Detroit, was
locked down
after the shoot-
ing.
Its kind
of confusing, said junior Cory
Hearns, who was taking an eco-
nomics exam at the time. I dont
know what to say about it. People
didnt know what to think or what
was going on.
In Greenville, Texas, a 16-year-
old student fatally shot himself
inside the band hall at Greenville
High School, police said.
Police responded to the shoot-
ing about 15 minutes before the
first bell, and the student was
pr onounc e d
dead later at
a hospital,
Greenville city
spokeswoman
Lori Philyaw
said in a state-
ment.
The stu-
dents body
was taken to
the Dallas
County medi-
cal examiners office for an autop-
sy, Philyaw said.
Greenville is a city of about
26,000 residents about 45 miles
northeast of Dallas. Greenville
High has about 5,200 students.
By MIKE scHNEIDER
AssocIATED PREss
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
Astronaut Lisa Nowak was fired
from NASA on Wednesday, a month
after she was charged with trying to
kidnap a woman she regarded as her
romantic rival for the affections of a
space shuttle pilot.
Nowaks dismissal did not reflect
the space agencys belief in her guilt
or innocence, NASA officials said.
The agency said it lacked an admin-
istrative system to handle the allega-
tions because Nowak is a naval offi-
cer on assignment to NASA, rather
than a NASA civil servant.
If Nowak were a civil servant,
NASA would have the choice of
placing her on administrative
leave, leave without pay or indefi-
nite suspension until the charges
are resolved, said NASA spokes-
man James Hartsfield in Houston.
But because she is an officer, those
options are not available.
Nowak, a Navy captain, instead
will return to the military.
She will be assigned to the staff
at the Chief of Naval Air Training
in Corpus Christi, Texas, starting
in two weeks, Navy Cmdr. Lydia
Robertson said. Robertson said
she didnt know what specific job
Nowak would be doing.
The space shuttle pilot who was
the object of Nowaks affections,
Navy Cmdr. Bill Oefelein, remains
on active duty while working for
NASA. Robertson said she could
not speculate whether his status was
under review.
Chief astronaut Steve Lindsey
notified Nowak late last month that
she was to be fired from the astro-
naut corps. After her arrest, NASA
placed Nowak on a 30-day leave,
which was to end Thursday.
It was the first time NASA has
publicly fired an astronaut, accord-
ing to space historian Roger Launius
of the Smithsonian Institution. She
is also the first active astronaut to be
charged with a felony, he said.
Nowak didnt respond to a call
to her Houston home seeking com-
ment, and a spokeswoman for her
attorney said she didnt have any
immediate comment.
Nowak, a mother of three, is
accused of confronting Colleen
Shipman, the woman who had
become Oefeleins girlfriend, at the
Orlando airport after driving from
Houston. She wore an astronaut
diaper so that she would not have
to stop during her 900-mile trip,
authorities said.
She allegedly pepper-sprayed
Shipman through a partially low-
ered car window. Police found a
BB gun, new steel mallet, a knife
and rubber tubing in Nowaks pos-
session.
Nowak, 43, pleaded not guilty to
attempted kidnapping and burglary
with assault. She was released on
bail wearing a monitoring device
on her ankle.
She received a commission from
the U.S. Naval Academy in 1985
and joined the astronaut corps in
1996. She flew on her first and only
space shuttle mission last July dur-
ing Discoverys 13-day trip to the
international space station.
AssocIATED PREss
ST. LOUIS The federal
government Wednesday sued
Walgreen Co., alleging wide-
spread racial bias against
thousands of black workers
throughout the nations largest
drugstore chain.
The U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
alleged in a class-action law-
suit that Walgreen, based in
Deerfield, Ill., makes decisions
about employee assignment and
promotion based on race.
Most of the complaints that
led to the lawsuit, filed in U.S.
District Court in East St. Louis,
Ill., came from employees and for-
mer employees in St. Louis, Kansas
City, Detroit and Tampa, Fla. But
EEOC officials in St. Louis said
they have found evidence of the
same trend around the country.
Walgreen released a statement
saying it was committed to fair-
ness, diversity and opportunity
and that it was saddened and dis-
appointed by the EEOC action.
Our commitment is to provid-
ing opportunity to all employees
not only because it is the right
thing to do but because our busi-
ness was built on this principle,
the statement said.
Walgreen said it was the nations
best represented retailer in urban
areas, and that managers of all
backgrounds are promoted to
senior levels from those locations.
The lawsuit alleges that
Walgreen assigns black managers,
management trainees and phar-
macists to low-performing stores
and to stores in black communi-
ties, and denies them promotions,
based on race.
Walgreen is the nations larg-
est drugstore chain by sales. It
has more than 5,638 stores in 48
states and Puerto Rico. It had sales
of $47.4 billion in the 2006 fiscal
year.
The lawsuit seeks back pay, com-
pensatory and punitive damages,
and an end to the practices.
Melanie Sochan/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Authorities work a crime scene outside H.H. DowHigh School after a teenager shot his former girlfriend and then killed himself onWednesday in Midland,
Mich. The girls mother, who had dropped her daughter of at the school, sawthe shooting fromher car and drove the vehicle shown here between the two to
try to protect the girl, authorities said. On the left is the covered body of the shooter.
school shootings
Two teens kill themselves
at separate high schools
lawsuit
Government sues Walgreens for racial bias
Kidnapping
Astronaut fired from NASA
Woman to return to military service in two weeks
scooter libby case
Democrats ask Bush not to pardon former aide
By MIcHAEL J. sNIFFEN
AssocIATED PREss
WASHINGTON Attorneys
for I. Lewis Scooter Libby began
crafting a request for a new trial
Wednesday as the Bush White House
tried to knock down speculation
about a pardon for the convicted
former aide.
Libby, the former chief of staff
to Vice President Dick Cheney, was
found guilty of perjury and obstruc-
tion in the investigation into the 2003
leak of CIA operative Valerie Plames
identity. He is the highest-ranking
White House official convicted in a
government scandal since the Iran-
Contra affair two decades ago.
His conviction immediately fueled
speculation that Libby, who also
served as an aide to President Bush,
would be pardoned and spared pris-
on. Top Democrats have called on
Bush to pledge not to pardon him.
At the White House, Bush was
guarded in his comments.
This was a lengthy trial on a seri-
ous matter, and a jury of his peers
convicted him. And weve got to
respect that conviction, the presi-
dent said in an interview with CNN
En Espanol. On a personal note, I
was sad. I was sad for a man who
had worked in my administration,
and particularly sad for his fam-
ily. He said he could not comment
further because it was an ongoing
legal matter.
Press secretary Tony Snow gave
the same reason for brushing off
pardon questions.
All of this conversation, specula-
tion about a pardon, I know, makes
for interesting speculation, but its
just that, Snow said. Right now,
Scooter Libby and his attorneys have
made clear that theyre going to try
to get a retrial and if they dont get
that, theyre going to get an appeal.
Snow said Bush is not necessarily
stingy, but careful about giving out
pardons. These are not things to be
treated blithely, Snow said, stressing
that Bush takes the pardon process
very seriously. He wants to make
sure that anybody who receives one
that its warranted, but I would
caution against any speculation in
this case, Snow said.
I dont know what to say about
it. People didnt know what to
think or what was going on.
Cory hearns
Dow high school junior
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horoscope
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jacob burghart
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most
challenging.
aries (March 21-april 19)
Today is an 8
Finish an old task and you can
collect the money that youre
owed. The task may simply be
asking for the money. You can do
it; dont be afraid.
Taurus (april 20-May 20)
Today is a 6
Take a back seat, and let some-
body else do the driving for a
while. Better yet, stay out of the
vehicle altogether. Theres too
much confusion out there.
GeMini (May 21-June 21)
Today is an 8
Youre asked to take on a new and
very difcult assignment. Dont
worry; luck is with you in this.
Proceed with confdence.
cancer (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 7
An otherwise blissful interlude is
rudely interrupted. The disagree-
ment is about how the money
should be spent. Postpone big
purchases until next week.
leo (July 23-aug. 22)
Today is a 5
Real estate and home improve-
ments are usually well favored.
This time, however, your pur-
chase could spark a domestic
confrontation. Better talk it over
frst.
VirGo (aug. 23-sept. 22)
Today is a 7
As you reach the next level, you
fnd that youve outgrown some
of your methods. You may need
to revise your procedures and
update your equipment, too.
libra (sept. 23-oct. 22)
Today is an 8
Finally, the moneys coming in.
All that work was not for nothing.
Unfortunately, a loved one and-or
child wants you to take them
shopping.
scorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21)
Today is an 8
Youre the strong silent type for
a reason. Thats how youre most
efective. Maintain the mystery
now; excessive info will cause
confusion.
saGiTTarius (nov. 22-dec. 21)
Today is a 7
Youre more interested in work-
ing now because you must. You
do well under pressure; maybe
thats why you wait. You love that
adrenalin rush.
capricorn (dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
Discuss your most recent insights
with friends who can help you
understand. The part that at frst
is the most confusing turns out to
be the most basic.
aquarius (Jan. 20-feb. 18)
Today is a 9
Theres plenty of money to
be made, if you can do whats
required. To be part of the team,
you must learn theres always
someone who outranks you.
pisces (feb. 19-March 20)
Today is an 8
Encouragement from far away
is certainly heart warming. But,
can you accept adoration from
one who doesnt know the whole
story? Sure, if it makes them feel
good.
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Celebrities
angelina jolie to adopt boy
from Vietnam orphanage
HANOI, Vietnam Angelina
Jolie plans to adopt a young Viet-
namese boy and he probably will
be moving to the United States
in no more than three months,
Vietnams top adoption ofcial said
Wednesday.
Jolie chose the boy, who is
between 3 and 4 years old, dur-
ing a recent visit to the Tam Binh
orphanage on the outskirts of Ho
Chi Minh City, said Vu Duc Long,
the head of the justice ministrys
international adoption department
in Hanoi.
Under ordinary circumstances, it
takes about four months to process
an adoption after the forms arrive,
Long said. If the prospective parent
already has chosen a child, the
adoption can be completed in just
three months.
Three months would be the
longest, Long said, adding that
Jolies case could be processed
faster than that.
Long confrmed last week that
Jolie had fled adoption papers, but
did not provide any details about
the child or how long the process
would take.
Jolie initiated the adoption pro-
cess in the United States, but her
application only arrived at Longs
ofce last week. His department
has approved the application and
sent it to ofcials in Ho Chi Minh
City, who also must review it.
Jolie and her partner, Brad Pitt,
have three children: 5-year-old
Maddox, adopted from Cambodia;
2-year-old Zahara, adopted from
Ethiopia; and another daughter,
Shiloh, who was born to the couple
in May.
The pair made a surprise visit to
the Tam Binh orphanage at Thanks-
giving, when they were spotted
cruising around Ho Chi Minh City
on a motorbike.
N Sync singer Lance bass
writes his autobiography
NEW YORK Lance Bass tells
all about his life, his music and
his sexuality in an upcoming
autobiography, the publisher an-
nounced Wednesday.
Out of Sync is scheduled
for publication in October, said
Simon Spotlight Entertainment,
an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
The publisher promises a
behind-the-scenes look at the
27-year-old singers days in boy
band N Sync, as well as his head-
line-making venture to undergo
astronaut training for a Russian
space mission, which didnt pan
out because he couldnt come up
with the funds for the trip.
Bass announced in July that
he is gay. He has said that he
didnt reveal this earlier because
he didnt want to afect N Syncs
popularity.
Associated Press
opinion
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,
or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,
and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
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The University of Kansas,
established 141 years ago, has
certainly made a name for itself.
It has produced Pulitzer Prize-
winning journalist William
Allen White, several NCAA
national basketball champions
and Alan Mullaly, president
and CEO of the Ford Motor
Company. With its distinguished
alumni and accomplishments,
the University of Kansas doesnt
need to be reduced to a picture
of a sperm cell.
Joe-College.coms shirts,
though not associated with the
University, certainly damage the
Universitys image. As reported
in Tuesdays Kansan, the
Athletics Department addressed
the issue of the T-shirts negative
focus. This comes as no sur-
prise after the debates about the
appropriateness of the Muck
Fizzou shirts.
If trademark infringement
charges are the only way to pro-
tect the Universitys good name,
then the University should file
suit against Joe-College.com.
A shirt implying females from
Missouri are trash isnt funny
enough to justify tarnishing
141 years of prestige. Implying
masturbation, Why play with
Roy when we can play with our
Self? is potty humor better left
to junior high children who
cant come up with more clever
and classy insults.
Yes the shirts at Joe-College.
com are unlicensed, but the
shirts are inextricably linked
to the University because of
their content. For every person
at the game or at home watch-
ing who knows the shirts arent
associated with the University,
theres another person that
thinks the two are one and the
same. Bill Skepnek, attorney for
Joe-College.com, was quoted
in Tuesdays Kansan as saying
Trademark law is not intended
to protect a fool, but do we
really want our image in the
hands of all those fools who
will create negative associations
between the two? Certainly not.
Leaving the Universitys image
in the hands of all those inevi-
table fools is silly.
The University can and
should take all steps possible to
protect its good name. This isnt
about money, its about reputa-
tion and how the University
community views itself. Its good
business to protect oneself. And
the University is in the business
of great students, great sports,
great history and an even bet-
ter name. When outsiders look
at KU students, they should
see the tradition and legacy of
former and current senators,
actors, chemists and poets, not
shirts that say We know how to
handle our balls.

Tasha Riggins for the edito-
rial board.
The University of Kansas has
a compelling and vested interest
in maintaining its pristine image
of wholesome Midwestern
values, but it would do well to
tread lightly in its pending legal
fracas with Joe-College.com.
Trademark law is a malleable
field within the developing
world of intellectual property,
and the University would be
wise to not rush into any unnec-
essary action in this still evolv-
ing area. The Jayhawk logo,
University name and obvious
athletic references are trade-
marks worth protecting. But the
foray into the distasteful shelves
of Joe-College.com comes dan-
gerously close to infringing
upon free market practice by
private vendors.
The garb proffered by Joe-
College.com, online and at
its downtown den, is an odd
congeries of objectionable slo-
gans, sophomoric humor, and a
wearyingly relentless assault on
our neighbor to the east. But it
remains to be seen if the propri-
etors are directly profiting from
the Universitys name or logo, or
merely trafficking in transparent
references to the school, its sto-
ried athletic programs and the
physical traits of various staff.
If it is the latter, the
University may find itself in
the unenviable position of
taking on every nickel-and-
dime vendor that pops up on
game days, along with the next
crop of stores sure to replace
Joe-College.com should it be
crippled by legal action. The
University would do well to
enforce a strict standard con-
cerning the pursuit of any
potential legal action, and to
dismiss any meager threat
posed by local vendors. If the
University is going to fight any
local shop pushing blue shirts
featuring some variation of the
word hawk and an insult to a
neighboring school, then they
should commit to that policy
wholeheartedly.
The proprietor of this kind
of store, a sort of self-styled
Thomas Paine of infantile
humor, is probably correct that
he is violating little or no part
of applicable trademark law.
The standard of the reason-
able person may not allow the
University to impose any kind
of penalty or levy in this case.
But for the benefit of future
conflicts, of which similar ones
are sure to arise, the University
should commit to a specific set
of guidelines regarding image
and property. Relentlessly pur-
suing those who appeal to the
basest elements of humor is an
unappealing proposition indeed.
McKay Stangler for the
editorial board.
A shirt implying females from
Missouri are trash isnt funny
enough to tarnish 141 years of
prestige.
The foray into the distasteful
shelves of Joe-College.com
comes dangerously close to
infringing upon free market
practice by private vendors.
Dont be lazy in quest for irrational anger
College students spend a lot of
time studying the ideas of old phi-
losophers whose genius is said to
endure. But if guys like Locke and
Rousseau were so smart, why are
they still dead? In the two centuries
since they drew their last breaths,
society has changed like a caterpil-
lar going through chrysalis. The
happy-go-lucky days of citizens
forging a social contract are gone,
replaced by the angry-for-no-
reason age of modernity, where
everyone is a potential member
of an enraged mob, only needing
direction.
Who will lead that mob? Who
will unleash its latent energy by sup-
plying the half-baked ideas around
which its anger can coalesce? Allow
me to humbly submit, for your con-
sideration, my name.
Why not me? Ive got what it
takes to build a
philosophy with
real-life useful-
ness. First of
all, you need to
find an outlet
for your seeth-
ing rage. Pick
something you
dont understand
too well, then allow your anger to
feed off your fear of the unknown.
Now try to blame everything on
this shibboleth. Is it too hot? Thats
global warming for you. Is it too
cold? That, also, is global warming.
When your parents ask about your
plummeting GPA, blame that on
global warming, too.
Give it a try. For starters, is it
George Bushs fault you got a park-
ing ticket? If you dont think so, try
harder. With enough effort, it can
be his fault that
youre so ugly.
Thats right, I
called you ugly.
Work with it!
Allow your anger
to affect your
sentence structure.
Work up some
spittle. If a conver-
sation partner four feet away doesnt
get it right in the eye, youre holding
too much in.
Once your anger has metasta-
sized, lawlessness is not far away.
Once the exclusive realm of NCAA
Division 1 sports teams, illegality is
rapidly becoming increasingly com-
monplace. Once you feel everything
is a personal affront, following laws
becomes a sign of weakness. When
I drive through a stale yellow light
and notice in my rear-view mir-
ror three more cars following me, I
know those drivers are ready for the
final step in my philosophy.
The capstone of my program is
craziness. But exactly how crazy?
you might ask. Just the other day I
was walking into Strong Hall and a
woman was walking toward me. She
was well-proportioned and six feet
tall. My brain said to me, If you
were stranded on an island with a
group of people, thats the type you
would want to kill and eat first. As
crazy as that may be, I knew I had
merely scratched the surface.
My philosophy will soon have
us all as crazy as celebrities. And
in todays world, thats much more
useful than Locke or Rousseau will
ever be.
Minster is a Lawrence junior in
economics.
By BrAndon minstEr
kansan columnist
opinion@kansan.com
Grant Snider/KAnSAn
lETTEr TO ThE EdITOr
Lawrence protesters deserve praise
As a native Kansan who lived
for half a year in Immokalee, Fla., I
read with great interest your story
1 Billion Angered.
I conducted research there
regarding modern-day slavery
and found that the work of the
Coalition of Immokalee Workers
the farmworker group calling on
McDonalds to remedy the human
rights abuses in their supply chain
has helped to liberate more than
1,000 people held in bondage, the
ugliest expression of the day-to-day
oppression tomato pickers regularly
endure there.
Particularly because Florida`s
agriculture lobby is so powerful
within state politics, I agree whole-
heartedly with the farmworkers
tactic of targeting fast food leaders
to end the injustices they suffer.
After all, the Golden Arches, among
others, makes its profit from these
hard-working peoples misery.
Enough is enough. Kudos to all
those in Lawrence who are sup-
porting the farmworkers efforts to
abolish slavery, as well as the pov-
erty wages and deplorable working
conditions which constitute the
norm in the fields thereby enabling
slavery to flourish.
Jordan Buckley
Nebaj, Guatemala
NEWS 8A thursday, march 8, 2007
By JIM ABRAMS
ASSocIAted PReSS
WASHINGTON The House
on Wednesday overwhelmingly
endorsed federal help for communi-
ties faced with deteriorating sew-
age systems, ignoring White House
warnings that the cost was too high.
The legislation, approved 367-
58, would spend $1.7 billion over
five years in federal grants to states
and municipalities to modernize
wastewater systems and control
sewage overflows that pollute rivers
and streams and pose health risks.
Those voting against the bill, which
now moves to the Senate, were all
Republicans.
No American should have to
walk outside after a storm to see
sewage in the streets, said Rep.
Doris Matsui (D-California).
Supporters cited Environmental
Protection Agency estimates that
the nations wastewater infrastruc-
ture would face a funding shortfall
of $300 billion to $400 billion over
the next 20 years.
Were talking about affecting the
lives of over 40 million people, said
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-New Jersey), a
chief sponsor of the legislation.
Rep. Dave Camp (R-Michigan),
a sponsor, said many of the sewage
systems in his state were built in the
19th century. In 2005, he said, there
were more than 1,000 sewer over-
flows in the state, spilling 20 billion
gallons of sewage and wastewater
onto the ground and into rivers,
lakes and streams.
The White House, in a statement
released Tuesday, said the admin-
istration strongly opposes the bill,
stating that the money approved
was unrealistic in the current fiscal
environment.
It added that the bill could also
encourage municipalities to delay
starting sewer infrastructure projects
while they wait for federal subsidies.
The statement promoted an admin-
istration proposal to give exceptions
to state caps on tax-exempt private
activity bonds for wastewater and
drinking water projects.
In a gesture to fiscal conserva-
tives, Democrats agreed to an
amendment offered by Rep. Steve
King (R-Iowa) to cut the original
proposal for $1.8 billion over five
years by $100 million.
According to a 2004 EPA report,
about 850 billion gallons of untreat-
ed wastewater and storm water are
released every year as combined
sewer overflow. There are also
between 23,000 and 75,000 inci-
dents each year of sanitary sewer
overflow, releasing between 3 billion
and 10 billion gallons.
Combined sewer systems collect
rainwater runoff, domestic sewage
and industrial wastewater in one
pipe. Sanitary sewer systems carry
only sewage from homes and indus-
trial and commercial wastewater.
The EPA says there are roughly
772 communities serving some 40
million people with the older and
more vulnerable combined sewer
systems. Most are located in the
Northeast and Great Lakes areas,
with some in the Pacific Northwest.
Congress in 2002 and 2003 also
approved federal grants under the
Clean Water Act for sewer systems,
but then failed to appropriate the
money in annual spending bills.
The legislation is one of three
water quality bills the House is
taking up this week. On Thursday
it plans to revisit a defunct Clean
Water Act program providing $125
million in grants for alternative
water source projects. The adminis-
tration also opposes this bill, saying
it costs too much and is unnecessary
because of other available funding
sources.
On Friday it is to act on the Clean
Water State Revolving Fund, which
would give out up to $20 billion in
loans over five years for water pollu-
tion abatement projects.
The Hualapai Indian Tribe plans
to open the frst-ever cantilever-
shaped glass walkway March
28. The Skywalk on the Hualapai
Indian Reservation in Grand Can-
yon West, Ariz., 120 miles east of
Las Vegas, will suspend more than
4,000 feet above the canyons foor,
and extend 70 feet from its rim.
Organizers expect the Skywalk
to become the main draw in a
community of tribal attractions
that includes a cowboy town, an
Indian village, helicopter tours
and Hummer rides through the
outback. The tribe will charge $25
per person in addition to other
entry fees.
Associated Press
wastewater legislation
House approves aid
for sewage systems
national Parks
Robert Bravo, Jr., left, adjusts the Hualapai Nation fag while other workers place the American
fag on the Skywalk on the Hualapai Indian Reservation in Grand Canyon West, Ariz., on Wednesday.
Ross D. Franklin/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Don Havatone, of the Hualapai tribe, watches the rollout of the Skywalk on the Hualapai Indian Reservation at Grand Canyon West, Ariz., on Wednesday. The walkway will open to the public on
March 28.
See Grand Canyon
from 4,000 ft. up
Ross D. Franklin/ASSOCIATED PRESS
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BRACKET AND TOURNAMENT COVERAGE PLUS A FULL SPORTS SECTION INSIDE
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN BIG 12 TOURNAMENT SPECIAL SECTION THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2007
ILLUSTRATION BY GRANT SNIDER
When Sherron Collins breaks through defensive pressure and passes the ball to
Mario Chalmers, who tosses Julian Wright an alley-oop, the whole process looks like
one fuid motion. But behind that 15-second highlight is months of weight-lifting,
running and other drills during early-morning and late-night practices. On the eve of
the Big 12 Tournament, The Kansan takes a look at how this years team has grown
since we frst saw them in October.
A Year of
GrOWTh
big 12 TournamenT Special SecTion 2c thursday, march 8, 2007
Brandon rush
sophomore guard
Then: Fans expected Rush to jump straight
to the NBA after his freshman year, but a year
of college basketball revealed the weaknesses in
his game. Those includ-
ed indecisiveness on the
court and ball-handling
struggles.
now: Rush has
come into his own as
a scorer. He leads
the team in points,
and rarely hesi-
tates when he has
an open shot.
He said his big-
gest improve-
ments have
come on defense. I
think Ive learned to
slide my feet instead
of using my hands,
he said. Even with all these
improvements, it may be hard
for him to enter the draft this year
because of two mini-slumps during the season, as
well as continued questions about his ball-han-
dling skills. He acknowledges that his tendency to
turn the ball over limits the number of touches he
gets during crunch time, when he would be able to
make high-profile shots.
russell roBinson
Junior guard
Then: With no seniors on this
years team, Robinson became the
most-tenured Jayhawk. There
were questions as to whether
hed be able to assume a leader-
ship role.
now: Before
the 2006 season
was over, Robinson
sought out the
outgoing seniors for
advice, and since then
sought out opportunities to lead the
team. After a sluggish game against
Ball State in Las Vegas, he gathered
the players for a team meeting so they
could vent and address their concerns.
He said that his teammates have helped
play a big role in his success. We help one
another and we care about one another,
he said. Its like a brotherhood.
By Michael PhilliPs
When the Jayhawks take the court Friday in Oklahoma City, it will be a much diferent team than the
one that defeated Northern Arizona by 34 to open the season. Instead of star players carrying the team,
eight players have emerged who are worthy of playing time. In the month of February alone, six dif-
ferent Jayhawks have fnished games as the teams leading scorer. Heres a look at who will be making
plays in March, and how theyve progressed since the start of the season.
Julian wrighT
sophomore forward
Then: Expectations were
high for Wright, who shared
Big 12 preseason player of
the year honors with Rush.
He returned to Kansas after
deciding not to enter the
NBA draft.
now:
Opposing
teams have to
throw out con-
ventional defenses
when they take on
Wright. His size and speed allow him to
make plays that other forwards would only
dream of, and he can still step back to hit a
three-point shot. Hes improved his ability
to take over the team, which comes in handy
during big games. During the tournament, hell
have to play well for the Jayhawks to have a chance
at the Final Four. Oh, and that NBA thing isnt going
to go away, either.
sherron Collins
Freshman guard
Then: Collins joined the team
significantly overweight, and
had troubles adjusting to
life in Lawrence, as most
freshmen do. At the
beginning of the year, he
cited his three-point shot as
the area of his game that needed
improvement.
now: After a strict diet-and-exer-
cise program, Collins is back to his ideal
playing weight and provides a burst of
energy off the bench. Hes been a key addition
to the Kansas team, including big games against
rivals Kansas State and Missouri. His three-pointer is
connecting with impressive 42 percent accuracy. Coach
Bill Self said his contributions have been vital down
the stretch. We wouldnt have won the league without
Sherron, he said.
darrell arThur
Freshman forward
Then: About to commit
to Baylor, Arthur took one
more night to think about
his college decision. He had
a dream where he was play-
ing at Kansas, and became a
Jayhawk the next day.
now: The player Arthur is
most compared to is Wright,
mainly because of their size.
Arthur made an immedi-
ate contribution and earned
playing time during the first
weeks of the season.
He has slowed down
since then, but still
averages double-digit
scoring and plays almost 20
minutes per game. His minutes have been lim-
ited by foul trouble, as hes fouled out of two
games and accumulated a team-high 85 fouls this
season. Hell eventually be in an NBA jersey the
only question is how soon.
darnell JaCkson
Junior forward
Then: Jackson had an extremely
difficult sophomore year. Personal
tragedy struck his family when
his grandmother died, and
then he was suspended for
several games because of
his connections with a
booster.
now: It took Jackson a
while to get rolling, but in
the past few weeks he has
begun to play some of the
best basketball of his career.
Hes been rewarded with more
time in the lineup, especially
in games where the other big
men get into foul trouble.
Hes also pulled down an
average of five rebounds
per game.
Mario
ChalMers
sophomore guard
Then: Chalmers had a rough
freshman campaign, but began to
excel in the final weeks of the sea-
son. He came into this season with
the goal of refining his shooting
touch.
now: Hes not the most consis-
tent scorer, but Chalmers lights up
the scoreboard when he starts con-
necting. His 12.1 points per game are
the second highest on the team, no
small feat in the Jayhawks lineup.
The team is also feeding off his
defense: Hes created a team-high
79 steals by using his quick hands
against opposing guards.
sasha kaun
Junior center
Then: The knock on Kaun was that
he couldnt shoot free throws. Aside
from that, Jayhawk fans wanted
to see more consistency on the
post from the big man this
year.
now: The emergence of
Arthur has helped take a lot
of the pressure off of Kaun,
who doesnt have to worry
as much about getting in
foul trouble. Hes improved
his play on the post, where
coach Bill Self encour-
ages his players to
play a tough,
physical game.
As for the free
throw shooting:
You cant win them
all. Kaun is making just 53 percent of his foul-line
shots this season.
Kansan senior sportswriter Michael Phillips
can be contacted at mphillips@kansan.com.
Edited by Mark Vierthaler
Kansas own elite eight shine bright in March
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sports
thursday, march 8, 2007
www.kansan.com
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60 seconds to
graduation
Womens
basketball
still shows
promise
By AlissA BAuEr
Loyal through the first half of
Wednesdays 24-7 blowout against
Baker (5-4) University, Kansas (11-
5) fans were scarce by the end of
chilly midweek game.
The second longest game of the
season, at two hours and 52 min-
utes, completed the Jayhawks four-
games-in-four-days run.
The last time the Jayhawks
unloaded a beating like Wednesdays
was in the 2004 season against
the University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee. The back-to-back mid-
week games played before heading
to No. 10 Arkansas this weekend
resulted in 42 Kansas runs on 43
hits.
Those are games you have to
dominate when youre a Division I
program, coach Ritch Price said.
Youre trying to get everyone in
the ballgame and in order to do that
your players have to swing the bats
the way theyre capable of.
At least the Jayhawks shared the
load amongst themselves, as Price
kept his word getting his younger
players in to Wednesdays game.
Twenty-four of the Jayhawks 35-
man roster saw time against the
Wildcats.
Of the position players, all but
five had at least one hit.
Junior shortstop Erick Morrison
again led the way for the potent
Jayhawk offense, hitting a solid 3-
for-4, including a three-run homer,
scoring three times and knocking
four runs in. Once again, the short-
stop was just a triple away from the
cycle.
Im not really worried about any
of the cycle stuff, Morrison said. I
mean, it would be pretty sweet to get
it. Its in the back of the mind, but we
got the W.
Like Tabor College the night
before, Baker jumped on Kansas
first. The Wildcats manufactured a
run, driving in lead off batter Ben
Mejia with back-to-back ground
outs to the right side.
Much like Tuesday night, Kansas
BaseBall
Second-longest game ends in blowout
By DAniEl MolinA
With the NCAA swimming and
diving championships kicking off
today, three University of Kansas
swimmers are set to partake in their
own version of March Madness.
Senior co-captain Jenny Short,
sophomore Danielle Herrmann and
freshman Ashley Robinson received
invitations to the three-day event at
the University of Minnesota. Each
swimmer qualified in her respective
race by swimming a time that ranks
in the top 31 in the nation.
The last time Kansas qualified
three swimmers was in 1998. Even
more impressive is that each swim-
mer will hit the water in multiple
races throughout the competition.
Short is set to compete in both the
100- and 200-yard backstroke races.
Herrmann will do the same in the
breaststroke category and will also
swim in the 200 yard individual med-
ley. Robinson, a Jayhawk newcomer
who came out of nowhere to place
3rd at the Big 12 Championships in
the 1650-yard freestyle, will repre-
sent Kansas in that event as well as in
the 500-yard freestyle.
The group is led into Minnesota by
Short, one of two Jayhawks to qualify
for the NCAA Championships in
2005. This years championships will
see a career come full circle for the
Olathe native. Her first 200-yard
backstroke race as a freshman was in
the same pool.
It also marks her final go-around
in a collegiate setting, a bittersweet
reality for the senior. However, her
experience at the tournament two
years ago should come in handy.
I feel a lot more confident this
time around, it was completely a
surprise, Short said. This year it
was my goal.
For first-timers Robinson and
Herrmann, both Short and coach
Clark Campbell stressed a simple
approach.
We come in with the attitude of
simply achieving a best time in their
events, Campbell said. Instead of
thinking about winning or placing in
the top eight, boil it down to things
we can control like best times.
Shorts advice: relax and enjoy the
moment.
There arent any expectations,
necessarily, this time around, Short
said. They have two or three years
left and theyre so talented.
Kansan sportswriter Daniel Molina
can be contacted at dmolina@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Jyl Unruh
Trio chosen to travel to Minnesota for NCAA championship
swimming and diving
By jonAthAn KEAlinG
kansan sports columnist
jkealing@kansan.com
Baylor forward Danielle Wilson blocks the
shot of freshman forward Danielle McCray in the
frst half of Wednesdays Big 12 Tournament game
in Oklahoma City.
CINDErELLA rUN BLoCKED
Lisa Lipovac/KANsAN
Erik Morrison, junior shortstop, hits a homerun duringWednesday nights game at Hoglund Ballpark. The hit gave the Jayhawks three runs in their
27-4 victory against the Baker Wildcats.
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MPORIA I spent my
Wednesday evening
watching Free State High
School dismantle Shawnee
Mission West High School in
the state basketball tournament.
This is relevant because the
game was played in W.L. White
Auditorium, home of the wom-
ens basketball team at Emporia
State University quite possi-
bly the most successful womens
basketball program in the state
over the past 10 years.
Beware, Emporia fans,
Kansas coach Bonnie
Henrickson has her players
making a run at a title that has
been yours. The Jayhawks strug-
gled mightily early this year, but
somehow, some way, the team
started winning games down the
stretch.
It wont be this year, but the
Kansas women will soon make
a name for themselves that will
rival the other womens bas-
ketball programs in the state.
Kansas picked up a virtually
impossible win Tuesday and
hung in there for some time
against Baylor on Wednesday
night.
Sure the much more highly
seeded Bears eventually had
their way with a young and
vastly overmatched Jayhawk
team, but just winning one
game far exceeded the reason-
able expectations of anyone but
those who are on the team.
Henrickson took a group
of seven freshmen, three
sophomores, two juniors and
two seniors, and turned them
into a team that could win.
Freshman Kelly Kohn became
a real scoring threat this season
although she contributed no
points in losing to Baylor and
a team leader.
Senior Sharita Smith devel-
oped into a player the Jayhawks
could count on. The starting
guard chipped in six points in
losing to Baylor.
While they had Smith, what
this team was missing all season
long was a senior who could
pick up the young team until
the freshman matured. Crystal
Kemp fulfilled that role on last
years team.
The Jayhawks had someone
who could have been this years
senior leader. Arkansas junior
Lauren Ervin would have been a
senior at Kansas this year, if not
for a transfer after her freshman
campaign.
Ervin, who is only the second
ever Arkansas womens basket-
ball player to average in double
figures, was named to the SEC
all-conference team and has
seemed to find the maturity that
eluded her at Kansas. Ervin,
who was at the heart of a brawl
in Columbia, Mo., her freshman
year, is on her fourth school
since leaving Kansas, but she
finally seems to have gotten her
act together.
What could have been if
the Ervin of 2006-2007 had
appeared in 2003-2004? Odds
are this years womens bas-
ketball team would have been
much better and would have
won enough games to at least
sEE kealing oN pAgE 5B
36
kansas shooting
percentage
20
Jayhawk turnovers
5-4
kansas record in its
last nine games
22
combined points for
shaquina mosley and
sharita smith in their
fnal games
4
ofensive rebounds
for junior forward
Taylor mcIntosh
sEE womens basketball
oN pAgE 5B
Baylor 71, kansas 54
Miracle run falls
short after rough
start to game
By AshEr fusco
OKLAHOMA CITY After
upsetting Oklahoma State on
Tuesday, Kansas hoped to extend
their improbable drive through the
Big 12 Tournament against Baylor
on Wednesday. After a 71-54 loss,
it appears the Jayhawks may have
used the last of their energy in the
first round.
Kansas was noticeably sluggish
compared to a Baylor squad that last
played on Feb. 28. Kansas players
that rarely showed signs of fatigue
throughout the season routinely
looked one step behind their oppo-
nents.
Early on in the game, Baylor for-
ward Bernice Mosby looked deserv-
ing of the All-Big 12 First Team
nomination she received this season.
The lanky senior took advantage of
Kansas fatigue, grabbing rebounds,
maneuvering through the Kansas
defense and scoring with ease on
several occasions. The senior fin-
ished with 12 points in only 22 min-
utes of playing time.
By the time 10 minutes had ticked
off of the clock in the first half,
Baylor had jumped out to a 16-6
lead.
Kansas coach Bonnie Henrickson
paced the sideline pleading the
Jayhawks to get into their defensive
sets as the Bears went on a 14-2
run.
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sports 4B thursday, march 8, 2007
exploded with a big inning. A
pair of walks put senior center-
fielder Kyle Murphy and junior
left fielder John Allman on board
for a Morrison blast. It was the
juniors third of the season, and
gave Kansas a quick 4-1 lead.
Unlike Tabor, Baker found a
surge in their half of the second
inning. Only powered by two
Wildcat hits and kept alive by
two costly Jayhawk errors, the
Cats put up
five-runs and
retook the
lead, 6-4.
K a n s a s
was ready
for the task
of regaining
their lead.
In the bot-
tom of the
second, the
Jayhawks bat-
ted around en route to a six-
run inning. Instead of helping
with errors the way Kansas did,
Baker starting pitcher Joe Kaup
hit three batters, two of which
scored. Kaup (1-1) would take
the loss after surviving only a
two inning outing, surrendering
10 earned runs.
Combined with five Jayhawk
hits, highlighted by sophomore
Preston Land and junior Brock
Simpsons two-RBI singles,
swayed the shoot out to 10-6 in
the home teams favor.
The Tabor sequel then resumed.
Bakers five-run second was the
only true fight the Wildcats scraped
together. The NAIA squad scored
once more to the Jayhawks 14-run
onslaught.
Thats kind of the motto, we need
to be greedy, Morrison said. We
need to be selfish in this game.
Sophomore left hander Andy
Marks (3-1) picked up the victory
in relief. With three even innings,
Marks had the
longest outing
of all five of the
Jayhawk pitch-
ers.
Making the
most of a game
that mercifully
ended in a run-
rule after the
eighth, Price
used the game
for more than
just a victory.
No, I just feel good that every-
body got to play and that everybody
got on at bat, Price said. I feel bad
that Max Ellenbacher was supposed
to pitch the ninth inning and the
game got out of hand in the eighth
inning and that was the end.
Kansan senior sportswriter Alissa
Bauer can be contacted at abau-
er@kansan.com.
Edited by Mark Vierthaler
baseball (continued from 1B)
lisa lipovac/KaNsaN
Thomas Marcin, freshman pitcher, throws during last nights game against Baker at
Hoglund Ballpark. The Jayhawks beat the Wildcats 24-7.
thats kind of the motto, we
need to be greedy. We need to
be selfsh in this game.
Erick morrison
Junior shortstop
By shAwn shroyer
With an entirely new weekend
rotation this season, Kansas bullpen
will be key to its success.
On Wednesday night, the Kansas
bullpen came through to shut down
a Baker offense that was surprisingly
potent early in the game.
Coach Ritch Price had to turn
to his releivers a little earlier than
planned after freshman right-hander
Thomas Marcin allowed six runs to
cross the plate before recording the
final out of the second inning. At
least only two of the six runs were
earned during his 1 2/3 inning start.
Two key errors didnt help, espe-
cially since one of the errors was
Marcins. He also struggled with his
command, allowing two walks and
hitting a batter. The poor showing
from Marcin was a surprise to Price,
Marcin had allowed just one run
and walked two batters in 11 innings
before Wednesday.
The only thing I was disappoint-
ed with in the evening was obviously
Thomas Marcins outing, Price said.
I told him after he came out that
four years ago, Donnie Czyz started
against Baker College, didnt get out
of the first inning, we got beat and he
picked up the loss. Then he became
an All-American.
Thomas has been absolutely
fabulous for us. Thats the first bad
outing hes had. Thats the first time
hes not been rock solid.
Senior right-hander Ryotaro
Hayakawa, a veteran reliever for
Kansas, was the first Jayhawk in
from the pen. In his 1 1/3 innings
of work, he was able to shut out the
Wildcats.
Sophomore left-hander Andy
Marks, one of Kansas weekend
starters, was the next Kansas reliever
and he had the longest outing of
any pitcher Wednesday. He lasted
three innings, striking out six and
allowing one run on three walks and
two hits.
As surprised as Price was at
Marcins performance, Marks was
just as surprised that he got into the
game.
I actually didnt expect to get into
the game at all, Marks said. I was
expecting to throw a bullpen session
after the game.
However, Marks was glad he got
the unanticipated game work head-
ing into this weekend.
He is slated to pitch on Sunday
against No. 10 Arkansas, but until
Wednesday, his last appearance was
on Feb. 25 at Stanford because the
third game of the Western Illinois
series, in which Marks was supposed
to start, was cancelled.
After Marks solid appearance,
junior right-handers Matt Lane and
Hiarali Garcia combined to pitch
the seventh and eighth innings. The
only blemish on their final lines was
a hit allowed apiece.
Despite the shaky start to Kansas
evening, the team was encouraged
by the support it received from the
bullpen. Although Marks probably
wont be making any appearances
out of the bullpen any time soon,
he might have benefited the most
as he earned his third victory of the
season.
It was a good thing to get some
guys some work, Marks said. I
really needed some work before I
start on Sunday, so Im glad that I got
a couple innings in.
Game note:
-Junior left fielder John Allman
extended his hitting streak to 10
games with a double in the fifth
inning.
Kansan sportswriter shawn shroy-
er can be contacted at sshroyer@
kansan.com.
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n Mens basketball vs. tBa,
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SATurDAY
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sports Brief
Kansas hires former army
linebacker football coach
LAWrEncE kansas hired
former nFL linebacker steve
Tovar as its linebackers coach on
Wednesday.
Tovar, 36, spent last season as a
defensive assistant with the miami
Dolphins. Before that, he was
Armys linebackers coach for two
years.
After a standout career at ohio
state, Tovar was taken in the third
round of the 1993 nFL draft. He
played eight seasons in the league
with the cincinnati Bengals, san
Diego chargers and carolina
Panthers.
steve coaches with the same
drive and intensity he displayed as
a player, coach mark mangino said
in a release announcing Tovars hir-
ing. Hes very bright and will be an
excellent teacher of schemes and
fundamentals.We are very pleased
to have him join our staf.
Chiefs sign long snapper
for four-year contract
kAnsAs ciTY, mo. The kansas
city chiefs signed long snapper
Jean-Philippe Darche to a four-year
contract Wednesday.
Darche, a native of montreal,
played in 97 games over seven
seasons with seattle. An unrestrict-
ed free agent, he had 18 tackles
on special teams and played in
fve postseason games, including
super Bowl XL.
He likely replaces longtime
long snapper kendall Gammon, an
unrestricted free agent.
Also Wednesday, the chiefs hire
Brent salazar to be the assistant
strength and conditioning coach.
salazar spent last season at
the University of the Pacifc, after
working with the Denver Broncos
as a strength and conditioning
intern during the 2005 ofseason.
He has also worked with UnLV,
new mexico and at Velocity sports
Performance, which prepares play-
ers for the nFL combine.
Associated Press
sports
5B thursday, march 8, 2007
Does Science Progress Through
Blind Chance or Intelligent Design?
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and
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Present a lecture by
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Friday March 9, 2007 at 6:30 PM
Spencer Museum of Art
have another WNIT appearance.
Maybe more.
Back to Emporia State though.
The banners inside White
include five conference champion-
ships since 1998, two Final Fours
including one national runner-up.
The Lady Hornets also have a pair
of Sweet Sixteens and Elite Eights
to their credit too. Sure they play
in Division II, but the victories are
still something that should be con-
sidered impressive.
The end of this season should
give Kansas fans hope that the
Jayhawk women will soon be add-
ing to their banner collection in the
rafters of Allen Fieldhouse.
Kealing is a Chesterfeld, Mo., se-
nior in journalism and political
science.
Edited by Mark Vierthaler
kealing
(continued from 1b)
Baylor 71, Kansas 54
Kansas 19 35
Baylor 35 36
Goals
Kansas: McCray 5-18 2-2 14;
McIntosh 3-6 0-0 6; Kohn 0-4
0-0 0; Mosley 4-11 6-6 16; Smith
3-6 0-2 6; Jacobs 2-4 0-0 4; Zinic
0-0 0-0 0; Boyd 0-0 0-0 0; Morris
1-2 2-2 4; Catic 1-2 0-0 2; Wed-
dington 1-2 0-1 2. Total 20-55
10-13 54.
Baylor: Allison 4-7 0-0 8;
Mosby 4-6 4-4 12; Morrow 3-7 1-
2 7; Tisdale 1-6 4-4 7; Player 5-10
0-0 10; Bradley 3-5 1-2 7; Darrett
1-3 0-0 2; Wyatt 3-4 0-0 7; Wilson
5-8 1-4 11; Oberg 0-0 0-0 0. Total
29-56 11-16 71.
RecoRds
Kansas 11-20
Baylor 25-6
Coming out early we were just
not expecting it, freshman forward
Danielle McCray said. We were
down. I could feel it in the huddle.
At one point in the first half,
Henrickson inserted seldom-used
freshman guard LaChelda Jacobs
in an effort to build some momen-
tum. In the second half, Henrickson
pulled out McCray in favor of junior
forward Jamie Boyd. The experi-
ments were ill-fated: Jacobs had as
many turnovers as points, and Boyd
did not score.
I went to the bench early to see if
anyone would respond, Henrickson
said. But we didnt, and they just
controlled the game.
She tried to stop Baylor using
several different defensive schemes.
The Jayhawks implemented both
zone and man-to-man defenses at
different times, but failed to contain
the Bears, who shot 49 percent from
the field.
On Wednesday night, most things
seemed to work against Kansas.
Henricksons frustration boiled
over when the usually reserved
coach received a technical foul with
12:38 remaining in the second half
for arguing a call. The technical was
Henricksons first during her three
seasons at Kansas.
Senior guard Shaquina Mosley
scored 16 points and played with
her usual flair, but she was the lone
bright spot for much of the game.
Apart from Mosley, the Jayhawks
shot a combined 4-for-18 in the first
half. The result of the poor shooting
was a 35-19 Baylor halftime lead.
When the Jayhawks took the
court in the second half, they pos-
sessed renewed energy but could
not cut into the sizeable deficit.
Senior guard Sharita Smith was
the most aggressive Kansas player
in the second half. She shed her
usually timid offensive style of play
and focused on attacking the basket.
Smith scored four points early in
the second half and finished the
final game of her collegiate career
with six points.
As the final game of the sea-
son neared its conclusion, Kansas
showed the grit and determina-
tion that earned the team victo-
ries over larger and more talented
opponents. Trailing by 26 with six
minutes remaining, seniors Smith
and Mosley led a 10-1 run over the
course of three minutes that ended
in a standing ovation from the
small, but vocal, group of Kansas
fans in attendance.
Its disappointing to struggle,
but in time well walk away from
this with great pride, Henrickson
said. These seniors will be able to
walk away with pride in the name
on the front of their jerseys.
Kansan sportswriter Asher Fusco
can be contacted at afusco@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Mark Vierthaler
By CAse KeeFer
OKLAHOMA CITY
Kansas season was supposed to
center around the development
of its seven freshmen, but senior
guard Shaquina Mosley had her
own story to write.
So it was appropriate that
the focus, once again, revolved
around Mosley in Wednesdays
season-ending loss to Baylor.
A lot of people asked me at
the beginning of the season if I
regretted coming here, Mosley
said. And I didnt. Coming here
has made me a better person.
Mosley led the team with 16
points.
When seemingly everything
was going wrong, Mosley was the
leader the Jayhawks needed.
By all accounts, the first half
was a disaster. Kansas went into
the locker room shooting only 27
percent and down 35-19. Mosley
had 10 of those 19 points.
The Jayhawks also came out
in the first half looking undoubt-
edly tired. A hard fought first
round win over Oklahoma State
on Tuesday, in which only seven
players played all 40 minutes, was
to blame.
Every Jayhawk that checked
into the game seemed tired and
unable to play with the same
intensity as they did only 24
hours before.
Mosley was the only excep-
tion. She raced up and down the
court for the first 20 minutes
looking as fresh as could be.
Near the end of the first half,
Mosley took a dangerous dive
into the Baylor cheerleaders for a
loose ball. For a second, it looked
like she might not get up. But as
anyone who has watched Kansas
this season knew she would,
Mosley got up.
Things werent the same in the
second half. After adding an assist
and a rebound to her stat line, the
fatigue appeared even in Mosley.
The 5-foot-6 guard from
Lancaster, Calif., that has served as
the Jayhawks spark plug all year
found herself in an unfamiliar posi-
tion. Suddenly, Mosley was spending
her time watching the game buried
at the end of the bench.
Mosley played only eight minutes
out of the final 20.
Although after the first half it
didnt look like things could get
much worse for the Jayhawks, they
did in the second.
Without Mosleys direction, not
only did Kansas shots continue not
to fall, but the team played tenta-
tively. Defensively, the guards mere-
ly watched as Bear guards Angela
Tisdale and Jhasmin Player pene-
trated the lane on numerous occa-
sions.
By the time Mosley checked back
in with seven minutes remaining,
the game was out of reach as Baylor
had extended its lead to 59-40.
Mosley didnt let it faze her,
though. She played as if the game
was still a close one. Right before
her tenure as a Jayhawk ended, she
converted on a rare four-point play
opportunity.
Despite the disappointing loss,
theres no doubt what coach Bonnie
Henrickson will remember from the
2006-2007 Kansas basketball season:
the feisty guard in the No. 21 jersey,
Shaquina Mosley.
Shaq to the rack, thats probably
fair, she said, Just her aggressive-
ness and willing to step up and make
big shots.
Kansan sportswriter Case Keefer
can be contacted at ckeefer@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Jyl Unruh
Sue Ogrocki/aSSOCiaTeD PReSS
Junior forward Taylor Mcintosh jumps to the basket in front of Baylor forward Bernice Mosby in the second half of the second round game in the Big
12 Tournament.
Ty Russel/aSSOCiaTeD PReSS
Baylor forward Bernice Mosby drives past junior forwardTaylor McIntosh in the second half.
womens basketball
Mosleys tireless eforts not enough to win
wOMenS BaSkeTBall
(continued from 1b)
sports BrieFs
Porter signs on for 5 years
with the Miami Dolphins
MIAMI Joey Porter has agreed
to a fve-year, $32 million contract
with the Miami Dolphins, making
the former second-team All-Pro
linebacker the frst marquee player
to join the club during this free
agent period.
Porter is guaranteed $20 million
in the deal, according to a person
with knowledge of the discussion
who requested anonymity because
Porter has not yet passed his physi-
cal and the contract may not be
signed until Thursday.
Former St. louis Cardinal
accused of extortion
ST. LOUIS The athlete
targeted in an alleged $150,000
shakedown by an unemployed ex-
con was former St. Louis Cardinal
second baseman Ronnie Belliard,
a person close to the matter con-
frmed to The Associated Press.
Federal prosecutors have de-
scribed the athlete in court only as
the victim.George Edwards, 48, is
accused of extortion for allegedly
seeking money for silence about
the player supposedly impregnat-
ing Edwards daughter.
The person familiar with the
investigation identifed the player
as Belliard, who recently signed
with the minor-league Washington
Nationals.
Associated Press
By DANIEL LOVEING
AssOcIAtED PrEss
PITTSBURGH Penguins
owner Ron Burkle traveled to Las
Vegas on Wednesday to meet with
the mayor and discuss the possibil-
ity of relocating the team there.
Burkle, who lives in Los Angeles,
led a delegation in talks with Las
Vegas Mayor Oscar B. Goodman,
according to Penguins spokesman
Tom McMillan.
Meanwhile, Burkle and co-owner
Mario Lemieux all prepared to meet
with state, county and local officials
on Thursday in Philadelphia to try
to resolve differences over plans for
a new arena in Pittsburgh.
Elena Owens, a spokeswoman
for Goodman, confirmed the meet-
ing with Penguins officials and said,
they had a very pleasant conversa-
tion.
She declined to elaborate.
The Penguins issued a letter
Monday saying the team planned
to actively pursue relocation.
It blamed government officials
for failing to reach a deal to build a
new arena in Pittsburgh.
In the letter, Gov. Ed Rendell said
Wednesday he was optimistic the
team would remain in Pittsburgh.
Rendells office said the governor
had put an exceptionally attractive
offer on the table. He later said
officials would ask the NHL to
intervene if the team didnt accept
the deal.
Officials in Kansas City have
offered the Penguins free rent and
half of all revenues if they agree to
play in the soon-to-be-completed
$262 million Sprint Center.
The Penguins lease at 46-
year-old Mellon Arena, the old-
est facility in the league, expires
June 30.
The Penguins have said they
may move, or sell the team to a
buyer who would relocate the
franchise if an arena deal isnt in
place by then.
Jonathan Hayward/Associated Press
Ottawa Senators Chirs Kelly gets put into the corner by
Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (87) during frst period
NHL hockey action at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa Tuesday.
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end of a double play during the second inning of a spring training baseball game inTucson, Ariz., onWednesday.
Committee must select best teams from worthy field
By MIcHAEL MArOt
AssOcIAtED PrEss
INDIANAPOLIS Gary
Walters understands the difficulty
in filling those final spots for the
NCAA field. This year, however,
his selection committee faces a new
twist picking the top seeds.
With Floridas late-season
struggles, Wisconsins injuries and
Kansas power ranking, Walters
acknowledged Wednesday that put-
ting together the 65-team field this
weekend will be far from clear-cut.
There appears to be less clarity
at the top this year, Walters, the
committee chairman, said during
conference call day hours before
the 10-member group was to meet.
So that could change the seeding
if someone stubs their toes in the
conference tournaments.
While much of the talk focuses
on whether mid-major schools such
as Old Dominion and Drexel of the
Colonial Athletic Association, Santa
Clara of the West Coast Conference
and Missouri State of the Missouri
Valley Conference have done
enough to warrant at-large bids, the
debate among committee members
may be driven more by seeding.
Among those in the mix are
Florida and Wisconsin.
The Gators (26-5) are the
defending national champions,
the regular-season Southeastern
Conference champs and were
ranked No. 1 as recently as four
weeks ago. Yet consecutive losses at
LSU and Tennessee, before beating
Kentucky at home last weekend,
have knocked the Gators down to
No. 6 in The Associated Press poll,
No. 9 in the RPI Index, a calcula-
tion that included victories over
Division I opponents, strength of
schedule and opponents strength
of schedule. So Florida could be
fighting for a top seed when the
SEC tournament begins Thursday.
Wisconsin (27-4) finds itself in a
different predicament. The Badgers
are No. 3 in the poll and No. 4 in
the NCAAs RPI ratings, but havent
looked the same since starting cen-
ter Brian Butch went down with a
right elbow injury during a 1-point
loss to No. 1 Ohio State on Feb. 25.
Butch was expected to miss four
to six weeks, meaning he could
miss the rest of the season, and the
Badgers have struggled to score
without him.
The only lock, heading into the
weekend, may be top-ranked Ohio
State (27-3), which is No. 2 in the
RPI and has steadily improved
throughout the season. Otherwise,
its a muddled picture.
UCLA (26-4), which lost to
Florida in last years championship
game, is ranked No. 4 in the poll
and No. 1 in the RPI, so a strong
showing in the Pac-10 tournament
could solidify its hold on a top
seed.
Kansas (27-4) is ranked No. 2
this week but has an RPI rating (15)
that could force the Jayhawks off
the top line if they make an early
exit in the Big 12 tournament.
nHl
Penguins consider Las Vegas
By JEFF LAtZKE
AssOcIAtED PrEss
OKLAHOMA CITY Texas
Tech coach Bob Knight wasnt about
to guess whether his Red Raiders
had already done enough to merit a
spot in the NCAA tournament field.
Im not on the tournament com-
mittee, and I have no way of know-
ing, he said. I
never have got-
ten involved
with that type of
thought.
Knights lead-
ing scorer, Jarrius
Jackson, thought
it best that the
Red Raiders
make a strong
last impression at the Big 12 tour-
nament, starting Thursday against
Colorado.
Were not for sure in the (NCAA)
tournament yet, so we have to come
to this tournament and try to make
some noise and have a good run in
this tournament to make sure that
were in, Jackson said Wednesday.
The Red Raiders (20-11, 9-7 Big
12) appeared to be in good posi-
tion after consecutive wins against
top-10 teams Kansas and Texas
A&M back in January. But Tech fol-
lowed those two impressive victories
with Knights longest losing streak
in decades, and the five losses put
the Red Raiders postseason hopes
firmly in jeopardy.
Heading into their opening
round game against twelfth-seed-
ed Colorado (7-19, 3-13), the Red
Raiders have won five of their last
six games, beginning with another
resume-building win at Texas A&M.
We know that weve still got work
to do, Tech guard Martin Zeno said.
Weve just got to come to this tour-
nament and just play every game
better than we did earlier in the
season.
Along with Texas Tech, fourth-
seeded Kansas State (21-10, 10-6)
enters the conference tournament
uncertain of its postseason fate,
while other teams are still clinging
to hope.
The Wildcats won 10 games in
league play usually a benchmark
for Big 12 teams seeking a bid to the
65-team NCAA field but started
this week with an RPI of 59. Texas
Techs RPI is 40 and Oklahoma States
is 52, even with a 6-10 Big 12 record
and zero road wins.
The seventh-
seeded Cowboys
(20-11, 6-10)
do have neutral
site wins against
Pittsburgh and
Syracuse to
their credit, but
cant feel confi-
dent about their
chances after
falling all the way from a top 10
ranking in December.
Realistically, to leave nothing out
there, weve got to win the tourna-
ment, Oklahoma State coach Sean
Sutton said. In order to do that,
weve got to play four good games.
Is it going to be easy? No, but its
been done before in other leagues. It
hasnt happened
in the Big 12.
Only two of
the 15 Big 12
teams that have
finished a season
with 10 confer-
ence wins have
been left out
of the NCAA
t o u r n a me nt .
Nebraska missed
out in 1999 when the Big 12 had
six teams with at least 10 wins, and
Colorado was left off the bracket in
2004 while Texas Tech got in with
nine league wins.
Eight of the 10 Big 12 teams that
had nine regular-season league wins
have made the NCAA field.
Any team that finishes in the top
half of this league should go to the
NCAA tournament. To think other-
wise is crazy in my mind, Iowa State
coach Greg McDermott said.
While Kansas State is off Thursday
with a first-round bye, Tech will try
to pad its win total against a Buffaloes
team without second-leading scorer
Xavier Silas, who was suspended
after fighting with Nebraskas Ryan
Anderson in a game Saturday.
A Colorado loss would make
the game the send-off for Ricardo
Patton, who wont return for a 12th
season as coach of the Buffaloes.
I know that we cant have any
slip-ups in this tournament, Jackson
said. We cant lose to Colorado or
other teams. We still have to take
care of business in this tournament.
Other first-round match-ups
feature six-seeded Missouri against
Baylor, eighth-seeded Iowa State
against Oklahoma and Oklahoma
State against No. 10 seed Nebraska
which built a 29-point lead on
its way to an 85-73 win over the
Cowboys on Monday.
No. 2 Kansas, the tournaments
top seed, Texas A&M, the two seed,
and Texas also have first-round
byes.
Oklahoma (15-14, 6-10), which
has lost its last six games, is look-
ing to extend the
nations longest
postseason streak
to 26 years while
first-year coach
Mike Anderson
is trying to lead
Missouri (18-11,
7-9) to its 10th
straight postsea-
son appearance,
following back-
to-back NIT bids.
Theyre among the teams needing
four wins in four days to earn a spot
on the NCAA bracket.
I think 12 teams showed up here
and 12 teams are looking at their
shot to go to the NCAAs, and the
way to do that is youve got to win
this tournament, Anderson said.
Were in the hunt for something,
he added. I dont know what.
Big 12 teams seek to extend season
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We know that weve still got
work to do.
martin zeno
texas tech guard
Realistically, to leave nothing
out there, weve got to win the
tournament.
sean sutton
oklahoma state guard
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After eight weeks of praising the
Big 12s best, observing the hottest
topics and bashing Colorado, the
conference season has drawn to a
close. Here is a special end-of-season
Big 12 Fastbreak, highlighting the
conferences best.
Raise YouR Glasses To
Kansas (27-4, 14-2)
The Jayhawks proved they were
the best team in the Big 12 the last
month of the season. They rebound-
ed from a tough
loss to Texas
A&M with eight
straight victo-
ries, including
Saturdays come
from behind victory against Texas.
In that game, Kansas was down by
as many as 16 points toward the end
of the first half before taking the lead
early in the second. The Jayhawks
did this against the best player in
the nation, the best point guard in
the conference not named Acie Law
IV and the best three-point shoot-
ing team. Not a bad accomplish-
ment. Kansas is guaranteed a No. 1
seed in the NCAA tournament if it
makes it to the championship game
in Oklahoma City this weekend.
send a ConGRaTulaTions
FaCebooK MessaGe To
Kevin Durant, texas
The best col-
lege player since
Magic Johnson-
period. No one
in the Big 12 has
ever come close
to doing what
Durant did this
season. He aver-
aged 28.9 points and 12.5 rebounds
per game to lead the league in both
categories. And people seem to
forget that he is just a freshman.
Imagine what he could be doing
next year (even though its not going
to happen). At 6-foot-9 Durant can
drive, shoot the three, post up on
smaller defenders and defend small-
er players. He played at the top of
Texas 3-2 zone last Saturday. Its
unfortunate that Durant is stealing
the postseason awards from Texas
A&Ms Acie Law IV. Law had one
of the best seasons in Big 12 history,
but Durant is a special player who
deserves every award.
FiRsT-TeaM all FasTbReaK
Kevin Durant, texas
acie Law iv, texas a&M
aLeKs Maric, nebrasKa
cartier Martin, Kansas state
JuLian wright, Kansas
sTaRT a ConveRsaTion
WiTh These TopiCs...
he wouLDnt be gooD at
poLitics
Texas Tech coach Bob Knight
became the all-time college basket-
ball wins leader this season, but his
performances at the Big 12 Coaches
Teleconference each week were more
memorable. He hung up on report-
ers three weeks in a row and rarely
gave anything more than three word
responses. Here are some of his great
insight from this week.
on a possibLe aDvantage
for oKLahoMa schooLs at
the big 12 tournaMent in
oKLahoMa city
A citys a city; an arenas an
arena.
on rpi anD the chance
of K-state anD his teaM
not MaKing the ncaa
tournaMent
I dont know, who knows. Im not
smart enough to figure that out.
big 12 ranK
Listen to any coach and hell tell
you the league is the best it has ever
been and is one of the best in the
country. RPI rankings dont agree.
Thats why K-State and Texas Tech
are still on the fence when it comes
to the NCAA Tournament. In reality,
the Big 12 is down this year. Texas,
Kansas and Texas A&M are all capa-
ble of winning the national title, but
the level of competition fades greatly
after that. Other conferences arent
much better though. The SEC has
Florida and a bunch of other teams
that are on par with the K-State and
Texas Tech. The Big East doesnt
have a legitimate national title con-
tender. The Pac-10 is the nations
deepest conference, but only UCLA
will get a top three seed. And the
ACC is the most overrated. Virginia
tied for the conference title and it
only beat Puerto Rico-Mayaguez by
seven this season.

Keep a Close WaTCh on The
RaCe FoR iRRelevanCe...
Believe it or not, Colorado actu-
ally won another game last weekend
and finished 3-13 in Big 12 play.
The Big 12 Fastbreak would like
to say goodbye to Buffaloes coach
Ricardo Patton. That victory was his
last home game. Patton has been at
Colorado for 11 years and though
hes not John Wooden, he is a bet-
ter coach than anyone the Buffaloes
athletics department will be able to
find for that job.
You pRobablY said oh MY
God abouT...
A lot of things this conference
season. Here is a reminder of some
of the best. Oklahoma State edges
Texas in three overtimes. Nebraskas
Aleks Maric scores 41 points against
Kansas State. Kevin Durant shoots
5-for-5 from the three-point land on
his way to 25 first half points against
Kansas.
Kansan sportswriter Mark Dent
can be contacted at mdent@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Mark Vierthaler
I
n the NCAA tournament,
all sorts of strategies are
implemented by coaches
trying to catch their opponents off
guard.
Thats OK, Kansas will be pre-
pared for it.
The Big 12 Conference gave
Kansas a wide variety of teams
to play, and Kansas proved that
it could play anybodys style
and still win the game. The Big
12 Tournament will pit Kansas
against that same variety, but in
a single-elimination format on a
neutral floor.
In the second round, Kansas
will either play against Iowa
State or Oklahoma. Both like to
slow the pace of the game down
by controlling the shot clock to
make up for their lack of athleti-
cism. Many mid-major teams will
play this way in the NCAA tour-
nament.
Then Kansas will go against
Texas Tech or Kansas State in
the third round, unless Colorado
shocks the world twice. Texas
Techs motion offense would be
a great test for Kansas defense.
The Jayhawks wont run into
many that are more efficient than
Techs. Kansas State, on the other
hand, lives and dies by the three-
point shot.
In the final round, Kansas
could play Texas, a team
focused on one star player. The
Longhorns play zone, they are
athletic and they like to play fast-
paced basketball.
Texas A&M could make it.
The Aggies play as tough of
defense as anyone in the coun-
try, and are as well coached as
any team in the country. Kansas
could use another test from a
challenging opponent.
And although its not likely,
Kansas could play Missouri,
Oklahoma State, Nebraska or
Baylor.
Missouri will put opponents
through 40 minutes of a full-
court press. The Tigers play fast
on offense too. Oklahoma State
is desperate and could make a
run. After all the games are in
Oklahoma City, which is almost
a home game. Oklahoma State
or Nebraska would pose similar
threats. They each have a chal-
lenging low-post player.
And Baylor? Well, I severely
doubt the Bears will win even
one game. But its March, and
anybody can beat anybody in
March.
Robinett is an Austin, Texas, se-
nior in journalism.
Edited by Lisa Tilson
FASTBREAK
BIG
12
Big 12 writer Mark Dents wrap up of this seasons conference race
Durant
hoRn boRn, haWK bRed
Playing on neutral ground
By TRAVIS ROBINETT
kansan sPOrts cOlumnist
TROBINETT@kaNsaN.cOm

all-time big 12 tournament champions
1997 1998 1999 2000
2001 2002 2003
2004 2005 2006
big 12 tournament Special Section 4c thursday, march 8, 2007
WHAT TO WATCH FOR:
Kansas
The No. 1 seed is the favorite in this
tournament, despite losing to Texas A&M in
the two teams only meeting. Kansas is all but
assured a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tourna-
ment if it makes the championship game.
Texas a&M
The Aggies missed out on the Big 12 regu-
lar season championship after coming up
short in double-overtime against Texas last
week. Now, A&M has the toughest road to
the championship game. The Aggies might
have to play Oklahoma State in the second
round and then Texas after that.
Texas
Is Kevin Durant OK? The answer to this
is likely yes. He only turned his ankle against
Kansas and there was no word of any real
damage. The Longhorns have a great chance
to win the whole thing and the possibility of
a third round match-up against Texas A&M
should make everyone smile.
Kansas sTaTe
Its a shame that the fourth best team
in the Big 12 might not make the NCAA
tournament if it loses Friday. But thats the
situation K-State faces. If the Wildcats beat
Texas Tech or Colorado, they would have 22
wins, and it would be almost impossible to
keep them out of the NCAAs.
Texas Tech
The Red Raiders proved that they are
a dangerous team by defeating the Aggies
twice and Jayhawks once. A victory against
Kansas State in the second round should seal
their spot in the NCAA tournament.
Missouri
The Tigers improved under coach Mike
Anderson this season, but fans can wonder
what could have been. If Mizzou would have
beat K-State and Nebraska at home, not a
difficult task, the Tigers would be 20-9 and
on the NCAA Tournament bubble. Now,
Missouri has to win the conference tourna-
ment to make it. That wont be an easy task.
If Mizzou wins in the first round, it has to
play Texas in the second.
oKlahoMa sTaTe
The Cowboys should also receive tremen-
dous support from the locals. Oklahoma
State is a team that could go on a run and
win the whole tournament. The Cowboys
underachieved after starting 15-1. JamesOn
Curry and Mario Boggan are two dangerous
scorers who can take over a game.
iowa sTaTe
The Cyclones match up well against the
Sooners, who they face in the first round.
But Iowa State upset Oklahoma earlier this
season, and the Sooners will not overlook
the Cyclones again.
oKlahoMa
The Sooners will be playing about 40 min-
utes away from their campus. That is good
enough for a first round victory against Iowa
State. But the homey feel will quickly disap-
pear against Kansas. The Jayhawks want to
beat them badly after winning closely in
Norman last week.
nebrasKa
The Cornhuskers played inconsistently all
season long. In one game, Aleks Maric hung
41 points in a victory against Kansas State.
The next game the Huskers only scored 39
points in a loss to Kansas. Nebraska has a
chance to beat Oklahoma State in the first
round, but home-court advantage gives the
Cowboys the edge.
baylor
The Bears were the most disappointing
team this season. People expected them to
contend for at least an NIT berth, but they
won only four league games. Baylor has a
chance to beat Missouri if Aaron Bruce gets
hot. The Aussie didnt play in the first time
these teams met, and Baylor only lost by
seven.
colorado
The Buffaloes will not win a game. Its
that simple. Winning three games in the
conference was a miracle. Guard Richard
Roby can get hot and make a difference
but not enough of one. Fun Colorado fact:
The Buffaloes have an RPI of 233, which is
worse than any other school from a major
conference.
WHO TO WATCH FOR:
Kevin duranT
Texas
College basketballs
best player proved he
can take over a game
in the first half against
Kansas on Saturday.
Despite the ankle injury,
Durant should be ready
to carry the Longhorns in
Oklahoma City. Whatever
he does in the Big 12 Tournament, it shouldnt
be a surprise, Durant is capable of anything.
acie law iv
Texas a&M
If the Aggies are in a close game in
Oklahoma City, its no
secret that Law will
have the ball in the clos-
ing minutes. Another
match-up between Law
and Durant should be a
classic. If Law can lead
the Aggies to the tourna-
ment title, A&M deserves a No. 1 seed.
Jarrius JacKson
Texas Tech
Jackson is quietly the
Big 12s best player not
named Durant or Law. If
Jackson gets hot, the Red
Raiders could easily find
themselves in the Big 12
championship game. If
Tech wins just one game
in Oklahoma City, the
Raiders should be danc-
ing.
Mario chalMers
Kansas
The reigning Most
Outstanding Player of
the Tournament has
finally emerged from
his midseason shooting
slump. Kansas doesnt
even need Chalmers to
be hot to win the tour-
nament, but if hes on,
look out. While his offensive numbers are
great, Chalmers strength is on defense. He
led the Big 12 averaging 2.5 steals a game.
JaMeson curry
oKlahoMa sTaTe
If the Cowboys have any hopes of making
the NCAA tournament, Curry will have to
lead them on a serious run in their home
state. Curry is certainly
capable of being the best
guard in the conference.
He dropped 40 on Kansas
State last week.
OUR
PREDICTIONS:
ryan schneider, sports editor:
Kansas
The Jayhawks are the hottest team in the
country right now, having won of eight in
a row. The biggest reason for Kansas suc-
cess has been defense. The team has finally
bought into coach Bill Self s defense-first
philosophy and its paying off. As long as the
Jayhawks play defense in Oklahoma City,
theyll cruise to another Big 12 Tournament
title.
Michael Phillips, mens
basketball reporter:
Kansas
Things are setting up for a repeat of last
years event, when Texas and Texas A&M
played one of the best games of the year on
Saturday, then Kansas knocked out the tired
winner on Sunday. I dont buy the argument
that the Jayhawks need to win to get a No. 1
seed, though. Advancing to Sunday should
be good enough.
Mark dent, big 12
basketball reporter:
Texas a&M
The Aggies are motivated after not getting
a share of the Big 12 Title and not being in
the discussion for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA
Tournament. Acie Law will be able to carry
this team past Oklahoma State, Texas in the
second and third rounds and Kansas in the
title game.
mENS bASkETbAll
Big 12s stars to shine in Oklahoma City
law
Jackson
durant
chalmers
curry
EditedbyJylUnruh
Source: www.big12sports.com
March 08, 2007
crash on couches around the world
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| vacation checklist
page 16
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and more
Jayplays
Spring break issue
An appointment with the
dentist is a mundane affair,
the sometimes-painful oral
hygienic price we pay for living
in a civilized society. It has
little, if anything, to do with
beaches and bikinis, which is
precisely why Im so mad at
my mother for scheduling two
appointments for me during
this years spring break.
Why, I asked her, would you
subject me to that torture
when I could be eating
breakfast burritos in Corpus
Christi, Texas, or walking
through Central Park in New
York City, as Jennifer Denny
recommends in Destination:
Spring Break(page 10)?
But for those of you taking
a trip more glamorous than
one to the dentists chair, be
sure to check out Spring
Break Countdown (page
16). Lindsey St. Clair offers a
day-by-day breakdown of
things youll want to do before
you board the plane, from
asking for time off of work to
waxing away unsightly hair.
But wherever you go, try to
have more fun than Denny
did on her last night (well, the
morning after) in Las Vegas
last month (page 19).
So thanks, mom. See you at
the dentists offce.

Dave Ruigh, co-editor

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Gallery Exhibit: The Dead Sea
Scrolls. Science City at Union
Station, 9:30 a.m.7:30 p.m.,
$2036, www.sciencecity.com.
The Dead Sea Scrolls will be on
display through May 13.
Gallery Exhibit: The
Neighborhood Show. Signs of
Life, 10 a.m.11 p.m., FREE, www.
signsofifegallery.com.
Big 12 Basketball Tournament
Party. Lobby, Kansas Union, 12
p.m., FREE.
Tea Time. Traditions Area,
Kansas Union, 3 p.m., FREE.
UMKC Jazz Matinee. Mikes
Tavern, 6 p.m., 21+, FREE.
Lecture:Ordinary Sadists:The
Holocaust and Abu Ghraib. Big
12 Room, Kansas Union, 7 p.m.,
FREE, www.ku.edu/~rambam.
Film: The Cup. 3139 Wescoe
Hall, 7 p.m., FREE.
Rock Chalk Revue. Lied Center,
7 p.m., $15, www.lied.ku.edu.
Theater: The Maids. Crafton-
Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall,
7:30 p.m., $10, www.kutheatre.
com.
Dropkick Murphys/Sick of It
All/Aggrolites. Beaumont Club,
7:30 p.m., all ages, $20, www.
dropkickmurphys.com.
Ana Popovic. Knuckleheads
Saloon, 8 p.m., 21+, $12, www.
anapopovic.com.
Theater: The Curious Savage.
Lawrence Community Theatre, 8
p.m., $15.0221.46.
Film: We Are Marshall.
Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas
Union, 8 p.m., $2 or FREE w/ SUA
movie card.
Russ Kerley Birthday Bash/
Swill/Voodoo Kitchin. Grand
Emporium, 9 p.m., 21+, $5.
Neon. Bottleneck, 10 p.m., 18+,
$35.
Kaw Valley Project. Replay
Lounge, 10 p.m., 21+, $2, www.
myspace.com/kawvalleyproject.
Bob Bowman and Bow Dog.
The Blue Room, 21+, FREE.
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Big 12 Basketball Tournament
Party. Lobby, Kansas Union, 12
p.m., FREE.
Softball: Kansas vs. Drake.
Arrocha Ballpark, 2 p.m., ticket
required, www.kuathletics.com.
Blackpool Lights/Lawrence
Letterday/Supernaughts/
Reach/Soul Servers/Simple
Complexity. Record Bar, 6 p.m., all
ages, www.blackpoollights.com.
Rock Chalk Revue. Lied Center,
7 p.m., $15, www.lied.ku.edu.
Trivia Riot. The Brick, 7 p.m., $5,
www.thebrickkcmo.com.
Theater: The Maids. Crafton-
Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall,
7:30 p.m., $10, www.kutheatre.
com.
Film: We Are Marshall.
Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas
Union, 8 p.m., $2 or FREE w/ SUA
movie card.
Tech N9ne. Granada, 8 p.m., all
ages, $20, www.therealtechn9ne.
com.
100 Years War/Stella Link.
Grand Emporium, 8 p.m., 21+,
www.myspace.com/itisfalconry.
Proto Kaw feat. Kerry Livgren/
Andy McKee. Beaumont Club,
8 p.m., all ages, $16, www.
protokaw.com.
Five Defy/Anvil Chorus/
Shudder. Mikes Tavern, 9
p.m., 21+, www.myspace.com/
fivedefy.
Kaze Jesus. Boobie Trap Bar,
9:30 p.m., all ages, $56, www.
myspace.com/kaze.
The Slats/The Kinetiks/Radio
Moscow. Replay Lounge, 10
p.m., 21+,$2, www.myspace.
com/theslats.
KJHKs Sweet 16 Plow the
Fields Birthday! Jackpot
Saloon, 10 p.m., 18+, www.
thejackpotsaloon.com.
Dead Girls Ruin Everything.
Bottleneck, 18+, www.
deadgirlsruineverything.com
Todd Snider. Knuckleheads
Saloon, 21+, $18, www.
toddsnider.net.
Squiggle Puppet Productions
Shows. Oread Books, Kansas
Union, Level 2, 10:30 a.m., FREE,
www.oreadbooks.com.
Tennis: Kansas vs. Nebraska.
First Serve Tennis, 5200 Clinton
Parkway, 11 a.m., ticket required,
www.kuathletics.com.
Knit Lawrence. Miltons
downtown, 3:30 p.m., FREE,
www.knitlawrence.org.
Anyone can come join this
knitting group for coffee and
conversation.
Red Jumpsuit Aparatus/
Emery/Scary Kids Scaring
Kids. Granada, 6 p.m., all ages,
$18, www.redjumpsuit.com.
Lamb of God/Trivium/
Machinehead/Gojira.
Beaumont Club, 6 p.m., all ages,
$24, www.lamb-of-god.com.
Rock Chalk Revue. Lied Center,
7 p.m., $21, www.lied.ku.edu.
Lawrence Youth Ballet
presents Peter Pan. Lawrence
Arts Center, 7 p.m., $3.505.50,
www.lawrenceartscenter.com.
Wichita Slugout. The Cotillion,
8 p.m., $15.5030.50, www.
thecotillion.com.
DJ Kevin Scott. VooDoo Lounge
at Harrahs Casino, 8 p.m., 21+.
Handicapped Love Affair/
The Noise FM. The Grand
Emporium, 8 p.m., 21+, www.
handicappedloveaffair.com.
The Growing Robot
Population/State of Empathy/
Stateside. Boobie Trap Bar, 8:30
p.m., all ages, $56.
Ste. Simone. Mikes Tavern, 9
p.m., 21+, www.myspace.com/
stesimone.
Snowden/Mulajube/
Nomathmatics/Five Star
Crush. Record Bar, 9 p.m., 21+,
$10, www.snowden.info.
The Gleam/The Machine Gun
Blues. Replay Lounge, 10 p.m.,
21+,$2, www.thegleamusa.com.
Dr. Dog / The Teeth /What Made
Milwaukee Famous. Bottleneck,
all ages, $9 adv./ $11 at the door,
www.drdogmusic.com.
Lawrence Youth Ballet
presents Peter Pan. Lawrence
Arts Center, 2 p.m., $3.505.50,
www.lawrenceartscenter.com.
PBR Built Ford Tough. Kemper
Arena, 2 p.m., $21101, www.
kemperarenakc.com.
Theater: The Curious Savage.
Lawrence Community Theatre,
2:30 p.m., $15.0221.46.
Carillon concert w/ Elizabeth
Berghout. Memorial Campanile,
5 p.m., FREE, www.carillon.
ku.edu.
Chess Night. Henrys on Eighth,
7 p.m., FREE.
Theater: The Curious Savage.
Lawrence Community Theatre, 8
p.m., $15.02-21.46.
Dead Legend/Lucky Stiffs/3X
Lucky. Boobie Trap Bar, 8:30
p.m., all ages, $5-6, www.
myspace.com/deadlegend.
Trentalange/Kirsten Pauldan
Band. Record Bar, 9 p.m., 21+,
www.myspace.com/trentalange.
Poetry Slam. Hawks Nest,
Kansas Union, 7 p.m.
Riverdance. Lied Center, 7:30
p.m., $33.5047.00, www.lied.
ku.edu.
Faculty Recital: Vincent
Gnojek, saxophone. Swarthout
Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 7:30
p.m., FREE, www.arts.ku.edu/
musicdance.
Yung Nitty. Boobie Trap Bar,
9:30 p.m., all ages, $56, www.
myspace.com/yungdrugs.
Bible of the Devil/MINSK.
Replay Lounge, 10 p.m.,
21+, $2, www.myspace.com/
bibleofthedevil.
Drink & Draw! Jackpot Saloon,
10 p.m., 18+, FREE, www.
thejackpotsaloon.com.
Scissor Sisters Offcial After
Party. Record Bar, 21+,www.
scissorsisters.com.
Exit Clove/The Bridge.
Bottleneck, 18+, $8 .
Riverdance. Lied Center, 4 p.m.,
$33.5047.00, www.lied.ku.edu.
Buddys Birthday Bash.
Uptown Theatre, 7 p.m., $5,
www.uptowntheatre.com.
Documentary: America
at a Crossroads. Woodruff
Auditorium, Kansas Union, 7
p.m., FREE, www.hallcenter.
ku.edu.
Chess Night. Aimees
Coffeeshop, 7 p.m., FREE, www.
aimeescoffee.tripod.com.
SevenDust. Beaumont Club,
7:30 p.m., all ages, $22, www.
sevendust.com.
Drag the River/Jackie Carol/
Chad Rex. Record Bar, 8 p.m.,
21+, www.myspace.com/
dragtheriver.
Chin Up Chin Up/The Narrator.
Replay Lounge, 10 p.m.,
21+,$2, www.myspace.com/
chinupchinup.
Beaumont Club
4050 Pennsylvania St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 561-2560
Bottleneck
737 New Hampshire St.
Lawrence
(785) 841-5483
The Brick
1727 McGee St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 421-1634
Fatsos
1016 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 865-4055
Gaslight Tavern
317 N. Second St.
Lawrence
(785) 856-4330
Grand Emporium
3832 Main St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 531-1504
Harbour Lights
1031 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 841-1960
Jackpot Saloon
943 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 843-2846
The Jazzhaus
926 1/2 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 749-3320
The Record Bar
1020 Westport Road
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 753-5207
Replay Lounge
946 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 749-7676
Signs of Life
722 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 830-8030
Uptown Theater
3700 Broadway St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 753-8665
VooDoo Lounge
1 Riverboat Drive
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 889-7320

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VENUES
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Gallery Exhibit: Material
World. Gallery, Kansas Union, 9
a.m.4:30 p.m.
Lecture:No Borders
Movements and the Struggle
Against National Forms of
Discrimination. Conference
Hall, Hall Center, 3:30 p.m., www.
hallcenter.ku.edu.
Gender Seminar w/ Ann Cudd.
Seminar Room, Hall Center, 3:30
p.m., www.hallcenter.ku.edu/
Seminar/Gender.
Dennis Winslett. The Blue
Room, 7p.m. 21+, FREE
Hella/Whos Your Favorite Son,
God? Record Bar, 9 p.m., 18+, $8,
www.hellaband.com.
This Is My Condition/FUN.
Replay Lounge, 10 p.m., 21+,$2,
www.thisismycondition.com.
Jess Lightner. Swarthout
Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 7:30
p.m., FREE
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k-state administrators
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I stood outside of the Termini train
station in Rome waiting to be picked
up by someone named Matteo in a
blue Volkswagen Golf. I passed the
time in the rain squinting at every car
that passed. I was anxious because
I had only seen a picture of Matteo
and was worried that we would have
trouble recognizing each other. My
phone vibrated, announcing a new
text message: I right in front you. I
was so nervous that I would miss the
car that I failed to see the blue Golf
parked two feet away.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
by Katrina Mohr
CouchSurfers explain
why staying with
strangers is the best
way to travel
Site founders, Casey Fenton,
Daniel Hoffer, Sebastien Le
Tuan and Leonardo Silviera,
CouchSurfng, literally.
CouchSurfng
creator Casey
Fenton beholds
the power of
the couch.
PhoTos couRTesy of couchsuRfInG.coM
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5
Matteo, dressed in a fawless dark
blue Italian suit, stepped out of the
car with an umbrella for me. We both
smiled shyly and kissed each other on
the cheek. It was the frst time for both
of us and we werent sure what to say
or how to act. After a week of e-mails
and text messages we had just now
met in person. A friend and I were
going to sleep at his apartment for
the weekend. Our frst CouchSurfng
experience had begun.
The next two days were
unforgettable. Matteo, a 30-year-old
civil engineer, was our touristic bus
as he drove my friend and I all over
Rome. Our faces were pressed against
the windows as he told us about
Romes modern and ancient marvels
in his accented English. We ended up
staying with his childhood friend, Luca,
a 30-year-old liver transplant surgeon,
because Matteo had an unexpected
work confict.
Immediately after we picked up
Luca, who had been working and
living in London, at the airport, he
trusted us with the keys to his one-
bedroom apartment. Luca offered us
his bed because he would be working
at a hospital for 24 hours straight, but
my friend and I felt more comfortable
sharing the small but comfortable
pullout couch.
Both mornings, Matteo and Luca
called to check in and give us advice
on how to see the very best of
Rome. When we parted, I knew that
I would probably never see either of
them again. However, this short visit
strengthened my belief that kindness
among strangers still exists, despite
my parents reaction when I told them I
was going to stay with people I met on
the Internet.
The CouchSurfng Project is an
online global network that connects
travelers who are looking for a place
to stay with locals who are willing to
provide accommodations for free. As
of March 1, 2007,
the network
has more than
174,336 registered
members in 213
countries.
Unlike social
networking sites
such as Facebook.com and MySpace.
com, which keep members connected
online with people they already talk to,
CouchSurfng.com is intended to bring
complete strangers together offine to
create unique bonds that cross cultures
and continents. The CouchSurfng
motto is Participate in Creating a
Better World, One Couch at a Time.
Judging by the more than 38,000
successful surfngs and the more than
44,000 friendships created on the site,
CouchSurfng is truly changing lives.
This is how it works: Anyone can set
up a free online profle that describes
who they are, what they do, where
they live and whether they are able to
host travelers. Surfers, or travelers, can
search for available hosts using criteria
such as location, age, language and
gender, and then e-mail the ones they
feel compatible with. If the potential
host also feels comfortable with the
arrangement, then they can make
plans to meet face to face. Visits can be
as short as a cup of coffee or as long as
a few months, but most visits are one
or two nights.
Members can leave references about
people they hosted or stayed with on
their profles. This vouching system
puts safety and
trust into the
hands of the
CouchSur f i ng
community.
A computer
pr o gr a mme r
in Conway, N.
H., named Casey Fenton created the
project. Fenton, then an overworked
22-year-old, needed a break and found
a cheap, last-minute plane ticket to
Iceland. Not knowing a soul in the
country and with only four days to plan
and no place to stay, Fenton hacked
into the University of Icelands student
directory. He spammed 1,500 students
with a message saying he was coming
in a few days and wanted to see the
real Iceland. He received more than
50 replies and ended up spending
the weekend sleeping in a garage and
partying with newfound friends he has
kept to this day.
When he returned to the United
States he decided that he wanted to
travel like that all the time. Creating
the network took him four years, but
in January 2004, with help from three
friends, CouchSurfng.com debuted
and the four founders gave members
the opportunity to make friends out of
strangers while traveling.
So members will see that you are
serious about the project, put up a
picture, fll out the entire profle and
make friends, says Justin Montgomery,
2006 graduate. Montgomery had plans
with six hosts for his travels in Europe
last summer when the CouchSurfng
site crashed three days before he was
supposed to go.
The site was down for a month,
from June to July 2006, but it was
rebuilt and CouchSurfng 2.0 has
been stable and fully operational
ever since. Montgomery lost all of his
contacts and the e-mails he had sent
to the hosts and had to start over with
the interim CouchSurfng emergency
board. Montgomery was lucky enough
to connect with two members to host
he and his mom in Italy.
In Genova, a 27-year-old student
hosted Montgomery and his mom for
two nights. Both of them had their own
rooms and their host cooked them
meals that used regional ingredients,he
says. In return, they cooked a breakfast
of eggs, sausage and toast so that their
host could experience an American
meal. Montgomery was upset that he
wasnt able to CouchSurf during the
whole trip as he had planned, but it
worked out, he says. After his mom left
he continued to travel, met a couple
CouChSurfing StatiStiCS
Couchsurfers: 174,336
Successful surfngs: 38,000+
Friendships created: 44,000+
Countries represented: 213
Top country: United States
Cities represented: 21,215
Top city: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Languages represented: 993
Signups last week: 3,106
Average age: 25
Available couches: 136,414
Source: CouchSurfng.com
Excluding parties and social
circumstances, I would rather not
let a stranger stay at my house.
R.W. Smith,
Pleasanton, Calif., junior
If they didnt have anywhere else
to go. Ive let band members stay at
my house who I didnt know.
Maggie Jones, Seneca junior
I would not let a stranger stay
inside my house. The garage is a
different story.
Adam Taylor, Lenexa senior
If they were drunk and didnt have
a ride home or a place to go.
Jessica Mack, St. Louis junior
Similar online
traveling
communitieS
Hospitalityclub.org
Globalfreeloaders.com
Hospex.net
under what
conditionS would you
let a Stranger Stay at
your houSe?
Katrina
Mohr,
Boulder
senior,
poses
with her
host,
Aline
Jenon, in
Namur,
Belgium.
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Crystal Bock, with her hosts
Marion, a juggling teacher, and
Frank, whom she stayed with
before she found a place to live in
Cork, Ireland.
aS of MarCh 1, 2007, the
network haS More than
174,336 regiStered MeMberS in
213 CountrieS.
from California in Prague and was invited
to stay two nights with them.
You shouldnt just rely on
CouchSurfng, Montgomery says. It
makes things easier, but traveling in
foreign countries forced me to develop
interaction skills and make friends on
my own.
Jason Palikij, 2006 graduate, says
CouchSurfng helped him get around in
an unfamiliar environment and let him
fnd out how other cultures perceive
him.I never thought of myself as a loud
American, Palikij says, but my Swedish
hosts commented that I was very
opinionated.
Palikij surfed with two couples while
in Sweden for an academic conference.
He says that having his hosts show him
around was much better than a pre-
bought package because they took it
upon themselves to be his tour guides.
Palikijs frst hosts took him to IKEA
and made sure he found Swedish fsh
candy after he mentioned how much he
enjoyed it in the United States.
Eating with them gave him a lot of
insight into what it is like to be a native
Swede, he says. His hosts made a point
of sitting down for meals together
and introduced him to open-faced
sandwiches, which he makes all the time
now, he says. In return for their generosity
Palikij brought his hosts wine as a gift
and taught them drinking games.
CouchSurfng is not for people
who want to mooch, Palikij says. Its
a grassroots form of being a foreign
ambassador for your country.
As Palikijs experience shows, hosts and
surfers both take the exchange personally.
The project is not about fnding a free
place to stay its a way of gaining
an insider perspective instead of just
observing a country and its culture. Hosts
let travelers into their homes and take
them places they would never be able to
fnd on their own as a regular tourist.
Surfers need to be respectful and
acknowledge the risk hosts take by
inviting them into their daily lives, says
Ethan Gilsdorf, a Boston-based freelance
writer who is working on a travel
anthology that includes CouchSurfng
stories. Gilsdorf has hosted people from
all over the world. It can be awkward if
guests are not outgoing, but he has hit it
off with most of his surfers, he says.
There is always the potential for
something bizarre to happen, Gilsdorf
says. You just never know, so you have
to take a leap of faith and extend your
generosity. Its liberating. In terms of
spiritual beneft, by opening your heart
and being trusting, you will be rewarded.
When hes traveling hes reminded how
similar people are all over the world and
how easy it is to make a connection, he
says. Gilsdorf found CouchSurfng in 2005
when he was looking for a way to cheaply
fund a trip through Europe on assignment
with the Boston Globe. He CouchSurfed
in Iceland and one host took him to her
secret hot springs spot. Gilsdorf describes
the time they spent
sitting in the hot
springs under the
stars as one of those
perfect moments.
The idea of
staying with
random people
you meet is not
a new concept.
People have been
traveling this way
forever, says Eric Lesage, CouchSurfng
administrator and media coordinator.
However, CouchSurfng broadens
the range by giving travelers the
opportunity to meet people from
different backgrounds instead of
having to rely on friends or friends of
friends. The CouchSurfng community
is unique because people are coming
in with the same qualities, such as
open-mindedness, trustworthiness and
curiosity, and members are the ones
participating in and developing the
project, he says.
This global, tightly knit community
spirit is also what makes CouchSurfng
so safe, Lesage says. In the projects three
years of existence, there have been 96,474
positive experiences of CouchSurfers
meeting together face-to-face and fewer
than 185 reported negative ones. Most
negative experiences are written to be
warnings about members who are diffcult
to get along with or who do not show up
when they said they would. CouchSurfng
strongly encourages people to leave
negative references if needed because
they speak about a members history,
Lesage says.
We dont want troublemakers,Lesage
says. We care a lot about members
safety, but CouchSurfng cant be held
accountable. We provide the tools and
tips so that we can protect ourselves and
other members.
CouchSurfng is built on a foundation
of trust. Safety tools include a system that
lets members vouch for each other and
privacy settings that let members adopt
user names instead of using their real
names. The site provides extensive safety
tips for surfers, hosts, women traveling
alone and narrower groups such as
vegetarians and families. Tips cover the
whole surfng experience, from searching
for a compatible host to exchanging
contact info.
References are the quintessential
safety precaution because they come
from real-life experience. Lesage says
references arent anonymous because
they want people to be held accountable
for what they say. Mediators settle
misunderstandings between members,
but Lesage says he can count the number
of times that has happened on his fngers.
Despite the
number of
over whel mi ngl y
positive experiences,
having an experience
that doesnt fulfll
expectations is
always a possibility.
People who want
to be part of the
C o u c h S u r f i n g
community have to
be willing to take that risk, says Bill Staples,
professor of sociology.
Its important to be aware, Staples
says. The Internet has the potential to
link people and build a network based on
common interests, but it will only work as
well as the community decides it will.
CouchSurfng.com members need
to decide how far they want to put
themselves out there, says Staples, the
author of three books on surveillance.
The problem with most social networking
sites is people dont always have control
over their information and who can
see it, he says. Member profles on the
CouchSurfng Web site are available for
anyone with Internet access to see. Non-
members can look through any of the
content on the site, but they arent able to
contact members, participate in chats or
post any material.
Members contact each other by
sending e-mails through the CouchSurfng
interface and do not get a members
contact information unless he or she
decides to give it out. For safety purposes,
CouchSurfng monitors and records all
communication sent through the site.The
amount of personal information members
want to post is entirely voluntary, but
profles show when and where the
member last signed in unless the member
changes his or her privacy settings. These
safety features exist to help members, but
unless members inform themselves about
how to change their privacy settings, they
may not be getting the amount of privacy
they want.
Crystal Bock, a 25-year-old
Lawrenceburg, Mo., resident, has been a
surfer since 2004 and says its important
that people trust and listen to themselves.
She has to defend her decision to travel
alone to Americans she encounters, but
Europeans think nothing of it, she says.
Bock thinks that solitary travelers are
embraced more in Europe because the
cultures and languages are so smashed
together there that its not weird to be
traveling alone. People put themselves
in more danger driving somewhere
than doing anything else, she says. Bock
remembers one host telling her that when
she came out of the CouchSurfng closet
to her mom, her mom cried and refused to
accept it. Her mom kept telling her,I wish
you would quit staying with strangers.
However, in the CouchSurfng community,
strangers feel more like friends.
Bock is getting married in Puerto
Vallarta, Mexico, in the fall and had been
consulting with a wedding planner there.
For several months they exchanged polite,
businesslike e-mails until Bock looked up
hosts in the area and saw her wedding
planner listed. Since both found out they
were CouchSurfers, they have changed
their opinions of one another. I feel like I
know her already,Bock says.
Besides changing the way she sees
people, CouchSurfng has changed the
way she travels, Bock says. Before, she
focused on what she could see when she
traveled, but now she focuses on whom
she can meet and what adventures they
can have together.
A few of Bocks more unusual
experiences have been staying with
a juggler/butter museum employee,
sleeping in a storage unit because her
host was in the process of moving, and
dancing in the rain in front of the Alamo
at 2 a.m. She says that with CouchSurfng
you get to experience so much more than
the average tourist.
I think its weird to pay $100 to sleep
alone or even $15 to bunk with other
people,Bock says.As CouchSurfers, were
staying in an actual home and getting a
friend who tells us go here, dont go here.
Were normal.Theyre the weird ones.
Since my initial experience in Rome,
Ive had three more unforgettable
CouchSurfng experiences. I knew
enough Italian to travel by myself in Italy,
but I didnt know any of the languages
in the other countries I CouchSurfed in.
I felt a little helpless and uncomfortable
having to rely on a stranger to translate
and provide for me. However, relying on
my hosts gave me local insight I never
would have had with a tour guide.
In Berlin, our host, Chris, a 28-year-old
with a Master of Science degree, taught
my friend and I to cheat the train system by
telling us how to avoid the ticket offcers.
In Brussels, my host, Ziggy, a 40-year-
old painter, took me to the best Belgian
chocolate shop and made sure I didnt get
ripped off when buying gifts for my family.
In Namur, Belgium, my hosts, Julien, a 23-
year-old astronomy researcher, and Aline,
a 23-year-old student, introduced me to
Belgian beer and took me to their favorite
hole-in-the-wall fry stand.
I may have done the dishes, slept on
mattresses on the foor and had to adapt
to someone elses schedule during my
vacations, but staying with locals more
than made up for any inconveniences I
experienced. Without my hosts guidance,
I probably would have let the language
barrier keep me from trying anything that
wasnt touristy and harmless.
As for Matteo, who I thought I would
never see again, he recently wrote me an
e-mail titled USA now! He was traveling
in the United States for business and he
wanted to try and meet up.
We were unable to get together, but
the next day a CouchSurfer named Cesar,
who is walking around the world, sent
me an e-mail inquiring if my couch had
a vacancy this weekend. I hope I will get
the chance to repay the generosity I have
received by letting Cesar into my own
little world in Lawrence the way my hosts
did for me in their cities.
CouChsurfing is not for
people who want to mooCh. its
a grassroots form of being a
foreign ambassador for your
Country.
Jason palikiJ, 2006
graduate
Crystal Bock dancing in the rain in front of the Alamo at 2 a.m. in San Antonio,
Texas, with her host, Veronica.
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OK: Talking to him. Not
OK: Everything else.
Now, truthfully, you
wouldnt be able to
steal a man away from
a woman he truly cared
about. So you can firt all
you want, kiss him, ask
him out, but if hes into
his lady, hell refuse you
every time. But youre
being disrespectful if you
do anything more than
talk or firt a little.
If he doesnt pursue
you, then youre crossing
the line. He doesnt ask
for your number? Well,
then, dont offer it.
Remember the Golden
Rule: Treat others as you
want to be treated. You
wouldnt want some little
blonde coming at your
boyfriend, so dont do
that to some innocent
girl. If you want to get a
taste of the destruction
you could cause, rent
The Last Kiss youll
think twice before doing
anything. Besides, they
never leave their fancs
anyway.
I have a crush on the guy who sIts next to me
In class, but It turns out hes engaged. If Ive
never even met the gIrl, does that really mean
I have to respect theIr relatIonshIp?
lIsa, JunIor
Im attracted to too
many women... help!
Jake, sophomore
And you need help with
this? Youre a sophomore
in college surrounded by
beautiful women by all
means, enjoy it. Casually
date around and see whats
out there. Youll learn a lot
about women and have a lot
of fun, too. Be good!
On your way to the pool, beach or (if youre stuck in
Lawrence) a coffee shop this spring break, stop by the near-
est bookstore to grab a copy of ReadyMade magazine.This
DIY magazine is perfect for the college student operating
on a small budget.The current issue features instructions for
making apartment accessories that reuse household items.
Bonus: Snarky letters from the editors, a regular feature titled
How did you get that F*&%ing awesome jobgrace nearly
every issue.
Becka Cremer
JAYPLAY SAYS
After midterm tests and
projects, everyone deserves
a break. So pick a day over
spring break to see one of the
11 movies to be released on
March 16.
Choose from:
Sublime (R)
Caffiene (NR)
Adams Apples (R)
Dead Silence (R)
I Think I Love My Wife (R)
My Brother (PG-13)
Nomad (NR)
Premonition (PG-13)
Sunshine (R)
Tortilla Heaven (PG-13)
The Wind That Shakes the
Barley(NR)
Source: Fandango.com
Becka Cremer
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Before heading out on spring break,
know the difference between firting
and seducing.
Puttin out
the viBes

03.08.2007 JAYPLAY 09
ContACt
Lia Mele was lying on the
beach tanning when she
heard a deep voice from
behind her saying, Hey baby,
youre lookin sizzling. Mele
took one glance at the man
and rolled back over.
For Mele, Miami
sophomore, failed pick-up
attempts like this are nothing
unusual. She says that Miami
is the firt capital of the world
and every day is like spring
break. Someone is always
yelling at you to pull your car
over. Once a guy even asked
me to try on some shorts for
him, Mele says.
Flirting is only natural,
and without it life would be
a bore. But mix firting with
a beach, alcohol, whip cream
and Ushers Yeah and you
get spring break. David Weiss,
Olathe senior, says that spring
break is the easiest time to
firt because of the warm
weather and the multitude
of bikinis. Being with friends
also helps, he says, because
they can help convince a girl
to hang out.
Spring break is the one
time of year when inhibitions
are left behind. But before you
take the plunge and board a
plane to Mexico, understand
the difference between
firting and seducing.
Innocent fun
Flirting has been around
since the beginning of
time, says Susan Rabin, co-
author of How to Attract
Anyone, Anytime, Anyplace:
The Smart Guide to Flirting.
It can be dated back to
Shakespearean times when
women used to drop their
handkerchiefs to gain the
attention of men.
Since then, the art of
firting has changed. Despite
what many may think,
firting is not about getting
someone to jump in the sack
thats called seduction.
Flirting should be natural,
and its best when it happens
unexpectedly, Rabin says. It
has nothing to do with sex.
When Hillary Stroda,
Chapman senior, went to
Acapulco last year, she
didnt intend to meet
someone or have a spring
break fling. Intoxicated guys
wanted to hook up but she
passed on their offers, she
says. When she spotted a
group of older men who
were not trying to seduce
her, she was relieved.
It was refreshing. They
werent trying
to grope us or
take us home,
Stroda says.
She began
talking to one
of the guys
but never
e x p e c t e d
anything to
come of the
conversati on
he was
from California
and Stroda
from Kansas. She says they
continued to run into each
other on the trip and now, a
year later, they are dating.
Having good
conversational skills and
a warm smile are the best
ways to firt, Rabin says. Both
qualities are subtle, not too
aggressive and can lead to
long-term relationships.
The fne art of seduction
But before heading off to
your spring break destination,
think about the motive
behind your smile: Are you
trying to seduce or to firt?
If you plan on going with a
motive to seduce, you should
think of the
consequences.
There are
conditions to
be aware of
before you
make your
move, says
Omri Gillath,
a s s i s t a n t
professor of
ps y c hol ogy.
First, know your
per s ona l i t y :
Are you very
liberal? Do you have a lot of
sexual experience? Second,
evaluate the environment
youre in. If you have a lot of
sexual experience and are on
spring break, you might come
on too strong and wake up
next to someone you dont
know, he says.If you shouldnt
drink and drive, then maybe
you shouldnt drink and firt,
Gillath says.
Before putting your game
face on, think about the
message you want to send.
A simple smile can go a long
way, but if you want to take
someone to bed with you
theres no need to firt, Rabin
says. All you need to do is
lean over in your bikini.
by nicole Korman
the three As of
flirting

Attitude: Believe that
its OK to firt.

Approach: Think
about your approach
and how youll be
approached by
others: Are you going
to lean in or stroke
your hair?

Action: Dont wait,
just do it. If you wait
too long to talk to
someone, they might
leave before you
work up the nerve.
Source: Susan Rabin,
relationship coach
rules for smiling

Pick a safe place

Test-drive some
different smiles on
your friends

Practice in the mirror

Check your attitude

Smile at fve people
a day
Source: Susan Rabin
PHOTO ILLUSTRATIOnS/ SARAH LeOnARD
Practice firting in a mirror or
with your friends.
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Hot Spots
Dont miss out onthe islandculture if youre
travelingthisfar.Bowlegssuggests
visitors stopbyCafeJohnnyCanoe
Restaurant in the Nassau Beach
Hotel, a casual place to enjoy live
authentic Bahamian and calypso
music whiledevouringeverything
from grilled mahi mahi to a
grouper fllet, a Bahamian classic.
Theres nothingbetter
To experience real Bahamian
nightlife, plan to dance to reggae
music all evening at Fluid Lounge.
Its kind of a different club. They dont play as
muchrock or popas the U.S., but the drinks are
cheap and its where the natives go to party,
Bowleg says.
But if youre looking for
something more comparable to
the music and atmosphere of
Its Brothers Bar and Grill, 1105
Massachusetts St., in Lawrence,
Bowleg suggests you stick to
carousing at Seor Frogs, a name
sure to sound familiar to spring
breakers.
Other thanthat
If you need time to
recuperate from the day before, enjoy
snorkeling in the cove, walking around
the Atlantis Hotel to look at the marina
and magnificent pools and water slides, or
shopping downtown.
Stay safe
Beawareof your surroundingswhenvisiting
this spring break destination. Be mindful of
the taxis you hail outside the airport or hotels,
because some scamartists will try to lure you
into their vehicles and then charge you an
outrageous fee. Its better than Jamaica, but
not 100-percent safe, Bowleg says. Also, feel
free toventure out duringthe day, but be extra
careful if you decide to embark on a nighttime
journey.
By Jennifer Denny
Whether youre headed East or West, to the beach
or to the mountains, heres a look at what some
students dont want you to miss if you party in their
hometowns. Take a look at where to eat, where to stay,
what to see and where to avoid if youre headed out.
Take note, spring breakers, freedom is almost here.
During the day
While visiting the Golden State,
be sure to take in the restaurants,
shopping, and surf at Venice Beach,
Jones says. Its a warm, sunny beach,
and artists and street performers
give it a funky atmosphere. And if
youre looking to spend money on
a new wardrobe, check out Melrose
Avenue to score some designer duds
from Fred Segal, Von Dutch or Agent
Provocateur.
Grab a bite
Miyagis & Co Inc., 8225 W. Sunset
Blvd., serves up great sushi and
Japanese if you get hungry lugging
all your purchases around town. If you
have breath mints handy, Jones says
students should eat at The Stinking
Rose, where all items on the menu
have one thing in common: garlic.
But if dessert is all you crave, head
directly to Islands Restaurant, where
Jones mouth waters just thinking
about the divine desserts served at
the Hawaiian-themed restaurant,
such as the Chocolate Lava a
fudge brownie topped with vanilla
ice cream, chocolate syrup, whipped
cream, roasted almonds and a cherry.
Evening events
If youre looking for entertainment
after dusk, head to Sunset Boulevard,
where you can fnd clubs like the
House of Blues and the Viper Room
that are frequented by Hollywood
stars. Its just one big party/traffc
jam, but everyone is nice and talking
to each other. Its fun, Jones says.
Words of advice
Jones warns spring breakers to
steer clear of Travelodges. It will
look good on the Internet, but once
you get there, its not so good, she
says. Instead, spend the extra cash to
stay at a big hotel, such as the Hilton
Checkers Los Angeles, 535 South
Grand Avenue. Some of the cheaper
hotels are in bad areas of the city, so
spring breakers should be careful,
Jones says.
Taking in the scenery
Dont skip out on a walk through
Central Park, Sechrist says. Or, detour
over to his favorite recreational area,
Riverside Park.Its a really cool park.
Its different. Its next to the Hudson
River. Its a place to walk, jogand chill.
There are a couple bars there, too,
he says. While youre near Central
Park, check out The Boathouse, East
72nd St. & Park Drive North, a bar
and grill right next to the lake where
you can watch gondolas drift by, or
even rent one yourself.
Feeding your appetite
You might be in the northeast,
but if youre looking for some good
Creole food, try Delta Grill, 700 9th
Avenue, which serves giant portions
of jambalaya and chicken gumbo.
Or if youre craving Kansas Citys
favorite food, chow down on some
barbeque at Brother Jimmys BBQ,
1485 2nd Ave., where you can fnd
a special on buffalo wings any night
of the week.
The nightlife
If youre looking for a great place
to enjoy the city that never sleeps,
go to Mercury Bar, 659 Ninth Ave.,
which is always a good place to
party, Sechrist says. The bartenders
walk on the bar and its the same
type of feel that you get at the
Sandbar in Lawrence. Its a college
bar, he says. Or try Crobar, 530 West
28th St., if you want a nightclub. Its
a big-time party bar, Sechrist says.
Showtime
Plan on seeing a Broadway show
such as Hairspray or Wicked while
visiting. Sechrist suggest going
to the TKTS Booth at 47th and
Broadway, because they offer a 50
percent discount for shows before
3 p.m.
Before you leave the Big Apple,
do all the touristy stuff too,
Sechrist says. You should pick up
a guide book and plan on seeing
the World Trade Center Memorial
and Rockefeller Center, where you
can ride to the top of the 70-story
building and see for miles in every
direction. The lines are shorter
than the Empire State Building, he
says. The tickets are cheaper and
the view is better.
Wine and dine
For being located in the
heartland of the United States,
Denver is not short of exciting
places to take in different cultures.
LoDo,short for Lower Downtown,
is full of restaurants and dance
halls. The Denver Pavilions
offers a little bit of everything to
visitors: upscale stores, delicious
restaurants and even famenco
dancing, Birge says.
If youre adventurous enough
to taste some new cultures, try
Buenos Aires Pizzeria, which is not
as strange as it sounds. Another
tasty restaurant Birgerecommends
is Mexico City. Its not fancy, but
its really good food, she says.
On the town
If youre looking to dance off
the scrumptious food you just
consumed, head to La Rumba, a
hot night club with different tunes
every night and a cheap cover.

Out of town
Birge warns that the hotels
located in the heart of Denver
might break your budget, so
instead she suggests staying in
a cheap hotel on the south side
of town and taking the light rail,
which operates 24 hours a day, to
get to your destinations.
Take it easy
Denver is full of night life, but
if you want to take it slow, check
out the many history and art
museums, or take a tour of Coors
Field where the Colorado Rockies
baseball team plays. But if youre
a fan of the cool weather, you
could always bundle up and fnd a
snow-covered hill to sled down, a
favorite pastime of Birge.
During the day
Cook suggests spring breakers visit
JP Luby Surf Park on Mustang Island,
a beach where the college crowd
soaks up the sun during
the day. Not only can
spring breakers drive onto
the beach, they can also
spend their days playing
volleyball, surfng and
swimming, or grilling up a
little Texas barbecue.
Good eats
If you work up an
appetite while lying on the
beach, try Snoopys Pier,
13313 S. Padre Island Drive, where they
serve up fresh seafood and cold beer
in a great atmosphere, Cook says. But
if its Mexican food you crave, dont be
afraid to try one of the more than 50
hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurants,
she says.
Party time
When looking for a popular place
to party the night away, head to
Dead-Eye Dicks, 305 N. Chaparral St.,
if youve got your cowboy
boots on, or Stingers, 301
N. Chaparral St., if hip-hop
and dance music is more
your style. You only have
to be 18 to enter, and both
bars have nightly drink
specials.
If you have the extra
cash to drop on an evening
out, Cook suggests going
out for drinks at the
Havana Club, or at 21, 317
N. Mesquite St., which are a little more
expensive, but also more exclusive.
Besides these bars, Cook
recommends students look for bars
on the south side of the city, which
attracts a younger crowd than other
areas. The north side is kind of trashy.
Its trying to be a resort destination,
but its not great. You can fnd better
restaurants on the other beach, Cook
says.
The morning after, Cook says
visitors should try Elvas Restaurant for
$1.75 breakfast tacos.It doesnt really
sound appetizing, but we loved them
in high school, Cook says.
Roadtrip
The drive down to Corpus is fun if
you take advantage of all the cities
along the way, including Dallas,
Austin and San Antonio, so be sure to
stop and enjoy all Texas has to offer.
Although Corpus Christi offers plenty
to keep you busy, Cook suggests a
side trip to Port Aransas if you want
to get away from getting away. Only
45 minutes away, the city caters to
tourists and is situated right on the
Gulf of Mexico. There you can enjoy
more seafood and beautiful sites.
ILLUSTRATIONS/ MORGAN SWOFFORD
The sport: BODY PUMP
is a high-intensity barbell
workout created and
distributed globally by Les
Mills International. The 60-
minute strength training and
toning class is divided into 10
songs, each choreographed
to challenge and strengthen a
distinct muscle group.
The muscles: In addition
to warm-up and cool-down
tracks, a typical BODY PUMP
class is divided into songs that
specifcally target the legs,
chest, back, triceps, biceps,
legs, shoulders or abdominals.
Each six-minute track varies
the tempo and weight youre
lifting, but the constant
repetition is what makes
each area-specifc exercise so
intense, says Tracey English,
marketing and wellness
director and group ftness
instructor at Body Boutique,
2330 Yale Road, a BODY PUMP
class provider.
The results: Les Mills research
reports that you can burn
up to 473 calories per class,
depending on the amount
of weight you elect to lift
for each track, English says.
The intense strengthening
and toning provided by
BODY PUMP helps build lean
muscle mass, she says, which
is a necessary and often
overlooked component in
changing your body shape
and losing weight.
The class: Every six weeks Les
Mills selects 10 new songs and
re-choreographs each body
area-specifc track before
teaching the new routine to
ftness instructors. Currently,
Body Boutique, a womens
health and ftness spa, is the
sole Lawrence facility offering
BODY PUMP instruction.
To participate in the class
you must either become
a member of the facility
student discount rates are
available or purchase a day
pass for $6.
Elyse Weidner
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body pump
sport specs
prep your skin before removing hair
health tip
With spring break just a week away, get
ready to shave your leg or chest hair before
baring it all on the beach. Before you do so,
remember to exfoliate your skin before you rip
or cut any hairs.
Slough off dead skin cells by gently rubbing
yourself down with a wet loofah sponge in the
shower. This removes dead skin cells that clog
pores and lead to those nasty red bumps on
your legs, bikini line and chest, says Jenny
Long, stylist at Strands Salon and Day
Spa, 708 W. Ninth St.
Its best to shave after youve been
in the shower for a few minutes; the
steam from a warm shower opens up
the pores and softens the hair follicles for
easy shaving, Long says. For longer chest
hair, she recommends trimming to 1/4 inch
frst, then shaveing the smaller hairs off; that
goes for bikini-area shaving, too. Its easier on
your razor because the blade doesnt chop off
as much hair.
Lastly, throw away dull razor blades after
shaving mass amounts of hair from the chest
and bikini areas.
Kim Wallace
Katie Butler,
ftness
director
at Body
Boutique,
lifts weights
during a
BODY PUMP
workout.
how we met
As many as I can. I dont know what youre
talking about.
on St. PatrickS Day,
how many PlaceS Do
you hang kiSS me,
im iriSh PinS?
where Do you
hang them?
St. Patrick: Drunken
geniuS or Snake-
charming Pervert?
have you ever haD a
Premonition?
how furry iS your
favorite coat?
I have a strong Irish heritage,
so I should be kissed
consistently and anywhere.
Nowhere. Im not very Irish.
I have a few favorites and one
of them is very furry.
Not very furry.
I once had a strong feeling
about something that
occurred a few days later.
No.
Maybe a little bit of both. Maybe a little bit of both.
Selema Lawson-Jack
Port Harcourt,
Nigeria, junior
Julian McMahon
Premonition
Matthew Foster
Photo courtesy of Josh Jackson
Jasmine Jackson, Cawker City resident, and Josh
Jackson, Glen Elder junior, met at a high school basketball
game while Josh was home on Christmas vacation. That
night, Jasmine put her number into Joshs cell phone and
they set up a date for the following week.
She was bold, but not too forward about it,Josh says.
She did it just right.The two compressed six months of
dating into Joshs one month at home, he says, and after
that they talked on the phone and visited on weekends
until they were married Feb. 24.
Matthew Foster
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Q&A Q&A
Distance to
Empty
Hitting the road is a full-time job for Distance
to Empty. In the four years the Kansas City, Kan.-
based indie-pop band has been together, it has
played hundreds of shows and its members
have eaten just as many truck stop meals along
the way.
Last year Distance to Empty played 150 shows
on six different tours across the Midwest and
eastern United States to promote the release
of its second album, Relaxitement. Distance to
Empty is recording a new album to be released
next year and preparing for another tour in the
western United States. Bass guitarist Kyle Akers
took a break from the bands busy schedule to
talk about ice cream sandwiches, sea monsters
and more.
Q: how did you travel for your
tours last year?
We lived out of a 1996 Chevy Astro van. It was
a unique experience we slept in it at truck
stops.
Q: what was the food like at all
those truck stops?
I bought an ice cream bar out of a vending
machine at one. Who knows how long it had
been there. It was all frostbitten. We usually try to
bring some canned goods with us on the road.
Q: how far from home have you
driven for a show?
We drove all the way to Boston once.
Q: where is the weirdest place
youve ever played?
We played at this museum in Vermont run
by this eccentric guy who believed it should
sort of be a museum of everything. There were
old bones that were supposed to be from a
sea monster and dried up cats. We played an
acoustic set next to a skeleton that was foating
in an aquarium.We also met a homeless guy who
talked to us about cooking raccoon and how its
a three-step process.
Q: what was one of your
favorite distance to empty
shows?
Playing on a side stage at the Rilo Kiley and
Coldplay concert at Sandstone.
Q: what are your musical
inspirations?
Our singer is really infuenced by Frank Sinatra.
Our guitar player listens to really indie stuff and
Ive been into 70s funk recently. I think the fact
that everyone listens to different music helps
with balance.
Q: what do you hope to do with
distance to empty in the future?
We want to keep playing music for a long
time.
Catch Distance to Empty March 23 at the
Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St.
Courtney Hagen
THIS WEEKEND
The 2007 Rock Chalk Revue kicks off tonight in the
Lied Center. The 10 KU living organizations involved
have practiced their skits each day since returning to
campus from winter break, says Rob Williams, Rock
Chalk Revues executive producer.
Rock Chalk Revue is one of the largest student-run
philanthropies in the United States, with proceeds
going to the United Way of Douglas County. The
three-night event will be at the Universitys Lied
Center at 7 p.m. March 8, 9 and 10. Student tickets
are $15 for the Thursday and Friday night shows and
$21 for Saturday night.
Matt Elder
Back in the day: Bausch had
planned to go to law school
until he made the switch to
aerospace engineering during
his sophomore year. Because
the University of Missouri didnt
offer an aerospace engineering
degree, Bausch was eligible for
in-state tuition at KU.
It was study, study, study as
an engineering major, Bausch
says, but he also found time for
extracurricular activities. As an
intramural athlete, he played
football in the fall, basketball
in the winter and softball in
the spring. He even caught the
winning touchdown pass in
the 1972 intramural football
championship game.
The grad life: After graduating
in December 1972, Bausch
worked at the Granada Theater,
1020 Massachusetts St.,
showing movies and making
popcorn for $1.50 an hour. At
the time, aerospace engineers
were in extremely low demand,
Bausch says.
Then, he received a letter one
day in late January 1973 that
changed his life. A department
head at the aerospace
manufacturer McDonnell
Douglas (now Boeing) in St. Louis
wanted to interview him. Bausch
borrowed his roommates car
and drove to St. Louis; less than
two months later, Bausch was
an aerospace engineer at the
company making $225 per week.
Today: This month marks
Bauschs 34th year at Boeing.
As a chief engineer, he assists
program managers with
technical decisions.
He says: Learning how to be
independent and how to think
on your own, those life lessons
are almost as important, if not
more important, than your
degree. Spend as much time
learning about life as you spend
learning in the classroom.
Sam Carlson
GRAD
CHECK
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Kurt Bausch
Year: 1972
Degree: Aerospace
Engineering
Hometown:
Kirkwood, Mo.
MUSIC THAT MOVES YOU
Whether youre singin along, groovin by yourself or
just studying in the library, well catch you with the
Listener: Meg Thorpe,
Prairie Village freshman
Tune: Ill Be by Phil
Collins
While pumpin the
jams, she was: Headed
to her dorm room to
sleep
She says: I like his voice,
I guess. Its very good for
walking.
Listener: Kyle ONeal,
Lawrence senior
Tune: Uncommon by
Umphreys McGee
While pumpin the
jams, he was: On his
way to Watson Library to
study for a test
He says: Its interesting
and I like the time
signatures. It has good
vocal harmonies.
Listener: Kye Barker,
Topeka freshman
Tune: Astral Weeks by
Van Morrison
While pumpin the
jams, he was: Going to
Latin class in Wescoe
He says: I hate
mainstream music, so
anything thats not on
the radio.
Listener: Emily Muskin,
Omaha, Neb., junior
Tune: Good Man by
India Arie
While pumpin the
jams, she was: Doing
the crossword in the
newspaper while waiting
for class to begin
She says: It calms me.
Anne Weltmer
Two months before:
Get your passport
Passports take about eight
weeks to process and are required
on all cruises and fights outside
the United States, including
those to Mexico and Canada.
So if you dont
already have
yours, you
may be S.O.L.
To obtain a
passport, you
need a birth
certifcate (a
certifed copy
from the state, not the hospital),
passport photos and a drivers
license, says Pam Brown at
the Lawrence post offce, 645
Vermont St. Passports cost $97
and are valid for 10 years. You
can have passport photos taken
at the post offce for $15.
Two to four weeks
before:
Get vaccinated
If youre traveling outside
the U.S., plan at least two to
four weeks ahead of time to
be vaccinated, says DeeAnne
Schoenfeld of the Douglas
County Health Department.
If youre traveling to sub-
Saharan Africa or tropical
South America, a yellow fever
vaccine ($81) is required. If
youre traveling to Africa,
Asia, the Mediterranean basin,
Eastern Europe, the Middle
East, Mexico, parts of the
Caribbean, Central America or
South America, a Hepatitis A
vaccine ($33) is recommended.
If youre traveling to Asia, Africa,
the Caribbean, Central America
or South America, a typhoid
vaccine ($52) is recommended.
If youre traveling to the
Dominican Republic, Haiti,
Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe or
South America, you might want
to have your doctor prescribe
tablets to prevent malaria
($50).
At least a week before:
Request time off work
Request time off work as soon
as possible the earlier the
better says Scott McDonald,
manager at Zig & Macs Bar and
Grill, 1540 Wakarusa Drive. The
frst day McDonald brought in
the 2007 calendar, employees
were requesting time off for
spring break, he says.
However, he says, a request off
is just that a request. College
kids dont realize a business
doesnt close over spring break,
he says. McDonald says he had
to hire staff for spring break,
so there will be fewer shifts
available when students return.
Make sure you have extra
contact lenses
If you wear contacts or
glasses, make sure you have a
backup pair so your eyesight
wont be the reason your
vacation is blurry. Some stores
may have contacts in stock but
others will have to order them,
which can take up to a week,
says John Harvat, optometrist at
Eye Doctors Optometrists, 2600
Iowa St. Also, airlines will only
let you carry a bottle of solution
4 ounces or smaller on board,
which you can get from your
optometrist.
Start packing
Start packing a week before
your trip, because youre going
to discover a spot on your
favorite blouse or a hem that
needs to be sewn, says Marybeth
Bond, author of 50 Best Girlfriend
Getaways in North America.
You should also allow yourself
time to get to the drugstore to
buy travel-sized shampoo and
other products. Wear the same
pants more than once during
your trip, bring clothes that
can be washed and wear your
heaviest shoes on the plane,
Bond says.
Also, be aware of new carry-on
restrictions, including a 4-ounce
limit on liquids, she says.
Four days before:
Buy new makeup
Because youre likely to get a
few shades darker on vacation,
anticipate the change in skin
color and buy a new foundation
one to two shades darker, says
Kathyleen Ellsworth, beauty
consultant at Weavers, 901
Massachusetts St. If you dont
wear foundation, try a darker
powder or bronzer. Make sure
to test your makeup before you
leave so your skin doesnt break
out, she says.
Experts give advice on what to do to prepare for a spring break trip
by Lindsey St. Clair
Spring
brEAk
CounTdown
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PHOTO ILLUSTRATIOn/ SARAH LEOnARD
Three days before:
Get your hair did
If you have horrible roots,
the sun will only make them
look worse, says Jessica
Walker at Avanti Salon, 1540
Wakarusa Drive. So if you want
to look good on spring break,
get your hair done a few days
before, just in case youre not
happy with the result and
want to have it fixed.
For women, bobs, bangs
and body take the cake this
season, Walker says, and men
are going for a shorter look. As
always, highlights are back for
spring and summer.
Two days before:
Confrm your vacation plans
Reconfrm all of your trip
arrangements 24 to 48 hours
in advance, says John Novotny,
travel agent at Travellers, 831
Massachusetts St. If you used
an on-campus representative
to plan your vacation, Novotny
says to ask what type of
security deposit is due when
you check in and about the
process of checking out. Its
also always a good idea to
have contact information for
each component of your trip
(transportation, hotel, etc.),
Novotny says.
Get waxed
Make your waxing
appointment at least two days
before you leave, because you
dont want to go in the sun for
24 to 48 hours afterwards, says
Sally Bremenkamp, esthetician
at Color Hair, Spa and Retail
Studio, 2330 Yale Road. Waxing
is a great way to go for spring
break, she says, because you
wont have to remember to
pack a razor. The hair being
waxed needs to be at least a
quarter of an inch long, but if
its much longer, trim it before
you come.
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Dont overindulge
Pick and choose wisely. Most of us
cant handle very many extras in our diet,
says Gina Fish, owner of Perfect Balance
Weight Management, 935 Iowa St. Eat fruits,
vegetables and proteins frst, then decide
on a little something extra, she says. Then
get some physical activity. And remember, a
mixed drink with an umbrella contains 500
calories, on average, she says.
Dont crash diet
If your beach body still isnt up to par,
crash dieting is not the answer.It will deplete
you energy storage and your body will store
more of the calories you ingest as fat, says
Renee Horinek, a personal trainer at Body
Boutique, 2330 Yale Road. Depending on
your current ftness level, she recommends
doing 45 minutes to an hour of cardio and
engaging in a low-impact full-body weight-
training routine four to fve time a week.
Dont go tanning
What theyre saying is Im going to go
damage my skin before I go on spring
break, says Dr. Lee Bittenbender of the
Dermatology Center of Lawrence, 930 Iowa
St. If your skin is tanned, by defnition,
its damaged, he says. People with sun-
damaged skin look older and more
wrinkled, and have uneven pigment, less
elasticity and pre-cancerous changes, he
says. If you want to look as good as you can
for as long as you can, he says, protect your
body from the sun by using sunscreen and
wearing a shirt or hat in the middle of the
day, when the sun is at its strongest.
Dont forget spring break is exactly
that a break.
Practice good sleep hygiene, moderation
and stay hydrated, says Cathy Thrasher,
clinical support services coordinator at
Watkins Memorial Health Center. Dont
have too much fun on spring break and
come back exhausted, she says.
WHAT NOT TO DO
The day before:
Exfoliate you skin
Your skin is the largest organ
of your body; one of the major
functions is excretion, says
Serena Teopaco, esthetician at
Lada Salon & Spa, 4931 W. Sixth
St., Whatever we dont get
out by going to the bathroom,
we get out through the skin.
If that isnt reason enough to
exfoliate, the process also helps
with circulation, speeds up
cell turnover and help lotions
(especially sunless tanners)
penetrate the skin, Teopaco
says. She recommends the
Aveda Smoothing Body Polish
($22), which features ground-
up walnut shells instead of
harsh salts to gently slough off
dead skin.
Go (sunless) tanning
Unless youve been living
under a rock, you know the sun
is bad for you. Luckily, theres
an alternative: Mystic Tan.
Mystic Tan is a UV-free spray
application of sunless tanner
that eliminates the possibility
of human error, says Mary Ellen
Hall, owner of Jamaica Tan,
1540 Wakarusa Drive. Unlike
conventional tanning, the
results are almost immediate.
A single session, which lasts up
to a week, is $31, but if youre a
frst-timer, its only $14.95.
Treat your feet (and hands)
Theres a good chance your
feet havent seen the light of
day for some time,
so its a good idea
to give them a little
pick me up. We have
a fair number of men
who come in for
pedicures, says
Helena Peter,
receptionist at
Images Salon &
Day Spa, 511 W.
Ninth St. It helps
them look better.
Pedicures are $35
and manicures
are $20. Light pink
polish helps the skin
look tanner, but bold colors
on the toes are still the most
popular.
HEALTH
WESCOE
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Guy 1: Man, I cant tell you how many times Ive
been late for a class because I followed a girl in a
skirt up the wrong staircase.
Guy 2: I know, man. Seriously.
Guy 1: I was even late for a test once, but she was
so worth it.
Girl 1: You have a problem. You dont know your
own limits when it comes to drinking.
Girl 2: I know my limits. I just choose to ignore
them.
Guy 1: I hate missing that class like a mofo.
Guy 2: Yeah, me too.
Guy 1: I mean, the professor is so interesting. He
doesnt fucking stand up there spouting off bullshit
to the class. He talks about really important literary
shit.
Guy 2: Yeah, he really makes you fucking care.
Guy 1: You wanna know the best thing about being
single?
Guy 2: Hooking up with whoever you want?
Guy 1: No. Being able to fart whenever I want.
Girl (on phone): Yeah, I was really disappointed.
He really wasnt as cute in person as he was on
MySpace.
Dani Hurst
Spring break is a time to go on vacation,
get that much needed tan and relax
under the sun. But for Laura Holzman
and Sara Koven, 2006 graduates, spring
break involved much more than that it
changed their lives.
In 2006, Holzman and Koven spent
spring break in Gulfport, Miss. They went
with a group of nine KU students with
the Jewish campus organization Hillel to
help Hurricane Katrina victims rebuild
their roofs. Though the trip was seven
months after the disaster, the town was
still completely leveled.
Its really different seeing a tragedy
like that frsthand, Holzman says. I dont
think anything prepares you for what you
see there.
For Koven, the worst part was realizing
the number of deaths in Gulfport.
When we went to various houses to
check if they were damaged, there was a
number on each home that represented
the number of casualties from that home,
Koven says.It was crazy to see how many
people had lost their lives.
Holzman and Koven rebuilt roofs,
demolished homes that could not be
saved and built shacks from the ground
up during their fve-day trip.
The whole experience is completely
humbling, Koven says.We really realized
how important time is and how important
things we take for granted are.
LauraEvers
WHAT its likE
to be a
katrina
volunteer
Te Zodiac
Balancing the fne line between historical
accuracy and creative interpretation is what
makes a flm based on a true story tough to
pull off. Stick too hard to the facts and its dull
and unimaginative; give artistic license free
reign and its unrealistic.
Better call director David Fincher (Fight Club,
Alien 3) the tightrope walker, because Zodiac
performs the stunt impeccably. Fincher is able
to retain a factual loyalty to the specifcs of
the unsolved serial killer case, while infusing
the movie with an aesthetic style that pays
homage to its genres noir roots. The result is an
enthralling who-done-it that holds its audience
the entire 158 minutes.
Unfolding primarily in a 1970s San Francisco
that is as visually convincing as Paul Thomas
Andersons portrayal of the 1980s San
Fernando Valley in Boogie Nights, Zodiac follows
the citys police department and San Francisco
Chronicle reporters on their investigation of
the anonymous Zodiac killer, whose systematic
murders and threatening demands for media
attention have put northern California into
a state of shock. But when the Zodiac goes
on hiatus and the most promising leads
fzzle out, the media and police turn their
heads to the next buzz-worthy happening,
leaving the dedicated Chronicle cartoonist
Robert Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhaal) alone in
his emotional involvement in the dangerous
pursuit.
Unlike the fragmented, ego-driven search
for the killer, Zodiac thrives, thanks to a
concerted acting effort. Its still early, but dont
be surprised if Robert Downey Jr. picks up a
best supporting actor nomination for his self-
researched role as a renowned columnist who
suffers a drug-induced downfall.
A classic rock soundtrack featuring Santana,
Sly and the Family Stone and Three Dog Night
serves as an added bonus to what is, alongside
Children of Men, one of the most cinematically
complete flms so far this calendar year.
Ian Stanford
All rATingS ArE OuT Of A pOSSiblE fivE STArS.
Movie

wit
what happens
in vegas...
I sit hunched over in my blue-
plaid Southwest Airlines seat,
staring at my Birkenstocks and
hoping I can hold down the
contents of my stomach for a few
more tormenting minutes until
the pilot turns off the seatbelt
sign above my seat, 23 C. The pilot
taxis down the runway and, to my
incredible dismay, a 737 at the
end of the runway awaits its turn
for takeoff. My head pounds and
my eyes water through my tightly
shut eyelids while my stomach
does brisk jumping jacks inside
my chest. I want solid ground, not
two-and-a-half hours tucked into
an aisle seat.
Idontknowwhatmade
methinkIwasinvinciblethe
previousnightwhiledrinking
fvemixeddrinksandatequila
shot, butIcertainlyexperienced
thewrathofthehangoverthe
followingpainfulmorningwhen
IwokeupinmyLasVegashotel
room.
IwenttoLasVegasin
Februarytocelebratemy21st
birthdaywithmyparents,
theirbestfriends, mygrandma
andfriendsfromschool. Ihad
successfullymonitoredmydaily
drinkintakeduringthefour-
daytrip, because, as
myfriendsknow, Im
theworldsbiggest
lightweightwhen
itcomestoalcohol
consumption. But
onmylastnight, I
wantedtogoout
withabang.
Theeveningbegan
attheTropicana
HotelbarwhereIredeemeda
couponfortwofreedrinks. As
IsippedmySexontheBeach
cocktails, Iwanderedaroundthe
casinofoor, butafterlosingmy
birthdaymoney, Iheadedback
tofndmyparentsatthebar. I
pleadedwithmydadtotakea
shotwithme. Hepickedtequila.
Ibeggedforsomethingelse,
butsinceDadneverchangeshis
mind, thebartendersetdown
twolargeglassesofPatrn. The
otherscheeredasIwincedand
tossedbackmyshot, mydad
laughingthewholetime.
Oncetheburningstopped,
Idecideditwastimetofnd
anotherbarandDaddecidedit
wastimeforhimtodisappear.
Minuteslatermymom,
grandmaandtwo
friendsfoundaseatin
alushbarinthecenter
oftheMGMGrand
whereIorderedsome
champagne. Thebar
closedearly, at11:30
p.m. Iswallowedthe
lastofmydrinkand
weheadedtotheNew
YorkNewYorkhotel. A
clubpromoterstandingoutside
thehoteldoorsofferedmetwo
passesintotheCoyoteUglybar,
whichIquicklygrabbed. When
mymomrealizedwhatthey
were, shesentmestaggering
backoutthedoorstotakemore.
Soonafter, Iwasstandingin
CoyoteUglytryingtoignore
mymothersrequestsforme
toclimbonthebarwiththe
gyratingfemalebartender.
Thealcoholgotthebetterof
meandIhigh-heeledmyway
upthestepsontotheworn
woodenstage. Iswallowed
shotsofwarmcherryliquor
whiledancingtoacountrysong
withthetwootherwomenon
stage; mygrandmawatched
frombelow.
Ifnallyclambereddownand
startedchattingupayoung
strangerstandingnearbywho
spokewithaheavyGerman
accent. Heofferedtobuyme
moredrinks, soIfollowedhim
tothebarwhereIdowned
anotherSexontheBeachanda
SpritemixedwithJgermeister.
NextthingIknewIwasmaking
outwithhiminadimlylitarea,
tryingtohidemyselffromthe
restofmygroupstandingon
theothersideofthebar. After
afewminutesofthisindecent
behavior, myfriendwalkedover,
grabbedmyhandsandledme
outofthebarbacktoourroom.
Igiggledbetweenhiccupsthe
wholewaythere. Idowneda
bottleofwaterandahandfulof
cerealandplungedintomybed.
Thewaterdidlittletomake
wakingupeasierthenext
morning. Inthe90minutesit
tookmetountanglemyself
fromthehotelsheets, throw
myscatteredbelongings
intoanoversizedsuitcase
andmakemyselflookdecent
enoughtostillbelovedbymy
grandmother, mydinnercame
uptwice.
Isaidgoodbyetomyparents
andtheirfriends, whowere
stayingtwomoredays, and90
minuteslaterIhadpukedtwice
moreinthepublicrestroomin
theairport. Thirtyminuteslater,
ithappenedontheplane.
Ivisitedthebathroomat
leastfvemoretimesduring
thefight. Eachtripbeganwith
aquickglanceatmyworried
grandmothersittingnext
tome, followedbya20-foot
scuttletotherearoftheplane.
Oncesafelylatchedinsidethe
restroom, Idsquatinfrontof
thetoiletseat, withthecold
plasticwallpressedagainst
myback, andthestenchof
pastpassengers visitstothe
samespacewaftingaroundmy
throbbinghead.
Ieventuallyfellasleepon
theflightandwokeuponly
whenthepilotinterrupted
myslumberbyannouncing
ourarrivaltothesnowy
KansasCityareaandtobitter,
soberingreality.
speaK
03.08.2007 JAYPLAY 19

ILLUSTrATION/ CATHErINE COqUILLETTE

Jennifer Denny takes a shot with her father as part of an alcohol-
flled night with friends and family in Las Vegas. The next
morning, Denny boards a plane and heads back home.
when you leave sin
City, the hangover
goes with you
by Jennifer Denny