2007-04-05

By NathaN gill
When you stand up in an airplane,

you dont usually float toward the
ceiling. But that was the experience
four University of Kansas engineer-
ing students had last week on NASAs
C-9 Weightless Wonder aircraft.
The students used the aircraft,
which simulates a zero gravity envi-
ronment by free-falling from high alti-
tudes, to test a mechanical arm that
could make docking space shuttles to
the International Space Station safer.
The airplane is a flying laboratory,
Aaron Terrell, Auburn, Ala., senior, said.
Terrell, along with Laura Stiles,
Prairie Village junior, Michael
Hochman, Kansas City, Kan., junior,
and Eric Simmons, Kansas City, Mo.,
junior, have been building and testing
the docking device at a Learned Hall
laboratory since December. The team
proposed building the prototype arm
to NASAs Reduced Gravity Student
Flight Opportunities Program in
September, which has funded their
research. Other funding has come
from the school of engineering and
other campus organizations.
Hochman said the arm was com-
posed of several stiff wires connected
by vertebrate-like supports. He said the
wires are made with shape memory
alloys, which have the ability to remem-
ber a pre-set shape. When subjected to
electricity on Earth, the wires contract
and cause the arm to partially coil.
Its kind of like taking a string and
twisting it at both ends, Hochman said.
The arms purpose is to make
space shuttle docking safer by grab-
bing the shuttle and guiding it into
a docking position. Hochman said
that the current NASA rendezvous
maneuver was dangerous; astronauts
basically ram their shuttle into a
small target on the space station.
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By joE huNt
Sales tax in Douglas County may
increase.
A proposed bill would allow
Kansas counties with public uni-
versities to increase sales taxes by
one tenth of a cent. The money
from the increase in taxes would
go towards deferred maintenance
costs at public universities.
The current sales tax rate in
Douglas County is 7.3 percent. 5.3
percent is federal tax, one percent
is county tax and one percent is
city tax. The bill would increase the
total sales tax rate to 7.31 percent.
Despite the increase, the countys
tax rate will remain lower than
nearby Johnson Countys sales tax
of 7.525 percent.
In 2006, Douglas Countys share
of sales taxes totaled $5,075,543
according to the Douglas County
Treasurers Office. Increasing the
tax rate in 2006 would have earned
the county an extra $5,075.
Sen. Marci Francisco (D-
Lawrence) said that increasing sales
tax in certain counties was a bad
idea.
They really are statewide insti-
tutions rather than county institu-
tions, Francisco said of state uni-
versities.
Francisco said that counties
with community colleges paid an
extra tax, but those schools usually
served smaller geographic areas.
Rep. Paul Davis (D-Lawrence)
agreed that extra taxes should be
uniform among all Kansas counties
or not exist.
This is a state university and
I think that everyone in the state
has a responsibility to support it,
Davis said. There are students at
the University of Kansas that come
from every corner of this state.
Even if the proposed change
becomes law, students shouldnt
notice much of a difference when
shopping in Douglas County. A
student who spends $7,000 in
Douglas County would pay an extra
$7 of sales tax under the proposed
change.
A November 2006 report released
by the Kansas Board of Regents
determined that the University and
the University of Kansas Medical
Center require 284.7 million in
repairs.
Kansan staf writer joe hunt can
be contacted at jhunt@kansan.
com.
Edited by Jyl Unruh
Sales tax increase may fund upkeep
univErsity financE
CoNtRIBUtEd PHoto
Laura Stiles, Prairie Village junior, and left, Michael Hochman, Kansas City, Kan., junior,
right, foat on NASAs Weightless Wonderaircraft.
Student invention
tested with NASA
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Jayplay
Look inside to see what your hands say
about your mind, health and personality.
Photo illustration by anna Faltermeier/KaNSaN
By ashlEE KiElEr
Student Senate passed $22.75 in
student fee increases Wednesday
night, bringing the total increases
for the year to $54.75.
Senate passed six fee increases
and one decrease.
Increases were approved to the
Multicultural Resource Center,
Student Health Services, Student
Union, environmental services,
summer readership and media fees.
Senate approved a decrease of $1 for
the student readership program.
Senate approved an increase
of $1.75 to the Multicultural
Resource Center fee. The increase
gives $1.50 to fund a new full-time
front desk position at the Sabatini
Multicultural Center. The other 25
cents go to fund long-term mainte-
nance for the center.
Its ridiculous to create a build-
ing without paying for someone to
run it, Jason Boots, Plano, Texas,
senior and Student Body president,
said.
The bill also gave the MRC con-
trol of next years Multicultural
Education Fund.
The Student Health Fee increased
$13.25. The increase is the first
since the 2003 fiscal year.
Student Health Services oper-
ated at a deficit for the 2006 fiscal
year because of inflationary costs.
No additional services will be
added from the increase. The fee
increase specifically allows Health
Services to operate at their current
level.
The fee is about recovery, its
positive for the health center, Chris
Foltz, Lenexa junior and chair of
the Student Health Advisory Board,
said.
The Student Union fee increased
by $6. The last increase took place
in the 2002 fiscal year.
The fee increase covers a jump
in utility costs and half of custodial
labor costs.
David Mucci, director of the
Memorial Union, said that since
the last fee increase, utilities have
increased by $131,000 and custo-
dial costs by $300,000.
Were doing the best we can to
keep fees low, but we cant make
enough revenue to support increas-
es, Mucci said.
Beginning next year, the Health
student fee increases since 2000
Breaking the bank
inside
By daNaE dEshazEr
The poor response to Hurricane
Katrina was caused by the dysfunc-
tional behavior of Louisianas local
government and the lack of public
communication about the situation,
Michael Brown, former director of
the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, said.
Brown was questioned by Scott
Morris, director of FEMAs Florida
Long-Term Recovery, and mem-
bers of the audience at the Dole
Institute of Politics on Wednesday
night.
Bill Lacy, director of the Dole
Institute, introduced Brown as the
villain of Hurricane Katrina, but
asked the audience to decide for
themselves what the truth was in the
situation.
Brown said he started his posi-
tion prior to Katrina by creating
five disaster scenarios that FEMA
should plan for, including hurri-
canes and tsunamis. However, the
budget didnt allow for FEMA to
prepare for a potential catastrophic
disaster.
The administration was so
focused on terrorism and other
problems that homeland security
was a problem child, Brown said.
After posing to administrators
that FEMAs budget was important
if a disaster were to happen, Brown
said each person he asked turned a
deaf ear to him.
FEMA was crippled after budget
cuts and programs being split apart,
Brown said.
Brown said Hurricane Katrina
could have been helped if the gov-
ernment would have federalized
the response, which would invoke
national security to take over the
state governments.
The dysfunction of Louisiana local
government, including the mayor of
New Orleans and the governor of
Louisiana, was part of the cause for
a delayed response by FEMA, Brown
said.
The second problem Brown
addressed was miscommunication
after the storm hit. He said that he
announced the truth about sending
food, medicine, cots, etc.
Brown said, Factually we
were doing that, but it still wasnt
enough.
He said he regretted that he didnt
tell the whole story to the public.
hurricanE Katrina
Former FEMA leader
opens up to students
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Michael Brown, former director of Fed-
eral Emergency Management agency,
discusses his role with the Bush Administration
in response to Hurricane Katrina on Wednesday
evening at Dole Institute of Politics.
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one fee decrease
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5. Play addresses both sides
of an issue
The conference Helping
Failed States Recover will be
held at 8 a.m. in the Adams
Alumni Center.
Dionisio Borda, Minister
of Finance of Paraguay, will
present the lecture Cuestiones
y tendencias actuales de la
economia paraguaya at 12 p.m.
at room 318 in Bailey Hall.
U.S. Congressman Dennis
Moore, Lieutenant Governor
Mark Parkinson and Kansas
Democratic Party State Rep-
resentative Raj Goyle will take
part in a KU Law School-hosted
political forum at 12:30 p.m. at
room 104 in Green Hall.
Free tea and treats will be
served at Tea Time in the Union
Lobby at 3 p.m. in the Kansas
Union.
Ruben Flores will present
the seminar The infuence of
Postrevolutionary Mexican
Debates over Social Equality on
the Sociology of Pluralism in the
United States at 3:30 p.m. at the
Seminar Room in Hall Center.
Mohamed El-Hodiri will pres-
ent the lecture History of Four
Cairos: Ancient, Byzantine, Early
Arab, And Fatimid at 3:30 p.m.
at the International Room in the
Kansas Union.
Bob Holden, former governor
of Missouri, will hold the You
Be the Governor: Making Deci-
sions in the Fast LanePolicy
vs. Politics seminar at 4 p.m. in
the Dole Institute of Politics.
Christopher Fedo, University
of Tennessee, will present the
lecture Earths earliest life: how
sure are we? at 4 p.m. at room
103 in Lindley Hall.
Trio Fedele will play a free
concert at 7 p.m. at Regnier Hall
Auditorium in Edwards Campus.
The International Culture
Quiz Show will be held at 7 p.m.
at the English & Continental
rooms in the Kansas Union.
daily KU info
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Q
What do you think?
by jennifer mohwinkle
Whats the best concert youve ever been to?
Dennis Fisher
Overland Park sophomore
Ive only been to one concert,
Dennis De Young. He was the lead
singer for Styx. He still sounds gay.
Tish barneTT
Ozark, Mo., freshman
Kenny Chesney. A bunch of us last
year went for a senior last hoorah
thing. He was amazing.
alexanDra Chavez
eureka freshman
KU Jazz concerts because of the
smooth, mellow music.
Daniel haMes
Wichita sophomore
Country Stampede because
there was lots of good music and
because of the free chew.
by Chelsea magruder
Name: Professor Nathan Wood
Degrees: Ph.D. in history of East-
ern Europe, Modern Europe and
Cultural Studies; M.A. in Eastern
European History;
Study Certifcate in Polish
WhaT COurses DO yOu
TeaCh? Introduction to history
courses and Eastern European
courses. Next spring I will teach
a course titled Everyday Com-
munism. I also just designed a
course which I plan on calling Euro
Metro. It will focus on the history of
people moving to urban life. I will
spend a whole week talking about
sewers and another talking about
prostitution. It should be interest-
ing.
Why DO yOu like hisTOry?
I think it is a great way to under-
stand how people operate in
particular circumstances and par-
ticular times. I like to help students
identify with ordinary people from
history and see how they are alike
and how they are diferent. History
also efects how we understand the
world.
Why DiD yOu ChOOse TO
FOCus On easTern eurOPe
anD POlanD? I went to Poland
as a mission for church for two
years. While I was there I fell in love
with the culture, people and the
language. I decided when I got
back to focus on this area of Europe
because it is commonly left out of
history books in high school. I felt it
should be included because it is an
important part of world history.
WhaT is sOMeThing sTu-
DenTs WOulD be surPriseD
TO knOW abOuT yOu? I am the
eldest of seven children.
WhaT is yOu FavOriTe ParT
abOuT The universiTy? I was
lucky to leave Indiana University
and come to KU because they are
similar. I left a big state college with
a great Russian and Eastern Euro-
pean department and basketball
to another big state college with a
great Russian and Eastern Euro-
pean department and basketball. I
also enjoy teaching here because I
get a good range of students.
iF yOu COulD be any his-
TOriCal Figure, WhO WOulD
yOu be? Why? I would want to be
an ordinary clerk who lived in one
of the cities at the turn of the cen-
tury. I would live in an apartment
and get to take the frst ride on the
electric street car in Krakow. On the
weekends I could take my family
swimming, but then again my chil-
dren might not have all survived
and it was a tough life around this
time period. I am fascinated with
this period though.
WhaT DO yOu DO OuTsiDe
OF sChOOl? I like playing basket-
ball, camping, biking and reading
The New Yorker. I also enjoy spend-
ing time with my family.
DO yOu sPeak any OTher
language? I speak Polish.
Where have yOu Trav-
eleD? I have been to Poland many
times and I have also been to the
Ukraine.
Whirling dervish
Spilled dressing causes
canal of blue cheese
MECCA, Calif. A train derail-
ment in the Southern California
desert spilled gallons of blue
cheese dressing into a canal
leading to the Salton Sea.
Cleaning up the smelly mess
will take a few days, Union Pa-
cifc ofcials said Wednesday.
The 52-car train was carrying
a variety of cargo from Dupo,
Ill., to Los Angeles, said Union
Pacifc spokesman Joe Arbona.
Nineteen of the cars derailed,
dumping bulk containers of the
dressing, other food products
and concrete sealant. The
cause of the Tuesday afternoon
derailment and the amount of
materials spilled had not been
determined.
The spilled dressing and
other materials fowed into the
Coachella Canal.
Woman rams horse into
police car, given DUI
SYLVANIA, Ala. A woman used
a horse to ram a police car during
a midnight ride through town and
was charged with driving under
the infuence, police said.
DUI charges can apply even if
the vehicle has four legs instead
of wheels, Chief Brad Gregg said
Tuesday.
Police in the northeast Ala-
bama town received a call around
midnight Saturday about someone
riding a horse on a street, Gregg
said.
Cars were passing by having
to avoid it, and almost hitting the
horse, he said.
An ofcer found Melissa Byrum
York, 40, on horseback and tried to
stop her, Gregg said.
She wouldnt stop, he said. She
kept riding the horse.
After ramming the police car
with the horse and riding away,
York tried to jump of but caught
her foot in a stirrup, Gregg said. The
ofcer took her into custody.
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Theodore Roosevelt, our 26th
president, once called the Rock
Chalk chant the greatest col-
lege cheer ever devised. Check
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Alexandra Avila, Mexico freshman, fips her skirt of the Mexican traditional dress on the stage
of the fashion show Wednesday evening on the fourth foor of Kansas union. Many international
students from 12 diferent countries wore their traditional clothes that represent each country.
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They have to give astronauts
special training just to perform this
maneuver, Hochman said.
The team traveled in late March
to NASAs Johnson Space Center in
Houston and spent 11 days touring
NASA facilities and preparing to test
the arm in NASAs C-9 aircraft. The
team separated into pairs and flew in
two separate trips on the aircraft.
The purpose was to see how
this works in the environment it
was designed for, Terrell said.
The team expected the device would
make a complete coil while in zero
gravity, Terrell said. The arm coiled as
expected, but would work better if it
had a stronger structural support.
We have a very preliminary
design, Terrell said. We know
from the results we need to modify
the design to make it more useful.
Terrell said that while on the flight,
he felt like he was swimming, except
that when he flailed his arms and
kicked his legs he did not move.
Stiles said the team would soon
make a final report for NASA that
summarizes the projects results.
She said she hoped to perfect the
arms design and reapply to the
NASA program next year in order
to perform more flight tests.
Kansan staf writer Nathan Gill
can be contacted at ngill@kan-
san.com.
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An ocean, a five-hour time dif-
ference and the Florida Gators were
all that stood between Allison Taylor
and March Madness glory.
Unfortunately, it just wasnt to be.
The dream came crashing down
when the Gators knocked off the
Ohio State Buckeyes Monday in the
NCAA basketball championship.
Taylor, like thousands of KU stu-
dents, had entered her bracket into
Facebooks second annual bracket
contest. Unlike many of those stu-
dents, though, Taylor was doing her
best to keep up with the tournament
while she studied abroad in Paris.
Before I came on study abroad,
I had only missed a handful of
home games in the past three sea-
sons, Taylor, a Topeka sophomore,
said. Im usually a diehard March
Madness fan and watch every game
possible, but this year it has been
difficult to keep track of how all the
teams have been playing.
Taylor said she tried to keep up
with the bracket contest by visiting
a sports bar she found in Paris that
showed a few games.
In the contest, users filled out
brackets and were awarded points
based on the success of their selec-
tions. The owner of the top bracket
won $25,000. The rest were just for
bragging rights among individual
networks.
Going into Mondays champion-
ship, Taylor was in second place
among the KU network.
I usually keep up with college
basketball pretty well, so I felt like I
knew some of the frontrunners for
the Final Four, Taylor said. But I
didnt think my bracket would do
this well because usually there are
more Cinderellas, and I didnt pick
many upsets.
Patrick Johnson had no res-
ervations picking Florida to win
it all. He never considered going
with the hometown Jayhawks; in
fact, he missed by picking them
to lose to Southern Illinois in the
Sweet 16, and instead settled on
the Gators to take the title. Why
did he do it?
Johnson, a graduate student in
Applied Behavioral Science, gradu-
ated from the University of Florida
less than a year ago.
I was the recipient of a lot of
trash talk from those loyal to KU,
especially when Kansas defeated
Florida in overtime on a neutral
court by 2 points in preseason play,
Johnson said. Luckily, our depart-
ment in particular has a number of
students and faculty with degrees
from UF. In other words, I had a
substantial support group.
Johnsons bracket was ranked
among the best at KU going into the
championship game. Even though
Johnson correctly picked the Gators
title game victory, he finished with
165 points, five short of the winning
total.
Dave Rombeck, 2005 graduate,
was the lone person in the KU net-
work to finish ahead of Johnson.
Rombeck pulled away from the
majority of Kansas fans when he
picked the Jayhawks Elite Eight loss
to the UCLA Bruins and finished
with 170 points.
Kansan staf writer Erick r.
Schmidt can be contacted at es-
chmidt@kansan.com.
EditedbyMarkVierthaler
Brackets bring competition
MARCH MADNESS
nasa (continued from 1A)
At the time, he thought he could
handle it internally within the fed-
eral government, but wished he
would have turned to the public so
the whole nation could have gotten
involved. He knew he would have
gotten fired if he had said some-
thing, but it could have inspired
people to fix the problem.
Lisa Martinez, masters student
in social welfare, and Al Araiza,
Overland Park resident, evacuated
from New Orleans together after
Hurricane Katrina hit. Martinez said
she didnt blame Brown for what
happened in response to Katrina.
Its more than one man. He
didnt come in with the ax and break
the levee, Martinez said.
She also agreed with Brown that
the government should have feder-
alized a response and took over the
city from the beginning. Araiza
said most of the low-economy pop-
ulation didnt have what it took to
prepare an individual response, or
to survive on their own.
Kansan staf writer danae de-
Shazer can be contacted at
ddeshazer@kansan.com.
Edited by Lisa Tilson
brown (continued from 1A)
Services and Union fees will be re-
evaluated yearly by a Senate review
committee. The review allows for
small yearly increases, rather than
bulk increases, such as this years.
The Campus Environmental
Improvement Fee increased $.75.
The increase allows for the creation
of a new, full-time position to man-
age the bundling of recycling.
An increase in recycling on cam-
pus created the need for the new
position, Studie Red Corn, Shawnee
junior and First Nations Student
Association senator, said.
The Student Media Fee increased
$2. The increase comes about to bet-
ter fund student media groups. The
fee last increased in 1978.
Jarrod Morgenstern, Overland
Park junior and Media Board
member, said the board has had to
divide funds into smaller portions to
accommodate new media groups.
The increase will allow for the
board to better fund groups such as
KJHK.
Senate also passed a decrease of
$1 per fall and spring semester to the
Student Readership Program.
The Student Readership Program
provides free newspapers to cam-
pus. The program currently receives
more money than needed to pay for
the service.
The bill also created a fee for sum-
mer school students of $2 to fund
the summer readership program.
For the past two years excess
money from the fee went to fund
the summer readership program,
Boots said. It just makes sense for
the people using the program to pay
for it.
Earlier in the semester, the Senate
approved a $31 increase in student
fees. The fees increased were for
the expanded wireless initiative of
$5 per semester, a $20 increase to
the Transportation fee to purchase
newer buses and a $6 increase to the
Student Recreation Services fee to
meet inflationary needs.
Next week students will have the
chance to voice their opinions dur-
ing elections when voting on a refer-
endum to fund SafeBus.
Kansan staf writer Ashlee Kieler
can be contacted at akieler@kan-
san.com.
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Brownback seeks support from conservatives
AssociAted Press
OKLAHOMA CITY Sen.
Sam Brownback said Wednesday he
is a tortoise in the race for the
Republican presidential nomination,
starting out slowly and slowly mov-
ing up in the polls.
It is very early in this contest,
Brownback said following a speech
before the Oklahoma House. It is a
big crowded field.
Brownback, a favorite of social
conservatives, said he is getting
some good traction as he crisscross-
es the nation delivering his message
in states whose 2008 primaries are
considered key to the nomination.
Polls consistently place Brownback
of Kansas behind top-tier candidates
Rudy Giuliani, the former New York
City mayor; Sen. John McCain (R-
Ariz.), and Mitt Romney, former
governor of Massachusetts.
Brownback emphasized both fis-
cal and religious conservative ideas
during a 20-minute address to the
state House where he promoted
faith-based lifestyles and stronger
families.
The country is a faith-based
experiment, Brownback said. Faith
is a good thing. Its not a bad thing.
We ought to celebrate it.
He criticized legal attempts to
stop religious expression like the
singing of hymns at Christmas in
public venues.
Dont use legal fees as blackmail
to drive people out of the public
square, he said.
Brownback expressed support for
the war in Iraq and said that as presi-
dent he would veto a war spend-
ing bill passed by the U.S. House
that would require President Bush to
bring combat troops home from Iraq
by Sept. 1, 2008. The president has
also promised to veto it.
We must win this war on terror-
ism, Brownback said, adding it is
right and just to oppose militant
Islamic radicals who are bent on
attacking the U.S.
The only way we lose is to
pull out of the war on terrorism,
Brownback said to applause from
lawmakers in the Republican-con-
trolled state House.
He said withdrawing from Iraq
will not end the threat of terrorist
attacks.
We must engage and we must be
in this fight, he said. We cannot set
a deadline for us pulling out.
Brownback said the nation needs
a national energy policy that con-
centrates on wind energy, biofuels
and other alternative fuels to make
the nation less dependent on foreign
fossil fuel sources.
He also said he opposes a windfall
profits tax on the oil industry. If
you want less of something, tax it,
he said.
Brownback said he wants to
restrain federal spending and realign
the nations tax code by adopting an
alternative flat tax. Placing four large
volumes of Internal Revenue Service
tax codes on the podium, Brownback
said the code is unintelligible.
It needs to be taken behind a
barn and killed with a dull ax, he
said.
He also commended the state
House for adopting anti-abortion
legislation that would bar state tax
dollars and facilities from being
used for the procedure. The measure
is opposed by the Oklahoma State
Medical Association, which said it
interferes with a physicians ethical
obligation to discuss all options of
treatment with a patient.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Republican presidential hopeful Sen. SamBrownback (R-Kan.) speaks to the House of Representative at the State House onWednesday in
Oklahoma City. Brownback is one of several socially conservative republicans running for the republican presidential nomination.
crimE
Legislators gamble
on casinos future
Use of slot machine money unclear
GaminG
Professor appeals murder conviction
AssociAted Press
TOPEKA For many legisla-
tors, the elusive effort to remove
Sumner County from consider-
ation for a resort casino was like
Sasquatch, something glimpsed
only in passing and from a dis-
tance, perhaps only a myth.
Others insisted before legis-
lators began their annual spring
break Wednesday that the measure
is real and will appear when they
return April 25.
What emerged all day Tuesday
and early Wednesday was plenty
of talk, a lot of maneuvering but
no bill.
Meanwhile, Sumner County
awaits word on how much money
it will get from a casino and slot
machines at Wichita Greyhound
Park.
Theres still a lot of things out
there to be discussed and hashed
out in any trailer bill, and I havent
seen one yet, said House Minority
Leader Dennis McKinney (D-
Greensburg). Gaming issues are
always hard to negotiate.
Understanding the behind-the-
scenes maneuvering on Sumner
Countys fate starts with last weeks
passage of the bill allowing a single
casino each in Wyandotte County,
Ford County, a southeast zone
including Crawford and Cherokee
counties and a south-central zone
covering Sedgwick and Sumner
counties. The measure also per-
mits slot machines at race tracks
in Kansas City, Frontenac and
Wichita.
Sumner County became eligible
for a casino through an amend-
ment added in the House by Rep.
Vincent Wetta (D-Wellington).
Even if it doesnt land the casino,
it would get a share of Sedgwick
Countys gambling revenue, about
$2 million.
Supporters pushed the bill
through using procedures that pre-
vented senators from rewriting the
measure before sending it to Gov.
Kathleen Sebelius.
AssociAted Press
LAWRENCE A former Kansas
State University professor convicted
of murdering his ex-wife in 2003
has appealed to the Kansas Supreme
Court for a new trial, claiming that
his trial was unfair and based on
circumstantial evidence.
An attorney for Thomas E.
Murray said in the appeal that the
2005 conviction for the bludgeoning
and stabbing of Carmin D. Ross was
tainted.
A jury found the former English
professor guilty of first-degree mur-
der and he was sentenced to life in
prison with the possibility of parole
in 25 years. Murray has maintained
his innocence.
The appeal argues that the convic-
tion was based largely on Murrays
suspicious statements and actions
after Ross death and not physical
evidence linking him to the crime.
The states case was a house
of cards, built on dozens of minor
circumstances, appellate defender
Sarah Ellen Johnson wrote in her
brief to the court. Remove any one
of the minor circumstances and the
entire case against Mr. Murray could
collapse.
Assistant District Attorney Angela
Wilson said last month that there
was an overwhelming mountain
of circumstantial evidence against
Murray.
Prosecutors said Murray killed
Ross, whose body was stabbed 17
times, because he was furious about
the possibility of losing custody of
his daughter. The murder weapon
was never found.
Johnsons appeal for a new trial
includes questions over a drop of
Murrays blood that prosecutors said
was found at the scene of the kill-
ing.
Johnson said DNA analysis of the
blood wasnt a conclusive match with
Murrays.
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MUNDA, Solomon Islands
Men perched on rocks peered out
to sea through binoculars at a camp
near the Solomon Islands town of
Munda on Wednesday, watching for
another deadly wave.
The camp is one of many that
have sprung up in hills behind towns
hit by Mondays tsunami and earth-
quake. With strong aftershocks still
jolting the region, the 40 families
huddled there were afraid to come
down, though some had run out of
water.
Theres no water to wash, no
water to drink, said Esther Zekele,
who fled with her husband and five
children to the camp on Monday as
the sea surged into Munda, on the
western island of Gizo.
On Wednesday, they ventured
back for a sack of rice to replace the
one they brought with them, now
half gone. But when they heard a
rumor that another wave was com-
ing, they took to the hills again.
The fears of another tsunami have
made it difficult for officials to deter-
mine the number of victims and get
aid to the homeless. And aftershocks
were pushing some survivors even
deeper into the hills.
People are in a panic because of
the continuous tremors, said Rex
Tara, a disaster management spe-
cialist with British-based aid agency
Oxfam.
At least 28 people were killed
by the tsunami and magnitude-8
earthquake and authorities were
checking unconfirmed reports of
further deaths, including six people
buried in a landslide on Simbo,
another island in this South Pacific
nation.
Authorities have no firm fig-
ure for the missing, but Solomons
deputy police commissioner Peter
Marshall said aerial surveillance
flights in the past two days had
revealed was no evidence of mass
deaths.
Red Cross official Nancy Jolo
said her agency had handed out
all the emergency supplies it had
stored in Gizo, the main town in the
disaster zone, and was waiting for
new supplies from a New Zealand
military transport plane that landed
late Tuesday in Munda.
The quake, which struck 6 miles
under the sea about 25 miles from
Gizo, set off alarms from Tokyo to
Hawaii, testing procedures put in
place after the 2004 Indian Ocean
tsunami that left 230,000 dead or
missing in a dozen countries.
Gizos proximity to the epicenter
meant the destructive waves up
to 16 feet high hit before an
alarm could be sounded, rekindling
debate about whether the multi-
million-dollar warning systems
installed after the 2004 tsunami are
worth the cost.
No significant tsunami was
reported outside the Solomons,
which are comprised of more than
200 islands with a population of
about 552,000 people.
By NAssER KARIMI
AssOcIAtEd PREss
TEHRAN, Iran President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defused a
growing confrontation with Britain,
announcing the surprise release of
15 captive British sailors Wednesday
and then gleefully accepting the
crews thanks and handshakes in
what he called an Easter gift.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair
expressed profound relief over the
peaceful end to the 13-day crisis.
Throughout we have taken a mea-
sured approach firm but calm,
not negotiating, but not confronting
either, Blair said in London, adding
a message to the Iranian people that
we bear you no ill will.
The announcement in Tehran
was a breakthrough in a crisis that
had escalated over nearly two weeks,
raising oil prices and fears of mili-
tary conflict in the volatile region.
The move to release the sailors sug-
gested that Irans hard-line leadership
decided it had shown its strength but
did not want to push the standoff
too far.
Iran did not get the main thing it
sought a public apology for enter-
ing Iranian waters. Britain, which
said its crew was in Iraqi waters
when seized, insists it never offered a
quid pro quo, either, instead relying
on quiet diplomacy.
Syria, Irans close ally, said it played
a role in winning the release. Syria
exercised a sort of quiet diplomacy
to solve this problem and encourage
dialogue between the two parties,
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-
Moallem said in Damascus.
The announcement of the release
came hours after U.S. House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi met with President
Bashar Assad in Damascus, trying
to show that a U.S. dialogue with
Syria rejected by the Bush admin-
istration could bring benefits for
the Middle East. The British sailors
were not part of their talks, and
it was not clear if the release was
timed to coincide with her visit.
Irans official news agency said
the British crew was to leave Iran
by plane on Thursday at 8 a.m.
By Wednesday evening they had
still not been handed over to the
British Embassy in Tehran and
the embassy said it was not clear
where they would spend the night.
Britains ambassador met with the
sailors and confirmed they were
in good health, Britains Foreign
Office said.
Ahmadinejad timed the
announcement so as to make a dra-
matic splash, springing it halfway
through a two-hour news confer-
ence.
The president first gave a medal
of honor to the commander of
the Iranian coast guards who cap-
tured the Britons, and admonished
London for sending a mother,
Leading Seaman Faye Turney, on
such a dangerous mission in the
Persian Gulf.
He said the British government
was not brave enough to admit
the crew had been in Iranian waters
when it was captured.
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By MAtt MOORE
AssOcIAtEd PREss
BERLIN DaimlerChrysler AG
is confident a turnaround program
at its Chrysler unit will return the
beleaguered American brand to
profitability, but Chairman Dieter
Zetsche said Wednesday the auto-
maker is in talks with unidentified
potential buyers.
As announced on Feb. 14, we are
open to all options for future collab-
oration with Chrysler, he told some
9,000 shareholders crammed inside
Berlins exhibition center. The state-
ment is still true today.
He said that the talks have been
with potential partners who have
shown a clear interest and so far,
I am satisfied with the process.
Everything is going according to
plan.
He would not elaborate on who
was involved in
the talks.
Z e t s c h e
stunned the auto-
motive world on
Feb. 14 when he
said that contin-
ued losses and
fierce competi-
tion in the United
States meant that
the German-
American auto-
maker was considering all options
for its Chrysler unit, and did not rule
out a possible sale, saying only that
all options were being considered.
He did not disclose whether any
decision to sell Chrysler had been
made or if the company was any
closer to a solution.
Still, he did
say a recovery
plan that will
cut 13,000 jobs
in the U.S. and
Canada was
moving forward.
The Chrysler
unit lost $1.5 bil-
lion in 2006.
The crucial
factor was the
unf ores eeabl e
shift in demand to smaller, more
fuel-efficient vehicles which was
triggered by increased gas prices in
the U.S., Zetsche said.
He noted that Chryslers strengths
have been minivans, pickups and
sport utility vehicles, autos not
known for their fuel efficiency.
No clear front-runner has
yet emerged to buy Chrysler, but
Canadian auto-parts supplier Magna
International Inc. reportedly has
submitted a bid to buy the business
for as much as $4.7 billion.
Cerberus Capital Management
LLC and a consortium of investors
led by Blackstone Group each have
reviewed Chryslers finances and are
expected to make bids.
If DaimlerChrysler does sell off
the U.S. unit, it will mark a sig-
nificant change in fortunes since it
bought Auburn Hills, Mich.-based
Chrysler in 1998 for $36 billion.
Despite helping to keep the com-
pany afloat as little as two years ago
when the Mercedes Car Group suf-
fered massive quality control prob-
lems and declining sales, at least
some of the companys more than
1 million shareholders have been
pushing for a divorce in both style
and substance.
British captives
Irans president announces release of prisoners
ASSOCIATED PRESS
British navy personnel, seized by Iran, stand after their meeting with the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, not seen, at the presidential
palace inTehran, Iran, onWednesday. Ahmadinejad announced that his government would release the 15 detained British sailors and marines Wednesday
as an Easter season gift to the British people.
autOMOtive industrY
DaimlerChrysler looks to sell Chrysler division
Gladys Houla/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Residents in the village of Noro in the Solomon Islands on Monday wade through the main
street after water subsided froma tsunami caused by an earth quake that hit the south Pacifc in the
early hours of the morning.
As announced on Feb. 14, we
are open to all options for future
collaboration with Chrysler.
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Wednesday, in this photo released by Saudi News Agency. Pelosis visit challenged the White House staf, which has rejected talks with Syria.
Pelosi visits Syrias leader
By ZEINA KARAM
AssocIAtEd PREss
DAMASCUS, Syria House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi challenged the
White House on Middle East policy
Wednesday, meeting with Syrias
leader and insisting the road to
Damascus is a road to peace.
That brought a sharp attack from
the Bush administration, which has
rejected direct talks with Damascus
until it changes its ways.
Unfortunately that road is lined
with the victims of Hamas and
Hezbollah, the victims of terrorists
who cross from Syria into Iraq, said
Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for
President Bushs National Security
Council. Its unfortunate that she
took this unilateral trip which we
only see as counterproductive.
Washington accuses Syria of
backing Hamas and Hezbollah, two
groups it deems terrorist organiza-
tions. It also says Syria is fueling
Iraqs violence by allowing Sunni
insurgents to operate from its terri-
tory and is destabilizing Lebanons
government. Syrian security officials
have been implicated in the 2005
assassination of former Lebanese
premier Rafik Hariri in Beirut,
though Damascus has denied a role.
Pelosi was the highest-ranking
American politician to visit Syria
since relations began to deteriorate
in 2003. Then Secretary of State
Colin Powell went to Damascus in
May 2003.
The visit heightened tensions
between the administration and
congressional Democrats, who have
stepped up their push for change
in U.S. policy in the Mideast and
the Iraq war. But Democrats and
some Republicans say the refusal
of dialogue has closed doors to pos-
sible progress in resolving Mideast
crises.
Pelosis visit coincided with Irans
announcement that it would free
15 British marines and sailors cap-
tured in the Persian Gulf last month.
Syrian officials claimed their coun-
try, an ally of Iran, played a key role
in resolving the standoff. But they
did not offer any specific details.
We came in friendship, hope,
and determined that the road to
Damascus is a road to peace, said
Pelosi, who met for three hours with
Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Assad has repeatedly said over the
past year that Damascus is willing to
negotiate with Israel.
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ASSociATED PrESS
MIAMI One doctor autho-
rized all 11 prescription medi-
cations found in Anna Nicole
Smiths hotel room the day the
Playboy Playmate died of a drug
overdose, according to docu-
ments released by the medical
examiners office Wednesday.
More than 600 pills includ-
ing about 450 muscle relaxants
were missing from prescrip-
tions that were no more than five
weeks old, according to informa-
tion obtained by The Associated
P r e s s
t h r o u g h
a public
r e c o r d s
request.
It was
unclear if
Smith took
all of them.
D r .
K h r i s t i n e
Eroshevich,
a psychiatrist
and friend of
the starlets, authorized all the
prescription medications in the
Hollywood, Fla., hotel room
where Smith was found unre-
sponsive shortly before her death
Feb. 8, the medical examiners
office said. Eroshevich had trav-
eled with Smith to Florida.
Calls to Eroshevich in Los
Angeles were not immediately
returned Wednesday. Candis
Cohen, a spokeswoman for the
California Medical Board, would
not comment on any probe into
Eroshevich; she said investigations
of doctors are not public record.
Dr. Joshua Perper, Broward
Countys medical examiner, said two
other doctors also prescribed Smith
drugs, but those medications were
not found in her hotel room.
The type of drugs found in
Smiths system were disclosed with
the release of her autopsy report last
week, but the remarkable quantity
of drugs she had was unclear until
Wednesdays release of additional
records.
The power-
ful sleeping aid
chloral hydrate,
the medication
blamed with
tipping the bal-
ance in the toxic
mix of drugs
and causing her
death, was pre-
scribed Jan. 2.
About two-thirds
of the bottle was
gone, according
to the medical examiners records.
The records also show 62 tablets of
the anti-anxiety drug Valium were
missing from a prescription less than
two weeks old at the time of Smiths
death.
A probe by the Seminole Police
Department agreed with Perpers
assessment that Smiths death at 39
was an accidental overdose and that
there was no foul play.
Most of the drugs were prescribed
in the name of Howard K. Stern,
her lawyer-turned-companion, and
none were prescribed in Smiths
own name, according to documents.
Perper has said all the drugs were
meant for Smith.
Information released by Perpers
office shows eight of the prescrip-
tions were issued under Sterns name;
one under Eroshevichs name; and
two were under the name of Alex
Katz. It was unclear if Katz was an
alias or the name of someone con-
nected to Smith.
The records show Smith had three
prescriptions for muscle relaxants in
her hotel room: two for carisopro-
dol, prescribed Jan. 2 and Jan. 26,
and one for methocarbamol, under
the brand name Robaxin, prescribed
Jan. 2. Some 415 of the carisoprodol
pills were missing from their con-
tainers as well as 33 of the Robaxin
pills, according to the documents.
Also missing were 79 tablets of the
anti-seizure medications Topomax
and Klonopin; and at least two dozen
diuretics, antibiotics, antivirals and
potassium supplements.
The newly disclosed documents
did not mention the strong painkill-
er methadone or the anti-anxiety pill
Ativan, both of which were found in
Smiths system. Also missing from
the report was disclosure on who
prescribed human growth hormone,
the muscle-building, weight-reduc-
ing agent Smith was said to have
been taking.
Two attorneys for Stern did not
immediately return calls seeking
comment.
Smith had a stomach flu and a
temperature that rose as high as 105
degrees in the days before her death,
and she had an infection on her but-
tocks from repeated injections.
ENTErTAiNMENT
Keith Richards now denies
snorting his fathers ashes
LONDON Of the cuf or up
the nose? That was the question
Wednesday as Keith Richards said
he was joking when he described
snorting his fathers ashes along
with a hit of cocaine.
It was an of-the-cuf remark,
a joke, and it is
not true. File un-
der April Fools
joke, said Ber-
nard Doherty, a
Rolling Stones
spokesman,
about Richards
quote in NME
magazine.
But the
magazine said
on its Web site that the remark was
no quip, but came about after
much thinking by the 63-year-old
guitarist.
In the interview, Richards was
quoted as saying: The strangest
thing Ive tried to snort? My father.
I snorted my father.
He was cremated and I couldnt
resist grinding him up with a little
bit of blow. My dad wouldnt have
cared ... It went down pretty well,
and Im still alive.
Richards father, Bert, died in
2002, at 84.
In a statement on the Rolling
Stones Web site, Richards said:
The complete story is lost in
the usual slanting! The truth of the
matter is that I planted a sturdy
English Oak. I took the lid of the
box of ashes and he is now grow-
ing oak trees and would love me
for it!
Associated Press
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One doctor authorized all 11 prescription medications found in Anna Nicole Smiths hotel roomthe
day the Playboy Playmate died of a drug overdose, according to documents released by the medical
examiners ofce Wednesday.
By LyNN ELBEr
ASSociATED PrESS
LOS ANGELES When Haley
Scarnato blanked on the lyrics to
Missing You on American Idol,
Sy Smith did everything she could
to help. When Chris Sligh lost the
rhythm on more than one song,
Sharlotte Gibson was there for him.
And when contestants want to
borrow professional gloss for their
performances, backup singers Smith,
Gibson and Kenya C. Hathaway are
ready to deliver.
The women, who routinely
work with the likes of Beyonce and
Mariah Carey, are the American
Idol equivalent of a Charlies Angels
musical rescue squad, doing any-
thing to make would-be stars shine.
Theyve been regulars with Foxs
hit series since it switched from
canned tunes to a live band in 2005
under music director Rickey Minor.
If theyve gotten more attention this
season it may be due to Melinda
Doolittle, whos gone from a career
as backup singer to top contestant.
Gibson, Hathaway and Smith
have deserved applause all along,
said Minor, whos worked with them
on a variety of award ceremonies
and concerts since the late 90s. The
women met each other on auditions
and clicked instantly.
Theres a reason its these three
girls in particular, Minor said. Of
the 100 or so backup singers the in-
demand director calls on for his gigs,
they are always the first choice.
They have such a unique way of
studying the material, learning it,
and then theres their blend. ... Their
pitch and intonation is so spot on,
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to do that.
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If you provide support, theyll do
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very much money. Think of this
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try to be cheerful.
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Today is a 7
Youre so cute and so popular
now, you can talk just about any-
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Be good, youve got a lot of
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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 5
You may be tempted to run
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Today is a 6
Hide out and study even if
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can you turn them into cash?
Thats todays test question. The
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Today is an 8
Actually, youre doing quite well.
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EntErtainmEnt
Dancing star Heather Mills
says shes not a gold digger
NEW YORK Heather Mills says
the media should just let it be.
All I did was to fall in love with
someone madly, and Im con-
stantly being vilifed in the press
for it, Mills tells E! Entertainment
Televisions E! News in an inter-
view that was to air Tuesday night.
The 39-year-old activist has
frequently complained of being
knocked down by the media since
she and former Beatle Paul McCart-
ney, 64, separated last May after
four years of marriage. The couple,
who have a 3-year-old daughter,
Beatrice, began divorce proceed-
ings in July.
People label me a gold digger
and, if I was, I wouldve been a very
wealthy woman when I met Paul,
and that wasnt the case at all, she
says.
Mills is the frst contestant with
an artifcial limb to compete on
ABCs Dancing With the Stars.
She lost the leg in a motorcycle
accident in 1993.
Starting in a few weeks, I will
start fying back and forth to
England every week to be with
my daughter as she goes back to
school, says Mills, who is in Los
Angeles for the dance competi-
tion.
My husband and I share 50/50
custody because Ive always felt
the father is just as important as
the mother, she adds.
While Mills remains on the show
a celebrity is voted of each
week she will fy home Tues-
day and return to Los Angeles on
Sunday evening mostly practic-
ing in the aisles on the plane, she
jokes.
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opinion
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or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,
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commentary: Brandon minster examines
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ite team, the pittsburgh pirates.
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person youre arresting. i just saw
a guy escape from three cops, run
across connecticut st. into some
houses, and now the Lawrence
cops are running around with
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n
this message is for the girl who
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and body wash stolen. You know
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love me.
n
if united students makes any
more Facebook groups, im going
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n
Free for all, this guy totally just
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car. Hilarious.
n
when are people in kansas going
to learn that college basketball is
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n
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n
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does anyone else feel like you
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n
attention morons of Lawrence, if
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in baseball, and life, pirates rule
Baseball season has begun, and
I am once again looking forward
to the World Series championship
I expect to be won by my team, the
Pittsburgh Pirates.
Sorry, Royals fans, but this just
isnt your year, because the Pirates
will be unstoppable. And because
your team sucks.
Looking through the Pirates
schedule, I foresee no reason to
not anticipate a perfect season.
One hundred sixty-two wins might
even be too pedestrian of a goal for
a baseball juggernaut such as this
years Pirates squad. I also expect
them to cure cancer and eradicate
illiteracy. Reasonable expectations
like these keep me from being dis-
appointed by my team every year.
I know its common practice for
opinion columnists to write about
the wonderful
faithful hope
of baseball fans
reborn every
spring as the sea-
son starts anew.
This is not such a
piece. I dont care
about your unsub-
stantiated hope
in your crap team. I am writing in
early celebration of the first Pirates
championship since 1979. And
maybe even in celebration of their
repeat victory next season. And for
every season after that. And, conse-
quently, I am writing to mourn the
poor sportsmanship of the other 29
professional baseball teams, who
will quit showing up for games in
2033, tired of 27 years of Pittsburgh
dominance.
Why does
baseball make the
other professional
sports look like the
festivals of puke
that they are? I
think its because
baseball imitates
life. The baseball
season is twice as
long as it needs to be, just like life.
Baseball games are slow and often
tedious, just like life. Some runs are
scored on dramatic hits, but most
runs come from stringing together
three singles, just like life. Acting
like an idiot can get you ten seconds
on the Jumbotron, just like life.
I dont blame you if arent a
Pirates fan. We cant all be so lucky.
My wife grew up in a confused
household, where they not only
watched American League baseball
(if you can call the American League
baseball), but they cheered for the
Boston Red Sox. I love her anyway.
Because I have the Pirates and
my wife has the Red Sox, my chil-
dren think everybody is supposed
to have his own team. Because
they were born in Los Angeles,
my daughter is a Dodgers fan and
she has assigned the Angels to her
younger brother. She has already
determined that our next child will
have to be a Royals fan. Luckily, we
will run out of baby-making years
before we run out of baseball teams.
But no matter what teams my kids
pick, my Pittsburgh Pirates will
always be better.
Minster is a Lawrence junior in
economics.
By BrAndon minstEr
kansan columnist
opinion@kansan.com
University needs more positive changes
As I sit listening to representa-
tives from any of the three student
groups running for Student Senate
this year, I cant help but feel dj vu.
After glancing over their plat-
forms, I find myself rolling my eyes
at the same things like lowering
textbook prices and getting more
student services, a lot of them
which arent really necessary and
will probably increase student fees.
Textbooks will always be expensive.
There are plenty of half-price book-
stores and cheap Web sites you can
go to if youre feeling thrifty.
Id like to see Senate focus on
tougher issues that KU students face
every day.
I have a problem with the fact
that I pay tuition, pay for classes,
and pay for a parking pass and yet
am the one who has to leave my
parking spot for visitors who are
coming to basketball games. Sadly,
my teachers wont give me extra
credit if we win the game; Ill still
have to turn in my homework and
attend night classes on those days.
Perhaps a parking lot in a central
campus location could be reserved
for students with night classes or
who need to use the libraries.
If Senate would do a better job
promoting and advertising special
elections, we could
get enough people
to vote for fare-
free buses, and
more of us would
use public trans-
portation.
I have a big
problem that
Senate even had
to debate whether or not it should
spend money on new buses that
are environmentally friendly and
Americans with Disabilities Act-
compliant. I always thought the
University of Kansas could add to
its promotional brochure the statis-
tic that it has a stair to student ratio
of about 1:1.
Speaking of stairs, I would like
to see Student Senate dole out some
money for ski lifts or escalators.
I have a problem that everything
at the University seems to have a
fee. I pay enough to go here and
now I have to pay to take classes at
the Student Recreation and Fitness
Center. Or I have to pay extra to
have the campus Internet service,
Resnet, which really isnt an option.
With all these fees, shouldnt the
University be rolling in dough by
now? Where does the money go?
I have an issue with paying for
classes and then
getting a teaching
assistant who cant
speak English to
teach me math,
which is already a
foreign language
to me. It doesnt
seem right to put a
student struggling
with language and communication
in charge of teaching students who
struggle to understand the subjects
concepts to begin with.
I have an issue with the Athletics
Department trying to control every-
thing and always asking for more
money. Dont they make enough
selling off our parking spots? And
why do they have to try and control
all KU merchandise? People like
funny T-shirts. George Bush doesnt
sue everyone who wears deroga-
tory shirts about him, and there are
a lot of them. Also, I like having
the option of choosing where I buy
KU gear. I dont want to pay $20
more because one shirt is officially
licensed merchandise; not everyone
can afford a $50 hoodie with the
word Jayhawks on it. What mat-
ters is that the shirts show we have
school spirit.
I have an issue with enrollment
being a competitive sport. With
about 28,000 students enrolled
at KU, how am I supposed to get
into a 32-spot English class thats
required for my major? No wonder
the University is the best five or
six years of your life. Maybe theres
a way we can expand the required
classes even more than they already
are. Maybe the University should
change its admission standards so
that the student population doesnt
keep growing as fast as the campus
squirrel population.
Now, I know a lot of these
issues Senate cant directly change,
but it does have a loud voice with
the administration, who runs the
University. If Senate at least advo-
cated these issues to the people who
could change them, then Senate
would really be speaking for the stu-
dents. I know some of these issues
happen at every University, but there
are ways of improving them.
Until then, Ill keep trucking
up the hills, wishing for a ski lift
weighed down by a backpack full of
heavy textbooks. But, at least theyll
be cheap textbooks.
Hartz is a Stilwell sophomore
in creative writing.

By jEnny hArtz
kansan columnist
opinion@kansan.com
Grant Snider/KanSan
Space RecReation
New Mexico residents resist billionaires plan for spaceport
AssociAted Press
UPHAM, N.M. Billionaire
Richard Branson looks at a bleak
and featureless expanse of the New
Mexico desert and sees the perfect
spot on which to build the future
a $198 million launch complex
that would blast paying tourists into
space.
Whether enough folks around
here share his vision remains to be
seen.
Spaceport America, as sketched
out by Branson, would be funded by
$198 million in state, local and fed-
eral money. The first rocket flights
would be in 2009 and would ini-
tially be suborbital trips that would
offer five minutes of weightless-
ness at about $200,000 per person.
Eventually, the spaceport could offer
trips into orbit and beyond.
But in poor southern New
Mexicos ranching country, some say
they have no intention of paying for
some rich peoples thrills.
On Tuesday, residents of Dona
Ana County voted on a proposed
quarter-cent sales tax increase criti-
cal to the project. The tax increase,
which would raise a projected $49
million, led by a mere 238 votes out
of 17,168 cast, with 541 provisional
ballots still to be counted. A final
count is expected Thursday.
I do not see any reason that
every time I buy a dress for my
wife I should have to pay more
taxes, grumbled George Gandara,
a 63-year-old business owner in Las
Cruces, about 60 miles south of the
spaceport site.
Carol Garcia, 52, of Las Cruces,
said: Its just a rich mans dream
that he needs us to help pay for. If its
your dream, build it yourself.
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nomic development director, said
he was expecting a wider margin of
victory.
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skepticism and a great deal of cau-
tion about the project, he said.
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lot of optimism for what it could do
for the state.
Will Whitehorn, a spokesman
for Bransons Virgin Galactic in
London, said Wednesday that the
company would not comment until
all the ballots had been counted.
But Homans said the defeat of the
tax increase would probably doom
the project.
Realistically, the project would
unravel, very likely, he said.
State leaders, including
Democratic presidential hopeful
Gov. Bill Richardson, who toured
the area last week in a late-hour
push for tax, have pinned southern
New Mexicos economic fate on the
spaceport. Homans said the project
would do no less than mark New
Mexico as the birthplace of the
second space age.
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would be near White Sands Missile
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its first rocket after World War II,
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way with adjoining terminals and
hangars.
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handle the kinds of planes that take
spaceships up to 60,000 feet, where
they could then be launched.
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launch rockets vertically.
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Aqib Talib didnt just watch tapes
of Kansas games last fall to improve
his game, he spent Sundays observ-
ing the Baltimore Ravens.
The junior cornerback spent little
time looking for tips on footwork or
coverage. Instead, he concentrated
on the Ravens intense all-pro line-
backer.
Ray Lewis has his team fired up
for the whole game, Talib said. Hes
yelling for all four quarters. Thats
what Im trying to do.
This fall Talib will have more
playing experience than anyone else
on the roster. He wants to develop
into a more active leader, he said at
Wednesdays open spring practice.
Leadership and Talib didnt mix
last season. He was suspended for
the first two games for breaking
team rules. After that, he played
well enough to lead the Big 12 in
interceptions and pass breakups. But
something was missing.
The Jayhawk secondary couldnt
even stop the Little Giants. Talib was
good, but his skill wasnt enough
to elevate the rest of the defense.
Kansas was the worst team in the
conference at stopping the pass. Hes
taking it on himself to make the
team better by leading vocally.
I did it halfway last year, Talib
said. I didnt let people hear me
the whole game. Id be too quiet
sometimes.
His desire to be louder was appar-
ent at the open practice when the
team tried goal line situations. The
offense had been running the ball
against the defense with relative ease
for most of the afternoon. Talib had
enough.
Sophomore running back Jake
Sharp took a carry toward Talibs
side. Talib exploded toward the line
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Casey Larson is congratulated by teammates after hitting a homerun during the game against Kansas Wesleyan on Wednesday afternoon. Kansas won
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the Kansas football team held a practice
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After throwing 44 pitches in the
first inning alone, it seemed like it
would be a long day for Kansas soph-
omore pitcher Valerie George.
Behind George (9-3) the Kansas
defense struggled early while the
offense was nearly non-existent in
the Jayhawks 3-0 loss to visiting
Nebraska.
Nebraska did a great job of really
battling her offensively, coach Tracy
Bunge said.
In the first inning George found
herself in a hole with the bases load-
ed and one out giving up a sacrifice
fly to right field to bring in a runner
and leave one on first and one on
third.
A double steal caught the Jayhawk
defense off guard as sophomore
catcher Elle Pottorf committed a
throwing error to try and catch the
runner.
They put the ball in play and
defensively we couldnt shut that
down, Bunge said.
Already down 2-0, the stalling
Jayhawk offense couldnt secure a hit
until the fourth inning.
The bats for the Jayhawks have
gone cold in their five-game home-
stand, which concerns coach Bunge,
but she gives the credit to opposing
pitching.
Weve struggled against Ashley,
Bunge said of Nebraska senior pitch-
er Ashley DeBuhr, who pitched a
complete game two-hitter against
Kansas. She has come a long way
and I give that kid a lot of credit.
DeBuhr faced 22 Jayhawk batters
and struck out 12.
After giving up another run in the
second inning, George started to get
in her zone allowing two hits the rest
of the game.
I thought Valerie George did a
solid job out there, Bunge said.
George pitched a complete game
giving up five hits and striking out
four.
George said she tried to start the
game aggressively but she just didnt
have her stuff the first two innings.
I felt really good the rest of the
game. I dont know what changed,
maybe confidence, just knowing I
can throw my stuff, George said.
The Jayhawks went 1-4 in their
longest homestand in a month put-
ting them at a 26-13-1 record and 2-3
in the Big 12.
When the game ended, the
Jayhawks took to left field to listen
to what Bunge had to say to them,
but had to wait as Bunge had a long
conference with her coaching staff
on the third base line.
As a coaching staff were trying
to figure out what the right switches
are, Bunge said.
The team was in the same posi-
By alissa Bauer
The 10 pitching changes in
Wednesdays game against Kansas
Wesleyan held up as proof for Coach
Ritch Prices reasoning in playing
NAIA opponents.
The 11-4 Kansas (17-18, 3-6) vic-
tory gave the Jayhawks a chance to
rest some starters, work in young
guys and rack up some runs before
kicking off the series against No. 7
Texas this afternoon.
His faith in the back up guys he
started paid off. Already comfortable
with a 9-0 lead in the bottom of the
fifth, junior outfielder Casey Larson
hit a milestone.
Not yet an everyday player, Larson
filled in for junior John Allman.
While Allman took the day off,
Larson took the ball out of the park.
The two-run homer was his first as a
Jayhawk and put Kansas ahead 11-0.
It was excitingit got up in the
wind a little bit, Larson said. It felt
real good to get the opportunity to
swing a little bit.
The Coyotes (10-21) would rally
in the sixth and seventh, but with an
11-4 lead, giving up a handful runs
was of little concern.
Added to the schedule because
of three cancellations against North
Dakota State and Western Illinois,
coach Price said he was interested in
getting some work for his guys.
The Jayhawks took advantage of
the extra game from the first pitch.
Four straight Jayhawks reached base
in the bottom of the first, after senior
center fielder Kyle Murphy led off
the game with a triple to right.
Robby Price, freshman third-
baseman-turned-shortstop for the
day, followed suit with an infield hit.
The floodgates opened shortly
thereafter.
I think our guys did a nice job of
laying off the off-speed stuff, coach
Price said. Sometimes the hardest
guys Big 12 hitters have to hit are
the guys that are under the radar
gun, and their guys were under that
radar gun.
Senior first baseman Ross Kelling
led off the second with a walk. Senior
catcher Dylan Parzyk connected on
a double off the left field wall.
That wrapped up the majority of
the work Kansas had to do in the
inning, as Kansas Wesleyan went
on to walk another and beaned two
more Kansas players.
A Brock Simpson double drove
in two more to put the Jayhawks on
cruise control. Two sacrifice flies
later, Kansas had secured an 8-0
lead.
In the meantime, Kansas pitching
was cruising.
After nearly a four-hour contest at
Kansas State the night before, starting
pitcher Wally Marciel sailed through
his five-inning start. Allowing no
runs and no walks, the freshman
seemed unfazed by the surprisingly
cold weather that affected his team-
mates the night before.
It was cold, Marciel said. Im
not gonna lie.
The night before the Jayhawks
open the series against Texas,
that cold may not be a bad thing.
Especially when the Longhorns are
looking to avenge losing their last
three-game series to the Jayhawks.
We won the series two years
ago, coach Price said. Im just glad
schedule
Due to the cold weather,
the starting times for the
Friday and saturday games
against no. 7 Texas were
pushed to earlier in the day.
Both were scheduled to
start at 7 p.m. and will now
each be played at 3 p.m. The
series fnale slated for 1 p.m.
on sunday will remain the
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I
attended my first profes-
sional baseball game of the
season Wednesday though
not my beloved Cardinals (who
doesnt struggle after winning
the World Series, right?) and
I was reminded what a gift the
Kansas City Royals are to this
community, particularly to col-
lege students.
I grabbed four of my buddies
and we headed for the first Buck
Night of the season, choosing of
course to sit in the $8 Hy-Vee view
seats. Hot dogs for a buck? Peanuts
for a dollar? A soda for four quar-
ters?
Count me in. I dont care what
team is playing.
And if you really want to make
it a good time, bring some of your
favorite adult beverages along
with you to drink in the parking
lot. Thats maximizing your dol-
lars.
As a St. Louis Cardinals fan,
the notion of Buck Night and $8
seats is completely foreign to me.
For instance, standing-room only
seats sell for a minimum of $13 in
the new Busch Stadium. A beer at
our year-old stadium will set you
back $8.25. Other concessions are
equally outrageous.
For college students, a trip to
Busch can be a tough experience
for the wallet. And while Ive anec-
dotally known that the Royals are
one of the cheapest experiences
out there, ESPN The Magazine
went to the trouble to quantify that
cheapness.
According to their analysis (you
can check out their methodology
by clicking the link in my column
online at Kansan.com), the Kansas
City Royals come in as the most
affordable franchise out of all 122
teams that play in the Big Four
pro leagues: NBA, NFL, MLB and
NHL. For a college student, this
list should be a guide to good
weekend getaways and short sum-
mer trips.
For basketball fans, for instance,
the San Antonio Spurs come in at
number 12 among all franchises.
San Antonio, Texas, is driveable
though beware of traffic in Austin
and Dallas and is an absolutely
outstanding town to visit. Much
fun can be had there and even
more up the road in Austin, home
to Sixth Street and the University
of Texas.
If youve planned in advance,
the Spurs make a number of
tickets available for $10 a piece.
Youre probably out of luck on
any of the remaining games for
this regular season, but next sea-
son could be the perfect oppor-
tunity.
Incidentally, the Spurs are not
the only successful team that is
lauded for being an affordable
experience for sports fans. The
Buffalo Sabres of the NHL are
ranked as the overall best fran-
chise by ESPN The Magazine.
The Sabres get high marks for
their on-ice performance, fan
relations, coach and player
behavior as well. This should give
Royals fans a little bit of hope
that remaining affordable wont
doom them to baseballs cellar
forever.
As for the Cardinals, probably
the closest non-Kansas City sports
franchise, they come in at 19th
overall, but all the way down at
38th for affordability. Not exactly
college student friendly.
The next Royals Buck Night
is May 5, just days before we all
go into over-stress mode with
term papers, final exams and
other projects that are designed to
increase our stress and decrease
our sleep.
Do yourself and your body a
favor and take advantage of the
most affordable professional sports
franchise in the United States.
Theres nothing like a Kansas City
Royals game.
Except, that is, for a St. Louis
Cardinals game. As long as some-
one else is paying.
Kealing is a Chesterfeld, Mo., se-
nior in journalism and political
science.
Cheap seats
Thesearethe15prosports fran-
chises rankedthemost afordable
inarecent surveybyESPNThe
Magazine. Alsoincludedarethe
cheapest ticket prices fromthe
teams Websites. For comparisons
sake, theNewYorkKnicks and
TorontoMapleLeafs arethetwo
most expensivefranchises.
1. Kansas City Royals $8
2. Bufalo Sabres $16
3. Tampa Bay Devil Rays $8
4. Milwaukee Brewers $5
5. Minnesota Twins $7
6. Bufalo Bills $36
7. Nashville Predators $15
8. Los Angeles Angels $9
9. Oakland Athletics $9
10. Detroit Tigers $5
11. Toronto Blue Jays $9
12. San Antonio Spurs $10
13. Detroit Pistons $10
14. New Orleans Hornets $10
15. Washington Nationals $5
Source: ESPNTheMagazineandteamWeb
By jonathan Kealing
kansan columnist
jkealing@kansan.com
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Royals ofer afordable fun
Team named No.1 most-afordable pro sports franchise
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By MaRy FoSteR
aSSoCiated PReSS
To his very last day, Eddie
Robinson was always battling some-
thing.
There was the institutional racism
that surrounded him, the piddling
football budget he and his coaching
staff subsisted on at predominantly
black Grambling State and, ultimate-
ly, the Alzheimers disease that took
his life at age 88.
Hed been fighting that battle for
a long time, said former Grambling
quarterback and Super Bowl MVP
Doug Williams. It was one of the
many he fought in his lifetime.
Robinson died Tuesday night, not
long after being admitted to Lincoln
General Hospital in Ruston, La.,
Williams said.
He was diagnosed with
Alzheimers disease shortly after he
retired in 1997 and had been in and
out of a nursing home during the
past year.
And so ended the life of a beloved
football coach who put a small school
in remote northern Louisiana on the
map and turned it into a virtual farm
team for the NFL during a career
that spanned 57 years.
Robinson built a football power-
house with a worldwide reputation,
all the while struggling to get past
years of segregation and discrimina-
tion against blacks.
His success at Grambling no
doubt made him the first easily rec-
ognizable black coach in any sport.
Today we mourn the loss of a
great Louisianan and a true American
hero, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen
Blanco said. Coach Eddie Robinson
became the most successful college
coach of all time and one of the
greatest civil rights pioneers in our
history. ... Coach Robinson elevated
a small town program to national
prominence and tore down barriers
to achieve an
equal playing
field for athletes
of all races.
R o b i n s o n
won 408 games,
the most ever
for any coach at
the time of his
retirement in
1997. He sent
hundreds of
players to the
NFL and other
leagues, and the majority of them
were clutching college degrees when
they left.
We will be forever grateful for
the more than 200 young men he
developed at Grambling who starred
in the NFL and those who later
coached the next generation of NFL
players, NFL commissioner Roger
Goodell said. He always focused
on coaching his players to be bet-
ter men as well as better football
players.
Playing at Grambling became
a goal of young black men as
Robinsons fame grew.
Everybody wanted to play at
Grambling, Jackson State coach
Rick Comegy said. Hed done such
a fantastic job. He was on national
TV, you know,
and that was the
first time Id ever
seen a black col-
lege football team
on TV growing
up.
Ro b i n s o n s
career spanned
11 presidents,
several wars and
the civil rights
m o v e m e n t .
Though his teams
struggled during his final years, his
overall record of excellence is what
will be remembered: 408-165-15.
Until John Gagliardi of St. Johns,
Minn., topped the victory mark
four years ago, Robinson was the
winningest coach in all of college
football.
In 1995, Robinson oversaw a rare
loosing season 5-6. That was fol-
lowed by a 3-8 year, and there was
an NCAA investigation on recruit-
ing violations and four players were
arrested for rape.
Suddenly there were calls for
Robinson to go. Fans said hed lost
touch with the modern game and
the young players.
As pressure mounted for him
to step aside, even then-Gov. Mike
Foster campaigned to give him one
last season so he could try to go out
a winner. But that final season again
produced a 3-8 record.
Robinsons teams had only
eight losing seasons and won 17
Southwestern Athletic Conference
titles and nine national black college
championships. He was inducted
into every hall of fame for which he
was eligible, and received honorary
degrees from several universities,
including Yale.
Robinson began his storied career
at Grambling with no paid assistants,
no groundskeepers, no trainers and
little in the way of equipment. He
lined the field himself and fixed
lunchmeat sandwiches for road trips
because the players could not eat in
the white only restaurants of the
South.
Somehow, he never seemed bitter
when recalling these experiences.
rememBrance
Friends, family celebrate coachs life
ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO
Grambling head coach Eddie Robinson watches fromthe sidelines during his last home game
in Grambling, La., in 1997. Robinson diedTuesday night after being hospitalized for Alzheimers.
Today we mourn the loss of
a great Louisianan and a true
American hero.
KATHLeeN BLANCO
Louisiana governor
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Nebraska 210 000 0 3 5 0
Kansas 000 000 0 0 2 2
Ashley DeBuhr and Jamie Waldeck-
er; Valerie George and Elle Pottorf.
W DeBuhr 13-5. L George 9-
3. Save None. 2B NU: Carmen
Kier; KU: Nicole Washington.
Records Nebraska 27-11, 3-2 Big
12 Conference, Kansas 26-13-1, 2-3.
Nebraska 3, Kansas 0
of scrimmage and speared Sharp
before he could even dream about
the goal line. Immediately after mak-
ing the play, Talib pumped his arms
and screamed. The rest of the defense
responded by jumping up and down
and joining the celebration.
Talibs goal is to provide that kind
of spark for the team. He cant do
that unless he continues to play like
the All Big 12 performer he was last
season.
To ensure success, Talib added
about 10 pounds of muscle and
worked on keeping low during game
situations. He also said experience
from the last two seasons would
help him.
Every year I come back the game
starts slowing down, he said. This
year its slowing down even more.
Talib could also get a few more
chances on the offensive side this
season. Last year he lined up as a
wide receiver a few times and caught
one pass for 42 yards. Talib, who
played both ways in high school,
expects more chances this season in
new coordinator Ed Warinners up-
tempo offense.
Increased time on offense will
give Talib the chance to improve the
Jayhawks passing attack, which is
ranked ninth in the Big 12. It also
means hell be able to provide a
spark and leadership for both sides
of the ball and his offensive team-
mates cant wait.
Aqibs a good guy, Sharp said. I
think were going to use him in any
way. Hes one of the best playmakers
on the field.
Kansan sportswriter Mark Dent
can be contacted at mdent@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Jyl Unruh
football (continued from 1b)
softball (continued from 1b)
tion last season hitting a bit of
a bumpy road before winning
eight in a row and the Big 12
Championship.
We really need to pull togeth-
er and not get upset, senior first
basemen Nicole Washburn said.
We had the same thing happen
last year.
Fatigue could be a factor for
this Jayhawk squad who have
played seven games in the past
seven days.
Its a long season, its a long
grind. Were hitting a little bit
of a lull and its about where we
hit it last year too. So hopefully
well step back into things, Bunge
said.
The Jayhawks have two days of
rest before heading out to Austin,
Texas to play two games in two
days against the Longhorns.
Kansan sportswriter Evan Kaf-
arakis can be contacted at eka-
farakis@kansan.com.
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Pitcher Valerie George throws during the Jayhawks 3-0 loss to the Huskers on Wednesday. The
Jayhawks have played seven games in seven days.
By DOUG TUCKER
AssOCiATED PREss
KANSAS CITY, Mo. J.D. Drew
and Mike Lowell hit back-to-back
doubles in a three-run first inning
and Josh Beckett held Kansas City to
two hits through five chilly innings
Wednesday night, leading the Boston
Red Sox past the Royals 7-1.
Kevin Youkilis added a two-
run home run off reliever Todd
Wellemeyer in the seventh to make
it 6-1 as the temperature dipped to
39 degrees.
Beckett (1-0) allowed a two-out
double to Mark Teahen in the first
and a two-out double to Ross Gload
in the fourth. He had five strike-
outs and four walks while delivering
Bostons first win after Curt Schilling
faltered in Mondays season opener.
His 16 wins, 33 starts and 204 2-3
innings last year established career
highs and led all Red Sox pitchers.
After giving up three runs in the
first, Odalis Perez (0-1) retired 13 of
15 before walking Manny Ramirez
with one out in the sixth. After
Drew singled, rookie Joakim Soria
made his major league debut and
surrendered a sacrifice fly to Jason
Varitek that put the Red Sox on
top 4-1.
Drews RBI double in the first
was followed by Lowells two-run
double.
Jason LaRue had a sacrifice fly for
the Royals in the fourth.
Its been a rough two games for
Royals rookie third baseman Alex
Gordon. The 2006 minor league
player of the year is 0-for-7 with
four strikeouts and hasnt hit a ball
out of the infield.
Beckett had to work himself out
of a jam in the third inning after
the normally sure-handed Lowell
made fielding errors on consecutive
ground balls to third. Lowell also
had a throwing error with two outs
in the ninth.
Mark Teahen, after being ahead
3-0, struck out on a 3-2 pitch and
Mike Sweeney hit a slicing line drive
into right-center which Drew ran
down to end the inning.
Lowells six errors in 2005 tied
the NL record for fewest by a third
baseman with at least 135 games
played, and his .977 fielding per-
centage coming into the season was
tops among major league third base-
man with at least 1,000 games.
Julio Lugo had an RBI single for
Boston in the eighth.
Notes: The Royals placed RHP
closer Octavio Dotel on the 15-
day DL with a strained muscle
on his left side. ... RHP David
Riske will close in his absence.
... The game-time temperature
of 42 degrees was more than 30
degrees colder than the reading
for Monday afternoons sunny sea-
son opener. ... The only other time
Lowell had two errors in an inning
was on July 1, 2005.
MLB
Dick Whipple/assoCIatED PREss
Kansas City Royals alex Gordon splinters his bat on a ground out to the pitcher in a game with the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.
Schilling helps Red Sox win
AssOCiATED PREss
WASHINGTON Down went
Gilbert Arenas. And with him, in
all likelihood, went the Washington
Wizards hopes of achieving much of
anything in the playoffs this season.
Arenas sprained his left knee
in a collision with Gerald Wallace
in the first quarter of Wednesday
nights 108-100 loss to the Charlotte
Bobcats. The three-time All-Star will
have an MRI exam on Thursday to
determine the extent of the dam-
age, but the recovery time from
such injuries is usually measured in
weeks, not days.
He was just standing there, settling
into rebounding position as Wallace
drove baseline. When Wallace threw
up one of those incredible, off-bal-
ance reverse layups, he crashed
inadvertently into the left leg of the
Wizards guard.
The Wizards earlier this week lost
All-Star forward Caron Butler to a
broken his hand, and they are 2-9
this season when he doesnt play.
Butler is expected to miss at least six
weeks, meaning he will play again
only if Washington advances deep
into the playoffs.
Wallace, who survived several col-
lisions in what became a very physi-
cal game, finished with 27 points, 12
rebounds and eight assists to lead
the Bobcats. He had also stymied the
Wizards the previous night, getting
34 points and 14 rebounds in a 122-
102 win at Charlotte on Tuesday.
Raymond Felton added 19 points
and seven assists, Emeka Okafor
had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and
Walter Hermann had 20 points and
nine rebounds for the Bobcats, who
have won six of nine.
Antawn Jamison had 25 points
and 11 rebounds to lead the Wizards,
who fell one full game behind the
idle Miami Heat in the Southeast
Division.
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By shawn shroyer
Games against teams like Kansas
Wesleyan dont do much for Kansas
RPI, but they can certainly be confi-
dence boosters for the freshmen.
Coach Ritch Price called the
game a freshman game and gave
three of his freshman hurlers the
opportunity for some positive rein-
forcement.
During the 11-4 drubbing of
Kansas Wesleyan, freshman left-
hander Wally Marciel, freshman
right-hander Thomas Marcin
and freshman left-hander Max
Ellenbecker all took the mound for
the Jayhawks.
Wally needed a start, Price
said. We ran him out there against
Wichita State and some of the other
national powers like Oral Roberts,
so its good to see him have a chance
to go out there and pitch five innings
and do well.
Marciel took advantage of his
chance to start, tossing five shut-
out innings, striking out four and
allowing only four hits.
Marciel had been off-and-on as
of late, giving solid performances
against Big 12 competition and
struggling against non-conference
opponents. In his last four appear-
ances, he pitched a combined three
shutout innings against Oklahoma
State and Missouri, but against
Northern Colorado and Missouri
State, he allowed five runs in 4.2
innings.
It felt pretty good coming out
strong, throwing the ball for strikes,
Marciel said.
Marcin entered the game in the
sixth and saw mixed results. While
striking out two in 1.2 innings, he
also allowed four runs, two of which
earned, on three hits, one walk and
two hit batters.
Despite the runs surrendered,
Marcin showed more control than
he had in his two previous outings.
In 1.2 combined innings against
Texas A&M and Northern Colorado,
he walked two batters and plunked
four more.
Its good to see Marcin back on
the field, Price said. His bullpens
have been good the past couple
weeks and he struggled a little bit
out there, but I think thats a huge
step forward for him.
In seven of Kansas previous eight
games, its pitching staff allowed five
or more runs, but Ellenbecker put
an end to the skid.
Ellenbecker was the last pitcher
Kansas used on Wednesday and he
put forth his longest and best per-
formance of the season. He lasted
two innings, struck out two and
allowed only one hit.
With Marciel and Ellenbecker on
track, the team has focused on keep-
ing Marcins confidence up.
He knows hes struggling, but
hes still working hard out there,
Marciel said. We just keep telling
him, Dont get frustrated. Youre
always going to get frustrated with
yourself when youre not pitching up
to your potential.
Kansan sportswriter shawn shroy-
er can be contacted at sshroyer@
kansan.com.
Edited by Jyl Unruh
its cold. We were hoping it was
going to snow tomorrow night
before they got here, too. I dont
think those Texas boys like the
cold weather too much.
GAME NOTE
For the first time in a long
time, shortstop Erik Morrison
and left fielder John Allman were
not in the lineup on Wednesday.
This snapped a 58-game starting
streak for both juniors.
Kansan sportswriter alissa Bau-
er can be contacted at abauer@
kansan.com.
Edited by Mark Vierthaler
Kansas Wesleyan 000 002 200
4 8 1
Kansas 260 120 00x 11 9 3
Guy McGrif, Toby Wright (2),
Ryan Smith (5), Casey Barnes (6),
Brian Dobyns (7), Shaun Sum-
ter (8) and Steven Cilladi; Wally
Marciel, Thomas Marcin (6), Ryo-
taro Hayakawa (7), Max Ellen-
becker (8) and Dylan Parzyk. W
Marciel 3-2. L McGrif 1-5. S
None. 2B KWU: Carlos San-
chez, Andrew Masojc; KU: Brock
Simpson, Parzyk. 3B KU: Kyle
Murphy. HR KU: Casey Larson,
Simpson.
Records Kansas Wesleyan 10-
21, Kansas 17-18
Kansas 11,
Kansas Wesleyan 4
baseball
Freshman pitchers team up for victory
anna Faltermeier/KaNsaN
Freshman outfelder Kevin bedford fies out to right feld in the seventh inning of the game against Kansas Wesleyan on Wednesday afternoon at
Hoglund Ballpark. Kansas won the non-conference game 11-4.
mlb
By PaT GrahaM
associaTed Press
DENVER Rodrigo Lopez
turned to the power of positive
thinking as he tried to forget about
last season and his major league-
leading 18 losses.
All offseason, he concentrated on
one thing: winning.
My mind-set was get a win, the
Rockies pitcher said.
The approach worked as Lopez
allowed six hits in seven innings
for his first victory since last Aug.
17 as the Colorado Rockies beat
the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-4 on
Wednesday.
Matt Holliday backed him with
four hits, including his first home
run of the season, and four RBIs.
Lopezs confidence needed a
boost in his Rockies debut after
he lost his final six decisions last
year. Acquired from Baltimore in
January for two minor league pitch-
ers, Lopez (1-0) viewed the trade as
a new beginning, and he gave up
two runs one earned struck
out five and walked none.
I know Im capable of doing
this, said Lopez, who threw just 76
pitches. Being on a different field,
in a different uniform, your mind is
fresh. You forget about what youve
done in the past. You want to be
here.
Rockies manager Clint Hurdle
never wouldve guessed this was a
pitcher who struggled so much last
season that he was moved to the
bullpen.
He pitched very well, Hurdle
said. Big first step for him.
Holliday provided all the offense
Lopez would need. He had an RBI
double in the first, hit a homer in
the seventh off Juan Cruz and added
a two-run single in the eighth.
After going 0-for-5 in Mondays
opener, Holliday had two hits
Tuesday night before the big day
Wednesday.
I wasnt changing my approach
or anything like that, Holliday said.
I just had one bad game.
Colorado led 4-2 before breaking
open the game with seven runs in
the eighth off J.D. Durbin, who gave
up seven hits in his first big league
appearance since Sept. 23, 2004. He
left with a season ERA of 94.50.
I think its a tribute to a bunch
of good hitters, and if youve got a
pitcher not making his pitches, this
lineup can hurt you, Holliday said.
Arizona manager Bob Melvin
couldnt believe what he saw in the
eighth.
We were kicking it around,
throwing it around and just not
playing very well, and it got out of
hand at the end, he said.
Yorvit Torrealba and Jamey
Carroll each had three hits and
Garrett Atkins and Todd Helton
added two hits apiece. Helton also
drove in two runs.
Doug Davis (0-1) made his
Arizona debut and allowed three
first-inning runs all unearned
due to two errors by first baseman
Conor Jackson. Davis lasted five
innings, allowing eight hits and five
walks with six strikeouts.
The bottom line was I got out-
pitched, Davis said. The five walks
are inexcusable. It cant happen
again.
Eric Byrnes led off the second
with a home run that hugged the
left-field foul pole. Byrnes had two
hits and finished the three-game
series with seven hits and four
RBIs.
After Carroll drew a one-out walk
in the first, Davis had him picked off
first base. But when Jackson ran at
Carroll in the middle of the base-
path, Carroll crouched down and
Jackson sailed by, missing the tag.
Carroll scampered back to first.
Jackson also lobbed the ball over
the head of third baseman Chad
Tracy after cutting off a throw home
on Heltons RBI single to center,
allowing another run to score.
You dont
win many games
playing defense
like that, Melvin
said.
Lopez knows
hell win plenty
more games if he
pitches the way he
did Wednesday,
keeping the ball
low and mixing
his sinker and
cutter.
I feel pretty good about myself,
he said.
Notes: Colorados Jeff Baker had
a double in the eighth for his third
straight pinch
hit of the sea-
son. ... Reliever
Jeremy Affeldt
rolled both
ankles warm-
ing up on the
mound in the
ninth and faced
one batter. I
think he rolled
the one planting
and in trying
to set himself
rolled the other one, Clint said.
Lopez breaks personal losing streak, leads denver to victory in his rockie debut
Jack Dempsey/assOCIaTeD PRess
Colorado Rockies pitcher Rodrigo lopez throws to the plate against the Arizona Diamondbacks
during a baseball game in Denver on Wednesday.
being on a diferent feld, in a
diferent uniform, your mind is
fresh. You forget what youve
done in the past.
RoDRiGo LoPEz
Rockies Pitcher
sports
By HANK KURZ JR.
AssociAted PRess
As a car owner whose teams
are struggling to keep up with
multicar megateams, seven-time
champion Richard Petty has a
solution to guarantee those who
built NASCAR stick around:
franchising.
I dont know if Ill live long
enough to see it or not, but it will
probably happen someday, said
the man still widely referred to
as The King. I think the only
thing in my mind that keeps
NASCAR from becoming a com-
pletely legitimate, major league
with golfing or football or base-
ball or whatever is being fran-
chised.
Hes not alone.
Son Kyle, who runs the two-
car Petty Enterprises entry in the
Nextel Cup series and drives one
of the cars, and veteran Ricky
Rudd said its time NASCAR give
back to its teams.
Rudd, like Kyle Petty, under-
stands the situation as a driver
and as an owner.
From an owner standpoint,
I was pushing for franchising
years ago when I had my teams
because, at the end of the day, we
spent millions of dollars and we
had an auction and got 10 cents
on the dollars for all our parts,
he said this week at Richmond
International Raceway, where he
was testing his car for Robert
Yates Racing.
It was sort of a sad situation
because you work, you put all
that sweat into it, but it doesnt
really get you anything, Rudd
said. It gives you a business for
today but no planning for the future.
Man, Im so tickled that Im not an
owner right now.
The Pettys are, and theyre hav-
ing a tough time. They havent won
a race since 1999 at Martinsville
Speedway and have just three victo-
ries since the 1983 season. Longtime
racing team the Wood Brothers is
also struggling, winning five times
since the 1983 season.
NASCARs vice president of rac-
ing operations, Steve ODonnell, said
the governing body has considered
franchising and discussed it with
team owners.
The challenge is what does a
franchise mean? in our sport and
how can it benefit everyone?
ODonnell said in an e-mail to The
Associated Press.
We are different than the stick
and ball sports. Competition, not
contracts, dictates whether teams
compete week in and week out,
he said. So far, no model has been
developed to ensure that the need
to perform would remain a teams
priority.
True, side by side competition is
at the root of NASCAR, he said, and
its important to be maintained.
Thats a week-to-week concern
for some struggling teams.
Although Petty driver Bobby
Labonte is 22nd in points and guar-
anteed a spot in the next race, Kyle
Petty is dangerously close to the top
35 cutoff for such guarantees hes
32nd. The Wood Brothers are out-
side that top 35.
As a driver, Kyle Petty said the 43
fastest cars should make the field.
In the business world, theres a
totally different set of rules, he said.
Call it sweat equity. We put 60 years
in here, and we deserve something
back for those 60 years. The Wood
Brothers deserve something back for
their 50 years.
nascar
Owners consider franchising
Steve Helber/ASSOCIATED PRESS
NASCARgreat RichardPettysigns autographs at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., on
Saturday. Petty said franchising is the only thing keeping NASCAR from being entirely legitimate.
Womens ncaa championship
Mark Duncan/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tennessees Alberta Auguste (33) hoists up teammate Shannon Bobbitt as Rutgers Essence Carson walks by after the NCAA Womens national cham-
pionship college basketball game Tuesday in Cleveland. Tennessee defeated Rutgers 59-46.
Summitt does it again
By toM WitHeRs
AssociAted PRess
CLEVELAND As the party
wore down in the wee hours
Wednesday, Pat Summitt was faced
with a tough decision: Get a couple
hours of sleep or break down video-
tape of Tennessees win over Rutgers.
She opted for bed.
I did not watch tape, she said.
That might be a first.
A few hours after closing her eyes,
Summitt was awakened by a phone
call from President Bush.
Ah, to be a national champion.
Again.
Ending a nine-year drought
between NCAA titles with a swarm-
ing defense and relentless rebound-
ing, Tennessee beat Rutgers 59-46
on Tuesday night, giving the Lady
Vols and their Hall of Fame coach a
seventh national championship.
The standard of excellence
in womens college basketball,
Tennessee hadnt won it all since
1998, losing twice in the semifinals
and to Connecticut in the title game
in 2000, 2003 and 2004.
The Lady Vols would not be
denied this time.
Our banners going to be in the
rafters forever, said a smiling All-
American Candace Parker, who
scored 17 points. Weve left our
mark.
Back in January, Tennessees play-
ers signed a pact, promising each
other to give everything they had
for the rest of the season. Now, their
names will be permanently etched
into the schools record books.
These Lady Vols, like so many
before them, made history.
This has been a team that
has been a joy to coach, said a
bleary-eyed Summitt, clutching a
cup of coffee
at Wednesdays
news confer-
ence. This is a
team that had a
great passion for
getting it right.
This group will
always be very
special to me.
They took own-
ership of what
they wanted
to do. They
coached themselves. I thought this
team was really a team.
Tennessee arrived in the home
of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
intent on leaving with more than a
souvenir T-shirt. And theyre head-
ing back to Knoxville with another
trophy for the display case, and a
pledge from Parker that shell be
back for her junior season.
Cmon, she said. Why wouldnt
I? Ill be back wearing orange next
year. Im coming back to Tennessee.
It might be premature to start
thinking about title No. 8. But with
the majority of her players back and
a crew of high school All-Americans
on their way to Knoxville, Summitt,
whose seven titles are second only to
John Woodens 10, is positioned to
make another run.
Summitt, though, knows how dif-
ficult it is to win consecutive cham-
pionships.
Its very difficult to repeat, she
said. It will be interesting to see
what this team
does in the off-
season. Thats
when champion-
ships are won.
After cutting
down the nets
and hoisting
the champion-
ship trophy on
Tuesday night,
Summitt insisted
this crown wasnt
any sweeter than
Tennessees six others.
This is not about winning No.
7, she said. This is about this team
winning its first.
The Lady Vols wanted this title
badly. Almost from the outset,
they outworked the young Scarlet
Knights (27-9), who waited until
the final game of an improbable
tournament run to show their inex-
perience.
Maybe we read the headlines or
realized it was a national champion-
ship game, said Rutgers coach C.
Vivian Stringer. We looked like a
deer stuck in headlights.
Forward Heather Zurchin said,
Nothing was clicking.
Lady Vols win NCAA title for sixth time in coachs history
By doUG tUcKeR
AssociAted PRss
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The
Kansas City Royals put closer
Octavio Dotel on the 15-day dis-
abled list Wednesday because of a
strained muscle on his left side.
Dotel, limited to only a handful
of appearances the last two years
while recovering from reconstruc-
tive elbow surgery, had pitched well
in spring training after signing a
one-year contract.
The Royals are counting on him
to revive a bullpen that blew a major
league-high 31 saves last year. The
move is retroactive to March 30.
He really threw great, manager
Buddy Bell said. He threw a lot of
sinkers. His sinker got exceptionally
better as the spring went on.
Bell said the injury is not a real
dangerous issue.
Until it goes away, theres really
not a whole lot you can do about it,
said Bell. We dont think its some-
thing thats going to linger.
Bell said an MRI had exposed a
hot spot on his left, non-throw-
ing side.
There was no tear of anything
like that. Its irritable for him.
Right-hander David Riske will
take on the role of closer.
David has had some experience
closing, so thats probably the biggest
reason why hes in that spot right
now, Bell said. But if were in a situ-
ation where a guys throwing good
going into the ninth, we just might
let him pitch the ninth rather than
bring in Dave.
The Royals purchased right-hand-
er Jason Standridges contract from
Triple-A Omaha. To make room for
Standridge on the 40-man roster,
right-hander Leo Nunez (fractured
right wrist) was moved from the 15-
day DL to the 60-day.
Standridge has appeared in 76
major league games during his career
while pitching for Tampa Bay, Texas
and Cincinnati.
Dotel out for 15 days because of muscle strain
Kansas ciTY roYals
Our banners going to be in the
rafters forever. Weve left our
mark.
CandaCe Parker
Tennessee all-american
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DW, hardwood foors, W/D. $560 - water
paid. 785-393-6443.
3 BR 1 BA, W/D, DW, basement, garage
storage, pets (depends). 1005 Penn St.
$875. Owner managed. 842-8473.
OTHER PROPERTIES AVAILABLE!
3BR 2BA, W/D, DW, 3 blocks from cam-
pus! College Hill Condo available Aug 1,
rent $835/mo. 913.424.8137
Nice 3BR 2BA apt. Walking distance from
campus, W/D included, wood foors. Only
$279/person. Call Martha (785)841-3328.
hawkchalk.com/1669
Available August sm 2 BR apartment
in renovated older house, 14th and Con-
necticut, wood foor, DW, W/D, hookups,
new 90% effcient furnace, CA, cats ok,
off st parking, $625 call Jim and Lois 785-
841-1074
Cute 2 BR apart. in renovated older
house, 1300 block Vermont, wood foors,
DW, cats ok, sm offce, private deck, off
st parking, and 90% effcient furnace,
available August. $780 ($390 each) Call
Jim and Lois 785-841-1074
FOR RENT
ROOMMATE/SUBLEASE
Nice 3BR 2Bath apartment. Walking dis-
tance from campus, W/D included, wood
foors. Only $279/person. Call Martha
(785) 841-3328 hawkchalk.com/1494
3 BRs for rent in a house near Lawrence
High school. Rooms available May 19th
through July 31st. $400/mo includes utili-
ties. If interested call Travis @ 760-3325
Cheap studio summer sublease. RENT
NEGOTIABLE from $350 with water/gas
paid. Studio appartment in a house that
is 5 minutes from campus, 10 from down-
town. Hawkchalk/1678.
FREE RENT FIRST MONTH! Discounted
Rent EVERY month. No Security Deposit!
Move in May! Call 816-294-3988 Own
bath, furnished. hawkchalk.com/1676
Roomates needed to share 3BR 2BA
condo with W/D near campus. $290/mo.
+1/3 util. Avail June 1 or Aug 1. 550-4544.
3 BR 1 BA duplex 1 car garage. W/D
hookups. Big yard. Big foor plan. Quiet
location. $550/mo. Guy at 785-331-9080.
1 BR apartment at Parkway Commons
for the summer. W/D, pool, workout facil-
ity, free DVD rental. Pets ok. $500/mo.
Ashley 785-218-9512.. Hawkchalk/1606.
1BR apt; close to KU/downtown; extra
sunroom; deck; parking; cat ok. June/July
sublet with lease beg. Aug 1. Rent $400/
mo Call 864-5514 or 841-1074 hawkchalk.
com/1554
1BR avail for sublease in 4BR, 2BA home.
Only $245.75/mo+util. Immediate move-in
avail. lease ends Aug! W/D avail. Off
Overland Drive. hawkchalk.com/1538
1BR furnished apt sublease from June
1 to August 30. Non smoker and no
pets.19th & Kentucky. Rent $550/mo.
including utilities.
Email sumit@ku.edu. hawkchalk.
com/1660
2 BR 1 BATH 1025 Mississippi Available
June 1-July 31 $640/mo. Water included.
Call (913) 515-1535 or (913) 484-2075.
hawkchalk.com/1628
2BR apt needs sublse for summer 07
On 14th & Vermont. Walking dstnce of
campus and dwntwn.Wood foors. W/D!
Call Lois Schneider 979-2024 or tim 402-
312-6616 hawkchalk.com/1584
615 Michigan.Nice small 1.5 bedroom.
Close to campus/downtown. Back/front-
yard~$625/month.Available May 1st.
mheros@ku.edu hawkchalk.com/1555
June/July sublease in new Meadowbrook
Apts. 2BR/2BA. W/D, all electric. Pool &
gym. $800/mo+util. Call Kyle (913)579-
9381 hawkchalk.com/1553
Spacious Townhouse Available for Sum-
mer Sublease. $270/mo+1/3 unilities
Great Location Call Rachel @
620-224-0896 hawkchalk.com/1551
Roommates needed to fll a 4 BR, 1 1/2
BA house. House fully equipped with W/D,
washing machine & wireless
Internet. If interested call (316) 648-3799.
hawkchalk.com/1629
1BR 1BA apt. Avail for June and/or July.
Features DW, W/D, pool, hot tub, ftness
center, bball court, free breakfast & DVD
rental. Call 785-955-0173.
Hawkchalk/ 1683.
Large Room w/ 1/2 BA. Rent $350/mo +
util. 19th & Alabama. Call 913-710-2966
or email aippel@ku.edu for more info!
Hawkchalk/1688.
Rent negotiable: summer sublease of a
study apt at 11th & Ohio. 5 min. from cam-
pus, 10 from downtown, ideal location,
great place. Starts at $350 + water/gas/
trash. Hawkchalk #1690.
Sublease 1BR in 3BR 2BA apt. short walk
to KU and downtown. $265/mo + 1/3 utils.
DW, W/D, CA. male or female, now - July
31st. Email Miriam, redmaple@ku.edu.
hawkchalk.com/1646
2 rooms for rent in a 3BR/2BA house 4
blocks from campus. 9th&Sunset. Util.
incl. House mostly furnished.
816-507-1437. Hawkchalk #1345.
Roomates needed to share 3BR 2BA
condo with W/D near campus. $290/mo.
+1/3 util. Avail June 1 or Aug 1. 550-4544.
Awesome 5 BR houses!
917 Rhode Island--avail early Aug.
1315 Kentucky--avail early May
Want more details? call 785.979.2597
hawkchalk.com/1607
Female roomate needed. Free Rent frst
month. The Reserve at West 31st. Rent at
a discounted rate. Furnished. Now. 816-
294-3988. Hawkchalk/ 1612.
Roommate needed May-Aug.1BR in a
2BR apt. Brand new complex w/pool,
$412/mo + 1/2 util. Master BR, huge
walk-in closet, W/D. hbelziti@ku.edu.
Hawkchalk/1608.
Would like to maybe split a lease begin.
Aug 07; I am studying abroad 2nd sem.
and prefer a one BR/studio. If interested:
jsca072@ku.edu. Hawkchalk#1604.
Nice, new duplex at 15 & Inverness needs
2 roommates. 4 BA 2 1/2 BA. Cheap rent,
great quality. Lease Aug 07-July 08.
Call Adam MacDonald (913) 485-3680.
hawkchalk.com/1636
Female roommate wanted: 1 room in
a Legends 4 Bed/4 Bath for June/July
Sublease.
hawkchalk.com/1653
Roommate needed. Aug07-Aug08. W/D
D/W large room w/ large closet, own full
bath. $260/mo. + 1/3 bills. 913-530-9371.
hawkchalk.com/1675
Seeking 1-3 roommates for 4 BR, 3 BA
nice house, W/D. May rent 1-room or
entire house. $250-300 each + util, frst
month reduced. 913-207-6519.
ROOMMATE/SUBLEASE
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yoga, archery, gymnastics, scrapbook-
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Offce & Nanny positions also avail. Apply
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Carpenters helper needed. 25-35 hrs a
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PART-TIME LEASING AGENT needed for
Aberdeen Apartments immediately. Some
afternoons & weekend shifts required.
We need someone dependable that will
be here past August and is not planning
any extending spring break or summer
vacations. Must be professionally dressed
& have an energetic friendly personality.
Bring resume to Aberdeen,
2300 Wakarusa Dr., (785) 749-1288
Help Wanted: light horsekeeping on
small horse farm. Also need help moving
contents of barn. 785-766-6836.
Help Wanted for custom harvesting.
Combine operators and truck drivers.
Guaranteed pay. Good summer wages.
Call 970-483-7490 evenings.
Looking for fun, outgoing, motivated
people to work in-store promotional sales.
$10/hr (Weekends Only!) Email for more
info: instoredemos@yahoo.com
GRAPHIC DESIGN: Seeking a Pre-
Production Artist Assistant to add to our
design staff. Full or part-time availability. A
great work environment in a fast growing
business. Apply online at
www.pilgrimpage.com/jobs.
LOCAL WHOLESALE BAKERY TAKING
APPLICATIONS FOR PACKAGERS &
BAKER. APPLY IN PERSON AT 101
RIVERFRONT ROAD 785-842-0888.
Daytime nanny needed to care for 9
month-old Pride & Joy. 3 days/week, in-
home care, near downtown. References
a must. Please call Greg or Jennifer at
832-9583. hawkchalk.com/1546
FLOOR TECH 20 hrs/week, evenings
6PM-10PM. Responsible, self-motivated
worker. EUDORA NURSING CENTER
1415 Maple, Eudora, KS. 785-542-2176.
Hampton Inn is now hiring! Front
desk(PT now, FT in summer).
Housekeeping(weekends). Email basic
resume to derek_felch@hilton.com.
Account Service Reps needed to start
full-time on or before June 1, at Security
Beneft, Topeka, KS. All degree pro-
grams welcome. After comprehensive
training, ASRs provide information and
service (no selling or solicitation) relating
to fnancial products. Competitive salary
and benefts package for this entry-level
career position in our dynamic technology-
based business, se2. Apply via our online
application at www.securitybeneft.com. or
phone 785.438.3288. EOE.
Seeking PT babysitter for mornings for 3
kids. Mon-Fri 6:45 am-7:30 am. Sun
7:00 am-10:00 am. May split time
between 2 people, if needed. $12/hour.
Please call 842-8104 for interview.
Sitter needed in my home PT ASAP to
interact with & care for my 3 sons with full
time availability this summer. Permanent
position into next fall. Light housekeeping,
transportation, good driving record and
work references required. 785-423-5025
Servers and Kitchen Help needed. Lake
Quivira Country Club is looking for
energetic and friendly people to fll day
and evening shifts for servers, bartend-
ers, line cooks and dishwashers. Flexible
schedules Tues - Sun. Located I-435 and
Holiday Drive. 913-631-4821
Stay-at-home mom needs PT help with
housework. Flexible hrs. Approx 6 hrs/wk.
References required. $10/hr. 841-9441.
PLAY SPORTS! HAVE FUN! SAVE
MONEY! Maine camp needs fun-loving
counselors to teach all land, adventure
& water sports. Great summer! Call 888-
844-8080, apply: campcedar.com
SUMMER JOB OPPORTUNITY!
Work outside, with other
students, have fun, and make
$8-12 phr. Get experience!
Call College Pro Painters NOW!
1-888-277-9787
www.collegepro.com
Seasonal PT/FT Kaw Valley Grille at Lake
Perry is seeking responsible
candidates for the summer season, to fll
the following positions: Bartenders, Wait
persons, AM & PM Cooks, Retail Associ-
ate/Cashier. Flexible hrs. with competitive
pay. Shannon 785-286-0883. EOE.
SUMMER IS COMING! Dont wait for
everyone else to take the best summer
jobs. This summer make $700/wk, gain
experience, travel.
Call Jaci at 785-856-2783.
JOBS
PT evening teachers needed 2:30pm-6pm
or 3pm-6pm Monday - Friday Apply in
person at Kinder Care Learning Center
2333 Crestline Drive 785-749-0295
SUMMER INTERNSHIPS: Get real world
experience in marketing, copy writing,
graphic design and programming. Several
positions available. Apply online at
www.pilgrimpage.com/jobs.
Wanted: Students with an interest in
helping families with disabled individuals
in the home and community setting.
After-school, evening, and weekend
hours. Salary: $8.50/hr. Contact Ken at
Hands 2 Help 832-2515
Student Summer Help Wanted:
General Field Work growing Flowers,
Fruit, Vegetables and Turf at K-State
Research and Extension Center South of
Desoto. Must have own Transportation
to site at 35230 W. 135 Street Olathe Kan-
sas 66061. $8/hr 40 hrs/wk. May-15/Aug-
15. For Application Call Terry 913-856-
2335 Ext 102. Taking
applications until positions are flled.
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The Mongols are here in Olathe!!
We are currently accepting applications for the following positions:
Servers, Cooks, Hosts.
Apply in person:
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14917 W 119th. Olathe Ks.
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RENT NOW FOR FALL--or sooner.
Roomy & comfortable! 1951 Heather-
wood: convenient shopping and bus route.
3 BR, 1BR w/unfnished basement, CA,
W/D, single garage + off-street parking.
No pets. Lease and references required.
$750/mo. negotiable. Possible reduced
spring/summer. 843-7736 or 842-7644
to see.
1 BR 1 BA May 19-July 31 in Applecroft
Apts. near 19th & Ousdahl. ALL UTIL. IN-
CLUDED, rent $495/mo. Pets OK. On-site
laundry and pool. E-mail lkeith@ku.edu.
hawkchalk.com/1639
1 BR apt. Spacious and close to campus.
Price negotiable, call for details. 913-526-
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For rent in Summer: 4 BR/2BA house at
23rd and Tennesse. Good location, close
to campus. Call 913-530-7211.
1 bedroom basement apartment avail-
able August 1, 13th and Vermont, $379,
DW, off street parking, window AC, cats
ok, call Jim and Lois 785-841-1074
Student Cooperative near campus featur-
ing laundry, kitchen space, pool table,
cable TV, private rooms and much more.
Rent ranges from $250-350/mo. including
utilities. Call 785-749-0871.
Free Rent? 4 BR 3 BA, 2 car garage
townhome. All apliances. W/D included.
Avail Aug/Sept.Call 785-841-3849.1200/
mo.
Houses for Rent Near Campus
including 3/5/6/7 BR Avail in Aug.
Great Landlord!
842-6618 rainbowworks1@yahoo.com
1 & 2 BR apts avail. for August.
Great location near campus. Walk or ride
bus. Quiet area. Balcony or patio, W/D
hookups, DW, CA, walk-in closet, minib-
linds, ceiling fan. No pets. Briarstone Apts.
1000 Emery Rd. 749-7744.
2 BR, 1 BA, 1 car garage. Newly remod-
eled. Large fenced yard. Pets OK $600
per month. Avail Aug. Call 785-841-3849.
1822 Maine 3BR 2BA w/ 2 car garage.
Wood foors. Walking distance to
campus. All amenities included.
$1245/mo.
Avail. Aug. Call Ed at 760-840-0487.
3BR 1BA hardwood foors, full basement,
W/D hookups, diswasher, large trees.
$850. Avail. Aug 1 Please Call 749-3193
1731/1735 Kentucky Street Large 4
Bedroom, 2 bath, Washer/dryer included.
Available August. MPM 785-841-4935.
1326 Massachusetts 4BR 1BA. Large
house w/ wood foors. Walking distance
to campus & downtown. All amenities incl.
$1500/mo. Avail. Aug. Call 760-840-0487.
1820 Alabama 3BR 2BA w/1 car cover.
Wood foors. Walking distance to
campus. All amenities included.
$1245/mo.
Avail. Aug. Call Ed at 760-840-0487.
3BR 2BA Condo close to campus! 927
Emery Road. W/D and all appliances.
$825/mo Please call 913-220-5235
River City Homes
Well maintained town homes in west
Lawrence. All appliances and lawn care
furnished. Visit our website for addresses
and current prices. www.rivercity4rent.
com
785-749-4010
For Rent 1BR Duplex 400 blk of E 19th
kitchen w/ eating area. Full BA. AC. W/D
Hookups. Hrdwd Flrs. Avail. 6/1 No smok-
ing/pets call 842-3175 or 979-6211
Tuckaway Management
Great Locations!
Great Prices!
Great Customer Service!
Call 838-3377 or 841-3339
www.tuckawaymgmt.com
1317 Valley Lane. 1, 2, 3 BR apts.
$610-$940/mo. Washer dryer hookup,
dishwasher and garage. Close to campus.
749-6084.
3 BR 2BA 1 garage. W/D hookup. No
pets or smkr. On KU bus route. 806 New
Jersey. $900/mo. Aug. 1. 550-4148.
Unfurnished. 1 - 2 Blocks from campus.
Newer construction. 3 & 4 Bedrooms
Please call 785-841-5444
4 BR 2 BA townhome 2 car GA. Avail
Aug. Over 1500 sq. ft. Large rooms,
$1240/mo ($310/person). 785-766-6302.
Very close to campus, spacious 1BR apt
in Victorian house at 1100 Louisiana. No
Pets, No smokers Aug 1st $500/mo/water
paid 766-0476
Small Studio apartments in renovated
older house, wood foors, antique tubs,
window AC, Avail Aug. $399, cats ok call
Jim and Lois 785-841-1074
Studio apt. at 945 Mo. St. Avail. Now! New
hrdwd frs in kitchen, renovated BA, Bay
window, off-street parking. $390/mo gas &
water pd. Please call 749-0166
Small 3 bedroom apartments in renovat-
ed older houses, walk to Ku or downtown,
$780 per mo which is $260 per person,
cats ok, wood foors, and DW call Jim and
Lois 785-841-1074
Seniors and grads:1&2 BR apts or
duplexes close to KU&downtown. Upstairs
or down, tile, carpet, or hrdwd, $395-760/
mo+util. No smoking/pets. Avail. 5/15 and
8/1. Call Big Blue Property 785-979-6211.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. John
Beilein has a reputation for getting
the most out of his players wherever
he has coached.
The Michigan Wolverines will
present perhaps his toughest task.
Less than a week after leading
West Virginia to the NIT champi-
onship, Beilein accepted an offer to
come to Ann Arbor and revive a
program that made its last NCAA
tournament appearance in 1998.
Sometimes good things come to
an end, Beilein told a news confer-
ence Tuesday in Morgantown, W.Va.,
after accepting Michigans offer ear-
lier in the day. Its time for me to do
new things at a new university.
Michigan planned to introduce
Beilein at a news conference on
Wednesday in Ann Arbor.
Beilein took the job despite not
visiting Michigans campus. Hed
never been in Morgantown, either,
before leaving Richmond for West
Virginia.
Im taking a leap of faith
again, he said.
The 54-year-old Beilein is the
second straight Big East coach to
take over at Michigan and is cer-
tain to face high expectations. The
Wolverines fired Tommy Amaker in
mid-March after the former Seton
Hall coachs sixth season without an
NCAA bid.
The Wolverines went to the NIT
three times in the past four years.
They havent made the NCAAs since
1998.
I am excited about this new
opportunity at Michigan, Beilein
said. I wouldnt go there if I didnt
think they could win a national
championship.
It will cost Michigan $2.5 million
to buy out Beilein at West Virginia,
plus perhaps about $1 million a
season in a multiyear contract and
$900,000 to Amaker for firing him
without cause. He declined to dis-
cuss terms of his Michigan contract.
Beilein has taken teams without
great talent to five NCAA tourna-
ments and six NIT appearances in
29 seasons.
When he arrived at West Virginia
in April 2002, the Mountaineers
were coming off an 8-20 season in
which Gale Catlett ended a 24-year
career three weeks early in disgust
over his teams poor performance
and lack of pride.
Beilein went 104-60 at West
Virginia, including 27-9 this year
despite losing his top four scorers
from a year ago. Only one other team
in school history won more games
a Jerry West-led team that lost to
California in the NCAA champion-
ship game in 1959.
Beileins teams made deep runs in
the NCAA tournament the previous
two seasons and the Mountaineers
beat Clemson 78-73 for the NIT title
last week.
He leaves behind a promising
team that loses only top scorer Frank
Young and center Rob Summers.
By NoAH trister
AssociAted Press
Dana Altmans stint at Arkansas
was over in one day.
Altman quit Tuesday, apologizing
to Arkansas fans and saying it was in
his familys best interest to return to
Creighton.
A day earlier, he had been intro-
duced as the Razorbacks new coach
at a news conference that included
cheerleaders, a cheering crowd and a
traditional Pig Sooie call.
This is one of the shortest chap-
ters and most disappointing chapters
in the history of the institution,
Arkansas Chancellor John A. White
said at a hastily scheduled news con-
ference Tuesday. But you know this
program is strong and is going to be
strong in the future. We want to wish
the very, very best to Dana Altman
and his family.
Altman has coached at Creighton
for 13 years and said he decided to
return to the Omaha, Neb., school
after talking to his wife and Creighton
athletic director Bruce Rasmussen,
who agreed to take him back.
This is something Im doing for
my family, Altman said. I wish I
would have come to that decision
earlier.
Altman was hired to replace
Stan Heath, whom Arkansas ath-
letic director Frank Broyles fired last
week. South Florida hired Heath on
Monday.
White did not provide a timetable
for a renewed search.
Well be engaging the services of
a search firm to help us hire a new
coach, White said. Well be able to
attract a very strong coach to come
to the Razorbacks. This program is
strong and were going to be strong
in the future.
Arkansas has eyed Texas A&M
coach Billy Gillispie and received
permission to talk to Memphis coach
John Calipari.
Creighton fans gathered outside
the Vinardi Center on Tuesday night.
Guard Isaac Miles said the players
were excited about Altmans return.
family first
Creighton coach
changes his mind
Dave Weaver/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Creighton basketball coach Dana Altman talks to the media after resuming his jobWednesday at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. After one day, Altman quit his position as Arkansas coach to return
to Creighton with his familys interest in mind.
switching schools
Beilein leaves W. Virginia to coach Michigan
Carlos Osorio/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Michigan basketball coach John Beilein speaks to reporters in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Wednesday. He was introduced Wednesday as the new coach at
Michigan, which lured Beilein from West Virginia where he still was under contract.
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ASSOciATed PReSS
ST. LOUIS John Maine kept
the St. Louis Cardinals bats quiet
and Carlos Beltran homered twice
and drove in four runs, helping the
New York Mets sweep the World
Series champions with a 10-0 victory
Wednesday night.
Jose Reyes also homered and had
three RBIs for the Mets, who were
8-1 to start last season en route to an
NL-high 97 wins before they were
eliminated by the Cardinals in the
NLCS. The season-opening series
is for much lower stakes, of course,
although the Mets were able to spoil
a pair of World Series celebrations
while outscoring the Cardinals 20-2.
The Mets romped in 41-degree
temperature at game time, a pre-
cipitous drop from the opener on
Sunday night when it was 72 degrees.
They started a season 3-0 for the first
time since 1994, when they won
three straight at Chicago.
Braden Loopers first major league
start after 572 relief appearances was
a bright spot for the Cardinals, who
started 0-3 for the first time since
2001.
The last time the Cardinals lost
three straight at home to start the
season was in 1969, the year after
they lost a seven-game World Series
to Mickey Lolich and the Detroit
Tigers.
The Cardinals were 1-for-15 with
runners in scoring position in the
series and the lone hit, a single by
Preston Wilson in the opener, did
not produce a run because Beltrans
strong throw from center field caught
David Eckstein trying to score from
second.
Wilson committed a two-base
error when he missed pinch-hitter
Julio Francos fly to right in the Mets
five-run eighth, the Cardinals third
outfield miscue in the series.
Maine, who capped his rookie
season by beating the Cardinals in
Game 6 of the NLCS, retired the first
12 batters. Scott Rolen singled softly
to left and Jim Edmonds walked to
open the fifth before Maine recov-
ered to retire nine of the last 10.
Maine struck out six, fanning
Chris Duncan and Wilson twice
each. Edmonds drew a second walk
with two outs in the seventh.
Looper, who saved 57 games for
the Mets in 2004 and 05, didnt
allow a runner in scoring position
until the sixth when Beltran hit a
two-run homer just inside the right-
field foul pole. Shawn Green added
an RBI single for a 3-0 lead.
By dAVe SKReTTA
ASSOciATed PReSS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Red Sox
reliever Hideki Okajima only made
it a couple of steps out of the visi-
tors clubhouse before the throng of
Japanese media descended upon him.
Reporters shouted questions, camera
crews captured every move.
The scene surrounding Bostons
rookie earlier this week is a toned-
down version of whats expected on
Thursday, when Daisuke Matsuzaka
makes his major league debut against
the Kansas City Royals.
Hes definitely the real deal,
said former Royals pitcher Kyle
Snyder, now with the Red Sox. I was
impressed from Day One. Hes very
serious about his job.
So much so that Matsuzaka has
a policy of not speaking to report-
ers the day before he pitches. And if
anybody in the Royals starting lineup
has him figured out, they sure werent
willing to tell anyone.
From what I hear, hes got really
outstanding stuff, command of sev-
eral pitches, Mark Grudzielanek said.
Its great for the game to have some-
body come in with all the buildup.
The 26-year-old with the catchy
nickname Dice-K is generating plenty
of buzz in a city where opening day
often is the only sellout and inter-
est in the Royals routinely wanes by
early June.
Boston pitching coach John Farrell
doesnt anticipate a huge crowd and
about 200 members of the media
including 127 from Japan to
cause much of a stir for a young man
who has been in the public view for
years.
Farrell also isnt worried about the
fatigue Matsuzaka experienced late in
spring training, saying he felt good
after a bullpen session on Tuesday.
Farrells only concern is an expected
gametime temperature in the low
50s.
He has pitched in cold weather.
Its been on rare occasions because
their home ballpark was a dome,
Farrell said. But the one great thing
about pitching on a cold day is the
warmest guy in the field is the start-
ing pitcher.
And if you consider the intense
spotlight Matsuzaka has been under
since arriving in Kansas City, he
should already be plenty warm.
Royals officials convinced Red Sox
manager Terry Francona to let them
know in advance when Dice-K would
be pitching so they could be better
prepared for the media.
By ARNie STAPLeTON
ASSOciATed PReSS
DENVER The Broncos
agreed to a one-year deal with free
agent Todd Sauerbrun on Tuesday,
bringing the troubled punter back
to the team that released him last
season.
Sauerbruns agent, David Canter,
said the deal could be worth more
than the $1.395 million Sauerbrun
was due to make in Denver in
2006 before being jettisoned by the
Broncos.
The New
E n g l a n d
Patriots have a
week to match
the incentive-
laden offer.
Sauer br un
started last sea-
son with Denver
but lost his job
while serving
a four-game
suspension for using the banned
dietary supplement ephedra.
When no other team offered
him as much as a look, he sug-
gested he was being blackballed
by the league. The Patriots signed
him just before Christmas and
he punted for them through the
playoffs.
If New England declines to
match Denvers offer, Sauerbrun
would compete with last years
starter, Paul Ernster.
Sauerbrun has said hed like to
return to Denver but also feels a
debt of gratitude to New England.
Todd feels like Denver is a place
where he has unfinished business,
Canter said. And he also feels a lot
of admiration for the Patriots, who
were the only team to give him an
opportunity last year when a lot of
other teams wouldnt.
Sauerbrun, a 13-year vet-
eran who also kicks off, has a
career punting average of 44
yards with a net average of 36.
He made the Pro Bowl three
straight times, between 2001
and 2003, when he was with the
Carolina Panthers.
Sauerbrun said he knowingly
took an over-the-counter weight
loss product last summer that he
strongly sus-
pected con-
tained ephe-
dra, which the
NFL banned
after the death
of Minnesota
Vikings offen-
sive tackle
Korey Stringer
during train-
ing camp in
2001. Players
are randomly
tested and can be suspended after
the first violation.
That drew the ire of Broncos
coach Mike Shanahan, who said
the punter is the only player on the
team who can be fat as far as he
was concerned.
Sauerbrun, who packs 215
pounds on his beefy 5-foot-10
frame and who was fined by the
Panthers for eating too much, said
at the time that he worries about
his weight all the time.
He also said he especially regret-
ted letting down Shanahan, who
gave him a fresh start after a trou-
ble-filled stint in Carolina, and that
he hoped he could make it up to
him someday.
Kyle Ericson/ASSOCIATED PRESS
St. Louis Cardinals David Eckstein converts a ffth inning double play as he forces out New
York Mets Shawn Green during their baseball game onWednesday at Busch Stadiumin St. Louis.
Ecksteins throwforced out Jose Valentin at frst base.
Todd feels like Denver is a place
where he has unfnished busi-
ness. And he also feels a lot of
admiration for the Patriots.

DaviD canter
todd Sauerbruns agent
Broncos attempt
to woo punter
NFL
Mets sweep World Series champions
MLB
MLB
John Sleezer/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, of Japan, steps onto the feld at Kaufman Stadiumin Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday as members of the Japanese media record his every step. Matsuzaka is
scheduled to make his major league debut today when the Red Sox play the Kansas City Royals.
Dice-K debuts amid media throng
By DOUG FERGUSON
ASSOciAtED PRESS
AUGUSTA, Ga. Tiger Woods
doesnt own the lowest score on the
back nine at Augusta National, nor
the most memorable. But that 30 he
posted in the first round in 1997 sent
him to a record-setting victory at
the Masters that ultimately changed
many things.
Starting with the golf course.
There were two par 5s, and I
could handle those, Woods recalled.
No. 17 was short at the time. No.
11 was short at the time. No. 14 was
short at the time, only a 3-wood and
a sand wedge.
With each hole description, his
smile grew wider until he was in full
laughter.
There is nothing short about
Augusta National now except the
distance between the practice green
and the first tee. The course has been
stretched more than a quarter-mile
since Woods first victory, and each
change seems to reduce the number
of realistic contenders.
That explains why Woods and
Phil Mickelson have won five of the
last six Masters and are the heavy
favorites when the 71st edition of
this tournament begins Thursday.
And maybe thats why some of the
shorter hitters wonder if theyre only
here to smell the flowers.
The annual assumption is that
only a dozen or so guys can think
about a green jacket, a familiar list of
power players that range from Ernie
Els to Vijay Singh, from Henrik
Stenson to Geoff Ogilvy.
Woods and Mickelson probably
have never had a conversation in
the champions locker room like the
one that took place early this week
downstairs where the regulars hang
out.
Paul Goydos hasnt been to the
Masters in 11 years, and he was ask-
ing Scott Verplank what club he hit
into a certain hole. Verplank never
gave him a chance to say which hole,
probably because it didnt matter.
Wood, he replied.
Verplank qualified for this Masters
by finishing among the top 16 a year
ago. And he was quick to point out
that Tim Clark was the runner-up to
Mickelson, and Chris DiMarco gave
Woods all he could handle the year
before that.
It can be done, Verplank said.
But it does put a handful of guys at
a much greater advantage, and those
guys all hit the ball farther than I do.
I was playing a practice round with
Davis Love III, and hes launching it
300 yards to the top of the hill on the
first hole. Im just hoping I can see
the green.
Along with adding yardage,
Augusta National has tried to restore
accuracy by adding trees.
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Pride Week Continues. For
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Gallery Exhibit: The
Neighborhood Show. Signs of
Life, 10 a.m.11 p.m., FREE, www.
signsofifegallery.com. Eight local
artists work will be on display.
Free Pool. Bottleneck, 38 p.m.,
21+, FREE.
UMKC Jazz Matinee. Mikes
Tavern, 6 p.m, 21+.
Theater: KeelyandDu. William
Inge Memorial Theatre, Murphy
Hall, 7:30 p.m., www.kutheatre.com.
Jazz Ensemble. Robert Baustian
Theatre, Murphy Hall, 7:30 p.m.,
FREE.
Last Laugh Comedy Jam.
Beaumont Club, 8 p.m., 21+.
Theater: Antigone. Lawrence
Arts Center, 8 p.m., $6 w/
student ID, www.eat.ku.edu.
Joe Moss Band. Knuckleheads
Saloon, 8 p.m., 21+, $8, www.
myspace.com/joemossband.
Particle/Boombox. Granada, 8
p.m., all ages, $12, www.myspace.
com/particle.
Stephen Marley. VooDoo
Lounge at Harrahs Casino,
8 p.m., 21+, $21, www.
stephenmarleymusic.com.
The Burning Fifteen. Mikes
Tavern, 9 p.m., 21+, www.
myspace.com/theburningffteen.
County Road 5/Ben Miller
Band. Hurricane, 9 p.m., www.
myspace.com/countyroad5.
Poker Pub. Conroys Pub, 9 p.m.,
FREE, www.thepokerpub.com.
J.B. Beverley and the Wayward
Drifters. Daveys Uptown
Ramblers Club, 9:30 p.m., 21+,
$5, www.waywarddrifters.com.
Within. Jazzhaus, 10 p.m.,
21+, $3, www.myspace.com/
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KJHK Farmers Ball: Coat
Party/Ample Branches/
Suzanna Johannes/KTP.
Jackpot Saloon, 10 p.m., 18+,
$24, www.kjhk.org.
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Spencer Museum of Art, 10
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ku.edu.
Brown Bag Drag Tunes at
Noon. Union Plaza, Kansas
Union, 12 p.m., FREE, www.
kuqanda.org/pride.
Free Pinball. The Replay
Lounge, 36 p.m., FREE, www.
replaylounge.com.
21+, FREE.
Red Lefty. Jackpot Saloon, 6
p.m., all ages, www.redlefty.com.
Shemekia Copeland.
Knuckleheads Saloon, 8 p.m.,
21+, $18.
Neko Case. Liberty Hall, 8 p.m.,
$15.50 adv./ $18.50 day of show,
www.nekocase.com.
Cory Ryan/Tanner Walle/Evan
Jacob. Granada, 9 p.m., 18+, $10,
www.coryryanmusic.com.
The Ponys/Deerhunter/Rent
Money Big. Record Bar, 9 pm.,
21+, $8, www.theponys.com.
Walter Alias/GSD/Another
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myspace.com/walteralias.
Matt Ludwick/The Feed/No
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9:30 p.m., all ages, $56, www.
myspace.com/mattludwick.
Trampled Underfoot.
Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+, $5,
www.trampledunderfootks.
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Kylesa/Genghis Tron/Lethe.
Replay Lounge, 10 p.m., 21+, $2,
www.myspace.com/kylesa.
Its Over/The Popsicles/Pixel
Panda. Daveys Uptown
Ramblers Club, 10 p.m.,
itsoverkansascity.
KJHK Farmers Ball: Young
Tree/The Kinetiks/Attack on
Uranus/Wood Roses. Jackpot
Saloon, 10 p.m., 18+, $24.
Out of the Suffering/
Dollhouse Rumor/At the Left
Hand of God/Molechise. Mikes
Tavern, 21+, $7.
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The Last Call Girls/Lillibelle.
Record Bar, 4 p.m., www.
myspace.com/thelastcallgirls.
Theater: Keely and Du. William
Hall, 5:30 p.m., www.kutheatre.
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DJ Skus Block Party. Granada,
7 p.m., 18+, $5.
Devil Wears Prada/The Calico
System/A Day to Remember.
Grand Emporium, 7:30 p.m., all
ages, $10, www.myspace.com/
tdwp.com.
Two Ton Boa/31 Knots. Mikes
Tavern, 8 p.m., 21+, www.
myspace.com/2tonboa.
DJ AM. VooDoo Lounge at
Harrahs Casino, 8 p.m., 21+,
www.dj-am.com.
Arts Center, 8 p.m., $6 w/
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Knuckleheads Saloon, 8:30 p.m.,
21+, $10.
Rob Scheps/Ed Neumeister
Quintet. Blue Room, 8:30 p.m.,
21+, $10.
The Away Team/Super Black
Market/The Threes. Hurricane,
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Mr. Marcos V7/The Brody
Buster Band/Left E. Grove.
Jackpot Saloon, 9 p.m., 18+,
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Four Star Alarm/Brilliant
Geographers/Brian Maloney/
The Great Harbor Rescue.
Hurricane, 9 p.m., www.myspace.
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Poker Pub. Conroys Pub, 9 p.m.,
FREE, www.thepokerpub.com.
Cosmic Bowling. Jaybowl,
Kansas Union, 10 p.m., FREE.
The Eric Mardis Group. Replay
Lounge, 10 p.m., 21+, $2.
The Esoteric/Open Hand/The
Thieves. Record Bar, 10 p.m.,
21+, www.myspace.com/esoteric.
Arts Center, 2:30 p.m., $6 w/
Carillion Concert. Memorial
Campanile, 5 p.m., FREE, www.
carillon.ku.edu.
Chess Night. Henrys on Eighth,
7 p.m., FREE, all ages.
Poker Pub. The Pool Room, 7
p.m., FREE, www.thepokerpub.
com.
Galactic. Granada, 7 p.m., all
ages, $16, www.galacticfunk.com.
Tyrese. Beaumont Club, 7:30
p.m., all ages, $33, www.myspace.
com/tyreseg.
Brew Jam. 75th Street Brewery, 8
p.m., www.75thstreet.com. Head
to Kansas City, Mo., for the citys
longest-running acoustic show.
Brutal Knights/Hopeless
Destroyers/The Rich Boys.
Replay Lounge, 10 p.m.,
brutalknights.
21+, FREE.
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Club Wars XII Qualifier:
Hectic/Ten Thousand
One/Afterburn/Censura.
Grand Emporium, 9 p.m.,
all ages.
Anberlin/Bayside/Jonezetta/
Meg & Dia/Life in Jersey.
Granada, 9 p.m., all ages, $15,
www.myspace.com/anberlin.
She Swings, She Sways/
Evan Sathoff. Boobie
Trap Bar, 9:30 p.m., all ages,
$56, www.myspace.com/
sheswingsshesways.
Los Craptaculares/Deadwood
Derby/The Legendary
Terrordactyls/The Old Black/
The Havok on Polaris. Replay
Lounge, 10 p.m., 21+, $2, www.
myspace.com/loscraptaculares.
21+, FREE.
Chess Night. Aimees Coffee
House, 7 p.m., FREE, all ages,
www.aimeescoffee.tripod.com.
Speaker: Robert F. Kennedy
Jr. Lied Center, 7:30 p.m, ticket
required.
Yo La Tango. Granada, 8 p.m.,
all ages, $15, www.yolatango.
com.
The New Alligators. Hurricane,
8 p.m., www.myspace.com/
thenewalligators.
Cory Branan. Daveys Uptown
Ramblers Club, 8:30 p.m.,
corybranan.
Superargo/Antelope/Well,
Gentleman. Jackpot Saloon, 10
p.m., 18+, $6, www.superargo.
com.
JJ Grey/Mofro/Dubconscious.
Bottleneck, 18+, $11 adv./ $13 at
the door.
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
Lawrence
(785) 841-1960
Jackpot Saloon
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
Lawrence
(785) 749-7676
Signs of Life
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

THURSDAY
april 05
MONDAY
april 09
april 10
SUNDAY
april 08
SATURDAY
april 07
FRIDAY
april 06
WEDNESDAY
april 11
VENUES
where?
21+, FREE.
Rumblejettes. Record Bar,
6:30 p.m., 21+, FREE, www.
rumblejettes.com.
Poker Pub. Flamingo Club, 7
com.
Film: Who Killed the Electric
Car. Woodruff Auditorium,
Kansas Union, 7 p.m., $2.
com.
Poker Pub. Flamingo Club, 10
com.
Ambulette/Eastern
Conference Champions/Not
Now Sleepyhead. Replay
Lounge, 10 p.m., 21+, $2, www.
myspace.com/ambulette.
Open Mic Night. Bottleneck, 10
p.m., $2.
TUESDAY
Authorities cApture shAuntAy henderson, the
lone womAn on the FBis 10 most wAnted list,
in KAnsAs city.
Her crime? She was one of the original producers of the
runaway ABC hit Greys Anatomy. Sigh someday, well get
all of those bastards.
Los AngeLes prosecutors
sAy they wiLL Ask A judge
to revoke pAris hiLtons
probAtion in A reckLess
driving cAse, A move which couLd
resuLt in jAiL
time for the
heiress.
Actress hALLe berry
Admits thAt she
Attempted suicide
After her mArriAge
with former bAsebALL stAr
dAvid justice feLL ApArt.
The U.S. MarineS ban
large TaTTooS below
The knee or elbow,
Saying ThaT SUch
large, viSible TaTTooS do
noT repreSenT The MarineS
TradiTional valUeS.
HAWK TOPICS
RAINE REVIEWS
NEWS YOU CAN USE
04

jAypLAy 04.05.2007
Chris Raine
sAn frAncisco city
LeAders Approve A bAn
on pLAstic bAgs.
According to the crazy
woman, the dog then drove
her to the hospital, flled out
the necessary admittance
forms and even wrangled with her insurance provider over
language concerning her emergency-visits coverage.
a Maryland woMan
claiMS her dog
perforMed The
heiMlich ManeUver
and Saved her life afTer She
began choking on a piece
of apple.
But of course, sending Marines
on multiple tours of duty to a
war with no end in sight is still
well within the realm of the U.S.
governments traditional values.
Uber-hottie Halle Berry almost killed
herself over this douche lord? Wheres
the Justice? No, seriously, what
happened to that guy?
As per the rules of the ban, the
only legal use of a plastic bag
is to wrap it over Paris Hiltons
head and hold it there until she
stops moving.
HAS-been CelebrITy SInger MArIe
OSMOnd AnnOunCeS THAT SHe IS
dIvOrCIng Her HuSbAnd Of 20 yeArS.
Osmond reportedly wants more freedom to
pursue her washed-up-celebrity-turned-reality-
show-star career as she strives to become the
next Peter Brady.
deMocraTic preSidenTial candidaTe
hillary clinTon SeTS a fUndraiSing
record by raiSing $26 Million in The
firST qUarTer of 2007.
In other news, the Save the Children of Darfur
charity fundraiser, collecting funds to help the
thousands of children threatened by the horrible
genocide in Sudan, failed to meet its fundraising
goal of $10,000 for yet another quarter.
And, just like
that, the U.S.
government
discovers an
ingenious new
torture technique
to be used in
Guantanamo.
country singer
wynonnA
Judd Files For
divorce From her
estrAnged husBAnd
AFter hes Arrested
on chArges oF sexuAl
BAttery AgAinst A child
under 13.
Although in Kentucky, the
technical term for sexual
battery against a child under
13 is dating.
THInK yOu HAve A beTTer jOKe? e-MAIl Me AT hawktopics@kansan.com.
The UniTed STaTeS poST office
UnveilS new STaMpS ThaT
coMMeMoraTe
The Star WarS
MovieS.
If I ever get a letter with a
JarJar Binks stamp on it,
Ill burn it. I swear to God,
Ill burn it.
Best friends on a path toward life at convents
04.05.2007 JAYPLAY 05
Eight years ago, Nicole
Habashy sat in her high school
honors English class passing
notes to a guy one seat away.
She didnt know it then, but the
person who sat between her
and her crush was her future
best friend. Kristin Kennalley
was quiet and Habashy was
loud. Habashy introduced
herself and invited Kennalley
to a party at her sisters house.
After talking at the party, the
two clicked. Neither woman
ever expected their friendship
to lead to a shared passion for
religious life.
Habashy, Wichita junior, says
that when she and Kennalley frst
became friends, neither thought
they would enter the religious
life. Both were rebellious teens
with other plans for the future.
Habashy thought one day she
would be a CEO and Kennalley
wanted to teach physics.
Kristen thought about being
a nun frst, and then I saw how
happy and peaceful she was
and that helped me with my
decision, Habashy says.
Kennalley, Wichita senior,
frst thought about becoming
a nun when she was in fourth
grade. Then, after attending a
Catholic college for two years,
she transferred to the University
of Kansas to experience life
outside of Catholic schools. She
also studied in Rome, where her
desire to become a nun became
more assured. The more I get to
know myself, the more I see it as
a desire in my heart, Kennalley
says.
Habashy says she didnt
think about becoming a nun
until later in life. When she was
little, she always saw herself
getting married and having 12
children. Big families always
seemed more fun than smaller
families, Habashy says. They
can entertain themselves. But
by becoming a nun, Habashy
realizes she will be able to touch
more lives than she would with a
family of her own.
Habashy says her time
at KU has strengthened her
desire to become a nun. Shes
learned from the sisters at the
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus
Center, 1631 Crescent Rd., that
nuns are regular people with
their own struggles. Habashy,
like other nuns before they took
their vows, has gone on dates,
but says nothing ever worked
out the way she thought it
would. My biggest complaint
was I didnt think anyone could
reciprocate the intensity of my
affection, she says.
Father Zachary, a priest
at St. Lawrence, says theres
something special about
Habashy and Kennalley. He
says most women on campus
would never have thought of
becoming a nun, let alone taken
the steps to visit a religious
community. He believes what
they are doing is counter-
cultural and that their support
for each other is what helps
them through their journey
in faith. The hardest part for
them is going to be to keep
looking forward and to not get
distracted by well-meaning
people, he says.
Together, Habashy and
Kennalley have visited religious
orders in New York and other
places around the country, and
each woman is looking for an
order to ft her own personality.
There are things that theyre
going to have to give up when
they become nuns and join
their separate orders, but their
friendship is not one of them.
Kennalley jokingly says she
will miss her iPod and Habashy
will have to give up smoking
cigarettes. Both agree that
giving up men and marriage will
be diffcult.
Kennalley says her experience
in Rome helped ease her fears of
leaving her friends and family. I
dont have anything to lose, just
everything to gain, she says.
For Habashy, Kennalleys
experience also proved to her
that their friendship would last
forever. Habashy says that the
two only talked twice while
Kennalley was in Rome, but she
felt closer to her because she
knew they had an unspoken
bond.
They have a deeper
friendship; its a spiritual one,
Father Zachary says.
As for their families,the women
say they are slowly coming to
terms with their decisions. My
parents are starting to realize
that Im serious about this
decision, but it will take time for
them to come around, Habashy
says. Kennalley says her parents
became very supportive of her
after they saw how happy she
was in Rome.
Habashy and Kennalley will
soon give up going on dates and
passing notes to guys, but they
say theyll never give up their
friendship. It helps to have a
friend like Nicole to talk to who
understands what Im going
through, Kennalley says.
by Nicole Korman
A frieNdship
liKe NUN
other
CoNtACt
Kristin Kennalley and Nicole
Habashy plan on joining
convents after they graduate.
PHOTO/SARAH LEONARd
CONTRIBUTEd BY KRISTIN KENNALLEY
WESCOE wit
06

JAYPLAY 04.05.2007
tOmOrrOWS
news
Guy 1: Im hot.
Guy 2: Youre hotter than hot.
Youre ice cold!
Guy 1: I dont think thats how
the song goes.
Guy: I need to get some
Marbolos... Malboros...
Whatever.
Girl: Some what?
Guy: You know, the cigarettes.
Girl: Thats not what theyre
called. Youre an idiot.
Guy: Shut up, Im foreign!
Guy 1: Oh man, that paper
totally screwed me. How about
you?
Guy 2: Yeah, me too.
Guy 1: What grade did you
get?
Guy2: I got a D.How about you?
Guy 1: (Laughs) I got an A. I just
wanted to see what you got.
Girl: Where you goin?
Professor: To my other class.
Girl: (Gasp) Shame on you
for not telling me you had
another class.
Girl 1: Hey, whats the capital
of New England?
Girl 2: Um, I dont think thats
a state.
Girl 1: Of course it is. Where
do you think the New England
Patriots are from?
Girl 2: Oh, maybe youre right.
Maybe its Boston
Dani Hurst
Whether youre an artist who
wants somewhere to showcase
your work or just someone
who appreciates art, the Web
site Red Balloo.ning is worth
checking out. Dominic Sova,
Red Balloo.ning creator, hopes
the site will become a central
location for people to see the
work of local artists.
To set up an account,
head to http://redballoo.ning.
com and submit your name
and e-mail address. From
there, artists can post their
paintings, photography and
other art online. People can
come and share and fnd each
other on the Web site, Sova
says. If you have access to a
computer, you can easily fnd
out about independent shows
in Lawrence.
So far, only about 50 artists
are using the site, but Sova
hopes this will change soon.
Red Balloo.ning also hosts
art shows around Lawrence.
After a successful show in
February, Red Balloo.ning will
host Fresh Produce, on April
23 at 6 p.m. on the third foor of
Tellers, 746 Massachusetts St..
Laura Evers
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Themeing The nighT
Partygoers describe how themes transform
house parties into something memorable
04.05.2007 JAYPLAY 07
Annie Greer walked into
a room full of Cowboys and
realized she was the only Indian.
Dressed in a feathered headband,
face paint and a bright red shirt,
Greer, Boulder, Colo., senior,
quickly became an easy target
for the darts shot by all of the
Cowboys in the room. Luckily,
she had a bow that fred arrow
darts, so she fought back despite
the overwhelming odds.
Theme parties are a way
for students to break up their
typical weekend routine and do
something different with their
friends. They also allow people to
connect over a common interest,
says Sharon Brimmer, creator
of the party planning Web site
themepartiesnmore.com. Many
themes, such as decades or pop
culture, bring back memories,
and this nostalgic aspect helps
people come together, she says.
When picking a theme, it
helps to look around and think
about options that are easy to
carry out, Brimmer says. Books,
movies, colors, pop culture,
seasons and time periods all
make for good theme ideas.
Resist the temptation to be lazy
and use clich themes, such as
the toga party, that have been
done too many times already. Let
your mind wander and choose
something that is personally
interesting. As long as people are
excited about it, the party will be
a success, she says.
Anything and everything
can be a theme, Brimmer says.
It just depends on the mood or
message you want to convey.
The Cowboys and Indians
party had a rowdy mood, but
Greer says every theme party
shes been to has had its own
atmosphere. Shes attended
80s Prom, Anything but
Clothes,Tacky Christmas Party,
Black, White and Shiny (a New
Years Eve party), Nerds and
Eurotrash parties. Most of the
theme parties have let her and
her friends act like kids again,
especially the Nerds party
because everyone was asked
to bring something for Show
and Tell, she says. One of her
favorite parties was Anything
but Clothes because everyone
got really into it and had creative
outfts, she says. One of her guy
friends wore only strategically
placed stickers, and two of her
girl friends wore feather boas.
Greer wore wrapping paper.
It was fun to see what
everyone came up with, she
says. Every time one of our
friends would walk
into the party
we would all
crack up because
of what they were
wearing, especially
when one of my
guy friends walked in
wearing a trash bag as
a man thong.
Its important to have a
theme that both sexes can
dress for thats out of the
ordinary but not too specifc,
Greer says. The Eurotrash party
she went to was a bad theme
because no one understood
what they were supposed to
wear. Most people just wore
clothing that clashed, Greer says.
Joe Slattery, St. Louis junior,
agrees that the theme needs to
be creative but easy enough to
dress for. Slattery and his three
roommates hosted Rumble in
the Jungle, CEOs and Offce
Hos, Naked in the Snow and
Play in the Hay theme parties
last year. It took some trial and
error and a lot of effort to plan
and host a successful theme
party, but Slattery says the theme
parties were more fun than other
house parties they had because
their friends got more involved.
The only party they had
problems
with was
Play in the Hay. For
decoration, Slattery and his
roommates covered the foors of
their house with hay. Some of the
guests were so allergic to the hay
that they had to leave the party,
and it was a mess to clean up the
next day.
The hay was bad news, but
we still joke about it, Slattery
says. The band that played still
refers to it as the Black Snot
party because of how it affected
people.
One of their more successful
parties was Naked in the Snow
because it was easy to dress
for. Most people showed up in
swimsuits or underwear and
wore snow boots, scarves, gloves,
goggles and hats, Slattery says.
Some women see theme parties
as an excuse to come scantily
clad, but Slattery found that
more girls dressed up for their
parties when the theme wasnt
blatantly sexual.
Some girls take themes in a
sexual way regardless of whether
its Pimps and Hos or not, but if
the theme is more random, such
as our Play in the Hay party, girls
will still dress sexy but they wont
feel put on the spot,he says.
Terra Cummings, Sioux Falls,
S.D.,junior,says she prefers random
themes to those aimed at making
girls wear skimpy clothes. Theme
parties are better than regular
house parties because people
get into character, play a role and
get to wear something they dont
wear every day, she says.
Ive never gotten dressed up
for a theme party and had a bad
time, she says. Theyve always
been hilarious and fun.
Cummings has attended
Ugly Sweater, Prom, Pairs
and Wear the Ugliest Thing You
Can Find themed parties. For
the Wear the Ugliest Thing You
Can Find party, Cummings and
a friend came up with the theme
while shopping at thrift shops
on Massachusetts Street. They
kept joking about buying odd
and hideous items of clothing
and decided that it would make
a good theme, she says. One of
Cummingss girl friends wore a
purple jumpsuit, and one of her
guy friends drew himself a fake
mustache and wore mechanic
overalls and a mullet wig. Not
many people showed up because
they planned the party only a
few days before, but Cummings
says it was still fun because she
and her friends really got into the
theme and took plenty of silly
pictures together.
Although Cummings enjoyed
the theme parties where all the
guests were her close friends, she
says that large theme parties are
an easy way to meet people and
are less awkward than regular
house parties.
Everyone has the same
vibe at theme parties, so its
not intimidating to approach
strangers when theyre wearing
ridiculous outfts, Cummings
says.You always have something
to talk about and everyone is at
the same level.
As for the uneven battle
between the Cowboys and
Greer, the two sides fought with
plastic toy weapons and chased
each other through the hosts
house. They had to stop because
they ran out of darts and were
laughing too hard to continue.
Other Indians eventually arrived
and evened out the costume
distribution, but Greer says
she didnt mind everyone
else ganging up against her.
Everyone dressed up and had a
much better time playing than if
they were just standing around
drinking. Thats what makes
theme parties fun and successful,
she says.
nOTiCe
by Katrina mohr
Theme ParTy TiPs
Look for decorations and
costumes at discount stores
or thrift shops, or borrow
from friends and family.

Tell people the theme
early so they have time to
prepare.
Prepare ahead of time
so you can have fun at the
party, too.

Use subtle and prominent
decorations to carry the
theme throughout.
Source: Sharon Brimmer,
creator of
themepartiesnmore.com
Play in the Hay,

Cowboys and Indians
and Naked in the Snow
are a few of the themes
that can make house
parties more fun.
08

JAYPLAY 04.05.2007
Swimming can make you Sick
that's disgusting
Germs in pools and natural bodies of water
put swimmers at risk for eye, skin, stomach and
respiratory problems.
Dont be fooled by the clear blue of a
sparkling spring lake or a newly opened pool.
Contaminants from rainwater runoff, sewage
and human and animal waste can pollute these
waters enough to cause diarrhea, infections and
rashes if you swallow the water, according to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Always shower before getting into the water.
Your butt has about 0.14 grams of feces on it
(even after wiping), which can contaminate
public pool water. Though pools are chlorinated,
it takes up to an hour for chlorine to disinfect
the pool. Some bacteria that cause diarrhea
take longer to kill. You only have to swallow a
small amount of tainted water to be at risk for
diarrhea.
It is especially important to avoid swallowing
natural water because it is not chemically
treated. Avoid swimming after rainfalls because
the rain can move animal droppings on land
into the water.
And please, dont pee in the pool.
Source: Centers for Disease Control
Kim Wallace
olive oil: no longer confined
to the kitchen
health tip
One product that can soften
your cuticles, condition your hair,
moisturize your body, diminish sun
damage to your skin and serve as
a shaving product is sitting in your
kitchen.
Extra virgin olive oil, rich in vitamins
and antioxidants, helps soften skin
without leaving behind clogged pores,
extra grease or an overwhelming scent,
says Alex Fiori, owner of Salon Di Marco
& Day Spa, 733 Massachusetts St.
Fiori, a native of Italy, where people
have been lathering up with olive oil
for hundreds of years, says when it
comes to at-home beauty remedies,
our grandmothers were ahead of their
time. Vitamin-rich olive oil has also
proven to be a successful treatment
for infammatory skin conditions such
as eczema and psoriasis, she says.
By simply carrying that bottle
of olive oil from the kitchen to the
bathroom, you can cut down on the
money spent purchasing multiple
bath and beauty products. Instead of
using shaving creams, gels or soaps,
spread olive oil on your skin before
shaving to prevent over drying or
irritation of the skin as a result of the
razors exfoliating action. Also, after
massaging a few tablespoons of olive
oil into your hair, Fiori says to let it sit
for up to an hour before shampooing
to help repair split ends and eliminate
dandruff by softening the scalp.
Elyse Weidner
how we met
Ashley Guerrero, Topeka junior, and Richardo Becerra,
Kansas City sophomore, spoke briefy at the new student
orientation in 2004. They met again at the University block
party and became friends through HAWK Link activities and
by working together at The Market in the Kansas Union. The
following summer they had a week-long fing, but Becerra says
he had mixed feelings about getting back with Guerrero.
At one point in time, I didnt like her, he says. At other
points in time, she was my best friend.
Becerra eventually came around and he and Guerrero have
been dating for two months.
Matthew Foster
on again, off again
fighting
the fear
I remember standing there
as my preschool classmate, a
pale-faced boy about 4 years old,
walked up and started talking
to my teacher. What he said
was inaudible, but Ive never
been able to
forget what
happened next:
He vomited all
over a pint-sized
wooden chair.
It looked like
melted cookies-
and-cream ice
cream. I never
sat in one of
those chairs in my classroom
again.
Since that day in preschool,
Ive had a fear of vomit, a
phobia clinically known as
emetaphobia.
Ten percent of Americans
have a phobia of some kind,
says Steve Ilardi, associate
professor of psychology. Being
afraid of something is normal,
but a phobia is an excessive and
unjustifed fear that interferes
with a persons ability to function
socially.
People who
have phobias
tend to become
anxious and
fearful when
theyre around a
particular object
or situation, or
they try to avoid
that object or
situation completely, says David
Holmes, professor of psychology.
These are real fears that really
disrupt peoples lives, he says.
My heart races whenever I
see, hear or smell vomit, or if
the arrival of vomit is imminent
(as when someone is sick or
extremely drunk). I get a feeling
in my stomach like Im on a roller
coaster, and I tense up and break
into a nervous sweat.
Patroiophobia:
Fear of heredity
There are at least three
different ways to develop a
phobia, Ilardi says. In some cases,
phobias develop spontaneously.
There is also evidence to suggest
phobias are related to genetics
and can be inherited. Identical
twins are more likely to share
a phobia than paternal twins,
and people who are adopted
are more likely to share phobias
with their biological parents
than with their adoptive parents,
Ilardi says.
Sophophobia:
Fear of learning
In other cases, phobias can
be learned, or picked up from
a trusted individual who has
a phobia. Ilardi once treated
a patient who developed
muriphobia a fear of rodents
after seeing her mother jump
on the familys kitchen table
when a mouse came in the room.
From that moment on, he says,
she was terrifed of mice.
Phobophobia:
Fear of fear
Phobias can also be classically
conditioned if a stimulus is
paired with a fear one or more
times and the two become
connected. Ordinarily it takes
a number of trials to classically
condition a response, but if the
experience is very powerful, you
can get whats called one-trial
conditioning, Holmes says.
When Shawn Lillig, Basehor
senior, was 15 years old, he
bought an amplifer for his band.
The frst time he stepped up
to the microphone, he felt an
electric shock in his teeth that
knocked him to the ground.
Now he uses a towel, book or
broomstick to fip on metal light
switches, and pulling chains to
turn on light bulbs makes him
woozy, he says. He also uses a
wooden spoon to retrieve Pop
Tarts from his toaster.
Trophobia:
Fear of doctors
Phobias can be treated
through a process known as
graded exposure, which has a
success rate of over 90 percent,
Ilardi says. First, the most
upsetting triggers or features
of the object or situation are
identifed. Then, a psychologist
can construct a hierarchy of
stimuli, starting with something
that is uncomfortable but not
traumatizing. You might put a
snake in a box outside my door
and slowly but surely, over the
course of a number of trials,
bring it in until Im sitting there
petting it, he says.
Exposure-based treatment is
not as bad as it sounds. People
are usually thinking you do like
a Fear Factor and make them just
overwhelmed with exposure, and
its not that at all,Ilardi says.
Whenever people complain of
nausea or a stomach ache, I fee.
When my roommate had the fu
last year, I had to stay at a friends
place. I also get really anxious
around people who are drinking.
I have a few friends familiar with
my condition who lead me away
when they see people getting
sick or looking suspicious, but I
think I might need to look into
graded exposure.
heaLth
04.05.2007 JAYPLAY 09
by Lindsey St. Clair
Where phobias come from and
how they can be treated
Being afraid of
Something iS normaL, But
a phoBia iS an exCeSSive
and unjuStified fear
that interfereS With
a perSonS aBiLity to
funCtion SoCiaLLy.
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/SARAH LEONARD
The thumb, or Venus, is
frst in line and can reveal a
persons capacity for fexibility.
If its straight and vertical, then
you are more stubborn and
unyielding. If the thumb bends
more, then you are more subtle
and forgiving.
The index fnger, or Jupiter,
is what Crystal refers
to as the most
important fnger
of the fve. This
fnger reveals your
strength in life, as
well as self-esteem,
leadership, organization
and even punctuality. If
its longer than the ring
fnger, Crystal says that you
are strong and determined. If,
however, its shorter, then you
are more easily bossed around
and you dont stand up for
yourself often.
The middle fnger, or
Saturn, comes next in line and,
among other things, speaks to
your potential in the business
world. A long Saturn fnger
indicates that you work well
with numbers and are serious
about fnances. A shorter
Saturn fnger tells Crystal that
you are a little riskier, especially
with money.
The ring fnger, or Apollo,
fnger represents an individuals
creativity. If you have an Apollo
fnger that is longer than the
Saturn fnger, you are a person
that is inclined to enjoy the arts
and you are a more romantic
individual. A shorter Apollo
fnger is indicative of self-
motivation but can also denote
a selfsh nature.
And last, but not least, is
the pinkie fnger, or Mercury.
This fnger, though small, is
important to those who take
communication seriously. It can
indicate, for instance, whether
you are a good writer by how
long it is in relation to the
Apollo fnger: If Mercury does
not reach or barely reaches
the top line of the Apollo
fnger, you are probably not a
naturally good writer. Crystal
says that of all the great writers
and directors shes met, they
have all had especially long
Mercury fngers.
What your fingers say about you
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Look at your hand. Turn it over
and follow the lines of your fngers
and palm. Most likely, you cant
read the information thats written
there: the number of children
you might have, how many
relationships youll be involved in,
and if youll ever fnd your perfect
career. That is where Ellie Crystal
comes in. Crystal, a New York-
area intuitive researcher and co-
author of Sarah and Alexander: The
Alchemy of Time, says that a palm
print is a theoretical blueprint of a
persons life experiences.
Every single thing that you
do who you are is on your
hand, Crystal says. If you know
how to properly read a palm, you
can know a persons destiny.
Everything about the hand
is important, Crystal says. She
assesses the presence or absence
of certain lines on the palm, the
depth of these lines and the
length of the fngers. And instead
of using the standard method
of simply examining a clients
palm, Crystal uses ink prints of
her clients palms to make a more
detailed and accurate reading.
She takes the clients dominant
hand the one with which he or
she writes rolls black ink on the
palm and makes two prints. The
frst always turns out darker and
the second one lighter, allowing
Crystal to make a more accurate
reading.
There are four main lines on the
palm: the heart line, the head line,
the life line and the career line.
While these are the four main
lines of the palm, Crystal says that
thelines appear over time.Younger
people have not fully developed
yet, so they will most likely have
less defned lines, and some lines
might still be absent.
Your fngers are also very telling,
Crystal says. She takes into account
everything from the length of
each fnger and relative size to
the amount of space between
the fngers of an open palm. Each
fnger, like the lines of the palm,
has its own classifcation: thumb
(Venus), index (Jupiter), middle
(Saturn), ring (Apollo) and pinky
(Mercury).
The heart line, which is the
topmost crease, identifes your
sensibilities and reveals things like
whether you are overly romantic
or controlling in a relationship.
The branches at the end (toward
the pinky) show the number of
marriages one is likely to have,
while ovals along the line indicate
breakups and romantic challenges.
The head line is the next
crease down from the heart line,
and it shows your potential for
education and intelligence. If, for
instance, it stretches all the way
across the palm, Crystal says that
means you will attend and fnish
college (so look closely, seniors).
The life line starts between your
index fnger and thumb, and curves
around thethumb.Crystal says this line
indicates length of life and whether
you will face any major obstacles.
The fate or career line, which goes
straight from the base of the middle fnger
to the wrist, reveals whether you will fnd a
job in your desired feld. Crystal says that
not everyone has a chosen career and that
the career line is especially absent from
younger peoples palms. Your passion for
your career shows in both the depth and
the width of this line.
V
E
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U
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a guide to understanding the silent language of hands.
by Dani Hurst
Your hands are talking about you and you
probably dont even know it. Theyre saying all
kinds of things, blabbing about your secrets.
But dont feel betrayed this is completely
normal. By examining your gestures, physical
characteristics, handwriting and palms, experts
can analyze, with a certain degree of accuracy,
aspects of your current state of mind, health and
personality. They can even delve into the secrets
of your destiny.
Put uP
your dukes
One of the primary ways
experts can assess an individual
is by studyinghand movements
and gestures. Hands in motion
are a dead giveaway of what a
person is feeling at any given
moment to an expert like
David Givens, director of the
Center for Nonverbal Studies
and author of The Nonverbal
Dictionary, though stationary
hands are just as telling, he says.
Hands are naturally expressive
because they are so in-tune
with what the rest of the body
is doing and feeling, Givens
says.
The brain is making
everything happen, Givens
says. By looking at the
movements of the hand, you
can open a window into the
brain.
Two of the most basic
gestures are the palms-down
andpalm-upposes,whichreveal
alot about apersons confdence
level and conviction. The palms-
down stance is one of assertion
and domination, Givens says.
It conveys stubbornness:
Politicians often use a palms-
down hand position to project
confdence during speeches
and debates. The palms-up
position, on the other hand, is
a softer and friendlier gesture.
It is related to the shoulder
shrug and projects a level of
uncertainty. It is a pleading sign
that opens up a connection
with an audience and allows
the speaker to ask for a little
help. Like the shrug, its a type of
crouching pose used to cower
away from danger, or, perhaps
in this case, just a dangerous
conversation. Basic gestures like
these are universal, Givens says,
which is why they are so easily
understood, interpreted and
mimicked.
Fidgeting is also easily
analyzed, and, according to
Givens, a natural behavior for
everyone.
The human hand is a great
fdgeter, Givens says. It rarely
ever stays still.
And these movements,
like the ones accompanying
speech, have meanings
behind them: fdgeting usually
conveys nervousness, anxiety
and stress. The most common
type of fdgeting is known
as self-touching, a built-in
consolation mechanism. It
works by diverting attention
away from the pain or stress
of one part of the body by
stimulating another part of
the body. Givens cites the
example of a person rubbing
a spot that is sore or has just
been injured. It doesnt make
the pain go away, he says.You
just make the pain compete for
attention.
Givens puts this idea
in context for University
students, setting the scene
with a professor questioning a
student in front of a large class.
The student will hesitate at
frst, Givens says, and will then
probably touch his or her neck
before answering. This self-
touchingis a way for thestudent
to draw attention away from
the source of the stress, almost
like performing acupuncture or
hugging himself.
Regardless of the ultimate
message, Givens says its always
better to use gestures than
not. Gestures help animate
the words youre speaking and
help the audience remember
important points. They express
personality as well, and make a
conversation more personable.
the human hand is a great fidgeter,
it rarely ever stays still
david givens, director of the center for
nonverbal studies
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Almost everyone here at
the University can remember
time spent in middle school,
when nothing was written in
anything other than cursive.
Some teachers even said that
in high school cursive was the
only acceptable form of writing
and nothing could be turned in
written in print. Almost everyone
here also probably remembers
the frst time they found out that
this was a huge lie. Once in high
school and now in college
many students discovered
that as long as their handwriting
was legible, teachers were happy
to accept writing in either form.
Most people kicked the cursive
habit once out of junior high,
but the methods of teaching
students how to write in cursive
are pretty uniform across the
board.
This is important when
looking at graphoanalysis
(handwriting analysis) because
its a science based on variation.
Essentially, its a feld of study
that reveals facets of peoples
personalities by investigating
their handwriting and analyzing
how it differs from the standards
originally taught. A handwriting
sample can tell a lot about a
person, says Dan Aldridge, a
handwriting analyst.
People learn handwriting
basically the same, Aldridge
says. Its the deviations you
make that give away the clues
we need.
The best handwriting samples
are written in cursive. Cursive
fows better, Aldridge says. Its
freer and allows your true self to
come out.
There are 108 basic traits
of handwriting, but not
everyone expresses all of them,
Aldridge says. Two of the main
characteristics are pressure and
slant.
Pressure is the amount of
force exerted on the writing
utensil, and it can both measure
physical energy and gauge a
persons senses. For instance,
a person who exerts more
pressure when writing is more
likely to enjoy spicier foods,
louder music and more extreme
sensations. A person who writes
softer, then, is someone who
is likely to enjoy more modest
sensations.
The slant of the letters can
assess an individuals emotional
responsiveness. For example, a
slight forward slant is indicative
of a sympathetic person who
reaches out and tries to make
connections with others.
A far forward slant indicates
that someone is extremely
emotional and often reacts
quickly and vigorously to events
(and, according to Aldridge, this
group would include many of
the wild fans you might see at
basketball games).
An upright or nearly vertical
slant tends to signify a more
objective person, one who does
not lean too far either way.
Another characteristic of
handwriting is size. Aldridge says
that bigger handwriting usually
denotes a person who looks at
the bigger picture and is less
concerned with details. Smaller
handwriting, then, points to a
person who focuses on details
rather than assessing the overall
scenario.
Compatibility testing for
couples is another service
available through scrutinizing
handwriting samples. Aldridge
says he looks for the dominant
traits in each sample and
evaluates whether these
qualities mesh well with one
another. Aldridge says that
when people come in to see
them, they often have an
inaccurate view of themselves.
He cites an example of a married
couple he once analyzed.
Every time Aldridge would
explain what a certain aspect
of the husbands handwriting
meant, the husband shook
his head and disagreed. The
wife, however, affirmed that
everything was true.
The accuracy of a reading
depends on the experience and
quality of the analyst, Aldridge
says. He estimates that he is
about 85 percent accurate in his
analyses. He says hes been told
both that he was completely
correct and that he was
completely wrong. Regardless,
Aldridge would tell any skeptic
to write something down and let
him take a look at it.
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Out
The band will be great. And
hell get to see his friends. But
Jesse Kangas, Lenexa freshman,
isnt at Open Swim for either of
those reasons. Tonight, Kangas
wants to worship God through
song. About 75 students
and a handful of adults who
share Kangas desire will join
him at Open Swim, a multi-
denominational Christian
worshipserviceheldmonthlyin
theKansasUnion.
Open Swim is not about the
wordsandtalentsoftheband, or
thepastorwholeadstheservice.
Its about how worshippers
use language and song to
communicatetheirlovetoJesus
Christ.
Kangas smiles a lot. Hes
outgoing and unafraid to
approach strangers. Hes
attending KU on an Army ROTC
scholarship and keeps his red
hairbuzzed.
Sometimes, when he goes
to worship events like this one,
Kangas feels like the people
leading the events are just
going through the motions.
Sometimes, he feels like he is
just going through the motions.
Buttonight, Jessewantsthereal
thing. He wants a conversation
withGod.
The lights dim and the band,
the Pool Boys, strike their frst
guitar chords. The lyrics are
projected onto a screen behind
them, and the crowd begins to
sing with the man and woman
onstage.
Not to us, but to your name be
the glory
An older man running the
soundboard unleashes his
strong bass voice. His toes
remainrootedtotheground, but
hisheelsbouncewitheverybeat
of the drums. He emphasizes
specifclyricsbyraisinghisarms
andpointinghisfngers.
The band plays songs with
major chords in keys that are
easy to sing. The female vocalist
on stage sings with her eyes
closed; when shes not singing,
she retreats from the mic stand,
clasps her hands in front of her
chest and bows her head in
prayer.
Afterthebandsfrstsong, the
guitarist asks the crowd to bow
their heads and pray with him.
God, were going to sing our guts
out for you. We ask that you know
how much we praise the amazing
God that you are. Were going to
try to put that in words. Amen.
ThePoolBoysplayseveralup-
tempo songs and the audience
is on their feet. A few people
choosenottosing, butcountless
boldvoicescomefromeverypart
of the room. Some participants
havetheirarmsintheair.
After several songs, the
band begins to play quieter,
slower music and encourages
the audience to engage in a
conversation with God. Every
Open Swim were quiet and we
get real with God. We know were
sinners and we take this time to ask
for forgiveness. Take a minute and
talk to God. The crowd sits and
bows their heads. Confessions
are made. Forgiveness is asked
for.
Kangas sits down and
begins his talk with God. Hes
dressed in athletic shorts and
a vivid blue RoyalsT-shirt. The
other students in attendance
tonight are also dressed
informally. The atmosphere
is relaxed, yet focused. Being
herefeelsdifferentfrombeing
in a church, although a church
is exactly where Open Swim
started.
Danforth Chapel was the
original home of Open Swim,
which began in 1997. Tyler
Clements, drummer for the
Pool Boys, says that a few of
his friends wanted the chance
to sing songs together and
worship. Clements and his
friends wanted a way for all
campus Christian groups
to come together to form a
larger Christian community.
Eventually the group outgrew
the tiny chapel, so Open Swim
moved,firsttoWescoe,thento
itscurrenthomeintheUnion.
The original music
written by Clements and his
friends moved their peers.
Contemporary Christian music
isoftenusedinyouthministry
because music brings up
emotions nothing else can,
Clements says. For a younger
person, sometimes music is
what gives you your identity,
hesays.
And singing with a group
of peers is powerful. Nathan
CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
At Open Swim, worshippers get down with God
by Jaime Netzer
04.05.2007 JAYPLAY 13
GuitArS ANd GrAce
OpeN Swim iS NOt AbOut the wOrdS ANd tAleNtS Of
the bANd, Or the pAStOr whO leAdS the Service. itS
AbOut hOw wOrShipperS uSe lANGuAGe ANd SONG tO
cOmmuNicAte their lOve tO JeSuS chriSt.
PHOTOS/ mARLAKEOWN
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THIS WEEKEND
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All rATINgS ArE ouT of A poSSIblE fIvE STArS.

The sunny and warm days of summer are here. Put on your fip-fops and shorts, sit back and
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spangles cherry slush
Spangles
3420 W. Sixth Street
$1.59 (Medium)
This drink is so sweet and syrupy it makes
your teeth hurt. The cooling iciness does
little to detract from the veritable root canal
you experience with each sip of this fre
engine-red slush.
als creamy blue

raspberry alligator ice
Kwik Shop
$1.50 (medium)
This drink comes in a fun electric blue
color. The fun doesnt last long, though,
when the artifcial fruity liquid of this
drink is sucked out quickly from a straw,
leaving only a plastic cup of dehydrated
ice behind.
cherry arctic blast

Kwik Shop
1420 Kasold Dr.
$0.94 (small)
This treat is smooth, fruity and slightly
tart. Its light, cold and good for refreshing a
scratchy throat on a hot day.
BEST:
sonic minute
maid cranberry
juice slush
Sonic Drive-in
3201 W. Sixth Street
$1.60 (medium)
This is the best of the bunch
because of its perfect liquid-to-
ice ratio. Dont let the cranberry
surprise you, this drink isnt too
tart; instead, its the perfect mix
of fruity refreshment. Its made out of real
cranberry juice, so you can get in a serving
of fruit while enjoying this icy treat.
Courtney Hagen
KJHKs annual local music competition, Farmers Ball, will hold its
opening playoff rounds tonight and tomorrow at the Jackpot Saloon, 943
Massachussets St., at 10 p.m. Two bands will be selected from each nights
performance to play during the fnals Saturday night at The Bottleneck,
737 New Hampshire St. Guest judges and crowd response will determine
the winners.
Coat Party, Ample Branches, Suzanna Johannes and KTP play tonight.
Wood Roses, Young Tree, The Kinetiks and Attack on Uranus play
tomorrow.
Matt Elder
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13
Markley, Open Swim organizer,
knows the people around him
are bonded because worship is a
part of their lives.I feel connected
to everyone,he says.
Being young and a devout
Christian isnt always easy.
When people say college is
the best four years of your life,
theyre usually not referring to
worship services, says Chad
Donohoe, college pastor at Grace
Evangelical Presbyterian Church,
3312 Calvin Drive. Donohoe
leads several worship services for
college students and says that in
many ways, todays culture with
the Christian way of life.
Thats one of the reasons
Kangas makes it to Open Swim
every month. He doesnt drink
alcohol, plans on waiting until
marriage to have sex and has
not yet kissed a girl. He says he
will not date someone unless he
thinks he could marry her. These
choices make Kangas decidedly
different from many of his peers.
So he comes to Open Swim to be
around friends who are resisting
the same temptations. He says
he doesnt think he could do it
by himself.
There are times when I feel
like getting wasted, Kangas
says. But it would be ridiculous
to throw my scholarship away on
something like that. My Christian
friends are there to help me
through those times.
At the height of the Pool Boys
popularity, over 500 students
were coming to Open Swim
every week. The Pool Boys
released an album called Open
Swim and moved to Nashville
to pursue music further. Today,
most members of the Pool Boys
have started families or full-time
careers in ministry, but they often
return to KU and only KU to
play at Open Swim. Clements has
moved back to Lawrence, so he
regularly leads Open Swim with
other local musicians.
After Pastor Donahoe offers
his last words and acknowledges
that walking with Christ is not
always easy, the musicians take
the stage for one fnal song.
Kangas hands are high in the
air, and after the lights come up,
hes all smiles. He helps the band
unload some speakers from the
stage and talks with friends.
Kangas got what he wanted;
tonight was genuine. Tonight, he
connected with God.
Strolling into the Kansas
Unionafterclassinwhitetennis
shoes, khaki shorts, a black T-
shirt and a backward baseball
cap, Jay McMillan, Olathe senior,
shouldbetheepitomeofcoolto
any8-year-oldboy. ButforRocky,
a second grader at Schwegler
Elementary, McMillan is an
unlikelyfriend.
McMillan and Rocky have
known each other for almost a
year, eversinceMcMillansigned
up to become a Big Brother
through the Big Brothers Big
Sisters program of Douglas
County after his older sister
encouraged him to begin
volunteering.
I could learn from them as
well as they could learn from
me, McMillansays.
Every Thursday evening,
McMillanpicksRockyupfromthe
BoysandGirlsClubwhereRocky
stays after school. After making
the drive back to his apartment
with his young friend, McMillan
is content to play Guitar Hero
untiltheduotakesabreakfora
healthy home-cooked meal. The
threehourstheyspendtogether
usuallypassquicklyastheyplay
videogames, visittheskatepark
or make homemade donuts.
When their time together is up,
McMillan takes Rocky home,
wherehistwobiologicalsiblings
arewaiting.
I like the same things a little
8-year-old does, McMillan says
with a laugh over the activities
he and Rocky do together. It
may not be enriching all the
time, but it gets him away from
hisotherlife.
Rocky is one of more than
300 children who are matched
with a Big Brother or Big Sister
in Douglas County. McMillan
describes hisLittle as reserved
andhardtoread, butintelligent,
whichfrustratedMcMillanatfrst
because the childs displaced
anger was an obstacle to
overcomebeforetheycouldbuild
a friendship. McMillan doesnt
hesitatetosaythattakingcareof
children can be diffcult, but he
says this experience has taught
him how to deal with people
from different demographics,
likeRocky, whoishalfCaucasian,
halfNativeAmerican, andcomes
fromapoor, single-parenthome.
Themostfrustratingmoments
for thisBig come when Rocky
seems unappreciative of the
time hes carved out of his day
tospendvolunteering, McMillan
says. Despite this diffculty, he
recommends volunteering for
the Big Brothers Big Sisters
program, but only to some
people those with patience
andsensitivity. Youneedtonot
have expectations going into it,
exceptthatyouregoingtohang
outwithalittlekid. Itsnotjusta
rsumbuilder, hesays.
Sarah Rooney, Case Manager
Extraordinaire at Big Brothers
Big Sisters of Douglas County,
according to her business card,
knows being a Big is an intense
commitment. She looks for
volunteers who are mature and
grounded, but also creative and
engaging with children. Kids
dontlikeboring, shesays.
Teachers have taken note
of this program and talk about
the difference it makes in the
classroom. Jane Phelps, a ffth
grade teacher at Schwegler
Elementary, 2201 Ousdahl Rd.,
has multiple students in her
classroom who participate in
either the community-based
program where the Bigs and
Littles participate in activities
outsideofschoolorasite-based
program in which the Big visits
the Littles school weekly for
lunchorafter-schoolactivities.
Having a Big Brother or Big
Sisterisoneofthefewhighlights
in many of our students lives,
Phelps says. They look forward
each week to spending time
with this favorite person. Just
having someone by themselves,
todosomethingevenjustalittle
special, is a rare treat. Playing a
game, going on a walk, eating
lunch or just talking takes on a
wholedifferentimportancewith
aBig.
Compared to McMillans
match, Emily Bannwarth,
Independencejunior, hasaLittle
made in heaven. But it wasnt
alwaysthatway. Afterabadfrst
experience with the program
ended at the beginning of the
school year, Bannwarth was still
interested in being a Big, so she
began the process of fnding
a new Little this semester. She
is now matched with Cassidy,
a fun and spunky 9-year-old
in the third grade at Pinckney
Elementary School, 810 W. Sixth
St.
Bannwarth likes the one-on-
oneinteractionshegetswiththe
childeachweekandfndsiteasy
todevelopalastingrelationship.
Shelikesme. Shesexcitedwhen
I come, Bannwarth says. She
seems to appreciate that she
has a Big she actually cares
to have one. She shows interest
andshesfullofenergy. Plus, her
smileiscontagious.
Because Bannwarth
participates in the site-based
program as a Big in School, she
visits Cassidy every Thursday
at her elementary school. The
pair eats lunch in the cafeteria
and usually play games outside.
Sometimes they escape to the
classroom and play Connect
Fourorsimplytalktoeachother
about their favorite movies and
books.
The frst time we hung
out, she gave me a hug and
said Thank you for coming,
Bannwarth says. It was so cute.
It touched my heart and I had
tearsinmyeyeswhenIleft.
Even though Bannwarth is
thrilledwithhernewmatch, she
offersthisadviceforBigBrothers
orBigSisterswithdiffcultLittles:
Make an effort. You can only
pull so much of the weight and
sometimes matches dont work
out. But instead of just letting it
goandgettingfrustrated, worka
littleharder.
Terry Johnston, a clinician
who provides mental health
servicestothechildrenandstaff
atSchweglerElementarySchool,
agrees that Big Brothers and
Big Sisters have to work hard
to make their match work, but
it cultivates excitement and a
senseofself-worthintheLittle.
Achildwastellingmeabout
the feld trip coming up and I
asked them if this was going to
be their best day of the week,
Johnston says. They said the
feld trip was going to be fun,
buttheirbestdaywasThursday.
I asked why and they replied,
Thats when my Big comes to
seeme.
Without a doubt these
volunteers, and the hundreds
more like them in Douglas
County, have made a lasting
impression on their students.
Whether its cooking with
him or playing board games
with her, Bigs help their Littles
learn lessons about friendship,
compassion and responsibility.
Theimpactoftheserelationships
isntalwaysreadilyapparent, but
rest assured, volunteers, your
workisappreciated.
Emily Bannwarth visits
her Little, Cassidy, at
Pinckney Elementary
School.
Rocky, Jay McMillans
Little, plays fag
football. McMillan
has been Rockys
Big through the Big
Brothers Big Sisters
program for a year.
Sibling relationships are always tough, but some students volunteer to take on the challenge.
by Jennifer Denny
04.05.2007 JAYPLAY 15
BigS anD littleS
people
PHOTOS/JON GOERING
46%
27%
33%
52%
ChilDren in the Big
BrotherS Big SiSterS
program are:
...lesslikelytostartusing
illegaldrugs
...lesslikelytostartdrinking
...lesslikelytobehave
violently
...lesslikelytoskipschool
Source: Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Douglas County
03.08.2007 JAYPLAY 15
MUSIC THAT MOVES YOU
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Listener: Marthe
Turlington, Dallas
freshman
Tune: Star Mile by
Joshua Radin
While pumpin the
jams, she was: Going to
class in Lindley Hall
She says: It just came
on my shuffe.
Listener: James
Coffman, Eudora
sophomore
Tune: I Dont Have to
Wonder by Garth Brooks
While pumpin the
jams, he was: Heading
to Eaton Hall
He says: I like all music
pretty much. I grew up
listening to this.
Listener: Allison Zych,
Lenexa freshman
Tune: Tim McGraw by
Taylor Swift
While pumpin the
jams, she was: Going to
her social welfare class
She says: I just like
country.
Listener: Jessie Roberts,
Overland Park junior
Tune: Settle Down by
Cartel
While pumpin the
jams, she was: Going
home to get some lunch
She says: Its good to
walk to.
Anne Weltmer
Back in the day: Daneman
remembers going to the
Replay Lounge on Fridays and
says the $1 turkey burgers and
free pinball made her day.She
was a regular at Swing Nights
on Sundays at the Bottleneck,
where the DJ was wonderful.
Daneman kept busy in school
writing for the Jayhawk
Journalist, an alumni magazine
for journalism students, and
contributed an article for the
yearbook.
The grad Life:After graduation,
Daneman packed up and
headed to Boston with a friend.
She set up an interview with the
head of Beacon Press, a book
publisher. After being asked
what her favorite books from
the company were, Danemans
picks which impressed the
interviewer helped land
her the job. She had only been
in Boston for about 16 hours,
but she had already found
employment.
Today: Daneman works for
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, a book
publisher in New York City. As
publicity manager, she puts
together campaigns for authors,
sends out their books in advance
to magazine and newspaper
editors and follows up with
phone calls and e-mails. She says
she enjoys working with high-
profle authors and infuencing
how the media is shaped.
She says: Upon her arrival in
Boston, Daneman says she
experienced the favoritism
local people showed toward
the elite schools of the
Northeast. But she says she
soon found that the hard work
she put in at the University of
Kansas had prepared her well.
That Midwestern work ethic
really takes you a lot further,
she says.
Sam Carlson
GRAD
CHECK
Kathy Daneman
Year: 1998
Degree:
Journalism
Hometown:
Lenexa
Please send your
questions and
concerns to
bitch@kansan.com
moan
BITCH
+
with Niloofar Shahmohammadi
It means hes an asshole. Or
maybe hes testing you to see how
youll react. Or maybe he just feels
comfortable enough around you
to discuss other peoples looks. Or
maybe you could just ask him. In the
end, your choices are to a) deal with it
b) dump him and fnd someone with
eyes only for you (at least in front of
you) or c) try to change the behavior.
Or you can even try all of the above.
Just make sure the guy youre with
is making you feel good. Otherwise,
why are you with him?
My boyfriend is always looking at and talking about other
woMen. i dont know what to Make of this. what do you
think it Means?
andrea, sophoMore
04.05.2007 JAYPLAY 17
i think iM falling for a girl in My cheM class. the probleM is,
iM also a girl. i havent ever been with a girl, but i find Myself
really attracted to her. we have a great tiMe together and
were getting close, but i dont know if shes feeling the saMe
thing or if she would be totally repulsed. should i risk it?
anna, junior
You have to be willing to take
the risk if you want to get results. Or
the girl. Is it possible shell be totally
disgusted and never speak to you
again? Sure, its possible. But if she
reacts like that, is she a true friend
anyway? Defnitely not.
Be prepared for a potentially
awkward encounter, but if shes a
mature adult she should be able to
say, Aww, well, Im fattered, but I
actually dont feel that way, just like
she would with a guy. Or maybe shell
say, Wow! Id been feeling the exact
same thing! Youll never know until
you ask.
iM a senior and have never had a boyfriend. iM panicking. i
Mean, the older i get, the More liMited My on-caMpus options
becoMe. for guys, when theyre seniors, they have the whole
caMpus to pick froM. but as a girl, iM not really interested in
dating freshMen boys. iM worried ill never Meet a guy.
natasha, senior
Youre right, the laws of nature
arent totally fair. Men can create
babies until the day they die, but
women dry up around 45. Old men
(with money) end up with Playboy
bunnies and Anna Nicoles, but
theres no old hag with a Brad Pitt
or a Dr. McDreamy. But maybe youre
being a little too negative. After all,
Demis not an old hag, but she did
land Ashton, and the older woman-
younger man thing is becoming
more and more mainstream. So dont
write off everyone younger than you.
If you met a guy and hit it off and later
found out he was a year younger,
would that mean the connection you
had wasnt real? No way! Second of
all, there are plenty of available senior
men on this campus. So quit thinking
that just because youre getting older
you dont have any options. There
are nice guys all around you. And
dont forget these two words: grad
students.
PRESENTED BY
Te Lookout by Essie Jain
We Made Tis Ourselves
18

JAYPLAY 04.05.2007
All rAtings Are out of A possible five stArs.
Music
Young actor Joseph Gordon-
Levitt is quickly becoming the
king of the neo-noir genre.
But while he shows promise,
he hasnt had the chance to
spread his wings because of
taking roles in movies like The
Lookout, his latest and blandest.
The movie follows Kansas
City high school hockey star
Chris Pratt (Gordon-Levitt),
whose life is changed forever
when he gets into a car
accident. Now, he has minor
trouble with motor functions,
a terrible memory, lives with
a blind roommate, Lewis (Jeff
Daniels, the pictures savior)
and works as a janitor at a local
bank.
Things are pretty
monotonous for Chris until
one night at a bar when he
meets Gary (Matthew Goode).
Gary lures Chris into friendship,
only to tell him that he and his
clan are planning on robbing
a bank and need Chris special
position to make things go
over smoothly. But as the day
of the robbery draws closer,
Chris begins to have second
thoughts and realizes that he
has the power to make the
operation a smashing success
or a total disaster.
The Lookout isnt a complete
failure, but it barely succeeds.
Whats sad is that the flm
constantly displays potential,
but then drifts toward
mediocrity. Screenwriter
and frst-time director Scott
Frank had a great plot with
some good characters, but
apparently didnt know where
to go from there. The end
result is a thriller with adequate
suspense and drama, but one
that lacks emotion.
Add on top of that a handful
of characters and scenes that
are totally inconsequential and
the flm falls even fatter on its
face.
The biggest redeeming
quality of the movie is the light
and funny dialogue delivered
by Daniels. But unfortunately,
comedic relief does not a good
crime drama make, forcing the
flm to fall back on the thrills
that it just cant muster.
Jared Duncan
Movie Essie Jains bio describes
her music as gentle, warm,
open and intimate. And thats
exactly whats found on her
debut album, We Made This
Ourselves. Her soft, almost
operatic voice, backed by
subtle piano, makes for a
stirring debut full of sad,
haunting melodies.
Glory opens the album
with a soft acoustic riff
mixed with subtle electric
guitar leads that back Jains
melancholy vocals. Haze
builds emotional intensity
with the powerful refrain,
I am right behind you.
Disgrace has a waltz feel
while Give has a building
piano part with some quiet
strings behind it. No Mistake
closes the album the way
it started with quiet guitar,
this time mixed in with some
piano.
Jains music is touching,
but it can grow tired at times.
A lack of variety in dynamics
and mood makes the album
boring after a few listens. Jain
is onto something. but its just
not there yet.
Chris Brower
B.B. King at Ameristar Casino
concert
Showman, great guitarist, old
school B.B. King. The King of
the Blues stopped by the Star
Pavilion at the Ameristar Casino
in Kansas City, Mo., to play a
show on March 31.
Never have I seen a musician
with such control over an
audience. If he wanted us to
clap after a solo, we would. If
he wanted us to sing along or
repeat after him, we would. If
he had told us to get up and
start doing the chicken dance,
we would have. He had the
audience in a trance.
From a wonderful, guitar-
heavy cover of U2s When
Love Comes to Town to closer
The Thrill Is Gone, King was
captivating. Between songs he
told stories about when he was
younger, expressed his belief
that there was no such thing
as an ugly woman and talked
about what life was like at 81.
He may be old and unable
to stand up for an extended
period of time he played
the entire concert sitting down
but the dancing he did in
his chair would rival most car-
seat dancing any of us college
students have ever done.
Some other highlights
were How Blue Can You Get,
The Letter and Key to the
Highway, a song that has
been covered by many other
musicians, including Eric
Clapton. The show lasted about
an hour and a half, and every
second was great.
Brian Clausen
AsIwalkthroughthegrocery
store, IactlikeIdontnoticetheir
whispers. PeoplestareasIpass
them. Theydontrealizethepain
causedbytheirglances. Children
stopandasktheirparents, whats
wrongwiththatgirl?
Iwasinthirdgradeand
hadrecentlymovedtoanew
school; Idesperatelywantedto
ftin. Wearingabackbracethat
stretchedfrombelowmychin
tothebottomofmyhipsdidnt
exactlyhelpinthatdepartment.
Afewmonthsbefore,
mymothernoticedthatmy
shoulderswereuneven. She
immediatelymadeadoctors
appointment, atwhichIwas
diagnosedwithscoliosis, ans-
shapedcurvatureofthespine
thataffectsonlythreeoutof
every1,000children. Ifleft
untreated, myconditioncould
haveinterferedwithmylung
functionorworse. Surgery
wasanalternativetothe
backbrace, butitwouldhave
involvedinsertingametalrod
intomyback, decreasingmy
mobilityandlimitingmyrange
ofmotion.
Soonaftermydiagnosis, I
wassenttoaprofessionalbrace
makerforathree-hourftting.
Watchinghim
createthebrace
mademedread
wearingitmore; it
wasobviousthatit
wasntgoingtobe
comfortable.
Thebrace
consistedofthree
metalbarsthat
extendedfrom
mynecktomy
waist, preventing
thatpartofmy
bodyfrommoving. Thebars
wereconnectedtoaplastic,
corset-likeapparatusthatwas
tightenedwithstrapsaround
mywaisttostraightenmy
lowercurvature. Aplasticpiece
wasplacedatmyrightsideto
straightentheuppercurve.
AsIreceiveddetailed
instructionsonhowtowear
thebrace(18hoursaday,
alwayswornatnight, no
intensephysicalactivities, etc.),
Icouldntstopthinkingabout
howthekidswouldreact
thenextdaywhenIworemy
bracetoschool.
AssoonasIgot
home, Ibegan
torummage
throughmycloset
inanattemptto
fndclothesthat
wouldcoverup
thebrace. Iknew
thatifpeoplesaw
themetaldevice
aroundmyneck,
theywouldnever
lookatmethe
samewayagain. Ididntwantto
facethestares. Ididntwantthis
change.
Thenextmorning, Icried
asIgotreadyforschool. The
previousnightssleephadleft
theskinonmytorsorawwith
irritation. Myskinwasnotused
tothebrace. NeitherwasI.
ThefrstdayIworethebraceto
school, Ihopedpeoplewould
overlookit. Butbeforeclass, my
friendsbombardedmewith
questions.Whyareyouwearing
that?Doesithurt?Willyou
havetowearitforever? They
werecurious, andwhocould
blamethem?Iansweredeach
questionasbestasIcould,
makingsuretohidehowmuch
thebracebotheredme.
Icouldntwaituntil12:30
whenIwouldbeabletotakeoff
thebraceduringlunchbreak.
SinceIcouldnttakeitoffby
myself, mybestfriend, Kate, met
meinthenursesoffcetoundo
thestrapsandharnessesthat
keptthebracetightaroundmy
torso. Iwasabletoleavethe
braceinthenursesoffceforthe
remainderoftheday, knowing
thatinafewhoursIwouldhave
toputitonagain.
DuringtheyearsIworemy
brace, Ifeltlikethingscouldnt
getworse. Iwassickofgoing
toslumberpartiesinmybrace.
Iwassickofmissingoutonfun
activitiesand, mostofall, Iwas
sickofasking,Whyme?
Iusedtobegmymomtolet
mehavethesurgery. IfIcould
justhavetherodinmyback, I
wouldnthavetowearthebrace.
IdidntcareifIcouldntmove
myback, atleastIcouldbe
normal.
Itwillbeworthitintheend,
shewouldtellme.
Therewasntadoubtinmy
mindthatshewasright. Iknew
thatifIstuckitout, myback
wouldbecorrectedandIcould
benormal eventually, but
thefouryearsofwearingthe
braceinpublicseemedlikean
eternity.
AlthoughIneverfully
acceptedthebrace, itbecame
apartofme. Afterawhile, my
friendsstoppednoticingit,
andIfnallybegantofeelmore
confdent.
Itsbeensixyearssincemy
doctortoldmeInolongerhad
towearthebrace. AsIlistened
tohiswords, Ifeltliberated.
ItwasasifIhadspentmy
childhoodbehindbarsandwas
fnallyreleased. Ineverwanted
toseethebraceagain.
Doyouwanttokeepit, my
doctorasked. Hiswordswere
laughableandIquicklytoldhim
no.Thebracewasdonatedto
anorganizationthatreusedits
variousparts.
Iveblockedoutthemajority
ofpainfulmemoriesofmyyears
inthebrace. Idontwanttothink
aboutthestaresorthemuffed
whispersIenduredasIwalked
throughgrocerystoresand
shoppingmalls. Eventhough
theseimageshavebeenlostin
mymemory, Iwillneverforget
thefeelingstheyleftinside.
Iknowwhatitsliketofeel
differentand, inonewayin
particular, wearingabracehas
helpedshapethepersonIam
today. Ifeelmorecompassion
forotherswhoaresadorfeel
leftout. Ifeeltheneedtobe
theonetohelpthemthrough
theirpainandbeasourceof
acceptance. Ifthatwaswhat
cameoutofsuchanegative
experience, thenitwasworthit
intheend.
SpeAK
04.05.2007 JAYPLAY 19
The brace I wore to
correct scoliosis was
uncomfortable and
embarrassing, but it
led me to be more
compassionate.
pHoToScourTESy ofLAurAEvErS
A pArT of me
by Laura evers
(below) Evers and Moreng pet Morengs
dog. (left) Though she hated wearing her
brace at slumber parties, Laura Evers at-
tended her friend Kate Morengs slumber
party when she was 10 years old.

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