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From foster child to college grad
KU students from foster care must find their own support
BY BRANDON SAYERS
bsayers@kansan.com One day when she was 12 years old, Christie Jones realized her drug-addicted mother probably wasnt coming home. Christie lived alone with her 14-year-old brother. Each day, she said, was full of doubt. Where will I eat dinner? How will I take care of myself? Will my mother ever come home? I think we were glad for her to be gone but we were so petrified, Christie said. As much as they feared supporting themselves, the kids even greater fear was what their mother might do if she ever did return. About three weeks later, Christie was at home with a friend when her mother walked through the front door in a drug-fueled state. She said something heinous and horrible to her daughter and struck her in the face so hard that it made her bleed. Thats when Christie decided she was no longer going to tolerate her mothers abuse and neglect. She called her grandmother and asked for her help. It was at that moment that I knew I was going to have to determine my own fate, Christie said. I said, This is the last time this is going to happen. But it wasnt true. Christie was eventually forced to move back in with her mother. Two years later her mother left again, but this time she didnt come back for six weeks. Shortly after her mother returned, Christie was taken into state custody. When her mother failed to show up for the custody hearing, the state was named Christies official guardian. She said she felt relieved knowing she would never have to live with her mother again. When that day came, I felt like I finally had freedom from that oppression. From that point on I looked toward the future, she said. Christie attended 17 different schools before finally arriving at the University. But with a little help and a lot of perseverance, Christie graduated in May 2009 with degrees in sociology and womens studies. She now works with the Federal Social Security Administration. Even now, Im focused on where Im going, not where Ive been, Christie said. No matter how bad you think you have it, you have to stop feeling sorry for yourself and keep going.

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Tournament run ends on final day of debate

BY NANCY WOLENS
nwolens@kansan.com In the middle of a debate, the KU squad relies on pure adrenaline. That all changes the moment the judges announce their decision it is impossible not to notice their energy level dissipate into outright exhaustion. Dylan Quigley, a senior from Wichita, and Sean Kennedy, a junior from Leawood, were defeated by Michigan State in round one of the octofinals at the National Debate Tournament Tuesday morning. They were the last KU debaters remaining in the NDT this year. Their disposition is somber but the two-person team handled the loss with composure. After they pack their tubs, the consensus is to fortify their malnourished appetites and seek sanctuary in something they havent been acquainted with since they arrived: a bed. Nobody has any idea how much work and effort goes into what these crazy people do, coach Scott Harris said. This year was one of the most successful years weve ever had in terms of depth of success and qualifying three teams. Harris, who has been debate coach at the University for 16 years, has been a part of the debate community since 1972. Despite the loss, the KU debate team achieved its goal: making it to Tuesdays final. After about an hour of cooloff time the team was back to its

travel
Seven students traveled to Atlanta during spring break to volunteer with the homeless. Front from left: Emily Owens, a sophomore from Shawnee; Austin Trees, a freshman from Leawood; Libby Johnson, a junior from Lawrence; Carly Curtis, a sophomore from Tulsa, Okla.; Andrew Leicht, a senior from St. Louis; Laurissa Beckman, a freshman from Louisburg and Jessica Brooks, a sophomore from Pleasanton.

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Dylan Quigley listens as judges explain their reasoning in voting against the University of Kansas in the teams octofinal round of debate against Michigan State University. The final day of the tournament, held at the Oakland City Center Marriott Hotel, had 16 teams competing in the octofinals.

While other students spent spring break working on their tans, Jamie Branch, a freshman from Topeka, spent her break helping others. Branch and 67 other KU students took

part in Alternative Breaks, a student-run program that organizes volunteer trips focusing on community outreach around the country. This spring students participated at 10 locations across the country. Students at each site focused on a specific

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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Lawrence Community Shelter approved to relocate Lawrence Public Library looks to expand

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The city Planning commission approved the Lawrence community shelters proposal to relocate next to the douglas county Jail by a vote of five to two. currently the shelter is located at the corner of 10th and kentucky streets.

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The Lawrence Public Library is seeking funding for an $18 million expansion to its downtown facility. The library is located at 707 Vermont st.

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Frank Lenk, research services director for mid-America regional council, will present mArcs Adaptive Growth scenario from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in regnier hall at the kU edwards campus, 12600 Quivira rd., room 155. Lenk will discuss job growth in the kansas city metro area and what it means for the community.

THURSDAY
March 25
n Pianist Jihee hong will perform from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the swarthout recital hall of murphy hall.

March 26
n The 2009 russian film, Taras Bulba, will play with english subtitles from 7 to 9 p.m. in room 318 of Bailey hall. n University Theatre will present various undergraduate student plays from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the william Inge memorial Theatre of murphy hall. Tickets are $10 for students, $14 for senior citizens and $15 for general public.

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March 27
n University Theatre will present various undergraduate student plays from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the william Inge memorial Theatre of murphy hall. Tickets are $10 for students, $14 for senior citizens and $15 for general public.
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n Lei Guo-hua will present a lecture about traditional

chinese theatre from 2 to 2:45 p.m. in room 3139 of wescoe hall.

n The Army Brass Quintet will perform from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the swarthout recital hall of murphy hall. n Avenue Q, a PG-13 Broadway musical comedy,

n The 2009 Turkish film, Pandoranin kutusu, translated Pandoras Box, will play with english subtitles from 7 to 9 p.m. in room 318 of Bailey hall.

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SUNDAY
March 28
n University Theatre will present various undergraduate student plays from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the william Inge memorial Theatre of murphy hall. Tickets are $10 for students, $14 for senior citizens and $15 for general public. n Baritone ryan king and pianist Laura Gibson will perform from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the swarthout recital hall in murphy hall as part of the kU school of musics student recital series.

mONDAY
March 29
n Percussionist miguel rivera-ramirez will perform from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the swarthout recital hall in murphy hall as part of the kU school of musics student recital series. n rory stewart, ryan Family Professor of the Practice of human rights at harvard University, will present the lecture, Afghanistan: rhetoric and reality, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the woodruff Auditorium of the kansas Union.

TUESDAY
March 30
n Frank Lenk, research services director for mid-America regional council, will present mArcs Adaptive Growth scenario from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in regnier hall at the kU edwards campus, 12600 Quivira rd., room 155. Lenk will discuss job growth in the kansas city metro area and what it means for the community.

begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Lied center. Tickets are $24 for students and $48 for adults.

If you would like to submit an event to be included on our weekly calendar, send us an e-mail at news@kansan.com with the subject Calendar.

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Journalism students awarded by the KAB

The kansas Association of Broadcasters recently recognized several kUJh-TV reporters for their achievements in covering both hard news and feature profile stories. The awards are given annually by kAB, which tries to educate and train student broadcasters. kUJh-TV won 17 awards, including five first-place awards, three second-place awards and six honorable mentions. here are the results: Category: 60 Second Commercial, PSA, Honorable mention: University of kansas Protecting Passwords by matt Thiessen, Jessica white, corinne westeman Category: 30 Second Commercial, PSA 1st place: Left Lane is for Passing

by collin Johnson, kip reiserer Honorable mention: social security Protection by collin Johnson, richelle Buser, Jackie Lincoln Category: Hard News Package 1st place: eggo shortage by kenzie cordt Honorable mention: sacred Journey: day 2 by mark Arehart, Alicia Banister Honorable mention: Bridge demolition by evan miller Category: Enterprise News Package 1st place: river to well by Alyssa rainbolt 2nd place: dangers of Alcohol by wendy mccart Category: Complete News Feature 2nd place: hot dog Guy by kenzie cordt Honorable mention: humane holidays by meg Bodem

Category: Complete Sports Feature 2nd place: Twins by Alyssa rainbolt Honorable mention: JsT 9-24-09 by kyle west, scott Pelan, kate Goff, Greg shippy, ryan west Category: Hard News 1st place: muncie homicide by meg Bodem Category: Enterprise News Feature 1st place: meals on wheels by kenzie cordt 2nd place: kU energy by meg Bodem Category: Feature 1st place: rossville Pool by kenzie cordt 2nd place: Twitter and depression by meg Bodem
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Danielle Gollen, a senior from Lenexa, reads in the sun in front of Strong Hall Tuesday afternoon. The higher temperatures and sun brought relief from the recent snow.

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students can now upgrade their microsoft office and windows software at a fraction of the cost. Instead of the standard

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$150, the Tech shop at the kU Bookstore is offering microsoft office enterprise for windows, microsoft office for mac, windows 7 Upgrade 32 bit and windows 7 Upgrade 64 bit for $9.99 each. students can buy one copy of

microsoft office, for Pc or mac, and one copy of the microsoft windows upgrade. The University entered into an agreement in november with microsoft to allow students access to the site license for personal use.

To buy the software and upgrades, students can go to www.softwareagreement.ku.edu. After selecting the software, the site will direct students to the kU Bookstore to pickup the software. students keep the license after

graduation. If students leave before graduation, they must remove all products bought under the microsoft campus Agreement.
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issue, such as environmentalism and poverty, during the week-long trip. Branch was one of the two site leaders, participants who organize trip details and manage and lead small groups, for the Denver location. Her team of seven worked with the Autism Society of Colorado. They helped with office work and assisted families with autistic children through a program called Respite Care. The group helped the parents with autistic children by assisting with chores around their houses and taking care of the children while their parents enjoyed a night out. Contributed Photo Its a twenty-four-seven job for Students visited Peach and Pine, the largest homeless shelter in Atlanta, through the Alternative them; most people hadnt been on a Breaks program during spring break. Sixty-eight students volunteered at 10 locations in the U.S. date in ten years, Branch said. Branch said she was interested That didnt look like it could ALTERNATIVE in the Denver alternative break be better than anything, Johnson site because she worked with disSpRINg BREAK abled children last summer, which said. LocATIoNS The group stayed at a church opened her eyes to the challenges called the Emmaus House, which they face. AIdS Foundation The other six students on hosts after school programs and houston, Texas works with the community to help Branchs team had little previous prevent poverty. Johnson said she Autism Society experience with autistic children. of Colorado Branch said their reactions to the enjoyed working with the kids in the churchs after school program denver, Colo. children were because they humane Borders transformed were so happy, throughout the Tucson, Ariz. It was cool to see us just like any week. Lakeshore Foundation other kids, and It was cool change the kids and the Birmingham, Ala. it was importo see us change Lower Nine kids change us. tant to help the kids and the New Orleans, La. keep them kids change us, JAMIe BrANCh Project Live Love, from living in Branch said. Topeka freshman Atlanta, Ga. terrible condiL i b b y tions. Teach For America, Johnson, a junior Laurissa Chicago, Ill., from Lawrence, Beckman, a and denver, Colo. was a site leader The Steel yard for a group of seven students who freshman from Louisburg, also volunteered in Atlanta. Her group went on the Atlanta trip. She said Providence, r.I. worked directly with the homeless that the trip helped her to break Volunteers of America population. Johnson said she did down stereotypes and that she Southeast not know what to expect going into learned homelessness could hapMobile, Ala. the trip, but knew Atlanta would be pen to anyone. Both Beckman and Johnson said they learned from very different from Kansas City. The group visited Peach and speaking with people who were Branch, Johnson and Beckman Pine, the largest homeless shelter previously homeless at a halfway each said they would definitely in Atlanta. Johnson said the room house run by Atlanta Outreach. I realized its not necessarily go on another alternative break. was full of narrow bunk beds with that they are lazy or anything like Branch said after being a site leader an inch and a half of foam on them. People would often leave sicker that, but it could basically happen on her first trip, she has a few ideas than when they came in because to anyone. One day you could be of how she could do a better job the shelter was so dirty. She said wealthy and the next day some next time. she was shocked that the people crazy situation could happen and Edited by Kirsten Hudson living there considered it better you could lose it all, Beckman said. than living outside.

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Sean Kennedy, a junior from Leawood, thanks assistant coach Melanie Campbell for all her help after Kennedys loss to Michigan State University in the octofinal round of debate. The fourth day of the 2010 National Debate Tournament, held primarily on the UC Berkeley campus, brought together teams from universities across the country.

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positive frame of mind and can now look forward to a second debate tournament called CEDA, which begins tomorrow. The Cross Examination Debate Association, which functions as a tournament sanctioning agent, is referred to as the peoples tournament. Any school squad can participate in the competition. This year there will be 240 teams contending. Sadly though, for Christopher Stone, this will be his last debate tournament of his life. The career of debaters only lasts as long as they are undergraduates. We all graduate out of the system eventually and either end up becoming coaches or moving on, Lindsey Shook, a graduate student and debate coach from Tulsa, Okla., said. Most of the debaters here have been doing this since the beginning of high school. There is life after debating, but for a lot of seniors it has become a lifestyle. With eight or nine years of debate under their belts, getting used to a life without debate will be a drastic change. Its a way of life they have been captivated with on an everyday basis. They perceive that their performance at the NDT and CEDA is how they will be remembered in debate for the rest of their lives because these are their final debates. Shook said that if you went down the path of coaching there would always be a feeling that you would never do it again; its not a sport where you can play intramural debates. After the final debate, its an eerie, unfamiliar transition for some. But there is nothing they can do about it; debating after undergraduate graduation is not permitted. Stone, a senior from Derby, is in this very position. He began debating when he was a freshman in high school. I kept debating in college because I found that it was a way to stay engaged in current events, Stone said. It was a way to participate in a game that is essentially chess played at a high speed and with words. Shook described Stone and his teammate Patrick Kennedy, a junior from Leawood, as consistent. They work hard and the way they concentrate on debate is centered on a methodical process about the topic and what the resolution says. Stone said debating revolved around the variety and essence of a debaters research. If a debater is well equipped he or she could win against anybody. The best part about our team is that we tend to be hard workers who invest a lot of time in this activity to produce good arguments, Stone said. I think we pride ourselves on being one of the most prepared teams in the nation. The debate team returns from California next week after CEDA, and they will always remember the adrenaline rushes, the long hours and the countless tubs that got them to NDT in the first place. Edited by Drew Anderson

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Luckily, Christie had some help navigating along the way. Kansas is one of the 18 states that offers a college tuition waiver for students who grew up in the foster care system, according to the National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development. This year, 13 students at the University took advantage of the Kansas Foster Care Educational Assistance program, which waives tuition for qualifying students for up to eight semesters at an accredited state college. I look back on my life and think, Wow, what an amazing ride, Christie said. Through all the difficulties of being a foster child, it was worth it because it made me who I am today.

Everybody remembers the day they moved to college. For Christie and Matt Hudson, that day came in the fall of 2005. Matt, who was placed in the foster system when he was 14, also graduated in 2009. Moving day is a nervous and exciting experience for any college student, even for those accustomed to fending for themselves. On that day in 2005, after parents finished unloading the vans and said their goodbyes, typical students crossed paths with Matt and Christie on the road to independence. And although students who grew up in the foster care system may be typical in most ways, there is one big difference: The path they navigate has drastically different road conditions. Everyone has stressful weeks and stressful situations, Christie said. It just magnifies the stress of anything because youre doing it with less support and all these other things to worry about. Without a traditional family support system, Matt and Christie developed their own families from the friends they met at the University. I was able to pick and choose who I trusted ... I dont have a cureall person for all my problems, but theres always someone I know I can go to for almost anything, Christie said. Matt and Christie said the pitfall of a custom-made support system was the fear of those worst-case scenarios, the kind that no one thinks can happen to them. In times of serious trouble or trauma, most students can turn to parents. But what if the student is estranged from his or her parents? A lot of college kids dont talk to their parents all the time, Matt said. But, when things are going bad, thats when they turn to them for help or support. Although his friends make up most of his support system, Matt said he formed relationships with adults he could trust as well. Anything that gets in the way of that storybook college experience is tough to talk to your friends about, Matt said.

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Jaymee Metzenthin, the independent living program manager for Kansas SRS: Children and Family Services, said that finding an adult mentor who could partly fill the role of a parent was one of the biggest challenges facing foster youth Howard ting/KaNsaN preparing to live on their own. She said that any reliable adult could Matt Hudson became the longest acting member of the Kansas Youth Advisory Council, which works to help foster children. He attended the University and is now studying law at Washburn University in Topeka. fulfill this role, but it was often a especially for former foster chilfoster parent, relative or teacher. NUmbER OF STUDENTS dren who are used to standing on Some independent-living proIN THE FOSTER CARE grams and services require men- their own. Christie said she felt like EDUCATIONAL tors. Other foster youth are encour- she could never really ask for monASSISTANCE ey from her extended relatives, and aged to find them on their own. PROgRAm The kids that have been the borrowed no more than $200 durmost successful are the ones that ing college. Asking her extended Fall 2003: 1 have a positive influence in their relatives for more was pointless because she already knew the answer. lives. Metzenthin said. spring 2004: 1 Rather than my parents asking Financial problems pose one of Fall 2004: 4 how much the most difficult money I needchallenges for spring 2005: 4 Everyone has stressful ed when I was foster children in Fall 2005: 7 college. Calling weeks and stressful situa- in trouble, they would up parents to ask spring 2006: 6 tions. It just magnifies the sit me down for money isnt Fall 2006: 9 an option. Their stress of anything because and say, Well, what are you support system of spring 2007: 7 youre doing it with less spending your friends is of little Fall 2007: 13 money on and support ... fiscal assistance. how are we spring 2008: 11 And even adult going to trim christie Jones mentors have Fall 2008: 12 Alumna and former foster child your budget? their limits. she said. spring 2009: 13 The most And while stressful times Fall 2009: 13 of my college career were the ones she probably would have taken a spring 2010: 13 where I had to balance academics blank check had it been offered, and my budget, Matt said. And Christie said, she now knows that it Contributed Photo Source: Office of the University its not like no one else might have was the only way she was going to Matt Hudson, who graduated from the University in 2009, grew up in Maine. But after his parents divorce he moved to Oklahoma, Iowa, Louisiana Registrar these situations, but for us there are learn a lesson. Now, Im really glad and Kansas. He entered the foster system when he was 14 and moved from Humboldt to Pittsburgh, and eventually back to Humboldt. so many factors that make it differ- it turned out the way it did, Christie said. It made me that much ent. It can be difficult to ask for mon- stronger and more responsible. Casey Spencer is the independent ey from anyone other than family,

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Jaymee Metzenthin, the independent living coordinator for the state of Kansas helps former foster children such as Matt Hudson find avenues to successful lives. Sitting on Metzenthins desk is a photograph of former foster children she has worked with, including Hudson, center.

But its not just the big things portant things to figure out. living coordinator for TFI Family One University resource is the Services, the largest foster care that create complications; its the provider in Kansas. Spencer said little things too. Where do chil- TRIO program, which serves firstshe always tried to remind foster dren of the foster care system go generation, low-income and disyouth that the state was there to during college breaks? Their foster abled students. Christie said the families have no obligations to wel- program offered free career counhelp in a tough financial situation. If you dont have your parents come them into their families after seling, academic advising, tutoring to call when you run out of money, the children have left. And hanging and workshops on a number of acwith a friends ademic, financial and social topics. it can be hard family can be to know where They taught me about writing If you dont have your awkward. to go, Spencer a resume, choosing a major, studyMatt spent ing abroad, tax prep and filling out said. But we like parents to call when you holiday breaks the FAFSA, she said. to tell the kids run out of money, it can with his foster that they can family and call us, because be hard to know where LooKING BACK Christie with we are here for Now, Christie has steady emto go. her biological ployment and a fianc with whom them no matter relatives, but to begin her own family. She said it how unique the CASey SPeNCer each knew was easy to look back and have no situation. Independent Living Coordinator of students regrets. However, she stressed that Besides makfor TFI Family Services in other situ- she would never wish her experiing herself availations who ence on any child. able to those who asked to join are no longer Some people will never realize in the system, Spencer also helps a friends family gathering. Mc- the trauma weve gone through, younger foster children prepare for Collum Hall is also open during Christie said. Its a tough situation the financial challenges they may holiday breaks as an option for stu- for someone so young and a lot of dents unable to leave the area. face when they live on their own. people underestimate this. Time management issues can Most of these kids fear of livChristie said she thought foster ing on their own revolves around also prove to be especially trou- children who went on to attend financial needs in one way or an- bling for foster college were a who other, Spencer said. So we like to students, rarity, which often must work get them ready for these. You have to learn to bothered her Spencer organizes group activi- multiple jobs to very much. squeeze the most out of ties and mock budgets to assist the support themTheres a every day. young adults. She said the programs selves while in lot of money were the only places for them to college. During out there for ChrISTIe JONeS learn how to do such things as bal- her senior year, these kids, Alumnus and former foster child ance a checkbook, build a resume Christie worked but I dont three jobs in ador buy necessary groceries. think everyIts hard to live on your own, dition to the 21 ones aware until you actually go through it, credit hours she of it, ChrisSpencer said. But this type of was taking at KU. It was tough, she tie said. I think every foster child said, but possible with a lot of orga- wants to be successful, it just depractice can help. nization and planning. pends on if they find the resources You have to learn to squeeze the and guidance to get them there. FIGURING IT oUT I never waited for any of my Matt and Christie said that typi- most out of every day, she said. When it comes to the general ac- caseworkers to email me I tried cal college challenges, which other students might take for granted, ademic challenges they faced, Matt to be on top of things and ask could be significant obstacles for and Christie said they thought any questions about anything I didnt former foster child could easily understand. former foster children. Christie said she hoped her stoIts the simplest things that overcome these if they used Uniry was proof to young foster chilyou never think about because versity resources. If you need help, the help is out dren that they could do whatever you were taught so long ago, but there, Matt they put their minds to. we were never said. But Every day, she thinks about taught this stuff, youve got to her life and reminds herself not Matt said. How If you need help, the reach out for to dwell on the past. She thinks do I get a car? yourself. No about all the struggles: the moving, help is out there. But How do I get an going apartment? youve got to reach out for ones for you.to the hopelessness and the need to do it feel normal. But then she thinks Matt was lucky yourself. No ones going to C h r i s t i e about the road ahead that is her to have foster said this was future. parents willing do it for you. often a chalEven in Lawrence, there were to co-sign on lenge for stu- parents that would not let their such commitMATT hUdSON dents who kids be around me because I was ments for him. Alumnus and former foster child grew up in a foster kid, Christie said. I look Christie usually foster care, at some of those kids that arent had to ask her who may feel very successful now, and I laugh, biological grandmother to co-sign, but she said she unable to depend on others or because I was supposed to be the dont know how to ask for help. kid that was blemished. really only had one other option. A lot of these people feel like You basically have two alterna Edited by Katie Blankenau tives: either find someone that will they cant trust anyone because co-sign for you or say Im sorry, I theyve constantly been abandoned dont have anyone to ask so please and let down over and over again, just judge me on my good charac- Christie said. So, who can you trust? Where do you go when you ter. have a problem? These are very im-

MATTS SToRY
Matt hudson never had much consistency in his life. For most of his childhood, he lived in Maine with his parents. But when his parents got divorced, Matt and his father began bouncing around the map: from Oklahoma to Iowa and Louisiana, finally settling in humboldt. A few years later, at the age of 14, Matt went into foster care because of a physically abusive relationship with his father. he stayed in a few temporary homes in different parts of Kansas. Just before he was to begin his freshman year of high school, Matt was placed with a long-term foster family in Pittsburg. But after some time there, Matt realized he wanted to return to humboldt. with the help of his caseworker, Matt was able to move to a foster family in humboldt the summer before his sophomore year. however, after only a few months Matt found he was incompatible with the family and again began looking for another home. he asked a friend whose parents had a foster child license if they would let him join their home. Seeing the chance to help a friend, the family took him in. It was during his time at humboldt high School that Matt really began to get involved with his own education, taking part in forensics and debate, scholars bowl and journalism activities. he also began advocating on behalf of other foster children. he joined the Kansas youth Advisory Council, which advocates on a number of foster care-related issues. Matt eventually became president of the group, and its longest acting member ever. he helped improve the states process of sibling visitations, caseworker meetings and transferring high school credits. Matt said he decided to attend the University because he had a lot of friends who were going there and he used a tuition waiver from the Foster Child education Assistance program to afford it. he is now studying law at washburn University in Topeka.

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Soon after Matt hudson entered the Foster Child education Assistance program in 2005, he noticed some major flaws in the system. As a former foster child, Matt was receiving a tuition waver to attend the University. Although the program would waive tuition for a full eight semesters, or enough to graduate from a standard undergraduate degree program, this only applied until the semester of the students 21st birthday. And the program was limited to a maximum of five recipients per college. It was really limited in a lot of ways, Matt said. It would be nearly impossible to get the eight semesters in before you turned 21. But even more important, Matt said, was the fact that the tuition waiver wasnt really a waiver at all. In fact, state colleges were waiving only 20 percent of the cost of tuition. The rest was being paid by education training vouchers, or eTVs, that would otherwise have benefitted foster children in other ways. The state was using the same eTV funds to pay for the rest of the tuition. It was like double dipping, a big no-no, Matt said. But it was what they had been doing. In February 2006, Matt was asked to testify before legislators in support of the existing program and the changes proposed under a new Foster Child educational Assistance Act. It didnt seem like anyone really resisted any of the changes that were suggested, Matt said. For students enrolling in college July 1, 2006 or later, the state extended the program an extra two years, or through the semester of a students 23rd birthday, and removed limits on the number of participants per university. It also ensured that the state would use no other eTV funds to support the program. Matt said he commended the state for the changes it made to the program. It is not a common thing at all, Matt said. A lot of states have a really hard time making something like this work. In March 2007 after the law was changed, Matt returned to the state capitol to speak in support of the program. This time lawmakers removed the expiration date on the bill, which must remain as is unless formally amended. Although he supported changes to the original program, Matt said he was still thankful to the lawmakers who originally made the bill a reality. The original program wasnt perfect for a lot of reasons, but it was still free school, Matt said. They were probably so excited to get the bill going that they were hurried through some of the details. Edited by Katie Blankenau

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Too much of a good thing

have a story about a guy who we can just refer to as Tiger W. He was married, had a beautiful wife, a successful job and many admirers who would trade their lives for his if they had the chance. But that just wasnt enough for Tiger, so he went on to meet other girls. Tiger wanted those women, many of them, often. And he had them. Unfortunately for Tiger, society didnt approve of his urges and neither did his wife. As it came out, he had to bear the consequences and admit his deeds. After several weeks of therapy and a painful press conference, Tiger wanted to get better. But, what exactly was Tigers problem? Allegedly sex addiction and he isnt alone. Approximately 3 to 5 percent of the U.S. population is officially addicted to sex, according to The Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH). As with other addictions, the number of people who arent in therapy or dont know about their problem is probably much higher. Sex addiction is a mental disorder that is difficult to detect. It is well documented that alcohol, cigarettes and drugs are bad for us, especially when consumed regularly and in excess. The easiest way to not get addicted or to recover is to stay away from these habits altogether. Sex, however, is a natural part of life. Having lots of sex is more often considered a blessing than a curse. In the age of Viagra and hectic schedules, many people would prefer a very active sex life to no sex at all. So, how can sex even develop into an unhealthy addiction? Having lots of sex is not unhealthy, per se. As long as a person enjoys sex and doesnt hurt anybody with their behavior, they could just be described as having a higher sexual drive than

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n the conversation about energy and our economy, we can all agree that renewable energy and efficiency are positive things. Despite this, putting a solar panel on your roof or retrofitting your entire home to consume less energy are financially out of reach for most Americans. Fortunately, pending the passage of a bill through the state legislature, Kansas might soon join 15 other states in making small-scale renewable energy more affordable for families and businesses. The Kansas state legislature will soon consider the PropertyAssessed Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Act, bill number HB 2729. The PARE Act, as its called, would allow local governments to create energy-management districts, within which they could issue bonds to property owners. Owners could then use the bond to finance approved efficiency improvements and/or the installation of renewable energy systems on the property. The cost of the improvements would be repaid throughout time in an annual special assessment on the property tax bill. Sifting through all the jargon, it becomes clear that this bill would empower individuals and businesses in Kansas to choose a cleaner and more efficient energy future. The control here would be local and participation voluntary. Legislation such as PARE or PACE, as similar legislation

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is referred to in other states (property-assessed clean energy), could help us clear the cost boundary that prevents families and small businesses from investing in small-scale clean energy. As with any advancing technology, solar panels and wind turbines will inevitably become cheaper in time. But until we hit that point, PARE could grant relief from high electric bills. Energy costs are regressive, placing a larger burden on those with lower incomes. The organization GRID Alternatives in California installs solar panels on the homes of low-income families, which reduces these citizens monthly electricity bills by upward of 80 percent. All of this is made possible by the generous tax incentives and legislative support. Although not on nearly the same scale as the Golden State program, PARE could help spread the use of small-scale renewables here in Kansas. This would reduce the burden energy bills place on struggling families and businesses. Even with the PARE Act,

barriers would still remain to shifting homeowners from energy consumers to energy producers. Last year, Gov. Mark Parkinson passed the Net Metering and Connection Act, which required the states investor-owned utilities (Westar, KCP&L, and Empire District) to provide net-metering services for customers. Netmetering essentially means that customers are allowed to sell electricity they generate back onto the grid in exchange for credits on their monthly bill. However, the Act only allows this on the wholesale scale and not for the average customer. If PARE would realize its full potential, Kansas must also mandate that net-metering be available to any electric utility customer that wishes to participate. To ensure a cleaner and more efficient energy future for our state and citizens, we should support the proposed PARE legislation. The bill just passed through the House Energy and Utilities Committee, but the game isnt won. Call, write, email and urge your representatives any way you can to support HB 2729. Lowell is a senior from Concordia in journalism and political science.

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others. According to Dr. Drew Pinsky, contributor to the New York Times blog Consults, a sex addiction is diagnosed if the sexual behavior is, affecting relationships, work or school, or ones health or legal or financial status. As an important distinction, sex addicts want to stop their behavior but truly cant. They often feel guilty and ashamed if they have to seek satisfaction outside of their relationship or marriage. Pinsky also points out that sexual addiction can sometimes be bipolar with periods of high sexual desire followed by no desire at all; and having a low level of sexual desire is called sexual anorexia. Again, this level has to be unwanted. If youre perfectly satisfied with your sex life as it is, stick to it. Dont let yourself be confused by words such as normal or average. When you feel fine, enjoy. But if you think you could be addicted to sex, you can check it out on SASHs website at sash.net. Meanwhile, Im glad to report that Tiger is on the right path. He sought the help he needed and is willing to work on his problem. In the end, it doesnt matter if you actually have what is diagnosed as sex addiction. As long as youre willing to change what you dont like, no one can blame you. Bledowski is a graduate student from Cracow, Poland, in journalism.

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response of some fans is a disgrace
After the blow that our team, our school and our spring break sustained on Saturday, there was a torrent of status updates on Facebook. Through tears, rage and every curse in the English language two things became apparent: The Jayhawk nation was hurting and our rivals were basking in our pain. It became obvious in the first half that Northern Iowa had come to play and we were struggling to respond. In true Jayhawk fashion, there was always hope. However, this time there was no Mario and no miracle. But, as saddened by this loss as I am, I am even more upset with our fans. I am angry that some people who call themselves true fans have turned around and attacked the team with wanton and unfounded criticism. I am also embarrassed that we used poor officiating as a crutch and could not look to next year. Jayhawks, I challenge you to keep your heads high. Although those under the faade of fanhood may hide among us, the true Jayhawks will say this: Thank you, UNI. You gave our boys something to play for next year. The chip on our shoulder has never been bigger. You exposed and exploited our flaws and used them to embarrass us. Thank you, referees. We will take this beating that you attempted to call an unbiased game on the chin and be back for more with no excuses. Next time around, our response will be flawless through victory. I say, jumping ship be damned! After such a loss, any player who leaves for the NBA is no better than those fans who turned away from their team after this loss. To Cole, Xaiver, Morrii and any other player contemplating the draft, you have more waiting for you here than the NBA can offer. Business is unfinished, and will remain so until you complete it. We have not quit on you. Do not quit on us. We will make those who feel so empowered by watching greatness falter choke on their words. Fellow Jayhawks, dry your tears of crimson and blue. Come next year, we will paint the court in our colors with blood and sweat. We will have retribution.
Garrett Lent is a sophomore from Wichita

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The view standing on the wrong side of the hill in Washington

Waterboard congress, the sign read and the anxious cluster shouted. This is Washington, D.C., on the wrong side of the hill. While on an engaging spring break trip with SIAS Washington D.C. International Experience headed by Zach Messitte, I decided to steal away and do some sightseeing. As I neared the Capitol, I saw it swarming with people. The closer I got, the louder the roar. NOBAMA, one man yelled as I walked by. I instantly knew what it was: A Tea Party protest. This was Saturday, the day Obama addressed the democratic caucus before they voted on health care reform. This was his opposition: a crowd of silverhaired Americans with homemade signs and pitchforks. I was so excited my first real protest! However, being in favor of the health care bill I felt a little afraid they might sniff me out as one of those damn socialists, so I walked quickly. I worked my way to the center of the pulsing mob. I found myself next to a woman holding a picture of the president with a turban and a beard drawn on with sharpie. She brought a cooler, a lawn chair and her little dog to the protest. She kept screaming kill the bill, with an emphasis on kill. A pair of sun-burnt arms holding a sign that read, waterboard congress grabbed my attention. I had to move closer; how could I resist? It was a red-faced, overweight American with a megaphone and a posse. She was angry. The gang numbered about 10 and they marched behind their leader as she made her way through the crowd yelling There is nothing worse than a pissed-off American! I tried to video this with my little pocket camera but I started to get too nervous. By now the mob had worked itself into an all-out frenzy. I panicked a little and thought, Youre too obvious; yell something. So I yelled, Yeah! and proceeded to follow this rebel in action. Realizing the pissed-off posse may soon turn on me I made my exit and crossed over to the antiwar protest on the other side of the hill. Originally printed in The Oklahoma daily, by L. nicole Bisby.

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Counseling services struggle with demand

toward the middle of the fall and spring semesters. Mid-semester it starts getting busy, Botts said. I think by that The next available appointment at the Counseling and time people are getting settled Psychological Services at Watkins in and they can see if theyre Health Center is March 31 going to have difficulty in their courses. seven days from now. Ashley decided to seek help For students such as Ashley, a sophomore who asked not to elsewhere but also went to her be identified, waiting at least a appointment at CAPS. After she week to see a counselor is too saw a counselor the first time it long. Ashley said she made a call became easier for her to schedule visits. to CAPS last O n c e September to There was a terrible wait youve estabschedule an lished your appointment and I was pretty mad and counselor its to discus her frustrated. If it was an easier to see parents divorce them and get and was told emergency that would be appointments she would need a problem. she said. to wait two Outreach months for the AshleY C o ord i n at or next available sophomore John Wade appointment. said that the There was a department terrible wait and I was pretty mad and frustrated, tried to see students as soon as she said. If it was an emergency possible but that delays occurred because of scheduling conflicts that would be a problem. The CAPS department at and the small staff of counselors. I think it would help if we had Watkins most commonly sees students who seek individual coun- more people on staff but I will seling for anxiety and depression. say we try very hard to keep our Because of the heavy traffic of waiting list very short, which it students seeking counseling and typically is, Wade said, but it also the staff of just nine licensed psy- depends on the students schedules chologists available, the wait list as well. Wade said the counselors set sometimes takes longer than the 10 days for which Pamela Botts, aside time for emergency visits. clinical director, said they aim. The CAPS receptionist asks stuCAPS usually experiences a high- dents about the severity of their er demand for counseling service issues and asks whether they need kkwon@kansan.com

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staff: nine licensed psychologists Personal counseling services: First visit, which lasts about 50 minutes, focuses on identifying the problem or concern and creating a plan for goals and expectations. Fees First visit for individuals, couples and groups: $15 Brief psychiatric visit (15 mins): $25 Psychiatric evaluation (1 hour): $65 extended psychiatric visit (1 hour): $65 Appointments: 785-864-cAPs (2277) to be seen that day. If the person really needs to be seen, they need to let us know, Wade said. The CAPS department is open all year. Botts said it was far less busy during the summer. She said the department tried to accommodate students needs quickly. We have really worked on streamlining our system as much as we can, Botts said. If the wait seems too long we do our best to work them in. Edited by Taylor Bern

Students volunteer to help visually impaired

Audio-Reader volunteers also read magazines and novels, and users who want a special request Last year Molly Coon wanted to read may send it to Audio-Reader, make a New Years resolution that and then volunteers will record it onto a CD. mattered. We have I felt like I special request was thinking The best thing is I feel from a grad about myself Im doing something for student up on a lot. As a stucampus who dent you kind of the community. is working on have to, thinking her dissertaMollY coon about your major A senior from Prarie Village tion, and were and your tests, reading about Coon, a senior 2,700 pages of from Prairie photocopied Village said. I microf iche, felt like it was becoming a burden and I wanted to do something for Jennifer Nigro, coordinator of volunteers at Audio-Reader, said. someone else. Audio-Reader has been around So for over a year now Coon has been one of the 14 students since 1971 and is the second oldwho volunteer at Audio-Reader, est program of its kind in the a University radio reading service country. It serves around 6,000 listeners for the blind and print disabled in Kansas and Western Missouri located at 1120 W. 11th St. Volunteers read and record including University students and printed material through a closed staff members, Nigro said. We cover not only people with circuit radio or a telephone service where users can call a special blindness, but with other vision number and sift through various and physical problems that prepublications such as the University vent them from reading normal Daily Kansan, the Kansas City Star printed material, Nigro said. Coon has read through a range and the Topeka Capitol Journal. The service is free of charge and of different media and is currently paid for with state funding, grants working on a novel called Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky. and private donations. zgetz@kansan.com

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With this novel Ive started to use different accents like for French people, Coon said. So thats really fun. Coon said that the job was pretty straight forward and that she loved her work. Sometimes there are words that I dont know how to pronounce and have to look up, but then I learn a new word, Coon said. The best thing is I feel Im doing something for the community and thats a new feeling, and it feels pretty good. Mary Beth Woodson, a graduate student from Baton Rouge, La., has been volunteering for AudioReader for the past five years. She said family was a large part of why she got involved. Both of my uncles are legally blind, Woodson said. Her mother also teaches the visually impaired. Woodson said she stuck with it so long because she enjoyed helping people out, and it was a good break from her school work and other responsibilities. Its a nice little hour and a half away from things and Ive been reading things I wouldnt normally read. Woodson said. Its a nice little way to give back. Edited by Kate Larrabee

States file health care lawsuit

Minutes after Obama signs bill, 13 states sue to overturn it
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The White House says it isnt worried that 13 state attorneys general are suing to overturn the massive health care overhaul, and many legal experts agree the effort is futile. But the lawsuit, filed in federal court seven minutes after President Barack Obama signed the 10-year, $938 billion health care bill, underscores the divisiveness of the issue and the political rancor that has surrounded it. Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum led the effort to file the suit that claims Congress doesnt have the constitutional right to force people to get health coverage. It also says the federal government is violating the Constitution by forcing a mandate on the states without providing resources to pay for it. To that I say, Bring it on, said White House domestic policy chief Melody Barnes, who cited similar suits filed over Social Security and the Voting Rights Act when those were passed. If you want to look in the face of a parent whose child now has health care insurance and say were repealing that ... go right ahead. A 14th state, Virginia, did not join the bigger lawsuit, but filed its own, which other states are also considering. McCollum, a Republican running for governor, has been talking about suing to overturn the bill since December. This month he invited other attorneys general to join him. So far South Carolina, Nebraska, Texas, Michigan, Utah, Pennsylvania, Alabama, South Dakota, Idaho, Washington, Colorado and Louisiana have agreed. All the attorneys general are Republican except James Buddy Caldwell of Louisiana, a Democrat, who said he signed on because Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal asked him to and he felt the effort had merit. The lawsuit, filed in Pensacola, asks a judge to declare the bill unconstitutional because the Constitution nowhere authorizes the United States to mandate, either directly or under threat of penalty, that all citizens and legal residents have qualifying health care coverage. Robert Sedler, a constitutional law professor at Wayne State University in Detroit, said the effort isnt going anywhere. This is pure, pure political posturing and they have to know it, he said. But South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley disputed that characterization, saying his state will have to cut education and other programs to make up for increased Medicaid costs under the overhaul. This isnt about attorneys general trying to break into the realm of telling what needs to happen with health care reform, he said. This is attorneys general saying you went too far with unfunded federal mandates. You exceeded your power under the Constitution.

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By nicholas roesler
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Sophomore catcher James Stanfield slides into home for the winning run after a two-out line drive by Junior Brandon Macias Tuesday at Hoglund Ballpark. Kansas defeated Creighton 5-4 to end a four game losing streak.

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bward@kansan.com twitter.com/bm_dub After making a flashy play defensively that prevented Creighton from regaining the lead, it was only fitting that junior shortstop Brandon Macias came up with the chance to give Kansas a much needed win. With the game tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the ninth and the potential winning run standing on second base Macias stepped to the plate with only one thing in mind. I was just looking for something out over the plate, Macias said.

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Macias laced the first pitch, a changeup, over the leaping Blue Jays shortstop into left field. Sophomore James Stanfield, the runner on second, scampered around third while the left fielder fielded the ball and fired it toward home plate. But the throw was up the first base line, allowing Stanfield to dive across the plate and notch the walk-off victory for Kansas (128) which snapped a four-game skid. Macias, the teams number nine batter, had struggled at the plate in his first season in crimson and blue after transferring to Kansas from a junior college that used wood bats. But the steady improvement

the junior has made at the plate drew high praise from coach Ritch Price. It was really good to see him come through in the clutch, Price said. After seeing an early 3-1 lead vanish when Kansas rallied for three runs in the fifth inning, Creighton responded with a rally of its own in the eighth inning. The Blue Jays pieced together backto-back hits, knotting the score at four runs a side and threatened to take the lead, with runners on the corners and two men out. In situations like this with the Jayhawks in dire need of an out theyve turned to junior reliever Brett Bochy all season.

Faced with another high pressure situation late in the game, there wasnt any question of who was coming out of the bullpen. As he had all year, Bochy delivered, but not without help from Macias. Bochy induced a slow ground ball to shortstop, which the Flagstaff, Ariz. native scooped quickly and fired to first, retiring the runner by a half-step. Even in the next frame, with a Blue Jay runner on every base and two men out, Bochy bore down recording a clutch strike out and getting the Jayhawks out of another jam. Hes been real special, Price said. Bochys latest strong outing set

For a rewind of tuesday night's game, see page 6B.

up the game winning heroics of Macias, who instead focused on the importance of getting the victory. We needed a W after losing four, Macias said with a smile. It was a big win for us. Edited by Kirsten Hudson

Self reflects on the Jayhawks' unhappy season ending

By corey ThiBoDeaUX
cthibodeaux@kansan.com twitter.com/c_thibodeaux Kansas coach Bill Self addressed the media for his season-ending press conference Tuesday. Self spoke for almost 30 minutes covering topics such as his feelings on the season, the overall expectations of coaching at Kansas and the statuses of freshman guard Xavier Henry and junior center Cole Aldrich. Heres a run-through of what he said: Self said he wasnt going to watch the tape of the Northern Iowa game any time soon, nor would he watch the NCAA tournament. Reflecting on the 33-3 season, Self said it was obviously a disappointment to come out empty. But it was as good of a season as he could have had sans NCAA tournament. Hey, going 15-1 and winning the tournament championship is an accomplishment. But Id rather be playing now. Id rather be in the Final Four than that. Still, I dont think it makes this season a failure by any means. After playing off not caring about the No. 1 ranking all year, Self finally came clean, saying the Jayhawks didnt enjoy victories because they were too busy protecting the role of No. 1. Against Northern Iowa, the mentality of holding on to its top seed could have been Kansas downfall. Even when youre the favorite, you subconsciously hope to get through it as opposed to go take it, Self said. As depressed as his team looked at the end of the game, Self has only talked to about half of the players since then. The amount of pain they feel is just a reflection of what they put into the season, he said. As a coach, you want your kids to care so much, Self said. But if they care as much as you want, then you always subject them to potential huge disappointment. But thats what life is all about: caring so much about something and coming up short sometimes. They should

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find myself perplexed by Kansas early end to the season to the point that I need to see a psychiatrist and ask questions about the existence of God. The painful thing is that I know what the shrink would ask me, and I know what I would tell him. Like all the popular psychiatrist scenes in movies and TV shows, he would draw out the fact that I knew this would happen the whole season. This dark truth has been apparently since January. Kansas consistent slow starts would lead to a fast and painful end in the NCAA tournament. Ever since the glory days earlier this season, the Jayhawks have found themselves fighting a slow start. The Colorado game in Boulder, the Cornell game, the Oklahoma State game, the Tennessee game and even the away game at Nebraska were all painful starts to watch. The Colorado and Oklahoma State games were much harder than expected for one reason: The Jayhawks instilled hope and confidence in their opponents that they could beat the No.1 team in the country. Kansas Coach Bill Self addressed the slow starts after the loss to Northern Iowa. From a coaching standpoint, you dont go into a situation and say, OK, our strategy is to get off to a good start, Self said. I can see his point that a teams strategy is not to play well for 10 minutes but rather for 40 minutes, but how do you not make it a point when this issue has come up throughout the whole season? Self s team almost lost to Cornell at home because of the frustrating starts the team trademarked. It was 10-2 with 17:30 left, Self said about the slow start against Northern Iowa. So there were two minutes in there at the start of the game where they were a lot better than us, and that right there probably gave them the confidence they needed. Bingo, my psychiatrist would say. That is what is at the core of your problems. And as I would become more aware of where my inner frustrations and baffled existence as a KU student stemmed from, more and more questions would pop up in my head. First of all, if Self knew the reaction of other teams jumping ahead of Kansas was confidence, why didnt he make it a strategy to stomp out their fire in the first minutes? Secondly, why didnt Self hire some sort of horse whisperer for the players to get their racing legs ready at the sound of the gun? Yes, Kansas had an amazing year. Starting the season and ending the regular season as the No. 1 team is nothing to scoff at. Maybe that will be a focal point for the Jayhawks come next season. At some point, however, like after losing the first half to Nebraska 44-43 earlier in the season, the clear message has to be conveyed to the players that slow starts will not allow us to win games later in the season. Especially in the NCAA Tournament. Edited by Megan Heacock

SEE Men's ON PAGE 8B

Kansas coach Bill Self listens to a question following Kansas' season ending loss to Northern Iowa last Saturday in Oklahoma City, Okla. Northern Iowa won, 69-67.

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Lots to see in rest of tourney

by max rothman
mrothman@kansan.com be. Theyre the type of three-point shooting team that can upset Syracuse and its zone defense. Kansas State: Is it just me or is CBS covertly running the new hit series The Frank Martin show during tournament games? This love affair is getting a little out of hand. Consider maybe getting the camera on Jacob Pullen as he knocks down seven three-pointers instead of Martins every move. I mean we all respect the guy, but come on! Xavier: Jordan Crawford may be playing better basketball than any one player in this tournament. Although it is unlikely that the Musketeers get past the Wildcats, Crawfords Dr. J-esque scoop layup against Minnesota was one of the best plays of the tournament. Duke: The Blue Devils may be playing better than any team not named Kentucky in the entire tournament. Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singler are as solid as they come. But that doesnt mean that the Dukies arent prone to their annual tournament collapse. I see them losing in the Elite Eight to a more athletic team from the Big 12 like... Baylor: Led by guys named Tweety and LaceDarius, the Bears were a trendy Final Four pick from the start. Although theyve barely clawed their way to victories against Sam Houston State and Old Dominion, Baylor looks like a serious force. A BaylorKentucky Final Four match-up could be the most entertaining game of the tournament. Purdue: After losing emotional leader Robbie Hummel to an ACL injury, many bracket pundits crossed the Boilermakers off in round one against upset hopeful Siena. Well, Siena isnt what it used to be and Purdue still has ETwaun Moore. A sweet and surprising rebound, but I dont see them getting past Duke. St. Marys: A Gael similarly pronounced as a bird of the night, a strong wind or the name of a Jewish mother. These Gaels are of a Celtic origin and their names are

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coming into Tuesdays game against creighton, casey Lytle led the team on steals with 5. he has only been caught once.
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Mens NIT Tournament: Texas Tech 87, Mississippi 90 north carolina 60, UaB 55 womens NCAA Tournament: no. 1 connecticut 90, no. 8 Temple 36 no. 1 nebraska 83, no. 8 UcLa 70 no. 2 notre dame 84, no. 10 Vermont 66 no. 2 ohio state 67, no. 7 Mississippi state 87 no. 3 oklahoma 60, no. 11 arLittle rock 44 no. 3 Xavier 63, no. 6 Vanderbilt 62 no. 3 west Virginia 55, no. 11 san diego state 64

After the second round slaughter, its understandable if you want nothing to do with basketball for a while. We dont need to replay reasons why youve probably already done so in your head repeatedly. But Kansas or no Kansas, the NCAA tournament goes on. Below are the remaining 16 teams in the tournament, each with a reason to keep your eyes glued to the television. Northern Iowa: Lets get the one thats still hard to swallow out of the way first. Without a serious contender left in this bracket, the Panthers have a legitimate shot at a George Mason-esque dash to the final four. They continue their road against... Michigan State: The Spartans barely escaped their first-round game against New Mexico State with help from a controversial lane violation call. Then sophomore guard Korie Luscious hit a buzzer-beating three, trumping Maryland in the second round. But two-time all-Big Ten selection Kalin Lucas ruptured his left achilles tendon late in the first half of that game and was lost for the season. This team reminds me of Villanova an equal chance to win a title or drop its next game. Tennessee: Despite beating both Kansas and Kentucky in the regular season, this year has been a troublesome one for the Vols. Four players were arrested at a traffic stop in December and leading scorer Tyler Smith was kicked off the team shortly after. Twenty-seven wins and a Sweet Sixteen spot later and I think Bruce Pearl feels just fine until his team likely gets whooped by Ohio State: Two words Evan Turner. The 6-foot-7-inch swing man is the lone reason that the Buckeyes have achieved so much this season. Many think that he will be a top three pick in the 2010 NBA draft and could end up having a better career than likely first pick John Wall of Kentucky. Search Evan Turner game winner vs. Michigan on YouTube and youll understand. Syracuse: If center Arinze Onuaku returns from injury, the Orange may have its best crack at a title since Carmelo Anthony was around. Future NBA lottery pick Wesley Johnson is the teams best player, but guard off the bench Scoop Jardine is the teams best name. Butler: Piping it from dowwwwwwntowwwn, Shelvin Mack strokes it with the best of em. As a five seed, the Bulldogs are no longer the trendy upset pick they used to

THURSDAY
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enough to make you root for this Cinderella story. Matthew Dellavedova, Beau Levesque, Mickey McConnell, Clint Steindl and Omar Samhan. If the Big Red cant do it, Im pulling for the Gaels. Washington: The Huskies are admirably carrying the cushion-soft Pac-10 on their shoulders. In quiet fashion, Washington has won nine games straight. Led by Isaiah Thomas (no relation to the worst GM in Knicks history) and Quincy Pondexter, this team may have hit its last stop against the Mountaineers. West Virginia: Coach Bob Huggins can win anywhere. Anywhere. Cincinnati. Kansas State. West Virginia. No matter the under-appreciated program, the guy can turn offensive juggernauts into like-minded defensive studs. With Sherron Collins and the aforementioned Lucas out of the tournament, DaSean Butler is the best clutch shooter standing. Cornell: The Big Red has validated its pre-tourney buzz with precise passing and university textbook execution. I wonder what a conversation between big men Jeff Foote of Cornell and Demarcus Cousins of Kentucky may be like. Foote: Hey Demarcus, do you know the definition of the word commitment? Cousins: Yeah B, until Im signing checks in the league next year. Kentucky: Kansas fans still have something to root for after all: UK losing. Few things could remedy the pain of Jayhawk nation more than seeing Calipari and his freshmen army featuring Patrick Patterson fall unexpectedly. Although the Wildcats have been the most impressive team in the tournament so far, something about a young and untested (SEC schedule) team beams glimmers of hope. Down with Wall and the Wildcats, I say! Edited by Megan Heacock

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Recurring problems lead to early exit from tournament

Opponent plays to Jayhawks troubles

t was never about the talent with this years Jayhawks. They were always good. Staggeringly good. Talent-wise, they rivaled any team in America, and everyone knew it. The problem is, the guys on the team knew it, too. They knew they were invincible. Turns out they, along with the 42 percent of brackets on ESPN. com that had Kansas winning it all and the experts who said they were the favorites and the president himself, were wrong. There were hints all along.

tdwyer@kansan.com Hints we probably should have seen. There were articles about a lack of killer instinct. There were slow starts, sloppy play and bad losses. There were teams that had no business being in the same gym as the Jayhawks Colorado, Nebraska, even Cornell hanging with them until the bitter end, holding second half leads or going into overtime.

By tim dwyer

But there were also wins. Lots of them. Thirty three, to be exact. So the world myself included turned a blind eye to the eventually devastating flaws of the Jayhawks and penned them in as the prohibitive favorite to win the national title. After all, what proof was there of a chink in the armor? The Tennessee loss? Fluke. The Volunteers had just had four guys suspended. They were rallying around their coach, had a brilliant crowd and hit unbelievable shots down the stretch (Im looking at you, Skylar McThree). The Oklahoma State loss? Let me quote myself from Twitter. com/UDKbasketball the day after that game. If it takes four guys scoring

15+ and the opponent shooting over 60 percent for the Jayhawks to lose, theyll be just fine. Good call, Dwyer. Doh. How could Bill Self convince a group of 18-24 year old guys prone to believing in their own invincibility without any evidence that they werent unassailable, when all signs pointed to just that? Experts salivated over the Jayhawks potential and their depth and their completeness as a team. Every time Self looked at his team hed see all the ingredients for a perfect college basketball team: Sherron Collins, a proven winner and gritty-as-sandpaper senior captain at the most important position on the floor; Cole

Aldrich, a defensive nightmare for opponents who was liable to pull down a double-double on any given night at center; a gifted sweet-shooting wing with the ability to take over a game in Xavier Henry; the Morrii, twin brothers with a rabid desire to grab every offensive rebound that came off the rim; two homegrown kids that hustled, played defense and stroked the ball from outside like they were real-life versions of Jimmy Chittwood from Hoosiers. So what happened? How could a team with all the pieces fall to a team with hardly any of them? It took a perfect storm. The Panthers of Northern Iowa needed to get out to an early lead. Check. They needed to use their

stifling defense to cling desperately to the lead for as long as possible. Check. They needed the Jayhawks to have a poor shooting night and Collins to play uncharacteristically bad. Check and check. And they needed big shots down the stretch. Check. Northern Iowa needed Kansas to believe in its own legend. Check. The Jayhawks didnt panic, didnt press until late in the second half, didnt increase the tempo at all because, well, it was going to work out. It always had before. This time it didnt. And this time, there is no second chance. Edited by Drew Anderson

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KANSAS BASEBALL REWIND

KEY INNING
The ninth Junior shortstop Brandon macias game-winner aside, the Jayhawks might not have had the chance to break the 4-4 tie were it not for the pitching of Brett Bochy. Though creighton loaded the bases with one bloop single, an infield dribbler and a walk, Bochy fanned the final batter of the inning and got kansas out of trouble.

GAME TO REMEMBER
Junior shortstop Brandon Macias macias plated the game-winning run with a smash single in the ninth to give kansas a walk-off victory and snap a four-game losing streak. macias also doubled in the game, and made a number of solid plays at shortstop including one that saved the lead for the Jayhawks in the eighth inning.

GAME TO FORGET
Senior pitcher Travis Blankenship Blankenship relinquished the Jayhawk lead in the eighth, giving up three two-strike hits to Blue Jays batters, and was charged with a blown save. The senior had struggled to keep men off the base paths coming into the contest, having allowed five hits, two walks, and two runs in his previous two appearances.

STAT OF THE NIGHT

Three men left on base one of the lowest totals for kansas this season. The Jayhawks made the most of their nine hits and two walks, plating five runs. on the game, kansas was 2-5 with runners in scoring position, but also plated a runner with a sacrifice fly a plate appearance which does not count as an official at-bat.

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Junior third baseman Tony Thompson stretches out for a ground ball Tuesday against Creighton at Hoglund Ballpark. It was Thompsons first game back after suffering a knee injury before the season started.

GAME NOTES
Junior third baseman Tony Thompson was quiet from the plate in his season debut, going 0-for-4. Thompson admitted to being a little anxious at the plate, and said that returning to last seasons form would take some time. I just need to work on my approach a little bit, and stay within myself, and good things will happen, Thompson said. hitless or not, Thompson displayed good range at third, making several sound defensive plays and showing little evidence that his left knee which is still not 100 percent is much of a factor. defense is something you can do every day, and hitting is going to take time, Thompson said. so I figure if I can stay solid defensively and work on hitting, I think Ill do pretty well. Junior outfielder Brian heere had his 11-game hitting streak snapped with an 0-for-3 night, but did work a walk and steal a base. redshirt freshman Jake marasco also had an eight-game hitting streak broken, going 0-for4 with three strikeouts. senior pitcher Brett Bollman was denied his second wins because of creightons eighth inning comeback, but he recorded his third quality start of the year. Bollman was touched early for two quick runs on four hits, but settled down nicely, holding the Blue Jays to one run on three hits over his final four innings.

IN PERSPECTIVE...
as if welcoming junior third baseman Tony Thompson last seasons Big 12 triple crown winner back to the lineup wasnt enough of an offensive boost for the Jayhawks, his presence alone wasnt the only benefit of from his return. with Thompson penciled into the clean-up spot, hitters such as sophomore James stanfield and senior Brett Lisher are bumped further down in the order making the bottom of kansas lineup even more dangerous. Ben Ward

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Junior infielder Brandon Macias fields the ball Tuesday at Hoglund Ballpark. Kansas defeated Creighton 5-4, ending a four-game losing streak.

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SPORTS / 7B

Baker game provides tune-up for Big 12

Jayhawks offense appears to be on track after taking a vacation during spring break. With third baseman While Kansas had to work hard to Tony Thompson back in the lineup, defeat Creighton 5-4 Tuesday night, the hitting and defensive alignment the Jayhawks should face less of a is full of guys with Big 12 experichallenge tonight when they play ence. Thats something Kansas will Baker, which plays in the NAIA. The focus will be getting players more need entering its rigorous confergame experience before the confer- ence slate against teams like Baylor, Texas A&M and Texas. ence opener at Baylor. Getting a few swings in tonight We havent been as consistent was key, Thompson said after one through the Creighton nine in our game. My goal lineup, coach Our biggest games of has always been Ritch Price said. getting back beThe good thing the season are in the Big fore the conferis we wont have 12 and Im excited about ence starts. Our to encounter the biggest games match-up issues that. of the season we had at LSU are in the Big 12 and Tulane. TONy ThOMPSON and Im excited Thomas TayJunior third baseman about that. lor will start for A key player the Jayhawks, although Price said he expected to ro- for Baker is Nick Peterson, whos tate different pitchers no matter how leading the team in batting average Taylor performed. Taylor pitched at .385 and slugging .558. Kansas relievers have struggled well in his last outing five strikeouts in five innings for a no-decision of late and the Wildcats will give the Jayhawks a chance to rid themin Kansas 5-3 loss to Tulane. Price said Tuesdays game allowed selves of recent struggles out of the him to develop younger players bullpen. The game will give us a chance such as Taylor and fellow freshman to give guys some pitching time and pitcher Tanner Poppe. We will need them in some se- some throwing in before conferries with Big 12 play coming up, ence play, Price said. Were going to need it. Price said. One thing that will certainly help Edited by Taylor Bern Kansas young pitchers is that the ahammond@kansan.com

bASEbALL

BY ANDREW HAMMOND

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Junior third baseman Tony Thompson takes a practice swing before batting Tuesday night. Thompson, who won the Big 12s triple crown last season, made his first appearance this season in Kansas 5-4 victory against Creighton after missing the first 19 games of the season because of a hairline fracture in his kneecap.

ATHLETIcS

Perkins to speak in Dole sports series

Athletics director Lew Perkins will speak at the dole Institute of Politics Tuesday, April 13 as part of the Institutes Leadership and Globalization of Sports series. The series explores topics about Perkins the broader economic, social and political effects of sports throughout the world. Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue was the series inaugural speaker in November 2008, and international mountain guide robert

Link spoke in November 2009. Perkins will speak in a public interview about his career in sports administration. Lew Perkins record of leadership in collegiate sports is extraordinary, said Bill Lacy, director of the dole Institute. Mr. Perkins is a talented athletics director who understands the importance of sports in the lives of young people and can speak to the broader issues of academics, leadership and globalization in collegiate athletics. Perkins has been the Athletics director since 2003. In 2008, he topped the public voting in Time Magazines online poll of the best sports executives in the world. Perkins interview begins at 7:30 p.m.
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Nebraska women in Sweet Sixteen

BY DAVE CAMPBELL
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS Nebraska shook off a shaky start and showed it belonged in the final 16. The best season the Cornhuskers have ever had will continue for another weekend. Dominique Kelley scored a career-high 22 points, Kelsey Griffin added 18 points and 14 rebounds and top-seeded Nebraska took apart UCLA 83-70 in the second round of the NCAA womens tournament on Tuesday night. The Cornhuskers (32-1) advanced to the regional semifinals for the first time in program history. They will play No. 4 seed Kentucky in Kansas City, Mo., next Sunday. Star Jasmine Dixon managed 13 points for the No. 8 seed Bruins (25-9) after early foul trouble, but the momentum and chaos created by their defensive pressure didnt last past the first quarter of the game. Griffin, who recorded her 2,000th career point in the first round, got past 1,000 career rebounds to become only the second Nebraska womens player to reach both of those marks. A few thousand Huskers fans chanted Go Big Red! and cheered their team on a 16-0 run early in the second half that broke the game open, fueled by a pair of three-pointers from Cory Montgomery. She had her own cheering section from hometown Cannon Falls, a 45-minute drive south from the University of Minnesota campus.

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Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. Connecticut was so good nearly perfect in the first half against Temple on Tuesday night that even one of their superstars, Maya Moore, was surprised. It was definitely a once-in-alifetime kind of a half, Moore said. The Huskies shot nearly 78 percent, held Temple to five field goals and 12 points and took a 43-point lead into the locker room. They coasted to a 90-36 victory in the second round of the NCAA womens tournament, stretching their winning streak to 74 games. You go in wanting to feel like youre going to hit every shot, but you dont really think every single shot is going to go in, Moore said after making all six of her shots, including three three-pointers. At a point there, we thought every shot was going to go in. To the Owls, it seemed like every shot did. It was just, Wow, said Qwedia Wallace, who led Temple with 12 points. They are the No. 1 team in the nation for a reason, added Marli Bennett. On a night that started with UConn coach Geno Auriemma twice hugging former assistant Tonya Cardoza, in her second season as the Owls coach, perfection quickly replaced affection. Moore hit three-pointers on the Huskies first two possessions, they ran off 20 points in a row in 6 minutes after Temple closed within 13-5 and finished the half on a 20-1 burst. After that, the Huskies starters got to watch the reserves get plenty of time.

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Men's

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Bump, set, spike

hurt because they care. Self said he didnt go to the full court press early against Northern Iowa for two reasons: 1. The Jayhawks won 33 games without implementing it and it just wasnt their style. 2. There is no way to play the press for 25 to 30 minutes and not get tired. Henrys and Aldrichs futures are strictly up to them and their families, he said. Self said that he would support whatever they chose and that he wouldnt give them a timetable. As for Henry, Self said he had the ability to leave now and compete in the NBA. But this is the first time Aldrich has thought about making a decision this season, and all the NBA lottery-pick projections dont matter. It could be best for him and his family for him to come back, Self said. But Ive said this all along: Im not encouraging that at all. And it wont be long before people know where Aldrich is going. Give him a week or so, Self said. He wont let us hang in the balance wondering what hes going to do. As a coach, he invests so much time every season; and to come up short so many times takes a lot out of him, Self said. Im sad, disappointed, hurt, Self said. Then my emotions will go to mad, upset, competitive, and lets get back to work. Im not quite there yet, but I think that I can get there pretty quickly. Then your emotions turn to excited about the next group you get an opportunity to work with. Self said his gauge was about to hit mad because he was upset and jealous that his team wasnt playing right now. Self said this was the best question of the day: Does losing at Kansas feel different from losing at other places? I always told you guys, for the most part, that it wasnt a jubilant locker room, that it wasnt a massive celebration when you win and do some things, Self said. These guys have grown to expect to do those things. I do think when you coach at a place like Kansas and expectations are so high, winning becomes a relief and losing is awful. Edited by Kirsten Hudson
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Christina Gelvin, a freshman from Leawood, bumps the ball in a friendly game of sand volleyball Tuesday by the Ambler Student Recreation Center. "The weather was nice and we just came back from a run and decided to play," Gelvin said.

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