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Body Art
BY Calvin MCConnell
calvinmc@ku.edu
Lawrences downtown brewery
will no longer ask its custom-
ers to lug a growler or haul a
keg to their front doors in order
to drink award-winning beer at
home. Free State Brewing Co.
anticipates beginning bottle dis-
tribution to Kansas and Missouri
vendors sometime this April.
Beer lovers can currently find
Free State brews on-tap at nine
Lawrence locations, but with a
new distribution deal, the com-
pany plans to expand its reach
significantly. In addition to its
bottling efforts, the brewery will
also offer draft beer at bars in
Kansas City, St. Louis and other
Missouri locations starting early
March.
The bottling operation was ini-
tially delayed last April by a fire
at the companys bottling plant,
but the brewery has bounced
back and is now set to shelve its
product.
Free State Brewery owner
Chuck Magerl said the company
would start with a simple bottle
variety and later bottle a series of
seasonal beers and limited edi-
tion specialty beers.
Well be featuring Ad Astra
Ale, Wheat State Golden, Oatmeal
Stout and Copperhead Pale Ale,
Magerl said.
Magerl said the initial four
varieties of bottled beers, and
the companys Stormwatch IPA,
would be those made available
on-tap in Kansas City and St.
Case for the imperfect body
BY RoBeRT alTMan
raltman@kansan.com
Artist Larry Kirkwood doesnt
think size matters. He knows it
does.
Kirkwood, a KU graduate from
Kansas City, Mo., has made plaster
body casts from neck to groin of
more than 500 people in the last
17 years, each with its own story
of being too big, too small or too
average in regards to todays con-
cept of beauty.
And when it comes to body
image issues, women arent the
only subjects who go into a panic
when looking at their cast.
Guys are freaked about their
penis, he said. I cant tell you how
many guys have asked me to put
a little more plaster down there.
Theyre just as tripped out on this
stuff as women, and thats why it
needs to be looked at as a human
thing, not a gender thing.
His collection of casts, called
The Body Image Project, aims to
give a more honest representation
of the human body than whats
found in the media. Kirkwood said
he wants people to be able to see
what they really look like without
being horrified.
When all this advertising
and everything gets into our
subconscious, we dont even realize
that we have certain prejudices
against things, he said. The reality
is we all have six-pack abs, its just
under a little fat on some of us.
Kirkwoods exhibition and lec-
ture are a part of the Universitys
Celebrate EveryBODY Week on
campus, an effort by the student
group HOMEBASE, or Healthy
Options for Movement, Exercise,
Body Acceptance and Savvy
Brewery to expand
beer distribution
LocAL
Jerry Wang/kaNsaN
Lawrences Free State Brewing Co. will soon begin bottling their own beer to distribute in
Kansas and Missouri. Last April, a fre at the companys plant caused an estimated $1 million
in damage and delayed the process of bottling their beer.
see Brewery oN Page 3a
Artist speaks
about body casts
and self image
see Body oN Page 3a
Collin Johnson/kaNsaN
Larry Kirkwood watches as his plaster body casts are hung in the Art and Design Buidling. Kirkwoods collection, known as The Body Image Project,
seeks to give people a more accurate portrayal of what bodies look like.
Monday:
celebrate you day
nLarry Kirkwood of The Body Image
Project will give a lecture on how his
art deals with the societal prejudices
against sex, race, age, weight and
height.
Tuesday:
Positive Afrmation day
nMembers of HOMEBASE will post
positive messages on mirrors in
group housing around campus.
Wednesday:
celebrate Activity day
nLearn about KU Fit, personal train-
ing and how to achieve a positive
body image from 3 to 5 p.m. at the
Ambler Student Recreation Fitness
Center. Free bottled water will be
handed out and students can sign up
to win prizes.
Thursday:
celebrate Food day
nAt KU retail dining areas there is a
10 percent discount on Better Bites
entrees, which include main courses
with fewer calories and less fat.
HOMEBASE will hand out smoothies.
Sculptures by Larry Kirkwood on display at
Watkins Memorial Health Center, The Oread
Bookstore, Anschutz Library and the Art & Design
Building.
cELEBrAtE EveryBody WEEk
Sunday, Feb. 21 through Saturday, Feb.27
LAWrEncE
BY BRianne PFannenSTiel
anD JeSSe RanGel
bpfannenstiel@kansan.com,
jrangel@kansan.com
Emergency vehicles responded
to fire alarms at the Oread Hotel,
1200 Oread Ave., around midnight
Monday morning.
Hotel guests were briefly evacu-
ated from the building before they
were allowed back into the hotel
lobby where they waited for the
smoke to clear and the fire alarms to
stop sounding. Among those evacu-
ated were players and staff for the
Oklahoma mens basketball team,
which is in town for a game against
Kansas tonight at 8 p.m. in Allen
Fieldhouse.
Jozsef Szendrei, Oklahomas
strength and conditioning coach,
waited in the hotel lobby and
watched over a canvas bag full of
players cell phones that had been
turned in to him earlier in the night.
Oklahoma players waited in the Bird
Dog Bar on the main floor.
While they waited, firefighters
entered the building to investigate
a possible fire that one employee
said began in the laundry room.
Emergency personnel speculated
the fire was caused by the exhaust or
ventilation system, but were unable
to confirm the cause at the time.
Jimmy Johns workers, who occu-
py the same building as the Oread
Hotel, were also told to leave their
shop briefly as emergency person-
nel investigated the situation.
Chase Dahnke, a Jimmy Johns
worker, said the store was only out
of commission for about five min-
utes before they were able to go back
to making sandwiches. The stores
delivery service was halted for the
evening because their drivers could
not get around the surrounding fire
trucks.
Stay tuned to Kansan.com for
more updates.
ryan Waggoner/kaNsaN
Two frefghters walk toward the Oread Hotel early Monday morning. Emergency crews responded to several fre alarms at the newbuilding, and guests were briefy evacuated.
Firefghters respond to
smoke at Oread hotel
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TUESDAY
Feb. 23
nku opera presents The rakes Progress
from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at robert baustian The-
atre in murphy Hall. Tickets cost $5 for students
and senior citizens and $10 for adults.
nPaul Hovda, associate professor of philoso-
phy at reed college, will present the lecture,
The signifcance of the Problem of the many
from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Pine room of the
kansas union.
WEDNESDAY
Feb. 24
nThe center of Latin American studies will
screen cautiva at 7 p.m. in room 4051 of
Wescoe Hall.
nDavid coleman, The Dating Doctor, will
speak at 7 p.m. in the Woodruf Auditorium of
the kansas union.
THURSDAY
Feb. 25
nThe center for russian, east european and
eurasian studies will screen the Turkish film
Devrim Arabalari (cars of the revolution) in
Turkish with english subtitles at 7 p.m. in room
318 of bailey Hall. free to the public. refresh-
ments provided.
FRIDAY
Feb. 26
nsalsa night will be from 7 to 10 p.m. in the
ballroom of the kansas union.
nVoices unheard, an open mic and poetry
slam beneft for Haiti, will begin at 7 p.m. in the
theater of Hashinger Hall.
nstudent union Activities will screen
reservoir Dogs from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. in the
Woodruf Auditorium of the kansas union.
SATURDAY
Feb. 27
nThe 13th Annual Taste of Asia Variety show
will be from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Woodruf Audito-
rium of the kansas union.
nuniversity Theatre will show the play, Arms
and the man, at 7:30 p.m. in the crafton-Preyer
Theatre of murphy Hall.
nfree cosmic bowling from 10 p.m. to 1
a.m. at Jaybowl in the kansas union, courtesy
of suA.
SUNDAY
Feb. 28
nuniversity Theatre will show the play Arms
and the man at 2:30 p.m. in the crafton-Preyer
Theatre of murphy Hall.
nsoprano Jacquelyn V. kelly will perform
as part of The ku school of musics student
recital series from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the
swarthout recital Hall in murphy Hall.
nThe ku school of music will present the Trom-
bone choir from 5 to 6 p.m. in swarthout recital
Hall in murphy Hall. Tickets cost $5 for students
and senior citizens and $10 for adults.
nThe ofce of multicultural Afairs will ofer
an Asian Traditional Dance and modern Dance
Practice Tutorial in recognition of Asian American
Week from 6 to 9 p.m. in robinson center.
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Archaeologists fnd
early 8-sided house
bLuffTon, s.c. south caro-
lina archaeologists believe they
might have unearthed the frst
octagonal house in the united
states.
The ruins were found last fall
on the banks of the may river
in the southern coastal town
of blufton. A letter written in
1796 by a visitor mentions the
octagonal house and helps date
the structure.
Archaeologists Heather
cline and mary socci say the
900-square-foot house was
owned by scottish immigrant
William mckimmy and was built
about 1790.
That would mean the home
predates Thomas Jefersons Pop-
lar forest. That home was built
in the 1820s near Lynchburg, Va.,
and is considered to be the frst
octagonal house in the u.s.
The director of archaeological
restoration at Poplar forest says
he questions whether the fnd in
south carolina is a full-size home.
Woman discovers
check from 1970s
LAuDerHILL, fla. An
85-year-old south florida woman
who went looking for a photo of
her ex-husband says she found
a $17,500 insurance claim check
from 1978 instead. barbara cos-
grove found the check, dated Jan.
23, 1978, in an unopened enve-
lope inside a nightstand drawer
at her Lauderhill home. she said
she doesnt know why she hadnt
found the check sooner and had
looked inside the drawer a thou-
sand times before the discovery.
cosgrove saids the check stems
from an accident that occurred
under the brooklyn bridge in
1976. A tarp flled with rainwater
fell 200 feet onto her car, damag-
ing the vehicle.
Its unclear if cosgrove can
claim the money from the check,
which was issued by an insurance
company that has been declared
insolvent and liquidated.
City sends woman
massive water bill
mInneAPoLIs A minneapo-
lis woman has received a $1,600
water bill, a bill the city believes
is accurate even though its 20
times the womans usual bill. erica
kocur said her bill is generally $70
to $80 per month. she said her
heart just dropped when she
got her latest bill. The city said
she must have a running toilet or
dripping faucet.
but ksTP-TV said the bill is
charging for almost 200,000 gal-
lons of water. Thats three times
the volume of her entire home.
A shower would have to run
nonstop for almost two months
to use that much water.
The citys director of treasury
is LeeAnn stagg. she said the city
believes the bill is accurate, but
the city will check kocurs meter
one more time.
No charges fled in
branding incident
breckenrIDGe, colo. breck-
enridge authorities said a Texas
christian university student who
sufered burns when his peers
branded his buttocks partici-
pated in the act willingly and no
charges will be fled.
Authorities said Thursday they
made the decision not to pursue
charges after reviewing state-
ments from Amon carter IV and a
dozen Tcu students. The summit
Daily news reported that carter
had Greek symbols from his fra-
ternity and a sorority branded on
his buttocks Jan. 8 during a trip to
breckenridge and needed surgery
after sufering second-and third-
degree burns.
Investigators said what hap-
pened was not part of a fraternity
initiation because carter was
already a group member.
carter is the great-grandson of
Amon G. carter, sr., who founded
the fort Worth star-Telegram.
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BY BRENNA LONG
blong@kansan.com
Getting a credit card just became
more difficult for students.
As of today, individuals younger
than 21 will not be able get a credit
card without a co-signer or proof
of significant income to pay off the
card, and even that will be deter-
mined by an application process
through credit card companies.
Legislature doesnt want people
to get into trouble, said Robert
DeYoung, Capitol Federal profes-
sor in the School of Business. This
might mean students learn the les-
sons later on in life.
The new restrictions might have
helped Justin Kelly, a freshman from
Garden City, had they passed earlier
this year.
Kellys experience with credit
cards began in August, when his
mother granted the use of a credit
card for emergencies only. That
quickly changed.
I would go out to get food and
not have my debit card, Kelly said.
Then I would just charge it on my
credit card. The unnecessary trips
to McDonalds and Taco Bell added
up.
After paying off a maxed-out
credit card multiple times, Kelly said
he didnt think having a credit card
in his wallet was a good idea. He
said he didnt know enough about a
credit card and its financial respon-
sibilities.
He said his mom would tell
him to watch his spending, but she
couldnt make the final decisions
she wasnt a co-signer.
It would have been a good idea if
I would have matured a little more,
Kelly said. I think it is a good idea
to wait.
Along with the laws to limit the
young age group, the Credit Card
Act signed by President Barack
Obama in May removes tempting
credit card offers from college cam-
puses.
Gone are the days of handing
out free T-shirts when a student
signs up for a card the law bans
this within 1,000 feet of campus.
In addition, no one under 21 will
pull any prescreened credit card
offers from the mailbox those are
banned, too.
Although credit cards have
become notorious money traps for
the inexperienced, the two-by-four
inch plastic cards can help out in the
big picture, if managed correctly.
Chris Novosel, a freshman from
Colombia, Mo., signed up for his
credit card in late July, not for emer-
gencies or fourth meals, but as a step
toward his future.
I would eventually need to build
a credit, so I thought it was a good
time because I still have my parents
behind me, Novosel said.
However, some parents are hesi-
tant to co-sign for a credit card and
prefer the debit card.
Hannah Holtorf, a sophomore
from Overland Park, said she just
didnt know enough to own a credit
card. Because her mother agreed,
Holtorf pays with her debit card
instead.
I think my mom wanted to make
sure I didnt get into any trouble
with one, she said.
To see full text on the bill and the
rest of the Credit Card Act, go to
www.opencongress.org and search
H.R. 627.
Editedby DrewAnderson
KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010 / NEWS / 3A
Eating, HOMEBASE, in recogni-
tion of National Eating Disorder
Awareness Week.
Today, Kirkwood will speak to
more than 300 students and guests
in a Personal and Community
Health class at 8 a.m. in Room 120
of Budig Hall. His lecture will deal
with prejudices against sex, race,
age and judgments about weight
and height.
Although he said that about
75 percent of his casts include
University students and professors,
Kirkwood has had many requests
from people who felt their experi-
ences with body image perception
spoke to the message of the project.
One: a woman whose silicon
breast implants burst, soaked into
her chest, leaving nothing but two
craters.
Another: a woman often told
how lucky she was to have the per-
fect body, who in reality was dying
from brain cancer that had spread
throughout her midsection at the
time Kirkwood made her cast.
When you look at a body cast
you might say its pretty or ugly by
its shape and form, he said. But
the point is, that you cant make
moral judgments on just shape and
form, they dont tell you a thing
about who that person is.
Kirkwood and others contend
that the media and the flourishing
industries in beauty and weight-loss
set unrealistic definitions of beauty
and normality for consumers.
Were trying to promote avoid-
ing the media and the way it
defines how people should be seen,
said Julia Morgan, president of
HOMEBASE. You should appreci-
ate your body for what it is, and not
for what its not.
Susie Roman of the National
Eating Disorders Association said
current research estimates the aver-
age person is exposed to around
3,000 advertisements a day.
While not every single person
is vulnerable to detrimental media
effects, negative effects do occur in
the clear majority of adolescent girls
and women,
she said.
But, its not
just women
who are sub-
jected to unre-
alistic expecta-
tions.
R o m a n
said that
although they
are less likely
to acknowl-
edge it, men
are increasingly at risk of develop-
ing the same eating disorders as
women.
We are seeing a lot more eat-
ing disorders with men nationally
and on college campuses, said Ann
Chapman, a dietitian at the Student
Health Center in Watkins.
According to the Academy for
Eating Disorders, men are still less
likely to develop anorexia and buli-
mia, but are just as
prone to binge eating
disorders as women.
Chapman said
more men are abus-
ing steroids and
supplements to try
and sculpt the per-
fect body, some-
times leading to
muscle dysmorphia,
or Bigorexia, a dis-
order that leads an
individual to believe
his or her muscles are never quite
big enough. Roman said the NEDA
views the condition as a mental
disorder in the same category of
anorexia and bulimia.
Kirkwood said that half the men
who have contacted his website
were from eating disorder clinics.
Male vanity is about a $9 billion
industry now, so its like weve satu-
rated the women and made them
paranoid and scared, now we can
go after the guys, he said.
Kirkwood said he brings his
show to colleges not only because
students are more susceptible to
the pressures society sets, but also
because theyll be the future CEOs
of the same corporations that rake
in billions of dollars each year by
applying those pressures today.
Making you hate yourself is a
real lucrative field, he said. These
companies insult the shit out of us,
and we still run up and throw them
our money. Somehow, folks today
just havent figured that out.
Edited by Allyson Shaw
body (continued from 1a)
Louis establishments. No word
has yet been released on the
specific bars in Kansas City that
will carry the companys beers
on-tap.
Hatti Pringle, a graduate
student in Social Welfare from
Wichita, said she was happy
to see the brewery increase its
product reach across the state
border.
Im excited that a little piece
of Lawrence is going to be found
in Kansas City, Pringle said.
On The Rocks liquor store,
1818 Massachusetts St., as well
as Mass Beverage, 3131 Nieder
Rd, will both carry Free State
Brewing Co. bottles when they
hit the market in April.
Its going to be one of our
top-shelf beers, said Ryan
Shaughnessy, manager of On
the Rocks. The six-packs will
probably go for somewhere
between $7 and $9.
Although local support
seems strong for the plan, it
is still a risk for Magerl. Free
State Brewing Co. has stuck to
its staple in-house dining and
drinking setup for more than
two decades, securing a spot on
the beverage palates of locals,
but not seriously investing in
regional appeal.
The brewery owner said he
hoped to eventually expand
distribution to Nebraska and
Iowa, but for now is focused on
Kansas and Missouri growth
and the essentials of his profes-
sion.
If were successful in the
bottling efforts, it will allow
us to continue to make a liv-
ing doing something we love,
engaged in the science and craft
of brewing, Magerl said.
Edited by Becky Howlett

brewery
(continued from 1a)
Were trying to
promote avoiding the
media and the way it
defnes how people
should be seen.
JUliA MORgAN
HOMEBASE president
cRImE
Police continue investigations of recent crimes
THE OREAD gRAffITI
Within a week of its appear-
ance, the large grafti imploring
passerbyes to Shout Peace, has
been cleaned of The Oread, and
the hotel has returned to busi-
ness as usual.
However, the who, what and
how of its appearance remain a
mystery.
Weve cleaned it up and
moved on, said Patti McCormick,
director of media for the hotel.
When asked for details about
the cleaning process, including
equipment used and cost, Mc-
Cormick had no comment.
Though no ofcial measure-
ment of the grafti was available,
it was estimated to be about fve
feet tall and somewhere between
30 and 40 feet across.
id probably charge about
$3,500 to clean that up, said Da-
vid Jensen, owner of inside-Out
Painting Service.
Although McCormick wouldnt
comment on how the paint was
cleaned of, a YouTube video from
KMBC News shows a man clean-
ing the grafti of with a hose.
Jensen said this ft the descrip-
tion of the equipment he would
have used.
No one has claimed respon-
sibility for the vandalism, and
there are no new developments
in the investigation, according to
Sergeant Michael Monroe of the
lawrence Police Department.
ARmED RObbERY
UpDATE
Monroe said that there are
also no new developments in
the investigation into the armed
robbery that occurred just of
campus last Tuesday night.
mETH RAID
After two-day raid on a home
just east of lawrence, three
men were charged with meth
trafcking, according to the U.S.
Attorneys Ofce.
Donald Milton Steele, Randy J.
Dyke and Anthony Wayne Sims,
all of lawrence, were charged
with the conspiracy to manufac-
ture, distribute and possess with
the intent to distribute, more
than 50 grams of methamphet-
amines.
if found guilty, the men would
face between 10 years to life in
prison along with a fne of up to
$4 million.
The two-day investigation
was conducted by six diferent
agencies, including the lawrence
Police Department, Douglas
County Sherifs Ofce and the
U.S. Secret Service.
Elliot Metz
cRImE
REpORT
Local graffiti, meth
raid and armed
robbery updates
BY ERIN BROWN
ebrown@kansan.com
Students may see changes to
the academic calendar for the
2011-2012 school year.
The University
Senate calendar
committee pro-
posed changes
to the academic
calendar after
the Board of
Regents reduced
the number of
required instruc-
tional days from
150 to 146, John
Stratton, presi-
dent of University
Senate, said.
Under the new proposal,
both fall and spring semesters
will have 73 instructional days.
The spring semester would begin
after Martin Luther King Jr. day
in January, and Fall Break would
move from a Thursday and Friday
to a Monday and Tuesday during
the month of October. Winter
Break would also be extended,
according to the calendar com-
mittee report.
Mary Kate McWhirter, a junior
from Overland Park, said she sup-
ported the proposed changes.
I always thought it was weird
that we started the semester with
two days then had Martin Luther
King Jr. day off, she said.
The committee tried to solve
several problems with the current
academic calendar, said Megan
Ritter, a member of the calen-
dar committee. One problem
with the current calendar is that
Tuesday/Thursday classes are at
a disadvantage during breaks.
For instance, during Fall Break,
students attend both classes if
theyre on Monday/Wednesday
but miss one of their Tuesday/
Thursday classes. This prompt-
ed the proposed change to Fall
Break, she said. The committee
also discussed the possibility of
eliminating stop day. Instead of a
Stop Day, some faculty proposed
a quiet week with no classes
Monday through Thursday and
finals starting on a Friday.
But Ritter, a sophomore from
Overland Park, said some didnt
want to get rid of Stop Day and
create a split finals week.
Despite the suggested elimina-
tion of Stop Day, it will remain
on the calendar under the new
proposal, she said.
I think students especially will
really like this,
Ritter said.
The calen-
dar committee
will present the
proposed chang-
es to the full
University Senate
on Feb. 25. If the
proposal passes,
then it will go
to the provost
for approval. If
approved by the
provost, the changes will take
effect in the 2011-2012 academic
year.
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changes proposed
to academic calendar
STUDENT LIfE
Law restricts young peoples use of credit cards
2009 STATISTIcS
n84 percent of undergradu-
ates had at least one credit card
nThe average credit card debt
of graduating seniors was more
than $4,100
nEducational charges were
made by 92 percent of under-
graduate credit cardholders.
nFood, clothing and cosmetics
ranked at the top of expenses
charged.
n84 percent of undergradu-
ates said they needed more
fnancial education.
Source: Sallie Maes National Study of
Usage Rates and Trends 2009
I think students
especially will really
like this.
MEgAN RiTTER
Calendar committee
member
by ROD McGUIRK
Associated Press
JAKARTA, Indonesia A stat-
ue of Barack Obama as a boy was
placed late Sunday night at the
Jakarta elementary school the U.S.
president once attended, after its
display in a public park prompted
backlash in the Indonesia capital.
The re-placement of the bronze
statue a week after it disappeared
from public view was a low-key
event officiated by the schools
principal and three local educa-
tion officials. Scores of proud stu-
dents had been among the crowd
of 500 watching when Jakartas
mayor unveiled the statue in the
nearby park in December.
The likeness based on a child-
hood photograph shows a 10-year-
old Obama smiling at a butter-
fly perched on his outstretched
thumb.
The late night schedule was
aimed at finishing before almost
500 students arrive for school
Monday, not an attempt to keep
a low profile, said the main fund-
raiser for the statue, Ron Mullers.
The statues removal from the park
also was done on a Sunday night.
Many Indonesians are proud of
Obamas connections to Indonesia,
but detractors of the statues park
display argued an Indonesia
hero should be honored instead.
A Facebook campaign attracted
more than 50,000 supporters of
the statues removal, and court
action was initiated to force it.
Mullers accused them of politi-
cizing a statue meant to inspire
Indonesian children to follow
their dreams.
This is a statue of boy named
Little Barry who went to this
school; its not President Obama,
Mullers said.
Opponents had mixed feelings
about the statues new position
at Menteng 1 Elementary School
where it remains clearly visible
from the street through a front
gate.
Heru Nugroho, leader of the
Facebook campaign to remove the
statue, said he was not happy, but
declined to comment further.
Another opponent involved
in the court action, Yenni Rosa
Damayanti, said she was satisfied
that the statue was no longer in a
public park.
We should not erect statues
of other countries presidents in
public parks when so many of
Indonesias heroes are not immor-
talized, she said. She added that
she didnt mind the new location
because the school had history
with Obama.
Central Jakarta Education
Office head Zainal Soleman and
Vice Principal Solikhin, who goes
by one name, helped three labor-
ers set the statue in its wet con-
crete base.
Soleman said it was welcomed
by the school. It will inspire and
motivate the children every day,
he said.
Obama, whose American
mother married an Indonesian
after divorcing his Kenyan father,
went to school in the capital from
1967 to 1971.
4A / NEWS / MondAy, FebruAry 22, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / kAnsAn.coM
Expo introduces children
to world of engineering
by SAMANTHA FOSTER
sfoster@kansan.com
After months of preparation, KU
engineering students from more
than 20 student organizations
finally saw their reward Saturday
in the faces of more than 1,200
students from around the state.
The students gathered in
Learned and Eaton halls Friday
and Saturday for the annual two-
day Engineering Expo.
The expo is an opportunity for
the Universitys engineering stu-
dents to share their passion for
science and discovery with ele-
mentary through high school-aged
kids from Kansas schools. Displays
ranged from a space shuttle simula-
tor to a DNA extraction activity.
Emily Hrenchir, a freshman
from Paola, helped with a couple of
organizations demonstrations dur-
ing the expo in the biomedical and
chemical engineering rooms. She
said the kids seemed excited about
what they were
learning from
the displays and
demonstrations.
They get
to learn things
in a hands-
on manner
instead of learn-
ing it through
t e x t b o o k s ,
Hrenchir said.
Engineering
student organizations have been
preparing their displays, demon-
strations and design competitions
for the expo for months.
Colin Davidson, a junior from
Overland Park and co-coordinator
of the expo, said the preparation
started with the election of the
event coordinators in the spring.
Then the coordinators chose the
theme and started seeking funding
from corporations.
Davidson said the expo costs
between $10,000 and $11,000 each
year. He said most of the money
went toward projects, activi-
ties and demonstrations as well
as the expense
of renting the
Lied Center for
Fridays wel-
come address.
Da v i d s o n
said this years
theme, Where
in the World,
was chosen to
show the global
nature of engi-
neering.
One thing we really wanted to
highlight this year was the multi-
cultural aspect of engineering and
the international impact that engi-
neering can have, Davidson said.
While many aspects of the expo
were designed to entertain the kids,
some organizations tried to convey
some of the more serious social
impacts engineering can have.
Engineers Without Borders had
a Bolivia-themed room where kids
learned about water filtration sys-
tems that are used in many Third
World countries and eco-latrines
like the ones KU students worked
on in Bolivia.
Sonny Hong, a junior from
Garden City, said he hoped that
kids saw the fun things they could
do with science and that they would
be motivated to make a difference.
What I like about the expo is
that its about getting kids to open
their minds, Hong said. Usually
they just see whats in the media,
like sports figures and movie stars.
Here they can see there are oppor-
tunities in science.
Stephanie Claar, a sophomore
from Overland Park who vol-
unteered with the Biomedical
Engineering Society, said the kids
who came through her room dur-
ing the expo were excited about
using microscopes to view their
DNA and building DNA models.
I think they like the interactive
stuff they can do, Claar said.
Edited by Ashley Montgomery
Howard Ting/KANSAN
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the presence of a magnetic feld. The seemingly liquid substance forms a spherical arrangement
under the infuence of a magnetic feld.
Howard Ting/KANSAN
Tyler Thompson, a junior fromEmporia, demonstrates the phenomenon of Ferrofuid to the attendants of the KU Engineering Expo on Feb 20th.
Ferrofuids are mixtures composed of nano-ferromagnetic suspended in an organic solvent, which under forms a sphere under the presence of a
magnetic feld.
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They get to learn things
in a hands-on manner
instead of learning it
through textbooks.
eMily HrencHir
expo volunteer
See a video and photos of the expo on kansan.com
Yearbooks lose popularity
TEcHNoLogY
INTERNATIoNAL
Obama statue sparks controversy
by ZINIE cHEN SAMPSON
Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. For the
first time since 1887, students at
the University of Virginia wont
have a hardcover memento of
their college years. The school
founded by Thomas Jefferson has
become the latest college to decide
theres no place for the traditional
yearbook in the age of Facebook.
The student publishers of
Corks and Curls decided to scrap
this years edition because they
didnt have the money an edi-
tion can cost more than $100,000
or the student demand. Student
apathy and the financial realities
of publishing makes the chance
of reviving it slim, editor Michelle
Burch said.
The Charlottesville uni-
versity joins schools such as
Purdue, Mississippi State and
Old Dominion that no longer
publish yearbooks as more stu-
dents share memories through
social-networking Web sites.
You have campuses now where
students are less connected to the
campus itself, and are not par-
ticipating in the traditional types
of activities, said Logan Aimone,
executive director of Associated
Collegiate Press, a Minneapolis-
based organization that advises
student media outlets.
People are getting more accus-
tomed to instant documentation,
but what theyre losing is perma-
nent documentation.
College yearbooks started to
fall out of favor during the 1970s
as many students lost interest, said
Edmund Sullivan, executive direc-
tor of Columbia Scholastic Press
Association, based at Columbia
University. Now, yearbooks are
losing ground again.
A survey conducted by year-
book publisher Jostens last year
estimates about 1,000 colleges still
publish yearbooks. Sullivan esti-
mates that 15 years ago there were
about 2,400.
The demise of Corks and
Curls marks the end of a publica-
tion first issued in 1888 by frater-
nity members at what was then an
all-male school. The publications
name harkened back to early tra-
ditions at the school. According
to the universitys Web site, a stu-
dent who flubbed a question in
class was said to have corked.
However, if he answered with
a grand flourish of pertinent
information, he was said to have
curled.
A Help Corks and Curls site
has emerged on Facebook for
those interested in reviving the
yearbook. University history offi-
cer Alexander Sandy Gilliam
said its up to students, not school
officials, to resurrect a printed
yearbook.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
School ofcials install the statue of U.S. President Barack Obama as a boy in Jakarta late
Sunday night. It was originally displayed in a public park but backlash in the Indonesia capital
prompted relocation.
KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010 / NEWS / 5A
AssociAted Press
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. The
Obama administration has devel-
oped a five-year blueprint for res-
cuing the Great Lakes, a sprawl-
ing ecosystem plagued by toxic
contamination, shrinking wildlife
habitat and invasive species.
The plan envisions spending
more than $2.2 billion for long-
awaited repairs after a century of
damage to the lakes, which hold 20
percent of the worlds fresh water.
Were committed to creating a
new standard of care that will leave
the Great Lakes better for the next
generation, Jackson said in a state-
ment.
Among the goals is a zero toler-
ance policy toward future inva-
sions by foreign species, including
the Asian carp, a huge, ravenous
fish that has overrun portions
of the Mississippi River system
and is threatening to enter Lake
Michigan.
Others include cleanup of the
regions most heavily polluted sites,
restoring wetlands and other cru-
cial habitat, and improving water
quality in shallow areas, where run-
off from cities and farms has led to
unsightly algae blooms and beach
closings.
Also promised is a strategy for
monitoring the ecosystems health
and holding federal agencies
accountable for carrying out the
plan.
During his 2008 campaign,
President Barack Obama pledged
$5 billion over a decade toward
fulfilling a Great Lakes cleanup
wish list developed by a coalition of
agencies, scientists and activists.
Congress last year approved his
request for a first installment of
$475 million. The newly released
plan assumes yearly appropriations
of the same amount through 2014,
except for the $300 million Obama
requested this month in his 2011
budget.
The 41-page plan sets out eco-
logical targets and specific actions
to be taken by 16 federal agencies
working with state, local and tribal
governments and private groups.
Among the goals it hopes to
achieve by 2014: finishing work
at five toxic hot spots that have
languished on cleanup lists for two
decades; a 40 percent reduction in
the rate at which invasive species
are discovered in the lakes; mea-
surable decreases in phosphorus
runoff; and protection of nearly
100,000 wetland acres.
It also will help save species such
as the lake sturgeon, a prehistor-
ic fish that can reach 8 feet long
and 200 pounds but is endangered
because of overharvesting and hab-
itat degradation. The plan promises
to provide 25,000 young sturgeon
for stocking programs.
Officials said the plan com-
bined with enforcement of existing
environmental rules and the cre-
ation of new ones where needed
would help make Great Lakes fish
safe to eat, their waters suitable for
drinking and swimming, and their
native plants and animals thriving.
The lakes provide drinking water
to more than 30 million people
and are the backbone of a regional
economy dependent on tourism,
outdoor recreation, shipping and
manufacturing.
We now have a golden oppor-
tunity, even a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity, to make huge prog-
ress, Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle,
co-chairman of the Council of
Great Lakes Governors, said in
a telephone interview Saturday.
Weve been talking about this for a
long time. Now the federal govern-
ment is putting some real resources
behind it.
Jeff Skelding, director of the
Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes
Coalition, which represents envi-
ronmental groups across the
region, praised the plans commit-
ment to long-range funding for
the restoration but said Congress
should boost Obamas 2011 spend-
ing request to $475 million.
AssociAted Press
GOSHEN, Ind. For more
than a century, there was no play-
ing of The Star-Spangled Banner
at Goshen College a small
Christian college with ties to the
Mennonite Church.
Thats about to change. For the
first time in the schools histo-
ry, Goshen College will play an
instrumental version of the nation-
al anthem before many campus
sporting events.
The decision to reverse the ban
on the anthem is aimed at making
students and visitors outside the
faith feel more welcome, but it has
roiled some at the 1,000-student
college who feel the song under-
mines the churchs pacifist message
and puts love for county above love
for God.
Since college President Jim
Brenneman announced the deci-
sion in January, about 900 people
have joined the Facebook group
Against Goshen College Playing
National Anthem, hundreds have
signed an online petition protest-
ing the move and letters sent to
administrators and the campus
newspaper have overwhelmingly
voiced opposition to the change.
Were very aware that not
everyone on our campus thats part
of this community shares the same
views, said college spokeswoman
Jodi Beyeler.
John Roth, a Goshen College
history professor, said Mennonites
have historically avoided the song
because its lyrics describe using
war and military might to defend
the country.
The link between the national
anthem and the military identity
of the nation is made very explicit,
Roth said.
Mennonites, whose church is
rooted in a 16th-century movement
in Europe known as Anabaptism,
also believe singing a hymn of
allegiance like the national
anthem implies a deeper loyalty to
country rather than to God, Roth
said. However, Mennonite Church
USA which represents the larg-
est and most mainstream group of
Mennonites in the U.S. does not
specifically prohibit the anthem.
Goshen College officials say dis-
cussions about whether to change
the policy began in September
2008 when the athletic department
asked Brenneman to reconsider the
schools stance.
Freshman baseball player Mike
Milligan, a Catholic, says students
and athletes can choose how much
they want to participate. About 45
percent of Goshen students are not
Mennonite.
I dont think that everyone has
to show their respect, but we need
to at least have the choice to show
our respect, said Milligan.
Mennonite school will start playing national anthem
Feds pledge funds for lakes
RELIGION
ENVIRONMENT
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson, left, makes a statement Sunday to
unveil President Barack Obamas Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan. The plan would
spend more than $2.2 billion for repairs to the lakes.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Basketball players at Goshen College say a prayer before the tipof of their game with Spring Arbor University, Saturday in Goshen, Ind. Prior to athletic events The Star-Spangled Banneris not played
at home games. That will change this spring, when the private Christian college rooted in Mennonite tradition plans to play an instrumental version of the national anthembefore many campus
sporting events for the frst time in its 116-year history.
Two men charged in church fres
CRIME
AssociAted Press
TYLER, Texas Two men who
once attended church together
were charged Sunday with inten-
tionally burning down a church
in east Texas and are suspected in
a string of similar blazes, authori-
ties said.
Jason Robert Bourque, 19,
and 21-year-old Daniel George
McAllister face one count of fel-
ony arson for a church fire in
rural Smith County near Tyler,
about 90 miles east of Dallas,
said Tom Crowley, spokesman for
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives.
Bond is set at $10 million
apiece. They could face life in
prison if convicted.
Because they are charged with
one doesnt mean theyre not
going to be charged with some of
the others, Crowley said.
Crowley and Smith County jail
officials said they had no infor-
mation on attorneys for either
men.
Bourque, of nearby Lindale,
was arrested early Sunday in Van
Zandt County, site of four of 10
church fires in east Texas this
year that authorities believe were
intentionally set, Crowley said.
McAllister was taken into
custody in San Antonio, where
Crowley said he had recently
moved.
He said Bourque and McAllister
used to attend First Baptist Church
in McAllisters
hometown of
Ben Wheeler.
The arrests
were triggered
by a telephone
tip, although
the suspects
had been on
the radar for
several weeks,
Crowley said.
One of the
men was linked to the fire with
DNA evidence, Crowley said. He
said he had no other details on
the DNA.
Officials declined to discuss
a motive at a news conference
Sunday. No injuries have been
reported in the fires.
The outbreak started with a
blaze at a church in Athens, and
Crowley said another New Years
Day fire not far away has been
added to the list of 10 suspected
arsons in east Texas. A fire in the
central Texas town of Temple,
brings to 11 the statewide total of
fires authorities believe are attrib-
utable to arson.
Authorities have said the feder-
al investigation
kicked in after
two churches
burned Jan. 11
in Athens. Less
than a week
later, four fires
in five days
was reported.
The two most
recent fires
included the
one that result-
ed in charges against Bourque and
McAllister.
There were attempted break-
ins at three churches in Tyler in
early February, but those build-
ings were not burned, the Texas
Department of Public Safety said
in a statement.
Austin plane crash
victim identifed
AUSTIN, Texas A long-
time Internal Revenue Service
employee died this week when a
pilot harboring a grudge against
the agency few his plane into
a building in Austin, Texas, his
family said Saturday.
Authorities investigating the
crash have positively identifed
the remains of Vernon Hunter,
68, said family spokesman Larry
McDonald. Hunter had been
missing and presumed dead
since Thursday, when software
engineer Andrew Joseph Stack
III slammed his plane into the
building where Hunter worked
as a manager for the IRS.
Hunters son Ken said he
assumed the worst after not
hearing from his father within an
hour of the crash, which set fre
to the black-glass building that
houses ofces where nearly 200
IRS employees work. Stack was
the only other person to die in
the crash, which also injured 13.
Stack, 53, apparently targeted
the lower foors of the building,
which houses ofces where
nearly 200 IRS employees work.
He lashed out at the agency
in a ranting manifesto posted
on a website shortly before
Thursdays attack, claiming the
government and the tax code
robbed him of his savings and
derailed his career.
Associated Press
Authorities have said
the federal investigation
began after two churches
burned Jan. 11 in
Athens, Texas.
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Dalai Lama meets Obama
Train kills 3 teens in Florida
NATIoNAL
FoREIgN AFFAIRS
by GILLIAN FLACCUS
Associated Press
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. The
Dalai Lama says he doesnt fault
President Obama for his low-key
reception in Washington because
he recognizes that the president
must juggle ties to the Tibetan
spiritual leader with concerns
about angering China.
The Dalai Lama told The
Associated Press he understands
that Obama must be practical in
exercising his commitment to
human rights worldwide.
No disappointment. The last
six decades my heart hardened. I
do not consider important political
gestures. I dont care. The impor-
tant is meet face-to-face, said the
Dalai Lama, who was sometimes
assisted by a translator.
With President Clinton, the
first meeting was a drop-in, he
said. People asked me the same
question (then). I dont care.
The Dalai Lama made the
remarks while in Los Angeles to
support Whole Child International,
an organization that advocates bet-
ter care for orphans worldwide.
Obama hosted the Dalai Lama
on Thursday in Washington, D.C.,
but kept the get-together off-cam-
era and low-key in an attempt
to avoid inflaming tensions with
China.
Revered in much of the world,
the Dalai Lama is seen by Beijing
as a separatist seeking to over-
throw Chinese rule of Tibet.
Though he says that is untrue,
China regards
any official
foreign leaders
contact with
the Buddhist
monk as an
i nf ri ngement
on its sover-
eignty over the
mount ai nous
region and as
a particularly
unwelcome snub.
Meetings between the Dalai
Lama and U.S. presidents became
standard nearly 20 years ago, but
they are always delicately choreo-
graphed and scrutinized because
of Chinas sensitivity.
This time, China had urged
Obama not to meet with the
75-year-old spiritual leader, saying
the visit seriously harms U.S.-
China relations.
The Dalai Lama said Saturday
it is crucial for the U.S. to develop
an economic relationship with
China without forgoing Americas
founding principles.
You should develop cordial,
close relations, mainly in the eco-
nomic field at the same time (as)
your principles, these universal
values of democracy and rule of
law, he said, as he sat in an
armchair in his hotel suite, with
his bare feet tucked under him.
In these principles, you should
stand firm.
The Tibetan spiritual leader
also briefly
addressed the
Tiger Woods
scandal and
the golf stars
public com-
ments Friday
about stray-
ing from his
Buddhist faith.
Woods said
he was raised
Buddhist but needed to focus
anew on finding balance between
his faith and professional life.
The Dalai Lama said he did
not know who Woods was, but
said self-discipline is among
Buddhisms highest values.
When it comes to adultery, he
said, all religions have the same
idea.
I think mainly whether you
call it Buddhism or another reli-
gion, self-discipline, thats impor-
tant, he said. Self-discipline with
awareness of consequences.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Dalai Lama is seen during an interviewwith the Associated Press as a member of the security detail stands in the background during a visit to
Southern California, in Beverly Hills, Calif., Saturday. The Dalai Lama was in Los Angeles to advocate for better care for international orphans.
You should develop
cordial, close relations,
mainly in the economic
feld...
ThE DAlAi lAMA
Buddhist leader
The priest doesnt
fault Obama for
low-key reception
by MIKE SCHNEIDER
Associated Press
MELBOURNE, Fla. Three
teenage girls were joking around
and taking pictures on a narrow
bridge when they were hit by a
train, killing them as a friend
watched helplessly, police and a
witness said Sunday.
The girls and the fourth teen-
ager, a boy, had been hanging out
in Melbournes downtown area
known for its shops and night-
clubs when they decided to
cross the trestle around 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Lt. Curtis Barger said.
Their parents had dropped them
off at a mall, and then they took
a bus downtown where they were
just goofing off, he said.
The boy yelled for the girls to
run when he
saw the train
approach, then
told them to
jump, Barger
said. Crane
Creek, about 20
feet below the
bridge, is slow-
moving and
about 10 feet
deep. The girls
did not have enough time.
Bruce Dumas, 53, said he was
fishing under the bridge when he
saw the teens walk onto the trestle
around sunset. He warned them to
be careful, but he said they didnt
pay much attention to him.
You know how kids are, Dumas
said. They probably wanted pic-
tures of themselves on the track.
The girls were about midway
across when the train barreled
down the
tracks, blow-
ing its whistle
c o n t i n u -
ously, he said.
Dumas said he
could hear the
sound of the
brakes. After
the impact, he
heard a girl
screaming and crying.
I think the train was on them
so fast they froze and didnt know
what to do, Dumas said. Its crazy
to watch a young life snuffed out
like that. They didnt have a chance
to live yet.
The teens
could have
jumped onto
an old, rusty
trestle next
to the one
they were on,
though it was
unclear why
they didnt.
Barger said
all the teens were from the area,
but their identities werent like-
ly to be released until Monday,
after officials can compare dental
records.
Ralph Smith said one of the
teens killed was his niece, Jennifer
Reichert, who was 15 and went to
Southwest Middle School in Palm
Bay. He did not want to comment
any further.
On Sunday, there was little
evidence of
the tragedy. A
concrete post
says, Private
property, no
t r e s pas s i ng.
Another sign
had fallen onto
the ground and
was covered in
gravel, and a
third was twisted and difficult to
see.
Graffiti with the words more
love, with the o in the shape of
a heart was on the bridge. Andy
Ziegler, a member of the Brevard
County school board, said teens
have painted graffiti on the bridge
for the past three decades, but he
had never before heard of an acci-
dent there.
John Vallee, 54, lives near the
trestle and was watching TV when
he heard a loud screech. He told
the Florida Today newspaper he
went outside and first thought he
saw a blanket tangled under a
rail car. Then he realized it was a
person.
Its going to be hard for
me to get to sleep, Vallee told
Florida Today. I cant get it out of
my mind.
I think the train was on
them so fast they froze
and didnt know what
to do.
BRUCE DUMAS
Witness
It going to be hard for
me to get to sleep. I cant
get it out of my mind.
JOhN VAllEE
Witness
poLITIcS
Health care drama
headed to daytime
WAShiNGTON Coming soon
to daytime television: Americas
long-running civic drama over
how to provide better health
care to more of its people with-
out breaking the bank.
President Barack Obama
summons anxious Democrats
and aloof Republicans to a White
house summit Thursday live
on C-SPAN and perhaps cable
and gambles that he can save his
embattled health care overhaul
by the power of persuasion.
Adversaries and allies alike were
surprised by Obamas invitation
to reason together at an open
forum, as risky as it is unusual.
Ahead of the meeting, the
White house will post on its
website a health care plan that
brings together major elements
of the bills passed by house and
Senate Democrats last year.
Associated Press
Olympics see best
ratings since 1994
CHICAGO Some 152
million people have watched
at least part of the Vancouver
Olympics during the frst seven
days of the games, and the
telecasts have had the most
average viewers since the 1994
Winter Games, NBC Sports said
Friday.
On Thursday, Olympic broad-
casts on NBC Universal networks
were seen by 77 million viewers,
14 million more than the frst
Thursday from the 2006 Games.
NBC was able to top Foxs Ameri-
can IdolWednesday night and
beat the perennial No. 1 show on
television by 30 percent among
the coveted 18-49 demographic.
An average of 26.6 million
viewers have watched the Van-
couver Games through the frst
seven nights, the most since CBS
drew 37.5 million for the open-
ing week of the Lillehammer
Games 16 years ago when many
viewers focked to their sets to
watch the Tonya Harding-Nancy
Kerrigan saga unfold.
McClatchy-Tribune
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10 is the easiest day, 0 the
most challenging.
Todd Pickrell and Scott A. Winer
LITTLE SCOTTIE
CHICKEN STRIP: 2010
SKETCHBOOK
HOROSCOPES
Charlie Hoogner
Drew Stearns
ARIES (March21-April 19)
Today is a 8
Yesterdays meditation can now
be shared with a partner or close
friend. You see how to change
your work habits to achieve
more without additional efort.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 6
If you dont adapt, you could
feel trapped at work. Practi-
cal ideas take over, so save an
inspired plan for later, after
the dust has settled. Go with
the fow.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 6
Youll get more done if you work
in seclusion today. A team player
suggests a change that you have
to ponder before saying yes.
Choose balance over glitz.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 7
Change your tune but make sure
you were on key to begin with.
Imagination removes limitations
and extends boundaries.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
Who has control over your deci-
sions? This is no idle question. If
you feel out of control, try a tiny
adjustment. It may be as simple
as an attitude shift.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
You dont face the War of the
Worlds. The situation calls for
adaptation, not annihilation.
Going around the bush is easier
than charging through it.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 7
Work and play fow remarkably
well today. Youre saying exactly
the right words, with the correct
logic and colorful fair. But dont
hog all the glory.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 8
Dont plan on getting your
way with everyone. A female
challenges your assumptions.
State your case clearly and ofer
several alternatives.
SAGITTARIUS(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 5
You may want to ease into work
but instead fnd yourself in deep
water. Todays life preserver is
made of logic and reason
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 8
You begin the day with an
image of your goal. Creative
energy takes you a long way, but
you also need to get the feel for
the material youre using.
AqUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 8
Check the schedule early.
Verify appointments. A
private meeting with an older
person points you in the right
fnancial direction.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March20)
Today is a 6
Plan on taking baby steps today
as the only way to make forward
progress. Challenges come in
the form of private conversa-
tion. Maintain confdentiality at
all costs.
Nicholas Sambaluk
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D
espite a large citizen
turnout last week,
the Human Relations
Commission of the Lawrence
City Council voted 4-to-3
against reconsidering its previ-
ous vote to keep gender identity
and expression out of the citys
antidiscrimination code.
In voting against this, four
committee members were also
voting against civil rights that
all humans deserve. Te trans-
gender community is not ask-
ing for special privileges or
preferential treatment. Tey
are just demanding what all
citizens are guaranteed: equal
protection under the law.
Currently, it is legal in Law-
rence to fre or evict someone
because of his or her gender
identity. Tis discrimination
was supported at the meeting
by a large number of religious
zealots who openly declared
that those in the transgender
community are unnatural
sexual predators. Other argu-
ments against this antidiscrimi-
nation law included it would
cause mass confusion and
God had standards when he
created Adam and Eve.
Tese are outlandish,
ridiculous, hateful statements
that have no merit. Tese
statements, and the vote against
the recommendation, burst the
Lawrence liberal bubble, and
proved that even in a city known
for its progressive openness,
bigotry still exists among the
citizens and within the law.
However, this horrible act of
oppression and prejudice can
produce galvanizing progress if
students and community mem-
bers mobilize to fght.
Tis item is currently sched-
uled to appear on the City
Commissions consent agenda,
which means it will not be de-
bated before passing through.
Every person in Lawrence
who cares about human rights
should let each of the fve city
commissioners know that they
do not agree with the commit-
tees decision. Tell the commis-
sioners to take this issue of the
consent agenda.
Tis issue is too important
and controversial to not be de-
bated in front of the full com-
mission. Tese vicious attacks
against Lawrences transgender
community cannot stand. Hope
can only triumph over hate if
people shout truth in the faces
of those working against it.
Caitlin Thornburgh for The Kansan
Editorial Board
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for you!
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Im pretty sure Ive met
10-year-olds who are more
intelligent and mature than
my roommate.

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I love that my friends who
could never get into a sorority
play Sorority Life
on Facebook.
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My bitch of a friend just
posted pictures of her party
on her Facebook. Its a party
she didnt invite me to.

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Whats with all the little kids
on campus? Is it bring your kid
to class day?
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I did a quiz for my online
math class a week before
it was due and didnt even
realize it until now. I think hell
just froze over.
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I just found an industrial size
box of fruit snacks! This is
better than Christmas!
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I really will text you soon. Be
patient for me.
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Snorting Ambien hurts.
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The revolution is coming.

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I heard the revolution
wouldnt be televised.
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Bob Dole. Bob Dole.
Bob Dole.
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actors in Pocahontas. (Editors
note: He was Thomas. Mel
Gibson was John Smith.)
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my house plant alive all
this time.
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the teams wingman. He helps
them score, but cant get any
for himself.
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plans completed?
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M
onday morning is gen-
erally recognized as the
worst time of the week
for a KU student, except for one
redeeming quality: the golden
opportunity for students to share
their elaborate stories entitled
Te Incredibly Awesome Tings
I Did Tis Weekend Tat You
Totally Wont Believe.
Tough weekends may be a
great opportunity to relax and
unwind, Monday morning is all
about having the best stories to
tell. Besides selecting the correct
style of North Face jacket, a to-
tally awesome weekend story is
probably the most crucial part of
a KU students popularity.
If a KU students weekend story
simply consists of some beer pong
and a crazy awesome party, then
he or she shouldnt even bother
insulting a fellow student by forc-
ing them to listen to it. Tats just
weak. Tats a Weak-Sauce Week-
end.
Make no mistake: Monday
morning storytelling is a bitter
competition and not everyone
can win it. So, to aid in creating a
perfect weekend story, Ive creat-
ed an ofcial Wicked-Awesome
Weekend Story Points System to
judge any KU students weekend.
Te more points a story earns, the
more wicked-awesome it is:
1. Receiving a black eye from a
fght: 5 points
2. Receiving a black eye from a
fght with Baby Jay: 20 points
3. Waking up with a new tattoo
of Chancellor Bernadette Gray-
Little somewhere on your body:
10 points
4. Getting arrested for Driving
While Intoxicated: - 10 points
5. Getting arrested for driving a
Vespa of of a ramp into Potters
Lake: 15 points
6. Convincing a group of party-
goers that you are an Eastern Eu-
ropean foreign international stu-
dent by performing a completely
made-up rendition of the Lithu-
anian national anthem: 15 points
7. Consuming a massive amount
of Totinos products: 5 points per
every 10 ounces ingested
8. Using an entire student loan
to purchase a Taco Bell franchise:
100 points (Disclaimer: While
this is a buttload of points, its still
not really worth it.)
9. Convincing a member of the
opposite sex that you are a mem-
ber of the cast of Jersey Shore:
5 points
10. Drunkenly dancing on a ta-
ble: 5 points
11. Drunkenly dancing an entire
Riverdance routine on a table: 25
points
12. Commandeering a Safebus
for an entire night: 30 points
13. Partying with White Owl: 10
points
14. Partying with Bill Self: 20
points
15. Partying with Taylor Swif:
1,000,000 points. (If Taylor Swif
comes to your party, you will nev-
er need another weekend story
for the rest of your life.)
If a story does not earn at least
30 points on this scale, its not
worth wasting your breath on
Monday morning. If it doesnt
earn 15 points its not even worth
a Facebook status update.
Its also a good idea to research
ways to make an upcoming week-
end potentially awesome, such as
fguring out Taylor Swifs likely
partying location next week or
practicing Eastern European ac-
cents.
So make sure you rack up a
decent point total this weekend,
because lifes too short to begin
the week with a Riverdance-less
weekend story.
Petterson is a
sophomore from Prairie
Village in Journalism.
Worthy weekends
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T
oday marks the beginning
of DREAM weeka week
dedicated to motivating
youth around the nation to stand
up and speak out about national
immigration reform.
Te Development, Relief and
Education Act for Alien Minors
(DREAM) is a vital piece of leg-
islation that would free a path
to citizenship and allow thou-
sands of undocumented students,
brought to the U.S. at a very
young age, the opportunities to
pursue college educations.
Some conservative extremists
lambaste pro-immigrant organi-
zations, citing economical issues.
Yet, they continually refuse to
pass legislation that would allow
millions to contribute greatly to
the U.S.the inaneness of it all
unnerves me.
Te DREAM act has become
gridlocked in Congress because
of partisan politics. Congress and
the American political system are
failing us. Te University of Kan-
sasan institution historically
known as a hotbed of activism
and as a leader in civil rights
needs to step up and make it
known that its students will not
quiet our voices.
Tis is our current day civil
rights issue. Twelve million un-
documented immigrants reside
in this country. Tey live in fear,
are denied basic civic liberties
and face prejudice and discrimi-
nation every day.
We have heard the arguments,
fought the labels and renounced
the racists. Apathy and pity get us
nowhere. Te time has come to
engage and use our civic voices.

Erin Fleming is a senior fromMiami in
English and journalism.
D
uring the Super Bowl, a
decidedly macho event,
several commercials ei-
ther showed men of a more met-
rosexual nature or as severely hen-
pecked. And, of course, there cant
be a henpecked husband without
a henpecking wife. More than the
stereotypes themselves, its the
complaints generated by these
commercials that reveal the most
prominent gender issues of today.
Some feminists take issue with
the stereotype of the nagging wife.
I agree that it isnt fattering, and
is ofen overdone. But I also think
theres something wrong when we
cant recognize and laugh at our
own faws. Certainly not all wives
are overbearing, but some are some
of the time.
If we want real equality, women
need to be allowed to be traditional
or progressive, happy or sad, mean
or nice. While some may not have
found the humor in the henpeck-
ing commercials, I dont think its
fair to expect women to always be
portrayed as perfect.
On the other side of the equa-
tion is the apparent ambiguity
about the American male image.
Is the American man a tough guy
that puts his foot down when it
comes to beer and trucks? Or is he
a more sensitive, cultured man who
uses moisturizer? Or is he simply a
spineless wimp at the mercy of his
girlfriend?
Just as women have been pur-
suing recognition of their more
professional and business-oriented
sides, men are starting to publicly
explore their more sensitive sides.
Although I have trouble viewing
men as oppressed, I do recog-
nize that they are just as tied to
social expectations as women are.
So whats the explanation behind
advertisments suddenly starting to
explore less traditional male roles,
especially during the largest sport-
ing event of the year?
Some professionals think it has
to do with the economy. More men
are staying home without jobs and
feeling a little insecure. Its easier
for them to feel better when they
see other men struggling, too.
Others point to the modern
demographics of the Super Bowl.
Te audience is now split almost
down the middle between men
and women. Advertisers no lon-
ger have the luxury of catering
to a particular kind of viewer. As
such, the messages and themes in
their commercials tend to be a little
less clear-cut. Tats wonderful be-
cause, even if its still imperfect, its
another step toward equality in the
sports arena.
Te KU athletics department
not only strives towards that ideal,
its even a little ahead of the curve.
Tere are actually more womens
sports at KU than mens, and fe-
male fans are encouraged to get
involved. Women regularly show
up in bleacher photos of big games,
and the Unions free game schwag
is pretty unisex.
Teres still no womens football
team but, considering how male-
centric sports, especially collegiate
sports, have been in the past, KUs
embracement of women is another
reason Im proud to be a Jayhawk.
Maybe next year, the Super Bowl
advertisers could take a page out of
our book.
Lytton is a senior from
Kodiak, Alaska in creative
writing.
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Its Saturday night and the Lied
Center is packed.
Immersed in total darkness,
theres a certain electricity in the
air as a familiar voice begins to
float through the theater.
Its a voice you might not think
would be destined for radio great-
ness. Its high-pitched, its nasal,
its undoubtedly nerdy. But its
also boyishly charming, articulate,
friendly but direct. Its speaking to
hundreds of strangers, but, some-
how, it still feels intimate.
You have to remember, this is
radio. Not seeing contains a power
in itself.
This isnt the first time these
people have sat in silence listen-
ing to Ira Glass. Many of the more
than 1,500 people here are among
the 1.8 million weekly listeners of
This American Life, the nation-
ally syndicated show Glass began
on Chicagos WBEZ public radio
station in 1995.
Some of the younger people
here may not even own a radio, but
its obvious theyre still devotees.
This American Life is the most
popular podcast in the country
most weeks. These people, many
of them KU students, carry Ira
Glass around with them in their
pockets.
The lights go up and the antici-
pation becomes palpable. Dressed
in a sharp suit, seated behind a
table topped with audio mixers,
CD players and wires, he looks at
home.
But Glass is out for his own
amusement. You look nothing
like I expected, he says to the
audience with a wry smile.
During the nearly two hours
Glass spoke, aided by music and
audio quotes from his show, he
laid out his model for structur-
ing stories, gave his advice for
students and writers mainly,
kill the topic sentence and both
lampooned and venerated the state
of American media.
HAVE I TOLD YOU
ABOUT WHEN
GRANDMA FRIEDA MET
HITLER?
This American Life has a
reputation for being a news show
that isnt really journalism not
in the objective news-delivery of
broadcasters. It frequently features
first-person stories and works of
fiction, and it uses music to punc-
tuate and add depth in a way
traditional media does not. Glass
says the stories are true, but they
rarely include specific time ele-
ments or anything new. Rather,
the stories are those of everyday
people and their
lives.
Glass talked
about the 400th
episode of This
Americans Life,
called Stories
Our Parents
Pitched Us, and
the story of his
g r andmot he r
meeting Hitler
before World
War II.
This led him into explaining
what makes This American Life
different from traditional broad-
cast media productions stories
of everyday people and, in a word,
a sense of fun.
He puts one thing in every story
to amuse himself, he said, adding
that the reason traditional media
are losing audience members is
related to their serious tone.
Its a failure of craft. The job of
journalism is not just to tell what is
new, but to tell what is. They make
the world seem smaller and less
interesting, and, well, stupid, said
Glass, who won last years Edward
R. Murrow Award
for outstanding
contributions to
public radio.
Grandma Frieda
didnt make the
final cut, but was an
example of the way
This American
Life is rooted in an
oral tradition pres-
ent across many
cultures the tra-
dition not of news
but of just telling stories.
Something about the show
always seems to captivate me,
Adam Crifasi, a senior from
Olathe, said before the show. He
has a special way of connecting
seemingly unconnected ideas.
ITS NOT JUST IN THE
BIBLE, IT IS THE BIBLE
He went on to deconstruct how
he puts together stories, giving
the advice he said he had wished
someone told him in college.
Its not about reason or logic,
its about motion. It has a desti-
nation; its like a train leaving a
station. Lay out what happened,
then what happened next, he said,
gesturing his hands into rungs on
a ladder of rising action.
The next step, then, is to pro-
vide some context, some universal
theme, some moral to the story.
He later saw this kind of sto-
rytelling in his rabbis sermons,
and, after
talking with
more people,
realized his
i nvent i on
was not quite
his own.
You can
imagine the
shock I expe-
rienced when
I discovered
this thing, my invention, wasnt
just in the Bible, it was the Bible!
GETTING OVER THE GAP
Glass continued his advice to
anybody who wants to do some-
thing creative with their lives by
telling upstarts to get over the
gap to overcome the self-con-
sciousness of observing beginners
work compared to professional
work.
The key, he said, was to just
keep writing.
When were taught writing,
they dont teach us this. I blame
the topic sentence. We must
destroy the topic sentence! he
said, then breaking into a bit of a
laugh. That, of course, is a topic
sentence.
Glass played a tape he made
when he was 26 and cutting it
off in the middle with jokey self-
deprecation. What is this story
even about?
Cooper Nickel, a freshman from
Lindsborg, said he found Glass
stories inspirational.
It made me think, Hey, I can
do that! he said.
THRIVING CULTURAL
LANDSCAPE
Glass ended the night by talk-
ing about the state of American
storytelling and the future of long-
form features in an age
of Twitter, reality TV and
short attention spans.
He argued that his craft
wasnt being threatened,
but rather that Americas
cultural landscape is
thriving, and that growing
competition for peoples
attention leads television
producers in particular to
create better content, and
that serial reality TV represents
an ability and interest in staying
with characters over long periods
of time.
Im watching the Jersey Shore
just like everybody else, he said.
IT WAS, LIKE, UH, RE-
ALLY GOOD
Connor Donovan, a senior from
Ann Arbor, Mich., left the audi-
torium jumpy. An amateur radio
journalist himself, he was excit-
ed about having seen a famous
radio host stutter, lose his train
of thought and say like like the
rest of us.
Everything he said was unbe-
lievably inspirational. It sounds
super cheesy, but I feel invigorat-
ed, he said. I think Im going to
be in a euphoric state for awhile.
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The job of journalism
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what is.
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Jersey Shore just
like everybody
else.
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There are still four games to go,
but the Jayhawks are already talk-
ing about clinching the Big 12.
If Kansas beats Oklahoma
tonight, they will clinch at least
a share of the conference title
for the sixth consecutive season.
If Kansas loses three games and
Kansas State wins out, they will
both finish at the top.
After Saturdays game against
Colorado, coach Bill Self explained
the significance of what tonights
game holds.
We just talked about it for the
first time in the locker room,
he said. Worst case scenario, we
have a chance to clinch a tie on
Monday. Thats a big deal to be the
best team in a league thats sup-
posed to be as good as any league
in the country.
Kansas is 26-1
overall this sea-
son, and 12-0 in
the conference.
Already hav-
ing disposed of
K-State, Texas
and Texas A&M
on the road, Self
looked back at the
schedule and mar-
veled at his teams
accomplishment.
12-0 is prob-
ably a far better start than what
we ever thought we could get to,
he said.
All senior guard Sherron
Collins has ever known is confer-
ence titles, winning or sharing
one every season he has been a
Jayhawk. But he still wants the
fourth.
Its really hard for anyone to
do, especially in the tough confer-
ence that we have, he said. It
means a lot, being here all four
years, for me winning three in
a row was nice. But to win four
would be even more special.
And the accolades keep mount-
ing for Collins. The victory against
Colorado Saturday helped Collins
tie the record for most wins by a
Jayhawk at 123. A victory against
Oklahoma would put Collins
alone at the top.
As it stands now, Collins is 10
wins away from becoming the all-
time winningest player in college
basketball. It would take a deep
tournament run for that to hap-
pen.
I think its
really cool, Self
said. Hes a long
ways from this
and wed have to
get unbelievably
hot down the
stretch.
Self said he
forgot to men-
tion the feat to
Collins after the
game against
Colorado, but will make a point
to do so soon. Collins thought the
poor defensive effort, allowing 74
points to the Buffaloes was why
Self didnt mention it.
Its a big deal, he said of his
accomplishment. Coach prob-
ably wont say anything about it
until tomorrow in practice. He
was a little upset after the game
about how we finished but I think
he is pretty proud of me.
The Jayhawks dismantled the
Buffaloes 94-74 Saturday, their
first blowout of a weak team in
some time. Kansas gave up 20
points in the final six and a half
minutes in the first half Saturday.
We havent really played well
at home since the first half of the
Missouri game it seems like to
me, Self said.
So now the Jayhawks turn
around for yet another Monday
game. Collins said sophomore
forward Markieff Morris called it
a mini-NBA schedule.
But this game is at home against
a struggling Oklahoma team who
is 13-13 on the season and 4-8 in
conference play. Collins said he
wont overlook the Sooners, who
have Willie Warren and Tommy
Mason-Griffin, two dangerous
guards.
Weve got a tough Oklahoma
team that hasnt had a good sea-
son, but theyre capable of play-
ing, he said. They just havent
put it all together in some games,
and some games they have.
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Basketball isnt driven by statistics.
Sherron Collins ability to hit big
shots in high pressure situations
cant be defined by a series of num-
bers. Swag isnt quantifiable.
So an attempt to quantify
Kansas best lineup Saturday against
Colorado is flawed in some ways.
First, 40 minutes is a relatively
small sample size. Some lineups
are unlucky and give up two tough
buckets on consecutive possessions
before watching Self look to his
bench.
So Thomas Robinson, your -12
point differential was not completely
your fault.
Instead of watching the game for
the purely non-statistical measures
things like Tyshawn Taylors ener-
gy, how many shots Cole Aldrich
alters I took a purely statistical
approach. As Self made each substi-
tution, I jotted it down and recorded
the point differential while that
lineup was on the floor.
The results werent too surprising,
but there are some things Kansas
fans can take from them. All this is
dependent on my ability to jot down
such information accurately, but the
numbers all added up at the end.
Kansas starting five was 21 points
better than Colorado on Saturday.
Self s new starting lineup
Collins, Taylor, Xavier Henry,
Marcus Morris and Aldrich dom-
inated. It was this lineup that mostly
helped Kansas take a 35-14 lead and
never look back. Taylor appeared to
be the defibrillator that Self thought
he would be.
All other lineup combinations
were one point worse than the
Buffaloes.
This is perhaps the most surpris-
ing aspect of this lineup-based plus/
minus system. Self never reverted
to his previous starting lineup the
one with Brady Morningstar at off
guard instead of Taylor. But even
when Kansas had four of the five
starters on the floor, they only came
out ahead four points.
Marcus Morris foul trouble
skews this a bit. It forced Self to play
Markieff Morris more. While the
sample size is miniscule, it is some-
thing to watch in the rest of confer-
ence play. Are Kansas second, third
and fourth best lineups better than
the opponents?
In case you were wondering,
Kansas second best lineup in terms
of plus/minus was Collins, Taylor,
Henry, Markieff Morris and Aldrich.
Maybe those twins have more simi-
lar effects on the lineups productiv-
ity than most people thought.
Kansas worst lineup Saturday
using this metric: Taylor, Reed,
Morningstar, Markieff Morris and
Thomas Robinson. Considering that
lineup has just one starter, this isnt
a surprise.
More trends would come to light
if this statistical metric were applied
to every game. Collins wasnt a huge
factor Saturday, but he assuredly will
be in the future.
For now, however, Saturday
validates Self s decision to start
Taylor over Morningstar. Taylor was
extremely efficient in 24 minutes.
Under any kind of analysis,
Saturday was another reason why
Kansas fans should trust Self s judg-
ment.
The guy simply knows what hes
doing.
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By MAX ROTHMAn
mrothman@kansan.com
Early in the first half and packed
in a crowd of pink Jayhawks, Texas
Tech senior Ashlee Roberson
leaped for a rebound and lost her
right shoe. White sock exposed,
Roberson kept playing for a few
more possessions before a media
timeout halted play. Despite the
praiseworthy effort, the previ-
ous weeks Big 12 Player of the
Week lost more than just her shoe
Sunday. After averaging 17.5 points
and 9.5 rebounds last week, her
game was nowhere to be found
early on.
Roberson scored just one point
in the first half, but fellow senior
Jordan Murphree competently per-
formed as the surrogate star.
The Brock, Texas native scored
20 points and played pressure filled
defense as her Lady Raiders defeat-
ed the Jayhawks 68-51 Sunday.
Kansas dropped its eleventh
straight game against Texas Tech
and fell to 5-7 in the Big 12.
She was just taking it to the
hole and knocking down jumpers,
senior guard Sade Morris said of
Murphree. She helped them go
offensively.
Kansas struggled to get fresh-
man forward Carolyn Davis the
touches she needed to get going.
After averaging 28.5 points and
11.5 rebounds in her past two
games, Davis finished with just
four points. She was constantly bat-
tling foul trouble, not Lady Raiders,
and her team severely missed her
inside presence.
She hung her head a little bit,
coach Bonnie Henrickson said.
Without Davis usual scoring
and shot altering effects, Kansas
dropped a
game that
could have
topped off
its NCAA
tournament
resume. The
J a y h a w k s
had not won
in Lubbock
since 1978
and could
have proven
that this years team was unique
and worthy of an at-large bid.
Instead, Kansas fizzled in a win-
nable contest and now must find a
way to win at least two of its four
remaining games, all against AP
top 25 teams, to even be consid-
ered for the tournament.
Usually we get the first rebound
and get in transition, Morris said.
Today we werent doing it so they
got second chance points.
But the first half was wholly dif-
ferent from the second.
Guard Monica Engelman pos-
sessed a fearless swagger, atypical
of a freshman, and was prepared
to take charge of the offense. As
Davis found herself in early foul
trouble, she fired 11 shots in the
first half alone.
Kansas led 32-31 at halftime
with significant contributions from
Engelman and its
bench, including
six points apiece
from sophomore
forward Aishah
Sutherland and
junior cen-
ter Krysten
Boogaard. But
the Jayhawks,
now clinging
to a one point
advantage, had
led by six points only two minutes
beforehand.
We gave them a big push in the
locker room when were only up
one, Henrickson said.
In the beginning of the second
half, no team led by more than
three points. It was a back and
Jayhawks fall fat in second half of loss to Red Raiders
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Texas Tech guard Monique Smalls tries to block Monica Engelman as she attempts to pass the
ball Sunday . The Red Raiders won 68-51.
It means a lot, being
here all four years,
for me winning three
years in a row was
nice.
SHERRON COLLINS
Senior guard
We gave them a big push
in the locker room when
we're only up one.
BONNIE HENRICkSON
kansas coach
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Columbia - These werent mira-
cles. Bode and Ryan Miller are too
good for the feats they pulled off
Sunday to be total shockers.
Bode Miller won the first gold
medal of his Olympics career,
taking the super-combined with
plenty of flair - roaring back from
seventh after the downhill with a
blazing slalom run. Then, hours
later, goaltender Ryan Miller made
42 saves to help the U.S. hockey
team upset Canada 5-3 in one of
its biggest wins since the famous
Miracle on Ice in 1980.
The hockey win gave the
Americans a perfect record in the
preliminary round and assured
them a berth in the quarterfinals.
Bode Millers victory bumped the
U.S. medal count to seven gold
and 24 overall to lead all coun-
tries.
One more medal and the
Americans will match the 25
they won in 2006, their most at
a Winter Olympics not held at
home. Millers performance at that
Olympics was forgettable, when
he partied away his status as the
favorite going into the games.
Now, with a medal of each
color after three races, Miller is
one of the feel-good stories of the
Vancouver Games.
The level I skied at is at the
very top, he said. It feels amaz-
ing.
Across Vancouver, bars, res-
taurants and streets were packed
Sunday, mainly because of the
U.S.-Canada hockey game the
host country was anticipating
for years. With a trio of rivalry
games at Canada Hockey Place,
and six gold medals handed out
elsewhere, the day was dubbed
Super Sunday.
However, it got off to a sad start
with Joannie Rochette - Canadas
best hope for a medal in womens
figure skating - learning that her
55-year-old mother died of a mas-
sive heart attack.
Rochette wiped her eyes and
took a deep breath before step-
ping onto the ice for afternoon
practice, then blinked hard during
her first few laps around the rink.
Shell remain in the event, which
starts Tuesday, to fulfill the goal
they had together, said Rochettes
agent, David Baden.
In other events decided Sunday,
Germanys Magdalena Neuner
won her second gold medal of
these games in biathlon and
Switzerlands Michael Schmid
won the Olympics debut of mens
skicross, a cousin to the NASCAR-
on-ice snowboarding race featur-
ing four racers charging through a
winding course filled with jumps.
Andre Lange of Germany
won the two-man bobsled, and
speedskater Ireen Wust of the
Netherlands took the womens
1,500 meters.
HOCKEY
The U.S. came out wearing jer-
seys nearly identical to those worn
by the 1960 gold-medal winning
team at Squaw Valley, which also
was the last group of Americans to
beat Canada in the Olympics.
The U.S. lived up to the threads
with Brian Rafalski scoring just
41 seconds into the game and
Rafalski scoring again later in the
period.
Chris Drury and Jamie
Langenbrunner scored to put the
U.S. up 4-2, and the Americans
held off a relentless late surge
by Canada that included Sidney
Crosbys goal with 3:09 remain-
ing.
One play summed up the first
game, a rematch of the 1998 gold-
medal game between Russia and
the Czech Republic: Russias Alex
Ovechkin flattening Jaromir Jagr
with a hit at center ice that also
broke his visor. The Russians won
4-2 to claim first place in their
group.
Evgeni Malkin scored twice
for Russia and Ovechkin had two
assists.
I wish I had a concussion and
just forget what happened, Jagr
said. But I remember it.
SUPER-COMBINED
Once Miller took over the lead,
he had to wait out six challengers.
The last was Aksel Lund Svindal
of Norway, who finished a spot
ahead of Miller in the super-G
and the downhill.
When Svindal pulled up mid-
way through the race, that was
it. Miller tied the record for most
Alpine medals won by a man at a
single Winter Olympics.
Its going to be hard for me go
keep doing this, said Miller, who
could still have two events left.
This is incredibly emotionally
exhausting.
Defending champion Ted
Ligety jumped from 15th to fifth
with the fastest time in the slalom.
Unfortunately for him, there was
only one slalom leg this time, after
two in Turin.
SKATERS MOTHER
A few hours after learning of her
mothers sudden death, Rochette
was back on the ice. Dressed in
black tights and a black Canadian
team hoodie, she appeared in the
runway as the rest of the skaters in
her practice session took the ice.
Rochette quickly settled into
the comfort of her practice rou-
tine. She showed no lapses in
concentration, jumped well and
did a light run-through of her
tango short program, even flash-
ing a saucy smile at one point. In
the stands, her father repeatedly
rubbed his eyes.
Joannie is doing as well as one
can expect. It has been an emo-
tional roller coaster for her, Skate
Canada CEO William Thompson
said. She made the decision that
she wants to compete and main-
tain her training schedule. It is
providing her with stability in a
very uncertain time of her life.
O
lympic coverage has given
Americans a new thing to loathe:
tape delay and TV broadcasting.
With the Olympics on every two years, the
thrill of victory and the agony of defeat
help captivate an American audience.
But there is another agony: knowing the
results before they are shown on NBC.
In our ever-changing world, weve
learned to access our news much quicker.
That makes covering events live much
easier. Unless youre NBC Sports President
Dick Ebersol and you insist on showing
events that take place at 2:30 in the after-
noon in Vancouver during primetime.
The best case for this example is
Lindsey Vonn winning a gold and silver
medal in skiing this past week. While
these events took place in the afternoon
in an American-friendly time zone,
Americans had to scramble to the Internet
for websites such as twitter.com, vancou-
ver2010.com and nbcolympics.com just to
get any news on Vonns medal quest.
NBC should have broadcast the event
live and not have allowed CNN, ESPN and
the World Wide Web to beat them to the
punch. Its hard when the Olympic Games
are in a country with an odd time differ-
ence, but that should be no problem if its
in Canada. The network did show Vonns
medal-winning runs during the prime-
time coverage, but a good percentage of
Americans already knew what happened.
The next thing you know Bob Costas will
come on just before the evening broadcast
and say OK America, if you dont want
to know what happened, earmuffs. NBC
needs to show events live and not lose rat-
ings if an American hopeful disappoints.
Next I believe should change what is
shown during primetime coverage. For all
of you figure skating fans out there, you
might want to put earmuffs on for what
Im about to say. Figure skating does not
need to be on primetime. Your average
American audience likes to see the good
American story, but NBC shouldnt show
the top two Russian ice dancing pairs
while the USA takes on Canada in hockey.
While NBC holds the rights to the NHL
TV package, you will have to see Patrick
Kane from the US against Sidney Crosby
and Canada on MSNBC. NBC already has
low hockey ratings. Im sure that covering
pairs figure skating on the major network
would fall short of a USA-Canada hockey
game in ratings.
Edited by Kristen Liszewski
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NBC slow with Olympic news
MORNINg BREw
by AnDREw HAmmOnD
ahammond@kansan.com
twitter.com/ahammradiostar
QUOTE OF THE DAY
We cant win at home. We cant
win on the road. I just cant fgure
out where else to play!
Pat Williams, former Orlando Magic
general manager
FACT OF THE DAY
Allen fieldhouse is the 23rd largest
stadium in terms of stadium capac-
ity in Division I basketball.
kenpom.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Whose stadium has the largest
capacity in Division I basketball?
A: Syracuses. The Carrier Dome
has 49,250 seats and has a listed
capacity of 33,000 as a basketball
arena.
SU Athletics
THIS wEEK IN
kANsAs ATHLeTIcs
Baseball
vs. eastern Michigan in
Minneapolis,
5 p.m. doubleheader
womens golf
at kiawah Island classic,
all day
TUESDAY
womens golf
at kiawah Island classic,
all day
wEDNESDAY
womens swimming at
Big 12 championships,
college station, Texas,
all day.
THURSDAY
womens basketball
vs. Iowa state, 6:00 p.m.
womens swimming
at Big 12 championships,
college station, Texas,
all day.
FRIDAY
Softball
vs. kentucky in
chattanooga, Tenn.,
11:30 a.m.
Baseball
vs. sacramento state in
Peoria, Ariz., 4 p.m.
Softball
vs. Tennessee at
chattanooga, 4:30 p.m.
Track
at Big 12 Indoor
championships in
Ames, Iowa, all day
womens swimming
at Big 12 championships,
college station, Texas,
all day
SATURDAY
womens tennis
vs. New Mexico state,
10 a.m.
Softball
vs. Tennessee Tech in
chattanooga, Tenn,
11:30 a.m.
Mens basketball
at Oklahoma state, 3 p.m.
Baseball
vs. sacramento state in
Peoria, Ariz., 4 p.m.
Softball
vs. Lipscomb in
chattanooga, Tenn.,
4:30 p.m.
Baseball
vs. Gonzaga in
Peoria, Ariz., 8 p.m.
Track
at Big 12 Inoodr
championships in
Ames, Iowa, all day
womens swimming
at Big 12 championships,
college station, Texas,
all day
TODAY
SCORES
Mens College Basketball
No. 19 Pittsburgh 70, No. 3 Vil-
lanova 65
No. 6 Duke 67, Virginia Tech 55
No. 9 Ohio State 74, No. 11 Michi-
gan State 67
No. 14 Wisconsin 70, Northwest-
ern 63
Womens College Basketball
Kansas 51, Texas Tech 68
Michigan State 71, No. 7 Ohio
State 68
No. 8 Duke 71, Maryland 59
No. 11 Oklahoma 64, Kansas State
58
No. 16 Kentucky 71, South Caro-
lina 50
No. 19 Georgia Tech 77, Miami
(Fla.) 73
No. 20 Georgia 57, Florida 64
No. 25 Vanderbilt 68, Mississippi
59
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bode Miller of the United States races down the course in the slalomportion of the mens
super combined downhill event Sunday at the Olympic Winter Games inWhistler, British
Columbia. Miller won gold in the event, tying the record for most Alpine medals won by a
man in a single Winter Olympics.
Pittsburgh knocks
of No. 3 Villanova
PITTsBurGH Ashton Gibbs
scored 21 points and No. 19 Pitts-
burgh upset No. 3 Villanova 70-65
on sunday.
Gilbert Brown added 16 points,
including a thunderous dunk of a
baseline move with 1:29 left that
gave the Panthers (21-6, 10-4 Big
east) a six-point lead.
The frst meeting between
the two teams since Villanovas
dramatic NcAA tournament win
last year turned out to be another
typical, physical Big east matchup.
Led by McGhees active play, Pitt
led by 10 early and went up 29-23
at halftime.
Associated Press
OLYMPICS
Medals keep rolling in for team USA
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forth slug-fest that, after Kansas
impressive first half, looked much
like yet another overtime thriller-
to-be.
Then less than two minutes into
the second half, Murphree drove to
the hoop, shoved her left shoulder
into Engelman and drew a foul.
Now Engelman and Davis both had
three fouls, found the bench and
impaired their teams offensive abili-
ties.
It put pressure on the bench,
Morris said. Theyre not used to
being put into that position.
After the duo sat down, the
Jayhawks committed six turnovers
in the opening eight minutes of the
second half and the Lady Raiders
went on an 18-2 run. Kansas did not
score a single point for a six-minute
span and simultaneously surren-
dered its chances at claiming a key
road win.
We turn it over and settle for
jump shots when all theyre doing is
driving it and shooting free throws,
Henrickson said.
The emotions and effort were
one-sided and Texas Tech led by no
less than 11 points in the final nine
and a half minutes of the second
half. Kansas scored just 19 second
half points and conceded 20 offen-
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a mandatory extra burst of energy
on the road.
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get things straight, Morris said.
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By Ben Ward
bward@kansan.com
The first pitch of the season has
yet to be thrown and Kansas has
already been forced to deal with
adversity from winter weather
to an injury to one of its best play-
ers.
Snow and ice have cost Kansas
valuable outdoor practice time
during the past few weeks and
it reared its ugly head again this
weekend, spoiling the teams home
opener. In spite of the weather,
the Jayhawks will begin the 2010
season this afternoon when they
take on Eastern Michigan in a
doubleheader at the Metrodome in
Minneapolis, Minn.
The contests were originally
slated over the weekend as part of
a three-game series, before being
forced to relocate from Hoglund
Ballpark to the Metrodome because
of the weather conditions.
Every home game is precious,
especially for a team that went
25-3 at Hoglund a season ago,
but the Jayhawks werent willing
to make any excuses. Even dur-
ing the eight-hour bus ride to
Minneapolis, Minn. on icy roads,
the team had only one thing in
mind: getting back on the field.
You just have to make do,
sophomore infielder Zac Elgie
said. Its actually kind of nice to
still have an opportunity to play.
Coming off a 39-win season
where the team advanced to the
Chapel Hill Region of the NCAA
Tournament, Kansas is anxious to
return to action, as it aims for a
run deeper into the post-season.
The high expectations dont lie
solely within the team either. In
addition to a number of nation-
al rankings, including a No. 25
slot by Rivals.com, the Big 12
coaches picked
the Jayhawks to
finish second in
the conference.
All of us are
pretty excited,
s o p h o m o r e
catcher Chris
Manship said.
Theres all the
added pressure
on us this year.
Adding to
that pressure is
the number of looming questions
Kansas has surrounding its lineup.
Already facing a hole at catcher
with the graduation of four-year
starter Buck Afenir, the Jayhawks
are now forced to replace the
injured Tony Thompson at third
base.
That means relatively inexpe-
rienced players like Manship and
Jake Marasco, as well as the com-
pletely untested redshirt freshman
Jordan Dreiling and freshman
Alex DeLeon will all be asked to
play large roles to begin the sea-
son. Sophomore James Stanfield
also draws a large assignment, as
hell be called upon to play signifi-
cant time at both positions.
Some of the more experienced
members of the team will also
need to make larger contributions
this year. Elgie will likely assume
the role of every-day first base-
man. Junior Jimmy Waters needs
to be productive at
the plate in order to
protect hitters in the
middle of the line-
up. Junior T.J. Walz,
who led the team
with eight wins and
88 strikeouts last
season, faces the
burden of increased
responsibility as
he replaces departed
ace Shaeffer Hall.
Like many of
his teammates though, Walz is
undaunted by the task set before
him.
You still face the same team,
Walz said. You still have to go
out and shut them down as best
you can.
With the weather, last minute
change of venue and every other
potential distraction thrown their
way, the Jayhawks simply need to
focus on handling their business.
Edited by Ashley Montgomery
PLAYERS TO WATcH
KANSAS
Pitching: T.J. Walz
Now the
ace of the
staf, Walz
will get
the ball to
start of
the season
from the
mound. replacing Shaefer
Hall wont be easy, especially
considering the opening day
no-hitter Hall tossed against
Air force last season. but Walz
is more than ready for the
added pressure from throwing
in the number one spot, and
no-hitter or not, he should
start of the season with a
strong outing.
Hitting: James Stanfeld
Stanfeld suddenly fnds
himself as one of the answers
to two of the Jayhawks biggest
questions. The sophomore will
be asked to be a main con-
tributor at catcher, as well as
third base during junior Tony
Thompsons injury. Stanfeld
will start
game one
behind the
plate, and
the second
at third
base. Its a
difcult task
for Stanfeld, but one that his
coaches and teammates are
confdent he can handle.
PLAYERS TO WATcH
EASTERN MIcHIgAN
Pitching: Corey Chafns
Chafns
will get the
ball in the
eagles frst
game of
the season.
Chafns had
a successful
2009 season
as he led the team in strike-
outs with 69 in 66.2 innings
pitched. He was a second team
All-MAC pitcher last season as
well.
Hitting: Matt Skirving
Last season, catcher Matt
Skirving was
a dominant
force at
the plate
as he was
the teams
leading rbI
and home
run man,
tallying 64 rbI and 16 hom-
ers. In 18 games in 2009, he
earned multiple rbI and was
named All-MAC frst team as a
designated hitter.
TUESDAYS gAME
IN DOUbT
The weekend series at Ho-
glund ballpark may not be the
only home games lost because
of the recent weather. Tomor-
rows contest against Wichita
State, scheduled to start at 5
pm, is also in jeopardy because
of snow and ice.
Though a cancellation isnt
ofcial, should the game be
lost and barring any changes
to the schedule Kansas wont
play its frst home game until
March 5th.
Ben Ward and Andrew Hammond
By ZaCH GeTZ
zgetz@kansan.com
Senior shortstop Sara Ramirez
said she didnt know about the
first hit, but knew the second
one was gone.
I was just thinking base hits,
base hits, and it turned out to be
home runs, Ramirez said.
Ramirez, who hit only one
home run all of last season, hit
two during the weekend at criti-
cal times, each helping to seal a
victory.
While the Jayhawks won three
games throughout the weekend,
they needed a big inning in each
contest to put the game away.
Head coach Megan Smith said
she thought the offense is still
finding its groove and would
progress.
Weve been moving some
people around in the lineup and
inserted some new players into
our lineup, Smith said. Once
they got some time to settle in,
they put up a lot of runs against
a good Marshall team.
The Jayhawks are now 5-5 on
the season and will see action
again Feb. 26-28 at the UTC
Frost Classic, where they will
play Kentucky, Tennessee at
Chattanooga, Tennessee Tech,
Lipscomb and Austin Peay.
LIPTON INVITATIONAL
FRIDAY
MARSHALL 7,
KANSAS 3
Kansas had a rough start as
an error and a wild pitch helped
Marshall take a three-run lead in
the second. Marshall stretched
its lead to 6-0 in the fifth, and
Kansas comeback attempt was
too little too late. Junior catcher
Brittney Hile and freshman out-
fielder Maggie Hull both record-
ed one run on two hits for the
game.
NO. 9 FLORIDA 12,
KANSAS 4
It looked like it might have
been a close match as Florida
was up 3-2 after the second.
Florida then scored four runs in
the third, one in the fourth, and
two in the fifth and sixth to run-
rule Kansas in the sixth. Kansas
offense just never had an answer
to last years
national run-
ner-up team.
Freshman out-
fielder Rosie
Hull showed
how invaluable
and versatile
the freshmen
class has been
this season as
she racked up
two runs on three hits.
SATURDAY
KANSAS 2,
cAMPbELL 1
In spite of 13 hits between
Kansas and Campbell, the game
was a defensive struggle. Kansas
was down 0-1 in the fifth until
senior shortstop Sara Ramirez
had a two-run homer to give
Kansas the edge over Campbell.
Freshman pitcher Alex Jones
pitched seven innings with just
one earned run, and offensively
had one run on two hits.
KANSAS 3, EAST
cAROLINA 1
Even though Kansas gave up
seven hits and had two errors,
East Carolina only mustered one
run. Another defensive match,
the score was tied 0-0 going into
the sixth when East Carolina
scored its lone run. Kansas then
responded by scoring three runs
in the bottom of the sixth, two
from another home run from
Ramirez.
SUNDAY
KANSAS 7,
MARSHALL 3
The rematch with
Marshall was nearly
a mirror of the first
game. Marshall had
a couple of errors
and Kansas bats
were hot, hitting a
season-high 13 hits.
Kansas was down
1-3 when it scored
two runs in the
fourth and four in
the fifth to break the game open.
Sophomore infielder Marissa
Ingle got her first collegiate hits,
going 3-for-3 in the game after
being 0-17 over her two-year
career. She had four RBIs and
two runs from her three hits.
Ingle said that it all finally came
together and she told herself
to stop pushing and just relax.
Freshman infielder Mariah
Montgomery also had three runs
on three hits for the game.
Edited by Drew Anderson
New season brings great
expectations, difculties
Ramirez hits home runs
in invitational game win
bASEbALL SOFTbALL
All of us are pretty
excited. Theres all
the added pressure
on us this year.
CHrIS MANSHIp
Sophomore catcher
I was just thinking
base hits, base hits,
and it turned out to
be home runs.
SArA rAMIrez
Senior shortstop
Walz
Stanfeld
Chafns
Skirving
A business education thats not business as usual.
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts
Marcus Morris 2-3 0-0 5 2 5
Cole Aldrich 6-8 0-0 10 2 17
Xavier Henry 9-16 4-7 6 1 24
Sherron Collins 4-11 3-7 1 7 13
Tyshawn Taylor 6-7 1-1 3 6 17
Brady Morningstar 0-1 0-1 1 2 0
Elijah Johnson 1-1 0-0 0 0 2
Jef Withey 0-1 0-0 2 0 0
Tyrel Reed 1-4 1-3 0 0 3
Markief Morris 5-9 0-1 7 2 11
Conner Teahan 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
Thomas Robinson 1-3 0-0 2 0 2
Jordan Juenemann 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Team 2
Totals 35-64 9-20 40 22 94
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts
Marcus Relphorde 7-14 2-4 4 3 16
Austin Dufault 3-9 1-3 3 0 7
Nate Tomlinson 0-0 0-0 1 4 0
Alec Burks 7-16 0-1 7 1 17
CoryHiggins 3-7 1-2 2 0 13
DwightThorneII 1-2 0-1 5 2 6
ShaneHarris-Tunks 0-0 0-0 0 0 1
Levi Knutson 2-3 2-2 0 1 6
Casey Crawford 2-5 2-3 2 1 8
TEAM 1
Total 25-56 8-16 25 12 74
8B / SPORTS / MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
48 | 46 94 Kansas
34 | 40 74 Colorado
Jayhawk Stat Leaders
Points Rebounds Assists
Sherron Collins
7
Cole Aldrich
10
Xavier Henry
24
Colorado
Kansas
BY COREY THIBODEAUX
cthibodeaux@kansan.com
twitter.com/c_thibodeaux
The three starting guards for
the Jayhawks were all jokes and
smiles after Saturdays 94-74 vic-
tory against Colorado.
Senior Sherron Collins is tied
for the winningest player in Kansas
basketball history. Sophomore
Tyshawn Taylor had 17 points and
six assists in a solid return to the
starting lineup.
And freshman Xavier Henry
is back to his early season high-
scoring ways.
But Henry didnt even have
an opportunity to respond when
asked if his 24-point, six rebound
performance was a relief from his
previous woes.
Ill answer it for him, Collins
said. Yes.
Taylor got a jab in too.
He would have had 30 if he
made some more threes, Taylor
said.
There were a lot of good things
that happened on ofense for the
Jayhawks. They made 54.7 percent
of their shot attempts, had five
players score in double figures and
their 94 points were the most in the
past 18 games.
I think thats as good as weve
been as far as having multiple guys
on, Kansas coach Bill Self said.
This game was nothing like it
was in Boulder, Colo. two and a
half weeks ago. The Jayhawks led
by as much as 27 Saturday and the
Buffaloes never got within 10 in
the second half.
Henry had the vote of confi-
dence from his teammates to be
the focal point of the offense. Early
in the game, Collins gave up a
couple of wide-open threes to get
Henry the ball, who made four of
his seven three-point attempts.
When somebody gets going,
were not going to shy away from
them, were going to feed them,
said Collins, who finished with
13 points. I know I can get open
shots all the time, but he was hot so
I tried to give him an open shot.
But Henry wasnt just putting
up jumpers. He put his head down
and drove a couple times and even
posted up some defenders.
I work on all ways of scor-
ing, Henry said. Its nothing that
comes foreign
to me. When
you have an
open shot, you
take it. If some-
bodys crowd-
ing you, go
ahead and take
it to the rim.
Since the
game at Texas
on Feb. 8,
Henry has
magically flipped on his game. But
Henry is performing well in areas
other than shooting.
Henrys six rebounds led the
Jayhawks after the first half and he
came away with a lot of floor burns
from diving for loose balls. For
those who normally watch Henry,
it looked like this surge of energy
was new, but Henry insists it was
there all along.
Ive had my energy, Henry said.
Its just been shadowed by me not
making shots I guess.
So what changed with Henry
that caused this sudden turnaround
in scoring? Self was befuddled to
what the answer was. But with the
way his freshman phenom is play-
ing now, he doesnt care.
I dont know
if it was because
he was a fresh-
man or maybe he
was just playing
poorly at that par-
ticular time, Self
said. But in the
last four games
hes been as good
a player as weve
had on our team.
Last week,
Henry said his streak was sim-
ply a product of his shots fall-
ing in. After Saturdays game, he
confessed that there was in fact
a difference between focusing on
what you are told and just playing
basketball.
When youre a player, you want
to please the coach and do every-
thing right, Henry said. I had that
in my head and Im just trying to
play more than I think.
Edited by Jesse Rangel
Xavier Henry continues
his scoring turnaround
Weston White/KANSAN
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days 94-74 victory. Henry led Kansas with 24 points and helped Collins tie the record for the
winningest player in Kansas history.
But in the last four
games hes been as
good a player as weve
had on our team.
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Freshman guard Xavier Henry
Henry has been on the verge
of breaking out of his recent
slump for a while now, and Sat-
urday he did it in grand fashion.
After posting double fgures
in the three previous games,
Henry went for 24 points, his
most since a 31-point outburst
against La Salle in late Novem-
ber. He hit 9-of-16 shots, includ-
ing 4-of-7 threes, and pulled
down six rebounds.
MEN'S BASKETBALL REWIND
Game to remember
Stat of the night Quote of the night
Prime plays
Henry
Self
I envision a lot of things, most
to none of them come true. I think
I have a great chance to win the
Powerball. I envision that.
Coach Bill Self on whether he ever envisioned
his team12-0 in the Big 12.
Sherron Col-
lins won his 123rd
game as a Kansas
Jayhawk, which ties him with Raef LaFrentz, Billy
Thomas and C.B. McGrath as the winningest
player in Kansas basketball history. Collins was
quick to acknowledge his coaches and team-
mates, but after thanking them, admitted that it
was a special moment for him.
123
FirSt HalF
(Score aFter Play)
19:05 Sherron Collins had
a look, but passed up the open
three to Xavier Henry who
knocked one down. It looked
like Collins was trying to give the
freshman some confdence. (5-2)
14:53 It looked like Kansas
was playing La Salle again. Xavier
Henry hit his third three of the
game in just more than fve
minutes. (16-7)
7:46 Tyshawn Taylor was mak-
ing his presence felt. He slashed
his way to the rim and met a
defender so he put up a crazy
foater. It went in and he drew
the foul. (34-14)
2:33 Chalk up block number
100 for Cole Aldrich. That block
led to a breakaway layup by
Sherron Collins. (44-28)
Second HalF
18:38 Alec Burks dunk at-
tempt took Cole Aldrich to the
atmosphere and Aldrich got all
ball, sending Burks back to Earth
hard. (50-34)
11:21 Xavier Henry broke the
20-point barrier for the frst time
since Dec. 12 against La Salle.
His three put the Jayhawks up
by their largest lead so far at 22.
(73-51)
7:40 Sherron Collins missed
a three-pointer, but Cole Aldrich
continued his dominance in the
paint, putting it back with a two-
handed dunk. (81-57)
1:07 Jordan Juenemann saw
his frst action since Jan. 2. Its the
second Big 12 game he has ever
played in. (92-70)
Game to forget
Morningstar
Junior guard Brady Morningstar
Morningstar lost his starting
job, didnt score and played just 17
minutes after averaging almost 32
in the eight games leading up to
Saturday, all of which he started.
Morningstar recorded a pair of
steals, a pair of assists, a rebound
and a turnover. The Jayhawks
dont need him to be a scorer, es-
pecially in a game like this where
fve of his teammates post double
fgures, but they do need more
from him than that.
NO. 1 KANSAS 94, COLORADO 74
KANSAN.COM / tHe UniVerSity daily KanSan / MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010 / SPortS / 9B
BY TIM DWYER
tdwyer@kansan.com
twitter.com/UDKBasketball
Even though he became the win-
ningest player in Kansas basketball
history Saturday (or tied for it, at
least), Sherron Collins wasnt the
star of the show against Colorado.
Tyshawn Taylor reminded him of
that as he and Xavier Henry waited
for the senior guard to begin post-
game interviews.
This aint the Sherron show,
Taylor cracked.
Saturday, it was Act V, Scene I
of the Tyshawn show, as the teams
most dangerous slasher found his
way back to the starting lineup after
an eight-game hiatus. It was the
third time this year Taylor has had
to win his starting spot, with two
stretches of coming off the bench
in between.
I did feel pressure at first,
because it felt new to me again,
Taylor said, but I just came out and
was trying to be aggressive and find
my teammates. When I was doing
that my shots started to come and
they started to find me.
Taylors ability to get to the
rim was a huge factor in No. 1
Kansas 94-74 thumping of the out-
matched Colorado Buffaloes, and
not just because he was able to beat
Colorados defense for 17 points on
6-of-7 shooting.
I think Tyshawns game aligns
well with all our guys on our team,
Self said. If he plays like he can play,
I think he aligns with everybody. X
is a spot up shooter, but so are Brady
and Tyrel. When hes playing well,
he makes everybody better.
Saturday, Taylor made everybody
better to the tune
of six assists. His
ability to drive
the lane and
open up the floor
for everyone else
was important in
the teams offen-
sive success. The
Jayhawks had five
players in double
figures and put
up 94 points,
their most in 18
games.
Thats what Tyshawn is speedy
and crafty and he can get in the lane
and hit all those off-balance shots,
Collins said. Then coach always
gets mad, and then it goes in and
he claps. I think he handled it well,
responded well. I think he plays bet-
ter when he starts.
Taylors up-and-down season has
been well documented. He began
the season in the starting lineup,
briefly lost his job to freshman
Elijah Johnson, won it back for five
games and then lost it again on the
merit of Brady Morningstars play.
Though Morningstar has been
a fine, heady player for Kansas, he
certainly doesnt bring the athleti-
cism of Taylor, who is one of the
quickest guards in the conference.
This is not a reflection of Brady
playing poorly, Self
said Thursday when
he announced Taylor
would be back to
starting. I just think
that we have to get
more out of Tyshawn
moving forward to
give us a chance to
do what we want
to do. Hes got to
become one of the
premier players on
our team.
Against Colorado, thats exactly
what Taylor was. He was a premier
player last year against Oklahoma
as well.
I think I scored 25 or 26
points, Taylor said about last
years Oklahoma game. I remem-
ber feeling the same way that I
felt tonight.
Editedby DrewAnderson
Taylors speed efective in start
Key stats
18
Coincidentally or not, Xavier
Henry and the Jayhawks as a
team both reached their highest
scoring mark in the last 18 games.
103
Cole Aldrich had fve blocks,
making him the frst Jayhawk to
surpass 100 in a season. He has
103.
1-for-10
Coming of a 1-for-10 game
beyond the arc, Kansas made
nine three-pointers which were
its most in the last seven games.
Also, Kansas 18 turnovers were
the most in the past seven games.
TimDwyer and Corey Thibodeaux
I think he handled
it well, he responded
well. I think he plays
better when he
starts.
SHERRON COLLINS
Senior guard
Weston White/KANSAN
Junior center Cole Aldrich swats away an attempted dunk along the baseline during the second half Saturday against Colorado. Aldrich fnished with
fve blocks in Kansas 94-74 victory.
Game Time (CT) TV Channel
Monday, February 22
Oklahoma at Kansas 8:00 p.m. ESPN
Tuesday, February 23
Kansas State at Texas Tech 7:00 p.m. Big 12 Network

Wednesday, February 24
Nebraska at Iowa State 6:30 p.m. FSN
Colorado at Missouri 6:30 p.m. MSN
Oklahoma State at Texas 8:00 p.m. ESPN2
Texas A&M at Baylor 8:00 p.m. ESPNU
Saturday, February 27
Iowa State at Colorado 11:30 a.m. Big 12 Network
Baylor at Oklahoma 12:30 p.m. Big 12 Network
Texas at Texas A&M 1:00 p.m. ESPN
Texas Tech at Nebraska 3:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
Kansas at Oklahoma State 3:00 p.m. CBS
Missouri at Kansas State 7:00 p.m ESPNU

OKLAHOMA
13-13 (4-8)
stArters
Tommy Mason-Grifn, freshman guard
Mason-Grifn has been a revelation for the
Sooners in his freshman year. The four-star
recruit has shown the ability to light up the
scoreboard, including a 38-point outburst
against Iowa State. He has a tendency to be
inconsistent, though, exemplifed by a nine-
point, four-turnover performance in the game
following his career-high 38. Mason-Grifn
is also the teams assist leader, averaging 4.5
per game.

Cade Davis, junior guard

Davis has grown from being a situational
three-point threat for the Sooners to a legiti-
mate weapon in their ofense and, in doing
so, has become part of the discussion for
most improved player in the conference. Hes
averaging 10 points per game for Oklahoma,
but, like seemingly everyone else on this
team, either has it or doesnt on any given
night. Theres no in-between with Davis.

Tony Crocker, senior guard

Crocker and his backcourt mates have had
to fnd ways to make up for the absence of
Willie Warren in four of the last eight games.
Crocker can score when he needs to, but
usually wont overwhelm a team ofensively
(his 33-point performance against Centenary
notwithstanding). Hes a good rebounder for
his position, averaging 6.5 per game.

Ryan Wright, senior forward

Wright, a UCLA transfer, has been solid, but
unspectacular, in the paint for the Sooners.
He can dominate a game, like he did with an
11-point, 14-rebound tour de force against
Texas, but he also can disappear entirely.
Wright hasnt had double-fgure points or
rebounds in any of the Sooners last four
gamesall losses.

Tiny Gallon, freshman forward

Gallon is the most consistent frontcourt
weapon the Sooners have, but he hasnt lived
up to the numbers he posted earlier in the
season. In the nonconference season, Gallon
averaged 11.6 points per game. Since then,
hes posting just 8.3 per game. Gallons also
the teams leading rebounder with over eight
per contest.

Sixth Man
Willie Warren, sophomore
guard
Warren, whos missed four
of the last eight games
with injury and illness,
has been coming of the
bench when he does
play during that stretch.
This makes him the most lethal sixth man
in the entire conference. Hes averaging 16.3
points per game for the Sooners, but has been
wracked with inconsistency. When hes on, hes
as good a scorer as there is in the conference.

KANsAs
26-1 (12-0)
stArters
Sherron Collins, senior guard
The fans should start the savoring process
now if they havent already. Collins is down to
his last couple games in Allen Fieldhouse. He
came out of his mini shooting slump against
Colorado, scoring 13 points and added seven
assists, one shy of his season high. Hes also
one win away from becoming the winningest
player in Kansas history.

Tyshawn Taylor, sophomore guard

Taylor couldnt have asked for a better
return to the starting rotation. He had 17
points on 6-for-7 shooting and had six assists.
He accomplished just what coach Bill Self
intended, helping speed up the ofense and
getting a big lead early for the Jayhawks. If
Taylor has truly emerged to be this efective
mixed with the rest of the starters, this could
the best starting lineup the Jayhawks have
had all season.

Xavier Henry, freshman guard

The stat sheet shows 24 points with 4-of-7
from three-point territory, but it doesnt show
all the foor burns Henry earned Saturday
against Colorado. He was on the foor at least
three times trying to grab a loose ball or
taking the ball hard to the rim. Henry said he
plays with the same efort all the time, but he
usually isnt that active.

Marcus Morris, sophomore forward

The model of consistency has been any-
thing but the past couple games. In his last
three games, he is averaging just over nine
points per game, a far cry from his 16 per
game earlier in Big 12 play. Its not like the Jay-
hawks seriously needed his services lately and
with other players having success, its nothing
to get worried about.

Cole Aldrich, junior center

Is it possible to get a quiet 17 points, 10
rebounds and fve blocks? Well, Aldrich did
that against Colorado. Hes a steady force in
the middle and Oklahomas Tiny
Gallon is the only threat
inside. It could be another
steady 15-10-5 efort from
Aldrich.

Sixth Man
Markief Morris, sopho-
more forward
Morris is playing well,
most recently scoring 11
points with seven rebounds
against Colorado. He is
averaging eight points and
seven rebounds in his past
four games. But he seems to not be over his
fouling troubles that plagued him last year. He
had two against the Bufaloes, but negated that
with fve turnovers.

10B / GAME DAY / MONDAY, FEBrUArY 22, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
At A GlAnce
PlAyer to wAtch
question mArk
Mason-Grifn
Davis
Crocker
Wright
taking control
Kansas can clinch a share of Big 12 title with victory
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At A GlAnce
PlAyer to wAtch
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heAr ye, heAr ye
heAr ye, heAr ye
Collins
Taylor
Henry
Aldrich
Morris
Gallon
Warren
Morris
Sherron Collins
Big 12 SchEDUlE SchEDUlE
Morris
The top-ranked Jayhawks (26-1,
12-0) have won 57 straight home
games and they show no signs of
slowing down. The Sooners (13-
13, 4-8) come in with a four-game
losing streak and the Jayhawks
hold a 40-7 record in Allen Field-
house against them. Oklahoma
has two good players in Willie
Warren and Tommy Mason-Grifn,
but the Jayhawks have fve solid
starters.

Marcus Morris, sophomore
forward
Oklahomas
strength lies in
the play of their
guards. Morris
hasnt been bad
recently, but
this should be
the time where
he breaks out of
his little slump.
The leading rebounder for the
Sooners gets 8.1 per game and
hes only 6-foot-9. The team is
small and the points will be there
for the taking for not only Morris,
but Cole Aldrich as well.
Can the Jayhawks quickly and
efciently take care of business?
They had a chance to do a num-
ber on Colorado and even though
they won by 20, the damage could
have been a lot worse. Kansas has
been notorious this season about
letting teams cut into big leads,
especially with weaker opponents.
The Jayhawks have a chance to
essentially clinch the Big 12 and it
should be a priority to do so with
style against an underachieving
Oklahoma team.
A waterfall. Im going to cry like
a baby.
Sherron Collins on whether he will be
emotional for his last home game.
THE BooMER SooNER CHANT WILL ECHo IN
oKLAHoMA IF
Tyshawn Taylor reverts back to his old ways. It is no coinci-
dence Taylors start made the Jayhawks a faster, more dynamic
team. He is the fastest player on the team but sometimes he plays
faster than he thinks, resulting in turnovers or dumb fouls. Coach
Bill Self said Taylor has his mind right and is on the same page as
the coaches. But if he strays, itll cause a hurdle the Jayhawks will
have to overcome.
ALLEN FIELDHoUSE WILL RoCK IF
Sherron Collins demands it. During the Colorado game, you
could see Collins getting the crowd into the game and he said
it was because he wanted to relish in his home of the past four
years. As the games get closer to the end of the season, Collins is
going to be more emotional, and it should translate to the way
he plays on the court. When Allen Fieldhouse is rocking, the op-
position doesnt stand a chance.
On paper, the Sooners are one
of the most talented teams in
the conference. Thats not worth
a whole lot, though, consider-
ing theyre mired in a four-game
losing streak and stuck at 13-13
overall. At this point, the Soon-
ers are playing for nothing more
than pride, as all their hopes of
an NCAA tourney bid lie in win-
ning the conference tournament.
Theres a lot of ability on this team,
but the inconsistency from basi-
cally every major contributor has
crippled them, especially in the
conference season.
Willie Warren, sophomore
guard
Its been surprising to see
Warren struggle at times this year
after an outstanding freshman
season. It appears that hes miss-
ing Blake Grifn
in the middle
more than any-
one anticipated,
but he still has
the ability to
score on com-
mand. Last year
when the Jay-
hawks visited
the Sooners, Warren was 8-for-16
from the feld for 23 points and
traded threes with Sherron Col-
lins at the end of the game in a
whirlwind comeback attempt. The
Jayhawks came out on top 87-78,
but it was through no fault of
Warrens. This year, Warren hasnt
shown the same ability from long
range, though. Hes hitting just 31
percent of his threes.
Can the Sooners talent play
well on the same night?
Oklahomas top four guards
have the ability to score 20 on
any given night, and have already
this year. The top three, Warren,
Mason-Grifn and Crocker, have
all posted 30 points in at least one
game this season. If they can man-
age to get all that talent rolling
on one night, the Sooners would
be one of the toughest outs in
the conference. It hasnt worked
out like that for them this year,
though, and thats why theyre
stuck at 4-8 in conference.
I dont mean this in a nega-
tive way, but scholarships arent
guaranteed for next year. There
will be some decisions that will be
made. So if guys arent motivated,
theyll make that decision a little
bit easier.
Oklahoma coach JefCapel, after Saturdays
loss to Kansas State
Warren
Kansas
87
PrEDiction
Oklahoma
69
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