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BY JONATHAN SHORMAN
jshorman@kansan.com
In between bagpipes and drums, the St.
Patricks Day Parade also had some pop this
year.
Raising awareness, student volunteers for
the Jayhawk Buddy System performed a flash
mob dance routine to Taio Cruzs Dynamite
at several locations along the parade route
Thursday afternoon.
As the parade passed by the dignitary
seating at 9th and Massachusetts Street,
the announcer hinted that something
special was about to happen.
On a silent cue,
about 15 dancers, all wearing green Jayhawk
Buddy System T-shirts, came out of the audi-
ence and took to the street for the routine.
Shannon Foster, a sophomore from Overland
Park, said she volunteered to dance after the
president of her sorority urged members to
do so.
Theyre just trying to get their message
out, Foster said as she jogged to the next
performance.
The Jayhawk Buddy System first
performed its routine at the mens bas-
ketball game against Missouri
on Feb. 7 in Allen
Fieldhouse. A video of the routine posted
on YouTube by KU Athletics has more than
279,000 views.
The Jayhawk Buddy System is an initiative of
the Office of the Vice Provost of Student Success
and encourages students to have a buddy
when going out or drinking to stay safe.
Students interested in joining the next flash
mob can e-mail vpsscoms@ku.edu.
Edited by Marla
Daniels
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Members of the Jayhawk Buddy Systemperforma fash mob at the St. Patricks parade on Massachusetts Street Thursday afternoon. The St. Patricks Day parade has been a Lawrence tradition for
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during breaks.
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The term opera comes from the
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FRIDAY
March 18
MONDAY
March 21
TUESDAY
March 22
SUNDAY
March 20
WEDNESDAY
March 23
Whats going on?
n The baseball team will play oklahoma state at 1
p.m. in hoglund Ballpark. General admission is $8.
nElizabeth Berghout will perform on the 53
bronze bells housed in the World War ii memorial
campanile from 5 to 5:30 p.m.
nspring break. no class.
SATURDAY
March 19
THURSDAY
March 24
nThe department of human resources
and Equal opportunity is hosting a work-
shop titled Everyday creativity.The event
challenges participants to change their
perspectives and reframe problems into
opportunities.The free event is from 11:30
a.m. to 1 p.m in the centennial room of
the kansas Union.
FRIDAY: A high of 56. mostly sunny and breezy, 10-20 mph winds gusting up to 25.
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Cloudy with a low of 36. The wind will be northeastern at 10-15
mph, gusting to 25.
SATURDAY:
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57. 10-20 mph winds, with gusts up to 20.
SATURDAY NIGHT:
50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Overnight low of 48.
SUNDAY:
50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. seasonably
warm high of 72.
Forecasters AdamSmith, Carrett Black and Yuka Honzawa,
KU atmospheric science students
Weather forecast
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Call the KU
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No cut for Kansas
Arts Commission
The kansas Arts Budget is safe
for now, after a 24-13 vote to reject
Gov. sam Browbacks move to
cut the $575,000 arts budget. A
large proportion of which goes
to Lawrence groups such as the
Lawrence community Theatre,
Lawrence Arts center and the Lied
center, among others.
We still dont know how much
funding we will receive,said karen
christilles, associate director at the
Lied center. But were very thank-
ful that the kansas Arts commis-
sion was taken of the table.
The money that goes to the
Lied center is used for educational
programs. if the funding was cut,
many of the programs would have
gone as well.
We have applied for grants
and we are still looking for other
options,said Anthea schoufas,
director of education at the Lied
center.
some money will still be al-
lotted for the arts in next years
budget, but there is no guarantee
on how much or how long the
funding will last.
This vote shows a strong com-
munity backing of arts in kansas.
We feel the arts are a part of
being a human being,schoufas
said. Arts and athletics are the only
things that make school bearable
for some kids.
Shauna Blackmon
CoNtributed photo
Chancellor Gray-Little met yesterday in Bogot with Colombian President and KU alumnus Juan Manuel Santos. She presented himwith a basketball signed by the entire mens team.
Balancing work and play
LEGISLATION
KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / FridAy, MArCh 18, 2011 / NEWS / 3A
BY PAT MUELLER
pmueller@kansan.com
The Lawrence Municipal
Court opened 14 percent more
cases last year than in 2009. Most
significantly, seat belt violations
increased by 70 percent last year,
from 752 violations in 2009 to
1,293 in 2010.
According to the annual
report of the Lawrence Police
Department, the city participated
in the state-wide Click it or Ticket
campaign in June, as well as the
Thanksgiving Click it or Ticket
campaign in November. This may
have influenced the increase of
seat belt tickets.
Minor in possession tickets
were up 42 percent last year, and
operating under the influence
charges increased by 14 percent.
The Lawrence Police Department
participated in multiple campaigns
last year to control illegal alcohol
use, including a New Years Eve
saturation patrol and the Over
the Limit, Under Arrest cam-
paign in September.
Annual gross court revenue
from all crimes increased by 14
percent from 2009 to 2010.
Edited by Caroline Bledowski
LocAL
Annual Lawrence crime cases rise again
2009-10 Crime Rates
BY MICHAEL HOLTZ
mholtz@kansan.com
As concerns grow about Japans
leaking nuclear power plant, the
University of Kansas announced
today that it required 10 students
studying there to return home.
University officials made
the decision after the U.S. State
Department issued a travel warn-
ing late Wednesday. The State
Department strongly urges
Americans to defer travel to Japan
and recommends those in Japan to
consider departing.
T h e
University does
not permit
study abroad
programs to
operate in
countries where
travel warn-
ings have been
issued.
We want to
make sure we
dont take any risks with the safe-
ty of our students, said Jill Jess,
a spokeswoman for University
Relations. If the State Department
doesnt think its a good idea for
people to be traveling there, then
we need them to come home.
Last Fridays destructive earth-
quake and the resulting tsunami
devastated large areas of north-
east Japan and severely damaged
nuclear reactors at the Fukushima
Daiichi plant. More than 10,000
people are believed to be dead as a
result of the twin disasters.
Nine of the 10 students are in
Tokyo, more than 150 miles south
of the damaged nuclear plant.
The tenth student is even farther
away in south-
ern Japan.
The Office of
Study Abroad
notified the
students and
said it would
help them with
travel arrange-
ments, includ-
ing financial
assistance.
We actually have some who
will be getting on planes today,
Jess said yesterday.
KU professor and nuclear phys-
icist Michael Murray said Tokyo
residents werent in immediate
danger, but that it was the job of
the University to err on the side of
caution. He said a possible fire at
the plant posed the largest threat.
Its going to take something
like that to endanger Tokyo, he
said. If the wind is blowing in the
right direction it could bring some
radiation into Tokyo.
Senior State Department
official Patrick Kennedy said
Wednesday that chartered planes
would be brought in to help pri-
vate American citizens wishing to
leave, according to the Associated
Press.
INTERNATIoNAL
University calls for return of students studying in Japan
Kansas ofcials ofer
safety tips, advice
LocAL
BY AdAM STRUnk
astrunk@kansan.com
The Kansas attorney generals
office and KU officials are warn-
ing students staying in Lawrence
during spring break to take pre-
cautions to avoid becoming a vic-
tim of sexual assault.
During the last 10 years, five
women in the Lawrence area and
eight women in the Manhattan
area have been sexually assaulted
during school breaks with the last
assault occurring in December
2008. In a press release Thursday
the Kansas Attorney Generals
office stated that law enforcement
had announced a connection
between the sexual assaults.
In the past, we have seen
increases in crime surrounding
university breaks, Kansas Attorney
General Derek Schmidt said in the
press release. We encourage stu-
dents and community members
to be especially alert and report
any suspicious activity to local law
enforcement.
The advice
given by KU
Public Safety
Capt. Schuyler
Bailey echoed
the Schmidts
statement.
B e i n g
aware is num-
ber one, Bailey
said. Thats
regardless of if
your traveling or staying here in
Lawrence or visiting family or
friends. Thats always the first step
in protecting yourself.
Bailey said if a student did see
something out of place then it
would be important to act and call
the police.
Francis DeSalvo, associate vice
provost for student success, said
students, especially those staying
behind in apartment complexes,
need to be on increased alert dur-
ing spring break.
In apartment complexes a lot
of the folks are gone over break,
he said. We know that thats a
time when folks who have bad
intentions take advantage of the
lax level of attention. What we
have learned from past experience
is that folks that enter apartments
do some surveillance and look for
opportunities to get in a door or
a window.
DeSalvo said that following
simple steps such as locking doors
or windows, noticing and calling
police if an apartment is disturbed
or just keeping connected with
others could help protect students
from sexual assault.
The best way to avoid all of
this is to remain connected with
somebody even if its not your
particular group, he said.
While community members are
concerned about the possibility of
a serial rapist Kathy Rose-Mockry,
program director of the Emily
Taylor Womens Resource Center,
said that 75 to 90 percent of sex-
ual assults were committed not by
strangers but
by acquain-
tances of the
victim.
Wh i l e
its critically
i mp or t a nt
that we are
c onc e r ne d
about the
serial rapist
in Lawrence,
its important
to point out that the majority of
rapes occur between people that
know each other and for that rea-
son students should be informed
on some of the ways they can
increase their safety in relation-
ships and in social settings.
Rose-Mockry said students
could become better informed by
attending sexual assault awareness
week events coming in April and
by utilizing campus services.
Edited by Samantha Collins
Being prepared in
number one. Thats always
the frst step in protecting
yourself.
CApt. SChuyler BAiley
Ku public Safety
We want to make sure
we dont take any risks
with our students.
Jill JeSS
Spokeswoman
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Today is a 7
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back and reconsider. or just work
on something else. it could be time
for procrastination.
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Today is a 6
change may provoke strong emo-
tions. Let go of that tense mood
and blow off some steam. Go
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move your body and quiet your
mind.
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Today is a 5
change can provoke strong emo-
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how it was in the past is how it will
be always. you can always create
yourself anew.
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Today is a 5
change in the financial arena could
cause some turmoil. stressing will
only cost you health and vitality.
roll with it, and look for the hid-
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Today is a 6
it may seem nerve-wracking.
despite resistance to change, it
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Today is a 6
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things that youre no longer using
to create new space. The more
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grow.
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Today is a 6
some new challenges show up.
open the door and let them in. you
cant run away forever. Entertain
them until tomorrow, when youll
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SCoRpIo (oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 5
if you hold on too tight to whats
familiar, you may miss out on
whats possible. Boldness can lead
to satisfaction and joy, which is
good for your health.
SAGITTARIUS
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Today is a 5
you seem stuck with career and
status. you want change but fear
letting go. Find one mess that you
can clean up in a relationship, and
notice how things ease up.
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paint a picture at your own party.
your guests may find your artis-
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your words.
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write, Plays well with others. Take
advantage of partnerships youve
cultivated over the years to handle
any obstacles.
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PaGe 5a tHe uniVersitY daiLY Kansan
Like most Americans, I enjoy eat-
ing meat. I enjoy barbecue, turkey
sandwiches and if Im feeling par-
ticularly adventurous, hot dogs. That
said, I dont eat meat all the time,
and it doesnt make up a signifi-
cant portion of my diet (that honor
would belong to Ramen Noodles).
Being a broke college student, I
havent had a steak in a long time,
but who among us can resist the
siren song of chicken wings and
hamburgers?
I guess this is all a roundabout
way of saying that I love it when ani-
mal rights activists yell at me.
When an animal rights activist
says Meat is murder! or something
similar, I always wonder what they
think Im thinking. I guess theyre
hoping Ill think Hey, this guy is
calling me a murderer! This really
makes me want to listen to him!
But, like almost everyone, I do not
enjoy being criticized so intensely
and especially not by an organiza-
tion as laughably incompetent as
PETA.
PETA, or People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals, was founded
in the early 1980s and has spent
most of the time since then making
sure no one takes them seriously.
In defense of PETA, they actually
do a lot of good work. They fight
against fur farming, animal test-
ing, cock fighting and dog fighting,
as well as tracking down cases of
animal cruelty, something that is
not exactly a high priority for law
enforcement agencies. Then they
make sure they squander any good-
will they have through a variety of
ill-conceived press stunts.
When Obama first took office, he
killed a fly in the middle of an inter-
view. Except for his Karate Kid-
esque fly-killing skills, there was
nothing notable about the incident
until PETA posted a blog entry say-
ing [Our] position is this: He isnt
the Buddha, hes a human being,
and human beings have a long way
to go before they think before they
act. Ignoring the convoluted sen-
tence structure, I think we can all
get behind killing flies. There are
literally billions of them and they are
universally hated.
Another genius press stunt of
theirs was a letter sent to the own-
ers of Ben & Jerrys asking them to
use breast milk in their ice cream
in place of cows milk. This was, of
course, met with a collective rolling
of the eyes. If PETAs intention was
to make sure no one took the idea of
replacing cows milk seriously, then
congratulations! Mission accom-
plished.
I dont hate animal rights activ-
ists, and I dont hate vegetarians or
vegans. I know plenty of people in
both categories who are perfectly
good, decent, caring people. I have a
problem with the minority of people
who think the best way to win an
argument is to act as arrogant and
antagonistic as possible. If organi-
zations like PETA and the people
who support them want to be taken
seriously, they need to ratchet down
the rhetoric and present their issues
in a way that will earn them more
consideration than a spot in Conan
OBriens monologue.
Schumaker is a junior in film
and media studies from Overland
Park.
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With championship in sight, stay classy Jayhawks
editOriaL
Kanye Wests My Beautiful Dark
Twisted Fantasy was the best album
of 2010. Thats good, fantastic.
Why its the best album is not my
concern; theres more than enough
coverage offering generally the same
reason: Hes a mad scientist. What
hasnt received attention, however,
is why the 14-time Grammy winner
has a fish stick for early 19th cen-
tury literature.
Among the numerous pop culture
icons culled from Kanyes cortex
and laced within Fantasys neurotic
narrative: Alec Baldwin, South Park,
Family Matters, American Apparel
and President Obama. Of all the ref-
erences, however, only one is men-
tioned twice.
In Pitchforks review, the popu-
lar music site keyed in on Kanyes
allusions to Michael Jackson over
the years, pointing out refer-
ences in Slow Jamz, post-Today
Show tweets, and Fantasys fourth
song, All of the Lights. Despite
Pitchforks ambitious review, how-
ever, Wests latent penchant for a
Washington Irving story mentioned
in both the titular track and later
by Rick Ross in Runaway (as well
as in Livin in a Movie, a track
kept off Late Registration) is never
addressed.
Perhaps there are reasons why
outlets havent given this much
consideration. Perhaps its just a
coincidence, and there is no signifi-
cance. After all, on both occasions,
the nods to The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow appear to contribute noth-
ing more than re-establishing bra-
vado, a perception generally under-
stood about Kanye well before the
albums release.
Nonetheless, I cant capitulate to
coincidence.
I cant because thats the way the
College of Liberal Arts has wired
my brain to think, and it seems
too important to ignore. Its inclu-
sion means Sleepy Hollow is in
his immediate cultural lexicon and
possibly contributes to the albums
concept.
Fantasy is such an integral album
that I cant imagine ye lacking the
cleverness, or the effort, to allow two
references if they didnt add any-
thing beyond bravado. In fact, after
a closer reading of The Legend of
Sleepy Hollow, numerous connec-
tions between Irvings short story
and West are noticeable.
For instance, hypergamy is central
in both Sleepy Hollow and Wests
repertoire. From his Twitter battle
with Lily Allen, to Gold Digger,
to his philosophy on phoniness in
Devil in a New Dress, West has
been preoccupied over the years
with the same financial outlook
Crane approaches Katrina Van Tassel
with. Also, both West and Crane use
music cathartically.
When Crane hears the dreary
hooting of the screech-owl, or the
sudden rustling in the thicket of
birds frightened from their roots
during his walk home, [Cranes]
only resource is to sing psalm tunes,
the good people of Sleepy Hollow
filled with awe at hearing his mel-
ody. Similarly, West uses his music
to reflect on his mothers death, his
ugly breakups and the ongoing battle
between his ego and self-loathing.
Lastly, the town of Sleepy Hollow
and Fantasys theme share a gothic
tone. In Irvings opening paragraphs,
Sleepy Hollow is described as a town
that values telling ghost stories, and
as having a drowsy, dreamy influ-
ence pervad[ing] the very atmo-
sphere.
Nicki Minaj sets a similar tone
with her opening verse on the
albums lead-off track, Dark
Fantasy, a reworked Roald Dahl
poem that revisits Cinderella.
Moreover, Irving constructs Sleepy
Hollow as a storytellers escape:
If ever I should wish for a retreat,
whither I might steal from the world
and its distractions I know of
none more promising than this little
valley.
After Kanyes gaffe at the MTV
Music Awards, he absconded to
Hawaii to record Fantasy, only to
reappear months later in Silicon
Valley. Coincidentally, though
never explained, the reader is led
to believe that like West, Crane
arrived to Sleepy Hollow after leav-
ing Connecticut under questionable
circumstances.
Whether these arguments
hold any weight, Im still unsure.
Nonetheless, I can only speculate
and hope West will explain his lit
love soon.
Marsaglia is a senior in English
from Naperville, Ill.
Eating meat may be bad,
but please dont yell at me
It is an understatement to say that
University of Kansas fans love bas-
ketball. Basketball beats through the
crimson and blue blood of Jayhawk
fans. We live for the spine-shaking
dunks, the miracle three-pointers and
the final-buzzer ally-oops. It unites
us. It gives us pride. For Kansas fans,
basketball is more than a game. Its a
culture. Some might even consider it
a religion. We invest our time, money,
energy and emotions into watching
our boys in blue dominate the wooden
floor.
Naturally, emotions are especially
heightened during the tournament.
Every year we count on our team to
not only make the NCAA tourna-
ment (which for many teams is an
accomplishment in itself), we expect
to be seeded very highly and go very
far. Most years, we expect our beloved
boys in blue to at least make it to the
Final Four and/or win the National
Championship. And we are very
disappointed when the season ends
otherwise.
Which isnt totally preposterous,
considering the history of our pro-
gram prompts this assurance (unlike
Kansas State and Missouri). We are
the university where the inventor him-
self coached and Wilt Chamberlain
once played. We have the second most
victories in the history of NCAA bas-
ketball. Its perfectly understandable to
expect a lot from our team.
Any true Kansan has experienced
firsthand the real meaning of March
Madness, from both sides of the spec-
trum. Weve seen miracles go for and
against us. Weve won it all and weve
blown it in the first round.
But this year, despite the outcome,
it is crucial that fans stay positive
throughout the tournament and con-
tinue to take pride in our team. Focus
on the achievements of the season.
Remember how far the team has
come, as players and as men, through
tragedy and through triumph.
As Jayhawks spread across the
country for spring break, lets show
the country how classy and respectful
our fan base truly is.
It is said that the wise prepare for
the worst. With that said, if we lose,
lose with pride. Dont let the outcome
of the tournament overshadow the
accomplishments of the season. Dont
give K-State and Missouri fans any-
thing more to talk about. They love to
catch us in our moments of weakness.
Dont let them.
And if/when we win, celebrate with
class. Be respectful and be smart. The
last thing the team wants is for a fan
to get hurt from careless celebration.
Continue to be the greatest fan base
in the nation. Have fun. Enjoy the
madness.
Rock Chalk. And remember, F.O.E.
Mandy Matney for the Kansan
Editorial Board.
I agree. Also, us somewhat-nerdy
guys rarely treat girls badly. Chivalry
is NOT dead, I say!
I am NOT crazy. I have a burning
passion for the pre-law program,
and I will NOT be satisfed until every
single person believes it.
I love how everyones crazy side
comes out on FFA during midterms.
Everyones all hopped up on Adderall
and cafeine. Everyones losing their
minds.
My Internet kept kicking me of
Facebook all day. I think the universe
was trying to get me to study ... So I
took a nap instead!
Im going to take a womens studies
course, so I can understand the inner
workings of the female mind.
My roommate asks me some of the
stupidest questions ever. With the
questions she asks me, I have no idea
how she has made it this far on her
own.
I love spring. Its when women
decide to let their legs come out of
hibernation.
So typical ... The weather is great
during midterms week when Im
stuck inside, but is probably going
to be terrible during spring break.
Damn you Mother Nature.
I have to explain to my roommate
what things in the FFA mean ... Every
day.
What exactly did St. Patrick do?... Just
get drunk?
Brick wall, waterfall, girl you think
you got it all. But ya dont and I do, so
BOOM with that attitude
Why are round pizzas served in
square boxes?
My mom got of the phone with me
to hang out with my ex-boyfriend. I
cant make this up.
I really want to kiss you and your shirt
gives me permission, so lets do it
New drinking game: watch Tyra.
Drink every time she talks about
herself.
Theres a really sick part of me that
cant help but hope that over spring
break a few guys make my ex their
slam piece so she might realize how
good she had it with me.
Dodging hot dogs on campus.
#goodday.
I thought that I had it bad until I got
into the computer lab and heard
some guy asking himself questions ...
that he answers ... for himself ...
You have to be witty to get into the
FFA. And you my friend, will never be
witty.
There should be a rule against
playing ABBA before 8 a.m.
Editors note: there is.
The Irish would have ruled the world
if it werent for beer and whiskey.
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By mattHew marSaglia
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COMMentarY
Dont overlook Kanyes
very own Sleepy Hollow
6A / NEWS / fridAy, mArch 18, 2011 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / kAnsAn.com
BY MIKE LAVIERI
mlavieri@kansan.com
Kansas run to the Final Four starts tonight
and if the Jayhawks win it all, one Jayhawk fan
might add to her already recognizable tattoo.
It all started in 2000 when Kat KU Tatt Kat
Steward was inked up for the frst time.
Steward said her family members rolled
their eyes like any parents would when their
child gets a tattoo, but since that frst
tattoo, she has added eight more with her
tattoo on her upper back being the most
recognizable. Te tattoo that spans
her entire upper back, from shoulder
to shoulder, is commemorative of
Kansas basketball.
I started that one in early 2007,
Steward said. It took a lot of time
planning that one. It took about two
months with sessions.
Steward said that the main part took
about 15 hours and fve or six sessions,
but said she was doing a couple touch up
pieces on some of her other tattoos. She
said she had the main part done by the time
ESPN College GameDay came to Lawrence for
Kansas matchup with Kansas State in 2008.
Te original tattoo caught the attention of
GameDays host Rece Davis and analyst Digger
Phelps at Te Wheel. Te producer told Steward
to come early to get it on TV, but Steward wasnt
early enough.
However, she has since had the
opportunity to be on ESPN a few
times, but that was afer
she added the 2008
N a t i o n a l
Champions banner to the top.
When I originally designed this I never
planned on adding more to it, Steward said.
As it kind
of got
toward looking like we might win it all, I talked
to my artist and I said, I need an appointment
just in case I want to add a banner.
Te banner was added two weeks afer the
Jayhawks cut down the nets in San Antonio.
She said adding the banner was the most
painful part because it is at the top of
the spine, but said the rest of the
tattoo wasnt as bad. Her tattoo
on the inside of her upper arm
is the most painful tattoo
that she has gotten.
Steward didnt
graduate from Kansas;
she actually graduated
from Wichita State with
a degree in criminal
justice, but since her
dad introduced her to
basketball, specifcally
to Kansas, she has loved
them.
If the Jayhawks
do end up cutting
the nets down
in Houston,
Steward doesnt
know if she will
add on to her tattoo.
If one of the players
wants to get tatooed
with her at the same
time she might, but
she doesnt see that
happening.
I honestly dont know.
Ive thought about it, maybe I would, maybe
I wouldnt, but I dont want or plan to keep
adding should they win more, Steward said.
Edited by Dave Boyd
Kat Steward
Photo by Travis Young/KANSAN
Jayhawk pride isnt just skin deep
boDY ART NATIoNAL
Kansas cuts funds
for mental health
BY AndREA OLsEn
aolsen@kansan.com
Of the mental health budget
cuts in the United States, Kansas
had the seventh highest percent-
age of funding cut. From 2009 to
2011, the budget decreased by
$18.9 million. In contrast, Mis-
souri has the highest percentage
of funding added, an increase of
$16.5 million. Though Kansas
has a much smaller budget, the
number of patients seeking men-
tal health services is significantly
higher than in Missouri.
Pakistan condemns
U.S. missile strike
isLAmABAd one day after
a ciA contractor was cleared
of a double murder charge,
Pakistan and U.s. relations were
put into a new crisis over a
ciA-directed drone missile strike
that Pakistan said killed at least
36 civilians.
Pakistans military and civilian
leadership condemned the
strike in harsh language, de-
manding compensation for the
victims and an apology.
Pakistani Army chief Gen.
Ashfaq kayani called the attack
a violation of human rights.
McClatchy Tribune
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Source: National Alliance on Mental Illness Graphic by Andrea Olsen
WASHINGTON Sometimes,
a game-winning play is craftily
designed and enacted with preci-
sion by each of the fve players on
the foor.
And sometimes, the decisive bas-
ket is the result of an enormous
amount of luck.
The play that Butler used to beat
Old Dominion 60-58 on Thurs-
day fell squarely into the latter
category. Afterward, the Bulldogs
made no apologies especially
because their previous foray into
the NCAA tournament ended
when a last-second shot failed to
go their way.
Matt Howards tip-in at the
buzzer carried the eighth-seeded
Bulldogs past ODU and into the
next round of the Southeast
Regional. The play was not what
Butler coach Brad Stevens had in
mind when he sent his team to
the foor with the score tied and
32 seconds left.
16 UNCA 74 1 PITT 51
WASHINGTON The No. 1 beat the No. 16. Ashton Gibbs scored 20 of
his 26 points after halftime, and Pittsburgh kept the top seeds perfect
against the 16s in the NCAA tournament, pulling away in the second
half to beat UNC-Asheville 74-51 on Thursday. The Panthers (28-5) led
by three early in the second half.
12 USU 68 5 KSU 73
TUCSON, Ariz. Jacob Pullen scored 22 points and hit
some big free throws down the stretch, helping Kansas State hold of
Utah State 73-68 in the second round of the NCAA tournament Thurs-
day night, the Aggies seventh straight opening loss.
11 MIZZ 63 6 CIN 78
WASHINGTON Cincinnati wasnt about to play Missouris game.
One of the best defenses in the country held frm Thursday night in its
opening game of the NCAA tournament. Sixth-seeded Cincinnati took
the lead for good midway through the frst half and held No. 11 seed
Missouri to 38 percent shooting in a 78-63 victory.
13 BEL 58 4 WIS 72
TUCSON, Ariz. Jon Leuer scored 17 of his 22 points in the second
half and Wisconsin methodically dispatched the Bruins 72-58 on Thurs-
day night, the Badgers ffth consecutive NCAA tournament-opening
victory. Jordan Taylor added 21 for the fourth-seeded Badgers (24-8),
14 in the frst half.
10 PSU 64 7 TEM 66
TUCSON, Ariz. Juan Fernandez sank an of-balance
18-footer with less than a second to play to hand Temple a wild 66-64
victory over Penn State and end coach Fran Dunphys NCAA tourna-
ment record 11-game losing streak.
14 WOF 66 3 BYU 74
DENVER Jimmer Fredette, the nations leading scorer, dropped in 32
points to lead third-seeded Brigham Young to a 74-66 victory over the
Terriers in the NCAA tournament. Next, theyll play the winner of a later
Southeast region contest between St. Johns and Gonzaga.
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12 RICH 69 5 VAN 66
DENVER Richmond added another upset to an impressive NCAA
tournament resume that already had several.
And Vanderbilt exited early again.
Kevin Anderson scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half, including
a foater with 18.7 seconds remaining that helped seal 12th-seeded
Richmonds 69-66 win against No. 5 seed Vanderbilt on Thursday in
the Southwest regional.
The Spiders (28-7) sprang the second upset of the day at Pepsi Center
after tiny Morehead State, the 13th seed, used a three-pointer by De-
monte Harper in the waning seconds to beat fourth-seeded Louisville,
62-61.
15 UNCO 50 2 SDSU 68
TUCSON, Ariz. The Aztecs eventually fgured out a way to shut
down Little Jimmer and fnally win an NCAA tournament game.
Second-seeded San Diego State tightened its defense after a second-
half scoring by Beitzel and advanced in the NCAA tournament for the
frst time by beating Northern Colorado 68-50 on Thursday.
11 GONZ 86 6 SJU 71
DENVER Marquise Carter scored a career-high 24 points, lifting
11th-seeded Gonzaga to an 86-71 victory over sixth-seeded St. Johns
on Thursday night to cap a stellar day for the underdogs at the Pepsi
Center in the NCAA tournament.
The Bulldogs (25-9) were the third lower seed to spring an upset, join-
ing No. 12 Richmond and No. 13 Morehead State.
15 UCSB 51 2 FLA 79
TAMPA, Fla. Florida made its opening game in the NCAA tourna-
ment look like one of those preseason exhibitions.
The Gators (27-7) made 11 of their frst 15 shots, opened up a double-
digit lead and kept piling on the rest of the way. Erving Walker had 18
points and six assists, and Kenny Boynton added 13 points.
14 BUCK 52 3 CONN 81
WASHINGTON Kemba Walker traded his role of scorer for playmak-
er, with record-breaking results. Walker had a career-high 12 assists,
scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead No. 3 seed Con-
necticut over Bucknell 81-52 Thursday night.
A breakdown of the tournament thus far
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
13 PRIN 57 4 UK 59
TAMPA, Fla. Brandon Knight missed his frst seven shots and even
found himself on the bench in the fnal minute against Princeton.
His confdence could have been shaken. His ego could have been
bruised. After all, he was a freshman playing in his frst NCAA tourna-
ment game.
Then again, Knights no ordinary newcomer.
Held scoreless for more than 39 minutes, Knight made a driving layup
with 2 seconds remaining to lift No. 4 seed Kentucky to a 59-57 win
over 13th-seeded Princeton on Thursday.
12 CLEM 76 5 WVU 84
TAMPA, Fla. Playing its second game in just more than 36 hours, the
12th-seeded Tigers built an early double-digit lead before falling 84-
76 to the ffth-seeded Mountaineers in the second round of the NCAA
tournament on Thursday.
9 ODU 58
4 BUT 60
13 MOR 62 4 LOU 61
DENVER Executing a play that came to his coach the night before,
Morehead States Demonte Harper dribbled patiently and watched
the clock tick down. Then, he stepped up behind the 3-point line and
swished the shot with 4.2 seconds left Thursday for a 62-61 victory
over No. 4 Louisville and the frst big upset of the NCAA tournament.
After Harpers go-ahead basket, the Cardinals (25-10) had a chance
to win it, but Morehead States best player, center Kenneth Faried,
blocked Mike Marras attempt from the corner.
10 MSU 76 7 UCLA 78
TAMPA, Fla. Tyler Honeycutt and Malcolm Lee scored 16 points a
piece and seventh-seeded UCLA held of a late comeback by No. 10
seed Michigan State to win 78-76 victory in the second round of the
NCAA tournament on Thursday night.
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By HannaH Wise
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It takes 21 outs to win a softball
game. How a team goes about get-
ting those outs varies from team
to team. The Jayhawks have had
a continuous focus on fundamen-
tals throughout the first five weeks
of the season, giving them a 21-3
record.
This weekend, the team will face
some very tough competition in
preparation for Big 12 play, which
opens next week at home against
Missouri. Before that, however, the
team will first play in the Central
Carolina Chanticleer Challenge in
Conway, S.C. It will play Lipscomb,
Providence, Georgia Tech and
Coastal Carolina.
Every weekend weve played, we
have faced one or two teams that are
Big 12 caliber teams, coach Megan
Smith said. This weekend is the
same.
Smith said that Georgia Tech was
a very strong team that was ranked
in the top 15 last year and returned
its strongest players. Lipscomb has
one of the best pitchers in its region
who took them to a regional last
year and Coastal Carolina is a very
strong team as well, she said.
The Jayhawks had their first day
of practice on their home outdoor
field Tuesday after weeks of travel-
ing to Lawrence Free State High
School and practicing indoors in
Anschutz Pavilion.
The excitement of being on our
home field was incredible, said
sophomore outfielder Maggie Hull.
We sometimes take our field for
granted before we come back. Our
batting area and our warm up area
is one of the nicest that I have ever
been to. Just being able to have dirt
field and grass was great.
It was an exciting week at home
after going 4-0 in the University of
North Florida tournament, but the
team is buckled down and back to
work on their fundamentals and fix-
ing the errors from the weekend.
We are really excited but we
are still focusing on one game at
a time, said senior pitcher Allie
Clark. Coach Smith always tries to
say, One pitch at a time. One out at
a time. One game at a time.
The team worked on commu-
nication and their short game this
week in practice. The offense looked
at attack screw ball pitches as well
because the level of pitching is going
to be a step up from what they have
seen.
It will not be an easy road. The
team has been putting up 10 runs
against teams for the last five weeks,
but that may just not be the case
against tougher pitchers. This week-
end, its going to come down to
strategic pitching, strong defensive
communication translating into outs
and the ability to adjust the offense
to the different styles of pitching.
Ultimately, the five games played
in South Carolina will be an oppor-
tunity for the relatively young
Jayhawks to show that they can fight
against competition and come out
on top.
Jayhawks fueled by wins but still focused for weekend
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Freshman infelder Ashley Newman prepares to throwto frst base during drills at practice at the
football practice feld. The softball teamis continuing to focus on fundamentals.
bASEbALL
Kansas gets fresh start
with conference play
By MiKe VeRnOn
mvernon@kansan.com
The Jayhawks kick off confer-
ence play at Hoglund Ballpark
Friday at 3 p.m. against the red
hot Oklahoma State Cowboys.
Conference play will provide an
opportunity for the Jayhawks to
wipe the slate clean, after going
7-9 to open their season.
The reality is the Big 12 season
starts an entirely different part
of the year, coach Ritch Price
said. For the guys that are off
to a bad start, it will give them
a mental break, and give them a
fresh start.
The Jayhawks wont be eas-
ing into conference play by any
means; they open up against a
Cowboys team that has won seven
straight and has a record of 13-3.
The bats for Kansas will have
the daunting task of taking on one
of the best pitching staffs in the
nation this weekend.
The Cowboys have a team ERA
of 2.03, including starting sopho-
more Andrew Heaney, who has an
ERA of 0.91 in four starts.
We faced Heaney last year, and
I thought he was one of the best
pitchers in our league, Price said.
He has tremendous upside.
The Jayhawks are no stranger to
facing tough pitching though. In
non-conference play, the Jayhawks
faced three top 25 teams, TCU,
Arizona State, and Arkansas all
on the road.
I think our non-conference
schedule could really help us out,
sophomore Jake Marasco said. It
prepared us to face arms in our
conference that well have to face
every weekend.
The Jayhawks have had strong
performances on the mound as
well this season, with a team ERA
currently at 3.44.
The Jayhawks pitching arsenal
includes three strong starters, that
will be starting on the mound this
weekend, in senior T.J. Walz and
sophomore Tanner Poppe. Coach
Price said he and the coaching
staff were unsure of whether they
will start freshman Alex Cox or
senior Wally Marciel.
While the pitching has been
strong, the bats really struggled to
open season. Fortunately for the
Jayhawks, the bats have slowly but
surely been improving all season.
The numbers are up from .198
only a week ago, to .220 heading
into this weekend.
Ultimately, this weekend brings
a chance at a fresh start for the
Jayhawks, who feel they can make
up for their underwhelming non-
conference performance.
Hopefully we can build off
of the progress weve made, and
hopefully get of to a good start in
the Big 12, Price said. The Big 12
is what its all really about.
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The Jayhawks will roll if
They dont get lost on their way to the BOK Center. Because the
Jayhawks have been in Tulsa since Wednesday night, and they made
it to their shoot around and press conferences at the BOK Center
Thursday, things arent looking good for the Terriers. The Jayhawks
said they wouldnt overlook anybody, but it wouldnt kill them either
way in this one.
BosTon will geT iTs BesT upseT since The
american revoluTion if
Both Morris twins get hurt. Tyshawn Taylor, too. Then it will be a ball-
game. Otherwise, the Jayhawks will put the Terriers away early. Even
though Bill Self said the Terriers were underseeded at 16, theres still
far too much talent on the Kansas roster.
prediction:
kansas 91, Boston 65
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game
friday, march. 18 Time (cT)
Texas vs. Oakland 11:15 a.m.
Texas A&M vs. florida State 3:15 p.m.
California Colorado 7:30 p.m.

As crazy as the frst day of the
tournament was seriously,
Morehead State? it still seems
a little unreasonable to think a 16
seed has anything resembling a
shot at pulling the upset. Kansas
will win, and by double-fgures.
This is the kind of game where
its best to look for trends in the
Jayhawk ofense. Look to see if
Tyrel reed can fnd his shot, and
if not, then whether someone else
steps up on the perimeter. See
how Bill Self handles the point
guard position (more on that later).
And keep an eye on the Morris
twins, more because its fun to
watch that caliber of a player than
anything regarding the rest of the
tournament.
Junior forward marcus morris
i havent put Morris in this spot
yet, because its kind of the easy
way out. Morris will get his points,
and get around seven rebounds,
and thats sort of the way hell
do it every game. But if you take
some time to really watch Morris,
its not so much the numbers he
puts up as the
way he does it.
he can score
from anywhere
this side of half-
court, and hell
abuse whatever
matchup he
gets in what-
ever is the most
efcient way to do it. if hes got a
forward guarding him, watch him
stretch the foor. if a guard tries
to stop him such as Bostons
John holland then Morris will
take him inside and use his ridicu-
lous array of post moves to get a
bucket. Theres a reason hes an All-
American. Watch and enjoy.
how will Bill self handle the
point guards?
This is the biggest question re-
garding the Jayahwks as they enter
March. Tyshawn Taylor is and will
remain the starter, barring injury,
but Elijah Johnson and Josh Selby
will get minutes in the backcourt
as well. The question is how those
minutes will be split. Selby has
more ofensive talent, and if hes
allowed to freestyle on the ofen-
sive half, he could be a dangerous
threat for Kansas, despite his unin-
spiring numbers from the regular
season. Johnson works better in
the ofense as a true point guard,
and hes the best point defender
Kansas has. Todays game may pro-
vide some indicator of how those
minutes will play out for the rest of
the season.
There were some clippings
in our locker of farokhmanesh
pumping his fsts, or what not, af-
ter he hit a big time shot against
us. All credit to him. he knocked
down a shot that was probably the
biggest day of his career. its a little
reminder of if you dont show up,
youre going to go home. no one
wants that.
Brady Morningstar
boston
21-13, (12-4)
starters
D.J. irving, guard
irving is the main ball handler and distrib-
uter. Of the 10 assists Boston averages per
game, 3.6 come from irving. he is one of three
players that have at least a one-to-one assist-
to-turnover ratio. Boston will need to take care
of the ball better or it will be a long game.
Darryl partin, guard

if John holland is Batman, then Partin is
robin. Partin is on the foor for nearly 32
minutes per game and averages 14.5 points
per game. he averages 3.4 rebounds and 1.4
assists per game. if holland is of, Partin will
need to be on. Of the 1,812 shots Boston
took this season, 914 came from holland and
Partin.
John holland, guard

holland is the lone senior on the Terriers. he
is the leader vocally and statistically. he has
scored in double fgures in all but two games
this season. The last time he didnt was on Jan.
2 when he scored eight points in a 65-52 loss
to Maine.
patrick hazel, forward

hazel is undersized for a forward. he is
6-foot-6 and 220 pounds. Both Morris twins
and Thomas robinson will dominate him.
hazel grabs 5.9 rebounds per game and
leads the team with 1.9 blocks per game.
he scores 4.6 points per game, but the
Terriers will need him to contribute more
if the upset is going to happen.
Dom morris, forward

Morris has a little bit
more body than hazel. hes
6-foot-7 and is 240 pounds.
Unlike hazel, hes young.
Both will have the jitters,
but Morris may not know
how to handle it as much
as hazel, because hazel
had the opportunity to
play in the CBi last season.
Morris averages 5.6 points
per game and 4.7 rebounds
per game.
Kansas
32-2, (14-2)
starters
Tyshawn Taylor, guard
it should have been known all along that
Self would go back to his bread and butter
with Taylor at the point. Taylors been start-
ing since his freshman year, and Self knows
that it takes experience to win in March. As
solid as Elijah Johnson was, Taylors the best
option for Kansas at the point, and Selfs
mind games have him peaking at the right
time.
Tyrel reed, guard

reeds normally pure stroke was of dur-
ing the Big 12 Tournament. it may have
been a product of his lingering foot injury,
or he may have just gone cold, which hap-
pens to the best of shooters. Either way,
Kansas could use his range. Boston favors
a zone defense, which is best broken by a
strong presence on the outside. reed is the
Jayhawks best weapon from three-point
land.
Brady morningstar, guard

Morningstar has settled comfortably into
his role since winning his starting job back
about halfway through the conference
season. hes another dangerous perimeter
threat for the Jayhawks, and Boston will
have to key in on keeping him from break-
ing their zone from outside. With so many
other threats on the Kansas roster, though, it
doesnt seem likely that stopping Morning-
star will be a priority.
marcus morris, forward

its hard to say anyone will be the singular
diference maker in a game that is so clearly
out of balance, but Boston like a lot of
teams in the country doesnt have anyone
who can hang with Marcus Morris, inside or
out. Bostons John holland is a guard that
can play inside, like KansasTravis releford or
Mario Little, but he doesnt have the ability
to slow Marcus.
markief morris, forward

Markief does three things notably bet-
ter than his brother. hes a better rebounder,
a better defender and a better three-point
shooter. All three of those skills will be use-
ful against the Terriers. he should be able to
control the paint on both ends of the foor
with his rebounding and defense,
and his trailing threes will be
devastating to the Boston
zone.
BU
tipoff
At A GlAnce
Kansas VS. boSton
5:30 p.m., BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla.
KU
tipoff
COUNTDOWN TO tIPOFF
nCAA Championship March 18 to April 4
At A GlAnce
PlAyer to wAtch
question mArk
heAr ye, heAr ye
Taylor
reed
Morningstar
Mk. Morris
Mc. Morris
irving
Partin
holland
BIG 12 SChedUle SChedUle
Boston comes into the nCAA
Tournament riding an 11-game
winning streak. This is the seventh
time the Terriers have made it to
the tournament and the frst time
since 2002. Boston comes in with
a 2-6 record, with its only two vic-
tories coming in 1959, when it ad-
vanced to the regional finals (now
the Elite 8), before losing to the
eventual runner-up, West Virginia
86-82. Bostons best seed was in
1997 when it was seeded 12th. it
lost in the frst round to Tulsa, but
it has been a 16 seed three times,
a 15 seed one time and lost in a
play-in-game in 1983 when the
highest seed was 12.
senior guard John holland
holland will have Kansas atten-
tion for all 40 minutes. he doesnt
have the body
type that Ari-
zonas derrick
Williams has
or UCLAs Ty-
ler honeycutt,
but he does
have the body
type like Colorados Alec Burks.
he wont be matched up against
Kansas bigs, so they wont be in
foul trouble unless holland drives
by them and draws contact. Brady
Morningstar will most likely de-
fend him. holland is averaging
19.2 points per game, 5.9 rebound
per game and 1.6 assists per game.
The problem for holland is that he
doesnt have the players around
him to pull of the upset.
will the curse of the B prevail
over kansas?
Considering that the last two
schools that started with B that
saw Kansas in the frst round: Brad-
ley and Bucknell were nicknamed
the Braves and Bison, respectively,
should make Boston a little queasy,
since it is the Terriers. Besides, a 16
seed has never defeated a one seed.
Boston doesnt have the depth or
the players around John holland to
pull of the upset. While it would be
a great story for the Terriers, Kansas
is a lock for the third round with
either illinois or UnLV. This would
be considered a win for Boston if it
loses by fewer than 25 points.
hes really good. hes the best
player in their league. hes got
good size and they play him at the
guard position but they can also
play him at the four to create some
match-up problems.
Bill Self on Boston Universitys all-
conference senior guard John Holland
PlAyer to wAtch
question mArk
heAr ye, heAr ye
Morris
hazel
Mc. Morris
let the games begin ...
Jayhawks face Terriers in frst round
TimDwyer Mike Lavieri
holland
Tyrel reed
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MORNINg bREw
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Be a dreamer. if you dont
know how to dream, youre dead.
JimVolvano
FACT OF THE DAY
Only 4.5 percent of ESPN.com
brackets picked Morehead State
upsetting Louisville.
ESPN.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: What percent of brackets had
Louisville in the Sweet Sixteen?
A: 76 percent
ESPN.com
Nows the perfect time for a vasectomy
Mike Lavieri
mlavieri@kansan.com
twitter.com/kasnanbball
S
orry, ladies, but this one is geared
toward the fellas.
Today marks day two of the
second round of the NCAA tournament.
Luckily spring break starts later today
and youll be able to watch the cover-
age without having to go to class, do
homework, study or take tests. But not
everyone has the luxury of being on
vacation and catching all the action
and the upsets.
Well, men, theres a solution for
that: get a vasectomy. In a foxnews.
com article, the Cleveland Clinic pro-
jected that there would be approximately
50 percent more vasectomies this week
because of the start of the tournament.
In Austin, Texas, Richard Chopp, MD
(yes, that is his real name), saw 40 per-
cent more traffic at his office during
tournament time last year, according to
American Medical News.
Who cares if you cant repro-
duce?
You now have an excuse to sit on your
couch and watch basketball all day on
four channels. You dont have to miss a
game if you have picture-in-picture-in-
picture-in-picture. You can throw on
TruTv, TBS, TNT and CBS and watch all
the action.
You can even get snipped in the morn-
ing and 30 minutes later you could be on
the coach watching Sir Charles Barkley
tell you why Kansas will win the tourna-
ment.
Luckily, most urologists give their
patients survival kits to get through
recovery. Some have free pizza delivery
coupons, sports magazines and a bag
of frozen vegetables (for recovery, not a
midgame snack).
Once the surgery is over, you should
be back to a normal life on Monday,
though some people recover more slowly
than others.
If you want it reversed, you would
have to fork over some cash, and there
is a possibility that the reversal may not
succeed.
Im not condoning getting a vasecto-
my, but this is a much better excuse than
saying Im sick or my grandma died, even
though she might have and Im sorry for
the death. Its a legitimate excuse because
you need to be on bed rest, but I know I
wont be getting one any time soon.
Edited by Helen Mubarak
TODAY
Softball
vs. Lipscomb University
9 a.m.
Conway, S. C.
vs. Providence
11 a.m.
Conway, S. C.
Swimming
NCAA Championships
All day
Austin, Texas
baseball
vs. Oklahoma State
3 p.m.
hoglund Ballpark
Mens basketball
vs. Boston University
NCAA Tournament
5:50 p.m.
Tulsa, Okla.
Tennis
vs. Texas Tech
3 p.m.
Lubbock, Texas
SATURDAY
Swimming
NCAA Championships
All day
Austin, Texas
Track and Field
Mayaguex Spring Classic
All day
Mayaguex, Puerto rico
Softball
vs. Georgia Tech
11 a.m.
Conway, S.C
baseball
vs. Oklahoma State
1 p.m.
hoglund Ballpark
SUNDAY
Softball
at Coastal Carolina
11 a.m.
Conway, S.C
Tennis
vs. Baylor
1 p.m.
Waco, Texas
baseball
vs. Oklahoma State
1 p.m.
hoglund Ballpark
Mens basketball
vs. UNLV or illinois
NCAA Tournament
TBA
Tulsa, Okla.
MONDAY
Mens golf
National invitational
All day
Tucson, Ariz.
TUESDAY
Mens golf
All day
Tucson, Ariz.
baseball
vs. Arkansas - Little rock
3 p.m.
Little rock, Ark.
Mens golf
All day
Tucson, Ariz.
wEDNESDAY
Softball
vs. Missouri
4 p.m.
hoglund Ballpark
FRIDAY
Mens golf
All day
Loredo, Texas
womens golf
2011 Mountain View
Collegiate
All day
Tucson, Ariz.
baseball
vs. Texas A&M
6:35 p.m.
College Station, Texas
SATURDAY

Mens golf
All day
Loredo, Texas
womens golf
2011 Mountain View
Collegiate
All day
Tucson, Ariz.
Tennis
vs. Texas
12 p.m.
Lawrence
Softball
vs. Texas
1 p.m.
Austin, Texas
baseball
vs. Texas A&M
2:05p.m.
SUNDAY
Tennis
vs. Texas A&M
11 a.m.
Lawrence
Softball
vs. Texas
12 p.m.
Austin, Texas
baseball
vs. Texas A&M
1:05p.m.
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marching in
By Tim Dwyer
tdwyer@kansan.com
History says the Boston
Terriers dont stand a chance. A
16 seed has never beaten a one
seed. Ever. And the Jayhawks
dont look like the one seed to
break that streak: too much
depth, too much talent, too
many Morrises.
History and reason say the
Terriers dont stand a chance,
but the Jayhawks dont. Not
after last year, when everything
would have said Northern Iowa
was just a fly to be swatted by
the mighty Jayhawks.
Its definitely a motivation
for us, junior guard Tyshawn
Taylor said. I just dont want us
to come out and fear that will
happen again. We have to be
loose, play, have fun and enjoy
this time. We dont get this time
too many more times.
Taylor will be key in the
Jayhawks chances to make a
deep tournament run this year.
The Jayhawks have had tur-
moil reign in the starting point
guard spot, and Elijah Johnson
started six games before Taylor
took the job back in the Big
12 Championship game against
Texas. How Self handles those
two and freshman Josh Selby
could be the difference between
winning and losing in the sec-
ond round and on.
Self said he understood
Tyshawns importance to the
team even when Taylor was on
the bench. The importance of
Taylor is that hes the best play-
er on the team at running the
point on a fast break, and hes
quicker than most players.
We get faster with Tyshawn
in the game, Self said. Without
him in the game were not as
fast of a team. One guy changes
the look of who we are with his
speed, without question.
Even Boston, which has no
realistic chance to break the
0-104 streak 16 seeds entered
the tournament on against one
seeds, has steady point guard
play in the form of D.J. Irving, a
speedy freshman who averages
just shy of eight points and four
assists per game.
Their point guard is really
fast, so were up for a challenge,
but were ready, Taylor said. We
just want to go out there and play
hard like weve been doing.
The Jayhawks are more than
ready to put the Northern Iowa
loss behind them, but not at
the expense of taking a worthy
opponent for granted. Senior
guard Mario Little redshirted
last season and didnt play in the
Northern Iowa game, but he was
one of the last Jayhawks to stag-
ger off the court in disbelief.
That was last year, Little
said. Were moving on. Weve
got bigger and better things to
accomplish right now.
Edited by Sarah Gregory
Top-seeded Kansas enters
against bottom-seed Boston
By Nico roesler
nroesler@kansan.com
T
he only thing that matters hap-
pens on the court, right?
With the NCAA tourna-
ment begun and sports bars blaring
college basketball games on every TV,
people forget about most everything
else, including the fact that the hun-
dreds of athletes who will have airtime
throughout the course of the tourna-
ment are students as well as athletes.
This week, the Knight Commission,
along with support from Arne
Duncan, U.S. secretary of education,
and Ben Jealous, president and CEO
of the NAACP, released a study on
the 68-team field entering the NCAA
tournament.
The study examined graduation
rates as they relate to black and white
student-athletes on each team. The
Knight Commission argues that
schools with graduation rates of less
than 50 percent should be banned
from post-season play, a move that
would change the academic landscape
of college basketball.
Their hope is that academic pres-
sure on schools would raise graduation
rates rather than undermine the qual-
ity of athletic performance the fans
would see on the court.
Kansas Academic Progress Rate
(APR), a measurement used by
both the NCAA and the Knight
Commission in its new study, is one of
the few 1000s on the list. Meaning we
are on top of the list, along with Butler,
Michigan State and Texas. A rating of
below 925 means that a schools gradu-
ation rates for student-athletes are
below 50 percent.
The vast majority of coaches are
doing this the right way, and their
behavior isnt rewarded while the guys
that are doing it the wrong way, their
behavior is rewarded, said Richard
Lapchick, director of the Institute
for Diversity and Ethics in Sports,
University of Central Florida professor,
and head of the Knight Commissions
study.
Kansas graduates 100 percent of its
white basketball student-athletes and
67 percent of its black student-athletes.
Those numbers do not include one-
and-done athletes or athletes who
transfer in good academic standing.
On the other end of the spectrum
are some schools that have run into
widely reported NCAA violations.
Schools such as Connecticut that
graduate just 50 percent of their white
basketball players and an even more
disappointing 25 percent of their black
basketball players.
Kansas State has an APR rating of
924 and an overall student-athlete
graduation rate of just 40 percent
compared to Kansas 80 percent. Even
more shocking is the fact that K-State
graduates 100 percent of its white bas-
ketball players and just 14 percent of
its black basketball players.
Its discrepancies like these that
the Knight Commission is trying to
eliminate from post-season play in
order to place emphasis on education
to improve the lives of these young
adults.
In a related study, Inside Higher Ed.
released a bracket based off of each
schools APR and filled it out based
on how each team would perform
academically.
Kansas, Texas, Butler and Princeton
made the final four. And if this years
national champion was decided by
APR, Butler would repeat last years
championship appearance and win.
But dont let this adjust your own
brackets. At least not yet. Because if
the Knight Commission achieved its
goal to bar underperforming schools
from the tournament, 10 of this years
teams wouldnt be playing this week-
end.
Edited by Helen Mubarak
commentary
A diferent
fnal four
match-up
By KaThleeN Gier
kgier@kansan.com
Sophomore guard Angel
Goodrich has been plagued with
injuries through her career at Kansas
and, for the first time, has avoided
a season ending injury. Goodrich
missed seven games early in the
season when she had work done on
her knee, but is feeling fine now and
even playing without a brace.
It is exciting and it gives me
chills actually, Goodrich said.
The Jayhawks will host the win-
ner of the Kent State and Duquense
game on Saturday at 7 p.m. in Allen
Fieldhouse.
The more we move on, it is more
exciting to move closer and closer to
our goal, Goodrich said.
That goal of course is to return
to the championship game they
reached in 2008. Senior forward
Krysten Boogaard and junior for-
ward Aishah Sutherland are the
only two players still remaining that
played that season.
Sophomore forward Carolyn
Davis and sophomore forward
Monica Engelman are leading the
team this year.
Davis led the team shooting 14-15
from the field for a career high 33
points.
I think it calms everybody
down, coach Bonnie Henrickson
said. When you score high per-
centage shots, get in rhythm and
score primary looks it makes every-
body feel good.
Engelman hit three shots from
behind the arc and she shot 6 of 10
from the field.
It definitely gets momentum,
especially hitting a three because
it is a big shot, Engelman said. It
just gets the energy flowing and
its another way for us to get the
momentum going.
For the fourth straight year
Kansas advanced to the second
round of the WNIT in front of a
crowd at home.
Though there was not much that
the Jayhawks did wrong, they are
still looking to be more consistent.
I think we need to be more
consistent this next game, Davis
said. There were times when we
let up in the game and did not keep
going at them. We have been talk-
ing about this all year about not
letting up on a team even when we
have the lead.
Edited by Marla Daniels
womens basketball
Healthy Kansas hosts second round of WNIT
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Junior guardTyshawnTaylor makes a layup in the second half of Saturdays game. Kansas defeatedTexas to advance to a 32-2 record for the season.
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Wichita freshman center Shannika Bryant fouls Kansas sophomore guard Angel GoodrichWednesday night at Allen Fieldhouse. Wichita had
15 fouls while Kansas had 10.
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