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65 42
today
Forecasts by KU students. For a complete detailed forecast for the week, see page 2A.
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Daymond Patterson
had his frst reps in
spring practice, but
may still be out for
the annual spring
game this Saturday.
Patterson
returns to
practice
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A strong outing
by the Jayhawk
pitching staf holds
Texas to two runs,
and Jayhawks leave
with 4-2 victory.
Baseball
avoids
sweep
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Total oustanding credit card debt and student loan debt, in billions
Credit card debt
Student loan debt
In June of last year, the nations total student loan debt surpassed its credit card debt for
the frst time. This year, total student loan debt is projected to surpass $1 trillion. This refects
both an increase in people pursuing college degrees as well an increase in the number of
students graduating with student loan debt. Credit card debt on the other hand peaked in
late 2008 during the fnancial crisis and has steadily declined ever since.
Average debt per student rises as more graduate with debt
Students who graduated
with loan debt in 1993
Students who graduated
with loan debt in 2008
Average loan debt per student
42%
67%
Sources: fastweb.com, fnaid.com, Federal Reserve, Project on Student Debt,
State Public Interest Research Groups Higher Education Project
BY JONATHAN SHORMAN
jshorman@kansan.com
Dogfighters are your next door
neighbors.
That was one of the messages
Raj Prasad, a Michigan prosecutor,
shared with law students and the
public at Its Our Turn to Fight for
Them, a symposium on animal cru-
elty and dogfighting held by the KU
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
and the School of Law Monday.
Its not like theres a big neon sign
that says fight down here, Prasad
said.
Prasad was one of several attor-
neys and members of law enforce-
ment who spoke at the event, which
was organized by Katie Barnett, a
third-year law student.
Barnett, along with her husband,
operates Game Dog Guardian, an
advocacy organization for pit bulls
and pit bull owernship. Pit bulls are
the breed of choice in dogfighting,
panelists at the event said.
Barnett said the symposium was
part of a larger effort to train future
attorneys how to prosecute animal
cruelty cases. Barnett has also devel-
oped a prosecutors clinic on animal
cruelty for law students.
According to the Game Dog
Guardian website, the clinic allows
students from the law school to
work with prosecutors on animal
cruelty cases. The clinic is expected
to open in the fall.
The biggest misconception is that
law enforcement is not interested in
going after dogfighters. In reality,
Barnett said law enforcement some-
times lack knowledge and training
in how to deal with dogfighting situ-
ations.
At the symposium, Prasad walked
participants through the process of
a dogfighting bust and prosecution
to impart some of that knowledge.
He compared dogfighting cases to
NatioNal
BY ClAYTON ASHleY
cashley@kansan.com
Total student loan debt on
track to surpass $1 trillion
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get legal
defense
symposium
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secretive group wreaks online mischief
Name
E-mail
subject
Ian Cummings
icummings@kansan.com
Naismith poll spam
Comment
Its amazing how many people will do anything at
any given second, Philip Baker
BY IAN CUMMINGS
icummings@kansan.com
We do not forgive.
We do not forget.
You should have
expected us.
Frustrated Playstation fans may
recognize this signature closing state-
ment from the secretive online group
Anonymous in an April 7 Youtube
video announcing an impending
cyber attack on Sony. The message
is one reason why suspicion turned
to the group, which is linked to the
4Chan message board, when online
Playstation networks shut down on
April 20.
There is evidence that 4Chan-
based mischief may not be limited to
Anonymous.
The message board was instru-
mental in tampering with a March
16 online poll at Kansan.com. This
time, the author of the prank did not
remain anonymous.
Phillip Becker, a sophomore from
Norton, used 4Chan to attract thou-
sands of individuals to a poll that
asked where James Naismiths basket-
ball rules should be curated. When
they were finished, Allen Fieldhouse
carried 23 votes while a special cam-
pus museum and the Spencer Art
Museum stood at 17 and 10.
I dont care, had accumlated
3,703 votes.
What is
4Chan?
n 4chan is an online, image-based
bulletin board.
n Users post comments and share
images.
n The site does not require users to
identify themselves.
n The message board is divided
into sections dedicated to diferent
topics, from Japanese anime, manga,
and culture to videogames, music,
and photography. The random, or
/b/, section, is one of the most popu-
lar and has been a source of many
internet jokes, or memes, such as
the so-called lolcats.
n 4Chan also may contain graphic
images and profanity.
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www.4chan.org
2A / NEWS / TuesDAY, April 26, 2011 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / kAnsAn.com
QUOTE OF THE DAY
What a blessing it would be if we
could open and shut our ears as
easily as we open and shut our
eyes.
Geirg Christoph Lichtenberg
FACT OF THE DAY
The mystery favored Dum Dum
pops are typically a combination
of two diferent favors.
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TUESDAY
April 26
THURSDAY
April 28
FRIDAY
April 29
WEDNESDAY
April 27
SATURDAY
April 30
Whats going on?
n The department of visual arts will host a visual
art scholarship show reception from 2 to 4 p.m. in
room 302 of the Art and Design Building.
nprovost Jef Vitter will hold a
discussion about the role of staf
members at the university from noon
to 1 p.m. at the Alderson Auditorium in
the kansas union on level four of the
kansas union.
nAdrian Finucane will give an early modern
seminar about The Anglo- spanish slave Trade at
3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Hall center seminar room.
MONDAY
May 2
n Watkins memorial Health center is hosting a
spring smokeout and inviting the public to bring
their cigarettes and quit smoking. The event will
take place on the health centers lawn from 10:30
a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
May 1
nku careers services Alliance is hosting the Just
in Time career Fair in the kansas union Ball-
room, from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. explore current job
and internship openings ofered by a variety of
employers. For a list of attending employers, go to
www.kucareerHawk.com/JiT2011.
nThe department of dance will host a university
Dance concert featuring choreographic fellow-
ship winner Dusan Tynek at 7:30 p.m. at the lied
center. Tickets are $15 for the public and $10 for
students.
TUESDAY:
65 degrees with clear skies and wind out of the east at 10-15 mph.
TUESDAY NIgHT: 42 degrees with a chance of showers and wind at 5 mph.
WEDNESDAY:
60 degrees with clear skies and wind from the north at 10-15 mph.
Information fromforecasters Chris Dobbs and Megan Lynxwiler, KU atmospheric science students
Weather forecast
THURSDAY: High of 70 and low of 50 with clear skies.
nThe school of engineering will host Flapjacks
for philanthropy, an all-you-can-eat fundraiser
for Just Food, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. in eaton
Hall. Tickets are $6.
WEDNESDAY NIgHT:
42 degrees with a clear evening and wind from the
north at 10-15 mph.
FRIDAY:
A high of 75 and low of 58 with partly cloudy skies and
wind from the south at 10-20 mph.
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potter lake was built in
1911 in order to combat
major fres on campus.
swimming and diving
contests were held there
until the water quality was
deemed poor enough to
ban swimming in 1924.
Google employee
starts NGO for Egypt
sAn FrAncisco The
Google inc. employee who
played a prominent role in
egypts recent political uprising
said over the weekend that he
has left the internet search frm
to take a long-term sabbatical.
earlier this year, Wael Ghonim,
head of marketing in the middle
east for Google, joined mount-
ing protests in his native country
aimed at toppling former presi-
dent Hosni mubarak.
in February, Ghonim was
missing for roughly a week and
was later released by egyptian
authorities, helping to draw
more global attention to the
protesters cause.
mubarak stepped aside later
that month, and Ghonim has
since turned his attention to
protests in other countries in the
region, such as syria.
Ghonim wrote on his Twitter
account saturday that he will be
using his sabbatical to start a
technology-focused nGo to help
fght poverty & foster education
in egypt.
(nGo stands for nongovern-
mental organization.)
mountain View, calif.-based
Google has expressed approval
of Ghonims political activities.
executive chairman eric schmidt
has said that hes very, very
proud of the marketing execu-
tive.
Ghonims detention had
elicited a statement from the u.s.
state Department: Whether its
a journalist, an activist or anyone
else that has been unjustly
detained, were gratifed that
theyve been released.
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This tactic is one example
of the mass mobilization that
4Chan makes available to anyone
with an internet connection and
a bone to pick.
The Kansan removed the poll
and posted it again. On March
29, Allen Fieldhouse held 85
percent of the electorate with 60
votes.
On April 12, Becker contacted
The Kansan
by email to
take credit for
the incident.
I would
very much
like to see
the actual
poll results
published,
he wrote. Because they demon-
strate the failure of a democratic
system and also show that not
every student at the University of
Kansas cares about basketball.
In an interview, Becker said
he found the prank very funny
and explained that he had been,
at least in part, inspired by
Anonymous. Becker said that he
had previously been skeptical of
the power of social media, but
that Anonymous had shown him
one way an individual can make
a difference.
Its amazing how many people
will do anything at any given sec-
ond, he said.
On Monday, Playstations
online gaming remained out of
service and a Sony press release
did not offer details of the outage.
Anonymous denied responsibil-
ity for the failure in an online
statement titled For Once, We
Didnt Do It.
Anonyomous, which takes its
name from the standard alias
provided to 4Chan users, is well-
known for its attacks on entities
such as major banks, credit card
companies and Scientology.
The FAQ page on the message
board offers some definition for
the group.
Anonymous is not a single
person, but rather, represents
the collective whole of 4Chan,
according to the site. He is...
harder than the hardest metal
known to man: diamond.
Edited by Danielle Packer
homicide cases.
In both situations, youre dealing
with victims that cant speak, Prasad
said.
The logistics of busting a dogfight-
ing ring are complicated, requiring a
large number of officers and multiple
agencies, Prasad said. Authorities
have to be prepared to arrest dozens
of people who may be watching a
fight and must coordinate care for
the animals that are being used in
the fight.
You never know how many
people are going to be at a dogfight,
Prasad said.
Once arrests are made, pros-
ecutors must decide how to charge
suspects. Often charges related to
dogfighting, such as gambling or
possession of a gun while commit-
ting a felony, can result in more
prison time than the crime of dog-
fighting itself.
Edited by Jacque Weber
animals (continued from 1a)
Jerry Wang/Kansan
A prosecutors clinic for animal cruelty will open in the fall. KU lawstudents will be trained by
prosecutors to handle animal cruelty cases.
mischief (continued from 1a)
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Becker used 4Chan to mobilize people to vote in an online poll on Kansan.com

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ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 7
today is a good for business. Balance
work, family and friends. dont forget
to take good care of yourself. pick up
that book that youve been wanting to
read and read it.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
prepare your team for action. A friend
of a friend is a big help, too. Avoid sen-
timental attachment today. its a great
time to party, as long as you take care
of responsibilities.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 7
youre making stuff happen, and its
not going unnoticed. Get expert assis-
tance for the best return. you wont be
given more than you can handle.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 7
others encourage you to take on a new
challenge that uses newly acquired
skills. seek information from afar. A
loved one provides useful guidance.
you can do it.
LEo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
An older person can be a big help. A
bonus comes in. stash it away or pay
bills, and then use the next incom-
ing check to get yourself something
youve been saving for.
VIRGo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
Working together strengthens a bond
with a friend. encouraging their suc-
cess grows your own. people seek out
your advice. share ideals and visions.
LIbRA (Sept. 23-oct. 22)
Today is a 9
others rely on your wisdom. expand
your efforts behind the scenes. keep
track of what youre doing. perfection
leads to abundance. your assignment
may require travel.
SCoRpIo (oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
A loved one inspires you to commit to
something you want but have been
afraid about. enjoy your friends and
have a good time. stay close to home,
and take it easy.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an 8
spread your love and optimism
through the world. others are attract-
ed to your friendly nature. A business
opportunity arises. Where will you go?
HoRoSCopE
10 is the easiest day, 0 the
most challenging.
Matthew Marsaglia
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TELEVISIoN
CApRICoRN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
your optimism is contagious, especial-
ly in finances. Gather information, get
advice from a professional and then
make the commitment. the invest-
ment grows.
AqUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
Go ahead and commit to that thing
you really want. conform to strict
rules and win big. A partner helps you
achieve the next level. Get profession-
al advice. let another represent you.
pISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
youre becoming more confident as
you learn. do the work yourself for
best results. let a partner be your
guide, and aim for the role you most
want.
NBC goes all in with
new show The Voice
nBc delayed thursdays to-
night show to air a 12-minute
preview of its new series the
Voice, which premieres tuesday
at 9 p.m. est, thereby establishing
one irrefutable fact: nBc badly
wants you to watch this newbie.
should you? to the questions:
ok, why is the Voice so
darned important to nBc?
With judges christina Aguilera,
cee lo Green, Adam levine and
Blake shelton, the network thinks
its got enough star frepower. nBc
desperately needs a hit before the
may upfronts, when the networks
announce their fall lineups.
What exactly is the Voice?
the judges turn their backs to
a performer they cant see; said
performer then sings, and if the
judges like what they hear, they
press a button and turn around.
if they all turn around, the singer
gets to choose which judge he or
she wants as a coach. in the next
phase, the judges morph into
coaches after building a team of
eight singers each. they train the
singers, who then go into a battle
round. some singers are eliminat-
ed before the fnal rounds, when
viewers vote for the best. Four are
left standing, and the winner gets
a universal republic record deal
and $100,000.
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for
Listening to Mmmbop on the bus
and you all have no idea.
My mom told me that I remind her of
herself on drugs... thanks mom!
The radio just informed me that
Kansas law states if your windshield
wipers are on, your headlights have
to be, too.
Now that lent is over i can no longer
use the excuse I gave up sex to hide
the fact i dont have a social life.
If you dont like how loud my music
is, just keep your ears to yourself.
I bit a man once, in self defense!
If I keep looking at you with
annoyance while you have your
earbuds in and dont know you, it
means your music is TOO DAMN
LOUD.
The Sims > math homework.
I just found out I vomited in my
laundry over the weekend when I
saw the back of my jacket that I wore
to class.
You can get apples slices and milk
with Happy Meals these day. There is
nothing happy about that.
Anschutz, get it together. Your false
alarms are distracting me from my
distractions
Dream: Danny DeVito is running a
human meat factory, to efciently
slaughter people and sell the meat
to big shot business men. Also
produces a secret ingredient to
Coca-Cola. I think Zach from Saved
by the Bell played his assistant.
Apparently you do see something
wrong with it. Thats like starting a
sentence with no ofense, BUT...
I just argued with my boyfriend
about how many letters are in my
frst name...and lost. I think I need to
get some sleep.
Only volunteering in the ER do you
go from playing with a one year old
baby to almost getting bloody vomit
chunks all over you.

I like to think of Jesus like with giant
eagles wings, and hes singin lead
vocals for Lynyrd Skynyrd with like
an angel band and Im in the front
row and Im hammered drunk.
Funny enough, Kanye said it best.
you can pay for school, but you
cant buy class.
Listen ex-girlfriend- you used to be
cute as a button, but Ill be damned
if youre not a whore now, and I just
cant take it. Please move to MU. Or
K-State
Really. I dont care what happens.
Just dont dance naked on a table.
Bad stuf happens when you dance
naked on a table.
It upsets me how every radio station
brags about nonstop uninterrupted
music, but then they all go on
commercial breaks at EXACTLY the
same time.
Listening to Mmmbop on the bus
and you all have no idea.
#I #never #got #hashtags #is #it
#just #random #words?
I just found out I vomited in my
laundry over the weekend when
I saw the back of my jacket that I
wore to class.
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tuesdaY, aPriL 26, 2011 PaGe 5a
BOBBY BURCH
editor@kansan.com
Ever thought about giving some
food to a homeless person? Well,
the Federal government wants to
you reconsider. Last week, the 11th
Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a
Florida ordinance that restricts feed-
ing the homeless at city parks.
While the 11th Circuit insists that
donating food to the impoverished in
public space is an expressive right, it
found the law as a reasonable regula-
tion to maintain order in city parks.
The ordinance requires a permit for
groups feeding more than 25 people
at parks in downtown Orlando,
with a maximum of two permits per
group, per year.
Reasonable?
Orlando Food Not Bombs doesnt
think so. The activism group, which
has fought against the anti-homeless
legislation since 2006, believes that
food is a rightnot a privilege.
Our group shares food because
people need it, the groups website
states.
As if being homeless werent dif-
ficult enough, this law obstructs
rare opportunities for the destitute
to enjoy a hot, notorious meal. In
addition, the ordinance is a kick in
the crotch to any advocate of feeding
those who cant feed themselves.
How can government justify the
deterrence of a groups right to help
the less fortunate on land built and
maintained by tax-payer dollars?
The history of government
involvement concerning expression
in public space addresses consid-
erations of time, place and manner
but also reasonable, content-neutral
regulation. Time and again the
Supreme Court has confirmed the
rights of groups to peacefully express
themselves in public areas including
streets, sidewalks, outside legislative
buildings and city parks.
In a 1977 Federal case a Nazi
group faced permit and city regu-
lations that made their planned
demonstrations illegal. The village
of Skokie, a predominately Jewish
suburb of Chicago, enacted several
municipal laws before the Nazis
marchone of which required
assemblies of 50 or more people to
pay insurance liabilities of $350,000.
The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a
U.S. District Judges ruling that the
ordinances violated the first amend-
ment because of unreasonable and
non-content neutral restrictions.
So, are the restrictions against
groups such as Orlando Food Not
Bombs reasonable and content-
neutral?
At the core of the rulings in both
the 1977 case and this contemporary
example is an attempt to balance the
interests of the state with the value of
expression in public space. According
to the 11th circuit, Orlando has a
substantial concern in managing
parks and preventing overuse by any
single groupespecially an organiza-
tion that threatens the viability of
the states most prominent industry:
tourism. As we see nearly every day
in American society, the concerns
of profitability often trump that of
humanity.
After all, seeing that starving fam-
ily on the way to Disney World might
put a damper on the afternoons fun.
Thanks goodness the states look-
ing out for me, the helpless tourist. I
dont know what I would have done
if I actually saw people eating their
first meal of the week in public space.
I probably wouldve hid in my hotel
room and ordered room service.
A look at the data suggests that
Orlandos increased rate of homeless-
ness may have influenced the anti-
homeless ordinance. Orange County,
home to Orlando, experienced one
home foreclosure for every 110 hous-
ing units in 2010the third highest
in the state of Florida according to
a report by the Florida Department
of Children and Families. The orga-
nization also reported a 17 percent
estimated increase of homelessness
over the last year.
Under the new ordinance groups
would be limited to feeding parties
with 25 plus people in attendance
to twice a year. Why twice a year
and not at all? Could you imagine if
an organization planned a four-day
feeding frenzy at the new-year? Or
what about that six-person family
who likes to have birthday parties
for their children and friends at their
favorite local park? Id like to see
the police slap the cake out of little
Tommys hands when his birthday
celebration interrupts the order of
Orlando city-life.
When you consider the percent-
age of veterans among the homeless
population that will be affected by
this law Im sure members of the
Westboro Baptist church are jumping
for joy.
According to the National
Coalition for the Homeless, there
are between 130,000 and 200,000
veterans living on the street at any
given night in 2009representing
about one fourth of all homeless
people. That translates to roughly 375
homeless veterans in Orange County
according to the Florida Department
of Children and Families estimate.
Although the state is simply
attempting to prevent heavy over-
crowding of city parks, the ordinance
violates the rights to assembly and
expression in public space guaranteed
by the constitution. Balancing the
interests of first amendment free-
doms and state control is difficult,
but when the law affects those whose
voice cannot be heard its certainly
quite a bit easier.
Burch is a senior in journalism
from Wichita.
HuMOr
Do your own thing, screw the man and let free love reign
CartOOn
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BY Liz StepHenS
lstephens@kansan.com
sOCiaL Media etiquette
Dating has always been difficult.
But now that the world of social
media is taking over our basic
routes of communication, there
is all sorts of gray areas. Here are
a few tips of what not to do that
might come in handy when you are
trying to catch the eye of that cer-
tain someone.
1)Dont ask someone out on a
date through Facebook.
Ive been convinced for quite
sometime that technology is making
us lazier and more cowardly, so this
has been a pet peeve of mine for a
while. When I first started dating
in high school, the magic always
started with a good old-fashioned
phone call followed by an awkward
first date. The way it should be.
Thanks to Facebook and texting,
this doesnt really happen anymore.
Call me old school, but it doesnt
take much confidence, will power or
integrity to ask someone on a date
through Facebook. Its just a turnoff.
2)Dont read into your future
potential lovers profile too much
Yes, you can draw conclusions
from the over-obvious (like if this
persons profile picture is of them
in a ski-mask, or if no one has
written on their wall since Bush
was in office). But dont write this
person off because he has flirty
wall posts with other girls or pho-
tos from a couple drunken nights.
Facebook can make us all look like
real A-holes. Give them the benefit
of the doubt when it comes to the
basics.
3)Dont post passive-aggressive
Facebook statuses and expect them
to do you any good.
Example Susie was enchanted to
meet you. Or Bobby really likes
you but doesnt know what to do.
These types of statuses usually
just make you look obsessive, over-
emotional and stalkerish. I admit,
I have been guilty of posting angry
Taylor Swift lyrics when a guy I was
talking to decided to fall of the face
of the earth. Or when a guy I liked
wouldnt ask me out. Back then,
(as in like a year and a half ago) I
was unaware that human beings are
attracted to confidence. Rather than
creepily posting awkward feelings to
the entire Facebook world, its better
to just confront the person of inter-
est with whatever your problem is.
4) Dont friend request her/
poke too soon.
There is nothing creepier than
meeting a guy in a bar and three
hours later you have a Facebook
friend request, poke and a It was
so great meeting you inbox mes-
sage awaiting you. Especially when
all you told the guy was your first
name and major. This leads one to
wonder How the hell did he find
me? which is never a good begin-
ning inquiry. Just wait a day or so.
And I would recommend never
poking unless you are an obnoxious
person who wants a middle school
relationship.
5)Dont overcreep.
This is difficult for many us
because Facebook makes us all
a little creepy, to be honest. But
when you first are starting to talk
to someone, dont like their high
school prom pictures or comment
haha, thats so funny on every
single wall recent post. That said,
dont Facebook chat them every
minute the both of you are online.
Play hard to get. It works, I swear.
Matney is a junior in journal-
ism from Shawnee. She is associate
opinion editor.
Unfair restrictions on
feeding the homeless
The value of self-love hasnt been
lost on my familys pet lovebird.
You may say that he re-invented the
concept. When his mate died five
years ago, he lost his singing partner
and the only soul in the house that
understood him. (Although my non-
English-speaking cleaning lady often
talks to the little guy and he chirps
back like they have some sort of bird-
to-human communication system
that my family members and I never
figured out.)
He became restless and bored.
Now the bird spends his days franti-
cally eating and then purging with
his talons onto a wooden rod in his
cage. When he is done purging, he
immediately starts masturbating on
the wooden rod. He does this at any
waking hour and often for hours at a
time. For the sake of the entire avian
population and the dignity of this
human audience, I am not making
this up.
After his mates death, the bird also
developed an aggression comparable
to a charging tractor. No longer are
we allowed to hold him or pet him or
even put a finger into his cage. If the
aforementioned action takes place, he
bites into my flesh as if it were a piece
of soft cheese. Many a time when our
blood has stained his feathers do I
think I can see the slightest, birdliest
smile on his face.
I realized that the bird has actu-
ally taken his life to the maximum
pleasure level that is possible for
a creature. Following his rules
of thumber, clawwe too can
have fabulous lives even in iso-
lated depression.
Rule number one: Eat what
you want, when you want to, and
damn the bigger guy who says that
youre not allowed. Your stomach is
your own and if you want to feel it jut
out your ribcage in a pseudo-second
trimester lump, you go girl.
Rule two: If you feel like touching
yourself, dont let anyone stop you.
There are legality issues here appli-
cable to humans and not to birds, but
wearing loose clothing with the pock-
ets cut out or sitting in a corner with
a book on your lap should negate
those rules.
Rule three: People may try to touch
you, shake your hand, give you a
high-five, a tap on the shoulder. DO
NOT LET THEM. YOU DO THE
TOUCHING NOW (see rule two).
You have two options: bite them or
scream at them with the intensity to
make their eyes fill up with blood.
Above and beyond anything, the
bird would tell you to do your thing,
screw the man, let free love reign.
Even if all the love we get is self-love,
thats the most important thing of
all. We mustnt abandon ourselves;
we are our own best support. Even if
that means straddling a wooden rod
in view of an entire family and their
cleaning lady.
Stephens is a junior from Dodge
City studying English.
POLitiCaL COMMentarY
BY MandY MatneY
mmatney@kansan.com
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MORNINg bREw
T
he NFL Drafts first round will be
held on Thursday night, which
is one of the few bits of positive
news involving the NFL these days. But
although the newly-drafted athletes will
finally achieve a goal theyve been working
toward for years, the ongoing lockout is sure
to cast a pall over the three-day event.
I still think the NFL wont lose any games
this year. It was recently announced that
the NFL has structured the 2011 season so
that there are open weeks available later in
the season for the NFL to reschedule games
that get locked out. Both the owners and
the players are smart enough to realize
how damaging missed games would be to
the sports reputation, so I anticipate them
eventually reaching a compromise and end-
ing the lockout.
Nevertheless, the draft figures to be an
awkward procedure. More than 250 players
will hear their names called at Radio City
Music Hall at some point during the three-
day event held Thursday through Saturday.
By hearing their names called, these players
are effectively being told that they either
have a job or the right to compete for
one. Except they dont. They can still train
individually, and the team they were with
before the lockout still owns the rights to
them, but they really dont have a job. They
are all just waiting to get their jobs back
from the owners. For many teams, these
same owners have a large say in which play-
ers their team selects, and which player that
owner gets to lock out.
The tension that will be present at the
draft underscores one of the many differ-
ences between college and professional ath-
letics. In college, these athletes were most
likely pampered, and quite possibly some of
them may have been given illegal benefits.
Its going to be a shock come Thursday
night when the players realize exactly what
they are leaving behind. Instead of being
the kings of campus, theyre quickly thrust
into the harsh realities of real life and real
business. One of the points of contention
between the players and the owners is the
size of rookie contracts. Eventually the
lockout will end and the players will get
their contracts, but the contracts probably
will not be as large as they previously would
have been.
Whichever players are lucky enough to
get drafted at some point between Thursday
and Saturday are in a position many
Americans envy. Lots of those players will
receive a hefty contract that us peasants can
only dream of. But that still doesnt make
the business aspect of the game any easier
or any less stressful for these involved. And
for the rookies, business in the NFL is sure
to be a wild difference from how their col-
lege teams operated.
Edited by Dave Boyd
QUOTE OF THE DAY
if the NBA were on channel 5
and a bunch of frogs making love
was on channel 4, id watch the
frogs even if they were coming in
fuzzy.
Bob Knight
FACT OF THE DAY
The highest scoring NBA game
in history was on december 13,
1983, when the detroit pistons
defeated the denver Nuggets,
186-184. (in three overtimes)
factmonster.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: What player holds the
career record for stealing home
plate?
A: Ty Cobb stole home plate
54 times during his career. On
four occasions, he went so far as
to steal second, then third, then
home plate in the same inning.
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KANSAS ATHleTiCS
NFL life will be a shock to rookies
BY geoffreY calvert
gcalvert@kansan.com
TODAY
baseball
vs. Creighton
6:30 p.m.
Omaha, Neb.
Mens golf
Big 12 Championship
All day
Hutchinson
wEDNESDAY
Softball
vs. Wichita State
5 p.m.
Wichita
vs. Wichita State
7:00 p.m.
Wichita
Mens golf
Big 12 Championship
All day
Hutchinson
THURSDAY
Tennis
Big 12 Championships
All day
Waco, Texas
FRIDAY
baseball
vs. Texas Tech
6:30 p.m.
lubbock, Texas
Judge lifts lockout,
football will continue
The NFl lockout has been lifted.
Judge Susan Nelson of the u.S.
district Court in Minneapolis grant-
ed the request of the players for an
injunction that forces NFl teams to
continue football operations.
Nelsons ruling gives the players
an early victory in their battle with
team owners over a new collective
bargaining agreement in the $9
billion business. Owners locked
out the players after negotiations
broke down on March 11 and the
players decertifed their union.
Nelson could have granted the
injunction but issued a stay to
keep the lockout in place until the
appeal. However, she decided not
to stay the decision, meaning the
league must lift the lockout imme-
diately and cannot put it in place
while it waits for a decision from
the eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
in St. louis.
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W
hile the Jayhawks
might not be a No.
1 seed in the 2012
NCAA Tournament, they will cer-
tainly have plenty of battle scars to
show of beforehand.
And thats not even counting the
Big 12 portion of their schedule.
Te non-conference schedule
Kansas released on Sunday is ab-
surd, to say the least. And it is by
far the most competitive the school
has had in a number of years.
It includes Ohio State, Kentucky
and USC with potential matchups
with Arizona, Duke, Georgetown,
Memphis, Michigan, Tennessee
and UCLA in the Maui Invitation-
al. If North Carolina and Indiana
were a part of the schedule, then
Kansas would have played all of
the greatest programs in one sea-
son.
Tere are going to be losses,
there is no doubt. Te young team
that Kansas has for next year isnt
going to be able to consistently de-
feat perennial programs, so a two-
loss regular season is not going to
happen. But thats a good thing.
Te Jayhawks have thrived of
of a multitude of talent over the
years, but thats not going to fy
next year. Four of the main start-
ers from the 2010-2011 season are
gone. More importantly, the lead-
ership of those four Brady Morn-
ingstar, Tyrel Reed and the Morris
twins are gone.
Tyshawn Taylor still needs to
prove he can lead the team, but
he always seems to fnd himself
in trouble. It has trickled down to
the recent event involving Tomas
Robinson. Tere isnt a good role
model to steer them in the right
direction now.
But a 15-point thumping by Jar-
ed Sullingers Buckeyes when they
come to Allen Fieldhouse on Dec.
10 could add some perspective on
how the young Kansas team per-
ceives college basketball.
Kansas usually ranks high in its
strength of schedule, but that just
shows how good the Big 12 is. But
waiting until the conference sea-
son for these tough matches may
be a little too late.
For too long Kansas has feasted
on relatively easy non-conference
opponents, only to fall short of
expectations in the NCAA tour-
nament. You could tell the players
had big heads in the tournament
and looked silly against Virginia
Commonwealth when their per-
formance didnt match their verbal
jabs.
Having seven consecutive Big 12
titles deserves a lot of recognition,
of course. But getting some out-
of-conference experience from the
likes of Duke, Kentucky and Ohio
State is invaluable.
Getting punched in the mouth
early in the season will do won-
ders to help mature a young Kan-
sas team next year. No. 1 seed just
gives you a sense of entitlement,
like youre supposed to be the best.
But even something as high as two
or three seed can humble you. Te
2008 team probably understood
this.
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By Corey ThiBodeaux
cthibodeaux@kansan.com
Basketball
schedule
looks extra
tough
Commentary
By MiKe VerNoN
mvernon@kansan.com
The Jayhawks have a chance
to prove how far theyve come
tonight in a nationally televised
showdown with the Creighton
Bluejays.
The game will air on CBS
College Sports at 6 p.m. and will
be played at the new home of
the College World Series, TD
Ameritrade Park Omaha.
The Jayhawks and Bluejays
first met on Febuary 22 in
Lawrence in a game that tested
both teams. The Bluejays won in
the 10th inning and went on to
win nine of their next 11 games.
The Jayhawks, on the other hand,
went on to have major struggles
at the plate, hitting .220 as a
team, and going 7-9 before con-
ference play began.
We werent hitting the ball
very well back then, said senior
outfielder Jimmy Waters. I think
its going to be interesting to see
just how much weve improved.
Waters led the turnaround at
the plate for Kansas, beginning
with the Jayhawks conference
opener against Oklahoma State
on March 18. After dropping
the first game in the series 4-2,
Kansas took the final two, 7-2
and 5-4. Batting .169 coming into
the series, Waters closed his bat-
ting stance, enabling him to see
the ball better. He contributed
three RBIs in the 7-2 win and
went 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs in the
5-4 win.
The Jayhawks have since picked
their averages up throughout
their lineup. Kansas has hit .263
against tough Big 12 competi-
tion, and boasts a 9-9 record in
conference play, winning their
series against Baylor, Nebraska
and Missouri.
Waters, a Council Bluffs, Iowa
native, will be making a home-
coming of sorts in the Jayhawks
Omaha outing. Council Bluffs
rests just east of the Iowa-
Nebraska border, only 15 min-
utes away from Omaha.
Its nice to come back home,
and play in front of all of my fam-
ily, Waters said. Im just really
excited about playing in front of
everybody.
Creighton junior Bran
Koenigstein will attempt to silence
Waters tonight. Koenigstein
started in the previous matchup
between the two teams, giving up
five hits and three runs in 3 1/3
innings on the mound.
The Bluejays hope their batters
will give Koenigstein some cush-
ion. Creighton brings in a team
batting average of .268, led by
senior outfielder Trever Adams.
Adams could not come up with a
hit in the first matchup between
the two teams, but is now bring-
ing in an average of .390 and has
hit 11 home runs.
Freshman pitcher Alex cox has
the the daunting task of keeping
the Bluejays off the scoreboard
tonight. He has been inconsis-
tent for the Jayhawks all season,
having a phenomenal outing one
day and getting hit hard the next.
Cox gave up four hits and two
runs in the early season meeting
with the Bluejays.
I think for him to be success-
ful tonight he needs to get that
first out every inning and not
give any free passes away, Waters
said. If he throws strikes and lets
the defense play behind him I
think hell be fine.
The Jayhawks think they have
drastically improved as the sea-
son has gone on, and their first
real barometer of improvement is
tonight against Creighton.
We know how good we can
be, we just have to do it on a con-
sistent basis, Waters said. Its
an opportunity to showcase our
team, our university, and what
we can do.
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round two
Jayhawks looking for revenge
The baseball team plays Creighton tonight,
hoping to make up for a loss at the last meeting
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Sophmore pitcher Tanner Poppe winds up for a pitch against the Longhorns Saturday afternoon in Lawrence. A strong outing by the Jayhawks led
to a 4-2 victory.
More line changes as spring game approaches
Football
By Kory CarPeNTer
kcarpenter@kansan.com
With the annual spring game less
than a week away, there were a few
last-minute changes before yester-
days practice. Redshirt freshman
running back Brandon Bourbon
will be out six to eight weeks after
suffering a foot injury in practice
last week. Coach Turner Gill told
the media yesterday that Bourbon
will return in time for summer
conditioning and will be ready for
fall camp.
Junior wide receiver Daymond
Patterson returned to the prac-
tice field on Monday while still
recovering from a recent leg injury.
Patterson was in pads and a helmet
but wore shorts during the practice
and worked out at less than full
speed. Gill said he is still unsure
whether Patterson will compete in
Saturdays spring game.
He is still limping a little bit, but
we are not going to push it as far as
getting more reps or those types of
things. Gill said. We know what
he can do based on last years per-
formance.
Gill noted that the decision to
play Patterson or not will come on
Friday, but right now it is unlikely
that he will participate.
On defense, Gill said the sec-
ondary is making a lot of process
and he believes the unit has played
a little bit better than the defensive
line and linebackers so far this
spring. Freshman safety Keeston
Terry is returning from a season-
ending knee leg injury from week
three last year, and agrees with
Gills sentiments about the second-
ary.
We have a lot of young guys so
we have a lot of room to grow, he
said. But were definitely making
great strides and doing great things
out there.
After sitting out the final eight
games last season, Terry said he
was unable to fully workout until
after winter break, but feels as
though hes made good progress
up to this point in the year.
Another player returning from
injury is freshman linebacker
Huldon Tharp, who injured his
foot last summer and sat out the
entire season.
There are plenty of guys that
have been through injuries, Tharp
said. Everyone is back on the right
foot. I definitely think that every-
one is going to be contributing
this year.
Right now, Tharp is listed as
the starting weak side linebacker
alongside fellow linebackers Steven
Johnson and Steve Mestan.
The defensive line underwent
another switch on Monday as well.
Keba Agostinho moved back to
defensive end after initially making
the switch to inside and defen-
sive tackle. Former running back
Toben Opurum is still at first-
string defensive end, and looks to
stay there heading into fall camp.
Gill also said he expected defensive
tackle Pat Lewandowski to be a big
asset to the team.
Pat Lewandowski is someone
that has been a surprise, Gill said,
and has stepped up and made
some good things happen, as far as
a pass rusher more from the inside
than the outside.
Gill said that Lewandowski and
Agostinho stood out the most along
the defensive line as pass rushing
threats. With the current depth
problems on the defensive line, Gill
said the format for Saturdays game
may not be a traditional first string
vs. second string format, and that
the coaches will make the decision
Wednesday.
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Junior wide receiver Daymond Patterson returned to practice on Monday and is still playing through a sore leg.
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