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INSIDE
Students in the Universitys
Model United Nations group
spent the better part of a semes-
ter studying a country most peo-
ple have never heard of.
Earlier this month, 15 mem-
bers of the organization traveled
to New York for an international
Model UN conference where
they had to assume the role of
foreign leaders for the African
country of Mauritania and work
with other representatives to
develop resolutions to global
problems like clean water sup-
plies and womens health, just as
real UN does.
The journey to get to there
started at the beginning of the
year. Although some money was
provided by the Multicultural
Education Fund, students also
worked at four football games
and every home basketball
game to raise money for the
trip, which costs $900 per per-
son, said Jessica Brooks, a senior
from Rich Hill, Mo., and the
president of the organization.
Then came the inten-
sive research needed to fully
understand and accurately
represent the countrys policy
interests. Brooks estimates she
spent 50 hours learning about
Mauritania.
All the hard work paid off
when the students went to the
conference in New York, said
Joey Hentzler, a freshman from
Topeka and Model UNs vice
president. 5,000 students attend-
ed the conference, half of whom
were from foreign countries.
Its a cultural experience, an
eye opener, Hentzler said.
Learning to assume the role
of a diplomat was valuable to
Ashton Adams, a sophomore
from Kansas City, Kan., who
hopes to become a foreign ser-
vice officer after college. But try-
ing to stay true to her assigned
countrys values was a challenge
while participating in a com-
mittee about women for Adams,
who said she is very passionate
about womens rights.
Mauritania is a very male
dominated society, Adams said.
It was kind of tough when
people would ask us questions
about our countrys personal
feelings and they werent the
most positive.
It was a lesson in translating
what shes learned about diplo-
macy and theory into the real
world, Adams said.
The conference also provided
an opportunity for American
students to see how interna-
tional students approached
issues differently. Adams said
that Americans tended to look
at issues from an emotional per-
spective, like fostering commu-
nity discussion, whereas German
students emphasized technical
approaches, like creating a board
to evaluate the medical economy
of different regions throughout
the world.
Some of the benefits were
closer to home.
I think we became really
close this year with all the hard
work we had to do at the conces-
sions, Brooks said.
For Hentzler, the organization
was a way to get involved and
meet people in his first year at
the University.
I tried other groups and Im
still getting involved, but this
is the one that I really jumped
into, Hentzler said.
Next year, the organization
is hoping to give back to the
Lawrence community more by
holding a conference for high
school Model UN groups, host-
ing an international focused
event with other student organi-
zations. They also hope to attend
another major conference. Until
then, they have the memories of
their New York trip to enjoy.
When it came time to pro-
pose the resolution we had been
working on all week, our resolu-
tion passed, Adams said. I felt
so proud, almost like Id actually
done something for the world. It
was a really great moment.
Edited by Pat Strathman
The KU Formula racing team is
driven for success. Having worked
since August designing and build-
ing a race car from scratch, the
team will compete in two weeks
and introduce its first electric pow-
ered vehicle into competition.
The team will travel to Jackson,
Miss., during finals week to com-
pete against 120 other teams from
around the world. Last year, the
team took first in the autocross
competition, and ninth overall.
This is definitely a hands-on
way to learn the material we use
in class, said Cameron Bryant, a
junior from Baldwin. In class we
learn the theoretical equations and
concepts, but in this project we
actually apply them in real life.
Bryant serves as the
Manufacturing Lead for the team,
which means he is in charge of
the 50 team members and their
efforts to machine and assemble
parts of the car. Bryant has been on
the team for six years, beginning
in high school. In the past he had
worked at least 20 hours a week on
the car, but now that the competi-
tion is two weeks away, Bryant and
some of the other team members
have been putting in more than 100
hours a week.
Trent Strunk, a junior from
Silver Lake, is one of the drivers
on the team. Strunk said he enjoys
the engineering side, but he also
enjoys the thrill that comes with
the fast paced driving. The car can
accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 3
seconds, topping out at 65 mph.
The car accelerates faster than twice
the force of gravity around corners.
Even though 65 miles per hour
doesnt seem that fast, when youre
scraping by cones it seems like
youre doing 150 miles per hour,
Strunk said.
Strunk said he knows there is
always the potential for danger,
mostly from the car catching fire
from a fuel leak, but he said he tries
not to think about it. The fire-proof
gear he wears from the teams spon-
sor, Sparco, helps to keep him safe
while driving the vehicle.
The team is also sending some of
its members to New Hampshire to
compete in the hybrid competition
with its first ever electric powered
vehicle.
Emily Dellwig, a senior from
Overland Park, applies her soon
to be electrical engineering degree
in the designing and construction
of the car. Dellwig said she sees
the importance of such vehicles
because similar alternative energy
technology is emerging in the
automotive industry.
But more importantly, Dellwig
is confident in her teams ability to
perform in the competitions.
Weve given up a lot of things
in our lives, worked real hard, and
its all going to pay off when we win
that trophy, Dellwig said.
Edited by Jeff Karr
marshall sChmidt
mschmidt@kansan.com
kelsey Cipolla
kcipolla@kansan.com
kelsey Cipolla
kcipolla@kansan.com
Engineering students build cars
from scratch during semester
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TrANSporTATioN
iNvoLvEMENT
Conference gives
Model UN students
leadership practice
travis younG/kansan
KUMUN gathers Sunday evenings to focus on diplomacy, negotiation, interna-
tional politics and the workings of the UN by attending conferences.
Complaints heard at parking forum
Claire howard/kansan
John Mullens, a retired public safety director with the police department, speaks dur-
ing the meeting. Mullens was displeased free parking for KU retirees wasnt available.
Community members voiced
their grievances about campus
parking last afternoon during an
open forum sponsored by the park-
ing commission.
Parking permits and ticket fees
most likely will not be increased
next year, although the Mississippi
street parking garage hourly rate
will increase from $1.25 to $1.50
per hour as part of a two year
increase plan that is already in
place, said Donna Hultine, direc-
tor of parking and transit. Hultine
answered questions along with
Angela Lumpkin, chair of the park-
ing commission and a sports and
exercise science professor.
Terese Thonus, director of the
University writing center, asked
that the department reconsider
the parking situation created when
sporting events coincide with
weeknight classes. Thonus said that
thousands of students are enrolled
in classes that meet in the evening,
but currently students and faculty
are only allowed to park in a few
designated lots on game nights,
which makes it harder for students
to find available spaces.
The fact that the University
permits this preemption sends a
strong message to KU constituents
that athletics trumps academics
during a time when the University
is struggling to maintain its posi-
tion as an AAC&U member,
Thonus said.
To maintain its membership in
the Association of America Colleges
and Universities (AAC&U), the
University must increase under-
graduate student retention and
degree completion which is hin-
dered by the difficulty of parking
on campus during games, Thonus
said. She also proposed a solution
that would reserve campus lots for
students and faculty and require
game attendees to the park in Park
and Ride lots and be shuttled to
Allen Fieldhouse
For the 30 years that Ive been
here, that has been the battle, said
marshall sChmidt/kansan
Emily Dellwig, a senior from overland park, works on the frst electric car constructed by the KU SAE formula team. The team will enter the veheicle in the hybrid racing
competition held in New Hampshire next week.
Hultine.
Hultine said she would provide
more information on the specific
challenges of accommodating game
night parking for those attending
games and faculty and students
who need access to campus, but
that changing the entire parking
scheme would be very difficult.
Other attendees raised concerns
about charging retirees for per-
mits and the number of parking
places accessible to visitors riding
motorcycles.
Questions and comments could
also be submitted anonymously
or via email, and many included
complaints about parking issues
that have easy solutions.
One thing that seems to come
through is how much we dont
know about parking on this cam-
pus, said Lumpkin.
Hultine also discussed future
changes to campus parking,
including a plan to add an addi-
tional gate to the Mississippi
St. parking garage. She said add-
ing pay by phone hourly park-
ing spaces is also something the
department is looking into.
Edited by Katie James
Jaylay
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showers and storms,
otherwise mostly
cloudy.
Friday
Gather your umbrellas.
HI: 72
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Slight chance of
showers.
Saturday
And your rain boots.
HI: 66
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Slight chance of
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Sunday
And your yellow coats.
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Whats the
Sunday, April 29
what: World Cup Soccer Tournament
wheRe: Shenk Sports Complex, 23rd
and Iowa Streets
wheN: 10 a.m.
aBoUt: Student teams represent
countries in an international soccer
tournament; e-mail International
Student and Scholar Services to fnd
out how to sign up.
what: Lecture: Secretariat
wheRe: Dole Institute of Politics
wheN: 3 p.m.
aBoUt: Bill Nack, author and long-
time sports journalist, discusses the
Kentucky Derby and how its changed
over the years.
what: Concert: Instrumental Col-
legium
wheRe: Swarthout Recital Hall,
Murphy Hall
wheN: 7:30 p.m.
aBoUt: The KU School of Music pres-
ents a night of instrumental music;
tickets are free.
Friday, April 27
what: Made Casting Call
wheRe: Governors Room, Kansas Union
wheN: 10 a.m.
aBoUt: Student can come audition to be
on MTVs Made. Contact the Student
Involvement and Leadership Center to
schedule an appointment.
what: Brown Bag Drag
wheRe: Outside Plaza, Kansas Union
wheN: Noon
aBoUt: Queers and Allies hosts its an-
nual Brown Bag Drag performance event
as part of Gaypril.
what: Global Dance Party at The Cave
wheRe: The Cave, Oread Hotel
wheN: 9 p.m.
aBoUt: The International Student As-
sociation hosts a night of international
music and dancing as part of Interna-
tional Awareness Week.
Thursday, April 26
what: World Expo
wheRe: Ballroom, Kansas Union
wheN: Noon
aBoUt: As part of International Aware-
ness Week, displays from more than 50
countries will be spread out for students
to peruse; there will be food, performanc-
es and information about each country.
what: Maya 2012
wheRe: Lawrence Public Library,
downtown
wheN: 7 p.m.
aBoUt: Dr. Quetzil Castaeda from Indiana
University speaks about the truth behind
the end of the Mayan calendar this Decem-
ber; tickets are free.
what: New Dance
wheRe: Studio 240, Robinson Studio
wheN: 7:30 p.m.
aBoUt: The spring concert features
student choreography in the Elizabeth
Sherbon Dance Theatre; go see it for free.
Saturday, April 28
what: Hilltop Hustle 5K race/walk and 1K Family
Fun Run
wheRe: Hilltop Child Development Center
wheN: 8 a.m.
aBoUt: Hilltop hosts its 13th annual fundraiser
event; proceeds go to Hilltops Families In Need
Fund. Contact Hilltop to fnd out how to register.
what: Sowing and Reaping: Christian Perspec-
tives on Food & Agriculture
wheRe: Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center
wheN: 9 a.m.
aBoUt: The ECM hosts a conference about farm-
ing as a religious and ethical response to hunger.
The event is free.
what: FIFA International Video Game Tournament
wheRe: Hawks Nest, Kansas Union
wheN: 2 p.m.
aBoUt: As part of International Awareness Week,
the International Student Association hosts a
day of virtual soccer; games and consoles are
provided and the event is free.
Kansas engineers
win ethics award
Kansas electrical engineers
brought home awards this
past weekend from the Insti-
tute of Electrical and Electron-
ics Engineers (IEEE) Region 5
Annual Conference held in
Tulsa, Okla. against more than
20 other university teams.
Jalashree Mehta, a junior
from Mumbai, and Luke Ezell,
a junior from Leavenworth,
in electrical engineering,
took frst place in the Student
Ethics event. Mehta and Ezell
were presented a hypotheti-
cal ethics case, in which they
presented an ethical solution.
Their proposal was given the
top prize by a panel of judges,
and earned them a $500 prize.
Brady Maasen and Meghna
Eluganti, seniors in electrical
engineering, took fourth place
in the Circuit Design competi-
tion. Maasen and Eluganti
designed a circuit that worked
in theory, but had issues in
practice. However, the design
kept them in the top tier of the
competition.
I am extremely happy that
both our teams have done so
well at the conference, and
hope this generates more
interest among EECS students
to get involved with KU IEEE,
said Mehta.
Marshall Schmidt
SCIENCE
POLICE REPORTS
Information based on the Douglas
county Sheriffs offce and KU offce of
public Safety booking recaps.
A 55-year-old transient man was ar-
rested Tuesday at 8:31 p.m. on the 3200
block of Iowa Street on suspicion of in-
terfering with the duties of an offcer and
theft valued at $100. Bond was set at
$200. He was released.
A 28-year-old Lawrence man was ar-
rested Tuesday at 6:04 p.m. on the 3500
block of Harvard Drive on suspicion of
domestic battery. No bond was set.
A 21-year-old Lawrence woman was
arrested Tuesday at 1:45 p.m. on the
4000 block of Overland Drive on suspi-
cion of domestic battery. No bond was
set.
A 27-year-old Lawrence woman was
arrested Tuesday at 1:17 p.m. on the
2500 block of Bob Billings Parkway on
suspicion of not having insurance and
driving with a suspended, revoked or
cancelled license. Bond was set at $200.
She was released.
A 30-year-old Lawrence man was
arrested Tuesday at 12:55 p.m. on the
1600 block of Rose Lane on suspicion of
criminal property damage. Bond was set
at $250. He was released.
A 33-year-old Lawrence woman
turned herself in and was arrested Tues-
day at 12:02 p.m. on the 3600 block of
East 25th Street on suspicion of criminal
use of a fnancial card. Bond was set at
$2,500. She was released.
A 24-year-old Lawrence man was ar-
rested Tuesday at 8:34 a.m. on the 1600
block of University Drive on suspicion of
child endangerment, not having proof of
insurance, not having a drivers license,
having an open container and driving
while intoxicated. No bond was set. He
was released.
A 22-year-old Topeka man was ar-
rested Tuesday at 7:55 a.m. near mile
marker 203 on Interstate 70 on suspi-
cion of possession of drug paraphernalia
and lewd or lascivious behavior. No bond
was set. He was released.
A 44-year-old Lawrence man was ar-
rested Tuesday at 2:47 a.m. on the 600
block of Connecticut Street on suspicion
of domestic battery. No bond was set. He
was released.
Laura Sather

POLITICS
aSSocIateD pReSS
President Barack Obama greets people before speaking at the University of
Iowa, Wednesday in Iowa City, Iowa.
Obama connects
with Iowas youth
IOWA CITY, Iowa In the
state that began his White House
march, President Barack Obama
looked every bit the campaigner
Wednesday as he told support-
ers that Iowa always feels like
home to me.
With a focus on student loans,
he rallied young people during
his third visit to a university
campus in two days and said
keeping college affordable is at
the heart of who we are.
Obamas election-season
speech at the University of Iowa
mirrored his addresses Tuesday
in North Carolina and Colorado,
and was part of the campaign
appeal to young voters, an
important constituency that
the Democratic incumbent and
Republican rival Mitt Romney
are trying to win over.
The issue of student debt goes
right to the heart of economic
anxiety affecting many families
and a new generation of voters
as the campaign season takes
hold.
Obama, who was born in
Hawaii and hails from Illinois,
made his comment about the
at-home feeling of Iowa to hun-
dreds of people crammed into
an overflow room before his
speech. It was a reminder of the
political overtones of his stop
in this competitive state, where
his early 2008 caucus victory
catapulted a campaign that led
to a decisive victory over Sen. John
McCain, R-Ariz., in the general elec-
tion.
Obama told college crowds that
Congress needed to act on a bill to
freeze the interest rate on student
loans. In Washington, lawmakers
had agreed on that goal and were
debating how to pay for it. A mea-
sure from Senate Democrats would
prevent todays 3.4 percent interest
rates on subsidized Stafford loans for
low- and middle-income students
from doubling.
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ASIA
North Korea has capability of building stronger weapons
Associated Press
ASIA
Pakistan launches missle capable of carrying warhead
AfRIcA
The motion to limit Ugandan presidents term might fail
SoUth AmERIcA
Three members of security team and one US Embassy staff member punished after dispute with Brazilian prostitute
BRASILIA, Brazil Defense
Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday
three Marines on a U.S. Embassy se-
curity team and one embassy staff
member were punished for allegedly
pushing a prostitute out of a car in
Brasilia late last year after a dispute
over payment.
Panetta, speaking to reporters in
Brasilia, says the Marines were pulled
out of the country. Two had their ranks
reduced. The embassy staffer was re-
moved from his post.
Panetta said he had no tolerance
for that kind of conduct.
Where it takes place you can be
sure that we will act to make sure that
they are punished and that that kind of
behavior is not acceptable, he said.
According to a defense offcial,
there were at least two women with
the Marines outside a nightclub. The
offcial said it appears that one of the
women started a fght in a vehicle,
then she was removed from the car
and when she tried to re-enter fell to
the ground and was injured. The of-
fcial also said that no charges were
fled by Brazilian authorities.
PYoNGYANG, North Korea
North Korea is armed with powerful
modern weapons capable of defeating
the United States, a top military chief
in Pyongyang said Wednesday, a claim
that matches the countrys regular
rhetoric but is questioned by experts.
Washington worries about the possi-
bility that North Korea might develop a
reliable intercontinental ballistic mis-
sile and a nuclear bomb small enough
to use as a payload.
But outside experts believe that is
still a long way off.
North Korea has enough plutonium
for about four to eight simple bombs,
according to estimates by scientist
Siegfried Hecker of the Center for Inter-
national Security and Cooperation, but
it doesnt yet appear to have the ability
to make bombs small enough to mount
on a missile.
Ri Yong Ho, who is chief of the ar-
mys general staff, emphasized the im-
portance of strengthening the military
to defend North Korea against threats it
sees from the United States and South
Korea. He called his nation a nuclear
and military power and praised new
leader Kim Jong Un, believed to be in
his late 20s, as a military strategist
who has been giving the army guid-
ance for years.
The Korean Peoples Army is armed
with powerful modern weapons ... that
can defeat the (U.S.) imperialists at a
single blow, he told party and military
offcials, using familiar descriptions of
the countrys rivals.
Ri did not provide further details
about North Koreas weapons, but
his call to arms comes as the United
States, Britain and others warn the
North against provocations that would
further heighten tensions.
ISLAmABAD Pakistan suc-
cessfully launched an upgraded
ballistic missile capable of carrying
a nuclear warhead Wednesday, days
after its neighbor and archenemy
India conducted its own missile test,
the Pakistani military said.
The Hatf IV Shaheen-1A missile
was fred into the sea, the military
said in a written statement.
It was described as an interme-
diate-range missile having a longer
range than its predecessor, the Sha-
heen-1, which is believed to fy up to
465 miles.
The improved version of Sha-
heen-1A will further consolidate and
strengthen Pakistans deterrence
abilities, said Lt. Gen. Khalid Ahmed
Kidwai, who witnessed the launch
and is responsible for the countrys
nuclear program.
Intermediate-range ballistic mis-
siles have a range of 1,865 to 3,110
miles, according to the website
GlobalSecurity.org.
If the Shaheen-1A is indeed an
intermediate-range missile, it would
represent a quantum leap from the
previous version. Pakistans longest
range missile before Wednesdays
launch was believed to be the Sha-
heen II, with a range of 1,240 miles.
That is far enough to hit targets any-
where in India.
India announced last Thursday
that it had successfully test-launched
a new nuclear-capable, long-range
missile, the Agni-V, which has a range
of 3,100 miles.
Pakistan and India have fought
three major wars since they achieved
independence from the British empire in 1947.
NAIRoBI, Kenya A bid to
limit the tenure of Ugandas longtime
president looks set to fail, Ugandan
politicians said Wednesday, as ruling
party offcials argue he needs more
time than the 26 years he has already
served.
But critics and opposition politi-
cians say the ruling partys reluctance
to limit President Yoweri Museveni to
two more terms is a sign he is in-
terested in ruling for life. Museveni
originally seized power in the East
African nation in 1986. His term ends
in 2016.
Presidential spokesman Tamale
Mirundi said those who want Mu-
seveni gone are merely afraid to
compete with him. He said Museveni
had brought peace and prosperity to
Uganda.
He said: Why should I remove the
padlock that has protected my house
in a neighborhood where there are
robbers?
Museveni re-
moved the two-
term limit in
2005, a year
before he sought
his third term.
He said the lim-
its were an ob-
stacle to democ-
racy since he was still popular among
Ugandans.
The question of term limits is
quite important because Uganda
has never seen a peaceful transfer of
power, said Frederick Sempebwa, a
Kampala-based constitutional law-
yer who in 2001 led a review of the
constitution that preserved term
limits. Our fear is that if this presi-
dent goes on and on you never know
what will happen. There may not be
a smooth transition.
Museveni is now one of Africas
longest-serving rulers. Only four
have been around longer: Paul Biya
of Cameroon, Robert Mugabe of Zim-
babwe, Jose Eduardo dos Santos of
Angola and Teodoro Obiang Nguema
of Equatorial Guinea.
Museveni
ASSocIAtED PRESS
Pakistan has launched a missle capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. It
was described as an intermediate-range missile having a longer range than its
predecessor, the Shaheen-1, which is believed to fy up to 465 miles.
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Thursday, april 26, 2012 page 4a
HOROSCOPES
Because the stars
know things we dont.
aries (March 21-april 19)
Today is an 8
The forseeable future is good for
making changes at home. Set
juicy goals for yourself. Pull to-
gether as a team. Whistle while
you work, and feast after.
Taurus (april 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
All of a sudden, everything
starts making sense. Old
puzzles get solved. Consider
your friends suggestions, but
its okay to turn down an outra-
geous request.
gemini (May 21-June 21)
Today is an 8
A new assignment brings in
new revenue, and the tempta-
tion to spend it all could arise.
Rake in the dough, but count
it frst. Save some for repairs.
Check for changes.
Cancer (June 22-July 22)
Today is an 8
Youre stronger and more
confdent. Meditate on the value
of compassion. Come up with
a new future vision. Others
encourage you to a challenge.
Travel later.
leo (July 23-aug. 22)
Today is a 7
Follow through on details for the
next few days. Be sensitive to a
loved ones wishes. Invent a new
story. Its important to show you
care. Call home if youll be late.
Virgo (aug. 23-sept. 22)
Today is a 9
Things are getting fun. Friends
want you to play almost all the
time these days. The invitation
says dressy. Invent your own
style. New options surface.
libra (sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is an 8
Stay attentive, as new op-
portunities are worth listening
to. Choose wisely. Tune out the
static. You and a partner can
win. Learn as you teach.
scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 9
The day promises to bring you
many surprises, for the good
and for the bad. Accept a
challenge and learn from your
failures. A loved one teaches
you.
sagittarius (Nov. 22-dec.21)
Today is a 9
Work on the chores that youve
been avoiding but that you know
you really ought to complete.
You have a keen sense for
fnances now. Research the pros
and cons before deciding.
Capricorn (dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 9
Work out strategy with someone
whos opinion you value. Logic
is only one side. Clarify things
by listing the facts. Look at
emotional factors, too. New
ideas arise.
aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 9
When it rains, it pours. Make the
most out of publicity. Add eff-
ciency to your work to withstand
any storm. Dont gamble or get
distracted. Take advantage.
pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 9
Youre entering a romantic
phase. Find a quiet place to
complete your projects where
youre less likely to be dis-
turbed. Avoid risky propositions.
Keep your promises.
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LAS VEGAS Peter Jacksons
The Hobbit is preparing to leave
the shire.
The director of the Oscar-winning
Lord of the Rings trilogy previewed
10 minutes of assorted footage Tues-
day from his upcoming prequel.
The Hobbit: An unexpected Jour-
ney, was flmed in New Zealand
using more frames per second than
the Hollywood standard. Jackson said
in a video introduction that using
48 frames per second produces a
smoother image.
The movie could usher in a new
era of flmmaking and require flm
houses across the globe to embrace
digital technology.
Jackson said the human eye no
longer sees individual pictures under
the faster speed, but a steady stream
of clear images.
The movement feels more real,
Jackson said while introducing his
flm at the CinemaCon convention
for theater owners on the Las Vegas
Strip. Its much more gentle on the
eyes.
Indeed, the footage was vivid,
with grass blades, facial lines and
soaring mountains appearing lu-
minous and pronounced. The actors
looked almost touchable, as if they
were performing live on stage.
Its unclear what the fnal product
will look like when its released in De-
cember. Jackson said he was still ed-
iting the movie and the shared foot-
age included green screens that will
eventually be used to add in scenery,
action or special effects.
Other digital pioneers are making
the same push for higher flm speeds.
Avatar creator James Cameron has
promised to shoot the sequel to his
science-fction blockbuster at 48 or
60 frames a second.
Jackson warned the new approach
would take time to adjust to. Some
bloggers agreed, quickly branding
the footage released Tuesday as a
failure in digital technology. The crit-
ics claimed the unfnished scenes
looked like a low-budget TV show.
British actor Martin Freeman stars
as Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit who
acquires the evil ring that sets the
action of The Lord of the Rings in
motion.
The footage showed Baggins lost
in Gollums cave. Andy Serkis por-
trayal of the strange creature known
for his precious obsession and
speaking in the third person is just
as disturbing as it was in the trilogy,
with Baggins forced to appeal to Gol-
lums love of games to survive.
Ian McKellen, reprising the role
of the wizard Gandalf, persuades
Baggins to leave the shire and join
him on his journey. The footage of
the hobbits hometown is stunning,
with each color having almost a neon
glow.
There were other brief snippets of
story. Orlando Bloom, as the elf Lego-
las, was shown with his characters
fowing, blonde hair. McKellen toured
an ancient tomb that he surmised
once housed someone evil. Trolls en-
gaged in battle.
The Hobbit: An unexpected Jour-
ney is the frst chapter in Jacksons
two-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolk-
iens fantasy classic.
Associated Press
The kardashian family
signs a new TV deal
LOS ANGELES E! thinks
theres even more to keep up with:
The network confrmed Tuesday the
Kardashian family has signed a
three-year deal with it.
The pact gives viewers three more
seasons of the networks fagship
Keeping up With the Kardashians,
taking the show into Season 9. The
deal covers the entire Kardashian
litter, including those who dont
boast the last name formally: Kim
Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian,
Khloe Kardashian Odom, Rob Kar-
dashian, Bruce Jenner, Kris Jenner,
Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner
and also extends the network
frst-look deals with the clan for
unscripted ideas, concepts and
projects.
The apple, it seems, doesnt fall
too far from the money-making tree.
News of the deal came a day after
Ryan Seacrest, whose production
company backs Keeping up With
the Kardashians, inked a deal
with Fox to continue on as host of
American Idol. Seacrest has yet
to fnalize an agreement covering
the three years Keeping up With
the Kardashians will remain on the
air, but likely will as part of an up-
coming agreement with E!s parent
company, NBCuniversal.
Its only logical that E! would aim
to keep the celebrity family on its
roster. Keeping up With the Kar-
dashians has produced hit spinoffs
for the network, including Kourtney
and Kim Take New York and Khloe
and Lamar, which is currently
airing. The most recent season of
Keeping up With the Kardasians
averaged more than 3 million view-
ers a far cry from the less than
1 million it garnered for its premiere
when it launched in 2007.
The 18-episode seventh season of
Keeping up With the Kardashians
premieres May 20.
McClatchy-Tribune
SEATTLE Its really excit-
ing, intense, nerve-wracking and
wonderful like its supposed to
be, says the infectiously enthusi-
astic bassist and singer Esperanza
Spalding of her life since winning
a Grammy last year.
Spalding, whose thrilling new
album Radio Music Society
(Heads Up) came out Tuesday, is
having a good time with success.
But its not the trappings she likes
such as the fashion shoot she
did last year for The New York
Times style magazine cover but
the opportunities it affords, such
as the luxury of traveling with 12
musicians.
I dont like putting on makeup
and having my picture taken, says
the diminutive, photogenic bassist
with the double-wide, gaptoothed
smile and exploding Afro. But I
do love what it does, like making
it more likely we can fill a venue.
And Im grateful.
Raised in Portland and cata-
pulted from student to professor
at Bostons Berklee College right
after she graduated, the 27-year-
old approaches music with supple
technique and an open mind. Her
new album laces soulful funk and
pop with the moving parts of jazz.
The opener, Radio Song, sets
the tone, conjuring the ecstasy
of singing along with a new hit
on the car radio, even before you
know all the words. That sense of
discovery imbues the album, as
Spalding tumbles forward, often
on electric bass, navigating the
unexpected twists and turns of her
arrangements for horns, synthesiz-
ers and, on one song, an African
lute. Spaldings songs spill out in
long, talky lines.
I usually write a melody first,
she says. When Im writing, I
dont know the words. Writing for
me is very painstaking. It doesnt
just flow.
Radio Song has a nice hook
appropriately enough, since its
subject is the catchy part of a tune
you cant help singing along with.
Crowned and Kissed, a sensual,
up-tempo romance with a horn
fanfare, also has an irresistible
repeated figure. But some of
Spaldings songs meander and are
carried by the energy and drive of
her playing.
Wheres the hook? thats
what the label asked, too! she
says, laughing. I dont think about
a hook. If it happens, cool. If it
doesnt, Im not going to barge into
what is already existing and cram
a hook into it. Its got to happen
naturally.
Spaldings rejection of artifice
reflects her jazz background, but
the social engagement of her lyrics
sets her apart from the too-often-
rarefied world of her jazz brothers
and sisters. On Black Gold, she
advises a young African American
to take pride in himself, even when
assaulted by negative messages.
Spalding, who is part Latino,
says she felt a lot of positive rein-
forcement growing up, but that its
often missing for boys.
There needs to be a positive
guidance for boys, when they
become teens, she says. For white
men, too. To try to instill a sense
Im of value, just because I am.
On Land of the Free, Spalding
sings about Cornelius Dupree,
a man held 30 years in prison
for a crime he didnt commit.
Endangered Species (premiered
on Earth Day) decries environmen-
tal degradation. Spalding makes
a point of mentioning she will be
wearing a different sustainable
(eco-friendly) gown every night
on her tour.
Her relentlessly positive outlook
some would call it naively ide-
alistic, but its undeniably refresh-
ing draws people to her, often
for reasons she finds difficult to
understand.
Some night when weve just
played our asses off, someone will
come up and say, Man, your arms
are so sexy. I try to be nice. But it
makes me feel like Im a spectacle.
But such are the wages of fame.
I just hope people are able to
perceive what were putting out
there so much beauty to share,
with loving, sincere, truthful inten-
tion in every note were playing,
she says. Thats what youre pay-
ing for.
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Im half black and half of the female
population of KU are darker than me!
Everyday my horoscope talks about
love. I think the UDK is trying to tell me
something.
If you have to wait until fnals for no-
pants studying, I feel bad for you.
Great. This mug shot looks like just
about every guy in my apartment com-
plex.
You know it was a successful semester
when you have a full album of pictures
that you cant put on Facebook.
Put your shirts back on pasty schol
hall boys! Love, unimpressed schol hall
girls.
There should be cup holders in Budig.
To the person who quoted Mulan in the
FFA: marry me?
I have been pooped on 2 times by a
bird sense I have lived in Lawrence. Is
that good luck?
I am going to go against logic for get-
ting women. Chivalry is back ladies. Here
I come.
Oliver Hall: where calling to complain
there has been no AC for almost a month
yields, You dont exactly pay for AC,
so...
Sleep deprivation, raised levels of
stress, and long periods of time without
nutrition. Academics are literally making
me sick.
To the cute desky at Robinson: well be
back, and not for the pool.
Most of the time, I wish life was a lot
more like Disney World.
It must be close to fnals week when
people start bringing their own coffee
maker to the library.
To the motorcyclist with a boombox
attached to the back and blaring Taylor
Swift: youre amazing.
To the girl who came up to me while I
was reading and told me how much you
loved Looking for Alaska, can I be your
nerdfghter?
Attention hipsters: its 90 degrees out-
side. You can take off your sock hats now.
They make you smelly.
Honey, you need to stop tanning. You
look like an oompa-loompa.
Just saved a girl with toilet paper
hanging out her jeans.
No, why switch your underwear the
right way at that point? Might as well
keep rocking inside out underwear.
The fact is that its Wildlife Wednes-
day. The question is whether to wear the
wolf shirt or the koala tank.
What is with the KU security just chill-
ing on Wescoe beach? Are they scared the
football and basketball teams are going
to fght?
70 degrees outside, 32 degrees on the
bus. Enough with the over compensation. @Willdabeastku
@udK_Opinion Walking out of the classroom
after fnishing my test frst. Arms in the air,
screaming THIS IS SPARTA!!!! #irunthis
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@udK_Opinion creeping on all the
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@udK_Opinion I pray to my
Einstein shrine. Much like Helgas
football head shrine.
@whosmurf62
@udK_Opinion No joke: a gallon of
water and a huge baguette every
time I study. I dont know why, but it
keeps me going all week.
POLITICS
Kansas should be a better red state
L
ast week, the Wall Street
Journal ran an interview
with Joel Kotkin, a lead-
ing U.S. demographer, Professor
of Urban Studies, and self-
described Truman Democrat
about the mass exodus of people
from California in the last two
decades. Kotkin argued that
Californians are now voting
more based on social issues and
less on fiscal ones than they
did when Ronald Reagan was
governor 40 years ago, and that
progressive economic policies
have caused the states decline. It
reminded me of a theory I had
heard about Kansas.
After high school I left my
conservative bastion in Wichita
to attend college in big city on
the east coast. As a Republican
from Kansas, I expected a cul-
ture shock and knew I would be
in the political minority. What
I did not expect was how much
I was going to learn about my
home state. In my political sci-
ence classes, I frequently had to
discuss Thomas Franks infamous
2004 book Whats the Matter
with Kansas? where the author
argues that conservatives in
Kansas and other red states have
used divisive social issues to gain
power and then impose economic
policies detrimental to the inter-
ests of their socially conservative
constituents.
Many of my northeastern lib-
eral friends (and those here with
that Kansas: as bigoted as you
think bumper sticker) really
believe we are a state filled with
gun-happy religious zealots who
still believe the earth is flat. I pity
them because they have either
not experienced or have failed to
appreciate what a great state this
is. It is a place that values faith,
family, and freedom. But its not
right for everyone. Kansas is not
California or New York and I am
perfectly content with that.
The genius of federalism is that
it allows states to be laboratories
of democracy, forcing them to
compete with one another to
attract businesses and residents.
The California experiment, like
Greece, has failed miserably
and is a prime example of the
follies of runaway entitlements,
powerful public sector unions,
and high taxes. Meanwhile, the
conservative states chastised by
Mr. Frank and others seem to be
flourishing.
Just examine the results from
the 2010 census. Which states had
the greatest percentage of popu-
lation growth from 2000-2010?
Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho,
Texas, North Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, and South Carolina.
Which states lost the greatest
percentage of their populations
during that time? Pennsylvania,
Illinois, Massachusetts, Vermont,
New York, and Michigan. And
for the first time ever, California
will not gain a Congressional seat
after this census. We can all agree
Kansas has much more in com-
mon with the former group than
the latter.
So why are people moving
out of blue states and into red
states? Because they desperately
need a safe place to hate gays
and hide from abortion while get-
ting robbed economically as Mr.
Frank suggests? I doubt it. They
relocate because low taxes, less
government spending, and less
regulation mean more jobs and a
better quality of life.
What is really the matter with
Kansas is that we have not been
enough like our fellow red states
over the past decade. In 2009, the
Tax Foundation scored Kansas as
having the 19th highest tax bur-
den in the country. Blue states in
worse shape than Kansas, such as
New Jersey (1st) and Wisconsin
(4th), began the arduous process
of fixing their fiscal situations
after the 2010 elections. Even
California, the gold standard
of progressive government, was
forced to implement radical aus-
terity measures to close its $24.5
billion shortfall in 2011.
Governor Brownback rec-
ognized this and has proposed
an overhaul of our tax system
headlined by the eventual elimi-
nation of the personal income
tax. The plan has stalled dur-
ing this session and is opposed
by Democrats and many of the
moderate Republicans in the
Senate. Kansas has an important
choice to make at this critical
juncture. We can continue to idle
along as jobs and people flock to
Oklahoma, Texas, and Florida or
we can throw our hat in the ring
and begin to compete.
Christian Corrigan is a third year law
student from Wichita.
By Christian Corrigan
ccorrigan@kansan.com
Another year is nearly over, and
that means another year of hook-
ups, breakups and makeups. A lot
can happen over a year in a dating
life, and many of us may have a
little more baggage this year than
we did last.
Often, the worst kind of bag-
gage is what we get from the one
who got away. Its baggage like no
other, and as we may find, it can
be extremely difficult to shake.
Letting go of it can take years.
This past February marked
the four-year anniversary of the
most devastating breakup Ive ever
experienced. Id never been hurt
like that before, and I havent felt
that kind of pain since.
When I dated my first love I was
a senior in high school, and he was
a sophomore at Northern Arizona
University in Flagstaff. The dis-
tance between us spanned over
900 miles, but when we exchanged
our first I love yous, there was
nothing distant about it.
We soon became serious, and
he applied to transfer to the
University and was accepted. He
had ties in the Midwest from pre-
viously living in Kansas, so he
had a support system here. We
talked about it for months, and
I reveled in the idea of finally
being physically together that next
school year.
But I noticed around Valentines
Day that year he seemed to be act-
ing strange. Six days later, he said
he couldnt afford to transfer and
pay out-of-state tuition, and then
it was over.
When he dumped me, my heart
shattered. My self-esteem went
with it, and I was vulnerable.
It took a long time to pick up
the pieces, and sometimes the
memory of that pain and how
happy I was during the relation-
ship still burns in my heart. It
was the most innocent love Ive
ever experienced because it was
baggage-free, and my whole heart
was devoted to our future.
I stopped talking to him about
a month after our split so my
wounds could heal. It was dif-
ficult, but I figured if I wanted to
get over him I needed to cut the
ties between us.
With that, I unfriended him
online, took a deep breath, and
solemnly deleted his number from
my phone. We stopped talking for
about four months then began
again right before I moved to
Lawrence to start college.
Since then I have remained in
contact with him. We arent buddy-
buddy, but we text sometimes and
Skype occasionally. Sometimes the
issue can still be touchy with me,
but it doesnt sting like it used to.
But in cases when those break-
ups are more recent, dealing with
them takes more than a trip to
Orange Leaf and venting to our
friends. Once our commitment to
the one who got away is gone, we
need to make a commitment to
ourselves.
When we are dumped and
rejected in these situations, there
is no more important time to be
selfish. It is imperative that we do
what we want, we do things that
make us happy, and we start per-
sonal long-term projects we know
we can finish.
In the process we become pre-
occupied and remain focused on
what will make us happy and stop
considering the one who got away
to be a part of that. In mind of
that, though, we have to remem-
ber that what we replace our lost
love with needs to be something
productive, like an art project or
seeing a therapist who can help in
the coping process.
In dealing with the one who got
away, we must be proactive. We
must always allow ourselves time
to grieve, but we also need to take
the initiative to start picking up
the pieces ourselves. Turning to
others for help can generally yield
good results, but we need to take
the first step ourselves to begin
that process.
Getting over the one who got
away is a feat like no other, and
because not everyone can relate,
dealing with it can be a really
drawn-out process that can make
us feel isolated. It can take weeks,
months, or years.
However, if we allow ourselves
grieving time and are proactive
in being able to stand back up
and mend our own hearts, well
be able to check our baggage at
the door when we enter our next
relationships.
The first cut is always the deep-
est, but it if we take the time to be
a little selfish after the fact, we can
make a full recovery.

Keith is a graduate student in
education fom Wichita
On April 15, 2012 HBO pre-
miered a new series titled Girls.
The plot of the show revolves
around Hannah: a recent college
graduate who is living in New
York City as a struggling writer
whose parents have just pulled the
rug out from under her by stop-
ping to support her financially.
The first I heard of this show
was a few days after its premier
when I noticed the title on my
HBO on demand. The characters
are young adults, in their mid-
twenties, who recently graduated
college, and who are struggling to
find ways to support themselves
even with that college diploma. I
felt we had some similar qualities,
as I soon will be joining the recent
graduated from college club.
I watched the pilot episode and
while reading the credits it said
that the show was created, written,
and directed by Lena Dunham
(also, it is produced by Judd
Apatow, i.e., The 40 Year Old
Virgin and Pineapple Express).
Then I discovered she also is one
of the lead characters in the show.
After some more Googling, I also
found out she wrote, directed,
and stared in a film called Tiny
Furniture, where, in a loosely
similar plot, she moves back in
with her mother and younger sis-
ter after graduating college and as
she tries to figure out what she is
going to do with her life.
I know that this show might
not be fully intended for a twenty-
four year old male, with a cast of
four main female characters, but I
could not stop watching the epi-
sode. I watched it a total of three
times. Lena Dunham is becoming
quite successful and we are the
same age, not to mention her
character, Hannah, in the show is
the female version of me (some-
thing that is kind of creeping me
out). I couldnt seem to figure out
what intrigued me so much about
Dunham, so I decided to watch
the Girls pilot episode two more
times and I think I figured it out.
The shows dialogue has this
cerebral intellectual New York
speak, which is hilarious. As
Hannah and her friend Ray talk
about her trying to find a job, she
protests about getting a job at a
demeaning place like McDonalds.
Whats wrong with
McDonalds? You should work
for McDonalds They make an
incredible product. Its affordable,
its delicious, plus I can walk into
one in Nigeria, and you know
what it is going to taste like. It is
going to taste like home.
As Hannah replied, That
doesnt mean I have to work there.
I went to college.
I feel that is the same attitude
I have, as I am soon to graduate.
That with this piece of paper I am
too good to work at McDonalds,
not to mention I have no desire
to ever work in the restaurant
industry again, but what I have
come to learn is that I am not the
only English major with a desire
to write the next great American
novel, or even a mediocre televi-
sion show.
There have been many negative
reviews on how the show is merely
about four spoiled white girls who
live in New York City. However,
even if that is the case, the dia-
logue and humor is much more
sophisticated then the majority
of comedy television series, e.g.,
Two Broke Girls.
The main argument against the
show is that they are just spoiled
rich white girls, but I disagree
that, that makes it a bad show. I
think that it is especially related
to college students and/or recent-
ly graduated students and maybe
that is why some people dont
like or understand the show. For
example, as a twenty-four year
old college student I have not met
anyone who watches Two and
A Half Men. There will always
be critics, and Twitter users, who
dislike a certain show, but dont let
that turn you away from Girls.
There is far more beneath the
surface than rich white girl prob-
lems.
Mofftt is a senior majoring in
Creative Writing from Wichita.
RELATIONSHIPS
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who got away and move on
New show Girls
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By Rachel Keith
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jmoffitt@kansan.com
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Sergeant blasts
Obama on Facebook
SAN DIEGO The Marine Corps
said Wednesday it has decided to
discharge a sergeant for criticizing
President Barack Obama on Face-
book.
The Corps said Sgt. Gary Stein
will be given an other-than-
honorable discharge for violating
Pentagon policy limiting speech of
service members.
The San Diego-area Marine has
served nearly
10 years in the
Marine Corps.
He has said he
was exercis-
ing his free-
speech rights.
The dis-
charge will mean
he loses all benefts.
A federal judge previously de-
nied a request to block military dis-
charge proceedings against Stein,
who called Obama an enemy on
Facebook.
U.S. District Judge Marilyn Huff
ruled then that the military has
the right to respond to Steins on-
line comments in a case that has
called into question the Pentagons
policies regarding social media and
the limits regarding the speech of
active duty military personnel.
Attorney J. Mark Brewer told Huff
the entire process violates the First
Amendment, which federal courts
have the right to uphold.
Huff disagreed, calling Steins
postings truly troubling. Service
members have had their speech
limited since the Civil War, espe-
cially if their comments are be-
lieved to disrupt good order and
discipline.
The judge pointed out Steins
March 1 comments on a Facebook
page used by Marine Corps me-
teorologists in which the sergeant
stated, Screw Obama and I will
not follow all orders from him.
Associated Press
WASHINGTON Newt
Gingrich began taking steps
Wednesday to shut down his debt-
laden White House bid, setting
the stage to endorse one-time rival
Mitt Romney next week and rally
Republicans behind their apparent
nominee.
Gingrich had a friendly tele-
phone conversation Wednesday
with Romney and had started
planning an event where he would
throw his support behind the likely
nominee, Gingrich spokesman R.C
Hammond said. The pair agreed to
work together to unite conservatives
against President Barack Obama.
Its clear Romney is the nominee
and the focus should be on defeat-
ing Obama. We should not focus on
defeating ourselves, Gingrich told
disappointed supporters in Kings
Mountain, N.C., the morning after
Romney tightened his grip on the
nomination by sweeping primary
contests in five states.
Gingrich also telephoned
Republican National Committee
Chairman Reince Priebus and sup-
porters, such as Texas Gov. Rick
Perry, in states with upcoming
primaries to inform them of the
decision he had been hinting at for
days.
Gingrich had been under pres-
sure for some time to leave the race
and clear a path for Romney.
You have to at some point be
honest about whats happening in
the real world as opposed to what
you would like to have happened,
he told supporters at a suburban
Charlotte, N.C., restaurant.
Gingrich declined to comment
when asked about his plans multiple
times during the Kings Mountain
stop.
There seems to be a general
acknowledgment that the process
has moved to that stage, press secre-
tary Jay Carney told reporters travel-
ing with the president.
As the White House ratchets up
its focus on Romney, Gingrich will
shift to helping Republican candi-
dates across the country, paying off
more than $4.3 million in campaign
debt and rebuilding his reputation
among conservatives.
Gingrichs campaign tested
conventional wisdom from the
beginning. Could the 68-year-old
grandfather a politically divisive
figure shamed by an ethics probe
and subsequent reprimand, pushed
out of congressional leadership and
saddled with marital scandal find
acceptance among cultural conser-
vatives?
His campaign was full of contra-
dictions. He pointed to his 20 years
as a congressman from Georgia,
including four as House speaker,
and claimed a political kinship with
President Ronald Reagan. Yet he
also contended to be an outsider and
anti-establishment candidate.
While arguing for a less-intrusive
federal government and dramatically
lower spending and taxes, he
promoted programs and initiatives
with murky price tags, including
establishing a colony on the moon
and allowing younger workers to
have private retirement accounts
backed by the government.
TOPEKA A Republican
leader and frequent ally Gov. Sam
Brownback said Wednesday that
hell try to delay part of the GOP
governors plan to overhaul the
states Medicaid program, and sev-
eral hundred people rallied at the
Statehouse to protest changes for
the developmentally disabled.
House Majority Leader Arlen
Siegfreid confirmed he is drafting
a proposal to exclude long-term
services for the developmentally
disabled for a year from Medicaid
contracts Brownbacks administra-
tion plans to issue this summer.
The contracts will turn the $2.9 bil-
lion-a-year program over to three
private, managed-care companies,
starting Jan. 1, 2013.
Siegfreid, an Olathe Republican,
said hell offer his proposal this
week as an amendment to the state
budget. It will allow pilot projects
to test whether a managed-care
program can deliver long-term ser-
vices to the developmentally dis-
abled. Advocates for the disabled
have been the most vocal critics
of Brownbacks efforts to overhaul
Medicaid, which covers medical
services to the poor, needy and
disabled.
Most of the 387,000 Kansans
receiving state medical assistance
are covered by managed care
though private contractors, but
the Medicaid overhaul is the first
time the state has tried to include
relatively expensive, long-term care
for the disabled and the elderly,
including those in nursing homes.
Under Siegfreids plan, the state
would carve out long-term ser-
vices for the developmentally dis-
abled until 2014.
Brownbacks office did not
immediately respond to Siegfreids
proposal, but it has said the over-
hauled Medicaid program to
be called KanCare will better
coordinate care for participants,
improving their long-term health.
The administration also has said
the overhaul will reduce the states
costs and savings are crucial
because the federal government,
facing its own budget problems, is
likely to cut its Medicaid funding.
Some members of the
Republican-controlled Legislature
agree, particularly Brownbacks
fellow GOP conservatives, and
theyve blocked efforts to tinker
with the overhaul.
Participants in Wednesdays
rally left personal items on the
Statehouses south steps in a tem-
porary display to urge Brownback
to change his plans and persuade
legislators to intervene.
The administration has said
repeatedly that the Medicaid con-
tracts will require the companies to
work through providers of services
for the developmentally disabled
and wont allow the contractors to
cut payments to providers.
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Thousands protest changes to Medicaid program
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europe
WARSAW, Poland As Anders
Behring Breivik has given shock-
ing and remorseless accounts to a
Norwegian court of how he mas-
sacred 77 people, his testimony has
revived a debate about how much
of a public platform mass-murder-
ers should be given in trials.
Such atrocities, after all, are often
waged for attention and carried out
in the name of political or religious
goals, and a trial gives perpetrators
more of what they crave: a huge
audience.
In the worst case, there is a risk
that Breiviks trial, during which
he has raised a right-wing salute
and gloated over his killing ram-
page, could spawn copycat crimes
by others who share his hatred of
Muslims.
There is a contagion effect that
one has to take into consideration,
said Brigitte Nacos, a Columbia
University professor who studies
terrorism and the mass media.
Col. Zbigniew Muszynski, the
head of Polands Counterterrorism
Center, said security experts believe
there have already been violent acts
inspired by Breivik, including an
Italian extremists killing of two
African immigrants in Florence
late last year.
There is always the potential
danger that someone who hasnt
been exposed to extremist pro-
paganda could become interested
in it and could undertake activ-
ity that is in violation of the law,
Muszynski said.
Democracies generally tend to
give suspects in even the most hor-
rific crimes the chance to speak out
freely in court, though sometimes
they place limits on what can be
broadcast to a wider public.
When Serbian autocrat Slobodan
Milosevic went on trial in The
Hague on war crimes charges, he
tried to use the court as a pulpit
to defend policies that led to the
Balkan wars of the 1990s and to
rouse nationalists back home.
The court closed his sessions
several times when his rhetoric
reached fever pitch, though by then
with Milosevics rivals holding
power in Serbia his words had
little impact on the political situa-
tion in his homeland.
Peruvian courts silenced
Abimael Guzman, the founder of
the once-fearsome Shining Path
guerrilla group, during a series of
trials after his 1992 capture.
His sessions were mostly held
behind closed doors with journal-
ists watching from a soundproof
booth. Microphones were shut
off during a 2004 trial, when he
was given a chance to speak, and
used it to declare: Long live the
Communist Party of Peru! Glory
to Marxism-Leninism-Maoism!
Glory to the Peruvian people!
In Breiviks case, theres a strong
sense among Norwegians that the
public has a right to know as much
as possible about the killing ram-
page.
The court has allowed report-
ers to cover the grisly details of
Breiviks testimony over the past
week-and-a-half. But it has also
tried to deny Breivik excessive pub-
licity: Photos for the most part are
allowed only at the start of sessions,
and filming during his testimony
has been mostly restricted.
Even so, some Europeans say
their gut reaction is that its too
much coverage. They have been
horrified by images splashed across
newspapers of Breivik making a
defiant fisted salute and reports
of his bloodcurdling admission of
his crimes.
The trial should have been kept
secret or at least behind closed
doors and the court should only
issue a statement with the verdict,
said Malgorzata Rogala, a 50-year-
old translator in Poland, where
courts sometimes limit media cov-
erage in sensitive cases. It is an
insult to the families of the victims
and publicity he does not deserve.
But some legal scholars argue
that true openness is essential, if
only to prevent conspiracy theo-
ries. And public trials are a bed-
rock of democracy that experts say
must be allowed in most cases.
The underlying human rights
dimension of this is that public tri-
als have a very central place in the
consciousness of the community,
said Mike Newton, a law professor
at Vanderbilt University. And so
the presumption should be an open
trial unless there is clear evidence
that what goes on in the courtroom
is just an extension of hostilities.
Newton, co-author of Enemy of
the State: The Trial and Execution
of Saddam Hussein, argues that
Saddams trial is a case where there
would indeed have been good argu-
ment for a closed trial because the
deposed Iraqi dictator used his tes-
timony broadcast on Iraqi tele-
vision to encourage the ongoing
insurgency.
Perhaps ironically, some extrem-
ists who carry out horrific attacks
to make a political point reject the
opportunity to speak out in court.
An example is Timothy McVeigh,
who acted out of hatred for the
U.S. government when he bombed
a federal building in Oklahoma
City in 1995, killing 168 people.
Defense attorneys feared that if
McVeigh testified, it would open
him up to too many questions from
prosecutors about his role in the
bombing.
McVeighs distrust of the govern-
ment might have also played a role
in his refusal to testify, but he later
worked with a biographer to tell his
side of the story, and he appeared
to welcome the attention he got
before he was executed in 2001.
Timothy McVeigh got a lot of
mail when he was on death row.
Some people were supportive, and
he even got marriage proposals,
Nacos said. McVeigh died a happy
man. He said he accomplished
what he wanted.
Cult leader Charles Manson,
who persuaded others to kill for
him, also refused to testify in the
raucous 1970 trial of him and other
members of his Manson Family.
In an unusual proceeding,
Manson was allowed to testify out-
side the jurys presence so that the
judge could rule on whether his
testimony was admissible in front
of jurors. Manson spoke at length,
telling his life story and denying
killing or ordering anyone killed.
But when the judge said he
could tell his story to the jury, he
refused.
Court testimony is clearly not a
criminals only chance at attention.
Breivik shared his vision with
the world in a 1,500-page mani-
festo that he posted online before
waging his attacks on July 22 a
bomb in Oslos government district
followed by a shooting spree at
the governing Labor Partys youth
camp outside the capital.
Manson exerted a fascination on
some simply due to his bizarrely
charismatic personality and his
involvement with celebrities.
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski
who also never testified in his trial
got the New York Times and
the Washington Post to publish his
rambling manifesto in 1995.
Terrorism expert Beatrice de
Graaf argues that the Norwegian
court has struck the right balance
in the Breivik case.
De Graaf, who is leading a
research project called Terrorists
on Trial and the Courtroom as a
Stage at the International Center
for Counterterrorism in The
Hague, says the trial of Breivik,
who has confessed to the massa-
cres, can be seen to some extent as
a show trial given the huge atten-
tion surrounding it.
But allowing the trial to be a
stage, she argued, can be cathartic:
It gives victims a chance to voice
their pain, hear why the perpetra-
tor carried out the act, and may
also serve to educate society.
As an example, de Graaf a
professor at Leiden University
in the Netherlands cited the
Nuremberg trials of Nazi lead-
ers after World War II that forced
German society to acknowledge
the scope of Nazi crimes.
You cannot withhold the press
from covering such trials, said de
Graaf. The point isnt the show,
because there will be a show. Its
what end the show serves.
She said that allowing only writ-
ten coverage of Breiviks testimony
but not film footage is a very
clever solution given the impor-
tance film and photos can have in
recruitment and brainwashing of
extremists.
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Education
Tuesday afternoon marked the
first time the Chancellor of the
University of Kansas met with
members of the Reserve Officers
Training Corps (ROTC) in the
Military Science building.
The Air Force ROTC program
hosted Chancellor Bernadette
Gray-Little in an open house to
show her the facilities and to give
her more information about the
programs.
This was a good opportunity
for me to learn more about the
goals of the program, the people
that are there and the needs of the
program, Gray-Little said. They
seemed pleased with the changes
in the building and would like
more funding for students who are
out of state.
Air Force ROTC Detachment
Commander Montague Samuel
said their goal was to make the
University aware of the ROTC pro-
grams and show what the programs
offer to the University. Samuel said
there are currently 57 members
enlisted in the program and 35
are on scholarship. The average
GPA for members of the Air Force
ROTC is 3.0.
We wanted to show Chancellor
Gray-Little that we are working for
the University and we are also out
there recruiting for the University
by bringing in quality students,
Samuel said.
One issue brought up during
the meeting was the lack of reten-
tion in the ROTC program, and
Samuel said the support from the
Chancellor and the University
could go a long way in helping
students stay in the program.
Economic times are tough right
now, but if you complete our pro-
gram, whether it is through the Air
Force, Army, Navy or whatever,
you will have a job waiting on you
even if you dont stay in the mili-
tary and make it a career. You will
still have that experience, Samuel
said.
Chancellor Gray-Little said she
was pleased to hear about pro-
grams underway to upgrade the
building.
The ROTC program is a part
of a long tradition at the University
and it is outstanding that we have
one of the highest ranked pro-
grams in the country, Gray-Little
said.
Edited by Max Rothman
VIRAj AmIN
vamin@kansan.com
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Brandon Woodard, a junior from topeka, speaks during the Student Senate meeting Wednesday night after offcially taking over
as Student Senate Vice President. Woodard won the Kunited election with Hannah Bolton, a junior from St. Libory, neb., who,
after tonight, is stepping into the shoes of student body president. together they are primarily focused on stabilizing a common
grading system between academic departments and reducing tuition cost.
PASSING thE toRch
crimE
GOSHEN, N.Y. A New York
woman admitted Wednesday that
she faked cancer to con donors
out of money and services for
her wedding and Caribbean
honeymoon.
Jessica Vega, 25, isnt likely to
do any time in state prison, court
officials said, but will have to repay
$13,368 to her victims and remain
in jail until her sentencing May
15.
She pleaded guilty in Orange
County Court to scheming to
defraud and possession of a forged
instrument charges.
In 2010, Vega spread the word
in her Hudson Valley community
that she was dying of leukemia
and wanted a dream wedding
to Michael OConnell, the father
of her infant daughter, in the few
months she had left.
Donors stepped up with rings,
an embroidered wedding dress
and a time-share in Aruba for the
honeymoon. Other contributions
included food, wine and
hairdressing.
Vega was living in Montgomery,
a town 60 miles north of New York
City, when she launched the scam,
which picked up steam when her
story was featured in a local news-
paper, the Times Herald-Record of
Middletown.
But after their May 2010 wed-
ding, OConnell came to the news-
paper with questions about her
story and the couple divorced.
Gray-Little talks with ROTC
members about retention
new York woman faked cancer
to get donations for wedding
AP Photo
an orange county Grand jury indicted
Jessica Vega, 25, with grand larceny
and scheme to defraud. according to
the indictment, Vega accepted thou-
sands of dollars in donated services
and goods after claiming in 2010 that
she was dying of leukemia.
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
sports
Coaches
have a
tough job
kansan.com Thursday, April 26, 2012 Volume 124 Issue 143
N
obody said the life of a col-
lege foootball coach was
easy, although were envi-
ous of the perks.
Try imagining yourself manag-
ing hundreds of 18 to 23-year-old
men who are in the growing stages
of adulthood, yet prone to making
consequential mistakes? Kansas
coach, Charlie Wies, knows part its
part of the job.
Earlier this week, Weis dismissed
sophomore linebacker Collin
Garrett and freshman cornerback
Chris Robinson from the team for
violating team rules. Two weeks
ago, junior running back James
Sims was suspended for the first
three games of the season for oper-
ating under the influence.
I understand that 18 to 20-year-
old kids will mess up in life just
like we all did when we were 18 to
23-years-old, Weis said. There
are learning experiences that take
place when you are in college. The
number one thing that happens
when you are in college is that you
grow up.
College coaches are caught in a
juggling act. Winning games is a
main reason why coaches coach,
but they also mentor players
because they need discipline.
College athletes are old enough
to make responsible and indepen-
dent choices, but when they make
irresponsible choices, they need
someone to tell them that their
actions warrant disciplinary action.
Because Weis can oversee his play-
ers on a limited basis, the team
voted on permanent team captains.
There comes a time in their stay
at Kansas where they have to deter-
mine when enough is enough and
when its time to turn the corner,
Weis said. I think that you can give
players a couple of hiccups along
the road, but there comes a point
where two issues and mentalities
are involved with dismissing a play-
er. Number one is if whatever they
did is severe enough to let them go
right now, but more importantly
is when a player has had multiple
things occur in their background
that you finally give them an ulti-
matum and say the next time some-
thing happens that is going to be it.
Its not just notorious off-the-
field behavior such as bar fights or
operating under the influence thats
deserving of disciplinary action.
Poor academic performance, and
missing or being late to class and
meetings is unacceptable too.
The football team has embar-
rassed the program and the
University enough in the previous
couple seasons with its uninspiring
and lousy on-the-field performance,
and adding off-the-field embar-
rassment would set the program
further back.
Discipline existed during the
Turner Gill era, but it wasnt
emphasized like it has been dur-
ing the current Charlie Weis era. A
coachs emphasis on discipline is an
effort to maintain order and struc-
ture. Without it, progression halts.
I am not trying to be a drill
sergeant here, Weis said. I am just
trying to make practical decisions
based off of how people act on and
off the field.
Edited by Tanvi Nimkar
Conferences realign drastically in 2011
athletiCs
Sporting KC
practices at
KU Complex
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Softball
beats UMKC
Wednesday
PaGe 3B
Kansas 8, Kansas state 7
wAlk-off for thE win
AshlEiGh lEE/kAnsAn
senior infelder Zac elgie slides home during the bottom of the ffth to score his frst run during Wednesday nights game against Kansas state at hoglund Ballpark.
With the disappointment of
last years season-ending sweep
against Kansas State still fresh in
their mind, the Kansas baseball
team (17-25, 4-11 Big 12) sent
their in-state rival home in dra-
matic fashion.
Senior third baseman Zac Elgie
launched a walk-off homerun
to straightaway center field in
the bottom of the 11th inning,
earning Kansas an 8-7 victory
over the Wildcats. The homer
was Elgies team-leading fifth of
the season and the first Jayhawk
walk-off homer since March of
2009.
Elgie went two-for-four with
two RBIs in the ballgame, and
the senior recovering from a
celebratory pie in the face said
that he went up to the plate look-
ing to end the game.
The funny thing about it is
that Kuntz and I were talking
at shortstop prior to our com-
ing up. And I was like Kuntz, if
theyre going to throw a first-
pitch fastball, Im going to take a
leg kick and try to end it, Elgie
said.
Wednesdays game ended
offensively for Kansas the same
way it began. Sophomore cen-
ter fielder Tucker Tharp hit a
leadoff homerun to center field,
tying the game in the bottom
half of the first. The homer was
Tharps second of the season,
and it started the early offen-
sive onslaught for the Jayhawks.
Kansas went on to score six runs
in the inning on seven hits.
Tharp went four-for-six in the
contest with an RBI and run
scored. In his last 11 games,
Tharps batting average is a lofty
.378, and he attributes much of
the offensive improvement to his
approach as a leadoff man.
I like starting the game off
whether I can draw a walk or get
on base, it just sets the tempo for
the game, Tharp said. I think
the guys feed off that, and Im
excited to be in that role.
Kansas led K-State by as much
as five, and with two outs in the
ninth inning, the Wildcats Wade
Hinkle ripped a game-tying two-
run homer off junior closer
Tanner Poppe. Inconsistency
has been an issue for the newly
appointed closer as Poppes ERA
hovers at 5.70 to go along with
a 0-4 record. Despite Poppes
alarming statistics, coach Ritch
Price was not as concerned with
this ninth-inning letdown.
I tip my cap to the guy that
hit it out of the ballpark, Price
said. Thats as hard hit as Ive
seen a baseball hit all year. He
took 93 miles an hour, and he
sent it over the fence at like 120
mph. That ball was crushed.
The game did not count
toward Big 12 standings, but the
Jayhawks will take an emotional
victory over their in-state rival
heading into the weekend against
Oklahoma.
Any time you beat another Big
12 or BCS team, its great, junior
first baseman Jake Marasco said.
The fact that its K-State just
makes it better.
Edited by Katie James
AndrEw JosEPh
ajoseph@kansan.com
When the Kansas baseball team
closes the 2012 regular season
on May 19 at Hoglund Ballpark,
a rivalry so deeply embedded in
the history and culture of the two
universities, will end with the final
pitch.
The Universities of Kansas and
Missouri have met every year since
their first football game on Oct.
31, 1891, creating one of the most
intense rivalries in all of sports. But
the rivalrys days are numbered.
Throughout the past 20 months,
the landscape of college sports
has changed drastically, but no
period was more critical than the
fall of 2011. The term conference
realignment dominated headlines
and casted a shadow of uncertainty
over athletic departments around
the country including Kansas.
As the conference realignment
dust settles, many schools around
the country prepare for change, and
others are simply thankful for their
BCS survival.
REaligNMENTS oRigiN
Dennis Dodd, a national college
sports columnist for CBSsports.
com, has covered college athletics
for more than 20 years. Dodd said
he has never seen anything quite
like conference realignment, but he
can still pinpoint where it began.
Its unprecedented, Dodd said.
Conference expansion really origi-
nated with Penn States move to
the Big Ten in 1993, and that was a
huge deal.
Penn State was a long-time inde-
pendent, and its decision to join
the Big Ten set the stage for fur-
ther confer-
ence expan-
sion 17
years later.
When the
University of Nebraska announced
on June 11, 2010, that the school
was leaving the Big 12 for the Big
Ten, the Big 12 became the ground
zero of conference realignment.
Football is widely considered the
driving force of conference realign-
ment because its the sport that
schools generate most of their ath-
letic financial benefits from. The
Big Ten provided Nebraska with
stability to a degree that the Big 12
could not match at the time.
In 2006, the Big Ten signed a $1
billion deal with ESPN/ABC, and
the conference already generated
profits from its nationally syndi-
cated Big Ten Network. A 2010
Chicago Tribune report estimat-
ed that Big Ten expansion could
potentially result in an allocation
of $40 million annually to each
school. After Nebraska chancellor
Harvey Perlman saw those figures,
the decision to leave the Big 12 was
an easy one.
Its really a function of market
sourcing, Dodd said. College
football, since really the time the
BCS started in 1998, has become
the runaway second most popular
sport in the country as far as
viewers go.
Nebraska brought a completely
new television market and a nation-
al fan base to the Big Ten, and the
Pac-10 (now Pac-12) looked to be
the next beneficiary of conference
expansion.
On June 7, 2010, it seemed
that the Big 12s disbandment was
inevitable. Pac-10 commissioner
Larry Scott offered invitations to
Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech,
Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and
Colorado. It took three days for
Colorado to accept the invitation,
but the other five schools remained
committed to the Big 12.
Former Big 12 commissioner
Dan Beebes last-ditch effort to save
the con-
f e r e n c e
wor ke d.
He gave
Texas, and
the other
Big 12 schools, permission to start
their own networks. At the time,
Beebe was praised for his ingenu-
ity and received a three year con-
tract extension. Two months later,
ESPN and Texas reached a 20 year,
$300-million agreement to launch
a 24 hour channel dedicated to UT
athletics: The Longhorn Network.
With one swipe of a pen, UT
president William Powers Jr. made
Texas the most powerful university
in collegiate athletics.
Fall oF diSCoNTENT
In April, 2011, the Big 12s stabil-
ity appeared ensured, even with just
10 universities entering the follow-
ing academic year.
Fox Sports Media Group and
the Big 12 reached an agreement
that would pay the conference
$90 million annually in addition
to the conferences $65 million a
year deal with ESPN. It was a huge
sigh of relief for the Kansas and
the Forgotten Five, who, less than
a year earlier, could have found
themselves scrambling for a con-
ference.
It looked like there was a chance
it would not stay together, Kansas
associate athletic director Jim
Marchiony told the Associate Press
after the contract was announced.
But we knew a year ago that Fox
was very, very interested in the
Big 12 even without Nebraska and
Colorado.
Even with all the money going
around the conference, the Big
12 was far from stable. When
rumors started circulating that the
Southeastern Conference was look-
ing to expand, it became apparent
that the Big 12 was in jeopardy
once again.
The television contract with
Fox required the Big 12 to keep
at least 10 members, or the agree-
ment would be null and void. Texas
A&M was upfront
about its dissatis-
faction with the
conference, and
after the schools
announcement that
it would join the SEC, the remain-
ing Big 12 schools, led by Baylor
University, tried to stop the Aggies
from bolting.
While the Big 12 tried desper-
ately to stay alive, the University
of Oklahoma had its sights set
westward to the Pac-12. As the
Pac-12 reopened itself to the pos-
sibility of expan-
sion, Oklahoma,
Oklahoma State,
Texas and Texas
Tech were the
likely targets. The
Big 12 would
have been gone
for good. But on
Sept. 20, 2011, Pac-12 commis-
sioner Larry Scott, along with the
presidents and chancellors of the
Pac-12, saved the Big 12.
AndrEw JosEPh
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This week in athletics
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5 p.m.
Lawrence
Big 12 Championships
All Day
College Station, Texas
Spring Game
12:30 p.m.
Lawrence
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All Day
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Softball Tennis Football Tennis
Saturday Friday Sunday Thursday Monday
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Baseball
A
fter the craziness of the
college basketball season, I
finally feel like I recovered.
Its odd to say I recovered because
all I did was watch and cheer on the
Jayhawks. However there is some-
thing that draws all fans together,
especially Kansas fans: passion.
This years team proved to me
that passion can lead to great suc-
cess. Kansas played with passion
which allowed it to defy the odds.
The number of times the Jayhawks
trailed at halftime and came back to
back to win the game is unbelievable.
Most top five teams plan to win out-
right with a comfortable lead. That
was the story of Kentuckys season,
but Kansas will to win is what made
its season great not just for Jayhawk
fans.
Watching the final minutes of the
Border Showdown game in Columbia,
Mo., was just heart-wrenching,
especially knowing that victory
was inches away. Several analysts
predicted that loss was an indication
that the Tigers would win the Big 12
season championship this year rather
than the Jayhawks. Instead of letting
the loss negatively affect the rest
of the season, Kansas turned into a
winning machine. With an impressive
win against Baylor, Kansas established
the fact that the Big 12 season
championship was still up for grabs.
During round two of the Border
Showdown at Allen Fieldhouse, my
heart sank as Missouri got a 19 point
lead in the beginning of the second
half. Honestly, I should have known
better. Kansas grabbed the lead in
the final moments of the game with
a highlight ending. This is just one
game.
Again and again the Jayhawks
showed Purdue, North Carolina and
Ohio State that with the will to win,
anything is possible. In the begin-
ning of the NCAA tournament, the
Jayhawks were definitely not the
overall favorite to win. Every game
preview I read started with different
types of skepticism regarding Kansas
ability to win. Each time, fans got the
thrill of proving the previews wrong.
Kansas made it to the final game by
battling until the end. With each vic-
tory, the passion grew as well. This
season, like every season, was unique
but incredible because the fans, the
program and the players all care and
have passion about being a Jayhawk.
As I approach my senior year, I
hope to have that same determination
and passion for what I am doing. At
5-foot-1, I know I wont ever dunk
like Thomas Robinson, but there is
something out there that I can strive
to be the best at. All I have to do is
find my passion.
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Kansas beats UMKC, prepares for Texas Tech
softball
Freshman first baseman Maddie
Stein hit her fourth home run
in three games, freshman Alicia
Pille picked up her 16th and 17th
victories and the Kansas softball
team (30-16, 5-13) won both
games of its doubleheader against
the University of Missouri-Kansas
City on Wednesday at Arrocha
Ballpark.
Pille (17-9) pitched a complete
game, struck out six and allowed
one earned run in Kansas 3-1
victory during game one of the
twin bill.
After a pair of singles gave
UMKC (19-27) its first run of
the day in the second inning,
Pille settled in and held the
Kangaroos scoreless the rest of the
way. Since giving up three runs
in relief and taking the loss last
Saturday against Iowa State, Pille
has pitched 14-and-two-thirds
innings and allowed just one run.
Pille credits a stronger mental
approach in helping put the loss
behind her.
Coming in as a freshman I
think I was worried about trying
to be perfect, Pille said. I was
too afraid to make a mistake,
and thats where I was getting in
trouble. You cant throw afraid or
nervous.
Sophomore centerfielder Elsa
Moyer, who started in the leadoff
spot for the fourth consecutive
game, singled to start the fifth
inning. A Stein single put runners
at the corners with one out for
senior outfielder and cleanup hit-
ter, Liz Kocon.
Kocon caught UMKC off guard
when she dropped a textbook
bunt that stopped just inches in
front of the plate.
The squeeze play provided
Moyer enough time to slide into
home and gave Kansas a two-run
lead with two innings remaining.
Meanwhile Kocon made it safely
with no play at first.
I dont bunt very often, but
I know when coach calls it, its
a very serious moment, Kocon
said. Whatever she calls, Ill do.
You just have to lock in and do
it.
Coach Smith wasnt surprised
at Kocons execution and, with
speed on third base, said she saw
it as a perfect moment to put the
play on.
I thought we needed another
run, we needed an insurance run,
Smith said. Liz is one of our
best bunters, and I thought she
executed it perfectly.
Despite trailing 2-1 after four
innings, Kansas never appeared to
be in danger of losing.
UMKC took a two-run lead in
the first inning as Kansas junior
pitcher Morgan Druhan struggled
to find the strike zone. Druhan
walked three batters in the first
inning before being relieved by
sophomore Kristin Martinez.
Martinez pitched three-and-
one-third innings, giving up two
hits and two walks. Most impor-
tantly, though, she worked three-
plus innings for the Kansas pitch-
ing staff.
We need to get quality innings
out of them, Smith said. If
Kristin and Morgan can piece
together some good innings for us
and then we can bring Pille back
in, that gives us a good chance.
Thats how it went in game
two.
Pille returned in the fifth
inning to a bases loaded, one-out
situation and was able to get out
unharmed. That appeared to give
the Jayhawks some momentum.
Kansas scored two runs in the
bottom half of the inning with the
help of a UMKC throwing error
and took the lead for good in the
3-2 victory.
An 0-for-4 performance ended
her 12-game hitting streak in the
first game, but junior outfielder
Maggie Hull started a fresh one.
Hull homered in the first inning
and finished a perfect 3-for-3 with
two RBIs and a run scored. Hull
needs four more runs to break the
all-time single-season record runs
record at KU.
Kansas faces Texas Tech this
weekend in a three-game series at
Arrocha Ballpark.
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Jayhawk outfielder, Elsa Moyer, from Kirkland, Wash., dives to retrieve a ball during Kansas game against UMKC at arrocha ballpark on Wednesday afternoon. Kansas won the first of its two games
against the UMKC Kangaroos on Wednesday 3-1.
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Jayhawk Stat LeaderS
runs Hits rBis
Elgie Marasco
2
Elgie
2
Tharp
4
Senior third baseman Zac elgie
Elgie went 2-for-4 on the night with a walk, two runs and two
RBIs. Most importantly, he ripped a walk-off homer in the bot-
tom of the 11th inning to cap his solid offensive night. He also
hit the teams only double of the night.
Game to remember
Any time you beat another Big 12 or BCS team, its great. The
fact that its K-State just makes it better.
Junior third baseman Jake marasco on the victory
Game to forGet
Quote of the Game
Elgie
Senior closer tanner Poppe
Poppe came into the game with a three-run lead and only
needed three outs to earn the save. Instead, he gave up a two-
run homer and a game-tying single to send the game into ex-
tra innings. He gave up two hits, two walks and three runs. He
needed 37 pitches to get through just one inning of work.
Poppe
Marasco
kanSaS State StarterS
kanSaS
*all games in bold are at home
Date Opponent Result/Time
Feb. 17 MiddlE TENNEssEE sTaTE w, 7-3
Feb. 18 BowliNG GrEEN w, 3-1
Feb. 18 BElMoNT w, 2-0
Feb. 24 Mississippi VallEy sTaTE w, 9-2
Feb. 24 MISSISSPPI STATE L, 1-0
Feb. 25 MISSISSIPPI STATE L, 3-1
Feb. 26 Mississippi VallEy sTaTE w, 14-1
Mar. 2 UTSA L, 7-4
Mar. 3 LOUISIAnA-LAFAyETTE L, 8-6
Mar. 4 GOnzAGA L, 7-2
Mar. 6 NorTH daKoTa w, 7-4
Mar. 7 NorTH daKoTa l, 12-9
Mar. 9 STOny BROOK L, 4-0
Mar. 9 STOny BROOK W, 3-1
Mar. 10 MInnESOTA W, 9-4
Mar. 15 InDIAnA STATE L, 2-1
Mar. 16 nOTRE DAME L, 1-0
Mar. 17 HOUSTOn BAPTIST L, 7-4
Mar. 18 HOUSTOn BAPTIST W, 3-2
Mar. 21 souTHErN uTaH w, 11-10
Mar. 23 BAyLOR L, 10-2
Mar. 24 BAyLOR L, 9-0
Mar. 25 BAyLOR L, 8-6
Mar. 27 MISSOURI STATE L, 9-8
Mar. 30 TEXas TECH l, 3-1
Mar. 31 TEXas TECH w, 5-2
apr. 1 TEXas TECH w, 9-3
APR. 3 CREIGHTOn L, 7-3
APR. 6 OKLAHOMA STATE L, 7-6
APR. 7 OKLAHOMA STATE L, 11-1
APR. 8 OKLAHOMA STATE L, 4-2
apr. 10 wiCHiTa sTaTE l, 6-4
APR. 11 WICHITA STATE L, 10-2
ScheduLe
KAnSAS 8, KAnSAS STATE 7
8
kansas
kansas State
7
Score by inninGS
runs Hits Errors
Kansas
Kansas state
7 14 0
8 12 1
kanSaS State
player
Caleb Wallingford
Robert youngdahl
Tanner Witt
Johnny Fasola
ip
5
3
2
0
H
10
2
1
1
r
7
0
0
1
Er
6
0
0
1
BB
2
2
4
0
so
1
1
3
0
aB
22
11
7
1
BF
25
13
11
1
Np
92
46
51
1
Era
7.41
4.91
0.00
6.48
kanSaS
player
Drew Morovick
Jordan Jakubov
Colin Toalson
Robert Kahana
Tanner Poppe
Jaydee Jurgensen
Matt Kohorst
Jordan Luvisi
ip
5
0.2
1
1.1
1
0.1
1.0
0.2
H
5
2
1
0
2
0
2
0
r
2
2
0
0
3
0
0
0
Er
2
2
0
0
3
0
0
0
BB
2
2
0
1
2
1
2
0
so
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
aB
17
4
4
4
5
0
4
2
BF
21
6
4
5
7
2
6
2
Np
54
32
13
20
37
6
25
10
Era
4.86
6.15
4.11
2.82
5.70
0.00
2.45
14.85
hitting improvements leads
Jayhawks to victory at home
apr. 13 TEXas a&M l, 8-0
apr. 14 TEXas a&M l, 6-4
apr. 15 TEXas a&M w, 5-3
apr. 17 BaKEr w, 7-3
apr. 17 saiNT Mary (KaN.) w, 6-0
APR. 20 TEXAS W, 7-2
APR. 21 TEXAS L, 3-0
APR. 22 TEXAS L, 7-2
apr. 25 KaNsas sTaTE w, 8-7
APR. 27 OKLAHOMA 6 p.m.
APR. 28 OKLAHOMA 6 p.m.
APR. 29 OKLAHOMA 12 p.m.
MAy 1 ARKAnSAS- LITTLE ROCK 1 p.m.
MAy 2 ARKAnSAS- LITTLE ROCK 3 p.m.
MAy 4 AIR FORCE 6 p.m.
MAy 5 AIR FORCE 3 p.m.
MAy 6 MISSOURI STATE 1 p.m.
MAy 11 KAnSAS STATE 6:30 p.m.
MAy 12 KAnSAS STATE 6:30 p.m.
MAy 13 KAnSAS STATE 6:30 p.m.
MAy 17 MISSOUR 6 p.m.
MAy 18 MISSOURI 6 p.m.
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player
Ross Kivett 2b
Jon Davis lf
Jared King cf
Wade Hinkle 1b
Blair DeBord c
Mike Kindel rf
Matt Giller 3b
Kyle Speer dh
Austin Fisher ss
Totals
aB
4
4
5
5
3
5
4
4
2
40
r
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
7
H
1
2
2
2
0
2
0
2
0
12
rBi
0
0
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
7
BB
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
10
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Tucker Tharp cf
Kevin Kuntz ss
Chris Manship dh
Jordan Dreiling if
Alex DeLeon c
James Stanfeld c
zac Elgie 3b
Jake Marasco 1b
Michael Suiter lf
Connor McKay rf
Kaiana Eldredge 2b
Totals
aB
6
5
3
1
4
1
4
4
4
4
5
41
r
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
8
H
4
2
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
1
1
14
rBi
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
2
1
7
BB
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
8
The Jayhawks have been
playing their stretch of base-
ball in the last two weeks.
With Wednesdays 8-7 vic-
tory in 11 innings over the
Kansas State Wildcats, the
Jayhawks improve to 5-2 in
their last seven games and
17-25 on the season.
Pitching wasnt the prob-
lem for Kansas when the
team was struggling earlier
in the season. Kansas pitch-
ers have posted a solid 4.27
ERA. However, consistent
hitting has been the prob-
lem. They Jayhawks rank
last in the Big 12 in batting
average, hitting just .247 as
a club 23 points lower
than the next team.
On Wednesday night,
the Kansas offense deliv-
ered as Jayhawk hitters
spread 14 hits, including
two homers and a double,
over 11 innings. Every
offensive player got on base
at least once.
I thought they really
did a good job of stay-
ing back behind the ball,
coach Ritch Price said of
the offense. We put some
really good swings on the
ball early.
The Jayhawks have now
scored at least four runs in
six of their last eight games.
In their last five victories,
theyve posted an aver-
age winning margin of 3.6
runs.
Wednesdays hero,
senior third baseman Zac
Elgie, said the teamis final-
ly starting to come together
at the plate.
Were finally starting
to gel, Elgie said. We had
guys who would have real
good months, and we would
have some guys who would
have sub-par months. Now
were starting to get some
hits together as a group.
After allowing a run in
the top of the first inning,
sophomore outfielder
Tucker Tharp leveled the
score immediately, belting
a leadoff homer to center
field. His blast prompted
an inning in which the
Jayhawks scored six runs
and sent 11 batters to the
plate.
It was the Jayhawks
biggest inning since they
scored eight runs in the
second at Minnesota on
March 10.
Junior first baseman Jake
Marasco singled and scored
in the first inning. Marasco
had been struggling lately,
going 5-for-32 (.156) in his
last 10 games before going
2-for-4 with a walk against
the Wildcats.
Things got rolling in
the first inning, Marasco
said. You got guys from
the top of the lineup to the
bottom contributing, and
thats the ideal scenario.
Kansas left 12 men on
base, including three differ-
ent innings when they left
the bases loaded.
Its great, we finally
caught a break, Tharp said.
Weve been there before
and its ended poorly. Its
about time.
The increase in produc-
tion starts with the teams
upperclassmen. Batters like
Elgie and Marasco have
struggled with consistency
throughout the season. On
Wednesday upperclassmen
combined to go 8-for-22
(.364) with six walks, five
runs and three RBIs.
You can see the differ-
ence in the number of runs
were putting up, Price said.
Its almost doubled since
were starting to get some
production out of Elgie,
Marasco, Alex DeLeon and
Chris Manship.
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Senior infelder Chris Manship and sophomore infelder Kaiana Eldredge congratulate their teammate senior infelder zac Elgie as he crosses the base scoring the fourth run of the frst inning.
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Junior infelder Jake Marasco quickly tags his opponent out as he slides back to frst after attempting to steal to second base.
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Assistant coach Ryan Graves talks with junior catcher Alex DeLeon and freshman pitcher Drew
Morovick on the pitchers mound.
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Senior infelder Chris Manship gets ready to bunt the ball during Wednesday nights game against K-State at Hoglund Ballpark.
PAGE 6B thE UNIVERSItY DAILY KANSAN thURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012
Sutherland gets invite
to train with WNBA
Senior forward Aishah
Sutherland received her first
WNBA training camp invite and
will be working with the Atlanta
Dream on Sunday.
Sutherland, a senior from
Perris, Calif., finished her career
at Kansas as the second all-
time shot blocker and third best
rebounder. During her senior
season, she also became the
15th player in program history
to amass 1,000 points and 500
rebounds in a career.
She helped Kansas reach its
first NCAA Tournament appear-
ance since 2000 and sparked
a run to the Sweet 16 while
averaging 13.9 points and 8.9
rebounds per game. She ranked
in the top 10 of the conference
in both scoring and rebounding
and was chosen as an All-Big 12
Honorable Mention.
While at Kansas, Sutherland
was also a part of the 2008 WNIT
runner-up team as a freshman.
She is Kansas lone graduating
senior. If she is selected by the
Dream, she would join former
teammate Danielle McCray in
the league. McCray, a 2010 grad-
uate, plays for the Connecticut
Sun.
Kathleen Gier
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The conference voted not to
expand, which meant that the Big
12 returned from the brink of death
once again. It took 20 days of argu-
ing and back-and-forth threats, but
Texas A&M got its official release to
join the SEC.
But as the previous 20 months
showed, long-lasting peace in the
Big 12 doesnt exist.
Missouris Move
When Missouri officially
announced its move to the SEC on
Nov. 5, the schools athletic depart-
ment knew it was in for a long
process.
The transition to the SEC extends
beyond simply playing a new sched-
ule, but the school believed it was
ready for the challenge.
Weve had numerous meetings
and orientations with the SEC,
Missouri senior associate athletic
director Tim Hickman said. Weve
poured through to their bylaws to
gain an understanding of how they
do things. We have been getting on
top of all those types of things that
will be different for us.
Those differences include any-
thing from logos on buildings and
uniforms to eliminating the student
re-entry rule which is allowed in
the Big 12 at football games. Just
two weeks ago, Missouri released its
new uniforms, marking the athletic
departments rebranding after the
transition to the SEC.
The non-revenue sports will
encounter more logistics challenges
than it did in the Big 12. While the
school was a member of the Big
12, its closest conference opponent
was Kansas 155 miles away. Texas
campus in Austin was the farthest
Big 12 school from Missouri at 678
miles. Competing in the SEC East
division, Missouris closest division
rival is Vanderbilt University at 359
miles, and the Tigers will travel as
far as 858 miles to the University of
Florida.
There will be some travel differ-
ences for our Olympic-sport teams,
Hickman said. As you can imagine,
there will probably be a few more
flights then there were before in
conference play. Well need to make
the necessary adjustments for that.
With the SECs payback, Missouri
shouldnt have trouble funding
the extra flights. The SEC offers
schools financial benefits that only
the Pac-12 can match. According to
the Business of College Sports, the
SEC has an $825 million contract
with CBS and a $2.25 billion deal
with ESPN that both extend through
2024.
While times have never been
busier around the Missouri athletic
department, Hickman said that the
entire staff is looking forward to the
change.
Its definitely exciting, and its
busy, Hickman said. Theres an
energy about the excitement and
the new opportunities for us. Even
though there are a thousand details
for us to try to mark off our list, we
look at this as a multi-year process to
get acclimated.
The new Kansas
Conference realignment may be
about football television revenue,
but it affected every sport this past
year.
For Kansas baseball coach Ritch
Price, this past fall was an uneasy
time to be in the Big 12. With so
many uncertainties as to where
Kansas would be next season, the
simple task of putting together a
non-conference schedule was nearly
impossible.
When Nebraska left, before
everyone expected it to happen, then
we had a second bye in the schedule,
and its been really hard to fill those,
Price said. The fact that the Big 12
survived the last two years means
that Kansas finds itself firmly in its
original BCS conference. There was
no chaotic dash to find a suitor in
a post Big 12 scenario, and without
an elite football program, thats what
the university hoped for.
They are literally afterthoughts,
Dodd said of non-football sports.
The people involved in it would
never say that. But it became clear
to me in June of 2010, where for a
few days there, it looked like Kansas,
with a top-five basketball program,
was going to be left out in the cold.
If Kansas had been left out of a
BCS conference, it would have cre-
ated a nightmare that athletic direc-
tor Sheahon Zenger hopes never
becomes a reality.
With Texas Christian University
and West Virginia joining the Big
12 in July, the conference finds itself
looking forward, but as realignment
has shown, the Big 12 can never be
too comfortable.
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mlb
CHICAGO David Freese
homered and Lance Lynn threw
eight strong innings to lead
the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-1
win over the Chicago Cubs on
Wednesday afternoon.
Lynn (4-0) held Chicago to
six hits in becoming the first
four-game winner in the majors
and helping the Cardinals avoid
a three-game sweep.
Freeses two-run blast in the
sixth capped a three-run, two-
out rally against starter Chris
Volstad. Freese added an RBI
double in the eighth.
Volstad (0-3) threw six solid
innings, retiring St. Louis in
order during four of them. But
hes still 0-8 in 15 starts since
July 10, 2011.
Bryan LaHair homered to lead
off the fourth for Chicagos only
run. LaHair has four of Chicagos
lowest seven home runs this
season, the lowest total in the
majors.
The Cardinals avoided being
swept at Wrigley Field for the
first time since July 27-30, 2006.
The Cubs took the first two
games of the series in their final
at-bat, winning their first series
of the season under new man-
ager Dale Sveum.
Lynn threw 110 pitches, only
the third time this season a
Cardinals pitcher has surpassed
100. Hes done it on two of those
occasions, not bad for a pitch-
er who only became a starter
because rotation stalwart Chris
Carpenter went on the disabled
list with a shoulder problem. His
eight innings marked the longest
outing by a Cardinals pitcher
this season, and he lowered his
ERA to 1.33.
Freese led the Cardinals
offense with two hits and three
RBIs. Carlos Beltran doubled,
walked, scored two runs and
stole two bases. Beltran has five
steals on the season, already his
most since 2009.
Shane Robinson singled three
times and stole a base for St.
Louis. His three hits matched a
career high.
Cardinals beat Cubs 5-1 wednesday
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St. louis Cardinals Daniel Descalso (33) crosses home plate safely on a matt Carpenter single as Chicago Cubs catcher
Steve Clevenger tries to apply the tag in the third inning during a baseball game in Chicago, on wednesday.
baSeball
hamels strikes out
seven to beat Arizona
PHOenIX Cole Hamels pitched
eight strong innings and also hit a
two-run single wednesday as the
Philadelphia Phillies beat the ari-
zona Diamondbacks 7-2.
Hamels (3-1) gave up a leadoff
double to willie bloomquist in the
frst, then retired the next 18 bat-
ters.
The left-hander allowed two runs
and four hits. He struck out seven,
including his fnal three hitters.
Hamels single capped a fve-
run sixth inning. The Phillies won
consecutive games to salvage a
5-5 record on their now-completed
road trip.
The Diamondbacks have lost
seven of nine. Trevor Cahill (1-2)
gave up four runs and six hits in 5
1-3 innings.
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The Kansas womens tennis
team is currently 0-0 heading into
the Big 12 Championships this
week in Austin, Texas.
Or at least coach Amy Hall-
Holt wants her team to pretend
thats the case.
Anytime you go into tourna-
ment season, its a new ball game,
Hall-Holt said. Its a new season,
basically, and so thats the mental-
ity that we have to take. Weve got
to go in with a killer attitude.
A promising 7-0 start to non-
conference play turned sour, and
the Jayhawks won only two of
its last 14 dual matches. None of
those victories came against con-
ference foes, and the team com-
piled a troubling 0-9 record in the
Big 12 (9-12 overall).
The Jayhawks will face
Oklahoma in the first round of
the conference tournament, a
squad that handed Kansas its first
conference loss, 5-2, a month-
and-a-half-ago. To give an idea
of how competitive the Big 12 is
for womens tennis, the seventh-
seeded Sooners are ranked No. 47
nationally. Eight different Big 12
teams hold positions in this weeks
ITA Division I rankings.
When we played them the first
time, we held our own, Hall-Holt
said. We can compete, and thats
what weve got to do. We just have
to compete for every point, go
after it and work hard.
As players and coaches quickly
point out, Kansas has fought and
shown signs of success against
some of the Big 12s best this
season. No. 12-ranked and tour-
nament two-seed Baylor barely
squeaked by the Jayhawks, 4-3,
only a month ago.
We were right there, junior
Monica Pezzotti said. We need to
build our confidence and believe
in ourselves that we can beat those
teams.
Kansas will begin its match
against Oklahoma today at 10
a.m., and the format will be iden-
tical to every dual match played
during the regular season.
This time, however, the single-
elimination bracket has teams
playing for their lives. One sub-
par match could be the difference
between an upset victory and the
Jayhawks thirteenth loss of the
2012 season.
The last year Kansas advanced
past the first round of the Big 12
Championships was April 2008,
the same month that Bill Self s
mens basketball team cut down
the nets in San Antonio to cel-
ebrate its national championship.
I guess were just going into
it like we have nothing to lose,
sophomore Dylan Windom said.
Just play to win, and we literally
have nothing to lose.
Edited by Pat Strathman
Tennis
Fresh start at Big 12
leaves tennis hopeful
ChRIS NEAL/KANSAN FILE Photo
sophomore Paulina Los approaches the net in a singles match-up against UMKC this past February.
CoRbIN mIhELIC
cmihelic@kansan.com
Astros end 11-game skid
with victory over brewers
MiLWAUKee Jose Altuve had a
career-best four hits, and J.D. Martinez
had three hits and three RBis to lead
the Houston Astros over the Brewers 7-5
Wednesday and stop an 11-game losing
streak against Milwaukee.
Chris snyder put the Astros ahead
for good at 5-4 with an RBi single in the
seventh off Jose Veras (2-1) after Brian
Bogusevic doubled and stole third.
Wilton Lopez (2-0) pitched a 1-2-3
sixth, and Brett Myers got three outs for
his third save. Houston, which hadnt
beaten the Brewers since May 1, had
14 hits and won for the third time in
11 game overall. The Astros avoided a
three-game sweep.
Martinez boosted the lead to 7-4 in
the eighth with a two-run single off Mike
McClendon.
Corey Hart hit a solo homer off David
Carpenter in the eighth, when Wesley
Wright induced an inning-ending fyout
by to Cesar izturis to Bogusevic, who
made a sliding catch in right-feld foul
territory with two on.
David Carpenter had buzzed Carlos
Gomez in seventh. Gomez ducked out of
the way and glared at the pitcher. Brew-
ers starter shaun Marcum had hit snyder
leading off the second. snyder walked to
frst, not even never looked at Marcum.
Astros starter J.A. Happ allowed four
runs and seven hits in fve innings with
eight strikeouts, which tied his season
high. Marcum had only one 1-2-3 in-
nings and gave up four runs, eight hits
and four walks in fve innings.
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Sporting KC shows appreciation for young fans
soccer
ChRIS NEAL/KANSAN
sporting Kansas city players horse around prior to practice Wednesday afternoon at
the Jayhawk soccer complex.
ChRIS NEAL/KANSAN
sporting Kansas city goal keeper Jimmy Nielsen juggles a ball with his teammates
before practice Wednesday afternoon at the Jayhawk soccer complex.
ChRIS NEAL/KANSAN
sporting Kansas citys junior squad goalkeeper Jacole Turner dives to save a ball during Wednesday afternoons practice at the
Jayhawk soccer complex.
ChRIS NEAL/KANSAN
sporting Kansas city midfelders Graham Zusi and Luke sassano run through drills during practice Wednesday afternoon at the
Jayhawk soccer complex.
joEL PEttERSoN
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Graham Zusi and several
partners rode down Jayhawk
Boulevard Wednesday
afternoon in a large van with
decals obscuring the windows,
looking for a victim.
They found a student walk-
ing by himself on the sidewalk
and told him to get in the van
and ride with them, which he
did.
But the student was on his
way to take a quiz and couldnt
stay, he told the men in the van,
so they dropped him off at his
class and drove off, eventually
arriving at the Jayhawk Soccer
Complex.
The polite kidnapping was
part of an on-campus promo-
tional appearance by Sporting
Kansas City, the Major League
Soccer team that plays its home
games in Livestrong Sporting
Park in Kansas City, Kan.
After walking and driving
through campus at 2 p.m., Zusi
and his teammates held a public
practice at the soccer complex
on campus in front of about
200 to 300 fans. Afterward, sev-
eral players and coaches greeted
fans at Johnnys North.
Some Lawrence families
with younger children came
out to watch the public prac-
tice, but this appearance had a
more specific focus: targeting
college-age fans who have been
a significant factor in the explo-
sion of popularity that Sporting
has experienced since the team
rebranded itself in 2010.
Obviously the reason were
coming out here is to try and
get the college kids and young
professionals who have become
a big part of our fan base, Zusi
said.
A significant part of that fan
base in Lawrence is the Mass
Street Mob, a group of Sporting
fans started by Adam Crifasi
and several of his friends after
the rebrand, when the team
changed its name from The
Wizards to Sporting.
There were six of us who
have always watched soccer our
whole lives, we always played
soccer, said Crifasi, a second-
year graduate student from
Olathe. We just realized there
are a lot of people around cam-
pus who like soccer too, and
we just wanted to get them all
together.
When the group was found-
ed, Crifasi imagined it might
hit 20 members or so. But this
year, Mass Street Mob regularly
rents buses to take about 60
fans to every home game. Last
Saturday, for Sportings game
against Portland, the Mob and
other Sporting fans packed the
Red Lion Tavern to capacity for
a watch party.
Crifasi and the rest of the
group helped promote the
appearance through Facebook
and Twitter during the day, as
the team kept its appearance a
secret from the general public
until Wednesday morning.
Andy Tretiak, Sportings Vice
President of Marketing, said the
teams increase in popularity
among college-age fans over the
past couple years was definitely
by design.
More kids grow up playing
soccer now than any other
sport, so we have very much
marketed our team to that
generation, said Tretiak. And
we want that generation to adopt
Sporting as their team.
Martin Ramos, a senior from
Chanute, adopted Sporting a year
ago and came to see the practice
despite having never attended a
Sporting game.
Since the World Cup, Ive been
attracted to soccer, and I just need-
ed that fix, Ramos said. Sporting
KC kind of gives me that.
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