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Jayhawks finally break drought
For the first time since 1993, the KU womens
golf team has an individual qualifier for the
NCAA regional tournament. Junior Amanda
Costner will compete May 11 to 13. PAGE 1B
Professor speaks on evolution hearings
Joseph Heppert, professor of chemistry,
explained Kansas State Board of Education sci-
ence curriculum hearings regarding evolution
and intelligent design. PAGE 3A
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thursday friday
today
By Fred A. dAvis iii
fdavis@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The Universitys $9.6 million Park
and Ride project is half complete
the rides are ready.
In a ribbon-cutting ceremony
Tuesday afternoon in front of the
Kansas Union, Provost David Shu-
lenburger, along with city and state
offcials, unveiled one of the fve new
buses that will be used exclusively
for the Park and Ride service.
This is a wonderful beginning,
Shulenburger said.
The new Park and Ride lot, sched-
uled to open by Aug. 14, came about
after an April 2005 study advised the
University of Kansas to seriously re-
think its parking situation.
The Universitys traffc situation
is already at gridlock, said Park
and Ride project manager Peg Liv-
ingood.
The new lot, located on West Cam-
pus near Iowa and 23rd streets, is
hoped to ease that gridlock with the
1,472 parking spaces it will provide.
The fve new 35-foot Optima Opus
buses $270,000 each feature a
low foor that allows greater accessi-
bility and seats that are easily adjust-
ed to make space for wheelchairs.
The new buses can hold as many as
50 passengers and are the frst KU
buses with air conditioning.
The shuttle service from the new
lot to the main campus will run from
7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday. There will be 11 stops on the
shuttle route, and there is no cost to
ride. The cost for a Park and Ride
permit is $205 and the permits are
on sale now.
see BUs on page 5a
I
ts Friday night and Tori, the long-legged brunette, struts in 7-inch
heels toward the stage. Wearing a thin black thong and bra, she grabs
the pole with her right hand, spins in a swift circle and smiles at the
staring men as they sip from longneck beer bottles.
Soon she strips off her top as a 20-something man in jeans dol-
lar bill in mouth lies down on the stage.
With the Rolling Stones Beast of Burden bellowing from the sound
system, Tori crouches down, crawls over the man and drags her bare breasts
past his face. She snatches the dollar from his teeth and sends him away.
Tori as she is known on stage has danced topless for the last fve
years at AllStars in North Lawrence. While her job implies she shows
all, what patrons cant see is a KU student and National Merit Schol-
ar raised in Lenexa by a conservative Mormon family that adhered to
church rules banning pre-marital sex, alcohol, tobacco and caffeine.
see danCer on page 4a
By Mike MostAFFA
mmostaffa@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
You can never go home does not hold much
weight with Kansas native Andrew Buser.
Buser, a sophomore at Gonzaga University
and Overland Park na-
tive, said he had enjoyed
his time at Gonzaga but
had grown tired of the
rainy Washington weath-
er.
He wants to transfer
to the University of Kan-
sas and be closer to his
girlfriend, who attends
Pittsburg State Univer-
sity.
Like many college
students beginning the
transfer process, Buser is finding out that
there is a lot bureaucracy in the business
of transferring schools. Out of the 60 credit
hours Buser has earned at Gonzaga, only 13
have been approved to transfer.
If more credits dont transfer, Im not going
anywhere, Buser said.
see transFer on page 5a
By eric Jorgensen
ejorgensen@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Even after the Athletics De-
partment announced that base-
ball would lose a portion of its
scholarship funds for not meet-
ing the NCAAs academic prog-
ress rate standards, the depart-
ment will fnish the year with
high overall academic scores.
Baseball, along with football
and womens basketball, had
come under scrutiny for below
standard academic success. De-
spite the apparent slip up, the
department had one of its more
successful academic school
years, with 214 student athletes
averaging a 3.0 grade point av-
erage, and 69 earning academic
all-conference accolades, Jim
Marchiony, associate athletics
director, said.
The 214 student athletes
earned their 3.0 averages in Fall
2005. Current GPAs will not be
released until after fnals.
The number of athletes to
fnish with a 3.0 or above in-
creased by 10 in the Fall 2005
semester. In this academic year,
69 student athletes have been
named to the Academic All-
Big 12 Team. Baseball, softball,
mens and womens track and
rowing have not yet announced
academic teams.
Weve been on a pretty good
run the last couple years, Mar-
chiony said.
Two teams broke the record
for highest GPA. In the spring
and fall of 2005, the womens
tennis and volleyball teams av-
eraged a 3.49 GPA, the highest
in KU athletics history.
The baseball team recorded its
highest GPA when it averaged
2.96 in Fall 2005, which helped
the team raise its multi-year cu-
mulative academic success rate
closer to the NCAA standard for
academic progress.
One of Lews frst commit-
ments when he arrived here was
to support the academic sup-
port area, Marchiony said. I
think the results speak for them-
selves.
see grades on page 5a
t transportation
Buses ready for route
Jared Gab/KaNSaN
Provost david Shulenburger, left, cuts the ribbon for the Universitys Park and Ride project with city and state offcials Tuesday afternoon
in front of the Kansas Union. The fve new buses for the program feature better wheelchair accessibility and air conditioning.
t administration
Transferring
students
face hassle
t athletics department
Athletes grades
hit high this year
t proFile
Mens basketball: 5
Womens basketball: 3
Football: 10
Tennis: 3
Womens Golf: 4
Mens Golf: 4
Mens cross country: 7
Soccer: 10
Swimming/Diving: 12
Volleyball: 4
Womens cross country: 7
Rowing: No results will be
released.
Mens track: Not yet
released.
Womens track: Not yet
released.
Softball: Not yet released.
Baseball: Not yet re-
leased.
Source: Kansas Athletics Department
number of
players named
to academic
all-big 12 team
Park and Ride
will open its new
lot in the fall
latter-day
Stripper
By Fred A. dAvis iii
fdavis@kansan.comlKansan staff writer
Photo illustrAtions By rAchel seyMour
Students occupation conflicts
with family, former religion
I
f more
credits
dont transfer,
Im not going
anywhere.
Andrew Buser
Gonzaga University
sophomore and
Overland Park native
Rachel Seymour/KaNSaN
tori tucks her money into her garter belt, which she wraps around her ankle,
Thursday night at AllStars. She earns $200 to $800 a night as a dancer.
Rachel Seymour/KaNSaN
tori performs Thursday night at AllStars in North Lawrence. She has been dancing topless for the last fve years, although she was raised in a conservative
Mormon family.
Wednesday, may 10, 2006
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ODD NEWS
Baby stops traffc,
born in cars front seat
PHILADELPHIA Addison
Doxtader knows how to stop
traffc.
The newborn daughter of
Adam and Stephanie Doxtader
entered the world Sunday in
the front seat of her parents
car.
The Doxtaders were about
a mile from the hospital when
they realized they wouldnt
make it to the delivery room.
Adam Doxtader spotted a
Philadelphia police cruiser on
Interstate 676. Inside was Of-
fcer Marc Desiderio.
Desiderio helped delivery
the baby with directions from
the police radio room.
Both mother and daughter
were doing fne, Doxtader
said.
The Associated Press
Enthusiast fascinated
by, collects outhouses
APPLING, Ga. They once
were a rural American staple, a
necessity for daily life.
Today, outhouses are mostly
gone but not if you wander
into Janie Peels backyard. She
has three and might have two
more on the way.
This is my newest one,
she said, gesturing toward a
vintage double-seater.
Outhouses have always fas-
cinated Peel, an east-Georgia
commercial real estate broker
who now collects them.
Blimps new name
to be announced
AKRON, Ohio Go ahead,
name that blimp.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Co. has narrowed the list to
10 fnalists chosen from more
than 21,000 names submitted
online in a contest. People can
vote for their favorite through
May 31, the company said
Sunday.
The winning name will
be announced in June. The
person who submitted the
winning name gets use of the
blimp for a day.
Want to know what
people are talking about?
Heres a list of Tuesdays
most e-mailed stories from
Kansan.com:
1. Students voted for a boathouse,
what now?
2. Swing low, fy high: Bipolar dis-
order affects college students
3. Attorney general bemoans state
of law
4. Shorten: Small lies snowball
into big ones
5. No more counting sheep
I dont worry about ter-
rorism. I was married for two
years.
Sam Kinison, comedian
The frst United States pat-
ent for an animal was given
to Harvard geneticists in 1988.
The animal was a genetically-
engineered mouse called an
oncomouse. Bonus fact: The
oncomouse was designed to
be highly susceptible to breast
cancer.
Source: www.coolquiz.com
Smelling the aromas of wine
By Erin CastanEda
editor@kansan.com
Kansan correspondent
Meet Chris Drahozal, assis-
tant professor of law. His areas of
focus are contracts and com-
mercial law and he writes about
arbitration. He is an interna-
tionally known expert on the
law and economics of dispute
resolution. He was named the
John M. Rounds Distinguished
Professor of Law on April 20.
UDK: Why did you decide to
go into law?
CD: I debated in high school
and that is when I decided to
go into law. I didnt change my
mind as I went on in my educa-
tion. I got my undergraduate de-
gree at Washington University in
St. Louis and law school at the
University of Iowa.
UDK: What makes you unique
in the area of arbitration?
CD: Im coming at arbitra-
tion with an economic process.
I have always been interested in
how people resolve problems
between individuals, groups and
companies, whatever the scale.
UDK: What do you like about
teaching?
CD: I enjoy teaching frst
year law students because they
are enthused. My strength as a
teacher is that I try to emphasize
the fundamentals of legal analy-
sis, which I enjoy doing.
UDK: Do you have any unique
teaching practices?
CD: At the frst part of my
course with contract students, I
use the original Star Wars movie
in a power point presentation to
teach basic contract law prin-
ciples. I think my students get a
kick out of the fact I know all
the characters, thanks to my
son.
UDK: Do you think your chil-
dren will go into law?
CD: They are too young to
know right now. My oldest is a
sophomore in high school. They
all like to tease me because Im
doing arbitration. My frst edi-
tion of my case law book, the
publisher spelled arbitration
wrong. So my kids say Im an
arbatrationist.
UDK: Why did you decide to
write the second edition?
CD: I was ready to teach a
course and there werent many
books out there to use, so I col-
lected court cases and wrote the
second one to use next fall.
UDK: Where did you practice
law?
CD: I practiced in Washing-
ton and I lived in the Nether-
lands for two years. I have trav-
eled a lot. It is nice to be back
in the Midwest because it feels
like home and I am closer to my
parents.
UDK: Where is your favorite
place to visit?
CD: Well, London is the best
city in the world. The Nether-
lands is an interesting place too.
It is a scenic country and it is al-
ways nice to re-visit a place you
once lived. I speak a small bit of
Dutch. Most people there could
speak English and I couldnt al-
ways tell who was American or
Dutch.
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Wine maker Aimee Sunseri smells a glass of wine at the wine cellar at the New Clairvaux winery in Vina, Calif. Sunseri is helping the monks of the Abby of
New Clairvaux make wine at the frst Roman Catholic Cistercian winery in North America. With their frst harvest in 2002, the monks hope the sales of their
wine will help keep up the monastery.
CORRECTION
n Tuesdays University Daily
Kansan contained an error.
The story Cycling races to
roll through town, should
have said that Kim Kissing
was frst in the conference in
womens class B.
ODD NEWS
City not pussyfooting
around with stray cats
CLERMONT, Iowa The city
isnt messing around when it
comes to stray cats.
The City Council decided
last week that anyone who
feeds the cuddly creatures are
aiding a nuisance.
Mayor Rodney Wagner
says police could photograph
people who feed stray cats
and violators could be sent
letters warning them of the
consequences and be fned.
Police Chief Arthur Sullivan
said people dont understand
the problem.
People fnd those cats
sweet, cuddly and lovable, he
said. Its one of those situa-
tions that youre not going to
win no matter what you do.
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campus
Writers Roost director
to fy the coop
Michele Eodice, director
for the KU Writing Center,
will leave the University next
week to take a position at the
University of Oklahoma.
Moira Ozias, assistant direc-
tor of the KU Writing Center,
will take over as interim direc-
tor until a new replacement is
found.
Eodice will work directly
with the provost at the Univer-
sity of Oklahoma and serve as
director of the Writing Center
and Writing Across the Cur-
riculum.
RachelParker
campus
step show to beneft
Boys and Girls club
Kappa Alpha Psi will host a
step show Friday to help fund
the Boys and Girls Club of
Lawrence, which is suffering
from recent budget cuts.
The fraternity will sponsor
the show in which the mem-
bers of the Boys and Girls
Club, an after-school program
that provides tutoring for
students in math and reading,
will compete against children
from other local schools. The
event will take place at 7 p.m.
at Central Junior High School.
The budget cuts could
reduce the programs staff and
student involvement, or cause
local sites to be closed. The
event is free and open to the
public; the Club encourages
donations.
RachelParker
campus
Ku student is voted
sexiest Vegetarian
Ricky House, Salina fresh-
man, may be a beefcake, but
he wouldnt eat one. It was
announced Tuesday that House
had been voted Sexiest Vege-
tarian Alive. He was determined
winner of the contest, sponsored
by People for the Ethical Treat-
ment of Animals, after more
than 250,000 votes submitted to
goveg.com were tallied.
Being a winner is defi-
nitely sexy in this case,
but what does House find
attractive?
To me, theres nothing
sexier than a woman with lots
of passion and compassion,
House said in a press release.
Going vegetarian means
that you care about yourself
and you care about the world
around you, and to me, thats a
real turn-on.
For winning the contest
House will receive, among
other prizes, a box of vegan
chocolate truffes, cologne
from Jason Natural Cosmet-
ics and a $50 gift certifcate to
MooShoes, which sells non-
leather shoes.
MelindaRicketts
By Melinda Ricketts
mricketts@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The Kansas State Board of
Education science curriculum
standards have undergone no
shortage of scrutiny, especially
regarding evolution.
Joseph Heppert, professor
of chemistry, spoke about the
boards hearings regarding evo-
lution and intelligent design
during a lecture called Under-
standing Alternatives to Evolu-
tion on Tuesday at the Robert
J. Dole Institute of Politics. The
lecture was the last of a four-
part lecture series on science
education.
The hearings were held to
explore confusing issues of le-
gal and scientific substance in
the proposed revision to the
scientific curriculum stan-
dards that the state board ap-
proved in November.
The board ruled that criti-
cism of evolution had to be
included in school science
standards.
Heppert presented statis-
tical data and various testi-
monies from the May 2005
hearings, at which, he said
the scientific community ulti-
mately did not feel the need to
show up.
The lack of scientists at the
hearings has undergone some
public scrutiny, but Heppert
said that 150 years of published
scientifc fndings regarding
evolutionary theory were really
what supporters of intelligent
design were testifying against.
He said that those supporters
did not present any data at the
hearings.
You cant just criticize sci-
entific theories, he said. You
have to be in there doing the
science and you have to prove
your assertion is true.
Heppert called the idea
that evolutionary theory was
crumbling highly amusing.
He said scientists coveted
recognition, so if there was
any basis for opposing theory,
young scientists would be all
over it like ants on an ice
cream sundae.
At the hearings the nature
of science underwent criti-
cism for being dogmatic or
being like a secular religion.
Science cannot answer
questions about the mean-
ing of life, Heppert said. It
doesnt even try to do that.
Edited by Lindsey St. Clair
t speaker
professor explains curriculum
hearings regarding evolution
Nicoletta Niosi/KaNsaN
Joseph Heppert, professor of chemistry, delivers a lecture on evolution in the schools at the Dole Institute of Politics
yesterday. The lecture, entitled Understanding Alternatives to Evolution, was the fnal speech in the Science,
Education and the Public lecture series.
state
Wine may fow freely
in and out of Kansas
TOPEKA Wine could be
served at the Kansas State Fair
and fow in and out of the state
in greater volume thanks to a
bill that relaxes wine shipping
regulations lawmakers sent
to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on
Tuesday.
The Senate passed the com-
promise legislation 36-2 after
the House approved it 87-36,
with some lawmakers say-
ing they didnt like the idea of
wine being served at the fair,
where beer is already sold.
Rep. Jan Pauls (D-Hutchinson)
said the fair should be an
event that doesnt need alco-
holic beverages to improve its
entertainment value.
TheAssociatedPress
news 4a The UniversiTy Daily Kansan weDnesDay, may 10, 2006
Tori looks through her clothes to change for her next dance set Thursday night at AllStars. The National Merit
Scholar often studies between sets.
Tori waits at AllStars Thursday night before going to change for her next dance set. She has spent the last fve years
as an exotic dancer, using money she earned to pay for courses at the University. She will gradute this May.
Dancer
continued from page 1a
Instead, they see a girl who
dances topless, firts with cus-
tomers, performs lap dances for
cash and enjoys mixed drinks
(velvet hammers are one favor-
ite). She casually smokes Camel
Lights and earns $200 to $800
a night stripping for a mostly
male audience of bikers, college
students and blue-collar work-
ers until two in the morning on
some nights.
This 24-year-old blessed with
enviable brains, beauty and
body will tell you she enjoys
this job and what it has done
for her.
I had very poor self-esteem
in high school, and it has got-
ten much better since I started
dancing, she
said.
Still, she insist-
ed that her real
name not be used
for this story, say-
ing that profes-
sors at the Uni-
versity where
she will receive
a degree in hu-
man biology this
spring might
have a narrow-minded view
of what she does for a living.
Eleven hundred miles away
in her suburban Salt Lake
City home, Toris mother, Ja-
net, bursts into tears over the
phone.
I dont understand any of
this, she said about her daugh-
ters lifestyle.
Her younger sister tells her
in a text message, Youre better
than this.
But Tori wont hear it. She
likes her job. She likes the
money. She likes the atmo-
sphere and the people she
works with.
People like Big Will Reed,
the burly bouncer-turned-gen-
eral manager of AllStars who
has worked with Tori the last
fve years. A big brother fgure,
he said he watches out for Toris
welfare.
A life once flled with church,
school and family is now flled
with stripping, college and
drinking with friends.
Regardless of her familys wish-
es or what others think, Tori de-
clares she has been on her own
for the last six and a half years
and is doing just fne. She knows
her family will never approve of
her lifestyle, but in a way, they
may have contributed to getting
her where she is.
***
The oldest of four children,
Tori and her family moved to
Lenexa from
Utah when
she was two.
She remem-
bers watch-
ing cartoons
and having
o c c a s i o n a l
spats with her
younger sister
growing up.
An intelligent
kid, she al-
ways did well
in school.
Tori is a very smart girl. I
gave her all the brains I had,
Janet said with a laugh.
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints dominated
Toris childhood, occupying at
least 15 to 20 hours per week.
Three hours of church, youth
meetings and seminary fve
days per week from 5:30 a.m.
to 6:30 a.m. were just some of
her Mormon church activities.
Early on, Tori did what was
asked of her, at home, church or
school.
At age 15, Tori began to ques-
tion the Mormon doctrine, in-
cluding its strict rules on dat-
ing (Mormons arent allowed
to date until 16, and then they
must do so in groups) and its
ban on caffeine. She remembers
pleading with her parents to at-
tend events like the Kansas City
Renaissance Festival.
I never got it, she said
about the book of Mormon. I
tried, I really did. I just never
got the vibe that I should go
with it.
Her mother disagrees. I dont
think she was ready for the in-
formation, she said.
Janet insisted other teenag-
ers in the Church and their
harsh treatment of Tori fueled
her daughters discontent. One
teenage boy sent e-mails to oth-
ers calling Tori a whore and a
slut, and warned them to stay
away from her, Janet recalled.
Theres always somebody
in a group that gets completely
dicked over, Tori said. I was
that person.
Janet contended that if Tori
had been treated better, things
might have been different. I
wished I would have done
something sooner.
The family moved to Utah
during Toris junior year of high
school. Mounting tension be-
tween Tori and her parents inten-
sifed when she dated a non-Mor-
mon and hung out with friends
her mother called druggies.
Tori admitted her friends dab-
bled with alcohol and drugs and
that she even tried both a few
times. However, shes adamant
that her experimentation was
brief and never affected her at
school.
Her parents reacted swiftly
and frmly to Toris behavior,
sending her to a drug rehabili-
tation center. She was isolated
and had no contact with friends
for fve months.
Tori checked herself out of re-
hab when she reached legal age
at 18. She stayed with her par-
ents in Utah for only a few days
before her boyfriend and best
friend picked her up and drove
her back to Kansas.
Tori did not speak with her
parents for nearly a year after
she left Utah, but she now un-
derstands why her parents sent
her to rehab.
I was the oldest and they
were concerned for my welfare.
I still feel bad about them send-
ing me to rehab, because it was
so expensive. But it was not nec-
essary, she said.
Even Janet wonders now if
sending Tori to rehab was an
overreaction. I dont know,
she said. I still feel badly to this
day about it.
***
Back in Kansas, Tori enrolled
at the University. With her fresh-
man year winding down, she
was living in Overland Park and
commuting daily and had just
left her job at a department store
in Oak Park Mall.
Having worked 40 hours a
week at the old job to cover her
bills, she knew she needed to
fnd a better-paying job fast, be-
cause she was getting no fnan-
cial support from her parents.
In high school she had joked
about being a stripper. Suddenly
the joke turned serious.
She sought the advice of her
then-boyfriend. He was sup-
portive, and not in the creepy I-
want-to-date-a-stripper sense,
she recalled.
She visited Bada Bing in
North Lawrence, now called
AllStars. The search was over.
Five years later, Tori and her
mother still have never dis-
cussed Toris job outside of
school. She doesnt ask, so I
dont tell, Tori said.
But Janet knows, and she
cant understand why her
daughter chose to dance at a
strip club.
It breaks my heart, but its
her life and she has to own her
behavior, Janet said.
Tori said stripping was a job,
not a lifestyle, although her
social life away from AllStars
usually involved bars and al-
cohol.
She said her main reason for
stripping 20 to 40 hours a week
was simple the money. Aver-
age nights brought in $200 to
$300. Good nights can bring in
as much as $800.
Lap dances, a staple of any
strip club, fetch $20. But Tori
has her limits, going as far as to
call herself prude.
I wont dance for creepy
guys. If I get a bad vibe, I wont
dance, she said.
Tori said some men think they
can do whatever they want to a
stripper.
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Just because Im a stripper
doesnt mean you can sexually
assault me, she said. Its not
worth an extra $20, $40, $200 or
$400 dollars to go home angry.
My mental and emotional health
are much more important.
Another way she makes money
doesnt involve dancing at all she
just sits and talks with a customer.
Guys are just paying for the
company, she said.
Tori said she had a few regu-
lars who come in specically to
see her, but shes really had only
one guy become too attached to
her. Declining to go into specif-
ics, she said the situation was
resolved without incident.
So what makes a good stripper?
Physical attraction is always
a bonus, Tori said.
She quickly added, But its not
the only thing. Guys appreciate
being able to talk for an hour or
two. They appreciate a girl whos
doing something with her life.
Tori ts that description.
***
A role model employee. Thats
what Big Will called Tori.
Having danced longer than
anyone at AllStars, Tori is a favor-
ite of Big Wills. A humanitarian
of sorts, the aptly named Big Will,
an imposing gure with his moni-
ker tattooed along his left fore-
arm, is the father of a 16-year-old
daughter and a newborn son.
He claimed he taught life les-
sons that couldnt be taught at
the University and called Tori
one of his prized pupils.
Ive seen Tori grow from a
young, timid girl, who wasnt
100 percent sure, to a very con-
dent, independent woman whos
going to be something someday.
The condence shes developed
is unbelievable.
Girls like Tori make AllStars
classy, Big Will proclaimed.
A classy strip club?
Every strip club is classy,
Big Will quipped. Just depends
on what kind of class you come
from.
Despite coming from upper
middle-class Johnson County and
a Mormon family, Tori has no
plans to stop dancing. Sure, her
family would love to see her keep
her clothes on and return to the
Church.
For now, Janet said she just
wanted her daughter back, and that
its about family, not the Church.
Tori wouldnt rule out a return
to the Church, but she wished her
mother could appreciate what
shes done on her own: working,
paying her own way and nish-
ing her college degree.
She said she would probably
walk down Campanile Hill next
week for graduation to cap off
an enjoyable six-year experience
at the University.
As for what her next move
will be, shes applied to medical
school and is also considering a
career in physical therapy.
Tori understands that her KU
education is the ticket to a suc-
cessful working career, and that
shes not going to strip forever.
But its there if I need it.
Edited by Matt Wilson
Transfer
Megan Hill, assistant director
for transfer student recruitment
and credit evaluation, said that
transferring from a school like
Gonzaga, which is private, Jesu-
it and out of state, was probably
the most difcult of all transfer
situations.
Hill said the process be-
gan with students submitting
applications and transcripts
from previously attended
colleges. Once a student is
admitted, their file gets sent
for a course evaluation. The
courses are entered into a
PeopleSoft course evaluation
system, which determines if
the course is transferable or if
the course has ever been eval-
uated. Hill said if a course
was being evaluated for the
first time the off ice would
research the transferability of
the course.
Hill said that if a course was
deemed non-transferable by the
system, students could petition
within the respective school
they are applying to within the
University.
The school has the final
say to whether they will ac-
cept the transfer credit, Hill
said.
With about 1,000 students ap-
plying to transfer to the Univer-
sity every year, potential transfer
students ood the Ofce of Ad-
missions and Scholarships with
phone calls and e-mails per-
taining to questions about their
transfer process.
However, Hill encourages
students to be proactive in
the transferring process and
to contact her office with any
questions or concerns they
might have.
Customer service is a big part
of what we do. We try our best
to respond within 24 hours,
Hill said.
Buser said that Hill and
her co-workers had been very
helpful during his process. He
also said that being a lifetime
KU basketball fan had played a
part in his decision to transfer.
Bus
Livingood said remote park-
ing was essential if the Universi-
ty wanted to maintain its beauty
without succumbing to the ur-
banized feel by adding parking
garages to facilitate parking.
She said the study showed
the University was already 1,800
parking spaces short, and that
with proposed campus expan-
sion, 2,000 to 3,000 additional
parking spaces would be needed.
Provost Shulenburger, who
is leaving the University at the
end of the semester, said this
project was the big goal of the
year, and it would not have been
possible without the efforts of
employees like Livingood, Jim
Long, vice provost for facilities
planning and management, as
well as others.
Shulenburger said that the
new Park and Ride lot and the
new $40 million Multidisci-
plinary Research Building will
help to ensure the development
of West Campus.
Edited by Kathryn Anderson
Grades
When athletics director Lew
Perkins took over the depart-
ment three years ago, he re-
vamped its academic support
branch. He hired new staff and
doubled the budget for tutors.
Paul Buskirk, associate ath-
letics director for student ath-
lete support services, said his
providing legitimate resources
to support student athlete aca-
demic success had been made
easier by Perkins pledged sup-
port.
There is a point of no return.
I cant claim every student will
gain a 4.0, Buskirk said.
He said as long the students
kept trying hard in the class-
room, and the resources were
available, there was no reason
why this trend of academic suc-
cess could not continue.
news 6A The UniversiTy DAily KAnsAn weDnesDAy, mAy 10, 2006
By Jill lawless
THE AssociATEd PrEss
LONDON Richard E.
Grant wears a watch on each
wrist. One tells the time in
London; the other is set to the
time in Swaziland, the coun-
try of his birth.
The latter was a gift from
Grants late father, an offi-
cial in the southern African
countrys last British colonial
government. It closely resem-
bles the timepiece received
by Ralph, the hero of Grants
directorial debut, Wah-Wah,
from his similarly employed
dad.
The scene is based on truth,
Grant says as is nearly ev-
erything in the film, a warm
but unsentimental coming-of-
age story set during the last
days of the British Empire.
It has been described as a
semi-autobiographical film,
but Grant goes further: Its
entirely autobiographical.
You have to put in the
`semi to cover yourself le-
gally, and obviously theres
dramatic license taken, said
Grant, who gained fame as the
title character a deliriously
drunken failed actor in the
1987 slacker classic Withnail
and I.
But everything that hap-
pens, happened.
The film does not give a
romanticized view of Grants
family or their neighbors, a
tiny colonial elite seeing the
sun set on their empire in the
days before Swazilands 1968
independence.
In the course of the film,
Ralph watches from the back
seat of a car while his moth-
er and her lover romp in the
front, endures his parents di-
vorce and the icy disapproval
of their neighbors, and sees his
father sink into bouts of alco-
holic despair that culminate in
taking a shot at the boy with
a pistol. All true, Grant says,
and all events he has wanted
to write about for a long time.
Its been hovering in my
head for years, said Grant,
49, over a lunch of pasta at a
centuries-old London pub.
I started keeping a diary
when I witnessed my mothers
adultery in this car when I
was 10, simply because it was
such a poisonous secret and
I couldnt tell anybody about
it. I suppose writing about it
was a way of being listened
to a record of this actually
going on, because I couldnt
tell my friends and I certainly
couldnt tell my father.
Wah-Wah the title re-
fers to the drone of upper-
class chitchat that drives one
American character to distrac-
tion is emotionally wrench-
ing, but far from bleak. It has
humor and absurdity as Ralph
and the other expats stage
an amateur production of
Camelot to mark the arrival
of Swazi independence.
It would be very easy to
mock them, Grant said of the
characters, who are frequently
snobbish, narrow-minded and
racist. But he set out to give a
fuller picture.
Grant said he hoped to con-
vey the panic felt by people
who saw empire running out
on them, and their livelihoods
and the ridiculous social peck-
ing order that we lived under.
The sands of time were run-
ning out on them fast.
Grant, whose acting CV
runs from the sublime
Robert Altmans Gosford
Park to the Spice Girls
(he played the bands man-
ager in the girl-power fea-
ture Spice World), retains
a strong sense of his younger
self. The film sticks resolutely
to Ralphs point of view, as
he is angered and often mys-
tified by the behavior of the
adults around him. The role
is played by Nicholas Hoult
(About a Boy, The Weath-
er Man), whose gangly frame
and otherworldly expression
are reminiscent of the tall,
turquoise-eyed Grant.
Alastair Grant/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Actor and frst time movie director Richard E. Grant has directed a semi-
autobiographical flm, Wah Wah, based on his childhood experiences in
Swaziland in Southern Africa.
By DaviD linharDt
editor@kansan.com
KAnsAn corrEsPondEnT
Student activism today is
a world away from the an-
gry protests of the 1960s and
1970s, said Karl Brooks, as-
sistant professor of history and
environmental studies.
Brooks protested U.S. in-
volvement in the Vietnam con-
fict during high school. By the
time he reached college, he had
turned to more conventional
forms of politics.
Noticing how the media
were gatekeepers even in local
debates, Brooks saw that activ-
ism needed to evolve.
Brooks said he saw student
activism today, especially KU
student activists, as far more
media-savvy than that of the
past. More students angrily
protested on college campuses
in past years, but now protes-
tors know how to grab TV and
newspaper coverage.
More students know whats
going on in the world, though
fewer of them may understand
the political process itself,
Brooks said.
KU Info returned last month,
thanks to student activists like
Justin La Mort, Cherryvale se-
nior and a columnist for The
University Daily Kansan, who
trumpeted KU Infos impor-
tance to students during its
absence.
La Mort and other student
activists helped restore the fa-
mous piece of the Universitys
student services so students
who wonder how many trees
are on KUs Lawrence Campus
can go to the new KU Info of-
fce in the Kansas Union.
La Mort attributes his suc-
cess to knowing how to handle
the press.
Using the media and con-
trolling the terms of the argu-
ment are essential, he said.
Mobilization is fundamental
to give incentive to legislators
if they want to keep their jobs
while at the same time provid-
ing them political capital as
cover from the lobbyists.
La Mort is president of the
KU chapter of ACLU. He
fought, unsuccessfully, in April
for the Lawrence City Com-
mission to alter a noise ordi-
nance that local privacy activ-
ists found intrusive and unfair.
La Mort joined with the Delta
Force coalition from Student
Senate and marched on City
Hall.
Despite the commissions
refusal to make changes to
the law, La Mort said he saw
a chance for student activists
to push for a change again in
about six months.
It depends on what you
count as success, La Mort said.
His efforts earned him a spot
on the front page two days in
a row in The University Daily
Kansan and the Lawrence
Journal-World, along with
some press in The Washington
Post and The Drudge Report.
La Mort said that was a sur-
prise.
Other student activists, led
by Ethan Nuss, Salina senior,
helped organize the Power-
Shift energy security confer-
ence at the Kansas Union on
April 29. The conference was
sponsored by 20/20 Vision, a
non-profit organization dedi-
cated to reducing oil depen-
dency.
Nuss urged a Woodruff Au-
ditorium audience of more
than 240 to sway from addic-
tion to foreign oil.
The beautiful thing the
advantage we have as students
is that we dont have the
money, Nuss said. The biggest
resources we have are passion
and people. If we can organize
around that passion, then we
can mobilize for change.
Nuss wants to continue his
work with 20/20 Vision next
year by taking the fght to re-
duce oil consumption to To-
peka.
La Mort said, As with most
things, realizing there is a
problem is the frst step to fx-
ing it. The change Ive seen is
that people are talking and re-
peating the points weve been
hammering.
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By Rachel SeymouR
editor@kansan.com
Kansan correspondent
When Mike Rundle an-
nounced he was gay during his
State of the City Address on
April 12, one year ago, he had
yet to tell everyone in his im-
mediate family about his sexual
orientation, including his father
and two of his seven siblings.
It is with dig-
nity and pride
that I acknowl-
edge that I have
been Lawrences
mayor and, in
all likelihood,
Lawrences frst
gay mayor,
Rundle said in
his address.
Rundle has been involved in
Lawrence politics as a city com-
missioner since 1987. He had
wanted to serve as an openly
gay mayor, but planned to come
out to his family frst, he said.
After his announcement on
April 12, Rundle wrote his father
a letter and e-mailed his last two
siblings to tell them he was gay,
something all of Lawrence already
knew. One of Rundles main con-
cerns was his brother and sister-in-
laws reaction.
We have one sibling who is
really conservative religiously,
said Kate Van Zandt, one of
Rundles sisters.
But, she said, not one of her
family members would stop lov-
ing another because he or she
was gay. Van Zandt was one of
the frst of the siblings Rundle
told he was gay. It was not long
before Christmas.
He said he wanted to give
me an early Christmas present.
Actually, I want to give myself
an early present, she recalled
her brother saying. He wanted
to be who he was and not hide
anything.
To Rundles relief, his brother
and sister-in-laws reaction was
positive. In fact, his brothers
nephew had come out months
before.
After his announcement, me-
dia outlets from in and out of
state wanted a word with Run-
dle. Radio stations from Kansas
to California called to talk to
him. He walked in gay pride pa-
rades in Wichita and Lawrence
and even gave speeches on his
personal story.
I became a focal point for a
lot of people who were interest-
ed in equal rights, he said.
At one point though, some
people thought Rundles sexual
orientation could be used against
him. Rumors were whispered in
Lawrence about Rundle being
gay as he ran for city commis-
sioner in 2003. These whisper
campaigns, as Rundle called
them, had little effect on the
election results. Rundle was re-
elected as a city commissioner
with the highest number of votes
of the six candidates running for
positions on the city commission.
Rundle was later appointed vice
mayor in 2003, and then mayor
in April 2004.
People look at how you run
the city, he said. Thats more
important than your private life.
Even if Rundle had served
openly as Lawrences frst gay may-
or, he said it wouldnt have made a
difference on how he chose to use
his time as mayor. He said this was
mainly because so much came up
at the city commission.
City commissioners could
easily work about 40 hours per
week on city issues, something
Rundle said he sometimes had
to do along with his other job as
a head cashier at The Commu-
nity Mercantile. As a cashier, he
works about 40 hours per week.
Between the two jobs and Run-
dles personal life, he often feels
pressed for time, he said.
If Rundle had to decide now
whether he wanted to run for re-
election in 2007, he said his an-
swer was yes. Scheduling in per-
sonal time weighs on him, though.
Rundle has personal goals for
himself outside the city commis-
sion including spending more
time with his father, who is more
than 80 years old.
I dont have forever to spend
with him, Rundle said.
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By RoBeRt BuRnS
the associated press
WASHINGTON Defense
Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld
said Tuesday that in light of
prewar intelligence failures in
Iraq, U.S. offcials must be extra
careful in evaluating intelligence
about Irans nuclear program.
At a Pentagon news confer-
ence, Rumsfeld was asked how
confdent the American people
should be in the reliability of the
intelligence that is being pro-
duced on Iran and its nuclear
intentions, given what hap-
pened with Iraq.
He responded by noting the
failure on Iraq, whose alleged
weapons of mass destruction
were the chief public justifca-
tion given by President Bush for
invading in March 2003 to over-
throw the regime of Saddam
Hussein.
It turns out it was wrong,
that intelligence. Fair enough,
he said. Its a tough business.
Its a diffcult thing to be right
all the time. And the informa-
tion was not correct. Does that
give one pause? You bet.
When publicly discussing the
reliability of U.S. foreign intel-
ligence, Rumsfeld often notes
the risk of mistakes and gaps,
particularly regarding informa-
tion on countries like Iran and
North Korea that the Bush ad-
ministration considers rogue na-
tions. But he had not previously
indicated that the Iraq failures
give him pause on Iran.
You bet. And youre dealing
with a closed society there, so
clearly one has to be very care-
ful, he said.
Iran says its nuclear program
is meant exclusively for gener-
ating electricity, but the United
States and some other Western
countries believe it is a cover for
developing nuclear weapons.
During a public appear-
ance in Florida on Tuesday,
President Bush said the United
States was in the early stage
of diplomacy to solve the Iran
nuclear issue.
And we will continue to
work through diplomatic
channels to make it clear that
we mean what we say. And,
obviously, part of making the
diplomacy work is what will
be the consequences if the Ira-
nians decide maybe not to lis-
ten to the rational demands of
the world, Bush said. He did
not say what the consequences
might be, but Bush has said
many times that he could not
rule out the use of military
force against Iran.
At his Pentagon news con-
ference, Rumsfeld also pressed
Congress to pass an emergency
spending measure that contains
about $65 billion for Pentagon
war costs in Iraq and Afghani-
stan. He referred specifcally
to the House having cut about
$760 million that the Pentagon
says it needs for training Iraqi
and Afghan security forces.
Asked when the Pentagon
would begin a substantial with-
drawal of U.S. troops from Iraq,
Rumsfeld said it was too early
to say.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld gestures during a news conference at the Pentagon on Tuesday.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. attorney Sabin Willett, second right, and fve Uighurs, Chinese Mus-
lims, released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center have lunch at a
restaurant in Tirana Monday. China on Tuesday demanded the return of fve
Chinese Muslims released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center, blast-
ing a U.S. decision to allow them to seek asylum in Albania.
By alexa oleSen
BEIJING China on Tues-
day blasted a U.S. decision to
release fve Chinese Muslims
from the Guantanamo Bay de-
tention center to seek asylum in
Albania, describing them as sus-
pected terrorists and demanding
their return.
A European-based Uighur
Muslim activist said the men
would face the death penalty
or torture if sent back to Chi-
na.
The fve Chinese were held in
Guantanamo for several years
after being picked up during the
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan
following the Sept. 11, 2001,
terrorist attacks.
The United States said last
week it was letting them go to
Albania after concluding they
posed no terrorist threat to the
U.S. but might face persecution
if returned to China.
Chinese Foreign Ministry
spokesman Liu Jianchao said
Tuesday that the men are sus-
pected of being members of
a group accused of waging a
violent separatist campaign in
Chinas northwestern Muslim
region of Xinjiang.
The fve people accepted
by the Albanian side are by no
means refugees but terrorist sus-
pects, Liu said at a news brief-
ing. We think they should be
repatriated to China.
Accepting the Guantanamo
suspects as refugees violates the
U.N. Charter and international
law, Liu said, adding Beijing
was urging U.S. and Albanian
authorities to send them back
as soon as possible.
Beijing says the group
the Xinjiang-based East
Turkestan Islamic Movement
has links to al-Qaida and
has received arms and train-
ing from the terror network.
But the government hasnt re-
leased evidence to support its
claims.
If they are sent to China,
they almost certainly, almost
100 percent, face a death
sentence, said Dilxat Raxit,
a Uighur Muslim activist in
Stockholm, Sweden. And if
they dont get a death sen-
tence they are very likely to
face torture in prison.
Manfred Nowak, a U.N.
torture investigator, visited
Xinjiang last year and said
Uighur detainees were among
those most likely to be mis-
treated by Chinese authori-
ties.
Liu did not respond directly
when asked what charges the
suspects would face if returned
to China.
Beijing blames Uighur sepa-
ratists for sporadic bombings
and other violence in the mas-
sive desert region in Chinas far
northwest. But diplomats and
foreign experts are skeptical and
say most violence stems from
personal disputes.
Xinjiang which abuts sev-
eral Central Asian nations is
home to about 8 million Ui-
ghurs, who are ethnically Tur-
kic, not Han Chinese, and have
their own distinct culture and
language.
The Washington-based Uy-
ghur American Association last
week identifed the men as Abu
Bakker Qassim, Adel Abdu Al-
Hakim, Ahtar Qassim, Ayup
Haji Ahmet and Ahmet, without
giving a last name for the ffth
man.
In announcing their release
last week, the Defense Depart-
ment gave scant information
about the former detainees. Its
statement did not say explicitly
why they were not returned to
China.
Our key objective has been
to resettle the Uighurs in an en-
vironment that will permit them
to rebuild their lives, the state-
ment said. Albania will provide
this opportunity.
The attorney for the fve criti-
cized the choice of Albania as
a destination, saying it will be
virtually impossible for them to
assimilate. He said they were
being sheltered at a National
Center for Refugees in the sub-
urbs of Tirana.
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Muslims to Albania
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHHH
What you were sure of -- be it a person,
goal or situation -- could become convo-
luted. Think in terms of gains and growing.
A partner inspires ideas and helps you
move in a new direction.
Tonight: Easy does it.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH
Pace yourself and double-check facts.
Someone who acts as if he or she is in
charge might be confusing or the source of
a mix-up. Being sincere and honest could
help you work with others. Think positively
despite all the red fags.
Tonight: Keep smiling.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH
Your playfulness easily could be misunder-
stood. Perhaps a little less exaggeration
and a little more decorum will draw positive
results. You might cause a hassle out of the
blue. Investigate your options.
Tonight: Ever playful.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH
Someone or a situation could disappoint
you. Anchor in and understand what a part-
ner wants. You might need to make a choice
between two people or two situations.
Know who butters your bread. That will be
the smart choice.
Tonight: Happiest at home.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH
Keep talking and opening up to others. You
might be surprised, and at some point dis-
appointed, by what someone else says. You
might want to move a project ahead, and
others might undermine you. Be diplomatic
if you want to succeed.
Tonight: Meet a friend at a favorite haunt.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH
Reach out for others and listen to the other
side of the question. You might want or need
to spend some money in order to get much-
needed feedback. Not everything is as it
appears to be, especially in your daily life.
Tonight: Seek feedback.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH
You might be able to move mountains
because of your creativity and high energy.
Your perspective changes considerably
because you are willing to put yourself on
the line. A partner or associate is diffcult.
Tonight: Youre top dog.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH
The slower the pace, the better off you are.
Think through a question more carefully.
Review a personal matter involving an
important relationship. See what happens if
you relax and let your feelings and instincts
fow.
Tonight: Take some well-deserved personal
time.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH
Friends point the way. Still, you could be
confused by someone in your daily life and
what he or she says. You might want to
lighten up and just focus on what you want.
That would be the most successful path
right now.
Tonight: Wherever you want to be.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH
Taking charge works for you better than
many. Though there might be ambivalence
about a risk, you may decide to go with it
anyway. Money could easily drip through
your fngers. You dont want that -- do you?
Tonight: A force to be reckoned with.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH
You might want to do something very differ-
ent. Laugh and relax with those in your life.
Someone at a distance could make a big
difference in your choices. Smile and relax
with news. Nothing is impossible.
Tonight: Read between the lines.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH
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A lot of the information you get could be
off, or you might not be getting all the facts.
Confrm everything you hear. Brainstorm
and be willing to share more of your
thoughts.
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When I walk into a grocery
with $20 to buy a weeks worth
of food, I tend to buy whatev-
ers cheapest. Near-expired,
marked-down ground beef?
Check. No-brand-name milk?
Check. Green bananas for 39
cents a pound? Check.
Theres no way I can afford
to buy fresh, organic lettuces
or free-range beef raised with-
out bovine growth hormone or pesticide-free
apples.
Weve all been to organic grocery stores,
and we all know that prices can be double or
even triple what you see at Checkers.
So why the higher price? First, most organ-
ic farms arent subsidized by the government.
Your average stockyard receives money from
the government, which keeps their prices
down. Organic farms dont have that luxury.
Second, more money goes into the care of the
animals, and oftentimes more human labor.
Third, the farms tend to be smaller. A basic
economics class will teach you that the more
of something you produce, the lower the cost
of production becomes.
So smaller farms have higher costs of pro-
duction, which means their prices must be
higher to compensate.
So, what benefit do you get from organic
food that you dont from so-called ordinary
food? Theres no scientific evidence that or-
ganic foods have more vitamins or nutritional
value than non-organic food.
The biggest pro-organic argument isnt
about what you get, its about what dont get.
All of the pesticides and growth hormones
and preservatives and ripening chemicals put
on fruits and vegetables are not present in or-
ganic food.
In recent years, scientists are finding these
chemicals everywhere stored in fat in the
human body or in breastmilk;
in rivers, lakes and oceans and
in their sands and sediments;
Most die-hard, pro-organ-
ic supporters say that these
chemicals can cause cancer,
hormonal imbalances and a
weakened immune system,
for starters. Skeptics can say
that scientists are much better
at proving that the chemicals
are in and around our bodies than they are
at proving that theyre harmful, and theyd be
right.
Its easy to figure out how much of a cer-
tain pesticide a person could eat before he or
she died from poisoning, but its much harder
to tell what effects minute amounts have over
long periods of time.
Have cancer rates been going up? Yes. Is
it due to all of the chemicals that have found
their way into our bodies? Not as clear. Most
scientists would answer a hesitant probably.
The trouble is, there are so MANY chemicals
supposedly at work in our bodies that scien-
tists cant tell exactly what harmful effects any
given one has.
When I graduate and make a million dollars
a year ha ha I think I will buy organic
foods, but for different reasons than those
listed above.
Supporting local, organic growers is impor-
tant to me, for starters. But organic food seems
to taste better, fresher and riper. And I think
theres value in going to the Farmers Market
or an organic grocery store to buy vegetables
without plastic packaging, or beef that I know
has grown up around where I have. Its simply
more appealing.
Plus, its a safe bet in case all of these
hesitant scientists are right.
Evanhoe is a Derby senior in Chemistry.
You should institute a
meal called Chris and
Andres Midnight Meal Mad-
ness.
Id like to report an inci-

dent of abuse. My friend just
dropped a bunk bed on his
girlfriend.
Dear Student Rec Center

umpires: Thanks for screwing
us over. From: You know who.
Cant sleep, clowns will

eat me.
The only way to survive

the mumps is an intravenous
injection of Jack Bowers
blood.
To the two blondes who

rollerblade on campus every
day: Youre hot but I hope
your brakes fall out and you
trip.
Im disappointed in you
Richard Friesen. I wanted to
see you go for three days.
To the guy whos bragging

about getting his stuff in the
Free-for-All: Youre an idiot
and I hate you.
One of the landscapers out

in front of Wescoe is showing
some serious crack.
Well, evidently when you

rollerblade you walk back-
ward down the steps.
So my friend and I are

wondering why the Grey-
hound bus station in Law-
rence is in a gas station.
Weve decided this is just
another reason you shouldnt
take a Greyhound bus any-
where.
Only two more days of class
remain, then a week of nals.
After that, the seniors will walk
down the Campanile Hill into
Memorial Stadium to usher
in the next part of their lives.
Theyll be bombarded with the
advice of family and friends
as they head into the world to
start their careers.
But what about the other
Jayhawks? You know, the ones
who will return in the fall to
continue their studies and col-
lege experiences? Is there no
advice for them about how to
enjoy their remaining days at
the University? We at the edito-
rial board have taken it upon
ourselves to communicate these
few words of wisdom to those
returning to campus in the fall:
Seek to do things youve never
done before you graduate.
Go for a swim in the Chi
Omega fountain, call the Free-
for-All or go sledding on the
Hill when class has been can-
celled because of snow and ice.
Take that HSES class so you
can get in the physical shape
youve always wanted to be in,
or join an intramural team. On
the weekends, go to a random
house party and do a keg stand
if you feel the urge. Visit North
Lawrence and revel in its dif-
ference from the rest of town.
Visit Clinton Lake and the
numerous other parks that dot
the area.
Take a nap while studying
for this semesters and future
nals in Watson Library. Go
to a concert or independent
lm at Liberty Hall. Visit a bar
you regularly wouldnt and see
what its like. Live in the Oread
neighborhood just east of cam-
pus and see if it holds up to its
reputation.
The key is to do something
different and exciting. Dont
limit yourself to this list. Be
creative and come up with your
own challenges to work on
before you also walk down the
Hill.
This is your last chance to
have a little fun before coming
a responsible adult with a day
job and 401(k). Take advantage
of that.
Ty Beaver for the editorial
board
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OUR OPINION
Healthy foods are pricier but
well worth the expenditure
Wal-Mart
provides
lower
prices
A few words of wisdom
for those remaining
COMMENTARY
Issue: Things to do be-
fore graduation
Stance: Take time out
to experience what it
means to be a Jayhawk
before its too late.
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After spending a semester in
Madrid, Spain I have come to
the conclusion that some things
are better here while others are
better in the United States. This
is by no means exhaustive, scien-
tic, nor without bias or possible
ethnocentric preconceptions.
Spains ruling PSOE (Par-
tido Socialista Obrero Espaol
Spains left of center party)
headed by Jos Luis Rodrguez
Zapatero is far superior to the
Republican Party and Presi-
dent Bush. Besides the obvious
incompetence of the current Bush
administration, the Zapatero gov-
ernment has accomplished two
major equal rights achievements.
First, Spain completely legalized
gay marriage nearly a year ago.
In contrast, Bush has continually
advocated amending the consti-
tution to ban gay marriage. Sec-
ondly, Zapatero has deliberately
created a cabinet equally repre-
sented by both genders, including
a female vice-president. Bushs
cabinet has only four women in a
cabinet of 16.
Spain does not achieve equal
rights for all, though. Innumerable
places are not wheelchair acces-
sible, nor have I ever seen a handi-
cap parking spot. On this note, the
Americans with Disabilities Act is
tremendously successful in provid-
ing access to public buildings for
virtually every American.
Unrelated to the ruling gov-
ernment, the legal drinking age
in Madrid is 18 like most of
Europe. There is no reason the
drinking age should be 21 in the
United States. Finally while the
United States tries to take away
marijuana from those in pain and
dying of AIDS and cancer, Spain
is much more relaxed. According
to drugpolicy.org, the consumption
and home growth of marijuana
is legal, while the selling and traf-
cking of it is criminalized.
In general, partying in Spain is
an all-night experience, where it
is not unusual to stay out until 6
or 7 in the morning, though going
out does not usually start until
midnight or 1 a.m. While it can be
fun to stay out all night, and we
have all experienced the night cut
short by the bar closing at 2 a.m.,
the next day is basically slept away.
The United States trumps
Spain in customer service,
though. In Spain, it seems the
general wisdom is the customer is
always wrong. While, this might
save Spanish laborers in the ser-
vice industry from the extremely
whiny customer, it means that ser-
vice sucks in Spain. On Saturday,
I went to a fairly posh restaurant
with a friend and we waited twice
as long for a table as they told us
we would. After promptly placing
our order, we waited at least 25
minutes for our drinks to arrive.
Our waiter truly forgot about us.
I am obviously not address-
ing a host of other issues where
either the Spanish way or the
American way is better, but
have attempted to highlight the
issues I think are most perti-
nent to my life as a student.
That said, I have extended my
stay in Madrid, through the
summer, because despite its
aws, Espaa es muy bueno.
Ryan Kusmin is a Leawood
junior in political science. He
is studying aborad in Ma-
drid, Spain this semester.
Cultural differences less one-sided than would seem
Pegged as the Evil Retail Gi-
ant, Wal-Mart is bashed by ev-
ery group from Christian activists
to the UFCW. Wal-Marts image
is blasted daily by a barrage of
complaints: Low pay, no benets
for employees and the death of
locally owned businesses.
These arguments are unfound-
ed. Wal-Mart pays a national aver-
age wage of nearly $10 per hour.
They provide wages to unskilled
employees at more than 47 per-
cent of the federal minimum wage.
Additionally, CEO Lee Scott has
been pushing Congress to raise the
minimum wage for the past three
quarters of a year. A second fallacy
in the continuing debate about
Wal-Mart is its failure to provide
health care coverage. Today we
live in an economy that strains
the purchasing power of low- to
middle-income households. With
health care costs on the rise, it is
difcult for many families to afford
quality health insurance. Wal-
Mart addresses this challenge by
providing a wide range of health
care options. Wal-Mart employees
may choose from more than half a
dozen plans with premiums about
$30 per week.
Many locally owned stores
and specialty shops have gone
under when Wal-Mart has entered
their market. Is this bad for the
community? Wal-Marts strategic
approach is grounded in the idea
that providing consumers with a
wide range of goods at rock-bot-
tom prices benets everyone. Its
existence embodies the capitalist
model. All companies ght for
customers: Best Buy vs. Ricks,
Sunower vs. Backwoods, and
Myers Retail Liquor vs. Cork &
Barrel. If a company cant beat its
competitor on price it certainly
needs to be prepared to beat them
on service. Change in the business
environment is pervasive and must
be managed proactively. These lo-
cally owned businesses do not go
out of business because Wal-Mart
comes to town. Rather, they go
under because they fail to change
their own approach to doing
business. Wal-Marts existence in a
community creates more jobs and
allows families to expend much
less of their limited income on
necessary goods. With the creation
of more jobs comes more income
for citizens of a community like
Lawrence. With more money in
their pockets from Wal-Mart both
directly wages and indirectly
low prices they can help the
local economy grow beyond what
it would have otherwise.
It is clear that Wal-Mart is in
business to make money, much
like Francis Sporting Goods,
The Home Depot, and Hy-Vee.
They are continually surveying
the business landscape to nd
new ways of generating income.
The bottom line is that these
companies provide value to
customers. There is a tangible
benet to having a Wal-Mart in
your community. Embrace the
fact that you can get almost ev-
erything you need in one place
at a low price. So when you
decide to go to Wal-Mart for a
$3 jar of pickles, seven pack-
ages of Oreos, and a $5 DVD
you can smile while you thumb
through all that extra cash and
say, Wow, it was worth it.
Brandon Hodges
Hot Springs, Ark., Senior
NEWS 10A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2006
BY ANDREW TAYLOR
WASHINGTON Republicans in
Congress reached agreement Tuesday
on a $70 billion measure to extend tax
breaks for investors and prevent more
middle-income families from being hit
by a tax aimed at the wealthy.
The bill would hand President
Bush one of his top tax priorities, a
two-year extension of the reduced 15
percent tax rate for capital gains and
dividends, currently set to expire at
the end of 2008.
Republicans have credited the tax
cuts, enacted in 2003, with boosting
economic growth and creating many
jobs.
The measure also would keep 15 mil-
lion families from being hit this year with
the alternative minimum tax, which was
designed to make sure the wealthy paid
taxes but is ensnaring more and more
middle-income families because it is not
indexed for ination.
The accord paves the way for House
approval of the measure as early as
Wednesday. The Senate could clear
the bill for Bushs desk by weeks end.
This is a responsible bill that pro-
tects families and small business own-
ers from tax increases, while also pro-
viding investors with a bigger window
of certaintycritical to continued eco-
nomic growth, said Ways and Means
Committee Chairman
Bill Thomas, R-Calif.
Critics, including
many Democrats, have
attacked the tax rate re-
ductions on dividends
and corporate prots
as being largely tilted
to the wealthy and
have argued that the
provisions should not
be extended at a time
of large budget decits
and massive spending
for the war in Iraq.
The development
capped weeks of often
difcult talks between
GOP lawmakers as they wrangled over
how to advance their partys tax agen-
da.
Under budget rules, only $70 billion
in cuts can be advanced under fast-track
rules that would prevent a possible li-
buster by Senate Democrats.
That rule prompted Republicans
to devise a strategy under which they
would advance the investor tax breaks
and alternative minimum tax relief in
a rst, libuster-proof bill while using
a second bill to approve various tax
changes left out of the main legislation.
Senate Finance
Committee Chair-
man Charles Grass-
ley, R-Iowa, had
been holding off on
nalizing the main
measure in order to
preserve negotiating
leverage on the sec-
ond measure, which
is to contain a num-
ber of widely backed
tax breaks.
They include a
popular education tu-
ition tax deduction, a
tax break for teachers
who buy their own
school supplies and a research and de-
velopment tax credit for businesses.
That measure would also preserve
tax deductions for state and local sales
taxes.
As talks dragged on the second mea-
sure, pressure built from GOP leaders
and the White House to complete the
main measure. Thomas said negotia-
tions will continue on the second bill.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. Gov.
Jeb Bush declared a state of emergency
and called in the Florida National Guard
to help ght wildres that have burned
thousands of acres and
blanketed highways with
thick smoke.
Ofcials are tracking
about 50 active wildres
throughout the water-
parched state, including
blazes just south of Day-
tona Beach that have de-
stroyed three homes and
shut down stretches of In-
terstate 95.
Rain was expected to
help some areas Tuesday
afternoon, but ofcials
worried that lightning
could spark more blazes.
We still have signicant wildre con-
ditions and need a tremendous amount
of rain to get back to normal levels, New
Smyrna Beach spokeswoman Shannon
Lewis said Tuesday.
The governor declared a state of emer-
gency Monday night, deploying aviation
units from the Florida National Guard.
He also met with some of the 155 re-
ghters working to contain a re in New
Smyrna Beach that has consumed about
1,300 acres since Sunday and destroyed
three homes.
We are a tinder box right now, Bush
said. We had a little bit of rain but not
enough to give people assurances that we
are not going to have more res.
The governor said many of the res
likely started with either human negli-
gence or malevolence.
About 1,000 resi-
dents were ordered to
evacuate Sunday in
New Smyrna Beach
as the re approached.
Avia Toney was re-
lieved Monday to nd
her house had been
spared. She ed the
neighborhood only
when she saw re ap-
proaching through the
woods across a nearby
golf course.
It was right at the
edge of the woods,
she said. Ashes were falling. It was black
and ugly.
More than 2,200 wildres have burned
over 44,000 acres in Florida since Jan. 1,
according to the state Division of For-
estry.
These res are consuming everything,
said Jim Brenner, the divisions re man-
agement administrator. And its not over
by any stretch of the imagination.
Interstate 95 had reopened early Tues-
day in Brevard and Volusia counties,
Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Kim
Miller said. However, smoke could shut
it down again if the res are up again.
Fires scorch Florida
Robert Burke/THE TAMPA TRIBUNE
A brush re burns in Sun City Center, Fla., Tuesday. Evacuations were ordered nearby due to
heavy smoke. Several wildres blazing through parched central Florida will continue closing
down large stretches of Interstate 95 in the morning hours, but no homes were in immediate
danger of the ames, ofcials said Tuesday.
NATION
C.L. Garvin/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Three-year-old Cody Dexter, of Washington, plays in the bubbles Monday in Beckwith, W.Va., as his mother Reece Dexter looks on. The
family was in the state visiting relatives.
Bubbling with joy
Congress to extend tax break
NATION
STATE
Strong winds blow sixteen
freight cars off tracks
BELLE PLAINE Powerful
winds blew 16 freight cars off
tracks in southern Kansas early
Tuesday, shutting down a key rail
link, authorities said.
Sixteen of the 30 cars on a
BNSF Railway freight train de-
railed just east of Belle Plaine,
about 30 miles south of Wichita,
rail line spokesman Steve Fors-
berg said. No injuries were report-
ed in the accident, which occurred
about 3:40 a.m.
The train was traveling from the
Chicago area to Lubbock, Texas,
Forsberg said, and was hauling
empty containers stacked two
high. High winds were suspected
as the cause; the National Weather
Service said winds in the area
reached as high as 60 mph around
the time the train derailed.
The derailment happened on
a single-track section of rail.
The track was expected to be
reopened early Tuesday evening,
Forsberg said.
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By Ryan Colaianni
rcolaianni@kansan.com
kansan senior sportswriter
After months of speculation,
a canceled press conference and
new schools entering the sweep-
stakes, Dallas high school star Dar-
rell Arthur made his decision to
attend the University of Kansas on
Tuesday.
Darrell is one of the premier
athletes in America, Kansas coach
Bill Self said. He has excellent pe-
rimeter shooting skills and can cer-
tainly score in the
post. His athletic
ability and shot-
blocking should
make him a pres-
ence defensively.
His versatility will
defnitely be a bo-
nus for our team
and will allow us
to play with more
interchangeable
parts.
Arthur, a 6-foot-9-inch forward
and McDonalds All-American
from South Oak High School,
chose Kansas over Baylor and
LSU at a press conference at his
grandmothers house Tuesday. Ar-
thur signed his letter of intent later
in the day.
I just like the coaching staff and
the coaching environment, Arthur
said at the press conference, ac-
cording to rivals.com. I woke up
this morning, I prayed last night,
I told my mom it was Kansas and
then called my coach.
The decision ended one of the
most bizarre recruitments by Kan-
sas since Malik Hairston, who
chose Oregon against Kansas in
2004. Arthur was supposed to an-
nounce his decision on Monday
but canceled it, postponing until
Tuesday.
The Kansas basketball family is
extremely excited to announce the
signing of Darrell Arthur, Kansas
coach Bill Self said. `Shady, as he
is nicknamed, was heavily recruit-
ed by schools across the country
for the past two to three years. His
decision to pick Kansas after such
an intense recruiting period with
many other good choices defnitely
will impact our program in an im-
mediate way.
Arthur was the highest rated
player that remained unsigned, ac-
cording to rivals.com rankings. He
is ranked 16th overall and is the
No. 3-rated power forward of the
class of 2006.
I like how Coach Self works
with his players and I like the pro-
gram, Arthur said, according to ri-
vals.com. The coaching staff and
program are great.
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Verdict is in: Arthur picks KU
As my college career winds
down, I realize Ive been af-
forded the opportunity to do a
lot of things I never thought I
could experience. Ive covered
several sports for The University
Daily Kansan and had a great
time doing it. Working is a lot
more fun if you can apply it to
something you love. Im glad I
had an opportunity to work for
your newspaper.
Before that there were a lot
of great times as well, just as a
regular Jayhawk fan and KU
student. That is why I want to
leave you with this list the top
fve things you must do before
graduating from the University
of Kansas. And because this is
the sports page, Ill stick to the
best experiences you can have
involving sports at the Univer-
sity.
The list (in no particular or-
der, because theyre all good):
1. Go to a Kansas-Missouri
football game in Columbia,
Mo.
Ive been to two Border
Showdowns in Columbia dur-
ing my time at school, and the
arch rivals have split those
games. The atmosphere also
is great, assuming you dont
mind taking some heat from
the home fans. After watching
Mizzou students tear down the
goalposts after beating one of
the worst teams in Kansas foot-
ball history in 2002, the Jay-
hawks pounded the Tigers two
years later in a game they had
no business winning. Defnitely
one of the best times Ive had,
and football game day is head-
and-shoulders above basketball.
2. Take a long road trip to
follow a team, regardless if you
go to the game or not.
OK, that wasnt my intention
when some friends and I went to
Lexington, Ky., in January 2005,
but it turned out to be a blast.
We thought we could get some
reasonably priced tickets from
scalpers outside Rupp Arena for
the Kansas-Kentucky basket-
ball game. We were wrong. We
ended up eating and watching
the game at Pazzos Pizza Pub,
a great place to catch a game if
youre ever in Lexington. The
Jayhawks won, so we were
treated to a drink from the su-
per-friendly locals. What looked
like a bust turned out to be a
great time.
3. Go to a baseball game at
Hoglund Ballpark.
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matt wilson
mwilson@kansan.com
By shawn shRoyeR
sshroyer@kansan.com
kansan sportswriter
Last June, outfelder Gus
Milner got a call from the
Cleveland Indians organiza-
tion informing him that he had
been selected in the 47th round
of the 2005 Major League Base-
ball First-Year Player Draft. He
turned it down.
Although contract negotia-
tions didnt produce the mon-
ey Milner wanted, pay wasnt
the only incentive bringing
him back to Kansas for his se-
nior season.
College baseball is only a
one-time thing. You only get
four years of it, Milner said.
Its team baseball at its best.
Once you get to professional
status, everybody is just try-
ing to get to The Show, so its
more of an individual game.
Other players in Milners sit-
uation might have easily jetted
off to the professional ranks,
but Milner already felt a con-
nection with Kansas and Divi-
sion I play.
I just want-
ed to come
back and build
upon last sea-
son, Milner
said. Improve
every phase of
my game statis-
tically and see
if we could just
do something special.
With 33 wins and seven
games and the Big 12 tourna-
ment to go, a 40-win season
and NCAA Regional bid could
be within reach for Kansas a
feat that hasnt been met since
1994.
Personally, Milners stats
have improved since his ju-
nior season. He finished last
season hitting .221 with 25
strikeouts against Big 12 com-
petition.
With three Big 12 games left
this season, Milner is batting
.287 against conference foes
with just 14 strikeouts.
While Milners improved
stats also should improve his
draft stock, he said the victo-
ries have been most important
to him.
Id much rather win, Mil-
ner said. Im the biggest sore
loser youll ever meet. I take
everything personal if we
lose.
In his two seasons at Kan-
sas, Milner has had many
memorable moments aside
from being drafted.
He was a Big 12 Honor-
able Mention in 2005 and has
been named Big 12 Player of
the Week twice and National
Player of the Week once by
CollegiateBaseballInsider.
com.
Milners most memorable
moment, however, may be yet
to come.
If we make it to a Region-
al, that would be easily my
most memorable moment,
Milner said. But right now
its just hanging out with the
teammates Ive got right here.
Theyre good friends and
theyll probably be friends un-
til the day I die.
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Arthur
Play together, live together
Rachel Seymour/KANSAN
Senior center felder Matt Baty, left, senior right-handed pitcher Don Czyz, center, and senior shortstop Ritchie Price, serve as the Jayhawk baseball captains this season. The teammates
have lived together for three years.
tBaseBall
Senior season brings big league hopes
By alissa BaueR
abauer@kansan.com
kansan staff writer
No one in Division I baseball
has more saves than Don Czyz.
Before Matt Baty no Kansas base-
ball player had ever been named to
the All-Big 12 First Team. Ritchie
Price broke the 12-year long Kan-
sas hits record after his 275th hit
as a Jayhawk last month.
The trio of Kansas seniors
arent simply record breakers,
tem captains or the big three.
They dont only share more vic-
tories than any other Kansas
seniors in program history. They
also share the rent.
Its three good guys living
together in one house, not only
talking about baseball but we
experience everything together,
Baty said.
Czyz, Baty, Price and little
brother Ryne Price live together
off campus. Although Kansas
coach Ritch Price requires play-
ers to live on campus in the
Jayhawker Towers during their
freshman season, he allows them
to move off campus into housing
of their choosing after that.
Czyz, the East Coaster from
Buffalo, N.Y., Baty, the Mid-
westerner from Wichita, and
Price, the West Coaster from
San Luis Obispo, Calif., have
joined forces and stuck togeth-
er for the last three years. They
said the culture clash was not
just a myth.
My mom always used to put
the butter in the cabinet and they
never did that, Czyz said. So
when I started doing that, they
were like Whats going on here?
Czyz, who claims to still not
know where the butter goes, said
aside from minor fghts about
playing Halo, he and his room-
mates rarely disagreed except
when it came to taste in music.
Ill be sitting in the house
doing homework or something
and Ill hear rap blaring, or
Ritchie likes O.A.R., and I like
neither, Baty said. So Ill blare
my country as loud as they play
their stuff.
All three seniors have had
brothers on the team at one
point.
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I
woke up this morning, I prayed last night, I told my
mom it was Kansas and then called my coach.
Darrell Arthur
Dallas high school student
Milner
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calendar
TODAY
nBaseball at Missouri State, 7 p.m.,
Springfeld, Mo.
THURSDAY
nSoftball vs. Baylor in the Big 12
Tournament, 11 a.m., Oklahoma
City
Player to watch:
Heather Stanley.
The senior had a
hand in all three
runs scored in
Kansas 3-0 vic-
tory against Iowa
State on Senior
Day, Sunday, as
she went 2-3 with
two runs scored
and an RBI.
nSoftball at Big 12 Tournament,
time TBA, Oklahoma City
nWomens golf at NCAA Re-
gionals, time TBA, location
TBA
FRIDAY
nBaseball vs. Bradley in Jay-
hawk Classic, 7 p.m., Hoglund
Ballpark
nWomens golf at NCAA Regionals,
all day, location TBA
nTrack, Big 12 Outdoor Champion-
ships, all day, Waco, Texas
SATURDAY
nBaseball vs. Northern Colorado in
Jayhawk Classic, 7 p.m., Hoglund
Ballpark
nWomens golf at NCAA Regionals,
time TBA, location TBA
nrowing,NCAA South/Central
Regional, time TBA, Oak Ridge,
Tenn.
SUNDAY
nBaseball vs. Northern Colorado in
Jayhawk Classic, 1 p.m., Hoglund
Ballpark
nrowing,NCAA South/Central
Regional, time TBA, Oak Ridge,
Tenn.
fooTBall
former defensive end
signs with Browns
Former KU defensive end
Jermial Ashley was signed by
the Cleveland Browns Monday.
Ashley was one of seven play-
ers to attend the Browns rookie
minicamp as a tryout candidate.
The Browns signed him after a
strong weekend performance.
Ashley is following the trail
of former KU wideout Brandon
Rideau, who made the Browns
roster last season as a tryout
player. Rideau was promoted
to the active roster part of last
season and is still with the team.
Ashley will join former KU de-
fensive end Charlton Keith, who
signed with the Browns as an
undrafted free agent April 30, and
David McMillan, a former Kansas
defensive end who has seen time
at linebacker for the Browns.
Drew Davison
Stanley
MenS golf
Woodland to play in
2006 ncaa regionals
The NCAA selection com-
mittee chose this week to
include Kansas golfer Gary
Woodland in the 2006 NCAA
regionals. Woodland, a junior,
averaged just more than 73
strokes per round this spring
to lead the Jayhawks.
Woodland secured a spot
in the NCAA regionals by
finishing tied for 7th at
the Big 12 Championship.
Woodland was included in
the Central regional, which
means he will travel to the
Sand Ridge Golf Club in
Chardon, Ohio, to compete
from May 18 to 20.
Woodland has flourished
in the past at the Sand
Ridge Golf Club, posting a
dominant score of 202 to
take first place in a tourna-
ment played at the course
last fall. The tournament
was the strongest of Wood-
lands career.
As a team, Kansas was on
the bubble heading into the
selection process, but was
not chosen by the selec-
tion committee. Before this
season, Kansas had made
a team appearance in the
NCAA regionals every year
since 1997.
Asher Fusco
By GreG Beacham
SACRAMENTO Rick
Adelman was fred by the Sac-
ramento Kings on Tuesday de-
spite leading the club to eight
consecutive playoff appearances
as the most successful coach in
franchise history.
Geoff Petrie, the Kings presi-
dent of basketball operations,
gave only murky reasons for the
decision, which probably was
caused by clashing egos and
the empty trophy case of own-
ers Joe and Gavin Maloof, who
are widely thought to be behind
Adelmans departure.
Sacramento was eliminated
from the playoffs on Friday by
the San Antonio Spurs.
I came to the conclusion
that continuing this way just
wasnt feasible, said Petrie,
who also hired Adelman his
former roommate from their
playing days when both
worked in Portland. The dy-
namic that needed to be there to
help it move forward just wasnt
there.
The Kings also declined to re-
new the contracts of Adelmans
four assistants: Elston Turner,
T.R. Dunn, Bubba Burrage and
Pete Carril, the Hall of Fame
former Princeton coach who
spent nine of the last 10 years as
a Sacramento assistant.
Adelman, whose 752 career
victories are the fourth-most
among active NBA coaches,
spent this season as a lame
duck, but still got the Kings into
the playoffs at 44-38 with a tre-
mendous late-season surge after
the arrival of Ron Artest.
His departure ends the most
successful tenure of any coach
in the franchises 21 seasons
in Sacramento but although
Petrie steadfastly refused to ac-
knowledge it, the Maloof broth-
ers have been dissatisfed with
Adelmans leadership for at least
two seasons.
Adelman had far more suc-
cess than all of the coaches in
Sacramentos two decades of
NBA experience combined,
but his sometimes-prickly de-
meanor and his failure to win a
championship left him less than
beloved.
The family tentatively court-
ed Phil Jackson last summer
while Adelman still was under
contract, perplexing and anger-
ing Adelman. This spring, the
brothers could be heard yell-
ing advice at the Kings bench
from their courtside seats when
things went poorly on the
court.
Petrie plans to meet with Joe
and Gavin Maloof late this week
to begin a coaching search. The
brothers were in Las Vegas on
Tuesday and unavailable for im-
mediate comment.
In theory, you would like
to fnd someone as quickly as
possible because of the draft
and whatever trade opportuni-
ties can come your way, Petrie
said.
Adelman is 752-481 in 16
seasons as an NBA coach, the
last eight in Sacramento, where
he won 395 games.
Adelmans streak of fve con-
secutive 50-win seasons ended
this year when the Kings got off
to a terrible start. But Adelman
might have done the most im-
pressive coaching of his Sacra-
mento tenure this season, mold-
ing a cohesive team with just
two holdovers from the 2002-03
season.
The Kings transformed them-
selves into a defense-oriented
team when Artest arrived in a
late-January trade for Peja Sto-
jakovic. Sacramento won 25 of
its fnal 36 regular-season games
and pushed San Antonio in the
frst round of the postseason,
eventually losing in six games.
Both Adelman and the
Maloofs made it clear they
wouldnt discuss the coachs fu-
ture until after the season. Adel-
man met with Joe Maloof on
Monday.
We knew that it was going to
be a looming issue, Petrie said.
We put it aside and concentrat-
ed on the job at hand.
Adelman led the Kings to the
playoffs in each of his seasons,
starting with his surprising one-
year revitalization of a longtime
loser in the strike-shortened
1999 season.
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By Mark Dent
mdent@kansan.com
kansan sportswriter
Why wasnt Serena Settle-
mier on the mound?
The senior pitcher held
No. 2 Texas to one hit in five
innings of work, but it was
Kassie Humphreys trotting
out to the hill. Was Tracy
Bunge out of her mind for
taking out someone who had
pitched so well?
Nope. The Longhorn hit-
ters, who, after struggling with
Settlemier, wilted against the
equally potent Humphreys as
Kansas upset Texas on April
23.
The Horns were just an-
other team to fall victim to
the dynamic duo of Settlemier
and Humphreys this season.
I trust Kassie, Settlemier
said of the junior pitcher after
the Texas game. We work re-
ally well together.
Together, Settlemier and
Humphreys have compiled
30 wins and rank second and
third, respectively, in the Big
12 Conference in ERA.
The nice thing is Serena
and Kassie complement each
other so well, Kansas coach
Bunge said. Kassie is defi-
nitely a power pitcher coming
at you hard, trying to bear the
ball down in on your hands.
Serenas going to locate it,
mix her speeds a little bit and
be more finesse.
Humphreys, who has struck
out 217 batters, the third most
in the Big 12, has been playing
the best softball of her life dur-
ing the past two months. She
solidifed her 1.31 ERA by al-
lowing more than one run only
fve times in her last 18 games.
In that same time frame, she
threw fve shutouts and one no-
hitter. Also, Humphreys trails
only Texas Cat Osterman in
opponents batting average, al-
lowing hitters to bat only .155
against her.
H u m -
phreys is tre-
me n d o u s ,
Texas coach
Connie Clark
said. She
has great
spin and is
not one-di-
me ns i o na l .
She made all
her throws
count.
Al t houg h
Humphr e y s
is garnering praise from Kan-
sas teammates and opposing
teams, that was not the case
last season. In 2005, Hum-
phreys took a step back after
a promising freshman season,
recording only five wins and
allowing nearly five runs per
game. Humphreys turned last
years disappointing season
around and now sits near
the top of the Big 12 in every
pitching category.
Shes matured a lot, which
comes from learning from
failures, Bunge said. Theres
no substitute for experience.
Shes really finding herself as
a pitcher.
Settlemier also knows a thing
or two about experience. The
Kelso, Wa., pitcher is in her ffth
year at Kansas. Though Settle-
mier has been a productive
pitcher throughout her career,
she has turned it up a notch for
her fnal season. Settlemier has
career bests with 16 wins, a 1.21
ERA, and 12 complete games.
She also has won some of Kan-
sas most important games such
as Texas and Missouri.
Like Humphreys, Settlemier
has experienced some struggles
of her own.
She missed her
entire sopho-
more season
because of in-
jury and wasnt
the same when
she returned
the next year.
S e t t l e mi e r
posted an
ERA of more
than six and
was able to
pitch in only
eight games.
The next season her numbers im-
proved, and this season, she has
been at her best.
Serenas the best team-
mate these girls could ask
for, Bunge said. Shes made
a major contribution this
year.
With the season wind-
ing down and the match-up
against Baylor in the Big 12
Tournament on the horizon,
there are almost no guaran-
tees to what will happen to
the Jayhawks, except one.
We are going to get good
pitching, Bunge said. Weve
had success with what we did
on the mound against them.
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rakes in praise, victories
Randall Sanders/KANSAN
Senior pitcher Serena Settlemier throws against Iowa State on Sunday in Lawrence. Settlemier and teammate
Kassie Humphreys have combined for 30 wins.
KU pitchers
rank second,
third in Big 12
S
hes matured a lot,
which comes from
learning from failures.
Theres no substitute for
experience. Shes re-
ally fnding herself as a
pitcher.
Tracy Bunge
Kansas coach
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ST. LOUIS Sidney Ponson
got the news he expected on Tues-
day when the St. Louis Cardinals
placed him on the 15-day disabled
list with a strained muscle in his
right elbow.
Ponson, 3-0 with a 2.81 ERA,
had to leave Sundays 9-1 victory
against the Florida Marlins after
throwing three innings. The Cardi-
nals are calling the injury an acute
fexor muscle strain, and for Pon-
son one day without a move held
no suspense.
They gave me a hunch, yes,
Ponson said. If they didnt do it,
theyd be one guy short.
Off days Thursday and next
Monday will allow the Cardinals
to get by with a four-man rotation
until a three-game series at Kansas
City beginning on May 19 when
theyd have to call up a pitcher
from the minors or have the bull-
pen combine on a game. Even
without that break in the schedule,
manager Tony La Russa said the
team would be cautious.
The move was backdated to
Monday and La Russa said Pon-
son would not throw for a week.
This just ensures that were not
tempted to rush him, La Russa
said. We just want him to take the
15 days to be sure.
St. Louis recalled left-hander
Tyler Johnson from Triple-A Mem-
phis to take Ponsons spot, giving
the Cardinals eight relievers.
One of the relievers whos on the
DL, left-hander Ricardo Rincon,
said he expected to undergo sea-
son-ending surgery to repair a
shoulder injury and remove bone
chips in his elbow later this week.
Ive been working hard on re-
hab for eight days, working my
shoulder, my elbow, Rincon said.
Yesterday I exercised for the doc-
tor. Not good. He says, no more
rehab for you.
General manager Walt Jocketty
said Rincon was jumping the gun.
The doctor hasnt said its sur-
gery for sure yet, Jocketty said.
Hes thinking that.
Ponson has been relatively hap-
py with the start to his comeback
from alcohol problems that led to
his release by the Orioles last Sep-
tember, except for an inability to
pitch deep into games. He had yet
to throw seven innings.
Im giving the team a chance to
win every time I go out there, thats
the only thing I worry about,
Ponson said. Like Ive said, Im
not big on wins and losses, wins
and losses are for my agent in the
offseason.
Im a team guy, you can ask
any of the teammates Ive played
with.
The Cardinals were unhappy
Rincon kept his physical prob-
lems to himself before fnally tell-
ing them. La Russa also blamed
Rincons participation in the World
Baseball Classic for his injuries.
Its the consequence of pitch-
ing competitively before youre
ready, La Russa said. Its a very
unfair competition for high-profle
big-leaguers because they were not
ready to compete the frst part of
March.
Its upsetting when its over and
everybody was Oh, hey, this was
such a success.
Rincon, who was placed on the
DL on April 28, is 0-0 with a 10.80
ERA in fve appearances and has
not pitched since April 18.
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Cardinals pitcher out on disabled
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Baseball
continued from page 1B
Baty lived with his brother,
former Jayhawk Ryan Baty,
for two years with Czyz and
Price. The Price brothers pres-
ently call the same house home.
Czyz said he may move in with
younger brother, freshman lefty
Nick Czyz, next year.
Teammates are brothers,
Baty said. It doesnt matter,
you can have your individual
differences, dislikes and likes,
but when it comes to baseball
thats the equalizer.
Even though Baty used to
spend his time as the other half
of shortstop Prices double play
combination at second base, he
proved his transition to center
feld would not harm Kansas in
the feld.
Although they no longer cov-
er the middle infeld together,
Price and Baty had much to do
with the string of 30-plus vic-
tories in their four consecutive
seasons at Kansas.
They are three of the best
guys in America, coach Price
said. I call those guys the big
three because theyve been
with me all four years since
Ive been here. Theyve been a
big part of the turnaround.
Price neglects to visit their
homes, though.
I allow them to be a player,
I allow them to be a teammate,
coach Price said. Its the same
when they go home. I have
never been to their house in the
three years that theyve been
off-campus and I wont go. I try
to give them that right and that
privilege that every college stu-
dent has.
Ritchie Price said his mom
stopped by twice a year to
clean the house. Price said that
his dad not stopping by was his
own preference.
Hed never set foot in our
house because I dont think he
wants to know what goes on in-
side, Price said.
With more than 60 games per
season, fy balls and base hits
arent the only things on the
captains minds.
We dont always talk about
the game, believe it or not,
Czyz said. We do go through
the same problems that normal
college students go through
girls, school, stuff like that.
Then again, they also go
through things normal college
students do not go through.
Czyz said a couple of years
ago, while the Jayhawks were
preparing to play Missouri, they
came outside to people throw-
ing beer bottles at their house.
The house-pegging didnt end
in a fght, and Czyz said the or-
deal was actually entertaining.
Theres been neighbors
having late night parties and
us going out there and people
wanting to fght us, Czyz said.
Theres been people breaking
windows in our house, and kids
lighting bags of poop on fre
and putting them on our front
porch.
The captains will be out
of eligibility next season, but
wont be done at the University
for another semester.
Baty will take two sum-
mer classes and will graduate
from Kansas after completing
an internship with the Big 12
Conference in Dallas next fall.
Price and Czyz have one more
semester before theyre fnished
playing at Kansas.
Ive already offered every-
one on my team a job once I
become a big time athletic di-
rector like Lew Perkins, Baty
said with a laugh.
Arthur
After Indiana coach Mike
Davis resigned from Indiana,
Kansas appeared to be the
front-runner for Arthur, but
then Arthur chose to look at
new schools after the Final
Four and even took an unoff-
cial visit to LSU. It was specu-
lated that Kansas was out of the
running when Arthur returned
from his visit to LSU because it,
as well as Baylor, were able to
offer more playing time.
I feel very good about Dar-
rells decision to attend Kan-
sas, Arthurs high school coach
James Mays told rivals.com.
I know that his mother and
grandmother feel the same way.
We were going to support Dar-
rell no matter what because we
wanted this to be his decision.
Arthur led his high school
to back-to-back Texas 4A state
titles in March. He averaged
18 points, 10 rebounds and six
blocked shots per game last sea-
son.
Kansas is getting a very spe-
cial player in Darrell. He has
an exceptional skill level and is
very smart. He has a great deal
of knowledge about the game,
Mays told rivals.com. Darrell
is going to compete hard all of
the time and has a wide range of
skills. He can play down low or
he can step out and shoot from
the perimeter.
Arthur is the fnal player to
commit to Kansas this season,
joining fellow McDonalds All-
American Sherron Collins and
Lawrence native Brady Morn-
ingstar.
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If you are tight on cash, this is
the best place to experience a KU
sporting event. One dollar gets
you four hot dogs if you choose
the right night and arrive extra
early. The condiment? Choose
mustard. Delicious. As for the
team, its not bad either.
4. Stay in your seat after a
marginal-to-big KU football
home victory.
Really, guys. It doesnt seem
like many people have had an
opportunity to do it during the
past few years. I watched the feld
food with exuberant fans after
the Hawks clinched their bowl
eligibility last year. I did so be-
cause it wasnt a victory against a
team of much signifcance (Iowa
State), but the sight of the masses
pouring onto the playing surface
turned out to be impressive.
5. Catch a volleyball match at
Horejsi Family Athletic Center.
Going to a few matches as a
freshman made me appreciate the
skill and athleticism of the women
who play volleyball at the Division
I level. I was afraid I would get
tired of watching the sport when I
was assigned the volleyball beat at
the Kansan, but that was not the
case at all. Aside from Allen Field-
house, there is no place louder at
the University than Horejsi.
There you have it. Cheers to all
of you students returning next year
and a salute to those graduating
from this special place. If youre
lucky enough to have more time on
campus, take full advantage of it.
nWilson is a Windsor, Mo., se-
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Milner
Milner said hed played
baseball with senior right-
hander Kodiak Quick since
he was in grade school and
his decision to come back be-
came easier when he found
out Quick also was returning.
In addition to all of Milners
efforts on the ball diamond
his senior year, he has worked
hard in the classroom, as well.
Milner said he was set to grad-
uate this semester, which was yet
another reason he had no regrets
about coming back to Kansas.
Milners academic success
impressed coach Ritch Price,
who said
baseball play-
ers, unlike
some student
athletes, must
dedicate their
summers to
i mp r o v i n g
their skills
on summer
league teams
instead of
taking sum-
mer classes.
Price said
Milners sec-
ond year
at Kansas
helped him
mature as a player.
Its about having a career
and not just the opportunity
to play and I think hes bet-
ter prepared to have a career,
Price said.
Now armed with the stats
against elite competition and
the body type that pro scouts
loved last season, theres no
doubt Milner will be getting
another phone call from a
MLB organization this June.
The only question now is
how early that call will come.
Price predicted Milner would
be picked in the frst 10 to 20
rounds.
Milner has similar expecta-
tions.
Im a senior, so I dont have
any leverage anymore, Milner
said. So, hopefully I go in the
frst 15 rounds and from there
hopefully I just get a chance to
play and show them what I got.
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ts about
having
a career and
not just the
opportunity
to play and
I think hes
better pre-
pared to have
a career.
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By Pat Milton
NEW YORK David Blaine
was unconscious and having
convulsions when he was res-
cued from his 8-foot aquarium
during a breath-holding stunt,
his trainer said Tuesday.
I wasnt focused on records;
I was thinking of a rescue, said
trainer Kirk Krack, a free-div-
ing expert. Blaine was convuls-
ing and unconscious when we
brought him to the surface. If we
hadnt intervened, he would still
be at the bottom of the sphere
doing a breath-hold.
The 33-year-old illusionist had
been submerged in the aquarium
with an oxygen mask for a week.
Rescue divers jumped into the
2,000-gallon saltwater tank Mon-
day night and hauled him up.
He was rescued as he struggled
to break a breath-holding record
of 8 minutes, 58 seconds. Blaine,
who had spent some 177 hours
underwater, went without air for
7 minutes, 8 seconds as a fnale
to his endurance stunt at Lincoln
Center, which was televised live
on ABC.
Blaine checked himself out of
Roosevelt Hospital on Tuesday.
Friends took him out of the hos-
pital in a wheelchair and then
helped him walk to a waiting car.
At home, he took a hot show-
er, played cards and was able to
eat.
But he was crying Monday
night, said Dr. Murat Gunel, the
head of Blaines medical team.
He still feels today that he let
people down.
Blaines liver and kidney func-
tions had suffered while he was
submerged but are now improv-
ing. His skin, which was peeling
Monday night, looks much bet-
ter today, said Gunel.
His team concluded that the
strenuous training and the loss of
50 pounds so his body would re-
quire less oxygen had left Blaine
too tired before he entered the
sphere.
They said Blaine wanted to try
the breath-holding stunt again.
Next time, he planned to be in
better shape, and do it without
being in a tank for a week be-
forehand.
He is going over everything
he did and analyzing what hap-
pened, said Gunel, associate
professor of neurosurgery at Yale
University School of Medicine.
He is remarkably strong.
I think he was a great suc-
cess, said Krack, adding there
are only a handful of people who
could hold their breath for more
than 4 minutes with training.
Blaine started training in De-
cember, with some help from
Navy SEALS. The water temper-
ature was regulated to help keep
his core temperature near 98.6
degrees, and he ate and relieved
himself through tubes.
His previous feats included
balancing on a 22-inch platform
atop a 100-foot pole for 35 hours
and being buried alive in a see-
through coffn for a week.
By lynn ElBEr
LOS ANGELES Once
upon a TV season a gay man
named Will and a straight
woman named Grace became
unexpected sitcom darlings,
challenging televisions timidity
toward homosexuality and buff-
ing NBCs comedy crown.
Eight years after the debut of
Will & Grace, as the saga of
the platonic pals draws to an
end, gay characters and themes
have emerged on other shows
while struggling NBC and TV
in general searches for the
next hit sitcom.
While Will & Grace nudged
cultural and comedic boundar-
ies, however, its success came
from sticking to the basics, ac-
cording to those who made the
series: Be funny and be good
company.
I think the humor of the
program got people there and I
think the relationship got people
to stay, said Max Mutchnick,
who created Will & Grace
with writing partner David Ko-
han.
David and I have always said
a show creators job is to put
together a television show that
consists of a world of people
that you either want to be or you
want to hang out with, Mutch-
nick said. In the case of `Will
& Grace its about friendship.
Everybody wants that kind of
relationship in their lives. Gay,
straight, black or white thats
second to it.
Veteran director James Bur-
rows (Cheers and Frasier
are among his many credits) has
the clout to choose projects at
will but made the unusual deci-
sion to stay for the entire 196-
episode run as sole director and
an executive producer.
Why? It made me laugh ev-
ery Tuesday night when we shot
it in front of an audience, he
said.
Will & Grace was part of
NBCs powerful 1990s-born sit-
com family that included Sein-
feld and Friends and is the
last of its generation to bow out,
increasing the void for the rat-
ings-challenged network. Some
critics have argued the shows
quality ebbed although cast and
creators argue its leaving with
head held high, citing its 15
Emmy nominations last year.
At its peak in the 2001-02 sea-
son the series drew more than
17 million weekly viewers and
was the eighth most-watched
program. Its been watched by
an average 7.8 million viewers
in its fnal season, which con-
cludes May 18.
Its time go out, Burrows
said. America was not watch-
ing it like they used to watch it.
I cant tell you why. Its as funny
as it was ever funny.
The shows banter swooped
between high sophistication
and low bawdiness, turning ten-
der when Will and Grace (Eric
McCormack, Debra Messing)
hit bumps in their friendship
or love lives. Add a couple of
sidekicks who expertly stole the
spotlight, Karen and the outra-
geously gay Jack, (Megan Mul-
lally, Sean Hayes), and viewers
were hooked.
Eight years ago, a show
with two gay guys would have
seemed niche, said McCor-
mack. The opposites hap-
pened. Kids watch it, old wom-
en watch it. Everyone wanted
to know when Will was getting
a boyfriend.
The character fnally did, al-
though the series played gay
sexuality more for laughs es-
pecially through the famboy-
ant Jack than unabashed and
open passion. That was largely
left to Grace and her succession
of lovers.
The show didnt lead with its
chin when it began, said Mc-
Cormack, explaining that the
network had reservations about
highlighting the homosexuality
of Will, a serious-minded attor-
ney.
We could have easily made
this a much more controversial
show and maybe it would have
been a hotter topic. But we
might have ended after six epi-
sodes, he said.
Stuart Ramson/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
An oxygen mask is placed on David Blaine after he was brought to the surface when his body showed signs of dan-
ger during his attempt to break the world record for holding his breath underwater for nearly nine minutes Monday.
Blaine was pulled out of the sphere at the seven minute, eight second mark.
Kevork Djansezian/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Members on the news media photograph the new controller for Sony Playstation 3 during the Sony Computer Enter-
tainment Inc. 2006 E3 media event at Sony Studios in Culver City, Calif., on Monday. The new controller looks similar
to the one for the older PlayStation 2, but adds motion sensors to detect six degrees of movement.
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Trainer: Blaine was in danger
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on-line at www.usd497.org or visit us at
110 McDonald Dr. Lawrence, KS. EOE.
Wanted: students with interest in helping
families with disabled individuals in the
home and community setting. After
school, evenings, and weekend hours.
Salary: $8/hr. Contact: Ken at Hands 2
Help, phone: 832-2515.
1, 2, 3, & 4 Apts. & Houses. Now leasing
for Summer & Fall. Swimming pool, KU
bus route, walk-in closets, cats OK www.
holiday-apts.com Call 785-843-0011
Attn seniors, grad students. 2 BR quiet
house, real nice, close to campus, hard
wood floors, lots of windows, no smok-
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Roommates wanted in a cooperative living
environment. Learn how to make your own
housing affordable. 841-0484
Roommate needed for 2 BR apt from June-
August. $275/mo plus half util. 15 min walk
to campus. 837 Michigan. Call George at
646-265-2910
3 BR, 2.5 BAtownhome w/ garage &
washer/dryer. Sublease May-July. Call
Tadd at 785-421-8929.
Seeking responsible person to share part
of East Lawrence home. 2 rooms available,
$350 and $250/mo. DSLInternet, utilities
included. No smoking. 841-2829.
Wanted: 2 roommates for a 3 BR, 2 full BA
duplex, near campus, $400/mo including
util. W/D, driveway and garage, big back
yard. Call Jacob at 785-979-6716
Need 2 roommates to fill a lease.
$350/mo each for rent + 1/3 utilities. 2BR,
1 BA, by Alvamar Golf Course
605-376-6919
Roommate needed to share modern house
3 blocks south of campus. $350/mo.
http://people.eecs.ku.edu/~jfoiles
Go to website for pics and info.
Roommates needed to share a 3 BR 2 BA
condo near campus. W/D included, $290
plus 1/3 electric. Avail June 1 or Aug 1.
550-4544
Looking for 2 roommates M/F in a nice 3
BR apart. Low cost utils gets you almost
everything@ great location. 817-822-1119
Roommates wanted to rent large home.
$400/mo each; washer/dryer, garage,
lrg. front room, pool table, includes utilities.
10 min walk from campus. 1944 Ohio.
Call Andrea at 785-766-3138.
1 BRsublease in house avail Fall
semester of '06 1223 Ohio St. Very close
to campus and downtown. W/D, parking.
Affordable-$370/mo + util. Call Andy
785-764-1765 or e-mail bighawk9@ku.edu
Summer lease. May, June, July. 2 BR,
perfect location. 1341 Ohio. C/A, D/W.
$500/month. Call 785-842-4242.
Summer 1 BR/BA, 1011 Missouri St.,
W/D in unit, deck & patio, wetbar, 500/mo.
or OBO. Call Kelly at 913-636-6677.
3 BR seeking Male Christian Roommate.
W/D, DW. $260/mo. + 1/3 util. Partially
furnished. 913-669-0854
2 Rooms for rent available May 19th-July
31st. Near 6th & Monterey. Good condition.
Low rent. Good area. 785-738-7938.
Walk to Class
1025 Mississippi
Remodeled 1 & 2 BRs
Starting at $525 w/ Water Pd.
MPM 841-4935
Room/s for rent w/ separate bath. Quiet
close to KU (bike) or bus. Comfortable
study area. Garage avail., kitchen facilites,
$450/mo. Graduate students preferred.
Call 785-749-9854.
Very close to KU, clean 3 BR 2 BAcondo
avail now. Kitch appliances, W/D, laundry
rm, balcony, great price 913-220-5235
4 BRhouse, fenced in back yard, central
heat/air, W/D, spacious, close to campus,
$1300/mo + util call Chris at 913-205-8774
4 BR, 2 BAhouse w/ garage and appli-
ances, mostly furnished, W/D, dishwasher,
North of campus, fenced yard, high-speed
internet connections. $1400/mo. Avail for
Fall Semester. Call John for more informa-
tion 816-589-2577
Nice 3 BR house close to campus, avail.
Aug. 1st. 1428 W. 19th Ter. $990/mo.
W/D, DW, new deck. Call 785-218-8893.
Attention senior grad students, real nice,
spacious 3, 4, 5 BR houses close to KU.
Hardwood floors, no smoking/pets
832-8909 or 331-5209
3BR/2BA. $1100. Newer West Lawrence
Home. W/D Hookups. Pets OK. 4832
Tempe. Call 218-8254 or 218-3788 or
4 BR, large deck and pond. $1200/mo. Call
Brian at 785-249-5766
Attn seniors, grad students. 1 and 2 BR
duplex, quiet, real nice, close to campus,
hard wood floors, lots of windows, no
smoking/pets. Avail. 8/1 832-8909 or
331-5209
Spacious 2 BR + BA
Jefferson Way Townhomes
1 Car Garage & W/D Hookups
$710/Month MPM 841-4935
3-4 BR. town home available for fall, all
with 2 car garages. 2-4 baths available.
No pets. $930-$1700/month. Call
766-1443
2 Houses Close to Campus
Spacious 4 BRs Close to Campus W/D incl
only $1050 each, 1206 W. 20th Tr. &
2005 Mitchell. Call MPM 841-4935
3 BR, 2 BAhouse, study loft, wood floors,
$1175.00/mo, 1047 Rhode Island
3 BR, 1 BAhouse, carpeting,
$1075.00/mo, 117 E. 11th St, both have
Washer/Dryer, DW, Both available August,
Shown by appt. only: 841-2040
3BR/2BAduplex $750. Close to KU. W/D
Hookups. Pets OK. 742-4 Missouri. Avail
8/1. Call 218-3788 or 218-8254 or
3 BR/ 3 BAwalk-in closets, all appl,
microwave, secruity system, off street
parking, close to campus. 900 blk Arkansas
call 843-4090, leave message.
1, 2, & 3 BR houses and apts. W/D.
Owner-managed. Price $600-$1500+util.
785-842-8473
1010 Illinois, next to campus, hardwood
floors, W/D, CA, deck, June/August,
$1450/mo., no pets, 550-0895.
1822 Maine, 3 BR, 2 BA, all wood floors,
2 car garage, close to Rec center,
$1290/mo, Call 760-840-0487.
2BR/1BAduplex $650. 1 BLOCK TO KU.
W/D Hookups. Hardwood Flrs. 1824-6
Arkansas. Call 218-3788 or 218-8254 or
2BR/1BAduplex $650. 1 BLOCK TO KU.
W/D. Pets OK. 1226 W 19th. Avail 8/1.
Call 218-8254 or 218-3788
or www.midwestestates.com.
2BR/1BAduplex $575 W/D Hookups Pets
OK 715 Conn. Avail 8/1.Call 218-8254 or
218-3788 www.midwestestates.com.
3 BR, 2 BAtownhouse in a quiet, newer,
and up-scale neighborhood, W/D & FP
included, only $900. 841-3328 Martha
2 BR, 1303 E 25th Terrace, 2513 Winter-
brook Dr, $595-$665/month. 3BR, 1421
Prairie Av, $725/mo. No Pets. 842-2569
Put down a low deposit today and hold an
extra-large apartment for spring, summer,
or fall! We'll take care of you now so you
have no worries tomorrow! Park 25 Apart-
ments, 9A3, 2401 W. 25th, 842-1455
Studio, 1 BR apartments near KU.
3-5 BR apartments.
Room, reduction for labor. 841-6254
Studio, 1, 2 & 3 BR
W/D included or W/D Hook-ups
California Apartments
1st. mo rent FREE!!!
$199 Security Deposit
MPM 841-4935
www.midwestpm.com
Upscale Condo
3 BR/2 BA
Washer/Dryer included
$269/person
927 Emery Rd.
MPM 841-4935 ask for Wendy
Very nice condo. 3 BR, 2 BA, washer and
dryer in unit, close to campus, only $269
per person. Call Eli at 785-841-4470.
Very nice, large 4 BR house, 3 BA, all appli-
ances, lawn care provided, nice yard, low
utilities. August 1st. Call 766-6456.
Seniors & grad students. 1 BR apts close
to KU and downtown. Upstairs or down,
tile carpets or hardwood, $395-435/mo.
No smoking/pets. Ava 8/1. Call Big Blue
Property 842-3175 or 979-6211
Studio and 1 BR apts. avail Aug in Victo-
rian house VERYclose to downtown and
campus. $550-$625/mo all util. paid, off-
street parking or garages avail. Call
913-441-4169
Sunny, 3 BR, 2 BAapt. W/D, dishwasher,
CA, balcony facing treed hills, off-street
parking, 927 Emery Rd., $795/mo. Please
call 312-0948!
Studio attic apt. in renovated older
house, d/w, window A/Cs, avail Aug
wood floors, cats ok, on quite 1300
block of Vermont St. $459/mo. Walk to
KU. Call Jim and Lois 841-1074
NEXT 5 LEASES
Kentucky Place 2 BRs
$200.00 Deposit
$50.00 off rent per month
5 Free Pizzas at Move In
call MPM at 785-841-4935
DON'T MISS OUT!!!
Nice quite community
2232 Breckenridge
3 BR, 2 BA, W/D Hookups
1 car garage $975/mo.
785-841-4935
Pepper Tree Apartments
1,2 and 3 BRs available. Starting at $539
FIRST MONTH FREE!!
785-841-7726
2 Blocks east of Kasold on 22nd St.
www.thepeppertreeapts.com
Near Campus
1, 2 & 3 BR starting at $450
W/D included
Woodward Apartments
$199 Security Deposit
MPM 841-4935
www.midwestpm.com
Lawrence Property Management.
Now leasing 2 & 3 BR's.
www.lawrencepm.com 785-832-8728.
HANOVER PLACE
Close to downtown
2 BR, 1+ BA, townhome
W/D Hookups, 1 car garage
$650-675 1/2 off deposit
Going Fast!!!
785-841-4935
Jacksonville Apartments
Specials:
$25 rent credit per month
5 FREE Pizzas
$200 security deposit
MPM 841-4935
Fall rent, studio. Close to campus.
Kitchen w/eating area. LV/BR. Walk-in
closet. Full bath. $365 plus util. No
smoking/pets. Call Big Blue Properties.
842-3175 or 979-6211.
Large studio apt. near KU at 945 Missouri.
avail. June 1. Bay window, nice oak kit.
cabinets, private entrance, off-street park-
ing. $395, gas & water pd. Prefer no pets or
smoking. 749-0166 or 691-7250.
Graduate Students Wanted. Quiet,
convenient location on the bus route.
Eddingham Place Apartments 841-5444
Call for specials!
Available Now!
Rent: $250 mo, incl ALLUtil,
Laundry/Cable/Internet. 841-0484
1406 Tenn. Sunflower Housing Coop
Best Deal!
Nice, quiet, well kept 2 BR apartments.
Appliances, CA, low bills and more! No
pets, no smoking. $405/mo. 841-6868
END OF SEMESTER SPECIALS!
1, 2, 3 BR, Park like setting with pool and
exercise facility. Large floor plans, FP, laun-
dry facilities or W/D hookups. On-site Man-
agement and Maintenance. All Electric!
Quail Creek Apartments, 2111 Kasold,
843-4300, www.quailcreekproperties.com
College Hill Condo's
Lg. 3 BR, 2 BA, W/D included!!!
927 Emery C304
Call MPM 785-841-4935
END OF SEMESTER SPECIALS!
2 BR or 1 BR w/study. On KU Bus Route.
Pool, exercise facility and basketball court,
FP, laundry facilities or W/D hook-ups. On-
site Management and Maintenance. Dis-
counted Cable. Eddingham Place Apart-
ments one block east of 24th and Ousdahl,
841-5444. www.eddinghamplace.com
3 BR, great location! 1801 Mississippi!
Hardwood floors, C/A. No pets. $660/mo.
Avail 08/01. Call 842-4242.
3 BR, 2 BA1000 sq. ft
W/D included!!!
927 Emery B303
Call 785-841-4935
WHYRENT? OWNING MAYBE AN
OPTION...
Both Jefferson County homes are approx.
25 mins from Lawrence.
-8659 Hilltop $88,500, 2 Bdrm, 1 bath rustic
two-story sited on a peaceful wooded
lot...like living in a tree house.
-301 Liberty $84,000. Early 1900's home,
very spacious. One bdrm on main level.
Entire open upstairs fills with sunshine...
Sunflower Real Estate @ www.Sunflow-
erRE.com Dottie S. Hissong,
#785-331-6379c
Dont forget the
20% student discount
when placing a
classified.
With proof of KUID
WHEN SCHOOLS OUT,
DONT BE LEFT HANGING!
CURRENTLY LEASING FOR FALL 2006
Its not too late to put down a low deposit for
fall on an extra-large 1 bedroom apartment with
washer/dryer hookups that will be held for you
until the date of move-in!
ON KU BUS ROUTE SWIMMING POOL
SMALL PETS WELCOME NO APPLICATION
CALL OR STOP BY TODAY!
9A3, 2401 W. 25th
842-1455
By Stephen Bergman
sbergman@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
On May 1, the Kansas wom-
ens golf team learned its fate:
Another year, another missed
opportunity to participate in
the NCAA regionals.
However, amidst the disap-
pointment of not reaching its
season-long goal, there was a
bit of good news.
Junior Amanda Costner
will participate in the individ-
ual regional May 11 to 13 at
The Traditions golf course in
College Station, Texas. Cost-
ner is one of 324 participants
in the regional competition.
Of those, 126 will move on to
the NCAA Championships,
held at the Scarlet Course in
Columbus, Ohio.
Costner was the first Jay-
hawk womens golfer to make
the event since Holly Reyn-
olds in 1993. Throw in an All-
Big 12 first team selection,
and this has been an exciting
time for the junior.
Im very honored, I feel
proud, Costner said. Im ex-
cited, and it motivates me to
want to work hard out there
and represent Kansas the best
I can. I like my chances if I
bring my A game.
Costner led the Jayhawks
this spring with a 75.78
stroke average. Costner was
a large factor in the Jayhawks
only victory of the season
when she shot a season-low
69 in the final round of the
Mountain View Collegiate.
She put together four top
20 fnishes and another top
10 fnish. Costner let her play
speak for itself, leading the
team in four of the six tourna-
ments this spring. She stressed
the role that coach Erin ONeil
had in the development of her
game.
Its great to see that work
pay off, ONeil said. She
has put a lot of time and ef-
fort into her game to get it to
that level.
Costner will have the sup-
port of her family, which lives
in Oklahoma, at the tourna-
ment. One of her teammates
will attend as well.
She by far deserves to be
going to regionals, senior
Chelsey Pryor said. We are
all just so proud of her, sup-
port her, and just cant wait to
see how she does.
t womens golf
KU golfer selected to participate in regional
David Noffsinger/Kansan
Costner first
solo Hawk in
13 seasons
By arnie Stapleton
DENVER Javon Walker is
set to sign a fve-year extension
worth more than $40 million
with the Denver Broncos, who
acquired the wide receiver in a
draft-day deal.
We do have a deal in place,
Walkers agent, Kennard Mc-
Guire, wrote in an e-mail to The
Associated Press.
I cant give you details, Mc-
Guire added, other than to con-
frm the extension was worth
between $40 million and $42
million.
The Broncos have a policy of
not discussing fnancial terms of
contracts.
Walker, who is still recover-
ing from a major knee injury he
sustained in last years season
opener, is expected to sign the
pact today.
The extension will take him
through 2011.
Walker, 27, is due to make
$1.15 million next season and
a $1 million roster bonus, part
of the fve-year, $7.485 million
rookie contract that he signed
in Green Bay after joining the
Packers as a frst-round draft
pick out of Florida State in
2002.
Walker began seeking a bigger
paycheck more than a year ago
after he made the Pro Bowl fol-
lowing the 2004 season, when
caught 89 passes for 1,382 yards
and 12 touchdowns.
He hired agent Drew Rosen-
haus, who said there was no way
Walker could risk injury playing
for slightly more than $500,000
in 2005.
Walkers summer-long threats
to hold out drew the ire of quar-
terback Brett Favre, who said
Walker should live up to his
contract, which at the time had
two years remaining.
Surprisingly, Walker reversed
course and reported to training
camp without any assurances
from the Packers that they
would re-negotiate his contract.
Then, in the season opener at
Detroit he tore a ligament in his
right knee that sidelined him for
the remainder of the season.
Walker fred Rosenhaus and
hired McGuire, then announced
in the offseason that hed rather
retire than play again for the
Packers.
General manager Ted Thomp-
son gave Walker permission
to talk to other teams and the
Broncos met with him on the
eve of the draft, when they de-
termined his recovery was going
well and that they could meet
his contract demands.
They agreed on the parame-
ters of a fve-year extension and
sent the Packers a second-round
pick on April 29.
If Walker can return to his
pre-injury form, he would be-
come the Broncos best play-
maker and give them a deep
threat opposite Rod Smith to
open up the offense.
Walker, who has been work-
ing out in Arizona, will continue
his rehab in Denver, where hell
take a crash course in the play-
book but wont likely do any
feld work until late July.
t nfl
Walker set to extend contract with Broncos
By Doug tucker
KANSAS CITY, Mo. John
Buck drove in four runs with a
single and a three-run homer
and the Kansas City Royals
beat Cleveland 10-7 on Tuesday
night, their fourth straight vic-
tory over the Indians.
Buck, who hit his frst homer
of the season on Monday, had
an RBI single in the fourth in-
ning and then clubbed a 422-
foot shot off reliever Danny
Graves (2-1) in a six-run sixth.
He went 3-for-3.
Aaron Guiel had three RBIs,
including a solo homer in the
fourth and a two-run single to
cap the sixth. Their 17 hits were
a season high for the Royals,
who have won four of six after
starting 5-20 and prompting
owner David Glass to prom-
ise signifcant changes which
have not yet been made.
Kerry Robinson and Tony
Graffanino also had three hits
for the Royals.
Graves relieved starter Jason
Johnson with two on, no outs
and the Indians leading 6-4, but
the light-hitting Buck hit a 2-2
pitch over the wall in left.
Mark Grudzielanek, who
went 4-for-4, then doubled and
with two outs Graffanino hit a
shot off the glove of third base-
man Aaron Boone that went for
an RBI double.
Joel Peralta (1-0) got the vic-
tory with 2 1/3 innings of two-
run relief.
Victor Martinez hit a tie-
breaking two-run single off Per-
alta in the top of the sixth for a
6-4 lead.
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