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By MichAEl PhilliPs
SAN JOSE, Calif. It happens
almost every year, but it still has that
same devastating feeling.
This time, an entire game of
strong defense and key turnovers
came down to the most elemen-
tary of plays. The Jayhawks couldnt
make their layups, and the Bruins
held on in the final minutes.
UCLA 68, Kansas 55. The season
ended.
It hurts, coach Bill Self said. I
really felt like this was our year.
An impressive 14-game winning
streak ended at the door to the Final
Four, a door Self has never opened.
Kansas lost to an experienced
UCLA team that played in front of
a home-state crowd. Had the Bruins
not lost a week before the tourna-
ment, the seeds would have been
reversed, and No. 1 UCLA would
have defeated No. 2 Kansas.
In the locker room afterward, the
players hung their heads and tried
to make sense of what had just hap-
pened. There was no anger in the
room, just a silent disbelief. This
wasnt the year.
Still, they pointed to the positive
things that happened, including the
Big 12 Conference regular-season
title and the postseason champion-
ship. It wasnt a bad NCAA tourna-
ment, either.
It was very special just to get
over that first-round hump and then
come to the Elite Eight, sophomore
guard Brandon Rush said. We had
two championships, so it was a pret-
ty decent season for us.
The season ended with two weeks
at the NCAA tournament, which
included visits to Chicago and San
Jose. There was no shortage of sto-
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Mario Chalmers and Julian Wright walk of the court after the loss to UCLA in the Elite Eight. Both players combined for 10 points against UCLA but missed shots in the paint that could not fall in kept the Jayhawks from a victory.
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by Jacque Lumsden
The University of Kansas offers
organizations for just about anything
imaginable, and if you are interested
in something that is not offered then
you can start a new club.
Adam Poole, Wichita sophomore,
was interested in helping soldiers
overseas, so he started an organiza-
tion. KU Adopt-a-Soldier was start-
ed this fall.
This year is sort of an experi-
mental year to see what works best,
but next year we will be fully run-
ning, Poole said.
Right now the organization
works predominantly with the
greek community and the schol-
arship halls. After knowing how
everything works with the larger
communities, the group plans to
move on to an individual level as
well.
The organization is about teach-
ing people how easy it is to really
get involved and make a difference
in the lives of the soldiers, Poole
said.
Eventually, students involved will
receive a list of items needed by the
soldier that they have adopted. The
students will then bring in the items,
and the group will pay to have them
shipped to the soldiers.
Our mission is to encourage stu-
dents at KU to adopt soldiers and
let people know how they can help,
Poole said.
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involved, e-mail Poole at adamb-
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The Oral History Workshop
Learning to Hear the Stories
VIII Oral History at Work: The
View From Within will be held
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the ball-
room in the Kansas Union.
Om Pradhan, former Bhutan
ambassador to the United Na-
tions, will present the lecture
Negotiations Between Small
and Big Neighbors and the
United Nations: The Case
of Bhutan-China Boundary
Negotiations at 12:30 p.m, in
Alderson Auditorium at the
Kansas Union.
Masako Ueda Fidler, of Brown
University, will present the Lin-
guistics Colloquium Whats in
mimetic expressions: Grammar,
discourse and onomatopoeia
in Czech, Japanese and other
languages at 3:30 p.m. at 206
Blake Hall.
Carl Bender, of Washington
University, will present the lec-
ture Quantum Mechanics With-
out Hermitian Hamiltonians at
4 p.m. at 2074 Malott Hall.
Joe Wood will present the KU
Department of Design Hall-
mark Design Symposium Series
lecture at 6 p.m. at 3140 Wescoe
Hall.
Renegade mouse steals
dentures from table
WATERVILLE, Maine Theres
a mouse in Bill Exners house
that he says he has captured
three times. Each time, the
mouse escaped, and the last
time the rodent ran of with his
lower dentures.
Exner, 68, said he and his
wife, Shirley, scoured his bed-
room after the dentures disap-
peared from his night stand.
They found a small opening
in a wall where they suspected
the mouse was coming and go-
ing, and their daughters fance,
Eric Holt, stepped in to help.
They retrieved the dentures
from the opening.
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olathe senior
I just think its taking science a lit-
tle too far. Im for stem cell research
and limited cloning, but that seems
a little too wild for me.
Jennifer Gorman
Kansas city, mo., freshman
Thats disgusting. If they had bet-
ter reasoning my opinion might
change, but my frst reaction is that
its unneeded.
mao hunG
Taiwan graduate student
That kind of experimentation can
help peoples health, but most of
the time that probably wouldnt
happen. If countries could restrict
cloning it would be good, but big
countries will probably use cloning
for war, and I am against that.
Valerie Graham
Pittsburg senior
I think its unnatural and obviously
not the way its supposed to be.
What are your thoughts on interspecies cloning?
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By Tyler harBerT
Jon Dennis didnt get arrested
during spring break for indecent
exposure or public intoxication.
The Hutchinson senior was taken to
a Washington, D.C., police station for
praying in front of the White House
during the Christian Peace Witness
for Iraq march on March 16 during the
four-year anniversary of the Iraq War.
Before the march, participants sat
in on any of 14 different workshops
at various churches in Washington,
D.C., which dealt with the interface of
peace, faith and civil disobedience.
Some demonstrators used that
training later that night when they
were arrested for stopping and pray-
ing in front of the White House.
After the workshops and a non-
denominational church service, an
estimated 3,000 people held lights that
resembled candles, marched and sang
while they walked from the National
Cathedral to the White House. Some
stopped to pray in front of the build-
ing while others circled it.
The first 100 people who stopped
to pray in front of the White House
were arrested for failing to comply
with an officer for refusing to keep
moving. The remaining 122 people
who stopped, including Dennis, were
arrested for crossing a police barrier.
Dennis said there was a lot of
cooperation between the protest
organizers and the police and that
the route to the White House was
blocked off for the march.
All 222 arrested people had their
hands zip-tied with plastic bands and
had their mug shots taken in front of
buses that transported them to a local
police department. They were given
$100 tickets that had to be paid in
person at a Washington, D.C., police
department within 15 days.
Drizzling rain and brisk winds
made the march uncomfortable for
the protestors. Sonia Marcinkowski,
Blue Springs, Mo., junior, also
marched but decided the weather
was too unpleasant to wait around.
I didnt want to lose my toes,
she said.
The next day, March 17, Dennis
took part in a larger anti-war march
from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
to the Pentagon. He said that the
protestors in that march were more
hostile than in Fridays march.
It wasnt as moving and it was
really negative, he said.
Dennis received sponsorship
from the Oread Friends Meeting, a
Quaker religious organization, as well
as some help from the Ecumenical
Christian Ministries.
Dennis, Marcinkowski and Beth
Ruhl, Lawrence sophomore who also
took part in the peace march, plan
to speak at local churches and share
their experiences.
Kansan staf writer Tyler harbert
can be contacted at tharbert@
kansan.com.
Edited by Darla Slipke
ResNet cracks down on usage
Campus internet
Photo Illustration by Anna Faltermeier/KANSAN
By ericK r. SchmidT
ResNet, the University of Kansas
Internet provider, is considering
possible changes in its services to
alleviate high congestion during
peak hours to relieve stress on con-
nection speeds.
A press release on the ResNet
Web site said three steps were being
considered or taken to alleviate the
congestion. First, serious abusers
of bandwidth are being warned to
decrease their usage or have their
accounts deactivated. Second, band-
width has been added during eve-
ning hours and may come with an
additional fee in Fall 2007. Third, the
network is discussing a switch to a
rate-limiting or usage-based bill-
ing similar to that of Lawrences pri-
mary Internet provider, Sunflower
Broadband.
Allison Rose-Lopez, public rela-
tions and marketing manager for
KU Information Services, said dis-
cussions were in the early stages and
that nothing was set for an inevitable
change.
The University purchases $1
million of bandwidth annually, an
amount that Rose-Lopez said was a
result of the Universitys standing as
a research institute. Because of the
amount of networking and research
that occurs at the University, she
said students were lucky to have
the existing large amounts of band-
width, but that abuse had become a
problem.
How would you feel if you paid
your long distance bill, but the
service was open to others? Thats
essentially what were dealing with,
Rose-Lopez said.
For those not familiar with band-
width or the way it operates, Rose-
Lopez said it could be viewed as a
set of pipes with water or shared
files flowing through it. The more
usage the bandwidth was forced to
handle, the slower the flow would
be.
Only so much is going to get
through at a given time, Rose-Lopez
said. When were trying to cycle so
many files through,
thats when we suffer from slow-
down time.
Jacob Ramsey, Marion sopho-
more, lives in Hashinger Hall and
said he noticed a lag in the network,
usually in the hours between 5 and
9 p.m. Ramsey said he played video
games online and occasionally used
file sharing.
Ill be playing and notice it jumps
up to stupid amounts, Ramsey
said. I dont really avoid using the
Internet, but Ive noticed it.
Ramsey would be classified by
ResNet as an average user based on
his bandwidth usage. The network
keeps a monthly list of its highest
bandwidth users. The list usually
contains no more than 15 users who
are consistently
responsible for slowdowns on
the network.
Rose-Lopez said the most common
abusive users werent those who did a
large amount of file sharing, but those
who left their computers on 24 hours a
day, allowing hackers to download.
This isnt an issue of everyone jump-
ing on and downloading too much,
Rose-Lopez said. Its a few trouble
spots among thousands of users.
Kansan staf writer erick r.
Schmidt can be contacted at es-
chmidt@kansan.com.
Edited by Stacey Couch
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ries in either city.
It was the ultimate no-call.
To prepare the team for a physi-
cal weekend in San Jose, the Kansas
backups were allowed to do what-
ever they wanted during practice.
No whistles were blown; no fouls
were called.
Basically, they just get a free
pass to whack at you all day, fresh-
man guard Sherron Collins said.
You get hit in the face or scratched
in the arms.
The red team, as the backup
players are called, was allowed to do
that to simulate Southern Illinois
punishing defense. Self wanted to
make sure his players were ready for
a physical game
and wouldnt
complain to the
officials if they
get bumped on
a play.
The starters
were unanimous
in their assess-
ment of who
the best fouler
was: sophomore
guard Brennan
Bechard.
He just grabs you, sophomore
guard Mario Chalmers said. Thats
all he does is grab, grab, grab. He
does it almost every play.
Bechard attributes his success to
his ability to get under the players
and swat at them from a position
low to the ground. Hes not shy
about enjoying it, either.
Oh, its definitely fun when the
coaches say to foul them, he said.
I just slap at them a little bit, try
to not let them go where they want
to go.
On the other side of the ball is
the blue team, the top players, who
dont necessarily enjoy being poked
at for an hour.
They get us frustrated, but thats
a good thing, because it means
were going to be prepared, sopho-
more forward Julian Wright said.
You cant really be mad, because
theyre trying to help.
The Jayhawks used the strat-
egy during practices at Bellarmine
College Preparatory School in San
Jose. They didnt have much time to
prepare, because most of Tuesday
was taken up by the flight out. On
Wednesday, Self let the backups
swing away one last time before
the games.
Not all the backups had fun foul-
ing, though. Junior guard Jeremy
Case followed directions, but reluc-
tantly.
I really dont like playing like
that, he said. Ill foul them a little
bit, I guess.
He said that the players take it
well, for the most part. Collins used
to get feisty when the players would
grab him, but hes become used to
it during the season and said that
doesnt happen anymore.
While the Southern Illinois
defense did cause Kansas some
problems, the Jayhawks were able
to escape with a victory in the
Sweet Sixteen game. And nobody
complained about it being too vio-
lent. After all, the Jayhawks had it
much worse during practice. Take
freshman guard Brady Morningstar,
for instance. When asked what his
fouling strategy was, he laughed.
Im just trying to break as many
bones as I can, he joked. They get
tougher that way.
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Saturday was the final game as
a Jayhawk for assistant coach Tim
Jankovich. He will be leaving to
take the head coaching position at
Illinois State.
I absolutely
love this team,
he said. Im
leaving here,
on one hand,
with a great
deal of excite-
ment, but also
so much sad-
ness because I
love coach Self
and I love this
team.
Jankovich was originally an
assistant with Self at Illinois. His
job will be filled by former Jayhawk
great Danny Manning, who has
been a part of the staff for the past
four seasons. Mannings job will not
be filled.
Self said that Manning had been
anticipating this for some time, but
didnt want to take the job four
years ago because he wanted to
spend some time at home after a
long NBA career. His duties will
now take him on the road as one of
the Jayhawks recruiters.
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While in Chicago, Collins was
not an easy man to track down.
Playing less
than a mile from
where he grew
up, the freshman
guard made an
extra effort to be
unapproachable
so he could keep
his focus on the
game.
He put his
uncle in charge
of distributing
his tickets, turned off his phone and
tried not to look into the stands at
any point during warm-ups.
He may not have seen the people
he knows, but they all saw him.
Collins had a strong weekend as
Kansas defeated Niagara 107-67
and Kentucky 88-76.
The Kentucky victory came on
his birthday, but after the game
he had something on his mind
other than basketball. In the park-
ing lot, the team bus parked next to
a Range Rover.
It was crazy, because at first we
were just like, Look at the Range
Rover, and it had some rims in it,
Collins said. But then we saw in
the rims it said M.J., so everybody
started taking pictures of it.
The ride belonged to Michael
Jordan, the NBA legend, who had
his initials spelled out in diamonds
on all four of the rims.
He was on hand as a scout, and
saw each of the hometown players
light up the scoreboard. Wright had
his strong game on Sunday, shaking
off some jitters he felt on Friday.
Im not going to lie. I was defi-
nitely nervous, he said.
Those early miscues didnt mean
much, though, in an uneventful
first-round blow out.
When the Jayhawks returned
from Chicago victorious on Sunday
night, Collins said he would cel-
ebrate his birthday at the bowling
alley with Wright. On the court, the
two fight for scoring supremacy,
but at the Jaybowl its a little more
lopsided.
He wins most of the games,
Collins said. But I did beat him
once.
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In a hallway underneath HP
Pavilion, Self looked back at the
season that had just ended.
The thing Ill take away from it
is that we had a bunch of talented
kids that sacrificed for the good of
the program, he said. We liked
sharing the ball.
Somebody always stepped up in
the clutch for the Jayhawks, lead-
ing them to big victories against
Florida, Southern Illinois and twice
against Texas.
But it didnt happen against
UCLA. After the game, the Kansas
players knew they were just as good
of a team, but in the cruelness of
March Madness that doesnt matter.
For two hours on one day, the Bruins
were the better team, and thats why
they were still
playing.
It was just
one of those
days where
things werent
going right,
Rush said.
One day the
shots are all
falling, and
the next day
theyre not.
For the 2006-07 Jayhawks, the
shots fell most of the time, result-
ing in 33 victories, two short of the
school record. Those two were ones
that the players badly wanted.
Chalmers said that this loss hurt
more than exiting in the first round
because the title was within sight.
We didnt want to stop here, he
said. We wanted to go all the way.
Kansan senior sportswriter Mi-
chael Phillips can be contacted at
mphillips@kansan.com.
Edited by Darla Slipke
tournament (continued from 1A)
BY ASHER FUSCO
The Kansas Jayhawks may have
been playing nearly 2,000 miles
away, but on Saturday evening,
bars and restaurants in Lawrence
held the same intensity as Allen
Fieldhouse radiates during a home
game.
Though the throngs of fans that
packed sports bars and restaurants
headed home
di sappoi nted,
for almost two
hours the town
stood at atten-
tion and watched
Kansas take on
UCLA.
Finding an
empty seat from
which to view
Saturday nights
regional cham-
pionship game
proved nearly as difficult as squeez-
ing into the student section at the
fieldhouse.
As early as 4:30 p.m., many sports
bars, including Zig and Macs Sports
Bar and Grill, 1540 Wakarusa Drive
Suite L, JB Stouts Bar and Grill,
721 Wakarusa Drive Suite 100, and
23rd Street Brewery, 3512 Clinton
Parkway, were filled to capacity. The
scene at Biggs Barbeque, 2429 S.
Iowa, was no different.
This is the most people Ive seen
here for any game, said Joe Preiner,
Biggs waiter and Apple Valley,
Minn., sophomore. We had people
show up two hours ahead of time.
Its even more crowded than during
Thursdays game.
The fans at Biggs rode a roller
coaster of emotions throughout the
game as the Jayhawks fell behind the
Bruins. During the first half, fans
stood and loudly cheered after each
Kansas steal.
However, when
UCLA started to
pull away late in
the first half, the
Kansas support-
ers became less
vocal.
As the final
minutes ticked
off the clock and
Kansas tried to
crawl back into
the game, most fans already felt the
Jayhawks tournament run had come
to an end.
A few patrons headed for the
exits early, but most sat in a state of
mournful silence. One fan cheered
the teams effort with applause
and the statement, Theres noth-
ing wrong with a trip to the Elite
Eight.
Massachusetts Street was simi-
larly reserved after the game. People
milled around outside bars and
waited in line at ice cream par-
lors, but there was no revelry to be
found.
Although people around town
felt more than a little deflated on
Saturday night, early Sunday morn-
ing was a different story. About 75
die-hard fans awaited the teams 4
a.m. return to Allen Fieldhouse.
When the team arrived and stepped
off the bus, the crowd cheered and
held up signs that read Thank you
Jayhawks.
Shari Stimetz, a 1971 Kansas
graduate who has greeted the team
every year for the past 25 years,
said she felt her unconditional loy-
alty was the least she could give the
players in what she described as an
incredible year.
If the solidarity shown by Stimetz
and the other early-birds present
at the fieldhouse on Sunday is any
indication, the teams failure to reach
the Final Four will have little effect
on the psyche of Kansas fans.
After all, its not the end of the
world for the Jayhawk faithful: the
2008 NCAA Tournament is only
about 350 days away.
Kansan sportswriter Asher Fusco
can be contacted at afusco@kan-
san.com
Edited by Katie Sullivan
marla Keown/KanSan
Fans cheer for Russell Robinson as he returns home from San Jose, Calif., to Lawrence. A crowd of about 75 gathered Sunday morning at 4 a.m. in front
of Allen Fieldhouse to greet the team and show their support.
fan club
Roller coaster of emotions
Basically, they just get a free
pass to whack at you all day. You
get hit in the face or scratched in
the arms.
Sherron CollinS
Freshman guard
the thing ill take away from
it is that we had a bunch of
talented kids that sacrifced for
the good of the program.
Bill SelF
Coach
this is the most people ive
seen here for any game. We
had people show up two hours
ahead of time.
Joe preiner
Biggs waiter
Viewers crowd bars Saturday night to cheer on Kansas
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Taste of Asia
By Katy BLair
The University of Kansas was
selected to hold the Midwest
Asian-American Student Union
conference for the first time in
March 2008.
After planning a budget and
guest accommodations, students
in the Asian-American student
union presented a proposal to a
panel for judging.
The University was chosen
from 12 other universities as the
conference site. The events brings
in more than 700 students to learn
about Asian-American social and
political issues.
We worked hard to put our
bid proposal together, said Grant
Huang, St. Louis junior and presi-
dent of the AASU. Were really
excited. No one really comes to
Kansas for events like this.
Meagan Cheung, internal vice
president and Iola junior, said
she was excited that it was the
first year the University could be
the host.
Cheung and her fellow AASU
members are working on find-
ing sponsors within the Lawrence
community to fund the event.
Cheung said this years conference
was well-researched and planned,
and she hoped to bring the same
organization to MAASU 2008.
I was impressed by the confer-
ence because it was students who
did everything, all while juggling
school, said Cheung.
Susan Noh, external vice presi-
dent of AASU and Overland Park
junior, said this years conference
was the best she had seen, and
she hoped to hold one even better
next year.
It was inspirational, said Noh.
It showed us how we could make
a difference by being more active
in the Asian-American commu-
nity.
The conference, held from
March 9 to 11 at the University of
Illinois, began with a variety show.
Saturdays events included 16
workshops, a career fair and a clos-
ing banquet where the following
years location was announced.
The Office of Multicultural
Affairs and Student Senate pro-
vided funding for 32 students to
attend this years conference at
the University of Illinois, whereas
only 16 students were able to go
last year.
Kansan staf writer Katy Blair
can be contacted at kblair@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Katie Sullivan
Timetable raises tensions in Washington
University plans to hold 2008 Midwest
Asian-American Student Union conference
By HOPE yEN
assOciatEd PrEss
WASHINGTON With his go-
it-alone approach on Iraq, President
Bush is flouting Congress and the
public, so angering lawmakers that
some consider impeachment an
option over his war policy, a senator
from Bushs own party said Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Senates No.
2 Republican leader harshly criti-
cized House Democrats for setting
an artificial date for withdrawing
troops from Iraq and said he believes
Republicans have enough votes to
prevent passage of a similar bill in
the Senate.
We need to put that kind of deci-
sion in the hands of our command-
ers who are there on the ground
with the men and women, said Sen.
Trent Lott (R-Miss.) For Congress
to impose an artificial date of any
kind is totally irresponsible.
GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska,
a member of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee and a frequent
critic of the war, stopped short of
calling for Bushs impeachment. But
he made clear that some lawmakers
viewed that as an option should Bush
choose to push ahead despite public
sentiment against the war.
Any president who says, I dont
care, or I will not respond to what
the people of this country are say-
ing about Iraq or anything else, or I
dont care what the Congress does, I
am going to proceed if a president
really believes that, then there are
what I was pointing out, there are
ways to deal with that, said Hagel,
who is considering a 2008 presiden-
tial run.
The White House had no imme-
diate reaction to Hagels comments.
The Senate planned to begin
debate Monday on a war spending
bill that would set a nonbinding goal
of March 31, 2008, for the removal of
combat troops.
That comes after the House nar-
rowly passed a bill Friday that would
pay for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
this year but would require that
combat troops come home from Iraq
before September 2008 or earlier
if the Iraqi government did not meet
certain requirements.
On Sunday, Hagel said he was
bothered by Bushs apparent disre-
gard of congressional sentiment on
Iraq. He said lawmakers now stood
ready to stand up to the president
when necessary.
In his weekly address Saturday,
Bush accused Democrats of parti-
sanship in the House vote and said
it would cut the number of troops
below a level that U.S. military
commanders say they need. Vice
President Dick Cheney also accused
Democrats of undermining U.S.
troops in Iraq and of sending a mes-
sage to terrorists that America will
retreat in the face danger.
We have clearly a situation where
the president has lost the confidence
of the American people in his war
effort, Hagel said. It is now time,
going into the fifth year of that effort,
for the Congress to step forward and
be part of setting some boundar-
ies and some conditions as to our
involvement.
This is not a monarchy, he
added, referring to the possibil-
ity that some lawmakers may seek
impeachment. There are ways to
deal with it. And I would hope the
president understands that.
Lott said setting withdrawal dates
was a futile and potentially dangerous
exercise because Bush has made clear
he will veto any such legislation.
There are members in the Senate
in both parties that are not comfort-
able with how things have gone in
Iraq, Lott said. But they under-
stand that artificial timetables, even
as goals, are a problem. ...We will try
to take out the arbitrary dates.
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) said
the Senate bill seeks to heed the
recommendations of the bipartisan
Iraq Study Group by setting a goal
of withdrawing some troops while
leaving others behind to train the
Iraqi army for border patrol and
other missions.
Still raising voices
Stefano Paltera/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Leticia Tepetitla, 9, front left, wears a U.S. fag as she and others march around the Federal Building in Los Angeles on Sunday. Dueling rallies marked the one-year anniversary of a massive pro-immi-
grant demonstration that jammed Los Angeles streets with a half-million protesters.
Iraq war
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WILMINGTON, Del. Actor
Sidney Poitier, a former president
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an author are this years Common
Wealth Awards winners, according
to a trust committee member.
The awards, created by a
Delaware businessman, recognize
people who demonstrate both
excellence in their felds and serve
as an inspiration to others, said
Connie Bond Stuart, a committee
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The 28th annual Common
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Poitier, 80, winner of an Oscar
for Lilies of the Field in 1963,
director of several flms and author
of two books.
Former Polish President
Aleksander Kwasniewski, who
co-founded Polands Social
Democratic Party and helped the
country move from communism to
democracy.
Cokie Roberts, a veteran jour-
nalist on National Public Radio and
ABC News.
Author Ian McEwan, a winner
of the Booker Prize, one of Britains
highest awards for writers.
Recipients will be honored at an
April 28 dinner. Each gets $50,000.
Past winners include 11 Nobel
laureates, such as Archbishop Des-
mond Tutu, Henry Kissinger and
Toni Morrison.
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NEW YORK Pop legend Elton
John will celebrate his 60th birth-
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performance at Madison Square
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There are very few artists that
could even think of setting a record
like this, let alone achieve it, said
Jay Marciano, president of MSG
Entertainment.
The concert will be recorded
and broadcast April 5 as a two-
hour special on MyNetworkTV, a
mini-network on Fox stations.
John has owned the record for
most performances at the Garden
since October 2001. Previously,
the Grateful Dead held the record,
playing there 52 times.
The singer recently announced
he would make his back catalog
of more than 30 albums released
over 40 years available for digital
download, a move that also coin-
cided with his birthday, as well as
the release of a new compilation
album, Rocket Man.
The newly digitized albums
include Johns 1969 debut, Empty
Sky, and perennial favorites such
as Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
and Captain Fantastic and the
Brown Dirt Cowboy.The tracks,
more than 400 in all, will be
available for download starting
Monday.
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Gabriella Souza, Nicole Kelley, Patrick Ross, Courtney Hagen,
Natalie Johnson, Alison Kieler, Tasha Riggins and McKay
Stangler
News provides free
entertainment for all
Nowadays a trip to the movie
theater is rather pricey. Tickets
cost around $8. Theres the req-
uisite popcorn, which is chemi-
cally altered to induce thirst and
requires the purchase of a soda. If
paying for a date, double the cost.
With rising prices of movie-
going, students would do well
to recognize the entertainment
value of the news. Contrary to
popular belief, radio and tele-
vised news is not only a droning
source of education but, in fact, a
goldmine of entertainment.
Like comedy? News has
got plenty of juvenile humor.
Recently, for example, Israels for-
mer Ambassador to El Salvador
was found drunk, bound and
naked with sex toys in his own
backyard. After being aided
by the police he was promptly
released from his position by
Israeli authorities.
In Germany, a farmer is suing
two youngsters for ruining his
prized male ostrichs sex drive
and thus preventing the farm-
er from having highly profit-
able baby ostriches. The farmer
claims that the boys, who alleg-
edly threw firecrackers at the
ostrich, psychologically damaged
the bird, which was unable to
perform sexually for six months
after the attacks.
Attuned to war films? News
is overflowing with battles. For
a lesser-known piece of violent
entertainment, keep updated on
elephant rebellions in India. Over
the last several years, misbehaved
mammoths with an affinity for
local communities freshly-brewed
rice wine have trampled dozens
of villagers during booze raids.
In 2004, a troop of 20 or more
elephants raided a village, scared
off the inhabitants, and wreaked
havoc after getting wasted. Their
plan went awry when four were
killed in a spontaneous attempt to
take down an electric fence.
Of course, the news has no
shortage of international spy
and intrigue. Mystery abounds
in Russia, where former KGB
agent Alexander Litvinenko was
poisoned to death late last year
after accusing the government of
murder. Not so ironically, since
President Vladimir Putin came to
office in 2000, numerous persons
with anti-Putin beliefs have been
murdered in manners that eerily
resemble ex-spy techniques.
The news even provides a joy-
ous story or two for the helpless
romantics. If there isnt an anec-
dote about a zoos brand new
adorable baby animal or about
Angelinas international adop-
tions, theres a sketch on a celeb-
rity couples blissful whirlwind
romance. No, theyre not per-
manent, but neither are movie
stars enchanted relationships in
the expensive films we see.
For those watching the bank
account, entertainment from home
can save a lot of money. Surfing
BBC News, watching CNN and
reading The New York Times can
easily be done solo. In the event
of a passionate distraction, these
forms of entertainment can be
freely revisited. Junk food can be
bought cheaply for those who have
to have it. Hey, one might even
learn something worthwhile.
Alison Kieler for the edito-
rial board.
dEconstrUctIng mEdIa
Focus of media
needs to change
Entertainment
media audi-
ences are restless.
Theyre tired of
seeing the same,
tiresome coverage
on TV. Theyre
tired of hearing
about the same
over-publicized,
attention-craving, self-obsessed
celebrities.
The latest focus of entertainment
medias attention is Britney Spears.
Instead of exploiting her redneck
personality, shows are parading
her rash decisions (a shaved head)
and ever increasing craziness (con-
firmed by her constant checking in
and out of rehab facilities).
Does her shaved head really war-
rant that much airtime?
The press loved her when she
achieved her first hit single and
carried a squeaky clean image to
boot. Now that theyve driven her
to lavish partying and scandalous
clothing choices, they want to grind
her up and splatter her on every
broadcast they air, all while shaking
their heads in disapproval.
Heres a hint: Britney is not that
important to us. Drop it and move
on.
Over-publicized celebrity No. 2
is Anna Nicole Smith. The woman
was well-known and died an unex-
pected death, so yes, her death
deserved to be covered by the press.
But the relentless coverage has gone
on for more than a month now.
Shes dead. Its time to let her rest
in peace. The public is begging you
to do so.
Moving on to must-be-covered
celebrity No. 3, Paris Hilton. On
Feb. 13, The Associated Press chose
to institute a ban on coverage of
Paris Hilton.
There were
more than a few
hip-hip hoorays
yelled out in the
newsroom when
staff members
heard about this.
However, a week
later, people were
disappointed to
discover that the ban was only
an experiment to see how others
would react, and The AP soon
resumed coverage of her.
Letters were sent in, and while
some cheered, others worried about
the line the news service was cross-
ing.
But it did bring up a good point.
Media do control the news we
hear. They search it out, sometimes
going so far as to rent helicopters
to see celebrities sunbathing topless
behind fenced-in properties.
Instead of Paris Hilton getting
a DUI, why not cover the work
Ashley Judd does for YouthAIDS as
its global ambassador? Or why not
cover the work Scarlett Johansson,
Parker Posey and Don Cheadle
do for Soles4Souls, a charity that
requests people to donate shoes and
money to benefit the displaced peo-
ple of Sudan? Or the work Richard
Gere does for the International
Campaign For Tibet?
Countless celebrities exist and
they are doing countless acts of
goodwill. Yet these acts rarely get
covered.
A change needs to happen in the
media. With restless viewers show-
ing more and more irritation at the
unending coverage of trivial events,
what do entertainment shows have
to lose?

Holopirek is an Otis graduate
student in journalism.
By jodi Ann holoPirEk
kansan columnist
opinion@kansan.com
Grant Snider/KanSan
commEntarY
Hello, can I help you?
Yeah. You got a husband?
Uhno.
Well, you want one?
Not exactly the proposal of my
dreams, especially since it came
from a complete stranger. Thats just
one example of awkward impolite-
ness Ive experienced while work-
ing at the Lawrence Public Library.
Some people make small faux pas:
putting their bag of books on the
counter without bothering to take
them out or putting their library
card in their mouth before hand-
ing it over covered in drool. Other
people are just plain rude: demand-
ing to be told where a movie is or
getting into a screaming battle over
a 10 cent fine and yes, that has
happened more than once.
Some customers mistake
required politeness as flirtatious
advances, like my aforementioned
potential fianc. A waitress divulged
a smooth move of many custom-
ers: scrawling their number across
the bottom of their credit card
receipt, sometimes even when
theyre on a date with another girl.
People working in all service
industries are victims to the decline
of common courtesy. Its difficult
to be polite when someone is
completely disrespectful, and it
shouldnt be expected. Just because
someone gets paid to be polite, it
doesnt mean that a customer can
treat that person however he or she
wants and expect to continue to get
excellent service. Apparently, some
people feel the need to take out
their frustrations, say the food not
being as good as they hoped, on the
messenger or server.
I understand that being in a
customer service industry means
that your job is basically to serve
people. That doesnt mean that you
have to be treated with disrespect. If
I am expected by my customers to
be polite, they should treat me with
the same courtesy. It seems that
some people take the idiom The
customer is always right and use it
as an excuse to be a jerk.
When a library patron is being
courteous and understanding, its
much easier for me to act the same
way. Maybe your waitress isnt as
cheerful as usual because she just
broke up with her boyfriend. Or
maybe your cashier got a speeding
ticket on the way to work so hes not
as chatty as usual. Be compassionate.
Little things make a big difference,
like saying please when asking
your server for a refill or apologizing
when you accidentally hit me when
tossing your library card at me.
There are plenty of people who
are extremely polite and respect-
ful when dealing with customer
service personnel. Unfortunately,
there are an equal amount of
people who dont think twice
about being blatantly rude. Please
remember, even though they are
getting paid to serve, servers,
cashiers, and clerks still deserve
respect and civility as much as you
do. Act accordingly.
Gentry is a Kansas City, Kan.
sophomore in English
By cAssiE GEntry
kansan columnist
opinion@kansan.com
Show more courtesy to service employees
Free for All callers have 20
seconds to speak about any
topic they wish. Kansan editors
reserve the right to omit com-
ments. Slanderous and obscene
statements will not be printed.
Phone numbers of all incoming
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donald duck just bit my friends
fricking ear! im not sure how
it happened. He came out of
nowhere.
n
dear cbs, i dont know care how
much ku is winning by. if you
ever switch games before they
are done playing again, i will
hunt you down, and when i am
through with you, you will cry.
n
Free for all, we just drove through
north carolina, and there was a
gated trailer park. only in north
carolina. Hope youre having fun
there, roy.
n
chuck norris is the only person
who could roundhouse kick you
in the back of the face.
i just farted and lifted up my skirt
to see if it smelled bad.
n
that commercial about the Pon-
tiac driver who is a kansas fan is
total bullshit.
n
there is no love for kansas in il-
linois. theyre delusional! People
think that illinois is going to the
championship! they dont know
what theyre talking about.
n
Free for all, i just called safe ride
from myrtle beach, south caro-
lina, and they wouldnt come to
get me, and im wasted.
n
id like to announce that we are
ofcially starting our grassroots
campaign to ask Julian wright
to grow his hair out into a large
dr. J-style free throw. err, afro.
(Laughing in the background) we
will provide the red, white, and
blue headband.
n
to whoever left that full bottle of
southern comfort on the side of
the road: thank you!
n
to the guy who stole my virginity:
stop being a fucking child. no,
i mean, efng child, and call me
back.
Free for all, listen to this, the
ocean (ocean noise).
n
im in Panama city, Florida, for
spring break, and im defnitely
not coming back to kansas. sorry,
but im dropping out of school.
n
How does mary feel about a
christian converting to Judaism?
How does mary feel?
n
im bored, its one in the morn-
ing. spring break, nobodys here,
shoot me now.
n
Free for all not available? im
sitting here at burger king, and i
felt like calling in, and youre not
available? w-t-F?
n
Hi Free for all. its 4:00 a.m., ive
been driving down the interstate
since 2:00 a.m., i still have an hour
left until i get to the kansas city
airport, and im falling asleep,
and i need someone to keep me
company. will you talk to me,
Free for all?
n
were down in Panama city, rep-
ping ku, and im at the clubs, and
if i hear the o-H-i-o chant again,
im going to o-H-shoot myself in
the damn head.
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TEHRAN, Iran Iran
announced Sunday that it was
partially suspending cooperation
with the U.N. nuclear watchdog
agency, citing the illegal and
bullying U.N. Security Council
sanctions imposed on the country
for its refusal to stop enriching
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Gholam Hossein Elham, a gov-
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In New York, Iranian Foreign
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gal, unwarranted and unjusti-
fied will reduce the credibility of
the Security Council, he said in
Persian through a translator.
He said Iran has repeatedly
sought negotiations with the pow-
ers that drafted the resolution
against the Islamic republic: the
five permanent council members
the U.S., Britain, France, Russia
and China and Germany. But he
accused those countries of lacking
the political will to reach a break-
through.
If this political will existed, the
other side wouldnt have imposed
preconditions on the talks, Mottaki
said, referring to demands by the
U.S. and its allies that Iran first halt
enrichment before they engage in
negotiations on its nuclear pro-
gram.
He said the world has two
options to proceed on the nuclear
issue: continued negotiations or
confrontation.
Choosing the path of confron-
tation will have its own conse-
quences, he said without elabo-
rating.
Elham said the Iranian Cabinet
decided Sunday to suspend code
1-3 of minor arrangements of the
safeguards with the International
Atomic Energy Agency.
Under Irans Safeguards
Agreements with the IAEA, part
of its commitments under the
Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty,
the country is obligated to inform
the agency six months before it
introduces nuclear material of any
kind into any facility.
Sunrise, sunset
Petros Karadjias/ASSOCIATED PRESS
A couple walks along the quay side at sunset in the coastal city of Paphos about 80 miles southwest of the capital Nicosia in Cyprus Sunday. Spring temperatures there reached 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
sports
BASEBALL FALLS TO COWBOYS
Kansas lost the fnal game of its series with No. 14 Oklahoma State Sunday, 7-3.
In the loss, sophomore pitcher Andy Marks struck out 10 Cowboys.
8B
sports
MISSEd OppOrTuNITIES
ELITE EIGHT: UCLA 68, KANSAS 55
Amanda sellers/KANsAN
on the bench, sasha Kaun, Darnell Jackson, rodrick stewart, Brady Morningstar and Jeremy Case grimly watch their team members play out the fnal minutes of the game against UCLA in the HP Pavillion in San Jose, Calif. The Jayhawks struggled during the second half to keep up with the
Bruins and missed 19 layups. Kansas lost to UCLA in the Elite Eight, 68-55.
By Michael PhilliPs
SAN JOSE, Calif. The Jayhawks
might have had more luck with a
carnival game than they did against
the UCLA Bruins on Saturday.
Kansas missed several layups and
tip-ins on its way to a 68-55 loss that
left the players baffled at how some-
thing so easy became so hard.
The rim wasnt friendly for us,
sophomore guard Brandon Rush
said. It was just one of those days
where things werent going right.
Meanwhile, the home-state
Bruins seemed to be playing with an
oversized hoop. When Kansas made
a late run with less than five min-
utes remaining in the game, guard
Darren Collison hit a long three-
pointer as the shot clock expired to
seal the victory.
We played very good defense,
sophomore guard Mario Chalmers
said. Tonight, the hoop was as big
as the ocean for them.
Instead of slowing things down,
the Bruins decided to run with the
Jayhawks. The game moved at a
quick pace throughout, with turn-
.
21
turnovers committed
19
missed layups
53.3
percent shooting for
UCLA
17
steals by Kansas
33-5
fnal record
4
straight Elite Eight losses
for Bill Self
Failed ofense proves defense
does not always win games
Afalo breezes past Jayhawks
Saturday in route to Final Four
By Michael PhilliPs
SAN JOSE, Calif. UCLAs
best player, by far, was guard Arron
Afflalo. His 24 points led the Bruins
to a 68-55 victory, but just as impor-
tant was his ability to find open
teammates in key situations.
Twice, with the ball in Afflalos
hand and the shot clock running
down, he made the right play and
killed a Kansas rally.
On the final possession of the
first half, Kansas cut the lead to one
with a dunk from sophomore guard
Brandon Rush. Holding the ball at
the top of the arc, Afflalo engaged in
a one-on-one match-up with Rush.
Instead of trying to get past Rush
for the points, he passed the ball to
forward Josh Shipp, who made a
wide-open shot.
When they hit that three at the
half, the crowd got behind them, and
they got the momentum after that,
freshman forward Darrell Arthur
said.
In the second half Afflalo stepped
up his game even more, scoring 15
of his points. With four minutes to
CLEAN sWEEp
The Kansas softball team
recorded its frst series
sweep of the season
against Oklahoma State
this weekend. The Jay-
hawks are now 23-9-1
on the season.
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GrAND opENING
Kansas opened its outdoor
track and feld season with
several NCAA regional
qualifying marks. Junior
Ashley Brown set a new
school record in the 100-
meter hurdles.
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NEW ADDItIoN
Womens basketball coach
Bonnie Henrickson added
another post player to help
address her teams lack of
depth in the paint.
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Hawthorn / Parkway Townhomes.
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Excellent Locations 1341 Ohio and 1104
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$510/mo and $500/mo No Pets
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Coolest apartments in town. 2BR loft
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modern conveniences. $850 per month.
Available Aug 1st. Call 785-550-8499.
2 BR August lease available. Next to cam-
pus. Jayhawk Apts. 1130 W 11th $600/mo.
No pets. 785-556-0713
3BR 2BA W/D Lg. Living Space. Walk to
Allen Feild House. 1436 19th Terr.
$1050/mo Aug 1 785-760-0144
4BR 2BA House W/D Must See! Circle
Drive. 1941 Kentucky St. $1300/mo
Aug 1 785-760-0144
FALL LEASING
Spacious 1, 2, & 3 BRs
Canyon Court Apts.
700 Comet Ln.
785-832-8805
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3BR/ 2BA apts off Emery close to cam-
pus. W/D inc. Rent $825/mo+ H20, elec &
cable. 785-550-5979 btwn 8am and 8pm.
1026 Mississippi 2 bedroom, 1 Bath, w/
hardwod foors. $475. Available August.
MPM. 785-841-4935.
2 BR apt. W/D. Close to campus. 928
Alabama. By the stadium. $500/mo.
Ask for Edie at Silver Clipper 842-1822.
2901 University Dr. 3BR Apt. 1 & 1/2 BA
Very spacious rooms. Fireplace, skylight,
patio, garage, W/D hookup. On KU bus
route. No smkr/pets. Avail. Aug. $870/mo.
Must see! Call 748-9807
3 BR 2 BA. Near downtown & KU.
916 Indiana. $850/mo. Remodeled.
785-830-8008.
Attention seniors & grad students!
Real nice, quiet 1 & 2 BR apts/houses.
Avail. June 1. Hard wood foors. Lots of
windows. No pets or smoking. 331-5209.
1125 Tennessee 3&4 bedrooms available
for August. Fully-equipped kitchens,
over 1400 square feet w/ washer/dryer
included. MPM 785-841-4935.
941 Indiana Street: 1,2&3 Bedrooms
available for August. Starting at $490-
$975. Close to stadium and campus!
MPM. 785-841-4935.
Eastview Apartments 1025 Mississippi
studio, 1&2 bedrooms. Laundry on-site.
Available August. MPM 785-841-4935.
1 BR apt. in renovated older house, 9th
and Mississippi, window a/c, wood foors,
ceiling fans, off street parking, D/W Avail
Aug. cats ok, $480, 90% effcient furnace
Call Jim and Lois 785-841-1074
1 BR apt on frst foor of a house for June
and July. $565 includes gas & water. No
pet deposit. On Tennessee, washer/dryer,
hardwood foors Email tbaynham@ku.edu
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Female Roommate wanted for the 07-08
school year to live with 3 other girls in a
4 bedroom townhome. Our plans so far
are to live at LeannaMar. Rent $290/
month + 1/4 util. Internet paid for and
the townhome includes 3 full bathrooms,
walk in closet for every room, W/D, free
covered parking, and all the amenities for
the kitchen. The 3 of us are all sophmores
at KU and are all pretty laid back. If youre
interested email Jessica at jyhawk55@
ku.edu. We would love to meet you!!
Great 1 BR apt for rent near campus!
Available mid-May - very fexible. Only
$315 per mo, water covered! Call Andrew
at 913-904-8497. Hawkchalk #1501.
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Roomates needed to share 3BR 2BA
condo with W/D near campus. $290/mo.
+1/3 util. Avail June 1 or Aug 1. 550-4544.
2 rooms for rent in a 3BR/2BA house 4
blocks from campus. 9th&Sunset. Util.
incl. House mostly furnished.
816-507-1437. Hawkchalk #1345.
1BR 1BA from May through July. Parkway
Commons Apartments, $500/month. Con-
tact Ashley at 785-218-9512 or ashm@
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1 BR Loft Near Campus, Very Nice!,
Available June, Call 785-979-2024 or 913-
909-1439 hawkchalk.com/1485
1BR avail. for Fall in 3BR duplex, located
close to the KU campus*$325 per month
+ 1/3rd utilities*913 645 2036 or
913 449 9995 hawkchalk.com/1497
Looking for a place to live this summer?
Call 785-766-4641 for a large room, w/d,
patio, $325 +utilities,
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Sublease Available Now till end of July.
Parkway Commons. 1 and/or 2 BRs of a 2
BR. $400 per room. No tennants or
furniture in apt. Seth @ 913 538 7479
hawkchalk.com/1413
3 BR Sublease; $720/month; very clean;
washer and dryer; close to campus and
downtown; call 214.718.0585 or write
emdoak@ku.edu hawkchalk.com/1473
Master BR avail now. Modern ranch style
house w/in walking distance to campus,
W/D, yrd, bsmt $350/mo Call (816) 728
-5101 or rtucker@ku.edu
hawkchalk.com/1472
sublease for $309/mo + 1/4 elec. W/D,
cable, internet, water, trash incl. 4 br/2 ba
apt on Bus Route. friendly roommates.
913-980-7444 hawkchalk.com/1492
Roomate wanted in 3BR/1BA house off
Naismith. W/D, garage, cable, internet,
DW. Rent $250 + util. Call Daniel at
785-979-8286. Hawkchalk #1466.
Nice 3BR 2Bath apartment. Walking dis-
tance from campus, W/D included, wood
foors. Only $279/person. Call Martha
(785) 841-3328 hawkchalk.com/1494
Sublease for June and July. Recently
remodeled. 1 bedroom apartment, only
$420/mo + utilities. Call Elise 913-961-
0519 or retucker@ku.edu.
Hawkchalk #1456.
Summer sublease at Hawks Point 1
$223.75/mo. On a KU bus route. Call 785-
218-4683. hawkchalk.com/1491
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afternoons & weekend shifts required.
We need someone dependable that will
be here past August and is not planning
any extending spring break or summer
vacations. Must be professionally dressed
& have an energetic friendly personality.
Bring resume to Aberdeen,
2300 Wakarusa Dr., (785) 749-1288
Camp Counselors needed for great over-
night camps in the Pocono Mtns. of PA.
Gain valuable experience while working
with children in the outdoors. Teach or as-
sist with athletics, swimming, A&C, drama,
yoga, archery, gymnastics, scrapbook-
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Offce & Nanny positions also avail. Apply
online at www.pineforestcamp.com
CAMP COUNSELORS wanted for
private Michigan boys/girls summer
sleep-away camps. Teach swimming,
canoeing, lacrosse, skiing, sailing, sports,
computers, tennis, archery, riding, crafts,
gymnastics, climbing, windsurfng & more!
Offce, maintenance, web designer jobs
too. Salary $1850 on up. Find out more
about our camps and apply online at
www.Lwcgwc.com, or call 888-459-2492.
Manager trainee: PT now, FT later. Learn
about ethical business management,
problem-solving, and leadership. Are you
passionate about service (to the world),
the environment, and fun? Apply at Zs
Divine Espresso, 23rd and Harper.
No Calls.
Accepting applications for servers. Dons
Steak House. No late hours. Apply within.
2176 E 23rd St.
Server / Dietary Aide. 4-8pm daily.
Apply in person at Brandon Woods
1501 Inverness Drive Lawrence, KS EOE.
Drug Free Workplace. Email Teresa at
prochaskateresa@brandonwoods.com
PLAY SPORTS! HAVE FUN! SAVE
MONEY! Maine camp needs fun-loving
counselors to teach all land, adventure &
water sports. Great summer!
Call 888-844-8080, apply: campcedar.com
Teacher needed now for our after school
program and/or for summer. Please apply
at Childrens Learning Center at 205 N.
Michigan. 785-841-2185
Help Wanted: light horsekeeping on
small horse farm. Also need help moving
contents of barn. 785-766-6836.
PT help needed in in-home daycare.
Schedule according to availability. Inqui-
ries call 865-2778.
Help Wanted for custom harvesting.
Combine operators and truck drivers.
Guaranteed pay. Good summer wages.
Call 970-483-7490 evenings.
Lawrence Country Club now taking ap-
pliactions for summer lifeguard and snack
bar cooks. Apply in person. 400 Country
Club Terrace.
Summer Nanny for two children in SW
Topeka. Responsible and caring. Includes
light chores. Must have transportation and
references. Contact Mike 785-250-8226
GREAT SUMMER JOBS at The Tall Oaks
Christian Camp at Linwood, KS. (15 miles
from Lawrence). Full time summer
positions for living on site or drive in.
Lifeguards, Challenge Course Instructors,
Equestrian Instructors, and Food Service.
We will train those who have basic skills in
those areas. 18 or older preferred.
Call 913-301-3004 or email:
director@talloaks.org.
AUTO
Ford 2000 Mustang Convertible, Only
45K! Mature Female Owner, Opt 18 Tire/
Wheels. $8,200. 785-423-2925.
Mazda Protege 1991 for sale, $950. This
car is in good condition, runs well, wont
fail you. For details call 785-979-6960.
hawkchalk.com/1410
1999 Mercury Mystique 81k, PL, PW,
AM/FM CD, automatic. $3,100/offer.
785-550-4554
hawkchalk.com/1452
1998 Honda Accord, V6 immaculate
conditions, 83K miles. Asking $9000 obo.
Call Daniel 785-979-2066
hawkchalk.com/1450
RVM Chrome 18 rims wrapped in Es-
senza Type R tires size 225/40/18, wheel
size 18x8, 75% tread life left. Sale for
$800. Please call 393-1231.
4-wheeler (black). Low hours, great con-
dition! K&N air flter, FMF exhaust, Fat
Boy grab bar. $4,750 or best offer.
785- 691-8528 or klthompson@ku.edu.
Hawkchalk #1465.
2001 Dodge Intrepid - 55K, runs and looks
great, leather, 4 disc CD, power every-
thing, plus more. $6000/OBO.
785-979-0623. Hawkchalk #1461.
STUFF
19 Sanyo TV for sale. $10. Contact Mia
at mimitot@gmail.com.
Hawkchalk #1437.
For sale : 36 Mower $800/obo. Contact
RBall151@gmail.com.
Hawkchalk # 1457.
Red Specialized Mountain Bike for Sale.
Great condition. Rarely Used. Bike lock
included. $300 OBO
hawkchalk.com/1414
HP Pavilion dv4000 with celeron M,
Windows XP,15 widescreen, 1.5 GHz,
512 RAM, 60 GB hard drive,dvd-cd r/rw.
Great shape. Works well. $400 obo. Call
Daniel at 785-979-2066.
Hawkchalk #1458.
Hunter green couch for SALE!!! Amazing
condition, comfy and would look great in
any apt. or house! Call (620) 433-7842
for more info! hawkchalk.com/1475
mini fridge/freezer for sale. great condi-
tion, used only 1 semester; price nego-
tiable. call 214.718.0585 or write
emdoak@ku.edu hawkchalk.com/1474
1 Full Size used Refridgerator, perfect
for a kegerator or home use. Price $40,
jwhar@ku.edu; hawkchalk.com/1487
For sale: Apex brand color TV ($20). A
Microwave oven ($10). Contact
785- 727- 9261. Hawkchalk #1476.
Two 10 in. Alpine Subwoofers w/ an 800
watt amp & w/ the box enclosure. $200
OBO. 785-218-6959 or blake41@ku.edu
hawkchalk.com/1503
Want to buy a loft for twin matress. Any
material. Will pick up. Please contact
mimitot@gmail.com. Hawkchalk #1441.
STUFF
$5000 PAID. EGG DONORS
+Expenses. N/smoking, Ages 19-29.
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Affordable Piano Lessons
First Lesson Free!
Call Ben 785-856-1140
for an Appointment
Looking for a babysitter or nanny? Im
your girl! I am CPR certifed. If interested
please call Dana at 785-550- 8299!
Hawkchalk #1459
Internatonal OL info session Wed, Mar 28
in rm. 330 Strong. hawkchalk.com/1488
National Sexual Assault RV Tour to Speak
at KU. Monday March 12, 2007
National RV Tour: How to Help a Sexual
Assault Survivor: What Men Can Do.
http://groups.ku.edu/~oneinfour
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EJ Holland and Julia Karll are having an
opening reception for their MFA Thesis
Exhibitions at the Art and Design Gallery,
4/1, 2-4pm. Closing 4/5, 6-8pm.
The East Asian Library, located on the 5th
foor of Watson Library, will be disposing
of several duplicate gift items Tuesday
- Thursday, March 27-29, 2007, between
the hours of 10 am - 4 pm. The material
is in Chinese and Japanese languages.
Suggested donations of $ 5 for a hard-
cover book and $1 for a paperback book
will be appreciated, and all donations will
go to purchase new material for the East
Asian Library collections.
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Can I keep him?

At Aberdeen, you can!
WE HAVE
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peaceful
Westside
1203 Iowa St. 841-4935
www.midwestpm.com
In the heart
of downtown
$1200/mo: 3 BR 3 BA 3 walk-in
closets. Near fb stadium. W/D avail.
Parking. June 1st to July 31st. Email
Rachel at rnadolna@ku.edu.
Hawkchalk #1477.
Student Cooperative near campus featur-
ing laundry, kitchen space, pool table,
cable TV, private rooms and much more.
Rent ranges from $250-350/mo. including
utilities. Call 785-749-0871.
RENT NOW FOR FALL--or sooner.
Roomy & comfortable! 1951 Heather-
wood: convenient shopping and bus route.
3 BR, 1BR w/unfnished basement, CA,
W/D, single garage + off-street parking.
No pets. Lease and references required.
$750/mo. negotiable. Possible reduced
spring/summer. 843-7736 or 842-7644
to see.
Now leasing for fall.
Highpointe Apts.
1,2&3 BR. 785-841-8468.
Houses, Apartments, Townhomes
available for Now and August 1st
www.gagemgmt.com 785-842-7644
For rent in Summer: 4 BR/2BA house at
23rd and Tennesse. Good location, close
to campus. Call 913-530-7211.
Olive House (1614 Co-op) is looking for
new members. Cooperative living in a
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1st Half
2nd Half
Top 3 Players
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view from press row
UCLA 68, Kansas 55
Michael Phillips/KANSAN
Neither team was able to get much ofense going in the second half, with Kansas shooting just 9-for-25. UCLA had a strong frst half from behind the arc,
making 39 percent of its three-pointers. The story of the game, obviously, was Kansas lack of success inside the paint. The usual swatch of green has been
replaced by red. The Jayhawks also struggled from the free-throw line (not shown), shooting just 5-for-11.
Kansas did a good job of shut-
ting down UCLA guard Darren
Collison. He fnished with 14
points, but thats a small number
compared to his usual produc-
tion. Junior guard Russell Rob-
inson guarded Collison in the
frst half, but when he ended up
in foul trouble, freshman guard
Sherron Collins stepped in and
kept Collison in check.
Collins played the weekend
with a sore knee that was
hindering his mobility. After the
game, coach Bill Self said that
Collins was playing through a
signifcant amount of pain. The
trainers havent taken a detailed
look yet, but they dont expect
surgery to be necessary. He just
needs some time of, Self said.
UCLA sure doesnt look like a
national championship team,
but the Bruins have one key
thing on their side: experience.
They knew exactly what to ex-
pect on Saturday, and it helped
them stay comfortably ahead
of the Jayhawks throughout the
entire second half.
The same reason we love March
Madness is why its aggravating.
If Kansas and UCLA played 10
times, both teams would win
fve. But they just played one,
and it wasnt the Jayhawks day.
When junior guard Rodrick
Stewart entered the game, he
was greeted by a chorus of boos
from the UCLA fans. Stewart
transferred to Kansas from USC,
which is UCLAs rival.
UCLA coach Ben Howland
phrased gracefully acted
less than his age. At the press
conference on Friday, he sat at
a podiumwith the fve starting
players and took questions. He
stopped the proceedings three
times: twice to scold people
for making too much noise
and once to complain that too
many people were asking him
questions instead of the players.
He was just as animated on the
court, stomping around every
time he didnt get a call, but
then celebrating every basket
by pumping both fsts in the air
wildly.
The Bruins did a great job of
adjusting to howthe game was
called. In the frst half, the frst
three fouls were called against
them, but then the Jayhawks
picked up the next eight. It was
the same story in the second half,
showing that the teamwas able
to adjust to the ofcials and know
what it could get away with.
Michael Phillips
Brandon
rush
scored
the team-
high 18
points of
7-for-16
shooting.
rush had one assist and
two blocks.
overs and rebounds keeping things
moving even when there was no
scoring.
None of the Kansas players
admitted to feeling nervous, but they
handled the pace by playing too
fast, rushing shots and hurrying into
plays that didnt exist.
I think we got impatient and tried
to score too fast, coach Bill Self said.
If we had shot the ball well, we could
have scored quite a few points today.
The Kansas defense kept the team
in the game. Chalmers and junior
guard Russell Robinson forced turn-
overs at a steady rate. At the end of
the game, UCLA had turned the ball
over a season-high 25 times.
But for all their defensive success,
the Jayhawks couldnt find a way to
convert those turnovers into points
on the offensive end.
That was frustrating, because we
just werent able to convert, sopho-
more forward Julian Wright said.
One person starts missing, and
then the basket seems smaller and
smaller, and the other team gets
confidence.
Going into the final timeout,
UCLA held an eight-point lead with
three minutes remaining. Sensing the
end of the season, the players threw
themselves at the ball in an attempt
to create something positive.
We tried to go into scramble
mode so we could force some turn-
overs and get some easy baskets,
Chalmers said.
Self credited UCLA with staying
poised and fending off every Kansas
rally. The Bruins made it to last
years Final Four, so the challenge
was nothing new for them.
Three times in the second half
Kansas cut the lead to six, and each
time UCLA responded, increasing
the lead once again. The Jayhawks
never found the momentum to sus-
tain a run.
We did a very poor job in key
stretches, Self said. Possessions are
magnified when youre playing from
behind, and you have to make the
most of each one.
In the end, the loss boiled down
to one key statistic: Kansas missed 19
layups and tip-ins. Adeep tournament
run ended on the most unlikely of
cold streaks, as the Jayhawks couldnt
produce on the easiest of shots.
It just wasnt our day, junior for-
ward Darnell Jackson said. The ball
just wasnt going in.
Kansan senior sportswriter Mi-
chael Phillips can be contacted at
mphillips@kansan.com.
Edited by Katie Sullivan
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
Coach Bill Self looks up at the scoreboard during the last two minutes of the game. Selfs Jayhawks were 9-for-25 from the feld in the second half and could not make shots.
BASKetBAll (continued from 1B)
russell
robinson
shot and
made
two
three-
pointers
for six of
his 11 points. robinson
also nabbed fve steals.
Darnell
Jackson
scored
eight
points of
3-for-3
shooting
fromthe
feld, which was higher
than his season average
of 5.5 points. Jackson also
had two steals.
Rush
Robinson
Jackson
play, and the Jayhawks cutting into
the Bruins lead, Afflalo couldnt find
his way to the basket.
With the shot clock winding
down, he swung the ball around
the arc to guard
Darren Collison.
Collison made
an improbable
three-pointer as
the shot clock
expired that
proved to be the
g a me - e ndi ng
dagger.
They were
prayers, Rush
said. They were
going in, so I guess theres nothing I
can say about that.
Outside of those passes, Afflalo
paced the UCLA offense, scoring at
a steady rate and handling the ball in
pressure situations. After the game,
he remained modest about his play-
making ability.
I was just fortunate enough to
make some jump shots tonight, he
said.
His final stats
included mak-
ing 10 of his 15
shots and only
turning the ball
over four times
in 36 minutes
an impressive-
ly small num-
ber against the
Kansas pressure.
Kansas coach
Bill Self credited him with being the
best player on the court, and said
that though the Jayhawk defense may
have misplayed him a couple times,
Afflalos points were mostly a result
of himmaking tough shots.
He made shots that were prob-
ably harder than a lot of the ones we
missed, Self said. Thats why teams
win in the tournament. They step up
and make plays.
Indeed, Afflalos performance
resembled the entire day. The
Jayhawks did everything they could
defensively, but in the end UCLA
found a way to get the ball in the
basket.
Everything was falling, junior
forward Darnell Jackson said.
Everything was going right for
them.
Kansan senior sportswriter Mi-
chael Phillips can be contacted at
mphillips@kansan.com.
Edited by Stacey Couch
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
Brandon Rush, sophomore forward, soars past Darren Collison for a dunk. Rush was the lead-
ing scorer with 18 points, fve rebounds and one assist. The Kansas ofense scored six points of fast
breaks but failed to pull out a victory against UCLA in the Elite Eight.
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
Julian Wright, sophomore forward, grabs a rebound. Wright brought down fve rebounds and
scored eight points for the Jayhawks.
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
Jeremy Case, junior guard, holds his head in his hands, refusing to watch the fnal minute of the loss against UCLA. Kansas missed easy points in the
paint and struggled to keep up with the UCLA players sinking shots.
AfflAlo (continued from 1B)
they were prayers. they were
going in, so i guess theres noth-
ing i can say about that.
BRAnDon RUSH
Sophomore guard
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
Sherron Collins, freshman guard, attempts a soft basket during the second half of Saturdays game. Collins went scoreless against
UCLA on four feld goals and one three-point attempt. The Jayhawks lost to the Bruins, 68-55.
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
Sasha Kaun, junior center, jumps up for a dunk against UCLAs Lorenzo Mata. Kansas scored 34 points in the paint against UCLA; Kaun
contributed four points to the fnal score, 55-68.
UCLA 35 33 68
Kansas 31 24 55
UCLA Shipp 2-7 3-4 9; Mbah
a Moute 3-8 2-2 8; Mata 1-2 0-2
2; Collison 4-8 4-4 14; Afalo 10-
15 1-2 24; Westbrook 2-2 0-0 4;
Aboya 1-2 2-2 4; Keefe 0-0 0-0 0;
Roll 1-1 0-2 3. Totals 24-45 12-18
68.
Kansas Rush 7-16 2-2 18;
Wright 4-7 0-2 8; Kaun 2-4 0-0
4; Robinson 4-8 1-2 11; Chalm-
ers 1-8 0-0 2; Arthur 2-6 0-0 4;
Collins 0-4 0-0 0; Stewart 0-0 0-0
0; Jackson 3-3 2-5 8. Totals 23-56
5-11 55.
Records UCLA 30-5, Kansas
33-5.
sports 6B monday, march 26, 2007
Softball
Pitching spurs success
Jayhawks sweep Cowgirls in two-game weekend series
By Daniel Molina
Behind a shutout performance by
the pitching staff, the Kansas softball
team completed the two-game road
sweep of Oklahoma State Sunday
with a 2-0 victory at Cowgirl Stadium
in Stillwater, Okla.
Kansas struck early, although not
often, as sophomore catcher Elle
Pottorf s two-run homer in the first-
inning gave the team its only runs.
On this day, it was more than
enough. Sophomore pitcher Valerie
George scattered three hits during 6
2/3 innings of scoreless-work. Her
performance in a pressure-laden
second was key to maintaining the
Jayhawks slim lead. The Tucson
native found herself in a situation
with two runners on base and no outs
before striking out the next two bat-
ters and coaxing a ground-out to end
the inning.
Senior pitcher Kassie Humphreys
came on during the seventh and
faced only a pair of Cowgirl hitters
before earning the save and secur-
ing Georges seventh victory of the
season.
The victory moves Kansas to 23-9-
1 on the season and points the team
in the right direction as the Jayhawks
begin battle with the rest of the Big 12
Conference.
Up next on the schedule is a
Wednesday double-header against
Missouri State of the Missouri Valley
conference.
Kansas will return home for a two-
game series against Baylor starting
Saturday.
Kansan sportswriter Daniel Molina
can be contacted at dmolina@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Darla Slipke
WoMenS BaSKeTBall
Freshman guard transfers
after little playing time
Freshman guard Lindsay
Ballweg will transfer from Kansas
to another school. The decision
came on the heels of a freshman
season in which Ballweg saw
little playing time.
Coming out of St. Thomas
Aquinas High School in Over-
land Park, Ballweg came to the
University as a long-range shoot-
ing specialist. Although coach
Bonnie Henrickson mentioned
Ballwegs shooting accuracy at
times early in the season, the
5-foot-10 Shawnee native played
only eight games and 22 min-
utes. She shot 1-for-9 from the
feld in her limited action.
Despite the loss of Ballweg
and senior guards Sharita Smith
and Shaquina Mosley, the Kansas
backcourt will be crowded next
season. Kelly Kohn and Sade
Morris enjoyed promising fresh-
man campaigns and Ivana Catic
enters her junior season as the
teams most capable point guard.
Kansas obtains second
verbal commitment
Kansas coach Bonnie Hen-
rickson continued to address her
teams depth problems, acquir-
ing her second verbal commit-
ment last week.
Nicolette Smith, a 6-foot-2
forward from Tulsa, Okla,, chose
Kansas against Missouri and
Middle Tennessee State. Smith
garnered a long list of honors
during her high school career,
including a nomination to the
McDonalds All-American team
and recognition as the top player
in Oklahomas Class 5A.
During her four years at
Bishop Kelley High School, Smith
averaged 14 points and six re-
bounds per game. She possesses
an impressive shooting ability for
a player of her size, shooting 34
percent from three-point range
and 79 percent from the free-
throw line.
After a season in which Kansas
was often plagued by a lack of
high quality post play, Henrick-
son has attempted to shore up
the weakness with the addition
of Smith and 6-foot-3 Krysten
Boogaard.
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RecoRdS
Kansas 23-9-1, 2-0
Oklahoma State 20-19, 0-2
RoWing
Varsity fnishes second in
six races, second overall
The Kansas rowing team
fnished second in each of the six
races against Texas and Southern
Methodist Saturday.
Although the regatta was not
scored, Texas unofcially took frst by
winning all six races. The Jayhawks
fnished each varsity race less than
17 seconds behind the Longhorns.
SMU fnished third in the three races
in which it participated.
Kansas frst varsity eight boat
fnished 10 seconds behind Texas
in a time of 7 minutes, 34.5 sec-
onds. The second varsity eight boat
trailed by 15.7 seconds with a fnal
time of 7:51.4.
The varsity four boat fnished in
8:55.1, 16.5 seconds behind Texas.
Three novice boats also com-
peted, with the frst novice eight
boat fnishing in 7:55.9, the second
novice eight boat in 7:53.2 and the
novice four boat in 10:05.2.
The Jayhawks will next face the
Longhorns at the Big 12 Invitation-
al on April 29 in Kansas City, Kan.
Kansas faces Tulsa and Drake Satur-
day on the Kansas River near Burcham
Park, Second and Indiana streets.
Catherine Odson
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nMens golf at Stevinson
ranch Intercollegiate, all day,
Stevinson, calif.
tUeSdaY
nbaseball vs. missouri State, 7
p.m. Springfeld, mo.
nMens golf at Stevinson
ranch Intercollegiate, all day,
Stevinson, calif.
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nSoftball vs. missouri State, 3
p.m. Springfeld, mo.
fRIdaY
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nbaseball vs. missouri, 6 p.m.
columbia, mo.
SatURdaY
nbaseball vs. missouri, 1 p.m.
columbia, mo.
nSoftball vs. Baylor, 2 p.m. ar-
rocha Ballpark
nRowing vs. Tulsa/drake, TBa,
Kansas river
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Cardinals reveal
opening lineup
aSSoCiaTeD PReSS
JUPITER, Fla. Cardinals
centerfielder Jim Edmonds took
his biggest leap toward playing on
opening day in his first spring
training game Sunday in a 6-5 loss
to Baltimore.
An eight-time Gold Glove win-
ner, Edmonds has spent the spring
recovering from offseason shoul-
der and toe surgeries.
It was an easy day, Edmonds
said. Didnt have to run too much,
didnt take too many bad swings.
Edmonds hit second in the bat-
ting order, drawing a walk and
grounding out. He was replaced in
the top of the fourth inning by Skip
Schumaker.
The Cardinals hope Edmonds
will be ready for the April 1 open-
er at home against the New York
Mets.
We dont know what to expect,
St. Louis manager Tony La Russa
said. You work out and youre
under control. He may make one
break today and his toe would be
sore and thats the end of it. Who
knows?
La Russa also released the order
of the Cardinals starting rotation.
As expected, Chris Carpenter will
be the opening day starter, fol-
lowed by Kip Wells and Braden
Looper.
Carpenter will start again in
the teams first game at Houston
on April 6.
Adam Wainwright and Anthony
Reyes will pitch against the Astros.
The success of the Cardinals
starters this spring has been a
bonus for La Russa, who said he
had considered downsizing the
number of players in the teams
rotation to four.
But because of how well these
guys have gone about everything
well be pitching five guys, La
Russa said.
Reyes was the starter for St.
Louis on Sunday, logging his worst
performance of the spring. The
right-hander allowed five runs on
eight hits in three innings of work.
Reyes had previously given up just
one run in 16 innings.
Baltimore starter Jaret Wright
walked five, hit one batter and gave
up four runs in four innings.
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TRACK AND FIELD
BY TAYLOR BERN
Kansas began its 2007 outdoor
track and field season with a suc-
cessful showing Saturday at the
Tulsa Duels in Tulsa, Okla., which
included several NCAA provisional
regional qualifying marks.
After an outstanding indoor sea-
son, junior Ashley Brown continued
her success by winning first place
and setting a Kansas record time
of 13.31 seconds in the 100-meter
hurdles. Brown also ran a career-
best time of 59.03 seconds in the
400-meter hurdles. Both times are
regional qualifying marks.
Junior Hugh Murphy, a transfer
from Brown University, performed
well in his Jayhawk debut Saturday,
throwing 215-10 feet in the javelin,
finishing second. The distance was
a regional mark and sits as the fifth
longest throw in Kansas history.
Several Jayhawks finished well in
the long jump.
Junior Crystal Manning made a
career-best leap of 20-06 1/2 feet
to regionally qualify and win the
womens event. For the men, junior
Barrett Saunders and seniors Josh
Kirk and Eric Babb finished first
through third, respectively. Saunders
career-best distance of 24-07 3/4 feet
was also a regional mark.
Seniors Cody Roberts and Abby
Emsick swept the discus events
with a pair of regional marks. For
the men, Roberts won the event
with a massive throw of 181-01 feet.
Emsick captured the title for the
women with a distance of 168-02 ft.
In the pole vault, junior Libby
Harmon tied for first with a height
of 11-11 3/4 feet.
Sophomore Stephanie Horton
won first place in the shot put, hurl-
ing a regional qualifying mark of
50-05 1/2 feet.
Kansas has this weekend off
before returning to the track in
Austin, Texas, for the Texas Relays
on April 5 to 7.
Kansan sportswriter Taylor Bern
can be contacted at tbern@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Katie Sullivan
BY NANCY ARMOUR
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. LOUIS Go ahead, hate
Florida all you want. But you cant
beat these Gators. Not in the NCAA
tournament.
Not yet, anyway.
Inside, outside, early, late - the
Gators find a way to get it done when
theres a title at stake.
Joakim Noah and his buddies are
heading back to the Final Four, look-
ing for a second straight national
championship that was worth more
to them than NBA millions.
Its so great because we were
under a microscope, Noah said
after Floridas 85-77 victory against
third-seeded Oregon in the Midwest
Regional final on Sunday afternoon.
There was so much hate. But
we know that what matters is whats
going on here.
Lee Humphrey made seven three-
pointers and finished with 23 points,
and Taurean Green added 21. Noah
had 14 points and 14 rebounds. It
was Floridas 16th straight postsea-
son victory, a stretch that includes
one national championship and two
Southeastern Conference titles.
Next stop for the top-seeded
Gators: Atlanta, where theyll play
UCLA in the national semifinals in
a rematch of last years champion-
ship Game.
The ultimate goal is to do it
again, Chris Richard said. Were
one step away from the champion-
ship.
Florida beat UCLA last year in
a rout, 73-57, for its first national
championship _ and the first half
of what would turn out to be the
Gator Slam. When Florida beat Ohio
State for the national football title in
January, the Gators became the first
school to be champs in both sports
at the same time.
Now Florida (33-5) would like to
win both crowns in the same calen-
dar year. And make a little history as
the first team since Duke in 1991-92
to win back-to-back basketball titles
and the first ever to do it with the
same five starters.
There might even be another date
with Ohio State with a title on the
line. The Buckeyes won the South
Regional and will play Georgetown
on Saturday.
It was a lot harder this year
because night in and night out, we
got peoples best shot. Weve had
to adjust and its just been really
tough, Corey Brewer said. Its been
really rewarding because weve got
the same five guys back and basically
the same team.
We just love playing with each
other, and it feels so good to get back
to the Final Four.
Oregon was trying to get to the
Final Four for the first time since
winning it all in 1939, the first year
of the NCAA tournament. But the
Ducks (29-8) were done in by foul
trouble the entire game and by fresh-
man Tajuan Porter going cold.
I was probably a little too hyped,
Porter said. They had pretty good
shot pressure. I just wasnt hitting
my shots.
Porter, the 5-foot-6 guard who
went off for eight three-pointers and
33 points in Friday nights regional
semifinal, didnt make his first field
goal until there were 40 seconds left
in the game.
BY BEN WALKER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
EAST RUTHERFORD,
N.J. Twenty-five years later,
Georgetown got even for a coach
named Thompson and a player
named Ewing.
In an NCAA tournament full of
tremendous rallies, it was the Hoyas
turn against North Carolina, of
all teams.
Georgetown overcame an 11-
point deficit in the second half,
then ripped off 14 straight points in
overtime to stun the top-seeded Tar
Heels 96-84 in the East Regional
final Sunday for their first trip to
the Final Four since 1985, when the
coach was John Thompson Jr. and
the star was Patrick Ewing.
The Hoyas (30-6) did it this time
with coach John Thompson III call-
ing the backdoor plays he learned
at Princeton and Patrick Ewing Jr.
making key contributions.
They were helped by an amaz-
ing collapse from Carolina (31-7),
which made only one of 23 field
goal attempts, including its first 12
in overtime, during a 15-minute
span.
The Tar Heels actually had a
chance to win in regulation, but
freshman Wayne Ellington missed
an open jumper from the wing right
before the buzzer. Ewing grabbed
the rebound, prompting his pop to
high-five everyone sitting near him
in the stands.
So this time, there would be
no game-winning shot for the Tar
Heels a la 1982, when freshman
Michael Jordans 17-foot jumper
with 17 seconds left ended one of
the most thrilling games in col-
lege basketball history and lifted
Carolina past Georgetown 63-62
for the national championship.
The Hoyas waited a long time to
avenge that defeat. When they did,
they celebrated. The Thompsons
became the first father-son duo to
reach the Final Four, much less at
the same school, and they enjoyed
a huge embrace at courtside.
Youve been complaining about
the bus being rickety, but the ride
home is going to be good tonight,
Thompson the father told his son.
Isnt it? Thompson the son
said.
The Hoyas will play Ohio State
(34-3) in the national semifinals
next Saturday at the Georgia Dome
in Atlanta. UCLA takes on defend-
ing champion Florida in the other
game.
While the Hoyas celebrated,
Carolina coach Roy Williams could
only sit in disbelief. Tied at 81, he
watched Georgetown score the first
14 points in overtime before Ty
Lawson hit a meaningless 3 in the
closing seconds.
The Tar Heels, the 2005 cham-
pions, had won seven straight
regional finals. They seemed to be
on their way this time, too, leading
69-58 with 12:22 to go.
Jeff Green led Georgetown with
22 points and freshman DaJuan
Summers added 20.
Tyler Hansbrough had 26 points
and 11 rebounds for the Tar Heels.
This was the fifth time that
Carolina and Georgetown had
played since that epic game at the
New Orleans Superdome on March
29, 1982.
Bill Kostroun/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Georgetown coach John Thompson III celebrates with his teamafter winning the NCAA East
Regional basketball game against North Carolina 96-84 Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J.
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BASEBALL
Jayhawks get roped
By AlissA BAuer
Had coach Ritch Price been told
that sophomore lefty Andy Marks
would perform like he did against
No. 14 Oklahoma State, he wouldve
thought Sundays results to turn out
differently.
Price would not have thought his
Jayhawks would lose both the game
and the series in Sundays 7-3 loss.
No doubt it was crucial it
couldve got us back to .500 in league
and wed be done with two of the
three best teams in our league, Price
said. I actually thought Marks gave
us enough to win. If you told me that
he would go out there with the wind
blowing out like that and hold them
to six or seven runs I probably
wouldve took that.
Although Marks (3-3) threw a
career-high 10 strikeouts and just
one walk in his seven-inning start,
the seven runs he surrendered to the
Cowboys (19-6, 2-1) were more than
enough for them to seal the victory.
The Cowboys again scored first in
the series finale.
Center fielder Keanon Simon
haunted Kansas pitching all week-
end, going 7-for-15 in three games.
Without missing a step, Simon
singled to lead off the game and
scored two batters later on a RBI
single by right fielder Corey Brown.
The Cowboys led off with a hit for
the second time in as many innings
in their next at bat. First baseman
Rebel Ridling doubled to lead off. A
pair of singles and a four-pitch walk
followed to allow him and shortstop
Jordy Mercer to score.
Kansas (15-14, 2-4) answered its
3-0 deficit in the bottom of the sec-
ond. Junior shortstop Erik Morrison
crushed the first pitch of his at
bat over the left field wall for the
Jayhawks first run of the afternoon.
I happen to get a good swing on
it and Ive got a home run, but you
look up there its one out of six
hits, its one out of three runs and
they got seven runs, Morrison said.
In the bottom of the fourth, fresh-
man third baseman Robby Price led
off the inning with a walk. Junior left
fielder John Allman followed with
a double past Brown in right field.
With runners on second and third
without an out and Morrison at the
plate, Kansas sat in position to tie
the game.
A balk during Morrisons at bat
that brought Price home was all the
offense could muster. The Jayhawks
went down in order to end any
threat.
That guy was really tough on
the left-handed hitters, Price said of
OSU starter Andrew Oliver (5-0). I
thought we had enough opportuni-
ties for a base knock to get back in
the ball game when we were down.
It seemed like every time we got
somebody in scoring position, he
came back with a big strike out. Hes
a pretty good looking freshman.
Oklahoma State made up for
Kansas lack of scoring by widen-
ing the gap in the following inning.
Although the Jayhawk pitchers kept
last seasons Big 12 Conference Co-
Player of the Year fairly quiet, OSU
second baseman Tyler Mach made
plenty of noise in the series finale.
Mach went 2-for-7 in the first
two games of the series. By the fifth
inning of game three, Mach was due.
After two leadoff hits, he used the
wind and his own power to knock
the three-run hit over left field.
His first couple of outs he hit
it up into the wind a little bit. Hes
obviously got a swing that hits the
ball in the air, Marks said. I tried
to go in on him and left it over the
plate a little bit. Hell make you pay
every time.
Kansas was practically silent from
then on out.
A leadoff double from junior pinch
hitter Casey Larsons bat couldnt
spark enough of a comeback in the
bottom of the ninth. Although Larson
found his way to the plate, it was the
last run the Jayhawks would score.
Anytime you lose its going to be
deflating to the club, Morrison said.
But its not a sprint. Its a marathon.
Its 62 games, youve got to stay in it
the whole time. If you stay in it the
whole time and battling through that
adversity, good things will happen to
your club. Youve got to walk out of
here with your head high.
Kansan sportswriter Alissa Bauer
can be contacted at abauer@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Stacey Couch
Cowboys take series with Sunday victory, 7-3
BASEBALL
Inconsistent play hurts Kansas
By shAwn shroyer
For the second straight weekend,
Kansas entered Sunday with the
opportunity for a series victory and
let it slip away.
After the game, Erik Morrison,
junior infiedler, said peaks and val-
leys were common place in base-
ball.
As it turned out, Kansas series
with No. 14 Oklahoma State was
representative of those peaks and
valleys, with valleys bordering the
Jayhawks peak on Saturday.
In the second game of the
series, Kansas junior left-hander
Zach Ashwood stared down an
Oklahoma State squad that had just
pounded out 14 runs on 17 hits the
day before and quieted its bats.
After nearly losing his spot in the
weekend rotation the week before,
Ashwood (3-2) solidified his role
as a weekend starter against the
Cowboys. He lasted six innings,
striking out four and holding the
Cowboys to three runs only one
of which was earned.
Theres no doubt that was Zachs
best start of the year, sophomore
closer Paul Smyth said. We havent
seen our starters really go as deep
as wed like yet. For Zach to go out
there and produce the way that he
did, it hypes you up as a closer.
When Ashwood exited after the
sixth inning, he made way for Smyth
with the score in Kansas favor, 6-3.
Given the three-run cushion, Smyth
refused to surrender the lead.
Today was such a day that we
needed a win that I was just going to
do everything I could to try to keep
that three-run lead, Smyth said.
There was no doubt in coach
Ritch Prices mind that Smyth was
going to slam the door shut on
Oklahoma State for his fifth save of
the season.
Thats what we needed because
we had nobody else, Price said. He
clutched up big-time for us. Hes
made a huge step forward from
his freshman year to his sopho-
more year.
Price said the bullpen has been
stretched to its limit because of
injuries to two key right-handers.
Price said junior Hiarali Garcia,
who hasnt pitched since March
14, hurt his back lifting weights.
Because hes been out of commis-
sion, fellow junior Andres Esquibel
has had to pitch extra innings of
relief. Price said Esquibels arm was
feeling tender and he hoped to
lessen his workload until Garcia
returns.
Price said Garcia was sched-
uled to throw a bullpen session on
Tuesday and could return as early
as this weekend.
As the seasons ramps up, things
have to improve if Kansas wants
consistent play.
Were not getting the big hits
and thats what were lacking right
now, Morrison said. So, I guess
you could say were close, but at the
same time, were not.
Kansan sportswriter shawn
shroyer can be contacted at
sshroyer@kansan.com.
Edited by Mark Vierthaler
Oklahoma State 7, Kansas 3
Kansas 010 100 001 3 6 1
Oklahoma State 20 030 100 7 11 1
Oliver, Odle (6), Mercer (7) and Fla-
vell; Marks, Hayakawa (8), Marciel (9). W
Oliver 5-0. L Marks 3-3. 2B OSU:
Brown, Mangini, Ridling; KU: Allman,
Larson. HR OSU: Mach; KU: Morrison.
REcoRdS
Oklahoma 19-6, 2-1 Big 12 Confer-
ence, Kansas 15-14, 2-4.
Anna Faltermeier/KANSAN
The Jayhawks hitting was stretched thin during the weekend series against the Cowboys. Left felder John Allman hit 1-for-3 during Sundays loss.
nBA
Bulls win against Pacers
with last-second shot
INDIANAPOLIS Ben Gordons
spinning fadeaway from just inside
the paint with 2.8 seconds left
lifted the Chicago Bulls to a 92-90
win over the Indiana Pacers on
Sunday.
Gordon drove right, spun in
toward the lane and launched the
shot over the taller Mike Dun-
leavy.
Indianas Jermaine ONeal
had a chance to force overtime,
but missed a jumper from near
the free-throw line as time
expired.
He finished with 39 points,
the second-highest total of his
career, and had 14 rebounds.
He scored Indianas last 14
points.
Chicago won for the ninth time
in its past 12 games and guaran-
teed itself at least a .500 season
with its 41st win.
Luol Deng fnished with 14
points and 10 rebounds and Ben
Wallace added 13 rebounds for the
Bulls.
Dunleavy scored 23 points for
the Pacers.
Associated Press
nBA
Minnesota wins by one
with late fadeaway
MINNEAPOLIS Kevin Garnetts
15-foot fadeaway jumper at the
buzzer lifted Minnesota.
After LaMarcus Aldridge tipped
in a miss by Jarrett Jack to give
Portland a 93-92 lead, Garnett
took a hurried inbounds pass with
2.2 seconds to go, wheeled and
dropped a jumper over Aldridge at
the other end to give the Wolves
the win.
Garnett fnished with 22 points
and nine rebounds, but 30-year-
old veteran was overshadowed for
most of the game by three impres-
sive rookies.
Brandon Roy had 22 points and
fve rebounds and Aldridge added
13 points and six rebounds for the
Blazers, who had won three in a
row.
Not to be outdone, Wolves
rookie Randy Foye scored 13 of his
17 points in the fourth quarter to
rally the Wolves from a fve-point
defcit.
Associated Press