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The team travels
to take on a strong
Minnesota squad on
Saturday. The
regatta will be
Kansas frst lake race
this season.
Experts have
called the Virginia
Tech shooter a
textbook case of
school
shooters.
Police responded
to a vague bomb
threat Thursday
afternoon. No
bomb was found.
Message blox
Texts to alert students of danger Repairs
would
stimulate
economy
Finance
By NAthAN Gill
Spending money to repair
Kansas universities would be
good for the states economy,
according to a Kansas Board of
Regents report released in late
March.
The report, produced by
the Docking Institute of Public
Affairs at Fort Hays State
University, said that if the uni-
versitys estimated $727 mil-
lion maintenance backlog was
addressed, it would produce
more than $1.6 billion for the
Kansas economy.
Brett Zollinger, director of
the institute, said that each dol-
lar spent had an affect of more
than $1. He said that an eco-
nomic effect, called a multiplier,
took place whenever money was
spent.
A way of thinking about the
multiplier is that money is spent
as it is passed along, Zollinger
said.
According to the report, every
million dollars spent on deferred
m a i n -
t e n a n c e
would pro-
duce a $2.2
m i l l i o n
increase in
gross state
product, a
$ 6 4 4 , 5 0 0
increase in
e a r n i n g s
and 19 new
jobs. If the
full $727
million was
spent, those
a mo u n t s
would be
$1.63 bil-
lion, $468.5 million and 13,964
jobs, respectively.
Kip Peterson, Regents spokes-
man, said that spending money
to fund such a large and costly
construction project was bound
to have a profound economic
effect on Kansas.
Its going to have a trickle-
down, or ripple, effect all around
the state, Peterson said.
Carl Parker, an institute
policy fellow who prepared the
report, explained that main-
tenance money would filter
through the industries involved
with construction projects. For
example, if a company were paid
to fix a building, that company
would pay another business for
related materials. That business
would use the money to pay its
employees, who would spend
the money in their communi-
ties. The money, in effect, would
multiply.
Parker said the communities
in which project money would
be spent university towns
including Lawrence would
benefit the most, but that the
states entire economy would be
affected.
Kansan staf writer Nathan Gill
can be contacted at ngill@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Trevan McGee
Its going to
have a trickle-
down, or ripple,
efect all around
the state.
kIp peTerson
kansas Board
of regents
spokesman
By frANcEscA chAmBErs
In an effort to improve communi-
cation between faculty and students
and improve emergency response
time, the University of Kansas will
implement Message Blox. The pro-
gram will send out text messages to
students and faculty members cell
phones alerting them of class cancel-
lations, weather-related KU activity
cancellations, weather reports and
emergency situations.
After the microburst, we really
realized that we have no effective
way to handle rare emergencies like
that, Frank DeSalvo, associate vice
provost for Student Success, said.
The Universitys concern about
establishing an effective form of
communication heightened after the
massacre that took place at Virginia
Tech on Monday.
It just points out that there is
a real need for a system like this,
Mike Reid, director of marketing for
KU Memorial Union, said. It could
have helped get the message out
sooner than the 2 hours time it took
at Virginia Tech. They found e-mail
is great, but theres not a lot of access
when going to class.
Reid said that eventually he
wanted to link Message Blox with
Blackboard and other systems at
the University and to give student
groups the opportunity to send mass
messages through the system.
By tylEr hArBErt
The GaDuGi SafeCenter, along
with Sexual Violence Education &
Support Services and the One in
Four student organization, spread
awareness Thursday about one form
of violence that affects 25 percent
of college women nationally: sexual
assault.
Regardless of whether or not
youre sexually assaulted, youll
probably know someone who has
been or will be assaulted, said
Kristen Abell, program coordinator
for Sexual Violence Education &
Support Services.
Abell sat at a table that was covered
with panties that belonged to survi-
vors of sexual assault. The panty-line
project Thursday was part of Sexual
Violence Awareness Month.
online ordination
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It is estimated that 83 percent of women with a disability will be sexually assaulted in their life, Kristen Abell, Sexual Violence Education and Support
Services Program coordinator, said. Abell displayed several pairs of undergarments in front of Wescoe on Thursday in order to raise awareness of sexual
assault.
Panties raise violence awareness
sexual violence assault
Mark kegans ContrIbuted Photo
Mohamed el-hodiri (middle) ofciates Sunday afternoon at the wedding of C.J. Jackson and Johanna Maska in Des Moines, Iowa, Masonic temple. El-Hodiri became a reverend of the Universal Life Church
via the Internet in order to ofciate his friends wedding.
By thE rEv. BriAN
lEwis-joNEs
When two KU journalism gradu-
ates recited their marriage vows last
Sunday in Des Moines, Iowa, the
presiding minister was Mohamed
El-Hodiri, an observant Muslim
and a reverend of the Universal Life
Church ordained via the Internet
with a quick click of a mouse.
Johanna Maska and C.J. Jackson,
both 2004 graduates, said they pre-
ferred having their good friend and
former professor officiate their wed-
ding rather than a standard minis-
ter presiding at a typically religious
ceremony.
El-Hodiri, professor of econom-
ics, could marry the couple because
he had joined the 20 million peo-
ple the Universal Life Church has
claimed to have ordained, entitling
them to preside at funerals, baptisms,
blessings and weddings (but not cir-
cumcisions, according to the church
Web site). Seminary for El-Hodiri,
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, actor
Tony Danza, the late gonzo journalist
Hunter S. Thompson, Beatles John,
Paul, George and Ringo, and millions
of other instant ministers consisted
of a cost-free, five-minute applica-
tion process.
Founded by the late Kirby Hensley
in 1959, the original mail-order min-
istry doesnt require tuition or atten-
dance at a seminary, adherence to
doctrine or even belief in god. Even
though Kansas and most states once
restricted wedding officiates to judg-
es, ship captains, and a specific list
of ministers, Hensleys church chal-
lenged and overturned those restric-
tions on First Amendment grounds.
At least two other University
faculty or staff have officiated at
weddings, and one irreverent student
became a reverend just to raise holy
hell with organized religion. Mainline
Lawrence ministers warn that being
an effective counselor for a couple
planning to marry requires training
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Internet churches make ministers of the masses
Virginia Tech
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opinion cartoon.
By Carly Halvorson
Too Sexy for This Earth
Some people recycle to help
Planet Earth, while others strut their
stuff on the runway. Lada Salon
& Spa, 4931 W. 6th St., is holding
an Earth Day Fashion Show and
Silent Auction at Liberty Hall, 644
Massachusetts St. The show begins
at 6 p.m. Saturday and is open to all
ages. The $10 donation for admis-
sion will support the cause to getting
cleaner water in Kansas.
Me Talk Pretty One Day
David Sedaris will perform at the
Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway St.,
Kansas City, Mo. tonight. Sedaris is
the author of collections of personal
essays Me Talk Pretty One Day and
Naked. His big break came from
telling stories on National Public
Radio about his stint as a Macys
Christmas elf. Now Sedaris, Time
Magazines Humorist of the Year in
2001, performs for audiences nation-
wide. Tickets range from $25 to $34
for this all-ages performance. The
show starts at 8 p.m.
Waiting to Inhale
Afroman, whose hits include
Because I Got High, performs
tonight at The Granada, 1020
Massachusetts St. The singers lat-
est album, Waiting to Inhale, was
released earlier this year. Tickets are
$10. The 18-and-over show starts at
8 p.m.
Jazz in the Park
To continue with the Earth Day
celebrations, KJHK will present Jazz
in the Park. Come relax at South Park
at 12th and Massachusetts streets
while enjoying performances from
local jazz musician Red Lefty and
New York-based Top Shelf Tunes. In
addition to the jazz performances,
guests can also play games and do
crafts. Jazz in the Park begins at
noon Sunday and ends at 6 p.m.
Admission is free and the event is
open to all ages. For more informa-
tion, check out www.kjhk.org or tune
in to Jazz in the Morning, every
weekday morning from 6 a.m. to 9
a.m on KJHK.
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A clothesline was attached to a
fold-up chair next to the table to
string up additional pairs of panties.
The survivors had written mes-
sages of fear, hate and hope on the
panties.
Keep out, was written on a white
pair of flower-imprinted panties.
Another pair of black Hanes Her
Ways were painted with the mes-
sage, This used to be my favor-
ite pair of underwear, now it is ...
EVIDENCE.
On a pair of blue boxer shorts,
the message, Men are objectified
too, was written as a reminder that
men, too, are sometimes victims of
sexual assault.
Ten percent of survivors are men
who are assaulted by other men who
are generally heterosexual, Abell
said.
Will Sellers, Sterling, Va., senior
and president of One in Four, said his
group formed to educate men about
the prevalence of sexual assault and
to develop ways for them to help
victims cope.
He said he wanted the panty-
line project to impact passersby and
educate them about the nationwide
sexual assault problem.
The items speak for themselves,
Sellers said. Students should take an
awareness of sexual assault. Its real,
and it happens to 25 percent of col-
lege women.
People dont have to be victims to
get involved. Abell said men could
help each other, as well as women,
prevent becoming a victim.
Its important for men to look
out for each other and make sure
theyre being respectful, Abell said.
She said there were ways women
could lower their likelihood of being
victimized.
She said students would often let
their boundaries down on campus
because they felt like it was a safe
environment, or they would even
accept rides from other students
because they felt like they identi-
fied with the college population in
general.
Students need to consider these
situations and remember that alco-
hol is involved with 90 percent of
sexual assaults, she said.
Alcohol use on campuses is high-
er than elsewhere, Abell said.
Kansan staf writer Tyler Harbert
can be contacted at tharbert@
kansan.com.
Edited by Kelly Lanigan
and discipline, but couples who
choose instant ministers appreciate
the freedom to have a close friend
preside and tailor ceremonies to
personal needs rather than following
religious dogma.
Guardian angel, presiding
Shortly after El-Hodiri applied
online, he received a congratulatory
e-mail from the church entitling the
divine applicant to all privileges
and courtesies normally offered to
members of the clergy.
While ordination is free, the
church tells new ministers that
parking permits, press passes and
various credentials are available for
purchase via Universal Life Churchs
Internet boutique.
El-Hodiri was Maskas Honors
counselor at the University. She
began going to El-Hodiris house
every Friday to drink wine and talk
about the world, she said. Topics
ranged from religion to the culinary
arts. Maska said the student-teacher
friendship between her and El-
Hodiri was like daughter-father.
I went into college and expected
to have friendships with my pro-
fessors, Maska said, but with
Mohamed, hes my guardian angel.
To pay El-Hodiri for his minister
services, Maska and Jackson gave
him a new baseball cap that read
Rabbi Mohamed, adding to his
eclectic collection of hats with say-
ings such as, Im big in Europe,
and, Trust me, Im a liar.
El-Hodiri said that after the cer-
emony, Everybody was in such a
rush to go to the bars, they forgot
to have me sign the certificate. For
that, he charged the couple a $1 late
fee, even though the wedding itself
was free of charge.
Jackson said having the wedding
officiated by El-Hodiri, who turned
70 the day before the ceremony,
allowed the couple to tailor the cer-
emony to their own personalities.
Im sure there are some mem-
bers of our family who wish we were
in a church, Jackson said, but its
not who weve been for a while.
At the wedding, El-Hodiri,
who wore a prayer shawl over his
shoulders, and recited a five-line
verse from Proverbs 31 in three
languages: Hebrew, Arabic and
English. After the couples vows and
marriage blessings from both the
parents and the entire audience, El-
Hodiri pronounced them spouse
and spouse.
Instead of instructing the bride
and groom to kiss, he simply
prompted, You guys go do your
thing.
Mail-order holy order
Kansas law once limited who
could perform weddings but now
doesnt even require an officiate.
Tim Miller, professor of reli-
gious studies who specializes in
alternative religions, said at one
point Kansas had an official list of
officiators. Nowadays, the Internet
makes it easy for anybody who
wants the title without the work to
become ordained, he said. Other
online churches offering ordination
include the Love Church and the
Church of the Latter-Day Dude.
Miller said Hensley founded the
Universal Life Church to break up
the monopoly of the holy order
no purchase necessary. Hensley
transformed his garage into a
church and chapel, holding Sunday
services and ordaining aspirants in
person, by mail-order application
or online.
If youve got the spirit, God will
give you the on-the-job training,
Miller said.
Budding business
Still, some instant ministers take
it seriously. Jenna Coker, business
manager for the geology depart-
ment and part-time Universal Life
Church minister, has performed
five weddings for friends and
patrons since she was ordained Feb.
10, 2004. Coker said she converted
good will offerings she received
from ceremonies to grocery store
gift certificates, which she donated
to homeless people. She said she
lived by the Universal Life Churchs
only maxim, Do only that which is
right. She is a former Episcopalian
subdeacon.
I left the church because it
wasnt fulfilling the need for me,
she said. That need is filled now,
every day.
When preparing a couple for
matrimony, Coker sits down with
the bride and groom and asks their
Every cell phone user could go to
a Web site and select which text mes-
sages they want to receive, he said.
We could have an unlimited amount
of message groups separated by fac-
ulty and students and their interests.
Reid said he was unsure what cri-
teria student groups would have to
meet in order to have access to the
mass-messaging system because the
University had not developed the sys-
tem enough to have a policy on that
yet.
Each group or department at the
University that receives approval to
use Message Blox will select a system
administrator. System administrators
will log on to the Message Blox sys-
tem on the Internet when they want
to send a message. When a message
is sent through the Message Blox
system to users cell phones, it is also
sent to their e-mail and is posted on
television monitors located in the
Kansas Union and other hot spots on
campus.
The capability to receive mes-
sages from the University is already
included in Sprint phones bought
from the KU bookstore in the Union.
The University began selling Sprint
phones on March 26.
The University plans to offer
Message Blox to all students and fac-
ulty regardless of their cell phone pro-
vider. Negotiations regarding who will
fund the program are still underway
among the Office of the Vice Provost
of Student Success, the Universitys
marketing department, and other
departments at the University who
will most benefit from Message Blox.
During the first six months
Message Blox is running at the
University, it will be free to Sprint
users who buy their phones from the
KU Bookstore in the Union. Visix
Inc., which owns Message Blox, will
provide the service for free as a trial
period to the University.
The University plans to use cen-
tral institutional funding to pro-
vide Message Blox to the rest of the
University. Central institutional fund-
ing is money provided not by one
specific department or departments,
but from core institutional resources
like the provost or chancellors funds.
If there is not enough money in the
fund or the administration does not
endorse using the fund to provide the
program to all students and faculty,
those who wish to receive text mes-
sages from the University will have to
pay a $5 fee.
The assumption is whatever
program we are going with will be
available to incoming students,
said David Mucci, director of KU
Memorial Union. Our focus is to be
ready for orientation. We would like
to get (Message Blox) up and running
through the summer.
DeSalvo said the University was
implementing Message Blox because
most people did not use their e-mail
anymore or they deleted important
messages from University adminis-
tration because they thought they
were spam messages.
DeSalvo said it was Sprints idea to
utilize Message Blox for Sprint users.
The University saw the program as
a solution to the question of how
to alert students and faculty more
quickly than through e-mail.
Kansan correspondent Franc-
esca Chambers can be reached at
fchambers@kansan.com
blox (continued from 1A)
awareness (continued from 1A)
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It was just one night to you ... but it will be with me FOREVER. Each pair of undergarments was
decorated by either a victim of sexual assault or a family member.
mInIsters (continued from 1A)
see ministers on page 4a
marK Kegans ContrIbuted photo
mohamed el-hodiri dances with his bride, Johanna Maska, at the wedding reception Sunday.
preferences for a ceremony. She wont
wed just anybody. If the first ques-
tion she hears is, How much do you
charge? Coker said she feels bad
vibes. If the couple bickers, Coker
tells them they might consider mar-
riage counseling, which she doesnt
provide.
She once performed a wedding in
her home garden, which has more
than 100 varieties of perennial flow-
ers. She said it seemed appropriate,
comparing a marriage to a piece of
artwork in bloom constantly.
Coker runs ads in The Community
Mercantiles monthly newsletter
offering to officiate at weddings,
commitment ceremonies and cel-
ebration of life events.
Sarah Graf, 24, a Lawrence resi-
dent, found Cokers ad in The Mercs
newsletter and asked her to perform
a celebration of life ceremony for her
newborn son, Oliver Matthew Graf,
born in February.
Its sort of a welcome-to-the-
world type thing, Graf said. She and
her husband, Orion, didnt want the
event to be churchy, she said, but
more relaxed, sort of a family get-
together.
Coker said her wedding custom-
ers also preferred informal ceremo-
nies. For many marriages, the bride
and groom will say their vows and
exchange rings, and Coker will say,
I, as an ordained minister of the
Universal Life Church, announce
that they are husband and wife.
Ofciation optional
While states cant dictate which
clergy can perform weddings, all
states, including Kansas, require
marriage licenses, fees and witness-
es. Under Kansas law, any ordained
minister, religious authority or judge
could wed a couple or the couple
could declare themselves married
without any officiator at all.
Doug Hamilton, clerk of the
Douglas County district court, said
Kansas law allowed a husband and
wife to marry without an officiating
person by mutually declaring them-
selves husband and wife. Hamilton
also said it wasnt a court clerks job
to check background information on
clergy who officiate.
It hasnt been an issue in
Lawrence, he said. People ask, Well,
can Billy-Bob marry me and Mary-
Ann? And we cant answer that.
One irreverent reverend who
hasnt yet performed a wedding is
Dan Ryckert, an unlikely clergyman
whose long brown hair and beard
give him a Jesus-like look. A pro-
fessed atheist, he carries a condom in
his wallet right next to his certificate
from Universal Ministries, proclaim-
ing him a man of the cloth.
Ryckert, 22, an Olathe senior, said
the ministers certificate is kind of a
fun thing to whip out in Lawrence
bars.
Any jackass with a computer can
be a minister, Ryckert said. Its iron-
ic how easy it is.
A precise practice
While becoming a minister is
easy through the Internet, Professor
Miller said most mainline American
churches required clerics to earn a
seminary degree.
Pastor Jerry Powers, interim min-
ister at Immanuel Lutheran Church
in Lawrence, attended seminary
in Fort Wayne, Ind., from 1985 to
1991.
Powers, born and raised in
Nebraska, used to be a chemist for
Hughes Aircraft. A second-career
pastor, he said seminary was almost
like a boot camp for ministers.
He says marriage is a holy institu-
tion that needs trained ministers to
counsel couples, blaming the high
divorce rate on a lack of marriage
counseling. Still, an intelligent per-
son could go online, get ordained
and do it well, Powers said.
Many couples arent looking for
counseling, Powers said, but instead,
they are shopping for a nice church
to hold their wedding. He doesnt
want to be a marriage mill, so he
seldom performs the ceremonies.
Powers, whose specialty is trans-
lating Greek and Hebrew biblical
texts to and from English, says being
an effective minister requires disci-
pline and experience.
Would you want to undergo neu-
rosurgery by a person with an online
certificate? he asked.
Profession of love
Another couple who chose an offi-
ciator with an online certificate was
Brooke Hesler and Kyle Ramsey, wed
in August 2005 on stage at Liberty
Hall in front of about 170 friends and
relatives. Both are KU journalism
graduates.
Hesler said the wedding was a
big party with their former teacher
presiding. Malcolm Gibson, general
manager of The University Daily
Kansan and a faculty member in
the School of Journalism, wed the
couple after Universal Ministries
ordained him. Hesler said when she
and Ramsey were in school, Gibson
would always joke with us that we
would end up getting married. I said,
Yeah right, and you can be the one
marrying us, she recalled.
Gibson said he was honored that
two former students would want him
presiding at one of the most signifi-
cant moments in their lives.
Until you do it, you dont know
what a huge responsibility it is. Its
not like teaching a class or anything,
Gibson said. I was the most nervous
person there.
Religious relevance
At one time, it was illegal for
instant ministers to officiate a mar-
riage.
Online ordination led the State
of Utah to take the Universal Life
Church to court in 2001. However, a
U.S. District Court judge ruled that
a Utah law that prohibited Internet
and mail-order ordinations violated
the First Amendment of the U.S.
Constitution, which bans govern-
ment from favoring one religion or
barring the exercise of any religion.
If somebody who isnt a religious
authority signs the marriage certifi-
cate in Kansas, statutes still say they
can be fined $100 or jailed for six
months. Yet with a couple clicks of
the mouse, anyone can be a minister.
If you can ordain your pet gold-
fish, theres obviously not much con-
trol on it, Professor Miller said.
That means ministers can be a
self-described immature jackass,
like Ryckert, a respected professor,
like El-Hodiri, or a sensitive woman
like Coker, who donates her ministry
earnings to the homeless.
At ceremonies she officiates,
Coker likes to recite Native American
prayers. One of her favorites for wed-
dings says, Go now to your dwelling
place, to enter into the days of your
togetherness, and may your days
be good and long upon the earth.
Thats part of the Benediction of the
Apaches, she explained.
You can be funky and way out
there with it, Coker said, or you can
use it like I do.
Rev. Lewis-Jones, who was cyber-
ordained by the Universal Life Church
on Feb. 5, 2007, while conducting
research for this article, is not avail-
able for funerals, baptisms or blessings
and expects that the only person he
will marry will be his future wife.
Kansan staf writer Brian Lewis-
Jones can be contacted at
bljones@kansan.com.
ministers (continued from 3A)
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as possible with the vows.
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WAYCROSS, Ga. Firefighters
made slow progress Thursday
against two wildfires that have
forced more than 1,000 people
from their homes and destroyed 18
homes as they spread over nearly
50 square miles of tinder-dry for-
est.
The fires in southeast Georgia
threatened the Okefenokee
National Wildlife Refuge, one of
the nations best-preserved wet-
land areas, with one reaching the
outer edges of the refuge, said Eric
Mosley, spokesman for the Georgia
Forestry Commission.
That fire the larger of the
two burned into a wet prairie
area and slowed, officials said.
The smaller fire, a little over
3 square miles, had burned to
within five miles of the refuge by
Thursday morning but was mostly
contained, said Shawn Gillette, a
spokesman for the refuge.
Firefighters, helped by higher
humidity, also made gains in con-
taining the much larger fire, which
raced through the forest after a tree
fell on a power line Monday. It was
30 percent contained Thursday
morning.
The cause of the smaller fire was
still unknown.
Robin Fullard fled his home
with his 8-year-old daughter as
flames closed to within 40 feet on
all sides. His brother, who lives
nearby, told him the fire destroyed
the home soon after.
Its just metal, just a frame. It
burned to the dirt, said Fullard, a
36-year-old construction worker.
We got pictures and a couple of
pairs of clothes and that was it.
No deaths were reported, but
several firefighters were treated for
smoke inhalation or minor inju-
ries, including a firefighter who
suffered a broken leg and cuts to
his hand.
Southeast Georgia is extremely
dry, with rainfall deficits of 6 to 8
inches for the year.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid said
Thursday the war in Iraq is lost,
triggering an angry backlash
by Republicans who said the top
Democrat had turned his back on
the troops.
The bleak assessment was the
sharpest yet from Reid, who has
vowed to send President Bush leg-
islation calling for combat to end
next year.
Reid said he told Bush on
Wednesday that he thought the war
could not be won through military
force and only through political,
economic and diplomatic means.
I believe myself that the secre-
tary of state, secretary of defense
and you have to make your own
decisions as to what the president
knows (know) this war is lost
and the surge is not accomplishing
anything as indicated by the extreme
violence in Iraq yesterday, said Reid
(D-Nev.)
Republicans pounced on the
comment as evidence, they said,
that Democrats do not support the
troops.
I cant begin to imagine how our
troops in the field, who are risking
their lives every day, are going to
react when they get back to base and
hear that the Democrat leader of the
United States Senate has declared the
war is lost, said Senate GOP leader
Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.)
The exchange came as the House
headed toward a vote Thursday
on whether to demand that troops
leave Iraq next year. Last month, the
House passed legislation that funded
the war in Iraq but ordered combat
missions to end by September 2008.
The Senate passed similar, less-
sweeping legislation that would set a
nonbinding goal of bringing combat
troops home by March 31, 2008.
The Pentagon says it has enough
money to pay for the Iraq war
through June.
The Army is taking prudent mea-
sures aimed at ensuring that delays
in the bill financing the war do
not harm troop readiness, according
to instructions sent to Army com-
manders and budget officials April
14.
While $70 billion that Congress
provided in September for military
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
has mostly run out, the Army has
told department officials to slow the
purchase of nonessential repair parts
and other supplies.
By ANDREW BRIDGES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON Imported
ingredients used in recalled pet
food may have been intentionally
spiked with an industrial chemi-
cal to boost their apparent pro-
tein content, federal officials said
Thursday.
Thats one theory being pur-
sued by the Food and Drug
Administration as it investigates
how the chemical, melamine, con-
taminated at least two ingredi-
ents used to make more than 100
brands of dog and cat foods.
So far, melamines been found in
both wheat gluten and rice protein
concentrate imported from China.
Media reports from South Africa
suggest a third
pet food ingre-
dient, corn
gluten, used
in that coun-
try also was
contaminated
with melamine.
That tainted
ingredient has
not been found
in the United
States, the FDA
said.
FDA investigators, meanwhile,
are awaiting visas that would allow
them to visit the Chinese plants
where the vegetable protein ingre-
dients were produced.
Melamine was found in all
three of those. It would certainly
lend credibility to the theory that
it may be intentional. That will be
one of the theories we will pursue
when we get into the plants in
China, Stephen Sundlof, the FDAs
chief veterinarian, told reporters.
Chinese authorities have told
the FDA that the wheat gluten was
an industrial product not meant
for pet food, Sundlof said. Still,
melamine can skew test results to
make a product appear more pro-
tein-rich than it really is, he added.
That raises the possibility the con-
tamination was deliberate.
What we expect to do with
our inspections in China will
answer some of those questions,
said Michael Rogers, director of
the division of field investigations
within the FDAs office of regula-
tory affairs.
Wilbur-Ellis Co., the U.S.
importer of the tainted rice pro-
tein, said Thursday it was recalling
all the ingredient it had distributed
to five U.S. pet food manufactur-
ers. The San Francisco company in
turn urged its customers to recall
any products that may be on store
shelves.
So far, just two of those compa-
nies have done so: Natural Balance
Pet Foods and Blue Buffalo Co.
Natural Balance, of Pacoima,
C a l i f . ,
announced a
limited recall
Monday of its
Venison and
Brown Rice
canned and
bagged dog
foods, Venison
and Brown
Rice dog treats
and Venison
and Green Pea
dry cat food.
Blue Buffalo, of Wilton, Conn.,
followed Thursday by recalling
5,044 bags of its Spa Select Kitten
dry food.
The company intercepted most
of the kitten food before it reached
distribution centers, company co-
founder Billy Bishop said.
FDA officials would not release
the names of the other two man-
ufacturers that Wilbur-Ellis sup-
plied, citing its ongoing investiga-
tion.
The FDA and Agriculture
Department also were investigat-
ing whether some pet food made
by one of the five companies sup-
plied by Wilbur-Ellis was diverted
for use as hog feed after it was
found unsuitable for pet consump-
tion.
Pet food recall
FDA investigates
chemical spiking
Melamine was found in all
three of those. It would certainly
lend credibility to the theory
that it may be intentional.
Stephen Sundlof
fdA chief veterinarian
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Hernan Lorenzo, 10, second fromright, and his brother ivan, 12, right, practice trumpet with the Mariachi Juvenil San Gabriel group. The group practices at a music school onTuesday in the Maria-
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Natural disasters
War is lost, surge not
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horoscope
damaged circus
greg griesenauer
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most
challenging.
aries (march 21-april 19)
Today is an 8
Youre learning a lot, and you
need to let the others know
what youve discovered. Dont
yell so loud that you wake up the
competition, however.
Taurus (april 20-may 20)
Today is an 8
Youre gaining power, deter-
mination and confdence. This
partially makes up for the new
and unexpected costs.
gemini (may 21-June 21)
Today is an 8
Use charm as well as decisive-
ness to get your point across.
Your friends ofer encourage-
ment but you have to make the
decision.
cancer (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 7
Youll fnd all sorts of issues that
have been overlooked. Thats OK.
Its good for you to know. Go on
a quest.
Leo (July 23-aug. 22)
Today is a 6
For the next several weeks,
youll be asked to take on more
responsibilities. Dont talk about
it much with your friends; you
could provoke jealousies.
Virgo (aug. 23-sept. 22)
Today is a 6
The next challenge you face
involves fguring out how to
route more wealth into your
own pocket. No hanky panky,
and dont ask for a raise yet,
either. Come up with your own
business.
Libra (sept. 23-oct. 22)
Today is a 7
Youre entering a four-week
thrifty phase. Pay of your bills
and do whatever else needs to
be done to make your future
more secure. Every little bit
counts.
scorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21)
Today is an 8
Dont think just about yourself.
Consider the others. How can
you multiply your wealth to pro-
vide security for them? You dont
have to answer right now.
sagiTTarius (nov. 22-dec. 21)
Today is an 8
A very attractive person thinks
youre very special, too. A part-
nership agreed upon now will be
constantly stimulating. Be care-
ful that could be tiring.
capricorn (dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
Sure, you have a few worries.
Thats only natural. Keep yourself
very busy and youll forget all
about them. Let them take care
of themselves.
aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 5
In a perfect world, you could stay
at home and talk about impor-
tant things with people who make
things happen. Get as close to that
as you can.
pisces (Feb. 19-march 20)
Today is a 7
Listen carefully, as others fght
over top position. Figure out
which way to move, to stay out of
the confict. Pay close attention.
Its a fast-paced game.
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MASEKESE, Malawi Madonna
wore a T-shirt proclaiming Love
and danced to the rhythm of a pop
song at the opening of a day care
center Thursday,
one of the proj-
ects shes fund-
ing in Malawi.
The 48-year-
old singer, who
carried toddler
David Banda in
her arms, was
greeted by sing-
ing children as
she toured the
center, run by
local charity
Consol Homes.
Madonna picked up David, then
14 months old, from an orphanage
in Malawi in October and took him
to her London home. She is hoping
to adopt the child.
Her latest visit is to check on proj-
ects run by her
Raising Malawi
organization.
Local chil-
dren performed
the Paul Simon-
Joseph Shabalala
hit Diamonds
on the Soles of
Her Shoes, play-
ing traditional
instruments and
singing.
You should
not expect much from me alone, but
we are working together as a part-
nership, she told local officials.
The center will eventually pro-
vide education and food for up to
4,000 children from surrounding
rural areas.
Consol Homes Director Jacinta
Chapombsa said parents would be
able to bring their children to the
center knowing they would receive
a basic education and food.
Tight security accompanied
Madonna on her visit this week,
and it was unclear whether she had
met with Davids father, who sent
him to an orphanage after the boys
mother died. Yohane Banda said he
was too poor to care for his son.
Madonna, who is married to
filmmaker Guy Ritchie, has two
other children, 9-year-old Lourdes
and 6-year-old Rocco.
You should not expect much
from me alone, but we are
working together as a
partnership.
MADONNA
Musician
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dear small, little gray car, sorry
for almost running you over. Love,
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dear campus, learn to fush!
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i hope im not alone in this, but
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Grant snider/Kansan
A recent study commissioned by
Congress revealed last week what
pragmatists have long suspected:
that abstinence-only sex educa-
tion is failing. The study found
that students who participated in
abstinence education programs
were not only just as likely as non-
participants to have sex, but also
frequently had the same number of
sexual partners.
Programs that promote absti-
nence more than safe sex have been
criticized for years as ignorant and
wholly impractical, and perhaps
even dangerous, in their opposition
to birth control. Not surprisingly,
the debate has often been heated
and fraught with theological impli-
cations. Further, the implementa-
tion and execution of abstinence
programs in American schools has
cost taxpayers around $175 mil-
lion a year, making it an issue that
affects every taxed American.
Though many critics will tell you
differently, the primary problem
of abstinence education has never
been its admittedly unsettling reli-
gious overtones, which can come
perilously close to religious educa-
tion in public schools. The real
problem with abstinence education
is that it is rooted in absolutism,
and thus refuses to acknowledge
both adaptations and realities of the
evolving world around it.
The programs make one danger-
ous assumption: that with proper
motivation, hormone-saturated
teenagers can be convinced to over-
come their most primal urges. This
goal is noble in purpose and per-
haps someday achievable in prac-
tice, but, as this study confirms, has
proven both impractical and costly
in practice.
In the face of increasing teen-
age sexual activity, the answer is
not to retreat into a shell of blind
ignorance of the world around us.
Uncomfortable though it may make
us, educators must acknowledge
and address practical solutions.
The roads of history are littered
with institutions and organizations
that refused to adapt to chang-
ing realities sex education is
too integral to childrens health to
become one of those institutions.
The study did include one posi-
tive note: students in abstinence
programs were no more likely to
have unprotected sex than those
in other programs. A criticism of
abstinence programs has been that
their ignorance of birth control can
lead to more unprotected sex, but
this study dispels that point. At the
very least, we can take solace in this
result of abstinence programs.
Abstinence-only programs may
someday be suitable in American
education, but for now they have
proven too costly and too unfea-
sible. Proponents of such programs
would do well to recall the strange
and new tension of their own teen-
age years, and to recognize that
absolute and unilateral solutions
rarely fit complicated health dilem-
mas.
McKay Stangler for the edito-
rial board.
The recent findings about the
failure of abstinence-only education
shouldnt be surprising, for several
reasons. First, theres the question
of how much classroom content is
remembered or understood at all.
Frequent dismal test scores show
that understanding it well enough
for a test is hard enough, let alone
in the heat of a puppy-love moment.
Could you currently pass your
11th-grade history final? Diagram a
sentence?
Then theres the matter of what
abstinence education has to com-
pete with. Any womens magazine
is replete with advertisements for
the pill. Rap songs, pop songs, rock
songs, jingles, commercials, and
most prime-time TV shows feature
sex as a primary subject, object,
end-goal, punchline and selling
point. Teenagers who, as a demo-
graphic, spend enormous amounts
of time on the Internet are
bombarded with advertisements for
lotion that makes your skin sexier;
pills that make your penis larger;
perfume that makes you irresistible.
How can some stodgy lesson about
the satisfaction of hand-holding
compete with that?
It cant. But that doesnt mean we
as parents, teachers or taxpayers
should throw up our hands and
say, Theyre going to do it anyway
might as well slip a condom in
the bookbag.
Because teenagers, despite the
raging hormones and those god-
awful moments of angst arent
idiots, and they arent animals
driven exclusively by hormones.
In every civilization but our post-
World War II Western one, teenag-
ers were expected to have jobs, help
support a family, get married and
have children. That a person reaches
adult size and proportions at that
age isnt an unfortunate mistake; its
a biological indicationof some adult
capability.
To be sure, a return to arranged
marriages for 16-year-olds would be
awful, and all those other civiliza-
tions had less freedoms and equality.
Also, teenagers are often hysterical,
emotional and impulsive which
is why they cant buy alcohol and are
tried differently for crimes.
But they are capable of mak-
ing difficult decisions. Last year, a
17-year-old in Truman, Minn. a
dying town bought and managed
a failing grocery store with $10,000
hed saved and a nonprofit groups
help, boosting the dismal downtown
economy. Just a couple weeks ago,
a 17-year-old boy in Las Vegas ran
into a burning house to save seven
children.
So its not that teenagers arent
capable of waiting. Holding off on
sex isnt as difficult as running into
a burning house. Though more edu-
cation about sex is better than less,
abstinence isnt a lost cause.
Reducing teenage pregnancy, STIs
and out-of-wedlock children are
essential goals. But an attitude that
those things are inescapable without
contraception is extremely danger-
ous. Its insulting and demeaning
and lends itself too easily to excuses
and a lack of accountability.
Before calling for a hold on absti-
nence-only education, consider the
danger of telling 7 percent of the
population they cant control what
they do.
Natalie Johnson for the edito-
rial board.
On Monday morning, Cho
Seung-hui left his dorm room at
Virginia Tech with two handguns
and proceeded to brutally murder
32 people. He then committed sui-
cide.
School shootings have hap-
pened before. Columbine and the
University of Texas in 1966 are
both well-known examples. What
is troubling about school massacres
similar to Virginia Tech is their
apparent nihilism their lack of
adherence to any belief or value.
When a student opens fire against
his colleagues there is no struggle
against authority attached, no ideal-
istic answer in the stains of blood.
There is only the sickening feel-
ing that nothing will ever be enough
to comprehend that act. Every
single person connected to the 33
killed will have to live with that feel-
ing forever.
The tragedy of school massacres
is that there is a loss of value in the
lives of the victims and murderers
alike. The victims life loses value as
soon as he or she is shot indiscrimi-
nately. As the bullets pierce through
the victims flesh, he or she is
deprived of individual significance,
becoming one in the mass of 32.
A crime of passion has an
exquisite human element; there is
some kind of connection between
victim and assailant. But, in the
case of school shootings there is
no relationship, healthy or twisted,
between the victims and the
shooter. Even hate, when directed
at someone, recognizes that persons
individuality, but Cho did not hate
those 32 people as individuals. He
was simply indifferent to them,
something even sadder.
The murderers life, as a part
of humanity, lost its value long
before he committed the atrocity.
To engage in this kind of mindless
destruction a person must first lose
his or her sense of belonging both
to the community and to the overall
human existence. That is why at the
end the shooter turned the gun at
himself.
People across the political spec-
trum will try to politicize this trag-
edy. Arguments for both stronger
and more lenient gun control laws
are already being made. However,
these are not silver bullet solutions.
Although school massacres are
relatively rare, the phenomenon
is almost exclusively American
countries with both more liberal
or stricter gun laws do not experi-
ence them in the same degree.
Even if we were to classify these
individuals as mentally ill, it still
does not explain the geographic
concentration of the tragedies.
Perhaps it is the local sociological
expression of a greater world trend
of violence, which includes the high
suicide rates in former Soviet states
and the mindless violence perpe-
trated in large cities in Brazil.
There is always a search for
meaning in the midst of a tragedy.
What caused Cho Seung-hui to bru-
tally murder these 32 individuals?
The paradox when of these nihilis-
tic actions is that they do not have
a nihilistic origin in itself some-
thing meaningful caused Cho to
act as if nothing were meaningful.
Something went incredibly wrong
in his relationship with human
beings; something that made the
bond that intrinsically connects
humans to each other and forms
the wonderful and diverse human
race break. Cho did not feel part
of this patchwork.
Perhaps through this tragedy
we can learn to value, celebrate
and strengthen the connection we
share with our fellow humans, and
hope that by doing that we prevent
further tragedies. That is all that is
left: Hope.
Patrick Luiz Sullivan De Olivei-
ra is a Belo Horizonte, Brazil,
sophomore in journalism and
history.
By PAtrick Luiz suLLivAn
dE oLivEirA
kansan columnist
opinion@kansan.com
FaCe/oFF: aBstinenCe-onlY edUCation
It refuses to adapt to an ever-changing world Abolishing it presumes teens cant make tough choices
Shootings indicate tragic
absence of belief and value
Shooter showed an indifference worse than hate
Virginia Tech
Violence has familiar marks
Steve Helber/ASSociAted PreSS
the Virginia tech Marching Band serenades patients at the Montgomery Regional Hospital onThursday in Blacksburg, Va. Several of the Virginia Tech
shooting victims opened their windows and waved to the band.
Experts call Cho Seung-Hui textbook case of school shooter
By MATT APUZZO And
SHAROn COHEn
ASSOCiATEd PRESS
BLACKSBURG, Va. In high
school, Cho Seung-Hui almost never
opened his mouth.
When he finally did one day, his
classmates laughed, pointed at him
and said: Go back to China.
As such details of Chos life come
out, and experts pore over his sick
and twisted writings and his video-
taped rant, it is becoming increas-
ingly clear that Cho was almost a
textbook case of a school shooter: a
painfully awkward, picked-on young
man who lashed out with methodi-
cal fury at a world he believed was
out to get him.
In virtually every regard, Cho is
prototypical of mass killers that Ive
studied in the past 25 years, said
Northeastern University criminal
justice professor James Alan Fox, co-
author of 16 books on crime. That
doesnt mean, however, that one
could have predicted his rampage.
When criminologists and psy-
chologists look at mass murders,
Cho fits the themes they see repeat-
edly: a friendless figure, someone
who has been bullied, someone
who blames others and is bent on
revenge, a careful planner, a male.
And someone who sent up warning
signs with his strange behavior long
in advance.
Among other things, the 23-year-
old South Korean immigrant was
sent to a psychiatric hospital and
pronounced an imminent danger to
himself.
He was accused of stalking two
women and photographing female
students in class with his cell phone.
And his violence-filled writings were
so disturbing he was removed from
one class, and professors begged him
to get counseling.
He rarely looked anyone in the
eye and did not even talk to his own
roommates.
Cho, who killed 32 people and
committed suicide Monday, cast
himself in his video diatribe as a
persecuted figure like Jesus Christ.
Cho, who came to the U.S. at about
age 8 in 1992 and whose parents
work at a dry cleaners in suburban
Washington, also ranted against rich
brats with Mercedes, gold neck-
laces, cognac and trust funds.
Classmates in Virginia, where
Cho grew up, said he was teased
and picked on, apparently because
of shyness and his strange, mumbly
way of speaking.
Once, in English class at Westfield
High School in Chantilly, Va., when
the teacher had the students read
aloud, Cho looked down when it
was his turn, said Chris Davids, a
Virginia Tech senior and high school
classmate.
After the teacher threatened him
with an F for participation, Cho
began reading in a strange, deep
voice that sounded like he had
something in his mouth, Davids
said.
The whole class started laughing
and pointing and saying, `Go back
to China, Davids said.
Stephanie Roberts, 22, a classmate
of Chos at Westfield High, said she
never witnessed anyone picking on
Cho in high school. But she said
friends of hers who went to mid-
dle school with him told her they
recalled him getting bullied there.
There were just some people who
were really mean to him and they
would push him down and laugh at
him, Roberts said. He didnt speak
English really well and they would
really make fun of him.
Regan Wilder, 21, who attended
Virginia Tech, high school and mid-
dle school with Cho, said she was
sure Cho probably was picked on in
middle school, but so was everyone
else. And it didnt seem as if English
was the problem for him, she said.
If he didnt speak English well, there
were several other Korean students
he could have reached out to for
friendship, but he didnt.
Lawrence
Man arrested for calling bomb threat
ASSOCiATEd PRESS
LAWRENCE Police arrested a
man accused of making vague threats
Thursday that prompted dozens of
schools, already nervous after the
shooting rampage at Virginia Tech,
to increase their security, authori-
ties said.
The 47-year-old man was arrest-
ed on suspicion of three counts of
aggravated criminal threat. He lived
in a Lawrence apartment where
authorities say they recovered the
phone used to make the threats. No
bomb-making materials were found,
Lawrence police Capt. David Cobb
said.
Cobb said the man was not affili-
ated with a school and did not pro-
vide a motive.
We dont believe the threats were
really meant for the schools, Cobb
said. That was something he used
to get everyones attention.
Officers began investigating after
Douglas County Communications
began receiving a series of five calls
to the 911 center. Nothing was said
during the first call, which was made
about 5 a.m.
At 6:46 a.m., another call was
received and a male voice told tele-
communicators there was a bomb at
a school and at city hall, police said
in a news release.
Because the caller did not iden-
tify the school or the city that were
targets of the threat, several districts
were alerted.
At least three elementary schools
called off music programs planned
for Thursday night, and Southwest
Junior High in Lawrence called off
a track meet and all other clubs
and activities slated for Thursday
evening.
At one point Thursday, Lawrence
schools Superintendent Randy
Weseman said all entrances and exits
to each of the districts 15 elemen-
tary school buildings, four junior
highs and two high schools were
monitored.
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by AlissA bAuEr
When the Jayhawks and the Red
Raiders take the field tonight, base-
ball might make them enemies,
but their uniforms will reflect their
unity.
Both Texas Tech (22-16, 5-9)
and Kansas (19-23, 5-10) will wear
special Virginia Tech batting prac-
tice jerseys to honor the victims of
Mondays tragedy. On Thursday,
Texas Tech proposed providing the
jerseys for each team to wear, and
Kansas accepted.
With the tribute on display,
the mood will be somber, but
the atmosphere at Dan Law Field
in Lubbock, Texas, will likely be
intense. The series battle may not
be for glory, but this three-game
set could determine who takes last
place in the Big 12 Conference, as
Texas Tech and Kansas hold the
ninth and 10th spots, respectively.
Neither team heads into
tonights series opener on a high
note, although Texas Tech may be
on a steeper decline. This weekend,
the Red Raiders were outscored
21-5 en route to being swept by
No. 6 Texas.
Yet to have been swept by a Big
12 opponent this season, Kansas
lost both its games against No.
10 Wichita State. It marked the
first time the Shockers swept the
by MArK DENT
How many pts did u scor last
nite?
U should com 2 visit my school
:)
Text messages like these have
become as much a staple in the
recruiting world as scouting reports
and the ABCD Camp. But coaches
might have to say TTFN to their
texting ways.
The NCAA Management Council
voted to restrict coaches from send-
ing text messages to recruits earlier
this week. The Council meets with
the board of directors April 26 to
gain approval. If the rule passes, it
will take effect in August.
Some Kansas coaches support
the decision, while others arent as
excited.
Bonnie Henrickson belongs in the
latter group. She frequently sends
text messages to prospects.
Its at an all-time high now,
Henrickson said. There isnt a day
that goes by that I dont text.
Henrickson would be at a disad-
vantage if she didnt. Womens bas-
ketball was the first sport to use it as
a recruiting tool. Right now texting
is only disallowed on a prospects
game day. That lack of limitation
gives coaches the chance to sell their
school when they cant call or visit in
person, actions that are regulated by
the NCAA.
Henrickson said she texted to
build early relationships with recruits
and to get them to call her (athletes
can call coaches without violating
NCAA rules). The first message she
always sends is to ask if the prospect
is comfortable with text messaging.
She said she only texted if the athlete
wanted to and
had an unlim-
ited text mes-
saging plan.
If its cost-
ing them
money, were
not going
to do that,
He n r i c k s o n
said. But some
people might
not be as con-
scientious of it
as we are.
Shes right. Not all coaches
are as responsible with texting as
Henrickson. Thats one reason the
NCAA wants to do away with text
messages. With no rules for texting,
theres nothing to stop a coach from
running up an athletes phone bill.
The best players are getting 30
to 40 messages a day, Kansas soccer
coach Mark Francis said. Its too
much on the kids.
Francis uses text messages every
day like Henrickson, but he still
wants to see them get banned.
Ive been through it with my own
kids, Francis said. Theyre going
over the amount of messages theyre
allowed.
Kansas baseball coach Ritch Price
only sends text messages on two
occasions: to confirm plans for an
official visit and to
check a pitching
prospects throw-
ing schedule. Hes
afraid of bom-
barding recruits
with too many
texts.
I think its
overrated, Price
said. Theres a
point where you
can turn kids off by
repeatedly doing
it. I respect the kids freedom.
Freedom could actually be a prob-
lem if the new rule passes. Coaches
would still have too much of it when
it comes to texting. University com-
pliance departments have no way of
regulating text messages that coach-
es send.
We are very concerned from a
compliance standpoint with how in
the world we are going to monitor
this, said Theresa Becker, associ-
ate athletics director for compliance.
They basically would be asking us
to document something that would
be impossible.
KUs Compliance Department
can monitor phone calls. A com-
puter system organizes each call by
coach, prospect and date. But it cant
track text messages.
Coaches would be the only ones
who could report their text mes-
saging. Because theres no way to
verify their word, coaches could eas-
ily cheat.
It boils down to peoples integrity
and honesty, Becker said. You hope
they do the right things.
If the rule does get passed
next week, recruiting will change.
Coaches would only be able to con-
tact recruits in dead periods by call-
ing them once a week and sending
e-mails or faxes. That doesnt mean
coaches wont be able to keep in
close contact with recruits without
text messaging.
Its just an additional form of
communication, Henrickson said.
It has its purpose, but its not the
only way.
Kansan sportswriter Mark Dent
can be contacted at mdent@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Will McCullough
by rusTiN DoDD
For 30 consecutive innings the
Kansas softball teams bats have
gone scoreless.
You have to go back to the fifth
inning of an April 8 game against
Texas to find the last time the
Jayhawks put a crooked number
on the scoreboard runs column.
The team will try to break out of its
offensive slump when they travel
to Lubbock, Texas, for a two-game
series with Texas Tech.
The Jayhawks struggling offense
has caused the team to drop five
consecutive games, including a
two-game sweep at the hands of
rival Missouri on Wednesday.
On deck for the Jayhawks is a
Texas Tech team that stopped an
eight-game slide with a win against
Iowa State last weekend. Kansas,
27-18-1, and 3-8 in the Big 12,
has beaten Texas Tech (18-21, 1-7)
seven straight times.
On the offensive side, Kansass
leading hitter, sophomore Stevie
Crisosto, saw her average fall
to .317 after a 0-6 series against
Missouri. Freshman Amanda Jobe
and senior Nicole Washburn have
been providing the hot bats as of
late. Both Jobe and Washburn have
hits safely in four of their last six
games.
Despite the offensive woes, the
Kansas pitching staff had a strong
showing against Missouri, surren-
dering only four runs in 13 innings
pitched. Senior Kassie Humphreys
(13-10) delighted in the second
Missouri game, sprinkling four hits
and a run in seven innings.
Coach Tracy Bunge will call on
Humphreys to help Kansas break
out its five-game funk.
The game will start at 2 p.m.
Saturday, while the Sunday contest
will begin at noon.
Kansan sportswriter rustin Dodd
can be contacted at rdodd@
kansan.com.
baSEball
Kansan file photo
Kansas plays Texas Tech at 6:30 tonight in Lubbock, Texas. The teams plan to wear Virginia Tech
practice jerseys to honor the victims of the tragedy.
Rivals unite
to honor VT
Softball
Texas Tech next against
weak ofensive squad
KU rElayS
four Jayhawks see gold
by TAylor bErN
At the second day of the Kansas
Relays, four Jayhawks came out of
Memorial Stadium with victories.
Senior Josh Kirk blew away the
competition in the decathlon. He fin-
ished with 7,152 points, a 556-point
margin of victory.
He won four of the 10 events and
his pole-vault height of 15-03 feet
was a new outdoor personal record.
Kirks point total will give him a
chance to qualify for the NCAA
regional meet.
Junior Egor Agafonov had no
trouble taking the title in the hammer
throw, finishing at 227-05, more than
20 feet better than second place.
The 2007 NCAA indoor weight
throw champion avenged his sec-
ond-place finish at last years Kansas
Relays, and enjoyed the support from
the stands from fellow Russian and
mens basketball player Sasha Kaun.
Sophomore Zlata Tarasova made
it a Kansas sweep of the hammer
throw with her toss of 203-02.
Four of Tarasovas six throws
would have been good enough to
win the event.
In the 3,000-meter steeplechase,
sophomore Victor Chesang used a
smart game plan and a late surge to
take the gold.
Its good to win here at home,
especially since it has been a while
since I have won, Chesang said. It
was a good atmosphere.
The Kansas Relays continue today
at the stadium. The first Jayhawk
athletes compete at 11:30 a.m. in the
womens shot put. The event contin-
ues through Saturday.
Kansan sportswriter Taylor bern
can be contacted at tbern@
kansan.com.
ncaa athlEticS
Texting recruits could be prohibited
Council votes to restrict text messaging, awaits approval from board of directors
Its at an all-time high now.
There isnt a day that goes by
that I dont text.
bonnie henricKson
womens basketball coach
see baseball on page 6b
anna faltermeier/Kansan
senior Josh Kirk clears the bar during the pole vault event of the decathlonThursday afternoon. Kirk fnished frst in the event with a newpersonal
outdoor record of 15-03 feet. After two days of events he won the overall title of the decathlon with 7,152 total points.
for more on the
kansas relays,
see page 8b
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TODAY
nTrack at Kansas Relays, all
day, Memorial Stadium
nBaseball at Texas Tech, 6:30
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SATURDAY
nTrack at Kansas Relays, all
day, Memorial Stadium
nBaseball at Texas Tech, 2 p.m.
Lubbock, Texas
nSoftball at Texas Tech, 2 p.m.
Lubbock, Texas
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nSoftball at Texas Tech, noon,
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nBaseball at Texas Tech, 1:05
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BY SCOTT TOLAND
The KU Crew team found success
last weekend in Omaha, Neb., at the
Upper Midwest Sprints.
The mens team brought home the
first-place team trophy in Sundays
regatta. Creighton University played
host at the event.
Unlike the fall crew season, the
spring season features two-kilome-
ter races that
usually last 5
to 7 minutes,
depending on
weather condi-
tions. Five-kilo-
meter races are
held during the
fall season and
put emphasis on
endurance more
than speed.
The mens
squad claimed first with the help of
first-place finishes in both the nov-
ice mens eight and the novice mens
4A divisions. The crew team also
earned second place in the mens
varsity eight and the novice mens 4B
competitions. St. Thomas University
finished second in the regatta, while
Marquette University placed third.
Crew team coach Jeremy
Struemph said he was pleased with
Sundays showing.
I was very happy with the perfor-
mance by both the men and women
because we have had limited water
time this semester. It made me really
happy to come out and perform well
against that kind of competition.
The women placed fifth in the
varsity 4B division and took fourth
place in the varsity 4D competi-
tion.
Overall this year, Id say our
competitive level has definitely gone
up, said Jon Rogers, president and
varsity rower for the club. Our team
unity has also
become better
throughout the
year.
The crew
club will com-
pete in Topeka
this weekend
at the Great
Plains Rowing
Championships.
The team also
continues to pre-
pare for the Dad Vail Regatta on May
11 and 12 at Schuylkill River, Penn.
It is the largest collegiate regatta in
the United States.
We start crew in August, working
towards going to Dad Vail, Rogers
said. Thats where we go to compete
for the national standings.
Kansan sportswriter Scott Toland
can be contacted at stoland@kan-
san.com.
BY CATheriNe ODSON
The Kansas rowing team will fol-
low last weeks East Coast competi-
tion by facing a single Midwestern
powerhouse: Minnesota.
Minnesotas first varsity eight
boat is ranked No. 8 in this weeks
U.S. Rowing poll. That ranking
may or may not describe the
strength of the entire team, coach
Rob Catloth said.
Sometimes it does, sometimes
it doesnt, he said. Theyre deep
across the board. Theyre a really
strong team.
The regatta begins at 10 a.m. on
Lake Phalen in St. Paul, Minn.
Boston also competed at last
years regatta. Kansas placed third
in the first varsity eight, 13.25 sec-
onds behind first-place Minnesota.
Kansas second novice eight won its
race, but every other boat finished
last. The Jayhawks goal this year
is to get as close to the Gophers
as possible, which will help them
in the first regional rankings that
come out next week.
Senior rower Tiffany Jeffers said
the boat would be trying to get
closer to Minnesota than region
foes Wisconsin and Iowa did last
weekend. The Gophers won both
races by about nine seconds.
With the race on Lake Phalen,
the Jayhawks will race on a lake
for the first time this season. But
Catloth said the water conditions
would be similar to those of the
Knecht Cup in Camden, N.J.
The boat bounces around a
lot more, but it shouldnt make a
difference on boat speed, Catloth
said.
The Jayhawks first varsity eight
boat finished fourth of 29 boats at
the Knecht Cup, which featured
many traditionally strong rowing
programs.
Last weekend was a good con-
fidence builder, Jeffers said. We
just felt as a boat what it was like
to race really hard and how to get
there again.
Kansan senior sportswriter Cath-
erine Odson can be contacted at
codson@kansan.com.
INTRAMuRAL SpORTS
Making waves
Weekend regatta a success for crew team
Id say our competitive level
has defnitely gone up. Our team
unity has also become better
throughout the year.
Jon RogeRS
Crew club president
ROwINg
Minnesota looms large
Crew prepared following Knecht Cup
TeNNIS
Slumping tennis team
to end regular season
BY rUSTiN DODD
A lot has happened in the last
41 days.
The Kansas mens basketball
team lost to UCLA in the regional
final. The football team had its
spring game. But one thing hasnt
happened.
The Kansas tennis team hasnt
notched a single victory. The team
winless since March 10 will
take a seven-dual losing streak into
its regular season finale against No.
21 Texas A&M on Sunday.
To keep the streak from reach-
ing eight, Kansas has to beat Texas
A&M, which sits at 17-5, and 7-2
in the Big 12, following a 4-3 loss
to Texas on Wednesday. In addi-
tion, Texas A&M owns three 7-0
victories against opponents that
beat KU this season Missouri,
Texas Tech and Colorado.
Senior Anna Lubinsky leads the
way for the Aggies at No. 1 singles.
Lubinsky, a former first-team All-
Big 12 selection, is ranked 24th in
country in singles.
Kansas, attempting to rebound
after a 4-3 loss to Oklahoma on
Wednesday, is trying to avoid a
second 16-loss season in three
years. While doubles woes have
been the season-long foil for the
Jayhawks, it was poor singles play
that doomed Kansas to its sev-
enth straight loss. Both the No. 1
doubles duo of junior Elizaveta
Avdeeva and sophomore Edina
Horvath and the No. 2 duo of
junior Lauren Hommell and fresh-
man Kunigunda Dorn gained vic-
tories, but Kansas lost four out of
the duals six singles matches.
A loss on Sunday would give
Kansas an 11th-place finish in the
conference, meaning Kansas would
play the sixth seed in the first
round of the Big 12 Championships
on April 26. That scenario would
mean a rematch with Oklahoma if
the season ended today.
While the team sits at the bot-
tom of the conference, Avdeeva,
Horvath and sophomore Yuliana
Svistun can climb up the Big 12
individual rankings Sunday. If
Svistun wins on Sunday, she will
finish with a 9-2 conference record
at No. 5 singles, guaranteeing her
at least a tie for the top mark in the
conference at No. 5 singles. Svistun
is 14-5 overall this spring.
Avdeeva and Horvath are sit-
ting at 7-3 in conference, with the
No. 28 doubles team in the coun-
try Sarah Foster and Tiffany
Clifford of Texas A&M loom-
ing on Sunday. A victory would
guarantee that they finish no lower
than second at No. 1 doubles.
Kansan sportswriter rustin
Dodd can be contacted at rdodd
@kansan.com.
sports
3B friday, april 20, 2007
Boxing
Meet TVs newest dysfunctional family
By TIM DAHLBERG
AssocIATED PREss
Theres whackings, and then
theres just plain wacky.
Watch The Sopranos on Sunday
nights, and youre sure to see one.
Stay tuned to HBO a half hour later
and youll get the other.
Some 1.4 million U.S. households
did just that the other night, and for
many it was their first glimpse into
the life of Floyd Mayweather Jr., a
boxer HBO would love to turn into
a household name and quick.
Oscar De La Hoya is already that,
of course, or as much of a household
name as anyone who hits another
person in the head for money these
days can be. Hes the Golden Boy,
and hes the reason Mayweather will
be making millions to fight May 5
for the 154-pound title.
People pay to watch De La Hoya,
who has built up a nice franchise for
himself as the most popular fighter
in the game. Now HBO is betting a
prime-time spot that Mayweather
will give even more people reason to
cough up $54.95 for the fight.
Officially, the title of the show
is De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7.
The premise is that its a reality show
taking you inside the lives of De La
Hoya and Mayweather as they pre-
pare for one of the most anticipated
fights in recent years.
The run will be short, with
only three more episodes planned
before the fight itself. But there may
be more of a future in this series
than the suits at HBO originally
thought.
First, though, a bit of advice for
the people at the studio: toss out De
La Hoyas part. Hes too perfect for
reality television, with his instant
smile, beautiful wife, singer Millie
Corretjer, and sprawling estate in
Puerto Rico.
Theres only so many times
you can watch him drink a cup
of espresso, watch the Masters on
television or play with his five dogs.
Its cute when he spars playfully
with his wife, but the only drama
in his life comes when he steps into
the ring.
Bring in Mayweather and his
clan, though, and youve got must-
see Sunday night TV.
Mayweather, you see, is the bad
guy in this fight promotion, and
he plays his part well. He taunts De
La Hoya, calls him names you cant
repeat here or on network TV, and
even went so far as to steal his bag
during their 11-city tour promoting
the fight.
Hes been kind of a bad boy in
real life, too, even while building
a 37-0 record and a reputation as
the best pound-for-pound fighter
in the world. Mayweather likes to
toss $100 bills around in nightclubs,
has been in and out of courtrooms,
and fancies himself as a sort of rap
producer.
At one point in the first show,
Mayweather is shown with his
entourage getting a haircut in his
Las Vegas mansion. Through a
doorway comes rapper 50 Cent, rid-
ing a Segway into the scene.
Hes the villain in rap music,
Mayweather says. Im the villain
in boxing.
Rappers are usually interest-
ing, but its
Mayweat hers
r e l a t i o n s h i p
with his family
that makes the
most compelling
TV. Theyre the
first family of
boxing, but this
family is more
dys f unct i onal
than the one run by Tony Soprano.
His father is an ex-con and ex-
fighter who spouts his own form of
homegrown poetry and trains fight-
ers. Floyd Sr. trained De La Hoya
for five years and was going to help
him beat up his son, but De La Hoya
wouldnt meet his $2 million salary
demand.
Mayweathers uncle is also an ex-
con and ex-fighter who now trains
fighters. Roger Mayweather was in
jail much of the past year, but got
out just in time to resume training
Floyd Jr. for this fight.
Son and father didnt talk for
years before reconciling a few
months ago. Father and uncle still
dont talk, which makes for some
interesting moments in the gym.
Reality TV doesnt get any more
real than this.
Actually, to me, the first show
seemed almost more like an info-
mercial than a reality series. Maybe
thats because I already know the
principal players and the story lines,
and it took a good half hour to
introduce those who dont to the
various plots and subplots.
But the 40
percent or so
of viewers who
stayed tuned
after Entourage
still got a taste of
whats to come,
and theres
promises of bet-
ter stuff ahead.
Will Floyd Jr.
and Floyd Sr. regain their father-
son relationship? Will Floyd Sr. and
Roger start talking to each other?
Will Floyd Jr. allow his father to
work his corner in the fight? Will 50
Cent fall off his Segway?
Will De La Hoya throw a fit if his
espresso machine breaks?
Give HBO credit for doing the
show, even if it is a bit self-serving
since the network is trying to sell a
fight for its pay-per-view division.
Boxing is in a world of hurt these
days, and anything the network can
do to get people talking about it
again is a positive for the sport.
The fight itself will be one of
the biggest in years, and should
Mayweather win as the oddsmakers
expect him to, he could rival De La
Hoya as the biggest draw in boxing.
Especially if those new reality
show offers start coming in.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. agrees to participate in HBO boxing reality show
(50 Cent) is the villain in rap
music. Im the villain in boxing.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Boxer
PgA ToUR
Rookie wants to be
next circuit frst-timer
By BRETT MARTEL
AssocIATED PREss
AVONDALE, La. Never
heard of Kyle Reifers?
Neither had numerous people in
the gallery in the opening round of
the Zurich Classic, whom Reifers
could hear mispronouncing his
name.
Teeing off for only his eighth
time on the PGA Tour, Reifers
(pronounced RYE-furs, for future
reference) shot a course-record 8-
under 64 on the 7,341-yard TPC
Louisiana on Thursday, giving him
a two-shot lead.
His closest challenger was sea-
soned pro and 1989 British Open
champion Mark Calcavecchia, who
shot a 66. Calcavecchia acknowl-
edged that even he did not know
much about the man he was chas-
ing.
I know what he looks like,
Calcavecchia said. Ive introduced
myself to him.
Tim Petrovic, who won the only
other PGA Tour event held on this
course in 2005, finished his round
in a four-way tie for fourth at 67,
along with Lucas Glover, Jason
Schultz and Tom Johnson.
The PGA Tour stop in New
Orleans has a way of bringing out
the best in guys whove never won
on the tour. And if Reifers keeps
this up, hed become the fifth tour
pro to take his first victory in New
Orleans in the last six years.
The freckle-faced rookie, thick
red hair curling out from under the
sides and back of his baseball cap,
emerged from the scoring tent hav-
ing no idea he had just broken the
course record of 65, set in 2005 by
Chris DiMarco and Arjun Atwal.
Thats the least of my worries,
Reifers said. It doesnt really mean
much to me right now. ... At the
end of the week, hopefully it will
mean a lot.
Reifers barely emerged from last
years PGA Tour qualifying tourna-
ment with his tour card for 2007,
making an 18-foot putt in the final
stage to tie for 29th. No one who
finished worse qualified for this
years tour.
At the same time, its not as
if he came out of nowhere. The
Wake Forest graduate finished sec-
ond in the 2006 NCAA champi-
onship, then turned pro imme-
diately, winning a Tar Heel Tour
event in Charlotte, N.C., the next
week. One week after that, he won
his first Nationwide Tour event at
Chattanooga, Tenn., where he also
set a course record with a 61 on the
final round and sank a 15-foot put
to win in a playoff hole.
This year, he has entered six
prior events, making the cut in
three of them and cracking the top
25 only once, when he tied for 12th
at the Arnold Palmer Invitational
in Orlando a month ago.
Thursday night marked the first
time he would try to fall asleep
knowing he was in the lead of a
PGA Tour event.
Im more happy than nervous,
Reifers said.
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house. Summer subleases & Fall 2007-
Spring 2008 available. W/D, large room,
$325+ 1/4 utilities. Call Nicole, 785-766-
4641
hawkchalk.com/1957
FT opening for CNA on day shift at Eu-
dora Nursing Center. Apply in person at
1415 Maple St, Eudora, KS.
3 to 4 BR house. Full basement, new
kitchen/bath, appls included, big yard.
Near KU. Avail. Aug. Call 785-841-3849.
4 BR/2BA house at 2235 Tennessee St.
Good location, close to campus. Call
913-530-7211.
FOR RENT
3BR & 4BR townhomes
Jill (785) 393-7368
www.Rentinglawrence.com
2 BR 1 Bath 1025 Miss. $640/mo+utilites,
water included. Great location.
Call (913)515-1535 or (913)484-2075.
hawkchalk.com/1972
ROOMMATE/SUBLEASE
Carlos OKellys is looking for summer
help. Hiring for all positions. No experi-
ence required, will train. Weekend avail-
ability a plus. 785-832-0550
PT evening teachers needed 2:30pm-6pm
or 3pm-6pm Monday - Friday Apply in
person at Kinder Care Learning Center
2333 Crestline Drive 785-749-0295
Kansan Classifeds
864-4358
classifeds@kansan.com
FOR RENT
1 BR 2nd foor apt in renovated old
house, 9th and Miss, wood foors, off
st parking DW, avail. Aug, 90% high
effciency furnace, $469 Jim & Lois
841-1074
1 female roommate needed to live in a
house with 3 girls. 4 BR 3 BA, great loca-
tion. Lease begins Aug. 1. Contact if you
have any questions. mckensie@ku.edu
hawkchalk.com/1919.
2 BR apt in renovated older house, with
offce space, avail Aug for 10 month
lease, wood foors, DW, off street parking,
14th and Vermont, private deck, $780
call Jim and Lois 841-1074
3 BR apt in renovated older house, avail-
able August for 10 month lease, wood
foors, DW, 14th and Vermont, off street
parking, private deck $780 call Jim and
Lois 785-841-1074
3 BR apt in renovated older house,
1300 blk Rhode Island, wood foors, DW,
antique tub, Avail Aug, large porch, $750,
call Jim and Lois at 785-841-1074
3BR 3 BA apt. 1 person needed to
sublease for summer. W/D included, Fur-
nished. Rent $380 + electricity. Call Briana
281-685-3882. hawkchalk.com/1931
Summer Sublease. 3BR Townhome 2.5
baths. Located on 6th street. Rent $280
plus utilities. Call Kyle 316-64-6377
hawkchalk.com/1928
Summer Nanay: For 2 kids, 8:30-2:30
Monday thru Thursday. Must have own
transportation. Email Tara with experi-
ence and 2 refs at tbmandi@gmail.com.
hawkchalk.com/1904
Sunshine Acres Preschool & All day
Kindergarten. Now enrolling children
for summer & fall. To hire 4 teachers for
2007-2008 school yr. Two to start May
24. Other positions begin July 30. Must
meet state KDHE requirements. Send
resume to director, 2141 Maple Ln, Law-
rence 66006. 842-2223.
Website Maintenance/Advertising
Design. Lawrence Alternative Publica-
tions seeks Journalism or Art student for
website maintenance, website advertis-
ing design, and print advertising design.
Candidates should be web-saavy and
familiar with Photoshop. Knowledge of
Flash a plus. Knowledge of Adobe Illustra-
tor/Pagemaker/InDesign a plus. Position
PT. $7/hr. J-School students may qualify
for internship credit. Email your qualiifca-
tions to editor@lawrencian.com. Please
attach PDF of your original Photoshop
designs.
3BR 2BA Duplex. $750. Close to KU. W/D
Hookups. Pets OK. 744 Missouri. Avail
Aug 1. Call 218-3788 or 218-8254.
3BR/2BA. 1 BLOCK TO KU @ College
Hill Condo. W/D Hookups. Avail Aug 1.
$850 water paid. 785.218-3788.
Small house for rent. 2BR 1BA Close to
bike and walking trails. Off street parking.
$515/mo. Close to bus route. 749-2767
Need a subleaser for a 1 BR aptartment
at High Point from January 2008 to end of
summer 2008. $640 + utilities. Call Jackie
at (214) 728-2884. hawkchalk.com/1981
$700 FLAT RATE FOR THE ENTIRE
SUMMER 3 BR 3 BA. ALL UTIL. PAID.
HAS W/D AND FULL KITCHEN. PLEASE
CONTACT BRIANA, 281-685-3882.
hawkchalk.com/1937
1 bedroom near campus and downtown;
extra sunroom/study; rent $399; good
landlords, great for a grad student. Lois
Schneider, 785-841-1074 hawkchalk.
com/1908
ROOMMATE/SUBLEASE
1301 Sunchase Drive - For rent 900/mo,
3 bed, 2 bath, fenced yard, patio, VERY
NICE! Call Meagon @ 856-6903 or see
pictures at www.fsbolawrence.com/1118
hawkchalk.com/1914
1 BR sublease/3 BR house. $400/ mo.
includes all utils., deposit & pet deposit.
6/1 - 8/1. W/D. Call Bethany 913-488-
0665
hawkchalk.com/1985
1 female needed for summer sub-
lease in a 4 BR / 2 BA, fully furnished
apartment. Pool, gym & tanning bed.
$309/mo+ shared utilities. If interested call
9132200637.
hawkchalk.com/1964
1 or 2 rooms in furnished 1.5 bath house.
W/D, DW, pool table & DVR. $325/mo
June1-July31. Contact Sam @
(913) 269-8425 or swein@ku.edu !!
hawkchalk.com/1956
Female grad student seeks 1-2 room-
mates to share a 3BR, 2Bath townhouse
in Lawrence. Move in as early as July.
E-mail suzannea@ku.edu if interested.
hawkchalk.com/1942
Female roommate needed for 2 BR apt.
non-smoker. pets. fully furnished. rent
$605/month+utilities. on KU bus route.
contact: hannah at morgy1@ku.edu
hawkchalk.com/1939
Female sublease available in 4bed/2bath
apt. 325/mo.+ electric. Available May 21-
July 31. Contact Kelsie at 785-840-5106.
hawkchalk.com/1938
Need female student to sublease 1 BR
for summer in a very nice 4BR/2BA town-
home. Fully furnished, W/D, 2 car garage,
dates fexible, $243/mo (913)449-7451
hawkchalk.com/1944
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.
Summer sublease available end of May
Located at 9th & Avalon, near campus
2BR, 1Bath, balcony $545/month +
utilities
Call 816-807-1241 for more info
hawkchalk.com/1918
Womens ftness facility in Lawrence
seeking certifed personal trainers.
Contact Katie at 785.749.2424 or send
resume to Body Boutique, 2330 Yale Rd,
Lawrence, 66049.
Pet friendly with no animal deposit, W/D
included, gas & water paid, on Tennes-
see &16th. Call 940-368-2051. Rent nego-
tiable from $565. hawkchalk.com/1960
Summer Sublease. $365/mo.+ electric.
Pool, basketball, volleyball, free tanning,
workout room, furnished, private bath, full
bed, The Reserve, very nice, 5/19-7/15.
hawkchalk.com/1979
2, 3, & 4 BR Apts.
& Townhomes
Walk-in closets
Swimming pool
On-site laundry facility
Cats and small pets ok
Ku bus route
Lawrence bus route
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3 Bedroom $690 & Up
4 Bedroom $850 & Up
2 Bedroom Townhome $750
Coleman American Moving Services in
Shawnee, KS is seeking loaders, packers,
drivers and warehouse personnel for the
summer season. Pay range is $10-$13
/hr. Please call 800-239-1427 or email
jason.christiansen@covan.com to apply.
DST Systems, Inc. has immediate
openings for part-time and full-time
Mutual Fund/Corporate Securities
Representatives in our Lawrence
offce of Boston Financial Data
Services-Midwest. Individuals in these
positions are primarily responsible for
processing requests and providing cus-
tomer service to shareholders on a day-
to-day basis. Applicants should have 2-4
years customer service and/or equivalent
experience, Some college preferred,
Excellent communication skills, Financial
services experience helpful, but not
necessary, Stable work history, Typing 30
wpm, 20 or 40 hours, availability between
7 am and 8 pm Monday-Friday and
one weekend day. This hourly position
begins at $11.23/hr. Please visit
www.dstsystems.com, Careers, Search
Openings, and submit
your resume to req 297BR. AA EOE
Health & Wellness Company looking
for motivated new consultants.
Opportunity of a lifetime. Call
Lindsay at 785-749-5107
Help Wanted for custom harvesting.
Combine operators and truck drivers.
Guaranteed pay. Good summer wages.
Call 970-483-7490 evenings.
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
$480/mo. utilities included. Female
roommate wanted for furnished Legends
4BR 4 BA apt for June/July sublease.
Contact katylinmbrown@gmail.com
hawkchalk.com/1961
* Beautiful 3 bedroom townhouse
* 1 bedroom for summer sublease
* Great Neighborhood
* $270 per month rent
* 1/3 the utilities
* Great location
hawkchalk.com/1953
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FOR RENT
Studio avail. Aug. $315/mo +util. 14th
&Ohio. CA, internet wired, refrigerator.
550-0426.
Studio with the amenities of home. 2
blocks west of KU. CA, W/D, util, cable.
$425/mo. 785-979-3738
$100 to whomever sublets my apt @
913 Arkansas. $375/person, 3 BA, 3 BR
all with walk in closets, full kitchen, Ping
Pong table & $100 cash reward when
papers are signed. hawkchalk.com/2017
07 sophomore girl looking for female
roommate beginning late summer/early
fall 2007. brand new 2 BR townhome on
Kasold. Call 402-770-4586 for details or
questions. hawkchalk.com/2029
1 fully furnished bed/bath @ The Reserve
from mid-May to end of July. $339/
mo.+util
3 other girl roommates. alisoneh@ku.edu
hawkchalk.com/2022
1 m. or f. roommate needed for 5 BR
house, 10 min. walk, 3 full bath, W/D,
garage, front/backyard, front porch, back
deck, $375/mo. + ut., call Brandon at
913-593-6315. hawkchalk.com/1998
1 Room for summer rent. 19th & Alabama
$350 a month + Utility. Nice Large Room
aippel@ku.edu. hawkchalk.com/2011
1BR 1BA avail in 4BR apt. female only.
June/July. lots of privacy, W/D, pool,
workout facilities, high speed internet.
$500/mo w/ utils included. Call 785-393-
5115.
hawkchalk.com/2009
ROOMMATE/SUBLEASE
FEMALE ROOMMATE NEEDED. 1 BR
sublease in 3 BR apt. ONLY $260/mo!
(plus utilities) 1317 Rhode Island #2
June 1 to Aug 1. Call Cara 314-537-3387.
hawkchalk.com/2023
Female roommate wanted to live in 4 BR
house Summer 2007! Furnished house &
room, W/D, outside patio, $325 + 1/4
utilities! Call Nicole 785-766-4641.
hawkchalk.com/1994
On Campus 3 BR 2 BA apt avail for
summer sublease. $1150/mo+gas+elec
Closest apt to campus. Furnished as
needed. On campus parking included.
Call 816-509-7238. hawkchalk.com/2015
Seeking 2 roommates for 3BR/2BA
Duplex, close to campus w/ garage, W/D,
large: kitchen, living room & backyard.
$420/mo. Call Jacob (785) 979-6716 for
details.
hawkchalk.com/2019
Spacious one BR, full bath, big windows.
Historic. Cute kitchen. Laundry facilities,
lots of storage space. 1423 Ohio (Emery
Place. Walk to campus (785)842-7644.
hawkchalk.com/2030
Sublease a bedroom with cool guys
for only $340 a month. Its a steal!
One of fve bedrooms near campus.
Call (601)672-1605 before its too late.
hawkchalk.com/2032
Very nice, 750 sq ft 1 BR apt. W/D in-
cluded. All amenities & built-ins. Sublease
June & July, possibly earlier. $750. Call
Renee @ 972-978-8140.
hawkchalk.com/1995
1 roommate needed 8/1/07-8/1/08.
3BR/2BA townhouse @ 23rd & Kasold.
Garage, fenced yard, DW, W/D for
$275/mo+1/3 utilities. Contact Allison at
(620)714-1091. hawkchalk.com/2020
1 Roommate needed for 4 BR house at
9th & Indiana. $300 a month + 1/4 utlities/
cable/internet, June 1, 12 month lease.
Call Brendan, 816-853-5148.
hawkchalk.com/1973
We are looking for another roommate
(male or female) to share our 3BR/2.5BA
townhouse with two junior girls. Rent is
$300/mo plus 1/3 utilities. E-mail me at
haley@ku.edu. hawkchalk.com/2003
Were looking for two female roommates
to share a 1550 sq ft 4 BR 3 BA
townhome at Leanna Mar. Contact
Ann at (913) 461-7263 if youre interested!
hawkchalk.com/1991
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KANSANCLASSIFIEDS
ROOMMATE/
1BR and 4BR Apts avail now. Private
entrance, roomy, large yard. $525/mo and
$750/mo 785-749-1530
Very nice 3 BR house close to campus.
Washer and dryer provided. No smoking,
no pets. $1100/mo. Call 979-6453.
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.
FOR RENT FOR RENT FOR RENT FOR RENT FOR RENT
Jacksonville Apartments: 1 & 2 Bedrooms
on the West Side from $460/month. Laun-
dry on-site, D/W & C/A. OPEN HOUSES
ON WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS-700
Monterey Way Apt. N2 785-841-4935
1 BR & studio. 1530 Tennessee.
Remodeled. Quiet. $460 and $390.
Water paid. 785-393-6443.
3BR 3BA $1500/mo 946 Illinois; 3BR 3
1/2BA $1575/mo 940 & 942 Illinois; 4BR
Game Room, 5 1/2BA $2500/mo 1136
Mississippi; 2BR 1 1/2BA $550/mo 627 W
25th; 785-979-9120
Free Rent? 4 BR 3 BA, 2 car garage
townhome. All apliances. W/D included.
Avail Aug/Sept.Call 785-841-3849.1200/
mo.
Houses for Rent Near Campus
including 3/5/6/7 BR Avail in Aug.
Great Landlord!
842-6618 rainbowworks1@yahoo.com
3BR 1BA hardwood foors, full basement,
W/D hookups, diswasher, large trees.
$775. Avail. Aug 1 Please Call 749-3193
Avail June or Aug 1 BR spacious, remod-
eled, quiet apts. Quiet, CA, balconies, 9th
and Emery. No pets/smoking. Starting
$375 + utils.
1822 Maine 3BR 2BA w/ 2 car garage.
Wood foors. Walking distance to
campus. All amenities included.
$1245/mo.
Avail. Aug. Call Ed at 760-840-0487.
1326 Massachusetts 4BR 1BA. Large
house w/ wood foors. Walking distance
to campus & downtown. All amenities incl.
$1500/mo. Avail. Aug. Call 760-840-0487.
Awesome location 4-plex at 922 Tennes-
see. Close to campus and downtown.
3 BR 2 full BA. W/D. Available Aug. 1.
$850/mo. Call 785-393-1138.
4 BR 2 BA house. 1 car garage, yard
on quiet col-de-sak. 608 Saratoga. Rent
Aug. 1. 785-842-6779 or 785-760- 2896.
1317 Valley Lane. 1, 2, 3 BR apts.
$610-$940/mo. Washer dryer hookup,
dishwasher and garage. Close to campus.
749-6084.
Tuckaway Management
Great Locations!
Great Prices!
Great Customer Service!
Call 838-3377 or 841-3339
www.tuckawaymgmt.com
3 BR 2BA 1 garage. W/D hookup. No
pets or smkr. On KU bus route. 806 New
Jersey. $900/mo. Aug. 1. 550-4148.
Unfurnished. 1 - 2 Blocks from campus.
Newer construction. 3 & 4 Bedrooms
Please call 785-841-5444
Parkway Commons 1, 2 & 3 BR. Util.
packages. $99 deposit. 842-3280. 3601
Clinton Pkwy.
Seniors and grads:1&2 BR apts or
duplexes close to KU&downtown. Upstairs
or down, tile, carpet, or hrdwd, $395-760/
mo+util. No smoking/pets. Avail. 5/15 and
8/1. Call Big Blue Property 785-979-6211.
Now leasing for fall.
Highpointe Apts.
1,2&3 BR. 785-841-8468.
Now Leasing for 2007! Chase Court Apts.
Free DVD library & Free Breakfast. $99
deposit per BR. Call for details. 843-8220.
FOR RENT
Holiday Apts.Now Leasing 1, 2, 3 & 4 BR
apts. for Summer & Fall, nice quiet set-
ting, great foor plans, laundry, pool, DW,
large closets, on KU bus route. Cats
welcome. Call 843-0011
www.holidayapts.com.
Excellent Locations 1341 Ohio and 1104
Tennessee 2BR CA DW W/D Hookups
$510/mo and $500/mo No Pets
Call 785-842-4242
2 BR August lease available. Next to cam-
pus. Jayhawk Apts. 1130 W 11th $600/mo.
No pets. 785-556-0713
FALL LEASING
Spacious 1, 2, & 3 BRs
Canyon Court Apts.
700 Comet Ln.
785-832-8805
www.frstmanagementinc.com
3BR 2BA apts off Emery close to campus.
W/D included. Rent $275/mo/per person.
785-550-5979 between 8AM and 8PM
2 BR apt. W/D. Close to campus. 928
Alabama. By the stadium. $500/mo.
Ask for Leslie at 550-2342
3 BR Apt. Very spacious, 2 story. 1 &
1/2 BA. Fireplace, skylight, remodeled
kitchen, bathrooms. W/D, walkout patio, 1
car garage. Near campus. 2901 Univer-
sity Dr. $900/mo. No smkng. 748-9807.
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.
3BR 2BA Condo close to campus! 927
Emery Road. W/D and all appliances. No
Pets. $825/mo Please call 913-220-5235
Great location 1801 Mississippi. 3BR apt.
Hardwood foors, CA, $660/mo. Aug 1. No
pets. 842-4242.
1701-1717 Ohio 2BR 1BA Close to KU
Dishwasher. W/D. No pets. $620/mo
749-6084 www.eresrental.com
1&2 BR studio apts near KU & resi-
dential offces near 23rd St. Ideal for
students&profs to launch business.841-
6254.
Now Leasing for 2007! Applecroft Apts.
Walking distance to campus. $99 deposit
per BR. Call for details.785-843-8220.
Houses, Apartments, Townhomes
available for Now and August 1st
www.gagemgmt.com 785-842-7644
1-3 BR apts&houses.Most near campus
405-$1050. www.longpropertymgmt.com.
kelli@longpropertymgmt.com.842-2569.
3 BR 2.5 BA townhome in NW Lawrence,
gas log freplace, W/D hookups, all appls.,
2 car garage w/opener. $850-$950/mo.
Avail. now! 785-423-2525
Hawthorn / Parkway Townhomes.
2 & 3 BR avail. Some with attached ga-
rage & private courtyard. 842-3280.
Hawthorn Houses. 2 & 3 BR avail.
w/ 2-car garage. Burning freplace.
Large living area. 842-3280.
House for rent. 1700 block of Alabama.
3BR 1BA. Part basement. $800/mo
for information 785-528-4876
3BR 2BA, W/D, DW, 3 blocks from cam-
pus! College Hill Condo available Aug 1,
rent $835/mo. 913.424.8137
5 BR house 1604 Tennessee. DW, W/D,
CA, $1550. Close to campus. 785-393-
6443.
1 & 2 BR apts avail. for August.
Great location near campus. Walk or ride
bus. Quiet area. Balcony or patio, W/D
hookups, DW, CA, walk-in closet, minib-
linds, ceiling fan. No pets. Briarstone Apts.
1000 Emery Rd. 749-7744.
2 BR. June. 1335 Connecticut. $650.
4 BR. June. 617 Maine. $1200.
4 BR. August. 613 Maine. $1200.
7 BR. August. 1536 Tennessee. $2800.
Call 550-6414.
3 BRs for rent in a house near Lawrence
High school. Rooms available May 19th
through July 31st. $400/mo includes utili-
ties. If interested call Travis @ 760-3325
Townhouse near 15th and Wakarusa.
Rent is $475 a month and that includes
all utilities. Brand new, wireless internet.
Call Rachel at 816-550-8437.
hawkchalk.com/1980
WOODWARD
APARTMENTS
6TH & FLORIDA
WALK TO CAMPUS
1, 2 & 3 BEDROOMS
W&D INCLUDED
$450$595
785.841.4935
For a sowIng caII:
(785)840-9467
Ironwood Court Apart-
mcnts
1& 2 BR Units
Cable/Internet Paid
Pool/Fitness
1501 George Williams Way
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Park Wcst 1own Homcs
2 & 3 bedrooms
Washer/dryer included
2-car garage
Eisenhower Terrace
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Park Wcst Gardcns
BRAND NEW!
1 & 2 BR luxury apartments
1 car garage included in each
Washer/dryer included
445 Eisenhower Drive
Enjoy a panoramic view of Lawrence from
your well maintained, spacious, 3 bed-
room, 2 bath condo. Rent is only $885.00
with water and trash paid. Featuring a
fully equipped kitchen, washer/dryer,
on the KU bus route, or enjoy a short 5
minute walk to class or downtown. For
a showing call 842-6264 or 865-8741 on
evenings & weekends.
1135 Ohio 3 BR, 1.5 BA. $875/mo.
Dishwasher and W/D. Close to campus.
No pets. 749-6084. eresrentals.com
Nice, quiet, well kept 2 BR apartments.
Appliances, CA, low bills and more!
No pets. No smoking.
$ave Your Money
$415/mo. 841-6868
Available August sm 2 BR apartment
in renovated older house, 14th and Con-
necticut, wood foor, DW, W/D, 90% ef-
fcient furnace, CA, cats ok, off st parking,
$625 call Jim and Lois 785-841-1074
Studio apt, in renovated older house,
17th and Vermont, off st parking, DW,
avail Aug. private deck, wood foors,
antique tub, $399, 90% eff. furnace, call
Jim and Lois 785-841-1074
1 BR 1317 Westbrooke. Close to KU.
DW, W/D, CA, freplace. Sunroom/of-
fce. 728 sq. ft, covered parking, pool,
$600/mo+util. Call 785-841-4935.
2BR 1BA Duplex. $650. 1 BLOCK TO KU.
W/D. Pets OK. 1222-6 W 19th.
Avail Aug 1. Call 218-8254 or 218-3788.
2BR 1BA. $650. 1 BLOCK TO KU. W/D
Hookups. Hardwood Flrs. 1824-6 Arkans.
Avail 8/1. Call 218-3788 or 218-8254.
2 BR Apt. Avail August. Between campus
and downtown. Close to gsp/corbin. No
pets. 785-550-5012
6/7 BR 3.5 BA. West of Campus.
2 Kitchens. 2 Car Garage. Avail August.
785-842-6618
rainbowworks1@yahoo.com
Very nice 4BR 3BA Duplex. Clinton and
Wakarusa. Avail Aug 1. 2 Car Garage.
W/D. $1300/mo. Call Scott 913-515-5349
WE HAVE
BOTH!
...or in the
peaceful
Westside
1203 Iowa St. 841-4935
www.midwestpm.com
In the heart
of downtown
1 BR apt. with extra sunroom and private
deck, window AC, cat okay, near KU; avail
June 1 Rent $399; Call 864-5514 or 841-
1074. hawkchalk.com/2031
1 BR Duplex. Quiet, Clean, No Smoking.
W/D 19th & Naismith Area. Lease. $525/
MO Avail. Now. Call 843-8643
10 min walk, 1 full bath, back deck &
backyard, ref. & DW, avail immediately.
1311 Valley Lane $575/mo. + ut. Call
Deborah 913-269-4265.
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Jayhawks in coach Ritch Prices time
at Kansas. The Jayhawks dropped
the second game of the two-game
series Wednesday night in Wichita.
The loss was a tough one, said
the games starting pitcher Andres
Esquibel, but the close 2-1 margin
of defeat actually gave the Jayhawks
a little momentum.
I know definitely if we had won
this game, we would have been
going in there doing pretty good,
Esquibel said on Wednesday. I
think after doing well here and
knowing that we can play, and pitch
and field, I think were going to do
really well this weekend.
Because Kansas faces an oppo-
nent enduring similar struggles,
Esquibels words could ring true.
Though Texas Tech has a com-
manding 22-10 all-time record
against Kansas, the Red Raiders
have not won a series against the
Jayhawks since 2004.
Both squads are also striving
to reach consistency at the plate,
but have yet to completely reach
it. Kansas is at the .281 mark as a
team, whereas Tech is at .288. On
the opposite side of the ball, each
is facing a 5.00 ERA. The Jayhawks
are just under it at 4.91 as a staff for
the advantage over the Red Raiders
5.23.
Both bring similar strengths to
this weekends match-up, as well.
Red Raider right-handed starter
AJ Ramos (7-2, 4.48) ranks fourth
in the Big 12 with 63 strikeouts,
while his Friday counterpart, lefty
Andy Marks (3-4, 6.87) is tied for
first with 68.
Marks and junior lefty Zach
Ashwood will welcome left-handed
freshman Wally Marciel to the rota-
tion this weekend. Marciel is slated
to start Sunday after tossing three
scoreless innings of relief against
Wichita State on Wednesday.
The three will have their hands
full with the Red Raider lineup.
They dont have many victories to
show for it, but three of the starting
nine hitters are at the 10-home run
mark. Outfielder Roger Kieschnick
leads the way with a .329 average
and 39 runs scored. Catcher Matt
Smith, another Red Raider with
10 home runs, leads the team with
37 RBI.
On the Jayhawks side, junior
right fielder Brock Simpson leads
the team with 33 RBI, despite post-
ing just a .260 average. Simpson was
the only Jayhawk to score in their
last time out, which was an offen-
sively sluggish game not expected
to be repeated.
They had some good arms on
the mound, but this club is pretty
offensive, said sophomore catcher
Buck Afenir, one of four Jayhawks
to collect a hit on Wednesday. So
I think it was just a cold night with
the bats.
Kansan senior sportswriter
Alissa Bauer can be contacted
at abauer@kansan.com
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baseball (continued from 1b)
Womens BasketBall
seniors say goodbye at ceremony
By CaSe KeeFer
For an awards ceremony being
held in honor of the 2006-07 Kansas
womens basketball season, there sure
was a lot of talk about the future.
Of course that is understandable
with a roster composed of seven
freshmen and only two seniors. By
the way coach Bonnie Henrickson
talked about seniors Shaquina
Mosley and
Sharita Smith
on Wednesday
night, it was clear
that they were
the centerpiece
of this seasons
Kansas team.
The future
is bright with all
that weve got
back, she said,
And thats a tes-
tament to these two. They took us on
their backs and we followed.
To no surprise, Sharita Smith took
home the Best Defender award after
a season full of assignments against
the oppositions best players.
Fans may have been surprised
by Katie Smith winning the Ms.
Jayhawk Award, but anyone associ-
ated with the program knew she was
the right choice.
Katie Smith embodies the pro-
gram of what Bonnie is trying to
bring here perfectly, teammate Kelly
Kohn said.
Katie Smith only played a total of
5 minutes all season but was invalu-
able in practice. Henrickson said she
motivated the rest of the team by
always playing with game-like inten-
sity. The players voted to give Smith
the award and
when asked if
she was deserv-
ing, Henrickson
showed no hesi-
tation with her
answer.
Absolutely,
she said, she is
incredibly self-
less. She takes
on whatever role
we ask her to.
Shaquina Mosley was recognized
for her selection to the All Big 12
Second Team, but more importantly
gave fans something to cheer about
during the two videos shown.
Mosleys shot under the basket
with .4 seconds left to beat the Texas
Longhorns was shown four times
during the ceremony. It served as an
unforgettable moment in an other-
wise forgettable 11-20 season.
If you know me well, you know
I have a dry and sarcastic sense
of humor, Henrickson said. If we
would have played half as good as
we look tonight, we would have won
a lot more games.
That was the only cynical state-
ment all night. The focus was clearly
on the legacy Smith and Mosley left
after they fought through adversity
to lead Kansas to five wins in its last
nine games.
I hope to be remembered as a
person instead of just a defensive
stopper, Sharita Smith said. I want
to be remembered as the teammate
that was always there.
Even with the gloomy feeling of
having to say goodbye, the excite-
ment for what the future entails was
undeniable.
Late Night will be here before
you know it, Henrickson said.
Kansan sportswriter Case Keefer
can be contacted at ckeefer@kan-
san.com.
award winners
SaaC award
junior forward Jamie Boyd
academic Pride award
freshman forward rebecca
fieckert
Defender of the year
award
senior guard Sharita Smith
Most Improved Player
freshman forward danielle
McCray
The 50/50 Hustle award
freshman guard Kelly Kohn
Lew Perkins Leadership
award
junior forward Taylor Mc-
intosh
Ms. Jayhawk award
sophomore guard Katie
Smith
Asher Fusco
i hope to be remembered as a
person instead of just a defen-
sive stopper.
Sharita Smith
senior guard
MeMorIaL
KU athletics distributes
Virginia Tech T-shirts
LaWrENCE more than 700
athletes, coaches, trainers and
staf from the University of Kansas
will honor the victims of the
Virginia tech shootings on Friday
by wearing orange and maroon
Virginia tech t-shirts during the
day.
the idea was brought to
athletic Director Lew Perkins by
womens basketball coach Bonnie
henrickson.
the school announced that
500 shirts would be distributed,
but henrickson estimated that the
number would grow to over 700
because others, including janitors,
have asked to wear a shirt.
Associated Press
nCaa BasketBall
Oden declares himself eligible for draf
CRICket mURDeR
Jamaican authorities
investigate players
By rUSTy MILLer
aSSoCIaTeD PreSS
COLUMBUS, Ohio Ohio State
freshman Greg Oden will make
himself available for the NBA draft
Friday, a family friend said Thursday
night.
There will be a release in the
morning from Ohio State. Greg
Oden will be hiring an agent, said
Al Powell, who has been a party to
meetings between Oden and two
other Buckeyes freshmen stars con-
sidering the draft.
As for the two others, Powell was
less specific.
Mike Conley Jr. and Daequan
Cook will not be hiring an agent at
this time, said Powell, a paid assis-
tant coach at Daytons Dunbar High
School who helped coach all three
players when they played AAU ball.
If Conley and Cook dont hire
agents, theyll retain the option of
returning to school next fall. College
underclassmen have until midnight
April 29 to declare whether they
intend to make themselves available
for the draft.
Dunbar coach Pete Pullen Cooks
high school coach and the current
coach of Odens brother, Anthony
also said Oden would be announc-
ing his intention to enter the draft
Friday and that the other two players
hadnt yet decided whether to hire
agents.
I think Greg is making the right
choice for him and his future, Pullen
said.
Ohio State spokesman Dan
Wallenberg said Thursday night that
he was unaware of any announce-
ment from Ohio State or any news
conference regarding the three play-
ers involving the university.
Coach Thad Matta was unavail-
able because hes out on the road
recruiting players.
The decision to enter the draft
is not irreversible until players sign
with an agent. Players can work out
for NBA teams and gauge interest
as long as they do not have an agent
and have until June 18 to withdraw
their names from the draft pool.
They could still retain their Ohio
State eligibility at that point.
The players are expected to be
represented by Conleys father, Mike
Conley Sr. He won the Olympic gold
medal in the triple jump in 1992 in
Barcelona.
In addition to running a company
World Sport Chicago that helped
garner that city the U.S. bid for the
2016 Summer Games, he also has
created another sports-representa-
tion company Mac Management
Group and applied to the NBA to be
a player agent.
A message seeking comment was
left at his business number Thursday
night.
Oden, who turned 19 on Jan. 22,
is a two-time national player of the
year in high school who lived up to
all of that promise after getting a late
start at Ohio State.
He and Conley friends and team-
mates since the sixth grade in Terre
Haute, Ind. led Lawrence North
High School in Indianapolis to three
consecutive state championships and
a 103-7 record.
Cook signed with Ohio State first
and helped coax Conley and Oden
to join him.
Oden underwent surgery on his
right (shooting) wrist to reattach
ligaments on June 16, 2006.
By roHaN PoWeLL
aSSoCIaTeD PreSS
KINGSTON, Jamaica Pakistan
cricket players could be called to tes-
tify next week at a coroners inquest
into the homicide of team coach Bob
Woolmer at the World Cup, a senior
Jamaican investigator said Thursday.
Woolmer was found uncon-
scious in his hotel room March 18
and pronounced dead at a hospital
the morning after his powerhouse
Pakistani squad was upset by Ireland
on St. Patricks Day.
A pathologist who conducted
Woolmers autopsy initially ruled that
the cause of the death was inconclu-
sive but four days later determined
he had been strangled.
His death shocked the global
cricket fraternity and cast a pall over
the World Cup, being played in nine
Caribbean countries through late
April.
Deputy Police Commissioner
Mark Shields declined to say which
players might be called to give tes-
timony to a coroners inquiry that
begins Monday in the Jamaican capi-
tal of Kingston.
Some Pakistani players are
expected to be called to the inquest,
but Im not prepared to say who they
are, Shields told The Associated
Press in a telephone interview.
Shields, a former Scotland Yard
detective, said Jamaican investiga-
tors are in the Caribbean islands of
Grenada and Barbados to interview
members of the West Indies and
Ireland cricket teams, which were
staying in the same hotel where the
58-year-old coach was slain.
The inquest will be presided over
by the Jamaican government coro-
ner, who has declined to speak with
the media.
A jury is expected to review testi-
mony from witnesses, some who will
testify in person and others through
written statements.
Shields has said Woolmer likely
knew his killer or killers because
there was no sign of forced entry at
his hotel room.
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ASSOciATed PReSS
ST. LOUIS Ricky Williams,
who has applied for reinstate-
ment in the NFL after a one-year
suspension for substance abuse,
could find a home with the St.
Louis Rams.
Coach Scott Linehan, the offen-
sive coordinator when Williams
played for the Miami Dolphins in
2005, said Thursday hed consider
adding Williams to the roster as
a backup. The Rams need depth
behind Steven Jackson.
Hes proven himself with
me, Linehan said. I know there
would be a certain amount of
risk involved based on that, but
I would just because he deserves
that based on what he was able
to do.
Williams, who will turn 30
in May, played in Canada last
year and is eligible for reinstate-
ment after April 27. Earlier this
month Williams agent, Leigh
Steinberg, sent a letter asking that
he be allowed to return to the
Dolphins.
If that request was granted, the
Rams would have to work out a
trade with Miami.
Williams, a former Heisman
Trophy win-
ner at Texas,
rushed for
1,853 and
1,372 yards
in 2002 and
2003 with
the Dolphins
before retiring
shortly before
training camp
in 2004. He
returned in
2005 as the
backup to rookie Ronnie Brown,
rushing for 743 yards and a 4.4-
yard average.
Linehan was impressed with
Williams remorse upon return-
ing.
He came back and stood in
front of teammates who still
wanted a piece of him from the
year before, Linehan said. He
basically took all of the respon-
sibility for what he did and he
didnt make any excuses. He said
Im sorry.
L i n e h a n
said he need-
ed to know
more about
the details
of Williams
latest sus-
pension, the
fourth of his
career, before
going further.
Williams has
gained 7,097
yards on 1,757
carries with 47 touchdowns dur-
ing his career.
I would have to look into it a
little bit more, he said. But based
on how he played and the kind
of person he was to be around, I
would certainly consider it.
By BRiAN MAHONey
ASSOciATed PReSS
The Chicago Bulls wanted a
rematch with the Nets. They ended
up getting one with the Miami Heat.
The Golden State Warriors
have to play the league-best Dallas
Mavericks, but who cares?
After an NBA-high 12-year
absence, any postseason appearance
is cause for celebration.
Im very relieved at this particu-
lar moment. Ill wake up tomorrow
and itll be a new
day and Ill have
a new challenge,
Warriors coach
Don Nelson said.
But at this par-
ticular time Im
going to sit back,
drink a cold beer
and enjoy the
moment. Seize
the moment, if
you will.
The Warriors did just that, beating
Portland 120-98 Wednesday night to
clinch the No. 8 seed and their first
postseason trip since 1994 when
Nelson was their coach in his previ-
ous stint in the Bay Area.
Im glad its over, guard Jason
Richardson said. I dont think I will
be able to sleep for about two days.
In other games, it was: Orlando 94,
Miami 68; Philadelphia 122, Toronto
119; Cleveland 109, Milwaukee
96; New York 94, Charlotte 93;
Detroit 91, Boston 89; New Jersey
106, Chicago 97; Denver 100, San
Antonio 77; Washington 98, Indiana
95; Memphis 116, Minnesota 94;
Utah 101, Houston 91; Dallas 106,
Seattle 75; the Los Angeles Lakers
117, Sacramento 106; and New
Orleans 86, the Los Angeles Clippers
83.
The big loser on the final night of
the regular sea-
son was Chicago,
which fell 106-
97 in New
Jersey. A vic-
tory would have
given the Bulls
the No. 2 seed
and dropped the
Nets to seventh,
setting up a first-
round series
in the Eastern
Conference.
Instead, the Bulls tumbled to fifth
after Cleveland beat Milwaukee 109-
96.
The Cavaliers grabbed the No. 2
seed and forced Chicago to open the
postseason against Miami which
beat the Bulls in six games last year
to kick off its run to the title.
We know that weve been in (the
playoffs) for quite a while, Bulls
coach Scott Skiles said. Our seed-
ing came down to this one game
and we didnt play very well. Theres
no reason not to say that because we
didnt. We have to get to the gym,
get to work and get ready to play
Miami.
The Heat are ready, even though
the Bulls have home-court advan-
tage this time because of their better
record.
Chicago feels that they can beat
us, Heat guard Dwyane Wade said
as he watched the final minutes of
the Bulls loss. Kirk Hinrich came
out and said it. Well find out.
There will be two other rematches
from last year in the first round.
The Lakers 117-106 victory over
Sacramento gave them another shot
at the Phoenix Suns, who rallied
from a 3-1 deficit to beat them.
Cleveland has a good chance to
eliminate Washington again, since
the Wizards are without All-Stars
Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler.
Theyre a team that gave us
trouble last time we played them,
Cavs coach Mike Brown said. Eddie
Jordan is an experienced coach with
an experienced team. Theyve been
to the playoffs the last three, four
years, so we have to make sure we
have the right mind-frame
ASSOciATed PReSS
HUTCHINSON Howard
Jake Carey Jr., a former presi-
dent of Carey
Salt Company
and a member
of the Kansas
Golf Hall of
Fame, has died
at the age of
89.
Carey died
Tuesday after
injuring his
head in a fall
in Hutchinson,
said his son, Chris Carey.
Carey was the grandson of
Carey Salt founder Emerson
Carey and the nephew of the
co-founders of Prairie Dunes.
He was a native of Hutchinson
and graduated from Dartmouth
and the University of Michigan
Law School.
In 1941, he married Patricia
Brooks, who he helped trans-
form the Hutchinson Junior
College Science Building into the
Cosmosphere.
Carey worked in the family salt
business and eventually replaced
his father as
company pres-
ident.
In 1950,
he became
the director
of the Trans-
Mi s s i s s i p p i
G o l f
As s o c i a t i on
and spent four
decades pro-
moting the sport throughout the
region.
From 1975 to 1982, Carey
served on the United State Golf
Associations executive commit-
tee, and he is widely credited with
helping bring the 1986 Curtis Cup
and the 2002 U.S Womens Open
to Prairie Dunes. Carey was the
only resident Kansan who is a
member of Augusta National. In
1991, he was inducted into the
inaugural class of the Kansas Golf
Hall of Fame.
He was preceded in death by
his wife.
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NAsCAr fan stacie Berry, of seattle, photographs a Toyota car driven by Michael Waltrip as he enters the garage area following a practice session on
Thursday in preparation for Saturdays Subway Fresh Fit 500 auto race in Avondale, Ariz. Waltrip is in last place in the Nextel Cup standings with -27 points.
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Infuential Hutchinson resident dies
Howard Carey Jr. helped bring 2002 Womens Open to Kansas
Obituary
NFL
suspended player has hope
If Williams reinstated, Dolphins may work trade with Rams
He basically took all of the
responsibility for what he did
and he didnt make any excuses.
He said Im sorry.
Scott Linehan
St. Louis Rams coach
Carey was the grandson of Carey
Salt founder Emerson Carey and
the nephew of the cofounders of
Prairie Dunes. He was a native of
Hutchinson and graduated from
Dartmouth.
Warriors barely sneak in to playofs
Nba
Im glad its over. I dont think
I will be able to sleep for about
two days.
JaSon RichaRdSon
Warriors guard
By TAyLOR BERN
Entering day two of the decath-
lon, Kansas senior Josh Kirk needed
only to maintain his performance
from day one to come away with
the crown.
Instead he stepped it up a notch
and won the pole vault, javelin
throw and the overall title with
7,152 total points.
While Kirks prowess in the pole
vault led to a comfortable lead, his
three-inch edge in the javelin came
as a bit of a surprise.
I did better in all of my weak-
nesses, and worse on all of my
strengths, so I guess thats good
news, Kirk said in a press release.
Whenever all of those are up to
par, it will be a pretty good score.
Kirk opened the day at 8:30 a.m.
with a time of 16.35 seconds in the
110-meter hurdles, good for fourth
place. His off-season strength train-
ing then paid dividends in the dis-
cus with a second place throw of
119-05 feet.
Kirks third event, the pole
vault, is admittedly his best event
of the decathlon, and that showed
on Thursday as the Olathe native
cleared 15-03, a new personal out-
door record.
After that it was smooth sailing.
I knew I had the victory
wrapped up after the pole vault. I
was just going strictly for points,
Kirk said.
His javelin distance of 185-09
edged out Tulsas Thomas Stoltz
by three inches for first place, and
then Kirk closed out his day in the
1,500 meters with a third place time
of 4:38.63.
Freshman Jacob Breth finished
his first Kansas Relays in sixth place
with 5,826 points.
Breth struggled on the 110-meter
hurdles and then took third in the
discus, fourth in the 1,500 meters
and set a personal record in the
javelin by more than 30 feet.
The camaraderie of the Kansas
Relays is something that real-
ly appealed to Breth, a Wichita
native.
Weve been hanging out with
each other for two days. We talked
with, cheered and motivated each
other, Breth said. I just had a great
time. I cant wait to do it again.
Freshman Chelsea Helm finished
the heptathlon with 3,812 points for
seventh place.
There are a couple things I
need to work on, but, overall, I was
pleased, Helm said. The correc-
tions I know that I need to make
are ones that Im capable of, so it
went OK.
With an eye toward nationals,
Kirks point total puts him right on
the cusp of last years cut-off, and
while thats on his mind hes still
focused on enjoying himself.
Its fun, especially here at home,
Kirk said. I had never won the
relays in any event, so Im excited.
Kansan sportswriter Taylor Bern
kansan.com.
EditedbyTrevanMcGee
kansas relays 8B friday, april 20, 2007
By RyAN SchNEidER
When Egor Agafonov tossed
the winning throw in Thursdays
Kansas Relays hammer throw
competition, his biggest fan was
there to watch.
Mens basketball player Sasha
Kaun sat in the stands, a Russian
flag draped over his shoulders. He
also held a handmade sign that,
roughly translated from Russian,
meant, Go Russia. Egor is cham-
pion.
I love the kid, Kaun said after
Agafonov wrapped up the victo-
ry. Im proud of what hes been
doing.
He certainly had reason to
be happy for his fellow Russian.
Agafonovs winning throw, 227-05
feet, was the fourth farthest toss
in the nation this year. It was also
the second farthest winning toss in
relays history.
I think it was pretty good,
Agafonov said. Its my PR (per-
sonal record) this year.
The winning toss came on his
third and final throw of the prelim-
inary competition that advanced
him to the finals. Agafonov came
close to that mark again in the
finals, with a throw of 227-03 feet.
It was Agafonovs third win in
three tries this season. He won the
hammer at his two previous meets,
the Texas Relays and John Jacobs
Invitational.
Even with the success, his coach,
Andy Kokhanovsky, said there was
still much for Agafonov to improve
on.
Nobodys perfect ,
Kokhanovsky said. Hes got a lot
to get better at. It all comes down
to mental and physical prepara-
tion.
Still, based on his performance
Thursday, it was hard to find much
to critique. Agafonov won the event
by more than 20 feet. His closest
competitor was Chris Rohr, who
was competing unattached from
Missouri, who had a best throw of
207-02 feet.
After his final throw, Aganfonov
cracked a smile as Kaun approached
him. The two friends, who have
known each other for two years,
laughed as they posed for a photo
with the poster and flag.
All the guys I wanted to watch
me were here, he said.
Kansan senior sportswriter Ryan
Schneider can be contacted at
rschneider@kansan.com.
EditedbyMarkVierthaler
Kansas Relays schedule
TOdAy
FiELdEVENTS
8 a.m. Boys javelin
8 Girls shot put
9:30 Girls pole vault
10 Boys high jump
11 Girls triple jump
11 Girls Javeline
11:30 Womens shot put
Noon Womens triple jump
1:30 p.m. Mens pole vault
1:30 Womens high jump
2 Womens javelin
3 Mens shot put
4 Mens triple jump
4 Boys triple jump
5 Girls high jump
5 Mens javelin
5:30 Boys pole vault
6:30 Boys shot put
TRAcK EVENTS
9 a.m. Girls 4-mile relay
9:30 Boys 4-mile relay
9:55 Girls shuttle hurdle relay
10:05 Womens shuttle hurdle relay
10:10 Boys shuttle hurdle relay
10:20 Mens shuttle hurdle relay
10:30 Girls 400 meters
10:45 Boys 400 meters
11:05 Womens 4x200-meter relay
11:15 Mens 4x200-meter relay
11:30 Girls 3,200 meters
11:45 Boys 3,200 meters
Noon 4th grade relay
12:15 p.m. Girls 100 meters
12:45 Womens 100 meters
1:05 Mens 100 meters
1:30 4th grade relay
1:35 Womens 400-meter hurdles
1:50 Mens 400-meter hurdles
2:10 Boys 300-meter hurdles
2:30 Girls 300-meter hurdles
2:55 Girls distance medley relay
3:10 Boys distance medley relay
3:25 Womens distance medley relay
3:40 Mens distance medley relay
4:30 Girls 4x100-meter relay
5 Boys 4x100-meter relay
6:10 KU athletics 4x100-meter relay
6:35 Mens steeplechase
6:50 Womens steeplechase
7:30 Boys 4x400-meter relay
8:35 Womens 4-mile relay
9 Mens 4-mile relay
SATURdAy
FiELdEVENTS
8 a.m. Girls discus
10 Mens long jump
10:30 Womens pole vault
10:45 Womens discus
11 Mens high jump
11 Girls long jump
1:30 Boys discus
1:30 Womens invite long jump
2 Mens invite pole vault
3 Boys long jump
3 Womens long jump
4 Mens discus
TRAcK EVENTS
9 a.m. Boys 110-meter hurdles
10:10 Girls sprint medley
10:30 Boys sprint medley
10:50 Womens sprint medley
11:05 Mens sprint medley
11:25 Masters 4x100-meter relay
12:05 p.m. Girls 2-mile relay
12:30 Boys 2-mile relay
12:50 Womens 2-mile relay
1 Mens 2-mile relay
1:15 Masters 800 meters
1:25 youth 50 meters
1:55 Girls Kansas 4x100-meter relay
2 Girls 4x100-meter relay
2:05 Boys Kansas 4x100-meter relay
2:25 Mens invite 4x100-meter relay
2:30 Womens 1,500 meters
2:35 Mens 1,500 meters
2:55 Womens invite 100-meter
hurdles
3 Boys 110-meter hurdles
3:10 Mens invite 110-meter hurdles
3:25 Womens invite 800 meters
3:50 Masters 100 meters
4 Mens invite 100 meters
4:30 Mens invite 400 meters
4:40 Womens invite 400-meter
hurdles
4:50 Mens invite 400-meter hurdles
4:55 Girls 1,600 meters
5:10 Boys 1,600 meters
5:25 Girls Kansas 4x400-meter relay
5:35 Boys Kansas 4x400-meter relay
By RyAN SchNEidER
Sophomore Zlata Tarasovas
victory in the womens hammer
throw made it a clean sweep for the
Jayhawks in the event Thursday.
Earlier in the afternoon, her
teammate Egor Agafonov won the
mens event. In the womens event,
Tarasova entered the day seeded sec-
ond behind Loren Groves of Kansas
State, who was competing unat-
tached.
Tarasovas mark of 203-02 was
close to her personal best of 204-05.
I did pretty well, Tarasova said.
We took this as a practice round
today.
Although her best mark of the
day came on her last throw, Tarasova
had four other throws that would
have beaten Groves.
It was Tarasovas second victory in
as many weeks.
She won the John Jacobs
Invitational last weekend. Her throw
of 200-31 feet in the Texas Relays
was an NCAA Regional qualifying
mark.
Kansas Relays Notes:
Thursday nights distance carnival
opened with the womens unseeded
800 meters. Senior Melissa Moody
finished in 14th place in a time of
2:18.24. That time is the best of
her four-year career at Kansas. Also
competing for Kansas was junior
Laura Major, who finished 20th in a
time of 2:18.94. It was her best time
of the season.
Josh Kirks victory in the stee-
plechase marked the first time a
Jayhawk had won the two-day event
since 2000. The event had not been
held the last three years.
In the womens 3,000 meters,
junior Alicia McGregor recorded a
personal record. She ran 10:18.97
and her previous personal best was
10:36.11.
Kansan senior sportswriter Ryan
Schneider can be contacted at
rschneider@kansan.com.
EditedbyMarkVierthaler
By TAyLOR BERN
In preparation for his first col-
legiate 10,000-meter race next week,
junior Paul Hefferon ran in his first
collegiate 1,500-meter race at the
Kansas Relays and found out that its
a whole different breed.
Hefferon mistakenly jumped out
to an early lead and stayed there for
most of the way before running out
of gas and dropping back for a third
place time of 3:55.22.
When it started, I tried to go
out at what I thought was a moder-
ate pace and it turned out to be a
lot faster than it should have been,
Hefferon said.
After opening the race with a 13-
second 100 meters, when the desired
range is 15 to 16 seconds, Hefferon
realized that he would have to lead
for most of the race.
That played into his hands, how-
ever, as Hefferons goal with the race
was to increase his power and over-
work his quick-twitch muscles,
which only get used at the end of a
10,000-meter race.
At one point during the race it
took the encouragement of team-
mate Benson Chesang, senior, to
keep Hefferon charging toward the
front of the pack. Chesang finished
the race in fourth place with a time
of 3:55.55.
In the final stretch, Hefferon
underestimated the speed of Illinois
freshman Jared Richardson and
Lewis, Ill., senior Andy Tremble, who
sprinted past him while he attempted
to push to the end.
Sophomore Victor Chesang,
nephew of Benson Chesang, looked
impressive in the 3,000-meter stee-
plechase, jumping over hurdles and
through water to win the race in a
time of 9:53.16.
Victor was steady through the
first half of the race, then charged
through the pack in hopes of reach-
ing the front.
I calculated when some people
took off early, Chesang said. I was
waiting for them until the last and
then I did my thing.
In the 3,000 meters, junior Alicia
McGregor finished at 10:18.97 for
second place, followed by sopho-
more Hayley Harbert in third with a
time of 10:40.17.
McGregors time is a personal
record by nearly 18 seconds.
Both McGregor and Harbert
will run in the 5,000 meters at next
weeks Drake Relays and used this
race as a training session, much like
Hefferon.
Kansan sportswriter Taylor Bern
kansan.com.
EditedbyKellyLanigan
Jayhawks to
watch
Ashley Brown, junior
ashley Brown will compete in the
invitational
sections of
the 100-
meter and
400-meter
hurdles, as
well as the
4x100-meter
relay and
possibly the
4x400-meter
relay. Brown made great strides
during the indoor season, and at
the Texas relays on april 7, she ran
a career-best time of 13.55 seconds
in the 100-meter hurdles. Brown
has had to deal with injuries in the
past, and now that shes healthy,
theres few limits to her potential.
Julius Jiles, junior
Jiles is a fun-loving native of Kansas
City, Mo.,
and has
com-
peted at
the Kansas
relays since
his junior
year of high
school. Hell
run in the
110-me-
ter and 400-meter hurdles on
Saturday. last week, at the John
Jacobs invitational, Jiles won the
110-meter hurdles with a regional
qualifying time of 14.14 seconds.
for fear of being intimidated, Jiles
never looks at whom hell be racing
with before lining up to start, but
now competitors need to worry
about him just as much as he does
them.
crystal Manning, junior
at last
weeks John
Jacobs
invitational
in Norman,
Okla., Man-
ning set a
new Kansas
record in the
triple jump,
leaping 43-
07 feet to win the event. Manning
edged former Jayhawk Brooklyn
Hann by a quarter of an inch for
the record and she will look to
build on her momentum in the
event today. Shell also compete in
the long jump of Saturday. Man-
ning is extremely athletic and shes
performed as well as anybody dur-
ing the outdoor season. The Terrell,
Texas, native will seriously compete
for both titles this weekend.
Kate Sultanova, junior
Sultanova
has had a
tremendous
outdoor
season,
winning the
Big 12 pole
vault crown
and fnish-
ing third at
nationals,
but its been tough to get going
during the outdoor half because
of the weather. Wind and rain kept
her sidelined until the John Jacobs
invite, where she cleared a regional
qualifying height of 13-01 feet. at
nationals, Sultanova tied a Kansas
record by clearing 14-01 feet, and
she has the ability to approach
that height again if she can get the
repetitions.
colbyWissel, junior
Wissel went
through a
major transi-
tion during
the indoor
season,
taking on a
more ferce
mental-
ity that
led him all
they way to a seventh place fnish
at nationals in the 3,000 meters.
Wissel was one of several winners
at the John Jacobs invite last week,
taking the 5,000 meters with a time
of 14:12.11, just eleven-hundreths
of a second away from a regional
time. On Saturday, Wissel will run
unattached in the invitational 1,500
meters, giving him a chance to face
professional competition before re-
attempting to get a regional time
in the 5,000-meters next week.
Brown
Jiles
Manning
Sultanova
Wissel
Kansas posts high rankings Thursday
Jayhawks sweep hammer throw; personal bests met
Egor Agafanov places first in hammer throw;
Sasha Kaun comes out in support of Russian
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
Egor Agafonov, Togliatti, Russia, junior, turns in preparation to release the ball during
the hammer throwcompetition outside Memorial StadiumonThursday afternoon. Agafonov
fnished frst with his longest throwof 69.3 meters. The Kansas relays will continue with events
today and Saturday.
Decathlete widens margin of victory during second day
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
Jacob Breth, Wichita freshman, releases a
javelin during competitionThursday afternoon
at the Kansas relays.
Freshmen Kellie Schneider, Cassi Sokol and Allison Knoll race in the unseeded 1500-meter run at Memorial StadiumonThursday night. The 18th
annual Kansas Relays continues through Saturday.
Hefferon places third after hot start
during his first 1,500-meter race

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