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BY AMANDA THOMPSON
athompson@kansan.com
Jessica Levy eats sushi two to
fve times each month. Her fa-
vorite restaurant is Yokohama
Sushi and her favorite roll is the
Rookie Roll: Spicy crab with cu-
cumber, topped with avocado.
She also loves spicy tuna, and has
been ordering a lot of rolls with
eel lately.
Levy, Dallas senior, says she
orders her rolls based on taste.
But students could now fnd
that some fsh leave a bad taste
in their mouths
because of envi-
ronmental factors.
Te Blue Ocean
Institute, a na-
tional conserva-
tion organization,
recently released
a guide on how to
make sure the su-
shi on your plate
is sustainable. Te
guide ranks the environmen-
tal friendliness of fsh based on
farming and catching methods,
the risk of overfshing and health
concerns. A green ranking is the
best, followed by yellow-green,
yellow, orange and red for worst.
While Levy said the environ-
ment didnt usually enter her
mind when looking at the menu,
she said shed consider changing
her ways.
If I had the information in
front of me, I would defnitely try
to make better choices on which
fsh I eat, Levy said.
Students can print a pocket-
sized sushi guide at www.blueoce-
aninstitute.org. Tey can ask their
favorite sushi chef what kind of
fsh is used in his restaurant, and
then base orders of sustainability
and taste.
The besT and worsT
of Tuna
Skipjack tuna, called Katsuo on
menus, is one of the most ocean-
friendly tuna varieties according
to the guide. Tey breed quickly
and are more abundant than other
tuna populations. Albacore tuna,
called Binnaga maguro, is anoth-
er good variety. Like the skipjack,
it has a high reproduction rate
and is found eas-
ily in tropical wa-
ters. But the sushi
guide emphasizes
the importance
of knowing how
the fsh is caught.
Albacore is some-
times longline
caught, a pro-
cess that can of-
ten snag and kill
seabirds, sea turtles, sharks and
other fsh by accident.
Hla Moe, sushi chef for Sushi
with Gusto at the Underground,
said he uses albacore or bluefn
tuna, depending on whats avail-
able.
Kokoro, 601 Kasold Dr.,
and Yokohama Sushi, 811 New
Hampshire St., use mostly bluefn
tuna, one of the worst-rated fsh
on the sushi guide. Te bluefn
population is extremely endan-
gered and has been overfshed
in most oceans, according to the
pocket guide. Bluefn tuna can
also contain levels of mercury or
Polychlorinated Biphenyls, PCBs,
that could pose potential health
risks.
Kevin Shin, owner
of Kokoro, said tuna
and salmon were the
most popular fsh ordered
in his restaurant. He said he
was aware of some of the risks
in certain types of tuna, but said
he didnt think Kokoro received
any dangerous varieties in its
shipments.
The besT and worsT
of salmon
Wild Alaskan salmon is the
top-rated fsh on the sushi guide.
Te wild salmon comes from a
fairly clean and healthy habitat,
and is certifed sustainable by
the Marine Stewardship Coun-
cil. Wa, 740 Massachussetts St.,
uses wild salmon imported from
Scotland, which is not a place
mentioned in the sushi guide.
Sushi with Gusto, the sushi of-
fered at the Underground and
in the Union, uses only wild
salmon. Yokohama Sushi uses
farm-raised salmon. Along with
bluefn tuna, farm-raised salmon
is one of the worst-rated fsh on
the guide. Te sushi guide says
salmon farming pollutes ocean
waters and can spread disease to
wild fsh in the areas near salmon
farms. Te guide says all Atlantic
salmon sold in the U.S. is farmed.
Shin said Kokoro carried wild
and farm-raised salmon, depend-
ing on the market.
The besT and worsT
of mackerel
Mackerel, called Saba on
The hisTory of sushi:
Sushi originated in
Southeast Asia because of
the need to preserve fsh,
an important source of
protein. During monsoon
seasons, an abundance of
fsh were caught in what
is today Thailand. Rains
and overfowing rivers
would food rice paddies,
allowing farmers to easily
catch fsh. Farmers could
pickle the fsh by packing
them with cooked rice.
The rice would ferment
in the hot climate and
give the fsh a tart favor.
This style of sushi spread
through China before
reaching Japan and even-
tually led to the popular-
ity of nagiri. Nagiri is a
slice of raw fsh eaten on
top of a small ball of sushi
rice.
Source: www.blueoceaninstitute.org
some sushi Tips:
Ask your sushi chef
questions; there are six
diferent types of tuna
and ways of catching it,
so be specifc if you really
want to know what youre
eating. If you forget your
guide, the Blue Ocean
Institute also ofers an
immediate way for stu-
dents to know about the
fsh theyre getting. Text
FISH followed by the
species name to 30644
for more sustainability
information.
naTural nourishmenT
Guide advises how to steer clear of fishy
ingredients and make sushi more sustainable
The guide ranks
the environmental
friendliness of fsh
based on farming and
catching methods,
the risk of overfshing
and health concerns.
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fRIEnDlY
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Tuesday, february 17, 2009 www.kansan.com volume 120 issue 101
BY BRIANNE
PFANNENSTIEL
bpfannenstiel@kansan.com
The state of Kansas employs
42,455 people, more than
10,000 of whom work for the
University of Kansas. But if
Republican legislative leaders
have their way, none of those
employees, including student
workers, will be getting paid
until Gov. Kathleen Sebelius
signs the 2009 budget sent to
her after approval from the
Kansas House and Senate.
Republicans demanded
Sebelius sign the 2009 budget
before they would issue a cer-
tificate of indebtedness. This
certificate would allow money
that exists in other accounts
to be transferred into the one
used for paying bills on time.
These certificates have been
approved every month for the
past decade. Without one for
the month of February, the leg-
islature will be unable to pay
state employees, issue income
tax refunds or make payments
to health care providers and
public schools on time.
Students employed by the
University rely on paychecks
from the state to pay for gro-
ceries, tuition and monthly
bills.
Alex Miller, Bonner Springs
junior, works 26 hours per
week at the Ambler Student
Recreation Fitness Center. He
said he counts on his biweekly
paychecks to pay his bills.
Were already in a reces-
sion so not getting paid for a
few weeks would really suck,
Miller said. I believe theres
a little bit of room left on the
credit card if it comes down
to it.
Sebelius said she would not
sign the budget bill without
reviewing it closely, even in the
face of such demands from the
legislature.
The problem is, due to the
slow action by the legislature,
the bill has not been delivered
to my desk, so I have nothing
to sign, Sebelius said in a press
release. Furthermore, because
this bill deals with hundreds
of millions of dollars affecting
almost every Kansan once
it is delivered it would be
prudent for me to review it
thoroughly with my staff to
make sure there are no errors
in the text of the bill, as there
have been in the past.
Edited by Melissa Johnson
BY KEVIN HARDY
khardy@kansan.com
While many University depart-
ments are facing budget shortfalls,
the KU Honors Program is strug-
gling to fight a surplus.
A surplus of applicants, that is.
After receiving a record number
of applicants this year, the honors
program is considering raising the
bar on its admissions standards.
The honors program is also fac-
ing the possibility of eliminating
some honors classes as a result of
budget cuts.
John Daly, associate director of
the honors program, said more
than 2,400 incoming freshmen to
date had applied to the honors
program for next fall.
After reviewing every applicant,
303 freshmen were admitted, Daly
said.
Daly said the current applica-
tion process had no minimum
Lack of
budget
could
delay
checks
sTaTe
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faculty fellowand professor of molecular biosciences JimOrr advises a group of pre-
med students at Nunemaker Hall Monday evening. The honors programis facing an infux of
applicants.
state
Panel considers making
cockfghting a felony
TOPEKA Kansas has
become a haven for cockfght-
ing because the crime is only a
misdemeanor in the state, the
Senate Judiciary Committee was
told Monday.
The panel heard testimony on
a bill that would make cockfght-
ing a felony, as it is in 38 other
states including all of those
that surround Kansas.
If we dont pass this bill,
were a magnet for these kind
of operators, and we dont want
them operating in Kansas, Sen.
Julia Lynn, an Olathe Republican
who is pushing for the measures
passage, said after the hearing.
The committee took no action.
A misdemeanor is punishable
by a fne of up to $2,500 and a
year in jail. Making cockfghting
a felony would allow a fne of up
to $100,000, although anyone
convicted of the crime would
face probation instead of prison.
Senate works to approve
ban on smoking in public
TOPEKA, The Kansas Senate
gives frst-round approval to a
bill banning smoking in most
public places throughout the
state.
Monday nights voice vote fol-
lowed amendments to exempt
the gambling foors of casinos
and racetracks.
Private clubs that were in
operation on Jan. 1 of this year
would also be exempt.
Places where smoking would
be banned include bars, restau-
rants, workplaces and govern-
ment buildings.
A fnal vote is expected
Tuesday, and Senate leaders
predicted the measure will pass
and go to the House.
This is the third time Kansas
lawmakers have considered a
statewide smoking ban. Oppo-
nents argue that limiting smok-
ing is best handled locally.
Members collect money
to help preserve church
LAWRENCE Members
of a historic church that poet
Langston Hughes once attended
are collecting money to preserve
the nearly 100-year-old building.
St. Luke African Methodist
Episcopal Church was added
to the National Register of
Historic Places in 2006. Hughes,
the Harlem Renaissance author
and poet, has said the church
infuenced his writings.
Bill Tuttle Jr., professor emeri-
tus at Kansas University, said the
church is literally falling down.
Some of the formerly enslaved
men and women to frst settle
in Lawrence established the
congregation in 1862, during
the Civil War. The present-day
structure was built in 1910.
The group hopes to complete
its fundraising before the church
celebrates its centennial.
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Twenty-one seasons ago, the
Jayhawks won only 19 games
and missed out on postseason
play. The team had won 20 or
more games in the fve seasons
before that one. Back then,
teams played fewer games per
season, making it even harder
to notch 20 wins.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Most modern calendars mar
the sweet simplicity of our
lives by reminding us that
each day that passes is the
anniversary of some perfectly
uninteresting event.
Oscar Wilde
FACT OF THE DAY
The Oscars are so nicknamed
thanks to Margaret Herrick,
former librarian for the Acade-
my Of Motion Picture Arts And
Sciences, who commented
that the statues looked like her
Uncle Oscar (Pierce).
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international
1. Authorities announce
collision of submarines
LONDON Nuclear subma-
rines from Britain and France col-
lided deep in the Atlantic Ocean
this month, authorities said Mon-
day in the frst acknowledgment
of a highly unusual accident that
one expert called the gravest in
nearly a decade.
Ofcials said the low-speed
crash did not damage the vessels
nuclear reactors or missiles or
cause radiation to leak. But anti-
nuclear groups said it was still a
frightening reminder of the risks
posed by submarines prowling
the oceans powered by radioac-
tive material and bristling with
nuclear weapons.
2. Leader says Israel must
exchange land for peace
JERUSALEM Tzipi Livni, who
hopes to be appointed Israels
prime minister-designate, said
Monday Israel must give up con-
siderable territory in exchange
for peace with the Palestinians,
drawing a clear distinction with
her rival, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Livni told the Conference of
Presidents of Major American Or-
ganizations that Israel must take
the initiative and come forward
with its own peace plan to head
of international programs.
3. Loss of jobs leads to
homelessness in Japan
TOKYO In corporate Japan,
losing your job can mean losing
your home as well.
As major companies cut their
work forces in the economic
downturn, many Japanese work-
ers are fnding themselves out
on the street because they have
to move out of company-run
dormitories.
Labor ofcials cannot follow
what happens to all those who
lose their employment, but of the
45,800 who have been tracked,
the government found 2,700
became homeless.
national
4. Farmers sell dairy cows
as consumer prices drop
TURLOCK, Calif. Hundreds
of thousands of Americas dairy
cows are being turned into ham-
burgers because milk prices have
dropped so low that farmers
can no longer aford to feed the
animals.
Dairy farmers say they have
little choice but to sell part of
their herds for slaughter because
they face a perfect storm of de-
structive economic forces.
Prices for milk now are about
half what it costs farmers to pro-
duce the staple, and consumer
prices are falling.
5. Wildlife ofcials plan
to kill mountain lions
RENO, Nev. State wildlife
ofcials have announced a plan
to kill more mountain lions to
help increase the deer popula-
tion, a move criticized by animal
advocates who say drought and
development are more impor-
tant factors in the decrease of
deer numbers.
Ken Mayer, director of the Ne-
vada Department of Wildlife, said
his agency would use science to
fgure out the number of lions
to be killed in areas where the
predators have been found to
adversely afect deer numbers.
6. Mourners honor100
victims of nightclub fre
WEST WARWICK, R.I. The
survivors of a nightclub fre and
relatives of the those who died in
the 2003 blaze gathered Sunday
to recite the names of the dead
and honor them with 100 sec-
onds of silence, one second for
each victim.
Some mourners noted that the
number of people coming to pay
their respects has shrunk as years
go by. Lawsuits resulting from
the fre also have delayed work
on a memorial at the lot where
the club once stood.
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Whos
Who
KU
at
Jordan Watson
BY Daniel HeaDY
dheady@kansan.com
Jordan Watson, Cheney junior,
was never really into politics in high
school.
I liked to think of myself as a
person who was well informed, but
I never really had an opinion on a
lot of things, Watson said.
Now thats all changed, because
Watson interns at the governors
office in Topeka. Since the summer,
he has worked in the Constituent
Services office, which helps citizens
communicate with the governors
office and state government.
Parts of his job include answering
phones and communicating with
callers.
When a person wants to talk
to the governor they call our office
first, Watson said. We get them
to the people or the agency that
they need to talk to about their
problems.
In high school, Watson had other
activities, such as forensics, theater
and journalism to occupy his time.
Then, a year ago, Watson was a stu-
dent at Butler Community College
and wrote his own weekly column
on politics.
I really feel like my political
views were established because of
that, and by sophomore year I had
my own opinions on issues, Watson
said.
With his newfound interest in
politics, he started campaigning last
spring for Marcey Gregory, Kansas
house candidate for District 93 in
Sedgwick County.
There he worked with other
people who had interned for the
governor. They suggested that he
submit a resume to the governors
office and apply for a position as
an intern.
I never thought that I would be
in a position working for the gov-
ernment so early on.
But he found that there was much
more to it than he thought.
I quickly learned that in this
job you can never know enough.
Someone can call you and ask any-
thing, Watson said.
Watsons future aspirations have
some political aspects to them.
I would like to become a staff
member working in policy at some
point in my life, Watson said.
For now, Watson appreciates his
current position.
This experience has really
opened my eyes to the inner work-
ings of government, Watson said.
The job comes with a real sense
of gravity.
Editedby JustinLeverett
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Jordan Watson, Cheney junior, shakes hands with Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Watson interns
in the Constituent Services ofce, where he answers citizens phone calls to the governor.
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requirements for admission, so all
applications were at least looked
over. According to the honors pro-
grams Web site, applicants with an
ACT score of 30 or better and an
unweighted GPA of 3.75 are more
likely to be considered favorably.
Megan Gust, Overland Park
freshman, said she came to the
University because of the honors
program after considering Duke
University and Northwestern
University. She said the honors pro-
gram made feel like she was part of
a small liberal arts
college.
Gust said she
thought some peo-
ple in the honors program might
not have deserved to be admitted.
I think some people are in it for
the wrong reasons, Gust said. So
maybe raising the standards might
be a good idea.
Sam Anderson, Olathe freshman,
said the honors program was her
reason for coming to the University
after looking at smaller colleges.
Anderson said she thought
changing admission standards
would be a tough choice to make.
If you let everyone in, it kind
of takes away the luster, Anderson
said. But then again, if you worked
really hard in high school, you
might deserve to get in.
Mathew Shepard, Norton sopho-
more, said he thought it might be
beneficial to make the application
process tougher.
The application process isnt
that difficult, Shepard said. Its
just an application, transcript and
an essay.
Sandra Wick, associate direc-
tor of the honors program, said
the honors program had not been
asked to make cuts in its budget.
Wick said if they were asked, they
would probably be forced to cut the
number and size of honors classes.
She said honors courses tradition-
ally had smaller class sizes through-
out varying areas of study.
Its going to be hard to find
honors classes in the sizes we want,
Wick said.
Shepard said losing honors class-
es would be a step backwards for
the program.
I think having the honors
classes is the best part of the hon-
ors program, Shepard said. And
losing those smaller classes would
definitely hurt the program.
In addition to smaller honors
classes, Nunemaker Hall is avail-
able for honors students to meet,
study or just hang out, Daly said.
The honors program also offers
lectures, honors advising and work-
shops for its students. Daly said
some small scholarships from KU
Endowment were offered to honors
students for books, study abroad
and unpaid internships.
Wick and Daly said the commit-
tee of academic standards would
review any recommended changes,
which wouldnt be enacted until
Fall 2010.
Edited by Justin Leverett
menus, is given a green ranking
on the guide. Mackerel produce
a lot of ofspring, allowing for
an abundant population of the
fsh.
Spanish mackerel, called
Sawara on menus, has the same
positive points as Saba. But
Spanish mackerel has shown to
have levels of mercury or PCBs
that could be dangerous ac-
cording to the sushi guide.
More of the worst
Red snapper, which is served
at Wa, Yokohama, Kokoro and
Kobe, 2907 W. 6th St., received
a red rating on the guide. Tese
fsh grow and reproduce slowly
and have long life spans, mak-
ing it easy for populations
to be overfshed. Freshwater
eel, called Unagi on menus,
is served at Wa, Yokohama,
Kokoro, Kobe, the Union and
the Underground. Eel was giv-
en a red ranking on the guide
for the way it is farm-raised.
Eels are usually farmed in pens
that can cause serious environ-
mental damage because of the
untreated eel waste. Eels are
also carnivorous, and require a
diet of many other fsh. Popu-
lations of wild eel are declining
because eels are ofen caught
while young and put into farm-
ing pens.
Edited by Susan Melgren
SuShi
(continued from 1A)
BY MICOLE ARONOWITZ
maronowitz@kansan.com
Polly Rolston has the ability to
take a questionnaire and transform
it into a 14-line Shakespearian son-
net.
Rolston, a 2007 graduate, is a
professional poet and the creator
of Polly Poetic Press, a business
she started her sophomore year of
college. She currently operates her
business from Hawaii, where her
fianc, Sam MacRoberts, a gradu-
ate of the KU School of Law, is a
practicing attorney.
Rolston, MacRoberts and Ann
Hartley, associate director of the
University Career Center, discuss
jobs for English graduates and stay-
ing true to individual talents.
What was the inspiration for
starting your business?
Rolston: I always liked poetry. I
was kind of a poetry nerd in high
school. I won awards for it. In
college, I was looking for a way to
make extra money and my mom
suggested that since I was so good
at writing poetry, it would be per-
fect if I could write poems for
people. It kind of seemed natural
that I would make a company out
of it.
What is the creative process
like?
Rolston: The form that they give
me has a place for their loved ones
name and information, including
physical appearance, nicknames
and inside jokes anything they
want to tell me about the person.
Then I take that information and
I go through and find really good
bits of it. When I am reading them,
sometimes, there will be one really
good line that I love. I have just
about every Shakespeare sonnet
thats ever been written. I have a
lot of poetry collected so I just go
through and find words that are
interesting words to rhyme so that
the poem is unique to them.
How did you develop your tal-
ent for writing sonnets?
Rolston: You just get a feel for
the rhythm of a sentence. I was an
English major at KU and we talked
about this all the time. You just
know how a sentence is going to
sound before you even know the
words you are going to put in it. Its
kind of like theres music behind
language. You know the sound you
want that line to make or you know
the feeling behind it.
How long does it take to write
one sonnet?
Rolston: It takes me usually
about 30 to 45 minutes to write a
sonnet. Sometimes I will get started
on it and then I have to step away
for a little bit because it is just not
working or making sense. When I
come back to it, it just clicks this
sounds good, this is what I should
be saying.
MacRoberts: She writes sonnets
fairly often for me. Sometimes they
are very sweet and other times they
are fun and playful. The first son-
net she wrote me was when she was
studying for finals at 8 a.m. She had
written it at 5 a.m. She sat down
and wrote a fun little sonnet.
Are you living your dream?
Why is there a stigma for English
graduates to be able to use their
degree?
Rolston: Yes, actually, its funny
because being an English major
there is always a joke about what
youre going to do with that degree
starving artist and that kind of
thing. Its just really nice to say that
I am pursuing what I love to do. Im
doing it in a way that other people
are able to benefit from my talents
and my passion. Its a good thing
to know that I am not just wasting
any talents that I might have on
a job that doesnt have to do with
my degree.
Why do you think there a stig-
ma for English graduates to be
able to use their degree?
Hartley: Thats true not only
with English majors, but a lot of
liberal arts majors. Of course, you
are studying in that field, but you
are not being trained for a particu-
lar profession, like in professional
schools, such as business and edu-
cation. It takes some more personal
effort to do that exploration and
find the niche and what you want
to do.
Do English majors have a lot of
job opportunities? What field are
English majors going into?
Hartley: I absolutely think so.
Its all about how you package and
market yourself. Certainly English
alums go off into a lot of different
directions. A lot of them like to use
their writing skills. If you have that
strong writing background, that is
a skill employers look for. It is a
very marketable skill to have. I do
see English alums going into the
publishing field. Some of them go
and get jobs in business. It really
varies a lot.
Edited by Susan Melgren
By the nuMBers
Students in KU Honors
Program: 1,321
Number of high school
senior applicants to the
Honors Program for Fall
2009, to date: 2,601
fine arts
Ku graduate puts English degree to work
CONTRiBuTED PhOTO
Polly Rolston, professional poet, writes poems for customers based on their loved ones
name, appearance, nicknames and other information. Rolston spends about 30 to 45 minutes on
each poemor sonnet. She started her poetry business during her sophomore year of college.
hONORS (continued from 1A)
entertainment 4a tuesday, february 17, 2009
10 is the easiest day, 0 the
most challenging.
Charlie Hoogner
jeffrey baldridge
For rent
monoland
oranges
Horoscopes
joe ratterman
tHe searcH For tHe aggro crag
kate beaver
niCk mCmullen
aries (march 21-april 19)
today is an 8
Everything looks easier now,
and perhaps it is. Conditions
favor travel, publications and
even learning. You can see the
big picture, where you ft in,
and where to go next.
taurus (april 20-may 20)
today is a 5
The best way to manage your
money now is to hold onto
what youve got. If you can do
that, youll impress the others
enormously. Next, theyll be
asking you for advice.
gemini (may 21-June 21)
today is a 7
A partner comes to your
rescue, and just in the nick of
time. Its wonderful when that
happens, isnt it? Thats why
we need to be there for others
when they need us.
cancer (June 22-July 22)
today is a 6
OK, heres an opportunity to
replenish your reserves. Take
care of somebody else and
theyll take care of you. Give
and ye shall receive.
leo (July 23-aug. 22)
today is a 10
All of a sudden, your luck has
changed. Make your deci-
sion now. Launch your new
project. Travel, party and be
generous. The world is your
oyster.
Virgo (aug. 23-sept. 22)
today is a 7
Theres a connection between
your home and work. If theres
not, there ought to be. Estab-
lish at least one, OK? Make
your life easier and improve
efciency.
libra (sept. 23-oct. 22)
today is an 8
The harder you work, the
luckier you get. The same
goes for education. Take care
of your own. Figure out what
you need to know and go
out and learn it, ahead of the
competition.
scorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21)
today is a 5
Money will be required, and
youll be able to get it. Dont
worry about that, now that
youve discovered the cause
of the problem. That was
the part that could drive
you crazy. The rest will be a
breeze.
sagittarius(nov. 22-dec. 21)
today is an 8
All of a sudden the sun breaks
through, metaphorically
speaking. Its also a metamor-
phic situation. Youre becom-
ing a diferent person. Your
eyes are opening.
capricorn (dec. 22-Jan. 19)
today is a 5
Hide out and ponder your
prospects a little while longer.
New information must be
considered, and there are
also new costs. Find another
backdoor way to bring money
in. Not illegal or unethical, just
private.
aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
today is an 8
OK, the roadblocks breaking
up. You can fnd a way around.
Your friends are eager to
help. You will be able to get
past this barrier. Its all about
timing.
pisces (Feb. 19-march 20)
today is a 5
Find out what the boss wants,
even if you dont agree. If you
can picture a victory from the
other point of view, you can
make an important choice.
Do you want to participate in
this? Its completely up to you.
AssociAted Press
NEW YORK The iconic paint-
ing that depicts George Washington
crossing the Delaware River is get-
ting even more dazzling. The plain
frame that held the room-size
painting is being replaced with an
ornate recreation of its original.
A recently discovered photo-
graph showing Emanuel Leutzes
Washington Crossing the
Delaware with an elaborate border
during an 1864 exhibition inspired
the Metropolitan Museum of Art to
replace the plain frame.
The masterworks current
frame minimized it, said Carrie
Rebora Barratt, the Mets curator of
American paintings and sculpture,
although its difficult to imagine
how the painting, more than 21 feet
by 12 feet, could be missed.
Leutze painted the masterpiece
in 1851, depicting Washington
and his companions crossing an
ice-strewn Delaware River from
Pennsylvania to New Jersey.
Washington crossed the river on
Dec. 25, 1776, in a surprise attack
during the Revolutionary War.
ceLeBritY
Singer brown apologizes,
says hes in counseling
LOS ANGELES Chris Brown,
who was arrested a week ago in
connection with a domestic vio-
lence investigation, said Sunday
he is sorry and saddened by
what happened and is seeking
counseling from his pastor and
loved ones.
The 19-year-old R&B singer
also said much of what has been
reported of the incident is un-
true, but wouldnt elaborate.
Words cannot begin to
express how sorry and saddened
I am over what transpired. I am
seeking the counseling of my
pastor, my mother and other
loved ones and I am committed,
with Gods help, to emerging a
better person, Brown said in a
statement issued through publi-
cist Michael Sitrick.
Much of what has been specu-
lated or reported on blogs and/or
reported in the media is wrong,
he added. But he said he couldnt
discuss that in detail until his case
is resolved.
He also said he has not posted
any comments about the incident
on Facebook or any other Web
site. Those posts or writings un-
der my name are frauds, he said.
Brown surrendered to Los
Angeles police on Feb. 8 and was
released on $50,000 bail after
being booked for investigation of
making a criminal threat, a felony.
He has not been charged by the
district attorneys ofce, which is
still investigating the case.
His arrest reportedly stemmed
from an argument with his
girlfriend, fellow singer Rihanna,
shortly after they left a pre-Gram-
my Awards party.
Associated Press
Washington painting gets reframed
art
aSSoCiated PreSS
Workers restore a replica of the original decorative frame that once held the famous 22x12-
foot painting of Washington Crossing the Delawareon Feb. 10 in NewYork.
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bold step forward in climate
change management by regulat-
ing C0
2
emissions. Remarkably, no
state or government in the entire
country had yet taken an effective
stance on C0
2
regulation, leaving
Kansas at the forefront of the issue.
A year later, Secretary of the
Kansas Department of Health and
Environment Roderick Brembys
decision against allowing coal
plants still stands, but new oppor-
tunities for action have arisen. The
Obama administration has ordered
the EPA to review a decision it
made during the Bush years, which
declined a waiver to California to
enforce stricter C0
2
limits.
Under the Clean Air Act,
California has the unique ability
among states to request a waiver
from the EPA to adopt stricter air
emissions requirements. The quick
order of review signals a likely
overturning of the Bush decision
and a new era of carbon adminis-
tration.
The governor should move
quickly to keep Kansas at the fore-
front of environmental regulation,
along with the many other states
that have adopted or will adopt the
California standards.
Robert Glicksman, Wagstaff
Distinguished Professor of Law,
thinks no great legal roadblock lies
in the way of Kansas adopting the
regulations. Passing the regulations,
he said, would require a new statute
from the Legislature or, more likely,
new administrative regulations by
the Kansas Department of Health
and Environment.
If KDHE adopts these regula-
tions, Bremby would have to
believe that C0
2
presented, a sub-
stantial endangerment to the health
of persons or to the environment.
That language comes specifically
from Kansas statute 65-3012, which
grants the secretary of KDHE
broad power to regulate substances
that could endanger people or the
environment. This is the same
statute that Bremby cited in his
Holcomb power plant decision last
year, and according to Glicksman,
it has formed the basis of much of
KDHEs power to regulate air emis-
sions.
The governors support is the
keystone that will hold together a
progressive environmental future,
without which previous progress
will crumble. Veto power gives her
the legislative ability to accomplish
these goals, but it is unknown
whether she is willing to again push
forward a policy of environmental
protection. In response to questions
concerning the new standards, the
governors Spokeswoman, Beth
Martino, said, The governor is
hopeful the Legislature will work
together with her to create a bi-par-
tisan comprehensive energy policy
and it is premature to comment
on any specific proposal ...
The governor held a far tougher
line in supporting Brembys denial
of the Holcomb plants. The deci-
sion split the state down its tradi-
tional geographic division, east ver-
sus west, over issues that are always
critical in Western Kansas: growth,
jobs and capital.
If the governor believes strongly
enough in carbon regulation to
sacrifice near-term growth for
longer term, smarter growth in
her own states economy, then new
auto regulations are an almost free
next step. No jobs would theo-
retically be delayed in Kansas, but
Kansas would be able to continue
its leadership, along with 13 other
states that have already adopted or
will adopt Californias standards.
Looking back would cost much
more than another difficult step
forward.
Alex Doherty for
The Kansan Editorial Board
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Awareness group.
I
f you exit campus and enter
Lawrence proper on a win-
ter evening, the glare of the
streetlights overhead changes.
The University has used an envi-
ronmentally friendly and energy
efficient exterior lighting system
since a deal with Chevron Energy
Solutions in November 2005. The
city of Lawrence, on the other
hand, adheres to standards set by
Westar, Inc. the company that
installs and maintains Lawrence
public lights. The less efficient
make and bulb of these lights
causes light pollution.
Here we see the division
between campus and community.
While many students trumpet
green initiatives, they seem to
be concerned only with making
these changes within the very
small radius of the KU campus.
Unfortunately, down the hill,
Lawrence seems to be having
trouble going green of late. And
it isnt just the lights. Last week,
the newly created Mayors Task
Force on Climate Protection
named the creation of a Director
of Sustainability position as its
No. 1 priority. The director would
ensure the efficient and environ-
mentally friendly use of resources
by the city. However, it seems
that Lawrencians are not in favor
of this position. In a Lawrence
Journal-World poll of 761 read-
ers, 73 percent said no to the cre-
ation of this post. The naysayers
said the directorship would be a
waste of money without realizing
that part of the directors job
would be to cut energy costs
which would surely cover his or
her salary ultimately.
In Fall 2006, the provost
created a similar task force on
the KU campus. Unlike the
Lawrence task force, this one
was successful. On Jan. 29, 2007,
the KU Center for Sustainability
opened its doors. Jeff Severin is
the current director.
The first objective listed on the
KU Centers Web site is that it
will serve as an avenue for stu-
dents and student organizations
to collaborate on sustainable
initiatives and provide input to
processes that promote sustain-
ability on campus. It is not until
the fourth objective that a passing
nod is given to community out-
reach. But we have been lighting
the way, literally and figuratively,
for years and have not made
a significant effort to promote
change in the community so
intrinsically tied to ours.
Some groups, such as Students
for Bars Awareness, are reaching
into the community with green
ideals in mind. Recognizing
that Lawrence bars depend on
students for revenue, student
members of the club are prompt-
ing local bars to recycle. Those
students are trying to use the
relationship between the student
body and the community to
make positive change. More of
us should do that, especially in
light of the negative responses to
the task forces recommendations.
The issues being discussed by the
Lawrence task force affect the
lives of KU students. When the
proposal is presented to the city
government in March, we have
a responsibility to ensure that
these environmental initiatives
are enacted, especially if we want
to live in a place where more than
just the top of the hill is green.
Daldorph is a Lawrence
junior in journalism and
French.
ediTOriAL CArTOOn
LeTTer TO THe ediTOr
NICHOLAS SAmbALUK
Consumers vote when dropping
their dollars at Wal-Marts door
In defense of capitalism,
private property
In his January column New
wave of changes still not radical
enough,John Kenny wrote
against private property and the
economic system that it is based
on. Attributed to capitalism was
the exploitation of the masses,
the magnifcation of inequal-
ity, and the widening of the
wealth gap.It is implied that
President Obamas proposed
wealth redistribution schemes
are not grand enough and that
all the resources of our country
should be collectivized under
government control. Such state-
ments should not stand without
response; they are socialism.
Capitalism is an economic
system in which the means of
production are privately owned
and the role of government is
merely to protect the peace so
that trade may occur. Obviously,
pure capitalism has never been
established. But the extent to
which private property has been
protected and governments
have been limited in their power
is the degree to which we have
prospered and progressed as a
species.
We are all innately unequal
in ways that are largely un-
knowable to those around us.
Property does not magnify these
diferences; property rewards
our use of these diferences in
our attempt to individually pros-
per. As we individually prosper
and trade the products of our
efort, we all beneft. Look at his-
tory for examples of what lowly
statuses man has endured under
systems without the protection
of property rights, or when most
property was seized regularly by
the state.
The so-called wealth gap
exists only because the pro-
tection of private property
has allowed vast amounts of
wealth to be created. We are
all growing wealthier in spite
of the government-created
business cycle, trillions of dollars
of inherently wasteful govern-
ment spending, and hundreds
of billions in regulation that all
result in externalitiesfar worse
than those created by economic
freedom.
JoshuaCondonis asophomore
fromMulvane
n n n
Im going to get a tube of
super glue and super glue my
co-workers ass to her chair so
she gets something done.
n n n
Golden Grahams make
sociology soooo much better.
n n n
People like you make me hate
being a girl. You give us a bad
a name and look helpless and
pathetic. You can stand up and
walk on your own!
n n n
I got my picture taken with
one of the Morris twins at
Wal-Mart, and now I cant tell
which one it is.
n n n
Good lord, Miley Cyrus is
hot. There, Ive said it. Im not
ashamed. Call the pedo-police.
n n n
Dear Free for All: My
Valentines Day gift was
fnding out that my boyfriend
has been dating another girl
for the entire length of our
relationship.
n n n
I hate the girls who think
they ALWAYS need to have a
boyfriend.
n n n
If I were gay, Id like Fiji.
n n n
So, about that condom ad
in The Kansan: if they make
them any thinner are they just
gonna shred to bits?
n n n
Has anyone heard of little ruf
ruf? What about little bark
bark?
n n n
I super glued my fngers
together.
n n n
Im excited for baseball
season!!! And baseball pants!!
n n n
As a single gal, Id have to say
that crying over a gay guy
made this Valentines Day my
most pathetic.
n n n
I hate how the newspaper
makes up for its inability to
fold by its ability to make me
look foolish trying to fold it!
n n n
Until last week, I had the
biggest crush ever on my TA!!
Come to fnd out, hes married.
n n n
Are any of the gay guys on
campus not trashy drunken
whores? Seriously!
n n n
COFFEE
n n n
Someone had to say it.
n n n
I want to stay home all day
and listen to music.
n n n
Some days it just doesnt feel
right to be wearing pants.
enVirOnMenT
T
he other day, as I was driv-
ing down Sixth Street, I
noticed a new building
sitting just off the corner of Sixth
and Wakarusa streets. The build-
ing looked rather familiar and
after a little research I found that,
as I had suspected, another Wal-
Mart was going in on the north-
west corner of that intersection.
Wal-Mart has become one of
the most recognizable symbols of
big business. Because of this, it has
drawn the ire of countless people
who want to see it destroyed.
Undoubtedly, nearly everyone
has heard the arguments against
Wal-Mart. It destroys all the
mom and pop shops, says one.
They practice predatory pricing,
claims another. These arguments
go on and on. If it didnt border
on obsession, it might actually
be funny. Unfortunately, all those
who attack Wal-Mart dont seem
to understand that Wal-Mart
exists because the majority of
people want it to.
It really is quite simple, as sim-
ple as supply and demand. If there
were no demand for the goods
and services provided by Wal-
Mart, it would not, and could not,
exist. This demand is provided by
all those who shop there. It makes
little sense to deride Wal-Mart for
providing what consumers want.
Look at Lawrence, for example.
On the demand side, the popula-
tion of Lawrence, particularly the
large student segment, demands
many basic necessities at a cheap
price. On the supply side, this is
precisely what Wal-Mart provides.
By providing this, Wal-Mart capi-
talizes on the surplus of consum-
ers.
Now, Im sure many are still
unconvinced and believe we would
all be better off without Wal-Mart.
I argue that few people actually
agree with this. Ill use an analogy
that we should all be familiar with,
given that we just had an election
this past November: voting.
Under American capitalism,
every dollar spent is equivalent to
casting a vote. Thus, every dollar
spent at a Wal-Mart is a vote for
its continuance, expansion and
success. If no one shopped there it
would quickly go out of business.
Given that Wal-Mart continues
to open new stores, it seems quite
obvious that people are indeed
shopping there, thus voting for its
continuance. No one would argue
that the winner of an election
should be the loser. That makes
no sense. Similarly, as people
continue to vote for Wal-Mart,
it makes no sense to argue that it
should not exist.
If, however, one remains uncon-
vinced that Wal-Mart is positive
for consumers, there is something
that can be done about it: Dont
shop there. It really is that easy.
The only way to fix the perceived
problems created by Wal-Mart is
to cease shopping there and force
it out of business.
Many will say that there is no
way that only one consumer can
make that kind of difference,
and they are right. Individual
consumers can, however,
organize large portions of their
communities to direct their
purchasing power to Wal-Marts
competitors. This is the only
opportunity for those who so
avidly oppose Wal-Mart to drive it
out of business. On the other hand,
Wal-Marts detractors may find
while trying to organize people in
opposition that the vast majority of
people support Wal-Mart, because
it supplies what they demand, at
prices they can afford.
ONeill is a Topeka junior in
economics and history.
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Campus green initiatives
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news 6A tuesday, february 17, 2009
BY LAUREN HENDRICK
lhendrick@kansan.com
Stacy Nadeau, a model from
the original Dove Campaign for
Real Beauty, celebrates her body by
embracing it and
reaching out to
women around
the country.
Nadeau, a
2 3 - y e a r - o l d
native of Ann
Arbor, Mich.,
visits college
campuses to
e n c o u r a g e
positive body images, to examine
the way women are portrayed in
the media and to try to diminish
stereotypes.
From the Inside Out, a student
organization dedicated to
promoting positive body images
on campus, is sponsoring Nadeaus
appearance tonight at the Woodruff
Auditorium at the Kansas Union in
honor of Celebrate EveryBODY
Week in conjunction with National
Eating Disorders Week, which runs
Feb. 22-28.
Leslie Latham, Republic junior
and president of From the Inside
Out, said the week would provide
a number of opportunities to learn
how to combat negative media
messages and eating disorders.
Nadeau, who described herself
as curvy, said it was important for
all women to feel comfortable in
their own skin.
My goal is to make more
women feel great about themselves
and widening the stereotypical
definitions of beauty, she said.
Latham said she thought
National Eating Disorders
Awareness Week was important
because men and women didnt
think about projections of women
in the media every day.
I think the Dove campaign has
inspired a lot of people, Latham
said.
Audrianne Coffer, Wichita
junior, said she liked the Dove
advertisements because she thought
the women were realistic looking.
The Dove advertisements feature
women of different shapes and
sizes who are meant to debunk
female stereotypes.
I think the media portrays
women as usually being skinny
and perfect, Coffer said. Women
and girls see images of what theyre
supposed to be and are disappointed
when they cant measure up.
The most recent report by
the American Psychological
Association concluded that eating
disorders were one of the three
cognitive consequences of female
sexualization in the media. The
other two are depression and low
self-esteem.
I think women compete against
other women, Clare Higgins,
Topeka freshman, said.
Higgins said in high school she
had friends who struggled with
eating disorders. She said she
appreciated seeing commercials
featuring women with imperfect
bodies.
Theyre still beautiful, she
said.
Donna Adams, a graduate
intern at the Emily Taylor Womens
Resource Center, said female
celebrities experienced societal
pressures too. She said she was
disappointed by the recent tabloid
attacks on singer Jessica Simpsons
weight.
Were all affected by body
image, Adams said.
Sam Stepp, Mission Hills
graduate student and one of the few
male members of From the Inside
Out, said men could help affect the
way the media portrayed women
by spending more time with their
girlfriends and female friends and
less time watching shows such as
The Girls Next Door, a reality
TV show about life at the Playboy
Mansion.
Rejecting the objectification of
women should be common sense,
he said. Its all about respect.
In a survey conducted by Dove,
81 percent of women felt the
media placed unrealistic physical
expectations on women.
Ann Chapman, Watkins
Memorial Health Center dietitian,
said she often visited with women
who had eating disorders.
Chapman said it was important
to acknowledge that women
experienced weight fluctuation
because of hormonal changes
that occur on a day-to-day basis.
Chapman said that on any given
day, a persons weight could
fluctuate by three or four pounds.
Nadeau said one of her goals was
to address the extremes women
go through to achieve a certain
image.
Women have surrendered to
diets and insane eating habits to
live up to social stereotypes for too
long, she said.
Nadeau is sponsored by
Coca-Cola, Student Senate, the
Multicultural Education Fund,
the Student Involvement and
Leadership Center and the Emily
Taylor Womens Resource Center.
Edited by Melissa Johnson
lecture set for
7:30 p.m. tonight
Stacy Nadeau, a model
from the original Dove
Campaign for Real Beauty,
will speak today at 7:30
p.m. in the Woodruf Audi-
torium at the Kansas Union
as an introduction for
Celebrate EveryBODY and
National Eating Disorders
Awareness Week,
Feb. 22 to 28.
Model to speak on women and body issues
Nadeau
ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOKYO Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clintons first offi-
cial overseas trip was overshadowed
by harsh North Korean rhetoric,
epitomizing how new administra-
tions often can be hemmed in by
problems inherited from their pre-
decessors.
At the outset of her Asian trip,
Clinton declared in Japan: I have
come to Asia on my first trip as
secretary of state to convey that
Americas relationships across
the Pacific are indispensable to
addressing the challenges and seiz-
ing the opportunities of the 21st
century.
We will be looking for ways
to collaborate on issues that go
beyond just our mutual concerns
to really addressing global con-
cerns, Clinton said at a ceremony
to commemorate the arrival of the
first secretary of state ever to make
Japan her first overseas stop.
Yet her message was in danger
of being eclipsed by Pyongyang,
which just hours before vowed to
press ahead with test-firing what
wary neighboring governments,
particularly Japan and South Korea,
believe is a long-range missile.
Japan, with an unpopular gov-
ernment and struggling with deep
economic woes, is particularly jit-
tery at the moment and Clinton
aims to reassure the country of
its importance in the international
arena.
The bilateral relationship
between the United States and
Japan is a cornerstone in our efforts
around the world, she said.
On Tuesday, she is expected to
announce that she will send a spe-
cial U.S. envoy to a Japanese-hosted
donors conference for Pakistan.
In addition to meeting with top
government officials and members
of the opposition, Clinton will sign
an agreement to move about 8,000
of the 50,000 Marines on the island
of Okinawa to the U.S. Pacific ter-
ritory of Guam.
But, North Korea looms large
over her visit. She has promised to
meet with the families of Japanese
citizens kidnapped by North Korea
in the 1970s and 1980s. We do
want to press the North Koreans to
be more forthcoming with informa-
tion, she said en route to Tokyo.
Last week, she had warned
North Korea against any provoca-
tive action and unhelpful rheto-
ric amid signs the Stalinist nation
was preparing to test fire a missile
capable of reaching the western
United States.
But on Monday, the 67th birth-
day of North Korean leader Kim
Jong Il, Pyongyang claimed that
it has the right to space develop-
ment a term it has used in the
past to disguise a missile test as a
satellite launch.
When North Korea test-fired
a long-range missile in 1998, it
claimed to have put a satellite into
orbit.
On Sunday, Clinton told report-
ers aboard her plane that North
Korea needed to live up to com-
mitments to dismantle its nuclear
programs, saying Washington was
willing to normalize ties with it in
return for nuclear disarmament.
The North Koreans have already
agreed to dismantling, she said.
We expect them to fulfill the obli-
gations that they entered into.
She also implicitly criticized
the Bush administration for aban-
doning the so-called 1994 Agreed
Framework with North Korea,
reached during President Bill
Clintons first term in the White
House, which called for the North
to give up its plutonium-based
weapons program.
The framework collapsed when
the Bush team accused Pyongyang
of maintaining a separate highly
enriched uranium program, about
which Secretary Clinton said there
was still great debate.
As a result, she said, the North
had restarted and accelerated its
plutonium program, allowing it to
build a nuclear device that it had
detonated in 2006.
celebrate
everybody week
tuesday, feb. 17:
Embracing Real Beauty,
7:30 p.m.
monday, feb. 23:
Positive Afrmation Day,
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A banner will be up at the Kan-
sas Union for people to write
their favorite body part.
tuesday, feb. 24:
Celebrate Activity Day,
3 to 5 p.m.

Receive useful health informa-
tion at the Ambler Student
Recreation Fitness Center.
Prizes available.
Critical Conversations panel
discussion, 7 p.m.

Get questions answered
regarding eating disorders
and body image issues at the
Corbin Lobby.
wednesday, feb. 25:
I Love Me Day, 11 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Have a photo taken with posi-
tive afrmation posters in the
Kansas Union. Prizes available.
Intervention episode about
eating disorders. Big 12 Room
at the Kansas Union, 7 p.m.
thursday, feb. 27:
Celebrate Food Day

Better Bites entrees and
smoothies will be featured in
eateries all over campus.
friday, feb. 28:
Celebrate Food Day
Fearless Friday a non restric-
tive eating day in the dining
halls.
Programs are sponsored by the
Emily Taylor Womens Resource
Center, From the Inside Out
and Homebase.
schedule of events
Clinton warns North Korea
Country to test what is suspected to be a long-range missile
NATIONAL
Obama to decide number
of troops for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON President
Barack Obamas chief spokesman
said Monday that he will make a
decision within days, not weeks,
on how many additional troops to
send to Afghanistan, and when.
White House press secretary
Robert Gibbs made the obser-
vation in a chat with reporters
Monday aboard Air Force One as
Obama and his family few back
to the Washington area after a
long weekend in his hometown.
Obama has been widely be-
lieved likely to send fresh forces
to the Afghan battle even as a
wide review of U.S. strategy and
goals there gets fully under way.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates
told a Pentagon news conference
last week that Obama will have
several options in front of him.
Gates suggested that the ground
commander in Afghanistan would
eventually get all the forces he
has asked for, but no more.
Lt. Gen. David McKiernan wants
more fghting forces and support
troops such as helicopter crews
to push back against the Taliban
in Afghanistans increasingly dan-
gerous south and eastern regions.
Associated Press
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CLARENCE, N.Y.
Investigators have located key
components that might help
reveal what the pilot did to try
to save Flight 3407 during its
final desperate seconds, when the
plane plunged to the ground so
suddenly that sending a mayday
was impossible, an investigator
said Monday.
After a seemingly routine
flight, the airplane endured a
26-second plunge before smash-
ing into a house in icy weather
about six miles from Buffalo
Niagara International Airport on
Thursday night, killing 49 peo-
ple on the plane and one on the
ground.
National Transportation Safety
Board member Steve Chealander
said investigators have located the
steering column, or yoke; all the
propeller blades; five of six deic-
ing valves; and rubber bladders
designed to protect the tail from
ice.
The cause has
remained elusive
in part because
there was no dis-
tress call from the
pilot, no mechani-
cal failure has
been identified
and the plane was
so severely dam-
aged.
The crew had
turned on the planes deicing
system 11 minutes after leaving
Newark, N.J. Shortly before the
crash, they notified air traffic
controllers that they were experi-
encing significant ice buildup.
Chealander said Sunday that
the pilot appeared to ignore rec-
ommendations by the NTSB and
his employer that the autopilot be
turned off in icy conditions.
The autopilot remained on
until an automatic system warned
that a stall could occur, pushed
the yoke forward and shut the
autopilot off.
Chealander acknowledged that
it was possible that the pilot over-
reacted by yanking the yoke back,
further destabilizing the plane,
but he said that was one of an
almost unlimited number of pos-
sibilities.
Kirk Koenig, president of
Expert Aviation Consulting of
Indianapolis and a commercial
aviation pilot for 25 years, said
the airplane may have been in a
predicament that would challenge
even the most experienced pilots.
For example, if ice were form-
ing on the wings, the pilot would
want to put the nose of the plane
down and increase power; if the
icing were on the tail, the oppo-
site would have been required,
pulling the nose up and reducing
power.
Things happened so quick-
ly and they were so low to the
ground that it would not have
mattered if Chuck Yeager and
Neil Armstrong were flying the
plane; there wouldnt have been a
different outcome, Koenig said.
Chealander agreed, saying the
pilots had their hands full and
had no time to send a distress
signal.
They were trying to save their
lives and the lives of everybody on
that airplane, Chealander said.
The planes deicing system was
apparently work-
ing, the NTSB has
said.
That system
includes strips of
rubber-like materi-
al on the wings and
tail that expand
to break up ice,
then contract and
expand again to
break up new ice.
The victims relatives that vis-
ited the scene Monday left red
roses dangling from temporary
fencing and in a semicircle on the
ground.
The site of the house on a quiet,
tree-lined street in a middle-class
neighborhood is now an almost-
empty dirty lot.
All that is left are a garage
with a scorched door, a basket-
ball hoop, four steps leading to
nowhere, a mailbox the num-
bers 6038 on its side and the
planes enormous tail.
Chealander said half the plane
had been removed by Monday,
when the engines were lifted by a
crane onto the road and studied.
He said a preliminary analysis
of the engines was consistent
with high-powered flight, a sign
that they were operating properly
at the time of the crash.
speaker
politics
Ice a possible cause
of Bufalo plane crash
national
They were trying to
save their lives and
the lives of everybody
on that airplane.
STEvE CHEALANDER
National Transportation
Safety Board member
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton smiles poses for photos with athletes of the Spe-
cial Olympics athletes in Tokyo, Japan on Monday. Clinton arrived in Tokyo for her frst trip abroad
as President Barack Obamas chief diplomat.
News 7a Tuesday, february 17, 2009
By BETH FOUHy
Associated Press
NEW YORK It may sound
like a nice problem for states fig-
uring out how to spend the billions
in infrastructure funding theyll
receive as part of President Barack
Obamas economic stimulus plan.
But the task is more complicated
than it seems, as state officials try
to set priorities while managing
competing pressures from commu-
nities, watchdog groups and fed-
eral regulators over how the money
is allocated.
Under the plan Obama is expect-
ed to sign into law early this week,
states will divide $27 billion to
build and repair roads and bridges.
That is less than half the $64 billion
in projects states told the American
Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials late last
year that they had ready to go.
The law also requires that half
the money be spent on projects
that have been vetted by the federal
government and deemed ready
to go in 120 days, as a way to
jolt the economy and create jobs.
That means state officials are under
pressure to make decisions quick-
ly on which projects to fund and
which to bypass.
While many states
have made their lists
of ready-to-go
infrastructure proj-
ects available online
for public review,
others have resisted,
in part because the
limited stimulus
funding means only
a fraction of the
projects will receive
money. Watchdog groups say its
likely that state officials fear anger-
ing constituents if a project appears
on a wish list and then is struck
from the final allocation.
There will be huge internal bat-
tles in states about priorities, said
Phineas Baxandall of the Public
Interest Research Group.
In California, for example,
Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggers
office rejected a request by The
Associated Press for a detailed list
of ready-to-go projects. The AP
sought the information under the
California Public Records Act,
but the governors office last week
said the documents were internal
drafts, adding disclosure would
chill critical communications to
and within the Governors Office,
thereby harming the public inter-
est.
The sheer volume of money
directed toward state projects has
fueled calls for transparency, with
journalists, interest groups and oth-
ers demanding a full accounting of
which projects receive the funding,
which are rejected, and why.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval
Patrick addressed that sentiment
last week when he named a local
real estate developer to oversee
bidding for the stimulus money.
Patrick also set up a new Web site
with information on every project
that receives the money.
I dont want to send a mistaken
impression there are pet projects,
Patrick said.
The governor
appeared with the
states attorney
general, Martha
Coakley, who also
will help track the
stimulus funds.
An ounce of
prevention in han-
dling the money is
worth a pound of
grand jury investigations and civil
litigation down the road, Coakley
said.
Mindful of the accelerated time-
table they face, states are moving
quickly to develop mechanisms for
identifying priority projects and
disbursing funding for them.
Some have created oversight
commissions while others are leav-
ing decisions to state transit offi-
cials. Some are required by law to
involve state legislators, while leg-
islators in states that dont require
their participation are pressing to
have input.
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland,
a Democrat, has retained a for-
mer U.S. diplomat as a tempo-
rary, unpaid infrastructure czar.
But the Republican-controlled
Senate, concerned that Strickland
could try to push stimulus fund-
ing through the states Controlling
Board instead of through the leg-
islature, has drawn up a separate
spending blueprint for the federal
stimulus money.
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley, a
Republican, has hired two former
state finance officials to oversee the
stimulus money. New Hampshire
Gov. John Lynch, a Democrat,
tapped a former attorney gen-
eral to manage the funds, while
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Jim
Doyle established a state Office
of Recovery and Reinvestment led
by the president of a local electric
utility and a vice chancellor of the
University of Wisconsin.
In Virginia, Gov. Tim Kaine, a
Democrat, is taking a grass-roots
approach, setting up a Web site
seeking input from residents, local
governments and community
groups as to how the money should
be spent. Nearly 600 suggestions
poured in on the first day alone,
state officials said.
In Colorado, 11 transportation
commissioners will determine
which projects to fund, in part
based on recommendations from
local governments and city plan-
ners around the state. No vote of
the legislature is needed to spend
the money.
Legislative input also is not
required in Maine, but state law-
makers have pressed for involve-
ment and Democratic Gov. John
Baldacci says he will seek their
guidance. He plans to present a
plan for spending the stimulus so
that legislative leaders can review
it.
Montanas constitution requires
that the state legislature appropri-
ate all spending. Lawmakers there
are trying to determine whether
to go through the normal appro-
priations process or accelerate it in
some way.
The states governor, Democrat
Brian Schweitzer, told the AP
that lawmakers are likely to make
changes to the $3 billion list of
projects the state has identified as
eligible for the stimulus money.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut,
a Republican, created a working
group of municipal officials, busi-
ness leaders, legislators and state
agencies to determine the final list
of projects.
The task before us now, Rell
said, is to identify the projects that
will do the most to get people back
to work, get our economy moving
again and position us for success
when the national business climate
improves.
Obamas stimulus plan pressures states
Economy
ASSOCIATED PRESS
John Dailey, Sr., left, owner of JRD Contracting, poses with employees Caleb Cooper, center, and Curtis Scarbrough, Sunday in Camden, Ala. Dailey has laid of 12 of his 45 hourly employees, and
hopes the economic stimulus package will put some employees back to work on road crews.
Officials forced to choose a limited
number of projects to receive funds
The task before us
now is to identify
the projects that will
do the most to get
people back to work.
M. Jodi Rell
Connecticut governor
Cookbooks increasing calories
hEalth
By J.M. HIRSCH
Associated Press
CONCORD, N.H. Its not
just fast food restaurants that have
Supersized the way Americans eat
cookbooks share the blame.
So-called portion distortion, the
trend of eating larger and larger
servings, is as much a problem with
recipes as it is restaurants, and has
been going on even longer, a study
published this week in the Annals
of Internal Medicine found.
The study, which looked at how
classic recipes have changed during
the past 70 years, found a nearly
40 percent increase in calories per
serving for nearly every recipe
reviewed, or about an extra 77
calories.
So much finger pointing is going
on at away-from-home dining it
really takes the focus off where
we could probably have the most
immediate influence, said Cornell
University marketing professor
Brian Wansink, who directed the
study.
The study identified the trend
in numerous cookbooks, but it
focused on American kitchen icon
Joy of Cooking, first published
during the 30s and regularly
updated with new editions since
then, most recently in 2006.
Those editions gave researchers
a continuity of recipes from which
to draw their data, Wansink says.
Of the 18 recipes published in
all seven editions, 17 increased
in calories per serving. That can
be attributed partly to a jump in
total calories per recipe (about 567
calories), but also to larger portion
sizes.
Only the chili con carne recipe
remained unchanged through
the years. The chicken gumbo,
however, went from making 14
servings at 228 calories each in
the 1936 edition, to making 10
servings at 576 calories each in the
2006 version.
Most excess calories in the
American diet still come from
food eaten outside the home,
said Marion Nestle, professor of
nutrition and food studies at New
York University. But she said the
study was yet another illustration
of how accustomed people were to
eating ever increasing quantities
of food.
And changes in Joy of Cooking
have been going on for a while.
Increases in overall calories per
recipe have been gradual, but
portion sizes tended to jump, first
during the 40s, again during the
60s, and with the largest jump in
the 2006 edition.
The first significant signs
of restaurant portion inflation
didnt show up until the late 70s,
Wansink said.
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Panthers defeat top team
for frst time in history
HARTFORD, Conn. De-
Juan Blair had 22 points and 23
rebounds and Levance Fields
scored all 10 of his points in the
fnal 3:09 as No. 4 Pittsburgh beat
No. 1 Connecticut 76-68 on Mon-
day night, the Panthers frst win
ever over a top-ranked team.
Fields missed his frst seven
shots from the feld but the senior
guard gave the Panthers (24-2,
11-2 Big East) the lead for good
with a 3-pointer with 3:09 left that
made it 64-61. He added another
3 with 2:21 left to make it 67-61,
and he added four free throws in
the fnal minute.
A.J. Price had 18 points for the
Huskies (24-2, 12-2), who started
their third week at No. 1 earlier
Monday and had their 13-game
winning streak ended.
Sam Young had 25 points
for Pittsburgh, which lost all 13
games it had played against No. 1
teams, the last three against Con-
necticut over the last 11 years.
The game was expected to
be physical down low and it was
with the 6-foot-7 Blair fipping the
7-3 Hasheem Thabeet over his
back in the frst half, sending him
to the bench for about 4 minutes.
Blair got a dose back in the
second half when he had to leave
the game for almost 3 minutes
after taking an elbow to the face.
Pitt took a 36-33 halftime lead
behind Blairs 15 points and 13
rebounds and Youngs 12 points.
Connecticut, which leads the
Big East in scoring defense (60.5)
and feld goal percentage defense
(37.3) held Pittsburgh to 7-of-25
shooting until Fields suddenly
got going.
Both his 3-pointers were wide-
open shots when Connecticut
couldnt switch fast enough on
screens, and they seemed to take
the wind out of the Huskies, who
came up empty on both posses-
sions around the threes.
The minutes leading up to
Fields big shots was as intense as
college basketball gets. The lead
changed hands four times and
there was a tie in the 2 minutes
leading up to those shots.
Pittsburgh fnished with a
48-31 rebound advantage, the
frst time the Huskies were out-
rebounded this season.
Connecticut fell to 40-8 as a No.
1 team and the loss kept them
from the best start in school his-
tory. The Huskies remain tied with
the 1995-96 team at 24-1.
swimming
Phelps wont face charges
for marijuana incident
COLUMBIA, S.C. A South
Carolina sherif said Monday he
was not going to charge swim-
mer Michael Phelps after a photo
of the 14-time gold medalist
showed him smoking from a
marijuana pipe.
Richland County Sherif Leon
Lott said he couldnt ignore the
photo but defended his investiga-
tion.
Michael Phelps is truly an
American hero ... but even with
his star status, he is still obligated
to obey the laws of our state, Lott
said.
The photo showed Phelps
smoking from a marijuana pipe
at a party in November when he
visited the University of South
Carolina.
Phelps has called his judgment
bad and said he would learn from
his mistake.
USA Swimming suspended
Phelps for three months in the
wake of the photo, and Kellogg
Co. said it would not renew its
endorsement deal with him.
The photo surfaced in a British
newspaper, News of the World,
on Feb. 1.
Associated Press
M
uch has been made of
the Big 12 Conference
embracing small ball
this basketball season. Teams
are pushing the pace of play and
throwing some tiny lineups on
the court, with interesting results.
Truth is, its much ado about
nothing.
The numbers bear several facts:
The Big 12 isnt an especially
guard-centric conference, and any
team with a shot at the NCAA
Tournament has a capable big
man or two.
Oklahoma, undefeated in con-
ference play, has one transcendent
player carrying a few role players
to victory. That transcendent star
is Blake Griffin, a 6-foot-10 blue-
print of a big man. Hes the best
player in the nation and the rea-
son Oklahoma could end up with
a No. 1 seed come March.
Kansas, the conferences
second-best squad, gets its best
offense and defense from sopho-
more center Cole Aldrich. Junior
guard Sherron Collins scores
more often, but his efficiency
isnt in the same neighborhood as
Aldrichs.
Missouri is supposedly guard-
driven because it plays fast. In
reality, the Tigers are Sweet
Sixteen contenders because of
their incredibly effective front-
court duo of DeMarre Carroll
and Leo Lyons. The conferences
best one-two post punch shoots
54 percent and accounts for 37
percent of Missouris scoring.
The conferences backcourt-
focal teams have struggled.
Oklahoma State, Nebraska and
Colorado, the only Big 12 teams
with players smaller than the
national average, are ranked 10th,
11th and 12th in rebounding per-
centage and fifth, sixth and 12th
in victories, respectively.
Recommended
Reading
Its sometimes tough to appre-
ciate professional basketball
until the college season is over,
but there are plenty of reasons
to take in some NBA action.
Just ask the authors of The
Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball
Almanac.
The picture-heavy book, writ-
ten by the guys who run the
basketball blog Free Darko, uses
advanced statistics and highbrow
literary references to examine
18 of the NBAs most intriguing
players. It sounds odd, but give
it a try. After all, youve got to
do something to pass the time
between Kansas basketball games.
Tangentially related NBA note:
LeBron James continued to make
a convincing case for his coro-
nation as Most Awesome Guy
Ever, by donning a spiffy yellow
cardigan and aviator sunglasses
Saturday while taking in the NBA
Slam Dunk Contest.
on-campus
book signings
University of Kansas gradu-
ate and sportswriter Ken Davis
will sign copies of his new
book, The University of Kansas
Basketball Vault: The History of
the Jayhawks, on campus twice
this week.
The signings will take place
from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday
at Allen Fieldhouse and from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the KU
Bookstore at the Kansas Union
on Saturday. Davis book is the
sort of no-holds-barred resource
that would make a perfect very,
very late Christmas present for an
alumnus of the University. It goes
to great length to detail the 110-
year history of Kansas basketball,
complete with replicas of ticket
stubs and pennants. The book is
current through the 2008 national
championship run, so if youre
having a hard time brushing the
party cobwebs from last March
and April, you can refresh your
memory.
Edited by Melissa Johnson
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in kansas
aTHleTics
QuoTe oF THe daY
Im going to wait a few days
to gather my thoughts before I
say anything.
Former Phoenix Suns coach Terry Porter
when asked about his recent fring
Big 12 teams rely on big players
commenTaRY
by asher fusco
afusco@kansan.com
FacT oF THe daY
A report by the New York
Times two months ago found
that if you exclude Jerry Sloan
and his 20-year tenure in
Utah, the average NBA coach
lasts just 1.3 seasons with one
team.
nytimes.com
TRiVia oF THe daY
Q: Including Porter, how
many NBA coaches have been
fred this season?
a: Eight. At the All-Star
Break, exactly 25 percent of
teams in the NBA had fred
their coaches. Porter is the
shortest-tenured of those
eight. He lasted just 51 games
as the Suns top guy.
by Josh bowe
jbowe@kansan.com
To be a closer requires a cer-
tain set of qualities: Toughness,
short memory and a little bit of
attitude.
Its a high-pressure position
and a role that senior pitcher
Paul Smyth has relished his entire
career.
I do think that mentally I am
one of the tougher guys, Smyth
said. A lot because of the experi-
ence Ive had in the bullpen.
As Kansas creeps closer to its
season opener Friday against Air
Force, the young team will rely
heavily on Smyth to help guide it.
Three pitchers graduated last year
and two pitchers have recovered
from last seasons injuries, leav-
ing the team with an almost fully
revamped rotation.
Smyth feels confident in the
bullpen, however, and expects his
pitchers to deliver him a lead to
protect.
Ive just been riding my boy
Brett Bochy about being my setup
guy, Smyth said. Ive got the two
Bretts in front of me, and theyre
both quality pitchers.
Smyth is also not your proto-
typical Big 12 closer in a confer-
ence that has seen great fireballers
such as Texas Houston Street or
Missouris Kyle Gibson. Smyth
said using more off-speed stuff
allowed him to get batters off bal-
ance, especially if the lineup only
saw him once.
For me, I rely a lot more on my
movement, Smyth said. In terms
of quality innings Im able to go
through it one time and after that
I think it becomes a little rockier,
so one time through is good.
Coach Ritch Price likes the
chances of his bullpen pitching
this season. With Smyth anchor-
ing a core group that boasts a
good amount of experience, Price
has great expectations.
I think we are more solid in
the bullpen than we were a year
ago, Price said. The potentials
there.
A problem with last year, Price
said, was that the team blew the
lead far too often before the ball
could be handed to Smyth.
So I would hope that when we
get into the three-game weekend
set that well be able to set people
up to get to Smyth and not have
the game blow up on us, Price
said. It blew up on us two or
three times last year.
To promote team chemistry,
assistant coach Ryan Graves often
groups together the starters and
relief pitchers during workouts
and practices. He will often throw
in competitions between the two
to keep the team engaged and
working its hardest.
Smyth welcomes this approach
and said he felt that it would pay
off in the long run.
He likes to put a lot of com-
petition out there and hes a com-
petitive-natured guy, Smyth said.
I find that, especially with this
group of guys, our team doesnt
really back down from competi-
tion.
Edited by Sonya English
baseball
Closer has confdence in experienced bullpen
kansas bullpen:
2008
statistics
closer:
Senior Paul
Smyth (5-5,
3.73 ERA,
51 SO, 12
BB, 10 SV)
setup men: Sophomore Brett
Bochy (0-0, 5.94 ERA, 18 SO, 9
BB), Junior Brett Bollman (2-3,
5.83 ERA, 32 SO, 20 BB, 1 SV),
Junior Thomas Marcin (0-0, 4.38
ERA, 13 SO,
13 BB).
in the mix:
Freshmen
Kelson Boyer,
Kevin Burk
and Colton
Murray and
junior Travis
Blankenship
The kansans Take: Smyth is
the unquestioned closer and
leader of this bullpen. His suc-
cess will be measured by how
many wins
Kansas has
this season.
Bochy,
Bollman,
and Marcin
will all see
time as
setup men,
with Bochy
having
Smyths consent to be the main
setup man. All three will have
to improve from some of last
seasons collapses. Blankenship
is the only lefty in the bullpen
and will be
used in spot
situations,
and possibly
start. Of the
other fresh-
men, Colton
Murray is
the one
to watch.
Coach Ritch
Price has expressed interest in
molding Murray into a future
closer after Smyth departs.
JoshBowe
the lineup
big 12 capsules
baylor bears
Preseason Ranking: No. 8
(Baseball America) / No. 17 (USA
Today/ESPN)
The Bears, the
third of four
Big 12 teams in
Baseball Amer-
icas top ten,
are also the third Big 12 team
on the Jayhawks schedule. They
are also Kansas third confer-
ence series. After opening with
No. 4 Texas and a road trip to
No. 1 Texas A&M, the heat stays
on for the Jayhawks when
Baylor comes to town April 3-5.
Third baseman Shaver Hansen
returns for his junior campaign
after leading the team in bat-
ting average, hits, runs, triples,
RBI and total bases. He was one
of only three Bears to appear in
all 58 games in 2008, starting 57
of them. Hansen will likely hit
leadof after starting the major-
ity of last season in that role.
oklahoma state cowboys
Preseason Ranking: Unranked
(Baseball America) / No. 13 (USA
Today/ESPN)
Oklahoma State returns a
potent ofensive attack from
last years squad that led the
conference in
batting aver-
age and home
runs. They were
second to Texas
A&M in triples, RBI and runs
scored. This year the Cowboys
bring back wunderkind second
baseman Tom Belza, who led
the conference with a .386 aver-
age in 50 games as a freshman
in 2008. The Cowboys also bring
back a power bat from the
left side of the plate in junior
outfelder Neil Medchill, who
was fourth on the team with 11
home runs while hitting .349
and earning All-Conference
honors. Among pitchers with
more than 20 innings pitched,
junior left-hander Andrew Oli-
ver led the team last year with
a 2.20 ERA and a 7-2 record.
Oliver looks to return to form
this year and was selected by
Baseball America and Rivals.com
as a preseason All-American.
The Cowboys visit Lawrence for
a three-game series on April
10-12.
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+17 (84, 77)
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Might
someone
give Vick
a chance?
commentary
T
he Atlanta Falcons have an-
nounced they want to trade
Michael Vick as his 23-month
prison sentence comes to a close. Vick
was indicted in July 2007 and has
spent most of his sentence in the U.S.
Penitentiary in Leavenworth.
Taylor: Im not going to condone
anything that Vick did or said in
regards to Bad Newz Kennels.
With that said, once hes released
from prison, I would be more than
happy for my favorite NFL team,
the Chicago Bears, to take a chance
on him.
I never thought Vick was much
of a quarterback. But just imagine
Vick taking snaps out of the Wildcat
and running the option with Devin
Hester. Tat thought alone is worth
the bad press that would inevitably
come with giving Vick another
chance.
Andrew: Te issue with bringing
the best rushing quarterback of all
time back to the NFL is not what
you call bad press. Its the media
horde that would threaten to derail
just about any training camp he
fnds himself in.
His legal troubles are well
documented, but are they really that
much worse than someone who
killed someone drunk driving such
as Leonard Little?
I think Vick deserves another
chance, but any team that decides to
take a fyer on his freakish athletic
abilities better be confdent its play-
ers can handle playing second fddle
to the inevitable comeback stories
his return would generate.
Taylor: Tats a legitimate con-
cern, but it doesnt really matter if
your team doesnt have a chance to
do anything without him.
Michael Vick is a mystery box,
and anybody whos seen Family
Guy knows that you cant choose
the boat even if its exactly what
you want over the mystery box.
I know what I get from Kyle
Orton, and its rather mediocre (and
drunk). Vick could end up being
a complete bust, but his skills are
worth the distraction.
Andrew: But what skills are we
talking about?
Sure he can beat people with his
legs, but you mentioned the word
quarterback before. If Vick can still
be an average NFL quarterback afer
almost two years in a prison cell, he
is even more physically gifed than
anyone originally thought.
I think the real possibility if
Vick is willing to do it is for him
to transition to running back or re-
ceiver. Something to take advantage
of his prodigious athletic ability. But
to think he can be an NFL quarter-
back is pretty hopeful if you ask me.
Taylor: I didnt ask you, but I
also never said he would play every
down.
Vick is such a great athlete that
even if his speed has deteriorated
it would be enough to burn most
defensive backs. He was a glorifed
running back at Virginia Tech and
he could step back into that role
pretty easily.
Andrew: Maybe so. I guess we
will fnd that out once, or even if,
he fnds himself in a NFL training
camp. Either way, Im dreading the
24-hour continous coverage ESPN
will no doubt hit us with when that
time comes.
Edited by Susan Melgren
By andrew wieBe
and taylor Bern
awiebe@kansan.com;
tbern@kansan.com
By CaSe KeeFer
ckeefer@kansan.com
Marcus Morris felt relief after
Kansas 85-74 victory at Kansas
State Saturday.
Not because he rebounded
after being benched for the
final 19 minutes of the defeat
at Missouri last Monday and
not starting for the first time
in seven games against Kansas
State. And not because he broke
out of a slump with 15 points,
seven rebounds, four assists and
three steals.
Think simpler.
Good thing I didnt shoot
an air ball this game, Morris, a
freshman forward, said. I think
Im on a roll for air balls every
game.
Morris had one air ball in each
of Kansas last two games before
Saturday and numerous others
this season. It gnawed at him.
The guy hates air balls.
But he tried not to think about
it against the Wildcats. He didnt
want to think at all. Morris tried
to attack and not worry about
anything else.
Thats what Kansas coach Bill
Self wanted him to do. Thats
why Self said Morris was the dif-
ference in the game.
I think hes played safe up
until this point, Self said after
the game. Hes played not to
screw up, but today he went out
and made plays.
He made a lot of them. Marcus
drained a three-point shot from
the top of the key to tie the score
at 38 in the first half.
By the time the game was in its
crucial stages in the second half,
Morris was asking teammates for
the ball. He scored four points
during a 10-2 run in the final
minutes that pulled the Jayhawks
away from the Wildcats.
Morris got to the free-throw
line four times and made six of
his eight attempts. Calling his
performance a complete game
would be an understatement.
Thats the real Marcus,
junior guard Sherron Collins
said. Aggressive, making plays,
hitting threes, hitting jumpers,
posting, doing it all.
Self and Collins always
believed Morris was capable of
contributing at this level, but
had personal obstacles to over-
come. At the beginning of the
season, Self complained that
Morris didnt exert enough effort
at practice.
Although Self is pleased with
the progression of Morris prac-
tice habits, Marcus still thinks he
can get better.
Every day I talk to coach
when were in practice and he
tells me I dont go hard and
I need to make more plays,
Morris said.
Morris still started six of the
Jayhawks first eight games before
Self opted to insert Markieff
Morris in the lineup instead. Self
said Marcus didnt understand
his role on the team.
At times, he focused too much
on getting open shots and not
on grabbing rebounds or playing
defense. But Morris still showed
flashes of improvement, such as
in the first Kansas State game
when he had seven rebounds. He
was inconsistent.
He kept teasing us a little
bit, showing us glimpses of it,
Collins said. But I think hes
coming around, turning the cor-
ner. Look forward to see more of
that from him.
Collins said he thought
Saturdays game could be a
turning point in Morris sea-
son. Morris agreed and said the
key would be to play with more
motivation on the defensive end.
Of course, it will also help if
Morris continues to be aggres-
sive and forgets about potential
miscues such as air balls.
Marcus Morris is a really tal-
ented player, but weve been wait-
ing for this, Self said. Today
was almost like, forget it Im
going to go play.
Edited by Sonya English
on the ball
morris shows the real marcus
By JaySon JenKS
jjenks@kansan.com
For a few brief seconds on
Saturday, the hype, the accolades
and all the publicity showered on
Oklahoma senior Courtney Paris
overwhelmed freshman forward
Aishah Sutherland.
But, once the action began,
the normalcy of any other game
quickly replaced those feelings of
mystification.
You cant have time to think
about it, Sutherland said. You
go in there and you better play.
Theres not anything overwhelm-
ing, you just have to play.
More than any statistic, that
sentiment reflects Sutherlands
maturation process.
In the world of womens col-
lege basketball, it doesnt get much
bigger or better than Paris,
a two-time Big 12 Player of the
Year and consensus first team All-
American.
Three weeks ago, a younger,
greener Sutherland may have
balked at her ability to compete
with Paris or any other top-tier
player.
On Saturday night, though,
Sutherland not only showed
increasing confidence; she proved
that shes fully capable of compet-
ing against the best the Big 12 has
to offer.
Now, I just know what I can
use against them and its easier,
Sutherland said. It gets easier.
So it appears.
In Kansas last four games,
Sutherland averaged 7.5 points and
eight rebounds while playing nearly
25 minutes a game. And she did so
against a variety of players: Texas
posts were long and athletic, while
Colorados were big and bulky.
Still, not much compares
both physically and skill-wise
to Oklahomas frontcourt. Paris is
joined by her sister, Ashley, who
may be just as talented. Against
two of the best post players the Big
12 has to offer, Sutherland scored
six points, grabbed 10 rebounds
and had a highlight-worthy block.
She went at them; she wasnt
scared of them, junior guard Sade
Morris said. There were times
when she fell away from the shot,
but she was like Whatever, theyre
post players just like me. I can go
at them.
Yet Sutherland and coach
Bonnie Henrickson were quick to
point out that there was room for
improvement.
Sutherland made just 2 of 10
attempts, including many near the
basket.
Shes a taker; I need her to be
a maker, Henrickson said. She
takes shots, but she doesnt make
a lot of shots because she alters
them and shoots it just to shoot.
When she sits down and is
on-balance, she can make shots. I
mean, shes skilled. Its not like shes
throwing a shot put up there.
Indeed, Sutherland has demon-
strated a smooth shooting touch.
Late in the first half on Saturday,
Sutherland received a pass on the
baseline, squared to face the bas-
ket and calmly knocked down a
mid-range jump shot.
For Henrickson, thats the
approach Sutherland must employ
on every shot.
Part of correcting the problem
is simply developing more confi-
dence against the best teams and
players in the conference.
But by playing more minutes
and contributing regular-
ly in Kansas last six games
Sutherland seems to be building
toward that point.
Thats a good thing for our
team, junior forward Danielle
McCray said. Shes feeling better,
she has to get better and shes been
committed to getting better.
Edited by Brandy Entsminger
Ryan waggoner/KANSAN
Freshman forward Aisha Sutherland attempts a shot inside the paint during the Jay-
hawks Jan. 24 game against Kansas State. Shes played a bigger role in recent games.
Sutherlands growing maturity shows against top players
womens basketball
weston white/KANSAN
Freshman forward marcus morris drives under the basket for a reverse layup. Morris fnished with 15 points, shooting four-for-seven fromthe
feld and six-for-eight fromthe free throwline, during the Jayhawks Feb. 14 85-74 victory over Kansas State in Manhattan.
Self and team saw Morris perform
closer to his potential against Cats
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