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BY BRENNA HAWLEY
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The National Weather Service
is reporting a high possibility of
heavy snowfall in northeast Kansas
Friday.
The area is under a winter storm
watch from Friday evening to
Saturday evening. Rain is expected
to turn into snow, but the heaviest
snowfall is expected to be south
of I-70.
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Student Senate
Budget
cuts halt
plans for
new pool
BY ADAM SAMSON
asamson@kansan.com
Plans for a new aquatic center
at the University are being put on
hold, with budget cuts for fiscal
year 2010 possibly totalling more
than $20 million.
Last year, when coalition group
United Students ran with the
platform to create a new aquatic
center, the University was in a
stable financial situation. Now,
because of the poor economy, the
University faces the prospect of
laying off faculty and eliminating
funding for campus programs.
Adam McGonigle, student
body president, had proposed the
idea for new aquatic center and
pool. He said the University had
decided 2009 was not the proper
time to bring the aquatic center
to a student vote. McGonigle also
said the University and Kansas
Athletics officials would sign a
letter of intent stating that because
of current fiscal constraints, they
would delay the aquatic center
addition to the Ambler Student
Recreation Fitness Center until
Fall 2011.
We considered the
appropriateness of the project
at this time and decided it was
necessary to delay the project,
McGonigle said. We could not, as
students, contribute to an aquatic
center when professors at the same
time are being laid off.
McGonigle said $18,000 was
spent on hiring a consultant to
design three potential floor plans
for the University. The funding
came from a recreation center
account that had been specifically
designated for the project.
Each of the plans would remove
the outdoor basketball courts and
crime
arrest made in drive-by shooting
ContRiBUted Photo
Police investigate the scene of Thursday mornings drive-by shooting near 14th and Ohio streets. A man was arrestedThursday afternoon in connection with the shooting on three counts of aggravated battery.
BY ALEXANDRA GARRY
agarry@kansan.com
A 22-year-old Overland Park
man was arrested Thursday
afternoon in connection with a
drive-by shooting near 14th
and Ohio streets at about 2 a.m.
Thursday morning, a Lawrence
police representative said.
Joseph Abdullah Muhammad
was arrested on three counts
of aggravated battery at 1 p.m.
Thursday afternoon in Johnson
County. Overland Park police
assisted in the arrest. Muhammad
was transferred from Johnson
County to the Douglas County Jail
at about 5 p.m.
One KU student and one
University of Chicago student,
who was visiting Lawrence on
spring break, were shot. Another
KU student was grazed by a bullet,
Sgt. Susan Hadl said Thursday
morning.
Matthew Lett, Salina senior,
22, and the University of Chicago
student, Justin Lucas, 21, were
taken to Lawrence Memorial
Hospital to be treated for injuries
to their legs and arms. Alex Thies,
Shawnee sophomore, 19, was
treated at the scene for a minor
injury to his right arm and later
went to the hospital for X-rays but
was not admitted. Lett and Lucas
were released from the hospital
Thursday afternoon.
The investigation is ongoing,
Lawrence police said Thursday
afternoon, and information about
the weapon used in the incident,
as well as what information led to
Muhammads arrest, has not been
released.
Thies said he was waiting for a
ride outside The Hawk, 1340 Ohio
St., just before the shooting. He
said he heard five to eight gunshots
but did not see the suspect or the
suspect vehicle.
It just happened so quick that it
blended together, he said.
Thies said the scene was crowded
because the bar had just closed, but
that people started to walk off
pretty soon after the shooting.
Thies said his injuries amounted
to just a nick and that he was
shocked by the incident, but happy
his injuries werent worse.
I certainly didnt think it
would end that way, Thies said
of his night celebrating a friends
birthday. But thank God nothing
else happened.
No information as to a possible
motive has been released.
Check Kansan.com for
continuing updates.
Edited by Liz Schubauer
Police apprehend
man believed to be
connected to incident
campuS
Monologues will inform
students about femininity
BY AMANDA THOMPSON
athompson@kansan.com
Vaginas will be the topic of
conversation this weekend at
Hashinger Hall.
Te Vagina Monologues is a
play centered around a series of
monologues discussing womens
feelings about their vaginas.
Te play will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday in the
Hashinger Teater. Tickets will
cost students $5 at the door, and
proceeds will be donated to three
places: Womens Transitional Care
Services, the GaDuGi Rape Crisis
Center, both located in Lawrence,
and a nationwide campaign aimed
at stopping rapes in the Republic
of the Congo.
Elise Higgins, Topeka junior
and president of the Commission
on the Status of Women, helped
to organize the play by holding
auditions and rehearsals for
students. Higgins said she
appreciated the play because it
was a frank conversation about a
topic not ofen spoken about.
It was wonderful to read this
play that was not only honest, but
funny and encourages women to
know their bodies and know what
makes them happy, Higgins said.
She said she would be introducing
each of the monologues in the play
and there would be informative
facts about the vagina between the
monologues.
Tere will be happy vagina
facts and sad vagina facts, Higgins
said. Tere will be information
about rape to information about
the clitoris.
Corey Flanders, Salina junior
and outreach coordinator for the
CSM, worked with Higgins to hold
auditions and rehearsals. She said
she will also be doing one of the
monologues, called Reclaiming
Cunt.
Its discussing how cunt is used
as a derogatory term and kind of
degrades women, Flanders said.
Its about the act of reclaiming the
word and using it as a good thing,
like a compliment or a word to
Ryan waggoner/kanSan
lavinia Roberts, Parsons senior, performs her portion of the Vagina Monologues during
a rehearsal at the theater in Hashinger Hall onThursday night. The Vagina Monologues will be
performed Friday and Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. at Hashinger. Tickets are $5 for students. See MonologUeS on Page 3a
See pool on Page 3a
the Vagina
monologueS
what: The Vagina Mono-
logues play
when: Friday and Satur-
day at 7:30 p.m.
where: Hashinger
Theater
whY: Raise money for lo-
cal organizations
coSt: $5
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FACT OF THE DAY
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The Kansas University Pro-
fessionals for Disability Annual
Student Research Conference
will begin at 9 a.m. in the Kan-
sas Union.
The Town & Gown Forum
will begin at 10 a.m.
A Free Golf Clinic will begin
at 1 p.m. in the Southwest En-
trance in the Watkins Memorial
Health Center at the Southwest
Entrance.
The Evaluation of SEM Fit In-
dices for Growth Curve Models:
Sensitivity to Diferent Sources
of Misspecifcation and Cutof
Criteria lecture will begin at 2
p.m. in 547 Fraser.
The Job Search Skills for
International Students work-
shop will begin at 3 p.m. in
the Relays Room in the Burge
Union.
The Un Enfoque Historico
del Desarrollo de Costa Rica
seminar will begin at 3:30 p.m.
in the Seminar Room in Hall
Center.
The Northern Prairie Wet-
lands: Hydrological Under-
standing & Ecological Implica-
tions lecture will begin at 4
p.m. in 103 Lindley Hall.
The Stitch Tactics Improv
Comedy show will begin at 7
p.m. in the Hawks Nest.
The DJ Spooky performs
Terra Nova Sinfonia Antarctica
concert will begin at 7:30 p.m.
in the Lied Center.
The SUA showing of Bolt
will begin at 8 p.m. in Wood-
ruf Auditorium in the Kansas
Union.
NEWS NEAR & FAR
international
1. No injuries as pieces of
airplane fall from sky
SAO PAULO Engine pieces
from a U.S. plane fell from the sky
early Thursday in Brazil, hitting
22 houses and a car, but sparing
passengers and residents on the
ground.
Pieces of one of the turbines of
the DC-10 plunged to the ground
in the Amazon jungle town of
Manaus in northern Brazil. The
plane is owned by the Miami,
Florida-based Arrow Cargo
company.
Television images showed
houses with damage to their
roofs as an engine piece nearly 6
feet (2 meters) long lay nearby in
front of amazed onlookers.
Residents said the piece was
still on fre after hitting a parked
car.
2. Third monthly attack
kills 20 in capital city
BAGHDAD A car bomb ex-
ploded Thursday along a bustling
commercial street in a mostly
Shiite area of north Baghdad,
killing at least 20 people in the
third major attack in the capital
this month.
Recent high-profle blasts
suggest that Sunni insurgents
are trying to mount a comeback
as the U.S. prepares to leave Iraqi
cities in three months and hand
over responsibility for security in
the capital to the Iraqis.
3. Pirates take control of
another chemical tanker
BRUSSELS Pirates armed
with machine guns pursued and
captured a Norwegian chemical
tanker of the coast of Somalia
on Thursday, the owners said,
less than 24 hours after a smaller
Greek-owned vessel was seized
in the same area.
The U.S. 5th Fleet, which
patrols the pirate-infested Gulf of
Aden, confrmed both hijackings
and said they happened in the
same area but separate from the
gulf, one of the worlds busiest
and now most treacherous sea
lanes.
Both vessels are chemical tank-
ers but their cargoes were not
immediately made public.
national
4. Nurse charged with
stealing patients drugs
ANN ARBOR, Mich. Prosecu-
tors have charged a nurse with
stealing morphine by using a
syringe to siphon the narcotic
painkiller from the bedside of a
dying woman.
A warrant issued by Washt-
enaw County authorities said
Esther Najer, 48, stole morphine
four times on Sept. 6 from the
room of meningitis patient
LaKrisha Dobbins, who died later
that day. Najer, of Willis, was not
immediately arraigned on the
four counts of larceny.
Najer entered Dobbins room
at the University of Michigan hos-
pital and appeared to be check-
ing the patients intravenous drip,
Dobbins mother, Janette Birton
of Ypsilanti, told The Ann Arbor
News in an article published
Thursday.
5. Volcano erupts twice,
sending ash high into air
ANCHORAGE, Alaska Alas-
kas Mount Redoubt has erupted
twice, with the larger burst send-
ing an ash cloud 65,000 feet into
the air.
The Alaska Volcano Observa-
tory says the eruptions were
about an hour apart on Thursday,
with the frst and smaller one
about 8:30 a.m. The ash cloud
in that eruption reached about
30,000 feet.
6. Man indicted for killing
pastor during sermon
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. The man
accused of shooting a southwest-
ern Illinois pastor through the
heart during his Sunday sermon
has been indicted on murder
charges.
A Madison County grand jury
handed down the indictment
Thursday against 27-year-old
Terry Sedlacek. Hes charged
with frst-degree murder in the
death of the Rev. Fred Winters of
First Baptist Church in Maryville.
Sedlacek also is charged with two
counts of aggravated battery in
the stabbings of church mem-
bers.
Associated Press
Jefersons
740 Massachusetts Street
What I had: Wings with a side order of onion rings
Restaurant name: Jefersons
Type of restaurant: American
Overall star rating: 4.0 out
of 5
Signature dish: Wings
Tastes like: Bufalo Wild Wings
Price range: $9-15
Review: When theres a big
game on or you just want
to go out and celebrate
with the guys, there could
not be a better place then
Jefersons. This institution
of fne American cuisine has
possibly the best or one of the
best atmospheres in town.
The layout of Jefersons is
very unique in and of itself.
It is decorated from wall to
wall with dollar bills with
diferent drawings on the
currency, which gives it a fun
feel. Depending on when you
go in there, you can get a
loud bar-like environment or
even possibly a quiet evening.
The food here is some of the
best local cuisine I have had
since arriving in Lawrence
with their signature wings
and their unbelievable onion
rings. Along with great food
and a great environment,
the only thing that beats out
both of these is the great
service. Each waiter or waitress
treats the customers with
a big smile and the utmost
courtesy. Now, if there was
any room for improvement
it would have to be the wait
getting seated. Because of
Jefersons being as popular as
it is, you are often left waiting
for around 20 minutes, which
isnt all that bad considering
other restaurants in town. I
give Jefersons a 4 out of 5
for being such a delightful
establishment.
Edited by Liz Schubauer
BY Bret phillippe
bphillippe@kansan.com
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
CLARIFICATION
Wednesdays article Coro-
ners ofce will release autopsy
in June said Jay Wren, Jasons
father, believed Jason drank
heavily because he was upset
after missing a bus to a club
lacrosse game. Sigma Alpha
Epsilon members told Wren Ja-
son was upset he had missed
the bus and that perhaps that
was why he chose to drink
heavily. Wren said he thought
it made sense Jason would be
upset because Jason would
have been in the starting
lineup for the game. Wren said
it was unlike Jason to miss a
commitment and that he did
not know why Jason missed
the bus.
CORRECTION
Thursdays brief on 2A mis-
stated information about The
Associated Collegiate Press
Online Pacemaker Award.
Kansan.com is one of ten
national fnalists for the award
for the third year in a row.
Winners will be announced
between April 16 and April 19.
odd news
Dirty behavior in car wash
results in 90-day sentence
SAGINAW, Mich. A man
police caught performing a sex
act with a car wash vacuum has
been sentenced to 90 days in the
Saginaw County Jail.
The 29-year-old Swan Creek
Township man was sentenced
Wednesday in Saginaw County
Circuit Court. Savage pleaded no
contest to indecent exposure last
month.
Police say Savage was arrested
after a resident called ofcers
early on Oct. 16 to report suspi-
cious activity at a car wash in
Thomas Township, about 90 miles
northwest of Detroit.
New Mexico frst to have
ofcial state cowboy song
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Cow-
pokes now have a good reason
to gather round the campfre
and break out the guitar New
Mexicos got an ofcial state
cowboy song.
Gov. Bill Richardson signed
legislation Wednesday declar-
ing New Mexico the frst state to
adopt an ofcial cowboy song:
Under the New Mexico Skies by
Syd Masters, a 42-year-old musi-
cian from Edgewood.
New Mexico songwriters
picked Masters tune in 2008 from
26 other songs, and he per-
formed it on the state House foor
this month. The true-to-tradition
tune, with a rolling melody and
catchy lyrics, features guitar and
acoustic bass with a twangy male
voice that breaks into three-part
harmony for the chorus.
The song tells about New
Mexico, like the beautiful land-
scape, wildlife, the fowers and
the beautiful mountains of New
Mexico the things that we
are proudest of, said state Rep.
Gloria Vaughn, a Republican from
Alamogordo.
Because we have so many
ranchers and cattle people, this is
important for New Mexico.
Singing cowboys have been a
dominant part of American cul-
ture, said cowboy music expert
Jana Fallin, a professor and music
education division chair at Kansas
State University in Manhattan,
Kan.
They sang to keep the cattle
moving along, they sang to keep
the cattle calm and they sang to
entertain each other, she said.
While New Mexicos cowboy
song is the countrys frst, several
other Western states already have
ofcial songs with a cowboy
twist: KansasHome on the
Range and Oklahomas Okla-
homa!
Associated Press
CriMe
Man attempts to steal
books from bookstore
An unidentifed male at-
tempted to shoplift three
to four books from the KU
Bookstore in the Kansas Union
Thursday afternoon.
The suspect put the books
into a backpack and walked
out of the store. An employee
who had seen him pursued
him and the suspect dropped
the books on the foor and ran
from the store.
Steve Rhodes, KU Book-
stores director, said textbook
theft was a major secu-
rity concern of the store and
something it always worked to
prevent.
The suspect was not ap-
prehended.
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Dana Schmidt, Wichita junior, is
the director of the play and said that
she recited one of the monologues
in the play performance last year,
but that this year the play was
centered around her vision.
I did the set design and have
been holding rehearsals and
helping the actors to develop the
monologues, Schmidt said.
Schmidt said she appreciated
the variety of the monologues.
Some of them are hilarious,
some of them are more moving,
and some of them are pretty
depressing, actually, Schmidt
said. But theyre just really well-
written and pretty simple, which is
always nice.
Flanders said she hoped students
would see the play because it was
a topic that women could beneft
from, and because the proceeds
were going to a good cause.
Its about empowerment,
education and just having a good
time, Flanders said.
Edited by SamSpeer
news 3A friday, march 27, 2009
theater
Students compete for best play
BY JENNIFER TORLINE
jtorline@kansan.com
With March Madness underway,
a group of student playwrights will
compete in their own Final Four
this weekend.
English Alternative Teatre
is bringing back its Final Four
competition of one-act plays afer
a more than fve-year absence. Te
student plays will be performed
Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the
Black Box theater at the Lawrence
Arts Center.
Its always interesting to me
to see what students are writing
about, Paul Stephen Lim,
professor of English, said.
Lim, the founder of English
Alternative Teatre, organized the
event. He chose four student plays
two comedies and two serious
plays from his Introductory
Playwriting class to be performed
in the Final Four competition.
Te comedies are Cheeseburger
Nation by Brian Highberger,
Garnett junior, and Te
Importance of Conversation in a
Monologue by Joe Scott, Wichita
senior. Te serious plays are
Te Tragedy of Empty Streets
by A.J. Mathews, Overland Park
senior, and Eli Touched, Whitney
Ginned by Brett Runyon, who
graduated in December.
Te comedies will be performed
on Friday night and the serious
plays will be on Saturday night.
Te audience votes on the plays
each night, and the two winning
plays will compete again on Sunday
afernoon. Te winners from each
night will receive cash prizes.
Te plays are in progress and
the audience writes down feedback
notes so that the playwrights will
beneft from viewer feedback,
Lim said.
Faculty, staf and students will
act in the plays and have been
rehearsing all week.
All four student playwrights have
only recently begun playwriting,
and this is the frst time for each
of them to have one of their plays
produced.
What makes it so scary is
having another person portray a
character you created, Mathews
said. Its nerve-wracking.
Te students inspiration for the
plays ranged from history classes
to family members to the HBO
series Deadwood.
I took a lot of language for my
play from that series, Runyon
said.
Lim founded English Alternative
Teatre, the department of Englishs
producing organization, in 1989
to help develop new scripts by
KU students and to nurture local
talent. Lim said that throughout
the years, nearly 30 student plays
and programs had received awards
from around the country.
He said the competition would
give the audience a chance to enjoy
local talent from students.
Its terrifc to be able to
contribute to the process because
something that the audience
says by way of feedback is going
to be considered seriously by
the playwrights, Lim said. Te
audience will be able to shape and
make the plays better.
Edited by Liz Schubauer
monologueS (continued from 1a)
pool (continued from 1a)
build the aquatics center southeast
of the building. McGonigle said
the three different options would
vary in price, but costs would be
divided proportionally between
the students and the department.
Sandi Differding, Lawrence
junior, and Robinson Center
pool manager, said she thought
there would be plenty of student
support in 2011 when the new
aquatics center proposal would be
voted on.
Robinson currently has a
25-meter pool, built in 1980, and
a 25-yard competition pool and
diving well, built in 1969.
The new pool would make the
students happy, Differding said.
Robinson is still a good pool and
serves its purpose, but its getting
pretty old and it would be nice to
have a recreational area that isnt
strictly limited to a pool with just
lane ropes.
McGonigle said the student
body president for the 2011-2012
school year would be given all
the floor plans, cost estimates,
a general idea where funding
was coming from and how the
partnership was going to work.
The economic aspect
supersedes this project, McGonigle
said. Were just waiting for the
right time and its disappointing,
but it would not be the responsible
thing to do right now.
Mike Harrity, assistant athletics
director for student athlete
development and community
relations, said any time a student
leader like McGonigle came to
the Athletics Department with an
idea, it would listen and support it
if it could.
Its really been so impressive to
see the impact that one student can
have on a campus our size, Harrity
said. Hes been phenomenal in his
research, in exploring the whole
issue, the feasibility of it, and
when he came here and said the
delay was the best thing for the
student body, we fully agreed and
supported him.
Harrity also said his department
was always trying to raise funds
and it had come a long way under
Lew Perkins direction.
This delay in the project does
give us more time and thats always
a good thing, Harrity said.
Despite the postponement,
McGonigle said he had complete
confidence that the project would
happen.
When those senate leaders
come together in 2011, and look
at what weve accomplished and
what weve completed, theyre
going to be able to move forward
with this project swiftly and an
aquatic center will be built on this
campus, McGonigle said.
Edited by Justin Leverett
libby napoli/KAnSAn
TheFinal Four has come early for University of Kansas student playwrights. Professor Paul
Limhas chosen four students fromhis introductory playwriting class to compete in the English
Alternative Theater at the Lawrence Arts Center. Wichita senior Joe Scott, Garnett junior Brian
Highberger, Overland Park senior A.J. Matthews and Overland Park graduate Brett Runyon are
involved in the March Madness.
final four
competition of
one-act plays
What: English Alternative
Theatres competition of
four student plays
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday,
7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2:30
p.m. Sunday
Where: The black box
theater in the Lawrence
Arts Center, 940 New
Hampshire St.
hoW much: Free
The following student plays
will be competing:
Friday night:
Cheeseburger Nation
by Brian Highberger
The Importance of Conver-
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10 is the easiest day, 0 the
most challenging.
Aries (March21-April 19)
Today is a 9
Youre strong, intelligent and
lucky now. You have your plan
worked out. Launch, with con-
fdence, quickly. This assumes
youre ready. If not, get ready
and then do it.
TAurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 5
Set priorities frst; otherwise,
youll be swamped. Take on
more responsibility so you can
call the shots. Youre getting
stronger by the day. Put yourself
in line for a promotion.
GeMini (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 9
You practically invented net-
working. You have more friends
than Carter has peanuts. Theyll
come to your rescue again. Let
them know what you want.
CAnCer (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 5
A controversy arises. Keep your
opinions to yourself. Let the
others duke it out frst, while
you consider your options.
Include potential fringe benefts.
Proceed with caution.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 9
Conditions are perfect, but
youd better get into port before
nightfall. Complications are
brewing and there could be
trouble this weekend. Be tucked
away in a safe harbor by then.
VirGo (Aug. 23-sept. 22)
Today is a 5
Put everything into order, both
down and across. Focus on the
details, and the puzzle falls into
place. Stick to your plan and
youll be successful. And dont
look down.
LibrA (sept. 23-oct. 22)
Today is a 9
You generally fall for the wild,
adventurous type. Youre not
that outrageous yourself, but
you do fnd it quite attractive.
Somebody like that is driving
you crazy now. Settle down and
start making plans.
sCorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21)
Today is a 5
Dont let somebody elses prob-
lem give you a big headache.
Instead, ofer your services
to someone whos planning-
challenged. Help get past this
emergency and prevent the
next one.
sAGiTTArius(nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 9
Launch new projects, make
commitments, decide what
you want to happen. Visualize
yourself 10 years from now,
happier than ever. Describe
what that looks like and half the
battles won.
CApriCorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 5
Looks like youre making money
from your home as well as pour-
ing money into it. Maybe youre
selling old furniture so you can
buy some new. Whatever, it
works out.
AquArius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 9
Tackle the problem with en-
thusiasm and energy. The more
you learn, the more questions
pop to your mind. There doesnt
seem to be an end to it, and this
is good. You look forward to the
challenge.
pisCes (Feb. 19-March20)
Today is a 5
It should be pretty easy to get
what you want under these
conditions. Go ahead and say
you can do whats required,
even if you know youll have to
study to keep that promise. You
know you will.
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Dancing With the Stars con-
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Authorities charged 34-year-
old Robert ORyan on Thursday
with one felony count of stalking
and two misdemeanor counts of
carrying a loaded gun in a vehicle.
ORyan is being held in lieu of
$35,000 bail. Prosecutors have
asked the amount to be raised to
$220,000.
Authorities say ORyan was
arrested Tuesday after he tried to
jump a security fence at a studio
where the ABC show is flmed.
Police say they found a loaded
shotgun and handgun in his car.
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F
inally we arrive at the great
debate that has had hip-hop
heads vigorously bickering
with one another for more than
three decades: Who is the best
rapper to ever live? Although the
answer to this question usually
comes down to a handful of her-
alded candidates, opinions on the
matter often differ greatly from one
hip-hop head to another. There are
several plausible reasons for this:
Fans from different regions of the
country may be biased toward a
local rapper because they come
from the same locale and social
environment as the artist, or, more
frequently the case, different heads
just prefer different styles of rhyme.
Certainly, several emcees
deserve serious consideration when
determining the best rapper of
all time (Jay-Z, Big L, 2 Pac), but
personally I find it perplexing that
any true head could ultimately
come up with any other name
than Christopher George Latore
Wallace, fondly known to the world
as The Notorious B.I.G., Biggie
Smalls, Frank White or simply
Big.
In every rough, rugged and raw
way, Big epitomized everything that
is hip-hop. The man revolution-
ized the entire game, from the way
it was produced and marketed to
his continued influence today on
emcees too young to even remem-
ber his tragic death.
Ready to Die was released as
Bigs debut album on Aug. 1, 1994,
and from that date on the hip-hop
has never been the same. An intri-
cate tapestry of chart-toppers beau-
tifully complimented by brutally
raw gangster anthems, this record
brought something for every hip-
hop fan. Bigs peers on the streets
couldnt help but identify with his
gritty and familiar outlook on life,
while the ladies loved his unmis-
takable voice and the club-bangers
he churned out so effortlessly. A
legendary and ground-breaking
record, this is still the greatest hip-
hop album of all time.
Life After Death was the final
album over which he had com-
plete artistic control as a bona fide
superstar throughout the next few
years. On this record, Big show-
cased his versatility by choosing to
take on more of a kingpin, mobster
persona, as opposed to reflect-
ing the life of the street hustler he
so vividly portrayed on Ready
to Die. Also widely acclaimed
and regarded as one of the best
hip-hop albums ever made, this
diamond-certified double-disc was
released on March 25, 1997, 16
days after Big was shot to death in
Los Angeles. Born Again, a post-
humous marriage of old verses and
new production, was then released
in 1999. Despite having no input
whatsoever from Big in the pro-
duction, the album includes many
classics the hip-hop world still
enjoys today thanks to Bigs blazing
rhymes. It is a somber reminder of
the immense talent and potential
that Christopher Wallace pos-
sessed.
The Notorious B.I.G. is loved
and respected to this day by all in
the hip-hop world on both coasts
of the nation, and the extent of his
influence can be witnessed all over
the world. Three years ago, a DJ
in Cape Town, South Africa, told
me that Biggie Smalls was the rea-
son he initially became enamored
with hip-hop and its culture, the
reason he realized what he wanted
to dedicate the rest of his life to.
This is only one example of a man
whose life was drastically altered by
a fat man rapping on a microphone
halfway around the world. The
influence Big has had on hip-hop
and all those who devotedly follow
its culture is incredible.
These are all valid points as to
why Big is indeed the best rapper
ever, but by far the most effective
way to prove it is also the easiest:
Listen to the man do his thing.
Play Ready to Die the whole way
through, then do the same with
Life After Death. I would be
surprised if you can think of any
rapper whos truly better than Big.
Peace.
Coldham is a Chicago senior
in journalism and English.
Opinion
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T
oday I committed the
single most satisfying
act of my college career:
I took a Snickers wrapper and
threw it carelessly at the ground.
Initially, I believed I had
done something wrong, but as I
turned around to pick it up and
dispose of it properly, I stopped
and analyzed the effort that I
was about to expend. Why the
hell was I bothering? I was wast-
ing my valuable, valuable time
acting as a chauffeur for the
cheap plastic that encapsulated
my delicious candy bar. Was
the wrapper going to metas-
tasize into a giant Fern Gully
smog beast? How many tears
would the poor roadside man
really shed? I suspected that he
wouldnt even notice, and that
Fern Gully was a cartoon.
So I turned around and left
that wrapper where it sat, and
to be honest I felt like a much
cooler person because of it. I felt
something like a Velociraptor in
a Mexican standoff with a Great
White Shark while both of them
were driving 67 Mustangs. We
are talking really friggin cool.
I felt like a great burden had
been lifted off my back. I mean,
really, what has this stupid
planet done for me lately? Pretty
much every animal on the planet
exists either to mutilate me or
to be delicious. Fresh air makes
my sciatic nerve act up. The sun
emits harmful radiation that
burns my face. Besides, I cant
waste all my time separating my
office pak from my newspaper
or my plastics from my glass,
prancing around recycling bins
all nimbly-pimbly like. Hell,
when I lived in Germany I was
required to recycle by law. The
way I see it, Im behind in my
lifetime allotment of littering
anyway.
Lets face it, people who
will undoubtedly and angrily
e-mail me: The earth is com-
pletely screwed anyway. We
have enough nuclear weapons
stockpiled to destroy the place
several times over, the sun is
going to fizzle out soon and the
Mayan apocalypse is coming
in December 2012. Lets let our
kids worry about this one while
we recline on a pile of half-full
Icee cups. By worrying about
picking up and sorting trash,
were just wasting time that we
could instead be spending cul-
tivating rich relationships with
our loved ones.
Just like William Jennings
Bryan arm-wrestling another
obscure Dennis Miller reference,
recycling is stupid. I will fist-
fight any of you who disagree
with me. I exhort you, fellow
students, to litter to your hearts
content and be as cool as I am.
Wouldnt it be cool to live in
piles of garbage? Aerosolized
freshening spray will take care of
the stink. You could, like, Feng
Shui the garbage and get a bet-
ter spiritual flow going through
your apartment. Or you could
pile it up into a nifty little gar-
bage fort to protect you and your
family from roving banditos.
Will this mentality lead to
six-pack wrappers strangling a
number of dolphins? Probably,
but Im not really fond of dol-
phins either.
Neubauer is a Lynn Haven,
Fla., senior in journalism.
cAMpus
LeTTer TO THe ediTOr
BEN cOLDHAm
Dangers of scientifc
food production extend
to stem cell research
In John Kennys piece, Buy-
ers Trust Shaky Science When
Making Food Choices, he brings
to mind a paradox that is likely
played across this campus and
throughout the nation. Kenny
frmly opposes large-scale
proft-driven agriculture, its
adverse environmental record
and strong-arm lobby in gov-
ernment.
But many of those sharing
Kennys negative view of the
agricultural industry and the
science behind the potent
chemicals, the frankenfood and
cloned livestock easily drop this
hesitance toward the scientifc
community in another area.
I am not speaking for Kenny,
but many who share his views
on the dangers of science in
modern food will gleefully forgo
hesitation with modern science
when it is dealing with a matter
of much higher consequence:
stem cell research. Many will
fret about pesticide residues
that could linger in their body
from food products, though few
are unnerved by the scientist
fddling with the very body that
could one day consume the
food.
As for the fear of an unfet-
tered free market, as Kenny laid
out in relation to the agricultur-
al industry, the same discon-
tents could easily be brought
about by use of stem cells.
Already states such as California
have put $3 billion toward the
research. If breakthroughs oc-
cur, it would not take too much
imagination to see a commod-
itization of human embryos,
where one would trade away
embryos for proft to cover a
mortgage or allow for a larger
shopping budget. Likewise,
many of the diseases that stem
cells could potentially cure are
ones that are more problem-
atic in the West, such as heart
disease, diabetes, and arthritis;
therefore stem cell treatment
would be in high demand and
elicit cool profts for the medical
industry.
Eating genetically modi-
fed corn or meat from a
cloned animal is enough of an
abomination of nature. So let
us carry that fervor through to
protecting the very vessels that
enjoy nature, humans, and not
allow our bodies to become
a scrap yard for the scientifc
community to proft from, while
dehumanizing us all in the end.
Brad Pillsbury is a freshman
fromTyler, Texas
n n n
Cutting educational positions
and building an Olympic
Village? My brain thanks you
KU!
n n n
Girls in Es today who were
laughing at me for drinking
my cereal milk: It was
cinnamon grahams, best kind.
n n n
Dear KU on Wheels: Please
stop training new drivers.
Youre ruining my poop
schedule on campus. Thank
you.
n n n
I started watching VH1s I Love
the New Millennium when it
started on the year 2000, and
that was four hours ago.
n n n
I just googled Google.
n n n
Note to self: When choosing
classes for next semester,
never look the professor up
on Facebook to see if hes hot.
Hes gonna turn out to be an
ass.
n n n
Im wondering why my blue
gatorade tastes like oranges...
False advertising!
n n n
Beautiful, single brunette out
there?
n n n
To the guy in the Malott
walkway who put a basket on
his head when he thought no
one was looking: I saw that.
n n n
Im single and brunette, but
you arent going to fnd them
sitting at your computer.
n n n
Well thats it! From now on Im
going to my classes dressed
in a foor-length, sage green
evening gown. Look for me.
n n n
Hey, Mountain Dewds: It isnt
over till the fat lady sings.
Sincerely, your neighbors.
n n n
Oh, Anderson Cooper, that
silver fox!
n n n
The USS Dallas collided with
the USS New Orleans. Our tax
dollars pay for great sonar
equipment and yet we ruined
two subs?
n n n
Finding people who dont
drink is like fnding people
in China who are not Asian.
There are some but very hard
to fnd.
n n n
I got boogers on my nose ring,
but dont call me a boogring.
n n n
Dear boys, please read the
article about non-verbal
firting. Sincerely, all the girls.
n n n
I think my hair might be too
greasy to go to class...
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THIS
THINGS I
BELIEVE
M
y experience at the
University of Kansas
has opened my eyes to
changes in the way teachers and
students communicate. Office
hours or telephone calls used to
be the only way for the two sides
to talk at all. Nowadays, near-
instantaneous communication has
made things exponentially easier.
But in a way, it has also spoiled us
and led us to take that communica-
tion for granted. Having something
so readily available is not an excuse
for refusing to use such things
as e-mail and, more specifically,
Blackboard.
Blackboard is an online teach-
ing tool that allows teachers to post
notes for classes, announcements
from the instructor and grades for
students, to name a few. More than
1,000 educational facilities world-
wide use Blackboard to enhance
teaching strategies and make life
easier for the students and teachers
who use it.
But Im sure everyone has had
an instructor who thinks theyre
above all that. And I know plenty
of students who havent checked
their student e-mail or logged on
to Blackboard once. So when I
was attempting to do interviews, I
couldnt decide on a good source.
Students were out of the question
because the common theme among
us is that the evil teachers have it
out for us and we do everything
right. And I could talk to my teach-
ers, but what would I say?
Hi, could you please elaborate
on the fact that you havent replied
to a single e-mail or posted any
grades ever?
These facts lead to an obvious
problem: the inability or refusal of
students and teachers to use such
technology as Blackboard hinders
the easy communication and
enhanced learning we might other-
wise achieve. Take high school, for
example. Doing the bare minimum
would get you a passing grade back
then, while the bare minimum
now will get you a bus pass home
when you flunk out. Blackboard
simply helps students take that
extra step outside the classroom. It
also expedites the process getting a
hold of instructors and other stu-
dents without having to track them
down face-to-face. Blackboard even
allows teachers to post students
grades for immediate feedback.
And yet some of us still refuse to
use it.
Both sides, instructors and stu-
dents, have a need for e-mail, and
Blackboard makes it easy. But if
students have a question pertaining
to class they should be able to get
a timely response via e-mail from
their instructors, so long as the
e-mail is written in a professional
manner. I dont think Professor
Whatshisface enjoys reading
e-mails filled with lol and 20
uses of the word like. And aside
from their personal use, instructors
also need e-mail to communicate
changes in schedules, assignments,
etc., with students in order to effi-
ciently run the class.
Theres really only one solution
to this problem: use Blackboard
and e-mail. People a lot smarter
than anyone reading or writing
this came up with them to make
life easier. I doubt they invented
these things with the hopes that we
would take them for granted.
Lucero is a Farmington, N.M.,
junior in journalism.
Students, faculty ignore
advantages of Blackboard
chrIstIan LucEro
THE BEES
KNEES
BY AMANDA THOMPSON
athompson@kansan.com
Students will have the chance
to get their hands dirty this Sun-
day from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the
campus garden, located behind
University Relations on Louisi-
ana Street between 13th and 14th
Streets.
Te Environmental Action to
Revitalize the Heartland, will have
its frst planting day this Sunday.
Margaret Tran, Derby junior
and co-coordinator of EARTH,
said tomatoes, radishes, lettuce
and spinach were some of the
seeds that would be planted. Tran
said the food would be donated to
the ECKAN Just Food Pantry in
Lawrence.
Tran said group members usu-
ally contacted workers at Cottins
Hardware & Rental, Sunrise Nurs-
ery or Clinton Parkway Nursery
to ask for seed donations. Tran
said most seeds for the frst plant-
ing came from Cottins Hardware
& Rental.
We take seeds that local busi-
nesses would normally throw out,
Tran said. It just depends on who
approaches us or who has stuf
available. Whoever has some-
thing, they just let us know.
Tran said the campus garden
was open for students to visit
and enjoy, and said volunteering
to plant would not only help the
community, but would also help
the student volunteers.
Its a great way to meet people
and do something hands-on with
sustainability, Tran said. And
there are a lot of rising food costs,
and as college students its impor-
tant to learn how to grow food
yourself to decrease how much
money you spend.
Tran said for the frst plant-
ing day last year, around 20
volunteers showed up to help
plant. She said she hoped to see
a similar number at the campus
garden this year. Tran said this
Sunday would kick of regular
volunteer hours, which would
be every Sunday from 10:30
a.m. to noon, and every Tues-
day from 5 to 7 p.m.
Maddie Fry, co-coordinator
of EARTH, said her work with
the group helped her become
more environmentally aware.
Ive learned a lot about how
eating locally benefts the envi-
ronment, Fry said.
Tran said the vegetables rip-
ened at diferent times during the
season, and that radishes were
usually ready for harvest frst.
Its ongoing, so whenever
something is ripe we pick it and
start donating it, Tran said. Last
fall we were donating stuf like
once a week.
Fry said the ECKAN Just Food
Pantry not only distributed food
to low-income families in Law-
rence, but also to other food pan-
tries around Lawrence.
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NEWS 6A Friday, March 27, 2009
BY LAUREN HENDRICK
lhendrick@kansan.com
KU students were whipped
into shape during the Ambler
Student Recreation Centers Boot
Camp Challenge that wrapped up
before spring break. Back by popu-
lar demand, session two of the
Boot Camp Challenge will begin
Monday.
The early mornings were
tough, Megan Hicks, Oxford
freshman, said.
Hicks met with her fitness group
twice a week at 7:30 a.m. for an
hour-long workout. She said each
day emphasized the same exercises
but each workout was different.
The boot camp groups meet at
various times during the week and
trainers plan their groups work-
out schedule. Every group member
takes a fitness assessment at the
beginning of the program and par-
ticipants make personal goals. The
boot camp workout increases in
intensity over the weeks.
Travis Coberly, Gove graduate
student, said the diverse workout
routines kept him interested and
dedicated.
Apparently I have severe ADD
when it comes to working out and
I enjoyed the fast pace, Coberly
said. I was looking for a way to get
a good cardio workout without all
the mind-numbing boredom of a
treadmill or stationary bike.
Coberly credited his trainer,
Alex Miller, for keeping workouts
entertaining.
Alex was entertaining, original
and enthusiastic with his workouts
so I knew to expect some interest-
ing twists on cardio work, Coberly
said.
Miller, Bonner Springs junior,
was one of six trainers involved
with the six-week program.
Keeping it challenging for
everyone was key, Miller said.
He said one of his workouts
consisted of back-to-back intervals
of running, sit-ups, push-ups, tri-
cep dips, and pull-ups. Participants
would repeat the intervals with just
a few minutes of rest in the entire
hour.
He said the boot camp provided
a good foundation of basic exercise
combinations. Partner work was
also effective in keeping people
motivated.
It would have been easy to just
quit but I kept going, Ashlie St.
Clair, Stilwell senior, said. You
knew someone else was depending
on you to complete the exercises.
Hicks, Coberly and St. Clair said
they noticed a difference in their
cardio fitness after the six weeks.
Apparently will power alone
was not enough, but a $50 invest-
ment was, Coberly said.
The Ambler Centers second ses-
sion of the Boot Camp Challenge,
beginning next Monday, is open
for registration until 6 p.m. today
at the Ambler Center business
office. The cost is $50.
The Ambler Center will also
host a Boot Camp Challenge Field
Day from 10 to 11:30 a.m. April 25
at the Adams Outdoor Education
Center, 1010 E. 750 Rd. The cost of
the outdoor-based program is $15.
Edited by Liz Schubauer

Boot camp workout returns for another session
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Megan Hicks, Oxford freshman, stretches before her KU Fit class at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center Wednesday night. Hicks
participated in the Boot Camp Challenge earlier this year. Sign-ups for the second session of the programend at 6 p.m. today.
Group members garden to donate Graduate architecture
course to receive award
BY KAYLA REGAN
kregan@kansan.com
For 14 years, graduate students
in the School of Architecture and
Urban Planning have built houses,
community centers, meeting places
and other structures for diferent
communities. Te class, Gradu-
ate Design Studio VII, typically
referred to by students as Studio
804, will be recognized for its
work by the American Institute of
Architecture. Te class is receiving
a Education Honor Award for Ex-
cellence in course development and
teaching.
It is always an honor to receive
awards based on the work of Studio
804, professor Dan Rockhill said.
Tis award is especially important
because it serves to award Studio
804 for its entire body of work as
well as the dynamics and structure
of the class.
Rockhill said AIA selected the
course because it strived to beneft
communities and focused on the
most progressive architectural prac-
tices. Te 22 students in the course
collaborate to design and construct
a new structure each semester.
Professor Rockhill uses this
class to bridge the gap between
the architect and the building,
Stephanie Winn, Wichita graduate
student and also a member of the
class, said. Most architects sit at a
computer eight hours a day and we
actually get to build what we draw
on paper.
Last year, the class built a com-
munity center in Greensburg afer a
tornado destroyed the town in May
2008. Rockhill said the building
served as a prototype for sustain-
able design and building.
Currently the class is working on
a sustainable house in Wyandotte
County. Te home includes a wind
turbine, solar panels, a geothermal
heat pump, recycled materials and
a water reclamation system. Te
structure is expected to be com-
pleted in May.
Studio 804 has always focused
on the most sustainable archi-
tectural practices and we hope to
educate people by setting good ex-
amples in the building industry,
Rockhill said.
Tis is the third Education Honor
Award for Rockhill, who has taught
the course since it began in 1995.
Rockhill said he wasnt a prescrip-
tive teacher, meaning he taught
students to fnd their own solutions
to problems by leading them in the
right direction.
He always says, Youre the ar-
chitect, you fgure it out, Winn
said. But that doesnt mean hes not
there guiding us and helping us fg-
ure out the answers.
Jared Eder, Aitkin, Minn., gradu-
ate student, said he chose to attend
the Universitys graduate school
specifcally because of the class.
Eder said although working with
other students wasnt always easy,
collaborating with class members
was a rewarding experience.
We all sink or swim together,
Eder said. I have learned more in
the past few months than I ever
could have dreamed of learning
from a book or in a classroom.
Rockhill said watching students
grow from the course was the great-
est reward of teaching the class.
Every student shapes and in-
spires myself and their peers to do
something they have never experi-
enced before, Rockhill said.
Edited by SamSpeer
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Memphis
Tigers
deserve
respect
L
et me take this time to dole
out my respects to the Mem-
phis Tigers. Te Tigers, the
team that KU defeated to earn the
national championship last season,
lost many players to the NBA just
like the Jayhawks. Te Tigers are
very similar to the Jayhawks and
thats why their run in the tourna-
ment so far, discounting last nights
loss, has been extremely impres-
sive.
Memphis and Kansas both lost
numerous starters from last years
teams. Te Tigers lost three while
the Jayhawks lost all of their start-
ers. Both entered the season with
lower expectations than during
the previous year, even with star
recruits such as Tyreke Evans for
Memphis and Marcus and Markief
Morris for Kansas.
At the beginning of the sea-
son these lower expectations held
strong for a time. Both Kansas and
Memphis exited the top 25 rank-
ings at nearly the same time. Kan-
sas was out in week fve and Mem-
phis followed in week six, but both
teams eventually made it back into
the rankings.
Tat really speaks to what coach-
es Bill Self and John Calipari have
been able to do with these teams.
Teyve each taken a group of less-
experienced players and gotten
them right back to the same high
level of competition that got them
into the national championship
game last year. Its no wonder both
coaches are highly respected in
their profession. You cant help but
notice the phenomenal job both
coaches have done this season, not
to mention Caliparis recruiting
sweepstakes or Self s already nu-
merous coaching awards.
Memphis even parallels Kansas
in terms of its basketball history.
Memphis has been dominant re-
cently, winning the last four Con-
ference USA tournaments, similar
to Kansas three straight conference
tournament championships from
2006-2008. Kansas has the most
tournament championships of any
Big 12 school and Memphis is tied
for the most wins with Cincinnati, a
team no longer in the conference.
Calipari brought prominence to
the Memphis basketball program,
while Self brought another national
championship to Kansas. Calipari
hasnt gotten there yet, but his time
is looming down the road, espe-
cially with the top recruiting class
for the 2009-2010 season, which
includes the second and third over-
all recruits in the nation, DeMarcus
Cousins and Xavier Henry.
Jayhawks fans will obviously
applaud the eforts of Self and his
ability to hold this Jayhawk team
together with so many inexperi-
enced players, but Jayhawk fans
should also applaud the efort of
the Memphis Tigers, who, to a
lesser extent, were able to bounce
back from similar adversity to
make another run in the NCAA
tournament. Tere are similarities
between the two teams that fans
should be able to respect, leading
to a mutual appreciation of the two
teams. Besides, its not like any true
Jayhawk fan could have rooted for
Missouri to win anyways.
Edited by Justin Leverett
By kelly Breckunitch
kbreckunitch@kansan.com
swEET TiME TO sTEp up
By cASe keeFer
ckeefer@kansan.com
INDIANAPOLIS Bill Self
has a story he loves to tell. Its
a story about Sherron Collins.
A story that perfectly illustrates
Collins personality.
It was April 6, 2008 the eve
of Kansas national champion-
ship game against Memphis in
San Antonio. Self didnt know
which of his players should guard
Derrick Rose, Memphis point
guard and eventual No. 1 pick
in the NBA Draft, so he asked
them.
Collins, then a sophomore
guard, responded first. Collins
told Self he wanted to defend
Rose. Collins said he could do it.
No, Self said. Were going
to have to put someone a little
bigger, a little stronger, a little
tougher at point.
Watch, Collins responded.
Just put me on him.
Thats what Self wanted to hap-
pen all along. The question and
the subsequent challenge were
both a part of Self s plan to moti-
vate Collins.
While Collins didnt shut down
Rose he still scored 18 points
he forced Rose into a num-
ber of tough shots and guarded
him well enough for Kansas to
prevail.
I love toughness and I love
guys that you cant tell them what
they cant do, Self said. If you
tell Sherron what he cant do, its
just motivation for him to do it.
Self knows how to inspire
Collins, now a junior guard, and
Collins knows how to react to it.
Collins
s a i d
Thurs day
at Lucas Oil
Stadium that
he expected a
challenge from
Self before Kansas
tips off against Michigan
State at approximately 8:37
tonight in the Sweet Sixteen.
I think hell challenge me
somehow in the next day or
two, Collins said. Im going to
respond to it well. Every time he
challenges me, I take it up.
In fact, this season started with
Self challenging Collins. When
the Jayhawks traveled to Ottawa,
Canada, for three exhibition
games in August, Self was upset
because Collins arrived to prac-
tice out of shape and overweight.
Self said he didnt think Collins
could be the teams leader.
Turns out Self was dead wrong.
Collins has averaged 19 points
and five assists per game this
season and is a second-team All
American. Most importantly, hes
led this young group of Jayhawks
to the Sweet Sixteen further
than most analysts expected at
the beginning of the season.
We go with him, sophomore
center Cole Aldrich said. We
follow him.
The Jayhawks have definitely
stuck with that theme through
the first two games of the NCAA
tournament. Collins recorded a
combined 57 points, 11 rebounds,
10 assists and only two turnovers
in the victories against Dayton
and North Dakota State.
As
Self put it, Collins
has made every play.
The two games have
arguably been the best
of Collins career. Not
surprisingly, theyve
come following yet
another challenge
from Self.
When Kansas lost
to Baylor 71-64 in the
quarterfinals of the Big
12 Conference tour-
nament, Self blamed
the defeat on a lack of
energy. Collins took
the statement person-
ally.
Collins has told Self
all season that as a
leader, hes in charge of
making sure the Jayhawks
play with maximum effort. Its
Collins job to keep the energy
level high.
That didnt happen
against Baylor. Now, Collins
is determined to make sure
the Jayhawks never have a
similar letdown again. In
the two tournament games,
Ready for the challenge
Self knows how
to motivate Collins
to play his best
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TONiGHT
Kansas vs.
Michigan State
8:37 p.m.
Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis, Ind.
TV: CBS (Channel 5, 13)
Before the Big 12 tournament,
Kansas two best scorers sat
and watched flm together with
position coach Katie OConnor.
Te action on the screen revealed
a noticeable and glaring concern:
Sometimes during games, junior
forward Danielle McCray and
junior guard Sade Morris failed to
look for one another on ofense.
First, McCray and Morris
discussed the situation at hand.
Ten, the twos talks delved into
the bigger picture.
We just said, Hey, this is our
postseason and we need to go far,
McCray said. We cant rely on
other people. We have to be the
ones that step up this team.
Tis season, Kansas has
depended on McCray and Morris
for the bulk of its ofensive
production. And, for much of the
year, the pair has flled the role
adequately.
McCray and Morris thoroughly
dominated in Kansas 75-59
victory against Arkansas a
result that pushed Kansas into the
fnal eight of the tournament. Te
two combined for 58 of Kansas
points.
Tey get confused on how and
when to guard us, Morris said. If
they come out too far, well shoot
it. If they want to guard us, well
bring it of the dribble.
McCray tied a career-high with
35 points, an impressive total
for sure but nothing unexpected
from the Big 12s second leading
scorer. Morris flled the Jayhawks
remaining scoring needs by
pouring in 23 points.
Coach Bonnie Henrickson and
her staf call the duo Batman and
Robin. Texas A&M coach Gary
Blair refers to the pair as Jordan
and Pippen. Whatever nickname
McCray, Morris step up big in victory
freshman
forward
Aishah
Sutherland
fghts for
position
against Ar-
kansas Ayana
Brereton dur-
ing the third
round of the
WNIT game
onThursday.
Sutherland
had two
blocks and
11 rebounds.
The Jayhawks
play the
winner of the
Oregon State/
NewMexico
game in the
WNITs round
of eight.
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Junior guard Sherron Collins celebrates after draining a three against North
Dakota State.
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L
ets play investigator.
Recruiting investigator.
No, not in the way
Yahoo! Sports did earlier in the
week in exposing Connecticut
and coach Jim Calhoun of
recruiting violations. Lets just
find out who Kansas next com-
mitment will be.
Right now, it sure looks like
Lance Stephenson. Born Ready,
Stephensons nickname, is set to
make his announcement at the
McDonalds All-American game
next week in Miami.
Stephenson, Rivals.coms No. 9
player in the nation, is deciding
among Kansas, Maryland and
St. Johns. Well, not really decid-
ing among.
Those are his
finalists, but
Stephenson
told reporters
earlier in the
week that he
already knows
where hes
going. And he
dropped a clue while doing it.
I just want to have a chance to
win the tournament, Stephenson
said, according to Rivals, so Im
picking by that.
The last time the Red Storm
won an NCAA tournament game,
Stephenson was probably play-
ing with Pokmon cards. That
was 2000, and it was only one
game. St. Johns has never won a
national championship.
The Terrapins won the nation-
al championship in 2002. But
Maryland hasnt made the Sweet
Sixteen in six years and at this
point is a perennial bubble team.
If Stephenson is truly selecting
his college based on champion-
ship potential, its Kansas. But
how would Stephenson fit in with
the Jayhawks?
Thats the better question.
Assuming junior guard Sherron
Collins and/or sophomore center
Cole Aldrich return to school
next year, Stephenson would not
be the star.
It would be interesting to see
how the all-time leading scorer
in New York City high school
basketball history deals with that.
Stephenson, who won four New
York City titles at Lincoln High
School, broke Sebastian Telfairs
record last month and finished
high school with nearly 3,000
career points.
Stephenson has also admitted
that if it werent for the NBAs
requirement to spend one year in
college, he would jump straight
to the league. On the surface, he
isnt the kind of player Kansas
coach Bill Self has filled his teams
with here.
Kansas hasnt featured an out-
landish one-and-done talent or
dominant scorers. The Jayhawks
have relied more on tough, team-
oriented players.
Maybe thats what Stephenson
will be in college. Self certainly
wouldnt be interested if he didnt
believe Stephenson could adapt.
If Stephenson commits to
Kansas, theres one final piece of
the puzzle to be figured out: He
would be Kansas 15th scholar-
ship player for next season.
Thats two more than the
NCAA limit of 13. Unless both
Collins and Aldrich declared for
the NBA Draft, the Jayhawks
would be over the limit.
At this point, it looks unlikely
that Kansas would lose both of
them. The only other options
would be players transferring or
getting scholarships pulled from
them.
Thats an issue for another
time. This weekend, enjoy
Kansas fight to reach the Final
Four. A week from now, the
Stephenson mystery will be
solved.
Edited by Casey Miles
TODAY
Mens basketball
Michigan State,
8:37 p.m.
Indianapolis
Tennis
Oklahoma, 6 p.m.
Norman, Okla.

Baseball
Texas A&M,
6:35 p.m.
College Station,
Texas
Womens golf
Liz Murphey
Collegiate Classic
Athens, Ga.
Track & feld
Missouri Relays
Columbia, Mo.
SATURDAY
Softball
Texas A&M, 2 p.m.
Lawrence

Soccer
Creighton, 2 p.m.
Lawrence
Baseball
Texas A&M,
2:05 p.m.
College Station,
Texas
Rowing
Oklahoma, TBA
Oklahoma City
Track & feld
Missouri Relays
Columbia, Mo.
Womens golf
Liz Murphey
Collegiate Classic
Athens, Ga.
SUNDAY
Soccer
KU Mens
Club Team,
10 a.m. Lawrence
Tennis
Oklahoma State,
11 a.m.
Stillwater, Okla.
Softball
Texas A&M, noon
Lawrence
Baseball
Texas A&M,
12:05 p.m.
College Station,
Texas
Womens golf
Liz Murphey
Collegiate Classic
Athens, Ga.
Mens golf
Western
Intercollegiate
Santa Cruz, Calif.
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FRiday, MaRch 27, 2009
ThiS Week
iN kANSAS
AThleTicS
BlogAllen: Cant watch the
game on TV? Taylor Bern will
be live blogging before and
throughout Kansas matchup
with Michigan State.
Through the Uprights: On the
heels of todays open football
practice,
Stephen
Mon-
temayor
breaks
down
the days
developments and the teams
progression this ofseason on
Through the Uprights.
courtside: Jayson Jenks pro-
vides his unique brand of com-
mentary
after the
Jayhawks
WNIT
game
against
Arkansas. Will Kansas play
another game? Is the WNIT title
within their grasp?
The Give and Go: After a brief
hiatus, Clark and Jayson are
back with another podcast fol-
lowing
Kansas
WNIT
Sweet
Sixteen
game
against Arkansas at Allen
Fieldhouse.
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cOMMeNTARY
Would Stephenson ft in at Kansas?
By Case Keefer
ckeefer@kansan.com
Stephenson
Scribble dribble
Weston White/KANSAN
Purdue University senior Justin Dalton gets a piece of basketball memorabilia autographed
by junior guard Sherron Collins. Dalton, who has no ties to the Jayhawks, said that he wanted
Collins autograph because he is a good player.
QUOTe OF The DAY
Their freshmen have
gotten better, I think theyve
gotten a little more consistent.
And they have two players that
are as good as anybody in the
tournament.
Michigan State coach TomIzzo on
Kansas, The State News
FAcT OF The DAY
Michigan State out-
rebounded Kansas 42-31 in the
teams previous meeting this
season on January 10 in East
Lansing, Mich. Six Spartans
had three or more rebounds
apiece in a 75-62 victory over
their Big 12 opponent.
KU Athletics
TRiViA OF The DAY
Q: Who won the only NCAA
tournament meeting between
Kansas and Michigan State?
A: The Jayhawks defeated
the Spartans 96-86 in over-
time in Kansas City, Mo., in the
1986 NCAA Midwest Regional
Semifnals.
MlB
Tejada sentenced for
misleading Congress
assoCiated Press
WASHINGTON The
prosecutors words were deliv-
ered in the matter known as
The United States of America
vs. Miguel O. Tejada, spoken
during Thursdays 23-minute
hearing in which the Houston
Astros shortstop was sentenced
to one year of probation for
misleading Congress.
The message famous or
not, you must tell the truth
also could be interpreted as a
warning to another baseball
star, Roger Clemens. His case,
involving sworn testimony to
the House of Representatives,
is currently before a grand jury
in the very same federal court-
house where Tejada appeared.
People have to know that
when Congress asks questions,
its serious business, Assistant
U.S. Attorney Steven Durham
told the court. And if you dont
tell the truth and we can
prove you havent told the truth
then there will be account-
ability.
Congress referred Tejada
to the Justice Department in
January 2008, a little more
than a year before it asked that
Clemens be investigated to
determine whether he lied when
saying he never used perfor-
mance-enhancing drugs.
Tejada was the All-Star sit-
ting in court this day, his chin
resting on his right hand while
Durham talked. Tejada was the
past American League MVP
receiving his punishment after
pleading guilty last month and
admitting he withheld infor-
mation about an ex-teammates
use of performance-enhancing
drugs when questioned in 2005
by congressional investigators.
Standing at a lectern facing
Kay, Tejada spoke softly for
less than a minute, the talented
hands he normally uses to grip a
bat or field ground balls stuffed
in the pant pockets of his pin-
striped, three-piece suit.
He apologized to Congress,
to the court, to baseball fans
especially the kids and
added: I learned a very impor-
tant lesson.
Tejada is the first high-pro-
file player convicted of a crime
stemming from baseballs ste-
roids era.
What people are not entitled
to do, your honor, is to provide
untruthful or dishonest answers.
No one has that right, Durham
told the court. Not the people
who are well-known and not
the people who are unknown.
Tejada faced up to a year
imprisonment and a fine up to
$100,000. But Kay followed the
recommendation of prosecutors
who said he deserved a lighter
punishment, issuing a sentence
of probation, 100 hours of com-
munity service and a $5,000
fine.
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ARKANSAS
KANSAS (20-13)
ARKANSAS (18-14)
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGARebs A Pts
Danielle McCray 11-17 4-7 8 1 35
Nicollette Smith 0-2 0-1 6 3 1
Krysten Boogaard 1-1 0-0 0 0 2
LaChelda Jacobs 0-2 0-0 3 0 2
Ivana Catic 1-2 0-0 2 8 2
Aishah Sutherland 4-9 0-0 11 1 8
Kelly Kohn 0-1 0-1 1 0 0
Sade Morris 9-12 2-3 4 2 23
Porscha Weddington 2-7 0-0 2 0 4
Marija Zinic 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Rebecca Feickert 0-1 0-1 0 0 0
Team 8
Total 28-54 6-13 46 75 18
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGARebs A Pts
Whitney Jones 3-7 0-0 6 1 11
Ayana Brereton 6-13 2-7 7 1 15
Shanita Arnold 3-6 1-1 4 2 7
Ceira Ricketts 4-17 0-0 4 4 10
Lyndsay Harris 0-5 0-1 0 0 1
Jamesha Townsend 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Ashley Daniels 1-2 0-0 4 0 3
Julie Inman 1-3 1-1 1 0 3
Brittney Richardson 1-4 0-2 1 0 4
Charity Ford 1-4 0-0 2 0 6
Ashlea Williams 0-0 0-0 2 0 0
Team 4
Total 20-61 4-12 35 8 59
23 36 59
GAME NOTES
WEDDINGTON SEES
INCREASED MINUTES
Junior forward Porscha Wed-
dington logged 18 minutes
against Arkansas after playing
just seven minutes in Kansas last
four games.
Facing a quick Arkansas team,
Weddington aforded Kansas a
better option in the post.
I told her two days ago,
Porscha, you have to be ready,
fguring she could match some
of that athleticism, coach Bonnie
Henrickson said.
KANSAS GRABS VICTORY
NO. 20
For the frst time since the
1999-2000 season, Kansas
reached the 20-win mark. By
defeating Arkansas, Kansas im-
proved to 20-13 on the season.
Thats a benchmark in basket-
ball, Henrickson said. I wouldve
liked to have gotten there sooner
but well take it.
Jayson Jenks
BY CLARK GOBLE
cgoble@kansan.com
Apparently senior Ivana Catic
believes in jinxes.
When told after Kansas win
over Arkansas she has had just
three turnovers in four postsea-
son games, Catic laughed and
scooted her chair to the nearest
table. There she performed one of
the oldest superstitions around:
knocking on wood.
In Thursday nights game,
Catic continued to control Kansas
offense with extreme efficiency.
She turned it over once to go with
eight assists in the 75-59 win in
the third round of the Womens
NIT. She attributes the increased
efficiency to watching more film.
It has really helped me, Catic
said. As a senior, I kind of wish
I would have started that earlier
because I think it really opened
my eyes to some things.
Coach Bonnie Henrickson says
she felt Catic has improved in the
postseason as well.
She has done a good job of
managing possessions and mak-
ing good decisions, Henrickson
said.
Catic said her understanding
of the offense helped her pace the
Jayhawks when a few of the start-
ers picked up two fouls and were
relegated to the bench. Sophomore
Krysten Boogaard picked up two
fouls in three minutes and didnt
check back into the game until the
second half. Sophomore Nicollette
Smith also picked up two early
fouls.
Late in the first half, Catic was
the lone starter on the floor. In
order to keep the offense flowing
until halftime, Catic huddled her
teammates after every dead ball.
I just told whoever was in to
stay aggressive and not turn the
ball over, Catic said. Sometimes
I think we get nervous when
[Danielle] and [Sade] arent in.
Catics steady point guard play
helped the Jayhawks acquire a 13
point lead at halftime. She record-
ed seven assists to go with no
turnovers in the first half.
Her contributions didnt just
show up in the box score. She
went to the floor several times
to either maintain or reacquire
Kansas possession. Henrickson
also noted that Catic tipped a few
rebounds to teammates.
The differences in body lan-
guage between the Razorbacks
and Catic were striking. Arkansas
looked confused and unorganized
when warming up for the second
half and their bench rarely showed
much support.
Catic yelled and swung her
arms in the air after junior
Danielle McCray buried a three-
pointer early in the second half
and applauded every Kansas effort
when she took a quick break on
the bench.
Catic said her energy and hus-
tle plays mostly come from her
extreme desire to keep her season
going.
Its exciting to still be playing in
March when a lot of teams arent
playing anymore, Catic said. Its
March Madness, and its a once in
a lifetime opportunity for me to go
all the way.
Edited by Justin Leverett
WOMENS BASKETBAll
Catic emerges as postseason leader
Tyler Waugh/KANSAN
Junior guard Danielle McCray pushes through Arkansas Charity Ford and Brittney Richardson during the third round of the WNIT Thursday.
McCray tied her career high with 35 points in the Jayhawks 79-56 victory.
WoMeNS (continued from 1b)
suits them best, McCray and
Morris have thrived in Kansas last
four games.
During that stretch, McCray
has averaged 26 points per game,
while Morris has contributed 21
points per game.
Tis time of year, those players
that play those kinds of roles, you
gotta be able to step up and play,
Henrickson said.
Yet, just as important, Kansas
appears to have found the third
scorer that has eluded the Jayhawks
for much of the season.
While McCrays and Morris
scoring performances have been
well-noted, freshman forward
Aishah Sutherland has quietly
developed into a productive post
option. Shes
averaging 10.3
points and 7.8
rebounds in her
last four outings,
providing Kansas
with much-
needed balance.
Ive noticed
that we win a
lot when I play
a good game,
Sutherland said.
Teres an old clich in sports that
states basketball is a game of runs.
In the beginning of the season,
Kansas neither generated nor
answered runs. Not surprisingly,
the Jayhawks began
conference play 2-9.
But as the season
progressed, and
Kansas began
winning, that trend
no longer held
precedent. Take
Tursday night as a
perfect example.
Early on, Kansas
grabbed control of
the game afer a sloppy beginning.
Te Jayhawks pieced together a
14-0 run midway through the
frst half, building a signifcant
cushion.
Sparking that run were, of
course, McCray and Morris. Te
duo combined for 12 of the 14
points in helping
Kansas create
separation from
Arkansas.
(Sade) has
even been
bringing energy to
me, McCray said.
Shes been doing
good and were in
a rhythm and in
a tempo and that
makes me feel good about myself.
Tats when everyone feels good
about themselves.
But Kansas biggest problem in
the frst half had little to do with
defense or ofense. Four of Kansas
starting fve found themselves
seated on the bench
for large chunks of
the frst half.
Te rest of the
Jayhawks managed
just two points in
the fnal fve minutes
of the frst half. But
heres the key: Kansas
allowed Arkansas to
score only six points
in that same stretch.
Te Jayhawks held a 36-23 lead at
halfime.
It gives us that edge going into
halfime, Morris said. It gives
us confdence that hey, we made
this great run, lets knock them out
when we come back out.
Arkansas opened the second
half with a 7-2 run, giving the
impression that Kansas lead may
not have been so secure. But the
Jayhawks quickly squelched any
comeback hopes and enhanced
their lead as the second half
continued.
We know that you cant settle
for anything in any basketball
game, McCray said. Tese teams
are fghting for the same thing.
Teyre trying to win, theyre
trying to advance.
Edited by SamSpeer
These teams are
fghting for the same
thing. Theyre trying
to win, theyre trying
to advance.
DANIELLE MCCRAY
Junior guard
Ive noticed that we
win a lot when I play
a good game.
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BASEBALL
Jayhawks prepare to face big stadium and big fan base in Texas
Josh Bowe
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A stadium thats known to
house around 7,000 fans at a time,
Olsen Field, home to Texas A&M
baseball, is a notable destination
on the Jayhawks schedule every
other year. And filled with so many
Aggie fans, who are known as
relentless hecklers, the stadium can
become an intimi-
dating destina-
tion. Nonetheless,
coach Ritch Price
is looking for-
ward to when the
Jayhawks (15-7,
3-0) face the No.
15 Aggies (15-9,
3-3) this weekend,
starting this Friday
at 6:35 p.m.
Without ques-
tion its my favorite place to play
in America, Price said. Itll be the
best environment some of those
kids will ever play in.
And Price isnt alone in his assess-
ment. In 2004 Sports Illustrated
ranked Olsen Field
the best venue in col-
lege baseball. With so
many fans filling the
stadium (the larg-
est recorded being
11,052 in 1999),
the Kansas players
know and expect to
hear their fair share
of chants and heck-
ling. Its far from a
family-friendly setting of Hoglund
Ballpark.
You just embrace it, go in
there and have fun, junior second
baseman Robby Price said of the
sometimes-hostile environment.
During fly balls they (Aggie fans)
scream. When its sold out, you
cant really hear, but at the same
time its fun.
Junior shortstop
David Narodowski
will be playing at
Olsen Field for the
first time in his
career. With Kansas
in first place in the
Big 12 for the first
time since the early
1990s, Narodowski
said he understands
the importance of
this series, and will be ready for
the crowd. He said it was the big-
gest series of the season.
Their fans are going to be heck-
ling us, thats what Ive heard from
the guys, Narodowski said.
It will be even more fun for the
Jayhawks if they surprise another
Big 12 perennial power. Last week-
end Kansas swept No. 1 Texas for
the first time in school history. In
the past, the Jayhawks have seen
some success in College Station,
Texas. Kansas took one game in
each of the last two series at Olsen
Field
When Ive taken my teams there
in the past we have
played very, very
well, Ritch Price
said. If youre
competitive, you
have goose bumps
during the nation-
al anthem.
By that stan-
dard, Narodowski
must be a compet-
itive player.
He (Price) said that we should
be excited, theyve sold out and
theres going to be 7,000 fans there,
Narodowski said. I got goose
bumps when he told me that. Im
so excited for that, I cant wait to
see 7,000 fans watching us.
Robby Price said playing clean
baseball will be the key. Over
spring break against talented pro-
grams such as Arizona State and
San Diego State, Kansas had five
errors in four close losses. During
the Texas sweep, Kansas only had
one error in the three victories.
We cant beat ourselves, our
pitching has to give us an oppor-
tunity, but most importantly weve
got to catch the ball defensively,
Robby Price said. The only games
that got out of reach was when
we were making two errors, three
errors setting the table for the
big innings.
Edited by Sonya English
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Sophomore third baseman Tony Thompson hones in on a runner during the Jayhawks
March 25 7-4 victory against Western Illinois at Hoglund Ballpark. The Jayhawks travel to College
Station, Texas, to play Texas A&Mthis weekend.
WoMEnS GoLf
Kansas to face strong competition in Georgia tournament
BY hALLIe MANN
hmann@kansan.com
Te womens golf team will head
to Athens, Ga., this weekend to
play in the Liz Murphy Collegiate
Classic hosted by the University
of Georgia. Te three-day tourna-
ment will feature teams and indi-
viduals from all over the country
including No. 4 Oklahoma State.
Leading the Jayhawks is junior
Meghan Gockel, who took the
frst place individual title at the
Duramed Collegiate Invitational
before spring break.
Gockels performance helped
the womens golf team take the frst
place team title at the Duramed
Invitational as well and earned her
Golf Worlds player of the week.
Gockel said she was surprised by
the award and said she thought
that it would help boost the conf-
dence of the whole team.
I just see this award as a bonus
to our win in Arizona, Gockel
said. Were getting down to busi-
ness now and Im
glad our hard work
is paying of.
Coach Erin
ONeil said that
Gockel had worked
really hard over
the season and that
she was glad to see
her fnish with this
win and this award.
ONeil said Gockel
led on the fnal day of the tourna-
ment and showed she was a strong
player by keeping her composure
and fnishing strong.
It was good to see it all come
together for Meghan, ONeil said.
It was great to see her recognized
on the national level like that.
Te womens golf team was also
honored with Team of the Week
by Golfweek.com afer its victory
at the Duramed In-
vitational. ONeil
said this award got
the team fred up
and excited to keep
competing.
Te girls were
so excited, ONeil
said. It just makes
us as a team that
much stronger and
that much more
competitive.
Te golf team will take fve play-
ers to Georgia: Gockel, junior Em-
ily Powers, sophomores Meghna
Bal and Sydney Wilson and fresh-
man Kalynd Carson. All fve of the
golfers fnished in the top 15 at
the Duramed invitational. ONeil
said she thought the junior class
had really stepped up to lead the
team and that she was expecting
another good performance from
them.
Were taking it one day at a
time and just looking to keep
moving up in the rankings,
ONeil said.
Kansas will face of against
teams including Georgia, Au-
burn, Coastal Carolina and Flor-
ida State. Oklahoma State will be
the only Big 12 team at the tour-
nament. ONeil and Gockel said
that the level of competition at this
tournament would be a good test
for the team coming of of their
recent win.
Its going to be a strong feld in
Georgia and it will be some good
competition for us, Gockel said.
Te tournament will be held
at the University of Georgia
golf course on Friday March 27
through Sunday March 29.
Edited by Liz Schubauer
Liz Murphy
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Team Rank
Oklahoma State No. 4
Kent State No. 20
Ohio State No. 28
Kentucky No. 44
Kansas No. 71
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Kansas coach
When its sold out,
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Junior second baseman
stAdIuMs
Disagreement shouldnt
impede sports complex
KANSAS CITy, Mo. Jack-
son County ofcials say nego-
tiations with two construction
labor unions shouldnt delay
opening the Royals and Chiefs
stadiums.
The unions for carpen-
ters and ironworkers doing
construction at the Truman
Sports Complex are locked in
contract talks with the builders
Association.
Negotiations continued
Thursday. Current contracts
with both unions expire
Tuesday.
County ofcials said they
are confdent that a settlement
will be reached between the
negotiating parties, allowing
work to continue at the sports
complex.
More than $600 million in
improvements are under way
at the stadiums for Kansas
Citys professional baseball and
football teams. A 3/8-cent sales
tax that taxpayers approved in
2006 is fnancing most of the
work.
Mike Smith, chairman of
the Jackson County Sports
Complex Authority, said the
Arrowhead Stadium might
feel the most impact from a
work stoppage because it has
extensive renovations now
under way.
Most of the heavy work at
Kaufman Stadium, where the
Royals play, has been fnished.
but workers still have been
keeping late hours to be ready
for the Royals home opener on
April 10.
Ofcials for both the Chiefs
and Royals say theyre also
hopeful that the parties can
come to an agreement and
fnish the project.
Should that not occur, we
are optimistic that we will be
ready for the open house on
April 5 and obviously the home
opener scheduled for April 10
against the New york yankees,
said Kevin Uhlich, senior vice
president of business opera-
tions for the Royals.
Associated Press
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day at a time and
just looking to keep
moving up in the
rankings.
ERIN ONEIl
Womens golf coach
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Kansas club softball starts spring season with new coach
bY CHrIStIAN luCEro
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Growing pains are synonymous
with the beginning of any season.
Inaugural season is even tougher to
handle, but the Kansas club sofball
team is taking its in stride.
We are lucky to have a coach and
a very talented group
of girls, said Bailey
Gray, Fort Scott junior
and team co-captain/
vice president. I am
really looking forward
to seeing how we im-
prove as we learn to
play together.
Te frst season
of KU club sofball
has presented many
challenges, including not having a
coach for the fall season.
Te fall was rough because no
one really knew what to expect,
said Shea Scanlon, Shawnee Mission
junior. We didnt have a coach that
was really in charge.
Although the team lacked a
coach, it found an inspirational
leader to help its cause.
My dad, John Gray, had a big
impact on our team in the fall,
Gray said. It was important to have
that support because the teams we
were playing had quite a few fans.
Daddy G, as John Gray is afec-
tionately known to the team, drove
to every fall game from Fort Scott.
Others have had a
positive impact on
the club sofball
team.
Te head coach
at Haskell (Gary
Tanner) has been
a huge help, he
has no afliation
with KU but he
has helped out tre-
mendously, Scan-
lon said. Aside from putting us on
their schedule he has allowed us to
use their indoor batting facility ev-
ery week this spring simply because
he is a nice guy.
Afer the fall season Katy Saun-
ders, team president, searched for
a coach through the department of
health, sport and exercise sciences.
Afer coming into contact with
Kylie Williamson, the team found
itself a coach before spring semes-
ter started.
Williamson mentioned the ease
of coaching the girls as one of their
strengths.
Tey love the game and they
really want to do well, Williamson
said. Tey are eager to learn.
Teir frst scrimmage of the
spring season against Haskell Indi-
an Nations Universitys competitive
sofball team ended in a loss for the
Jayhawks, but the team focused on
the positives afer the defeat.
We have had one scrimmage
against Haskell and I think we
learned a lot, Williamson said. I
feel that the team will be very com-
petitive and will have a lot of fun.
Williamson said the team will
also play the club teams from Kan-
sas State and Nebraska University
as well as the competitive teams
from Baker University and Kansas
City Kansas Community College.
We just want to get the word out
that we exist and are competitive,
Williamson said. I am happy to
be a part of this group and hope to
pass some of my knowledge to the
team.
Te club sofball teams frst home
game will be against Kansas State
University on March 28 at Holcom
Sports Complex.
Edited by SamSpeer
trACk & FIEld
Kansas travels to Columbia, Mo.,
for a cold outdoor season opener
Weston White/KANSAN
Lenexa junior Shea Scanlon attempts to tag a Haskell runner. The frst home game will be against Kansas State University at HolcomSports
Complex.
MLB
After surgery Mets player
is ready for regular season
JUPITER, Fla. John Maine
took another step toward being
ready for the regular season,
throwing 95 pitches in the New
York Mets 9-5 victory over the St.
Louis Cardinals on Thursday.
Maine, who had a bone spur
shaved in his right shoulder in
September, gave up six hits and
three runs one earned in fve
innings. He struck out fve, walked
three and threw two wild pitches.
This whole spring has been
working on things, said Maine,
who entered with a 10.38 ERA.
Thats what I did today. I pitched
a little more in situations where I
didnt early in the spring.
Maine, slated to be the fourth
starter, has been working on his
slider, his changeup and lengthen-
ing his stride.
I got some swings and misses
on changeups, gave up a couple
hits with it, but theyre still good
pitches, he said. My slider, it feels
good. I threw some good ones but
I threw some bad ones. I just have
to be more consistent.
The Mets rallied from a 3-2 def-
cit with seven runs in the seventh
inning of Trever Miller. Five of
those were unearned after Colby
Rasmus error in right feld.
Jose Reyes drove in two run,
giving him three for the game,
and Omir Santos two-run pinch-
hit home run concluded the
scoring.
J.J. Putz pitched a perfect sixth
for the win.
Associated Press
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Two things the Kansas track
and field team have to look for-
ward to this weekend: Tough
competition and bad weather.
I would love to have some
good weather, said junior Lauren
Bonds, who will compete in the
1500-meter run. Unfortunately it
doesnt appear that way on Satur-
day with temperatures only in the
40s and a 70 percent chance for
rain at the 10th annual Missouri
Relays in Columbia, Mo.
The Missouri Relays are the
start of the Jayhawks outdoor
season and the team couldnt be
more ready to compete.
Were looking forward to do-
ing great things,
sophomore Keron
Toussaint said. I
think we have a
good team; were
going to accom-
plish more than
we did indoors.
Toussaint will be
competing in the
800-meter run
and the 4x400-
meter relay.
The Jayhawks mostly remember
last years meet for its bad weather
throughout the weekend.
The weather was horrendous
and we didnt want to put any of
the athletes in jeopardy of getting
injured for the rest of the season,
coach Stanley Redwine said.
In order for the Jayhawks to
have a successful outdoor season,
the team has been doing a lot of
base training.
We went back to base work
and make sure they have a really
good base to last throughout the
season, Redwine said. The team
was able to train on its own over
the break to get refocused and
prepared for outdoor contests.
As coaches, we evaluated the
indoor season and
what we need to
work on to be better
for the outdoor sea-
son, Redwine said.
This season marks
the return of sprint-
er Nickesha Ander-
son. Its the Jamaica
seniors last season
to compete. Ander-
son will compete in
the 400-meter dash and the 4x400
relay. In the 2008 outdoor sea-
son, Anderson set school records
in the 100-meter and 200-meter
dash.
Along with Anderson, senior
Charity Stowers will compete in
the 4x400 relay and in the open
800-meter run. For Stowers, the
challenge is going from the 600-
yard run at indoor meets to the
800-meter run during the out-
door season.
Its a lot different, Stowers
said. But my workouts are going
to be less speed and more endur-
ance until we get closer to confer-
ence.
In the field events, freshman
Corey Fuller will be switching
from the triple jump to the long
jump this weekend, but Fuller
said that the two events were very
similar.
Dustin (Turner), the long
jumper, he trains with us and I
train with him, like everything
goes hand in hand, Fuller said.
In the pole vault, junior Jordan
Scott may not compete in Colum-
bia with the team. But the team
is excited about the return of ju-
nior Ryan Hays. Hays is one of
the team captains for this years
squad. Hays redshirted from last
years indoor season until now
to work on getting his technique
down.
I think I covered a lot of stuff,
learned a lot of things and had a
real open mind because I had a lot
of time to work on the vault and
my technique ... I think it went re-
ally well, Hays said.

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We just want to get
the word out that
we exist and are
competitive.
kYLIE wILLIAMSON
coach
Ryan McGeeney/KANSAN
Senior distance runner Colby Wissel
enters the fnal lap during the mens indoor
10K during the Jayhawks Jan. 16 track meet
against Missouri in the Anschutz Sports
Pavilion.
I think we have a
good team; were
going to accomplish
more than we did
indoors.
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hes done a better job than ever in
getting teammates involved.
A lot of people criticize Sherron
for not being a playmaker and just
being an undersized two-guard
who just scores, freshman guard
Tyshawn Taylor said. But Sherron
is a playmaker. He gets guys open
shots. When he can do both, score
like he scores and gets people open
shots, then I think hes the best
guard in the country.
And if Collins elects to stay in
college for his senior season, one of
the best guards in Kansas history.
Collins already ranks 26th on the
Kansas all-time scoring list with
1,310 career points.
If Collins came back next year,
hed have a good chance of eclipsing
2,000 career points and ranking in
the top five on the all-time scor-
ing list.
Collins, however, isnt thinking
about his legacy. Self is.
I think he can go down as one
of the most unbelievable success
stories, Self said.
Hes had the deck stacked against
him and now hes on a level playing
field. Were just watching him start
to grow and flourish.
Perhaps Self will have new Collins
stories to tell after this weekend
in Indianapolis. If Kansas beats
Michigan State, it will play the win-
ner of Louisville vs. Arizona Sunday
for the chance to go to the Final
Four.
For that to happen, the Jayhawks
will count heavily on Collins. Self
wouldnt want it any other way.
I know at the end of the day,
theres nobody Id rather have stand-
ing next to me than him because
I know hell fight, Self said. Hell
fight for whatever the cause is.
Editedby Liz Schubauer
collins (continued from 1B)
Mens BasketBall
Rebounds could win or lose the Michigan state war
BY TAYLOR BERN
tbern@kansan.com
INDIANAPOLIS Coach Bill
Self didnt preach rebounding
fundamentals leading up to
tonights game against Michigan
State.
When these teams last met,
most of the final
stats mirrored
each other. Both
squads hit about
40 percent from
the field, both
had similar
assist-to-turnover
numbers and each
had three players
score in double
figures.
However, the most glaring
difference was on the glass, where
Michigan State pulled down
13 offensive boards and out-
rebounded Kansas 42-31.
Asked if his team just needed to
do a better job of boxing out, Self
shook his head.
If youre going
to value what is
important in
r e b o u n d i n g ,
boxing out is
definitely 25-50
percent part
of it, Self said.
The other part
is having guys
who are relentless
on the glass, not
allowing yourself to be blocked
out.
Basically, Self said, desire
outweighs footwork when it comes
to crashing the glass. That was on
display in East Lansing, Mich.,
when Cole Aldrich, who grabbed
11 boards, was the only Jayhawk
to pull down more than three
rebounds for Kansas.
The Jayhawks are hardly the
only team to get whipped, as Self
said, by the Spartans on the glass.
Coach Tom Izzos team leads the
nation in rebounding margin at
+10.1. Kansas is tied for 10th at
+7.2.
Michigan State has been
outrebounded just three times this
season, the last one coming in a
67-63 victory against Texas on
Dec. 20.
The Spartans
credit t hei r
rebounding prowess
to a drill Izzo
created in the late
90s. The drill, aptly
named War, pits
five players outside
the three-point line
against five players
inside the line.
The goal: relentlessly attack the
basketball and anyone who gets
in the way.
It gets physical, it gets rough,
senior center Goran Suton said. I
think thats the reason were one of
the best rebounding teams in the
country.
Suton said he
enjoyed it at first, but
the fun wore off after
he had been doing the
drill every practice
for two years.
Throw a ball up
and see who can
knock somebody
down and get a
rebound, Izzo
said. Its not very
sophisticated, but I think it has
helped us.
Izzo said he originally came
up with the idea because his
overmatched team couldnt win
any other way. A decade later and
Michigan State is consistently one
of the top rebounding teams in
the country, which has helped lead
Izzo to four Final Fours.
Tom, over time, has done the
best job in America of coaching
rebounding, Self said. They are
relentless on the glass.
Self s players are well aware of
the Spartans rebounding prowess.
Freshman forward Marcus Morris
said he learned in East Lansing
that putting a body on someone is
only half the battle.
We need to play with the same
intensity they play with, Morris
said. In these type of games
boxing out isnt enough, youve
got to go get it.
Thats easy to say, but flipping
a mental switch to ramp up
aggressive play rarely just happens
in a matter of five days. Of course,
Kansas could always just hope its
6-foot-11 rebounding machine
gobbles up every miss like he did
20 times against Dayton.
Its not just me always grabbing
every rebound, even though it
may seem like it, Aldrich said.
Weve got other big guys who are
able to grab a lot of rebounds.
Those guys include freshman
Marcus Morris, twin brother
Markieff and junior Mario Little.
Combined with Aldrich, that
group has averaged 27.5 rebounds
per game in the tournament.
Considering the size difference
between Michigan State and
Kansas first two opponents, it
will be a real battle to reach that
number tonight. And thats exactly
what Self has been telling them.
You have to hit and go get as
opposed to hit and wait, Self said.
Theyre very, very good at not
allowing themselves to be blocked
off and keeping balls alive. A lot
of rebounding is fundamental, but
most of it is want-to.
So, who wants it more?
Edited by Justin Leverett
Weston White/KAnsAn
Kansas coach Bill self responds to a question regarding Michigan States ability to out-
rebound its opponents by an average of 10 a game. Self said it was not a matter of boxing out,
rather it was a desire to get to the ball.
PHoTo coURTEsY oF THE sTATE nEWs
Tyrel Reed guards the charge of Raymar Morgan, junior forward, during the Jayhawks 75-62
loss to Michigan State in January. CoachTomIzzos unique drill War has given the Spartans the
top rebounding margin in the nation, at +10.1.
BARRY WILNER
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES Olympic
silver medalists Tanith Belbin
and Ben Agosto took ice dancing
from the 21st century back to the
Roaring Twenties.
It was a good thing.
The five-time U.S. champions
won the original dance Thursday
at the World Figure Skating
Championships with a perky
performance straight out of
a speakeasy. That drew them
closer to the leaders from Russia,
Oksana Domnina and Maxim
Shabalin, as both couples pursue
their first world title.
It always means something to
beat a Russian, Belbin said with
a laugh.
Russia or the Soviet Union
has dominated ice dancing for
decades, while no Americans
have ever won a world or Olympic
crown. Belbin and Agosto, who
own a world silver and two
bronzes, get their shot Friday
night in the free dance.
This is what weve been
working for, said Agosto, whose
back injury in December forced
the duo out of all competitions
until these worlds.
They earned 65.16 points
Thursday to 64.58 for Domnina
and Shabalin, who won the
compulsory dance on Tuesday.
The Americans are 0.64 behind
the Russians, a minuscule
margin.
And its only just the
beginning, Belbin said. Weve
come so far in less than a year,
with a major injury. I cant even
imagine what we can accomplish
with a full summer and another
year of training under our belts
before the Olympics.
And more time with new
coaches Natalia Linichuk and
Gennadi Karpanosov, who they
joined last April.
Belbin and Agosto were joined
by fellow Americans Meryl
Davis and Charlie White in the
top three of the original dance,
requiring music from the 1920s,
30s and 40s. Davis-White stood
fourth overall behind Canadas
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, but
only by .09 points.
Weve fallen back a lot more
than where we were at the
beginning of the day. Not our
plan, Moir said. But were still
in third.
Belbins red beret almost served
as a beacon as they danced across
the ice, especially when Agosto
twirled her round and round.
They got the fans involved from
the outset of their lively routine
that began with Agosto nearly
tap-dancing a hole into the ice
while she flirted with him. It was
as if he was saying, Come over
here and dance.
She did and off they went,
never looking a bit rusty. Their
energetic original dance was a
good test, and they passed it with
the crowd and, more significantly,
with the judges.
It felt really good. The original
dance is so quick and so short
and its packed with elements (in
2 1/2 minutes), she said. Its a
real thinker, but we wanted to
have fun out there and we think
we achieved a balance.
Americans winning worlds
would be a huge leap, as Davis
noted.
Not only would it be exciting
for the U.S., I hope, but for the
rest of the world, she said. The
face of ice dancing has changed
dramatically over the last few
years, and to have an American
team on top would mean a lot
not just for our country, but the
world as a whole.
The Russians probably wouldnt
agree. And they are, after all, still
in the lead.
They did just enough to stay
on top in whats become a two-
team race for the prize. Their
highest finish at five previous
world championships was fifth;
they were favored to win last year,
but had to withdraw because of
Shabalins knee injury.
Davis and White, coming off
their first U.S. title with Belbin-
Agosto absent, were sixth at
the 2008 worlds. Their strong
showing Thursday puts them
in position to join T&B on the
medals podium, which would be
a U.S. first since 1966.
Ice DancIng
Americans neck and neck with Russians
AssociATED PREss
Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto of the United states skate during the ice dance
original dance competition at the World Figure Skating Championships in Los Angeles
Thursday.
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PEORIA, Ariz. Sidney Pon-
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Citys rotation went well through
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In his frst big-league start
since signing a minor-league free
agent contract March 17, Ponson
allowed four singles and two un-
earned runs through fve innings
against the Seattle Mariners.
But he lasted just one-third
of the sixth inning, giving up a
two-run homer followed by two
singles.
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KANSAS
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StArterS
Sherron Collins, 5-foot-11 junior guard
Hes a second team All-American according
to United States Basketball Writers Associa-
tion. Hes been the Jayhawks leading scorer in
26 of 34 games this season. Right now, Collins
is larger than life.

Tyshawn Taylor, 6-foot-3 freshman

guard
Taylor could be the key to the game for
Kansas. When he shows up, the Jayhawks are
one of the best teams in the nation. But a lot
of times he fails to do so, like in the victory
against Dayton when he scored three points
with six turnovers.

Brady Morningstar, 6-foot-3 sophomore

guard
Morningstar will defend Raymar Morgan
most of the game. Its a mismatch as Morgan
is signifcantly taller than Morningstar, who
will need to fnd a way to make his height
disadvantage a nonfactor.

Marcus Morris, 6-foot-8 freshman guard

Morris played 14 minutes against Dayton.
Didnt notice? It was quite difcult as he failed
to record a single point or rebound. His only
contribution was one turnover and one
foul.

Cole Aldrich, 6-foot-11 sopho-

more center
Mr. Triple-Double will
face the best frontcourt
since Kansas ended
its regular season
against Texas and
Dexter Pittman.
Win or lose, Aldrich is going to
be the sorest Jayhawk Saturday
morning.

Sixth Man
Mario Little,
6-foot-5 junior guard
A bona fde X-factor
for the Jayhawks and
Self isnt even trying to
hide it. Self has praised
Little this week for his
performance in the frst two
tournament games and mentioned that he wasnt
healthy for the frst Michigan State game.

Case Keefer
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KANSAS vs. Mighigan State
8:37 p.m., luCaS Oil StadiuM, Indianapolis, CBS
game time (Ct) Channel
Arizona vs. Louisville 6:07 p.m. CBS
Syracuse vs. Oklahoma 6:27 p.m. CBS
Kansas vs. Michigan State 8:37 p.m CBS
Gonzaga vs. North Carolina 8:57 p.m. CBS
Collins
Taylor
Morningstar
Aldrich
Morris
Cole Aldrich
Little
SCraPPing with SPartanS
Rematch is expected to be just as gritty on the boards.
The pressure is gone. By getting
to the Sweet Sixteen, Kansas has
exceeded all expectations from
the beginning of the season. The
Jayhawks can play loose. Thats
what Bill Self has preached all
week. Remember what happened
last NCAA tournament when Kan-
sas reached that point? The Jay-
hawks rushed out to a 40-12 lead
against North Carolina in the Final
Four en route to a resounding
victory. The pressure for that team
was to get past the Elite Eight. The
pressure for this team was to get
to the second weekend. Now, lets
see if the results are similar.
Junior guard Sherron Collins
Sure, this selection is about
as surprising as a small bag of
pretzels on an airplane. But where
Collins could be
most valuable
against Michi-
gan State might
be unexpected:
defense. Collins
has to be able
to guard Kalin
Lucas, even if
that means ex-
erting less efort
ofensively. On big stages, Collins
has thrived defensively. See last
years match-up against Derrick
Rose in the national champion-
ship. But North Dakota States Ben
Woodside owned Collins in the
frst round of this years tourna-
ment. Look for Self to challenge
Collins on the defensive end.
Who will step up to help out
Sherron Collins and Cole Al-
drich?
In the second round vic-
tory, Kansas other three starters
combined for three points, fve
rebounds and seven turnovers.
But it wont happen again. At
least one of the other three will
have a good game. The questions
are who and will it be enough.
The Jayhawks could look to their
bench for more production also,
but Tyshawn Taylor, Marcus Morris
and Brady Morningstar are starters
for a reason. They are supposed to
be diference-makers.
Were better than what we
played against Dayton. Were
better than that ofensively. Those
guys are better than that. Im not
making excuses because were
young and I havent made
excuses I dont think all year long
but that was the frst time on
that stage.
Kansas coach Bill Self
I told Cindy, Its a little bit dif-
ferent going to the Sweet Sixteen
here than it was at Tulsa. At Tulsa,
there were parades and every-
thing else going on. And now,
its like well, OK thats what were
supposed to do.
Kansas coach Bill Self on a conversation
he had with his wife
Collins
JAMES NAISMITH WOULD APPLAUD
IF...
Kansas limits its turnovers. In their frst-round game, the Jayhawks
turned the ball over a season-low fve times. In the second round,
they reverted to a more ordinary 17 times. Foolish turnovers are the
quickest way to start a run for Michigan State. All eyes are on you,
Tyshawn Taylor.
PHOG ALLEN WILL ROLL OVER IN HIS
GRAVE IF...
Michigan State dominates Kansas on the boards again. When
these teams met in January, the Spartans had 42 rebounds and the
Jayhawks had only 31. Its the statistic that irks Self the most from that
loss and with good reason. Self said if the rebounding margin was
any greater than three in favor of the Spartans this time around, the
Jayhawks were in serious trouble.
Prediction:
MICHIGAN STATE 74, KANSAS 72
The Spartans didnt get to the
Sweet Sixteen easily. After rolling
through Robert Morris, Michigan
State ran into a determined USC
squad that led late in the game.
But a career-high 18 points from
Big 10 defensive player of the
year Travis Walton helped Sparty
escape with a 74-69 victory to
move into the Sweet Sixteen for
the eighth time in 12 years. Coach
Tom Izzos crew was the class of its
conference all season and, despite
a minor scare, its playing some of
its best basketball of the year.
Sophomore guard Kalin Lucas
The Big 10 Player of the Year led
his team in points, assists and free
throw percentage while ranking
second in steals.
The sopho-
more foor
general also
plays nearly 32
minutes per
game, but hes
almost never
in foul trouble
and doesnt
show any signs
of wearing down after a long
season. Lucas is Michigan States
motor and as long as hes running
it has the ability to do just about
anything.
Will Kansas resort to a junk de-
fense to control Michigan States
balance?
A few teams have tried this,
most recently USC, but few have
found much success. Of course
no team, no matter what it did,
has had much success against the
Spartans this season. Coach Tom
Izzos team rivals Bill Selfs national
championship team in balance as
seven players average at least fve
points but none score more than
15 per game. A possible counter
to that is a constant rotation of
2-3, 3-2 and box-and-one zone
defenses.
You have to keep him away
from the basket. But at the same
time you cant front him too much
because theyll throw an over-
the-top pass for an easy layup or
a dunk.
MSU center Goran Suton on how to guard
Cole Aldrich
He is a (Ty) Lawson-type
player, except I think he shoots it
better. He can go north and south
as quick, and I think he can go east
and west. His strength, his intel-
ligence and his ability to shoot it
make him a hard cover.
MSU coach TomIzzo on Sherron Collins
MichigAN StAte
(28-6)
StArterS
Kalin Lucas, 6-foot-0 sophomore guard
Lucas hits 40 percent from the foor, 39
percent behind the three-point line and 81
percent at the free-throw line. Add in 152
assists and 34 steals and youve got the
runaway Big 10 Player of the Year.

Travis Walton, 6-foot-2 senior guard

A lockdown defender, Walton can score
when his team really needs it (See: 18 points
against USC). Lucas backcourt mate also
dished out 109 assists and led the team with
51 steals this season.

Raymar Morgan, 6-foot-8 junior for-

ward
A versatile big man, Morgan was Michi-
gan States co-MVP last season. This year
hes taken more of a balanced role, pouring
in 10.7 points on 54 percent shooting and
grabbing 5.5 rebounds per game.

Delvon Roe, 6-foot-8 freshman forward

Last year Roe was a Sporting News First
Team All-American at St. Edward High
School. This year Roe has been coach Tom
Izzos biggest surprise. He leads the team
with 56 percent shooting (for 6 points per
game) and 26 blocks.

Goran Suton, 6-foot-10 senior

center
Michigan States
leading rebounder (8.3
rpg), Suton did much
more than that to get
the Spartans into the
Sweet Sixteen. Suton
drew a foul with
just three seconds
on the shot clock and hit both free
throws to put the Spartans up 73-69
with 1:19 remaining.

Sixth Man
Chris Allen,
6-foot-3 sopho-
more guard
Allens spark of
the bench comes
from beyond the
arc. He leads
the Spartans
with 51 three-
pointers and
averages nine points per game.

Taylor Bern
Lucas
Walton
Morgan
Roe
Suton
Allen
Lucas
aSSOCiated PreSS
Kansas coach Bill Self, left, and tyrone appleton laugh during practice Thursday in India-
napolis. With expectations met, the Jayhawks are free to play without pressure now.