BY NANCY WOLENS

nwolens@kansan.com
Spring is near, which means tornadoes
could be just around the corner. The
Universitys Natural History Museum
opened its Kansas Tornado photogra-
phy exhibit today to feed the publics fas-
cination with tornadoes and to illustrate
the wreckage and ruins Kansas storms
have left behind. Kansas Tornado was
produced by the Kansas State Historical
Society and is a Kansas Interpretive
Traveling Exhibit. The showcase of these
menacing twisters, held in the Panorama
Gallery on the fourth floor of the muse-
um, will be open until April 25 and cor-
relates with the museums spring severe
weather theme.
Nancy Sherbert, curator of photo-
graphs and special collections acqui-
sitions for the Kansas State Historical
Society, said she put the exhibit together
several years ago.
I searched through our photograph
collection to determine what tornado
photos we have on file, Sherbert said.
After I identified several storms, I con-
ducted my research by reading newspa-
per accounts, peoples recollections from
diaries, letters and books.
Tristan Smith, visitor services director
for the museum, assembled the exhibit
yesterday and said it has about 10 panels
with historic photos of various kinds of
destruction of communities hit by tor-
nadoes; the photos are showcased with
descriptions and eyewitness accounts of
the storms, he said.
According to the Historical Societys
website, its traveling exhibits have both
freestanding and wall-hung panels that
measure 3 feet by 4 feet and display
about 44 images of twisters.
Tornadoes showcased in the exhibit
include the windy mammoths that blew
through Emporia, Iola, Lawrence and
Topeka. The website speculates that it
is possible the Historical Societys col-
lection of tornado photos contains one
of the first pictures of a tornado caught
on film on April 23, 1884, in Anderson
County.
One of the most disastrous tornadoes
in the states history tore through Topeka
on June 8, 1966, and left 20 miles worth
of damage.
Kendra Caspers, a senior from Topeka,
has lived in Kansas her whole life and
hasnt been in a tornado yet, but she said
shes had some close calls.
I have had to go to my basement
multiple times for tornado warnings and
watches, Caspers said. A funnel once
formed above our house but it never
became something to worry about.
Caspers said she looks forward to
checking out the tornado exhibit at the
museum to see what kind of destruction
Kansas has had in the past.
According to the National Weather
Services 2010 Severe Weather Awareness
packet, 2009 did not have a record
amount of tornadoes. June recorded 46
tornadoes, the most reported in a single
month for 2009. The first tornado of
2009 was on March 7 in Reno County,
the Hutchinson area. In total, there were
103 twisters in 2009.
In 2008, Kansas had a record of 187
tornadoes, which killed four people and
injured nine. The first tornado in 2008
was on March 2. In May alone there were
127 twisters. From 1950 to 2009 Douglas
County reported 37 tornadoes, com-
pared to the statewide total of 3,961.
Jared Leighton, meteorologist for the
National Weather Service in Topeka,
said tornado season reaches its climax in
late May and starts to lessen through the
month of June.
Typically itll start to ramp up in
early April and come to a peak some-
where in mid-to late May, Leighton said.
Through the beginning parts of June it
kind of tapers off, and once we get to July
tornadoes are not overly active.
The Kansas Tornado exhibit is free
to the public and is open during the
museums hours: 9 a.m to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday and from noon to 5
p.m. Sunday.
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Katie Fast received the best news
of her life on Dec. 23, 2009. It was
on this day that Fast, a graduate
from Tabor College in Hillsboro,
could finally relax. After apply-
ing three straight years to the
University of Kansas School of
Medicine in Kansas City, Kan., she
was accepted.
Fast struggled through a pro-
cess that 42,269 graduating seniors
across the country faced last year
applying to American medical
schools. During the past decade,
medical school applications have
steadily increased. The Universitys
medical school followed the trend,
seeing 2,429 applicants this year
compared to 2047 in 2008.
Despite a critical shortage of
physicians in the U.S. and a record-
high number of applicants, medical
schools are not necessarily accept-
ing more students.
In fact, while applicants to the
medical school have nearly doubled
since 2001, it has not increased the
number of applicants it accepts
during that time. Of the students
who applied for admission into the
medical school in 2009, only 14
percent were accepted.
According to the Association of
Medical Colleges website, the U.S.
is expected to face a shortage of
124,000 to 159,000 physicians by
2025.
A lot of that is due to the fact
that weve got a growing and aging
population that in the next couple
of years is really going to put big
strains on the health care system,
said Dr. Atul Grover, AAMC chief
advocacy officer, in a press brief-
ing in January on legislation that
would help address the shortage.
In 2006 the AAMC called for
medical schools to increase enroll-
ment by 30 percent by 2015 to
address the national shortage. A
2008 survey shows that 98 of 125
accredited schools had increased
their first-year enrollment from
how many they enrolled in 2002.
An additional 15 schools demon-
strated plans to increase by 2013,
showing more than 90 percent of
schools either already increased or
plans to increase enrollment.
During 2009, first-year enroll-
ment in the nations medical
schools rose was nearly 18,400 stu-
dents, a 2 percent increase from
the year before, according to an
AAMC October 2009 news release.
While the medical school was not
one of the 98 that increased enroll-
ment, they do have plans to do so.
Explore an interactive graphic of applicants at kansan.com
The National Weather Service
ofers tips to stay safe during a
tornado on its website. Out of all
the precautions people should
take it is important to remember
the word DUCK:
Down to the lowest level
Under something sturdy
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Keep in shelter until the storm
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watch or warning in the
area, there will be a dusky,
green color to the sky with hail
and a loud noise comparable to
a train.
whEn: Tuesday, March 9 at 7 p.m.
whErE: The Universitys Natural His-
tory Museum
what: Meteorologist Scott Blair, a
forecaster with the National Weather
Service in Topeka, will discuss the
formation of tornadoes and share
pictures he has taken. He will also
talk about his frsthand experiences
documenting severe storms; he has
witnessed more than 100 tornadoes
in 14 states.
whEn: Wednesday, April 14 at 7 p.m.
whErE: The Universitys Natural His-
tory Museum
what: Storm chaser and historian,
Jay Antle, will share his point of view
on severe weather in Kansas and will
conduct an investigation of Kansas
history, tornado myths and legends to
ofer a diferent way of thinking about
tornadoes. Antle teaches history at
Johnson County Community College.
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discuss some of the U.S. Senates hallmark person-
alities, achievements and limitations. The discus-
sion, The Worlds Greatest Deliberative Body? will
be held from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. at The Dole Institute
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nAn audio tour and seminar featuring the lives
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place from 7 to 9 p.m. at KU Continuing education,
1515 St. Andrews Dr.
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nThe Wallace Johnson Memorial Lecture
in Medieval Chinese Culture: A new History
of the Silk road will be delivered by Valerie
Hansen from Yale University. The lecture is 4:30
to 6:30 p.m. in Alderson Auditorium located in
the Kansas Union.
nKU School of Music presents KU Concert
Choir conducted by Matthew Thompson at the
Lawrence Arts Center. The concert is from 7:30
to 8:30 and is free to the public.
WEDNESDAY
March 3
nThe Academic Achievement and Access
Center will ofer a workshop to help students
prepare for midterms from 3 to 4 p.m. in room
1003 of Wescoe Hall.
nThere will be a journalism Career Fair in the
Kansas room at the Union at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
nArtist Kerry James Marshall will present John
Browns Body: The representation of Black Bod-
ies as revolutionary Gestureat 5:30 p.m. in the
Spencer Museum of Art auditorium.
THURSDAY
March 4
FRIDAY
March 5
SATURDAY
March 6
nIt Starts With Art: Printing The Prairie: Jour-
ney to the world of Prairie Printmakers will take
place at the Spencer Museum of Art from 10:30
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Art classes will be available for
children. Call 785-864-0137 to enroll children 5
to14 years old.
nThe University Theatre will perform the play
Arms and the Man from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
March 7
nStudents can participate in the World Series
of Pop Culture from 1-5 p.m. at the Kansas
Union. Trivia teams of three can compete for
$300 in prizes. Sign-up for free at the SUA Box
ofce.
nThe Albers Trio, a string trio of sisters, will
perform at the Lied Center at 2 p.m. Tickets are
$8 for students and $24 for adults.
n The annual rock Chalk revue performance
will take place at the Lied Center at 7 p.m. Tick-
ets are $15 for students and $18 for adults.
nStudent Union Activities will screen The
Princess and the Frog at 8 p.m. in the Woodruf
Auditorium of the Kansas Union.
nThe annual rock Chalk revue performance
will take place at The Lied Center at 7 p.m. Tick-
ets are $15 for students and $18 for adults.
nKU School of Music presents the KU Jazz
Festival at Lawrence High School, 1901 Loui-
siana St. The performance is from 7:30 to 8:30
p.m. Tickets are $10 to $15.
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Kelechi, also known as Knonacy, performs Sunday night with group No Genre on stage at Woodruf Auditoriumduring the Miss Africa beauty pageant. Multiple acts performed for the event, including
an African dance troupe fromWichita State University and the KU Drummers group, which provided drumbeats for the intermission.
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MONDAY
March 8
Mondays story Proposed
bill could double wholesale
alcohol tax incorrectly identi-
fed Philip Bradley. He is an
opponent of the bill.
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Man tears up hotel
room, cites God
ALBIon, Mich. Authorities
said an overnight hotel guest
who claimed a divine calling has
been jailed after shooting up
his room and placing an alarm
clock in the microwave. Police
say the 53-year-old Dearborn
Heights man surrendered about
8:30 a.m. Sunday at the Albion
Inn, about 85 miles west of
Detroit. He was being held in
the Calhoun County Jail pend-
ing arraignment and mental
evaluation.
The Jackson Citizen Pa-
triot said the man shot the bed,
window, walls and ceiling of his
room, where he left a note that
read: God delivered me from
evil and placed me in Albion,
Michigan.
no injuries were reported. The
mans name was not released.
He faces possible charges
including felonious assault, pos-
session of a frearm while com-
mitting a felony, destruction of
property and reckless discharge
of a frearm.
Australians bare all
at Opera House
SYDneY About 5,200 naked
people embraced each other
on the steps of Sydneys iconic
opera House on Monday for a
photo shoot by Spencer Tunick.
Tunick, who is known for his
nude group photos in public
spaces, posed participants for
more than an hour in a variety
of positions.
It was difcult to get the
straight participants to embrace
the gay participants and vice
versa,Tunick said. So I was very
happy that that last set up fnal-
ly got done and everyone came
together (in a) united, friendly
kiss, a loving kiss in front of this
great structure.
nineteen-year-old student
Art rush said he was thrilled to
participate.
Ill never get a chance to do
this again; its not worth being
inhibited, rush said. It doesnt
feel sexual, it just feels tribal, a
gathering of humanity.
Tunick has made a name for
himself with his works featuring
hundreds of naked people at
unusual venues.
Tunick, who is shy and
adheres to mostly black dress,
prefers to be called an artist, not
a photographer and refers to his
work as installations.
Woman loses home
for unpaid dental
SALT LAKe CITY A Utah
woman who lost the title to
her house over an unpaid $68
dental bill has been given a
reprieve.
The Utah Court of Appeals
ruled Capri ramos is entitled to
another opportunity to void the
sale of her house at a county
auction for $1,550.
The collection agency north
American recovery sued ramos
in 1995 over the dental bill.
She didnt contest the lawsuit,
not realizing the consequences.
Her house in the Salt Lake City
suburb of Glendale was sold the
next year to a group of inves-
tors.
on Thursday, the Utah Court
of Appeals sent the case to 3rd
District Court for a hearing on
whether ramos had proper
notice of the sherifs sale and
whether the sale price was
grossly inadequate.
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Students of Liberty
to back Envision
Students of Liberty an-
nounced today that it is
endorsing envision for the 2010
Student Senate elections.
Adam Wood, a senior from
Lawrence, ran for president
under the coalition in 2008 and
2009. he said this was the frst
time a coalition had endorsed
another since hes been at the
university.
Wood said Students of Lib-
erty is not running a candidate
this year mainly because of a
lack of funding.
Wood said envision is
focusing on several issues that
Students of Liberty focused on,
such as no student fee increases
and more transparency in sen-
ate.
this year, unlike other years,
theyre pretty much advocating
a lot of the same things as us,
Wood said. In a more pragmatic
sense, we can get a fair amount
of our platform ideas accom-
plished.
he said he didnt want to run
a campaign again until he could
properly oversee it and until
the coalition could put as much
efort into it as possible.
Annie Vangsnes
The Application Process
Applying to American Medical Schools can be a grueling process.
the university of Kansas School of Medicine is no exception. Its re-
quirements include:
1. Medical College Admission test (MCAt)
2. American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
the AMCAS verifes the academic record section of the application
based upon ofcial transcripts from all colleges and universities from
which applicants have earned college credit.
3. An separate application for the university of Kansas School of
Medicine
4. Letters of recommendation
three to fve requested from a variety of sourcesfaculty, employ-
ers, supervisors, etc
5. Personal interviews
Includes two 30-minute interviews conducted by one or two mem-
bers of the interviewer panel

Source: the med school website, www.kumc.edu/som/
Application Timeline
Applicants are encouraged to meet periodically with their pre-med
adviser to ensure that all application requirements and deadlines are
being met.
Date Event
multiple MCAt administered
May AMCAS application available online
June AMCAS applications submitted online
August 1 Last date to submit AMCAS application
for edP (July 1 strongly encouraged)
September 1 edP fle completion deadline
Mid-September edP interviews
October 1 edP notifcation
October 15 Last date to submit AMCAS application
for regular decision (September 1
strongly encouraged)
October - February regular decision interviews
October 15 Last date to submit AMCAS application
for Md/Phd Program
November 15 deadline for completion of regular
decision and Md/Phd application fles
March regular decision notifcation
Source: the med school website, www.kumc.edu/som/
Doctor shortage timeline
time needed to
increase medical
school enrollment
by 30 percent
Four years
of medical
school
three to seven
years of residency
training
2006
Growing evidence of
future workforce
shortages leads
AAMC to call for a 30
percent increase in
enrollment
2007-
2014
expansion requires
additional capital,
construction and/or
renovation of class-
room space, and
faculty
2015
If the 30 percent
increase is achieved,
5,000 additional
students
will enter u.S. medi-
cal schools in 2015
2019
Class of 2015
completes medical
school and begins
residency training
2022-2026
Class of 2015 begins to
enter physician workforce;
some M.d.s will pursue an
additional 3 to 7 years
of subspecialty training
before they enter the
workforce
INCREASE IN
APPLICATIONS
After seeing a steady increase in
medical school applicants during
the past eight years, the AAMC
projects more than 41,500 appli-
cants in 2010. That is about a 23
percent increase from the number
of applications in 2002.
Sandra McCurdy, associate dean
of admissions and premedical pro-
grams, said the medical school
applications have nearly doubled
since 2001, from 1,283 to 2,429,
an increase of almost 89 percent.
Nonetheless, during the past decade
the medical school has maintained
an incoming class size of 175 for all
but one year, 176 in 2007.
McCurdy said the class size
is determined by the Liaison
Committee on Medical Education,
which is the accrediting authority
for medical education programs in
the U.S. and Canada. The agency
takes into factors such as facilities,
funding, personnel and popula-
tion.
McCurdy said the medical
school would like to increase class
size but it takes time and is not a
decision that can be made lightly
or independently. School officials
must first make a proposal and
provide supporting evidence to the
LCME for approval.
Before requesting approval for
an increase, we must be certain
we have adequate facilities, faculty
and funding, as well as sufficient
patients, to provide an optimal
learning environment for our stu-
dents, McCurdy said.
The proposal the School of
Medicine presented to the LCME
calls for a distributive educational
model where the school would
expand its program to include
four-year programs in Salina and
Wichita. Right now, the clin-
ical-skill and patient-based pro-
gram in Wichita is designed to
accommodate only third-and
fourth-year med students. McCurdy
said she was not exactly sure how
everything would be financed, but
said private funding sources were
being explored.
RAISING THE BAR
Graduating seniors, who might
have a perfect rsum and are eager
to learn, find themselves entering
a frustrating situation. Even with
shortages in doctors and strong
qualifications, students are not
being accepted simply because of
limited class size.
I think its more competitive
than its ever been to get in because
the applicants are just that much
stronger, McCurdy said. Every
year we turn away lots of people
that we could have just as easily put
in the class.
Straight As and decent Medical
College Admission Test scores
were not enough for Fast. After
being turned down the first two
times, she said it was frustrating,
because she worked her whole life
to get in to medical school only to
be put back another year.
They said they had a lot of
applicants they could have accept-
ed, so they took the best of the
best because everything was so full
right then, Fast said.
After being rejected the first
time, Fast bolstered her resume by
working at a clinic and conducting
research in Wichita. She said her
clinic experience really helped her
know what she wanted to do and
prepare her for what she was get-
ting into.
Now after her hard work and
patience, she will enroll into the
medical school in the fall, with
much relief.
Edited by Jesse Rangel
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STUDENT SENATE
Signing support
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Kourtney McNorton, a freshman fromTopeka, signs a KU fag in support of student veteran Clay Westorland who was recently deployed for his second tour in Iraq. John Duncan, a senior fromNewton
and a member of the Collegiate Veterans Association, said donations are taken for care packages that will include snack foods and entertainment items. The organization plans to table every time a
member is deployed.
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Freshman Mike Zielinski, Naperville, Ill. and right Art Donovan, Chicago, Ill. paint the letters out-
side of the Kappa Sigma house Monday afternoon on Emery Drive. Kappa Sigma will be hosting
their annual Mothers Weekend this week.
Cali. students to
protest at capital
SACrAMeNtO, Calif.
university of California
students have traveled to the
state capital to protest steep
fee hikes and cuts to higher
education funding.
the demonstration comes
three days before a planned
National day of Action for
Public education.
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Today is a 6
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that way you discover
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Today is a 7
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presented by others. unless
you truly care, allow them
to have their way. Meet
your own needs later in the
day.
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Today is an 8
everyones on the same
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What seemed impossible
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RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
Calif. _ Security guards at a luxury
hotel in Rancho Palos Verdes made
a citizens arrest of two paparazzi
who were trying to snap pictures
during a weekend taping of ABCs
The Bachelor, authorities said
Monday.
The photographers were booked
by L.A. County sheriff s depu-
ties on suspicion of misdemeanor
battery and unlawful blocking
of a sidewalk, said department
spokesman Steve Whitmore.
The men were identified
as Maximiliano Lopez, 28, of
Torrance, and Eric Brogmus, 22,
of Burbank. They were cited and
released Saturday but must appear
in court March 28, Whitmore said.
The incident took place about
2:45 p.m. Saturday at Terranea
Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes.
The photographers were part of
a large contingent of paparazzi
attempting to get pictures and
video of Bachelor participants as
they were arriving for the wedding
of Bachelor couple Jason Mesnick
and Molly Malaney.
Video posted to the X17online
Web site shows a security guard
choking one of the photographers
and taking him to the ground
on a path leading to the ocean as
other paparazzi shout at the men
to stop.
Whitmore said security guards
insisted the photographers be
booked on a citizens arrest. He
added that deputies interviewed
witnesses who confirmed the
security guards version of events
but said the investigation into the
fracas would continue.
aSSOciateD PreSS
COLUMBIA, S.C. In South
Carolina, any group that plans to
overthrow the federal government
or any other government in the
U.S. must register its activities.
Its the law.
Now some state legislators are
looking to repeal it.
State Sen. Larry Martin said
Monday the 1951 McCarthy-era
statute thats meant to deter com-
munists is one more thing making
South Carolina look bad, since blog-
gers and talk radio picked up on it
last month. A misconception spread
that the statute, on the books for
nearly six decades, had only recently
become law.
Legislators said some constitu-
ents in this deeply red state were
concerned it was aimed at conserva-
tive activists.
Nothing could be further from
the truth, said Martin, R-Pickens.
The law was enacted at a time they
thought it was the best response
to the communist scare. Its long
outlived its usefulness, if ever it had
one.
His bill to repeal it comes up for
debate this week in a Senate panel.
The subversive activities regis-
tration act requires any group that
advocates overthrowing local, state
or federal governments to pay $5
and register the groups name, its
leaders address, beliefs, all members
living in South Carolina and check
yes or no to the following: Do
you or your organization directly
or indirectly advocate, advise, teach
or practice the duty or necessity of
controlling, seizing or overthrowing
the government?
Those that fail to file face up to a
$25,000 fine and 10 years in prison.
When enacted, it was seen as a
way to prosecute someone who gets
caught failing to file, instead of hav-
ing to prove they were fomenting
insurrection, Martin said.
Im sure
Osama bin
Laden would
be amused, he
added.
U n t i l
February, no one
had registered,
said Secretary
of State Mark
Hammond.
Now, about
10 have filed,
apparently in jest, as political com-
mentary. Two actually paid the fee,
according to his office.
Our organization is in fact so
dastardly that we have refused to
remit the fee, writes someone claim-
ing to represent the Las Vegas-based
Alliance of the Libertarian Left.
Other filers include American
Citizens for the Extermination of
South Carolina, based in the cor-
ner of Fire and Brimstone, S.C.,
listing the states congressmen as its
members.
One New York filer chastises the
state for having such a silly form,
noting his subversive act is vot-
ing, while a North Carolina writer
asks facetiously on a letter titled
What??!!! in big, bold letters
Why are you only charging $5 for
registration?
Some folks did fear this could
be used in an attempt to squelch
their voice, said state Rep. Eric
Bedi ngf i el d,
R- Ma u l d i n,
a co-sponsor
of a match-
ing House bill
to repeal the
law. To clear
up the confu-
sion, lets just
remove it.
State Rep.
T o m m y
Stringer, the
main sponsor, said people pan-
icked unnecessarily about the law
restricting civil liberties, particu-
larly since the wording exempts
labor unions and patriotic groups
that dont aim to overthrow the
government. It also specifies that
it does not infringe on free speech
rights. People protesting peacefully
arent subversive, he said.
Woman spits on cop
then fees hospital
WILLIston, Vt. Police said
they had their hands full with
a drunken driving suspect who
allegedly struggled during her
arrest, spat on an ofcer and
later tried to bolt from a hospital
emergency room. the woman,
22, was pulled over about 3 a.m.
saturday after police saw her
driving with no lights on and in
an erratic fashion. After register-
ing .144 on a blood-alcohol con-
tent test, she allegedly spat on a
police ofcer and was taken to
Fletcher Allen health care after
complaining of back pain.
Police said she was disorderly
with er personnel there and tried
to fee.
the woman was charged with
duI, assault on a law enforce-
ment ofcer and disorderly
conduct.
Goat seized during
romp around town
odessA, texas All over
town ran a lone goat as odessa
police and animal control ofcers
tried to catch the roaming ani-
mal. the report to police came in
saturday as a sheep on the loose.
ofcers then determined it was
a goat loping through a taco Bell
parking lot, a park and the dorm
area at the university of texas-
Permian Basin.
It took four police ofcers,
two animal control ofcers and
one of-duty police ofcer on mo-
torcycle to corral the goat after
about 30 minutes.
Animal control ofcers sub-
dued the goat with a tranquilizer
gun and took custody of it.
there was no immediate word
on who owned the goat.
Man allegedly made
hundreds of 911 calls
AVon PArk, Fla. Maybe he
was bored. Maybe he just likes
prank phone calls. But for some
reason, a Florida man allegedly
called 911 more than 200 times
in a recent 3-day span.
highlands county sherifs
deputies said timothy todd
Lawrence spoke only to female
dispatchers, and made sexually
explicit remarks to one of them.
he told dispatchers he did not
need emergency assistance.
Lawrence allegedly made
151 calls on Feb. 13 between 2
a.m. and 10:52 a.m. alone. he
continued the calls over the next
few days.
the 31-year-old Avon Park man
was arrested thursday. It was
unclear if he had legal represen-
tation.
Associated Press
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NATIoNAL
S.C. state legislators push
to repeal McCarthy-era law
Some folks did fear
this could be used in an
attempt to squelch their
voice.
erIc BedInGFIeLd
s.c. state rep, co-sponsor of bill
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that just makes you want
to abbreviate Wednesday
Thursday Friday. WTF?
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Is it just me or are
everyones Facebook pictures
bigger?
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Why do I always manage to
screw up good friendships?

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Why are we so worried
about endangered animals?
Survival of the fttest. They
must be out of shape.

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This hockey game would
make a better movie than
Miracle.
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Yes, boyfriend, its true. Ive
faked, 99.9 percent of the
time. That one time I wasnt
sure. So lets just go with 100
percent.

n n n
Im out of candy! I need more
sugar!
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Men have it so much better
than women.

n n n
Thats not true. Just look at
society!
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Why is it so hard to fnd
a feminist boyfriend at this
liberal university?
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I would like to thank my
ex-roommate for being fake
so I could fnally have a reason
to move out and be extremely
happy with life.
n n n
Why do I have so many
military wives ads?

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I want me some Crystal
Pepsi right now.
n n n
Were not dating. Were just
friends with benefts.
n n n
Part vampire, part giant:
vagiant.
n n n
Anyone want to write
a paper for me? Anyone?
Anyone?
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Youre so fake that Barbies
jealous.
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I love how bright your pee
is when youve been taking
your vitamins!
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If I had known my other
classes were going to be
canceled today, I would not
have gone to my frst one.
What a waste of waking up.

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C
ollege students are
famous for either
changing or altogether
abandoning the religion and be-
liefs their parents held. But, sud-
denly, the season of Lent seems
to bring religion back into focus.
Unfortunately, this isnt always
with the best of intentions.
From what I have witnessed
this year, mainly through the
medium of Facebook and con-
versations overheard on cam-
pus, many people use Lenten
sacrifce to bring sacrilege to a
whole new and profoundly shal-
low level.
It is true that everyone has his
or her own reason for partici-
pating in Lenten sacrifce. Some
people give something up to try
and show appreciation for the
sacrifce of Jesus. Some do it to
relate to Jesus. Others just do it
out of habit.
However, deciding to par-
ticipate in Lenten sacrifces
by giving up certain food as a
way of dropping 10 pounds to
look good in a bikini or giving
up Farmville or Mafa Wars to
make more time for working on
your tan is not only insulting to
Christianity, but to others who
actually take Lent seriously.
Tere is a diference between
true Lenten sacrifce and an
excuse driven by other mo-
tives. If you want to lose weight,
wonderful. But be honest about
it. Tell Jesus that this year, you
just arent able or willing to
participate. Go on your diet, but
leave it at that: just a diet.
Lent has to do a lot with
intent. For a parallel, just con-
sider our legal system: A plot
to murder is diferent than a
murder committed in the heat
of passion. It is also diferent
than an accidental murder. Al-
though our actions matter, our
intentions almost matter more.
Simply using Lent as an excuse
to give something up is not the
point.
One of the smartest and most
spiritually Christian people I
know compared Lent to playing
guitar. I know it sounds like a
stretch but stay with me. When
someone starts out playing gui-
tar, they dont hear the horrible
mess that the rest of us hear. It
is a matter of perspective. To
them, the sound isnt that bad.
Afer practicing scales and
developing the necessary muscle
memory, even the of-notes
start to sound more in tune.
Te musician can tell there is a
diference, but not as much as
the listener can tell. Once the
musician starts fguring out the
frets and the tempo, they start
to become more aware of the
screeches and fat notes.
When we listen to Van Halen
or Hendrix they become our
ultimate guitar reality. By com-
parison, our rendition of Mary
Had A Little Lamb doesnt
seem as impressive.
Similarly, by participating in
Lent, we become sensitized to
God and the religion we take
part in. We hear the imperfec-
tions of our world and compare
them to the perfection of God.
We may think that we are
good people, but once we take
the time to really look at God,
we fall short.
Tat is why we practice.
We know that we will never
be Hendrix, but by practicing
we can at least become better.
Blackmon is a junior from
Olathe in journalism.
Lent is more than
excuse to sacrifce
ediTOriAL CArTOOn
OpinionTHE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
tuEsDAy, mARch 2, 2010 www.kAnsAn.com PAGE 5A
T
he debates going on dur-
ing the last decade about
the role that marriage has
played in modern society have
focused mainly on whether mar-
riages should be limited to a man
and a woman. Trough all of it,
opponents of gay marriage have
insisted that marriage is the cor-
nerstone of our society. Apparently
they disregard agriculture or safety
from predators or any of the other
reasons that communities actually
exist.
Trough all of that, I shook
my head and considered how
cheaply people treat marriage,
with drive-through chapels in Las
Vegas, high divorce rates and high
school seniors getting engaged to
the only people theyve ever dated.
But maybe I should have kept my
mouth shut.
Te Kansas House of Represen-
tatives recently passed a bill which,
if it makes it past the Senate and
Gov. Mark Parkinsons desk, would
mandate covenant marriage in
Kansas. Covenant marriage essen-
tially makes it law that marriages
will only be licensed if couples
undergo counseling frst and that
divorces will only be granted under
special circumstances. Tose
circumstances are reported in Te
Topeka Capital Journal as includ-
ing one spouse cheating on the
other, or being convicted of a major
crime.
Although these are certainly
good reasons to end a marriage,
it seems odd to limit grounds for
divorce to those and a few other
things. Tere is really no easy way
to legally defne the circumstances
for many divorces. I agree whole-
heartedly that people rush into
divorce out of excitement at times.
Ive seen plenty of my friends rush
into marriages with people they
have not been involved with for
more than a few months, and then
go through very ugly divorces afer
even shorter periods.
Tat said, people make rash
decisions all the time. Im all about
making it harder for people to self-
destruct, but legislating morality,
which basically all laws regarding
marriage are, is pointless, and based
on current social whims.
Putting strict guidelines on
divorce cannot quantify
emotional distance, no matter
what, and cannot afect unreported
spousal abuse, either.
Te protection of marriage is, in
itself, commendable. Two people
attempting to commit their lives to
each other is a nice concept, if not
always executed all that well. Yet
the people who have taken it upon
themselves to do this have never
really known exactly what to do.
For the longest time, weve been
told that the protection of this in-
stitution lies in making sure that it
can only be carried out between a
man and a woman, using the some-
what fawed logic that it takes that
combination to produce children.
Te concept of a covenant
marriage, as Kansas may have in
the near future, is another attempt
at regulating a concept whose very
role in society has changed con-
stantly through the centuries.
Yes, some people cheapen it by
rushing into marriages that they
have to know wont last, but this is
one of those cases where it needs to
be their lesson to learn. Tere are
very few issues where I dont take
the stand that regulation is needed,
but then there are few that afect
people on such a strictly personal
basis.
Ben Cohen is junior from
Topeka in political science.
NIcHoLAS SAmbALUK
Marriage bill is step backward
T
he Federal Reserve and
Congress have been making
changes to protect consum-
ers from fnancially harmful bank
practices. But there is still more
that needs to be done to protect
students when they swipe credit or
debit cards.
Once upon a time, making a
purchase required a question: paper
or plastic? Today the question has
evolved to: debit or credit? Te
debit option ofen leaves people
with a hefy overdraf fee that is
rarely a fair match for the amount
of the transaction
But, if you are a chronic over-
drafer, there is a glimmer of hope
on the horizon.
Starting July 1, rules enabled
by the Federal Reserve will limit
fnancial institutions from charging
consumers overdraf fees on ATMs
or one-time debit card transactions,
unless consumers give consent to
be enrolled in an overdraf protec-
tion service.
Tis is especially benefcial to
college students, who tend to be in-
experienced with personal fnance
and rack up the most fees. In a
report made by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corp., nearly 15 percent
of banking accounts held by young
adults recorded more than 10 insuf-
fcient fund transactions in 2008.
It is important to be knowledge-
able of what you spend and how
much money you have, but a large
overdraf fee is simply a scam.
Commerce Bank said it has a
policy of charging up to $35 for
each transaction made with insuf-
cient funds. Tis is information that
banks do not want customers to
know and details of specifc policies
can be difcult to fnd.
According to Jean Ann Fox,
director of fnancial services for the
Consumer Federation of America,
many banks do not disclose fee
schedules or account policies online
unless a full application is made
frst. Tis requires the disclosure of
social security numbers, addresses,
employment histories and other
private information.
Te Federal Reserve needs to
keep pushing to expand the new
rules, making banks be more open
about their policies, so consum-
ers can keep their money in their
pockets.
Tough the new regulations are
a step in the right direction, there
is still more that should be done to
prevent students from incurring
such high overdraf fees. An im-
proved course would be requiring
that overdraf fees are more closely
associated with the price of the
actual transaction or give a warning
if a consumer does overdraf while
making a transaction.
Tanks to Congress, as of Feb.
22, credit card companies are one
step ahead of banks and their goal
to protect young consumers.
Congress passed a law saying
that no one under the age of 21
is allowed to obtain a credit card
without a co-signer. Te only
exception will be for students who
can prove they have a substantial
income.
In addition to the new restric-
tions, Obama signed of on the
removal of alluring credit card
ofers within 1,000 feet of college
campuses and the persistent credit
card ofers through the mail.
Tis act by Congress could po-
tentially save students from slipping
into a deep fnancial trap, where a
lump of debt can be acquired. By
the time students are allowed to
obtain a credit card without a par-
ent or legal guardian, they should
be capable of making smart and
responsible fnancial decisions.
Now that Congress reined in
credit card companies and the
Federal Reserve is making headway
with the overdraf concerns,
students should do what they can
so that this growing momentum
will not cease and the system will
continue to be challenged to better
beneft young consumers.
Students should contact Rep.
Dennis Moore, a chairman on
the Financial Services committee,
and let him know they want more
protection.
Stefanie Penn
ediTOriAL BOArd
Students pay for bank policies
reLiGiOn
POLiTiCs
Liberal
Loudmouth
By Ben Cohen
bcohen@kansan.com
By Shauna BlaCkmon
sblackmon@kansan.com
God Beyond
God
LeTTer TO THe ediTOr
R
ecently I was reading an
edition of Te Kansan
and was shocked by what
I read. All of the crime statistics
gracing the front page made it
seem as if the sky is falling here in
our beautiful city.
What I didnt see reported was
any sort of adjustment for popula-
tion. Tere are about 90,000
people living in Lawrence, which
makes the chances of crime oc-
currences ridiculously small.
Let me just calculate the main
statistic of the article: Te 51
percent increase of rape in the last
year. Te number of actual cases
was 71, take that number divided
by 90,000 for population and you
get .078 percent chance.
Most calculators wont even
calculate it without giving an
answer to the fourth or ffh
power. Tat is the calculators way
of telling us to forget about it.
Even just focusing on the female
population, the chances of rape
remain slim. Tis may contradict
what fear mongers would like us
to think, but most of the people
walking around Lawrence arent
rapists.
We dont need to run for the
hills because of a fuctuation of
individual cases, which could be
caused by any number of things
including our citys increasing
population. Tere were more
cases of arson in Lawrence than
forcible sodomy, but that doesnt
mean you need to finch every
time a match is struck.
We didnt get meaner or more
prone to rape or murder in a
single year. Please employ com-
mon sense before fear, and dont
let horror stories drive you into a
reclusive and distrusting life style.
Youre in college, so live it to its
fullest and dont let statistics get
in your way. Stay out afer hours,
meet someone new and always
make sure to question authority.
Brian Henry is a senior fromOzawkie.
Question statistics on crimes
To contact U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore send a letter or visit his office at:
901 Kentucky St. #205
Lawrence, KS 66044
Or call: 785-843-9313
Or visit: www.moore.house.gov
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Owners of Te Casbah ofer stores space to Te Merc
BY JANENE GIER
editor@kansan.com
Owners of The Casbah, a down-
town organic market and caf,
offered to sell the stores down-
town building
to The Merc at
the same time
they announced
plans to close.
We wouldnt
have to go into
debt to do it
but, at the same
time, we have to
make sure were
in compliance
with policies of
financial stability, said Rita York,
general manager of The Merc. It
could put the co-op in jeopardy.
As a cooperative, the store is
owned and democratically con-
trolled by its members.
I would love it if The Merc
opened a location on Mass. Street,
especially if The Casbah is leav-
ing, said Lauren Service, a sopho-
more from Overland Park.
Service said Massachusetts
Street is known for its local busi-
nesses and that The Merc would
fit in because of its support for
local farms and food.
The Merc has a strong name
and I feel like they can step up the
game, Service said.
York is concerned that a down-
town location
for The Merc
might take
business from
the main loca-
tion, which was
renovated in
2007. After the
remodel, store
sales increased
by about 27
percent and
membership increased by about
30 percent, York said.
The Merc, 901 Iowa St., is
located nearly 2 miles from The
Casbah, 803 Massachusetts St. The
Casbah sells vegetarian, local and
organic food and offers prepared
food from its Nice Caf.
The Merc, a larger full-service
grocery that specializes in organic
and naturally produced food, gen-
erates about 20 percent of sales
from its prepared foods area, York
said. That area includes a coffee,
smoothie and juice bar, a soup and
salad bar, and a deli case featur-
ing cheeses, meats and prepared
foods.
Sarah Hase, customer service
manager at The Merc, said that a
downtown store would be much
smaller than the original. In the
34 years the Merc has been in
business, it has moved six times.
If The Merc
were to buy
The Casbah, it
would be The
Mercs third try
at establishing
a location on
Massachusetts
Street.
If were
going to grow,
we have to
appeal to other areas, York said,
This is the first step in the pro-
cess.
Included in that first step is
a market study underway at The
Merc. The study includes ask-
ing customers to provide exact
addresses of places they were
directly before visiting The Merc
and the addresses of places theyll
go when they leave.
York said the study is being
conducted to find out how the
store has performed in attracting
new customers since the remodel-
ing, allowing for a long-term busi-
ness plan. Though the study now
takes The Casbah offer into con-
sideration, it was planned before
that offer was made.
York said
the last market
study occurred
before the
remodel in
2007. The Merc
has succeeded
in attracting
customers from
areas west of the
store that it had
targeted when
designing the 2007 remodel.
As a 70s co-op we were
pigeonholed as being the dirty
hippy co-op, York said. Weve
been trying to shed that percep-
tion. Were trying to grow up and
be responsible.
Edited by Michael Holtz
See a map of past and current locations of The Merc at kansan.com
BY BRENNA LONG
blong@kansan.com
Ready, set, go recycle. From Jan. 17 to
March 27, the University is competing
against 381 schools across the nation in
RecycleMania. Right now the University
ranks 93rd in the competition and sev-
enth in the Big 12.
The competition started in 2001 by
the College and University Recycling
Council, a network of recycling and
waste management
professionals that
aim to increase recy-
cling and awareness
for students and staff
across the county.
I think a little
friendly competi-
tion is a good thing,
Marshall Wetta, a
sophomore from
Silver Lake, said.
Wetta said he recy-
cles on campus and in the residence
halls.
Every sheet of paper, piece of card-
board, bottle or can that makes it to a
recycling bin on campus or in the resi-
dence halls is counted. By Feb. 20, the
University had already recycled 72,631
pounds of recyclables.
I wouldnt have guessed we recycle
that much, but I do know how much we
waste, Adam Herberg, a senior from
Fenton, Mo., said.
While that number keeps the
University close to passing the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln for sixth, it doesnt
come close to reaching the first place
school in the Big 12 the University
of Missouri-Colombia, with 241,327
pounds.
Compared to the first time the
University compet-
ed in RecycleMania
in 2009, the num-
ber of pounds
recycled pounds
have dropped.
Celeste Hoins,
E nv i r o n me n t a l
S t e w a r d s h i p
Program manager,
said this might mean
people are wasting
less in the first place
by printing double sided or using digital
copies.
KU Recycling tries to make sure what
is used gets recycled. The dozens of bins
around campus allow students to finish
off the last few drops of their soda and
recycle without much effort. These bins
are located outdoors, in residence halls,
in the Kansas and Burge unions and in
campus buildings such as Wescoe.
If I cant find one somewhere in
reach, I can find one in a few strides,
Wetta said.
All the recyclables are then picked
up by KU Recycling and driven to the
warehouse on West Campus. Once the
truck dumps the empty bottles and
stacks of cardboard, KU Recycling starts
sorting by hand.
We appreciate when it is sorted well
by the users before hand, Hoins said.
Once the cans are out of the plastics
and the paper has found its stack, the
materials are bailed and weighed. Then,
the recycling staff read and record the
floor scale for the weight of the materi-
als. That weight is sent in for the com-
petition.
The University competes for another
five weeks, but Hoins said she wasnt
concerned about whether the University
beats the Corn Huskers or the Tigers.
It is always fun to have those num-
bers, Hoins said. Its always motivating
and interesting to see where you are in
regards to other Universities.
But more than winning Recyclemania,
she said, is her desire for students to
develop recycling habits while theyre
here.
Edited by Anna Archibald
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
The Merc, a grocery store specializing in organiz foods, was ofered the chance to buy The Casbah.
If were going to grow,
we have to appeal to
other areas. This is the
frst step in the process.
RiTA YoRk
Merc general manager
As a 70s co-op we were
pigeonholed as being the
dirty hippy co-op.
RiTA YoRk
Merc general manager
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and interesting to see
where you are in regards
to other Universities.
CElESTE HoinS
program manager
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By COREy THIBODEAUX
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More attention is falling on
Sherron Collins last night in Allen
Fieldhouse than the game itself.
Obviously since this is senior
day, this is Stroke Sherron
Day, coach Bill Self said during
Mondays press conference.
No. 2 Kansas has a high
stakes matchup on the schedule
against No. 5 Kansas State in this
years second installment of the
Sunflower Showdown.
The first one was more than
anyone could ask for: An earsplit-
ting Bramlage Coliseum, College
Gameday in the house and two
rivals going into overtime. But
the end result was in favor of
the Jayhawks when Collins had
an and-one layup, sealing the
Wildcats fate, 81-79.
As far as talent goes, Self said
both teams are better than they
were during their Jan. 30 matchup,
even though Kansas looked ter-
rible at Oklahoma State. But its
been a while since Kansas State
has seen defeat.
When we won in Manhattan,
I told our staff they will not lose
again and when we play them,
they will have three losses, Self
said. And thats exactly whats
played out.
The Wildcats are now ranked
in the Associated Press top five
thanks to a seven-game win streak.
They are the only team capable of
capturing a portion of the regular
season Big 12 title, and they have
to win the rest of their games,
while the Jayhawks lose the rest
of theirs.
Sophomore forward Markieff
Morris said the two teams are
pretty much the same as they were,
but the conditions have completely
changed with the title on the line.
We have something to close
out and I guess they have some-
thing to prove, Morris said.
Markieff s brother, Marcus, will
not settle for having a share of the
title. He said the Jayhawks have
something to prove, too.
We have the title right now and
were trying to keep it, Marcus
said. Were not trying to share it
with anybody.
Marcus is coming off a game
where he scored 10 points and
was in foul trouble, essentially,
throughout the entire game. Most
players were off against Oklahoma
State, but Marcus took some of the
blame for himself.
I feel like I have to prove myself
all over again, he said.
The main focus: rebounding.
The Jayhawks were out-rebound-
ed by 10 against the Cowboys,
considering they were a vastly
smaller team.
Self said the Wildcats are one
of the best teams in the coun-
try because they do consistently
what the Jayhawks failed to do
Saturday. They can rebound, they
can defend and they can execute
on offense.
But what Self witnessed wasnt
on the stat sheet. He said Kansas
State had intangibles that enable
them to compete with any team in
the nation.
I didnt see anybody upsetting
Kansas State because I think theyre
really good at making other teams
play poorly when theyre not at
their best, better than anybody in
our league, Self said.
With all the celebrations of
Senior Night aside, the Jayhawks
still have a job to do. They are
poised for a rebound game, but it
will be the toughest opportunity
theyve had at home all season.
Playing against K-State is
like preparing for war, Markieff
Morris said. Those guys work
so hard.
Editedby AnnaArchibald
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Sports
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 www.kansan.coM PaGe 1B
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Syracuse takes top spot after Jayhawk loss. MEN'S BASKETBALLL | 2B
Kansas falls to No. 2 in poll
war games
COmmeNTarY
Get hyped
about
baseball
games
By MAX VOsBURgH
mvosburgh@kansan.com
H
oglund Ballpark is
waiting for you. The
temperatures outside
are warming up, the grass is green,
the infield dirt is fresh and the
Kansas Jayhawks will be there for
the first time this weekend when
they play the Iowa Hawkeyes in a
four-game series.
With exciting players, a poten-
tially potent offense and free
admission for students, the ball-
park should be a great place to
spend warm spring days.
Kansas is predicted to fin-
ish second in the Big 12, behind
perennial contender Texas, in the
preseason conference coaches
poll. The Jayhawks are 4-1 this
year. Theyve been ranked or
been close to it for duration of the
season. Kansas made the NCAA
Tournament last year, losing in
the Chapel Hill regional to North
Carolina, and should make it
again this year.
Kansas has great players, players
that have previously been drafted
out of high school by major
league teams but chose to come to
Kansas.
The team is led by junior
third baseman Tony Thompson.
Thompson was selected to the
National Collegiate Baseball
Writers Association preseason
All-American Second Team.
Only four other Big 12 players
were named to a NBCWA All-
American team. Last year, he
became the first Big 12 player
ever to hit for the leagues Triple
Crown, leading the league in bat-
ting average (.389,) home runs
(21) and RBIs (82).
Thompson suffered a hairline
fracture in his left kneecap a little
less than a month ago and should
be able to resume playing some-
time in the next couple weeks. He
may possess the ability to catch
the other players in the Big 12 in
home runs and RBIs even after
missing the first part of the sea-
son. It will be exciting to see him
chase his second straight Big 12
Triple Crown.
Other players such as junior
outfielder Brian Heere should be
drafted by Major League Baseball
teams this summer and Thompson
may not be the only one with the
potential to make it to the big
leagues some day.
Kansas can score runs. An
exciting offense can get casual fans
to come out and watch games.
The Jayhawks have scored nine or
more runs in three of their first
five games this season.
The Jayhawks play great at
home. Last year, they were 25-3
at home. This year they have big
home games against rival Missouri
in early May and Oklahoma in
late May, which is currently No. 22
in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25
Coaches Poll.
Admission is free for students
with a KUID. Grab something to
eat at the dollar concessions and
for the next few months, take a
break from studying and take in
the sights and sounds of spring
and enjoy baseball season.
Edited by Jesse Rangel
Kansas battles for the Big 12
Weston White/KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Junior center Cole Aldrich stands his ground to force a turnover in the lane during the frst half against Kansas State in January. The Wildcats turned the ball over 13 times against the Jayhawks in
a 81-79 overtime loss.
Wednesday's game
will be a challenge
for Jayhawks, Cats
BaseBaLL
Jayhawks back on the road
By ANDREW HAMMOND
ahammond@kansan.com
twitter.com/ahammradiostar
The Jayhawks battled the weath-
er in Arizona this weekend. Today,
Kansas is back out on the road
as the team travels to face the
Arkansas Razorbacks at 3:05 p.m.
today in Fayetteville, Ark.
One Jayhawk who will be the
focus in this game will be starting
pitcher Thomas Taylor, who is get-
ting his first career start. Taylor, a
redshirt freshman from Overland
Park, will be going up against a
squad that has outscored its oppo-
nents 48-25 in the first six games
of this season. Taylor is coming off
elbow surgery in the fall of 2008.
Hes had a great recovery and
I told him to be ready because he
will get some pitching time this
season, coach Ritch Price said.
Arkansas is
coming off of
a three-game
w e e k e n d
sweep of Troy.
Both teams
come in with
hot bats and
pitching will
be a decid-
ing factor in
this one-game
matchup.
The key to
Arkansas is getting their lead-off
man out, Price said. They are
very fast and a well coached run-
ning team. They play in a great
atmosphere and our guys are
thrilled to play there.
The bats of Kansas will have to
support Taylor in his first start and
will look to senior infielder Brett
Lisher and sophomore catcher
Chris Manship who played key
roles in the Arizona sweep. Lisher
was 3 of 4 ver-
sus Gonzaga
on Saturday,
Lisher had a
pair of doubles
along with a
single in the
9-5 victory over
the Bulldogs.
Manship led the
hitting attack as
he was 4 of 4
from the plate
with a double
and three runs batted in. Arkansas
is 5-1 on the season and comes
in averaging 8 runs per game.
Todays match up will be the first
Team travels today
to Fayetteville, Ark.
to face Razorbacks
SEE GAME ON PAgE 5B
The key to Arkansas is
getting their lead-of man
out. They are very fast and
a well-coached running
team.
RITCH PRICE
Kansas coach
His serve
Mike gunnoe/KANSAN
DavidTurvey, a junior fromLawrence, crushes the ball in a game of racquetball at Ambler
Student Recreation Fitness Center Monday evening. "I come here often to work out and I like
to try and play racquetball two or three times a week. I also plan on starting to play some
intramurals," says Turvey.
T
he old saying goes that hope
springs eternal, which, with all
due respect to Alexander Pope,
is a crock. One need look no further than
the Kansas City Royals to see why.
Despite the fact that spring training
has only just begun the time when,
spring puns aside, hope really is sup-
posed to exist for every fan base a
cloud of resignation has already set in
over Kansas City. Not without good
reason, of course. The Royals were awful
last year. They did nothing to get better
in the offseason. Thus, they will be awful
again this year.
Its a simple conclusion to arrive at,
given the facts. And that conclusion
stands starkly against the aforementioned
trope regarding hope. Royals fans have
none, and they shouldnt.
But give Dayton Moore and Co. this
much: They arent teases. They could
have strung fans along with a series of
just-good-enough-to-inspire signings
and transactions like that other Kansas
City pro sports franchise did for so long.
But Moore didnt bother with that pre-
tense. He didnt even try and trick Royals
fans into thinking that this year offers
even a hint of a glimmer of improve-
ment.
It sounds awful, superficially. Isnt
it the general managers job to make
the team better? Of course. But only
if it actually results in tangible posi-
tive results. I much prefer the were
going to suck and we know it signings
Moore made this off-season.
Jason Kendall was a historically pro-
lific base-stealing catcher in the late 90s,
which is a bit like being the obligatory
vaguely dorky member of the eight most
popular boy bands of that year. Its some-
thing of a designation, technically. And it
surely doesnt count for much now. Get
ready to pine for the glory days of John
Buck.
And how about Rick Ankiel? Isnt he
a neat story? Sure, its nice that hes no
longer pitching, and thus not a threat to
human life for several miles in the gen-
eral direction of home plate. But hes also
31 years old and struck out more often
than he hit safely last year. His career on
base percentage of .311 would make a
really nice batting average, though.
These are the signings of a team that
isnt even bothering to pretend to try, like
the 500-pound guy polishing off his fifth
heaping mound of orange chicken at a
Chinese buffet. It may be sad to see at
first, but ultimately you just have to
respect the honesty.
But what about reigning AL Cy Young
winner Zack Greinke and 23-year-old
doubles machine Billy Butler? Arent they
young cornerstones around which the
Royals could presumably build a com-
petitive ball club? Maybe in several years
with the right combination of smart
signings and successful prospect devel-
opment. But lets face it, those things are
hard to do. Pining for them will only
result in bitter disappointment.
That is why Dayton Moores offseason
plan was brilliant, and, ultimately, merci-
ful. Why get your fans hopes up only to
let them down? Better to kill the dream
before it can turn into a nightmare. So
thanks Dayton Moore. You did the right
thing. Bring on 90+ losses. Or who
am I kidding? lets go for 100.
Edited by Anna Archibald
2B / SPORTS / TUESDAY, mARCH 2, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / kAnSAn.Com
Royals face another sad year
MORNINg BREw
By alex Beecher
abeecher@kansan.com
QUOTE OF THE DAY
I havent been able to slam-dunk
the basketball for the past fve
years. or, for the thirty-eight
years before that, either.
Dave Barry, former NBA player
FACT OF THE DAY
Freshman Xavier Henry has
scored 406 points this season and
needs 90 points to break kansas
all-time freshman scoring record.
Danny manning set the record
in 1985.
Kansas Athletics
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Who did Henry pass on the
list Saturday?
A: Paul Pierce and Darnell
Valentine. Valentine scored 392
points in 1978 and Pierce scored
404 points in 1996.
Kansas Athletics
THIS wEEK IN
kAnSAS ATHLETICS
Baseball
at Arkansas, 3 p.m.
TODAY
SCORES
NCAA Mens Basketball:
no. 8 West Virginia 81, no. 11
Georgetown 68
no. 21 Texas 87, oklahoma 76

womens College Basketball:
no. 1 Connecticut 76, no. 7 notre
Dame 57
Syracuse 67, no. 8 West Virginia 48
no. 13 Georgetown 71, Seton Hall
49
no. 18 St. Johns 77, Pittsburgh 65

NBA:
Cleveland 124, new York 93
Philadelphia 126, orlando 105
Dallas 89, Charlotte 84
San Antonio 106, new orleans 92
wEDNESDAY
Mens Basketball
vs. kansas State, 7 p.m.
womens Basketball
at nebraska, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY
Baseball
vs. Iowa, 3 p.m.
womens golf
at Duramed/ Rio Verde
Collegiate Invitational,
Rio Verde, Ariz., all day
SATURDAY
Softball
at UIC, Carbondale, Ill.,
10 a.m.
Baseball
vs. Iowa, 12 p.m.
Tennis
at Tulane, 12 p.m.
Mens Basketball
vs. missouri,
Colombia, mo., 1 p.m.
Baseball
vs. Iowa, 3 p.m.
Softball
vs. Southern Illinois-
Carbondale, 4 p.m.
womens Basketball
vs. Texas A&m, 7 p.m.
Track & Field
at Alex Wilson Last
Chance, South Bend, Ind.,
all day
Track & Field
at Iowa State nCAA
qualifer, Ames, Iowa, all
day
womens golf
at Duramed/ Rio Verde
Collegiate Invitational,
Rio Verde, Ariz., all day
SUNDAY
Softball
at Western Illinois,
Carbondale, Ill., 9 a.m.
Softball
at Southern Illinois-
Edwardsville, Carbondale,
Ill., 11 a.m.
Tennis
at new orleans, 12 p.m.
Baseball
vs. Iowa, 1 p.m.
womens golf
at Duramed/ Rio Verde
Collegiate Invitational,
Rio Verde, Ariz., all day
aSSOcIaTeD PreSS
Syracuse took quite a route
to its first No. 1 ranking in 20
years.
The Orange werent in the pre-
season Top 25 and, just days
after it was released with them
in Others Receiving Votes,
they were beaten by Division II
LeMoyne in an exhibition game.
But they were back in the
poll at No. 10, in fact just
two weeks into the season after
impressive wins over California
and North Carolina in the 2K
Sports Classic.
The Orange havent been
out of the top 10 since and on
Monday moved from fourth into
the No. 1 spot, taking advantage
of a weekend that saw the top
three teams lose.
Its a great honor, a great tes-
tament for these players, these
kids, to be number one, Syracuse
coach Jim Boeheim said. We all
know it doesnt matter that much
in the big picture, its where you
are at the end of the year. These
kids have worked hard, been
unselfish. They deserve it. They
really do.
This is the third time the
Hall of Fame coach has had the
Orange at No. 1. There was the
preseason poll in 1987-88 and a
six-week stint in 1989-90.
Syracuse (27-2), which
received 59 first-place votes from
the national media panel, moved
to the top off its 95-77 victory
over then-No. 7 Villanova in
front of an on-campus record
crowd at the Carrier Dome.
As always, its Syracuses 2-3
zone defense, which it didnt use
in the loss to LeMoyne, that is
drawing all the attention in the
rise up the polls.
The biggest thing is that weve
been the biggest weve been inside
in a long time and we just cover
better. These guys have worked
a little harder at it, Boeheim
said. Were also still leading the
nation in field goal percentage
(52.2) so weve also been a very
good offensive team. They really
move the ball and pass the ball
extremely well. Weve been good
on both ends of the court. Its not
one thing really.
Syracuse is the sixth team to
go from unranked in the opening
poll to No. 1. Kansas was the last,
reaching No. 1 on Jan. 9, 1990.
Kansas, which had been No.
1 for the last four weeks and 13
polls overall this season, had the
other six first-place votes and
dropped to second. The Jayhawks
(27-2) lost at Oklahoma State on
Saturday, the same day Kentucky
(27-2) lost at Tennessee.
The Wildcats, who were No. 1
for one week in January, fell one
spot to third.
Texas, the fourth team to hold
the No. 1 position this season,
fell out of the
rankings from
21st. The
L o ng h o r ns
became No.
1 for the first
time in school
history in
January, but
have dropped
seven of 12
after their
17-0 start.
They are the fourth team to
hold the No. 1 ranking and drop
out of the poll in the same season
Indiana was the last to do it in
1979-80.
Duke and Kansas State each
moved up one place to fourth
and fifth, while Ohio State
jumped three spots to sixth.
Purdue dropped from No. 3
to seventh following Sundays
53-44 loss to Michigan State, the
Boilermakers first game since
losing second-leading scorer and
rebounder Robbie Hummel to a
knee injury.
New Mexico was eighth, fol-
lowed by Villanova and West
Virginia.
Michigan State led the sec-
ond 10, followed by Butler,
Vanderbilt, BYU, Wisconsin,
Tennessee, Pittsburgh, Gonzaga,
Georgetown and Temple.
Maryland (21-7), which is sec-
ond to Duke in the ACC, was
ranked for the first two weeks of
the regular season. UTEP (22-5),
which has won 12 straight, is
ranked for the
first time since
F e b r u a r y
1992. Xavier
(21-7), co-
leaders of the
Atlantic 10,
moved in for
the first time
this season,
knocking out
R i c h mo n d
(22-7) with a double overtime
win over the Spiders on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
ASSOCIATED
PRESS TOP 10
1. Syracuse (27-2)
2. kansas (27-2)
3. kentucky (27-2)
4. Duke (25-4)
5. kansas State (24-4)
6. ohio State (23-7)
7. Purdue (24-4)
8. new mexico (27-3)
9. Villanova (23-5)
10. West Virginia (22-6)
wOMENS BASKETBALL
Syracuse passes Kansas in ranking
Top two teams remain unchanged in AP poll for frst time since 1982
aSSOcIaTeD PreSS
While UConn has been the
unanimous choice as No. 1 over
the past two years, Stanford has
remained a steadfast running
mate.
Connecticut ran its remarkable
streak atop The Associated Press
womens basketball poll to 41
weeks Monday, while the Cardinal
remained a stalwart No. 2 for the
20th week. They easily surpassed
North Carolinas 15-week run at
No. 2 in 2006-07 to set a new
standard.
Its the longest streak in the
34-year history of the rankings
that the top two teams remained
unchanged. The only time the top
two teams were the same for an
entire season was in 1982, when
Louisiana Tech and Southern
Cal held those spots. That year,
though, the two flopped plac-
es in early January when the
Lady Techsters won the game
between them.
Nebraska, Tennessee and Xavier
rounded out the top 5 for the sec-
ond straight week.
The Huskies (29-0) have won
68 consecutive games after beat-
ing Georgetown on Saturday.
They finish the regular season at
No. 6 Notre Dame on Monday
night. After wrapping up its 18th
Big East regular season title on
Saturday, UConn has a bye until
Sundays quarterfinals, where
they will try and match their own
NCAA record of 70 straight wins.
The Musketeers became the
sixth Atlantic 10 team to go unde-
feated in the conference with their
victory over Fordham on Sunday.
Im happy for the kids, but I
worry about where we are ranked
at the end of the season, Xavier
coach Kevin McGuff said.
The Irish were followed by
West Virginia, Florida State, Duke
and Ohio State. The Blue Devils
fell three spots after losing to rival
North Carolina on Sunday.
The ACC, Big Ten and SEC
have all finished regular-season
play and begin their conference
tournaments this week. The Big
East finishes its regular season
Monday night.
Oklahoma remained 11th while
Georgetown moved up one spot
to 12th after its loss at UConn.
The Hoyas were followed by three
Big 12 teams Iowa State, Baylor
and Texas A&M.
St. Johns moved up to 16th, and
was followed by Gonzaga, Texas,
Kentucky and Oklahoma State.
LSU, Georgia, Hartford, Virginia
and Michigan State rounded out
the Top 25.
Michigan State re-entered the
poll this week; Georgia Tech was
the only team to drop out.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
wOMENS TOP 5
1. Connecticut (29-0)
2. Stanford (27-1)
3. nebraska (27-0)
4. Tennessee (27-2)
5. Xavier (24-3)
Weve been good on
both ends of the court. Its
not one thing really.
JIm BoEHEIm
Syracuse coach
Bond nominated to
All-Academic list
kansas senior Lauren Bonds
was named to the Division I Cross
Country All-Academic list, the U.S.
Track & Field and Cross Country
Coaches Association announced
monday.
This prestigious list honors
student athletes who fnished
among the top 15 at their respec-
tive nCAA regional meet and
carry a minimum 3.25 cumulative
grade point average.
Jayson Jenks
CROSS COUNTRY
HOCKEY
Olymic hockey grabs
record high views
Sundays olympic gold-medal
hockey game was the most-
viewed hockey game in the
United States in 30 years and the
most-viewed show of any kind in
Canadian history.
Sundays viewership peaked at
34.8 million.
Associated Press
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Hunter
Mahan and Rickie Fowler both
came out of Oklahoma State with
big expectations. There, the simi-
larities end.
Mahan is reserved and unas-
suming, Fowler tends toward the
flamboyant.
The quiet one prevailed, barely,
at the Phoenix Open.
Mahan defeated the younger
Fowler by a stroke on Sunday for
his second PGA Tour victory. For
now, Fowler will have to settle
for another second close call in
Arizona.
The 27-year-old Mahan had
an eagle and a pair of birdies in
a late four-hole span to finish at
16-under 268. Mahan, whose first
victory came at the 2007 Travelers
Championship, closed with two
bogey-free six-under 65s.
Fowler, just 21 and a tour rookie,
had a final-round 68 for the sec-
ond runner-up finish of his young
career, both of them in Arizona.
In his second PGA Tour event
last Oct. 25, Fowler lost in a three-
way playoff to Troy Matteson in the
Frys.com Open just down the road
at the Grayhawk Golf Club.
Been in a playoff and having a
putt to go into the playoffs, Fowler
said, so obviously Im going to try
to play out here as much as I can.
Mahan and Fowler barely know
each other, but they are Cowboys
through and through.
Oklahoma State has had a lot of
great players, and they keep putting
them out there it seems like every
year, Mahan said. Rickie is a great
player and a great kid. Im proud to
call him a Cowboy.
Added Fowler, Its always a little
better to lose to a Cowboy.
South Koreas Y.E. Yang also
shot a 65 to finish at 14 under,
two off the pace. Last years PGA
Championship winner, Yang led
until his tee shot went in the water
at No. 17.
Mathew Goggin, Chris Couch
and Charles Howell III tied for
fourth at 13 under.
Third-round
leader Brandt
Snedeker strug-
gled might-
ily with a 78
to wind up far
back at 7 under.
The win was
worth $1.08
million.
A l t h o u g h
he hadnt won,
Mahan has
played well the past two years. He
played on the 2008 Ryder Cup
team and had six top-10s in 2009,
including a runner-up finish at the
AT&T National. His earnings the
last two years topped $5 million.
Its just finding a way to win. I
just havent been able to do it, he
said. So obviously it feels great to
get off the year on my fifth tour-
nament to win. It gives me a lot
of confidence in myself that Im
doing the right
things in my
game, and it
feels great, it
really does.
A total of
0.67 inches of
rain fell and
wind reached
47 mph over-
night at TPC
Scottsdale and
sprinkles lin-
gered Sunday morning. But the
rain subsided by the time the lead-
ers teed off at noon.
The tournament, in its 75th
year, was known as the FBR
Open but returned to its longtime
Phoenix Open name when Waste
Management Inc. took over as the
title sponsor this year.
The weather held the estimated
final-round crowd to just under
44,000, well off last years 60,000-
plus. That brought the weeks total
attendance to nearly 426,000, down
from 470,000 a year ago at the
rowdy event that always draws the
biggest crowds on the tour.
Mahan hit his second shot on
the par-5 13th 250 yards within 7
feet of the pin and made the eagle
putt to reach 14 under.
His 18-foot birdie putt on
the par-4 14th moved him to 15
under.
The clincher came at the notori-
ous 16th, the par 3 surrounded by
bleachers filled with noisy, irrever-
ent fans who cheer and boo with
equal enthusiasm.
Mahans tee shot caught the edge
of the green and he made the sub-
sequent 14-foot putt to regain the
lead at 16 under.
You still have a tournament to
win, you cant really worry about
the people, he said. You just kind
of have to block it out, but at the
same time kind of enjoy it because
you dont have that opportunity to
have so many people watching you
on one hole.
At the 15th, the open desert
courses final par 5, Fowler chose to
play conservative and lay his shot
up rather than go for the green,
which is surrounded by water. He
said he felt he was a bit too far away
from the pin to go for it, consider-
ing he was just one shot back and
had what he felt were good birdie
chances on Nos. 16 and 17.
I felt that instead of bringing
trouble into play, Fowler said, ...
I took the safe route.
PGA
Former Oklahoma State players face of in Phoenix Open
Rickie is a great player
and a great kid. Im proud
to call him a Cowboy.
huNter MAhAN
Golfer
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SURPRISE, Ariz. Given
Kansas Citys paltry on-base per-
centage, its hard to call Kevin
Seitzers first year as hitting coach
a roaring success.
It could even be called a failure.
Nevertheless, Seitzer figures
year No. 2 should be better for
many reasons. The arrival of some
savvy, experienced newcomers
should help. Veterans like outfield-
er Scott Podsednik and infielder
Chris Getz have career on-base
percentages higher than the .318
the Royals put up last year.
Most of all, Seitzer feels hes
earned the right to expect hitters
to listen.
Last year I had to prove they
could trust me, he said. So this
year, Im hoping we get in, we
get after it, we get better, we get
prepared.
Royals fans have no problem
trusting Seitzers hitting creden-
tials, especially those who recall
1987 when he hit .323 and fin-
ished second to Mark McGwire in
rookie-of-the-year balloting.
Still, it was a rough first year
back with his
old team. He
had some famil-
iarity with the
Royals since he
followed them
closely as a
yearlong Kansas
City resident.
But with few
exceptions, the Royals struggled
at the plate while finishing in a
last-place tie with Cleveland in the
AL Central.
Things did seem to pick up in
the last couple
of months.
Im excited
about being a
s e c ond- ye a r
coach in this
o r g a n i z a -
tion, Seitzer
said. You can
come in as a
new coach, but that doesnt mean
youre going to instantly have the
trust and respect that a hitting
coach needs in order to (persuade
hitters to) make the adjustments
happen during the game.
There are things mindsets,
approaches, that I know worked
and didnt work as a hitter, he
said. Last season, I feel it got
better and better and better as the
season went on.
Billy Butler was his biggest suc-
cess story. At 23, he had 51 dou-
bles, 21 home runs, 93 RBIs and
a .301 average. It was one of the
best years in team history and he
lavishes credit on Seitzer.
Still, only two major league
teams had a worse on-base per-
centage than Kansas City.
Does not matter, insists man-
ager Trey Hillman.
I thought he was outstanding
last year, the second-year manag-
er said of Seitzer. For me, its just
a continuation of what he did.
Another newcomer, infielder/
outfielder Josh Fields, sought out
Seitzer several times during the
winter after getting traded to the
Royals by the Chicago White Sox.
MLB
Royals hitting coach has high hopes for season No. 2
Last year I had to prove
they could trust me.
kevin SeiTzer
royals hitting coach
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. Tina
Charles had 18 points and eight
rebounds to become top-ranked
Connecticuts career leader in both
categories in a 76-51 win over No.
6 Notre Dame on Monday night,
leaving the Huskies one shy of
tying their NCAA womens record
for consecutive victories.
Connecticut (30-0, 16-0),
which reached 30 wins for the
fifth straight season, can match
the record of 70 consecutive wins
set by the Huskies from 2001-
2003 in the Big East tournament
quarterfinals on Sunday. It is the
eighth time the Huskies have
gone unbeaten in a Big East regu-
lar season.
Every win in the streak has
been by double figures.
The loss dropped the Fighting
Irish (25-4, 12-4) into a fourth-
place tie with No. 16 St. Johns, but
the Irish will be the fifth seed in
the tournament because of a loss
to the Red Storm.
Charles passed Nykesha Sales
(1995-98) as the schools all-time
leading scorer and Rebecca Lobo
(1992-95) as its leading rebound-
er.
Maya Moore had 17 points
and nine rebounds as all five
Connecticut starters finished in
double figures. Tiffany Hayes
added 13 points, Kalana Greene
12 and Caroline Doty 11. The
Huskies got just five points from
their bench.
Devereaux Peters matched
her career high in leading the
Irish with 15 points, and Becca
Bruszewski also had 15 as the Irish
got 31 points from its bench.
The Irish who appeared intimi-
dated in falling behind 24-4 en
route to a 70-46 loss at UConn on
Jan. 16, their first of the season,
got off to a much better start on
Monday. The Irish closed to 16-15
when Bruszewski hit a 3-pointer
midway through the first half.
Notre Dame simply couldnt
live up to its reputation as streak
busters. The womens basket-
ball team ended a 30-game win-
ning streak by UConn in 2001.
The Irish also stopped UCLAs
88-game winning streak in mens
basketball in 1974.
But the Irish never came close
to challenging the Huskies in two
games this season.
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mid-week game for the Razorbacks
but the third for the Jayhawks.
Senior TJ Forrest will get the start
for the Razorbacks.
This game is a part of the Peoria
Spring Training Classic in which
the Jayhawks started undefeated
last weekend by taking two games
against Sacramento State and defeat-
ing Gonzaga once. The second game
involving Gonzaga and Kansas was
canceled because of heavy rains in
Peoria, Ariz.
We had quite a turnaround in
preparing for Sundays game, coach
Price said. Our wake up call was at
6 a.m. for batting practice and they
pushed that back then the game was
canceled at 8 a.m.
Edited by Jesse Rangel
GAME (continued from 1B)
Players to watch - Kansas
SP redshirt freshman Thomas Taylor
After a long wait, the Overland Park native will
make his frst start in a Kansas uniform. taylor
was slotted to start on Sunday against Gonzaga
before the game was canceled due to rain. Coach
ritch Price is high on taylor, saying he has been
impressive throughout ofseason workouts.
OF junior Jimmy Waters
In the absence of junior third baseman tony
thompson, Waters has been asked to step into
the cleanup spot of the Jayhawks lineup. thus far,
the Pine Blufs, Iowa native has not disappointed,
going 4-12 from the plate with six runs scored
and a team leading six rBI and nine walks.
taylor
Waters
ASSOCIATED PRESS
TAMPA, Fla. Alex Rodriguez
sat in a tent here Tursday for a
news conference and said he was
happy.
Happy with how last season
went, happy with getting the hu-
mongous gorilla of his back in
winning a World Series; happy
overall to have put the unpleas-
antness relating to the overriding
topic of last spring behind him.
Not quite on the latter.
Te third baseman Monday said
he had been contacted by federal
authorities in regard to their in-
vestigation of Anthony Galea, a
Canadian sports medicine doctor
who is facing charges in his coun-
try, including the distribution of
performance-enhancing drugs to
professional athletes. In Septem-
ber, Galeas assistant was stopped
at the border with human growth
hormone (HGH) and other drugs.
For Rodriguez, it is an unwel-
come jolt back into a world he
thought he had started to put be-
hind him last spring, which started
with his news conference relating
to his admitted use of steroids.
Im aware of an investigation
and I plan on cooperating, Rodri-
guez said afer the Yankees work-
out at George M. Steinbrenner
Field.
Te extent
of Rodriguezs
r e l at i ons hi p
with Galea is
not clear. Mark
Lindsay, a chi-
ropractor from
Ontario who
has worked
with Galea,
oversaw Rodri-
guezs rehabili-
tation from hip surgery performed
by Dr. Marc Philippon last year.
Asked if he had ever dealt di-
rectly with Galea, Rodriguez said:
I cant get into that. But youll
know within time all at the same
time.
Tis is about someone else,
Rodriguez said later. Im going to
cooperate as best I can and focus
on baseball.
Te Yankees distanced them-
selves from Galea in a statement
issued Monday afernoon.
Te New York Yankees have
not been contacted with regard
to an investigation of Dr. Tony
Galea, the statement said. Te
Yankees never authorized Dr. Tony
Galea to treat Alex Rodriguez nor
do we have any knowledge of any
such treatment. Te Yankees au-
thorized Dr. Marc Philippon to
operate on Alex and oversee his
rehabilitation. At the request of
Dr. Philippon, we also authorized
Dr. Mark Lindsay to supervise
the daily rehabilitation program
established by Dr. Philippon. We
will continue to monitor the situ-
ation.
Lindsay and Philippon could
not be reached for comment.
Rodriguez mostly declined to
comment other than to say he had
been contacted and would assist
in the investigation.
I cant really get into that, Ro-
driguez said of what he had been
told by authorities. I know you
guys have to ask those questions
but I have to
speak to those
guys frst.
Ro d r i g u e z
said he was not
aware of when
any interviews
would take
place.
Im wait-
ing for instruc-
tions, he said.
Mets short-
stop Jose Reyes last week was
questioned by the authorities re-
garding treatment he received last
year from Galea.
General manager Brian Cash-
man said he found out Monday
morning that Rodriguez had been
contacted. He said he wasnt aware
of any other Yankees players with
whom authorities were interested
in talking.
At this point, Im not going to
comment, Cashman said. Im
not going to comment at this point
because I dont have much to com-
ment of of.
Asked if he was worried about
this story hanging over his head
for a long period of time and be-
coming a distraction, Rodriguez
said simply:
No.
MLB
Despite steroid questions, Yankees third
baseman says he is focused on baseball
I am aware of an inves-
tigation and I plan on
cooperating.
ALeX rOdrIGueZ
yankees third baseman
Gonzaga gets WCC honors
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Happiness in spring ball for A-rod
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEATTLE _ Matt Bouldin and
Courtney Vandersloot pulled
down West Coast Conference
player-of-the-year awards for
Gonzaga, as the Zags league
champions dominated WCC
individual honors announced
Monday.
Bouldin captured what was
a competitive duel with Saint
Marys center Omar Samhan,
while Vandersloot, a junior point
guard, was a repeat choice.
Joining Bouldin on the 10-man
all-league team were teammates
Steven Gray and Elias Harris, a
freshman who was also named
newcomer of the year.
Coach Mark Few won coach-
ing honors for the eighth time,
while Bouldins player-of-the-year
award marked the ninth time a
Gonzaga player has won since
2001.
I really thought he and Omar
both deserved it, Few said. Both
were so consistent and so good.
Samhan led the WCC in scor-
ing (21.5), rebounding (11.1) and
blocked shots (2.9). But Bouldin
prevailed on the basis of his all-
around game and perhaps on
Gonzagas reg-
ul ar- s eas on
title, while the
Gaels were
r unners-up.
Bouldin aver-
aged 16 points
and was
among the
leagues top
five in assists,
f r e e - t h r o w
p e r c e nt a g e
and steals.
Bouldin got (the award),
deservedly so, said Saint Marys
coach Randy Bennett. Omar was
equally deserving of the award. Its
just a compliment to our league
that theres another player coaches
think is as good or better than
Omar.
Bouldin called it a huge honor,
saying its a goal Ive had as long
as Ive been here.
On the womens side, Gonzaga
coach Kelly Graves was WCC coach
of the year, and Katelan Redmon,
guard-forward who transferred
from Washington, was newcom-
er of the year. Vandersloot, plus
Garfield High grad Vivian Frieson
and Heather
B o w m a n ,
made the all-
league team for
Gonzaga.
The Gonzaga
men (24-5) are
top-seeded in
the league tour-
nament start-
ing Friday in
Las Vegas. The
women (25-4),
also with a No.
1 seed, have won 16 straight and
own their highest national rank-
ing (17th) in history.
Matt Bouldin wins player of the year,
Mark Few wins another coach of the year
Courtney Vandersloot,
junior point guard for
Gonzaga's women's
basketball team, also won
WCC player-of-the-year
honors.
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WOmENS BASKETBALL
Lengthy scoreless periods continue to plague Kansas
by Max RothMan
mrothman@kansan.com
Kansas offense can produce
against any team in the Big 12, both
the highly ranked and those sitting
in the conference cellar. Yet often a
three- to five-minute scoreless period
hands the opposition a lead too great
for the Jayhawks to overcome.
The Jayhawks notched a measly 21
field goals in 40
minutes Sunday
at then No. 17
Baylor. They fell
70-47, tallying
their third-lowest
scoring total of
the season.
Not taking any
credit away from
Baylor, but we
beat ourselves up,
junior guard Rhea
Codio said. Offensively we werent as
disciplined as usual. A lot of our shots
were not according to plan. Things
were just out of sync.
Eight different times, Kansas
recorded field goal droughts of at
least two minutes, three of which
lasted more than three minutes. But
the span that spaced the score started
with 4:55 remaining in the first half
and Baylor leading 27-23.
During one skid that continued
until 18:26 in the second half, the
Jayhawks missed all seven of their
shot attempts, four
by senior guard
Sade Morris, sur-
rendered two turn-
overs and com-
mitted two fouls,
both by Codio.
The Bears went on
a 12-0 run and led
39-23.
I wouldnt
say Sade taking a
15-foot jump shot
is a bad shot, Henrickson said. She
just doesnt get it to fall.
Much of Sundays struggles can be
credited to the defensive of Baylor
freshman Brittney Griner. Griner,
who blocked 10
shots against
Kansas, used her
7-foot-4 height to
her advantage.
She half-way
plays you, Morris
said. But shes got
the length and abil-
ity to still get to the
shot.
However, despite
Griners presence in the paint, scor-
ing droughts of the past prove that it
doesnt take a 6-foot-8 shot blocker to
disrupt the Jayhawks flow.
Last Sunday at Texas Tech, a steal
and layup by senior guard LaChelda
Jacobs gave Kansas a 36-34 lead with
17:29 to go. But over the next six min-
utes, Kansas committed two fouls,
missed five shot attempts and squan-
dered five turnovers. By the time the
Jayhawks scored again, with 11:15 to
go, the Lady Raiders had gone on a
12-0 run, and led 46-36. After the
run, Kansas didnt come within eight
points of Texas
Tech the rest of
the game.
Texas Techs
roster doesnt
boast a player tall-
er than 6-foot-3,
the average height
of a Big 12 cen-
ter. There was no
Brittney Griner to
be seen. Still, the
Jayhawks offense couldnt continu-
ally keep pace with the Lady Raiders
and lost 68-51.
When we get in situations like
that, weve still got to stop them
from scoring, Morris said of the cold
streaks. If we can stop them from
scoring and we dont score, things
will be better for us. But because we
cant get the stops when were not
scoring, it kills us.
Edited by Becky Howlett
Not taking any credit
away from Baylor, but we
beat ourselves up.
rhea codio
Junior guard
If we can stop them from
scoring and we dont
score, things will be better
for us.
sade morris
senior guard
COLLEgE BASKETBALL
Purdue vies for share of title
Mcclatchy-tRibune
FORT WAYNE, Ind. _ Matt
Painter was back firing verbal
shots at his Purdue Boilermakers.
The coach thought he was done
with this kind of motivation, at
least until next season when hab-
its always have to be relearned.
Painter had seen 10 games worth
of proof that Purdue understood
that nothing was more important
than effort.
And yet, here he was, bracing
for Wednesdays Indiana rematch
in the final week of the regu-
lar season when so much is still
possible if the Boilers would just
rebound the bleeping ball.
So he was asked about the
psyche of his team in the after-
math of losing standout forward
Robbie Hummel to a blown knee
and then losing to a Michigan
State team that committed
23 turnovers, eight by All-Big
Ten guard Kalin Lucas. Painter
couldnt shake the fact Purdue got
out-rebounded by 26.
I dont think I have to be wor-
ried about their psyche, he said,
I think we have to be tougher.
You cant feel sorry for yourself.
This is life. Lets go fight. Lets get
something done here.
It starts with winning at least
a share of the Big Ten title. That
will happen if the Boilers beat IU
on Wednesday at Mackey Arena
and Penn State on Saturday at
Happy Valley. That would give
them a 14-4 conference record.
Ohio State and Michigan State
can match that by winning their
final games.
Purdue (24-4), which dropped
from third to seventh in the
AP poll, will be favored against
Indiana even without Hummel,
who averaged 15.7 points and 6.9
rebounds.
We have to play, Painter said.
The other night was disappoint-
ing because if we cant play any
harder than that ...
This is where we were at 2-3.
We can play great defense, but you
cant get the reward if you cant
rebound.
Painter wont let this theme go.
He will hammer the Boilers about
it in practice for the next few days,
and it will start,
and certainly
not end, with
his two best
healthy players,
ETwaun Moore
and JaJuan
Johnson.
They both
have to rebound
better, Painter
said. Its the
same with the
rest of the team. They know it.
They know what Im going to say.
It doesnt matter whos not there.
Anybody can box out. Anybody
can get lower, get your hips lower
than their hips, put contact on
somebody, get your hands up and
create space. Thats all it is.
When Purdue won at Michigan
State, Hummel had six rebounds.
Not having him didnt account for
the 46-20 rebounding disparity.
Our guys have to look in the
mirror, Painter said. Every single
one of them. We have to chase the
ball. There are no excuses. Were in
March now. I feel like Groundhog
Day where were back where we
were before. Im perplexed. We
have guys who dont go get the
ball. Its my fault. Im the coach. I
didnt have them ready to go. You
cant play soft in this league.
Figure Painter wont coach soft
the next few days. Yes, IU is 9-19
with a 10-game losing streak. It
plays the patsy to everybody these
days with seven straight losses by
at least 14 points.
But the Hoosiers pushed the
Boilers hard in last months 78-75
loss at Assembly Hall. Plus, its
Senior Night at
Mackey Arena
and the team
wants to send
Chris Kramer
and Keaton
Grant off the
right way.
Kramer set
Purdues career
steals record,
with 260. He
likely will make
the All-Big Ten defensive team for
the fourth straight year. He was
the conference defensive player of
the year as a sophomore.
Grant has come on strong the
last few games and hit the game-
winning shot against Minnesota.
Hes played in 96 victories, second
most in school history to Porter
Roberts 98.
Chris is a guy who will lay it on
the line every night, Painter said.
There are a lot of days where hes
shown his will and toughness.
I dont think I have to
be worried about their
psyche.
maTT painTer
purdue coach
NFL
Rival quarterbacks fght for draft
Mcclatchy-tRibune
INDIANAPOLIS _ The friend-
ship is one that overcame an
impassioned rivalry because of a
shared position, two right shoul-
ders and matching competitive
natures.
Some people think the idea of
Texas and OU guys getting along
is pretty strange, four-year Texas
starter Colt McCoy said.
Yet that is the case with McCoy
and Sam Bradford. The two quar-
terbacks participated in the NFL
scouting combine and each was
quizzed by NFL teams on recu-
peration.
Bradford was hurt late in the
first half of the season opener
against BYU and had to leave
the game. He missed three more
games before returning to com-
plete 27-of-49 passes for 389 yards
and a touchdown against Baylor.
The next week in the annual
meeting with Texas, Bradford was
hurt again and missed the rest of
the season.
McCoy played only five plays of
the national championship game
against Alabama before his injury,
which did not require surgery.
Although both quarterbacks
met with teams, neither will throw
until their respective pro days at
their schools. Bradford will work
out March 25 while McCoy will
throw for NFL teams March 31.
There is little doubt that
Bradford is rated ahead of McCoy
and Notre Dames Jimmy Clausen.
Bradford has prototypical size for
a quarterback. He was measured
here at 6-foot-4 and weighed
236, an increase from the 223 he
weighed in college.
Despite being undersized,
McCoy demonstrated gigantic
confidence Saturday, saying that
he felt he should be in the con-
versation as the No. 1 pick in
the draft along with Bradford and
defensive tackles Ndamukong Suh
of Nebraska and Gerald McCoy of
Oklahoma.
Bradford likely will be the win-
ner in competition to see who
is drafted first the Sooner or
Longhorn. But he also said that
McCoy has a big supporter from
Oklahoma.
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Senior guard Sade Morris attempts to drives past Iowa State guard Lacey
Alison for a lay up. Kansas scoreless periods have been allowing other teams
to slide past themin leads too great to overcome.
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