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STREAK OVER
Big 12 upset

Jayhawks lose to Texas Longhorns after four years of not losing a single game at home.

The last time KU lost at home...

Brady Morningstar was a freshman (and still wearing sleeves).

Apples iPod Touch was brand new.

Barack Obama was an Illinois junior senator.

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mlavieri@kansan.com twitter.com/kansanbball The Jayhawks national leading home-court winning streak came to a screeching halt at 69 games on Saturday in a 74-63 loss to Texas. The winning streak, however, was not on the forefront of Kansas mind coming into the game. The team simply wanted to win the game, not keep a streak alive. Coach Bill Self said the game that mattered the most to him was number 63 against

BY MIKE LAVIERI

Robert Hemenway was the Chancellor of the University of Kansas.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi, which broke the longest home winning streak in school history. The last home-court loss for the Jayhawks, before Saturday, came on Feb. 3, 2007 to another Texas school: Texas A&M. The Aggies defeated the Jayhawks 69-66, 1450 days ago, or three years, 11 months and 20 days. Brady Morningstar is the only current player who experienced the loss that night. You never like to lose, Morningstar said. Obviously we had a streak going, but we arent playing for the sake of a streak.

All losses hurt, especially ones at home, but they happen to everybody. The Jayhawks hope to start a new streak on Saturday when instate rival, Kansas State, comes to Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas record was the 11th all-time among home-court winning streaks. Kentucky holds the record of 129 games that spanned 12 years from 1943-1955. Duke currently holds the longest streak at 30 games. Edited by Samantha Collins

Read more about the upset on page 12

check out more photos from the game at kansan.com/photos/galleries

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anschutz upgrades to faster wireless Internet

The goal of the upgrade is to accomodate all library visitors. The additional access points that were installed in Anschutz will enable more people to access Wi-Fi at any given time.

Numerous For Sale signs flood Lawrence businesses

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Case competition gives graduate students in the School of Business the chance to gain real-world experiences.

Eighty-eight commercial buildings are up for sale in Lawrence, according to the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce. Some buildings have been on the market for years, but many are recently listed. As businesses continue to close, Lawrence is experiencing a significant change in local and downtown business. Despite the economy and absence of students during winter break, not all of the companies plan to sell because of lack of income. One of the oldest buildings in Lawrence, which opened for buisness in the late 1880s, is among businesses for sale. Mike Elwell, Abe and Jakes owner, recently announced that he is looking for someone to take over the lease. We would really like to see someone come in and keep most things as they are, Ryan Lantz, general manager, said. We are

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The widely recognizable statue of a toad stands in front of the dance floor of Abe & Jakes Landing, 8 East 6th Street, a popular dance club for college students. Abe & Jakes Landing has reported that they are considering putting the club up for sale. going to honor all of our commitments for future weddings and events, but after that, its up to whoever buys the space. Abe and Jakes is under a lease that runs out in about 85 years that is priced at 1.3 million dollars. Lantz said that financially, Abe and Jakes is doing well, despite the economy.

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January 24, 2011

QUOTE OF THE DAY
Andy Bernard does not lose contests, he wins them... or he quits them because they are unfair.
Ed Helms, as Andy Bernard, on The Office

Graduate Students Art Exhibition

Womens basketball photo gallery

ku is sponsoring a Dr. Martin Luther king jr. celebration tonight starting at 5:30 p.m. in the kansas room of the kansas Burge union with a keynote address at 6:30 p.m.

FACT OF THE DAY

Ed Helms, an actor known for his work on The Daily show and The Office, was born on this day in 1974.
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Visit kansan.com/photos/galleries for more photos of sundays game against Oklahoma.

Whats going on?

mONDAY
January 24
n The kansas African studies center will host a

TUESDAY
January 25
n The university career center will hold a work-

WEDNESDAY
January 26
n The communication studies colloquium

THURSDAY
January 27
n chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little will perform

MLk Holiday and spring Welcome reception from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Bailey Hall in rooms 10 and 11. The event is free.
n There will be a Dr. king celebration featuring

shop called Get read to Attend the career Fair from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in room 149 of the Burge union.
n The ku school of Music Visiting Artist series:

series lecture will present Dr. charlene Muehlenhard from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Malott room of the kansas union. The event is free.
n The Get Your resume ready for the career Fair

the state of the university Address at 4 p.m. in the Woodruff Auditorium at the kansas union. The event is free.
n A Painting Demonstration with artist, Louis

Adia Harvey Wingfield, an assistant professor of sociology at Georgia state university, at 5:30 p.m. in the kansas room of the kansas union. The event is free.
n The ku school of Music student recital series

kc continuum will be at 7:30 p.m. located in swarthout recital Hall, Murphy Hall.

workshop 3:30 p.m. in the Burge union, room 149. This workshop will help you with the basics of constructing a resume.

copt, will be held at the spencer Museum of Art at 4:30 p.m.

January 28
n The ku school of Music, ku Opera ruddig-

FRIDAY

SATURDAY
January 29
n The childrens class: Lemons and Limes

January 30
n join richard Norton smith and former reagan

SUNDAY

will be at 4:30 p.m. and held in the swarthout recital Hall, Murphy Hall.

ore is from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the robert Baustian Theatre, Murphy Hall.

workshop is spencer Museum of Art childrens art appreciation classes for ages 5-14, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Political Director, Bill Lacy, as they reminisce about our 40th president, at the Presidential Lecture series: 20th century Mt. rushmore, reagan at 3:00 p.m. in the Dole Institute of Politics.

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sT. PAuL, Minn. A sports bar owner in Minnesota is showing his support for the Green Bay Packers in this weekends game against the chicago Bears in a very literal way by roasting a bear. Blake Montpetit, the coowner of Tiffany sports Lounge in st. Paul, says he plans to cook a 180-pound black bear in a pigroaster over hickory and charcoal on sunday. He says his cousin shot it in northern Wisconsin during bear hunting season, which runs in september and October, and then froze it. Montpetit says he planned to serve the meat to customers, but the state health department rejected the plan because the meat is unprocessed. Instead, customers can take photos with the roasting bear. After the game, the meat will go his cousins party in somerset, Wis.

Roasting Da Bear

Snow thwarts suspects escape

kANsAs cITY, Mo. Three teens accused of robbing motorists stuck in the snow have been caught after you guessed it they got stuck in the snow themselves. Prosecutors announced robbery and armed criminal action charges Friday against 18-year-old Darion O. Page of kansas city, a 17-year-old and a 16-year-old. The kansas city star reported that police found the teens stuck in a snowdrift early Thursday morning. The victims credit cards were among the items found in their vehicle. court documents say the 17-year-old denied participating in the robberies and told police that all he did was drive. The documents say Page admitted being present, but he blamed the holdups on the 16-year-old. The star says that teen declined to make a statement.
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Anschutz upgrades Wi-Fi

amcnaughton@kansan.com By the end of this week, users accessing wireless Internet in Anschutz Library will notice that they can connect more quickly and easily, information technology officials said. Jaci Matney, director of project and process management for IT Services, said the previous wireless system was not sufficient enough to allow all the students at Anschutz to get onto the system. The goal is to allow the students who use Anschutz to be on wireless at any point in time and to be able to accommodate all of us that are

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there, Matney said. The wireless upgrade involved construction work to install access points and other associated equipment. In order to install the access points, additional work had to be done to the infrastructure and wiring. The construction work began on Dec. 20 and was originally slated to be completed before classes began on Jan. 21. The more intrusive stages of the construction were completed over break to prevent disruption. The additional access points that were installed in Anschutz will enable more devices such as laptops and smartphones to access the wireless network and will increase the number of users at any given time.

The funding for the wireless upgrade is somewhat complicated, said Karen Nicholas the communications coordinator for IT Services. The upgrade was funded in part through The Learning Studio, the renovated study space in Anschutz, and the remaining funding came through the Wireless Commons Project that is partially paid for through Student Senate. IT officials have not the new access points yet, but are scheduled to do so by the end of the week. I think users are going to notice right away when it is turned up, Matney said.

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Jonathan Fuller, a senior from Topeka, and Joel Hernandez, a senior from Chihuahua, Mexico, study Chinese using the wireless network in Anschutz Edited by Brittany Nelson Library. During winter break, the library installed a new router, which allows for improved performance and better security.

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Bars survive without students

lnightengale@kansan.com When students leave town at the end of the semester the dynamic of this college town changes. Some popular destinations are abandoned, while others thrive with patrons wary of the student scene. Local bar management says the students return to campus rejuvenates the bar scene in Lawrence. Nancy Longhurst, general manager at The Cave, 1200 Oread Ave, said she expected the students return to boost business. Bars near campus take a dip in earnings during University of Kansas breaks. Establishments like these depend on student patrons to support business. Look at our location, said Rob Farha, owner of The Wheel. Farha pointed out that most housing near The Wheel is rental property, which tends to empty during breaks. At 14th and Ohio, The Wheel depends on student

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Students display paintings, drawings and sculptures at the Graduate Students Art Exhibition in the Art and Design Gallery Jan. 23 through Feb. 4.

Students show work at exhibition

By Weston Pletcher
wpletch@ku.edu Graduate students in the department of visual arts will begin the spring semester with the Graduate Students Art Exhibition that will take place in the Art and Design Gallery, 1467 Jayhawk Blvd and will run Sunday, Jan. 23 through Feb. 4. The exhibit showcases a wide variety of art including paintings, drawings, sculptures and objects made from everyday utensils. Lyndsay Leisinger, a junior from Wellington, is an avid art fan at the University of Kansas. It is really exciting to see students from KU showcasing their talents like this, she said. It really goes to show just how talented students are and how creative they can be when they use everyday items to make a really unique piece of art. I have always loved art because it comes so naturally to the artists, Leisinger said. They really make it seem effortless. Undergraduate and graduate students will have more opportunities to have their artwork showcased in the gallery before the academic year is complete. Following the exhibit, the gallery is scheduled to host 11 more public exhibitions throughout the spring semester. Leisinger said she planned on attending future exhibits at the gallery. When students create something this incredible everyone needs to get out and see it, Leisinger said. Edited by Samantha Collins

consumers for income. When student bars patrons and employees leave Lawrence, the establishment closes. The Cave is also very close to campus. Like the Wheel, The Cave closed after finals week and reopened last weekend, when students returned to Lawrence. Downtown bars such as Tonic, 728 Massachusetts, and Quintons, 615 Massachusetts, remained open during break with success. Quintons reported sales above average on weeknights during the holiday. A lot of its because other bars are closed and a lot of its that we have kind of an older crowd anyway, Quintons manager Greg Mann said. Mann said that Quintons experiences an influx of business from locals when classes are out of session. Its smaller size keeps it closer to capacity during breaks, says Mann. We only need 100 people to fill up, where some of the other bars will take 400-500 people,

Mann said. During the winter break, some establishments hosted special events. The Cave opened on New Years Eve and The Wheel operated for mens basketball home games. Farha said basketball games fill the bar with alumni and out-oftown fans instead of the typical college-age crowd. Edited by Sean Tokarz

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10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Today is a 6 There may be bumps along the romance road. Focus on your work, where youll succeed easily. Things will open up in your love life later. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Today is a 7 To get everyone on the same page, reveal your reasoning. Otherwise, they miss the point. Take extra time to develop deeper understanding. Then actions flow. GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Today is a 8 You want it all to be effortless, but more work is required than you imagined. still, you get where you need to go. Persistence pays off. CANCER (June 22-July 22) Today is a 7 At home or away, your thoughts focus on responsibility. Act independently, but dont lose sight of career goals. Make notes to follow up on later. LEo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 7 contact a distant resource for new information. Original thinking emerges from the conversation. Partner up with someone to put those ideas into action. VIRGo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 6 Youve been saving up for a special treat, and todays the day. You know where to get it, so enjoy the process. Dont worry about what others might think. LIbRA (Sept. 23-oct. 22) Today is a 6 consider your next moves carefully. Put aside the wilder ideas, and follow a steady path. You can go it alone if you want. Gather later to share stories. SCoRpIo (oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 7 Everyone loves your suggestions for final touches that improve a project. Make any changes in a logical order to preserve work already done. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 8 Today is an 8 -- Take creative inspiration from something in your home -- something old and full of memories. Tell its story to someone who doesnt know it yet. CApRICoRN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 7 remain true to personal convictions as you share your desires with others. Logic only goes so far. Express strongly held values, which may be unreasonable. AqUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 8 conversations and communications abound. The news is mixed: some sadness and some joy. Take a walk in nature to think about it a bit and refocus. pISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 8 consider developing a new habit, independent of what you were taught in the past. Old rules give way to new possibilities. Opportunities arise.

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No Strings Attached succeeds at box office thanks to women

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LOS ANGELES With football playoffs dominating the pop culture landscape this past weekend, Paramount Pictures hope with No Strings Attached was to get a good number of women out to movie theaters. It succeeded, as the friends-withbenefits comedy starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher opened to a solid $20.3 million, according to studio estimates, to win the weekend; 70 percent of attendees were women, exit polling showed. It was the only new picture to open nationwide, continuing what has been a slow January at the box office. No Strings Attached is the first mainstream romantic comedy starring Portman, who also executive produced, and marked a healthy start in the genre. It was the highest opening for the actress outside of the Star Wars pictures and comic book adaptation V for Vendetta. For Kutcher, it was a virtual tie for the best openings of movies he has starred in, alongside the romantic comedies Guess Who and What Happens in Vegas. The film cost Paramount and its financing partners Spyglass Entertainment and Cold Spring Pictures only about $25 million to produce, meaning it should be a modest success based on its debut. Future performance will depend more on younger audiences, as those under 25 gave it an average grade of A-minus, according to market research firm CinemaScore. Moviegoers older than 25 gave it a B. The previous weekends two new movies had typical drops, indicating that word-of-mouth is neither good enough to make them longlasting hits nor bad enough to make them sink quickly. Receipts for the Seth Rogen action-comedy The Green Hornet declined 46 percent to $18.1 million, bringing its box-office total to a respectable $63.4 million. The Kevin JamesVince Vaughn adult comedy The Dilemma dropped 45 percent to $9.7 million for a soft but not terrible $33.4 million total. The Kings Speech demonstrated that it continued to be the hot indie drama of the moment as ticket sales didnt decline at all from the previous weekend, repeating at $9.2 million, a sign of extraordinary word-of-mouth. Even accounting for the 137 new theaters the Weinstein Co. added to the run of the historical drama, ticket sales at existing locations were down only 9 percent. Its domestic boxoffice total is now a strong $58.6 million. The Mark Wahlberg boxing drama The Fighter also had a very strong hold, dropping only 11 percent to $4.5 million and increasing its total domestic box office to $73 million. Both movies, along with others such as Black Swan that are still in theaters, will look for a box office boost next weekend following the announcement of Academy Award nominations on Tuesday. The unemployment drama The Company Men, which stars Ben Affleck and Tommy Lee Jones and was directed by veteran television producer John Wells, opened to an unimpressive $767,328 at 106 theaters. It had a one-week run at two theaters in December to qualify for the 2010 Oscars.

Sundance science documentary revives questions on language

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LOS ANGELES Among the offerings at this year's Sundance Film Festival is a documentary about a trailblazing chimpanzee named Nim Chimpsky who played a key role in the scientific debate over what it means to be human. The James Marsh film, "Project Nim," explores the life of the primate _ cheekily named after linguist Noam Chomsky _ that was raised like a human child and taught American Sign Language in the 1970s in an effort to prove that language was not exclusive to humans. Four decades later, the questions raised by the experiment are still far from settled. As an infant, Chimpsky was taken to live with the LaFarge family in New York City. There, among seven human "siblings," he was raised just as a human child, taught to sign, dressed in sweaters, even breastfed from his human foster mother. "It was really 'Brady Bunch Plus Chimp,' with a mess of children coming and going," said Elizabeth Hess, whose book "Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human" served as the foundation for the film. The arrangement was intended to settle a longstanding feud between Chomsky and psychologist B.F. Skinner about whether language was the key factor that separated humans from other animals, Hess said: "Skinner argued that even chimps could acquire language and Chomsky said language was exclusive to humans." One of Skinner's disciples, a cognitive scientist named Herbert Terrace, decided to prove Chomsky wrong using the linguist's own principles. Other researchers had already reported that a female chimp named Washoe could not only use words in sign language but was structuring her responses too _ a sign that the broad strokes of syntax were emerging in her mind. Terrace wanted to use more rigorous methods to prove that point, and perhaps take it further. After the four-year study, however, Terrace said he found there was little evidence the chimpanzee was engaging in anything approaching language.

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Designers hope men will splurge on luxury brands

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MILAN If the production values of the Milan menswear shows are any indication _ an indoor rainstorm at Burberry, John Varvatos' railroad track runway and Ermenegildo Zegna's green-screen "Live-D" presentation _ luxury brands are done hedging their bets and tightening their belts. They are back to selling the sizzle they hope will sell their steak to men who've been on a bread and water diet for the last several seasons. Below are a few of the highlights from the opening act of the 2011 fashion show circuit. Fresh off a yearlong centennial celebration, Ermenegildo Zegna wasted no time letting the world know where it is focusing at the beginning of its second century _ China. For the last couple of years, China has been a big part of the brand's expansion efforts. So a fallwinter 2011 collection titled "In the Mood for China" doesn't come as much of a surprise.

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The debut of the relaunched men's footwear collection for Jimmy Choo has a little something for everyone and includes many of the signatures found in the women's collection. "It's basically for the boyfriend of our existing Jimmy Choo customer," a company representative said, "but also (for) someone who appreciates details."

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Sometimes Miuccia Prada can be a tough riddle to unravel when it comes to inspiration, but this season's theme was as easy to see as the three-page show invitation printed on see-through plastic; the striated, stacked and meticulously sliced finger sandwiches served to arriving guests; and the doubledecker runway framed in wroughtiron fencing designed by architect Rem Koolhaas. We're talking layers here, people. Not the jacket-over-sweater-overshirt kind of layers although that was certainly part of it but layers of personality, mood and time.

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Now men have answer to the Wonderbra

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ver winter break, Old Navy began advertising their Goga pants, which the company asserts, give women an instant yoga butt, or as Urban Dictionary defines ,the ultimate external sign of a strong and powerful body. Consequentially, these commercials vexed my high school friend Kyle, a Tucker Max acolyte. Its not fair, he said. They have Wonderbras, Spanx and bug-eyed sunglasses. Now this? Women are such liars! Whether this anecdote affirms or offends, a lot of men, like Kyle, find these items confusing. I understand. They give the appearance of something that may or may not be there, like Jesus on that piece of toast. Ironically, a few days after Kyles rant, while at the mall, I overheard a retail salesman tell a shopper pea coats do wonders for the male physique.

While driving home, I considered this instead of paying attention to the oncoming traffic swerving to avoid me. I pictured the Unabomber wearing a pea coat. I did the same with Voldemort, Steve Buscemi and Frank The Bunny. They all looked like regal, venerable men-hallucinations. Then I thought of vampires, the best-dressed villains weve thought of yet, (which is weird because vampires cant look in mirrors), and it all made sense: Pea coats are the man-version of the Wonderbra they are our yoga pants. They are the mans

Wonderbra. They give the allusion of charm and character when the person wearing it may or may not actually possess charm and character. A pea coat represents a certain archaic, reparable soul of man. Some might argue that tuxedos have the same effect, but its impractical to wear a tuxedo every day unless youre Pee-wee Herman (and hes a pervert). Like tuxedos, Ive never met a woman whos disapproved of the pea coat. The pea coat shows that a certain amount of effort to look good was expended. Perhaps, just as much as the Goga pants. Though Ive never timed it, putting on a pea coat likely takes less time and effort than the overly advertised butttransforming Goga pants and does an equally good job of accomplishing the intended result. The pea coat is also timeless. Perhaps because of its Naval origins and the

only military-inspired fashion thats been stalwart throughout the years. Although I generally loathe clichs, I also cant help but buy into the idea that, subconsciously, everyone has respect for a soldier, or in this case, a civilian in uniform. The pea coat also puts men on a more level playing field. When a man wears a pea coat, it becomes difficult to discern his physique, unless its already overtly discernable. Like the Wonderbra or the yoga pants, which have a documented effect on males and bridges the gap between the haves and have-nots, the pea coat makes physique less of an issue. So, males, do your best for yourself and the American economy and buy a pea coat. God bless America, and gods bless the pea coat. Marsaglia is a senior in English from Naperville, Ill.

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Really? I dropped my class last semester to escape from you and here you are in my new one!

really gay advice on...

espite a rise in more egalitarian relationships, its still commonly assumedin a heteronormative worldthat the guy (penis) should buy dinner for the girl (vagina). But what is the rule when the date involves two guys (penises)? My girlfriends always ask me, So, who pays for the meal? as Im filling them in on my most recent endeavor. Most of the time, they assume the person who typically plays a more active sex role (top) pays for the person who typically plays a more passive sex role (bottom). This is a fair assumption on their part; however, that assumption poses two major issues: Most gay men dont walk around with signs on their foreheads reading, Im receptive, so youre buying though some of them may attempt to imply it with the right shoes and brow structureand I think its safe to say asking someone if they take it up the butt just before the first date might not be the most socially graceful approach and could actually result in your date suddenly having to cancel because hes bloated and cant fit into [his] jeans. Plus, not all gay men prefer one role or the other. In fact, most of them dont. Sex talk and finances can be very awkward conversations, especially at the beginning of any courtship; you dont even know the person! In the case of gay men and paying for dinner, its important to set a few ground rules: First, if you extended the dinner invitation, you should plan on, at least, paying for your own meal, and it would be courteous to pick up the whole check. For the person receiving

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Dear Dan the bus driver: Youre fantastic. I heard Jeff Withey likes 3 Spoons, so I started going to 3 Spoons.

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Im going to try and join a sorority. Thats how bad this is.

T-Rob is the man

In one of my classes everyone knows each other and the teacher already from last semester except me...This must be what it feels like to be a stepchild. When I look for a job, Im looking in cities where it never snows. Robinson I want you to know youre in my thoughts and prayers. I cant imagine what you are going through. Just know Im thinking of you. 69....classy number to go out on! BRING IT, K-STATE. Were more than ready now why the hell were we not in the stands at allen like last time? why the freaking parking garage...make lottery even bigger hell for us..boo

the dinner invitation, you should also plan on paying for yourself, but it certainly wouldnt be impolite for you not to pick up the whole check. Second, if youre going on a date with an older man whos not in college, then common sense says he should pick up the check. A working professional should not allow a college student to buythats tacky. And college gays, a good date will likely reject this, but its always a nice gesture to offer to pay for your own meal. Third, students should split the check. Lets say the dinner idea was a team effort, or the invitation was ambiguous and youre both poor college students. In this case, each person should go into the date expecting to pay for his own food. There is nothing wrong with not having enough money for two when youre in school and in pursuit of a goal. If the other person insists on paying for the meal, it would be polite, if you can, to offer to pick up the check next time, which, bee-tee-dubs, is also a good way to hint at wanting to go out with that person again. Castle is a junior from Stillwell in political science and human sexuality.

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I hate my girlfriends parents, but then again, who doesnt? Theres only one real loss that is worth mourning today. And that isnt the one that happened on the basketball court. just made all the brahs wanna flush their stashes. Get on my level. Losing a game isnt as hard as the losses Thomas Robinson has had to face in the last two weeks. Lets keep it in perspective, and keep him in our thoughts.

ust months ago, WikiLeaks caused intense public criticism and worldwide skepticism toward the U.S. Now, its a source of comedy for our country. The organization virtually unheard of a year ago is now a household name and a staple in our pop culture: Saturday Night Live has a recurring sketch in which Bill Hader impersonates WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. NBCs 30 Rock often uses the verb weaking in reference to the organization. Theres even a martini called WikiLeaks White Elephant sold in bars across the country. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton makes light of the organization, too. In reference to her recent trip across Asia, in which she had to answer leaders concerns about WikiLeaks, Secretary Clinton joked, I want to get one of those really sharp-looking jackets that rock n roll groups have ... It could say The Apology Tour. Despite the absurdness of Assange,

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WikiLeaks ought to be taken seriously by our leaders. Assange and his organization published thousands of classified documents submitted by anonymous sources, including thousands of United States diplomatic cables. The organizations website said that its goal is better transparency in order to create a less corrupt society and support democracy. While the organizations benefits and services can be debated its drawbacks for U.S. international relations are clear. Take our relationship with Argentina for example. WikiLeaks leaked a diplomatic cable in which Secretary Clinton doubted the mental health of Argentinian

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. The Economist noted that in a separate leaked cables the former Argentinian President Nestor Kirchner and the current presidents ex-husband are referred to as a psychopath and a monster. Since the leaks, our ties with Argentina have been weak at best and have even given fuel to our regional nemesis Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has expressed his solidarity with Argentina. WikiLeaks impact on U.S.-Russian relations has been considerably more turbulent. According to Time, in a cable leaked in February of last year, a Spanish investigator claimed Russia has become a mafia state, and that former President Vladimir Putin himself has worked with criminals. Even worse, separate cables joke that current Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is virtually powerless, and he plays Robin to Putins Batman. The Obama Administration has worked diligently to conduct a reset

on U.S.-Russian relations when the WikiLeaks cables put our relations many steps backwards. To put things in perspective, our relations with other countries can be mended and WikiLeaks will inevitably end as it fights to defend its legality. However, the glaring incompetency in our governments ability to keep its secrets will take years, if not decades, to fix. Time reported that between 1996 and 2009 the amount of information the government has deemed secret rose by 75 percent. Is it possible that rather than bury secrets deeper as a result of WikiLeaks the government ought to designate less intelligence as secret? As Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart wrote, When everything is classified, then nothing is classified. Adams is a junior from Overland Park in political science and international studeies.

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ebrown@kansan.com For a group of graduate students in the school of business, last week was a blur. Jake Mooney, a first-year MBA student from Overland Park, joined 15 other MBA students to participate in an intense twoday case competition with Westar Energy. I havent had much sleep in the past couple days, Mooney said. But it was a good experience. MBA students have the opportunity to participate in case competitions every year, usually during winter break, said Wayne Thomas, communications coordinator for the School of Business. These competitions start with a presentation by a sponsoring company that is unknown to the students until the first meeting. The students, working in teams of four or five, then have about 48 hours to analyze the company and formulate a plan to address a problem the company is facing. The teams then deliver 25-minute presentations to a panel of judges, including executives with the sponsoring company. These case competitions are just a very exciting thing for our MBA students because theyre one of the closest things you can get to real world work as possible, Thomas said. This year, Westar Energy sponsored the competition and asked students to analyze the companys place in the electric vehicle market. Westar representatives challenged

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Kidnapper surrenders after 23 years of deceit

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HARTFORD, Conn. A North Carolina woman who raised a child stolen 23 years ago from a New York hospital surrendered to authorities on a probation violation charge Sunday, and she was to appear in federal court to face kidnapping charges, the U.S. attorneys office said. Ann Pettway surrendered Sunday morning to the FBI and Bridgeport police on a warrant from North Carolina, where shes on probation because of a conviction for attempted embezzlement, FBI supervisory special agent William Reiner said. She turned herself in days after a widely publicized reunion between the child she raised, now an adult, and her biological mother. Pettway received two years of probation last June after she took items from a store where she worked, which is considered embezzlement under North Carolina law, state correction spokeswoman Pamela Walker said. Under terms of her probation, she wasnt allowed to leave the state. Department of Correction officials there tried repeatedly to contact her after finding out investigators wanted to question her in the 1987 abduction of Carlina White. North Carolina officials said Friday they believed Pettway was on the run from authorities. They said Sunday they would seek her extradition. Carlina was just 19 days old when her parents took her to Harlem Hospital in the middle of the night with a high fever. Joy White and Carl Tyson said a woman who looked like a nurse had comforted them. The couple left the hospital to rest, but their baby was missing when they went back. No suspects were identified. Carlina is now 23 and has been living under the name Nejdra Nance in Connecticut and in the Atlanta area. She said she had long suspected Pettway wasnt her biological mother because she could never provide her with a birth certificate and because she didnt look like anyone else in Pettways family. She periodically checked the website of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and while looking through New York photos early this month found one that looked nearly identical to her own baby picture. She contacted Joy White through the center. White and Nance met in New York before DNA tests were complete, confident they were mother and daughter. After the test results confirmed it Wednesday, Nance returned from Atlanta to be with White again. Pettway remained in custody Sunday and couldnt be reached for comment. She was to appear in federal court in New York on Monday to face kidnapping charges, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said. A woman who answered the phone at a Pettway relatives home in Bridgeport on Sunday refused to comment on her surrender. Nance told the New York Post in an interview posted Thursday that reuniting with her family was like a dream. Im so happy, she said. At the same time, its a funny feeling because everythings brand new. Its like being born again. Members of her biological family didnt return telephone messages seeking comment Sunday. Authorities had been considering whether federal investigators would take the case because the statute of limitations may have expired in New York, New York Police Department chief spokesman Paul Browne said earlier in the week. There is no limitation in federal missing-children cases. A woman who lives near Pettway in North Carolina, Sonova Smith, said Pettway mentioned that she had a daughter in Connecticut but had moved to Raleigh with her son. Smith and Pettway both had teenage sons who would often play together, and Smith said her neighbor seemed to be a good mother. She was friendly. She was kind. She loved her son, Smith said. We talked about our boys often. She talked about family. So, its just really been surprising.

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Graduate students in the School of Business participate in a competition with Westar Energy. Participants had 48 hours to analyze the companys place in the electric vehicle market. the teams to consider what opportunities are available in the market and how the company can help promote electric vehicle adoption, Thomas said. The electric vehicle market is really a brand new opportunity for Westar, said Matt Lehrman, SmartStar program analyst for Westar. So we were really looking for as many ideas as possible and wanted to know what these students think the place is for Westar in the electric car business. For this competition, MBA students were given the opportunity to analyze a current issue and apply their skills in an intense work environment. What I enjoyed the most is the opportunity to address a concept that is going to really revolutionize the country and the world, Mooney said. The competition began on Jan. 19 and the teams presented to Westar executives on Jan. 21. Members of the winning team include Denton Zeeman, first year MBA student from Johannesburg, South Africa, Kai Thiele, first year MBA student from Germany, Trang Nguyen, first year MBA student from Vietnam, and Hatem Shoshaa, first year MBA student from Palestine. Zeeman said the judges told his team they won the competition because they had fully identified the problem and had the most thought-out presentation. One judge said that it was as if the team had been sitting in on Westars meetings and discussions about moving into the electric car market. We had less than 48 hours to conduct our analysis and develop a strategy, so this was quite a compliment, Zeeman said. The winning team won three of the six judging categories, including Best Industry Analysis by a team, Most Creative Ideas & Strategy by a team and Best Overall Analysis and Presentation by a team. Lerhman, a former School of Business MBA student himself, said although the judges decided on a winning team, Westar will use ideas from each presentation. The students really exceeded our expectations, he said. Edited by Amanda Sorell

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Of course, we arent doing as well as when we first opened, Lantz said, but thats not unusual. Even thought Lantzs office calendar is booked and full of wedding dates, he said that most income still comes from Thursday and Friday dance nights at the club. Its About Time, 816 Massachusetts St., is also closing, but not because of financial woes. Kelvin Schartz, part-owner and main artist plans to move to Panama. Kathryn Schartz, partner owner is a full-time nurse at Childrens Mercy Hospital and does not wish to carry the business load by herself. The positive aspect of the current commercial real estate situation is that many building owners are trying to be more flexible with current tenants. Our lease ended a few months ago but Kathryn wanted to stay open though Christmas,Megan Allen, general manager, said. This is one of the only buildings this guy owns so he let us run a monthby-month lease until we wanted to close. While businesses close because of the insufficient income, it is not the case for all businesses. Streets still littered with for sale signs reiterate a continuing trend of the past few years: Businesses face challenges. Abe and Jakes and Its About Time are examples of businesses that, although they arent forced to close, choose to do so to pursue new business endeavors. Edited by Brittany Nelson

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Swimming team prepares for Big 12 Championships

BY BLAKE SHUSTER
bschuster@kansan.com Before entering the pool on Saturday at the Robinson Center, the KU Swimming and Diving team had been riding a hot streak of success that goes back to early January. The Jayhawks opened up the New Year by winning the Orange Bowl Classic in Key Largo, Fla., on Jan. 4. That win was followed up by wins against Florida International, Louisiana State University, American University, and Vanderbilt. The Kansas squad then fell to #18 Arkansas at home, by a score of 170-130. The loss came the day after Kansas swimmer Iuliia Kuzhil, Cherkasy, Ukraine senior, was named one of the two Big 12 swimmers of the week. I didnt expect it all, Kuzhil said. It was really a big surprise for me. Prior to being named swimmer of the week, Kuzhil had placed first five times in various events. After the loss, the Jayhawks had little time to dwell on the defeat before their meet at Nebraska two days later. In Lincoln, the Jayhawks cruised to a 180.5-140.5 victory. Fueled by their success, the Jayhawks entered the water against South Dakota and the University of Northern Iowa. The day started out with the 400Yard Medley, which University of Kansas won with a time of 3:52.84. The first swimmer into the pool for the University in that medley was Heather Clark, Lawrence freshman, who was pleased to start the day with a win. By the end of the meet, the Jayhawks had added two more to the win column. Kansas finished the meet with zero losses and one tie to combine for final scores of 186-91 over UNI and 165-89 over South Dakota. Its one of our stronger events, so its nice to know that we can go out and win that first, Clark said. After winning five out of their last six meets, coach Clark Campbell was also pleased. Weve had a really good January Campbell said. This is a three-and-a-half-week period where we do a lot of training and a lot of racing. This series of constant meets and practice sessions, which coach Campbell referred to as an in-season training camp, is to prepare for the teams main goal: The Big 12 championships. Thats our Super Bowl, Campbell said of the Big 12 Championships, which are set to meet in Austin, Texas at the end of February. Were hoping to get several people qualified for the NCAA championships in March. One of those vying for the NCAA Championship bid is Kuzhil. My goal is to make it to NCs, and from there just swim as fast as I can, Kuzhil said.

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Junior distance swimmer Shannon Garlie displays her endurance in the womens 1000 yard freestyle race saturday afternoon when the Jayhawks Edited by Amanda Sorell hosted Northern Iowa and South Dakota. Garlies time of 10:24:54 landed her a second-place finish.

Sooners threes beat out Jayhawks

BY ETHAN PADWAY
epadway@kansan.com An onslaught of early three-point shots gave Oklahoma a 17-point lead going into the halftime. The Sooners would never relinquish the lead in their 75-57 victory against the Jayhawks. It felt good, Im not going to lie, Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale said. It takes the pressure off, and it just changes the way you feel. It was really good to see our players hit that next level of confidence. Freshman guard Aaryn Ellenberg led the Sooners in shooting. Ellenberg was a perfect 5-5 in the first half when shooting from three-point range. Ellenberg finished the day 6-10 from downtown. Three of Ellenbergs five first-half three-point shots came from the left side of the arc, while the other two came from the top of the arc. Sophomore guard Whitney Hand added two more threes in the first half as the Sooners shot 77.8 percent from three-point range in the first half. Ellenberg got a lot of threepointers off on us and so did Hand. We did not match up and get back in defensive transition, Sophomore forward Carolyn Davis said. The Sooners outside shooting slowed down in the second half, as they finished the day 10-20. But it was still above their average of 42.6 percent on the season. It did feel (like they were making everything). But once that happens you need to adjust and see that we cant leave them open. If someone is on fire you cant let them feel good about themselves so you need to change it and not let them get a shot off, sophomore guard Angel Goodrich said. The Jayhawks could not match Ellenburgs output, finishing the day 2-7 from three-point range, with Goodrich and freshman guard Keena Mays being the only Jayhawks to connect from downtown. I think that the three-pointers started coming in transition. I did not feel that we were communicating well in transition. Ellenberg was able to knock down some threepointers in the beginning and we started to give her a cushion in

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enough to win a national champiseven in a row. Weve been behind in a league onship. I really do. I think theyre race before, Self said, but it puts one of the best five teams in the us in a situation where theres country right now, hands down. Key in the effort to win the Big very little margin for error. Theres so little margin for error, 12, of course, is All-America canSelf said, because of the quality didate Marcus Morris. Morris was just 6-of-17 of this Texas from the field team. The in Saturdays Longhorns It puts us in a situation loss, and hell have strolled where theres very little need to play at through their a much higher opening four margin for error. level throughconference out the congames, winBill Self ference slate. ning by an Coach He said the average of conference is 20.8 points tougher than per game, including two victories over top- ever because top to bottom, par10 teams. Theres little sign of the ticularly in the north division, devastating crash that sent the there are no days off. Its going to be a lot tougher, Longhorns reeling to 9-7 finish in the league after opening Big Morris said. Every game youre 12 play as the nations top-ranked going to have to play. team. Edited by Helen Mubarak I personally think Texas is really good, Self said. I mean, good

Alumnae places in PGA tournament

BY Nico RoESLER
nroesler@kansan.com Gary Woodland, a 2007 University of Kansas graduate placed second yesterday in the PGA Bob Hope Classic in La Quinta, Calif., in a shootout after leading the tournament heading into Sunday. Jhonattan Vegas made a 13-foot par putt to take the lead and victory away from the former KU golfer. Woodland, who transferred to the University in 2003 after playing basketball for Washburn, recorded eight top10 finishes and 10 top-20 finishes during his senior campaign with the Jayhawks. He also won the title at the All-American Golf Classic with a three-round score of 211. Vegas was the first Venezuelan to win a PGA tour event, and held a share of the lead throughout the tournament with Woodland. Woodland has been participating in PGA since 2009. He said that making the cut to the U.S. Open in 2009 was the highlight of his golf career according to kansasathletics.com. In 2010, he played on the Nationwide Tour making the cut nine times and recording five top-25 finishes, and bringing him $56,370. The final putt in the Bob Hope Classic, which Vegas made, was for $900,000 according to the Associated Press, a title and a prize that Woodland was one stroke away from winning. Edited by Emily Soetaert

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0-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 5-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-4 6-19

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he home-court winning streak is over. So is the undefeated season. In the words of coach Bill Self, the Jayhawks now face very little margin for error in the Big 12 Conference. Years from now, these may be some of the storylines many fans will remember from that emotionally draining Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse. But dont forget Thomas Robinson. According to Self, Robinsons grandmother passed away at the end of December. His grandfather passed last Sunday. Then, he lost his mother Robinson late Friday night. He wasnt asked not to play. He wasnt asked to play, Self said. I talked to some people and the best thing to do for him was to let him choose what he wants to do. He said he wanted to be out there and I didnt fight it. Maybe it was the size of the stage with Texas in the house. Maybe running around with his teammates possibly helped clear his mind. Or maybe just playing basketball slightly regulated a time like this. No matter the reason, no matter his performance, the mere fact that Robinson stepped on the floor Saturday afternoon proved his dedication to his other family, those who don crimson and blue. For Robinson, Saturday with the Jayhawks wasnt just another game day. Other than his 9-year-old sister Jayla back home in Washington, D.C., it was all he had left. Weve always called ourselves brothers, junior guard Tyshawn Taylor said. But hes literally my brother now. I dont see no other way. I think thats going to last forever. After discovering the news of Robinsons mothers passing on

Fans must remember Robinsons courage T

BY MAX ROTHMAN
mrothman@kansan.com Friday night, coaches, teammates and some of their mothers gathered at the Jayhawk Towers to be together. Self described the scene as the saddest thing Ive ever seen in my life. You can only imagine the hurt that hes feeling, senior guard Tyrel Reed said. You just want to be there for him. His teammates, coaches and fans were there for him on Saturday, too. A brief moment of silence for Robinson prefaced the tip off. With little more than three minutes into the game, Kansas jumped out to a 10-0 start and the fieldhouse was rockin after a Selby steal and slam dunk (after he missed a dunk less than a minute before). Then, Robinson checked in and the place somehow got louder, booming with ovation. For each of his four fouls, whether fair or not, boos swirled. For every Robinson rebound, fans stood, cheered and yelled in support. But with the game finished and the fieldhouse emptied, Robinson and his teammates must rehash reality. Its sad to even say anything, because you dont know what to say, junior forward Marcus Morris said. Hes just a tough kid to still want to be with us and still play. Were all crushed by such a deflating defeat on the court. It hurts more knowing that it ended the longest active homecourt winning streak in college basketball. But for once, throw statistics aside and consider the courage of Thomas Robinson, as true a Jayhawk as they ever come. Edited by Helen Mubarak

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Game to remember
JCovan Brown Brown has played Kansas twice, and hes been lights out both times. After scorching the Jayhawks for 26 points in the second half of last years game in Austin, Brown offered an encore to the tune of 23 points on 6-of-10 shooting to lead the Longhorns to their first win in Allen Fieldhouse. Just like last year, most of it came after the break. His 17 points paced a 51-point second half for Texas.

Brown

Game to forget
Kansas big three The Morris twins and Josh Selby were all off Saturday afternoon, and with none of those three playing well, Kansas was ripe for upset. The three combined to hit just 10-of-33 shots, 1-of-10 from three-point range, and had six turnovers against four assists. The twins had 12 rebounds as the Jayhawks were outrebounded 42-33.

Quotes of the night

People go home sad today, all 16,000 people that were here and supported us great like they do every game, they go home sad and disappointed, and hes one of those guys. But he goes home and he doesnt have his mother anymore. And it certainly puts everything in perspective, because hes going to wake up three or four days from now and people will be doing their own things, and the world keeps going on, and thats a reality that hes going to live with for the rest of his life.

Self

Bill Self on the death of Thomnas Robinsons mother

Prime plays
First halF
(score after play) 20:00 Before the game started, the Fieldhouse was rocking. The decibel meter read over 118 decibels. 16:36 Josh Selby throws down a dunk on the fast break with a little help from Markieff Morris clearing the way. (10-0) 16:16 Thomas Robinson checks in for the first time and the fans give him a nice ovation. (10-0) 9:11 Robinson collects an offensive board and then lays it in for his first basket of the game. He receives a nice reaction from the fans. (22-9) 1:02 Brady Morningstar gets in the passing lane and has an easy dunk at the other end. (35-23)

seCoNd halF
14:32 Just when Kansas needed a big shot, Tyrel Reed comes through again with a three pointer. (40-30) 8:48 Texas settled the crowd this half, but a tough runner in the lane by Tyshawn Taylor gets the fans in it again. (47-49) 2:00 Texas snaps Kansas home-court winning streak at 69 games. (63-74)

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6-19 44.1, 26.7

Key stats

Kansas hit just 6-of-19 (31.6 percent) from three-point range. The team is shooting 37 percent for the season. Kansas shot 44.1 percent in the first half and 26.7 percent in the second half.

Notes
The win is Texas first in Allen Fieldhouse (1-9). Texas is solely in first place in the Big 12 (4-0)

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

You never want to lose and you always want to protect your home court. We cant look at it like its the end of the world. It means a ton, but its just a game against Texas that we lost when we didnt play our best. Tyrel Reed

MORNINg BREW

Time to scrap the Pro Bowl

T
he NFL will hold its annual Pro Bowl next weekend, very few people will watch. The offensive playbook will be limited and defense will be non-existent. Points will be scored, rivals will laugh on the sideline, the game will be a glorified version of Madden without the hit stick. One glaring issue I have with the NFL Pro Bowl is fan voting. Deserving players are often overlooked for more prominent players, even if they havent been playing on the same level as in years past. This is an issue in every All-Star Game with fan voting and is the reason why in the baseball All-Star Game, the American League is always represented by a majority of Red Sox and Yankees. Many players voted into the Pro Bowl avoid playing in the game in an effort to avoid a career-altering injury, so the best players arent even playing anymore. And if one does play and hurts himself, every fan becomes outraged. When the NFL moved the Pro Bowl up to the weekend before the Super Bowl, they excluded all the Super Bowl players from participating. This results

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FACT OF THE DAY

Brady Morningstar is the only Jayhawk to have multiple losses at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas Athletics

WEDNESDAY By ETHAN PADWAy

epadway@kansan.com in the removal of even more talent from the pool of players and allowing for more players to call themselves Pro Bowlers, taking away some of the glory from the distinction. Every professional All-Star Game is missing the spark of electricity that once made it great. The only game that comes close is baseballs Midsummer Classic, and that was ruined once Commissioner Bud Selig decided to give home field advantage in the World Series to the team that emerges from the winning league. The coolest aspect of the NBA AllStar Weekend is the dunk contest on Saturday night, and I would even rather watch the celebrity game because of the amusement factor brought in by B-list celebrities trying to play defense than the back-and-forth of uncontested Womens basketball at Columbia, Mo. 7 p.m.

TRIVIA OF THE DAY

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A: 46 (26 last year, 17 this year)

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shooting that makes up the main event Sunday night. My recommendation to the NFL is to scrap the Pro Bowl. It is a waste of time and resources. The coaches dont want to be there because it means they arent in the Super Bowl and the players dont want to be added to the injury list. Instead, come out and name the Pro Bowlers at the end of the regular season and leave it at that. They will appreciate the distinction and the extra week off in the offseason Besides, no one will remember who won or what happened in the Pro Bowl once the next weekend rolls around anyway. Edited by Emily Soetaert

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CHEERLEADINg

NFL

Cheer squad places fifth in national contest

By HANNAH WISE
hwise@kansan.com Highflying acrobatics, backhand springs across the court and cheering fellow KU athletes on are all parts of life for members of the University of Kansas cheer squad. Although the main purpose of the cheer squad is to spur on the spirited fans cheering the Jayhawks to victory, the cheer squad is comprised of talented athletes who compete. They compete annually in regional and national cheer and dance competitions. The 18-member competition squad won the regional competition in November and received a paid bid to the national competition for the third consecutive year, where the squad placed fifth. In order to be eligible for a paid bid, a squad must submit a 90-second video of their best stunts, pyramids, basket tosses, tumbling and a 60-second video of a traditional crowd-leading cheer. The squads whose videos score highest in their region win a paid bid, and the next four highest-scoring squads earn an at-large paid bid, coach Corey Stone said. The squads crowd-cheering video filmed at basketball games was a part of their final score at competition. The video received a perfect score of 15, which was added to their score for nationals. Preparing for competition was not something that the team did only in practices. The competition squad performed its national routine in the Lawrence and Kansas City areas. Also every mens and womens basketball game provided an opportunity for the team to improve and build off the atmosphere created by fans. The team did not have issues with injuries or eligibility which helped the squad prepare more quickly than in past years. This gave the coaching staff more time to help the athletes clean up the routine to prepare for nationals. This year is really dedicated and really driven, senior Meghan Trefry said. We have a lot of kids who have already been on the nationals mat who would work really hard and knew what it was going to take to get everything done. Winning the paid-bid sent the team to Disney World to compete in the College Cheer and Dance National Competition. Because the Jayhawks received a paid-bid, they performed during the last competition day, January 16. The routine was choreographed and coached by coaches Corey and Nami Stone. The two-and-a-halfminute routine consisted of tumbling, basket catches, stunting and a large cheer portion. The cheer section is worth 50 percent of the total score and is judged by crowd involvement and the crispness of movements during the cheer. The crowd got really into the cheer that we did and we executed it really well. I think it is the best cheer that we have done in the seven years that we have been going to nationals, coach Stone said. For the competitors, the cheer was a high point in the routine. After we hit our cheer we knew that the rest of the stuff was going to be a lot easier and that really pumped everyone up, Trefry said. The team missed one skill of their routine, which is not uncommon even at the national level because of the difficulty level that the routines are performed at. No matter how much you practice, there are still humans performing the skills so sometimes you are going to miss something even if you have hit it five times in a row, said coach Stone. The team finished fifth behind University of Alabama, University of Kentucky, University of Central Florida and Louisiana State University. The point margin for third, fourth and fifth places were within fractions of a point. The team will continue to cheer on their fellow Jayhawks while preparing more challenging and exciting routines for next years competition season. Edited by Becca Harsch

Bears fall to Packers

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Cheer squad goes to nationals

The 18-member University of Kansas cheerleading competition squad placed fifth at a national competition held at Disney World on January 16. The team received a paid-bid to the contest.

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robinsons loss veils Kansas defeat

Team and family prove uniformity.
tdwyer@kansan.com All season long, this Kansas team has talked about being a family. F.O.E. an acronym for Family Over Everything, has been something of a rallying cry. Friday night, Thomas Robinson needed his family more than ever. His mother Lisa Robinson, just 37 years old, died of a heart attack, and was survived by Thomas and his nine-year-old sister Jayla. Jaylas the one who had to call her big brother at around 11 p.m. Friday to tell him that, after losing his grandmother and grandfather in the three weeks prior, hed also just lost his mom. So Friday the family of Kansas basketball rallied around its hurting brother. Players, coaches and the mothers of a few players who live in town gathered at the Jayhawker Towers to offer their support. As a coach, you always think your players like each other, coach Bill Self said. Thats always been a quality all teams have good teams like each other. It sounds trite, but its very important. And last night I saw a different level than I even knew existed. It was pretty special. The emotions, of course, continued to run high for Kansas on Saturday. Robinson decided to suit up alongside his teammates, and finished with two points and five rebounds. Allen Fieldhouse had a moment of silence for his mother. Angel Morris, the mother of the Morris twins, called him out of pregame warmups to give him a bear hug of the sort that mothers give best, and talked to him for a few minutes before letting him rejoin his team. It says a lot that Thomas came out and played, Marcus Morris said. It took a lot of courage to play since Thomas only has his mother and his sister. Its just a sad situation, because you dont know what to say to him. For a while, Kansas did its talk-

The Ties ThaT bind

BY TIM DWYER

ing on the court. The Jayhawks roared out to an 18-3 lead, which Self attributed, in part at least, to the emotions of the previous 24 hours. In times like that, I think you see teams get off to an emotional good start, Self said. We played well, too, but certainly it was emotional, and I felt like we didnt have much gas in the tank in the second half. As Self said, emotions like those are draining, and they can only last so long. Kansas went flat after about 10 minutes of game time, but fended off Texas for the rest of the half. Then the Longhorns scored 51 points and completely controlled the second half and turned a 12-point halftime deficit into a 74-63 victory. It ended a Kansas-record home winning streak, a perfect record and gave the Longhorns a massive leg up in the conference title race. But while the game, in the scope of the season, was a setback, it was put into perspective, Self said, by the previous nights events. People go home sad today, Self said. All 16,000 people that were here and supported us great like they do every game, they go home sad and disappointed, and hes one of those guys. But he goes home and he doesnt have his mother anymore. And it certainly puts everything in perspective, because hes going to wake up three or four days from now and people will be doing their own things, and the world keeps going on, and thats a reality that hes going to live with for the rest of his life. The emotions of the losses, both personal and basketball, were visible in the Kansas players mannerisms in the post-game press conference: heads were bowed, shoulders were hunched, voices cracked and eyes were red. All of it the previous night, the first loss at Allen Fieldhouse in 69 games, the first loss of the season visibly weighed on them. Its just one game and we cant

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Sophomore forward Thomas Robinson looks to the ground with disappointment after the 74-63 loss to Texas. With the loss the Jayhawks are now 18-1 for the season. let it become two, Tyrel Reed said. We know that Thomas is going through a lot of stuff right now. We all hurt and we all feel for him. Hes one of our brothers and were definitely going to be there for him, but weve got a game on Tuesday against a good Colorado team. We have to be ready to play. Whether or not Robinson will miss any time, including that game Tuesday against Colorado, is still unclear. Whatever he needs to do, he needs to do, Self said. But were his family. Edited by Emily Soetaert

mens baskeTball

Kansas could still win Big 12 despite loss

tdwyer@kansan.com Saturdays game against Texas was overshadowed, no doubt. With the personal tragedies rocking sophomore forward Thomas Robinsons life, a basketball game seemed like an out-of-place and untimely distraction for the family-based Kansas team. But, as with everything, the game went on, all tragedy aside. And what happened, the Longhorns winning 74-63 in Allen Fieldhouse, was a seminal moment in the Big 12 Conference season. Kansas no longer boasts a nearly four-year-long home winning streak. Texas has notched its first win in Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas isnt perfect anymore, in conference play or for the season. And, more importantly, Texas now owns a one-game lead over Kansas in the race for the Big 12 crown, which has been the property of the Jayhawks for the last six years running, and the sole property of the Jayhawks for the last four. Certainly, Texas has a big lead, coach Bill Self said, a big lead on everybody else right now. Kansas, Self was quick to say, has won the league from behind before, and its certainly not out of the question. If the Jayhawks pick up just one game during the course of the Big 12 season, because a tie for the regular season is as good as a win in the conference record books, theyll be able to claim

BY TIM DWYER

Jayhawks lose to Sooners at home

BY Max RoThMan
mrothman@kansan.com Freshman guard Aaryn Vegas Ellenberg appeared as a fresh face in Kansas nightmares. However, the result of Sundays tiff with Oklahoma was nothing new. If Vegas hits one, you better look out, Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale said. The Jayhawks fell to the Sooners 75-57 at Allen Fieldhouse, marking 14 consecutive losses to Oklahoma and eight straight under coach Bonnie Henrickson. With a bandage wrapped around her left wrist, the Las Vegas, Nevada native scored 21 of her 28 points and sunk all five of her three-point attempts in the first half. Sophomore guard Whitney Hand tagged on 16 firsthalf points and finished with 21. The duo combined to convert 15 of 23 field goals from the field and scored 37 of their teams 43 points by the break. Youve got to get through a screen and contend, Henrickson said. There are too many that are uncontested, but even the contested ones, those two knockem down. Sophomore forward Carolyn Davis, Kansas leading scorer heading into the contest, struggled to find an early rhythm in the paint. Rather than allowing her to finish easy lay-ups, Oklahomas bevy of post defenders forced Davis to earn her points from the free throw line. She hit just eight of her 15 attempts. We see an extra man, so we hesitate getting it to her, sophomore guard Angel Goodrich said. We kinda overthrew it to her. Its either there or it aint. Sometimes actually watching the ball fall through the hoop can help a player find a rhythm. Oklahoma prevented this possibility at any chance and Davis was flustered. They were being really physical, Davis said. Every shot I took I felt a body on me from either side and that was pretty frustrating. Surrendering opportunities to any foe often equates to failure. With a team that shoots as well as Oklahoma, each of Kansas 16 turnovers spelled its fate. The Sooners scored 17 points off turnovers and converted 32 of 63 field goal attempts. The game is just so much easier; every pass, you trust yourself in transition more. It takes a lot of the pressure off and it just changes the way you feel, Coale said of her teams sharpshooting. It was really good to see our players hit that next level of confidence. The Jayhawks opened the second half with energized play, moving the ball in transition and erasing the sloppy passes that led to turnovers earlier on. Goodrich catalyzed judicious ball movement and found Davis more often. I got lower because it was easier to take the contact and I tried to work up the lane so I didnt have anyone around me, Davis said. Edited by Becca Harsch

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Sophomore forward Carolyn Davis fights with Nebraska forward Joanna McFarland for possession of the ball. Davis led the team with 16 points on 4-of-10 shooting in the 75-57 loss at Allen Fieldhouse.

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