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locAl | 3A
Love Garden Sounds is
soon to be the only primary
music retailer in downtown
Lawrence.
Keeping the
music alive in
Lawrence
cAmpus | 3A
A new student group, the Kansas Sustainability Initiative, aims to
improve sustainability on campus to help the University save money.
New group for going green
NATIoNAl | 8A
Last week, Obamas administration announced that it would no longer
defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act in court.
defense of Marriage act
state
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Harry Chin, a Lawrence resident, cleans up in the Parlor Roomin the Kansas UnionTuesday evening. The Board of Regents is considering privatizing janitorial services and other university functions.
BY TAYLOR WILLIAMSON
twilliamson@kansan.com
Last week, the Kansas House
Appropriations Committee passed
a resolution to research the pos-
sibility of privatizing functions at
universities across the state.
The motion, which state
representative Joe McLeland
(R-Wichita) proposed, calls for
the Kansas Board of Regents to
investigate whether some univer-
sity functions such as janitorial
services and dorm management
should be outsourced to private
companies.
The push to privatize is one
of many cost-cutting moves pro-
posed during the new legislative
session. In addition to potentially
saving money, privatization would
also offer potential job opportuni-
ties to local companies in need of
the business.
Diana Robertson, director of the
Department of Student Housing,
said the measures would not affect
housing financially.
First of all, monetary-wise,
state funding does not affect
us. We receive all of our money
from student living contracts,
State may outsource functions to private companies
state
Kansas attorney general speaks to students about law, life
BY IAN CUMMINGS
icummings@kansan.com
Kansas Attorney General Derek
Schmidt spoke to a gathering of
20 students at a meeting of the
University of Kansas College
Republicans, and he seemed at ease
with his audience, which should be
no surprise: not only is Schmidt a
University of Kansas alumnus, hes
also a current student. Schmidt is
working on a post-graduate law
degree at the Universitys School
of Law.
I still have some coursework to
do that I didnt finish before I got
elected attorney general, Schmidt
said jokingly.
His talk was light on law and
heavy on life experience. Schmidt,
who took office on Jan. 10, told his
life story and described how he
came to enter politics and become
an attorney general. He talked
about growing up in Independence
as the son of a small businessman
and a homemaker.
There is nothing in my back-
ground that would suggest I would
have the chance to serve as an
attorney general, he said.
Schmidt emphasized the impor-
tance of embracing coincidence,
crediting his success to a willing-
ness to keep his options open and
work hard. He told how, while
living in JRP Hall, he was annoyed
by a prankster who repeatedly
set off fire alarms late at night in
cold weather, driving the young
Schmidt and other residents out
into the night. In response, Schmidt
wrote an angry open letter that fell
into the hands of an editor at The
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During the last fve years, the number of international students from
China has risen almost three-fold. Among the four countries most
international students at the University come from, China is the only
one that has sent signifcantly more students recently. According to a
recent study by the Institute of International Education, the number
of Chinese students at U.S. universities has increased by 30 percent
between 2008 and 2009. Overall, Chinese students make up 18 percent
of all students at U.S. universities.
More and more
Chinese students
are fnding a home at the
University of Kansas
budget woes,
Amid
the possibility
of
privatization
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food items to their menus to include
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THURSDAY
March 3
norienteer kansas will be sponsoring an outdoor
activity. read a topographical map to race or hike
around the course. Beginners are welcome and
instruction will be ofered. Groups or individuals
are eligible to participate. event will be held, rain
or shine, at Perry Park from 1 to 4 p.m.
Gaining whole grains
TUESDAY
March 8
nThe Lunafest International Film Festival is a
festival of short flms by, about and for women.
sponsored nationally by Luna Bar, the festival trav-
els from october to April each year and donates all
proceeds to charity. The festival will run at Liberty
hall, starting at 5 p.m. Tickets are $10 for the gen-
eral public, $8 for students and seniors.
nAuthor Alan Glines will speak about his recent
memoir A kansan conquers the cosmos: or,
spaced out All My Lifeat 1 p.m. at the Jayhawk
Ink, level two in the kansas Union.
For more events, see
calendar.ku.edu
nInternational students seeking U.s. employ-
ment, whether on or of campus, can attend a
workshop on how to write an efective American-
style resume. General resume writing advice will
be shared, and tips specifc to unique interna-
tional student concerns will be highlighted. The
workshop will be from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the
Jayhawk room on level fve in the kansas Union.
nThe hall center for the humanities
will host a workshop to discuss ethical,
philosophical and social implications
of youth in media. The workshop will
be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the
seminar room of the hall center.
nJoin the directors of the MBA program for lunch
in a casual business atmosphere and get the
insider view on the kU MBA program. The event
will take place from 12-1 p.m. on the edwards
campus.
nsUA will be hosting a student recipe contest
from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Jayhawk room in the
kansas Union.
Today is the 107th birth-
day of Theodor seuss
Geisel, better known as
dr. seuss. There used to
be a kU dr. seuss student
group that would do a 24-
hour reading on Wescoe
Beach this day each year.
Political instability in Libya may be the
cause of the price increase of gas, which hit
a 28-month high of $100 a barrel last week.
How politics afect gas prices
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By Kelsey
RichaRdson
krichardson@kansan.com

A new student group at
the University, the Kansas
Sustainability Initiative, formed
about two weeks ago. KSI aims
to save the University money
through sustainable energy and
green projects. The group will
be visiting scholarship halls,
dorms, fraternities and sororities
to recruit members this week.
KSI currently has 35 mem-
bers, and during our kickoff
week we hope to double, or
even triple our membership,
said Justin Christian, a freshman
from Topeka and president
of Kansas Sustainability
Initiative. Our goal is to
have 100 members by the
end of the week.
KSI will begin work-
ing on a long-term
project called the
Revolving Green
Fund next semester.
The organization will
invest in green technol-
ogy that will be fiscally
sound, so it will give the
University back a good rate
of return.
What happens is the University
will pay back the organization
however much money that has
been saved each month, until its
paid off, Christian said. Then
the University gets that savings
immediately.
The organization will then
get back the money that it has
invested, so it can invest in another
alternative energy or green project.
The student group is based off
of a Harvard University research
program called the Sustainability
Science Program, which launched
in 1999.
We hope to create a change
of perspective for students and
the community when it comes to
green awareness and to save KU a
lot of money, Christian said.
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KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / WedNeSdAy, MArCh 2, 2011 / NEWS / 3A
Lone downtown music retailer
continues serving sonic pleasure
LocAL cAmpUS
New student groups strategy:
Go green to save some green
Jessica Janasz/KANSAN
Love Garden Sounds, 822 Massachusetts St., buys, sells and trades vinyl, compact discs, tapes and stereo equipment. Love Garden Sounds is the only
primary music retailer in downtown Lawrence.
By Max RothMan
mrothman@kansan.com
Mickey tiptoes from M to F as
you flip through Funkadelic. Sam
nestles in the corner plant, then
crawls to his next nap at Z.
The cats at Love Garden Sounds
on 822 Massachusetts St. relax,
while Steve Reichs Six Marimbas
chimes from the walls. Crate dig-
gers square dance from Ayler to
Zappa.
Thats all Ive been doing for
the past winter, said Ian Shelton,
a record shopper from Wichita,
with Organix by The Roots in
his hand.
This is what 21 years of catering
sonic pleasure to the people looks
like.
Youll get to find out exactly
what youre looking for, hone it
down to things you want to spend
your money on, meet a few people
in the process and find out about a
thing you didnt know, said owner
Kelly Corcoran of his record store.
Borders, 700 New Hampshire
St., which sells compact discs, is
one of 200 underperforming stores
expected to close by the end of April,
according to a Feb. 17 press release.
Kief s Downtown Music is no lon-
ger downtown, following a move
from 823 Massachusetts St. to 2429
Iowa St. in June. As a buyer, seller
and trader of vinyl, compact discs,
tapes and stereo equipment, Love
Garden Sounds, a primary music
retailer, stands alone in downtown
Lawrence.
Bottom line, said Wake Mitchell,
Love Garden employee, Weve cre-
ated a really strong social network
here that has kept the store afloat.
The store moved from its original
location at 936 1/2 Massachusetts
St. in October 2009. No longer do
patrons creep up creaky stairs, swal-
lowed by hundreds of LP sleeves, to
find their upstairs oasis. Yet the lore,
the space, the cats and the scholarly
staff remain.
Theyre the experts in the field,
said Doug Davison, record shopper
from Vinland, So we wander in
and learn something.
Corcoran said theres no thresh-
old of music knowledge required to
work at the store.
The staff here figures shit out
because theyre here, he said. Were
always talking about records.
Edited by Helen Mubarak
LAST FIVE ITEmS coRcoRAN pLAYED AT HomE
1. Pakistan: Folk and Pop Instrumentals, 1966-76by Various Art-
ists (Sublime Frequencies)
Obscure second and third world music that I have no concept
of, but they do a really good job of giving you context. This is
how this label existed, how these artists existed, who put out
these records and what the scene was like at the time. That kind
of stuf is invaluable.
2. Loves Gone Badby Chris Clark (Motown 1967)
Somebody wanna sell me this 45?
3. 21by Adele (XL, Columbia 2010)
Shes somebody who understands the depth of pop-song-
writing or at least is aspiring to that, instead of a simple indie
tablature.
4. The Wavesby Tamaryn (Mexican Summer 2010)
Theyre great little emotional pop-songs ditched somewhere
within this gloomy aesthetic. I generally fall pretty hard for that
kind of thing.
5. Sons of Northern darkness by Immortal (Nuclear Blast 2002)
Serious black-metal dudes, you know? I dont listen to a ton
of metal, but when I do, I kind of go on jags where Ill listen to a
bunch of it.
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patient, especially regardingyour owngoals.
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Sheen continues strange behavior in media
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LOS ANGELES The Charlie
Sheen saga took several more
turns toward the sad and strange
Monday as the troubled star of
Two and a Half Men went on
an all-day media blitz in which he
compared himself to a warlock,
ratcheted up legal threats against
his employers and saw his longtime
publicist quit.
During an exhaustive series of
interviews that included Good
Morning America, The Today
Show, the E! network, CNNs Piers
Morgan Tonight and the celebrity
gossip site TMZ, the 45-year-old
actor displayed more of the bizarre
behavior that led to last weeks sus-
pension of the seasons remaining
eight episodes.
Overshadowing the networks
morning-after Oscar coverage,
Sheen headlined on programs that
aired from morning until night,
explaining that his body runs on
tiger blood, that hes survived
banging seven-gram rocks and
that he wanted to start a new line of
cologne. He also continued attack-
ing Two and a Half Men execu-
tive producer Chuck Lorre, calling
him a retarded zombie. He even
boasted about his favorite drug.
Its called Charlie Sheen, Sheen,
one of the highest paid actors in
television, said. Its not available
because if you try it once you will
die. Your face will melt off and
your children will weep over your
exploded body.
Meanwhile, Sheen also brought
out the legal guns against CBS and
Warner Bros., which make Two
and a Half Men. In a five-page
letter posted by Radaronline.com,
Sheens attorney Marty Singer said
his client is sober and ready to
work, but that CBS and Warner
Bros. shut it down last week in
retaliation for your show runner
(Lorre) being criticized.
The letter threatens the compa-
nies with a lawsuit if Sheen isnt
paid the full amount for his deal
that expires in May 2012. Sheen
whose entry into rehab forced
the series into hiatus last month
called Lorre a clown last week.
Singer wrote that his client was
simply responding to Lorres own
putdowns.
Mr. Lorre has repeatedly made
negative and derogatory comments
about our client and harassed Mr.
Sheen on the set, Singer wrote.
Spokesmen for Warner Bros. and
CBS confirmed that they received
the letter but declined to comment
further.
Former Sen. named
new MPAA executive
Los AnGeLes Former
connecticut sen. chris dodd, a
veteran Washington insider, is
hollywoods new chief lobbyist.
The Motion Picture Assn. of
America said Tuesday that dodd
will become the new chief execu-
tive of the MPAA, the lobbying
arm for the main studios that also
oversees the flm ratings system.
dodd succeeds dan Glickman,
a former kansas congressman
and secretary of Agriculture, who
stepped down after fve years.
The MPAAs board is counting
on the one-time U.s. presidential
hopeful to restore some of the
clout that the organization had
during the four decades it was
run by the legendary Jack Val-
enti, the former aide to President
Lyndon Johnson, who turned the
lobbyists role into a starring turn.
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Baby101 not use Thailand sur-
rogacy mother. The protection of the
law is absolutely. Hundred percent
peace of mind you have no worries.
This is the first thing that pops up
when you go to the website www.
baby-1001.com. This, however, is not
what the immigration department is
saying about the group.
Investigators found 14 Vietnamese
women held captive in two houses
to breed children for sale last month
when the human trafficking ring was
busted.
Out of the 14 women, seven were
pregnant. Nearly 40 women are pic-
tured as surrogate options on the
website, identified only by a num-
bered code. Investigators say there is
evidence many of them were raped.
Nine of the rescued women said
they joined the ring because they were
offered $5,000 for each child; four said
they were tricked. Either way, they
were not allowed to leave once they
entered the program.
The website goes through the reas-
surances of hiring a surrogate mother,
with emphasis on the shame that fol-
lows infertility in Asian culture.
The ordering process is simple;
the couple can simply pick among an
array of women, then decide if they
want either the egg or sperm to come
from the purchasing parents. Each
child costs $32,000, plus some addi-
tional costs.
The website assures that prospec-
tive parents can create the finest
procreation condition for your baby,
mainly through the efficient embryo
refining, only the superior left for
implanting. For this, your kids will
acquire the vantage point initially in
their life and you will absolutely be
pride of them in the future.
If you forgive the bad transla-
tion, you get the point.
To volunteer to be a mother you
just have to fill out a simple, 16-ques-
tion application consisting of basic
name, age, number questions, then
questions about eyes, whether they are
double-fold eyelids or single fold, and
if the mother has any genetic, severe
or infectious diseases.
I wont even go into the disease
thing, but its scary that not only is a
company selling babies, but possibly
sick babies, especially when they are
so adamant on their website about
these children being almost superhu-
man with the best breeding and selec-
tion possible.
The distinction on the type of eyes
a mother has is another racial con-
cern. Women who have double-fold
eyelids are seen as superior or more
attractive in many Eastern cultures.
(The double fold is the fold of skin on
the bottom of the top eyelid on non-
Asians.)
Even though womens rights have
come a long way in the past 50 years,
if this company, the recent Rachel
Maddow Show about abortion shot
at The Free State Brewing Co. or the
Republican attempt to redefine rape
has shown us anything, it is that there
is still a lot of work to be done.
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Take Charge challenges students to save energy and beat K-State
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Kansas communities began the Take
Charge Challenge, a competition to save
energy across the state, on Jan. 29.
The challenge carries with it the prom-
ise of $100,000 to the city that saves the
most money by cutting down on energy
costs. There are four different regions,
each competing against neighboring com-
munities for their own $100,000.
Lawrences opponents are our friends in
the Little Apple, Manhattan.
The challenges goal is to motivate stu-
dents to be more energy efficient.
Turning off the lights in a room youre
napping in is a good start. However, the
challenge offers more ideas for you to save
money, as well as the ability to generate
money for Lawrence.
The four steps to success suggested on
the Take Charge homepage are simple
enough, but so far not enough students
have heeded the call to go green.
As of today, Manhattan is in the lead.
After the mens basketball teams loss to
K-State, do we really want to give them
more bragging rights?
Lets transfer our historic, in-state
dominance into the green frontier. The
strategy is simple: A Lawrence win could
be assured if every student switched two
light bulbs in their residence from a stan-
dard bulb to an energy efficient compact
fluorescent bulb.
These energy efficient bulbs can be
found in virtually every grocery and
superstore in Lawrence. For instance, Wal-
Mart sells individual bulbs for anywhere
between $10-20 a piece, depending on
wattage. Target even boasts five-pack pric-
es as low as $18. Theyre a bit more expen-
sive, but the energy efficient light bulbs
last 10 times longer than regular ones.
Once youve changed your bulbs, log
onto www.takechargekansas.org and sign
up for an account. After a mere 30 sec-
onds, youre ready to update your changes.
On average, each bulb changed saves
about $9, which begins to add up after a
while. The benefit of winning the chal-
lenge allows the city to receive a $100,000
to put toward an energy efficiency or
renewable energy community project,
according to lawrenceks.org.
This challenge is an opportunity for stu-
dents and residents alike to help spur the
awareness of renewable energy and energy
efficiency.
Plus, we cant let the Wildcats win,
again.
Brett Crawford for the Kansan
Editorial Board.
Just so the world knows, I stayed
up ALL NIGHT so that by the time
7a.m. rolled around, I could get
free pancakes at IHOP. Some call it
stupid, I call it dedication.
I will postpone my graduation as
long as possible if thats what it
takes to get in the FFA.
Biebs would eat Ron Weasley for
lunch.
Why not kill two birds with one
brownie? Special brownies could
conquer the world.
Hardest decision of the week: shark
or dinosaur fruit snacks.
WHY ARE THE BATHROOMS IN
MURPHY SO SMALL? Its like theyre
built for munchkins.
Freshman year is so boring. Why
couldnt I start out at sophomore
level?
Freshman year SHOULD NOT be
boring. You arent doing the right
things.
Newfound bruises on my head are
the closest thing to memories I can
hope for.
Yeah! Now K-State can make another
video!
Its so nice. Mother Nature must
have fnally gotten laid.
Im happy Texas lost, but Im already
tired of the We did on the road
what KU couldnt do at home
BS from K-State fans. Everyone
loves to ignore the circumstances
surrounding that game.
Im 100 percent convinced that my
vibrating dildo makes actual sex 50
percent less enjoyable.
Did you know you can bruise your
tongue? I know, because mine is
bruised.
Simba, youre falling behind. I must
ask you to Mufasa.
Strawberries and chocolate dipping
sauce dont mix with driving.
HAPPY 17th BIRTHDAY JUSTIN
BIEBER!
Again, I say, Does that mean his
balls fnally dropped?
Girls should NOT wear a massive
Bumpit under any circumstances.
When someone hands you a fier on
campus, its like theyre saying, Hey,
can you throw this away for me?
Dear professor, I did not come to
college to take part in group work.
Stop assigning it! Sincerely, me.
Im giving up sex for Lent! I think my
BF is going to hate me.
Dearest Denise Richards, we had no
idea it was this complicated. Lesson
learned.
CartOOn
Recently, I followed my friends link
on Facebook and discovered the North
Pacific Trash Vortex.
For decades, plastics and toxic sludge
from the U.S. and Japan have been
drifting together. Now, the expanse of
contaminated ocean covers an area twice
the size of Texas. Worse, this plastic
trash does not biodegrade into simpler
elements. It just breaks down into tinier
bits of plastic.
Animals and their young are dying
when they ingest or swim in it. It turns
out there are several trash vortexes
around the world.
I wanted to tell everyone about the
trash vortexes, but they already knew.
The story had aired on TV at least
two years earlier. I was still in the dark
because I dont have a TV (thanks to
Hulu and Netflix), and no one was talk-
ing about the trash vortexes.
After hearing the stunning report,
everyone had just gone on with their
lives. They went on buying plastic and
throwing it away. They went on buy-
ing produce grown with pesticides and
herbicides whose dangerous constitu-
ent chemicals come from developing
countries where toxic by-products are
routinely dumped into waterways. They
went on buying goods whose production
requires deforestation, pollution and
exploitation of natural resources in less
developed countries.
The trash vortexes are major indica-
tions that our everyday lives are killing
the planet. The news should shock us
into change.
It hasnt. As always, we shut out the
information.
I think I know why. This kind of
information paralyzes us into inaction.
We keep buying and driving because
were dependent: We think we need
these things.
The bigger problem is that after
graduation well have more money for
the things we want. Well take plane trips
around the world, buy more clothing
and get cool tech gadgets. Were not on a
course to consuming less; were at school
so we can earn and consume more.
The information about the conse-
quences of our lifestyle is overwhelming.
So, we push the knowledge away and
stay the course. We pretend it isnt hap-
pening.
But it is happening. We must realize
that our actions are destroying Earth
and killing its inhabitants (including
ourselves). We must overcome our
paralysis.
Wes Jackson, a renowned sustainable
agriculturalist, says that our genera-
tion has a great responsibility: We must
change the destructive course set by our
ancestors and taught to us by our par-
ents. He says that to save the world and
our species, we must change our minds
about what we think we need.
What do we actually need? The
2009 London World Happiness Survey
showed that one of the poorest nations
of the world, Bangladesh, is the happiest
nation.
The U.S. is the second-wealthiest
nation, but only the 46th happiest. The
point is this: We live by a philosophy of
consume-and-be-happy. We think that
if we buy the next Apple gadget, stylish
clothes, a nicer car or even if we just eat
a good cookie, well finally be happy.
But it doesnt seem to work that way.
This quest for satisfaction-by-stuff
has, at least, left me wanting more. It is
clearly destroying our ecosystems. We
have discovered massive lagoons of trash
and toxic chemicals. Were even worried
well run out of the basics like drinkable
water and breathable air.
We can stop this. If we find a source
for lasting satisfaction and happiness, we
can be freed from the urge to consume.
Then, maybe we will need less stuff, buy
less plastic and less plastic will end up
in the trash vortexes. If we can make
changes in how we think about what we
really need, we can start to change and
possibly rescue our world.
Hannah Sandal is a third-year law
student from Baldwin City.
Shauna blackmon
sblackmon@kansan.com
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Laura Sather
lsather@kansan.com
Five candidates are competing for
three positions on the Lawrence City
Commission this election season.
As the candidates plan on bettering
the city for students and Lawrence
residents alike, the April 5 election
affects even those who arent from
Lawrence and cant vote.
SVEN ALSTRom
Hometown: Emporia
Current position: Founder/archi-
tect at Ecological
Architecture
Main focus
for bettering
Lawrence: My
thing for the
campaign is
making a differ-
ence through
cooperation
We have the brains in Lawrence;
we ought to be able to figure out
a way to use our brains to our
advantage.
How his plan will affect stu-
dents: I want to keep the bus
system in the city of Lawrence
I think we need smaller, probably
electric or hybrid, buses We
need better bicycle safety.
HUgH CARTER
Hometown: Lawrence
Current position: Financial advisor
at Wells Fargo
Main focus
for better-
ing Lawrence:
The top thing
I think we can
do as leaders
in Lawrence is
build jobs and
income.
How his plan will affect stu-
dents: I would like there to be
more jobs here and available so
that people who choose to stay here
can. Right now, what we find is
that students and graduated adults
are competing for the same jobs.
I think its pretty tough for a KU
graduate to stay here in Lawrence
and make a career.
mIKE DEVER
Hometown: Park Ridge, Ill.
Current position: Commissioner
since 2007
Main focus
for bettering
Lawrence: I
wanted to be
able to provide
an opportu-
nity to live and
work in the city.
Weve done a lot
to try to encourage businesses to
expand in our community.
How his plan will affect stu-
dents: Theres a huge opportunity
for students to both work when
theyre in school and when they get
out of school. When theres a place
for them to be right on campus,
that increases the opportunity for
students to get jobs.
mIKE mACHELL
Hometown: Syracuse, N.Y.
Current position: Human resourc-
es director at
Pr es c r i pt i on
Solutions
Main focus
for bettering
Lawrence: One
of the areas that
I think we could
di f f erent i at e
ourselves is in
workforce training. Some students
might be really good at working
with their hands, or picking up a
construction trade, or a technical
skill that would be valuable.
How his plan will affect stu-
dents: Im looking at students
coming out of high school and giv-
ing them options in addition to
KU.
BoB SCHUmm
Hometown: Chicago
Current position: Owner of
Buffalo Bobs
Smoke hous e
and Dynamite
Saloon
Main focus
for better-
ing Lawrence:
Trying to cre-
ate some more
better-paying
jobs. Were in a deficit of jobs.
The next major issue is the overall
enhancement of downtown.
How his plan will affect stu-
dents: Theres a divide between
the city and KU, and I hope to be
more inclusive in things that we do
and hopefully that KU does to
bring more unity.
Edited by Helen Mubarak
Five candidates kick of election season for three commission seats
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NATIoNAL
Who would be aected?
Currently, ve states and the District of Colombia issue marriage licenses
to gay couples (California did at one point). So long as DOMA is enforced,
none of these gay marriages are recognized by the federal government.
Im happy with the
Obama Administrations
decision. I think it
reects a growing
recognition that all forms
of love are equal.
Joseph Jarvis
Lenexa
3rd Year Law Student
Im very pleased. Hes
stuck in a hard place.
Hed have to prove that
gays and lesbians were
not a protected class,
and that would be
dicult to prove.
Ryan Rash
Tahleguah, OK
3rd Year Law Student
We asked students in the University group OUTlaws and
Allies for their thoughts on Obamas decison
What Do You Think?
Has a President ever done this before?
While it is a rare occurence,
over the past few decades
Republican and Democratic
Presidents have chosen
not to defend laws they dont
believe are constitutional.
Here are some of the laws
and the Presidents who
choose not to defend them.
Separate-but
-Equal Laws
A Campaign
Finance Law
An Independent
Counsel Law
An Armative
Action Law
A Law Dissmissing
HIV Positive Soldiers
A Transportation
Funding Law
What is DOMA?
Signed by President Bill
Clinton in 1996, the
Defense of Marriage Act
established that under
federal law, a marriage
would be dened as
between a man and a
woman. The law also
stipulated that no state would be forced to
recognize a same-sex marriage from a
dierent state. In July 2010, a federal judge
declared that the section which denes a
marriage as between a man and a woman
was unconstitutional.
In California, marriage licenses
were issued to same-sex couples
between June 16th, 2008 and
November 5, 2008. These licenses are still valid, but the state no longer issues them
because of the passage of Proposition 8. However, a lawsuit currently making its way
through federal court could overturn Proposition 8.
President Obamas administration announced last week that it will no
longer defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act in court
Gay Marriage and the Defense of Marriage Act
What happens now?
The Obama administration says that it will
continue to enforce the law until it is declared
unconstitutional by the
Supreme court or
repealed by an act of
congress. A member
of congress can defend
the law in place of the
justice department.
I expect well have a decision by the end of
the week... Id be very surprised if the House
didnt decide that they were going to defend
the law. - Republican Speaker of the House
John Boehner in an interview with cbn.com
Under Obama, the justice departments
ocial position has been that sexual
orientation is a protected class, like race
and gender, and deserves equal protection
under the law. Defending DOMA would
require arguing that sexual orientation
is not a protected class.
Race =
Gender =
Sexual Orientation
Why stop defending it?
What benets does marriage bring?
Married couples who are legally recognized as such by the
federal government are entitled to 1,138 benets and rights
according to the United States General Accountability Oce.
These are a few of the benets and rights that DOMA prevents
gay couples from recieving.
Survivors
Benets
Workers compensation
Decisions on post-mortem
anatomical gifts
Social Security
pension
Veterans pension
Federal employee survivor benets
Legal
Rights
Making spousal
medical decisions
Right to change surname
upon marriage
Prenuptial agreement
Spousal immigration sponsorship
Inheritance
rights
Family
Rights
Joint parenting rights
Family hospital
visitation
Next-of-kin status
domestic violence
intervention Joint adoption
and foster care
Supplemental security income
Veterans disability payments
Medicaid
Federal employee
disability payments
Income tax credits
and deductions
Financial
Benets
Graphic and reporting by Clayton Ashley. Sources: npr.org, OUTLaws and Allies. Images Sources: Wiki Commons, pdclipart.org.
privatize (continued from 1a)
Robertson said.
But just because the Department
of Student Housing doesnt receive
state funding, Robertson said the
department was not ambivalent
about privatization.
We think of ourselves as edu-
cators first. We are completely
not-for-profit, and if someone else
starts running the dorms, then you
lose a lot of that community feel,
Robertson said.
The regents will conduct research
during the next year, and they hope
to discover cost-cutting solutions by
2012.
Privatization is just one of the lat-
est ways the state is looking to cut
expenses in higher education. State
officials recently stopped state funds
from being used to build new build-
ings on college campuses.
Edited by Helen Mubarak
University Daily Kansan, who print-
ed it. Because of this experience, he
says, Schmidt became a journalism
student and the editor of The Kansan
in the fall of 1990.
He described his entry into the
world of politics in a similar fashion:
a chance meeting with a staffer for
Sen. Nancy Kassebaum led to a job
in Washington, D.C. Once in the
capital, he sent a resume to Senator
Chuck Hagel of Nebraska after read-
ing about him in a magazine and
then worked for him for two years.
Schmidt said jurisprudence is
a major factor that informed his
legal opinions. He said that nuances
and complexities in legal and policy
issues were often hard to convey dur-
ing elections.
Schmidts advice to the students
was to keep their options open. He
said that he had chosen to attend
law school because it permitted him
to do just that. Schmidt graduated
with a law degree from Georgetown
University.
Ashley Moretti, chair of University
of Kansas College Republicans, said
the group invited Schmidt to speak
partly because of his passion for
Kansas economy and people. She
said the group was excited to have
him visit.
Hes one of my favorites, Moretti
said. Hes one of the up-and-coming
talents in the Republican Party.
Schmidt said it was important
that public officials performed qual-
ity service in a professional man-
ner, regardless of politics. He said
that Kansas had seen a high rate of
turnover at the office of the attorney
general, with five attorney generals
in the past decade, and that one of
his goals was to bring some stability
to the office.
When the elections are over, the
insurance commissioner has to run
the Insurance Department and the
attorney general has to run the office
of the attorney general, Schmidt
said.
Edited by Amanda Sorell
schmidt (continued from 1a)
adam Buhler/KaNsaN
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt speaks to students at a meetingof the University of Kansas College
Republicans. Schmidt, a University of Kansas alumnus, discussedhis life experiences andgave advice.

SportS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Jayhawks were defeated by the Cyclones after a three-game winning streak.
Bleeding against Iowa State
WomenS baSketball | 3a
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 WWW.kansan.coM PaGe 1B
By Corey ThiBodeaux
cthibodeaux@kansan.com
Wildcats
are rising
from the
ashes
commentary
revival of hope
R
emember when Kansas
State guard Jacob Pullen
said he wasnt going to play
in the NIT?
Well, he had the right idea; he
just delivered it in a poor manner.
This is my last go-round,
Pullen said after the Jan. 29 loss
against Kansas. Im not going to
the NIT. I wont play basketball in
the NIT. Im saying that now. If we
lose and we have to go to the NIT,
I will not play.
It would have been a much
cooler story had he not added
that last sentence. Then we could
have interpreted the statement as
though he wouldnt let the team
remain in the horrible funk they
were in earlier this year. If he
hadnt added it, people would have
thought, With Pullens passion
and confidence, the Wildcats will
correct their flaws and become a
legitimate NCAA contender.
Kansas State is as good as in the
NCAA tournament. And it is a
horrifying team, capable of taking
any top seed to the brink. Its not
surprising how it won at Texas in a
battle of Big 12 elites on Monday.
The success is alarming, espe-
cially when you think about how
the Kansas State season began. The
Wildcats had so much promise as
the preseason No. 3 team, only to
lose a handful of games and their
team chemistry in the process.
The Wildcats have endured their
inner turmoil and vicious schedule
and emerged as perhaps the most
tested team in the nation.
Frank Martin pulled the Larry
Izzo tactic and played the most
brutal schedule you could con-
ceive. Thats how Izzos Michigan
State teams do it: The regular
season is going to be demoralizing
while losing to tough teams. But
that experience puts the team in
the Final Four year after year.
Kansas State pulled the same
stunt with a season speckled with
losses against, at the time, No. 1
Duke, No. 24 Florida, No. 10 Texas
A&M, No. 14 Missouri and No.
6 Kansas. Those last three are the
luxury of playing in the Big 12.
They get beat, learn defeat, then
get better and hungrier for that
next win. Look at how pretty the
Kansas State victory rsum is: No.
24 Virginia Tech, No. 12 Gonzaga,
No. 1 Kansas, No. 21 Missouri and
No. 8 Texas. Thats pretty good.
Just think that up until this
point the Jayhawks have only
played three ranked opponents.
Their last two games, including
tonight against Texas A&M, are
both ranked, making five for the
season. The Wildcats have both
won and lost that many.
If you are into the Bracketology
thing, Kansas State is projected
as an eighth seed right now. But
as they say, no one wants to play
them.
After the victory against Texas
Monday night, Pullen found the
right words to say.
Were a good basketball team,
he said during the press confer-
ence. Everybody wrote us off.
They really just called our season
down the drain and for us, its
nothing but motivation.
Edited by Caroline Bledowski
By TiM dWyer
tdwyer@kansan.com
twitter.com/UDKbasketball
The Jayhawks, collectively,
missed 32 games because of sus-
pension, injury or personal trag-
edy. They missed starters and key
reserves, and they missed them in
wins and both losses.
They struggled all year to stay
healthy or wholesome enough to
stay on the court, and just a little
more than a week ago, it seemed
certain that the missteps and mis-
fortune would cost the Jayhawks
their seventh straight Big 12 title.
But today, 10 days after Texas
remained unbeaten and large-
ly unchallenged in the Big 12,
Kansas is alone on top of the
league, needing only one victory
or one Texas loss to continue its
remarkable streak.
Considering how we dropped
the ball against Texas at home,
coach Bill Self said, its pretty
good to be in this position.
The revival of hope in Lawrence
has been triggered by Texas
defeats, but the Jayhawks are
playing some of their best basket-
ball right now, led by a new face
at point guard. Sophomore Elijah
Johnson claimed the spot when
junior guard Tyshawn Taylor was
suspended and, after a pair of
stellar defensive performances
against Oklahoma States Keiton
Page and Oklahomas Carl Blair,
he is in sole position to have the
job the rest of the way.
In my mind, if we were going
to play a NCAA Tournament
game tomorrow, Self said, Elijah
Johnson would be our starting
point guard.
Taylor, team spokesman Chris
Theisen confirmed Tuesday
night, will be in uniform for
Wednesdays game. Theisen said
that he would not say anything
about whether hell play or not.
If Taylor doesnt play, senior
Brady Morningstars role as de
facto point guard will continue
Morningstar owns the best assist-
to-turnover ratio in the confer-
ence in conference play, and hell
be one of three Jayhawk seniors
to play their last game in the
Fieldhouse tonight.
Mario Little will get his first
start of the season, following
the long established Kansas tra-
dition. Lawrence native Brady
Morningstar, the oldest senior of
the bunch at 25, will move over
to start at the point for Kansas
and will likely square off with
Texas A&Ms Khris Middleton
on the defensive side of the ball.
Tyrel Reed, who once wore a Kirk
Hinrich jersey to a recruiting visit
at Kansas State, will play his usual
role as the rock-steady two-guard.
Reed is the only Jayhawk to not
miss a start this season, and Self
said that Reed and Morningstar
have grown to become indispen-
sible for the Jayhawks.
Not only have those two been
great for our program, Self said,
theyve been to the point where,
if they dont perform well, we
dont win. There have been huge
improvements in their develop-
ment since they got here.
Reed struggled to choke back
tears when he talked about his
experience Monday.
I just Ive loved being part
of it, he said.
Edited by Caroline Bledowski
after drama, victory
Chris bronson/kanSan
Senior guard Brady Morningstar takes a shot during the second half of Saturdays game against the Sooners held at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla. Morningstar had nine points and four
assists in the Jayhawks 82-70 win over Oklahoma.
Jayhawks winning
even after pain
and scandals
Jayhawks patience
leads to progress
baseball
By MiKe VerNoN
mvernon@kansan.com
In a pair of wins in a double-
header with Southern Utah Tuesday
afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark,
Kansas baseball figured something
out: Even if Jayhawks dont belt
many homers or hit for many extra-
base hits, they can still get guys on
base and eventually across the plate.
We work on bunting and base
running. Every single day, we spend
a lot of time on that, sophomore
infielder Jake Marasco said. I think
that thats the way teams are going to
have to go about trying to get wins.
Part of the problem for hitters
across the country has been the
new bats that every college player is
required to hit with. These new bats
dont provide nearly as much pop as
the old, explosive metal bats.
Its different, Marasco said.
There are balls that guys have been
hitting that are at the warning track
that would be out by twenty feet
last year.
Theres been a clear adjustment
period so far for the Jayhawks, but
in both wins against Southern Utah,
the Jayhawk hitters have showed
signs of figuring out how to score
runs.
In Tuesdays first game, the
Jayhawks only managed to piece
together six hits, with three of those
hits zipping off of Marascos bat.
With only four batters getting a hit
in the squads 2-1 win, the Jayhawks
proved that patience at the plate can
be a virtue.
Were trying to do a better job
of working counts, Coach Ritch
Price said.
The Kansas batters patience
paid off in the first game, as the
Thunderbirds pitchers walked six
Jayhawks. And patience paid off
once again in the second game,
but in a more painful way. Seven
Jayhawk batters were hit by pitches
from Southern Utah pitcher Chase
Rezack, which helped the Jayhawks
cruise to a 5-1 win.
As the Jayhawks start to figure it
out at the plate, Price is also starting
to figure things out with the lineup.
For both of Tuesdays games, Price
moved senior outfielder Jimmy
Waters to third in the lineup, and
the streaking junior infielder Zac
Elgie to the cleanup spot at fourth
in the lineup.
I needed to move (Elgie) up
there, and move Jimmy up there,
ashleigh lee/kanSan
Jimmy Waters, a senior outfelder fromCouncil Blufs, Iowa , hits a foul ball Tuesday afternoon against Southern Utah. Waters went to bat four
times for the Jayhawks.
Members of the baseball team shone in
pitching and defense
baseball | 2b
Strong pitching in
double-header
See baseball on page 2b
Morning brew
QUoTe oF THe DAY
Everyone compares me to Kirk
Hinrich, and thats a great com-
parison to have, and I try to mold
my game after him, I guess you
could say. Whenever my name is
mentioned with Kirk Hinrichs it
kind of sends chills through your
body, but hes such a great player,
Im not even in his league.
Tyrell Reed said to The Daily Kansan
as a freshman in 2007
FACT oF THe DAY
Brady Morningstar will end
his career ranked in KUs career
top 10 for three-point feld goal
percentage, currently eighth at
41.5 percent.
kuathletics.com
TriViA oF THe DAY
Q: What has Kansas record been
since Mario Littles transfer from
Chipola Community College?
A: 87-13. That is an 87 percent
winning rate. Little came to KU as
the No. 1 juco player in the nation
in 2008.
kuathletics.com
THiS weeK in
KANSAS ATHLETICS
ToDAY
Mens basketball
Texas A&M
8 p.m.
Lawrence
THUrSDAY
baseball
vs. UC Riverside
5 p.m.
Surprise, Ariz.
FriDAY
baseball
vs. CSU Bakersfeld
5 p.m.
Surprise, Ariz.
Softball
vs. Bradley
11 a.m.
vs. San Jose State
3:30 p.m.
Las Vegas, Nev.
Track
Alex Wilson Last Chance
Meet
NCAA Qualifer
All Day
South Bend, Ind.
SATUrDAY
Tennis
Houston
11 a.m.
Lawrence
National anthem wonders, blunders
game to Forget
Chase rezac
Rezac was Southern Utahs starting pitcher in the sec-
ond game Tuesday. He pitched 4.2 innings, giving up
four hits and 2 earned runs. Rezac struggled in a big
way with his control though, as he hit seven Kansas
batters with pitches.
BASEBALL REWIND
In the sixth inning of the second game, Kansas managed to rope to-
gether four straight hits for the frst time all season. The Jayhawks scored
two runs in the sixth of of a Jimmy Waters sac-fy and a single from Zac
Elgie.
Key inning
DoUble HeADer
game to remember
Jake Marasco
Marasco had his frst three-hit game since last March
for the Jayhawks on Tuesday. One of the three hits
was a double that Marasco slammed of of the fence
in center feld.
Kansas
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 FinAl runs Hits errors
Southern
Utah
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
2 6 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1 7 3
vs
innings:
game 1
Rezac
Ashleigh Lee/KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Outfelder Jimmy Waters catches the ball, causing an out for his opponent. The Jayhawks had six
hits and two scores, givng thema one point lead against Southern Utah.
T
onight, fans will be treated to a spe-
cial National Anthem performance. I
dont know who it is, but I have two
guesses. I will tell you one at the end and
the other you can ask me at a later time. But
instead of talking about saying or not say-
ing Home of the Chiefs at the end, I want
to look back on some of the worst perfor-
mances. I have been told that this one will
be better than the last time Kansas brought
somebody in to sing the National Anthem at
Allen Fieldhouse. And thats whom Ill start
with.

Eddie Money (1/25/2010)
So, this isnt a bad performance, but he
seemed drunk. But, who cares about that? He
nailed all the words and even snuck in an I
love this country before proceeding to the
last stanza. Money sang the Anthem before
Kansas tipped off against Missouri.

Roseanne Barr (7/25/1990)
Apparently, Barrs rendition was sung
badly on purpose. Before she even finished
San Diego Padre fans were booing her. Now,
Ill be completely honest, I am an awful
singer, but she was so pitchy.

Christina Aguilera (2/6/2011)
This one is memorable because it is recent.
She muffed the lyrics at the biggest football
game of the year. But dont worry, Christina,
youve been given another chance to sing the
National Anthem at a minor league baseball
game. And she has more things to worry
about after being booked on suspicion of
drunk driving early yesterday morning.

Eli Young Band (12/5/2010)
This is the first time that I have seen
somebody actually mess up the Anthem. It
happened not only once, but twice. After
fumbling the lyrics, Eli Young started over
and completely missed some stanzas. Its OK,
because Chiefs fans ended up yelling Home
of the Chiefs and then saw the home team
defeat the Broncos 10-6.

Carl Lewis (1/21/1993)
This might be my favorite one to date.
Lewis is a former Olympian who sang the
Anthem before the Nets hosted the Bulls. He
started off strong with a long Oh, but he
then lost it after and the rockets red glare.
He said, Uh, oh. Ill make up for it now, but
never did.

If you get a chance, watch these on
YouTube. You should laugh. But Ill really
make it up to you, unlike Lewis did. Watch
Jim Cornelison. He sings the Anthem before
every Chicago Blackhawks game. What
makes this version so great is that he is an
opera singer but the fans clap and cheer dur-
ing the Anthem to show their respect for the
country. It is something Im happy to be a
part of as a Chicagoan.
Now for who I would love to see. Its
Senior Night and you might have known
that Mario Little plays the piano. He doesnt
read music, just knows it by ear. I would
love to see a piano rolled out to center court
with Little sitting down and belting out the
words. My other guess, well, well see if what
Im thinking holds true. If you get on the
Kansan.com live chat tomorrow at 7 p.m. (it
works on iPhones and Android devices), I
promise to reveal my other guess.
Edited by Sarah Gregory
Kansas
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 FinAl runs Hits errors
Southern
Utah
0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 5
5 8 0
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 8 1
vs
innings:
game 2
game notes
- Sophomore third baseman Jake Marasco tallied his frst three-hit
game since last March against Iowa.
- Freshman Jordan Brown got the start in centerfeld in the second
game and recorded his frst two collegiate hits.
- Southern Utahs Bo Cuthbertson was ejected in the frst inning of
the second game after being called out on a close play at frst.
Quote of the night
If you will I took the diapers of of him today, I
moved him up in the batting order and he respond-
ed, I was proud of him.
Coach Ritch Price on junior frst baseman Zac Elgie
Price
Marasco
Ashleigh Lee/KANSAN
Pitcher Wally Marciel, a senior fromKailua, Hawaii, throws against his opponent from
Southern Utah. The Jayhawks defeated Southern Utah 2-1 Tuesday afternoon.
Pitchers stay strong in double-header
BY ALEC TILSON
atilson@kansan.com
The Kansas baseball team got
exactly what it needed in yesterdays
double-header. Two strong outings
from the starting pitchers both pro-
tected a languishing lineup and saved
the bullpen arms for the upcoming
four-game series beginning Thursday
in Surprise, Ariz.
Senior pitcher Wally Marciel
worked seven strong innings in the
first leg of the two-game set. A year
removed from elbow surgery, Marciel
threw a career-high 102 pitches, giv-
ing up four hits and no runs.
I was a little tired in the seventh,
Marciel said. When coach came out
in the middle of the seventh inning
he asked if I could do it, and I said
sure.
The southpaw Marciel issued five
walks and admitted that his veloc-
ity had not fully returned. Both he
and coach Ritch Price said they felt
the surgery was not an issue at this
point.
I think he is completely 100 per-
cent fine, Price said. He did a real
nice job of using his changeup and
mixing his pitches and grinding.
In the second game, sophomore
right-handed pitcher Thomas Taylor
worked 5.2 effective innings. He
allowed one run on seven hits and
struck out three in earning his first
win of the season.
The bullpen preserved leads in
both contests. Junior pitcher Colton
Murray got the final five outs in the
first game and notched his first save
of the season.
Junior pitcher Jordan Jakubov
and freshman pitcher Frank Duncan
worked the back end of the second
game, allowing just one hit during
three-plus innings.
For a team still searching on the
offensive end, the defense looked
solid. The team committed no errors
in the double-header, making that
three consecutive errorless games.
I thought our infield defense was
really good, Price said. One of our
goals is to be in the top three in
our league defensively and on the
turf. We should catch every ball on
the turf.
With a lineup that continues to
shuffle, the pitching and defense
need to remain consistent until the
bats heat up. And the new turf at
Hoglund Pallpark should benefit the
fielders.
Our team defense has been
doing well, sophomore third base-
man Jake Marasco said. This turf is
great, it doesnt hurt anything.
Junior infielder Zac Elgie sees the
three game winning streak as a step
forward, but keeps a level head.
We just have to keep grinding
as a team, Elgie said. When things
start to come together and everyone
starts to hit, I think we have a chance
to be pretty good.
Edited by Helen Mubarak
and put Marasco in at the five hole,
because the reality is that those guys
have to produce, Price said. If you
will, I took the diapers off of [Elgie]
today.
Elgie responded in a big way in
the two games on Tuesday by com-
bining for three hits, one walk and
one run batted in. Elgies biggest play
of the day was his team-leading third
double of the year.
Things are going in the right
direction, so hopefully that can con-
tinue, Elgie said. Were making
progress each and every day.
EditedbyAmandaSorell
BASEBALL
continued from 1b)
BY MIkE LAvIErI
mlavieri@kansan.com
2B / SPorTS / WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011 / THe UniVerSiTY DAilY KAnSAn / KANSAN.COM
WOMENS BASKETBALL REWIND
Kansas 20 |16 36
25 | 47 72
Iowa State
Kansas
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts
Carolyn Davis 3-7 0-0 3 1 6
Tania Jackson 2-4 1-3 1 0 5
Monica Engleman 6-12 1-1 3 3 13
Marisha Brown 1-3 0-1 1 0 2
Angel Goodrich 2-12 0-3 3 5 4
Aishah Sutherland 0-3 0-3 4 0 0
Keena Mays 0-4 0-2 0 0 0
Krysten Boogaard 2-8 0-0 6 0 5
Totals 16-54 2-10 24 9 36
Iowa State
Kansas 36, Iowa state 72
KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / WEDNESDAy, MArCh 2, 2011 / SPORTS / 3B
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts
h. Christoferson 3-4 0-0 2 1 8
Lauren Mansfeld 2-8 0-2 4 5 4
Kelsey Bolte 7-11 3-6 6 5 17
Jessica Schroll 3-4 0-1 2 1 6
Chelsea Poppins 4-7 0-0 7 0 13
Kelsey harris 1-2 1-1 4 0 3
Chassidy Cole 1-4 1-1 2 3 3
A. Zimmerman 4-7 2-3 1 1 11
Anna Prins 3-5 0-0 5 0 7
Totals 28-52 7-14 38 16 72
BY KATHLEEN GIER
kgier@kansan.com
After the victory against
Nebraska on Saturday, sophomore
forward Carolyn Davis said that
she needed to perform better on
the road. She acknowledged that
success would take more control
on defense and fouls. Last night,
Davis and the other forwards fell
into foul trouble once again.
Davis ended the game with four
fouls. Freshman Tania Jackson and
senior Krysten Boogaard finished
with three fouls and junior Aishah
Sutherland had two.
With trouble in the paint, soph-
omore guard Monica Engelman
stepped up to lead the team with
13 points, three assists, three steals
and three rebounds in 37 minutes.
She was the only Jayhawk in double
figures. The next scorer was Davis
with six points.
Kansas fell to No. 24 Iowa State
72-36, ending a three-game win-
ning streak. The Jayhawks defeated
the Cyclones earlier this season
86-85 in overtime.
It was all mental, we beat
them the first game, but we didnt
come out with the mental game,
Engelman said in an interview
with 1320 KLWN.
Kansas shot a measly 30 percent
from the floor compared to a 54
percent performance from Iowa
State. Kansas also committed 19
turnovers.
It got ugly in a hurry, said coach
Bonnie Henrickson in an interview
with 1320 KLWN.
Kansas never led in the game,
but brought the lead down to three
late in the first half. Though behind,
the Jayhawks stayed focused on
defense.
In the second half, however, the
game got out of control quickly.
Iowa State went on a 42-9 run in
the last 17 minutes of play.
We couldnt stop the bleeding,
Henrickson said.
Then, Kansas did not score for
the final four and a half minutes.
You cant just go out onto
the court looking like a fool; you
have to fight for the whole game,
Engelman said.
Kansas will face Kansas State on
Saturday for a Senior Night outing
to celebrate the careers of Boogaard
and guard Marisha Brown, who was
reinstated after a two-game suspen-
sion. The Jayhawks record sits at a
19-10 overall and 6-9 in conference
play.
The Jayhawks still hope to go to
the NCAA tournament this season
and have a better chance with a .500
record in conference play.
The opportunity is still there,
but we have to work a little bit hard-
er to get there, Engelman said.
Edited by Caroline Bledowski
Phuong Thao Nygun/IOWA STATE DAILY
Sophomore guard Monica Engelman takes a shot fromthe edge of the line yesterday at Hilton
Coliseum. Engelman led the teamwith 13 points.
Jayhawks collect fouls
and end their streak
Reinstated Taylor
may play Wednesday
Junior guard Tyshawn Taylor,
who was suspended indefnitely
Feb. 21, has been reinstated to
the mens basketball team.
Taylor has been practicing
and traveling with the team, and
team spokesman Chris Theisen
confrmed Tuesday night that
Taylor would be in uniform for
the fnal home game of the
season Wednesday against Texas
A&M.
Sophomore Elijah Johnson has
started at point guard in Taylors
absence, although he will come
of the bench in deference to
Kansas three seniors on senior
day. Coach Bill
Self said John-
son will be
the frst guard
of the bench
Wednesday.
TimDwyer
MENS bASKETbALL
Taylor
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Freshman guard Keena Mays puts pressure on Iowa States Elly Arganbright. The Cyclone women
defeated the Kansas Jayhawks in a profound routing, 72-36.
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Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma 6:30 p.m.

Texas A&Ms Khris Middleton
is exactly the type of player that
gave the Jayhawks fts early in the
season during the Jayhawks Pac-
10 swing. Middleton is reminis-
cent of Arizonas Derrick Williams
and UCLAs Tyler Honeycutt, the
two of whom combined to score
60 points against the Jayhawks in
a pair of virtuoso performances.
The Jayhawks have improved
defensively since then, but
theres defnitely the potential
for Middleton to have a big night
against Kansas. The leagues other
lanky 6-foot-6 wing, Colorados
Alec Burks, averaged 20 points in
two games this year against the
Jayhawks.
Sophomore guard
Elijah Johnson
Johnson wont get the start
because hes not a senior, but he
did get the ultimate vote of con-
fidence from
coach Bill
Self Monday.
Elijah will
be our first
guard off the
bench, Self
said. In my
mind, if we
were going
to play an NCAA tournament
game tomorrow, Elijah Johnson
would be our starting point
guard. If Johnson continues his
solid play, it sounds like hell get
the nod even over the newly
reinstated Tyshawn Taylor. That
all depends on Selfs allocation
of minutes to Taylor after his
suspension.
Can Kansas clinch number
seven?
Two weeks ago, it looked like
Kansas would fnally be knocked
of its perch at the top of the Big
12. Today, Kansas has a chance to
clinch a share of a remarkable sev-
enth consecutive Big 12 title. Not
often has the streak appeared in
such dire straits as it did this year,
but with a win in either of its re-
maining games or another Texas
loss, Kansas clinches. As it stands,
the streak is unrivaled by anything
since UCLAs seven consecutive
national titles, and the Jayhawks
no doubt want to clinch the fnal
crown of the current Big 12.
To me Senior Night is a cel-
ebration of three guys careers.
One game does not capture what
their careers have been. At Kansas
thats one of the great things we
have here and one of the great
things we do tradition-wise.
Bill Self

Texas a&M
22-6, (9-5)
sTarTers
Dash Harris, guard
Harris isnt a scorer. He can score, but thats
not his main objective. His season high is
11 points, twice. He is averaging 4.3 points
per game, down from 4.8 points per game a
season ago. He is the Aggies leader in assists,
3.2 assists per game. On Saturday against
Baylor he had zero points, one assist and one
rebound, a horrible outing.

B.J. Holmes, guard

Holmes is averaging 9.5 points per game,
2.9 rebounds per game and 3.1 assists per
game. He is a quick guard who can get to the
bucket or shoot from the outside. He leads
the team from deep, shooting 41 percent.
On Saturday, Holmes scored fve points and
chipped in six rebounds.

Ray Turner, forward

Turner is averaging 4.1 points per game in
13.7 minutes per game. He is shooting 45.9
percent from the feld and an abysmal 59.6
percent from the free throw line. In Saturdays
loss, Turner scored six points and added four
rebounds in 21 minutes.

David Loubeau, forward

Loubeau has put together a nice season for
himself. He is averaging 11.2 points per game
to go along with 4.9 rebounds per game. He
is shooting 49.6 percent from the feld. He
has good size on the interior and has the
ability to get the Kansas bigs in foul trouble.
Loubeau had 14 points and four rebounds
against Baylor on Saturday.

Khris Middleton, forward

Middleton has certainly
made a name for himself
this season. After
averaging 7.2 points
per game last season,
he has more than
doubled it this
season, averaging
14.6 per contest.
There have been fashes of bril-
liance (31 points in a 71-62 victory
against Arkansas on Dec. 18) and
moments of dullness (zero points
in a 69-49 loss to Texas on Jan. 31).
It seems when Middleton is on, so
is the team, and when hes of, the
same can be said about the Aggies.

KaNsas
27-2, (12-2)
sTarTers
Brady Morningstar, guard
Morningstar will run the point by default
tonight. Coach Bill Self will, as always, start
the seniors on Senior Night, so Elijah John-
son will fnd his way out of the starting
lineup for a one-game hiatus. Morningstar
will get the start as the teams best dis-
tributor, even though he lacks the top-end
speed necessary to run the point full time
for the Jayhawks.

Tyrel Reed, guard

Reed has been hitting everything lately,
shooting better than 50 percent both from
behind the arc and collectively from the
feld. That said, its not necessarily a role the
Jayhawks need him to play. He averaged
15.5 points in Kansas two losses, against
9.8 points on the season as a whole. As
long as Reed takes care of the ball and of-
fers the occasional threat from outside, hes
doing everything he needs to.

Mario Little, forward

Little will get his frst start since the
2008-2009 season because of the lasting
tradition of starting the seniors on Senior
Night. Statistically, its not necessarily a
bad move. Little didnt do much against
Colorado, but hes returned to form since
then. He might be the most natural scorer
Kansas has, and hes greatly improved his
rebounding over the year.

Marcus Morris, forward

Marcus is averaging 25 points per game
in the last two, and hes hit 4-of-7 threes
in doing it. He hasnt locked up the Big 12
Player of the Year award just yet, but with
Texas and Jordan Hamilton on a sharp
downward trend, its hard to see anybody
else laying legitimate claim to the award.
Jacob Pullens earlier suspension puts it out
of his reach, and the Jayhawks lofty roost
atop the league will give Morris favor over
any contenders.

Markief Morris,
forward
Markief has been juiced
since the loss to Kansas State, averaging 20
points and 10.7 rebounds per game. The
outside shot he had at making the All-Big
12 team is diminishing with the excellent
play of Jacob Pullen, but Markief is mak-
ing a pretty solid case for himself. Hes
taken double digit shots in each of the
last three games after taking just three
at Kansas State. With more shots, Mar-
kief hasnt lost any efciency.

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Texas A&M may have a slight
edge compared to other teams
in the Big 12 when it comes to
Kansas Senior Night celebration.
The Aggies coach Mark Turgeon
was a point guard at Kansas from
1984-1987. He may have some
inside information, but this is an
emotional night for Kansas fans.
The Aggies are coming of a 58-51
loss against Baylor on Saturday.
It was the teams frst loss since it
lost to Baylor 76-74 in overtime at
home. It was the third loss in a row
to Baylor. Point blank, Texas A&M
has been average in conference
play, even though the 9-5 record
doesnt say that. It has defeated
the teams it should have and has
lost to some teams it shouldnt
have.
Sophomore forward
Khris Middleton
Middletons name was men-
tioned as an All-Big 12 First Team
selection, but Middleton should
be a lock for the
Third Team and is
a stretch for the
Second Team. If
Middleton were
to be as consis-
tent as Marcus
Morris or Texas
Jordan Hamilton,
then he would
have been in the picture. If he had
the scoring numbers of Baylors
LaceDarius Dunn or the leader-
ship of Missouris Marcus Denmon,
Middleton would have been in the
picture. He would have also been
in the picture if he had the hype
surrounding him like Jacob Pul-
len, who has been on a tear since
Feb. 14. Middleton will be a good
player for the next few years for
Texas A&M, but even if he is hot
tonight, Kansas is just too good.
Will Texas A&M help its in-state
rival like Kansas State did for
Kansas on Monday?
The answer is simple: no. Texas
A&M was throttled by Texas by
20 pointstwice. Kansas is a
much better ofensive team than
Texas is, but Texas is a much better
defensive team than Kansas is. Its
Senior Night and the three seniors
who are playing their last game in
Allen Fieldhouse will want to go
out on top; their teammates will
make sure of it. Yes, the Aggies
have had recent success in the last
two-and-a-half weeks, but it has
been against four teams that dont
have a chance to make the NCAA
tournament and are the bottom
four in the conference: Iowa State,
Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and
Texas Tech.
Well, Ill always get excited
when I walk into that building. I
grew up walking into that build-
ing and I grew up dreaming Id
play for KU. The frst time was the
frst time and obviously we didnt
play great, but this is to me just
another road game where I know
a lot of people. We havent played
too well in the state of Kansas
since Ive been the coach here, so
hopefully well play a little bit bet-
ter on Wednesday.
Texas A&MCoach Mark Turgeon on
coming back to Allen Fieldhouse
PlAyer to wAtch
question mArk
heAr ye, heAr ye
Middleton
Loubeau
Johnson
Ready to win it again
Kansas tries for another Big 12 title
TimDwyer
Mike Lavieri
Middleton
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Any of the three seniors has a big night. Clips of Reed, Morningstar
and Little will make up the majority of the famous pregame video,
and strong performances from those three would get another video
up on the screen post game, touting the Jayhawks back-to-back-to-
back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back conference championships.
THE AGGiES WiLL yEEHAW iF
The Aggies use David Loubeau and Khris Middleton to put Kansas
right back where it was before Kansas State beat Texas on Monday:
tied for the conference lead with the Longhorns. Middleton is one of
the most unheralded stars in the country, and he could give the Jay-
hawks defense fts with his versatility. If he gets hot, he has the ability
to put up huge numbers.
Prediction:
Kansas 77, Texas A&M 64
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BY MIKE LAVIERI
mlavieri@kansan.com
twitter.com/kansanbball

Lets just get this out of the way
early. Brady Morningstar is old.
Hes a 25-year-old senior, but he
has a good reason. Instead of com-
ing to Kansas right away, he went
to prep school to hone his skills.
Te wait paid of. Morningstar
was defnitely in a slump. It might
have been from one missed free
throw at Texas that was played
over and over on SportsCenter or
it might be another reason. Tats
in the past, and right now Morn-
ingstar has been phenomenal. He
has 56 assists to 10 turnovers. Hes
not only taking care of the ball, he
is shooting lights out: 51.1 percent
from three.
Coach Bill Self is going to miss
all three of his seniors, but espe-
cially Morningstar.
Ill miss Brady a ton because
hes as much the personality of the
team as anyone is, Self said.
Hes been here for fve years,
but thats not the only reason. He
plays the role of a sixth man, even
though he has
been a three-
year starter.
Even when the
shots werent
falling late last
season and ear-
ly this season,
that didnt stop
Morni ngst ar
from shooting. Fans in the Field-
house were upset with his play.
But Morningstar has been a hustle
player since the very beginning.
He made the plays that didnt al-
ways show up in the stat sheet:
defending til the fnal buzzer, get-
ting to the foor to get the ball and
taking charges.
But those days of getting afer it
in Allen Fieldhouse will come to a
culmination tonight when Morn-
ingstar throws on the white No.
12 jersey.
Morningstar is excited for
the night; hes been waiting for
a while, but
knows that
all things
must come
to an end.
I v e
t h o u g h t
about it. Im
not mak-
ing it a huge
deal; its Senior Night, Morn-
ingstar said. I know its coming
when you sign up to play at Kan-
sas.
Growing up in Lawrence, he
always wanted to play for Kansas.
Tonight is the last time he will
do it in front of the home-crowd
fans.
Edited by Sarah Gregory
BY TIM DWYER
tdwyer@kansan.com
Mario Little is kind of the for-
gotten man in this senior class. Its
a role hes reprised from last year,
when he redshirted through his
first senior season, consequently
letting Sherron Collins own the
Senior Night spotlight.
This year, Little is overshadowed
by two native Kansans, the heart
and hustle guys, Brady Morningstar
and Tyrel Reed. Little doesnt fit.
Hes started just three games in
his career, none this season, while
Reed and Morningstar have been
intermittent starters for most of
their careers.
Little alienated a huge part of the
fan base when he was suspended
for six games after being arrested
for assault and battery.
Morningstar and Reed are the
selfless guys, while Little loves to
shoot. Coach Bill Self has often
joked that if shots per minute were
a recorded stat, Little would by far
lead the team.
Morningstar and Reed didnt get
a lot of high-profile offers out of
high school. Little was a highly
sought-after recruit who, because
of an injury and a redshirt and
Kansas insane depth, never got the
chance to live up to the hype.
It couldve been better, Little
said about his career at Kansas.
But, you know, things happen. I
had a couple bumps in the road
that I had to overcome, but Im
here. Im still standing.
Little, who will graduate in May,
is the odd man out this year, just
like he was last year, but he has
never stopped caring.
As Northern Iowa celebrated
its historic upset of Kansas in the
NCAA Tournament last year, there
were several indelible images.
There was Marcus Morris, crum-
pled in the corner of the court with
his jersey pulled over his head to
hide the tears. There was Reed,
eyes rimmed with red as he talked
about giving Ali Farokhmanesh
enough room to shoot a dagger
three. There was Morningstar
embracing Collins, both sobbing.
And there was Little, who could
do nothing that day because of the
redshirt. He knelt, wracked with
sobs, with his head on the floor
and tears streaming down his face.
Because, through it all, Mario
Little was desperately passionate
about being a Jayhawk.
Edited By Dave Boyd
BY CAsE KEEfER
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Just as one Mario departed from
the Kansas basketball team, another
one arrived.
Mario Little played in the intra-
squad game just 13 hours after
moving to Lawrence and he made
the most of it.
Little was given the intimidating
task of guarding current NBA player
Julian Wright.The incoming junior
guard held Wright to 16 points and
three rebounds. Wright spoke high-
ly of Littles performance.
Hes coming here and expecting
to produce, Wright said. I think
thats the thing he is going to do.
All the players in the incoming
freshman class said they werent
worried about losing Chalmers to
the NBA Draft. They are ready to
create their own legacy.
Thats what Ive been doing all
my life, Little said. Stepping up in
big games at crunch time. Were all
going to step up.
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Then
&Now
How the stories of three players have changed
from their arrivals to their imminent departures
12
Brady Morningstar
14
Tyrel Reed
Impressions upon arrival
Impressions upon departure
A redshirt with a passion and a lost chance
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Senior guard Mario Little takes the ball
fromOklahoma State on Feb. 22.
Impressions upon departure
A rocky, late start and a glorious, late ending
Impressions upon arrival
BY MIRAnDA LEnnIng
Tuesday, sept. 27, 2005
Brady Morningstar, the son
of former Kansas basketball star
Roger Morningstar, will play bas-
ketball for the Jayhawks next sea-
son.
Morningstar told rivals.com
that he decided to commit after a
visit with Kansas basketball coach
Bill Self and his staff.
Coach Bill Self and coach Joe
Dooley came to my school on
Saturday, Morningstar told rivals.
com. I gave them a tour of the
offices, campus and my room. It
was really great to see a couple of
faces from my hometown. After
the coaches and I talked for a
couple of hours, I decided that I
was going to attend Kansas.
Morningstar was also being
recruited by Tennessee, Northern
Illinois, Texas Chrisitian and West
Virginia.
The 6-foot-3 inch shooting
guard is spending this year at
The New Hampton School, a prep
school in New Hampshire.
Impressions upon departure
Anxious freshman, assured senior
Impressions upon arrival
Im not making it a huge
deal; its Senior Night.
brady MorningsTar
senior guard
BY MIKE LAVIERI
mlavieri@kansan.com
twitter.com/kansanbball

Tyrel Reed was nervous when he
first arrived at Kansas as a fresh-
man in the fall of 2007, but even
back then, he had a solid founda-
tion.
Coach Bill Self thought Reed was
too good to be true as a person and
a player when he recruited him.
Self said that the only other player
like Reed whos been at Kansas is
Wayne Simien.
Certainly hes a remarkable
young man, Self said about Reed,
whos now a senior.
Self said that Reed was the face
of the program for at least half of
this season because of his leader-
ship, his character and how he
handles himself on and off the
court.
As weve gone forward and the
twins have played well and done
some things, obviously people
will talk about them first, Self
said. But in the coachs mind hes
been the rock behind everything
we do.
Reed has always been a perfec-
tionist. Self said that Reed could
make seven of eight free throws,
but would dwell on the one he
missed the most.
He takes responsibility for
somebody else screwing up. Hes
just one of those guys, Self said.
I think he probably gets that from
having the background that he
does. He definitely is a coachs kid,
you can tell by watching him play.
Because Reed grew up as a
coachs son, he was used to being
yelled at. Reed said that the yell-
ing never affected him and he was
always used to it, but when he came
to Kansas, he just didnt know how
to handle it, with the instruction
coming from Self and not his dad.
I couldnt take it with a grain
of salt; I held on to things, Reed
said.
Thats the perfectionist coming
out. But Reed thinks he has gotten
better at coming to terms with his
mistakes.
I think in freshman, sopho-
more, junior years I would dwell
on that miss and it would affect
me and I would be bothered by it,
Reed said. But now I know you
cant make everything. There is no
such thing as a perfect basketball
player.
And after four years at Kansas,
Self said Reed had grown up.
Tyrel came in as a nervous kid.
Really nervous around me and
didnt get me at all for awhile, Self
said. As hes matured and devel-
oped, I think hes one of the most
fun kids to be around. Period.

Edited by Amanda Sorell
Howard Ting/KANSAN
Bill Self thinks Reed has grown up since he
arrived in 2007.
BY RUsTIn DODD
Friday, nov. 2, 2007
Tyrel Reeds talent wasnt a secret
coming out of Burlington Roy
Williams recruited him to North
Carolina but some people had
doubts about how much Reed could
contribute right away to a Kansas
team stacked with talented guards.
We have such great guards, I am
just going to do what Coach Self tells
me, Reed said.
And then there were those pesky
Kirk Hinrich comparisons. Whether
its the hair or the height, Reed just
cant get away from comparisons
with the former Kansas star.
Whenever my name is men-
tioned with Kirk Hinrichs it kind
of sends chills through your body,
Reed said.
He still has a way to go before he
gets words of praise from his coach.
Ive got Tyrel a little screwed
up right now because Ive got him
thinking instead of just playing,
coach Self said.
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Mario Little has had his ups and downs since
arriving at Kansas in 2008. A highly sought-
after recruit, Little has started in just three
games during his career as a Jayhawk.
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Brady Morningstar in his frst year at the Uni-
versity. Morningstar joined the teamin 2005.
Mike Gunnoe/KANSAN
Senior guard Brady Morningstar lays the ball up
for two points in the second half Friday against
NorthTexas. The Jayhawks won the game 93-60.
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Tyrel Reedwas sought by RoyWilliams andBill Self.