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BY IAN CUMMINGS
icummings@kansan.com
Members of the Westboro
Baptist Church plan to visit
campus Friday and picket
a public debate on atheism,
according to the groups online
schedule.
Students have created a
Facebook page to organize a
counter protest and flash mob
kiss-in, which will involve pub-
lic displays of affection. Daniel
Held, a junior from Seattle, will
collect donations for Planned
Parenthood as he did in April
2010 when the Westboro church
protested the Brown Bag Drag
event during Queers & Allies
Pride Week. At that time, Held
said he raised $350 for Planned
Parenthood because it would
be something the Westboro
Church would disapprove of.
The debate, titled Does God
Exist? will lead off ReasonFest
2011, a series of public discus-
sions on atheism and religion
featuring talks by atheist speak-
ers from around the country at
Woodruff Auditorium Friday
and Saturday.
Conrad Hudson, vice presi-
dent of the Society of Open-
Minded Atheists and Agnostics
(SOMA), said his group had
been planning a week of events
to promote discussion of secu-
lar ideas since attending a simi-
lar event, called Skepticon last
year in Springfield, Mo.
ReasonFest is sponsored by
SOMA and will end Saturday
evening with a fundraiser for
Debate on
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Honeymoon
Tension explosion
Explosion/
Abusive Phase
Explosion into
some type or types of
abusive behavior
Initially the short-
est stage, increases
in length over time
Tension Building
Phase
The abused part-
ner feels growing
tension and stress
Victims try to
control situations
and avoid their
partners anger.
Honeymoon Phase
Idealized and
romantic
Abuser makes
promises to change
and to never do it
again
photo illustration by Travis young/KANsAN
The cycle of abuse
Chloe sees
rage in
the eyes of
Luke,
who doesnt like her proposal to
study abroad. One hard shove
and Chloes head slams into the
linoleum foor of her dorm room.
He quickly straddles his girlfriend
of fve years, hands wrapped around
her neck, blood rushing to her head
turning her face reddish-purple.
News headlines fash through her
mind: Girl strangled to
death in dorm. Finally, he
releases his grip and she
can breathe.
nnn
Ashley walks through
the door of her apartment
to fnd the place trashed
and her boyfriend, Kyle,
waiting in the debris.
Where the hell have you
been, you fucking bitch,
he screams, angry that
she lied about having to
work to spend time with
friends.
He throws
her into a wall, her head
breaking through the
sheetrock before she
crumples to the foor,
dazed, but still con-
scious.
nnn
Megan waits at her
front door armed with
a sofball bat. Some-
thing just crashed into
the door and her dog
continues to growl.
Hours earlier, Tyler,
the boyfriend she lef
a month ago, threat-
ened her on the tele-
phone: Im going to
shoot you. Ill take your body out to
the country and burn it.
Police are coming, but shell hold
onto the bat until they arrive.
nnn
Jana Mackey is surfng the Internet
when she receives a message on Mys-
pace. Te man claims to be a doctor
and wants to meet her, but she sus-
pects its really Fito Garche, her boy-
friend, who has grown increasingly
possessive and jealous. Te grammar
and hints of Spanish suggest that
Garche, a Cuban immigrant, is test-
ing her loyalty.
She knows now that she needs
to end the relationship, but worries
about his reaction.
Hed never hurt me, she thought,
repeating it later to friends.
She was wrong.
nnn
Tese women, all current or for-
mer KU students, were physically and
emotionally abused by the men who
claimed to love them, characterizing
the most common form of domestic
violence in Kansas and nationwide.
Tey and most KU students are in
the 18 to 24 age group that accounts
for 28 percent of Kansas domestic
violence in 2009 more than any
other group, according to the Kansas
Bureau of Investigation.
KBI reports show that Douglas
County, the University of
Kansas
home, and Riley County, home to
Kansas State University, rank frst and
third among Kansas counties in the
number of violated protective orders.
Tose orders are meant to stop abus-
ers from stalking, threatening or beat-
ing partners and former partners.
Kansas ofcials have addressed
concerns of domestic violence with
legislation to combat its growing
frequency. Ten-Kansas Gov. Mark
Parkinson signed into law last year
a bill that assists the criminal justice
system in documenting domestic
violence crimes and tracks repeat of-
fenders.
Despite such eforts, the KBI says
the number of reported incidents in-
creased more than 20 percent since
2001.
While the numbers are striking,
many more incidents go unreported
for fear of violent retribution. Batter-
ers manipulate partners to remain
silent through threats, isolation and
emotional abuse.
Te abuse can also turn lethal. In
2008 the number of domestic vio-
lence-related homicides in Kansas
was 19 one of which shocked the
KU community and brought state-
wide attention to the issue.
Yet the following year, the number
of domestic abuse deaths climbed to
35 a near 85 percent increase, ac-
cording to the
KBI.
Te sto-
ries of Chloe,
Ashley, Me-
gan and Jana
demonst rate
the range of
abusive behav-
iors intimate
attackers use to
establish power
and control. Te
names of three
of the women
have been with-
held for fear
of the kind of
violent retalia-
tion that led to
the death of the
fourth.
Chloe
and Luke
Chloe met Luke
their freshman
year of high school
and began dating
him shortly afer.
Te shy couple
ofen fanaticized
about their future
together and dis-
cussed each others
aspirations.
A big part of our relationship
was based on dreams things that
werent real or ever going to happen,
Chloe said.
She enjoyed his enthusiasm and
spontaneity, but early into their rela-
tionship, Luke began to control her.
He would criticize her clothes and
makeup, saying that her style made
him uncomfortable.
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THURSDAY
May 5
Whats going on?
nstudent group compassion for All
Animals will host Free Food, Fashion
and compassionat the Ecumenical
christian ministries building 7 to 8:15
p.m. the event features a cruelty-free
fashion show with a live DJ.
nthe school of music will host a french horn
recital for michael cooper as part of the student
recital series. It will be held in swarthout recital
hall in murphy hall at 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
May 11
THURSDAY:
high 68. Breezy south winds at 20 to 25 mph. take an umbrella, as showers and
some rumbles are possible. chance of rain: 40 percent.
THURSDAY NIgHT:
Low: 43. Take a jacket with you, but skies should stay clear and dry. A
west wind between 5 and 10 mph will help to warm us up into Friday.
FRIDAY:
high: 75. Another breezy day with south winds between 10 and 20 mph, gusting
as high as 25. With all the sunshine, we should see a beautiful day.
Information fromforecasters AdamSmith, Garrett Black and Yuka Honzawa, KU atmospheric science students
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SATURDAY:
high: 80. Low: 62. should be a very warm start to the weekend. mostly clear
skies and a light breeze will make this another beautiful day.
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a slight chance of rain, mainly after 1 a. m. Chance of rain: 20 percent.
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FRIDAY
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SATURDAY
May 7
SUNDAY
May 8
n the university theatre will host the opera
hansel and Gretelfrom 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the
crafton-Preyer theatre in murphy hall.
nthe human resources and Equal opportunity
Department will host Generational Diferences
in the Workplacefrom 9 to 11 a.m. at Joseph r.
Pearson hall, room 204.
nthe Dole Institutes frst summer exhibit traces
the history of the movement to abolish slavery
from the framing of the constitution to its
abolition during the civil War.
TUESDAY
May 10
mONDAY
May 9
n the ku society of open-minded Atheists and
Agnostics will host the debate Does God exist?
in Woodruf Auditorium in the kansas union at
5:30 p.m.
nthe ku society of open-minded Atheists
and Agnostics will host reasonfest, a festival of
secular thought from 2 to 8:30 p.m. in Woodruf
Auditorium in the kansas union.
cinco de mayo commemorates the
mexican victory over the French in
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The previous commission
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February, making Manhattan
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protect people from discrimina-
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(continued from 1A)
the Douglas County Aids Project at
Wildes Chateau 24, 2412 Iowa St. It
immediately follows the National Day
of Prayer on Thursday, a national holi-
day created by Franklin D. Roosevelt in
1944 that has recently been challenged
in federal courts by the Madison-based
Freedom From Religion Foundation.
Does God Exist? will feature Dan
Barker, co-president of the Foundation.
Barker is a former minister and the co-
host of Freethought Radio in Madison,
Wis.
John-Mark Miravelle, instructor at
the School of Faith, will debate in favor
of the existence of God at the invita-
tion of the St. Thomas More Society, a
campus organization of Catholic law
students.
Frank Basgall, president of St. Thomas
More, said Miravelle would present log-
ical proofs, independent of Catholic
teachings, showing that God does exist.
Miravelle and St. More are officially
participating only in the debate and not
the other ReasonFest events. Basgall
wants to open people up to new ideas
and promote the coexistence of reason
and faith.
Having faith in God is not unrea-
sonable, Basgall said.
ReasonFest will continue on Saturday
with Sex and Secularism, a presenta-
tion of research on the sexual attitudes
and practices among people who have
left religion. Psychologist Darrel Ray
will present the results of a national sur-
vey of 14,500 formerly religious people.
Amanda Brown, a senior from
Shawnee, worked with Ray on the
research and helped to operate one
of SOMAs Ask an Atheist informa-
tion tables at Stauffer-Flint Hall on
Wednesday. She said 70 percent of those
surveyed answered a full range of ques-
tions about sexual practices, including
fetishes and 90 percent of that group
identified as atheist.
Other presentations on Saturday will
discuss the philosophy of naturalism,
the state of secular student groups in
the U.S., investigations of the paranor-
mal, and the constitutional separation
of church and state.
Hudson said DCAP and Planned
Parenthood would receive 100 percent
of any funds raised on their behalf on
Friday and Saturday.
Edited by Brittany Nelson
BY KELSEY RICHARDSON
krichardson@kansan.com
At the end of the semester most
students are focused on finishing
their last assignments before finals,
but one University student has shift-
ed his gears to prepare for a commu-
nity service bike ride.
Adam Brcic, a senior from St.
Louis, plans to participate in the
Bike and Build service ride at the
end of this month. According to
bikeandbuild.org, Bike and Build is
a national organization that allows
adults to plan and facilitate projects
to help with the cause for affordable
housing in the U.S.
Bike and Build promotes the need
for affordable housing in hundreds
of communities across the nation.
Before Brcic can embark on his
community service ride across the
country, he must raise $4,000 by
May 20.
Brcic said that $500 from the
money each participant raises goes
to a charity of his or her choice. The
charity must be related to affordable
housing, but each rider may pick the
community or communities he or
she wants to help.
Its something I had to apply for,
Brcic said. We had to go through
a process just to get accepted. I was
waitlisted for almost two and a half
months, so now Im in a rush to
catch up.
So far, Brcic has raised a little
more than half of the $4,000 needed
to participate. If Brcic is unable to
raise all of the money, he will not be
able to join in the bike ride.

The Bike and Build ride offers 10
routes for riders to choose from, all
of which travel across the country.
Brcic plans to take the Central U.S.
ride, which starts in Virginia Beach
and ends 3,800 miles later in Cannon
Beach, Ore. Brcics route will pass
through Lawrence on June 27.
Its not just a cross-country
cycling adventure, its helping the
community, Brcic said.
Edited by Danielle Packer
BY ANGELIQUE
MCNAUGHTON
amcnaughton@kansan.com
The full Senate is done meeting
for the semester, but for members
of the Senate Executive Committee,
the work is just beginning.
Student body president Libby
Johnson said for Senate, summer
is a time of house keeping. It
provides the new executive staff
members with the opportunity to
understand and become comfort-
able with their new roles.
The Senate executive committee
will meet every few weeks through-
out the summer. The committee
consists of executive staff members
and the chairs from each Senate
committee.
While some legislation is heard
regarding old business from the
spring semester, a majority of the
legislation heard over the summer
deals with Senate rules and reg-
ulations, Johnson, a senior from
Lawrence, said.
Summer legislation must first
go through chief of staff Hannah
Bolton.
On the agenda thus far is the bill
proposed by former student body
president Michael Wade Smith and
former vice president Megan Ritter
regarding the changes to the execu-
tive staff job descriptions.
Any legislation that is heard
during the summer must still be
approved by full Senate in the fall.
Johnson said summer also pro-
vides an opportunity for the execu-
tive staff to meet with administra-
tors to gauge what needs to be done
in order to accomplish platforms
proposed during campaign elec-
tions.
A couple of the platforms that
student leaders would like to get
accomplished are free graphic
design for student groups and bike
rentals.
Vice president Gabe Bliss, a
sophomore from Olathe, said he
hopes to get both of those accom-
plished before students return in
the fall.
For students to get the full effect
of those platforms, we need to get it
done over summer, Bliss said.
Bliss would also like to set the
agenda for next year and possibly
create an outreach program during
the summer.

Edited by Emily Soetaert
STUDENT SENATE
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Work just beginning for Student Senate
Student hopes to raise money to help others
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Student Body President
Libby Johnson
Student Body Vice President
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Student Senate Treasurer
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Student Senate Assistant Treasurer
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Student Senate Executive Secretary
Alek Joyce
Graduate Afairs Director
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Student Senate chief of Staf
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AdamBrcic, a senior fromSt. Louis,
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Ride, a project that helps raise money
for afordable housing in hundreds of
communities across the nation. But,
before Brcic can participate, he must
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ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 8
Listen to experience, and discipline
yourself for what may be required.
use your hidden resources. Provide
excellent service. others are saying
nice things about you.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
you dont mind taking the time
to get it right. theres beauty to
be found in the repetitive nature
of practicing something until it
becomes natural.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is an 8
do you have a power suit? A care-
ful work-related investment may
be in order. Boost your confidence
with the perfect costume for the
role. Accept a bonus.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is an 8
rules simplify things. your self-
discipline is impressive. keep at it
until you get it. Practice pays off.
you and a distant colleague see
eye to eye.
LEo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is an 8
you see the value of old standards.
kindness, hard work and honesty
are always in style. Get together
with friends to celebrate cinco de
mayo by winning against all odds.
VIRGo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
take your ideas for a walk. youll
think of something brilliant, and
your heart will thank you later. you
dont need to venture far. In fact,
stay close to home.
LIbRA (Sept. 23-oct. 22)
Today is a 7
Follow the experience of another
to avoid making the same mis-
takes. make new mistakes instead,
those that can cause breakthrough
results.
SCoRpIo (oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is an 8
dont drown your worries in mar-
garitas. discover talents you didnt
know you had. theres so much
to explore and see. you can learn
to cut costs. structure provides
strength.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an 8
youve been patient, diplomatic
and thorough, and others have
noticed. your charisma levels are
high. Find a beautiful spot to cel-
ebrate with a friend.
CApRICoRN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
Leave the celebration for after the
work is complete. If you want to
make it on time for happy hour,
you may have to call for reinforce-
ments. Invite them out after.
AqUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 7
your patience and thoroughness
with implementing solutions is
appreciated. Its a good day for
travel, even the armchair kind. do
some creative writing. strive for
balance.
pISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 8
For best results, stay close to
home. Its a great time to tackle
a renovation or fix a leaky faucet.
your patience pays off. collect an
old debt.
HoRoSCopE
10 is the easiest day, 0 the
most challenging.
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MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE
LOS ANGELES As TV exec-
utives huddle in screening rooms
the next few days, watching pilots
for proposed fall series, theyre
having to adjust to a couple of big
surprises.
Not long ago few would have
predicted that American Idol
would still be TVs No. 1 show,
even without Simon Cowell. And
even fewer would have guessed
that the most-watched comedy,
Two and a Half Men, would be
facing life without Charlie Sheen.
In fact, its been a rough year
for broadcasters all around. Te
major networks got pummeled
by critics for a slate of uninspired
new oferings last fall, which no
doubt helps explain why each
sufered notable ratings erosion
this season. No. 4 NBC was ham-
mered the worst, with double-
digit declines in major categories,
according to the Nielsen Co.
So executives are facing tough
decisions about the futures of
some onetime audience favor-
ites that might be bulldozed to
make way for new series. Among
the long-running shows that are,
in the industrys lingo, on the
bubble: ABCs family drama
Brothers & Sisters, NBCs pe-
rennially endangered comic caper
Chuck and Foxs crime drama
Lie to Me. Teir fates are likely
to depend on how appealing the
new pilots seem when executives
watch them.
Other series, such as NBCs
heavily publicized Te Event,
ABCs superhero drama No Or-
dinary Family and CBS Te
Defenders, are considered near-
certain bets for cancellation.
Despite its high ratings, Two
and a Half Men should also be
added to the bubble list, since
Sheen was fred from the show
amid a spectacular public melt-
down and CBS and Warner Bros.,
the studio that makes the show,
are scrambling to adapt the come-
dy without its big star. Most insid-
ers consider it a foregone conclu-
sion the show will return in some
form, but the details have yet to be
worked out.
Tats a decision theyre going
to have to make, Brad Adgate, an
analyst at Horizon Media in New
York, said of CBS. If you dont
have Two and a Half Men on
Monday night, what do you put
there?
Luckily for CBS executives,
their network is the one perhaps
best-positioned to handle such
uncertainty heading into the up-
fronts, the annual selling season
that begins later this month, when
networks present their fall sched-
ules to advertisers in New York.
CBS is the most-watched net-
work by far, although its also the
oldest-skewing, with an average
viewer age of 55. Tuesday night,
for example, is rock-solid on CBS
with the NCIS franchise, one of
the most popular on TV.
Because it has the fewest holes
in its lineup, CBS ordered just 16
drama and comedy pilots, com-
pared with 22 for NBC and 24 for
ABC. (Fox also ordered 16, but it
programs just two hours on week-
nights compared to three for its
rivals.)
But the Sheen case has cre-
ated a major strategic problem.
Tis season the network moved
its sitcom Te Big Bang Teory
to Tursdays, where it has helped
the network establish a comedy
base on that night for the frst
time in years.
We got the beachhead we
wanted, said Kelly Kahl, CBS
scheduling chief.
ENTERTAINMENT
TV spots competitive for fall
Everyone has that one friend
who is always stressed out. They are
involved in so many activities you
cant name them all and you wonder
how it is they get everything done
without looking like a chicken run-
ning around with its head cut off. I
have a roommate who is always on
the move like this. We never see her.
She is always stressed with every-
thing that she has to get done for the
next day.
With finals approaching, and only
twenty more days until freedom,
it seems like every college student
experiences this whirlwind of stress.
Late night studying and last minute
projects and papers to turn in can
make these last 20 days seem like an
eternity.
In the midst of all the chaos that
surrounds this last home stretch it
is important to slow down and take
time for yourself. Taking time to
focus on faith is just one of several
ways to slow down and not let the
stresses of finals get to you.
I admit there are times when all
I can do is pray to God, Just help
me get through this day. However,
my faith upbringing has taught me
to enjoy the simplicities around me
while also working hard. Enjoying
the simple things in life, such as
the joy of community, nature and
friendship, are some of the things
that can help slow down the chaos.
In the midst of stress and finals it
can be harder to notice these due to
studying. However, if taken the time
to notice them, these simple things
can greatly improve the awareness
of God in your life. The days when
I take time to thank God for all the
joys in my life are the days I love to
remember.
It is critical that we take time for
the important things in life. This
is different for everyone. It can be
spending time with family or friends,
reading, exercising, faith, quiet time
for yourself, or just pursuing some-
thing you enjoy doing. Dont let the
chaos of finals let you forget the joy
of taking time for yourself.
Bond is a junior from Andover in
journalism and religous studies.
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PaGe 5a tHe uniVersitY daiLY Kansan
The same week a registered nurse with
clean sneakers assured me and my male
comrades in Mrs. Prybolos fifth-grade
class that we shouldnt feel self-conscious
about not being able to grow armpit
hair, and consequentially became self-
conscious of feeling self-conscious about
my glacial progress at nursing a follicular
thicket vaguely akin to the resigned mugs
on our class Civil War flash cards, I saw
Scream.
Prior to that fateful night in my friends
unfinished basement, I thought myself
privy to the secrets of bronzed movi-
emakers. Our babysitter had given my
sister and I a general introduction to the
genre the Halloweens, the Fridays, the
Nightmares and we had developed a
sibling dogma of our own: never back out
of a room; dont look away from a mirror;
the archives, damn it, the archives! But,
as I soon learned with Scream, the Teen-
People-faced students of Woodsborro
High were similarly in the know and that
didnt save them. This changed everything
for us. Everyone is self-aware! Anyone is
vulnerable! We need Caller ID!
Years later, with puberty behind me
like an awkward conversation, I started to
pepper essays with big words, some of
which were actually small, like meta a
word I initially connected to my first
memory of the referential Scream charac-
ters. And years later, I find myself lost in
the credits of Scream 4, cotton-mouthed
and scared out of my mind that the scari-
est part of Scream 4 was realizing the
implacable insistence of modern meta-
ness may be here for good (which is a
dramatic way of saying meta-ness is too
overwhelming and needs to be taken in
other directions).
Or so it seems.
I can support meta-fiction; it forces
the audience to consider the obscure
line between reality and abstraction,
allows geeks to revel in their encyclope-
dic knowledge of storytelling, gives the
screenwriter a stronger voice within the
movie, and has been the MO of many
greats like Woody Allen, David Lynch,
and Charlie Kaufman. The convention
gets frustrating, however, when its limits
are tested by stacking meta on top of
meta on top of meta as Scream 4 does
by starting with a movie inside a movie
inside a movie.
In this way the convention, which
was originally endearing, humbling, and
stimulating, is reduced to gimmickry
that, although initially comedic, quickly
turns to an annoyingly clever and overly
italicized confrontation with the idea that
the relationship between life and art is, at
best, complicated something as obvious
by now as Kim Kardashian and the effects
of smoking. Meta-ness, the trademark
of Cravens slasher series, is relegated to
clich in the latest installment with refer-
ences to the predictability of its referen-
tiality. And this was the scary part: when
addressing clichs becomes clich. (props
to Scary Movie)
The problem may be me not being able
to get over the idea that metafiction in
cinema has become a hip way to ironically
mock being embarrassed of recogniz-
ing genre, but it may also be that either
1) screenwriters are having a hard time
exploring metafiction without in someway
adopting this stacking approach that can
be often misused, or 2) that Hollywood
the whole town, from its coke parties to
its cat ladies will only take genre con-
forming scripts, cash cows and stars.
The more trying problem is likely the
latter, and that problem probably wont be
solved anytime soon.
But the former appears to have a simi-
lar fate.
Ultimately this fear is based in the
belief that meta cant be approached other
than how Scream uses meta and thats a
limited view, I admit it. But when library
searches turn up dry and multiple schol-
ars from different schools respond with
various forms of I wish I knew, things
look pretty grim.
Marsaglia is a senior in English from
Naperville, Ill.
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for
opinion
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Please attempt to read my attempt at metafction
CuLture
Take time for yourself and God during this stressful time of the year
I chase vodka with muscle milk.
Why does Facebook give the option
to like my own comment? Of course
I like my own comment, otherwise I
wouldnt have said it.
To the white Durango parked next
to me in the Daisy Hill parking lot ...
LEARN HOW TO PARK, IDIOT. Thanks
to you, Im going to have to monkey
crawl through the passenger seat
to get in.
Five out of the eight teams in the
NBA playofs have a former Jayhawk
... Its amazing the things you fnd
out when youre procrastinating.
To the jerk who wrote in the FFA
about smoking on campus, I just
bought 100s, and I will be on
campus allll day long.
Congratulations! Youre not illiterate!
The death metal version of Friday is
possibly the greatest song ever.
Skipped my frst class today for
America!
Whats everybodys favorite food
invention when they are high? Mine
is Triple Cheese Mac n Cheese with
crushed Doritos and parmesan
cheese. Its like God is speaking to
me.
I know seven people who have had
babies within the last four months.
Im tired of buying baby gifts, so
Im taking it upon myself to skip
around handing out condoms to
everyone. Condom fairy, FLY!
Always borrow money from
pessimists. They wont expect to get
paid back.
There is actually a game on
Facebook called robot unicorn
attack. I hope people arent getting
paid for this crap.
I want to fll my body with so much
tequila that I dont know my name
on Thursday. You game?
Hey Anshutz instead of giving us
free water and snacks, give us free
Adderall.
I love seeing people in my classes
that I havent ever seen before the
last couple of weeks of school ...
Where were you?
Doesnt anyone believe in
headphones anymore? I dont
wanna listen to your crappy music.
Hey guys remember Melissa Joan
Hart? -Melissa Joan Hart
Why does Mac N Cheese taste so
much better when they are shaped
like things from various little-kid
shows and movies?
You know you had a good
wrestling match with your
girlfriend when you come out with
a bloody nose ... I love this girl.
Shampoo is better! I go on frst and
clean the hair!
Shout out to all the women with
ugly boyfriends!
My roommate sleep talks. Best
thing Ive ever heard her say is,
What is this? Taco beards?
Shout out to the ugly boyfriends!
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The past two days I have
seen my home countrys image
tarnish ruthlessly and that is why
I feel the need to speak up. U.S.
agents killed Osama bin Laden in
Pakistan. The al-Qaida leader was
responsible for great suffering; I
do not mourn his death I do not
celebrate it, either. I am worried
about my countrys security now,
more than ever. Dread lingers
over me: Pakistan may have to
pay the price for this.
A decade ago al-Qaida massa-
cred nearly 3,000 Americans. The
statistic not known is that since
the subsequent U.S. invasion of
Afghanistan, terrorists have killed
nearly five times that number of
people in Pakistan. Before 2002,
suicide bombing was a word
unknown to Pakistanis. Now, sui-
cide attacks by Taliban/al-Qaida,
have slaughtered over 34,000
Pakistani civilians, policemen and
army personnel. The annual num-
ber of Pakistani fatalities from
terrorism has surged from less
than 200 in 2003 to more than
3,000 in 2009. Bin Laden declared
war on Pakistan, too.
Despite all of that, American
media is having a field day. The
topic: Pakistan and its supposed
support for al-Qaida. All that may
make for great rhetoric but makes
no sense when one asks why
Pakistan would care about the
group that has killed thousands of
Pakistanis and destroyed all kinds
of infrastructure and investment?
Pakistan was the worlds second
fastest growing economy in 2005;
now, its economy is in the dumps.
Are Pakistanis really going to
bring this upon themselves? Yes,
Osama was found in Abbotabad,
but who is to say he stayed in one
location. For ten years? Please.
We also know that this opera-
tion wouldnt have been possible
without the support of Pakistani
forces. Pakistan is not the perpe-
trator; it is the ally and the victim.
Pakistan is not a country that
accommodates and hides mass
murderers. Pakistanis just want
to live a tranquil life. If Osamas
death means America can begin
to withdraw its forces from
Pakistan and Afghanistan and
that we can somehow rediscover
peace, then one day Pakistanis are
going to celebrate, too. But until
the continued al-Qaida/Taliban
operations all around the world,
American drones killing civilians
in my country, the norm of racial
profiling of American-Muslims,
human right injustices in Abu
Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay
and all such heinous acts are put
to end, I do not have a reason to
celebrate.
Eman Siddiqui is a junior
in architecture from Karachi,
Pakistan.
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denying and
blaming
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economic
abuse
Preventing one fromgetting or keeping a job
Making one ask for money
Giving one an allowance
Taking one money
Not letting one know about or have access to
family income
Treating one like a servant
Making all the big decisions
Acting like the master of the castle
Being the one to decline mens and
womens rules
Making one feel guilty
Using children to relay messages
Making light of the abuse and not tak-
ing ones concerns about it seriouly
Saying the abuse didnt happen
Shifting responsibility for abusive
behavior
Saying the victimcaused it
Controlling what one does, who one
sees and talks to, what one reads,
where one goes
Limiting ones outside involvement
Using jealousy to justify actions
Putting one down
Making one feel bad about oneself
Calling one names
Making her think one is crazy
Playing mind games
Humiliating someone
Making one feel guilty
Making one afraid by using looks, actions, gestures
Smashing things, destroying her property
Abusing pets
Displaying weapons
Making and/or threats to do something to hurt one
Threatening to leave one, to commit suicide
Making one drug charges
Making one do illegal things
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Using male privilege
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population size, Douglas
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abusers use to maintain dominance
over their partner. Domestic and sexual
violence centers use the wheel when ex-
plaining abuse to survivors of violence.
The former boyfriends of Chloe, Ashley,
Megan and Jana used many of these
methods to obtain power and control in
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Luke coerced Chloe to stay
in their relationship with
suicide threats
Tyler threatened to mur-
der Megan several times
Luke would glare at
Ashley when she behaved
or dressed contrary to his
ideas
Kyle would frequently
destroy Ashleys possession
to frighten her
Tyler insulted and yelled at Megan, causing
her to sufer from depression and anxiety
Luke mocked Chloes art and ridiculed her
ambitions
Tyler insulted and yelled at Megan, causing
her to sufer from depression and anxiety
Luke mocked Chloes art and ridiculed her
ambitions
Fiito Garche minimized and
denied his abuse against a former
girlfriend to convince Mackey he
was trustworthy
None had children
Kyle would defne gender roles
and tell Ashley what to do
because shes a woman
Kyle harassed Ashley while working and
attempted to get her fred from her job
If her hair was down or he could
see Chloes bra through a shirt he
would scowl at her. She learned
quickly that wearing form-ftting
shirts and jeans angered him and he
would react with an insult or painful
twist of her arm.
You look like a slut, he would say.
She began to wear sweatpants, bag-
gy T-shirts and was forbidden from
wearing shorts. Even afer changing
her fashion, he would still fnd her ap-
pearance un-
acceptabl e.
To please
him, she
wore her hair
in a ponytail
and avoided
ma k e - u p .
Te thought
that someone
might see
Lukes girl-
friend as pretty was reason enough to
manipulate her.
I lost all my femininity and that
was howhe wanted it, Chloe said.
His control in high school contin-
ued afer they became KU students.
If she spoke with anyone, especially
a man, he would question her about
the details. Chloe sacrifced friends
and social life so Luke would know
where she was at all times. He isolated
her fromothers, justifying his actions
with jealousy.
One night, Chloe was driving with
Luke sitting in the passenger seat,
seething with anger. He broke up
with her hours before because she
had straightened her hair and worn
mascara. Suddenly, Luke snapped. He
punched Chloe across the jaw, caus-
ing her to swerve and nearly lose con-
trol of the car.
Tey both began to cry, and Luke
said, Why do you hurt me like this?
She was used to Luke blaming her
for his outbursts, but howcould he be
the victim if blood was seeping from
her mouth.
Te next day Chloe had to explain
her bruised face and fat lip to parents
and extended family.
I got elbowed while dancing, she
lied.
Deceit was common while she
dated Luke. His promises of marriage
and a future with children kept Chloe
hoping that one day they could live
together in peace.
She was ready to become who Luke
wanted her to be. She abandoned
friends, gave up her art, changed her
style and accepted his blame. In re-
turn she expected his love, but instead
she received his abuse.
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Chloe said she worried about rid-
ing the bus or elevator because if a
man would speak with her, she would
have to explain herself to Luke.
Being friendly to someone was
firting, Chloe said.
Without Luke in her life she would
be alone. She was willing to keep him
happy by surrendering her hobbies as
a talented sketch-artist and photog-
rapher. When she found joy outside
of Luke, it created problems and he
would limit her expression with a bar-
rage of insults.
If he went to parties or out with
friends, he would expect her to stay at
the dormand pick himup aferward.
Once he got in the car, the question-
ing began.
Where have you been? Who were
you with, Luke would shout. I dont
believe you.
Soon into their freshman year at
KU, Luke turned to alcohol to vent
frustration. A casual beer turned
into binge drinking. Afer a night of
drinking, he would become angry or
depressed and would threaten suicide
to keep Chloe close.
If you ever leave me, Ill drink my-
self to death, Luke said.
When she brought up her career
plans and interest in art, Luke would
mock her ambitions. He said her art
was worthless, a waste of time. If she
mentioned it again, a slap across the
face would remind Chloe of his dis-
approval.
Why would you make me do
that, he would say. I dont want to
do that.
Afer he hit Chloe, their relation-
ship would enter what psychologists
refer to as the calm, or honeymoon
stage of the abusive cycle. Te two
disregarded the violence until the ten-
sion grew and Luke beat her again.
Te sequence repeated for nearly fve
years.
Barb Wells, therapist at the Willow
Domestic Violence Center, said that
an abusive relationship becomes in-
creasingly dangerous as it continues.
Te more ofenit happens, the less
time the cycle takes to complete itself
and the more severe the outbreak of
violence may be, Wells said.
Afer a day of classes in the fall of
2008, Chloe excitedly went to Lukes
dorm to tell him that she applied to
study abroad. She sat next to him on
the bed, explaining the program in
Spain, aware
that he in-
tended to travel
elsewhere. She
hoped he would
u n d e r s t a n d
her dream to
visit the coast of
Barcelona. He
didnt.
Luke grew
upset and began
to shout at her. When she calmly de-
scribed her plan, it only provoked his
fury.
He threw her to the foor, hands
clasped tightly around her neck.
When he fnally released her, she
gasped for air and crawled away. Te
two began to cry and Chloe staggered
to her feet. She walked toward the
door, but he hurried to stop her.
Imreally sorry, Luke said.
No, Im sorry, she replied, hug-
ging the man she loved.
Its going to get better, I promise.
He swore that one day soon he
wouldnt have to hurt her. Tat they
would live near the water, raise a fam-
ily and teach their children to sail
the dreams Chloe always held onto.
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Chloe continued to date Luke,
changing nearly everything about
herself to please him. He would com-
ment on other girls, saying howbeau-
tiful they were and how hed like to
sleep with them.
Chloe noticed that those women
difered from what he insisted she
look like.
Tey were the tall blondes who
wore makeup and had fashionable
things, Chloe said. I had a sense of
fashion before he took it away from
me.
Near the beginning of the 2009
spring semester, the couple was talk-
ing when Luke accused her of cheat-
ing.
No, I would never do that, Chloe
said.
Well, I have, he replied.
Her own anger gave her conf-
dence. She stood up and faced himas
he listed three diferent women, one
of whomwas a former friend of hers.
For the frst time in their relationship,
Chloes rage pushed her to assert her-
self.
Fuck this, fuck you, Chloe said.
She slapped him across the face
and stormed fromthe room.
Despite his insults, manipula-
tion and abuse, she was devastated.
Chloe hated the thought of being an
ignorant girlfriend whose boyfriend
cheated, used and beat her. She avoid-
ed his contact for days then broke up
with himlater that week.
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Without the domineering presence
of Luke, Chloe made up for lost time.
She quickly joined a tight-knit group
of friends, began to draw again and
bought a new camera. She created a
Facebook page, which Luke forbid
her from having, and within a day
received an insulting message from
himdelete.
Life without Luke was liberating.
She used art to express herself and
eventually switched majors to art and
design, a move that Chloe said would
have infuriated him.
Chloe also made a close friend, Da-
vid, who kept in contact with her as
she visited the Barcelonan coast. Afer
she returned from traveling, the two
began dating. He would be one of the
frst to know about her experiences
with abuse.
While shes concerned that the ef-
fects of her abuse may eventually
catch up with her, she remains posi-
tive and hopes to empower others
who are victims like she was.
Youre not the only one, Chloe
said. If someone wouldve saidyoure
beautiful and worthwhile it wouldve
had more of an efect on me than just
you can get help.
ashley and Kyle
Ironically, Ashley met Kyle only
because she had fed from her moth-
ers home to escape her stepfathers
vicious abuse. Te two began dating
afer they met at a concert and she
moved in with a friend of his.
But early on in her new relation-
ship, Kyles anger began to show.
He would spy on her calls and look
through her text messages, trying to
fnd Ashley being unfaithful. If a male
friend contacted her, Kyle would call
himback, cursing with threats.
Getting a call from anyone, even
my family, hed get jealous, Ashley
said.
One day, Ashley came home to fnd
Kyle moving boxes into her apart-
ment. She didnt want to continue
dating afer she saw himlash out, but
nowKyle was going to live with her.
Afer moving himself in, Kyle be-
camemorecontrolling. Hequestioned
Ashley about where shed been, who
shed seen and the couple ofen ar-
gued about his possessiveness. Soon,
Kyle began to isolate Ashley fromher
friends and family, using guilt to keep
her home.
Kyle would follow her everywhere:
around the apartment, while running
errands and exercising. Hed evenpick
the lock when she was in the bath-
roomor showerto control her, Kyle
had to be near her.
Ashley looked forward to work
as an opportunity away from Kyle.
But soon, he began to appear and
watched as she checked out groceries.
He had to be escorted from the store
afer harassing Ashley and managers
threatened to fre her if the problem
continued.
One day, in order to escape Kyles
company, Ashley told him that she
was working all day. She enjoyed a
few carefree hours with friends be-
fore receiving a text message fromher
manager: He knows youre not here.
Ashley walked into her apartment
to fnd papers everywhere, a lamp
smashed and the cofee table upend-
ed.
Where the hell have you been? he
shouts. You fucking bitch.
Kyle violently shoved his girlfriend
and she met the drywall head frst,
causing the wall to cave in before she
fell to the foor. As she staggered to
her feet, Kyle began to feel guilty.
Dont lie down, he said, helping
her up on their bed. You might have
a concussion.
Following each episode of violence,
Kyle would apologize, but the peace
afer contrition was brief. Eventually,
Ashleys self-esteemdwindledandshe
started drinking nearly every night to
numb herself fromKyles afronts.
nnn
In June 2009 Ashley arrived at her
apartment tired froma long day, hop-
ing Kyle had forgotten about their
shouting match while she was at
work. But he hadnt..
Youve been cheating on me,
whore, Kyle
shouted.
Yeah, Im
cheating on you
while Im at
work, Ashley
sarcastically re-
plied. Youre an
idiot.
Enragedbyher
mockery, Kyle
shoved her into
the bathroom
sink. Ashley tried
to get away, but he threw her into the
bathtub, tearing down the shower
curtain before her head crashed into
the tiled wall. Ashley stood up to re-
taliate and threw a punch, grazing
his cheek. Kyle responded with a jab
to her lef eye.
Ashley hunched over in pain. If
she fought back Kyle would react
with more violence. She sat in the
corner of the bathroom, crying.
Imreallysorry, Kyle said, kneel-
ing downnext to her. I thought you
were lying to me, all my other girl-
friends lied to me.
At work the next day, Ashley had
to lie about her bruised face.
I got elbowed during my sofball
game, Ashley said.
She needed to escape but had
no peaceful place to stay. Ashley
couldnt stay with her mother be-
cause her stepfathers abuse went
far beyond punches. Afer beating
her mother, it wasnt uncommon
for Mark, her stepfather, to threaten
their lives with a shotgun or knife.
Girls who witness their moth-
ers being abused are more likely
to view violence as an integral part
of intimate relationships and may
showhigher tolerance for dating re-
lationships that are abusive, accord-
ing to the National Criminal Justice
Reference Service.
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Ashleys co-workers began to no-
tice signs of her abuse. Tey told her
not to take it, to just leave him, but
they didnt understand. She had no
place to go.
She worried how to end the re-
lationship without Kyle getting vio-
lent, but she hadto stop the abuse
even if that meant living in her car.
Despite her fear, she broke up
with Kyle afer three months of
abuse and to her surprise, he calmly
accepted. While at work the next
day, he called Ashley acting as if
nothing happened. She reminded
him that she planned to move out
that night and Kyle quickly became
angry.
I didnt think you were serious,
Kyle said. You cant leave me, I
wont let you.
Im not doing this anymore,
Ashley said.
If you leave me, Ill fnd you and
I will kill you.
Imnot coming home.
You dont want to do this to me,
Ashley. Im setting all your stuf on
fre doubt me bitch.
She considered going home and
taking the abuse for another month,
but her manager at work stepped
in.
Break the cycle, he said.
On his advice, she had police
present when she collected her be-
longings from the apartment. Kyle
watched helplessly, fuming in anger.
He asked to speak with Ashley in
private, but police remained nearby.
Why are you doing this we
can make it work, Kyle pleaded.
Afer she moved out and began
staying with a friend, Kyle contin-
ued to call, harassing and threat-
ening her. Ashley soon fled for a
restraining order, prohibiting him
from coming within 70 feet from
her.
She changed her telephone num-
ber, but Kyle continued to show up
at her work and attempted to get her
fred. She would hide from him in
the freezer until managers warned
himthey would call police. Eventu-
ally, she quit her job to cut of any
chance of Kyle fnding her.
Ashley is now working toward a
nursing degree and dating another
man who treats her well and sup-
ports her. She said she learned the
hard way not to put up with emo-
tional or physical abuse and to call
police when violence erupts.
Dont wait, Ashley said. If they
put their hands on you once, its going
to happen again.
Megan and tyler
When Megan met Tyler it took less
than two weeks for their relationship
to blossom. Trips to the lake, a com-
mon interest in music and Tylers
charisma made the idea of dating him
seemnatural. Neither minded the 10-
year age diference he was older
because they felt a connection.
T y l e r
m o v e d
in with
M e g a n
afer two
months of
dating and
soon she
began to
see signs
of a difer-
ent man.
Te stress
of getting
used to a newroommate contributed,
but the six or more beers he drank
each night didnt help.
Afer a night of drinking, Ty-
lers mood would change quickly.
Before long he was shouting at
Megan to get his point across.
Youre a fucking bitch, Tyler
would say. Youre ruining my life.
Te dayafer a night of binge drink-
ing, Tyler would become apologetic.
Megan would forgive, but not forget.
Im sorry, baby, Tyler said. It
wont happen again.
But it did. Six beers a night turned
into 12. As the drinking increased,
so too did the verbal and emotional
abuse.
According to the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, two-thirds of victims of in-
timate partner violence reported that
alcohol consumption was a factor in
their abuse.
Megan said at frst Tylers verbal
attacks didnt afect her much. She
blamed alcohol for fueling Tylers
temper. When sober, Tyler was kind
and considerate.
Eventually, his words began to sap
her confdence and eroded her self-
esteem.
When you hear something every
day you kind of do start to believe it,
Megan said.
Soon, Megans history of depres-
sion and anxiety became a problem
once again, provoked by his drunken
tirades. She experienced panic at-
tacks that occurred frequently.
Before a class during the fall se-
mester of 2009, Megans heart began
pounding uncontrollably. Her vision
grewblurry and she suddenly became
dizzy. Afer experiencing shortness
of breath she retreated to a restroom
where a woman entered and asked if
she was OK.
Yeah, Megan said. Imfne.
But she wasnt fne. Emotional
abuse was taking a toll on her psyche.
Te depression and severe anxiety
manifested itself through her shaking
hands and racing pulse. Paramedics
arrived shortly afer to assist Megan
with her breathing.
Shes not alone in experiencing the
mental health efects of domestic vio-
lence. According to the American Bar
Association Commission on Domes-
tic Violence, 37 percent of battered
women sufer from symptoms of de-
pression and 46 percent experience
anxiety disorders.
nnn
Megan rarely opened up to any-
one about Tylers abuse, including
her therapist. Megan said she felt that
because Tyler never lef a mark, his
behavior wasnt really abuse.
He didnt give me a black- eye, he
didnt send me to the ER, so maybe its
not that big of deal, Megan said she
thought then.
Amonth afer they began living to-
gether, Megan helped fnd her jobless
boyfriend some work. With outstand-
ing DUI warrants and two children
froma former relationship, Tylers job
had to be tax-free, under-the-table
money to avoid jail time, fnes and
thousands in back child support.
Megan persuaded her best friend,
Carrie, to get Tyler work on her fa-
thers farm. Tyler worked at least eight
hours a day bailing hay, working in
the felds and spending time with
Carrie too much time. A friend
told Megan that the two might be
having an afair.
When I confronted him about
it, he said I was crazy and paranoid,
Megan said.
Megans suspicions grew afer see-
ing text messages between the two.
She drove to Carries house and asked
what was going on with Tyler. Carrie
admitted that the two were involved.
She spedbacktoher apartment and
began packing up his things. Without
warning him, Megan drove into the
night toward Tylers parents house to
in 2009, nearly 28 percent
of both victims and sus-
pects of domestic volence
were between the ages of
18 and 25larger than any
other group by more than
10 percent.
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The national center on Domestic and sexual Violence
deliver his stuf and her decision.
When Megan arrived Tyler got
into her car, reeking of cigarettes
and stale beer. Drunk again, Tyler
quickly became aggressive and be-
gan making threats when she said
their relationship had ended.
Im going to shoot you and burn
your body, he said. Down here
peoples bodies disappear and theyre
never found.
If you try anything, Megan said.
Im calling the police.
Te police wont do anything,
Tyler replied. Tey dont take kind-
ly to outsiders.
nnn
A few days afer she announced
the break up, Tyler called her and
tried to mend their relationship. He
promised he would go to welding
school and stop drinking. He was
going to get a real job and save to
buy Megan a ring. He was going to
support her.
I need to work on myself, Tyler
said. I want this to work.
In early December Megan an-
swered one of Tylers calls, presum-
ing another efort to gain her trust.
Instead, he called to insult and
threaten her.
Courtney, Megans roommate,
saw her friend crying and took the
phone from her.
You need to grow up, Courtney
told him. Stop messing with peo-
ples hearts and lives.
Tell that bitch to shut up and not
open her cocksucker, Tyler shouted.
Ill hang up and start driving to
Lawrence right now.
Im going to shoot you and that
bitch, Tyler said. Ill take your
bodies out to the country and burn
them.
Megan grabbed the phone and
said, Dont ever speak to me again.
You better watch your back, be-
cause youre not going to know who
it is.
Tyler made the same threat a
month before. Tis time, Megan be-
lieved him. She fled the frst of more
than a dozen police reports against
Tyler.
Tat night, only hours afer his
threat, Megan was lying in bed
watching television with a bedmate
to comfort her a sofball bat. Sud-
denly, she heard a thunderous bang
come from downstairs. Celeste, Me-
gans fve-pound Yorkshire terrier,
barked his alarm.
Bang!
Armed with her aluminum club,
Megan walked into the living room
to fnd her roommate, Courtney,
awakened from her sleep.
Someones trying to get into the
house, Courtney said.
Call the police, Megan replied.
Megan walked slowly down the
stairs to her front door, clinching
the bat with a grip ready to strike. A
look through the peephole showed
nothing but the darkened entryway.
Whatever made the noise had lef or
was hiding out of view.
She threw open the door, ready to
swing her bat at a head to crack. All
she found was a muddy shoeprint
and a dented door.
Te next day, Megan applied for
emergency housing at the Willow
Domestic Violence Center.
nnn
Afer moving into the shelter,
Megan struggled with the idea of be-
ing a victim. Te signs of her abuse
werent present physically and that
was the hardest part for her to un-
derstand.
Willow advocates urged Megan
to take legal action against Tyler, but
fling a protection order meant he
would go to jail and she wasnt ready
to send him there.
In spite of everything that hap-
pened, I was still concerned about
him, Megan said.
Living at the shelter educated her.
Advocates showed her how to rec-
ognize the abuse tactics batterers use
to establish dominance.
I realized this is not just in my
head, Megan said.
Tree weeks later, Megan went
to the Douglas County Courthouse
and was granted a protection from
stalking order that prohibited any
form of telecommunication in-
cluding email, texting or Facebook.
Within days, Megan received a
call from a former acquaintance she
met through Tyler, but soon realized
it was a three-way call. Tyler was on
the line too, in jail and livid.
You better watch your back,
Tyler said. Im having my friends
watch you.
nnn
Six months afer receiving her
protection order, the warmth of
May comforted Megan as she be-
gan to emerge from the efects of his
abuse. Life was better without Tyler
much better.
Afer school one day, Megan
came home to fnd her second story
patio door ajar. She had changed the
locks afer staying at the Willow and
had locked the front door before she
lef.
On previous occasions, Tyler had
climbed on the railing of the apart-
ment beneath Megans and pulled
himself onto her patio to get inside.
She reported the incident, but afer
arriving, police could fnd nothing
and fled no report.
A few days later, Megan checked
her Facebook and saw a message
from Tyler a direct violation of
her protection order. She reported
his contact, prompting a court battle
that would last for nearly a year. She
decided to return to the Willow for a
second time until she could change
addresses.
Megans anxiety re-emerged and
she began to worry about what Ty-
ler might do if the trial went against
him. With a history of Marine train-
ing, Megan recalled how Tyler told
her he didnt need a weapon to kill.
Afer she returned to her apart-
ment to move her things, she found
a note from Tyler on her bed: Just
because you dont see me does not
mean Im not with you.
nnn
Nearly a year afer charges were
fled against Tyler for violating her
protection order, Megan opened
a letter from the Douglas County
District Attorneys Ofce that read:
Charges were dismissed by the
State at the defendants cost.
Megan was warned earlier by the
district attorney that the charges
might have to be dropped if Tyler
didnt accept a plea bargain. Finding
proof beyond a reasonable doubt
that Tyler sent the messages was
nearly impossible. Te district at-
torney had no choice but to drop the
case.
Nearly two years afer the abuse
began, Megan still struggles with its
efects and sufers from occasional
nightmares about Tyler.
Hed have me by my neck,
screaming at me that I need to stop
calling the police, Megan said about
the dreams.
Although the mental efects of
her abuse still remain, Megan is op-
timistic about her future. She plans
to graduate with a degree in social
work and hopes to work with chil-
dren.
Jana and Fito
Te rhythm of the claves and bon-
gos kept Jana Mackeys step in
time as she twirled on the dance
foor of Cielito Lindo, a restau-
rant and dance club in downtown
Lawrence. On the dance foor
she saw a handsome man whose
salsa impressed her. Fito Garche,
also known as Adolfo Garcia-
Nunez, approached Mackey and
asked her to dance.
Mackey told Kelli Brandt, a
KU graduate and a close friend,
about the man she met dancing a
few days later.
She thought he was really
awesome, Brandt said. She re-
ally thought highly of him and
he had the friends to prove it.
Garche had immigrated to the
U.S. on a raf afer feeing Cuba
in 1994. Te migr political art-
ist had lived in Miami for several
years before moving to Kansas in
2001. He became prominent in
the Lawrence art scene and was
featured in Lawrence Journal-
World articles for his commen-
tary on Cuban-American rela-
tions.
Mackey and Garche began to
spend time together afer that frst
dance. His art, culture and history of
political activism impressed Mackey.
Te two hit it of.
But before Mackey considered
a relationship with a man 21 years
older, she did what many women
do today before dating online
research.
In the summer of 2007, Mackey
typed Fito Garche in a Google
search. Garche displayed his art
around Lawrence and she hoped to
see some pictures. Instead of fnding
his work, she discovered a Lawrence
Journal-World article entitled: Cu-
ban artist gets fresh start click.
Te story reported Garches
Christian renewal afer struggling
with depression, alcoholism and a
prison stint. He was convicted of ag-
gravated assault and battery for stab-
bing a former girlfriend and spent
time in jail before being granted pa-
role in August 2006.
When Mackey confronted him
about the charges, Garche became
defensive. He said he wasnt given a
fair trial and that his language bar-
rier prevented a complete under-
standing of the case.
Brandt said Garches charming
persona convinced Mackey that he
was an innocent man.
He was able to rationalize every-
thing to her, Brandt said. He made
Jana think that he was the victim.
Te couple began dating about
three weeks afer meeting each
other.
nnn
Afer nearly three years of po-
litical campaigning and lobbying
for the National Organization for
Women, Mackey entered the KU
law school in the fall of 2007. When
the semester began, Garche set up
an ofce at his home for Mackey
and her close friend, Steph Mott.
Te two women ofen studied while
he made cofee and cooked them au-
thentic Cuban dinners. Mott social-
ized with the couple at his home and
at art events.
We were nerdy like thatwed
go everywhere together, Mott said.
He was very accommodating.
Garche would invite prominent
fgures in the Lawrence art and
political scene for elaborate din-
ner parties and entertainment. Hed
share with them stories of his
activism in Cuba and imprison-
ment by Dictator Fidel Castro
for his political art. Garches hos-
pitality and charm lef no reason
to question his integrity.
Troughout their relationship,
family and friends never sus-
pected he was abusive. But afer
almost a year of dating, Garche
was becoming possessive of
Mackey. He was jealous of both
the amount of time she spent
with friends and her free spirit.
To test her fdelity, Garche
created a false Myspace page and
contacted Mackey, posing as a
rich doctor. Brandt recalled talk-
ing with her about the messages.
He was trying to come up
with a reason to be angry with
her, Brandt said.
Brandt said Mackey quickly
realized the new suitor was really
Garche, who was trying to ma-
nipulate and control her. Mackey
confronted him about the fake
Myspace page and Garche got
upset.
Aferwards, Brandt confront-
ed Mackey about Garches tem-
per.
I asked her if he would ever
hurt her, Brandt said. She said
no, never.
Mackey began to question wheth-
er their relationship should contin-
ue. She knew Garche had a history
of violence against an ex-girlfriend
but never felt herself to be in dan-
ger. Afer nearly a year of dating,
Mackey decided the relationship
must end and she broke up with him
in mid-June.
nnn
Tree weeks later, on July 3, 2008,
Steph Mott, Mackeys best friend,
was planning to meet her to discuss
their plans for the Fourth of July at
her familys lake house in Coun-
cil Grove. She had texted Mackey
throughout the day before realizing
she had not responded to any mes-
sagesunusual for Mackey.
Mott said she panicked, drove
quickly to Mackeys home and went
inside.
It didnt look like anyone had
been homeher car was gone, Mott
said.
Mott began scouring Lawrence
spots Mackey frequented: Henrys
cofee shop, up and down Massa-
chusetts Street, the Law school and
Garches home. No one came to
Garches door when she knocked
the door was locked, windows were
shut and his new dog was gone.
Mott made a list of Mackeys
friends in Lawrence and began call-
ing them, hoping that one had seen
her. Noth-
ingno one
had seen or
spoken with
Mackey since
the day be-
fore. Mott
then called
police, but
they said there
was nothing
they could
do within 24
hours and advised her to fnd Mack-
eys car.
Mott assembled a search party,
directing people to diferent parts of
the city. Eventually, someone spotted
Mackeys car across from Garches
home in the parking lot of Lawrence
Memorial Hospital. Afer opening
the drivers side door, Mott saw that
Mackeys seat had been moved for-
ward and her purse was inside. Mott
thought it strange her 6-foot-tall
friends seat had been adjusted for a
smaller driver.
She had some long legs, Mott
said. It was fshy.
Police got involved afer Mott in-
formed them they found Mackeys
car. Te long summer day was grow-
ing dark when Mott learned that
Garche had lef a note behind with
a friend. She fnally convinced the
man with the message to come to
Garches home.
Once Garches friend arrived,
Mott began to translate the note,
written in Spanish.
It said how she and I were huge
bitches, Mott said. And how we
needed to go back and learn to be-
come better people.
Mott took the note to police and
the group of friends, exhausted from
the search, decided to wait on the
porch of Mackeys home. Shortly
afer, police arrived, asked them
to leave and began to tape of the
property. Soon, Mott received a call
instructing her to go to the police
station.
Brandt and Mott rode together,
worried about what they might
learn.
When they got there, they met
Mackeys brother and Christie Brun-
gardt, her mother, who told them,
She loved you two so much.
Jana, their friend, was dead.
Police discovered Mackeys body
at 11:07 p.m. in Garches home, 409
Michigan St. Garche was gone, but
the Lawrence Police Department
had several leads to where he might
be. Authorities contacted police
in New Jersey, giving a description
of Garche and his truck. Douglas
County issued a second degree mur-
der warrant for him and set bond at
$1 million.
Police located Garches truck in
Elizabeth, N.J., and within three
hours four Lawrence detectives
were on a plane to fnd him. Garche,
who traveled with his 18-year-old
son and 19-year-old daughter, was
arrested later that same day in Eliza-
beth. Police reported that Garche
had injuries that he probably suf-
fered as Mackey struggled for her
life.
Nearly 12 hours later Garche was
found hanged in his holding cell, an
apparent suicide.
nnn
Te following Wednesday a crowd
of more than 1,100 people gathered
at Liberty Hall for Mackeys funeral
where speakers ranged from politi-
cians and family
to activists and
friends.
Many spoke
about Mackeys
incandescence
and personality.
Curt Brungardt,
Mackeys stepfa-
ther, urged oth-
ers to continue
Janas work.
Jana was frst
and foremost about serving oth-
ers, Brungardt said. Janas torch
now needs to be passed to all of you
here.
Kansas Sen. Laura Kelly delivered
a eulogy calling Jana a fearless and
dedicated advocate.
To continue Mackeys advocacy,
the University established the Jana
Mackey Distinguished Lecture Se-
ries that now brings prominent
fgures to campus to talk about do-
mestic violence and other issues im-
portant to women.
Simply saying how tragic was
not enough. We wanted to do some-
thing to recognize Jana for who she
was, what she did and continue the
work she started, said Kathy Rose-
Mockry, director of the Emily Tay-
lor Womens Resource Center.
Her parents, Curt and Christie
Brungardt, established Janas Cam-
paign to create public awareness of
domestic violence and campaign for
better laws. Both testifed before the
Kansas Legislature in support of a
law that would identify repeat do-
mestic violence ofenders.
According to Douglas County
District Attorney Charles Branson,
the new law, ratifed in 2010, would
allow his ofce to more efectively
track and prosecute those with a
history of violence.
One such ofender was Fito
Garche, the man who stabbed one
girlfriend and later charged with the
murder of Jana Mackey.
Editedby DrewAnderson
Photo contributed by Christie Brungardt
Mackey (left) and freinds at the 2004 Womens March inWashington, D.C. Mackey organized a bus trip for more than 200 activists fromKansas and
around the country to travel for the march.
Artwork contributed by Kelli Brandt
Jana in the Garden,a portrait of Mackey made by her former boyfriend, Fito Garche. Garche, a political
artist, moved to Lawrence in 2001 and became involved in the local art scene.
In 2008, the number
of domestic violence-
related homicides in
Kansas grew from 19 to
35 in 2009 a near 85
percent increase
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Mackey protesting outside Strong Hall in 2003. Mackey was involved in several student groups
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Not many KU students can
say they have been on Oprah.
Not many students can say they
have met a true American hero.
Yesterday, William Dale, a fresh-
man from Topeka, met both.
Dale attended the Oprah Winfrey
Show covering the 50th anniver-
sary of the Freedom Riders. He
is one of 40 college students from
around the country to join origi-
nal Freedom Riders in retracing
the 1961 Rides from Washington,
D. C., to New Orleans, LA.
Dale and the 39 other students
will begin the re-created Freedom
Ride on May 6 and will finish on
May 16. The documentary film
American Experience will pre-
mier on PBS May 16 and will fea-
ture the Riders themselves, state
and federal government officials
and journalists who witnessed the
Riders firsthand.
Originally, more than 400 black
and white civil rights activists rode
on public buses to protest against
segregation laws in the South.
Dale was also one of five of the
40 students selected to appear on
Oprah.
The show featured 178 of the
original freedom riders, their
families, civil rights activists and
five student riders as well as some
of the anti-black attackers. Dale
said one of the most touching
moments of the show was the
reunion between Congressman
John Lewis, a former Freedom
Rider, and his attacker Elwin
Wilson, a former member of the
Ku Klux Klan. He said the entire
experience seeing the riders,
hearing their stories, listening to
the history was touching.
It was kind of a surreal expe-
rience but also emotionally and
physically taxing, Dale said. I
was kind of in awe of them. I was
disgusted by some of the actions
people did against them, but then
inspired by their stories. It was up
and down emotionally.
Dale had the chance to meet
Oprah after the show and said that
even in the few minutes he had
to talk to her, she was inspring,
motivational and encouraging in
her words.
On behalf of all of America,
may I say you make us proud to
call ourselves American. Thank
you, Oprah said to the Freedom
Riders.
The public can follow the stu-
dent riders through Facebook,
Twitter, online blogs and video
posts. Dale said he is most excited
about the discussions that will take
place on the bus.
This freedom ride will bring
together the civic engagers of
tomorrow, Dale said in his online
video post. I feel like we are a
group of compassionate individu-
als that will have the will power
and strength to one day change
the world.
Edited by Emily Soetaert
Freshman meets original
Freedom Riders on Oprah
STUDENT AcTIVISm
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WilliamDale, a freshman fromTopeka, attended the OprahWinfrey Showfor the 50th anniversary
of the FreedomRiders. Dale and 39 other students will recreate the FreedomRide on May 6.
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. A
depressed woman can keep a par-
tially paralyzed kangaroo at her
home in a northeast Oklahoma
city, ofcials have agreed, just
weeks afer she was warned that
the therapy pet might be run out
of town.
Te Broken Arrow City Council
unanimously voted Tuesday night
to create an exotic animal ordi-
nance exemption that would allow
Christie Carr to keep Irwin the red
kangaroo within city limits under
certain conditions.
Carr is unable to work because
of her health and has found com-
fort in the companionship of Irwin,
whom she met while volunteering
at a local animal sanctuary on the
advice of her therapist.
Irwin is my life, she said Tues-
day at the council meeting. Hes
given me strength.
Irwin fractured his neck and
sufered brain damage when he
ran into a fence, and Carr ofered
to take him home and nurse him
back to health. Irwin cannot stand
or walk on his own, although he
can hop with assistance.
Council members had been
concerned that the kangaroo could
present a risk to public safety. Na-
tive to Australia, healthy male
great red kangaroos can grow up
to 7 feet tall, weigh more than 200
pounds and bound 25 feet in a
single leap.
But veterinarians say Irwin will
probably not grow larger than 50
pounds because of his injury and
because he has been neutered.
Carrs therapist has certifed the
animal as a therapy pet under the
Americans with Disabilities Act.
My life centers around him,
Carr said. Irwin has brought me
out of my shell.
Te permit would require exotic
animal owners to have a $50,000
liability insurance policy for any
injuries inficted by the animal,
certifcation that the animal has
adequate housing for its health and
meet all federal and state guide-
lines for licensing, among other
provisions.
We believe this provides the
necessary protection for the city,
said City Manager David Wooden.
Councilman Johnnie Parks also
mentioned that neighbors who live
near Carr would have to be noti-
fed that she has a pet kangaroo.
Carr had been devastated be-
cause she couldnt aford to buy
an insurance policy for Irwin, and
was certain that the pair would
have to move out of her Broken
Arrow home. But last month an
anonymous donor paid for Irwins
insurance.
She changes Irwins diaper sev-
eral times a day. She feeds him
salad, raw vegetables, kangaroo
chow, popcorn and the occasional
Cheez-Its or a handful of Cheetos.
Carr kneeled down with a
plate of veggies and fled his nails.
When it came time to play, Irwin
could only manage a few imbal-
anced hops before tumbling to the
ground.
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CHICAGO Newly crowned
MVP Derrick Rose scored 25
points, Joakim Noah added 19
points and 14 rebounds, and the
Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta
Hawks 86-73 in Game 2 of the
Eastern Conference semifinals on
Wednesday night to tie the series.
The top-seeded Bulls shook off a
dismal performance in the opener
and looked more like the team with
a league-leading 62 wins, building
a 14-point lead and ending the
game on a 9-2 run after the Hawks
got within six.
The night started with
Commissioner David Stern pre-
senting Rose the MVP trophy, and
the superstar point guard showed
just why he became the youngest
player to win the award at least
in the first half, when he scored 16
points.
He went cold after that and
wound up hitting just 10 of 27
shots, going 1 of 8 on 3-pointers.
He did convert 4 of 6 free throws
after failing to get to the line in the
opener.
Noah helped pick up the slack.
So did Luol Deng, who scored all
but two of his 14 points in the sec-
ond half and grabbed 12 rebounds
in the game.
The Bulls outrebounded the
Hawks 58-39 after getting beaten
on the boards 38-37 in Game 1 and
held them to 33.8 percent shooting,
after they converted just over 51
percent in the opener.
The Bulls led by as much as 14
and finally put away the Hawks in
the closing minutes. With a 77-71
lead, Deng scored on a layup with
just under four minutes left to start
the game-ending run and Chicago
hung on from there.
Rose provided the final point
when he hit a free throw in the
closing seconds as the fans chanted
MVP! MVP! a fitting finish
given the way the night began.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
I love this city, man, they love me
back, you know what Im saying?
So its good its a blue-collar
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the average score of Finals Game
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: how many NBA Finals Game
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A: Just two. In 1957 between
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Lakers.
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Its a bad time for an NBA lockout
THIS wEEK IN
KANSAS AthLEtICS
THURSDAY
Softball
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5 p.m.
Lawrence
vs. drake
7 p.m.
Lawrence
womens golf
NCAA regionals
All day
tBA
FRIDAY
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vs. Oklahoma
6:30 p.m.
Norman, Okla.
womens golf
NCAA regionals
All day
tBA
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Arkansas twilight
All day
Fayetteville, Ark.
SATURDAY
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Norman, Okla.
womens golf
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tBA
A
ll spring long I hoped that
the NBA would lock out, giv-
ing the Morris twins incentive
to stay in school. Now that there is no
chance of them returning for their senior
campaign, my stance has changed. I abso-
lutely dont want the NBA to lock out.
Im a die-hard NFL, soccer and college
football and basketball fan. Ill watch the
NBA, but the only teams I take a particu-
lar interest in are the ones with former
Jayhawks on them. Often, I get disgusted
at the passionless play exhibited by NBA
stars. Nevertheless, I dont think a lockout
would be good.
Although popular, the league will never
enjoy the undying adulation reserved for
the NFL. The NBA has struggled with fan
relations in the past with the 2004 Pacers-
Pistons brawl, the notorious Portland Jail
Blazers teams of the early 2000s, and the
cocaine craze that swept the league in the
1980s, among other problems. Most nota-
bly, the league has struggled racially in
the past decade, as commissioner David
Stern tried to clean up the ghetto image
presented by the mostly black league
to make it easier to market the game to
white fans and corporations.
If the NBA can resolve its labor strife,
it wont be faced with any major prob-
lems for the foreseeable future, mak-
ing a potential lockout even sadder. The
upcoming draft is predicted to be a weak
one, but that doesnt change the fact
that the league is full of exciting young
players. Oklahoma Citys Kevin Durant
is a four-year veteran, but he is only 22.
The Miami Heats LeBron James is still
only 26. Bostons Rajon Rondo and New
Orleans Chris Paul are two of the top
point guards in the league, and theyre
both 25. Chicagos Derrick Rose was
announced this week as the NBAs MVP,
even though he is only 22 and in his third
season in the league. And of course, the
Los Angeles Clippers Blake Griffin has
been possibly the most electrifying offen-
sive force this season, seemingly throw-
ing down a mouth-dropping dunk every
night. The 22-year old was rightfully
named the Rookie of the Year yesterday
by a unanimous vote.
The NBAs youth movement would
be noticeably damaged by a lockout.
The current batch of young stars would
be robbed of a year in the league, and
the fans would be robbed of a season
watching them develop and challenge one
another for league supremacy. The play-
ers could still work out and scrimmage on
their own, but losing a year of meaningful
games would leave more rust on the play-
ers than any of us would care to see. Also,
aging players such as Kobe Bryant, Kevin
Garnett, Ray Allen and Tim Duncan
might be enticed to retire, rather than
come back for one final hurrah after the
lockout ended. Perhaps most damagingly,
the NBA would lose fan support, much as
the MLB did in recent years.
As I watch the never-ending NBA play-
off season, I am actually taking the time
to appreciate the players mesmerizing
abilities. Although the NBA is not my
favorite sports league, as a sports fan, I
think it would be incredibly sad to see
the league, players and fans robbed of a
year with the current cast of stars, both
young and old.
Edited by Danielle Packer
BY geoffreY calvert
gcalvert@kansan.com
Zambrano beats
Ethier-less Dodgers
All Carlos Zambrano could do
was leave dodger Stadium and
wonder whether he could have
stopped Andre Ethiers 29-game
hitting streak.
the Chicago Cubs excitable
right-hander never got the
chance, because Ethier missed
his frst game of the season with
an infamed left elbow. As a
result, Zambrano dominated the
Los Angeles dodgers for eight in-
nings in a 5-1 victory Wednesday.
Chicago scored all of its runs
on homers by Geovany Soto,
Carlos Pena and Marlon Byrd.
Sometimes you dont want to
face (Ethier) when hes hot and
he has a streak like that, Zam-
brano said with a laugh. he can
hit anything. you throw it down
to him; he hits it. you throw it
inside to him; he hits it. Outside,
up, away I mean, hes in a
zone. But as a competitor, I like to
be challenged all the time. I was
surprised when they told me he
wasnt in the lineup today.
Ethier, who has seven hits
in 16 career at-bats against
Zambrano including a home run,
remained two games shy of the
longest streak in dodgers history
that was set by Willie davis in
1969.
Its been sore for the last
couple of days, Ethier said.
I was prepared to go up there
and have a last-inning at-bat
today, if thats what the case was,
and put it all on the line for one
at-bat to get a hit, Ethier said.
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I
n case anyone hasnt no-
ticed, Texas and Oklahoma
have dominated Big 12 foot-
ball since the turn of the century.
Since 2000, Texas or Oklahoma has
won the Big 12 conference cham-
pionship every year except 2001
and 2003. In 2003, Oklahoma still
owned the conferences best record.
So in a round robin format without
a conference title game, the Soon-
ers would have captured that years
conference title.
With the departures of Colorado
and Nebraska beginning this July,
the north and south divisions in
football will be ofcially gone. Ev-
ery team will play each other every
season, and the team with the best
record will win the conference. Te
championship game is no longer.
For fans of the Longhorns or
Sooners, this change in format
probably isnt very newsworthy.
Both teams have been atop the
Big 12 mountain the last decade,
whether in the fnal standings
or afer the championship game.
No, this change wont afect either
school. And because the other
four south schools, Baylor, Texas
A&M, Texas Tech and Oklahoma
State, have had to play Texas and
Oklahoma every year anyway, this
new format wont really afect them
negatively, either. But for Missouri,
Iowa State, Kansas and Kansas
State, this is nothing but bad news
from a scheduling standpoint. Te
extra millions of dollars from the
new television contract should help
ease the pain, but the point stands.
Take 2007 for example. Kansas
had its most successful season in
school history, winning 12 games
and capturing the FedEx Orange
Bowl. Conveniently, Kansas didnt
have to face Texas or Oklahoma
that year. Could they have beaten
either squad? Sure, they could have.
But the team they lost toMis-
sourilost handily to Oklahoma
twice that year. With a round robin
scheduling format, 2007 wouldnt
have been the season Kansas foot-
ball fans remember with such joy.
Maybe thats harsh, but its the
truth. Texas and Oklahoma are on
a diferent level than 99 percent of
the country, and Kansas now gets
to face both schools on a yearly
basis.
Te new television deal is nice,
no doubt about it. But if any of the
former Big 12 north schools want
to even snif a conference title in
the near future, theyll search for
two more schools to join the con-
ference, thus putting the divisions
back in place. Memphis, Louisville
and BYU have been thrown around
as possibilities, and any of those
schools would be a good ft for the
Big 12, especially for every school
not named Oklahoma or Texas.
Beating the Sooners or Long-
horns once is hard enough. Beating
them over a twelve game schedule
is infnitely more challenging.
Edited by Erin Wilbert
By Kory carpenter
kcarpenter@kansan.com
Football to
face tough
Oklahoma
and Texas
teams
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With emerging stars and veterans making the most out of their last years, having an NBA
lockout now would be detrimental to the league, fans and players.
An NBA lockout is a bad idea
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By HannaH WISe
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Te sofball team is lef to rely
upon three fnal non-conference
games to bolster its regional tour-
nament chances afer weekend
losses to Texas A&M, 3-2 and 13-0.
Te Jayhawks fnished conference
play with a 2-16 record, but are 31-
22 overall.
Its a tough conference, coach
Megan Smith said. Every team we
play is ranked. Its extremely dif-
fcult. You dont get a break, but
thats why you like to play in those
big conferences.
Te Big 12 conference has a to-
tal of 10 teams, eight of which are
ranked in the top 25 nationally by
either the ESPN.com/USA Sofball
poll or the USA Today Coaches
Poll and more ofen than not, both.
It is an incredibly challenging con-
ference to succeed in and the teams
that are leading the standings
Texas, Missouri and Oklahoma
State are teams that do well year
afer year in the conference as well
as in the NCAA Tournament.
Te Jayhawks entered Big 12
play with a historic start to the sea-
son at 26-3. Tey won fve of their
six preseason tournaments, going
undefeated in four. Te preseason
start is what is helping the teams
regional chances now, but the Jay-
hawks must win their fnal three
games.
Te fnal stretch begins tonight
against Drake. Te Bulldogs are
31-18 overall and 18-4 in the
Missouri Valley Conference. Last
week, the Jayhawks took home
two victories against Wichita State
(11-3 in six innings and 6-3 in the
second game), another Missouri
Valley competitor.
Te Jayhawks have not lost their
drive. Tey are motivated by the
possibility of still making it to re-
gionals.
But the team cannot lose its fo-
cus, especially afer last weekends
13-0 loss. Coach Smith has said
repeatedly throughout the season
that they are going to focus on
themselves and what they can do.
Tat is what is going to carry the
team through the end of the sea-
son.
Its going to be an interest-
ing fnish, but we are going to be
locked in and ready to play Drake,
Smith said.
Edited by Jacque Weber
Jayhawks oust Shockers with season bests
Kansas to fght for spot in regional tournament
softball
Kansas 11, WiChita state 2
Chris Bronson/KaNSaN
The teamcelebrates after a home run hit by senior catcher Brittany Hile in the double-header against Okla. The teamfnished conference play
2-16. They hope to combine their preseason record of 26-3 with victories in their fnal three regular season games.
By MIKe Vernon
mvernon@kansan.com
Hitting is contagious, and with
a team batting average of .256
going into Wednesday nights
game at Wichita State (28-21), it
is safe to say the Jayhawks (22-
24) havent been too feverish at
the plate this season. Something
happened to the Kansas batters
Wednesday night though every
starter recorded a hit during a
24-hour hitting virus that infected
the Jayhawks in their 11-2 win
over Wichita State.
When the first guy gets that
RBI base hit, it makes it con-
tagious throughout your whole
dugout, coach Ritch Price said.
When one player clutches up, the
next player looks forward to doing
the same.
Stringing singles together with
timely doubles sprinkled in par-
ticularly in the first three innings
enabled the Jayhawks to jump
out to an early 7-0 lead that they
would never let up. In total, the
Jayhawks finished with a season
high of 17 hits nine of which
came with runners on base.
Freshman Kaiana Eldredge
got things started in the first
inning, scoring from third off an
unearned run after a Zac Elgie
groundout. Kansas then tacked
on another unearned run when
sophomore Jake Marasco singled,
knocking in senior left fielder
Jimmy Waters from second after
a throwing error by Wichita State
shortstop Tyler Grimes.
We get our first RBI base-
hit, and the next thing you know,
weve got three or four in a row
with runners in scoring position,
Price said.
With momentum, confidence
and a two run lead after the first
inning, the Jayhawks lineup
exploded in the second batting
around in the four run inning.
Kansas began the inning with
three straight hits scoring one
run, including a double to right
center by sophomore catcher Alex
DeLeon.
The Jayhawks finished the
inning with two walks and two
singles to score two more runs.
Keeping the pressure on, Kansas
scored another run in the third off
an RBI double hit by junior Jason
Brunansky.
In the quick three-inning spurt,
the Jayhawks had amassed seven
runs before the Shockers knew
what hit them.
I know none of us forgot about
the game last year, senior outfield-
er Casey Lytle said of the Jayhawks
22-7 loss to Wichita State last year.
We werent going to let up, and I
think it showed that we had that
focus and willpower going right
into the game from the start.
The atypical cushion provided
by the bats helped the Kansas
pitching staff relax kept the
Shockers silent.
It helps your pitching. Theres
no pressure, sophomore starter
Thomas Taylor said. Everyones
on top of their game after youre
up 6-0. No one is going to be
playing nervous; they just go right
after them, and good things hap-
pen.
Taylor, pitching on a tired arm
after starting Saturday, often kept
the Wichita State hitters off bal-
ance with a strong slider and fast-
ball striking out four Shockers
in three innings.
Senior pitcher Wally Marciel
then came in for a lengthy four-
inning relief job and continued to
keep the Shockers at a distance.
Marciels only blemish came in
the seventh inning when Wichita
scored one run off a single fol-
lowed by a double.
Wednesdays effort led to the
Jayhawks putting up season bests
across the plate. Kansas rebounded
nicely from a four-game skid, win-
ning two of two against Wichita
State, and gaining momentum
heading into a crucial weekend
series against Big 12 preseason
favorite Oklahoma.
Edited by Erin Wilbert
austin Colbert/tHe SUNFLower
Sophomore catcher Alex DeLeon bats inWednesday nights game against Wichita State. Kansas defeated the Shockers 11-2, fnishing with season bests across the plate.