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Students may leave, but stay loyal to their roots
BY RACHEL BURCHFIELD
[email protected]
Not everyone is in Kansas anymore.
The KU Alumni Association reports that 147,604 former KU graduates still reside
in Kansas, but many Jayhawks choose to flock elsewhere. Here are three 2008 gradu-
ates who may have moved on, but whose hearts will always be in Lawrence.
An appreciation of history made Ray Wittlinger, former 2007-2008
student body vice president, especially enjoy his job as an intern at
Congresswoman Nancy Boydas (D-Kan.) ofce in Washington, D.C.
Wittlinger spent the summer of 2008 doing constituent services,
which included giving daily tours of the Capitol and taking visitors to
the National Archives so they could see documents such as the Consti-
tution and the Declaration of Independence. Wittlinger who lived
about a 10-minute walk away from the Georgetown area walked the
National Mall on of days and said he visited as many monuments and
memorials as possible.
Life moved faster in D.C. than in Lawrence, Wittlinger said. He said
that he missed the feel of a college town and its more relaxed pace.
In D.C. everything moves quickly and if you dont keep up you can
get honked at, yelled at, lef behind, and pushed, literally, Wittlinger
said. Strangers are so much kinder and courteous to each other walk-
ing down Mass. Street or on campus than at the D.C. Metro shops or a
crowded corner market.
Wittlinger is now back in Kansas, working at Gov. Kathleen Sebe-
lius constituent services ofce.
Edited by Carly Halvorson
Trough her job as a leadership consultant for her sorority, Alpha Delta
Pi, Aubrey Ramsey has done nothing but visit college towns since she grad-
uated last May.
Shes been to the University of Arizona, Villanova University, and Wake
Forest University, just to name a few but none, Ramsey said, compared
to Lawrence.
Lawrence is a completely unique town I havent found another col-
lege town like it, Ramsey said. I dont know how to describe it other than
Lawrence is a true college town. Everything you need is easily accessible
and there is always something to do. Lawrence is so friendly and
welcoming to the college students. You dont fnd that everywhere.
Ramsey said she worked a typical college students hours mi-
nus the all-nighters. Last semester, she said, she traveled from one
Alpha Delta Pi chapter to the next, getting to know the women in
the chapters and working with them to be the best sorority chapter
on their campus. Tis semester, Ramsey is at Wake Forest University
helping its Alpha Delta Pi colony, a chapter in its early stages, get of
the ground.
Being at a colony is one of the most rewarding parts of my job,
Ramsey said. I get to see a new group of women build their sister-
hood from the ground up.
Peter Curzon imagines that his work buddies are getting pretty sick
of his bragging about his alma mater.
Tough he puts in long hours as an analyst at an investment bank
in San Francisco, his mind is never far from the University and Law-
rence. He said that when his parents both KU alums visited him
in San Francisco last Halloween weekend, they commented that they
felt as though they were in a college town, and Curzon agreed. He said
he found many similarities between San Francisco and Lawrence. San Francisco makes for a pretty smooth transition, actually,
Curzon said. It has many of Lawrences best attributes such as active,
interesting people, great nightlife and music scenes and a youthful
crowd.
Te biggest diference, he said, was the responsibility of a full-time
job.
I think all of my recently graduated classmates would agree that
there is a noticeable step up in expectations afer college, Curzon said.
Whereas 93 percent accuracy garnered an A in college, in the profes-
sional world anything less than 100 percent is an F sounds extreme,
but thats the truth.
San Francisco is just a temporary home, Curzon said. He said he
loves San Francisco, but one day, he would like to own a home with
a yard.
See which states are the
most popular places to move
for students who have gradu-
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BY AMANDA THOMPSON
[email protected]
Concern for the environment is
on the downslide.
The Pew Research Center sur-
veyed more than 1,500 Americans
and asked them to name their top
priorities for 2009. The economy
and jobs were the top two priori-
ties, while environmental concern
ranked 16 out of the top 20 pri-
orities, falling 15 percentage points
from the same survey conducted
last year. The environment expe-
rienced the biggest drop of any
concern on the list.
J. Christopher Brown, director
of the environmental studies pro-
gram, said he didnt think envi-
ronmentalism was any lower at the
University. He said since he came to
the University in 2001, he had not
seen a more environmentally-con-
scious campus than he saw now.
Environmental groups are as
active as ever, Brown said.
Brown also said the environ-
mental studies class he taught last
semester was filled to capacity.
That shows me that people
are hungry for these discussions,
Brown said. From my perspective
as a professor, theres a lot of inter-
est in the environment.
Michael Harry, IT Consultant
to the office of the University
Registrar, said there were 199
Heather Putnam, graduate research assistant, said lessening
general consumption by making your own household items
could help the environment while not hurting your wallet. This
Web site, www.tipking.co.uk/Use_stuf/Make_your_own/ ofers
recipes for how to make your own items from aftershave to
liquid soap to sore throat remedies.
heres a recipe for making your own deodorant:
4 teaspoons alum
2 teaspoons baking soda
8 foz/225ml rubbing alcohol
In a small mixing bowl, combine the ingredients. Transfer to a
spray bottle and use as an all-over spray after a bath or as an
underarm deodorant.
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environment
Going green slides down priority list
According to a survey, Americans are most concerned with the growing economic issues
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BY BRIANNE PFANNENSTIEL
[email protected]
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and legis-
lative leaders Wednesday approved
the redistribution of $225 million
into the states main bank account
during a meeting of the State
Finance Council. The move allowed
the state to officially resume paying
income tax refunds and meet the
payroll deadline for state workers
this week.
Students and faculty alike said
they were relieved the legislature
had reached a compromise.
I was really worried on Monday,
said Megan Oliver, Overland Park
freshman who works on campus.
I kind of freaked out because Im
already a college student and its
tough in these economic times.
Despite the states budget prob-
lems, The New York Times reported
Wednesday that advisers saw Gov.
Sebelius as the top pick for secretary
of health and human services.
State moves
money to
make payroll
BY KEVIN HARDY
[email protected]
Jon Goering, Grand Forks, N.D.,
senior, took third place in the January
2009 photojournalism competition
of the national Hearst Journalism
Awards Program.
Goering placed third out of 69
applicants. He submitted four photos,
three shot last summer in Ethiopia
and the fourth at
the Feb. 17, 2008,
KU womens bas-
ketball game.
Goering and
the School of
Journalism will
receive a $1,000
award. Goering
and 9 other winners will submit port-
folios to Hearst in May. Hearst will
then choose six finalists to travel to
San Francisco in June for the National
Photojournalism Championship.
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cashed checks was reported
at the Dole Human Develop-
ment building on Tuesday.
The suspect stole a wallet and
then cashed checks inside and
was later arrested by Lawrence
police.
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4. Florida jury rewards
widow of chain smoker
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
Philip Morris was ordered by a
jury to pay $8 million in damages
to Elaine Hess, the widow of Stu-
art Hess, who died of lung cancer,
in a case that could set a standard
for some 8,000 similar Florida law-
suits.
Stuart Hess died in 1997 at age 55
afer decades as a chain smoker.
Te Hess case was the frst to go
to trial since the Florida Supreme
Court in 2006 voided a $145 billion
class-action jury award in the so-
called Engle case, by far the high-
est punitive damage award in U.S.
history.
5. Geronimos family sues
secret society for bones
HARTFORD, Conn. Geron-
imos descendants have sued Skull
and Bones the secret society at
Yale University linked to presi-
dents and other powerful fgures
claiming that its members stole
Geronimos remains decades ago
and have kept them ever since.
Harlyn Geronimo, great-grand-
son, said his family believes Skull
and Bones members took some of
the remains in 1918 from a burial
plot in Fort Sill, Okla.
According to lore, members of
Skull and Bones dug up his grave
when a group of Army volunteers
from Yale were stationed at the fort
during World War I.
6. Volunteer groups see
increase in applications
BOSTON Volunteer organiza-
tions such as the Peace Corps and
Teach for America say the founder-
ing economy and President Barack
Obamas call for service have led to
a major increase in applications.
Teach for America received a re-
cord 14,000 applications by Novem-
ber, an almost 50 percent increase
over the previous year. And Peace
Corps applications rose 16 percent
from fscal year 2007 to 2008, with a
big spike registered around the time
of Obamas inauguration.
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iNtERNatioNal
1. AIDS takes top spot as
deadliest disease in China
BEIJING AIDS was the top
killer among infectious diseases in
China for the first time last year,
with 6,897 people dying in the nine
months through September, a state
news agency said.
The HIV virus that causes AIDS
gained a foothold in China largely
because of unsanitary blood plas-
ma-buying schemes and tainted
transfusions in hospitals.
But last year, health authorities
said sex had overtaken drug abuse
as the main cause of HIV infec-
tions.
2. Guatemalan president
regrets role in Bay of Pigs
HAVANA Guatemalan
President Alvaro Colom apol-
ogized to Cuba on Tuesday for
his countrys having allowed the
CIA to train exiles in the Central
American country for the 1961 Bay
of Pigs invasion.
About 1,500 Cuban exiles trained
under CIA guidance in Guatemala
before invading the island begin-
ning April 17, 1961, in an unsuc-
cessful bid to overthrow Fidel
Castros communist government.
The invasion ended after less
than three days, with about 100
invaders killed and more than 1,000
captured by Cuban forces.
3. Critics say U.N. mission
to protect Congo is failing
DUNGU, Congo The failure
to protect the people of Dungu
and other towns from attack by the
Lords Resistance Army is a sign
of the collapse of the U.N. peace-
keeping mission in this sprawling
Central African nation.
Aid workers and others say the
U.N. force and Congolese mili-
tary received almost daily alerts of
attacks as the death toll mounted
and the rebel offensives multiplied.
Critics say the 17,000-mem-
ber U.N. mission has floundered
despite being the largest and most
expensive in the world and with
the strongest mandate ever issued
to U.N. troops to use force to pro-
tect civilians.
It was 79 years ago this week
that KU alumnus Clyde Tom-
baugh announced his discov-
ery of Pluto. He was 24 years
old and had not yet become a
KU student. Tombaugh has had
schools, planetariums and uni-
versity observatories, including
one at the University named in
his honor.
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The Grad Finale public event
will begin at 10 a.m. in the Ball-
room in the Kansas Union.
The Geography Brownbag Se-
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in 210 Lindley.
The Photoshop: Introduction
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in the Budig PC Lab.
The Ships That Fly in the Sky
seminar will begin at 2 p.m. in
the Education Building of the
Ninth Street Missionary Baptist
Church.
The Open Access to Knowl-
edge: What Comes of the Right
to Know in Kansas and Kumasi
seminar will begin at 3:30 p.m.
in the Jayhawk Room in the
Kansas Union.
The Wu Man and Friends con-
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the Lied Center.
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Marijuana stash makes
SUVs gas tank half-full
SANDY, Utah A stash of
grass can take the place of a lot of
gas, but it wont do anything for
mileage.
A Utah man took his newly
acquired used SUV to a mechanic
to fnd out why the gas gauge
always read half-full.
The mechanic looked inside
the gas tank and found about 35
pounds of marijuana in plastic-
wrap packages that flled about
half of the tanks volume.
Police estimate the pot is
worth about $35,000.
The Nissan Armada has had
several diferent owners and was
once a rental car.
Sandy police say the current
owner is not a suspect.
Investigators in the town south
of Salt Lake City say the drug
packs could have been in the
tank for months.
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students currently enrolled with
environmental studies BS, BGS
and BA degrees. This number has
increased about 33 percent from
the spring 2008 semester, when
there were 133 environmental
studies majors.
Courtney Brennaman, Kansas
City, Kan., senior majoring in
environmental studies, said that
although many people thought
buying greener food products from
stores such as the Merc was expen-
sive, she disagreed that students
must buy specific products in order
to be environmentally friendly.
The less you buy, the greener
you are, Brennaman said. In a
way, the economy has made me
more earth-friendly because I wont
buy excessively packaged products
for convenience anymore.
Heather Putnam, Los Angeles
graduate research assistant, said the
survey results sounded too simplis-
tic to her, and questioned the meth-
od with which the Pew Research
Center survey was conducted.
Im convinced that the relation-
ship with people and the environ-
ment is more complicated than
that, Putnam said.
Putnam said economic strug-
gles could bring about different
responses from different people.
In a place like Lawrence where
people are tightening their belts,
you have two different reactions to
that, Putnam said. Some people
will install solar panels to try to less-
en their energy consumption in the
long run, and some will stop driving
their cars, and wont take their recy-
cling in to Wal-Mart anymore.
Putnam also questioned the way
in which questions were phrased in
the survey.
When youre asked to rank
something, you dont think about
it in ways like Im three times less
concerned with the environment
than the war, Putnam said. It all
really depends on whats going on
in your life.
Edited by Chris Horn
BY MICOLE ARONOWITZ
[email protected]
He is triple majoring in art his-
tory, African-American studies and
humanities, with a minor in peace
and conflict studies. He works two
jobs, one at the Bursars Office and
the other at the Art and Design
Gallery. Plus, he volunteers 10 hours
each week. Zack Borth is busy.
I have to work, Borth,
Arlington junior, said. I have to
pay the bills.
According to the Office of
Institutional Research and Planning,
as of fall 2008, the number of stu-
dent employees on campus, includ-
ing graduate teaching assistants, was
4,807. That number has increased
each year since 2006.
Ann Hartley, associate director
of the University Career Center,
said there was a demand for on-
campus jobs. In January, there were
127 campus job openings and 3,193
applicants.
Its fairly competitive to get a
job on campus, Hartley said.
Hartley said the benefit for stu-
dents working on campus was the
convenience. She said on-campus
employers could be more flexible
with students schedules than off-
campus employers.
Borth recommended finding a
job on campus because of that flex-
ibility.
If you can, an
on-campus job
is best because
they really do
work with you,
Borth said. They
understand you
are a student. So if
you have to work,
work on campus.
But because competition for
campus jobs is high, some students
are forced to find work elsewhere.
Others prefer off-campus employ-
ment.
Junior Navarro, Belle Plaine
junior, has worked at Applebees,
2520 Iowa St., as a server for a year
and a half.
He said his typical day, split
between work and class, began at 7
a.m. and ended around midnight.
He said managing his time was key
to juggling his hectic schedule.
Its a lot of willpower, Navarro
said. I get up early so that I can do
my homework. I really have to take
advantage of that time.
Navarro said he didnt have to
work, but he chose to work between
20 to 30 hours each
week.
Navarros advice to
other students look-
ing to work while in
school is to practice
effective time manage-
ment.
You definitely
have to have that
balance of work, school and fun,
Navarro said. If you dont have
that balance youre just going to be
overwhelmed, always stressed and
eventually it is going to catch up
with you. You need something to
look forward to.
Borth said work provided an
escape from class and vice versa.
I feel that working balances out
my stress from school and school
balances out stress from work,
Borth said. Truly, each has its own
outlet.
Hartley said students were able
to work as many as 30 hours a
week without being classified as
full-time employees.
She said the main reason for stu-
dents to work while in college was
driven by financial need. But she
said there were other influences,
such as gaining specific experience.
A lot of time students take a job
during college to help build their
resume and get some additional
skills other than what they are
doing in the classroom, Hartley
said.
Aside from work, Borth volun-
teers at the Douglas County Dental
Clinic, Douglas County AIDS
Project and the Spencer Museum
of Art. He said his reason for vol-
unteering was that it served as a
release from the other stressors in
his life.
Thats where my motivation
comes from, Borth said. Once I
get done with work, I get to go vol-
unteer. I love helping people.
Edited by Andrew Wiebe
news 3A thursday, february 19, 2009
Here are the top 20 priorities
for Americans in 2009 ac-
cording to the Pew Research
Center, along with their
percentage ratings for top
priority votes.
1) Economy- 85 %
2) Jobs- 82 %
3) Terrorism- 76 %
4) Social Security- 63 %
5) Education- 61 %
6) Energy- 60 %
7) Medicare- 60 %
8) Health Care- 59 %
9) Defcit Reduction- 53 %
10) Health Insurance- 52 %
11) Helping the Poor- 50 %
12) Crime- 46 %
13) Moral Decline- 45 %
14) Military- 44 %
15) Tax Cuts- 43 %
16) Environment- 41 %
17) Immigration- 41 %
18) Lobbyists- 36 %
19) Trade Policy- 31 %
20) Global Warming- 30 %
top 20 priorities
environment (continued from 1A)
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Zack Borth, Arlington junior, sits with Nicci Equels, Kansas City, Kan., junior, before his art history class onWednesday afternoon. Borth works
anywhere from26 to 29 hours a week.
matt Bristow/KAnSAn
Junior navarro, Belle Plaine junior, lifts weights at Robinson Center on Monday afternoon. Besides his physical ftness class, Junior must bal-
ance his time between a full class schedule and working almost thirty hours a week.
EmploymEnt
Students fnd ferce competition for campus jobs
Working on campus is ideal but some are forced to look elsewhere
matt Bristow/KAnSAn
Zack Borth, Arlington junior, works at the Art and Design Gallery Tuesday afternoon. He is a
full-time student who has two jobs and volunteers ten hours a week.
If you can, an
on-campus job is best
because they really
do work with you.
zACk boRTH
Arlington junior
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politics
Presentation discusses black women in the media
BY DAVID UGARTE
[email protected]
In an effort to uncover and
dispel stereotypes about black
women in the media, the Black
Student Union and a group of
students will hold a presentation
and open discussion tonight as a
part of Black History Month.
Rayshawn Holland, Kansas
City, Kan., sophomore, said she
thought the issue was important
because many people overlooked
it. As a black woman, Holland
said she thought it was important
for people to see there was more
to black women than the negative
stereotypes shown in media, such
as the portrayal of black women as
being loud and vulgar.
I grew up seeing these things
on BET, but its important to show
positive aspects, Holland said.
Students only see what is on TV
and movies, but there is more than
that in black women.
Cameron Johnson, Kansas City,
Kan., sophomore, is coordinating
tonights event.
Johnson said he was interested
to hear what different people
thought of the medias portrayal
of black women.
The event will explore themes
such as misogyny. Johnson will use
TV shows, movies, news articles
and music videos to show how
the media affects public opinion
of minorities, especially black
women.
Black women are looked down
on and I think we need to address
that, Johnson said.
LeAndrea Wilson, Kansas City,
Kan., sophomore, helped Johnson
create the presentation and will
help lead the discussion. She said
the presentation would focus on
positive and negative portrayals
of black women because not all
portrayals were detrimental. There
are some television shows, music
videos and movies, such as Soul
Food, that show black women
supporting each other and not
being degraded as sex objects,
Wilson said.
Watching hip hop music videos
or degrading shows like Flavor of
Love as a younger person made
me think thats how black women
are supposed to act, Wilson said.
But coming to college and seeing
a new aspect of how women act
and carry themselves has matured
me.
Wilson said the issue was
important for undergraduates
to discuss because they were in
a transitional period from high
school to college. She said it was
good for students to see that being
a responsible, mature woman
could make someone a positive
role model for younger black
girls.
It has always been an important
issue, but we feel that it should be
addressed head-on, Wilson said.
Edited by Carly Halvorson
hosted by: The Black
Student Union, Cameron
Johnson, Rayshawn Holland
and LeAndrea Wilson
time: 7 p.m. today
location: Olympian Room
in the Burge Union
description: A presenta-
tion and discussion about how
black women are portrayed
in both negative and positive
ways in movies, on the radio,
TV and cartoons. The event is
free and open to the public.
Illinois senator could face impeachment, perjury charge
black Women in media
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Embattled U.S. Sen. Roland Burris, (D-Ill.) speaks at the City Club of Chicago Public Policy
ForumonWednesday.
BY DEAnnA BEllAnDI
Associated Press
CHICAGO Should he resign?
Can he be forced out? Will he face
criminal charges?
Illinoisans who thought they
had put one big mess behind
them with the ousting of Gov. Rod
Blagojevich are getting that queasy,
here-we-go-again feeling from Sen.
Roland Burris, who has given shift-
ing accounts of how he came to be
appointed to the Senate.
I think he should resign, Jan
Treptow, 58, a registered nurse
in Chicago, said Wednesday. He
seems to have lied. Weve got
enough dishonesty.
A preliminary U.S. Senate Ethics
Committee inquiry is under way.
Illinois lawmakers have asked local
prosecutors to look into perjury
charges. And the chorus of calls for
his resignation grows, even from
his own party.
Our state and its citizens deserve
the whole truth, not bits and pieces
only when it is convenient, Rep.
Phil Hare, (D-Ill.), said Wednesday
in calling on Burris to step down.
Blagojevich was arrested on
Dec. 9 on charges he plotted to sell
President Barack Obamas vacant
Senate seat for campaign cash or
a plum job for himself. Before he
could be impeached and removed
from office, he defied lawmakers
by appointing Burris to the Senate.
Now Burris is accused of lying
to an Illinois House committee
back in January when he testified
that he hadnt had contact with key
Blagojevich staffers or offered any-
thing in return for the seat.
Last weekend, Burris released
an affidavit saying he had spo-
ken to several Blagojevich advis-
ers, including Robert Blagojevich,
the former governors brother and
finance chairman, who Burris said
called three times last fall asking for
fundraising help. This week, Burris
admitted trying, unsuccessfully, to
raise money for Blagojevich.
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the
U.S. Senates No. 2 Democrat, said
Wednesday that Burris statements
need to be looked at very care-
fully.
His sworn testimony in
Springfield did not satisfy our
requirement in that it was not com-
plete and we need to have the com-
plete story before the final conclu-
sion that we reach, Durbin said.
At a City Club of Chicago lun-
cheon Wednesday, a fiery Burris
asked guests to stop the rush to
judgment.
If I had done the things I been
accused of, I would be too embar-
rassed to stand up here in front of
you because you all are my friends,
Burris said, adding that during his
decades of public service there was
never a hint of a scandal.
Burris then said he would no
longer speak with the media.
The Senate Ethics Committee
could recommend disciplinary
action up to and including expul-
sion, though the final decision
would rest with the Senate as a
whole.
That may be the only way, short
of resignation, to remove Burris,
whose seat would be up at the next
regular election in November 2010.
There has been some talk of
holding a special election sooner to
fill the seat, but the constitutionality
of that is questionable. And a spe-
cial election would give the GOP a
chance to snatch the seat away.
That leaves Democrats with no
good options, said Kent Redfield,
a political science professor at the
University of Illinois in Springfield.
Blagojevich really hung them
out to dry, Redfield said. So the
Democrats are going to make
the best of a bad situation and
Republicans are going to milk it for
all its worth.
In an editorial Wednesday, the
Chicago Tribune called resignation
the only honorable action left for
Burris. And in Washington, White
House spokesman Robert Gibbs
said Burris needed to explain the
circumstances surrounding his
appointment.
Some Illinoisans said Burris
should be allowed to serve until
the next election.
If you dont like him, throw him
out at the election, said 77-year-old
retiree John Fussell, as he waited for
a burger at the Korner Kafe in the St.
Louis suburb of Cahokia. I think
everyone should just shut the hell up
and let it run. How much damage
can he do in less than two years?
Fussell figured Burris wasnt as
straight as he could be when he
testified before the state panel. But
he said he was willing to give the
71-year-old Burris a pass, because
his memory may not be what it
should be.
news 5A Thursday, February 19, 2009

By JEANNINE AVERSA ANd
MARTIN CRUTSINGER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON The Federal
Reserve warned Wednesday that
the nations crippled economy
is even worse than thought and
predicted it would deteriorate
throughout 2009, with no sign
that the housing market will sta-
bilize.
The Feds bleak estimates indi-
cated that unemployment could
climb as high as 8.8 percent this
year and that the economy would
contract for a full calendar year for
the first time since 1991.
The central banks latest projec-
tions came hours after a separate
report showed that new home
construction and applications for
future projects both fell to record
lows last month.
Still, some economists saw a sil-
ver lining in the otherwise dismal
housing report: Scaled-back build-
ing should reduce the number of
unsold homes and contribute to
an eventual housing recovery.
The reports raise the stakes for
the plan President Barack Obama
announced Wednesday to curb
foreclosures and ease the broader
U.S. housing slump that sent the
economy into recession.
The Feds latest forecast says the
unemployment rate will climb to
between 8.5 and 8.8 percent this
year. The old prediction, issued in
mid-November, estimated that the
jobless rate would rise to between
7.1 and 7.6 percent.
Many private economists believe
the current 7.6 percent jobless rate
the highest in more than 16
years will hit at least 9 percent by
early next year even with the $787
billion stimulus package signed
into law Tuesday by Obama.
The Fed also believes the econo-
my will contract this year between
0.5 and 1.3 percent. The old fore-
cast said the economy could shrink
by 0.2 percent or expand by 1.1
percent.
The last time the economy reg-
istered a contraction for a full year
was in 1991, by 0.2 percent. If the
Feds new predictions prove cor-
rect, it would mark the weakest
showing since a 1.9 percent drop
in 1982, when the country had suf-
fered through a severe recession.
Te grim outlook represents the
growing toll of the worst housing,
credit and fnancial crises since the
1930s. All of those negative forces
have plunged the nation into a re-
cession, now in its second year.
Given the strength of the forces
currently weighing on the econo-
my, Fed ofcials generally ex-
pected that the recovery would be
unusually gradual and prolonged,
according to documents on the
Feds updated economic outlook.
In another sign of the troubled
economy, production at the na-
tions factories, mines and utilities
fell 1.8 percent last month, more
than economists expected. Tat
fgure, the third monthly drop in
a row, was dragged down by a 23
percent drop in production at auto
plants and their suppliers.
Meanwhile, construction of new
homes and apartments plummet-
ed 16.8 percent in January from
the previous month, the Com-
merce Department said, falling to
a seasonally adjusted annual rate
of 466,000 units, a record low. An-
alysts expected a pace of 530,000
housing units.
ASSoCIATEd PRESS
Johnnys a middle-class student
who worked hard to get good
grades and a high SAT score. Janes
record isnt as good, but her fam-
ily is low-income, and without help
she might not be able to go to col-
lege at all.
Who should be frst in line for
help from the government to pay
for college?
Its a debate that hits hot-button
questions about fairness and op-
portunity, and lately, many experts
think the middle class has been
winning.
But the eco-
nomic meltdown
could be shifing
the playing feld,
as the govern-
ment and colleges
themselves are
forced to focus on
helping the needi-
est students and
try to head of a
wave of dropouts.
Some experts think
that could prove one of the few
benefcial outcomes of the down-
turn.
For a long time, the discus-
sion was about the middle-income
squeeze wealthy people could
pay for (college), poor people were
getting grants, people in the middle
were having a hard time, said Van-
derbilt University education pro-
fessor William Doyle.
While ideally college would be
cheaper for everyone, he said, the
research is clear that the most ef-
cient way to spend the money is to
focus on the margins, people who
wouldnt otherwise go.
Over the last decade, nearly ev-
ery state has started or expanded
politically popular merit aid pro-
grams that reward students with
high SAT scores or GPAs, even
those whose families could aford
college costs.
Colleges have done the same
with their own money, dangling f-
nancial aid to attract students who
will improve the colleges ranking
and reputation. But sometimes that
means well-of students get a free
ride.
Te federal stimulus package
President Obama signed into law
Tuesday, however, was notably fo-
cused on helping the poorest fami-
lies through college, with the larg-
est increase ever to the Pell Grant
program, which mostly supports
students from families earning un-
der $30,000 a year.
Merit-based aid, meanwhile, has
taken a hit in several states. New
Jersey recently imposed tougher
standards and cut back on its Stu-
dent Tuition Assistance Reward
Scholarship. Michigan may have to
reduce its Promise scholarship.
Nevada has already moved mon-
ey out of a program that gave as
much as $10,000 to top high school
graduates.
Cutting merit aid
wont necessarily
translate into more
need-based aid in
these tough times.
But there are signs
its a higher prior-
ity. In Virginia, Gov.
Tim Kaines proposed
budget would boost
need-based aid $26
million even as it im-
poses big cuts else-
where to close a two-
year, $2.9 billion budget hole.
Some educators criticize merit-
aid programs for distributing pub-
lic money where it is not necessar-
ily needed, but they also do a lot of
good.
Tey raise the academic reputa-
tions of state universities by keep-
ing bright students from moving
elsewhere. And they encourage
high school students to work hard,
knowing theres a fnancial reward.
And of course, students from
low-income families who get good
grades are eligible, too (in some
states, merit scholarship programs
have need-based components).
But many people are surprised
to learn how much fnancial aid
ends up helping families who arent
necessarily the neediest.
Twenty-eight percent of state f-
nancial aid was awarded for merit
in 2006-2007, up from 15 percent a
decade earlier, according to the Na-
tional Association of State Student
Grant & Aid Programs.
Te trend is more pronounced
when colleges hand out their own
money. Families earning more than
$100,000 get grants that average
$6,200, the most recent federal fg-
ures show. Tats $1,500 more than
colleges average award to families
earning under $20,000.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Job seekers stand in line at the National Career Fair job fair at the Radisson Martinique On Broadway Hotel onWednesday in NewYork as hundreds lined up to get an opportunity at fnding
employment. The Federal Reserve said unemployment rates were nowexpected to reach nearly 9 percent this year. In November, the Fed projected only 7 percent unemployment.
economy
Unemployment rates rising
education
Merit-based fnancial aid
decreasing around nation
Obamas stimulus package focuses on need-based aid
Man released afer wrongful conviction
national
The most efcient
way to spend the
money is to focus
on the margins,
people who wouldnt
otherwise go.
williAm doyle
Vanderbilt professor
By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER
Associated Press
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A
man who spent half of his life in
prison for a 1992 slaying was freed
Wednesday afer a judge ruled that
he was wrongly convicted and had
to be retried or released.
Joshua Kezer, 34, lef the Jefer-
son City Correctional Center on
Wednesday afernoon when Scott
County prosecutor Paul Boyd said
he would not seek a new trial.
In his ruling, Cole County Cir-
cuit Judge Richard Callahan criti-
cized the special prosecutor who
helped persuade a jury to convict
Kezer of second-degree murder
and armed criminal action in the
death of Angela Mischelle Law-
less, a 19-year-old nursing student
at Southeast Missouri State Uni-
versity. Callahan ruled that special
state prosecutor Kenny Hulshof
improperly withheld several key
pieces of evidence from Kezers de-
fense attorneys.
Callahan also said Kezer met
the legal burden of demonstrating
actual innocence by clear and con-
vincing evidence. ... Confdence in
his conviction and sentence are so
undermined that they cannot stand
and must be set aside.
Te states prosecution was based
on the testimony of another sus-
pect in Lawless death who said he
saw Kezer at a nearby convenience
store on the night of the killing. But
Mark Abbott, who is serving a 20-
year drug sentence in federal pris-
on, gave conficting testimony in
police interviews and subsequent
statements.
Tree Cape Girardeau County
jail inmates also claimed that Kezer
had confessed to killing Lawless,
but they later acknowledged lying
in hopes of getting reduced sen-
tences on their own charges.
Hulshof persuaded the trial
judge to keep that reversal out of
court, arguing that Kezers defense
attorney coerced the statements by
threatening the inmates.
Hulshof, a former member of
Congress who now works for a Kan-
sas City-based law frm, said in a
statement Tuesday that he remained
convinced that Joshua Kezer, a
member of the violent Latin Kings
gang, is guilty of this crime.
A Hulshof spokeswoman did not
immediately respond to a request
for comment afer Kezers release.
Kezer called on the prosecutor
to take responsibility.
Hulshof has to live with his own
actions and take responsibility for
his own deeds, Kezer said. His re-
fusal to take any accountability is a
shame.
Scott County Sherif Rick Wal-
ter, who discovered Lawless body
in her idling car in 1992, had as-
signed a team of investigators to re-
examine the case afer his election
to sherif in 2004. Te probe turned
up evidence that contributed to
Kezers release.
Kezer said he now plans to help
other wrongfully convicted in-
mates.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former inmate Joshua Kezer, 34, right, talks with Scott County Sherif Rick Walter after be-
ing releasedWednesday fromprison in Jeferson City, Mo. Kezer had been imprisoned in 1992 for
the murder of a college student but Tuesday it was determined he had been wrongly convicted.
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Chancellors Student Awards Committee
is accepting nominations and applications for the following graduating senior awards:
The Agnes Wright Strickland Award
The Class of 1913 Award
*The Rusty Leffel Concerned Student Award
*The Leffel Award is not limited to graduating seniors
The Donald K. Alderson Memorial Award
The Alexis F. Dillard Student Involvement Award
The Caryl K. Smith Student Leader Award
Nominations must be received by Friday, February 13, 2009, at 5:00 p.m.
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Jefrey Baldridge
Nick McMullen
aries (march 21-april 19)
today is a 7
They say if you do what you love,
the money will follow. Thats
because youll probably do it
very well, eventually. If youre not
quite there yet, keep practicing.
taurus (april 20-may 20)
today is a 7
Accept an invitation to do some-
thing entertaining. If a friend
doesnt call pretty soon, work this
the other way around. You think
of something that will be fun and
call up a bunch of them.
gemini (may 21-June 21)
today is a 7
Make sure everybody knows
how much you appreciate what
theyve done for you. Be sincere
about it, of course, but lay it on
pretty thick. They love getting
your approval.
cancer (June 22-July 22)
today is a 7
Your agent can get through
where you cant, so just sit back
and wait. Thats after youve let
him or her know just exactly
what you want.
leo (July 23-aug. 22)
today is an 8
It might seem like the honey-
moons over. Its time to get back
to work. Actually, if you get the
right partner, the honeymoons
just beginning. Hard times forge
strong love.
Virgo (aug. 23-sept. 22)
today is a 7
The objective is to fnd a balance
between work and play. The trick
is to do it while making enough
to easily pay the mortgage or
rent. And have some money left
for food.
libra (sept. 23-oct. 22)
today is a 7
Youre getting into a creative
phase, whether you want to or
not. This is good, since youll be
getting some things done youve
been thinking about. You work
well under pressure.
scorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21)
today is a 7
The sun is easing over into Pisces
now, in your solar Fifth House of
love and games and children. Itll
be there about 30 days. Does this
give you any ideas? Make a list.
sagittarius (nov. 22-dec. 21)
today is an 8
Conditions are defnitely chang-
ing. The money is coming in. This
is a shower, not a downpour.
Resist the temptation to splurge.
Fix something at home and save
the rest.
capricorn (dec. 22-Jan. 19)
today is a 7
You have an old, moldy dream,
but you dont have to throw it
away. You can clean it up, fumi-
gate it or whatever, and learn
how to make it happen. You
didnt do that before.
aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
today is a 7
The more you think about it, the
more practical youll become.
Its natural, because you want to
actually achieve your goals. Sure,
youre an idealist, but you also
have to be thrifty. And you can.
pisces (Feb. 19-march 20)
today is a 7
Youve passed the most recent
test. You can celebrate with your
friends. Accept congratulations
and a lot of other great sugges-
tions. An older person helps you
stay practical, and thats good.

Oscars
If Ledger wins, award will
go to daughter in 2023
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. If Heath
Ledger is named best support-
ing actor at Sundays Academy
Awards ceremony, his daughter,
3-year-old Matilda Rose Ledger,
will become the owner of the
statuette. But it wont really be
hers until her 18th birthday on
Oct. 28, 2023 and even then,
only if she signs a contract.
Matilda, daughter of the late
Ledger and actress Michelle Wil-
liams, has been designated by
the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences as the even-
tual owner of her fathers Oscar,
should he win for his portrayal of
the Joker in The Dark Knight.
Academy tradition calls for a
posthumous statuette to go to
the spouse, or, if there is no living
spouse, to the oldest child. Led-
ger wasnt married, and Matilda
is his only child.
When Matilda is old enough,
she can claim ownership by
signing the agreement. If she
does so, shell become the of-
fcial owner and will be legally
bound not to sell her Oscar; if she
opts not to sign, the statuette will
revert to the academy without
any payment.
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were called into question
Tuesday during a political faceoff
in Topeka. Republican legisla-
tive leaders issued an ultimatum
to Democratic Gov. Kathleen
Sebelius that could have ultimate-
ly ended in withheld paychecks
for state employees this Friday.
The University employs more
than 10,000 state employees.
In a routine proposal, Sebelius
wanted to move funds from full
state accounts to
another, in order to
meet bill payments
in a timely manner.
Monday, Sebelius was
told this would not be allowed
unless she signed the 2009 budget
bill.
This is a bill she had previously
vetoed because of the detrimental
effects it would have on Kansas
education.
Republican legislators used the
urgency of the issue to get their
bill passed with complete disre-
gard to what it meant for Kansas
employees.
Sebelius signed the bill late
Tuesday evening to settle the dis-
pute but reduced the amount of
money to be cut from schools.
Sebelius said in a statement
released Monday, Through
their refusal to act today, the
Republican legislative leadership
is jeopardizing our citizens pock-
etbooks for no other reason than
to play political games games
in which the only ones set to lose
are Kansas families, workers and
schools.
The senate presidents response
to the accusations that paychecks
were being threatened contradict-
ed the governors opinion.
I dont think that paychecks
were ever in jeopardy, Senate
President Steve
Morris, (R-Hugoton),
said. The governor
chose to spin it that
way. She has other
mechanisms to meet payroll.
Yet Morris and Senate Majority
Leader Derek Schmidt were quot-
ed in a Lawrence-Journal World
article Tuesday as saying that a
meeting needed to be convened,
so that taxpayers can get their
refunds and state employees can
be paid on time.
Republican leaders should
never have used the paychecks of
Kansas workers as a bargaining
chip in their political strategy.
Sebelius should have been allot-
ted more time to review the pro-
posed budget bill; this ultimatum
was a rush to pass something still
permeated with harmful flaws.
Gerald E. Mikkelson, professor
of Russian language, literature and
culture, expressed his concern.
Student government should
be involved, Mikkelson said.
We all need to put pressure on
these people to not give up on the
schoolchildren of the state.
Republican legislative leaders
in Kansas should not be allowed
to treat the livelihoods of con-
stituents, including the 5,000 stu-
dent employees at the University,
as an insignificant factor in their
decision-making.
The paychecks are how many of
us pay for rent, food and utilities.
To ensure that a similar situation
does not occur again, students
should contact their representa-
tive as a voice of dissent against
politics interfering with subsis-
tence.
CaitlinThornbrughfor
The KansanEditorial Board
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very year for the past
decade two world forums
take place to discuss and
elaborate solutions to economic
and social problems plagu-
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Swiss Alpine resort and is by-
invitation only. The second one
has been held in cities in South
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is open to all those who wish to
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They are, respectively, the
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This year both forums took
place at the end of January, and
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been a bit shaken by the world
economic crisis. News stories
about the event were permeated
with anecdotes about how people
were searching for someone or
something to blame and how pes-
simism seemed to set the tone.
An article by Bloomberg News
reported that only one in five
of 1,124 chief executives in 50
nations said they were very confi-
dent about prospects for revenue
growth in 2009, while more than
a quarter were pessimistic.
However while the rich and
the powerful were moping and
trying to make sense of the crisis,
another group carried itself more
gleefully. According to an article
by the Guardian, the unofficial
motto of this years World Social
Forum, which was held in Belm,
Brazil, was, We told you so.
The World Social Forum
started in 2001 as a counter to the
neo-liberal ideology of the World
Economic Forum. From the start
it has been open to groups that
were excluded from the delibera-
tions at Davos: workers, indig-
enous groups, students and vari-
ous forms of social movements.
The World Social Forum has a
democratic character (this year
more than 100,000 people par-
ticipated) that starkly opposes the
elitism of the World Economic
Forum. It has also featured prom-
inent intellectuals such as Noam
Chomsky and Joseph Stiglitz
and leaders such as Archbishop
Desmond Tutu.
From the very first, par-
ticipants in this forum had been
issuing warning sirens against the
current structures. Unrestricted
capitalism was not producing the
desired effects; it was marginal-
izing large sectors of society in
all countries of the world. And
in 2001 these people decided to
speak.
The World Social Forum
has had its share of unfortunate
events. According to news reports
of this years forum, after a meet-
ing between the presidents of
Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador
and Venezuela, Venezuelan
President Hugo Chvez proceed-
ed to start a chant of Fidel, Fidel,
Fidel!
But none of this compares to
the hubris at Davos, which only
now is starting to fall apart.
This year the theme at Davos
was Shaping the Post-Crisis
World, but those at the World
Social Forum were aware of the
crisis all along, when in 2001 they
established in their permanent
charter that Another world is
possible.
Maybe this time the big shots
at the top of the mountain heard
the echoes from the rest of the
world.

De Oliveira is a Belo
Horizonte, Brazil, senior
in journalism, history and
French.
ediTOriAL CArTOOn
LeTTer TO THe ediTOr
NIcHOLAS SAmBALUK
Pristine produce raises concerns
campus media
overlooked Lincoln
I was very disappointed
when I opened last Thursdays
edition of The University Daily
Kansan and found no mention
of Abraham Lincoln. On the
200th birthday of arguably the
greatest president in the history
of the United States, I was ex-
pecting to see his name appear
at least once in the newspaper.
Lincoln was not mentioned in
any articles, editorials or even
the Fact of the Day section.
But it wasnt just the paper
that failed to recognize this great
leader. The Universitys Web site
featured Charles Darwin on its
home page to draw attention
to a new exhibit at the Natural
History Museum. I read articles
about Lincoln that appeared
in regional and national
publications throughout the
day, and I was surprised to
see Darwin take precedence
over our 16th president in our
campus media.
During the day, I asked three
of my friends if they knew why
the day was of historical signif-
cance. All three of them knew
that it was someones 200th
birthday, but that someone
turned out to be Charles Darwin.
After I asked them if it was
important for any other reason,
only one was aware that it was
Abraham Lincolns birthday.
It seemed strange to me that
people seemed to know more
about a British naturalist than a
man whose actions helped set
the stage for the recent election
of Barack Obama. For a man
who brought our country out
of the Civil War and signed the
Emancipation Proclamation, it
felt like he was almost being
forgotten.
Scott Tolandis an
Iolajunior andaformer copy editor
for The Kansan
n n n
Did the article about sushi
make anyone else crave some
sushi for dinner?
n n n
Wash your hands the cold is
taking over campus.
n n n
Dear dorm neighbor, if you
keep me up another night
crying about how you are
failing your classes, I might
have to tell you to start going
to class and actually take
notes, then hit you in the face.
n n n
To the boy in my life who can
never be replaced by another:
Thank you for opening my
eyes to another world.
n n n
Its called a four-way STOP,
Johnson County kids. Its not
that hard.
n n n
The guy who rides the micro-
scooter around campus is
straight pimpin.
n n n
If you have a problem with
smoke, dont walk behind
someone smoking. Its really
not that hard.
n n n
I see speed limits as targets. If
you cannot reach each speed
limit, you have failed.
n n n
I wish I were old now so that I
could have someone wash me.
n n n
I swear, after we rearrange
furniture in our room, my
roommate and I get along
better.
n n n
Free For All, move yourself to
the front page, that way I dont
have to dissect and waste a
newspaper just to read you
and throw you away.
n n n
Dear red Mustang girl: Im
sorry I cut you of in the
parking lot today. Sincerely,
silver Taurus guy.
n n n
To the guys in the Jeep who
sprayed me with windshield
washer fuid on my bike after
the organic chemistry test:
Have you checked your tire
pressure lately?
n n n
Dear kids who arent from
Johnson County: Learn how
to drive.
n n n
I just got three Valentines
Day cards in the mail, each
containing cash. I can thank
my parents and grandparents
for providing my alcohol this
weekend.
n n n
I just touched the same net
that Cole Aldrich jumped on.
Be jealous.
n n n
I just want to let you know
that the back of your head is
RIDICULOUS!
n n n
pOLiTiCs
W
hen I was growing up,
the best part of my
summer was coming to
Kansas to stay with my grandpar-
ents, two of whom lived on a farm
outside my parents hometown of
Independence, Kan. For two weeks
I would run around in muddy and
stained clothes helping my grand-
father, and at the end of the day sit
down to dinners that highlighted
the best a Kansas farm can offer.
Though everything was deli-
cious, it was the bright red and
juicy tomatoes that stood out to my
young taste buds. What always tem-
porarily turned me off about the
tomatoes, however, was that they
were usually the ultra-ripe rejects
that hadnt been sold. They often
had spots that had already started
to decompose. My grandmother
would slice off any bad parts and
serve them. When I questioned her,
she would explain that one bad spot
didnt ruin a tomato.
As I stare down the tomatoes in
the grocery store this time of year,
Ive begun to think that, in fact, a
few bad spots are just what produce
needs. It seems as though grocery-
store produce has stopped going
bad, and too-perfect produce is a
sign of trouble.
Its hard enough to get
Americans to purchase raw ingre-
dients rather than easy and conve-
nient prepackaged meals. Produce
that doesnt spoil as fast sounds
great its cost effective for the
grocer and the consumer, neither
of whom wants to trash molded
peaches or rotten zucchini.
Among the many strange and
harmful tactics employed to pro-
tect crops (but more often profits),
the answer to the mystery of the
missing rot is actually quite simple:
If you remove what the bacteria
want, they wont attack.
Heres the catch, though. What
bacteria, fungi and bugs want is
what we want, or at least should
want: nutrients.
Every other creature on the
planet seems to be substantially less
bogged down with such dilemmas
as Nacho Cheese or Cool Ranch?
They tend to be unconcerned with
what price has been slapped on
which variety of apple, and they
could care less about what the FDA
has deemed healthy. Bacteria care
about one thing: keeping them-
selves alive and reproducing. To do
that, they need nutrients.
To that end, theyre going to
spoil whatevers got the goods.
An orange sitting on your table?
Theyre on it. Frosted Strawberry
Milkshake Pop Tart? Dont hold
your breath. In fact, stick it in a
time capsule, and with maybe a
little bit of added staleness, your
grandchildren can dine with con-
fidence on what only our species
would ever dare to call sustenance.
Fruit and vegetable growers pull
off this little nutrient bait-and-
switch by harvesting produce long
before its ripe and at its nutritional
peak. They then use techniques
such as gassing the produce to cre-
ate a product thats aesthetically
ripe but nutritionally devoid. The
bacteria see it coming, but most
consumers think theyre getting the
healthy benefits of produce that
theyve sacrificed the convenience
of faster foods for.
Like most grocery store shop-
pers, Im used to having access to a
wide variety of produce without any
concern for seasonality, which is
why I can buy tomatoes in January.
A few days ago I found my January
tomatoes hidden behind some jars,
lurking there for who knows how
long, but still as blemish-free as the
day I bought them.
I chopped them up and tossed
them with some pasta. They were
grainy, watery and awful, a world
apart from my grandfathers.
McConnell is a Dallas junior in
journalism.
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State payroll should
never be in jeopardy
Tale of two forums
KAnsAns
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Global economic forums widely different
COnTACTs:
House speaker Mike
Oneal: (785) 296-2302
senate president steve
Morris: (785) 296-2419
IDIOSYNCRATIC
THOUHGTS
NEWS 8A Thursday, february 19, 2009
BY JENNIFER TORLINE
[email protected]
Nancy Hoch knows what its like
to help with the largest flm festival
in Latin America. She knows about
the diferent genres of flms and the
post-production process.
But most importantly, she knows
how difcult it is for young flm-
makers to get their work recognized
in the industry, which is why she
decided to help organize the Uni-
versity of Kansas frst International
Film Festival.
I want to do something for my
generation of flm students, Hoch,
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, se-
nior, said.
Te festival is a combined efort
among Hoch, Student Union Activi-
ties and Kansas Memorial Unions.
Hochs family owns the Expresin
en Corto international flm festival,
Latin Americas largest flm festival,
and she decided to bring some of
the award-winning flms to the Uni-
versitys festival this weekend.
To coincide with the festival, SUA
organized a student flm competi-
tion. Before the international flms
are screened, the third, second
and frst place winners will be an-
nounced and shown on Friday, Sat-
urday and Sunday, respectively.
I was really amazed by the cali-
ber of the flms the student compe-
tition brought out, Joe Day, Derby
junior and SUAs flm coordinator,
said. Its a great showcase for our
flm department.
Te Expresin en Corto flms that
will be shown at the festival have all
won awards, Hoch said. Each night
will feature about an hour and a half
of short flms ranging from anima-
tion to experimental to documen-
tary.
Te good thing about shorts is
that if you dont like one, another
one starts in fve minutes, Hoch
said.
Hochs mother, Sarah, began Ex-
presin en Corto, meaning in short
expression, 11 years ago as a festival
for international, short and docu-
mentary flms. Since then, Hoch
said, it has continued to grow in
size and now has submissions from
more than 70 countries each year.
Hoch said the festival attracted
more than 80,000 people each year
and took place in Mexico during the
last week of July.
Hoch is a ffh generation KU stu-
dent, and with her familys ties to the
University, she decided to bring part
of the festival here. Her family paid
to have the flms shipped here for
the festival and some of them will
attend this weekend.
Were all used to working as a
family unit, and it was natural to
continue that way, Hoch said.
Te planning for the festival be-
gan in October, when David Muc-
ci, director of Kansas Memorial
Unions, approached Hoch and Day
about the idea for a flm festival at
the University.
Day said SUA sent out a call for
flm entries from KU students and
received seven submissions earlier
this month. Day said the KU flms
were less than 15 minutes long.
Day said the students who won
frst place would be able to submit
their flm to this years Expresin en
Corto without paying the applica-
tion fee. Te Expresin en Corto
festivals jury would then decide
whether the flm would be screened
in Mexico. Day said second and
third place winners would get prizes
from Apple Inc.
Grant Babbitt, Lenexa junior and
flm production major, entered three
flms in the competition. He said he
loved to make flms and wanted to
submit his own to a local festival.
My niche, whether its in front of
or behind the camera, is I love to en-
tertain people, Babbitt said.
Following each nights screen-
ings, Day said a reception with hors
doeuvres would promote discussion
of the flms and increase the cultural
awareness of the program.
Its a good festival atmosphere
that were trying to present, Day
said. Its not just come and watch
a movie and leave. Its come, watch
a movie, discuss it, hang out and
maybe watch another one.
Hoch said she hoped the festival
would give people a chance to enjoy
international flms as well as appre-
ciate the work of local flmmakers.
We do have future flmmakers at
KU, and we want to see their mate-
rial while they are in college, Hoch
said.
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Arts
First KU International Film Festival kicks of Friday
What flms inspired you
to be a flmmaker?
Some of the KU students
who entered SUAs flm
competition talk about what
motivated them to make
flms.
The frst live action movie
that I ever saw was Dick
Tracy. It combined comic
books and reality and made
me want to make movies. It
was the frst time I saw mov-
ies and was excited about
what I was seeing.
-Micah Brown, Kearney,
Neb., senior and flmmajor
My dad was very inter-
ested in flms and he does
video work. He would often
get me to see a flm a difer-
ent way. He made me want
to make flms, and looking
through his eyes I could see
why it was cool. Movies like
Apocalypse Now, The Matrix
or The Fountain I could ap-
preciate because of growing
up under him. His interests
sparked my interests.
-Kitley Jewell, Lawrence
senior and flmmajor
I love to watch a flm
that has a love story that is
uncommon or not typical.
Movies like, Me and You
and Everyone We Know,
Punch-Drunk Love and The
Science of Sleep. Movies that
tell a love story in a new way,
that sometimes make the
audience not sure if the hero
wins. Most of these movies
have a weird way of making
you feel hopeful for the
characters, but at the same
time makes you question
the traditional concept of a
love story. What can I say, Im
a sucker for them.
-Grant Babbitt, Lenexa
junior and flmproduction major
inspiration
the Universitys
first internAtionAl
film festivAl
WhAt: A three-day flm festival
featuring short flms by KU
students and flms from the Ex-
presin en Corto international
flm festival.
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday
Where: Woodruf Auditorium
in the Kansas Union
Cost: Free and open to the
public
festival themes:
friday The Best of Ex-
presin en Corto from 2007-08
saturday The Best of Mexi-
can Shorts Over the 10 Years of
Expresin en Corto
sunday The Best Interna-
tional Films in Expresin en
Corto
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Nancy Hoch, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, senior, Student Union Activities and Kansas Memorial Unions helped put together the frst International FilmFestival at the University of Kansas. Students submitted short flms for the
festival, which runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Awards will be given out to the students for frst, second and third place.
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The consensus is that the
Jayhawks are Sherron Collins
team.
The consensus might be wrong.
For the second consecutive game,
Kansas relied on sophomore cen-
ter Cole Aldrich not junior
guard Collins to carry it to vic-
tory. Aldrich scored eight straight
points midway through the second
half to separate Kansas from Iowa
State in a 72-55 victory Wednesday
night. Aldrich credited his team-
mates for getting him the ball.
Theyve done a great job the
last few games throwing the ball
inside, Aldrich said. They see
that its tough for other big guys
around the league to guard us.
Aldrich scored 22 points and
added 11 rebounds his 14th
double-double of the season. But
it was Aldrichs timing that made
the most difference against the
Cyclones.
Iowa State cut the Kansas lead
to 43-38, the lowest it had been
since the opening minute of the
game, with 12:30 to play. Then,
Aldrich demanded the ball.
He made a hook shot, a one-
handed dunk over Iowa State
guard Diante Garrett, a 17-foot
jumper and two free throws in the
next three minutes. While Aldrich
exploded for eight points in the
stretch, Iowa State went scoreless.
It made the score 51-38 and the
Cyclones never trailed by less than
eight again.
Tonight was one of those
games where we knew we had to
keep feeding him, Collins said.
Thats going to continue for the
rest of the year.
Collins had his moments, too.
He finished with 22 points, six
assists and two steals. But nine
of his points came after Aldrichs
three-minute extravaganza with
the game already decided.
Ask Collins what the differ-
ence in the victory was and hell
say Aldrich, without hesitation.
Collins has noticed that Aldrich
has shifted into being Kansas pri-
mary weapon when the game is
tight. And Collins embraces it.
It doesnt bother me at all,
Collins said. It helps me. It takes
pressure off of me.
Against the Cyclones, Aldrich
took the pressure off everyone. He
energized the Jayhawks when the
Cyclones started to steal momen-
tum.
Like a bumblebee intruding
on a summer picnic, Iowa State
wouldnt go away for the first 28
minutes of the game. Kansas flew
out to a 24-7 lead behind two
three-point shots from sophomore
guard Brady Morningstar, but it
didnt deter Iowa State.
Cyclone forward Craig Brackins,
who scored 20 points with 11
rebounds, willed his team back
into the game. Kansas coach Bill
Self took a timeout after Brackins
converted on a baseline jumper to
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Shes one of two female athletes
in Kansas history to earn All-Big 12
honors in cross country. She cur-
rently holds the schools record in
the one-mile and shes the captain
of the track and field distance team.
Is there anything that junior Lauren
Bonds cant do at this point?
I cant park, Bonds said. If you
ever see a white car thats taking up
three spots, thats usually me.
Parking jokes aside, the
Hutchinson junior has had quite
the success this year in both the
cross country and indoor track sea-
sons. Last weekend in Ames, Iowa,
at the Iowa State Classic, Bonds
took fifth place in the one-mile run
with a time of 4:43.74.
That time was enough to provi-
sionally qualify her for the NCAA
Indoor Championships.
Its probably what I felt has been
my best race since Ive been in col-
lege at KU, Bonds said.
Bonds said it was exciting that
she took four seconds off from her
previous best and wanted to con-
tinue to get faster.
Thats how our training is
designed. Its kind of discouraging
at the beginning of the year when
other people are running much fast-
er than me, but I just know to keep
it all in perspective, Bonds said.
It was about the same time last
year when Bonds provisionally
qualified in a one-mile run with a
time of 4:47.91.
I feel like I got some breathing
room under the mark and that feels
good, Bonds said.
Bonds said that running the
one-mile felt more comfortable and
natural for her than the 6K that
she runs during the cross country
season.
I do like cross country, but I
have to work very hard to be the
best at it be the best on our team
at it, Bonds said.
Bonds hard work paid off this
fall season when she finished first
for the team in every event. The
highlight for her came this fall
during the Big 12 Championships
when she placed 12th overall with
a time of 21:31.
At Big 12 Championships, plac-
ing in the top 15 means receiving
All-Big 12 honors. Bonds became
the second female to get All-Big 12
honors in the Universitys history.
The last time Kansas got All-Big
12 honors on the womens side was
with Laura Lavoie in 2002.
Bonds said receiving All-Big 12
honors was a big step for her in
cross country because of the com-
petition.
Its like we have the national
champions in our conference,
Bonds said. That was really spe-
cial to be in the top 15 in such a
strong conference.
Running has been a part of life
for Bonds and her family. Her sister
Morgan ran track and cross coun-
try at Kansas State University from
2004 to 2007.
She was primarily a mid-dis-
tance runner, specifically in the
800 meter.
She hated cross country, Bonds
said of her older sister. That was
way out of her element because shes
more of an 800- and 400-meter run-
ner. I feel like I have a more positive
attitude toward it than she did.
Like her sister, Bonds has become
the team captain on the distance
team. Bonds said it wasnt not too
difficult of a job because they all
worked hard.
Bonds said as captain she put on
fun activities for the team to do, as
well as made sure that everyones
okay.
Im kind of the go-to between
the group and the coach, Bonds
said. Im the one who usually goes
Coach, we cant do this or Coach,
were thinking of this. Thats my
main job.
Bonds also shares some of the
responsibility with fellow teammate
and sophomore Amanda Miller.
Amanda gives me so much help,
Bonds said. Shes a really good
leader as well.
Although Bonds has provision-
ally qualified for the NCAA Indoor
Championships, it doesnt guaran-
tee her a trip to go. The NCAA takes
the top 16 runners and Bonds said
shes probably not up there yet.
Its the first step to getting there.
Im going to have to run faster if I
want to go, Bonds said.
Bonds will have a chance to
make it official at the Big 12 Indoor
Championships on Feb. 27 and 28
in College Station, Texas. Bonds
said she was uncertain which event
she would participate in. Bonds
could either run in the 1,000 meter,
the one-mile or 800-meter run and
would love to make up for not going
to the cross country championships
last November.
I feel like Im right in the same
place that I was in cross country,
Bonds said. Im close, but Im going
to have to get closer. So hopefully I
can do it this time.
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Junior relay runner Lauren Bonds (right) passes ofto senior Lisa Morrisey in the womens
4x800 meter relay Saturday. Kansas relay teamfnished in 9:29:99 and took second place overall
behind Seton Hall University.
Track & Field
Bonds places ffh in Iowa State Classic one-mile run
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Sophomore center Cole Aldrich pounds fsts withTravis Releford. Aldrich led the Jayhawks with 22 points and 11 rebounds during 27 minutes of play. The Jayhawks beat the Cyclones 72-55 to improve to 21-5 overall and 10-1 in the Big 12.
Kansas blows past Cyclones
Aldrich and Collins step up offensive game while Marcus Morris contributes strong defense
S
omething about Kansas 72-55
win over Iowa State last night
got my political juices flowing
again.
Haul out the ubiquitous yard
signs and bumper stickers, for last
night marked a call to arms for the
Collins-Aldrich 2009 campaign to
begin. Its time to get a little selfish
in Lawrence.
Surely NBA scouts this season
have discussed Sherron Collins
and Cole Aldrichs lottery prospects
and, if so, they are surely aware.
Any more twin 22-point nights
with 11 rebounds from Aldrich
will make the prospect of two big
holes in Kansas 2009-10 starting
lineup frighteningly realistic.
Aldrichs game was a 27-minute
study of resiliency. Benched early
after amassing four first-half turn-
overs, The Man in the Plastic Mask
brought the house down with a
thundering one-handed dunk seven
minutes removed from seeing his
teams lead shrink from 17 points to
five yet again.
Sixty-one percent of the Jayhawks
offense came from a duo unques-
tionably anointed the teams leaders
before the season a billing thats
of course often rewarded by default
when dealing with the only two sig-
nificant contributors left from the
prior season.
Aldrichs performance was a
more than welcome complement to
Collins usual theatrics on as anemic
a night Allen Fieldhouse has seen in
recent memory.
We tried to feed him more and
get him more touches, Collins said.
Hes going to draw double teams.
Sometimes late in games we get
away from feeding. This game we
kept feeding him though.
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You know in this life you can lose
everything you love, everything that
loves you. Now I dont hear as good
as I used to and I forget stuff and I
aint as pretty as I used to be, but god
damn it Im still standing here Im
The Ram.
RandyTheRam Robinson
I
m not sure how it started,
Im not sure who coined
the phrase and I dont know
when it was. But some time ago,
somebody started calling the
Academy Awards The Super Bowl
for Women.
Of course, the Academy Awards
are this Sunday, and yes, there are
a lot of reasons women might love
the Oscars. Theres the celebrity fac-
tor the designer dresses and the
red carpet close-ups of Brad and
Angelina. And theres the whole
schmaltzy emotional vibe. You
never know when somebody might
break down and start blubbering
Reese Witherspoon style.
So yeah, normally there are
plenty of reasons for women to go
Oscar-crazy.
But Im not so sure about this year.
In fact, some might consider this
year guys night at the Oscars. And
you can thank Mickey Rourke.
Rourke, of course, is nominat-
ed for Best Actor for his role as
Randy The Ram Robinson in the
The Wrestler. The Morning Brew
has been lavishing praise on The
Wrestler for months. Its a raw and
authentic portrayal of a beaten-
down former professional wrestler
who is still hanging on.
Rourke is a tour de force. He IS
The Ram.
You probably know Rourkes
incredible story. In the 1980s he was
an immensely-talented young actor.
But because of some poor career
decisions and a self-destructive per-
sonality, Rourke soon found himself
banished from Hollywoods inner
circles. College translation: The
man partied too hard and cashed
his career.
So he turned to professional box-
ing, a sport he pursued in his youth.
Soon, Rourke left boxing and had,
more or less, fallen off the acting
grid. His story was a cautionary tale
to young actors.
Now hes back. And if his name is
called on Sunday when they present
the Oscar for Best Actor, as it should
be, expect one of the most enter-
taining speeches in Oscar history.
The Oscar for Best Athlete
Theres something special about
the relationship between movies and
sports. The studios in Hollywood
have been making great sports
movies for decades. Sports movies
have shown up at the Academy
Awards, too.
Hilary Swank won Best Actress in
2004 for her role in Million Dollar
Baby. Will Smith was nominated
for Best Actor for his portrayal of
Muhammad Ali in 2001. Robert
De Niro won Best Actor in 1980 for
his portrayal of boxer Jake LaMotta
in The Raging Bull. Rocky won
Best Picture in 1976. You get the
point.
But heres the thing. I love sports
movies. But I love it even more
when professional athletes show up
in movies.
Heres The Morning Brews Top
Acting Performances by Athletes
First the honorable mentions:
Brett Favres cameo in Something
About Mary, Dennis Rodman in
Double Team, Jim Brown in Mars
Attacks!, the entire cast of Space
Jam, and lastly, a special honor to
Dan Marino in Ace Ventura: Pet
Detective. Marino gave us the best
line from an athlete in movie his-
tory when he said, Having a little
trouble with the ladies, Ace?
No. 5 Former boxer Tommy
Morrison in Rocky V
The worst Rocky movie had a
unintentionally hilarious perfor-
mance from Morrison, who played
Tommy Gunn, Rockys new pro-
tg.
No. 4. Former NBA star Penny
Hardaway in Blue Chips
Shaquille ONeal also starred in
Blue Chips, one of the best college
basketball films ever, but Hardaway
was magnificent as Butch McRae, a
high-profile recruit from Chicago.
No. 3. Former Boston Bruin Cam
Neely in Dumb and Dumber
Yes, youve seen the movie, and
you probably know the scene. If
that guys name over there is Sea
Bass?
But did you know the guy who
played Sea Bass Cam Neely
scored more than 300 goals in the
NHL and had his number retired
by the Bruins?
No. 2. Boston Celtic Ray Allen in
He Got Game
In this Spike Lee Joint, Allen
starred opposite Denzel Washington
as high profile basketball recruit
Jesus Shuttlesworth, and its still the
best movie name ever.
No. 1. O.J. Simpson in Naked
Gun
Simpson showed great comedic
chops as Nordberg in the Naked
Gun trilogy. But heres what con-
fuses me. Was it funnier to watch
Naked Gun in 1991 and say, I
cant believe O.J. Simpson, a former
Heisman Trophy winner, is playing
that role? Or is it funnier to watch
it now and say, I cant believe O.J.
Simpson, well, you know
EditedbyAndrewWiebe

TODAY
Softball
North Carolina,
12:30 p.m.
Palm Springs, Calif.
Softball
Oregon State,
8 p.m.
Palm Springs, Calif.
FRIDAY
Baseball
Air Force, 1 p.m.
Millington, Tenn.
Softball
BYU, 2:30 p.m.
Palm Springs, Calif.
Baseball
Memphis, 4 p.m.
Millington, Tenn.
SATURDAY
Tennis
DePaul, 10 a.m.
Iowa City, Iowa
Baseball
Bradley, 1 p.m.
Millington, Tenn.
Mens basketball
Nebraska, 3 p.m.
Lawrence
Softball
UC Santa Barbara,
7:30 p.m.
Palm Springs, Calif.
SUNDAY
Baseball
Bradley, 10 a.m.
Millington, Tenn.
Tennis
Iowa, 11 a.m.
Iowa City, Iowa
Softball
California, 11 a.m.
Palm Springs, Calif.
Womens basketball
Iowa State, noon
Lawrence
Softball
Cal Poly, 1 p.m.
Palm Springs, Calif.
sports 2B Thursday, February 19, 2009
ThIS week
IN kANSAS
AThleTIcS
TRIVIA OF The DAY
Q: If Leach signs Texas Techs
current ofer, how much
would he owe the school for
interviewing for another job
without permission?
A: $1.5 million. This is the
stipulation that Leach said
bothers him the most about
Techs contract ofer. Said
Leach, I dont have to have hall
passes on this one.
www.espn.com
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BlogAllen: Check Kansan.
com for Case Keefers Double
Overtimeon BlogAllen, the
only place you need to go
for a witty wrap-up of Kansas
basketball.
The Jay Report:
The premiere
mens basketball
podcast in all the land has a
breakdown of Kansas victory/
defeat against Iowa State last
night.
The Give and
Go: Does
Bonnie Ball
have another victory on the
schedule? The guys take a
look at last nights game and
look ahead to the end of the
regular season.
cOMMeNTARY
Academy Awards not just for the ladies
Swimming & diving
Swimmers work in the
classroom earns honors
While the Kansas swimming
and diving team was training
and competing last fall, its ef-
forts in the classroom also paid
of.
The team was honored last
week by the College Swimming
Coaches Association of America
as an Academic All-American
Team for the fall 2008 semester.
Kansas fnished the semester
with a combined grade point
average of 3.33, the second
highest in the Big 12.
Of the 30 team members, 22
of Kansas swimmers and divers
fnished with a 3.0 grade point
average or higher last semester.
Kansas had eight members
with a 4.0 grade point average.
Among them were seniors
Jessica Brozek, Anne Liggett,
Hannah McMacken and sopho-
mores Amanda Maez, Alyssa
Potter and Brittany Potter.
The team also has 18 athletes
eligible for Academic All Big-12
honors which are announced at
the beginning of each semester.
This is the third consecutive
semester that Kansas has been
named an Academic All-Ameri-
can Team.
Kansas placed 17 swimmers
on the Academic All Big-12 Team
for the 2007-2008 season.
Last year senior Danielle
Herrmann was an Academic
All-American honoree and
junior Emily Lanteigne was an
Honorable Mention Academic
All-American honoree.
Hallie Mann
Football
Sophomore receiver
transfers to Delta State
Sophomore wide receiver
Xavier Rambo transferred to
Division II Delta State University
prior to the spring semester,
Kansas associate media relations
director Mike Strauss and Delta
States Web site confrmed.
The transfer culminates a
disappointing tenure with the
Jayhawks for Rambo.
Rambo arrived at Kansas in
2006 from South Oak Clif High
School in Dallas. An All-State
honoree as a high school senior,
Rambo redshirted his freshman
year and did not see any game
action in 2007 or 2008.
Despite not contributing on
Saturdays, Rambo was named
Scout Team Ofensive Player of
the Week once in 2007 and on
two occasions in 2008.
Delta State is located in
Cleveland, Mississippi, and its
football team won the Gulf
South Conference in 2007 and
2008 and the NCAA Division II
national championship in 2000.
The Statesmen advanced to
the quarterfnals of the NCAA
Division II football tournament
before falling to North Alabama
55-34 last season.
StephenMontemayor
mlb
Royals think they can
compete in AL Central
SURPRISE, Ariz. The
Kansas City Royals have not
been in the playofs since
winning the 1985 World Series
but general manager Dayton
Moore is saying his team could
compete in the AL Central this
season.
The Royals won 75 games last
season and escaped last place
in its division for the frst time in
fve years. In the ofseason they
added Mike Jacobs, Coco Crisp
and Willie Bloomquist.
Associated Press
mlb
Fans say A-Rod shouldnt
be in the Hall of Fame
More than half of baseball
fans surveyed say Alex Rodriguez
shouldnt make the Hall of Fame
after admitting that he used
steroids. And as for the games
hallowed records? Those same
fans seem to care less and less.
An Associated Press-GfK poll
released Wednesday also showed
this: Fans are losing interest in
the whole steroids issue.
With 553 home runs, Rodri-
guez is considered likely to break
Barry Bonds career record of 762.
Five of the top 12 home run hit-
ters in history Bonds, Sammy
Sosa, Mark McGwire, Rafael
Palmeiro and Rodriguez have
been tainted by allegations of
steroid use.
Associated Press
QUOTe OF The DAY
I am not familiar with the
notion of fring someone for
failing to sign an extension to
a contract.
Texas Tech coach Mike Leach. Leach has
two years left on his contract, but if he
doesnt sign an extension soon the school
may fre him.
Last year Leach earned Big
12 and AP coach of the year
honors after going 11-2.
TTU Athletics
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Freshman guardTyshawnTaylor
There was no lack of candidates in this section.
Sophomore guardTyrel Reed shot 1-for-5 fromthe feld
and played poor defense. Junior guard Mario Little
went 0-for-5 fromthe feld. But Taylor might have put
on the most disappointing performance. He committed
two turnovers and four fouls and never got involved in
the ofense with only three points. When Kansas is
at its best, Taylor is providing a spark on ofense and
defense. He didnt do that against Iowa State.
Taylor
Sophomore center Cole Aldrich
This is getting repetitive, but no one else stood
out for the Jayhawks against the Cyclones. Aldrich
rescued Kansas froma sluggish performance with
his 22 points and 11 rebounds. He also managed to
out-play Iowa States stud big man, Craig Brackins,
who fnished with 20 points, but went 7-for-11 from
the feld. The Jayhawks defended Brackins, who
scored 42 against Kansas in January, more efectively
this time around and Aldrich was part of it. Aldrich
guarded himfor part of the game, including the end
when Brackins recorded his fourth foul.
36 36 72 KANSAS
25 30 55 IOWA STATE
KANSAS (21-5, 10-1)
IOWA STATE (13-13, 2-9)
MENs BAsKETBALL REWIND
SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Result/Time
11/4 vs. Washburn (Ex.) W, 98-79
11/11 vs. Emporia State (Ex.) W, 103-58
11/16 vs. UMKC W, 71-56
11/18 vs. Florida Gulf Coast W, 85-45
11/24 vs. Washington (in Kansas City, Mo.) W, 73-54
11/25 Syracuse (in Kansas City, Mo.) L, 89-81 (OT)
11/28 vs. Coppin State W, 85-53
12/1 vs. Kent State W, 87-60
12/3 vs. New Mexico State W, 100-79
12/6 vs. Jackson State W, 86-62
12/13 vs. Massachusetts (in Kansas City, Mo.) L, 61-60
12/20 vs. Temple W, 71-59
12/23 at Arizona L, 84-67
12/30 vs. Albany NY W, 79-43
1/03 vs. Tennessee W, 92-85
1/6 vs. Siena W, 91-84
1/10 at Michigan State L, 75-62
1/13 vs. Kansas State W, 87-71
1/17 at Colorado W, 73-56
1/19 vs. Texas A&M W, 73-53
1/24 at Iowa State W, 82-67
1/28 at Nebraska W 68 - 62
1/31 vs. Colorado W 66 - 61
2/2 at Baylor W 75 - 65
2/7 vs. Oklahoma State W 78 - 67
2/9 at Missouri L 62 - 60
2/14 at Kansas State W 85 - 74
2/18 vs. Iowa State W 72-55
2/21 vs. Nebraska 3 p.m.
2/23 at Oklahoma 8 p.m.
3/1 vs. Missouri 1 p.m.
3/4 at Texas Tech 8:30 p.m.
3/7 vs. Texas 3 p.m.
JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS
Points Rebounds Assists
SherronCollins
6
Cole Aldrich
11
Sherron Collins
22
GAME NOTES
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Aldrich
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGARebs A Pts
Marcus Morris 3-7 0-2 6 1 8
Cole Aldrich 9-12 0-0 11 0 22
Sherron Collins 9-17 4-6 2 6 22
Brady Morningstar 2-5 2-4 3 3 6
Tyshawn Taylor 1-2 1-2 0 3 3
Tyrel Reed 1-5 1-4 3 1 3
Markief Morris 2-2 0-0 3 2 4
Mario Little 0-5 0-0 6 1 2
Travis Releford 0-0 0-0 2 0 0
Tyrone Appleton 1-1 0-0 0 0 2
Team 3
Totals 28-56 8-18 39 17 72
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGARebs A Pts
Craig Brackins 7-21 1-3 11 0 20
Justin Hamilton 0-2 0-0 1 0 0
Lucca Staiger 0-4 0-4 2 1 0
Diante Garrett 2-9 0-2 0 5 4
Bryan Petersen 3-6 3-5 3 3 11
Charles Boozer 0-1 0-1 0 0 2
Dominique Buckley 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
Sean Haluska 1-3 1-2 1 2 3
Alex Thompson 0-1 0-0 2 0 0
JamieVanderbeken 5-9 5-9 5 2 15
Team 3
Totals 18-56 10-26 29 13 55
IT WAS OVER WHEN ...
GAME TO REMEMbER ...
GAME TO FORGET ...
STAT OF THE NIGHT ...
Sophomore center Cole Aldrich made a hook shot with 12:15
remaining in the game. It only made the score 45-38, but it foreshad-
owed Aldrichs personal 8-0 run against the Cyclones. By the time
Aldrich fnished his three-minute assault on Iowa State the score was
51-38 and Kansas was comfortable. For good measure, Aldrich scored
six more points before the end of the game.
32 percent. Thats Iowa States feld-goal percentage. Although
Kansas didnt play its best ofensive game, it guarded the Cyclones well.
They rarely had open looks.
Case Keefer
STARTING LINEUP
bACK TO NORMAL
Both freshman guardTyshawn
Taylor and freshman forward
Marcus Morris started against the
Cyclones after being benched in
the Kansas State game.
Taylor and Marcus replaced
sophomore guardTyrel Reed and
junior guard Mario Little, who
started in front of themin the last
game.
It was the 14th time this season
Kansas coach Bill Self has used a
starting lineup of Taylor, Marcus
Morris, junior guard Sherron Col-
lins and sophomore center Cole
Aldrich. It was also the eighth
time in the last nine games.
MCDONALDS LACKS
FUTURE JAYHAWKS
For the second straight year, no
Kansas commits will play in the
McDonalds All-American Game,
an annual showcase of the na-
tions best high school players.
Neither of the recruits signed
to play for Kansas next season
Las Vegas guard Elijah Johnson
and Washington D.C. forward
Thomas Robinson were
among the 24 selected to play in
the game Wednesday.
Rivals.comranks Robinson as
the 18th best player in the nation
and Johnson came in at No. 28.
The All-American game will be
held on April 1 in Miami and aired
by ESPN.
RECRUITING UPDATE
One player who will be appear-
ing in the McDonalds All-Amer-
ican Game is Lance Stephenson,
a 6-foot-6 swingman fromNew
York.
Stephenson, whomRivals.com
ranks as the ninth best player in
the nation, still hasnt decided
where he will attend college next
year. And hes still considering
Kansas.
In fact, Stephenson will make
his ofcial visit to Lawrence
Saturday when the Jayhawks play
Nebraska.
According to Rivals.com,
Stephenson is choosing between
Kansas, Saint Johns, Maryland,
UCLA and Wake Forest.
Case Keefer
FIRST HALF
18:10 Sherron Collins stole
the ball at the top of the key and
shufed downcourt for an easy
layup. It put the Jayhawks up 8-0
and set a dominating tone that
carried for much of the frst half.
9:16 After Iowa State tried
and failed to save the ball, Collins
cruised into the lane and kicked
out to Brady Morningstar on the
wing. Morningstar hit his second
three to put Kansas up 17, its larg-
est lead of the game.
1:33 The Cyclones were
starting to crawl back into the
game, and Jamie Vanderbeekens
second three of the game pulled
themwithin nine.
0:01 Collins missed jumper
looked like it would end Kansas
buzzer-beating prowess, but
there was Cole Aldrich to clean
it up and preserve the Jayhawks
claimas the nations best teamat
the end of the frst half.
SECOND HALF
18:07 Iowa States Craig
Brackins hung in mid-air to avoid
TyshawnTaylor and dropped in a
nothing-but-net layup. Brack-
ins bucket brought the defcit
to 36-30 and forced a Kansas
timeout.
12:34 With Markief Mor-
ris in his face, Brackins nailed a
turnaround jumper to pull within
43-38. However, the Cyclones
would fail to drawany closer.
10:49 The highlight of the
game: TyshawnTaylor dribbled
to the right side of the lane, then
tossed it back to Aldrich, who was
crashing to the rim. Aldrich took
the pass and posterized Iowa
States Diante Garrett with a one-
handed slam.
0:31 Collins really extended
his range in the fnal three
minutes. During that time, Collins
knocked down three treys.
Taylor Bern
KU 72, ISU 55
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Collins clearly did not go hun-
gry against the Cyclones either.
Coach Bill Self said he thought
the game belonged to the junior
guard. Collins may have scored a
number of his points late, includ-
ing two three-pointers in the last
90 seconds one to send the
fans home, the other to bring in
the subs but Self was pleased
with those developments.
Tonight I think it was very
good froma conditioning stand-
point that he shot the ball better
late than he did early, Self said.
Saturdays game at Nebraska is
all that stands between arguably
the years biggest challenge
Feb. 23s trip to Norman to face
Oklahoma in what will do much
to decide the Big 12 regular sea-
son champion. Add to that a pos-
sibility, which looks quite pos-
sible after tonight, that Aldrich
could stuff a Player of the Year
candidate in Blake Griffin.
We should hope Aldrich and
Collins are on campus one year
from now. There are no obvious
candidates for successors and
without the two we are left with
an immensely green team yet to
find itself.
An early jump to the pros
by either will be a huge life
decision. It will be made after
counsel from one of the nations
best coaching staffs and with the
knowledge that the player will
earn a multimillion-dollar con-
tract in a piss-poor economy.
For all intents and purposes,
nothing makes more sense than
that, and such a move would
be worthy of support. But for
Kansas fans, those prospects
should be scary. Theres little
time to waste in rallying the base
for our selfish campaign.
Editedby Chris Horn
cut the Jayhawks lead to five.
Self saw what he feared would
happen before the game a lack
of energy from his team.
I dont think we were as juiced
as what we should be playing at
home. Self said. I had to run
them during shoot-around today.
That doesnt happen very often
our focus wasnt quite great.
But freshman forward Marcus
Morris was. Self said Morris was
one of the brightest spots of the
game. He scored eight points with
six assists and two steals.
His greatest contribution,
however, came on the defensive
end. Morris guarded Brackins,
who scored 42 points against the
Jayhawks in January, for most
of the game. Although Brackins
scored 20 points Wednesday, he
shot only 7-for-21 from the floor.
Morris contested nearly every shot
Brackins attempted.
Im trying my hardest to turn
the corner, Marcus said. Im try-
ing my hardest to contribute to the
team. I dont worry about scoring.
Scoring is not important to me.
Thats the way Self wants it.
Thats the way Self got it against
Iowa State.
With 44 combined points,
Aldrich and Collins contribut-
ed 60 percent of the Jayhawks
offense. Their production allowed
role players like Morris to focus
on defense and rebounding.
It was Sherron and Coles game
offensively, Self said. I was really
happy with how they both played
offensively.
Collins deflected questions
about his 22 points after the game
toward Aldrich. Collins wanted to
talk about how Aldrich has grown
to take over games.
Thats what weve been doing
the last couple of games and hes
been producing, Collins said.
Weve got to keep doing that, and
hes going to keep producing.
Edited by Carly Halvorson
Lack of energy plaques Jayhawks shoot-around,
game play and even the crowd in Allen Fieldhouse
BY TAYLOR BERN
[email protected]
When Kansas showed up to Allen
Fieldhouse for its shoot-around be-
fore Wednesday nights game against
Iowa State, coach Bill Self wasnt im-
pressed.
Self said his team was making
sloppy passes, wasnt hustling afer
loose balls and simply didnt look
ready to play a game in a matter of
hours.
No energy, Self said. You can tell
at shoot-around if guys are juiced be-
cause ongame days, you always jump
a lot higher than you do non-game-
days because adrenaline is fowing.
Tere was nobody fying around
today.
So, Self decided to teach his team
a lesson. He turned one of the most
relaxed basketball traditions into a
conditioning session, running his
teamup and down the court.
Junior guard Sherron Collins, who
didnt look any more winded than
usual at the end of the Jayhawks
72-55 victory, said the team wasnt
focused when it stepped on the court
Wednesday afernoon.
We didnt come ready to shoot-
around, Collins said. Shoot-around
is not a day to waste its a day
where weve still got to get better. To-
day we werent bettering ourselves, so
I think we deserved it.
A lack of energy before playing
the second-worst team in the Big 12
isnt too surprising. However, this
was Kansas frst home game since a
Feb. 7 victory over Oklahoma State.
Eleven days apart generally makes a
team long for its frst game back in
a familiar setting. Still, the Jayhawks
came out fat Wednesday afernoon,
causing Self to work the Jayhawks
harder during their shoot-around.
Self said he rarely puts his teamto
work hours before a game day. Col-
lins echoed that, saying he couldnt
remember it ever happening.
Te unorthodox pregame prep
worked wonders in the frst seven
minutes of the game as Kansas
stormed out to a 16-2 advantage.
Weve got a great environment
and the crowd will just get you en-
ergized for when the game starts,
freshman forward Marcus Morris
said.
Brady Morningstars three-pointer
midway through the frst half ex-
tended the lead to 17.
Afer that, Kansas seemed content
withits leadandlost some of the juice
from the opening minutes. Morris
said that was the problem with at-
taining such a big lead so early.
Sometimes it creates roomfor er-
ror, so we start to turn the ball over
a little more or shoot some contested
shots, Morris said. Weve just got to
play through that.
As loud as the Fieldhouse seemed
at tipof, Self saidthe electricitywasnt
there for much of the game.
Tere wasnt a lot of energy in the
building, Self said.
Tat was directed at Self s bench
as much as the crowd. He sawno en-
ergy in the afernoon and witnessed
only spurts throughout the game.
Kansas got by on talent against
Iowa State, but on Saturday Ne-
braska comes to Allen Fieldhouse.
Te Cornhuskers took the Jayhawks
to the wire on Jan. 28, and Self said
he expected more of the same this
weekend.
Tat could mean another shoot-
around turned into sprints. More
than likely, though, Self will try to
re-energize his team through con-
ditioning or some other physical
means long before Kansas steps on
the court Saturday morning.
Our guys werent as focused to-
night, Self said. I think well be able
to get on them hard enough where
theyll be more excited to play Sat-
urday.
Editedby SusanMelgren
Weston White/KANsAN
sophomore center Cole Aldrich slams down a dunk late in the second half to re-energize the Jayhawks. Aldrich led the Hawks with 22 points, shooting a perfect 4-4 fromthe free-throwline.
Ryan McGeeney/KANsAN
Coach Bill self screams to be heard over the Allen Fieldhouse crowd during a timeout inWednesday nights game against Iowa State. The Jayhawks defeated the Cyclones 72-55.
BAsKETBALL (continued from 1b)
Ryan McGeeney/KANsAN
sophomore guard Brady Morningstar and Iowa states Bryan Petersen watch the ball go loose after the two collided at midcourt in the second
half of the game. Morningstar scored six points and contributed three rebounds and three assists.
MoNTEMAyoR
(continued from 1b)
steroids
Investigators question
Pettitte in Clemens case
WASHINGTON Federal prose-
cutors have interviewed Yankees
pitcher Andy Pettitte as they
investigate whether his former
teammate Roger Clemens lied to
Congress when he denied using
performance-enhancing drugs.
Two people familiar with the
case told The Associated Press
on Tuesday that Pettitte was in
Washington last week to meet
with prosecutors. The people
spoke on condition of anonym-
ity because they were not au-
thorized to discuss the ongoing
investigation.
The same week prosecutors
were talking to Pettitte, they also
won a guilty plea from the Hous-
ton Astros All-Star shortstop
Miguel Tejada for a misdemean-
or count of lying to Congress
about steroids in baseball.
Pettitte could be a crucial
witness for any case against Cle-
mens. The two trained together
for years. Pettitte has acknowl-
edged taking human growth
hormone and told congressional
investigators that Clemens in-
formed him nearly a decade ago
that he used HGH.
Prosecutors are weighing
whether to bring perjury charg-
es against Clemens for denying
under oath to Congress that he
took performance-enhancing
substances.
Lawyers for Pettitte declined
to comment.
Much of what investigators
wanted to know Pettitte had
already told Congress.
Word of his recent involve-
ment in the case came as Yan-
kees superstar third baseman
Alex Rodriguez answered ques-
tions at spring training camp in
Florida about his own past use
of performance enhancers.
Pettitte, who was at the Ro-
driguez press conference, was
asked later about his meeting
with prosecutors. I cant talk to
you about that, Pettitte said.
Around this time last year,
Pettitte acknowledged that he
might be questioned by the
Justice Department.
Im just prepared that it
might happen, Pettitte said
at the time. Theres nothing I
can do. Until somebody tells
me to go somewhere, I cant do
anything.
It was unclear whether Pet-
titte has been called before a
grand jury. Because Pettitte has
already given a sworn state-
ment, prosecutors do not neces-
sarily have to use the grand jury
to make their case.
Personal trainer Brian Mc-
Namee has told federal agents,
baseball investigator George
Mitchell and a House committee
that he injected Clemens more
than a dozen times with steroids
and human growth hormone
from 1998-2001.
Clemens denied it, testify-
ing that he did not use perfor-
mance-enhancers.
I have never taken steroids
or HGH, the 354-game winner
told a congressional committee
a year ago.
Pettitte and another former
Yankee, Chuck Knoblauch, both
acknowledged to Congress that
McNamee was correct when he
said they used performance-
enhancers.
The he-said, he-said nature
of the sworn testimony given
to Congress by McNamee and
Clemens prompted lawmakers
to ask the Justice Department to
investigate whether the former
pitcher lied.
The case was brought before
a grand jury after an 11-month
FBI investigation.
Clemens last pitched in the
major leagues for the New York
Yankees in 2007. Pettitte signed
a one-year, $5.5 million contract
to pitch for the Yankees this
year.
Associated Press
sports 6B thursday, February 19, 2009
softball
Team could regain rank
BY toM PoWers
[email protected]
Kansas softball fell from the
ESPN/USA Softball rankings
Tuesday, but it has a tremendous
opportunity to get back in the
mix as the team travels to Palm
Springs, Calif., for the Cathedral
City Classic this weekend.
Over the course of the weekend-
long tournament, the Jayhawks
will play six games in four days.
They kick off the tournament
today with a pair of games against
No. 21 North Carolina and tour-
nament host, Oregon State.
The team is coming off of a
tough weekend at the UCF Early
Bird Tournament, where it won
two and lost three. The 4-5
Jayhawks need to play tighter on
both sides of the ball if they want
to get their winning percentage
back up above .500.
Kansas ranks second to last in
the Big 12 defensively, committing
13 errors in nine games and has a
fielding percentage of only .950.
The offense, despite having
come up huge in clutch situations,
has accumulated 53 strikeouts in
221 at bats while possessing an
average of .222 overall, ranking it
dead last in the Big 12.
The Jayhawks have showed
some promise, however, in their
work from the circle and their
patience at the plate.
Kansas leads the Big 12 in walks
drawn with 26 and is second in
doubles with 13. The pitching staff
has been able to strike out 61 bat-
ters in more than 60 innings, good
enough for second in the Big 12.
Senior pitcher and team ace Val
George (3-3) is coming off of a
no-hitter against Bowling Green
and has a 1.78 ERA, issuing seven
walks to her 36 strikeouts in 32
and one-third innings pitched,
third best in Big 12 rankings.
Freshman Sarah Blair (0-1) has a
1.29 ERA and three strikeouts to
zero walks issued.
The Cathedral City Classic will
be a difficult challenge for Kansas:
Two of the six teams are ranked in
ESPN/USA Softballs top 25 rank-
ing, North Carolina and No. 10
California, and five of the six have
winning records.
On Friday the Hawks have a
single game against BYU followed
by another one Saturday against
UC Santa Barbara. To finish the
tournament, Kansas plays another
pair of games against California
and Cal-Poly.
If the Jayhawks can muster a
couple of upsets and come away
with a winning record in the tour-
nament, they should be able to
regain their spot in the top 25
rankings.
The team has already shown
it can beat tough opponents ear-
lier this season, winning two of its
four games against ranked oppo-
nents No. 11 Arizona and No.
12 Northwestern in the Kajikawa
Classic.
Edited by Melissa Johnson
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Senior Val George pitches during a game last season. George ranks third best in the Big 12, and just pitched a no-hitter against Bowling Green.
This weekends Cathedral City Classic could put the teamback in the ESPN/USA Softball rankings, after falling out of themTuesday.
WHEN: Today
WHo: Kansas vs No. 21 North
Carolina, 12:30 p.m.
WHo: Kansas vs Oregon State
todays matchups
ofensive leaders for the Jayhawks
Player AVG. Runs Hits RBI BB SO
1. Chapple .350 3 9 3 1 0
2. Crisosto .330 5 7 3 10 6
3. McCaulley .320 5 9 3 4 4
If the Jayhawks win at this weekends tournament in
California, they could recover their lost Top 25 status
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Creative Campus
Lecture Series
FREE and Open to the Public
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sports 7b thursday, february 19, 2009
Hall to lead new starting rotation for Jayhawk pitchers
BASEBALL
Projected Starting Rotation:
2008 statistics
1. Junior Shaefer Hall (4-2
5.13 ERA 46 SO 21 BB)
2. Sophomore T.J. Walz (4-1
5.00 ERA 39 SO 21 BB)
3. Freshman Lee Ridenhour
(n/a)
In the Mix: juniors Wally Mar-
ciel and Andy Marks, freshmen
Kevin Burk and Kelson Boyer
The Kansans Take: Marciel
and Marks are overcoming
signifcant injuries from last
year. Price said Marciel is ahead
of schedule from Tommy John
surgery and could be back in
April if he is 100 percent better.
Marks has had numerous inju-
ries and could be back this year
as well, even if just to help out
the bullpen if the rotation is so-
lidifed. Burk and Boyer will get
spot starts to give any of the
regular starters a rest, which
means the top three starters
will have to carry the majority
of the workload this season.
Josh Bowe
BY JOSH BOWE
[email protected]
Shaeffer Hall has been through a
lot to get to this point.
Hall, a junior left-handed pitcher,
was drafted in the 28th round by the
Texas Rangers in the 2006 amateur
draft. He transferred from junior
college to Kansas after his freshman
year. And now after all that, Hall has
found a home in Kansas and will be
the starting pitcher for the Jayhawks
season opener this Friday against
Air Force.
Having that experience from last
year, and knowing what type of hit-
ters that are in our league will prob-
ably help a lot, Hall said.
This season Hall will lead a radi-
cally different rotation from last
year and will likely be an important
player for the Jayhawks. In a confer-
ence as deep in talented teams and
players as the Big 12 is, he will know
not to underestimate any hitter.
You cant take any hitter lightly,
Hall said. From one to nine theyre
going to be tough.
In addition to Hall, sophomore
T.J. Walz will be the number two
starter and freshman Lee Ridenhour
will likely be the number three
pitcher. The three players com-
bine for only 17 career starts with
Kansas, a shockingly low number
for a unit that is to be counted on.
But Hall thinks the young pitchers
will perform well.
Theyre talented. I mean if they
werent, I dont think theyd be here,
Hall said. I think coach Graves
expects a lot out of them this year.
Coach Ritch Price hinted that
Ridenhour might see some time
in the bullpen this year. Although
Ridenhour won the Gatorade Kansas
Baseball Player of the Year in high
school as a starter, he has spent most
of his baseball playing days bounc-
ing back and forth between starting
and relief pitching. But Ridenhour
cares less about where and how he
plays, and more about playing and
pitching in general.
Either one is fine for me, I just
want to get out there and pitch as
much as I can, he said.
But with the way Price was
impressed with Ridenhours talents,
a long session in the bullpen seems
unlikely.
Hes got a great future ahead of
him, Price said. Weve got great
hopes for him.
Price said his teams pitching has
to improve if they have any change
of success. Obviously were going to
have to pitch better than we did last
year, Price said. I dont expect us
to score the same kind of number of
runs from a year ago.
Editedby SusanMelgren
starting pitchers
BIg 12 CoMPETITIon
nebraska
Preseason Ranking:
Unranked, 7th in Big 12
Nebraska, which has lost three
everyday start-
ers from last
years team,
is looking to
continue its
recent run of
success after making its eighth
NCAA regional in nine seasons
in 2008. The Huskers anticipate
the return of switch-hitting Jef
Tezak, who was forced to take a
medical redshirt last year after
being named second-team all-
conference designated hitter in
2007, hitting .335 with 37 RBIs.
In seven games before taking
the redshirt last season, Tezak
hit only .190. The pitching staf
will be led by senior Erik Bird,
who went 5-1 overall and 4-0
with a 2.14 ERA as a starter. His
58 appearances are by far the
most on the staf. The Huskers
come to Lawrence April 24-26.
oklahoma
Preseason Ranking:
Unranked (ESPn/USA Today)/
no. 16 (Baseball America),
6th in Big 12
Oklahoma looks to avenge
a 2008 Lawrence sweep as
Kansas begins May with an
eight-game road trip starting
in Norman. The Sooners return
over 200 collective starts in the
infeld, as veterans
Aaron Baker, Matt
Harughty and Bryant
Hernandez return to
hold down the frst
base, second base
and shortstop positions. Senior
catcher J.T. Wise returns to
guide a pitching staf that saw
some struggles last season.
Sophomore Ryan Duke led the
staf last season with a 3.77 ERA
and a 7-5 record in 22 appear-
ances, 10 of them starts. After
fnishing eighth in the confer-
ence last season with a 36-26-1
record, Oklahoma looks to turn
it around this year.
TimDwyer
Weston White/KANSAN
Junior pitcher Shaefer Hall throws the frst pitch of the game against Wichita State University on April 1, 2008. Hall will start Fridays game
against Air Force and will lead the starting pitching rotation for the season.
Hall Walz Ridenhour
MLB
Grifey remains absent
at frst Braves workout
ASSOciAtEd PrESS
KISSIMMEE, Fla. Long af-
ter the Braves had called it a day, a
gleaming black luxury SUV pulled
into the parking lot beyond the
right-feld wall at Atlantas spring
training stadium.
It might be? It could be?
No, it wasnt Ken Grifey Jr.
Tere was no sign of Junior on
Wednesday, even though everyone
seemed to think the ffh greatest
home run hitter in baseball history
would be in camp as the Braves
held their frst full-squad workout
of the spring.
Grifey was apparently in seclu-
sion, trying to decide if he wanted
to play for the Braves a longtime
dream, by all accounts or return
to Seattle to fnish his illustrious
career with the team that gave him
his start. Tough a couple of media
reports Tuesday said Atlanta was
his choice, he had not signed with
anyone more than 24 hours later.
His agent, Brian Goldberg, did not
return several messages sent to his
cell phone Wednesday afer saying a
day earlier that Grifey had not decid-
ed where he wants to play in 2009.
Its one of those things where hes
contemplating his decision, Braves
general manager Frank Wren said.
Te Braves still seemed confdent
that Grifey would be joining them in
the next day or two, especially third
baseman Chipper Jones. Te NL bat-
ting champ has made several calls to
his fellow slugger, lobbying him on
the benefts of playing in Atlanta.
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BY JAYSON JENKS
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Before boarding a plane head-
ed for Colorado, junior forward
Danielle McCray plainly and
accurately laid out the key to
success in the Big 12.
Right about now, in our league,
its about whoever shows up,
McCray said on Tuesday. Its all
about who shows up.
All season, the Jayhawks (13-11,
2-9) have tried to bury their knack
for inconsistent play during criti-
cal stretches of games. In Kansas
69-62 loss at Colorado (11-12, 3-8)
last night, that nagging trend reap-
peared at the most inopportune
of times.
For 38 minutes, shooting allowed
Kansas to compete and even
hold leads against Colorado.
But in those final two minutes,
with the game tied and Kansas
attempting to grab its first road
victory since Feb. 18, 2006, Kansas
strength quickly turned into a glar-
ing weakness.
The Jayhawks missed their final
five shots and committed two cost-
ly turnovers down the stretch as
the Buffaloes pulled away for the
victory.
Its frustrating that these games
keep slipping away from us in the
last four minutes, sophomore for-
ward Nicollette Smith said. And
thats the most frustrating part.
Coach asked us Can we beat
Colorado in a three-minute game
with us up by two? And we all said
yes. But
Making those late-game shoot-
ing struggles more frustrating is
the Jayhawks precision shooting
earlier in the game.
For much of the second half,
Kansas shooting percentage hov-
ered around 70 percent. But the
Jayhawks never seemed capable of
consistently generating defensive
stops, and the Buffaloes made 55
percent of their shots in the sec-
ond half.
We needed to get stops on the
defensive end, Smith said, and we
didnt get them.
Kansas and Colorado traded
baskets throughout the second half
as neither team held more than
a five-point lead until the final
minutes.
But down the stretch, Colorado
found ways to score, while Kansas
simply missed shots.
Midway through the first half,
Colorado pieced together a 10-2
run to take a 20-9 lead. During that
stretch, the Jayhawks committed
five turnovers that helped spark
Colorados run.
We were knocking down shots,
and we were getting people open
shots and everything, Smith said.
But it came down to turnovers,
and thats what killed us.
Kansas answered Colorados run
later in the half, rattling off a 9-0
run to cut the home teams lead.
KANSAS (13-11, 2-9)
COLORADO (11-12, 3-8)
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGARebs A Pts
Danielle McCray 5-13 1-7 5 3 11
Nicollette Smith 5-7 1-2 2 1 15
Krysten Boogaard 6-9 0-0 4 0 13
Ivana Catic 0-0 0-0 0 4 0
Sade Morris 4-9 1-2 2 2 10
LaChelda Jacobs 2-6 0-0 10 3 7
Aishah Sutherland 2-4 0-0 2 0 4
Kelly Kohn 1-1 0-0 1 0 2
Team 2
Totals 25-49 3-11 28 13 62
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGARebs A Pts
Brittany Spears 6-13 0-0 7 0 18
Kara Richards 3-4 0-0 10 2 10
Alyssa Fressle 1-7 0-2 3 4 4
Bianca Smith 5-9 4-6 1 1 18
Kelly Jo Mullaney 5-11 0-0 3 1 13
Britney Blythe 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Hannah Skildum 2-4 0-1 2 1 4
Julie Seabrook 0-0 0-0 1 0 2
Chelsea Dale 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0
Team 3
Totals 22-49 4-9 30 10 69
28 34 62 KANSAS
31 38 69 COLORADO
WOmeNS bASKetbALL
Kansas falls short in fnal minutes
Still, the Jayhawks trailed 31-28
at halftime despite making 48 per-
cent of their shots.
Neither team handled the ball
with extreme care. The Jayhawks
committed 22 turnovers, and
Colorado had 20 miscues.
Smith led Kansas with 15 points,
while three other Jayhawks scored
in double-figures the type of
balance coach Bonnie Henrickson
has been searching for all season.
For the Jayhawks, though, the
real story revolved around turn-
overs.
Turnovers are what always kills
us, Smith said. Whether its a
tight game or whether we lose by
10, we always look at turnovers and
say If we had those possessions
back, it wouldnt have been a close
game.
Edited by Andrew Wiebe
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY KASIA BROUSSALIAN / THE CAMERA
Kansas Danielle McCray (right) drives past Colorados Bianca Smith in the frst half at the Coors Event Center on the University of Colorado
campus in Boulder onWednesday. The Jayhawks lost 69-62 and missed fve straight shots in the fnal minutes.
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY KASIA BROUSSALIAN / THE CAMERA
Chelsea Dale (bottom) and Kansas LaChelda Jacobs (right) fght for the ball during play at the Coors Event Center on the University of
Colorado campus in Boulder onWednesday. Jacobs fnished with seven points and three assists.
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