The student voice since 1904

monday, february 23, 2009 www.kansan.com volume 120 issue 105

All contents, unless stated otherwise, 2009 The University Daily Kansan
Partly cloudy
Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5A
Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A
Horoscopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A
Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7A
Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B
Sudoku. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A 51 34
index weather
weather.com
today
Partly cloudy
60 35
tuesday
Sunny
66 46
wednesday
students discuss
sebelius rumors
Governor could leave for cabinet position stAte 4A
sooners gAme cAnt
come soon enough
Team looks forward to tonights matchup. mens bAsKetbAll 1b
residence hAll
evAcuAted sundAy
A T-shirt on a lamp in Lewis Hall started to smoke, caused a fre
scare and sent students to wait in their cars. cAmPus 3A
fieldhouse blues
ryan mcgeeney/KAnsAn
eddie miles, olathe junior, plays the sousaphone in the KU Band before the tipof of Saturdays game against Nebraska in Allen Fieldhouse. Fans claimthe change fromband music to electronic music is breaking tradition and deadening the Fieldhouse atmosphere.
electronic music a failed adventure
BY ADAM SAMSON
asamson@kansan.com
The difference in the atmo-
sphere for the Jayhawks at Allen
Fieldhouse between Wednesdays
Iowa State victory and Saturdays
Nebraska victory was obvious.
As a season-ticket holder
since 1975, alumnus Bob Moody
noticed a break in tradition during
Wednesdays game.
You could tell it just in the
tenor of the fieldhouse, Moody
said. Even coach Self indicated in
his post-game interview that the
fieldhouse atmosphere was dead.
The chatter among mes-
sage boards and those waiting at
Saturdays Nebraska game was that
the electronic music played over
the loud speakers for Wednesday
nights game took away from the
college basketball atmosphere and
made it seem more like an NBA
matchup.
Jeff Hays, Kansas City, Kan.,
junior, said he felt the game didnt
have the college experience, espe-
cially the Kansas experience.
The piped-in music felt manu-
factured and really drowned out the
band, Hays said. It felt like going
to Missouri or another school and
it didnt feel like Allen Fieldhouse.
Moody said he felt the same way
about the electronic music. He said
that he thought sprinkling it in
with the videos was all right, but
that he didnt like the electronic
music for the sake of music during
timeouts.
During the first half of Saturdays
game, there was an evident change
in the atmosphere of the crowd and
Moody said he believed the band
played a significant role in keeping
the crowd loud and on its feet.
I just dont understand what
they were trying to accomplish
and dont think they gave it a lot
of thought, Moody said. But, if
you noticed today, the crowd was
pumped up every timeout when
the band was playing and I think
that was significant.
After receiving both positive
and negative e-mails from fans,
Associate Athletics Director Jim
Marchiony said he would cau-
tion people about making any
quick judgments on changes to
the game-time experience at Allen
Fieldhouse.
Dont make any judgments
on just one game, Marchiony
said. The band is going to be a
huge part of what we do at Allen
Fieldhouse.
As for making the switch with
only three home games left in the
season, Marchiony said that there
were 40 home basketball games
each year and that they were trying
to avoid a lackluster crowd at the
end of the season.
Things can get a little stale and
were just trying to prevent things
from getting stale and complacent,
Marchiony said.
Moody said that he saw the
night and day difference between
the Iowa State and Nebraska game
and that the Athletics Department
didnt give a lot of thought to the
decision to drown out the band
and pump in electronic music.
I think they were just say-
ing, Well lets give this a try and
see what happens, Moody said.
Obviously it was a failed adven-
ture.
Edited by Realle Roth
philanthropy
BY DANNY NOrDStrOM
editor@kansan.com
Last year at Indiana Universitys
Dance Marathon, a student philan-
thropy event that raises money for
the Childrens Miracle Network, a
child who was paralyzed from the
neck down was having a blast.
The child looked at his mother
and said, Mom, I want to dance.
One year later, after numerous
doctor visits and hours of physi-
cal therapy, the childs wish came
true he was able to stand and
join students for the final dance
of the event.
Its stories like those that made
Alex Ross, Chicago freshman and
executive director of KU Dance
Marathon, want to get involved
with the organization. In his first
year at the University, Ross has
organized the Universitys first
Dance Marathon, which will
take place April 18 at the Ambler
Student Recreation and Fitness
Center.
The event itself features a
12-hour fundraiser in which stu-
dents, faculty and community
members pay a $5 fee to dance,
win prizes, eat food, listen to
live music, play sports and video
games, and spend time with fami-
lies from local childrens hospitals.
The program is 100 percent stu-
dent-run and last year, more than
100 universities across the nation
hosted Dance Marathons and
together raised more than $5.5
million, according to Ross. Each
universitys proceeds benefited
local Childrens Miracle Network
Hospitals in their respective areas.
David Littman, Chicago sopho-
more and KUDM finance director,
said the KU Student Senate and
several local businesses were cov-
ering all the events expenses.
The money KU Dance Marathon
raises will go directly to the KU
Pediatric Center and Childrens
Mercy hospitals and clinics in the
Kansas City area.
Not a penny is
taken out, Ross said.
One hundred per-
cent of your dona-
tions stay local.
Ross was intro-
duced to Dance
Marathon after his
sister, who was direc-
tor of Vanderbilt
Universitys mara-
thon, took him to the event dur-
ing his senior year of high school.
Though apprehensive at first, Ross
said his experience at Vanderbilt
influenced him greatly.
I went to her marathon and
saw the kids from the hospital,
and I saw what it did for them
and what it meant to them, he
said. Seeing the tears from the
kids and the families completely
changed my mind.
When Ross realized the
University didnt have its
own Dance
Marathon, he
contacted Aaron
Qu i s e n b e r r y,
associate director
for the Student
I n v o l v e me n t
L e a d e r s h i p
Center, about
starting a KU
chapter.
KUDM, which consists of more
than 100 University students, is
spreading the word about the
upcoming event and is raising
money for the Childrens Miracle
Network.
Students may have noticed the
phrase Ask Weston, chalked
throughout campus. The slogan
is part of a KUDM ad campaign
aimed at getting more students
involved in the event.
According to the Childrens
Miracle Network, Weston Funk
was diagnosed with a rare form of
leukemia when he was 8 years old.
He was treated at the Childrens
Mercy Hospital in Kansas City,
Mo., where he received a bone
marrow transplant and is now a
healthy 11-year-old boy.
Funk is the face of KUDM. He
will be in attendance at the mar-
athon along with several other
families that benefit from local
childrens hospitals.
As soon as you put a face with a
name, you can see a child who has
received these services from this
great organization, and its kind
of hard not to want to be a part of
it, Colleen Drazen, KUDM staff
BY rACHEL BUrCHFIELD
rburchfeld@kansan.com
Students who study abroad
graduate in four years more fre-
quently than students who do
not, according to data from the
Office of Institutional Research
and Planning.
Samantha Danna, Hot Springs,
Ark., junior, will graduate this
December after just three and
a half years at the University.
Danna studied abroad in France
the summer after her freshman
year and will study abroad for
Dance Marathon to beneft childrens hospitals
study abroad
Common
myth is
disproved
Youre just going
through life, and it
doesnt ever hit you
that you could be fght-
ing a bigger battle.
Colleen drazen
KUdM staf advisor
see DANCE on PAge 3A see STATS on PAge 3A
NEWS 2A monday, february 23, 2009
KJHK is the
student voice in
radio. Each day
there is news,
music, sports, talk
shows and other content made
for students, by students. Whether
its rock n roll or reggae, sports
or special events, KJHK 90.7 is for
you.
For more
news, turn
to KUJH-TV
on Sunflower Broadband Channel
31 in Lawrence. The student-
produced news airs at 5:30 p.m.,
7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.
every Monday through Friday.
Also, check out KUJH online at
tv.ku.edu.
CONTACT US
Tell us your news.
Contact Brenna Hawley, Tara
Smith, Mary Sorrick, Brandy
Entsminger, Joe Preiner or
Jesse Trimble at (785) 864-4810
or editor@kansan.com.
Kansan newsroom
111 Stauffer-Flint Hall
1435 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence, KS 66045
(785) 864-4810
Franklin Murphy became
dean of the KU School of
Medicine at only 32 years
of age. Three years later, he
replaced Deane Malott as
the Universitys ninth (and
certainly youngest) chancellor.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
If I have ever made any
valuable discoveries, it has
been owing more to patient
attention, than to any other
talent.
Isaac Newton
FACT OF THE DAY
The frst Mardi Gras carnival
ball was held in 1743.
www.jurgita.com
MOST E-MAILED
What to know what
other people are interested
in? Heres a list of the top fve
most e-mailed stories from
Kansan.com:
1. Mens basketball vs. Ne-
braska
2. Quality education, not
athletic victories, has increased
enrollment
3. Pink Zone game has mean-
ing for Jayhawks
4. Video: Graduates look for
alternative forms of employ-
ment
5. UPDATE: Up to 30 top junior
recruits expected in Lawrence
today (Through the Uprights)
ET CETERA
The University Daily Kansan is
the student newspaper of the
University of Kansas. The first
copy is paid through the student
activity fee. Additional copies
of The Kansan are 25 cents.
Subscriptions can be purchased
at the Kansan business office, 119
Stauffer-Flint Hall, 1435 Jayhawk
Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045.
The University Daily Kansan
(ISSN 0746-4967) is published
daily during the school year
except Saturday, Sunday, fall
break, spring break and exams
and weekly during the summer
session excluding holidays.
Periodical postage is paid in
Lawrence, KS 66044. Annual
subscriptions by mail are $120
plus tax. Student subscriptions are
paid through the student activity
fee. Postmaster: Send address
changes to The University Daily
Kansan, 119 Stauffer-Flint Hall,
1435 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence,
KS 66045
MEDIA PARTNERS
DAILY KU INFO
ON CAMPUS
The Graduate Student
Research Competition will
be held all day in the Kansas
Union.
The New Staf Orientation
will begin at 8 a.m. in 204 JRP
Hall.
The KU Media Productions
Open House will begin at 11:30
a.m. in Alcove F in the Kansas
Union.
The Energy at KU workshop
will begin at noon in Alder-
son Auditorium in the Kansas
Union.
The Women on the Bench
panel discussion will begin at
12:30 p.m. in 107 Green Hall.
The What Clicks in the
Classroom: Digital Storytelling
workshop will begin at 3 p.m.
in 135 Budig Hall.
The Controlling the height
of metallic nano-islands with
textbook Quantum Mechanics
lecture will begin at 4 p.m. in
2074 Malott Hall.
The Osher Institute: I Always
Wanted to Learn How to
Draw... seminar will begin at 7
p.m. in the Continuing Educa-
tion building.
NEWS NEAR & FAR
NATIONAL
4. Same-sex civil unions
debated to pass in Hawaii
HONOLULU Hawaii, the state
that adopted the nations frst de-
fense of marriage constitutional
amendment a decade ago, has
now become the latest battle-
ground in the fght for same-sex
civil unions.
It would become the ffth state
to legalize the alternative to gay
marriage if the Democrat-domi-
nated Legislature and Republican
governor approve a civil union
law.
5. Veterinarian sought
by pet owners for surgeries
BOSTON Michael Pavletic,
head of surgery at Bostons Angell
Animal Medical Center, has
removed a butcher knife from a
dogs stomach and tumors from
tiny mice.
The 58-year-old surgeon is
known as a pioneer in recon-
structive animal surgery and is
so skilled at saving severely sick
and injured animals he is sought
out by worried pet owners from
around the world. Pavletic has
cared for thousands of pets, in-
cluding a dog that swallowed an
engagement ring right before the
wedding and a cat needing a face
reattached.
6. Man sent to mental
hospital for store killings
PHOENIX A man accused of
gunning down two employees
outside a Wal-Mart store four
years ago has been ordered to a
mental hospital.
Court Judge Warren Gran-
ville dismissed two frst-degree
murder charges against Ed Liu
on Feb. 13 . Court records show
Liu has sufered from paranoid
schizophrenia for more than 20
years, and he has been declared
incompetent.
Associated Press
INTERNATIONAL
1. Mine explosion kills
at least 74, injures 114
GUJIAO, China Rescuers
wearing headlamps and oxygen
backpacks carried dozens of
miners to safety Sunday after a
gas explosion at a coal mine in
northern China killed at least 74.
The blast at the mine, which
had for years boasted an exem-
plary safety record, highlighted
the perilous conditions that make
Chinas mining industry the dead-
liest in the world.
The ofcial Xinhua News
Agency said 436 miners were in
the Tunlan Coal Mine in Gujiao
city near Taiyuan when the pre-
dawn blast occurred.
At least 74 miners died and 114
others were hospitalized, includ-
ing six in critical condition.
2. Iranian nuclear power
plant delays opening
TEHRAN, Iran Irans frst
nuclear plant will begin long-
delayed pilot operations on
Wednesday, the state atomic
energy agency said.
The long-awaited 1,000-mega-
watt light-water reactor, which
was built in the southern Iranian
port of Bushehr with the help of
Russia under a $1 billion contract,
was previously scheduled to be-
come operational in fall 2008.
3. Inmates escape Greek
prison for the second time
ATHENS, Greece For the
second time in their lives, two
robbers escaped from a high-
security Greek prison on Sunday
by scaling a rope ladder to a
helicopter.
Vassilis Paleokostas, 42, and
Alket Rizaj, 34, were picked up
by a helicopter that few over the
courtyard of Athens Korydallos
prison on Sunday afternoon. The
inmates climbed a ladder thrown
to them by a woman passenger.
Paleokostas and Rizaj escaped
from the same prison three years
ago.
CORRECTION
Fridays article Cast por-
trays spectrum of race, gender
and sexual issues misstated
what the cast would be wear-
ing. The cast members wore
various costumes of various
colors. The article also mis-
stated the time period when
the play was set. It was set in
present-day time.
Statue on the run
ASSOCIATED PRESS
With B.J. Nicodemus driving the golf cart, Shawn Schull hangs on to a large Oscar statue outside the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles onThursday. The 81st Academy Awards were held Sunday.
news 3A Monday, February 23, 2009
advisor, said.
Drazen was involved with Dance
Marathon during her college years
at Purdue University.
In addition to the Ask Weston
campaign, KUDM is raising
money through local and national
donations and has created several
community projects to benefit
the cause. The group hosted a
mini-marathon at Lawrence High
School during the weekend and
plans to hold a three-on-three
basketball tournament in March.
Chilis Grill and Bar is also helping
the cause by donating 10 percent
of its weekly Tuesday night profits
to KUDM. The group has raised
more than $5,500 and hopes to
raise thousands more, but raising
funds isnt its only goal.
The money doesnt even really
matter this year because we believe
that if in these first three years
were able to get a strong enough
base of people who continue to
want to do it, we can establish
a tradition, and the money will
follow, Ross said.
Drazen commented on the
effect she hopes KUDM will
have on the University and the
Lawrence community.
Youre just going through life,
and it doesnt ever hit you that you
could be fighting a bigger battle,
she said. These children are so
young, and some of them might
not have the opportunity to go to
college. If we can help just one kid
live a little bit longer so they can
enjoy just half of what so many
college students take for granted, I
think this world would be a better
place.
Edited by Casey Miles
DANCE
(continued from 1A)
eight weeks in Dublin this sum-
mer. Danna said her study abroad
experiences would actually help
her graduate early, not prolong her
graduation.
Studying abroad, if anything,
helped me graduate in three and a
half years, Danna said. It helped
me take summer classes, but abroad
which is better than taking class-
es at KU or at a community college
somewhere.
Robert Lopez, outreach coordina-
tor for the Office of Study Abroad,
said the notion that students cannot
both graduate in four years and
study abroad was simply not the
case.
OIRP states that students who
have participated on a study abroad
program graduate in four years at a
53 percent rate, Lopez said. This is
compared to a graduate-in-four of
27 percent for students who do not
study abroad.
Sue Lorenz, interim director at
the Office of Study Abroad, said
that to make sure students stayed
on track academically through their
study abroad experiences, overall
planning was essential.
Students who are thinking they
might want to study abroad, we
certainly encourage them to start
investigating early, even if it might
not be for a few years, Lorenz said.
Even as a freshman, start inves-
tigating. Early planning is a good
thing.
Danna knew she needed four
semesters of a foreign language to
graduate with her degree. She said
she took one year of foreign lan-
guage at the University and fin-
ished the rest of her foreign lan-
guage requirement during her study
abroad experience in France.
Danna said she came back to the
United States from France a com-
pletely changed person.
I had such an amazing time,
Danna said. Its hard in the real
world to travel, when you have to
work. You cant take a month off
work to go travel, but you can do
that now. Its the best thing Ive done
at KU so far.
The application deadline for
Summer 2009, Fall 2009 and 2009-
2010 academic year study abroad
programs is March 1.
Editedby Liz Schubauer
STATS
(continued from 1A)
Myth #1: Students
cant study in certain
academic disciplines or
professional schools
This is a myth believed par-
ticularly by students entering
professional schools and other
departments such as the scienc-
es. Students pursue coursework
abroad in all academic disci-
plines and professional schools.
The key for these students is
to start planning early in their
academic careers so they can
fnd the most suitable options
for studying abroad. With help
from the students academic
advisor and the expertise of
the study abroad staf, every
student can fnd a program that
fts into their curriculum.
Myth #2: Studying
abroad is too expensive
Expense of a program
is something students and
parents always are concerned
about particularly in our
current economic environment.
Fortunately, fnancial aid and
scholarships are available. When
students start planning to study
abroad they should also begin
budgeting for the program.
The Ofce of Study Abroad has
budget worksheets that help
students create a fnancial plan
to cover expenses and there are
also fnancial aid advisors on
staf to help. The program advis-
ing staf ofers each student
plenty of program options so
they can choose an afordable
option. In fact, many programs
are very comparable to the
cost a student would spend
on the Lawrence campus for a
semester or academic year. In
addition, many out-of-state stu-
dents are not aware that when
they study abroad they pay the
equivalent of in-state tuition
rates so it may be cheaper for
them to study abroad than to
stay on campus.
Myth #3: Students
must speak another
language
The fact is that there are a lot
of programs available in Eng-
lish, not only in Great Britain,
Australia and New Zealand, but
there are also English-speaking
programs in countries such as
Hong Kong, the Netherlands
and Sweden. The majority of
summer programs have courses
taught in English, such as the
European Cultural Studies pro-
gram that travels to Belgium,
France and Spain.
Myth #4: Students
dont have time or must
remain on campus for all
four academic years
For students that are on a
set academic plan and have
to spend the majority of their
time on the Lawrence campus,
short-term programs ranging
from summer programs to
spring break and winter break
programs are a great option. For
example, an impressive number
of architecture students, 34
total, participated on the Archi-
tecture in Asia program during
winter break 2009 and expe-
rienced frst-hand numerous
architectural sites in Malaysia,
Singapore and South Korea.
common myths
InternatIonal
Protection of at-risk region in hands of armed villagers
Robert Lopez, outreach coordinator for the KU Ofce of Study Abroad,
responds to myths he has heard about studying abroad.
By ASIF SHAHZAD
Associated Press
ISLAMABAD Authorities in
a Pakistani border province plan to
arm villagers with 30,000 rifles and
set up an elite police unit to protect
a region increasingly besieged by
Taliban and al-Qaida militants, an
official said Sunday.
Stiffer action in the North West
Frontier Province could help offset
American concern that a peace
deal being negotiated in the Swat
valley, a Taliban stronghold in the
province, could create a haven for
Islamist insurgents only 100 miles
(160 kilometers) from the Pakistani
capital.
Village militias backed by the
United States have been credited
with reducing violence in Iraq.
Washington is paying for a similar
initiative in Afghanistan.
The United States is already
spending millions of dollars to
train and equip Pakistani forces in
the rugged region near the Afghan
border but there was no sign it was
involved in the militia
plan.
Pakistani Foreign
Minister Shah
Mehmood Qureshi
said Saturday he
will try to remove
the apprehensions
of the world com-
munity about the
Swat deal when he
meets U.S. officials in
Washington next week, state-run
media reported.
But it was unclear if Sundays
announcement had the backing of
national leaders or the powerful
army or if handing out more
guns in an already heavily armed
society was wise.
Mahmood Shah, a former head
of security for Pakistans tribal
regions, said arming civilians could
trigger civil war
in the northwest,
where tribal and
political tension is
at fever pitch.
Shah said
authorities should
focus on bolster-
ing existing secu-
rity forces.
This is
Pakistan, not Iraq
or Afghanistan. There is complete
anarchy in Iraq and Afghanistan,
and that is not the case here, he
said. It is not going to help.
Haider Khan Hoti, chief minister
of the provincial government, said
authorities would distribute the
guns only among peaceful groups
and individuals so they could help
police to guard their villages.
Officials would consult with
local police chiefs before hand-
ing out the arms and would take
them back if they were not used
against terrorists and troublemak-
ers, Hotis office said in a written
statement.
Hoti said the guns were on hand,
having been seized from terrorists
and anti-state elements. He said
the province would meet the $40
million bill for the elite provincial
police unit of 2,500 officers.
The purpose of setting up this
force is to combat terrorism and
extremism effectively, he said.
The militia plan raises doubts
about the coherence of Pakistani
efforts to counter Taliban groups
who have seized growing pockets
of the northwest, forged links with
al-Qaida and carried out a blur of
suicide bombings.
Federal officials insisted they
have not handed out any weapons
in the tribal areas, and appeared
to be caught off guard by Sundays
announcement.
The purpose of
setting up this force
is to combat terror-
ism and extremism
efectively.
HAIdER KHAN HOTI
Chief minister
CAmpuS
Residence hall evacuated
because of smoke, fre scare
Fire alarms sounded in Lewis
Hall around 9:30 p.m. Sunday.
A KU Public Safety ofcer on
the scene said a T-shirt left on top
of a lamp triggered the smoke on
the seventh foor, but said a fre
never started.
Students from the hall were
evacuated to the parking lot.
Alex Evrard, Prairie Village
freshman and Lewis Hall resident,
said he had been sitting outside
for at least 30 minutes.
AdamSamson
ditional Event Add
onversation with James McBride A Co
25, 10 a.m. Feb. 2
Center Conference Hall Hall C
mes McBride Jam
24, 2009 | Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union | 7:30 p.m. Feb.
rances and Floyd Horowitz Lecture devoted to issues related to our The Fr
cultural society. multi-
s McBride is an award-winning writer, composer, and saxophonist. James
ndmark memoir, His la The Color of Water, is an American classic: a New
Times York T bestseller for two years, the book is the moving account
mother, a white Jewish woman from Poland who raised twelve of his
children in New York City and sent each to college. It has been black
ated into more than 17 languages. His second book, transl Miracle at St.
Anna, the story of a black American soldier who befriends an Italian boy
g WWII, is being made into a major motion picture by Spike Lee. during
ries is co-sponsored by Kansas Public Radio. Partial funding This ser
Humanities Lecture Series is provided by the National for the
ment for the Humanities 2000 Challenge Grant. Endowm
U MA NI T I E S L E C T U R E H S E R I E S 2 0 0 8 2 0 0 9
This event is free and open to the public. No tickets required.
785-864-4798 www.hallcenter.ku.edu
he Color of Water: Th
earch for Identity Se
funded by: y: y
civilization
form
tension
deterioration
carbon neutral
preservation
growth
fake
boom
balance
artificial
layers
organic
mother earth
progress
modern
ancient
computer
internet
society
speicies
environment
organization
global economy
printing press
anarcho-primitivism
definition
philosophy
sustainability
tension
deterioration
carbon neutral
preservation
growth
fake
boom
balance
artificial
layers
organic
mother earth
progress
modern
ancient
computer
internet
society
speicies
environment
organization
global economy
printing press
anarcho-primitiv
9Wbb<eh
7hj_iji
Technology / Nature
low oo tbey |oteroct?
wbot |s your op|o|oo?
^ S^8 1uRlLL Sl0w
^|| ueo|o we|coue
wor|s se|ecteo by tbe Speocer Huseuu
Stuoeot ^ov|sory 8ooro ooo o ueuber ol tbe
Huseuu's curotor|o| stoll w||| be exb|b|teo |o
tbe Su^ 0o||ery ooo tbe Speocer Huseuu's
Secooo l|le ls|ooo Horcb 30 tbroujb ^pr|| 17
(loteot|o| lor exteooeo exb|b|t|oo |o tbe
Speocer Huseuul
Su8HlSSl0NS LuL H^R0l 1, 5 lH
Leto||s ooo opp||cot|oo ovo||ob|e oo||oe ot
wwwspeocerort|ueou or ot tbe uuseuu |olo oes|
"Solidarity, Not Charity"
New
Orleans
Alternative
Spring Break
One block north of the Kansas Union
Informational Meeting
Thursday, Februrary
26th 5:30 PM
ECM 1204 Oread Ave.
February 23, 2009
GUMBY GIVE-AWAY
BUY ONE, GET ONE
NOT VALID FRI & SAT AFTER
MIDNIGHT OR WITH ANY OTHER
COUPONS OR SPECIALS
785-841-5000
1445 W. 23rd St.
View our entire menu at www.gumbyspizza.com
FREE !!
ANY PIZZA OR
POKEY STIX
NEWS 4A monday, februray 23, 2009
state
BY BETSY CUTCLIFF
bcutclif@kansan.com
As reports about the future of
Governor Kathleen Sebelius and
Kansas government circulate,
students are wondering what will
happen if Gov. Sebelius becomes
President Obamas nominee
for Health and Human Services
Secretary.
The Associated Press reported
yesterday that Sebelius had not
had any talks with Obama about
becoming the next Health and
Human Services secretary. But
advisers close to the president said
she was top on the list.
Alex Herman, Hays second-
year law student, interns for Rep.
Eber Phelps (D-Hays) and said the
mood in Topeka was tense.
It seems like everyones on
edge waiting to see whats going
to happen, Herman said, add-
ing that the loss of Gov. Sebelius
would shift the balance between
the Republican and Democratic
parties.
Sebelius announced in
November that she would refuse
any cabinet positions and would
put Kansas budget crisis first. The
legislature was at a standstill on the
budget, debating budget cuts on
education until last Tuesday.
Jesse Vaughn, Mound City
senior and president of KU
College Republicans, said that
although losing the Democratic
governor would be positive for the
Republican party, it would be a
loss to Kansas overall.
She was good at crossing party
lines, Vaughn said.
Bill Walberg, El Dorado Hills,
Calif., senior, said that he was
confident in Sebelius drive and
passion, but that he didnt know
whether she was prepared for the
huge role of taking on a Cabinet
position. The Department controls
Medicare and Medicaid, the Food
and Drug Administration, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the Administration
on Aging. It controls a quarter of
federal spending with a $737 bil-
lion budget.
Sebelius has emphasized the
importance of health care in the
past. In her response to President
George W. Bushs 2008 State of
the Union address, she said, We
are stronger as a nation when our
people have access to the highest-
quality, most-affordable health
care.
According to the Center for
Disease Control, in 2007, 16.4 per-
cent of U.S. citizens under the age
of 65 didnt have health insurance.
Former Senate Majority Leader
Tom Daschle had been Obamas
pick to streamline Americas health
care problems before his personal
tax problems forced him to drop
out of the running.
As Obamas Secretary of Health
and Human Services, Daschle
said, he would push for universal
health care by expanding the fed-
eral employee health benefits pro-
gram to include private employer
plans together with Medicare and
Medicaid.
Herman said Sebelius would
have her work cut out for her, but
said her focus and emphasis on
health care in Kansas would help
prepare her to take over where
Daschle would have started. He
said universal health care would
be great if Obamas pick could get
it off the ground.
We live in a country where we
have a lot of the best doctors in the
world, but its also one of the most
expensive places in the world if
you get sick, Herman said.
Check Kansan.com for updates
on Sebelius plans.
Edited by Grant Treaster
Students refect on Sebelius future
ASSociAted PreSS
President Barack obama and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius greet supporters in Kansas
City, Mo., on Jan. 29, 2008. Sebelius record on health care is getting attention because shes
viewed inWashington as a leading candidate for Health and Human Services secretary.
OUT
T
e
o
INTO THE STREETS
FEBRUARY 2228, 2009
a week to get out and get involved
Center for Community Outreach
cco@ku.edu 785.864.4073
monday (23)
EARTH + GROW: STYLISH SUSTAINABILITY
decorate a free reusable tote bag
11:30am-1:30 pm
KS Union
tuesday (24)
CAAS: HUNGER BANQUET
learn about global and local hunger
6:30pm-8:00 pm
ECM, 12th & Oread (pick up ticket in SILC office)
wednesday (25)
NATURAL TIES: HANG OUT
play games w/developmentally disabled
Lawrence citizens
6:30pm-8:00 pm
KS Union
MUSIC MENTORS: RECITAL
support school children & their mentors
as they perform music theyve prepared
7:00pm
Murphy Hall, room 130
JUBILEE CAF
fight local hunger by making & serving
breakfast to needy Lawrence citizens
6:00am-9:00 am
First United Methodist, 946 Vermont
H4H: STUDENT OLYMPICS
play games to promote health and fitness
5:00pm-7:00 pm
Student Recreation Center
thursday (26)

MILK: INTO THE SCHOOLS
participate in Lawrence elementary school
after-school programs
2:30pm-5:00 pm
Meet at KS Union, carpool to schools
GROW: COMMUNITY GARDEN
garden with elementary school children
4:30pm-5:30 pm
Cordley Elementary, 19th & Kentucky
saturday (28)
friday (27)
JUBILEE CAF
fight local hunger by making & serving
breakfast to needy Lawrence citizens
6:00am-9:00 am
First United Methodist, 946 Vermont
AWB: RETIREMENT HOME PARTY
make ice cream & play games with the elderly
1:30pm-4:00 pm
Meet at KS Union, carpool to Pioneer Ridge
(register at groups.ku.edu/~albreaks/)
HUG: PARENT NIGHT OUT
kids bowl and watch movies while
KU faculty & staff parents take a night off
7:00pm-9:30 pm
KS Union, Hawks Nest
news 5A monday, february 23, 2009
BY MIKE BONTRAGER
mbontrager@kansan.com
City commissioners voted to
defer the rental registration expan-
sion program that was proposed
at last Tuesdays city commission
meeting.
Brian Jimenez, code enforcement
manager, devised the plan, which
would require all rental properties
50 years or older to be inspected
once every three years. Te plan
would help manage areas with high
amounts of housing code viola-
tions. Te commissioners decided
to reconsider a new plan at a later
date.
David Corliss,
city manager, said
he didnt endorse
the proposed pro-
gram because of
budget concerns.
While seeing
substantial com-
munity benefit to
an expanded pro-
gram, my recom-
mendation is to
not pursue the program expansion
at this time because of the signifi-
cant economic challenges both the
city and the community are fac-
ing, Corliss said in a memo for
that weeks agenda. The necessary
fee increase to fund the program
will likely be passed on to renters
at a very challenging economic
time.
Jimenez said he thought the
budget issue was the only major
problem with the program.
I think overall the commission-
ers were in support of exploring
the issue further, Jimenez said.
Chris Conard, Dodge City
junior, said he thought it was
important for rental properties to
be inspected because he had had
neglectful landlords in the past.
Theres a lot of stuff to cover
with very little money, but I think
its pretty important that they stay
on top of that because a lot of times
I think thats overlooked, Conard
said.
Those on the city commission
decided to rethink how to imple-
ment an expansion of the rental
registration program.
Mayor Mike Dever suggested
registering all rental properties in
the city to allow inspectors access
to any property without the land-
lords permission or a search war-
rant.
If safety is really
what we are after,
inspecting every-
thing isnt going to
speed up the pro-
cess, Dever said.
We need to create
the mechanism by
which we can inspect
these facilities.
Vice Mayor Rob
Chestnut supported
the mayors idea.
The mayor suggested a pro-
gram requiring some type of regis-
tration without all the inspections,
Chestnut said. If this allows access
to the property more readily, it
might actually start to identify the
properties that have significant
issues more quickly.
Jeremy Roehr, St. Louis junior,
said he thought rental inspections
could take place between the time
one tenant moved out and the next
moved in.
Inspections definitely need to
be done, Roehr said. Its probably
not the highest concern, but safety
is a concern.
Hep Warjri, Shillong, India,
senior, said he was concerned about
the condition of the house he was
currently renting. Warjri said his
landlord told him to call if there
was a problem or anything that
needed fixing, but he said some-
times they werent responsive.
One of the problems Warjri
mentioned was his front porch.
That wood is basically just rot-
ted off and so is the railing, Warjri
said.
Warjri said he and his room-
mates jimmy-rigged the porch
with scrap wood as wedges to keep
the porch in place.
Alex Haneberg, Chicago senior,
said that he didnt think a rental
inspection program was needed
and that mandatory inspection was
very low on his list of priorities.
Personally, I can take care of
that myself, said Haneberg. I dont
think its really that necessary.
Haneberg said he didnt think
the city should be strict on land-
lords who violated building codes
because he thought landlords
would use it to their advantage.
Landlords in this town will
suck money out of every possible
thing, Haneberg said. They will
definitely use it as an excuse to
raise rent.
Tom Harper, a local landlord,
said he thought the problem was
absentee landlords.
You can tell whos taking care
of their properties and whos not,
Harper said. We all get used to
certain things and dont view
things as a problem, until its a
problem, until someone dies.
Jimenez said he would begin
looking into developing a new
program this week.
Edited by Liz Schubauer
Lawrence
Rental proposal deferred
Commission votes to wait on program to inspect rental properties
The necessary fee
increase to fund the
program will likely be
passed on to renters
at a very challenging
economic time.
DaviD Corliss
City manager
AssOcIATEd PREss
WASHINGTON President
Barack Obama plans to
announce today a former Secret
Service agent who helped
expose lobbyists corruption at
the Interior Department as his
pick to oversee the $787 billion
economic stimulus plan.
Obama is set to name Earl
Devaney as chairman of the new
Recovery Act Transparency and
Accountability Board, an admin-
istration official said Sunday.
Vice President Joe Biden also
will be given a role coordinating
oversight of stimulus spending.
The official spoke on the con-
dition of anonymity because the
White House had not made public
the announcement.
Devaney, the inspector gen-
eral of the Interior Department,
helped turn up disgraced lobbyist
Jack Abramoff s dealings at the
department. The departments No.
2 official, Steven Griles, pleaded
guilty to charges he lied during
congressional testimony based in
part on Devaneys investigation.
Obama has pledged the
Recovery Act Transparency and
Accountability Board to be an at-
large body to oversee how the gov-
ernment spends billions allocated
to help the flailing U.S. economy.
But with dozens of agencies and
departments involved, Obama
wanted a central group to inde-
pendently monitor where those
funds are going.
Obama also planned to tap Biden
to meet regularly with Cabinet
members, governors and mayors
to make sure their efforts were
quick and effective. His reports to
Obama are expected to be posted
at the administration Web site
devoted to the bill, Recovery.gov.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Secret Service agent watches as President Barack Obama greets audience members Feb. 9 at
a town hall style meeting about the economic stimulus package.
Obama to name overseer
economy
Earl Devaney to monitor $787 billion economic stimulus plan
$300 rent credit
(restrictions apply)
785-838-3377 785-841-3339
2600 W. 6th & 3401 Hutton Dr.
Live in affordable luxury
DAILY KANSAN THE UNIVERSITY
K
N
s
K
ANSAN
couPons
K
ANSAN
couPons
ANSAN
couPons
your dollar across town.
STRETCH
K
ANSAN
couPons
Every
Wednesday & Friday
AN
ons
N
K
ANSAN
couPons
expires 10.31.08
ANSAN
ons
expires 10.31.08
ANSA
couPoo
SA
K
ANSA
couP
K
ANSAN
couPons
expires 10.31.08 OO
Ultimate College
Experience
The Apartment Complex with the
FREE internet
FREE tanning bed
jacuzzi & pool plaza
individual leases
fitness center
lighted basketball court
sand volleyball court
fully furnished
student services center
washer/dryer in every unit
NO security deposit
roadside rescue program
with approved guarantor
Now Leasing For
Rents start at
*
Fall 2009
$309
THE OFFICIAL
STUDENT APARTMENT
SPONSOR OF
KANSAS
ATHLETICS
2511 W 31st Street
Lawrence, KS 66047
785-842-0032
myownapartment.com
lawrence@edrtrust.com
CALL TODAY FOR MORE INFO!
*prices may be subject to change
Voted
#1 Best
Apartment
Complex
-Top of
the Hill
entertainment 6a monday, february 23, 2009
10 is the easiest day, 0 the
most challenging.
CHARLIE HOOGNER
chicken strip
sketchBOOk
hOrOscOpes
WOrkinG titLe
DREWSTEARNS
SARA MAC
Writers BLOck pArtY
JASON HAFLICH
the next pAneL
NICHOLAS SAMBALUK
Aries (March 21-April 19)
today is a 7
You may not know exactly how
youll accomplish your goals,
but dont let that stop you.
Imagine youre already there,
and just jot down what you
did. Imagination is powerful
stuf.
tAurus (April 20-May 20)
today is a 6
You can advance your career,
if you want to take on a real
challenge. This test requires
that you go public about what
youve accomplished or what
you want to do. Publish.
GeMini (May 21-June 21)
today is a 7
Push hard and get further than
you ever thought possible.
This works on tests, starting
new businesses and launching
voyages. Its a great time for
beginnings.
cAncer (June 22-July 22)
today is a 7
As you go over your plans, you
have to deal with reality. If you
dont like it when you dont get
your way, modify your dream.
Want something you can actu-
ally have.
LeO (July 23-Aug. 22)
today is a 7
Encourage your partner to be
bold, dance free, and whatever
else seems to work. Dont stand
in this persons way. That would
be quite foolish.
VirGO (Aug. 23-sept. 22)
today is a 7
Youre certainly keeping busy,
but where is your big reward?
You wont have to wait clear till
heaven, but it may be a while
longer. Build new habits and
expectations.
LiBrA (sept. 23-Oct. 22)
today is an 8
You folks dont always agree on
everything, but when times get
tough you pull together. Keep
working at it and youll make it
happen, one more time.
scOrpiO (Oct. 23-nov. 21)
today is a 7
The others may not realize how
much you study and practice.
They probably think you were
born knowing everything. Well,
in your case that might be true.
Keep em guessing.
sAGittArius(nov. 22-Dec.
21)
today is an 8
Passions are strong, and you
should know exactly what to
do. Youve had long enough to
work on your plan. Put it into
action. This is the exciting part.
cApricOrn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
today is a 7
Slow down! Dont trust those
impulses! Unless, of course,
theyre right. You can buy if
youre getting something real
cheap that you know you will
use. Or that is and always will
be more valuable than what
you pay.
AquArius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
today is a 7
You can almost get what you
want out of sheer intention.
Thats because youre very mo-
tivated now. Youre also getting
a tailwind, so you might as well
go ahead. Get as far as you can.
pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
today is a 7
Push to get the job done,
whether you do it or not. You
can be the supervisor instead
of the laborer. Thats a better
idea. You know what you want
to accomplish.
Television
Falcon and other animals
share Colberts name
SAN JOSE, Calif. Stephen
Colbert has had a peregrine fal-
con making its nest atop City Hall
named after him.
The male falcon was dubbed
Esteban Colbert by Mayor Chuck
Reed, an admirer of the Comedy
Central star. Like the human
Colbert, Esteban is comfortable
before cameras; he and his new
mate, Clara, have their rooftop
rendezvous beamed throughout
the world by way of a FalconCam
the city installed when baby fal-
cons turned up on City Hall three
years ago.
The falcon is the third wild bird
or mammal to be named after the
host of The Colbert Report.Breed-
ers at the San Francisco Zoo named
a bald eagle Stephen Jr. in 2006.
Last month, researchers at the
University of California, Santa
Cruz, christened a pair of elephant
seals Stelephant Colbert and Jon
Sealwart, the latter after Colberts
fellow Comedy Central pundit,
Jon Stewart.
Associated Press
UPCOMING DEADLINES
Ofce of Study Abroad, 108 Lippincott Hall // 785.864.3742 // www.studyabroad.ku.edu // osa@ku.edu
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
STUDY ABROAD @ KU:
DEADLINES FOR 2009 SUMMER & FALL SEMESTER PROGRAMS ARE MARCH 1ST.
24th & Iowa
Next to Kief s Audio
NOW DELIVERING!
785-856-2550
ribdelivery.com for full menu
u Wednesday uuuu WWWWWeeeeedddddnnnnneeeessssddddaaaayyyy Monday thru MMMMMoooonnnnddddaaaayyyy ttttthhhhhrrrruu
www.biggsribbs.com
Play Kansan Trivia! Log on to Kansantrivia.com to answer!
On March 18, 1968, classes were
canceled when this political
candidate came to speak at Allen
Fieldhouse.
$25 Chilis or
On The Border
Gift Card
QUESTION: PRIZE:
Need a hint? Visit :
When is registration due
for Mud Hawkfest 2009?
$25 gift certicate to
Kohls
50
Opinion
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, February 23, 2009 www.kansan.coM PaGe 7a
United States First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom
of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to
assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
BROwN: STUDENTS SHOULDNT
HAVE TO SAcRIFIcE ON GAmE DAYS
cOmING TUESDAY
To contribute to Free for
All, visit Kansan.com or
call (785) 864-0500.
LeTTer GuideLines
Send letters to opinion@kansan.com
Write LeTTerTOTHe ediTOr in the
e-mail subject line.
Length: 300 words
The submission should include the
authors name, grade and hometown.
Find our full letter to the editor policy
online at kansan.com/letters.
Brenna Hawley, editor
864-4810 or bhawley@kansan.com
Tara smith, managing editor
864-4810 or tsmith@kansan.com
Mary sorrick, managing editor
864-4810 or msorrick@kansan.com
Kelsey Hayes, kansan.com managing editor
864-4810 or khayes@kansan.com
Katie Blankenau, opinion editor
864-4924 or kblankenau@kansan.com
ross stewart, editorial editor
864-4924 or rstewart@kansan.com
Laura Vest, business manager
864-4358 or lvest@kansan.com
dani erker, sales manager
864-4477 or derker@kansan.com
MalcolmGibson, general manager and news
adviser
864-7667 or mgibson@kansan.com
Jon schlitt, sales and marketing adviser
864-7666 or jschlitt@kansan.com
THe ediTOriAL BOArd
Members of the Kansan Editorial Board are
Brenna Hawley, Tara Smith, Mary Sorrick, Kelsey
Hayes and Ross Stewart.
contact us
how to subMit a Letter to the editor
H
ave you noticed recent-
ly that there seems to
be an abundance of
environmental groups on cam-
pus? Barely a week goes by with-
out seeing tabling at the Kansas
Union by Environs, the oldest
organization, or Students for Bar
Recycling, the newest. With all
these groups trying to save the
world, youve got to wonder why
the world needs so much saving.
The answer can be found
in the changing role of these
environmental groups.
Environmentalists are no longer
just focused on the spotted owl
or killer whales. Groups are
making connections between
the environment and human
welfare. Indeed, they truly want
to save the world, but they have
begun to understand that its not
the physical world that really
needs saving its us. As the
comedian George Carlin said
Compared to the people, the
planet is fine The planets not
going anywhere we are.
Good examples of groups
that have combined social and
environmental issues are those
that have made the connection
between our environmental deg-
radation and social inequality.
The student group Eco-Justice
and the Center for Community
Outreach program EARTH are
good examples. Eco-Justice is
a new group on campus that
focuses on how environmental
degradation disproportionately
affects the poor. EARTH grows
food on campus not just for
sustainability, but for the poor in
our community that lack proper
nutrition.
Its not just environmental
groups that have made the
connection between social
problems and the environment.
Social groups, whose primary
interest is in saving people, have
realized the connection between
saving people and saving the
planet. Oxfam America, a
human rights group, views
global warming as integral to
the problems facing the worlds
people. Anna Hoard, recipient
of the 2008 Sustainability
Leadership Award and former
outreach coordinator for Oxfam
KU, said climate justice and
social justice were essentially the
same issue, and the people hit
hardest were often those who
could do the least about it.
These groups understand
that the time has passed for
privileging short-term economic
gains that lead to long-term
environmental damage. If we
fail to protect the environment,
we fail to protect ourselves and
those around us.
For too long we have margin-
alized the environment with our
mandate for disposable prod-
ucts, which encourages copious
consumption. Weve allowed the
interest of economic progress to
outweigh our needs for a sus-
tainable and clean environment.
Weve allowed a false sense of
achievement to degrade our
communities, which has lead to
the forfeiture of long-standing
social and environmental struc-
tures for temporary gains.
We have disenfranchised the
weak in other nations, and have
exported both our waste and
our poverty. Those who have
the means to do so cry, Not in
my backyard, while the poor
both nationally and abroad are
voiceless against the dispropor-
tional weight of our consumer
economy.
Its time for students and
social movements to challenge
business and consumer practices
that accept environmental deg-
radation and disproportionately
affect the poor.
Lets also give a big thanks
to the student groups that are
helping us work toward a better
future.
Kenny is a Leavenworth
senior in civil and
environmental engineering.
ediTOriAL CArTOOn
NIcHOLAS SAmBALUK
n n n
Every time I go out, it reminds
me why I dont date.
n n n
Is it a bad sign when I have
a dorm-wide reputation of
doing calculus problems
drunk at Templin?
n n n
Who cares about the Oscars?
n n n
Why does lettuce taste great
on everything, but I gag if I eat
a plain piece?
n n n
I dont want to grow up. I want
to be a college drunk. Take
that, Toys R Us.
n n n
I walked to both of my classes
today to have both of my
teachers not show up.
n n n
I was just thinking, do you
think my teachers fell in love
and are making babies?
n n n
My stomach just made a
really weird sound and I think
everyone around me thinks I
just farted.
n n n
I found out that I wore
highwater pants today and I
didnt even know it.
n n n
Really, a leopard print string
bikini? What were you
thinking, guys? What was I
thinking?
n n n
Is it always Black History
Month?
n n n
I just took a quiz and it was
just like my women short
and easy.
n n n
To the girl who got caught
freestyling on the jumbotron
at the game Wednesday night:
My friend and I want to start
a live hip-hop band. Want to
join?
n n n
Leggings are not pants and
sorority people need to stop
wearing them.
n n n
Dear White Honda Driver:
Maybe you should try not
doing paperwork while youre
driving so you dont almost hit
me. Sincerely, Biker.
n n n
I just saw White Owl doing his
laundry. I dont know what
he could possibly be washing
though, since he wears the
same outft every day.
n n n
Its 2 a.m. on a Friday and I
keep getting woken up by
the SafeBus and all the drunk
people on it.
n n n
To the girl who stole my Mardi
Gras hat at Brothers: That hat
looked terrible on you.
n n n
enVirOnMenT
John kenny
ICE
BREAKERS
enTerTAinMenT
Readers should look beyond
best-sellers christian genre
Green groups fght for
more than environment
A
n article in the Topeka
Capital-Journal on Feb. 7
addressed the book The
Shack by William P. Young. The
article discussed conflict sur-
rounding the best-selling book,
which some say takes too free a
hand with traditional Christian
theology. The scriptural inaccura-
cies caused controversy, especially
because the book was introduced
to Bible-study groups in Topeka.
To some, The Shack is noth-
ing more than Christian fiction.
But by reducing the book to a
theologically inaccurate work of
Christian fiction, readers miss out
on the deeper and more beneficial
applications.
The Shack is about a father,
Mack, whose four-year-old daugh-
ter is abducted by a pedophile
during a family camping trip. Four
years later, he receives a note from
Papa, the affectionate term his
family has for God, inviting him
for a weekend at the very shack
where his daughter was presum-
ably murdered.
During the weekend, Mack
embarks on a spiritual rollercoast-
er with Papa, portrayed as a large,
black woman; Jesus, a laid-back
carpenter; and Sarayu, an Asian
woman. Mack confronts his loss
and grief during his healing pro-
cess, while at the same time pos-
ing the age-old question, Where
is God in a world so filled with
pain?
My dad recommended this
book to me. He had received it
from one of my aunts follow-
ing the unexpected death of my
31-year-old brother. After read-
ing it, I immediately understood
why he had suggested it. Both
my father and I were able to find
comfort in a story that so closely
resembled our own. And, unfor-
tunately, a lot of people have been
able to identify with the story of
a parent losing a child. A woman
who had lost a son commented
on The Topeka Capitol Journals
Web site, without bringing up the
books genre or religious aspect,
that she had found this to be an
excellent book.
By looking deeper than the
Christian fiction label, readers are
able to experience a book based on
its message, not genre. In getting
past the labels and scriptural inac-
curacies, this book has a comfort-
ing, identifiable story. The Shack
has the potential, if readers throw
out religion and politics, to be a
thought-provoking work, while
at the same time calling forth
personal not solely spiritual
musings about relationships with
others in times of great tragedy.
McNaughton is a Topeka
senior in journalism and
English.
anGeLiQue McnauGhton
NOT SO
ANGELIC
THe COnTeXT
Average hours of tutoring per
week that KU athletes received
last fall. The Athletics Depart-
ment is building a new facility
for student athletes to study
and receive tutoring. The facility
will be in the Wagnon Student
Athlete Center.
$0
IN CASE YOU
Missed iT
Last weeks items you
might have missed.
Check out Kansan.com
Roundup for full stories.
the conteXt
Minutes of exercise per day
needed for weight loss, accord-
ing to a recent study by the
Center of Physical Activity and
Weight Management. The study
contradicts older research that
determined 30 minutes was the
minimum for weight loss.
1,000
the conteXt
Number of students currently in
KU Honors Program. A record
2,601 high school seniors have
already applied to enter the
program next year. The Honors
Program may have to raise
its standards in the face of
high application rates and the
possibility that some honors
classes may be eliminated
because of budget cuts.
Libby marie Napoli/KANSAN FILE PHOTO
1,321
the conteXt
The number, in millions of
dollars, to be redistributed in
the states bank account. Gov.
Sebelius requested the money at
a meeting of the State Finance
Council. The redistribution
enabled the state to pay income
tax refunds and state employees
last week. The compromise
ended a confict between
Sebelius and the Legislature
that threatened last Fridays
paychecks for state workers,
including University faculty and
students employed on campus.
chance Dibben/KANSAN FILE PHOTO
LeTTer TO THe ediTOr
Government shouldnt
help make Hummers
I just read in The Wall Street
Journal that General Motors
Corporation is asking the
government for more bailout
money. The future looks grim,
and the options have come to
this: bailout or bust. GM has
already taken action to slash
more than 45,000 jobs, but
in the end, there is still not
enough fnancial backing to
continue. Now, I know it sucks
that the major car companies
are going through hard times,
but at some point we have to
ask ourselves how much more
money we are willing to shell
out for problems that cannot be
fxed by money alone.
With the current stimulus
plan that passed, I think we
should hold back bailout mon-
ey from General Motors. In a
recent statement, GM declared
that it is willing to phase out
Hummers, Saabs and Saturns, if
needed, in order to stay afoat.
Though Saturns and Saabs are
acceptable, I have always held
a strong dislike for Hummers.
The big, clunky cars are hor-
ribly inefcient and spew toxic
gases into the atmosphere.
Also, Hummers are originally
designed for military purposes,
so why the heck are civilians
even driving them around?
They are a hazard to pedestri-
ans and other cars. They steal
parking spots and spill over into
other spaces, leaving the rest
of us compact cars out in the
cold. So, if we hold the bailout
of the next few months, then
GM will have no choice but to
stop producing Hummers. This
will be better in the long run
for the environment and our
consciousness. So, join me as I
declare: Death to all Hummers!
Sushu Wang is a freshman
fromManhattan
see THe TOPeKA
CAPiTAL-JOurnAL
ArTiCLe AT:
http://www.cjonline.
com/stories/020709/
rel_385570615.shtml
$225
Sebelius
mindy Ricketts/KANSAN FILE PHOTO
the conteXt
Amount of increase in campus
fees for next academic year.
Student Senate chose not to raise
fees in consideration of students
who are already having a difcult
time, Adam McGonigle, student
body president, said.
cONTRIBUTED PHOTO
NEWS 8A monday, february 23, 2009
crime
ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOUSTON U.S. District
Judge Samuel Kent will be making
judicial history when he enters a
courtroom Monday but it wont
be the kind hell want to remem-
ber.
Kent will join the handful of
federal judges who have taken part
in a trial as a defendant, and he will
be the first to face trial on a sex
crime charge.
The 59-year-old judge is accused
of fondling two female court
employees as he tried to force him-
self on the women and have them
perform sex acts.
Jury selection in his trial was set
to begin Monday. If convicted, he
faces up to life in prison and a fine
of up to $250,000.
Kent has pleaded innocent to
five charges related to federal sex
crimes and to one alleging obstruc-
tion of justice, in which he is
accused of lying to an investigative
committee.
His nearly 19 years on the bench
might buy him some credibility
with the jury, said Barry Pollack, an
attorney not connected to the case.
What you might see happen is
the jury take the presumption of
innocence a little more seriously,
said Pollack, with the Washington
firm of Miller & Chevalier. But if
the allegations are proven, the jury
would be very offended a federal
judge engaged in that conduct.
A gag order in the case has pre-
vented prosecutors, defense attor-
neys and others connected to the
case from commenting outside
court.
Kent wants to testify, his attor-
ney, Dick DeGuerin, said during
a hearing last week in which he
unsuccessfully tried to have the
obstruction charge thrown out or
severed.
Judge Kent believes his con-
duct with both of the (women)
was mutual and consensual, said
DeGuerin, who has represented
such high-profile clients as former
U.S. House Majority Leader Tom
DeLay and Branch Davidian sect
leader David Koresh.
Kents former case manager,
Cathy McBroom, filed a complaint
against him in May 2007 and the
Judicial Council of the 5th U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals began
an investigation. The Associated
Press does not normally name
alleged victims of sexual abuse, but
McBrooms attorney and her family
have used her name in publicly dis-
cussing the case. The other woman
was identified in court last week as
Kents former secretary.
McBroom accused Kent of
harassing her over a four-year peri-
od, culminating in March 2007,
when she said the judge pulled
up her blouse and bra and tried
to escalate contact until they were
interrupted.
The judicial council suspended
Kent in September 2007 for four
months with pay but didnt detail
the allegations against him. It also
transferred him 50 miles north-
west from Galveston, where he had
worked since being appointed in
1990, to Houston.
A Justice Department investiga-
tion of McBrooms claims led to
Kents indictment in August on
three sex charges. Last month,
prosecutors added two more sex
charges and the obstruction charge,
accusing Kent of trying to engage
his former secretary in a sex act
and then lying about it.
Judge turns into defendant
international
Insurgents attack African Union peacekeeping base
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MOGADISHU, Somalia An
attack on an African Union peace-
keeping base in the Somali capital
Sunday killed 11 people and injured
15, the AU said, but it denied insur-
gent claims of a suicide attack.
El Ghassim Wane, a spokesman
for the AU in Addis Ababa, said the
insurgents had fred mortars onto
the base in Mogadishu. He gave no
further details.
But Sheik Muktar Robow, a
spokesman for the
al-Shabab insur-
gent group, insisted
that Our fghters
have carried out
two suicide attacks
on the infdels in
Mogadishu, infict-
ing heavy losses.
Te AU peace-
keeping force in
Mogadishu has
had a restricted mandate to guard
key government installations in the
two years it has been here. It has not
been involved in fghting Islamic
militants in the capital, battles that
have killed thousands of civilians
over the past two years. But hard-
line groups still view the peace-
keepers as an occupying force.
Al-Shabab, an extremist Islamic
group, has threatened to focus its
attacks on AU troops now that
Ethiopian troops have lef Mogadi-
shu afer a two-year deployment.
Also Sunday, gunmen kidnapped
a Pakistani in northern Somalia,
said Muse Gelle, governor of the
Bari region in Somalias semiauto-
nomous Puntland region. Te man
was traveling to a farming project
where he was working, Gelle said.
Pakistani Foreign Ministry
spokesman Abdul Basit said he was
unaware that any Pakistani national
had been kidnapped in Somalia.
Te mans name and employer
were not immediately known. Te
area of the Horn of Africa nation
is notorious for kidnappings and
piracy.
Pirates also seized a Greek-
owned cargo ship Sunday with a
22-member crew of
Somalias coast.
Somalia has not
had a functioning
government since
1991.
Te U.S. State De-
partment considers
al-Shabab a terrorist
organization linked
to al-Qaida, some-
thing the group has
denied.
Somalias government controls
virtually no territory in this un-
stable nation.
Former soldier, rebel and war-
lord Abdullahi Yusuf resigned as
president in December afer failing
to pacify the country.
A moderate Islamist leader, Sheik
Sharif Sheik Ahmed, was elected by
parliament and observers hope he
will bring many of Somalias Islamic
factions into a more inclusive gov-
ernment.
Ahmed was chairman of the Is-
lamic Courts Union that ran Moga-
dishu for six months in 2006 before
Ethiopian soldiers took over.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Somali and AU forces viewa destroyed vehicle, which was loaded with explosives to target an African Union peacekeepers base in the capital, Mogadishu, Somalia on Jan. 24. A suicide car-bomb
attack near an African Union peacekeepers base killed 14 people in the Somali capital on Saturday, the mayor of Mogadishu said. The bombing occurred days before a planned deployment of Ugandan
and Burundian soldiers to beef up the current peacekeeping contingent.
Eleven people killed and 15 injured after
mortars were fired onto base in Mogadishu
Our fghters have
carried out two
suicide attacks on
infdels in Mogadi-
shu...
Sheik Muktar robow
al-Shabab spokesman
Samuel Kent first federal judge to face trial on a sex crime charge
Spotting a winner
ASSOCIATED PRESS
A French bulldog named Gorugo poses in front of a judge during a mascot dog contest held at a shopping mall inYokohama, near Tokyo,
Japan, Sunday.
CRIME
Judge might move boy ac-
cused of killing woman
PittSburGh a jail warden
says hell ask a judge to move an
11-year-old accused of killing his
fathers pregnant girlfriend to a
juvenile detention center.
Associated Press
Sign a lease by
February 28th and recieve
a $150 Visa Gift Card!
D E M A N D M O R E F R O M Y O U R T V
All digital picture andsound!
Whenever youwant towatch!
Newreleases, oldfavorites youlove!
HDmovies ondemand!
www.sunflowerbroadband.com/ondemand
Pineapple Express HD (R)
The House Bunny HD(PG-13)
My Best Friends Girl HD(R)
The Mummy: Curse of the
Dragon Emperor HD(PG-13)
Mamma Mia! HD(PG-13)
Ghost Town HD(PG-13)
The Changeling HD(R) - 2/17
Vicky Cristina Barcelona HD(PG-13)
The Secret Life of Bees HD(PG-13)
Body of Lies HD(R) - 2/17
Tyler Perrys The Family
That Preys HD(PG-13)
MOVIES ON DEMAND!
C H A N N E L 1
S T A R T S F E B . 2 0 !
BY JEFF DONN
Associated Press
FORT BLISS, Texas As sol-
diers stream home from Iraq and
Afghanistan, the biggest charity
inside the U.S. military has been
stockpiling tens of millions of
dollars meant to help put return-
ing fighters back on their feet,
an Associated Press investigation
shows.
Between 2003 and 2007 as
many military families dealt
with long war deployments and
increased numbers of home fore-
closures Army Emergency
Relief grew into a $345 million
behemoth. During those years, the
charity packed away $117 million
into its own reserves while spend-
ing just $64 million on direct aid,
according to an AP analysis of its
tax records.
Tax-exempt and legally separate
from the military, AER projects a
facade of independence but really
operates under close Army control.
The massive nonprofit funded
predominantly by troops allows
superiors to squeeze soldiers for
contributions; forces struggling
soldiers to repay loans some-
times delaying transfers and pro-
motions and too often violates
its own rules by rewarding donors,
such as giving free passes from
physical training, the AP found.
Founded in 1942, AER eases
cash emergencies of active-duty
soldiers and retirees and provides
college scholarships for their fami-
lies. Its emergency
aid covers mort-
gage payments and
food, car repairs,
medical bills, trav-
el to family funer-
als, and the like.
Instead of giv-
ing money away,
though, the Army
charity lent out
91 percent of its
emergency aid during the period
2003-2007. For accounting pur-
poses, the loans, dispensed inter-
est-free, are counted as expenses
only when they are not paid back.
During that same five-year
period, the smaller Navy and Air
Force charities both put far more
of their own resources into aid than
reserves. The Air Force charity
kept $24 million in reserves while
dispensing $56 million in total
aid, which includes
grants, scholarships
and loans not repaid.
The Navy charity
put $32 million into
reserves and gave out
$49 million in total
aid.
AER executives
defend their opera-
tion, insisting they
need to keep sizable
reserves to be ready for future
catastrophes.
Look at the stock market, said
retired Col. Dennis Spiegel, AERs
deputy director for administra-
tion. Without the large reserve,
he added, Wed be in very serious
trouble.
But smaller civilian charities for
service members and veterans say
they are swamped by the desper-
ate needs of recent years, with
requests far outstripping ability to
respond.
While independent on paper,
Army Emergency Relief is housed,
staffed and controlled by the U.S.
Army.
Thats not illegal per se. Marcus
Owens, former head of IRS charity
oversight, said charities like AER
can legally partner closely with a
government agency.
news 9A MONday, February 23, 2009
Army charity stockpiling millions
Military
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Army Community Services fnancial educator Yolanda Davis, center, talks with Pvt.
Terrence Nicholas and his wife, Erika Nicholas, during a briefng about fnancial services Sept. 3,
2008, at Fort Bliss, Texas. Erika Nicholas is holding daughter Ania Nicholas, 4.
acadeMy awards
Slumdog Millionaire, Penn, Winslet take top awards
BY DAVID GERMAIN
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES Slumdog
Millionaire took the best-picture
Academy Award
and seven other
Oscars on Sunday,
including director
for Danny Boyle,
whose ghetto-to-
glory story par-
alleled the films
unlikely rise to
Hollywoods sum-
mit.
The other
top winners:
Kate Winslet, best actress for the
Holocaust-themed drama The
Reader; Sean Penn, best actor
for the title role of Milk; Heath
Ledger, supporting actor for The
Dark Knight; and Penelope Cruz,
supporting actress for Vicky
Cristina Barcelona.
A story of hope amid squa-
lor in Mumbai, India, Slumdog
Millionaire came in with 10 nomi-
nations, its eight wins including
adapted screenplay, cinematogra-
phy, editing and both music Oscars
(score and song).
Just to say to Mumbai, all of
you who helped us
make the film and
all of those of you
who didnt, thank
you very much. You
dwarf even this guy,
Boyle said, hold-
ing up his directing
Oscar.
The film follows
the travails and tri-
umphs of Jamal, an
orphan who artfully
dodges a criminal gang that muti-
lates children to make them more
pitiable beggars. Jamal witnesses
his mothers violent death, endures
police torture and struggles with
betrayal by his brother, while sin-
gle-mindedly hoping to reunite
with the lost love of his childhood.
Fate rewards Jamal, whose story
unfolds through flashbacks as he
recalls how he came to know the
answers that made him a cham-
pion on Indias version of Who
Wants to Be a Millionaire.
As he took the stage to accept his
prize for playing slain gay-rights
pioneer Harvey Milk, Penn glee-
fully told the crowd: You commie,
homo-loving sons of guns.
He followed with condemnation
of anti-gay protesters who dem-
onstrated near the Oscar site and
comments about Californias recent
vote to ban gay marriage.
For his demented reinvention of
Batman villain the Joker, Ledger
became only the second actor ever
to win posthumously, his triumph
coming exactly 13 months after his
death from an accidental overdose
of prescription drugs.
His Oscar for the Warner
Bros. blockbuster was accepted
by Ledgers parents and sister on
behalf of the actors 3-year-old
daughter, Matilda.
The epic love story The Curious
Case of Benjamin Button, which
led with 13 nominations, had three
wins.
The Dark Knight had a second
win, for sound editing.
Man on Wire, James Marshs
examination of tight-rope walk-
er Philippe Petits dazzling stroll
between the towers of the World
Trade Center in 1974, was chosen
as best documentary.
It was a much different style for
the Oscars as each past recipient
offered personal tributes to one of
the nominees, without clips of the
nominated performances.
After last years Oscars delivered
their worst TV ratings ever, pro-
ducers this time aimed to liven up
the show with some surprises and
new ways of presenting awards.
Presenters offer tributes to nominees instead of usual film clips
ASSOCIATED PRESS
British director Danny Boyle is congratulated after winning the Oscar for best director for his work onSlumdog Millionaireduring the 81st
Academy Awards on Sunday in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.
Just to say to Mum-
bai, all of you who
helped us make the
flm and all of those
who didnt, thank you
very much.
DAnny Boyle
Director
Instead of giving
money away, the
Army charity lent
out 91 percent of its
emergency aid from
2003-2007.
and the possibilities
are endless
Day one. Its when you take charge, meet new
challenges and stretch yourself. Its where
you discover fresh opportunities around every
corner. And its where you find the freedom
to explore different services and industry sectors.
From your very first day, were committed
to helping you achieve your potential. So, whether
your career lies in assurance, tax, transaction or
advisory services, shouldnt your day one be at
Ernst & Young?
Whats next for your future?
Visit ey.com/us/eyinsight and our Facebook page.
Day one

2
0
0
9
E
R
N
S
T
&
Y
O
U
N
G
L
L
P
E
r
n
s
t
&
Y
o
u
n
g
r
e
f
e
r
s
t
o
t
h
e
g
lo
b
a
l o
r
g
a
n
iz
a
t
io
n
o
f
m
e
m
b
e
r

r
m
s
o
f
E
r
n
s
t
&
Y
o
u
n
g
G
lo
b
a
l L
im
it
e
d
,

e
a
c
h
o
f
w
h
ic
h
is
a
s
e
p
a
r
a
t
e
le
g
a
l e
n
t
it
y
. E
r
n
s
t
&
Y
o
u
n
g
L
L
P
is
a
c
lie
n
t
-
s
e
r
v
in
g
m
e
m
b
e
r

r
m
lo
c
a
t
e
d
in
t
h
e
U
S
.
The authentic taste of Mexico is just down the street.
3333 Iowa
Mon., Tues., & Wed.
99 12 oz. Drafts
Domestics or Imports
(show KU ID)
free wireless
Ask about daily drink specials!
785.331.4243
START STRONG.
SM
2008. Paid for by the United States Army. All rights reserved.
START RAISING YOUR EXPECTATIONS.
START RISING TO THE OCCASION.
START REACHING YOUR GOALS.
START ABOVE THE REST.
START THINKING AHEAD.
START BECOMING A LEADER.
Theres strong. Then theres Army Strong.
Enroll in the Army ROTC Leaders Training
Course at University of Kansas. When you
attend this 4-week leadership development
course, youll take on new challenges. And be
on course for a career as an Army Officer.
To get started, contact MAJ Ted Culbertson
or http://www.armyrotc.ku.edu/.
$5,000 BONUS, 2 YEAR SCHOLARSHIP AND $450 A MONTH SPENDING MONEY AFTER SUMMER
LEADERSHIP COURSE FOR FALL 2009 JUNIORS OR FIRST-YEAR GRAD STUDENTS
CALL 785-864-1113 OR EMAIL TCULBERT@KU.EDU
THE KANSAN PEN
SPRING 2009 ALVAMAR
WHEN: April 5th
WHERE: Alvamar
THEME: OVER THE TOP Golf Attire. Prizes for best dressed team
and individual
FEE: ONLY $25 per person. 4 people per team (guys and girls may
be on same team)
WHAT YOU GET: 18 holes, tournament polo shirt, free cart rental,
chances to win tons of prizes, a Sunday Fun Day with your friends
HOW TO PLAY: e-mail kansanopen@kansan.com with your
1) team name
2) team captain
3) captains phone number
4) names of players (you will be contacted for team payment)
OR stop by The University Daily Kansan Classied Ofce in
Stauffer-Flint Room 119 between 9 - 5 to sign up in person.
LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE
Gather your teams quickly.

m
o
n
d
a
y
,

f
e
b
r
u
a
r
y

2
3
,

2
0
0
9
1
0
A
H
E

N
IV
E
R
S
IT
Y

A
IL
Y

A
N
S
A
N
T
U
D
K
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Sports
SofTbALL TEAm wINS
Two IN CALIfoRNIA
Hawks beat No. 10 California in Cathedral City Tournament. SofTbALL 8b
jAYHAwKS HEAD To
SooNER STATE ToDAY
After defeating Nebraska, Kansas will face No. 2 OU. GAmE DAY 10b
monday, february 23, 2009 www.kansan.com PaGe 1b
commentary
Collins
is key
to Big
Monday
By Andrew wieBe
awiebe@kansan.com
Kansas 70, nebrasKa 53
Ryan mcGeeney/KANSAN
Sophomore center Cole Aldrich snatches the ball fromNebraskas Ryan Anderson during the second half of Saturdays 70-53 victory in Allen Fieldhouse.
focused on one game at a time
By CASe KeeFer
ckeefer@kansan.com
Markieff Morris had one of his
better games of the season, Sherron
Collins barely missed any shots and
Cole Aldrich dominated as usual.
Yet none of them had much to
say about Kansas 70-53 victory
against Nebraska on Saturday. They
kept their comments brief.
I got the feeling a little bit,
said Collins, who finished with 22
points on 8-for-12 shooting. I got
a little hot.
Collins, a junior guard, started to
forget about the Nebraska victory
immediately after the buzzer
sounded at Allen Fieldhouse. He
had another game on his mind.
Collins could finally think about
tonights Big Monday matchup at
8 against No. 2 Oklahoma (25-2,
11-1) in Norman, Okla., which
pairs the Big 12 Conferences top
two teams. A mention of Oklahoma
after the Nebraska game elicited
longer-winded responses.
Were going to be the underdogs
and thats fine with me, Collins
said. Thats what even motivates
us more people think we cant
win and cant go out and beat these
teams. Were going to be fired up.
Im going to be ready.
The Jayhawks will be underdogs
because the Sooners feature forward
Blake Griffin, who is considered
the best player in the nation and
averages 22 points and 14 rebounds
per game. Griffins status after
suffering an apparent concussion
wont be known until he is evaluated
sometime today.
Kansas has two stars of its own
in Collins and Aldrich. Both stood
out against the Cornhuskers on
Saturday. Aldrich, a sophomore
center, complemented Collins with
18 points and 12 rebounds.
For the second straight game,
Collins and Aldrich contributed
more than 55 percent of Kansas
scoring.
Thats too much, Kansas coach
Bill Self said. I want to get 40
points between them, dont get
me wrong. But we arent having
the same production of other guys
mens basKetbaLL
reWInD PaGe 4b
For full coverage of the
mens basketball game
against Nebraska, check
out page 4B.
Womens basKetbaLL
Pink-clad Jayhawks defeat Cyclones, end losing streak
Ryan mcGeeney/KANSAN
Coach bonnie Henrickson calls her teamin for a huddle after a timeout Sunday during
the Jayhawks 58-47 victory over Iowa State University in Allen Fieldhouse. Henrickson is
being credited with propelling her teamforward, with Sundays win breaking a four-game
losing streak.
By JAySOn JenKS
jjenks@kansan.com
Ten minutes after the fact
after Kansas had upset No. 21
Iowa State 58-47 coach Bonnie
Henrickson emerged onto James
Naismith Court, greeted by
applause from those still soaking
in the victory.
The day before, after Kansas
practice, Henrickson and Athletics
Director Lew Perkins talked on
that same court about the Iowa
State game and the general direc-
tion of the womens basketball pro-
gram.
He said, Im just telling you,
if we string consecutive wins and
get going like I think we can get
going, this will blow up here,
Henrickson said.
Weve believed that all along,
Henrickson said. But we have
to take care of business and win
games.
Sundays game provided a per-
fect snapshot of what could be.
In front of 7,069 people eas-
ily Kansas largest crowd this sea-
son the Jayhawks played with
noticeably more energy than in
previous games.
While theres little doubt that
winning dictates attendance fig-
ures, Kansas took a step in the
right direction against Iowa State.
Thats what we need: the more
fans, the more success, junior for-
ward Danielle McCray said. Were
doing a good job of gathering
some fans but we have to continue
to win to gather more fans like our
mens team.
A cynics eye might look at
Kansas victory as a mere break
from the norm during a season in
which the Jayhawks have won just
three conference games.
Womens basKetbaLL
PaGe 6b
For full coverage of the
womens basketball game
against No. 21 Iowa State,
check out page 6B.
W
ill Blake Grifn play to-
night? Tats the ques-
tion swirling around
Norman, Okla., right about now.
Sunday morning Oklahoma
coach Jef Capel told reporters that
no one will know whether Grifn,
the consensus top college basketball
player in the United States, will be
ready to play until he is evaluated
again sometime today. According
to reports, an MRI scan came back
clean on Sunday, but Capel said
Grifns future would not be risked
for one game, no matter how crucial
it is.
His potential absence, however
unfortunate for the Sooners, could
end up being the diference between
a ffh-straight Big 12 championship
and a top-three fnish conference for
the Jayhawks.
But amid the conjecture and ru-
mor surrounding Grifns status,
one players infuence on the game
of the Big 12 season thus far is being
overlooked: junior guard Sherron
Collins. Te question is which Col-
lins will show up tonight on ESPN.
Will it be the unstoppable ofen-
sive force that tore apart Nebraska
for 22 points on 12 shots, seemingly
willing the Jayhawks forward when
they most needed his presence? Or
will it be the player who commit-
ted six turnovers, uncharacteristi-
cally missed key free throws and
never looked comfortable against
Missouris pressure defense on Big
Monday two weeks ago?
Judging by Collins dominant
performance against the Corn-
huskers, his performance against
Missouri was clearly an aberration.
As Jayhawks enter the conference
stretch run that will decide where
they fnish, their best player is hit-
ting his stride as well.
Nobody in the Big 12 is better
than Collins with open real estate
ahead of them. He is as efcient a
scorer as there is in the conference
Collins is ranked in the top 10 in
feld goal percentage, three-point
feld goal percentage and free-throw
percentage. And, most importantly,
Collins is getting his points 18
per game to be exact without de-
priving his teammates.
Against Nebraska, Collins racked
up three assists before he even took
a shot. But once it became apparent
Kansas needed a jolt, he took over
the game, draining four jumpers in
fve possessions in just under two
minutes.
Te Cornhuskers couldnt stay in
front of him, and with the lead cut
to six three minutes into the sec-
ond half, Collins took over one fnal
time. An acrobatic fnish with a foul
and two three-pointers later, one of
which narrowly beat the shot clock,
and Kansas had a 17-point lead it
never relinquished.
Ten, on cue, he took a backseat
again, watching as Cole Aldrich and
Markief Morris made their marks
in the paint. And thats the key.
Collins is picking his spots, taking
over when the time demands it and
spreading the ofensive responsibil-
ity when his dynamic abilities would
be better saved.
Grifn or no Grifn, Kansas
chances depend on Collins. And
thats just the way he wants it.
We are going to be fred up, Col-
lins said. Im going to have them
ready. Tats my job.
Edited by SamSpeer
SEE womens oN pAGE 6b
SEE mens oN pAGE 4b
sports 2B
monday, February 23, 2009

this week
in kansas
athletics
By taylor Bern
tbern@kansan.com
QUOte OF the DaY
We held Beasley to 39 last
year and we held Durant twice
to 35 and 37, so Im really high
on those guys. But I think
Blakes a more complete guy.
Kansas coach Bill Self on Oklahomas
Blake Grifn
Fact OF the DaY
Kansas will play in its fourth
Big Monday game tonight
against Oklahoma on ESPN.
The Jayhawks are 2-1 so far
with victories against Texas
A&M and Baylor. Their only
loss came two weeks ago in
Columbia, Mo., to Missouri.
KU Athletics
tRiVia OF the DaY
Q: What is Kansas record in
the Lloyd Noble Center?
a: 14-15. The Sooners have
won two of the last three in
their home arena, but in 2007
the Jayhawks squeaked out a
67-65 victory in Norman.
@
tODaY
Mens basketball
Oklahoma, 8 p.m.
Norman, Okla.
tUesDaY
Baseball
Arkansas, 3 p.m.
Fayetteville, Ark.
weDnesDaY
Baseball
Arkansas, 3 p.m.
Fayetteville, Ark.
womens basketball
Oklahoma State, 7 p.m.
Stillwater, Okla.
swimming
Big 12 Championships
Columbia, Mo.
thURsDaY
swimming & Diving
Big 12 Championships
Columbia, Mo.
FRiDaY
track & Field
Big 12 Indoor
Championships
College Station, Texas
swimming
Big 12 Championships
Columbia, Mo.
I
f you have a nose and play
basketball in the Big 12, please
take cover immediately.
First, an elbow to Cole Aldrichs
nose turned his uniform into a
Halloween costume. Then on
Saturday night, an open hand
brushed against Blake Griffins
nose turned the Player of the Year
into an incoherent mess.
Sitting in between two doctors
at the end of the bench, Griffin
looked like a drunken child who
didnt know where he was or why
he could see a purple rhinoceros
riding a whale (actual hallucina-
tions may vary).
It seems theres a vendetta
against Big 12 big men with noses,
which means Kansas States Darren
Kent should be on full alert.
Fortunately for Aldrich, his nose
problems appear to be behind him.
And thats great news, because
a 6-foot-11 aw-shucks kid with
chicken legs doesnt need another
reason for his teammates to give
him the business.*
*Fun fact: Giving someone the
business can actually draw a pen-
alty flag in college football. Just go
to YouTube, type in Giving Him
the Business, wait for the 43-second
mark and enjoy.
Griffins the more interest-
ing case, because Texas Dexter
Pittman barely glanced Griffins
face protrusion.
I thought it was a fluke until I
did some research and discovered
some little known facts about the
Griffin family.
Gail Griffin, Blakes mother, is
actually a Greek goddess. When
Blake was born, she grabbed his
nose and dipped his body into a
vat of Dominique Wilkins sweat
so that he could dominate oppo-
nents like The Human Highlight
Film once did.
However, Pittman discovered
this fatal secret. He knew one small
swipe across the bridge would dis-
mantle his opponent, because thats
where Gail hung on to her son and
that part didnt get sweaty.
Its a tough break for Blake, but
kudos to Pittman for giving us the
phrase Griffins nose as an alterna-
tive to Achilles heel.
the lUnk
According to the box score, Matt
Kleinmanns bucket on Saturday
was a dunk.
Those were his first points since
Dec. 30, so Im sure that Big Red
didnt care how they came. But in
fairness to athletes who can actual-
ly slam, we need the scorebook to
include Kleinmanns hybrid layup/
dunk, or lunk.
A lunk is really a layup, but
the perpetrator touches the rim to
create the illusion of a dunk. The
common culprit is a tall but un-
athletic white guy (like me), most
likely playing at the rec.
Its more embarrassing than just
making a layup, especially when
you play Division I basketball,
because it almost always means
that you tried, and failed, to dunk.
MOnDaY YOUtUBe sesh
The Lonely Island is getting
plenty of YouTube attention late-
ly.
For those who dont know, The
Lonely Island is made up of Andy
Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and
Jorma Taccone, and its respon-
sible for YouTube sensations like
Jizz in My Pants and Im On a
Boat, which have combined for
more than 32 million views as of
7 p.m. Sunday.
Well, the guys have plenty of
other videos on YouTube, and
my new favorite is semi-sports
related.
Search We Like Sportz and
enjoy.
Edited by Casey Miles
Big 12 Conference has nose woes
cOMMentaRY
Five-star chant
the Jay
Report:
Case Keefer
and Taylor
Bern go sweeping down the
Oklahoma plains to break
down Kansas Big Monday
matchup in song.
the Give
and Go: The
Jayhawks
used a
switching defense in their vic-
tory over Iowa State and Clark
reminisces about his old days
playing in front of big crowds.
Danielle McCray channeled
her inner Charles Barkley and
pulled down rebound after
rebound.
First Pitch: Josh Bowe and
Tim Dwyer introduce the
Kansans newest sports blog
covering KU baseball. Check
it out for more on the teams
opening weekend in Tennes-
see.
through the Uprights: Kan-
sas football held its bi-annual
Junior Day Saturday with up
to 30 recruits
for the class
of 2010 on
hand. Among
them were some of the areas
(and nations) top prospects.
Through the Uprights breaks
down a number of notable
recruits and covers further
developments.
Weston White/KANSAN
Lance Stevenson, Brooklyn, N.Y., senior, looks up to the Kansas student section as they chant, Rock Chalk Stevensonat the end of Saturdays 70-53 victory over Nebraska. Stevenson is a
fve-star recruit that Bill Self is recruiting with competition fromSt. Johns and Maryland among others.
MlB
Royals have high hopes
for pitcher Doug Waechter
SURPRISE, Ariz. After trading
away right-handed setup relievers
Leo Nunez and Ramon Ramirez,
the Kansas City Royals are hoping
for some help out of the bullpen
this season from Doug Waechter.
Waechter signed with the Roy-
als as a free agent in December
after a season with the Florida
Marlins. He had been starting
pitcher until the Marlins tried him
in a reliever role last season. He
went 4-2 with a 3.69 ERA in 48
relief appearances.
When Kansas City came after
me I really wanted it to work out
here because I heard so many
good things about the organiza-
tion, said Waechter, who got a
one-year contract for $640,000. It
just seems like a good organiza-
tion to be in, up and coming.
Im really pleased to get a guy
like Waechter, who really hasnt
spent an extensive amount of time
in the bullpen role, Royals man-
ager Trey Hillman said. But the
reports and projections we have
are outstanding for his chances to
help us and be potentially a sixth,
seventh or eighth inning guy.
Associated Press
criMe
Attorney of Knicks players
former girlfriend charged
CHICAGO Authorities in Chi-
cago have charged a 36-year-old
attorney in the shooting deaths
of the former girlfriend and infant
daughter of New York Knicks
player Eddy Curry.
Cook County States Attorney
spokeswoman Sally Daly says
Frederick Goings faces two
counts of frst-degree murder.
The bodies of 24-year-old Nova
Henry and 9-month-old Ava were
found in their Chicago apartment
on Jan. 24.
Court records show that Go-
ings was Henrys attorney in a pa-
ternity case with Curry involving
Ava. According to the Chicago
Tribune, records show DNA tests
confrmed that Ava was the ex-
Chicago Bulls players child.
Police say Goings was arrested
Friday evening. He hasnt made
any statements to police and isnt
cooperating in the investigation.
MlB
Jose Guillen worked with
steriod-linked trainer
SURPRISE, Ariz. Jose Guillen
acknowledged Saturday that he
had worked with Angel Presinal, a
Dominican trainer who has been
linked to steroids and banned
from major league clubhouses.
Guillen, who is in his second
season with the Kansas City Roy-
als, said he worked with Presinal
for a very long time but that his
workouts never included perfor-
mance-enhancing drugs.
I never saw an injection, Guil-
len said. He never asked me
about steroids or anything.
Guillen said he has not em-
ployed Presinal since 2004 and
doesnt plan to work with him
again in the near future. He said
Major League Baseball never told
him to avoid working with Presi-
nal.
But he is a great friend of
mine, he said. Hes one of the
nicest guys who I ever met or
worked with.
Associated Press
2345 Iowa 1835 Mass St.
Your University, Your History
kuhistory.com
just 1 of
around the corner from Brothers
possible combinations
6 flavors, 60 toppings.
you make the call.
72,634,054,790,000,000,000
1119 mass. 785.838.3600
1
Apartments & Townhomes
Studio, 1, 2, 3 & 4BR apts
Close to KU with 3 bus stops
Clubhouse, Fitness Center
Now Reserving:
for Aug. 09
www.meadowbrookapartments.net
Bob Billings Pkway & Crestline
Just west of Daisy Hill
2 & 3 BR Townhomes voted
best by KU students in 2007
& 2008
Coblo/ln|orno| Poid
Romodolod 4BR w/ Mow Applioncos
Roc. Room/Work u| Focili|y
Pool/Ho| Tub
3BR como w/ Lorgo LCD/Plosmo TV
Froo Corpor|s
pon Houso MF 1Z PM www.loonnomor.com
785.312.7942
r 24/7

7353412345

ir curr
conrsiors [ro+
sn[[ort or
i corcrrs

www.hqcc.|awrence.|s.us
Sunrise Place
Sunrise Village
Apartments and Townhomes
View plans, pricing,
and amenities @
sunriseapartments.com
or call 841-8400
Spacious, Remodeled homes
Sunrise Place
Sunrise Village
Apartments and Townhomes
View plans, pricing,
and amenities @
sunriseapartments.com
or call 841-8400
Spacious, Remodeled homes
Sunrise Place
Sunrise Village
Apartments and Townhomes
View plans, pricing,
and amenities @
sunriseapartments.com
or call 841-8400
Spacious, Remodeled homes
Sunrise Place
Sunrise Village
Apartments and Townhomes
View plans, pricing,
and amenities @
sunriseapartments.com
or call 841-8400
Spacious, Remodeled homes
Sunrise Place
Sunrise Village
Apartments and Townhomes
View plans, pricing,
and amenities @
sunriseapartments.com
or call 841-8400
Spacious, Remodeled homes
2, 3, & 4 Bedroom
Models Available
5tudies &
z- bedreems
mdiproperties.com
785.842.3040
A

A
L
l
A
B
L
L

k
0
W
!
l
a
I
I

k
e
w

L
e
a
s
i
n
g

l
e
r

l
a
I
I

k
e
kew Leasing ler
PAID INTERNET
off deposit
2 & 3 Bedroom $750-$830
FOOD SERVICE
Food Service Worker
Ekdahl Dining
Su n. - T h ur .
12: 30 PM - 9: 30 P M
$8. 52 - $9.54
Food Service Worker /
Custodian
Ekdahl Dining
Mo n. - F r i.
5 A M - 2 PM
$8. 52 - $9.54
Senior Supervisor
Ekdahl Dining
Su n. - We d.
10: 30 A M - 9: 30 P M
$11.71 - $13.11
F ul l t i me e mpl o y e es a l s o
r e c ei v e 2 FREE Me a l s
($9.00) p e r d a y.
F ul l j o b d e scr i p t i o ns
a v a il a bl e o nl i n e a t
w w w. u ni o n. k u. e du / hr.
Appli ca ti ons avail a bl e i n t he
Human Resources Of fi ce,
3rd Fl oor, Kansas Uni on,
1301 Jay hawk Bl vd.,
La wr ence, KS. EOE.
I, II, III
NOW LEASING FOR FALL
PETS allowed!
24-hour /itness,
gameroom,
business center
NO APPLICATION FEE!*
NO DEPOSIT!*
*restrictions apply
785.841.5255 1421W. 7th St.
Free tanning
CIose to camus,
or, i/ you don't /eeI
Iike waIking, take
the bus!
Home is where
the COURT is!
$
2
0
0

V
i
s
a

C
i
I
t

C
a
r
d

w
i
t
h

s
i
g
n
e
d

0
9

!
0

L
e
a
s
e
Cated community Free wireless internet All Electric
$
9
9

5
e
c
u
r
i
t
y

D
e
p
o
s
i
t

p
e
r

P
e
r
s
o
n

*
CAMPUS COURT
AT NAISMITH
842-5111 1301 W. 24
th
campuscourtku.com
/+)$,((((*'(N%)+k_
:XdgljZflikbl%Zfd
*
P
e
s
t
r
ic
t
io
n
s
a
p
p
ly
785-312-9942
apartmentsatlawrence.com
Brand New
1 Bedroom Apartments
Special Opening Rates!
Study Alcove
Roman-Style Showers & Urinals
Full size Washer/Dryer
Fitness Center
All Electric
On KU Bus Route
Close to Campus
2 3A
N
D
BEDROOM
SPECIALS!
NOW LEASING
FOR SUMMER & FALL
Enjoyable, affordable & all
the amenities you desrve!
Lorimar
&Courtside
Townhomes
3801 Clinton Pkwy.
www.lorimartownhomes.com
(785) 841-7849
Woodward Apts.
Pre-leasing for fall
1, 2 & 3 BRs with W/D
$450-595/mo
MPM 841-4935
CAMP COUNSELORS wanted for private
Michigan boys/girls summer overnight
camps. Teach swimming, canoeing,
lacrosse, skiing, sailing, sports, comput-
ers, tennis, archery, riding, crafts, drama,
climbing, windsurng & more! Ofce,
maintenance jobs too. Salary $1900+,
free room/board. APPLY ONLINE! www.-
lwcgwc.com, or call 888-459-2492.
2008 50cc Scooter for sale. Works per-
fectly. $600. Contact me at dwhit-
ney@ku.edu hawkchalk.com/3006
Used Hyundai Tiburon 2004 GT,86000
miles,silver w/ blk leather interior,rims,-
new tires & brakes,very good condi-
tion.$8000 OBO.(785)917
0339/karamich@ku.edu.
hawkchalk.com/3008
6-7-8 Victorians on Ohio, Kentucky &
Louisiana. Walk to campus. All appli-
ances, hardwood oors. Rainbowwork-
s1@yahoo.com or 785-842-6618
Dear Devin,
Over the years, you have done so
many cute, romantic things for me. Well
today, I get to return the favor. Happy six
year anniversary, baby. You have always
been my strongest driving force. You are
an amazing man and Im so proud to be
called yours. Thank you for the best six
years of my life, I cant wait to spend
many more with you.
Love always,
Reagan
CAMP TAKAJO, Maine, picturesque lake-
front location, exceptional facilities, experi-
ence of a lifetime! From June 19- August
16. Counselor positions available in land
sports, water sports, ne arts, outdoor ed-
ucation call (800) 250 8252 for informa-
tion and online application - takajo.com
BARTENDING. UP TO $300/DAY. NO
EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. TRAINING
PROVIDED. 800-965-6520 EXT 108
Leasing Agent- Apt. community
of 3 properties is seeking an individual
with excellent communication skills,
outgo- ing personality, reliable vehicle,
cell phone. 20-25 hrs. Mon.-Sat. Send
Resume: jayhawkinns@sunower.com
or call 785-842-3040
MAKE A DIFFERENCE! BECOME A
CAMP COUNSELOR! Friendly Pines
Camp, in the cool mountains of Prescott,
AZ, is hiring for 09 season, May 23-July
30. We offer horseback riding, waterski,
climbing, canoeing, target sports, jewelry
& more. Competitive salary w/ room and
board covered. Apply online @www.friend-
lypines.com or call 1-888-281-CAMP for
info. Come be a part of something amaz-
ing and have the summer of a lifetime!!
PLAY SPORTS! HAVE FUN! SAVE
MONEY! Maine camp needs fun loving
counselors to teach. All land, adventure,
& water sports. Great summer! Call 888-
844-8080, apply: campcedar.com
Spend the summer at the pool! Eudora
Aquatic Center is now hiring lifeguards
and WSIs for the upcoming summer sea-
son. Please call Tammy at (785)542-1725
for more information
Part-time leasing agent needed for Tues-
days, Thursdays and Saturdays 10-6. Call
785-842-7644.
STUDENTPAYOUTS.COM
Paid Survey Takers Needed in Lawrence.
100% FREE to Join! Click on Surveys.
Naismith Hall is looking for Community As-
sistants to work 2009-2010 school year
starting Aug. 3, 2009. Community assis-
tants are responsible for providing great
customer service, organizing activities
and events, and creating a fun, safe living
environment for the residents. Compensa-
tion provides single room and board. Ap-
ply @ www.leadlivelearn.com or call 785-
843-8559.
Survey takers needed; make $5-$25
per survey. Do it in your spare time.
www.GetPaidToThink.com
Undercover Shoppers Earn up to $70
per day. Undercover Shoppers needed to
judge retail and dining establishments
EXP. Not RE. CALL 800-722-4791
3 BR 2 BA. Near downtown & KU.
916 Indiana. $870/mo. Remodeled.
785-830-8008.
1,2,3,4+ apts, townhomes, & houses
available summer & fall 2009. Pool, pets
allowed, on KU bus route. Contact
holiday-apts.com or 785-843-0011.
2 and 3BRs, leasing now and for Aug. For
more info, visit www.lawrencepm.com or
call (785) 832-8728.
3-4 BDR Houses for rent: 1005, 1010,
1023, 1027 Illinois St. W/D Included, Hard-
wood oors, Next to Campus. No pets.
$1,215-$1,700/month. 913-683-8198.
3BR - 6BR houses downtown near cam-
pus. Avail. Aug. 1st. 939 & 1247 Ten-
nessee, 839 Mississippi. 1029 Alabama,
Sorry, no pets. John 785-423-6912
3 BR, 2 BA, avail. in Aug or June. Walk
to KU. Great condition with appliances.
785-841-3849
Aug 1st. 3BR/1Ba, dw, w/d, a/c, pets ok,
$950/mo. 813 Madeline Ln. Close to
Campus and KU Bus route. Call Tom 785-
727-8640. hawkchalk.com/3011
4 BR, 3 BA, 1 blk from KU, avail.
Aug/June. Great cond., WD, DW, CA/ CH,
all appliances, spacious. 785-841-3849
7BR houses available.
August 2009 in Oread.
Please call Tom at 550-0426.
Available immediately, need someone to
take over lease on nice 2 bedroom, 2 bath
at Aberdeen Apartments. Deposit &
February rent paid. Call Jack Bell at 785-
766-2006
Available now: 2 & 3 BR, 1 Mo. FREE,
only $99/BR Deposit. 842-3280
Hurry, limited availability
Avail Aug 1 @ 1037 Tennessee
for Quiet, N/S, off Street Parking, W/D, no
pets, wood & tile oors, 1 yr lease + utili-
ties & Sec Dep. 3 BR, $1025, great kitch-
en 1 BR bsmt,$330, 5 windows, new BA
Avail Aug 1 @ 3707 Westland Place
2 BR, 1.5 BA, $725. C/A, garage, fenced
yard, pets okay (785) 550-6812 or (785)
842-3510
BR avail now in roomy 2 br apt. close to
KU/dwntn, dishwasher, pets OK,
$237+util/mo, call Yara 727-0143
hawkchalk.com/3017
Beautiful 2, 3 & 4 BR homes.
Available immediately. We love pets.
Call for details. 816-729-7513
Discounted two bedrooms at Tuckaway!
For February move ins only.
Deposit $100 per person, Rent starting at
$750. For more info. call 785-838-3377
California Place
Avail Aug 1
Newer studios, 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms
Quiet setting. Centrally located near 6th
and Iowa.
Midwest Property Management
841-4935
CANYON COURT
Deposit special, call for details
700 Comet Ln. 785-832-8805
www.rstmanagementinc.com
Canyon Court
700 Comet Ln. 785-832-8805
Now Leasing Fall 2009 **Deposit Spe-
cial** 1, 2, & 3BRs, pool, spa, free DVD
rentals www.rstmanagementinc.com
My roommate and I would like to sublease
our apartment for the summer(from June
1st-July 31th) at the discounted price of
$800/month all utilities included!! This
comes with all new appliances and 2 full
bathrooms in each room. for more infor-
mation call 785-727-9840/ 785-979-3287.
hawkchalk.com/3015 NICE 3 bed 1 bath house near KU!!
$250/m + utl. 2 roommates needed now!!
call 620-432-3551 or email brentf@gus.-
pittstate.edu hawkchalk.com/3007
NOW LEASING FALL 2009 Highpointe
Apartments 1, 2, 3 BR & Campus loc-
tions. 2001 W. 6th St. 785-841-8468
www.rstmanagementinc.com
Houses and apartments, all sizes and
locations 785-749-6084
www.eresrental.com
IMMEDIATE MOVE-IN:4 girls need to sub-
lease 1 BR in 5 person house close to
campus. $283 Rent + 1/5 of bills. bar,
den, 2bath, 2kitchen, big backyard, email
anneliz@ku.edu hawkchalk.com/3014
Jacksonville Apts.
Avail June & Aug 1
Newer 1&2 bedrooms
Best deal on the west side!
$460-550/mo
MPM 841-4935
Large house, 4BA, 2 Kitchens,1-3 bed-
room apartments near KU, rent all or part.
785-816-1254. www.a2zenterprises.info
Roomate needed 3/2 Nicely furnished
Great view balcony $85 avg mo util Walk
campus On bus line Bronze/gold tv/cable
toole@ku.edu 214-478-2675 hawkchalk.-
com/3010
Roommate needed for 2bedroom/2bath at
Tuckaway. $350/a month. Available
March 1st. You will have your own bath-
room, big washer and dryer, dishwasher
and two pools.
Parkway Commons; Townhomes,
houses & luxury apartments. Garages,
pool, w/d, gym. Leasing for fall. 842-
3280. 3601 Clinton Pkwy
Rent: $350/month
BR: 3 BA: 3 Address: 2612 University Dr
W/D: Yes Parking?: Yes. Female room-
mate needed for this amazing duplex! con-
tact Jessica at 785-845-4991 hawkchalk.-
com/3016
RIGHT OFF CAMPUS, 3 roommates
needed for next year, 5 BR 3 BA, 1322
Valley Lane. Huge kitchen, front/back
porches, awesome place. $350+ut Call
913-593-6315. hawkchalk.com/3018
Tuckaway Management
Leases available for spring and summer
For info. call 785-838-3377 or go online
www.tuckawaymgmt.com
Great Campus Apartments
Avail Aug.1
Reasonable Rates!!
1015 Mis. 1&2 BRs
1025 Mis. 1&2 BRs
941 Ind. 1,2&3 BRs
1712 Ohio 3&4 BRs
1125 Tenn. 3&4 BRs
Midwest Property Management
841-4935
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR SALE
JOBS
HOUSING
HOUSING
KANSANCLASSIFIEDS
785-864-4358 HAWKCHALK.COM CLASSIFIEDS@KANSAN.COM
housing
for sale
announcements
jobs
textbooks
SALE
HOUSING JOBS HOUSING HOUSING
CLASSIFIEDS 3B MONday, FEBRUaRy 23, 2009
Senior center Matt Kleinmann
They arent going to put Kleinmanns late dunk in
the Allen Fieldhouse pre-game video, but Klein-
manns bumbling lunge toward the basket will be
remembered. It was the ffth-year walk-ons frst
points in Big 12 Conference play this season. The
Kansas bench erupted with cheers when Kleinmann
sort of dunked with 11 seconds remaining. Klein-
mann played one minute with two points and one
rebound.
KU 70, NU 53 5B monday, february 23, 2009 KU 70, NU 53
4B monday, february 23, 2009
34 36 70 KANSAS
23 30 53 NEBRASKA
KANSAS (22-5, 11-1)
NEBRASKA (16-9, 6-6)
MENs BAsKETBALL REWIND
SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Result/Time
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 W, 70-53
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
Sherron Collins
4
Cole Aldrich
12
Sherron Collins
22
GAME NOTES
PRIME PLAYS
VIEW FROM PRESS ROW
Kleinmann
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGARebs A Pts
Cole Aldrich 7-11 0-0 12 2 18
Sherron Collins 8-12 2-4 2 4 22
Brady Morningstar 3-5 2-3 4 3 8
Tyrel Reed 0-2 0-2 3 0 0
Mario Little 0-4 0-0 3 2 0
Quintrell Thomas 0-2 0-0 3 0 0
Tyshawn Taylor 2-6 1-5 3 1 6
Markief Morris 1-2 0-1 9 1 6
Marcus Morris 2-2 1-1 3 0 5
Travis Releford 1-2 0-1 1 0 3
Tyrone Appleton 0-1 0-0 0 0 0
Team 2
Total 27-57 6-18 46 14 70
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGARebs A Pts
Chris Balham 1-1 0-0 3 0 2
Steve Harley 5-11 1-2 2 1 11
Sek Henry 3-7 0-2 7 2 7
Ade Dagunduro 5-12 0-1 2 3 13
Cookie Miller 1-4 0-2 2 6 2
Nick Krenk 0-0 0-0 3 0 0
Brandon Richardson 0-1 0-1 3 0 0
Alonzo Edwards 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Paul Velander 2-3 2-3 2 1 6
Toney McCray 0-6 0-1 1 0 2
Ben Nelson 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Ryan Anderson 4-10 2-6 0 2 10
Team 2
Total 21-55 5-18 24 15 53
Junior guard Mario Little
Kansas coach Bill Self loves to say that the lawof
averages usually prevails in basketball. Reference Little,
Mario. Earlier in the season, Little made 11 straight
shots fromthe feld and looked like the third cog in the
Jayhawks ofensive machine. Now, Little hasnt made
a shot in three games. Hes missed nine in a row.
Against Nebraska, he went 0-for-4 fromthe feld and
two of his attempts had no chance to go in.
Little
IT WAS OVER WHEN ...
GAME TO REMEMBER ...
GAME TO FORGET ...
STAT OF THE NIGHT ...
Sherron Collins chucked a three-point shot toward the basket at the
end of the shot clock with 10:41 remaining. Somehow, it swished. The
Ringling Brothers shot made the score 48-35. Better yet, it showed that
Saturday wasnt Nebraskas day in case that wasnt already apparent.
Other highlights immediately followed, including freshman forward
Markief Morris putback slamand a three fromsophomore guard
Brady Morningstar. But by then, the game had already been decided.
22. Thats howmuch the Jayhawks out-rebounded the Huskers on
Saturday. Kansas grabbed 46 rebounds, while Nebraska recorded only
24. Some disparity is expected because Nebraska is the smallest team
in the Big 12, but 22 is a monstrous margin.
Case Keefer
for more mens
basketball cover-
age, check out Case
Keefers blog allen
on Kansan.com. If
you would rather
kick back and rest
your eyes, listen
to the postgame
edition of The Jay
report podcast.
@
FIRST HALF
11:29 Markief Morris had
one of his best games of the sea-
son, which included three blocks.
One of those came as Nebraska
tried to force up a shot at the end
of the shot clock. Morris block
forced one of the Cornhuskers 10
turnovers.
7:24 Usually a spot shooter,
Brady Morningstar dribbled
through the lane in between all
fve Nebraska defenders before
dumping an assist to Travis
Releford.
3:45 Sherron Collins scored
his eighth point in two and a half
minutes with a long jump shot
that bounced of the rimand
dropped in. The shot put Kansas
up 11, its largest lead of the frst
half.
0:02 Cole Aldrich grabbed
TyshawnTaylors missed shot and
layed it in. Kansas has nowmade
a shot in the fnal seven seconds
of the frst half in eight of its last
nine games.
SECOND HALF
10:42 Collins was unstop-
pable Saturday, which includes
his three-pointer to beat the
shot clock. Collins just heaved it
towards the basket and laughed
downcourt after it went in.
9:56 Markiefs season high-
light came on Saturday with put-
back slamafter Quintrell Thomas
missed his shot. Nebraska called a
timeout and twin brother Marcus
Morris sprinted of the bench to
help Markief celebrate.
5:34 Tensions were a little
high because of the animosity
towards Cookie Miller. After forc-
ing a jump ball with Mario Little,
Nebraskas Paul Velander tried
to difuse the situation by giving
hima hug.
0:11 Matt Kleinmann scored
for the frst time since Dec. 30
with a half dunk/half layup that
sent the Fieldhouse into hysterics
despite its ugliness.
Taylor Bern
STEPHENSON MAKES
OFFICIAL VISIT
Kansas fans chanted his name,
raised posters with his name and
asked for his autograph.
Lance Stephenson, a 6-foot-5
guard from New York rated as
the No. 9 recruit in the nation
by Rivals.com, was a frst-class
celebrity at Allen Fieldhouse on
Saturday. Stephenson, who is
averaging more than 30 points
and 12 rebounds per game at
Lincoln High School in Brooklyn,
was on his ofcial visit to Kansas
on Saturday.
Stephenson, a McDonalds All-
American, will not decide where
he will attend college until after
his high school season ends. Ac-
cording to Rivals.com, Stephen-
son is choosing between Kansas,
St. Johns, Maryland, UCLA and
Wake Forest.
SPOTTED IN THE
CROWD
Stephenson wasnt the only
notable on hand to witness
Kansas 17-point victory.
Former Kansas standouts
Dave Robisch and Jef Boschee
attended the game, as did Ne-
braska football coach Bo Pelini.
The PA announcer recognized
Robisch and Boschee during a
timeout. Robisch played for the
Jayhawks from 1969-1971 and
averaged 21 points for his career.
He still ranks eighth in school
history in scoring. Boschee made
338 three-point shots in his ca-
reer, the most in Kansas history.
UNPOPULAR COOKIE
Kansas fans hadnt forgotten
about the skirmish between
junior guard Mario Little and
Nebraska guard Cookie Miller in
last months 68-62 Kansas vic-
tory in Lincoln, Neb.
Every time Miller touched the
ball, boos greeted him. Miller
fnished the game 1-for-4 from
the feld with two points and six
assists.
Little, however, looked to be
in the middle of another fracas
late in the second half when he
wrestled with Nebraska guard
Paul Velander for a loose ball.
Little ripped the ball away from
Velander and appeared to yell
something at him.
But the two made up seconds
later with a hug at midcourt.
Case Keefer
Aldrich most efcient without the mask
BY TAYLOR BERN
tbern@kansan.com
Before stepping into the
center ring of James Naismith
Court for Saturday afternoons
tipoff, Cole Aldrich smiled to
the crowd. The sophomore
center, who played without a
mask for the first time since
he absorbed Ryan Andersons
elbow on Jan. 28 at Nebraska,
was showing off his new grin.
It featured a gaping hole
where his left front tooth used
to be.
Aldrich chipped the tooth at
Kansas State and then lost it
completely at practice on Friday.
Aldrich said its the third time
hes lost that tooth.
It didnt seemto matter to him
on the court, where he slipped
in a mouth guard and recorded
his 15th double-double of the
season with 18 points and 12
rebounds. Aldrich also dished
out two assists and blocked two
shots, the second of which was
his 100th block at Kansas.
Anticipation for tonights
game against Oklahoma has
been building since the game
at Kansas State and Aldrich said
he was impressed that Kansas
stayed focused for both games
in between.
Everybodys biggest fear was
just looking over the games,
Aldrich said. We didnt really
do that.
Aldrich went through shoot-
around without the mask before
the Iowa State game Wednesday
night, but decided he wasnt
quite ready. On Saturday, he
opted to leave it off.
I felt that it was just the time
to try it without, Aldrich said.
Its been three and a half weeks
now, and I felt fine.
Aldrich proved there was no
pain by twisting his nose around
for reporters. Last week doctors
said the decision to wear it was
up to him, and Aldrich finally
felt comfortable enough with-
out it.
The decision pleased coach
Bill Self, who has said he felt the
mask hindered Aldrichs sight.
In the last three games (two
with the mask and one without)
Aldrich averaged 20.3 points
and 10 rebounds per game. Still,
his sans-mask performance was
the most efficient of the three
as Aldrich needed just 11 shots
and 26 minutes to dominate
a team that held him to zero
points and zero rebounds in the
first half of their last meeting.
After Saturdays game,
Aldrich said he was looking
forward to the Oklahoma game
and a matchup with Player of the
Year candidate Blake Griffin.
Ive known Blake for awhile,
and hes a beast, Aldrich said.
He tries to dunk everything
around the rim and grab every
board.
Last year against Oklahoma,
Aldrich played 13 minutes off
the bench while Griffin played
only five minutes because of a
knee injury. Self said he doesnt
mind seeing the opposing teams
best player on the bench, except
when its because of an injury.
I had somebody text me
the other day, saying, You guys
should have absolutely no prob-
lemwith OU if you guys just go
play . . . thats of course if Blake
doesnt play, Self said.
That Saturday afternoon joke
turned into a possible reality
Saturday night, when Griffin
suffered a concussion against
Texas. He looked punch drunk
for the entire second half and is
questionable to play tonight.
The stage was set for an epic
post-battle. If Griffin doesnt
play then Aldrich, removable
tooth and all, could be the new
face of the Big 12, at least for a
night.
Edited by SamSpeer
Junior guard
sherron
Collins
locks onto
a Nebraska
player during
the frst half of
the Jayhawks
70-53 victory
over the
Cornhuskers.
stepping up.
In other words, Self wants other
players to be able to take some of the
pressure off of Collins and Aldrich
tonight at the Lloyd Noble Center.
If Saturday was any indication,
freshman forward Markieff Morris
could help with the role.
Although Morris scored only six
points, Self said he was one of the
best players in the game because of
his nine rebounds and three blocks.
His dunkwith10 minutes remaining
in the game didnt hurt, either.
Morris grabbed an offensive
rebound in midair and threw down
a putback dunk directly above a
cluster of Huskers and Hawks to put
Kansas ahead 50-35.
Its a good feeling to finish one
and to get one like that over top of
everybody, Morris said. Hopefully,
I get some more.
Morris highlight dunk came
during a 10-3 stretch that distanced
Kansas from Nebraska. It wasnt
the only awe-inducing moment of
the run.
Less than a minute before,
Collins dribbled the ball around the
perimeter as the shot clock wound
down. Left with no other options,
Collins lofted a contested three-
point shot at the buzzer. Somehow
the deep heave found the basket.
The shot was symbolic of Collins
afternoon.
For a guard to get 22 points on
12 shots its pretty hard to do if
you dont shoot any free throws,
Self said. He was great.
Aldrich, meanwhile, went
7-for-11 from the field. Nebraskas
lack of size discouraged it from
guarding Aldrich outside of the
paint, so he knocked down three
jump shots.
The rest of his points came
below the basket. Aldrich said he
was pleased the Jayhawks resisted
looking past the Cornhuskers and
focusing on the Sooners.
A lot of people were trying to
say this or that and we just said, you
know what, weve got to take care of
business, Aldrich said, or else that
game isnt going to mean anything
to us.
But, after the game, the Jayhawks
made no attempt to hide their
excitement for the showdown that
could decide the Big 12 champion.
Even Self said he was excited to
see how his team performed with
such high stakes.
Im not putting all the emphasis
on one game, that this is for all the
marbles, Self said. But our guys are
smart. They understand its a huge
game and it will have conference
championship implications. Theres
no doubt about that.
Like his players, Self s feelings
on the Nebraska game were a tad
briefer.
All in all, not bad, Self said.
It certainly wasnt our best
performance, but not bad.
Edited by Casey Miles
MENs
(continued from 1B)
Weston White/KANsAN
sophomore center Cole Aldrich grabs an ofensive rebound during the second half against Nebraska. Aldrich led the Jayhawks in rebounding with 12, and put up 18 points for his 15th double-
double of the season.
UP NEXT
Kansas vs. Oklahoma
Lloyd Noble Center
Norman, Okla.
8 p.m.
TV: ESPN (Channel 33)
Check Kansan.com for
running commentary
from the Lloyd Noble
Center as Kansas at-
tempts to knock of
Blake Grifn and Okla-
homa on Big Monday.
Ryan McGeeney/KANsAN
Ryan McGeeney/KANsAN
Freshman forward Quintell Thomas sprints to reclaima loose ball fromNebraskas Cookie Miller during Saturdays 70-53 victory in Allen Fieldhouse.
@
But even a cynic could have
found peace inside Allen Fieldhouse
on Sunday afternoon, when Kansas
snapped a four-game losing streak
while honoring the ongoing fight
against breast cancer.
Dressed in pink uniforms,
Kansas defeated its first ranked
opponent since Jan. 3, 2006.
Oh my goodness, it just feels
great to win, junior guard Sade
Morris said. I dont even know
what to say.
This season, taking care of busi-
ness has been a nagging problem
for Kansas. The Jayhawks have
rarely been blown out this season,
instead losing many games because
of a poor stretch in the second
half.
Facing an aggressive three-point
firing Iowa State team, though,
Kansas never trailed in the sec-
ond half. Down the stretch, instead
of fading, the Jayhawks actually
expanded their lead.
We had to bust our butts,
Morris said. We were like, Its
crunch time. Lets get it done. Lets
get a win today.
In the first half, Kansas made
52 percent of its shots and held a
26-24 lead at halftime. Kansas two
leading scorers, juniors Danielle
McCray and Morris, carried the
Jayhawks, scoring 24 and 16 points
respectively.
Yet, it was Kansas defense
inconsistent and maligned at times
this season that truly allowed
the Jayhawks to maintain a lead.
Kansas held Iowa State, the
Big-12 leader in made threes, to
just three three-pointers, while
blocking nine shots and coming
away with six steals.
They can come off screens and
knock down threes so you have
to play with your hand high the
whole time, sophomore forward
Nicollette Smith said. Thats been
the emphasis the whole week dur-
ing practice: keep a high-hand and
on ball pressure.
Perhaps the moment Kansas
began confidently sensing victory
happened with slightly more than
eight minutes still remaining in
the game.
With the shot clock nearing zero,
senior guard Ivana Catic passed
up a three-point shot and found
McCray wide open for an uncon-
tested three-pointer. McCrays
three not only gave Kansas a 44-39
cushion, but it provided a spark for
the Jayhawks.
I thought it was the point of the
game where we were like theres no
turning back and theres no way we
can mess this up, Catic said. We
had to get a win.
Edited by Realle Roth
sports 6B monday, february 23, 2009
KANSAS
IOWA STATE
KANSAS (14-11, 3-9)
NO. 21 IOWA STATE (19-7, 7-5)
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGARebs A Pts
Danielle McCray 8-19 2-5 16 3 24
Nicollette Smith 1-3 0-1 3 0 2
Krysten Boogaard 2-3 0-0 4 0 8
LaChelda Jacobs 2-3 0-0 1 1 4
Ivana Catic 0-1 0-1 3 6 2
Aishah Sutherland 1-3 0-0 0 0 2
Kelly Kohn 0-2 0-1 0 0 0
Sade Morris 5-10 0-2 5 1 16
Porscha Weddington 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
Team 1
Total 19-44 2-10 34 11 58
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGARebs A Pts
Nicky Wieben 6-16 2-3 7 0 19
Amanda Nisleit 0-5 0-3 3 1 2
Alison Lacey 3-11 1-2 0 2 10
Kelsey Bolte 1-8 0-2 8 1 2
Heather Ezell 3-8 0-4 2 2 10
Whitney Williams 0 0 0 0 0
Denae Stuckey 0-3 0-2 5 0 0
Ashley Arlen 1-2 0-2 2 1 2
Toccara Ross 1-2 0-0 2 0 2
Team 4
Total 15-55 3-16 33 7 47
womens
(continued from 1b)
WOmENS bASKETbAll
mcCray dazzles against Iowa state
BY CLARK GOBLE
cgoble@kansan.com
Its a surprise that Danielle Mc-
Cray didnt sell popcorn at the con-
cession stands in Allen Fieldhouse
at halfime yesterday afernoon
against No. 21 Iowa State.
She did about everything else.
McCray scored 24 points, a few
more than her average. Tey came
in mostly the same way they have
all season: pull-up jumpers from
the right and lef wing in the eyes
of her defender.
But it was her 16 boards and
defensive efort that truly showed
she dominated from the opening
tip. She had three steals and three
blocks and took a charge in the
second half with the outcome still
well up in the air.
I thought her focus and energy
was better, she just hasnt had much
energy defensively, coach Bonnie
Henrickson said.
McCray said she decided to
make a change to
give more efort on
the defensive end
because against
good teams such
as Iowa State there
was no room for
error. One missed
assignment on a
screen can end up
in three points.
I think we did a great job of
staying focused and talking and
communicating and making them
feel rushed the whole game, Mc-
Cray said.
McCray said that earlier in the
year, she couldnt transfer from
ofense to defense. Missed shots on
the ofensive end would bother her
on the defensive end. Against Iowa
State, she focused on both sides of
the ball.
It was kind of hard to do the
two, McCray said.
But then I just had
to relax, forget about
the shot that I missed
and come back down
and play defense.
McCray also
showed a lot of pa-
tience on the ofen-
sive end. Henrickson
said she took two bad
shots in the entire game. McCray
thought it was just one three to-
wards the end that she rushed, but
the sentiment was clear.
I let everything come to me,
McCray said.
However, McCray did not, and
will not, shy away from attacking
the hoop with the game on the line.
When you need a basket, you
cant just let it come to you, Mc-
Cray said about clutch situations.
You gotta go get it.
With just under fve minutes lef
and the game tight, McCray went
and got it. She took a charge on
one end, hit a tough jumper over
Iowa States Danae Stuckey on the
next possession, and rebounded an
Iowa State miss back on defense.
Te shot was big, but the two stops
on the defensive end were bigger.
Both Henrickson and McCray
agreed that the energy of the larger
crowd helped in the defensive ef-
fort.
Kids feed of of that, Henrick-
son said. I dont think it bothers
Iowa State, but I know it helps our
kids. I know it does.
Edited by Realle Roth
Ryan mcGeeney/KAnsAn
Junior guard Danielle mcCray drives to the basket past an Iowa State defender during
Sundays 58-47 victory in Allen Fieldhouse.
Ryan mcGeeney/KAnsAn
Junior guard Kelly Kohn angles for a pass under the basket during the frst half of Sundays
game against ISU in Allen Fieldhouse.
WEddINGTON SEES
INcREASEd mINuTES
During practice last week,
coach Bonnie Henrickson told
junior forward Porscha Wed-
dington she may be called
upon against Iowa State.
Whats the big deal? Wed-
dington had played just three
minutes in Kansas last seven
games, but played 17 minutes
of physical defense on Sunday.
I thought she came out
and played with confdence,
Henrickson said.
SmITh lEAvES WITh
INjuRy buT RETuRNS
With just less than 11 min-
utes remaining in the game,
sophomore forward Nicollette
Smith had to be walked of the
court.
Smith, who wears a brace on
her right knee, didnt put any
pressure on her right leg while
being assisted to the bench.
She returned, however, with
3:24 left in the game despite
a noticeable limp. Henrickson
said the extent of the injury is
unknown.
Jayson Jenks
notes
Jayhawks end their four-game losing streak, largest crowd of the season boosts energy
When you need a
basket, you cant just
let it come to you. You
gotta go get it.
DANIELLE MCCRAy
Junior guard
26 32 58
24 23 47
The Jayhawks used a
switching defense in their
victory over Iowa State and
Clark reminisces about his old
days playing in front of big
crowds. Danielle McCray channeled
her inner Charles Barkley and pulled
down rebound after rebound.
@
Roll to The Wheel
for lunch-its tradition
4.50
Cheeseburger,
fries and a soda
UPGRADE TO A WANG BURGER FOR $1.25 MORE ... As heard on ESPN
More than
50 years
at 14th and Ohio
Valid all of February Mon-Thurs, 11-2.
Any age to eat, 21 and over to drink.
$
Reg $6.50
DAILY KANSAN THE UNIVERSITY
ANSAN
couPons
couP
K
ANSAN couPons
K
ANSAN couPons
K
ANSAN couPons
your dollar across town.
STRETCH
K
ANSAN
couPons
Every Wednesday & Friday
$1 Miller Light Cans
$1.50 UV Bombs
Monday
$3 Pitchers
$3 Double Wells
$1.50 Waterfall Shots
Tuesday
Hawk Bacardi Party Tuesday! $200 Miss Bead Contest

WERE GETTING READY
FOR MARDI GRAS!
...only at THE HAWK
1340 Ohio 843-9273
WWW.JAYHAWKCAFE.COM
sports 7b monday, february 23, 2009
BY JUSTIN HILLEY
jhilley@kansan.com
After a sluggish performance on
Saturday that resulted in a 7-0 loss
to No. 41 DePaul, the Jayhawks
returned to the court with more
intensity on Sunday versus No. 75
Iowa, but left without a victory.
The Jayhawks are now 4-3 over-
all and fourth in the Big 12 with a
.571 win percentage.
Facing a team that just two days
before had been awarded its high-
est ITA ranking in school history,
the Jayhawk doubles teams came
out against DePaul lethargic, lead-
ing to a quick dual match point
(8-0, 8-2, 8-2) that was led by
the Blue Demons pair of Anna
Redecsi/Selma Salkovic at the No.
1 position. The singles round car-
ried the same theme with all six
matches completed in two sets.
The young Jayhawk squad bat-
tled, but knew it wasnt their best
offering.
We played well, but I think we
can definitely do a lot better; we
played a little stale today, coach
Amy Hall-Holt said. We started
out slow, and we kept fighting and
fighting in the second sets, but it
was too late. We still have a lot of
work to do.
Not everything
that day was dis-
heartening. Senior
Edina Horvath had
one of her strongest
outings on Saturday
against DePauls
No. 1 player, Dunjo
Antunovic.
Hall-Holt was
very pleased.
We had Edina
playing at the No. 1 position
today, Hall-Holt said. She went
7-6 (5), 7-5 (2) with top-ranked
player; it could have gone either
way. She played one of the best
matches Ive ever seen her play. I
was very proud of Edina and her
performance.
Heading into the weekend, the
Jayhawks were 4-1 and had just
been removed from the ITA rank-
ings. Sunday morning they were
4-2 and wanted to prove some-
thing against ranked Iowa.
We are very,
very compatible
with Iowa, and I
think that the girls
now realize that we
need to step up,
Hall-Holt said after
Saturdays match.
Four and one and
we dropped out of
the rankings. Its
pretty disappoint-
ing to the girls that we did fall out,
and I think they have a lot to prove
tomorrow.
Sundays dual match did not go
as expected.
All three doubles matches
versus Iowa were close, but the
early point went to the Hawkeyes.
Horvath and junior Kuni Dorn,
playing at the No. 1 position,
were the only Kansas pair to win,
8-6, in the doubles round. The
freshman doubles combo of Erin
Wilbert and Alessandra Dzuba
nearly pulled out a victory, but
were undone 9-8 (7-2).
The Jayhawks freshmen were
the only ones to show up in singles
action as Wilbert, 7-5, 7-5, and
Kate Morozova, 6-4, 3-6, (10-4),
defeated Iowas Alexis Dorr and
Ally Majercik, respectively, but it
was too late. The Hawkeyes had
already chosen four singles victo-
ries; the match ended with a 5-2
Iowa triumph.
The Jayhawks havent defeated a
ranked opponent this season.
Edited by Jesse Trimble
Tennis
Hawks discover wings despite loss
Kansas Edina Horvath comes out strong against DePaul, but team cant collect victories
Weston White/KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Senior Edina Horvath returns a shot froman opposing Drake player during a doubles match
on February 1. Horvath took DePauls No. 1 player to the brink of defeat this weekend.
We played well, but
I think we can def-
nitely do a lot better;
we were a little stale
today.
Amy HAll-Holt
Coach
nba
Celtics defeat Phoenix, Rondo scores career-high 32 points
PHOENIX Rajon Rondo
scored a career-high 32 points to go
with 10 assists on his
23rd birthday and
the Boston Celtics
didnt need Kevin
Garnett to beat the
Phoenix Suns 128-
108 on Sunday.
Ray Allen scored
31 and Paul Pierce
26 in Bostons first
game since Garnett
went down with a strained muscle
in his right knee that is expected
to sidelined him for at least two
weeks.
The Suns have bigger problems,
losing leading scorer and rebound-
er Amare Stoudemire following eye
surgery on Friday. He wont be able
to resume physical
activity for about
eight weeks.
The Celtics blis-
tered Phoenix with
63 percent shooting.
Jason Richardson
scored 21 for the
Suns in their first
loss in four games
under new coach
Alvin Gentry.
RapToRs 111,
KnicKs 100
TORONTO Andrea Bargnani
had 28 points and 10 rebounds to
help the Raptors beat New York two
days after absorbing a 30-point loss
against the Knicks.
Each of the Toronto starters
reached double figures and four
of the five had double-doubles.
Anthony Parker scored 24 points,
Shawn Marion had 16 points and 15
rebounds and Chris Bosh added 11
points and 12 boards. Jose Calderon
had 13 points and 11 assists.
Al Harrington scored 31 points
and David Lee had 17 points and
15 rebounds for the Knicks, who
have lost nine straight games in
Toronto.
paceRs 98, bulls 91
INDIANAPOLIS Troy Murphy
had a season-high 27 points and
the Pacers survived a second-half
stretch of 11 minutes without a field
goal to beat Chicago.
The Pacers, playing without
injured leading scorers Danny
Granger and Mike Dunleavy, led
69-55 midway through the third
quarter but did not make anoth-
er field goal until a 3-pointer by
Murphy with 6:43 left in the final
period.
Chicago took an 80-77 lead
before Murphys 3-pointer. There
were two more ties before T.J. Ford
put Indiana ahead for good with
a 3.
Boston Celtics
guard Rajon
Rondo, left,
dribbles around
Phoenix Suns
guard Goran
Dragic, right, of
Slovenia, in the
frst quarter of an
NBA basketball
game. Rondo
was the games
high-scorer with
32 points as
the Celtics won
128-108.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Phoenix Suns experi-
ence frst loss (128-
108) to the Boston
Celtics under new
coach Alvin Gentry.
associaTeD pRess
Anderson Chandler Lecture Series
The University of Kansas School of Business
presents an evening with Former Governor
Bill Graves
President and CEO of
American Trucking Associations
Transportation at the Crossroads
How the changing economy may
affect the transportation of goods
1U!SAY. IB!UA!Y 2o. 200' /00 .M.
The Lied Center of Kansas
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
When KU Scores BIG!
10 o per point KU scores over 60
1601 W. 23rd Street
843-SUBS
Save on Subs
Valid Only at Lawrence Location
M
u
s
t

p
r
e
s
e
n
t
c
o
u
p
o
n
o
r
t
i
c
k
e
t s
tu
b
. A
p
p
lie
s
to
r
e
g
o
r g
ia
n
t s
u
b
; m
a
x
o
f $
4 off. O
ne coupon per person per visit. Not to be combined with any other offers. N
o
cash
v
a
lu
e
. R
e
d
e
e
m
a
b
le
in
p
e
r
s
o
n
o
n
ly
. O
f
f
e
r
v
a
l
i
d
f
o
r
m
o
s
t
r
e
c
e
n
t

g
a
m
e
.
70+ points =
80+ points =
100 points =
$1+ o
$2+ o
$4 o
JM1260
sports 8B Monday, February 23, 2009
BY TIM DWYER
tdwyer@kansan.com
Paul Smyth entered the season as
the anchor of the Kansas bullpen.
It didnt take long for his number
to get called he appeared in the
ninth inning of the second game of
the season with
the Jayhawks
clinging to a
4-2 lead over
the Memphis
Tigers.
It didnt take
much longer,
t w o - t h i r d s
of an inning,
for Smyth,
Atascadero, Calif., senior, to blow
his first save opportunity, giving
up three runs in the bottom of the
ninth and picking up a loss in the
5-4 Jayhawks defeat at the hands
of the Tigers.
One of the things we all know
with baseball is that the hardest
inning to pitch is the ninth
inning, coach Ritch Price said.
Guys get paid six, seven, eight
million dollars to pitch the ninth
inning alone. Unfortunately, he
wasnt able to close the game out.
The 4-2 lead Smyth was handed
was a product of seven strong
innings from sophomore starter
T.J. Walz. Walz went seven innings
and allowed
both runs, one
earned, on six
hits with seven
strikeouts.
Thats just
baseball, Walz
said. It happens
s o me t i me s .
Nine times out
of ten Paul is going to get the job
done.
Walzs attitude was the prevailing
one in the Kansas locker room.
Though Smyth had a bad game his
first time out in 2009, theres no
lack of faith in the senior closer.
I think the next time as soon
as we have the lead Im handing
the ball to him, and Ill feel good
doing it, Price said. I still have
a lot of confidence in him.
Smyth said the key to
rebounding from a performance
like his is being able to shake it
off quickly.
Ive learned that in those
kinds of situations you have to
have a really short memory,
he said.
I woke up this morning and
wanted the ball again as soon
as possible.
Smyth hoped to get that
opportunity in Kansas Sunday
afternoon game, a rematch
with Memphis.
The Jayhawks fell 2-1
to Memphis, and never led,
despite a solid starting effort from
junior juco transfer Cameron
Selik, and Smyth didnt have the
opportunity for a save.
Its not a different mindset,
Smyth said about his next chance
to close. I was actually happy to
hear that we had Memphis again.
On a personal level I was really
excited about that. But I had the
same mindset yesterday that Ive
had every time before that. Ill
approach it the same way next
time.
Smyth has expectations for
himself that, at least on Saturday,
he didnt meet.
I just expect to get the job
done, he said. Obviously,
yesterday I didnt do that.
Edited by SamSpeer
BY JOSH BOWE
jbowe@kansan.com
The last time Shaeffer Hall threw
a no-hitter, he was just beginning
to drive.
Now the junior starter from Lee
Summit, Mo., will be in the drivers
seat this season after throwing a
no-hitter Friday afternoon against
Air Force.
That was a remarkable feat,
he was absolutely outstanding,
coach Ritch Price said. He was in
command of all four pitchers and
ahead in the count.
Hall said the last time he threw
a no-hitter was his junior year in
high school. This one understand-
ably meant a little more to Hall,
but he maintained a modest and
humble approach.
This time was a little more spe-
cial, going nine innings, Hall said.
Im pretty excited about it.
The 5-0 shutout against Air
Force was the lone highlight of the
weekend. Among numerous delays
due to weather and the length of
other teams competing that week-
end, Kansas dropped the next two
games in close, disappointing con-
tests.
Thats the three best games
weve ever pitched to open a sea-
son, Price said. Certainly we
didnt swing the bats as good as I
thought we would.
But the standout of the weekend
was obviously Hall. His no-hitter
only counts as one victory, and the
two losses put a sour end to the
weekend, but no-hitters dont hap-
pen very often in Kansas history.
In fact, its only the seventh no-
hitter in the programs history, and
the fifth individual no-hitter. The
last time a Kansas pitcher went the
distance in a no-hitter was David
Hicks vs. Northwest Missouri State
way back in 1980.
Hall will now have his named
etched into the record books for all
time, a place Price is proud to see
his new staff ace.
They (Kansas defense) played
great behind him (Hall), Price
said. But he was absolutely spe-
cial.
WEEKEND WRAP-UP
KANsAs 5, AiR FoRcE 0
Besides the obvious contribu-
tions from Hall, Price was pleased
with his teams hitting and defense
to back its starter.
I was pleased with the pro-
duction through the lineup, Price
said. Thats the only way this team
can be a solid offensive club.
Sophomore third baseman Tony
Thompson and sophomore desig-
nated hitter Jimmy Waters com-
bined to go 4-7 with an RBI apiece
batting in the middle of the order.
It was good to see Tony
Thompson get a clutch hit, Price
said.
Price also said that the middle
infield pairing of junior David
Narodowski and junior Robby
Price saved the no-hitter on three
occasions.
Theres an old adage that when
you throw a no-hitter you need two
or three outstanding plays behind
you, Price said. Narodowski took
two hits away, and (Price) took
away a hit at second base.
MEMPhis 5, KANsAs 4
A valiant comeback to sup-
port an impressive start was only
damped by the most reliable
pitcher on the roster not coming
through.
Kansas senior closer Paul Smyth
gave up three runs in the bottom
of the ninth after Kansas had just
rallied to score four runs in the
previous two innings.
I was really pleased with the
way we competed, Price said.
Unfortunately we werent able to
close the deal.
Sophomore T.J. Walz threw a
gem as he went seven innings, giv-
ing up only one earned run while
striking out seven. Price raved
about his performance against a
quality Memphis club.
I was thrilled with Walz, Price
said. Thats a very good baseball
team (Memphis) and he pitches
seven innings
holding them
to two runs.
Walz was
just thankful to
be able to stay
in the game.
He said he had
been strug-
gling to keep
his pitch count
down in the fall.
Its a nice confidence booster,
because I was having a little trou-
ble going deep counts in the fall,
Walz said. It was nice to keep my
pitch count down and go deep into
a game.
MEMPhis 2, KANsAs 1
This game followed a famil-
iar tune to the previous game,
except this time the Jayhawk hit-
ters werent able to rally for the
lead in late innings, despite having
opportunities to do so.
Today was hard to watch, Price
said. We didnt do a very good job
of putting the ball in play.
Especially with the opportu-
nity Kansas had to pull out a vic-
tory for junior
Cameron Selik,
who pitched
an effective six
and one third
innings.
T h e
Jayhawks had
two runners on
with one out,
and the third
and fourth batters in the lineup,
Price and Narodowski, struck out
to end the inning and the threat.
Kansas finished with three hits.
But Price is hopeful in the per-
formance from Selik, and believes
its a sign of things to come.
We really like what he brings
to the table and hes a very mature
guy, Price said. He got into trou-
ble and got out of trouble (today)
and thats what quality pitchers
have to do.
Edited by Sam Speer
BAsEBAll
Shaefer Hall throws seventh no-hitter in Kansas history
Weston White/KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Sophomore pitcher Shaefer Hall throws to frst on a pick of attempt against Missouri State
University on April 16, 2008. Hall no-hit Air Force in Kansas opening game of 2009.
Friday
Kansas 5
Air Force 0
WP: Hall (1-0) LP: Abrecht (0-1)
Memphis 5
Kansas 4
WP: Yokley (1-0) LP: Smyth (0-1)
sunday
Memphis 2
Kansas 1
WP: Brach (1-0) LP: Selik (0-1)
SV: Hatfeld (1)
HR: McClain (MEM: 1)
Price
Walz
Smyth
Selik
BAsEBAll
Blown save doesnt shake Smyths confdence
Shaefer Halls no-hitter was
the seventh in University of
Kansas history. It was the frst
individual no-hitter in 29 years.
Larry Miller, vs. Colorado, May
4, 1957
Kenneth Hensley, Tom Holler
and Jerry Waldschmidt; vs.
Washburn; April 5, 1960
Bill Maddux, vs. Texas Lu-
theran, March 30, 1967
Steve Corder, vs. College of
Emporia, March 27, 1972
David Hicks, vs. Northwest
Missouri State, April 2, 1980
Scott Sharpe, Ryan Knipp-
schild, Jacob Jean, Sean Land
and Clint Schambach; vs. Texas
Southern; Feb. 1, 2004
shaefer hall, vs. Air Force,
Feb. 20, 2009
Kansas no-hitters
service Academy classic, Feb. 20 to 22 Millington, Tenn.
MlB
Mike Aviles plans for
Royal training camp
SURPRISE, Ariz. Mike
Aviles toiled fve-plus years in
the minors for the opportunity
to play in majors, so hes not
taking anything for granted in
the Kansas City Royals spring
training.
Sure, he hit .325, which led
all big-league rookies last year,
and ranked second among
American League frst-year
players with 39 multi-hit
games and a .354 on-base
percentage.
Hes coming into spring
training as the Royals starting
shortstop.
He says he plays his game
like he has a chip on his shoul-
der and always wants to do
better.
But hell soon be leaving
the Royals camp, joining the
Puerto Rico team for the World
Baseball Classic. He says he
spoke with the team manager
and expects to play shortstop.
Associated Press
Warm-up while you fill-up
Buy a medium or large
McCafe specialty coffee
Receive 1 free sausage
biscuit or sausage McMuffin
FOR FREE
W
Expires 3.30.2009
Valid at any McDonalds
of Lawrence location
HI LITES
EYEBROW WAX
EXP. FEB. 28, 2009
EXP. FEB. 28, 2009
$
20
$
4
$
7
LONG HAIR EXTRA
w/ COUPON
CLASSES START
FEB, JUNE, AUG, NOV
HAIR ACADEMY, INC.
VOTED BEST SALON
TOP OF THE HILL, 2005-2008
ALL SERVICES PROVIDED BY
STUDENTS UNDER SUPERVISION OF
EXPERIENCED INSTRUCTORS.
HAIRCUTS ALWAYS 2429 IOWA ST. ZCOZ.COM
785. 749. 1488
North Club
3201 Mesa Way
Lawrence, KS
785-842-4966
East Club
1202 E. 23rd St.
Lawrence, KS
785-842-4966
www.LawrenceAthleticClub.com
*Some Restrictions Apply
a month for a gym membership
$32
.50
$19
.99

$24
.95
a month for unlimited tanning
Student Specials
a month for gym membership
and unlimited tanning
Basketball Tanning Indoor Pool Cardio Sauna Yoga Cycling Classes
sports 9b monday, february 23, 2009
BY TOM POWERS
tpowers@kansan.com
After an 0-2 start to the Cathedral
City Classic in Palm Springs Calif.,
on Thursday, Kansas rebounded
with victories over Brigham Young
and No. 10 California, finishing
the weekend with two victories and
four losses.
The vic-
tory against
California was
especially impor-
tant to Kansas
long-term goals.
Allie Clark was
solid at the plate,
going 2-3 with
2 RBI, includ-
ing the game-winning single in the
eighth inning.
On the other side of the ball,
Valerie George delivered a master-
ful pitching performance, striking
out 12 and notching her fifth win of
the season.
The Jayhawk bats remained stag-
nant, as the team went 22 for 142 on
the weekend, adding up to a dread-
ful .150 average.
But as a defense, Kansas had only
four errors in six games, giving them
17 total in 15 games. The Jayhawks
pitching staff had a combined ERA
of 2.9 throughout the Cathedral
City Classic.
In various points during the sea-
son, Kansas has shown that they
possess a potent offense, a strong
defense and stellar pitching. But
they need to find a way to play well
in all three facets throughout the
entire game.
Kansas 3, Brigham
Young 1
In its only game Friday, Kansas
bounced back from two tough loss-
es and recorded its first victory of
the Cathedral City Classic in a 3-1
game against BYU. They Jayhawks
won the game despite having not
yet earned a single run in the tour-
nament.
The Kansas defense finally
seemed to hit its stride, commit-
ting no errors as it helped George
strand 10 BYU hitters. In a com-
plete game outing, George recorded
five strikeouts, three walks and only
one earned run, giving up a home
run in the third inning to catcher
Jessica Purcell.
uC santa BarBara 4,
Kansas 0
The Jayhawks fell to 1-3 for the
tournament on Saturday, getting
shutout by UC Santa Barbara 4-0.
Stevie Crisosto was half of Kansas
offense, going 2-2 with a walk. The
Gauchos had four earned runs on
10 hits and played tight defense,
committing no errors.
Clark, Kansas designated hit-
ter, had a home run stolen from
her in the top of the seventh as
UCSB center fielder Tiffany Wright
scaled the wall for the second out of
the inning. Sarah Vertelka started
the game for Kansas, pitching two
scoreless innings, but was replaced
in the third by freshman Sarah Blair,
who was tagged with the loss.
Kansas 3, no. 10 Cali-
fornia 2 (8 inn.)
Clark had a monumental game
against Cal, going 2-3 with two RBI
and one run including a game win-
ning RBI single in the bottom of the
eighth inning. After the game Clark
commented on the first game-win-
ning at bat of her college career.
They put me in there swinging
the bat well and I got a good pitch
to hit, Clark said.
George improved her record to
5-4, posting a career-high 12 strike-
outs in the win Sunday. Kansas
offense recorded three earned runs
on four hits, the teams first earned
runs in the tournament. With the
win the Jayhawks attained their
third win against opponents ranked
in the top 10.
Cal-PolY 3, Kansas 1
Kansas ended the Cathedral City
Classic 2-4, losing its final game
to Cal-Poly on Sunday afternoon.
Shortstop Stevie Crisosto extended
her hitting streak to five games,
going 1-3 in the losing effort.
Brittany Hile had the only RBI for
the Jayhawks with her first home
run of the season in the bottom of
the fifth inning.
Reflecting on the tournament,
George focused on the positive.
I think weve seen some good
things from everybody, George
said. We just need to find some
consistency. We absolutely have the
talent to compete for the Big 12
conference title.
The Jayhawks resume play next
weekend, traveling to Denton, Texas,
for the North Texas Invitational.

Edited by Grant Treaster
softBall
Team wins two in tourney
Pitching helps Hawks defeat Cal, but quiet bats lead to four losses
friDaY
Kansas 3
BYU 1
WP: George (4-4),
LP: Zinanti (3-5)
HR: Purcell (BYU: 6)
saturDaY
UCSB 4
Kansas 0
WP: Cobb (4-2),
LP: Blair (0-2)
sunDaY
Kansas 3
No. 10 Cal 2
WP: George (5-4),
LP: Drewrey (8-2)
HR: Arioto (CAL: 3)
Cal-Poly 3
Kansas 1
WP: Cahn (3-2),
LP: Clark (0-1)
HR: Cary (CP: 4), Hile (KU: 1)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Liverpools Lucas, left, is tackled by Manchester Citys Vincent Kompany during their English Premier League soccer match at Anfeld Stadium,
Liverpool, England, on Sunday.
ASSOciATEd PRESS
EAST LANSING, Mich.
Kalin Lucas scored 17 points to
help No. 6 Michigan State keep
a one-game lead in the Big
Ten with a 61-50 come-from-
behind victory over Wisconsin
on Sunday.
Wisconsin led by as many
as 12 points in the second half,
but the Spartans comeback
ended the Badgers five-game
winning streak.
Michigan State (21-5, 11-3)
has a one-game lead over
Purdue in the Big Ten with
four games remaining. The
Spartans are trying to win their
first regular season title since
2001.
Goran Suton had 16 points
and 10 rebounds for Michigan
State.
Trevon Hughes had 12
points for Wisconsin (17-10,
8-7), while Marcus Landry
added 11.
no. 12 VillanoVa 89,
no. 24 sYraCuse 86
SYRACUSE, N.Y. Dwayne
Anderson scored a career-high
22 points to lead Villanova to a
season-series sweep.
Syracuse missed six shots in
the final minute, including three
3-point attempts in the final 8 sec-
onds before the buzzer sounded
as Jonny Flynns shot from the left
corner bounced off the rim.
Corey Fisher scored 16 points
and Dante Cunningham had 12
rebounds for the Wildcats (22-5,
10-4 Big East), who won for the
eighth time in nine games.
Eric Devendorf scored 22
points for Syracuse (19-8, 7-7),
which dropped to 2-6 in its last
eight.
no. 13 Clemson 81,
georgia teCh 73
ATLANTA Trevor Booker
had 21 points and 12 rebounds to
lead Clemson, which overcame a
15-point deficit.
The Tigers (22-4, 8-4 Atlantic
Coast Conference) have won six
of eight and improved to 9-0 this
season when Booker has a dou-
ble-double.
Lewis Clinch had a career-high
27 points for the Yellow Jackets
(10-16, 1-12), who have lost 11
of 12 to remain in the ACC cellar.
K.C. Rivers, who had 19 points
for Clemson, gave his team the
lead for good with a 3-pointer in
the opening minute of the second
half. Freshman Andre Young fin-
ished with 12 points, going 4-for-
4 on 3-pointers.
Clemson swept the season
series with Georgia Tech for the
first time since 2005-06 and for
the second time in 12 years.
no. 16 XaVier 71,
george Washington 53
CINCINNATI C.J. Anderson
led five players in double figures
with 14 points and Xavier moved
back into first place in the Atlantic
10.
The Musketeers (22-5, 10-3)
steadied themselves after having
lost three of four and moved a
half-game ahead of No. 25 Dayton
for the conference lead.
Damian Hollis scored 15 points
for the Colonials (8-16, 2-10),
who fell behind 26-8 and trailed
by as many as 25 points.
George
College BasKetBall
MSU keeps lead in Big 10
Syracuse misses six shots in final minute, loses to Villanova
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Michigan States Kalin Lucas, left, and Wisconsins Joe Krabbenhoft chase the ball
during the frst half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, in East Lansing, Mich. Lucas led
Michigan State with 17 points in a 61-50 victory.
CatheDral CitY ClassiC
SPRING BREAK
HEADQUARTERS
SHARKS SURF SHOP
813 MASS 841-8289
WWW.SharksSurf.com
SANDALS FROM:
REEF
RAINBOW
UGG
TEVA
OLUKAI
BREAK
RS
AWAY GAME
Your HOME when the team is AWAY.
TONIGHT @ 8 PM : KU vs. OKLAHOMA
HOSTED BY
D
AILY
K
ANSAN
U
NIVERSITY
Jo Shmos 724 MASS.
785.856.5667 burgersbeerbocce.com
WATCH PARTY
$12 Shmo Buckets
$5 32 oz Beers

ou
tipoff
Ku
tipoff
COUNTDOWN TO TIPoFF
BIG 12 Schedule uPcomInG Schedule
date opponent TV Time
March 1 Missouri CBs 1 p.m.
March 4 at Texas Tech EsPN2 8:30 p.m.
March 7 TExas CBs 3 p.m.
GAME DAY 10B monday, FEBRUaRy 23, 2009
At A GlAnce
PlAyer to wAtch
question mArk
KANSAS
(22-5, 11-1)
StArterS
Sherron Collins, 5-foot-11 junior guard
Collins loves big games. He loves even
more taking over in big games. as long as he
doesnt try to do too much, he should be the
key for Kansas.

Tyshawn Taylor, 6-foot-3 freshman

guard
Taylor has 13 turnovers in the last four
games. Thats disturbing. No wonder Kansas
coach Bill self is at his most animated on the
sideline when Taylor makes a mistake.

Brady Morningstar, 6-foot-3 sopho-

more guard
The Jayhawks need defensive intensity
from Morningstar and a couple three-point
shots, too. Hes delivered those two things
pretty consistently this season. No reason to
believe he wont tonight.

Marcus Morris, 6-foot-8 freshman

forward
Marcus took a step back in the Nebraska
game with fve turnovers and four fouls. But
in the two games before saturday, Marcus
had taken multiple steps forward.

Cole Aldrich, 6-foot-11 sopho-

more center
The paint is where aldrich
dominates. The paint is
where oklahoma domi-
nates. something has to
give. aldrich needs to
stand his ground.

SIxTh man
Mario Little, 6-foot-5 junior
guard
Little
has
missed
nine
straight
shots
after
making a
key jumper
at the end of the
Missouri defeat. His mid-range game was
valuable to the Jayhawks when it was click-
ing earlier in the season.

Case Keefer
heAr ye, heAr ye
At A GlAnce
PlAyer to wAtch
question mArk
heAr ye, heAr ye
hawKS In Sooner counTry
After pumeling Nebraska 70-53, Kansas needs to be on its toes with OU
KANSAS vs. oKlahoma
8 p.m., LLOYD NOBLE CENTER, Norman, Okla., ESPN
Game Time (cT) channel
Tuesday
Baylor at iowa state 8 p.m. Big 12 Network
Texas a&M at Nebraska 8:30 p.m. EsPN2
No more thinking about it.
No more arguing about it. No
more waiting for it. its here. The
battle for the Big 12 Conference
supremacy will take place tonight.
and its going to be fun. Junior
guard sherron Collins and sopho-
more center Cole aldrich are the
best one-two punch in the confer-
ence bar none. By an equally large
discrepancy, oklahoma forward
Blake Grifn is the best player in
the conference. For Kansas, this
is a chance to take a major step
towards its ffth Big 12 regular
season championship in a row.
Senior forward Taylor Grifn
obviously, if Blake Grifns in
the lineup, he deserves the most
attention. if he sits, then Kansas
could focus on shutting down
Willie Warren. Thats not easy, but
without an
inside presence,
its possible.
Thats where
Taylor Grifn
comes in. The
elder Grifn is
usually lost in
Blakes shadow,
but hell have
to emerge on
his own if oklahoma wants to win
without its best player. its time
for older brother to step into the
spotlight.
oklahoma is a completely dif-
ferent team without Blake Grifn
in the lineup. since we dont know
if hell play, here are the two ver-
sions:
With Grifn: Even if hes not
100 percent, oklahoma is the best
team in the Big 12 and a top-fve
team. Hes the best player in col-
lege basketball and he has to be
double-teamed on every posses-
sion.
sans Grifn: oklahoma is a
decent team with one electrifying
talent in freshman Willie War-
ren, but no inside complement.
Without Grifn, oklahoma is the
second or third best team in the
Big 12.
Junior guard Sherron Collins
if saturdays game against Ne-
braska was super Nintendo game
NBa Jam, Collins would have been
on fre and shattering backboards
even though he didnt dunk. He
was that good. Collins scored 22
points on 8-for-12 shooting and
made a number
of tough shots.
During one
stretch in the
frst half, he hit
four consecu-
tive jump shots
in two and a
half minutes.
imagine if Col-
lins can get that
hot against oklahoma. He might
just take over the game.
How can Kansas slow Blake
Grifn?
someone once said the best
questions dont have an answer.
This would be one of those
questions. No one has stopped a
healthy Blake Grifn, who is likely
on his way to winning multiple
player of the year awards, all sea-
son. Freshman forward Markief
Morris suggested the Jayhawks
might double team Grifn every
time he touches the ball. Thats
to be expected. Markief also said
the key would be making Grifn
shoot jump shots. if only it were
that simple, Markief. Grifn is a
beast who imposes his will on
opponents.
i had somebody text me the
other day saying, You guys should
have absolutely no problem with
ou at all, you guys just go play
and Thats of course if Blake
doesnt play.
Kansas coach Bill Self
Theyve got good pieces com-
ing together on that team. Were
going to have to give it our all. its
going to be a mans game. Were
going to have to go play. its going
to be one of those games where if
you dont show up, you get blown
out.
Junior guard Sherron Collins
LLOYD NOBLE CENTER WILL BE SILENT
IF
someone emerges to help out Collins and aldrich. The last two
games, it hasnt happened. The two combined for 61 percent of
Kansas points against iowa state and 57 percent against Nebraska.
The Jayhawks will be much tougher with a third prime performer.
Paging Tyshawn Taylor, Marcus Morris or Mario Little for assistance.
PHOG ALLEN WILL ROLL OVER IN HIS
GRAVE IF ...
Kansas doesnt use its depth to its advantage. Perhaps the only
knock on oklahoma, one of the best teams in the country, is that its
bench is not full of talent. The sooners have started the same fve
guys all season and only two reserves are averaging more than 10
minutes per game. Kansas should have fresher legs ready to fll in.
Prediction:
OKLAHOMA 76, KANSAS 71
OKlAhOmA
(25-2, 11-1)
StArterS
Austin Johnson, 6-foot-3 senior guard
oklahomas most improved player, John-
son is hitting 44 percent from the feld and
he boasts a 3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.

Willie Warren, 6-foot-4 freshman

guard
a former McDonalds High school all-
american, Warren is averaging more than
15 points per game, including his 27-point
outburst saturday night. Hes physical and
creates some match-up problems, but
without a post player to pass to hes not
nearly as lethal.

Tony Crocker, 6-foot-6 junior guard

Crocker is a good compliment to the
athleticism of Johnson and Warren. He hits
38 percent behind the three-point line and
scores 10.2 points per game.

Taylor Grifn, 6-foot-7 senior forward

While his little brother is having the best
season of any player in the country, Taylor
is having the best season of his career. He
averages 8.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per
game, both career highs.

Blake Grifn, 6-foot-10 sopho-

more forward
Before his concussion, Blake was
the best college basketball play-
er in the nation. How will he
play post-concussion? We
may not fnd out tonight,
but even a damaged
Grifn is better than
almost anyone else.

SIxTh man
Juan Pattillo,
6-foot-6 junior
forward
since pulling
his redshirt, Pat-
tillo emerged as
oklahomas top guy
of the bench and a
welcome relief to the Grifns. if Blake
cant start, look for Pattillo to make the
frst Division i start of his career.

Taylor Bern
T. Grifn
Can Willie Warren dominate
like he did Saturday night?
after Blake Grifn went out of
the game, the freshman sensa-
tion exploded for the sooners. He
scored 27 points and dished out
six assists in 35 minutes. Kansas
has athletic guards who can slow
him down, but if Warren plays as
well as he did against Texas then
Kansas will need to use a lot of
double-teams and help defense.
That could give guys like Taylor
Grifn and Juan Pattillo more
room to operate in the paint.
i feel like with Blake playing it
would have been a diferent game
and i feel like with him we would
have won.
Oklahoma guard Willie Warren to the
Associated Press after Saturdays loss
i talked to him a bit and asked
him if he could stop hitting shots
to help us out a bit, but he didnt
listen.
Oklahoma guard Willie Warren on Texas A.J.
Abrams, who scored 16 straight points in the
second half
Collins
Taylor
Morningstar
aldrich
Morris
Johnson
Warren
Crocker
T. Grifn
B. Grifn
Pattillo
Collins
Sherron Collins
Little