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Members of the University of Kansas pep band wave and chantsee yaafter UNLV forward Joe Darger fouled out in the second half of the second round NCAA tournament game against Kansas. Band members experience the difcul-
ties of balancing school and the tournament.
BY LUKE MORRIS
lmorris@kansan.com
The basketball team isnt the only
group struggling to juggle NCAA tourna-
ment trips and academics this postseason.
Members of the Spirit Squad and mens
basketball pep band also balance the two
at tournament time.
The hardest part is scheduling and
keeping track of where I need to be,
said senior cheer squad member Maxx
Krueger. Staying organized and keeping
up on communication is the hardest.
Krueger will have an exam proctored
for one of his classes while he is in San
Antonio for the Final Four. He said that
during his time with the cheer squad, he
learned that balancing cheerleading and
academics required getting class work
done ahead of time.
Krueger said the Spirit Squad typically
flew to tournament sites the day before
Kansas first game, but the squad left for
San Antonio this morning to attend pep
rallies. After this week, squad members
will miss their fourth school day. They
will miss a fifth if Kansas advances to the
championship game.
Band members face the same chal-
lenges of balancing school and the NCAA
tournament. The pep band usually leaves
on a bus the day before Kansas first game
of the weekend, but members will travel
today and miss their fourth school day.
Freshman band member Shelton
Heilman said he used the time on the bus
to study for classes.
The bus is the best place, Heilman
said. I say Ill do it in the hotel, but that
never happens.
Heilman and Krueger agree that keep-
ing teachers informed about their activi-
ties is vital to staying afloat in classes.
Usually theyre understanding and
theyll help you out, Krueger said.
Theyll tell you to just turn in your
assignments when you get back.
Heilman said that some teachers were
more than happy to accommodate for
band members busy schedules.
Theyre all usually really supportive,
Heilman said. My English teacher is
really excited for me because I have this
opportunity.
Krueger said the biggest struggle for
some Spirit Squad members is scheduling
study time during the trips.
Tournament time is just one more
thing to add to our busy schedule, and
you can lose track easily of your studies,
Krueger said. If you dont make plans to
study, it can hurt your grades.
Krueger said members with upcoming
tests or papers would do their work either
on the plane or in the hotel.
Associate Athletics Director Jim
Marchiony said the academic support staff
that travels with the basketball team was also
available for the Spirit Squad at tournament
sites. He also said Spirit Squad members
were not obligated to attend tournament
games if they needed time off for classes.
Edited by Katherine Loeck
Final Four schedule challenges performers
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
The University of Kansas Spirit Squad will arrive in San Antonio today to attend NCAA tournament pep rallies.
The Spirit Squad includes the cheer squad, Rock Chalk Dancers and mascots.
BY RUSTIN DODD
dodd@kansan.com
When the Kansas basketball team goes on
the road, Scott Wards hotel room becomes
an unofficial team library a quiet place to
study, finish a paper or make up an exam.
Ward might be a forgotten man in
March, but as a senior associate director for
academic and career counseling, Wards role
within the Athletics Department is to see
that the basketball team doesnt lose sight of
school during all the distractions of March.
I think its a challenge for any student
to stay focused on their studies, Ward said.
Obviously, theres some pretty big things
going on with these guys.
Kansas fans might have Final Four fever,
and the basketball team may have spent the
last three weekends playing basketball on
national television, but theres still an over-
riding reality: Kansas players are student
athletes. So while a chunk of the student
body might have skipped class on Monday
to recover from the Final Four celebration,
Kansas players had to be in class.
Just because were playing the tourna-
ment, you cant forget about school, senior
guard Roderick Stewart said. Because if you
do, youre going to be in a hole so deep.
Ward said that besides the obvious men-
tal distraction of preparing for Saturday
nights National Semi-Final game against
North Carolina, the players have another
huge obstacle: travel.
While Kansas doesnt play until Saturday
night, the team left on Wednesday for San
Antonio. The extra time gives the players an
opportunity to practice at the venue where
they will play, handle media responsibilities
on the day before the game and let their
bodies recover fully from the traveling.
With the way the Big 12 and NCAA
tournaments are set up, Kansas will have
been on the road four straight weeks when
the NCAA tournament is done. The team
did get a reprieve from school during spring
break, but that schedule still adds up to
approximately 8-12 days of missed class
time.
There is an awful lot of missed class
from the Big 12 Tournament on through
March, Ward said. KU professors are great,
and they understand that the players need to
do everything and get the work in on time,
but they are understanding with the travel
and that sort of thing.
This is where Ward comes in. He over-
sees the teams academic progress during
the entire year.
But in March its his job to make sure
Kansas players stay focused on school dur-
ing the rigors of March.
Theres still papers due, Ward said.
Well try to get them into a quiet room to
work on a paper.
Sometimes exams may fall while Kansas
is on the road.
Ward said hell proctor the exam, follow-
ing the guidelines of the KU instructor who
wrote the test.
According to Ward, Kansas has four
seniors Jeremy Case graduated last year
who are on track to graduate in May. This
March is crucial for maintaining that.
Stewart, along with Darnell Jackson,
Sasha Kaun and Russell Robinson, is one of
those seniors.
Stewart said he does as many assign-
ments online as he can while Kansas is on
the road.
Were here, but theres definitely time for
homework too, Stewart said.
EditedbySamuel Lamb
Basketball players balance tournament with academic responsibilities in San Antonio
Jon Goering/KANSAN
Senior guard Russell Robinson answers questions during press conference Saturday. Robinson must often
spend time on the road working on school work to stay caught up on his classes.
EDITorIal boarD
Kansan
endorses
coalition
The University Daily Kansan announced
the coalition it has chosen to endorse for
this years Student Senate elections.
CampuS
The University group Queers & Allies
has held several events this week to foster
better understanding of alternative life-
styles. They still have more planned.
Students
promote Gay
Pride Week
TICkETS
Final Four
e-mail not
received
Many KU students said they did not
receive an e-mail telling them how to enter
the Final Four student ticket lottery.
pHIlaNTHropy
Kelly Mesi, Chicago senior, was diag-
nosed with multiple sclerosis. That has
spurred her to raise more than $4,000 for
research.
Personal touch
to fundraising
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cut it in the bedroom
NEW YORK - Maybe men
had it right all along: It doesnt
take long to satisfy a woman
in bed.
A survey of sex thera-
pists concluded the optimal
amount of time for sexual in-
tercourse was 3 to 13 minutes.
The fndings, to be published
in the May issue of the Journal
of Sexual Medicine, strike at
the notion that endurance is
the key to a great sex life.
If that sounds like good
news to you, dont cheer
too loudly. The time does
not count foreplay, and the
therapists did rate sexual in-
tercourse that lasts from 1 to 2
minutes as too short.
Researcher Eric Corty said
he hoped to ease the minds of
those who believe that more
of something good is better,
and if you really want to sat-
isfy your partner, you should
last forever.
The questions were not
gender-specifc, said Corty
(who, it must be noted,
is male). But he said prior
research has shown that both
men and women want fore-
play and sexual intercourse to
last longer.
Irwin Goldstein, editor
of the Journal of Sexual
Medicine, cited a four-week
study of 1,500 couples in 2005
that found the median time
for sexual intercourse was 7.3
minutes. (Women were armed
with stopwatches.)
Its difcult for both older
men and young men to make
sexual intercourse last much
longer, said Marianne Bran-
don, a clinical psychologist
and director of Wellminds
Wellbodies in Annapolis, Md.
There are so many myths
in our culture of what other
people are doing sexually,
Brandon said. Most peoples
sex lives are not as exciting as
other people think they are.
Fifty members of the
Society for Sex Therapy and
Research in the U.S. and
Canada were surveyed by
Corty, an associate professor
of psychology at Penn State
Erie, The Behrend College,
and student Jenay Guardiani.
Thirty-four members, or 68
percent, responded, although
some said the optimal time
depended on the couple.
Corty said he hoped to give
an idea of what therapists fnd
to be normal and satisfactory
among the couples they see.
People who read this will
say, I last fve minutes or my
partner lasts 8 minutes, and
say, Thats OK, he said. They
will relax a little bit.
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senate notebook
Student Senate met last night
at the Kansas Union. All legisla-
tion heard at Senate must frst
pass through two committees,
which were held last Wednesday.
There will be no Senate next
Wednesday.
SEnatE SpEakS out
againSt vEto
Senate overturned one of the
student body presidents vetoes
at last nights meeting.
Last week Hannah Love, Stu-
dent Senate President, vetoed
three pieces of legislation: a
resolution to ask KU Information
Technology to look at Gmail, a
bill to give the Student Senate
Executive Committee oversight
over the Multicultural Education
Fund Board and a bill to create a
sustainability fee from existing
fees.
Students voted to create the
$1.50 sustainability fee, which in
its vetoed form took $.25 from
the Womens and Non-Revenue
Sports fee.
Senators wanted to get the
sustainability legislation through
Senate this week because typi-
cally legislation is not heard at
the Joint Senate meeting.
Studie Red Corn, Shawnee
senior who helped write the bill,
came to Senate with another bill
to replace the vetoed one. Love
advocated overturning her veto
in favor of the new legislation,
but the new legislation could not
be heard because of a rule. The
bill is now in efect in its vetoed
form.
The Gmail veto and Multicul-
tural Education Fund veto were
not overturned.
tRanSpoRtation, Sua
FEES incREaSEd
Senate voted to increase
student fees by $6.70. They
voted to give a $6.20 raise to the
campus transportation fee, or
KU on Wheels, and a $.50 raise
to the SUA fee.
May Davis, transportation
coordinator, said KU on Wheels
needed the raise to keep up
current services, but that the
night campus express would be
removed.
Senators raised the SUA fee
to deal with infation and rising
booking costs for entertainers.
Senators voted to put a
$21.50 fee raise for KU on
Wheels on the Senate ballot
on April 9 and 10. A raise of
$1.50 would go to SafeRide to
increase its services, and $20
would go to allow unrestricted
access to the buses. Unrestrict-
ed access means there would
no longer be a fare or bus pass
required to ride.
In order for the $21.50 fee
increase to be valid, 10 percent
of students must vote.
SEnatE SuppoRtS wEt
land pRotEction
Senate approved a resolu-
tion that supports an alternative
route for the South Lawrence
trafcway so it doesnt cut
through the Baker Wetlands.
The current plan cuts through
the wetlands on a 32nd street
route. There are also unmarked
graves, which may not follow the
Native American Graves Protec-
tion and Repatriation Act.
Supporters said cutting
through the wetlands would
ruin environmental and cultural
learning opportunities. They
also said that the 32nd street
route would have a sound barrier
built next to it, which would cut
the wetland habitat in half and
abandon some species.
The group advocated a route
south of 32nd street at 42nd
street.
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civil RigHtS
Protesters remember hard work for better life
By WOODy BAIRD
AssOcIAteD PRess
MEMPHIS, Tenn.- Joe Warren
dropped his head to his hands,
sobbing as he remembered back 40
years to the bitter garbage work-
ers strike that drew Martin Luther
King Jr. to Memphis and to his
death.
Warren, 86, was one of the
1,300 black sanitation workers who
walked off the job in 1968 with a
strike that tore at the foundation of
the citys white-only rule.
They talked to you like you
were a dog, and they worked you
like a dog, he said, his shoulders
trembling. But I couldnt find a job
nowhere else.
The 65-day strike for the right to
unionize ended with a victory for
the workers. But Kings assassina-
tion stained this Southern city for
years, limiting its prosperity and
hurting its reputation worldwide.
It took a decade of growth out
of the Memphis regional economy,
said David Ciscel, a University of
Memphis economist. It was a time
of fairly rapid growth in the South,
and it was a time when Atlanta and
Nashville kind of left us behind ...
People just didnt want to associate
with us.
The citys fortunes eventu-
ally improved, thanks largely to a
young cargo airline named Federal
Express that in the early 1980s
showed that Memphis could still
be a good place to do business.
The airline grew into todays FedEx
Corp.
It rescued Memphis, Ciscel
said.
The sanitation strike and
Kings assassination made clear to
blacks and whites alike that the
old plantation mentality had to
be dumped, said Michael Honey,
author of Going Down Jericho
Road, a history of the Memphis
strike and Kings struggle for eco-
nomic justice for the poor.
In the 1960s, close to 60 percent
of black families in Memphis lived
in poverty,
The strike began in February
1968 after two sanitation workers
were crushed by a trash compactor
when they climbed in a garbage
truck to get out of the rain.
The accident was blamed on
faulty equipment, but it inflamed
tensions that had festered for years
over low wages, poor working
conditions and racist treatment of
black workers by white superiors.
Looking back on the indigni-
ties endured by the workers still
brings tears to Warrens eyes, but
the pain is softened by memories
of organizing the strike and taking
to the streets under the banner I
Am A Man.
I had a sign on my front and
my back, he said, and I was walk-
ing around saying, I am a man. I
aint going to be quiet no more.
Twelve days after Kings death,
the strike ended with the city
council recognizing the American
Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees as the work-
ers union. The workers got a pay
raise of 15 cents an hour, promo-
tions based on seniority and the
right to file on-the-job grievances.
The National Civil Rights
Museum opened at the Lorraine in
1991 after private citizens saved it
from foreclosure and demolition.
It is now a tourist attraction and
a shrine to the civil rights move-
ment.
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tickets
Final Four lottery e-mail not received by all students
BY FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
fchambers@kansan.com
Every KU student who signed
up for Final Four tickets in the
student ticket lottery hit the jack-
pot.
Jim Marchiony, associate ath-
letics director, said all 230 stu-
dents who signed up for the stu-
dent ticket lottery would receive
lower-level tickets to the basket-
ball games.
Marchiony said tickets in the
lower level area cost $220 but that
the lottery winners would pay only
$170 for those tickets, which is the
price of the upper level tickets.
Students were to be alerted of the
lottery via an e-mail that was sent
out by the Athletics Department
during spring break, but many stu-
dents said they did not receive the
e-mail and knew nothing of the
lottery. Several lottery winners said
they did not receive the e-mail
either.
Marchiony said he was not sure
if all students received the e-mail
or just students
who had pur-
chased the all
sports package.
S t e v e
H a e n c h e n ,
Overland Park
senior and lot-
tery winner,
said he did not
receive the e-
mail, but he
knew other
people who did.
Haenchen said he knew about the
lottery because he entered it last
year and won tickets. He said he
found the link to enter it this year
on the Athletics Departments Web
site.
Haenchen said he was not sur-
prised to win tickets again this year.
He booked
his flight
and hotel in
November so
his trip would
be cheaper.
Haenchen said
he was only
slightly wor-
ried about
ticket prices at
that time.
I figured
wed be going
to the Final Four, so I took a bet,
Haenchen said. I dont care. Ill
pay whatever it takes.
Jennifer Brewer, Leawood senior
and lottery winner, said one of her
friends sent her the link to enter
the lottery. She said she did not
think her friend had received the
e-mail and like Haenchen, he had
found the link on the Athletics
Departments Web site.
Daniel Wulfkuhle, Perry sopho-
more and lottery winner, said a
co-worker who received the e-mail
told him about the lottery, but he
said most of the people he talked to
did not know about the lottery.
He said many of his friends
found out about the lottery only
after he said he was going to the
Final Four on his Facebook.
Meg OBrien, Omaha Neb.,
freshman, said she received the e-
mail, but she could not afford the
trip, so she did not enter.
Jordan Kallas, Eden Prairie,
Minn., senior, said the Athletics
Department usually did a good job
of notifying students about events,
but that he did not receive the
e-mail. He said he did not know
about the lottery until a classmate
mentioned he had won.
Kallas said that he was not going
to the Final Four, but that he might
have if he had won the lottery.
Kallas said he knew about the lot-
tery from years past, but that he did
not know when or how to apply.
Wulfkuhle said before he won
the lottery he had already planned
on not going to the Final Four.
He said he changed his mind only
because the Athletics Department
had said it would not issue refunds
to lottery winners.
Tuesday evening the Athletics
Department issued another state-
ment saying it would issue refunds,
but Daniel said he would still go.
Im still happy that Im going
to go, Wulfkuhle said. I could
have canceled my ticket now, but
I already got myself all pumped
up for it.
Brewer said since she had
won the tickets, she had received
four e-mails from people she did
not know asking her to contact
them if she was not going to use
her ticket. She said she had also
received e-mails from students
she did not know asking if she
wanted to carpool with them to
San Antonio.
Edited by Sasha Roe
I fgured wed be going to the
Final Four, so I took a bet. I dont
care. Ill pay whatever it takes.
Steve haenchen
Overland Park senior
health
Student helps fundraising event raise awareness for disease
BY MARY SORRICK
msorrick@kansan.com
Kelly Mesi, Chicago senior, was
21 years old when the first symp-
tom of multiple sclerosis hit.
It was in May of last year, after
spending the spring studying in
Paris and Florence, Italy, when the
vision in Mesis left eye began to
fade to black.
By October, back at the
University of Kansas, Mesi had
developed double vision.
My eyes were jumping up and
down and I couldnt stop them,
she said.
That is when doctors officially
diagnosed her with multiple scle-
rosis, or MS.
The disease was causing Mesis
immune system to attack the nerve
fibers between her spinal cord and
brain, resulting in her on-again,
off-again vision loss.
She is one of 400,000 Americans
living with MS, according to the
National MS Society.
And, on April 12, she also will
be one of more than 100 people
participating in the 20th anniver-
sary of Lawrences Walk MS.
Walk MS, held by the National
MS Society, raises money each year
to support national MS research
and local programs such as self-
help groups and MS education pro-
grams.
Jenny Oxandale, branch manag-
er of the National MS Society, said
Lawrence was second throughout
Kansas only to Topeka in fundrais-
ing dollars from Walk MS, which
was also held in cities such as
Manhattan and Salina.
Oxandale said last years fund-
raising total reached $21,460, a
number she planned to beat this
year with Mesis help.
With more than a week left until
Walk MS, Mesi has raised $4,694,
which is more than any other walk
participate has raised.
She had sent e-mails to friends
and family asking for donations,
but Mesi said she was stunned by
the extent of how much people
were willing to give.
I was speechless, Mesi said.
I just wanted to raise $1,000, and
Im almost at $5,000. Im ecstatic
about that.
Fundraising for MS research
was especially important to Mesi,
not just because she was diagnosed
with the disease, but because scien-
tists still dont have a cure.
It affects women ages 20 to 35
the most, Mesi said. Think about
all the moms and daughters and
girlfriends that are approaching
that age.
In the Kansas City area alone,
Mesi said more than 5,500 people
had MS.
The type of MS Mesi has, called
relapsing-remitting, means she
fully recovers from occasional
symptoms like vision loss, but she
said the disease has caused a con-
stant tingling in her hands and
feet.
It is a continual reminder of the
way her life has changed since doc-
tors diagnosed her in October.
Mesi now adheres to a com-
pletely new diet devoid of any cof-
fee, beer, white starches or trans
fats. She must also inject herself
with an intramuscular shot every
other Monday night.
The experience has motivated
her to do what she can to support
MS research.
Donating money or just spread-
ing awareness is huge, Mesi said,
because all these people are living
without a cure.
To donate money to Mesi before
Walk MS on April 12, follow the
link to her home page located in
this story on Kansan.com.
Edited by Mandy Earles
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Kelly Mesi, Chicago senior, recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, is raising aware-
ness and money for MS . Lawrences Walk MS, a fundraising event, will be held on April 12.
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EVENT: "RAGS TO RICHES"
CHARITY BALL
DATE: Saturday, April 19
TIME: 7pm-9:45pm
LOCATION: Gridiron Room at the Burge Union
HOSTED BY: National Society of Collegiate
Scholars & KU Honor Society
PURPOSE: Fundraiser event for the Lawrence Hu-
mane Society. All you have to bring are a donation of
old towels & rags! Monetary donations are accepted.
INFO: Tis event is open to ANYONE! NSCS
members bring your friends! Tis is for a good cause.
Music, food & swing dance lessons will be provided.
It will give students a chance to go to a formal event,
dress up, have fun & dance the night away.
Finance Club Meeting
Tis Tursday, April 3rd
7 pm - 427 Summereld
featuring Fred Coulson
-Managing Director of
Five Elms Capital
**food and drinks provided
**please dress business casual
Be A Part of Center for Community Outreach!
CCO is seeking motivated, service-orientated people
for the following paid positions:
Co-Director Communications Director Financial
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27 Volunteer Coordinating Positions are also open for
our 14 volunteer programs.
Applications are available at www.ku.edu/~cco or
outside 405 Kansas Union.
Co-director Applications are due April 7th
(Recommendations due April 11) All other
applications due April 21st
When: Sunday, April 13, 10:00 am
Where: Check-in at the north end of
Allen Fieldhouse. Race route through
campus- begins and ends at Burge Union
Why: To benet Devin McAnderson,
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Entry Fee: $10 for students &
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Notes for Nails
Benet Concert
April 3rd
8 pm - 12 am
Abe & Jake's Landing
All Ages, 21 to drink
Featuring:
Joe Garvey
Te Sporadic Tought
Russian Discussion
Do you have an interest in fair trade? globalization? human rights? trade policy?
local business and community? conscious consumerism?
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Friday April 11th and Saturday April 12th for
Te Second Annual Fair Trade in the Heartland Conference!
"Starting a Movement, Building a Community" at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Building
and the Kansas Union
Workshops on Fair Trade History, International Trade Organizations, US Farm Policy, Local
Cooperative Farming, Alternative Economies, etc.
Featured speakers:
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Conversation sessions will discuss topics of general, multi-cultural interest to all. Conversation
panels are keen to maintain interest of participants, so everyone is welcome to suggest topics for
discussion.
For convenience, conversation tables are located on the main floor of the Kansas Union (4th
floor), set up according to the following schedule:
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KU students and faculty have
mixed feelings about the Universitys
efforts to recruit and retain students
from minorities.
At a recent University Senate
meeting, many faculty members
said they thought the University
could be doing a better job of racial-
ly diversifying the student popula-
tion.
However, the number of minor-
ity students, or students of color
as they are called by the administra-
tion, enrolled at the University has
increased in the last 10 years. The
number of minority students has
decreased since the 10-year highs in
2004 and 2005, however the number
of students enrolled at the University
has also decreased since then.
Students of color is the term
the University uses to distinguish
the diference between students who
are part of minority populations and
those who are part of minority races.
The number of black, first-time
freshmen enrolled at the University
increased overall by 23 percent
between the fall of 1997 and 2007.
The number of Hispanic, first-time
freshmen enrolled increased by the
same percentage. American Indian
and Asian enrollment increased by
65 percent and 57 percent respec-
tively. The number of first-time
Asian freshmen enrolled increased
the most with a jump from 119 stu-
dents to 187 students.
Jason Held, Minneapolis, Minn.,
sophomore, said he knew that the
high price of out-of-state tuition
made it hard for universities to
recruit students of different back-
grounds, so he was pleased with the
level of racial diversity on campus.
Held said he would be satisfied
as long as the number of minorities
on campus was representative of the
population of the nation.
According to the 2000 U.S. cen-
sus, 66.4 percent of the population
said they were white, compared with
the 77.7 percent of KU students,
according to the Universitys fall 2007
statistics. The U.S. census reported
that 12.8 percent said black, com-
pared with only 3.4 percent of KU
students; 14.8 percent said Hispanic,
compared with the 3.4 percent of
KU students; 4.4 percent said Asian
compared with the 4.1 percent of
KU students; 1 percent said they
were either American Indian or an
Alaskan Native compared with 1.3
percent of KU students; 0.2 percent
said they were a Native Hawaiian or
other Pacific Islander, which is not a
category at the University.
The next U.S. census will not be
taken until 2010.
Outreach prOgrams and
student grOups
Stephanie Gomez, Newton
senior and president of the Hispanic
American Leadership Organization,
or HALO, said she thought the
Universitys outreach programs were
effective at recruiting minority stu-
dents. She said many students who
joined HALO had heard about the
organization through the Universitys
outreach programs.
Koga Moffor, Overland Park
junior, vice president of KUs NAACP
chapter and a member of HALO and
the Black Student Union, BSU, said
the University sent representatives
to her high schools career fairs but
that people who attended schools
which have high minority popula-
tions like Sumner Academy of Arts
and Sciences, 1610 N. 8th St, Kansas
City, Kan., which was originally built
for minority students, and Schlagle,
2214 N 59th St. Kansas City, Kan., had
told her the University did not visit
their schools.
Moffor said the comments were
merely hearsay but, If KU doesnt
make the effort, they are not going
to come.
Maurice Bryan, vice provost of
equity and diversity, said he thought
the University needed to examine
the areas where it recruits to deter-
mine whether it was maximizing its
efforts to recruit students of colors
from those areas.
Several black students, who did
not want to be named because of
the sensitivity of the subject, said
they thought the University could
do a better job of recruiting Kansas
City area black students. They said
the University would attract a much
higher number of black students if it
offered in-state tuition to minority
students who lived in Kansas City,
Mo.
Bryan said the University did not
have the authority to decide if it
should provide such an incentive.
He said the Board of Regents or the
state legislature would have to make
that decision.
He said, when a city spread across
two states, it is not uncommon that
people who live in one state have
to pay out-of-state tuition to attend
college in the other state, even if
they live a block away from the state
line. However he said he personally
thought Kansas and Missouri could
help each other by exploring some
type of reciprocal tuition relationship
for students who live in the greater
Kansas City area.
Studie Red Corn, president of the
First Nations Student Association
and a former student senator, said it
was not just the administrations job
to recruit minority students. He said
it was KU students responsibility to
diversify campus as well.
Diversity only benefits the
University if people are willing to get
out there and experience something
new, though, Red Corn said. You
cant make people do that. People
have to motivate themselves.
Moffor acknowledged that minor-
ity student groups could do a better
job of recruiting KU students by cre-
ating facebook groups or chalking,
but that it was hard for her to find the
time to engage in those activities.
She said the NAACP has had
problems becoming a charted chap-
ter of the national organization
because it did not have 20 members
who had paid their dues. Dues range
from $20 to $30.
However, she said recently the
BSU invited students from Lawrence
High and Freestate to attend one
of the groups meetings and that
she knew the black fraternities
and sororities visited Kansas high
schools as well.
Bryan said one of the Universitys
challenges was that it is very decen-
tralized. He said there were enough
outreach programs at the University,
but the University needed to do a
better job increasing the interaction
among them.
Bryan said he was working on
strategies to increase communica-
tion. He said one of his ideas was
to create a meeting where people
from different departments, student
organizations and academic units
who do not normally meet together
would work on projects and share
ideas. Bryan said he thought people
were open to that idea.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway
said he had tried to reach out to
minority students by inviting the
leaders of student groups to his
home once a year. He said he wants
students of color to know that
campus is not the only place where
they are welcome.
Moffor said she thought the
Chancellors reception was a positive
program because it allowed her to
meet the Chancellor as well as other
student leaders. Moffor, who has
attended the reception for two years,
said she enjoyed the Inspirational
Gospel Voices performances at the
receptions.
Moffor also said she appreci-
ated the opportunities the minor-
ity groups received to present their
organizations to student athletes.
In addition, Bryan said the
University needed to increase the
visibility of its programs so students
and the state could see how much
money and effort was being spent
on the recruitment and retainment
of minority students and that the
efforts have been effective.
He said a recent example of
increased visibility was the construc-
tion of the Multicultural Resource
Center wing of the Kansas Union.
He said the University needed to
take on more projects like it. Moffor
agreed that the MRC was an impor-
tant improvement because it had
more space than the old MRC.
Red Corn said students were
lucky to have the MRC and that they
should take advantage of it. He said
he was pleased with the Universitys
efforts because some other schools
do not have the resources that KUs
minority students have.
Lisa Kress, director of the Office
of Admissions and Scholarships, said
she did not know how much money
the University spent on the recruit-
ment and retainment of minority
students. She said the Admissions
Offices budget was not broken down
by function and that each of the
Universitys schools spent additional
monies on those activities.
Gomez, president of HALO, said
people who think the Universitys
outreach programs were not doing
enough were not aware of the prog-
ress the programs have actually
made.
Its really frustrating because its
like, have you made the effort to find
out what we are doing?
culture Of the
university
Gitti Salami, a professor of African
art history and University Senator,
said increasing the number of minor-
ity students at the University did not
change the fact that the culture of
the University was white. She said
forcing minority students to accept
white culture was not truly diversify-
ing campus.
We are diversified when we have
let go of the entire power structure
and rebuild something that is truly
representative of global forces and not
just the Western world, Salami said.
Salami said the University could
diversify students by forcing them to
study abroad.
We should take each student and
drop them in a third world coun-
try for one semester, Salami said.
Just place them there. Let them go
through real culture shock. In order
to experience diversity you have to
first experience culture shock.
Salami also said she did not under-
stand why the University, which she
said was supposedly a multicultural
environment, routinely cleans up
graffiti. Salami said graffiti was an
expression of African identity.
Chancellor Hemenway said the
University was trying to create a
campus that students of any color
can enjoy.
Its kind of hard to think of having
a beautiful campus when it is covered
up with graffiti, Hemenway said.
Bob Harrington, a professor in
the department of psychology and
research and education, said he
participated in a Native American
class at the University where he
was the only non-Native American.
Harrington said he expected there
to be some Native Americans in the
class, but not everyone.
If were trying to teach about
culture here, who else needs to learn
about culture? Harrington said. I
think these are things we need to
look into. This is a good resource.
Why arent people taking advantage
of these opportunities? We have a
bunch of classes on diversity, but
students dont take them. Thats not
diversity.
He said the class seemed more like
a place where the Native American
students could band together and
express mutual conclusions about
their culture and the University rath-
er than a class where students were
actually learning about the culture
and from each other.
Harrington said he enjoyed the
class, but it would have been nice
if other students could learn about
the culture as well. He said he did
not understand why the separatism
occurred. Harrington said he won-
dered if it was because others did not
feel welcome, if it was about adver-
tising or a simply a lack of student
interest.
Bryan called Harringtons experi-
ence a small phenomenon.
His description of his experience
is not the norm, Bryan said. Its rare
that we would have a class where its
all people of color.
Bryan said one way the University
could improve the level of diver-
sity on campus and its classes was to
compare its programs to that of the
other schools in the Big 12. He said
if they had a program that seemed to
be effective in recruiting persons of
color, the University might adopt it.
cOnclusiOns
Bryan said he did not think num-
bers could determine the amount
of diversity on campus, but that
it would be diverse enough when
everyone felt like it was diverse.
I think we all know the place
feels very white, but I think we can
get there, Bryan said.
Johanna Lee, a Shawnee freshman
of Asian descent, said that when she
walked around campus, she heard
students speaking many different
languages and so she thought the
University was diverse enough.
Bryan said whatever peoples
beliefs were about the level of diver-
sity on campus, it was important
that increasing and maintaining the
amount of diversity at the University
stayed at the top of peoples priority
lists.
The danger is when no one talks
about these things and then it just
disappears from peoples conscienc-
es, Bryan said.
Christine Kim, an Overland Park
freshman of Asian descent, said she
came to the University because of its
pharmacy program, not for its level
of diversity or because of its diversity
recruitment materials.
I dont think about it that much,
Kim said of the amount of diversity
on campus. I dont really care about
it.
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minority programs
The University of Kansas
has many special events
and programs that are tar-
geted at minority students.
Here are a few programs
the University ofers:
The Multicultural Schol-
ars Program
Hawklink, which is
geared towards freshman
minority students
SOAR, Students Obtain-
ing Academic Resources,
which is a branch of
Hawklink that ofers free
peer tutoring and mentor
services
Transitions, which is like
Hawklink, but is geared to-
wards sophomore minority
students
Hispanic American Lead-
ership Organization
Black Student Union
National Association
for the Advancement of
Colored People
Asian American Student
Association
First Nations Student
Association
diversity dialogue
The Sabatini Multicultural
Resource Center will spon-
sor a Diversity Dialogue
at 7 p.m. in a classroom at
the MRC.
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BY BRENNA HAWLEY
bhawley@kansan.com
Student Senate candidates submitted
their biographies to The University
Daily Kansan in anticipation of next
weeks Senate elections April 9 and
10. They had the opportunity to get
their picture taken for the paper. The
Kansan edited their biographies for
style.
President and Vice
President (2 seats)
adam McGonigle
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Wichita
Major: Journalism (Strategic Commu-
nications) and Political Science
coalition: United Students
Biography: Im running for Student
Senate because
I believe United
Students will
have a positive
impact on the
daily lives of
students. Weve
presented a bal-
anced platform
addressing issues
from parking,
to safety, to environmental concerns.
We also have an outstanding group
of senator candidates ready for
leadership roles on day one. I couldnt
be more proud of the United Students
team. With United Students, you can
be sure that your student government
will address issues that matter to you,
and protect your fee money with
responsible spending.
Michael Gillaspie
Year: Junior
Hometown:
Ashland
Major: Architec-
ture
coalition:
United Students
Biography: As
vice president
I would try to
instill a sense of fun, excitement,
and passion for the work that we do
and the University that we love. I am
thrilled for the future at KU and look
forward to have the opportunity to
work with students and faculty to
accomplish great things.
austin Kelly
Year: Senior
Hometown: Lawrence
Major: Geography and Political Sci-
ence
coalition: ConnectKU
Biography: I have two main objec-
tives for seeking to be your student
body president. First, I will make
Student Senators
and Senate itself
more responsive
to student needs
by requiring
them to meet
with student
groups and indi-
vidual students
all year, not just
during elections.
Second, I want to focus on improving
the everyday lives through better
e-mail, improved outdoor recreation,
and increased of-campus lighting.
Jason Oruch
Year: Junior
Hometown: Plano, Texas
Major: American Studies
Biography: I want to be student body
vice president for many reasons. I like
to say that I want
to bring Student
Senate back to the
students. We are
here to represent
the students, and
that is exactly
what we plan to
do. We want to
make every stu-
dent on campus
aware of all the resources that Student
Senate provides. We have already be-
gun working for you, just imagine what
we can do when we are elected.
adam Wood
Year: Junior
Hometown: Lawrence
Major: Not provided
coalition: Students of Liberty
Biography: When I graduated a
semester early from Lawrence High
School, I had no idea what I wanted
to do with my life. My frst semester, I
lived in Hashinger Hall and met my wife
there. My second
semester, I had
a major medical
problem and
went into the hos-
pital for a month.
There I decided
I had to help
people which, for
me, naturally led
to politics. After a
bumpy two years, I feel that it is time to
make my voice heard and help the KU
student body by bringing honesty and
integrity back to Student Senate.
eric Hyde
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Lawrence
Major: Political Science
Biography: Imcommittedtoreducing
student fees andgoinggreenat KU.
We canbuildwindturbines, we can
save $250,000a year, andit will not cost
students a dime! Well start withwind,
move tosolar, andtalk about geother-
mal. My vice-
presidential salary
of over $8,000will
gofor the frst
windturbine.
We canobtain
federal grants and
other money to
build. Students of
Liberty will push
for the frst Big12
Eco-University. It will save the University
andstudents money, andhistory will be
made. KUwill championthe beginning
of this greenandgoldenage!
diVersitY
Students celebrate Pride Week
BY BRENNA HAWLEY
bhawley@kansan.com
Queers and Allies celebrates
Gay Pride Week with rainbow
flags flying from light poles, a
film screening, speakers, a queer
prom night and the popular drag
show.
Stefan Vogler, Overland Park
senior and Queers and Allies
treasurer, said the goal of Pride
Week was to increase visibility
for people involved.
If we show the community
were here and active, we will
educate it, Vogler said.
Vogler organized Fridays
Annual Brown Bag Drag Show,
which he said the group had
put on for longer than he could
remember. He said it was a fun
way to wrap up Pride Week,
especially because it was in front
of the Kansas Union and people
walking by could stop and see
it.
A lot of the community gets
some great exposure to a little
bit of our culture, Vogler said.
Vogler said the drag show
attracted drag kings and queens
from campus and also many
from Kansas City. He said they
lip sync and some even sang
live.
Another new tradition of
Pride Week is the hanging of
pride flags, which are rainbow-
striped flags where each color
symbolizes a different aspect of
life.
Ashlynn Horras, Knoxville,
Iowa sophomore and communi-
cations director for Queers and
Allies, said the group hung up
pride flags last year and they
were almost all ripped down
by Monday. She said this year,
they decided to hang them much
higher using a 24-foot-tall lad-
der.
We still have people who are
ripping down flags, which means
were not accepted, Horras said.
Horras said Queers and
Allies was working to give more
rights to the gay community by
adding gender identity to the
Universitys employment policy.
She said that someone listed as
transgender could still be fired
or discriminated against.
A movement to give more
rights to faculty with same-
sex partners is underway in
University Senate.
Paul Farran, president-elect
of Unclassified Senate, said
domestic partners of faculty and
staff were not covered by the
Universitys health insurance.
He said extending coverage to
these partners would benefit the
University in recruitment and
retention of faculty and staff.
It would help draw quality
applicants who might otherwise
not apply, Farran said.
Farran said making a change
like this in University policy
would probably take place on
all levels because the benefits
come from the state, not just the
University. He said Senate was
creating a task force to exam-
ine the benefits and that action
wouldnt take place until next
year.
Edited by Samuel Lamb
Taylor Miller/KANSAN
A Pride Week fag fies on campus. The
fags are a newtradition of Pride Week, lin-
ing street lamps on Jayhawk Boulevard.
the color of pride
calendar
thursday
Scouts Honor
A documentary about be-
ing gay in the Boy Scouts
7:30 p.m. in Big 12 Room,
Kansas Union
Friday
Annual Brown Bag Drag Show
Noon in front of the Kansas
Union
Queers and Allies play host to
events to celebrate unique culture
Personal profles
of candidates
student senate
McGonigle
Gillaspie
Kelly
Oruch
Wood
Hyde
See student senate oN PAge 7A
San Francisco artist Gilbert
Baker designed the gay pride
fag in 1978 as an annual
symbol for the San Fran-
cisco Gay and Lesbian Pride
Parade. Each color of the fag
stands for a part of gay life:
life
healing
the sun
nature
art
spirit
Source: www.lambda.org
Architecture And ur-
bAn PlAnning (2 seAts)
Valerie gustafson
Year: Sophomore
hometown: Ulysses
Major: Architecture
biography: As an architecture
student looking
to get more
involved, I am
mostly con-
cerned with the
issues of imple-
menting Gmail
and improving
of campus
lighting. I am
excited about
the election and I hope that I will be
representing the School of Architec-
ture in Senate next year.
Kate Penning
Year: Sophomore
hometown: St. Louis
Major: Architecture
coalition: Con-
nectKU
biography: Im
currently the
Architecture
Senator. I ran last
year for the frst
time, and have
fallen in love
with Senate. I
love the change
that Senate makes possible and I
cant wait for elections!
Jennifer redel
Year: Freshman
hometown: St. Louis
Major: Architecture
biography: As a
freshman, I per-
sonally feel that
its important to
get involved on
campus. I was a
very active lead-
er in high school,
especially in
student govern-
ment and I want
to continue that
leadership here to make changes at
KU that beneft every single student.
business (2 seAts)
Vaishali gala
Year: Junior
hometown: Hays
Major: Marketing and Finance with
a concentration in International
Business
biography:
The Business
School was not
represented in
Student Sen-
ate last year,
therefore this is a
great opportuni-
ty to be a liaison
between the B-
School students
and Senate. I plan on helping our stu-
dent organizations receive funding,
along with listening to the needs of
students and faculty of the Business
School.
John Martin
Year: Junior
hometown: Bentonville, Ark.
Major: Marketing and Finance
coalition: Con-
nectKU
biography: I
hope to raise
awareness
among students
of how the Stu-
dent Senate can
work for them
and be a valu-
able resource for
their organizations. I also plan make
the Senate more available/easier to
access. I think some students dont
know where to start when trying to
get help for their orgs/clubs/events.
landon Plumer
Year: Junior
hometown:
Wichita
Major: Finance
coalition: United
Students
biography: I
feel that it is
important for
students voices
to be heard and
Student Senate
gives me an opportunity to ensure
that is done.
rob spangler
Year: Sophomore
hometown: Leawood
Major: Finance and accounting
coalition:
United Students
biography: I
am running for
Senate because I
believe I bring a
diferent element
to the table. Also,
it is important to
have an impact
from all areas
on campus. The School of Business
needs quality representation in Sen-
ate in order to improve and grow in
the future.
educAtion (2 seAts)
courtney
ducharme
Year: Senior
hometown:
Salina, KS
Major: Early
Childhood Edu-
cation
coalition: Stu-
dents of Liberty
nikki Faught
Year: Sophomore
hometown: Bolingbrook, Ill.
Major: Elemen-
tary Education
coalition:
United Students
biography:
Since January,
I have been
looking forward
to running for
Senate as a way
to meet and
interact with more students. I believe
that Senate is extremely important
here on campus, and I can only hope
that you will allow me the opportu-
nity to take part in it.
nathan girard
Year: Junior
hometown: Topeka
Major: Educa-
tion
coalition: Stu-
dents of Liberty
biography: I
became involved
in order to
help represent
students in
the Education
program and all
programs who care about creating an
eco-friendly university environment
as well as a university environment
that uses money responsibly and for
the better interest of each individual.
christie Jones
Year: Sophomore
hometown: Olathe
Major: Elemen-
tary Education
coalition:
United Students
biography: I
have always
been involved in
my school since
I can remember.
I love KU and I
love the School
of Education. This year I have had the
opportunity to be on the executive
board of SESO. I decided to run for
Senate because I want to inform the
students about KU but I also want to
inform everyone about the School of
Education.
travis lindeman
Year: Junior
hometown: Winfeld
Major: English
Education and
Philosophy
coalition: Con-
nectKU
biography:
Coming into my
fourth year of
school, I want to
take an active
part in shaping
University politics and leave some-
thing worthwhile.
Kimberly redlin
Year: Junior
hometown: Minneapolis, Minn.
Major: Pre-Physi-
cal Therapy
coalition: Con-
nectKU
biography:
From spending
endless hours
in Robinson
Hall learning
about the R.I.C.E.
method and
Krebs Cycle to working out at the
Rec Center and enjoying KU sports,
I understand what is important and
enjoyable to my fellow classmates
with majors in Sports Science within
the School or Education. Thanks!
engineering (3 seAts)
ibrahim W. Alanqar
Year: Sophomore
hometown: Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Emirates
Major: Architec-
tural Engineer-
ing
coalition: Con-
nectKU
biography: I
would like to run
for the Senate
seat for many
reasons. First, KU
means so much
for me since it helped me so much
when I frst came to the United States,
so I see getting involved in improving
KU is the least that I can do to thank
KU. As an international student, I
believe that having opinions from a
culturally diverse group would help
in having new ideas for making KU
better and unique for national and
international students. Lastly, as an
ARCE student, I want to help and see
KU as a Green Sustain campus.
colin barnes
Year: Sophomore
hometown: Overland Park
Major: Engineering Physics
biography: I will lower the students
expenses and make this campus
environmentally friendly. I will give
students direct control over how
much money is taken from them
and where it goes. We will help the
environment by using renewable
energy and by lowering the amount
of energy we use.
Whitney bloom
Year: Freshman
hometown: Hutchinson
Major: Chemical Engineering
biography: I decided to run for Sen-
ate to help engi-
neering students
and to improve
the University
as a whole. It is
important for
students to know
who is represent-
ing them and I
will make myself
accessible to
students who have concerns or ideas
about the University and work to ad-
dress these issues.
Kodi caster
Year: Junior
hometown: Riley
Major: Aerospace engineering
biography: I believe that running
for Senate is not
only to represent
those within the
University, but
those within
my school. The
School of Engi-
neering is my
home here and I
hope to support
its students as
well as I can.
Andy haverkamp
Year: Freshman
hometown: Hoyt
Major: Chemical Engineering
biography: I was elected into Senate
this fall as a
Freshman Sena-
tor, and want to
continue service
as an Engineer-
ing Senator.
Ive helped
out with Expo,
was on ESC,
and participate
constructively in
Senate. I dont
say words, I get stuf done. Id love to
answer anyones questions directly, at
handy@ku.edu.
John Kenny
Year: Senior
hometown: Leavenworth
Major: Civil/ Environmental Engineer-
ing
biography: I
want Engineer-
ing students
to be more
involved in
campus projects
and how campus
is designed, so
that students can
realize the extent
to which they
can change their
surroundings for the better. I want
students to hold the University to a
higher standard of green practices
and sustainable design.
derek Meier
Year: Freshman
hometown: Independence
Major: Civil Engineering
coalition: United
Students
biography: I will
work to make
Student Senates
services more
efcient and
advance them at
the same time. I
have the Senate
knowledge to
provide an efective, strong voice
for Engineering students and the KU
community at large. Your ideas, Your
KU.
Fine Arts (2
seAts)
Kelsie lange
coalition: United
Students
did not respond
nathan salazar
coalition: United
Students
did not respond
sam schlageck
Year: Senior
hometown: Manhattan
Major: Industrial
Design
coalition: Con-
nectKU
biography: I
am running for
Student Senate
for a second
term because
there are prob-
lems with our
student government that still need to
be fxed. With a second term I could
efect even greater positive change in
the School of Fine Arts and through-
out the University.

Mandy shriwise
Year: Senior
hometown: Overland Park
Major: Dance
coalition: Con-
nectKU
biography:
Vote to Con-
nectKU to the
School of Fine
Arts! As Chair
of the Deans
Student Advisory
Council and President of University
Dance Company, I am experienced in
advocating for the unique needs of
students within the SFA. With your
vote, I will listen to your concerns and
create efective change.
William stew-
art-starks
Year: Senior
hometown:
Whittier, CA
Major: Fine Arts
- Painting
coalition: Stu-
dents of Liberty
biography: I see
a lot of the issues
I deal with on a daily basis not being
addressed and a great potential to
create opportunities for all students
on the campus. It is important for
us to make sure KU represents the
student body and is a voice for the
majority of students who struggle to
pay down college.
grAduAte (10 seAts)
stacy elmer
Year: 3rd Year Graduate Student
hometown: Topeka
Major: Philosophy
biography: Senate is one important
way students can infuence change
on our campus. Graduate students
comprise a fraction of the student
body, whose concerns tend to be
diferent than that of undergradu-
ates. As a graduate student senator,
I aim to ensure that the perspectives
important to graduate students
are represented in the allocation of
Senate funds and that the graduate
perspective is included in the general
debates concerning bills introduced
onto the Senate foor.
robert geiger
Year: 2nd Year Graduate Student
hometown: Lewisburg, Pa.
Major: Chemistry
biography: I am running for Student
Senate to make sure my voice and
fellow graduate voices are heard. I
fully support the
vision of United
Students, and I
am excited for
the future that
United Students
will bring to KU.
rachel Magario
Year: First year
graduate
hometown: Santos So Paulo, Brazil
Major: Interaction design with tech-
nology education
biography: After a semester in Stu-
dent Senate, I believe to have more
of a better understanding of the role
of a student body on a University
campus. There-
fore I would
like to have the
opportunity to
keep on serving
as a graduate
senator. I would
like to grow the
participation of
grad students
in the campus
life by listening to their opinions and
needs and representing them well
on the decisions that concern all
graduate students and also reporting
to them what about issues that might
concern them because I know gradu-
ate students for the most part are
very busy with their studies.
Mark Pacey
Year: Graduate (6th year)
hometown: Manhattan
Major: Mechanical Engineering
biography: Im running for Senate
because I love KU, and I try to give
back what I can. Ive been involved
in Senate for the last fve years and
am currently a Graduate Senator, the
Senior Senator and the Finance Chair.
Im committed to responsibility and
transparency in Senate and fees.
JournAlisM (2 seAts)
Jay benedict
Year: Junior
hometown: Roseland
Major: Journalism (Strategic Com-
munications)
biography: Ive been involved with
Senate committees since I stepped
on campus. Senates actions have a
huge impact on campus and Id like
to play a larger part in them.
nick Peterson
Year: Sophomore
hometown: Austin, Texas
Major: Journalism
biography: Right now Student Sen-
ate does not do
enough to in-
volve or educate
students about
Senate. I feel that
this is a primary
goal of Senate
and that this
goal is not being
accomplished. As
a senator I believe that I can change
this tendency by reaching out to all
students.
bill Walberg
Year: Junior
hometown: El Dorado Hills, Calif.
Major: Journalism (News and Informa-
tion) and Political Science
biography: Im running for my fourth
Student Senate re-election because
I have gotten things done and want
to continue this success. I assisted in
funding the KJHK
expansion proj-
ect. Also with my
involvement on
campus through
SUA, Homecom-
ing and KUJH-TV,
I have an excel-
lent knowledge
of what issues
students and
organizations have and I will help fx
them.
carnez Williams
Year: Sophomore
hometown: Wichita
Major: Journalism
biography: The KU J-School is my
second home. I am always in the J-
school talking to students and faculty.
As a Journalism Senator, I would take
the joys and
concerns ex-
pressed by those
in the J-school
to the next level,
by providing
open forums for
students and
faculty to voice
their concerns. I
believe this will
create the dialog needed to make
the changes wanted in the School of
Journalism.
lAW (2 seAts)
Josh bender
did not respond
eric Foss
did not respond
brian hardouin
coalition: Independent
did not respond
non-trAditionAl (2
seAts)
Mohammed s. Alnasiri
Year: Freshman
hometown: Qassim, Saudi Arabia
Major: Pre-engineering
biography: The revolution is currently
getting larger and exciting. On KU
campus, its time to come up with
benefcial ideas
to enhance the
students feelings
with proud-
ness of being
Jayhawks. Also,
having enthusi-
asm student are
willing to bridge
the gap between
Student Senate
and students. Thats why I decided to
run for Student Senate: to be a part of
the revolution.
Kelly d. gibbens
Year: Senior
hometown: Tonganoxie
Major: American Studies
biography: It is difcult for non-tradi-
tional students to adjust to a college
life and I am running because I feel
that the Univer-
sity can do more
to help students
who are non-
traditional by
providing quality
child care, online
class availability
for non-tradition-
al students and
improving the
University as a whole.
Felix M. Zacharias
Year: Sophomore
hometown: Wichita
biography: I feel that my experience
both in and out of the military and KU
have given me both critical leader-
ship skill sets, as
well as a strong
drive to see that
all students on
this campus are
represented to
the best of my
abilities, regard-
less of platforms.
If there is some-
thing positive
that can be done for the Student Body,
I will do my best to ensure it is put
forward in Senate.
oFF cAMPus (5 seAts)
May davis
Year: Sophomore
hometown: Clay
Center
Major: Philoso-
phy and Journal-
ism (Strategic
Communications)
coalition: United
Students
biography: Being
involved in and
aware of activities on this campus are
things that are really important to me. I
enjoy being able to make changes that
beneft all KU students and give more
students an opportunity to truly take
part in this wonderful university.
Allie diebolt
Year: Sophomore
hometown: Topeka
Major: Pre-Occupational Therapy
biography: These are a fewof my favor-
ite things: WiKU-
pedia, Potter Lake,
Gmail andhaving
opportunities for
the student body
tovoteYes or No
onstudent fee
increases. Oh,
didI mention
longwalks onthe
beach? Hope to
see youat the polls April 9and10!
MitchKnopp
Year: Sophomore
hometown: Manhattan
Major: Business
biography: Im running for Student
Senate because
I think that
Senate is the
most important
organization on
campus. Every
decision that
Senate makes
adversely afects
every single
student. For this
reason, I think that it is crucial that
Senate is comprised of capable leaders
that care about this University and the
wallets of the students.
robert Kocour
Year: Sophmore
hometown: Lawrence
Major: Film
biography: I am running because
as a Lawrence
resident I have a
lot of afection for
the city and the
University. I want
whats best for it,
and I believe that
as a senator I can
afect positive
change. I believe
that ConnectKU is
trying to do just that. Positive Change.
Jacque lumsden
Year: Junior
hometown: Wichita
Major: Journalism and American
Studies
biography: Duringmy time at KUI have
beeninvolvedina wide variety of activi-
ties. I think there
is some lack of
communication
betweendiferent
groups. I think
Student Senate is
a groupthat can
really bringthe
campus together
andwouldlove to
be a part of it.
courtney Montle
Year: Junior
hometown: St. Louis
Major: Journalism
coalition: United
Students
biography: I
think the student
groups at KU
have such a great
opportunity to
better the quality
of life for our cam-
pus. I am thrilled
to get a chance to
help KU reach that potential.
Zac Pollack
Year: Sophomore
Major: Communications and Business
biography: After serving on Student
Senate for over a semester my Sopho-
more year Ive come to realize that as a
group Student Senate plays a vital role
in the everyday lives of students. With
this in mind, I realize that our campus
is unaware of so many of the decisions
that are being made. It is my hope to
get more students involved and knowl-
edgeable about the various opportuni-
ties that exist through student senate
and other organizations. As a senator I
will be anxious to work with students
to help with their needs and the needs
of our campus. Student Senate has
the potential to do so much good for
our school, and as a Senator I will take
advantage of that potential.
Molly sailors
Year: Sophomore
hometown: Perry
Major: Social Welfare
biography: Since my frst semester at
KU I have been involved in organiza-
tions such as
Alternative Breaks
and Center for
Community Out-
reach. Through
these experi-
ences I have seen
frst-hand how
Student Senate
makes a huge
impact. I want to
be part of the process that supports KU
student organizations.
NEWS 6A thursday, april 3, 2008
Gustafson
Penning
Redel
Gala
Martin
Plumer
Spangler
Ducharme
Faught
Girard
Jones
Lindeman
Redlin
Alanqar
Bloom
Caster
Haverkamp
Kenny
Meier
Lange
Schlageck
Shriwise
Stewart-Starks
Geiger
Peterson
Walberg
Williams
see student senate on page 7a
student senate (continued from 5A)
Alnasiri
Gibbens
Zacharias
Davis
Diebolt
Knopp
Kocour
Lumsden
Montle
Sailors
Magario
AsimSayed
Year: Sophomore
Hometown:
Wichita
Major: Human
Biology
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: The
reason I chose
to run for Student Senate is to make
a diference on campus and to have
those student voices heard that would
otherwise not be.
MeghanWatson
Year: Junior
Hometown:
Overland Park
Major: Pharmacy
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biography: I
am running for
Student Senate
because it is a great organization at KU.
I have had many leadership roles within
the Greek Community during my time
here. I feel like those skills that I have
learned will help me strive and do great
things in Student Senate.
ReSidentiAl (1 SeAt)
JosenapoleonC.
ArtiagaiV
Year: Junior
Hometown: St.
Louis
Major: Communi-
cationStudies and
Political Science
withBusiness
Minor
Coalition: ConnectKU
Biography: Its the duty of the resi-
dential senator tochair the Residential
HousingBoardat least once a month.
They havent met duringmy three years
oncampus (twoinSenate). I will call this
boardtoorder before years endtoad-
dress currently neglectedissues: Safety,
privacy, risingrates, andparking.
Michael Wade
Smith
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Goodland
Major: English
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: As a
student senator,
I want tomake senate a place where
the University, as a whole, is supported,
developed, andusheredina progressive
direction. Student Senate is about the
students voice, the students needs, and
the students lives I want toadvocate
onbehalf of residential students, and
the KUstudent community at large, to
take KUtothe next level! Your ideas,
your KU!
ClAS F/S (14 SeAtS)
KateAugust
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Chicago
Major: Pre-Jour-
nalism
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: I
amrunningfor
Student Senate, because I want the
opportunity tobe a voice for all students
at KU. I feel I have the qualities andthe
drive necessary tobringabout positive
changes oncampus. As a member of
UnitedStudents, we make it our frst
priority tolistentothe concerns of stu-
dents. We want your voice tobe heard.
If elected, I will doeverythingI canto
represent the student body of KU.
dougBrady
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Topeka
Major: Communi-
cations Studies
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: I feel I
wouldbeneft the
student body insenate because I can
work well withother coalitions. I ama
proudmember of UnitedStudents, but
I have not let that cloudmy judgment
while Ive beeninofce. I vote for what
will beneft students regardless of the
politics behinda bill.
C. MarkCamp-
bell
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Leawood
Major: Human
Biology
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: I am
runningfor Senate because I feel that I
canadddiversity toit. Everyone needs
representationandtoooftengroups are
one-dimensional. If I get electedI would
work tomake sure all voices are heard
andall people are beingrepresented.
drewCarlson
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Edina, Minn.
Major: Journalism
Biography: I
amrunningfor
Student Senate
withConnectKU
because I want to
continue towork
onbehalf of all KUstudents topropose
ideas andwork for solutions onissues
andinitiatives that will make KUaneven
better place for students.
KatyClagett
Hometown:
ColoradoSprings,
Colo.
Major: Spanish
andFinance
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biography: I am
runningfor Sen-
ate because I want tofx the problems
I have seeninSenate duringmy time
as a freshmansenator. More impor-
tantly, however, I amrunningbecause I
wholeheartedly believe inConnectKUs
ability tohelpstudents, improve Senate,
andtruly efect positive change upon
campus.
Kirstendevin
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Omaha, Neb.
Major: Microbiol-
ogy andSpanish
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: As
a freshman, I
strongly believe
inthe importance of involvement in
campus activities. I amfamiliar withthe
goals of all the coalitions runningandI
made the decisionwithUnitedStudents
because I felt they were the groupmost
focusedondirect campus change. I
foundtheir ideas andplatforms tobe
the most relevant toKUstudents and
I wouldlike tobe anactive part of the
innovationI feel they canbringtothis
University.
Aarondollinger
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Leawood
Major: Political
Science
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biography: I
amrunningfor
Student Senate
inorder toenact
change ina systemthat has been
continually boggeddownby partisan
politics andincessant fee increases. All
students shouldhave a say over what
they pay for andwhere their money ulti-
mately gets spent. ConnectKUandI will
ensure that students voices are heard
andthat the ninety-twosenators are
not puttingwords intheir constituents
mouth. I amcurrently a student senator
andwill continue topushthroughlegis-
lationthat will amendarcane policy.
Georgedungan
Year: Sophomore
Hometown:
Lincoln, Neb.
Major: Political
ScienceandWom-
ens Studies
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biography: I
amrunningfor
Student Senate for a myriadof reasons,
but the most important is tofnally have
a say inwhat goes onat our University.
Giventhe amount of time that we invest
here at KU, I feel that it is important to
have a voice.
Alexearles
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Salina
Major: Political
Science
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: Rep-
resentingstudents
all across campus is very important to
me, especially the freshmenandsopho-
mores inthe College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences. Gettingvoices heardandideas
presentedis imperative andI want to
listentostudents andbringwhat they
say back toSenate.
tyler enders
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Leawood
Major: Undecided
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: I have
always yearned
toaccurately
represent the
class towhichI belong. I believe I have a
unique quality, whichallows me tocon-
nect witha variety of people. Through
these relationships, I ambest able to
represent my peers. I desire not only to
be a sophomore representative, but also
tobe a Greek voice inStudent Senate.
HannahFeldman
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Coppell,Texas
Major: Pre-
Journalismand
Theatre andFilm
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biography: Before
gettinginvolved
inStudent Senate, I felt left inthe dark
about what Senate was andhowthey
were usingstudent (our) money. I want
tomake sure students knowwhat is go-
ingonandhave a say inthese decisions
since KUbelongs tous all.
StaceyGolub
Year: Freshman
Hometown: OverlandPark
Major: Microbiology andPre-medicine
Biography: My
love andpurpose-
ful commitment
tothe KUcommu-
nity runs deep. I
want toutilize my
abilities as a leader
torepresent my
fellowstudents
whomIve met,
andwhomI eagerly wishtomeet. My
goal is tofulfll their needs, andtoput
their ideas intoaction. Rock Chalk!
MatthewHale
Year: Sophomore
Hometown:
Leavenworth
Major: Political
Science
Coalition: Stu-
dents of Liberty
Biography:
Students are
currently paying
more than$700inmandatory fees
every year, andI want tomake sure this
money is spent inthe best interests of
the students. It is time for the Senate
tomaintainaccountability for all of the
money they are entrustedwith, and
ensure that it is not wastedor misspent.
MasonHeilman
Year: Sophomore
Hometown:
Lawrence
Major: Political
Science andSec-
ondary Education
History and
Government
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: Currently, I amthe only
Kansas student onFacebook tolist
Parliamentary Procedure as aninterest.
Student Senate at KUhas anenormous
infuence University wide andI have
enjoyedit immensely my frst two
years. I look forwardtoworkingwith
all Senators for commonsense policies
next year!
libbyJohnson
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Lawrence
Major: Undecided
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: I
amrunningfor
Student Senate
because I want to
contribute tothe
process that makes this university an
evenbetter place. As a fellowstudent,
I amaware of the issues that concern
the student body. I want torepresent
your opinions andwork toaddress these
issues.
Mitchell Jones
Year: Sophomore
Hometown:
Burlington
Major: Film
Coalition: Stu-
dents of Liberty
Biography: Im
tiredof seeing
peoples money
beingwastedacross the country and
see this as a fttingplace toget a start on
givingit all back.
HannahKincaid
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
OverlandPark
Major: Pre-Jour-
nalism
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biography: I
want tobe more
involvedwithall of
the things happeningoncampus. There
are somany amazinggroups andactivi-
ties that are available that people seem
unaware of. Right nowImreally excited
about the eforts tocleanupPotter lake,
Imalsovery interestedin Better Bites
a programpushingfor healthier eating
options oncampus andmore choices
for vegetarians.
Ailunli
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Beijing, China
Major: Pre-Edu-
cation
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biography:
Frankly, cam-
paigning with
ConnectKU is the only activity Ive
ever participated in KU. Thus, being a
student senator is a great opportunity
for me to get involved. However, more
importantly, it enables me to represent
the students and ensure their voice
be heard, therefore to appeal more
students to get involved as well.
derekMartin
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Prairie Village
Major: Political
Science and
International
Studies
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biography: I frmly believe that if you
dont like the way something is done,
you must change it. Im running to
change the culture of complacency
that has developed within the Student
Senate. Senators should make smart
decisions, and focus on issues that mat-
ter; its that simple.
MiriamOfstein
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.
Major: English
(Creative Writing)
and Film Minor
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biography: I
am running for
senate because
I believe it
is extremely
important for a university to meet the
wants of its students. I believe that
ConnectKUs goals and their atten-
tiveness to Kansas students will help
student senate revert to its original
status as a student wish\want-based
organization.
Michael Perry
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Prairie Village
Major: Chemistry
and business
fnance
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: Student Senate is an essen-
tial part of campus. I would like to be a
part of the decisions that afect campus
in a positive way and being involved in
senate would give me an opportunity
to bring others ideas to the table.
Andrea Peterson
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Manhattan
Major: Political
Science and East
Asian Languages
and Cultures
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biography: Apathy to a political
process is a sad thing, whether its on a
national or campus level. Im running
because ConnectKUs ideas and actions
have the power to get students in-
volved in their government again, and I
want to be part of that change.
laurenPoll-
miller
Year: Freshmen
Hometown:
Lenexa
Major: Pre-Busi-
ness
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biography: Elec-
tions are about
fresh faces and new ideas. I am on the
Womens Rowing team and I value the
diverse interests of all students. I can
see that there are changes that need
to be made, and I am determined and
excited to make KU even better for
everyone.
tonia Salas
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Wichita
Major: Pre-physi-
cal therapy
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: The
reason I am run-
ning for Senate is
because I want to be actively involved
with my school and fellow students. I
also want to get the voice of my fellow
freshman/sophomore CLAS students to
be heard in Senate.
Scott Shreders
Year: Sophomore
Hometown:
Lawrence
Major: Political
Science
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biography: As
a student body,
we are faced with
many issues, but the core values which
the Connect KU coalition hold dear
will only lead to a more prosperous
environment. I ask not for your vote,
but rather for your trust. Your trust that
I will not fade in the face of trial and
tribulation, and that I will never turn
away from the responsibilities involved
in representing you.
Chantzthomas
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Lindsborg
Major: Pre-medi-
cine: Biochemis-
try and History
Coalition: Inde-
pendent
Biography: I
would like to be elected to a Senate
seat for a second year, because I believe
that the experience I have gained as a
Senator over the past year will help me
to efectively work for student interests.
Topics that I would like to focus on
include campus fees and helping in
KUs continuing efort to optimize our
academic opportunities.
Andrewtoth
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Colby
Major: Political
Science
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biography:
Becoming a
member of KUs
Student Senate is my goal because I
feel that the Senate is too caught up
with biases and cliques, and I would
like to help the Senate focus on what it
should: the overall best interests of the
student body.
Grant treaster
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Shawnee
Major: Journal-
ism and Political
Science
Coalition: United
Students
Biography:
Student Senate
has been the
most rewarding
experience for me
at KU. I am running again because my
fellow students deserve to have their
voices heard on tough issues. Whether
its getting better parking or making
enrollment more student friendly, I
will listen to students concerns and
efectively represent them.
SaraVestal
Year: Sophomore
Hometown:
Kansas City
Major: Political
Science
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: I
want to be part
of Student Senate because it is a way
to be directly involved in whats going
on at KU. Being a student myself, I want
my voice heard about how student fees
are used and the ability to work to keep
student fees down.
Rachel Werner
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Phoenix
Major: Human
Biology
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: Im
running for Sen-
ate as a way to
become more involved and be able to
voice the opinions of my fellow class-
mates. As a member of the womens
rowing team, I feel that its important
for the student athletes voice to be
heard in addition to other undergradu-
ate students. As a senator, I would work
to improve communication between
the students and Senate.
Forrest Woods
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Wichita
Major: Pre-Jour-
nalism
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: Im a
Leo. I like people
and they like me.
ClAS J/S (14 SeAtS)
treyAnderson
Year: Junior
Hometown:
Wichita
Major: Classics
andMicrobiology
Coalition: United
Students
Biography:
Student Sen-
ate provides a
platformfor the students toefectively
governthemselves throughthose that
properly represent their demands. I
wishtorepresent the student body and
helpsolve its most pertinent issues with
minimal student fees throughStudent
Senate andUnitedStudents.
BradCardonell
Year: Junior
Hometown:
Tribune
Major: Neurobiol-
ogy
Coalition: United
Students
Biography:
Your vision, your
KU, your United
Students.
QuintonCheney
Year: Senior
Hometown: Fort Scott
Major: Economics andMath
Biography: What is important tome is
remindingstudents that Student Senate
exists tohelpthem. Everythingwe do
canandshouldmake beinga KUstu-
dent easier andmore rewarding. Being
a senator isnt about personal gains; its
about makingoneself a resource.
BenjaminCohen
Year: Junior
Hometown:
Topeka
Major: Political
Science
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biography: As
long as Ive been
involved with Student Senate, Ive
seen aspects of it that are frighteningly
true to the negative stereotypes many
students believe about it. Its too elitist,
its out of touch, the people in charge
dont care about helping people, etc. I
believe in the ability to create change
from within, and that is exactly what I
aim to take part in doing.
thomas Cox
Year: Senior
Hometown:
Shawnee
Major: History
and Political Sci-
ence
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biology: I have
been a senator for four years, in which
I have worked heavily to expand wire-
less Internet on campus and was the
creator of the SafeBus system that runs
on weekends. I love Senate and this
University and am looking forward to
my ffth year as a senator!
toddCrawford
Year: Junior
Hometown:
Leawood
Major: Business
Finance and Pre-
Medicine
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: I have
been involved
with the University Student Senate
since the fall of my freshman year.
Over the last year, I have seen some
signifcant changes that have taken
place within Senate, both positive
and negative. If elected to serve as a
junior/senior CLAS senator, I would see
to it that the legislation brought about
was more broad in scope and had
an impact on a larger portion of the
University. I think that Senate has made
some tremendous strides over the
years, but there is much work left to be
done, and I think that my knowledge of
the many existing student organiza-
tions at the University would enable
me to better serve our campus and
community as a whole.
Matthewen-
riquez
Year: Junior
Hometown:
Topeka
Major: Philoso-
phy and Commu-
nication Studies
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biography: The reason Im running for
Student Senate is to create awareness.
Essentially, KU has so many great re-
sources to ofer the students here that
go unnoticed. Working with these orga-
nizations and departments through
Senate, I know we can fnd ways to
market their events and services to
many more students.
Michael Gray
Year: Junior
Hometown:
Buhler
Major: Biochem-
istry
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: I be-
lieve that Senate
is one of the most
important groups
on campus, though often overlooked
by many students. I have chosen to run
for Student Senate because I believe
I have the experience and character
to be a scrupulous steward of the
$377 each student pays in fees every
semester.
Julia Groe-
blacher
Year: Junior
Hometown:
McPherson
Major: Political
Science, Econom-
ics, International
Studies
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biography: As the president of a
student organization (KU Young
Democrats), I think that Ive come to
understand what challenges organiza-
tions face and how they could be more
successful with Senates help. I also
think its important for students to un-
derstand and have a say in where their
student fees are going. Student Senate
is essential for both of these causes,
and I would love to be a part of making
KU better for all of us.
KristinHaeussler
Coalition: United Students
didnot respond
elise Higgins
Year: Sophomore
Hometown:
Topeka
Major: Womens
Studies and Politi-
cal Science
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biography:
Im running for
Student Senate because I believe in the
power of civic engagement. Im run-
ning with ConnectKU because I love KU
and Student Senate, but I know they
can be better. I know that ConnectKU
has the best people, ideas and vision to
improve our school and our Senate.
Christie M. Jones
Year: Junior
Hometown: De
Soto
Major: Sociology
and Womens
Studies
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biography: I feel
that I can make
a positive impact at KU, and my goal
can be achieved through involvement
with Student Senate. It is apparent that
most students feel that Student Senate
does not represent the student bodys
needs or that they do nothing. I want
to change this perspective for students
through my hard work and dedication
to Student Senate. I am truly pas-
sionate about diversity and the issues
that surround it on campus. Thus,
ConnectKUs initiative regarding Hate
Crime Prevention Week is something
that must happen on campus in the
near future.
news 7A thursday, april 3, 2008
August
Brady
Campbell
Carlson
Clagett
Devin
Dollinger
Dungan
Earles
Enders
Feldman
Golub
Hale
Heilman
Johnson
Jones
Kincaid
Li
Martin
Ofstein
Perry
Peterson
Pollmiller
Salas
Shreders
Treaster
Vestal
Sayed
Watson
Artiaga
Wade Smith
Thomas
Toth
Werner
Woods
Anderson
Cardonell
Cohen
Cox
Crawford
Enriquez
Gray
Groeblacher
Higgins
Jones
see student senate on page 8a
Marcus Kirby
Year: Senior
Hometown: Olathe
Coalition: Students of Liberty
Biography: Im broke; quit wasting
my money. Use
the funds in the
Endowment to
pay for athletics,
no more student
fees for athlet-
ics. Promote a
culture outside
of sports and
alcohol; bring
better and more
diverse speakers, promote the local
music and art scene. Quit running KU
as a business, it suppresses innova-
tion and creativity.
Ryan Lawler
Year: Junior
Hometown: Bolingbrook, Ill.
Major: Political Science and History
Biography: As a current senator, I
have seen how
much Senates
work afects the
student body.
Im hoping to
continue serving
because of the
opportunities
Senate ofers to
help out on cam-
pus, but more
importantly to continue working on
behalf of the students.
George Lewis
Year: Junior
Hometown: Prairie Village
Major: History
and Political Sci-
ence
Coalition:
United Students
Biography: I
want a seat on
Senate because
I believe that it
is important for there to be a Senate
that can be non-partisan and make
responsible choices for the better-
ment of the University of Kansas.
Michael Lurtz
Year: Junior
Hometown: Olathe
Biography: I am running because
I want to get
involved with
what goes on
at KU, and its
a great way to
become more
aware of how to
improve KU and
get a few words
in on what youd
like to see. Its
also a fun way to meet nice and inter-
esting people.
Nathan Mack
Year: Junior
Hometown:
Lawrence
Major: Linguis-
tics and Russian
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Sonia Marcinkowski
Year: Senior
Hometown: Blue Springs, Mo.
Major: History, Environmental Stud-
ies, Anthropology
Biography: I
would like to
increase Senate
transparency
and account-
ability. As the
Vice Finance
Committee Chair
and Student
Environmental
Advisory Chair,
I have worked to make Senate more
fscally responsible and environmen-
tally friendly.
Sara Mednansky
Year: Junior
Hometown: Wichita
Major: Biochemistry and Political
Science
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biography:
I would like
to encourage
greater account-
ability of Senate
to those who
we are elected
to represent. I
also want to help make sure that the
needs of my constituency are met to
the best of my ability.
Noel Montelongo
Year: Junior
Hometown: Dodge City
Major: Biology
Biography:
Im running for
Student Senate
because I want
to be able to
have a say in
what KU does
with my money
and I want to
help voice what
juniors and
seniors want from KU. Student Senate
is a big deal and I want students to
know that they can make a diference.
Alison N. Owens
Year: Junior
Hometown: Hugoton
Major: Spanish
Coalition:
United Students
Biography:
Student Senate
is not only for
those who know
all about politics,
but also for
those who sim-
ply care about
the benefts and
desires of the students; hence, I am
running for Student Senator. With a
balance of the afore mentioned char-
acteristics, I would be an asset to KU
Student Senate. Every voice deserves
to be heard!
Roderick Patton
Year: Junior
Hometown: Olathe
Major: Communications
Biography: I have been a senator
since my freshman year and believe
that I have helped bring a lot of
change to Senate and the University.
I am running to continue to bring
much needed change to Senate and
continue to represent the voice of all
students.
England Porter
Year: Junior
Hometown: Independence
Major: Environmental Science
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biography: I
want to ensure
that KU stays
one of the
most beautiful
campuses in the
nation, while
being a model
University for
green and sustainable landscap-
ing and building practices. I want
students to know that they can have
a voice at KU and can make an impact
on this University.
Aly Rodee
Year: Junior
Hometown: Wichita
Major: Communication Studies and
Leadership Studies
Biography: Being a part of Senate
has been a rewarding experience. I
am running again because I hope to
continue on my work in Senate and
assisting student organizations on
campus.

Scott Rosell
Year: Junior
Major: History
of Art
Coalition:
United Students
Biography: I am
excited for this
opportunity to
join the Student Senate. I will work
hard for the college and my fellow
students to better our education and
University experience. Rock Chalk
Jayhawk!
Max Schnepper
Year: Junior
Hometown: Glencoe, Ill.
Major: Phi-
losophy and
Sociology
Coalition: Con-
nectKU
Biography:
As past vice
president of
Alpha Epsilon
Pi, Im already
working hard
for my favorite initiative, hate crime
prevention. In coordination with the
Multicultural Resource Center, we are
creating a fall talent show to fund a
hate crime prevention week in the
spring. Im bringing Schnepper back!
Jef Siler
Coalition:
United Students
Did not re-
spond
Katie Wiley
Year: Junior
Hometown:
Leawood
Major: Chemistry
Biography: I hope to be elected so
I can continue keeping the Senate
accountable, to support actions
that uphold the quality of life of the
students, the quality of the environ-
ment at the University, and maintain
responsible KU policies that directly
afect students. I will continue to be
an active member of Student Senate
who stands up for signifcant issues
that afect the student body posi-
tively, and speak in the best of my
abilities in the students interest.
Alison Zeigler
Year: Junior
Hometown: Los
Baos, Philip-
pines
Major: Econom-
ics, International
Studies and
Spanish
Coalition:
United Students
Biography: Having been an Alterna-
tive Breaks and Center for Community
Outreach coordinator, I understand
how important service is to the
University and all the positive change
it can afect. In serving as a senator, I
hope to utilize my solid understand-
ing of what student groups need to
continue to improve KU.
PHARMACY (2 SEAtS)
Shawn Giess
Year: Graduate student
Hometown:
Ransom
Major: Phar-
macy
Coalition:
United Students
Biography: As a
student senator
this past year,
I have really
enjoyed discov-
ering the inner workings of the Uni-
versity. This experience would prove
invaluable if I am re-elected. The most
important characteristic of a student
senator should be the willingness to
cross coalition lines in order to best
serve their constituency.
Steven Le
Year: Senior
Hometown: Wichita
Major: Pharmacy
Coalition: Independent
Biography: Im the only man for the
job.
Laura A. Mazur
Year: Junior/3P
Hometown: Wichita
Major: Pharmacy Practice
Biography:
What students
are thinking is
how efective
Student Senate
actually is, and
where campus
fees are allo-
cated. KU Con-
nect has quite
a few defnitive
changes for KU that I think are very
practical and feasible with proper
leadership and support; I would like
to contribute to that team.
SOCiAL WELfARE (2 SEAtS)
No candidates are currently running
for these seats.
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Students attending the Final
Four will have
to set aside
time to study
before their
trips or while
in San Antonio
to stay caught
up.
In 1988,
classes were
canceled the
day after the basketball team won
the national championship, but
Ch a n c e l l o r
R o b e r t
He me n w a y
has not yet
said what he
would do if the
Jayhawks win
this years title.
Regardless,
KU students
said they would
still have tests
and homework
due in their
classes other days next week.
Students said that they did not
mind skipping some of their class-
es for the games, but that they
would have to leave San Antonio
early or miss out on Final Four
festivities and sightseeing to study
for others.
Whitney Worthington, Austin
sophomore, said she was flying to
Austin on Thursday. She said she
would then drive to San Antonio,
which is about two hours from
Austin. Worthington said she had
a presentation on Monday so she
would return to Lawrence Sunday
afternoon.
Worthington said she would
only miss one class while she was
on her trip, but she had forced ear-
lier deadlines on herself to make
sure she finished all her home-
work before her trip. Worthington
said games were stressful enough,
and she did not want to worry
about homework, too.
Worthington said she was
most excited for the University of
Kansas Alumni Associations pep
rally. She said she was told that in
2003 there were too many people
at it, and the Alumni Association
had to kick people out. She said
she went to the alumni tailgate for
the Orange Bowl, and she was told
it sold out as well.
Alan Fogelman, Olathe senior,
said if Kansas won the first game,
then he and his friends would
celebrate on the San Antonio
Riverwalk, but Sunday he would
have to write a paper.
Fogelman said he had to skip
his two-year anniversary with
his girlfriend this week as well to
study, but he said she understood
because she was going to the Final
Four as well.
Scott Perlmutter, Fresno, Calif.,
senior, said he had two tests next
week, but he did not know when
he would find time to study for
them.
He said he was driving and
would arrive in Austin at 3 a.m.
on Saturday. Perlmutter said the
girls in his group would participate
in the 5k or 3k run at 8 a.m., and
ticket pick up would be at 9 a.m.,
so he would
not be getting
any sleep for
several days.
M a r k
A r e h a r t ,
Omaha, Neb.,
freshman, said
when he was
in San Antonio
his only con-
cern would be having a memorable
trip. He said he would try to hang
out with as
many Kansas
fans as possible
and to take his
seat early so he
could watch the
teams practice
and take in the
entire experi-
ence.
Im not real-
ly concerned at
all with school-
work, Arehart
said. I may realize when I get
back, but right now Im just really
focusing on getting to the Final
Four.
Edited by Sasha Roe
Students remain devoted to their
team and studying during Final Four
Chancellor Robert Hemenway
has not yet said what he would
do if the Jayhawks win this
years national title.
I may realize when I get back,
but right now Im just really
focusing on getting to the Final
Four.
Mark arehart
Omaha, Neb., freshman
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Groups look to get kiosk running again
By BRENNA HAWLEy
bhawley@kansan.com
Four campus organizations are
coming together to revamp the kiosk
in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall.
The structure was a gift from
the class of 1950 and was origi-
nally intended as an informational
booth. It hasnt been used for any-
thing except hanging flyers for 30
years, and now Student Senate, The
University Daily Kansan, KU Info
and the provosts office are all work-
ing to revitalize the booth. The proj-
ect will cost around $30,000.
Curtis Marsh, program director
for KU Info, said that at one time,
students staffed the booth and it had
runners who went back and forth to
Watson Library to gather informa-
tion. Marsh wants the kiosk to be a
satellite office of KU Info, which is in
the Kansas Union. The kiosk would
also work with The Kansan.
Marsh said the kiosk was in
a great location for students but
had fallen into disrepair.
If we make it look nicer, peo-
ple will respect it more, Marsh
said. People wont want to just
slap stickers on it.
Malcolm Gibson, general
adviser to The Kansan, said he
wanted to overhaul the kiosk
since he came to the University in
1996.
Gibson said The Kansan Board
discussed contributing one-third
of the costs of the kiosk but had
not yet voted.
Gibson said the renovated
building would have a new roof,
heating, Internet access and phone
access. He said the building might
also have air conditioning and an
LCD screen on the outside of the
building to display student group
advertisements and campus notices.
Gibson said he wanted a member
of The Kansan to staff the kiosk dur-
ing school days and special events.
Andy Haverkamp, Hoyt fresh-
man and senator, wrote a bill to get
funding from Senate for the kiosk.
He said when he first came to the
University, he asked upperclassmen
what the building was and many
didnt know.
Haverkamp said he contacted
people involved and had the bill
written in two days.
At last nights Senate meeting,
Senate passed legislation to provide
$16,000 from the Student Senate
Reserve Account to the project.
Don Steeples, vice provost for
scholarly support, said the building
hadnt been renovated because there
hadnt been funding for a project. He
said the office of the provost would
provide close to a third of the cost of
the renovation.
Steeples said the project would
go to Design and Construction
Management for the design phase
of the process. The project would
then move to either Facilities and
Operations or an outside contrac-
tor if the department was too busy
to build it. Steeples said if there was
enough money to move forward on
the project, it probably wouldnt be
completed until summer 2009.
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HOROSCOPES
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 7
Youre gaining confdence, but
your success depends more
upon faith. Be in the right place
at the right time and participate
in a miracle.

TAurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
Love is the magic that really
makes the miracles happen.
Friends are doing well, but
theyll do better with your
support.
GeMini (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 7
Stay out of an argument that
doesnt specifcally concern
you. Theyll end up friends, so
its not a good idea for you to
take sides.
CAnCer (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 7
A distant loved one can cheer
you up when everything looks
rotten. Make the call and let go
of some of the stress youve
been lugging around.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
A review of your assets reveals
a little more than expected. You
can afford to get a special gift
for somebody you love.
VirGo (Aug. 23-sept. 22)
Today is a 7
Dont even bring up a diffcult
subject in a romantic conver-
sation. You can discuss that
another time. Further cement
your bond frst.
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Youre exceptionally creative
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for a Grammy in 1988 .
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dennis mersmAnn
Does America know
where it sends nukes?
The story would almost
be amusing if it wasnt so
deadly serious.
A red-faced President Bush
last week told Chinese Presi-
dent Hu Jintao that America
had made a mistake in ac-
cidentally shipping sensitive
nuclear-warhead components
to Taiwan.
Four electrical nose-cone
fuses were mislabeled and
sent to Taiwan as part of a fall
2006 shipment of helicopter
batteries, of all things.
Defense ofcials say they
only discovered the fuses were
missing last week, when Tai-
wan alerted them of the error
despite the departments
practice of conducting quar-
terly inventory reviews.
And that raises a harrowing
question: Is anyone actually
in charge of Americas nuclear
systems? ...
It was only last August,
after all, that a B-52 bomber
was mistakenly armed with six
nuclear warheads before fying
from North Dakota to Louisi-
ana a goof that ultimately
cost at least fve Air Force
ofcers their jobs.
Um, oops?
For painfully obvious
reasons, of course, this kind of
sloppiness is absolutely unac-
ceptable.
Defense Secretary Robert
Gates has ordered a full inven-
tory of all American nuclear
weapons and materials as
well as an assessment of the
procedures used to keep track
of them.
Seems like a no-brainer.
Lets just hope he stays on it.
New York Post
March 31 editorial
COMMentary
Local bars discriminate against men
I recently went to Brothers
and was discriminated against. I
was charged $5 to enter, but the
person behind me was waved
through free of charge. Why?
Im a man, and she is a woman.
It was ladies night at Brothers,
and unfortunately I didnt fit the
profile of those who got to slide
in free of charge.
Doesnt the Civil Rights Act
say discrimination is illegal?
Shouldnt this apply to some-
thing as trivial as a cover charge?
I wonder what would happen if
a bar tried to have white night
and charged black people $5 and
$10 to Mexicans. That wouldnt
happen without a public uproar.
What if there was a guys
night and girls had to pay a
cover? There would be several
disgruntled patrons at the door.
But when men are charged and
women are not, it is accepted as
the natural order of nightlife.
We must stand up brothers
(and sisters). This injustice must
end. We must stop attending any
ladies night at any bar.
We are all being duped by the
very term ladies night. Women
hear it and think that it will be
a bar of mostly other women, a
safer environment for them and
their girls, to just dance and have
a good time. No boys tonight!
Wrong.
They will be hounded, possi-
bly swarmed. Guys hear ladies
night and think of it like a fresh-
ly stocked trout pond.
The idea of ladies night is
sexist, but not just because entry
fees are based on gender. Bars
use ladies night as a ploy to get
more women to attend. If that
werent the case then surely there
would be guys night.
The idea is that more women
will draw more men who are
hoping to pick up chicks. The
unspoken agreement that bars
have with women states, You
dont have to pay to get in, but
youll be the worm on our hook
to get paying customers in the
door.
What price can a person put
on her dignity? Is a $5 cover
enough to be bait for horny men
looking to bump and grind next
to the jukebox?
This is the reason ladies night
exists. That being the case, I
should be exempt from the cover
charge. The girl I mentioned
who didnt have to pay was my
girlfriend.
Even though I was at ladies
night, I didnt get the benefits
of it. I didnt get to chat up
the women that Brothers lured
through its doors. I wasnt even
supposed to look at them. I had
to feign neck cramps anytime a
halter top or miniskirt walked by.
I had paid $5 to be tortured.
Dont get me wrong: My girl-
friend is a stone-cold fox (I love
you, baby. Please dont hurt me
with your martial arts skills.), but
I am still flesh and blood. A man
cant fight his natural instinct to
seek out mates.
My solution to this unconsti-
tutional and sleazy practice is to
split the difference. Charge every-
one $3. Look at that, Brothers
(and other bars), I just made you
an extra 50 cents per person.
Chances are that girls who plan
their evenings out around ladies
night can find some dude to
pay their cover for them anyway.
Then I wont resent my girlfriend
for being $5 up on me for walk-
ing in the door.
Mersmann is a Lawrence
senior in creative writing.
After meeting with each of the
three prospective coalitions, the
Kansan editorial board has decided
to endorse ConnectKU in its bid to
lead the student body through the
2008-09 school year.
Each coalition presented
thoughtful platforms and demon-
strated an interest in improving
the student body.
ConnectKUs platforms embrace
compromise, optimism and civic
awareness.
Of course, not every platform
will appeal to everyone, but every
platform should appeal to some-
one. The proposals discussed
struck a balance between feasi-
bility and ambition. None of the
ideas were so unrealistic as to be
unattainable, but neither were they
tired or recycled.
Although the board supports
ConnectKU, it strongly encour-
ages the coalition to set a policy
against accepting gifts of any kind,
including those from the Athletics
Department, to avoid conflicts of
interest. Platforms and organi-
zation are important, but ethics
should play the most important
role in Senate decision-making.
All coalitions, including the even-
tual winner in the elections, should
remember that their first responsi-
bility is to students, not to special
interests.
The coalitions creation of
WiKUpedia before the election is
admirable in its drive for inclusive-
ness. As written in a Feb. 15 edito-
rial, the board suggests the coali-
tion turn the application over to a
third party following the election
to achieve maximum impartiality.
The coalitions Gmail initia-
tive went through both committee
and full Senate with no negative
speeches. It passed with more votes
than the two-thirds necessary to
override the veto. Eventually pass-
ing this initiative will give stu-
dents much-needed e-mail storage
space, chat capabilities and access
to calendar applications, among
other features.
In the boards opinion, using
alumni donations and volunteers
to start ConnectKUs Potter Lake
clean-up project will revitalize a
University landmark.
Students deserve a gathering
place that has more than concrete
like Wescoe Beach, and Potter
Lake deserves the attention given
to treasured University sites. The
board hopes the Potter Lake proj-
ect will be the beginning of a con-
tinuous dedication to environmen-
tal projects on campus.
Revamping the Shenk
Recreation Complex by putting in
turf will benefit not only student
athletes but also students who par-
ticipate in intramural sports and
students in general.
More schools might be willing
to travel to Shenk for tournaments
and games if the facilities were
in better condition, giving the
University a better overall reputa-
tion among neighboring schools.
Increasing off-campus lighting
is an admittedly tall order, but
the coalition expressed a willing-
ness to work with the Lawrence
City Commission to get the pro-
posal accomplished. Increasing
the number of self-defense courses
offered on campus is also a great
way to increase campus safety.
ConnectKUs idea for a Hate
Crime Prevention Program was
unique among platforms, and the
coalition demonstrated a desire
to unite the student body and
embrace the Universitys inherent
multiculturalism.
The number of student groups
potentially involved in a week
of hate crime awareness, which
ConnectKU said would include
the Black Student Union, Queers
and Allies and the International
Student Association, could make
such an event a cornerstone of
the University calendar. The idea
to take the issue of hate crime to
local schools is evidence of dedica-
tion to the greater Lawrence com-
munity.
ConnectKU has expressed inter-
est in forming a KU Dining Board
through Student Senate. This
board would work in conjunction
with KU Dining Services to use
student input in increasing the
Better Bites program and increas-
ing student options for healthy
eating on campus.
These ideas cover a wide variety
of ground and would benefit all
students in some way.
ConnectKU has drawn mem-
bers from other Senate parties,
and has recruited members from a
wide variety of backgrounds.
Its candidates pledge to make
Senate more accessible to students
and increase voter turnout are
essential to stem the growing tide
of student apathy toward its own
governing body.
Its members have enough expe-
rience to be prepared for the work
ahead of them, but they have ideas
that are fresh enough to inspire
change.
The Kansan editorial board sup-
ports the student body presidency
of ConnectKU leader Austin Kelly,
Lawrence senior, and the vice
presidency of Jason Oruch, Plano,
Texas, junior.
Kelsey Hayes for the
editorial board
Letter tO the editOr
how to vote
Log in using your KU
username and password
to the Election Commis-
sions Web site at groups.
ku.edu/~election.
students can vote on
their personal computers or
at polling sites on campus.
Vote on April 9 from 6
a.m. to 10 p.m. and April
10 from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Results will be announced
at 7 p.m. April 10.
Good to know I go to school
with some close minded
idiots. Our future.
n n n
If I vote for you for Student
Senate, will ask me out on a
date?
n n n
A recent study said that only
one out of two students
graduates high school. Thats
OK because the half that
dont can just go to K-State or
Missouri. Somebody has to fll
those empty seats.
n n n
Im going to live forever or
die trying.
n n n
There needs to be more girls
in bikinis on campus.
n n n
How can I vote for Connct
if they cant spell their own
name on Daisy Hill?
n n n
Bill, if you dont beat any
other time in your coaching
career, kick North Carolinas
ass.
n n n
Dear 12-year-old boys who
go to the Hawk: Never, ever
ask three senior girls back to
the dorms for after hours. Its
never a good idea.
n n n
Why am I so awkward when I
even look at pretty girls?
n n n
To the girl who gave me a
dollar at the vending
machines Monday night:
Youre a hottie.
n n n
To the cat that I ran over: My
bad.
n n n
Roy took us to the
Championship. Twice.
n n n
And lost. Twice.
n n n
Oh, Free for All, why am I so
completely oblivious when
cute guys are firting with
me?
n n n
I love being a Ginger Kid.
I wish I had a boyfriend
though who would
appreciate it.
n n n
To the guy who sits next to
me in Geography 105, talk to
me already.
n n n
If you believe that KU is a
liberal school, you probably
have never been outside of
the Midwest or even Kansas.
n n n
Tip: Never use a telephone
pole to strip on. Way too
many splinters!
n n n
As you walk down Jayhawk
Boulevard this week, you prob-
ably noticed the numerous rain-
bow flags lining the street. They
are for Pride Week for the city of
Lawrence, as well as the University.
I was asked the other day what
pride is like in Lawrence, and
before I could respond, the person
asked if the week consisted of a
bunch of sex, glitter and gay men
dancing in the street.
Another person asked, If you
get gay pride week, when do I
get straight pride week? Answer:
Those other 51 weeks a year.
These statements forced me to
look at the world around me. Do
people really think this? If so, how
many other horribly untrue ste-
reotypes are out there? I decided
that in celebration of Pride Week, I
would compile a list of 10 common
misconceptions concerning the
gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans-
gender community.
1. Not all lesbians are like Ellen
DeGeneres, Rosie ODonnell or
Melissa Etheridge. Nor do lesbians
have to like those celebrities.
2. Transgender is not a disease,
syndrome of illness or a sickness. It
is a lifestyle.
3. Not all drunk girls who make
out with each other are lesbians,
and not all lesbians get drunk and
make out with each other.
4. Not all gay men hit on straight
men. You are not that good look-
ing, get over yourself.
5. Will and Grace, Queer Eye
for the Straight Guy and the L
Word cannot and should not be
the only representation of LGBT
communities. Not all of us watch
those shows.
6. Straight men, making fun of
that gay guy in your math class in
front of the girl you like will not
get you play. You should know that
behind every great woman there is
a hard working gay.
7. Bisexuals are not greedy.
There are people out there that
actually like both sexes.
8. Lesbians are lesbians because
they like women. Stop thinking
that if they had sex with you that
you can turn them.
9. No, I do not know your other
gay friend Jeff. I guess I did not
meet him at our weekly Look, Im
Gay meeting.
10. Our community is not only
comprised of glitter, fairy wings,
flannel or sexual confusion but
also love, self respect, integrity and
pride.
Christopher Thomas, junior
in secondary education
from Overland Park
student senate
endorsement
Myths debunked about gay pride
out with the old,
in with ConnectKU
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woMens BasketBall
season in review
KU fan still
tries to
catch games
while in Iraq
commentary
By B.J. Rains
BJRAINS@KANSAN.COM
No All-Americans, all spirit
ASSOCIATED PRESS
UCLAs Kevin Love reacts during the second half of the nCaa mens basketball tournament west regional fnal
against Xavier, saturday, in phoenix. love is a frst teamall-american, a distinction no kU player can boast.
mens basketball
self, players undaunted as they go into the Final Four
I
ts been a tough year for Cesar
Millan. The 97 Kansas graduate
is a Captain in the United States
Army and is currently stationed in
Rhamadi, Iraq. As a diehard Kansas
fan, Millan has missed out on one
of the best seasons in the history of
Kansas athletics.
At first, especially when the foot-
ball season started, I was really, really
disappointed, Millan said. I was just
so disappointed that I couldnt be there
because years like this just dont come
around. Things just aligned for us.
Rhamadi is nine hours ahead of
Lawrence, meaning a 1 p.m. game
starts at 10 p.m. in Iraq. A 7 p.m.
primetime game begins at 4 a.m. Still,
Millan stays up late or wakes up early
to watch as many Jayhawk games as he
can on the Armed Forces Network.
The 7 or 8 oclock games are not
a problem, they are easy to watch
because I just wake up an hour or
two earlier than normal, Millan said.
They are the easiest. Its the ones ear-
lier in the day, that start in the after-
noon at one or whatever, that cause me
some problems and force me to miss
most of them.
Millan spends plenty of time on the
internet each day, reading kusports.
com and newspaper Web sites such as
those of the University Daily Kansan
and the Kansas City Star to stay up to
date with everything going on with the
football and basketball teams.
But because he is the lone Jayhawk
in a unit filled with Missouri Tigers
fans, Millan has trouble finding any-
one willing to talk Kansas sports with
him these days.
None of them even went to
Mizzou, Millan said. But like all
no reservations
Quiet guard, ferce battle cry
By RUsTin DODD
dodd@kansan.com
For a few fleeting moments after
Kansas clinched its spot in the Final
Four with a last-minute victory against
Davidson, Mario Chalmers stood alone.
With his shiny white Regional Champions
T-shirt covering his game jersey, and
a Kansas Final Four hat worn slightly
askew, Chalmers turned from his Ford
Field locker and gazed around Kansas
locker room.
The few moments of solitude treated
Chalmers just fine.
After all, Chalmers admits he isnt much
of a talker.
He doesnt offer up philosophi-
cal thoughts on basketball like Russell
Robinson is prone to do. He doesnt remi-
nisce about deeply personal memories like
Darnell Jackson either.
I dont try to boast, I dont try to brag
too much, Chalmers said. I just keep
quiet.
By all accounts, Chalmers is a tough guy
to get to know. But he actually isnt, accord-
ing to the guys who know him best.
Ask sophomore Darrell Arthur, his
roommate of two years, or senior Rodrick
Stewart, and youll hear about a different
side of Kansas junior shooting guard.
Youll hear about the guy who comes
out of his shell during a game of cards.
The guy who continually rips on teammate
Brandon Rush for having a crooked arm
and teases Matt Kleinmann for having the
biggest hat size on the team.
He loves to play around, hes one of
the most joking guys on the team, Stewart
said. Hes just so comfortable around the
guys.
Chalmers may not be the most outgo-
ing individual on the Kansas team. But
Chalmers is about to be introduced to the
nation this weekend. Chalmers was an
AP Honorable Mention All-American this
season, and this Final Four is stocked with
talented guards freshman Derrick Rose
from Memphis, sophomore Ty Lawson
from North Carolina and junior Darren
Collison from UCLA immediately come
to mind.
If Kansas wants to win its third national
championship in school history, Kansas
vocally reluctant shooting guard might
have to be the best guard in San Antonio.
GrowinG up in the last
Frontier
Alaska isnt exactly a mecca for high
school hoops. The harsh winters and
sparse population put Alaska at a natural
disadvantage.
But with a population close to 600,000
people, Alaska has produced nearly as
many NBA players as the state of Kansas
during the past 10 years. Carlos Boozer
of the Utah Jazz grew up in Juneau, and
Trajan Langdon, a native of Anchorage and
nicknamed the Alaskan Assassin, played
three seasons for the Cleveland Cavaliers
earlier this decade.
Im not going to say its a hotbed,
KANSAN File Photo
Mario Chalmers drives to the basket against Davidson sunday in kUs 59-57 victory, displaying his versatile ability to both shoot fromoutside and get to the hoop on the inside.
Chalmers may be a quiet player, but his teammates knowhimas a leader on and of the court.
SEE chalmers ON PAGE 3B
enigmatic guard
deals strong game,
playful personality
By MaRK DEnT
mdent@kansan.com
They wore black suits and ties, and
rolled up to Allen Fieldhouse a couple
hours before midnight in the back seats of
Corvettes, Benzes, Hummers and BMWs.
Escorts opened the doors, and the KU
players stepped out of their rides onto a
red carpet where Survivor winner Danni
Boatwright inter-
viewed them in front
of 15,000 fans.
That was Late
Night in the Phog ear-
lier this season. Only
a courtside sight-
ing of Jack Nicholson
couldve made it more
Hollywood. With their
suits, sunglasses, and
red carpet, the KU play-
ers were make-believe
stars that October
night. Nearly six months later, those play-
ers will have to face basketball players
whose star power blings as bright as the
kind they pretended to have so long ago.
Memphis, UCLA and North Carolina,
the other three teams in the Final Four,
boast five first, second or third team All-
Americans among them. Kansas doesnt
have any.
We never anticipated having a first
team All-American because of how every-
one was scoring, Kansas coach Bill Self
said. We talked about that. Thats not a
big deal, but those guys who received that
honor are certainly worthy because they
are very good players.
Yes, they are. North Carolinas Tyler
Hansbrough stands out among all the
stars. Hes already
been named National
Player of the Year
by Sports Illustrated,
averaged 23 points
and 10.4 boards a
game and earned the
nickname Psycho T
for his intensity.
Hansbrough was
joined on the All-
American first team
by UCLAs Kevin Love
and Memphis Chris
Douglas-Roberts. Love and Douglas-
Roberts each have their point guard on the
All-American third team: Darren Collison
for the Bruins and Derrick Rose for the
Tigers.
Rose, a freshman, got third team billing,
but many think hes the reason Memphis
was able to jump from the Elite Eight status
for the past two seasons to the Final Four.
His coach, John Calipari, remembered how
in an earlier game against USC this season,
Rose willed the Tigers to win.
He just stepped out of it, Calipari
said in a teleconference, and said Im
going to get a block, Im going to get a
steal, Im going to go get a rebound above
the rim and Im going to get an assist
and were going to win. Thats what he
did, and we won. Some guys think well
Im going to step it up and Im gonna
score now, but you know thats not how
he plays.
Rose will probably be the No. 2 pick in
this years NBA Draft if he declares. Love
and Collison are supposed to join him in
the lottery if they enter, and Hansbrough
and Douglas-Roberts should go in the first
round if they skip their senior season. In
addition to Collison and Love, UCLAs
Russell Westbrook could be among the top
10 picks.
Despite all that star power, Russell
Robinson doesnt see the Jayhawks as the
least favored of the four teams.
I dont feel like were the underdog,
he said. Part of it has come from us being
unselfish and sharing the spotlight and
everybody contributing.
The strength of our team is
balance, and if youre going to
make a negative of it, the weak-
ness of our team is balance.
BIll Self
Mens basketball coach
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tournament
trivia of the day
fact of the day
Princetons Bill Bradley holds
the Final Four record for most
points scored in a game. Brad-
ley scored 58 points in a 1965
Final Four game against Wichita
State.
NCAA Final Four record book
quote of the day
on tv tonight
Q: How many times has
Kansas faced North Carolina
and how many times have the
Jayhawks beaten them?
A: Eight times, including
three in the NCAA Tournament.
Kansas has only won two of
those games. The last time
Kansas beat North Carolina was
in the 1991 Final Four when
the Jayhawks beat the Tarheels,
79-73.
Kansas basketball media guide
When I visited Kansas, Aaron
Miles and Keith Langford were
there and they told me nothing
but positive things about Coach
Williams. They didnt have to
do that. They were still at the
stage where he had recruited
them and then he left while
they were there, so I wasnt sure
what they would say about him.
But everything they said was
positive. And then when I got
here, it was the same way with
Coach Williams talking about
Kansas he is always com-
pletely positive about it. To me,
that says a lot about Coach and
a lot about Kansas.
North Carolina senior guard Quentin
Thomas
Mens College Basketball:
National Invitation
Tournament Championship:
Massachusetts vs. Ohio State,
6 p.m., ESPN
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Competition, 8 p.m., ESPN
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Milwaukee at Chicago
Cubs, 1 p.m., WGN
College Swimming & Div-
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NCAA Mens Champi-
onships, 2 p.m., ESPN2
Tennis:
Sony Ericcson Open,
Noon, FSN
LPGA Tour:
Kraft Nabisco Champi-
onship, 3 p.m., ESPN2
NBA:
Chicago at Cleveland, 7
p.m., TNT
Houston at Portland,
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NHL:
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MLS:
New England at Chica-
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Yankees pay Rodriguez
more than all the Marlins
NEW YORK Alex Rodriguez
makes more this year than his
hometown Florida Marlins.
Boosted by his new deal with the
New York Yankees, A-Rod tops
the major league baseball salary
list at $28 million, according to
an AP study of contract terms.
The 33 players on the Marlins
opening-day roster and disabled
list total $21.8 million.
For the frst time in base-
ball history, the average salary
topped the $3 million mark. The
855 players on opening-day ros-
ters and the DL averaged $3.15
million.
SportS BriefS
Hoosiers take on new
coach to replace Sampson
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. The In-
diana Hoosiers hired Tom Crean
as what they hope will be a
long-term replacement for Kelvin
Sampson. Sampson resigned
in February amid a phone-call
scandal that included fve major
allegations from the NCAA.
The Hoosiers rabid fans hope
that the tinge of NCAA allega-
tions, the craziness that over-
shadowed basketball for the past
six weeks and the disciplinary
problems that have continued in
the program will all be forgot-
ten now. Crean is expected to be
introduced at a news conference
Wednesday morning.
Assistant to leave
Arizona early
TUCSON, Ariz. Arizonas
Lute Olson said he had his play-
ers interests in mind when he
took a personal leave of absence
last season.
Beyond that, Olson declined
to discuss the reasons behind his
leave during a televised 48-min-
ute news conference at McKale
Center.
Olson also said assistant coach
Kevin ONeill will not remain on
his staf, although ONeill said
last week he planned to honor
the second year of a two-year
commitment he made to the
program. ONeill led the Wildcats
for the season and had been
picked as Olsons successor when
he retires.
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BEIJING Unrest was report-
ed Wednesday among Muslims
in far western China, a headache
for Beijing as it tries to squelch
Tibetan protests and another sign
that neither investment nor repres-
sion has ended anti-government
feeling in the hinterlands.
The protests in Xinjiang create
new problems for Beijing as it tries
to contain demonstrations while
fending off criticism of its treat-
ment of minorities ahead of this
summers Beijing Olympics.
Meanwhile, U.S. Treasury
Secretary Henry Paulson, the
highest-ranking U.S. official to
visit Beijing since a deadly March
14 anti-government riot in the
Tibetan capital, said he appealed
to Chinese leaders to engage their
critics.
I expressed our concerns about
the violence and urged a peace-
ful resolution through dialogue,
Paulson said. He declined to spec-
ify to which officials he made the
appeal.
The reports about the latest
unrest in Xinjiang described dis-
turbances last month at a bazaar
in the city of Hotan, deep in the
Muslim Uighur minoritys cultural
heartland.
A local government statement
said a tiny number of people
tried to create an incident March
23 under the flag of separatism.
A local government spokesman
blamed the protest on Uighur
separatists whom he accused of
seizing on the Tibet unrest to call
attention to their independence
cause.
These people are splittists
responding to the Tibetan riots,
the spokesman, Fu Chao, said. He
said dozens were arrested, but only
the core splittists remained in
custody.
U.S. government-funded Radio
Free Asia and an overseas Uighur
activist reported earlier that the
demonstrators were demanding
the right for Uighur women to
wear head scarves and the release
of political prisoners.
The rare official confirmation
of the Xinjiang protest appeared to
signal the governments sensitivity
to unrest, said Nicholas Bequelin,
a Hong Kong-based researcher for
Human Rights Watch.
It was out already, so they were
forced to react rapidly, he said.
Linking the protesters to events
in Tibet was a way of portraying
them as opportunistic and thereby
undermining any real grievances,
he said.
Faced with local opposition,
China has employed the twin poli-
cies of economic development and
repression in both Xinjiang and
Tibet, believing that would win
over the masses while crushing
dissent.
Opposition has continued, how-
ever, mainly peacefully in Tibet,
but sometimes accompanied by
violence in Xinjiang; authorities
this year claimed to have foiled a
Uighur terror plot targeting the
Olympics and an attempt to crash
a commercial airliner.
The incident in Hotan came
nine days after the deadly rioting
in Lhasa set off the largest and
most sustained wave of protests in
Tibetan areas of western China in
almost two decades.
China accuses supporters of
Tibets exiled spiritual leader,
the Dalai Lama, of orchestrating
the violence and planning future
attacks by suicide squads.
sports 3b thursday, april 3, 2008
Kansas coach Bill Self said. But
per capita, theyve produced some
guys.
Chalmers hometown is
Anchorage, a midsized munici-
pality of close to 300,000 resi-
dents. Its where Chalmers attend-
ed Bartlett High School.
As a young kid, Chalmers
would watch Langdon play.
Chalmers dad, Ronnie, who is
now Kansas director of basket-
ball operations, coached Langdon
when the former Duke star was in
high school.
Mario watched him make three
after three and said, thats going
to be me.
Just being around him, work-
ing out, seeing the type of work
ethic he had, Chalmers said, I
just wanted to emulate him.
Playing in the obscure outpost
of Anchorage, Chalmers made a
name for himself while traveling
around the country in the sum-
mer.
Every college coach knew
exactly who Mario was, Self said.
Chalmers talent was undeni-
able. The smooth jumper, the
quick hands and the deceptive
athleticism it was all there.
Certain athletes have a grace-
ful glide to them, Self said, and
hes one of those guys
Gaining experience
Quiet off the court, Chalmers
has shown a more ferocious
side on the court this season.
Hes averaging a career-high
12.7 points per game. In addi-
tion to his respected outside
game, Chalmers said hes tried to
become more aggressive going to
the basket.
I think thats just my game,
getting to the rack, Chalmers
said.
The three-pointers still come
often he hit six against Texas
in the Big 12 Tournament final
but Chalmers says that hes
always tried to attack the rim.
Hes got the story to prove it.
Chalmers freshman year of
high school, his Bartlett team was
playing Kenai, and he found him-
self on a fast break.
Dude jumped with me, and I
kind of went up and dunked it,
Chalmers said.
It was the first time he dunked
on somebody but not the last.
Heading to San Antonio
Earlier this tournament,
Chalmers stood in the Kansas
locker room and eyed Rush as
Rush spoke with reporters. Rush
struggled for a word, and his sen-
tences became jumbled.
Stuttering Stanley, Chalmers
said, chiding Rush.
Cmon brotha, let me talk,
Rush said.
It was a rare public display of
Chalmers: the jokester. A side his
teammates say they see all the
time.
He always has something
smart to say, Arthur said. Hes a
funny guy when you get to know
him.
Now the rest of the college bas-
ketball world is about to know
Chalmers. The skilled guard, the
ferocious competitor maybe
even the subtle jokester.
Earlier this month, a reporter
asked Self about Chalmers. After
naming all of Chalmers attributes
for a few moments, Self stopped.
Hes just a great college guard,
Self said.
Sometimes fewer words mean
more.
EditedbyKatherine Loeck
chalmers (continued from1b)
KaNsaN FIle PhOTO
Junior guard mario chalmers celebrates during Kansas Elite Eight matchup with Davidson. Regarding Chalmers personality, teammate
Darrell Arthur said, He always has something smart to say. Hes a funny guy when you get to knowhim.
Thats how Kansas defended its
seemingly small amount of fame -
balanced scoring. Everyone knows
the stats by now. Seven players have
led the team in scoring for at least
one game this year, and five players
average nine points or more.
The Jayhawks have used that bal-
ance all season to win 35 games and
make it to the Final Four. Sasha Kaun
provided a perfect example of how
balance can help a team in KUs victory
against Davidson on Sunday. With the
starters struggling and playing tight,
Kaun came off the bench to score 13
points and grab six rebounds.
We had Sasha that game and
had different guys step up other
times, Robinson said, and thats
been most of our success.
Robinson and the rest of the
team are confident they can use
the same recipe and do well this
weekend. Just because the names
of some of the players are better
known and their averages are high-
er, Kansas wont go into the Final
Four feeling overmatched.
Weve got good players, Self
said, and theyve got good players
The strength of our team is bal-
ance, and if youre going to make a
negative of it, the weakness of our
team is balance.
EditedbySamLamb
Missouri fans, they dont like
Kansas. I try to talk to them, but
they dont want to hear it.
Millan, a member of the Army
reserves, is a lawyer in St. Louis.
He spent a year in Bagdad in 2004
and at age 34. He needs to stay
enlisted for four more years to
receive his retirement benefits that
he is awarded
after 20 years
of service.
Since the cur-
rent policy
allows for
soldiers to be
deployed only
one year out
of five, Millan
hopes that his
time is done.
The duty of
Millans unit
is to walk the streets of Rhamadi
and convince the Iraqi citizens to
accept the current form of govern-
ment and to encourage them to
vote in the upcoming elections.
We influence the Iraqi
populous through media, and at
my level, we do it through key
communicators, Millan said.
Through people who can put
our themes and messages out to
the population, people that have
influence such as the Iraqi security
forces. We tell them to support the
government and that things are
getting better and turning around
and not to support al-Qaida or
any other terrorist group.
Millan is
home for two
weeks leave
and was able
to watch the
Jayhawks first
four wins in
the NCAA
Tournament
with friends at
sports bars in
both St. Louis
and Kansas
City. But luck
would have it that with the biggest
game of the season coming up,
Millan leaves Friday at 9 a.m. to
head back to Iraq for the remain-
ing three months of his units time.
Unfortunately, it just didnt
work out that way, Millan said. I
got to see everything else.
Millan will fly to Atlanta before
boarding an Army charter for the
14 hour flight to Kuwait. He then
will have another plane ride and a
helicopter ride back to Rhamadi.
He is worried, however, that he
might not be able to find a TV to
watch the games.
Im real concerned with that,
its going to be hit or miss, Millan
said. Ill be very thankful if I can
watch it. Its going to be dicey,
finding a TV to watch it on. Ill be
in between airplanes and just hope
I can find a TV.
And what will a lifelong
Jayhawk fan do if his alma mater
is able to win the championship
and cut down the nets on Monday
night?
Ill be calling everybody on the
satellite phone and sending out
e-mails, Millan said. Ill be happy
as hell. I want to see us do it. Im
going to have to live it through
my friends, find out where every-
body was at when we won, how
the partying was in Lawrence and
San Antonio, and just how excited
everyone was. Ill buy my T-shirt
when I get back.
EditedbyJaredDuncan
raINs (continued from 1b)
i was just so disappointed that
i couldnt be there because years
like this just dont come around.
things just aligned for us.
Cesar Millan
KU alumna stationed in iraq
BasKeTBall (continued from 1b)
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Camp Counselors needed for great
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with children in the outdoors. Teach/assist
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CAREGIVERS & companions for our
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483-7490 evenings.
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3 weekends per month for year round.
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M grad student seeks M or F roommate to
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3BR, Remodeled, W/D, all amenities,
deck, big yard, very nice, Avail June 1,
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4 BR 2 BA, Sweet house, big backyard.
$1400 a month. 3rd and Minnesota. Call
John at (816) 589-2577.
4 BR 3BA avail. June 1 & Aug 1 @
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WThF 3-7 & Sat 11-2, internet & cable
paid, W/D, new appliances, freshly
remodeled. Move-In Specials $1160 no
pets, call 312-7942
4 BR, 1 BA, 1336 Mass. Newly remod-
eled, W/D, gas heat, $1520/month. Avail.
August 1, 1 yr lease. 760-840-0487.
4BR, 2BA Available for August. 2 car
garage. $315/person. Includes W/D, D/W,
patio, big yard. Please call
785-766-6302.
7 BR 2 BA house 2 blocks from campus &
downtown. Hardwood & tile foors. Newly
remodeled bathrooms & kitchen. Large
deck. CA. Ample parking. Avail. in Aug.
$2,975/mo. Please call 785-550-0426
7 BR, 4 BA, 2 kitchens, downtown, off-
street parking and big deck. All amenities
and central air. Avail. Aug. 785-842-6618
926 Ohio, four - bedroom house, 2 bath,
w/d, d/w, central air, basement, attached
garage, close to KU, No pets. $1600.00
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August Small 2 bedroom apartment on
3rd foor of renovated older house on
9th and Mississippi, dishwasher, wood
foors, cats ok, $589. Please call Jim &
Lois 785-841-1074.
Avail August large 3 bedroom apart-
ment in renovated older house, 9th and
Mississippi, 1 bathroom, wood foors,
dish washer, washer/dryer, front
porch, car port, central a/c, cats ok,
$1189. call Jim and Lois 785-841-1074
Available August 1st. 2BR 1BA, W/D
hookups, D/W, C/A, ceramic tile, carpet.
Pets allowed w/additional deposit & addi-
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2 BR Duplex. Quiet, clean, no smoking,
W/D, 19th & Naismith Area. Lease
$600/mo. Avail NOW! Call 843-8643.
3 BR 2 BA. Near downtown & KU.
916 Indiana. $870/mo. Remodeled. 785-
830-8008.
2 BR Flat $700/mo and 3 BR 1 1/2 BA
Townhome $1000/mo Available at
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Please call 550-6414
3 BR available now. Includes W/D.
Ask about our 2 person special.
Call Lindsey @ (785) 842-4455.
3 BR plus study, 1 1/2 BA, rancher, walk
to KU. D/W, patio, large fenced yard. Pets
okay. June 1st. $900. 766-9032
3 BR renovated older house on 1500
block on New Hampshire, avail August,
1 1/2 baths, wood foors, dishwasher,
washer dryer, central a/c, fenced yard,
dogs under 10 pounds and cats ok,
$1150. Call Jim & Lois 785-841-1074
3 BR, 1 BA house, close to campus. 1312
W. 19th Ter. Avail. Aug. 1. W/D, no pets,
$1050/mo. Call 785-218-8893
3-6 BR Houses, 1-3 BR Apts, Rooms all
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Please call 785-841-6254
3BR Townhome special, Lorimar Town-
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($810/month) 785-841-7849
3BR 1BA at 1037 Tennessee, Avail. Au-
gust 1st. $1100/mo. 1 yr lease. W/D, off-
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3BR 2.5BA avail. Aug. 1 @ Williams
Pointe Townhomes $1050 cable & inter-
net paid, gym, rec room, no pets, call 312-
7942
3BR 2BA apartment. 5th & Colorado.
Close to campus, W/D. $750/mo. Patio,
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3BR 2BA Duplex, 1 car garage, W/D
hookups, avail. August 1st. 804 New Jer-
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Beautiful 2, 3 & 4 BR homes.
Available immediately. We love pets.
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1 bedroom apartment on 2nd foor of
renovated older house, 9th and Missis-
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$475, or August $485. Please call Jim &
Lois 785-841-1074.
1317 Valley Lane, 2 bedroom - town-
home, one bath, w/d hook-up, fp, central
air. Garage. Close to KU. No pets.
$710.00. 749-6084. eresrental.com
1238 Tennessee, fve - bedroom house, 2
bath, w/d, central air. No pets. $2000.00
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house, 433 Wis. avail. 6/1, W/D, C/A, no
pets, no smoking, $680/mo. Also, 3 BR
1320 Mass. avail. 8/1. $960/mo.
331-7597.
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BY SHAWN SHROYER
sshroyer@kansan.com
When Kansas plays teams such
as Saint Mary, the outcome is rarely
in doubt. As a result, coach Ritch
Prices main objective was to give
his less-frequently used players
some well-deserved playing time.
Mission accomplished.
Price managed to play 25 of
his players against Saint Mary
Wednesday night at Hoglund
Ballpark as the Jayhawks (19-13)
rolled over the Spires (13-13) 13-0,
ending a four-game skid for Prices
club.
Most importantly, tonights ball
game was to get everybody in the
ball game who didnt get to play
very often, especially our young
freshmen, Price said. Everybody
got an at-bat and thats the purpose
of the game, is to give everybody an
opportunity to play.
The star for Kansas offensively
was none other than senior util-
ity man Matt Berner. Starting as
a replacement for freshman third
baseman Tony Thompson, Berner
went 2-for-4 with a run and three
RBI.
His first two RBI came on a
double in the second, which put
Kansas first runs on the board, and
his third RBI came in the fifth, on a
base hit in the midst of a seven-run
inning for Kansas.
Its been a while since Ive been
out there and had that many at-
bats, but I felt good and everything
worked out well today, Berner
said.
The Jayhawks were a home run
shy of hitting for the cycle in the
fifth with six batters collecting
hits. Saint Mary right-hander Zane
Merritt, who entered the game in
the fifth and was charged with all
seven Kansas runs, at one point
looked toward his dugout with
arms raised to his sides in frustra-
tion for being left on the mound all
inning. Eventually, Merritt got out
of the inning.
Merritt was one of eight pitch-
ers used by Saint Mary and one of
15 pitchers in all who appeared in
the game. And only one pitcher in
the bunch threw multiple innings
Kansas sophomore left-hander
Wally Marciel (3-4).
Marciel was making his first
start since being removed from
Kansas weekend rotation. Price
moved Marciel to the midweek to
help him regain some confidence
after his ERA ballooned to 8.33 last
Friday, and Marciel appeared to be
back on track against Saint Mary.
In three innings, Marciel struck
out five, allowing two walks and no
hits as his ERA dropped to 7.50.
I was getting a little frustrated
after those last three starts I had on
the weekend, Marciel said. Me and
coach (Ryan) Graves talked about it
a little bit and he just wanted to get
my confidence and swagger back.
Todays game helped a little bit.
Kansas no-hitter continued
until the top of the fifth when Saint
Mary shortstop Stephen Maurin
singled to center field off senior
right-hander Matt Lane.
I didnt even know about the
no-hitter until later on in the
game, Berner said. I havent seen
him (Lane) yet, but when I get in
the locker room, I might say a little
something to him.
Edited by Katherine Loeck
baseball
Weston White/KANSAN
Freshman third baseman Greg Herbst throws to frst Wednesday night. Herbst was 0-2 at the plate during Kansas 13-0 victory against St. Mary
at Hoglund Ballpark. Kansas moved to 19-13 on the season and will face of againTuesday at 6 p.m.
Kansas rolls St. Mary 13-0
Coach Price plays 25 Jayhawks to end four-game slide
Weston White/KANSAN
Freshman designated hitter Jimmy Waters slides into second base safely after an
overthrown ball. Waters was credited for a stolen base on the play, scoring later on in the inning.
Kansas defeated St. Mary 13-0 Wednesday night at Hoglund Ballpark.
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Fan legend reveals
For those of you who graced
Hoglund Ballpark Wednesday
night, you were among a legend
in his own time. A fan legend that
is seemingly a giant of a man and
is visible in nearly every athletic
venue, Richard Cole does it all.
The 1982 University of Kansas
graduate in Biochemistry has an
immaculate record and is possibly
a Jayhawk fan record holder. For
fans that have done a football game
and Late Night in the same day, you
are only scratching the surface.
I was at a tennis match, baseball
game and softball game this week
in one day, Cole said. Besides
basketball, a bunch of sports need
some love. So, I try to give a lot of
them some love.
The Barry Bonds of Kansas
sports fanatics, Cole remembers
his first experience vividly.
Ninteen-eighty No. 1 ranked
Oklahoma State Cowboys rolled
into town. It was Easter Sunday and
I decided to see what all the excite-
ment was about, Cole said. Those
people made me very angry.
Anger him they did and Cole
has been a phenom heckler ever
since. He remembers one of his
better heckles, citing one of his
top 5 Kansas baseball players of all
time as 2006 graduate Matt Baty.
I had a special song all worked
up that I would sing when he was
trying to steal a base. Cole said.
Every time they were sure they
had you caught, you were quicker
than they thought and you would
turn your back and walk. But he
stopped getting on base after that.
For those of you fellow
University Daily Kansan die-hard
readers that dont always like to
believe baseball writers Shawn
Shroyer and myself, take the advice
from a seasoned veteran about this
years team.
They have got the pitching and
the hitting they need, they just have
not got the pitching going. Cole
said. Wally Marciel was a fresh-
man all American last year and he
struggled at the beginning of that
season too. He is still very good.
Once some of the pitchers come
around, they will be very good.
Before Cole became the super
fan he is today, he started out as an
average Kansas student trying to get
down close for basketball games.
It was the first baseball game he
attended in which he decided the
other sports need respect too and
as they say, the rest is history.
Cole has a reason he believes
that people dont attend smaller
revenue sports and he does it
through an analogy.
I call it my K-State basketball
theory, Cole said. You play bas-
ketball for K-State, nobody goes
to see you play, nobody likes you,
youre a loser and you signed your
name on the wrong dotted line.
Coles disregard remains only
toward the other state school to the
west however. Cole has a formula
and personal belief about his fellow
Jayhawkers.
They are going to one of the
leading academic institutions in
the country and theyre admitted
here. They are pretty smart. Cole
said. And oh they can play and
they got a scholarship offer? They
must be real good.
Good they are and more of
the general public needs to follow
these words of wisdom from one of
the greatest fans. Cole gives every-
thing he can to Kansas athletics and
the dividends come in the form of
entertainment. Jayhawk fans who
are looking to do a little more for
their school or alma mater after the
Final Four is done, look no further
than Cole.
As far as inspirational quotes
go, maybe one of Coles legendary
heckle will give you the rhyme and
reason to attend events.
. Burnt orange is ugly. The best
thing to ever come out of Texas is
interstate highway 35, Cole said.
Indeed, it takes a little more to
be a champion and it takes a little
more than that to become a legend.
Future Jayhawks now have the rec-
ipe for success and the ingredients
contain those in which Richard
Cole possesses. Greatness.
Edited by Sasha Roe
Ultimate fan encourages others to join him at games
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Senior shortstop Erik Morrison felds a bouncing ground ball Wednesday night against St.
Marys in a 13-0 victory. Morrison batted 1 for 3, contributing one RBI and one run. Kansas faces
Baylor inWaco, Texas for a three game road trip.
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Senior Erik Morrison stretches out for third base Wednesday night against St. Marys. Morrison was credited for a stolen base on the play, and hit 1 for 3 at the plate with one run. The Jayhawks
defeated the Spiers 13-0, moving to 19-13 on the season.
5 reasons Kansas was successful
Photos by Jon Goering/KANSAN
Kansas coach Bonnie Henrickson makes her way to center court after Kansas 82-62 loss to Oklahoma State March 12, at the Municipal Audito-
riumin Kansas City, Mo. While the Jayhawks played consistently well at Allen Fieldhouse, they faced a number of losses on the road.
Womens basKetball
The good, the bad ,the
ofseason improvements
Five things Kansas did right and wrong this
year and what to do with the down time
BY TAYLOR BERN
tbern@kansan.com
1. Danielle mcCray is a beast
Theres really no better way to put
it. McCray led the Jayhawks in per
game points (14.9), rebounds (7.1),
minutes (31.9) and total steals (58).
A 5-foot-11 guard shouldnt be as
dominant on the boards as McCray
is, which makes her a truly special
player. McCrays unique combina-
tion of speed and power make her a
threat for 20 points and 10 rebounds
every game, and she was the go-to
player for Kansas all season.
2. Freshmen Phenoms
It didnt take long for at least one
of the trio of incoming freshmen to
make a statement. In the first game
of the year, a 76-72 victory against
Hartford, forward Nicollette Smith
led Kansas with 19 points and
10 rebounds. Smith then settled
in as the Jayhawks top three-
point threat while center Krysten
Boogaard emerged as the top inside
threat and second scoring option.
Boogaard led Kansas in points or
rebounds 16 times throughout the
season. The third freshman, guard
Chakeitha Weldon, tore her ACL
on Feb. 5 and missed the remain-
der of the season, but in the three
games previous to that she stepped
up her game and gave fans a sneak
preview of whats to come.
3. taylor mcIntosh down the
stretch
Senior forward Taylor McIntosh
has been called the grandma of this
Kansas team since her sophomore
year, but for much of the season gran-
ny was taking a nap. McIntosh took
a back seat to Boogaard in the post,
which was fine, but she didnt step
back up when Boogaard struggled.
However, at the end McIntosh was
again a force down low. In Kansas
two victories against Nebraska, its last
regular season and only Big 12 tour-
nament victories, McIntosh averaged
12 points and nine rebounds. She also
scored 15 points and pulled down 16
rebounds in the Jayhawks final Big 12
road game.
4. Rebounding
Out-rebounding the opposition
was about the only constant, win
or lose, throughout the season for
coach Bonnie Henricksons team.
In several games, Kansas gave up a
few too second chance shots thanks
to offensive rebounds by the other
team but on the season it gathered
in almost three more rebounds
than its opponents in each contest.
Thats three more possessions each
time they take the court.
5. Chakeitha Weldons pre-
game chant
Its difficult to describe other than
to say that every witness to it, no
matter their gender or age, is ready
to suit up and take Michael Jordan
one-on-one. Weldon dives into the
center of her circle of teammates
and goes into a trans-like state to
deliver a spine-tingling cheer thats
well worth the price of admission.
5 reasons Kansas disappointed
1. turnovers, turnovers, turn-
overs
If theres one thing that the 2007-
08 season will be remembered for, it
will be the Jayhawks chronic prob-
lem of giving the ball away. Traveling,
offensive fouls, bad passes Kansas
did everything and more to give its
opposition more possessions. The
Jayhawks turned the ball over a Big
12 worst 19.4 times per game and
there were more than a few games
lost because they just couldnt hold
onto the ball.
2. second Half Jitters
Maybe Henrickson should
of asked Weldon to bust out her
pre-game chant again at halftime
to get the team psyched up, or
maybe she could have channeled
her inner Gene Hackman for a
Hoosiers-like halftime speech.
Either way something needed to
be done because Kansas lacklus-
ter performances out of the break
were the key to its five game losing
streak to end the regular season.
No lead was safe including a 12-
point halftime lead over Texas Tech
because a second half lapse was
sure to come.
3. Road trips
After Kansas finished 0-8 on the
road in Big 12 play, Henrickson
joked that she would look into play-
ing all games at Allen Fieldhouse
next season. No joke, this needs
to happen because the road was
cold and cruel to the Jayhawks
this year. They were blown out at
Nebraska, Baylor and Oklahoma,
blew leads at Colorado and Texas
Tech and simply couldnt hang on
at Kansas State, Missouri and Iowa
State. A few of those were close,
but road trips to Texas, Texas A&M
and Oklahoma State will be incred-
ibly difficult next season unless
Henrickson can pull off the great-
est schedule alteration of all time.
4. Foul trouble
Boogaard, McCray, McIntosh and
Smith, four of the top six scorers,
combined to commit 359 fouls and
fouled out of 10 total games this year,
and you cant score points from the
bench. Early in the Big 12 season the
games got out of hand when McCray
would go to the bench for picking up
two early fouls and the other team
would go on a big run. When the
top point scorer also has the most
personal fouls then theres a problem
and thats exactly what took place.
5. Injuries
This is the major concern for
every coach at the beginning of the
season and its impossible to con-
trol. For the most part Kansas got
through the year with only minor
scrapes McCray and sophomore
guard Kelly Kohn both missed time
due to leg and ankle injuries but
the one major injury came at the
worst possible time. Weldon was
just starting to get some substan-
tial playing time, working into the
point guard rotation, and she went
down right when it looked as if she
could push for the starting spot.
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Angel Goodrich 5-foot-3 guard
Sequoyah High School (Tahlequah, Okla.)
Hoopgulz.com ranking: 48 (No. 9 ranked point guard)
All-Star Girls Report ranking: 109
Simply put, Goodrich is a winner.
She won three straight state
championships before falling
short of a fourth title her senior
season. The diminutive guard
turned down the opportunity
to attend Big 12 powerhouses
Oklahoma and Texas A&M to help
Kansas continue building under
Henrickson. Many believe she
will step in and challenge junior
guard Ivana Catic and sophomore
guard LaChelda Jacobs for signif-
cant minutes immediately.
HeNRickSoNS tAke
She has a poise and a calmness
about her. She makes the game
look easy, shes got a very low
pulse, she has a calming efect on
her teammates.
Shes a capable scorer and a
fantastic passer and she makes
it look simple. She doesnt do
anything fancy, she just makes an
easy pass, which for most people
is a very difcult pass.
Ashley ellis 6-foot-3 center
Deer Valley High School (Antioch, Calif.)
Hoopgulz.com ranking: 78 (No. 18 ranked center)
Ellis turned down Oregon State in
order to come to Lawrence, and is
another example of Henricksons
desire to bring in post players that
can stretch the foor. Freshman
forward Nicolette Smith was that
player last season. If Ellis can make
a similar adjustment to the college
game, the Jayhawks will be deep
even if they arent experienced in
the post. Look for Ellis to fnd min-
utes of the bench flling in for fresh-
man center Krysten Boogaard and
Porscha Weddington. She certainly
wont shy away from contact. Hen-
rickson compared Ellis body type to
Oklahoma double-double machine,
junior center Courtney Paris.
HeNRickSoNS tAke
She passes the ball well like
Courtney does. She has a fade-away
jumper, a three, a really skilled big
kid inside. She will bring some size,
athleticism and skill to that position
that we need, so even if shes at the
high post, youre still going to have
to guard her because she shoots
the ball really well.
Aishah Sutherland 6-foot-2 forward
Perris High School (Perris, Calif.)
Sutherland may not have gar-
nered the national attention Go-
odrich and Ellis did, but Henrick-
son said she saw her athleticism as
a major plus for the program. Her
ability to play facing the basket is
also a plus for Kansas. Henrickson
said Sutherland narrowly missed
dunking in a pick-up game she
watched while on a visit.
HeNRickSoNS tAke
She can play a big three, face-up
if you play four-out, one-in. Shes
explosive, a good face-up player,
puts the ball on the foor, el-
evates, has great rebounding and
is a really, really great athlete.
Edited by Sasha Roe
BY ANDREW WIEBE
awiebe@kansan.com
incoming Recruiting
class
All-Star Girls Report 2008
recruiting class ranking: 53
Coach Bonnie Henrickson is
slowly building the Jayhawks talent
pool while finding a delicate balance
between post recruits and perim-
eter players. Kansas only substantial
loss will be the departure of senior
forward Taylor McIntosh, who
started nearly every game of her
career under Henrickson. If sopho-
more forward Porscha Weddington
cant build on some solid late sea-
son performances next season, the
Jayhawks two freshman bigs may be
called into action early. Either way,
Henrickson is starting to accumu-
late the talent necessary to continue
improving year to year.
HeNRickSoNS tAke
I think the three of those fit in
the piece of the puzzle were try-
ing to complete. It ranks right up
there with our sophomore class
now, including Danielle (McCray)
and Sade (Morris). Theyre a little
bit different because well have a big
kid inside and a true point guard,
so theyre comparable, but theyre
different positions.
Edited by Sasha Roe
WomeNS BASketBAll
Team welcomes
talented freshmen
5 things to do in the offseason
1. Find a point guard
Finding capable applicants wont
be a problem but deciding which
one will be the first game starter
should present an interesting chal-
lenge for Henrickson. Junior guard
Ivana Catic and sophomore guard
LaChelda Jacobs each made starts
at the point position this year, and
before her injury, Weldon saw some
significant time as well. five-foot-
three incoming freshman Angel
Goodrich, who will participate in
the WBCA/Nike High School All-
America game in Tampa Bay on
Saturday, may also factor into the
equation. Weldon probably wont be
at full strength until later in the sea-
son, but the other three should start
jockeying for position immediately.
2. lock Boogaard in the weight
room
Lock her in and throw away the
key. Coaches can send her food
and water through a slot in the
door. Boogaard, at 6-foot-5, has
the height, but everybody in the
Big 12 knocked her around and
early in the season she spent way
too much time on the ground.
Lower body work will give her
better balance to handle the hits
while beefing up above the waist
will help Boogaard dish out some
hits of her own next season.
3. Run every practice outside
of lawrence
Clearly the team needs to
become more comfortable with
itself outside of Allen Fieldhouse.
Maybe they could go on a tour this
summer to every other Big 12 city
and spend a few days playing in its
stadium with only a smattering of
KU fans in the stands. Either that
or petition the Big 12 for 16 home
league games. One of those two
ought to work.
4. Decrease turnovers
There are plenty of drills that
Henrickson can make her team
perform again and again, but shes
already done that throughout the
season. The key to dropping the
total number of turnovers next
year will be finding a fun way for
her players to hang onto the ball.
Perhaps constructing some basket-
balls with yo-yo strings attached, a-
la the Harlem Globetrotters, would
make the players realize how enjoy-
able it can be to hold onto the ball.
5. Beg courtney Paris to leave
early
OK, this is probably a futile effort,
but its at least worth a shot. Paris,
a junior, was named to the AP All-
America team for the third time this
season and the only thing keeping her
around is Oklahomas lack of success
in the NCAA tournament. Of course,
even if Paris were to leave theres still
twin sister Ashley, but one Paris is bet-
ter than two. Just ask France.
Edited by Jared Duncan
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
TOP FIvE (conTinued from 8B)
WomeNS BASketBAll
Struggling star eager to bounce back
BY ANDREW WIEBE
awiebe@kansan.com
Kelly Kohn never could find the
form that saw her lead Kansas in
minutes played as a freshman. It
wasnt that she had lost a step or
couldnt play.
The culprit? A nagging ankle
injury that had sidelined the soph-
omore guard since around the New
Year, limiting her to only four starts
compared to 31 starts in 31 games
last season.
Without Kohn for a chunk of
the season, Kansas didnt neces-
sarily collapse but it never looked
entirely comfortable either. Though
Kohn only missed a grand total of
five games, she was never really
the same as the ankle continued to
bother her. Would things have been
different with her at full strength?
No doubt.
Henrickson said that she
expected Kohn to come back even
stronger next season and that her
biggest affect on the game may
not necessarily show on the score
sheet.
She is a tough kid, Henrickson
said. She is a competitive kid. She
has the intangibles to weather the
storm when someone makes a
run or in a possession battle.
While fellow sophomore guards
Danielle McCray, Sade Morris
and LaChelda Jacobs were step-
ping up their games and gaining
invaluable experience by playing
20 plus minutes per game, Kohn
was forced to take a back seat. After
averaging 9.8 points, 3 assists and
3.3 rebounds as a freshman, her
production plummeted to 3 points
per contest.
She said it was difficult to watch,
knowing she couldnt contribute
the way she wanted or was capable
of. Even more difficult was return-
ing in the midst of Big 12 play
while not fully healthy.
It is tough to come back from
an injury in any sport, but it was
especially tough for me to have to
try to come back during confer-
ence play, Kohn said after Kansas
WNIT victory against Evansville.
You are playing against such good
competition and it is hard to get
your rhythm back in the couple of
minutes you are out on the floor.
Although it would have been
easy to become negative about her
injury, Kohns teammates said she
remained mentally strong while
recovering and during the struggles
that followed. Morris said bringing
Kohn back in the fold is only going
to make the Jayhawks that much
more dangerous.
Hey, weve got a girl that can
shoot lights out back, she said.
Now instead of having to guard
two or three people, they are going
to have to guard five or six.
Once she had finally battled
her way back to full health late in
the season, Kohn gave Kansas a
glimpse of what she was capable
of. In games against Nebraska and
Evansville in the final weeks of the
season, Kohn made 8-11 shots and
showed court vision and tenacious
defense.
Henrickson said that boded well
for months until the first exhibition
games, and that Kohn was chomp-
ing at the bit to begin preparing.
She is probably in a hungrier
place right now than she was com-
ing off a freshman year when she
had played so much, Henrickson
said. She said she is just really
ready and excited to have a great
spring and great summer.
Edited by JefBriscoe
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basket during the frst game of the Big 12 Tournament. Kohn struggled this season after lead-
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A
t times this season Bonnie
Henrickson had to wonder
what exactly her players
were seeing on the court. Time and
time again Kansas shot itself in the
foot, showing a puzzling inability
to limit turnovers and losing 14 of
its final 20 games in the process.
The Jayhawks became predict-
able for those who watched them
enough. Kansas would play well
enough to keep it close in the
first half, but the second half was
always another story. Costly turn-
overs and the lack of any offensive
rhythm destroyed any chance for
victory.
The trend finally came to a head
late in the conference season. The
Jayhawks wasted their opportunity
to qualify for the NCAA tourna-
ment for the first time since the
1999-2000 season by losing five
consecutive games to end the Big
12 schedule.
Before the streak, Kansas was
4-7 in Big 12 play and 15-9 over-
all with a chance of earning an
at-large NCAA tournament bid
with inspired play. After Texas
Tech, Missouri, Iowa State, Texas
and Kansas State finished pun-
ishing Henricksons team for its
carelessness with the ball, even an
appearance in the WNIT wasnt
guaranteed.
It isnt hard to see why Kansas
faded to an 11th place finish in the
conference. The Jayhawks turned
the ball over more than any other
team in the Big 12 and were last
in turnover margin and assist-
to-turnover ratio. No team gave
away possessions as frequently as
Henricksons. But if the Jayhawks
wanted to pass their mistakes off
on extenuating factors, they never
showed it.
After all, Kansas was one of
the youngest teams in the Big 12.
On top of that, freshman guard
Chakeitha Weldon and sophomore
guard Kelly Kohn spent much
of the season watching from the
bench with injuries. There were
plenty of opportunities for justi-
fication, but Henrickson and her
players never took the blame off
their own shoulders.
Its a good thing they didnt
become accustomed to making
excuses to explain their poor play
because the Jayhawks certainly
wont have that opportunity next
year. There will be no excuses with
another offseason behind them.
Kohn and Weldon will both be
back and Kansas will add Angel
Goodrich, a three-time Oklahoma
state championship winner, to an
already crowded stable of perim-
eter players. The crop of talented
but inconsistent sophomores will
be juniors and will have two years
of Big 12 battles under their belts
to look back on.
Henrickson knows turnovers
must go down from the 19.4 the
Jayhawks averaged this season.
Although Kansas won 11 of its
first 13 games this season. Turning
over the ball frequently will need
to stop if the Jayhawks are to make
the next logical step to a top-half
conference finisher and a NCAA
tournament appearance.
Theres a reason teams that
value the ball have more success.
They have more offensive pos-
sessions to do damage and limit
transition opportunities for their
opponents. If Henrickson and her
players want to continue climb-
ing their way toward national
relevance, they know what has to
be done.
Now comes the hard part, doing
it.

Edited by Mandy Earles
T
he best way to imagine
the current state of Kansas
womens basketball happens
to be the best way to imagine almost
anything. Think of Scooby Doo.
When Scooby and Shaggy first
see the (insert seemingly normal
guy) dressed up as a (insert bad
guy costume), they yell and then
try and run away. However, before
they shuffle off in front of an eerily
similar background for 30 seconds,
theyre suspended in the air for a
while feet frantically churning
with nothing getting accomplished.
Thats what coach Bonnie
Henricksons team looks like right
now. For all of their recruiting
prowess and stellar nonconference
records, the Jayhawks are still sus-
pended in the air, running as fast as
they can and not going anywhere.
Instead of trying to get away
from a scary monster like Shaggy
and Scooby, Kansas is trying to
catch up to a frighteningly good
Big 12, which is one reason it hasnt
made any progress.
The Big 12 is without a doubt
the best conference in womens bas-
ketball top to bottom. Eight league
teams made it to the NCAA tourna-
ment and through the first round all
eight were still alive. Also, Missouri
was the only conference team not to
participate in a postseason tourna-
ment.
Even with all of that in mind, its
not enough for Kansas to dream
big in the preseason this years
goal was 20 victories and the NCAA
tourney then fall short only to
blame it on a difficult conference or
a youthful squad. This team is get-
ting older and freshman mistakes
like turning the ball over out of a
time-out can no longer be excused.
The core of the Jayhawks is still
the six sophomores that all came
in together as freshmen, and one
of those players holds the key to an
NCAA tournament bid next season
but shes not named Danielle
McCray.
Sophomore forward Porscha
Weddington started the first 11
games of the year before relinquish-
ing the role to freshman center
Krysten Boogaard, and the fate of
the 2008-09 season may rest on her
shoulders.
Kansas will be guarded heavy
next season because every one of
them is coming back. The only
players graduating are forwards
Jamie Boyd and Taylor McIntosh,
but McIntosh meant more to the
Jayhawks than a box score could
ever show.
The difference between wins and
losses wasnt whether McCray was
playing well but how well McIntosh
performed. More than that, she
looked after all of the players and
yelled at players when it needed to
be done. Kansas will need that lead-
ership on and off the court again,
and who better to fill that void than
the player taking her starting spot?
Try and think of it like Scooby
Doo. Daphne and Freddy drive
the Mystery Machine, but Velma
gives them the directions. Shaggy
and Scooby run from the villains
while Velma solves the mystery. For
Kansas, Velma just graduated, and
its time to buy Porscha some glasses.
Jinkees!
Edited by Samuel Lamb
commentary comentary
Jinkees! Whos in charge?
Jayhawks carry the blame
Like, zoinks, womens basketball needs a leader!
Lost opportunity brings resilience for next season
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Kelly Kohn turned heads her freshman season, but her sophomore season she struggled to
overcome injuries. Coach Henrickson hopes a healthy Kohn will help the teamreduce the number
of turnovers they average and make it to the NCAATournament.
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Taylor McIntosh contributed important leadership to the Jayhawks this season. The Hawks
will have to fnd newleadership in her absence next season.
By taylor Bern
kansan columnist
tbern@kansan.com
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kansan columnist
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DETROIT If Brian Bannister
were a lefty, people would call him
crafty. Instead, hell have to settle
for effective.
Bannister stymied the
Detroit Tigers heralded offense
Wednesday, allowing two singles
in seven innings as the Kansas City
Royals won 4-0.
Thats a very good lineup, and
they are going to score a lot of
runs, but I also know that they
have a lot more expectations than
we do, Bannister said. Thats why
I wanted to put them under pres-
sure early.
Bannister doesnt try for a lot
of strikeouts, preferring to induce
grounders and
fly balls.
I get criti-
cized for the
way I pitch,
but I believe
in it, and its
working, said
Bannister, who
went 12-9 with
a 3.87 ERA as a
rookie last sea-
son.
Kansas City is 2-0 for the sec-
ond time in 28 years. The Royals
won their first nine games in 2003
en route to their only winning
season since
1993.
This isnt
the time to
get cocky,
new manager
Trey Hillman
said. Banny
pitched very
well today, and
this is a nice
start, but thats
still a very
good team and weve got to face
them again tomorrow.
Detroits high-paid attack has
only scored four runs in 20 innings.
The Tigers moved one runner into
scoring position Wednesday and
are hitting .191 with 19 strikeouts
through two games.
If we got shut out by someone
who was hanging breaking balls
and leaving pitches in the middle
of the plate, Id be concerned,
Tigers manager Jim Leyland said.
But when a guy locates like he
did today, thats the way it goes.
You arent going to wear out good
pitching that locates. Youve got to
take advantage of mistakes, and we
didnt do that.
Edgar Renteria had Detroits
only hits, all singles.
He was always strike one on
everybody, and when you do that,
you get in a rhythm, said Gary
Sheffield, who went 0-for-3. Lets
just hope that was the last shutout.
Well turn around.
Bannister (1-0) gave up leadoff
singles to Renteria in the first and
fourth innings, didnt walk a batter
and struck out four. Leo Nunez
and Joakim Soria each threw a
scoreless inning of relief.
I havent gone farther than this
yet this spring, and the way our
bullpen is throwing, Im happy
to hand the ball to those guys,
Bannister said.
Kenny Rogers (0-1) dropped
to 0-5 in nine starts since he beat
Cleveland on July 4. He allowed
two runs and five hits in six
innings.
Im disappointed that I didnt
hold us in there close enough,
but all in all, those are the type of
results youll take every time out,
he said. Over the season, this is an
outing that Ill win a few times.
Rogers matched Bannister for
the first five innings, allowing only
a pair of singles, but got into trou-
ble in the sixth.
Mark Grudzielanek doubled
with one out, improving to 12-
for-20 (.600) against Rogers. Jose
Guillen doubled with two outs and
Billy Butler hit a 400-foot double
to center for a 2-0 lead.
The second run was not very
good pitching, Rogers said. It was
a dumb pitch, and Butler crushed
it.
Kansas City added two more
runs in the eighth. Zach Miner
struck out Alex Gordon and
Guillen with runners on the cor-
ners, but Butler and Mark Teahen
followed with RBI singles.
If you can keep scoring runs
with two out, youll be a pret-
ty good ball club, Butler said.
Banny was so good today that
when we finally got some runs, it
seemed huge.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Detroit Tigers batter Ivan Rodriguez gets out of the way of an inside pitch fromKansas City Royals starter Brian Bannister during the third
inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 2 in Detroit.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas City Royals starter Brian Bannister pitches against the Detroit Tigers in a baseball
game Wednesday, in Detroit.
MLB
Royals win their second game in a row against Tigers
Banny was so good today that
when we fnally got some runs,
it seemed huge.
Billy Butler
infelder
WoMens CoLLege BasketBaLL
Resilient Tigers return to Final Four
BY Brett MArteL
AssociAted Press
NEW ORLEANS Death,
disaster, scandal, upheaval.
LSUs eight seniors have dealt
with all of it, and yet theyve made
the Lady Tigers one of the most
dominant forces in womens college
basketball.
Were a really strong group.
Weve been through just about
everything bad weather, coach-
ing changes, said scrappy 5-foot-3
point guard Erica White. Weve
had tough losses, real good wins
and I think that makes us a poised
group, an experienced group. We
just basically know how to handle
every situation that comes our
way.
LSU (31-5) is about to com-
plete a fifth straight season at the
Final Four. Early on in this historic
stretch, the Lady Tigers lost Hall of
Fame coach Sue Gunter, first to an
illness that forced her to retire in
the summer of 2004, followed by
her death a year later.
Less than a month after Gunter
died, Hurricane Katrina swamped
New Orleans and coastal com-
munities in southeast Louisiana,
a catastrophe that inundated
Baton Rouge with storm victims
and transformed LSUs home bas-
ketball arena into a temporary
refuge for evacuees. One month
later, Hurricane Rita laid waste to
Louisianas southwestern coast.
Some players home communi-
ties were destroyed in the storms.
Every player had a friend or rela-
tive affected. Yet they kept win-
ning, appearing in a third straight
Final Four in the spring of 2006.
Last season, their charismatic
young coach, Pokey Chatman,
resigned after an assistant told
administrators that Chatman had
an improper relationship with a
former player. Under assistant Bob
Starkey, who never wanted the
head coaching job permanently,
LSU played its way to yet another
Final Four, stunning Connecticut
in the regional round along the
way. This season has been a calm
one, with the only major adjust-
ment being that of a new coach.
Seeking an experienced and
credible leader for its senior-laden
squad, LSU lured Hall of Fame
coach Van Chancellor out of retire-
ment. Chancellor had won four
WNBA titles, a FIBA world cham-
pionship in 2002 and Olympic gold
in 2004. About the only thing miss-
ing from his resume was a trip to
the Final Four. On Sunday night,
LSU will play Tennessee (34-2). A
date in the national champion-
ship game awaits the winner on
Tuesday.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LSU coach Van Chancellor reaches for Kristen Morris, right, as he talks with Sylvia Fowles,
left, after LSUs 56-50 win in the fnal of the NewOrleans Regional of the NCAA womens basket-
ball tournament in NewOrleans, in this March 31, fle photo.
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