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Goran Ghafour, a journalism graduate student from the Kurdistan region of Iraq, sits in Anschutz Library. Fulbright student Ghafour recently published his book, which tries to reconcile American and Middle Eastern people and break stereotypes about each culture.
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According to Ashley Kingsley, program coordinator, the CDC has not reported any cases of the disease yet this year. Because we require proper health forms from all of our teachers and immunizations for our children, its not really something that has come up, Kingsley said. Pertussis is a contagious, bacterial, respiratory disease thats spread by coughing or sneezing in close contact with others. While immunization is enforced by the state of Kansas and the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, Kingsley is confi-
dent that CDC staff will make smart and mindful decisions when working with children. I think it comes down to using good judgment and recognizing what the safety and health standards are and making sure to always follow those, Kingsley said. Jen Berman, a junior from Dallas, works with toddlers at the Hilltop Child Development Center, another child care facility on the KU campus. According to its website, Hilltop provides students interested in working with children the opportunity to
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The rain keeps children at the Edna A. Hill Child Development center from playing outside Tuesday. The daycare center is trying to keep employees and children healthy during the winter months.
The four most popular programs this summer are located in Spain, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
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Last year saw a small drop in the overall number of students who particpated in summer study abroad programs, possibly because of the recession. The Office of Study Abroad reports that applications this year surpass the numbers of students who studied abroad in summer 2009, suggesting that more students will go on programs this summer than last. However, the OSA also noted that this number will go up and down as students send in late applications and others drop out of programs. The exact number wont be available until the end of summer.
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n radio host, columnist and author Garrison keillor will talk about his experience growing up in the midwest. he will speak at the Lied center from 7:30 to 9:15 p.m.
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n The humanities and western civilization department is hosting a lecture by susan Bordo, titled what did Anne Boleyn really Look Like? The lecture is free and is from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Alderson Auditorium in the kansas Union.
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n sUA is hosting its third International Film Festival, featuring short films from the Guanajuato Film Festival as well as student film entries. The festival is free and is from 7 to 10 p.m. in woodruff Auditorium in the kansas Union.
n Paul wilbur the ceo of Aperta motors, a kansas native, and a kU alumnus will be lecturing on The Present & Future of electric cars in the spencer museum of Art at 6:30 p.m.
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n The school of music presents Julia Broxhom, soprano, and russell miller, piano, as part of its Faculty recital series from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in swarthout recital hall in murphy hall. The event is free.
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n Bo Atlas will play the tuba as a part of the music student recital series from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the swarthout recital hall in murphy hall.
TUESDAY
March 15
n The spencer museum of Art will become an experimental performance laboratory for a day. Performance artist ernesto Pujol will embody the human gaze by walking, pausing, looking, tracing, drawing.
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Brandon wiederholts name was spelled incorrectly in an article about student senate published march 3.
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With seven recent cases of whooping cough in town, day cares are stresssing sanitation more than ever.
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The rain sprinkles the steps of the Natural History Museum Tuesday morning. The museum will be adding a new exhibit on the sixth floor soon. more than 8 million different specimens, as well as approximately 2.2 million artifacts. Jen Humphrey, communications officer for the Biodiversity Institute, said it likes to use its reserve specimens for display when possible. Benjamin and Margaret Hall donated $100,000 for the renovations and new exhibits in honor of Benjamins father, the late E. Baynard Hall, a former director of the museum who studied mammals at the University Humphrey said the Halls asked that their donation be used to create an exhibit for mammals in honor of his father. She said the rest of the costs needed for renovations were being covered by other private donors. Humphrey said she was excited for the teaching opportunities the exhibits could provide. Any time we can offer something new to the public and allow them to see animals and plants in a new light is a fantastic opportunity, she said. The new additions will enhance only the sixth floor, which Humphrey says is already one of the most popular floors in the museum. Also displayed on the sixth floor is the Biodiversity Institutes collection of snakes and bees. Humphrey also said that the museum was a vital part of the Univer-
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Bren Stewart, a sophomore from Hutchinson, looks at a pond scum exhibit at the Natural History Museum Tuesday morning. Stewart had never been inside the museum and had time in between classes, so he decided to explore the exhibits. The museum is currently in the process of adding new exhibits on the sixth floor. sity. Were one of the front doors to the University, Humphrey said. Were one of the first places the public visits when they come to see the school. Matthew Gonzales, a senior from Topeka, works in the lobby of the museum and said he has been surprised with how far some people travel to see the museum. He said one time a lady came all the way from the United Kingdom to see Comanche, a stuffed horse that the museum has on display. I think the museum is extremely valuable to the school, not a lot of schools have something like this on their campus, Gonzales said. The fact that its also a research institution is pretty cool.
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KU professor Andrew Fry studied wrestlers from Penn State and found successful performances hinge on high testosterone
of meets should be arranged so Penn State was chosen because that the squad does not face the it has a long wrestling history tougher teams at the start. He said and a large team, as opposed to that it was betthe University, ter to challenge which does We will do additional tougher teams not. The U.S. later in the seaOlympic comresearch on what conson because the mittee provided tributes to the success of athletes confifunding for the dence is potenresearch, and successful sport perfortially already Fry hopes that mance. built up from the findings defeating easier of this study ANdrew Fry opponents early will spur more Professor and chair of health, sport on. research for KU and exercise sciences While conAthletics. ducting the We will research, Fry do additional had a team of researchers who research on what contributes to filmed the meets, did performance the success of successful sport analyses and watched the hor- performance, Fry said. monal responses. Part of the study group was the wrestling team at Edited by Sarah Gregory Penn State, including the coaches.
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Samantha Gamble, a junior from Odessa, Mo., plays her flute during the song A Hymn for Band, Tuesday night at the Lied Center. The University Band played a total of five works followed by the Symphonic Band with six.
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n Line allocations for the fiscal year 2012 passed with much less controversy than block funding. Committee passed the bill allocating $106,088 for the line budget. Services funded under line-items range from alternative breaks funding to student organizations and groups.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Today is a 6 Today presents you with sudden changes. Be willing to let go and ride the waves. or you can counter the current, if youre willing to put up a fight. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Today is an 8 carry on with your goals and your ideas. Just make sure that you leave room for other peoples contributions. They really care for you, and you might miss them. GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Today is a 6 no pain, no gain. Its all right if you dont want to feel pain today, though. sometimes, its good to take time off. Get some rest for tomorrows race.
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Phelps Westboro Baptist Church known across the nation for its antihomosexual rhetoric has once again found the national spotlight after the Supreme Court voted 8-1 to protect its right to protest at military funerals. While this result has sparked debate regarding the ethics of free speech, it has also brought national attention to the Phelps family and its hateful messages. Little can be accomplished in publicly criticizing the church and its message. Kansans must realize that attempting to denounce the Phelps family only works to bring attention to the family and its rhetoric. While angrily criticizing the Westboro Baptist Church is a natural step for most concerned and offended citizens, all of the negative emotions it provokes within us subsequently give
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Oh, so youre one of those If I cant have any fun, neither can anybody else people. Youre actually telling people not to celebrate Mardi Gras? What are you, a Nazi? Attention to all of you who have all three: MacBook, iPad and iPhone, yall are iWhores. How does a Macbook fit in there, aside from the brand - its not part of the i category... That would be a Netbook. Ladies and gentlemen... If you are not happy with your significant other, then please break-up with them instead of constantly complaining. If you dont have the balls to breakup with someone, then you dont deserve to be happy. Ill celebrate every holiday I wanna and any one I wanna. I live in America for a reason. No matter what your Chinese symbol tattoo says, Im going to assume the translation is: Please think Im cool. I just finished paper mache-ing a balloon and its 1:22 a.m. WTF? WHY AM I IN COLLEGE? It was less embarrassing when he was high, Martin Sheen. FFA suddenly got a conscience? What kind of bullsh!t is this? I found a set of balls in my girlfriends purse today. Falling down the stairs drunk is absolutely no fun for anyone. I know from experience. So do my stairs. Dude seriously go for what you want. Just make sure youre on our level. I think she means level of hotness. But clearly this also includes intelligence. Its Monday, and I am getting drunk while doing laundry. Talk about multi-tasking. What green beer will you drink on St. Pattys Day? I apologize to everyone in my classes for my ridiculous amount of very loud nose blowing. I cant help it! Since I turn 21 in the fall, Im living somewhere cheaper next year to accommodate my drinking habits. Take a shower; your attitude stinks. Save water; shower with a friend! Applying for the Charlie Sheen social media internship was the most productive thing I did all month.
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This is not fair. There are billions of dollars in uncollected taxes, and that has consequences. The American people deserve to keep our poison control centers and maternal health grants. People deserve arts programs and PBS. People deserve schools that are open. People deserve the security of their food stamps and Medicaid and unemployment insurance, especially in these tough times. We deserve to do what we can for ourselves and know that the government will do what we cant alone. Though Congress and Obama want to cut funding for social services, the public doesnt. This is because the public uses these programs. Indeed, polls such as the one from 60 Minutes and Vanity Fair show that the most popular solution to the economy was to increase taxes on the rich, which can be translated into corporations. If Congress and the White House really want to save the economy, ensure fairness and give the public what they are owed, they will listen to their constituents and focus on the missing cash from the federal budget that should already be there. Then they can see how big of a budget shortfall exists. Its ludicrous that defunding public health programs is the first solution that occurs to our politicians. Free is a sophomore in womens studies from Blue springs, Mo.
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rhandshy@kansan.com more committed our corporations are to expressing value for real people and our planet, the more our collective mindset shifts. These statements about what we should be valuing as individuals and as a community are gradually creating a new set of standards for health, safety and environmental issues. While some messages may be misguided or exaggerated, the priorities they communicate are sinking into our psyche and changing the way we value life. This revolution of thought and values is slow but every commercial, magazine, ad and newspaper article that promotes values of equality, respect, compassion and responsibility makes a tiny impression. While transparency is necessary for a truly sustainable marketplace and legitimate efforts must be made to affect real change, this initial priority shift is a necessary first step Consumers who value social and environmental accountability will expose the green-washers. A society that values human rights over the latest fashion will determine responsible supply chains and educated moms who demand safe toys will influence industry production methods. Our values are shifting and although their execution may not be perfect, corporate messages of responsibility are helping to transform our society. Handshy is a first year MBA student from Lawrence.
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Sophomore guard Monica Engelman engelman embraced her leadership role, playing 37 minutes for the Jayhawks. she led the team with 17 points on 7-13 shooting from the field and 2-3 shooting from beyond the arch. she also added two assists.
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Sophomore forward Carolyn Davis davis recorded another double-double, but fell into foul trouble early in the second half and could not contribute for a large stretch. her free-throw shooting improved since last game, but against Baylor, kansas will need more from davis.
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When the Kansas womens basketball team saw its 13-point lead in the first half shrink to three, it did something unusual. Instead of relying on sophomore forward Carolyn Davis to bring it back, they Jayhawks spread the ball around. In the end, their balanced attack led to a 71-45 victory over Colorado on Tuesday in the first round of the Big 12 tournament. Sophomore guard Monica Engelman led the team with 17 points, but the players found its spark on the bench. Freshman guard Keena Mays hit a key threepoint shot to put the Jayhawks up by six, with 16 minutes left in the game. The Jayhawks never looked back, going on a 21-4 run over the next nine minutes. I just knew I had to come out and do whatever I could, coming
off the bench and help contribute to initiate some a pass to run some my team, Mays said. screening action. Mays did everything on the The Jayhawks were forced to find court, finishing the day with nine other scoring options when Davis points, seven boards, four assists got into foul trouble in the second and one steal. half. Junior forward Aishah Sutherland We gotta be prepared for situalso came ations like through from that. With the bench. Carolyn I just knew I had to come out and Sutherland out, you do whatever I could, coming off was everyhave to where on find differthe bench and help contribute to defense and ent ways, my team. helped cause Engelman enough pressaid. keenA mAYs, freshman guard sure to limit T h e the Buffaloes Jay haw ks to just a 26.2 also found field goal percentage for the game. success from the three-point range, I thought we got into rhythm a shot that has not always worked because of our pressure, coach for them this season. Four different Bonnie Henrickson said. She said players sank a shot from beyond the that in the second half Aishah arc and the Jayhawks shot 54.5 perdenied some touches at the elbow cent from long distance for the day. and extended where they tried to I thought offensively we had
good rhythm, moved the ball around a little, but shared the ball, Henrickson said. Even with her time limited because of fouls, Davis still managed 16 points and 11 rebounds in the game for her seventh doubledouble of the season. Davis was especially active on the offensive, grabbing five of her rebounds off them. With Davis limited, senior forward Kristen Boogaard stepped in from the bench and added two assists and one steal for the team. When you play in a tournament like this, in the format where its one after another and another, you need some kids off the bench who are going to be able to contribute, not just rest guys, Henrickson said. And those two did great. Edited by Caroline Bledowski
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FIRST HALF
12:10 Angel Goodrich grabs a steal, gets fouled, buries two free throws and allows kansas to take the lead. 11:27 Tania Jackson hits a three to start a 17-6 run for the Jayhawks. 5:37 Goodrich misses a shot, davis rebounds, back to Goodrich, engelman hits a three showing ball rotation ability. 4:49 Jackson hits a three-pointer to extend lead to double digits.
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17:41 davis scores a layup to end an 8-0 run by colorado. 14:53 monica engelman scores seven straight points to start another streak for the Jayhawks. 13:19 sutherland blocks, mays gets offensive rebound and dishes it to engelman halfway down the court. 0:28 Jackson hits two free throws to seal the 26 point victory.
*all games in bold are at home Date Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 17 Nov. 21 Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Nov. 28 Dec. 1 dec. 4 dec. 9 Dec. 12 dec. 19 Dec. 22 Opponent WASHbURN SOUTH DAKOTA TExAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI WISCONSIN NORTH DAKOTA STATE MEMPHIS Fordham MAINE SmU mIChIGaN ALAbAMA SIUe CREIgHTON Result/Time W, 80-46 W, 73-40 W, 85-44 W, 93-86 (OT) W, 61-53 W, 90-58 W, 81-68 W, 126-63 W, 73-65 L, 75-67 W, 79-57 W, 91-52 W, 64-58 W, 80-57 W, 80-57 L, 61-57 W, 68-58 L, 75-61 (oT) L, 76-37 L, 75-57 L, 66-52 L,65-60 W, 81-53 L, 80-68 W, 86-85 (oT) L, 81-58 W, 75-70 W, 73-66 W, 77-61 L, 72-36 L, 56-51 W, 71-45 11 a.m. TBa TBa
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kansas reached 20 wins for the second season under coach Bonnie henrickson. carolyn davis recorded her seventh double-double on the season and 13th of her career. Angel Goodrich moved into sixth place on kansas singleseason assist list with 145. Aishah sutherland moved up to seventh place on kansas career blocked shots list with 94.5.
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Freshman guard Keena Mays drives past Colorado forward Meagan Malcolm-Peck for a reverse lay-up during the second half. Mays came off the bench for nine points and pulled down six rebounds.
Dec. 30 UT ARLINgTON Jan. 3 Jan. 8 Jan. 12 Jan. 16 Jan. 19 Jan. 23 Jan. 26 Jan. 29 Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 9 Feb. 12 Feb. 19 Feb. 23 Feb. 26 UMKC TExAS TECH CoLorado NeBraSKa bAYLOR oKLahoma MISSOURI KaNSaS STaTe COLORADO TeXaS IoWa STaTe TExAS A&M MISSOURI oKLahoma STaTe NEbRASKA
Sophomore guard Keena Mays chases after a loose ball in the first half of Tuesdays game against Colorado at Municipal Auditorium. Mays had nine points and seven rebounds in the Jayhawks 71-45 win over Colorado.
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Sophomore forward Carolyn Davis gives assistant coach Tory Verdi a high-five after checking out of the game. Davis finished with 16 points and pulled down 11 rebounds for a double-double.
Sophomore guard Monica Engelman goes up for a shot in the first half of Tuesdays Big 12 Tournament opener against Colorado. Engelman led the team with 17 points in the Jayhawks 71-45 win over Colorado. The Jayhawks will play Baylor today at 11 a.m.
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Junior forward Aishah Sutherland gets a hand on the ball as Colorado forward Brittany Spears attempts a shot during the second half. Sutherland came off the bench for six points and six rebounds.
Kansas coach Bonnie Henrickson celebrates after Kansas furthers its lead during the second half. Kansas defeated No. 9 seed Colorado during the first round of the Big 12 Championship and will face conference leader Baylor Wednesday morning.
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COMMENTARY
By kory carpenter
kcarpenter@kansan.com word for it. Conference tournaments, North Carolina coach Roy Williams once said, are nothing more than a big cocktail party for the alumni. And he was right. A conference tournament championship is more prestigious than a Tuesday afternoon scrimmage win but well behind a regular season conference title. Its somewhere in the middle of those two. Unless, of course, your team is on the bubble and needs to win the conference tournament to clinch
an NCAA tournament berth. Thats just another case of the NCAA adding significance to an otherwise insignificant event in an attempt to legitimize it. Also, if youre reading this, youre probably a Kansas basketball fan. And theres a great chance you dont remember Kansas ever missing the big dance, so youve never needed the Jayhawks to win the conference tournament to avoid the NIT. While Texas Tech, Iowa State, and Oklahoma are battling for the conference tournament championship and the automatic NCAA bid this week, just know that Kansas fate is all but sealed before the party starts on Wednesday. So take your old coachs advice and enjoy a cocktail, because a No. 1 seed is all but locked up already. Edited by Becca Harsch
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that 100 percent of its schools are that smart. People want to complain about the BCS and how it should go to a playoff system, but that just places more focus on the end-of-season tournament instead of the regular season. There is a reason that one loss in college football might mean the end of championship hopes, because every game is important. That is the way it should work in college basketball, where every conference game means something. Edited by Corey Thibodeaux
Mens basketball Big 12 Championship 11:30 a.m. Kansas City, Mo. Swimming Zone diving TBA Austin, Texas Track NCAA Indoor Championship All day College Station, Texas
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Former Kansas point guard Sherron Collins lost a chance to return to the Charlotte Bobcats when he missed two flights scheduled by the organization that were meant to bring him back to the team from his home of Chicago. Collins returned home to Chicago after being waived by the Bobcats on Feb. 24 Collins to clear space for trade deadline acquisitions. Collins had been serving as the third point guard behind d.J. Augustin and Shaun Livingston for Charlotte, averaging 3.3 minutes and just shy of one point per game. Charlotte coach Paul Silas told the Associated Press that the Bobcats planned to bring Collins back to the team, but withdrew the offer after he missed the flights. That was kind of it, Silas said. Charlotte signed NBdL player Garret Temple to a 10day contract to fill the spot.
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Charles Barkley has been lobbing verbal grenades for more than a decade as an NBA studio analyst for TNT, making him one of the most colorful, controversial figures in sports television. Now its the college games turn. Appearing at a CBS/Turner breakfast to discuss the new-look NCAA Tournament on Tuesday, Barkley promised to cover more than just brackets and buzzer-beaters next week. Im going to talk about the games, but when I met with the NCAA, I said, At some point we are going to have to talk about graduation rates on these damn games, he said. We cant go three weeks just talking about basketball and everybody gets paid and we have a bunch of dummies running around out there. Barkley held court for more than 30 minutes, offering quotable variations on his theme: That colleges do a disservice to athletes by not taking their education more seriously, and that oneyear-and-done players weaken both the NCAA and NBA. One of the reasons I took this job was there are some things I want to say, Barkley said. I dont have to do this job, OK?
We just gave these damn people 11 billion dollars. Theyre not paying the players. Im not going to go on a rant about where the money goes, but they have an obligation to graduate these players. Barkley said he is especially concerned about the effects on black students with unrealistic expectations of pro success. Not to make it racial, but it has a really negative effect on the black community, because the majority of these players are black, he said. Theyre not going to make it in the NBA. Theyre not getting educated. Then we expect them to raise their families uneducated. Barkley said having star collegians leave before they are physically mature also hurts the NBA, where bad teams should benefit more than they do from infusions of young talent. So, as usual, the floor is yours, Sir Charles: The problem is were all pigs. College is just trying to get theirs. The NBA is trying to get theirs. The agents are trying to get theirs. Everybody is just concerned about their thing. We have to reach a happy medium. We need to help college basketball. They need to help us. But right now, everybody is just being a pig.
HOLLAND, Mich. There might have been more laughs than tears at the funeral of Wes Leonard, a 16-year-old basketball star from Fennville. And that seems fitting. Because Wes was a fun-loving kid who made everybody smile and laugh. Leonard, 16, died Thursday after suffering cardiac arrest because of an enlarged heart. He collapsed after making the winning basket to save a perfect season for the Fennville basketball team. More than 1,500 attended the funeral Tuesday morning at Christ Memorial Church in Holland. Many wore black and orange, the school colors. The service was organized like a football game, with four quarters, a halftime video tribute and a final victory. Before the service, a photo tribute showed a teenager living life to the fullest: with his parents, his brother, his friends and his teammates. Players from the Fennville basketball team entered the church walking side by side, the same way they entered DeVos Fieldhouse on Monday night before a Class C district game against Lawrence. The funeral started less than 15 hours after Fennvilles emotional victory
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no. 8 nebraska
The Cornhuskers were far more frustrating in the season than the Cowboys, so you know who the Jayhawks want to win. Nebraska has more to play for at this point, considering that with an upset in the second round against Kansas, it might be able to find itself on the right side of the bubble. A pair of third team All-Big 12 players makes an appearance in this one: Lance Jeter of Nebraska and Marshall Moses of Oklahoma State. Jeter will face off with diminutive Oklahoma State point guard Keiton Page in what should be the best head-to-head matchup of the game.
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no. 1 kansas
Prediction: nebraska 63, oklahoma state 56
no. 5 colorado
Colorado is firmly planted on the bubble, appearing as the first team out or the last team in the field of 68 in both SI.com (out) and ESPN.coms (in) mock brackets. A loss to Iowa State not unthinkable, considering the Buffs lost to the Cyclones a little more than a week ago would be fatal to their tourney hopes. Whichever team advances has the unfriendly draw of Kansas State, which is hotter than any team in the conference coming into the post-season. Colorado swept Kansas State in the regular season, and the Wildcats would no doubt dearly love another shot for revenge.
no. 7 baylor
Baylor vastly underachieved and fell to seventh in the conference this season, while the Sooners overachieved (yes, really) and got to 10th. All that means is that there is a huge gap in the talent level on the teams, with Baylor sporting a first team All-Big 12 player in LaceDarius Dunn, the Big 12 sixth man of the year in Quincy Acy, and All-Big 12 second teamer and the leagues best NBA prospect in Perry Jones III. Meanwhile, Cade Davis and Andrew Fitzgerald who both garnered only honorable mention All-Big 12 lead the Sooners. Even though Baylor is more talented, the two split the season series.
no. 2 texas
Prediction: baylor 68, oklahoma 67
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no. 6 missouri
If this game were played any farther away from the Mizzou campus than Kansas City, Mo., Id be picking against the Tigers. Theyve been nothing short of awful away from home, but within the friendly confines of the state, Missouri is tough to beat. Led by All-Big 12 first teamer Marcus Denmon, the Tigers have lost twice in the state this season, once to Kansas and once in the very same Sprint Center theyll play in Wednesday to then-No. 14 Georgetown in overtime. Just one Red Raider, point guard John Roberson, played his way to honorable mention all-Big 12 honors, while the Tigers boast Denmon as well as the newcomer of the year, Ricardo Ratliffe, and the defensive player of the year, Laurence Bowers.
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Sophomore guard Monica Engelman drives inside for a lay-up during the second half. Engelman led the team with 17 points in the 71-45 victory over Colorado in the first round of the Big 12 Championship Tuesday.