athletics | 3a

Prosecutors seek prison

terms for two of the
ex-Athletics employees
indicted in the ticket
scandal case.
Ex-Athletics
employees to
be sentenced
softball | 10a
The Jayhawks have an 0-4
record in conference play after
a record start. They will try to
end that losing streak against
the Roos today.
Softball faces
UMKC
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senate | 3a
Student Body President
Michael Wade Smith and
Senior Sen. Mark Pacey
wanted to restore judicial
power to the Student
Executive Committee.
Committee
votes to keep
Senate Court of
Appeals
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street smarts
Week inspires local activism
SHAUNA BLACKMON
SBLACKMON@KANSAN.COM
This week, students will be taking
to the streets, but not for basket-
ball or a downtown parade. Instead,
hundreds of students will come
together to raise awareness of social
issues in the community and help
those in need.
Into the Streets Week, hosted
by the Center for Community
Outreach, is an annual event dedi-
cated to promote volunteerism and
civic engagement on campus and
in Lawrence, Megan Watson, co-
coordinator of the event, said.
The week kicks off at 7 p.m. on
Wednesday at the Lied Center with
a lecture from Greg Mortenson, co-
author of New York Times bestseller
Three Cups of Tea. Mortensons
book recounts his failed attempt to
climb the worlds second-highest
mountain, K2 in Pakistan, and how,
after becoming weak and lost on his
descent and receiving aid from a vil-
lage in Pakistan, he was inspired to
construct more than 170 schools in
some of the most remote regions of
Pakistan and Afghanistan.
On his website, Mortenson says
he hopes, with this book and his
work, to replace guns with pencils,
rhetoric with reading and books
with bombs. Students can pick up a
free ticket for the lecture in the SUA
office in the Kansas Union.
Into the Streets Week is focused
on what is called The Big Event, a
one-day service project that origi-
nated at Texas A&M in 1982 and
is new to the University this year.
With the help of Student Senate and
Student Union Activities, volunteers
will meet at the Memorial Stadium
at 10 a.m. Thursday to be assigned a
volunteer project for the day.
We want to introduce students
to something they wouldnt have
otherwise known about, Watson
said. Its important to give back to
the community we are so a part of.
Amilia Winter, a freshman from
Kansas City, Kan., is trying to involve
her sorority, Kappa Delta, in differ-
ent projects throughout the week.
I think it is great for students to
be involved; this is a time when we
are growing and really entering soci-
ety. We are the future of the United
States, and in order to be successful
we need to understand what is going
on around us, Winter said.
Students have multiple opportu-
nities to volunteer throughout the
week and most days have multiple
events. Some events are smaller
and will only take a few hours, like
the benefit show at the Jackpot on
Friday, where hip-hop artists Ben
Kress, Dutch Newman and Soul
Servers will perform. Some projects
are a little larger, such as the Fast
for Change, which will also be on
Friday. The students who choose
to fast for the day will donate the
money they would have otherwise
spent on food to Jubilee Caf, which
feeds Lawrences homeless.
To make a change, one has to
start with themselves and the com-
munity around them, Winter said.
So as a campus, we students should
be aware of our city, not just the
campus. We live in Lawrence and
make up a lot of the people in this
town, so we should help out and take
care of it.
Edited by Amanda Sorell
BY JONATHAN SHORMAN
jshorman@kansan.com

While new legislation around the
country, from Wisconsin to Kansas,
has targeted labor unions, one group
at the University of Kansas has rea-
son to pay special attention.
The Graduate Teaching Assistants
Coalition (GTAC) acts as a union
for all teaching assistants at the
University. Teaching assistants at
the University have been able to
bargain for contracts since 1994.
Since then, TAs have gained health-
care, a minimum salary and other
benefits.
Melinda Toumi, a post-doctor-
al researcher at the Institute for
Advancing Medical Applications a
KU program, is the GTAC treasurer.
She said that although the union
negotiates a contract for all teach-
ing assistants, only a small number
actually belong to the union.
Anti-union sentiment makes
organizing at the University diffi-
cult, Toumi said.
(Anti-union feeling) is abso-
lutely not from the faculty and its
absolutely not from the students,
Toumi said. Kansas is not exactly a
right to work state.
Raising awareness and apprecia-
tion for labor unions is a challenge
to GTAC, Toumi said.
The biggest problem we face at
GTAC is that people in academia
arent always familiar with labor
unions, and unless youre a his-
tory professor, you may not know
theyve given us the 40-hour work
week, overtime, pay and safety regu-
lations, the weekend, all these things
that make working not slavery and
even enjoyable, Toumi said.
Though Toumi said most mem-
bers of GTAC had not been politi-
cally active regarding recent legisla-
tion because of how much work
graduate students have, the Kansas
Association of Public Employees
(KAPE), which is affiliated with
GTAC, has pushed back against
recent legislation, through posts
and links on its Facebook page.
In Kansas, a bill moving through
the legislature, HB 2130, would
prohibit unions from using pay-
check deductions from members
for political activity. The bill has
passed the House and is in the
Senate.
Supporters of the bill say it gives
workers more choice in how they
spend their paycheck.
While this is a tremendous step
toward increasing personal free-
dom, it also reduces the cost of
labor in the state, making Kansas
a competitive location for busi-
ness which in turn results in more
Kansas jobs, Rep. Terry Calloway
said in a statement.
In Wisconsin, Democratic law-
makers left the state to prevent leg-
islation that will end the ability of
public employee unions to bargain
for benefits other than wages. The
bill eventually passed, though its
implementation has been halted by
a restraining order.
Back on campus, Toumi said her
main desire was to see fair agree-
ments between teaching assistants
and the school.
What I would like to see is teach-
ing assistants and their employers
coming to an agreement that they
both can agree upon and have that
agreement honored, Toumi said.
Edited by Sarah Gregory
Work limits GTA unions political involvement
campus
contRibUteD Photo
Author Greg Mortenson reads to girls in one of more than 170 schools hes built in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Mortenson will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Lied Center.
Jay laPrete/associateD PRess Photo
TomFagan, of Dayton, protests against Senate Bill 5 at the Ohio statehouse yesterday in Colum-
bus, Ohio. The bill would strip public employees of collective bargaining rights.
KU on Wheels might add West clinton Parkway route
2,000 students would be served every 20 minutes on a route
that covers 9.5 miles, 180,000 times a year.
The plan would require an increase in student fees of $7.80 begin-
ning next school year. The campus transportation fee would rise
from $87.30 to $95.10.
A proposed increase of $7.80 to the campus transportation fee
would add a bus route along west Clinton Parkway next school
year.
Some of the apartment complexes that would benefit with the
addition of the new route include: Quail Creek, The Greens at
Alvamar, Parkway Commons, Lorimar Townhomes, Legends Place,
Remington Square and The Grove.
The finance committee approved the plan last night. It will move
to Full Senate on April 6. If the plan passes Full Senate, it will be
put on the Student Senate election ballot to be voted on by students
April 13-14.
Source: Derek Meier, transportation coordinator for KU on Wheels
Route 11 Route 22 Route 26 Route 27 Route 28 Route 29
Estimated ridership for the pro-
posed route would make it the third-
largest route for KU on Wheels.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
save a boyfriend for a rainy day -
and another, in case it doesnt rain.
Mae West
FACT OF THE DAY
Ants make up one-tenth of the
total world animal tissue. The total
biomass of all the ants on earth is
about equal to the total biomass of
all people.
stunning-stuf.com
WEDNESDAY
March 30
SATURDAY
April 2
SUNDAY
April 3
FRIDAY
April 1
MONDAY
April 4
Whats going on?
n The school of Music is hosting an
undergraduate honors recital from 7:30
to 8:30 p.m. in swarthout recital hall in
Murphy hall. The event is free.
nThe center for Global and International studies
is hosting The saga of elephants and humansby
Indian photojournalist dk Bhaskar. The event is
from 4 to 5 p.m. in 100 smith hall.
nThe center for russian, east european and eur-
asian studies is hosting a conference from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. in the Malott room of the kansas Union.
THURSDAY
March 31
nThe department of dance will hold a celebra-
tion of Professor Janet hamburgs life from 3 to 4
p.m. in the spencer Museum of Art auditorium.
TUESDAY
April 5
nThe hall center for the humanities will host a
program in Jewish studies from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. in the conference hall of the hall center.
nLia southern will perform on the bassoon as a
part of the school of Musics student recital se-
ries. The event will take place from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
in swarthout recital hall in Murphy hall.
WEDNESDAY:
warmer, high around 48. cloudy but dry. calm, northerly winds will
switch to southeasterly winds between 5 and 10 mph.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
Slight chance of precipitation will move back into the area over
the night. Lows in the mid-30s. Calm southeasterly winds.
THURSDAY:
rain all day, some possible rumbles of thunder in the afternoon.
highs in the mid-50s. southwest winds at 10-15 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT:
Low only falling to the mid- to upper-30s. Southwest
winds at 10-15 mph.
FRIDAY:
Mild temperatures, high around 60. Lows in the upper-30s.
Forecasters Carisa Morgan and Regina Birds
KU atmospheric science students
Weather forecast
SATURDAY: Warm and dry. High in the upper-60s, lows in the mid-40s.
Call the KU
Weather Line
anytime:
(785) 864-3300
ncome show your creativity! For the frst campus
Mural Project, students will have the opportunity
to decorate blank canvases from noon to 2 p.m. on
Monday, April 4, to Friday, April 8, in the Traditions
Area of the kansas Union. The fnished canvases will
be displayed on campus.
The biggest building
on campus is Mallott
hall. At 325,000 square
feet, it is almost as big
as all Jayhawker Towers
buildings combined.
CRIME
Tanner Grubbs/KANSAN FILE PHOTO
A Kansas State Trooper communicates with other ofcers outside of McCollumHall on April 30, 2010. A former student who lied to police about the presence of a gunman in McCollumwas sentenced to six months of unsupervised probation.
Former student
receives probation
A former kU student pleaded
guilty Friday to falsely reporting a
crime in connection with an April
30, 2010, incident that led police
to lock down Mccollum hall while
they searched for a reported
gunman.
The gunman turned out not
to exist, and a district judge sen-
tenced 20-year-old kori B. williams
to six months of unsupervised
probation for lying to police.
The incident began when police
investigated a reported domestic
incident at Mccollum hall. A wit-
ness had reported hearing a male
voice in the next room talking
about a gun. Prosecutors said wil-
liams, a Mccollum resident at the
time, and her boyfriend samuel
Moore of kansas city, kan., had
been arguing and invented a story
to tell police because Moore had
been previously banned from the
dorm. The two claimed that Moore
had been attacked by another
man and police locked down Mc-
collum while conducting a search
for the unknown assailant.
Moore later turned himself in
to police and pleaded guilty to
obstruction last June. he received
a one-year probation sentence.
capt. schuyler Bailey of the kU
Public safety ofce said that the
ofces policy of responding to re-
ports of weapons on campus had
not changed after the incident.
williams is no longer a student
at the University. If she commits
any other crimes in the next six
months, the judge could revoke
her probation and order her to
serve 30 days in the douglas
county Jail for her conviction.
Ian Cummings
ODD NEWS
Shark jumps into
fshermens boat
FreePorT, Texas Its the
catch of a lifetime, but its not clear
whether a Texas fsherman landed
an 8-foot shark or it landed him.
Jason kresse, 29, of Freeport, and
two crew members had been fsh-
ing in the Gulf of Mexico.
All of a sudden something hit
the side of the boat,kresse said.
he ends up landing on the back of
the boat.
kresse said he and his crew
couldnt get close to the 375-pound
fsh to toss it back in the water. It
damaged the boat before dying
several hours later.
Associated Press
KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / wedNeSdAy, MArCh 30, 2011 / NEWS / 3A
2010 Census shows Kansas population has grown more urban, diverse
Since the last United States Census in 2000, Kansas population has grown by 164,700 peo-
ple, an increase of 6.1 percent. The majority of this growth has been among minorities,
especially hispanic populations which grew by 59 percent, beating estimates by more than
10 percent. Nearly seven of every 10 new Kansas residents over the past 10 years are of
hispanic origin. As a share of the states total population, minorities represent nearly 20
percent, up from around 15 percent in 2000. The charts below compare the percentage of
the states population by race or origin represented in the 2000 and 2010 Census.
Percent of Population Change by County from 2000 - 2010
+15 to +23%
+5 to +14.9%
0 to + 4.9%
-0.1 to -10%
-10.1 to -22.1%
Kansas population over the past 10 years is marked by a migration
out of rural counties and into more urban and suburban counties.
Johnson County grew 20.9 percent to 544,179 residents, making
it the largest county in the state and representing nearly one-ffth
of the entire states population. douglas County grew by 10.9
percent over the past ten years, the countys slowest growth since
1940.
0
2
4
6
8
Population of Kansas by race and origin
10
12
74
76
78
80
82
84
86
white
hispanic or Latino
of any race
Black Native
American
Asian
poLITIcS
University without
NYT subscriptions
On Monday, the New york
Times launched a paywall, pre-
venting non-subscribers access
to more than 20 online articles
per month.
There is no plan at the Univer-
sity to allow students to receive
online access to these articles.
The Newspaper readership
Program, which is funded by
Student Senate via student fees,
provides students with access
to several newspapers, includ-
ing the New york Times. david
Cohen, student senate assis-
tant treasurer, said the current
contract the University holds
with the Times is a print-product
contract. This means that the
program does not provide access
to online materials.
I dont know if anything will
change, Cohen said, but its
something well be addressing.
According to the New york
Times website, college students,
faculty and staf will be able to
access several articles per month,
provided the university or college
they are afliated with partici-
pates in a print-product reader-
ship program.
Students can work around
the pay wall to access text
articles from the New york Times
through the KU Libraries website,
a reference specialist at Anschutz
Library said.
Roshni Oommen
cAmpUS
Megan Singer/KANSAN
A paywall is forcingTimes users to pay, but Kansas students have a way around it.
Prison sentences
sought for two
Federal prosecutors
are seeking prison time
in the sentencing of two
of the seven co-defen-
dants indicted in the case
against several former Ath-
letics department ofcials
innvolved in a ticket-stealing
scheme
Jim Cross, public afairs
ofcer for the Kansas district
attorneys ofce, said pros-
ecutors will seek 37 months
for Kassie Liebsch, former
systems analyst for the de-
partment, in her sentencing,
set for 10 a.m. tomorrow, and
46 months for rodney Jones,
a former manager of the wil-
liams Fund, in his sentencing
at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.
Two other co-defendants,
Brandon Simmons and Ja-
son Jefries were sentenced,
to two years probation and
several thousand dollars in
restitution on March 7.
Alex Garrison
ATHLETIcS
Liebsch Jeferies Simmons Jones
Sources: United States Census Bureau, http://www.nbcactionnews.com/dpp/news/state/kansas/hispanic-population-growth-exceeds-
estimates, http://www.kansascity.com/2011/03/03/2697518/census-shows-johnson-county-is.html, http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2011/
mar/03/town-talk-ufo-enthusiasts-descend-downtown-census-/
Percent in 2000
Percent in 2010
* There was an option to mark more than one race/origin. This data counts for both categories.
*The Native Hawaiian/Other Pacifc Islander population percentage stayed at 0.1 percent. The Some other race popularion percentage went from 0.3
percent in 2000 to 0.2 percent in 2010.
7%
10.5%
6.2%
6.7%
1.6%
1.7%
2%
2.9%
84.5%
80.3%
clayton Ashley
STUDENT SENATE
BY ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON
amcnaughton@kansan.com
The Student Rights Committee
voted against legislation last night
that would have disbanded the
Student Senate Court of Appeals.
The bill, which was proposed by
Student Body President Michael
Wade Smith and Senior Sen. Mark
Pacey, would have restored judicial
authority to the Student Executive
Committee.
Smith said the Student Executive
Committees makeup gives it a deep
and intimate knowledge of the rules
and regulations because we created
them.
Opponents feared that if judicial
power were restored to the Student
Executive Committee and an issue
were to arise against members of
the executive staff, theoretically they
could vote on it or even influence
other voting members because of
their position.
Felix Zacharias, a first-year grad-
uate student from Wichita, prepared
a negative speech to be read to
committee members at the meeting
because he could not be present.
In his statement, Zacharias said
disbanding the court of appeals
would be unethical, unwise and
undemocratic.
In 2009 when Student Body
President Adam McGonigle sus-
pended treasurer Alex Porte, a quick-
fix solution wasnt readily available
and resulted in the birth of the court
of appeals. Non-traditional student
senator Aaron Harris, a senior from
Wyandotte and a photographer for
The University Daily Kansan, said
he had multiple concerns with giv-
ing the judicial authority back to
the committee.
I believe the court of appeals is
a new body that has not been given
the chance to evolve into what the
designers wanted it to be, Harris
said.
The remaining Student Senate
committee meetings of the semes-
ter will deal with nominations for
upcoming Senate elections.

Edited by Becca Harsch
Student Rights Committee keeps Court of Appeals
mEmbERS of SENATE coURT of
AppEALS:
- One acting chief justice
- Three associate justices
- No members have direct relation to the Senate
mEmbERS of STUDENT
ExEcUTIVE commITTEE:
- Study body president
- Vice president
- Three members of executive staf
- Four chairpersons
T O U R N A M E N T
Noon6 p.m.
April 10
Clinton Youth Softball Complex
$10 per person (includes T-shirt and snacks)
8-11 persons per team
This kickball tournament is
designed to bring KU students and
alumni together in the spirit of
good, healthy competition!
Proceeds from the event will go
toward Student Programs at the
KU Alumni Association.
Sign your team up before March 30 at
www.kualumni.org/students
4A / NEWS / wednesdAY, mArch 30, 2011 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / kAnsAn.com
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 6
Theres no mountain too tall for
you today, as long as you use
your imagination and reserve
some time to care of yourself.
meditation provides answers.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 6
A sense of humor and wit can
lighten even the most frustrat-
ing moments. mercury goes into
retrograde today, so stay close
to home and just take care of
business.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 6
Your common sense and clever
wit entertain those around you,
even as you may prefer to hide
out. watch out for mechanical
difficulties, and let your love
out.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 6
If youre planning a trip, double
confirm the tickets and be sure
the cars in good repair. Address
any breakdowns with humor,
and avoid them with multiple
options.
LEo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 5
Todays a good day for laying
low, taking it easy and handling
routine chores. Give extra time
for deliveries and travel. nurture
yourself and others.
VIRGo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6
keep your wits about you and
your sense of humor at hand.
The unexpected may show up
today. Allow extra time in your
schedule for it.
LIbRA (Sept. 23-oct. 22)
Today is a 6
Your common sense and enter-
taining attitude make light of
technical breakdowns or unex-
pected outcomes. This outlook
turns out to be really helpful to
others.
SCoRpIo (oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Your friends and family appreci-
ate your witty common sense.
Its not a great day for travel
or mechanical equipment. stay
close to home, and take time for
yourself.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 6
You come from strong stock,
and know how to dance with
circumstances. Add time to
your schedule for the unex-
pected, and double-check travel
arrangements.
CApRICoRN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 5
retrograde mercury could cause
confusion regarding home reno-
vation, purchase or paperwork
for the next three weeks. keep
all receipts, and hold off on sign-
ing, if possible.
AqUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
Use your time wisely. If you dont
feel your best, let others jump in
the game and sit this one out.
Its a good day for increasing
your income.
pISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 5
sometimes you just have to
pray and hope for the best.
sometimes it takes action and
effort, despite the circumstanc-
es. which is going to be? Balance
both.
HoRoSCopE
10 is the easiest day, 0 the
most challenging.
MoNKEYzILLA
Kevin Cook
CRoSSWoRD
THE NExT pANEL
Nick Sambaluk
MUSIC
Janet Jackson making a comeback
By Mcclatchy- triBune
ST. LOUIS - It looks as if Janet
Jacksons wardrobe malfunction-
induced exile from musics top
tier is finally lifting.
Its about time.
She had a successful run
that exploded with her album
Control in 1986, and All for
You (2001) featuring the
title track, Son of a Gun and
Someone to Call My Lover -
carried her into the 2000s.
But midway through the
decade, things went into a tail-
spin for Michael Jacksons young-
est sister.
Unless youve been in Rip Van
Winkle mode, you remember
her Super Bowl halftime show in
2004 perhaps the most talked-
about halftime show ever.
Jackson performed dance-
heavy renditions of her hits All
for You and Rhythm Nation
before Justin Timberlake joined
her for his song Rock Your
Body. When the song culmi-
nated with, I bet Ill have you
naked by the end of this song,
Timberlake ripped a piece of fab-
ric away from Jacksons costume,
and a barely covered breast rolled
out.
Suddenly, Nipplegate and
wardrobe malfunction were
introduced into our collective
vocabularies.
The FCC threw a record
$550,000 fine at CBS, which aired
the game. An apologetic Jackson,
who absorbed the blame while
Timberlake walked away clean,
was the subject of punchlines
for years.
And seemingly simultaneously,
the big hits stopped coming.
Damita Jo, released a few
months after the Super Bowl,
managed to sell a million cop-
ies, but it was her lowest-selling
album in years, despite contribu-
tions on the album from Kanye
West.
Then there were the disap-
pointing sales of follow-up
albums 20 Y.O. (2006) and
Discipline (2008), which failed
to produce the hit singles that
previously had streamed from
her albums.
Meanwhile, Jackson made a
smart move by returning to one
of her earliest loves, acting. She
headlined movies Why Did I
Get Married? (2007), Why Did
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She has also ventured into
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Times best-seller.
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signs of life, too.
A surprise appearance on
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Nothing, proved theres still a
lot of love out there for her.
And her latest album, a double-
disc greatest-hits compilation,
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months after brother Michaels
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shows in favor of smaller venues.
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The Boston Globe said Jackson
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sion that wasnt always evident in
stadiums.
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show is just about the realest,
most clear-minded retrospective
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Its Friday, Friday; gotta get down
on Friday. Everybodys looking for-
ward to the weekend.
Please, excuse me while I throw up.
Does this song, Friday by
Rebecca Black, really have almost 65
million views on YouTube? It doesnt
matter if people like it or dislike it.
People are still watching it.
Is a middle-school-aged girl
talking about getting ready for the
weekend that appealing? Come on.
The only thing worse than this girls
singing ability are the lyrics of the
song. Its amazing that not only would
someone sing this song, but also that
someone can get paid to write such
crap.
When artists like this make it
big, artists with talent lose. People
are turning down artists like Alicia
Keys and her amazing piano skills for
someone who confuses talking with
singing, like Ke$ha.
This trend hurts the craft. Before
you label yourself a singer, learn
what things like harmony and
melody mean. Thats like me not
knowing what shutter speed is but
still calling myself a photographer.
Our generation has made medi-
ocrity profitable, and the talentless
have cashed in. Shows like 16 &
Pregnant, Jersey Shore, and pretty
much anything else shown on MTV
have made stars out of the talentless
people in our society.
Before, we would have just looked
aside and not let it get past a pilot.
These shows give laziness hope.
I know what Mike The Situation
Sorrentino is thinking, Real jobs?
Why? I have a six-pack. I like to tan.
Give me my own show. Does he
deserve hope? Say it isnt so.
The viewers who these shows and
artists are marketed toward, who
would probably fit right in a Jersey
Shore episode, have been told since
they were little that they can be what-
ever they want to be.
Guess what, you cant. If you cant
sing, you probably cant be a singer. If
you are horrible at math, well, engi-
neering is out of the question. Im
sorry to have to break this to some
people, but as Bobby Bouchey was
told, Momma was wrong.
Just ask Rebecca Black.
Aaron Harris is a senior from
Kansas City, Kan., in journalism
and history.
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Te great outdoors helps math and science scores
enVirOnMent
How do you measure success?
Do you measure success by
points? By wins? By upsets?
Do you measure success by
banners? By titles? By awards?
By plaques? By trophies? By
championships?
Do you measure success by
recognition? By how many
people measure themselves by
your standards? By how many
look to you as the standard of
excellence?
Do you measure success by
the respect youve gained from
your opponents? By sportsman-
ship shown? By lessons learned?
By opportunities given? By
opportunities taken?
Do you measure success by
overcoming any kind of obsta-
cle? By persistence? By indomi-
table spirit? By dedication? By
passion?
Do you measure success by
people? By the number of peo-
ple who will never miss a game?
By the number of alumni who
will proudly claim you as their
alma mater? By how many loyal
fans will support you, despite
the stormy weather? By how
many will still put on that game-
day jersey despite the recent
loss? By how many pack the
stands for every single game? By
how many will follow you, no
matter how far away, to bring
the homecourt advantage to the
away game?
Or do you measure success
by lives that youve changed?
By individuals who have grown
and developed into good play-
ers, good friends, and good
people because you helped
them? By the individuals who
now have more opportunities
in life because you gave them a
chance to prove themselves? By
the lives that will never be the
same because you pushed them?
By the lives that will always be
intertwined now, because of
their shared experiences, their
shared losses, their shared vic-
tories? By the lives that youve
made better?
So, how do you measure suc-
cess?
Corinne Westeman is a
sophomore from Wichita.
Rebecca Black: living proof todays society glorifes the talentless
In a sea of media that love to
focus on backward ways and bro-
ken systems, its nice to come across
a positive message now and then.
Surprisingly, this one involves educa-
tion, the environment and $100 mil-
lion.
The No Child Left Inside bill aims
to provide funding for state and local
environmental education programs.
The primary goal of the legislation
is to equip future generations with
the knowledge of natural ecological
systems and an understanding of how
human activities impact those envi-
ronments.
Additionally, research shows that
real life experiences make math
and science concepts more interest-
ing and relevant. In response to the
hyper-focused reading and math
curricula prompted by No Child Left
Behind, 47 states are currently look-
ing to environmental literacy pro-
grams to provide more engaging,
experiential learning opportunities
and expand student awareness of the
environmental issues that will impact
them in adulthood.
In his book Last Child in the
Woods, Richard Louv compiles
research showing that exposure to
natural environments improves bal-
ance, agility, concentration, self con-
fidence and resilience against emo-
tional stress. He also cites evidence
that time outdoors reduces attention
deficit disorder symptoms and other
increasingly prevalent childhood
emotional disorders like depression
and anxiety.
Louv coined the term nature
deficit disorder to describe the dis-
connect between modern youth and
nature. Maryland Rep. John Sarbanes
and Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed
introduced the No Child Left Inside
legislation to combat the effects of
this chasm.
The bills supporters hope that
environmental education curricula
will help children to connect with
nature, see the relevancy of our eco-
logical resources and become more
physically active.
In his book, Louv cites a 2006
Kaiser Family Foundation study
showing that children between the
ages of 8 and 18 years old spent an
average of nearly 6.5 hours a day
plugged in electronically - that is 45
hours per week.
The fact that most kids are surf-
ing the web, playing video games or
watching TV instead of exploring in
the woods, pretending to be pirates or
dissecting beetles means that future
generations will be less creative, less
active and less appreciative of natural
environments.
It is nice to know that reversing
this trend is a priority to some of our
politicians and our educators.
Handshy is a frst year MBa stu-
dent from Lawrence.
T-Rob, Selby, Marcus, Kief and
Tyshawn... You dont want that to be
your last game as a Jayhawk. Do the
right thing!!
F.O.E=Momma Morris wants her boys
to complete college, so they stay.
RIGHT?
Its my 21st birthday. I can fart
whenever I want.
Wearing a T-shirt in 40-degree
weather doesnt make you tough. It
makes you stupid. You get cold like
the rest of us.
Why does everyone on the bus
always stare whenever youre the
only one that gets on at a stop? Its
almost as if theyve never seen a
human before.
If youve been on a bus, you know
how boring it can be. A new person
provides you with something to stare
at for fve seconds before boredom
sets in again.
Motivation plummets to an all-time
low while senioritis spirals out of
control. Facebook, Netfix and my
new boy toy are making it very easy
to procrastinate.
Dear world, efect is a noun; afect is
a verb. Its not that hard.
Im at the library, doing something
more productive than homework:
reading up on the latest techniques
to give a better blow job.
The chances of the Royals winning
the World Series are smaller than my
chances of sleeping with Taylor Swift.
Im eating a box of Mac and
Cheese for dinner. #thisiswhyimfat
#idontcare.
Trading in my Starbucks money for
booze money! Feels good to fnally
be 21.
My girlfriend and I had sex with
Law and Order: SVU on in the
background. Is that wrong?
Yes, you are going to ruin her life.
K-State fans dont count sheep in
their sleep because every time they
do, they get a boner.
I will stay in college for as long as it
takes for me to witness a KU National
Championship!
Editors note: Me, too.
I wonder if they sprinkle every cup of
Starbucks cofee with uncut cocaine.
I got my frst fake two months before
my 21st. I cant tell if Im happy or sad
that I gave in.
SB 11 : kegs were cashed, boxes were
slayed, mistakes were made. Gulf
shores RCJH.
Senioritis=starting to tear up every
time I walk on campus. What is
WRONG with me!?
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@BronxZoosCobra tweets about his daily adventures in the Bronx
AssociAted Press
NEW YORK The Bronx Zoo
may still be looking for its miss-
ing cobra, but a tongue-in-cheek
Twitter user is charting its sup-
posed progress.
Someone using the handle @
BronxZoosCobra has been tweet-
ing to a quickly growing number
of followers more than 85,000 by
early Tuesday evening. In contrast
with the user posing as the 20-inch,
highly venomous snake, the Bronx
Zoo had about 6,000 followers.
On top of the Empire State
Building! BronxZoosCobra post-
ed. All the people look like little
mice down there. Delicious little
mice.
Tweets included one about
Sex and the City: Im totally a
SSSamantha.
Another entry riffed on the
weather and New Yorkers fears of
the slithering
escapee: Its
getting pretty
cold out. I
think its prob-
ably time to
crash. Oh look,
an apartment
window some-
one left open
just a crack.
Perfect!
The Reptile House at the Bronx
Zoo, run by the nonprofit Wildlife
Conservation Society, closed
Friday after zoo workers searched
but did not find the Egyptian
cobra. Zoo officials said Monday
they were confident the snake was
hiding in the Reptile House but
conceded that finding it would be
difficult.
The difficulty is that the 20-inch,
pencil-thin snake, which is months
old and weighs less than 3 ounces,
has sought out a secure hiding
spot within the
Reptile House,
the zoo said,
describing it
as a complex
e nv i r onme nt
with pumps,
motors and
other mechani-
cal systems.
The user
b e h i n d
BronxZoosCobra refused to iden-
tify himself or herself or say who
was typing the tweets.
The iPhone touch screen works
just as well with a tail, the person
said in an email to The Associated
Press signed, Thankssss.
The only twitter account the
snake was following was the one
belonging to the Bronx Zoo, @
TheBronxZoo. The zoos account
tweeted one message on Monday
saying it understands the interest
in the story.
Right now, the zoo said, its
the snakes game.
Jeff Corwin, a wildlife expert
for the Animal Planet cable net-
work, said the snake may be small
but has very toxic venom and
should be respected.
Its unlikely that the cobra,
accustomed to a subtropical cli-
mate, would survive very long in
the Northeast cold if it leaves the
Reptile House, Corwin said.
Asked how the snake was faring
in the cold, the user behind the
Twitter account said: Hiding in
passerbys scarves has been work-
ing for me so far, but Im thinking
about heading to a sauna to warm
up for a bit.
All the people look like
little mice down there.
Delicious little mice.
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Mcclatchy tribune
KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ Purdue
basketball coach Matt Painter has
looked into the job at Missouri and
will meet Tuesday with Missouri
athletic director Mike Alden in
Florida to negotiate an agreement
that would make Painter the Tigers
next mens basketball coach.
Painter, 40, and his family are
vacationing in Florida.
Sources close to Painter told The
Kansas City Star on Monday that
Painter and MU officials would
meet, giving Alden the chance to
sell Painter on the schools com-
mitment to making Missouri bas-
ketball a consistent player on the
national stage.
Painter, as first reported by
The Star last week, is high on
Missouris list. But neither Purdue
nor Missouri officials have com-
mented.
A source also told The Star on
Monday that Painter was assessing
the basketball recruiting base in St.
Louis and Kansas City.
Eric Long, coach of the AAU
St. Louis Eagles, told The Star on
Monday night that getting Matt
Painter as the coach at Missouri
would be a home run.
Long also said that Painter, if he
took the Missouri job, would expe-
rience quick success in opening
the talent pipeline from St. Louis
to Mizzou.
KC Pump N Run coach L.J.
Goolsby told The Star on Monday
that he had no recent contact with
Painter but that he knows Painter
from when he recruited Michael
Dixon, a former Pump N Run play-
er who is now a sophomore point
guard for Missouri.
I think it would be great if he
does get it, Goolsby said. It would
be a great hire for Mizzou.
Hes a great guy. He works his
butt off. He recruits well. Hes great
at building relationships.
Such relationships are key to
stocking Missouris roster with
in-state talent. The Tigers roster
includes Kansas City-area play-
ers Dixon, Marcus Denmon, Steve
Moore and walk-on Jarrett Sutton,
the first three recruited and signed
by Mike Anderson before Anderson
resigned and took the Arkansas
basketball job last week.
Missouri has no players from the
St. Louis area, a point of criticism
in Andersons recruiting efforts.
Painter is expected to receive
an offer of at least $2 million a
year for seven years from Missouri.
That was the figure Missouri had
on the table for Anderson before
it was withdrawn by Alden when
Anderson sought permission last
week to talk to Arkansas.
Matt wants a situation where
he will be able to make a run for
a national championship, Keady
said. The administration here has
to step up and help him.
Keady then added: I think hell
stay.
Painter has coached Purdue to
25 victories or more in four straight
seasons and is a three-time Big
Ten Conference coach of the year.
One of his former assistants, for-
mer Missouri State coach Cuonzo
Martin, was announced Monday as
Tennessees replacement for Bruce
Pearl.
Martin, 39, is a former player and
assistant coach at Purdue and was
thought to be a prime candidate to
replace Painter there should Painter
move to Missouri. Tennessee will
pay Martin $1.3 million annually
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. After
a five-day tryout proved that he
was a good teammate who lacked
enough soccer skills, NFL star
Chad Ochocinco got what he was
hoping for Tuesday a spot on the
reserve team for Sporting Kansas
City.
Now, hell work out a couple of
times a week with the MLS teams
reserve squad, which is what he
was hoping for all along.
This is so awesome. Im an hon-
orary member of Sporting KC and
can train with the reserve team as
long as I want, Ochocinco said in a
tweet. Totally awesome. ILuvKC.
As an honorary member of
Sporting KC who plays for the
reserve team, the six-time Pro Bowl
wide receiver for the Cincinnati
Bengals will not be given a con-
tract or be paid. But soccer will be
a great way to stay in shape until
owners and players work out their
differences and the NFL lockout
is lifted.
Coach Peter Vermes said
Ochocinco had proven himself a
hard worker and a good teammate
and was never a distraction.
This is a positive outcome for
everyone involved, said Vermes.
Its been great to have Chad here
and well welcome him back when
hes ready to return. Hes been a true
professional throughout his tryout,
he has fit right in with the other
players and he
has been a great
presence in the
locker room. He
has definitely
earned the right
to be an honor-
ary member of
the squad.
T h e
O c h o c i n c o
experience has
also been good for soccer, Vermes
believes.
For our sport, its great because
I think theres a lot of people out
there who question how hard it is
to play this game and its very, very
difficult.
Ochoci nco
left for home
after getting the
good news and
said he would
return in a
week or two.
I had a great
six days here ...
just to be able
to grace the
pitch with these guys was awe-
some, Ochocinco said. Its always
been a dream of mine to play the
game of soccer. Manager Vermes
was kind enough to allow me to
stay here at will to train with the
reserves and continue to get myself
in shape.
Ochocinco had appeared to be
realistic about his chances of win-
ning an MLS contract.
Ive been away from the game
since I was a little kid. Im just
having fun, he said after Mondays
practice game. The skill set is not
there like it should be. All I can do
out here on the pitch is probably
just run fast.
Ochocinco said his grandmoth-
er helped persuade him to give
up soccer and focus entirely on
football after the 10th grade. If
he had stuck with soccer, Vermes
said, he would have been a star in
that sport.
Theres no doubt in my mind
he would be a professional player
today, Vermes said. No doubt in
my mind. Weve had guys in here
with lesser physical tools than he
has. He brings something to the
field, his attention to detail and hes
very conscientious about the game.
When you bring that every day
onto the practice field youre just
going to get better.
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MLS
Ochocinco earns honorary spot on Sporting Kansas City
He has defnitely earned
the right to be an hon-
orary member of the
squad.
Peter Vermes
coach
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KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / wedNeSdAy, MArCh 30, 2011 / SPORTS / 9A
R
ick Pitino turned away from the
man he was bantering with for just a
moment he needed to gather him-
self so he didnt lash out in anger. Charles
Barkley had just told Pitino, Louisvilles
well-known head basketball coach, on
national television that the conference he
coaches in, the Big East, was overrated.
The Big East is typically considered to be
the best conference in college basketball.
Eleven teams from the Big East got bids into
the NCAA tournament field. Of those 11,
just two survived the first weekend of the
tournament.
So Barkley, one of the new additions to
the CBS tournament coverage crew, had rea-
son to make such a bold statement to Pitino
on air.
It was last Sunday evening when the two
got into one of the more entertaining 90
seconds of bickering that Ive seen in a long
time.
The banter got heated between the two,
when Barkley said that the Big East should
have never gotten 11 teams in the field. This
was the first time in the heated discussion
that Pitino had to turn away out of disgust
for Barkleys comments.
Pitino then quickly chirped back at
Barkley, saying that Marquette, who had
beaten Syracuse (another Big East squad)
to be the second Big East team in the Sweet
Sixteen, would never have made it into the
tournament if the Big East wouldnt have
had 11 teams.
Then Barkley dropped the bomb, They
beat Syracuse that tells you Syracuse
wasnt that good. The Big East is just
overrated. Barkley concluded his statements
by saying that Notre Dame, a No. 2 seed
from the Big East, was going to be upset by
Florida State, No. 10 seed from the ACC.
The well-esteemed coach, after gathering
himself for a moment, then made a state-
ment that he would regret approximately
two hours later. Pitino, flustered with frus-
tration from Barkley, made a prediction he
felt would hold true.
Notre Dame will not lose tonight. Im on
record with that one with you, Pitino said,
in defense of the Big East.
Florida State ended up pounding Notre
Dame in a 71-57 upset. The surprising vic-
tory completed the shellacking that the Big
East took over the tourneys opening week-
end.
Barkley, who appeared to be amused from
the confrontation, tried to make things a
little better with the heated Pitino.
The Big East has the best coaches in col-
lege basketball, Barkley said
But the big fella wasnt done yet.
They have the least amount of talent.
Theyve got some good teams, some good
solid teams. Thats it. None of them are any-
thing to write home about, Barkley said.
The Big East is the benefactor of the
ESPN hype machine. The experts on ESPN
have repeatedly said that the Big East is the
best conference in college basketball; so
most people blindly believe them.
Whether it was a case of bad matchups
for the conference or not, it is absurd that
the Big East got 11 teams into the field,
when only two survived the first weekend.
Yes, the tournament can be crazy, and
it doesnt always reflect on conference
strength, but I think Chuck Barkley had this
one right.
Motr than 50,000 people have viewed the
argument on YouTube now, and Barkley
saved his best comment in the argument for
last.
They should call it the itty-bitty east,
Barkley said.
Yes, they should, Chuck.
-Edited by Dave Boyd
TODAY
Baseball
vs. Missouri State
6:30 p.m.
Springfeld, Mo.
Softball
vs. UMKC
4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Kansas City, Mo.
THURSDAY
There are no events Thursday.
FRIDAY
Tennis
vs. Iowa State
2:30 p.m.
Ames, Iowa
Baseball
vs. Baylor
6 p.m.
Lawrence
Womens Golf
Ole Miss rebel
Intercollegiate
All day
University, Miss.
SATURDAY
Womens Soccer
Central Missouri
1:00 p.m.
Lawrence
MORNING BREW
QUOTE OF THE DAY
I dont think of myself as giving
interviews. I just have conversa-
tions. That gets me in trouble.
Charles Barkley
FACT OF THE DAY
Kansas softballs senior Allie
Clark has not allowed an earned
run over her last six non-confer-
ence pitching appearances, a span
of 21 innings.
kuathletics.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: which conference has the
most top 25 ranked squads in
NCAA softball?
A: The Big 12 with eight. The
SeC and Pac-10 follow with seven
top 25 teams each. Additionally,
the Big 12 also boasts three teams
that have knocked of a No. 1
school this season.
kuathletics.com
THIS WEEK IN
KANSAS AThLeTICS
Barkley busts the Big Easts chops
By Mike Vernon
mvernon@kansan.com
Mcclatchy triBune
LEXINGTON, Ky. Late
regular-season defeats served as
turning points for Kentucky and
Connecticut, two teams that will
play in the national semifinals on
Saturday.
Kentuckys turning point came
after a 77-76 loss at Arkansas on
Feb. 23. That game marked a fifth
loss by two or fewer points and
re-opened the question of whether
the Cats were too young to make a
deep post-season run.
Speaking on a teleconference for
the four Final Four coaches on
Monday, John Calipari recalled the
scary upcoming schedule to fin-
ish the regular season: Vanderbilt,
Florida and at Tennessee.
They had a players-only meet-
ing, he said of the UK players.
Normally, those meetings dont do
anything. But I think they wanted
to understand each other. The vet-
erans talked about committing to
what they had to do. The young
kids committed to what they had to
do. I think they just came togeth-
er.
Connecticuts turning point came
in the final game of the regular sea-
son. The Huskies lost at home to
Notre Dame, 70-67, despite leading
much of the way.
The new season began with the
Big East Tournament in Madison
Square Garden. Connecticut won
five games in five days, the last
three victories coming by a total
of 10 points.
Lets go back to being the team
we are and lets just play basket-
ball, Calhoun said before the Big
East Tournament. Stop this wor-
rying about everything else.
BASKETBALL
Cats and Huskies turn around late in season
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B
ill Self doesnt think
its best for Thomas
Robinson to leave
Kansas. He seemed surprised
that we, the media, were pre-
senting it as a legitimate
option.
If its best for him and his
family, Self said, Id say go.
Self also said, though, that he
cant envision a scenario where
it is the best thing. This baffled
me at first, along with the rest
of the media folk there. But lets
think about it. Lets play with
some hypotheticals.
Lets say Self s wrong and
Robinson does leave Kansas.
He is, after all, very high on
draft boards. ESPNs Chad Ford
has him as the highest-rated
Jayhawk as far as NBA pros-
pects are concerned.
There are the obvious rea-
sons Robinson should come
back. Give him a season with
big man wonder coach Danny
Manning and he could be a
star. If the Morris twins leave,
the Jayhawks will be Robinsons
team. Theres a familial stability
at Kansas that the NBA road
doesnt offer.
Theres money in the NBA,
though, and lots of it for a guy
like Robinson. So lets say he
leaves. He leaves, gets drafted
in the 15-25 range, and signs a
fat three-year deal.
Self, who said hes spoken
with GMs and other people
close to the game, said they all
think a lockout is inevitable.
There will be no basketball, it
seems, for at least the begin-
ning of the season, meaning
that Robinson and any other
Jayhawks who could potentially
go pro would not make a dime,
outside of endorsements, until
basketball started up. It could
be an entire season, it could be
a month.
But in this hypothetical, well
say its half a season, which at
this point seems pretty likely in
the real world, too. Robinson
doesnt play organized hoops in
a game situation until roughly
next February, which is almost
a full year for him sitting out.
If the season starts in February,
the entire year is essentially a
playoff run, so if a team is con-
tending, it wont want to take
the time to develop a prospect.
Robinson is without ques-
tion a developmental prospect.
He has the NBA motor and
body (his physical resemblance
to Dwight Howard really is
striking), but he doesnt have
the offensive repertoire an
NBA four needs something,
lets remember, that Danny
Manning coaches very well
and he turns the ball over like
he owes it to the opponents. So
he doesnt play much that first
year. Just gets spot minutes,
maybe spends some time in the
NBA Developmental League.
So his first real season in
the NBA comes a year-and-a-
half after hes played his last
game for Kansas. Hes a little
rusty. He takes some time get-
ting acclimated. That next year,
hes a better player, but he hasnt
cracked the starting rotation,
and because he sat that first
year because of the lockout,
hes a little behind the learn-
ing curve when his contract
expires.
That third year is often a
breakout season. The first year
a prospect gets acclimated, the
second he starts to produce,
and the third he becomes a legit
NBA player. Then in the offsea-
son, he gets a contract paying
him like a legit NBA player.
Robinson would be without
that third season. Hed be gun-
ning for his second contract
without a breakout year, with-
out a season that said for a
certainty that hes a long-term
NBA guy.
Thats a problem.
Hed make enough money
off his first contract that, if
he spent wisely, would get his
sister through college and let
him live comfortably for a long
time. But as much of a goal as
that no doubt is for Robinson,
he also wants to be an NBA
player.
And to do that, he needs to
come back to Kansas.
Edited by Sarah Gregory
SportS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Charles Barkleys knowledge of college basketball has been on full display during the NCAA
tournament. He proved to Louisville coach Rick Pitino that the Big East isnt as good as
advertised.
Barkley puts Big East in its place
Morning brew | 9A
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tdywer@kansan.com
commentary
Robinsons future
depends on college
Softball returning to form
righting the ship
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Junior outfelder Jason Brunansky looks back as he misses a catch against Eastern Michigan Sunday, March 13, at Hoglund Ballpark. Kansas lost the
game 10-4 and will take on Missouri State tonight at 6:30 p.m.
By miKe VerNON
mvernon@kansan.com
The Kansas Baseball players
will try to re-establish their bats
tonight in the 6:30 p.m. matchup
with Missouri State.
While the Jayhawks were swept
in College Station this past week-
end, they continued to pitch well.
Kansas Achilles heel was at the
plate, and while they were able
to string hits together, the players
were unable to capitalize and score
runs off of those hits.
We were pleased with how well
we pitched, competed and played,
coach Ritch Price said. Were
starting to swing the bats better,
now weve just got to get clutch
hits when runners are in scoring
position.
While the Bears are not the
most formidable opponent on the
Jayhawks tough Big 12 schedule,
they hold a team ERA of 4.80.
Their top two pitchers, Blake
Barber and Nick Petree, have been
phenomenal this year, with ERAs
of 2.87 and 3.10 respectively.
They always have very good
pitching, Price said, adding that
the games against Missouri State
are always great series to play.
The Jayhawks will be playing at
Hammons Field, the home of the
Springfield Cardinals and the AA
affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Hammons Field is literally one
of the finest facilities in all of
college baseball, Price said. It
always makes the game one of the
highlights on the road for us.
For the Jayhawks to win in the
highly-regarded ballpark, their
batters have to pick up their team
average of .232. Senior outfielders
Casey Lytle and Jimmy Waters
have started to bust out of their
slump, while senior shortstop
Brandon Macias has yet to get
things going at the plate. He is hit-
ting a .205, with 19 strikeouts.
Sophomore third baseman
Jake Marasco continues to lead
the Jayhawks at the plate, hitting
.337 with a slugging percentage
of .458.
The guys are trying hard,
Price said. The next step is to
relax, work the count, and get a
pitch you can hit up in the zone.
We need guys like Brandon
Macias to continue to play bet-
ter and swing better like he has
in the past, in order for that to
happen.
Sophomore pitcher Thomas
Taylor will be making his third
start for the Jayhawks this sea-
son. He went 2-0 in his first
two starts for the Jayhawks and
has an ERA of 3.66.
Price said his concern for
Wednesday didnt lie within his
pitching staff. The Jayhawks
have a team ERA of 3.55 and
have held opposing hitters to
.259 this year.
With the pitching being a
steady force for the Jayhawks
all year, and the bats slowly
coming around, Price has no
choice but to be patient and
hope things will continue to
improve.
Were getting better every
week, and thats our goal, Price
said.
Edited by Tali David
baseball
Jayhawks focus on performance at the plate, scoring runs
By HaNNaH wise
hwise@kansan.com
After a record start to the season at 26-3, the Jayhawk soft-
ball team found itself 0-4 in Big 12 play after the first week of
conference play. Now, the team will travel to Kansas City to
face the UMKC Kangaroos to make an attempt at getting back
on track and starting another winning streak.
The team is trying to bounce back from a four-loss streak
from the past week with losses to No. 11 Missouri and No. 9
Texas.
We are just really looking forward to coming out and play-
ing like Jayhawks, keeping within ourselves and not overlook-
ing anything and expect to play hard and have a great game,
junior infielder Marissa Ingle said.
The team had one day of practice in between its weekend
game against Texas and todays match-up. In that practice the
focus was on offense and adjusting to the pitching that the
team will see today.
UMKC sophomore pitcher Deanna Friese is going to be
a threat for the Jayhawks with her 122 season strikeouts and
2.22 ERA.
Offensively we know what to expect, coach Megan Smith
said. We faced the pitching last year. There is a very good
pitcher for UMKC with a very good rise ball so we know what
our game plan is going to be and we just need to execute
it.
Last year against UMKC, the team swept the double-
header 5-1 and 1-0. However, even with the wins, the
Jayhawk bats were practically silent against Friese.
In the nightcap game the team made contact three
times, leaving base runners with limited oppor-
tunities.
We did not execute that last year against
them but we will this year, Smith said, And
then in terms of defense and pitching, just
get back to where we were before last
week. We are trying to use that as a learn-
ing experience and hope to come out
tomorrow and be a little bit stronger
pitching and defensively.
Smith appeared dissatisfied with
the results from last season, but
hopeful and confident that the team
would be capable of pulling through
tonight for two more tallies to its
record.
The key to returning to a winning
streak will be an increase in aggression
by the pitchers. They could not stop the
Longhorns over the weekend. As a staff,
they threw only two strikeouts in the two
meetings. In order to be competitive in the
Big 12, the pitchers need to step up their game
and slow opponents bats.
The pitchers plan to throw strikes and tough
pitches to get ground balls for the defense. They
have worked on cutting down on errors from the
weekend for todays contest. On the season, the
team has 33 fielding errors.
We need to be making the routine plays and be
backing our pitchers up, sophomore infielder Mariah
Montgomery said. They like to get us a lot of ground
balls, so we just have to make the routine plays and get
the sure outs that we know we can get.
First pitches will be thrown at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. The
Jayhawks are holding strong with a 26-7 record and the
Roos hold a 15-10 record.
Edited by Corey Thibodeaux
Ku vs. umKc
When: 4 & 6 p.m.
Where: Kansas City, Mo.