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We believe theyre places on Earth where we can be closest to God, Edwards said. The 32,000 square feet temple stands 151 feet high and features limestone floors, Swarovski Crystal chandeliers and gold leafing. Walker would not give the exact cost of the building, but said it cost more than $10 million to build. The public is welcome to visit the temple for tours, from today until Saturday, April 28, excluding Sundays. Once it is formally dedicated on Sunday, May 6, only church members in good standing will be allowed to enter the temple. Tour reservations can be made online at kansascitymormontemple.org. We occasionally get comments that the LDS church is very secretive about things, but really we think we are open, Walker said. Its not a secret matter. Its a matter of being sacred. Dennis Karpowitz, an associate professor of clinical psychology, is retiring at the end of this semester to serve as one of two counselors to the temples president. Im going to miss working with students, he said. But this opportunity came along, and I feel that its a wonderful way to be helpful. Edited by Corinne Westeman

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ESPN founder visits campus

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new temple closer option for local latter-day Saints

lawrence championship: one stop on road to nationals

kelsey Cipolla
kcipolla@kansan.com For the one minute they perform air-shredding guitar solos, Union Jack, Sonic Bitch, Carmen Monoxide and Sid Benign are rock stars. Only they dont have guitars, and those are not their real names, just stage names assumed for Wednesday nights Lawrence Air Guitar Championship at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshier Street which featured 16 performers doing their best to entertain a crowd with their pantomimed musical instruments. Rachelle Landreth, a senior from Shawnee who performs as Sonic Bitch, said she feels that a strong sense of camaraderie has developed amongst local performers, who carpool to competitions and performances. Landreth said she usually practices her routines in the car, but sometimes starts performing without noticing. I was walking around campus listening to a song and caught myself air guitaring, Landreth said with a laugh. That disregard for public opinion can be an asset to a performer. You have to have no shame, Melin said. Its not about air guitaring the song accurately because thats no fun. For me, its the ultimate expression of rock and roll fandom. Whitney Young, a senior from Overland Park who performs under the name Glory Wholesome, said the fact that she does have a sense of shame makes her nervous before performances, despite years of experience and a performance at the Kansas City championship last year. I have a couple drinks in me before I start doing anything, Young said. Usually I dont have anything prepared. The evenings performances were judged by Joel Pfannenstiel, owner of Astrokitty Comics,

air guitaring

The newly constructed Kansas city, Mo.,Temple is lit up at night in independence, Mo. The temple is one of just 137 temples around the world, and it will serve up to 45,000 latter-day Saints throughout Kansas, Missouri and parts of other surrounding states.

Eric Melin, also known as Mean Melin, discovered competitive air guitar through a documentary called Air Guitar Nation and quickly rose through the ranks, competing in nationals three times. Now he hosts air guitar events in Kansas City, Topeka and Lawrence to try to build a more engaged local air guitar community.

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A sealing room sits empty inside the new Kansas city Missouri Temple in independence, Mo. A sealing room is where couples in the Mormon faith make their vows to one another as they get married. it will be open to the public from Saturday, April 7, until Sunday, May 6.

kelsey Cipolla
kcipolla@kansan.com The newest temple in the Kansas City area has been a project 180 years in the making. The recently completed Kansas City Missouri Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints is now open to the public. Members of the Mormon church came to Missouri in the 1830s and had plans to build a temple in Independence, but it was never completed because church members were forced to flee after years of violent conflicts with Missourians. The temple, which is one of 137 in the world, was built in Kansas City, Mo., to accommodate the 100,000 church members in Kansas and Missouri. Before the temple was built, they traveled to Omaha and St. Louis to reach the nearest temples. Sacred ordinances, like wedding ceremonies and baptisms for deceased relatives, take place in the temple, which also has areas for instruction on the scripture and personal reflection, said William Walker, a Church authority. Christina Edwards, a graduate student from Dubuque, Iowa, is the president of the Universitys Latter-day Saints student organization. She said temples are a sacred space to members of the church.

Rachel landreth, a senior from Shawnee, rocks out on stage during her air guitar solo. She had one minute to perform along with sixteen other competitiors. A table of four judges gave scores to decide who would be named lawrence air guitar champion.

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SenATe

Bill approved for soap-making

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vshanker@kansan.com Next year, students can expect to wash their hands with studentmade liquid soap on campus. Student Senate approved the bill that finances the Alternative Energy Society during its regular meeting Wednesday night. This bill asked for another $15,000 from the Senates reserve account to fund soap-making equipment. AES biodiesel fuel project converts used cooking oil into biodiesel fuel, which is used for lawnmower equipment, the inflatable figures at football games and portable power for Potter Lake. But the process also makes a byproduct, glycerin, which program co-director Ilya Tabakh said can be made into liquid soap with this equipment. AES has produced more than 5,000 gallons of biodiesel fuel and Tanakh thinks the soap-making initiative will push the student organization to be more sustainable. Were asking for continued support this year to give us an opportunity to upgrade our processor a little bit and add soap to our portfolio, Tanakh said. Hopefully this will set us up to be sustainable at this level. But the bill concerned some senators as they debated whether AES provided a long-lasting impact for students, a requirement used to justify funding from the reserve account. Aaron Dollinger, a liberal arts and sciences senator, likes the project but didnt believe it should be financed through the reserve account. I think what this group is doing on campus is fantastic, Dollinger said. This is better than about 98 percent of the things we spend through the reserve account, but that doesnt mean its right for this account. Dollinger also said the money saved through this process went

eleCtion Chalking Changes

Student Senate also decided to pass a bill limiting student election chalking to registered coalitions or candidates. currently, Article Xii of the Senates rules and regulations doesnt regulate chalking, but after this semesters election, coalitions cant chalk until they are officially registered with the election commission, a nonpartisan panel that oversees student elections. The change was made because the commission had some concerns with early chalking. to the University, not to students, and that it didnt contribute to a long-lasting impact for students. He suggested that the funding be taken out of the sustainability portion of student fees instead of the reserve account. But the bill passed after other senators contended the group

over the past eight years, there have been some issues the way chalking is allowed, said Aaron Harris, a liberal arts and sciences senator, referencing past coalitions that started chalking early. Another bill passed by Senate updates Senates budget code by introducing language that puts unwritten practices into its rules and regulations. Senate also passed bills granting funding to student organizations. Vikaas Shanker

contributed a long-lasting impact by reducing the carbon footprint of the University for the biodiesel project, and said that the sustainability fee wouldnt cover the expenses. Edited by Corinne Westeman

Index

Classifieds 11 Crossword 4

Cryptoquips 4 opinion 5

sports 12 sudoku 4

All contents, unless stated otherwise, 2012 The University Daily Kansan

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Student Senate coalitions can start active tabling today. That means coalition members can approach you on campus.

Todays Weather

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HI: 68 LO: 40

Sunday
Sunny.

HI: 66 LO: 42

Monday

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Cloudy with a chance of showers.

Mostly clear.

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Catch some rays.

Not too hot, not too cold.

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Saturday, April 7
what: 2012 Kansas City Chinese Film Festival wheRe: Glenwood Theatre, 9575 Metcalf, overland Park wheN: 10 a.m. aBOUt: Watch the KU Confucius Institutehosted movie Aftershock, a Chinese film about the life of a child orphaned after the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. what: open figure drawing wheRe: 405 Art and Design Building wheN: 11 a.m. aBOUt: Hone your drawing skills in this free class hosted by the department of visual art. what: Gallery Talk: Spencer Museum of Art wheRe: Spencer Museum of Art wheN: 3 p.m. aBOUt: Take a free, guided tour of the art museum by SMA Director Saralyn Reece Hardy.

Sunday, April 8
what: Workshop: Explore the Peruvian Amazon wheRe: The Spencer Museum of Art wheN: 12 p.m. aBOUt: The Spencer presents its Art Cart; students can come create their own Peruvian-style art. what: Carillon Recital wheRe: Memorial Campanile wheN: 5 p.m. aBOUt: Dr. Elizabeth Berghout performs on the bells of the Campanile; bring a blanket and camp outside to listen. what: Speakeasy Sunday wheRe: Jazzhaus wheN: 10 p.m. aBOUt: A variety show and jam fest at the Jazzhaus. Cover costs $3.

Monday, April 9
what: Workshop: Resumes wheRe: Room 122, Summerfield Hall wheN: 10 a.m. aBOUt: Amp up your resume before you start applying for summer jobs. what: Concert: Eve 6 wheRe: The Granada wheN: 7 p.m. aBOUt: Miss the 90s? Dont worry, Eve 6 will help bring them back; tickets cost $17 in advance or $19 at the door. what: Karaoke Costume Night wheRe: Jazzhaus wheN: 10 p.m. aBOUt: A night for you to strut your stuff in costume; Mondays theme is Ducks and Bunnies.

what: Lecture: The Elegant Equation wheRe: Spencer Museum of Art wheN: Noon aBOUt: SMA intern Lindsey Waugh presents the intersections of art and mathematics in works from the Cryptograph Exhibition honoring Alan Turing. what: Tunes @ Noon wheRe: Kansas Union Plaza wheN: Noon aBOUt: Student Union Activities hosts the Brody Buster Band, who will put on a free, hour-long concert. what: Student public forum for vice provost candidate wheRe: Malott Room, Kansas Union wheN: 1:30 p.m. aBOUt: Students can ask questions to the third candidate for the vice provost of student affairs, Tammara Durham.

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Information pulled from the Douglas County Sheriffs Office booking recap

A 23-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested Wednesday at 1:37 p.m. on the 3500 block of Peterson Road on suspicion of domestic battery. She was released.
arrested Wednesday at 1:16 p.m. on the 2800 block of Ridge Court on suspicion of criminal trespassing and battery. Bond was set at $200.

the 2800 block of Alabama Street on suspicion of aggravated battery and criminal use of a weapon. She is being held without bond.

A 46-year-old Lawrence man was

A 46-year-old Lawrence man was

arrested Wednesday at 11:36 p.m. on the 400 block of Walnut Street on suspicion of domestic battery. He is being held without bond.

A 26-year-old Topeka man was arrested Wednesday at 12:39 a.m. on the 1400 block of Iowa Street on suspicion of not having proof of liable insurance and driving while intoxicated. Bond was set at $500.
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A 39-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested Wednesday at 2:50 a.m. on

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks to a full house at UNCWs Lumina Theater April 4, 2012.

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ATLANTA The health care think tank created by Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is going out of business. The Gingrich Group, also known as the Center for Health Transformation, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in federal court in Atlanta on Wednesday. The bankruptcy filing marks an abrupt turn for a group that raised millions of dollars just a few years ago to support and promote Gingrichs health care ideas. The centers filings indicate it has liabilities between $1 million and $10 million and between 50 and 99 creditors. The group had assets of only up to $100,000, the filing said. Gingrich cut ties to the Center for Health Transformation and the Gingrich Group in May 2011 as he prepared his presidential run, said his attorney Stefan Passantino. It did exceptionally well under his leadership. What this shows is that he was integral to the operation and success of the operation, Passantino said. Its not in any way a failure of leadership or management on his part. It just demonstrates how vital he was to the organization. Gingrichs group created the for-profit center in 2003 to focus on health-related initiatives like improved health care technology, Medicare changes and President Barack Obamas health care overhaul. At its peak, it attracted a range of healthcare providers, academics and others who shelled out big bucks to become members, the attorney said. It didnt have the same appeal to the members as it had before when he left, Passantino said. The filing lists dozens of creditors, including Passantinos law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge, Gallup Inc. and Gingrich Productions, the film company run by Gingrichs wife, Callista. The former House speakers campaign has faded from the presidential spotlight after he won the South Carolina primary in January. Since then he has won only the primary in his former home state of Georgia, which he represented in Congress for decades, while Rick Santorum emerged as front-runner Mitt Romneys chief rival.

powerball ticket sold in northeast Kansas

ToPEKA Kansas Lottery officials said Thursday another ticket that will make someone a millionaire has been sold in northeast Kansas, this time to a Powerball player. The $1 million winning ticket is the second millionaire prize hit in the past week, though Wednesday nights prize is dwarfed by the weekend Mega Millions drawing. I keep saying real people really win and the recent luck here in Kansas is proof, said Dennis Wilson, executive director of the Kansas Lottery. Lottery officials said they still are waiting to hear from the Kansas winner who shares the $656 million Mega Millions jackpot with winners in Illinois and Maryland. Each will receive about $218 million. Lottery winners in Illinois and Kansas have up to a year to come forward to claim their prize. Winners have to present their tickets to state offices either in Topeka

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or Great Bend, lottery spokeswoman Cara Sloan-Ramos said, but they can choose to have their names remain anonymous under state law. The Powerball winners name hasnt been disclosed. Sloan-Ramos said the winner matched all five white balls to earn the $1 million prize under new rules. The winning ticket matched the white numbers of 1-24-33-45-49. The Powerball was 6. The prize for the Match 5 contest previously was $200,000. Kansas sold 10 Match 5 tickets in 2011, which Wilson said would have been 10 additional millionaires under new rules. The changes in Powerball also raised the starting jackpots from $20 million to $40 million. Retailers that sell jackpot-winning lottery tickets receive a $10,000 prize from the lottery. Those that sell tickets worth $100,000 or more get a $1,000 bonus from the lottery. Associated Press

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abortion files found in Kansas City recycling bin

ToPEKA The Kansas state board that oversees doctors is working on an agreement with a former abortion provider over the permanent custody of patient files still in his possession, after hundreds of others were found in a recycling bin near his home, the boards general counsel said Thursday. Kelli Stevens, general counsel for the State Board of Healing Arts, told The Associated Press the board has confirmed

Krishna Rajanna moved his remaining patient files to a secure, confidential location while the board works to settle who ultimately will have custody of them. He had been keeping them in his home in the Kansas City suburb of overland Park. Rajanna has confirmed that in late March, he discarded hundreds of former patients files in a recycling bin outside an elementary school near his home. Associated Press

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American businessman remains in Bolivian prison without being charged

SANtA cRUZ, Bolivia Jacob Ostreicher, a new York businessman, has been confined for 10 months in one of Bolivias most unruly prisons without being charged. he has shed more than 30 pounds, helpless to do anything as, he alleges, Ostreicher the multimillion-dollar rice farming venture he managed has been plundered. At more than two dozen hearings, prosecutors have presented no
evidence to back their allegations that the 53-year-old American may have been laundering drug money. And this week, the presiding judge quit the case, likely meaning more weeks of delay. this is the scam of the century, Ostreicher said by telephone afterward. i feel iike ive been hijacked and kidnapped by people who are hiding behind the law. the prosecutor would not discuss Ostreichers complaints with the Associated press. nor would senior Bolivian officials, though u.s. diplomats have appealed to them to try to extract Ostreicher from the legal labyrinth.

Notebooks featuring Stalins image feared to portray him as hero, Great Russian
moScow school notebooks with a portrait of soviet dictator Josef stalin on the cover have been causing a controversy in russia since they went on sale this week. While human rights activists and historians have warned that the notebooks wrongly instill a positive image of stalin in childrens minds, eager customers have been snapping them up in Moscow bookstores. in response to numerous pleas to take action, education Minister Andrei Fursenko said that he disapproves of the notebooks, but has no legal way to stop their publication or sale. stalin, who ruled the soviet union from 1922 to 1953, is a controversial figure in russia today. Although he was responsible for the deaths of
millions of his own citizens, stalin is still highly regarded for having led the soviet union to victory in World War ii and overseeing its rise as an industrial and military superpower. the notebooks are part of a series called Great russians, which places stalin among famous composers and czars. he is featured on the cover wearing an army uniform studded with medals. When children see this magnificent cover with handsome mustachioed stalin, they perceive him as a hero, nikolai svanidze, a television journalist and historian, said in a statement posted on the website of the governments public Chamber.

the cover, left, and first page of a notebook bearing a portrait of soviet dictator Josef stalin are displayed in Moscow, Wednesday. school notebooks with a portrait of soviet dictator Josef stalin on the cover have been causing a controversy in russia since they went on sale this week.

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ISLAmABAD A taliban suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a vehicle carrying a senior police official in a southern pakistani port city on thursday, killing four people, officials said. nine people were also wounded in the attack in the Malir area of Karachi, said Manzoor Wasan, the home minister of surrounding sindh province. the target of the bombing, Malir police chief rao Anwar, was unharmed, he said. Anwar had been receiving threats from militants. Javed Ahmad, a police official, said two people died in the explosion and two died of their injuries at a hospital. pakistani taliban spokesman
Ahsanullah Ahsan claimed responsibility for the attack in a phone call to the Associated press. We targeted him to take revenge for the torture these officers inflict upon our comrades in custody, said Ahsan. Karachi is pakistans largest city and commercial capital and has a long history of ethnic, sectarian and political violence. Much of the violence is carried out by gangs allegedly affiliated with the citys main political parties. But the pakistani taliban and other islamist militant groups also have a significant presence in the city.

Taliban takes responsibility for suicide bombing that left nine injured, two dead

Rebel group declares cease-fire, Malis president asks for military plan
BAmAKo, mali the rebel group that recently seized control of Malis remote north in a maneuver that effectively partitioned the country in two announced a cease-fire thursday, saying they had reached their military goal. Moussa Ag Assarid, a spokesman for the national Movement for the Liberation of the Azawad, said the group was declaring the cease-fire to allow humanitarian aid to resume in the north, where shops were looted. in ivory Coast, the military chiefs of the nations bordering Mali met
thursday to hash out their plan for a military intervention. Deputy ivorian Defense Minister paul Koffi Koffi said military action is being considered both to reverse the coup that deposed Malis president last month, as well as to preserve Malis territorial integrity after the rebel advance in the north. he instructed the army chiefs of the 15 nations in West Africa to draft a detailed plan, including how many troops each intends to send, how quickly they could ready them and what logistical means they plan to contribute.

pakistani security officials secure the area of a suicide attack in Karachi, pakistan on thursday. police say a suspected suicide bomber detonated explosives near a vehicle carrying a senior police official in southern pakistan.

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Founder of espn, Bill rasmussen, speaks to students at the Kansas union, Wednesday afternoon, about how he created espn and the entrepreneurial process.

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vamin@kansan.com After being fired by the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association 1978, Bill Rasmussen rebounded to become one of the most successful entrepreneurs in television. Rasmussen, who founded ESPN (originally ESP Network Inc.) and started the first 24-hour television network, spoke at the Kansas Union Wednesday night. The event was hosted by SUA and is a part of the Student Lecture Series. Rasmussen spoke on how he created the first 24-hour television network after being fired on Memorial Day of 1978. Andrew Mechler, SUA social issues coordinator, said they invited Rasmussen to inspire students. We hoped the students came away from Bills speech understanding that there is hope out there and if they have a million dollar idea and no one else believes in them they can pursue it and make it a million dollar idea, Mechler said. Once you have an idea, you have to convince investors that it will work or that they will be missing out on a huge opportunity, Rasmussen said during his presentation. Money is always available for every good idea somewhere. Rasmussens presentation included original video footage of an early ESPN and the ESPN original logo. round and countless insults from the judges, a new winner was crowned: Neilsen Nacis perfoming as Thunderball, who offered his personal philosophy of air guitaring before taking the stage. Air guitar doesnt come from your brain, Nacis said. It comes from your crotch. Edited by Amanda Gage Rasmussen explained how the idea of a 24-hour sports network came up when he and his son purchased a transponder for a little more than $36,000 a month. The first sports game to be broadcasted by ESPN was a Slo-Pitch Softball World Series game between the Kentucky Bourbons and the Milwaukee Schlitz. Sportscenter debuted September 7th, 1979 and has been on-air everyday since. Rasmussen spoke about the growth of ESPN from having 1.3 million subscribers in 1979 to having over 100 million subscribers in the United States alone today. Edited by Anna Allen

Anthony Orwick, a Leawood freshman and member of Young Americans for Liberty, participates in a protest of the transportation security Administrations new screening techinques to be implemented in airports this summer. Orwick dressed in a tsA uniform and ran a table on Wescoe Beach thursday afternoon to recruit students to sign a petition of tsA.

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LoS ANGELES The first episode of HBos new Aaron-Sorkin-penned series The Newsroom, starring Jeff Daniels will air on June 24. The trailer for The Newsroom looks as though creator Sorkin is combining two of his previous Tv hits: the behind-the-scenes of a Tv show excitement of Sports Night mixed with the hot-button issues of The West Wing. In the series, Daniels plays stressed-out news anchor Will McAvoy attempting to remake his show after a staff exodus at the fictional Atlantis Cable News. Supporting cast members include Slumdog Millionaires Dev Patel, Jane Fonda, Sam Waterston, Emily Mortimer and olivia Munn. McClatchy Tribune

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ASSOCIATeD PReSS Floyd Creeky Creekmore puts on his makeup before a performance in Billings, Mont. Guinness World Records has anointed the worlds oldest performing clown, and its none other than Creekmore, a former Montana rancher whos been donning the big nose and bright makeup for almost eight decades.

Circus performer named oldest clown in the world

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BILLINGS, Mont. Floyd Creeky Creekmore is one of the quieter acts in the circus, his larger-than-life clown shoes shuffling methodically as he works the crowd, igniting surprised giggles and slack-jawed wonder from children that look up to encounter Creekmores wrinkled eyes smiling through thick makeup. At 95 years old, the former Montana rancher recently dubbed the oldest performing clown in the world has fewer magic tricks up his oversized sleeves than he once did. He gave up juggling several years ago after a stroke, and has long since parked the home-made bicycle he once incorporated into his acts. But when the Shrine Circus comes through Billings, where Creekmore lives with his 96-yearold wife, Betty, Creeky the Clown returns to life. At home in his kitchen, while Betty dozes in the living room, Creekmore pulls on a multi-colored, striped jacket and dons a bright orange wig topped by a yellow hat. He glues on a rubber nose, carefully ties his shoes. When his shaky right hand sends a line of make-up askew on one side of his face, Creekmore just makes the other side a little crooked, too. Ill stay back from the crowd so they dont notice, he says. Others have laid claim to the title of worlds oldest clown, including an 81-year-old member of the Moscow Circus, Oleg The Sun Clown Popov and Andy Bumbo Beyer of Santa Ana, Calif., who was widely publicized as the oldest until his retirement three years ago at the age of 91.

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Ron Swanson: a man to be admired

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LOS ANGELES There are many reasons to watch NBCs marvelously funny Parks and Recreation, but at this point I only need one: Ron Swanson. Swanson is played by Nick Offerman, an actor blessed with a deeply melodious voice and wickedly expressive eyebrows who has mastered, if not invented, the art of over-the-top understatement. But Swanson is a sum of several parts an exquisite creation of Offermans talent, but also of writing and directing, of hair, makeup and wardrobe. And I love him with all my heart. My love for Ron Swanson is so fair and wild and true that it has become difficult for me to appreciate even the cockeyed wonder that is Amy Poehlers Leslie Knope or the comedically perfect pairing of April (Aubrey Plaza) and Andy (Chris Pratt) if Ron is not in the scene. My love for Ron Swanson is so close to devotion that I have begun to measure every man on television (and more than a few in real life) against him, and all of them fall lamentably short. Which shouldnt surprise me. Though there are plenty of guys on television, there are very few men. Ron Swanson is a man. He wears slacks, not skinny jeans or even pants, and his sweaters are collared. He is comfortable with firearms. He can fix things that are broken and solve really tough riddles. He is quietly rude and quite often chivalrous. He plays the saxophone. Ron Swanson doesnt wear vests and drink tea, doesnt pop Vicodin and sexually harass his staff, doesnt live with two other goofy guys and a girl, or another man and his child. Ron Swanson isnt a smart-mouth member of law enforcement; neither does he murder people ritualistically and then blame it all on a traumatic childhood incident. Ron Swanson laughs like a little girl and gets away with it because he understands things that other humans of his chromosomal order appear to have forgotten, including: A man should comb his hair, after which it should appear combed. I could write a sonnet to Rons hair, which rises on a semi-Elvis wave, in perfect harmony with the mustache echoing it below. After years of enduring the mixed message of carefully tended scruff Im too busy/ disaffected to shave! But I manage to be unshaven in an even and meticulously shaped way! it is a relief to see a man with real facial hair. Sorry, Selleck, theres a new stache in town. Ron Swanson does not look like he weighs less than me. What with the general waifishness of men on TV, I cannot overstate the aphrodisiac effect this has on a woman. Steak, bacon and Scotch. Three of the best-tasting, best-smelling things in the world. Ron is not apathetic, Ron is Zen. He is a public servant who hates 99 percent of the public, a government official who does not believe in government. He will not suffer fools at all, save the fools he has come to love and those he will protect with his life. When the show began, Ron was just one of a very loose and unformed ensemble. Part of upper management, his character seemed designed mainly to serve as ballast, the grimacing, feet-dragging yin to Leslies overly zealous cheerleading yang. Slowly he was allowed glimmers of humanity, through his grudging admiration of Leslie and his mentoring of April, a young woman as antisocial and indif-

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ferent as he. Because Parks and Rec did not have a real conflict at its heart, or even an uber-narcissist, a la The Office, the characters have all become a bit more lovable without falling into a sentimental sameness. Miraculously, Ron, like April, has been allowed to maintain his mien of disdain while his otherness has only increased. Over the years we learned of Rons bizarre psychosexual past, including his marriages to the glacially powerful Tammy One and addictively kinky Tammy Two (played to great effect by Patricia Clarkson and Offermans real-life spouse. Megan Mullally, respectively), of his strange childhood spent learning anachronistic skills (in a recent episode, he recounts working in a metal factory and a tannery while trying to finish middle school) and his firm belief that most government

is a waste of time and money. Even so, Ron remains a man of mystery. His true feelings are revealed only by his actions whether these be fixing every broken thing in April and Andys house or spending the day driving all over creation to prove to Leslie that she is trying to do too much. Unlike the multitude of fractured and unforthcoming antiheroes that crowd the screen, Ron is all action and little talk. And whatever his past, he is past desiring help in dealing with it. Ron isnt nursing some tragic hurt that needs a womans love to heal; he doesnt need to be fixed, he just needs to be accepted. In fact, he doesnt actually need that, or at least not nearly as much as a Buck knife, a roll of duct tape, a T-bone and a little peace and quiet.

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Fair-weather KU fans unacceptable

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hink back to football season. For the first two games, the Jayhawks only two victories of the season, the fan support was incredible. The excitement in Memorial Stadium when our former quarterback Jordan Webb connected with D.J. Beshears for the game winning touchdown against Northern Illinois with only nine seconds remaining rivaled that of Allen Fieldhouse. After that game, however, the football team traveled to Georgia Tech where they were thoroughly dismantled by the ACCs best Yellow Jackets. Just like that, the support was gone, and fans began the traditional wait until basketball season talk. Sure the fans still showed up and cheered, but only until halftime. I remember being one of about 10 students in the student section in the final minutes of the K-State game. This fair-weather fan nonsense carries into all other sports as well. How many of you could have named two womens basketball players before their NCAA tournament run, after which everyone and their mother was the teams biggest fan? Have you ever even been to a game at Hoglund? Do you even know what sport is played at Hoglund? Even mens basketball, one of the top three Division 1 athletic programs, has fair-weather fans. Look at the difference in turnout for the Mizzou lottery versus any other. While I was in New Orleans this weekend cheering on the Jayhawks, I got to witness firsthand both sides of the spectrum. After KU was defeated in the championship game by Kentucky, I turned around to see that most of the student fans had ducked out early. Really? This is a comeback team in the national championship game. But even more than that, this is a team that never once gave up on a single game all season long, regardless of the circumstances. How dare you give up on them? On the other hand, there were fans like my group, who continued shouting Rock Chalk to passing Kansas fans, even after the loss. Were we upset about the loss? Sure. Were we disappointed? Not a bit. Proud Jayhawk fans are dedicated and ever loyal. Im not saying everyone has to be a sports fan. For some people, sports just are not interesting, and thats fine. But, if you want to support a team during the good times, I challenge you to continue supporting through the rough patches. Trust me, it makes the success that much sweeter. Weve got a football coach coming in who will turn the program around. Our womens basketball team is losing only one player off the Sweet 16 team. Next year will be a special year at KU and the support will be there. But what happens when the bandwagon stops? Will you still be a fan? Ryan Schlesener for the Kansan Editorial Board

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Fact: On any given day there are more attractive women that go to the gym than The Hawk. I know where Im going from now on. Kansas: I know you are sad about the Jayhawks loss, but your mourning period is getting a little long. Getting the paper only to read the FFA. I just walked past two fine ladies and overheard one of them say, I just discovered a great new use for boobs. You have my attention. That awkward moment when you walk into the bathroom, sit in a stall and realize you saw urinals on the way in. Coffee: the only reason why I am currently surviving college. When I see a hot girl smoking on campus, I wonder if I could be her next poor decision. People actually floss? I cant tell if this bus smells like hotdogs, or if Im still drunk from last night. I just discovered a secret stash of allergy medication the day before I go back home. Ive been suffering for 2 weeks! Our schol. hall study party just involved Back Street Boys. Were either getting desperate or going crazy! Beer can in the library bathroom. Someone knows how to study! You know youre in college when you think you have a bad hangover, but it turns out to be the flu. Girl with shaved legs: I am still willing to put you on my shoulders. I am convinced that Wescoe has the oddest people on campus. Has anyone seen Kentucky street? Just realized my next birth control pack starts on Easter Sunday. The professor said something about ducts in the eye, then somebody quacked like a duck. We all love homophones. The tanning coupon you had in the paper yesterday was expired already. I am going to be pale forever. I love you Dr. Spritey Two Cans! If I want fresh air in Fraser, I stay inside. Without the FFA, I am useless. Your arms are longer than my legs. I literally cannot walk any faster. Stop getting angry with me and go around. Yeah I just saw you check yourself out in the bus windows. Busted. Like oil and water, rain and white t-shirts dont mix.

TRADITIOn

Fan pride, support elevate Kansas basketball

By Ethan Lovell
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eve been here before. The University of Kansas is steeped in tradition. Our first basketball coach invented the game and our current coach has taken us to two national championships in the past five years. The program consistently produces NBA-caliber players and legendary teams, and we have five national championship banners hanging from the rafters in Allen Fieldhouse. While we all wanted that sixth banner to be added this year, we will never lose hope in Kansas basketball. This year, a team that returned with only one starter was able to prove the entire nation wrong. Jack Harry didnt think we could possibly win the Big 12 title for an eighth straight time with the big bad Missouri Tigers on the prowl, but we did. Everyone said this would be a rebuilding year and that we shouldnt get our hopes up, but we did. The heart and determination of our players and coaches made us the second best team in the nation. The bottom line for the Jayhawk nation is this: well be back. Weve been to the championship before, and well be there again. Students at the University of Kansas will have countless more opportunities to sprint out of houses, bars, the doors of Allen Fieldhouse and run to

Massachusetts Street in a state of pride and ecstasy. Intoxicated antics will undoubtedly break a couple of car windows, but we will stand united as Jayhawks. Well lift each other up onto our shoulders to see over the crowd, well start cheers at every intersection, and well give high-fives until our hands hurt. What we wont do is be classless. We wont riot after big wins, maliciously destroying property, starting fires, and getting into fights. Well celebrate together, and well mourn together, only to return the next season to the hallowed halls of Allen Fieldhouse to participate in our traditions. jEssiCA jANAsz/KANsAN Jayhawk basketball will Students celebrate in the bed of a truck parked in front of Pyramid Pizza on Massachusettes Street during halftime of the never be about making goofy national Championship against Kentucky. Many Jayhawk fans watched the game downtown. Internet videos that talk smack we cant back up. It will never be about shooting fellow fans Street last Saturday night was basketball, we will always be one exchanging celebratory hugs, during a celebration, which hapthe true embodiment of Jayhawk thousands of high-fives and of the best teams in America. pened in Kentucky on Monday pride. Flags were everywhere, singing the Alma Mater at the night. We simply dont need Lovell is a Sophomore in Creative the band was playing, fans lined top of their lungs, even if it was those things. We win together, Writing from Overland Park the rooftops, and everyone was a little off key. we lose together, and we stick As long as there is tradition having the time of their lives. together. this strong at the heart of Kansas People who had never met were The celebration on Mass.

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the Superdome, Monday night. It was pouring rain, and still all across the streets of New Orleans chants of Rock Chalk Jayhawk could be heard. Our fans stayed classy and held their heads high despite the loss to a phenomenal Kentucky team. Almost 1,000 miles from campus, in New Orleans, I learned that being a Jayhawk means sticking together; being proud of your team; and helping each other out whenever you can. I will never forget the lengths that Jayhawk Nation spreads across this country and this world; and who knows, perhaps someday, this universe! Rock Chalk, Jayhawk! And thanks to all of our past, present and future students for making Jayhawk Nation the greatest of them all! Joci Hansen is a sophomore from Dell Rapids, SD.

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Self discovered a new way to win in 2012 season

his year Bill Self reinvented the art of winning. In one of the most memorable postseason runs in Kansas history, coach Self led his team to an unlikely national championship appearance. But the way this group got there was far different than the programs three previous Final Four teams in 2002, 2003 and 2008. The 2012 Jayhawks were not gifted offensively. They werent a great three-point shooting team, and their brand of basketball certainly wasnt the sexiest. But Kansas ultimately did just what the 2002, 2003 and 2008

Final Four teams did: they won. A lot. The recipe for success, however, was unfamiliar to a Kansas program that has been characterized for the last decade by prolific offense, incredible playmaking and NBA lottery picks. Given the circumstances facing the 2012 Jayhawks poor depth, limited experience and a lack of firepower Self knew Kansas offensive motor couldnt run the way it did when Kirk Hinrich, Nick Collison, Mario Chalmers, Brandon Rush and the Morris twins took the floor. Thus, Self took a page from Tom Izzos playbook at Michigan

By Sam Kovzan
skovzan@kansan.com State (or perhaps Brad Stevens at Butler), abandoning a fast-paced, finesse approach for one of abundant toughness. Unlike Kansas three previous Final Four teams, the one spearheaded by Tyshawn Taylor and Thomas Robinson hardly overwhelmed opponents. The Jayhawks scored 73.5 points per game (+11.8 scoring margin), averaged 67 offensive possessions per game and shot 47 percent from the field. Robinson was the only certain

first round NBA draft pick on a team that had zero McDonalds All-Americans. These numbers pale in comparison to those generated by the previous three Final Four teams. The Roy Williams-coached 2002 squad, which boasted four McDonalds All-Americans and three future lottery picks, led the nation in scoring (90.9 points per game), held a +16.2 average scoring margin and had 79 offensive possessions per game. The players shot 51 percent from the field. The 2003 national runnersup flaunted similar numbers: 83 points per game, a +15.8 average scoring margin, 74 possessions

per game and a 50 percent shooting clip. The national championship team from 2008 was probably the most dominant. It included five McDonalds All-Americans on its roster and seven future draft picks. That team averaged 80.5 points per game and smothered opponents by an average of 19 points per game and shot 51 percent. Since 2002, Kansas has more total wins, NCAA Touranment victories and 30-win seasons than any program in college basketball. Of those seven groups that surpassed the 30-win plateau, the most memorable team may have been the least dominant.

Indeed, what made the 2012 Jayhawks unforgettable was their ability to win not with talent, speed and finesse but with toughness and togetherness. Sure, their offensive numbers arent nearly as impressive. With the exception of Robinson, the highlight reel may not have been as packed. Nevertheless, the players continued Kansas basketballs all-too familiar trend: they won games. They just did it in their own way. Edited by Corinne Westeman

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distance runners take center stage

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mgoodwin@kansan.com In the sport of track and field, the West Coast is known for its love of distance running. Today, the Kansas distance runners are set to race in Stanford, Calif., for the Stanford Invitational, where they will get a taste of both West Coast weather and distance competition. Through the cross country and indoor track seasons, the runners have gained strength in their legs and should begin to run their fastest times as they enter the heart of the outdoor season. Thats why we come out here, senior Don Wasinger said 800-meter distance runner. All the best athletes are going to come out here to compete. At a normal track meet, the distance races are not the most exciting or anticipated for the crowd, but the seats are expected to be full of rowdy track fans by the time the meet begins at 10 a.m. Theres going to be tons of people, and they have trash cans lining the track, beating them, getting everyone excited for the distance races that a lot of the time get overlooked, said senior Corinne Christensen, who competes in the 800-meter run. So its a good atmosphere. The Kansas track program has the advantage of two coaches who have been successful in distance and middle-distance events. Coach Stanley Redwine had such a strong career at the University of Arkansas from 19801983, that he is now a member of the Arkansas Hall of Honor. In 1996, Redwine finished fifth at the U.S. Olympic trials in Atlanta, Ga., in the 800-meter race. Assistant coach Michael Whittlesey has also had a major impact on the improvement of the Kansas distance runners. He has produced numerous All-Americans, and three of his runners are still running professionally, Christensen said. So that gives a lot of confidence that the program he has is working. Whittlesey has helped coach six runners to All-American status and three of his athletes have broken school records in just three years as an assistant at Kansas. Coach Whitt has taught me to be confident when running,

Junior outfielder maggie Hull slides into home plate during the first inning of a game against Seminole State. in october 2011, the Jawhawks ended their fall season undefeated with four shut outs.

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Jayhawks to face Baylor in Waco, Texas

who is a perfect 19-for-19. Kansas sophomore infielder Ashley Newman, who is a perfect Its well known that Big 12 soft- 18-for-18 in stolen bases, will need ball showcases as much talent as to provide a similar spark for Kanany conference in the country. Just sas. Smith said Baylors team reask the Kansas softball team. For the fourth consecutive sembles an Oklahoma State team weekend, Kansas (23-10, 02-7) Kansas faced two weeks ago. Kansquares off against a 2011 Wom- sas won two of three games against ens College World Series partici- OSU. For Kansas, one of the biggest pant when it faces No. 22 Baylor (24-12, 1-7) in a three-game series keys will be limiting first-inning runs that have plagued them in rein Waco, Texas. cent outings. In On paper, 11 games since though, Kansas its a series were deficonference play likes the matchup started, Kansas this weekend. nitely going in scraping has allowed at Both teams rely on and clawing. least one run in solid pitching and defense, speed on mariaH monTgomery eight of those junior shorstop games, finishthe base paths and ing 3-8 in that timely hitting. span. Its going to be Freshman inreal low-scoring games, real close games, said ju- fielder Maddie Stein, who finished nior shortstop Mariah Montgom- 2-for-3 in last weekends series fiery. Its a series were definitely nale against Oklahoma, acknowledged the need to limit early runs. going in scraping and clawing. I think it might put a little Baylors offensive stats do not jump off the page, but its pitching more pressure on, said freshman infielder Maddie Stein of giving up numbers do. Baylors batters rank second to first-inning runs. But we have a last in the conference with eight stout defense and pitching staff so home runs on the year, a step when we score we have no doubt below Kansas 20. The team has theyre going to hold what weve knocked in a total of 100 runs, 38 got going. This weekends series will sureless than Kansas, and yet Baylor won a 1-0 game against then No. 7 ly be a factor in Kansas ultimate goal of reaching NCAA Regionals Oklahoma two weeks ago. The Baylor pitching staff s 1.59 when the regular season comes to ERA continues to keep them in an end. Every game counts, but especialgames, despite losing All-American junior pitcher Whitney Canion ly those series that are not against Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri all to a torn ACL in late February. Both teams will look to create teams with five or fewer losses on runs and Kansas coach Megan the season figure to weigh heavSmith knows Baylor makes up for ily in the selection process in May. We need a good showing down its lack of power with its speedy, aggressive approach on the base there, Smith said. This ones big for us. paths. Kansas will play a doubleheader Baylor is really scrappy offensively, Smith said. Theyre quick, Friday night beginning at 4 p.m. they do a lot of short game, they and conclude with one game on run a ton. Its going to be a chal- Saturday at 11 a.m. lenge for us. Edited by Anna Allen Baylors 57 stolen bases in 64 attempts rank second in the conference, led by junior Kathy Shelton,

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Senior distance runner don Wasinger begins the men distance medley at the bob Timmons challenge in december at the anschutz Pavilion. Wasinger and his group finished in first with a time of 10:25.76. Wasinger said. You just have to believe youre the best one on the track every time you go out to race. Redwine is along the same lines, he always talks about who wants it more is going to be who wins the race. It is that confidence and desire to win that has helped athletes like Wasinger, Christensen, Rebeka Stowe and Austin Bussing to develop into strong distance runners, who will all compete for a spot at nationals this season. The mens team recently moved into the top 25 of the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Association in the seasons

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first non-preseason poll of the outdoor season. The womens team have maintained their top 10 ranking currently standing at ninth which gives the Big 12 six teams that are ranked in both the mens and womens polls. Edited by Corinne Westeman

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coach leaves, takes top players with her

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COLUMBIA, Mo. It was one of the most brazen moves in the chess world since the Najdorf Sicilian Defense, perhaps even the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit. Fresh off her second straight national championship, the legendary chess coach at Texas Tech is jumping to another school and taking all the top members of the team with her. No one has ever seen anything like it in intercollegiate competition, not even among powerhouse basketball and football teams that are worth many millions of dollars. Similar deals are not uncommon in academia, where a star professor recruited by another school may bring along a cadre of researchers, lab assistants and post-docs. But in the competitive realm, the practice is virtually unheard of. Theres no equivalent, said Mike Hoffpauir, a Virginia consultant who helped organize the recent Presidents Cup chess tournament, the games version of the Final Four, which was won by Texas Tech. If the coach from Kentucky gets hired by UCLA this summer, the whole teams not going to go with him. Susan Polgar, a homeschooled prodigy from Budapest and the worlds top female player by the time she was 15, is taking her champions to private Webster University in suburban St. Louis, a city that is already home to the World Chess Hall of Fame and the U.S. national championships. It also has a swanky new chess club and scholastic center bankrolled by a billionaire, the kind of place where students can immerse themselves in chess arcana, learning moves like the Kings Indian Defense and others with mysterious names steeped in the games 1,500-year history. Webster lured the team with the promise of a greater financial investment. The program grew rapidly, and Texas Tech wasnt ready to grow with the speed of the program, said the coach, who founded the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence, known as SPICE, in 2007. St. Louis today is the center of chess in America. It just seemed like a perfect fit.


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If a black cat crosses your path, it signifies that the animal is going somewhere. Groucho Marx

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Theres no harm in being superstitious

my 2008 national championship shirt to accompany it, hoping it had some magic left in its stitching. After the win that Sunday, it was obvious, that shirt clearly had some affect and would remain the game shirt for the remainder of the tournament (or could at least ward off Roy Williams). Its not just Jayhawk basketball that brings my sanity to the level of someone who lived in medieval times when people believed that sneezing could allow the devil to enter the body. During the Packers Super Bowl XLV championship run last season, I became convinced that the Clay Matthews jersey I bought had some kind of magical powers. After all, they went a perfect 12-0 when I wore it. And I wont be drinking Miller High Life during the next Brewers playoff run because I drank it on the night of the NLCS game 6 Shawn Marcum debacle (he allowed four runs in one inning pitched). Am I crazy for believing that the t-shirt I have on will honestly have any effect on a game that is taking place hundreds of miles away? Most likely. And where I watch the game probably has no affect on a players ability to make a three point shot. But isnt that what being a fan is all about? Call it superstitions, call it the chaos theory, or call it the butterfly effect. It doesnt matter because no matter what, sports cant be scripted and there is no way of knowing whether the t-shirt I wear has any impact on the game. So whats the harm in trying? Edited by Amanda Gage

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ane, rational people would make a mockery of my game habits as the Jayhawks made their run to the NCAA tournament championship game. And to be honest, they probably have good cause. Anyone who goes to such great lengths to follow through on their game day superstitions like I did probably deserves to be judged a little bit. Most of the time, its people like me who take sports too seriously and lose sight of what it really is: a game. Before the tournament began, I realized that in the winter before the 2008 championship run, I had purchased a red Kansas Jayhawks hat. Somewhere along the next few years of college that red hat disappeared. But I still remember twisting and turning it around my head the night of the championship game, rotating it depending on how the team was performing. For the last two minutes or so of the game, the brim of the hat sat off to the left side of my head. I mightve looked dumb, but it worked.

By Ethan Padway
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After dealing with the team falling short of expectations in the tournament the previous two seasons, I decided that things needed a change; I needed a new Jayhawk hat. This one was blue and made by a different company, but maybe this would be the object that tilts the tide back in my favor. It worked for the first three games, but with how closely contested each of them were, I decided I needed to change something up for the UNC game. I kept the hat, but pulled out

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Now taking applications for summer life guards/snack bar & server positions. Apply in person at Lawrence Country Club. 400 Country Club Terrace. Paid Internship Trinity In-Home Care Local, non-profit, is seeking candidates for the following internships opportunities: Finance Internship Assist in all aspects of our finance department. Management Internship Assist in all areas of management and employee relations. Send resumes and questions to Scott at scott@tihc.org Paid Internships with Northwestern Mutual Lawrence office 785-856-2136 STUDENTPAYOUTS.COM Paid Survey Takers Needed in Lawrence. 100% FREE to Join! Click on Surveys. Sunflower Rental Hiring PT Immediately. FT Summer. Customer service, able to lift at least 40 lbs. and pulling orders. Avail. weekends is a plus. Apply in person. Ask for Stacey. 785-832-8767. Sunflower State Games seeks energetic and responsible summer interns to assist in event planning and promotions for Olympic Style Sports Festival. Call 785235-2295 or email sunflowergames@sbcglobal.net WRITE CREATE CONVINCE THEM TO CHOOSE KU KU Office of Admissions seeks communications coordinator to manage integrated marketing communications plan. Bachelors degree required by May 21, 2012. Must be creative, strategic, excellent writer and editor. Apply: jobs.ku.edu, position 00209587. Application deadline: April 18, 2012.

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Volume 124 Issue 129

THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN

kansan.com

Friday, April 6, 2012

SElfS REcIpE foR SuccESS

commentary on Jayhawks season

sports

pAGE 6

Kansas soFtball squares oFF against baylor this weeKenD

Page 6
Football

Davis is almost too good

COMMENTARY

IMpROVINg stRatEgy
MIKE VERNON
mvernon@kansan.com Much like coach Charlie Weis, new defensive coordinator Dave Campo isnt watching film from last years Kansas football team. And when Campo first addressed his defense, he explained to them exactly what spring football would be a tryout. I really dont worry about what the guys did last year, Campo said in a release from Kansas Athletics. All I care about is what were doing now. Campo wouldnt have liked what he would have seen if he were to watch the tape on last years defense. The Jayhawks finished last in the NCAA in total defense last season, giving up 516.42 yards per game. So to Campo, and the Jayhawks coaches, the first five practices havent been so much about finding talent and implementing schemes. Instead theyve been trying to get players to play from the snap that starts the play to the whistle that ends it. We expect that the play is going to be going full speed from the beginning to the end and there have been improvements there, Campo said. I think our guys will continue to get the message that thats all were going to have on this football team and defensive football team. Campo said the Jayhawks have drastically improved under his guidance early on, and the opportunity to teach excites him most about the college game. Campo came to Kansas after four years as the secondary coach for the Dallas Cowboys, which was just a small stint in his extensive coaching career. Since 1971 Campo has been a football coach. Even through all his years, his favorite part of coaching is what led him to the University of Kansas. I think my strength is teaching, Campo said. I really think you have an opportunity to do more than that in college. The guys I liked the best on the pro level were the guys coming in. And in Campos five practices of teaching the Jayhawks, hes had a depth chart that he said was fluid. A player may be starting one day, and a new player will be in his place the next. Even so, Campo said he has not yet been able to spot leaders in his defense. He said guys like senior defensive back Greg Brown and senior defensive end Toben Opurum have gotten his attention, but its still too early for Campo to call them leaders. I dont think anyone feels that they can step up right now, because theyre fighting for their own lives, Campo said. It will continue to be a long spring for the Jayhawks, who have a long way to go as they continue to get used to the new coaching staff. The only thing Im really, really excited about is that our guys are starting to understand what we want, Campo said. Now it comes down to are we good enough to do certain things, and thats what well find out. Edited by Nadia Imafidon

By Ryan McCarthy
rmccarthy@kansan.com ow that the campus has digested the National Championship game, I feel its necessary to put into perspective what kind of competition the mens basketball team faced off against on Monday. We all know about the talent, the youth and the crazy-athletic skillsets from the Kentucky Wildcats. But there was one that stood above all: Anthony Davis. Throughout this year I was convinced Thomas Robinson was the Player of the Year for college basketball. This might have to do with me seeing two of the most emphatic plays in Kansas history first hand. The one-handed slam by Robinson against Baylor that shook the old barn to its very core, and of course The Block versus Missouri. That block created such a loud ruckus the roof damn near blew off of the Fieldhouse. Robinson was a monster who developed almost every offensive move needed for a power forward. Then I saw him against Anthony Davis and my jaw dropped. Watching Davis swat everything away from the rim impressed me to no end. He was the best player in the country this year. No doubt about it. But what surprised me more than Davis athleticism was the comparisons that were thrown around the days following. On Sports Center, I saw anchors trying to compare Davis to Tim Duncan and Marcus Camby. Those players are good, but theyre not at the same level. It had been bothering me all day Monday. How good is this player? Then while I discussed my puzzling dilemma with some fellow students, one finally said the name I was looking for: Bill Russell. This made me stop in my tracks for a second. Every time I hear Bill Russells name in the same sentence with anybody other than Michael Jordon Im always skeptical, but after a few minutes of thought it made sense. From what Ive read and seen in black and white video, Russells basketball talents consisted of three things. He wanted to rebound, block shots and win championships above anything else. All of those things are similar qualities to Davis; the only thing is developing the same basketball IQ as Russell, an owner of 11 NBA Championship rings and two national titles at San Francisco. Kansas went up against one of the greatest players of this generation of college basketball and its nothing new. In 2003, it was Carmelo Anthony and in 2008, it was Derrick Rose. Both have gone on to star-studded careers in the NBA. If I had to guess, Davis will end up somewhere in between Anthony, Rose and Russell. So hopefully this is some comfort for Kansas fans. They had a great run, but you might have witnessed one of the greatest. Edited by Amanda Gage

Defensive Coordinator Dave Campo addresses members of the media thursday afternoon at the anderson Family Football Complex. Campo said he intends to run the teams defenses differently this year.

ChRIs NEal/KaNsaN

baseball

Kansas has hopes of winning Big 12

aNdREw jOsEph
ajoseph@kansan.com The Kansas baseball team (1216) travels to Stillwater, Okla., on Friday to begin a three-game set with Oklahoma State (14-14). The Jayhawks are coming off a 7-3 loss at Creighton on Tuesday, but coach Ritch Prices squad is hoping that the team wins its second consecutive Big 12 series. After dropping their first four games in Big 12 play, the Jayhawks won twostraight games against Texas Tech. This series with Oklahoma State gives the Jayhawks the opportunity to get over .500 in conference play and improve their lackluster 3-8 record in true road games. Winning series thats what its all about in our league, Price said. If you can go out and have a great weekend in this league, it would be huge to get over .500 with a series sweep. Im just looking to see if we play as well as we did last weekend. The Kansas offense has struggled considerably in conference play, ranking last in the Big 12 with 4.6 runs a game and a .257 batting average. Friday wont get any easier for Kansas, as Oklahoma State will send out one of the nations hottest pitchers: junior left-hander Andrew Heaney, who is 5-1 with a 1.69 ERA, 69 strikeouts and just nine walks. Price said that the Jayhawks would need to focus on hitting the fastball, particularly against one of the more dominant strikeout pitchers in the country. He is without question the topreturning pitcher in our league, Price said. Hes projected to be a first-round draft pick and has great stuff. Hes the real deal, and well have our hands full. If we can find a way to get guys on base, hopefully well put up a crooked number. Heaney lasted 3.1 innings against Kansas last season in a 7-2 KU victory, and the young Kansas team will have to follow that same blueprint of clutch, two-out hitting to defeat Heaney again this time around. When youre getting hits with two strikes and two outs it sends a message to the other team and puts them down a little bit, senior designated hitter Chris Manship said. In the past we havent been getting two out hits, but in the last series it really helped us out a lot. Manship went 2-for-4 in last seasons appearance against Heaney, and that prior success could be vital against the leagues top pitcher. The Jayhawks send out their ace in sophomore right-hander Frank Duncan to take on Heaney and the Cowboys. Duncan is 3-4 with a 3.33 ERA, striking out 42 hitters and walking 19. Duncan is coming off a loss to Texas Tech, but he went eight innings and surrendered just two earned runs in the losing effort. Kansas right-handed laden lineup will look to take advantage of the matchup against the lefthanded Heaney and Kyle Ottoson. Some of the guys in our lineup Marasco, Manship and Elgie are much better against left-handed pitching than right-handed pitching, Price said. Theyre better when the ball break into them, and I think that it is a good matchup. Edited by Max Rothman

infeilder Kaiana eldredge bunts to advance the runner on first in a homegame against north Dakota on March 7. Kansas lost to Creighton 7-3 tuesday.

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