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Campus group joins lawsuit in

Koch brothers-related case
ALLISON CRIST
@AllisonCristUDK

After submitting a motion to

intervene on the case of Hall
vs. KU, Students for a Sustainable Future and the University
came to an agreement that the
student group would be recognized as a third party in the
lawsuit.
The lawsuit which stems
from a record request that the
student group made last fall
was filed by business school
lecturer Art Hall against the
University to prevent the release of the records.
This decision will give SFASF
access to court documents related to the lawsuit. There was
originally a hearing set for the
motion, but because the University and SFASF agreed to
the terms, there was no need.
The student group stepped in
to further their argument that
because Art Hall, director of
the Business schools Center
for Applied Economics, works
at the University, his records
are subject to the Kansas Open
Records Act.
Hall, however, said he believes the use of the open
records law in this case is a
misuse of the law and the records request violates his First
Amendment rights.
In my discussions with attorneys, every one of them
agrees that there is a lack
of guidance in how the law
should be applied here, Hall
said. My lawsuit will allow a
judge to provide guidance.
In April of 2014, SFASF requested numerous documents,
even paying $1,800 last fall to
receive them. The current lawsuit arose with the part of the

ALI DOVER/KANSAN
Harrison Baker, a sophomore from Topeka, gives a speech during the
Student Senate meeting Wednesday.

Committees pass
transcript notation
bill to full Senate
FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
Students for a Sustainable Future and the University agreed the student group would be recognized as a third party in
the lawsuit involving a professor and his ties to the Koch brothers.

request that sought out any of

Halls emails that mention specific organizations, dating back
to 2004.
SFASF is particularly interested in the emails that mention Koch Industries or Koch
family foundations. Schuyler
Kraus, senior from Allen, Texas and president of SFASF, said
the group is worried about
Halls previous experience with
the business and has concerns
about Koch influence over
Halls work at the University.
The Koch brothers gave a
donation that established the
Center for Applied Economics.
Theres just a lot of coincidences surrounding the relationship with Koch and KU,
Kraus said.
Kraus said she wanted to
make it clear that SFASF is
only requesting access to these
documents to find information regarding funding and

conflicts of interest.
"Whether we agree with the
particulars of any expressed
opinions they contain is irrelevant, Kraus said. We have
not and will not ever make our
position on them part of the
discussion.
McKenzie Ortiz, a freshman
from Wichita and member of
SFASF, said she agrees with
Kraus on the matter.
The fact that Art Hall is suing KU is really ridiculous,
Ortiz said. There shouldnt
be anything to hide between
Hall and Koch. We dont hate
them because they are rich or
successful; we are just cautious
of the Koch brothers ties to the
University because we deserve
a fair and unbiased education.
This concern about a fair education was one of the main
issues SFASF mentioned in
the original request for Halls
records.

If our professors are in their

positions because they were
placed by outside donors to
control the dissemination of
knowledge, our ability to learn
about the world and make decisions is endangered, Kraus
said.
Ortiz also said that its not
even known whether or not
there are corrupt ties, and the
Kansas Open Records Act request was supposed to help determine that.
Kraus said she and SFASF
have additional concerns
about the Koch brothers involvement with politics.
If you can purchase a place
at a university just by donating
funds, you can effectively gain
access to academic credentials
in order to legitimize a political agenda, Kraus said.
Edited by Mackenzie Clark

ALANA FLINN
@alana_Flinn

Both the Student Senate

Rights and University Affairs committees passed a
resolution last night stating
their support of adopting a
non-academic misconduct
notation to transcripts of
students who were suspended or expelled for such. The
bill would still have to to
pass through full senate next
week.
If this were to be implemented, it would allow for
communication
between
Kansas Board of Regents
schools. For example, if a
student with a non-academic
misconduct mark attempts to
transfer from KU to K-State,
the latter school would be
able to see that there has been
a non-academic concern and
contact the other school for
more information on the
policy violation. University
administrations would then
have access to the reasoning
behind students suspensions

or expulsions before they are

admitted to another school.
Originally, the proposal
to adopt this transcript notation was proposed three
years ago by the different offices of student life at Regents
schools. However, the Kansas
Board of Regents rejected it.
Now, student senates at six
KBOR schools have decided to try again. KU Student
Body President Morgan Said
wrote the new language of
the bill, which accompanies
the old language student affairs used last time.
This bill is especially important at KU, as it will hopefully counteract recent sexual
assault problems on campus.
Student Body Vice President
Miranda Wagner said if this
bill passes, it would offer
communication
abilities
among KBOR schools.
Its a matter of student
safety and enabling the institutions to communicate

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Student scammed $4,000

from nannying website
KELLY CORDINGLEY
@kellycordingley

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BROOK BARNES

Senate leaders propose bill

to help impaired minors
ALANA FLINN
@alana_flinn

For many student leaders

across Kansas, knowing drunk
minors are afraid to seek help
in fear of facing legal repercussions is not an acceptable way
to handle underage drinking.
For a lot of these student leaders its time for a change, so
they have introduced a bill to
help underage students seeking medical help when they are
drinking.
The bill is known as Lifeline
911. It passed in state-level

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conference committees yesterday, and if it comes full circle

through state legislature, the
law would allow anyone in
Kansas under the legal drinking age to be granted amnesty
from charges related to drinking should they seek medical
attention while intoxicated.
While universities across the
nation already have laws in
place to protect minors who
seek medical attention while
drinking, Kansas institutions
are just now catching up. The
hope is to save lives, according to Kansas State University

PUZZLES 6A
SPORTS 1B

Student Body President Reagan

Kays.
Ive been to parties, I am a
member of a fraternity, Ive
seen these kind of issues happen, said Kays, who is also
president of the Kansas Board
of Regents Student Advisory
committee.
Kays said young people are often too worried to call officials
for help while intoxicated and
instead choose to sleep it off or
have their friends watch over
them to make sure theyre OK.

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Dont
Forget

Care.com is advertised as a
friendly way to find caretakers or a family in need of a
babysitter. The small children
on the websites commercial
explain that their parents
need time to relax, and they
need a good babysitter. While
the site certainly caters to that
need, it has also become a
place for running scams.
A sophomore University
student from Topeka, who
wishes to remain anonymous,
was scammed out of $4,250
from a Care.com posting. A
woman contacted the student via email and told her
she was relocating to the area
and needed a nanny for her
3-year-old. The woman was
going to pay $350 a week, and
she told the sophomore she
would send a check for the
first payment.
I thought this was very
weird because they hadnt
moved here yet and I hadnt
started nannying for them yet,
so I didnt understand why
I was getting paid, but I was
like OK, sounds good, she
said. Then I get this check in
the mail for $4,250. I was like

Happy Chinese New Year.

Oh, this is a lot of money.

The sophomore was told the
money needed to be wired to
the landlord who the family would be renting a home
from. The student said she
understood the family might
be busy getting ready to move
but was caught off guard and
called her mom for advice.
When the students mom
asked whether they should
speak to their familys financial adviser about the check,
she said she doubted it would
be necessary since she trusted
the website.
I was like No, its a nannying job and a safe website so
I dont think itll be anything
bad, she said. So I got all
the money, and this is before
the check cleared my account,
so it said I had an available
balance, but it hadnt cleared
yet.
The money the student
wired through Western
Union was her own money,
and she expected the womans
check to clear in her bank account; however, it never did.
The check the woman sent
was fraudulent, and although
the amount showed up in the
students account, the money
showed up as pending and

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Weather

had not yet been accepted.

After the student wired the
money, she received frantic text messages from the
woman warning her not to
respond to any messages or
emails she had previously
sent because the womans
account had been hacked.
Confused and concerned, the
student called her mom who
advised her to call the police.
A dispatch officer came to investigate and explained this
was not the only instance of
scamming through this site
theyd heard of.
He basically was like Yeah,
youre getting scammed.
People go on websites and
get your information and
whoever is gullible enough
to go through with it gets
scammed, she said.
The student contacted her
bank and Western Union, but
there was nothing that could
be done once the money had
left the account and had been
picked up at Western Union.
She said her family was just as
surprised as she was that this
had happened.
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Andrew Revkin, a science

and environment blogger for
The New York Times, will
visit the University today and
Friday to give a presentation
on climate change issues and
his approach to journalism and
communication.
Revkin will speak at a
lecture titled The New
Communication Climate on
Thursday at 7 p.m. in Spooner
Hall. He will make a Friday
appearance at the Idea Cafe in
the KU Commons, in which he
will give a lecture titled Why
We Should Be Optimistic about
the Anthropocene.
Revkin took the time to
answer some questions about
his career and his views on
climate change.
Revkin reached out to present
at the University himself, having
already planned on attending a
conference in Kansas City.
KANSAN: What is the biggest
misconception when it comes
to global warming? What is the
biggest misconception on your
views on the topic?

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REVKIN: There are lots of

different misconceptions. For
most people, its not something
they think about anyway. So

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Currently at both the University and K-State, a policy

stands that allows a student
in on-campus housing to call
for medical assistance and be
exempt from being kicked out
of their residence or the university. However, it is up to the
officers discretion whether to
press charges for a minor in
consumption or minor in possession.
Morgan Said, student body
president, is working with
Kays and other Kansas Board
of Regents schools to get this
bill passed statewide. Kays is
leading the charge on this bill
because the platform he ran
on to be elected at K-State specifically stated he would try to
have this bill passed.
One motivation for expanding the bill statewide is
because students who live in
off-campus housing are currently not protected by this
policy. If the statewide bill is
passed, however, off-campus
students would have legal protection as well.
At Higher Education Day
in Topeka last week, Said and
other student leaders testified
to committees the legislation
was reviewed in and encouraged the passing of the bill.
I think part of being student leaders is being realistic
about the culture surrounding
college campuses and just our
nation as a whole, Said said.
We recognize, although we
have set measures in place to
try to prevent underage drinking, it does happen. Its our job
to protect students when they
do decide to engage in that
type of behavior and take it
too far to the point of needing
medical assistance.
The University of Kansas has

its either the disengaged, the

oversimplified or people who
think its made up.
The first misconception is
that global warming or climate
change is an old-fashioned
pollution problem or that the
problem arises from soot, smog
or smoke stacks. Its much more
profound than that. ... Some
people like to oversimplify it. I
think thats one misconception.
The other is that its a hoax.
Some people think that theres
nothing there. Theres enough
evidence of substantial risk if
emissions of greenhouse gases
are unabated. After writing
about this since the 1980s, Im
personally convinced that there
is substantial risk.
KANSAN: I read an article from
NPR about Rush Limbaugh
telling you to kill yourself. Is this
a regular sort of thing?
REVKIN: Ive had to deal with
that sort of thing. A liberal
environmental
extremist
once compared me to Charlie
Sheen. Unfortunately, a lot of
our debates over issues like the
environment range from the
edges. The reality is, its in the
middle.
Journalism is about going
behind the arguments and
saying what can happen next
keeping track of whats opinion
had the policy since 2009.
Kays modeled K-States policy after Kansas and managed
to get it implemented last fall.
Stipulations for qualifying
for immunity from charges
will be granted if the minor
seeking medical attention
initiates contact with law enforcement and cooperate with
them at the scene, according
to a press release from K-State.
Now that the bill has been
passed through conference
committee, it must pass
through both state House and
Senate and then finally be approved by Gov. Sam Brownback.
Sen. Tom Hawk (DManhattan) supports the bill and
hopes to see the efforts come
to fruition.
"Working with [Kays] on
the Lifeline 911 bill has been
a wonderful experience in the
application of democracy for
students in the Kansas legislative process, Hawk said in
a press release. This bill will
save student lives by giving
young people the confidence
that they can step up and help
a peer in danger."
Kays said there is no specific timing for the passing of
the bill, but it can take several
weeks. Kays is aiming to implement the off-campus policy separately at K-State, as the
statewide bill isnt guaranteed
to pass. But after dedicating
nearly a year and a half to this
project, Kays said he knows
few things are more important than preventing any more
underage drinking disasters.
Right now, theres 21 states
that have this law and about
five others looking at it, Kays
said. I think with this law, we
can really save some lives of
young people in Kansas.
Edited by Callie Byrnes

CORRECTION
In an article titled Student Senate to vote on sexual assault
transcript notation policy in Wednesdays issue, the headline
incorrectly stated that Student Senate was voting on the bill.
Instead, Student Senate committees were voting on the bill.
The bill does not deal specifically with sexual harassment
policy violations, but any non-academic policy violation that
results in suspension or expulsion. The reporter did not speak
to any authors on the bill, as Angela Murphy, the Student
Senate source for the article, is not an author. The story online
has been updated to reflect the changes.

and whats fact and thats

what I try to do. Theres a lot
of uncertainty (surrounding
environmental issues). I just
try to dig in as much as I can
about what we actually know
or what science has revealed. A
lot of what I do is examining the
science itself to make sure its
robust.
KANSAN: When you come to
universities, is there a specific
message that you want to drive
home?
REVKIN: This is what I teach
at Pace University: that
students can make a difference
themselves. You dont have
to wait until youre out of a
university to actually contribute
meaningfully
to
public
understanding of issues like this
(climate change).
More generally, when I speak
about where were at in this era,
its a good time to get engaged
because theres something
everyone can do. Whether
youre an artist, engineer,
professor or a student, theres
something you can do to help
make a difference. Its kind of a
cool time to be alive.
KANSAN: Do you feel like
your style of reporting, which
incorporates reader opinion
and cites other publications, fits

CARE FROM PAGE 1A

can help me, and I can pay
them back over time, she
said. You dont really think
about getting scammed on
a nannying website out of all
things.
The website warns of scams
like these, and give tips on
how to avoid them, including
cautionary statements about
trusting your instincts and
not providing personal information. Background checks
are only run on caregivers, not
the families looking for care,
according to Care.com.
The sophomore University
student said there should be
more checks on the people
who want care provided to
protect against scams or other
negative instances.
Security wise, this makes
me feel not secure at all, she
said. Anyone can get your
email and your phone number
and make you think theyre
someone that theyre not, or
make you think you have this
awesome nannying job with a
cute little kid and then it ends
up being fake. I dont understand why people think like
that.
Even though this type of
scam has been run before,
authorities havent found the
woman who initiated this
scam, nor do they know of
her whereabouts. Additionally, since Western Union only
requires a state name and a
name of the person youre
sending the money to, the

the topic you cover particularly?

differently?

REVKIN: During the 20th

century, most journalism
was a one-way phenomenon.
You would go to an event, a
paper would come out or
Congress would debate a bill.
So a journalist would do an
interview, write an article or do
a TV report and that was it.
Now its much more
interactive,
meaning
you
interact every day instead of
a letter to the editor once a
month or so. A lot more of the
way I convey what I understand
about the world is just my own
observations, but I try to cite
the work of other journalists
at other publications, so its
more like a conversation than
a report.
Journalism is starting to look
a lot more like that, especially
if newsrooms shrink. Well all
be sort of sharing information
more and more, not just
competing and generating
our own unique content. As a
blogger, Im always involved
with that kind of thing, bringing
together others ideas as well as
my own.

REVKIN: Thats a good

question because I think any
journalists, even in the 60s,
70s or 80s, is a person with
prejudices and biases, some
of which are conscious and
some of which are unconscious.
Now, I think [news] is more
about the recognition of that
from the start. So people who
read me regularly will know
where Im coming from. Ive
established who I am through
the track record I have built up
for many years and a sense of
reliability that makes people
comfortable keeping track of
the way I see the world.
I dont imply that its the only
view or that its the right view. I
just say, This is my background,
these are my biases, and if
youre transparent around all
that, then you maintain an
authority that makes people
want to read your writing.
I grew up with Walter
Cronkite saying, Thats the way
it is. Thats what he said every
night to sign off, Thats the
way it is, Tuesday, Nov. 5, and
I think thats oversimplified.
Im OK with the approach Ive
taken. Each one has weaknesses
and strengths.

KANSAN: What are the biggest

difficulties surrounding that
kind of reporting, and how
do you think that makes your
views on certain subjects seen

money could not be recovered.

Emily Jones, a senior from
Lindsborg, encountered a
similar situation but was able
to avoid the scam.
Jones studies applied behavioral science in the early
intervention department and
helps children with autism
spectrum disorder, and decided she could use her skills
with children as a babysitter to
make a profile on the website.
I love kids, and Ive babysat for a really long time, she
said. I find it really easy so I
put up a profile on Care.com.
I was actually kind of skeptical at first because I thought
it would be a good place for a
scam.
As it turns out, Jones was
right. A woman messaged
Jones on Jan. 22 through Care.
com looking for a full-time
nanny. However, Jones had
not updated her profile since
the summer, and she was no
longer as available as she had
been. Consequently, she had
to inform the woman that she
wouldnt be able to to fulfill
the request due to her hectic
schedule with school being
back in session.
The woman messaged back
a photo of her family and told
Jones she thought she would
be a great match as a babysitter. The woman also asked
Jones to provide personal information, to which she reiterated that she was no longer
available for a full-time position. The next morning, Jones

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received another email from

the woman.
I get this email the next
morning that said Good
morning Emily, how was your
night?, which is a weird way
to say it, Jones said. In the
email before, she had asked
me to fill out some information with my name, phone
number, address and all this
information that I didnt feel
was necessary.
Jones said at this point she
believed someone was trying
to scam her; but for what, she
wasnt sure.
I thought it was a scam because in the end they werent
really looking for a babysitter, she said. They were still
wanting that information
even after I repeatedly told
them I wasnt available. I was
just concerned they wanted
my address and a picture;
thats when a light switch went
off.
With television shows such
as How to Catch a Predator
depicting the terrible realities
of what can happen when
someone is too trusting, Jones
said her mind immediately
jumped to her initial thought
that the site would be perfect
for a scam.
I had a right to be skeptical
when I put up information in
the first place because it could
be a scam, she said. With
technology people can try to
take advantage of you.

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Q&A: Student receives

prestigious scholarship
ALLISON CRIST
@AllisonCristUDK

after I was nominated, I had to

submit a big application. I ended up winning and receiving
$7,500.

The Gates Cambridge Scholarship was awarded to 40 students

across the country, including
KANSAN: What opportunities
senior Ryan Limbocker from did that provide for you?
Overland Park. This
scholarship
gives
LIMBOCKER: I applied
students the opporto some of the top U.S.
tunity to pursue a
analytical programs and
postgraduate degree
I ended up getting into
in any discipline at
them. Before deciding
the University of
on any, I found a lab at
Cambridge.
Last
the University of Camyear, Limbocker was
bridge that seemed inLimbocker
a recipient of the
teresting, and thats how
Goldwater ScholI discovered the Gates
arship. The Kansan sat down scholarship.
to talk with Limbocker about
his accomplishments and how
KANSAN: What was the lab?
he plans to spend his time in
the United Kingdom when he
LIMBOCKER: It involves studymoves there in October.
ing the fundamental causes of
protein aggregation responsible
KANSAN: What is the Goldwater for amyloid plaque formation,
Scholarship that you received which is pivotal in the devellast year?
opment of Alzheimers. I enjoy
learning about chemistry bonds,
LIMBOCKER: It was a STEM so when I go to Cambridge, this
scholarship enacted by Con- is the lab Ill actually be particigress to recognize sophomores pating in. I think this experience
and juniors interested in science will prepare me extremely well
technology. They were looking to devote my career and passion
for students who worked hard to understanding how these disin the classroom while still do- eases may be better understood.
ing research outside of school.
KU nominated four people, and
KANSAN: Now that youve re-

ceived the Gates Cambridge

Scholarship, what does that
mean for you after you graduate
this May?
LIMBOCKER: Ill be pursuing
a Ph.D in chemistry at the
University of Cambridge for
the next three years, and that
schooling is completely covered
by the scholarship.
KANSAN: What kind of job do
you see yourself having?
LIMBOCKER: I enjoy teaching
and researching, so my end goal
is to be a professor at a research
institution like KU.
KANSAN: Are there any professors who have influenced you
throughout your time here?
LIMBOCKER: Definitely. The first
one is my research mentor, Dr.
Michael Johnson. Hes been so
helpful in both teaching me how
to work in a lab and deciding
what career I want. Theres also
my honors adviser, Mikhail Barybin. Hes been my adviser the
entire time Ive attended KU,
and he was a big part in me realizing how wonderful research
is. Hes also put up with me for
four years.
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Brian Domonkos, left, the Colorado Snow Survey supervisor, takes notes while Mike Ardison, a hydrologic technician, takes a measurement of the snow at the Berthoud Summit Snotel area Jan. 30.

Colorado mountain snow is

bright spot during drought
DAN ELLIOTT
Associated Press

DENVER Snowpack in
the mountain valleys where
the Colorado River originates
was only a little below normal
on Wednesday, marking one
of the few bright spots in an
increasingly grim drought
gripping much of the West.
Measurement stations in
western Colorado showed the
snowpack at 90 percent of the
long-term average.
By contrast, reporting stations in the Sierra Nevada
range in drought-stricken
California showed snowpack
at 50 percent or less in early
February, the most recent figures available. Some detected
no snow at all.

Mountain snow depth

usually peaks in early April
across the West. However, its
unlikely many of the hardest-hit mountains will get
enough precipitation by then
to recover, Strobel said.
In the Pacific Northwest,
warm temperatures have
brought rain instead of snow,
so the mountains arent accumulating snowpack for the
spring runoff, when farmers
and water managers need water to irrigate crops and refill
reservoirs.
It would take half the normal amount of snowfall between now and April to bring
the statewide snowpack up to
average, said Brian Domonkos, who supervises the snow
survey in Colorado.

Mountain snow in Colorado

is closely monitored because
a half-dozen Western waterways, including the 1,400mile Colorado River, start
in the area. The river and its
tributaries supply water to
millions of people in seven
states and Mexico.
Much of the river comes
from mountain snow that accumulates during winter and
melts in the spring.
Its looking pretty dismal
over much of the West, but
there are some areas where
were OK, said Mike Strobel,
manager of the U.S. Department of Agricultures Snow
Survey, which uses about
2,000 reporting stations in
the western U.S. and some in
Canada to measure snow.

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Obama not strong enough on environment

Gabrielle Murnan
@GabrielleKansan

n a speech at Georgetown
University on June 25,
2013, President Barack
Obama said, I refuse to
condemn your generation
and future generations to a
planet thats beyond fixing.
The presidents track record
on addressing environmental
issues such as mining, alternative energy production and
climate change is arguably the
best of any president.
However, a few of the presidents policy decisions regarding energy production seem
contradictory to his pro-environment rhetoric. Over the
past few years, citizens have
watched an awkward dance
between the president and
energy regulation.
The administrations recent
move to allow offshore
drilling on the southern
Atlantic coast but restrict
drilling in areas of Alaska was
a slap to the face followed
by a warm towelette to the
forehead. This decision places
the southern Atlantic coast
at risk of disastrous oil spills
and continues the production
of a finite, earth-destroying
resource.
In a time of environmental
uncertainty, President Obama
has a responsibility to our
citizens and the world to
consistently and aggressively
pursue alternative energies,
not increase production of oil
and natural gas. There is no
time for one step forward,
two steps back politics.

SUSANNE POSEL/ASSOCIATED PRESS

This week, President Obama spoke at Georgetown University to unveil his administrations plans to combat climate change, which include regulation of coal
plants, building sea walls for defense against rising sea levels and energy efficiency for residences and commercial buildings.

During the presidents

tenure, the United States
has moved from the worlds
seventh largest exporter of
coal to the fourth. This can be
attributed to the fact that the
Bureau of Land Management
leases federal lands to energy
producers and has been
doing so for decades. In fact,
40 percent of Americas coal
comes from federally leased
lands. The contradiction between this fact and President
Obamas Climate Action
Plan, aimed at decreasing
greenhouse gas emissions
from coal-fired power plants,
is almost too much for my
environmentalist heart to
bear. Although the president

had no part in allowing the

use of federal lands for mining, his Climate Action Plan
fails to solve the discrepancy
between lowering emissions
and the federal government
selling coal contracts.
The White Houses irresolute All-of-the-Above Energy
Strategy indicates that the administration values all energy
production methods equally.
President Obama follows a
why-not philosophy of energy politics. Why not continue
drilling for oil and pursue
wind and solar energies at the
same time? Why not continue
fracking and also increase research on geothermal energy?
The plan is nice rhetoric for a

JAYHAWKS ON THE BOULEVARD

DO YOU THINK PRESIDENT OBAMA IS A STRONG

ADVOCATE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT?

Noo Great Mall stay

open forever. :(
At this point in my life,
everyone annoys me.
How long till potatoes go bad?
And theyre just whole potatoes,
not cooked or anything.
Editors Note:
http://bit.ly/1Bo7LVe

ALEX PETERSON
SENIOR FROM WICHITA
STUDYING ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

SAMUEL LOBBY
GRADUATE STUDENT FROM MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
STUDYING GEOGRAPHY AND URBAN PLANNING

I always forget things that

I need at the grocery too!
Youre not alone.

I think he is an advocate for the environment. I

wouldnt go so far as to say he is a particularly strong
advocate. I can tell in his mannerisms and the way
that he portrays his message that he really does care,
but it is an unfortunate reality that environmental
issues tend to take the back burner when you are
dealing with international policy and domestic issues.
So sometimes environmental issues can tend to seem
a little less important or pressing.

Thats a tough question to ask. I think in a lot of ways

he is. He has kind of set a precedent, especially compared to the previous administration. But at the same
time I think a lot of environmentalists feel let down,
like there is more that he could have done. In some
ways I feel that that is the case, but you also have to
take into consideration the political climate and how
divided things are right now. I like to think he is doing
what he can, but more really needs to be done.

HENRY REED
SENIOR FROM TOPEKA
STUDYING POLITICAL SCIENCE

JESSIE PRINGLE
JUNIOR FROM CHANUTE
STUDYING HISTORY
I think under the circumstances of the GOP majority
and public consensus within the United States,
President Obama is doing an adequate job being
an environmental advocate. I think that he has
constraints and he is working within those constraints
in a pragmatic way.

I switched from being a coffee

addict to being a tea addict
and Ive got to say it feels
pretty good! No more 5 p.m.
crashes for me..
I think the new Ghostbusters
will be awesome! hello, hilarious
girls and ghosts? what else
could you ask for?!
Week 5 of classes and
Im slowly strugglin.
Is boss a career path because
thats all I want to be
My mom scolded me for waiting
until the last minute to turn in
an application and Im like lol
you think you raised a rational
human

I think Barack Obama walks a fine line between

being an advocate and being a centerpiece. He likes
to talk about the environment, but cant really do
anything about the environment.

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ryers consume an
insane amount of
energy. The EPA
reports dryers use more
energy than refrigerators,
washing machines and
dishwashers in the average
household. Among those
major household appliances, dryers account for
one-third of their combined
energy consumptions.
I cant stand dryers. I
wish they didnt exist. But
its not merely because of
their energy consumption
stats: I have a problem with
laziness.
In the U.S., laziness is
glorified by the dryer culture. Instead of taking five
minutes to hang up laundry
and let it dry efficiently (not
consuming a single kWh
of energy), most everyone
chooses to chuck it in the
dryer where the energy
consumption stats knock
the wind out of you.
This laziness is a problem
that especially defines Generations Y, Z and Alpha,
after the Baby Boomers and
Generation X. Weve grown
up in a culture that has
forgotten a lot of old values:
not being wasteful, not being selfish, caring about the
way things are done, etc.
These values are evident
in everyday language. We
need to reduce waste
implies we waste too much,
which we most certainly
do. We can also order food
while hardly having to
interact with other humans,

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thrown off, so is our economy.

I fear our domestic policies
will thwart any climate action
progress made so far with
China and India. How can we
ask the world to help us mitigate climate change if we are
aggressively ramping up our
oil and natural gas production? It is time the awkward
dance between President
Obama and the environment
ends. President Obama needs
some dance lessons, and he
needs them quickly.

Gabrielle Murnan is a junior

from Pittsburg studying
environmental studies and
political science

Whats wrong
with millennials?
They are lazy,
selfish, wasteful
@ThingsSebiThink

Dots arent the worse candy.

Dots make my tummy happy.
Now I want Dots.

I CANT WAIT FOR HOUSE OF

CARDS TO RETURN!! Yayayayay.

spiffy infographic and snazzy

speech, but the message is
clear: Oil and natural gas are
here to stay. The problem
with this philosophy is there
are a lot of reasons not to.
Climate change is the
foremost reason. We cant
talk about emission reduction
plans and climate agreements
unless we get serious about
alternative energy in our own
country.
The Obama administration
speaks of balance when it
comes to the environment
and business. However, there
can be no economic balance
when there is no environmental balance. When the
earths natural systems are

Sebastian Schoneich

Is Jake from the Underground

single? Because I have to keep
buying water every time he works
cuz he makes me so thirsty.

Alright if it could be summer

now, thatd be awesome.

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highlighting the fact that

we have become far too
individualistic, directing
our concerns mostly onto
ourselves. Wanting life to
be easy is a common sentiment among younger
generations specifically
that indicates we tend
to prefer whatever choice
renders our lives easier,
despite the consequences
environmental, social,
global, etc.
I cant stand that people
dont think about these
things anymore. Im convinced if you spend 10 minutes thinking about your
habits, you can figure out
several ways in which you
can improve your impact
on society and the environment. This could make
a huge difference for you,
others and the planet.
We should think about
the kind of general mindset
we want to have and focus
on having the mindset of a
caring human being. This
can be even more productive than paying attention
only to a few small habits
in your daily life. Instead of
resolving to start recycling
your cardboard from now
on, resolve to be less wasteful in general.
Dont let yourself fall into
the category of thoughtless
people who justify their actions by how their lives are
rendered easier instead,
hang your clothes and
contribute to the making of
a better world.

Sebastian Schoneich is a
senior from Lawrence studying
biochemistry and philosophy
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arts & features

HOROSCOPES

Aries (March 21-April 19) Today

is an 7
Slow down and think it over. Theres
an opportunity if you take time to look
for it. Focus on restoring health and
wellness, and supporting vitality.
Consider mental, physical and spiritual well-being. Rest and recharge.

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EVERYONE HAS GOT STORIES

TO TELL AND IF YOU APPROACH
THEM IN THE RIGHT WAY AND
CAN MAKE THEM TRUST YOU,
THEY FORGET ABOUT THE
CAMERA, YOU FORGET ABOUT
THE CAMERA AND THEY JUST
OPEN UP.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Today is an 8
Words and actions align, but there
may be a roadblock. Try another
tactic. Dispel confusion with key
questions. Your network has the
answers. Take a leap of faith. Others
respect your good sense. All ends
well. Strengthen reserves.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 9
Extend your influence by taking
new responsibility. Achieve a career
milestone or new level. Do what you
said you would, and the pieces line
up. Generate profits from home. Let
your partner win. Stand for love.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is a 9
Put your money where your mouth is
for a fat payout. Remember the rules.
Dont fall for an illusion. A delightful
adventure carries you off. Post selfies
from exotic destinations. Record the
amazing things youre learning.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is an 8
Dont spend more than you can
afford or finance a fantasy. Handle
obligations and bills before treats.
Listen to your partners dream, and
determine how to support it over time.
By working together, you can grow
resources.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is an 9
Keep your promises with your partner,
and dreams become possible. Do
what you said, and then create new
promises to realize shared goals.
Organize your efforts. Together you
can accomplish amazing things this
month.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 9
The work you do now and for the next
month has long-lasting impact. Make
bold declarations and realize them.
Play bigger than you normally do. Expand your game. Provide exceptional
value, and it comes back to you.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is an 8
All that practice pays off. The talents
youve been honing shine in the
spotlight. Long-term benefit is possible. A dream takes focus. Take on
a big challenge and win. Its getting
exceptionally fun (and romantic) this
month.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today
is an 8
Big home renovation projects (or
possibly a move) come together this
month. Ask for what you really want,
and then show up to do the work to
get it. You can make dreams come
true. Set long-term goals.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
Talk is cheap, so back yours with
action. Get practical, and hone your
message down to basics. Declare
your intentions, enlist support from
your circles, and then keep your word.
You can accomplish huge things
together.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today
is a 9
Keep showing up and doing what
you said this month, and raise your
income without stress. Get creative
with your work. Play with it. Stay
in communication and meet your
deadlines. It could get wonderfully
profitable.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today
is a 9
You can realize things you thought
impossible this month. Put on your
power suit and go drive them wild.
Others say nice things about you. A
personal breakthrough is available.
Expand your boundaries. Take new
ground.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Michael Price, an adjunct journalism professor, created a documentary on Kansas Citys mental health crisis. It will air on PBS later this year and is currently available on YouTube.

University professors
documentary on KCs
mental health crisis
to air on PBS
LAUREN METZLER
@MetzlerLauren

Michael Price, adjunct

professor in international
journalism, has created a
documentary called Lost
Minds: KCs Mental Health
Crisis, which will air on
PBS later this year. The film
deals with the overwhelming
problem of untreated mental
illness and brings the issue to
a human level by telling the
stories of real people.
The dominant angle of the
documentary is from the
perspective of police officers
and mental health liaisons

who spend their days making

rounds to check on people
with mental illness who have
had incidents with the police
and try to involve them in
mental health services.
My impression of the
police in Kansas City is
that they are generally very
proactive, Price said. They
want to solve problems and
theyre not prepared to sit
back and say, Well this is just
the way things are. That was
quite refreshing. They are
genuine as well.
One
particularly
striking moment from the
documentary occurs when
Price
interviews
Police
Sgt. John Bryants 14-yearold son, who suffered from
mental illness and attempted
to kill his stepmother. After
the attempt, Bryant admitted
to planning to shoot his
son before killing himself.

His wife, along with fellow

officers, convinced him not
to do it.
Price also said this was a
standout interview for him
and he had not expected
Bryant to open up the way
he did. By the end of the
interview, Price said he
forgot he was even filming.
After he was finished, Bryant
reached out his arm and put
it on Prices shoulder and
asked, Are you alright?
Thats
the
wonderful
thing
about
making
documentaries, Price said.
Everyone has got stories to
tell and if you approach them
in the right way and can
make them trust you, they
forget about the camera, you
forget about the camera and
they just open up.
Creating this film was
a long process for Price.
He
began
researching

and interacting with the

people featured around six
months before he began
filming, Price said. Price
wrote, filmed, narrated and
produced the documentary,
which is currently available
on YouTube.
Filmmaking is a case of
having peoples trust, he
said.
Price began his involvement
with mental health when
he worked for the BBC,
examining soldiers who
served in Afghanistan. He
came to Kansas City, Mo., in
2013. Interested in veterans
with PTSD and what was
being done to serve them,
Price was directed to efforts
made by the the Kansas City
police force and their Crisis
Intervention Team training
program.
According to the National
Institute of Mental Health,

19.6 percent of U.S. adults

ages 18 to 25 were afflicted
with any mental illness in
2012. Of adults ages 18 and
up, 43.7 million had some
sort of mental illness within
that year. In Kansas, there
were 550 mental health
counselors employed in
May 2013 and the average
annual wage of mental health
counselors in Lawrence was
$35,660.
The healthcare system is
failing, Price said. Its failing
because of the numbers
of people that the police
are having to deal with. I
think theres a very strong
argument for extra funding
to go into the community
behavioral treatment centers.
Otherwise, too many of
these people keep on falling
through the cracks.
Edited by Emma Seiwert

Ceramics Club to host

artist Beth Cavener
The KU ceramics club will
host nationally known artist
Beth Cavener for an artist
workshop
Feb.
18-20th.
Cavener will also hold a lecture
at the Spencer Museum on the
19th at 6 p.m. She is known for
her figurative sculpture work
and animal sculptures.
Ceramics club is a place
for students, mainly ceramics
majors, to grow in their art
and gain perspective on their
careers beyond their typical
classes.
During a typical ceramics
club meeting, members use
the time to plan for upcoming
sales, discuss the ceramics
studio and discuss artists
they would like to bring in.
Their primary goals are to
bring in artists to speak at the
University and hold workshops,
as well as raise money through
sales to send students to the
annual National Ceramics
Conference. The club hosts
sales once a semester at the
Kansas Union, usually during
the last week of the semester.
The Beth Cavener workshop
will take place on the first floor
of the Art and Design building
from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 pm.
It is open to any student
interested, regardless of his
or her major. During the event,
Cavener will demonstrate how
she creates her art, as well
as provide hands-on learning
opportunities. All supplies will
be provided.
Aleah Milliner

ALEAH MILLINER/KANSAN
A Ceramics club member works on a ceramics wheel. The club will host nationally renowned artist Beth Cavener for a workshop on Feb. 18-20.

ALEAH MILLINER/KANSAN
Members of the Ceramics Club work on various projects. The club allows students to broaden their artistic perspectives outside of the classroom.

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Mardi Gras 2015 comes to close

JANET MCCONNAUGHEY
Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS Mardi

Gras 2015 is officially over
and the last tipsy revelers
in New Orleans have been
cleared from city streets.
At the stroke of midnight,
New Orleans police rode
down Bourbon Street on
horseback, sending home
the last revelers from the "Fat
Tuesday" bash in this Mississippi River port city.
Before dawn Wednesday,
City crews began sweeping
up tons of trash, discarded
food and plastic beads that
had been tossed from the
Mardi Gras floats during parades the day before. City officials have said up to 150 tons
of trash would be collected
making it appear as if the
parades never happened.
Each year, the unabashed
Mardi Gras celebrations by
costumed revelers mark the
prelude to the solemn Catholic religious season of Lent.
And with temperatures near
freezing on Tuesday, almost
everyone was bundled up
even along Bourbon Street,
where costumes usually tend
toward the skimpy during
Mardi Gras.
"You can't tell, but we've got
Mardi Gras shirts on," said
Tiffany Cannon, watching
Tuesday's first big parade
with her 8-year-old son, Eli,
tucked up in warm layers.
The youngster had a blue
scarf over his chin and mouth
and a large fuzzy hat to ward
off temperatures Tuesday that
began in the mid-30s.
No major incidents were
reported Tuesday by police.
But a 23-year-old man and a
24-year-old woman fell from
different floats in a truck parade in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie, the Jefferson
Parish Sheriff 's Office said.
The man was in stable con-

dition and the woman was

expected to be treated and released, said Col. John Fortunato, the sheriff 's spokesman.
Tuesday's main celebration
kicked off when a retired
musician, Pete Fountain,
launched a 10-mile stroll by
his Half-Fast Walking Club
through the city. Many fortified themselves against
the cold with a breakfast of
sandwiches, coffee and brandy-fortified milk punch.
"There was beer and water,
too. But most people stuck
with the milk punch," said
Ralph Jukkola, on his fourth
walk with Fountain's club.
After Fountain's group, major parades of Zulu, Rex and
others followed down the
streets, their costumed participants tossing trinkets and
plastic bead necklaces to revelers lining the sidewalks and
median strips.
The crowd was thick along
the main St. Charles Avenue,
where Zulu's parade route
merged with that of Rex, one
of the most elaborate. Rex was
followed by two long "truck
parades" floats built up
from flatbed trailers and decorated by costumed riders.

GERALD HERBERT/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cheering for beads and trinkets from float riders is a popular tradition for Mardi
Gras parade-goers every year, which often litter the streets in the aftermath.

Matching gray quilted jackets hid the gowns worn by

young women on the "maids"
float in the Zulu Social Aid
and Pleasure Club's popular
parade.
As Zulu passed, Ashley English said she was too cold to
show off her costume.
"I have a corset on. You just
can't see it," she said, pulling at the neck of her leather
jacket. The corset was purple,
she said, to go with her green
and gold leggings.
Purple, green and gold were
introduced as the colors of
Mardi Gras in 1872, when a

SUDOKU
GERALD HERBERT/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Revelers march with effigies of Rita Benson LeBlanc, granddaughter of Saints owner Tom Benson, and his wife Gayle Benson.

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The Culinary Committee of SUA (Student Union Activities),

the Put on a Show Kind of People, are hosting a Chili Cook
Off--the perfect lunch-time event for these freezing winter
days!
Up until February 13, students submitted their best chili
recipes to the SUA Culinary Committee. Next Tuesday, these
student chefs will present their chili entries for judging, with
the hopes of snagging 1st or 2nd place KU Chili Champion
bragging rights. Chefs will also be vying for awesome prizes,
including cash and gift cards!
All students are welcome to sample the chili entries, with
voting taking place throughout the two-hour contest.
Up-to-the minute Twitter updates will be provided by the
Social Media Team @suaevents.
But it gets betterThe winners chili will be served in the
Award-Winning Impromptu Caf, Level 3, Kansas Union, for
one week following the event, giving the winner even more
recognition, and students the opportunity to check out and
enjoy the winning recipe.
Even if you dont consider yourself much of a cook, plan to
come out and sample the entries and cast your vote for the
chili you like best.

Union.KU.edu

group of businessmen first

crowned one of their own
"Rex, king of Carnival."
Because of the cold weather, many wore extra layers of
sweat shirts and jeans under
costumes made to look like
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This Egyptian 18th Dynasty glass jar is part of a major collection of ancient Greco-Roman and Near-Eastern objects
that New York philanthropists Robert and Renee Belfer are giving to the Jerusalem museum for its 50th anniversary.

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collection to the
Israel Museum
ULA ILNYTZKY

Associated Press
NEW YORK Two New
York philanthropists are donating a major collection of more
than 300 ancient Greco-Roman
and Near-Eastern glass vessels
to the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
The gift from Robert and Renee Belfer was announced by
the museum Wednesday. It
comes as the institution celebrates its 50th anniversary.
An exhibition titled A Roman
Villa The Belfer Collection,
showcasing approximately 100
of the objects, will be on view at
the Israel Museum from June 5
through Nov. 21.
The collection is one of the
most important private holdings
of antiquities anywhere, museum Director James Snyder said
in a telephone interview from
Jerusalem.
He called it a transformative gift of pristine and superlative examples that will
strengthen and enhance the
museums current collection of
Greco-Roman artifacts.
For us its like the exquisite icing on the cake, he said.
They include cast vessels and
blown and mosaic glass pieces,
ranging from the 14th century B.C., the Late Bronze Age,
through the 14th century C.E.,
the Islamic period.
The collection also includes
about 50 important works of
Greco-Roman sculpture and relief work, including bronze and
marble sculptures, mosaics, frescoes and pottery.
A gift from New York of material with such a special meaning
here resonates with the museums narrative about local and
global connections, the director said.

ARIEL SCHALIT/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dror Planer of the Israel Antiquities Authority collects atimid period gold
coins that were found in the seabed of the Mediterranean Sea near the port
of Caesarea National Park in Caesarea, Israel, on Wednesday. A group of
amateur Israeli divers have stumbled upon the largest collection of medieval
gold coins ever found in the country, dating back to the 11th century and
likely from a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea.

Among the highlights is a

first-century Roman marble
head of a youth, an Egyptian
18th Dynasty glass jar and a
Roman mosaic from the second
century of an amphitheater, featuring the gods Poseidon and
Amphitrite and two ships with
sailors.
Snyder said the Belfer gift was
significant to Jerusalem in two
ways. First, because glass-making was an important development in the region and the
technique of glass-blowing in
the first century B.C. appears to
have emerged first in Jerusalem,
he said.
Secondly, the aesthetics of
Greco-Roman culture had a
hugely important influence on
the local iconography of ancient Israel from Second Temple
times through the fall of the Roman Empire, Snyder said.
He noted that the Belfers began amassing their antiquities
collection nearly 50 years ago,
around the same time that the
museum was founded. Today,
The Israel Museum houses en-

cyclopedic collections, ranging

from prehistory through contemporary art, and is recognized
for its extensive Biblical and
Holy Land archaeology, including the Dead Sea Scrolls.
When deciding on an ideal home for our collection, we
could not think of a more fitting
venue than The Israel Museum,
especially for its emphasis on
the foundational narrative of
humankind that is so relevant to
us all today, Renee Belfer said in
a statement.
Our collection represents an
important chapter in the history of civilization, a story the
museum will help preserve and
share in perpetuity from Jerusalem, one of the central sites of
that long history, added Belfer,
who serves as chair of the executive committee of the American
Friends of The Israel Museum.
The Belfers are prominent patrons of the arts whose financial
support established The Robert
and Renee Belfer Court for early Greek art at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in the 1990s.

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and jurisdiction to make that University.

decision.
People who are considering
Another resolution that passed coming to the University of
with each other, Wagner said. I
through rights and multicul- Kansas think about the fundaknow there have been instanctural affairs is the condemning mental rights theyre going to
es, not just at KU, of students
of Gov. Brownbacks unilateral have in the state, Halling said. I
being able to transfer between
action against protecting LGBT think we might lose out on a lot
schools and repeat offenders
state workers from discrimina- of really qualified job candidates
committing multiple offenses at
tion based on sexual orientation or students who want to go
one school and not being able to
or identity.
somewhere they know they will
give the other school a heads up,
Senior Emma Halling spoke have people protecting them.
and thats bringing a danger to
on behalfclothing,
of the resolution,
Kanye
West releases
shoe linestat| PAGE 5
campus. This is giving
student
ing she felt Brownbacks actions
Edited by Callie Byrnes
affairs departments the ability
would have a direct effect on the

KANYE X ADIDAS

Student Senate to vote on sexual Commissioners

Man with bodies buried in
approve
sexual
assault transcript notationhis
policy
yard gets life in prison
violence
NEWS
season WANT
memorandum
UPDATES
KIRSTEN SELSTAD/KANSAN
Senior Maria Luduea celebrates a point against the University of Houston during a doubles match over the weekend.

action again next weekend in

Chapman said Hinton and comebacks.
We have to remember Colorado against Denver on
Collins did a fantastic job
staying calm with a victory that well be back to work on Feb. 21 and Colorado on Feb.
on the line and that the Monday but well enjoy it this 22.
key to Kansas success was weekend, Chapman said. FRED SQUILLANTE/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pastor Grant Eckhart places ashes on Marilyn Elliotts forehead during drive-up Ash Wednesday at Advent Evan Edited by Yu Kyung Lee
The Jayhawks will be in
staying positive and executing
gelical Lutheran Church in Upper Arlington, Ohio, on Wednesday. Clergy at Advent Evangelical Lutheran Church
ABBY WALSH
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Wednesday. Its the first time the church has offered the drive-by service.

Students disciplined in
Churches
offer
drive-by
sexual assault
cases
by the
ashes
on Ash
Wednesday
University
would
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said the
misconduct,
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Edited byincluding
Samantha Darling
assault. Currently, student
files at the University do
not include mentions of
non-academic misconduct,
according to KUs online
policy.
Student Senate committees
are scheduled to discuss a
resolution encouraging the
Kansas Board of Regents
to adopt the new notation
policy, which was developed
in response to concerns about
how the University handles
sexual assault. The policy
would apply to all Kansas
universities under KBOR
control.
Student Senates Graduate
Affairs
Director
Angela
Murphy believes that this
would be a tangible way to
carry on the activism thats
been happening on campus at
the state level. Murphy is also
co-chair of the chancellors
$5 Coronaritas
sexual assault task force, which
was appointed to examine

Rev. Aaron Layne. The congregation

supported it, he told The Columbus
Dispatch although some comments on Facebook criticized him
for cheapening the observance that
marks the beginning of Lent for
Christians.
Layne reasoned that it could be a
first step back for some people who
havent been to church in years.
Other churches have also taken
more informal approaches to Ash
Wednesday. The Ashes to Go
movement began in 2007 with ashes given to some 100 passers-by
outside a coffeehouse in Missouri,

the Rev. Teresa K.M. Danieley of St.

Johns Episcopal Church in St. Louis
wrote on the Ashes to Go website.
The practice has since spread,
and the website lists quick ash
distribution services in more than
30 states and in several countries.
St. Peters Episcopal Church in
Ashtabula, Ohio, planned to offer
ashes at a downtown park Wednesday, The Star-Beacon in Ashtabula
reported. Like Advent Evangelical
Lutheran Church, the service would
be a first for the northeast Ohio
church.
Associated Press

MICHAEL RUBINKAM
Associated Press

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. A
jury on Wednesday spared
the life of a man convicted of
strangling a pharmacist and
his girlfriend in 2002 and
burying their bodies in his
yard, granting a defense request to show mercy despite
the brutal nature of the crimes.
Hugo Selenski, 41, was convicted last week on two counts
of first-degree murder in the
killings of Michael Kerkowski and Tammy Fassett during
a robbery at the pharmacists
home. He showed no reaction
to the jurys decision, which
means he will serve life without parole. He will be formally
sentenced next month.
Prosecutors had asked for a
death sentence, saying Selenski
and a co-conspirator brutally
beat Kerkowski to compel him
to reveal the
location
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issue, no matter how slight.
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sports

COMMENTARY

Kansas is
more than just a
basketball school

Shane Jackson
@jacksonshane3

he University of
Kansas is a basketball school; always
has been and always will be.
Im not deluded enough to
believe differently. The fact
that the sports creator was
the first coach here has a bit
to do with that. You may have
also heard about a conference
streak over the past decade.
But Im not here to talk
about basketball. Instead,
Im here to pitch why I think
other sports at the University
deserve some attention.
This past weekend I had the
opportunity to watch Kansas
baseball take on No. 2 LSU
in Alex Box Stadium in front
of roughly 11,000 fans; nearly every seat was occupied. I
was initially in shock. That
many people would come out
to a college baseball game in
the middle of February? Then
I got to thinking: Why cant
Hoglund Ballpark be this
full?
The obvious answer is The
Hog only seats 2,500 at full
capacity. But the point is,
come March, even with fewer
seats, there are going to be far
more empty seats in the ballpark.
Sure, one could say its easy
to get behind a program that
is ranked second in the country and consistently a national powerhouse, but Kansas
baseball is no slouch. Just
last year the Jayhawks were
picked to finish last in the
Big 12 before finishing third
en route to a regional berth.
Its not just baseball. The
students lack of interest in
other sports is campuswide.
No, Im not talking about
the football program, which
has become the punchline in
many conversations over coffee at the Underground. Last
year alone, Kansas sent six
teams to the NCAA tournament in its respective sport.
Kansas volleyball has now
been to the Big Dance three
years in a row, including a
Sweet 16 appearance just two
years ago. The womens basketball team, which is often
viewed as the little sister
to the mens basketball team,
made consecutive Sweet 16
appearances in 2012 and
2013. Kansas softball made
the NCAA Tournament last
year and is currently 10-0 as
they get ready to take on the
No. 1 ranked Florida Gators.
How many readers actually
knew that?
The list goes on and on,
but the point is Kansas is
the cream of the crop when
it comes to collegiate athletics. The best part is we, as
students, have the luxury of
going to these games for free.
I cant convince everyone to
start following Kansas Athletics religiously in 440 words,
and I am not foolish enough
to believe youd do it if I wrote
10,000. But the point is, if
you truly consider yourself a
Jayhawk, then go show these
other sports some love. You
might actually like it.
Edited by Callie Byrnes

TENNIS

Jayhawks to match Denver and Colorado over weekend | PAGE 8B

Kansas returns to the Phog to face TCU

BEN FELDERSTEIN
@Ben_Felderstein

After a dramatic lastsecond loss to No. 23 West

Virginia, Kansas will host
TCU at 3 p.m. Saturday for
the finale of its season series.
Kansas defeated the Horned
Frogs 64-61 in Fort Worth,
Texas, earlier this season.
The Horned Frogs will
come into the game with
a 16-10 record and a 3-10
conference record. TCU lost
seven of its past eight games
but won its previous game
against Oklahoma State on
Valentines Day.
Kyan Anderson leads TCU
in scoring at 13.1 points per
game, adding a team high
of 102 assists, while Kenrich
Williams leads the team in
rebounds with 6.8 per game.
Anderson scored 14 points
in the teams previous victory
against the Cowboys.
TCU is third in the Big 12
in scoring defense, allowing
only 60 points per game;
however, it comes in seventh
in the league in scoring
offense. Statistically, TCU has
held its own, but it cant seem
to get away with victories.
Junior Perry Ellis is coming
off a 19-point, five-rebound
effort in the loss to West
Virginia. Ellis missed a
go-ahead layup with three
seconds left that led to
Kansas loss. Sophomore
Frank Mason scored 18
points of his own.

Kansas has not lost to TCU

since 2013, in which the
Horned Frogs won their first
Big 12 victory. Mason led the
Jayhawks in scoring in their
previous matchup with TCU,
scoring 16 points on 8-of-12
shooting.
Sophomore
Landen Lucas and junior
Jamari Traylor each had
three blocks in the previous
game against TCU.
Kansas 12 blocks against
TCU marks its highest
amount of the season and the
only time double-digit blocks
were recorded all year.
The Jayhawks have a onegame lead in the loss column
atop the Big 12. If Kansas
had found a way to defeat
West Virginia, it would have
gone a long way in securing
an 11th-straight Big 12
championship.
Kansas next four games
against Kansas State, Texas,
Oklahoma and West Virginia
will all be tough contests and
will factor largely in settling
the Big 12. Kansas cannot
lose another game if it wants
to have a good chance at
retaining the Big 12 title.
In 2013, Kansas only won
a share of the Big 12 titles.
While it still counts, coach
Bill Self would prefer the
Jayhawks win the Big 12 title
outright and get that much
closer to John Woodens
record 13-straight conference
titles at UCLA.
Edited by Lane Cofas

BEN LIPOWITZ/KANSAN
Sophomore gaurd Frank Mason III drives the ball in to the basket against a Baylor defender. The Jayhawks defeated
Baylor 74-64 on Feb. 14. Kansas will take on TCU at 3 p.m. Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse.

Softball to face No. 1 Florida in invitational

DEREK SKILLETT
@derek_skillett

The undefeated Jayhawks

will face their toughest test
of the season this weekend
in Gainesville, Fla., for the
Aquafina Invitational.
The Jayhawks will face off
against Mercer, No. 1 Florida,
Liberty and Illinois State. After
this weekend, it will be clear
whether the Jayhawks will
be serious contenders for a
potential NCAA title run.
GAME ONE, MERCER
The Jayhawks will begin the
tournament by taking on the
Mercer Bears (6-4) on Friday
at 10:15 a.m. (CT). The Bears
are coming off a 2-3 record in
the Auburn Tiger Invitational,

where they lost two games

against Auburn by a combined
score of 16-4.
Statistically, the Bears are
led by sophomore outfielder
Taylor Miller, who sports a .500
batting average, has recorded
14 hits and two RBIs. Junior
catcher Natalie Shiver leads the
team with 11 RBIs, three home
runs and has a .657 on-base
percentage. Shiver also has a
.478 batting average.
Mercer is led by fourth-year
coach James DeFeo, who had
previously spent 11 seasons as
an associate head coach at LSU,
racking up a 526-171 record.
GAMES TWO AND THREE,
FLORIDA
The biggest games of
the weekend, as well as the

Jayhawks season, will be

played at 3 p.m. (CT) Friday
and at 3:30 p.m. (CT) Saturday.
After winning the 2014
NCAA Womens College
World Series, the Gators began
the 2015 season with an 11-0
record. They have a number
of impressive victories, having
handed No. 4 Michigan its first
loss of the season, as well as
defeating North Carolina State,
a team that received votes in
many Top 25 polls.
Florida senior pitcher and
infielder Lauren Haeger,
who was recently named the
National Player of the Week
and SEC Pitcher of the Week,
leads the Gators. Haeger
boasts a .464 batting average,
recording 13 hits, scoring nine
runs and hitting 12 RBIs. As a

pitcher, she has allowed nine

hits and only two doubles with
a 0.00 ERA and 37 strikeouts.
Haeger also has a 5-0 record.
GAME FOUR, LIBERTY
After the tough games
against Florida, the Jayhawks
will face off against the
Liberty Flames at 5:45 p.m.
(CT) Saturday. The Flames
have a 4-5 record this season,
sporting a 5-2 victory against
the Arkansas Razorbacks, a
team the Jayhawks defeated
4-3 in the first weekend of the
season.
Statistically, senior catcher
Kelby Allen, who has recorded
10 hits, scored six runs and has
hit six RBIs with a .400 batting
average, leads the Flames.
Junior shortstop Mickey

Loveridge leads the Flames

with nine RBIs on a .333
batting average.

GAME FIVE, ILLINOIS STATE

The Jayhawks will close
out the weekend against the
Illinois State Redbirds at 8 a.m.
(CT) Sunday. The Redbirds
have a 4-6 record this season,
having lost to No. 4 Michigan
and No. 3 Oklahoma.
Statistically, junior Regan
Romshek leads the Redbirds
with a .419 batting average
and leads the team with 13 hits
and five doubles. Sophomore
Jordan de los Reyes leads the
team with 14 RBIs and six
home runs on a .387 batting
average.

Edited by Lane Cofas

FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
Kansas welcomes sophomore infielder Chaley Brickey at home plate after Brickey hit a home run to put Kansas ahead of Oklahoma State last season. This years team remains undefeated at 10-0.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015

THE DAILY DEBATE

Could Larry Sanders help a playoff team?

Scott Chasen
@SChasenKU

YES

he question of whether
Milwaukee Bucks
center Larry Sanders
will play again this year is up
in the air. No one knows the
answer for sure, but theres a lot
less ambiguity in talking about
the skill of the former VCU big
man. In the 2014-15 season,
Sanders per-game numbers
have taken a slight dip, but
hes continued to thrive as a
defensive force.
This year Sanders has had
three or more blocks in 22.2
percent of his games. For
comparison, Dwight Howard,
who has led the NBA in blocks
twice and is a three-time
Defensive Player of the Year,
has had three or more blocks in
just 18.8 percent of his outings
this season.
Additionally, when Sanders
plays 25 or more minutes,
hes averaging 10.2 points,
8.2 rebounds and 2.3 blocks
per game, and hes had some
pretty solid outings this
year. Against Minnesota in
November, Sanders posted 15
points, seven rebounds and
five blocks in just 28 minutes
just a few steals and assists
away from posting a five-byfive, which is one of the NBAs
rarest stat lines. According

to NBAHoopsOnline.com,
Sanders wouldve become
just the fifth player in the 21st
century to record such a line.
The skillset is there, and
theres certainly a market for
talented big men, especially
among the NBAs elite.

top 20 in the NBA in block

percentage and defensive box
plus/minus as well.
In an article Monday, ESPNs
Marc Stein went as far as to
call Sanders one of the leagues
most impactful defensive big
men, even while missing some

THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS, GOLDEN

STATE WARRIORS, HOUSTON ROCKETS
AND TORONTO RAPTORS ARE JUST SOME
OF THE MANY TEAMS THAT COULD USE A
PLAYER LIKE SANDERS.
The Cleveland Cavaliers,
Golden State Warriors,
Houston Rockets and Toronto
Raptors are just some of the
many teams that could use a
player like Sanders. Case in
point, Dallas just brought in
Amare Stoudemire to help with
its postseason aspirations. If the
Mavericks believe a 32-year-old
who has played in more than
770 career games will help
them, its not at all absurd to
suggest that a better, 26-yearold player cant have the same
impact on a team.
Per 40 minutes, Sanders and
Stoudemire effectively average
the same rebounds and assists,
while Sanders is far better in
the blocks, steals and turnovers
columns. Sanders is also in the

games this year. For a team to

sign Sanders, it does have to
take on the risks that are his
off-the-court issues. However,
if hes willing to do a slightly
smaller deal, then theres no
reason that Sanders cant help
a team.
SportsNet writer Michael
Grange noted on Twitter that
the Raptors could be a team to
watch, while Orlando Sentinel
columnist Brian Schmitz and
Fox Sports writer Sam Amico
suggested that the Magic and
Cavaliers could be contenders
as well.
Simply put, the interest is
there. The talent is there. Larry
Sanders can help a contender.
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Bucks have officially bought
out big man Larry Sanders.
It is possible that some
playoff teams will go after his
services, but that is a big risk
that is not worth the possible
reward.

decent player. It would be

difficult for Sanders to mesh
with a locker room midway
through the season, even if
that locker room is one with
veteran leadership. He could
help a multitude of playoff
teams if they can just get him
to play basketball, but he
has problems that extend far
beyond basketball that will
not allow that to happen.
First, there is his physical
health. Sanders played in
just 50 games in the past two
seasons. He tore a ligament
in his thumb during a fight
at a Milwaukee nightclub.

SANDERS COULD HAVE PLAYED LAST

WEEK AGAINST THE SACRAMENTO
KINGS, BUT HE WAS LISTED AS OUT
BECAUSE OF PERSONAL REASONS.
Sanders is one of the more
talented defensive big men
in the NBA. In the 20122013 season, he averaged
9.8 points, 9.5 rebounds
and 2.8 blocks per game. He
was rewarded with a fouryear, $44 million contract
extension in the summer of
2013.
Since then, Sanders has
appeared in just 50 games.
When he has been able
to play, he has still been a

housing

He also fractured his right

orbital bone, but that
happened during a basketball
game.
This season, Sanders has
not appeared in a game
for the Bucks since before
Christmas. Initially, it was
said he had an illness, but
that morphed into personal
reasons. At one point, it was
rumored he was ready to
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on a guy, midseason, who
was unsure about playing
basketball just one month
ago?
Im trying to get to the
root of a lot of issues and
get them corrected, Sanders
told NBA.com in January.
Without getting them
corrected, I dont think
basketball is something I
could do.
In mid-January, Sanders
received a 10-game
suspension from the NBA
for violating the leagues
anti-drug policy after failing
a drug test. This marked the
fourth time he has violated
the policy.
Sanders could have
played last week against the
Sacramento Kings, but he
was listed as out because of
personal reasons.
During the summer, I
would advocate for a team
to sign him because that
would mean he would have
the entire training camp to
get to know the organization
and the players. There is no
denying Sanders is a talented
NBA player, it is not worth
the risk for a playoff team to
bring on a distraction like
Sanders in the middle of the
season, because his talent
does not outweigh his risks.
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4-game skid against OSU
DYLAN SHERWOOD
@dmantheman2011

Standing alone at the bottom of the Big 12 Conference, Kansas (13-14,

4-10), currently on a fourgame losing streak, looks
to bounce back after a late
comeback that fell short
Tuesday at TCU. Kansas
travels to Stillwater, Okla.,
to take on Oklahoma State
on Saturday.
The two teams will meet
for the second time in two
weeks. The Cowgirls pulled
away in the late stages of the
Feb. 7 matchup, 65-57, in
Lawrence.
After two historic games,
senior guard Natalie Knight
joined the 1,000-point club
last Saturday, reaching a career high in points scored in
a game. Knight came out of a
scoring funk with 29 points
Tuesday at TCU. Knight
now sits at 10th in the Big
12 scoring, averaging 12.6
points per game.
Kansas sits one game back
for a seventh place tie that
includes Kansas State, West
Virginia and Texas Tech.
Kansas can still move up
with wins for the rest of the
regular season before the Big
12 Tournament next month.
Kansas remains on schedule with two away games at
Oklahoma State and Oklahoma and two home games
against Kansas State and
Iowa State.
Oklahoma State is in a tie
for third place in the Big
12 standings, with a threegame lead over Kansas.
The Cowgirls traveled to
West Virginia and defeated
the Mountaineers 52-46 on
Wednesday.
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The Cowgirls are led by junior guard Brittney Martin,
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in the conference in scoring
averaging 11.8 points per
game. Sophomore guard Roshunda Johnson rounds out
the top 15 in scoring averaging 11.6 points per game.
After her 20 points against

TCU, Kansas senior forward

Chelsea Gardner still ranks
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per game.
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Kansas previously lost to West Virginia in Morgantown, making it the fifth
road loss of the season and the third
road loss in the Big 12 conference.
Good thing the Jayhawks are playing
TCU in Allen Fieldhouse, where Kansas
hasnt lost this season. The Jayhawks
hold a one-game lead in the Big 12
over Iowa State and can inch closer to
its 11th Big 12 title with a win against
the Horned Frogs.

PLAYER TO WATCH

Landen Lucas, sophomore,

forward
After Kansas allowed 22 offensive
rebounds against West Virginia,
something has to change in order to
keep the opponents off the offensive
glass. Alexander wasnt able to do it;
Jamari Traylor wasnt able to do it; but
Landen Lucas was effective Monday
and against Baylor on Saturday. Lucas
played 16 minutes and was second on
the team with six rebounds. If Alexander cant handle the starting spot,
Lucas will be the first off the bench.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015

No. 8
(21-5, 10-3 Big 12)

PROJECTED STARTERS

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TCU

(16-10, 3-10 Big 12)

PROJECTED STARTERS

Wayne Selden Jr., sophomore, guard

The sophomore disappeared against West Virginia scoring four
points while shooting 40 percent from the field. In the beginning
of the season, everyone wanted Selden to drive to the basket more,
but since his three-game stretch of shooting 12-for-16 from behind
the arc, people have changed their mind. His three-point shot has
developed into his best attribute.

Kyan Anderson, senior, guard

Anderson is seventh in the league in scoring with 13.7 per
game. Hes fifth in assists (4), eighth in assist-to-turnover ratio
and is the best free-throw shooter in Big 12 (86.9 percent).
Anderson is also the ninth most efficient three-point shooter in
the conference. Against Kansas, Anderson had 17 points, five
rebounds, two assists and five turnovers.

Frank Mason III, sophomore, guard

After breaking his 20-game double-figure scoring streak against
Baylor, Mason brought back his scoring ways. The sophomore scored
18 points in the loss to West Virginia, but its what he didnt do
against West Virginia that was surprising. Mason only had two assists. The Jayhawks dont need Mason to become the leading scorer;
instead, Kansas needs Mason to be the facilitator of the basketball.

Trey Zeigler, senior, guard

Zeigler averages 8.8 points per game and 4.1 rebounds.
Hes shot a fair 45.4 percent from the field, but the number
may be inflated because he rarely shoots the three just
five attempts all season. His 1.21 assist-to-turnover ratio
gives reason to think Kansas can exploit this matchup.
Last time playing against the Jayhawks, Zeigler notched a
double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

For the majority of the season, Kansas relied on the three-point shot as
its safe valve. As coach Bill Self has
said all season, Kansas could get
stuck shooting three-pointers just to
keep the team in games. Self might
be wrong in this case. Kansas averages 16 three-pointer attempts per
game, and the Jayhawks lost three
out of five games when they shot under that. Kansas shot only 11 threes
during the loss against West Virginia.
If Kansas wants to win consistently,
the Jayhawks need to shoot the ball
consistently from behind the arc.

BY THE NUMBERS

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Wayne Selden Jr. is second in the Big 12

with 41 percent from behind the arc.

Kelly Oubre Jr., freshman, guard

Hands down, Oubre is the best NBA prospect on the team, and
hes been playing like it recently. Against West Virginia, Oubre
tied for second on the team, scoring 18 points and hitting both
three-point attempts. He is more consistent on defense than
on offense. Oubre steps up on defense leading the team in
steals with more than one per game, and against West Virginia,
Oubre had three total steals, which turned into baskets.

Kenrich Williams, sophomore, forward

A transfer from New Mexico Junior College, Williams ranks
fifth in the Big 12 in field-goal percentage. His calling card
is his intensity, which may get him to the foul line, but when
he does get there, he shoots a woeful 58 percent. Williams
dropped 13 points on 5-of-14 shooting against Kansas,
including nine rebounds.

Perry Ellis, junior, forward

Ellis was honored with the Big 12 player of the week award. The
lone junior in the starting lineup leads the team in scoring (13.3
ppg) and rebounding (6.9 rpg), and Ellis has scored in double figures in nine of the last 10 games. It will be interesting to see how
Ellis bounces back after missing the game-winning layup against
West Virginia, but he still scored a team-high of 19 points.

Chris Washburn, sophomore, forward

Averaging 6.8 points per game and 5.7 rebounds, Washburn has still not figured it out completely. But Saturdays
10-point, nine-rebound performance may have helped out
his confidence heading into Wednesday. Washburn is sixth in
the conference in blocked shots per game (1.53) and may be
matched up on Perry Ellis. Last time against the Jayhawks
he finished with seven points, 12 rebounds and two blocks.

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Frank Mason is third in the Big 12 with

113 assists on the season.

BIG JAY WILL CHEER IF

Perry Ellis continues his scoring
streak. After missing the game winning layup as time expired in the loss
to West Virginia, the last thing Kansas
fans want to see Ellis do is not recover
from the traumatic loss. The Kansas
offense revolves around Ellis, in four
of the five loses, Ellis failed to score
in double figures. If Ellis cant bounce
back, the Jayhawks will have trouble
finding ways to score and will have
to rely on someone else to power the
offense.

@udk_dan

AT A GLANCE

Since its first matchup with Kansas, a

comeback attempt that fell short in a
64-61 loss inside the Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center, the Horned Frogs
have lost in Ames, Iowa (as most
teams do), kept things respectable
against Baylor, played Oklahoma
tough, let Texas run away in Austin,
and upended Oklahoma State, 70-55.
TCU coach Trent Johnson was pleased
with the way his team shot the ball in
the teams lone win, as that has been a
recurring issue this season.

PLAYER TO WATCH

Amric Fields, senior,

forward

Coming off the bench at 6-foot-9, 220

pounds, Fields gives TCUs frontcourt
more length, which is key in this conference. He uses that reach for 3.1
rebounds and 7.1 points in just 16.2
minutes per game. Fields was held to
just one point in 12 minutes against
Kansas.

Can Kansas clean things up?

Last time these two teams took the

same floor, coach Bill Self said Kansas wasnt competitive or tough, and
the energy level was horrific. Kansas
was out-rebounded 26-9 on the offensive glass. While TCU missed 50
shots from the field, made just two of
the 12 three-pointers (16.7 percent)
and was 15-of-29 (51.7 percent)
from the line, it still had possession
of the ball in the last seconds with a
chance to tie. Kansas didnt take care
of the basketball, turning it over 14
times, five of which were unrelated to
TCU steals.

BY THE NUMBERS

61.4

Even with the leagues best foul-shooter on roster, Kyan Anderson, TCU holds
the worst free-throw percentage in the
league by almost 5 percent.

57.3

Kansas has defeated TCU in Allen Fieldhouse by an average of 28 points since

the team joined the Big 12.

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DAN HARMSEN

QUESTION MARK

QUESTION MARK
What happened to all the threepointers?

TCU
TIPOFF

TCU allows the fewest points per game

in the Big 12.

Cliff Alexander, freshman, forward

Alexanders third start of the season didnt go as planned against
West Virginia. The freshman only played six minutes. Alexander
is known for his rebounding skills, and against West Virginia,
he only had one defensive rebound, while allowing 11 offensive
rebounds in the first half. If he continues to play soft and not
contribute in the paint, Self will have no choice but to start
someone else.

Karviar Shepherd, sophomore, center

The 6-foot-10 center averages 24.3 minutes per game, six minutes down from last season, and 6.3 points and 5.7 rebounds.
Getting the ball to go through the ring has been the biggest
issue for Shepherd this season, who shoots just 44 percent
from the field, averaging 4.8 points over the past five games.
Still, his size will test Kansas in the frontcourt Wednesday.

Prediction:
Kansas 74 TCU 68
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TCUs ranking in the latest Rating

Percentage Index (RPI). Kansas ranks
first.

BABY JAY WILL CRY IF

Kansas does not exact revenge for the

West Virginia loss on an inferior TCU
team. The Jayhawks took care of business in Fort Worth, Texas taking
care of business used lightly since
they were saved by the bell. After
the victory, Self was as upset as he
was following the West Virginia loss
Monday night. As February comes to
a close, Kansas wants to win some
games going away to take some
pressure off itself, and prove that it
is a top-flight team come tournament
time.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015

THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN

Kansas baseball to challenge

four Pac-12 teams in Arizona
KYLAN WHITMER

@KRWhitmer
The Jayhawks head down to
the heat of the southwest to try
and catch fire this weekend in
the Big 12/Pac-12 Challenge.
The Jayhawks will attempt to
earn their first win of the season at 2 p.m. Thursday against
Washington at Sloan Park in
Mesa, Ariz., followed by a game
against Utah at 5:30 p.m. Friday.
The team will then head to
the spring home stadium of the
Kansas City Royals in Surprise,
Ariz. The Jayhawks will square
off against Washington State
at 5:30 p.m. Saturday and then
close out the weekend against
Oregon State at noon Sunday.
WASHINGTON (4-0)
Junior right-hander Hayden
Edwards will make his first
start of his career on Thursday
against the Huskies. He ended the 2014 season with a 2.08
ERA, pitching as a reliever in
six games for the Jayhawks.
Edwards also made an appearance earlier this season against
LSU where he pitched in two
innings, only allowing one hit.
This will be a special game for
the Jayhawks freshman third
baseman Matt McLaughlin
whose uncle, Lindsay Meggs, is
the coach for the Huskies and
cousin, Jack Meggs, plays out-

OREGON STATE (2-2)

Sophomore Sean Rackoski will finish up the weekend
against the Beavers, who have
been to six straight NCAA
tournaments, including a College World Series appearance
in 2013.
The Beavers started out the
season with two wins against
Big Ten teams; however, they
have dropped their last two to
New Mexico.
The Jayhawks lost the only
meeting between the two teams
and look to tie up the all-time
series against the perennial
power Sunday.

FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
Kansas pitcher Drew Morovick throws a strike against Wichita State last
season. Kansas will play in Arizona this weekend.

field.
I am looking forward to it,
McLaughlin said, according to
a press release from KU Athletics. It is going to be a lot of fun
playing against family.
The Jayhawks lead the all-time
series against the Huskies 2-1.
UTAH (1-3)
Kansas looks to even out the
all-time series (5-6) against
Utah with Drew Morovick
starting on the mound. The senior recorded four strikeouts in
his start against LSU last weekend. Morovick will go headto-head against Utahs Dalton
Carroll, who has pitched 2.1 innings this season giving up four
hits and three earned runs.
The Utes have played four
games this season, all against
Sacramento State. After win-

ning the first game of the series

they dropped three straight,
putting them at 1-3 on the season.

IMPACT PLAYERS TO WATCH FOR

Senior Blair Beck has been
huge at the plate so far this season. The first baseman is hitting
a .375 batting average with three
hits, including a home run, in
eight at-bats. Beck also recorded
19 putouts in the field with no
errors last weekend.
Also watch for second baseman Colby Wright to make an
impact in the batters box after
getting on base seven out of his
10 at-bats last weekend. The
junior recorded three base hits
and wore an absurd four pitches
against LSU, earning him four
walks.

WASHINGTON STATE (2-2)

Junior Ben Krauth will make
his second start for Kansas in
the Jayhawks first-ever meeting with the Cougars. Krauth
pitched 4.1 innings last weekend and sent three LSU batters
back to the dugout with strikeouts. The Cougars will start Joe
Pistorese, who has started one
game this season. Against Missouri State, Pistorese pitched
just over an inning and allowed
three runs.
The Cougars have two wins
on the season, dominating Texas-Arlington 8-2 and defeating
Stephen F. Austin in a squeaker
4-3.

Edited by Mackenzie Clark

KIRSTEN SELSTAD/KANSAN
Freshmen Alexis Czapinski and Summer Collins celebrate after scoring a point.

Kansas tennis heads to

Colorado for a pair of
ranked matches
No. 75 Kansas will head to Colorado over the weekend for a pair of
matches against ranked teams No.
65 Denver and No. 68 Colorado.
The Jayhawks moved into the
rankings themselves after picking
up a tightly contested win against
Houston last Saturday in their home
opener.
Denver, Kansas first opponent,
sports a 2-3 record on the season
after falling to No. 64 New Mexico at
home last weekend by a score of 4-3.
The Jayhawks fell to New Mexico by
the same score in January.
The Jayhawks will square off
against former player sophomore
Morgan Barnhill who in one year at
Kansas, boasted a 10-3 record in
doubles play and was 4-8 in singles.
Kansas will also have to contend
with freshman Gracia Mboko who
took home the Summit League player of the week award earlier this
month.
The second match of the weekend

will pit the Jayhawks against former

Big 12 opponent Colorado. The Buffaloes hold a 6-1 record on the year
with its lone loss coming against
Wichita State 5-1. Kansas dropped
its matchup with Wichita State 6-1
last week.
Colorado is coming off a 5-2 victory over New Mexico and will face
Nevada on Saturday before squaring
off with Kansas on Sunday.
The Buffaloes are led by senior
Julyette Steur who has a perfect 7-0
record in singles play on the year and
freshman Tina Bokhua who is 6-1.
The Jayhawks will also face Ashley
Tiefel, a senior out of Leawood, Kan.
Tiefel, a Blue Valley High School
graduate, is currently 2-0.
Kansas hopes to get strong play
from last weekends heroes freshmen Summer Collins and Smith Hinton who picked up consecutive singles wins late in Saturdays match to
drop Houston 4-3.
Play is set to begin at 5 p.m. (CT)
on Saturday, Feb. 21 in Denver. Sundays match against Colorado will
start at 1 p.m. in Boulder.

Jacob Clemen

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