2007-03-09

By NathaN gill
The University of Kansas is about

to temporarily lose an international
advocate, gourmet chef and sports
fanatic.
Diana Carlin,
dean of the grad-
uate school and
international pro-
grams, plans to
step down June 30
to take a tempo-
rary position with
the Council of
Graduate Schools
in Washington, D.C. The council,
which works to improve gradu-
ate education and research, invited
Carlin to be its dean-in-residence for
2007-08. Carlin plans to return to
the University as a professor of com-
munication studies after her stint in
Washington.
Im kind of on loan, Carlin said.
As dean, Carlin heads a school
that serves about 6,000 graduate stu-
dents and the Universitys interna-
tional offices, including the Office
of International Programs, Applied
English Center, International Student
and Scholar Services and the Office
of Study Abroad.
The expansion of international-
ization has grown dramatically just
in the seven years Ive been dean,
Carlin said. You really cant be a
graduate dean without being inter-
national as well.
Hodgie Bricke, assistant dean of
the graduate school and interna-
tional programs, said Carlin helped
foster the growth of international
alumni chapters in Europe, which
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american idol
softball
America votes to
shatter the dreams
of four Idol hopefuls,
leaving 12 fnalists
to compete for the
grand prize a
record contract.
After being on the
road since Feb. 8, the
softball team fnally
comes home for the
Jayhawk Invitational
Tournament .
Junior distance
runner Colby Wissel
gains late-season
confdence in time
for his NCCA Indoor
Championship race
Saturday.
global warming
Professor: personal change can infuence climate
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James R. Fleming, professor of science and technology at Colby College in Waterville,
Maine, delivers a speech Thursday afternoon at the Hall Center for the Humanities. Fleming spoke
about the harmful efects global warming will have on the environment. The lecture was one part of
the roundtable discussion of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.
faculty
rowing
By BriaN lewis-joNes
Global warming exists as a geo-
graphically diverse problem, but
James Fleming says intergenera-
tional warming may be a more
accurate term to describe the esca-
lating crisis.
Fleming, professor of science,
technology and society at Colby
College in Waterville, Maine, spoke
at the Hall Center for the Humanities
about the modern view of global
warming and the results of the latest
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change Report.
He said that ideas and attitudes in
society typically changed faster than
the climate, but individuals could
alter their lifestyles to make a dif-
ference in global warming on a local
level. Solutions dont always come
out of big cities and big shots, he
said.
The generation can either be
hedonistic and cynical, he said, or
they can take on this great new chal-
lenge.
The first segment of the fourth
IPCC report, which Fleming partici-
pated in, was released in Paris at the
beginning of February.
Fleming said that global warming
wouldnt stop when carbon dioxide
emissions were eliminated; the com-
plex compound would stay in the
atmosphere absorbing heat, glob-
ally increasing the temperature and
causing sea levels to rise. Salt water
would likely intrude bodies of fresh
water and the temperature in the
northern polar region will increase
dramatically.
Were going to have kids unborn
yet going to be breathing our CO2,
he said.
He spoke with Takao Shibata,
chancellors lecturer at the University
and a Japanese diplomat who helped
negotiate the Kyoto Protocol, a
greenhouse gas reduction treaty
between major industrial nations in
the early 1990s.
Shibata said global warming
was something that affected every
persons way of life. The United
States rejected the Kyoto Protocol
when it was proposed on the basis
Graduate
dean
to relocate
for D.C. job
Outdoor practice canceled afer ice bends dock
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theater
Commanding attention
By BethaNy BuNch
Broadway actor Andre De
Shields made his way from New
York to Murphy Hall yesterday to
deliver a dismal smack of reality to
theater students.
His message: expect rejection
and insecurity.
There are only two guarantees
in the industry, he said. And they
arent fame and fortune.
De Shields, who won the Outer
Critics Circle Award for his perfor-
mance in The Full Monty, came
to the University to work with stu-
dents and to discuss the possibility
of becoming a professor emeritus in
theater next fall.
He compared auditions to gro-
cery shopping: picking and choos-
ing produce based on a handful of
characteristics.
Its very subjective, he said.
De Shields is a colleague of John
Staniunas, chair of the department.
Staniunas said De Shields visit to
the University benefited students
and theater programs.
Not only does he have a wealth
of knowledge and experience as a
professional in the theatre, but he
is also a highly respected educator,
Staniunas said.
De Shields earned a doctor-
ate degree at the University of
Wisconsin. He said he enjoyed the
opportunity to teach college stu-
dents.
Working with students keeps
me honest, he said. Young people
cannot lie in theater.
De Shields said he met with the
provost Thursday afternoon to fur-
ther discussions of becoming an
artist-in-residence. If an agreement
Acclaimed Broadway actor helps University students sharpen their skills
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By Kyle carter
Ice melting away on the Kansas
River usually means the rowing
team will soon leave indoor rowing
machines for training on the water,
but this year that wasnt the case.
Chunks of ice floating down the river
smashed into the dock on Feb. 20,
bending support rods and leaving the
dock unusable.
The dock is made of steel and it
kind of looked like a car wreck, said
Jennifer Myers, assistant coach. Its
not like you can just use any dock like
you could for a speed boat. You have
to have something a little lower.
Facilities Operations staff worked
on the dock this week. Vernon Haid,
physical plant supervisor, said ice was
piled on top of the dock when the
damage occurred. He said he was
waiting for a couple parts to come by
mail to finish the work. Until then, the
team will use a temporary dock.
Myers said she hoped the team
would be on the water this afternoon.
Weve been indoors all winter so
its kind of redundant being inside
especially when its nice outside, said
Whitney Fasbender, senior rower.
We all really enjoy being out on the
river.
The extra time inside wasnt entire-
ly negative. For conditioning, they
used rowing machines that displayed
exactly how hard they pulled. Being
indoors also allowed more time for
running and other conditioning.
We thought it would give us a
good opportunity to get a little stron-
ger, said Samira Naji, senior cox-
swain.
Myers said the delay wouldnt hurt
the team because many other teams
were still working out indoors at this
time of the year. She said they would
typically spend two to three hours a
day in the water once the dock was
fixed.
Fasbender said the move out-
doors would help the team get back
in rhythm.
You definitely need to be out on
the boat practicing because thats how
you get used to each other, she said.
The teams first meet this year is
at home against Texas and Southern
Methodist University on March 24.
Kansan staf writer Kyle carter can
be contacted at kcarter@kansan.
com.
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The AAUP Book, Jacket, and
Journal Show will take place all
day at 2502 Westbrooke Circle
on West Campus.
Maged Zeineidin, Alexandria
University, will be presenting
the lecture Cytochrome P450
2CR polymorphisms: Determi-
nation of warfar in maintenance
dose & prevalence in Egyptian
population at noon at Room
633 in Fraser Hall.
Omofolabo Ajayi will pres-
ent the seminar Performing
Liberation, Performing Identity
at 1:30 p.m. at the Seminar
Room in the Hall Center for the
Humanities.
Wes Dotson will present the
seminar The efect of practice
opportunities on undergradu-
ate exam performance at 3:30
p.m. at Room 2092 in the Dole
Human Development Center.
James R. Fleming, Colby Col-
lege, will present the seminar
The Weather and Climate
Engineers: Fantasies of Control
at 3:30 p.m. in the Seminar
Room at the Hall Center for the
Humanities.
Andrew Gottsfeld will pres-
ent the lecture Adventures in
Urban Archaeology: The Gen-
eral Harrison, a gold rush store-
ship at 4 p.m. at the Walnut
Room in the Kansas Union.
Dr. Sheldon Glashow, Boston
University, will present the
lecture Does Science Progress
Through Blind Chance or Intel-
ligent Design? at 6:30 p.m. at
the Spencer Museum of Art
auditorium.
The play, The Maids by Jean
Genet will be performed at 7:30
p.m. in Stage Too! at Murphy
Hall.
The flm We Are Marshall
will be shown at 8 p.m. at Wood-
ruf Auditorium in the Kansas
Union. Tickets are $2 or free
with your SUA Card.
daily KU info
Daylight-saving time is this
Sunday, almost a month earlier
than usual. The change comes
from the Energy Policy Act of
2005, in an attempt to decrease
energy costs by taking advan-
tage of early-evening sunshine.
Source: kuinfo.ku.edu
What do you think?
By BRIAn CLAUSEn
Do you think you wont stuDy as well now that its warm out?
BRIDGET SCHNAKEY
Kansas City sophomore
Well, it defnitely keeps me
from going to class because i want
to do other stuf.
ERIC RHOLES
Lawrence senior
I dont really have a choice (to
study), it does suck that i cant
enjoy it.
MARCUS FORD
Wichita Falls, Texas, senior
yeah probably, theres a lot of
stuf Id rather be doing outside,
especially as a senior.
HANNAH COWELL
Topeka senior
yeah, because Id rather go for
walks than study.
Get ready for the
Beakend
By Caitlin thornBrugh
The Maids
If you are looking for amuse-
ment, distraction and a chance to
see an esteemed theater produc-
tion, attend The Maids by Jean
Genet at 7:30 p.m. tonight and
Saturday at the Crafton-Preyer
Theater in Murphy Hall. This play
first came out in Paris in 1947.
The plot follows two sisters as they
work as maids in a Parisian home.
They conduct revenge against their
mistress, and end up facing jealou-
sy and sisterly love in the process.
This performance is also a Kennedy
Center American College Theatre
Festival entry.
Tickets are $10 for students, $12
for the public and $11 for senior
citizens and KU faculty. They can
be purchased online at www.kuthe-
atre.com.
Rock Chalk Revue
Looking for entertainment and
a way to give back to the Lawrence
community? At 7 p.m. tonight and
Saturday, the Lied Center will play
host to Rock Chalk Revue 2007.
This year marks the 58
th
year for the
event and boasts the theme Hawk
Wild. Show viewers can expect to see
Till Dance Do Us Part, performed
by Kappa Kappa Gamma and Beta
Theta Pi; Set in Stone, performed
by Gamma Phi Beta and Delta
Upsilon; Phantom of the Library,
performed by Alpha Gamma Delta
and Theta Chi; Little Prom on the
Prairie, performed by Delta Gamma
and Sigma Phi Epsilon; and Love
Spell, performed by Pi Beta Phi
and Phi Kappa Psi. Past shows have
earned thousands of dollars for char-
ity. The 2006 show raised $30,500 for
the United Way. Tickets are $15 for
KU students and $17 to the public.
Tickets can be purchased online at
www.lied.ku.edu.
Tech N9ne
If you havent seen Tech N9ne
yet, you can have a chance at 8
p.m. tonight at The Granada, 1020
Massachusetts St. The group is
performing along with Subnoize
Souljaz and Critical Bill. The show
is for all ages. Tickets are $20 and
can be purchased at www.ticket-
master.com or at The Granada box
office.
Edited by Kelly Lanigan
Head above water
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Anna Barjenbruch, 6, holds her breath while foating in hole-in-the-wall river ranch at the Pointe hilton squawPeak resort in Phoenix onthursday.
temperatures in Phoenix were in the mid-80s thursday, and forecasters predict 90 degrees this weekend.
odd news
Fallen forklift box kills
construction worker
MAnHATTAn, Kan. A con-
struction worker died Wednes-
day after falling from a forklift
on a Kansas State University
construction site.
A second worker also fell,
according to Troy Lane, spokes-
man for the Kansas State
police, but there was no indica-
tion he was seriously injured.
Steven E. Darveaux, of Win-
chester, and Timothy W. Hanes,
of Meriden, got into a forklift
box at an apartment complex
construction site Wednesday
evening to be lowered with
tools to ground level, accord-
ing to a news release from the
university.
The side of the box began to
tip and both men fell from the
box. The forklift box then fell
on Darveaux.
Emergency medical work-
ers were unable to revive
Darveaux at the scene.
in Court
Faulty instructions lead
jurors to bend system rules
KAnSAS CITy, Mo. Jurors
misunderstood a federal judges
instruction when they convicted
five people in the deaths of six
firefighters in a 1988 explosion,
according to a newspaper report.
The jury voted once to convict
all five defendants. Frank Shep-
pard, Skip Sheppard, Bryan Shep-
pard, Richard Brown and Edwards
are serving life sentences in
federal prisons.
Don Ledford, spokesman for
the U.S. attorneys office, said
even if jurors made a mistake at
trial, under the law, you cant go
back and undo a jury verdict, and
there are good reasons for that.
After jurors are discharged,
they are subject to all kinds of
influences and nonrelevant facts
and issues.
All five defendants have
maintained their innocence in
the nov. 29, 1988, arson fire and
explosion that killed firefight-
ers Thomas Fry, Gerald Halloran,
Luther Hurd, James Kilventon Jr.,
Robert D. McKarnin and Michael
Oldham.
According to court records,
U.S. District Judge Joseph Ste-
vens told jurors, you must give
separate consideration to the
evidence about each individual
defendant. Each defendant is
entitled to be treated separately.
But The Stars investigation
found that jurors misunderstood
those instructions.
It was so long ago that I do
not remember what instructions
were given either verbally or in
writing, the jury foreman said. I
hope the right people are in jail. I
think they did it; its hard to say.
The complexity of jury instruc-
tions is a common problem,
Jonakait said, which is why many
state courts do not try groups of
defendants together, as federal
courts tend to do.
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is drawn, De Shields will teach a
theater class in the fall.
I hope that my week here will
end in a mutual decision between
powers that be and myself, De
Shields said.
Staniunas said De Shields resi-
dency would be welcomed by pro-
grams and communities other than
just the theater.
He is beneficial to the diversi-
fication mission of the University,
he said.
For an hour and a half Thursday
afternoon, De Shields lectured,
answered questions and taught
students to use their bodies effec-
tively as actors. De Shields asser-
tive demeanor commanded the stu-
dents attention. He told those who
were brave enough to get on their
feet. Everyone stood.
Under De Shields direction, the
students stood in a large circle and
worked on posture and movement.
De Shields yelled No! and inter-
rupted incorrect answers.
Ryan Tucker, Shawnee, senior,
said he didnt think De Shields
intimidated students.
What he says is very basic,
Tucker said. But its very essential.
Apart from Broadway acting, De
Shields is a singer, writer, compos-
er, lyricist, choreographer, director
and educator. Hes also working on
his television and film career.
De Shields will continue to work
with students through next week.
Kansan staf writer Bethany
Bunch can be contacted at
bbunch@kansan.com.
Edited by Trevan McGee
she said was unique. Bricke said
because European higher education
was highly subsidized by national
governments, Europeans did not
have the tradition of alumni gift-giv-
ing that American universities had.
I think she has been very com-
mitted to campus international orga-
nizations, Bricke said. She has been
extremely hospitable to international
visitors.
Abby Pierron, Carlins step-daugh-
ter and Lawrence graduate student
in museum studies, said Carlin was
a great cook and often entertained
international visitors at her home.
Diana is so incredibly social,
Pierron said. Their house is defi-
nitely built to party.
Carlin said she was a self-trained
gourmet cook and food aficiona-
do. She enjoys watching the Food
Network, especially Iron Chef
America and Emeril Live.
Carlin, who is three-quarters
Italian, was once featured on Jaynis
Kitchen, a local television show.
The show featured Carlins recipes,
including Caponata (an eggplant
appetizer), Porchetta al Finocchio
(Italian pork roast) and Pesche
Ripiene (stuffed baked peaches).
I think theres this image of pro-
fessional women not having time or
interest in that sort of thing, Carlin
said. But I do have a domestic thing.
I like being at home.
Carlin owns season tickets for
Jayhawk football and men and wom-
ens basketball. She plans to return to
Lawrence on the weekends to see her
family and attend games. Carlin is a
member of the Italian Jayhawks, a
tailgating group of University faculty
that appreciates Italian cooking.
I cant leave my tailgate group,
Carlin said.
Carlin said her residency with the
Council of Graduate Schools was
a chance for her to do something
different without having to leave the
University.
My family is here. KU is my alma
mater, Carlin said. Its home.
Kansan staf writer Nathan Gill
can be contacted at ngill@kansan.
com.
that it would disrupt the American
economy.
It is hypocritical on the part of
developed countries to discuss this
issue, Shibata said.
However, he said even though
the United States was a large con-
tributor to the global warming
problem, it could be a large solution
to the problem.
You need to show youre ready
to do something, he said.
Gregory Cushman, assistant
professor of international environ-
mental history, said society was at
a tipping point to change its inter-
action with the environment on a
personal level.
Were not doomed, but the out-
look does not look bright, he said.
This dim outlook, Cushman said,
could inspire people to stop doing
the same old thing.
Acting locally isnt enough, but
its a place to start, he said.
Fleming will talk at 3:30 p.m.
today at the Hall Center for the
Humanities about unconventional
methods of deterring global warm-
ing.
Kansan staf writer Brian Lewis-
Jones can be contacted at bl-
jones@kansan.com.
Edited by Will McCullough
broadway (continued from 1A)
graduate (continued from 1A)
Porchetta al Finocchio
3 to 4 pounds boneless pork loin or
shoulder roast
fennel leaves from one stalk of
fennel
6 to 10 garlic cloves, peeled
olive oil
salt & black pepper
To prepare the pork roast for stufng
with the fennel leaves and garlic,
cut a lengthwise slit through the
center of the meat, stopping short
of the other end by about one inch.
remove the leaves from the fennel
stalk. Save the stalk and bulb for
another use. cut the garlic cloves
in half. Stuf about three-fourths of
the fennel leaves and garlic into the
opening in the meat. Tie the roast
with string to keep the seasonings
in during cooking. make about 12
one-inch-deep slits in the top, sides
and bottom of the roast and stuf the
remaining garlic and fennel into each
slit. Spray or brush the entire roast
lightly with olive oil and sprinkle with
salt and pepper.
Place the pork roast fat side down
in a roasting pan and add one cup
of water to the pan. cook the roast
uncovered in a 275-degree oven for
four to fve hours, until the internal
temperature reaches 170 and the
juices run clear. Transfer the roast
to a warm platter, tent with foil and
let rest for about 10 minutes before
slicing. The roast can be served hot
or cold. To serve, remove the string
from the pork roast and slice into
one-inch slices. Serves six.
Option: Serve the sliced pork roast
on ciabattina rolls.
Recipe by Diana Carlin Pierron
climate (continued from 1A)
AMERICAN IDOL
america votes of 4 hopeful competitors
By ERIN CARLSON
ASSOCIAtEd PRESS
NEW YORK American Idol
slimmed down the competition
Thursday night, leaving 12 finalists
to compete for the ultimate prize
a record contract.
Antonella Barba, Sabrina Sloan,
Jared Cotter and Jason Sundance
Head were cast off Thursday in
phone voting, which drew about 37
million calls and text messages.
The performers who made the
cut were Blake Lewis, LaKisha Jones,
Chris Sligh, Jordin Sparks, Phil Stacey,
Melinda Doolittle, Brandon Rogers,
Gina Glocksen, Chris Richardson,
Stephanie Edwards, Haley Scarnato
and Sanjaya Malakar.
The shows tense final moments
belonged to Malakar and Head, who
were waiting to find out who would
take the competitions 12th spot
and who would go home. Judge
Paula Abdul was stunned to hear
that Malakar, who is not exactly a
judge favorite, was staying.
Im speechless, Abdul said.
This is a singing competition, and
Sundance, youve been one of our
finest.
Howd this happen? The volume
was turned down, quipped Simon
Cowell, who has criticized Malakar,
17, of Federal Way, Wash., for his
weird stage presence.
Thursdays show also featured
a performance by American Idol
winner Carrie Underwood, who
recently snagged a Grammy for best
new artist. She sang Wasted, a song
from her album Some Hearts.
So far this season, the shows sixth,
men and women have been compet-
ing separately, with viewers voting
off two of each sex weekly. When
the dozen finalists return Tuesday,
one singer voted off each week. The
winner will be chosen in May.
American Idol continues to
dominate the ratings, attracting
between 27 million and 37 million
viewers per telecast this season.
REPLACEmENt
city corrects sign after 20
years of misspelling
HAGERSTOWN, Md. The
city of Hagerstown corrected a
municipal spelling error Thursday,
20 years after committing it.
A sign directing drivers to
Municpal Stadium was replaced
with one displaying the proper
spelling, said Erik Kline, city trafc
control supervisor.
Kline said the longtime
tolerance for the misspelled sign
shouldnt refect poorly on the
western Maryland city of 38,000.
ANImAL BEhAvIOR
crocodile refuses to eat,
loses privileges
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. What
do you do when a 1,250-pound
crocodile turns into a diva? Take
him away from his audience.
Ofcials at the St. Augustine Farm
and Zoological Park said Maximo
has been refusing for about a month
to cooperate for his daily feedings of
guinea pigs and quail.
Kevin Torregrosa, the senior rep-
tile keeper, stopped Maximos public
feedings recently to retrain him.
He knows what he wants to
do. Hes testing us,Torregrosa told
The St. Augustine Record.
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entertainment 4a friday, march 9, 2007
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most
challenging
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 7
You dont have enough money
to waste, although you may
wish you did. True friends dont
need you to buy them expensive
presents anyway.
TAurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 6
Dont follow meekly behind
a person wholl get you into trou-
ble. Choose your friends wisely,
and if youre in doubt, head the
other way.
GeMini (May 21-June 21)
Today is an 8
Youre doing a good job. Dont
think about the money. Thats
not important now, and such
thoughts inhibit your Muse.
CAnCer (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 7
If you can agree on your long-
term goals, itll be easier to
fgure out what you should do
now. Meanwhile, postpone the
decisions and perhaps even the
conversation. Tempers are short.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 5
Continue to be cautious when
spending the family money.
What seems to you like a good
idea might not be to your mate.
Youd better have a good reason.
VirGo (Aug. 23-sept. 22)
Today is a 7
Youre stalled, but only until
youve learned how to run a new
machine or program. Try not to
get frustrated. Take your time
and develop good habits.
LibrA (sept. 23-oct. 22)
Today is an 8
The good news is that you have
the check and its good. Thats
wonderful. The bad news is that
youll have it spent in practi-
cally no time at all, even without
gambling.
sCorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21)
Today is an 8
A person you fnd quite attrac-
tive feels the same way back at
you. Youre still warned not to
say much, though. Dont make
promises you wont keep.
sAGiTTArius (nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
Somebodys nagging at you,
quite possibly your own con-
science. Yes, it is time for you to
get busy and fnish up what you
promised.
CApriCorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 7
Pass up the opportunity to
splurge with your trendy friends.
An evening of reckless abandon
would be more expensive than
you can imagine.
AquArius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
You could gain lot more than
expected, or a lot less. The difer-
ence depends, in part, on your
attitude. Assume youve earned
the greater amount and dont be
intimidated.
pisCes (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is an 8
Travel could get complicated.
Pack carefully. Dont forget to
take a few extra bucks along to
replace anything you lose. And
expect changes in the schedule.
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the fre alarm is going of,
again. i was sleeping, again. if
this happens one more time, im
burning down the building.
n
its all about the ranch.
n
People want to talk about fans
that dont have class. classy fans
dont yell bullshit.
n
natalie, i danced with you at
Liquid a couple weeks ago, and i
think youre really hot, and i had a
great time. P.s. this is david.
n
Julian wright is sexual choco-
late.
n
i was on my way back from
a review, and i had to go to the
bathroom so bad. i did what no
one would probably dare to do. i
squatted and peed right next to a
tree in the middle of campus.
n
theres a girl that just peed in
front of snow Hall by a tree, and
i dont think she thought anyone
was looking, but i totally saw her
out in marvin.
Free-for-all, the peep-holes in
the bathrooms between the urinal
and the frst stall in the mens
room of anschutz, wescoe, and
watson library really creep me
out.
n
remember tV before the
spangles commercials? those
were the good ole days.
n
oh my God, oh my God, oh my
God! my iPod still works, after go-
ing through the washer and drier!
n
i will get ticketed for public
urination before i die, if its the last
thing i do.
n
im here in oklahoma city for
the womens big 12 tournament,
and were all pretty sure that the
baylor coach looks like shes going
to the prom.
n
if you own a bluetooth, you just
look like youre talking to yourself,
and you look crazy as hell.
n
we defnitely just caught a
campus squirrel. were pretty
much badass.
n
but seriously, we really did just
catch a campus squirrel.
n
i just had a runny drip of snot
fall in my Honey nut cheerios, and
i continued to eat it. i didnt know
if that was gross or not.
n
dear Free-for-all, my roommate
just asked me to pick her wedgie,
because her nails are wet. How
should i respond to this?
n
theres rabbits everywhere!
n
to the girl, or guy, who com-
mented on the dick/m&m theory:
excellent. excellent.
n
Just because youre a ku
athlete does not mean my car will
stop. the next time you walk up
in front of me, i will run over you.
n
croatia really exists, eh? why
cant i fnd any americans who can
fnd it on a map? sounds to me
like a conspiracy. why do people
keep insisting that they hate
america?
i cant believe my biology
teacher just talked about bees
getting of.
n
For all the guys whod like to
bang my roommate: she says the
frst guy to bring her a rose is all
hers.
n
i saw max Falkenstien at the
club last night, and im not going
to lie. Hes a pretty good dancer!
n
im dating a croatian right now,
yet im still skeptical about of
whether croatia exists.
n
i found a candy bar on the side
of the sidewalk. i ate it, and i hope
i wake up in the morning.
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Grant Snider/KAnSAn
cOmmEntary
I hereby announce my candidacy
for president of the United States of
America. Let the media swarm me
like tornadic winds to your mobile
home community.
I am a beacon of light, a glim-
mer of hope, a lover, not a fighter. I
embody the ideals of bleeding-heart
conservatism and compassion-
ate liberalism put forth by Ronald
Reagan, Franklin D. Roosevelt and
our founding fathers.
I have been told that I look
presidential, something of a cross
between JFK and Abraham Lincoln.
My soft yet angular features do little
to conceal a fierce dignity and hum-
ble patriotism. Though my profile
may not be instantly recognizable,
perhaps you will know it well by
the time it is featured on a 15-cent
piece, or a $25 bill.
Henceforth, I will run a cam-
paign based on grass-roots support
generated through You-Tube videos,
Facebook groups, and certified
Bracketology. The bracketologists
project that I will be a 15-seed, but
Im told that occasionally these
teams upset 2-seeds.
The excessive corporate con-
tributions corrupting our political
system will play no role in my cam-
paign. I will take these countless
millions which I have so graciously
received and invest them in the
American people and forgotten
Internet stocks.
My political platform is built on a
strong foundation, and has a ladder
leading up to the top. I will climb
this ladder and announce where I
stand on the important issues.
I will fight for tax cuts for the
rich, made possible by a minimum
wage increase and expansion of our
welfare programs. The gratuitous
amounts of money gained by our
CEOs through my tax cuts will
trickle down a mountain of pros-
perity, becoming a gushing river
that feeds into a crystal-clear lake
at the base of the mountain, where
the poor will bathe in its sanctifying
waters.
I ensure another announcement
of victory in Iraq, Afghanistan and
all the other sand-covered nations
our military may have invaded.
However, I guarantee the instant
and total withdrawal of troops from
the glorious screw-up of my reviled
predecessor.
As commander-in-chief, I will
be a staunch defender of American
culture. I will keep Greys
Anatomy on the air, appear simul-
taneously on the Colbert Report
and the OReilly Factor, and make
sure Natalie Portman does not
shave her head in V for Vendetta
II. Because the youths of this
country are so important to me,
you may even see me at an emu
concert.
My political views are informed
by both my staunch religious faith
and my firm belief in the separation
of church and state. I will march for
the homosexual rights movement
under a rainbow banner, and I will
advocate a constitutional amend-
ment to stop the gay marriage epi-
demic.
I will support a womans right to
choose while defending a culture of
life. No babies will be killed on my
watch, unless they commit a crime
worthy of capital punishment.
Handguns for everyone! Except
for convicted criminals, or those
with criminal inclinations. Thats
my new gun control slogan.
Hey, you up in that tree, thats a
smart-looking rifle youve got there.
Is that a silencer on the barrel? Hey,
why do you have it pointed at me?
Does my hair look OK through that
scope? Take your hand off the trig-
ger, my boy, and come share in my
vision for America.
Snider is a Mulvane junior in
chemical engineering.
By GrAnt snidEr
kansan columnist
opinion@kansan.com
Dear Mother Nature,
Your attitude needs a serious
change.
Youre a maddening tease. You
get us all hot and excited and then
out of the blue you give us the cold
shoulder. Just when we think youre
going to expose your warmth, you
cloud over. You need to stop flash-
ing hints of whats to come next.
The anticipation is too much to
bear.
We loathe your inconsistency.
When we need to study, youre
gloriously beautiful. When we need
to play, youre miserably cold and
windy.
Now we never know what to
wear in the morning. We put away
our scarves for the season and then
pull them out the next day. We
shiver on the way to class and sweat
on the way home. Some have taken
to layers. Theyre comforting at first
but then they get burdensome.
Were sorry for giving off too
much carbon dioxide but this is
really no way to behave. How are we
supposed to turn the heat off and
walk instead of driving if you cant
keep us warm?
Even Old Man Winter is annoyed
with you. He said he usually spends
more time with Old Woman Winter
about now, but youve been keep-
ing him so busy he has no time for
her. Youre making him lonely and
cranky.
We dont want to piss you off.
Please dont send a microburst like
you did last year. That wasnt very
nice either. We recognize your awe-
some powers, but we just want to
point out that we think youve been
excessively temperamental lately.
Dont you remember those warm
sunny days with lemonades, the
leaved trees and the sparkling pools?
Seriously, take a cue from the
window shops downtown on
Massachusetts: theyre loaded with
bright colorful patterns, spaghetti
straps, short skirts and board shorts.
It should be obvious that were anx-
ious to bust out our flip-flops and
frolic in the bright green grass.
It would be really nice if you
could just warm up. We know
youve got it in you, Mother Nature.
We havent forgotten the weeks of
triple digits last summer. Thats
not really necessary we dont
want you to overstrain yourself, old
girl but a little more sunshine
wouldnt hurt anything. Come on,
just a little less cold breeze. Ten
more degrees. You can do 10 more,
right? Give us some 70-degree days?
Maybe an 80? Doesnt 80 sound
nice?
Think it over.

Sincerely,
editorial board (and, like, everyone
else too)
Alison Kieler for the edito-
rial board.
Everybody totally fed up with Mother Natures antics
Teasing with high temperatures, refusal to be consistent top complaints in list of weather-related offenses
Even Old Man Winter is annoyed
with you. He said he usually
spends more time with Old
Woman Nature about now, but
youve been keeping him so
busy he has no time for her.
Ultimate presidential candidate
lists impossible bipartisan policies
NEWS 6A friday, march 9 , 2007
tragedy
By VERENA DOBNIK
AssOcIAtED PREss
NEW YORK Screams poured
from the burning building along
with smoke and flames: Help me!
Help me! Please! Please! Bystanders
looked up to see a woman toss two
children out the window one at a
time to those below.
The scene unfolded early
Thursday during New Yorks deadli-
est fire in nearly two decades a
blaze that killed eight children and
one adult, part of an extended fam-
ily led by African immigrants who
shared a row house near Yankee
Stadium.
The children tossed from the
three-story building survived,
authorities said. The woman who
threw them jumped but survived.
The fire was sparked by an over-
heated space heater near a mattress
in a basement bedroom, then raced
up a stairway pushed by air from
broken back windows, said Fire
Chief Salvatore Cassano. Most of the
22 residents 17 of them children
were stranded on the upper floors
as the blaze raged for two hours.
I cant recollect a fire where we
lost eight chil-
dren, Cassano
said.
N e i g h b o r
Edward Soto ran
toward the fire,
then stared in
disbelief as an
infant was tossed
from the build-
ing.
All I see is
just a big cloud
of white dust,
and out of nowhere comes the first
baby, said Soto, who caught the
child while with another neighbor.
Moments later, he caught a second
child. At least one of the children
was not breathing.
Firefighters worked for two hours
in freezing predawn temperatures
to bring the flames under control.
The home had two smoke alarms,
but neither had batteries. Police said
there was no evidence of a crime.
The dead were found through-
out the house, mostly on the upper
floors, with babies still in their cribs.
The victims included five children
from one family, along with a wife
and three other children from a sec-
ond family.
Word of the
fire spread grief
across two con-
tinents, from the
Bronx to villages
in Mali, a West
African country
about twice the
size of Texas and
one of the poor-
est nations in the
world.
I dont know
what Im going
to do, said a devastated Mamadou
Soumare, a livery cabdriver whose
wife, son and 7-month-old twins
died in the blaze. I love her. I love
my wife.
Soumare was driving through
Harlem when he received a fran-
tic cell phone call from his wife,
Fatoumata, who relatives said died
in the fire. She said, `We have a
fire, Soumare recalled. She was
screaming.
Soumare rushed home in his
cab, only to helplessly watch as their
home turned into a fiery tomb.
Moussa Magassa, an official of
the New York chapter of the High
Council for Malians Living Abroad,
was headed back to the city from a
business trip to Mali after receiving
the grim news that nearly half of his
11 children were dead, said council
representative Bourema Niambele.
Hes the best in our community,
said Imam Mahamadou Soukouna, a
Muslim cleric and family friend. Its
very, very, very sad what has hap-
pened to us today.
Magassa arrived in New York
about 15 years ago, friends said.
One neighbor said Magassa and
Mamadou Soumare were brothers.
Fatoumata Soumare was from the
village of Tasauirga and left Mali
for the Bronx about six years ago,
friends said.
The death toll might have been
higher if not for the efforts of Soto
and another neighbor, David Todd.
Todd, 40, who lived next door,
said one child was already on the
ground in the yard when he arrived
with Soto outside the burning home.
Please God, help my children! the
woman inside screamed while toss-
ing the children out and then
jumping from the window.
The fire was New York Citys
deadliest since the 1990 Happy Land
social club blaze in the Bronx that
killed 87 people.
By KOZO MIZOGUcHI
AssOcIAtED PREss
TOKYO Under intense pres-
sure from Asia and the United
States, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
said Thursday that ruling party law-
makers will conduct a fresh investi-
gation into the Japanese militarys
forced sexual slavery of women
during World War II.
Abe triggered outrage in China,
North and South Korea and the
Philippines last week by saying
there was
no proof the
women were
coerced. He
said Monday
that Japan will
not apologize
again for the
Japanese mili-
tarys comfort
stations.
Abe also
faces pres-
sure from the
United States,
where the House of Representatives
is considering a resolution urging
Japan to formally apologize for its
wartime brothels. Japanese leaders
apologized in 1993 for the govern-
ments role, but the apology was not
approved by Parliament. Abe said
Thursday that he basically stands
by the 1993 apology.
The government is ready to
cooperate with the investigation,
Abe said Thursday, amid calls for
a review from conservatives who
question many of the claims by
victims and others who say the
government kidnapped the women
and forced them into sex slavery.
I was told
the party will
conduct an
i nves t i gat i on
or a study, so
we will provide
g o v e r n me n t
documents and
cooperate as
necessary, Abe
told reporters.
The top gov-
ernment spokes-
man said earlier
Thursday that
Japans position on the coercion of
women into sex slavery during the
war had been misinterpreted and
misrepresented by the U.S. media,
and that Tokyo would soon issue
a rebuttal.
My remarks have been twisted
in a sense and reported overseas,
which further invites misunder-
standing, Abe said. This is an
extremely unproductive situation.
Historians say that about 200,000
women mostly from Korea and
China served in Japanese mili-
tary brothels throughout Asia in
the 1930s and 1940s. Accounts of
abuse by the military have been
backed up by witnesses, and even
former Japanese soldiers.
Abes statement contradicted
evidence in Japanese documents,
unearthed in 1992, that historians
said showed that military authori-
ties had a direct role in working
with contractors to forcibly procure
women for the brothels.
But prominent Japanese schol-
ars and politicians routinely deny
direct military involvement or the
use of force in rounding up the
women, blaming private contrac-
tors for the abuses.
The fallout from the remarks
continued to build Thursday.
Children perish in blaze
New Yorks deadliest fire in two decades claims 8 children, one adult
Frank Franklin II/Associated Press
Pedestrians look on as others leave messages and gifts for the 9 people who died in a freThursday,
in the Bronx borough of New York.
Paul Sakuma/Associated Press
Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo Corps top game designer, gives a keynote address as the game Mario Brothers plays in background at the Game
Developer Conference in San Francisco on Thursday.
Man behind Mario
WWII
Japan investigates sex crimes
I was told the party will con-
duct an investigation or a study,
so we will provide government
documents and cooperate as
necessary.
Shinzo abe
Japanese Prime Minister
I cant recollect a fre where we
lost eight children.
Salvatore CaSSano
Fire Chief
sports
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No. 1 seed iN sight
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W
atching all of the mid-
major conference tour-
naments, it becomes
clear that there is one thing missing
from the Big 12 Tournament: stu-
dents.
Dont get me wrong, students are
at the tournament. Oklahoma and
Oklahoma State obviously drew its
students to the Ford Center. Kansas,
Texas and Texas A&M students will
make the road trip to Oklahoma
City today to cheer on their respec-
tive teams. But the students are scat-
tered throughout the arena, in seats
they all got separately.
There is no student section at
the Ford Center, or at any Big 12
Tournament, which is too bad. The
enthusiastic students are what make
college basketball better than the
NBA. Having hundreds of college
students together rooting for their
respective schools brings an unreal
atmosphere to college basketball.
Unfortunately, the Big 12
Tournament lacks that atmosphere
because most college students dont
have $245 sitting around to spend
on tickets to go to the conference
tournament.
That means, if youre a Kansas,
Texas or Texas A&M fan, youll
spend about $82 a game to see your
team play, assuming they make it
to the championship. Thats ridicu-
lous. The Big 12 needs to dedicate
sections of the arena for students,
and for a reduced price. The Big
12 should implement a lottery like
Kansas has for the NCAA student
tickets for select student sections.
Even when Kansas City played
host to the tournament two years
ago, KU students showed up but
they were all over the arena.
The Big 12 needs to make the
conference tournament accessible to
students because students are what
make the college game go.
Now, on to the actual tourna-
ment.
Kansas should be able to cruise
past Oklahoma today because the
talent levels just dont compare. The
Sooners are in a transition year with
By drEw dAvison
kansan sports columnist
ddavison@kansan.com
do the drew
Big 12
student
spectators
wanted
KaNSaS VS. oKLahoma, 11:30 a.m. today, oKLahoma city
KANsAN FiLe photo
Junior infelder ryne price slides into third base against Tabor this week. The Jayhawks will play
No. 10 Arkansas at 12:35 today.
baSebaLL
Confdence earned with week of wins
KANsAN FiLe photo
sophmore guard Julian Wright had 17 points and 13 rebounds against the Longhorns on March 3. Wright was recently named National Association of Basketball
Coaches third-teamAll-American.
Bring on the Sooners
By MichAEl PhilliPs
A week after a late-night bat-
tle with the Oklahoma Sooners,
the Kansas Jayhawks hope for the
same result today at a much earlier
time.
Tip-off is scheduled for 11:35
this morning in Oklahoma City.
That might not mean much for
the Jayhawks, but it could make
a big difference for the Sooners,
who had to earn their way into
todays game with a 68-63 victory
against the Iowa State Cyclones on
Thursday.
We know it will be awfully
tough, Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel
said. We will get some rest, and
hopefully we will be rested up
enough to where we can make
it competitive and have a chance
down the stretch.
The last time the teams met
was on Oklahomas home court in
Norman, just 20 miles south of the
Ford Center, where todays game
will be played. In that meeting,
Kansas charged out to a 14-point
lead, but watched it disappear as
Oklahoma shrank the deficit and
tied the game in the final minutes.
Sophomore guard Mario Chalmers
hit some clutch free throws, and
Kansas emerged with a 67-65 vic-
tory.
This time around, coach Bill
Self will try to improve his teams
performance against Oklahomas
pressure defense. Freshman guard
Sherron Collins had a rough time
handling the ball down the stretch
in Norman, and the Sooners will
likely key in on him during todays
game.
At his press conference Monday,
Self said that it didnt matter to
him whether Oklahoma or Iowa
State was the opponent, because
the team did not practice for either
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By AlissA BAuEr
The 42 runs Kansas (11-5)
threw down on its NAIA midweek
opponents were exactly what the
Jayhawks were looking for heading
to Fayetteville, Ark., for a three-
game series against No. 10 Arkansas
(10-5).
True, Kansas got what it wanted,
but the 20 or more hits per game
wasnt it.
Its not even that its confi-
dence, and giving our other guys
confidence with the guys in front
of them, junior third baseman Erik
Morrison said about the blowout
victories. It definitely gets us going
on the right track heading in there
this weekend.
Todays 12:35 p.m. matchup marks
the first time the pair has opposed
each other since both coach Ritch
Price and Arkansas coach Dave Van
Horns first seasons with their pro-
grams. It also marks the Jayhawks
first series against a ranked oppo-
nent this season.
Both teams head into the series on
the heels of a victory. Fortunately for
Kansas, it strolls in on a four-game
winning streak, while Arkansas has
won just two of its last five.
Winning games theyre supposed
to be winning, according to Price,
along with an entire weeks worth
of getting outside, highlighted the
Jayhawks four-game home stand.
Although the team showed con-
fidence and modesty when dis-
cussing Tuesday and Wednesday,
Kansas outscored its back-to-back
opponents Tabor College and Baker
University 42-9.
Regardless of what the score was,
I think were almost there, Morrison
By TAylor BErn
In December 2006, junior dis-
tance runner Colby Wissels hopes
of a successful indoor track season
were all but gone.
The 2006 Big 12 cross country
champion injured his hamstring
during Christmas break, missed a
full week of running and conse-
quently returned to campus in early
January with an enormous amount
of ground to make up.
I hurt my hamstring and train-
ing wasnt going real well, but coach
Clark had a great plan to get me
back into the swing of things with-
out rushing anything, and I basi-
cally raced myself into shape, Wissel
said.
Coach Doug Clarks plan has paid
off in full thus far, producing a Big
12 indoor title in the 3,000 meters
for Wissel. The regular-season punc-
tuation came last weekend at the
Alex Wilson Invitational in South
Bend, Ind.
Wissels NCAA-champion-
ship race is set to start at 7:50 p.m.
Saturday.
Wissel traveled to Notre Dame
knowing that he had just one more
chance to qualify for nationals.
He responded with a career-best,
NCAA-automatic-qualifying and
new Kansas-record time of 7:53.08.
With 400 meters to go, my
coach told me I was on pace to go
to nationals, so I just kicked it in
and ran my last 400 in 58 seconds,
Wissel said.
Wissel thought his finishing kick
set him apart from the competi-
tion. That confident attitude was
a new feeling for a guy who, up
until his breakout cross country sea-
son, thought of himself as a lower-
tier runner, rather than one of the
nations best.
Clark thinks that the cross coun-
try title skewed Wissels perception
for the better.
This year, mentally, hes a dif-
ferent person, Clark said. Hes just
now starting to understand how tal-
ented he is.
Wissels finish time on March 3
is the second best in the nation, and
puts him in what Clark thinks is an
ideal situation. Most of his competi-
tors qualified two or more weeks ago
and have been fighting to keep their
form. But because of his early injury,
Wissel is only now in top shape, and
it couldnt come at a better time.
A couple keys to success are to
remember what hes accomplished
Runner
revamps
attitude
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moore sports
Hawks, sixth graders win with defense
Defense wins championships.
Coaches love to say it. Players
hate to hear it. And even though
the saying is more tired than media
coverage of Tyler Hansbroughs bro-
ken nose, its the truth.
This has become even more
apparent to me this year. A couple
of buddies and I coach a sixth grade
basketball team in Lawrence, the
Blue Devils. The name was given to
us it wasnt by choice.
Ive learned a few things this
year. One, Im convinced an entire
generation has A.D.D. Two, nothing
motivates sixth graders like a free
Gatorade. And most importantly,
defense does win championships.
Our team was the best defensive
team in the league first semester.
We held opponents to a league-low
24.6 points per game. Our defense
was so good that it brought tears to
the eyes of several opposing teams
best players. You know your defense
is good when it makes the other
team cry. Just ask Kansas States
Jason Bennett.
In the second half of our sixth
graders championship game, we
held the Terrapins to four points.
Thats the equivalent of Kansas
holding Nebraska to 16 points in
the first half in Lincoln earlier this
season. We came from 12 points
behind at the half to win the league
championship.
After starting the second season
this semester 2-0, the Blue Devils
have lost five straight games. Were
scoring at the same rate as last
semester. We have the same play-
ers. Were coaching the same way.
But our boys quit playing defense.
Weve given up a league-worst 39.1
points per game and Ive gone from
feeling like John Wooden to Ricardo
Patton.
The only thing we do well any-
more is take charges, and thats
because we told our boys wed give
them a Gatorade for every charge
they took. I even taught them how
to take a charge, how it sells the
charge if you grunt when the offen-
sive player runs into you. Now our
boys grunt more than female tennis
players and were by far the best-
hydrated team in the league.
Coach Bill Self should use a
similar tactic for his Jayhawks, who
at times fall too much in love with
blocking shots instead of taking the
charge. But free Gatorade might
not entice his players. He could try
bottles of Cristal.
The Jayhawks should also pay
attention to the Blue Devils tri-
umphs and tribulations this year.
Basketball is basketball no matter
what level, even sixth grade, and
championships at every level are
won on the defensive end.
Kansas won the Big 12 title this
season and climbed to second in
the national rankings because of its
defense. Kansas is fourth in the nation
in field goal percentage defense and
is holding opponents to 37.4 percent
shooting. According to www.ken-
pom.com, Kansas leads the nation in
defensive efficiency, which is calcu-
lated by taking the number of points
allowed per every 100 possessions.
These stats arent a coincidence.
Bill Self is one of the best coaches in
the nation when it comes to coach-
ing defense. This hasnt always made
him a fan favorite here in Lawrence,
where everyone became spoiled by
watching the fast-breaking, high-
scoring Roy Williams teams. The
Jayhawks during the Williams era
scored a lot of points and won a lot
of games. But Williams never won
a national championship with the
Jayhawks Self will.
Williams teams always had that
one game in the tournament where
their shots or free throws quit
falling. It happens. Shots arent
going to fall every game, every half.
Just ask Kevin Durant and the Texas
Longhorns.
But defense doesnt have to
come and go. It can compensate
for an off shooting night. Defense,
like rebounding, is about effort. It
helps to be athletic, quick, lengthy
and well-schooled. Sound familiar?
Those are Self s Jayhawks.
Self has been criticized by some
that he just recruits the best play-
ers available, doesnt try to build a
team and just tries to accumulate
as much talent possible. Thats far
from the truth.
Self recruits guys that are tal-
ented on the offensive end but can
also be molded into defensive spe-
cialists. Take Brandon Rush. When
Rush arrived in Lawrence two years
ago, he was regarded as a guy who
could light up the scoreboard and
didnt care much about defense. But
Self saw that at 6-foot-6 with long
arms and great lateral quickness,
Rush had the potential to be a great
defender.
During the beginning of Rushs
freshman season, he looked lost on
the defensive end. Then with some
time under Self s tutelage, Rush has
turned into one of the best on-the-
ball defenders in the country. It was
Rushs defense that held Durant to
seven points in the second half last
Saturday.
This year, Self s master plan is
coming together. The Jayhawks
offense feeds off their defense.
They dont have one player that is a
defensive liability. They have bought
into Self s defense-first mentality.
As a childhood teammate used
to say, If they dont score, they
cant win. If the Jayhawks keep this
mentality about their opponents
through March, theyll find their
way out of the first round and they
might have a chance to win the
whole dang thing. Just ask my Blue
Devils.
Moore is a Shawnee senior in
journalism.
By c.j. Moore
kansan sports columnist
cjmoore@kansan.com
athletics calendar
Friday
n track and Field at ncaa
indoor championships, all day,
fayetteville, ark.
n swimming and Diving at
ncaa championships, all day,
minneapolis, minn.
n mens basketball vs. okla-
homa, 11:30 a.m., oklahoma
city
nBaseball vs. arkansas, 12:35
p.m., fayetteville, ark.
n softball vs. drake, 2 p.m.,
arrocha Ballpark
n softball vs. north dakota
state, 4:15 p.m. arrocha Ball-
park
Saturday
n track and Field at ncaa
indoor championships, all day,
fayetteville, ark.
n swimming and Diving at
ncaa championships, all day,
minneapolis, minn.
ntennis vs. nebraska, 11 a.m.,
robinson courts
n softball vs. new mexico,
11:45 a.m. arrocha Ballpark
nBaseball vs. arkansas, 12:05
Sunday
ntennis vs. louisville, 11 a.m.,
robinson courts
n Baseball vs. arkansas, 1:05
n softball vs. tBa, tBa, arro-
cha Ballpark
nFl
Tight end signs
with St. Louis
By r.B. FALLSTroM
ASSociATed preSS
ST. LOUIS Tight end Randy
McMichael, who has averaged 65
catches the last three seasons, on
Thursday agreed to terms on a
three-year free agent contract with
the St. Louis Rams.
St. Louis filled the position
with rook-
ies last season
and second-
round pick Joe
Klopfenstein,
the primary
starter, had
20 catches. A
second rookie
tight end, third-
round pick
Do mi n i q u e
Byrd, was
recently arrest-
ed on suspicion of DUI and also
faces charges of assault and armed
criminal action in a separate case.
The Rams also agreed to terms
on a four-year contract with safety
Todd Johnson, who spent the last
four seasons with the NFC cham-
pion Chicago Bears and was a part-
time starter last year.
McMichael, 6-3 and 255 pounds,
spent the last five seasons with
the Miami Dolphins and last year
was second on the team with 62
receptions for 640 yards and three
touchdowns. He was fifth in the
AFC in receptions for tight ends
and sixth in yards.
The reception and yardage
totals were the second highest of
his career.
Rams coach Scott Linehan was
offensive coordinator at Miami
before coming to St. Louis.
This has been in the works
for a while,
Linehan said.
We even con-
sidered trading
for him.
He is an
e v e r y - down
tight end and a
proven starter
in the league.
McMichael
is the Dolphins
career leader
for tight ends
with 283 receptions, and his string
of 80 consecutive starts ranks sec-
ond behind Ozzie Newsome for
the most by a tight end to open a
career since 1970.
McMichael was a fourth-round
pick of the Dolphins in the 2002
draft out of Georgia.
Johnson, a fourth-round pick
in 2003 out of Florida, started six
games and played in 12 regular-
season games last year and finished
with 34 tackles, one forced fumble
and 10 special teams tackles.
nCAA
Selection committee ready for number games
By MicHAeL MAroT
ASSociATe preSS
INDIANAPOLIS Gary Walters
and the NCAA selection committee
will spend the rest of this week study-
ing numbers, debating resumes and
finding the 34 best at-large teams to
put in the 65-team tournament.
Theyre likely to spend the next
week hearing everyone complain
about it.
Welcome to life as chairman of
the highest-profile committee in col-
lege athletics, where the only thing
everyone seems to agree on is that
nobody gets it right.
Having observed the criticism
over the years from teams that didnt
get in, I understand how difficult
that is, said Walters, the athletic
director at Princeton. Were aware
there will be some teams that are dis-
appointed, so you have to have thick
enough skin to handle it.
While people like Walters often
find themselves explaining the com-
mittees decisions, its not as if they
have exclusive rights on being tar-
geted. Remember 2004, when Saint
Josephs received a No. 1 seed and
CBS commentator Billy Packer told
a national television audience it was
too high? Saint Josephs coach Phil
Martelli fired back by questioning
Packers credentials, and his Hawks
eventually advanced to the regional
finals before losing to Oklahoma
State.
For the 10-member voting bloc
meeting in Indianapolis this week,
the decisions could be even tougher.
Aside from choosing whos in and
whos out, they must also decipher a
seeding process that appears nearly
as jumbled at the top as it does on
the bottom.
With Floridas late-season strug-
gles, Wisconsins injuries and Kansas
less-than-spectacular power ranking,
Walters acknowledged Wednesday
that theyll also be watching scores
from this weeks conference tourna-
ments to sort out the mess.
Theres no magic formula to
this, Walters said. Just because a
team has a solid record or is solid in
league play or even has a .500 record
in league play isnt enough. You have
the unbalanced schedules, so some
teams may have followed a different
path.
Among those fighting for No. 1
seeds are Florida and Wisconsin.
But how the bracket eventually
looks, even at the top, is anybodys
guess.
But Walters knows one thing:
Some people wont be happy.
The more we take into account,
the better decision we can make,
Walters said. So I think well take
into account the AP poll and the
coaches poll, but its certainly not
driving the car.
He is an every-down tight
end and a proven starter in the
league.
Scott linehan
Rams coach
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a new coach at the helm, and will
simply not be able to hang with
the Jayhawks.
Assuming the Jayhawks
advance, Saturdays game should
also be winnable. Kansas will face
the winner of the Texas Tech vs.
Kansas State game, two teams
with their seasons on the line.
The winner of that game likely
finds itself in the Big Dance while
the loser has NIT written all over
it, which bodes well for Kansas.
The Wildcats and Red Raiders
will leave everything on the court
today, while the Jayhawks should
have a relatively easy day. After
fighting for their season, the win-
ner whom I think will be Texas
Tech will be exhausted and just
excited to know it will be dancing.
Therefore, Kansas should have
no problem beating either team
especially if its Texas Tech,
because of the revenge factor.
Finally, the championship game.
Most Kansas fans would love to
face Texas A&M after it won inside
Allen Fieldhouse. But I cant take
the Aggies after the performance
Longhorn do-it-all man Kevin
Durant put on in the first half
against the Jayhawks last weekend.
Durants ankle is reported to be
healthy and he has the ability to
single-handedly win the game for
the Longhorns. But what about
Texas A&Ms Acie Law IV? Sorry,
Law is incredible and clutch, but he
isnt as dominant as Durant.
In the championship, if it
plays out this way, Kansas will
be cutting down the nets again.
The Jayhawks showed they were
a more talented team than the
Longhorns on Saturday, even
though they trailed at halftime.
Davison is an Overland Park
senior in journalism.
of them.
The bottom line is that were
going to focus on us, he said. If
theres a good thing, its that we
played Iowa State and Oklahoma
just three and two games ago, so it
should be relatively fresh.
The Jayhawks left Lawrence after
they watched Thursdays game, and
arrived in Oklahoma City late in
the afternoon.
Two Kansas
a s s i s t a n t
coaches went
to Oklahoma
City ahead of
time to scout
the game
between the
Sooners and
the Cyclones.
Weve got
to get ready for
a team basically within 24 hours,
sophomore guard Julian Wright
said.
While they watched the game,
the Jayhawks no doubt noticed
the dominant inside presence of
Oklahomas Nate Carter, who man-
aged to keep the Iowa State offense
out of the paint for most of the first
half. He also chipped in 22 points
on the offensive end, and was com-
plimented by guard Tony Crockers
15 points most of those three-
pointers late in the game.
The victory came without the
services of guard Michael Neal, who
was suffering from the stomach flu.
Neal underwent an IV treatment
before the game, but never saw
playing time. Without his services,
it may be hard for Oklahoma to
keep pace with Kansas and still
stay out of foul trouble.
Self said the early tip-off time
wont affect his team much, but
will help them better prepare for
S a t u r d a y s
game if they
win today.
Any t i me
you play at
night, the game
may end at a
certain time,
but the game
doesnt really
end until early
the next morn-
ing, he said.
There are so many things going
on that you have no free time by
playing that late, and then you play
in the afternoon the next day. So I
think the advantage isnt in the first
game, but in the second game.
If the Jayhawks win today, they
face the winner of the Kansas State
vs. Texas Tech game at 1 p.m.
Saturday.
Kansan senior sportswriter Mi-
chael Phillips can be contacted
at mphillips@kansan.com.
davison (continued from 1B)
said. We got maybe one little step
to take, play a good powerhouse this
weekend and ride in there with some
confidence after these two wins and
the two wins over Western Illinois.
That little step that Morrison
mentioned has much to do with this
weekend and the Jayhawks ability
to play the Southeastern Conference
powerhouse. Morrison had huge
games this week, going 9-16 with
two home runs and 10 RBI, but
this weekends competition will test
those numbers.
Junior right-hander Jess Todd (1-
1, 2.19) will make his first start as
a Razorback this afternoon. In just
12.1 innings this season, Todd has
had 21 strikeouts to a mere two
walks.
The numbers are there for the Top
10 opponent, but Kansas isnt budg-
ing. The Jayhawks are hitting .315 as
a team compared to the Razorbacks
.299. On the other side of the ball,
Kansas also has the edge with a 2.98
ERA to Arkansass 4.36.
I think people have got some
confidence back in them, Morrison
said. Guys got to pull through some
of their struggles and got some game
speed before we head out there. I like
our chances. If we go down there
and play hard, we should be fine.
Fine if Morrison and crew can
keep their bats hot while cooling
their opponents. Junior third base-
man Casey Coon leads the SEC with
26 RBI in 15 games and leads his
teammates with a .389 average at
the plate. Unafraid of the numbers
or the ranking, the Jayhawks are
excited for the challenge.
Oh yeah, Im very excited,
sophomore left-hander Andy Marks
said about facing such a high-profile
opponent. Actually, their best pitch-
er, Nick Schmidt, I faced him a lot in
high school. Im really excited about
going up against him and beating a
Top 25 team.
Marks (3-1, 4.12), who will start
the series finale on Sunday, hit the
nail on the head with Schmidts
description. An All-American
last season and a pre-season All-
American this season, the junior
lefty is 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA this
year. He threw a complete game
in the Razorbacks last time out, a
5-1 victory against Minnesota on
Sunday.
Arkansas ace wont get to throw
against Marks this trip, as Schmidt is
penciled in for Saturdays game.
Although any weather-related
discussions are almost taboo in the
world of Kansas baseball, rain is
predicted for everyday of the series.
But at this point, the Jayhawks take
precipitation in stride and focus on
the difficult task at hand.
We were trying to get some con-
fidence and make some progress
with the bat each day and get outside
each day, take pre-game (batting
practice), Price said. I think well
walk into Arkansas this weekend,
one of the greatest places in America,
with a little bit of swagger.
Kansan sportswriter Alissa Bauer
can be contacted at abauer@kan-
san.com.
this season and not get intimidated
by his competition.
I have to take them off that
pedestal and realize that I can run
with these guys, Wissel said. Cross
country gave me a lot of confidence
because not only was I running with
a lot of these guys, I was beating
some of them.
Clarks advice to his star runner is
as simple as staying the course.
He just needs to not try and do
anything extra or above and beyond,
because what hes already doing is
the best way to approach it, Clark
said.
With a little time to reflect on
his 2006-07 cross country and track
seasons, Wissel was able to get past
his uncertainties to see the potential
in himself that his coaches have seen
all along.
I dont want to sound cocky,
Wissel said, but the way things have
been going, I dont want to put any
limits on myself.
Kansan sportswriter Taylor Bern
can be contacted at tbern@kan-
san.com.
Series Outlook: Kansas at No. 10 Arkansas
12:35 p.m. today
Probable Starting Pitchers
Ua: 28 Jess Todd, rhP (1-1, 2.19
Era)
KU: 21 Zach ashwood, LhP (2-1,
4.15 Era)

12:05 p.m. Saturday
Ua: 33 Nick Schmidt, LhP (3-0,
1.50 Era)
KU: 17 Nick czyz, LhP (2-1, 2.18
Era)
1:05 p.m. Sunday
Ua: 34 Shaun Seibert, rhP (0-1,
4.80 Era)
KU: 27 andy marks, LhP (3-1, 4.12
Era)
baseball (continued from 1B)
wissel (continued from 1B)
basketball (continued from 1B)
if theres a good thing, its
that we played iowa State and
oklahoma just three and two
games ago.
Bill Self
Kansas coach
By DOUG TUCKER
ASSOCiATED PRESS
SURPRISE, Ariz. Because
hes still recovering from shoulder
surgery and not yet able to par-
ticipate fully, Scott Elarton has had
time to just sit back and observe.
He likes what he sees in the Kansas
City Royals camp.
Three weeks in, there appears to
be a subtle sense of optimism thats
more than just brave talk from a
franchise thats lost 100 games in
four of the past five years and can
hardly go anywhere but up.
Fueled by some talented young
players, this cautious hopefulness
seems genuine.
I think theres just a lot more
positive outlook, Elarton said
Thursday morning, sitting at his
locker and stretching his long legs
into the bustling clubhouse.
I think we expect to win now.
Thats from day one.
This years camp has been ener-
gized by some of the most promis-
ing talent to pass this way in many
years. Sitting right next to each
other in one corner of the club-
house are the overall No. 2 and No.
1 picks in baseballs June draft the
past two years, third baseman Alex
Gordon and right-hander Luke
Hochevar.
But the biggest change Elarton
detects may not stems from anyone
whos in uniform. Dayton Moore,
hired in June to replace general
manager Allard Baird, seems to be
succeeding in creating a whole a
new attitude.
His message to the players when
they first pitched camp three weeks
ago was short and to the point.
Dayton came in and said, `I
expect to win, said Elarton. He
spoke for about 5 minutes and that
was the message of the meeting.
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kansas City Royals odalis Perez delivers to the Seattle Mariners in the frst inning of a
spring training baseball game in Surprise, Ariz., onThursday.
Royals camp full
of new optimism
MLB
sports 4B friday, march 9, 2007
By Rustin DoDD
After the Kansas tennis teams
sluggish 2-8 start, coach Amy Hall-
Holt said last weekends victory
against Iowa State might be the
spark the team needs to turn its
season around.
The motivated Jayhawks trav-
eled to Ames, Iowa, last Saturday
and thumped the Cyclones 6-1.
The teams first conference win of
the season improved its record to
3-8, and was the 28th consecutive
victory against Iowa State.
Mentally and physically, they
were up for that match, Hall-Holt
said. We talked a lot last week and
talked about their needs and what
we can do to get back on track.
Our goal is staying on track, taking
the Iowa State match and moving
forward.
The team has a chance to win
consecutive dual matches for the
first time this season with back-
to-back contests against Nebraska
and Louisville this weekend. The
Jayhawks face a Nebraska team on
Saturday that is responsible for last
seasons 4-3 loss.
Its going to be a very com-
petitive match, Hall-Holt said.
Nebraska always comes out with
their high-intensity game when
they play us.
Nebraska is 6-4 on the year, but
searching for its first road win. The
Cornhuskers feature one of the few
line-ups that can rival the Jayhawks
youth. Nebraska has two freshmen,
three sophomores, and two juniors
on the roster. The 57th-ranked
singles player in the nation, junior
Imke Reimers, has been the catalyst
for the Cornhuskers. Reimers will
be slotted against junior Elizaveta
Avdeeva in the No. 1 singles match.
Avdeeva snapped a four-match
losing streak last weekend against
Iowa State to improve her singles
record to 4-7. An Avdeeva victory
against Reimers could provide the
lift the Jayhawks need to beat the
Cornhuskers.
If the Jayhawks fail to beat the
Cornhuskers, they will not have to
wait long to get back on the court.
The Jayhawks take on Louisville
this Sunday. Louisville has a 4-10
record, but beat Cincinnati last
weekend to end a five-match los-
ing streak. Hall-Holt said her team
finally rounded into form after a
tough opening month that featured
a rash of injuries, illness and seven
losses against nationally ranked
teams.
We need to concentrate on
staying focused with every point
and playing smart tennis. The girls
know how it felt to get that big win
over Iowa State. Theyre wanting to
feel that again with another win.
Two victories this weekend
would do wonders for the teams
confidence and help springboard
the team into the heart of the con-
ference season. A winless weekend
would sting because the Jayhawks
have to wait 19 days before taking
the court against No. 5 Baylor.
Kansan sportswriter Rustin Dodd
can be contacted at rdodd@
kansan.com.
By tAyLoR BERn
Juniors Egor Agafonov, Kate
Sultanova and Colby Wissel
will be in Fayetteville, Ark., this
weekend for the NCAA Indoor
Championships.
All three athletes won their
respective events at the Big 12
Championships and each ranked
second in the nation.
Wissel, the 2006 Big 12 cross
country champion and 2007 Big
12 indoor 3,000-meter champion,
automatically qualified for his event
March 3. Wissel broke out for a
school-record time of 7:53.08, and
sits less than one second behind the
best time in the nation at 7:52.42.
Wissel is scheduled to run at 7:50
p.m. Saturday.
Unlike Wissel, both Agafonov
and Sultanova have had their
nationals tickets punched for sev-
eral weeks, but that hasnt stopped
them from continuing their success
week-to-week.
Sultanova cleared her career-best
height of 14-00.50 Feb. 10 on the
same runway she will perform on at
5 p.m. Saturday. Sultanova missed
the 2006 season, but finished 10th
at the 2005 Indoor Championships,
clearing a height of 13-01.50. The
junior took this years Big 12 pole
vault crown with a height of 13-
09.25.
Agafonov enters Fridays com-
petition with another career-best
throw of 76-01 which won him
the 2007 Big 12 weight throw. The
junior also captured the Big 12 title
in 2006 and finished second at last
seasons NCAA Championships
with his first throw of 76-01.
Agafonov automatically quali-
fied for this years champion-
ships on Jan. 27 at the DeHart
Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M.
Agafonovs throw is just four inch-
es behind that of Auburns Cory
Martin.
The competition takes place
in Arkansas Randal Tyson Track
Center, one of the fastest tracks in the
nation and the home of the NCAA
Indoor National Championships
since 2000.
Kansan sportswriter taylor Bern
can be contacted at tbern@
kansan.com.
Tennis
By EvAn KAfARAKis
This week Kansas plays host
to the Jayhawk Invitational at
Arrocha Ballpark with the softball
team opening the tournament at
home for the first time this sea-
son.
Kansas (11-6-1) will play Drake
(7-11) at 2 p.m. and North Dakota
State (12-4) at 4:15 p.m.
The Jayhawks
began the season
at the Campbell-
Cartier Classic.
The team left
with a 2-2-
1 record and
competed with
Top 25 ranked
teams such as
No. 10 Cal, No.
6 Oregon State,
and No. 23
UMass.
At the Sunshine State
Tournament, the Jayhawks beat No.
22 Florida State and came away
with the tournament title.
The team traveled to Louisville
and came away with a 2-2 record
at the Red and Black Tournament
and this past weekend placed sec-
ond at the Tulsa Classic.
Senior Kassie Humphreys has
led the team in pitching this sea-
son with a 7-2 record and a 1.33
ERA.
The Glendale, Ariz., native has 70
strike outs and six complete games
under her belt only 18 games into
the season.
Freshman Sarah Vertelka and
sophomore Valerie George have also
pitched well this season to comple-
ment Humphreys.
Both Vertelka and George have
2-2 records.
The Jayhawk offense has been
led by sophomore Elle Pottorf, as
well as by con-
sistency of other
players.
Pottorf leads
the team with
a .372 batting
average, 17 RBI
and four home
runs.
KUs top
five hitters this
season are two
freshmen, Sara
Ramirez and
Amanda Jobe, and three sopho-
mores, Pottorf, Dougie McCaulley,
and Stevie Crisosto.
Kansas will face New Mexico
(2-7) at 11:45 a.m. Saturday before
entering bracket play later on that
day.
Kansan sportswriter Evan Kafara-
kis can be contacted at ekafara-
kis@kansan.com.
sofTball
Kansas prepares
for invitational
Three juniors head to NCAA Championships
Track and field
Getting back into the swing of things
Motivated Jayhawks on the road to recovery after rough early season
Distance runner, pole vaulter, weight thrower each rank second in nation
Senior Kassie Humphreys has
led the team in pitching this
season with a 7-2 record and
1.33 ERA.

Road-tested Jayhawks return home
old age
Grumpy old horse treks on
Tenacious thoroughbred celebrates his 32nd birthday
By WiLL GRAvEs
AssociAtED pREss
LEXINGTON, Ky. John Henry
is grumpy, in one of those I dont
care what you want, Im not coming
over kind of moods.
So no matter how many times
one of the greatest thoroughbreds is
offered a treat, he ignores it. Maybe
hes not hungry. Maybe he sees a
cameraman from the corner of his
eye. Maybe hes just playing hard
to get.
Doesnt matter. Hes simply not
moving.
John Henry, horse racings elder
statesman and twice the Horse of
the Year, turns 32 on Friday. Thats
the human equivalent of 96. But
dont think that because his coat has
grown long and shaggy that time has
mellowed him. John Henry remains
as grouchy as ever.
The caretakers at Kentucky Horse
Parks Hall of Champions have been
waging a daily battle of wills with
John Henry for more than two
decades, and losing.
If he doesnt try to kill me at least
once a day, somethings wrong, said
Cathy Roby, the manager of the Hall
of Champions, a small barn John
Henry shares with a handful of other
racing legends, including Cigar.
Hes always been mean and nasty
his whole life, Roby added. He
bites and kicks. He messes with you.
Its his tenacity and his will to keep
going.
Its the same will that served him
well during his record-setting career,
when the gelding won more than
two dozen stakes races, including
the Arlington Million and the Santa
Anita Handicap twice.
Hes still a winner, said Hall of
Fame jockey Chris McCarron, who
helped John Henry retire as the rich-
est horse in racing history in 1985.
Every time he has another birthday
hes won another race.
The finish line doesnt appear in
sight, either. Other than a scare with
colic five years ago, hes been pretty
healthy. He moves with a deter-
mined canter. His hair remains a
dark brown, his mind as sharp as
ever.
Consider the game John Henry
plays with his handlers when they
try to give him his daily medicine.
He wont eat his feed if he thinks
hes got anything in it at all, Roby
said. Any other horse will just gob-
ble it right down. Not John. Weve
tried to cover it up with molasses,
applesauce or whatever and if he
smells anything in his feed, he dont
eat it.
Instead they have to find a way to
box him into his 18-by-18 stall and
force-feed him the medicine. John
Henry has spent nearly 20 years with
Roby but apparently has no intention
of getting with the program to make
the process relatively painless.
Whenever the horse nears his
stall, he stands with his head facing
out toward the paddock, giving him
a clear escape route when Roby and
company close in.
Roby knows the ritual might be
part of what keeps John Henry going.
There arent a lot of 32-year-old
thoroughbreds around. Secretariat
died at 19 and Seattle Slew at 28.
Seabiscuit, the horse to which John
Henry is most often compared, died
at 23.
James Crisp/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Retired thoroughbred racehorse John Henry grazes in a paddock near his stall March 2 at the Kentucky Horse Park near Lexington, Ky. The horse
turns 32 today.
POOL MANAGER
The City of Oskalooska is accepting
applications for a POOL MANAGER for
the 2007 summer season. This position is
responsible for the daily operations of the
pool plus coordinating, promoting & super-
vising recreational activities including daily
swimming activities, water aerobics, swim-
ming lessons & other planned events. Ap-
plicant must be certifed through American
Red Cross in CPR, First Aid, & Water
Safety & Rescue. Applicant must also be
able to obtain certifcation as a Certifed
Pool Operator & Water Safety Instructor.
Salary dependent upon qualifcations.
Applications & a complete job descrip-
tion may be picked up at City Hall, 100
E Washington St., Suite C, Oskaloosa.
Inquiries may be made to Patty Hamm at
785-863-2651. Applications
accepted until position is flled. EOE.
PART-TIME LEASING AGENT needed for
Aberdeen Apartments immediately. Some
afternoons & weekend shifts required.
We need someone dependable that will
be here past August and is not planning
any extending spring break or summer
vacations. Must be professionally dressed
& have an energetic friendly personality.
Bring resume to Aberdeen,
2300 Wakarusa Dr., (785) 749-1288
JOBS
AUTO
$500! Police impounds! Hondas, Chevys,
Toyotas, etc from 500! For listings
800-585-3419 ext. 4565.
LOST & FOUND
Black/Silver 2004 Honda CBR600RR
saves gas! Great condition, 6 speed, tops
at 280KM/H. Will discuss price. CALL
KATE (913)220-8586
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2001 Black Pontiac Grand Am GT. Has
75,000 miles and is in excellent condition!
Asking $9,300. Call Richard (785)336-
3264 after 5. Hawkchalk #1383.
Reward! Lost family heirloom rudy & dia-
mond earring. If found please call Wanda
785-423-5413 hawkchalk.com/1330
I lost a silver Casio camera. I think I lost it
at Louises on 3/01/07. There is a reward
if found! PLEASE contact if found
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Ford 2000 Mustang Convertible, Only
45K! Mature Female Owner, Opt 18 Tire/
Wheels. $8,200. 785-423-2925.
SERVICES
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STUFF
Affordable Piano Lessons
First Lesson Free!
Call Ben 785-856-1140
for an Appointment
Nice desktop for sale. Includes tower,
15.4 fat screen monitor, kybd/mouse,
speakers, CD-R drive. Windows XP Home
Offce. $350 OBO. Contact 785-312-0326
if interested! Hawkchalk # 1384.
Have a Spring Break trip? I will go to ur
house, care for, play w/, & feed your pet(s)
for $8 a day email 4 details: kelseys@
ku.edu hawkchalk.com/1374
Kiddie Korner Daycare Center and Pre-
school in De Soto now hiring lead teach-
ers. Experience required. 913-583-1350.
Winchester superX model 1 12-gauge
semi-auto for sale.Good cond. Paid $400.
Asking $275 frm. Also have 2006 moped
$500. (913)208-3112.
mvanlerb@ku.edu. Hawkchalk #1337.
Compaq Computer tower 15 fat monitor
HP printer/copier/scanner $1,000
Entertainment Center $80
Computer desk $75
Twin hide-a-bed $100
Call785-979-3860
hawkchalk.com/1340
Fridge w/ freezer for sale, Whirlpool used
2 years. excellent condition w/ glass
shelves. $220 obo, must pick up, Dave at
800-500-5315 hawkchalk.com/1329
27 color television for sale. $75 OBO.
Can deliver if needed. e-mail
mcguirej@ku.edu or call 785-764-2994
hawkchalk.com/1352
Amp and speakers: MTX amp, two 10-
inch subs w/box. Subs and amp in great
cond. Make offer.
hawkchalk.com/1357
Conn Tenor Sax - good condition, havent
used since high school. Make an offer to
afortune13@yahoo.com.
hawkchalk.com/1356
Kansas City Reptile Show
Holiday Inn, Overland Park
(8787 Reeder Rd.)
Mar. 11th 10AM - 4PM.
Buy - Sell - Trade. Call 913-422-7489
www.kcreptileshow.com
Queen size bed, box spring, and frame for
sale, $500 OBO. Gamer chair $50 OBO.
Email mcguirej@ku.edu or see add at
hawkchalk.com hawkchalk.com/1372
Looking for a wedding singer? Im your
girl! Contact me at kansbug@hotmail.com
or 785-550-8299. Hawkchalk #1365.
Two 10in. Alpine Subwoofers, with an 800
watt amp. Comes with the box enclosure,
$200 OBO. 785-218-6959 or
blake41@ku.edu. Hawkchalk #1387.
Im looking for someone to take profes-
sional senior portraits of my brother and
myself, preferably during the week of
spring break. Contact me at lindsayi@
ku.edu. Hawkchalk #1382.
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Classifeds Policy: The Kansan will not knowingly accept any advertise-
ment for housing or employment that discriminates against any person
or group of persons based on race, sex, age, color, creed, religion, sexual
orientation, nationality or disability. Further, the Kansan will not knowingly
accept advertising that is in violation of University of Kansas regulation or law.
All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal
Fair Housing Act of 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise any pref-
erence, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex,
handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make
any such preference, limitation or discrimination.
Our readers are hereby informed that all jobs and housing advertised
in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.
NOW LEASING FOR
SPRING AND FALL
Classifieds
5B FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2007
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2,3,or 4 BR, 3 BA houses. Close to KU.
Great condition. All appliances& W/D
included. Avail Aug 1. 785-841-3849.
For rent in Summer: 4 BR/2BA house at
23rd and Tennesse. Good location, close
to campus. Call 913-530-7211.
3-6 BR houses and apartments in houses.
For August. Free W/D use, off-street
parking, some wood foors, $605-$2350.
841-3633.
Duplex 2BR 1.5 BA, W/D, May rent paid.
Garage, fenced yard, $700/mo. 14 month
lease. Small pets possible. 785-856-2620.
Hawkchalk #1361.
3BR 1BA hardwoods foors, full basement,
W/D hookups, diswasher. large trees.
Avail. Aug 1 Please Call 749-3193
Houses, Apartments, Townhomes
available for Now and August 1st
www.gagemgmt.com 785-842-7644
Parkway Commons Now Leasing
For Fall. 1, 2 & 3 BR. Util. packages
available. 842-3280. 3601 Clinton Pkwy.
1317 Valley Lane. 1, 2, 3 BR apts.
$610-$940/mo. Washer dryer hookup,
dishwasher and garage. Close to campus.
749-6084.
Studio, 1 BR apts. near KU. Residential
offces near 23rd St. Ideal for KU students
& professors to launch business. 841-
6254
3 BR avail. in 4 BR/2 BA townhome.
Females only. $400/mo.+ 1/4 util. 1 mile
west of KU. Nice community. Cable/net/
phone paid.Call 816-746-5746 or Rachel
@ 785-979-4740.
3 BR 2BA 1 garage. W/D hookup. No
pets or smkr. On KU bus route. 806 New
Jersey. $900/mo. Aug. 1. 550-4148.
4BR 2BA 2 Car Garage. Available Aug 1
All Kitchen Appliances and W/D Included.
$995/mo. No Pets. Call 766-9823
Holiday Apts.Now Leasing 1, 2, 3 & 4 BR
apts. for Summer & Fall, nice quiet set-
ting, great foor plans, laundry, pool, DW,
large closets, on KU bus route. Cats
welcome. Call 843-0011
www.holidayapts.com.
Now leasing for fall.
Highpointe Apts.
1,2&3 BR. 785-841-8468.
Hawthorn / Parkway Townhomes.
2 & 3 BR avail. Some with attached
garage & private courtyard. 842-3280.
Hawthorn Houses. 2 & 3 BR avail.
w/ 2-car garage. Burning freplace.
Large living area. 842-3280.
Now Leasing for 2007! Applecrost Apts.
Walking distance to campus.
Call for details.785-843-8220.
Now Leasing for 2007! Chase Court Apts.
Free DVD library & Free Breakfast.
Call for details. 785-843-8220.
Nice 3 BR 2 BA apt. Walking distance
from campus. W/D, wood foors. Only
$279/person. Call Martha (785) 841-3328.
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Opportunity knocks! Heres your chance
to rent a 1920 beautiful 2-story at 742
Indiana in historic old west Lawrence.
3 BR, 2 1/2 BA. Tastefully remodeled.
$2,400/mo.
Call Charles Gruber 766-3400.
2 BR apt. W/D. Close to campus. 928
Alabama. By the stadium. $500/mo.
Ask for Edie at Silver Clipper 842-1822.
3 BR 2BA. Off-street parking. Close to
campus. W/D. $750/mo. Patio. Small pets
ok. 785-832-2258.
3 BR apts. in renovated older houses,
walk to KU, avail Aug. cats ok, from $825
Call Jim and Lois 785-841-1074
Excellent Locations 1341 Ohio and 1104
Tennessee 2BR CA DW W/D Hookups
$510/mo and $500/mo No Pets
Call 785-842-4242
Coolest apartments in town. 2BR loft
apartments in N. Lawrence located at
642 Locust St. Hardwood foors and all
modern conveniences. $850 per month.
Available Aug 1st. Call 785-550-8499.
2 BR August lease available. Next to cam-
pus. Jayhawk Apts. 1130 W 11th $600/mo.
No pets. 785-556-0713
3BR 2BA W/D Lg. Living Space. Walk to
Allen Feild House. 1436 19th Terr.
$1050/mo Aug 1 785-760-0144
4BR 2BA House W/D Must See! Circle
Drive. 1941 Kentucky St. $1300/mo
Aug 1 785-760-0144
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Spacious 1, 2, & 3 BRs
Canyon Court Apts.
700 Comet Ln.
785-832-8805
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3BR/ 2BA apts off Emery close to cam-
pus. W/D inc. Rent $825/mo+ H20, elec &
cable. 785-550-5979 btwn 8am and 8pm.
2901 University Dr. 3BR Apt. 1 & 1/2 BA
Very spacious rooms. Fireplace, skylight,
patio, garage, W/D hookup. On KU bus
route. No smkr/pets. Avail. Aug. $870/mo.
Must see! Call 748-9807
2 BR apt. in renovated older house.
Avail Aug, wood foors, ceiling fan, CA,
DW, W/D, Off street parking, 1300 block
of Vermont, some pets OK, $750. Call
841-1074.
1131-35 Ohio 3 BR, 1.5 BA. $875/mo.
Dishwasher and washer/dryer. Close to
Campus. 749-6084.
2 BR 1&1/2 BA Avail. Aug 1st $695/mo.
Fenced yard. Garage. W/D hook-up. CA.
Quiet. No smoking or pets. 1 yr. lease.
3707 Westland Place. 785-550-6812.
1 BR apts. in renovated older houses,
walk to KU, avail. Aug., wood foors, D/W,
cats ok, from $469-$499.
Call Jim and Lois 785-841-1074
1 BR $435/mo. Walk to campus. Avg
Electricity $45/mo. Wif $20/mo. All other
utilities paid. Quiet. credford@gmail.com
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hawkchalk.com/1354
FOR RENT
FOR RENT
Need to sublease my room for the sum-
mer. $250 a month. 2 other roomates. for
more info email saunders@ku.edu or call
913-486-7569 hawkchalk.com/1334
1 BR sublease in 2 BR house at 1545
Mass. For rent 5/20-7/31. $350/mo +
$200 deposit. All util paid + phone &
internet paid. 785-749-2971.
Hawkchalk #1362..
2 BR 2 BA - FREE RENT MARCH.
Subleasing until July, needing someone
ASAP. 19th & Iowa. $680/mo. (normally
runs at $810).
Contact dos_santos_p@yahoo.com
hawkchalk.com/1341
Needed: 1 Female roomate 4 BR 4BA
$339/mo. + electric. Contact Anna
785-656-0004 avail. immediately!
hawkchalk.com/1344
SUMMER: 1 BR 1 BA in June-July. Near
19th & Ousdahl. Easy walk to campus.
$495/mo. ALL UTIL. INCLUDED. Call
316.516.0350 or e-mail lkeith@ku.edu.
hawkchalk.com/1342
Need someone to sublease my room.
3 BR townhouse, 2 BA, W/D, some
furniture. The bedroom has 2 closets, 1 is
walk-in. $280/month + CHEAP bills!
Call 913-207-1352. Hawkchalk #1363.
SUBLEASE-April 1st-July 31st. 2 BR,1
BA, W/D included, close to K-10. $560.
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Room avail. now. Rent $300 + 35$/mo
util. Walking dist to campus. Lg rm w/
walk-in closet and private bath. Room-
mates very quiet KU Students.
913- 488-7238. Hawkchalk #1378.
Roomate needed for 07-08 year. Nice
townhome on 27th and Crestline, $300/
month + util. Call Jamie @ (913)980-1105)
for more details. Hawkchalk #1346.
Roomates needed to share 3BR 2BA
condo with W/D near campus. $290/mo.
+1/3 util. Avail June 1 or Aug 1. 550-4544.
2 rooms for rent in a 3BR/2BA house 4
blocks from campus. 9th&Sunset. Util.
incl. House mostly furnished.
816-507-1437. Hawkchalk #1345.
Female roommate needed for 3 BR tow-
home at 23rd & Kasold. $275/mo. Haw-
thorn Townhomes. Furnished if needed.
Easy to get along with roommates. NO
DEPOSIT+ you get $275 back at the end
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ON CAMPUS! Across from the union:
2 BR apt. w/ balcony. Looking to fll one
or both of the rooms. $630/month for 2,
$300/month for one. Free water! Contact
Hawchalk #1364.
Female roommate needed for summer 07
to spring 08. Must be clean, responsible.
Located 1 mi. from campus, nice 2 BR
townhome. Affordable! Call 785-312-0326.
Female roommate needed. Lg rm w/ own
bath. $300/mo + 35/mo utilities. Walking
dist. to KU. W/D in apt. Avail now. Contact
Amanda (913)488-7238.
Hawkchalk #1377.
Need: one person (male/female) to move
in Aug 1st. Huge house, fenced in back-
yard, fully furnished. $350 + 1/4 utilities.
Please contact if interested!
ssegalo03@yahoo.com.
Hawkchalk #1389.
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texas rangers sammy sosa slides into second base with a double of Oakland Athletics pitcher Huston Street in the sixth inning of a spring training game in Surprise, Ariz.
Big-name players
gain confdence
Training intensifies as season draws near
associated press
Sammy Sosas chances of playing
in the majors this season are look-
ing better every day. The chances of
Roger Clemens doing the same are
still anybodys guess.
Sosa homered for the second time
in spring training, going 2-for-3
Wednesday in the Rangers 9-8 vic-
tory over the Arizona Diamondbacks
at Surprise, Ariz.
The 38-year-old Sosa, who didnt
play in the major leagues last season,
hit a three-run homer that capped
a six-run third off former World
Series MVP Livan Hernandez.
The more games I play, the bet-
ter I feel, Sosa said. The confidence
is here, and I know I can hit. I believe
in myself, and just keep working
every day.
The Rangers signed Sosa, who is
fifth on the career list with 588 hom-
ers, to a minor league contract. Since
going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in
a B game Friday, Sosa is 5-for-12
with two homers and four RBIs in
four games.
Hernandez gave up nine runs
seven earned and 10 hits in
3 innings. He struck out one and
walked none.
I never have a good spring,
Hernandez said. Im just coming to
get my work in and make sure Im
100 percent for the season.
At Tampa, Fla., Clemens dropped
by Legends Field to watch his friend
and former teammate, Andy Pettitte,
make his second spring training start
for the Yankees.
And they both got a scare three
pitches into the game.
Pettitte allowed three hits over
three scoreless innings in New
Yorks 1-1, 10-inning tie with the
Cincinnati Reds.
Pettitte got hit on the ring finger
of his pitching hand by the barrel
of Chris Denorfias broken bat in
the first.
The bat caused a small cut on the
finger, but the left-hander remained
in the game.
Clemens again said he hasnt
decided if he will return for a 24th
major league season.
The seven-time Cy Young Award
winner said he wont make a deci-
sion until early May.
Should he return, Clemens will
choose between the Yankees, Astros
and Boston. He visited for a couple
minutes with Yankees owner George
Steinbrenner in the owners suite.
Mark Kotsay wont make his debut
this season until at least May.
The Oakland Athletics center
fielder will have arthroscopic sur-
gery on his back Thursday.
He said there is no exact timetable
for his return to the defending AL
West champions, but it likely will
take eight to 12 weeks of recovery
time.
At Peoria, Ariz., Barry Bonds
made a rare spring training trip and
was in a jovial mood.
Bonds went 1-for-2 with a double
and a strikeout in a San Francisco
Giants split squads 5-4 win over the
Seattle Mariners.
He made the 45-minute trek
across metropolitan Phoenix after
missing three games because of a
bad cold.
He blew a kiss in the direction of
the Mariners dugout before his first
at-bat, then blooped his second pitch
from Felix Hernandez to shallow
left field.
As the ball landed between third
baseman Mike Morse and left fielder
Raul Ibanez, the 42-year-old Bonds
kept running to second base. His
popup slide easily beat Ibanezs
throw, and seemed to surprise the
Mariners and even his teammates.
Yeah, that was a good looking
run, Giants manager Bruce Bochy
said. He feels great. Hes happy with
the way his legs are feeling.
It showed.
After Bengie Molina lined out
to end the first inning, Bonds
exchanged a smile and a handshake
with Hernandez when their paths
crossed at the third-base line.
How are you? Bonds asked
Hernandez.
Thats never happened to me
before, the 20-year-old Hernandez
said later, marveling.
At Port St. Lucie, Fla., New York
Mets ace Pedro Martinez threw a
baseball for the first time since rota-
tor cuff surgery last October.
He lightly tossed a ball for about
10 minutes from a distance of about
45 feet at the Mets minor league
complex.
He looked good, said Randy
Niemann, the Mets rehabilitation
pitching coordinator. Its just the
beginning. Its the start of a long pro-
cess, but he looked really good.
At Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Baltimore
Orioles pitcher Kris Benson said he
was experiencing increased soreness
in his right shoulder, a development
that means he may need surgery on
his torn rotator cuff.
I had a rough couple days,
Benson said. I dont know if its just
a little bump that Im going through
or what, but the last couple days have
been pretty sore. ... Whenever it gets
flared up like it is, its tough to get
that range of motion.
In other games:
Red Sox 9, Mets 5
At Fort Myers, Fla., Chan Ho Park
started for the Mets after getting his
visa. Signed as a free agent on Feb. 9,
Park rebounded from a one-run first
inning and allowed just a single in
his other two.
Cardinals 11, Dodgers (ss) 1
At Vero Beach, Fla., Los Angeles
closer Takashi Saito made his spring
training debut, pitching a scoreless
fifth. Brad Penny gave up four runs,
four singles and a walk in the first
inning, then allowed Chris Duncans
two-run homer in the second.
Royals 10, White Sox 5
At Tucson, Chicago pitcher Jose
Contreras allowed two runs and five
hits over four innings, struck out six
and walked one, escaping a bases-
loaded jam in the first.
The Season. If Oklahoma
loses, it has to hop on I-35 and
head back to Norman. There is
no postseason guarantee for
the Sooners. In fact, they dont
have a chance for the postsea-
son unless they win the Big 12
Tournament. At 16-14, the NIT
is not going to be calling their
number.
Senior guard/forwad Nate
Carter. Carter
was Oklaho-
mas leading
scorer during
c onf e r e nc e
play and re-
ally improved
while Longar
Longar was
suspended and then struggled
after his suspension. Against
Iowa State yesterday, Carter
scored 22 points and only made
fve feld goals. The reason? He
was 12-13 from the foul line. He
needs to be able to drive and
draw fouls against Kansas today
for his team to be successful.
CaN the Full Court PreSS
work agaiN?
Theres no doubt that OUs
pressure gave Kansas fts in the
frst meeting between these
two teams. But hey, the Jay-
hawks are the No. 2 team in the
country. Surely they will know
how to adjust the second time
they see it. The Sooners have
to fnd away to change and im-
prove their full court press so it
will surprise Kansas again.
oNe Ford Center Curse.
Kansas could have some res-
ervations about playing at the
Ford Center. Thats where the
Jayhawks lost to Bucknell in the
frst round of the NCAA Tourna-
ment two years ago.
two Sooners Postsea-
son. This is it for Oklahoma. The
Sooners will be playing all-out
because this could be their last
game. The Jayhawks could over-
look the Sooners, who will be
prepared to spring the upset.
three Jef Capel. His old
team, Virgina Commonwealth,
is headed to the NCAA Tourna-
ment. Capel will want to prove
he can not only assemble talent,
but that he can coach it as well.
He could do that by defeating
Kansas.
The Jayhawks need to win
this game to stay in the running
for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA
Tournament. From there, things
get a little fuzzier. Some analysts
think the Jayhawks have to win
out this weekend to be a top
seed, others think beating Okla-
homa would be enough.
Freshman guard Sherron
Collins. In a close late-game sit-
uation, all eyes
will be on him
as he tries to
handle Okla-
homas pres-
sure defense.
He had bursts
of success in
Norman, but
ultimately ju-
nior guard Russell Robinson was
given the ball in crunch time. Itll
be a good early-March test for
the freshman.
CaN kaNSaS Put the game
away early?
In an ideal world, the Jay-
hawks will go into halftime with
a double-digit lead, put the
game away to start the second
half, and be able to rest key
players for the rest of the week-
end. Otherwise, fatigue may
become an issue on Sunday.
oNe The Jayhawks are
much better than the Sooners.
Seriously, the game last week
wasnt representative of an av-
erage game between these two
schools. The talent gap is wide
and it favors Kansas.
two Looking for No. 1.
Kansas knows it needs a win to
secure a No. 1 seed in the NCAA
Tournament, and thats one of
this teams main goals for the
season. Much like the Big 12
title, theyre not going to let it
slip away.
three Home-court ad-
vantage. The game may be in
Oklahoma, but the Big 12 Tour-
nament will always be a series of
Jayhawk home games. Its also a
homecoming for coach Bill Self,
who is from the area.
game day 8B Friday, march 9, 2007
Ready to Repeat
Kansas begins road to its second consecutive Big 12 Tournament
Kansas vs.oKLaHoMa 11:30 Today, Ford Center, eSpN+
KU
Tip-off
oU
Tip-off
whaTs aT StaKe?
StaR waTch
qUeStioN marK
3 reasons KU wins
Collins
Carter
whaTs aT StaKe?
StaR waTch
qUeStioN marK
3 reasons oU wins
Key MatCH-Up
Sherron Collins
511 200
vs.
David godbold
65 215
JayHawK StatS SooNeR StatS
Collins Godbold
Player avg. min. Fg-Fga 3Fg-3Fga Ft-Fta avg. Pts.
Nate Carter 23.0 116-238 5-14 95-111 11.4
Longar Longar 26.9 121-217 0-0 46-81 10.7
Michael Neal 29.0 85-221 48-155 51-64 10.0
Tony Crocker 22.7 89-194 31-89 36-49 8.4
David Godbold 27.8 76-212 42-123 25-35 7.6
Austin Johnson 23.9 77-190 37-103 25-27 7.4
Taylor Grifn 23.0 66-163 2-20 48-73 6.3
Bobby Maze 18.4 50-109 1-8 14-19 5.8
Keith Clark 12.2 14-33 5-16 9-17 3.8
Kellen Sampson 2.8 4-10 4-9 3-4 1.4
Chris Walker 9.2 9-20 3-8 6-20 1.1
Beau Gerber 3.6 3-9 0-0 1-4 0.7
oklahoma
16-14
Kansas
27-4
Michael Phillips
Mark Dent
Sasha kaun
oFFeNSe
Only one thing worked for Oklahoma the last time
these teams met, so you can expect lots of pressure de-
fense today. Guards Sherron Collins and Russell Robin-
son will have to advance the ball up the court against
double and triple-team defenses from the Sooners. If
they can do it, there will be open teammates waiting
on the other end.
Weve got good ball handlers, but you cant drib-
ble against two or three people, Collins said after the
game in Norman. Your teammates have to make the
right cuts. That will likely be an easier task today as
Oklahoma tries to fnd some energy after a close game
against Iowa State less than 24 hours ago.
DeFeNSe
The Big 10 Conference may have games that end
with scoring in the 50s, but for my money, the Jay-
hawk defense is still the best in the country. If Kansas
takes a big lead early, the unit may put on the brakes
to save energy for a full weekend of basketball, that in-
cludes a possible Sunday showdown with either Texas
or Texas A&M. Coach Bill Self said he wants his teams
focused for the full 40 minutes so they dont drop pos-
sessions like they did against Texas A&M in Lawrence.
Weve learned that one-possession games will deter-
mine the success of our postseason, he said. Weve
got to take advantage of each possession.
momeNtum
The game may take place less than half
an hour from Norman, but dont expect
the crowd to be pro-Sooners. The Big
12 Tournament has always been a big
event for Kansas boosters, and this
weekend is unlikely to be any difer-
ent. Self said that the biggest advan-
tage will probably go to the other
Oklahoma school. I would think
that Oklahoma State would, be-
cause their fans are really into
it, he said. OU will probably
have an advantage over any
team they play, but thats okay.
I would think there will be a lot
of Kansas people getting tickets
to the game. The lunchtime tip-of
will probably also keep some people
away who wont get to Oklahoma until
Friday night.
Player avg. min. Fg-Fga 3Fg-3Fga Ft-Fta avg. Pts.
Brandon Rush 32.1 148-345 59-143 70-102 13.7
Mario Chalmers 29.1 129-267 48-122 70-91 12.1
Julian Wright 27.6 154-281 3-12 61-96 12.0
Darrell Arthur 19.6 134-251 0-4 56-87 10.5
Sherron Collins 22.1 106-212 41-96 38-51 9.4
Russell Robinson 28.0 65-150 20-62 59-90 7.0
Sasha Kaun 17.3 78-141 0-0 26-49 6.5
Darnell Jackson 14.8 61-105 0-0 52-81 5.6
Brady Morningstar 6.2 11-22 3-7 4-5 2.2
Jeremy Case 5.5 10-26 7-22 1-1 1.8
Matt Kleinmann 4.8 5-9 0-0 3-4 0.9
Rodrick Stewart 5.9 7-24 5-11 1-8 0.8
Brennan Bechard 2.0 1-2 1-2 0-0 0.3
Brad Witherspoon 1.6 1-6 0-2 0-0 0.2
oFFeNSe
If the Sooners had found a way to score in the frst
half against Kansas the frst time they played, they
would have won that game. Oklahoma doesnt have
enough frepower on ofense and goes through too
many stretches where it has trouble scoring. That was
evident against Iowa State yesterday. The Sooners
managed a fve-point victory but only after coughing
up a 14-point lead. Its too late in the season now for
anything to be corrected or for a star to develop. But
if Oklahoma is able to play an entire 40 minutes ofen-
sively, it could be a tough out for Kansas.
DeFeNSe
Ask freshman Sherron Collins if Oklahomas defense
is any good. The Sooners used a full-court pressure
that bothered Collins for the entire second half. Col-
lins didnt score a point. But Collins wasnt alone, the
full-court press hassled the entire Jayhawk ofense.
Kansas scored only 67 points and turned the ball over
16 times. The Sooners have used their defense to carry
the team the entire season. It has never been their
problem. Even during Oklahomas six game losing
streak, it held each opponent to 72 points or less. If
the full court pressure is just as suc-
cessful as it was in Norman, the
Sooners will at least be able
to stick around for the entire
game.
momeNtum
Its tough to have a whole
lot of momentum after
coming of a six-game losing
streak, but the Sooners have
to be feeling pretty good about
their chances. First, they fnally ended
the streak by defeating Iowa State yesterday.
It wasnt a spectacular victory, but now they
remember how to win. The biggest thing
Oklahoma has going for it is the Ford Cen-
ter. The Sooners are playing less than an
hour away from campus. The fan sup-
port in Oklahoma City will be tremen-
dous and should spark Oklahoma.
Finally, the Sooners played the
Jayhawks better than any team
since Texas A&M. They fgured
out how to stop Kansas the
frst time and have confdence
that they will be able to do it
again.
Its time for the real Collins to come back. Bill
Self said Collins could have made a case as Kan-
sasbest player for the frst 14 conference games.
Then against Oklahoma something happened.
He couldnt penetrate or beat the press. For the
frst time, he looked fustered. Against Texas he
didnt do much better, not scoring again. Collins
did have fve assists against the Longhorns, but
his scoring is important for the Jayhawks to be
successful later in the NCAA Tournament. Okla-
homa gives Collins the chance to turn things
around against David Godbold and the Big 12

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