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Controversial ban on gay men and women serving openly in the military
could be repealed. POLITICS | 2A
Pentagon considers end to
dont ask, dont tell policy
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staying wary of the Web
employment woes
BY JENNY TERRELL
jterrell@kansan.com
Aubrey Heckman struggled to
find a nursing job after graduat-
ing from the University in May.
She was unemployed for almost
three months, but spent the entire
time searching for a job. Once she
got her nursing license, she was
unable to work as an intern or a
CNA because she was overquali-
fied.
I thought maybe I should go
work at Family Video or Jimmy
Johns anywhere. It is kind of
embarrassing for the school to
have nurses working at those plac-
es because they couldnt get hired,
Heckman said. Heckman was
finally hired at Truman Medical
Center in Kansas City, Mo., in
August. She took the first job she
was offered, she said.
Ann Hartley, associate director
of the University Career Center,
said that nursing, along with most
health care positions, continues
to be a field of high demand,
but that graduating nurses were
struggling to find jobs in this
economy. Rita Clifford, associate
dean of student affairs for the KU
School of Nursing, said that nurs-
ing jobs were available, but that
students might not receive their
first choice.
Marilyn Obee, manager of nurse
recruitment at Truman Medical
Center, said
she under-
stood the anxi-
ety that gradu-
ating nurses
were experi-
encing. Last
year, Truman
Medical Center
hired 50 nurs-
ing graduates.
This year, the center plans to hire
only 10. Obee said Truman needed
experienced nurses but also had to
balance new nurses and veterans.
You dont want a hospital full
of new grads, Obee said. Until
youve had at least a year of expe-
rience, you arent really comfort-
able in your nursing practice.
New nurses
have to go
through four
to six months
of training.
This can be
e x p e n s i v e
for the hos-
pital because
nurses in
training are
paid but unable to care for their
own patients. Obee said training
a nurse cost roughly $25,000. At
Truman, the starting wages for
new nurses vary between $20.50
and $21.50 per hour.
Marianna Reasons graduated
from the University in May and
works at KU Medical Center
in Kansas City, Kan. While in
school, she completed her practi-
cum at St. Joseph Medical Center
in Kansas City, Mo. The medical
center offered her a job, but she
was unable to accept the position
because she did not pass her board
exam. When she did pass the
exam, the position was terminat-
ed and she began her job search.
Reasons husband was able to keep
the couples finances under control
while she searched for jobs.
Job search a hardship for nursing grads
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Mary Meyer, director of the KU School of Nursing Clinical Learning Lab, works with Frank Redondo, a nursing student, on a high-fdelity mannequin in the Clinical Learning Lab. The school continues to receive high numbers of applications each year.
Forging
Colbert
rapport
student senate
BY JOSH HAFNER
jhafner@kansan.com
You wont see his name chalked
anywhere on Wescoe Beach this
spring, but Stephen Colbert is a
c ont e nde r
for student
body presi-
dent.
S t u d e nt
senator Tom
Cox has au-
thored a bill
to be debated
this evening
that would
make Te Colbert Report host
honorary student body pres-
ent for life, provided he came to
campus to fulfll the role.
Tis would be a great way
to get the University of Kansas
some positive mention, as well as
getting potentially Stephen
Colbert to come to the Universi-
ty, Cox, a graduate senator from
Shawnee, said.
Coxs bill is the latest of sev-
eral worldwide attempts to get
Colberts attention. In 2007, the
show featured the city of Osha-
wa, Ontario, afer Mayor John
Gray lost a bet to Colbert. When
Colberts preferred hockey team
beat the Oshawa Generals, Gray,
according to the terms of the bet,
declared a city-wide Stephen Col-
bert Day. More recently, Colberts
show sponsored the U.S. Speed-
skating team. Te Colbert Na-
tion logo will be featured on the
teams uniforms at the upcoming
Winter Olympics.
Cox said he wrote the bill
out of appreciation for Colberts
work and to generate interest
in Student Senate. He said a bill
that could bring Colbert and his
comedic brand of patriotism to
campus would draw more atten-
tion than a bill on campaign ac-
countability procedure.
Resigning owners could
mean end of Te Casbah
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Ingredients in bulk have remained one of The Casbahs staples of service. The local market and caf will undergo negotiations for newownership or
possible closing.
BY ANNiE VANgSNES
anniev@kansan.com
A downtown organic market and
cafs fate is unclear as it enters
negotiations with prospective buy-
ers this week. The Casbah Market,
803 Massachusetts St., sells vegetar-
ian, organic and local food and also
houses Nice Caf, a vegetarian res-
taurant.
Casey Millstein, one of the own-
ers, said that shed like the market to
stay open downtown, but that she
and her partners would no longer
be the owners.
We kind of decided its time
for us to move on, Millstein said.
Weve done what we can here.
Some of us are going to grad school
and getting married, so thats why
were doing our best to pass the
torch. Were just out of time.
The Casbah Market has been
open for two years. Millstein
said she was still a student at the
University when she and the other
two owners, her brother and sister-
in-law, began renovations on the
building. She said that they opened
the market and restaurant to offer a
healthy place to grab lunch and that
it was convenient for downtown
residents who could shop within
walking distance.
Rebekah Horton has worked at
The Casbah since August and said
the employees found out about the
closing three weeks ago. She said
she was sad that Lawrence would
not only be losing a downtown gro-
cery store, but one that was organic
and local.
Horton said she was also sad to
leave the people she worked with
and the customers.
I just moved here this last sum-
mer and Ive met a lot of really great
people just from seeing them in
here, Horton said. A lot of people
come in here every day because
they either work or live downtown.
Colbert
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I thought maybe I should
go work at Family Video or
Jimmy Johns anywhere.
Aubrey HeCkmAn
nursing graduate
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SEE casbah ON PAGE 3A
SEE colbert ON PAGE 3A
A high demand for
nurses doesnt help
graduates find jobs
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WASHINGTON Its time to
repeal the militarys dont ask, dont
tell policy and allow gay troops to
serve openly for the frst time in
history, the nations top defense of-
fcials declared Tuesday, with the
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staf
proclaiming that service members
should not be forced to lie about
who they are.
However, both Defense Secre-
tary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs
Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen
asked for a year to study the impact
before Congress would lif the con-
troversial policy.
Reversing the Pentagons
17-year-old policy toward gays
comes down to integrity, for the
military as an institution as well as
the service members themselves,
Mullen told a Senate hearing. Un-
persuaded, several Republican
senators said they would oppose
any congressional efort to repeal
the policy.
Te Pentagon announced an
11-month review of how the ban
could be lifed, as President Barack
Obama has said he will work to do.
But there is no deadline for ending
the policy that dates to President
Bill Clintons tenure and that gay
rights advocates are pressing to
overturn.
In the meantime, Gates an-
nounced plans to loosen enforce-
ment rules for the policy, which
says, in essence, that gays may serve
so long as they keep their sexuality
private.
Obama has called for repeal but
has done little in his frst year in
ofce to advance that goal. If he
succeeds, it would mark the big-
gest shake-up to military person-
nel policies since President Harry
S. Trumans 1948 executive order
integrating the services.
Homosexuality has never been
openly tolerated in the American
military, and the 1993 policy was
intended to be a compromise that
let gay men and women serve so
long as they stayed silent about
their sexuality. Clinton had wanted
to repeal the ban entirely, but the
military and many in Congress ar-
gued that doing so would danger-
ously disrupt order.
Repealing the ban would take
an act of Congress, something
that does not appear close to
happening.
Since dont ask, dont tell was
established, much has changed. Five
states and the District of Columbia
have adopted laws permitting
marriage of gay couples, while nine
other states have granted similar
rights to gay domestic partners.
Te publics attitude toward gays
and lesbians also has undergone
a signifcant shif. A Pew poll last
year indicated that 59 percent of
Americans favor allowing gays and
lesbians to serve openly in the mili-
tary, up from 52 percent in 1994.
On Tuesday, several Democratic
senators praised Mullen and Gates
for what they said was a courageous
stance, but a number of Republi-
cans spoke strongly against the idea
of a repeal.
Gates drew unusually pointed
criticism from Republicans on the
Senate Armed Services Committee
for saying the review would exam-
ine how, not whether, to repeal the
ban.
Military ofcials call for end to dont ask, dont tell policy
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen testifes on Capitol Hill inWashingtonTuesday before
a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the militarys dont ask, dont tellban against
gay men and women serving in the military openly. Mullen advocated repealing the policy.
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regulations involving converting large, old homes in the
oread section of Lawrence into boarding houses occupied by
fve or more people.
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It wasnt too rough of a deal,
but it did change our plans,
Reasons said.
Despite the difficulties Heckman
and Reasons faced, Clifford said
there was still a great need for
nurses.
Clifford said that the number
of applications to the school had
not declined and that applicants
were turned down each semester.
This year 598 applications were
submitted, which was an increase
from five years ago when the
school received 491 applications.
Clifford said the school admitted
120 students last year and would
likely admit the same number this
year, but the final number has yet
to be released.
In the past students didnt have
any trouble finding jobs because
each student would receive five to
10 offers, Clifford said. In this
last year that has changed a little
bit because of the economy.
She said although experienced
nurses were returning to work and
hospitals were not opening new
units, students were still able to
find jobs. It just might not be their
first choice.
Clifford also said KU nurs-
ing students were well prepared
to enter the professional field
because in their last semester their
clinical practice course required
them to gradually take on a full
load of patients. Although this
course does not replace the ori-
entation training nurses receive in
the first few months on the job, it
shows students how the particu-
lar unit functions. Clifford said
orientation was different for each
hospital and therefore could not
be replaced.
Katie Morrissey, a senior from
Overland Park, is freaking out
about finding a job after May
graduation. When she began at the
nursing school, she heard nurses
were in high demand everywhere.
It is definitely a lot different
than everyone says its going to
be, Morrissey said.
Morrissey wants to work in a
NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit) and said she had a better
shot than most because she was
doing her clinicals at Childrens
Mercy Hospital in Kansas City,
Mo. Morrissey said she was glad
she was getting experience in the
area of her top interest because
NICU was a competitive specialty
unit.
Registered nursing is listed at
number five of 50 jobs with the
most openings by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
nursing (continued from 1A)
colbert (continued from 1A)
Not everyone in Student Senate
is laughing, though.
Eric Foss, a law senator from
Overland Park, said he viewed
Coxs bill as merely entertainment
that gives a disrespectful image of
Student Senate.
It makes Senate look like a joke,
makes it look like we really dont
take our jobs seriously, which is the
furthest thing from the truth, he
said.
In an efort to appeal to his oppo-
sition, Cox will re-write the bill as
a resolution, which would still de-
clare Colbert as president in name
without actually legislating it into
rulebooks.
Senates about having fun, be-
ing about the students, and doing
things for the students, Cox said.
Im just doing something a little
more unorthodox thats still for the
students and benefts them.
Mason Heilman, student body
president and a senior from Law-
rence, said the resolution was a
good way for senators to step back
from the seriousness of Student
Senate and have some fun.
I think sometimes people get
too caught up in Student Senate,
he said. As long as its not taking
up too much time or distracting too
much from our other work, Im all
for it.
Te full Senate will vote on the
resolution at 6:30 p.m. in the Kan-
sas Room of the Kansas Union.
Editedby Katie Blankenau
casbah
(continued from 1A)
I definitely made a lot of friends
from customers.
Horton said she thought
the customers would miss The
Casbahs Jamaican-style turn-
overs, called patties, the most, if
the caf closed. She said the pat-
ties were similar to an empana-
da, but with a whole-wheat crust
filled with tofu, vegetables and
beans. She said the dish had
always been very popular with
the customers.
Tim Bartlett, a senior from
Topeka, said he was annoyed
that the Casbah Market could
be closing.
I think that the services that
they provided created a great
local atmosphere about Mass
Street that a lot of other stores
cant provide, Bartlett said.
Millstein said if the Casbah
Market closes, shed like to find
some way to continue Nice Caf
or at least to sell the patties.
The Casbah Market also
houses Wonder Fair art gal-
lery, which is under different
ownership. Millstein said it
would remain open, but prob-
ably move to a different location
on Massachusetts Street if the
Casbah Market closed.
Editedby MeganHeacock
Wild and Wooly at Jackpot Music Hall
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KJHKs Farmers Ball 2009 winner Katlyn Conroy and the Wild andWooly performat the Jackpot Music Hall. The showwas taped for Channel 6s
local music showcase, The Turnpike.
bus rider throws
snowball at driver
JOHNSTOwN, Pa. A west-
ern Pennsylvania woman faces a
hearing on charges that she hit
a transit bus driver in the head
with a snowball because he
wouldnt let her board with an
expired bus pass. Lateia Jefer-
son, 20, was accused of cursing
at the Cambria County Transit
Authority driver and hitting him
with the snowball on Jan. 20.
Her preliminary hearing on
charges of disorderly conduct,
harassment and resisting arrest
was set for March 4 before a
district judge in Johnstown.
Police said the driver wasnt
injured.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 7
success today is not measured
by what you fnish. Instead, it
depends on the creative eforts
you apply. enjoy the process.
Laugh at yourself.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
A perceived power struggle is
really about what you want or
need, and less about others.
write your own script today.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 7
your high energy level com-
municates itself in e-mails and
conversations. This enthusiasm
fres up team members to get
the work done early.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 6
Listen to the silence whenever
you get a chance. you may
have to spend time in seclusion
to make this happen. do it for
peace of mind.
LEo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is 7
Let go of judgments for more
power in leadership. Tone
down your message and
consider more creative pos-
sibilities. own your decisions
and actions.
VIRGo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
Take time for yourself. Get a
workout without going to the
gym. Lift each grocery bag two
or three times. dance while
doing the dishes.
LIbRA (Sept. 23-oct. 22)
Today is 7
Take a ride on the romance
train. you can punch your own
ticket if you remember what
you thought up yesterday and
then run with it.
SCoRpIo (oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is an 8
As long as you keep your game
plan in mind, you can race
ahead to the fnish line with all
your projects. keep your mind
on work ... when youre at work.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21)
Today is an 8
Members of an important
group choose very diferent
approaches to new data. some
say not to touch the project,
while one member wants it to
go forward.
CApRICoRN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 7
business factors require that
you curb your personal desires
and seize an opportunity to
satisfy others. benefts include
improved cash fow and wider
distribution.
AqUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 7
no force is needed to ac-
complish what you and your
partner desire. you have plenty
of enthusiasm and great ideas
(more than you can possibly
pursue).
pISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is an 8
use your creative talent to
address a business matter.
Although sometimes you resist
using your skills, now is the
time to show others their true
range.
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most challenging.
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or several months, the
University has been in the
midst of a search for a new
provost, executive vice chancel-
lor, dean of the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences and deans of the
Schools of Law and Music. In the
quest to fill these key positions,
the state of the economy as well as
the Universitys decreasing budget
should be key aspects in determin-
ing their salaries.
The Kansas Board of Regents
said Chancellor Bernadette Gray-
Littles salary is a maximum of
$425,000 a year. This is almost
$85,000 more than her predecessor,
Robert Hemenway, who held the
position as head of the University
for 14 years.
With Gray-Littles 10 years
in administrative work at the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill and strong resume, its
clear that she deserves adequate
compensation for her qualifica-
tions. Gray-Little holds an essential
position, but in a time when the
state is cutting the Universitys bud-
get, it must be asked if almost half
a million dollars a year is a realistic
salary for one employee.
The provost is second in the
administrative line to the chancel-
lor. The deans are responsible for
the prosperity of each school and
the structures and cultures they
project. In the search for new hires,
the University should find the
most qualified applicants. But over-
extending the compensation of the
new positions is unacceptable.
The hunt for new administrators
is long and meticulous. Each search
committee consists of at least 15
members from diverse areas of fac-
ulty to review the qualifications of
each applicant, and the applicants
should be moderately and appro-
priately paid given the institutions
financial struggles.
The Universitys current bud-
get does not have the flexibility
to offer excessive salaries to new
hires. According to the University
employee newsletter, The Oread,
class sizes are already increasing as
the number of faculty decreases.
Students suffer from unbalanced
student-faculty ratios. New admin-
istrators should not be enjoying
thousands of dollars a year in extra
income at the expense of other
faculty jobs.
The job descriptions for the
vacant senior positions vaguely
state that, salary will be com-
mensurate with qualifications.
Applicants should care more about
the long-term success of the indi-
vidual schools and the University
than bargaining for their pay. In
the search for these new hires, the
University should be sure to hire
the most qualified applicants, but
be fiscally responsible when deter-
mining their salaries.
James Castle for the Editorial Board
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I heard your moms legislature
is bicameral.
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So, theres this girl in my
lab who looks like she hasnt
fnished evolving yet.
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Why waste money on a
wedding? Having a huge
kegger would be way more
fun.

n n n
Attitude refects leadership,
Captain!

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George Foreman is coming
to KU? This is more exciting
than Taylor Swift sightings!
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I dont understand those
people who dont use
Facebook. Whatre you doing
of the radar?

n n n
When I catch a bus through
campus I always stare at the
speedometer and wonder
how fast we could take that
baby up to.

n n n
I love when the bus hits
things. My driver scraped
up against a car once. It was
great.
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I went tanning and then got
a spray tan! Look out Jersey
Shore party. Here I come!
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I THINK MY CAPS LOCK KEY
IS BROKEN!
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Do you think she tickles
herself with the feather at
night?
n n n
Thank you, horseradish, for
being neither of a horse nor of
a radish. What you are is a liar
food. This applies to you too,
Grape-Nuts cereal!

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I want a rabbit. I wonder if I
could sneak one in the dorms.
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I should just start doing my
homework when Im on the
toilet since its the only time
Im away from Facebook.
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All right, who wants to sext?
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Im going to take a shot every
time I fail the Gateway exam.
Things could get ugly.
n n n
You want to know why the
rec center is always packed?
Maybe its because half the
machines are broken.
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Argyle socks? No joke!

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It sucks being a broke
college kid. I have to eat my
cereal with a fork to save milk.
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S
oon tobacco users may have
to look somewhere other
than campus convenience
stores for their nicotine fixes.
In March, the Kansas Board
of Regents will consider a pro-
posal to ban the sale of tobacco
products on public university
campuses. KU administrators
are wrong in supporting this
proposal.
True, smoking is a destruc-
tive and addictive habit. But the
Universitys support of a ban
strikes at student rights and privi-
leges.
The University has justified
its support of the ban as taking a
stand against tobacco use.
Perhaps now the time has to
come to take a stand and make a
statement, Chancellor Bernadette
Gray-Little said in an interview
with Topeka TV station KTKA.
And I see the ban probably more
as a statement of the values of
the University than as a way to
change the nature of students use
of tobacco.
The University has overstepped
its role as an educational orga-
nization in supporting this ban.
The University, as a tax-funded
state institution, has no business
having an opinion on the sale of a
legal substance.
Whats more, Gray-Little said
a ban would likely have little
practical impact on overall stu-
dent tobacco use. David Mucci,
director of the Kansas and Burge
Unions, explained that because of
high prices of the tobacco prod-
ucts sold on campus, smokers
usually bought from the unions
as a last resort.
Despite the high prices, tobac-
co sales still provide profits for
the University.
Some supporters of the ban
have said that the University
should not benefit from the sale
of a harmful product.
But, even with the ban, the
University would still profit
from tobacco; Governor Mark
Parkinson has proposed raising
the cigarette tax from 79 cents to
$1.34 per pack.
Along with other proposed
sales taxes, Parkinson has said the
additional revenue would provide
$10 million for higher education.
To be consistent, the University
should refuse any state funding
resulting from cigarette taxes.
Most importantly, the ban
would take away yet another
choice and privilege we have as
students.
In the fall, Student Senate
rightly defeated a proposal that
would have allowed searches of
dorm rooms in student housing
without a warrant.
Now, a privilege may be taken
away from students because the
University wants to send a state-
ment.
Students must continue to
fight to be treated as adults in the
university setting. If we dont, one
day the students who follow us
will not have the rights we now
take for granted.
shorman is a sophomore from
McPherson in journalism.
I
n their earnest efforts to
understand the populist pas-
sion sweeping the nation,
the chattering classes regularly
hearken back to Howard Beales
classic line in Network: Im as
mad as hell, and Im not going to
take it anymore!
As close as the fed-up Beale
came to capturing the disil-
lusioned national mood, I find
another movie reference a bit
more apt: I dont know what
were yelling about! from Brick
Tambland in Anchorman.
True, Americans are mad as
hell. But, they cant quite point
to what it is theyre up in arms
about.
With all the indignation stoked
by the Palin-Beck-Limbaugh
crowd over bailouts, a fed-
eral takeover of health care and
spendthrift stimulus measures,
it would seem the declining for-
tunes of President Obama and
the Democratic Party stem from
unease with big government.
Following the upset victory
of Republican Scott Brown in
the recent Massachusetts Senate
race, pundits confidently pro-
nounced that misreading the
countrys ideological pulse was
what doomed the Democrats.
The party may have won big in
2006 and 2008. But, in interpret-
ing those triumphs as a mandate
for bold, progressive reform, they
forgot the center-right inclination
of the country.
So are Conservatives poised for
a comeback? Not if the backdrop
of 2010 is a reasoned discourse
on the issues. If weve learned
anything watching members
of Congress being hectored by
constituents to keep government
out of their Medicare, its that the
political climate is far from ratio-
nal. The swing against Democrats
is less a repudiation of govern-
ment activism and liberal reform
than it is the Conservatives suc-
cess in exploiting voters fears.
Take health care, for example.
According to RealClearPolitics.
com, polls find Americans
opposed to the idea of the
Democrats health reform plan
by roughly 10 percent. But ask
Americans about elements
contained in the legislation, and
youll find markedly different
results. A January CNN/Opinion
Research poll found a majority
of Americans support a public
option. This, despite the fact that
such an option was abandoned by
so-called moderates who argued
the plan lacked public support.
With repeated right-wing talk
of death panels and creeping
socialism, timid Democrats began
calling for a scaled-back bill.
Or consider fiscal policy. Polls
show conservative efforts to taint
Obama as a reckless spender have
gained traction. But a December
CNN poll found that Americans
said by a three-to-one margin
that job-creating stimulus should
take precedence over spending
cuts. Heres the problem: Thats
not a debate that Conservatives
want to have. For them, its better
to simplistically boil the argu-
ment down to evil government
versus virtuous free markets.
Democrats have ducked sub-
stantive debate, too. Rather than
staging a spirited defense of pro-
gressive ideasand framing the
narrative to reflect the publics
desire for real health care choices
and government action to boost
job creationthey have mostly
cowered. Liberals must respond
to the government-is-evil mes-
sage of Conservatives with their
own message, lest the public
continue to vent their rage at the
Democrats.
Its the narrative, stupid.
Brinker is a freshman from
Topeka in history and political
science.
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generate all of our energy from renewable resources. Let us build
some nuclear plants at least to take the place of coal-fired power
plants, so I dont have to pay so much for electricity when it gets
warm out. Wind and solar are great ideas, but dont generate
enough electricity to meet demand.
Sjschlag in response to Westar pays for environmental
violation on Jan. 28.
If the legislature is looking at strictly budgetary issues regarding
this, theyre missing something huge. The prosecution of a death
sentence case may be way more than a life sentence case but
when an inmate receives a life sentence, you and I are paying tens
of thousands every year to house and feed that inmate.
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death penalty to cut costs on Jan. 27.
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Workshop tells students how to detect cyber scams
BY SAMANTHA FOSTER
sfoster@kansan.com
When Matthew Zhang came to
the United States, he didnt expect
his frst experience with the legal
system to come so soon.
Zhang, a sophomore from Beijing,
said he tried to buy a 2003 Honda
Accord on eBay afer he came to the
U.S. in January. He paid $2,900 for
the car, but a week later he realized
that the car was not being sent. Afer
talking to his friends, he decided to
call the police.
Te ofcer told me, Your money
is already somewhere else, Zhang
said.
Te site Zhang used wasnt really
eBay it was a replication of the
website and was part of a phishing
scam. Zhang is one of millions of
people who have fallen for a phishing
scam. According to the most recent
Gartner survey, 3.2 million individ-
uals were victims of phishing scams
in the U.S. because they didnt know
the warning signs. For this reason,
KU Information Technology held a
cybersecurity workshop Tuesday to
help students avoid security threats,
including phishing scams such as
Zhangs, on the Internet.
Julie Fugett, systems analyst for
KU IT, said phishing scams tried to
scare people into revealing personal
information. Phishers pretend to
be legitimate people or businesses,
such as eBay, through phone, e-mail
or text communications to obtain
information such as bank account
numbers, passwords or social secu-
rity numbers information that the
legitimate businesses would already
have and would not ask for.
Tey hope the action you will
take is to just send them the infor-
mation, Fugett said.
Zhang said he had tracked the
car on eBay and contacted the man
who said he was the seller. Te seller
told him he couldnt use eBay any-
more because he got a new job in
Florida, so he sent Zhang e-mails
with links to what was, supposedly,
eBay. Zhang said he trusted eBay
and wanted to buy the car quickly,
so he paid for the car through the e-
mailed links.
Fugett said KU IT holds cyber-
security workshops once or twice a
semester depending on the demand.
Fatima Blanco, a ffh-year graduate
student in education from Galicia,
Spain, said she attended Tuesdays
workshop because she wanted to be
safe while using the Internet.
I want to learn how to be secure
on the computer, surf the Internet
safely and learn how to identify the
websites that are safe for the com-
puter, Blanco said.
Fugett said students should not
respond to requests for their per-
sonal information through links.
She said students should always type
Internet addresses directly into the
browser to make sure they are only
putting their information into valid
sites. Students should also report
phishing messages they receive in
their KU e-mail accounts to the KU
IT Security Ofce.
Editedby MeganHeacock
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Julie Fugett, information security analyst at the Univeristy, gives a presentation on personal computer protection against phishing scams from
e-mails and search engines. Fugett encourages all those who are interested to log on to www.facebook.com/BeSeKUre.
If you suspect a scam:
call 864-8080 or send an
e-mail to abuse@ku.edu.
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BY KIRSTEN KWON
kkwon@kansan.com
Denise Giannino spends up to
eight hours creating a single lec-
ture for her classes. In fall 2009,
when she discovered a student had
taken parts of her PowerPoint lec-
tures and illegally uploaded them
to StudyBlue.com, Giannino, an
instructor of art history, felt her
work had been stolen.
The site, started by two University
of Wisconsin students in 2007,
offers study aides submitted by stu-
dents to university and high school
campuses across the country.
It was really upsetting because
students participating in this
site, either by uploading course
materials or downloading, they are
participating in something that is
unethical, Giannino said. At the
very least it violates the integrity of
my class.
By upload-
ing images
from Gianninos
PowerPoint pre-
sentations to
StudyBlue with-
out her permis-
sion, the stu-
dent violated
University policy.
The Universitys plagiarism policy
states, Plagiarism applies to materi-
al taken from a book, article, or the
Internet, or to material taken from
another person without properly
citing your sources. This includes
uploading the work of an instructor
without permission.
On its website, StudyBlue.com
states that the company believes stu-
dents have the right to work together
and share lec-
ture notes, but
that profes-
sors have the
right to protect
their original
works.
A f t e r
approachi ng
the student in
question and
asking her to remove the upload-
ed material, Giannino, along with
other instructors, contacted KU
general counsel Rose Marino for
legal advice.
Marino provided the instructors
with a few ways to protect their
work. For example, making audio
recordings of lectures is an easy way
to copyright work, Marino said.
If theyve recorded it from a
form of speaking, the copyright is
created in that moment, Marino
said. Then if anyone takes their
work, then thats an infringement.
Haley Becker, an Overland Park
senior, said she found the website
only somewhat helpful. She used
StudyBlue.com last semester to
study flash cards for a communica-
tions course.
I think I did well simply because
I studied, Becker said. If more stu-
dents consistently used StudyBlue,
it seems like it would be a source of
just getting by, not actually learn-
ing.
Becker said she thought teach-
ers had a right to their own work
but that students did not use aca-
demic sites like StudyBlue.com in
purposefully harmful ways.
I can understand why students
would want to post lecture notes
and PowerPoints to benefit their
peers study habits, but at the same
time I dont think its the students
place to post their professors work
online, Becker said.
Now Giannino is cautious when
lecturing with PowerPoint and
images and said that if a similar sit-
uation happened again, there would
be consequences.
For my current students, since
Ive verbally stated and written that
its not allowed, I will undertake dis-
ciplinary action, Giannino said.
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my class.
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BY JaYson Jenks
jjenks@kansan.com
Turner Gill wears a crisp blue
button down with a Jayhawk logo
on one side. He stands in the cor-
ner of a big, open room as people
walk around him and converse.
Hes here, at the opening of the
Kansas Sports Museum in Newton
Sunday, to en-
gage with sup-
porters from the
western portion
of the state. Hes
here to be vis-
ible, to talk and
to sign auto-
graphs. But most
importantly, hes
here to build re-
lationships.
At least verbally, thats the cen-
terpiece of Gills coaching philoso-
phy. When talking about recruit-
ing, he highlights relationships
with parents and prospects alike.
When talking about current play-
ers recruited by former coach
Mark Mangino, that theme doesnt
change.
Now, on national signing day
for high school seniors, the rela-
tionships established by Gill and
his staf will be sealed by pen and
paper.
Youre always ready for Wednes-
day because you want to know
who you got, Gill said, laughing.
You always want some more time
based on the circumstances that
happened when I got hired. But
Im good with the reality of where
were at.
Tat reality
will become
clearer today
when at least
18 high school
seniors are ex-
pected to join
Gill in his in-
augural season
at Kansas.
Highlight-
ing the rela-
tively small class at least as of
Tuesday night are two Missouri-
based recruits. Wide receiver
Keeston Terry, from Blue Springs,
Mo., and running back Brandon
Bourbon, from Potosi, Mo., are
the only Rivals.com four-star re-
cruits expected to sign with the
Jayhawks.
Terry verbally committed late
last summer when Mangino was
still at the helm and has maintained
his nonbinding commitment to
Kansas throughout Manginos res-
ignation and Gills hiring.
Bourbon represents the other
end of the recruiting world: the
late-in-the-process switch.
Afer maintaining a verbal
commitment to Stanford for six
months, Bourbon joined Gill and
his staf less than a week ago. Hes
rated as the nations No. 29 running
back, receiving ofers from Notre
Dame, Missouri and Kansas State.
Tey really kept in close con-
tact with him and defnitely let
him know that he was wanted,
Mark Casey, Bourbons high school
coach, said. Tey just did a good
job communicating with him and
not necessarily pushing him. Tey
wouldnt even necessarily talk
about football.
Bourbons signing certainly
eases the loss of two highly-touted
players.
Kansas lost two four-star re-
cruits Independence cornerback
Dave Clark and Hutchinson de-
fensive end Geneo Grissom af-
ter Manginos departure. But the
Jayhawks also added a handful of
verbal commitments since Gill ac-
cepted the job Dec. 14.
Kansas commitment list has
eight players from Texas, adding
four wide receivers and four defen-
sive linemen.
Our staf has put together our
needs in areas we felt that we need-
ed, Gill said. But again, I cant sit
here and say that I know our team
very, very well at this time. Next
year, Ill have a better understand-
ing of where were at and what we
need.
Te circumstances certainly
didnt help.
Between Manginos resignation
Dec. 3, Gills hiring Dec. 14 and the
subsequent hiring of Gills staf Jan.
5, Kansas was dealt a short amount
of time to play catch-up in the ultra
competitive recruiting world.
You have to build a relationship
with families, high school coaches
and obviously the student athletes,
Gill said. Tats the negative when
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Collins top
in college
basketball
this season
BY nicolas roesler
nroesler@kansan.com
twitter.com/nroesler8
A
s the season progresses
toward March Madness,
the battle to be the best
basketball player in the country
wages on. Sometimes, the debate
is too close to call. Sometimes,
the answer leaps out at you more
vibrantly than Avatar in 3-D.
This is the column to end the
confusion. Senior guard Sherron
Collins is the best player in college
basketball right now.
Kansas coach Bill Self addressed
the talent and force that is Collins
in a press conference Monday. He
said that when he was recruiting
Collins, he knew he was going to
be one of the best in the country.
Collins hasnt disappointed.
If you study him every day in
practice, the guy has unbelievable
basketball savvy, Self said. His IQ
is really high. The questions that
he asks make a head coach think,
Man, hes got a point here.
He has the experience, leader-
ship, talent and aura of greatness
present in someone extraordinary.
He doesnt just motivate his
teammates; he motivates the entire
crowd. He silences the oppositions
stadiums, and he does it with world
class sportsmanship and respect for
his competition.
He has presence akin to Lebron
James.
I compare him to James because
of their similar King like statuses
when they enter an arena. Collins
beckons the crowd not only to
admire him while he plays, but also
to actually feel what he feels. Didn't
every Kansas fan watching the
overtime at Kansas State feel the
intensity when Collins popped off
the ground and pounded his chest
after making the pivotal game-
changing layup?
I know I did.
Self and many elite coaches saw
that potential four years ago. Self
said that during Collins freshman
year, Big 12 coaches told him that
they viewed him in February as
the second best player in our league
behind Durant.
Kevin Durant, who is only 21, is
currently only .1 of a point behind
the NBAs leading scorer, Carmelo
Anthony. That is higher than both
Lebron James and Kobe Bryant.
Self recruited Collins with the
idea that he wasnt going to be a
four-year player. He said Collins
could have left for the NBA after
his sophomore year if he was
healthy, but knee surgery kept
Collins at Kansas for another year.
The following year, 2009, his love
for winning and a point guard
heavy draft kept him here for his
senior season.
With 10 more wins this season,
Collins will reach 124 wins in his
career, a four-year Kansas record.
And if the Jayhawks rack up 16
more wins this season, Collins
could hold the NCAA record for
most wins in a career. That record
is currently held by three former
Memphis players, but the NCAA
might revoke 38 of those 137 wins
for violating NCAA rules.
Theres been a lot of good play-
ers here and hes going to win more
games than any of them, Self said.
That, to me, is pretty strong.
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StIll reaCHInG
Rankings mean little to Jayhawks
BY coreY THiBoDeaUX
cthibodeaux@kansan.com
twitter.com/c_thibodeaux
The Jayhawks are again the
No. 1 team in America, but to
them the ranking means as little
now as it did in the preseason.
They spent the first nine weeks
of the season on top of the polls
until falling to Tennessee Jan.
10. Texas and Kentucky held the
spot after that, but Kansas spent
that time defeating tournament-
caliber teams such as Baylor,
Missouri and Kansas State.
We were unproven when we
started out the season and prob-
ably didnt deserve it, junior
guard Tyrel Reed said. I dont
know if were
deserving of
it now. I think
we are. Weve
had a good
year.
Most of the
players arent
basking in
their accom-
plishment at
this point of
the season.
Ask any of the players or
coaches and they will tell you
the most important number is at
the end of the season.
Its not something the team
goes out of its way to find, either.
Reed found out about the rank-
ing only after receiving a text
from a friend.
If youre playing well, it
comes with the territory, he
said. Were excited, but its not
the rankings that matter. We
just want to win the league right
now.
Coming into the season,
Kansas coach Bill Self said,
Kansas was preseason No. 1
because most of the powerhous-
es in 2009 lost a lot of their good
players to the draft.
The Jayhawks retained the
bulk of their starters and added
a few talented freshmen.
Self said he wasnt big on
the whole subject. He said the
rankings were not indicative of
teams, especially during league
play, when anyone can lose to
anyone.
Im really surprised the
media, nationally, make a big
deal about that, he said. There
could be a new number one next
week or the week after.
Remembering the most recent
championship season, Self men-
tioned a period where the 2008
team lost three out of five games
in Big 12 play.
That team was only ranked as
high as No. 2 until the last game
of the season.
Id rather play like a No. 1
team than be No.1, Self said.
Right now, the Jayhawks look
like a top
team. Theyve
had a daunt-
ing couple
of weeks
leading to
Wednesdays
game against
Colorado.
J u n i o r
center Cole
A l d r i c h
said the team was playing well
enough not to falter.
As of late, weve definitely
earned a lot of things, he said.
I think our team is understand-
ing who we are and what we do
really well.
Some players said they
deserved it, but at the same time,
they still arent ready to declare
themselves paper champions.
If you told me we were going
to be No. 1 in April, hey, thats
great, Aldrich said. But right
now, were still a long way from
achieving the goals that we want
to achieve.
Sophomore forward Marcus
Morris that said he is focused on
getting better and winning, but
that he loves the feeling.
Of course I like being No. 1,
he said. Who wouldnt?
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Kansas football coachTurner Gill speaks with members of the media at the Kansas Sports
Museumin Newton Sunday afternoon. The museumhad its grand opening Sunday, and Gill was
on hand to sign autographs and speak with the media.
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Junior center Cole Aldrich sinks a hook shot along the baseline. Aldrich led Kansas with 18 boards and 11 rebounds en route to the Jayhawks' 81-79
victory.
Gill: Key to recruiting is keeping relationships
No. 1 title is just a number to Kansas
"We're excited, but it's not
the rankings that matter.
We just want to win the
league right now."
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T
he day is soon upon us and the
question should be clear:
Who dat say dey gonna beat
dem Saints? (You didnt see that one com-
ing?)
It seems as though weve been waiting
on this for some time, but now its official.
Colts. Saints. Super Bowl.
Back in mid-December when both
Indianapolis and New Orleans were 13-0
and running the two most explosive
offenses in the league, an eventual Super
Bowl between them seemed inevitable.
Since that time, the Saints had some
end-of-the-regular-season hiccups, and
the Colts turned down perfection for
health, resting their starters and sacrific-
ing two games in the process.
But in the postseason, both teams have
lived up to the hype. After beating the
Arizona Cardinals into submission and
sending Kurt Warner into retirement, the
Saints barely escaped an overtime shoot-
out against the Vikings.
The Colts defeated the less-talented
Baltimore Ravens and found a way to
score on Rex Ryans New York Jets, avoid-
ing an almost impossible upset. Now its
time for the big one, and your cheering
section should be plainly defined.
Unless you are from Indiana, love
Peytons Volunteers, wager serious money
on the Colts or are nothing more than a
sinful or irrational person, how on earth
can you root against the Saints?
Were talking about the pride and joy
of a city being rebuilt and a team that has
gone from the Aints (what New Orleans
fans used to write on their paper bag
misery masks) to the number one seed in
the NFC. Theyve done so under the res-
urrecting wings of head coach and offen-
sive mastermind Sean Payton and his
shiniest toy, deadly-accurate quarterback
and year-to-year MVP candidate Drew
Brees.
This is a team that has served not only
as a form of entertainment, but also as the
sole bright spot of a city still overcoming
the tragedies of Hurricane Katrina. The
Saints have been New Orleans team at a
time when they were needed most. Then
theres the Colts. Peyton Manning is dust-
ing his four MVP trophies as we speak.
Hes also got a Super Bowl ring. Hes done
it all before, and hes had his time to shine.
So the question arises once more.
Who dat say dey gonna beat dem
Saints?
If karma and just reasoning have any-
thing to do with it, no one.
MUSIc fROM THE VAULTS
Miles Davis wastes no time bringing
the listener into his cooky, drugged out
world. The beginning of 1972s On the
Corner sounds as though it was chopped
from the middle of a dissonant funk
set. The album consists of four tracks
(whose titles are more themes than defini-
tions), but it really just sounds like one
long limb-shaking groove. An onslaught
of instruments takes you straight to the
scene of the crime against jazz conven-
tionsdistorted guitar, jangling percus-
sion, soprano sax-blurts, steady-droning
bass, shimmering keys and of course,
Miles clamoring trumpet. Featuring
names such as John McLaughlin, Herbie
Hancock and Chick Corea, this piece
could be considered Miles boldest and
most perverse work.
Far away from his Kind of Blue days,
Miles seems to be dipping his experimen-
tal brush into the colors of the future. By
no means is this a starting point for those
new to Miles or even his fusion era (Id
direct you to Bitches Brew instead). But
for those that can appreciate a sometimes
difficult yet undeniably trailblazing step,
this album epitomizes cool. From the
bright yellow cover scattered with decals
saying Vote Miles and Free Me on the
outside, to the street-accessible sounds of
the inside, On the Corner makes you
proud to say that it aint your mom and
pops funk.
Edited by Sarah Bluvas
Saints will fnally march in
MORNINg BREw
By Max RothMan
mrothman@kansan.com
twitter.com/maxrothman
QUOTE Of THE DAY
When I went down, I thought
it was over. I heard that pop
that Id never heard and didnt
know what that meant. But
Im glad. Im happy that Im
walking, and Im going to play
Wednesday.
Alec Burks, Colorado freshman
fAcT Of THE DAY
Burks has scored more than
20 points in three conference
games already this season: at
Texas, at oklahoma state and
vs. nebraska
Source: ESPN.com
TRIVIA Of THE DAY
Q: according to ken Pome-
roys advanced metrics, who
has the worst defense in the
Big 12?
A: colorado. The rankings
rate colorados defense 205th
in the nation out of 337 eli-
gible teams.
Kenpom.com
THIS wEEK IN
kansas aTHLeTIcs
Mens basketball
at colorado, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY
no events scheduled
fRIDAY
Tennis
vs. notre dame, 3 p.m.
womens swimming
at Iowa state, 6 p.m.
Track
at Husker Invitational,
all day
SATURDAY
Swimming
at Iowa state, 10 a.m.
Mens basketball
vs. nebraska, 5 p.m.
Track
at Husker Invitational,
all day
SUNDAY
womens basketball
vs. kansas state, 1 p.m.
MONDAY
Mens basketball
at Texas, 8 p.m.
TODAY
BIg 12 BASKETBALL
Kansas State recovers from weekend loss with 76-57 win against Nebraska
associated PRess
LINCOLN, Neb. After a
heart-wrenching overtime loss to
archrival Kansas, Kansas State blew
off some steam against Nebraska.
Denis Clemente matched his
season high with five 3-pointers
and scored 23 points to lead the
10th-ranked Wildcats to a 76-57
victory over the overmatched
Huskers Tuesday night.
It was Kansas States most lopsid-
ed Big 12 road win since the con-
ferences inception in 1996-97 and
its most one-sided win in Lincoln
since 1973. The victory took some
of the edge off Saturdays 81-79
overtime home loss to a Kansas
team that moved from No. 2 to No.
1 in The Associated Press poll.
It was a tough loss, and weve
still got it in our system a little bit,
said Kansas State reserve forward
Jamar Samuels, who had 15 points
and nine rebounds. We felt we
should have won that game, so we
came in here and won this one.
The Wildcats (18-4, 5-3) were far
superior athletically to the Huskers,
who lost their first five Big 12
games before beating Oklahoma
on Saturday.
Nebraska scored just one field
goal in the 6 minutes before half-
time, and that appeared to be by
accident. Standhardinger was pre-
paring to rebound Brandon Ubels
short shot when the ball glanced
off his hands and went through
the hoop.
While Clemente roamed most-
ly free behind the 3-point line,
Samuels and Sutton had their way
inside. They got behind Nebraskas
press for a couple of easy bas-
kets, and they outmaneuvered the
Huskers big men for big dunks.
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you come in December or January.
Youre probably not going to have a
chance at people because you didnt
have a relationship that the previ-
ous schools had.
At a time when recruiting con-
tinues to generate more media and
fan attention, Gill maintains that
the foundation the barebones
key is simple.
Build relationships. Interact with
coaches and families. Make you and
your staf known.
Its not an easy order in fact,
its perhaps the most difcult aspect
of recruiting. And added to that dif-
fculty is the fact that those same
philosophies are generally efective
only with time.
Tey can see a lot of things on
the Internet and with those types
of things, Gill said. But the rela-
tionships, the people thats what
defnes a university and a football
program.
In the past three weeks in the
home stretch of recruiting Gill
and his staf added two local pros-
pects: Pat Lewandowski from Over-
land Park and Dexter McDonald
from Kansas City, Mo.
Although much of Kansas re-
cruiting eforts center on Texas, Gill
insists that the Jayhawks will also
mine local prospects. Each coach
will have an area of Kansas that he
is responsible for recruiting.
True, Gill and his staf certainly
used their limited recruiting time
to target possible prospects for the
upcoming season. But they also
kept an eye down the road, using
the time to create relationships for
future seasons.
Recruiting, as we all know, is
365 days out of the year, Gill said.
So you always are going afer guys.
Your number one goal is to go afer
the senior class, the guys that are
seniors. But at the same time, were
still talking about guys for later. Its
always ongoing.
Edited by MeganHeacock
football
(continued from 1B)
Keba Agostinho
Defensive End
6-3, 250 lbs.
Katy, Texas
Agostinho runs a 4.7 40-yard dash, so
he has the speed to sack quarterbacks
but may need to add strength. Hes a pos-
sible redshirt candidate and is in a similar
mold to defensive end Max Onyegbule.
Jaqwaylin Arps
Defensive end
6-3, 230 lbs.
Denison, Texas
Arps was a second team all-state ofen-
sive tackle, but Kansas wants him on the
defense. He also needs to add weight.
Jeremiah Edwards
Defensive tackle
6-1, 270 lbs.
Garland, Texas
Gill pitched edwards on his 4-3 defense
that will shift to three linemen in passing
situations.
Ricki Herod, Jr.
Wide receiver
6-2, 175 lbs.
Mesquite, Texas
TCu tried to get involved late, but
Herod stuck with his commitment. Herod
worked out with current sophomore day-
mond Patterson over winter break.
Pat Lewandowski
Defensive end
6-6, 248 lbs.
Overland Park
Lewandowski wasnt getting too many
serious looks until he sent his senior flm
to possible colleges. Kansas saw Lewan-
dowskis ability to shed blockers.
Brian Maura
Wide receiver
6-3, 190 lbs.
Miami
Maura is a highlight waiting to happen.
In Mauras senior year, he fnished among
the top 10 in receiving yards and touch-
downs in talent-rich Miami.
Dexter McDonald
Cornerback
6-2, 180 lbs.
Kansas City, Mo.
Mcdonald originally committed to
Illinois after being recruited by former
Illinois assistant and current Kansas
recruiting coordinator reggie Mitchell. He
switched to Missouri, and when Mitchell
came on with Gills staf, switched his
commitment to Kansas.
Quinn Mecham
Quarterback
6-1, 195 lbs.
Ephraim, Utah
Mecham is already enrolled at Kansas.
Hes a dual-threat quarterback who threw
for 3,091 yards and 40 touchdowns last
season at Snow College in utah. He will
vie for the starting quarterback position
with Kale Pick and Jordan webb.
Jimmay Mundine
Outside linebacker
6-1, 225 lbs.
Denison, Texas
with 4.6 40-yard dash speed, Mundine
is probably better suited at an outside
position so he can pursue running backs.
Hes ranked by rivals.com as the No. 79
outside linebacker.
James Sims
Running back
6-0, 205 lbs.
Irving, Texas
Sims rushed for 1,762 yards and 20
touchdowns his senior season and had
scholarship ofers from Arkansas, Iowa
State, North Texas, Purdue, utah and
uTeP.
Trent Smiley
Tight end
6-4, 225 lbs.
Frisco, Texas
Smiley is ranked the No.17 tight end in
the 2010 class by rivals.com. Gill has pre-
viously said that the team will look away
from a straight spread ofense, perhaps
using the tight end more.
Andrew Turzilli
Wide receiver
6-4, 185 lbs.
Butler, New Jersey
Turzilli doesnt have top-end speed,
but he has a knack for coming down with
the ball and is a crafty runner after the
catch. He had 48 catches for 888 yards
and 11 touchdowns.
Jake Farley
Safety
6-2, 210 lbs.
Cedar Falls, Iowa
farley spent time in Lawrence when his
father, Mark, was the linebackers coach at
Kansas. farley is a hybrid linebacker with
the ability to cover receivers in space.
Ed Fink
Inside linebacker
6-3, 221 lbs.
Belleville, Illinois
fink was mostly unknown before com-
mitting to Kansas. He compensates for a
lack of pure athleticism with hard work.
Chad Kolumber
Ofensive tackle
6-8, 286 lbs.
Woodberry Forest, Virginia
Kolumber has a huge frame and is
working on his foot speed.
Ray Mitchell
Safety
6-1, 180 lbs.
Irving, Texas
Mitchell is an athlete who might switch
between cornerback and safety until he
feels comfortable.
InformationfromRivals.comreports
Sneaking a glance at potential players
Keeston Terry
recruit
Terry is the fourth highest ranked player
in Missouri and the 37th highest ranked
player at receiver in the country. At 6 feet
2 inches, 179 lbs., Terry has average d-1
size and speed but sure hands.
Kansas almost lost Terry in the wake
of the resignation of Mark Mangino and
subsequent loss of Clint bowen, who
originally recruited Terry. Turner Gill visited
Terry quickly after being announced as
head coach and seems to have kept Terry
on board.
Missouri has tried to swoop in and get
Terry, so there is still a little uncertainty
concerning todays decision.
Terry spurned ofers from Illinois,
Kansas State, Nebraska, Stanford and
wisconsin.
Brandon Bourbon
recruit
One of the most anticipated pieces
of Gills frst recruiting class, bourbon
switched his commitment from Stan-
ford to Kansas late in the process largely
because of the distance. In one game,
bourbon rushed for 451 yards on nine
carries. He averaged
50.1 yards per carry.
It was just unre-
al,head coach Mark
Casey said. Ive
never seen anything
like that. every week
he was on that pace
almost.
Casey said that
bourbon drew comparisons from Stanford
coaches to former Stanford running back
Toby Gerhart. Gerhart fnished second in
the Heisman Trophy race last season.
They talked about that a lot, Casey
said. They said he was the same type of
runner as Toby, but they said he was actu-
ally a little faster than Toby.
Rest of the class
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Any other week the No. 10
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and had to overcome a 14-point
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began conference play 1-1 afer
losing their second game to
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and Missouri, the bottom-dwellers
of the Big 12, expect Iowa States
senior point guard extraordinaire
Alison Lacey to get her team back
on track.
texas a&m
(15-4, 3-3): sell
Afer a great start to conference
play, No. 12 Texas A&M has started
to unravel.
Sundays loss to
Oklahoma State
was the second
straight defeat
sufered by Texas
A&M. With
its next game against Nebraska
it doesnt seem as though things
will get better any time soon for
the Aggies. To turn things around
theyll need to get their conference-
leading scoring ofense back on
track in a hurry.
texas
(14-6, 3-3): buy
No. 17 Texas looked dead in
the water for a while, but it has
managed to fnd a second wind
to keep
its Big 12
hopes alive.
Senior guard
Br i t t a i ne y
Raven has played an essential role
in the Longhorns resurrection.
In the last four games she has
averaged 15 points and Texas has
gone 3-1. Ravens contributions
have also helped the Longhorns
to the third-best scoring ofense in
the conference.
kaNsas state
(11-9, 3-3): sell
Despite picking up what could
end up being a season-saving win
against Iowa
State Sunday,
Kansas State
is still in dire
straits. Before
that victory,
the Wildcats
had three straight losses, including
a bad loss at home against
Colorado. Te remaining schedule
looks grim for the Wildcats: Tey
will need at least one win against
a ranked team to fnish the season
above .500.
kaNsas
(13-7, 3-4): buy
Afer a little mid-season slump,
the Jayhawks seem to have fnally
found a way to win without injured
f r e s h ma n
point guard
A n g e l
Goodr i ch.
Afer two
s t r a i g h t
w i n s ,
Kansas will
roll into a rematch against Kansas
State in Allen Fieldhouse Sunday.
Kansas desperately needs this win
to get back to .500 before difcult
games against both Nebraska and
Texas.
baylOr
(15-5, 2-4): sell
Te No. 16 Baylor Bears were
picked as the favorite to become
the Big 12 champions before the
season, but
things havent
panned out
that way. Te
Bears have
lost four
of their six
conference games and are sinking
fast. It wont get any easier for
Baylor, with fve games against
ranked teams remaining on its
schedule. Te teams freshman
dunking sensation Brittney Griner
might not even be enough to pull
Baylor out of the hole it has dug
for itself.
COlOradO
(12-8, 2-5): sell
Get rid of any stock you may
have in the Colorado Bufaloes as
quickly as possible. Te Bufaloes
started out the conference season
with a win
a g a i n s t
Missouri, but
have since
lost fve out
of six games.
C o l o r a d o
is a sinking ship with no signs of
recovery as it plays six of its nine
remaining games against ranked
teams. To cap it all of, Colorado
has not scored more than 70
points in a game since entering
conference play.
texas teCh
(13-7, 1-5): sell
Texas Tech
rode a 10-game
winning streak
into conference
play before
hitting a wall
against Big 12
o p p o n e n t s .
Its only win has come against a
similarly slumping Colorado team.
Sophomore guard Kierra Mallard
leads Texas Tech in scoring and is
one of the teams reasons to hope
for better days in the future.
mIssOurI
(11-9, 1-6): hOld
Te Missouri Tigers have shown
glimpses of
an ability to
win in the
Big 12, but
have always
come up just
short. Te team has lost two games
at home against tough competition
by a combined three points. In the
Big 12, though, teams need to fnd a
way to win those games to become
true competitors. Until Missouri
can do that it will likely remain at
the bottom of the Big 12.
Edited by Katie Blankenau
KANSAN.COM / the uNIVersIty daIly kaNsaN / wedNeSdAy, februAry 3, 2010 / sPOrts / 5b
bIg 12 stOCk rePOrt
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Baylor forward Morghan Medlock, center, looks to pass after grabbing a defensive rebound during
the frst half of a womens NCAA college basketball game against Texas Sunday in Austin. Texas
defenders are Kathleen Nash, left, and Earnesia Williams, with her hands up.
Conference trends go beyond the rankings
BY ANDREW TAYLOR
ataylor@kansan.com
Rankings and conference standings do little to reveal
the ups and downs a team may experience throughout the
course of a season, and as such they have a tendency to be
very misleading. Enter the Big 12 stock report. Tis system
will look at Big 12 teams recent trends in the terms of Wall
Street.
osa@ku.edu / 105 Lippincott / 785.864.3742
STUDY ABROAD
FAIR
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD
10:30 am - 3:30 pm
4th oor lobby of the Kansas Union
www.studyabroad.ku.edu
In its frst game back at No.
1, Kansas goes to Boulder, Col.,
to take on the 11-10 Bufaloes,
who are 10-1 at home. Colorado
seems to be in a rut, but Kansas is
hitting its stride at 6-0 in the Big
12. Kansas leads the series 117-39,
37-26 in Boulder. Kansas has won
40 of its past 41 meetings with
Colorado. Shockingly, only one
Jayhawk averages double fgures
in his career against the Bufaloes:
Sherron Collins had 10.2 in six
career games.
Tyshawn Taylor
Taylor is a solid player. He just
needs to stop struggling with
poor turnovers and bad fouls.
Recently, he
has shown his
ability to get
to the line and
to pass the ball
well (though
inconsistently).
He played 30
minutes at
Kansas State,
proving that coach Bill Self has
more trust in him. It has been a
little rough for Taylor this season,
so maybe he can turn it around
with a solid performance against
Colorados talented guards.
After the daunting task of
facing two rivals, will Kansas
experience a let-down?
The Jayhawks came out of a
tough week sitting pretty atop the
Big 12. With victories against Mis-
souri and Kansas State, the Colo-
rado match-up may not create
the same intensity. The Bufaloes
sold out their stadium of 11,000-
plus, however, so the atmosphere
might be menacing.

Mario Little. I thought he
demonstrated excellent form,
wrapped him up good. Hes good.
He missed his calling. I think he
should be on a football feld.
After Kansas coach Bill Self said recent
practices included tackling, he was asked who
the Jayhawks best tackler was
6B / GAME DAY / WedNeSday, feBRuaRy 3, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KaNSaN.CoM

colorado
(11-10)
starters
Nate Tomlinson, guard
Tomlinson is a pass-frst point guard who
does a solid job of running the ofense, averag-
ing 4.3 assists per game. If he has to be, hes a
lethal shooter from outside, knocking down 42.6
percent of his threes.

Cory Higgins, guard


Higgins is the unquestioned star of the
Colorado team. Hes a dangerous shooter,
averaging 18.3 points per game, but hes not a
high-percentage shooter from three-point land,
knocking down just 32.8 percent from distance.
Higgins should prove to be the Jayhawks tough-
est competition today.

Alec Burks, guard


Burks, a 6-foot-6 freshman out of
Grandview, Mo., was lightly recruited
out of high school as just a three-star
recruit. He has played well at the col-
lege level, and is now the Bufaloes
second-leading scorer at 16.3 points
per game. Burks was injured two
minutes into the Bufaloes last game,
a 64-63 loss at Iowa State, but should
be back today.

Marcus Relphorde, forward


In the frst three games of
conference play Relphorde
had 24 points against Texas,
17 in a victory against Baylor,
and 18 in 19 minutes against
Kansas State but he has been
quiet since then. In his last four
games, Relphorde averaged just
six points per game, down from
his season average of 10.4.

Austin Dufault, forward


dufault, a 6-foot-9 sophomore,
averages just 3.4 rebounds per
game. Colorados frontcourt is,
in general, underwhelming on
the glass. Thats Kansas biggest
advantage, with three players
averaging at least fve boards per
game.

Sixth Man
Dwight Thorne II, guard
Thorne is one of only two
seniors on the Colorado
roster, and the only one who plays any signif-
cant minutes. from the bench, hes the teams
fourth-leading scorer at 8.9 points per game. a lot
of his points come from long range, where hes hit-
ting an incredible 51.9 percent of his shots, leading
the conference in three-point percentage.

TimDwyer
KaNsas
(19-1)
starters
Sherron Collins, guard
His coach and teammates said hes the best
player in the country. He led them to yet another
late victory Saturday at Kansas State. He leads
the team with 15.5 points per game, good
enough for 11th in the Big 12. When his team
needs him, hes there.

Brady Morningstar, guard


Coming of a season-high 14 points against
K-State, Morningstar seems to be in his groove
right now. This would be his ffth start of the
season. He is averaging 5.9 points per game this
season and 7.8 in conference play.

Xavier Henry, guard


Henry is just about the only Jayhawk not do-
ing well with the Big 12 schedule. His conference
high was 14 points against Texas Tech and he
has only scored in double fgures twice in six
games. His minutes are dropping as his shots
are not.


Marcus Morris, forward
Morris came away with his third double dou-
ble of the season Saturday despite fouling out
with four minutes to go in regulation.
His Big 12 scoring leads the Jayhawks
at 17.8 and leads the Big 12 with 62.1
percent shooting. His 8.2 rebounds are
not to be taken lightly either because a
majority of his shots come from grab-
bing ofensive boards.

Cole Aldrich, center


aldrich earned the Big 12 Player of
the Week award Monday. at Kansas
State, aldrich led
the Jayhawks with
18 points and 11
rebounds. He has
three double
doubles in his
last three games.

Sixth Man
Tyshawn Taylor, guard
When Collins, aldrich and Morris were
out of the game against Kansas
State, Taylor
had the
per-
fect
op-
portunity to be
the hero for Kansas.
Instead, he neutral-
ized himself with
great plays and
head-scratching
blunders. He kept the Jayhawks
close with 12 points, going
8-for-9 from the free throw line.

Corey Thibodeaux
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question mArk
Tomlinson
Higgins
Burks
Relphorde
Bowling for BuffaloeS
Kansas hopes to ride its recent success and beat its western rival.
No. 1 KaNsas at colorado
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Big 12 Schedule Schedule
date opponent tv channel time
feb. 6 NeBRaSKa eSPNu 5 p.m.
feb. 8 at Texas eSPN 8 p.m.
feb. 13 IoWa STaTe eSPNu 7 p.m.
feb. 15 at Texas a&M eSPN 8 p.m.
feb. 20 CoLoRado Big12Network 3 p.m.
feb. 22 oKLaHoMa eSPN 8 p.m.
feb. 27 at oklahoma State eSPN 3 p.m.
March 3 KaNSaS STaTe Big12Network 7 p.m.
March 6 at Missouri CBS 1 p.m.
At A GlAnce
PlAyer to wAtch
question mArk
heAr ye, heAr ye
heAr ye, heAr ye
Collins
Taylor
Taylor
Henry
aldrich
Morris
dufault
Thorne II
Morningstar
Game Time (CT) TV Channel
Iowa State at Baylor 6:30 p.m. MC/fSNSW
Texas a&M at Missouri 8 p.m. eSPNu
CHAUNCEY BILLUpS wILL MISS Two
fREE THRowS
if the Jayhawks keep their hot streak going. Right now, the Jay-
hawks are playing very close to their No. 1 ranking and Colorado is
far from it. If Kansas comes in and puts up the kind of performance
its capable of, the crowd will be a non-factor. at the very worst,
there is a chance Jayhawk fans could overwhelm the Bufaloes with
their own chants, like so many other opponents before them.
CooRS EVENTS CENTER wILL RoCK
if the Jayhawks become complacent. They beat Missouri and
just beat a top-10 ranked rival in Kansas State. Now they are back
at No. 1. With two games up in the Big 12, its easy to feel satisfed
where they are. If any sort of comfort seeps into their gameplan,
it would put the Jayhawks in another Sherron Collins bail-out
situation. Kansas coach Bill Self and the players said it would not
happen, but who wouldnt?
prediction:
KANSAS 84, CoLoRADo 68
If this was a 3-on-3 game
with the shooting guards, small
forwards and power forwards,
Colorado would stand a chance.
unfortunately for the Bufaloes,
the point guards and the centers
have to play, too, which means
Sherron Collins and Cole aldrich
match up against Nate Tomlinson
and austin dufault, respectively.
The odds arent in Colorados favor.
If Cory Higgins and alec Burks can
put up 20 points apiece, which
isnt out of the question, and get
just a little help from the rest of
the team, Colorado has a chance
of pulling the upset. The Bufaloes
are 10-1 at home this year, losing
only to Kansas State by six.
Cory Higgins
Higgins is the best pure scorer
the Bufaloes have boasted since
Richard Roby graduated a couple
years ago. He wont be a frst team
all-conference
guy, but hell
certainly be on
the second or
third team. Hig-
gins is also one
of Colorados
best perimeter
defenders, pok-
ing away 1.9
steals per game.
He was already brilliant once
against a team from the Sunfower
State, netting 30 points in the Buf-
faloes 87-81 loss to Kansas State,
and he has scored 20 or more in
nine of Colorados 21 games.
will Alec Burks be able to
play?
Burks slipped through the
cracks in recruiting the only
other Big 12 team to ofer a
scholarship was Kansas State but
has turned into a real producer for
coach Jef Bzdelik, leading all Big
12 newcomers with 16.3 points
per game. Burks sprained his left
knee in Colorados heartbreaker
of a loss to Iowa State, but Bzdelik
sounded optimistic that Burks
would return. Though he cau-
tioned that Burks is day-to-day,
Bzdelik said were in good shape
here. If Burks can put up his usual
numbers, it will be a huge boost
for Colorado. If he cant play, the
Bufaloes are in trouble.
Thats a good get for Colorado
and a recruiting blunder by a
lot of folks. He averages 16-plus,
something like that. Hes good.
Hes a player, and he obviously fts
Jefs system.
Kansas coach Bill Self, on Colorado freshman
Alec Burks
Sherron Collins and Denis Clemente

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