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vshanker@kansan.com Before Wednesday nights hearing at the Kansas Union on SPQRs chalking violations, six members of SPQR lined one side of the oval table in togas while six red-shirted KUnited members sat opposite them in the Curry Room. Keith Adams, the election commission chairman, entered the room and immediately told SPQR that the hearing was professional and anyone without a shirt under the toga should get a shirt or leave. Two members decided to leave. It was that kind of night for SPQR. After a half hour of debate, the hearing committee composed of four elections commission members found SPQR in serious violation of the Student Senate elections code. In effect, SPQR has been ordered to clean and remove all SPQR related chalkings by 10 a.m. Thursday morning. If that isnt done, the coalition will be dissolved and no seats awarded to SPQR by vote will be granted. The voting members of the elections commission have determined that the intent of SPQR was malicious, and it has altered the political climate, Adams said. He also added that comments on SPQRs Facebook page showed intent to commit the violation and a refusal to pay any fines, so the commission decided against a monetary penalty. The violation had to do with SPQR campaign manager Brian Sultanas chalking of the best student leadership money can buy, and Fuck career politicians, next to KUniteds chalked messages. According to a brief by KUnited spokesman Marc Savoy, three

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research funding declines; hinders student experience

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mschmidt@kansan.com The future of federal funding for research at the University remains uncertain as the last of the stimulus money provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, ARRA, is spent this summer. Federal research grants provide funding sources for basic level research, which offer many graduate students income and experience at the University. The growth of research dollars from the federal dollars has been flat or declining in the past five to seven years, said Steve Warren, Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies. We cant do a lot without those federal dollars. While spending on research grew to $240 million in the fiscal year 2011, almost $24 million came from the temporary ARRA award, which has been mostly spent on infrastructure. While some research is financed privately or through the state, most of it is funded through federal agencies. Funding isnt going away, but theres less of it, and its harder to get, Warren said. Our advantage in this kind of market is that we have some very competitive faculty members. Theyll do fine and get through this. Kyle Camarda, associate professor of chemical and petroleum engineering, said 90 percent of his research relies on federal funding. He said most of that funding goes to pay graduate students assisting his research. Federal funding allows us to do more theoretical projects designed to help the general welfare of the population, Camarda said. Without that funding, I couldnt fund those graduate research students. Camardas current projects include improving anti-HIV drug delivery, making medications safer to use and increasing the efficiency of distillation, one of the greatest uses of energy in the world. Camarda said that federal funding pays for basic research that private companies would rarely support. But that basic research gives tools for companies to apply for more applied research, Camarda said. Brock Roughton, a graduate student from Denver, is working on his Ph.D. under Camarda. In his third year, Roughton is working under a grant given by the National Institute of Health. Federal funding allows more students to be involved in research and pursue graduate degrees, Roughton said. While his grant will expire next year, Roughton expects it will be renewed despite federal budget cuts. Roughton works with two other graduate students on projects meant to prevent negative immune response to medications. I think research is vital because it aims to seek truth, and that should always be encouraged in a society, Roughton said. Edited by Max Rothman

The student senate election commission ruled Wednesday night that SPQr committed chalking violations. The coalition was ordered to get rid of all SPQr chalking violations by 10 a.m. today. KUnited members witnessed the violation and documented it. Specifically, the commission ruled that SPQR violated section 409.B.6. of the code, which states, No individual shall remove, deface, obscure or otherwise tamper with the campaign materials of another candidate or coalition. The markings obscured KUniteds chalking under the code. The ruling was ludicrous, Sultana said. During the questioning period, the hearing committee asked both sides if they considered SPQR chalking as defacing, obscuring or tampering with KUniteds chalking. It also asked what each coalition thought was a reasonable distance between coalition chalking. Sultana said that his chalking did not by definition deface, obscure or tamper with KUniteds chalking since it wasnt altering the message in any way. Also, while maintaining that SPQR wasnt opposed to KUniteds aggressive chalking, Sultana said that KUniteds vast campaign filled the sidewalks, making it harder for SPQR to chalk without being close to KUnited. If its in fact not doing any of the four things of actually messing with the chalking of the other group, then its free for all, said Sultana on the freedom to chalk on the sidewalks. But Savoy said that the close proximity of SPQRs message affected KUniteds message. It was just tacking on an idea to a campaign that would dissuade students in the sense of harming the brand, Savoy said. It tampers with the message. Allison Kohn, KUniteds campaign manager, said KUnited has been trying to run the cleanest campaign in its history. It was just really offensive, said Kohn about SPQRs messages. We were just kind of shocked that our opponent would want to fight dirty. When asked if the two messages

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were supposed to be pointed attacks against KUnited, Sultana said it was a part of SPQRs message. Obviously we are running against KUnited, Sultana said. It specifically targets issues that we feel the students need to be informed about and be aware of. In that way, we do try to provide information statements that foster discourse. Savoy said the hearing committee was right in its decision. The commission has a wide range of discretion to act in broad ways, Savoy said. I think they did that tonight. I think it was within the realm of what they could do. The ruling gave SPQR 13 hours to clean up the chalking. Sultana was asked if SPQR will abide by the hearing committees ruling. Maybe the rain will come, he said. Edited by Amanda Gage

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Authors perspective moves students

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rsalyer@kansan.com A full Woodruff Auditorium listened as Jamaica Kincaid spoke about her famous writing Tuesday evening as a part of the Humanities Lecture Series presented by Hall Center for the Humanities. Kincaid, born Elaine Potter Richardson, grew up impoverished on the Caribbean island of Antigua, which was occupied by British forces during the 50s and 60s when Kincaid grew up. Her literature is best known for its use of landscapes, strong female characters and characters who struggle colonization. Some of her well-known work includes Annie John, A Small Place and Lucy. Kincaid classifies her works as autobiographical. Everything is autobiographical including the punctuation, Kincaid joked. It isnt true in the sense of court of law, but is true in a sense of my life. Kincaid shared a chapter of her new book See Now Then, which will not be released until September, and took questions from the audience, most of which were about her experience in Antigua. I am a product of the colonial experience, Kincaid said, referring to the racism and rigorous British school system she experienced in Antigua. I once had to copy books one and two of Paradise Lost as punishment in school.

Jamaica Kincaid, a west Indian writer, speaks for the Landscapes and Memory lecture held at Woodruff Auditorium at the Kansas Union Tuesday night. Kincaid has 15 publications of novels and poetry. For Kincaid, the love of reading is eventually what led her to write, and her passion for the two was infectious. Listening to her just really made me want to buy her new book and read more of her stuff, Jamie Fuller, a sophomore from Wichita, said, who attended as a part of her evolution class. She had so many interesting things to say and the way she says it really puts you in her shoes, Fuller said. I really enjoyed the perspective it offered. Samantha Simmons, communication coordinator for the Hall Center, said Kincaid was the finale of their lecture series this year, which had a multicultural focus. We tried to pick well known or famous authors that the audience would be most likely be familiar with, Simmons said. We hope people enjoyed her because she has such a unique experience to offer

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as a West Indian writer who is also an American citizen. Kinkaid, now a professor at Claremont McKenna College in California, signed books for the audience after her lecture. The Humanities Lecture Series begins again September 6 with poet Nikky Finney. Edited by Pat Strathman

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what: 12th Annual Race Ipsa wheRe: Green Hall wheN: 9 a.m. aBOUt: A 5k run/walk sponsored by the KU School of Law; registration starts at 8 a.m. and all proceeds go to Douglas County Legal Aid. what: Peace Corps Coffee Chat wheRe: Henrys Coffee Shop, 11 E. Eight St. wheN: 2 p.m. aBOUt: Looking to join the Peace Corps? Join Peace Corps recruiters and alumni to learn about the application process and programs. what: 24th Annual Powwow wheRe: Robinson Center wheN: 5 p.m. aBOUt: Come learn more about Native American culture with free activities.

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what: Prospective Student Information Session wheRe: Edwards Campus, overland Park wheN: 6:30 p.m. aBOUt: Looking to take classes at the Edwards Campus? Learn what student services and programs are available. what: Concert: KU Saxophone Quartets wheRe: Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall wheN: 7:30 p.m. aBOUt: The KU School of Music presents various saxophone performers. what: Campus Movie: Man on a Ledge wheRe: Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union wheN: 8 p.m. aBOUt: SUA presents a crime thriller featuring Sam Worthington of Avatar fame; tickets cost $2 for students.

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Barrels became canvases for campus and community organizations to decorate as part of the KU Rain Barrels on Parade project. More than 40 groups and individuals painted barrels in gardening and farming, Kansas spirit, and community categories. Children under the age of 12 could also enter in their own division. Photos of the barrels are posted on the KU Rain Barrels on Parade Facebook page. Voting is open until 10 a.m. Friday and people can vote by liking a barrels photo. The barrel in each category with the most likes will be included in the Lawrence Earth Day Parade on Saturday, April 14, at 11 a.m. which starts at Buford Watson Park and ends at South Park. After the parade, all the barrels will be auctioned off on April 23 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Kansas Ballroom and the proceeds will go to the KU Student Rain Garden. The evening will also include four panel discussions on the environment moderated by the KU Environs, said the organizations president, Kim Scherman, a senior from Eudora.
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Murder charge for Zimmerman

SANFoRD, Fla. The neighborhood watch volunteer who shot Trayvon Martin to death had been out of touch and, his ex-lawyer says, a little bit over the edge before his arrest on a second-degree murder charge. As George Zimmerman turned himself in Wednesday in the Feb. 26 shooting of the unarmed black teen, experts offered this advice: Stop talking. My advice to the client would be, Save it for the trial. It cant help you. said Roy Kahn, a Miami defense attorney,. The 28-year-old Sanford man was in custody in Florida after a puzzling disappearance that had his lawyers expressing concern for his health and announcing they couldnt represent him anymore. Zimmerman had called special prosecutor Angela Corey, his former lawyers said, had an off-the-record chat with a Fox News Channel host and put up a website asking supporters for money. It would not be in a clients best interest to give any statement before its his time to testify at trial, Kahn said.
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Voting link corrected for student elections

The student elections voting link is on the KU homepage after a miscommunication was resolved between the Student Senate elections commission and University Relations. Student Senate and presidential voting started at 6 a.m. Wednesday, but no link was available for students to vote. The link was added between 11 and

11:15 a.m. Keith Adams, the commission chair, said the commission originally arranged to have the link on the website through KU Information Technology, but the link was fixed after the commission contacted University Relations.
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of him as a flip-flopper. Hell likely look to his right for a running mate. Also, President Barack Obama keeps highlighting wide differences between them, even suggesting the choice will be as stark as the 1964 race between President Lyndon B. Johnson and Barry Goldwater. That may be a bit of a stretch, but its a point Obama keeps hammering home as he continues to paint Romney as out of touch and beholden to the rich. He did it again Wednesday, promoting his proposal for a minimum tax on millionaires for the second day in a row.

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Romney to try to repair damage with women, Hispanic voters

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Mitt Romney finally is free to focus on the November election. But the all-but-crowned GOP presidential nominee still has a difficult course to navigate. Pushed to the right in the brutal primary battle, he now can try to repair the damage he was dealt and reach out to constituencies he will need in the general election. Polls show he trails seriously among women voters and has problems with Hispanics because of his hardline positions on immigration. Romney aide Eric Fehrnstrom famously suggested that Romney, a moderate as governor of Massachusetts, could reset his strategy after nailing down the GOP nomination much like one would start a new picture on an Etch A Sketch toy. With the exit of Rick Santorum, Romney doesnt have to talk conservative anymore, said conservative radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh. Will he continue to do so? We will find out. It wont take very long. Of course, its not that simple. Romney cant afford to further alienate conservatives, who have yet to embrace him warmly. He needs to rally them for November. And any overt tack to the middle would reinforce criticism first leveled by Republicans

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Tsunami warnings cause widespread panic in Indonesia

Two massive earthquakes triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings for Indonesia on Wednesday, sending panicked residents fleeing to high ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles. No deadly waves or serious damage resulted, and a watch for much of the Indian Ocean was lifted after a few hours. Women and children cried in Aceh, where memories are still raw of a 2004 tsunami that killed 170,000 people in the province alone. Others screamed God is great as they poured from their homes or searched frantically ASSocIAtED PRESS for separated family members. Residents flood the streets following a tsunami alert in Indonesia. The alert The U.S. Geological Survey said was triggerd by an 8.6-magnitude earthquake of the coast of Indonesia. the first 8.6-magnitude quake was a shallow 22 kilometers (14 miles), hitrim of the Indian Ocean, from Australia one year ago have left the world ting in the sea 270 miles from Acehs and India to as far off as Africa, that a much better prepared. provincial capital. seismically charged wave could head Sirens sounded along coastlines An alert that followed from the their way. and warnings spread like wildfire by Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Two deadly tsunamis in the last de- mobile phone text messaging. Hawaii advised countries all along the cade the most recent off Japan just

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Putin supports building of new NATO facility in Russia

moScow Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called NATO a relic of the Cold War era, but said Russia should nonetheless continue supporting the alliances mission in Afghanistan. Putin, who won a third presidential term last month, defended the governments intention to offer NATO a new logistics facility on Russian territory to facilitate transit of military cargo to and from Afghanistan. Its in our national interests to help maintain stability in Afghanistan, Putin told lawmakers who voiced concerns that a NATO facility on Russian soil would threaten its security. Moscow has provided the U.S. and other NATO member states with air corridors and railway routes for carrying supplies to and from landlocked Afghanistan the link that has become particularly important since Pakistan partially blocked NATO supplies from crossing its territory following an alliance airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani
border troops in November. The new deal, which is now being considered by the Russian government, would for the first time allow alliance members to set up a logistics facility in the Volga River city of Ulyanovsk for troops and cargo on Russian territory. Putin said that while Russia sees the alliance as a Cold War relic and has been critical of some of its actions, it views NATOs efforts in Afghanistan as crucial for its own security interests, helping prevent instability from spreading into ex-Soviet Central Asia. He said the new logistics facility wouldnt be a military base, simply offering NATO a stopover for air transit. Relations between Russia, the United States and NATO have soured over U.S.led NATO missile defense plan that Washington says is aimed at deflecting a potential Iranian threat. Moscow fears it will eventually become powerful enough to undermine Russias nuclear deterrent.

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Victory for South Koreas ruling party in parliament

South Koreas ruling party claimed a majority Thursday in a parliamentary vote that centered on domestic issues but had implications for Seouls relationship with the North. President Lee Myung-baks conservative Saenuri Party was expected to win at least 152 seats while his liberal rivals were set to claim 140 in the race for 300 parliamentary seats, the National Election Commission said with 1 percent of ballots left uncounted. South Koreans went to the polls a day earlier.

After being pronounced dead, baby found alive in morgue

A mother in Argentina said she fell to her knees in shock after finding her baby alive in a coffin in the morgue nearly 12 hours after the girl had been declared dead. Analia Bouguet named her newborn Luz Milagros, or Miracle Light. The tiny girl, born three months premature, was in critical but improving condition Wednesday in the same hospital where the staff pronounced her stillborn on April 3. The case became public Tuesday when Rafael Sabatinelli, the deputy health minister in the northern province of Chaco, announced in a

SEoUL, South Korea

Ties between the two Koreas plummeted during Lees tenure, with two attacks Seoul blames on Pyongyang killing 50 South Koreans in 2010. North Korea also conducted a long-range rocket launch and tested a nuclear device in 2009. After North Korean leader Kim Jong Il died in December and his son Kim Jong Un took over, Pyongyang stepped up criticism of Lee, accusing his government of failing to pay proper respect to Kim Jong Il. South Korea, the U.S. and others have urged the North to cancel

a rocket launch it plans as soon as Thursday, calling it a cover to test long-range missile technology rather than the peaceful satellite launch Pyongyang claims. Lees government has said it will shoot down any rocket parts that threaten to fall onto the Souths territory. Despite Pyongyangs rocket preparations, the launch wasnt a major issue in Wednesdays elections, which were largely seen as a way to gauge public sentiment ahead of Decembers presidential polls. Voters have said they care more about economic and other domestic issues.

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news conference that five medical professionals involved have been suspended pending an official investigation. Bouguet told the TeleNoticias TV channel in an interview Tuesday night that doctors gave her the death certificate just 20 minutes after the baby was born, and that she still hasnt received a birth certificate for her tiny girl. Bouguet said the baby was quickly put in a coffin and taken to the morgues refrigeration room. Twelve hours passed before she and her husband were able to open the coffin to say their last goodbyes.

She said thats when the baby trembled. She thought it was her imagination then she realized the little girl was alive, and dropped to her knees on the morgue floor in shock. A morgue worker quickly picked up the girl and confirmed she was alive. Then, Bouguets brother grabbed the baby and ran to the hospitals neonatal intensive care unit, shouting for the doctors. The baby was so cold, Bouguet said, that it was like carrying a bottle of ice. A week later, the baby is improving.

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Smugglers exploit applicants

ASSocIAtED PRESS SAN DIEGO, Calif. For years, smugglers have used classified ads to recruit people to drive drugs across the border. Now, the U.S. government is fighting back with ads of its own. The ads by smugglers offer jobs as security guards, housecleaners and cashiers, and applicants are later told they have to drive company cars to the United States. They arent told, however, that the vehicles are carrying drugs. Starting this week, U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement began buying ad space in Tijuana newspapers to warn jobseekers they might be unwitting targets. Why dont we do the same thing that (cartels are) doing? Its successful for them. Why wouldnt it be successful for us? Lester Hayes, a group supervisor for ICE in San Diego, recalls his agents telling him. There have been 39 arrests since February 2011 at San Diegos two border crossings tied to newspaper ads for seemingly legitimate jobs, according to ICE, which hadnt seen such significant numbers before. Those arrests have yielded 3,400 pounds of marijuana, 75 pounds of cocaine and 100 pounds of methamphetamine a tiny fraction of total seizures but enough to convince U.S. authorities that smugglers are increasingly turning to the recruitment technique. Drug smugglers always look to exploit weak links along the 1,954mile border, even if the window of opportunity is brief. In the past several years, they have turned to makeshift boats on the Pacific Ocean and ultralight aircraft in the deserts of California and Arizona. In the San Diego area, there has been a spike in teenagers strapping drugs to their bodies to walk across the border from Tijuana. Some suddenly popular techniques are limited to particular pockets of the border. For instance, ICE has not spotted significant spikes in newspaper ads outside of San Diego. Ads that authorities connect to drug smugglers appear innocuous. They offer work in the United States an invitation that only people who can cross the border legally need apply with a phone number and sometimes a location to apply in person. New hires are told they must drive company cars across the border, typically to a fast-food restaurant or shopping center in San Diego, according to ICE. When they arrive, they are often told there will be no work after all that day and must leave the car and walk back to Mexico after being paid a small amount. The drivers are typically paid $50 to $200 a trip much less than the $1,500 to $5,000 that seasoned smugglers are typically paid for such trips, Hayes said. The tactic lowers expenses for drug traffickers and also lures drivers who are less likely to appear nervous when questioned by a border inspector because they are never told they are ferrying drugs, said Millie Jones, an assistant special agent in charge of investigations for ICE in San Diego.

Mismanagement of funds leads to $1 billion settlement

ASSocIAtED PRESS YAKIMA, Wash. The federal government will pay more than $1 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by American Indian tribes over mismanagement of tribal money and trust lands, under a settlement announced Wednesday. The agreement resolves claims brought by 41 tribes from across the country to reclaim money lost in mismanaged accounts and from royalties for oil, gas, grazing and timber rights on tribal lands. The settlement was announced jointly by the Justice Department and the Interior Department, which manages more than 100,000 leases on tribal trust lands and about 2,500 tribal trust accounts for more than 250 federally recognized tribes. These settlements fairly and honorably resolve historical grievances over the accounting and management of tribal trust funds, trust lands, and other non-monetary trust resources that, for far too long, have been a source of conflict between Indian tribes and the United States, Attorney General Eric Holder said. Ending the long-running dispute allows the governments involved to move beyond distrust and antagonism, and empowers Indian communities going forward, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said. All tribes have had a dark relationship with the federal government, said Gary Hayes, chairman of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, whose reservation covers southwest Colorado, southeast Utah and northern New Mexico. But the settlements will assist tribal governments in supplementing decades of inadequate funding throughout Indian Country, helping to improve public safety, infrastructure and health care, he said. The seeds that we plant today will profit us in the future and continue for generations to come, Hayes said. The latest announcement follows a $3.4 billion settlement in a class-action lawsuit brought by the late Elouise Cobell, a member of the Blackfeet Tribe from Browning, Montana.

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LoS ANGELES proving the adage that theres nothing as complicated in Hollywood as a hit, Gary Ross wont direct Catching Fire, the second installment in Lionsgates massively popular The Hunger Games franchise. After several weeks of reports that the parties were haggling over money and deal points, both studio and director made statements in an email from Lionsgate that sought to dismiss those reports even as they confirmed that they were parting ways. Ross led the statement, saying that Despite recent speculation in the media, and after difficult but sincere consideration, I have decided not to direct Catching Fire. As a writer and a director, I simply dont have the time I need to write and prep the movie I would have wanted to make because of the fixed and tight production schedule. The second installment of the Jennifer Lawrence-starring franchise based on Suzanne Collins book series is scheduled to come out in November 2013. Thats about 19 months away not a luxurious timetable, but hardly a bang-bang one either. Ross went on to call directing The Hunger Games the happiest experience of my professional life. Then, addressing the reports, he said, Contrary to what has been reported, negotiations with Lionsgate have not been problematic. They have also been very understanding of me through this difficult decision. Lionsgate followed the Ross statement by saying that it was very sorry that Gary Ross has chosen not to direct Catching Fire, adding that he did an incredible job on the first film and we are grateful for his work. It also said, This will not be the end of our relationship, as we consider Ross to be part of the Lionsgate family and look forward to working with him in the future. The news will inevitably spark a new round of speculation, calling to mind another famous director-studio separation after a hit: Catherine Hardwickes highprofile departure from Summits Twilight Saga. As in that case, the studio in question was run by Rob Friedman (Summit and Lionsgate were recently combined into one entity), though there are also some differences. Hardwickes Twilight, for instance, did not earn reviews as strong as Ross The Hunger Games. The guessing game can now begin in earnest on which director should take on Catching Fire, which centers on katniss Everdeen and peeta Mellark after they leave the Arena in the titular games. The film already has a shiny pedigree in one respect: Simon Beaufoy, the oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire scribe, is penning the new film.
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MCClaTChy-TribuNe other notable reunions are being staged: Texas avant-punk group At the Drive In, which broke up in 2001, and the Afghan Whigs, the Greg Dulli-led Cincinnati band that also imploded in 2001. Think youve seen and heard some of this lineup before? You have. The Chili Peppers return to headline Lollapalooza for the third time, having done it previously in 1992 and 2006. Also making at least their second visits to the festival are the Black Keys, Jack White (who appeared previously with the Raconteurs), Miike Snow, Bloc Party, the Temper Trap and Delta Spirit. Only a smattering of worldmusic acts are represented, including Brazils O Rappa, Chiles Los Jaivas and Malis Amadou & Mariam. Youll also have to dig pretty deep to find hip-hop, represented by Childish Gambino, Doomtree and Macklemore & Lewis. In its early years during the 90s, the festival became a stepping stone for a large number of cutting-edge rock acts toward wider recognition. That role has diminished in recent years as Lollapalooza has reinvented itself as more of a mainstream festival for rock, while the electronic component has restored some of its youthful vitality. This years lineup boasts at least a dozen up-and-comers aiming to broaden their audience. These include Canadian artist the Weeknd, alternative R&B vocalist Frank Ocean, British folk-soul singer Michael Kiwanuka, blues guitarist Gary Clark Jr., soulrockers Alabama Shakes, Merrill Garbus and her band Tune-Yards, and singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten. Tickets ($230 for a three-day pass) are on sale at lollapalooza. com. Specific days for each act will be announced at a later date, at which point single-day tickets will go on sale. Last year, 270,000 fans attended over three days, a Lollapalooza record.

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My class has 65 girls and 7 guys. Dont worry ladies, Im built for endurance. My professor just told us she used to be a bartender at Louises. Id call you a tool but even they serve a purpose. The KU campaigners are speaking in my class. you cant escape! To the guy who saved us all from the parking garage last night: you deserve a free parking pass. To the cute redhead waiting for the Wescoe bathroom: sorry I took so long, I swear I wasnt pooping. That awkward moment when you think the water bottles are filled with water, but your roommate filled them with vodka. Surprise! Silly girl, rhinestones never made anyones butt look smaller. I do not care who wins the election, they are still going to draw a salary and increase my student fees for stupid crap. Totally just got fooled by the penny glued to the ground in front of budig right after reading about the other victim that got fooled by the quarter. Thought I was getting lucky today. Hygenic people unite! I wasnt trying to pick my nose, it just itched inside and I had to go for it and it happened to be a booger. No shame. Id like to think of my egg as a basket, my birth control as Jeff Withey, and sperm as tiny basketballs. you get the metaphor. I go to KwikShop to buy my groceries so I can use beak em bucks. My boyfriend told me to check myself before I wrecked myself. Without missing a beat I told him hed be the one wrecking me. Bad choice of words. That awkward moment when you check out a guy running and you almost run into a wall. Whoops! I dont cheat on tests. I Photoshop my transcripts. oh gosh, KUnited reps are covering both sides of Jayhawk Boulevard. Theres no avoiding them. I hate talking to my lab mates and realizing that I dont know any of their names, even after a whole semester. The ringtone on the construction workers phone was Alicia Keys. Do not be ashamed, mister sir! Just got attacked and followed by a candidate! When they say active tabling they mean it! To the blonde who works at the math office. you are sweet, beautiful and youre the reason I turn homework in early on Tuesdays.

his Summer, Pixar is releasing their latest animated film, Brave. Though the film is being praised by critics for featuring Pixars first female protagonist, the film might not be as progressive as you think. Pixar and its parent company, Disney, have struggled to come up with a likeable, strong female character and Brave does not look poised to remedy that. Brave tells the story of Princess Merida, the daughter of a king who rebels against her parents wishes when they try to marry her off. The trailer shows a litany of unworty suitors being paraded in front of the young princess only to have her roll her eyes and ignore them. When an archery contest is held to see who can win the princesss hand, Merida takes to the field, announcing that shell be competing to win her own hand. She nails three bulls-eyes in a row before turning to glare at her mother. The main mistake that Brave seems to be making, one that Disney and countless other studios have made, is that they think having a female protagonist means the story has to be about them being a woman and the oppression that

Disney trivializes womens struggles

By Lou Schumaker
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women face. Disney tried a similar tactic with Jasmine in Aladdin and Ariel in The Little Mermaid. It would be one thing if these movies were really groundbreaking looks into the struggles facing women in todays world, but they really come off like half-assed attempts to make the company look progressive. Jasmine is an especially egregious example of this. Disney attempted to make Jasmine a so-called Strong Female Character by having her complain about her fathers attempts to marry her off at every given opportunity. While the message might be progressive (though not that progressive; Im fairly certain everyone believes a woman should get to choose her husband already), the character comes off as shrewish and annoying.

If I had to rank my favorite characters from Aladdin, she would come in eighth behind the evil Jafar, her incompetent father, and a decorative rug that has zero dialogue. Many people like to say the abundance of unlikeable, but objectively good female characters like Jasmine or Marge Simpson is because men cant write good roles for women. While there is certainly a troubling lack of female writers in Hollywood, I think this is too easy of an answer. I would say that the most feminist filmmaker currently working is Quentin Tarantino. Five of his seven movies feature female protagonists and three of those (Death Proof and the two Kill Bill movies) go even further and feature women almost exclusively. However, what makes these movies feminist is not the number of female characters as how they are presented. In Kill Bill vol. 1 and Kill Bill vol. 2, Uma Thurman plays an assassin who hunts down the members of the primarily female Deadly Viper Assassination Squad. In a normal action movie, there might be a scene where she gets cornered by bad guys who

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laugh at her because they think a woman cant be dangerous, showing off how progressive it is to have a woman in the lead role. But Tarantino at no point makes a big deal that she and her former colleagues are women. He acts like thats a perfectly normal way for things to be. Similarly, Inglourious Basterds [sic] does not make a big deal out of having a woman, Shosanna, get as much screen-time as the title characters in World War II movie. Its just the way it is. While Pixar and other studios try to seem progressive by showing off the few female protagonists they have, filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino and Joss Whedon (whom I unfortunately didnt have enough room to discuss), create films and TV shows where the genders are balanced and then expect everyone else to follow suit. As Brave and other movies like it get released, remember that constantly tells you how progressive it is isnt always that. Schumaker is a senior in Film and Media Studies from Overland Park.

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n open letter to actor Ryan Gosling:

Dear Mr. Gosling, Last week I heard about how you saved a real-life woman (again) from almost certain peril! I was really impressed, having shied away from doing the same thing on multiple occasions and, indeed, been saved by women in like manner. Im a really big fan of your acting, and you seem like a genuine standup guy. Id like to buy you several beers and a couple of shots while we discuss how I can win the heart of the inexpressibly lovely and talented Michelle Williams. I expected that the damsel whom you saved (an ostensibly left-wing journalist named Laurie Penny) would react like any fairytale princess (or me for that matter) and swoon in profuse thanks over your selflessness and winsome personality. Because Im greedy, Id also ask you what your favorite part working on Blue Valentine was. But did she really say, I dont believe that the fact that A-list celebrities occasionally act like human beings is in itself news it might have been slightly newsworthy had Mr. Gosling simply floated by on a cloud of his own cultural significance whilst a young woman got smeared into the tarmac,

By Daniel Obermeier
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but lucky for me, even the most chiseled-jawed of us are usually boringly dependable in times of minor peril.? That was a rhetorical question- she said that and much more via the Internet. Apparently getting saved by you is the perfect opportunity to teach everyone else how meaningless it is to be saved at all. Well Mr. Gosling (may I call you Ryan?), we all make mistakes about the people we save. We all might save some self-righteous journalist who was too busy thinking about the importance of reproductive freedom to womens rights to look both ways. Unless I misinterpret Ms. Pennys sentiments, she would rather be smeared on the tarmac than have people think well of you. I was amused by the New York Magazine websites description of Ms. Penny as, one of those leftietypes who is so sanctimonious they make you want to vote Republican out of sheer spite. Aint it the truth?

Ryan, I know you do a lot of charity work and thats fantastic, but Ive always had this instinctual distaste for people so busy volunteering for humanity theyve forgotten how to be civil to their fellow man. You, my excellent actor friend, do a marvelous job of doing the right thing while not rubbing it in everyones face. As a member of the world, I have no desire to be saved by Laurie Penny or her busy work causes. I have enough trouble actually living in the ordinary way which you so excellently portray in Drive, The Notebook, The Believer, and The Ides of March. In summation, it was her luck (and our misfortune) to be so heroically rescued. Really, Ryan, Id hope that if I was saved by you or anyone, I would have the graciousness to thank you publicly then continue doing things that hardly anybody cares about. The things you do will stand as great monuments to what an unbelievably goodhearted person you are. As much love as Im legally allowed to send, Daniel Obermeier P.S. As a personal favor to me, would you please portray Malcolm X in a movie? Obermeier is a junior in history from Olathe.

ifty one years ago, on April 12, 1961, history was written when Yuri Gagarin became the first man to go to space. He walked through the door leading to the cosmos for the rest of mankind to follow him. Every year on this day people around the world remind themselves of the advances in space exploration since the first bold leap of Gagarin. So I decided to at least write about his flight today to mark the 51st anniversary of the first manned space flight and how the world celebrates humanitys spaceflight as Yuris Night. Out of more than 3000 applicants to the first cosmonaut program, only 200 were short listed. Out of these, 20 were selected after extensive tests. Only 6 of them were named to be the first cosmonauts to go to space. Out of those 6, it was announced that the first two would be Gagarin, with Titov serving as the backup cosmonaut. The rocket carrying a Vostok 3KA capsule with Yuri Gagarin strapped inside blasted off the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 6:07 UTC on April 12, 1961. Russia made an official announcement of Gagarins flight only when his capsule had reached a stable orbit 25 minutes after the launch. The whole flight lasted 108 minutes, during which he completed one orbit around the Earth. The Vostok capsule was not designed to land with a cosmonaut onboard because of a high,

unsafe landing speed, since it did not have retro rockets to slow it down. According to the mission plan, the cosmonaut had to eject at an altitude of 4 miles and descend with his parachute. On the morning of the launch, only a handful of people knew about Yuri Gagarin, but that night he became a world celebrity. You might ask what you are going do about it. You can start by celebrating tonight! Gagarins first flight has been celebrated every year since 1961, but in the year 2001, Yuris Nighta global celebration of humanitys past, present, and future in spacewas started. This party is in memory of Gagarins first spaceflight and also the first space shuttle launch on April 12, 1981 (the dates are just coincidence and were not planned since the Shuttle launch was postponed by two days). Last year, which marked the 50th anniversary of first manned spaceflight, over 100,000 people attended 567 officially-recognized events in 75 countries to celebrate Yuris Night. The nearest officially recognized Yuris Night celebration is in Wichita. Since it is too late to contact the host in Wichita, I say go and celebrate tonight. Have an all night techno, go stargazing, or gather with your friends at a bar. Dhaval Mysore Krishna is a masters student in aerospace engineering from Mysore, India

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Santorums exit changes Romneys focus

s Rick Santorum finally suspended his Presidential campaign on April 10, I must raise my hand and admit my foolishness. If youll recall, which I doubt you will, I wrote about Santorums prospects on this very page immediately following the South Carolina primary. I said, If Santorum is around by Super Tuesday (March 6), Ill be highly surprised. Who knew that hed stick around for as long as he did? Lets do a quick Santorum caucus/primary win recap. The man I said wouldnt resonate with voters won in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Colorado, Missouri, Tennessee, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. He won 285 delegates, which is a far cry from the 1,144 necessary to become the Republican Presidential nominee but is second only to Mitt Romney. Mr. Santorum clearly ran a campaign that mattered to the rural and religious communities and was very popular

By Billy McCroy
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with Midwestern voters. While the immediate reasons for his suspension are commendable; his three year old daughter has been in the hospital for a week. There are many within the GOP sphere that think Santorums dropout timing was due to the fact that he wanted to spare himself the humiliation of losing the Pennsylvania primary, his home state, in hopes of running in 2016 or 2020. In a Washington Post opinion piece, Ralph Reed, a longtime social conservative activist said, He [Santorum]...[is] the most...insurgent conservative candidate since [Ronald] Reagan in

1976. My guess is we havent heard the last from Rick Santorum. No matter the real reasons, it was about time that he dropped out of the Republican race for the good of the party in November. Traditionally, Presidential nomination campaigns have been decided by the late spring. Ultimately, the GOP must remind themselves that the real goal is winning in November and infighting will only hurt whomever comes out of Tampa with the nomination. The strongest Republican nominee throughout the process has been Romney. However, it is clear that voters attempted to find someone else. The nomination process has been a carousel of potential Romney opponents; Herman Cain, Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich and finally Rick Santorum. All have had their chance to seriously challenge Romney yet none of them have been able to sustain that challenge. It was Romneys nomination to lose and he has buoyed himself

against polarizing himself against any potential voters in a move that shows great foresight. In the last weeks, Romney has shifted his targeting away from his fellow Republican nominee candidates and focused on attacking the President directly. For all practical purposes, the Republican Presidential nomination race is over, Mitt Romney is the clear victor. It is a joke that Newt Gingrich thinks he still adds anything to the discussion. Gingrich was billed as just the right sort of conservative candidate that Southern conservatives would flock to, arguably the strongest wing within the GOP. But Gingrich hasnt carried a significant number of counties outside of South Carolina, Florida and Georgia, his home state. Gingrich has been deeply ensconced in third place for quite some time and likely wont surpass Santorums number of delegates. Ron Paul would argue with a wall, if given the chance, so its no surprise

he hasnt dropped out. He receives the benefit of at least having a small share of the GOP race spotlight before he inevitably becomes the Libertarian candidate. As the clear nominee for President from the Republican party, Mitt Romney must now focus on relating with voters. While his popularity amongst the center of the Republican party and Northeastern voters, he has a lot to do in the South and Midwest. Hell have to either distance himself with the Massachusetts healthcare system he put in place or do a better job of explaining why it isnt the same as Obamacare. And while his financial background should help him with American business owners, both big and small, his image thus far has been that of the elitist, Northeastern one-percenter. But what do I know? My bet for Santorum was a month and 285 delegates short. McCroy is a senior in economics from Des Moines, Iowa.

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atilson@kansan.com Behind a strong offensive night from several hitters, the Kansas softball team outhit and outscored a struggling Wichita State team in both games of Wednesdays doubleheader. Kansas (26-12, 3-9) posted 22 hits, combined for 17 runs and moved to a three game winning streak. Kansas came out swinging in its first game at Arrocha Ballpark in more than two weeks. After a Wichita State (7-31, 0-12) home run in the top of the first, Kansas reclaimed the lead in the bottom half with two runs of its own. The Jayhawks then sent 12 hitters to the plate in a seven-run second inning. The resulting 9-1 lead would hold until the run-rule ended the game after five innings. Junior infielder Mariah Montgomery, who went 1 for 3 with a run scored and an RBI, said the offense was able to feed off of one another throughout the first two innings. Its contagious, Montgomery said. Its like a snowball effect. We see the momentum we get from taking a walk or getting a hit and everything flows after that. Eight Kansas players recorded at least one hit in the game as the team posted the most runs in a single game since March 9. Freshman pitcher Alicia Pille (13-6) cruised after the first inning. She allowed just two hits on the night, striking out four and walking none. The game marked the fourth time Kansas has run-ruled an opponent this season. It took a bit longer for Kansas to break through in the second game, but when it did, the runs poured in, yet again. After falling behind by a run in the first inning, Kansas went scoreless until the third. Then, a lead off walk by sophomore outfielder Elsa Moyer followed by a single from sophomore infielder Ashley Newman set the table for the heart of the lineup. Two singles and a sacrifice fly gave Kansas a 2-1 lead before Montgomery stepped to the plate with two runners on. Montgomery launched her sixth home run of the season just over the wall in left, knocking in three runs and giving Kansas a big inning. She needed it, coach Megan Smith said of the home run. Shes been a little up and down lately, and she needed to have a day like today. Offensively she stepped up. Montgomery said it felt good to hit the ball on the barrel, but credited her coaches with building and maintaining her confidence through ups and downs. Sophomore pitcher Morgan Druhan (8-4) picked up the win but struggled with her command. She walked five and struck out five before being relieved after four innings by Pille. Smith admitted the emotion of a run-rule victory can make it difficult to regain focus quickly and said that could have contributed to a slower start in the second game. In the end, Kansas took care of business in its midweek matchup before No. 4 Texas comes to Lawrence for a three-game series Friday. For freshman infielder Chanin Naudin, thats all that really matters. We could have probably produced more or did little things differently, but we still pulled out wins that we needed. edited by Bre Roach

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boStoN Paul Pierce overcame a miserable shooting game with a key jumper in overtime and Rajon Rondo finished with a triple-double with 20 assists, 10 points and 10 rebounds to lift the surging boston Celtics to an 88-86 win over the atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. Kevin Garnett had 22 points and grabbed 12 boards before fouling out with just under 3 minutes left in ot, and brandon bass, who also hit a jumper in ot, scored 21 points. It was Rondos 19th straight game with double digits in assists. Jeff teague led the Hawks with 21 points and Josh Smith had 20 with 11 rebounds. the Hawks had won eight of 11 since losing to boston at home on March 19. It was the Celtics 11th win in 14 games. Pierce finished with 14 points. bass and Pierce hit jumpers, giving boston an 88-84 lead early in the ot, but the Hawks sliced it to a one possession game on Kirk Hinrichs open jumper. the teams traded turnovers over the next 2 minutes with the Hawks Smith getting picked cleanly by Pierce with 30 seconds to play, but the Celtics captain was called for an offensive foul on the other end with 10.1 seconds to go. Smith front-rimmed a 3 and boston gained possession after a battle for the rebound went out of bounds off a Hawks player in front of bostons bench with 1.3 seconds left. boston inbounded the ball to Rondo, who fired it in the air as the horn sounded. Pierce, just 6 of 19 from the floor, raised his arms in triumph. In a back and forth fourth quarter during which the teams traded the lead five times, boston went up 8281 on Garnetts jumper from the top of the key with 1:26 to go, but Zaza Pachulia hit one of two free throws on the Hawks next possession, tying it with 74 seconds left. bass then hit a short jumper in the lane and the Hawks tied it again on Joe Johnsons jumper with 47 seconds to play.
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Nick Collison, at Ku 1999-2003 Forward, Oklahoma City Thunder markieff morris, at Ku 2008-2011 Forward, phoenix suns
Morris and the suns handed the timberwolves their sixth straight loss on Monday after he put up 21 points and six rebounds. the suns have now won their last five of six, and the timberwolves are now four of 14 without Ricky Rubio. In Morris previous game, he had 13 (four of five) points in 26 minutes of playing time, with one three-pointer, five rebounds and two blocks. Upcoming games: april 11 at Memphis, april 13 at Houston, april 14 at san antonio, april 16 vs. Portland, april 18 vs. Oklahoma City On sunday, Collison posted six points (three of five) in 22 minutes of playing time. He also pulled down nine rebounds (seven offensive), had four assists, three steals and one block. the thunder would go on to beat toronto 91-75. Collison had eight points on Friday to go with eight rebounds and one assist, however they lost to Indiana 98-103. Upcoming games: april 11 vs. la Clippers, april 13 vs. sacramento, april 14 at Minnesota, april 16 at la Clippers, april 18 at Phoenix

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Not much to add about Paul Pierce, as he has been shooting lights out of late. On saturday, Pierce helped the Celtics out of a two-game losing streak, putting up a team-high 24 points in an 86-72 win over the Pacers. He followed that performance with a 17-point outing against the 76ers. He shot seven of 12 while hitting two of four threes with five rebounds and three assists. the Celtics, who were once thought to be in a rebuilding year, have now played themselves into possible championship contenders. Upcoming games: april 11 vs. atlanta, april 13 at toronto, april 14 at New Jersey, april 15 at Charlotte, april 17 at New York

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Brandon rush, at Ku 2005-2008 Guard, Golden state Warriors

Rush helped the Warriors to a 112-97 victory over the Nuggets on saturday, with a 20-point game. He shot eight of 17 from the field and hit four of six three-pointers to go along with five rebounds and two assists. Upcoming games: april 11 at Portland, april 12 vs. Dallas, april 14 vs. la Clippers, april 16 vs. san antonio, april 18 vs. la lakers

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CLEVELAND For four games, the Cleveland Indians had trouble hitting when it mattered. On Wednesday, the offense had its most productive game of the young season, but the rest of the team faltered in a 10-6 loss to the Chicago White Sox. The Indians ended their first homestand with a 1-4 record, which included a 16-innning loss on opening day and a defeat in 12 innings the following game. Cleveland, which had scored 14 runs and batted .153 in its first four games, begins a nine-game trip Friday in Kansas City. The homestand could have gone a little better, even when we struggled so bad offensively, manager Manny Acta said. We put ourselves in a position to win a couple of games and things just didnt work out. Although the Indians poor play in spring training has carried over into the season, Acta thinks its too early to consider personnel changes. Five games is not going to make me panic about my bullpen, my offense, defense or anything like that, Acta said. We have to give it a little more time. Jason Masterson, coming off a dominant outing against Toronto in the season opener, gave up four runs in the first. An error by third baseman Jack Hannahan made one of the runs unearned. A fifth-inning error by first baseman Casey Kotchman helped the White Sox score another unearned run. The bullpen only added to the trouble. Relievers Dan Wheeler and Rafael Perez gave up home runs in the sixth to turn a 5-4 deficit into a six-run game. We swung the bats better, but we didnt pitch well enough or play good enough defense, Acta said. If not for Chris Perezs ninthinning meltdown in the opener, Masterson would have been the winning pitcher. The Indians best starter last season held Toronto to

With Cleveland Indians catcher Carlos santana watching at right, Chicago White soxs a.J. Pierzynski (12) is congratulated by teammate Paul konerko (14) after hitting a three-run home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game in Cleveland on Wednesday, april 11. one run in eight innings, and that came on Jose Bautistas home run. Masterson (0-1) ran into problems immediately against Chicago. After Alejandro De Aza started the game with a single, Hannahans throw to first on Brent Morels bunt was wide. A run-scoring single by Adam Dunn and an RBI double by Paul Konerko followed. Mastersons wild pitch added another run before A.J. Pierzynski hit a sacrifice fly. Masterson was a little inconsistent with his command, but he threw the ball well, Acta said. We didnt play good defense behind him in the first inning that really hurt us. Masterson then held Chicago scoreless until the fifth. Kotchman dropped shortstop Asdrubal Cabreras throw on Moriels grounder. Dunn singled and Konerkos RBI single added another unearned run. Masterson was charged with five runs (three earned) and eight hits in five innings. He struck out two and walked one. I didnt totally know where the ball was going early on, he said. I kind of settled down and worked through it. Thanks to Travis Hafner, the Indians managed to get back in the game. He hit a solo homer in the

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fourth and followed with a two-run double in the fifth, but any idea of a comeback win ended in the top of the sixth. Wheeler gave up a two-run homer to De Aza before Perez allowed A.J. Pierzynskis three-run blast. Shelley Duncan hit a two-run homer in the seventh. Cabrera reached in the first when his routine pop to right-center fell safely among three fielders for a double, then scored on a wild pitch. Hafner hit a 433-foot solo homer into the right-field second deck in the fourth, his first home run of the season. John Danks (1-1) gave up four runs, seven hits and five walks in 5 2-3 innings. I needed every one of those runs, he said. It felt great to get them, especially against Masterson because hes one of the best. NOTES: Jeanmar Gomez, the Indians fifth starter who was skipped over in the rotation when Tuesday nights game was postponed, made his season debut by pitching two perfect innings of relief, striking out three. Hes scheduled to start Saturday. ... Kotchman committed only his 12th error in 730 games at first base. ... Cleveland has eight homers by seven players in five games. ... The Indians trip includes stops at Seattle and Oakland.

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Oakland produces third game-winning hit

ASSocIAtED PRESS OAKLAND, Calif. Jonathan Broxton hit Jonny Gomes on the first pitch he threw with the bases loaded in the 12th inning, forcing Jemile Weeks home for the winning run in the Oakland Athletics 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. Moments earlier, Broxton (0-1) plunked new As cleanup hitter Yoenis Cespedes on the first pitch to load the bases and the closer received a mound visit from pitching coach Dave Eiland. It marked the third time the As won on a game-ending hit by pitch in Oakland history and first since Olmedo Saenz on July 20, 2002, against Texas. Coco Crisps RBI groundout earlier in the 12th tied it at 4 after Billy Butler doubled home the go-ahead run in top half of the inning against Andrew Carignan (1-1). A day after rain shortened the Royals 3-0 win following sevenplus innings, fans got their share of baseball in the finale. Kansas City heads home for the first time since the start of spring training in mid-February at 3-3, but without the same momentum it would have had with a second winning road series after taking two of three at Los Angeles. Oakland closer Grant Balfour pitched a scoreless ninth and 10th. He allowed Alcides Escobars leadoff single in the 10th and a two-out walk to Jeff Francoeur on

Oakland athletics Yoenis Cespedes steals third base against the Kansas City Royals during the second inning of a baseball game on Wednesday, april 11, in Oakland, Calif. Cespedes scored after the stolen base on a throwing error by Royals catcher brayan Pena. four pitches before striking out Mike Moustakas. The As now head out for their first real road trip a sevengamer considering the two matchups with the Mariners in Tokyo two weeks ago counted as Oakland home games. Kansas Citys Alex Gordon hit a tying home run off Brian Fuentes in the seventh. Jose Mijares hit Josh Reddick with a breaking ball in the right shoulder area leading off the eighth, but the ball appeared to ricochet into Reddicks helmet and he went down for a couple of minutes before leaving the game. Coco Crisp came in to run and Greg Holland relieved Mijares, but the As couldnt capitalize. Gomes hit a two-run homer in the fourth to put the As ahead and starter Brandon McCarthy in position for his first victory of the season before Fuentes gave it up. Cespedes doubled, swiped third for his first steal and scored on catcher Brayan Penas throwing error to make it 1-0 Oakland in the second. Pena threw wildly into left field trying to get Cespedes at third on his steal. Cespedes hit his first career single in the 11th after his initial five hits went for extra bases. The Cuban rookie wrapped up his first homestand 4 for 16 with two home runs and eight strikeouts. Gordon also singled in a run in the third for the Royals, who squandered a chance when they left the bases loaded in the fifth. McCarthy allowed two runs and six hits in six innings. Oaklands opening-day starter also struck out four and walked two in his third appearance in the teams first seven games. The lanky right-hander retired his first seven batters and looked more in sync than he did in going only five innings his last time out, a 7-3 loss to Seattle in the As home opener last Friday. Mitch Maier started in center

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field for the Royals as manager Ned Yost had planned. Maier entered Tuesdays game as an injury replacement for Lorenzo Cain, who left with a strained left groin following a double play in the second. Cain already was slated to sit out the day game, and the Royals listed him as day to day with the hope he would be ready for the clubs home opener Friday against Cleveland.

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Granger puts up 23 points to maintain No. 3 position

ASSocIAtED PRESS CLEVELAND (AP) Danny Granger scored 23 points, five in overtime, and George Hill made a dagger 3-pointer in the extra session, lifting the Indiana Pacers to a 104-98 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. The Pacers, clinging to the No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference, outscored the Cavs 10-4 in OT. David West added 19 points, Hill had 17 and Roy Hibbert finished with 11 rebounds, five assists and four blocks for Indiana, 6-1 in its last seven. Antawn Jamison scored 21 and Lester Hudson 19 for the Cavs, a league-worst 0-5 in overtime games. The Cavs were just 2 of 9 in the extra five minutes. The Pacers should have put the Cavs away in regulation but Hill, starting in place of the injured Darren Collison, missed three free throws in the last 21 seconds. West opened overtime with a bucket for the Pacers, who went without a field goal for a 6:41 stretch of the fourth that allowed the Cavs to overcome a 10-point deficit and open a seven-point lead. Granger then nailed a 3-pointer, and after Hudson scored for Cleveland, Indianas leading scorer made an 18-foot jumper to put the Pacers ahead 101-96. After Jamison misfired, Hill put the Cavs away with his 3, making it 104-96 with 53 seconds left. It was some vindication for Hill, whose three missed free throws gave the Cavs late life and they tied it when Hudson, the D-League castoff who came in averaging 24.7 points in his past three games, dropped a sweet floater in the lane over West with 1.2 seconds to go. The Pacers had one last chance in regulation, and Hibbert nearly made an impossible shot, arching an attempt from behind the backboard that bounced off the front of the rim. Indiana improved to 17-14 on the road, the clubs first winning record outside Indiana in eight years. With the loss, the Cavs were officially eliminated from the playoffs. Cleveland played its fifth straight game without rookie Kyrie Irving, who has a sprained right shoulder. The Cavs were down 78-68 after Dahntay Jones dropped a 3-pointer for Indiana. But Hudson heated up and the Cavs responded with an 18-1 run, taking an 86-79 lead on Omri Casspis 3-pointer from the left wing. Hudson scored six points during the improbable run, which the Pacers helped by making four turnovers and missing four shots. Indiana ended up going nearly seven minutes between field goals, with Hills 3-pointer with 4:19 pulling the Pacers within 88-85. Hill then converted on two drives and after Hibbert dunked, the Pacers appeared on their way to a win, leading 93-89 with 30 seconds left. Hill, though, failed to put the game away at the line and the Pacers had to work an extra five minutes to hold onto their playoff seed. The Pacers began the third quarter looking to include Hibbert in their offense. The 7-foot-2 center, who scored just two points but had four assists in the first half, scored four quick ones as Indiana opened the third with an 11-2 spurt capped by Grangers three-point play to lead 57-48. The Cavs didnt fold and closed within 59-58 after Jamison scored six points in a row. Granger and Leandro Barbosa then dropped 3-pointers in an 11-4 run and Barbosa added another 3 as the Pacers took a 73-66 lead in the fourth.

Flyers make overtime run, beat Penguins in quarterfinals

ASSocIAtED PRESS PITTSBURGH (AP) Jakub Voracek beat Marc-Andre Fleury from in close 2:23 into overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 4-3 comeback victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Fleury stopped Matt Reads shot from the corner, but Voracek pounced on the rebound to cap a furious rally from a 3-0 deficit. Daniel Briere scored twice, and Brayden Schenn added a goal in his playoff debut. Ilya Brzygalov settled down after a shaky start to finish with 25 saves. Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy and Pascal Dupuis scored for the Penguins, and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 22 shots, but Pittsburgh struggled after dominating the first period. Game 2 is Friday night in Pittsburgh. The rivals delivered on their promise to play whistle-to-whistle and leave out the rough stuff that highlighted their six regular-season meetings. The game featured only a handful of penalties and little of the typical animosity. Crosby missed the playoffs last season while dealing with concussion-like symptoms and the memory of watching from the rafters as the Penguins lost to Tampa Bay in seven games remains fresh. The former MVP wasted little time making up for lost time. He gave Pittsburgh the lead on his second shift, shaking off a hit Philadelphia defenseman Braydon Coburn in the corner then bouncing to his feet and flipping a rebound over Bryzgalovs glove 3:43 into the first period. Kennedy made it 2-0 just over 4 minutes later, his wrist shot from the left circle beating Bryzgalov over his stick.

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Jayhawks fall in spite of an error-free game

The Wichita state shockers defeated Kansas 10-2 in Wednesdays matchup
base stealers from behind the plate. He also threw out another runner trying to go to second WICHITA The scoreboard after a play at the plate. His key didnt read the way Kansas play- throws kept the Jayhawks in the ers wanted it to. The Wichita game until the Shockers blew State Shockers ran the Jayhawks the game open in the seventh off the field 10-2 last night after inning. delivering a heartbreaking loss Stanfield came to Kansas as to the Jayhawks in 16-innings a middle infielder until Price Tuesday night. moved him behind the plate his One part of the scoreboard sophomore year. Stanfield took the Jayhawks could take pride in the position change and has was the zero to the right of the made his presence felt behind nine hits they recorded. For just the plate. the second time in seven games, Im really proud of his develthe Jayhawks did not commit an opment, Price said. Hes the error. best catch and throw guy in The defense has been the our conference, and Im really strength of our club, coach Ritch pleased with his progress. Price said. In order for us to be With a depleted bullpen, good, we have to play really good Kansas had to use some of its defense because were not as good inexperienced pitchers to get offensively as weve been. through the game. Price told his The Shockers loaded the pitchers he wanted them to pitch bases in the third inning with to contact and then he told the no outs and defense they were leading 3-0 needed to be when red-shirt We have to play reon their toes junior outfielder ally good defense because and ready to Micah Green were not as good offenplay. hit a fly ball out Last week, sively as weve been. to freshman Kansas was Connor McKay ranked 10th RITCh PRICe in right field. coach in the counMcKay caught try in fielding the ball with percentage. his momentum In just one going toward home plate. He weeks time, theyve plummeted threw a perfect strike to senior nine spots to 19th in the nation. catcher James Stanfield to tag Before Wednesdays loss, Kansas out the runner at home. For the had committed eight errors in its moment, the play kept Kansas in last five games. the game. Third baseman Zac Elgie led The assist was McKays fourth the infields strong defensive perassist from the outfield this sea- formance, charging in three times son, a team-high. on softly hit balls and throwing The ball was there and I on the run to first base. had the opportunity to make the I think were ready to get play, McKay said. We practice over this, Elgie said of the that play enough in the outfield, errors. Were ready to focus on so it was just like practice. the weekend and playing Texas Stanfield threw out one of two A&M. mlush@kansan.com

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As Kansas struggles offensively, the team relies on its defense to create momentum for the offense. Any time you make a good defensive play, Elgie said, throwing out a guy at home, turning a double play or making a good play to get out of the inning, I think to get that momentum on your side is a big key. The game wasnt pretty, but it was clean, and thats something for the Jayhawks to build off of. Edited by Katie James

Pitcher Wes Benjamin throws to first baseman Jake Marasco in a game earlier this season. last night Kansas lost 10-2 in Wichita.

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BalTIMORe Nick swisher hit a two-run homer in the 10th, and the New York Yankees beat Baltimore 6-4 Wednesday night for their second straight extra-inning win and a three-game sweep of the Orioles. Curtis Granderson homered and drove in three runs for the Yankees, who won consecutive extra-inning road games for the first time since July 16-17, 2001, at Philadelphia, according to sTaTs llC. after getting swept at Tampa Bay and starting 0-3 for the first time since 1998, the Yankees are back to .500 heading into their home opener against the los angeles angels on Friday. With two outs in the 10th, Mark Teixeira hit an opposite-field pop off Kevin Gregg (0-1) that landed just inside the left-field line and between third baseman Mark Reynolds and left fielder Nolan Reimold.
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los angeles tops Oklahoma City in 100-98 win

ASSOcIAtED PRESS OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Chris Paul scored 31 points, including the game-winning shot on a layup with 8.8 seconds left, lifting the Los Angeles Clippers to a 100-98 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder that kept them in position for homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Paul got past Thunder defensive specialist Thabo Sefolosha and squeezed the ball onto the rim past the leagues leading shot blocker, Serge Ibaka, to put L.A. ahead. Kevin Durant missed a 3-pointer that could have won it, hitting the back rim on a shot over Clippers center DeAndre Jordan from the left wing. Durant led Oklahoma City with 22 points and Russell Westbrook scored 20 on 3-for14 shooting. The West-leading Thunder have lost four of their last six games. Blake Griffin added 16 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for Los Angeles. The Clippers needed the win to hang on to fourth place in the Western Conference standings. Fifth-place Memphis came into the night a half-game behind L.A. and beat Phoenix. Paul came up big in the fourth quarter, as he has all season. He scored 11 points in the final period as the Clippers pulled ahead after trailing most of the way. He hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer and a floater along the lane to give L.A. a five-point lead and then the 6-foot point guard restored that edge by tipping in his own miss a few trips later. After Durants 3-pointer tied it at 98 with 32 seconds left, Paul drained the shot clock before coming up with the decisive basket the ball rattling around the rim before falling through. The first two meetings of the season were nothing alike. The Clippers won easily on their home court at the end of January, getting one of the seasons most memorable dunks from Griffin over Oklahoma Citys Kendrick Perkins and a flurry of 13 3-pointers. The Thunder responded last month, with Perkins setting the tone by hitting Griffin in the face on a first-quarter foul. Griffin ended up with a career-low seven points and didnt have a single dunk in a blowout loss. Griffin provided some highlight material in this one, most notably a right-handed slam over Ibaka midway through the third quarter, and he flirted with a triple-double before failing to register an assist in the fourth quarter. But thats when Paul, playing on the court where he once starred with the relocated New Orleans Hornets, was at his best. His right-handed runner tied it at 80 before he came out for a brief rest, and Randy Foyes 3-pointer from the right side with 8:35 remaining put L.A. ahead for the first time since it was 6-5 in the opening 4 minutes. Eric Bledsoes layup finished off a 15-4 run and bumped it to 87-84, and Oklahoma City could never regain control. Los Angeles won for the ninth time in its last 11 games all without top reserve Mo Williams, who is out with a sprained left big toe. Oklahoma City fell two games behind idle Chicago for the best record in the NBA. The Thunder started out 6-for10 from 3-point range and built a 39-28 lead after Derek Fishers make from the right side with 7:21 before halftime, but then missed 3s on three straight possessions as Los Angeles scored six points in a row to get back in it. The Clippers got within two late in the first half before Oklahoma City reeled off eight straight points and finished the half with a 55-48 edge.


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here are lines which the sports sector operates within. These lines are vital to the efficient machine which produces nightly entertainment starting with the games to press conferences and everything in between. These parameters are put in place to protect the athletes and coaches. The parameters are more important as athletes come into the spotlight at younger ages. One of the constant struggles revolves around how to update these lines to make them appropriate and effective to current trends and technology. Athletic administrators deal with a slew of tweets and quotes complaining about starting time to rants shutting down the haters. But now, the focus is shifting to how administrators control these athletes before they even step on campus. There are a variety of different rules regarding contact with athletes during recruiting periods that now attempt to regulate communication during high school. The tech-savvy world we live in, texts and emails or even tweets have replaced

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basketball programs. Supposedly these impermissible phone calls and text messages occurred within a 29-month span and surrounded several athletes including National Player of the Year Brittney Griner. As a sports fan I think it is tragic that the environment is full of recruiting violations across the board. The basketball season started with Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun suspended for three games and it ends with the womens national championship team losing recruiting privileges for the summer. This is becoming a trend in sports investigation. And though recruiting infractions are less harmful than doping scandals in baseball, they are just as nonsensical. The focus is lost because it has pulled away from care for the high school athletes. In baseball if you have a great hitter the underlying questions are still Is he doping? When will he get caught? Now, if the NCAA is not able to effectively control this problem, questions will start to trend regarding top recruits and whether their path to which school

they choose is tainted in some way. There is no easy way to fix this problem with the constantly changing technology, but it is necessary for schools to return to the rules. Lines are set and they are just not being obeyed. If a text shouldnt be sent, dont do it. If a call shouldnt be made, dont do it. The high school athletes being recruited are chasing their dreams, and frankly deserve better than constant questioning on the legitimacy of their offers. It may be naive, but I respect the lines and believe they are there for a purpose. Clearly coaches are not always getting away with their little moves to get ahead and nab their top recruits, so as simple and clich as it sounds it is better to be play by the rules. Edited by Tanvi Nimkar

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Volume 124 Issue 133

THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN

kansan.com

Thursday, April 12, 2012

JaYhawKs in the nBa

PaGe 7

soFtBall wins DouBleheaDer

Kansas takes down the wichita state shockers PaGe 6

sports

Baseball needs new direction

By C.J. Matson
cjmatson@kansan.com

COMMENTARY

inexPerience shows
anDrew JosePh
ajoseph@kansan.com WICHITA Coming off a 16-inning letdown Tuesday against Wichita State, a depleted Kansas pitching staff fell again to the Shockers on Wednesday. It took the regular nine innings this time, but Wichita States 10-2 victory handed Kansas its sixthstraight loss. Wichita State completed a season sweep of Kansas for the first time since 2008, dropping Kansas record to 12-21. Freshman pitcher Drew Morovick was scheduled to start Wednesday night, but he stayed in Lawrence with flu-like symptoms. Coach Ritch Price did not get word on Morovicks condition until this morning, so the late change in Kansas projected starter gave junior pitcher Jordan Luvisi his first start as a Jayhawk. With six pitchers used in Tuesdays 16-inning game, Price planned to give his young pitching staff a lot of work Wednesday night. We basically didnt have a lot of options, Price said. After using everybody last night, we thought we would start Jordan to matchup with their left-handers at the start of the game. We tried to send the guys out with the most experience. Luvisi went two innings and allowed three runs on two hits. Luvisi transferred to Kansas from Pepperdine and has struggled in his short time as Jayhawk. One major difference for Luvisi is the large crowds that they must play in front of. The attendance at Eck Stadium was 4,002, which is considerably more than what Luvisi saw at Pepperdine. Coming from Pepperdine we didnt play in big venues like this, so the nerves were a little bit more than usual, Luvisi said. Just having the experience of pitching in college games helped. Wichita State scored at least one run in the each of the first four innings, and Luvisi ran into trouble in the first inning. After a Johnny Coy RBI groundout scored the games first run, Wichita States Casey Gillaspie took Luvisi deep for a solo home run over the left-field wall. Out of the five pitchers Kansas used in Wednesdays game, only Colin Toalsin had pitched more than five innings pitched this season with 9.1 innings pitched. The five pitchers combined for just 15.3 innings pitched heading into the ballgame, and freshman pitcher Taylor Rappaport made his first appearance of the season. Redshirt freshman pitcher Jaydee Jurgensen was the only KU pitcher to hold Wichita State scoreless. The Shockers scored in every inning besides Jurgensens perfect fifth and sixth innings. Jurgensen has battled arm injuries for two seasons, and despite losing nearly 10 mph off his original fastball velocity topping off at 80 mph he found a way to neutralize the Wichita State offense. It was really just a matter of going out there and trusting my stuff, Jurgensen said. Even though Ive had arm problems, I still have a chance to help the team and be ready whenever theres the opportunity. Before tonights game, Jurgensen faced one batter and hit him with the pitch. Price was pleased to see Jurgensen respond to the challenge amid his lengthy arm recovery. Weve altered his delivery because his velocity has been way down since it was in high school, but I have great admiration for how hard hes worked, Price said. Hes really tried to make the necessary adjustments to be effective at this level. The Jayhawks face a huge challenge this weekend as Baseball Americas No. 2-ranked Texas A&M visits Hoglund Ballpark on Friday. Kansas will hand the ball over to sophomore pitcher Frank Duncan in hopes to end the losing streak. Im hoping well take a step forward and relish this opportunity, Price said. Edited by Bre Roach

WiChitA StAte 10, KAnSAS 2

he college basketball season is over, whether we like it or not. The spring recruiting period is underway, but the Kansas basketball recruiting class is almost set for next season. The change in season means its time to focus our attention on baseball. Well Kansas fans, the college baseball season has been bleak to this point. What youre about to read may disturb you. Nine Big 12 schools field baseball teams. Out of those nine teams, eight of them have won more than 50 percent of their overall games, and the Kansas Jayhawks are the only team that hasnt. A plethora of statistics show why the Jayhawks have been playing dismal baseball thus far. In the Big 12, the Jayhawks rank last in team batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, runs, hits and runs batted in. In regards to pitching, the statistics arent much better. In the Big 12, the Jayhawks are sixth in earned run average and batting average, fifth in hits allowed and runs allowed, and eighth in walks strikeouts. Why are Kansas schools such as Wichita State and Kansas State winning more games than Kansas? I understand that Kansas baseball doesnt possess a winning pedigree like Wichita State a school that has advanced to the College World Series seven times and won the NCAA Championship in 1989 and that baseball is a non-revenue college sport, but Kansas baseball isnt meeting my expectations. My expectations for Kansas baseball this season werent lofty middle of the Big 12 standings would be adequate but I didnt expect them to be last in the standings. Last season, the Jayhawks finished last in the Big 12, winning only 50 percent of their conference games. They finished four games below .500 overall (26-30). Despite the Jayhawks recent woes, they accomplished quite a bit during Ritch Prices time as coach, winning a conference championship, clinching a spot in the NCAA Tournament twice and winning 30-plus games in seven of nine seasons. The Jayhawks two trips to the NCAA Tournament in 2006 and 2009 doubled the number of appearances they made at the tournament in the 100 years before Prices arrival. Price significantly changed the baseball programs fortunes during his tenure, but is it time for a new direction? As long as the Texas and Oklahoma schools are in the Big 12 conference, Kansas probably wont find themselves atop the Big 12 standings, but they shouldnt find themselves last in the conference either. Kansas baseball is a tough sell for high school recruits who are searching for a program that can prepare them for the major leagues. Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger is serious about revamping the Kansas football program because its a cash cow, but if the baseball teams struggles continue, he should make an effort to revitalize the program. Edited by Jeff Karr

Sophomore outfielder tucker tharp catches the ball in the outfield in a game earlier this season. the Jayhawks played Wichita State Wednesday night and lost 10-2.

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FootBAll

Weis adjusts line up during spring practices

Kathleen Gier
kgier@kansan.com After two weeks of spring practice, football coach Charlie Weis has had a chance to look at the team and has mixed feelings about what he has seen. He beamed about quarterback Dayne Crist during yesterdays press conference, but noted lingering questions about depth at positions across the board. This is a time for adjustment in the university sports scene, and his football team, which is preparing for its first season under a new coach, is no exception. The team is also adjusting after losing leading rusher James Sims, who has been suspended for the first three games of the season following a DUI arrest. But Weis will keep him productive while he is gone. We going to have the best show team running back in the country, Weis said of Sims new role of preparing Kansas defense for opponents in scrimmage. The only way to not get rusty is to go over there and run show team. One way Weis is adjusting is by moving sophomore wide receiver Marquis Jackson over to running back during spring practice. Jackson adds size and a physical element to the position that Weis has not seen from other players. At the running back position, the Jayhawks have sophomore Brandon Bourbon, sophomore Tony Pierson and Sims. That leaves a deep roster at wide receiver with six options for Kansas. Weis said the Jayhawks would focus on getting Pierson more touches this season, but there is a challenge because he and running back coach Reggie Mitchell have to discover a balance to keep him productive, but fresh and injury free for the 13 game season. You are in a catch-22 now, because every time he touches the ball, he has the chance to score a touchdown, Weis said. That is where the other ball-carriers will support Pierson and keep the offense moving forward. That depth and versatility gives the coaches the ability to keep adjusting throughout the season to keep the ball with the hot hand. I dont care how tired they get.

Wide receiver Marquis Jackson evades a tackle in a game last season. After having a chance to watch his team, coach Charlie Weis is making some changes to his line-up during spring practices. They can tap their helmet when they want to go out, but I will wave them back in, Weis said. You can get a break after you score. Currently, training is a balance between weight-lifting for maintenance and conditioning. After practice, Weis plans gassers, which is an attempt to increase the teams stamina. You cant play this game without having stamina, Weis said. That is true on both sides of the ball and special teams.

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The focus will be on short-burst running and weight training to prepare the Jayhawks for a tough and physical Big 12 season. Edited by Corinne Westeman