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Volume 128 Issue 104

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Wednesday, April 8, 2015

HOTEL HAUNT

Employees of the Eldridge Hotel discuss haunting rumors | PAGE 5

Student Senate
coalition candidates
to debate tomorrow
ALANA FLINN
alana_flinn

CONTRIBUTED FROM BUSINESS SCHOOL


This illustration provided by the School of Business shows what the new building is projected to look like after construction is completed.

University School of Business


finalizes building design plans
LANE COFAS
@alleynahC

The Universitys School


of Business has finalized its
designs that will include an
updated heating and cooling
system and extra room for
students to work.
The new building will
stand at four-stories tall
and 155,000 square feet,
according to a press release
from the University.
This new design focuses on
giving students more space
to study after classes and
meet with other students in a
place to both study and hang
out.

Kansas freshman Cliff


Alexander to enter the
NBA Draft

Alexander

Jim Guthrie, co-chair of


the building committee and
professor of business, said
the building will have a north
bar, which will house mostly
classrooms and study areas,
and a south bar that will
house faculty offices and will
be joined by a central atrium.
The atrium will have large
spaces for students and an
ease of transportation while
walking throughout the
building, according to the
release.
Guthrie also said the way
Summerfield is built now,
students will normally leave
the building right after theyre
done with class because there

are not open places where


students can study and talk
with their peers.
Were trying to make it, as
the architects say, a real sticky
space, Guthrie said. The
architects very early on kind
of identified Wescoe Beach
as sort of an interesting area
where students congregate.
Guthrie also said the
classrooms are designed to
support
student-centered
learning, with a number of
flexible classrooms made
mainly
for
team-based
activities.
Business students are also
looking forward to current
climate controls, said Kyle

Bishop, a junior in the


business school.
We sweat all summer long
because the air conditioning
at Summerfield is from the
Stone Age, and in the winter,
its like being baked in a
1960s-style oven, Bishop
said.
Guthrie said the new
building was designed to
be more energy efficient by
creating 10 different features
For more information on
the new building design
and for more pictures,
visit newbuilding.business.
ku.edu.
Edited by Vicky DiazCamacho

Kansas freshman forward Cliff


Alexander will enter the 2015 NBA
Draft, the University announced
on Tuesday. Alexander will join
fellow freshman Kelly Oubre Jr.,
who declared last week.
This should come as no
surprise to anybody, said
Kansas coach Bill Self in the
press release. During his time
here, Cliff certainly got better.
I loved coaching Cliff, but we
support his decision 100 percent
to move on and take his ability
to the next level.
In his lone season at KU,
Alexander averaged just 7.1

points and 5.3 rebounds


per game, while shooting
56.6-percent from the field.
He had several memorable
moments, including a 15-point,
9-rebound game against Texas,
in addition to two doubledoubles.
However, Alexander was held
out of the Jayhawks final eight
contests as a precaution to a
potential NCAA violation, and
the Jayhawks finished the year
with a loss to Wichita State in
the NCAA Tournaments Round
of 32.
I talked this over with my

mom and my dad and we


decided the timing was right
for me to enter the NBA Draft,
Alexander said. Im going to
miss my teammates a lot. Im
going to miss everybody.
Currently, DraftExpress has
Alexander slotted as the no. 32
overall prospect, but he may
end up going much higher in the
draft, considering he was the
no. 3 ranked recruit coming out
of high school in 2014. The NBA
Draft will be held on June 25 in
New York.
Scott Chasen

Mass Street Soda to open new


location in Kansas City, Kan.
SKYLAR ROLSTAD
@SkyRolNews

Mass Street Soda, a craft soda


shop on the corner of 11th and
Massachusetts streets, will open
a new location in Kansas City,
Kan., around June.
The new store will be called
Kansas City Soda Co., and
will be located in the Legends
shopping district in Wyandotte
County.
Weve always felt like we
have a product people enjoy
and we want to share that with
as many people as possible,

Index

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said Matt Baysinger, who owns


Mass Street Soda.

Weve been having a lot of


fun here. Its been fun selling
all these sodas.
MATT DUVAL
Manager of Mass Street Soda

Baysinger and his co-owner


Luke Thompson opened the
store in early 2014. He said
that expanding his business

PUZZLES 6
SPORTS 8

was something both owners


planned to do eventually.
Anytime you go from one
[location] to two it doubles
the amount of work, said
Baysinger. Lawrence is and
always will be our home base.
Weve been hands-on with the
growth and progress of this
store.
Baysinger and Thompson
will remain based in Lawrence
at the companys original
location. Baysinger said the
company will have to hire new
managers and employees for
the new location.

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Dont
Forget

Baysinger and Thompson


also work with Matt Duval,
who works as Mass Street
Sodas manager. Duval was part
of the process of deciding to
expand and is also excited the
company is making the move.
Weve been having a lot of
fun here. Its been fun selling all
these sodas, Duval said.
Duval said he was initially
worried that Mass Street Soda
would be a little slower in the
wintertime, but said business
was steady throughout the year.
Edited by Jordan Fox

Your umbrella.

The presidential nominees


from the Imagine and
Advance KU Student Senate
coalitions will participate
in the 2015 Elections
Commission
Presidential
Debate tomorrow at 6:30 p.m.
in the Spahr Engineering
classroom, located in Eaton
Hall. The debate is open to
the public, but seating is
limited. Thirty seats will be
open to the general audience,
with 30 seats for Imagine, 30
seats for Advance KU and 10
seats for media.
WHO
Advance KU nominee: Junior
Jessie Pringle
Imagine nominee: Senior
Katherine Rainey
WHAT
The debate essentially is an
opportunity for the student

body, coalition members


and everyone to see the
candidates in action, Pringle
said. I think its important
for candidates to display their
knowledge, experience and
credibility and a debate allows
for that.

WHY
It's really just to spread
more awareness about the
potential Student Senate is
capable of. There's so much
Imagine wants to do to
affect everyone, Rainey said.
We want to empower and
engage the student body and
encourage them to support
and re-engage with Student
Senate. It's about telling
our story and explaining to
students that we represent
them, but we also want them
to feel comfortable to come to
Student Senate hopefully
this will lead to a more safe
and inclusive campus that is
about action.

ADVANCE KU
1. CREATION OF A NATIVE
AMERICAN ADVISORY BOARD
There is a possibility to
create a Native American
Advisory Board, what
that is is a group of tribal
leaders and community
leaders that would meet,
discuss and then recruit
and retain Native American
students, Pringle said. We
have a student that were
working with who has done
extensive research on how
to implement that.
2. PUBLIC COURSE
EVALUATIONS
Weve been working
really hard with faculty and
advising
administration
on how to publicize public
course evaluations, Pringle
said. We would publicize
those to students so when

students look for future


courses, they can read
upon the course and those
experiences in a more
legitimate way.
3. SHUTTLE SYSTEM
FROM KU TO KANSAS CITY
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Were looking to do a
shuttle system to KCI for
students who need a ride
for the airport, Pringle
said. I think its important
to provide a service to
students who find it difficult
to find a ride, whether it be
a very expensive private
system or a friend. Theres
a lot of students who go
home out of state and either
everyones gone or they
cant give them a ride, so
its a lot more trouble than
people think it is.

IMAGINE
1. CONNECTIONS
If you look at our
Connecting Community
platform, its really focusing
on that KU has been very
reactionary
to
things
that have happened on
campus, Rainey said.
Were looking to move
forward to a point where
were aware of awareness
and prevention. We want
to work with GaDuGi, the
Willow Center and the
Emily Taylor Center. These
connections will foster and
create a safe space for these
survivors who have come
to us or the University and
they do not feel safe at KU.
2. A POINT SYSTEM
Another thing were
really emphasizing is being
inclusive in names and
classes, Rainey said. With
that, were focusing on the
diversity that lies at KU
and not just in the simple
sense. One of our favorite

Todays
Weather

examples is the creation of


a point system that would
push students to support
the womens and nonrevenue sports. Through
that, we want to create a
Jayhawk pride system that
would encourage students
to support the different
sports we have going on.
3. SENATE DOCUMENTS IN
MULTIPLE LANGUAGES
We also want to revamp
our Senate. We want
to make our rules and
regulations,
legislation
and documents available
in all languages, Rainey
said. When you talk
about inclusivity, you have
to understand English
is not everyones first
language. And in order for
these students whose first
language isnt English to
participate, they need to
know whats going on and
be knowledgeable.
Edited by Garrett Long

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How to make sense of FitBit and other trackers


MACKENZIE CLARK
@mclark59

Theyre wrapped around


wrists, hooked in pockets
and syncing via Bluetooth
constantly: 19 million activity-tracking devices by brands
such as FitBit, Garmin, Nike
and Jawbone were in use last
year, according to a VentureBeat article, and this number
is expected to rise.
Despite their popularity,
the information these devices
gather means little if users
dont know how to apply it to
their personal fitness goals.
Kelsey Fortin, a health
educator at the Health
Education Resource Office in
the Watkins Memorial Health
Center, said these devices
and the data they collect can
be more or less beneficial
depending on the users goals
and background.
Many of these apps and
wearable devices suggest a
goal of 10,000 steps per day.
If you think about
someone thats coming
from a sedentary lifestyle,
[a 10,000-step goal is] an
easy way to introduce some
kind of fitness into their
life, Fortin said.
A set measurable goal,
such as 10,000 steps, gives
people who are new to
fitness a better concept
of what they can do to
be more active every day,
Fortin said.
For people working desk
jobs, Fortin said, these
devices can be a helpful
reminder to get up and get
moving every hour. For
those who already follow
a fitness regimen, she said
the data can help users
be sure they are fulfilling
weekly goals.
In addition, many devices
can track hours and quality
of sleep.
All of these pieces work
together, so not only does

sleep impact your fitness,


fitness impacts your sleep,
too, Fortin said.
Zachary Wiebe, personal
training program manager
at the Ambler Student
Recreation Center and a
senior from Wichita, said he
wouldnt want people to rely
too much on the step count
data the devices track.
Although Wiebe himself
does not use any of these
devices, he said combining
the data from them with
logging what you eat on a
smartphone app such as
MyFitnessPal is a really big
help to losing weight and
achieving fitness goals.
Once a device picks up
activity or a user adds exercise
data, the apps show a greater
caloric allowance for the rest
of the day. Fortin said users
can eat those extra calories

and should feel that much


hungrier because of the energy
exerted while working out.

There are a lot of studies


out there that say adding
strength training in with
your cardio actually helps
you burn more calories, burn
more fat.
ZACHARY WIEBE
Personal training
program manager
Fortin also runs the Eat
Well, Live Well program on
campus, which aims to help
students learn how to make
healthier food choices and
increase physical activity.
Participants have the option
to record weight and other
measurements at the six-week

programs beginning, middle


and end.
Its hard to make a goal for
yourself if you dont know
where you truly start, she
said.
Fortin said those numbers
like the numbers gathered
from fitness trackers can
be encouraging if they move
in the right direction. If not,
they can serve as a kick in
the pants to work harder to
achieve goals.
Another reason Wiebe said
users should not rely too
heavily on the step count alone
is the tendency to neglect
strength training.
There are a lot of studies out
there that say adding strength
training in with your cardio
actually helps you burn more
calories, burn more fat, he
said.
Fortin said the best exercise

regimes
are
threefold,
including components of
cardio or aerobic exercise,
strength or resistance training,
and flexibility or balance
training. Simply focusing on
fulfilling a daily step goal may
not provide a balanced fitness
plan.
Fortin said research shows
strength training offers a
lot of benefits in addition to
increased calorie burning. For
one, she said it helps increase
bone mass, which is especially
important for women because
they have a predisposition
toward osteoporosis.
In order to get the most out
of a fitness tracking wearable
device, Fortin and Wiebe
agree it is important to look
at the big picture rather than
focusing on one number each
day.
Edited by Victoria Kirk

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2015

Kelly Oubre and Cliff Alexander become the sixth and seventh KU freshmen to declare for the NBA draft. They join two
sophomores and nine juniors, all but three of whom were players in the Bill Self era.

Officer charged
with murder for
shooting black man
BRUCE SMITH
Associated Press

ORLIN WAGNER/ASSOCIATED PRESS


Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback speaks during a pro-life rally outside the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka on Jan. 22, 2013. Brownback, a strong abortion opponent,
signed a bill Tuesday, April 7, making Kansas the first state to ban a common second-trimester abortion procedure that critics describe as dismembering a
fetus.

Kansas governor signs nations


1st ban on abortion procedure
JOHN HANNA

Associated Press
TOPEKA Kansas became
the first state Tuesday to ban
a common second-trimester
abortion procedure that critics
describe as dismembering a
fetus.
Republican
Gov.
Sam
Brownback, a strong abortion
opponent, signed a bill
imposing the ban, and the
new law takes effect July 1. He
and the National Right to Life
Committee, which drafted
the measure, said they hope
Kansas example spurs other
states to enact such laws.
Already, the measure also has
been introduced in Missouri,
Oklahoma and South Carolina.
This law has the power
to transform the landscape
of abortion policy in the
United States, committee
president Carol Tobias said in
a statement.
Two abortion rights groups
that operate Kansas clinics with
abortion services, Trust Women

and Planned Parenthood of


Kansas and Mid-Missouri, said
theyre considering challenging
the new law in court.
We will become a bellwether
for future introductions of this
bill in the states, said Laura
McQuade, president and CEO
of the Planned Parenthood
chapter.
Abortion rights supporters
say the law, which bans the
dilation
and
evacuation
procedure and redefines it as
dismemberment, could be
vulnerable to a lawsuit because
it bans some abortions before
a fetus can survive outside
the womb and contains no
mental health exception for the
mother.
A
Delaware-based
law
professor said U.S. Supreme
Court precedents over the past
15 years suggest the Kansas law
wouldnt survive a challenge
but added that the justices may
revise past stances.
Under the law, the procedure
is banned except when
necessary to save a womans life

or prevent irreversible damage


to her physical health. Doctors
cannot use forceps, clamps,
scissors or similar instruments
on a fetus to remove it from the
womb in pieces.
Anti-abortion groups are
confident the new law will
withstand a legal challenge,
based on a U.S. Supreme Court
ruling in 2007 in which it
upheld a federal ban on a lateterm procedure described by
abortion opponents as partialbirth abortion.
But in that ruling, the
courts 5-4 majority rejected
an argument that the federal
law would have banned
the more common dilation
and evacuation procedure
described by the Kansas
law, according to Widener
University law professor John
Culhane.
If it was so obvious that it
wouldnt run afoul of the court,
you would have seen a law like
this sooner, he said.
Brownback signed the bill
in a private ceremony at his

official residence; his office


said he would re-enact it at
multiple public events later
this month. A photo from
Tuesdays ceremony tweeted
by the governors office showed
Brownback flanked by antiabortion leaders and two large
photos of fetuses.
Abortion rights supporters
said the procedure is often
the safest for women seeking
to terminate pregnancies
during the second trimester. It
accounted for about 9 percent
of abortions last year in Kansas,
where most pregnancies are
terminated in the first trimester
and the state already bans most
abortions at or after the 22nd
week.
Brownback
spokeswoman
Eileen Hawley called it a
horrific procedure. But Julie
Burkhart, founder and CEO
of Trust Women, said in a
statement that the new law is
dangerous and dictates to
qualified physicians how they
can practice medicine and treat
their patients.

CHARLESTON, S.C.
A white South Carolina
police officer was charged
with murder Tuesday in the
weekend shooting death of a
black motorist after a traffic
stop.
City Patrolman Michael
Thomas Slager was arrested
and charged after law
enforcement officials saw
a video of the shooting
following a Saturday traffic
stop, North Charleston Mayor
Keith Summey told a hastily
called news conference.
Authorities say the victim,
50-year-old Walter Lamer
Scott of Charleston, was shot
after the officer already hit
him with a stun gun. A video
of the shooting released to
news media outlets shows
the officer firing several times
at the mans back while hes
running away.
Summey said at a news
conference that Slager made a
bad decision.
When youre wrong, youre
wrong, Summey said. When
you make a bad decision,
dont care if youre behind
the shield or a citizen on the
street, you have to live with
that decision.
Slagers
attorney
had
released
a
statement
Monday saying the officer
felt threatened and that the
motorist was trying to grab
the officers stun gun. The
attorney told The Post and
Courier of Charleston on
Tuesday that he no longer
represents the officer.
North Charleston Police
said Slager was arrested by
officers of the South Carolina
Law Enforcement Division.
The shooting occurred as
heightened scrutiny is being
placed on police officer
shootings, particularly those

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Patrolman Michael Thomas Slager
was charged with murder of a
black motorist after a traffic stop.
North Charleston Mayor Keith
Summey told media Slager was
arrested and charged Tuesday
after a video was released.

that involve white officers


and unarmed black suspects.
A grand jury declined to
indict Ferguson, Missouri,
officer Darren Wilson in the
fatal shooting of Michael
Brown last August, leading to
nationwide protests.
In a separate case in South
Carolina, a white police
officer who shot a 68-yearold black man to death last
year in his driveway was
charged Tuesday with a
felony: discharging a gun
into an occupied vehicle. A
prosecutor previously tried
to indict North Augusta
officer Justin Craven on a
manslaughter charge in the
February 2014 death of Ernest
Satterwhite. But a grand jury
instead chose misconduct
in office, which is a far lesser
charge.
Craven chased Satterwhite
for 9 miles beyond city
limits to the mans driveway
in Edgefield County. After
Satterwhite parked, the officer
repeatedly fired through the
driver-side door, prosecutors
said. The 25-year-old officer
faces up to 10 years in prison
if convicted of the gun charge.

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EARTH
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Saturday | April 11, 2015

11:00am 11:30am-4:00pm

Parade
Down Mass. St.

From 7th St. to 11th St.

Live Music
Local Food Vendors
Informational Booths
Childrens Activities
South Park Tree ID Tour
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EARLY BIRD VS. NIGHT OWL

Early risers happier, Being a night owl


healthier, according may benefit you, lead
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FFA OF THE DAY
If I had $100 for every time someone complained about tuition, I
still couldnt afford tuition.
Cant believe how different booty
calling and butt dialing are.
Woke up this morning w/ a cup of
water and a note next to my bed
saying for hungover me. I took
a sip and it was vodka... drunk
me is such a jerk.
Was anyone else really upset that
Wisconsin couldnt pull it together at the end of that game??
Every time you kill a spider,
you are making their gene pool
sneakier and more deadly...
I like my classes like I like my
women... Curved. ;)
As an architect, LEED credits can
essentially be bought. Try the Living Building Challenge instead
Cant tell if Wescoe smells like
weed or skunk.
The Underground: where you can
work on German while eating and
listen to various conversations
about volcanos, Russian and how
the digestive system works.
Nothing says I respect you
quite like a 2 a.m. whats up?
text.
The world needs a 3rd machine
after the washer and dryer that
folds all of the laundry.
Choose a job you love and youll
never work a day in your life
because that field isnt hiring.
My gym game has been too
strong! #feelingood
When youre hungover, that first
sip of water tastes like its right
from Gods pond.
Theres nothing better than being
with a group of people that make
you forget to check your phone.
Burnt 1,200 calories yesterday.
Forgot to take the pizza out of
the oven...
Used to live in the friend zone but
now Im in the bae area.
Do you ever bring your pet up to
a mirror and youre just like that
is you?
Cant believe college basketball
is already over... this year is
flyin!
I bought a velcro wallet so the
ladies hear me spendin.
Can we just confirm that I
watched your snapchat story, not
because Im interested in your
life, but to get rid of the little
notification?

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@jenlikeswhales

he early bird gets the


worm... and better grades,
more exercise and increased
levels of happiness. There has
always been a division between the
so-called early bird and night owl,
but recently science has been showing us that waking up with the sun
may have more benefits than just
getting to see a colorful sunrise.
Kendry Clays study at the University of North Texas showed that
early morning risers consistently
had higher GPAs. Clays advisor
went as far to say that chronotherapy, a practice that slowly
shifts sleep schedules by making
small changes each day, could be
beneficial to convert self-described
night owls into morning people to
improve academic performance.
Principal investigator Kelly Glazer
Baron, Ph.D., at the Feinberg
School of Medicine of Northwestern University in Chicago, found in
her study that night owls reported
more sitting time and more perceived barriers to exercise, including not having enough time for
exercise and being unable to stick
to an exercise schedule regardless
of what time they actually went to
bed or woke up.
My most successful exercise plan
was when I committed to sleep in
my running clothes and left for my
run right after I woke up. Utilizing
my affinity for mornings helped me
stick to a schedule before I could
use a long day as an excuse not to
stay healthy.
A 2012 study published in the
Emotion, an American Psychological Association journal, found that
early risers are happier and that
the effect only increases with age.

Researchers suggested that our society is structured for a schedule of


a morning person. The study also
found that the older the person,
the more significant the difference
is in happiness, so the best is yet to
come.

BY BECOMING A
MORNING PERSON, THAT
8 A.M. CLASS WONT
STING AS BAD...
For the night owls out there,
no need to fret on your natural
preference. While practicing a
morning-person lifestyle is relatively rare for a young demographic,
it becomes increasingly common
as we get older. Frederick Browns
research outlined on LiveScience
attributes the commonality of
staying up late and sleeping in to
hormonal changes and increased
socialization.
If youre interested in rising with
the sun before college ends, there
are small things to do to help ease
the pain of waking up early. CNN
offers some tips such as coming up
with meaningful goals for getting
up early, visualizing the best things
youll do that day or shifting your
schedule 15 minutes at a time.
By becoming a morning person,
that 8 a.m. class wont sting as bad
and youll find yourself with free
time to enjoy this beautiful spring
weather while the sun is shining.
Jenny Stern is a junior from Lawrence
studying ecology and evolutionary
biology

Anissa Fritz
@anissafritzz

here are two types of people in


this world: the early birds and
the night owls. Being a night
owl, I have had to deal with my fair
share of early risers, specifically my
dad. In the morning he insisted on
being overly enthusiastic and talkative,
but my lips needed to touch coffee before I could speak to another human.
As kids we were taught to go to bed
early and get enough sleep. However,
studies have shown that those who stay
up later tend to do better academically.

IF YOUR BODY AND


MIND STOP WORKING
AT 10 P.M., THIS COULD
KEEP YOU FROM ATTENDING LATER SOCIAL
FUNCTIONS, AS WELL AS
MAKE TIME-CONSUMING
TASKS MORE DIFFICULT
TO COMPLETE.
If you are a morning person, it is safe
for me to imply that you go to bed
early. Think back to all the times in
movies, TV shows or even your own
job where people complained about
their bosses making them stay late versus how many times their boss made
them come in early. If you have to be
in bed by a certain time in order to
wake up energized, the nights that you
dont may screw up your whole day.
Life is unpredictable and late nights
will be unavoidable. If your body
and mind stop working at 10 p.m.,

this could keep you from attending


later social functions, as well as make
time-consuming tasks more difficult to
complete.
As college students we are, mostly,
goal-orientated. Personally, the later
I stay up, the more productive I am.
When I wake up the next morning,
its as if the day is wiped clean for me
to accomplish what the current day
has for me. However, by going to bed
early and waking up early, whatever
tasks I didnt complete the night before
I would try to accomplish as soon as
I woke up that morning. I would try
to accomplish whatever tasks I didnt
complete before. This drags yesterdays
work on top of more work in the new
day.
According to an article in Psychology
Today, individuals who have nocturnal
habits tend to have higher IQs than
those who go to bed early and wake
up early. Counsel & Heal also published an article stating people who
preferred to stay up late at night scored
higher than morning people on inductive reasoning a good predictor
of general intelligence and academic
performance.
Night owls also had a greater
capacity to think conceptually and
analytically. Researchers said such
abilities are associated with innovative
thinking, better occupations and better
incomes.
Staying up late has its negative
effects, but what doesnt these days?
Our world isnt ideal. Its demanding
and will require late nights and high
productivity. With a better chance of
getting all the days tasks completed in
that one day instead of having to wake
up early to finish them, being more
flexible with sleep scheduling and
higher IQs, the early birds worm now
belongs to the night owls of society.

Anissa Fritz is a sophomore from Dallas


studying journalism and sociology

Growth limitation is a problem we must solve


Gabe Sprague
@SpragueGabe

eople often debate


whether humanity
is headed toward
extinction because of its
own actions, and there is a
large amount of evidence
backing this argument. In
Limits of Growth, a 1972
non-fiction book written
by a team of scientists,
researchers introduced
and examined a computer
simulation that mapped
the limits of the earths
finite resources in relation
to humanitys exponential
growth. Given the increase
of world population and the
increase of industrialization,
global warming and resource
depletion, the book predicts
that global collapse is likely to
occur by the end of the 21st
century.
The earths population,
which the United Nations
projects to be 9.6 billion by
2050, is becoming unstable.
The law of supply and
demand dictates that as the
supply of the earths resources
decreases (and the need for
these resources increases
due to population growth),
the price of these resources
will increase. The more
expensive these resources
become to extract, the less
money is available to spend
on the industrialization that
produces the materials and

goods that people want and


need. More money will be
used to extract these precious
resources, decreasing funding
in other areas, such as
agriculture.
The decrease in spending
on agriculture will result in a
decrease of food production
per capita, which is
problematic as the population
continues to rise. Combined
with a decrease in funding for
health and education services,
the global population will
decrease by 2020, according
to Limits of Growth.
To avoid losing societys
current living situations,
the government should put
limits on industrial growth by
creating laws restricting big
business industrial growth.
A law restricting how many
children families should also
be considered.
The resulting strain
on the atmosphere from
extraction of resources
and industrialization
should also be considered.
Although there are people
who dispute that global
warming is a reality, there is
an overwhelming amount of
scientific evidence that the
earth is warming. According
to a 2011 brief from the Pew
Center on Global Climate
Change, since the industrial
revolution, atmospheric
CO2 concentrations have
increased by 40 percent.
Other greenhouse gas

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concentrations have also


increased substantially. The
brief continues, stating that
an increase in greenhouse
gas concentrations results in
less agricultural production,
more distribution of airborne
disease and illness and
weather extremes, all of which
affect human health. If we do
not find solutions to decrease
our emissions, the planet
will decrease the human
population itself.
Limiting the growth of
industry and population
could solve this problem.
Some optimists dispute that
a global collapse is inevitable,
stating that technology will
provide the efficient means
of sustaining an increased
population. However, as an
article from The Guardian
shows, through a study
conducted by NASA, an

increase in efficiency of
consumption often results
in increased consumption
as well. An increase in
productivity of agriculture
or industry will also result
in increased resource
throughput, resulting in less
life-sustaining resources.
Scientists and private
industry should concern
themselves with how to
efficiently produce goods and
resources without increasing
consumption. People should
also consider the idea of
not having children, as the
increase in population will
certainly lead to unsustainable
population levels.
The NASA study cited in
The Guardian article states
collapse can be avoided
and population can reach
equilibrium if the per capita
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is reduced to a sustainable
level, and if resources are
distributed in a reasonably
equitable fashion. Funding
reallocation for renewable
energy research and
agriculture, as well as
restructuring society for
better allocation of resources
are also possible steps
humanity could take to
save our civilization. Better
distribution of resources
could be seen as an alternative
to a population-control law.
Even though the predictions
cannot be 100 percent certain,
the entire world should be
focused on this problem. If we
do not address these problems
now, who knows if todays
civilization will exist in the
near future.

Gabe Sprague is a junior from


Concordia studying English
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arts & features

HOROSCOPES

Aries (March 21-April 19)


Today is an 8
Pay attention to dream
symbolism. Your routine gets
increasingly effortless now that
Jupiters direct (in Leo). Practicing something you enjoy doing
gets easier and more fun.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 7
Dont overspend ... not even for
a good cause. Let your partner
do the pushing. Loved ones
are more supportive now that
Jupiters direct. Things that
seemed stuck at home now flow
with greater ease.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 8
Controversy arises. The next two
days are good for negotiations
and compromise. Grow a partnership. Communications that
seemed blocked or stifled flow
freely with Jupiter direct.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is an 9
Time to get busy! No more
procrastination. Avoid an
obvious error. Finances improve
markedly, now that Jupiters
direct. Theres more work, and
more profitable opportunities.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is an 7
Take more time for play today
and tomorrow. Put on your super
suit and fight for what you
believe in. Confidently strive
forward with a project you love.
Youve got the power to make
things happen.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is an 6
Home seems extra cozy today
and tomorrow. Handle chores.
Your intuition seems heightened,
now that Jupiters direct. Discover amazing insights through
introspection.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 7
Surprising communications
require thoughtful response.
Collaborations leap forward now
that Jupiter is direct. Friendship and community ties bring
opportunities and benefits.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is an 9
Fill orders and rake in the
pasta. Cash flow improves
now. Projects that were delayed
begin to gain momentum, now
that Jupiter is direct. Step into
renewed leadership.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an 9
Focus on personal matters today
and tomorrow. Dont respond
automatically to unexpected
communications. Just listen.
Travels, adventures and studies
take new ground now that
Jupiter stations direct.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 6
Conserve resources, but dont
worry about the money. Now that
Jupiter is direct, its easier to
save money. Grow your family
fortunes with close observation
and steady contributions.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 7
Dont let financial constraints
stop you. Work together. Resolve
a miscommunication between
friends. Advance to the next
level in a partnership. Sign
contracts and agreements.
Teamwork comes easier, now
that Jupiters direct.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is an 7
Investigate a wild claim.
Focus on your career today and
tomorrow. The workflow falls
into a steady, productive rhythm
now that Jupiters direct. Put in
structures to manage increased
demand for your services. Strive
to provide excellence.

A HAUNTED HOTEL

PAGE 5

Employees discuss
alleged hauntings
at Eldridge Hotel
KATE MILLER
@_Kate_Miller_

Attempting to enter Room


506 of the Eldridge Hotel,
Marketing Manager Lisa
Coble-Krings key wont
unlock the door. She tries
multiple times, from different
angles and with different
strengths, and yet the door
stays locked.
My
key
does
this
sometimes, she said. Or
maybe its just the ghost.
She says it with the offhand
ease that many Eldridge
staff members have adopted
when it comes to the alleged
supernatural guest of the
hotel. But when a building
has so many unexplained
instances as the Eldridge,
acceptance of the mysterious
and strange is the only option.
The Eldridge, established in
1855 as the Free State Hotel,
has gone through four major
renovations in its history
and a new one is coming up
soon. While there are no set
plans regarding the timetable
of the expansion, Eldridge
Assistant General Manager
David Longhurst said the
hotel plans to add 54 rooms
to the vacant lot next to the
hotel.
But with so much activity
bound to occur during the
expansion, what will happen
to the ghosts?
Longhurst,
the
hotels
resident ghost expert, isnt
worried. A self-confessed
nonbeliever, he admits that
while strange things have
happened, whatever spirit
haunts the Eldridge is an
entirely benevolent one.
There have never been any
bad ghost stories, he said.
Just unusual, fun kinds of
things.
Many believe the spirit in
question is Colonel Shalor
Eldridge, a Free-Stater who
rebuilt the hotel after it was
destroyed both in 1856 and
1863, the second time by
Quantrill and his group of
raiders. After his second
reconstruction, Eldridge gave
his name to the hotel and
allegedly his spirit.
His chair remains in an
alcove at the hotel to this
day, and staff throughout
the years have encountered
supernatural
goingson surrounding it. Most
noticeable? While the piles

of furniture around it
show the wear of years
of storage, the colonels
chair has never shown a
trace of dust, Longhurst
said.
Several years ago we had
a new bellman here in the
hotel and he said, I dont
believe that story, Longhurst
said. So he took the key and
unlocked the door and started
up the steps and got a chill.
He got partway up [the stairs]
and looked up over the edge
and somebody was sitting in
Colonel Eldridges chair. It
was an older gentleman and
he had a pipe. He looked up
and said, hm. The bellman
screamed and came running
down the steps into the
hallway never went in there
again.
Room 506 is the other spot
within the Eldridge known
for supernatural occurrences.
Guests in the room have
reported doors slamming,
faucets turning on and off
and, Coble-Krings said, the
door locking by itself from
the inside.
Longhurst remembered an
instance he had personally
experienced where hotel staff
had to literally tear the door
from its hinges to get into the
room.
We made a new master
key; the door wouldnt
open, he said. We replaced
the batteries; the door still
wouldnt open. Finally we had

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
This photo taken in the 1970s and contributed by the Eldridge Hotel shows
the ghost which appears to be seen in the elevator in the left half of the
screen. This was the first time that the alleged ghost appeared in the Eldridge.

to take the trim completely


off from around the door and
take the door off its hinges
to get it. We discovered that
the deadbolt was locked. The
only way you can lock that
deadbolt is from the inside of
the room. It was locked from
the inside. Theres no way

He went back down to the


front desk and asked if 506
was occupied and it wasnt.
It wasnt the cleaning staff
either.
Both because of and in spite
of its reputation as a haunted
room, 506 is a popular
location to stay for guests.

ROOM 506
Marketing Manager Lisa Coble-Krings explained guests in the room
have reported doors slamming, faucets turning on and off and the
door locking by itself from the inside.
Assistant General Manager David Longhurst remembered an
instance he had personally experienced where hotel staff had to
literally tear the door from its hinges to get into the room.
that could happen but it
happened.
Coble-Krings said there are
several theories regarding
why 506 is such a center of
activity. The room contains
an original cornerstone brick
from when the hotel was first
built as the Free State Hotel.
Some people also believe the
room serves as a portal to
another dimension.
Weve heard rustlings [in
506], she said. One of our
valets told us that he just
walked down the hall and
heard voices in [the room].

Coble-Krings said certain


guests request to stay in 506
because of its reputation;
other guests stay in the room
without knowledge of its
alleged occupant.
However, unless a guest
specifically asks about the
history of the room, the
Eldridge does not make a
point of spreading knowledge
of the alleged hauntings,
Longhurst said.
If guests ask us about
[506s] ghost, we wont hide it
from them, he said. But if a
guest doesnt know about it,

we dont tell them unless they


ask.
While the hotel has a 160year history, supernatural
happenings are remembered
as beginning only in the
1970s. The earliest recorded
ghost sighting was actually
captured on camera in a
promotional shoot. The photo
shows two people sitting in
the lobby of the Eldridge. A
mysterious shadowy figure
looms in the elevator, what
some claim is the Eldridge
ghost.
The wealth of alleged
haunted occurrences also
led to a feature story by A&E
Biography Channels My
Ghost Story. Longhurst
served
as
the
hotels
spokesperson for the shows
episode.
For him, however, the
history of the hotel is much
more intriguing than any
supernatural incidents.
The ghost stories are
always an integral part of the
history, Longhurst said. This
building, being part of that
history and part of those ghost
stories it all ties together
for me. And I think its just so
wonderful.

Edited by Jordan Fox

TRENDING

HBO NOW allows streaming without cable


Mackenzie Clark

@mclark59

esterday, HBO followed through on a


promise to provide a
standalone streaming service
that does not require a paid
cable or satellite subscription.
The service is available
through iTunes on most Internet browsers, Apple TV
and all Apple iOS platforms.
According to its website, more
providers are coming soon.
Its HBO. All you need is
the Internet, reads HBO
NOWs slogan.
Its also Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and several other
instant online video streaming services that provide users with the shows they want
without requiring a subscription to a television provider.
As college students replace or at least subsidize their drinking binges
with Netflix binges, this is a
trend that is likely to continue. Apple is already in talks
with programmers to create
its own television package of
about 25 channels, according

to the Wall Street Journal.


Game of Thrones fans, including gamers at IGN Entertainment, are rejoicing at this
new HBO option. The fifth
season of the show premieres
Sunday, April 12.
New episodes of HBO shows
such as True Blood, True
Detective and Veep will
be available on the service as
soon as they air. Older shows,
such as Sex in the City and
The Sopranos will also be
included in subscriptions.
The network released HBO
GO in 2010, which is a similar
streaming service available on
many different platforms
most recently, PlayStation 4.
However, that service is only
available to those who have a
current cable or satellite subscription to the network.
At $14.99, a monthly subscription to HBO NOW costs
almost double those of Netflix
or Hulu Plus, but the service
offers a free 30-day trial. If
youre a diehard Game of
Thrones fan, however, it may
be worth it for extra Dothraki
practice.
Edited by Garrett Long

ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this image released by HBO, Sophie Turner, as Sansa Stark, left, and Aidan Gillen, as Petyr Littlefinger Baelish,
appear in a scene from the HBO original series, Game of Thrones, premiering Sunday, April 12, on HBO. For the
first time, Game of Thrones and AMCs Mad Men, which premieres April 5, will be available to those without a
cable subscription with HBOs new service, HBO NOW.

PAGE 6

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2015

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Village raises money to fix


Scary Lucy statue from 2009
CHRIS CAROLA
Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. A muchmaligned statue of Lucille Ball


will get a face lift after it drew
worldwide attention as Scary
Lucy, according to the mayor
of the western New York
village where the 1950s sitcom
actress and comedian grew up
and her life-size bronze has
stood since 2009.
Scott
Schrecengost
said Tuesday that his
village will be starting a
fundraising campaign on
the crowdfunding website
Kickstarter
to
collect
donations to rework the Lucy
statue from the shoulders
up. Schrecengost said he has
spoken to a sculptor who
agreed to fix the statue for less
than the $8,000 to $10,000
quoted previously by the
original sculptor, Dave Poulin.
Wed like to have better
representation of Lucille
Ball in her hometown,
Schrecengost
told
The
Associated Press in a phone
interview from Celoron,
located 60 miles south of
Buffalo, New York.
The mayors comments
came only hours after Poulin
told the AP he was willing to
create a new statue for free.
But after Schrecengost said he
doesnt want Poulin to redo
the work, even for free. Poulin
said he was fine with that
decision.
Celoron, a village of about
1,300 on the southeastern end
of Chautauqua Lake, found
itself drawing national and
international attention when
a 2012 statue replacement
campaign
launched
on
Facebook with the name We
Love Lucy! Get Rid of this
Statue garnered renewed
interest in the wake of local
media stories on the statue.
Critics of the 400-pound
statue dubbed it Scary
Lucy, saying its face bears
little resemblance to the I
Love Lucy star.
Poulin even used the
same term in a letter he
released Monday evening
apologizing for the statue,
calling it by far my most
unsettling sculpture.
Poulin said he was on a
family vacation with his
wife and son last week when
the controversy erupted.
By the time he returned
last weekend to his home
in the area, his work was
being vilified online as a
nightmare resembling a
drunken zombie.
He said he has received
hundreds and hundreds
of angry emails and phone
messages, including some
death threats.
Its totally insane, Poulin
said. Theres a lot of nasty,
nasty, nasty things being
said about me as an artist
and about my work.
Poulin, whos in his 50s,
said that body of work
includes creating more
than 120 commissioned
public sculptures installed
across western New York
and Pennsylvania. None of
those have ever resulted in
similar criticism, he said.
Schrecengost said there
was
displeasure
with

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A bronze sculpture of Lucille Ball is displayed in Lucille Ball Memorial Park in the village of Celoron, N.Y., in her
hometown in August 2012. Since the sculpture was unveiled in 2009, the statue has been blasted by critics who
say it bears little or no likeness to the popular 1950s sitcom actress and comedian. Village officials say they want
the sculptor to fix it for free, but the artist wants as much as $10,000 to alter the statue. The village has started a
fundraising effort to pay for the sculptures makeover.

Poulins Lucy statue, which


was created a decade ago,
from the moment a local
couple donated it to the
village and it was unveiled in
Lucille Ball Memorial Park in
August 2009.
Everyone was shocked and
agreed it wasnt Lucy, the
mayor said.
There had been earlier

attempts to convince Poulin


to redo the statue, but the
village didnt have the funds
for his fee, Schrecengost said.
The plans are to raise enough
money online to rework
the statues head, neck and
shoulders. If the village can
raise up to $20,000, the whole
statue may be replaced, he
said.

NEW

Even with its frightening


visage, Scary Lucy has always
drawn people who pose next
to the statue for photos. Now,
theres a steady stream of
visitors making their way to
the lakeside park.
Its crazy, Schrecengost
said. Weve got people
nonstop coming down taking
pictures of the statue.

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THE MORNING BREW

QUOTE OF THE DAY

I just trusted Coach K and everyone


on the staff with all my heart. I
believed in everything that they told
me. I just wanted to help, you know,
contribute to such a special group.
I wanted to go somewhere where I
knew we would win.
Tyus Jones on choosing Duke
ASAPSports.com

FACT OF THE DAY

In the last three NBA Drafts, five


Duke players have been selected in
the first round. Two of them (Austin
Rivers, Jabari Parker) have been
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY

Q: Before Jones, who was the last


Blue Devil to win Most Outstanding
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Hinton receives Big


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Tyus Jones should strike while iron is hot

Scott Chasen
@SChasenKU

Following the conclusion


of the NCAA Tournament,
teams wait to see which,
if any, of their players are
going to declare for the NBA
Draft. Typically, the biggest
question surrounding the
status of each potential entry
is one of the more basic
questions:
Is the player NBA ready?
But that is simply the wrong
question to ask. NBA ready
implies there is a certain state
a player can get to while in
college, which makes him
ready to produce at the NBA
level right away. However,
this ignores that players can
keep developing after college.
Take Alex Len of the
Phoenix Suns, for example.
His per game stats in
points, rebounds, assists
and blocks have all more
than doubled from his first
year to his second year in
the NBA, and his metric
statistics have shown similar
results. Lens true shooting
percentage is up nearly 10
percent from his rookie year,
while his turnover rate has
dropped nearly 7 percent.
Subsequently, his player
efficiency rating has risen by
around six points, while his
field-goal, three-point and
free-throw percentages have
all increased.
So what is the question that

Associated Press

Kansas freshman Smith


Hinton was named Co-Big 12
Womens Tennis Player of the
Week Tuesday, league officials
announced. Hinton became
the second Jayhawk to receive
the award in three weeks after
senior Maria Belen Luduea
received the award March 24.
Hinton won both her doubles
and singles matches in Kansas
lone competition against
Kansas State this week, a 4-0
sweep, pairing with fellow
freshman Summer Collins for a
6-3 doubles win and dominating
her singles match 6-1, 6-2.
Hinton shares the award with
fellow freshman Sarah Dvorak
of the Texas Tech Lady Raiders.
Hinton will be back in action
tomorrow as Kansas takes on
Tulsa in Lawrence at 2 p.m.
Jacob Clemen

should be asked? How about


this as an alternative:
Has the players stock
peaked?
Lets not kid ourselves.
The goal of most top college
prospects is to make it to the
NBA. And considering that at
just about any time a potential
NBA draft pick can go back
to college to get his degree, it
would seem a mistake for him
not to maximize his potential
earnings, while getting a
jump start on a career that
becomes increasingly more
difficult with age.
After all, a person at
40 can go back and get a
college degree. However,
that same 40-year-old likely
wouldnt be able to make it
in the NBA. Michael Jordan
is the only player to have
ever scored more than 27
points in a game at 40 years
old. And, only four players,
Jordan, Kareem AbdulJabbar, Robert Parish and
John Stockton, have recorded
more than 20 points in a
game at that age, according to
basketball-reference.com.
The clock is ticking, so when
the opportunity presents
itself, a player would be
foolish to pass up the chance
to play at the next level.
So how does this all relate
to Tyus Jones?
Following Dukes 2015
National
Championship
victory, the stock of the
freshman point guard soared
to an all-time high. Jones

BOSTON Jurors in the


trial of admitted Boston
Marathon bomber Dzhokhar
Tsarnaev deliberated for a little
more than seven hours Tuesday
before ending their first day of
deliberations without reaching
a verdict.
Judge George O'Toole Jr.
dismissed the jury at about
4:40 p.m. after telling the panel
of seven women and five men,
"It's time to call it a day."
The judge said jurors sent him
two notes containing questions
shortly before the day's end.
He did not publicly share the
contents of the notes but told
the jurors he would answer
their questions Wednesday
morning. Prosecutors and
Tsarnaev's lawyers declined to
reveal the contents of the notes.
Jurors are considering 30
charges against Tsarnaev
stemming from the 2013 attack
that killed three people and
wounded more than 260. If
they convict him, they will then
decide during a second phase
of the trial whether he should
be sentenced to death or receive
life in prison. Seventeen of the
charges carry the possibility of
the death penalty.

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runs the risk of injury and


decreased numbers due to
personnel changes, among
other things, all of which
could drop his stock severely.
However, for the scrawnylooking point guard from
Duke who lacks supreme
athleticism or defensive
ability, theres very little he

could do to move up even


further.
Simply put, for players like
Jones, declaring for the draft
is all about timing.
Well, the time for Jones has
come.

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may still be viewed as a late


first round prospect by places
such as DraftExpress and
NBADraft.net, but, as one
NBA scout told ESPNs Jeff
Goodman in a recent article,
hell never be hotter as a
commodity than he is right
now.
Should Jones return, he

During
both
opening
statements
and
closing
arguments, Tsarnaev's lawyers
admitted he participated in the
bombings but said his nowdead older brother, Tamerlan,
was the driving force behind
the attack.

This was a cold, calculated


terrorist act. This was intentional. It was bloodthirsty. It
was to make a point
ALOKE CHAKRAVARTY
Assistant U.S. attorney

During closings Monday,


Tsarnaev lawyers agreed with
prosecutors that Tsarnaev
conspired with his brother
to bomb the marathon and
planted one of two pressurecooker bombs that exploded
near the finish line on April 15,
2013.
But the defense said it was
Tamerlan Tsarnaev who was
the mastermind of the attack. It
was Tamerlan who bought the
bomb parts, built the bombs
and planned the attack, defense
attorney Judy Clarke said.
"If not for Tamerlan, it would

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Dukes Tyus Jones cuts down the net after his teams 68-63 victory over Wisconsin in the NCAA tournament
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1st day of deliberations end in Boston bombing case


DENISE LAVOIE

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2015

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Investigators examine the scene of the second bombing outside the Forum Restaurant on Boylston Street on April
16, 2013, near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, a day after two blasts killed three and injured more than
260 people. During testimony on March 11 in the federal death penalty trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Boston, an FBI
agent held up pieces of the black and white backpack he said were found near the Forum restaurant, where Tsarnaev
admitted to detonating one of the bombs.

not have happened," Clarke


said.
A prosecutor told the jury
that Tsarnaev made a coldblooded decision aimed at
punishing America for its wars

housing

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"This was a cold, calculated
terrorist
act.
This
was
intentional. It was bloodthirsty.
It was to make a point,"
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Chakravarty said. "It was to tell


America that: 'We will not be
terrorized by you anymore. We
will terrorize you.'"
Deliberations were scheduled
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COMMENTARY
Kansas junior
college coach
should be hired

Dylan Sherwood

@dmantheman2011

nowing that a
powerhouse in
womens junior
college basketball is in your
state means a good coach is just
a few hours away. The school
is Hutchinson Community
College. The coach is John
Ontjes.
The Kansas coaching vacancy
has been voided for the past
month and no list of possible
candidates have been released
by Kansas Athletics.
Last week in the Kansan, an
article was published about four
other possible candidates. Dr.
Sheahon Zenger should have
Ontjes as his number 1 choice.
Ontjes, who just finished
his eighth season as the Blue
Dragons coach, has lead his
team to the NJCAA National
Tournament every year since
2012. Ontjes has an impressive
overall record of 257-26 and
has only lost five games in the
last four years. Four of those
losses came in the National
Tournament, the other on
Feb. 6, 2013 in Garden City in
overtime. The Blue Dragons
have been ranked No. 1 several
times during the past three
years.
The Blue Dragons have
finished second in the national
tournament three times in the
last four years with a thirdplace finish in 2013.
Ontjes has been named the
Jayhawk West Division Coach
of the Year from 2011-13.
With this impressive of a
resume, theres no doubt that
Ontjes is a solid candidate.
During his eight years at
Hutchinson, he has a home
record similar to Bill Selfs
in Allen Fieldhouse. In 147
games in the Hutchinson
Sports Arena, Ontjes has only
lost three games. Self has nine
losses total in Allen Fieldhouse,
meaning he has two more
conference titles than lost home
games.
Ontjes can recruit as well.
His program at Hutchinson
consists of both in-state and
international players. On his
team this past year, he had
players from Cameroon and
New Zealand. Kailani Purcell,
a player from New Zealand,
was named an NJCAA AllAmerican and committed to
BYU.
Ontjes is also familiar with
Allen Fieldhouse, as he played
for the Oklahoma Sooners
from 1993-96.
With the way Ontjes has been
coaching the Blue Dragons, he
is bound to make the transition
to Division I. He can recruit
out-of-state and Kansas players
well, and with only one Kansan
on last years Jayhawk roster in
senior guard Natalie Knight,
some home-state players will be
welcome.
If Ontjes takes this Kansas
job, itll be a hard move for him,
leaving his hometown for the
job in the Big 12 Conference.
Expect big changes out of
the Kansas program and the
change that will put Kansas
Womens Basketball on the
map, just like Kansas mens
basketball.
Edited by Garrett Long

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Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Jayhawks rally in eighth, defeat Lobos


WESLEY DOTSON
@WesleyDee23

After a late-inning outburst,


the Kansas Jayhawks defeated
the New Mexico Lobos
10-9 on Tuesday night. The
offensive
explosion
saw
Kansas erupt for 14 hits,
including home runs from
both Connor McKay and
Dakota Smith. Both teams
had plenty of production at
the plate, with New Mexico
tallying 15 hits as well.
The starting pitchers failed
to find any type of rhythm
Tuesday night. In his first
career start, Kansas pitcher
Brandon Johnson struggled
mightily, lasting only two
innings. He allowed five hits,
walked one and gave up three
earned runs in a forgettable
starting
pitching
debut.
New Mexico starter Carson
Schneider wasn't much better
though, allowing nine hits and
six earned runs.
After the Lobos jumped out
to a 4-0 lead, Kansas reliever
Colin Toalson limited the
damage of their offense. He

ended up pitching a careerhigh four and one-third


innings, allowing only five hits
while striking out two batters.
Kansas tied the game in the
bottom of the second inning.
Dakota Smith jump-started
the offense with a home run to
right, cutting the lead in half,
4-2. The game would then
become tied after a single by
Joe Moroney and a double by
Connor McKay.
The Jayhawks took the
lead in the third inning on a
Dakota Smith single up the
middle. Smith was a key factor
Tuesday for the offense, going
3-of-4 with a homerun and
three RBIs. The Jayhawks led
at this point 5-4.
New Mexico regained the
lead in the fourth, as right
fielder Luis Gonzalez tied the
game with a single, and Danny
Collier grounded out to the
right side to put the Lobos on
top, 6-5.
But in the bottom of the
fourth, Connor McKay tied
the game once again on his
solo homer to right field, his
third of the season.

ALI DOVER/KANSAN
Freshman pitcher Brandon Johnson was the starting pitcher in the close game against New Mexico on Tuesday.

All that action led up to


the eighth inning, where the
game was decided. Kansas
closer Stephen Villines was
called on after Sam Gilbert
allowed three batters to reach
base to begin the inning.
Gilbert allowed the potential
go-ahead run to score before
being pulled, as the Lobos
took a 9-6 lead.
However, the Jayhawks

rallied in the bottom of the


eighth, and kept the lead for
good. Big 12 Newcomer of
the Week Matt McLaughlin
singled through the right side
to score Owen Taylor and
tie the game. The four-run
eighth inning was capped off
by a Michael Tinsley single to
right field that scored Colby
Wright and turned out to be
the game-winning run.

Reliever Stephen Villines


stayed in the game and sealed
the victory for the Jayhawks in
the ninth. Villines ended up
pitching one and two-thirds
innings, while striking out two
batters.
The Jayhawks (12-20) look to
sweep the Lobos Wednesday
afternoon. First pitch is at 3
p.m.
Edited by Victoria Kirk

FACE OF THE STREAK


Andrew Wiggins vs. Josh Selby

ANDREW WIGGINS

PPG: 17.1
RPG: 5.9
APG: 1.5

Wiggins excelled as an elite


defender and used his dynamic
athleticism
(44
vertical
leap) to score easy buckets in
transition. Wiggins was also
a better shooter than many
critics expected, as he recorded
a true shooting percentage of 56
percent and knocked down 43
three-pointers in his freshman
season. Wiggins earned Big 12
Freshman of the Year honors
in 2014 and earned secondteam Consensus All-American
honors in 2014. Wiggins
biggest moment as a Jayhawk
came in a loss, recording 41
points, 5 steals, 4 blocks and 8
rebounds against West Virginia.

JOSH SELBY

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Scored 41 points at West Virginia in 2014, the most ever


for a Kansas or Big 12 freshman
Big 12 Freshman of the Year in 2013-14

Although considered one of


the most disappointing players
in Kansas basketball history, Josh
Selby was far more than just a
black-mark on the University.
After serving a suspension to
start the year, Selby exploded
on the scene, scoring 16 or
more points in four of his first
five games, including a 21-point
outburst that saw him hit a game
winning shot. While Selbys one
year at KU was widely considered
a disappointment, the initial
excitement he provided shouldnt
be forgotten.

PPG: 7.9
RPG: 2.2
APG: 2.2

2010-11 Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year


Ranked No. 1 in the final Rivals.com rankings for the
class of 2010

Zusi out again, Marn needs to be better


CHRISTIAN HARDY
@HardyNFL

Sporting Kansas Citys


dramatic
3-2
comeback
victory in the final minutes
against the Philadelphia
Union was one of the most
exciting games ever played at
Sporting Park. Captain and
center back Matt Besler even
said it himself.
But the result, along with the
two goals in stoppage time,
doesnt mean Sporting Kansas
City is where they need to be
five weeks into the season.
The result was great,
Besler said. But I think we
have to be realistic and look at
the game as a whole, and we
didnt play as well as we would
have liked.
With new players still
getting a feel for manager
Peter Vermes system, its
coming along, but theres still
plenty of room to improve.
Sporting KC still struggling
in the run of play
Even after a three-goal
evening on Sunday, Sporting
Kansas City is still struggling
to get great chances in the
run of play. Five of the teams
goals have come either on a
set piece or off of a rebound
of a set piece. Only Roger
Espinozas goal from long
range against FC Dallas has
been scored in the run of play.
Though the shots in the run
of play arent getting into the
back of the net, Vermes isnt
concerned.
I
dont
think
its
concerning. What it is, is its
frustrating, Vermes said.
Its easily solvable Were
not giving up goals in the
run of play, so a lot of the

things were causing are on


ourselves: giving up free kicks
in the areas of the field that we
shouldnt, loss of possession
in a very dangerous area, or
because of a stupid foul that
we create.
Part of that is not getting
service to Dom Dwyer on his
runs into the box, as a lot of
his chances are coming from
distance at this point in the
season. He has had only four
shots inside the box in the
run of play over the last three
weeks. Vermes sees Krisztin
Nmeth, who opened his
account against Philadelphia,
as a solution in the front.
Lets be honest, we werent
good last week in regards to
certain aspects of our game,
Vermes said. (Nmeth) was
very good when he came on,
we was very dangerous, he
was good with the ball
Theres no doubt he brought
on another quality to the
game.
Most importantly, though,
Sporting Kansas City found
a way to win on Sunday, as
clich as that sounds. Even
when the squad wasnt playing
its best, it pulled through
in the final minutes for its
second-straight win.
It was big for us, just the
way that we won, the buzz in
the stadium was unbelievable,
Besler said. For the rest of the
year, were going to have the
attitude and the believe that
no matter what the score is,
no matter what the time is, we
have a chance at winning. We
just proved it.
Marn has to be better
Just five games into the
season, its quite clear Chilean
goalkeeper Luis Marn hasnt

BEN BRODSKY/KANSAN
Sporting KCs Krisztian Nemeth hits a clean header in the first half of the game on March 28.

quite settled into his role with


the squad. Although he had
notched two back-to-back
clean sheets before Sundays
two-goal effort, he hasnt
distributed the ball well in the
Vermes system.
He struggled in all of his
distribution, to be honest with
you, Vermes said. It caused
us some headaches in that,
we gave away the ball in some
really silly situation when we
didnt have to. It wasnt the
level of play that he can play
at, and that we expect.
However, the distribution
should come along in due
time. Vermes scouted and
brought in Marn based on
specific qualities, now its
implementing those qualities
in the system Vermes wants
to run. That starts with
familiarizing himself with the
league, and, only five weeks in

and still learning English, he


hasnt been able to come full
circle on that.
Its going to be a
progression, Vermes said
before the Philadelphia game.
If theyre foreigners, they
have to still get used to the
league, and that means all
the things that go with it
on the other side of it as well,
theyre still getting familiar
with the way we want to
play, and whats the role and
individual responsibility for
every player.
Zusi not likely for Saturday
Benny Feilhaber who
notched two assists on corner
kicks on Saturday will likely
continue taking the set pieces
for Sporting Kansas City for at
least one more week. Vermes
said winger Graham Zusi
has a 99 percent chance of
being sidelined for the second

week in a row against Real Salt


Lake on Saturday.
Its kind of week-to-week,
Vermes said. Hes better,
and today and tomorrow hes
going at it a little harder, and
theyre going to see what his
reaction is from there.
He likely wont get on the
training field this week, as the
squad tries to get him fully
healthy before he returns.
Defender Seth Sinovic
finished Sundays game a bit
banged up, but Vermes acted
as if its nothing to be worried
about. The left-back did work
inside on Tuesday, but Id
expect him to get on the pitch
before the end of the week.
He just had a little bit of an
impingement, Vermes said.
He was just sore after one of
the plays that happened in the
game.
Edited by Jordan Fox

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