2007-03-15

By Tyler harBerT
TOPEKA — The University took
over two floors of the Statehouse in
Topeka for five hours Wednesday to
promote various crimson and blue
activities.
The fourth annual “KU in the
Capitol” event featured more than
20 organizations, a chili lunch spon-
sored by the KU Alumni Association
and a speech by Chancellor Robert
Hemenway, who spoke about the
University’s 100,000th Kansas
Honor Scholar.
As state Senators and
Representatives visited University
booths, workers from the booths
said the discussions focused most-
ly on an organization that wasn’t
present; the men’s basketball team.
“We’re getting a lot of com-
ments about not dropping out in
the first round this year,” said Chris
Lansdell, marketing assistant for
KU Athletics.
However, Hemenway said he
was there to address an important
issue other than basketball: Honor
scholars.
Hemenway said the University
recognized the top 10 percent of
high school students in the state
and that Audrey Allison, a senior
at Larned High school, became
the 100,000th honor scholar last
month.
“We think Audrey Allison rep-
resents the best and the brightest in
the state of Kansas,” he said. “As the
best and the brightest, she’s already
decided to attend the University of
Kansas.”
Allison said she chose the
University because of academics
and the friendly campus.
“KU’s just impressed me,” she
said. “Even this program shows
they care about academics.”
A quartet of saxophonists from
the University played before and
after the speech on the first floor of
the Statehouse.
Tim Schapker, Prairie Village
first-year law student, said he’s
played alto saxophone for six years.
He said the quartet played a series
of short, fun pieces for about an
hour yesterday.
“We were here last year and
the crowd was really responsive,”
Schapker said. “It’s a great room to
play in.”
Perhaps the quartet’s biggest fan
was Baby Jay, who danced in front
of the group and with crowds of
area children who were touring the
Statehouse.
An older visitor was Isaac Fisher,
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editorial
In order to break
their frst-round
curse, coach Bill Self
says the Jayhawks
have to focus on the
task at hand and
little else.
It’s time for Student
Senate to resolve its
issues and pass the
SafeBus bill. It’s good
for student safety
and it’s a good deal.
A banana company
has agreed to pay a
$25 million fne after
the Department of
Justice accused it of
helping
to fund
terrorists.
California
dreamin’
InsIde
Don’t be a victim
With spring break approaching, students become tantalizing targets
reaD The STOry ON PaGe 5a
> Avoid burglaries by locking
all doors and windows
before leaving for va-
cation.
> Have mail and newspaper
delivery stopped, or
have a friend or trust-
ed neighbor pick them
up.
> Whenever possible, don’t
keep valuable items in
your vehicle. If neces-
sary, keep them out of
clear view.
Film features
iraq veterans’
experiences
By NaThaN Gill
A documentary shown
Wednesday at the Kansas Union hit
a little too close for Kelly Mourning-
Byers, whose husband returned from
a tour in Iraq last October.
“It was hard for me to watch,” said
Mourning-Byers, a Topeka native.
The documentary, “Operation
Homecoming: Writing the War
Time Experience,” is one of an 11-
part series being produced by Public
Broadcasting Service. Segments
of the series, called “America at a
Crossroads,” are being previewed
with panel discussions at various
institutions, including the University
of Kansas.
Jasonne Grabher O’Brien, associ-
ate director of the Hall Center for the
Humanities, which hosted the docu-
mentary, said PBS was sponsoring
the event as an outreach campaign
to spark dialogue about the docu-
mentaries.
Tom Yellin, executive producer
of “Operation Homecoming” and
a panelist at a discussion following
the preview, said the series focused
on the challenges facing a post-Sept.
11 world.
“Operation Homecoming” is
about the wartime experiences of
Iraq veterans, told through the poet-
ry, narratives and fictional works
they wrote while on duty. The docu-
mentary uses these war memoirs,
which relate experiences from the
front lines, to tell stories of battle,
Representatives promote KU
High school seniors
wooed at Capitol
No Shocker: WSU blows out KU at Hoglund
Sarah Leonard/KaNSaN
Junior pitcher Zach ashwood throws a pitch against Wichita State Wednesday night at Hoglund
Ballpark. The No. 12 Shockers beat the Jayhawks 18-3.
In front of the 10th largest
crowd in Hoglund Ballpark his-
tory, the no. 12 Wichita State
Shockers had too much offen-
sive power for the Jayhawks to
handle. The Shockers defeated
the Jayhawks 18-3.
Kansas had six different
pitchers on the mound during
the game, including Ryotaro
Hayakawa, who pitched to only
two batters in the eighth. none
could figure out how to stifle
the hot bats of Wichita State.
The Shockers had 18 hits, three
of which were home runs. The
Shockers also had three batters
with doubles, and one with a
triple.
The offensive highlights
from the Kansas lineup were
few and far between. The
Jayhawks finished the game
with eight total hits, only two
of which were for an extra base.
Kyle Murphy and nick Faunce
both had doubles for Kansas.
The Jayhawks head to
College Station, Tex., this week-
end for their Big 12 Conference
season-opening series against
no. 8 Texas A&M.
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The Kansas Journal of Law
and Public Policy Symposium
seminar “Genetically Modifed
Organisms: Science, Philosophy,
and Policy” will be held from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at room 104 in
Green Hall.
Melissa Velazquez will
present the lecture “Process
in Formalization: Housing and
Land Tenancy in San Jose, Costa
Rica” at 12 p.m. at room 318 in
Bailey Hall.
Gitti Salami will present the
lecture “Gallery Conversations:
on a Saint in the City: Suf Arts
and Urban Senegal” at 12:15
p.m. at the Kress Gallery in the
Spencer Museum of Arts.
Free tea and treats will be
provided at Tea Time at 3 p.m. at
the Union Lobby in the Kansas
Union.
Francis Owusu, Iowa State
University, will present the
lecture “Planning for Changing
Livelihood Strategies in African
Cities: Challenges and Opportu-
nities” at 3:30 p.m. at Alderson
Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
George Gahreis, University of
Arizona, will present the lecture
“Detrital Zircon provenance of
Paleozoic & Mesozoic strata of
the Himalaya and Tibet Plateau”
at 4 p.m. at room 103 in Lindley
Hall.
Bob Holden, former governor
of Missouri, will present the
seminar “You Be the Governor:
Making Decisions in the Fast
Lane — Policy vs. Politics” at
4 p.m. at the Dole Institute of
Politics.
The flm “Mardi Gras: Made
in China” with commentary by
David Redmon will be shown at
7 p.m. at Alderson Auditorium
in the Kansas Union.
The world’s largest wireless
Internet provider, NTT DoCoMo,
has 45,687,117 subscribers in
Japan.
Source: guinnessworldrecords.com
“The Internet is just a world
passing around notes in a
classroom.”
— Jon Stewart
There are over 30 lost and
found ofces on campus, one
in almost every major building.
For a list of them, go to the A-Z
site on the University’s home
page and click Lost and Found.
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Tom Pittoors, Shawnee Mission sophomore, left, and Sam Geldhof, Shawnee Mission freshman, fy a kite in front of watson library. Pittoors said he and geldhof had played with the kite for three
years when the weather was nice. they remade the kite’s tail to stabilize the kite when the wind blew.
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Moody crocodile
refuses to eat meals
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - What
do you do when a 1,250 pound
crocodile turns into a diva? Take
him away from his audience.
Ofcials at the St. Augustine
Farm and Zoological Park said
Maximo has been refusing for
about a month to cooperate for
his daily feedings of guinea pigs
and quail.
Kevin Torregrosa, the senior
reptile keeper, stopped Maxi-
mo’s public feedings recently to
retrain him.
“He knows what he wants to
do. He’s testing us,”Torregrosa
told The St. Augustine Record.
For his frst snack, Maximo is
supposed to get out of the wa-
ter and walk on a small beach in
his exhibit. For a second treat,
Maximo is supposed to return
to the water, jump up and reach
for the food, which is dangled
above him.
The croc’s routine is not
about entertaining visitors, it’s
about ftness. Crocodiles like
Maximo, who are more than 15
feet long, are prone to obesity
and need exercise to keep trim,
ofcials said.
Idaho legislature callers
learn about the afterlife
BOISE, Idaho - Most people who
call the Legislative Information
Center at the state Capitol are look-
ing for their district’s lawmakers,
not advice on the afterlife.
But that’s what they get if they
dial the number for the center
listed in the 2007 legislative direc-
tory.
The helpful 78-page booklet
includes information on all 105
lawmakers in the Idaho House
and Senate, support staf, legisla-
tive procedures — and the wrong
number for the center.
In a roughly 30-second message
callers hear after dialing the bum
number, a bubbly woman’s voice
begins, “Hi, there. If today were the
last day of your life, would you be
ready to meet God?”
She goes on to ask callers to
consider what Jesus Christ has
done on their behalf, “so that when
your last day comes, you’ll be
ready.”
A reverse directory shows the
number, which difers from the
correct one by one digit, belongs
to someone named “D Shurtz.”
Messages left after an answering
machine kicked in weren’t immedi-
ately returned.
Couple receives liver, head
in the mail at their home
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A hu-
man liver and part of a head were
accidentally delivered to a couple’s
home instead of the northern
Michigan lab that was expecting
them, delivery service DHL said.
The preserved parts, sent from
China and meant for medical
research, were mistakenly dropped
of March 1 at Franc and Ludivine
Larmande’s home near Grand
Rapids.
The bubble-wrapped items were
part of a larger shipment that be-
came separated and were left by a
DHL driver who believed they were
pieces to a table also delivered to
the Larmandes. The body parts,
which had been treated by a pro-
cedure that hardens and protects
them, were intended for Traverse
City-based Corcoran Laboratories
Inc., DHL said.
The recovered specimens were
shipped to the lab, and all the miss-
ing parts have been accounted for,
the company said Tuesday.
—Associated Press
coMMunity event
University and city unite
to celebrate day of dance
Dance Across Lawrence, a com-
munity-wide celebration of dance,
will feature free dance classes,
workshops and performances
March 31.
The event is being sponsored
by the Lied Center and the city of
Lawrence in collaboration with
the Lawrence Arts Center and the
department of music and dance.
All activities are open to students
and Lawrence citizens and will take
place throughout the community
and campus.
The day of dance will end with
a performance by the Armitage
Gone! Dance company at the Lied
Center. The company is led by
director, choreographer and Law-
rence native Karole Armitage.
The day-ending performance
is not free, but tickets are half of
for students and anyone who has
participated in the day’s events.
Registration for classes and
workshops is encouraged by March
28. An events schedule and regis-
tration form is available at www.
lied.ku.edu/dal.
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kansas LegisLature
Bill making English ofcial
language goes to Senate
TOPEKA — Legislation making
English the state’s ofcial lan-
guage is more form than sub-
stance, according to the chairman
of the Senate Federal and State Af-
fairs Committee, which endorsed
the bill Wednesday.
“It’s a nothing bill. It acknowl-
edges that English is what we
speak here,” Sen. Pete Brungardt,
R-Salina, said after the committee
sent the House-passed bill to the
Senate for debate.
Under the bill, no state or local
government agency would have
to provide documents or hold
meetings in any language other
than English.
Melinda Lewis, policy and
research director for El Centro Inc.,
a Hispanic advocacy group in the
Kansas City area, said, “There’s no
reason to believe the bill will have
the intent they hope. You can’t
beat a language into people’s
heads.”
—Associated Press
associated Press
OLATHE — For the second time
in five months, jurors were unable
to reach a verdict Wednesday in
the trial of a college music profes-
sor accused of killing his lover and
trying to make the death look like
a suicide.
David Lee Stagg, who teaches at
the University of Central Missouri
in Warrensburg, was on trial for
first-degree murder in the April
2004 death of William Jennings.
Johnson County District Judge
John Anderson III declared the
jurors “hopelessly deadlocked”
around noon Wednesday, said
Brian Burgess, a spokesman for the
prosecutor’s office.
The jurors began deliberations
Tuesday.
Stagg’s first trial ended in
October with jurors unable to
reach a verdict after 11 hours of
deliberation over two days.
Jennings, who owned a court
reporting service, was 51 years old
when he was found dead in the liv-
ing room of his Shawnee home, his
neck wedged in the base of a deco-
rative wrought-iron bird cage.
During the trial, Assistant
District Attorney Lannie Ornburn
said an argument between the men
on April 24, 2004, turned physi-
cal, so much so that the assailant
knocked the veneer off Jennings’
front teeth.
Knowing that Jennings had
attempted suicide the previous
fall, Stagg wrote a fake suicide
note on Jennings’ laptop computer,
Ornburn said.
Defense attorney Tom Bath
acknowledged that Stagg, 59, and
Jennings had quarreled. But he said
Stagg left and went to a condo that
he co-owns on the Country Club
Plaza in Kansas City, Mo.
The defense said there was no
physical evidence tying Stagg to
Jennings’ death and claimed an
unknown third person must have
committed the crime.
Burgess said a hearing was set
for March 29 to discuss a defense
motion seeking to dismiss the
case.
Burgess said prosecutors will
decide whether to retry the case
after the hearing and a meeting
with Jennings’ family.
“This is a tough situation for the
family of Bill Jennings. He was a
good man and he deserves justice.
My thoughts and prayers go out
to them,” Johnson County District
Attorney Phill Kline said in a writ-
ten statement.
“There was a lot of evidence to
consider, and I want to thank the
jury for their service over the past
two-and-a-half weeks.”
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» horoscope
» nuclear forehead
JACOB BURGHART
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most
challenging.
aries (March 21-april 19)
Today is a 6
You should be feeling better now.
It feels like you’re getting things
done. That could be an illusion,
however. Talking is just half the
battle.
Taurus (april 20-May 20)
Today is a 6
A person who outranks you ofers a
long list of “helpful” suggestions. At
least appear to be interested. You
can do what you want later.
GeMini (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 7
All you want to do is ask more
questions and get more answers.
When you’re done, you’ll be able to
argue either side of any issue. And
you’ll probably win.
cancer (June 22-July 22)
Today is an 8
The treasure is hidden, but you can
fnd it. Sort through all those pa-
pers and numbers. There’s at least
one thing you can use in there, to
help accomplish your dreams.
leo (July 23-aug. 22)
Today is a 6
Devote more time to planning be-
fore you make your decision. Make
sure you know where you’re going
and how you’re going to get there.
VirGo (aug. 23-sept. 22)
Today is a 7
The amount of work has doubled,
but the pay is still the same. Figure
you’re working of bad karma, and
don’t waste time complaining.
libra (sept. 23-oct. 22)
Today is a 6
You’re very interested in talking
to a person who loves to solve
problems. You will discover the
answer you’ve been seeking, or a
reasonable facsimile.
scorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21)
Today is an 8
You may not like everything you
hear, but stife your objections.
When you understand what’s
possible, you’ll become more
enthusiastic.
saGiTTarius (nov. 22-dec. 21)
Today is a 7
This is a day for curling up with a
good technical manual. Learn how
to program whatever your latest
gadget is. You’ll be so proud of
yourself.
capricorn (dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
You’ve struck a vein of gold, or
something that fts that analogy.
The point is, it’s valuable and it’s
under your control. You have a
claim on it already. Don’t just sit
there, start digging.
aquarius (Jan. 20-feb. 18)
Today is a 7
You’re gaining confdence as
you gain experience. You’re also
gaining conviction that you can’t
have too many plans. It’s all part of
being prepared.
pisces (feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
You do some of your best thinking in
your sleep. Your subconscious mind
has more room to roam, with fewer
tangible distractions. So taking a
nap, for you, still counts as work, if
you’ve learned not to worry when
dreaming.
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Precautions are needed
Spring break requires added student security precautions
By Erick r. Schmidt
Students will flee from cam-
pus in the next few days, as spring
break 2007 begins. For those leaving
Lawrence, a few precautions could
make the week safer both home and
away.
Susan Gronbeck-Tedesco, direc-
tor of study abroad, said students
traveling to foreign countries could
best protect themselves by research-
ing the places they would be visit-
ing.
“Find out where you should go
in case of emergencies,” Gronbeck-
Tedesco said. “Learn a few phrases
in the language.”
Gronbeck-Tedesco said the most
common trouble students had while
traveling was theft. She suggested
leaving valuables at home, being
aware of surroundings, and trying
not to reveal themselves as vulner-
able.
“Keep a low profile and blend
in,” she said. “And look purposeful,
even if you’re lost. The people who
get picked on are the ones who look
like victims.”
Capt. Schuyler Bailey of the KU
Public Safety Office said criminal
activity on campus and in student
housing tended to drop during
breaks.
“I’m a believer, and can say with
some certainty that it’s tied to popu-
lation,” Bailey said. “The fewer peo-
ple are around, the less we see.”
Still, he suggested several tips that
he said students had likely heard
before, but might need to be remind-
ed of.
He said it was important to be
mindful of everything from the most
obvious precautions — such as lock-
ing all the doors in one’s home — to
minor details such as leaving lights
on to give the impression of a full
house.
He said he most liked the idea of
putting house lights on timers.
Timers, which can be bought at
most retail stores for about $15, will
either turn lights off and on ran-
domly or according to a schedule
that the owner sets.
Bailey said another minor, yet
important detail for students was
locking the car after every load they
took while preparing to leave. He
said thefts from cars that were being
loaded had been a problem in the
past, and were easy targets for obvi-
ous reasons.
Last year was an exception to the
drop in crime during breaks.
During spring break, a series
of burglaries in campus buildings
totaled more than $14,000 worth
of stolen and damaged equipment.
The thefts, which took place within
a single day, consisted of computers
and projection equipment.
Bailey said his office doesn’t do
anything differently during break.
He said officers still patrol campus
and, if anything, pay closer attention
to activity on campus.
He said it was important for stu-
dents who stay on campus to remem-
ber that buildings aren’t empty, and
that the students need to take safety
precautions.
“We still tell people, ‘If you see
anything out of place or anyone sus-
picious, call the police’,” Bailey said.
The KU Public Safety Office can
be contacted at 864-5900, or 911 for
emergencies.
kansan staf writer Erick r.
Schmidt can be contacted at es-
[email protected].
—Edited by Mark Vierthaler
a junior at Perry Lecompton High
School. Fisher said he was working
as a page in the Statehouse just for
the day, and he said seeing how the
University represented itself helped
influence his choice for schools
after high school.
“It definitely made me want to
go to KU more,” Fisher said. “It
looked very professional.”
Recruiting future students was
part of the goal yesterday, said Katie
Moyer, editorial assistant for the
KU Alumni Association.
“When we see high school kids
we say, ‘So are you going to go to
KU?’” she said.
Moyer and Rachel Nyp, staff writ-
er for the KU Alumni Association,
were stationed at the alumni asso-
ciation’s booth and passed out
University stickers, magnets and
other trinkets.
They said they ran out of
University coasters and calendars
within an hour because so many
legislators wanted them.
“A lot of them were sending their
secretaries down to get KU things,”
Nyp said.
kansan staf writer tyler harbert
can be contacted at tharbert@
kansan.com.
— Edited by Mark Vierthaler
STATEHOUSE (continued from 1A)
Lisa Lipovac/KANSAN
Lobbyist Kent Eckles chats with a dean’s ofce staf member Lindsey Hoover at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences booth at the state Capitol.
death, emotional confusion and
other issues soldiers face in Iraq.
Jeremy Byers, Mourning-Byers’
husband, attended the preview and
said he liked that the documentary
told the stories of common soldiers,
not the military elite. Byers, a doc-
toral student in military history at
the University, said he spent one
year serving in Iraq moving convoys
around Baghdad.
Byers said he identified with the
way the documentary’s authors, real
soldiers, told stories about wounded
soldiers on the battlefield and com-
ing home. He said he had written
about 180 pages in a journal while in
Iraq, detailing his experiences, and
also maintained a blog.
The theme of the discussion fol-
lowing the preview was that many
Americans were personally out of
touch with the Iraq War. Yellin said
he hoped the documentaries would
help address that problem.
Mourning-Byers said she thought
many people did not understand the
combat experience soldiers faced.
PBS is set to air the 11 documen-
taries from 8 to 10 p.m. each night
from April 15 to 20.
kansan staf writer Nathan Gill
can be contacted at ngill@kansan.
com.
—Edited by Ashley Thompson
DOCUMENTARY (continued from 1A)
Kansas divests money from Sudan
ASSociAtEd PrESS
TOPEKA — Senators approved a
bill requiring the pension fund for
retired teachers and state workers
to end its investments in companies
providing revenue to Sudan’s gov-
ernment.
The measure is designed to pres-
sure Sudan into ending violence in
its Darfur region. The Sudanese gov-
ernment has been blamed for atroci-
ties in an ethnic conflict that has
killed more than 200,000 people and
displaced 2.5 million. The 40-0 vote
sent the bill to the House.
“It is important that state retire-
ment dollars not support the ter-
rible atrocities in that part of Africa,”
said Senate Majority Leader Derek
Schmidt, R-Independence.
The Kansas Public Employees
Retirement System estimates that it
has about $38 million of its $12 bil-
lion-plus in assets invested in com-
panies with some ties to Sudan.
Under the bill, KPERS couldn’t
invest in a company if it had “oil-
related activities” in Sudan, provided
revenue to its government, sold mili-
tary equipment there or had a role in
the genocide. The bill would make
an exception for some dollars in
“passively managed” funds in which
money is mingled.
Numerous states have begun
divesting their public pension funds
from Sudan. Other states, including
Missouri, have divested their funds
from Cuba, Iran, North Korea and
Syria, which the U.S. Department of
State has identified as terror-spon-
soring nations. Several executive
orders already restrict U.S. compa-
nies from trading or investing in
Iran.
At Schmidt’s urging, senators
amended the bill to require KPERS
officials to compile a report by the
start of the 2008 session showing
how much money is invested in
those four nations and what the
effect would be of divesting.
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3BR/ 2BA apts off Emery close to cam-
pus. W/D inc. Rent $825/mo+ H20, elec &
cable. 785-550-5979 btwn 8am and 8pm.
Attention seniors & grad students!
Real nice, quiet 1 & 2 BR apts/houses.
Avail. June 1. Hard wood foors. Lots of
windows. No pets or smoking. 331-5209.
1131-35 Ohio 3 BR, 1.5 BA. $875/mo.
Dishwasher and washer/dryer. Close to
Campus. 749-6084.
2 BR 1&1/2 BA Avail. Aug 1st $695/mo.
Fenced yard. Garage. W/D hook-up. CA.
Quiet. No smoking or pets. 1 yr. lease.
3707 Westland Place. 785-550-6812.
3 BR 2BA 5th & Colorado Off-street
parking. Close to campus. W/D. $750/mo.
Patio. Small pets ok. 785-832-2258.
2 BR apt. in renovated older house.
Avail Aug, wood foors, ceiling fan, CA,
DW, W/D, Off street parking, 1300 block
of Vermont, some pets OK, $750. Call
841-1074.
2 BR August lease available. Next to cam-
pus. Jayhawk Apts. 1130 W 11th $600/mo.
No pets. 785-556-0713
3BR 2BA W/D Lg. Living Space. Walk to
Allen Feild House. 1436 19th Terr.
$1050/mo Aug 1 785-760-0144
1026 Mississippi 2 bedroom, 1 Bath, w/
hardwod foors. $475. Available August.
MPM. 785-841-4935.
2 BR apt. W/D. Close to campus. 928
Alabama. By the stadium. $500/mo.
Ask for Edie at Silver Clipper 842-1822.
2901 University Dr. 3BR Apt. 1 & 1/2 BA
Very spacious rooms. Fireplace, skylight,
patio, garage, W/D hookup. On KU bus
route. No smkr/pets. Avail. Aug. $870/mo.
Must see! Call 748-9807
3 BR 2 BA. Near downtown & KU.
916 Indiana. $850/mo. Remodeled. 785-
830-8008.
1125 Tennessee 3&4 bedrooms available
for August. Fully-equipped kitchens,
over 1400 square feet w/ washer/dryer
included. MPM 785-841-4935.
1 BR apt. in renovated older house, 9th
and Mississippi, window a/c, wood foors,
ceiling fans, off street parking, D/W Avail
Aug. cats ok, $480, 90% effcient furnace
Call Jim and Lois 785-841-1074
FOR RENT
Roomates needed to share 3BR 2BA
condo with W/D near campus. $290/mo.
+1/3 util. Avail June 1 or Aug 1. 550-4544.
2 rooms for rent in a 3BR/2BA house 4
blocks from campus. 9th&Sunset. Util.
incl. House mostly furnished.
816-507-1437. Hawkchalk #1345.
1BR 1BA from May through July. Parkway
Commons Apartments, $500/month. Con-
tact Ashley at 785-218-9512 or ashm@
ku.edu. hawkchalk.com/1421
Female roommate needed for summer ‘07
to spring ‘08. Must be clean, responsible.
Located 1 mi. from campus, nice 2 BR
townhome. Affordable! Call 785-312-0326.
Female roommate needed. Lg rm w/ own
bath. $300/mo + 35/mo utilities. Walking
dist. to KU. W/D in apt. Avail now. Contact
Amanda (913)488-7238.
Hawkchalk #1377.
Need: one person (male/female) to move
in Aug 1st. Huge house, fenced in back-
yard, fully furnished. $350 + 1/4 utilities.
Please contact if interested!
[email protected].
Hawkchalk #1389.
Room avail. now. Rent $300 + 35$/mo
util. Walking dist to campus. Lg rm w/
walk-in closet and private bath. Room-
mates very quiet KU Students.
913- 488-7238. Hawkchalk #1378.
I just subleased a 2 BR, 1 BA apartment
at 13 and Tenn and need a roommate.
Rent is $275/mo + 1/2 util. Call Vince,
913-530-2644. hawkchalk.com/1405
Roomate needed for 07-08. Apt located
across from the Union. Water included.
Either 275 or 375 /mo. Call 913-731-8448
hawkchalk.com/1400
Roommate needed for 3BR 2BA town
home w/ garage; to move in July or
beginning of Aug 07. $280/mo. plus util.
call Daniel 785-979-2066 hawkchalk.
com/1401
2br 2ba apt in Meadowbrook needs
subleased May 20- Aug 20 $825/mo +
electric. contact [email protected] or Ryan
at 785-845-0535 hawkchalk.com/1393
SUBLEASE-April 1st-July 31st. 2 BR,1
BA, W/D included, close to K-10. $560.
Very spacious!! Email me at
[email protected]. Hawkchalk #1386.
A cute house needs 2 clean people to
sublease summer 07. WD included, patio,
large bedrooms. Please contact Nicole
785-766-4641 asap hawkchalk.com/1396
Fem. Roommate wanted for 4BR house.
Summer s and Fall 07-Spring 08 avail. W/
D, large room, $325+ 1/4 util. Call Nicole
785-766-4641 hawkchalk.com/1396
The Reserve. on KU bus route.1BRx1BA
available in 4x4.Lease ends July31
$339mo.Split elect 1/4.W/D,pool,free
internet.Call 9133702627
hawkchalk.com/1403
Sublease Available Now till end of July.
Parkway Commons. 1 and/or 2 BRs of a 2
BR. $400 per room. No tennants or
furniture in apt. Seth @ 913 538 7479
hawkchalk.com/1413
3 BR Sublease; $720/month; very clean;
washer and dryer; close to campus and
downtown; call 214.718.0585 or write
[email protected] hawkchalk.com/1473
Master BR avail now. Modern ranch style
house w/in walking distance to campus,
W/D, yrd, bsmt $350/mo Call (816) 728
-5101 or [email protected]
hawkchalk.com/1472
Sublease for June and July. Recently
remodeled. 1 bedroom apartment, only
$420/mo + utilities. Call Elise 913-961-
0519 or [email protected].
Hawkchalk #1456.
ROOMMATE/SUBLEASE
Winter / Spring Positions Available
Earn up to 150$ per day
Exp not Required. Undercover
shoppers needed to Judge Retail
and Dining Establishments.
Call 800-722-4791
POOL MANAGER
The City of Oskalooska is accepting
applications for a POOL MANAGER for
the 2007 summer season. This position is
responsible for the daily operations of the
pool plus coordinating, promoting & super-
vising recreational activities including daily
swimming activities, water aerobics, swim-
ming lessons & other planned events. Ap-
plicant must be certifed through American
Red Cross in CPR, First Aid, & Water
Safety & Rescue. Applicant must also be
able to obtain certifcation as a Certifed
Pool Operator & Water Safety Instructor.
Salary dependent upon qualifcations.
Applications & a complete job descrip-
tion may be picked up at City Hall, 100
E Washington St., Suite C, Oskaloosa.
Inquiries may be made to Patty Hamm at
785-863-2651. Applications
accepted until position is flled. EOE.
Server / Dietary Aide. 4-8pm daily.
Apply in person at Brandon Woods
1501 Inverness Drive Lawrence, KS EOE.
Drug Free Workplace. Email Teresa at
[email protected]
Teacher needed now for our after school
program and/or for summer. Please apply
at Children’s Learning Center at 205 N.
Michigan. 785-841-2185
GREAT SUMMER JOBS at The Tall Oaks
Christian Camp at Linwood, KS. (15 miles
from Lawrence). Full time summer
positions for living on site or drive in.
Lifeguards, Challenge Course Instructors,
Equestrian Instructors, and Food Service.
We will train those who have basic skills in
those areas. 18 or older preferred.
Call 913-301-3004 or email:
[email protected].
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PART-TIME LEASING AGENT needed for
Aberdeen Apartments immediately. Some
afternoons & weekend shifts required.
We need someone dependable that will
be here past August and is not planning
any extending spring break or summer
vacations. Must be professionally dressed
& have an energetic friendly personality.
Bring resume to Aberdeen,
2300 Wakarusa Dr., (785) 749-1288
Manager trainee: PT now, FT later. Learn
about ethical business management,
problem-solving, and leadership. Are you
passionate about service (to the world),
the environment, and fun? Apply at Z’s
Divine Espresso, 23rd and Harper.
No Calls.
PLAY SPORTS! HAVE FUN! SAVE
MONEY! Maine camp needs fun-loving
counselors to teach all land, adventure
& water sports. Great summer! Call 888-
844-8080, apply: campcedar.com
Attention College Students!
We pay up to $75 per survey.
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BARTENDING. UP TO $300/DAY. NO
EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. TRAINING
PROVIDED. 800-965-6520 EXT 108
Camp Counselors needed for great over-
night camps in the Pocono Mtns. of PA.
Gain valuable experience while working
with children in the outdoors. Teach or as-
sist with athletics, swimming, A&C, drama,
yoga, archery, gymnastics, scrapbook-
ing, ropes course, nature, & much more.
Offce & Nanny positions also avail. Apply
online at www.pineforestcamp.com
CAMP COUNSELORS wanted for
private Michigan boys/girls summer
sleep-away camps. Teach swimming,
canoeing, lacrosse, skiing, sailing, sports,
computers, tennis, archery, riding, crafts,
gymnastics, climbing, windsurfng & more!
Offce, maintenance, web designer jobs
too. Salary $1850 on up. Find out more
about our camps and apply online at
www.Lwcgwc.com, or call 888-459-2492.
Apartment Leasing Consultant. Part-time/
20-30 hrs + some weekend hrs. Position
for enthusiastic, dependable, self-moti-
vated individual. Good customer service
abilities, must have/own transportation
and cell phone. 842-3040.
Accepting applications for servers. Don’s
Steak House. No late hours. Apply within.
2176 E 23rd St.
AUTO
$500! Police impounds! Hondas, Chevys,
Toyotas, etc from 500! For listings
800-585-3419 ext. 4565.
1996 Ford Escort LX. 5spd. great
gas mileage. Runs great, will get you
anywhere just fne. $850 obo. call Daniel
785-979-2066 hawkchalk.com/1402
2001 Black Pontiac Grand Am GT. Has
75,000 miles and is in excellent condition!
Asking $9,300. Call Richard (785)336-
3264 after 5. Hawkchalk #1383.
Ford 2000 Mustang Convertible, Only
45K! Mature Female Owner, Opt 18” Tire/
Wheels. $8,200. 785-423-2925.
Honda CBR600RR FOR SALE: Great
condition, save gas, black/silver, $5500
Just call or email Katie at: (913) 220-8586
or [email protected]
hawkchalk.com/1407
Ford 1995 F-150 Flareside custom king
cab, V6 fuel injection, auto., hitch w/ tow,
dual tanks, new Goodyear Eagle GTII
tires, leather interior, fold away seats w/
fold down back seat for bed. Excellent
condition. $7,900. Bob 785-887-6049.
Mazda Protege 1991 for sale, $950. This
car is in good condition, runs well, won’t
fail you. For details call 785-979-6960.
hawkchalk.com/1410
Land Rover 1996 Discovery SE7, 4x4, V6,
leather interior, wood, near new Goodyear
wranglers, less than 10K miles on newly
rebuilt engine, new exhaust system, ex-
cellent throughout, $8,500.
Bob at 785-887-6049
1999 Mercury Mystique 81k, PL, PW,
AM/FM CD, automatic. $3,100/offer.
785-550-4554
hawkchalk.com/1452
1998 Honda Accord, V6 immaculate
conditions, 83K miles. Asking $9000 obo.
Call Daniel 785-979-2066
hawkchalk.com/1450
RVM Chrome 18” rims wrapped in Es-
senza Type R tires size 225/40/18, wheel
size 18x8, 75% tread life left. Sale for
$800. Please call 393-1231.
4-wheeler (black). Low hours, great con-
dition! K&N air flter, FMF exhaust, Fat
Boy grab bar. $4,750 or best offer.
785- 691-8528 or [email protected].
Hawkchalk #1465.
2001 Dodge Intrepid - 55K, runs and looks
great, leather, 4 disc CD, power every-
thing, plus more. $6000/OBO.
785-979-0623. Hawkchalk #1461.
LOST & FOUND
LOST Wednesday 3/7 Men’s gold wed-
ding band, etched, with silver lining. Pos-
sibly near Watkins Health Center parking
lot 117. If found, please call 864-8866
hawkchalk.com/1397
I lost a silver Casio camera. I think I lost it
at Louise’s on 3/01/07. There is a reward
if found! PLEASE contact if found
[email protected].
Hawkchalk #1388
AUTO
Kansan Classifeds
864-4358
[email protected]
Nice desktop for sale. Includes tower,
15.4” fat screen monitor, kybd/mouse,
speakers, CD-R drive. Windows XP Home
Offce. $350 OBO. Contact 785-312-0326
if interested! Hawkchalk # 1384.
Canon Elph Camera LT260; 26-52mm.
panoramic options.$100.00. priced in
stores at 200.00 call 785-806-6406
hawkchalk.com/1399
19” Sanyo TV for sale. $10. Contact
Mia at [email protected]. Hawkchalk
#1437.
For sale : 36” Mower $800/obo. Contact
[email protected].
Hawkchalk # 1457.
Two 10in. Alpine Subwoofers, with an 800
watt amp. Comes with the box enclosure,
$200 OBO. 785-218-6959 or
[email protected]. Hawkchalk #1387.
Red Specialized Mountain Bike for Sale.
Great condition. Rarely Used. Bike lock
included. $300 OBO
hawkchalk.com/1414
HP Pavilion dv4000 with celeron M,
Windows XP,15” widescreen, 1.5 GHz,
512 RAM, 60 GB hard drive,dvd-cd r/rw.
Great shape. Works well. $400 obo. Call
Daniel at 785-979-2066.
Hawkchalk #1458.
Hunter green couch for SALE!!! Amazing
condition, comfy and would look great in
any apt. or house! Call (620) 433-7842
for more info! hawkchalk.com/1475
mini fridge/freezer for sale. great condi-
tion, used only 1 semester; price nego-
tiable. call 214.718.0585 or write
[email protected] hawkchalk.com/1474
Want to buy a loft for twin matress. Any
material. Will pick up. Please contact
[email protected]. Hawkchalk #1441.
STUFF
$5000 PAID. EGG DONORS
+Expenses. N/smoking, Ages 19-29.
SAT>1100/ACT>24/GPA>3.0
reply to: [email protected]
Affordable Piano Lessons
First Lesson Free!
Call Ben 785-856-1140
for an Appointment
Looking for a babysitter or nanny? I’m
your girl! I am CPR certifed. If interested
please call Dana at 785-550- 8299!
Hawkchalk #1459
FREE SAFE BOATING COURSE!
March 24th, 9:00am Call (785) 841-1419
or (785) 887-6868 for more details. hawk-
chalk.com/1404
National Sexual Assault RV Tour to Speak
at KU. Monday March 12, 2007
National RV Tour: “How to Help a Sexual
Assault Survivor: What Men Can Do.”
http://groups.ku.edu/~oneinfour
hawkchalk.com/1412
Want to start spring debt free?
Need a loan with no fees?
Give us a call & let the experts
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I’m looking for someone to take profes-
sional senior portraits of my brother and
myself, preferably during the week of
spring break. Contact me at lindsayi@
ku.edu. Hawkchalk #1382.
Classifeds Policy: The Kansan will not knowingly accept any advertise-
ment for housing or employment that discriminates against any person
or group of persons based on race, sex, age, color, creed, religion, sexual
orientation, nationality or disability. Further, the Kansan will not knowingly
accept advertising that is in violation of University of Kansas regulation or law.
All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal
Fair Housing Act of 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise “any pref-
erence, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex,
handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make
any such preference, limitation or discrimination.”
Our readers are hereby informed that all jobs and housing advertised
in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.
NOW LEASING FOR
SPRING AND FALL
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1317 Valley Lane. 1, 2, 3 BR apts.
$610-$940/mo. Washer dryer hookup,
dishwasher and garage. Close to campus.
749-6084.
3 BR 2BA 1 garage. W/D hookup. No
pets or smkr. On KU bus route. 806 New
Jersey. $900/mo. Aug. 1. 550-4148.
3 BR avail. in 4 BR/2 BA townhome.
Females only. $400/mo.+ 1/4 util. 1 mile
west of KU. Nice community. Cable/net/
phone paid.Call 816-746-5746 or Rachel
@ 785-979-4740.
3 BR Townhome. Close to KU. W/D. All
appl. $1,000/mo.+ util. Fireplace. No pets
or smokers. Avail. June 1. 515-249-7603
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For rent in Summer: 4 BR/2BA house at
23rd and Tennesse. Good location, close
to campus. Call 913-530-7211. 3-6 BR houses and apartments in houses.
For August. Free W/D use, off-street
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$1500/mo. Avail. Aug. Call 760-840-0487.
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MPM. 785-841-4935.
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RENT NOW FOR FALL--or sooner.
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wood: convenient shopping and bus route.
3 BR, 1BR w/unfnished basement, CA,
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No pets. Lease and references required.
$750/mo. negotiable. Possible reduced
spring/summer. 843-7736 or 842-7644
to see.
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Well maintained town homes in west
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Now leasing for fall.
Highpointe Apts.
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Now Leasing for 2007! Chase Court Apts.
Free DVD library & Free Breakfast.
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Hawthorn / Parkway Townhomes.
2 & 3 BR avail. Some with attached
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Hawthorn Houses. 2 & 3 BR avail.
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Large living area. 842-3280.
Now Leasing for 2007! Applecrost Apts.
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Call for details.785-843-8220.
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modern conveniences. $850 per month.
Available Aug 1st. Call 785-550-8499.
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» Online Privacy
Google adopts new policy revisions
Town adjusts afer
fre destroys school
» DiSaSTer
Alternative locations found for classes
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SENECA — Seneca school offi-
cials and residents said they are
determined to get elementary and
junior students back in classes
Monday, even though a fire heavily
damaged their school building dur-
ing the weekend.
About 200 people attended a
meeting Tuesday night to discuss
rebounding from the fire Saturday
that destroyed much of the build-
ing, which housed 275 students in
grades kindergarten through eight.
Damage was estimated at more than
$5 million.
Superintendent Brian Harris,
of Nemaha Valley Unified School
District 442, was excited after the
meeting.
“It has been a traumatic three
days,” Harris said. “But I tell you
tonight, everybody feels so good. ”
Harris said schools across the state
have overwhelmed the Seneca com-
munity with support. Schools are
holding fundraisers to send pencils,
jump ropes and playground balls for
Seneca students.
A special bank account set up
to purchase supplies for students
in Seneca had received more than
$3,000 by Tuesday.
Authorities said junior high stu-
dents will attend classes at Nemaha
Valley High School for the rest of the
academic year. Elementary school
students will go to classes at other
locations, including an American
Legion building, a former restaurant
and the town’s library.
State fire officials and the Nemaha
Valley school district are working to
make sure all the alternative sites
meet code requirements.
Harris said the district has hired
an architectural firm for a new
building and is looking for trailers
to use for next year’s classes. And
six classrooms in a newer addition
of the current building were saved
by firefighters and will be usable for
next school year.
State fire investigators have ruled
out any possibility of arson in the
fire, said Karl McNorton, chief dep-
uty state fire marshal. He said the
cause of the fire will be listed as
undetermined.
“If it was by mechanical failure
or accidental,” Harris said. “I think
people can live with that a lot easier
than if it was arson.”
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO — Google
Inc. is adopting new privacy mea-
sures to make it more difficult to
connect online search requests with
the people making them — a move
it believes could prevent showdowns
with the government over the often
sensitive data.
Under revisions announced late
Wednesday, Google promised to
wrap a cloak of anonymity around
the vast amounts of information
that the Mountain View-based
company regularly collects about its
millions of users around the world.
Google believes it can provide
more assurances of privacy by
removing key pieces of identifying
information from its system every
18 to 24 months.
The timetable is designed to
comply with a hodgepodge of laws
around the world that dictate how
long search engines are supposed to
retain user information.
Authorities still could demand to
review personal information before
Google purges it or take legal action
seeking to force the company to
keep the data beyond the new time
limits.
Nevertheless, Google’s additional
safeguards mark the first time that
a major Internet search engine has
spelled out precisely how long it
will hold onto data that can reveal
intimate details about a person’s
Web surfing habits.
While Google will still retain
reams of information about its
users, the changes are supposed to
lessen the chances that the compa-
ny, a government agency or anoth-
er party will be able to identify
the people behind specific search
requests.
Privacy experts applauded
Google’s precautions as a major step
in the right direction.
“This is an extremely positive
development,” said Ari Schwartz,
deputy director of the Center for
Democracy and Technology. “It’s
the type of thing we have been
advocating for a number of years.”
Google is tightening its privacy
standards a year after it became
embroiled in a high-profile battle
over the control of the user infor-
mation that it had been stockpiling.
While gathering evidence for a
case involving online pornography,
the U.S. Justice Department sub-
poenaed the major search engines
for lists of search requests made by
their users.
While Yahoo Inc., Microsoft
Corp.’s MSN and AOL all complied
with parts of the legal demand,
Google fought the request to pro-
tect its users’ privacy.
A federal judge ordered Google
to turn over a small sampling of
Web addresses contained in its
search index, but decided the com-
pany didn’t have to reveal the search
requests sought by the government.
In another demonstration of
the privacy risks posed by search
engines, Time Warner Inc.’s AOL
last summer released 19 million
search requests on the Internet as
part of a research project.
Although only sets of numbers
were attached to the requests, the
information was used to identify
some of the people behind the AOL
searches.
AOL subsequently apologized
for the lapse, which triggered the
resignation of its chief technology
officer and the firings of two other
workers.
Google and its rivals all say they
keep information about their users
so they can learn more about them
as they strive to deliver the most
relevant responses.
By purging some of the personal
information from its computers,
Google warned it might not be as
effective at improving some services
as it has been in the past. “But we
believe the additional privacy pro-
vided by the change outweighs the
benefit of the data we are losing,”
Google said.
CRIME
Missing Kansas woman’s
body recovered near river
COFFEYVILLE — The body of a
missing southeast Kansas woman
was recovered Tuesday, and a
suspect was in custody as part of a
homicide investigation, Cofeyville
police said.
Rachel Dennis, 23, had been
missing for more than a week
when her body was found Tuesday
afternoon in the Verdigris River
north of Cofeyville. The Cofeyville
mother was last seen on March 2
when she left a service station with
a man.
A family member said a tip led
ofcials to a spot along the river.
Cofeyville police urged owners
of land in the rural area to check
for signs of Dennis in the days after
her disappearance.
An autopsy was scheduled for
Wednesday.
Cofeyville police Cmdr. Mike
Brown said one suspect is in
custody but not charges have been
fled. He also said other suspects
were being considered.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Search engine giant Google recently announced a series of newsecurity measures that
would make it harder to track users. Google has fought government requests for its user records.
» nHl
Penguin snub doesn’t phase Kansas City ofcials
ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas
City, jilted by one NHL team, is
dusting itself off and moving on.
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ deci-
sion to stay put leaves the Sprint
Center, scheduled to open in
October as the centerpiece of Kansas
City’s downtown revitalization, still
without the anchor tenant promised
to the voters who approved it.
But despite their disappointment,
local sports officials said that even
being considered as the new home
for one of the NHL’s best teams can
only help them land another one.
“We’re happy for the hockey fans
in Pittsburgh, but we’re also ready
to make hockey fans in Kansas City
and the Midwest happy with a team
here someday,” said Paul McGannon
of NHL 21, a two-man group work-
ing to bring an NHL team to town
for the first time since the Scouts,
now the New Jersey Devils, left for
Denver in 1976.
Backers point to the sold-out
corporate suites at the Sprint Center
and the ownership agreement in
place with San Jose, Calif.-based
venture capitalist William “Boots”
Del Biaggio III.
They hope that the strategy
Sprint Center management used to
woo the Penguins — make a big
offer early, then shut up and let
things play out in the team’s current
home — will pay off in goodwill
from league offices.
opinion
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commentary: people should stop obsessing
over celebrity gossip and start paying atten-
tion to what is going on in the real world.
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delta Force. real issues, real
leaders, real losers.
i just saw Lew Perkins rolling
out of the parking lot in his brand
new, bright red corvette convert-
ible. is that why the students are
getting the shaft? so we can pay
for his sweet ride?
n
Homework may suck, but i tell
you what, it’ll make you appreciate
life. there’s nothing better than
the feeling of completing a seven-
page essay.
n
(obviously female voice) Free-
for-all, this is brandon rush. to the
girl who keeps texting me and fol-
lowing me around campus: stop.
n
who put chopsticks into the
holes on the intercom in Hash’s
elevator? who did that? whoever
it was, thank you, because i took
one. i’m going to use it to put my
hair up.
n
this is for the really cute boy
that sat by me during the calculus
midterm, tonight. i think i love
you, and you have really nice
shoes.
n
Free-for-all, i fnally got a fve
o’clock shadow! i’m a man!
n
rocky 7: rocky balboa vs. chuck
norris.
n
i just ate ten tacos from taco
bell. i’m going to be throwing up
tonight, just not out my mouth.
n
Free-for-all, why does it seem
like architecture students are the
only ones doing work on campus?
i never see those kids.
n
shut up, spangles! exclamation
point, exclamation point, exclama-
tion point, and so on.
n
Free-for-all, did you wash your
butt crack today?
n
i just wanted to let united
students know that your messages
are so big, i forgot what the begin-
ning of them said.
n
to the guy with the wii injury,
on the front of the kansan: my
friend had a sex dream about you.
n
why am i looking at a picture
of sherron collins wearing a
grandma’s sweater and holding
her purse while he’s at the bank?
n
brian, it was a one-night-stand!
Get over yourself, man-whore!
n
the kansan does not care about
drunk people.
n
that puddle in the elevator, it
was urine.
n
Free-for-all, i just walked into
the underground and there was a
dude making wafes. it’s going to
be a good day.
FREE FOR ALL
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» lIscEnsE tO shIll
» lEttEr tO thE EdItOr
Students should get proactive in petition for SafeBus
Safety and the best student
service possible should be the
top priorities for the University;
bottom line. The recent tabling
of the newly adopted Delta
Force SafeBus bill, as reported
in Monday’s University Daily
Kansan, hurts that bottom line.
Ashlee Kieler’s story reported
that there were issues with
the passing of this bill. Jessica
Mortinger, Transportation
Board chairwoman, outlined
some of the concerns as: “cam-
era pricing options, security
personnel on buses and cost
analysis.” These concerns aren’t
completely unreasonable, but
seem quite nitpicky. SafeRide
doesn’t have cameras in their
cars. There aren’t any security
guards riding with SafeRide
users. Even without beefy
guards and big brother cameras
SafeRide is in heavy demand
and successfully delivers inebri-
ated students to their final des-
tinations. Pass the SafeBus bill
and then pick apart the extrane-
ous details.
The benefits of SafeBus far
outweigh the increased $3 per
semester student fee. Many uni-
versities of similar or smaller
size to the University already
have a system like SafeBus in
place. A small fee increase for
each of the 30,644 University
students, as reported on the
University’s Web site, should
cover all costs and concerns of
those that decided to table the
bill. However, it’s next to impos-
sible to put a price on the safety
of all the students that will most
certainly utilize this much-need-
ed feature.
If students feel strongly about
this issue, they need to sign
Tom Cox’s petition. Once a
referendum occurs, the SafeBus
decision will be left up to all the
student voters.
It’s your University. It’s your
money. You should be benefiting
as much as realistically possible.
SafeBus should be a reality.
— Tasha Riggins for the edito-
rial board.
University too concerned with marketing
Those of you who still find
humor in the fifth-grade joke slo-
gan of “Muck Fizzou,” the Athletic
Department wants to save you from
your own poor judgment, even if
it means paying hefty lawyer fees.
How magnanimous! But a closer
look sees past the altruism and
exposes the greed and hypocrisy
involved in the University’s claims.
In last week’s University Daily
Kansan, associate athletics director
Jim Marchiony gave two reasons
for opposing the shirts sold by Joe-
College.com.
“Many of the shirts attach them-
selves to the University and are
in poor taste,” he said. He added,
“There are licensees who pay a fee
for the right to use the Kansas marks
and it’s not fair to them for others to
be circumventing the rules.”
Unfortunately, neither is the true
reason for the legal
action. Instead, it
is athletic depart-
ment revenue.
As reported by
Michael Phillips in
the Wichita Eagle,
the University’s
distribution of
licensing revenue
changed last year, and now the
Athletic Department pays a fixed
amount to the chancellor’s office and
pockets the rest. Increased revenue
stays entirely within the Athletic
Department, and one way to raise
revenue is to remove competition.
When it comes to determining if
a shirt violates university trademark,
Marchiony told Phillips, “It depends
on what else is on it.” So a “KU is
great” shirt is legally different than
a “KU sucks” shirt? I don’t see it,
but I do see a dif-
ference between
protecting the
school’s image and
trying to change
it through silenc-
ing conflicting
opinions. Shirts
that say “Muck
Fizzou” or fea-
ture a cartoon sperm labeled “KU
Swim Team” present a view of the
University that, however unwanted,
is warranted. There exists at KU
an irrational hatred of Missouri
and a fixation on sex. If it weren’t
true, people would see these shirts
and think, “What’s that supposed
to mean?” These shirts sell here
because they portray an image many
students want to associate with
themselves, and at a cost significant-
ly below officially licensed material.
If the University were concerned
with licensees’ bottom lines, why
did they raise the license fee from 8
percent to 9 percent this year? And
if the concern is over poor taste,
why does the University seek to
profit from student credit card debt
through the officially licensed Visa
card I was offered this week? “Dear
KU Student,” the letter began on a
personal note. “You’re a Jayhawk.”
And so at a starting APR of only
17.15 percent I could get my own
Jayhawk Visa.
Funny, I thought credit card debt
was a problem among students.
Maybe I can start selling a shirt that
reads “KU Credit Card Team.” For
only a nine percent cut, the Athletic
Department would call it kosher.
Minster is a Lawrence junior in
economics.
By BrAndon minstEr
kansan columnist
[email protected]
Grant Snider/KanSan
» cOmmEntary
Stop forsaking news for needless celebrity worship
I know everyone’s sick of hearing
about Anna Nicole Smith and her
babies and her old dead husbands. I
roll my eyes and growl at Court TV
and CNN whenever her name pops
up. Forgive me if I’m adding to the
noise.
I hope my noise sounds different.
Some students are obsessed with
other people’s lives. These kinds
of students (who love the gossip
magazines and things like that)
aren’t satisfied with just living their
own life and being concerned with
actual people and events that affect
the world. Instead, our society is
obsessed with knowing what kind of
purse so-and-so has. Real life is tak-
ing a back seat to fantasy.
Sure, watching the E! channel and
picking up the gossip rags in the gro-
cery store checkout line may seem
harmless, but it hides something
deeper, something darker. Because
these “celebrity-chasing” students
don’t care about their own lives, they
are causing two
terrible things to
happen.
First, they
are forcing the
journalism world
to cover worth-
less stories like
what party Kanye
West attended.
Journalists are supposed to seek the
truth and report it. Celebrity-chas-
ers are forcing journalists to seek
out information about celebrities
that very well may be true, but
not important in the least bit. The
important truth is the genocide
going on in Darfur and what the
city council decided at its last meet-
ing. The important truth is why
China wants to get rid of Starbucks
and why John Doe opened up
that new deli down the street. The
important truth is not what kind of
shampoo Jessica Simpson uses.
Secondly, celebrity-chasers are
forcing themselves
to disconnect with
the very world
they live in. The
Associated Press
wire on any given
day has three or
four headlines
about problems in
the Middle-East
and other news, but is filled with
stories of this party and that DUI.
Celebrity-chasers, by being inter-
ested in every little thing that celeb-
rities do, are making themselves
dumber. These students don’t pay
attention to the real news, the news
that actually affects the way they
live. They live their lives through
the lives of celebrities.
Students need to wake up. We
shouldn’t care about the mundane
details of people we’ll never meet.
We need to care about the events
that affect our world. We need to
pay attention to what businesses
are doing well, what the situation in
Iraq is like and what we as citizens
can do about the problems in our
world. Sure, those famous people
provide us with entertainment, but
that’s what iTunes and movie the-
aters are for. Let’s not let celebrities
distract us from the importance of
living in this crazy world.
Instead of watching Laguna
Beach and E! in your free time,
watch CNN in the mornings to
get the headlines. When you go to
lunch or class, pick up the Kansan
or one of the four free papers avail-
able for students (The New York
Times, The Kansas City Star, The
Lawrence Journal-World, and USA
Today). If we start getting con-
nected to the world, we will know
more about our surroundings and
therefore be able to affect the world
around us for the better.
Sommerville is a Hutchinson,
Minn. sophomore in journalism.
By cAlEB sommErvillE
kansan columnist
[email protected]
U.S. needs revamped tax code
Until the 110th Congress address-
es inequities in our tax system, we’ll
continue to further plunge into the
abyss of what is becoming irrevers-
ible national debt. It appears that this
Congress is merely poised to put a
Band-Aid on a hemorrhage.
Tax-avoidance schemes are grow-
ing faster than the IRS’ ability to
crack down on them.
Billions of tax dollars are lost
through outsourcing of jobs to other
countries. Companies leaving the
United States each year is accelerat-
ing at an alarming rate. The loss
in tax revenue is becoming almost
incalculable, exacerbated by enor-
mous tax cuts for the wealthiest of
Americans.
In a December 2003 report, the
IRS identified over 400,000 taxpay-
ers involved in tax-evasion strate-
gies that are likely illegal. Earlier
that year, the IRS had estimated the
number at 131,000. It is clear that
the IRS (and Congress) doesn’t have
a clue as to how much revenue is
being lost. Now the problem is only
getting worse.
The IRS tax code has become
so incomprehensible that virtually
nobody can understand it, leaving it
subject to broad interpretation.
The IRS Tax Code needs to be
completely revamped. Tax loopholes
for “special interests” must be elimi-
nated. Taxes on unearned income
should have been increased not
decreased.
What has the Bush Administra-
tion done to solve the problem?
They have declared that outsourc-
ing of jobs is good for America,
tax cuts will reduce the deficit, and
have slashed in half the number of
IRS auditors charged with auditing
tax reports on multi-million-dollar
incomes!
Paul G. Jaehnert
Vadnais Heights, Minn. resi-
dent
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WASHINGTON - Banana com-
pany Chiquita Brands International
said Wednesday it had agreed to a
$25 million fine after admitting it
paid a Colombian terrorist group
for protection in a volatile farming
region.
The settlement resolves a lengthy
Justice Department investigation
into the company’s financial deal-
ings with terrorist organizations in
Colombia.
In court documents filed
Wednesday, federal prosecutors
said the Cincinnati-based company
and several unnamed high-ranking
corporate officers paid about $1.7
million between 1997 and 2004 to
the United Self-Defense Forces of
Colombia, known as AUC for its
Spanish initials.
The AUC has been responsible
for some of the worst massacres in
Colombia’s civil conflict and for a
sizable percentage of the country’s
cocaine exports. The U.S. govern-
ment designated the right-wing
group as a terrorist organization in
September 2001.
Prosecutors said the company
made the payments in exchange
for protection for its workers. The
company also made similar pay-
ments to the leftist Revolutionary
Armed Forces of Colombia, accord-
ing to prosecutors. The group also
is known as FARC, the acronym for
its Spanish name.
Leftist rebels and far-right para-
militaries have fought viciously
over Colombia’s banana-grow-
ing region. Most companies have
extensive security operations to
protect employees there.
“The information filed today is
part of a plea agreement, which
we view as a reasoned solution to
the dilemma the company faced
several years ago,” Chiquita’s chief
executive, Fernando Aguirre, said
in a statement.
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By DAVID ESPO
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON - Democratic-
backed legislation to withdraw U.S.
combat troops from Iraq cleared its
first Senate hurdle Wednesday, but
Republicans confidently predict-
ed they would soon defeat it and
President Bush backed them up with
a veto threat.
The legislation, calling for combat
troops to return home over the next
12 months, “would hobble American
commanders in the field and sub-
stantially endanger America’s stra-
tegic objective of a unified federal
democratic Iraq,” the White House
said in a written statement.
The strong veto message under-
scored the intensifying struggle
between the administration and
the new Democratic-controlled
Congress and came on a day in
which the Pentagon conceded in
a report that
“some elements
of the situation
in Iraq are prop-
erly descriptive
of a civil war.”
P r e s i d e n t
Bush and other
administration
officials have
avoided saying
that U.S. troops
had been thrust
into the midst in
a civil war among Iraqis.
By whatever name, the war has
so far has claimed the lives of more
than 3,100 U.S. troops, cost more
than $300 billion and propelled con-
gressional Democrats to power in
last fall’s elections.
Democrats in the House and
Senate are advancing different bills
calling for the withdrawal of troops.
Bush has threatened to veto both.
In the House, Democratic lead-
ers said they were building sup-
port behind legislation to require
the withdrawal of troops by Sept. 1,
2008, if not sooner.
That plan faces its first test vote
Thursday in the Appropriations
Committee, and Democrats cir-
culated a letter of support from
retired Gen. Wesley Clark, the for-
mer NATO commander who ran for
president in 2004.
In contrast with the House bill, the
Senate measure lacks a firm deadline
for an end to U.S. participation in
combat. It says a withdrawal should
begin within 120 days “with the goal
of redeploying, by March 31, 2008,
all United States combat forces from
Iraq except” for those needed for
non-combat roles.
The only Iraq-related vote of the
day was an 89-9 procedural roll
call that cleared the way for a for-
mal debate on the legislation in the
Senate.
Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis.,
said the legislation does not go far
enough, but added he intends to
support it because “it does not allow
the president’s misguided policies to
continue. It does not tacitly reautho-
rize the war.”
The Wisconsin Democrat said he
would keep trying to press his own
measure, which calls for limiting
the use of defense funds in Iraq to
achieving a troop withdrawal.
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-
Mass., another vocal critic of the
war, said, “The American people are
far ahead of the administration. We
have an obliga-
tion to stand up
for our troops
and stand up to
our president
when he stub-
bornly refuses to
change course in
Iraq.”
But Senate
R e p u b l i c a n
Leader Mitch
McConnell said
passage of the
withdrawal measure “would be abso-
lutely fatal to our mission in Iraq” _
and he sought to rebut Democratic
supporters with their own words.
He quoted Democratic leader
Harry Reid of Nevada, the party’s
point man for the pending legisla-
tion, as saying in 2005 that setting
a time line was “not a wise decision
because it only empowers those who
don’t want us there, and it doesn’t
work well to do that.”
McConnell also quoted New
York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton,
a presidential contender, as having
said in September 2005.
“I don’t believe it’s smart to set
a date for withdrawal. I don’t think
you should ever telegraph your
intentions to the enemy so they can
await you,” she said.
Democrats who have made simi-
lar comments “know just as well as
I do that this is what the terrorists
have been waiting for and just what
our allies in Iraq and the entire
region of the world have feared,”
McConnell said.
Bush threatens with power of veto
Republican wants Gonzales fred
» attorney general
By LAURIE KELLMAN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON - Sen. John
Sununu of New Hampshire on
Wednesday became the first
Republican in Congress to call for
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’
dismissal, hours after President
Bush expressed confidence in his
embattled Cabinet officer.
Gonzales has been fending off
Democratic demands for his fir-
ing in the wake of disclosures sur-
rounding the ousters of eight U.S.
attorneys’ dismissals, Democrats
have characterized as a politically
motivated purge.
Support from many Republicans
had been muted, but there was no
outright GOP call for his dismissal
until now.
“I think the president should
replace him,” Sununu said in an
interview with The Associated
Press. “I think the attorney general
should be fired.”
Bush, at a news conference in
Mexico, told reporters when asked
about the controversy: “Mistakes
were made. And I’m frankly not
happy about them.”
But the president expressed con-
fidence in Gonzales, a longtime
friend, and defended the firings.
“What Al did and what the Justice
Department did was appropriate,”
he said.
What was “mishandled,” Bush
said, was the Justice Department’s
release of some but not all details
of how the firings were carried out.
The developments unfolded as
presidential aides labored to pro-
tect White House political direc-
tor Karl Rove and former counsel
Harriet Miers from congressional
subpoenas.
“We have an obligation to stand
up for our troops and stand up
to our president when he stub-
bornly refuses to change course
in Iraq.”
Edward M. KEnnEdy
Senator, d-Mass.
» Colombian radiCals
Bananas fund terrorism
Democrats call for
troop withdrawal
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The well-known fruit supplier Chiquita Brands International recently agreed to pay
$25 million for using a Colombian terrorist group to protect their farmers.
BRACKET AND TOURNAMENT COVERAGE — PLUS A FULL SPORTS SECTION — INSIDE
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN NCAA TOURNAMENT SPECIAL SECTION THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2007
ILLUSTRATION BY GRANT SNIDER
California dreamin’
GAME DAY AND FULL TOURNAMENT COVERAGE — PLUS SPORTS SECTION on 8B and 9B — INSIDE
What’s diferent about March Madness? For the players, it means new
cities, new opponents and new friends who emerge every day. While fans
are dreaming of at least a Sweet Sixteen in San Jose, the Jayhawks cling to
normalcy wherever they can fnd it.
West Regional:
THURSDAY’S FIRST ROUND
In Bufalo, N.Y.
Duke (6) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (11), 6:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (3) vs. Wright State (14), 8:40 p.m.
In Sacramento, Calif.
UCLA (2) vs. Weber State (15), 6:25 p.m.
Indiana (7) vs. Gonzaga (10), 8:55 p.m.
FRIDAY’S FIRST ROUND
In Chicago
Kansas (1) vs. Niagra (16), 6:10 p.m.
Kentucky (8) vs. Villanova (9), 8:40 p.m.
In Columbus, Ohio
VirginiaTech (5) vs. Illinois (12), 6:10 p.m.
Southern Illinois (4) vs. Holy Cross (13), 8:40 p.m.
SATURDAY’S SECONDROUND
In Bufalo, N.Y.
Pittsburgh-Wright State winner vs. Duke-Virginia
Commonwealth winner, 9:40 p.m.
In Sacramento, Calif.
UCLA-Weber State winner vs. Indiana-Gonzaga win-
ner, 7:10 p.m.
SUNDAY’S SECONDROUND
In Columbus, Ohio
Southern Illinois-Holy Cross winner vs. VirginiaTech-Il-
linois winner, 1:40 p.m.
In Chicago
Kansas-Niagra winner vs. Kentucky-Villanova winner,
4:10 p.m.
Midwest Regional:
THURSDAY’S FIRST ROUND
In Bufalo, N.Y.
Maryland (4) vs. Davidson (13), 11:20 a.m.
Butler (5) vs. Old Dominion (12), 1:50 p.m.
FRIDAY’S FIRST ROUND
In Chicago
UNLV (7) vs. GeorgiaTech (10), 11:25 a.m.
Wisconsin (2) vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (15), 1:55
p.m.
In Spokane, Wash.
Notre Dame (6) vs. Winthrop (11), 1:30 p.m.
Oregon (3) vs. Miami (Ohio) (14), 3:55 p.m.
In NewOrleans
Arizona (8) vs. Purdue (9), 6:20 p.m.
Florida (1) vs. Jackson State (16), 8:50 p.m.
SATURDAY’S SECONDROUND
In Bufalo, N.Y.
Maryland-Davidson winner vs. Butler-Old Dominion
winner, 2:20 p.m.
SUNDAY’S SECONDROUND
In Chicago
Wisconsin-Texas A&M-Corpus Christi winner vs. UNLV-
GeorgiaTech winner, 1:30 p.m.
In Spokane, Wash.
Oregon-Miami (Ohio) winner vs. Notre Dame-Win-
throp, 4:15 p.m.
In NewOrleans
Florida-Jackson State winner vs. Arizona-Purdue,
3:45 p.m.
East Regional:
THURSDAY’S FIRST ROUND
InWinston-Salem, N.C.
Boston College (7) vs. Texas Tech (10), 11:25 a.m.
Georgetown (2) vs. Belmont (15), 1:55 p.m.
Marquette (8) vs. Michigan State (9), 6:20 p.m.
North Carolina (1) vs. Eastern Kentucky (16), 8:50 p.m.
In Sacramento, Calif.
Washington State (3) vs. Oral Roberts (14), 1:30 p.m.
Vanderbilt (6) vs. GeorgeWashington (11), 3:55 p.m.
FRIDAY’S FIRST ROUND
In Spokane, Wash.
Texas (4) vs. NewMexico State (13), 6:25 p.m.
Southern California (5) vs. Arkansas (12), 8:55 p.m.
SATURDAY’S SECONDROUND
InWinston-Salem, N.C.
Georgetown-Belmont winner vs. Boston College-Texas
Tech winner, 4:45 p.m.
North Carolina-Eastern Kentucky winner vs. Mar-
quette-Michigan State winner, 6:45 p.m.
In Sacramento, Calif.
Washington State-Oral Roberts winner vs. Vanderbilt-
GeorgeWashington winner, 7:10 p.m.
SUNDAY’S SECONDROUND
In Spokane, Wash.
Texas-NewMexico State winner vs. Southern Califor-
nia-Arkansas winner, 4:15 p.m
South Regional:
THURSDAY’S FIRST ROUND
In Lexington, Ky.
Louisville (6) vs. Stanford (11), 11:30 a.m.
Texas A&M(3) vs. Pennsylvania (14), 2:00 p.m.
Ohio State (1) vs. Central Connecticut State (16), 6:10
p.m.
BrighamYoung (8) vs. Xavier (9), 8:40 p.m.
FRIDAY’S FIRST ROUND
In Columbus, Ohio
Virginia (4) vs. Albany (13), 11:15 a.m.
Tennessee (5) vs. Long Beach State (12), 1:45 p.m.
In NewOrleans
Memphis (2) vs. NorthTexas (15), 11:30 a.m.
Nevada (7) vs. Creighton (10), 2 p.m.
SATURDAY’S SECONDROUND
In Lexington, Ky.
Ohio State-Central Connecticut State winner vs.
Brigham-Young winner, 12:10 p.m.
Texas A&M-Penn winner vs. Louisville-Stanford
winner, 6:15 p.m.
SUNDAY’S SECONDROUND
In Columbus, Ohio
Virginia-Albany winner vs. Tennessee-Long Beach
State winner, 1:40 p.m.
In NewOrleans
Memphis-NorthTexas winner vs. Nevada-Creighton
winner, 3:45 p.m.
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2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN NCAA TOURNAMENT SPECIAL SECTION THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2007
from the editors
Arguably the best event in all
levels of athletics — the men’s
NCAA tournament — officially
begins this morning, and this
special section is packed with
vital information for this three-
week extravaganza.
Not only will The University
Daily Kansan sports section fol-
low the team every step of its
journey with coverage both in
The Kansan and on Kansan.com,
but the sports staff has looked
beyond the Jayhawks and the rest
of the Big 12 Conference to get
every basketball fan on this cam-
pus prepared for the madness.
Coverage inside includes
potential Cinderellas, a Big 12
breakdown and those high-rank-
ing teams who could be knocked
out early.
This section will not only pre-
pare you for the strengths and
weaknesses of the teams play-
ing in each region, but Kansas’
first round match-up against the
Niagara Purple Eagles is covered
extensively by men’s basketball
reporters Michael Phillips and
Mark Dent with a Game Day
page and a preview of Niagara.
From first tip off at 11:20 a.m.
today until after CBS’ 2007 rendi-
tion of “One Shining Moment”
is shown on TV screens across
America, look to The Kansan for
coverage of your favorite team.
Sports editor Ryan Schneider
can be reached at rschneider@
kansan.com, and associate
sports editor Erin Wiley can be
reached at [email protected].
By Ryan SchnEidER
and ERin WilEy
sports editors
[email protected]
what’s inside
Distractions are all around the Jayhawks this
week. Find out what they are doing to keep
focused.
Which big-name programs could be sent
home after the frst weekend?
What mid-major teams could make a run
through the tournament?
See who has the advantage in Friday
night’s game.
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Tumbling Goliaths — PAGE 6B
Cinderella Watch — PAGE 6B
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T
here’s no real way to capture
how it feels to get upset in the
NCAA Tournament. Plenty of
other things almost match the pain
of losing your last game to a team
you should beat. Having to watch
the Chevrolet “This Is Our Country”
commercials every five minutes dur-
ing a sporting event comes close. So
does pulling into a QuikTrip and not
finding an open gas pump.
Those things are definitely not
pleasant, but they’re not quite the
same as an early exit. Something
about an upset really stings — the
shock, the emptiness, the helpless-
ness.
“You can’t describe it,” junior
Russell Robinson said. “It’s definitely
a feeling that I wouldn’t want anyone
to have.”
Kansas can make that feeling go
away. It’s simple: Win the early round
tournament games. And this year,
the Jayhawks are going to do that.
OK, I know you’re probably think-
ing, “Boy, some prediction. First he
gets that stupid Chevrolet song stuck
in my head and now he’s writing that
a No. 1 seed is going to beat a No.
16 seed.”
For whatever it’s worth, in 1989,
two No. 16 seeds came within one
point of upsetting a No. 1, so it’s not
exactly a guarantee. But I’m not just
talking about the first round. I’m
saying Kansas will not be upset this
year. Not in the first round, not in
the second round, not in the Sweet
16. The Jayhawks are going to at least
make the Elite Eight.
The reason? This team plays with
anger, because they’ve felt the pain
— the pain that came from losing to
Bradley last year. The past two years’
disappointments hadn’t felt it.
Two years ago, Kansas was senior
laden. Wayne Simien, Michael Lee,
Aaron Miles and Keith Langford had
made two Final Fours and one Elite
Eight. They were college basketball
royalty. That confidence cost them as
they lost to an overmatched Bucknell
team.
Last year the team was too
young to know the mistakes that
the previous team made against the
Bison. Sasha Kaun only played three
minutes that game. Robinson and
Darnell Jackson never left the bench.
They only hurt because they got sore
from sitting for too long. And Julian
Wright, Brandon Rush and Mario
Chalmers weren’t even on the team.
You can’t feel the pain from watching
the game on TV.
Now, after losing to Bradley in the
first round, they’ve felt it. They’ve
spent their entire summer second-
guessing and disbelieving. They’ve
listened to the media ask all week
if they weren’t motivated for first
round games if they ever fixed a Hot
Pocket before a first round game.
The players respond politely. “It’s
behind us,” Robinson said. “Hopefully
we can move on.” But inside, their
hearts are throbbing.
That’s evident from Kansas’ last
two months of play. The Jayhawks
have perfectly channeled their rage
into success on the court.
“We had to toughen up, because
we weren’t very tough,” Kansas coach
Bill Self said.
Now they are the toughest, scari-
est group to play in the entire nation.
Just look at how they’ve won games
since February. The Jayhawks can
play any style and win in any fash-
ion. They obliterated Iowa State and
Nebraska, lit up a Bramlage black-
out and out-gritted an always-tough
Oklahoma team twice.
All of those games were accom-
plishments, but none of them stick
out like Kansas’ two victories against
Texas. The Jayhawks came back from
a 15-point deficit the first time and
a 22-point deficit the second time.
And this was against Kevin Durant.
No way would last year’s team beat
Durant and the Longhorns.
That’s because they’ve felt the pain.
It’s tough to describe how it makes
you feel, but the Jayhawks don’t have
to. Instead, they’ll show the nation
what it’s like to play with pain during
the next two weeks.
Dent is an Overland Park sopho-
more in journalism.
— Edited by Sharla Shivers
» cOmmentary
Pain of frst-round losses motivates players
By mark dent
kansan sports columnist
[email protected]
»ncaa BaSKetBaLL
Final Four run in question for other Big 12 teams in tournament
nCaa tournament
Former Kentucky coach
returns to Rupp Arena
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Coach
Rick Pitino, now in his sixth
season with Louisville, admits
he doesn’t look forward to
coaching at Rupp Arena at the
University of Kentucky, where
he cemented his legacy as one
of college basketball’s best
coaches.
The Cardinals (23-9) prepare
for frst round tournament
game against Stanford (18-12).
—Associated Press
By daniel molina
Why Texas A&M will make a Final
Four run
1. The Law is on their side —
The Aggies’ scoring machine went
through a 0-16 conference record his
freshman year, then spent the next 2
1/2 years being ignored.
The NCAA tournament
is made for clutch super-
stars with chips on their
shoulders, and Law fits
that profile.
2. The “other guys” — A&M
doesn’t have nearly the depth of
Kansas or other tourney favorites,
but they do have four starters who
average 10-plus points to go along
with a bottomless bench.
Why Texas A&M won’t make a Final
Four run
1. The “other guys,” part II —
While Law’s supporting cast was just
heralded, it’s been a concern of the
team’s as of late. Antanas Kavaliauskas
has a tendency to disappear offen-
sively, and A&M’s reserves chip in
less than a quarter of the team’s scor-
ing per game.
2. The Bracket — While the pros-
pect of playing in San Antonio is
now a real possibility, thanks to the
Aggies being placed in the South
division, the path to the Sweet 16
has one big roadblock: Louisville,
in the second round, in neighboring
Lexington, Ky.
Why Texas will make a Final Four
run
1. Freshman Phenoms — Kevin
Durant is a one-of-a-kind talent who
has dominated college basketball this
season. Still, his lesser-hyped fresh-
man teammate D.J. Augustin has
quietly been directing the Longhorns’
offense en route to becoming one of
the best point guards in the nation.
2. The “elder” statesman — On
a team with
practically no
upperclass pres-
ence, sophomore
A.J. Abrams is as
close to a senior leader as Texas has.
Opposing teams tend to focus too
heavily on containing Durant and
Augustin, leaving Abrams all alone
on the perimeter.
Why Texas won’t make a Final Four
run
1. Where’s the D? — As the cli-
ché goes, “defense wins champion-
ships.” This raises a red flag on
the Longhorns’ chances of making a
deep run. Texas ranked ninth in the
Big 12 in scoring defense, allowing
71.4 points a game.
2. No Southern Comfort
— Despite making it to the Big 12
Championship game, the selection
committee didn’t do the ‘Horns any
favors by anointing them a No. 4
seed and shipping them to the far
northwest for the first- and second-
round games.
Why Texas Tech will make a Final
Four run
1. Fundamentals — Bob Knight
is a no-nonsense coach. Tech ranked
second in the confer-
ence in turnover mar-
gin and tops the chart
in free-throw percent-
age. Playing smart bas-
ketball and converting
from the charity strip
are two dependable ways to win.
2. Senior Status — Knight has
made it known he recruits four-year
players, going so far as to publicly
criticize the new age rule that pro-
motes “one-and-done” players. The
Red Raiders’ starting five features
three seniors and two juniors.
Why Texas Tech won’t make a Final
Four run
1. Because they said so — If the
Big 12 is really as weak as nation-
al pundits keep saying it is, then
shouldn’t its last bubble invitee, a
team that finished only fifth in the
league and got KO’d early in the
conference tournament, be a long
shot to make any noise in the NCAA
tourney?
2. On again, off again — In
January Tech had wrapped up back-
to-back victories against Kansas and
Texas A&M, and then promptly fol-
lowed that with a five-game losing
skid that included losses to the likes
of Nebraska and Missouri.
—Edited by Ashley Thompson
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN NCAA TOURNAMENT SPECIAL SECTION THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2007 3B
by taylor bern
1. Creighton
The Bluejays have a scoring
threat in senior shooting guard and
MVC Tournament MVP Nate Funk,
and 6-foot-9
senior Anthony
Tolliver averages
13.4 points and
6.7 rebounds.
Creighton
rattled of four
wins to end the
season, including a third victory
against NIT-bound Missouri State
and a MVC Tournament champi-
onship victory against Southern
Illinois. If Tolliver can control WAC
player of the year Nick Fazekas on
the defensive end, Creighton can
hang with and out-shoot Nevada
and possible second round oppo-
nent Memphis.
2. George Washington
Senior guard Carl Elliott presents
match up problems with his 13.1
points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists,
while junior Maureece Rice leads
the Colonials with 16.2 points.
Elliott is also tied for 10th in the na-
tion with 2.6 steals. First round op-
ponent Vanderbilt
has quality wins
against Florida,
Tennessee and
two wins against
Kentucky, but
the Commodores limp into the
tourney with fve losses in their last
10 games, and George Washing-
ton could face Oral Roberts in the
second round.
3. Old Dominion
The Monarchs were a good team
early in the season with a four-
point loss to then red-hot Clemson
and a 13-point win at Georgetown.
They became a great mid-major in
January when they rattled of 12
conference wins, including their
second victory over NIT-bound
Drexel. 6-foot-7 senior forward
Valdas Vasylius, who averages 15.8
points and
6.2 rebounds,
should own
the paint
against a
Butler team
that lacks an
interior pres-
ence, and could lead Old Dominion
into a dogfght with Maryland.
4. Winthrop
The Eagles have had a lot of
mid-major supporters since their 2-
point loss to No. 2 seed Tennessee
in last year’s tournament. Junior
Michael Jenkins, who averages
15.3 points a game, leads a trio of
balanced scorers,
which also includes
Torrell Martin and
Craig Bradshaw, who
average 14.2 and
13.3 points respec-
tively. Winthrop lost
to North Carolina and Wisconsin
early in the season by a combined
10 points, and has won 18 straight
games heading into Friday’s game
with an overachieving Notre Dame
team.
5. Wright State
Horizon
Player of the Year
DaShaun Wood
scored a league-
leading 19.8
points per game,
and averaged 26
points over the Raiders last two
games. If coach Brad Brownell
and his team can limit Pitts-
burgh star Aaron Gray, his guard
is good enough to lead them
into a match-up with either Vir-
ginia Commonwealth or a weak
Duke team.
—Edited by ErinWiley
Editor’s Note: The Daily Cardinal
is the student newspaper at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison. The
Daily Cardinal sports editor Adam
Hoge examines the Midwest region.
The Badgers are the No. 2 seed in the
region.
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here’s always that one bracket
that is completely messed up
by the end of the first round.
It happens every year. Three of your
four Sweet Sixteen teams in that
bracket are out and your Final Four
team was ousted in the first round.
This year, the Midwest is set up
to be that bracket. I’m not picking
Florida to be playing Davidson and
Winthrop to be playing University
of Nevada-Las Vegas, in the Sweet
Sixteen, but it’s possible.
What makes the Midwest so hard
to pick is that five of the eight first-
round games feature underdogs that
could easily win. Old Dominion
could top a Butler team that might be
seeded too high at No. 5. Davidson
is on a 13-game winning streak and
Maryland has been up and down
all year. Winthrop is everyone’s
Cinderella, but after seeing what
Torrell Martin and the Eagles did in
Madison when they forced Wisconsin
into overtime, I think they could eas-
ily beat Notre Dame and Oregon.
Then you have UNLV and Georgia
Tech in the Chicago pod and there
seems to be a consensus that either
of these teams could top the Badgers
to get into the Sweet Sixteen.
If you are wondering what will
actually happen though, it might be
a good idea to stay on the safe side.
Florida has the experience and a
relatively easy path to the Elite Eight.
Wisconsin, while struggling, is still
too well coached to fall this weekend
in Chicago. There might be a lot of
red on your Midwest bracket this
weekend, but don’t forget that the
defending champs have the easiest
route to Atlanta. Pick Florida.
» cinderella hopefuls
Underdogs ready for upset
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George Washington, led by senior guard Carl Elliott, could be one of the Cinderella teams in
this year’s NCAA tournament. Other teams that could fall into this category are Creighton, Old
Dominion, Winthrop andWright State.
4B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN NCAA TOURNAMENT SPECIAL SECTION THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2007
no. 1 seed Kansas — If you’re
reading this news-
paper, you already
know what you need
to know. Kansas is
playing the best bas-
ketball in the country
right now.
no. 2 seed ucla — The Bruins
fnished the
season losing to
two non-NCAA
tournament teams.
Kansas is on surer
footing heading
into the tournament, but UCLA
staying in California makes it the
sexier pick for many.
no. 3 seed pittsburgh — All
season, the Pan-
thers struggled
to defeat high
caliber competi-
tion, but then
beat Marquette and Louisville on a
neutral foor in the Big East Tourna-
ment. Then they lost to George-
town by 23 points.
no. 4 seed southern illinois
— Jamaal Tatum
is the real deal, a
senior with talent
and experience.
The Salukis haven’t
scored 80 or more points in a game
this season but the most points
they’ve given up in a game is 70.
no. 5 seed Virginia Tech — The
Hokies played a non-conference
schedule packed
with incredible mid-
majors and lost to
four of them. They
swept No. 1 seed North Carolina,
but lost three times to NC-State.
They can beat or lose to anyone.
They’re a typical No. 5 seed.
no. 6 seed duke — The Blue
Devils started 18-3,
then lost four in a
row, then won four in
a row, then lost their
last three. Talk about
streaky. It’s a bit risky, but don’t
sleep on Duke.
no. 7 seed indiana
— Nothing sticks out for
the Hoosiers. D.J. White
is a quality big man, but
the only one they have.
If they hit threes they’ll
be dangerous.
no. 8 seed Kentucky — The
Wildcats were 8-8 in
their last 16 games.
They have decent
shooters, decent
defense and a few
decent wins. Overall, they’re pretty
mediocre.
no. 9 seed Villanova — Curtis
Sumpter, Scottie Reynolds and
Mike Nardi are a good
ofensive trio. Not
one starter for ‘Nova
is taller than 6-foot-
8, but they are all
athletic and good shooters.
no. 10 seed Gonzaga — The
Bulldogs
tend to
do better
when they
are seeded
this low,
and actu-
ally made the Elite Eight in 1999
when they were a No. 10 seed.
They shoot nearly 40 percent from
three-point range and enter on a
fve-game winning streak.
no. 11 seed Virginia common-
wealth — The Rams
have terrifc shoot-
ers, but no one taller
than 6-foot-7. If they
aren’t hitting shots
they won’t get many
ofensive rebounds.
no. 12 seed illinois
— The Fighting Illini’s
best win is Indiana on
a neutral court. They
belong in the NIT.
no. 13 seed holy
cross — One upset special, com-
ing up! The Crusad-
ers have two solid
seniors who play
more than 35 min-
utes a game. They
will eventually be
killed on the glass, but not against
Southern Illinois.
no. 14 seed Wright state
— The Raiders
defeated No.
5 seed Butler
twice down the
stretch. They have
almost no inside
presence though,
which will be tough to make up for
against Pittsburgh’s Aaron Gray.
no. 15 seed Weber state
— The Big Sky’s
champion has no
chance against UCLA.
Any mid-major who
shoots worse than 70
percent from the foul
line has no credibility
in my book. The Wild-
cats should have played last night
instead of Niagara.
no. 16 seed niagara — The
Purple Eagles started 1-6 after a
bizarre suspension of six players.
Since their return they are 23-5
and on a 12-game winning streak.
They play
fast-pace
basketball.
Charron
Fisher
averages
more than 20 points per game and
all fve starters average more than
10.
robinett is an austin, texas, senior
in journalism.
— Edited by Mark Vierthaler
» ‘horn Born, ‘haWK Bred
Who’s who in west region
from top to bottom
by travis robinett
kansan sports columnist
[email protected]
» GuesT commenTary
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upset higher-seed schools
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Focus could create needed momentum
By Michael PhilliPs
If you call Russell Robinson’s
cell phone this week, don’t expect a
lengthy chat with him.
“People call out of the goodness
of their hearts to wish you good
luck,” the junior guard said. “You
can’t respond to everybody.”
He’s had his phone set to vibrate
all week — “If I hear it, I hear it”
— and is advising the younger play-
ers to do the same. All aspects of the
players’ routines become critical as
each round of the NCAA tourna-
ment brings more national attention.
Kansas begins that journey Friday
night in Chicago when it faces
Niagara at 6:10. After losing in the
first round each of the past two sea-
sons, coach Bill Self is trying to keep
a sense of normalcy as the Jayhawks
travel around the country.
“We basically tell them that the
way we have prepared and focused
has worked, and that we can’t get out
of that routine,” he said.
Success for the Jayhawks would
mean a trip to California for the
Sweet Sixteen.
The team’s last visit to the Golden
State was a good one: In 2003,
Kansas defeated Duke and Arizona
in Anaheim to advance to the Final
Four, ultimately losing the national
championship game to Syracuse.
But that’s not what anybody on
this year’s team wants to talk about.
It’s like pulling teeth to get them to
admit that the second round even
exists.
“We have a chip on our shoulder,”
Robinson said. “We’ve got to prove
that we can win, and win big.”
It’s an often-repeated fact that a
No. 1 seed has never lost to a No. 16
seed, but there are also other factors
working in the Jayhawks’ favor. The
early-evening game is the ideal time,
Self said, because it allows the players
to avoid an early wake-up call, but
also doesn’t create a lot of anxiety.
Last year, sophomore guard Julian
Wright said that the team sat around
watching basketball all day, which
may have distracted them from their
own game that night. The players are
all basketball fans themselves, and
watch games during their free time.
That’s something they’ll cut back on
in Chicago.
“We’ll try to watch a little bit, but
not too much,” Wright said. “Those
games aren’t for us. They’re for every-
one else.”
During the Big 12 Championship,
the players watched games from
around the country during the day,
and even caught Niagara’s victory
in the Metro Atlantic championship
game.
“We’re basketball players and bas-
ketball fans, but we don’t let it con-
sume our lives,” Robinson said.
Maintaining a team identity
becomes even harder during March
Madness, when last-second shots
and great performances make their
way across the country in a matter
of seconds.
For the Jayhawks, no one play-
er has stepped up to command the
attention this season. There are eight
that have all taken their turn carry-
ing the team at one time or another,
and Self wants to make sure the focus
is on the team and not individual
accomplishment.
“Guys have to play for Kansas.
There will be agents and runners
that will tell them to do this or that
and tell them this is their moment to
shine,” he said. “I don’t buy into that
stuff, and our players don’t either.”
It’s not easy for a player on the
team to get national attention.
Sophomore guard Brandon Rush has
to share the attention with freshman
guard Sherron Collins and sopho-
more guard Mario Chalmers, but
that hasn’t bothered him so far.
It’s the coach’s job to keep the
players level-headed, and Self rarely
praises their efforts, instead focusing
on the areas of their game that need
to be improved.
But as Tuesday’s press conference
was winding down, he allowed him-
self to deviate from the script for just
a few seconds.
“I love this team,” he said. “I really
like how it doesn’t matter who it
is that has the big game. I like that
Sherron can go scoreless last week
and get 20 points on the big stage. I
like that Brandon can miss shots but
then come back and make one, and I
like that Mario can score nine points
one game and still want the shot to
force the game into overtime.”
That chemistry is a rare sight in
college basketball, which is increas-
ingly being dominated by big-time
players ready to jump to the NBA.
If the Jayhawks can stay together,
they’ll be the favorites to spend some
time in California next weekend. Of
course, nobody is willing to say that.
“We’re just ready to get that first
game out of the way,” Robinson said.
Kansan senior sportswriter Mi-
chael Phillips can be contacted at
[email protected].
— Edited by Mark Vierthaler
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Junior guard Russell Robinson is one of the key eight players coach Bill Self will look to for energy during the NCAA tournament. The Jayhawks are looking to break their two-year, frst-round loss streak.
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1. Memphis — Memphis
has won an incredible 22
games in a row, but only
one of those wins, a 78-77
squeaker against Gonzaga,
came against a tourney team.
Sophomore Chris Doug-
las-Roberts and the Tigers
shouldn’t have too much
trouble with North Texas,
but a second round match-
up with either big man
Nick Fazekas and Nevada or
silky shooter Nate Funk and
Creighton could spell doom.
2. Pittsburgh — The Pan-
thers are a one-man show,
and their star, also known as
Aaron Gray, has been known
to disappear when the pres-
sure is turned up. Pitt looked
great early on with a 10-0
record, but stumbled late,
and will enter the tourna-
ment with losses in four of
their last eight games. The
Panthers’ guards have to get
better defensively to stop
Wright State guard DeShaun
Wood, and with Duke likely
in the second round, it’s
never easy going up against
a Mike Krzyzewski-coached
team in March.
3. Virginia — The Cavaliers
were a surprise this year, fn-
ishing the regular season in a
tie for frst with North Caro-
lina in the ACC. Virginia’s lus-
ter wore of at the end of the
season, with bad losses to
Miami Fla., Wake Forest and
North Carolina State. Junior
point guard Sean Singletary
will have to be on top of his
game to get past talented
guards in Albany’s Jamar Wil-
son, and possibly Tennessee’s
Chris Lofton.
4. Washington State
— Few expected the Cou-
gars to be in the tournament
back in November, but junior
guards Derrick Low and Kyle
Weaver spearheaded Wash-
ington State to its best sea-
son in over a decade. That
means that they are very
inexperienced and will have
to deal with three time Mid-
Continent Conference Player
of the Year Caleb Green and
Oral Roberts, who took down
Kansas in Lawrence earlier
this season.
5. Wisconsin — Big 10
Player of the Year Alando
Tucker is a great player, but
the Badgers had few tests
outside of a weak Big 10 con-
ference season, and lost two
of their three games against
Ohio State. Tucker alone is
good enough to get Wiscon-
sin to the second round, but
once there they will have to
deal with either a streaking
UNLV team or Javaris Crit-
tenton, a 6-foot-5 freshman
guard for Georgia Tech.
— Taylor Bern
So, you’ve got the pedigree. Now, can you win?
Sometimes, big names are first out.
These teams are ripe for an early exit
» NCAA bids
Coaches consider increasing number of teams in tournament
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Syracuse
coach Jim Boeheim has plenty of
support from Big 12 coaches for
expanding the NCAA tournament.
Boeheim, a longtime proponent
of including more teams in the field,
was flabbergasted Sunday when the
Orange were snubbed by the selec-
tion committee. That brought anoth-
er round of calls from coaches on
Monday to expand the tournament
to at least 68 teams, if not more.
“If the field is designed to get the
best 64 teams in — if that was the
design — then from that standpoint
you’d think it needs to be modified,”
said Kansas coach Bill Self, figuring
a handful of automatic bids go each
year to teams that otherwise would
not make the cut.
Expanding the tournament has
become a hot-button conversa-
tion piece that regularly bridges
the gap between selection Sunday
and the start of the NCAA tourna-
ment Thursday. It’s the rallying cry
of every coach whose job security
is measured by postseason appear-
ances.
The last major tournament expan-
sion came in 1985, which increased
the field from 53 to 64 teams. The
NCAA added a play-in game in
2001, when the number of automatic
bids increased from 30 to 31.
“I don’t know the perfect num-
ber, but I definitely think we should
expand,” said Texas A&M coach
Billy Gillispie, whose team sat on the
bubble and sweated out an at-large
bid last season.
Texas coach Rick Barnes believes
that concept is worth revisiting.
“From the time we started that
play-in game, I never quite under-
stood why we wouldn’t have four of
them, one for each site,” he said.
The Contenders
Texas A&M — The Aggies
appeared lost at times against
Oklahoma State
in the Big 12
Tour nament .
Acie Law IV
only had 10
points and
didn’t touch
the ball in the
game’s final
minute. That shouldn’t matter. Texas
A&M has one of the nation’s best
defenses and that is always a pre-
mium in the NCAA Tournament.
And having Law, college basketball’s
Mr. Clutch, is definitely a bonus. If
A&M gets past a possible second-
round game against Louisville in
Lexington, Ky., it could make the
Final Four.
Ohio State — Fans in Columbus
already have good news: Greg Oden
isn’t so sure he wants to leave for
the NBA this season. But it could be
better if Oden and fellow freshman
Mike Conley Jr. led the Buckeyes
to the national title. Ohio State has
been the No. 1 team in the country
for the past three weeks, but the
Buckeyes lost earlier this year to
North Carolina
and Florida. A
possible Elite
Eight match-up
against Texas
A&M could be
tough because
the game is in San
Antonio.
Memphis — It’s hard to say a
22-game winning streak doesn’t
count, but the Tigers’ streak isn’t
genuine. The last 19 games of it have
been against
Co n f e r e nc e
USA competi-
tion, a confer-
ence that isn’t
much bet-
ter than the
Atlantic Sun.
Whomever Memphis plays in the
second round, Nevada or Creighton,
could spring an upset. If the Tigers
and Aggies both win their first two
games, it will be a great match-up of
conflicting styles. Memphis loves to
run, and the Aggies love to grind.
The Players
Brook Lopez, Stanford — Lopez
and his brother
Robin are two of the
best post players in
the West. Brooke is
slightly better and
could be the dif-
ference in the first
round going against
Louisville’s David
Padgett.
Nate Funk, Creighton — Funk
got injured toward the end of last
season, and the
Bluejays missed
the tournament.
Earlier this year,
he hadn’t recov-
ered yet and
Creighton strug-
gled. Now Funk is healthy and the
Bluejays are playing their best bas-
ketball of the season.
Sean Singletary, Virginia
— One of the
least heralded
point guards
in the coun-
try. Singletary
can score like a
shooting guard
and pass well. Look for him to find
his favorite target, backcourt mate
J.R. Reynolds, for open jump shots.
The Rest
Connecticut State — Don’t even
think about it.
BYU —
Cougars are
mature; six
players have
gone on
Mormon mis-
sions.
Xavier — Beat K-State when it
had Bill Walker this year.
Tennessee — Chris Lofton
shoots and shoots and shoots —
and usually makes it, too.
Long Beach State — Lost to
UCLA and USC earlier but can
catch fire from three point range.
Virginia — No business being a
four seed but should beat Albany.
Albany — As a 16-seed last year,
led Connecticut for most of the
game before losing.
L o u i s v i l l e
— Hottest team
from the Big
East not named
Georgetown.
Stanford —
Struggled down
the stretch, but
frontline could trouble other teams.
Penn — The Quakers have
danced three years in a row but have
yet to win.
Nevada —
Guard Kyle Shiloh
is out after slipping
on an on-court
advertisement.
Creighton —
Dana Altman is the best coach at a
mid-major.
N o r t h
Texas — The
Mean Green
are athletic but
not Memphis
athletic.
Dent is an Overland Park sopho-
more in journalism.
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By Harlan GOODe
Editor’s Note: The Hoya is the
student newspaper at Georgetown
University. Hoya assistant sports
editor Harlan Goode examines the
East region. The Hoyas are the No.
2 seed in the region.
I
f one were to write a term
paper on the theme of the
2007 NCAA basketball sea-
son, the East bracket would serve
as an eloquent thesis statement.
In a season flooded by a fountain
of talented youth, the East will
run deep with so-good-so-soon
freshmen.
In lightning-quick point guard
Ty Lawson, silky-smooth shooter
Wayne Ellington and deceptive-
ly-fast forward Brendan Wright,
top-seeded North Carolina boasts
three starters who were noth-
ing but fresh faces on rivals100.
com a year ago. The talented trio
joins super sophomore Tyler
Hansbourough to form what
maybe the most gifted lineup Roy
Williams has enjoyed since arriv-
ing in Chapel Hill.
Texas’ Kevin Durant possesses
the phenomenal first-year tal-
ent Carmelo Anthony displayed
in leading Syracuse to the 2003
NCAA title and could well carry
the Longhorns to Atlanta on his
string-bean frame.
Although second-seeded
Georgetown relies on the steady vet-
eran leadership of juniors Jeff Green,
Roy Hibbert and Jonathan Wallace,
they also call on steely freshman for-
ward DaJuan Summers for a youthful
jolt in the clutch.
Washington State, Southern Cal,
and Arkansas are all weaker than
their seeding suggests, but look out
for Marquette, arguably the toughest
eighth-seed in the entire tournament
field.
The Golden Eagles could make a
run on the wings of freshman point
guard Dominic James, a 5-11 ball of
fast-twitch fiber who is quicker off
the dribble than anyone in the land.
With Eastern Kentucky, Belmont,
and New Mexico State, the East will
not provide the backdrop for a story-
book lower-seed Cinderella upset, but
the tale of 14-seeded Oral Roberts’
forward Yemi Ogunoye, who comes
from Nigerian royalty, should keep
the talking heads on CBS occupied.
Although there won’t be any
Bucknell-over-Kansas style upsets
in this bracket, sharp-shooting
Vanderbilt and streaky Texas Tech
could have some of the bracket’s wun-
derkinds preparing for the NBA draft
early, should they decide to show up
in the coming weeks. If not, the fairy
tale for Roy Williams and his band of
baby-faced boys in baby blue should
continue until the clock strikes mid-
night on April 2.
»COMMentARY
South breaks down from good to bad
» Guest COMMentARY
East region deep
with talented youth
By mark Dent
kansan sports columnist
[email protected]
By JOnatHan Garten
kansas state COlleGian
MANHATTAN — The depressing
news of K-State’s NCAA Tournament
snub still lingers around Manhattan
and the state of Kansas.
For the first time in more than a
decade, Wildcat fans had a reason to
tune in for Selection Sunday. They
were by no means a lock, but after
Bob Huggins drilled his formula
— 20 wins overall plus 10 conference
wins equals an NCAA Tournament
selection — into their heads, K-State
fans were more than a little hopeful
they would be awarded a spot in the
Big Dance.
Wildcat nation held its breath in
anticipation as CBS revealed region
after region filled with teams not
named K-State. Finally, CBS affirmed
the Wildcats would not be dancing
this year, naming Stanford the last
team in the field of 65.
But all the disappointment of
being snubbed has brought up an
interesting point. It’s nice to be part
of “March Madness” conversation.
When K-State was coached by a
jacket-tossing, neck-brace wearing,
thumb-waving nice guy, the Wildcats’
postseason hopes usually vanished
long before the Big 12 Conference
Tournament. But not this year. As
long as Huggins is on the sidelines,
ranting and raving until he turns a
shade of purple, the Wildcats always
will have a shot at the tournament.
The turnaround has been so sudden
that it’s easy to forget all those embar-
rassing moments of the last 20 years.
Here are just a few.
— 1997: K-State forward Manny
Dies pleaded guilty to damaging
property of a Collegian columnist
who was critical of his play. The stu-
dent journalist called Dies the worst
college basketball player ever.
— 2003: The name Pervis Pasco
unfortunately will live in K-State lore
forever. During the first round of
a Big 12 Tournament game against
Colorado, Pasco stole an inbound
pass with only seconds remaining,
seeming to seal a 76-74 win for the
Wildcats. All he had to do was stop
or dribble. But Pasco, thinking the
game was over, took off running with
his index finger waving above his
head. The officials whistled Pasco for
traveling, and Colorado banked in a
3-pointer at the buzzer to win.
— 2005: The stage was set for K-
State to end a five-game losing streak
with the Wildcats leading Oklahoma,
68-67. All they had to do was hold on
for four more seconds. But K-State
had no answer for Drew Lavender,
who had scored 27 points up to that
point. The guard drove the length
of the court to sink an improbable
layup. While the loss was hard to
swallow, it was Jim Wooldridge’s
postgame rant about Big 12 offici-
ating that really made it a moment
Wildcat fans would want to forget.
As you can see, although getting
the cold shoulder is infuriating, it’s
good to know the selection commit-
tee knows K-State exists.
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We are about to enter the best
weeks of the year.
There’s no other time when you
can turn on a TV or computer and
watch 48 college basketball games,
as many as four at the same time.
Local television will have at least
four games on every day from now
to Sunday.
If you have cable and the sports
tier, or subscribe to certain satel-
lite providers, you’ll likely have the
choice of an additional out-of-market
game as well. On cable in Lawrence,
the extra game is on Channel 181.
But that’s not all, sports fans. The
NCAA and CBS are making every
out-of-market game available for free
from March Madness On Demand at
www.NCAAsports.com/MMOD. This
is the second year the live streaming
video has been free, and this year
CBS is adding streaming audio for
those who don’t have a powerful
enough computer or enough avail-
able bandwidth. On top of that, CBS
has introduced a 50 percent increase
in the resolu-
tion level of the
games it streams.
For anyone
without major
plans for spring
break, I suggest
curling up with
a picture-in-pic-
ture equipped
TV, a remote,
digital cable, a
laptop and your
beer of choice.
Aside from spending time on the
beach or in the large American city
of your choice, I can’t think of a
better way to pass the time during
spring vacation — no matter how
far Kansas advances in this year’s
tournament.
With that in mind, then, here’s
some reasons why (and how) you
should watch the following games
from the first round.
Thursday:
Game #1: Boston College vs. Texas
Tech, 11:25 a.m.
This game features two teams
Kansas played, the Red Raiders, who
beat the Jayhawks, and the Eagles,
who came into Allen Fieldhouse and
lost.
This game’s available on CBS in
this area, so you’ve go no excuse to
miss it.
Game #2: Texas A&M vs. Penn.
, 2 p.m.
It’s hard to find a more talented
player than A&M’s Acie Law. He can
hit clutch shots and he’s his team’s all
around scoring leader. The Aggies are
a Final Four team and you shouldn’t
pass up a chance to see them rough
up a weak opponent.
This game is also available on
CBS.
Game #3: Marquette vs. Michigan
State, 6:20 p.m.
Jerel McNeal, the Eagles’ leading
scorer, won’t make the first round of
the NCAA tournament. And with
that, coach Tom Izzo’s Spartans just
earned a shot at the second round.
This game is available either on
Channel 181, or via NCAASports.
com/MMOD.
Game #4: Indiana vs. Gonzaga,
8:45 p.m.
Gonzaga is a the original Cinderella
team but it has struggled more than
it’s accustomed to this season. With
former Jayhawk Micah Downs play-
ing for the Bulldogs, there’s every
reason to watch this game.
Get this game on CBS.
Friday:
Game #1: Virginia vs. Albany,
12:15 p.m.
Virginia has had quite the up and
down season this year. The Cavaliers
had wins against Duke and Virginia
Tech, both in the NCAA tourna-
ment, but they also lost to ACC bot-
tom-feeder Miami. Albany could be
primed for an upset.
Catch this game on Channel 181
or NCAASports/MMOD.
Game #2: Notre Dame vs.
Winthrop, 1:35 p.m.
Winthrop has the potential to be
this year’s George Mason, and Notre
Dame is having
one of its best
seasons in a long
time. This game
has every poten-
tial to be a true
thiller.
Flip your TV
to CBS for this
game.
Game #3:
Kansas vs.
Niagara, 6:10
p.m.
Turn off your computer, turn off
picture-in-picture. This should be
the only thing occupying your atten-
tion.
This game is available on CBS and
is the only game of the day that CBS
is committed to keeping on uninter-
rupted.
Game #4: Kentucky vs. Villanova,
8:30 p.m.
This game should determine who
Kansas plays in the second round.
Assuming they make it that far.
Kentucky has had a down year, lead-
ing for calls for coach Tubby Smith’s
job. Villanova isn’t as good as it has
been recently.
Catch this game on CBS.
No matter where you are, there’s
a way to catch March Madness. And
if you find yourself out of town and
looking for fellow Jayhawks to enjoy
the game with, visit www.kualumni.
org, where the Alumni Association
maintains a list of official Alumni
bars, where Jayhawk fans are likely
to gather.
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nior in journalism and political sci-
ence.
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ASSoCIATeD PReSS
TEMPE, Ariz. — Gary Matthews
Jr. ended more than two weeks of
silence on Wednesday after being
linked to a steroids investigation,
denying for the first time that he
took human growth hormone.
Matthews allegedly was sent
HGH in 2004 from a pharmacy that’s
part of a widespread steroid inves-
tigation. Los Angeles Angels owner
Arte Moreno and commissioner Bud
Selig had been pushing Matthews to
address the issue, and he finally did
16 days after the first stories came
out.
“I have never taken HGH — dur-
ing the 2004 season or any other
time,” Matthews said in a statement.
“Nobody has accused me of doing
so, and no law enforcement author-
ity has said I am a target of any
investigation for doing so.”
Angels general manager Bill
Stoneman said he was glad Matthews
finally addressed the issue and that
he denied using HGH.
“We’re finding out at the same
time you are,” Stoneman said. “We’re
happy to find out that he’s saying
that he never used HGH. We’re an
organization that feels there isn’t a
place in our game for any of these
illegal substances. He’s denying he
ever used something he was linked
to.”
Manager Mike Scioscia said he
senses that Matthews was relieved
after issuing the statement
through the team Wednesday
morning. Matthews then went
out and homered in the Angels’
4-3 exhibition victory over the
San Francisco Giants.
Scioscia said he hopes the
statement will help the team
focus on baseball.
“There’s been a little anxiety in
our organization just waiting for
this thing to move forward and
hopefully move forward toward
being resolved,” Scioscia said.
“This is a huge step there. That’s
encouraging.”
HGH was not banned by base-
ball for players with major league
contracts until 2005. This investi-
gation appears to be targeting the
suppliers of the substances, not
those who might have received
anything from the suppliers.
Stoneman said the team had
no plans to discipline Matthews.
He said it was up to the com-
missioner’s office to determine
whether Matthews violated base-
ball’s drug policy.
“My feeling is that as long as
this stuff is accurate in what it
is and nothing else pops out at
some point, we’re fine,” Stoneman
said. “But again, the way it works
in baseball is there is a policy
between the owners and players
that governs these things.”
Matthews explained the delay
in his denial by saying he and his
representatives needed to deter-
mine how he got linked to the
story.
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In the Ritch Price era at Kansas,
the Jayhawk and No. 12 Shocker
rivalry has been one for the ages.
With tight games and great
crowds, rarely do those watching
know who will get the victory before
the final out.
Before Wednesday night’s 18-3
blowout, five runs marked the big-
gest margin of defeat at the hands of
the Shockers.
“I don’t think there’s a positive
thing that happened in the game,
to be honest with you,” Price said.
“That’s the first time since I’ve been
here that we’ve been boat raced at
home by Wichita State. I think we’ve
split every series we’ve played with
them since I’ve been here. They
took us apart in every phase of the
game.”
The dismantling began with the
very first at bat.
Shocker second baseman Damon
Sublett extended his hit streak to 13
games with the Shockers first at bat
of the game.
The All-American then put the
first run of the evening on the board
two batters later, when he scored on
a sacrifice fly.
Off-handedly, Sublett also played
a key role in the Jayhawks’ first run.
In the bottom of the second, sopho-
more first baseman Preston Land
popped a Rob Musgrave delivery
high above second. Sublett couldn’t
track it, the ball hit the ground and
Land had the single.
Wichita State first baseman Derek
Schermerhorn threw home, attempt-
ing to get junior second baseman
Ryne Price out at the plate, but to no
avail as the Jayhawks tied the game.
Unfazed, the Shockers took back
their lead with their next at bat, using
a string of unearned runs.
Schermerhorn started the rally
with a single to center. A Jayhawk
error put two runners on.
Shocker designated hitter Danny
Jackson took one for his team for the
first time to load the bases, which
were unloaded by the end of the
inning, giving the Shocks a 4-1 edge.
When Kansas put another up to
narrow the gap to 4-2, Price pulled
starter Wally Marciel.
The true freshman left-hander
lasted three innings against the top-
25 powerhouse before being lifted for
weekend starter, junior left-hander
Zach Ashwood.
Ashwood kept Wichita State off
the board for a whole inning.
After striking out the side in the
top of the fourth, the Shockers scored
in all of the five innings that followed,
starting with a four-run fifth.
Making his first career start,
Wichita State outfielder Bret Bascue
recorded his first career hit, which
led to the first RBI of his career in the
fifth inning.
Besides setting the first milestones
of Bascue’s career, the fifth inning
marked the first time Wichita State
batted around.
The seven-run eighth inning
marked the second.
“I told Coach Stephenson that’s
the most physical they’ve been with
the bat since I’ve been here,” Price
said. “They hit three or four bombs
out of the park, that’s something I
haven’t seen from them.”
Physical is one thing, dominating
is another.
Wichita State out hit Kansas 18-8,
crushed three home runs and tied
the 1992 Shocker squad for the big-
gest blowout in the 55-year series
history.
“We knew they were a good ball
club, they’ve been a good ball club
since I’ve played them,” junior short-
stop Erik Morrison said. “We knew
they were going to come in here and
give us a good game. You’ve got to
give them credit, they came up here
to our home, swung the bats well
and pitched well — they earned the
‘W’ for sure.”
Kansan senior sportswriter Alissa
Bauer can be contacted at abau-
[email protected].
—Edited by Mark Vierthaler
BY SHAWN SHROYER
Sometimes a move to the bull-
pen pays off and sometimes it
doesn’t. Both Kansas and Wichita
State went to their bullpens in the
fourth inning.
The move worked for the
Shockers, but backfired on the
Jayhawks.
“Coach was trying to piece
the game together after that, an
inning or two at a time with
guys,” Kansas coach Ritch Price
said of pitching coach Ryan
Graves’ strategy with his bullpen
after freshman left-hander Wally
Marciel struggled through the
first three innings.
Entering the fourth inning,
Kansas trailed Wichita State just
4-2, but the Shockers posted a
three-spot in the third, so Price
brought in junior left-hander
Zach Ashwood.
In his first inning, Ashwood
struck out the side. However, his
day ended abruptly.
Ashwood gave up a leadoff
walk to Derek Schermerhorn in
the fifth and Schermerhorn was
soon on third after Ashwood
balked and threw a wild pitch.
Schermerhorn scored on a
groundout.
Ashwood then hit the third
batter of the inning, gave up a
single to the fourth batter and
hit the fifth batter to load the
bases. He was then pulled from
the game and replaced by junior
right-hander Hiarali Garcia, but
Garcia couldn’t keep the three
Shockers from scoring. Ashwood
was charged with four earned
runs in 1.1 innings and the
Kansas offense never overcame
the deficit.
It didn’t get much better
as four more Kansas relievers
entered the game to allow 10
more runs. Things got so bad
that Kansas closer sophomore Paul
Smyth gave up his first earned run
of the season.
The Shockers’ move to the bull-
pen, though, proved to be lights out
for the Jayhawks.
Right-hander Khol Nanney was
the first Wichita State reliever to
enter the game and it appeared he
might fair as well as Ashwood after
he hit the first batter he faced and
threw a wild pitch. But he recovered,
retiring the side thereafter.
After Nanney surrendered the
first of only three hits Kansas record-
ed against Wichita State relievers
and walked the next batter in the
fifth inning, he was replaced by left-
hander Anthony Capra.
Nanney, Capra and right-hand-
ers Kyle Touchatt and Jared Simon
combined to shut out the Jayhawks
over 5.2 innings. Kansas’ reserves
managed to plate one run with two
outs in the ninth.
“We’ve got a lot of confidence
going right now. It’s our mental-
ity that whenever Gene comes to
bring one of us in, we’re going to
throw strikes,” Capra said, refer-
ring to Wichita State coach Gene
Stephenson.
As for the Jayhawks, Price said
they were already in the process of
putting Wednesday’s debacle behind
them.
“There’s a great line in ‘Bull
Durham’ by Crash Davis where he
says, ‘This is the most humbling
game in the world,’ and today we got
absolutely humbled, big time,” Price
said. “Our bullpen’s been fabulous.
We’re going to flush today and go
back to work. Some guys who got
knocked around today have been
doing an outstanding job for us.”
Kansan senior sportswriter Shawn
Shroyer can be contacted at
[email protected].
— Edited by Jyl Unruh
WICHITA STATE 18, KANSAS 3
Rivalry continues with blowout
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Jayhawks fall to Shockers
despite relying on bullpen
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John Allman, senior outfelder, slides into second base during Wednesday night’s game. Wichita state blew out Kansas 18-3.
Wichita State 18, Kansas 3
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GoAlS
Musgrave, Nanney (4), Capra (5), Touchatt (8), Simon (9) and Weber; Marciel, Ashwood
(3), Garcia (5), Hayakawa (7), Marcin (8), Smyth (8) and Afenir, Parzyk. W — Musgrave 4-0. L
— Marciel 2-2. 2B — WSU: Sublett, Workman, Hill; KU: Murphy, Faunce. 3B — WSU: Jones.
HR — WSU: Brown, Workman, Bascue.
RECoRdS
Kansas 12-9
Wichita State 14-4
History. We’ve all heard the
stat a million times: A No. 16-
seed has never won a tourna-
ment game. A Niagara victory
would be historic. The Purple
Eagles would be recognized
for years to come. If they lose,
it wouldn’t be a big deal. Every-
one expects it. Niagara has no
pressure.
Charron Fisher is the Purple
Eagles’ top scorer, but Clif Brown
played like a star Tuesday night.
Each Cinderel-
la team needs
s o m e o n e
to step up.
Sometimes it’s
the star and
sometimes it
isn’t. Brown
is capable of
scoring 30 or more points, he
had 32 against Florida A&M.
He might give his team a much
needed boost.
Can niagara stop the
hottest team?
Nobody is playing better than
Kansas right now. The Jayhawks
have had a few close calls in the
last three weeks, but no team
could hold on to beat them. The
Purple Eagles are faced with a
near impossible task. They must
force a fast tempo early and then
hold on for dear life because the
Jayhawks will come back.
one — First Round Flame-
outs — The Jayhawks have
choked two years in a row in
the frst round game. Last year
Bradley was a good team and
went on to beat Pittsburgh too.
But Niagara is at least as good
as Bucknell was two years ago.
If the Bisons could spring an up-
set against the Jayhawks, why
not the Purple Eagles?
tWo — The Texas Rule —
Three-point defense has been
one of the only holes for the
Kansas defense. The Purple Ea-
gles will shoot more threes than
the Longhorns and that could
cause trouble. Texas got of to
big leads because of its shoot-
ing and Niagara is capable of
doing the same.
three — Color blind —
Anybody remember the Jay-
hawks’ frst three losses? They
were to the Golden Eagles, the
Blue Demons and the Red Raid-
ers. Notice the similarity: Kansas
can’t beat a team whose mascot
is identifed by color. The Purple
Eagles just might have the Jay-
hawks’ number.
OK, let’s be blunt. Coach Bill
Self’s job is on the line Friday
night. If Kansas becomes the
frst team ever to lose in the frst
round as a one seed, that won’t
go over well in the Jayhawk na-
tion. That said, it’s not going to
happen, and the Jayhawks will
start preparing for Sunday as
soon as the game ends.
Junior center Sasha Kaun
took a hard fall in Sunday’s Big
12 Championship game, and
was held out of Tuesday’s prac-
tice. Self said
he’ll be ready
to go, and
Kaun walked
without any
n o t i c e a b l e
problems to
the weight
room Tues-
day afternoon. His presence
becomes especially important
inside if sophomore forward
Julian Wright gets into foul
trouble.
Who’s going to step up
this Weekend?
The Jayhawks are known for
having a diferent player step
up in every game, and it’s espe-
cially important this weekend.
Whoever steps up will enjoy a
day or two in the national spot-
light, and NBA scouts will be on
hand taking notes.
one — The very obvious
reason. A No. 1 seed has never
lost to a No. 16 seed, and this
isn’t going to be the year. Par-
ity is sinking in throughout
college basketball, but it still
hasn’t reached the lowest con-
ferences.
tWo — The big eight. Not
the conference, but the eight
players who have been carrying
Kansas all season. Aside from
the current starts, freshman
guard Sherron Collins, fresh-
man forward Darrell Arthur and
junior forward Darnell Jackson
are all legitimate starters for
just about any other team in
this year’s tournament.
three — The very obvious
reason. Not to dwell on this
point or anything, but No. 16
seeds have had 88 tries to pull
the big upset, and still haven’t
done it. Betting money on a
No. 16 seed is a great way to
fnancially support your local
bookie.
offense
Expect a fast-paced game with lots of points being scored
and both teams substituting frequently to keep players fresh.
Niagara is coming of a play-in game on Tuesday, which may af-
fect their energy level, but expect them to continue to play the
fast-paced style of basketball they’ve been going with all sea-
son. For Kansas, it will be a welcome change from the low-scor-
ing Big 12 games the Jayhawks are used to. Coach Bill Self said
he isn’t going to worry about letting them run, because that’s
what the team preferred. He added that it is easier to get a team
to slow down than to speed up, if that becomes necessary.
defense
The Niagara big men can shoot three-pointers, which is rare
to fnd in the Big 12. The Kansas defenders should
be up for the challenge, though. Sophomore
forward Julian Wright can play defense on the
perimeter, and sophomore guard Brandon
Rush can provide defensive help if a player
gets a hot shooting touch. Think of it this way:
If Kansas can fnd a way to stop Kevin Durant,
it shouldn’t have much of a problem with what-
ever Niagara brings.
momentum
The Jayhawks stole the
No. 1 seed away
from UCLA in the
fnal weeks of the
season, and
now reap
the ben-
eft of
g e t -
t i n g
to face
t h e
p l a y -
in winner.
Nationally, several ana-
lysts, including Bill Simmons of ESPN and
Seth Davis of Sports Illustrated, have pre-
dicted the Jayhawks will take the big prize. I n
case that’s not enough, the team also won the Big 1 2
Tournament in Oklahoma City last weekend, winning an
exciting overtime game against Texas on national televi-
sion.
game day 10B Thursday, march 15, 2007
SECOND ROUND OR BUST
Kansas hopes to advance out of first round of NCAA tournament
Kansas vs.NiagaRa 6:10 Friday, United Center, Chicago, CBS
KU
tip-oFF
NU
tip-oFF
whAt’s At STaKE?
STaR wAtCh
qUESTiON mArK
3 reasons KU wins
kaun
Brown
whAt’s At STaKE?
STaR wAtCh
qUESTiON mArK
3 reasons nU wins
KEy maTCh-Up JayhawK STaTS pURpLE EagLE STaTS
Wright
Brown
Niagara
23-11
Kansas
30-4
— Michael Phillips
—Mark Dent
Julian Wright
offense
Niagara brings an unusual ofense that uses its big men for
shooting three-pointers. The Purple Eagles’ goal is to run it up
and out-score their opponent. Texas plays a similar style, and
Kansas had trouble at times controlling the Longhorns’ out-
side shooting. Against Florida A&M on Tuesday night, Niagara
showed the holes in its ofensive strategy. The Purple Eagles
jumped out to a 13-point lead before cooling down and letting
A&M back into the game. It’s simple: If Niagara shoots the ball
well, it can at least hang around for a half against Kansas.
defense
Another reason Niagara must shoot well is because it can’t
stop the Jayhawks’, or anybody’s, ofense. The Purple Eagles give
up a MAAC high 73.7 points per game. Their biggest problem is
the lack of aggressiveness inside. Big men who want to go out-
side of the arc and shoot the three don’t make tough low-post
defenders. Niagara’s defense’s saving grace is rebounding. The
Purple Eagles out-rebound their opponents by more than four
boards per game. Limiting Kansas to only one shot per posses-
sion would be huge for Niagara’s upset bid.
mome n-
tum
No one is pre-
dicting Kansas
to go down in
the frst round
again this
year, but the
J a y h a wk s
don’t have
a gimmee
against the Purple
Eagles. Niagara has gone
20-5 since its leading scorer Char-
ron Fisher came back from an early
season suspension. The Purple Eagles
haven’t exactly beat the Lakers or Mav-
ericks in that time period, but they do have
a quality victory against Holy Cross, a 13 seed
in the tournament. They also beat Marist
for the conference tournament champi-
onship. Marist just beat Oklahoma
State in the frst round of the
NIT. The Purple Eagles were
angry after having to play the
play-in game. Now they have
to maintain the energy level
they showed Tuesday night
and hope for a miracle.
Clif Brown
vs.
Julian Wright
Wright looked unstoppable against Texas when he was in
the game. Unfortunately for Kansas, he fouled too often and
had to sit on the bench for too long. Wright should match-up
well against Brown. Brown is an athletic forward like Wright
who often steps outside to shoot. Against Florida A&M, he
had six three-pointers. Brandon Rush may also guard Brown
some of the time because he is quicker than Wright and will
be able to prevent Brown from getting his shot of.
Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA Pts.
Brandon Rush 32.5 163-383 66-163 76-111 13.8
Mario Chalmers 29.3 143-293 53-134 79-101 12.3
Julian Wright 27.4 171-309 3-12 65-104 12.1
Darrell Arthur 19.2 143-268 0-5 58-91 10.1
Sherron Collins 22.5 120-243 45-109 44-57 9.7
Sasha Kaun 17.7 82-152 0-0 29-56 6.2
Darnell Jackson 15.4 62-116 0-0 61-91 5.4
Brady Morningstar 5.9 11-22 3-7 4-5 2.1
Jeremy Case 5.2 10-26 7-22 1-1 1.6
Matt Kleinmann 4.6 5-9 0-0 3-4 0.9
Rodrick Stewart 5.8 8-26 5-11 1-8 0.8
Brennan Bechard 2.0 1-2 1-2 0-0 0.3
Brad Witherspoon 1.6 1-6 0-2 0-0 0.2
Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA. Pts.
Charron Fisher 33.5 183-396 37-97 135-177 20.7
Clif Brown 33.8 191-470 54-152 91-120 16.5
Lorenzo Miles 34.5 134-344 61-174 97-136 12.9
Tyrone Lewis 29.1 116-270 39-116 60-91 12.3
J.R. Dufey 32.4 119-287 57-161 59-84 10.4
Stanley Hodge 25.8 37-84 15-42 69-81 4.9
Rydell Brooks 18.3 54-134 2-14 54-71 4.8
Andrew Patterson 6.0 13-33 6-21 8-12 2.0
Benson Egemonye 7.5 14-23 0-0 5-14 1.5
Javonte Clanton 15.3 1-4 1-3 0-0 0.8
Greg Noel 4.9 6-14 0-0 1-4 0.7
Kamau Gordon 6.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0.0
Jayplay
March 15, 2007
and Matthew Foster describes a deadly car accident and the realization that Followed. page 19
inked
a day with the owner
oF joe’s body art
page 5
friendly
competition
try trivia at
local bars
page 7
dance
yourself
fit
zuMba your way to a
better body
page 17
rockin’
women
Katlyn conroy and other FeMale artists prove that rocK
‘n’ roll isn’t just For boys anyMore. page 10
When I was a child, my
mother enrolled me in piano
lessons. Instead of explaining
sheet music to me, my teacher
labled each of the notes my
tiny fngers could reach with
the numbers one through fve.
One, two, three, two, one,
one, one; I pounded out “Mary
Had a Little Lamb”easily. But
during our second week of
lessons, my teacher introduced
a dreaded number. Six.
“Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
was beyond my fve-note
musical vocabulary, so I did
what any 5-year-old would do:
I quit.
My stint as a pianist was
followed by two years of cello
(it was too heavy to carry up
the driveway), four years of
clarinet (I really wanted to play
saxophone), two weeks of sax
(not cool enough), a year of
electric guitar (too cool) and
four months of harmonica
(much less appealing once I
returned from Spain).
Today, a Goodtime Banjo
is taking up valuable space in
my tiny apartment because
I plan on learning a few
bluegrass tunes (as soon as I
fnd the time).
I lack the dedication to start,
join or even worship a band.
Obviously, I’m not the best role
model for musically talented
women. But Jayplay writer
Jaime Netzer stuck with music,
joined the band Aubrey and
wrote the story on page 10
about girls who play in bands.
So add her, and the women
she writes about, to your list of
musical heroes.
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Becka Cremer, co-editor
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Matthew Foster and the car crash that changed his life
Gallery Exhibit: The Dead Sea
Scrolls. Science City at Union
Station, 9:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m.,
$20–36, www.sciencecity.com.
The Dead Sea Scrolls will be on
display through May 13.
Gallery Exhibit: Jennifer
Steinkamp. Kemper Museum
of Contemporary Art, 10 a.m.–4
p.m., FREE, www.kemperart.org.
The Los Angeles-based artist’s
work will be on display through
May.
Gallery Exhibit: The
Neighborhood Show. Signs
of Life, 10 a.m.–11 p.m., FREE,
www.signsofifegallery.com.
Eight local artists’ work will be
on display.
Lecture:“Process in
Formalization: Housing and
Land Tenancy in San Jose,
Costa Rica.”318 Bailey Hall,
12 p.m., FREE. A rice and beans
lunch will be available with a
donation.
Lecture:“A Saint in the City:
Suf Arts and Urban Senegal.”
Spencer Museum of Art, 12:15
p.m., FREE, www.spencerart.
ku.edu.
Tea Time. Traditions Area,
Kansas Union, 3 p.m., FREE.
Haste The Day/From Autumn
To Ashes/Maylene and the
Sons of Disaster. Bottleneck, 5
p.m., all ages, $15.
UMKC Jazz Matinee. Mike’s
Tavern, 6 p.m., 21+.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. VooDoo
Lounge at Harrah’s Casino, 7
p.m., 21+, $35, www.nittygritty.
com.
Film: Mardi Gras: Made in
China. Alderson Auditorium,
Kansas Union, 7 p.m., FREE.
Fred Eaglesmith/Romi Mayes/
Scott Noland. Knuckleheads
Saloon, 8 p.m., 21+, $15 adv./
$19 at the door.
El Canero. Mike’s Tavern, 9
p.m., 21+, www.myspace.com/
elcanero.
The Old Black/Clutch of
Undeath. Jackpot Saloon, 10
p.m., 18+, www.myspace.com/
theoldblack.
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Gallery Exhibit: The Dead Sea
Scrolls. Science City, Union
Station, 9:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m.,
$20–36, www.sciencecity.com.
Gallery Exhibit: Jennifer
Steinkamp. Kemper Museum
of Contemporary Art, 10 a.m.–9
p.m., FREE, www.kemperart.org.
Gallery Exhibit: The
Neighborhood Show. Signs of
Life, 10 a.m. –11 p.m., FREE, www.
signsofifegallery.com.
Walk-Ins Welcome Friday.
Spencer Museum of Art, 10 a.m.,
FREE, www.spencerart.ku.edu.
Arena Football: Kansas City vs.
Dallas. Kemper Arena, 7 p.m., $9,
www.kcbrigade.com.
Trivia Riot. The Brick, 7 p.m.,
$5, www.thebrickkcmo.com.
Players are welcome to come
as a team or all alone. There is
a $5 entry fee for all who wish
to play.
Professional Championship
Bullriders Tour. Kansas
Expocenter, 7:30 p.m., www.
ksexpo.com.
Roman Numerals/The
Republic Tigers. Voodoo
Lounge at Harrah’s Casino, 8
p.m., 21+, www.myspace.com/
romannumerals.
March Metal Massacre. Grand
Emporium, 8 p.m., all ages.
The Brainwaves. Mike’s Tavern,
8 p.m., 21+, www.myspace.com/
thebrainwaves.
Mirror Image/The Biggs/
Global Warming. Boobie
Trap Bar, 8:30 p.m., all ages,
$5-6, www.myspace.com/
mirrorimagetriplets.
Chubby Carrier. Knuckleheads
Saloon, 9 p.m., 21+.
Ladyfnger/His Mischief/Rent
Money Big. Replay Lounge, 10
p.m., 21+, $2, www.myspace.
com/ladyfnger.
Pert Near Sandstone/
Deadman Flats. Jackpot
Saloon, 10 p.m., 18+, www.
pertnearsandstone.com.
Cosmic Bowling. Jaybowl,
Kansas Union, 10 p.m.
The 34th Annual Kansas
City St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Downtown Kansas City, 11 a.m.,
www.kcirishparade.com.
White Glove Tour of the Dole
Archive. Dole Institute of
Politics, 11:30 a.m., FREE, www.
doleinstitute.org.
St. Patrick’s Day Party feat.
The Danny Pound Band,
The Kinetiks, Red Lefty, The
Afterparty, PBR Band and
more. Replay Lounge, 12 p.m.,
21+.
Bob Walkenhorst . Record
Bar, 12 p.m., 21+, www.
bobwalkenhorst.com.
Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day
Parade. South Park, 1 p.m., www.
lawrencestpatricksdayparade.
com.
Gym Class Heroes/RX Bandits/
P.O.S./K-OS. Granada, 6 p.m., all
ages, $13, www.myspace.com/
gymclassheroes.
The Elders. Uptown Theatre,
7:30 p.m., all ages, $23–48, www.
eldersmusic.com.
Professional Championship
Bullriders Tour. Kansas
Expocenter, 7:30 p.m., www.
ksexpo.com.
The Leo Project/Vice and
Virture/Johnny Rook. Grand
Emporium, 8 p.m., all ages, www.
theleoproject.com.
TV on the Radio. VooDoo
Lounge at Harrah’s Casino,
8 p.m., 21+, $15, www.
tvontheradio.com.
Razorwire Halo. Mike’s Tavern,
8 p.m., 21+,www.myspace.com/
razorwirehalo.
That Damn Sasquatch. Boobie
Trap Bar, 9:30 p.m., all ages,
$5–6.
Cosmic Bowling. Jaybowl,
Kansas Union, 10 p.m.
An Angle/Paleo. Bottleneck,
18+, $5.
Death of Faith. Mike’s Tavern,
21+, www.myspace.com/
deathoffaithmusic.
Head for the Hills. Jazzhaus, $5
Carillon Concert. Memorial
Campanile, 5 p.m., FREE, www.
carillon.ku.edu.
Chess Night. Henry’s on Eighth,
7 p.m., FREE, all ages.
Republic Tigers/Great Glass
Elevators/Peach Cake/1090
Club. Record Bar, 7 p.m,
18+, www.myspace.com/
therepublictigers.
Poker Pub. The Pool Room, 7
p.m., FREE. Play for the chance to
win prizes.
The Blood Brothers/
Celebration/Moonrats.
Granada, 8 p.m., all ages, $12
adv./ $14 at the door.
Smackdown! Trivia. Bottleneck,
8:30 p.m., 18+, $5.
Brody Buster and Mike Cibura
Blues Duo. Harbour Lights, 10
p.m., 21+, $2.
Dark Meat/Drakkar Sauna/
Hope for a Golden Summer.
Jackpot Saloon, 10 p.m., 18+.
Poker Pub. The Pool Room, 10
p.m., FREE.
Workshop: Stress and Time
Management. 103B Carruth-
O’Leary Hall, 9 a.m., FREE.
Make ‘n Take Crafts. Lawrence
Public Library, 2:30–4 p.m., FREE.
Baseball: Kansas vs. Northern
Colorado. Hogland Ballpark,
4 p.m., ticket required, www.
kuathletics.com.
Jon Dee Graham/The Silos.
Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club,
8:30 p.m., 21+, $10 adv./ $12 day
of show, www.jondeegraham.
com.
Hooray for Earth. Grand
Emporium, 9 p.m., 21+, www.
hoorayforearth.net.
Seklusion/Vaeda. Boobie Trap
Bar, 9:30 p.m., all ages, $5-6.
Pelican/Russian Circles/Young
Widows. Record Bar, 10 p.m., 18+,
www.myspace.com/pelican.
Team Lift. Jackpot
Saloon, 10 p.m., 18+, www.
thejackpotsaloon.com.
The Thermals. Bottleneck, all
ages, $9.
Chess Night. Aimee’s Coffee
House, 7 p.m., FREE.
Stand Up, Stand Off w/Roy
Wood Jr. Hawks Nest, Kansas
Union, 7 p.m.
Todd Oliver. VooDoo Lounge at
Harrah’s Casino, 7 p.m., 21+, $15,
www.funnydog.com.
The Sword/Priestbird/
Yearlong Disaster/Lethe.
Bottleneck, 9 p.m., 18+, $9.
Rockabilly Roundup
feat. The Rumblejetts.
Knuckleheads Saloon, 7:30
p.m., 21+, FREE.
Theater: The Maids. Crafton-
Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, 7:30
p.m., $10, www.kutheatre.com.
Coffee and Culture. Lobby,
Kansas Union, 8 p.m.

Fresh Ink. The Jazzhaus, 10 p.m.,
$3, www.jazzhaus.com.
Beaumont Club
4050 Pennsylvania St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 561-2560
Bottleneck
737 New Hampshire St.
Lawrence
(785) 841-5483
The Brick
1727 McGee St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 421-1634
Fatso’s
1016 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 865-4055
Gaslight Tavern
317 N. Second St.
Lawrence
(785) 856-4330
Grand Emporium
3832 Main St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 531-1504
Harbour Lights
1031 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 841-1960
Jackpot Saloon
943 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 843-2846
The Jazzhaus
926 1/2 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 749-3320
The Record Bar
1020 Westport Road
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 753-5207
Replay Lounge
946 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 749-7676
Signs of Life
722 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 830-8030
Uptown Theater
3700 Broadway St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 753-8665
VooDoo Lounge
1 Riverboat Drive
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 889-7320

THURSDAY
march 15
MONDAY
march 19
march 20
SUNDAY
march 18
SATURDAY
march 17
FRIDAY
march 16
WEDNESDAY
march 21
VENUES
where?
Playing with Your Food.
Dyche Hall, 10 a.m., FREE,
www.nhm.ku.edu. Hands-on
demonstrations and activities
with kitchen foods.
Creative Movement and
Music. Lawrence Public Library,
2:30–3:15 p.m., FREE, www.
lawrence.lib.ks.us.
Beyond Blue Mondays with
Lee Mcbee, Pat Nichols and
Friends. Jackpot Saloon, 5 p.m.,
all ages, FREE.
Spanktones Open Jam
Session. Jazzhaus, 9 p.m., 21+,
$2.
Mejudice/Abject Horror/
Strength Beyond U. Hurricane,
9 p.m.
Seminar: Kansas City Jazz.
Regnier Hall Auditorium,
Edwards Campus, 7 p.m., FREE.
A jazz bassist, drummer and
pianist will perform.
TUESDAY
Back in the day: Katzer was busy
waiting tables at Henry T’s during
her three-and-a-half years at the
University, which she describes as
being her escape from school. She
also competed for the KU Varsity
Women’s Rowing Team for a year
and was a member of Chi Omega
sorority.
The grad life: After graduating
in the fall, Katzer stuck around
Lawrence to walk down the hill in
May. She married her fancé less
than a year later and took a job with
Barkley Evergreen & Partners, an ad
agency where she was a “Media
Planner”for a year and a half.
Today: Katzer now works for
Pennington & Co., a fundraising,
consulting and public relations
frm for fraternities and sororities.
She travels a couple of weeks each
month to visit with alumni from
schools across the nation. In May
2006, her husband’s accounting
job with Deloitte & Touche moved
the couple to Stamford, Conn., but
Katzer continued her job as senior
consultant for Pennington & Co.
“It’s been so fast paced, but I love
that. There’s so much to do!” she
says. They will continue to live in
Connecticut for two more years
before relocating to an undecided
location.Her goals are simple:“I just
always have to have something
going on: volunteering, a job, kids,
whatever it might be,” she says. “I
never want to be bored.”
She says: Katzer loved the
beautiful spring days walking
on campus and seeing friends,
but she would have liked to take
each day with more excitement
during her time as an undergrad.
“I wish I would have lived in every
moment. You kind of go through
the motions — go to class, not
appreciate it. But live in every
moment. Once college is gone, it’s
gone,” she says.
■ Jennifer Denny
GRAD
CHECK
03.08.2007 JAYPLAY 15
Emilee Katzer
Year: 2002
Degree: Strategic
Communications
Hometown:
Ottawa
MUSIC THAT MOVES YOU
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JAYPLAY 03.15.2007
Listener: Kyli
Christopher, Lee’s
Summit, Mo., freshman
Tune: “You’re Ever So
Inviting” by Underoath
While pumpin’ the
jams, she was: Headed
to the Underground
She says: “They’re
coming in town tonight
so I’m getting ready for
their show.”
Listener: Hadley
Kombrink, Shawnee
freshman
Tune: “Warning Sign” by
Coldplay
While pumpin’ the
jams, she was: Waiting
in Wescoe Hall for her
English class to start
She says: “It’s ftting
with the two books I’m
reading, kind of mellow
and emotional.”
■ Sam Carlson
Listener: Brian Katz,
Deerfeld, Ill., senior
Tune: “Joyful Noise” by
the Derek Trucks Band
While pumpin’ the
jams, he was: Sitting on
a bench outside of Bailey
Hall
He says: “My iPod was
about to run out of
batteries and I wanted
to listen to this one song
before class.”
Listener: Kyle Gorynski,
Topeka senior
Tune: “Panda” by
Dungen
While pumpin’ the
jams, he was: Headed to
the lawn to read for his
chemistry class
He says: “It’s really
energetic and
something new. I really
like the change in
moods.”
A man stops in the middle of
the lane on Vermont Street just
outside of the Lawrence Public
Library, honks at me getting out
of my car, pulls his navy sedan
into a parallel parking spot, and
walks across the street and into
Joe’s Body Art right behind me.
He greets Joe McGill, the owner
of the parlor, and the seven
other people in the room, then
sits in a tall-backed chair with
wooden armrests in the corner
of the room next to a shelf full
of children’s books and starts
sketching out his next tattoo.
Chris Lang, the graying,
wavy-haired man in the corner
doodling an image of the
Predator, is one of the people
whom McGill works on regularly
in his parlor. Working with the
people is fun, sometimes out-of-
the-ordinary, but his love of the
job is more than just meeting
interesting people and drawing
on them.
“I got fascinated with it
because it really is a living art,”
McGill says about why he’s been
tattooing for more than 25 years.
“If people die, the art dies. The
artwork’s going with them.”
McGill, originally from Sedan,
moved to the Lawrence area
when he was 15 years old. He
took all the art classes he could
in high school in Perry and
one more at the University of
Kansas. After partying too hard
and failing the class, he decided
college wasn’t for him.
After that he painted houses
to support himself,but continued
to draw and paint in his spare
time until he met someone who
knew how to make a homemade
tattooing machine in 1980. It’s
addicting to give and receive
tattoos, McGill says, so he
tattooed out of his house in the
late 1980s and early 1990s until
a law was passed that tattoo
artists had to be certifed.
He wasn’t happy about the
change and tried to convince the
authorities to grandfather him
into the new system because
he’d had so much experience.
But he ended up having to get
certifed anyway.
McGill’s been tattooing
professionally since 1994, but
opened Joe’s Body Art at its
current location, 714 Vermont
St., three years ago.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers’
“Snow (Hey Oh)” plays faintly
from an old black boombox,
but the closest noise to me is
the hum of the drill hollowing
24,000 holes per minute into
the arm of Travis Baucom, a
Haskell Indian Nations University
freshman from Cowita, Okla., and
flling them in the shape of a lion
coming out of fog.
McGill uses eight needles,
each with a capacity to make
and fll 3,000 holes per minute
with ink. He stares intently at
his newest artwork through his
thick, black-rimmed glasses. He’s
wearing an old Harley-Davidson
short-sleeved T-shirt with holes
around the pockets.
I’m trying to observe McGill
at work and question Baucom
about his new tattoo, but
Lang insists that I be the one
interviewed frst. He asks me the
usual get-acquainted questions,
and then if I have a tattoo. I
don’t.
Then Lang opens up about
himself. I ask him what his frst
tattoo was, but he says he was
young and drunk in China and
it wasn’t the best idea, even
though he was going to get one
anyway. He says a 14-year-old
boy gave him a rose-and-heart
design on his forearm, but I can’t
see the original version when I
ask because McGill has reworked
it, Lang says.
“Want me to take my shirt
off?” he asks after I inquire about
his other tattoos. He wants to
show me the latest parts of his
full-back tattoo that he and
McGill have been working on
in phases, so he takes off his
Harley-Davidson thermal long-
sleeved T-shirt and shows me his
thick back.
McGill’s quiet demeanor
doesn’t hide his amusement
at Lang’s forwardness and he
shows his orange chewing gum
as he grins. But he does agree
with Lang that the body is a
canvas to express oneself.
Lang’s back looks like a scene
from Lord of the Rings: craggy
mountains extend from his
scapula to his love handles with
a lake, a castle and fgurines on
either side. He says it hurt so bad
getting the tattoo on his ribs
that he had to take a break. I ask
if he planned on doing any more
tonight, and he said probably not
— he just wanted to stop by and
hang out. Like an old-fashioned
barbershop, people drop in just
to hang out, talk and “see who
can lie the most,” Lang says.
Lang says McGill has either
created or modifed every tattoo
on his body, and there are a lot
— his arms and back are covered
in ink. He says that he didn’t have
a master plan when he started
getting tattoos, but he’s noticed a
pattern of good and evil emerge.
“My body is a battleground.
I think we all are a spiritual
battleground,” Lang says.
Now he tries to plan his
tattoos accordingly. He says he
fnds out more about himself
from them and does them in
reaction to big events in his life,
such as his break-up with an ex-
girlfriend.
Baucom agrees and says he
thinks of them as scars. Every
time he goes through a traumatic
experience, he wants to get a
tattoo to remind himself that he
survived it. The lion emerging
from the fog represents passing
through all of the obstacles in
his life, Baucom says. He decided
to get it after he had a dream
about the image and soon after
received an acceptance letter to
attend Haskell.
While all of this is going
on, McGill’s 12-year-old
stepdaughter, Haley, is also
hanging out in the tattoo parlor
with her friend. She fts right in
the casual atmosphere with her
hooded sweatshirt and jeans
on. She calls McGill “Joe” when
she jokes around with him;
she’s not shy at all. She plays
on the computer and answers
the phone for McGill while he
works. His wife calls to see if he
can take Haley to church later
that night; he says yes. McGill’s
work schedule is fexible. On his
business card, it says “open 2 p.m.
to 8 p.m. or later.”
“He has a pretty low-key life
for such an old man,” Lang says
jokingly. McGill is not really old;
he’s only 47. He still has a heavy,
untrimmed black beard with two
white streaks down either corner
of his chin, and a black ponytail
hanging out of the back of his
denim cap.
McGill says he’s not going
anywhere. Besides Haley, he
has another stepdaughter and
a new baby on the way. He
plans on staying in Lawrence
— although maybe not in his
current location because the
rent’s too pricey — for the rest
of his tattooing days. He says it’s
not a physically demanding job,
so he plans on doing it until he’s
“really old.”
The tattoos Joe McGill inks on his customers are almost as interesting as the man himself.
by Anne Weltmer
03.15.2007 JAYPLAY 05
LivinG ArT
peopLe
PHOTOS/ SARAH LEONARD
Joe McGill,
owner of Joe’s
Body Art,
outlines a tattoo
on the arm
of one of his
customers. Each
needle McGill
uses can make
3,000 holes per
minute and fll
them with ink.
“i GoT fAscinATed WiTh [TATTooinG] becAuse iT reALLy is
A LivinG ArT. if peopLe die, The ArT dies. The ArTWork’s
GoinG WiTh TheM.”
— Joe McGiLL
It’s happened to everyone:
You get home from class and
realize something’s missing
from your bag.If your lost item is
not in the offce of the building
where you lost it, check the
centralized Lost and Found
at the KU Public Safety
Offce, 1501 Crestline Dr.
The Lost and Found
room is a temporary
home to many
common items
such as clothing,
electronics, books
and accessories. And, every so
often, something as random
as three garden gnomes turns
up, says Captain Schuyler
Bailey, KU Public Safety Offce
spokesman.
People trying to recover
a lost item must be able to
describe it, so engrave or have
something identifable on
valuables such as iPods, Bailey
says. And if you lose something
nice, don’t simply assume
someone took it. “Things get
away from us, but there are a
lot of honest people walking
around who turn in wallets full
of money,” he says.
When any form of ID is
turned in, the Public Safety
Offce will attempt to contact
the person, he says. Items
are kept for three months;
after that, reusable items
are donated to charity
organizations in Lawrence. For
more information about lost
items, call (785) 864-5910.
■Katrina Mohr
WESCOE
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Girl 1: Did you know if you
stick gum in your nose, it
kind of acts like menthol
and opens up your nasal
passages?
Girl 2: Sick!
Girl: I mean, I don’t even
know what I’m going to
write about. I mean, are
beaches American?
Girl 1: Do you want to rent
a movie tonight?
Girl 2: Sure. You know what
I should do? I should open
up a place where people
can rent books.
Girl 1: Like a library?
Girl 1: I just… I can’t afford
dollars right now.
Girl 2: You can’t afford
dollars?
Girl 1: (Pulls out a handful
of one-dollar bills from her
wallet)
Guy 1: What do they call
you, Wads?
Girl 1: I know; I need to go
to the bank. These are all
ones, I swear.
Girl 2: Ohhh… stripper!
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The host announced the fnal
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Laura Watkins, 2006 graduate,
took a swig of her Newcastle and
decided with the three guys on
her team to bet all of their points.
They were far behind the other
11 teams playing at the Brick,
1727 McGee St. in Kansas City,
Mo., that Friday night, and had
nothing to lose.
“On what show was
John Lennon’s death frst
announced?”
Watkins was worried. Under
pressure her memory is horrible,
she says.
Then it hit her.
“Just from a time I randomly
vegged out in front of VH1 for
like, 20 hours, I remembered
it was announced on Monday
Night Football,”Watkins says.
Because of Watkins’s ability
to retain this seemingly useless
piece of information, her team
was the only one to answer the
question correctly. They won frst
place.
Watkins is one of several
dozen regular trivia players in
Lawrence. She plays almost
every week in different bars
around town. Watkins says
she enjoys trivia because she’s
naturally competitive and learns
interesting, random facts. But the
main reason she plays is to spend
time with her friends, she says.
So if you’re stuck in Lawrence
over spring break, avoid the
usual get-drunk-and-stand-
around routine, and give trivia
a try — you just might learn
something useless.
What is trivia?
Trivia frst took off in the
United States in 1927, although
the term wasn’t coined until the
1960s. The publication of a series
of popular quizbooks called Ask
Me Another, flled with questions
like “what is a Bunsen burner?”
and “how do kangaroos carry
their offspring?” got Americans
hooked on quizzing themselves.
Trivia in Lawrence is set up in
a system similar to the one
used on Jeopardy!. Teams select
categories and answer questions
for points. One team can
challenge another team if they
think the other team won’t be
able to come up with the answer.
If the other team fails, the original
team receives double the points.
If the team being challenged
answers the questions correctly,
they receive double the points.
The points are also doubled in
the second round, and at the end
comes a fnal question, for which
teams know the category and
must make a wager before they
are asked the question. The team
with the most points wins.
Smackdown in L-town
Several bars around town host
trivia nights. Andy Morton hosts
what is arguably Lawrence’s most
popular trivia night, Smackdown!
Trivia at the Bottleneck, 737 New
Hampshire St.
“There are a lot of people that
just remember the strangest
things,”Morton says.“Where else
are you going to be able to vomit
up all of that knowledge?”
Jon Nicklas, Overland Park
senior and a regular trivia player,
says that people who are into
trivia are usually relatively smart
people who like to learn eclectic
information that can come in
handy during conversation.
“For some reason,I like knowing
obscure facts,”Nicklas says.
The best moments in trivia
are when the answer hits you
like a bolt of lightning, says Dan
Pierron, Olathe senior, who plays
and hosts trivia regularly in
Lawrence.
Pierron’s love of trivia began
with Trivial Pursuit when he was
a kid. He participated in scholars’
bowls in high school and now
plays at bars for fun. During school
breaks, he usually doesn’t miss an
episode of Jeopardy!, he says.
Some people might be
naturally more inclined than
others to soak up trivial
information, says Ray Hamel, a
former trivia writer for the New
York Times and co-author of The
New York Times Trivia Quiz Book.
He says that the ability to recall
trivia is a talent that people are
born with.
“I’ve known people who try
blunt force memorization of
facts,” Hamel says. “Trivia people
want to know what they know —
studying takes the fun out of it.”
Both Hamel and Morton, the
trivia host, have experience on
the other side of the trivia aisle as
well: they have to write it. Hamel
says that most of the puzzles
he writes begin with a basic
theme and he then formulates
questions related to that theme.
Most of the questions come
straight from his own trivia-flled
memory, Hamel says. He then flls
in the last few pieces needed by
looking online or in a thesaurus.
Morton has to write 100
new questions each week for
Smackdown! Trivia, an event he
has hosted for seven years. “Do
that math,”he says. Sometimes it
feels like a chore for Morton, and
other times he has no trouble
creating the 12 categories and
questions to ft them, he says.
Morton says that sometimes
he intentionally tries to irk
people with the categories he
creates. His favorite example?
Full House questions.
Trivia is a creative effort;
hosts come up with categories
like “celebrity pedophiles” and
“famous cheaters”and teams who
play trivia create team names
like “the Fibonacci Sequins” and
“the Amazing Racists”.
The winners of trivia usually
earn a small cash prize, but
they also walk out with enough
tidbits of worthless information
to add up to one bloated ego
and several weeks’ worth of
bragging rights.
Question: What is trivia?
Answer: A better way to spend your time at bars.
by Jaime Netzer
03.15.2007 JAYPLAY 07
oUT
Riddle me This
Play with a small group,
says Andy Morton, host of
Smackdown! Trivia.“If a team
comes in with 12 people, from
our standpoint, that team is
not going to win. There’s no
way — it’s too many people to
argue with.”
Vary your expertise, Morton
says. Don’t bring your two
roommates who also share
your Star Trek obsession.
Listen to NPR or watch
CNN, says Dan Pierron, Olathe
senior, because there’s usually
a current events category.
If you’re an expert in
something, hone those skills.
“I’m not embarrassed to admit
I know my celebrity gossip,”
says Laura Watkins, 2006
graduate.“I keep up on all of
the online gossip blogs.”
Don’t take yourself too
seriously.“This one time, a
team was trying to prove that
a wrong answer they had
given was right, and someone
said ‘No, that’s right, I saw it
on eBay!’”Watkins says.“Now
people repeat that as a joke if
they answer wrong.”
TRiviA Tips fRom Those Who
kNoW iT besT
Sunday, March 18
Smackdown! Trivia at
the Bottleneck, 737 New
Hampshire St.
Cost: $5
Wednesday, March 19
Live Action Pub Trivia Show
at Conroy’s Pub, 3115 W. 6th St.
Cost: Free
Thursday, March 22
Brainville Trivia Show at
Johnny’s Tavern, 410 N. 2nd St.
Cost: $5
Friday, March 23
Trivia Riot at the Brick, 1727
McGee St., Kansas City, Mo.
Cost: $5
plAy TRiviA This Week
PHOTOS/ ANNA FALTeRMeIeR
Members of trivia team “The Best Team Ever”
brainstorm during trivia night at The Brick in
Kansas City, Mo., Friday night while host, Megan
Metzger, reads off trivia questions.
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THIS WEEKENDÌ
smoothies
fooD rEvIEW
Ì
★★★★★ All rATINgS ArE ouT of A poSSIblE fIvE STArS. ★★★★★
As the days get longer and temperatures inch up the thermostat, a sumptuous smoothie
may be just the thing to refresh and recharge you before your next class or game of Frisbee.
Jayplay’s Jaime Netzer breaks down Lawrence’s best locally made smoothies.
Before you fy off to Cancun or Nassau, make
the short trek to Kansas City for the city’s 34th
annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The parade is
the fourth largest St. Patrick’s Day celebration
in the nation and will stretch for more than a
mile in downtown Kansas City, Mo. The parade
starts at 11 a.m. in front of Union Station on
Pershing and Main Streets and will travel east
and then north, ending at 15th Street.
This year’s parade, set with the theme
of “Celebrating St. Patrick in Kansas City,”
will feature balloons two to three stories
high and thousands of marchers, says Gary
Jones, director of media relations for the
parade committee.
The committee is
expecting a crowd
of more than
100,000 revelers and
recommends coming
early to stake out a
spot at the parade’s
starting point to get
the best views, Jones says.
For more information on the parade, visit
www.kcirishparade.com.
■ Courtney Hagen
Granita italian
Cream soda
J & S Coffee Co Inc.
4821 W. Sixth St.
$2.55 16 oz., $3 20 oz.
This recipe could use some tweaking
— the smoothie ended up pretty slushy
after a spin in the blender. The saccharin
sweetness was overwhelming.
★★★
strawberry
banana smoothie
Sylas & Maddy’s Ice Cream
1014 Massachusetts St.
$4 16 oz.
Unlike their crave-worthy ice cream,
the favors in this smoothie are muted and
transparently artifcial. Save your taste buds:
select a smoothie elsewhere.
★★
strawberry
GinGer smoothie
Local Burger
714 Vermont St.
$4 12 oz., $5 16 oz.
The price isn’t worth the unpleasant
zing of this dairy-free strawberry smoothie.
Somewhere between the strawberry and
the excessive ginger, the smoothie ends up
tasting like butter.
★
BEST:
strawberry
Fruit smoothie
Aimee’s Coffee House
1025 Massachusetts St.
$2.95 16 oz., $3.25 20 oz.
Quality ingredients must
be the secret behind this
simple smoothie blend. Ice, milk
and strawberry syrup add up to a
sweet treat.
★★★★
■ Jaime Netzer
Please send your
questions and
concerns to
[email protected]
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JAYPLAY 02.01.2007
Elizabeth, you need to pull over,
‘cause you’re doing 80 in a 25. You’ve
known the guy for two measly weeks
and you’re already spending every
day with him? Put on the brakes.
Instead of agreeing to see him
every time he calls you, force him to
set dates with you. That way you’re
not waiting by the phone wondering
if you have plans tonight or not. Train
him to book you in advance. He’ll
place a greater value on you and
you’ll also rest easier. And also, if you
have set plans, he’ll have to call you
when he needs to break them, as
opposed to just leaving you hanging
because your plans were tentative
anyway.
OK, so now that you’ve slowed
down, the next thing you need to do
is stick your butt in a bucket of ice
water, because you’re right, you are
freaking out. There’s no need — you
only had trouble getting together
with him for two days. That’s another
reason why hanging out too much
too soon is a bad idea. It really screws
up your perception of timing. Who
knows what could have been going
on for him this weekend?
Relax. He’ll call.
But if by Monday or Tuesday you
haven’t heard from him, then you can
start to let go of the loser. If he does
call, which he probably will, say “Oh,
don’t worry about this weekend. It’s
no big deal.” He’ll probably want to
hang out that same night; that’s when
you say,“Sorry, I actually have a ton
of homework tonight and I have a
really busy week, but either Tuesday
or Thursday would be good.” Then he
picks a day. Then you pick a time. And
then you have a date.
Keep it nice and slow from now on
and you’ll have more time to fgure
out if you want to be dating this guy
at all. Good luck.
I met thIs guy two weeks ago and we hung out every day for a
week. thIs week, we only hung out three tImes, but I’m certaIn
It’s because he had a lot of homework. we talked about doIng
somethIng thIs past weekend, but he never called. I called hIm and
he apologIzed and then we made tentatIve plans — but then he
broke those plans. what’s goIng on? I’m freakIng out. he told me
he lIkes me, so why Is he actIng thIs way?
— elIzabeth, sophomore
03.15.2007 JAYPLAY 09
I’m really hot for my bIology professor, and he’s Into me too. he
hasn’t done anythIng about It, but I’m havIng trouble concentratIng
In class. I daydream about hIm all the tIme. I’ve been thInkIng about
goIng to offIce hours and askIng hIm out. I know It’s a lIttle taboo,
but we’re both legal adults so It’s not a bIg deal, rIght?
— lIsa, freshman
Yeah, you’re both adults, so use
your adult brain and think about the
consequences. KU has clearly laid
out the policy on relationships of
“unequal power,” which you can fnd
online at www.hreo.ku.edu/policies_
procedures/other/ConsentRelation.pdf.
Basically, don’t start anything, and
if you do, the University community
won’t support you. You could also
be screwing your grades (no pun
intended) and doing a lot more
damage to a lot more people than
you realize. If this is true love, it can
wait until the end of the semester.
Megan Brozanic and Megan Dudley of Dolly Surprise DJ at The Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 NewHampshire St.
Photo/ Jaime Netzer
(above) Kate Furst of Dolly
Surprise DJs at The Eighth
Street Tap Room, 801 New
Hampshire St., Saturday
night. Furst is in the all-
female group with Megan
Brozanic and Megan Dudley.
(right) Katlyn Conroy per-
forms with Another Holiday
March 1 at the Bottleneck,
737 NewHampshire St.
“Rock is about Rebellion,
machismo and sex. it’s
anything but feminine.”
— susan shaw, co-authoR
of Girls rock!
She
10 JAYPLAY 03.15.2007 03.15.2007 JAYPLAY 11
Katlyn Conroy, an 18-year-old
high school senior from Kansas
City, mo., steps up onto the slightly
elevated wooden stage. it’s bitterly
cold outside, but Conroy is dressed
in a thin lacey white top and a short
denim skirt. an asymmetrical slip
peeps out from underneath the
frayed denim, and Conroy’s bare
legs meet white leather boots that
fold at her ankles.
When i frst saw Conroy walk
into PJ’s restaurant and Pub, 1129
Laramie St. in manhattan, i assumed
she was dating someone in the
band. i watched the doorman place
pungent black Xs on her hands and
wondered why she was at the club
long before the show would start.
though i’ve been the only girl in a
fve-piece band for the past three
years, i still made the assumption
that this girl wouldn’t be sharing
the bill with me that night.
Conroy plays with another
holiday, an indie-pop band based
in Lawrence. as they took the stage
and she settled herself behind her
keyboard and pushed her unkempt
hair out of her face, i wondered
about her. Was she the lead singer?
Did she do any of the writing? Did
she always dress up for shows?
Conroyis part of arelativelysmall
population of female musicians in
the Lawrence area. though www.
lawrence.com lists 317 local bands,
only a handful of those bands have
an active female presence.
rock and roll has traditionally
been a boys’ club, and women who
have pursued careers in rock have
faced struggles since the 1950s.
however, the expanding presence
of an alternative and independent
music scene has helped to carve a
niche for women whose voices may
have otherwise gone unheard.
Elvis stole my music
most people place the birth of
rock ‘n’ roll around 1954, with the
arrival of Bill haley and the Comets.
Women’s presence in popular
music actually pre-dated men’s,
says Susan Shaw, co-author of Girls
Rock! 50 years of Women Making
Music. For many years, both female
and african-american music was
essentially co-opted by white men,
she says. “Big mama thornton
recorded ‘hound Dog’ long before
elvis got a hold of it,”Shawsays.
Because these womenwere kept
out of the public eye, young girls
had very few role models to look
to, Shaw says. Without examples
of women succeeding in rock,
young girls had no proof that it was
possible.
aaron Couch, overland Park
junior and guitarist for another
holiday, remembers when he
was in middle school and frst
started playing guitar. When he
was younger he listened to classic
rock musicians like Jimi hendrix
whose songs, he says, were pretty
misogynistic. “the song ‘Foxy Lady’
is a pretty politically incorrect song,”
Couch says. “these old rock ‘n’ roll
guys were all about the conquest
of women, not necessarily seeing
themas viable artistic people.”
Parents usually aren’t much help
either. Julie Lane, keyboardist and
vocalist for the Lawrence-based
band ad astra per aspera, says
most young girls’ parents don’t
encourage them to buy electric
guitars or amplifers. Lane, who
took piano lessons throughout her
childhood, says that most young
girls took lessons for some other
by Jaime Netzer
for years, women were excluded
from the boys-only rock ‘n’ roll club.
today, a growing number of female
artists are bridging the gender gap
in the local music scene.
instrument instead.
“alot of boys sawavideoonmtV
when they were 12 and thought, ‘i
want to be the front man of a rock
‘n roll band,’” Lane says. most girls
don’t have that kind of egotistical
drive, she says.
Women like Britney Spears,
Christina aguilera and even
Pat Benatar are not rock ‘n’ roll
musicians, Lane says. they are pop
stars. She also says the women who
are in rock are often perceived as
scary or trashy. “You just don’t see
the badass ‘i write my own music
and play in a good rock‘n’ roll band’
woman,”Lane says.
Not that there aren’t female
musicians out there who are
successful and infuential. Conroy
can list several female-fronted
bands she listens to regularly (rilo
Kiley, tilly & the Wall and matson
Jones, for example), but she says
that she looks more often to male
musicians for inspiration and
infuence. Conroy writes the lyrics
and melodies for another holiday
and tries to incorporate techniques
used by singer-songwriters such
as Bob Dylan and Conor oberst of
Bright eyes. Conroy likes the idea
of writing in a way that someone
wouldn’t necessarily expect from a
female.
Women and rock have had a
tenuous relationship. the concepts
of rock ‘n roll and femininity just
don’t go hand in hand, Shaw, the
author, says.“rock is about rebellion,
machismo and sex,” she says. “it’s
anything but feminine.”
Shaweven points to the physical
designof instruments liketheguitar
as another subtle reminder that
womenareout of placeinrock‘n’roll.
Shaw says the guitar was originally
a women’s parlor instrument.
“then it just kept increasing in size
until today. Women tell me that it
smashes their boobs!”she says.
C o n r o y
doesn’t have
to deal with a
guitar, though.
She spends her
time on stage
sitting upright
on a stool with
a mic positioned
in front of her
mouth and
pianokeys just belowher fngertips.
Couch says he doesn’t feel like
Conroy is out of place in his band. in
fact, when his band was looking for
a new vocalist, the fiers specifed
that they preferred a female lead,
thoughtheywouldhaveconsidered
males as well. the appeal of the
female lead vocal can be elusive to
pin down. “there’s just something
charming about female vocals,”
Couch says. he says that when a
band wins him over because of a
voice, the singer is usually female.
Female leads are usually used to
addsensitivitytomusic.Conroylikes
to hear a female voice that is harder
or loud, but it’s not that common,
she says. “Girls can’t necessarily be
badasses on stage,” she says. “or if
they do, somehowit’s not honest.”
One of the guys…ina skirt
Conroy peers over her right
shoulder to catch the eye of Couch
as they begin to play. She smiles
at him and he returns the gesture
while bobbing his body to the
gentle and precise beat coming
fromtheir drummer.
another holiday’s music is not
up-tempo, and i suspect this is
a conscious
choice to show
off Conroy’s
talent. She has
the kind of voice
that makes you
slow down. it
rests confdently
in the back of
her throat and is
pure and strong
—until shefips intofalsetto.thenit
becomes light and slightly breathy.
Conroy turns back around and
begins totapher feet onthe foor in
time with the music.
having Conroy join the band
didn’t change their dynamic that
much, Couch says. as far as telling
crude jokes, he says the guys in
the band just don’t hold back. he
remembers wondering if one band
member with an especially small
bladder would refrain from using
the restroom located smack dab
in the middle of their rehearsal
space as often once Conroy joined
the band. Nothing changed; the
frequent bathroomtrips lived on.
Standing on stage, illuminated
by spotlights and exposed to
however many people may be
watching on a particular night, it’s
only natural for any girl in a band to
be aware of the way she looks to an
audience. Conroy wants to be taken
seriously as a musician. She never
wants to be seen as an accessory or
as the“visual pleasure” or “hot-ness
factor”inanother holiday. however,
she does put time and thought
into dressing up for shows. “i have
a unique, crazy sense of style and
it does add a visual effect,” Conroy
says.“i can pull off a lot of things the
guys in my band couldn’t.”
Skirts, make-up and strategically
exposed skin can change the
audience’s perception of a show.
appearance can even be a way
to draw in fans, but most female
musicians are uncomfortable with
this. megan Dudley, a DJ for the
all-female group Dolly Surprise,
also based in Lawrence, relays
some mixed experiences about
appearance and music.
“my friends tell me that people
will come up to them and say, ‘oh,
Dolly Surprise, youshouldsee them,
they’re hot,’” Dudley says.“We don’t
promote ourselves as these sexy
girls — we like to emphasize the
fact that we’re women, but there
are no naked pictures of ourselves
on fiers.”
Where my girls at?
Dudley says she’s surprised by
the lack of a strongfemale presence
in the local music scene. She says
that because she views Lawrence
as a progressive city, she would
expect to see lots of different kinds
of people in bands.
however, Lane, who has been
touring with ad astra per aspera
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Megan Dudley ofDolly Surprise:
“Be different. try not to focus
too much about making a huge
statement, but have somethingto
say. People respond to something
honest going on.”
Julie Lane of Ad Astera per
Aspera: “Put it out there that you
are competent and you know
how to play music. if you know
the way notes and chords work,
you know just as much as some
guy with a bass. You also have to
have a thick skin.”
Susan Shaw, co-author of Girls
Rock!: “Don’t listen to people
who discourage you. really work
on the music, know your theory
and take your craft seriously.
Don’t turn yourself into an object
in order to succeed in rock, and
don’t let it beabout what you look
like. Let it be about the music.”
Katlyn Conroy of Another
Holiday: “Don’t sell yourself
short. Dress like you want. Don’t
restrict yourself. You want to talk
about subject matter out of the
norm? Do it. remember, you’re a
musician. Boy or girl, if you have
talent, and more importantly the
drive, don’t let miniscule details
like your gender keep you down.”
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for fve years, says that she sees
more women in bands now than
she used to. “There have been
three or four nights on this tour
where every other band we’ve
played with had a woman in it,”
Lane says.
It’s almost becoming cool to
have a girl in a band, Lane says. This
is great in many ways, she says, but
it’s also nice to have competent
musicians in a band instead of
having a girl just for the sake of
having a girl. “There still aren’t that
many girls shredding on lead guitar,
but when you see it it’s really cool,”
Lane says.
While Dudley works at Rudy’s,
701 Massachusetts St., she mentions
upcoming shows to people and
says they are often surprised to
learn she is a DJ. “They give me this
look, like, ‘Are you serious? You’re
a girl.’” Dudley says people have a
certain idea in their heads of what a
DJ or musician looks like, which she
doesn’t always ft.
There was a band in the
Northwest known as Swamp
Mama Johnson who had a regional
following, Dudley says. They were
about to sign with a major label, but
when an executive told them that
they needed new hairdos, sexier
clothes and to lose weight, they
refused to sign.
“Women want to be themselves
and express the sexiness of rock ‘n’
roll in a way that’s empowering,”
Shaw says, “not in a way that
conforms to pressures and
expectations about how they
should look.”
Slowly but surely
Women are often ignored or
misunderstood when they go into
music stores to buy equipment,
Shaw says. Women often report
male employees assuming they’re
purchasing equipment for their
boyfriends, or simply being rude if a
girl is trying to purchase an electric
guitar, bass or drum kit.
Doormen, bartenders and
other men who also sometimes
prejudge women. Lane recently
had a negative experience on tour
at a bar in Missouri. After loading
in her equipment, she approached
the bartender and ordered a PBR,
explaining that it was free because
of a drink special for the band.
The bartender responded that
the special was for the band, not
girlfriends of band members.
“I’m sure my face got really red
because I was mad,” Lane says.
“I wanted to say, ‘Why would you
assume that just because I’m a girl
I would never be in a band?”
Instead, Lane corrected the
bartender, who she says was
especially nice to her the rest of the
night. Lane says she has often been
called “sweetheart” or had people
assume that she was setting up her
boyfriend’s drums.
Women are also routinely
mistreated in the record industry,
Shaw says. She credits improved
technology as a step toward
gender equality in rock ‘n’ roll.
Women no longer have to rely on
a record company to give them a
contract, because they are able to
make a living by making CDs and
selling them independently. “It
might not make as much money as
having a record deal,” Shaw says,
“but a lot of alternative rockers
aren’t interested in making the big
bucks. They just want to be able to
make a living playing their music.”
And what about those women
role models? The more girls who
show up in bands today, the more
younger girls may decide to pursue
careers in rock ‘n’ roll. One of the
best parts about being a woman in
a band is being at the merchandise
table and talking with younger
female fans after the show, Lane
says.
The younger girls are really
excited to see her and her bandmate
Brooke Hunt playing, she says.“They
realize, ‘Oh, I can use all of those
piano lessons I took for years and
years,’” Lane says. She says she feels
good because the girls are a lot less
frightened to approach her or Hunt
than to talk with the guys in her
band.
Curtain call
The music fades out and Conroy
hunches up her shoulders, tilts
her head and demurely thanks
the audience again, as though
no one has ever liked her band’s
music before. Her face spreads
into one last shy smile as the
between-set music gets louder and
conversation resumes. She unplugs
the black cords from the back of her
keyboard and smiles as she walks
into the shrieks and admiration of
her friends. I stop her to tell her
she is fantastic, and she thanks
me. As she turns to leave, I cannot
help but feel both embarrassed
for doubting that Conroy was a
musician and pleased that she has
proved me wrong.
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PHOTO/ ANNA FALTERMEIER
Andrew Stangl sits silently
at the front of the room,
listening intently to the 25
people who have gathered
for the bi-weekly meeting of
the Society of Open-Minded
Atheists and Agnostics (SOMA).
Stangl, Wichita senior, is the
president of the club. Besides a
brief introduction and a review
of upcoming events, Stangl
rarely speaks. His reserved
temperament matches his
simple, conservative clothes
and haircut. But don’t be
fooled.
“He’s a radical in choir boy’s
clothing,” says Paul Scott,
assistant professor of French and
director of the 2005 study abroad
program in France that Stangl
participated in. Scott describes
Stangl as a lighthearted yet
serious person who is never
afraid to voice his opinion. Scott
says he and Stangl disagree on
such issues as abortion but that
Stangl is extremely respectful
of other people’s opinions while
standing frmly behind his own.
“His chief weapon is defnitely
his tongue,” Scott says.
Stangl joined the group his
freshman year, when SOMA
held its meetings in a small
alcove in the Kansas Union. The
group outgrew the area and
now meets in the International
Room in the Union, and at most
meetings every seat is taken. The
mood tonight is light and the
laughs plentiful. The topic is the
Ten Commandments, or, as one
member calls them, the “Cliffs
Notes” of the Bible.
Besides planning events and
scheduling lecturers for SOMA,
Stangl must make time for
school. This time can be hard
to come by, considering his
three majors: political science,
international studies and French;
and one minor, history.
“It’s really just my way of
saying I don’t know what to do
with my life,” Stangl says.
Although he comes from a
religious background, Stangl
began to lean toward secular
beliefs before he arrived at
the University. He attended an
Episcopalian church until he was
6 years old and began to think
critically about his beliefs in high
school. His study of Christianity
led to an eventual rejection of
it and Stangl says he became an
atheist during his senior year of
high school.
“I got through about 450
pages of the Bible that I had and
stopped,” he says. “I discovered
what I was doing was basically
creating a religion based upon
what I wanted to believe.”
SOMA’s name alone intrigued
Stangl at frst and the group
soon provided him with a circle
of friends that he remains close
with today. He even met his
fancée through the group. He
says these close bonds help he
and the group remain steadfast
in their mission to serve the
community of secular students
on campus.
According to the University’s
Student Organizations Web site,
there are 44 registered religious
groups on campus. SOMA,
however, is the only secular
group.
Stangl says his group not
only serves as a network for
secular students but also as an
outreach program that benefts
the community.
SOMA’s major fundraiser,“Soul
Auction,” benefts the Douglas
County AIDS Project. After an
audience bids on the “souls” of
participants, the participants
must perform pre-determined
activities for the highest bidders.
These activities include anything
from manual labor to going out
on a date. Half of the profts go to
the AIDS Project while the other
half goes to SOMA.
Another event, “Ask an
Atheist,” is scheduled for early
May. A panel of three atheistic
students will answer questions
from the audience in an attempt
to educate people about atheism
and agnosticism.
Stangl also worked to bring
Michael Newdow, a lawyer who
challenged the use of “Under
God” in the Pledge of Allegiance
in court, to campus. Newdow
spoke at the University on March
13.
Efforts such as this show
Stangl’s devotion to the
group, says Laney Albritten,
Cunningham senior and SOMA
secretary.
“He’s overall just a really
encouraging, motivational,
organized leader,”she says.“Since
he’s been president, SOMA has
only gotten stronger.”
Stangl will step down as
president when SOMA holds its
offcer elections in April. He will
return to the University for a ffth
year and says he plans to stay
involved with the group.
The separation of
church and student
by Sam Carlson
03.15.2007 JAYPLAY 13
QuieT DiSSenT
PeOPLe
1. Think for yourself
2. Don’t bind yourself to
one ideology.
3. Do not invoke a god’s
name in war.
4. Relax.
5. Honor your community
and the Earth.
6. Do no harm. People are
not possessions.
7. Find your own sexuality.
Do not be afraid to love.
8. Don’t abuse the notion
of personal property to
rationalize other people’s
poverty. Give.
9. Tell the truth to be
trusted.
10. Recognize the shades
of gray.
Atheistic
Amendments:
somA’s ten
commAndments
Andrew Stangl, right, SOMA
president, with fellow group
members.
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■Chris Raine
comic Book icon
captain america is killed
in a recent issue By a
sniper’s Bullet.
Fortunately for tacky,
tasteless wine drinkers,
Steve Franzia is still alive
and healthy.
Winemaker
ernest gallo
dies at age 97.
Although the cause
of death is currently
unknown, doctors
have speculated that
it was “more than a
head cold.”
The study is the subject of chapter four in the book,
My Girlfriend is F’ing Crazy: 101 Reasons That Women
Act All Psycho and Stuff.
As soon as he was able
to stop crying, President
Bush used the superhero’s
death as justifcation for an
invasion of Iran.
Chrysler Motors reCalls
nearly half a Million
DoDge Durango anD Jeep
liberty suVs.
So basically, if you’re a poorly endowed d-
bag, your vehicle is being recalled. If you’re
a really, really huge d-bag with a really, really
small penis, don’t worry, your Hummer is
running just fne.
presiDent bush seeks 8,200 More
troops for the wars in afghanistan
anD iraq on top of the 21,500 he
requesteD in January.
What do the War in Iraq and Grey’s Anatomy have
in common? Really dumb people think both are
great and get better with each episode.
a number oF the new GeorGe
waShinGton dollar coinS are miStakenly
Struck without the edGe inScriptionS,
includinG “in God we truSt.”
Surprisingly, America hasn’t suffered even
a single biblical plague yet…
Gingrich unfortunately
bought into the
convenient but false
belief that “what happens
in Congressional Break
stays in Congressional
Break.”
Laguna Beach Star JaSon wahler
iS Sentenced to two monthS in
Jail For drunkenly punchinG a city
worker and tow truck driver while
ScreaminG racial SlurS.
And he
seemed like
such a cool
guy on the
show.
thinK yoU hAve A better joKe? e-mAil me At [email protected].
ku men’S baSketball deFeatS k-State For
the third time thiS SeaSon and For the
35th time in the laSt 36 meetinGS.
Looks like Huggins has adapted
to Manhattan and their quaint
custom of losing every game to
KU rather nicely.
For three years, Lindsey
Yankey, Leon sophomore, had
wanted Run Lola Run red hair.
Yankey, an illustration major,
created self-portraits of herself
with fre engine-red hair and
even made Photoshop creations
to see what she would look like.
Her curiosity eventually got the
best of her, and the week before
spring semester started she
became a redhead.
Americans spent $10.4
billion to change their hair
color in 2005, according to
data compiled by the company
Packaged Facts. Alternative
hairstyles are a way for people
to experiment and assert their
personal identities.
Yankey says she’s happy with
her new hair color and gets lots
of compliments from strangers.
She likes that the color is loud
and outrageous because she
wanted it to be obvious that she
dyed it. She doesn’t feel like she
has to put a lot of thought into
her outfts, she says, because
having red hair makes it look like
she has already put effort into
her appearance. It also gives her
something to talk about.
“I feel a camaraderie with
people who also have crazy hair,”
Yankey says.“It’s like a club.”
Yankey works at the Hilltop
Child Development Center and
says she has had no problem
with her employers. The children
she works with are intrigued by
her hair and always ask her why
she dyed it.
“My latest reply is, ‘Because it
keeps my head warm.’ The kids
think that’s funny,”Yankey says.
Yankey has not had any
problems with her unusual
hair color affecting her work
situation, but some workplaces
have strict guidelines about what
is an acceptable or unacceptable
hairstyle.
“Hair must be natural, clean,
well-groomed and simply
arranged. Faddish, extreme
hairstyles, including (but not
limited to) multi-color or
unnatural colors, sculptured hair,
tails, partially shaved heads and
dreadlocks are not permitted.”
Grooming guidelines such as
these, taken from an amusement
park’s employee handbook, are
common in today’s job world.
Sean O’Dwyer, Mission senior,
recently cut off his dyed black
and blue hair for a job interview
because he wanted to look more
professional, he says. After the
interview, however, he plans to
color it again.
O’Dwyer has been bleaching
and dyeing his hair different
colors on and off since his
freshman year. He dyes his hair
because it’s fun and he and his
friends often make it into a social
activity, he says.
“It’s kind of weird, but my
friends and I will be hanging out
drinking and dye our hair,” he
says.
O’Dwyer describes himself as
impulsive. If he’s tired of a style
he says it’s easy to change. He’s
not too concerned with how his
experiments turn out. After he
discovered his head didn’t look
bad shaved, it wasn’t a big deal
to cut all his hair off and start
over.
“I’m young. At this point in my
life I can get away with this kind
of stuff,” O’Dwyer says.
Though unusual hair colors
and styles have become more
common, stereotypes still
surround those whose hair
deviates from the norm.
Courtney Gray, Lawrence
resident, has had dreadlocks for
six years, and says that people
sometimes have misconceptions
about what kind of person she is.
“People think I’m a dirty
slacker and that I do drugs,” she
says. “I’m a normal person. I just
have different hair.”
Gray wanted dreadlocks
for fve years before she got
them, she says. She likes the
style and respects the Egyptian
and Rastafarian cultures they
came from. Dreadlocks separate
her from society, but not in a
negative way, she says.
“I’m a free person. Dreadlocks
are a lifestyle change, but they’re
ftting for me,” Gray says. “I want
to represent these beautiful
cultures well.”
Jim Grimes, owner of
Headmasters, 809 Vermont St.,
says that he has seen people
change their hair for many
reasons in his 22 years as the
salon’s owner. One of his clients
was a chemotherapy patient and
when her hair started growing
back she wanted to try purple
hair. He says she got so much
positive reinforcement because
of her new hair that having
purple accents in her black hair
has become her trademark.
“There are times in our lives
when we want recognition or
to make a splash,” Grimes says.
“Some people buy shoes, but
that’s not as permanent as
changing your hair.”
Many people make extreme
changes when they want an
emotional response, Grimes says.
Hair is something that you can
control today. For that reason, he
says it’s important to step away
from the mirror and ask yourself,
“Is it really the hair?”
He recommends that when
people want to dye their hair
they approach a stylist with
a picture and reasonable
expectations. Salons want you to
be happy with the end result, so
a picture helps clarify what your
idea of “fre red” is compared to
the stylist’s.
Even though hair is a personal
expression and alternative hair
may express things a little louder
than highlights, Grimes says
it’s important to keep things in
perspective.
“It’s just hair,” he says. “It
doesn’t really matter in the
grand scheme of things.”
A NEW DOÌ
Alternative hair colors and
styles attract and repel
03.15.2007 JAYPLAY 15
NOtIcE
by Katrina Mohr
crEAtE DrEADlOcKs
NAturAlly

Wash hair a couple of
times a day without
conditioning

The hair will get very dry
and stick together over
time

Twist sections to get
them to stay together
This way takes time, but
is much better for your hair
in the long run, Gray says
For a one day method check
out www.dreadlocks.com
Courtesy of Courtney Gray,
who has had dreadlocks for
six years

Lindsey
Yankey, Leon
sophomore,
drew
portraits of
herself with
bright red
hair before
dying her hair
this winter.
PHOTO ILLuSTRATOn/ AnnA FALTERMEIER
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Booger Basics
■that's disgusting■
rowing
■sport specs■
For young children, blobs of
slimy snot appear to be self-
made snacks only a pick and
a scratch away. But for those
over the age of 5, boogers are
more hanging hazards than
they are tasty treats. Everyone
has them, and nearly everyone
has some degree of hands-on
experience with the clinging
clumps, but far fewer people
know what boogers are made
of and how they end up in
your nose.
Each day your nose produces
nearly a cupful of mucus —
that slimy stuff better known
as snot — that seeps out each
time you sneeze. This snot acts
like a fy trap, catching the
dust, pollen, germs, sand and
smoke that enters your nose
each time you breath, before
the particles reach and begin
to infect your lungs. Tiny nasal
hairs move the snot and its
contents away from the lungs
and toward the front of your
nose. As the mucus, dirt, germs
and sand move, they dry and
mold together to produce a
bounty of boogers.
So next time you go digging
for gold in your nose or snack
on a piece of solidifed snot,
think about the dirt, pollen and
smoke behind that booger.
Source: www.kidshealth.org
■ Elyse Weidner
The sport: Rowing is the oldest
intercollegiate sport in the United
States. The frst Harvard-Yale
regatta, or rowing race, was almost
160 years ago, before football was
even invented.
The objective:The frst racing shell
to cross the fnish line wins. Rowers
race 2,000 meters in designated
lanes. Racers can’t jump the gun,
and they have to stay in their lane
and cross the fnish line with at
least the coxswain, the on-board
navigator and motivator, in the
boat.“Rowing is the only team sport
where there’s no substitutions and
no timeouts,” says Rob Catloth,
women’s rowing coach.
The positions: The pair of rowers
closest to the bow is called the
bow pair and is smaller and
quicker than the rest of the team.
The middle four rowers are called
the engine room, and they are the
most powerful rowers.The last two
are known as the stern pair and
they set the pace for the rest of the
rowers. The coxswain is the closest
to the stern and is the only crew
member who faces forward.
The workout: Rowing is a great
total body workout. It’s low-
impact and works the legs, back
and arms. Kara Boston, Chicago
junior and rower, wears a heart
monitor during practice and says
she burns anywhere from 800
to 1,000 calories during an hour-
and-a-half workout. During the
offseason, rowers practice inside
on ergometer rowing machines.
Check it out: Watch the women’s
rowing team during their home
races this spring at Burcham Park,
Second and Indiana Streets. The
team faces Texas and Southern
Methodist University on March
24, Tulsa and Drake on March 31,
and in-state rival Kansas State on
April 7.
Get involved: You don’t need to
know how to row to walk on the
women’s team.A week after school
starts in August, the women’s
rowing team holds tryouts where
they teach candidates how to row
and see if they like the sport.“If you
have a reasonable athletic ability
and you’re willing to try, they’ll
take you,“ says Whitney Fasbender,
Cheney senior.There’s also a novice
team for frst-year rowers. For more
information, visit the women’s
rowing Web site at kuathletics.com.
There is also a co-ed club team on
campus called KU Crew. For more
information on that group, check
out http://groups.ku.edu/~kucrew/.
■ Lindsey St. Clair
Katie Rash isn’t sure what to
expect as music from Grease
blares from the stereo. She waits
as the toned, blonde instructor
jogs to the front of the class and
begins simple steps — forward,
forward, back, back — and
begins imitating the moves as
the workout begins.
Next, Rash, Leawood senior,
fnds herself shimmying and
shaking the way she does to her
favorite songs in the privacy of
her bedroom. But this time, she’s
with a group of about 40 men and
women of all ages. Surrounded
by full-length mirrors, Rash
continues to move to the
upbeat music. The next song on
the playlist is “La Mayonesa,” a
popular Latin tune.
“The music threw me off at
frst, but it was a fun, new way to
work out,”she says.
Rash is at Zumba class, a
new dance workout session at
Lawrence Athletic Club, 3201
Mesa Way.Though Zumba started
gaining popularity around the
nation in 2002, this is the frst
class offered in Lawrence. Zumba
instructor Katy Parker took her
frst class in Parsons and loved
it so much that she decided to
become certifed to teach it. With
this, she brought the trend to
Lawrence in January.
Zumba combines dance
moves from cumbia, meringue,
rumba, mambo and salsa with
time-tested dance moves such as
air guitar, hip pops, booty shakes
and shoulder shimmies. Parker
says she likes throwing in her
own ideas for routines because
Zumba is all about having
fun. Signature moves include
“walking like an Egyptian” and
“disco pointing” à la Saturday
Night Fever.
Created by celebrity ftness
trainer Beto Perez, Zumba’s pace
is similar to aerobic interval
training. Some routines speed
heart rate up and others slow
heart rate down. This allows the
body to burn more calories. An
hour of medium-intensity Zumba
burns anywhere from 500 to 700
calories.
“It all depends on how hard
you push yourself. The idea is to
keep moving and having fun,”
Parker says.
Something from nothing
Perez created the workout
when he was forced to improvise
during his ftness class. He forgot
his normal routine music and
had to make do with the tunes
he had in his car: traditional Latin
music. His antics went well as his
Latin ftness class became the
most sought-after class at his
gym. At that point, he named his
class “Rumbacize.” He changed
the name to Zumba when he
brought his trend to the United
States in 1999. Perez’s concept for
a Latin-infused dance class took
off in 2002 after he marketed
thousands of at-home videos in
the States. Demand for Zumba
instructors followed.
Katy Parker is one of 2,000
Zumba instructors worldwide.
She took a trip to Miami for
an intense weekend Zumba
certifcation clinic and came
back to Kansas as an offcial
Zumba trainer in 2005. She was
directly trained by Perez during
her two-day workshop where
she learned all the basic steps
to everything from salsa to
tango. She then learned how to
choreograph the steps to hip-
hop and Latin music and was
encouraged to add her own
spice to the routines.
Zumba is comparable to other
dance class workouts, such as
Jazzercise, but the atmosphere
of Zumba class sets it apart from
other dance-inspired ftness
trends. Perez designed the
workout to be fun and easy to do
so participants would stick to the
workout. He describes it as a “feel
happy”workout.
Parker mixes moves such as
“the lawnmower” with Latin
dance steps, and then throws in
a little disco to make it fun. The
repetition of these moves keeps
the workout toning and cardio-
heavy, but the familiarity of the
junior high dance moves keeps it
lighthearted and fun.
“Throwing in moves like that
breaks up the routine,” Parker
says. “It’s benefcial, too. Moves
like leaning side to side and
putting your fnger over your lips
makes working your sides more
fun,”she adds.
Come one, come all
For the next hour, Parker leads
her class — middle-aged women
and men, a few KU students and
alums — through Will Smith’s
“Getting’ Jiggy Wit It,” more Latin
music and a cool down to Kelis’
“Milkshake.”Dressed in a tank top
and camoufage pants, she has
the men emulating her hip pops
and hip rolls as her long blonde
ponytail bounces up and down.
Elizabeth Doak, Dallas junior,
shakes it in the back of the
workout room. Though it is her
frst time at Zumba, she catches
on quickly and loosens up to the
music. She moves to the beats
freely and smoothly, and takes a
moment to laugh at herself if she
gets off track.
“It’s fun because you’re
comfortable doing the steps. You
can do as much or as little as you
want,”she says.
Doak says she feels like she
is getting just as much or more
of a workout than her usual
routine of elliptical training and
running. She likes that there is no
equipment or partner required
to participate in Zumba, and
all she has to show up in is a T-
shirt and sweats or shorts: no
special dance shoes or clothes
are required. Others in the class
don all black and jazz shoes, tank
tops and shorts or sweatpants.
The informal environment of this
Latin-inspired dance class keeps
the atmosphere laid back for
such an energetic workout.
Growing demand
The popularity of Parker’s Zumba
class at Lawrence Athletic Club
is evidenced by the growing
numbers who come to the class
each week. Parker teaches fve
days a week, and had to split
the Sunday class into two back-
to-back sessions because more
than 60 people showed up.
Zumba is the only class that a
non-gym member may attend
at Lawrence Athletic Club.
After signing a waiver, Zumba
attendees pay $3 per session
to work out for an hour. In that
hour, Parker instructs 10 Zumba
routines, including a warm up
and cool down.
Participants under 18 must have
parental permission to attend
the regular Zumba class. Parker
also offers a kids-only Zumba
class for those under 14.
“Zumba welcomes all ages,” she
says. We’ve had senior citizens
in here, younger kids and even
pregnant women.”
Perfect your dance
moves and break a
sweat with this new
workout
Shake it faSt
03.15.2007 JAYPLAY 17
heaLth
by kim Wallace
PHOTOS/ MARLA KEOWN
Katy Parker leads a
Zumba workout, which
mixes traditional and
modern dance moves,
at Lawrence Athletic
Club, 3201 Mesa Way.
by Eleni
Eleni Mandell plays the type
of music you’d expect to hear
in a dark, after-hours club full
of misunderstood poets, jazz
pianists and acoustic solo artists.
On her latest album, Miracle
of Five, Mandell plays soft music
mixed with jazz fourishes and
soul-baring vocals.
“Moonglow, Lamp Low”
opens the curtain on Miracle
of Five with percussive
acoustic guitar and emotional
saxophone by Ryan Feves.“Girls”
features jazzy drumming, vibes
and Mandell’s intimate vocals.
“Wings in His Eyes” is another
jazzy track, this time with viola
and upright bass anchoring
the song. On “Somebody Else,”
Mandell picks things up with a
busy drum part, a wavy organ
and subtle acoustic guitar.
Miracle of Five has several
great tracks, but how many
sleepy lounge songs can you
hear before you wish something
different would happen? Like
a lot of albums, Miracle of Five
would’ve been better with a
little more variety.
Miracle of Five
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JAYPLAY 03.15.2007
★★★★★ All rAtings Are out of A possible five stArs. ★★★★★
Music
Comic books have been turned
into feature-length flms for almost
30 years now, but rarely have they
been as innovative or enthralling as
the work of Frank Miller. In 2005, Miller
helped bring his Sin City comic to life,
producing one of the most exciting
flms in years. He also helped resurrect
the Dark Knight by inspiring Batman
Begins. Miller’s work is brought to the
big screen once again, this time with
lackluster results, with the release of
300.
The flm tells the story of the Battle
of Thermopylae, in which a band of
only 300 Spartans fought off at least
200,000 Persians intent on taking over
Greece. But the truth is just too boring,
so historical inaccuracies are woven
throughout.
300 has a distinct color pattern and
countless men and women in peak
physical condition, so there’s no doubt
that it’s nice to look at. The flm also
proves that action sequences can be
effective even if they are all in slow
motion.
Unfortunately, the moments
between action scenes bog the
movie down. When the characters
aren’t fghting, they’re talking, which
is where the problem lies. Much of
the dialogue is taken verbatim from
Miller’s comic. While Miller can craft a
great story, he doesn’t have much of a
penchant for the way people talk. The
hammy dialogue might have worked
for the noir-driven Sin City, but here it
cheapens the characters and the thrills
they’re supposed to produce.
Ultimately, 300 can be exciting,
but it seems that when it gets going,
it slows itself down, along with the
audience’s interest.
Rated: R
Running time: 120 minutes
300
Movie
■Chris Brower
★★★
■Jared Duncan
★★
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The Tao
of Compassion
I lay on that road for what
seemed like an eternity before
some other travelers arrived
and called for help. My foot had
started to swell and I wasn’t quite
sure what had just happened.
It was a clear and beautiful
Saturday afternoon last
September and I was on the
way to a potluck. As I moved
along the bumpy, rural road
that runs between my house
and Lawrence, I noticed a car
entering the road from a hilltop
driveway in the distance but
immediately lost sight of it as
I entered the base of a closer,
smaller hill. As I crested the hill, it
became horribly apparent that I
had misread the situation.
In the other car I saw long, dark
hair surrounding the slender face
of a middle-aged woman. Her
name was Michele Bird and she
most likely died instantly when
my little red Honda T-boned her
Toyota Camry.
I’m a frm believer that we
create our own reality and get
what we want out of life. But
after the crash I was forced to ask
myself,“Why would
I ask for so much
physical pain?”
Why would anyone
ask to deal with
the guilt over the
death of that lady
in the other car?
Even though
I know what the
police investigation
proves — I am not
responsible that
she lost control
of her car and ended up sliding
toward me in my lane — I can’t
help but feel guilty.
Besides pain and guilt, why
would anyone ask for the fear
associated with a highway
collision? During the accident
it was like I was a black hole
watching the universe get
sucked toward me in slow
motion. I vividly remember
my car collapsing to form a “V”
that pointed right at me and
bent around the
passenger side of
her car. Then the
airbag deployed
and beat me into
place. The collision
ended with a horn
that wouldn’t stop
beeping and my
engine revving
loudly. The airbag
defated, leaving
a smoky haze and
chemical smell.
I thought there might be a
fre, so I undid my seat belt to
get out of the car but my door
wouldn’t open. My window was
down, so I climbed out and fell
to the ground. I tried to stand up
but my right leg couldn’t hold
my weight. It was like my ankle
wasn’t there any more. To get to
what seemed like a safe distance
away, I dragged myself 30 feet
down the road. As I lay there
pulling pebbles out of my palms
and from under my fngernails, I
nursed my shattered ankle and
wondered what had happened.
My right foot had been
crammed up into my leg, forcing
my ankle to dislocate to the
point of being at a right angle to
my foot and leg. Because I didn’t
have the lap belt down in front
of my pelvis, my seat belt was
too high and cut my liver. I had a
couple of fractured bones in my
left foot and much of my upper
body had been beaten black,
blue and yellow.
The abdominal surgery came
the day after the accident and
caused the most pain, if for no
other reason than the catheter
the doctors installed. Two weeks
later I was healthy enough
to have ankle surgery, which
resulted in pain similar to the
pain before they reset my ankle
on the day of the accident. If we
get what we want out of life, then
what was I getting out of this?
The accident gave me the
wisdom of knowing that we are
all responsible for each other’s
well-being. We are responsible
at any moment, but particularly
when we drive a one-ton hunk
of metal 50 or 60 miles per hour
across a world full of fragile
life. If we slip up, we can’t help
but recognize how we are
responsible for each other’s well-
being. Even more importantly, I
gained compassion.
Compassion is a virtue found
in many world religions, like
in my own Judeo-Christian
tradition, and it’s central to the
Buddhist and Taoist philosophies
that refect my adult spiritual
views. In Taoism, compassion is
considered one of humanity’s
three “greatest treasures” next to
patience and simplicity.
Since the accident, I readily
empathize with people who
are scared, in pain or wish they
could go back and make things
different. I have to take away
something from the crash beside
scars, and I take compassion.
I wish that I could go back and
be the hero who rescues a lady
stuck in a ditch instead of being
another victim. But I know that
the one thing we don’t get out
of life, no matter how badly we
want it, is the chance to go back
and make things different. I’m
not responsible for the crash, but
I’m always responsible for the
reality I create because I have
to live with the results of my
unconscious decisions.
Luckily for me, Taoism offers
help for situations like this in
chapter 58 of its essential text, the
Tao Te Ching: “Good fortune, we
say, can come from disaster. And
the reverse is true as well. Who
knows where all this will lead?”
speaK
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