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Jayhawks clipped on senior night
The womens basketball team lost again to rival
Kansas State Thursday night, 62-44. Kansas will
get an opportunity for revenge Tuesday in the
first round of the Big 12 tournament. PAGE 12A
Baseball looking for more pop from DH
The Jayhawks have used a plethora of players
at designated hitter so far this season but have
not found the right formula. The search will go
on today in the teams home opener. PAGE 2b
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By Melinda Ricketts
mricketts@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
On the questionnaire for
the Sexiest Vegetarian Alive
contest Ricky House put that
the best thing about being a
vegetarian was defnitely the
babes.
That may work out for the
Salina freshman who is one of
10 male fnalists in the contest,
sponsored by People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals,
PETA.
He heard about the contest
through an newsletter and some-
what jokingly sent in his picture
and biographical information.
Reannon Peterson, PETA
manager of vegan campaigns,
was on the panel that chose
the fnalists. She said that they
were looking for people from all
walks of life and that the con-
testants they chose vary widely
including just about every pro-
fession except butchers.
What they all had in com-
mon was they were ft, they were
sexy, they were full of energy,
she said.
House decided to be a veg-
etarian for moral and health
reasons and also because of his
generally non-violent attitude.
I think it makes sense not
to eat animals, he said, and
I think raising awareness is a
good thing because the world
could use more vegetarians.
Houses roommate Matt Boy-
er, Salina sophomore, said that
making it this far in the contest
has gone to Houses head.
He reminds us, at least ev-
ery hour or so, that he has been
nominated to be the sexiest veg-
etarian, Boyer said.
More than 250 men and 300
women entered the contest. Vot-
ing for fnalists ends on March
31, and the winners will be an-
nounced soon afterward. People
can vote for their favorite fnal-
ists at www.goveg.com.
The prizes for the winning
male contestant include a $50
gift certifcate from MooShoes,
body cologne from Jason Natu-
ral Cosmetics, a porcelain coffee
mug, vegan chocolate truffes, a
box of boca chicken patties,
and coupons for Johnny Rock-
ets veggie burgers.
Edited by John Jordan
Carly Pearson/KaNSaN
Ricky House, Salina freshman, is one of the top-10 fnalists for PETAs Sexi-
est Vegetarian Alive contest. Voting for the winner ends March 31.
KU has top-10 hottest man
in world (who doesnt eat meat)
Sexy with veggies
t PROFILE
By Rachel PaRkeR
rparker@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Places like the Jayhawk Walk in the Kansas
Union and the images on the courts and east
wall of the Student Recreation and Fitness
Center may have an addition on the way.
These images feature the evolution of the Jay-
hawk since its inception in 1912.
The Jayhawk will now sport the new KU
lettering on its chest. Chancellor Robert Hem-
enway, along with Hal Sandy, designer of the 1946
smiling Jayhawk, announced the change for the KU
lettering in September. The 1946 Jayhawk image
is still used today.
The University has labeled the logo cur-
rent jayhawk. This logo was made to com-
bine all graphics and to help the University
maintain a consistent image for its brand.
Since Jan. 1, the current Jayhawk has been
offcially used on promotional items and ap-
parel. The old logo that is printed on items
still in stock will not be thrown out, but sold
while supplies last.
The previous Jayhawks are still embedded
around the University to display the Univer-
sitys historical pride.
We want to acknowledge and honor the impor-
tant role that these Jayhawks have played in KU
history, but try to standardize the use of the cur-
rent Jayhawk in current communications, said
David Johnston, director of marketing.
For more information regarding the Jay-
hawk and other KU graphic designs, go to
www.identity.ku.edu/standards/.
Edited by Jodi Ann Holopirek
Revised
Jayhawk
may grace
KU campus
t LOgO
Anime-mania strikes on campus
t ENTERTAINMENT
By couRtney FaRR
editor@kansan.com
Kansan correspondent
Spiky hair, samurai and gi-
ant robots will be invading
campus this weekend. The
KU Anime Club is holding its
second annual anime conven-
tion Naka-Kon in the Kansas
Union Saturday and Sunday.
The convention will feature
guest speakers from the world
of anime artwork, costumes,
workshops and gaming compe-
titions.
This is a huge jump from last
year, said Brian Smith, KU An-
ime club president. This year
its on fve foors, for two days.
We have every room we can
rent. Last year we were on one
foor.
Naka-Kon hasnt just grown
in size. Smith, Bonner Springs
graduate student, said it has
gone from just a handful of ac-
tivities last year to more than
40 this year. He said the club
wanted to make the convention
more interactive by offering a
wider variety of competitions,
game show-style events and
by having a room dedicated to
video games. The game room
will include popular games plus
some imports not widely avail-
able in the states.
Michiko Ito, Japanese studies
librarian, said that while anime
may be more visible, she didnt
know if she would describe it as
popular now.
How many people out of a
hundred are anime fans? Two,
maybe four? she asked.
She said that anime could in-
troduce Americans to Japanese
culture, but she worried that it
would have the opportunity to
increase misunderstandings or
stereotypes.
There are no long, red-haired
samurai in Japan, Ito said. Its
a fantasy and younger viewers
cannot always distinguish be-
tween reality and fantasy.
Still, the camaraderie and ac-
tivities the convention offers are
big draws, Smith said. And like
any convention, there is the op-
portunity to pick up new stuff.
Most people dont have
access to anime merchandise
they can browse through, he
said. They can go online, but
at a convention its all right
there.
Still, animes popularity has ex-
ploded in the last few years. Ten
years ago, it could have been chal-
lenging to fnd anime videos or
merchandise. Now, anime shows
appear on major cable networks
and many book and video stores
have anime sections. Conventions
pop up everywhere. Anime-cons.
com, a convention tracking site,
lists dozens of shows planned for
this year in the United States, 10
of which will be held on college
campuses.
see aniMe on page 4a
Contributed by KU anime Club
By deJuan atway
datway@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The 29th annual University
of Kansas Jazz festival will take
place today and Saturday.
The non-competitive event,
sponsored by the department of
music and dance, has attracted
a number of world-class per-
formers and some of the best vo-
cal jazz ensembles and combos
across the country
Dan Gailey, director of the jazz
studies program, said, There are
two main reasons the festival has
continued to thrive: The excep-
tional guest artists we bring in
every year, and the quality ex-
perience that the visiting school
groups receive, he said. The
emphasis is totally on learning.
Headlining this years festival
are vocalist Julia Dollison and
drummer Peter Erskine.
The festival offers an oppor-
tunity for jazz lovers to hear mu-
sic as well as an opportunity for
novices to learn more about jazz
music and culture.
Clinics and master classes,
along with interviews from jazz
musicians, give the audience an
opportunity to learn more about
jazz from a frst-hand perspec-
tive.
Gailey said the festival would
give jazz more exposure and it
would be a great opportunity to
hear these artists up close.
Weve grown up in an era
where jazz isnt played on the
radio and this is true even for
my generation, Gailey said. It
takes a real effort to search out
the music.
The festival will present clinics
from jazz musicians from across
the country. The musicians will
offer tutorials and guidance on
how to play jazz instruments.
They will also discuss their expe-
rience in the feld of music.
The festival takes place in con-
junction with the KU interdisci-
plinary jazz studies groups col-
loquium, which will discuss the
history of jazz in Lawrence and
Kansas City. The discussion pan-
el will focus on local area bands
from the 1930s to the 1950s as
well as the traveling culture of
jazz during the same era.
The KU interdisciplinary
group is composed of teachers
from various faculty departments
who are all interested in jazz and
use jazz in their teachings.
Sherrie Tucker, American
studies professor and member of
the jazz studies group, said, The
colloquium works well in combi-
nation with the festival because
people can hear the music and
get a historical and cultural com-
ponent about jazz.
see JaZZ on page 4a
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could increase
stereotypes
Why dont we
paint the town?
And all that jazz
t ARTs
FRIdAy, MARch 3, 2006
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f you want to be on TV,
this weekend would be a
good time to hang out on
campus.
On Saturday, Mo
Rocca, the comedian from The
Daily Show, will be on campus
flming students and faculty for
his new series called Gamekill-
ers, a satire on the American
dating world.
At 8 p.m., you can spend a
side-splitting evening with Roc-
ca in Budig Hall as he gives a
free presentation of his views on
the forces of dating.
On a theatrical note, the play
Red Herring is showing at the
Lawrence Community Center
all weekend. Catch this mur-
der mystery/love story/nuclear
espionage drama at 8 p.m. on
Friday and Saturday, and at 2:30
p.m. on Sunday.
Student Union Activities
is offering First Fridays open
mic night at 7 p.m. At 8 p.m.
there is a Murder Mystery
Dinner.
All of SUAs activities are held
in the Kansas Union.
Flogging Molly, the extremely
popular Irish rock band, is play-
ing at 8 tonight at The Beaumont
Club as well. The cover charge
is $16 and the show is for ages
21 and over.
Ignite is hosting a kickoff
party at 9 p.m. in the Grana-
da. The minimum age is 18
and there will be music, free
food, drinks and dancing for
all.
This weekend, the biggest flm
awards of the year will be aired
on ABC the Oscars, hosted by
John Stewart. No matter how
you feel about him, Stewart, plus
a microphone, plus a list of rich
Hollywood actors, will make for
an interesting evening.
Catch it at 5:30 p.m. Sunday
at Liberty Hall. Dress your best
or worst to win competitions
and play trivia games all night
for prizes and good times.
Edited by Jodi Ann Holopirek
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On THe recOrD
n A 12-inch novelty KU Jay-
hawk doll was stolen from
the Douglas County Clerks
offce at 11th and Massa-
chusetts streets between
9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. Feb.
24. The Jayhawk doll, when
squeezed, would play the
KU fght song.
I like cinnamon rolls. Thats
why I wish they made a cin-
namon roll incense. Because
I dont always have time to
make a pan. Perhaps Id rather
light a stick, and have my
roommates wake up with false
hopes.
Comedian Mitch Hedberg
On campUS
n There is a lecture entitled
Cloth, Culture and Cos-
mos at 9 a.m. today in
the Kress Gallery at the
Spencer Museum of Art.
Presenting are Elizabeth
Schultz, English; Mary
Anne Jordan, textile de-
sign; David Bracket, textile
design; Surendra Bhana,
history; Marta Vicente,
history; Akira Yamamoto,
anthropology; Fumiko
Yamamoto, East Asian lan-
guages and cultures.
n Territory Bands, Then and
Now, the third annual
KU Interdisciplinary Jazz
Colloquium, is from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. today in the Al-
derson Auditorium of the
Kansas Union.
n Sherry Linkon, co-direc-
tor of the Center for
Working Class Studies at
Youngstown State Uni-
versity, is giving a lecture
entitled Art, History, and
Community: How Public
Art Constructs and Pre-
serves Community Memo-
ry at 12 p.m. today in the
Conference Hall of the Hall
Center for the Humanities.
nJim Hamilton, philosophy,
Kansas State University,
is hosting a seminar on
Theatrical Performance
as an Artform at 1:30
p.m. today in the Seminar
Room of the Hall Center
for the Humanities.
nStudent Union Activities
is sponsoring First Fridays
open mic night at 7 tonight
at the Hawks Nest in the
Kansas Union. Prizes will
be awarded to the top
three participants.
nThe flm Walk The Line is
showing at 7 and 9:30 p.m.
today in the Woodruff
Auditorium of the Kansas
Union. Tickets are $2 or
free with an Activity Card.
nStudent Union Activities is
sponsoring a Hawks Night
Murder Mystery Dinner at 8
tonight in the Malott Room
of the Kansas Union.
nMo Rocca is giving a lec-
ture entitled Gamekillers
101 at 8 p.m. Saturday in
Budig Hall 120.
Academy Awards fact: In
1974, viewers of the Academy
Awards had a very special
presentation. Robert Opel
streaked across the stage naked
while Elizabeth Taylor was being
introduced. The 78th Academy
Awards are Sunday night. Opel
was murdered in his San Fran-
cisco sex shop in 1979.
Source: IMDb.com
meD cenTer
cancer center names
frst of four directors
The University of Kansas
Cancer Center named the frst of
four department directors in its
effort to become recognized as
a National Cancer Institute-des-
ignated cancer center. Scott Weir
will be the frst director of the
Offce of Therapeutics, Discovery
and Development. The offce will
aim to coordinate researcher
efforts on the Lawrence and the
Medical Center campus to de-
velop new drugs to fght cancer
and other diseases.
Weir joined the KU faculty in
February as the Frank B. Tyler
professor in Cancer Research.
He holds positions in the de-
partments of pharmaceutical
chemistry and pharmacology,
toxicology and therapeutics.
Previously, Weir worked in
biopharmaceutical business in
Kansas City, Mo.
Catherine Odson
Get ready for the
By Emily HEndricks
EdItor@Kansan.com n Kansan corrEspondEnt
Heres a list of Wednesdays
most e-mailed stories from
Kansan.com:
1. Senior night refections
abundant with thanks
2. Senior Superlatives
3. Tied Again: Victory places
KU and Texas in frst place
in Big 12 Conference
4. Thank you Max
5. Three KU sports didnt
make the grades
By DeJuan atway
datway@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Mozart was born 250 years
ago and the spirt of his music
lives on this weekend when The
University of Kansas Camerata
chamber orchestra presents its
frst concert of the semester.
The orchestra was formed in
2003 and is primarily composed
of non-music majors. The major-
ity of students in the orchestra
have declared an array of ma-
jors ranging from social welfare
to astrophysics to engineering to
accounting.
The Camerata is offered as a
class for students who are inter-
ested in music and still want to
participate in some form of mu-
sic on campus while not declar-
ing music as a major.
The concert will be at 2:30
p.m. on Sunday in Swarthout
Recital Hall.
Members of Camerata fnd
pleasure and success in a form
of artistic expression while still
maintaining and balancing oth-
er school demands.
The time commitments re-
quired to perform concerts and
to practice has not hampered
the orchestra members. Instead,
many of them fnd a sense of sat-
isfaction from performing in the
orchestra.
Dory Ann Cochran, Manhat-
tan freshman, said she played
the violin in high school. The
Camerata gave her the oppor-
tunity to stay involved in music
while in college.
The Camerata and music in
general provides the opportuni-
ty to get away from the stress of
preparing for a test or just day-
to-day school work.
Many of the students in the
Camerata cannot attend a lot
of weekly practices because of
prior engagements, said Vera
Volchansky, conductor of the
Camerata.
The orchestra practices twice
a week, on Monday and Thurs-
day, for two and half hours.
To fll out the entire orchestra,
the Camerata students are often
joined by doctoral students and
professional players with assis-
tance from the School of Fine
Arts.
They are often joined by
some of the best players in the
school. It is a great opportunity
to play with many of these play-
ers, Volchansky said.
Melissa Robinson, Kansas
City, Mo., graduate student, is a
solo horn player who was asked
by Volchansky to participate in
the orchestra to help fll out the
ensemble.
Robinson said she knew that
most students have many activi-
ties going on, that the members
of KU Camerata know they want
to participate in the orchestra.
Yeah, its a challenge to fnd
time, but its like anything else in
life. If you want to do it, you will
fnd the time, Robinson said.
All the students in the Cam-
erata have some sort of musical
background either from high
school or prior.
They have done a great job.
They all have assignments, ex-
ams and other commitments,
Volchansky said, It is refresh-
ing to see people who have no
plans to do anything with music
who come together for this one
unifed goal.
Cochran said, At times it
can be diffcult to balance the
amount of time needed to prac-
tice for the rehearsal or to com-
plete the fve-page paper that
might be due the next day, but
overall its been a great experi-
ence and Im very glad that I got
involved.
Edited by James Foley
Lisa Lipovac/KanSan
Katie Komsthoeft, Olathe sophomore, reads to 10-year-old Justine Craig at the Boys and
Girls Club on Thursday. The Boys and Girls Club asked KU students to read to elementary
students as part of the Read Across America program.
On the same page
t arts
Orchestra to debut this weekend
campUS
Student Senate makes changes
to election code, dates, deadlines
The Student Senate Elections Commission
held an open forum Thursday night. It give
students and candidates a last chance to make
any changes to the offcial election code. The
code contains all rules involving the campaign
process.
The election day dates were moved forward
because the original dates fell on the religious
holiday of Passover. Students will now be able
to vote online or at two physical polling sites,
one at Mrs. Es and one outside of Wescoe Hall,
on Tuesday, April 11, or Wednesday, April 12.
Because the election day was moved, the
commission changed the deadline for coalitions
to remove all campaign posters to three school
days after the election. The last deadline for code
violations was also moved to correspond with
the date so all remaining posters could still be
reported. The election code complaint fled Feb.
21 by Gina Gay, Leawood sophomore and cur-
rent Black Student Union senator, which accused
the Ignite coalition of libel, was dropped and the
election commission did not hear the case.
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Roundabout jeopardizes homes
editor@kansan.com
kansan correspondent
Cal Santos, also known as
Haunted Cal, was livid about a
recent scary surprise. For more
than a year, the house he rents
at 1900 19th St., the Haunted
Kitchen, has played host to art,
political and music events. But
now he suddenly faces the possi-
bility that those days might soon
be over. The Haunted Kitch-
en may have to be torn down
to make room for a proposed
roundabout at the intersection of
19th and Louisiana streets.
I feel like Im in The Hitch-
hikers Guide to the Galaxy,
he said, referring to the open-
ing lines of the Douglas Adams
novel in which the hero wakes
up to a bulldozer preparing to
demolish his home. Oh well,
he said, as he shrugged his
shoulders. Were gonna party
till they tear it down.
The intersection at 19th and
Louisiana streets is the most dan-
gerous in Lawrence, said David
Woosley, city traffc engineer.
Between 2002 and 2004, 31
crashes were reported. Five of
those crashes involved injuries.
and fve of them involved driv-
ers under the age of 18, Woosley
said.
During peak hours, traffc at
the intersection backs up all the
way to Massachusetts Street,
City Engineer Terese Gorman
said. Most of the accidents were
left-turn related, and round-
abouts solve this type of traffc
problem, she said. The safest
and best solution from an en-
gineering standpoint, she said,
was a roundabout.
The Lawrence City Commis-
sion rejected the $1.49 million
roundabout proposal in Decem-
ber because it said a roundabout
would not be able to control
Lawrences traffc in 15 years
because of its rapid growth. The
commissioners thought the plan
was too expensive for the short-
term remedy it provided.
BG Consultants, a regional
engineering group that paid
$37,000 last month to work on
this project, has drafted another
proposal. This draft, centered
on geometric improvements to
the intersection, would cost an
estimated $2.24 million, but
could be as much as $3 million
according to a memorandum by
the Public Works Department.
This roundabout could handle
traffc for years to come.
About 20 residents gathered at
a public meeting last week to dis-
cuss the proposal. Unfortunately,
the people that the proposal af-
fects the most, homeowners in
the area, were not present.
If this proposal is accepted
by the city commission and put
on the capital improvements
plan, Haunted Cal might need a
new nickname because the city
would pave over the Haunted
Kitchen. Seventeen other prop-
erties would be affected and four
homeowners would have to sell
their homes to the city. The in-
tersection would also be closed
for up to a year.
Todd Giles has owned his
home at 1900 Ohio St. for two
years. He is pursuing his Ph.D.
while teaching at the University
of Kansas. His neighbors across
the street, Yoon and Laurenza
Soung, bought their home last
September.
Giles and the Soungs didnt
know about the proposal. The
city would buy Giles home and
would take almost $10,000 of the
Soungs land if the commission
approves it. The Soungs said they
never got a postcard about the
public meeting. Giles didnt think
he did either. However, Giles be-
lieves the project is justifed.
I could bitch and moan and
say its stupid, but the city could
really use this, and there are only
four homes, he said. The pro-
posal certainly seems to make
sense. It would have been nice
if they would have informed the
residents a little more clearly
than they did.
When asked why those who
might be asked to remit property
were not specifcally told about the
plan, David Hanby of BG Consul-
tants said the draft proposal was
only a project and drawings on pa-
per until it was funded. He said he
saw no reason to tell those people
specifcally and thought postcards
sent to residents about the public
meeting were suffcient.
While the city hasnt funded
a complete plan yet, City Com-
missioner Mike Amyx said that
the intersection ranked as a
very high priority because it was
such a dangerous intersection.
He said 19th and Louisiana
streets must be addressed be-
cause there are so few east-west
thoroughfares.
As he surveyed the geometric
improvements draft proposal for
the frst time, Amyx said that the
commission would look at this
as it did any other project. It will
go on the capital improvements
list while the city looks for ways
to fund it. Regarding the eminent
domain issue, Amyx said that the
city makes a big-time concerted
effort to avoid eminent domain.
Chuck Soules, the Director of
Public Works, agreed.
Well try to negotiate any-
where we can, he said. We
really want to avoid eminent
domain.
A city commission meeting to
discuss this proposal will likely
happen next month.
Edited by Meghan Miller
Good luck, Jayhawks
Lisa Lipovac/KANSAN
Gloria Diaz, Los Angeles freshman, signs a card for the mens basketball
team. The Student Alumni Association created cards for students to sign to
support the team for Saturdays game against Kansas State.
ENtERtAiNmENt
Kid Rock: Sex tapes
just part of rock n roll
Kid Rock blames Scott
Stapp for losing a sex video
showing them with several
strippers, but appreciates
Stapp for one thing.
What perfect timing, Rock
told The Associated Press in
an interview Wednesday. I got
a record coming up ... Maybe I
should thank him.
The hard-partying rap-
rocker, whose new live concert
album, Live Trucker, hit stores
Tuesday, defended his back-
stage antics, saying, Its not
any big revelation that this
goes on in rock n roll, espe-
cially with who I am.
Still, Rock (aka Robert
Ritchie) has fred back against
Stapps claim that the tape
was stolen, saying the former
Creed singer flmed the tape,
which was made in Rocks
motor home in 1999, and is
responsible for losing it.
Hes the idiot because
its out, the 35-year-old
Rock said. Im holding him
responsible.
The Associated Press
NAtioN
meth use on the rise;
more users seek help
Drug treatment centers have
seen a substantial rise in the
number of people seeking help
for methamphetamine abuse, a
report released Thursday said.
As traffcking in the highly-
addictive drug has spread
across the country, the num-
ber of meth users admitted to
substance abuse clinics more
than quadrupled from 1993 to
2003, according to a review
by the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Admin-
istration.
The report was released
hours before the Senate passed
legislation to combat meth by
limiting sales of cold medicines
used to make the illegal drug.
States in the Midwest and
South that had few meth abuse
patients a decade ago are now
seeing a sharp rise in the rate
of admissions to treatment
centers, the report said. The
fndings mirror the trend of
meth abuse moving gradually
from the West, across the Mid-
west, and South to the East.
Its not that the prevalence
of meth is changing, but the ad-
dictive nature of this drug and
the meth crisis is showing up
in drug treatment programs,
said Mark Weber, an associate
administrator for the agency.
Theyre being overwhelmed
by the number of people show-
ing up for treatment.
Nationwide, the admission
rate for treatment of metham-
phetamine or amphetamine
abuse rose from 28,000 in
1993 to nearly 136,000 pa-
tients in 2003, the report said.
The review analyzed data on
the approximately 1.8 million
patients admitted each year for
substance abuse treatment.
The Associated Press
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he intersection at 19th and Louisiana streets is the most dangerous in Lawrence,
said David Woosley, city traffc engineer.
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Mobile Robotics class. The class, which is taught by Professor Arvin Agah, was showing off its robotss abilities.
The AssociATed Press
TOPEKA A Senate com-
mittee wants to send a strong
message that the Rev. Fred Phelps
and his followers, who picket fu-
nerals of U.S. soldiers, dont rep-
resent how Kansans feel.
A message may be all the Leg-
islature produces against people
picketing and protesting funer-
als, although the Senate last
week unanimously passed a bill
restricting such activities.
The bill is before House
Federal and State Affairs Com-
mittee, and Chairman John
Edmonds said Wednesday he
will decide within the next two
weeks whether to schedule a
hearing.
I dont know if I want to cre-
ate a forum for more outrage, but
I may have to, said Edmonds,
R-Great Bend. We know whats
in the bill. If there is a hearing,
itll be a short one.
Meanwhile, the Senate Fed-
eral and State Affairs Commit-
tee endorsed a resolution on
Wednesday saying the Legisla-
ture condemns in the strongest
manner possible the hateful ac-
tivities of Mr. Phelps and his
followers.
The resolution, which goes to
the Senate and has no force of law,
also says legislators want the na-
tion to know that Mr. Phelps and
his followers do not refect the true
spirit of the people of Kansas.
Sponsoring Sen. Karin
Brownlee, R-Olathe, called the
resolution a countering state-
ment to Phelps actions.
Senate Majority Leader Derek
Schmidt predicted easy passage
of the resolution.
This all gives Kansas a black
eye, and we just want to make
it clear that the state really is
embarrassed by it and objects to
it, even if we cant stop it, said
Schmidt, R-Independence.
In one statement Wednesday,
Phelps church, Westboro Bap-
tist in Topeka, said the resolu-
tion caused him to dance a lit-
tle impromptu jig of joy, adding
that he counts the measure as a
badge of honor.
Pastor Phelps and WBC
will redouble their Gospel
preaching efforts, the state-
ment said.
Phelps and his followers
contend that troops killed in
combat are Gods vengeance
for the U.S. harboring homo-
sexuals. For years, Phelps and
members of his independent
church, made up mainly of fam-
ily members, protested funerals
of AIDS victims, but now have
shifted to soldiers.
In an earlier statement faxed
Wednesday to news organi-
zations, Phelps church said,
America is doomed.
Theyre coming home in
body bags, the statement said,
referring to soldiers. Now God
Himself is Americas terrorist.
Kansas is among at least 17
states working on legislation
this year restricting protest ac-
tivities around funerals, accord-
ing to the National Conference
of State Legislatures.
The bill doesnt single out
Phelps or his followers, but was
prompted by their protests at sol-
diers funerals around the nation.
The bill bans picketing and
protest marches within 300 feet
of a funeral one hour before,
during and two hours after the
service. Violations would be a
misdemeanor. State law says
only that its illegal to picket
before or about a funeral
service.
t state
Senate: Protests
not indicative
t people
Glitter denies abuse charges
The AssociATed Press
VUNG TAU, Vietnam Brit-
ish glam rocker Gary Glitter,
best-known for the anthemic
Rock & Roll, Part 2 song
played at sports arenas world-
wide, said he pleaded innocent
Thursday to charges of molest-
ing two young Vietnamese girls
at his house last year.
Glitter, 61, is accused of com-
mitting obscene acts with an 11-
year-old girl and a 10-year-old
girl at his rented house in the
southern port city of Vung Tau.
He entered the courtroom fash-
ing a V for victory sign and
saying he was innocent.
Glitter, who won fame in the
1970s with such hits as Do You
Wanna Touch Me, faces three
to seven years in prison if con-
victed.
The singer, whose real name is
Paul Francis Gadd, was escorted
by police through reporters into
the yellow concrete courthouse
in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
The trial is closed to the public,
but a verdict is expected to be
read publicly Friday.
Dozens of curious onlookers
crowded outside the gates of the
courthouse as the armored po-
lice carrying Glitter van drove
up.
Glitter had been held at
Phuoc Co prison outside Vung
Tau since November. Glitter
was escorted out of the court for
a lunch break after 3 1/2 hours
of testimony. Reporters outside
asked him if the girls were ly-
ing and if he pleaded innocent,
and he nodded yes in response
to both.
When testimony ended for the
day, Glitter was led out of the
courtroom, smiling but refusing
to comment. Defense attorney
Le Thanh Kinh said prosecutors
presented their case and rec-
ommended that Glitter be sen-
tenced to three to four years in
prison before being deported.
G
litter, 61, is accused of committing obscene acts with
an 11-year-old girl and a 10-year-old girl at his rented
house in the southern port city of Vung Tau.
T
he bill doesnt single
out Phelps or his fol-
lowers, but was prompt-
ed by their protests at
soldiers funerals around
the nation.
ANIME
continued from page 1a
Smith said that last years Naka-
Kon was the frst Kansas anime
conventi on
he knew of.
More con-
v e n t i o n s
are coming
to the Mid-
west though.
Wichita has
one sched-
uled for Au-
gust. Last
November an anime convention
at the University of Nebraska at-
tracted hundreds of fans from as
far away as Kansas City accord-
ing to the Daily Nebraskan.
Guest speakers will include
anime voice actors Greg Ayres
and Caitlin Glass. Steve Bennett,
co-founder of manga publisher
Studio Ironcat, will host a panel
on Web comics and speak about
anime artwork.
Tickets for the convention
can be picked up at the Union
Saturday or Sunday. Rates are
$30 for the weekend, $20 for
Saturday and $15 for Sunday.
Edited by John Jordan
G
uest
speakers
will include
anime voice
actors Greg
Ayres and
Caitlin Glass.
Jazz
continued from page 1a
Justin White, St. Louis gradu-
ate student, will direct one
of the jazz ensembles in the
festival and said the event was
a special experience for anyone
interested in jazz.
The festival has great jazz
performances, great concerts,
and its a chance to learn from
some of the best jazz musicians
in the world, he said. I think
all jazz lovers will get something
out of it.
The concerts featuring middle
school, high school and college
ensembles will take place be-
tween 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Mur-
phy Hall and are free to the pub-
lic. The nighttime entertainment
will consist of professional jazz
players along with members of
the KU jazz ensembles and jazz
singers, which will range from
$10 to $15.
Edited by James Foley
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COMMENTARY
OUR OPINION
Brokeback Mountain
deserves recognition
Simple
measures
save lives
like mine
Increased fees improve
chance of a ride home
COMMENTARY
Issue: A $4 increase in
campus transportation
fees
Stance: This could
make SafeRide a more
reliable service.
ERIN WILEY
opinion@kansan.com
Being the ripe and wise old
age of 20, I always nd myself
assuming that I am infallible and
indestructible. My lifestyle reects
this philosophy. I pull all-nighters
involving surely lethal amounts of
green tea and dark chocolate. I
walk at night armed with only a cell
phone, some orbit gum and a worn
copy of Emily Dickenson through
areas that my mother would prob-
ably have a hernia if she knew I
ventured in without an armored
guard or in the pope mobile. Be-
lieve me; eating my home-cooked
culinary concoctions is enough to
show how I live on the edge.
Recently I had a run with death,
an experience that has left me
nightmarish, thankful and with the
nagging reminder that I am not the
immortal woman of steel I always
assumed I was.
While driving home last week-
end the car in front of me kindly
decided to turn without a turn
signal. Not prepared for this stop,
I had three not very appealing
choices to make. Either run into
a ditch at 70 miles an hour, hit a
moving car or brake into the slow
moving automobile in front of me.
All of you accident survivors know
the horric and unreal seconds
before a collision. My hood and
the drivers side were unrecogniz-
ably smashed like crumbled white
paper, in a sickening crutch that
sounded like breaking bones. I
needed help later to exit the car.
My ancient air bags now made
evident that they were out of order.
My face would have made a messy
and lethal impact with the wind-
shield if I hadnt been wearing
you guessed it a seat belt.
I know, I know, you dont read
the newspaper to be nagged about
obvious common sense issues.
You have parental units to do that.
Still, according to the U.S. depart-
ment of transportation, 20 percent
of Americans still dont buckle up.
Something as simple as re-
membering to buckle up reduces
the risk of injury by 65 percent.
Additionally, two-thirds of those
killed in automobile accidents had
forgotten to buckle up.
Although this may seem like
old and irrelevant information, my
split second decision to wear a seat
belt saved my life. Remember: On
those days when you are in a hurry
or only have a short distance to
go, strap yourself in. Something as
simple as remembering to wear a
sit belt is the only reason I am able
to write this article. BUCKLE UP!
Lavinia Roberts is a Parsons
sophomore in English and
theater and lm.
The buzz around Broke-
back Mountain has been
making its way around the
world since before its Dec. 9
release.
Now, only two days before
the 78th annual Academy
Awards, its time to see if the
controversial film will live up
to all the hype and actually
win awards.
Its up for eight, and here
are some reasons why I
think Brokeback Moun-
tain should walk away
with at least three of the
main awards its up for: best
picture, best director and Mi-
chelle Williams for best sup-
porting actress. I also think it
should win for best adapted
screenplay. The other awards
it is nominated for are Heath
Ledger for best actor, Jake
Gyllenhaal for best support-
ing actor, cinematography
and original score. Here are
some reasons why Broke-
back Mountain should win:
1. The gay cowboys, played
by Heath Ledger and Jake
Gyllenhaal, have already sto-
len the hearts of Americans
and Brits.
Brokeback Mountain is no
stranger to being recognized
as a great lm. It is already the
recipient of many prestigious
awards. On this side of the
Atlantic Ocean, it won four
Golden Globe awards ear-
lier this year, including best
motion picture drama. At the
Orange British Academy Film
Awards in the United Kingdom,
Brokeback Mountain also
took away four.
At both of these award
shows, the film was up
against other actors, actress-
es and films that are other
nominees this weekend.
2. Brokeback Mountain
has shaken up the pop cul-
ture world.
This film has made more
of an impact on the Ameri-
can pop culture front than
any other nominees in the
best film category. The jokes
and parodies are out there.
Brokeback Mountain
hasnt escaped much.
It is even featured on
one mans Web site, www.
destinationdaniel.com. He
recreated scenes from the
film, out of Legos. Search for
Lego Brokeback Mountain
on Google.com to check this
out. Hes received national
media attention for his cre-
ation, being mentioned in the
Seattle Times. His version is
creative and shows his love
for the film.
Because Brokeback Moun-
tain has been out in the pub-
lic eye so much, it is the most
recognized of the films, which
puts it out front to win.
3. Breaking down social
barriers.
This film may not be the
first movie about gay cow-
boys, but it is the one that
the current generation of
moviegoers recognizes.
Brokeback Mountain
is an amazingly sweet love
story. When watching it I
completely forgot it was two
men. I just enjoyed seeing
two people and the love they
shared for one other.
Another barrier the movie
is breaking down is the idea
that gay men cant be cow-
boys. A letter in USA Today
earlier this week by a man
from Texas said he found
it laughable to see gay men
playing ranch hands. When I
read this, I was taken aback.
I worked on a mountain
ranch setting this summer,
with a wrangler, who just so
happened to be gay. He was a
damn ne wrangler, and Im
sure he wouldnt have found
this mans letter laughable had
he read it.
For him, and all the other
people who hate that society
is laughing at the idea of this
film, it should win.
4. Win something of your own.
Here at the University
of Kansas, Student Union
Activities is throwing its
own Oscar Party. Accord-
ing to its Web site, its giving
away awards for best and
worst dressed. Take advan-
tage of this and try to win
best dressed by donning the
coolest cowboy duds, or win
worst dressed by adorning
Anne Hathaways bleach
blonde hair-do. This way
even if the Academy ignores
Brokeback Mountain, it
still wins awards!
If all these reasons arent
good enough for Brokeback
Mountain to win at least
one Oscar on Sunday, here
are three reasons to enjoy
this movie anyway. Good-
looking men. Tight jeans.
Cowboy hats.
Wiley is a Silver Lake junior in
journalism and geography.
Could another year be com-
plete without another request
for more money from students?
Student Senate approved on
Wednesday three proposals by
KU on Wheels. The measures
effectively split the $18 transporta-
tion fee so $4 of that would go
to SafeRide and $14 to the rest
of transportation services. In ad-
dition, there will be an increase
in the SafeRide fee to $6 and the
transportation fee to $16, putting
the increase at a total of $4 per
student. Lastly, there will be a $5
increase for KU bus passes. These
monetary hikes go toward services
most of us are familiar with and
can agree need improvement
SafeRide and the KU bus system.
But students shouldnt break
out the pitchforks and torches
to form an angry mob in protest
of the proposed hike in student
fees for transportation just yet.
As far as SafeRide goes, it is
truly a worthwhile program
especially if it is allowed to op-
erate at its full potential, which
this fee increase hopes to allow.
We are all familiar with the
long waits for service, which is
further exacerbated by our state
of drunkenness at the time. So
how can we expect this service
to continue to operate at its
current pace or improve for
that matter without further
monetary compensation? This
$2 hike would help offset fuel
costs and help meet student de-
mand by increasing the number
of SafeRide dispatchers, thus
cutting down wait time.
The KU bus system also
could use the additional fund-
ing to compensate for its own
increase in fuel costs and oper-
ating fees. Already the trans-
portation committee has said it
needs to pair down a number
of routes again, regardless of
receiving extra income or not,
just to stay aoat.
Nick Sterner, Shawnee junior
and student body president, said
the increase still does not cover
the entire budgetary needs for
the KU bus system, but that it
wasnt the senates place to push
everything on students.
Spending another $4 to
improve transportation is a
reasonable request. Students
should understand and accept
the increase for KU on Wheels,
but with continued vigilance
over whether the necessary
improvements take place.
Malinda Osborne for the
editorial board
Scientists should evolve
attitudes about criticism
I want to begin by praising
the Kansans editorial board for
returning the debate in science
back to the eld of science in its
editorial from Tuesday. In most
discussions on the theory of evolu-
tion, evolution gets much more
attention than theory. To read a
calm editorial presenting evolution
as a theory was quite refreshing.
The fact of the matter is, if one
doesnt want to allow for the exis-
tence of God, he or she is perfectly
able to do so. I would say that
the primary reason evolution has
received the label of godless
or anti-religion is that the most
adamant proponents of evolution
do not treat it as a scientic theory,
but as anti-religious dogma. My
own experience in high school bi-
ology was a perfect example. My
teacher was so offended by the
thought of anyone referring to evo-
lution as anything but fact that he
periodically mocked students who
raised questions about evolution
or treated it as a scientic theory.
I have encountered many
proponents of evolution who react
this same way not to say that
every scientist behaves like that. If
someone is personally threatened
when intelligent scientic critique
is applied to evolution, then he or
she is no more of a scientist than a
priest. Evolution is not meant to
be a belief system; it is a scientic
theory. It has not been proven like
other theories, like gravity, which
we now know as law. And it is
not one unied theory. There are,
in fact, so many different theories
of evolution that virtually no group
of scientists would agree on the
same one.
So let religion continue as it
has it requires neither proof nor
disproof. And I will gladly let
scientists continue to honestly and
objectively experiment and test
evolution.
David Lucas
Prairie Village senior in journalism
and history
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Free-for-All, I dont know
how to feel about this whole
college Facebook co-mingling
with high school.

Wafes are really hard to

eat with a spoon.

I just eat with my hands.

So I kinda wonder whats

wrong with the UDK editors,
because Im reading this ar-
ticle about Diane Basore and I
see name spelled N-M-E.

The kiosk 34 wet t-shirt

contest. A-cups welcome.

In the Union today there

was a giant table of donuts
two tables down from the eat-
ing disorder awareness table.
Ironic.

I just found my boyfriends

ex-girlfriend on campus, and
she is a beast. Upgrade!

Evolutionists, give it up. If

this were about science, evo-
lution would not be taught in
classrooms. Massive breaks
in the fossil record, the oxy-
gen theory, and many other
theories disprove evolution.
This is about Evolutionists not
liking Christians, and its get-
ting really old.

Watch out for the pinto

beans.

Hey, I got a North Carolina

class ring offer too.

I heart John, I heart Paul, I

heart George, I heart Ringo, I
heart Free-For-All.

Happy ippin pancake day.

We just talked about the

probability of head in my
stats class.

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host to Red Raiders
Moving up three spots to
No. 72, the Kansas Jayhawk
tennis team will have a home
match against No. 66 Texas
Tech Red Raiders. The match
is scheduled to take place at
Robinson Courts at 10 a.m. on
Sunday. If the weather is bad,
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The match against the Red
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Seniors
continued from page 12a
I thought she missed three
easy shots, so I let her collect
herself and let her get back in,
Henrickson said.
Kemp was still able to fnish
as the top scorer with 19 points.
The Jayhawk three-point shoot-
ers were not as lucky, missing all
nine of their attempts.
I got open looks, I just didnt
knock them down, Hallman said.
Senior guard Kaylee Brown
played 35 scoreless minutes,
fghting an ankle injury that
has kept her out of practice this
week. She said the team didnt
lose its confdence after falling
behind early.
I had faith we were going to
make a run, she said. I had
faith we were going to come
back, but it didnt happen.
During the game in Manhat-
tan on Jan. 25, the Jayhawks came
back from a similar lead, some-
thing the Wildcat players said they
hadnt forgotten. Kansas State
played like a team on a mission,
improving its conference record to
8-8, and giving the team a chance
to make the NCAA tournament
if it can pull off a third victory
against Kansas next Tuesday.
The prediction by Kansas
State senior Jessica McFarland
that Allen Fieldhouse would
become Bramlage East didnt
come true. Of the 5,000 fans,
only about a third were wearing
purple. That was still enough for
the Wildcat players to receive a
loud ovation while dancing on
the court after the game.
It was defnitely a great at-
mosphere, Wildcat freshman
forward Marlies Gipson said.
They tried to bring in some fans
and shake us a little bit.
Junior forward Claire Cog-
gins led the team with 15 points.
Through the fnal minutes of the
game, she was high-fving team-
mates and running around with
a large smile on her face.
We were really pumped to-
night, she said. Its always
good to win at KU.
The players currently on the
Wildcat roster dont know any al-
ternatives. Kansas State has won
the last 10 meeting between the
two teams. Henrickson is already
working to ensure that streak
doesnt continue into the future.
She invited Danielle McCray, who
will join the Jayhawks next year as
a freshman, into the locker room
to let her experience what it is like
to be a part of the rivalry.
The seniors are hoping it
wont take that long to break the
streak, and they are determined
to make the most of their sec-
ond opportunity Tuesday.
Were just motivated to go
out there and get it right more
than anything, Kemp said, add-
ing that she wanted fans to see
that Thursday nights perfor-
mance was not representative of
Jayhawk basketball.
Edited by John Jordan
Ceremonies
continued from page 12a
The loss might have been the
hardest on Brown. She failed to
score in a game for the frst time
all season.
While the seniors refused to
blame the loss on their emo-
tions, they admitted it had af-
fected them throughout the day.
I know Erica, Kaylee and
I were just extra giddy today
and having to calm each other
down, Kemp said. There were
just a lot of different emotions
moving through us today.
Henrickson pulled the seniors
one-by-one with 1:49 remaining,
each leaving to a standing ova-
tion from the more than 3,000
Kansas fans in attendance.
As the clock wound down, the
frustration on the seniors faces
was evident. A 10th straight loss
to Kansas State on senior night
was not the way they hoped to
fnish out their careers.
Im disappointed that it end-
ed this way, Kemp said. Ive
had a pretty good four years
here and hopefully well give
our young teammates a chance
to turn it around.
Edited by James Foley
DH
continued from page 12a
The four are still adjusting to
the role of designated hitter, as
their sub-par power numbers
show.
If youre playing in the out-
feld, youre loose, youre in the
game, youre
not thinking about anything,
and everything just comes natu-
ral, said Simpson, who occa-
sionally plays in the outfeld.
But if youre DH, you got to
have a real good mindset to be
able to succeed.
Price said it would be ideal to
have the DH in the middle of the
batting order to provide a physi-
cal presence, but he has penciled
the DH into the eighth slot in nine
games because of the lack of pro-
duction from the position. DHs
have hit only as high as the ffth
spot in two games. Position play-
ers are in the game from the frst
pitch on, DHs only step on the
feld when its their turn to bat.
Its a lot harder coming off the
bench as a DH because youve
got to do stuff like jog between
innings, like swing the bat, just to
keep loose, Simpson said.
Land said players on the
bench usually ran to the foul
pole and back between in-
nings to stay warm. Allman said
players threw soft toss to each
other and observed the oppos-
ing pitchers tendencies to stay
focused on their next plate ap-
pearance. But even with such
preparation, Simpson said it
was diffcult to control the anx-
iousness and to make an impact
in the game.
You just really got to settle
down, just like its a normal at-
bat, just like
youre playing in the feld,
Simpson said.
Allman may get more time at
the plate as a position player be-
cause of injuries to Jayhawk out-
felders. Senior left felder Matt
Baty collided with junior center
felder Kyle Murphy in a game
last weekend. Baty was injured
and is unable to play, opening a
spot in the outfeld that Allman
is most likely to fll.
As for the DH spot, Price said
there was no leading candidate
to permanently fll the spot. Price
said he would consider who
was swinging the hottest bat in
practice and try to match up a
right-handed hitter against a left-
handed pitcher and vice versa.
However, with the options being
freshmen and sophomores, Price
said he was tempering his expec-
tations for now.
They have a chance to help
us, Price said. We under-
stand the development process.
Theyre not going to step in and
help us immediately. Theyre not
ready yet.
Edited by Matt Wilson
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friday, march 3, 2006 The UniversiTy daily Kansan 7a sporTs
athletics calendar
tOdaY
n softball vs. Stephen F. Austin, 9 a.m.,
Golden Hurricane Classic, Tulsa, Okla.
n softball vs. Northern Iowa, 11 a.m.,
Golden Hurricane Classic, Tulsa, Okla.
n Baseball vs. Western Illinois, 3 p.m.,
Hoglund Ballpark
satUrdaY
n Baseball vs. Western Illinois, 1 p.m.,
Hoglund Ballpark
n softball vs. Nebraska, 1 p.m., Golden
Hurricane Classic, Tulsa, Okla.
n softball vs. Notre Dame, 7 p.m.,
Golden Hurricane Classic, Tulsa, Okla.
n track at Iowa State Last Chance, All
day, Ames, Iowa
n Mens basketball vs. Kansas State, 3
p.m., Manhattan
Player to watch: CJ Giles. Giles was
an impressive
rebounder coming
off the bench
against Colorado.
If Kansas can out-
rebound Kansas
State and beat
Kansas State, it will
be guaranteed at
least a share of the
Big 12 Conference
title. Giles will need to step up for that to
happen.
sUndaY
n softball vs. Tulsa, 1 p.m., Golden Hur-
ricane Classic, Tulsa, Okla.
n Baseball vs. Western Illinois, 1 p.m.,
Hoglund Ballpark
n tennis vs. Texas Tech, 10 a.m., Robin-
son Courts
tUesdaY
nWomens basketball, Big 12 Tourna-
ment, TBA, Dallas, Texas
WednesdaY
n softball vs. Missouri State, 2 p.m.,
Arrocha Ballpark
nBaseball vs. Baker, 3 p.m., Ho-
glund Ballpark
n softball vs. Missouri State, 4 p.m.,
Arrocha Ballpark
n Womens basketball, Big 12 Tourna-
ment, TBA, Dallas, Texas
thUrsdaY
nWomens swimming, Zone diving, All
day. Columbia, Mo.
nWomens basketball, Big 12 Tourna-
ment, TBA, Dallas, Texas
Giles
Mark Dent
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On Saturday, the Kansas
soccer team will be exposed to
something it hasnt seen in the
frst three weeks of practice: a
game with the correct numbers
of players.
Practice has been going well
so far, but we barely have enough
numbers to scrimmage, junior
defender Holly Gault said.
Kansas lost fve starters from
last seasons squad, and its lack of
depth during practices has only
brought more excitement for Sat-
urdays game against Minnesota
at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex.
It will be the Jayhawks frst of fve
games during the spring season.
Spring practices started on
Feb. 13, but the Jayhawks had
been working out with a new
weight coach multiple days of
the week before then.
Kansas opponent is also a
young team, featuring 14 fresh-
men and three sophomores. The
Golden Gophers fnished ffth in
the Big 10 this season with a 9-
8-2 overall record and 6-4-0 re-
cord in conference. They lost to
Illinois in the frst round of the
Big 10 Tournament and did not
qualify for the NCAA tourna-
ment. All but three of Minneso-
tas games were decided by one
goal last fall, and the Gophers
forced seven shut-outs.
I dont know much about
Minnesota, because we didnt play
them last fall, coach Mark Fran-
cis said. I just know the girls have
been training for three weeks and
need to play someone else.
The Jayhawks are coming off
of a 2005 season in which they
fnished with an 11-7-2 overall re-
cord and a 6-3-1 conference mark
that was good enough to tie for
second place in the Big 12.
After bowing out in the frst
round of the Big 12 Tournament
to Nebraska, Kansas did not re-
ceive a trip to the NCAA tour-
nament after making it for two
straight seasons.
Gone are fve seniors, includ-
ing all-time Kansas leading scor-
er Caroline Smith, Jessica Smith,
Kimberly Karfonta, Nicole Bra-
man, and Erin Ferguson.
Although the seniors will be
missed this spring, returning play-
ers include a defensive core of All-
Big 12 frst team selection junior
Holly Gault, junior Nikki Alva-
rez, sophomore Afton Sauer, and
freshman Jenny Murtaugh. Along
with goalkeepers sophomore Col-
leen Quinn and freshman Julie
Hanley, the defense teamed up to
force eight shut-outs last fall.
Also still with the Jayhawks are
All-Big 12 Newcomer selections
freshmen Jessica Bush and Missy
Geha.
Uncertainty about this springs
Kansas squad and Saturdays op-
ponent aside, the Jayhawks are
ready to play.
Francis said the team had
played well in practice.
It will be exciting to watch
them play someone.
Edited by Gabriella Souza
track and field
saturdayss qualifer
last shot at tournament
The Kansas track and feld
team will head to Ames, Iowa,
on Saturday for the Cyclone Na-
tional Track and Field Qualifer.
This meet will be the last
opportunity for athletes to
qualify for the NCAA Indoor
Championships March 10-11 in
Fayetteville, Ark.
Iowa State, Oregon, TCU, Texas
Tech, Kentucky and Arizona State
are among the teams competing
on Saturday. The Jayhawk mens
team is ranked No. 11 on the
trackwire.com Web site for this
week. Senior thrower Sheldon
Battle qualifed in the shot put
for the Indoor Championships in
January at the Arkansas Invita-
tional. Battle and sophomore
Egor Agafonov qualifed in the
weight throw in February at
the Husker Invitational. Senior
mid-distance runner Benson
Chesang ran a provisionally
qualifying time in the 3000-meter
run of 8:00.83 to qualify for the
Championships as well. Other
qualifers were senior Charisse
Bacchus in the long jump, senior
Aaron Thompson in the 60-meter
hurdles and sophomore Colby
Wissel in the 3000-meter run.
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sOftBall
hawks face fve teams
on three-day road trip
The Kansas softball team (5-9)
will set out for another stop on
its month-long road trip this
weekend at the Best Western
Airport Festival in Tulsa, Okla. In
the three-day event at the Donna
J. Hardesty Sports Complex, the
Jayhawks will face fve teams:
Northern Iowa, Notre Dame, No.
17 Nebraska, Stephen F. Austin,
and Tulsa. Kansas will end its
tournament run with this road
trip, the last of four. The Jay-
hawks are scheduled to play 60
regular season games this sea-
son. Only 22 of those are home
games. Before coming home on
March 8 against Missouri State,
the team will be on the road for
20 games.
Jonathan Anderson
First game gives opportunity to new starters
t Soccer
Theres nothing better than
going to a ball game and sitting
next to your buddy, Bob Davis
said. And Ive been sitting next
to the same buddy for 22 years.
The words from Davis, play-
by-play announcer for the Jay-
hawk Radio Network, dont
even begin to describe the scene
in Allen Fieldhouse Wednesday
night. Yeah, 22 years is a long
time to call a game with one guy.
But Davis was not the only guy
Max Falkenstien has sat with.
Max was broadcasting Kansas
basketball games for 38 years
before Davis.
The evening was great all-
around for Kansas. It contained
a 75-54 Kansas victory against
Colorado, four senior-night
speeches, and a 46-43 Texas
A&M triumph against Texas
that put the Jayhawks back in
a frst place conference tie with
the Longhorns. But even with all
that fun going on, Max was the
best. It was his night all the way.
Just try to fathom for one
minute Maxs career.
He was there in the days of
Hoch Auditorium, where the
Jayhawks played from 1927 to
1955. He was here when Phog
Allen, the man whom Allen
Fieldhouse is named after, was
still coaching. He was here
when the feldhouse opened in
1955 and has broadcast every
mens game there. Ever. He was
here through names like Lovel-
lette, Chamberlain, Bridges, Jo
Jo, Wesley, Stallworth, Robisch,
Manning, LaFrentz, Vaughn,
Collison, and Hinrich. Sixty
years.
For 60 years, Max sat down at
press row and called Kansas bas-
ketball and football games. He
struck gold with one of the best
jobs on the planet. He went to KU
games with a buddy and got paid
for it. It doesnt get any better than
that. And it doesnt get any better
than Wednesday night either.
The halftime ceremony when
Maxs jersey was dropped from
the rafters will go down as one
of the most memorable mo-
ments in Allen Fieldhouse his-
tory. I give credit to Max for
holding back tears. It was hard
enough for me to keep from
bawling from the stands.
Being an aspiring sports broad-
caster myself made that presenta-
tion that much more special to
me. To be able to see how good
of a friendship Bob and Max have
is a wonderful thing. Those two
were able to go to every KU bas-
ketball game and football game
together for 22 years.
In 22 years of broadcasting
we never had a disagreement,
Max said. We had thousands
of laughs, a few tears, great vic-
tories, crushing defeats. Ill miss
Bob Davis.
It put a smile on my face to
hear Max say those things. To
work with your good friend for
that long and to go watch bas-
ketball and football and get paid
for it, well thats the life. It makes
me want to do it even more.
So the legend will step down
and retire after 60 years at KU.
Its a number that I still cant
comprehend. His name is now
hanging in glory in the rafters
in Allen Fieldhouse with all the
other greats, where it belongs.
The broadcasts just wont be the
same without you, Max. Though
well miss you, I wish you the
best. And just for you, Ill end
this column the same way you
ended your speech: Go Hawks!
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Four weeks, 14 games and
more than 14,000 road trip
miles into the season, Kansas
is playing at home for the frst
time.
For the fourth consecutive
season, Kansas (10-4) will face
Western Illinois (2-6) in the
frst weekend of March.
Although the Jayhawks
have spent the past month
visiting places known to be
slightly more fun than Kan-
sas, the guys are ready to
come home.
Itll be a really big series
for us, coach Ritch Price said.
Were just thrilled not to be
traveling.
Instead, the Leathernecks
will be stopping off in Lawrence
in the middle of their own road
trip. The teams frst eight games
were all on the road, including
six straight games against Big 12
Conference teams.
While the Jayhawks spent
some time in Nashville, Tenn.,
the Leathernecks had their
hands full in Stillwater, Okla.
Oklahoma State took all three
games, outscoring Western Illi-
nois 36-9 in the process.
I have a lot of respect for
him, Price said of Western Il-
linois coach Stan Hyman. He
plays an incredible schedule.
Hes biting it off big time on the
road, like weve done in the last
month.
Kansas leads the all-time se-
ries 9-0, but the team isnt look-
ing for easy victories. Two of
the Jayhawks victories last year
against the Leathernecks came
by a single run.
Its an important weekend so
we can get three wins hopefully,
and get our confdence up for
Clemson next weekend, said
senior frst baseman Jared Sch-
weitzer.
With the possibility of sitting
as many as three starters on the
bench this weekend, Kansas
will have to fll holes usually
manned by veterans.
Sophomore second baseman
Ryne Price may join his brother,
Ritchie, in the middle infeld
again tonight after missing the
last two games in Nashville.
Coach Price said earlier this
week that MRI results would
play a big role in deciding who
would start at second base.
Sophomore outfelders John
Allman and Brock Simpson
are the likely candidates to
take right and left feld if junior
centerfelder Kyle Murphy is
unable to start after enduring
stitches to his nose and mouth
because of collision with se-
nior outfelder Matt Baty last
weekend.
In that case, senior outfelder
Gus Milner would predictably
be in centerfeld.
Any team is going to face
adversity during the course of
a season, Price said in regard
to his injury-plagued lineup.
It gives other kids the op-
portunity to play. Some of
those guys have been waiting
for this chance. Theyre going
to get it and theyve got their
hands full.
Healthy and slugging away,
Milner and Schweitzer lead the
Kansas offense with .411 and
.390 batting averages respec-
tively.
After taking over in center-
feld for the past two games
last weekend, Milner drove in
fve runs, adding to his team-
leading 24 RBI. Not seeming
to mind what position or what
opponent hes playing, Milner
quickly discussed the Leather-
necks.
We beat them last year, thats
all I know, Milner said. But f-
nally we get to stay home for a
weekend.
As for the Leathernecks, se-
nior shortstop Ryan Schmidgall
led his team against the Cow-
boys last weekend. Schmidgall
played the two games at short-
stop, going 4-7 with three sin-
gles and a triple.
The multi-talented Schmid-
gall also threw 2.1 innings of
relief, allowing no runs on four
hits against Oklahoma State last
Sunday.
Injured, tired of traveling and
excited to play at home taps
into the vibe of this afternoons
opener. Forcing injuries out of
focus, Price and his team are
ready to play.
Now weve got to fnd a way
to play through it, Price said of
his injured starters. Its over, its
done with and now we have got
to move on.
Edited by Gabriella Souza
Injuries
continued from page 12a
Off the feld hes like our best
friend, Allman said of Baty.
You hate to see a guy go down
like that, and I know that if I
was in his shoes that he would
step up for me. Im just going to
go out there and play for him.
Senior outfelder Gus Milner
took over in center for Murphy. Mil-
ner, who typically plays right feld,
hit .300 in the last two games of the
weekend and drove in fve runs.
I like to think of myself as
just a backup center felder play-
ing right, Milner said. Im pret-
ty comfortable there. Ive been
playing there my whole life till I
got here. Losing Matt is going to
be a big hole to fll.
A strained wrist ligament forced
Ryne Price to sit out games two and
three of last weekend in Nashville.
Coach Price was awaiting results
on an MRI on Wednesday to de-
termine his sons status for this
weekend. The coach has not yet
determined when Ryne Price will
return to the lineup. Sophomore
Matt Berner doesnt have the same
experience, but his frst two career
starts this weekend gave him an
opportunity to fll Prices role at
second. Berner went 1-of-5 and
drove in four in his two starts.
Utility sophomore Brock
Simpson may also be called upon
to start. After the rash of injuries,
Simpson stepped up to hit 3-of-
8 with three RBI. Although he
has just seven starts on the year,
Simpson is hitting a solid .308.
Simpson said he had no idea if
hed start this afternoons game
against Western Illinois.
Its hard to walk into the
dugout each day and see where
you are at on the lineup card,
but Ive gotten as used to it as I
think I can, Simpson said.
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to battle with
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There is no doubt that Kansas coach Bill Self will have his
Jayhawks mentally focused for this game. He should need to say
little about the Wildcats to get his players fred up after they beat
the Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse in January. Not only is revenge
on the agenda, but frst place in the Big 12 Conference is at stake
also. A Kansas victory would guarantee at least a share of the
conference title. A victory with a Texas loss would give the title
to Kansas outright. That would do wonders
for Kansas confdence heading into the
postseason tournaments. Self has done a
great job with his young Kansas team,
winners of 18 of the past 21 games.
Kansas is in position to make a run in
March and Self certainly is the front-
runner for Big 12 Coach of the Year.
Self may also receive some recognition
nationally for his coaching this season.
Offensively, Kansas State is an average team. The Wildcats are
seventh in the conference in scoring with 69 points per game.
Junior guard/forward Cartier Martin is the teams leading scorer.
He averages 18.3 points per game and is shooting 44 percent
from three-point distance. In the frst game against Kansas,
Martin had 14 points on 6-11 shooting from the feld. Overall,
the team shot 45 percent from the feld. Guard Clent Stewart led
the team with 15 points on 5-8 shooting in Kansas States 59-55
victory against Kansas in January. Stewart is averaging just 4.9
points per game this season. The teams second-leading scorer is
David Hoskins, who is averaging 12.8 points per game. Hoskins
had just six points and fve assists the last time these two teams
played. The wildcard for Kansas State on offense is Lance Harris.
Harris is capable of scoring 20 points on any night, but some-
times he can be shut out as well.
Game could deliver Big 12 title
Kansas vs. Kansas State
3 p.m. Saturday, Bramlage Coliseum
Kansas State Kansas
KU
Tip-off
KSU
Tip-off
Its been a tough year for
Kansas State. The team came
into the season thinking NCAA
tournament and is now hop-
ing it can qualify for the NIT.
Kansas State suffered two loses
by a total of two points last week
to nationally ranked Texas and
Oklahoma. Besides the pair of
one-point losses, Kansas State
also has two-point losses to
Oklahoma State, Baylor and
Iowa State. The team also has
a three-point loss to Missouri,
the only game the Tigers have
won since former head coach
Quin Snyder resigned.
At a glance
last time out
Kansas State was fnally on
the winning end of a close ball
game. Kansas State went on
the road and defeated Nebras-
ka 66-64. Junior guard/forward
Cartier Martin scored fve points
in the games fnal 27 seconds
to secure the victory. Martin led
the team with 16 points while
sophomore guard/forward David
Hoskins contributed 14 points.
After Nebraska guard Jamel
White stole the ball and hit a
three-point shot to cut the lead
to one point with 3.1 seconds
left, Martin hit a free throw to
seal the deal. Whites last-sec-
ond attempt was blocked by
guard Akeem Wright.
player to watch
Martin. He is clearly the
most athletic player on the
team. He didnt have a huge
game against Kansas the
frst time out, but played well
enough to help the team get a
victory. It will be the K-States
fnal home game of the year,
and Martin will be doing ev-
erything in his power to send
the seniors out with a season
sweep of Kansas. Look for
Brandon Rush to guard Martin.
Whoever wins that battle could
lead his team to victory.
5 quick facts
23-51 Kansas State shot
less than 50 percent last time
against Kansas, but its zone
defense was good enough to
win.
19 Kansas States turnovers
last time against Kansas.
Despite winning, Kansas State
committed three more turn-
overs than Kansas.
47.8 Martins feld goal
percentage, seventh in the
conference.
13-3 Kansas States re-
cord this season at Bramlage
Coliseum this season. Kansas
State hasnt beaten Kansas at
home since 1983.
1-12 Wooldridges record
all-time against Kansas.
key to victory
Zone. Its all about the zone
defense. Kansas has improved
against it this year with fresh-
man Mario Chalmers lead-
ing the way with his outside
shooting. If Kansas State can
force Kansas to put up bad
shots from the outside and
limit its penetration, Kansas
State could steal a victory.
If Kansas can play through
Kansas States zone, it will not
have enough offensive fre-
power to stay with Kansas.
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
Kansas States zone defense was too much for Kansas the frst
time around, and it frustrated the team the whole game. Kansas
State forced 16 Kansas turnovers last game, with nine of them
coming from freshmen Mario Chalmers and Brandon Rush.
The zone forced Kansas to settle for outside shots, rather than
easy buckets inside with the Kansas big men. Kansas shot just
5-20 from three-point distance the frst game, due in large part
to Kansas States zone. On the year, Kansas State is ffth in the
conference in scoring defense, allowing 63.4 points per game.
Forward Dramane Diarra leads the team with 41 blocks and ranks
ffth in the conference with 1.58 blocked shots per game.
COACHES
Jim Wooldridge is in his sixth and possibly last season as
head coach of Kansas State. Wooldridge has struggled at the
school after having successful turnarounds at Central Missouri
State, Louisiana Tech and Texas State. Wooldridge has been
rumored to be on the hot seat, as it looks like, barring a miracle,
Kansas State will miss out on the NCAA tournament again this
year. Wooldridge had to miss a couple of
games earlier in the season because of
a surgery he had to repair a disc in his
neck. The trouble didnt stop
there for Wooldridge. He
was fned last week
after Kansas States
one-point loss to Okla-
homa for criticizing the
offcials. When Kansas
State beat Kansas in
January, it marked the frst
time a Wooldridge-coached
team beat Kansas.
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
COACHES
The Kansas offense hit 11 three-pointers in its last outing
against Colorado. It will likely need to be just as hot Saturday,
with Kansas State likely throwing a zone defense at Kansas.
The last time these two teams met, the zone was the end of the
Jayhawks, with them struggling to fnd any offensive continu-
ity when the Wildcats played zone. Freshmen guards Brandon
Rush and Mario Chalmers will be the two most likely players to
help beat the zone. Rush is shooting better than 50 percent from
beyond the arc this season. Kansas will also need to change it up
by going inside to sophomore center Sasha Kaun and forward
CJ Giles and then potentially kick the ball back out to their perim-
eter players. Giles has been more active on the boards and has
been showcasing a 12-foot jumper, making him harder to guard.
The Kansas defense probably had its most impressive out-
ing against Colorado, holding the Buffaloes to just 31 percent
shooting. Kansas forced Colorado to miss 22 of its frst 23 shots
in route to building a double-digit lead early. Kansas also stole
the ball 11 times, with Chalmers getting fve. He leads the Big
12 in that category. Expect Kansas to pressure Kansas State
early, hoping to force turnovers and get easy points in transi-
tion. The Jayhawks are allowing the lowest shooting percentage
by their opponents in the conference. Kansas must stop junior
guard/forward Cartier Martin Saturday if its going to dominate
Kansas State.
Texas A&M at Texas Tech
When: Saturday, 12:30 p.m.
Where: Lubbock, Texas
Texas A&M comes into this game as one of the hottest
teams in the conference. The team just beat No. 7 Texas at
home for its sixth straight victory. Junior guard Acie Law
hit a three-pointer as time expired. If Texas A&M wins, it
will all but guarantee the team a spot in the NCAA tourna-
ment. If the Aggies lose to the Red Raiders, they will still
have a chance at qualifying for the NCAA tournament.
Texas Tech boasts the leading scorer in the conference in
junior guard Jarrius Jackson. Texas Tech has been strug-
gling lately and is coming off an 11-point loss to Baylor.
Iowa State at Colorado
When: Saturday, 7 p.m.
Where: Boulder, Colo.
This is a must-win game for Colorado. The team looked
like a no-brainer for the NCAA tournament a month ago.
After being hammered by Kansas by 21 points, Colorado
may be on the outside looking in. A loss to Iowa State
would kill its chances at postseason play. Iowa State is
looking to fnish the season on a high note. The Cyclones
have struggled this season and have limped to a 6-9
record in conference play. Two of the leagues top scorers
will face off when sophomore guard Richard Roby from
Colorado and junior guard Curtis Stinson from Iowa State
play against each other.
Oklahoma at Texas
When: Saturday, 3 p.m.
Where: Austin, Texas
This could be the game of the year in the Big 12 Confer-
ence. If Texas loses at home to its rival and Kansas wins
on the road at Kansas State, Texas will fnish second
behind Kansas in the Big 12 Conference. If Oklahoma
wins and Kansas loses to Kansas State, there will be a
three-way tie for frst place. Oklahoma would most likely
get the No.1 seed in the conference tournament next
week if that happened.
Around the Big 12
By Daniel Berk, kansan senior sportswrier
Ryan Colaianni
Daniel Berk
Kansas has won 18 of its
past 21 games, making it one
of the hottest teams in the
nation. Kansas has begun to
get more offensive production
from its front court players,
with sophomore center CJ
Giles becoming more of an
offensive threat. Freshman
forward Julian Wright is argu-
ably the most exciting player
wearing a Kansas uniform. His
great passes and spectacular
dunks make him a focal point
on any Kansas highlight real.
At a glance
last time out
Kansas used stellar de-
fense to top Colorado, 75-54,
Wednesday in Allen Field-
house. Kansas forced 11
steals and held Colorado
to just 31 percent shoot-
ing. Colorado missed 22 of
its first 23 shots after com-
ing into the game as the
conferences highest scor-
ing team. Kansas got four
players in double figures
including freshman guard
Mario Chalmers, who scored a
team-high 14 points.
player to watch
CJ Giles. He is probably
the most integral player to a
post-season run. Even though
Giles does not start, Kansas
needs his production to make
a serious run in the NCAA
tournament. Giles is now
playing like the player he was
expected to be when the sea-
son began. He gets offensive
production and has become a
force on defense, pulling down
rebounds and blocking shots.
Giles needs to keep that up
Saturday against Kansas State
to give him confdence head-
ing into tournament play.
5 quick facts
48 Conference titles for
Kansas in its history of playing
basketball. A victory tomorrow
would ensure a 49th.
18 Kansas victories in its past
21 games.
4 Players in double fgures in
Kansas game against Colo-
rado.
0 Times Kansas has lost
at Kansas States Bramlage
Coliseum.
1 Loss when Kansas starts
three freshmen.
key to victory
Gain control of the glass.
During Kansas past two
games, it has been dominated
on the glass. Against Colo-
rado it allowed 22 offensive
rebounds, leading to second
chance points for Colorado.
Come tournament time, The
Jayhawks will not be so lucky
if they allow the opposition to
dictate the pace via their play
on the boards. Both nearly sev-
en feet tall, centers Sasha Kaun
and Giles will need to pick up
the majority of the rebounding
totals and Julian Wright will
need to be more aggressive to
play an active role in rebound-
ing the basketball.
Cartier Martin
Christian Moody
Friday, march 3, 2006 The UniversiTy daily Kansan 11a Gameday
By Michael PhilliPs
mphillips@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
After a disappointing 62-44 loss to Kansas State
on senior night, the Kansas wom-
ens basketball team received some
good news. This isnt the end.
The Jayhawks will get an op-
portunity to break the Wildcats 10-
game Sunfower Showdown win-
ning streak Tuesday night in Dallas
at the Big 12 tournament, where
the two teams will meet in the frst
round.
Thats the only good thing that
came out of tonight, senior guard
Erica Hallman said. They out-
worked us, and it shows in prob-
ably every category on the stat
sheet.
The Jayhawks let the Wildcats
have their way early, falling behind
11-4 by the time Kansas coach Bon-
nie Henrickson used a timeout.
The lead increased to 13 with 8
minutes to play, and the Wildcats
never looked back. Things became
so bad that Henrickson benched
senior forward Crystal Kemp, al-
though only briefy.
see seNIORs ON page 6a
T
hats
the only
good thing
that came out
of tonight.
They out-
worked us,
and it shows
in probably
every catego-
ry on the stat
sheet.
Erica Hallman
Senior guard
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sports
t BaseBall
By alissa Bauer
abauer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
When seven starters return to
an experienced team, setting a
starting lineup isnt too much of
a challenge.
In 14 games this season, only
four players have made a con-
stant appearance in the Kansas
baseball starting lineup.
Blame injuries.
After last weekend in Nash-
ville, Tenn., senior outfelder
Matt Baty, junior outfelder Kyle
Murphy and sophomore second
baseman Ryne Price returned to
Lawrence having spent a large
chunk of the Music City Chal-
lenge injured on the bench.
It was a really tough, emo-
tional weekend for myself and
for my club, Kansas coach Ritch
Price said. Sunday against Van-
derbilt was a great win. We liter-
ally won without three starting
position players on the feld.
Mondays news of Baty being
out for an indefnite length of
time drew attention to other sig-
nifcant injuries. After a collision
with Murphy, Baty was hospital-
ized for lacerations on his spleen
and kidney, he said in a release
on Wednesday. The incident
didnt keep Baty away from the
team, leading up to todays game
against Western Illinois.
I think the great thing about
this team is that we dont have
any egos, Price said. You get a
guy like Matt Baty whos a team
captain and a special leader. Its
not about him. He got out of the
hospital last night and hes sit-
ting here watching practice. That
speaks volumes about him.
Murphy was on the other end
of the diving collision that put
Baty out. Murphy had more than
40 stitches in his nose and mouth
after the collision. He did not
play again until the last three outs
of last weekend in Nashville.
Murphys status for today is
uncertain. Murphy was already
playing a backup role before he
required a backup himself. The ju-
nior came in to replace Baty in cen-
ter feld against Stanford because
he had more mobility at the time.
Baty moved to left. Now with two-
thirds of his outfeld battling injury,
Price must decide who will step up
in their absence. Sophomore out-
felder John Allman took over for
Baty in left feld against Lipscomb
and Vanderbilt last weekend. He
has 12 starts this year. Allman went
2-of-7 and scored three times in
two games in left feld.
see Injuries ON page 8a
Injuries
strike out
three
starters
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sophomore outfelder Brock simpson plays catch with a teammate Thursday at Hoglund
Ballpark. Simpson, who usually plays third base, is flling in for injured teammates in the outfeld.
Kansas opens its home schedule against Western Illinois at 3 p.m. today.
Door wide open at DH
t BaseBall
KU in search of stability
By shawn shroyer
sshroyer@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
The Jayhawks are looking for
someone to step up and provide
production at designated hitter.
Kansas DH could be one of
four players this weekend at
Hoglund Ballpark against West-
ern Illinois: sophomores John
Allman and Brock Simpson
or freshmen Justin Ellrich and
Preston Land.
All four have seen action at DH
this season, but after 14 games, the
position has failed to produce.
We havent gotten any run
production from that spot in our
lineup, Kansas coach
Ritch Price said. A couple of
guys have good batting averages,
but if you look at their power
numbers, theyre not very good.
The four players are hitting a
combined .317 with eight RBI
when batting as a position play-
er or pinch hitter. When slotted
as the DH, though, they collec-
tively hit .200 with two home
runs and nine RBI.
The higher power numbers
from the group in the DH spot
is mainly the result of one game
a two home run, four RBI
performance by Land.
see DH ON page 6a
JOHN allmaN
Overall: .229 Ave. (11-48).
As DH: .286 Ave. (2-7)
Overall: 7 RBI
As DH: 1 RBI
nStarted 10 games this
season as a positional
player in the outfeld.
BROck sImpsON
Overall: .308 Ave. (8-26)
As DH: .176 Ave. (3-17)
Overall: 4 RBI
As DH: 4 RBI
n Has no extra-base hits
on the season.
pRestON laND
Overall: .263 Ave. (5-19)
As DH: .143 Ave. (2-14)
Overall: 2 HR, 5 RBI
As DH: 2 HR, 4 RBI
n All home runs and RBI
as DH came in frst
game of Feb. 4 double-
header at Hawaii-Hilo.
JustIN ellRIcH
Overall: .333 Ave. (4-12)
As DH: .286 Ave. (2-7)
Overall: 1 RBI
As DH: 0 RBI
n Recorded hits in both
DH appearances.
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senior forward Crystal Kemp defends against K-State forward Marlies Gipson. Kemp played her fnal game as a Jayhawk last
night leading the team with 19 points. The Jayhawks lost to the Wildcats 62-44.
seniors
dance to
same old
sad song
10 straight for Cats;
but teams to rematch
in Big 12 tournament
Defeat makes senior night ceremonies a somber affair
Carly Pearson/KAnsAn
The jayhawk womens basketball team and coaches embrace the senior
players after Thursday nights game, senior night, in Allen Fieldhouse.
Heres a glance at the batting statistics for
the options at designated hitter this season:
Source: Kansas Athletics Department
By ryan schneider
rschneider@kansan.com
Kansan senior sportswriter
Erica Hallman fought back
tears, biting her lower lip as she
stood at center court with her
family.
As she was joined on the foor
by her teammates, the tears be-
gan to stream. She knew hold-
ing back her emotions would
be tough, but following a disap-
pointing loss to Kansas State, it
was hard not to cry.
It was just really emotional,
Hallman said. Its hard to face
the fact that were not going to
play in there again after I have
for four years in a row.
Kansas three seniors, guards
Hallman and Kaylee Brown and
forward Crystal Kemp entered
the night with a chance to make
history. The senior class had
never beaten Kansas State, and
a victory on senior night would
be even sweeter. Instead, it was
the cruelest ending to a nearly
perfect script.
Following the loss, the post-
game ceremony that was in-
tended to celebrate the accom-
plishments of the senior class
became a somber affair.
Theres not a lot thats com-
forting right there, Kansas
coach Bonnie Henrickson said.
Henrickson continued her
personal tradition of recogniz-
ing the seniors following the
game, hoping to minimize the
emotions of a pre-game ceremo-
ny. After a short video tribute,
the seniors families presented
them with a framed jersey. Un-
like the mens team, they did not
address the crowd.
Henrickson said it would
have been diffcult for the team
to speak after the game because
of their emotions.
For most of the game, Brown,
Hallman and Kemp struggled to
fnd a rhythm on offense. Kemp
fought off double teams all eve-
ning and touched the ball only
twice in the frst 13 minutes.
Hallman struggled to consistent-
ly knock down shots and missed
several open jump shots.
see ceRemONIes ON page 6a