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The United Students
coalition add plat-
forms that include
new technology
and convenience for
students.
Kansas heads
to Springfeld,
Mo., today to
take on the
Missouri State
Bears.
Kansas lost 7-2
to Missouri State,
managing only four
hits. Center felder
Kyle Murphy had
two hits.
The upcoming KU
Japanese Festival
features traditional
art, music and
workshops on other
aspects of Japanese
culture.
Senate works to lower costs
By Ashlee Kieler
After the Legislature withdrew a bill to provide
tax-free textbooks, it looked to the University of
Kansas textbook task force for alternative ways to
reduce costs.
The bill was withdrawn after testimony recom-
mended monitoring the task forces new implemen-
tations.
The University is one year ahead of what the
Legislature could do, said Hannah Love, Dodge City
junior and task force member.
We looked at things to do on campus to solve
problems with textbooks, Love said.
The task force, which began work in the fall, con-
sists of three faculty members, two students and two
staff members.
Early conversation focused on communicating
textbook needs so an adequate supply of used and
new books could be purchased
for the lowest price, said Iris
Fischer, assistant professor of
English and task force member.
The task force found that
orders submitted on or before
bookstore deadlines saved stu-
dents the most money. Not only
could those students buy more
used books, but they could get a
higher buyback value if the book
was being reused, Fischer said.
The subcommittee hopes to
see more orders submitted in a
timely matter, Fischer said.
The task force also found that
an alternative to textbook pur-
chasing was the creation of a
textbook library.
A textbook library, much like the reserved book system,
makes textbooks available for students to check out.
Heather Howard, library assistant, said textbooks
must meet certain requirements to be placed in the
textbook library.
The textbooks must cost more than $100 and be
required for a class of more than 100 students. The
task force also decided that the 22 most-purchased
books on campus would be available, including books
for math, English and western civilizations courses.
Love said students could check out the books for
a short amount of time, and they could be reserved
in advance.
The Student Senate committees will review a bill
to provide funding for the textbook library tonight.
The bill asks for $26,515.29 from the Senate reserve
account. If the bill passes committees, it will move to
full Senate next week.
Howard said that with funding, the textbook
library should be in place for the
fall semester.
Im really excited about the
project, Howard said. It gives
the library the chance to expand
services for students.
Love said the textbook task
force was successful in finding
solutions to lower textbook costs.
People dont realize theres
a huge effort to communicate
between faculty, staff and students
to fix this problem, Love said.
Kansan staf writer Ashlee
Kieler can be contacted at
akieler@kansan.com.
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Textbook library in review as alternative to buying
Student financeS
Photo illustrations by Sarah Leonard/KANSAN
Chelsea Wilkerson, Dodge City
freshman, checks out a book to
a student in Watson Library. The
University assembled a textbook task
force to look for ways to bring students
cheaper books. A textbook library may
become available to students as soon
as next fall.
By joe hunt
After weeks of conflict, the
University of Kansas Hospital and
the University of Kansas Medical
Center have agreed to move for-
ward in affiliation negotiations with
St. Lukes Hospital. On Tuesday the
KU Hospital Authority Board voted
unanimously to accept an outline
that provides the framework for the
affiliation.
Initial problems in negotiations
stemmed from concerns of those
at KU Hospital that the affiliation
would give St. Lukes Hospital an
unfair advantage. St. Lukes declined
to comment on the affiliation. KU
Hospital was reluctant to agree to
any terms that would make it dif-
ficult for it to compete with St.
Lukes.
The outline plans for KU Hospital
to receive funding for more than
100 residency positions during the
next three to five years. The outline
also increases hospital funding by
$12 million a year and calls for
continued talk of a new medical
office building on the Med Center
campus.
Amy Jordan Wooden, senior
director for public affairs at KU
Medical Center, said that the affilia-
tion would have three major benefits
for the Med Center.
It will allow us to train more
doctors at KU, we can provide bet-
ter training for our doctors, and we
will have more resources to train
those doctors, Jordan Wooden said.
Anytime you have greater collabo-
rations between research institutes
it can benefit the entire region,
Wooden said.
Dennis McCulloch, government
and public relations director at KU
Hospital, said that the main con-
cern was St. Lukes use of the Med
Centers name and branding.
Weve paid millions of dollars
in ads and marketing to establish
the KU Hospital brand, McCulloch
said.
McCulloch said that the only way
the KU Hospital would benefit from
the affiliation was if the Med Center
Hospitals agree on afliation negotiations
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city coMMiSSion
Science
By nAthAn gill
Laura Stiles and a team of
researchers are building a device
in Malott Halls nuclear physics
lab that they intend to install in
the largest particle accelerator in
the world.
Stiles part in the project
is being funded by one of 15
Undergraduate Research Awards
that the University of Kansas gave
earlier this month. The awards are
$600 or $1,200 grants given to stu-
dents doing original, independent
research. This years winners are
doing research in a variety of fields,
including science, medicine, gen-
der studies and psychology.
Stiles award was given to fund
research on the construction
and calibration of a Zero Degree
Calorimeter. She said the device
was a two-by-three-inch box that,
when installed in a particle acceler-
ator, would help scientists measure
what particles did when subjected
to high-speed collisions.
Its important to know because
it tells you about how particles
come out of these collisions, Stiles
said.
Mark Nesbitt-Daly is co-chair
of the University Honors Council
Research Committee, which pro-
motes undergraduate research at
the University and selects award
winners.
He said undergraduate research
was important for students who
wanted to gain practical experi-
ence and do their major.
Unless a student really engages
in research, they really dont get to
understand what theyre major is
all about, Nesbitt-Daly said.
Landlords may face stricter regulations
By MAtt ericKson
Lawrence may soon hold land-
lords more accountable for health
and safety problems with their prop-
erties.
The city commission decided
unanimously Tuesday night to con-
sider requiring landlords to obtain a
license for all rental properties in the
city and to undergo periodic inspec-
tions for code violations. The pro-
gram would probably require most
properties to be inspected annually,
but commissioners discussed the pos-
sibility of requiring newer apartment
complexes to be inspected less often.
The commission will study and
consider the issue this summer when
it prepares next years city budget.
Mayor Mike Amyx said the com-
mission wanted to ensure that all
rental properties were fit to live in.
I dont think anyone wants any-
body to be living in any substandard
housing, Amyx said.
The city currently requires rental
properties to be licensed in single-
family residence zones, where more
than three unrelated people may not
live together. The new measure being
considered would extend the require-
ment to properties in multiple-family
residence zones, where most rental
properties in Lawrence exist.
Several members of the public
spoke for and against the expansion
of the rental licensing system at the
city commission meeting.
Tom Harper, a Lawrence land-
lord, said he owned a property in the
Oread Neighborhood, which encom-
passes the area between campus and
the downtown area, that would be
affected. Harper said he would sup-
port requiring all rental properties to
obtain a license.
He said many of the older houses
in the Oread Neighborhood could
become unsafe if not properly main-
tained by their owners. He said land-
lords who could not maintain their
properties should not be renting
their properties out.
Id hate to see a big fire happen,
or something really wrong happen,
in one of these old buildings just
because there was a mistake made,
Harper said.
The city would pay for the rental
property inspections by charging
landlords a licensing fee. The citys
current fee for single-family rent-
al properties is $25 for each rental
unit.
Brandy Sutton, an attorney who
represents local landlords, said that
cost would be transferred to ten-
ants.
It is simply a regressive tax that
were putting on people who already
cannot afford to own their own
homes and are looking for affordable
housing in this city, Sutton said.
Commissioner David Schauner
said he didnt think the fee would be
very damaging for landlords.
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can be contacted at merickson@
kansan.com.
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The Majors Fair will be held
at 11 a.m. in the Kansas Union.
The Ujamaa Brown Bag lec-
ture The Ovaherero Genocide
in Namibia/Ngondi Kama-
tuka/KU will be at 11:30 a.m. at
Alcove G in the Kansas Union.
Mohamed El-Hodiri will
present the University Forum
Shia and Sunni: Two Faces of
Islam? at noon at the Ecumeni-
cal Christian Ministries building.
The cost is $3 for students and
$5.50 for others.
The Public Event Around the
World with the Peace Corps will
be held at noon at the Centen-
nial Room in the Kansas Union.
Craig Fugate will present
The Politics of Disaster study
group seminar The 2004
Florida Hurricane Season at
4 p.m. in the Dole Institute of
Politics.
There will be an International
Orientation Leader Information
Session at 4:30 p.m. at Room
330 in Strong Hall.
The World Music Choir with
Inti-Illimani concert will be held
at 7:30 p.m. at Swarthout Recital
Hall in Murphy Hall. Tickets are
$10 for students and $20 for
others.
Emil de Cou will conduct the
National Symphony Orchestra
at 7:30 p.m. in the Lied Center.
Tickets are $10 for students and
$25 to 30 for the public.
Jason Barret-Fox will present
the Deans Instructor Lecture
What the Editors Wife is Think-
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Julius 1916-1941 at 7:30 p.m. at
the Kansas Room in the Kansas
Union.
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lecture Monkey Girl: Evolution,
Education, Religion, and the
Battle for Americas Soul and
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What do you think?
by jason baker
dustin elliot
olathe senior
The longer days and the warmer
weather.
Ariel lies
Wichita freshman
The weather so when you go out,
its not cold when youre waiting in
line trying to get in somewhere.
stephAnie Altoro
Bronx, n.Y., sophomore
Not wearing bulky coats and I
can wear fip-fops. And it means
schools almost over.
BriAn Winkeljohn
Quincy, ill., sophomore
Being able to get outside and
enjoying the nice weather, along
with the thunderstorms that it
brings along.
Whats your favorite thing about spring?
by rachel burchfield
BetweenherdutiesastheStudent
Legislative Awareness Board co-
director, Student Senate community
affairs director and Kappa Kappa
Gammapresident,KatieLoydrarely
gets the chance to take walks or
watch the Food Network, which are
two of her favorite ways to relax.
Staying busy isnt all bad said Loyd,
aLawrencejunior.
I do better when Im busy, she
said. When I get the chance to sit
down, I realize how tired I am. I
have to keep going or Ill get over-
whelmed.
Loyds busy schedule could keep
anyone moving not only is she
involvedoutsideoftheclassroomin
extracurricular activities, but she is
also a double major in political sci-
ence and sociology. Loyd said that
during her years at the University
she had learned that excelling both
inside and outside of the classroom
wasthekeytosuccessincollege.
Part of going to college is not
just getting the degree but learning
to be a citizen, she said. Whatever
you put in is what you get out. You
should take away so much more
than class time. Building relation-
ships and professional experience
willreallyhelpinyourfuture.
Loyds own future was shaped
by one of the many extracurricu-
lar experiences that she had at the
University. Last year she was on
the committee that selected Richard
Lariviere to become the Universitys
new provost, and through her
behind-the-scenes look into higher
educationshefoundwhatshewant-
edtodowithherlife.
Working with higher education
and seeing what provosts do was
absolutely fascinating, she said. I
plan to apply my theory of college
life into my job, and Ill work with
studentstohelpthemmakethemost
oftheircollegeexperience.
Loydhasmadethemostofhercol-
legeexperiencebyimmersingherself
inleadershiproles.AstheSLABco-
director, Loyds duties include hold-
ingvoterregistrationdrives,playing
host to speakers and participating
inCivicEngagementWeekwiththe
RobertJ.DoleInstituteofPoliticsin
the fall. As the Student Senate com-
munityaffairsdirector,Loydattends
weekly city commission meetings,
wheresheistheUniversitysstudent
representative, and handles mat-
ters such as noise ordinances and
transportation.AstheKappaKappa
Gamma president, Loyd runs chap-
ter meetings, oversees 17 officers
and approximately 150 collegiate
membersandhasevenbeenaskedto
unclogtheupstairstoilet,shesaid.
It is such a big job every day,
Loydsaid.
With her numerous responsibili-
tiestothemanygroupsthatsheisa
partof,ithelpsthatLoyd,inherown
words,isdiligent.
ItakeonalotbutIalwaysmake
sure to follow through, she said. I
always finish, not always success-
fully, but I am always thorough. Ill
alwaysgiveitmybestshot.
Before she walks down the hill
her favorite University tradition
Loyd hopes to be known as a
studentwhomadeadifferenceatthe
University.
I want to be known as someone
whowasabletodowhatshewanted,
someone who funneled their pas-
sions into some sort of collective
body,shesaid.Iwanttobeknown
as someone who made a little bit of
adifference.
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STUDENT SENATE
Technology, convenience head new platforms for coalition
By Ashlee Kieler
Te United Students coalition re-
leased more platforms as elections
grow closer.
Hannah Love, Dodge City junior
and presidential nominee, and run-
ning mate Ray Wittlinger, Overland
Park junior, previously released plat-
form issues on increased campus
safety, upgrading classroom technol-
ogy and convenient student life and
services.
Love and Wittlingers new plat-
forms involve convenience, technol-
ogy and making campus more beau-
tiful.
United Students plans to bring
more convenience to students by
moving the University Career Cen-
ter to Jayhawk Boulevard, create a
satellite parking ofce in the Kansas
Union and create 24-hour parking
spots at the Student Recreation and
Fitness Center.
Moving the career center to
Jayhawk Boulevard would make
it easier for students to transition
from college to career. The center
provides help for students moving
from high school to college, chang-
ing majors, advising and when
graduating.
Te career center can expand
their services to students in a larger
space, Love said.
Wittlinger said that bringing ser-
vices to high trafc areas would ben-
eft students.
Creating an open satellite-park-
ing ofce would allow students to
pay parking tickets and purchase
permits without going to the Parking
Department.
Te department would continue
to maintain its current location in
the Allen Fieldhouse parking garage,
but students would have the option
to pay from the new location, Love
said.
United Students is also looking
into creating 24-hour parking spots
at the recreation center. Te parking
spots would be available for students
that want to work out during the
school day without getting a parking
violation.
We spoke with both the rec cen-
ter and the parking department and
each were willing to work together
to make the spots a reality, Love
said.
Wittlinger said that the rec-
reation center
was a popular
place and stu-
dents should
be able to use it
at their conve-
nience.
The renova-
tion of the Jay-
hawk Central
I n f o r ma t i o n
Shack, located
near Jayhawk
Boulevard, is on the list for im-
provement.
Te shack is located in a very
high-trafc area along Jayhawk
Boulevard near Staufer-Flint Hall
and isnt utilized to the fullest ex-
tent, Love said.
Adding to their previous plat-
form of upgraded technology,
United Students proposes the Mi-
crosoft Campus Initiative. The
initiative, modeled after the Uni-
versity of Texas, provides students
with Microsoft software at a small
cost.
Every student is required to use
programs such
as Word or Ac-
cess to succeed
in their classes,
Wittlinger said.
This is a way
for them to not
pay a ridiculous
amount for the
software.
Te Univer-
sity would in-
vest in Microsof
sofware, thus being able to ofer the
sofware to students to download at
home.
United Students also focused on
making campus more beautiful.
Te coalition plans to create more
permanent recycling drop-ofs for
student use.
We would like to set up sites in
the Park and Ride lots, so students
can just make a drop-of on their way
to class, Love said.
Promoting the Adams Campus
Challenge Course is a way to create
a student retreat center.
Te University owns land near
Clinton Lake with a high-rope and
low-rope course intended for use
by student groups. However, most
student groups are unaware of this
course. United Students plan to push
the Kansas University Endowment
Association to promote the Adams
Campus, so it would beneft the stu-
dents more.
Wittlinger said it was an exciting
opportunity to promote this area
for groups use so that one day the
University could set up a retreat
center.
Te fnal platform issue addressed
by United Students involves student
academics.
Te concept of a dead week
guarantees that students will not
have tests the week before fnals.
Te University currently has rules
restricting the type of tests students
may be required to take before fnals
to chapter or unit specifc.
Te credit/no credit grade option
for students has changed in recent
years. United Students wants to give
students the opportunity to drop
their credit/no credit grade option
if they are receiving an A in the
course.
Students opt for the credit/no
credit option early on and then real-
ize they can do well in the class, Wit-
tlinger said.
If the student earns an A at the
end of the semester they should re-
ceive the A, even if they had opted
for the credit/no credit grade option,
Wittlinger said.
One of our main goals was to
make sure every student and group
are afected by our platforms, Love
said.
Wittlinger added that the plat-
forms are 100 percent feasible and
wouldnt increase student fees.
Kansan staf writer Ashlee Kieler
can be contacted at akieler@kan-
san.com.
One of our main goals was
to make sure every student
and group are afected by our
platforms.
HannaH Love
United Students
presidential nominee
GlobAl AwArENESS proGrAm
Washington, D.C., trip opens international doors
By NAthAN gill
Nathan Ladd spent his spring
break in Washington, D.C., rubbing
shoulders with political elites and
lodging at a hotel with leopard print
robes and faux-cheetah blankets.
The Hotel Helix was pretty
swinging, pretty swank, Ladd,
Effingham senior, said.
Ladd was one of 10 University
of Kansas students who traveled to
Washington, D.C., with the Global
Awareness Program last week. The
students, all in the process of gain-
ing GAP certification with the
University, visited international
embassies, institutes and organiza-
tions and met with people in inter-
national careers.
Jane Irungu, GAP director, said
the purpose of the trip was to help
students interested in international
careers, such as diplomacy, inter-
national conflict mediation and
foreign service, learn about interna-
tional organizations and job oppor-
tunities.
We wanted to expose them to
these international organizations
and people working in government
so they could network with people
who work on the ground, Irungu
said.
Irungu said the trip was the brain-
child of Diana Carlin, dean of the
graduate school and international
programs, and Ambassador to Qatar
Kenton Keith, a KU alumnus. Stops
on the groups itinerary included the
Embassy of the Republic of Poland,
the United States Institute of Peace
and the Organization of American
States.
Irungu, who accompanied the
GAP students along with Carlin,
said her favorite stops were the
Washington and Lincoln monu-
ments and the U.S. Capitol building.
To get to the corridors of power,
I thought it was wonderful, Irungu
said.
Ladd said he most enjoyed din-
ing with Keith at his home and that
he did his fair share of network-
ing. He also enjoyed meeting with
like-minded people and learned
that having real-world experience
with international organizations
would help further an international
career.
I thought it would be a great way
to introduce myself to possible career
opportunities, Ladd said of the trip.
I was wanting to get an idea of what
organizations were out there.
Irungu said that the University,
through the Office of International
Programs, paid for most of the trip,
but that students paid $300 to par-
ticipate.
Three hundred dollars was noth-
ing compared with what we got out
of it, Ladd said.

Kansan staf writer Nathan gill
can be contacted at ngill@kansan.
com.
Edited by Sharla Shivers
ANimAl life
Zoo shows Panda porn
to encourage mating
CHIanG MaI, Thailand
Chuang Chuang the panda has
been spending his days in front
of a big screen television watch-
ing panda porn.
authorities at the Chiang
Mai Zoo in northern Thailand
hope the images will encour-
age him to mate with his
partner, Lin Hui, and serve as
an instructional lesson in how
to do it right.
So far, its been a tough sell,
the zoos chief veterinarian,
Kanika Limtrakul, said Tuesday.
Chuang Chuang seems
indiferent to the videos; he has
no reaction to what hes seeing
on Tv, Kanika said. But, were
continuing to show him videos
and hoping they will leave an
impression.
Pandas are threatened
by loss of habitat, poaching
and a low reproduction rate.
Females in the wild normally
have a cub once every two to
three years.
There are as few as 1,600
giant pandas in the moun-
tain forests of central China,
according to the zoo. an
additional 120 are in Chinese
breeding facilities and zoos,
and about 20 live in zoos out-
side China.
Zoo ofcials say Chuang
Chuang will be reunited with his
partner in about another week.
The two pandas have been kept
separate since late last year as
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relishes throwing caution to the wind and
enjoying in the journey of life abroad.
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An already vocal lament about
the 2008 presidential campaign,
aside from its ridiculously early
commencement, is the medias
focus on the hypercompetitive
horserace aspect of it. Policy
matters and substantive issues
are largely ignored, displaced by
endless polls, favorable ratings
and the imagery of battle.
But another aspect of the
medias coverage threatens to
submarine a candidate before he
even stands a chance: the pre-
determined declaration of who
exhibits the best electability.
Sunflower State native son Sam
Brownback, his campaign in
struggling infancy, is already a
victim of this unfortunate trend.
Rarely will you see
Brownbacks name in the media
far from any number of demean-
ing adjectival terms: fringe,
long shot, little known, et
al. Because he lacks the name
recognition of more prominent
politicians like Rudy Giuliani,
Brownback is relegated to the
edges of the Republican field, far
from those to whom the media
ascribes frontrunner status.
We are thus presented with
a vexing conundrum, electoral
and semantic: to what extent
does the medias description of a
candidates status simply reflect
reality, and to what extent does it
unfairly compel voters to dismiss
a candidate based on his per-
ceived lack of electability? Does
the medias description of a lesser
known candidate in fact cement
that candidates obscure stand-
ing, barring him from advancing
toward possible election?
There is no denying that
Brownback lacks the celebrity
of Giuliani or Senator John
McCain. But he is at least
as accomplished as former
Massachusetts governor Mitt
Romney, whose main creden-
tials as a frontrunner seem to be
a prodigious knack for raising
money and an ever-evolving and
politically expedient set of prin-
ciples. However, the diminutive
description of Brownbacks can-
didacy inherently prevents most
voters from considering him,
much less learning his stances of
various policy areas.
For example, how many
among us know that Brownback
has been a vocal opponent of
the troop surge in Iraq? Or that
he is a leading supporter of
aid to Darfur, the humanitar-
ian cause du jour? He is often
described as being ardently pro-
life, but he also works to help
children after birth, sponsoring
bills to end sex trafficking and
assist refugees. But these talk-
ing points are largely lost in the
swirling media storm of polls,
fundraising, and battleground
states.
Take care to form your own
opinions and interpretations of
candidates and their platforms.
Dont let our preconceived elec-
tion story anglesfrontrunner,
dark horse, long shot, etc.
define who you support or how
you vote.
McKay Stangler for the
editorial board.
cOmmentary
Steer clear of media craze and form an educated opinion in 2008
Enjoy the journey of life, with or without maps
According to Herman Melville,
the true places cant be found on any
map. In spite of this, Id still rather
carry the maps. Im cautious like that.
If all is going well, Im in
Amsterdam at this very moment,
strolling down the Rembrandtplein
or visiting the Van Gogh Museum.
Im towards the beginning of a four-
week trek across Europe, which is
how Im spending my spring break.
My best friend and I have been
planning this for nearly as long as
we both planned to study abroad.
We evolved from looking up hostels
and train fares in coffeeshops to
actually booking hostels and buy-
ing train tickets. Our parents didnt
really believe what we were actually
planning until we finally did it.
Theres something amazing about
putting together and planning
a journey that
makes me giddy.
The anticipation is
almost as amazing
as the actual expe-
rience. While my
friend researched
every hostel in
Europe, practi-
cally, I painstak-
ingly plotted our course and labeled
maps. The result is something thats
uniquely ours, something that no
one else can ever really share.
Our trip is elaborate and far-
flung. It begins in Paris, winds
through Germany and Italy and
ends in Lisbon. It involves numer-
ous churches, art that will probably
make me cry when I see it and land-
marks that helped shape western
civilization. Yet at the same time, its
still just us. Two
college girls who
a long time ago
thought itd be fun
to go backpacking.
When I imag-
ine our trip, it
becomes hard to
see all the land-
marks. I mostly
just picture us wandering foreign
streets. I picture the two of us fum-
bling with our French and German,
making a meal of cheap wine, bread
and sausage, running to make the
trains and dancing in nightclubs. In
other words, I picture us exploring
the places that arent on the map.
Im glad that we have the combi-
nation of both the known and the
unknown on this trip. Obviously the
Eiffel Tower, Brandenburg Gate and
the Forum will be where we expect
them to be. However, its the expe-
ditions down the back roads that
I imagine will define the tour. Its
these jaunts that will set our experi-
ence apart from all the others.
I appreciate the fact that most
people will never have an oppor-
tunity like this. However, all the
Monet paintings and palaces in
Europe would be meaningless with-
out a true friend to share them with.
A night at home with a friend can
be greater than touring the Vatican
alone. I suppose Im just lucky that I
get to have both, although Id choose
the former in a heartbeat.
Hayes is a Lenexa sophomore
in journalism and political sci-
ence. She is studying abroad
this year in Reading, UK.
By kElsEy hAyEs
kansan columnist
opinion@kansan.com
Grant Snider/KanSan
cOmmentary
Lawrence deserves to take part in American tradition of freworks
Fireworks have long been an
important part of our society, used
to celebrate and, in a way, exemplify
our freedom. The act of lighting
fireworks is an apt metaphor for the
American dream, and the essence
of what makes us great. The ability
to take a risk, in this case lighting
the fuse, but to do so prudently,
and for that risk being rewarded
with a grand, brilliant display in
the sky and to take pride in the fact
that you caused it. And this is what
we have been doing as a nation for
the past 250 years. The founding
fathers started a war with an impe-
rial superpower, and then ended up
assembling the worlds first demo-
cratic republic. Then the settlers
60 years later, moved west, facing
the elements, the
wildlife, and indi-
an attacks along
the way. And as a
result, they gave
America the size
and resources it
enjoys today. And
since then, it has
been the multi-
tudes of immigrants who have given
up their lives in their home coun-
tries to make a name for themselves
here, that have made this country
what it is today.
And yet this universal symbol
of freedom has been outlawed in
Lawrence. This is troubling because
the government has once again
decided that not only are people
not responsible
enough to take care
of themselves, or
know what is dan-
gerous, but that the
government needs
to tell people what
is dangerous. Both
of these statements
are incorrect, and
offensively so.
This effort, apparently carried
out in the name of protecting the
people, in that special way only the
government can, is just another turn
of the wheel on the medieval rack,
to which the concept of individual
responsibility seems to be strapped.
But its not just the governments
fault. The government is a kid that
we arent watching as well as we
should. We dont want to be both-
ered with personally forming an
opinion on fireworks, or car seat-
belts, or trans-fats, so we pay some-
one to tell us what to think about
these things.
I say, America needs to grow
some balls. Yet when I have, on a
few occasions actually, been witness
to a group of drunken party attend-
ees screaming about and eventually
detonating fireworks in a front yard
somewhere, I realize theres hope for
this nation, and it brings a tear to
my eye. A little American tear.
White is a River City, Iowa
sophomore in journalism and
Japanese
By zAch whitE
kansan columnist
opinion@kansan.com
Iraq strategy needs improvement
The time for an effective
American policy in Iraq is quickly
running out, and the country cant
afford to let the accelerating parti-
sanship of the presidential campaign
preclude a thoughtful strategy for
Iraq. A surge in American troops
cant address Iraqs political dysfunc-
tion, but a quick withdrawal would
leave thousands of Iraqi civilians to
the mercy of sectarian militias and
Islamic fundamentalists. The only
viable role left for the United States
military is to facilitate Iraqs inevita-
ble partition. Prominent politicians
ought to focus on good policy rather
than winning politics.
The U.S. cant sustain the status
quo. The 2005 Dick Cheney claim
that the Iraqi insurgency was in its
last throws was not only demon-
strably false, but underscores the
White Houses misinterpretation of
events in Iraq. Theres never been
a singular insurgency for coalition
forces to fight. Instead, various eth-
nic and religious sects have sought
to violently protect their own nar-
row interests. Throwing 20,000
more troops at the problem can
only increase resentment against
American occupation at a time
when polls show an overwhelming
majority of Iraqis of all sects want
U.S. troops to leave.
Iraqi polls, however, cant dictate
U.S. foreign policy. American troops
are currently the only obstacle to an
even worse disaster in Iraq than the
one now on our hands. An immedi-
ate withdrawal would unleash a hell-
ish failed state that would demand
later American intervention.
An unending American presence
in Iraq is as untenable as a hasty
withdrawal, which is why oversee-
ing a partition is the only viable role
for American troops in Iraq. Several
astute observers have recently
noted that anarchic partition is
already occurring in the status quo.
Traditionally mixed neighborhoods
in Baghdad and around the country
are gradually, and violently, segre-
gating themselves into Sunni and
Shia districts. Northern Kurdistan
is already a semi-autonomous and
relatively stable state anyway, but
deserves protection from the spread-
ing unrest to its south. An external
force can protect the civilians flee-
ing sectarian strife while ensuring a
reasonably equitable distribution of
resources.
A split Iraq is hardly the beacon
of democracy President Bush prom-
ised in 2003. Partition risks greater
intervention by Iran in the Shiite
areas and Saudi Arabia in the Sunni
zone. The Iraqis themselves are
more concerned with their families
safety than the geopolitical ramifica-
tions of their movements. American
politicians need to formulate policy
based on these conditions and not
on partisan pandering. By offer-
ing a political resolution to Iraqs
problems, partition frees American
troops from policing a civil war
and offers them a clearly-defined
and short term mission. Its not the
perfect answer to Iraqs troubles, but
to think that such a solution exists
echoes the hubris that motivated the
Iraqi misadventure in the first place.
Andrew MacDonald
Overland Park senior
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invested more resources toward
research and faculty.
Jordan Wooden said that the
Med Centers goal was to move
into a top-50 institution in the
nation. She said that St. Lukes
use of branding would be lim-
ited to research and education
and would not affect competi-
tion between St. Lukes and KU
Hospital.
Weve been engaged in extreme-
ly intense negotiations with KU
Hospital to get their blessing,
Jordan Wooden said.
The conflict was so intense that
Irene Cumming, KU Hospital pres-
ident, announced on Tuesday that
she would be resigning at the end of
June. McCulloch said that the resig-
nation was partially due to conflicts
with the Med Center.
Irene thought the best thing she
could do for the hospital would be
to keep fighting for this agreement
to be done right and allow fresh
leadership to come in and take the
hospital the rest of the way under
this new environment, McCulloch
said.
Cumming will be succeeded by
Bob Page, KU Hospitals chief oper-
ating officer.
St. Lukes should vote on the
proposal by Friday.
Kansan staf writer Joe Hunt can
be contacted at jhunt@kansan.
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hospital (continued from 1A)
Stiles, Prairie Village senior, has
received two $1,200 awards and
agreed that it was important for
students to do research in college.
Its a good way to get involved
and it helps definitely on your
resume, Stiles said.
Stiles other award, which she
won in 2005,
was given to
study how
heavy ions in a
particle accel-
erator broke
apart. She
said scientists
thought such
collisions created environments
that simulated what might the uni-
verse might have been like at its
beginning.
Stiles said she has used her
research money to buy software,
printing materials and gasoline
to get her from Lawrence
to her parents home in Prairie
Village. She also used the funds
to travel to Maui, Hawaii, to pres-
ent findings at a research confer-
ence and said she hopes to use
her current grant to travel to
Geneva, Switzerland, to install
the Calorimeter.
Theyre very generous with the
award that they give, Stiles said.
Gwyndolyn Jones, Lansing
junior and $1,200 award winner, is
doing research a floor above Stiles
in Malott.
Jones researches macrocycles,
compounds that bind to negative
ions, called anions. She said mac-
rocycles could remove fluorine to
purify drinking water, have medi-
cal-related uses and potentially
make toxic waste less dangerous.
Jones said she spent part of her
award to pay for college classes and
materials. She said she was taking
18 credit hours
this semester
and had a lot
of books to
buy.
All the
money is a
great help,
she said. You
definitely have a lot of expenses in
college.
Jones will present part of her
research at the Universitys 10th
annual Undergraduate Research
Symposium. The event, which
will showcase the fruits of
undergraduate research across
the University, is April 14 from
noon to 6 p.m. on the fifth
and sixth floors of the Kansas
Union.
Undergraduate research awards
are available to all students.
Those interested in undergradu-
ate research awards can contact
Nesbitt-Daly in his 208 Nunemaker
Center office at 864-4225.
Kansan staf writer Nathan Gill
can be contacted at ngill@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Ryan Schneider
reward (continued from 1A)
theyre very generous with the
award that they give.
Laura stiLes
Prairie Village senior
persian gulf
Kamran Jebreili/assoCiated press
a fight deck director signals to move the F/A 18 C on board of the USS John C. Stenniis Tuesday. The carrier is sailing in Persian Gulf waters.
U.S. shows of naval power
By JAMES CALDERWOOD
ASSOCiAtED PRESS
ABOARD THE USS JOHN C.
STENNIS American warplanes
screamed off two aircraft carriers
Tuesday as the U.S. Navy staged its
largest show of force in the Persian
Gulf since the 2003 invasion of
Iraq, launching a mammoth exer-
cise meant as a message to the
Iranians.
The maneuvers with 15 war-
ships and more than 100 aircraft
were sure to heighten tensions with
Iran, which has frequently con-
demned the U.S. military presence
off its coast and is in a face-off with
the West over its nuclear program
and its capture of a British naval
team.
While they would not say when
the war games were planned, U.S.
commanders insisted the exercis-
es were not a direct response to
Fridays seizure of the 15 British
sailors and marines, but they also
made clear that the flexing of the
Navys military might was intended
as a warning.
If there is strong presence,
then it sends a clear message that
you better be careful about trying
to intimidate others, said Capt.
Bradley Johanson, commander of
the Stennis.
Iran has adopted a very escala-
tory posture with the things that
they have done, he added.
The exercises began four days
after Iranian forces detained the 15
Britons for allegedly being in Iranian
territorial waters near the northern
end of the Gulf. U.S. and British
officials insist the team was properly
searching cargo vessels inside Iraqi
waters.
F/A-18 fighter jets roared off
the Stennis flight deck all day,
mounting a dozen rapid-fire
training sorties against imaginary
enemy ships and aircraft. A sec-
ond task force
with the carrier
USS Dwight
D. Eisenhower
also took part
in the drills.
T h e s e
m a n e u v e r s
d e mo n s t r a t e
our flexibility
and capabi l -
ity to respond
to threats to
maritime secu-
rity, said Navy Lt. John Perkins,
32, of Louisville, Ky., as the
Stennis cruised about 80 miles
off the United Arab Emirates
after entering the Persian Gulf
overnight.
Theyre showing we can keep
the maritime environment safe and
the vital link to the global economy
open.
At the headquarters of the
Navys 5th Fleet in Bahrain, Cmdr.
Kevin Aandahl said the maneu-
vers would last several days. He
said U.S. warships would stay out
of Irans territorial waters, which
extend 12 miles off the Iranian
coast.
None of Americas naval coalition
partners in the region joined the
maneuvers.
A French naval strike group,
led by the aircraft carrier Charles
de Gaulle, was operating just
outside the Gulf in the Arabian
Sea. But the French ships were
s u p p o r t i n g
NATO forces
in Afghanistan
and not taking
part in the U.S.
ma n e u v e r s ,
Aandahl said.
At the
P e n t a g o n ,
s p o k e s m a n
Bryan Whitman
said the Navy
routinely con-
ducts exercises
when its forces are deployed near
each other.
The exercise should reassure our
friends and allies of our commit-
ment to security and stability in the
region, Whitman said. We are not
interested in confrontation in the
Gulf.
The war games involve more
than 10,000 U.S. personnel
mounting simulated attacks on
enemy aircraft and ships, while
hunting submarines and looking
for mines.
these maneuvers demonstrate
our fexibility and capability to
respond to threats to maritime
security.
Lt. john Perkins
u.s. navy
By PAULINE ARRILLAGA
AssocIAtEd PREss
LOS ANGELES There was a
moment at one of those Hollywood
awards shows recently that seemed
finally to cement Don LaFontaines
place in television and film history,
sort of like a star on the Walk of
Fame, only, not.
(Whats that? Dont recognize
the name Don LaFontaine? Hold
on ... Its coming ... )
He walked over to introduce
himself to Ian McShane, star of the
HBO drama Deadwood. But before
LaFontaine could open his mouth,
McShane smiled, dropped his voice to
a timbre that seemed a cross between
Darth Vader and Dirty Harry, and
intoned: IN A WORLD ...
This is big, reaaally big not
because it showed that LaFontaines
trademark movie-trailer catch-
phrase, as in In a world where ...
violence rules or In a world where
... men are slaves and women are
the conquerors, is so universally
known.
No, its because LaFontaine
That Announcer Guy From the
Movies hadnt uttered a word.
The Voice had not spoken.
This is especially telling, consid-
ering the cliche so commonly used
in describing LaFontaine: You may
not know his face, but you certainly
know his voice.
The Voice asked, quite politely,
that this story NOT start that way.
It couldnt possibly. McShane did
know the face. Chances are you
do, too now. Think Geico com-
mercial. The bald guy with sandy
mustache and headphones standing
in the kitchen of a real Geico cus-
tomer, orating, In a world where
both of our cars were totally under
water ...
LaFontaine has worked in
Hollywood for decades, reached
the top of his craft, earned plenty
and won accolades. And yet, as
he might say himself: In a world
where exposure is everything, put-
ting a face to the voice behind
5,000 movie trailers can give a guy
a whole new perspective.
Suddenly this fixture of show
business one of its hardest-work-
ing, albeit obscure, artists became
something else: a kind of celebrity.
Visibility brought newfound admi-
ration to a behind-the-scenes star
and his rather invisible industry.
Expect anonymity, LaFontaine
once wrote in a book about the
business of voice-over work. Never
mind recognizing him, he went
on, Strangers never recognize my
voice when Im out in public.
Truth be told, there was one
guy, behind the counter at a book
store in Chapel Hill, N.C., who
discerned LaFontaines locution as
that from the Star Trek: Deep
Space Nine television promos.
But even the Geico advertising
folks didnt have a clue who he
was when they were brainstorm-
ing The Testimonial Campaign,
a series of spots featuring real cus-
tomers and B-listers such as Little
Richard and Charo.
Somebody blurts out, `Hey,
what about that movie announcer
guy? The other one goes, `Well,
whats his name? What does he
look like? Who is that guy? Thats
how it all started, explains Dean
Jarrett of The Martin Agency.
Googling voice-over guy, they
eventually found LaFontaine.
Recognition, in all forms,
just isnt a part of the voice-over
world, where an artists stage is
an isolated sound booth and per-
formers are known more for their
voice-over pseudonyms than their
given names. Theres The Voice
of Porky Pig (Bob Bergen), The
Voice of Zatarains Cajun foods
(Rodney Saulsberry), The Voice
of Food Network (Joe Cipriano)
and so on.
LaFontaine is often referred to
as The Voice of God. But you
wont find his moniker on a film
credit alongside best boy and
production caterer.
There are no Oscars for voice-
over work. An annual fest dubbed
the Golden Trailer Awards does
honor the movie preview medi-
um, including a category for Best
Voice Over. Still, film actors who
lend their voices to trailers tend to
take home the prize (a hefty trophy
topped with a miniature trailer, as
in Winnebego) rather than voice-
over professionals like LaFontaine.
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AssocIAtEd PREss
ST. LOUIS A former trucker
whose documentary chronicled an
agonizing descent as methamphet-
amine ravaged his body has died,
optimistic to the end that his story
would keep others from the highly
addictive stimulant.
He was extremely satisfied,
wanting to do more in getting the
word out and showing kids what
meth harm does. We didnt get to
that point, his father, Jack Bridges,
said shortly after the 35-year-old
died Monday at a hospital in Cape
Girardeau, Mo.
He didnt want anyone to go
through what he did, his father
said.
Shawn Bridges drew global atten-
tion last year for No More Sunsets,
a 29-minute film shot by a former
southern Illinois television videog-
rapher at Bridges request.
By his familys account, Bridges
already had died at least twice,
his heart so damaged by years of
using meth a concoction that
can include toxic chemicals such as
battery acid, drain cleaner and fertil-
izer that it stopped and had to be
shocked back into beating.
The documentary shows Bridges
mostly bedridden, his constant com-
panions a catheter and feeding tube.
Id say hes got a 34-year-old body
on the outside with a 70- to 80-year-
old man on the inside, his father
told The Associated Press last May.
Roughly 28,000 people sought
treatment for meth addiction across
the country in 1993, accounting for
nearly 2 percent of admissions for
drug-abuse care, according to the
federal Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration.
Just a decade later, the meth-
related admissions numbered nearly
136,000 more than 7 percent of
the national total for drug-abuse
treatment.
Family members have said Bridges
had been haunted by the dreary day
in 1976 when his younger brother
Jason, barely a year old, died in a car
wreck. Bridges was 4 and nowhere
near the accident but still blamed
himself, wanting to trade places with
his dead sibling, his father said.
A lenient upbringing set Bridges
on the road to becoming a little
monster, his father said. By 16, the
kid was a high school dropout and
partier.
At 26, Bridges had a heart attack
that his father blamed on meths abil-
ity to damage a chronic users heart
and other internal organs. Bridges
learned he had congestive heart fail-
ure. Twice, he tried to kill himself,
according to family members.
During his final months in a hos-
pital bed, Bridges words slurred to
guttural sounds when he tried to
talk. At times, he spit up blood, and
his weight fell dangerously when he
couldnt keep food down. His father
said Monday that Bridges developed
a urinary tract infection shortly
before he died.
I dont think people will for-
get what got him to this point,
said Chip Rossetti, who filmed the
documentary. But what he did with
his condition is really the amazing
thing.
Rossetti said 500 to 600 cop-
ies of the documentary had been
sold, some going as far as Australia.
Bridges was also profiled on German
television. Rossetti said Monday he
plans a sequel, chronicling Bridges
final year and testimonials by people
touched by his awareness effort.
We wanted to keep him with us
a lot longer, but we appreciate Gods
good grace, Jack Bridges said.
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swamps village in Gaza Strip
UMM NASER, Gaza Strip
A huge sewage reservoir in
the northern Gaza Strip collapsed
Tuesday, killing fve people in a
frothing cascade of waste and
mud that swamped a village and
highlighted the desperate need
to upgrade Gazas overburdened
infrastructure.
Rescue crews and Hamas gun-
men rushed to the area to search
for people feared buried under the
sewage and mud. Dressed in wet-
suits, they paddled boats through
the layer of foam foating on the
green and brown rivers of waste.
Others waded up to their hips into
the sewage.
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kulture 8A wednesday, march 28, 2007
festival offers arts, music
By Lindsey Parker
Students can listen to traditional
Japanese music, learn calligraphy,
play Japanese games, improve those
not-so-skillful chopstick hands and
learn about Japanese art without
even leaving Lawrence.
The fourth-annual KU Japan
Festival will be held Sunday. The
event is sponsored by the Japanese
Students Association and will
be held at the Kansas Union and
Ecumenical Christian Ministries.
The event consists of a show,
workshops and dinner. The show
and workshops are free and open to
the public. The dinner that ends the
night is sold out.
The organization strives for cul-
tural awareness of both Japanese
and American cultures. Japanese
students are paired with non-
Japanese students as conversation
partners and meet on a regular
basis. This helps students studying
Japanese with their language skills
and helps Japanese students learn
more about and fit into U.S. and
KU culture.
Along with the annual festi-
val, the organization participates
in monthly events, including the
annual Taste of Asia Festival, a
barbecue at Holcomb Park and a
Japanese Curry Party.
The organization started plan-
ning for this years festival late last
year, said Hitomi Nakamura, orga-
nization president and executive
director of the festival.
Funds for the event are raised
through ticket sales, fundraisers
and sponsors.
This year was the first year we
had a fundraising party, Nakamura
said. We also ask companies in
Kansas City to be sponsors.
The first KU Japan Festival was
held in 2004. The idea for the fes-
tival came from Japan Night,
held at the University of Nebraska,
which featured Japanese skits and
dinner.
The festival will kick off with
a show at 3 p.m. at Woodruff
Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
The show consists of traditional
Japanese music, a Rakugo comedic
performance, Japanese folk songs,
Yosakoi, a mixture of traditional
and modern dance, a Taiko drum
performance and a skit of The Tale
of Kimurayas An-Pan. Door priz-
es and presentations will also be
given.
After the show, workshops will
be open from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in
the Big 12 Room. There will be 12
different workshops, each express-
ing a different aspect of Japanese
life. Workshops include Sumie,
Shodo, chopsticks, music, handi-
craft display, Fuwarai, Kamisuki,
Pivi, Sucia, origami, Taiko and an
information booth.
The third part of the event will
be a dinner held at ECM. Dinner
will be cooked by members of the
organization. The meal will be
Chirashi zushi, a colorful sushi gar-
nished with shrimp and other sea-
food; Tempura, deep-fried seafood
and vegetables; Kiriboshi-Daikon,
sundried radish with soy sauce and
seasoning; Koya-Dofu, freeze-dried
tofu; Dashimake-Tamago, Japanese
rolled omelet; and tea.
Dinner tickets were modeled
after Japanese Sucia cards, a big
part of Japanese lifestyle. The cards
have a number of capabilities.
The design is very popular in
Japan. The biggest railroad uses it
as a commuter pass, said Tatsuo
Kasuya, organization adviser and
festival ticket coordinator. Kasuya
designed the tickets to not only
resemble actual Sucia cards, but
also to have functional bar codes.
The actual Sucia card has a
wireless chip that can be read in
less than a second, Kasuya said.
The dinner tickets are equipped
with a bar code that will be read by
a machine that allows participants
to have a virtual Sucia experience.
One in every 10 tickets will have
a winning bar code good for a full
refund.
More information about the
Japan Festival can be obtained
online at www.ku.edu/~jsa/jf or by
e-mailing questions to jsa@ku.edu.
.
helpful Japanese workshop terms
Sumie black ink painting
Shodo calligraphy
Fukuwarai traditional Japanese game that
resembles Pin the Tail on the donkey
Kamisuki a method of making washi, a tra-
ditional Japanese paper made from ganpi tree
fbers
Pivi cell phone printer
Sucia card used for a number of diferent pur-
poses, including railroad pass in Japan
Origami decorative paper folding
Taiko Japanese drum
cooking
corner
Most Japanese recipes
require specifc Asian ingre-
dients, but here is one that
anyone can make.
Dashimaki tamago
(Japanese rolled
Omelet)
Ingredients:
5 eggs
1 tea spoon potato starch
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
3/4 cup dashi soup
(150ml)
salad oil
Preparation:
1. Prepare soup stock.
2. Lightly beat fve eggs in
a bowl.
3. add potato starch, sugar,
soy sauce to dashi soup, mix
well and blend into beaten
eggs. strain into a sieve.
4. Heat a little oil in a frying
pan using a swab of paper
towel (the pan is ready
when a test drop of egg
sizzles).
5. Pour 1/2 of egg mixture
tilting and rotating the pan
so that the egg spreads
across the pans bottom in
an even layer.
6. as soon as the surface of
mixture starts to set, roll
up (using chopsticks or a
spatula) from front to side
of square pan.
7. slide roll to the other
end.
Recipecourtesyof the
JapaneseStudents
Association
schedule of events
Sunday April 1
3 p.m. show in Woodruf
auditorium, ffth foor,
kansas Union
5:30 p.m. Workshops in
the Big 12 room, ffth foor,
kansas Union
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will they
jump
By mIchaeL PhILLIPs
Kansas top players may leave
to join NBA or stay in college
to improve skills, earn degree
n
ow that Kansas season is
over, attention turns to
which of the players, if any,
are headed to the NBA
draft.
Several Jayhawks have the credentials
to make it in the pros, but they have to
balance the benefits of getting paid with
the opportunity to improve their game
even more with another year in college.
At the top of the list of players who
could jump is sophomore guard Brandon
Rush. Initially projected to leave after his
freshman season, Rush decided to stay
for his second season to tweak some
aspects of his game, including ball-han-
dling and defense.
After the Kansas loss to UCLA, he
said that he hadnt thought extensively
about the decision, but that he would
begin exploring his options. Coach Bill
Self said he would advise Rush based on
how NBA scouts rated him.
If he projects out to be a high pick,
then I think theres a great chance that
he may want to test it. If he doesnt, I
think theres a great chance hed be back,
Self said. Im not keeping my fingers
crossed for him to return, because thats
a selfish thing.
By EvAn kAfArAkis
The Kansas softball team travels
to Springfield, Mo., today for a non-
conference double-header against
Missouri State.
The first game is set for 3 p.m.,
and the second will be at 5 p.m.
After a weekend sweep of
Oklahoma State, Kansas is the win-
ner of six of its last seven. The
Jayhawks are 2-0 in the Big 12
Conference and 23-9-1 on the sea-
son. Kansas received four votes in
the latest ESPN/USA Softball poll.
In the past seven games the
Jayhawks have held teams to total
of 13 runs and have put up 24 runs
themselves led by the hot bats of
sophomore catcher Elle Pottorf
and sophomore shortstop Stevie
Crisosto.
Pottorf leads the team with
six home runs on the season and
Crisosto has an 11-game hitting
streak. Crisosto also is second on
the team with a .356 batting aver-
age.
The team defense has been stel-
lar as of late, as well. Kansas hasnt
committed an error in three straight
games.
Kansas pitching has also helped
the Jayhawks during their current
stretch.
Senior pitcher Kassie Humphreys
(12-3) has had an impressive season
so far and is four strikeouts away
from passing coach Tracy Bunge
for fourth place on the softball
programs all-time strikeout list.
Humphreys ranks fifth with 638
career strikeouts. She also leads the
team with three saves on the sea-
son.
Sophomore Val George (7-2) and
freshman Sarah Vertelka (4-4) have
also had success on the mound.
The Jayhawks have won six in a
row against Missouri State and own
the all-time record 58-14. The Bears
are 12-16 overall and 1-4 in the
Missouri Valley Conference.
kansan sportswriter Evan kafara-
kis can be contacted at ekafara-
kis@kansan.com.
Surging Jayhawks hit the road
softBaLL
KANsAN FILE pHoto
Having won six
of its last seven
games, the Kansas
softball team
will play Missouri
State this afternoon
in Springfeld, Mo.
First pitch in the
frst game is set for
3 p.m.
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TIME OFF TO HELP AILING GUARD
Freshman guard Sherron Collins has patellar tendonitis and surgery is not
necessary. Extended rest is all that hell need to help his ailing knee.
6B
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Kansas (23-9-1) vs.
missouri state (12-16)
3 p.m./5 p.m. today
missouri state softball
field, springfield, mo.
Live stats available on
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BaseBaLL
Stagnant
ofense
results
in latest
loss
By AlissA BAuEr
Buckets of rainfall, a long bus
ride and a 7-2 defeat met the
Jayhawks in Springfield, Mo., on
Tuesday night.
The nearly half an inch in half
an hour that coach Ritch Price
described forced both Missouri
State (14-9, 2-1) and Kansas (15-
15, 2-4) to take pregame batting
practice inside the Bears hitting
facility instead of on the field.
It seems like every time we
take pregame inside, we have
trouble with the bats, Price said.
It shouldnt be that way, but it
seems to be.
Trouble is right.
Still in the hunt with two outs
and only down by two in the top
of the third, Kyle Murphy cut the
Missouri State lead in half when
he belted a solo shot to left field.
The Jayhawk senior cen-
ter fielder was red hot Tuesday
night. His 2-for-4 performance at
the plate with one RBI and pair
of runs scored led the offense
against the Bears.
Or, he would have, if the
offense would have followed
him.
Kansas dropped its fourth
game of its last five Tuesday night.
Murphys two hits accounted for
half of the Jayhawks base knocks
as they put up just four in the
defeat.
It was tough to watch, Price
said of his teams lack of offense.
We were trying to build momen-
tum going in to a huge series this
weekend against Missouri, and
we laid an egg with the bats.
The Bears climbed on the
scoreboard first when center
fielder Ben Woodbury singled to
lead off the bottom of the first.
Fellow outfielder Nolan Keane
followed that up with a double
to left center, and just two bat-
ters into the game Missouri State
took a 1-0 lead. A groundout RBI
scored another first-inning run
for Missouri State.
Kansas didnt stay off the
board long, Murphys homer saw
to that in the top of the third.
But once on the scoreboard, the
Jayhawks did little to repeat the
occurrence.
Going down in order on three
different occasions while allow-
ing a leadoff hit to the Bears
in the following inning three
times did nothing but damage
the Jayhawks search for weekend
momentum.
Missouri State continued to
rack it up. After pitching a solid
5 2/3 innings and keeping his
team in the, then 2-1, ballgame,
right-handed starter Andres
Esquibel (4-2) made a bad move.
Woodbury took full advantage as
he tagged a three-run homer in
the bottom of the sixth.
Andres pitched great, Price
said. He has the first and third
on with two outs. He just made
a really bad pitch, and he knew it
when he threw it.
Woodbury owned the
Jayhawks on Tuesday with a 2-
for-4, three-RBI performance,
and his home run practically
sealed the deal for the Bears.
With a 5-1 lead, Missouri State
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Brandon rush
L
ift your heads up, Jayhawk
fans. Its time to move on and
do so knowing that our pro-
gram is in good hands.
Unlike some programs who had
a successful season, la Wisconsin,
Kansas will be back. Bill Self is in
the midst of a run that does not
appear to be ending anytime soon.
Success in college basketball is all
about recruiting, and Self is one
of the best in the business when it
comes to luring top talent to campus.
Despite his 0-4 Elite Eight record,
which Las Vegas has set the over/
under at 63.5 for the number of
times this will be mentioned by the
national media in the following year
(bet the over), Self has shown that he
knows how to sell the Kansas basket-
ball product to high schoolers.
Despite having no seniors and little
playing time available on paper, Self is
bringing in another McDonalds All-
American in big man Cole Aldrich
next season. Self also landed local
product Tyrel Reed, who received
scholarship offers from Georgia Tech,
Oklahoma and Stanford, in addi-
tion to heavy interest from North
Carolina. Tune into ESPN at 7 tonight
to see Aldrich in action with the rest
of college basketballs future stars in
the McDonalds All-American game.
Next years squad has a chance to
be one of the most exciting to ever lace
them up at Allen Fieldhouse. Despite
the likely departure of Brandon Rush
(he declared for the draft out of high
school and publicly admitted he
wanted to leave after his freshman
season), the 2007-2008 Jayhawks have
a chance to resemble the 2003-2004
Illinois team that Self put together with
a backcourt of Sherron Collins, Russell
Robinson and Mario Chalmers. That
backcourt would be lightning quick
and have a chance to run and gun
as much as the 2001-2002 Jayhawks
who went 16-0 in a strong Big 12
Conference and started Aaron Miles,
Jeff Boschee and Kirk Hinrich.
The only concern with such a squad
would be the loss of Rushs rebounding
at the small forward position. What the
squad would lack in size it could over-
come with speed and quickness. The
2002 squad had no trouble rebound-
ing despite starting the 6-foot-3-inch
Hinrich at small forward. Another
concern could be defending a true wing
like Arron Afflalo or Corey Brewer, but
so few of these players exist in college
basketball today.
Despite the losses of Rush and
possibly Darrell Arthur (hes not
ready, but the NBA drafts based
on potential, and Arthur oozes it),
Kansas appears to be a top-five team
entering next season. Self will finally
have his plan in place to coach a team
like the one he put together at Illinois
before bolting to Kansas, which fea-
tured Dee Brown, Deron Williams
and Luther Head. The post rotation
will go a solid four deep and expect
someone like Rodrick Stewart, Brady
Morningstar, Jeremy Case or Reed to
emerge as a solid role player off the
bench on the perimeter.
While this may not have been
Self s season, his time in March will
eventually come. While Florida fans
will soak up their repeat trip to the
Final Four, they will be sweating out
the possible loss of Billy Donovan to
Kentucky. Ohio State better enjoy its
one dance in the spotlight because the
Buckeyes will likely lose Greg Oden
and Mike Conley next season. Kansas
fans may not be in Atlanta this year,
but they can be assured that as long as
Self is at the helm, the Jayhawks will
cut down nets and put up banners.
Sarraf is a Lawrence senior in jour-
nalism.
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TODAY
n Softball vs. missouri state, 3
p.m., springfeld, mo.
FRIDAY
n Tennis vs. Baylor, 6 p.m.,
waco, Texas
n Baseball vs. missouri, 6 p.m.,
columbia, mo.
SATURDAY
columbia, mo.
n Softball vs. Baylor, 2 p.m.,
arrocha Ballpark
n Rowing vs. Tulsa/drake, 2
p.m., Kansas river
SUNDAY
n Tennis vs. Texas Tech, 10 a.m.,
Lubbock, Texas
n Softball vs. Baylor, noon,
arrocha Ballpark
columbia, mo.
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Kansan sporTs coLumnisT
ksarraf@kansan.com
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UFC purchases biggest rival
Acquisition of Pride FC opens door for marquee fights
By aDaM GoLDMan
aSSociateD PreSS
NEW YORK The major-
ity owners of Ultimate Fighting
Championship have agreed to buy
their biggest mixed martial arts rival,
Pride Fighting Championships, in a
deal that will establish megafights
among the outfits titleholders and
possibly attract huge pay-per-view
audiences.
Company executives declined to
comment on the sales price, but a
person familiar with the negotia-
tions told The Associated Press that
brothers Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta
will purchase the Japan-based Pride
for less than $70 million. The per-
son was not authorized to speak to
reporters and spoke on condition of
anonymity.
The deal was completed Tuesday
and was announced during a
news conference in Tokyo, where
Lorenzo Fertitta has been negotiat-
ing with Nobuyuki Sakakibara, the
majority owner and chief executive
of Dream Stage Entertainment Inc.,
Prides owner.
We have been talking to Pride
for probably about 11 months,
Lorenzo Fertitta said. Its been a
long, drawn out process but we
finally we were able to put the two
brands together.
To buy the company, the broth-
ers created a new entity called Pride
FC Worldwide Holdings LLC. The
newly formed company will take
over Pride assets, including its
trademarks, video library and valu-
able roster of fighters, from Dream
Stage. The Fertitta brothers, who
own Las Vegas-based Zuffa LLC,
the parent company of UFC, intend
to keep the well-known Pride name
and promote fights under that
brand.
The acquisition marks a new
phase in the brothers quest to domi-
nate the burgeoning world of mixed
martial arts since they bought the
struggling UFC in 2001.
This is really going to change
the face of MMA, Lorenzo Fertitta
said. Literally creating a sport that
could be as big around the world as
soccer. I liken it somewhat to when
the NFC and AFC came together to
create the NFL.
The deal allows the Fertitta
brothers to broker the biggest
MMA fights possible in the near
future, increasing their influence in
the sports entertainment business.
We will be able to literally put
on the fights that everyone wants to
see, Lorenzo Fertitta said. It will
allow us to put on some of the big-
gest fights ever.
In the past, there has been at
least one case in which Pride and
UFC couldnt hammer out a deal
to put their top fighters in the ring
together. With Pride in their pock-
et, the Fertitta brothers intend to
ensure that never happens again.
The sale gives Pride more finan-
cial backing to expand the busi-
ness internationally after suffering
a recent financial blow.
Major sponsor Fuji Television
Network Inc. dropped Pride in
June after a tabloid linked Pride
to the Japanese mob something
Sakakibara has denied vigorously.
To help bolster Pride, the company
staged two pay-per-view fights in
Las Vegas. Neither was a financial
success. The fights gained exposure
for Pride but lost money, making
the sale of Pride more likely.
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In this photo released by Fight Entertainment Group, South Koreans 26-year old Hong Man Choi, right, compares hand size with Brock
Lesnar, of South Dakota, at the Los Angeles Coliseum, Tuesday, March 27, 2007, during an announcement of a pay-per-viewmixed martial arts fght
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Championship than have one night
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Im a sucker for accents).
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to get the championship this year.
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said the team overplayed. But hey,
life goes on.
However, if you could sacrifice,
or do, something for a national
championship, what would it be? I
asked Jayhawk fans that question
and found an array of answers.
Some students wouldnt give up
much. One student said he would
rather have a championship than
a million dollars. Another said he
would give up sex, but drew the line
at six months.
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he would strike for a national cham-
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I would permanently dye my
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though?
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ed, Shawnee senior Nick Sigman
jumped into the conversation.
Definitely, he said. You only
need one.
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Then I asked him, Would you
give up your girlfriend?
He looked vexed. With his head
in his hands, he looked up and said,
Yeah, probably.
Sigmans answer made me curi-
ous what would his girlfriend,
Amy Simms, Hoffman Estate, Ill.,
senior, say? So, I politely asked
Sigman for his girlfriends phone
number. I later called her to see how
much she loved Kansas basketball
and if it was more than she loved
her boyfriend.
Like Sigman, Simms said she
would give up a lung for a champi-
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moment of truth.
Would you break up with your
boyfriend for a championship? I
asked.
For a championship, sure. I
guess I would, Simms said noncha-
lantly. We could always get back
together.
No, its either him or the cham-
pionship, I said.
Yeah, Id still do it, she said. Its
a championship!
There you have it. Jayhawk fans
truly love their teams some
maybe even more than they love
their significant other. So, if any of
you out there are offered a national
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nFL
Receiver arrested
for domestic abuse
AssoCiAtEd PrEss
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo.
Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon
Marshall appeared in court Tuesday
after being arrested on suspicion of
false imprisonment and domestic vio-
lence.
Douglas County sheriff s depart-
ment spokeswoman Cocha Heyden
said Marshall appeared before a
judge and was released on personal
recognizance.
Marshall was arrested Monday
night in the Denver suburb of
Highlands Ranch after a woman told
authorities she and Marshall, whom
she identified as her boyfriend, had
argued earlier in the day, Heyden
said.
The woman reported that her
boyfriend blocked her taxi with
his vehicle as she tried to leave his
Highlands Ranch home, Heyden
said. The woman had no injuries,
Heyden added.
We are aware of the situation
involving Brandon Marshall, the
Broncos said in a statement. The
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type very seriously, and we will con-
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offering further comment.
Marshalls agent, Fletcher Smith,
could not immediately be reached
for comment.
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Kerry Wood is out again, and
Freddy Sanchez might follow him to
the disabled list.
One week before the Chicago
Cubs were set to open the season in
Cincinnati, Woods chances of being
ready for opening day were dashed
by another injury. The former ace
hurt his right shoulder pitching in
relief Sunday and was experiencing
more stiffness than usual Monday.
Wood, converted from starter to
reliever, will not be ready for the
first game.
No, thats not going to happen,
Cubs manager Lou Piniella said in
Mesa, Ariz. Lets just hope its not
serious and he can resume prepar-
ing himself. Obviously, well give
him time.
Wood was to undergo an evalu-
ation from the Cubs medical staff
Monday. He appeared in only four
games last season and was trying to
make a comeback from a partially
torn rotator cuff, an injury he chose
to rehab rather than repair with
surgery.
Certainly this is a setback for
him, Piniella said. Its a shame,
because Kerry has really worked
hard, put in a lot of time over the
winter, and he was disappointed in
the setback.
The 1998 NL Rookie of the Year,
who struck out 20 Houston Astros
in his fifth major league start, has
been on the disabled list 10 times in
his major league career and could be
headed there again.
Sanchez, the NL batting cham-
pion last year, is also in danger of
starting the season on the DL.
The Pittsburgh Pirates second
baseman, frustrated with a slow-to-
heal knee injury, sought a second
opinion that confirmed the teams
evaluation of a sprained right knee
ligament.
Sanchez was hurt turning a dou-
ble play March 6. Still unable to run
the bases or make sharp cuts in the
field, he flew to Birmingham, Ala., to
be evaluated and undergo a second
MRI by orthopedic surgeon James
Andrews, who found no tears or
other previously unseen problems in
Sanchezs knee.
Its great news on Freddy, Pirates
manager Jim Tracy said. When
Freddy Sanchez is ready to go, we
will get him back out there.
Sanchez was to resume his condi-
tioning program Tuesday and, unless
there is significant improvement in
the next several days, is expected
to begin the season on the 15-day
disabled list.
Pirates general manager Dave
Littlefield said the injury evaluation
process is simple: Sanchez tells the
club how he feels and, until he is
comfortable running the bases and
moving laterally, he wont play.
The evaluation was the same as
we had, Littlefield said. Basically,
its a right knee sprain and hell con-
tinue to work back to playing.
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749-6084.
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pets or smkr. On KU bus route. 806 New
Jersey. $900/mo. Aug. 1. 550-4148.
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1326 Massachusetts 4BR 1BA. Large
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$1500/mo. Avail. Aug. Call 760-840-0487.
1820 Alabama 3BR 2BA w/1 car cover.
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campus. All amenities included.
$1245/mo.
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campus. All amenities included.
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W/D included. Avail Aug/Sept.
Call 785-841-3849.
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785- 691-8528 or klthompson@ku.edu.
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great, leather, 4 disc CD, power every-
thing, plus more. $6000/OBO.
785-979-0623. Hawkchalk #1461.
For sale : 36 Mower $800/obo. Contact
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HP Pavilion dv4000 with celeron M,
Windows XP,15 widescreen, 1.5 GHz,
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Great shape. Works well. $400 obo. Call
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Hunter green couch for SALE!!! Amazing
condition, comfy and would look great in
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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
emdoak@ku.edu hawkchalk.com/1474
1 Full Size used Refridgerator, perfect
for a kegerator or home use. Price $40,
jwhar@ku.edu; hawkchalk.com/1487
For sale: Apex brand color TV ($20). A
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785- 727- 9261. Hawkchalk #1476.
Two 10 in. Alpine Subwoofers w/ an 800
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EJ Holland and Julia Karll are having an
opening reception for their MFA Thesis
Exhibitions at the Art and Design Gallery,
4/1, 2-4pm. Closing 4/5, 6-8pm.
The East Asian Library, located on the 5th
foor of Watson Library, will be disposing
of several duplicate gift items Tuesday
- Thursday, March 27-29, 2007, between
the hours of 10 am - 4 pm. The material
is in Chinese and Japanese languages.
Suggested donations of $ 5 for a hard-
cover book and $1 for a paperback book
will be appreciated, and all donations will
go to purchase new material for the East
Asian Library collections.
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Another player who would be
able to do well in the draft is sopho-
more forward Julian Wright. Hes
projected as a top-five pick by both
ESPN and NBADraft.net, but reaf-
firmed after the UCLA game that he
was not going anywhere.
Hes scheduled to graduate next
year and said that getting a college
degree and enjoying school were
important to him, so he wont be
declaring for the draft.
Sophomore guard Mario
Chalmers also put speculation to
rest with a strong statement about
his future at Kansas.
Im coming back, he said.
Freshman forward Darrell Arthur
has also been mentioned as a pos-
sible high draft pick. He is more of a
mystery, because he was not a starter
this year, so it was tough for scouts
to grade his performance in games.
However, his height and size make
him a candidate to go pro at some
point in the future. He said after
the UCLA game
that he hadnt
given it a lot of
thought, but that
he was probably
coming back.
Players can
work out for
NBA teams
without losing
their college eli-
gibility as long
as they dont hire
an agent. Self said he would talk with
teams after those interviews before
giving any of the players advice.
Well gather information and Ill
visit with them and their families,
Self said. Our goal is not to con-
vince guys to be here if its not best
for them and their families.
Regardless of how many play-
ers leave, 2007-2008 promises to be
another strong
season for the
Jayhawks, with
juniors Sasha
Kaun, Russell
Robinson and
Darnell Jackson
all returning as
well.
Next year
will be a great
team, Jackson
said. Not a good
team, a great team.
Kansan senior sportswriter Mi-
chael Phillips can be contacted at
mphillips@kansan.com
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Freshman guard Sherron Collins
has patellar tendonitis in his left
knee and will need to rest for the
next few weeks.
It was a relief for Collins, because
it meant he would not need surgery.
He learned about it after an MRI was
taken on Monday. Hell rejoin the
teams offseason conditioning pro-
gram when he regains his strength.
Coach Bill Self said on Monday
that the problem plagued Collins for
most of the postseason and became
worse with every game.
Sherron played on one leg out
in California, Self said. Its a lit-
tle more serious than what we led
everybody to believe.
It also affected his conditioning
regimen. Collins lost 20 pounds dur-
ing the season, but was unable to
keep up his grueling workout sched-
ule after injuring the knee. Self said
that Collins will rest for the next few
weeks.
Hell have to take some extended
time off, Self said.
Revisiting UCLA
Self said that he advised the team
to take a week off and steer clear of
basketball.
The first thing I want our play-
ers to do is take a week off from
everything, he said. Maybe get
their books together if theyre a little
behind from the traveling.
He said they wont be watching
tape of the game anytime in the near
future.
Theres no point in dissecting
a situation we cant benefit from,
he said.
The 68-55 loss on Saturday ended
the Jayhawks season in the Elite
Eight. UCLA will face defending
national champion Florida in the
Final Four on Saturday night.
Emphasis on strength
After taking this week off, the
players will begin their offseason
conditioning next week. The team
will spend extra time in the weight
room working on strength.
I think every team needs to get
stronger, Self said. No matter how
strong you are, youre not strong
enough. I think were much stronger
than we were last year, and another
good offseason in the weight room
will bode well for us.
Each player will receive his own
individual workout regimen to fit his
needs and will work out on his own.
Self said the emphasis on strength
was nothing new, as it is a com-
mon theme for college basketball
coaches.
Thats an area where we can defi-
nitely improve as a group, he said.
Get a little more mobile, stronger,
more flexible.
Kansan senior sportswriter Mi-
chael Phillips can be contacted at
mphillips@kansan.com.
basketball (Continued from 1B)
MENS BASkEtBALL
Collins wont need surgery
Increased strength training part of Kansas ofseason
Well gather information and
ill visit with them and their
families. our goal is not to con-
vince guys to be here if its not
best for them and their families.
Bill Self
Mens basketball coach
Kansas 001 000 010 2 4 0
Missouri State 200 030 20x 7 8 1
esquibel, Marciel (7), Smyth (7)
and Afenir and Parzyk; Clubb, Bau-
mann (8) and Coulter. W Clubb 3-0.
l esquibel 4-2. 2B MSU: Keane,
Paul. HR KU: Murphy; MSU: Wood-
bury.
Records Kansas 15-15, Missouri
State 14-9.
Missouri State 7, Kansas 2
stayed ahead of Kansas en route to
being the second Missouri Valley
Conference team to beat Kansas
this season.
When youre playing Wichita
State, youre playing a traditional
top-25 team, Price said about the
power of the Missouri Valley. But
Missouri State is one of the best
programs in the Midwest.
Missouri State put up two more
in the bottom of the seventh off
reliever Wally Marciel. The fresh-
man recorded just one out, but
surrendered two runs on two hits.
Murphy scored in the Jayhawks
next at bat, but the late rally came
up more than a little short the
story of the night for Kansas.
Were definitely shooting our-
selves in the foot no doubt about
that, Price said.

Kansan senior sportswriter Alis-
sa Bauer can be contacted at
abauer@kansan.com.
baseball (Continued from 1B)
MLB
Milwaukee brewers
send pitcher to Royals
MilWAUKee Right-hander
Ben Hendrickson was traded
from the Milwaukee Brewers to
the Kansas City Royals on Tues-
day for minor league catcher
Maxim St. Pierre.
Hendrickson went 1-10 with
a 7.41 eRA in 12 starts and two
relief appearances in the majors
in 2004 and 2006.
St. Pierre played 10 seasons
in the minor leagues for Detroit
before joining the Royals as
a minor league free agent in
January. He was assigned to
Triple-A Nashville.
Maddux gives up two
runs in longest outing
Albert Pujols got the most of
his frst home run of the spring
and Barry Bonds put in one last
Cactus league game before
heading north for the start of
the regular season.
And that was nothing
compared to the show put on
by Greg Maddux and the San
Diego Padres.
Maddux had his longest out-
ing of the spring, giving up two
runs and striking out fve in six
innings, and San Diego banged
out a spring-high 25 hits in a
24-7 victory against the Texas
Rangers on Tuesday.
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AssOciAtEd PrEss
CHEYENNE, Wyo. More
than four months ago, Wyoming
lost a heartbreaker at Kansas State
when the Wildcats won 68-62 in
overtime after tying the game at the
end of regulation on a shot from
just beyond half-court.
Ive moved on from that,
Wyoming coach Joe Legerski said.
It was a great basketball game that
night. They made a few more plays
than we did and got the victory.
But Legerski said the circum-
stances will be different when the
two teams meet again Wednesday
night in Laramie in the semifinals of
the WNIT. The winner plays either
Western Kentucky or Wisconsin for
the championship on Saturday.
We had the opportunity to play
Kansas State earlier, and it was a
great ball game, but we have to
just focus on what were trying to
get accomplished and where were
trying to get is to Saturdays cham-
pionship game, he said.
Kansas State coach Deb Patterson
acknowledged the miracle shot in
the first game but said her team also
has moved on and matured.
I think we just finally under-
stood the intensity with which each
individual on the floor needed to
compete for the full 40 minutes,
Patterson said.
The Cowgirls (25-9) defeat-
ed Nevada, Missouri, Oregon
and South Dakota State to reach
the WNIT semifinals, while the
Wildcats (19-14) posted victories
against Southern Illinois, Illinois
and Auburn in their quest for a sec-
ond straight WNIT championship.
Wyoming is led by Hanna
Zavecz, who averages 13.6 points,
3.8 assists and 1.6 steals a game.
Kansas State is led by Kimberly
Dietz, who averages 13.3 points
and 3.1 rebounds a game. Claire
Coggins is adding 12.3 points and
3.4 rebounds.
WOMENS NCAA BASKETBALL
Wildcats prepare for WNIT semifnals
So close, yet so far
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Kansas City Royals left felder Emil Brown cant catch a triple of the bat of Chicago Cubs Angel Pagan during the frst inning of a
spring training baseball game Tuesday at HoHoKamPark in Mesa, Ariz. The Royals lost 13-10 in 10 innings.
By PAUL NEWBERRy
AssociAtEd PREss
MELBOURNE, Australia
Michael Phelps stood on deck with 50
Cent blaring in one ear, a steely deter-
mination in both eyes. When his name
was announced to the crowd at Rod
Laver Arena, the young American did
nothing more than stare down the
strip of water at his feet.
Next door at the warmup pool,
Phelps teammates stopped what
they were doing even those who
had races of their own coming up
at the world championships. They
had to see this one for themselves,
so they paused to watch it on a big
screen.
I had a thought in my head,
Aaron Peirsol would say later, that
this was going to be one of those
legendary races.
With four laps of the pool
Thursday night, Michael Phelps
wiped out Hoogie and took down
the ghost of Thorpedo, leaving little
doubt that were all getting the privi-
lege of watching the greatest swim-
mer ever to hit the pool.
You just cant count him out
of any race that hes in, said Mark
Schubert, head coach of the U.S.
team. Hes obviously on a mission.
Hes going to be real special here
and hes going to be real special a
year from now.
Phelps already is special, of
course, his legacy cemented by
performances such as his six-gold,
two-bronze medal haul at the 2004
Athens Olympics, or his five world
records two of them in differ-
ent events on the same day at
the 2003 world championships in
Barcelona.
But a magical swim Tuesday night
in the 200-meter freestyle might have
been the best yet, a swirling sympho-
ny of wind-milling arms, flapping
feet, somersaulting turns and rocket-
like bursts just beneath the water line
of the temporary pool.
I will say, Phelps allowed, every-
thing was pretty close to perfect in
that race.
On a night when four world
records fell, three of them to the
powerful U.S. team, no one stood
out more than the 21-year-old who
loves hip-hop music, video games
and a pet bulldog that he had to leave
back home in Michigan.
The 200-meter freestyle record
was one of swimmings hallowed
marks, the time of 1 minute,
44.06 seconds set six years ago by
Australias Ian Thorpe, the iconic
Thorpedo.
No other time on the books was
within a half-second of Thorpes
landmark swim at the 2001 worlds
in Fukuoka, Japan. In fact, the only
other swimmer to break 1:45 was
Pieter van den Hoogenband of the
Netherlands.
Until Phelps
came along.
Shaving more
than a full sec-
ond off his pre-
vious best and
breezing right
on through the
1:44 barrier, he
touched the wall
in a remarkable
1:43.86, leaving
Van den Hoogenband more than a
full body-length behind.
The now-retired Thorpe wasnt
in the pool, but, Schubert said, it
was almost like Michael was rac-
ing him without him being in the
race.
Phelps and Hoogie last had gone
head-to-head in the Race of the
Century their 200 free show-
down at the last Olympics. The
Flying Dutchman finished second
and Phelps took the bronze in that
one, both trailing Thorpe.
Ever since then, Phelps had
longed for a rematch against both
men. But Van den Hoogenband
underwent back surgery in 2005
and needed time to recover. Thorpe
set out on an extended break after
Athens never to return, as it
turned out. He retired at age 24.
I was sitting at my house, messing
around on the
computer and
watching TV,
Phelps recalled.
A friend of
mine sent me a
text message. He
said Thorpe
just retired. I was
like, Nah, youre
kidding. But it
was true.
Phelps kept
pushing on, even without Thorpe to
chase in person. He knew he would
at least get a chance for payback
against Hoogie, who recuperated
from the surgery and made it clear
he intended to reclaim his place in
the freestyle hierarchy.
So thats what was at stake when
the two titans hit the water at the
world championships.
Van den Hoogenband, who is
more of a sprinter, intended to get
out front through the first half of
the race and try to hold off Phelps at
the end. Instead, the American had
the lead at the first flip and never
let it go.
I was swimming OK, Van den
Hoogenband said, but after every
turn he was pushing off and kick-
ing through the water so extremely
fast. I was like, Lets see what hes
got left for the last 50. Well, he had
a lot left.
In swimming terms, this was
a runaway. Phelps touched, spun
around for a look at the score-
board, thrust his left index finger
into the air and grabbed the lane
rope with his right arm all before
the Dutchman completed his last
stroke, nearly 2 1/2 seconds behind
at 1:46.28.
I thought the 200 freestyle
record by Ian would last for 10,
maybe 20 years, marveled Van den
Hoogenband, a three-time Olympic
gold medalist.
Phelps had no intention of waiting
that long. Even though he publicly
pooh-poohed the idea of breaking
Thorpes record at these champion-
ships, deep down he knew it was
possible.
Not long after Phelps jumped in
the water Tuesday, he felt even more
confident.
As soon as I took my first stride
in the warmup pool, I dont know
what it was, but I knew something
was going to happen, Phelps said.
My freestyle never felt that smooth.
It occurred to me that something
special was going to happen.
Phelps now seems virtually
assured of winning at least seven
gold medals in Melbourne, which
would set him up for another shot at
Mark Spitzs Holy Grail of Olympic
records, those seven gold medals in
1972 at Munich.
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Michael Phelps sets a world record during the mens 200mButterfy semifnals at the World Swimming Championships in Melbourne, Australia,
Tuesday. Phelps fnished the race in 1 minute, 43.86 seconds.
By FREdERic J. FRoMMER
AssociAtEd PREss
WASHINGTON Sen. John
Kerry urged Major League Baseball
on Tuesday to hold off on a deal
to put the sports Extra Innings
package of out-of-market games
exclusively on DirecTV Group Inc.
A top baseball official declined to
agree, with opening day less than
a week away.
Kerry (D-Mass.) made the push
at a Senate Commerce Committee
hearing on behalf of subscrib-
ers to cable TV and EchoStar
Communications Corp.s Dish
Network who had received the
package previously.
The dispute concerns which
homes will receive baseballs
new television network in 2009.
DirecTV, a satellite service, has
agreed to carry that package as part
of its deal. The company would
also receive an equity stake in the
channel.
At Tuesdays hearing, Rob
Jacobson, president and CEO of iN
Demand, owned by affiliates of the
companies that own Time Warner
Telecom Inc., Comcast Corp. and
Cox Communications Inc., offered
to carry the package on the same
terms that DirecTV is, while put-
ting off the issue of The Baseball
Channel until it is launched.
This would ensure that for the
next two years at least, all base-
ball fans would have access to the
Extra Innings package, he said.
If were unable to reach an agree-
ment when the channel launches,
wed give baseball the right to can-
cel the Extra Innings deal. We
think this is a fair compromise.
Kerry, often playing the role of
mediator, got behind the effort.
Whats the matter with that?
he asked Bob DuPuy, baseballs
chief operating officer.
We believe that DirecTV has
the right to begin to help us build
the channel, DuPuy answered,
adding that the cable industry had
nine months to negotiate a deal.
By doUG FERGUsoN
AssociAtEd PREss
MIAMI Davis Love III was
the first.
He was in a playoff against Tiger
Woods when he failed to save par
from a bunker and lost the 1996
Las Vegas Invitational.
Brett Wetterich was the latest.
He was faced with a four-shot
deficit against the worlds No. 1
player in the CA Championship
at Doral. He held his own, kept it
interesting as long as he could, but
wound up in second place and in
the record books as a footnote.
Wetterich became the 50th play-
er to be runner-up to Woods on the
PGA Tour.
Guess I had to become some
kind of statistic, he said.
At least hes in good company.
The 50 victims include 21 major
champions and 18 of the top 30
players in the world ranking, a list
that goes from A (Stuart Appleby)
to Z (Paul Azinger) when allowing
for nicknames (Zinger).
The milestone even caught
Woods by surprise, based on the
fact he said nothing for a few sec-
onds and even then had little to
offer except for, Where do you
come up with that?
Matt Gogel (Pebble Beach) is
now retired. Frank Nobilo (Western
Open) works for The Golf Channel.
The list includes four Ryder Cup
captains Tom Kite, Hal Sutton,
Tom Lehman and Azinger.
I wouldnt have guessed that,
Woods said. I would have thought
some guys had been there more
often than others.
Woods victory at Doral was
No. 56 in his PGA Tour career, and
while 13 players have been run-
ner-up multiple times, there have
been 12 tournaments where at least
two players tied for second. In two
tournaments, there was a four-way
tie for second.
That puts Brian Gay on the list.
Who? Woods said. When did I
beat him?
That would be the 2002 Buick
Open, the only time on tour Woods
best buddy from Isleworth finished
second to him.
As soon as I took my frst stride
in the warmup pool, I dont know
what it was, but I knew some-
thing was going to happen.
MICHAEL PHELPS
Kerry asks MLB
to wait on TV deal
Golfer becomes 50th
to fnish 2nd to Woods
directv
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2007-03-28

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