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September because her son, Warren, failed to keep up with mortgage payments. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
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NEwS of thE woRLD
BEIRUt
The Arab Leagues mission to end
violence in Syria struggles to succeed
St. MAARtEN
Teenager completes sailing voyage
around the world in one year
NIGERIA
Two terroist attacks in attempt to free
sect members, kills 150 in Nigeria
BEIJING
Beijings measurements uncover
suspiciously low levels of air pollution
In the midst of a tough econo-
my, students are diversifying their
undergraduate experiences to be
more competitive in the post-
graduation job market.
Dan Simon, a junior major-
ing in microbiology from Olathe,
works in a lab on campus studying
Chlamydia, which allows him to
gain real-world research experi-
ence that employers often look
for.
Its important to make yourself
stand out, Simon said. Lots of
students get good grades, but with
contributing to original research,
you dont just learn, you do.
Since the beginning of his soph-
omore year, Simon has worked
under Scott Hefty, a KU assis-
tant professor of molecular bio-
sciences,. While he first worked
to learn the technical language
and high-level concepts, he even-
tually took on his own project
funded by the American Society
for Microbiology Undergraduate
Research Fellowship. Only 28
other students in the nation have
received funding for projects, and
Simon will present his work next
year at a national convention in
San Francisco.
Being able to have my own
research project has been the
most significant experience of
my undergraduate career, Simon
said.
Simon obtained his current
position from making cold calls to
professors to see if they had open
positions in their lab. After look-
ing into Heftys previous work and
considering his own interests, he
knew he found a good match.
Professors are really excited
when undergraduates are inter-
ested in their research and are
encouraging and helpful in assist-
ing them participate in research
projects, Simon said.
Paul Atchley, associate chair of
undergraduate studies and profes-
sor of cognitive psychology, thinks
flexibility and diverse experience
are important for undergraduates.
What employees are looking
for are folks who have skills out-
side of just their degree, Atchley
said. No student should expect
that just taking classes and getting
their degree will lead to success.
Atchley suggests students look
into studying abroad, service
learning opportunities, such as
Big Brothers Big Sisters, and par-
ticipating in research, like Simon.
These experiences grow students
who are flexible, work well with
others, and are skilled in informa-
tion literacy skills that employ-
ees are looking for, Atchley said.
While specialized degrees can
teach technical skills, Atchley also
recommends graduates increase
their capabilities not directly relat-
ed to their curriculum.
Thinking critically, the ability
to write, and working with infor-
mation and other people is impor-
tant, Atchley said. Its not about
learning facts, its about learning
processes. Thats what employers
need intelligent, curious, social
employees.
In the future, KU is looking to
redesign its degree programs to
include greater course diversity.
Edited by Christine Curtin
MARShALL SchMIDt
mschmidt@kansan.com
CAMPUS
Students look
to diversify
their studies
BEIRUt A clash between Syrian forces and army defectors erupted
Sunday in a suburb of the tightly held capital of Damascus, adding urgency
just as the Arab League was extending an observers mission that so far has
failed to end long months of bloody violence.
The two events outlined how an uprising against President Bashar Assad
that started with mass popular protests is moving now toward an armed
confict that could draw international intervention an outcome the Arab
League is trying to avoid.
The observer mission is supposed to be the frst step toward implementing
an Arab League plan to end the Syria crisis. Other points are pulling heavy Syr-
ian weapons out of cities, stopping attacks on protesters, opening talks with
the opposition and allowing foreign human rights workers and journalists in.
Thani told reporters after the meeting that the Arab League was launching
a new initiative to solve the crisis in which the Syrian government and the
opposition would form a unity government with in two weeks to lead to the
country through a transitional period in which elections would be held and a
new constitution written.
It was seen as highly unlikely that Syrian authorities or the leaders of Syr-
ias scattered opposition would agree to such a plan.
PhILIPSBURG, St. Maarten Laura Dekker set a steady foot aboard
a dock in St. Maarten on Saturday, ending a yearlong voyage aboard a sailboat
named Guppy that apparently made her the youngest person ever to sail
alone around the globe, though her trip was interrupted at several points.
Dekker arrived in St. Maarten after struggling against high seas and heavy
winds on a fnal, 41-day leg from Cape Town, South Africa.
There were moments where I was like, What the hell am I doing out here?,
but I never wanted to stop, she told reporters. Its a dream, and I wanted
to do it.
The teenager covered more than 27,000 nautical miles on a trip with stops
that sound like a skim through a travel magazine: the Canary Islands, Pana-
ma, the Galapagos Islands, Tonga, Fiji, Bora Bora, Australia, South Africa and
now, St. Maarten, from which she set out on Jan. 20, 2011.
Unlike other young sailors who recently crossed the globe, Dekker repeat-
edly anchored at ports along the way to sleep, study and repair her 38-foot
(11.5-meter) sailboat.
During her trip, she went surfng, scuba diving, cliff diving and discovered
a new hobby: playing the fute, which she said in her weblog was easier to play
than a guitar in bad weather.
KANo, Nigeria People in this north Nigeria city once wore surgical
masks to block the dust swirling through its sprawling neighborhoods, but
swarming children hawked the masks for pennies apiece Sunday to block the
stench of death at a hospital overfowing with the dead following a coordi-
nated attack by a radical Islamist sect.
The Nigerian Red Cross now estimates more than 150 people died in Fri-
days attack in Kano, which saw at least two suicide bombers from the sect
known as Boko Haram detonate explosive-laden cars. The scope of the attack,
apparently planned to free sect members held by authorities here, left even
President Goodluck Jonathan speechless as he toured what remained of a
regional police headquarters Sunday.
The federal government will not rest until we arrest the perpetrators of
this act, Jonathan said earlier.
Fridays attacks by Boko Haram hit police stations, immigration offces and
the local headquarters of Nigerias secret police in Kano.
Nigerias weak central government repeatedly has been unable to stop at-
tacks by Boko Haram, whose name means Western education is sacrilege in
the Hausa language of Nigerias north. The group has carried out increasingly
sophisticated and bloody attacks in its campaign to implement strict Shariah
law and avenge the deaths of Muslims in communal violence across Nigeria.
BEIJING Caving to public pressure, Beijing environmental authori-
ties started releasing more detailed air quality data Saturday that may bet-
ter refect how bad the Chinese capitals air pollution is. But one expert says
measurements from the frst day were low compared with data U.S. offcials
have been collecting for years.
The readings of PM2.5 particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in
size or about 1/30th the average width of a human hair were being posted
on Beijings environmental monitoring centers website. Such small particu-
lates can penetrate deep into the lungs, so measuring them is considered a
more accurate refection of air quality than other methods.
It is the frst time Beijing has publicly revealed PM2.5 data and follows a
clamor of calls by citizens on social networking sites tired of breathing in gray
and yellow air.
Steven Andrews, an environmental consultant who has studied Beijings
pollution data since 2006, said he was already a bit suspicious of Beijings
PM2.5 data. Within the 24-hour period to noon Saturday, Beijing reported sev-
en hourly fgures at the very low level of 0.003 milligrams per cubic meter.
In all of 2010 and 2011, the U.S. Embassy reported values at or below that
level only 18 times out of over 15,000 hourly values or about 0.1 percent of the
time, said Andrews.
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Because the stars
know things we dont.
Crossword
sudoku
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check out
the answers
http://udkne.ws/yf8ght
aries (March 21-april 19)
today is a 6
Communications about actions
get through, whereas actions
themselves could get blocked
or obstructed. Get into plan-
ning, networking and crowd-
sourcing.
taurus (april 20-May 20)
today is a 7
dont let worries about money
interfere with love. you may as
well listen, though you might
have to compromise. A quiet
evening suits you just fine.
relax.
gemini (May 21-June 21)
today is an 8
Mars goes retrograde today
(until April 14). Avoid signing
contracts between now and
then, since vitality is lack-
ing. Maintain projects with
momentum.
cancer (June 22-July 22)
today is an 8
set an intention ... the New
Moon is an especially fertile
time for planting promises.
take care of your heart. keep it
healthy. practice love.
Leo (July 23-aug. 22)
today is a 6
the energy is there to propel
your inner thoughts out into
the world. what message will
you relay? Have it well thought
out, rather than reactionary.
the camera is on.
Virgo (aug. 23-sept. 22)
today is a 7
Expand your influence. talk
about your fantastic project
with imaginative flair. paint a
picture with an inspiring pos-
sibility. invite participation.
Libra (sept. 23-oct. 22)
today is a 7
Avoid initiating important
projects or buying mechanical
equipment, if you can. Finish
off old business.
scorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21)
today is a 7
retrograde Mars especially
affects scorpio. Find support
with family when it comes to
making decisions. when one
door closes, another one opens.
sagittarius (nov. 22-dec. 21)
today is an 8
you have an excuse to get out
of town and shake things up a
bit. Visit family, maybe, or take
a day trip. Make room for love
and anythings possible.
capricorn (dec. 22-Jan. 19)
today is a 9
when it comes to making
money, you have the power.
Focus your energy on what its
really attractive to you. Ask a
trusted advisor for guidance.
aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
today is an 8
you may notice hidden motiva-
tions, or reconsidered personal
views or opinions. Be gentle
with hearts. Avoid scandal.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
today is a 6
Focus on the space around the
limitations. you may tumble,
but you wont know if you can
make it, if you never even
try. wisdom builds with every
failed step.
Etta James, the fiery blues singer
known best for her uncharacteris-
tically sweet ballad At Last, died
Friday morning in Riverside, Calif.,
after a long battle with chronic leu-
kemia. She was 73.
One of the first women induct-
ed into the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame, James began her career
in 1954, at the age of 15, with
her group The Creolettes and the
racy-for-its-time hit Roll With
Me Henry. Her bold delivery and
powerful voice quickly separated
her from the crowd, as did her
groundbreaking choice of material,
leading Atlantic Records producer
Jerry Wexler to call her the great-
est of all modern blues singers.
This is a tremendous loss for
the family, her friends and fans
around the world, longtime friend
and manager, Lupe De Leon told
CNN. She was a true original who
could sing it all her music defied
category.
James, born Jamesetta Hawkins
in Los Angeles in 1938, was tough-
talking and forward in her music
scoring hits with Good Rockin
Daddy and I Just Wanna Make
Love to You and W.O.M.A.N., an
answer song to Bo Diddleys Im a
Man. But there was also an ache
in her voice, even before her very
public battle with heroin addiction
in the 60s and 70s, that showed
she wasnt invincible, especially in
All I Could Do Was Cry and in
her interpretations of such classics
as Someone to Watch Over Me
and My Funny Valentine.
Music was thunder and joy,
lightning bolts of happiness and
praise, foot-stomping, dance-
shouting, good-feeling singing
from the soul, James wrote in her
autobiography, Rage to Survive:
The Etta James Story. I was also
lucky to have the lungs to keep
up with these bad boys. When it
came to singing, I was no shrink-
ing violet.
There has been a surge in inter-
est in James music in recent years,
following Beyonces portrayal of
her in the movie Cadillac Records
in 2008 and the use of At Last
for Barack and Michelle Obamas
first dance after his inauguration
in 2009, pushing James version of
the song back onto the pop charts.
On the current season of The
X Factor, teenage singer Rachel
Crow chose James wrenching Id
Rather Go Blind as her theme,
while the years biggest star, Adele,
has called James her favorite sing-
er ever.
Everything she singsyou
believe her, even if she never wrote
a word of it herself, Adele told
The Observer last year. I saw her
live in New York not so long ago:
extraordinary. There she was, at
the age of 71, singing, I want to
ta ta you, babyalmost groping
herself, as if the meaning wasnt
clear enough already. She just has
so much attitude.
James retired from recording in
2011, after releasing her final album
The Dreamer in November, fea-
turing her hard-hitting takes on
everything from Otis Reddings
Cigarettes and Coffee to Guns N
Roses Welcome to the Jungle.
I wish to thank all my fans who
have shown me love and support
over all these years, James said
in a statement accompanying the
albums release. I love you all.
MccLatchy tribune
MusiC
Family and fans mourn
loss of legendary singer
MccLatchy tribune
Etta James performs at the orange County Blues Festival, dana point, sept.
26, 1993. James, the legendary rhythm and blues singer, has died, her son said
Friday. she was 73 and had been in failing health for years.
PLease
recycLe
this news
PaPer
ORLANDO, Fla. Gina
Carano is the 29-year-old daugh-
ter of a former backup quarter-
back for the Dallas Cowboys and
a cheerleader-pretty mom. And
those two ends of the gene pool
have been having a knock-down
drag-out fight in her from the
get-go.
Growing up, I was a big
Pride and Prejudice fan, she
says. But I kind of got into True
Romance and Braveheart, too.
You know, ACTION films.
Pretty enough to model, she
took up martial arts as well. And
thanks to her skills in the ring
and her drop-kick-dead good
looks, she became a stand-out
star in the world of professional
mixed martial arts.
Waitdidnt anybody tell her
you dont want to mess up that
pretty face?
Was I ever warned? My
dad did. LOTS of times. And I
dont think my mom ever gave
a thought when she was writing
that first check for me to take
Muay Thai lessons that I would
go and start competing.
And compete she did, piling
up wins and winning fans. One
of those fans was the filmmaker
Steven Soderbergh (Oceans
Eleven, Contagion). In Carano,
he saw a female action actor who
could kick the $#% out of any
cast he could assemble around
her. So he assembled some big-
name actors and put Carano in
Haywire, which has her play-
ing a secret agent fighting her
way through legions of bad guys.
Carano may be Hollywoods next
big thing.
Its been a wonderful, won-
derful risk, Carano says of the
path she took to the world of
film. I took that risk and got a
wonderful life and better oppor-
tunities.
As a girl, shed studied jazz, tap
and ballet dancing, which makes
fight choreography come easy to
her. Soderbergh has been tell-
ing one and all that his hardest
job was convincing co-stars like
Michael Fassbender that they
didnt have to go easy on her just
because shes a woman.
Not that Hollywood didnt give
her a moment of truth or two.
When the baggage you bring to
the set is how tough you are, they
dont worry about scaring you.
MccLatchy tribune
Carano: martial
arts to Hollywood
CElEBritiEs
new pop culture cable
channel called aXs
los ANGElEs Four of the big-
gest players in the entertainment
industry ryan seacrest, Mark
Cuban, concert giant AEG and Hol-
lywood powerhouse talent frm Cre-
ative Artists Agency are teaming
up to launch a new pop culture cable
channel.
Called AXs (short for access), the
cable network is envisioned to focus
primarily on live programming aimed
at entertainment afcionados. it is to
include a heavy diet of concerts and
lifestyle shows and use production
facilities at AEGs downtown l.A. live
complex as its on-air home base.
the industry in los Angeles is
a sport, Cuban said of the chan-
nels plans to cover show business
on a 24/7 live basis. the networks
fagship show is to be called AXs
live, which Cuban described as a
sportsCenter for pop culture and
music.
McClatchy Tribune
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To pay homage to the Gringotts vault
in Harry Potter, my rec locker always has
the combo 713.
If youre going to screw with me on
the road, at least have the balls to stop
next to me at the light...pussy.
These days, I enjoy glorious German
opera on my way to class. It seems to
help against the cold.
Im sick of people bashing on frat
packs... Apologies to the people who
cant fnd friends to walk to class with.
Governments that try to censor the
internet are SOPAthetic.
I love walking around campus on
Friday mornings... It makes me feel like
less of an alcoholic.
Am I the only one who thinks the
editor of the FFAs is just like the ever
mysterious gossip girl?
Editors note: You know you love me.
XOXO, FFA editor.
Does the UDK touch up the photos or
are our basketball players that ripped?
Editors note: Theyre just that ripped.
Sometimes you wonder if Withy
knows @fakejeffwithy is more popular
than him. Or did fakewithy make him
popular?
Is it bad that I look like a man when it
is freezing outside and I am bundled up?
I swear I have nice boobs.
My professor sounds like Morton from
family guy and looks like Sheldon from
big bang theory. Its so entertaining.
My English teacher just referred to
diction as a fancy word. Im paying
for this?
Editors note: You spelled teacher
incorrectly. Maybe you are getting your
moneys worth.
Just passed a guy wearing a hoodie
that said Im not an asshole. I wish all
guys had shirts that said things about
their personalities.
I swear its like The Hunger Games
when Im trying to get a spot on the 43
bus.
Trying to sneak on the bus from the
back when its cold outside will get you
jumped.
KUs phone app needs a GPS bus
tracking system so I dont have to stand
in freezing weather for 30 minutes.
Always on schedule? Right....
I was so drunk that once I tried to call
you, FFA.
Editors note: Dont feel bad; it hap-
pens more than you think.
I would have had to take 32 shots if
I made a drinking game of how many
times my instructor said woah in
lecture.
So I met Dan the bus driver today and
dare I say it...God in his present form.
People walking around outside in
T-shirts and shorts, Im impressed.......
by your stupidity.
Being small, when it is windy outside
I fnd a larger person and strategically
walk behind them.
Robinson and Taylor, if you play that
way again, youll lose many fans. Not
because we are mad, but because well
die of heart attacks.
S
omething happened afer the
2008 election. Greater turn-
out of young voters provided
a boost for the Obama campaign,
and when he won the presidency,
the Republican Party panicked.
Te panic resulted in a slew of
states passing laws requiring voters
to show photo identifcation at the
polls, as well as some laws elimi-
nating early voting on Sundays.
Te government cannot over-
reach its power and begin imped-
ing the ability of certain age groups
and other specifc populations of
citizens to reach the polls. Such a
practice is disturbingly reminis-
cent of the poll tax.
According to the New York
Times, the Brennan Center for
Justice at New York University
Law School conducted a study that
found at least fve million legal, eli-
gible voters would face difculties
at the polls if these laws were still
in efect in 2012. Tis is largely
because a portion of the electorate,
ofen groups who are marginalized
in other ways due to economic
status or minority status, does not
have state-issued photo identifca-
tion.
Tese laws also specifcally af-
fect students who are not trying to
subvert the law but simply want to
exercise their right to vote.
Tis is a specifc efort targeted at
young people and students because
of their inclination to vote for the
Democratic candidate. Tey are
targeted because they ofen have
to vote away from home, and these
laws have efectively invalidated
many college IDs as a form of
identifcation (as some universities
now must revamp their student ID
card systems, which takes time and
money), causing problems for out-
of-state students trying to register
to vote (New York Times, Dec.
2011).
By taking away measures that fa-
cilitate voting for students, a group
that already votes in small num-
bers will have even less incentive
or ability to vote.
But Republican lawmakers are
not concerned about the low voting
trend among young people and are
happy to stife the voices of the stu-
dents who do want to participate in
the political process because it bet-
ter serves their interests.
RESPONSES:
(Christians arguments are in ital-
ics. Kellys responses are below).
Proving your identity is an ac-
cepted, routine, and necessary part
of our everyday lives. And it isnt
just for things like driving, fying,
cashing checks, and buying drinks.
I have a constitutional right to buy
a legal frearm, but in order to exer-
cise that right, I have to present ID
and undergo a background check.
It is obviously true that in or-
der to purchase items like alcohol
or tobacco, or in order to fy on
an airplane, or drive a car, or use
a credit card, one must have state-
issued ID. Tis is exactly why the
requirement of photo identifca-
tion at the polls marginalizes a
specifc group in the electorate: the
people who are not able to do any
of the above activities, namely be-
cause they cannot aford such con-
veniences, are the ones who do not
have state-issued ID.
Te right to vote is fundamental.
It of course encompasses the right
to physically cast a vote on election
day. But it also includes our right
to not have our legitimate votes nul-
lifed by illegal acts such as voter
fraud.
Te key in the right-wing argu-
ment is that these isolated incidents
of voter fraud are pinned on liberals
who are given a bad name because
of groups like ACORN. Obviously
most Democrats do not support
voter fraud, as they value just as
much as other party members the
foundations of equal political rep-
resentation. Some Republicans just
use isolated cases like this to justify
the very discriminatory practice of
essentially eliminating a portion of
the Democratic electorate.
In 2008, the Supreme Court up-
held Indianas Voter ID law. Te
opinion was written by none other
than liberal Justice John Paul Ste-
vens.
While the idea that voter ID laws
dont really have an efect on turn-
out for Democratic voters based on
the Indiana law is interesting, I fnd
it to be irrelevant. Te point of giv-
ing every citizen the right to vote
without unnecessary obstacles is
not about advancing one party over
the other; it is about ones individu-
al rights in relation to the political
process. Tis is why I agree that a
vote is fundamental and should be
safeguarded in the sense that each
individuals ability to vote should
be protected.
Kelly is a senior in political science and
English from Overland Park
K
ansas new voter ID law
is a commonsense de-
fense of the integrity
of our electoral process. Prov-
ing your identity is an accepted,
routine, and necessary part of
society. Driving, fying, mak-
ing fnancial transactions, and
buying items such as alcohol, to-
bacco, and frearms all require a
photo ID.
We are fortunate that voter
fraud is not endemic in our state.
However, the legacy of vote
early and ofen is still alive in
some areas of the country thanks
to groups like ACORN (particu-
larly in battle ground states). To
prevent this problem from seep-
ing into Kansas, the state has ad-
opted the most practical method
of preventing voter imperson-
ation, double voting, and fcti-
tious registrations.
Te lef has decried these
laws as voter suppression, but
these objections are completely
unfounded. In early 2008, the
United States Supreme Court
ruled that Indianas voter ID law,
the strictest in the nation, was in
fact constitutional. Liberal Jus-
tice John Paul Stevens wrote that
Indianas law was amply justifed
by the valid interest in protecting
the integrity and reliability of
the electoral process. Despite
the same alarmist claims from
the lef that were hearing now in
Kansas, President Obama went
on to win Indiana in the Novem-
ber election and the state had
the nations highest percentage
increase in Democratic turnout
from the 2004 Presidential elec-
tion (8.3%). Source: Heritage
Foundation, July 2011
Te right to vote is fundamen-
tal and should be safeguarded. It
of course encompasses the right
to physically cast a vote, but it
also includes the right not to
have that legitimate vote nulli-
fed by voter fraud.
RESPONSES:
(Kellys arguments are in ital-
ics. Christians responses are
below).
Tis is a specifc efort targeted
at young people and students be-
cause of their inclination to vote
for the Democratic candidate.
Tey are targeted because they of-
ten have to vote away from home,
and by taking away measures that
facilitate this process, a group that
already votes in small numbers
will have even less incentive to
vote.
Te law allows college students
to use their University issued ID
cards to vote. Indigent voters
that cannot aford a photo ID
card can get one free through the
Department of Revenue. Regis-
tered voters who show up with-
out a photo ID can cast a provi-
sional ballot. Te only way this
law targets Democratic voters is
if they are committing fraud.
I understand legislators desire
to implement some sort of system
to prevent voter fraud; however,
the government cannot overreach
its power and begin impeding
the ability of certain age groups
and other specifc populations of
citizens to reach the polls. Such
a practice is disturbingly reminis-
cent of the poll tax.
Te comparison of voter ID
laws to the poll tax is pure dema-
goguery by the lef. Requiring a
photo ID to vote is vastly difer-
ent from the old Jim Crow laws,
especially since the government
now issues ID cards to the poor
free of charge. Moreover, voters
still have to bear the time and
transportation costs of physical-
ly getting to the polls on election
day, yet no one reasonably con-
siders that a poll tax.
Tere is surely a less drastic way
to efectively eliminate voter fraud
that does not trample the rights of
law-abiding citizens.
Voter ID laws across the coun-
try have withstood legal chal-
lenges because opponents have
failed to show even one instance
where individuals would sufer
an unreasonable hardship in or-
der to vote. Tese laws have now
been passed in 30 states and are
supported by an overwhelming
majority of Americans. Nearly
every American has a form of ac-
cepted ID and those who do not
can get one for free.
Christian is a third year law student
from Wichita.
Point counterpoint: Voter ID Regulations
A new Kansas law now requires that voters present a form of photo identification at the polls.
Two columnists present opposing arguments on the bills photo identification requirements.
Each columnist presents an argument and then responds to three of the other persons points.
POlITIcS
From the Left
By Kelly Cosby
kcosby@kansan.com
From the Right
By Christian Corrigan
ccorrigan@kansan.com
S
ince childhood, we are
taught to put others before
ourselves. Dont be so self-
centered. Tink of others.
And ofen when were in rela-
tionships, we take that and as-
sume thats the best way to make
love last.
But when it comes to dating,
this mind set could be harmful.
If we arent careful about when
to put our needs frst in relation-
ships, we could end up jeopardiz-
ing our personal identities alto-
gether.
Over two years ago, my then-
boyfriend and I were convinced
that we were meant to be. I dont
believe in destiny, but if it did ex-
ist, we were part of it. We were
madly in love, and I couldnt
think of anything that would ruin
that.
But because I was blinded by
my feelings for him, I missed the
warning signs that my so-called
loving relationship was really an
abusive one. Out of insecurity
and jealousy, he started exhibit-
ing signs of controlling behavior
that I ignored until they drove
me away. Troughout our rela-
tionship, he criticized my friends,
went through my phone twice,
and once became hostile when I
wanted to go to a party he wasnt
invited to.
Finally, he told me whom I
wasnt allowed to talk to and that
certain clothes of mine should
be worn only around him. As a
result I became extremely territo-
rial over my possessions and very
distant from him. Even though
I kept my struggle a secret from
everyone, my friendships were as
strong as ever, even the ones he
told me I couldnt have.
I stopped trusting my boy-
friend and became too paranoid
to even allow him to be alone in
my apartment. I couldnt even
keep a personal diary without
worrying about him reading it.
And with that, I felt trapped. It
was then that I fnally recognized
that I was in an identity crisis. I
was desperate for a way out of the
relationship.
I had to choose between my
identity and my boyfriend and
fgured that if I didnt have my in-
dividuality, I wouldnt have any-
thing. I wouldnt settle for that
then. And now I never do.
Tat doesnt mean I dont love
my current boyfriend. But Im up
front with him about who I am.
He knows I am myself frst and
his girlfriend second. I care about
my relationship and our harmony
as a couple, but I am who I am.
So rather than settling for what
we can get, we must be strong in
our expectations for our relation-
ships. We have to set high stan-
dards and never let our identities
become lost in what we think is
love because love will never make
us decide which wed rather have.
Abusive relationships can liter-
ally be fatal, so its crucial for us to
have solid identities that contrib-
ute to a relationship rather than
drown in it. We have to recognize
our individuality and maintain it
to prevent becoming silenced in
a relationship like mine. We have
to own who we are and embrace
I and me even when our rela-
tionships make us a we.
We all need to make that
pledge now, our signifcant others
included. Our lives could depend
on it.
Rachel Keith is a graduate student in
education from Wichita.
By Rachel Kieth
rkieth@kansan.com
lOVE
Never lose your identity while in a relationship
Illustration by Ryan Benedick
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Performers showcase Chinese celebration
culture
AShLEIGh LEE /KANSAN
two girls perform in the opening dance medley during the 2012 Greater Kansas chinese Dragon Year Gala Sunday night at
the lied center. Students preformed various dances as part of the opening act from Jung lee Dance School.
AShLEIGh LEE /KANSAN
Dancers perform in 2012 Greater Kansas chinese Dragon Year Gala Sunday night at the lied center by dancing with a
dragon. chinese New Year is a 15 day-long celebration that welcomes the spring season in the chinese calendar.
AShLEIGh LEE/KANSAN
Performers open the 2012 Greater Kansas chinese Dragon Year Gala Sunday night at the lied center by performing in the lion
Dance. the lion dance is a traditional dance where most of the movements come from chinese martial art.
AShLEIGh LEE/KANSAN
Performers dance in the opening dance medley during the 2012 Greater Kansas chinese Dragon Year Gala Sunday night at
the lied center. children danced in the medley that showcased different styles of dance and music.
AShLEIGh LEE /KANSAN
little kids preform part of the opening medley during the 2012 Greater Kansas chinese Dragon Year Gala Sunday night at
the lied center. Students preformed various dances as part of the opening act from Jung lee Dance School.
Students and community members put on a variety of acts in honor of the Year of the Dragon and the New Year
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This past summer, a KU stu-
dents journey to Africa gave him
a new perspective of the world.
Collin Edwards, a KU graduate
student studying Urban Planning,
spent six weeks in Senegal, located
in West Africa, learning about the
regions culture, promoting devel-
opment, and gaining a greater
global perspective.
My first thought was that I
would just help them build a well,
Edwards said. But I soon real-
ized that development also meant
building relationships, personal
and community empowerment,
and spiritual growth.
Edwards had been looking for
overseas mission trips and discov-
ered Discipling for Development
through his involvement with
Navigators, an on-campus
Christian organization.
For the first three weeks, I lived
with a Senegalese family, Edwards
said. We had no running water,
only bucket showers, and no elec-
tricity.
Currently, the country has only
a 59 percent literacy rate, and a
life expectancy of 60 years with
an infant mortality rate of 5.6 per-
cent.
Having only spent time overseas
in Europe, Edwardss experience
in Africa made him realize that
American society has a skewed
view of wants and needs.
What we perceive as needs are
just things that weve been lucky
enough to enjoy, said Edwards.
The work with community
development focused on changing
the mind set of the culture, which
is still recovering from many years
of French colonization that ended
in 1960.
According to the State
Department, 94 percent of the 12.6
million Senegalese practice Islam.
Nearly 80 percent of the workforce
makes their living through agricul-
ture, with 60percent of the country
living in rural regions.
A big focus was helping them
see that they can help themselves,
said Edwards. And make them
more capable to use resources to
better themselves. Still, the coun-
try receives a great deal of foreign
aid, $85 million of which comes
from the US government.
Edwards noticed several dif-
ferences between Sengalese and
American culture.
In the community, everything
is expected to be shared, said
Edwards. For dinner, we would sit
on the floor, and everyone ate off
the same plate with a spoon.
Also, Senegalese men are
allowed to take in multiple wives.
Edwards also noticed that having a
schedule and being on time is not
part of Sudanese culture.
You could come over anytime
and stay as long as you wanted,
said Edwards. People are more
important than the schedule.
Edwards spent the final three
weeks living in the city with other
missionaries.
We would observe, listen, see
what problems they were having,
and see what we could do to help,
said Edwards.
Edwards interned with two
other Americans, one of whom
was Nick Woods who attended the
University of Oregon. Woods said
he enjoyed having other Americans
nearby to experience life in Africa
with him. Woods and Edwards
stayed with Muslim families in the
same town for three weeks, so they
were able to ride bikes to each
others houses.
Later, Woods lived with
American missionary families,
who had learned to adjust to the
different way of life.
I saw how American families
can come to a third world country
and call it home, said Woods.
Sometimes you just want to
hang with other Americans and
talk about the differences between
our states, or even watch a movie at
a missionarys house, said Woods.
Still, Woods and Edwards both said
they appreciated the opportunity
to connect with others with a far
different background.
Edwards said that whenever he
reflects on his experience he feels
he gained a greater appreciation
for others.
I learned to value friendship
over work, said Edwards. Our
society tends to value work more
than being with people.
He also said that his time abroad
gave him greater global awareness
and appreciation for the lifestyle he
has been blessed with.
It was good to see how the rest
of the world works, said Edwards.
Its really easy to not look beyond
our own desires and that theres a
big world out there.
Edwards also gained greater
appreciation for the lifestyle hes
been blessed with.
Its a privilege to be a minor-
ity and to have nice things, said
Edwards. We shouldnt hoard our
blessings and instead help those
who dont have the things we do.
Helping others is a great respon-
sibility American society has,
according to Edwards.
We have a lot to give, said
Edwards. Theres a lot of people
who are living with a lot less and
are still joyful.
Despite the many differences
between American and Senegalese
cultures, Edwards sees a great deal
of universality between people.
Were all not that different,
Edwards said. We all have the
same emotions and are trying to
make life work.
Edited by Caroline Kraft
mARShALL SchmIDt
mschmidt@kansan.com
coNtRIbUtED Photo
Collin Edwards, on left, waits to ride a camel. Edwards interned with two other
Americans including Nick Woods, on camel, from the University of Oregon.
Trip to Senegal stresses values in community
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SAN FRANCISCO A quarter-
century after the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration approved the
first prescription drugs based on
the main psychoactive ingredient
in marijuana, additional medicines
derived from or inspired by the
cannabis plant itself could soon
be making their way to pharmacy
shelves, according to drug compa-
nies, small biotech firms and uni-
versity scientists.
A British company, GW Pharma,
is in advanced clinical trials for the
worlds first pharmaceutical devel-
oped from raw marijuana instead
of synthetic equivalents a mouth
spray it hopes to market in the U.S.
as a treatment for cancer pain. And
it hopes to see FDA approval by the
end of 2013.
Sativex contains marijuanas
two best known components
delta 9-THC and cannabidiol
and already has been approved in
Canada, New Zealand and eight
European countries for a differ-
ent usage, relieving muscle spasms
associated with multiple sclerosis.
FDA approval would represent an
important milestone in the nations
often uneasy relationship with
marijuana, which 16 states and the
District of Columbia already allow
residents to use legally with doc-
tors recommendations. The U.S.
Drug Enforcement Administration
categorizes pot as a dangerous drug
with no medical value, but the
availability of a chemically similar
prescription drug could increase
pressure on the federal government
to revisit its position and encourage
other drug companies to follow in
GW Pharmas footsteps.
There is a real disconnect
between what the public seems to be
demanding and what the states have
pushed for and what the market
is providing, said Aron Lichtman,
a Virginia Commonwealth
University pharmacology professor
and president of the International
Cannabinoid Research Society. It
seems to me a company with a great
deal of vision would say, If there
is this demand and need, we could
develop a drug that will help people
and we will make a lot of money.
Possessing marijuana still is ille-
gal in the United Kingdom, but
about a decade ago GW Pharmas
founder, Dr. Geoffrey Guy, received
permission to grow it to develop a
prescription drug. Guy proposed
the idea at a scientific conference
that heard anecdotal evidence
that pot provides relief to multiple
sclerosis patients, and the British
government welcomed it as a
potential way to draw a clear line
between recreational and medici-
nal use, company spokesman Mark
Rogerson said.
In addition to exploring new
applications for Sativex, the com-
pany is developing drugs with dif-
ferent cannabis formulations.
We were the first ones to charge
forward and a lot of people were
watching to see what happened to
us, Rogerson said. I think we are
clearly past that stage.
In 1985, the FDA approved two
drug capsules containing synthetic
THC, Marinol and Cesamet, to ease
side-effects of chemotherapy in can-
cer patients. The agency eventually
allowed Marinol to be prescribed
to stimulate the appetites of AIDS
patients. The drugs patent expired
last year, and other U.S. companies
have been developing formulations
that could be administered through
dissolving pills, creams and skin
patches and perhaps be used for
other ailments.
Doctors and multiple sclerosis
patients are cautiously optimis-
tic about Sativex. The National
Multiple Sclerosis Society has not
endorsed marijuana use by patients,
but the organization is sponsoring a
study by a University of California,
Davis neurologist to determine
how smoking marijuana compares
to Marinol in addressing painful
muscle spasms.
The cannabinoids and mari-
juana will, eventually, likely be part
of the clinicians armamentarium,
if they are shown to be clinically
beneficial, said Timothy Coetzee,
the societys chief research officer.
The big unknown in my mind is
whether they are clearly beneficial.
Opponents and supporters of
crude marijuanas effectiveness gen-
erally agree that more research is
needed. And marijuana advocates
fear that the government will use
any new prescription products to
justify a continued prohibition on
marijuana use.
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tYLER BIERwIRth/KANSAN
Tyler Johnson, a sophomore from Odesa, Mo., bowls under fuorescent lights at the Kansan Union Saturday night during cosmic bowling. Cosmic bowling is a free event that
occurs every Friday and Saturday at 10 P.M.
BOwLING UNDER thE cOSMOS
PHOENIX In part, the short
video has the feel of a campaign
ad: the strains of soft music,
the iconic snapshots of rugged
Arizona desert, the candidate
earnestly engaged with her con-
stituents.
Interspersed with the slick
montage of photos and sound,
though, is a video close-up of
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords gazing
directly at the camera, offering
not a campaign promise but a
goodbye, a thank-you message to
her supporters in a voice that is
both firm and halting.
I have more work to do on
my recovery, the congresswom-
an says at the end of the two-
minute-long A Message from
Gabby, appearing to strain with
all of her will to communicate.
So to do whats best for Arizona,
I will step down this week.
Arizonans had to know in their
hearts that this day was coming.
A bullet to the brain, from
point-blank range, is a nearly
impossible obstacle to overcome,
even for a congresswoman known
for pluckiness and fight. Giffords
seemed to accept that reality in
the video announcing her res-
ignation from Congress, which
also included a promise to return
one day to her mission to help
Arizonans.
The clip, posted to YouTube
and on her Facebook page, pastes
together 13 sentences into a fluid
announcement. Giffords wears a
bright red jacket eerily similar to
the one she was wearing a year
ago when she was nearly assas-
sinated. She looks straight into
the camera, almost begging the
viewer to listen.
But the video also includes
images of the 41-year-old strug-
gling at rehab and walking along
a leafy street with husband Mark
Kelly with an obvious limp. And
Giffords acknowledges that, at
least for now, she isnt up to tak-
ing on a re-election challenge.
The announcement comes
just over a year after a gunman
opened fire at Jan. 8, 2011, meet-
ing with constituents in front of a
Tucson grocery store. Six people
were killed, and Giffords and 12
others wounded.
TAMPA, Fla. Now its Floridas
turn.
And Republican presidential
rivals Mitt Romney and Newt
Gingrich have just 10 days to navi-
gate a state unlike any theyve com-
peted in so far. Florida is six times
larger than New Hampshire, has
almost five times more Hispanics
than Iowa, and, with numerous
media markets, is much more
expensive for candidates than South
Carolina. Thats where Gingrich
trounced Romney on Saturday
night, suddenly scrambling the
GOP presidential race ahead of
Floridas Jan. 31 primary.
Its been fascinating spectator
sport so far, Beth Schiller, 48, said
inside Buddy Brew Coffee shop the
next morning. But its coming here
now. Theyre all coming.
Indeed, the remaining candidates
in a shrunken field Romney,
Gingrich, former Pennsylvania Sen.
Rick Santorum and Texas Rep. Ron
Paul planned to be in the state
Monday for the first of two presi-
dential debates this week.
All eyes were certain to be on
whats essentially a two-man race.
After a crushing South Carolina
defeat, Romney no longer faces the
prospect of wrapping up the nomi-
nation quickly and now is forced
to regroup. He has spent months
planning for the Florida campaign,
essentially building a firewall in
the state. He has the largest orga-
nization of any candidate. And
he and his allies combined have
had the TV airwaves all to them-
selves for weeks, already spending
roughly $6 million combined. The
former Massachusetts governors
areas of strength in the diverse
state may be with the transplanted
Northeasterners and snowbirds
along the Gold Coast.
But now there are doubts about
whether he can knit together the
broad cross-section of Republican
voters hed need to win in this state,
much less the nomination.
Im looking forward to a long
campaign, Romney said on Fox
News Sunday, an acknowledgment
that he wouldnt sew up the nomi-
nation with a Florida victory as
aides once had hoped.
Gingrich, for his part, will work to
keep his momentum going despite
continued division among tea party
and religious activists who, to a
certain degree, continue to divide
their support between him and
Santorum. The states conservative
panhandle may be fertile ground
for the former Georgia lawmaker
who talks of his Southern roots
often. His team also is working hard
to court evangelicals, who vote in
droves in the states GOP primaries
and who tend to look skeptically on
Romney.
He dramatically trails Romney in
fundraising and organization in the
state, underscored by his launch-
ing of an online money bomb
Saturday night to try to raise $1
million to help fund his efforts in
Florida.
My job in Florida is to convince
people that I am the one candidate
who can clearly defeat Obama in a
series of debates and the one candi-
date who has big enough solutions
that they would really get America
back on track, Gingrich told CNNs
State of the Union.
His South Carolina victory is cer-
tain to change the dynamics in a
state where Romney has led in polls
for weeks.
People want to get behind a win-
ner, said Tom Gaitens, co-founder
of the Tampa Tea Party and state
director for the conservative organi-
zation FreedomWorks. People will
be drawn to Newt like a magnet.
Floridas size and diversity creates
challenges for all the candidates.
And the issues may be far different
than those in the previous states.
There are 10 distinct media mar-
kets in Florida, which helps explain
the tremendous cost of running a
statewide campaign here.
And the voters are anything but
homogenous.
Northern Florida along the pan-
handle is as close to the South as
the state offers. Its the least popu-
lated and considered the most cul-
turally conservative. Southeastern
Florida, including the Miami area,
is traditionally not as conservative
as the rest of the state, offering a
large Latino population and many
Northeastern transplants and
Jewish voters. The bulk of the states
Republicans, including a signifi-
cant collection of evangelicals, live
along central Floridas Interstate
4 corridor, including Tampa and
Orlando.
Exit polling from the 2008 GOP
primary shows that approximate-
ly 39 percent of voters identified
themselves as born-again or evan-
gelical Christians. Thats a signifi-
cant voting bloc Gingrich has been
targeting. He won evangelicals
soundly in South Carolina, where
they constituted roughly 65 percent
of the electorate.
Hispanics are also key.
Romney is already on televi-
sion running an advertisement in
Spanish. Gingrich plans to do the
same. The Gingrich team is based in
the Miami area, the epicenter of the
states considerable Cuban popula-
tion. Cubans make up roughly a
third of the states Hispanic popula-
tion and figure to play prominently.
Romneys team is based in Tampa,
and it has spent weeks working
to woo the 200,000 people who
already have cast ballots through
absentee and early voting.
Like everywhere else, the econo-
my is certain to dominate the race
in Florida. The unemployment rate
here is 10 percent, much higher
than the national 8.5 percent jobless
figure. And more than 2 percent
of all Florida housing units were
involved in foreclosure last year,
according to the RealtyTrac fore-
closure listing service. Florida also
is third in the number of homes
with upside down mortgages, at
44 percent of all mortgaged proper-
ties, according to the CoreLogic real
estate data firm.
But other topics also will domi-
nate.
Florida is a retirement mecca,
so expect discussion about Social
Security. Its also home to a num-
ber of environmentalists working
to protect the coastline and fight
drilling, so those topics are all but
certain to be touched on. And with
a heavy influx of Hispanics, immi-
gration is certain to be raised.
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Blake Robbins, right, acts and directs in a movie that he is flming in Lawrence. Robbins plays the role of a professor and father
of three who is faced with tragedy after his children are killed by a drunk driver. Robbins is a graduate of the University and has
recruited several people from the School of Film and Media Studies to help with the production of the flm.
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COMMENTARY
By Clark Goble
cgoble@kansan.com
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Down three points with one
second left, the Jayhawk kill-
er, Texas junior guard JCovan
Brown, hurled a fadeaway three.
The shot clanked off the rim,
wide left, and No. 7 Kansas (16-
3, 6-0) escaped with a 69-66 vic-
tory on Saturday afternoon.
He still got a look that scared
me, senior guard Tyshawn
Taylor said of Brown, who was
defended by junior guard Elijah
Johnson and sophomore for-
ward Justin Wesley on the final
shot. I thought it was going in
when he shot it.
It was Kansas closest victo-
ry of the season, with only the
67-63 victory over Georgetown
in the Maui Invitational bear-
ing any resemblance. For a team
with aspirations of success in
March, Self echoed the impor-
tance of games like these.
Coach was saying how good
this was for us in the time-
out when we were down four
points, Taylor said. Games like
this are always learning experi-
ences. This is how teams get
better, having close games and
fighting on the road.
One year after his mothers
death, and one year after Brown
scored 23 points and ended
Kansas 69-game winning streak
at Allen Fieldhouse, junior for-
ward Thomas Robinson started
slowly, logging just six points
and one rebound in the entire
first half.
He said his mother wasnt
on his mind when he was out
there.
No disrespect, Robinson
said. But thats something that
I have to live with every day. For
the media its the anniversary.
Its a regular day, Taylor
said. Just coming out here and
doing work.
Without Robinsons typical
production in the early stag-
es of the game, Taylor took
charge, slashing to the hoop and
knocking down 3-point shots.
He finished with 22 points, 5
rebounds, 4 assists and perhaps
more important than any other
statistic, 0 turnovers.
Maybe it was that guy that
said something bad about him
on Twitter, Self said of Taylors
three-game streak of more than
20 points scored.
Robinson returned to his
more typical, aggressive form
in the second half, posting 11
points and 8 rebounds. He
grabbed four rebounds in the
final 4:19 and squeezed a pass
through Texas interior defense
to find junior center Jeff Withey
for a three-point play with 37
seconds left.
After missing his first three
attempts, Robinson sunk his
fourth shot from the free throw
line, setting up Browns final
miss.
I thought they were more
active than us, Self said. But we
got the key ones late.
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Jayhawks hook horns
Max rothMan
mrothman@kansan.com
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homasRobinson and Tyshawn
Taylor drive the Kansas bas-
ketball machine. Without the
duo, the Jayhawks would struggle to
generate points and probably give up
way more offensive rebounds.
But as Kansas continues to evolve
into a Final Four-caliber team, we
cant forget about the development of
junior center Jeff Withey.
Heres a guy who played six min-
utes per game last year and a total of
four minutes in the Jayhawks nine
games last March. He was, at best,
a big body that could pick up a few
fouls, alter a few shots and slam a
few dunks.
Hes so much more to the Jayhawks
now, thanks to an offseason of weight
training and teaching from big man
coach Danny Manning.
Withey averages a block every
7.37 minutes on the floor. His 14.75
block percentage a measure of
the percentage of shots blocked by
the player while hes in the game
ranks fifth in the nation, just above
Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis
14.28 percent.
Withey didnt have his best game
in Kansas 69-66 win in Austin on
Saturday, finishing just 2-of-7 from
the field and blocking two shots in
thirty minutes of action.
His presence in the paint still
altered Texas offensive attack the
Longhorns hit just 30.9 percent of
their two-point attempts. The threat
of a Withey blocked shot can almost
be as effective as an actual blocked
shot.
Withey also came up clutch in the
final minute, corralling a Robinson
assist and finishing a layup while
getting fouled by the Longhorns
Myck Kabongo. Withey hit the free
throw, giving the Jayhawks a two-
point lead with 37 seconds remain-
ing.
Ken Pomeroy, a basketball analyst
who runs the site KenPom.com, cre-
ated a similarity matrix that allows
the website to compare any current
player to one from the recent past,
using each players statistics and role
on the team to make the correlation.
Withey is certainly a unique player
a seven-footer who blocks a high
number of shots, grabs lots of offen-
sive rebounds and shoots more than
80 percent from the foul line. You
cant walk into any gym in America
and find a Jeff Withey.
His most similar connection is
relatively weak, ranked 837 on a 1000
scale. Pomeroy urges his sites visitors
to use the similarity scores carefully,
especially ones less than 850.
That being said, the most similar
player to Withey this year is Cole
Aldrich from his final season at
Kansas, 2009-2010.
Aldrich fouled a little less and
rebounded more, but also shot a
worse percentage from the free-
throw line. Aldrich was a bigger part
of the offense and played more min-
utes, too, so its clear that Withey
doesnt impact the game the way
Aldrich did.
The comparison is still fascinat-
ing.
Robinson and Taylor must play
well for Kansas to make waves in
March. But the play of Withey will
certainly impact the Jayhawks
chance at a Big 12 title and a run in
the Big Dance.
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Senior guard Tyshawn Taylor pushes through University of Texas freshman guard Julien Lewis during the frst half of the game.
Kansas won against the University of Texas 69-66.
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Goodrichs career high not enough
Angel Goodrich scored,
rebounded and drew charges.
The junior guard even led her
team in scoring with a career-
high 28 points, but the one thing
she couldnt do was defeat the
defending national champion
Aggies at least not by herself.
She had a spark and we didnt
have much behind her, Kansas
coach Bonnie Henrickson said.
Only two other Kansas players
broke double figures as No. 14
Texas A&M pressured and con-
trolled the game from the begin-
ning on their way to a 76-65 final
win in Lawrence before they
leave for the SEC. The Jayhawks
dropped to 15-3 overall and 4-2
in Big 12 play.
Goodrich had a team-high 13
points by halftime, and added
another 15 in the second half.
She shot 11-of-16 from the field,
2-of-4 from
beyond the arc
and 4-of-5 from
the line in a per-
formance noth-
ing less than
inspired.
She could
score when
other people
werent able to
score, senior forward Aishah
Sutherland said. They were pres-
suring so much that we couldnt
reverse the ball and couldnt
score so that was what the option
was, was for her to score.
But when Goodrich tried to
share the ball the Jayhawks were
out of rhythm and her passes
flew past teammates and out of
bounds. While Goodrich had the
best scoring night of her career,
she was held back by 11 turn-
overs.
Its uncharacteristic for her,
its a credit to their pressure and
they got into her pretty good,
Henrickson said. But I love the
fact that she is that aggressive
offensively, love it.
Goodrich was disappointed
with the number of turnovers
and admitted she didnt respond
well to the pressure.
I wanted to push the ball
more but I felt like I was just
getting frustrated with myself
with all the turnovers and I cant
let that happen to me as a point
guard, Goodrich said. I have to
keep myself composed and keep
the team on the same page.
Carolyn Davis and Monica
Engelman joined Goodrich
in double figures, but neither
played with
the same sense
of urgency.
Davis was also
restricted with
foul trouble late
in the first half,
which allowed
Texas A&Ms
f o r w a r d s ,
Adaora Elonu
and Kelsey Bone, to make their
mark in the paint with 17 and 18
points respectively.
The Aggies brought pressure
that the Jayhawks havent seen
all season. They fought each pos-
session and forced 23 turnovers.
Then they scored 19 points off
those turnovers.
Inside they are big, theyre
physical and they got into us
pretty good defensively and
offensively, Henrickson said.
They played pretty good post
defense, I thought, and pressured
the ball. If you can do those two
things then you are going to
dictate what somebody can do
offensively and they did with
us.
The Jayhawks had the better
shooting percentage and only
lost the rebounding battle by
one, but the difference was in
the number of shots: Kansas only
took 48 compared to the Texas
A&M 62.
Chaos is what it was offen-
sively, Henrickson said. We
didnt get shots in rhythm, we
didnt have rebounders, we had
no rhythm, no flow.
Sutherland offered some
excitement in the second half
when she hit her 1,000th career
point at the free throw line. She
became the 15th player in pro-
gram history to record more than
1,000 points and 500 rebounds.
The Jayhawks will look to
bounce back on Wednesday
night against No. 17 Texas Tech
at 7 p.m.
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kathleen GIer
kgier@kansan.com
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Junior guard angel Goodrich thinks about how to move around her opponent during Saturday nights game against Texas a&m
in allen Fieldhouse where the Jayhawks lost 76-65.