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University sports teams are using their
publicity to push the fight against cancer.
Many teams have held events to raise
awareness for cancer and healthy living.
Teams include mens and womens basket-
ball, softball and volleyball.
The Center of Latin American Studies
has received funding to support explor-
atory graduate research in Latin America,
Spain and Portugal.
Grant recipients come from a wide variety
of academic disciplines and have the freedom
to pursue virtually any topic of research with
policy implications for the countries in which
students conduct their research.
From rugby to sex to presidential pres-
tige, the house at 1142 Indiana st. has a lot
of history within its walls. Lynn Zollner,
administrator to the Lawrence historic
resources commission, expects the city
will knock it down sometime this spring.
phIlaNthropy
rESEarCh
DEVElopMENt
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Historic house
demolition
imminent
Center
receives
grants for
exploration
Athletes,
coaches
advocate
awareness
StuDENt SENatE
Jon goering/KaNsaN
Janiece richard, student athletics advisory committee senator, and alex earles, student rights committee associate senator, present an artists redoring of the newKU rowing boat house scheduled to break groud on March 7.
Richard voiced her concernWednesday night at the Senate Students Rights Committee meeting about a proposed student fee cut that would cut funding to non-revenue sports. Accomodations, like the boathouse, for non-revenue sports depend on
the current student fees.
fee continues amid controversy
Senate votes to continue $80-a-year charge to subsidize KU athletics budget
BY BRENNA HAWLEY
bhawley@kansan.com
The Student Senate finance committee
voted down a resolution to eliminate the
Womens and Non-Revenue Intercollegiate
Sports Fee. Students have voted to pay $80 a
year for this fee, which goes to the Athletics
Department.
In spring 2006, students voted to raise the
fee from $20 to $40 a semester, which gave
the department $1.9 million a year in student
money. Fifteen dollars of the $20 increase was
allocated to help build a new boathouse for the
rowing team.
Eleven members of the committee voted to
pass the bill and six voted it down, but two-
thirds of senators have to vote yes to pass a
resolution.
Lennea Carty, Andover senior and junior/
senior CLAS senator, wrote the bill to lower
required campus fees for students who cannot
afford them. She said she had heard people
complaining about the fee, but when no one
wrote a bill to eliminate it, she decided to write
one herself.
I dont care if it polarizes Student Senate,
Carty said. If its the right thing to do Ill do
it.
She said after she talked to a friend who
couldnt afford the increases, she decided to do
the only thing she could to help: write legisla-
tion to lower fees.
Eighty dollars is a heating bill in winter
and thats three new pairs of shoes depending
on where you shop, Carty said.
Carty said she also wrote the bill because
it violated a Senate regulation by funding a
group that was not open to all KU students.
Senate created a subcommittee last year to
discuss how the fee should be used.
Accountability has always been an issue
with this fee, said Brian Hardouin, Broomfield,
Colo., law senator.
Carty said she did not visit the committee
or talk to the department before writing the
legislation.
She said it also violated a Senate regulation
because it funded a third party. The depart-
ment is a non-profit organization separate
from the University.
Sean Lester, associate athletics director, said
eliminating the fee that generates $1.9 million
a year would directly affect not only users of
the boathouse but also the athletics depart-
ment in general.
It would affect them in 1.9 million differ-
ent ways, Lester said.
Brandon Macneill, another associate athlet-
ics director, said athletics director Lew Perkins
pledged to keep student sports pass prices the
same as long as Senate supplied the student
fee. He said the University has the second-low-
est sports pass price in the Big 12 at $150.
Lester said the departments budget was
transparent as it listed all payments for the
boathouse. He said the department had so far
paid $1.3 million of the $1.8 million cost of
the boathouse.
Hailee Jones, Burden senior and member
of the rowing team, said the boathouse facil-
ity before the fee was introduced was nothing
more than a chain-link fence. She said the
University was one of two Division I schools
in the country with a rowing program without
a boathouse.
She said when the microburst hit Lawrence
in March 2006, some of their $40,000 boats
were damaged. Rowers also didnt have a
locker room, a place to have team meetings
and experienced safety problems.
Eric Foss, Overland Park law senator, said
the fee should be removed because the depart-
ment was not concerned about students.
Ive gone to school here for almost six
years, and the department is the most unre-
sponsive organization on campus to student
needs, Foss said.
Carty said she felt her legislation had
become a coalition bill where a whole coali-
tion was opposing it. She said she felt some
people were intimidated by the department
and were reluctant to stand up to it.
Athletics is so close to the pulse of this
University, its considered untouchable, Carty
said.
Joanne Bauer, Leawood freshman and asso-
ciate finance student senator, said she was
originally a sponsor of bill but removed her
name because she wanted to hear more debate
about the bill.
We dont want to alienate athletics because
they help a lot of students, Bauer said.
She said she was not confronted to remove
her name from the legislation and would
probably have supported the bill if it had made
it to full Senate.
Jordan Williams, Coffeyville junior and
Queers and Allies senator, was also originally
a sponsor of the bill but removed his name. He
said he went to talk to Ray Wittlinger, student
body vice president, and Adam McGonigle,
student executive committee chair and cur-
rent United Students presidental candidate,
for advice about the legislation. He said
McGonigle was adamant about making sure
he could vote however he wanted to. He said
Wittlinger brought up some good points about
the legislation but did not imply how to vote.
I dont want to hurt my coalition, Williams
said, who is a member of United Students.
Williams said he felt the fee was dispropor-
tionate compared to other fees, but also did
not want to alienate athletes, who are a great
asset to the voting constituency.
Wittlinger said he had worked to make sure
all senators were informed about the bill and
that coalitions didnt influence how senators
voted.
McGonigle said he had not told people how
to vote and was happy to be a member of a
coalition where people have their own brains.
He added that he did not support the bill
because it was extreme.
We could sit back, do nothing and pretend
like nothings wrong, or completely cut the
fee, McGonigle said. I think the right deci-
sion is somewhere in between there.
Tom Cox, Shawnee senior and holdover
senator, was originally a sponsor on the bill
but removed his name because he also felt the
bill was one extreme fee option. He said he
would rather find a compromise than remove
the entire fee.
Extremes force facilitated discussions,
Cox said.
Edited by Nick Mangiaracina
Jon goering/KaNsaN
Brian Hardouin, Broomfeld, Colo., lawsenator, and lennea Cardy, junior/senior Clas senator, argue in favor
of cutting the student fee for non-revenue sports. Cardy argued the fee was unfair to students who could not aford it.
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Yoga is the fountain of
youth. Youre only as young as
your spine is fexible.
Bob Harper
Yoga is defned as a practice
of physical health, diet control,
positive thinking and harmony
in the mind, body and environ-
ment.
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Want to know what people
are talking about? Heres a list
of the Wednesdays fve most
e-mailed stories from Kansan.
com:
1. Osterhaus: Picking up
dates at recreation center ques-
tionable
2. Lawrence named one of
smartest cities in America
3. Fusco: Legacies, commit-
ted fans keep tabs on their team
4. Al Jazeera bureau chief
ofers perspective on war cover-
age
5. Senior welcomes reduced
role on the court
El Lissitzky: Futuristic Port-
folios will be shown from 10
a.m. until 5 p.m. as the South
Balcony Gallery in the Spencer
Museum of Art.
The seminar KPERS Benefts
in Retirement will begin at 1
p.m. in the Kansas Room in the
Kansas Union.
The seminar Globalization(s)
Seminar-Stephen Goddard will
begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Confer-
ence Hall in the Hall Center.
The lecture Tea & Talk Series:
Beyond Sports: The Cultural Im-
pact of the Olympics in China
will begin at 4 p.m. in the Pine
Room in the Kansas Union.
John Holbrook will present
the lecture Geology Col-
loquium: Base-Level bufers
and Buttresses: A Model for
Upstream vs. Downstream con-
trol on Preservation of Fluvial
Geometry and Architecture
within Sequences at 4 p.m. in
103 Lindley Hall.
Duncan Farrah will present
the seminar Infrared observa-
tions of ultraluminous infrared
galaxies at high redshift - Phys-
ics & Astronomy Colloquium at
4 p.m. in 2074 Malott Hall.
The flm Ballet Russes will
begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Spen-
cer Museum of Art.
The concert SUA Presents:
The Sklar Brothers will begin at
7 p.m. in the Woodruf Audito-
rium in the Kansas Union.
The concert Brock McGuire
Band will begin at 7 p.m. in the
Regnier Hall auditorium.
The flm Running in High
Heels will begin at 7 p.m. in
the Alderson Auditorium in the
Kansas Union.
Troy Duster will present
What Can DNA Tell Us About
Race? at 7:30 p.m. in the Dole
Institute of Politics.
The concert University Band
& Symphonic Band will begin
at 7:30 p.m. in the Lied Center.
A 12-pack of Natural Light
beer was reported stolen to
Lawrence police. The total loss
was valued at $7.93.
A 2000 Dodge Stratus four-
door valued at $1,500 was
stolen from outside the Jimmy
John s on Sixth Street.
Spotlight
on
Organizations
By Helen MuBarak
hmubarak@kansan.com
When the Student Recreation
Fitness Center stopped offering free
fitness classes in the fall of 2006,
Brandon Hidaka, Prairie Village
senior, and Molly Daughety, Topeka
junior, founded the Yoga Club in
order to give students and faculty the
chance to try yoga free of charge.
The club was founded on the
belief that yoga is a right, not a privi-
lege, Daughety said.
The club meets Tuesdays from
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Courtside
Room of the Burge Union. Its mem-
bers currently include only students,
but Hidaka said faculty were more
than welcome to join.
Although Hidaka usually leads
the class, guest teachers from yoga
studios in Lawrence teach on occa-
sion. Recruiting different instructors
allows club members to gain expo-
sure to many styles of yoga.
Hidaka, who is now an instructor
at the recreation center, experienced
yoga for the first time in the summer
of 2006 after taking an interest in
Eastern thought and practices.
I found it to be a wonderful
blend of mindfulness, strength and
flexibility, Hidaka said. Im the
kind of person who loves a good
workout. After my first class, my
entire body was sore the next day. I
was hooked.
Hidaka said yoga strengthened
muscles proportionally to how use-
ful they were for the body. He also
said it helped him relieve stress.
Stress physically manifests itself
in hunched shoulders, a higher heart
rate and shallow building, Hidaka
said. I have techniques to quell it...
I roll my shoulders down and back,
away from my ears...take a couple of
deep breaths through my nose and
feel my heart beat recede.
In addition to the physical ben-
efits of yoga as a form of exercise,
it also holds a therapeutic quality
for many people. Daughety said she
used yoga as a vehicle for self-dis-
covery and self-actualization.
I am drawn to the introspec-
tion that yoga allows, Daughety
said. The positions are challenging
enough that full concentration on
the body is required. Through this
concentration, a lot can be learned
about the state of oneself.
Chris Westphal, Kansas City
senior, has been involved with the
club since its inception. He said yoga
helps him in his ordinary life.
Its a good combination of
stretching, strengthening and focus,
Westphal said. Its great for study-
ing.
Hidaka said he has noticed cama-
raderie develop between club mem-
bers.
Personally, my relationships
with my friends has benefited from
sharing the experience of yoga with
them, Hidaka said.
Yoga
Club
Jessie Fetterling/KANSAN
Lindsay Major, Chicago, Ill. senior, practices yoga withYoga Club in the Burge UnionTuesday
night. Yoga Club ofers free yoga every Tuesday for students who are interested.
The wheels go round and round
Marla Keown/KANSAN
AdamHess, Lawrence resident, builds a bike at Sunfower Outdoor & Bike Shop. At the height of the season, bike mechanics fx around 15 bicycles a
day. When the weather is cold though, mechanics usually fx about fve bicycles a day. This leaves time for more creative tasks, such as creating bikes from
scratch.
daily KU info
The dental school at the
University of Pittsburgh, Penn.,
used the Rock Chalk chant from
the early 1900s until the 1980s.
It went like this, Rock Chalk,
Jayhawk, go Pitt Dental!
Odd news
Mans best friend gives
back, saves furry friends
HOWELL, Mich. Hes
donated blood 20 times
and is being honored by the
Livingston County chapter
of the American Red Cross.
Not bad for a 200-pound,
2-year-old English mastiff
who answers to the name
Lurch. Hell receive the chap-
ters Pets Best Friend award
at an event here Thursday.
Were doing something
different this year, executive
director Diane Serra said.
Were honoring Lurch be-
cause hes actually donated
blood.
Lurchs owner, Joni
Melvin-Thiede, said Lurch
donates blood for other ca-
nines about once every four
weeks. His blood has helped
dozens, including saving one
dog who got into some rat
poison.
You really dont end up
knowing which dogs he
helps, but his little picture
goes on each bag so the per-
son that gets it will actually
know it.
Besides being cooperative
with nurses, Lurch is also
friendly with his house-
mates: four pugs, seven cats
and the occasional litter
of kittens. Theres also an
American mastiff named
Lucas, who teams with Lurch
to eat about 200 pounds of
food per month.
Mastiffs are just like
200-pound pugs, Melvin-
Thiede said. Theyre just as
friendly and just as goofy
except they have a couple
more zeros at the end of the
weight.
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news 3A Thursday, February 21, 2008
BY MARY SORRICK
msorrick@kansan.com
The Center of Latin American
Studies has received a Tinker
Foundationresearchgranttosupport
KUgraduatestudentresearch.
TheTinkerFoundationisanorga-
nization dedicated to issues in Latin
America, Spain and Portugal. Tinker
grant money provides $10,000 per
yearthrough2010tofundshort-term
research for KU graduate students
fromavarietyofdisciplines.
ElizabethKuznesof,directorofthe
Center of Latin American Studies,
said the Tinker grant was unique
because it gave priority to graduate
students who had never been to the
countriesinwhichtheywantedtodo
research.
Thetermsofthegrantalsobarany
indirectcosts,meaningtheUniversity
doesnotgetaportionofthegraduate
studentsfundinglikeitdoesformost
researchgrants,Kuznesofsaid.
Research stints for the grant can
rangefromthreeweekstoacoupleof
months, and Kuznesof said students
couldchoosewhentheywantedtodo
theirresearch.
Lisa Rausch, doctoral student in
geography, traveled to Monteverde,
CostaRica,in2003whenshereceived
a Tinker grant as a graduate student
inLatinAmericanStudies.
She went to Monteverde during
herwinterbreaktostudytheeffectof
coffeecooperatives.
I was toying with the idea that I
wasgoingtousethatformymasters
thesis, Rausch said. The info I got
therecementedmyinterest.
Kuznesof said other Tinker grant
recipientsresearchincludedcosmetic
surgeryinBrazil,Afro-Braziliansing-
inggroupsandindigenouslandcon-
trolinMexicoandLatinAmerica.
Theresearchgivesstudentscred-
ibility and often they will use that to
develop more detailed proposals for
majorresearchgrants,shesaid.
Graduate students in anthropol-
ogy, economics, architecture and
socialwelfarehavebeenamongthose
to receive grant money in the past,
Kuznesofsaid.
Rausch said she encouraged any
graduate student interested in Latin
America, Spain or Portugal to apply
forthegrant.
Itsagreatopportunitytoexperi-
ence what a place is like especially
ifyouhaventvisitedtheplacebefore,
she said. There arent a lot of those
grants.
KuznesovsaidtheNaturalHistory
Museum and Biodiversity Research
Center had already promised to
match the Tinker grants awarded
to any graduate student from their
departmentorinstitution.
Shesaidthemoneywouldbeused
to cover airfare, lodging and other
costsassociatedwiththeresearch.
The deadline for this years grant
applications is Feb. 25. Students
can submit research proposals and
applications to the Center of Latin
American Studies in room 320 of
BaileyHall.
Edited by Nick Mangiaracina
Tinker grant application
Requirements:
-Research proposal of no more
than fve pages
-Brief resume
-Three letters of recommenda-
tion
-Course transcript
-Detailed budget
-Proof of language compe-
tence
Due: Feb. 25, 4 p.m.
Where: 320 Bailey Hall
(For detailed information visit
Center of Latin American Stud-
ies Web site.)
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Grantgivesstudents
opportunitiesabroad
Kansas sports teams think pink
BY LUKE MORRIS
lmorris@kansan.com
Sports teams across the nation
are putting in their two cents to
raise awareness for cancer research
andfunding.
TheJayhawksarenoexception.
Several teams at the University
ofKansashaveworkedwithcancer
organizations to raise awareness.
The most recent was the womens
basketball teams involvement
Sunday in the Think Pink breast
cancer initiative. Teams and fans
worepinkforthegame.Acrossthe
country, more than 1,000 schools
have participated in Think Pink
games.
TheWomensBasketballCoaches
Association, or WBCA, started the
Think Pink initiative last year
after North Carolina State coach
Kay Yows breast cancer returned.
Yow had to take a leave of absence
from her program, but came back
later that season. The WBCA, Yow
andtheVFoundation,anothercan-
cerawarenessandresearchprogram
started by former North Caroline
State mens basketball coach Jim
Valvano, worked together to start
the Kay Yow WCBA Cancer Fund
inDecember.
Womensbasketballisbecoming
the medium to discuss the breast
cancercause,saidBethBath,CEO
oftheWCBA.Theseyoungpeople
andcoachesare
speaking out,
and thats been
a positive effect
ofthewholeini-
tiative.
Iowa State
held a Think
Pink mens
game Feb. 9
against Texas.
The fans wore
pink shirts and
players wore
pink shoelaces.
Iowa State chose to have the event
during a mens basketball game
becausethewifeofIowaStatecoach
Greg McDermott was diagnosed
withcancerin2005.
The Kansas mens basketball
teamhasalsobeeninvolvedincan-
cer awareness. Coach Bill Self and
the rest of his staff wore sneakers
totheirFeb.2gameatColoradoas
partofCoachesvs.Cancer.In2005,
KansasplayedSt.JosephsUniversity
intheJimmyVClassic,andplayed
intheCoachesvs.Cancerpreseason
tournamentin2000.
Coaches vs. Cancer is a collabo-
ration between
the National
As s o c i a t i o n
of Basketball
Coaches, or
NABC, and
the American
Cancer Society.
Reggie Minton,
deputy execu-
tive director of
theNABC,said
some coaches,
like Syracuse
coach Jim
Boeheim, put their names on the
line to raise money and awareness
forthefightagainstcancer.Minton
said Boeheim raised between
$600,000and$700,000annually.
Other sports at the University
haveraisedmoneyforalargerorga-
nization.Thevolleyballandsoftball
teamsdonatedthefundstheyraised
at events to Susan G. Komen for
theCure,abreastcancerawareness
and research fund. The volleyball
teamsDigfortheCureaskedfans
to pledge an amount per dig. The
softballteamsJayhawkPinkClassic
tournament asked fans for dona-
tions and featured pink bases on
thediamond.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
workswithmanyotherhigh-profile
groupstoraisebreastcanceraware-
ness. Its most noted sporting event
is Major League Baseballs use of
pink bats on Mothers Day each
year.Lastyearmorethan200MLB
players used the bats, which were
later auctioned off to raise more
moneyforthecharity.
Associate athletics director Jim
Marchiony said that athletics were
an important medium for spread-
ing cancer awareness and healthy
living.
If we can educate people from
a young age about lifestyle choices
they can make to help reduce their
risk, then were doing a great ser-
vice,hesaid.
Edited by Madeline Hyden
Athletes and coaches contribute to cancer awareness and research causes
If we can educate people from
a young age about lifestyle
choices they can make to help
reduce their risk, then were
doing a great service.
Jim mARCHiony
Associate Athletics director
Four children killed in school bus accident
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COTTONWOOD, Minn.
Motorists who came across a
fatal school bus crash here quickly
turned into rescuers, helping the
driver pull screaming children out
ofthetipped-overbusandferrying
themtohospitalsintheirowncars.
Four children aboard the yellow
bus were killed Tuesday afternoon,
andatleast14peoplewereinjured.
Iparkedmycarandcalled911,
and ran to the school bus and the
driver was handing kids out the
door as fast as I could take them,
Karen Mahlum told the Marshall
Independent. They were scream-
ingandscreamingonthebus.There
wassomanykids.
Rescue crews from Cottonwood
andsurroundingcommunitieswere
quickly on the scene, and some of
theemergencyworkersknewmany
ofthe28childrenonthebus.
Its a very rural community, a
very close community, Sgt. Kathy
Pederson of the Minnesota State
Patrol said of the town of 1,150
people about 140 miles southwest
oftheTwinCities.
Officials at Cottonwoods
Lakeview School canceled
Wednesdays classes, as they pre-
pared to make grief counselors
availabletostrickenstudents.
Authorities did not release the
namesoragesofthefourvictims.
Fourteen people, all but two of
them children, were taken to hos-
pitalsinMarshallandGraniteFalls,
Minn.; four of the 14 were trans-
ferred to hospitals in Sioux Falls,
S.D.
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courts
EnvironmEnt
Company violates animal waste law
AssociAted Press
TULSA, Okla. More than a
dozen Arkansas-based poultry com-
panies have violated state and fed-
eral laws limiting
the disposal of
animal waste in
the Illinois River
watershed, argues
Oklahomas attor-
ney general.
Oklahoma is
requesting a pre-
liminary injunc-
tion to stop poul-
try companies
from dropping
animal waste in
the 1 million-acre watershed. State
Attorney General Drew Edmondson
maintains that unless the court grants
the request by the spring, the fecal
bacteria found in the waste could pose
a health threat to hundreds of people
who visit the river valley each year.
Edmondson told a federal judge
Tuesday that waste from the birds
is measured in tons and is not pro-
cessed, treated
or diluted but
dumped on the
land ostensibly
as fertilizer but
far in excess of
agronomic needs,
in the most envi-
ronmentally and
ecologically sen-
sitive watershed
in Oklahoma.
The hearing
on the injunction
is expected to last several days and
is part of an Oklahoma lawsuit that
accuses Arkansas-based poultry com-
panies of polluting the watershed with
chicken litter.
Our evidence will show that these
persistent and pervasive violations of
state and federal law have infested
the rivers and springs and wells of
the Illinois River Watershed with bio-
logical pathogens that have created an
imminent and substantial threat to
human health, Edmondson said.
Patrick Ryan, an attorney for Tyson
Foods, Inc., responded that the injunc-
tion seeks to disrupt an industry that
has operated successfully in the water-
shed for decades. He also accused the
state of creating the science to suit
its case.
There is nothing more going on
in this watershed than the rest of the
state, Ryan said.
More than 576,000 acres of the
watershed are located in Oklahoma.
State and environmental officials
contend that years of illegal spread-
ing of the poultry waste, which con-
tains bacteria, antibiotics, growth hor-
mones and harmful metals, is killing
Oklahomas scenic lakes.
Edmondson sued the poultry com-
panies in 2005, saying litter pollution
rendered Lake Tenkiller in north-
eastern Oklahoma 70 percent oxygen
dead and accused poultry companies
of treating Oklahomas rivers like open
sewers.
He also said the amount of phos-
phorous dumped on the ground in the
watershed each year is equivalent to
the waste of 10.7 million people.
Named in the 2005 complaint are
Tyson Foods Inc., Tyson Poultry Inc.,
Tyson Chicken Inc., Cobb-Vantress
Inc., Aviagen Inc., Cal-Maine Foods
Inc., Cargill Inc., Cargill Turkey
Production L.L.C., Georges Inc.,
Georges Farms Inc., Peterson Farms
Inc., Simmons Foods Inc., Cal-Maine
Farms Inc. and Willow Brook Foods
Inc.
...the amount of phosphorous
dumped on the ground in the
watershed each year is
equivalent to the waste of 10.7
million people.

Sears ordered to fx
toppling appliances
AssociAted Press
ST. LOUIS Sears Holdings
Corp. will install safety brack-
ets on its stoves in millions of
households or offer gift cards
in settling an Illinois class-
action lawsuit over the appli-
ances supposed propensity to
topple.
Under an agreement signed
off on last month by a Madison
County judge, Hoffman Estates,
Ill.-based Sears will offer to fix all
brands of its freestanding or slide-
in kitchen ranges in as many as 3.9
million homes by bolting them to a
wall or floor.
The deal covers Sears ranges
sold from mid-2000 through
last Sept. 18. The deal resolving
the lawsuit dating to July 2004
also requires Sears to install
safety brackets in newly pur-
chased ranges for the next three
years.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs
estimate the settlement could
cost Sears more than $500
million. Sears, in a statement
Wednesday to The Associated
Press, said only that the par-
ties dispute many aspects of
the case, including the value
of the settlement, which Sears
estimates to be a small frac-
tion of what plaintiffs counsel
estimates.
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Do you have a DVD player you no longer
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If it is Region Free I will pay $30. Send
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$1150: 1 Mo. Old Sony Vaio For Sale
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Sansa 2 GB MP3 Player with microSD Ex-
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Assistant needed PT or FT for busy doc-
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Blue Sky Satellite, the regional service
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Must be available to work weekends.
Telephone and computer skills required
Spanish speakers encouraged to apply
Apply in person at: 2116 Delaware St.
Lawrence, Ks Or online at: www.bluesky-
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CAMP COUNSELORS wanted for private
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climbing, windsurfng & more! Offce,
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camps and apply online at
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HEY STUDENTS!! Secure your spring
and summer job now. Shadow Glen the
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server and bartender positions. Enjoy
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fun atmosphere. Flexible scheduling for
students, 15 min. from campus off K-10.
Will train. Call 913-764-2299
Group Daycare needs morning/afternoon
helpers. Must be reliable. 3 or 5 morn-
ings/wk. Good pay. 842-2088
Dependable female needed to assist
wheelchair user. Flexible hours. $9/hr.
Please call 766-4394.
Earn $800-$3200 a month to drive brand
new cars with ads placed on them.
www.AdCarClub.com
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Paid Survey Takers Needed in Lawrence.
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JohnsonCo Dermatology front ofc. Re-
sponsible & bright person who enjoys
helping others. Fax resume
913-451-3292.
PT personal care attendant to assist
young woman with autism. 1-2 shifts/wk.
For complete details call 785-266-5307.
Now hiring for positions in our
nursery and preschool rooms. Weekly
Thursday mornings from 8:45AM-12:-
00PM. $6.50-$7.00/hour. Please call Liz
at 785-843-2005 ext. 201 to schedule in-
terview.
PLAY SPORTS! HAVE FUN! SAVE
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counselors to teach All land, adventure &
water sports.? Great summer!
Call 888-844-8080, apply: campcedar.com
Sushi House in Olathe
New restaurant opening.
30 minute commute.
Great money and work environment.
Hiring servers, bartenders, servers assis-
tants, chefs, cooks.
Apply in person Mon-Sat. 10-5pm.
14178 W. 119th St.
913-780-1777
Servers Wanted!
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Lake Quivira Country Club is NOW Hir-
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off of 435 between K10 and I-70. GREAT
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Undercover Shoppers Earn up to $70
per day. Undercover Shoppers needed to
judge retail and dining establishments
EXP. Not RE. CALL 800-722-4791
Lost car and house keys on campus
Thursday. Honda key and 4 house keys
with I Love KU keychain and a mini fash-
light. If you found any, PLEASE call (913)-
908-2845. Thanks. hawkchalk.com/774
Camp Counselors needed for great
overnight camps in NE Pennsylvania.
Gain valuable experience while working
with children in the outdoors. Teach/assist
with waterfront, outdoor recreation, ropes
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much more. Offce & Nanny positions also
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1-2-3 Br Apt Homes, Some with
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Ironwood Court Apartments
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AUTO STUFF JOBS LOST & FOUND FOR RENT
ROOMMATE/
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SPRING BREAK SOLVED
Beachgate Condos. Right ON the Beach
in Port Aransas. In the center of the ac-
tion. 2 pools & spas, shuffeboard & more.
Condos from $215, Motels from $120.
Share the cost & spread the fun.
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Licensed daycare has openings for chil-
dren. PT or FT, infants/toddlers. For more
info, Call 785-856-1940/785-317-7450.
Student ticket needed for K-State mens
basketball game. Will pay $10. Contact
blush@ku.edu. hawkchalk.com/795
WANTED: 2 to 4 tickets to the KU/K-
State game on 3/1/08. Please! Will pay
$$. shanep@ku.edu or 417 294-5775
hawkchalk.com/782
CHILD CARE
TICKETS
TRAVEL
SERVICES
Sublease at the Reserves! Your OWN
room bathroom! 3 fun, clean and easygo-
ing roommates!! Covered parking space
included. Call (925) 575-4957. hawkchalk.-
com/760
Sublet 2 bdrm ASAP thru May 08 !!!
$250/bdrm/mo, cats allowed
5 min walk to KS Union, 15 min downtown
1 twin size bed included
Monica 316 992 6370 Megan 913 940
8825. hawkchalk.com/781
Roommates wanted: 4 bedroom, 2 baths,
covered parking, washer and dryer, dish-
washer, 10 minute walk from campus.
Contact Abbey 816-522-3625. $300 per
month. hawkchalk.com/788
1bd in a 2bd 1ba for lease at Highpointe,
6th and Iowa, until the 31st of July. Feb,
March, and April rent paid! Interested con-
tact cook887@gmail.com or 913-226-
1834 hawkchalk.com/786
2 BR Sublease in 4 BR w/loft $329 mo.
low util. 1145 Louisiana Great Location
and Spacious Available June thru Dec
2008 Contact scottieb@ku.edu
9139080274 hawkchalk.com/797
2BR, 1.5bath Townhome at 23rd & Al-
abama. $570/month. Sublease May 23-
July 31. All inquiries please call 785. 841.
5797 Mon-Fri before 5pm. Or call 785.
248.8300. hawkchalk.com/800
3BR,1BA,Nice,close to campus,big yard
w/shed,driveway,W/D, frig & more. pets
under 30 lbs ok with dep., availmarch,
$850/mo+utilities&deposit.2031 Kentucky.
816-853-8968 hawkchalk.com/796
Legends Sublease $500 w/ utilities, cable,
internet, carport included. Move in May
17, pay ONLY June/July rent. Call (949)
683-6796 hawkchalk.com/791
Need girl to sublease Fall 2008 at Mead-
owbrook Apts. Affordable, spacious, 1st
foor, good parking, close to campus.
$250/ month plus 1/3 utilities. hon-
eykim@ku.edu hawkchalk.com/764
Sublease at Legends Apartments for June
and July. $400/mo includes all utilities,
washer/dryer, own bathroom, pool and
hot tub. Contact Amy at 913-481-8147
hawkchalk.com/787
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Sunrise Village & Sunrise Place
Sunrise Village
660 Gateway Ct.
3 & 4 bedroom
townhomes
Newly Remodeled Lawrence Luxury
Rent Now!
$ 855 - $920 at Sunrise Village
$520 - $720 at Sunrise Place
Sunrise
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www.sunriseapartments.com
Call us at 841-8400
Located on KU Bus Route, Pool, Tennis,
and some with Paid Internet
Very Spacious, up to 1500 sq. ft! Half o Deposit!
Up to $400 Free Rent!
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837 Michigan St.
2 bedroom townhomes
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All electric, no gas bills
Great Floorplans
On KU bus route
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We love
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For August:
4 BR, 812 Rhode Isl. $1800/mo
4 BR, 901 Conn. $1550/mo
4 BR, 1308 Ohio $1600/mo
3 BR, 2010 Univ. $1050/mo
Call for details 785-979-9120
For August: 3 BD, 3.5 BA, 2 car garage,
W/D, DW, CA, wood foors, 942 Illinois,
$1600/mo, Call 785-979-9120
3BR 2BA W/D Lg. Living Space. Walk to
Allen Feild House. 1436 19th Terr.
$1050/mo Aug 1 785-760-0144
3BR 2BA 5th & Colorado Off-street park-
ing. Close to campus. W/D. $750/mo.
Patio. Small pets ok. Call 785-832-2258.
4BR 2BA House W/D Must See! Circle
Drive. 1941 Kentucky St. $1300/mo
Aug 1 785-760-0144
3BR Townhome special, Lorimar Town-
homes. For August. $270/month/person.
($810/month) 785-841-7849
3BR, 1.5BA Townhome, 2301 Ranch
Way. Garage, DW, CA, MW, W/D, Pets
Okay, Available NOW. $770/mo. 785-842-
7644v
4 BR 3BA avail. June 1 & Aug 1 @
LeannaMar Townhomes, Open House
WThF 3-7 & Sat 11-2, internet & cable
paid, W/D, new appliances, freshly remod-
eled. Move-In Specials $1160 no pets,
call 312-7942
5 - 7 BR Victorian Houses close to cam-
pus Available August. All amenities. rain-
bowworks1@yahoo.com 785-842-6618
7 BR 2 BA house 2 blocks from campus &
downtown. Hardwood & tile foors. Newly
remodeled bathrooms & kitchen. Large
deck. CA. Ample parking. Avail. in Aug.
$2,975/mo. Please call 785-550-0426
2BR 1BA available for August. One car
garage, wood foors, walk to KU campus.
Pets okay. Please Call 785-841-3849.
Beautiful 2, 3 & 4 BR homes.
Available immediately. We love pets.
Call for details. 816-729-7513
Brand new 10 BR house ready for Aug
lease. Other houses available for May.
Close to Downtown/KU Campus. Call
816.686.8868 for more info.
Great House! 6-8 BR 1221 Tennessee.
Hardwood foors, W/D included, front
porch and large deck! Rick 913-634-3757
Leasing for Summer & Fall 2, 3 & 4 BDR
apartments & townhomes. Walk-in clos-
ets, swimming pool, KU & Lawrence bus
route, patio/balcony cats ok. Call 785-843-
0011 or view www.holiday-apts.com
NEWER CONSTRUCTION!
Close to campus. 1-4 BRs available.
Call 785.841.5444.
Tuckaway Management now leasing for
spring and fall. Call 785-838-3377 or
check us out online at www.tuck-
awaymgmt.com for coupon. 2 BR and small 3 BR apartments in ren-
ovated older houses available to rent
for August 1st. Walking distance to
KU, and downtown most apartments
have some or all of the following fea-
tures, wood foors, ceiling fans, dish-
washers, washer dryers, off street park-
ing porches, and air conditioners. Cats
OK in all places, a dog under 10lbs and
over 2 yrs old could be accepted in a
few selected apts. Rents range from
$589 to $825 call Lois 785-841-1074
1 bedroom apt available June 1 in reno-
vated older house, walking distance to
KU and downtown. Wood foors, dish-
washer, front porch, window a/c, an-
tique tub, 1300 block Vermont, $499,
cats ok. Call Lois 785-841-1074
2 bedroom, 2 bath, 2-car garage
washer/dryer, fenced yard, pets ok.
Available Mar 1, 2008. 550-9319 $825
1 BR for lease from June 1-August 1.
Townhome. 2 male roommates currently.
Large BR with bathroom, 2 closets, queen
bed, and desk. Washer/dryer. Call (913)-
731-4776! hawkchalk.com/780
1 BR for rent. Very nice. Fireplace, sky-
lights, one car gar, all appliances, W/D
hook-up, no smoking. $500/mo. 2901 Uni-
versity Dr. Call 748-9807 or 766-0244.
2 and 3 BRs, avail. now and in Aug. For
more info, visit www.lawrencepm.com or
call (785) 832-8728.
3 BR 2 BA. Near downtown & KU.
916 Indiana. $870/mo. Remodeled. 785-
830-8008.
3 BR apt. 2901 University Dr. Newly re-
modeled, all new appliances. Very spa-
cious. 1 1/2 BA. Fireplace, sky light, W/D
hookup, patio, garage, close to campus.
No smoking/pets. Rent $840 Call 748-
9807 or 766-0244
2 BR Duplex. Quiet, clean, no smoking,
W/D, 19th & Naismith Area. Lease
$600/mo. Avail NOW! Call 843-8643.
2 BR, 1 1/2 BA avail. 8/1 for quiet non-
smoker at 3707 Westland Pl., $725 plus
deposit, C/A, gar., fenced yd, 1 yr. lease.
785-550-6812 or 785-842-3510.
2, 3, 4, BR houses. 945, 1001, 1010,
1012, 1027 Illinois St. Next to campus.
Hardwood foors, W/D, no pets. Avail. Au-
gust. $750-$1560. 913-683-8198.
2BR, 1BA 1310 Kentucky. Close to KU
and Downtown. CA, DW, Parking. Avail-
able NOW. $500/mo 785-842-7644
3-6 BR Houses, 1-3 BR Apts, Rooms all
near KU. Possible rent reduction for labor.
Please call 785-841-6254
3bed/2.5bath 3 yr old townhome. Open fr
plan w/ loft 1504 sq ft. w/appliances.
149,900 call David 785-218-7792
3BR 2.5BA avail. Aug. 1 @ Williams
Pointe Townhomes $1050 cable & inter-
net paid, gym, rec room, no pets, call 312-
7942
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entertainment 6a
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CHRIS DICKINSON
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most
challenging.
aries (March 21-april 19)
today is a 6
The work has been piling up, and
theres no way to get around it.
Start with a plan, so you can do the
most important tasks frst. Devise a
schedule and stick to it.
taurus (april 20-May 20)
today is an 8
Youre very attractive now, and
very popular, too. This can cause
a few problems. Dont think you
have to accept every invitation.
Exercise discretion.
GeMini (May 21-June 21)
today is a 6
You cant always have your own
way, so dont throw a hissy ft. Do
whats best for the whole family,
even if its not much fun. Youll be
appreciated.
CanCer (June 22-July 22)
today is an 8
Finishing an old task may require
learning a few new skills. Give
yourself time to practice before
you attempt the fx. You dont want
to break anything.
Leo (July 23-aug. 22)
today is a 6
There are a few things you need
to buy, but you cant quite aford
them, yet. What to do? Take on an
extra job. Thats better than going
into debt.
VirGo (aug. 23-sept. 22)
today is an 8
Youre gaining confdence, and
with good reason. Youve been
doing the work and doing it well.
Be gentle with a critic who doesnt
know the whole story.
Libra (sept. 23-oct. 22)
today is a 6
Be very careful traveling; expect
delays and hassles. Watch out for
accidents in your workplace, too.
Proceed with caution.
sCorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21)
today is an 8
You have so many invitations you
hardly know which to accept. Take
care not to double-book. That
could cost you dearly. Remember,
family comes frst.
saGittarius (nov. 22-Dec. 21)
today is a 6
Things are getting a little com-
plicated. Youre being asked to
comply with rules and regulations
that seem unnecessary. Do them
anyway, to win the reward.
CapriCorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
today is an 8
Not a good time to travel. Haste
makes waste, too. Make your life
easier by postponing an outing,
and a purchasing decision.
aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
today is a 6
Financial matters deserve your
attention. You may feel wealthy,
but you wont be if you dont plan
ahead. Start by paying of all your
debts.
pisCes (Feb. 19-March 20)
today is an 8
Its going to be difcult to get all
sides to agree. Instead of seeking
consensus, be a good listener. Let
them talk and reserve your deci-
sion for a while.
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Living in weather as unpredict-
able as Kansas, where its 60 degrees
one day and drops to below freezing
the next, we know that throwing
away a perfectly good blanket is
wasteful, especially in the winter.
However, destroying the blanket
before you throw it away so no one
else can have it is something that
goes beyond thoughtlessness.
Lawrences Urban Outfitters
has adopted a policy based on this
wasteful outlook.
According to an Urban Outfitters
employee, merchandise no longer
sold in stores because of damages,
such as a water stain or tear, is not
shipped back to a corporate office
with other products to be redistrib-
uted.
It is being slashed or broken
before being thrown in the com-
panys dumpster.
The company claims to be target-
ing urban minded individuals.
In todays society, has urban
minded come to represent con-
sumers so absorbed by the prod-
uct that they completely ignore the
companys wasteful policies?
A source, who has worked for
Urban Outfitters, and agreed to talk
to me anonymously, said the process
of destroying items, such as blan-
kets and sheets, happened gener-
ally because they could be damaged.
This could mean something like a
stain or a tear.
But when its freezing outside,
homeless people arent going to care
if their blanket has a stain in the
corner.
Why arent the items not fit to sell
given to someone who needs them?
Attempting to call Urban
Outfitters corporate office, I strug-
gled to come up with the answer.
The company did not return any
calls regarding my inquiry, and
the only actual person I talked to,
directed me to the companys Web
site, which lacks information about
the policy dealing with damaged
goods.
The Web site for Urban Outfitters
says that its differential shopping
experience is a way to create an
emotional bond with the 18- to
30-year old target customer.
I fit that age group. Im not sure
Ive emotionally bonded with any-
thing, but I think the clothes are
all right.
Then the site says something
about a lifestyle-sensitive store
environment.
What in the hell does that mean?
It also says the companys goal
is to be the brand of choice for
well educated, urban-minded young
adults.
Walking into Urban Outfitters
on Massachusetts Street, Im greeted
with a slightly overbearing rhythm
from some obscure song, which Im
sure has been carefully selected and
added to an ultimate urban play-
list.
I briefly walk around the store
noting the various sales on blankets
and rugs and telling myself no mat-
ter how cute it is Im not spending
more than $20 on a T-shirt.
I found a store manager working
in the dressing room. I asked him
questions about the stores policy
regarding its handling of merchan-
dise that it is no longer able to sell
because of damage.
The manager, who asked for his
name not to be used, first said that
employees have orders from cor-
porate as to what merchandise to
send back for eventual redistribu-
tion.
I asked if this was always the case,
and he said yes.
When I informed him that a
source had given me information
about merchandise being thrown
away and destroyed, he changed
his story.
He quickly confirmed that this
does happen for things that cant
be shipped back, such as plates and
glasses.
When I asked if this included
blankets and sheets, he hesitantly
said yes.
There is a middle ground to be
found.
I worked for Panera Bread for
three years, and at the end of the
day, various charities that had made
previous arrangements picked up
the excess food.
A wasteful attitude has perme-
ated our society.
Recycling doesnt only apply to
the newspaper youre holding or the
pop cans building up in a corner of
your kitchen.
Especially during the winter, get-
ting a second use out of old coats,
blankets and clothes should be a
priority.
A charitable organization should
be allowed to put the trash of
Urban Outfitters to good use.
Become more informed about
the places where you shop and the
policy behind the company.
If a main goal of Urban Outfitters
is to sell to well educated people, the
company should be more up front
about its policies and reexamine its
actions the next time it orders an
employee to slash a blanket before
throwing it in a dumpster.
Thornburgh is a Lenexa soph-
omore in womens studies and
creative writing.
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If we have a Campus Crusade
for Christ, why cant we have
a Jihad for Muhammad? They
both need holy wars.
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I am a frm believer that
when you turn 70 you should
lose your licence. Grandma just
about hit me head on.
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If you found a set of keys
with a black thumb drive on it
and you return it to the Union
lost and found, Ive got a reward
for you.
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For every pothole that I hit
with my car, I vow to remove a
digit from one of the city coun-
cil members of Lawrence. Until
either all the potholes in this
damn town are fxed or until
they run out of digits. I bet they
will run out of digits frst.
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What do you call a cow with
two legs? Lean beef.
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no legs? Ground beef.
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What do you call a cow with
four legs? Just a fucking cow,
moron.
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Its quite sad that KU is
evidently very unprepared for
a potential tragedy. I do not
feel any safer, probably less safe
now, than did this morning. If
you think it cant happen at KU,
youre a fool.
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All the boys who do not
come to Tequila Tuesdays are
losers.
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I really want to have sex with
an Asian, but there are no cute
Asian girls on campus. Where
are the cute Asian girls at KU?
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Ugg boots originally were a
product of New Zealand surf
culture. Why they appeal to
skanks, I dont know.
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KU needs to ofer more
interesting majors, like Defense
Against the Dark Arts.
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Guys in my scholarship hall
think they are frat guys. Wanna
guess which hall I live in?
Im in my third year, and Ive
taken many classes with a wide vari-
ety of instructors.
Some classes I enjoyed so much I
retook them, solely based on my love
of the subject.
Kidding.
I wish that were the reason.
Aside from the knowledge Ive
gained from those classes, Ive
gained a little insight of my own: The
instructor makes the class.
In retaking a couple classes, Ive
had completely different experiences.
The second time was always better.
My freshman year I took an
anthropology class. It was my only
class on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but
that wasnt my thrill killer.
The class just sucked.
The instructor spoke in soft
monotone without a microphone in
a decent sized auditorium.
He exhibited no obvious style,
flare or enthusiasm for the subject.
I took the class again with a dif-
ferent instructor. It had a completely
different format.
The classes were about as compa-
rable as Grey Goose and McCormicks
vodka. Although they are the same
type of alcohol and both get you
drunk, its just not the same.
Its a different drunk, a different
hangover and a different experience.
It could be so terrible that youll
never drink vodka again.
Im not always going to like cer-
tain professors, but if they dont
exude excitement about the subject,
how can they expect us to get pas-
sionate about it?
One instructor who embodies
this passion in his lectures is Craig
Martin, professor of biology.
I took Biology 100 my freshman
year, and I thoroughly enjoyed that
class, so much that I didnt have to
retake it.
Martin was funny and passionate
about what he taught, which excited
me and kept my attention.
Ive had countless conversations
with friends who have taken the
same classes as me, different instruc-
tors, different experiences and differ-
ent grades.
Some of my best teachers are
the ones who can be considered to
be somewhat unorthodox, Whitney
Rowland, Olathe junior, said. They
have a deep passion for the subject
matter, and that forces us to engage
in the class with the same level of
passion, whether we like the material
or not.
Unfortunately, when we enroll in
a class, we cant check the past expe-
riences of previous students to decide
on which instructor to choose.
Its fairly safe to say that a majority
of students base class choices on time
of the class and making sure it works
with the rest of our schedule.
Most end up with a lotto pick
when it comes to the instructors we
end up with and how good they are.
Students shouldnt just suck it up
because its not us.
Its them.
Faculty: Get excited about your
class!
Students pay good money to be
here, and you get money to teach us.
Were supposed to be learning, not
being put to sleep. Some instructors
need to step it up and earn the pres-
tigious title that the school is paying
them for.
McNaughton is a Topeka junior
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Commentary
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Wasteful store policies hurt those in need
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WASHINGTON Barack
Obama cruised past a fading Hillary
Rodham Clinton in the Wisconsin
primary and Hawaii caucuses
Tuesday night, gaining the upper
hand in a Democratic presidential
race for the ages.
The twin triumphs made 10
straight for Obama, and left the
former first lady in desperate need
of a comeback in a race she long
commanded as front-runner.
The change we seek is still
months and miles away, Obama
told a boisterous crowd in Houston
in a speech in which he also pledged
to end the war in Iraq in his first
year in office.
I opposed this war in 2002. I will
bring this war to an end in 2009. It
is time to bring our troops home,
he declared.
Sen. John McCain, the Republican
front-runner, won a pair of prima-
ries, in Wisconsin and Washington,
to continue his march toward cer-
tain nomination.
In a race growing increas-
ingly negative, Obama cut deeply
into Clintons political bedrock in
Wisconsin, splitting the support of
white women almost evenly with
her. According to polling place
interviews, he also ran well among
working class voters in the blue col-
lar battleground that was prelude
to primaries in the larger industrial
states of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Clinton made no mention of
her defeat, and showed no sign
of surrender in an appearance in
Youngstown, Ohio.
Both Senator Obama and I
would make history, the New York
senator said. But only one of us
is ready on day one to be com-
mander in chief, ready to manage
our economy, and ready to defeat
the Republicans. Only one of us has
spent 35 years being a doer, a fighter
and a champion for those who need
a voice.
In a clear sign of their relative
standing in the race, most cable
television networks abruptly cut
away from coverage of Clintons
rally when Obama began to speak
in Texas.
McCain won the Republican pri-
mary with ease, dispatching former
Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and
edging closer to the 1,191 delegates
he needs to clinch the GOP nomi-
nation at the party convention in
St. Paul, Minn. next summer. The
Arizona senator also won the pri-
mary in Washington, with 19 del-
egates at stake.
In scarcely veiled criticism of
Obama, the Republican nominee-
in-waiting said, I will fight every
moment of every day in this cam-
paign to make sure that Americans
are not deceived by an eloquent but
empty call for change.
McCains nomination has been
assured since Super Tuesday three
weeks ago, as first one, then another
of his former rivals has dropped
out and the party establishment has
closed ranks behind him.
Not so in the Democratic race,
where Obama and Clinton campaign
seven days a week, he the strongest
black presidential candidate in his-
tory, she bidding to become the first
woman to sit in the White House.
Ohio and Texas vote next on
March 4 370 convention del-
egates in all and even some of
Clintons supporters concede she
must win one, and possibly both,
to remain competitive. Two smaller
states, Vermont and Rhode Island,
also have primaries that day.
With the votes counted in more
than 80 percent of Wisconsins pre-
cincts, Obama was winning 58 per-
cent of the vote to 41 percent for
Clinton.
Wisconsin offered 74 national
convention delegates. There were 20
delegates at stake in Hawaii, where
Obama spent much of his youth.
NEWS 8A Thursday, February 21, 2008
development
Historic Indiana Street house faces demolition
BY ANDY GREENHAW
agreenhaw@kansan.com
Its been known as the Rugby
House, the Sex House and the G-Dub
house. Now the 83-year-old house at
1142 Indiana St. will be known as the
construction site for the Oread Inn,
which Lawrence city commissioners
approved last Tuesday.
1142 Indiana, along with five
other houses in the area, are now
scheduled for demolition. Lynn
Zollner, administrator to the historic
resources commission, expects the
demolition will begin sometime this
spring.
The historic house has had many
tenants over the years.
Ed Kenney, KU alumnus, lived
in the house during the summer of
1972 back when it was an apart-
ment building.
It was a really nice apartment,
but it was never
really a place to
party, Kenney
said.
Kenneys son,
Brendon Kenney,
and seven other
students changed
all that 32 years
later when they
moved in and
turned it into the
Sigma Epsilon
Chi SEX House
with the Greek letters hanging from
the front balcony. No, they were not
a real fraternity.
Sam Carners, one of the eight
students who lived in the house from
2004 to 2005, said the decision to
name it the SEX house was a unani-
mous household decision.
We changed the name because
the guys before us the rugby team
called it the Rugby House and we
didnt want to be the guys that lived
in the Rugby House; we wanted to be
the guys that owned the Sex House,
Carnes said.
Andrew Kadel, one of other
former Sex House roommates,
described the house as the perfect
place to party.
Our first party got so big we
saw a cop pull someone over and
asked him to come help us kick
people out, Kadel said. At one of
our biggest parties, we had six kegs
and a dodge ball tournament in our
driveway.
Kadel said football tailgating was
what gave the house its popularity.
At the 2004 rivalry game between
KU and KSU alone, Kadel said his
household raised more than $500
from parking.
The owners before Kadel and his
friends may have had the same idea,
he said, because when they moved
in, the basement was filled with sand
left from over from when the KU
Rugby Team owned the house.
Our landlord was pissed because
the guys before us had a beach party
or something they never cleaned up,
Kadel said.
Other than
the sand in the
basement and a
faulty balcony,
Kadel described
the house as a
pretty nice place
to live.
We couldnt
go out on our
balcony or else
the roof would
cave in, but over-
all it was in good shape, Kadel said.
I was really disappointed when I
found out it was getting torn down.
In 2005, the Sex house guys moved
out and the G-Dub girls moved in.
Katie Feeley, Chicago senior, said
she came up with the houses new
name when she bought a large coin
with George Washingtons logo on it
for 50 cents at a sidewalk sale and
hung it up on the front of the house.
At first I hung it up as kind
of a joke because the Sex House
guys used to have their Greek let-
ters up, Feeley said. After our first
party, everyone started calling it the
George Washington House so it just
sort of became the G-Dub House.
Feeley said she and her room-
mates threw 10 parties, each with six
kegs and a DJ, her sophomore year.
In the first year she lived there,
she and her roommates received
seven citations for disturbing the
peace, which Feeley said added up to
about $800 to $1,000 in fines.
We sacrificed ourselves for the
good cause of college students,
Feeley said. It was above and beyond
the definition of a fun, college party-
house.
Tierney Ross, Chanute junior,
and Jenna McMillen, Wichita junior,
were among Feeleys roommates
during the fall semester of 2006, but
moved out because of the houses
poor living conditions.
I dont want to be mean or any-
thing, but that house was falling
apart, Ross said.
Once an upstairs toilet overflowed
and leaked through the ceiling into
the kitchen. Two different types of
mold spawned from the spillage,
Ross said, which later spread to the
kitchen cupboards and ruined some
of the roommates food.
A family of raccoons lived in the
attic and the chimney, Ross said,
and a possum lived in the trashcan
outside.
We named it George, Ross said.
He wasnt mean or anything. He just
popped out of the trashcan from time
to time to look at us and go back in.
McMillens main complaint was
about a family of bats that she said
lived in the basement.
None of the property owners
could ever find them, she said.
McMillen experienced a first-per-
son encounter with one of the bats
when it snuck up into her room
through a furnace in the basement.
The bat went apeshit and started
swooping around all over the place
knocking into everything, she said.
I started screaming until it perched
on my ceiling and one of my room-
mates helped me get it out.
McMillen and Ross both moved out
at the end of the fall semester of 2006.
The rest of the G-Dub crew
moved out in May of 2007, ending
the houses occupancy forever.
Living in that house was the best
year of my life, Carnes said.

Edited by Nick Mangiaracina
Jon Goering/KANSAN
The house that sits at 1142 Indiana St. is scheduled for demolition. The house has had its share of unique residents over the years. Its visitors have included students, but also bats, racoons and possums.
The house will be torn down this spring to pave the way for the construction of the Oread Inn.
The bat went apeshit and
started swooping around all
over the place knocking into
everything.
Jenna McMillen
Wichita junior
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN WWW.KANSAN.COM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008 PAGE 1B
TOURNAMENT
HYPE BEGINS
PAGE 4B
H
ave you ever wondered who
that tall, balding referee is who
always pulls his pants up and
is on TV officiating a game seemingly
every night?
Well his name is Steve Welmer, the
iron man of college basketball officiat-
ing.
Welmer, who has officiated seven
Kansas games this season includ-
ing Saturdays 69-45 victory against
Colorado, called his 90th game of the
season last night. He officiates five to six
games a week, constantly traveling from
city to city for the next game.
During a span from Nov. 20 to Dec.
5, Welmer called a game 16 days in a
row. After two days off to recharge his
batteries, Welmer reffed another 16 days
in a row from Dec. 8 to Dec. 23. In all,
Welmer reffed 32 games in 34 days lead-
ing up to the winter break.
Arguably, there probably may never
be a guy like me that is able to get a
schedule that big, Welmer said. I take
pride in that because I guess thats the
American way on everything. I guess its
kind of the male ego thing.
Welmer is in his 34th year of officiat-
ing, including his 27th at the division I
level. This will mark the 14th consecu-
tive year that he has worked more divi-
sion I games than any other official in
the United States.
A quick look at Welmers schedule
since the Kansas-Colorado game shows
just why he holds platinum status on six
different airlines. After officiating the
Jayhawks victory on Saturday, Welmer
flew from Lawrence to Detroit that night
to get into town for Sunday afternoons
national CBS game between Michigan
and Ohio State. From there, he traveled
to Austin, Texas and worked ESPNs Big
Monday game featuring Texas and Texas
A&M. Tuesday night he officiated the
Baylor at Oklahoma game in Norman,
Oklahoma, and last night he worked
the Kansas State at Nebraska game on
ESPN2.
Most college referees have worked
between 50 and 70 games this year, with
many not even coming close to Welmers
schedule. Welmer, who works games
for 10 conferences across the country
including the Big 12, Big 10, Conference
USA, WAC, Mountain West, Sun Belt,
and the Missouri Valley Conference, is
assigned a full slate of games by each
conference coordinator in August.
He lays all of the games out and must
choose which game he wants to officiate
when mulitple conferences assign him
games on the same day.
PROFILE
Jon Goering/KANSAN
Steve Welmer helps referee the Kansas game against
Colorado on Saturday. Welmer has o ciated seven
Jayhawks games this season, and hit his 90th game on
Wednesday night with Kansas State at Nebraska.
BY B.J. BRAINS
BJRAINSKANSAN.COM
Referees
love of game
brings new
meaning
SEE RAINS ON PAGE 6B
Paul Smyth,
junior pitcher,
practices with the
team prior to the
start of the 2008
season. Smyth led
the Jayhawks in
saves last season
and is expected to
do the same again
this season. Hell
be accompanied
by a full bullpen of
relievers at Coach
Prices disposal.
Weston White / KANSAN
BY SHAWN SHROYER
shroyer@kansan.com

By the end of last season, Kansas had only
three reliable arms out of the bullpen. That
shouldnt be an issue in 2008.
There are as many as six pitchers Price
plans to call out of the bullpen, not counting
the boost the bullpen will receive from the
pitchers who dont make the starting rota-
tion.
Depth-wise, its the best weve been in the
six years Ive been here, Price said. Weve
obviously continued to up the amount of
scholarship money that we spend on pitch-
ing.
Kansas shortlist of relievers includes junior
right-handed closer Paul Smyth, senior right-
hander Hiarali Garcia and junior left-hander
Daniel Manos. Beyond those three are a
collection of promising underclassmen: soph-
omore right-handers Thomas Marcin and
Brett Bollman and freshman right-hander T.J.
Walz. In addition, whoever winds up starting
mid-week for Kansas should also be at Prices
disposal in relief during weekend series.
Smyth was Kansas saves leader last season
with seven, but perhaps even more impor-
tantly, he proved he could be called upon as a
work-horse to finish games. As a sophomore,
he threw just 12.2 fewer innings than former
Jayhawk Don Czyz did the season he set
ERA W-L SO IP SV
Paul Smyth 1.60 3-4 40 50.2 7
Hiarali Garcia 4.55 0-0 27 29.2 1
Thomas Marcin 3.66 0-0 16 19.2
Daniel Manos 2.31 2-0 22 23.1
at Santa Ana College
T.J. Walz 1.81 11-1 136 81
at Skutt Catholic (Omaha, Neb.)
Increase in pitchers to relieve team
More players in the bullpen this season
BASEBALL
SEE BULLPEN ON PAGE 6B
BY TAYLOR BERN
tbern@kansan.com
Texas Tech coach Kristy Curry had a lot
to say to her team at halftime after allowing
Kansas to go up 33-21 at the break.
Curry felt her message was so important that
she kept the Lady Raiders in the locker room
longer than usual, preventing them from getting
any practice shots before the second half began.
Currys pep talk was all the warm-up Texas
Tech needed, though, as the team erased Kansas
lead with an 18-4 run and hung on to win 65-61.
The first six minutes of the second half, we
didnt have an answer to their run, coach Bonnie
Henrickson said. We just didnt play with the
toughness that I thought we did in the first half.
The Jayhawks led by at least eight points for
much of the first half thanks to solid three-point
shooting, their ability to capitalize on turnovers
and 13 points from center Krysten Boogaard.
Kansas hit 4-of-8 from beyond the arc and
scored 12 points off of 17 Texas Tech turnovers.
In the second half, though, the two teams
seemed to switch uniforms because every-
thing that Kansas was doing to Texas Tech
early, Texas Tech did to Kansas late.
Lady Raiders forward Dominic Seals start-
ed to dominate the post, scoring 12 second
-half points while the switch to a 2-3 zone
defense nullified Boogaard.
The zone really got us out of rhythm,
Henrickson said. There was no purpose or
intent to go away from her (Boogaard), but
I thought we just lost our poise and started
jacking up some shots.
Kansas (15-10, 4-8) couldnt handle Texas
Techs pressure and turned the ball over
six times in the first six minutes. The Lady
Raiders (15-11, 3-9) were incredibly efficient
with the Jayhawks nine second half turn-
overs, scoring 16 points off of them.
Texas Tech guard Maria Moore scored
two of those points when she stole the ball
and went the length of the court for a layup
to put her team up 38-37 with 14:12 remain-
ing. Kansas would never regain the lead.
The Jayhawks did have a chance late in the
game as freshman forward Nicollette Smith
hit two free throws to pull the deficit back to
three with 47 seconds on the clock.
However, Lady Raider guard Jordan Murphree
made a jump shot with 21 seconds left despite
being surrounded by three Jayhawk defenders.
Sophomore guard Sade Morris was given
an easy layup with 12 seconds to go, but Texas
Tech pushed the margin back to four with a free
throw and Kansas failed to get off a final shot.
Weve got to grow up and show some tough-
ness because everybodys fighting for something,
Henrickson said. It will come down to players
making plays and playing with some toughness
whether youre at home or on the road.
In all, the Jayhawks had four players
score in double figures Boogaard (17),
guard Danielle McCray (15), Smith (11) and
Morris (11) but they also had six players
commit at least two turnovers.
Youve got to be able to sustain great effort,
great focus and concentration, Henrickson
said. And we just didnt do that.
Edited by Madeline Hyden
LADY RAIDERS 65 JAYHAWKS 61
Tech-nical di culties
Photo Courtesy of Texas Tech Grenadier
Guard Danielle McCray shoots a jump shot over Texas Tech forward Ashlee Roberson in Lubbock, Texas last night. Texas Tech slipped away with a victory. The Lady Raiders capitalized
on Jayhawk turnovers during the second half of the game. The score was 65-61.
sports 2B thursday, february 21, 2008
Q: Who was the last NBA
player to win the leagues Most
Valuable Player award three
years in a row?
A: Larry Bird from 1983 to
1986. Birds Boston Celtics won
two NBA Championships in that
span and had an overall record
of 192-54 in the regular season.
basketball-reference.com
sports fact of the day
on tv tonight
sports trivia of the day
sports quote of the day
Although no player has won
three in a row since Bird, four
players have won the award
twice in a row. Michael Jordan
and Magic Johnson accom-
plished the feat in the 1990s
while Tim Duncan and Steve
Nash have won four of the last
six MVPs.
basketball-reference.com
I dont know if I practiced
more than anybody, but I sure
practiced enough. I still wonder
if somebody somewhere was
practicing more than me.
Larry Bird
Mens College Basketball:
-Pittsburgh at Notre Dame, 6
p.m., ESPN
-Massachusetts at Rhode Island,
6 p.m., ESPN2
-Michigan at Minnesota, 8 p.m.,
ESPN2
Womens College Basketball:
-Nebraska at Missouri, 7 p.m.,
FSN
NBA:
-Miami at Houston, 7 p.m., TNT
-Seattle at Portland, 9:30 p.m.,
TNT
NHL:
-St. Louis at Los Angeles, 9:30
p.m., FSN
The French connection
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TOMORROW
Softball vs. Texas State,
11 a.m., Houston
Softball vs. Centenary
College, 1 p.m., Houston
Baseball vs. Hawaii-Hilo,
5 p.m., Kona, Hawaii
By MICHAEL MAROT
ASSOCIATED PRESS
INDIANAPOLIS NFL
Commissioner Roger Goodell
hopes the NFL is close to an
agreement that will allow former
New England Patriots employee
Matt Walsh to tell the league
about the tapes he is said to have
made of the St. Louis Rams walk-
through before the 2002 Super
Bowl.
The lawyers are still talking and
were anxious to speak to him. Were
anxious to get an agreement to get
him to come forth. Goodell told
the Associated Press on Wednesday
before the start of the NFL com-
bine.
We hope to be able to talk to him
shortly.
Walsh, now a golf pro in Maui,
did video work for the Patriots
when they won the first of their
three Super Bowls after the 2001
season. Three weeks ago, the Boston
Herald reported that Walsh claimed
he had taped the practice before the
Patriots 20-17 upset of the Rams,
who were two-touchdown favor-
ites.
NFL lawyers have been meet-
ing with Michael Levy, Walshs
Washington-based lawyer, who is
seeking further protection for his
client if he tells what he knows.
Levy said last week that the NFLs
offer of protection is highly con-
ditional and still leaves Mr. Walsh
vulnerable. I have asked the NFL to
provide Mr. Walsh with the neces-
sary legal protections so that he
can come forward with the truth
without fear of retaliation and liti-
gation.
Goodell has said that Walsh
was not interviewed as part of the
NFLs investigation into Spygate,
which involved the NFL confiscat-
ing tapes from a Patriots employee
who recorded the New York Jets
defensive signals from the sideline
during the opening game of the 2007
season.
As a result of that investigation,
New England coach Bill Belichick
was fined $500,000 and the team was
fined $250,000 and forfeited its 2008
first-round draft choice.
Six confiscated tapes and other
documents pertaining to the
Patriots taping were subsequently
destroyed by the league. Goodell
has defended the destruction of the
tapes.
Last week, Willie Gary, who
played seven games for the Rams
that season, filed suit in New
Orleans accusing the Patriots of
fraud, unfair trade practices and
engaging in a pattern of rack-
eteering. Three fans joined in
the suit.
On Tuesday, Hugh Campbell,
the Cincinnati lawyer who filed
Garys suit, said he wanted to add
at least two new classes to the
action: all employees and play-
ers of all NFL teams who were
illegally videotaped by the Pats,
plus all fans who bought tickets
to any game that the Pats illegally
taped. He also said he wanted to
join with Sen. Arlen Specter, R.-
Pa., who also is looking into the
allegations.
Goodell and Specter met last week
in Washington.
Specter told The Associated Press
on Wednesday that if Walsh is under
subpoena in a suit, it might solve the
problem of protection.
I think now that the lawsuits
have been started, that I got the
ball rolling, and the plaintiffs law-
yers are picking it up, Specter
said.
NFL
League pushes Spygate investigation
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York Giants at University of Phoenix Stadiumon Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008 in Glendale, Ariz.
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By Taylor Michel Nye
tnye@kansan.com
Sophomore diver Meghan Proehl
was honored earlier this month
when she was named to the Big 12
Winter Good Works Team.
Proehl is involved in community
work through the Student Athlete
A d v i s o r y
C o mmi t t e e .
Along with
her team-
mates, Proehl
has done work
with Habitat for
Humanity to
build, paint and
clean homes.
She was also
involved in Big
Brothers Big Sisters of America with
the Hawks, Cops and Kids event
helping kids to make safe choices.
She has also participated in Fun
and Fitness with the Jayhawks,
which encourages elementary
school children to live healthy.
I was very surprised when I
received the award, Proehl said. I
dont think anything Ive done is
above and beyond.
Proehl and her teammates also
adopted children for the holiday
season through Haskell University.
As a freshman, Proehl had the
second-best score on the one-meter
board in 2006-2007 season. In the
pool Proehl is always looking to
improve her performances and has
pursued many personal best scores
this season.
Im proud of all of Meghans
efforts, both in and out of the pool,
Kansas diving coach Eric Elliott
said. Im proud of how well shes
doing in all parts of life. Shes a great
representative for the team and for
the University.
Proehl didnt come to the
University just for diving. She
intends to major in journalism
and said the School of Journalism
was one of the big factors in her
coming to the University. School
is always the most important thing
for Proehl.
I love diving, which is why I do
it, but my accomplishments in the
pool dont mean nearly as much as
my ones in the classroom and the
community, Proehl said. I am first
and foremost a student; then I am
an athlete.
Proehl said that she considered
being a Jayhawk diver a bonus
and that she was thankful to have
coaches supportive of academic
achievement. Proehl hopes to con-
tinue improving after her accom-
plishments last year in this years
championship.
She hopes to make finals in at
least one event in conference cham-
pionships and finish in the top 10
at the Zone Diving Championships.
Ultimately, she hopes to help her
team.
I just want to score as many
points as possible because we are
going to be extremely competitive
this year, Proehl said. Im real-
ly excited to see what we can all
accomplish.
In the future, Proehl hopes to
improve her diving, continue to
pursue a journalism degree and
continue to do volunteer work with
her team.
I realize that athletes have the
opportunity to do so much good
and make a positive impact on the
community, Proehl said.
Edited by Nick Mangiaracina
volunteer work
Athlete wins service award
Diver focuses on community service outside the pool
Proehl
By DaNNy NorDsTroM
dnordstrom@kansan.com
Junior sprinter Nickesha Anderson
is arguably the fastest woman in the
world right now.
Feb. 16, at the Tyson Invitational
in Fayetteville,
Ark. , the
H a n o v e r ,
Jamaica native
posted the this
years fastest
time run by any
woman in the
world for the
200-meter dash.
It took her a
mere 22.94 sec-
onds to cross the
finish line.
Anderson commented on her
achievement. My feeling is basically
the same, she said. I have to go
and repeat it again because one time
doesnt actually do it for me. I havent
realized that I actually ran 22.94 (sec-
onds) because it hasnt hit me yet.
Anderson was completely unaware
that she had run the best time in the
world for the year until later that
night when she received a phone call
from media relations worker Eric
Dolan while sleeping.
I had no idea that I ran 22.94,
she said. Eric called me that night
and he said, Did you know you ran
the worlds fastest time, and I was
like, No!
Running the years fastest time in
the 200 is not what Anderson is most
excited about. She said that up until
last Saturdays race, she had not run
to her full potential.
It wasnt about me running 22.94,
it was about executing the race prop-
erly, she said. 22.94 was just a bonus
for me.
Anderson revealed one of the pre-
race rituals that she performed before
every meet. She said that whenever
she saw a safety pin lying on the
ground, she picked it up and placed
it in her athletic bag. They say that
pins bring you good luck, she said
with a laugh. There must have been
lots of pins on the ground that day.
Andersons domination in track
stems all the way back to her child-
hood in a small parish of Jamaica
known as
H a n o v e r ,
located on the
Nor t hwest ern
tip of the island.
A n d e r s o n
grew up with her
mother and four
young siblings.
Her fondest
memories from
her childhood in
Jamaica are those
related to track
and field. Anderson said what the
sport was like in Jamaica.
Track put Jamaica on the map,
she said. There are a lot of sprinters
in Jamaica. A lot. Its harder there
to do track because everybody is a
sprinter.
Anderson credited her mother
and grandmoth-
er for getting her
involved in track
and field. She
said that they
were both great
athletes, but that
she had let the
sport take her
the furthest.
A n d e r s o n
first became
involved in track
during high
school and let it take her to plac-
es like the National Junior World
Championships. She immigrated to
the United States from Jamaica in
2004 when she entered college at
Missouri-Baptist University in St.
Louis.
During her freshman year,
Anderson competed in the Kansas
Relays and was quite successful. It
was during her 100-meter dash vic-
tory that Kansas head coach, Stanley
Redwine first noticed Anderson.
He immediately began to recruit
Anderson to come to Kansas.
Anderson said that she gave the idea
of transferring serious consideration,
but was still undecided.
A year later, Redwine again
offered her a position on the team
and she accepted. KU is a school
that education-wise and sport-wise
has a facility that I can really do well
in, she said.
Andersons debut at Kansas this
year has been outstanding. She has
broken the school record in both the
60-meter dash and 200-meter dash,
not to mention several other facility
records. On Monday she was named
Big 12 Female Athlete of the Week.
Anderson credited her success this
season to her teammates and coach-
es. My team has been supporting me
100 percent, she said. We cheer for
each other. Its that cheer that gives us
the driving force for us to go.
After last weekends split meet
performance at the ISU Classic in
Ames, Iowa,
and the Tyson
Invitational, the
Jayhawks can
look forward to a
weekend off from
competition. The
following week-
end, however,
will bring the
Big 12 Indoor
Championships
in Lincoln, Neb.
A n d e r s o n
talked about how the team needs to
continue to push hard toward the
conclusion of the indoor season.
Its just like Ive said before to
my teammates, she said. The race
is not always for the swift, but is for
those who endure it to the end.
Edited by Samuel Lamb
track and field
Joe Goering/KANSAN
Junior sprinter Nickesha Anderson set the season record for the 200-meter dash Feb. 16 in Arkansas. The Jamaca native was unaware she set the
record until someone notifed her hours later.
Kansas athlete sets pace
with best time of the year
Sprinter runs record time in final regular season meet
I have to go and repeat it again
because one time doesnt actu-
ally do it for me.
nickesha anderson
Junior sprinter
By MiKe harris
aP auTo raciNg WriTer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fl a.
Greg Newman could hard-
ly wait for his son to get tall
enough to sit behind the wheel
of a go-kart and learn about
competition.
The fathers dream of being a
race car driver had ended early,
but the birth of his son gave him
another chance.
Ryan Newman did his father
proud Sunday, claiming one of
the greatest achievements in
NASCAR with a victory in the
Daytona 500. And he did it with
the voice of his father, who is his
spotter, in his ears through the
entire race.
I said in Victory Lane that
I heard tears dropping over the
radio, Ryan Newman said this
week. Hes emotional. Hes had a
couple of health issues at times and
hes put himself on the edge.
To have him here and be part
of this is a dream come true for
me. It was kind of reassurance for
me. Hes watched me for 26 years
driving a car and he knows when
Ive got one in the bag and when
I dont, and he knows when its
close. I could tell (from his voice)
when we got into turn three (on
the last lap) that it was going to be
a good run, and he turned out to
be right.
Son helps realize fathers dreams
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Ryan Newman, right, celebrates with his father Greg, left, after winning the Daytona 500
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., on
Sunday. Ryan made his father proud but Greg, as Ryans spotter, was a constant help by talking
to Ryan the entire race.
naScar
We cheer for each other. Its
that cheer that gives us the driv-
ing force for us to go.
nickesha anderson
Junior sprinter
sports 4B thursday, February 21, 2008 sports 5B thursday, February 21, 2008
1. Memphis
Texas A&MCorpus Christi/
16. William& Mary
8. Rhode Island
9. Maryland
5. Notre Dame
12. Illinois State
4. Butler
13. Northern Arizona
6. Clemson
11. Florida
3. Indiana
14. Belmont
7. Marquette
10. Davidson
2. UCLA
15. Cornell
1. North Carolina
16. Niagara
8. Arkansas
9. Pittsburgh
5. Kansas State
12. West Virginia
4. Washington State
13. American
6. Michigan State
11. Kent State
3. Connecticut
14. Alabama State
7. BYU
10. USC
2. Texas
15. UNC-Ashville
1. Tennessee
16. NC A&T
8. Arizona
9. Dayton
5. Wisconsin
12. Western Kentucky
4. Louisville
13. Boise State
6. St. Marys
11. Oklahoma
3. Xavier
14. UC Fullerton
7. Mississippi State
10. Baylor
2. Duke
15. Robert Morris
1. Kansas
16. UMBC
8. Gonzaga
9. Arizona State
5. Drake
12. St. Josephs
4. Purdue
13. South Alabama
6. Vanderbilt
11. UNLV
3. Stanford
14. Austin Peay
7. Texas A&M
10. Wake Forest
2. Georgetown
15. Oakland
SOUTh (houston)
EAST (Charlotte)
MIDWEST (Detroit)
WEST (Phoenix)
NATIONAL ChAMPION
The following bracket is a pro-
jection of how the NCAA Tour-
nament will look when the
selection committee makes its
decisions in March. heres how
The Kansan made its bracket.
Picking conference winners
All 31 conferences in Division I receive an automatic bid for
the winner of the league. Every conference except the Ivy
League stages a conference tournament to select the winner
of this automatic bid. The Kansan made its projections based
on league standings and a prediction of which teamwould
come out on top during each conferences tournament.
Picking the At-Large Teams
The Kansan used fve major criteria to select the remaining
34 teams for the bracket: RPI, Sagarin rankings, schedule
strength, record against top 50 and top 25 opponents and
play during the teams last 12 games. The Sagarin rankings
are compiled by Jef Sagarin, who uses statistics to deter-
mine how good a team will fnish at the end of the season.
All of the criteria, except for the Sagarin rankings, are used
by the Selection Committee when it makes its picks.
Seeding
Once all 65 teams were selected, The Kansan started by
ranking the No. 1 through No. 5 seeds based on the same
criteria it used to select teams. After ranking those seeds,
The Kansan moved from the No. 16 seeds on down to fnish
the seeding process.
Memphis is far and away the
best team in the nation this
season and it would be a shame
if it gets knocked of before the
Final Four. North Carolina hasnt
looked great all year and thats
a good thing because it means
it will peak at the right time.
Stanford benefts from a weak
bracket and a Kansas team bound
to lose in the Elite Eight. Forget
about last seasons tournament,
it was an anomaly. A seed higher
than a two will make the fnal
four in 2008 and that team will be
Louisville.
Yeah, yeah, they havent lost,
but I just dont believe Memphis
has been challenged to play to
UCLAs level. The Huskies have
come on incredibly strong, win-
ning 10 straight, and may ride the
momentumthrough the tourna-
ment. My colleagues dont have
faith in the Vols, but Imimagining
dual Final Four appearances for
Tennessees basketball programs.
Not as sure about Kansas as earlier
in the season but if this isnt our
year, when will our year ever be?
Memphis- If the Tigers beat
Tennessee on Saturday, theyll go
on to become the frst team since
1991 UNLV to make the Final Four
with a perfect record.
North Carolina- TheTar Heels
are unlucky right nowbecause of
injuries, but theyll be better of in
a month. Tywon Lawson will be
healthy and rested, and thats scary.
Duke- That frst-round loss from
last year has been motivation for
Coach K and his players all season.
Count on themto make people
forget about that game this March.
Stanford- The Lopez twins will
be too tall and athletic for Kansas
in the Elite Eight. The Jayhawks
havent seen a frontcourt as good
as the Cardinals yet this season.
Ben Howland has had the magic
touch at UCLA, taking the Bruins
to two straight Final Fours. The
Bruins should be able to lean on
its experienced guards and the
inside play of Kevin Love and make
it three straight Final Fours. Duke
haters may cringe, but Coach Ks
Devils -- with freshman Kyle Singler
and senior DeMarcus Nelson have
enough ofense to carry themto
San Antonio. The Big 12 is back.
Texas already has victories against
UCLA, Tennessee and Kansas.
Rick Barnes teamwill add North
Carolina to that list when they beat
the Tar Heels to advance to San
Antonio. Bill Self is 0-4 in the Elite
Eight, but with the most balanced
teamin the country this season,
Self will fnally get the Elite Eight
monkey of his back.
Last
four in
Illinois State
St. Josephs
South Alabama
West Virginia
Last
four out
Miami
California
New Mexico
Virginia Commonwealth
case keefer
sports editor
Final
Four
Picks:
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associate sports editor
Final
Four
Picks:
mark dent
basketball reporter
Final
Four
Picks:
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big 12 basketball reporter
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Picks:
Kansas single season saves record.
Despite the solid season, Smyth
said he still had room to improve.
While he had a miniscule 1.60 ERA
last season, he felt he let too many
inherited runners score or at least
his teammates did.
Something that the starters push
you around about is, You gave up my
run this day, and You gave up my run
that day, so the ideal thing is to keep
a low ERA and keep the runs that
you allow as close as possible to the
earned runs you allow, Smyth said.
That way youre not cashing other
guys runs in.
The rubber arm Smyth exhibited
last season may be especially valu-
able this season, considering the
Jayhawks have 41 games in the first
eight weeks of the season. Smyth may
be summoned from the bullpen even
more often, with less recovery time
between games.
If they have me throw a lot of out-
ings, theyll have to limit the innings,
said Smyth, but Im more than will-
ing to throw Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, as well.
However, with the group of pitch-
ers joining Smyth in the bullpen, his
workload shouldnt be nearly that
rigorous.
Although he missed part of the
season with a muscle strain in his
back, Garcia proved to be one of
Kansas top setup men. Only Smyth
made more appearances out of the
bullpen than Garcia and he was espe-
cially dependable down the stretch.
In his last five appearances, Garcia
allowed only one run.
Kansas left-handed specialist will
likely be Manos, a transfer from Santa
Ana College where he showed impec-
cable control. In 23.1 innings, Manos
struck out 22 and walked just four.
One of Kansas best pitchers at
the beginning of 2007 was Marcin.
After the first seven innings of his
collegiate career, he had yet to allow
a run. But, as if a switch had been
flipped, Marcin struggled mightily
with his command toward the end of
the season.
In his final two appearances,
against Kansas Wesleyan and Chicago
State respectively, he pitched 2.2
innings, allowing five runs on four
hits, three walks and one wild pitch,
and he hit three batters.
However, Price said Marcin was
on his way to putting his control
problems behind him and could soon
fulfill the promise he showed early
last year.
Thomas Marcin has an outstand-
ing fastball and, if he continues to
improve his command, can be as
good as anybody on our staff, Price
said. His bullpens have been better.
His command still needs to improve,
but hes been significantly better.
Bollman took a redshirt last sea-
son, but most recently he pitched
for the Duluth Huskies during the
summer of 2006. With the Huskies,
Bollman went 7-1 with a 1.99 ERA,
one save, and 36 strikeouts to 10
walks in 49.2 innings.
Walz is the youngest pitcher who
could make an impression out of the
bullpen for Kansas. As a senior at
Skutt Catholic High School in Omaha,
Neb., Walz led the state of Nebraska
with 136 strikeouts, which was a fine
complement to his 11-1 record and
1.81 ERA. For a youngster, Walz also
has an impressive curveball.
He has a true curveball, which is
almost unseen anymore in this day
and age, but he has the overhand, 12-
6 breaking ball, Price said.
While these six relievers will battle
for innings out of the bullpen, theres
no question as to who will be col-
lecting the saves again this season.
The only question is how many saves
Smyth will rack up this time around.
I dont want to pick a number, but
however many they give me, thats
how many Id like to take, Smyth
said. I dont want to blow any this
year.
Editedby Samuel Lamb
Its pretty easy on Sundays or
Mondays or Thursdays because
usually only one league will give
me a game on those days, Welmer
said. But then I try to look at it
geographically and see if I can stay
in the same area for two or three
days. Wednesdays and Saturdays
are the big days for the coordi-
nators, so I try to split those up
evenly or close to even so I can be
as fair as possible with everyone.
Welmer pays his wife, a retired
flight atten-
dant from
Northwest air-
lines, to book
all of his travel
accommoda-
tions including
airfare, hotels
and rental cars.
College basket-
ball officials in
the large conferences are all paid
around $1,000 per game plus $200
per diem and coach airfare.
A normal day for Welmer starts
at 4:30 or 5 a.m. when he wakes
up to catch the first flight out to
assure he gets to his next city on
time. He usually arrives by late
morning and grabs a bowl of soup
for lunch before settling in for a
long afternoon nap.
Theres not very many days
where I dont get a two to three-
hour nap every single day,
Welmer said. Some guys like to
get the extra sleep at night and
dont fly out until late morning
and get in during the afternoon.
For me, it works better to go out
early in the morning and then
take a two, three, fourhour
nap.
Welmer then awakes from
his nap, showers and heads to
the arena for that nights game.
Referees are required to arrive 90
minutes prior to tip off each night.
After the
game, Welmer
grabs a light
meal such as
chicken strips,
heads to bed
about 11 or 12,
and starts the
whole process
again the next
day.
I dont think I ever go onto
the court with anything less than
a full tank, Welmer said. I feel as
good right now as I did in the first
of November.
So the next time you turn on
the TV and see Welmer work-
ing a game, just think of what he
went through just to get there. Or
where he might be going tomor-
row.
Edited by Mandy Earles
sports 6B thursday, february 21, 2008
BY SHAWN SHROYER
shroyer@kansan.com
The conference coaches have
spoken and, according to the pre-
season Big 12 Coaches Poll, they
anticipate Kansas finishing ninth
in the conference for the second
straight season.
However, Kansas coach
Ritch Price expressed at Kansas
Baseball Media Day on Tuesday
that he could foresee his
Jayhawks cracking the top five
in the Big 12.
Our players understand we
play in one of the best leagues in
America. If you can finish fifth,
youre a Top 25 team, Price said.
Thats our goal. Our goal is to be
in the top five. We understand we
have to overachieve to make that
happen.
Despite the conference coach-
es low expectations for Kansas,
theres reason to believe 2008
wont be a replay of 2007 for the
Jayhawks. First and foremost,
Kansas returns six position play-
ers, all three weekend starters and
its closer from last years squad,
which was the youngest in the
Big 12.
In addition, Price has added
depth to his pitching staff with
transfers Shaeffer Hall, Sam
Freeman and Daniel Manos and
signed impressive freshmen such
as third baseman Tony Thompson
and catcher Jimmy Waters.
Nevertheless, the Big 12 wont
be a cakewalk for the Jayhawks.
For the seventh straight season,
Texas earned the most votes,
including eight first-place votes.
Behind Texas were Missouri,
Baylor and Texas A&M. All four
teams were clubs Price acknowl-
edged on Tuesday as the best
in the conference. Missouri and
Baylor also received first-place
votes.
Oklahoma State was voted fifth,
Nebraska came in at sixth and
Kansas State and Oklahoma tied
in the voting for seventh place.
Next came Kansas, which received
just two more points in the voting
than Texas Tech, which rounded
out the poll.
Edited by Madeline Hyden
rains (continued from 1B)
baseball
coach anticipates top -
fve ranking this season
i dont think i ever go onto the
court with anything less than a
full tank.
Steve Welmer
referee
bullpen (continued from 1B)
starting candidates
Sophomore Wally marciel,
junior Nick Czyz and, when
he returns, junior Andy marks
are the favorites to claim spots
in the weekend rotation. If
they do, other candidates for
starting jobs senior Andres
esquibel, junior Sam Freeman
and sophomore Shaefer Hall
would be moved to the
midweek and also would be
available to pitch out of the
bullpen on weekends. Splitting
time as a reliever last season,
esquibel compiled a team-best
seven victories.
PGa
Tiger rallies late to take tournament
Woods upsets Holmes by playing five under par in final five holes
BY DOUG FERGUSON
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MARANA, Ariz. _ Tiger Woods
produced another incredible come-
back in the desert Wednesday,
playing the final five holes in 5-
under par to turn what looked like
certain defeat into an unlikely vic-
tory in the Accenture Match Play
Championship.
Woods fell behind J.B. Holmes on
the first hole when his tee shot sailed
into the desert and out of play, and
he was three holes down with five
to play after taking another penalty
shot from the desert.
But he turned it around quickly,
winning the next four holes, capped
by a 35-foot eagle putt on the 17th.
He escaped with a 1-up victory on
the 18th when Holmes missed an
8-foot birdie putt.
I just kept telling myself, even
when I was 3 down, theres still a
chance to win in regulation, Woods
said. I was just going to have to start
playing a hell of a lot better. Then all
of a sudden, putts started falling in
from everywhere.
It started with a 15-foot birdie on
the 14th, followed by a meaningless
18-foot birdie on the 15th, when he
only needed two putts to win the
hole. The first overhand fist pump
came at the 16th when he made a
third straight birdie from just over
20 feet to square it for the first time
since they shook hands on the tee to
start the match.
The loudest roar came on the
par-5 17th, which Woods reached in
two with a 5-wood from the rough.
He holed his long eagle putt for his
first lead of the match, then held
on to avoid what would have been a
shocking departure.
Holmes, whose big drives kept
pressure on Woods the entire match,
was helpless at the end.
I got beat, Holmes said. Playing
the best player in the world, 3 up
with five to play, I just said, Dont do
anything stupid. Make him beat you.
And he did.
Woods shot 30 on the back nine
in his first tournament since he
shot 31 on the back nine of the
Dubai Desert Classic to overcome a
four-shot deficit and win his fourth
straight official tournament.
For some reason, momentum
just goes your way, Woods said.
Sometimes the run is early in the
round, sometimes middle or late.
It just so happened that in the last
two rounds, it was late. But at least it
happened today. At least I had a run.
I wasnt playing good enough to win
the match unless I had a run.
None of the top four seeds had an
easy time at Dove Mountain.
Ernie Els, the No. 4 seed who
changed his mind last week and
decided to enter a tournament that
has been so vexing, shot 40 on his
opening nine and was soundly beat-
en, 6 and 5, by Jonathan Byrd. It was
fourth straight time Els has lost in
the first round.
Second-seeded Phil Mickelson,
the winner Sunday at Riviera, held
off Pat Perez 1 up. Third-seeded
Steve Stricker needed 20 holes
to beat Daniel Chopra, a small
measure of revenge. Chopra beat
him in a four-hole playoff at the
Mercedes-Benz Championship last
month.
Four of the top eight seeds
were gone after the first day of
the Match Play, one of the most
chaotic days in golf. Jim Furyk
(No. 6) continued to struggle
with his game, losing to Colin
Montgomerie, 3 and 2; Justin Rose
(7) fell to Rod Pampling, 2 and 1;
and Rory Sabbatini, who played
college golf at Arizona, lost to
Bradley Dredge, 4 and 3.
You can never really fancy
your chances in this format, Lee
Westwood said after making eight
birdies in a 3-and-2 victory over
Brandt Snedeker. This is the kind
of week where you unpack, but you
dont move stuff too far away from
your suitcase.
Woods appeared to have his bags
packed.
He had said on Tuesday that when
players fall behind two or three holes,
they generally lose. That looked cer-
tain when Holmes took a 3-up lead
through five holes, and he staved off
one charge with a birdie on the ninth
to stay 2 holes ahead.
Woods had to take an unplayable
lie in the desert on the 13th, swatting
the bag with his driver after taking
his drop.
Then came a charge that sent
cheers resounding across the desert
fauna, starting with his birdie on the
14th. Holmes three-putted from the
back of the 15th to hand Woods the
next hole, and appeared to have the
advantage on the 16th when Woods
right foot slipped on his downswing,
and his shot spun back 20 feet below
the hole.
It was just one of those things
where everything kind of turned my
way, Woods said. Very, very fortu-
nate to advance.
Next up is Arron Oberholser, who
is playing with an injured shoulder.
He made his 08 debut by beating
Mike Weir, 3 and 1.
assOCiaTeD press
Tiger Woods hits out of the desert rough inside the gallery onto the seventh green during the frst round of the Accenture Match Play Championship
tournament at The Gallery Golf Club at Dove MountainWednesday, in Marana, Ariz. Woods defeated J.B. Holmes 1-up.
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By CHRIS JENKINS
AP SPoRtS WRItER
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. The
NASCAR garage area is filled with
snorting 850-horsepower engines
that get five miles per gallon on
a good day and gruff crew guys
who sip coffee out of one plastic
foam cup and spit tobacco juice
into another.
Its not the most likely environ-
ment for an environmentalist.
But that doesnt stop NASCAR
driver Brian Vickers from talking
up the potential of hydrogen-pow-
ered passenger cars or calling out
political figures for spending so
much time on sports when they
should be tackling big issues like
global warming.
Congress, unfortunately, has
made more progress on steroids in
baseball and the Patriots, whether
theyre taping NFL games, than
they have on global climate change,
the war, economic recession and
a budget thats out of control,
Vickers said. Thats what (ticks)
me off. Im passionate about mak-
ing the world a better place, and
global climate change is one of
those things.
Vickers, who races Toyotas for
Red Bull Racing in the Sprint Cup
series, is a self-described huge
recycler who drives a Lexus hybrid
away from the track. He cant wait
for the day when he can trade that
car in for an all-electric model or
one that runs on a hydrogen fuel
cell.
And hes lobbying his sport to do
its part, urging officials to increase
recycling programs and proposing
that NASCAR buy carbon offsets to
mitigate its environmental impact
even if that impact already is
minimal.
Its a very small footprint we
make, Vickers said. Its only 38
races, 500 miles, 43 cars. The big
global picture of things, its a small
place. It is a start, and every little
bit matters.
Vickers pro-environment com-
ments might seem out of place in
a sport that only recently switched
from leaded to unleaded fuel. But
NASCAR and its teams are begin-
ning to wave the green flag as cor-
porate sponsors express interest
in using racing as a platform to
market environ-
mentally friend-
ly products.
At first
glance, it
might strike
some people as
unusual bedfel-
lows, NASCAR
s p o k e s m a n
Ramsey Poston
said. But I think
theres an oppor-
tunity as all of us
try to do a better job as a country
on the environment.
Goodyear already cuts up used
racing tires and recycles them into
playground surfaces. A company
called Safety-Kleen recycles oil and
brake fluid at racetracks. Series
sponsor Sprint recycles old cell
phones. And in the grandstands,
recycling bins are beginning to pop
up next to garbage cans even
if the piles of paper in the media
center still get thrown away instead
of recycled.
Poston said NASCARs new
office complex in Charlotte and
International Speedway Corp.s new
headquarters in Daytona are both
being constructed according to
green building guidelines. And yes,
the idea of buying carbon credits is
on the table.
Theres a groundswell of aware-
ness, Roush Fenway racing presi-
dent Geoff Smith said. Were all
going to find out that its going
to be to our benefit, to the teams
benefit and to NASCARs benefit,
to assume a leadership position in
an area thats going to help actually
bring more money into the garage.
Smith said he has talked to sev-
eral sponsors about green-themed
programs. One wants to set up a
pavilion outside racetracks where
fans can learn about efficient house-
hold products.
NASCAR teaching fans about the
environment?
Smith said it
isnt as odd as
it seems.
I think
s o m e b o d y
did the math
that all 43 cars
all weekend
dont put as
much carbon
into the air as
much as one
liberals jet
coming from L.A. to Washington,
Smith said. So we dont have a
big negative footprint. But at the
same time, I think theres a big
opportunity to have a really posi-
tive footprint.
NASCAR could make a big state-
ment by switching from gasoline
to a biofuel, something General
Motors has been lobbying NASCAR
to do for two years.
Im passionate about the envi-
ronment, and I work in racing, said
Brent Dewar, GMs vice president
of field sales, service and parts. I
usually get the question, Isnt that
contradictory? No. Were very pas-
sionate about green racing.
The Indy Racing Leagues
IndyCar series began racing on
100 percent ethanol last year. And
Dewar said this years Indianapolis
500 will be led by a prototype
Corvette pace car that runs on
E85 ethanol and it will be driv-
en by two-time Indy 500 win-
ner Emerson Fittipaldi, who has
a financial stake in the ethanol
business in Brazil.
In a speech in January, NASCAR
chairman and CEO Brian France
said officials are considering bio-
fuels.
While any steps we take with
regards to fuels would have rela-
tively little impact on the environ-
ment, it would be an important
symbolic move, France said. Its
more important than ever to help
make sure this country becomes
energy independent and take the
steps where we can to protect the
environment. And youve got my
commitment and everybody at
NASCAR, were going to do our
part.
But Vickers isnt a fan of biofuels.
Why turn food into fuel, he says,
when something better is within
reach?
Now that you have the ability
to make a good, functional hydro-
gen fuel cell car, then why are we
even wasting our time with whats
in between, Vickers said. I dont
understand that.
And Vickers isnt particularly
hung up on driving a race car that
runs on something other than gaso-
line. Instead, he can imagine a day
when NASCAR is a museum in
motion.
Nascar driver heads home
environment
NASCAR revs up green campaign
Driver leads charge to make pro racing more eco-friendly
Its a very small footprint we
make. Its only 38 races, 500
miles, 43 cars.
Brian vickers
nascar driver
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NASCAR driver Brian Vickers, who competed inWednesdays Daytona 500 wants to make
professional driving more environmentally-friendly by increasing recyling at events.
Family sports
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SamHornish Jr enters the teams transporter for a break during practice for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.,
Saturday. Hornishs frst child, a daughter, was born the week he reported to Daytona, and his commitment to racing caused himto miss 10 of the frst 14
days of her life. He raced home following Sundays season-opener so he could take over the midnight feedings wife Crystal had been handling alone.
Sam Hornish returns to Ohio to help wife raise newborn
By JENNA FRyER
ASSoCIAtED PRESS
CHARLOTTE, N.C. There
was no time for Sam Hornish Jr. to
celebrate his 15th-place showing in
Daytona 500. The open-wheel star
had to hustle back to Ohio to pitch
in on diaper duty.
Hornishs first child, a daughter,
was born the week he reported to
Daytona, and his commitment to
racing caused him to miss 10 of the
first 14 days of her life. He raced
home following Sundays season-
opener so he could take over the
midnight feedings wife Crystal had
been handling alone.
Ive been gone for about five days
out of each week over the past two
weeks that shes
been around,
he said. My
wifes been pret-
ty much home
alone taking care
of things herself
and I had to give
her a little bit of
a break. Its been
great as a first-
time father and
is something
that Ive been
looking forward to for a very long
time.
Im really happy about that and
hope everything continues to go as
well with that as it has with the rac-
ing.
Spending time with baby Addison
didnt prevent Hornish from reliving
his first Daytona 500. He found time
while baby-sitting to watch a replay
of the entire race, which ended with
a 1-2 finish from Penske Racing
teammates Ryan Newman and Kurt
Busch.
My hands were sweating with
20 laps remaining and I had already
been in it lived through it,
Hornish said. Thats how exciting it
was for me.
Hornish had the best Daytona
debut of all the new open-wheelers,
running in or around the top 10 for
almost the entire race. A mistake
on a late pit stop, when he slid the
nose of his Dodge outside the box
and had to back up, cost him several
positions and he had to hustle in the
closing laps to salvage his finish.
It probably kept us from having
a top-10 finish, he guessed. I think
that was about the only hiccup that
we had really all day long. To be a
rookie at the Daytona 500, and to do
what we set out to do which was
to get a top-20 finish we were able
to accomplish that and I was just
really happy with
how everything
worked.
It completed
a banner day for
Penske Racing,
which gave team
owner Roger
Penske his first
Daytona 500 win.
Penske has 14
Indianapolis 500
victories, but was
empty in 23 pre-
vious years at Daytona.
As thrilled as the owner was
for Newmans win and the impres-
sive display of teamwork it took to
accomplish it, Penske was just as
pleased with Hornishs performance.
Hornish, a three-time IndyCar Series
champion and the last of Penskes
Indy 500 winners, relied on Penskes
advice before making this move to
NASCAR.
Struggles in his handful of starts
last season and his failure to
qualify for his first six starts had
led many to believe the switch to
stock cars was going to be a difficult
transition for the most successful
American driver in IndyCar history.
I would say that I was really
surprised (with the Daytona finish),
but I was confident when we made
the decision to bring him in, Penske
said. He drove a masterful race. He
was working with the teammates.
I think hes going to be a real great
team player.
To finish 15th in his first race,
stay out of trouble, I was amazed. I
know the team was excited.
In comparison, reigning IndyCar
and Indianapolis 500 champion
Dario Franchitti fell off the pace early,
went a lap down and finished 33rd.
The other two open-wheelers in this
rookie class, Jacques Villeneuve and
Patrick Carpentier, failed to make
the race and Villeneuve, a former
Formula One world champion, may
already be done with NASCAR.
Hes been replaced in his Bill Davis
Racing ride this week and his future
remains unclear.
Now Hornish heads to California,
where he has the luxury of knowing
hes locked into the field. Penske took
the points that Busch earned last year
and moved them to Hornishs No. 77
ride to guarantee Hornish a spot in
the first five races of this season.
As a former series champion,
Busch has six provisionals he can rely
on should he fail to qualify for a race
on speed and he actually had to
use one to get into the Daytona 500
when a mechanical problem knocked
him out of his qualifying race.
Hornish is grateful for the ges-
ture, and eager to do everything he
can to help his teammates.
Roger and Kurt and Ryan all
those guys have been great to me. I
just try and do what I can to make
this overall team better. We actu-
ally got a little bit of interaction in
Victory Lane with everybody. I was
just so excited that Penske Racing
and Ryan were able to make it to
Victory Lane at the Daytona 500.
My wifes been pretty much
home alone taking care of
things herself and I had to give
her a little bit of a break.
sam hornish jr.
nascar driver
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sports 8B thursday, february 21, 2008
BY BRYAN WHEELER
bwheeler@kansan.com
Brad Hopfinger may not have
been recruited by any college
coaches during high school, but
the freshman walk-on has been
playing as good as anyone for
Kansas mens golf team.
Competing in the Hawaii-Hilo
Invitational tournament to start
the spring season, Hopfinger
carded his fourth top-30 finish of
the school year. On the first day of
the tournament,
Hopfinger had
a career-best
round of 66.
Hopfinger had
a three-round
score of 210
and finished the
tournament tied
for 26
th
place.
Ho p f i ng e r,
f rom Lake
Forest, Ill., a
North Shore
suburb of Chicago, was a stand-
out golfer in high school. Playing
for Lake Forest High School,
Hopfinger was an Illinois All-
State golfer and individual con-
ference championship winner in
2006. In 2007, Hopfinger finished
fifth in the 2007 Illinois State Golf
Tournament.
Though Hopfinger was a stand-
out golfer in high school, he did
not get any scholarship offers.
In high school I was a cou-
ple of shots away from being
noticed by college coaches, said
Hopfinger.
Though no schools actively
recruited Hopfinger, Jeff Mory, his
swing coach and former coach at
Northwestern, contacted former
Kansas coach and current director
of golf operations Ross Randall.
With an open spot on the roster,
Hopfinger was off to Kansas.
Hopfinger started his collegiate
career in the fall of 2007 at the
Kansas Invitational. With a three-
round score of 225 and a tie for
22
nd
place, Hopfinger was off to
a solid start for the Jayhawks.
Nearly a month later, Hopfinger
carded a then-career best three-
round score of 219 and tied for
23
rd
place in the Prestige at PGA
West in Palm Springs, Calif.
Hopfinger finished the fall sea-
son strong at
the Landfall
Tradition in
Wi l mi ng t on,
N.C., tied for
12
th
place with
220 strokes.
Mens golf
coach Kit Grove
said motiva-
tion was the
reason behind
Ho p f i n g e r s
success.
When youre a walk-on you
want to prove you belong, Grove
said.
Hopfinger has also been a suc-
cess in the classroom as well. With
plans of majoring in business,
the freshman was named to the
Athletics Directors Honor Roll
with a 4.0 GPA during the fall
2007 semester.
As a walk-on, he exceeds all
expectations of what you want
out of a player, Grove said. You
wish you could have 10 more like
him.
With his success as a freshman
on the green, Hopfinger would
like to become a more consistent
golfer in tournaments.
One round has always hurt
me, Hopfinger said. I would
like to just have three competitive
rounds.
With the spring season just
underway for the Jayhawks,
Hopfinger would like to build on
his success.
I would just like to be in a
position where Im in conten-
tion to win a tournament, said
Hopfinger.
Hopfinger and the Jayhawks
will be trying to defend their 2007
team title on Feb. 25 and 26 in
the All-American Golf Classic in
Houston.
Edited by Jared Duncan
Walk-on golfer exceeds expectations
Freshman Brad Hopfinger finishes
in top 30 four times this school year
profile
As a walk-on, he exceeds all
expectations of what you want
out of a player. You wish you
could have 10 more like him.
Kit Grove
Mens golf coach
JefJacobsen/Contributed photo
brad hopfnger, Lake Forest, ill., freshman, was not rectuited by any college coaches while
he was in high school, but is having an exceptional frst season with four top-30 fnishes so far.
BAsEBALL
hank Aaron optimistic
about future of the game
KiSSiMMee, Fla. (AP) Hank
Aaron hobbled into Atlantas
spring training camp with no
opinion on whether Barry Bonds
and roger Clemens deserve to
be in the Hall of Fame, but say-
ing hes confdent baseball is on
the way to recovering from the
Steroids era.
He declined to say whether
he found Clemens testimony
before Congress believable,
taking the same tact he con-
sistently followed when similar
charges were leveled against
Barry Bonds, the guy who broke
the Hammers long ball record
last season.
tejada questioned about
steroids while in Florida
KiSSiMMee, Fla. (AP) Miguel
tejada arrived at spring training
with his new team and within
minutes faced questions about
the Mitchell report and an FBi
investigation looking into his
alleged link to performance-en-
hancing drugs.
tejada refused to answer any
of them, preferring to discuss
baseball and his fresh start with
the Astros. Asked if he could
answer the allegations in the
Mitchell report, tejada said, No, i
cant. Not at all.
goLf
europeans change rules
to end losing streak
LoNDoN (AP) europe made
four changes to its criteria for
making the Solheim Cup, trying
to get its best players and end a
losing streak to the Americans
dating to 2003.
the Ladies european tour will
continue to take the top fve
players from its points list, the
top four from the womens world
ranking and three captains
picks. But it will award points to
the top 20 players in the majors,
up from the top 10. it also will
award more points for events
with the highest purses, and
fewer points for regular Let
events that dont often get the
best players.
europe has never won the
Solheim Cup in the United
States. the matches will be
played in August 2009 outside
Chicago.
WNBA
Fever acquire All Star in
complex trade deal
iNDiANAPoLiS (AP) the
indiana Fever acquired All-Star
forward and Katie Douglas in a
trade with the Connecticut Sun.
the Fever sent forward tamika
Whitmore, the 12th pick in the
2008 WNBA draft, and the rights
to former Duke guard Jessica
Foley to the Sun.
Storm trades draft pick
for WnbA All Star
SeAttLe (AP) the Seattle
Storm acquired Swin Cash from
the Detroit Shock in exchange
for the fourth overall pick in this
years draft.
Cash, a two-time WNBA All-
Star, averaged 11.1 points, 6.1
rebounds and 2.1 assists last
season. She was a member of the
WNBA champion Shock teams in
2003 and 2006.
HockEY
rule changes considered
for nhL in Florida
NAPLeS, Fla. (AP) NHL general
managers discussed several possible
rules changes, including the size of
goaltender equipment. one long-
standing problem with reducing the
size of goaltender equipment has
been a lack of cooperation from the
NHL Players Association.
Meanwhile, the GMs decided
not to increase shootouts from
three shooters to six shooters.
However, they are still deciding
whether to scrape the ice before
overtime, with 58 percent of
overtime games having gone to
shootouts this season.
tENNis
blake easily wins SAp
open match in California
SAN JoSe, Calif. (AP) James
Blake easily won his frst match
at the SAP open, beating Sam
Warburg 6-3, 6-1.
robby Ginepri and Mardy Fish
also won their opening-round
matches, and German qualifer
Denis Gremelmayr upset sev-
enth-seeded Sam Querrey in the
early session. session. Germanys
Benjamin Becker and Lu Yen-hsun
also advanced.
defending tennis champ
ousted in tournament
BUeNoS AireS, Argentina
(AP) three-time winner Carlos
Moya and defending champion
Juan Monaco were ousted in the
frst round of the Copa telmex.
third-seeded Moya lost to Jose
Acasuso of Argentina 6-2, 6-4,
and the second-seeded Monaco
fell to fellow Argentine Agustin
Calleri 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
earlier, Nicolas Almagro ex-
tended his winning streak to eight
matches when he edged Martin
vassallo Arguello of Argentina
7-6 (5), 7-6 (2). Also advancing
were No. 4-seeded Juan ignacio
Chela, No. 6 igor Andreev and No. 8
Filippo volandri. other frst-round
winners included Argentinas Juan
Pablo Brzezicki and Sergio roitman,
Spains oscar Hernandez and Daniel
Gimeno-traver, italys Fabio Fognini,
and Brazils thomaz Belluci.
Soderling reaches second
round in Abn tournament
rotterDAM, Netherlands (AP)
robin Soderling of Sweden beat
eighth-seeded Marcos Baghdatis 6-
3, 3-6, 6-4 to reach the second round
of the ABN Amro tournament.
Second-seeded Nikolay
Davydenko of russia defeated
Jan Hernych 6-3, 6-3; third-
seeded David Ferrer downed
Simone Bolelli of italy 6-4, 7-5;
and Michael Llodra of France
defeated raemon Sluiter of the
Netherlands 6-1, 7-6 (6).
Frances Nicolas Mahut and
Gilles Simon, and Serbias Janko
tipsarevic also advanced.
Wozniacki upsets bartoli
in womens Qatar open
DoHA, Qatar (AP) Caroline
Wozniacki upset eighth-seeded
Marion Bartoli 6-2, 6-3 in the
second round of the Qatar open,
while fan favorite Sania Mirza
pulled out with leg cramps.
Also, vera Zvonareva defeated
17th-seeded Francesca Schiavone
2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in another second-
round match. Ninth-seeded
Patty Schnyder and 11th-seeded
Dinara Safna advanced in frst-
round matches.

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