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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

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Recreation center opens three

gender-neutral changing rooms
KELLY CORDINGLEY
@kellycordingley

The male and female figures

on restroom signs make it clear
which restrooms are meant for
which gender. But what if a
student doesnt identify as male
or female?
The
Ambler
Student
Recreation Fitness Center
implemented three genderneutral
restrooms
after
graduate student Hugo Macas
Jr. pushed the initiative to be
more inclusive of trans students
needs. The three restrooms
join the more than 20 facilities
on campus that offer gender
neutral, single-use restrooms.
Macas,
a
second-year
graduate assistant in the
Student Involvement and
Leadership Center (SILC),
wasnt available for comment at
this time. However, he did tweet
earlier this month a photo of the
temporary sign and said he was
Proud of the @KUAmblerRec
for taking a step toward gender
inclusivity! Its the little things.
#RockChalk
SILCs web page asserts
its commitment to offering
restrooms to trans and genderqueer individuals, as well as
others who would benefit from
their use. The page also outlines
other areas of campus that offer
gender-neutral restrooms.
As the rec center is a major
hub for student activity,
graduate student Roze Brooks

BEN LIPOWITZ/KANSAN
The gender-neutral restrooms at the rec center are the result of an initiative from graduate student Hugo Macas Jr.

at the Center for Sexuality and

Gender Diversity said these
restrooms are a step in the right
direction for equality.
Generally trans people tend to
be a community that is impacted
by gendered restrooms or

gendered spaces, so for the Rec,

they have multiple gendered
spaces, Brooks said. Having
gender-neutral restrooms is a
comforting thing, a positive
juncture for a community that
gets discriminated against

frequently.
Arnold said there was no
question whether the Rec
Center should make these three
restrooms gender neutral.

SEE REC PAGE 2

Four University juniors nominated

for national scholarship award
KATHERINE HARTLEY
@kat_hart9

Four juniors have been

selected as nominees for
the Udall Scholarship, a
national award that honors
the legacies of Arizona
congressmen Morris and
Stewart Udall. Its purpose
is to reward students for
leadership, public service and
commitment to issues related
to American Indian nations
or to the environment. The
Udall Foundation will give
out 50 scholarships of up to
$5,000.
Advisors will find out
about the winners today, and
the results will be officially
announced online May 1.
Frederick Gipp, a graduate
of Lawrence High School in
Lawrence, is a journalism
major with an emphasis on
strategic communication and
the current vice president
of the First Nations Student
Association. He is also a
member of the Alpha Tau
Omega fraternity, performs
in
Native
American
powwows in Lawrence and
across the country, and is
involved with the Office of
Multicultural Affairs.
KANSAN: What would you
say is your proudest moment
within your involvement
with the First Nations
Student Association and the
Native American community
in Lawrence?

Index

OPINION 4B
A&F 5B

Frederick Gipp

Gabrielle Murnan

Jennifer Stern

Ashlie Koehn

GIPP: My proudest moment

is seeing us actually be
engaged in the community.
This year our organization
has made huge strides in
developing an identity for
itself. Last semester I helped
out a lot with the fall powwow,
and I also developed a panel
to coincide with the powwow
to make it more effective.
Seeing
our
recognition,
and the support from Dr.
[Nate] Thomas (KUs provost
for Diversity and Equity)
announcing the formation
of the new relationship with
the Haskell Bridge Program

PUZZLES 6B
SPORTS 10B

during that time really was

cool. Just being an advocate
for Native Americans, thats
my proudest moment here.
Ive really found my own
passion and drive and so its
led me to develop more of
an initiative and motivation
to go forward and find new
opportunities.
KANSAN: What are your goals
for the future and for your
involvement with the Native
American community?
GIPP: I really want to
help the university increase

CLASSIFIEDS 9B
DAILY DEBATE 7B

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Dont
Forget

its presence in the Native

American community because
we have the opportunity here,
I believe. Ultimately, I really
want to help Native American
youths go to college and
stay in college and graduate
and make that a continuous
process. That would create
a new social norm, because
there arent that many Native
Americans that are going
to college because we have
such a high attrition rate in
the country, and so I want to
offset that trend and develop
a new social norm for Native
American youths to look up to
and actually have something
to aspire to.
Gabrielle
Murnan,
a
graduate of Pittsburg High
School in Pittsburg, is an
environmental studies and
political science major with
a minor in public policy.
She received the 2013 KU
Sustainability
Leadership
Award and works as the
Environmental
Studies
Student
Ambassador
coordinator in the KU Office
of Public Affairs.
KANSAN: How did you
originally become interested
in environmental studies and
climate change?
MURNAN: I decided to go into
environmental studies because
of where I grew up. Im from
Pittsburgh, Kan., which is an

SEE AWARD PAGE 2

This section of the
paper is real.

University Senate report

calls for extended
benefits for same-sex
couples, domestic
partnerships
A recent report of the Task
Force on Domestic Partner
Benefits recommends the
University take heed of the
federal decision to extend
federal benefits to same-sex
couples.
The report also calls for more
information to be gathered on
how this decision would affect
the University, and how it
would be implemented.
University Senate president
Jonathan Mayhew said in an
email that extending such
benefits for domestic partners
is important for the University
because it will help bring in
new students and faculty who
look for a place where they
or their partner can receive
benefits.
A change to improve
benefits will likely aid hiring
and retention, Mayhew said in
an email. Given the negative
climate for LGBT people in the
state of Kansas, this issue is
especially relevant.
The University Senate was
charged with evaluating the
changes in domestic partner
benefits since a previous 2010
report, and figuring out ways
for the University to adopt
extensive benefits for people
in domestic partnerships.
I think the report could be
a catalyst for further action by
the administration on working
towards improving benefits,
Mayhew said in an email.
According to the report and
mirroring the results of the
2010 report, the University
continues to discriminate
against KU faculty and
employees with domestic
partners. With the recent
repeal of protected status
for LGBT state workers by
Gov. Brownback, the report
said the actions by the state
can be viewed as one more
hostile gesture in the effort to
secure rights and benefits for

the domestic partners of KUs

faculty, staff, and student
constituents.
The task force also looked
at the climate change since
its previous 2010 report,
especially
the
growing
number of states legalizing
same-sex marriage. With
Alabama becoming the 37th
state to do so, the committee
report said this committee
believes that, in the effort to
attract and maintain the best
of faculty, staff, and student
contingents, the domestic
partner benefit agenda must
include same and other
sex partners who remain
committed and unmarried.

A change to improve
benefits will likely aid hiring
and retention. Given the
negative climate for LGBT
people in the state of Kansas, this issue is especially
relevant.

JONATHAN MAYHEW
University Senate president

For the changes proposed by

the task force to take effect,
Mayhew said the University
must take action to diversify
and create a more inclusive
atmosphere.
It will require concrete
action by the central
administration
of
the
University to implement the
recommendations in the
report, he said in an email.
These recommendations will
benefit those in domestic
partnerships, as well as those
wanting to see a University
more welcoming of diversity.
The report ends with a final
assertion by the committee
that benefits to nonmarried
committed
partners
of
employees is essential to
a mentally and physically
healthy workforce.
Kelly Cordingley

FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
Senior hurdler Michael Stigler jumps over the last hurdle ahead of 2012
champion Bershawn Batman Jackson in the invitational 400-meter
hurdle event at last years Kansas Relays. Stigler was named National
Athlete of the Week this week.

Hurdler Michael Stigler

named National Athlete
of the Week after
record performance at
Texas Relays
Following his performance
at the Texas Relays this past
weekend, Kansas senior
hurdler Michael Stigler was
awarded U.S. Track & Field
and Cross Country Coaches
Association National Player of
the Week honors.
Stigler finished the prelims
with a time of 50.4 seconds,
and went on to seal a Texas
Relay three-peat in the 400
meter hurdles after finishing
with a time of 48.44 seconds.
That record-breaking mark

Todays
Weather

was Stiglers personal best, a

school record and the worldleading time for the event this
season.
It just shows that people
are paying attention to the
work Ive been doing and
exactly what Ive been doing
on the track, Stigler said
about the award. Its an
honor and it shows how good
our coaching staff is here at
KU.
Stiglers previous personal
best was recorded two
years ago at the 2013 NCAA
Championships, where he
timed in at 49.19 seconds.

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The Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center fitness assessments measure fitness levels based on cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and body fat percentage.

Student rec offers fitness level assessments

SHERYL MILLER
@KUSheryl

The
Ambler
Student
Recreation Fitness Center at
the University offers a fitness
assessment for students
interested in learning their
fitness level.
The assessment, called
Fit4U, measures current
fitness level based on the
five components of fitness
(cardiovascular endurance,
muscular strength, muscular
endurance, flexibility and
body fat percentage) in
addition to your resting heart
rate, blood pressure and
movement assessment.
All
assessments
are
completed by a trained,
nationally certified student

REC FROM PAGE 1

It just was something that
we needed to do along with
others on this campus, Arnold
said. Were not the only one
that has done this, and we
wanted to be inclusive of it for
all the right reasons.
While Brooks said the
University is making strides
in the right direction, theres
more to be done.
I think the conversations
are slowly starting to grow at
the University level in general,
Brooks
said.
Gendered
spaces are something were
accustomed to, and I think
the conversation is starting to

personal trainer. Kelsey

Stoskopf, a senior from St.
Louis, is one of the trainers
who conducts assessments.
The
assessments
are
excellent for any student,
from someone just starting
their fitness journey and
wanting to get an accurate
starting point, to someone
who has been working out for
years and wants to see what
all their hard work has done
for their body, Stoskopf said.
Stoskopf said an assessment
will help students recognize
if they have any muscle
imbalances. Knowing what
muscle imbalances you have
can help prevent injury, she
said. A body fat analysis
is also included in the
assessment.
build consciousness around
different gender identities
other than just male and
female.
Brooks
said
the
implementation of a fulltime assistant director and
coordinator for the Center
for Sexuality and Gender
Diversity
spurred
the
University to start working for
increased understanding of the
importance of these issues.
Were starting to see
programming and it be part
of conversations that bring
attention to why these issues
are important in higher ed.,
Brooks said.
In light of March 31 being
the
sixth
International

The center recommends

a follow-up assessment to
check on health progress,
which costs $10.
A lot of people rely on
the scale or BMI to measure
progress, and those aren't
always the best ways to do it,
Stoskopf said.
Body fat analysis is more
accurate because it measures
both muscle and fat mass,
giving you a percentage of
each, she said.
Two people weighing
130 pounds could look
completely different, if one
has 20 percent body fat as
opposed to 13 percent,
Stoskopf said.
To sign up, go online to
w w w. r e c r e at i o n . k u . e d u /
fitness-assessments
and
Transgender Day of Visibility,
Brooks said the more allies and
people advocating on behalf
of trans individuals and the
LGBT community, the more
likely they are to feel confident
and capable of the same kind
of success.
That makes a difference
when you have folks that are
being visible and open and
theyve found a sense of social
capital to be where they are, it
opens up the gates for others
to be like, Thats cool. I feel
more comfortable knowing
someone else is living their
life the way I want to, Brooks
said.
Edited by Kayla Schartz

Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center changes three restrooms

to gender-neutral restrooms.
Graduate student Hugo Macas Jr., who works at the Student Involvement and Leadership Center, headed the change.
The three restrooms are located in the basement, across from the
locker rooms. One is ADA-accessible with a shower and a toilet; the
other two do not have a shower.
AWARD FROM PAGE 2
old coal-mining community
so there are abandoned strip
mines all over the place. All
around me were examples of
negative human environment
interaction, so I decided at a
really early age that I wanted
to be a part of solving that
problem and really bettering
the
relationships
that
communities and industries
can have with the natural
world.
KANSAN: What are your goals
for the future pertaining
to your involvement with
environmental studies?
MURNAN: I would like to get a
masters in public policy with
a focus on the environment
and then become a policy
analyst. I want to collect
and analyze data in order
to propose environmental
actions and policies. So
basically how can we take

these big ideas about climate

change and scientific data
and turn it into something
everyone can understand and
most importantly, decisionmakers can understand.
Jennifer Stern, a graduate
of Free State High School in
Lawrence, is an ecology and
evolutionary biology major.
Stern is a member of the
University Scholar Program
and Peer Led Undergraduate
Supplements in Biology
program. She has conducted
research on climate change
with Joy Ward and Leo
William Smith, associate
professors of ecology and
evolutionary biology, and
was also a 2014 Honorable
Mention for the Udall
Scholarship.
KANSAN: What inspired
you to pick ecology and
evolutionary biology as your
main focus?
STERN: I have an ultimate

Fitness assessments are available to

University student members for $15 and
$20 for non-members.
The assessments are an excellent tool for
any student. Kelsey Stoskopf, personal
trainer at the rec center.
Includes body fat analysis, technique evaluation and more.

complete a Fit4U Health

History Form, then visit
the administrative office in
the ASRFC. You may call
785-864-1370 to schedule an
appointment. Assessments
are available for student

members for $15,or $20 for

non-members.
Payments
must be made before
attending.

Elections Commission to
hear violations Thursday

account that was not registered

with the Commission, and
Advance KU advertised a
social event without receiving
permission first, according to
Nikki Marcotte, the Elections
Commission chair.
This is the second hearing
of this years election race.
Last week, the Elections
Commission
filed
two
violations one against
each coalition because the
vice presidential candidate
from Advance KU and the
presidential candidate from
Imagine didnt attend the
training that all candidates
were required to attend.
Both were cleared with no
violation once they explained
they were traveling home from
spring break.
The hearing will take place
Thursday at 8 a.m. in room
108 in Green Hall.

The Elections Commission

will hear two violations
over social media filed in
the current Student Senate
election
this
Thursday,
according to Dylan Unrein,
outreach director of the
Elections Commission.
Of the two possible
violations, one is filed
against Advance KU and the
other against Imagine, the
two current coalitions in the
Student Senate election.
The elections chair from the
Elections Commission filed
the violations, which both
involve social media for the
two coalitions.
The Elections Commission
is the body that oversees
the Student Senate election
process. The Commission can
file violations against the
coalitions as they learn about
potential violations, and the
coalitions can file violations
against each other as well.
Imagine has a YouTube

goal of going to graduate

school to research beluga
whales.
Im really interested in
arctic ecosystems and how
that affects a beluga whale,
and so when coming into
college I immediately started
in the climate change lab.
After two years of working
in that lab I wanted to get a
little bit more of a marine
perspective, so now I work
with Dr. Leo Smith and
research the evolution of
venom glands in sharks.

Ashlie Koehn, a graduate

of Remington High School
in Burns, is an economics,
environmental studies, and
global & international studies
major. She is a member of the
KU Global Scholars Program
and a member of the Kansas
Air National Guard, where
she was named the 2013
Kansas Air National Guard
Airmen of the Year.

KANSAN: What are your goals

for the future pertaining to
your involvement and your
research?

KOEHN: My interest in the

environment was started
by my family. My dad took
my sister and I out to the
woods often, my mom always
has a huge garden and my
grandparents shared their
Dust Bowl stories with me
as a child. This background,
combined with a desire to
serve, led me down the path
to environmental studies.

STERN: I really want to

partner with an aquarium
and couple science and
outreach to really make
research accessible to the
public and really involve the
greater community in the
conservation of the beluga
whales.

KANSAN:
How did you
become
interested
in
environmental studies?

KANSAN:

What are your

Edited by Vicky DiazCamacho

Kansan News Staff

goals for the future with

your
involvement
with
environmental studies?

KOEHN: So, long term,

my hope is to work in
environmental diplomacy in
the Office of the United States
Trade Representative. Within
their Office of Environment
and Natural Resources, I hope
to shape trade agreements
and leverage action on global
environmental issues.

Edited by Vicky DiazCamacho

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Indiana governor wants changes to controversial law

Lawmakers in
Arkansas pass
religious-freedom
bill, as well
TOM DAVIES
ANDREW DEMILLO
Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS Indiana
Gov. Mike Pence asked
lawmakers Tuesday to send
him a clarification of the states
new religious-freedom law
later this week, while Arkansas
legislators passed a similar
measure, despite criticism that
it is a thinly disguised attempt
to permit discrimination
against gays.
The Arkansas proposal now
goes to Republican Gov. Asa
Hutchinson, who has said he
will sign it.
Pence defended the Indiana
law as a vehicle to protect
religious liberty but said he has
been meeting with lawmakers
around the clock to address
concerns that it would allow
businesses to deny services to
gay customers.
The governor said he does
not believe for a minute that
lawmakers intended to create
a license to discriminate.
It certainly wasnt my
intent, said Pence, who signed
the law last week.
But, he said, he can
appreciate that thats become
the perception, not just here
in Indiana but all across the
country. We need to confront
that.
The Indiana law prohibits
any laws that substantially
burden a persons ability to
follow his or her religious
beliefs. The definition of
person includes religious
institutions, businesses and
associations.

In Indiana, they can say,

we were not prepared for
the backlash. We dont
really have that luxury in
Arkansas because weve had
a real-time preview of what
were up against because
of what has happened in
Indiana over the last week.
CLARKE TUCKER
Arkansas Democrat

Although the legal language

does not specifically mention
gays and lesbians, critics say
the law is designed to shield
businesses and individuals
who do not want to serve gays
and lesbians, such as florists or
caterers who might be hired for
a same-sex wedding.
In Washington, White House
spokesman Josh Earnest said
Indiana officials appeared to
be in damage-control mode

following the uproar over the

law.
Earnest also took issue with
Pences claim that Indianas
law was rooted in a 1993
federal law. He said the
Indiana measure marked a
significant expansion over
that law because it applies to
private transactions beyond
those involving the federal
government.
The
federal
Religious
Freedom Restoration Act arose
from a case related to the use
of peyote in a Native American
ritual. But in 1997, the U.S.
Supreme Court ruled that the
federal law did not apply to the
states. So states began enacting
their own laws. Twenty now
have them on the books.
Businesses and organizations
including Apple and the
NCAA have voiced concern
over Indianas law, and some
states have barred governmentfunded travel to the state.
Democratic
legislative
leaders said a clarification
would not be enough.
To say anything less than
a repeal is going to fix it is
incorrect, House Minority
Leader Scott Pelath said.
Republican Senate President
Pro Tem David Long said
lawmakers were negotiating
a clarification proposal that
he hoped would be ready for
public release on Wednesday,
followed by a vote Thursday
before sending the package to
the governor.
We have a sense that we need
to move quickly out here and
be pretty nimble, Long said.
But right now, we dont have
consensus on the language.
Also
Tuesday,
the
Indianapolis
Star
urged
state lawmakers in a frontpage editorial to respond to
widespread criticism of the law
by protecting the rights of gays
and lesbians.
The Stars editorial, headlined
FIX THIS NOW, covered
the newspapers entire front
page. It called for lawmakers to
enact a law that would prohibit
discrimination on the basis of
a persons sexual orientation or
gender identity.
The newspaper says the
uproar sparked by the law
has done enormous harm to
the state and potentially to its
economic future.
In Little Rock, hundreds
of people filled the Arkansas
Capitol for a second day to
protest the measure, holding
signs that read Hate is Not
Holy and We are Open for
Business for All Arkansans.
If enacted, the Arkansas
proposal
would
prohibit
state and local governments
from infringing on a persons
religious beliefs without a
compelling reason. The
proposal was given final
approval in a series of votes
after the Republican-led House
rejected efforts to send the bill

back to committee to change it.

The reality is what were
doing here is really not that
remarkable, Republican Bob
Ballinger, the lawmaker behind
Arkansas
measure,
told
reporters. I do understand
its kind of taken on a life of its
own.
Similar proposals have been
introduced this year in more
than a dozen states.
Democrats said they had
hoped to amend the proposal
to make it clear the measure
could not be used to deny
services to someone based
on their sexual orientation or
gender identity.

The reality is what were

doing here is really not that
remarkable. I do understand
its kind of taken on a life of
its own.
BOB BALLINGER
Arkansas Republican

In Indiana, they can say,

we were not prepared for the
backlash, said Democratic
Rep. Clarke Tucker, who
opposed the bill. We dont
really have that luxury in
Arkansas because weve had
a real-time preview of what
were up against because of
what has happened in Indiana
over the last week.
Arkansas-based
retail
giant Wal-Mart, which has
previously said the bill sends
the wrong message about
its home state, called on
Hutchinson to veto the bill.
Todays passage of HB1228
threatens to undermine the
spirit of inclusion present
throughout the state of
Arkansas and does not reflect
the values we proudly uphold,
Chief Executive Officer Doug
McMillon said in a statement
Tuesday.
In a letter also released
Tuesday,
Little
Rock
Mayor Mark Stodola urged
Hutchinson to veto the
proposal, which he said would
hurt the states economicdevelopment
efforts
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gender identity are not
included in Arkansas antidiscrimination protections.
Last month, Hutchinson
allowed a measure to go
into law that prevented local
governments from including
such protections in their antidiscrimination ordinances.

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SUMMER INTERNSHIPS

PRO
CON

Summer internships Summers without

beneficial for future internships are not
success in careers detrimental to future
David Hurtado

Text your FFA

submissions to
(785) 2898351 or
at kansan.com
FFA OF THE DAY
Help! Ive fallen and I cant get
up. My GPA
Im sorry I stopped in the middle
of the sidewalk for no apparent
reason. I just had my first whiff
of the lovely flowering trees!
Ive had senioritis since my
sophomore year of high school,
but now its progressed to the
point that I may as well be
retired and living in Florida.
I just want to wave my magical
wand and have the London
Review book put together
(except secretly I love watching
the chaos that comes with
putting it together)
A big thanks to whoever
answered my HW question on
Yahoo answers 4 years ago.
Heres an idea: Lets pack up
after the professor stops talking
so we dont look like a bunch of
assholes.
Nothing ruins my perception of
you quite like putting gluten
free in front of it.
April 1st! Fred and George
Weasleys birthday!!!

@Lastlight343

ife is filled with stepping

stones and opportunities
that allow us to eventually
come into our own. It would be
foolish not to take advantage of
them.
Internships, for instance, give
students important firsthand
experience in their field of choice
that can build the foundation for
their career. This experience can
be essential to getting a foot in
the door with a potential employer. Gone are the days when
a handshake and a diploma took
you places other than McDonalds.
In 2014, The Atlantic reported that
employers number o
ne interest
in prospective employees is their
experience outside of academics,
with internships being their top
interest. I know that rolling up
their sleeves isnt the way most
students envision spending their
summer, but the benefits outweigh
the costs.
Arguably the biggest criticism of
internships is that theyre mostly
unpaid. Then again, arent classes
also unpaid? They both serve similar purposes one educates you
in the classroom and the other in
the field. The only real difference
is that internships separate you
from your classmates in terms of
experience. Good grades look nice
on paper, but they dont mean as
much to employers. Having prior
experience with the work they
expect you to do does.
Lets be honest, just because

Anissa Fritz
@anissafritzz

I dont pay $3,000 to not have

a desk...
For those taking Calc: Never
drink and derive. Know your
limits.
Just bc youre trash doesnt
mean you cant do great things.
Its called garbage can, not
garbage cannot.
Woman crush wednesdays be
like Kate Upton! Ariana
Grande! but Im just here like,
Thx Aunt Jemima for being
there for me AND my breakfast.
You the real #WCW

youre investing four years of your

life and your parents money into a
specific degree doesnt mean youll
be passionate about it down the
road. In a few years time you may
discover philosophy was interesting to study, but isnt so great at
paying the bills.
Internships can give you
grounded experience of how your
studies might translate into a work
environment.
Its true that all work and no
play makes Jack a dull boy, so
dont let that become you. Just
because your summer may be
devoted to an internship doesnt
mean fun abruptly ceases to exist.

INTERNSHIPS CAN
GIVE YOU GROUNDED
EXPERIENCE OF HOW
YOUR STUDIES MIGHT
TRANSLATE INTO A
WORK ENVIRONMENT.

Meg Huwe
@mphuwe

o my fellow college students: its

time we took a much-needed
break. Yes, this semester still
has an onslaught of exams, essays, lab
reports and finals remaining. In the
grand scheme of college life, there may
not be time for a breather right now,
but the second after turning in your last
final, you should be allowed a taste of
freedom.
Summer is a wonderful opportunity
to advance yourself and promote your
career with research opportunities,
internships, job shadowing or whatever
other professionally beneficial option
you chose. But it can also be a time to
ask yourself if you enjoy what youre
doing or if you are blindly following a
path.

WE ALL DESERVE SOME

TIME TO ENJOY OUR
SUMMERS WHILE WERE
STILL YOUNG.

You can still hang out with

friends and do all that you would
normally do. Time might become
a more valuable commodity, but
your future self will thank you
for it.

David Hurtado is a junior from

Overland Park studying journalism

ly, internships may reveal that your

desired major or field isnt right for you,
which is helpful, but an internship is
not the only way to figure that out.
Im not saying internships are bad;
they offer valuable insight into a potential field of work and give students
great experience. Not to mention, some
are paid and wellpaid at that.
However, there will be plenty of time
to enter the workforce after graduation.
There is no need to grow up quickly,
and you wont be a failure if you dont
spend this summer interning for a company you couldnt care less about.
I discourage people from living life as
a checklist, as opposed to enjoying the
journey. High school was all about getting good grades and getting involved
so you could get into a good college.
Now, our goal is to do well in college
and take internships over the summer
so that we can get a good job upon
graduation. Eventually youre doing
things just to do them, instead of seeing
the reasons why, or simply enjoying the
actions themselves.
There are plenty of summer activities
that may not pad your rsum, but they
will offer enjoyment and allow you time
to relax after a stressful year in school.
Just because were in college doesnt
mean that summer cant be spent taking
classes of interest, traveling, going on
spontaneous road trips with friends, or
doing whatever else you enjoy. Dont get
an internship just because its expected
of you. We all deserve some time to
enjoy our summers while were still
young.

There are an ample number of things

that look good on a rsum, but that
doesnt mean theyre right for you or
that you actually like them. Potential-

Meg Huwe is a sophomore from Overland

Park studying chemical engineering

Staying friends with your ex shows maturity

I wish Fraser Hall was a

residence hall
Seeing last semesters professor
is like seeing a one night stand.
Do I wave? Do I pretend not to
see you? Do you regret it too?

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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN

hen in a relationship with

someone, there
are two possible outcomes:
you stay with that person for
the rest of your life or you
break up. What most people
struggle with understanding
about break ups is that just
because the relationship
ended doesnt mean the
friendship has to.
If youve dated someone, it

is safe to assume that at one

point during the relationship
your significant other was
one of your best friends. If
you hang out with someone
for so long, getting to know
them comes naturally. In
relationships, you share the
highs and lows with your
partner. Theyll see you when
youre not looking your best,
theyll see you cry, theyll see
you angry and theyll see you
happy. Unfortunately, life
happens, people change and
things just dont work out.
Breaking off a relationship is
hard by itself. Dont torture
yourself by losing your best
friend in the process too.
I know its not easy, but is
very possible given enough
time. When both of you have
learned to not have constant

communication and let bitter

feelings fade away, is when
your friendship can continue
on a healthy and beneficial
ground. Once done, you will
be happier than if your ex
was cut out of your life.
Youre probably wondering

knew you almost as well as

you knew yourself. Being
friends with your ex will
also make your life easier. If
you see them out at a bar, on
campus, at work, etc., and
youre on good terms with
each other, that inevitable

Breaking off a relationship is hard by

itself. Dont torture yourself by losing your
best friend in the process too.
what the point to all of this
is; why should you keep this
person in your life, especially
if the relationship brought
pain? But remember, at
one point that individual

awkward eye contact can be

avoided. But most importantly, its a sign of maturity.
It takes a strong person to
admit that someone they had
loved once no longer holds a

place in their heart anymore. But it takes an even

stronger person to respect
your ex and the memories
by offering them a place in
your life. At one point, they
were the person who held
you when your world was
falling apart. They supported you, and possibly loved
you to the fullest extent that
they could. Its time we stop
hating our exes because of a
break up. We should instead
respect and befriend them.
Whether we want to admit
it or not, these past relationships helped us grow into the
individual that we are today.

Anissa Fritz is a sophomore

from Dallas studying
journalism and sociology

I wonder how many people are

going to fall for the Im
pregnant/engaged! jokes on
social media today. #aprilfools
Going to watch 70s horror films
in my film class today... first
day Im actually excited to go
Im still trying to get over the
fact that oranges are presliced
by nature.
To the guy cheating off my math
test this morning...we failed,
man.

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TRENDING

Hollywood bad boy Justin Bieber issues

apology at end of Comedy Central roast

arts & features

HOROSCOPES

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Today is an 8
Play by the rules, slow and
steady. Use what youre learning combined with your active
imagination. Let others share
expenses.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
Consider the possibilities. Take
slow, practical steps around
obstacles. Attend to details
and run a reality check before
committing funds or time.

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Katherine Hartley
@kat_hart9

oastmaster Kevin
Hart took to the
stage on Comedy
Central Monday night to
lead the roast of Hollywoods
bad boy Justin Bieber.
Celebrities and comedians
including Snoop Dogg,

Ludacris, Shaquille ONeal

and even Martha Stewart
joined him in the two-hour
Comedy Central special,
which ended with an
apology from Bieber.
Im a kind-hearted person, who loves people, and
through it all I lost some of
my best qualities. For that,
Im sorry. But what I can
say is Im looking forward
to being someone that you
guys can all look at and be
proud of, he said, on a more
serious note.
This apology, coupled with
Biebers ability to laugh at
himself, seemed to elicit a
fairly positive response on

social media.
Easily one of the most
enjoyable roasts Ive ever
seen. I even kinda like Justin
now. Kinda. #BieberRoast
comedian Doug Benson
tweeted.
On the other hand, David
Sims from The Atlantic
called the whole charade
PR disguised as unoriginal
comedy and explored what
he said was an obvious play
for good publicity due to
the overly scripted jokes and
final apology.
The roast itself was full of
edgy, politically incorrect
and borderline offensive
jokes with topics ranging

from ISIS to September 11 to

the Holocaust. All topics, of
course, surrounded Bieber.
Stewart surprised viewers
with her witty roast, where
she gave Bieber tips for his
inevitable turn in jail,
based on her experience of
course, as well as advice on
finding the right gal.
Shell have to be someone
on your level powerful and famous and rich.
Someone you can smoke a
joint with or indulge in the
occasional threeway. Im
talking about a player in the
boardroom and a freak in
the bedroom. So Justin, call
me, Stewart, 52 years his

elder, joked.
Will Ferrell even made an
appearance as Ron Burgundy, telling the audience that
Justin has spunk, moxie,
and probably a few other
STDs.
Bieber remained seated
and quiet throughout the
show, occasionally clapping
and mostly laughing at the
jokes, until the end when he
got the final word:
What do you get when
you give a teenager $200 million? A bunch of has-beens
calling you a lesbian for two
hours.
Edited by Garrett Long

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Today is a 7
Hit a brick wall at home.
Something youre trying
doesnt work. Dont ask for
more money now. Finish your
homework so you can go out.
Water figures in your plans.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is a 7
Wait to see what develops.
Seek solid facts to resolve any
confusion. Old ideas die hard.
Hold your temper, especially if
others dont.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 9
Theres money to be made
today and tomorrow. Stick to
pragmatic, practical priorities.
Take responsibility for the projects success. Lead graciously.
Be diplomatic to go around a
roadblock.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 9
A new understanding arises
with the Moon in your sign
today and tomorrow. Stick
to solid ground, rather than
ephemeral directions. Double-check the address before
you leave.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 6
A dream gets interrupted.
Pamper yourself and recharge
today and tomorrow. Review
where youve been and where
youre going. Imagine the
finished product.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Parties, meetings and
gatherings go well today and
tomorrow. Practice being
gracious, even to people you
dont like.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
A business opportunity arises
over the next two days. Keep
to your budget, and go for it.
Fantasy gets challenged by
reality ... keep to practical
objectives.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
Philosophical conversations
and flights of fancy go nowhere
(but at least entertain). Barriers for travel and studies arise.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 7
Dont let your dreams for the
future incite you to splurge on
something you cant afford yet.
Save up for it instead. Hunt
for a bargain. Keep your eye on
the ball.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is an
Negotiate a fair exchange.
Compromise comes easier
today and tomorrow. What you
get isnt necessarily what was
expected. something missing.

CHRIS PIZZELLO/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Singer Justin Bieber speaks at his Comedy Central Roast in Culver City, Calif. Celebrities and comedians including Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Shaquille ONeal and Martha Stewart were among those
roasting the Hollywood heartthrob turned bad boy.

Rolling Stones announce North American tour

ASSOCIATED PRESS
The
Rolling
Stones
announced
a
15-city
stadium tour Tuesday that
will kick off May 24 at Petco
Park in San Diego. Other
stops include Columbus,
Ohio; Minneapolis; Dallas;
Atlanta; Orlando, Fla.; and
Nashville, Tenn.
The
so-called
Zip
Code tour will once again
reunite singer Mick Jagger,
drummer Charlie Watts and
guitarists Keith Richards
and Ronnie Wood.
The last time the Rolling
Stones
played
North
American stadiums was
during their A Bigger Bang
Tour in 2006. They opted
for arena venues for their
50 & Counting tour in
2012 and 2013.
We love being out on the
road and it is great to come
back to North America,
said Keith Richards in a
statement. I cant wait to
get back on the stage!
And quite the stage it
will be, including a section
that juts far into the crowd,
allowing the Stones to
interact with fans. As is the
bands practice, the stage
design will employ cuttingedge technology to enhance
the performance, including
video screens and special
effects.
Other cities on the
Zip Code tour include
Pittsburgh;
Milwaukee;
Kansas City, Mo.; Raleigh,
N.C.; Indianapolis, Ind.;
Detroit; Buffalo, N.Y.; and
Quebec, Canada. Tickets
will go on sale April 13.

SHIZUO KAMBAYASHI/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones performing during their concert at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo in February 2014. The band has announced that it will kick off its
new 15-city North American stadium tour. The rock band announced the tour Tuesday. It will kick off May 24 in San Diego. Other stops include Columbus,
Ohio; Minneapolis; Dallas; Atlanta; Orlando, Fla.; and Nashville, Tenn.

The Zip Code tour will

coincide with the rerelease
of their seminal album
Sticky Fingers on May
26. The 1971 recording
features
such
Stones

classics as Brown Sugar,

Wild Horses and Dead
Flowers.
The band interrupted
last years 14 On Fire
and rescheduled all their

Australia and New Zealand

dates after fashion designer
LWren
Scott,
Jaggers
companion since 2001,
took her own life. The tour
concluded Nov. 22, 2014 at

the Mount Smart Stadium

in Auckland, New Zealand.

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ANICK JESDANUN
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NEW YORK Since Apple

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with iTunes a little more than
a decade ago, online music
has exploded and become the
central way many people enjoy
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services such as Pandora
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whats being billed as the first
artist-owned music-streaming
service.
Tidal isnt new, but its getting
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who bought the Scandinavian
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Madonna,
Rihanna
and
Beyonce are among the coowners. Thats notable because
many artists complain about
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such as Spotify. As owners,
artists could insist on better
deals.
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ways to get music, and many
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Google and Amazon now
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Music services typically
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differ mainly in features rather
than song selection. That said,
Taylor Swift took her music
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over fees. All but her most
recent album are on Tidal,
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Heres a look at whos who in
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SPOTIFY
One of the most popular
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listening seamless, so music
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In this May 28, 2014 file photo, Eric Soriano listens to music with a pair of
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to music streaming services like Beats Music, Spotify, Pandora and others,
you can listen to as many songs as you want on a variety of personal computers, phones, tablets and other devices.

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In this April 12, 2014 file photo, Jay-Z at the 2014 Coachella Music and
Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. Jay-Z and other high profile musicians are
co-owners of Tidal, a music-streaming service thats trying to challenge
better-known offerings from Spotify, Pandora and others.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2015

THE DAILY DEBATE

Which team will win the NCAA Tournament, Kentucky or the field?

Evan Riggs

@EvanRiggs15

THE FIELD

he Kentucky
Wildcats are on a
quest to become
college basketballs first
undefeated national
champion since former
coach Bob Knights
Indiana Hoosiers of 1976.
Kentucky is the prohibitive
favorite to cut down the
nets next Monday, but
with three other elite
coaches in Tom Izzo, Mike
Krzyzewski and Bo Ryan
possibly waiting for them,
Im taking the field.
In the Elite Eight, Notre
Dame came very close to
knocking off Kentucky,
despite shooting below
their season average.
Wisconsin and Duke are
both similar to Notre
Dame, because they spread
the floor and shoot a high
percentage.
Even though Zach
Auguste is a solid player
for Notre Dame, he is not
on the same level as Frank
Kaminsky or Jahlil Okafor.
Kentuckys semifinal
opponent, Wisconsin,
proved in the Elite Eight
against Arizona that it is
capable of heating up from

three for a long period of

time. In the second half,
Kentucky went from three
to 10-12. If Wisconsin
gets hot, the team will be
tough to beat because they
have a consistent inside
threat with Kaminsky, and
another elite talent in Sam
Dekker.
Karl-Anthony Towns
foul trouble is one of
Kentuckys biggest issues
this season. Kaminsky will
present a big challenge for
Towns down low, which
may get him in trouble.
Wisconsin has been
waiting for this game
a year after Kentuckys
Aaron Harrison beat
Wisconsin with a three
pointer in the final seconds
in last years Final Four.
If Duke were to advance,
it would be a formidable
foe for Kentucky. Okafor,
is a magnificent talent on
offense, and would be able
to score on Kentuckys big
guys better than anybody
has all season. Duke has
plenty of shooters: Quinn
Cook, Tyus Jones and
Justise Winslow, that could
get hot and make it tough
on Kentucky.
The calendar may as well
read January, February,
Izzo, April, because they
have been unbelievable for
the last decade. The only
game Michigan State lost
in March this season was
in overtime to Wisconsin,
another Final Four team in
the Big 10 Championship.
This is Izzos seventh
Final Four, and fifth

since winning his only

championship in 2000,
so theyre definitely
due. Guard play has
been a big factor in a lot
of championship runs
recently, and they certainly
have a guy capable of that
in Travis Trice Jr.

THE CALENDAR
MAY AS WELL
READ JANUARY,
FEBRUARY, IZZO,
APRIL, BECAUSE
THEY HAVE BEEN
UNBELIEVABLE
FOR THE LAST
DECADE.
Kentucky will be
challenged in a way they
havent yet this season.
Duke and Wisconsin will
be able to challenge them
on the interior, and have
perimeter shooters to
surround their big guys.
Michigan State is the
weakest of the bunch, but
they cant be counted out.
With great coaches like
Ryan, Krzyzewski and Izzo,
Im taking the field.
Edited by Vicky DiazCamacho

Scott Chasen
@SChasenKU

KENTUCKY

8-0. That is the mark of

the Kentucky Wildcats,
who have already set
a record, being the first team
in NCAA history to start
with 38-straight victories. It
hasnt been a cakewalk either,
as Kentucky has defeated
numerous top-tier teams
throughout the year with a
strength of schedule that ranks
in the top 15-percent of all
college teams.

THE WILDCATS
HAVE BEEN TESTED
AND PASSED WITH
FLYING COLORS
JUST ABOUT EVERY
TIME. THERES NO
REASON TO THINK
THEYRE FINISHED
YET.
Already this year, the
Wildcats beat Kansas,
Louisville, North Carolina,
Arkansas (twice), West
Virginia and Notre Dame,
all of which ended up being

top-five seeds in the NCAA

Tournament. And perhaps
most impressively, five of their
seven wins against those topfive seeds came by 14 or more
points.
The Wildcats have been
tested and passed with flying
colors just about every time.
Theres no reason to think
theyre finished yet, especially
as they have been selected as
the unanimous number one in
the AP Top 25 in each of the
last seven polls.
Kentucky boasts the nations
top defense, according to
kenpom.com, with the fifth
most efficient offense in the
nation. That, coupled with the
fact that the team is nine deep,
makes the Wildcats nearly
unbeatable on any given night,
and even when they do appear
beatable, the Wildcats have
managed to pull out victories
in the end.
Unfazed by pressure,
the Wildcats have been
complimented as having the
same demeanor in just about
every situation, which quite
frankly is why they havent
found themselves in very many
close games.
In fact, Kentucky has won
games by point margins of
58, 49, 47, 40, 39 (twice), 35,
34, 33, and 32 (twice), while
winning five more games by
20-or-more points, and its all
due to team effort.
The team hasnt relied on
one player, or even a couple of
players, as six Wildcats average
at least 8.5 points per game and
four Wildcats average at least
4.5 rebounds.
Kentucky has players that

can hit threes, with Devin

Booker, Tyler Ulis and Andrew
Harrison all shooting better
than 37.5-percent from three,
and has a massive inside
presence, in Karl-Anthony
Towns and Willie Cauley-Stein,
both of whom were selected on
the APs All-America first and
second teams.
The Wildcats have players
with tournament experience in
multiple returning players from
last years team, which finished
as the national runner up,
combined with the youth and
talent of what was deemed the
nations second best recruiting
class by ESPN in 2014. They
also have one of the most
clutch players in the game in
Aaron Harrison, and perhaps
the best defender in the nation,
in the aforementioned CauleyStein.
Simply put, there is no
weakness. There is no soft spot.
There is nothing to exploit.
The more you look at this
Kentucky team, the more there
is to like. While Wisconsin and
Duke should be able to pose
solid challenges, the Wildcats
have reached the point where it
would be simply foolish to pick
against them.
Even if Kentucky does lose,
they will go down as far-andaway the best college basketball
team this year, which is the
true mark of an elite team.
And they should be the clear
favorite to win the National
Championship at this juncture,
even against the field.
The odds are just too good to
say otherwise.
Edited by Vicky DiazCamacho

Spurs remain hot, pull away from Heat for 95-81 win
ALAN ESKEW

Associated Press

MIAMI Kawhi Leonard

scored 22 points, Tony
Parker added 16 in his
1,000th NBA game, and the
San Antonio Spurs added
more steam to their playoff
push by beating the Miami
Heat 95-81 on Tuesday
night.
Tim Duncan had 12 points
and 11 rebounds for San
Antonio, which went 12-3
in March the leagues
second-best record during
the month behind only
Golden State. Boris Diaw
scored 11 points.
Goran Dragic had 19
points and Dwyane Wade
added 15 for Miami. Hassan
Whiteside
and
Mario
Chalmers each had 10
points, and Chris Andersen
grabbed 10 rebounds.
San Antonio stayed No. 6
in the West, and could clinch
a playoff berth Wednesday
in Orlando.
The Heat remained in the
No. 7 spot in the Eastern
Conference race but now
are two losses behind No. 6
Milwaukee (which also owns
the tiebreaker over Miami if
necessary) and only a halfgame up on Brooklyn, which
climbed into the No. 8 spot
with a win over Indiana

earlier Tuesday.
It was still a game at the
half, with Miami down just
47-42. But the Spurs pulled
away after the break, going
up by as many as 15 in the
third and then stretching it
out to 21 in the fourth.
Miami closed to 85-75
on a putback by Andersen
with 3:32 left, but Parker
hit a floater from the right
baseline on the ensuing San
Antonio possession and the
rally try was quickly snuffed
out.
San Antonio is now two
wins away from its 16th
consecutive 50-win season,
with eight games remaining.
The last time the Spurs
didnt win 50 was 199899, when they had a good
excuse that was only a
50-game season.
Miami started cold but
scored 12 points in the final
4:16 of the opening quarter
to take a 20-19 lead going
into the second, the first
time the Spurs trailed after
the first period in seven
games.
The Heat used only nine
players, with their roster
still depleted by illness and
injury and forcing Miami
into a team-record-tying
30th starting lineup of the
season. Whiteside returned
after missing three games

F THE
O
OP

with a hand laceration and,

wearing a brace of sorts
to protect the still-healing
wound, shot 5 for 7.
TIP-INS
Spurs: Parker is now the
second player in Spurs
history with 1,000 regularseason appearances, behind
Duncan (1,323). Among
those in the 1,000-NBAgame club, Parker has the
highest career winning
percentage .718, just
ahead of Duncan (.714). ...
Duncan needed the ring
finger on his right hand
taped after the third quarter,
but returned for part of the
fourth. ... Manu Ginobili
had plenty of Argentinianflag-waving fans, some
chanting Ole!
Heat: The Heat lost for
only their second time in
their last 10 home games,
and now are back under
.500 in Miami this season
(18-19). ... Chalmers beat
the halftime buzzer with
a 53-foot heave. ... Udonis
Haslem
(flu),
Shabazz
Napier (hip) and Luol Deng
(knee) were sidelined. ...
The Heat havent led by
more than two points in
any of their last three home
games against the Spurs,
going back to last years
NBA Finals.

JOE SKIPPER/ASSOCIATED PRESS

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili passes over Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic in Tuesday nights game in Miami.

ROLLING SPURS
Since losing to the Knicks
eight games ago, the Spurs
have been rolling. Out of
384 game minutes since that
defeat, the Spurs have led for
334 minutes and 11 seconds
87 percent of the time. Theyve
trailed for 35:14 (9.2 percent)

and been tied for 14:35 (3.8

percent). On Tuesday, they led
for 44:21, trailing for only 1:20.

Tuesday, the longest drought

on that list was 5:35 against
Dallas on Dec. 11, 2009.

COLD HEAT
Miami went 6:34 without a
field goal to open the game,
its longest such stretch of the
Wade era in Miami. Before

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Sporting Kansas Citys Graham Zusi to miss time

CHRISTIAN HARDY
@HardyNFL

Sporting Kansas City went

into its first practice of the
week on Tuesday after its
first weekend win of the
season. The team followed
up on a 1-0 win against New
York City FC after starting
the season with two draws
in three matches, but the
team didnt feel relaxed at
practice.
Captain
Matt
Besler
got into the face of his
fellow defenders multiple
times during a short-pitch
scrimmage, and manager
Peter Vermes haggled some
of his players and coaches
to keep their voice and
communication levels up.
The injury bug bit the team
a bit during their 1-0 win in
the Bronx, as when Graham
Zusi came up lame in the
first half and was removed
from the match. Vermes
gave an update on Zusi, as
well as a few others.
INJURY UPDATES
Vermes told media that
Zusi has a grade one
hamstring strain, which is
the lowest grade there is
for Zusis injury. If it were
a grade 3 strain, it would
sideline Zusi for over a
month, Zusi is week-toweek. Vermes ruled out Zusi
for Sundays match, but its
not all bad.
Hes probably got a couple
weeks under his belt,
Vermes said. Its probably
not a bad thing. It gives him
a chance to rest his foot a
little bit. Its not what any of
us want, but if you look for a
positive, thats it.
The winger opposite of
Zusi to start Sundays game,
Jimmy Medranda, also left
with an injury in the second
half, but it was only cramps.
Hes good to go for Sunday.

Hes trying to get 90

minutes fit, hes just not
there yet, at his intensity,
Vermes said of Medranda.
Krisztin Nmeth returned
to the practice field for the
first time in over 10 days,
but with a light brace on his
knee. Vermes said he should
be ready to go this season.
We havent seen a lot of the
26-year-old Hungarian who
came to Sporting KC this
offseason, but Vermes said
he can slot in anywhere
from center forward to the
wings.
Hes very good in those
positions; thats where his
world is, Vermes said. A lot
of that will be defined over
time as we play games.
Midfielder Roger Espinoza
also returned from his stint
with the Honduras national
team. Hell start this week
after his team earned a spot
in the Gold Cup with a 4-3
two-leg aggregate score
against French Guiana.
LEFT-BACK IS A TOSS UP
To me, the left-back
position for Sporting KC is
one of the most interesting
parts of the squad. Although
Seth Sinovic has owned the
position for three years, he
was handed real competition
for the first time since he
first earned his starting spot
with the club when it signed
Canadian left-back Marcel
De Jong.
In the one game De Jong
and Sinovic have both been
available, it was De Jong who
drew the start. We should
get a second look at who it
will be this weekend against
Philadelphia.
Ill decide for each
game, Vermes said. The
greatest thing is, you
have competition for the
position, and thats the most
important thing.
De Jong has played up front

in the past, and Vermes isnt

ruling that out, but right
now, he doesnt need help up
front. Instead, the team will
just have significant depth in
the back four.
He can play up there,
Vermes said. Id never
say anything is out of the
question, but thats not my
intentions at the moment.
With De Jong not yet
back from his stint with the
Canadian national team,
Kevin Ellis was running
as the back-up left-back at
practice on Tuesday.

CHANCE MYERS RETURN

Defender Chance Myers
was in practice on Tuesday,
working on the side once
again. Hes still working to
get back from rupturing his
Achilles tendon last May.
Hes been working on one
day and resting on the next.
Vermes said theres been
change to his timetable, and
hes still set for a June return,
as of now.
MEXICO VS. PARAGUAY
Vermes said hed be at
Arrowhead Stadium for
Tuesday nights international
friendly between Mexico
and Paraguay. As of Monday,
close to 35,000 tickets had
already been sold, according
to ESPN. Sporting KC is a
portion of the reason the
friendly is being hosted in
Kansas City, as its bred into
one of the biggest soccer
towns in the United States.
It shows that the city has
become a hotbed for soccer,
Vermes said. From a selfish
point of view, its good for
me because it winds up being
a great scouting opportunity
for possible players in the
future.
Edited by Vicky DiazCamacho

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Chelsea Gardner adds

All-America honor to
rsum

The awards keep coming in

for Kansas womens basketball
senior forward Chelsea Gardner.
Tuesday morning, Gardner
was named as an All-America
Honorable Mention by the
Associated Press.
This is Gardners first
Honorable Mention in her career,
and she is the first Jayhawk to
have an All-American Honorable
Mention since 2013, when Angel
Goodrich received the same
honor.
Beside this honor, Gardner
adds to her list of All-Big 12 First
Team honors this season and
was also named to the Womens

Basketball Coaches Association

(WBCA) Region 5 Team. Gardner
is also one of 52 finalists to be
a part of the WBCA All-American
team, which will be selected at
the NCAA Womens Final Four
this weekend in Tampa, Fla.
Gardner averaged 16.8 points,
8.6 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per
game during her senior year. In
16 of her last 17 games as a
Jayhawk, she recorded doubledigit scoring. She also scored
in double-figures in 28 of 32
games played.
The senior from DeSoto,
Tex. was the 27th Jayhawk to
surpass the 1,000 point mark in
Kansas uniform. She surpassed
that mark in her first senior
game against South Dakota

in November. Gardner finished

with 1,516 points on the season,
which is the 12th all-time
highest in program history.
In the past two seasons,
Gardner scored 20 or more
points against a top-10
opponent on multiple occasions.
This occurred last season
against No. 7 Baylor, where she
had 28 points in the 76-60 upset
win on Jan. 19, 2014. That win
for Kansas snapped Baylors
53-game conference winning
streak. Gardner also recorded
22 points against No. 10 Cal
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I like their focus. Theyve come in

with a definite mindset. We know they
play with a lot of energy and passion.
But coming off a World Series, they
have come in with even more passion
and energy.
Royals Manager Ned Yost
on this years team.
Royals.mlb.com

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over his past three seasons.
Baseball-reference.com

TRIVIA OF THE DAY

Q: How many AL East titles have

the Red Sox and Yankees combined
for over the past 20 seasons?
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THE MORNING BREW

American League Preview

Matt Corte

@Corte_UDK

ajor League Baseballs

opening night is in just
four days, and with the
limited number of words I have to
preview each AL division, lets get
right to it. Heres my reasoning for
each AL teams standings at seasons
end.
AL CENTRAL
This division is loaded. The Tigers
lost Max Scherzer but added an offensive weapon in Yoenis Cespedes and
finally have a healthy Victor Martinez.
With veteran manager Terry Francona
you can never count on the Indians,
plus they added Brandon Moss over
the winter. Kansas City lost some key
players like James Shields and Billy
Butler, but the addition of Edinson
Volquez was vital. After their epic
postseason run, can you really ever

count them out? The White Sox had

the busiest offseason of any central
team, and adding closer David Robertson and outfielder Melky Cabrera
should help them contend. Sorry
Twins fans, your minor league system
isnt scaring anyone yet.
1. Tigers 2. White Sox 3. Royals
4. Indians 5. Twins
AL EAST
This division will most likely be a
three team race with the Orioles, Blue
Jays, and Red Sox all in contention.
Manny Machado is back for the Orioles, but the teams ace Chris Tillman
had just a 3.34 ERA last season, so
their pitching could be lacking some.
After a down season last year, the
Red Sox will undoubtedly make a
push for the division title, because
thats just what they do. Adding Pablo
Sandoval was also a key roster move.
Toronto has the talent to win their
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Angeles or Seattle
will win the division,
and it wont be close.
The Oakland Athletics always have a solid
team, and roster one of
the best young pitchers in
baseball in Sonny Gray. Still,
the loss of Josh Donaldson to Toronto
will haunt them, and theyll fail to
produce enough runs to compete for
the division. On the cellar of the AL
West will be the Texas Rangers and
Houston Astros. The Rangers lost Yu
Darvish to Tommy John surgery this
spring, which will cripple their season,
while the Astros are still waiting for
their young players, such as George
Springer, to have a breakout year.

1. Red Sox 2. Orioles 3. Blue Jays

4. Rays 5. Yankees
AL WEST
Thanks to this generations Mickey
Mantle AKA Mike Trout, it looks like
the Angels will have a solid chance at
winning back-to-back division titles.
However, the Mariners are right there
as well. They resigned Kyle Seager to
a seven-year deal and still boast one

1. Angels 2. Mariners 3. Athletics

4. Astros 5. Rangers
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COMMENTARY
Ritch Price
continues to get
more out of his
ballclub

Shane Jackson
@jacksonshane3

layers moved out of

the way for junior
left-hander Ben Krauth
in the postgame huddle after
Kansas had knocked off then
No. 18 Texas Tech 7-4 on Friday
night in Lubbock, Texas. The
players knew what was about
to come.
You get the first one of the
year, coach Ritch Price said.
Price then took a few steps
forward, and the 13-year Kansas
skipper leaped up and gave the
junior southpaw a good, oldfashioned chest bump.
It has become Prices
trademark postgame
celebration with his
winning pitcher after a great
performance.
Krauth had just pitched
Kansas to victory in his first
Big 12 start. Kansas went on
to drop the next two games to
ultimately lose the series, but
regardless, that weekend series
in Rip Griffin Park proved
Kansas wont go quietly in
Big 12 play.
After winning nine
consecutive Big 12 games
to finish 2014, the Jayhawks
finished third in the conference,
despite being picked last in
the preseason poll. This year
the coaches knew better than
to pick this team last; the
preseason poll had Kansas tied
for seventh.
But the Jayhawks lost their
weekend rotation to the MLB
draft, forcing inexperienced
arms like Krauth and freshman
Blake Weiman to fill those
slots. Due to the younger arms,
Kansas has lost four of its five
three-game weekend series,
meaning chest bumps from the
Kansas skipper have become
rare.
Before you jump off the Price
bandwagon, keep in mind Price
is no Charlie Weis or Bonnie
Henrickson, in fear of losing his
job. In fact, its just the opposite.
If Price even finishes sixth, this
may be one of his best jobs as
the Kansas manager.
On March 15, Price became
the second Kansas manager
to reach 400 wins. His 400th
victory at Kansas came in the
only weekend series Kansas has
won this year, in the seriesclinching Sunday win against
Big Ten foe Michigan. After
picking up two more wins since,
Price is now just 37 wins away
from becoming the winningest
coach in Kansas baseball
history.
In his 12 completed seasons,
Price has posted nine 30-ormore-win seasons, including
a 42 win season in 2006. Just
three times Price has failed to
reach 30 wins, but those were
typically younger teams.
Price has another young
team to manage this year, but
fortunately for his sake, he also
has a veteran, savvy offense to
mask the inexperience.
The Jayhawks may not make
any noise in the postseason this
year, but that doesnt mean the
season was a failure.
Because as long as number
two is the skipper, this team is
in very good hands.
Edited by Jordan Fox

SPORTING KC

Graham Zusi to miss time due to hamstring strain | PAGE 8B

Kansas stays in state to take on WSU

KYLAN WHITMER
@KRWhitmer

The Kansas baseball team

will take a short break
from Big 12 conference
play for a single game
against the Wichita State
Shockers (11-16) in Wichita today.
The Jayhawks (10-17) are
coming off of a weekend
series at Texas Tech where
they came out victorious
in the first game but could
not take the series as they
dropped the final two.
We were right there in
it, said senior Blair Beck.
Beck and the rest of
the
Jayhawks
offense
out-batted
the
18th
ranked Red Raiders by
nine hits but the team
struggled at turning their
opportunities into runs.
Although the series did
not end how the Jayhawks
would have liked, pitching
showed improvement as
a complement to the hot
bats.
As hitters we need to
walk into the ballpark
expecting to score a lot of
runs so that we can give
our pitchers a little bit
of breathing room, said
Beck, As for the pitching
staff, we just need to
get the ball to [Stephen]
Villines in the eighth and
as a team we need to stay
together, stick to the plan,
keep working hard and I
think the results will take
care of itself.
HEAD-TO-HEAD:
The
Jayhawks
came
out on top in the most
recent meeting against
the
Shockers.
Kansas
traveled down to Wichita
on April 29, 2014 and went
home with a 10-3 victory.
Recent history favors the
Jayhawks, as they have
beaten the Shockers eight
of their last 10 meetings.
On the topic of recent
history, Wichita State
has
struggled
against
Big 12 competition this
season. The Shockers
previous four games have
all ended in losses to Big
12 opponents Oklahoma
State and TCU. Oklahoma
State won their single

BEN LIPOWITZ/KANSAN
A Kansas base runner rounds first base after a hit toward center field against Central Michigan. The Jayhawks will travel to Shocker territory in Wichita today.

game series 8-3 while TCU

won all three games of
their series, outscoring the
Shockers 33-7.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR:
Wichita State junior Sam
Hilliard is hot from the
batters box as of late. The
pitcher and first baseman
is 11-28 in the Shockers
last 10 games with three
doubles, one home run and
11 RBIs.
As far as the last 10 games
for the Jayhawks go, Beck
and fellow senior Connor
McKay are currently on 10
and 15 game hitting streaks
respectively.
First pitch is at 6:30
p.m. at Eck Stadium in
Wichita as the Jayhawks
try to gain some mid-week
momentum to carry back
into Big 12 play.
Edited by Jordan Fox

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A third-base infielder throws the ball toward first base in an attempt to tag a Central Michigan baserunner out.

FACE OF THE STREAK

Marcus Morris vs. Julian Wright

MARCUS MORRIS

PPG: 12.6
RPG: 6.2
APG: 1.3

During his time at Kansas,

Marcus Morris provided size
alongside his brother Markieff
and was a top scorer on the
team. Marcus was the more
complete offensive player in
college, and probably was the
better shooter, although his
brother did shoot better from
behind the arc. Morris was
also known for his posterizing
slams, which certainly endeared
him to the KU faithful. Morris
was named Big 12 player of
the year in his junior season,
finishing as a second-team All
American selection, although
the Jayhawks would suffer a
disappointing defeat in the
NCAA Tournament.

Big 12 Player of the Year in 2011

Second Team All-American in 2011

JULIAN WRIGHT

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Wright
entered
Lawrence
already tagged as one of the
nations top high school players.
A top recruit, 2005 Illinois Mr.
Basketball and a McDonalds
All-American, he joined other
top recruits Mario Chalmers
and Brandon Rush to make up
one of Kansas head coachs best
recruiting classes. Wright was
known for his energy on the
floor, but most notably, for his
dunks. In a game against No. 1
Florida in the 2006-2007 season,
ESPN analyst Dick Vitale gave
Wright the nickname of Jammin
Julian.
Edited by Laura Kubicki

PPG: 10.4
RPG: 6.3
APG: 2.0

National Association of Basketball Coaches Third

Team All-American in 2007
Ranked 2nd in the Big 12 in field goal percentage