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By Fred A. dAvis iii
fdavis@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Opponents of a tenants rights
bill initiated by the KU Student
Senate were in full attack mode
Thursday at a House Commit-
tee hearing on the bill. The bill
would standardize automatic
renewal clauses in leases.
The legislation was debated
for nearly 90 minutes as land-
lords and landlord groups both
railed against and praised the
Student Legislative Awareness
Board (SLAB) director Josh
Bender for his efforts.
Josh Bender is doing a great
job, said Ed Jaskinia, testifying
against the bill on behalf of the
Associated Landlords of Kansas,
but he should get involved with
something constructive and not
destructive.
The main goals of the bill, as
Bender, Sterling senior, described
them, were to not only standard-
ize automatic renewal clauses in
leases, but also to eliminate prede-
termined lists that indicate what
charges await tenants should they
incur damages to their residence.
The bill would have a state-
wide effect on all landlords
if adopted and supported by
other Regents institutions, such
as Kansas State and Pittsburg
State, Bender said.
The bill already passed through
the Senate 23-17, and now must
make its way out of the committee.
Bender, who testifed in sup-
port of the bill, and Ian Staples,
SLAB coordinator, who was pres-
ent at the hearing, said that three
to four times more opponents of
the legislation were present at
the House Commerce and Labor
Committee hearing than when
the bill went through the Kansas
Senate Judiciary Committee.
Roughly 20 opponents of the
bill composed mostly of land-
lords and landlord groups at-
tended the hearing.
One of those opponents was
Matt Hoy, a lawyer for the Law-
rence Apartments Association,
which represents some 20 land-
lords in the Lawrence area. Hoy
testifed before the committee
that his group was disappointed
that they were not contacted by
Bender to help with the bill.
see bill on page 4a
By CAtherine OdsOn
codson@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Summer doesnt seem like
the right word to describe the 10
below zero temperatures Dave
Besson encountered during the
South Poles summer season.
Sheltered from the frigid tem-
peratures and snowy ground in-
side Amundsen-Scott Base, the
48-year-old professor of physics
grabbed one of 10 guitars pro-
vided by the National Science
Foundation in the bases arts
and crafts room. He was taking
an indoor break from his out-
door research project in Antarc-
tica during winter break.
The National Science Foun-
dation provides for good, whole-
some, clean American fun,
Besson said of the small room,
about the size of a Malott Hall
physics lab, nestled within the
bases main building, equipped
with the guitars, amplifers and a
drum kit.
In Antarctica, Besson pounded
out tunes from his Kansas City-
area band with the help of the
bands drummer, Michael
Haines, Bentonville, Ark., senior,
and one of Bessons research assis-
tants. The music echoed through
the halls of the base, but no one
complained about the classic rock
melodies.
Bessons strong background
in research, both in the United
States and Antarctica, paired
with a laid-back approach to
teaching, makes him a favorite
among students. Outside of the
classroom, he immerses himself
see proFiLe on page 4a
By Kristen JArBOe
kjarboe@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Johnny Andris had no idea when
he auditioned for Who Wants to
be a Millionaire in 2004 that near-
ly two years later an episode would
air with him in the hot seat.
He will appear on the show
today on NBC Channel 27 at
2:30 p.m. and NBC Channel 41
at 4 p.m.
The Louisville, Ky., native is
currently a media relations assis-
tant for the University of Kansas
Athletics Department. He gradu-
ated from Wake Forest University
last year with a degree in psychol-
ogy before coming to Lawrence.
But in October 2004, before
he came to the University, he
and his friend Chad Broderick
decided to try out for the show.
We were just bored one day,
he said. They were hosting audi-
tions in the student union at Wake
Forest so we decided to try out.
see millionaire on page 6a
School House Rock
By Anne Weltmer
aweltmer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
A week after KU students
celebrated Mardi Gras with ex-
cessive drinking and colorful
beads, Christian KU students
are delving into one of the most
important religious seasons of
the Christian calendar: Lent.
Lent is the 40-day period, ex-
cluding Sundays, before Easter.
Jenny Wilson, a Roman Catho-
lic sophomore from Alma, said
she gave up fast food for Lent.
She said fast food was hard to
avoid as an on-the-go student,
but she fnds ways, like eating
a salad at the Underground in-
stead of Chick-Fil-A.
Its through that sacrifce
that helps me grow, she said.
Some people who give up
something for Lent do it only
Monday through Saturday for
the 40 days, but Wilson said
Christ didnt take a break on
Sundays, so she doesnt ei-
ther.
Wilson thinks that coming
to the University helped her
blossom as a Catholic. In her
hometown, there were almost no
Catholics and she was an out-
cast, she said. When she came
to the University, she found
support with the 7,000 to 8,000
other Catholic students on cam-
pus, especially those who were
involved at the St. Lawrence
Catholic Center as she is.
Of those students, about one-
third come to mass regularly,
and about one-sixth get deeply
involved in Catholic activities
such as Bible studies and group
meetings through St. Lawrence,
Troy Hinkel, director of theo-
logical studies, said.
He said its not just during
Lent that Catholic students
were challenged to balance
their faith and their education.
Students have a hard time be-
ing away from home for the
frst time without someone
telling them to go to church
and get involved, he said.
Those who do recognize
they are created for something
deeper, Hinkel said. Those stu-
dents use Lent to wipe the slate
clean. Many students give up
chocolate or drinking, and he
said those were good sacrifces
as long as the student purifed
their intention from possibly
losing weight if thats their
motive to living a more bal-
anced, and therefore closer-to-
God life.
Andrew Farina, a Penta-
costal senior from Warren,
Mich., said he gave up all com-
puter usage besides necessary
schoolwork last year. He said
he replaced the time he spent
playing computer games and
surfng the Web with praying
and getting more involved with
church.
Farina said he thought most
KU students had a harder time
in college keeping their Lent
promises because they didnt
have their family or someone to
hold them accountable and be
supportive. He said if he were
to give up dessert, at home, his
family wouldnt offer any to him,
but being alone on campus, he
saw it all the time and thought
students would have a harder
time resisting.
Reverend Thad Holcombe
of Ecumenical Christian Min-
istries said every denomination
celebrates Lent differently, but
all Christian students face the
same challenge of juggling the
Universitys schedule with the
Christian calender.
see Lent on page 4a
Lent celebrations
require discipline
from KU Christians
t beliefs
Carly Pearson/KanSan
Jeff larkin, Garden City senior, attends morning mass on Thursday at the St.
Lawrence Catholic Center. Larkin tries to attend mass two times a week.
I
ts through that
sacrifce that helps
me grow.
Jenny Wilson
Alma sophomore
t legislature
tenants bill criticized
t eNtertaiNmeNt
Contributed Photo
Johnny andris, a media relations assistant for the athletics department,
will appear on the syndicated version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire
today.
Millionaire hot seat
tests KU employee
amanda Sellers/KanSan
the band, noble Quitters, performs a small set at The Cup and Saucer in Kansas City on Feb. 11. Guitarist Mike Schono-
hoff, left, drummer Michael Haines, Bentonville, Ark., senior, and Bassist Dave Besson, professor of physics, have been
together for about two years. They rehearse about once a week on a convenient evening for all the three of them.
t profile
Professor knows how to jam
Check out page 8B for Big 12 tournament coverage from Dallas, including
Kansas State fring coach Jim Wooldridge on Thursday. Also check back with
Kansan.com this weekend for live updates from the tournament.
By Emily HEndricks
editor@kansan.com
kansan correspondent
What do you get when you
combine a 60s sound, classic
rock, and country music? The
band Red Guitar.
Red Guitar is a fusion of all of
these favors of music, creating a
mellow, catchy new sound that
draws inspiration from Bruce
Springsteen, The Eagles and
Tom Petty. See this new Kansas
City-based band on Saturday at
the Granada, 1020 Massachu-
setts St., with Cory Morrow be-
ginning at 8 p.m.
Brazilian week culminates
with the Brazilian Carnival at
Abe and Jakes Landing, 8 E.
Sixth St., on Saturday starting
at 9 p.m. If you enjoy danc-
ing to exotic and fast-paced
Latin-American beats, this is
where you should be Satur-
day night. Another dancing
event is I Love the 90s (Part
Deux) at the new Ole Tapas
Bar, 1008 Massachusetts St.
Other happenings around
Lawrence on Saturday night
include The Esoteric, Kelpie,
and White Whale playing at
8 p.m. at The Bottleneck, 737
New Hampshire St., and The
Yards performing at 8 p.m. at
The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N.
Second St.
How could any die-hard
basketball fan forget the Big
12 Tournament tonight?
Watch the Jayhawks battle it
out at 6 p.m. in Dallas. Also
come and see why the special
effects in The Chronicles of
Narnia were nominated for
an Oscar. Student Union Ac-
tivities is showing this film
at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. at
Woodruff Auditorium in the
Kansas Union. If youre in the
mood to get out of town for
a bit and listen to more well-
known bands, The Strokes
and Eagles of Death Metal
are playing tonight at Uptown
Theater, 3700 Broadway St.,
in Kansas City, Mo. Other
bands that will be playing
in Lawrence tonight include
Dogme 95, Puppet Town,
Marmots, and Electric Needle
Room. These four rock bands
will be at the Jackpot Saloon,
943 Massachusetts St. With a
cover charge of $4, thats just
$1 per band, which is a hard
deal to beat.
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on CampUS
n The Department of Human
Resources and Equal Opportu-
nity is holding a workshop on
emotional intelligence at 9 a.m.
at the JRP Hall 204.
nStudent Union Activities is
hosting a Big 12 Tournament
Open House from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. today and Friday in
the Kansas Union Lobby on
level four.
Google, combined with Wi-
Fi, is a little bit like God. God
is wireless, God is everywhere
and God sees and knows
everything. Throughout his-
tory, people connected to God
without wires. Now, for many
questions in the world, you ask
Google, and increasingly, you
can do it without wires, too.
Alan Cohen, a vice president of
Airespace, Wi-Fi provider
Former president Bill
Clinton was inducted to the
Arkansas Black Hall of Fame as
an honorary member in 2002.
Once described by author Toni
Morrison as our frst black
president, Clinton said at the
induction ceremony, Thanks
to you, I now have proof.
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Lisa Lipovac/KanSan
Jesus Gallegos, montezuma sophomore, makes nachos at the Kansas Union at a Big 12 tourna-
ment Open House sponsored by Student Union Activities. Gallegos watched the Kansas State vs.
Texas Tech game between classes.
Ahh, the power of nachos
CorreCTion
n An article in Thursdays The
University Daily Kansan con-
tained an error. The article
Revue Kicks Off, should
have said that the show has
250 participants, with 50
participants performing in
each group.
wondering what people are talking about?
Heres a list of Thursdays
most e-mailed stories from
Kansan.com:
1. Sex in a bunk bed
2. Delta Upsilon proceeds
in playoffs
3. Former player finds
many successes de-
spite rampant racism
4. A bite out of life
5. Robinson overcomes
last years blues
n Thursdays The University
Daily Kansan contained an
error. An On Campus entry
incorrectly identifed the
sponsor of a Brazilian Week
activity. The Brazilian Stu-
dent Association sponsored
the activity.
on CampUS
nBrian Daldorph, assistant
professor of English, is giv-
ing a lecture on his work in
The Poetry Project at 12:15
p.m. at the Central Court
in the Spencer Museum of
Art.
nMichelle McKinley, lecturer
in the School of Law, is host-
ing a seminar entitled How
Does the Subaltern Speak?
Legal Claims of Domestic
Violence Among Mulatta
Women and Female Slaves
in Colonial Latin America
at 3:30 p.m. at the Seminar
Room in the Hall Center for
the Humanities.
nDonald Tuten, Emory Univer-
sity director of the Span-
ish Language Program, is
giving a lecture entitled On
the Use and Misuse of L1
(English) in Foreign Lan-
guage Teaching at 4 p.m. in
Wescoe Hall 4020.
nThe Brazilian Student As-
sociation is sponsoring a
workshop on samba and
axe as part of Brazilian Week
at 5:30 p.m. at the Ecu-
menical Christian Ministries
Center.
nThe flm A Taste of Cherry
is showing at 7 p.m. in the
Spencer Museum of Art.
nThe flm Chronicles of
Narnia: The Lion, the Witch
and the Wardrobe is show-
ing at 7 and 9:30 p.m. at the
Woodruff Auditorium in the
Kansas Union. Admission
is $2 or free with an Activity
Card.
nThere will be a Chamber
Music of the Baroque Period
concert at 7:30 p.m. at the
Edwards Campus Regnier
Hall auditorium.
nThe Kansas Brass Quintet
will perform at 7:30 p.m. at
the Swarthout Recital Hall in
Murphy Hall.
nAnne Dotter, graduate
instructor in humanities
and western civilization
and doctoral candidate in
American studies, is giv-
ing a lecture entitled A
Princess Makeover: from
Passive to Autonomous
at 7:30 p.m. at the Big
12 Room in the Kansas
Union.
nDennis Christilles is direct-
ing the play A Congress of
Women at 7:30 p.m. in the
William Inge Memorial The-
atre at Murphy Hall. Tickets
are $10-$12.
oDD newS
Fundraiser planned for lost pooch
NEW YORK Supporters of Vivi, an award-
winning show dog who escaped from a travel
cage at the airport on the way home from the
Westminster Kennel Club show, have planned a
fundraising event to help fnd her.
The 3-year-old whippet, whose formal name
is Champion Bohem Cest La Vie, apparently
bolted from her carrier at John F. Kennedy Inter-
national Airport as she was about to be loaded
onto a plane for the fight to Southern California
on Feb. 15.
She has not been seen since, despite ex-
tensive search efforts by volunteers, the Port
Authority of New York and New Jersey, which
runs the regions airports, and her owners, Jil
Walton and Paul Lepiane.
The Associated Press
Town under speed trap investigation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. After Nashville motorist
T. Allen Morgan got a speeding ticket in Coop-
ertown, he tried to pay his ticket like a good
citizen.
But he added a little note on his check that
angered Mayor Danny Crosby. The mayor
refused to accept the check, sparking the Ten-
nessee Bureau of Investigation to launch an
investigation Monday. Crosby told Morgan that
he had to either write another check that didnt
have the words for speed trap written in bold
letters or face the charges in traffc court.
The TBI is investigating whether Crosby acted
illegally by denying Morgans payment. The
town generates nearly 30 percent of its revenue
from traffc tickets. AAA offcials are consider-
ing adding Coopertown to its list of national
strict enforcement areas.
oDD newS
rare $10,000 bill fnds
home on display in n.Y.
GREEN BAY, Wisc. A rare
$10,000 bill is getting a new
home.
The bill one of 15 large-
denomination bills at a Chase
Bank branch in Green Bay
was shipped to the banks
corporate archives in New York
for safe keeping.
The $10,000 bill bears the
likeness of Salmon P. Chase, for
whom the bank was named.
Chase was a U.S. senator who
served as treasury secretary
under President Lincoln.
The large bill was discov-
ered in a bank customers
safety deposit box after the
owner died 20 years ago. The
womans family exchanged the
currency at face value, and the
bank stored the bill in a plastic
sleeve for protection.
These nuns can spell
ERLANGER, Ky. After a
fve-year hiatus, the Sisters
of St. Walburg Monastery are
ready to show that they are
superior spellers. The sisters
were champions of the annual
Corporate Spelling Bee for
Literacy in northern Kentucky
for years before giving others
a chance to win.
But now the nuns are back,
even if theyre a little timid
about challenging the reign-
ing champions a group of
Boone County librarians.
Librarians give us a scare,
said Sister Mary Carol Hell-
mann.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK Final bids were
coming due for Knight Ridder Inc.
Thursday, the end of a process that
could not only determine the fu-
ture of the No. 2 newspaper pub-
lisher in the country but also pro-
vide an important read on investor
sentiment toward the industry.
The San Jose, Calif.-based
company is keeping quiet about
the sale process, but the interest-
ed parties are known to include
The McClatchy Co., publisher of
The Sacramento Bee and other
newspapers; industry leader
Gannett Co. as well as Medi-
aNews Group Inc., a privately
held company based in Denver.
At stake is the ownership of 32
newspapers throughout the coun-
try, including The Kansas City Star,
The Philadelphia Inquirer and
The Miami Herald. Knight Ridder
was forced to put itself up for sale
last November by its largest share-
holders, who were frustrated with
the companys lagging share price.
With Knight Ridders stock
trading in the low-$60 range
recently, investors are not ex-
pecting a ferocious bidding war
for the company. Merrill Lynch
analyst Lauren Rich Fine wrote
in a note to investors that if bids
come in at the expected range of
mid-$60s per share, it would be
unlikely to excite investors.
At that price, the price would
refect about 10 times the com-
panys cash earnings per share
last year, below the historical
average takeover price in the in-
dustry of 12 to 13 times trailing
earnings, Fine wrote.
Many investors will be looking
to what price, if any, Knight Ridder
may choose to sell itself at to gauge
investors outlook on the newspa-
per industry, which has been large-
ly negative recently over concerns
about declining circulation trends
and the migration of readers and
advertisers to the Internet.
However, some investors say
Knight Ridders case has several
special circumstances that may
not apply to every case, includ-
ing several papers in suffering
markets such as Philadelphia
and Miami, which may help ac-
count for a multiple that could
be below historical averages.
Campus
pre-party to kick off
safe spring Break
This years Safe Spring
Break campaign will kick off
with a pre-party and free ve-
hicle inspections on Saturday.
The dual event will be held
from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on
the north lawn of the Student
Recreation and Fitness Center.
Bobs Auto Maintenance and
Slimmers Auto Service will
perform the inspections.
Self-defense workshops,
sponsored by New Horizons
Tae Kwon Do, will be held at
1 p.m. Monday and 3 p.m.
Wednesday at the recreation
center and at 5 p.m. Friday at
New Horizons, 2329 Iowa St.
Safe Spring Break will also in-
clude other events and informa-
tion booths throughout the week.
Catherine Odson
entertainment
Willmotts flm Csa
reopens at Liberty Hall
A red carpet entrance will
welcome Kevin Willmott, KU
assistant flm
professor, and
other cast and
crew members
to the show-
ing of his flm,
CSA: Confed-
erate States of
America. The
Universitys
Film and
Theater Depart-
ment will host
a reception at 6
p.m. as well as
a question-and-
answer session
with Willmott
following the
screening.
Willmotts flm describes what
the country would be like if the
South had won the Civil War
and how the legacy of slavery
is still present today. It has
been nationally acclaimed
by The Los Angeles Times,
Entertainment Weekly, People
Magazine and The Boston
Globe. Its now being shown in
50 markets nationwide.
Nicole Kelley
Willmotts
independent
flm, Csa:
Confeder-
ate states of
america, will
open at 8 tonight
at Liberty Hall,
644 massachu-
setts st.
A student of science
anna Faltermeier/Kansan
Hayden Krone, 3, of Queen Creek, ariz., checks out a dinosaur exhibit in the Natural History Museum Thursday afternoon. Krone went to the museum with his mother, grandmother and
older sister. He loves dinosaurs and he tells me about all the names of different ones we see, his grandmother said.
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Profile
continued from page 1a
in the world of 60s and 70s
rock including being a for-
mer member of a band that was
mentioned in Rolling Stone, the
defnitive magazine of rock n
roll.
In the classroom, Besson
doesnt share his musical en-
deavors. He introduces himself
and the course and hopes stu-
dents wont ask questions about
his personal life. Shawn Hen-
derson, Wichita senior and one
of Bessons research assistants,
said the only time Besson men-
tioned his band in the lab was in
generic discussions of weekend
plans.
Its not for show, Henderson
said. He just loves to play.
Particle Bashing
Bessons primary physics re-
search involves watching par-
ticles explode. To do this, he
uses particle accelerators gi-
ant hollow doughnuts built
underground for research. In
the lab, Besson and his fellow
researchers supercharge par-
ticles sling them around
and wait to see what happens.
In Antarctica, Besson collides
the charged particles with ice
molecules, hoping for the same
effect.
Besson said it was the nerd
version of bashing in your TV
set.
The artifcial explosions imi-
tate the same particle physics
involved in large explosions,
such as those of supernova
stars. By understanding man-
made explosions, Besson said,
larger explosions become eas-
ier to comprehend. No matter
the size of the explosion, its
all the same basic physics, he
said.
At the South Pole, Besson
usually skipped lunch to get
more time for his research in
the freezing outdoors. The walk
to the bases cafeteria totaled
more than a mile of travel on
snow-packed roads and would
have detracted from the work
Besson was intent on fnishing.
The two weeks of hands-on re-
search were barely enough to
conduct the experiments Bes-
son spent one full year prepar-
ing for.
Antarctica presents research-
ers with a unique laboratory
environment because of its
unspoiled surface. Over time,
deposits of snow, volcanic ash
and dust from events in Earths
history settled on the surface
of the continent. They created
a pristine climatological record
that was made before industrial
pollutants tainted the surface of
other areas.
Antarctica shares with the
surfaces of some moons of Jupi-
ter the unique characteristic of
being a foating ice cap, Besson
said. Scientists suspect life un-
der ice caps on the moons and
Antarctica, making research on
the continent particularly im-
portant.
Armed with research results
from the South Pole and the
particle accelerator at Cor-
nell University in Ithaca, N.Y.,
Besson hopes to create a neu-
trino telescope. That telescope
would enhance scientists vi-
sion into space by allowing
researchers to view neutrinos
subatomic particles that
are emitted from space phe-
nomena such as supernova
explosions. Because of the
telescope, scientists could ex-
plore parts of space that were
formerly invisible.
A passion for physics
Regardless of Bessons im-
pressive physics-flled resum,
becoming a physicist was not
his lifelong dream.
It wasnt like when I was a
kid, I looked up in the sky and
wanted to be a physicist, he
said.
His mother, Gwen Besson,
said physics was a logical out-
growth of Bessons studious
high school years in New Jersey.
Besson said he studied physics
because he had to do some-
thing.
Now he sits in front of his
computer, dressed in worn-
down sweatshirts and an old
Cornell University T-shirt, and
ponders the universe.
Besson is one of the first in
and last people out of Malott
Hall every day, just because
he loves his work, Hender-
son said. He has a real pas-
sion for his work. Its kind of
infective.
Henderson said one thing
Besson did to stand out from
other teachers and connect with
his students was his invention of
the paper clicker.
Instead of requiring students
to buy expensive computer-
ized remotes for in-class quiz-
zes and polls, Besson created a
low-budget version from pieces
of cardboard labeled with mul-
tiple-choice answers. Students
cover either A, B, C or D, on the
cardboard depending on what
they think is the correct answer
and hold their individual card
up. Besson can evaluate his
classs comprehension from its
answers.
Its simplistic, Besson said,
but it works.
Hannah Swift, Olathe se-
nior, said Bessons ability to
break down complex concepts
convinced her to work with
him in the high-particle phys-
ics lab.
He explains physical things
in a very intuitive way, Swift
said. You get a sense of whats
going on behind the math.
15 minutes of fame
Before joining the KU faculty
in 1993, Besson worked as a
post-doctoral researcher at Cor-
nell. While there, Besson formed
a band with two other physicists,
including Chris OGrady.
OGrady, now a researcher at
Stanford University, said he met
Besson after hearing the music
of 80s punk/pop band Husker
Do coming from an offce in the
physics building where the two
worked. The blaring music, he
said, convinced him to stop and
see who was behind the closed
door.
Most of the time you just
walk down the hallway and its
just boring physicists work-
ing in their offices, OGrady
said.
The two started playing to-
gether and eventually added a
third member, Brian Moeckly,
another budding physicist.
The trio named their band af-
ter Moecklys girlfriend and her
particularly memorable dress.
The band, Shannons Dress, be-
gan performing around the state
of New York and in historic
locations like CDGBs in New
York City, what Bessons mother
called the Mecca of rock mu-
sic.
After they recorded their frst
album, Lurch, Rolling Stone
magazine requested a CD. The
magazine mentioned Shannons
Dress as a top unsigned band.
After that brief moment of fame,
the band quickly fell back into
obscurity, Besson said.
Fortunately, Besson said,
it was immortalized in news-
print.
The Noble Quitters
After coming to Kansas, Bes-
son played guitar and bass in
numerous bands before settling
with his current ensemble the
Noble Quitters. The group fea-
tures drummer Haines, the re-
search assistant he jammed with
in Antarctica, and guitarist Mike
Schonhoff, a Kansas City, Mo.,
resident.
You have to constantly re-
invent yourself creatively, Bes-
son said. When youre not do-
ing that, things get sterile pretty
quickly.
Dressed in the same red Cornell
T-shirt layered over a sweatshirt, a
stocking cap, jeans and Adidas
sneakers, Besson almost blended
in with the red walls of The Cup
and Saucer, the small Kansas City,
Mo., coffee shop where his band
performed recently.
Half-jokingly, he warned the
crowd to fnish its conversations
because noise was forthcoming.
The twenty-some people inside
the room laughed, but quickly
chatted with the other people
around them as the developing
guitar licks grew louder. Before
long, the conversations faded
away under the thunderous
guitars and drums loud, dis-
torted guitars, Besson calls it.
The Noble Quitters sound a bit
like the classic rock bands of the
late 60s, including The Velvet
Underground, who Besson said
inspired him to play guitar.
Not many people listened
to them, but everyone that did
started a band, he said.
Back in Lawrence, Besson
sits in his Malott Hall offce
surrounded by CDs and pairs
of running shoes. During his
eighth research trip to Ant-
arctica, the National Science
Foundation informed Besson
that a mountain spur in Ant-
arctica had been named in his
honor the Besson Spur. He
received the news during his
most recent trip to the South
Pole, but was not sure why that
particular feature was named
after him.
Even with the honor, some
geographical features are bet-
ter than others, he said, despite
never seeing so much as a pic-
ture of the rock.
Given a choice, he said,
I would have preferred a vol-
cano.
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Lent
Holcombe said some Protestant
denominations celebrated Lent more
than others, but in the past 40 years,
the trend of bringing Lent back into
the Protestant church has been ris-
ing. Still, some Christians might not
even know what Lent is, Holcombe
said.
Holcombe said he didnt think it was
necessary to give something up for Lent;
he said the focus should be not on giv-
ing something up but on adding more
thought and prayer to your life to be
closer to God.
He said many Protestant denomina-
tions didnt give up something for Lent
like the Roman Catholic tradition, but
they do use it as a time to focus on sin
and forgiveness.
He said its a time of repentance,
where estranged members of the
church come back to worship, and
new members take classes to become
members, sometimes with a focus on
an Easter Baptism.
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What concerns me most about this
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legislative bodies as a collective effort
and thats not the case, Hoy said.
Hoy added that his group would be
ready and willing to help craft legis-
lation locally to help eradicate prob-
lems such as abusive landlords.
Alicia Smiley, a First Management
property manager for 13 years, said she
plays the role of the middle man, deal-
ing with both landlords and tenants.
Smiley advocated that students
should take time to read their leases,
and if they dont agree, they should
choose another lease.
Theres a 6 to 7 percent vacancy
rate in Lawrence, so theres options,
Smiley said.
Despite the nearly 60-minute bar-
rage of testimony against their bill,
Bender and Staples remained optimis-
tic after the hearing was over.
Weve been underestimated since this
bill was in the Senate Judiciary Commit-
tee, Staples, Lawrence junior, said.
The future of the bill remains murky,
as it is unclear what the Commerce
and Labor Committee will do with it.
Bender said he thought the bill
might not be acted upon this session
and was somewhat surprised it had a
hearing in the frst place.
Either way, Bender likes the bills
overall chances.
Weve got four pages of rebuttal to
look at, so well see what all was said and
take a look at the issues, because the op-
ponents didnt address the issues in the
bill, Bender said. The bills good.
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Instead of Daniel Berks
opinion on who the Big 12
first team is, why dont we
use the real results instead
of the made up ones that
dont even include our
own player?
Kiosk 34 can put it

down, flip it, and reverse it
multiple times. Theres no
hype in that, for sure.
Delta Force, we get it.

Theres so many chalk
markings on the entire
campus that I could jump
from one Delta Force sign
to another. We dont need
that much advertising.
Bye.
Hey, this is for the Free-

for-All. Christian Moody,
sorry I almost hit you with
my truck. I didnt see you.
You kinda just popped out.
Thanks. Bye.
All right, what is with all

the white Jesuses every-
where? Jesus did not live
in Europe, people. He lived
in the freaking middle of
Israel. You ever been to Is-
rael? You ever seen a white
person there? I dont freak-
ing think so. There arent
white people there now,
let alone 2,000 years ago.
To the girl in my con-

gress class, smile more. It
brightens the world.
No, Bill, I would say

the way your team played
against Texas is the text-
book definition of Bush
League, brother.
I think all those people

that are against military
recruiters on campus
should grow up and be
men and get over it.
Enough already!
Hey Free-for-All, am I
putting out some desper-
ate and easy vibe? Because
I've been asked out by four
guys in the last 10 days.
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COMMENTARY
OUR OPINION
Trial opens old wounds,
prompts review of terrorism
Fear
shouldnt
dictate
aspiration
West Campus progress
deserves more attention
COMMENTARY
Issue: University re-
search and development
west of Iowa Street
Stance: Students should
familiarize themselves
with West Campus.
MARK VIERTHALER
opinion@kansan.com
YELENA PAVLIK
opinion@kansan.com
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
We read horror novels, spend
hundreds of dollars a year sup-
porting the newest terror box-
ofce hits, and have an entire
holiday dedicated to celebrating
the scariest of our nightmares.
People love fear.
While dead corpses and evil
villains cause us to turn heads and
cover our eyes during movies, real-
life fears are not as easy to conceal.
Reservations about ying or
public speaking are broad and
may limit some from taking a trip
across the ocean or expressing
their opinion in front of a group.
A majority of the fears that limit
us, however, are not as easy to
resolve as taking a boat instead of
an airplane.
The uncertainties that hold
many back are often emotionally
based. Fear of getting hurt: One
misses out on a fullling relation-
ship. Fear of trusting: One misses
out on a reliable friendship. Fear
of rejection: One misses out on
a promising career opportunity.
Fear of losing someone: One
holds on too tightly, and looses
anyway. Fear of change: One
fails to live.
Doubts, inhabitations and wor-
ries restrain us from living life to its
fullest potential. Our psychological
response to limit ourselves is nor-
mal. We instinctually maintain a
sense of safety. In the end, though,
it leaves many with regret and
remorse for not pursing what they
believed they should have.
The goal, then, becomes not
just to tackle endeavors for the
sake of overcoming fear, but to un-
derstand the reasoning for certain
actions and to decipher ways in
which to push the boundaries.
Not to say that we need to take
a hundred-foot bungee-jump and
follow it by running across burn-
ing coal. Simply look at life and
question what it is that you could
be doing right now, but are not do-
ing because of uncertainties.
Often overlooked in daily life
is the idea that we may be living
a back-up plan that we created in
case we couldnt accomplish what
we really wanted in the rst place.
The problem lies in a lack of faith.
Were not condent our goals and
ambitions are attainable.
True, a steady job and the
weekly pay check are needed to
get by in the daily grind of life, but
what are we getting by?
Life.
If right now your future seems
to be a business suit, brief-case and
a 7 a.m. alarm ve days a week,
but youre really an artist at heart,
perhaps you should nd time to
paint the Eiffel Tower in Paris
before your love for art fades.
Tell the one you are in love with
that you love them. Start writing
that short story. Learn to play the
guitar. Go out on a date with a
crush. Go sky-diving, take a trip to
Europe or audition for a musical.
Wake up tomorrow morning and
carpe diem.
Pavlik is a Plano, Texas, fresh-
man in journalism.
As Zacarias Moussaoui entered
the courtroom, a slowly healing
wound on the American psyche
was ripped open. Moussaoui,
the only person to have charges
brought against him stemming
from the Sept. 11 terrorists at-
tacks, stood deant in front of the
court. He said he was a member
of Al-Qaeda and admitted to six
accounts of conspiracy.
Arrested shortly before the
Sept. 11 attacks took place,
Moussaoui has been charged
with responsibility for the attacks.
The government prosecutors are
calling for his execution, claim-
ing he is directly responsible for
the 3,000 deaths because he kept
quiet. Although he did not have
a hand in the actual plans, or the
execution of them, prosecutors
allege he was aware of them. And
he kept quiet.
For almost ve years, the
United States has dealt with the
monsters that were created on the
day the towers fell. We watched
in horror as live TV brought the
images of the collapsing buildings
into our homes.
Free speech crashed face rst
into the gravel of good taste.
Should the newspapers have run
the photos? Should artists claim-
ing artistic license be allowed to
sell the images of a person falling
to their death? Soon, the tragedy
itself became snowed under with
the verbal volleys of politicians
and citizens alike.
Bomb the bastards. But, who
were the bastards? Soon, after an
extended stay in Afghanistan, the
United States deployed troops to
Iraq. A brand new controversy
sprang up and election campaigns
were bludgeoned over our heads
day after day. Eventually, the pub-
lic eye began to glaze over. The
deaths incurred in Afghanistan
and Iraq were used as a political
lever, not only by those in charge,
but also by those attempting to
discredit those in charge.
People still died, though. The
World Trade Center is still an
incredibly poignant hole in the
ground. The families that lost
loved ones are still searching for
answers. In this muted, uncom-
fortable silence, were still looking
for revenge.
Its time for the United States
to truly nd what denes it as
a country. For too long tragedy
has begotten violence, anger
and death. The events that took
place on Sept. 11 are unforgiv-
able. But, weve been marinating
in a society of fear and anger
for so long, theres a Lord of
the Flies-esque desire to nd at
least one more scapegoat.
Should Moussaoui die? I can
honestly say I dont know. I wish
I did. Will one more life taken ll
the void of a person youve spent
every single day of your life with?
My gut tells me he should die. But
one last twinge of humanity tugs
me back.
If he is guilty, he deserves
punishment. But if hes killed, he
becomes a martyr for his cause.
He is spiritually prepared for
death. Yes, he is an evil man,
convicted of being part of an
abandoned plan to y an airplane
into the White House. Yes, hes
morally reprehensible. But what
does death accomplish?
For Gods sake, as a society
we have to use our head and not
our hearts. Im not condoning
his behavior. Im not giving aid or
sympathy for the terrorists. But,
as Siddhartha Gotama, better
known as Buddha, said, Hatred
does not cease in this world by
hating, but by not hating; this is
an eternal truth.
Vierthaler is a Dodge City
junior in journalism.
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Cartoon misrepresents
illegal immigrants
I am writing to express the
anger and disappointment I
felt when I saw the cartoon
about in-state tuition for il-
legal residents on Tuesdays
opinion page.
While I respect the right of
Kelli Sparks to present her
opinion on this vital issue,
I feel it was irresponsible
journalism to present such
a clearly biased cartoon on
the day of the election that
determined whether un-
documented immigrants can
receive in-state tuition in
Kansas. Without any other
articles or information on
this controversial topic in
Tuesdays paper, this cartoon
delivered a powerful and
uncontested message: Illegal
immigrants dont deserve in-
state tuition.
Upon close examination,
the cartoon promotes many
negative stereotypes regard-
ing undocumented immi-
grants. The white, presum-
ably blond-haired American
girl is portrayed as attractive
and tragic. She has fulfilled
her patriotic duty by working
in the National Guard, and is
now being penalized for it by
being denied in-state tuition.
The illegal resident, on
the other hand, is portrayed
as less attractive and igno-
rant. Her eyes look devious
and her mouth is open in
what seems to be anger. The
only words she speaks are
No English, which sug-
gests that since she does not
speak English, she does not
have a side in the debate and
does not deserve in-state tu-
ition. Keep in mind that the
proposition that would make
in-state tuition possible for
undocumented immigrants
requires three years of study
at a Kansas high school. I
sincerely doubt that the only
words that one would learn
in those three years are No
English.
The American girl also
mentions that she paid Kan-
sas taxes while in the Nation-
al Guard as a further reason
why she should be given in-
state tuition. The immigrants
curt reply insinuates that
she has not paid taxes and
therefore is undeserving of
the tuition break.
The cartoon glosses over
one vital fact: Undocumented
immigrants almost always
DO pay taxes. In both sales
and income tax, immigrants
typically contribute more
money to the federal gov-
ernment than they cost it in
social services.
Whats even more impor-
tant, these immigrants are
paying taxes for programs
they cant even take ad-
vantage of, such as Social
Security and Medicare. The
cartoon is not only offensive,
its incorrect.
Kelly Carson
Littleton, Colo., senior in
Spanish and Portuguese
Believe it or not, West Cam-
pus is good for more than just
additional parking lots. There you
will nd buildings like Higuchi
Biosciences Center, Youngberg
Hall Center for Research and the
Smissman Research Building.
Any of these ring a bell? Didnt
think so. Yet all of these institu-
tions house cutting-edge research
projects that will put the Univer-
sity of Kansas even further into the
national spotlight.
For example, did you know that
the University conducts more than
$36 million in cancer research?
The KU Cancer Team, housed in
the Higuchi Biosciences Center,
is pursuing ambitious goals such
as determining causes of cancer,
developing drugs with fewer side
effects and new therapy techniques.
Its eventual goal is to achieve
a National Cancer Institute
designation as a Comprehensive
Cancer Center. Such a designation
requires an institution to conduct
programs in all three areas of
research basic, clinical and pre-
vention and control. So far, only
39 cancer centers throughout the
nation meet the requirements.
Phrases such as top-ight
research park and research
megacomplex have been tossed
around as descriptors for this 480-
acre scientic theme park. And
serving as Cinderellas castle to this
scientic version of Disneyland is
the recently dedicated Multidisci-
plinary Research Building, or the
MRB. This three-story, 106,000-
square foot study wonderland cost
$40 million.
Obviously the University would
not invest heavily in something un-
less it had a good reason, which it
did. This building is being touted as
a model research site for promot-
ing collaboration and innovation.
It is intended to house about 200
scientists from disciplines including
chemistry, pharmaceuticals, geol-
ogy and biosciences. This is only
the beginning, though. Proposed
plans for West Campus include the
addition of a pharmacy building,
said Kevin Boatright, director of
research communications. He also
said a third phase of construction
has been conrmed for the Struc-
tural Biology Center.
Unfortunately, most under-
graduates could care less. True,
we are not directly involved with
the activities happening on that
side of campus. Nonetheless,
students should take some time to
familiarize themselves with news
coming from West Campus to gain
a greater understanding and ap-
preciation for achievements made
in research by the University. After
all, their research is making a lot of
our degrees much more valuable.
Malinda Osborne for the
editorial board
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WASHINGTON Bowing
to ferocious opposition in Con-
gress, a Dubai-owned company
signaled surrender Thursday in
its quest to take over operations
of U.S. ports.
DP World will transfer fully
the U.S. operations ... to a Unit-
ed States entity, the frms top
executive, H. Edward Bilkey,
said in an announcement that
capped weeks of controversy.
Relieved Republicans in Con-
gress said the frm had pledged
full divestiture, a decision that one
senator said had been approved
personally by the prime minister
of the United Arab Emirates.
The devil is in the details,
said Senate Democratic Leader
Harry Reid of Nevada, refecting
a sentiment expressed by nu-
merous critics of the deal.
The announcement appeared
to indicate an end to a politically
tinged controversy that brought
President Bush and Republi-
cans in Congress to the brink
of an election-year veto battle
on a terrorism-related issue. The
White House expressed satisfac-
tion with the outcome.
It does provide a way for-
ward and resolve the matter,
presidential spokesman Scott
McClellan said.
We have a strong relationship
with the UAE and a good part-
nership in the global war on ter-
rorism and I think their decision
refects the importance of our
broader relationship, he said.
A leading congressional crit-
ic of the ports deal, Rep. Peter
King, applauded the decision
but said he and others would
wait to see the details. It would
have to be an American com-
pany with no links to DP World,
and that would be a tremendous
victory and very gratifying,
said the New York Republican,
chairman of the House Home-
land Security Committee.
This should make the issue
go away, said Senate Majority
Leader Bill Frist. The Tennessee
Republican was one of several
GOP leaders to tell President
Bush earlier in the day that Con-
gress was ready to ignore his veto
threat and scuttle the deal.
Several Republican offcials,
speaking on condition of ano-
nymity, said Frist and Sen. John
Warner, R-Va., chairman of the
Armed Services Committee, had
been privately urging the frm to
give up its plans.
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LOS ANGELES The orbit-
ing Cassini spacecraft has spot-
ted what appears to be water
geysers on one of Saturns icy
moons, raising the tantalizing
possibility that the celestial ob-
ject harbors life.
The surprising images from
the moon Enceladus represent
some of the most dramatic evi-
dence yet that water in liquid
form may be present beyond the
Earth.
Excited by the discovery,
some scientists said Enceladus
should be added to the short list
of places within the solar system
most likely to have extraterres-
trial life.
Scientists generally agree that
several ingredients are needed
for life to emerge, including wa-
ter in liquid form and a stable
heat source. But so far, the evi-
dence of any large amounts of
water in liquid form on celestial
objects beyond Earth is circum-
stantial and indirect, based on
scientists analysis of rocks and
other data.
Cassini recently snapped
high-resolution images showing
geyser-like eruptions of ice par-
ticles and water vapor at Encel-
adus south pole, scientists said.
The pictures do not actually
show any water in liquid form,
but scientists believe the ice and
vapor must be coming from un-
derground reservoirs of water
close to the surface.
We have the smoking gun
that proves the existence of wa-
ter, said Carolyn Porco, a Cas-
sini imaging scientist from the
Space Science Institute in Boul-
der, Colo. If Enceladus does
harbor life, it probably consists
of microbes.
Treasures of Arabia
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Abdullah Aldughaylibi, a student from Saudi Arabia, talks about the Arabic items on display in the Kansas Union
during an African and African-American Studies informational session for the summer study abroad program with the
Arabic Summer Institute. The department of African and African-American Studies provides opportunities for Arabic
studies, including courses at the University of Kansas.
t science
Evidence of ice, water
found on Saturn moon
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There was a 40-question,
multiple-choice test and a short
interview.
They said they would let us
know if we made it either way
in two to three weeks, he said.
We heard nothing, and I com-
pletely forgot about it.
He forgot about it until ex-
actly one year later in October
2005 when he got a call from
one of the shows producers.
He then few out to New York
City in November to flm the
episode.
I was very surprised when
they called me, he said. Luck-
ily I didnt change my cell phone
number.
His friend Broderick wasnt too
excited. Andris said he was the frst
person he called about the show,
but he was not happy about it.
I guess Im kind of jealous,
Broderick said. But it is a great
opportunity for him. Since we
tried out together, I wish I had
the same opportunity, but Im
happy it worked out for him.
Andris isnt allowed to say
how he did on the show, but
he said that he went into the
show thinking that if he won,
he would pay back $40 to one
of his friends, get a new stereo,
new TV, fy his friends to the
Kentucky Derby and pay for law
school.
T
he two friends had
class at 10 and noon,
and they decided to kill
the hour in between by
auditioning for the college
edition of the show.
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sports
sports
All fans has their favorite day
in sports. Some choose the Su-
per Bowl, others go with the
college football National Cham-
pionship, and even some crazies
circle Daytona on their calen-
dars.
For me, its Selection Sunday.
Its a day that tells us where ev-
erything is going to take place
for the next few weeks, often
forcing us to book last-minute
spring break plans. But Ill tell
you what event in the sports
year I do not circle, and never
will conference tournaments.
Its a topic that comes up a
lot in todays sports world and it
will probably continue. But that
doesnt mean I cant stress my
hatred for it. The automatic-bid
tournaments placed at the end
of regular season completely ne-
gate the entire seasons play for
some schools in the country.
Look at the poor mid-major
schools for example. The future
second-round-and-out Gonzaga
Bulldogs just managed to beat a
12-17 Loyola Marymount team in
the fnals of the West Coast Con-
ference tournament. Gonzaga was
playing at home, but only managed
a one-point victory after a Loyola
forward missed a lay-up as time ex-
pired. My point is this: its not fair
to allow that Loyola Marymount
team (if it had won) an automatic
bid into the NCAA tournament
with a 13-17 record when there are
other schools that are legitimately
better than them sitting at home or
playing in the NIT.
Gonzaga is the only team that
deserves to go dancing from the
WCC and the selection commit-
tee knows it. The conference
tournaments allow a team that
didnt play well the entire season
to charge up for one three-game
winning streak to earn a trip to
the NCAA tournament.
Its not fair to the teams that
play better basketball for an en-
tire season. If LMU were to get
in, teams like Maryland, Florida
State, Colorado, and South
Carolina should defnitely get
in. They play tougher schedules
and have winning records.
In 2001, the Iowa Hawkeyes
rolled through the Big Ten tour-
nament after a porous regular
season. They got blasted in the
second round of the NCAA tour-
nament by Kentucky. In 2002,
Ohio State won the Big Ten tour-
nament as a No. 8 seed. They
also lost in the second round of
the NCAA tournament to Mis-
souri. The conferences that are
at least doing something right
with this are the Big Sky and
West Coast Conferences, who
award schools for playing well in
the regular season. Those confer-
ences let the regular season win-
ner play host to the conference
tournament. The winner of the
conference tourney still gets an
auto-bid to the big dance, but at
least the regular season champ
has the advantage it deserves.
In the WCCs case, they can go
ahead and book the Kennel in
Spokane, Wash., where Gonzaga
plays, for the next 10 years.
As you read this I am in Dal-
las at the Big 12 tournament
preparing to broadcast the KU
game for KUJH. Im loving every
minute of it, but I hate the prin-
cipal of it. God forbid a team
like Missouri goes on a run and
wins this thing. They would just
lose in the frst round anyway.
n Hall is a Woodsbrige, Va.,
senior in journalism.
DALLAS Ive got a crazy
idea.
I dont know what triggered
it. Maybe it was too much time
in the Texas sun. Or maybe it
was seeing Barry Bonds dressed
as Paula Abdul. Theres just no
way to know.
Today in Dallas, four teams
that are in the NCAA tourna-
ment will beat up four teams not
likely to make the NCAA tour-
nament. Id like to change that.
Under my proposal, the Big
12 would allow only eight teams
to participate in the season-end-
ing tournament: the worst eight.
By doing this, the top four
teams in the league would be re-
warded for a terrifc regular sea-
son and allowed a weekend of
rest before beginning the NCAA
tournament.
The lower eight would be
given a second opportunity to
make the tournament, which
they dont really have under the
current system. Lets not kid
ourselves, Kansas States odds
of winning the tournament this
season are about the same as
Jim Wooldridges odds of get-
ting the Duke job. Its not gonna
happen.
Television viewers would be
treated to games that were bet-
ter, not worse. People watch the
championship games of confer-
ences theyve never heard of
because they mean something.
When Fairleigh-Dickinson
plays Monmouth, it turns into a
real game, and often a close one,
when a trip to the NCAA tour-
nament is on the line.
Im well aware that this is nev-
er going to happen. Television
stations arent exactly chomping
at the bit to cover Baylor vs. Ne-
braska, and fans of the winning
teams often enjoy making the
trip to Dallas or Kansas City to
follow their team.
Still, if even just one confer-
ence did this, I have to think
the others would quickly follow
suit. Nobody wants to be at a
competitive disadvantage, in the
same way that NFL teams go
all-out to try to earn an off-week
before the playoffs.
If the Big East and ACC saw
that the Big 12 teams got an
extra week, theyd be crying
foul within seconds. J.J. Redick
would probably write a poem
about the injustice of it all.
The same formula would
work in bigger conferences like
the Big East. Currently the top
12 of the conferences 16 teams
are invited. Instead, the bottom
12 would be invited, allowing a
whole new group of teams to ex-
perience how futile it is to try to
win four in a row.
Like I said, its a crazy idea.
However, giving the best teams
in the conference a chance to
rest before the real tournament
has a huge upside. In addition
to the extra money from put-
ting another team in the NCAA,
teams like Kansas and Texas
would enter the tournament
well-rested, instead of having
to beat up on each other in the
days before the dance.
Dont write me off so quickly.
Remember, in a conference in
which Bobby Knights son can
become a head coach, anything
can happen.
n Phillips is a Wichita junior in
journalism
By Tim Hall
thall@kansan.com
By micHael
PHilliPs
mphillips@kansan.com
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tourneys
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schools
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set new
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Kansan fle photo
Kansas cheerleader Lyndsay Bettlach pumps up the crowd during the
game against Kansas State on Jan. 14 in Allen Fieldhouse. The American
Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Advisors have prohibited all
basket tosses and two-and-a-half-high pyramids for the remainder of the
season, including tournament play.
Injury causes rule review
t cheerleading squad
By eric Jorgensen
ejorgensen@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Southern Illinois cheerlead-
er Kristi Yamaoka was the frst
domino to fall. The 18-year-old
fell head-frst
after a high toss
during a Saluki
basketball game
last weekend.
She suffered a
broken verte-
brae and a con-
cussion.
Y a m a o k a
triggered the
rest of the pyra-
mid to collapse.
The American
Association of
Cheerl eadi ng
Coaches and
Advisors ad-
vised all con-
ference com-
missioners and
tournament di-
rectors to pro-
hibit all basket
tosses and two-
and-a-half-high
pyramids for
the remainder
of the season,
including tournament play.
Basket toss stunts are when
two or more squad members
toss another member roughly
15 feet in the air. Two-and-a-
half-high pyramids are when
two rows of people are formed
on top of one another, with a
third person at the top squat-
ting.
The AACCA told coaches
and advisers via e-mail that it
was considering a permanent
rule change regarding tosses
and pyramids, but the nation-
ally televised incident led them
to take immediate action. The
association will re-evaluate the
rule prior to the 2006-07 sea-
son.
Our goal is to manage the
risk associated with cheer-
leading and minimize the
risk to participants while
allowing for reasonably safe
skills, the AACCA said in
the e-mail. We hope and
expect that this action will
help us all to reach those
goals.
The association said anoth-
er accident, even a minor one,
could bring more negative at-
tention.
Thus, it decided to advise
the conferences and tourna-
ments to prohibit these dan-
gerous stunts until further re-
view.
Jim Marchiony, Kansas as-
sociate athletics director, said
the University understood the
reasoning for the AACCAs
recommendation.
see cheer on page 4B
Jim Mar-
chiony, Kansas
associate
athletics
director, said
the University
understood the
reasoning for
the AAccAs
recommenda-
tion. There
arent a lot
of serious
injuries, Mar-
chiony said.
But one is too
many.
Cheerleaders told to stop
performing riskier stunts
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Big 12 Mens Basketball Championship frst-round game in Dallas Thursday.
OSU beats ISU, earns right to play Kansas
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Kansan senior sportswriter
DALLAS Bill Self was
ready to sit down with his team
for dinner and watch the Okla-
homa State-Iowa State game at
the team hotel on Thursday.
There was only one problem
the game was blacked out on
his hotel television.
Self quickly came over to the
American Airlines Center to get
a glimpse of the team his Jay-
hawks will face today.
What Self saw was an Okla-
homa State team that played
the best it has offensively this
season during the games frst 25
minutes. Oklahoma State built
an 18-point lead just 5 minutes
into the second half.
We did the things we needed
to do to win this game, Okla-
homa State coach Sean Sutton
said. We wanted to establish an
inside game.
The lead dwindled, though,
with Iowa State cutting the lead
to two points with less than 2
minutes to play. The Cowboys
have lost many close games this
season but not last night.
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The Kansas softball team
will try to build on its tourna-
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by taking home the crown
in the 2006 Jayhawk Classic.
The Jayhawks will play Min-
nesota, Eastern Michigan and
Portland State this weekend
at Arrocha Ballpark.
Kansas (11-10) swept
Missouri State in its home
opener Wednesday. Coming
off a 4-1 record at the Best
Western Airport Festival in
Tulsa, Okla., and capturing
their frst tournament win of
the season, the Jayhawks will
look to continue their win-
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Kansan staff writer
Playing the No. 3 team in the
nation on the road might seem
like an formidable task, but
members of the Kansas baseball
team are looking forward to it.
Im so excited, junior cen-
terfielder Kyle Murphy said
on Tuesday, two days before
departing for South Carolina.
Im ready to leave for Clem-
son today. You just cant deny
that. Its going to be a chal-
lenge and I think everyone on
this team is looking forward
to it.
Kansas (14-4) will begin a 10-
game road trip that starts with a
three-game series against No. 3
Clemson (8-2). The frst game of
the series is scheduled for 3 p.m.
today.
Clemson actually became a
KU opponent two years ago for
a unique reason former Clem-
son standout and current San
Diego Padres shortstop Khalil
Greene.
Kansas coach Ritch Price said
Greene was his sons, Ritchie
Prices, idol. According to Price,
his son looked up to the 2002
Atlantic Coast Conference Play-
er of the Year.
I was going to give him and
my team the chance to go play in
that environment, Price said.
The environment was Doug
Kingsmore Stadium, the loca-
tion of the series against Clem-
son this weekend. Kansas leads
the series between the two 1-0,
but this weekend the stakes are
a little heavier.
I think that if we can sur-
vive the next four weeks on our
schedule then we will be in re-
ally good shape to make the
NCAA tournament, Price said.
On Wednesday, Clemson de-
feated William & Mary, after
being down three runs in the
eighth inning. Under that pres-
sure, the Tigers put together an
eight-run eighth inning.
Junior second baseman Ty-
ler Colvin leads the way at the
plate for Clemson. He leads the
Tigers in batting average (.353),
homeruns (4) and RBI (10).
Faced with stiff competition
all season, the Jayhawks are
confdent in their ability to take
on teams of Clemsons caliber.
It seems like once you play
one big team that it really means
youve kind of played them all,
Murphy said. Its a little added
since they are No. 2, but its
nothing too spectacular.
Clemson comes into the game
ranked No. 2 in the Baseball
America Poll. It is No. 3 in the
Collegiate Baseball Rankings.
Kansas will bring weapons of
its own.
Senior outfelder Gus Milner
went 4-for-5 and drove in four
runs in the teams last outing
against Baker. Milner leads his
team with 28 RBI and a .437
batting average.
Theyre going to be tough,
Milner said of the Tigers.
Theyre going to be like Stan-
ford quality, probably a little
better pitching. We just have
to focus on good defense, good
pitching and clutch hitting
Kansas has shown weakness
against highly-ranked teams this
season. Kansas fell to then No. 9
San Diego 17-6 and lost to USC
10-1 at the Public Storage Clas-
sic in February. The Jayhawk
pitching didnt have much of a
chance against those defcits,
but they dont see that trend re-
peating itself.
I know more times than not
our hitters are going to come
through, senior pitcher Ricky
Fairchild said. All I can do is
control what I do on the mound
and as long as I make my pitches
then I know the defense behind
me will make plays and the runs
will come.
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By Jack Weinstein
sports@kansan.com
kansan sportswriter
Starting today eight Kan-
sas track and feld athletes will
compete for the opportunity to
become national champions
and All-Americans at the NCAA
Indoor Track Championships in
Fayetteville, Ark.
Four individuals and four
runners in the distance medley
relay team will vie to have their
names enshrined in the Kansas
record books.
To achieve All-American
status, foreign athletes need to
finish in the top eight of their
field. Americans need to finish
within the top eight Ameri-
cans. Relay teams must finish
in the top eight.
Kansas has three interna-
tional athletes: sophomore
thrower Egor Agafonov is
from Russia, senior runner
Benson Chesang is from Ke-
nya and senior long-jumper
Charisse Bacchus is from
Trinidad.
The meet ends Saturday.
Today, senior Sheldon Bat-
tle and Agafonov will partici-
pate in the 35-pound weight
throw.
Agafonov, currently No. 4 in
the weight throw on this years
national performance list,
will attempt to win a national
championship after sweeping
all three of his meets this sea-
son including the Big 12 Cham-
pionships.
On Saturday, Battle will
also compete in the shot put.
Battle will try to repeat as
an All-American after finish-
ing seventh in the shot put
at last years championships.
His throw of 20.02 meters
ranks second this year in the
NCAA.
Senior Aaron Thompson will
run the 60-meter hurdles, quali-
fying with a school-record time
of 7.84 seconds.
Bacchus will represent the
women in the long jump. Bac-
chus broke the KU womens
record in long jump this sea-
son with a jump of 6.42 meters.
That jump is currently sixth
on this years national perfor-
mance list.
Bacchus returns to the na-
tional championships after
fnishing in 10th place in both
the indoor and outdoor meets
in 2005.
In the distance medley re-
lay, senior Joshy Madathil runs
the 1200-meter leg, sopho-
more Matt Baysinger runs the
400-meter leg, senior Brandon
Hodges runs the 800-meter leg,
and Chesang runs the 1600-me-
ter leg.
The mens distance medley
relay team qualifed for nation-
als with a KU record time of
9:34.91, the eighth-fastest in the
NCAA.
Kansas coach Stanley Red-
wine said he looked forward
to watching his athletes com-
pete and saw this meet as the
culmination of a year of hard
work, especially for the se-
niors.
Theyre just great people
and for this to be their last in-
door meet, we think a lot of
them, and we want them to do
extremely well, Redwine said.
Those people have only done
well for us, been extremely
good for us and have been great
leaders on and off the track for
us.
According to the Trackwire
Top 25 rankings, the mens in-
door team is tied for 11th na-
tionally. Each individual and
the relay team is ranked 17th
or higher on this years national
performance list based on their
best times or throws of the sea-
son.
The U.S. track and feld and
cross country coaches poll cur-
rently has the Jayhawk men at
13th in the nation.
I want the athletes to go
in and compete to the best of
their potential, Redwine said.
If they can do that, theyll do
well.
By antonio Mendoza
amendoza@kansan.com
kansan sportswriter
The Kansas tennis team (5-3)
will try to regroup against No.
47 Iowa on Saturday and against
Oklahoma State on Sunday at
Robinson Courts.
Both matches are scheduled
for 11 a.m.
Iowa is a pretty solid team
and we are going to have to
have our A-game coming in
here, Kansas coach Amy Hall-
Holt said.
The Jayhawks suffered a bit-
ing 4-3 loss to the Texas Tech
Red Raiders in their Big 12
opener on March 5.
Lauren Hommell, sopho-
more, said, I thought it was a
heartbreaker. It came down to a
tie breaker in the second set.
Iowa will come into the match
against Kansas with a record of
7-2. The Hawkeyes are only 1-
2 against ranked opponents,
though. Iowas two losses came
against No. 48 Denver and No.
11 Baylor.
Kansas, ranked 74 in the
ITA rankings, will come into
the match losing two of its past
three matches. Both losses were
against higher-ranked teams.
The tough schedule will be
nothing new to the Jayhawks.
This season, Kansas has faced
fve teams with a higher rank
and has come out of those
matches with a record of 2-3.
Iowa will be the second-
highest ranked team Kansas
has faced this season; the high-
est was No. 36 Indiana. Indi-
ana defeated Kansas 5-2 on
Jan. 22.
I think Iowa is going to be a
tough, tough match, Hommell
said. It would be a good win if
we could pull it out.
Kansas will follow the match
against Iowa with a Big 12
Conference match on Sunday
against Oklahoma State, which
will come into the match with a
record of 4-4.
With Oklahoma State being
a conference match, weve got
to step up and create oppor-
tunities for ourselves and take
advantage of them, Hall-Holt
said.
Oklahoma State has lost three
matches in a row, and four of its
past six.
Oklahoma State and Kansas
are 0-1 in Big 12 play.
Starting this season, inclem-
ent weather has kept KU match-
es in Lawrence. First Serve Ten-
nis, 5200 Clinton Parkway, is a
new indoor facility that opened
this season. Before this season,
the Jayhawks had to move to
Topeka when bad weather was
in the forecast.
Bad weather has already
moved one match to First Serve
this season against Texas Tech.
We dont have to get up
as early, eat as early, and then
waste 45 minutes driving both
ways, Hommell said.
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There arent a lot of serious
injuries, Marchiony said. But
one is too many.
Mitch Creed, Overland
Park sophomore, is a member
of the cheerleading squad.
He said the squad was no-
tified on
the trip to
Dallas for
the Big 12
w o m e n s
tournament
that they
would not
be able to
do basket
tosses and
pyramids.
C r e e d
said there
were many
p r o b l e ms
with the
A A C C A s
ruling, and
that if the
rule were
here to stay,
he could foresee many issues
in the future.
Creed said scholarships could
be affected by any rule prohibit-
ing tosses and pyramids.
He said an individual who
is exceptional at these stunts
could have no place in cheer
any longer.
Someone who could have
received a scholarship for their
ability would no longer be able
to showcase their talent to get
that scholarship.
If cheerleaders are limited to
standing on the sideline, then
any person could be capable of
making a squad.
The sport cant expand when
you keep putting limits on it,
Creed said.
He said he thought that many
squad members would be up-
set with any decision to outlaw
these stunts.
There was safety in those in-
dividuals talents to perform
those stunts, Creed said.
You wouldnt be doing it if
you werent talented enough,
Creed said.
Khampha Bouaphanh/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds strikes out against Los Angeles Angels pitcher Hector Carrasco in spring training on Thursday.
By JANIE MccAULEy
TEMPE, Ariz. If the latest
round of steroids accusations is
bothering Barry Bonds, hes not
letting on to it.
Boos coming his way from
all directions, Bonds slowly
stepped into the batters box for
his frst spring training appear-
ance in two years and struck out
swinging on six pitches.
No home run form yet for the
San Francisco star though he
did single sharply to right in his
third-inning at-bat. After that,
he called it a day, leaving the
ballpark in the top of the fourth
inning.
Bonds, playing in an exhibi-
tion game against the AL West-
winning Los Angeles Angels,
drew some cheers Thursday
during the Giants 6-5 loss, two
days after the release of excerpts
from an upcoming book detail-
ing his alleged longtime steroids
regimen.
When asked afterward about
the book, Bonds said, Baseball
or nothing.
I dont worry about that
stuff, he said during a 20-min-
ute interview session at his
locker back at Scottsdale Sta-
dium. We can react about base-
ball questions or we dont have
a conversation. Thats my reac-
tion.
He noted his frame of mind is
still strong Bonds has become
used to blocking out all sorts of
distractions in recent years.
I havent shot anybody yet,
a smiling Bonds said of his
mind-set. I havent killed any-
one or anything, gone psycho.
It helps that many fans still
adore him.
We love you, Barry! one
man screamed during Bonds
frst at-bat against Angels right-
hander Hector Carrasco, the
sluggers frst trip to the plate
in an Arizona exhibition game
since 2004. His single came off
Carrasco.
After missing the entire spring
schedule and most of the regular
season last year while recover-
ing from knee surgery, Bonds
decided to play Thursday. He
rejoined the Giants in the morn-
ing after spending Wednesday at
home in California for a child
custody hearing.
He plans to play again Sat-
urday as designated hitter in a
game against Oakland in Phoe-
nix and hopes to appear in the
feld Sunday at home against
San Diego. Bonds feels way
better than he did at this time
last year and planned a rigorous
workout for Friday.
By DAVE GOLDBERG
GRAPEVINE, Texas NFL
owners were willing to trade
nearly a billion dollars for the
certainty of a salary cap rather
than risk life without one.
And they waited until the last
minute to do it.
But the NFLs 32 divided
owners fnally agreed Wednes-
day evening to the unions pro-
posal, including a revenue-shar-
ing component that will cost
owners nearly a billion dollars
over the next six years.
The deal will carry the NFL
through the 2011 season. Two
low-revenue teams, Buffalo and
Cincinnati, cast the only votes
against.
Commissioner Paul Tagliabue
said $850 million to $900 mil-
lion in players salary will be
added over the life of the deal
because of the revenue-sharing
component, which the union
fought for throughout the on-
again, off-again talks. The mon-
ey will come from the teams that
make the most in revenue be-
yond the television money that
is already shared. Only the top
15 revenue teams in each year
will be required to pay into that
part of the salary pool.
Now the leagues free agency
period, put off twice by protract-
ed negotiations, will start Satur-
day to give teams additional time
to get under the newly elevated
salary cap.
The spending limit for teams
will be $102 million this year,
$7.5 million more than it would
have been without a deal, and 20
percent higher than the 2005 fg-
ure of $85.5 million. Still, some
teams may have to cut players to
get under the cap.
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strike deal
Bonds not talking about steroid use
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reed
said
there were
many prob-
lems with
the AACCAs
ruling, and
that if the
rule were
here to stay,
he could
foresee
many is-
sues in the
future.
EntErtainmEnt
Seth Bundy/KANSAN
ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHHH
Extremes go with indulgence. You, my dear
Ram, are already in weekend mode. You
might not be exactly sure what you want
from a situation. Fun surrounds a project.
Let your creativity emerge. You will have a
better time.
Tonight: Christen the weekend.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH
You come from a grounded spot and
understand much more than you realize.
Someone close to you could be quite dif-
fcult. Know that you dont have to put up
with it. Everything can radically change.
Tonight: Homeward bound.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH
Make it OK to be a bit frivolous, while still
understanding that you have to work.
You might need to put your foot down in
a conversation. Structure often allows
greater freedom. Dont hesitate to do whats
necessary.
Tonight: Easy does it.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH
You might want to go on a spending spree.
You also might be justifying this attitude,
believing you need to spend a little on
sprucing up your image. Be serious before
you create an irreversible hassle.
Tonight: Fun really doesnt have to cost.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH
Its your call what kind of day youll have.
You are more in control than you realize.
Still, frivolous behavior might come from
you. Do you really care? You could be overly
serious and cause yourself a problem.
Dont.
Tonight: Let your whimsical personality out.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH
You might want to think before you leap into
action. Your personality will melt barriers
if you approach situations quietly, with a
strong sense of your objectives. Sometimes
it is wise to keep your opinions to yourself.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH
Your drive helps you hit a home run. There
is reason for celebration and relaxation.
You might not be in the mood to change
directions. Lighten up and understand what
makes you happy. Ultimately, you might
need to veer in a different direction.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH
Others seek you out and might be more
observant than you realize. Decide what
is acceptable and what you want to do.
Recognize that you might be more of a
role model than you might like. Fun and ex-
travagance surround real estate and family.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH
Listen and prepare to make a difference.
Your playful attitude could make a differ-
ence. Lighten up about what you need to do.
Listen to your sixth sense, especially with
information and communication in general.
Tonight: Go only where you can kick back
and relax.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH
Work with one other person, and youll get
results. If you fragment and try to cover
too much territory, your energy will scatter,
minimizing your success. Teamwork defnes
your success right now.
Tonight: Easy works.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH
Others have strong intentions. You have a
winning smile and attitude in your court.
Though you might appear quite affable,
you could be quite the shark if you want
something. Loosen up and relax.
Tonight: Dont buck trends just to be rebel-
lious, OK?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH
To feel good, you might need to curb a frivo-
lous streak. Focus on getting the job done
well. Fatigue will accompany accomplish-
ment, but it is worth it. Feel free not to push
yourself too hard, OK?
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NEW YORK Sandra Bullock has agreed to
star in a lm about Peyton Place author Grace
Metalious, whose million-selling novel scandal-
ized the nation 50 years ago and eventually ruined
the authors life.
Bullock is co-producing with Carol Baum,
whose previous lms include Fly Away Home
and the remake of Father of the Bride. Naomi
Foner, whose credits include Running on Emp-
ty and Bee Season, is writing the screenplay.
Grace Metalious was a housewife with three
kids running around with runny noses, living in a
town (Gilmanton, N.H.) where she didnt belong,
didnt t in, Baum told The Associated Press
in a recent phone interview. Meanwhile, unbe-
knownst to anybody, she was writing the sexiest
novel in history, in her kitchen.
Metalious novel of sex and scandal in a small
New England town, based partly on Gilmanton,
was published in the fall of 1956. Although it was
banned in several cities, Peyton Place became
one of the best-selling novels in history and led to
a popular movie starring Lana Turner and Hope
Lange.
But Metalious never recovered from her sud-
den notoriety. Her marriage fell apart, her children
were harassed and the author herself received
threatening calls and letters. She became a heavy
drinker and died of cirrhosis in 1964, at 39.
She was ahead of her time, but not in a self-
conscious way, Foner told the AP. She was one
of those people who told the truth, almost naively
talked about it, and got vilied for talking about it.
Im not sure if she had the muscle to deal with it.
Kevork Djansezian/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Actress Sandra Bullock arrives for the Academy Awards
Sunday in Los Angeles. Bullock has agreed to star in
a lm about Peyton Place author Grace Metalious,
whose million-selling novel scandalized the nation 50
years ago and eventually ruined the authors life.
Bullock to star in new lm
ENTERTAINMENT
Wayans brothers
create thug cartoon
TELEVISION
NATION
Lance Armstrong gives
Supermans son solace
NEW YORK Lance
Armstrong spent Wednesday
morning comforting 13-year-
old Will Reeve, less than two
days after his mother, Dana
Reeve, died of lung cancer.
I would say that his spirits
were pretty good considering
that, in the last 18 months,
hes lost his father, his mother
and his grandmother, Arm-
strong told the syndicated
entertainment show Inside
Edition.
In situations like this,
Armstrong said, all you can
do is say, Hey buddy, Im here
if you want to go hang out,
if you want to play games,
whatever you want to do, Im
here.
Wills father, Christopher
Reeve, died in October 2004
from complications from an
infection.
The former Superman
actor was nearly totally para-
lyzed in a horse-riding accident
in 1995.
Armstrong said he be-
came close to Will during his
mothers illness and the two
spent time together during the
last few months.
I love hanging with him,
the cyclist said.
LOS ANGELES Call it
Charlie Brown with a twist.
Brothers Keenen Ivory,
Shawn and Marlon Wayans,
of Scary Movie and In Liv-
ing Color fame, have created
a series of animated childrens
shows, with books and toys to
follow.
Its name: Thugaboo.
The series of three specials
will premiere on Nickelodeon,
then air on the networks all-
animation channel, Nicktoons,
a network spokeswoman said
Wednesday.
Inspired by the Wayans broth-
ers favorite childhood cartoons,
Thugaboo follows the misad-
ventures of nine kids growing
up in the inner city.
Its like hard meets soft,
Shawn Wayans told The Asso-
ciated Press. The thug is how
they dress, kind of street, but
theyre good kids and they make
the right decisions.
Three specials are planned
an hourlong show and two
half-hour programs centered
on important times in childrens
lives.
The rst episode, set to air
in August, will have a back-to-
school theme, said Nickelodeon
spokeswoman Marianne Ro-
mano. The second will focus on
the holidays, she said. The third,
called Dont Judge a Boo by its
Cover, addresses how appear-
ances can be misleading, Shawn
Wayans said.
The aim of the specials, Mar-
lon Wayans said in a statement,
is to get kids laughing by creat-
ing characters they can relate to
while entertaining their parents
at the same time.
The Wayans brothers are all
parents, Shawn Wayans said.
I wanted to make the show
that I want my kids to watch,
he said.
Known for their irreverent
comedy, the Wayans brothers
most-recent lm project, White
Chicks, featured co-writers
Shawn and Marlon as race-
swapping, cross-dressing FBI
agents. Keenen Ivory directed
and co-wrote the lm.
As a parent, I think its im-
portant for kids to have a source
of entertainment that deals with
life in positive and comedic
ways, said Keenen Ivory.
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2 & 4 BR luxury loft apartments avail.
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For information, call 550-8499.
Spacious 2 bdrm apts. available June 1st.
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$375 each plus 1/2 of utilities. No pets.
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Available June or August Apartments in
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1 BR Apartments from $369 to $549
2 BR Apartments from $599 to $769
3 BR Apartment $790
3 BR Houses from $929 to $1100
Some include wood floors, ceiling fans,
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$650-$850. No pets 550-0895
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One mo. deposit $1050/mo 842-2569
1 BR apart. avail. June 1st, another 1 BR
apart. avail. August 10th. Between campus
and downtown. Close to GSP-Corbin. $450
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550-5012
Avail Aug. small 2 BRapt. in renovated
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Avail Aug small 3 BR apt. in renovated
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Great Deal!!!
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785-221-3377
Sublease anytime thru 7/31. Nice 2BR.
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2 BR & 4 BR houses For August. 2 BR 712
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sports 8B the University Daily Kansan friDay, march 10, 2006
t Big 12 mens BasketBall
Kansas State trims away the Wool
By Daniel Berk
dberk@kansan.com
Kansan senior sportswriter
DALLAS Everything about
Jim Wooldridges day on Thurs-
day looked uncomfortable.
From the neck brace he was
wearing during the game to the
post-game press conference
where he was squirming in his
chair avoiding questions about
his job security, Wooldridge
wouldnt say much except that
Athletic Director Tim Weiser
would hold a press conference
at which time he would make
an announcement.
Immediately following the
game, Weiser pulled Wooldridge
aside and the two had a short
conversation.
Weiser made the offcial an-
nouncement at a press confer-
ence that Wooldridges time as
Kansas State coach was over.
The bottom line is that we
have very high expectations for
our mens basketball programk,
and we believe that a change in
the direction of the program is
warranted at this time in order to
achieve those goals, Weiser said.
Weiser said during the press
conference that Wooldridges job
would have been saved if Kansas
State were to win the Big 12 tour-
nament championship and qual-
ifed for the NCAA tournament.
Wooldridge was in his sixth year
as coach of Kansas State and did
not make an appearance in ei-
ther the NIT or the NCAA tour-
nament while at Kansas State.
Wooldridge leaves Kansas State
with a record of 83-90, includ-
ing a 1-13 mark against Kansas.
Wooldridge wouldnt talk about
his fring after the game, but talk-
ed about the overall disappoint-
ment of the season.
You know folks, there has
been some good things hap-
pening within the program,
Wooldridge said. I know its
easy to feel beat up. You want to
do that because we didnt get to
postseason play. The immediate
reaction is negative.
The high point this season
for Wooldridge and maybe his
career at Kansas State was the
teams four-point victory at Kan-
sas earlier in the year. It was the
frst time Wooldridge defeated
Kansas and it snapped a 31-
game KU winning streak.
Kansas coach Bill Self said he
was disappointed Wooldridge
wouldnt be roaming the side-
lines for Kansas State anymore.
We all around the league
think Jim is a good coach and
hate when this sort of thing hap-
pens around this league, and wish
him the very best, Self said. He
carried himself with such dignity
dealing with the rumors about
his job and also undergoing the
health problems he had.
Wooldridge isnt the frst coach
in the conference to lose his job
this season. Earlier in the year, for-
mer Missouri coach Quin Snyder
resigned after being told he wasnt
going to be retained after the sea-
son. Oklahoma State coach Eddie
Sutton also had to take a leave
of absence after being involved
in a car accident and was given
a citation by the Stillwater Police
Department for driving under the
infuence of alcohol.
Weiser said he would like to
have a new coach in place as soon
as possible. He said he would pre-
fer to hire a coach with previous
head coaching experience at a Di-
vision I school, but that was not
a requirement. Weiser will enlist
the help of Eddie Fogler to select
a new head coach.
Fogler is the former coach at
Wichita State, Vanderbilt and
South Carolina. He also served
as an assistant under Dean
Smith and next to Roy Williams
at North Carolina. Weiser said
he has a long-standing relation-
ship and friendship with Fogler.
Wooldridge released a state-
ment in a press release given at
Weisers press conference.
I am grateful for the oppor-
tunity Kansas State gave us to
coach and lead this program,
Wooldridge said. We wish we
could have accomplished more,
but it was a great experience and
I appreciate the players, staff, ad-
ministration and our great fans for
all they have done to support us.
Edited by Meghan Miller
Louis DeLuca/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Texas Techs Jarrius Jackson scores over Kansas States Akeem Wright during
the second half of the Big 12 tournament game Thursday in Dallas.
Louis DeLuca/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Baylors Tommy Swanson, left, scrambles after a rebound but loses out to Colorados Julius Ashby, second from left, after a missed free throw late in
Baylors 65-61 loss to Colorado on Thursday afternoon at the Big 12 tournament in Dallas.
Texas Tech 73 Kansas St. 65
DALLAS Jarrius Jackson
scored 21 points and Tanner
Ogden added 14 points as Texas
Tech defeated Kansas State 73-
65 in the opening game of the
Big 12 tournament.
Ogden, a junior forward, was
averaging just six minutes a
game, but provided a spark for
the Red Raiders, going 5-7 from
the feld and dishing out three
assists while playing a season-
high 23 minutes.
Texas Tech coach Bob Knight
said it was a easy decision to
leave Ogden in for the majority
of the second half.
This isnt nuclear science.
When he made a three, I left him
in a little longer, Knight said.
And then he hit another three
and I said, goddamn, I left him
in a little longer. Then he made
a helluva drive and I said damn,
stay in there.
Ogden scored eight of the frst
12 points for Texas Tech in the
second half. He connected on a
three-pointer to open the half.
Texas Tech forward Darryl Dora
drove to the basket and kicked
it out to an open Ogden who hit
the shot.
Three minutes later, with
Kansas State leading by three
points, Ogden drove to the bas-
ket and was fouled. He hit both
free throws to bring Texas Tech
within one point.
One minute later, Ogden hit
another three-point shot that
gave the Red Raiders a two-
point lead. It was a lead that
Texas Tech would not give up
the rest of the game.
Before the game, coach told
me to get ready, so you never
know, Ogden said. Some days
he tells me to get ready and I
dont ever come in. You just al-
ways have to be prepared.
Jackson went a perfect 10-10
from the free-throw line in the
last minute of the game to se-
cure the victory for Texas Tech.
Kansas State was led by soph-
omore guard David Hoskins,
who had 25 points and seven
rebounds. Senior forward Dra-
mane Diarra added 12 points
and 12 rebounds.
Texas Tech will play the No.
1 seed Texas today at 11 a.m.
The winner of that game will ad-
vance to the semifnals. Kansas
State will await word on a pos-
sible NIT bid.
Daniel Berk
Colorado 65 Baylor 61
DALLAS Colorado set
up a bracket-busting match-up
against Texas A&M, but only
after squeaking by Baylor 65-61
Tuesday afternoon.
After trailing by two at half-
time, Baylor opened the half
with 10 unanswered points.
Colorado missed its frst 12
shots, but then sophomore
guard Richard Roby hit his frst
basket and the foodgates were
opened.
I just couldnt get in a
rhythm, Roby said. I didnt
want to force anything, but at
the end I had to fnd a way to
get the ball in the basket, be-
cause I knew my team needed
me to score.
Despite fghting off a cold,
Roby was still able to play 35
minutes of an intensely physical
game.
For Baylor, the glaring prob-
lem was an inability to make the
long ball.
The team missed 19 of its 24
attempts, including an uncon-
tested shot by junior forward
Tim Bush that would have tied
the game in the fnal seconds.
The Buffaloes victory set up a
game today at 2 p.m. against the
Texas A&M Aggies. Both teams
are considered on the bubble for
the NCAA tournament. Colora-
do coach Ricardo Patton took a
different view.
I would be shocked if we
werent already getting serious
consideration from the NCAA
tournament, he said. I think
that this team has shown that it
is worthy of an NCAA bid.
Michael Phillips
t Big 12 mens BasketBall
Big 12 tournament kicks off in Dallas
Rematch
continued from page 1B
They extended the lead again
and defeated the Iowa State Cy-
clones 79-70. The victory gave
Oklahoma State the right to face
Kansas tonight at 6.
Self said that he remembered
the Oklahoma State team that
he faced just less than a month
ago in Stillwater, Okla. Kansas
won 64-49, but Oklahoma State
led with more than 10 minutes
to play. Since that loss, the Cow-
boys have played better on the
offensive end.
I think they have played
well, really ever since we played
them, Self said. Obviously they
are scoring the ball a lot better
than they were. They are as ath-
letic as any team in our league.
Oklahoma State sophomore
guard JamesOn Curry, who
scored 14 points Thursday night,
remembers his teams loss too.
If the game was a 30-minute
game we would have won, Cur-
ry said. The only thing we need
to address is play 40 minutes of
basketball. Just go out and play
hard and execute.
Curry said he knew about the
youth that has led Kansas this
season.
They have a great point
guard in Mario Chalmers, a de-
fensive stopper in Russell Rob-
inson, Curry said. They have
a lot of weapons and a great
coach in coach Self. We just
have to go out and play as hard
as we can.
Kansas has not played a game
in nearly a week. Oklahoma
State will be playing its second
game in 24 hours, but Self said
he did not expect fatigue to be a
factor for the Cowboys.
Oklahoma State is looking for
a victory to keep its hopes alive
for an NCAA tournament birth.
The Cowboys will likely need to
win the conference tournament
if they wish to play in the NCAA
tournament.
We are having more fun
playing defense and running the
foor, Curry said. We are just
looking forward to a great op-
portunity. This is the time for
character to be built.
This game will mark the sec-
ond straight season that the
Cowboys and the Jayhawks will
square off in the conference
tournament. Last season, Okla-
homa State came out on top,
78-75 in the Big 12 tournament
semifnals.
Oklahoma State and Kansas
has always been a great game and
I think our guys are excited to
be a part of it tomorrow night,
Sutton said, following his teams
victory Thursday night.
The Jayhawks arrived in Dal-
las on Thursday following four
practices earlier in the week.
I think that we will be ex-
cited to play, no question, Self
said. Of our practices, we have
probably had three of four days
that were really good. Hopefully
we play like we did those days
and not like the one day that
wasnt very good.
Missouris Mar-
cus Watkins,
front, drives
around Ne-
braskas Jamel
White in the frst
half of the mens
basketball Big
12 Champion-
ship frst-round
game in Dallas.
Nebraska won
the game, 71-
64. It was the
teams frst vic-
tory in the Big
12 tournament
since 1999. Ne-
braska will play
Oklahoma in
the quarterfnal
game tonight.
Tony Gutierrez/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Y
ou know folks, there has been some good
things happening within the program. I
know its easy to feel beat up. You want to do
that because we didnt get to postseason play.
The immediate reaction is negative.
Jim Wooldrige
Kansas State Basketball coach
Nebraska 71 Missouri 64
Jamel White made a tiebreak-
ing three-pointer with 1:15 left
and followed that with a key
rebound, lifting Nebraska to a
71-64 victory over Missouri in
the opening round of the Big 12
tournament Thursday night.
The Cornhuskers blew a 12-
point lead in the second half,
but Whites three-pointer from
the right wing broke a 64-all tie.
When Thomas Gardner missed
a three-pointer at the other end,
White grabbed the rebound and
Missouri didnt score again.
Nebraska won its frst Big 12
tournament game since 1999.
The Cornhuskers also ended a
three-game losing streak that in-
cluded a 64-63 loss to Missouri
(12-16) in the regular season f-
nale Sunday.
Missouris frst-ever loss in
the opening round of the Big
12 tournament fnally ended the
schools 100th season of basket-
ball, one that didnt provide any
reason for celebration.
Jason Dourisseau led Ne-
braska with 20 points on 8-of-
12 shooting, including a slam
dunk and a free throw after be-
ing fouled with 24 seconds left.
Aleks Maric fnished with 19
points on 7-of-10 shooting.
Nebraska plays No. 22 Okla-
homa in a quarterfnal game to-
night.
Jimmy McKinney had 15
points and Gardner 13 for the
Tigers, who have consecutive
losing seasons. Before last year,
they had fnished under .500
only once since their last back-
to-back losing seasons in 1978-
79 under coach Norm Stewart.
Coach Quin Snyder resigned
Feb. 10, a day after he vowed to
fnish his seventh season the
frst four ended in the NCAAs
before NIT appearances the last
two years.
He said he was told by an ath-
letic department employee that
his contract would be terminat-
ed after the season.
In what was likely the last
game for interim coach Melvin
Watkins, the Tigers trailed by as
many as 12 points in the second
half.

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