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BY ANDY GREENHAW
agreenhaw@kansan.com
The rising price of oil hit a record of $105
per barrel this week as students continue to
empty their wallets at the pump.
According to kansasgasprices.com, the
average gas price in Lawrence is $3.05 per
gallon.
Matt Kadel, Independence senior, said it
cost him more than $40 to fill up the tank
in his Chevy Malibu at the Conoco on 23rd
Street.
I feel like for me to do the things I want
to do Im going to need gas so Ill have to
buy it at any price one way or another, Kadel
said. I would probably stop buying it once
it reached about $10 per gallon, but I mean
how else would I get around?
Travis Humphries, Dallas freshman, said
hed also have to continue buying gas regard-
less of the cost.
I try not to drive around as much because
of the price, but I need to get around to the
places I need to be so I dont really have a
choice, he said. When youre using your
own money, it definitely isnt fun.
The increasing worldwide consumption
of oil and the decreasing value of the dollar
are the two main causes behind the rising
price of oil, said Timothy Carr, co-director
of the KU Energy Research Center.
As long as places like China and India
keep growing, theyre going to continue to
need more oil, Carr said. Were now in a
period of strong worldwide demand.
The only thing that could stop the grow-
ing rate of demand is a worldwide recession,
he said.
The last time the price of oil pushed the
United States into a recession was in the late
70s and early 80s, but an Asian banking
crisis halted the economic development of
many developing countries, Carr said, which
dropped the price of oil significantly in the
early 90s.
The price of oil was at one of its cheapest
points in January 1999 when it cost less than
$9 per barrel, according to eia.doe.gov, a gov-
ernment Web site that tracks international
energy statistics.
The growing demand for oil in developing
countries in the last 10 years has brought the
price back up to more than $100 per barrel.
The only way to supply the growing
demand is by discovering more oil deposits,
Carr said.
Theres plenty of oil and natural gas,
Carr said. We just have to find them.
Two large oil deposits have recently been
discovered in the Gulf of Mexico and in
Alberta, a province in Canada.
The U.S. State Department announced
on Monday that it would approve Keystone
Pipelines request to build a 3,400-kilometer
pipeline from Alberta to Kansas, Illinois and
Oklahoma.
According to Keystone Pipelines Web
site, transcanada.com/keystone, the com-
pany expects to finish the pipeline by 2010,
but Carr said he thought it could take a little
longer.
Carr said the pipeline could help bring
down the price of oil but that would largely
depend on uncontrollable factors such as
how far the value of the dollar drops and the
possibility of a conflict between Venezuela
and Colombia, where Carr said the U.S.
received a lot of its oil.
Les Blevins, a retired mechanic in
Lawrence, said he thought drilling for more
oil was only a short-term solution.
Blevins is currently developing technology
that he said would be able to convert biode-
gradable material debris, sewage sludge,
agricultural waste and even our municipal
garbage into electric power and biofuel.
The facts are that theres already an
intensive search for new oil deposits and its
gotten incredibly expensive, Blevins said.
Oil is a finite resource and its getting harder
and harder to find it.
He said he considered an alternative ener-
gy to be the only long-term solution to the
current oil crisis.
I think were coming to the end of cheap
oil and thats evident in the current price,
which is sure to keep going up as time goes
on, he said.
He said his patented technology, which he
planned to introduce to the city commission
later this month, would cut our dependence
on oil considerably.
Edited by Jessica Sain-Baird
A new church is in town, and it has some
different practices. Justin Meier, the pas-
tor, started the church to coincide with the
New Direction House, a homeless shelter.
University of Kansas students are also help-
ing out.
Students in the Air Force ROTC
received self-defense training from certi-
fied instructors from Fort Leavenworth
on Tuesday.
Cadets learned wristlocks, headlocks,
chokes and other maneuvers to help fend
off an attack.
The KU Drumline performed along-
side country-music star Keith Urban
Wednesday night at the Sprint Center
in Kansas City, Mo. Urban has incorpo-
rated college and high school drumlines
into his performance during his 24-city
national tour.
PRETTY PENNIES
Costly oil calls for solutions
AIR FORCE ROTC
muSIC
full story on page 8a
Drumline
performs with
Keith Urban
RElIgION
Students
volunteer at
new church
Cadets engage
in a hands-on
leadership lab
UNC student body
president found dead
full ap story on page 4a
Jon Goering/KANSAN
Retired Maj. Joe Fox demonstrates a L.I.N.E.
maneuver for AFROTC students Tuesday afternoon at
Robinson Gymnasium. L.I.N.E. is a systemof hand-to-
hand combat maneuvers intended for self defense.
Rachel Anne Seymour/KANSAN
Alex Straus, Topeka senior, pumps gas at Kwik Shop, 845 Mississippi St., before going to work onThursday evening. Ima delivery driver, so I really hurt,Straus said about gas prices. It cuts down my wage.
Students affected by prices; oil drilling, biodegradables offered as answers to problem
Rachel Anne Seymour/KANSAN
Brooke Badzin, Leawood junior, pumps gas into the
car of Sara Kroeger, Omaha, Neb., junior, at Kwik Shop on
Thursday evening. The average price of gas in Lawrence
was $3.05 this week.
University of North Carolina student
body president was found dead Thursday.
She appeared to be shot several times, at
least once in the head.
Lisa Lipovac/KANSAN
Members of KU Drumline practice playing the tenor drums at Murphy Hall on Tuesday night. The KU drumline
performed at the Keith Urban concert Wednesday night at the Sprint Center.
By Isadora rangel
irangel@kansan.com
Why did you choose anthropol-
ogy? I wanted to make a difference
in the world. I was nave and wanted
to be like a young Che Guevara and
anthropology seemed to be the area
in which I could help.
I am originally from England and
went to Canada as an immigrant, so
I always felt misplaced. But after the
first time I went to Mexico I started
a love affair with Latin America.
How can anthropology help
change the world? It expands the
narrow views most people have of
humanity. It challenges stereotypes
and helps us understand differences
and similarities and come to the
conclusion that we have much in
common. It also challenges labels
and why we use them. The power to
label is the power to control people.
It breaks their spirit.
Anthropologists leave the com-
fort of what we are familiar with and
question the world. We understand
important things in life that we take
for granted.
How did you end up working
with the Urarina people of the
Peruvian Amazon? It started 20
years ago. I wanted to have an expe-
rience with different peoples. The
Urarina have different lives, they
dont use money, they have multiple
wives and practice infanticide.
I wanted to understand them
and help them defend themselves. I
wanted to put them on the map.
How was your experience living
in the Amazon? Was there cul-
ture shock? In the beginning there
was great culture shock. But then I
began to love the Amazon. I even
became a Peruvian resident, so I will
retire in Peru.
After working in the U.S. and
Peru I feel that I can make a greater
difference in Peru. Students there
are more engaged because the stakes
for their education are greater.
You are coordinating a study
abroad program in Peru. What can
students learn by going there? A
different way of life. It is a profound
region on the planet in which early
civilizations appeared thousands of
years ago. Students can learn about
their current challenges, poverty
and inequalities. But they can also
celebrate the beauty of their cultural
tradition.
In 2003 you received a Fulbright
Senior Scholar grant to do research
in Latin America. What did you
research? Political violence, in par-
ticular the impact of drug economies
in Peru and Colombia. I also studied
human rights violations during the
civil wars in those countries.
I also studied diseases like
Tuberculosis and its patterns in
Mexico, Peru and Central America.
It still kills a lot of people in these
countries, especially now that it has
become drug resistant.
What brought you to KU? It was
a wonderful job opportunity. The
anthropology department is very
good and the faculty and students
are very open-minded.
Many students have no idea
about what happens outside of their
world and I want to teach them
about it. Ive done my job if they can
think critically because the future is
in their hands.
Do you still do fieldwork? Yes,
especially through the exchange
program between KU and the
Universidad Nacional Mayor de
San Marcos in Peru. I do it mostly
through grants given by KU and
private foundations.
What is the most exciting thing
about doing fieldwork? Have you
worked with other Indigenous
groups? I have also worked with
the Tarahumara, from Northern
Mexico.
The most exciting thing is the
sense of discovery, seeing the smile
in somebodys face. I like to teach
people who are going to become
anthropologists in Peru or who will
work for the government. That is
wonderful because I can influence
policy-makers. I want to educate
them about the world we live in.
Edited by Samuel Lamb
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Isadora Rangel/KANSAN
BartholomewDean, associate professor of anthropology said he chose the feld because he
wants to make a diference in the world. Deans travels include trips to the Peruvian Amazon.
By samantha Foster
sfoster@kansan.com
When Carrie Morehouse Watson
began her work at the university
library, it consisted of a collection of
2,000 pieces of mostly irrelevant ref-
erence material contained in a single
room. By the time she retired 34
years later, the library held 140,000
volumes, 1,185 periodicals, and 121
newspapers. In 1924, as a gesture of
respect for her dedication, the new
library building was named for her.
How did this single woman
accomplish so much?
Watson was born in New York in
1858, and soon afterward her fam-
ily moved to Kansas Territory. She
enrolled at the University of Kansas
in 1870 as a preparatory student.
In 1877 she graduated with an AB
degree, but turned up in Chancellor
James Marvins office complain-
ing about having nothing to do,
according to an interview with the
Lawrence Journal-World in 1938.
She told the Kansas City Star in 1931
that at that point, she suddenly
wanted to be back in the university
and to be in some way a part of it.
She was hired as a part-time secre-
tary to the chancellor and assistant
librarian in 1878.
Although she was only consid-
ered the assistant librarian, Watson
essentially ran the library herself.
When the librarian, mathematics
professor Ephraim Miller, resigned
from the post in 1887, Carrie Watson
took over his position and began her
34-year career as University librar-
ian.
Watson reputedly fit the image
of a stern, spinster librarian, who
with a flash of her eye quelled any
misbehavior. However, she was also
a kind, helpful woman who never
harbored any resentment towards
students, even those she scolded.
One such student, William Allen
White, championed the naming of
Watson Library in 1924 along with
Jonathan M. Davis, then governor of
Kansas. Although Chancellor Ernest
H. Lindley objected to naming the
building after Watson, the State
Board of Administration approved
the name.
Chancellor Lindleys objections
may have come mainly from Watsons
infamous management of the library.
According to Madam Librarian, an
article by John H. McCool, the facul-
ty was up in arms over her incom-
petence, and Chancellor Francis H.
Snow was called upon to rectify the
situation.
A permanent Library Committee
was established in 1901Watson was
purposefully excluded. Chancellor
Frank Strong took over from Snow
in 1901 but was unable to hire a new
librarian. Campus opinion again
called for Watsons replacement in
1915, but as before, Watson retained
her position.
Without being fired, Carrie
Watson calmly retired in 1921.
McCools article calls her tenacious
and formidable while showing a
deep commitment to the University.
She found it hard to relinquish her
work at the library after her retire-
ment, but she did not wish to be seen
as meddlesome.
Twenty-nine years after Watsons
death, the University honored her
memory by declaring March 29,
1972, to be Carrie Watson Day.
Guest speakers and the public were
welcomed to her library to com-
memorate the day and to remember
how influential Watson had been
at the University. Today, Watson
Library continues to honor the
memory of Carrie Watson.
Edited by Jared Duncan
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John Goering/KANSAN
In 1924, the State Board of Administration approved the naming of Watson Library after
Carrie Watson, a University librarian from1878 to 1921.
health
Administrators respond
to complaints with signs
No smoking signs were put
up in the outdoor stairwells of
Wescoe Hall Wednesday.
Jill Jess of University Rela-
tions said Wescoe occupants
fled a complaint with human
resources regarding health
concerns because the area was
so close to the doors.
Alassane Fall, lecturer of Afri-
can studies, said the signs were
a good thing.
I hate to see people smok-
ing, Fall said. Find your place,
and do your thing.
One smoker thinks the signs
are not a big deal.
It doesnt bother me, said
Nathan Roser, DeSoto graduate
student. Its not something I
worry about.
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Jon Goering/KANSAN
No smoking signs went up in the out-
door stairwells of Wescoe Hall Wednesday.
The signs were a result of a complaint fled
with human resources.
Alex Bonham-Carter/KANSAN
Bryant William, Altanta Ga., sophomore, talks Thursday with Coca-Cola marketing representative Scott Haymaker outside the Kansas Union. Haymaker said that Coca-Cola was on campus, just to create
brand awareness and get people to buy it more.Haymaker and his teamhave been on campus all week.
BY MARY SORRICK
msorrick@kansan.com
Grab and twist. Pull. Break.
These were among the hand-to-
hand combat maneuvers students
in the University of Kansas Air
Force ROTC program rehearsed
Tuesday night.
For two hours in the martial
arts room of the Robinson Center,
60 cadets practiced wristlocks,
headlocks and chokes on each
other as part of training in the
Linear Infighting Neural Override
Engagement, L.I.N.E., system of
self-defense.
L.I.N.E., originally developed for
the Marine Corps, imprints reflex-
ive techniques and motions of self-
defense in members of the military
who learn the system.
Matt Booth, Medicine Lodge
senior and AFROTC public affairs
officer, said the training qualified as
one of 15-weekly leadership labo-
ratories AFROTC students must
complete this semester.
Some leadership labs, like meet-
ings about proper dress and the
finer points of a salute, are man-
datory. But the ROTC staff also
has the freedom to choose more
engaging labs, like Tuesday nights
combat training.
Capt. Corey Edmonds, the active
duty officer who oversees cadet
activities, said the ROTC students
appreciated the chance to do some-
thing active.
We try to build some fun stuff
in, he said. They all think combat
is cool.
L.I.N.E. training was the first
hand-to-hand combat lab AFROTC
cadets had completed in at least
four years, Booth said.
Stephanie Langley, Leavenworth
junior, played a role in bringing
L.I.N.E. training to the AFROTC by
suggesting it to last years staff.
She said the Air Force was try-
ing to integrate more hand-to-hand
combat into its training.
This isnt about starting a fight,
she said. Its about what you would
do if you got in a fight.
Langleys father, Retired Maj.
Mike Langley, is a certified L.I.N.E.
instructor. He was one of five
instructors from Fort Leavenworth
working with the cadets on
Tuesday.
Though the trainings primary
purpose was self-defense, Ret. Maj.
Langley told the AFROTC cadets
that, in a real fight, combatants
using L.I.N.E. would not pull any
punches.
If I burst your Achilles tendon,
gee, Im really sorry. But thats my
job, Langley said to the cadets.
University cadets had only a
two-hour taste of L.I.N.E. train-
ing, which usually requires about
nine weeks to complete. But John
Sebes, Lansing freshman, said that
was enough to learn some useful
techniques.
I dont want to have to break
someones arm, but its nice to know
that if someone starts choking you
out, you have an option, Sebes
said.
Booth said the AFROTCs
next big event would be Alumni
Weekend on April 15. Cadets will
also participate in an annual parade
and drill competition at Memorial
Stadium on May 3.
news 3A friday, march 7, 2008
BY CALEB SOMMERVILLE
csommerville@kansan.com
Almost 2 years ago, pastor Justin
Meier started the New Direction
House for the homeless and those
in need by inviting an alcoholic man
and his wife who were trying to save
their marriage to live with Meier.
Meier recently started a church,
called River City Church, to coincide
with the house. Some university stu-
dents volunteered to help with both
the church and the house.
Meier was sent to Lawrence by
Midwest Church Planting, which
works to create emergent service
churches around the United States.
Emergent churches work to reach the
unchurched or post-churched.
We are a faith community for
people who have been burnt by the
church, Meier said.
Meier came specifically to
Lawrence to start a church and start-
ed the New Direction House first,
because he believed that the church
was always meant to serve and take
care of people.
River City Church has some
unconventional practices.
Besides meeting at 5 p.m. on
Sunday in Centennial Elementary
School, 2145 Louisana St., the faith
community, as Meiers called it, also
has discussions during the sermon,
interfaith dialogues and sings Dave
Matthews Band and U2 songs for
worship.
Meier said that River City Church
was trying to minister to people
the way we think Jesus originally
started out.
The New Direction House is in
Meiers home, and they share living
space and responsibilities.
The shelter features an 18-month
curriculum that focuses on voca-
tional training, budgeting and even
hygiene. Once people graduate the
shelter, Meier said they should have
enough money to buy a car and pay
first months rent, a deposit and utili-
ties for a place to live.
Both the New Direction House
and River City Church are run
entirely by volunteers.
Meier met Johnathon Wilson,
community service chair for Delta
Tau Delta fraternity, while judging a
debate contest a few years ago. Now,
Wilson is the public relations direc-
tor for the New Direction House and
River City Church.
Wilson started getting involved
with the shelter and church to fulfill
community service hours for his fra-
ternity, and because he knew Meier.
I see his vision, Wilson said.
The public relations work that
Wilson does includes everything
from talking to people to just hang-
ing out. He also started a Facebook
and MySpace page.
Wilson is also trying to get the
Greek community involved with the
church and shelter.
As the community service chair
for Delta Tau Delta, Wilson requires
the fraternity members to do 12
hours of community service per
semester.
Wilson and other fraternity mem-
bers helped do some painting, clean-
ing and cleared out a room in the
New Direction House for a family
to live in.
During River City Churchs first
service on Feb. 17, Wilson and his
fellow fraternity members helped set
up and tear down the church equip-
ment.
Meier said that he ho
ped the church would appeal to
young families and college students.
Were not your typical church,
Meier said.
River City Church meets
at 5 p.m. Sundays at
Centennial Elementary
School, 2145 Louisana St.
www.rethinkfaith.org
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religion
Students volunteer at new church
Marla Keown/KANSAN
Johnathan Wilson ( left), Paola sophomore, and Justin Meier, pastor of River City Church,
sit outside the latest addition of Meiers homeless-shelter programcalled the NewDirection House.
The NewDirection House, 2245 Rhode Island St., has four bedrooms and enables the programto take
care of four to six families. Meiers programis 18-months long and focuses on teaching vocational
skills, budgeting and domestic skills to the families in the shelter.
Faith community part of housing homeless, needy
Air ForCe roTC
Cadets step up to the L.I.N.E.
Jon Goering/KANSAN
Retired Maj. Mike Langley discusses the use of L.I.N.E. techniques while demonstrators show
howto use the techniques in a knife fght. L.I.N.E. is primarily used for self defense. But Langley,
a certifed L.I.N.E. instructor, told AFROTC cadets that in a real fght, L.I.N.E. combatants would not
pull any punches.
Town debates indictment
measures of Bush, Cheney
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. Voters
in this southern Vermont town
decided Tuesday whether to ap-
prove a measure calling for the
indictment of President Bush and
Vice President Dick Cheney on
charges of violating the Constitu-
tion.
The symbolic article seeks
to have police arrest Bush and
Cheney if they ever visit Brattle-
boro or to extradite them for pros-
ecution elsewhere if theyre not
impeached frst.
Our town attorney has no
legal authority to draw up any
papers to allow our police ofcers
to do so, said Town Clerk Annette
Cappy, but the gentleman who
initiated the petition got the
signatures (and) wanted it on the
ballot to make a statement.

Associated Press
By JOEDy MccREARy
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. The
University of North Carolina stu-
dent body presi-
dent was found
shot to death
on a city street
in what police
said Thursday
appeared to be a
random crime,
stunning the
campus commu-
nity who knew her well.
Thousands of students gathered
silently on campus to mourn Eve
Marie Carson, whose body was dis-
covered about a mile away early
Wednesday. The 22-year-old senior
from Athens, Ga., had been shot sev-
eral times, including at least once in
the head, police
said. Officials
said there are
no suspects and
no arrests have
been made.
We have lost
someone whom
we cherish and
love, univer-
sity Chancellor
James Moeser told a massive crowd
on the schools Polk Place quad.
Were all in a state of shock.
Police found Carsons vehicle, a
blue 2005 Toyota Highlander with
Georgia plates, about a mile from
where her body was found after
receiving a tip Thursday afternoon
from a witness who spotted it near
the main drag through the popular
college town about 45 minutes west
of Raleigh.
Toby Rice, of
Chapel Hill, said
his wife discov-
ered the car and
called 911.
We saw it on
the news, and we
heard the woman
is the president
of the student
body, and she
goes, Oh my
God, I just found
the car, Rice said.
Carsons body was found on the
street at an intersection after neigh-
bors reported hearing shots about 5
a.m. Wednesday in an upscale resi-
dential area. It was not clear why
she was in the area, which does not
have student housing.
Police publicly identified the
shooting victim as Carson on
Thursday, and police Chief Brian
Curran said her death appeared
to be a random act. Police had no
evidence other than her car, and
the medical examiner said they was
no indication that Carson had been
sexually assaulted.
Curran said police had been in
contact with authorities in Alabama
investigating the killing of a female
student at Auburn University, but
added that the cases do not appear
to be connected.
Moeser said there was nothing to
link Carsons slaying to anyone on
North Carolinas campus.
My information is she was an
extraordinarily busy woman and it
wasnt unusual for her to go to the
office in the middle of the night,
Curran said.
Carson was last seen alive 1:30
a.m. Wednesday, when she stayed
behind at home to do schoolwork
while her roommates went out.
Moeser said
he got a call
early Thursday
informing him
that Carson was
the victim.
It was shock-
ing, he said. I
sat down and
said Oh my
God. I couldnt
believe this.
On campus, students passed out
daisies and carnations, and large
boards were erected for students
to leave written memories. A can-
dlelight vigil was held at The Pit,
a popular campus gathering spot.
Dozens of counselors from both
North Carolina and nearby Duke
University were available to talk to
students.
The strange thing, how the last
time I saw her
we made the
types of plans
where you
know youre
going to run
into someone,
said Keegan
DeLancie, a
senior from Los
Angeles and fel-
low Morehead
scholar.
Carson was a prestigious
Morehead-Cain scholar and a
North Carolina Fellow, taking part
in a four-year leadership develop-
ment program for undergraduates.
A pre-med student, she majored in
political science and biology, taught
science at a Chapel Hill elementary
school, studied abroad in Cuba,
and spent summers volunteering in
Ecuador, Egypt and Ghana as part
of a school program.
Moeser said he last saw Carson
on Tuesday, at the Tar Heels mens
basketball game against Florida
State.
This is a tragedy magnified
and multiplied by the number and
depth of relationships, many rela-
tionships that Eve Carson had on
this campus, Moeser told the stu-
dents. This enormous throng is
a testament to the many and deep
relationships. Eve Carson personi-
fied the Carolina spirit.
A man answering the phone at
her father Bob Carsons business,
Carson Advisory Inc. in Athens,
said the family had no comment.
Maxine Easom, the principal
of Clarke Central High School in
Athens, where Carson graduated
as valedictorian in 2004 and was
also elected student body president,
said she and staff members were
devastated.
Eve was just the most wonderful
young woman you would ever want
to know, Easom said. She was bril-
liant. She was absolutely beautiful.
Everything she did was aimed at
helping other people. Its one of the
greatest tragedies Ive ever known.
Eve was one of the young women
who could change the world.
NEWS 4A friday, march 7, 2008
crime
North Carolina student president shot
AssoCiAted Press
A student writes a note on a wall during a memorial for University of North Carolina student body president Eve Carson in Chapel Hill, N.C., Thursday. Memorial services were held on campus.
AssoCiAted Press
students gather on campus during a memorial for University of North Carolina student body
president Eve Carson in Chapel Hill, N.C., Thursday.
AssoCiAted Press
Mallory Cash, left, and AndrewCoonin, friends of UNC student body president eve Marie
Carson, who was shot to death Wednesday, mourn her death at a gathering on campus.
Eve was just the most wonder-
ful young woman you would
ever want to know.
mAxInE EASOm
Clarke Central High School
principal
international
Carson
Eight Israelis killed in seminary shooting
By ARON HELLER
Associated Press
JERUSALEM A gunman
entered the library of a rabbini-
cal seminary and opened fire on
a crowded nighttime study session
Thursday, killing eight people and
wounding nine before he was slain,
police and rescue workers said. It
was the first major militant attack in
Jerusalem in more than four years.
Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip
praised the operation in a statement,
and thousands of Palestinians took
to the streets of Gaza to celebrate.
The days violence, which also
included a deadly ambush of an
army patrol near Israels border
with Gaza, was likely to compli-
cate attempts by Egypt to arrange a
truce between Israel and Palestinian
militants. The U.S. is backing the
Egyptian effort.
Israeli government spokes-
man Mark Regev and moderate
Palestinian President Mahmoud
Abbas condemned the shooting. But
Regev said the Palestinian govern-
ment must take steps against the
extremists not just denounce
their attacks.
Tonights massacre in Jerusalem
is a defining moment, he said. It is
clear that those people celebrating
this bloodshed have shown them-
selves to be not only the enemies of
Israel but of all of humanity.
Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice, who only on Wednesday per-
suaded Abbas to return to peace
talks with Israel, called the attack an
act of terror and depravity.
Israeli defense officials said the
attacker came from east Jerusalem,
the predominantly Palestinian
section of the city. Jerusalems
Palestinians have Israeli ID cards
that give them freedom of move-
ment in Israel, unlike Palestinians in
the West Bank and Gaza.
Police spokesman Micky
Rosenfeld said the attacker walked
through the seminarys main gate
and entered the library, where wit-
nesses said some 80 people were
gathered. He carried an assault rifle
and pistol, and used both weapons
in the attack. Rosenfeld said at least
six empty bullet clips were found on
the floor.
Two hours after the shooting,
police found the body of the eighth
victim. Rescue workers said nine
people were wounded, three seri-
ously.
David Simchon, head of the sem-
inary, said the students had been
preparing a celebration for the new
month on the Jewish calendar, which
includes the holiday of Purim. We
were planning to have a Purim party
here tonight and instead we had a
massacre, he told Channel 2 TV.
Yehuda Meshi Zahav, head of
the Zaka rescue service, entered the
library after the attack. The whole
building looked like a slaughter-
house. The floor was covered in
blood. The students were in class at
the time of the attack, he said. The
floors are littered with holy books
covered in blood.
Witnesses described a terrify-
ing scene during the shooting, with
students jumping out windows to
escape.
One of the students, Yitzhak
Dadon, said he shot the attacker
twice in the head. I laid on the roof
of the study hall, cocked my gun
and waited for him. He came out of
the library spraying automatic fire,
he said.
Police said an Israeli soldier in the
area then shot the man dead. After
the shooting, hundreds of seminary
students demonstrated outside the
building, screaming for revenge and
chanting, Death to Arabs.
The seminary is the Mercaz
Harav yeshiva in the Kiryat Moshe
quarter at the entrance to Jerusalem,
a prestigious center of Jewish studies
identified with the leadership of the
Jewish settlement movement in the
West Bank.
It was founded by the late Rabbi
Tzvi Yehuda Hacohen Kook, the
movements spiritual founder, and
serves some 400 high school stu-
dents and young Israeli soldiers, and
many of them carry arms.
international
Government red tape
keeps food from Haitians
By JONATHAN M. KATZ
AND JENNIFER KAy
Associated Press
CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti While
millions of Haitians go hungry,
containers full of food are stacking
up in the nations ports because
of government red tape leav-
ing tons of beans, rice and other
staples to rot under a sweltering
sun or be devoured by vermin.
A government attempt to clean
up a corrupt port system that has
helped make Haiti a major conduit
for Colombian cocaine has added
new layers of bureaucracy and
led to backlogs so severe they are
being felt 600 miles away in Miami,
where cargo shipments to Haiti
have ground almost to a standstill.
The problems are depriving
desperate people of donated food.
Some are so poor they are forced
to eat cookies made of dirt, salt
and vegetable oil to satisfy their
hunger.
An Associated Press investiga-
tion found the situation is most
severe in Cap-Haitien, Haitis sec-
ond-largest city. One recent after-
noon, garbage men shoveled a pile
of rotting pinto beans that had
turned gray and crumbled to dust
as cockroaches and beetles scur-
ried about.
The men had found the putrid
cargo by following a stench through
stacked shipping containers to one
holding 40,000 pounds of beans. It
had been in port since November.
So many times, by the time
(the food) gets out of customs its
expired and were forced to burn
it, said Susie Scott Krabacher,
whose Colorado-based Mercy and
Sharing Foundation has worked
in Haiti for 14 years. The food is
there. It is available. It just cant get
to the people.
Though it is unclear how much
of Haitis food supply is tied up in
the port delays, the effects could be
serious. Haiti imports about 75 per-
cent of its food supply, according to
the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
And there is little room for error in
a country where the U.N. Food and
Agriculture Organization reported
that almost half the population was
undernourished in 2002.
The U.N. World Food Program
and large-scale U.S. rice growers
say they have been able to get
their food into Haiti by hiring
local agents to handle bureaucratic
procedures. But smaller charities,
merchants and citizens have often
been forced by the delays to throw
away food or pay exorbitant fees.
AssoCiAted Press
Medics evacuate a wounded Israeli fromthe site of a shooting attack in JerusalemonThursday. Two
gunmen infltrated a rabbinical seminary at the entrance of Jerusalemand opened fre after nightfall
Thursday, killing at least seven, police and rescue workers said.
We have lost someone whom
we cherish and love. Were all in
a state of shock.
JAmES mOESER
UnC chancellor
news 5A Friday, march 7, 2008
Bomb hits Times Square recruiting ofce
By TOM HAyS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK For the third
time in as many years, someone rid-
ing a bike and armed with a small
explosive has struck in Manhattan,
this time in the highest-profile loca-
tion by far: a landmark military
recruitment station in the heart of
Times Square.
The bomb, contained in a metal
ammunition box, produced a sud-
den flash and billowing cloud of
white smoke at about 3:40 a.m.
Thursday a scene captured by
numerous security video cameras.
When the smoke cleared, there
were no injuries, serious damage
nor clear indication of motive.
But like similar attacks on the
British and Mexican consulates,
the explosion frayed nerves of New
Yorkers and tourists alike. Although
authorities have not definitively
linked the three attacks, the lat-
est episode heightened speculation
that they were the work of a lone
bomber who, perhaps emboldened
by his past success, sought out the
bright lights of Times Square.
Times Square is the crossroads
of the world and were concerned
about it, Police Commissioner
Raymond Kelly said at a news con-
ference where the NYPD released
a video of the shadowy figure on
a bicycle.
The blast prompted a huge police
response, left a
gaping hole in
the front win-
dow and shat-
tered a glass
door, twisting
and blackening
the metal frame
of the building.
Guests at the
nearby Marriott
Marquis said
they heard a
big bang and
felt the building shake.
I thought it could have been
thunder, said Terry Leighton, 49, a
Londoner staying on the 21st floor.
I looked down and there was a
massive plume of smoke.
The private security video,
though too murky for police to get
a clear description of the cyclist,
shows a figure riding along a traffic
island in the glow of neon signs at
about 3:38 a.m and getting off the
bike just outside the recruitment
center. About two minutes later, the
cyclist rode away. Then the explo-
sion occured.
Investigators were studying
other security videos, including one
showing a man exiting a subway
station about 10 blocks away car-
rying a bicycle,
police said. The
FBI was analyz-
ing forensic evi-
dence collected
at the scene,
Kelly said.
The com-
missioner cited
other possible
clues: A new
bike discovered
at about 7 a.m.
in a Dumpster
just a few blocks from the blast, and
the sighting of a man spotted on a
bike near the scene moments before
the explosion.
The man caught the attention
of a witness because he was riding
slowly, wearing a backpack and a
hooded jacket, Kelly said. The wit-
ness, who was buying a newspaper
at the time, said because of the
hood, the riders face was pretty
much covered.
The blast bears a striking resem-
blance to the two consulate explo-
sions.
In October, two small explosive
devices were tossed over a fence
at the Mexican consulate, shat-
tering some windows; police said
they believed someone on a bicycle
threw the devices.
At the time, police said they were
investigating whether it was con-
nected to a nearly identical incident
at the British consulate on May 5,
2005. No one was arrested in either
incident.
In those incidents, dummy hand
grenades were used and the explo-
sive, black powder, was put into
those grenades and that caused the
explosion, Kelly said. Here, it may
be similar powder we still have to
determine that. But it was placed in
an ammunition box. That was the
carrier for the explosive. There was
no grenade.
Kelly held up a similar green
metal box, noting they were read-
ily available in Army-Navy surplus
stores.
In another sign that the three
blasts are related, all of them
occurred between 3:30 a.m. and 4
a.m.
But the previous episodes gen-
erated nowhere near the response
that the Times Square blast did.
Kelly, Mayor Michael Bloomberg
and the top FBI official in New York
appeared at a nationally televised
news conference in Times Square,
and presidential candidates issued
statements condemning the blast.
Bloomberg said the act insults
every one of our brave men and
women in uniform stationed around
the world.
Whoever the coward was that
committed this disgraceful act on
our city will be found and pros-
ecuted to the full extent of the law,
Bloomberg said. We will not toler-
ate such attacks.
The militarys 1,600 recruiting
stations nationwide were alerted
and advised to use extra caution,
said Douglas Smith, spokesman for
the Army recruiting command. He
said New York recruiters would be
working temporarily out of their
Union Square office.
The military has had a recruiting
presence in Times Square since the
1940s.
The current version of the sta-
tion, built around eight years ago
for $1.5 million, was designed to fit
into the revitalized Times Square
area with American flags.
crime
crime
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DAVIS, Calif. A student was
arrested Thursday after two partially
assembled pipe bombs were found in
a dormitory room at the University
of California, Davis, authorities
said.
Hundreds of
students were
forced to evacu-
ate their dorms
overnight as a
precaution but
authorities said
there was no
imminent dan-
ger of explosions
and no evidence
of terrorism.
After ques-
tioning four stu-
dents, police arrested 18-year-old
Mark Woods, a freshman econom-
ics major from Torrance. University
spokeswoman Lisa Lapin said he has
been cooperating with authorities.
No other arrests were expected.
Woods was being held on pos-
session of materials with the intent
to make an explosive or destructive
device and other charges and pos-
session with intent to make such a
device on school grounds. Police
investigators say there is nothing to
indicate that this case was related
to a terrorist act, a university state-
ment said. The investigation is con-
tinuing.
Police became aware of the situa-
tion Wednesday night after a woman
reported that students had possible
explosive devic-
es.
Two partially
assembled pipe
bombs were
found in Woods
dorm room,
Lapin said. She
said a roommate
said he was curi-
ous and liked to
experiment but
was a serious stu-
dent and would
have had no criminal intent.
More than 450 students had to
spend the night in dining halls or at
the homes of family and friends. But
with no imminent danger of explo-
sions, police waited until Thursday
morning to get a search warrant,
which requires a judges signature.
Classes were not canceled.
The students were expected to be
let back into their dorm rooms later
Thursday morning, Lapin said.
Student arrested for
making pipe bombs
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NewYork City police ofcers with the bomb squad unit inspect the damage done by an explosive device to the military recruitment center on
Thursday in NewYorks Times Square. Authorities also say there were no injuries in the blast early Thursday morning, but the recruiting center at 43rd
Street near Broadway had a large hole in the front window.
Police investigators say there is
nothing to indicate that this case
was related to a terrorist act.
Press Statement
University of California, Davis
crime
Man sends pictures,
claims to be bomber
mush, mush!
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jessie Royer, of Fairbanks, Alaska, drives her teamout of the Takotna, Alaska, checkpoint during
the IditarodTrail Sled Dog Race onThursday.
Whoever the coward was that
committed this disgraceful act
on our city will be found and
prosecuted to the full extent of
the law.
MIChAEl blOOMbERg
New York City mayor
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON Police are
investigating letters that arrived
Thursday at Capitol Hill offices con-
taining a photo of the Times Square
military recruiting office before it
was bombed and including the claim
We Did It.
The manila envelopes contained
a photo of a man standing in front
of the recruit-
ing station,
according to a
Democratic aide
who spoke on
condition of ano-
nymity because
the matter is
under investiga-
tion. The photo
was the kind
commonly sent
as a holiday
greeting card.
The message on the card: Happy
New Year, We Did It.
The envelope also contained a
packet of approximately 10 sheets of
paper that seemed to be a political
manifesto railing against the Iraq
war and a booklet. The aide didnt
know what the booklet was.
Postal inspectors were at the
Capitol investigating the letters
alongside Capitol Police, U.S. Postal
Inspection Service spokesman
Douglas Bem said. He had no details
about the letters content. A second
law enforcement official, who spoke
on condition of anonymity because
the case is ongoing, confirmed some
of their contents as described by the
Democratic aide.
The Associated Press obtained a
copy of an e-mail from the office
of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.),
to other lawmakers Thursday that
reads:
A few offices on the House side
have received a letter today addressed
to Members of Congress with a pic-
ture of a man standing in front of
the Times Square recruiting station
that was bombed in New York today
with the state-
ment We did
it. He is stand-
ing in front of
it with his arms
spread out and
hes attached his
political mani-
festo.
Aut hor i t i es
advised the
recipients to
leave the letters
alone and call
police, the e-mail says.
The man was thin, white with
graying hair, wearing a striped flan-
nel shirt and jeans, according to the
Democratic aide.
The small bomb caused minor
damage to the New York military
recruiting station before dawn
Thursday and police were searching
for a hooded bicyclist seen on a sur-
veillance video pedaling away.
The blast left a gaping hole in
the front window and shattered a
glass door, twisting and blackening
its metal frame. No one was hurt,
but Police Commissioner Raymond
Kelly said the device, though unso-
phisticated, could have caused inju-
ry and even death.
A man sent photos of himself to
members of Congress, claiming
responsibility for a Times Square
bombing. It included a political
manifesto opposing the war in
Iraq and a booklet.
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After finding my seat in Budig
Hall for the first time, I real-
ized that the scene was probably
very similar to the one that pre-
ceded Seung-Hui Chos rampage
at Virginia Tech last year, and I
resolved to find a seat closer to
an exit. A few weeks later his-
tory repeated itself, this time at
Northern Illinois University, in a
lecture hall like Budig.
Following the Columbine
shootings in 1999, experts quick-
ly whipped up a grocery list of
explanations of how this could
happen: violence in video games,
TV, movies, bad parenting and
Marilyn Manson were all sub-
ject to public castigation. The
nation is grateful for the insight
of experts, whose analyses are
hardly ever as short-sighted and
predictable as they were in the
wake of Columbine.
What we might find in hind-
sight exceeds what were willing
to accept about ourselves that
apathy and disdain for difference
is so entrenched in our culture
that people feel there is no other
way out than to go down in a
blaze of glory and take as many
people with them as they can.
Perhaps our educational com-
munities have become too much
like the dog-eat-dog world of the
businessman, where relationships
must always ensure personal
gain. The value of an individual
is assessed by what someone can
gain by association. We associ-
ate with people we feel are going
to ensure our desired status and
shun those who endanger it.
Problems arise when people
fall outside of the social system
and when they perceive that the
system the same that dictates
the popular morality that has
classified them as bad is an
all-prevailing reality, and rebel-
lion is the only option.
Instead of joining in the hub-
bub of the hows and whys and
how-could-theys, I respond by
reaching out to my fellow stu-
dents.
I do so because our lives are
at stake. Not in the sense that we
should behave in a nice manner
because we are afraid to die, but
because we all deserve to live rich,
full lives without the fear of being
shot down by someone who has
been. The solution should come
from the students because were
all in this together.
What is needed is a radical
approach: a counter-culture tear-
ing down the walls that an apa-
thetic world forces us to build. We
should reach out to each other
with understanding and compas-
sion. When we do this, we chip
away at the mortar that hardens
as a result of a culture of gen-
eral apathy and rampant indi-
vidualism while simultaneously
laying the foundation for a better
future.
Anderson is a Perry senior in
creative writing.
If life begins at conception and
not at birth, we must consider the
consequences of changing this
belief.
Lets start small. People alive or
dead is approximately nine months
older than their current age, so we
must solve the problems this cre-
ates.
U.S. Census figures for every
10-year period beginning with 1790
will need to be revised. We cannot
have demographers across America
using inaccurate historical informa-
tion.
After finishing this task, we will
need to start building a database of
every person with a known birth
and death date, so we can add nine
months to his or her life span.
The day we decide life begins at
conception will be a good one for
conservative political commentator
Ann Coulter. She will applaud the
5-4 Supreme Court decision that
women do not have a right to an
abortion. Justice Antonin Scalia
will write the majority opinion:
We could not find the part of The
Constitution guaranteeing a woman
the right to choose. We have decided
that Jefferson was right when he
wrote, All men are created equal.
Sorry women.
Following this, Congress will
find the need to take a stand to
stand against those who insist life
begins at birth. The Speaker of the
House will say, To those of you who
believe life begins at birth, you are
simply wrong. Life begins at con-
ception didnt you know that? If
you disagree, we will give you a free
T-shirt to persuade you.
Once Congress announces the
human race has simply been mis-
taken in its definition of life for the
past 6,000 years, a panic will sweep
the nation.
Teenagers will mob convenience
stores nationwide requesting packs
of cigarettes. Society is not ready
to handle such a rapid-fire increase
in high school students trying to
become cool. We must smash this
excess self-esteem before it leads to
bullying and a tragic shortage of
respectable, single, young women.
This is why we must station
fathers, columnists and other real-
ists at convenience stores nation-
wide. Outside the great windows
filled with artificially-flavored snack
foods, these brave volunteers will
carry offensive slogans to humble
the arrogant teenagers.
The more belligerent the signs,
the better theyll be. Slogans like,
Youve accomplished nothing, No
one likes you and Youve made
Phillip Morris proud! should work.
We must not forget the 20-year-
olds though. We can team the
National Rifle Association with bar
and liquor store owners across the
country.
We will arm them with 9mm pis-
tols and Uzis for self-defense only.
These business owners will need all
the help they can get as hoards of
20 year olds descend locust-like on
our alcohol emporiums, shouting,
Life begins at conception. Gimme
a Budweiser!
As the chaos in the streets
unfolds, fetuses across America
will rejoice. Kicks of joy will rever-
berate inside the wombs of preg-
nant women. At the same time Fox
News will air an exclusive interview
with a fetus. After five minutes of
silence Bill OReilly will proclaim,
Ha, what now, you liberal bastards!
Looks like the rights of the unborn
have triumphed over your commu-
nist ideals.
While The Factors music fades,
so will Roe v. Wade. In its place a
struggle will begin again for a
safer, less ashamed and less dog-
matic society.
Mangiaracina is a Lenexa
senior in journalism.
Life began nine months earlier
Commentary
nick Mangiaracina
Josh anderson
Can we just skip the pool
people, Delta Force, etc. and
just elect Barack Obama as
Student Body President?
n n n
Girls of Wescoe, how hard is
it to not pee on the toilet seat?
Come on now!
n n n
The Universitys answer for
the dumbass athletic depart-
ment campus planners losing a
couple hundred parking spots?
Raise prices on parking permits.
Sounds completely logical to
me.
n n n
I swear Darrell Arthur gets
more parking tickets than any-
one on campus by parking in
front of the Jayhawk Towers.
n n n
The election is between the
Pool people, the old Ron Paul
supporters and the Wiki People
formerly known as Delta Force?
What a lose-lose situation.
n n n
What if I dont have horses?
How do you expect me to hold
them then?
n n n
The fact that you want to
throw up makes me want to
throw up. Barf-o-rama.
n n n
Hillary Clinton scares the sex
out of me.
n n n
You know whats bullshit?
Everything.
n n n
Heres a novel idea: Read the
text book and teach yourself
whats not mentioned in the
lecture. Its called responsibility.
n n n
After reading all this
negativity in the Free For All,
Ive decided Im going to hug
someone tomorrow.
n n n
Im beginning to hate my
roommate more than the soror-
ity girls in microbiology.
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I used to know one of the
people in the latest Spangles
commercial. I feel so dirty.
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Students
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to others
By JOHN HANNA
ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOPEKA Legislators upset by
a state regulators decision to block
the construction of two coal-fired
power plants in Kansas passed a bill
Thursday to overturn his decision
and reduce his power.
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is expect-
ed to veto the bill.
The Senate passed the bill, 31-7,
a day after the House approved it.
Its a response to the secretary of
health and environments denial in
October of an air-quality permit for
Sunflower Electric Power Corp. and
two out-of-state partners.
The com-
panies want
to build the
two plants
in southwest
Kansas, out-
side Holcomb,
a town of 1,900
best known for
being the site
of the murder
of four family
members that
inspired Truman Capotes In Cold
Blood.
The bill allows Sunflower and its
partners to reapply for the permit,
under rules requiring the secretary
to approve it, allowing the $3.6 bil-
lion project to go forward. It also
limits his power to deny future air-
quality permits and to impose new
limits on pollution and greenhouse
gases.
Many legislators argue restric-
tions on the secretarys power will
restore consistency and fairness in
how the state regulates potential air
hazards. Sebelius contends theyd
prevent the secretary from protect-
ing public health and the environ-
ment.
Supporters had four votes more
in the Senate than the two-thirds
majority necessary to override a
veto. But in the House, where the
vote was 75-47, theyre at least six
votes short.
The Democratic governor said
she is stunned by talk that sup-
porters expect to get enough votes
by making trades on other issues.
House Speaker Melvin Neufeld, an
Ingalls Republican and strong sup-
porter of the bill, has said oppo-
nents would let me know what
they want on
the budget and
other issues.
He seems
to be inviting a
legislative auc-
tion on a very
important pol-
icy decision,
Sebelius said. I
think their con-
stituents would
be disappointed
that they would be playing Lets
make a deal with energy policy.
But Neufeld said the governor
misinterpreted his remarks.
This isnt eBay, Neufeld said.
The comment I made is in regard
to the fact that people are now tell-
ing me what they want. That doesnt
mean Im opening an auction and
trading.
The final version of the bill was
drafted by three senators and three
House members, who included
several green provisions designed
to attract the support of reluctant
House members. The Senate had
debated none of them, but they
didnt cause problems with sup-
porters sustaining their two-thirds
majority there.
Those provisions include a man-
date that renewable resources, such
as wind, account for 10 percent of
the generating capacity by 2012 of
investor-owned utilities and electric
cooperatives. The figure would rise
to 20 percent by 2020.
It advances a secure energy poli-
cy for Kansas, said Earl Watkins Jr.,
Sunflowers chief executive officer.
It effectively ensures that well have
affordable energy in the future.
As for Sebelius threatened veto,
Watkins said: I hope she reconsid-
ers. If she doesnt, then well just
have to deal with it.
Sebelius said that if she vetoes
the bill, as expected, and legislators
sustain her veto, shell continue to
try to work out a compromise.
Shes proposed allowing
Sunflower to build one of its plants
if it commits to investing in wind
farms and conservation programs.
Sunflower has rejected the deal,
saying it needs two plants to keep
out-of-state partners who will help
finance the project.
I fully intend to go back to the
table with the proposal that I made
at the outset, Sebelius said.
Neufeld has been confident
that supporters will pick up the
extra votes theyll need to over-
ride a veto. After Wednesdays vote
in the House, he said some oppo-
nents want commitments on budget
issues, while others have proposals
they want debated or blocked.
By ANDREW WIEBE
awiebe@kansan.com
When members of the KU
Drumline heard they would have the
opportunity to perform along coun-
try-music star Keith Urban, many
didnt even know who Urban was, let
alone count themselves among his
fan base.
To tell you the truth, none of
us on the drumline were the big-
gest Keith Urban fans, Ian Rocker,
Garnett junior and bass drum player,
said. I dont really think we realized
how famous he was until we got
there.
Wednesday night, 18 KU
Drumline snare, bass and symbol
players became the latest college or
high school drum corps to perform
alongside Urban as part of his 24-
city tour. The opportunity arose after
Urbans representatives contacted
drumline instructor Greg Haynes.
Haynes said he didnt even know
who Urban was before being contact-
ed. He said it was initially a challenge
to find members to perform because
it was the drumlines offseason, but
once members found out about the
opportunity to perform at the Sprint
Center, all but two committed to par-
ticipate.
The drumline performed a short
segment during the middle of Urbans
show, providing a transition between
two songs. Although the performance
lasted only a few minutes, Andrew
Jackson, Overland Park freshman
and snare player, said standing three
feet away from Urban was a thrill.
We were all getting pretty into
the music, Jackson said. And then
all of a sudden it happened, and it
was kind of like a roller coaster. It was
over before we even knew what was
going on.
During the show, members sat in
a reserved section near the front of
the stage. Rocker said the atmosphere
was definitely different from where
the environments the group normally
performs in Memorial Stadium
and Allen Fieldhouse.
You are on stage, everybody is
focused on you, expecting you to
perform and do what you do, Rocker
said. Its a little more nerve-racking I
would say.
He said although the crowd
seemed surprised to see the group on
stage at first, they gradually warmed
up to their performance. Jackson said
he was impressed with how involved
and enthusiastic the audience was
once they got over their initial shock.
The fans were screaming so loud
we really couldnt even really hear
ourselves playing, he said. They
screamed the whole minute and a
half we were up there.
Rocker said even though he wasnt
an Urban fan, performing alongside
Urban was a once in a lifetime oppor-
tunity.
Its going to be cool to look back
and tell your kids that you played in
front of 25,000 people in a drumline,
Rocker said.
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Members of the KU Drumline performWednesday at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., with
country-music star Keith Urban, playing a quick set between two of Urbans songs.
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When Kansas players walked off the
courtinGallagher-IbaArenainStillwater,
Okla., Oklahoma State fans rushed the
court in celebration of their 13-12 team
beating the AP No. 4 ranked team in the
country61-60.ThiswasKansasbasketball
atitslowestpointthisseason.
Trying to rationalize Kansas los-
ing its third game of the season, fans
and the media alike even tried to com-
pare the Jayhawks to last years National
Championship Florida team. After losing
to Oklahoma State, Kansas went 4-2 in
February. Last years Florida team went
5-3inFebruary.Statistically,itcouldmake
sense. If the National Champions could
have a rough month in February, then
Kansaswasjustfine,right?
BillSelfdidntthinkso.
Itislikecomparingapplesandoranges
becauseFloridahadalreadywonanation-
al championship last year, Self said at his
weeklypressconferencetheMondayafter
the Oklahoma State game. We havent
been down that road yet. It would be giv-
ing our guys and our team way too much
credit to compare us to a team that has
alreadydoneit.
Something happened, though from the
outsideitwasntapparent.Seniorforward
Darnell Jackson best explained it follow-
ing Kansas 109-51 stomping of Texas
TechonMonday.
When we lost to OSU and we had
practicethenextday,Ithinkalotofguys
realized this is it, Jackson said. We
cametogetherasateamandwejusttold
eachotherthateverybodyneedstobring
somethingtothetable.
KansasbeatIowaStateontheroadand
then traveled home to Allen Fieldhouse.
Considering ESPNs College GameDay
traveled to Lawrence
Saturday and Kansas
had Senior Night on
Big Monday, Self felt a
lotbetteraboutthings.
Self went as far as
telling ESPNs Andy
Katz that Kansas losses
to Kansas State, Texas
and Oklahoma State
wereallpartofhisteam
overcomingadversity.
Every team that
wins in March goes
throughsomesortofcrapduringthesea-
son,SelftoldKatz.
AfterwitnessingKansasStateandTexas
TechstroublesagainstKansas,itwasclear
thatthePayHeed,AllWhoEnter:Beware
of The Phog showed that Kansas was
not to be reckoned with at home. After
the Texas Tech game, coach Pat Knight
expressed how he thought his team felt
aboutplayinginAllenFieldhouse.
I had guys that I honestly thought
looked scared when they got out there to
play,saidKnight.
This came from a coach whose team
hadknockedoffthethenAPNo.5ranked
Texas just two days before. When Kansas
plays with emotion and intensity, every
player can thrive and outplay its oppo-
nents.
This is a team that has intimidated
opponents. In the Texas Tech game, Self
played all 16 players on his roster. The
Big12co-playeroftheweek,juniorguard
Brandon Rush, played just 10 minutes.
Every player except
for freshman guard
Chase Buford scored
points. Even though
Buforddidntscore,he
managed a steal and a
block in two minutes
ofplay.
As the Jayhawks
venture out of the
Phog, future suc-
cess will come only
if they can maintain
the intensity they
had against Kansas State and Texas Tech.
Kansas has worked through a few rough
spots on the road in Big 12 play. The
teamhasalsoovercomethisadversityand
dominated opponents at home. Now it is
timetocontinuethat.
If they can do that, as the legendary
rock singer John Fogerty said, Theres a
badmoonontherise.
Edited by Nick Mangiaracina
By Mark Dent
mdent@kansan.com
Darrell Arthur devoured a basket of hot
wings, Russell Robinson nibbled on shrimp
andSherronCollinsplowedthroughaturkey
club. Sasha Kaun didnt eat anything he
wasnthungry.
Welcome to the seasons first basketball
luncheon.
AdayaftertheJayhawkslosttoOklahoma
State two weeks ago, the team called for a
players-onlymeetingoversomelunch.All17
met at Henry Ts to discuss energy problems
thattheyhopedtofixintimetomakearun
attheirfourthconsecutiveBig12title,which
theyllplayforonSaturdayatTexasA&M.
We figured we had to do something,
Robinson said, and we wanted to be in the
bestenvironmentaspossible.
In between bites, the players opened their
mouths to talk. Well, except for Arthur. The
hotwingskepthisvocalcordsfromworking.
Mymouthwasspicy,Arthursaid.Iwas
sprayingalittlebit.
With that in mind, Arthur made just a
coupleofcomments.Theseniorsdidmostof
thespeaking.Robinson,JeremyCase,Darnell
Jackson,KaunandRodrickStewartalltalked
about how this was their last season, and
they wanted everything to be perfect. Kaun
noticedhowtheylackedintensityatpractice.
Hecalledforhisteammatestofocusasmuch
during practice as they do during games so
theenergywouldcarryover.
Collins admitted during the meeting that
not all of the players had brought enough
energytopracticeorgamesduringtheweeks
leadinguptolosstotheCowboys.
I wouldnt say were taking teams for
granted, Collins said, but we just werent
going into the game how we should have
been,aggressiveandallthat.
The meetings worked so far. Kansas
showed toughness in winning at Iowa State,
then played with what Bill Self called high
energylevelsinblowoutsagainstK-Stateand
TexasTech.
This is the second season in a row the
Jayhawksparticipatedinaplayers-onlymeet-
ing.Lastyear,theJayhawksmetinthehallway
outside their hotel rooms before they played
againstFlorida.
Its better when its a players meeting
becausethecoachescanbealittleintimidat-
ing,Robinsonsaid.Butwhenitsjustus,we
cansaywhatwewanttosayandsayitfreely.
Kansas beat the Gators after that discus-
sion and later won the Big 12 title. The
Jayhawks have the same goal this season,
and they can do it on Saturday at Texas
A&M. A victory would give Kansas at least
a share of the conference title. If Texas loses
to Oklahoma State on Sunday, the Jayhawks
wouldwinitoutright.
Kansas large amount of conference titles
fourinarow,eightofthe12sincetheBig
12s inception and 50 all time just makes
the team care more. Robinson said the team
makes it an emphasis every year and that
Self plans his practices and even his level of
strictness so the team can peak when a con-
ference title is on the line. Self doesnt think
fans understand how important conference
championshipsare.
Thats always a goal of ours, Self said.
Not the ultimate goal, but each season you
set goals to win and league championships
aregreatgoals.
To win this one, the Jayhawks will have
to get fired up for the third straight game in
a row. Theyll have to match the energy of
the Aggies, who can likely clinch an NCAA
Tournament berth with a win. But energy
shouldnt be a problem. It hasnt been since
thatdayatHenryTs.
Our locker room will be pretty juiced
goingout,Selfsaid.Thisshouldbethemost
competitivewevefeltallyearlong.
Note: Seniors Kaun, Case and Robinson
werenamedtotheAcademicAll-Big12Mens
Basketball Team. Kaun and Case made the
first team, while Robinson made the second
team. They were among 20 players honored.
Case graduated in communications last year.
Robinson is scheduled to graduate with a
communications degree this spring, along
with Kaun, who is a computer science major.
Rodrick Stewart and Darnell Jackson, the
teams other seniors, are on pace to graduate
withdegreesinAfricanstudies.
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MediocreOklahomadownsHawks
By Bryan Wheeler
BWheeler@kansan.coM
baseball
Kansas to face North Dakota
By shaWn shroyer
shroyer@kansan.com
It wasnt pretty as Kansas got off to a 2-5
start.However,theJayhawksnowfindthem-
selves in prime position to reach 11-5 before
Big12playbegins.
But before Kansas (5-5) can worry about
its series with No. 16 Texas, March 14 to
16, it has to get through its four-game series
with North Dakota State (0-3) this weekend
unscathed.
We have to get it going on all cylinders,
Kansas coach Ritch Price said. Weve got to
playgooddefense,wevegottopitchgoodand
thenwevegottohavebetterat-batseachand
everydayoftheweekend,sothatwhenweget
toTexaswellbegame-readytoplay.
Kansasiscomingoffa13-2victoryagainst
LeMoyneCollegeWednesday.Thegamewas
oneof15roadgamestheDolphinswillhave
playedbeforetheirfirsthomegame,butthats
nothingcomparedtotheschedulefacingthe
BisonofNorthDakotaState.
While most college baseball teams were
playing since Feb. 22, North Dakota State
didnt play its first game until Tuesday at
Oklahoma, losing 15-3. The two schools
played a doubleheader Wednesday, which
wentnobetterforthevisitors.TheBisonwere
run-ruled 13-0 the first game and dropped
themidweekfinale,9-3.
Outfielder Kole Zimmerman managed to
bat .500 in the three games while catcher
GavinHoferhit.750intwostarts,buttherest
oftheteamcombinedtohit.118.
AsfortheJayhawks,theirearlyseasonhit-
tingblundersappeartobebehindthem.
Afteraveragingjustoverfourrunsagame
in its first seven, Kansas scored 34 runs its
last three games. Embodying Kansas change
in offensive fortune Wednesday were senior
outfieldersRynePriceandJohnAllman.
PriceandAllmanenteredWednesdaybat-
ting .188 and .172, respectively. The two
finished the game a combined 5-for-7 with
two home runs, a triple, five runs and nine
RBI. Allmans long ball was his first of the
season while Prices was his second and of
thegrandslamvarietytoboot.
However, the Kansas offense may still be
without slugging junior catcher Buck Afenir.
AfenirtweakedhishamstringFeb.29legging
outatripleandhasntplayedsince.Pricehas
filledinbehindtheplateinAfenirsabsence.
Hesgottenbettereachweekthathesbeen
backthere,coachPricesaidofRynesplayat
catcher.
But even though theres been very little
drop-off, if any, defensively with Price at
catcher, coach Price would still like to have
Afenirbackinthelineupforwhatheprovides
offensively.
Infivestarts,Afenirishitting.389andhas
a.611sluggingpercentage.
Itgivesusachancetoputourbestoffen-
siveteamonthefield,coachPricesaid.
Regardless of whos behind the plate,
Kansas weekend rotation is starting to con-
starting pitchers
North Dakota States Projected
Starting Pitchers
Friday: RHP Chad Berg (NR)
saturday: RHP Matt Bowar (NR)
LHP Jake Laber (0-1) - 7.94 ERA, 5.2
IP, 11 H, 9 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO
sunday: TBA
By Mark Dent
mdent@kansan.com
BackwhenTexasA&MheadcoachMark
Turgeon played high school basketball at
Topeka Hayden High School, he dreamt of
acareerintheNBA.
Afteraveraging3.4pointsagameinfour
years at Kansas, Turgeon realized hed have
to find a different job. Fortunately, Kansas
coachLarryBrowngavehimanidea.
He was the first guy who said, I think
youll be a pretty good coach someday so
why dont you start preparing yourself,
Turgeonsaid.
Browns prediction was correct. Turgeon
hascomealongwaysincehisfinalgameas
aKUguardin1987.Hescoachingthe22-8
Texas A&M Aggies and will face his alma
materforthefirsttimeSaturdayat3p.m.
Its not going to be fun, Turgeon said.
Imnotlookingforwardtoit.Itwasreally
theonlydowneroftakingthejob,butthats
thewayitsgoingtobe.
BrowndidmorethanhelpTurgeonfind
his calling as a basketball coach. He gave
him his first job. Turgeon was on the
bench as a graduate assistant for the
1987-88 season and saw Brown lead
theteamtoanationaltitle.
That was probably the year I
learned the most about coach-
ing because I didnt have any
pressureonmewhatsoever,
Turgeon said. I just
kind of sat back and
watched him work and
watched everything hap-
pen.
Coach Roy Williams kept
Turgeon on his staff the next
season, and Turgeon stayed as
an assistant until 1992. After
assistant jobs with Oregon
and the Philadelphia 76ers and a two-year
stint as head coach at Jacksonville State,
Turgeon became head coach at Wichita
State in 2000. In his seven seasons, the
Shockers made three NITs and an
NCAA Sweet 16. It was during that
run to the Sweet 16 in 2006 that
Turgeonthoughthemightstayat
WichitaStateforever.
He enjoyed living in his
home state and had
a wife and two
kids who were
comfortable in
Wichita. Then, last
spring, former Texas A&M
coach Billy Gillispie left for
Kentucky. A&M Athletic
Director Bill Byrne, who
knewTurgeonfromOregon,
was ready to hire Turgeon
justtwodaysafterGillispie
left.
Turgeon thought hed be ready for the
jumpfromtheMissouriValleytoBig12.
I worked for Larry Brown, he said. I
worked for Roy Williams. They taught me
tobereadyforthesesituations.
But Turgeon might not have been pre-
paredenough.TheAggieslostthreeoftheir
firstfourconferencegames.Criticismpiled
withthelosses.Earlierthisseason,Turgeon
lashed out at reporters, saying he was in a
no-win situation because Gillispie would
get credit if they had a successful season,
andhedgetblamediftheyfailed.
Thesituationcalmeddownslightlyafter
A&Mranoffafewvictories,buttheAggies
lostfouroftheirpreviousfivegamesbefore
winningatBaylorWednesdaynight.Theyre
22-8and8-7intheBig12.IftheAggiesbeat
Kansas, theyll probably be assured of an
NCAATournamentbid.
KansascoachBillSelfthinksthepressure
to win will make Turgeon forget about the
emotionsofplayingagainsttheJayhawks.
People down there are talking about,
WeneedtokickKansasbutttoaccomplish
whatwewant,Selfsaid.Hesnotgoingto
behungupaboutplayinghisalmamater.
Turgeon isnt so sure. Hes not anxious
toplaytheJayhawks.Thisyear,Kansashas
a conference title at stake. He wants the
matchup to mean that much to the Aggies
inthefuture.
I just hope its a really big game every
year, Turgeon said. KUs proven that
theyre going to be a quality program
every year. Theyve done it for a long time.
Hopefully A&M can continue the success
of the last three years and make the game
meanalotintheleaguerace.
Edited by Russell Davies
Trying to rationalize Kansas los-
ing its third game of the season,
fans and the media alike even
tried to compare the Jayhawks
to last years National Champi-
onship Florida team.
big 12 basketball
TexasA&McoachreturnstoKansasforgameagainstalmamater
Team discusses faws over lunch
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
The Kansas mens basketball teamcelebrates its 2007 big 12 championship. the teamheld a players-only meeting at Henry ts onthursday to discuss energy at practices.
SEE baseball ON PAGE 6B
Thornton
Mark Turgeon
By CHRIS JENKINS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
GREEN BAY, Wis. Sitting by
himself on an airplane ride up to
Green Bay on Thursday morning,
Brett Favre struggled to find a
sincere and graceful way to say he
was finished with football.
In the end,
his tears told
the story.
Its been
a great career
for me, and its
over, Favre
said, his voice
cracking with
emotion dur-
ing a news
c onf e r e nc e
at Lambeau
Field two days
after he announced his retire-
ment. As hard as that is for me to
say, its over.
Wearing an untucked collared
shirt, blue jeans and several days
worth of stubble, Favre said he
was convinced he could still play
on Sundays, but had lost his pas-
sion to practice and prepare the
way he would need to lead the
Packers to another Super Bowl.
Given that fact, he could draw
only one conclusion: It was time
to hang up his helmet.
I have way too much pride,
Favre said. I expect a lot out of
myself. And if I cannot do those
things 100 percent, then I cant
play.
After a farewell news confer-
ence that lasted just over an hour,
Favre put his arm around his tear-
ful wife, Deanna, and left the
stage presumably for good.
He takes with him a Super
Bowl victory, virtually every
quarterback record worth having
and the widespread admiration of
his peers and fans.
The 38-year-old Favre also
leaves with
graying hair
and a deliber-
ate gait signs
that the years
were quietly
taking a toll on
the man who
was celebrated
for playing a
serious and pre-
cise game with
the carefree joy
of a little boy.
He cried Thursday as he dis-
cussed his decision.
I promised I wouldnt get emo-
tional, he said. But as the tears
flowed, he added, Ive watched
hundreds of players retire and you
wonder what that would be like.
You think youre prepared ...
Favre thanked the Green Bay
Packers for letting him play.
I hope that with every penny
theyve spent on me, they know
it was money well spent, he said.
It wasnt about the money or
fame or records. I hear people talk
about your accomplishments and
things. It was never my accom-
plishments, it was our accom-
plishments.
Favre is the NFLs only three-
time MVP and leads the league
with 442 touchdown passes,
61,655 yards passing and 160
career victories. He started 253
consecutive regular-season games,
more than any other quarterback
in history.
Favre also holds the more dubi-
ous mark of 288 interceptions
an indication of the wild streak
that only made him more human
to the fans who adored him.
The same was true of Favres
highly publicized struggles with
an addiction to prescription pain-
killers, his support of his wife
through a battle with breast can-
cer, and a memorable Monday
night game against Oakland after
he lost his father.
Favres exit comes after a
remarkable 2007 season, but his
final pass was one to forget: An
interception in overtime of the
NFC championship game, a mis-
take that set up the New York
Giants field goal that sent the
Packers home instead of to the
Super Bowl.
Most folks figured Favre
couldnt exit that way, especially
when he had at least one more
good year left in him.
But barring a change of heart,
the final chapter in his storied
football career began Monday
night.
Im going out on top, he
said.
Favres retirement came as a
surprise to Packers executives,
coaches and teammates, all of
whom expected him to return.
sports 2B friday, march 7, 2008
fact of the day
quote of the day
trivia of the day
Q: Who caught Brett
Favres frst career NFL
completion?
A: Brett Favre. On Sept.
13, 1992, Favre attempted
to fnd a receiver down
feld but a Tampa Bay Buc-
caneer lineman defected
the pass and it landed in
Favres hands. It resulted
in a 7-yard loss and was
the frst completion of
5,377 Favre would go on
to throw.
www.sportingnews.com
Brett Favre threw an
interception before he
ever completed a pass. In
November 1991, Favre,
who then played for the
Atlanta Falcons, threw a
pass that was picked of
by Washington Redskin
linebacker Andre Col-
lins. Collins returned it 15
yards for a touchdown
and Favre and the Falcons
went on to lose 56-17.
www.answers.com
While the NFL loses
one of its greatest players,
I join football fans every-
where in saluting Brett
Favre. Brett was one of the
games unique players,
and we all were fortunate
to witness his remarkable
17-season career.
Indianapolis Colts
quarterback Peyton Manning
on Brett Favres retirement
One step at a time
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Interval step class instructor Stacey Pope, Topeka sophomore, works on a newstep introduced at Thursdays KU Fit class. The interval step
class meets from3 to 4 p.m. Thursdays in the aerobics roomat the Student Recreation Fitness Center. The second session of KU Fit classes starts March
24 and runs through May 3.
on tv this weekend
calendar
TODAY
Baseball vs. North
Dakota State, 3 p.m.,
Lawrence
SATURDAY
Baseball vs. North
Dakota State, noon,
Lawrence
Womens soccer vs.
Missouri State, 2 p.m.,
Lawrence
Softball vs. Indiana
State, 3 p.m., Lawrence
Mens basketball
vs. Texas A&M, 3 p.m.,
College Station, Texas
Baseball vs. North
Lawrence
Track & Field, Iowa
State Invitational,
NCAA Qualifer, all day,
Ames, Iowa
Football awards
ceremony, 7:30 p.m.,
Allen Fieldhouse
SUNDAY
Tennis vs. New
Mexico, 11 a.m., Law-
rence
Softball vs. Pitts-
burgh, noon, Lawrence
Baseball vs. North
Lawrence
Softball vs. Indiana
State, 4 p.m., Lawrence
Brett Favre retires, goes out on top
NFL
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre gets choked up as he talks about his retire-
ment onThursday during a news conference at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis.
FootBaLL
Safety injures leg
in intramural game
Kansas football player
Justin Thornton was injured
while playing in an intramu-
ral basketball game at the
Student Recreation Fitness
Center on Wednesday.
Thornton, a sophomore
safety
who
started
four
games
in 2007,
sufered
an injury
to his left
leg.
Gentry Leitner, St. Louis
junior, said Thornton stayed
down for nearly 20 minutes
while recreation center
employees tried to locate a
medical professional.
Thornton was eventually
carried out of the recreation
center by a group of football
teammates who were also
playing in the intramural
game.
The Kansan was unable
reach Kansas football coach
Mark Mangino on Thursday
to ask about the severity of
the injury.
Last season, Thornton was
a key to Kansas Orange Bowl
run, collecting fve intercep-
tions, which was a Jayhawk
season high.
Thornton was tied with
Aqib Talib, who is likely to be
drafted in the frst round of
the NFL draft next month.
Thorntons longest inter-
ception return was 30 yards,
with an average of 14.8
yards per return.
Spring football practices
begin Wednesday.
Rustin Dodd
Thornton
I promised I wouldnt get emo-
tional. Ive watched hundreds of
players retire and you wonder
what that would be like.
BRETT FAvRE
Former Packers quarterback
MISSouRI vaLLEy
First-year Drake coach
wins conference honor
DES MOINES, Iowa First-year
Drake basketball coach Keno
Davis has been named the Mis-
souri valley Conferences Coach
of the Year.
Davis received 38 of a pos-
sible 40 first-place votes to finish
ahead of second-place finisher
Tim Jankovich of Illinois State.
Creightons Dana Altman was
third.
voters included league
coaches, media representatives
and sports information directors.
Davis led Drake to a 25-4
record in his first year after taking
over coaching duties from his
father, Tom Davis.
It was the first time since 1993
that a Drake basketball coach has
been given the top coach honor.
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Friday:
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Tournament 2nd Round (Teams
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Saturday:
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ESPN2
Louisville at Georgetown, 11
a.m., CBS
Baylor at Texas Tech, 12:30
p.m., NBC
Missouri at Oklahoma, 2:30
p.m., ABC
Kansas at Texas A&M, 3 p.m.,
CBS
Kansas State at Iowa State, 3
p.m., NBC
Marquette at Syracuse, 3 p.m.,
ESPN
Ohio valley Conference Cham-
pionship (Teams TBD), 4 p.m., ESPN2
Atlantic Sun Conference
Championship (Teams TBD), 6 p.m.,
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4:30 p.m., FSN
SEC Championship, 6:30 p.m.,
ESPN2
NBA:
Friday:
Chicago at Boston, 7 p.m.,
ESPN
San Antonio at Denver, 9:30
p.m., ESPN
Sunday:
San Antonio at Phoenix, 2:30
p.m., ABC
Chicago at Detroit, 7 p.m.,
ESPN
NHL:
Saturday:
Pittsburgh at Washington,
11:30 a.m., NBC
Spring Training Baseball:
Saturday:
Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 2
p.m., WGN
Sunday:
Chicago Cubs at Kansas City, 3
p.m., WGN
College lacrosse:
Saturday:
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PGA Tour:
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Arena football:
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sports 3b friday, march 7, 2008
BY KELLY BRECKUNITCH
kbreckunitch@kansan.com
The Kansas softball team has
competed in tournaments in
Florida, Nevada, Texas and Illinois.
After compiling a 15-5 in these road
tournaments, the
Jayhawks will
open their home
season with the
Jayhawk Classic
tournament.
The Jayhawks
return from
Carbondale, Ill.
where they fin-
ished with a 3-1 record last week-
end. They lost a close game to
the eighth-ranked Northwestern
Wildcats 2-0. The Jayhawks fin-
ished the tournament by shutting
out Southern Illinois and explod-
ing offensively on the final day by
beating Western Illinois 8-6 and
Bradley 10-2.
The Jayhawks face Western
Illinois again this weekend, along
with Indiana State and Pittsburgh.
Its a nice balance of teams,
coach Tracy Bunge said. She said
each team brought something dif-
ferent to the competition. Bunge
said Western Illinois had a good
line-up, Indiana State had good
pitching and Pittsburgh was a team
that got off to a good start but had
struggled lately.
Junior center fielder Dougie
McCaulley said the team was very
confident going into this weekends
games.
Theres no reason why we
shouldnt go undefeated these next
couple weekends. We feel like we
can compete with any team out
there right now, McCaulley said.
McCaulley had a great week-
end in Illinois batting .571 in the
Southern Illinois Invitational and
leads the team with a .403 season
batting average.
The Jayhawks are finally receiv-
ing votes in the Top 25 polls, but
McCaulley said that didnt really
matter to her.
I enjoy being the underdog,
McCaulley said.
Bunge mirrored that statement.
The polls are nice to get some
recognition, but thats basically all
it is. Its recognition, Bunge said.
Bunge said it was more important
to make the post-season tourna-
ment, because the Jayhawks were
ranked in the Top 25 at the end of
the season and missed out on post-
season play before.
Bunge said a strong factor in
making the College Softball World
Series was winning the regional
games the team played in the
regular season. Indiana State and
Western Illinois are both teams in
the Jayhawks region.
McCaulley said the team chem-
istry had grown a lot so far this
year. She also shared Bunges idea
that the Jayhawks are very bal-
anced and teamoriented.
Every player plays a key role in
every win that we have, McCaulley
said.
Bunge said this week the team
will try to improve offensively and
will fight the cold weather for some
practice time outside. The team
will have to play in cold weather
this weekend and Bunge said they
would have to adjust.
Bunge said that she tried to start
this season this time each year
because it was the earliest time she
thought the weather could work
for a softball tournament.
The hard part is always to get
people to come here and play here
in March, Bunge said.
The weather was the reason why
the game times were rescheduled
this weekend. The teams will try
and avoid the cold weather as best
as possible, but Western Illinois,
Indiana State and Pittsburgh are all
from cold areas so they should not
be affected.
Edited by Nick Mangiaracina

weekend games
Saturday:
vs. Indiana State, 3 p.m.
Sunday:
vs. Pittsburgh, noon
vs. Indiana State, 4 p.m.
Monday:
vs. Western Illinois, 2 p.m.
Team to play frst home tournament
McCaulley
BY JOE PREINER
jpreiner@kansan.com
Three teams for the KU womens
club volleyball program will play in
the teams first home tournament
of the semester Saturday. The team,
comprised of many new players,
looks to continue its productive
season after playing well in its first
two tournaments. The Jayhawks
third tournament is made up of
Kansas A, B and C teams as well as
five other teams from the Midwest.
The KU womens squads will go
up against teams from Missouri,
Kansas State, Iowa State and
Missouri Sciences and Tech. The
home tournament will be played at
George F. Collins Jr. Gymnasium
at Baker University. The arena
is located at Sixth and Freemont
streets in Baldwin City, a 10-minute
drive from campus.
Emily Strusz, Republic, Mo.,
sophomore, has high hopes for the
weekends matches.
We are expecting to do very
well this tournament and place
high, Strusz said. Hopefully, with
this being our home tournament
and all, we will be able to win the
whole thing.
The womens club volleyball
team has not won either of its pre-
vious two tournaments this year,
which were both held out-of-state.
The performance has not deterred
or discouraged the team. Having
only two players returning from
last years top team, the Jayhawks
have found winning streaks hard
to come by.
This year started out a little
rough, Strusz said. But we have
a lot of great new girls who have
contributed a lot to the team.
This tournament will be the first
time the entire squad is able to
play together. The lack of gaps in
the lineup helps the team be more
competitive on the floor. The event,
which marks the midway point
of the teams season, also allows
friends and family to see the team
play close to home.
Team president Sara Schemmel,
Shawnee senior, said the tourna-
ment day was split into two parts.
The first part is round-robin pool
play, which establishes the rank-
ings for the elimination round later
Saturday afternoon. She also said
team unity was an important factor
if the team expected to win.
This weekend will be all about
team cohesiveness, playing to
our level and enjoying ourselves,
Schemmel said. The biggest dif-
ference between a good and a great
team is being able to play at your
top level even when you arent play-
ing the most challenging teams. We
tend to play to the level of our com-
petition instead of our own, which
hurts us in the end.
The tournament is scheduled to
begin at 9 a.m. and end sometime
after 5 p.m. The KU womens club
team is confident about its abilities
and players said they would contin-
ue to have good sportsmanship and
attitudes no matter the result.
We have a lot of young girls,
lots of freshmen and sophomores,
so even if this season isnt extreme-
ly successful its a good season to
build on, Strusz said. This season
has already been a lot of fun, so
hopefully we can continue to play
well and have fun while doing it.
Editedby Samuel Lamb
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. The
Bailey brothers are teaming up in
Denver.
The Broncos on Thursday signed
free agent linebacker Boss Bailey,
the younger brother of perenni-
al Pro Bowl cornerback Champ
Bailey.
Im excited to have the chance
to play with my brother, and I know
that Boss speed and versatility will
have a great impact on our defense,
Champ Bailey said. I cant wait to
get on the field with him.
Boss Bailey spent his first five
seasons in Detroit, after being
selected in the second round of
the 2003 draft. He had a standout
career at the University of Georgia,
where he followed his older brother
as an all-conference selection.
The 28-year-old linebacker has
appeared in 58 games, including 51
starts, and has made 258 tackles,
seven sacks and two interceptions.
Last season, he had a career-
best 3 sacks and 47 tackles in 15
games.
A phone message left for his
agent, Jack Reale, was not immedi-
ately returned.
The Baileys will be the fourth
pair of brothers to play for the
Broncos, and will join Dave and
Doug Widell (1990-92) and Eldon
and William Danenhauer (1960)
as the only brothers to play for the
franchise at the same time.
Although coach Mike Shanahan
has said the organization is shifting
its emphasis from free agency to
the draft to fill its many needs after
missing the playoffs two straight
years, the Broncos shored up their
linebacker corps with experience
this week.
They already had signed free
agent Niko Koutouvides, who will
get a chance to start at middle
linebacker, and waived Ian Gold,
who spent seven seasons in Denver
sandwiched around a season in
Tampa Bay in 2004.
Boss Bailey will play strong
side linebacker in Denver, and D.J.
Williams will move back to the weak
side after a year in the middle.
The Broncos also signed free
agent receiver Edell Shepherd on
Thursday. He spent the 2007 season
out of the NFL after the Detroit
Lions released him in late August.
Shepherd is a fifth-year player
whos spent time on the rosters
of Detroit, Houston (2006), Tampa
Bay (2003-06) and Chicago (2002-
03). He has 13 catches for 163 yards
and one touchdown in 25 career
regular season games.
Team heads into cold weather
confdent after on-road stint
Broncos sign Champ Baileys brother
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Tennessee dominates play in SEC
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Since Tennessee defeated
Memphis and moved to No. 1 for
the first time in school history, the
Volunteers played three straight
three-point games.
They lost 72-69 to Vanderbilt
in their first game as a top-ranked
team early last week and then beat
Kentucky 63-60 on Sunday.
After dropping to fourth in the
rankings, Tennessee had anoth-
er close one Wednesday night,
defeating Florida 89-86 to set a
school record with its 27th victory
and clinch its first Southeastern
Conference regular-season title
since 1967.
You hate to equate it to whats
bigger, but its clearly one of the
biggest wins of the last three years,
Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl said.
To win it outright against the com-
petition were facing is special.
I hope everyone back home is
celebrating. You have to respect the
competition to appreciate how
difficult it was for us to do this
on a night Florida played great
basketball.
JaJuan Smith scored 23 points
and Chris Lofton added 21 for the
Volunteers (27-3, 13-2), who trailed
by 16 points in the first half.
But Tennessee turned to Smith
and Lofton down the stretch, and
they delivered. The duo combined
to shoot 15-of-26 from the field,
including 8-of-15 from three-point
range.
Those two guys, they do it every
single game, Gators coach Billy
Donovan said. Its a special and
unique quality that they have to
really be able to make extremely
difficult shots and I thought that
was the difference in the game in
the second half.
In other games involving ranked
teams on Wednesday, it was: No. 2
Memphis 72, SMU 55; No. 6 Duke
86, Virginia 70; No. 10 Wisconsin
77, Penn State 41; No. 16 Vanderbilt
86, Mississippi State 85 in overtime;
No. 18 Indiana 69, Minnesota 55;
and No. 19 Notre Dame 68, St.
Johns 55.
The Gators (21-9, 8-7) made
their first nine shots, were ahead
35-19 midway through the first half
and looked like they might get their
biggest win of the season.
Im starting to think Coach
Pearl is a genius, Smith said. I
just figured it out. He told us before
the game that Florida was going to
come out hot. ... He told us, Handle
it. Theyre not going to keep shoot-
ing the ball that well.
Lofton and Smith started shoot-
ing well late.
Loftons first three, a wide-open
shot from the elbow, made it 63-
58. His second, an off-balance shot
with a defender in his face, started
a 14-0 run.
Smiths two threes were equal-
ly impressive. After he gave the
Volunteers their first lead of the
game, 70-69, with a layup, he hit
threes on consecutive possessions.
The two-time defending nation-
al champions have lost six of their
last nine and might need to win the
SEC tournament to make their 10th
consecutive NCAA tournament.
MLb
Royals defeat Diamondbacks 4-3
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SURPRISE, Ariz. Ryan Shealy
is making a case to break camp as
Kansas Citys starting first base-
man with his bat.
Shealy led off the bottom of the
ninth with a home run Thursday
to give the Royals a 4-3 win over
the Arizona
Diamondbacks.
Shealy began
last season as
the starter, but
lost the job after
a slow start
and hamstring
injuries. He is
competing with
Ross Gload and
Billy Butler for the spot.
Shealy, who missed a week with
the flu, homered into the left-field
bullpen on the first pitch from
right-hander Jailen Peguero.
Its good just to be healthy and
be able to play, Shealy said. I
didnt get to play at the end of
last year. Then, soon as we started
games this year, I was sick. Im just
glad to be out there.
Shealy, whos 6-foot-5 and 240
pounds, has homered in back-to-
back games.
It was good to see, Royals man-
ager Trey Hillman said. Shealys
got some pop. Hes got a big frame
with long levers. His swing right
now is pretty
good.
Shealy, who
has won two
minor league
home run titles,
hit only three
in 172 at-bats
last year for the
Royals.
Shealy also
committed a
fielding error in the top of the
first inning, but rookie Carlos Rosa
struck out two Diamondbacks to
prevent any damage.
Diamondbacks starter Dan
Haren threw three scoreless
innings, allowing two hits and
striking out three.
The Diamondbacks jumped out
to a 3-0 lead in the second off Zack
Greinke. Orlando Hudson drove in
a pair of runs with a two-out sin-
gle after Chris Burkes first double
scored Chris Snyder for Arizonas
first run.
This time it wasnt really me
pitching real bad, said Greinke,
who gave up three runs on five hits
and two walks in three innings.
They hit some pretty good pitch-
es. I broke two bats.
After the victory, Hillman hud-
dled his team around home plate to
address base running. Gload was
thrown out trying to steal third,
and Butler was thrown out at sec-
ond trying to tag up on fly out by
Justin Huber.
I was just talking about running
the bases, Hillman said. We had a
couple of mistakes today. Im not
displeased. We won the game, but
weve got to run the bases the right
way all the time. We had a couple
of mistakes, but Im not going to go
into them, and we could have been
in a better position.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas City Royals shortstop Tony Pena Jr. cant get a glove on a ball hit by Arizona Diamondbacks Eric Byrnes during the ffth inning of a spring
training baseball game in Surprise, Ariz., Thursday. The Royals defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3.
Shealys got some pop. Hes got
a big frame with long levers. His
swing right now is pretty good.
TREY HILLMAN
Kansas City Royals manager
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Sublease female roommate for summer.
Big room in a house, 1.5 baths, wash-
er/dryer, rent $375. Available May 17th,
w/ May rent paid for. Contact rusty02@ku.-
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town home. $267/mo. plus utilities. Pets
are ok. Very friendly roommates and a
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08-09 ROOMMATE NEEDED, 10 min
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garage, back deck, front porch, W/D,
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summer at Tuckaway apartments. Con-
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2BR 1BA. Available May 1st. $450/mo
Nice quiet neighborhood, patio, well-main-
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Well maintained town homes in west
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7 BR 2 BA house 2 blocks from campus &
downtown. Hardwood & tile foors. Newly
remodeled bathrooms & kitchen. Large
deck. CA. Ample parking. Avail. in Aug.
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Avail. 8/1 for quiet non-smoker at 3707
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deposit, C/A, gar., fenced yd., 1 yr. lease.
Pets ok. 785-550-6812 or 785-842-3510.
Avail. Aug. nice 2 BR apartment in ren-
ovated older house on 1300 block Ver-
mont, wood foors, dishwasher, w/d,
a/c, dogs under 10 pounds and cats
ok, $819 call Jim & Lois 785-841-1074
Available August small 2 bedroom
apartment in renovated older house on
14th and Connecticut, walk to Ku,
wood foors, dishwasher, washer/dryer
stack unit, A/C, porch with swing, off
street parking, cats ok, $675 call Jim &
Lois 785-841-1074
Brand new 10 BR house ready for Aug
lease. Other houses available for May.
Close to Downtown/KU Campus. Call
816.686.8868 for more info.
Coolest apartments in town. 2BR loft
apartments in N. Lawrence located at 642
Locust St. Hardwood foors and all mod-
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BaseBall (continued from 1b)
geal.
Sophomore left-hander Shaeffer
Hall (1-0), who pitched last Saturday,
is slated to pitch game one today at 3
p.m. Junior left-hander Nick Czyz (0-
2), who pitched Feb. 29, will pitch the
first game of Saturdays doubleheader
at noon.
For the second game of the double-
header, senior right-hander Andres
Esquibel (0-0) returns to the rotation
for the extended series. After starting
in Kansas fourth game of the season,
Esquibels last two appearances have
been out of the bullpen.
Hes the only guy on our team
that we can use as a starter and as a
reliever, Price said. You can set him
up, you can close him and you can
pitch him multiple innings. Hes the
most valuable guy on our staff.
Once again, coach Price will have
junior left-hander Sam Freeman (2-0)
anchor his weekend rotation Sunday
at 1 p.m. In two starts, Freeman is
unbeaten with a 4.09 ERA and seven
strikeouts to two walks.
Now that the Jayhawks are back
to .500, their goal is to carry that
momentum with them through the
weekend and see where it takes them
with the Longhorns looming in the
distance.
Marla Keown/KaNsaN
sophomore second baseman Robby Price drops the ball after completing a forced out on
secondWednesday afternoon against the Le Moyne dolphins at Hoglund Ballpark.
Ten reasons to watch Jayhawks
The Kansas Jayhawks four-
game series against North
Dakota State starts today. For
those students who do not have
their plans set in stone this
weekend, I would like to steal
an idea from David Letterman
and give you 10 reasons why
you should attend this week-
ends series.
10.) Its more entertaining
than Facebook.
For those students who think
that Facebook is the only forum for
midday entertainment, look no fur-
ther than Hoglund Ballpark. The
Jayhawks put up 13 runs in their
first home game, featuring a grand
slam and two players chasing the
cycle. The first pitch today is at 3
p.m. and that is the perfect time of
day to ditch Facebook stalking and
support your Jayhawks.
9.) The weather is warming up.
This weekends forecast predicts
warmer temperatures. While it may
not be shorts weather yet, it is still
better than 35 degrees. If you cant
decide whether to bring a jacket or
not, consider red shirt junior center
fielder Nick Faunces .448 batting
average and how the Hawks have
been on fire from behind the plate.
This should easily warm-up the
Jayhawk faithful.
8.) Everybody loves a winner.
The Jayhawks are on a three-game
winning streak and are undefeated
at home this year. Even people who
arent baseball fans enjoy watching
a victory.
7.) It is an exciting way to pass
time until the basketball game on
Saturday.
What is better than one Jayhawk
victory? Four Jayhawk victories. The
North Dakota State Bison enter this
weekends series with a 0-3 record.
The Bison have been outscored 37-
6 this year, so there should be a
lot of action and fireworks on the
Jayhawks side of the scoreboard.
Saturday will be a doubleheader, so
wake up and have lunch at the ball-
park.
6.) Its cheap.
If you are looking to pass the
time, the free student admission and
cheap food deals are one of the best
options in town. While youre there
enjoying the finer dining of hot dogs
and nachos, you may want to pay
attention to freshman third basemen
Tony Thompson. Thompson is hit-
ting .294 with men on base and .300
with two outs.
5.) Its a family affair.
If you are a family person, the
Kansas Jayhawk baseball team
and yourself have something in
common. The Jayhawks coach,
Ritch Price, is the father of
senior right fielder and catch-
er Ryne Price and sophomore
second basemen Robby Price.
Both of the Price brothers start
and Ryne had a grand slam and
triple in the Jayhawks home
opener.
4.) You can learn dance
moves from White Owl.
The Jayhawks have been gener-
ous in giving their fans something to
cheer about in last three games. The
13 runs on the Wednesdays score-
board gave White Owl 13 reasons to
dance. So, if you are looking to learn
a few new moves to impress that
special someone, come watch the
Jayhawks score runs and learn some
new snazzy dance steps.
3.) Time is running out.
Other than the Jayhawks series
against North Dakota State this
weekend there will only be one other
game, against Tabor on Tuesday,
before spring break. The Jayhawks
look to continue their winning
streak, so make sure you are on the
bandwagon before you travel to your
spring break destination.
2.) Get your face on the big
screen.
For those people looking for a
few seconds of fame, come check out
Hoglund Ballparks improved score-
board and try to get caught cheering
for the boys in crimson and blue.
If its intense replays youre into or
the 7
th
inning stretch hat game, the
improved scoreboard is a reason to
get excited.
1.) Keep the undefeated streak
alive.
The Jayhawks won their home
opener this year, which means they
are undefeated at home. Come out
Friday at 3 p.m. and cheer loud as
the Jayhawks try to keep their win-
ning streak and remain undefeated
at home. The Kansas baseball team is
on the rise and fan support may help
the Jayhawks to another victory.
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PALM HARBOR, Fla. Bart
Bryant got his bad shots out of the
way early and birdied his last two
holes Thursday for a 6-under 65, giv-
ing him a one-shot lead among early
starters who were lucky to beat the
rain in the PODS Championship.
Bryant was thrilled to twice
escape with pars through six holes,
and he wasnt paying that much
attention to his card until he real-
ized he was 4 under. Then came
birdies on two of the toughest holes
at Innisbrook, including a 15-foot
putt on the 18th, and he found him-
self atop the leaderboard.
I felt like I got my bad stuff out
of the way and I was still even par,
Bryant said. I think that gave me a
little confidence.
Ernie Els, coming off a victory
in the Honda Classic that ended
an 0-for-47 drought on the PGA
Tour, was part of the afternoon wave
that did not finish the first round
because of a 2-hour storm delay.
Els made two straight bogeys
when he returned to the course, and
finished his day with a birdie at No.
11 to return to even par.
Two-time U.S. Open champion
Lee Janzen, who has not had full
status on the PGA Tour since 2006,
made good use of his sponsors
exemption with five birdies that left
him one stroke behind with three
holes remaining.
John Daly, another player without
a card but no shortage of exemptions,
was 3 over through 10 holes and still
got the biggest buzz. After ducking
into a Hooters hospitality tent dur-
ing the rain delay, he emerged with
Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon
Gruden as his caddie for the rest of
the afternoon. It didnt help much,
as Daly three-putted from the front
of the 18th green for another bogey.
The first round was scheduled to
resume at 7:30 a.m. Friday. It was
the first time rain has halted play on
the PGA Tour this year.
Rain earlier in the week took some
of the bite out of the Copperhead
Course at Innisbrook, regarded as
one of the toughest tour tracks in
Florida, and rarely has it played
this easy.
Kenny Perry hobbled around on
a hip that felt like it was shooting
volts down his leg, but he man-
aged seven birdies in a round of 66,
tied with Jeff Maggert and Stewart
Cink.
Cink was playing for the first
time since losing to Tiger Woods
at the Accenture Match Play
Championship, and while he suf-
fered the worst beating in the 10-
year history of the final match (8
and 7), he figured this was a con-
tinuation of good play.
I had a lot of confidence after
Match Play, Cink said. Even losing
the last match, I was happy to be in
the last match.
Carl Pettersson, who won at
Innisbrook in 2005, and Jonathan
Byrd were among those at 67. Jerry
Kelly was 4 under through four
holes when play was stopped by
the storms. When play resumed he
missed a good chance at a fifth
straight birdie, then dropped a shot
on the 16th.
Kelly was 3 under through 11
holes.
Perhaps it is not surprising that
so many guys in their 40s Bryant,
Maggert, Perry, Tom Pernice Jr.
were atop the leaderboard. This
is a course that requires more brain
than brawn, and experience tends to
come in handy.
Bryant said his right hip was
in such bad shape that he took
two months off during the summer.
When he returned, his right elbow
was acting up again, and he couldnt
practice the last three months of the
season.
sports 7b Friday, March 7, 2008
pga
Golfer charged with killing hawk
By TRAVIS REED
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ORLANDO, Fla. PGA Tour
player Tripp Isenhour was charged
with killing a hawk on purpose with
a golf shot because it was making
noise as he videotaped a TV show.
Isenhour was with a film crew
for Shoot Like A Pro on Dec. 12
at the Grand Cypress Golf course.
The 39-year-old player, whose real
name is John Henry Isenhour III,
was charged Wednesday with cruelty
to animals and killing a migratory
bird.
The charges carry a maximum
penalty of 14 months in jail and
$1,500 in fines.
Isenhour apologized in a state-
ment and said he was only trying to
scare the hawk away.
According to court documents,
Isenhour got upset when a red-shoul-
dered hawk began making noise,
forcing another take. He began hit-
ting balls at the bird, then 300 yards
away, but gave up. Isenhour started
again when the hawk moved within
about 75 yards, Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission
officer Brian Baine indicated in a
report.
Isenhour allegedly said Ill get
him now, and aimed for the hawk.
About the sixth ball came very
near the birds head, and (Isenhour)
was very excited that it was so close,
Baine wrote.
A few shots later, witnesses said
he hit the hawk. The bird, protected
as a migratory species, fell to the
ground bleeding from both nostrils.
As soon as this happened, I was
mortified and extremely upset and
continue to be upset, Isenhour said
in a statement issued through his
management company, SFX Golf. I
want to let everyone know there was
neither any malice nor deliberate
intent whatsoever to hit or harm the
hawk. I was trying to simply scare it
into flying away.
Isenhour said his family has
adopted three cats from a local shel-
ter.
I am an animal lover, he said.
We ask that everyone accept my
sincerest apology, and please be
respectful of my familys privacy.
Isenhour has spent two full years
on the PGA Tour, both times fail-
ing to keep his card. He has won
four times on the Nationwide Tour,
including twice in 2006.
He just kept saying how he didnt
think he could have hit it, which I
think is a stupid thing for a PGA Tour
golfer to say, said Jethro Senger, a
sound engineer at the shoot. He can
put a ball in a hole from hundreds
of yards away, and here he is hitting
line drives at something thats, I dont
know, a couple hundred feet away?
Senger said it was basically like a
joke to (Isenhour). He said no one
in the roughly 15-person crew inter-
vened, and many later regretted it.
It was one of those cases where
theres some trepidation on whether
or not they should speak up and do
something, Senger said.
Senger said the killing was not
captured on video. The bird was bur-
ied at the golf course and later dug
up by Florida investigators.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tripp Isenhour was charged in Orlando with killing a protected migratory hawk with a golf shot
during the third round of the Nationwide Tournament in Panama City, Panama, on Jan. 28, 2006. It
occurred when Isenhour was flming a video segment for the television showShoot Like A Pro.
pga
PODS championship begins in the rain
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kenny Perry goes to his knees after missing a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the frst round of
the PODS Championship golf tournament Thursday afternoon at Innisbrook in PalmHarbor, Fla. Perry
shot a fve-under-par, 66.
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Rockets win 16 in a row
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Houston Rockets Tracy McGrady shoots for three points against the Indiana Pacers during
the frst half of a basketball game Wednesday in Houston. McGrady scored 25 points in the
Rockets 117-99 victory.
ASSOcIATED PRESS
With Yao Ming gone for the
season after injuring his foot, the
Houston Rockets keep on roll-
ing. They set a franchise record
with their 16th consecutive win
Wednesday night, routing Indiana
117-99. The Rockets are 4-0 since
the All-Star center was sidelined.
Its all about confidence, said
Tracy McGrady, who scored 25
points. We have great chemistry
and guys know their roles here. We
all are playing so well, we just cant
really count on one guy.
The Cleveland Cavaliers can
as long as its LeBron James,
who had 50 points, 10 rebounds
and eight assists in a 119-105 win
at New York. The Madison Square
Garden crowd even chanted MVP
for the visitor.
To get a standing ovation in
the greatest basketball arena in the
world, it was a dream come true for
me, James said. Its one of the best
things that ever happened to me.
At Houston, the Rockets have
won 20 of their last 21.
game day 8B friday, march 7, 2008
southbound for victory
Jayhawks hope to defeat Aggies in fnal season game
Mark Turgeon, Texas A&M
coach
Former Jayhawk Mark Tur-
geon is in his frst season in Col-
lege Station,
Texas, after
taking over
for former
Aggie coach
Billy Gillispie,
who left for
Kentucky.
Turg, as hes
known to folks around here,
played point guard at Kansas
from 1984-87, and helped the
Jayhawks to the 1986 Final
Four. Turgeon was a graduate
assistant on Kansas 1988 Na-
tional Championship team. His
frst season at Texas A&M has
produced mixed results. The
Aggies started 15-1, but are 7-7
in their last 14 games.
Mario Chalmers, junior guard
Chalmers showed that his shot
is ready again for
the prime time
after making
three of his four
three-point-
ers on Monday
night. Before
that game,
Chalmers
struggled from
the outside. In road losses to Texas,
Kansas State and Oklahoma State,
the Jayhawks lacked an edge.
Chalmers usually brings that, but
he cant if hes not shooting the ball
well. On Saturday, look for Chalm-
ers to score often and lead the
team if its close at the end.
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russell robinson, 6-foot-1 senior guard
Robinson has been on fre lately. When he
shoots the ball well, Kansas is almost invincible.
Mario Chalmers, 6-foot-1 junior guard
Teams have to be tougher on the road,
especially Kansas. Will the Jayhawks
toughest player, Chalmers, step
up at A&M? Chalmers needs to if
Kansas wants to end its season
with a big road victory.
Brandon rush, 6-foot-6
junior guard
You really have to love Rushs
aggressiveness lately. Sure, he
airballed two shots on Monday
night, but at least he attempted 10
in 10 minutes. Expect more of those shots
to go down on Saturday.
darnell Jackson, 6-foot-8 senior for-
ward
When a 10-point, nine-rebound game goes
unnoticed, you know youve arrived. Jackson
did that Monday night, and hes been put-
ting together similar solid performances the
last month. Hes turned into a real contribu-
tor this season.
darrell Arthur, 6-foot-9 sophomore
forward
Arthurs been a little inconsistent on ofense
the past two games after a great outing at Iowa
State. Kansas needs to get him the ball early in
College Station, just like they did on the road
in Ames last week.
Sherron Collins, 5-foot-11 sophomore
guard
Collins looks like hes in the best shape of
his career. As long as he stays healthy, hell be
a diference-maker the rest of the season.
Saturdays game is a big one.
Kansas hasnt won a tough road
game since it topped USC in
December. Its not easy to win at
Iowa State, but the Cyclones are
one of the worst teams in the Big
12. The Jayhawks need a road vic-
tory against a team in the top half
of the conference, and this is their
last opportunity. Kansas needs to
defeat Texas A&M to prove it can
play with the same energy and pol-
ish as it does at Allen Fieldhouse.
The Jayhawks need this because,
come tournament time, the games
are never played at home. Kansas
clinches a share of the league title
with a victory Saturday, making the
game even more important.
does anyone really care about
a Big 12 title?
Kansas coach Bill Self will talk
about how important it is to win
the league and how its such an
honor for his team because of the
difculty of the conference. But
really, does it matter? Two weeks
ago, Russell Robinson said he was
more worried about the NCAA
Tournament, and hes right. Fans
dont care about the Big 12 title
this season. Its nice, but they know
this team has so much talent and
experience that not making the
Final Four would be a disappoint-
ment. If Kansas wins Saturday,
Jayhawk nation will be more
excited that its team got a road
victory, which would bode well for
playing at neutral site in the NCAA
Tournament, than a share of the
Big 12 title.
I dont know why its changed
but our attitude seems to be glass
is half full instead of half empty.
We just went through a funk. Its a
long season. Thirty games into it,
youd think everybodys going to
hit a few bumps. We just happened
to do it at not the most opportune
time.
Kansas coach Bill Self
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The Aggies arent nearly as good as they were last year, but theyre
playing for their NCAA tournament lives. That motivation will keep the
game close, but Kansas will still prevail.
Player Mins Fg-FgA 3Fg-3FgA rebs Pts
00 Arthur, Darrell 23.2 166-315 2-12 6.0 13.3
25 Rush, Brandon 27.9 122-291 56-135 5.1 12.4
32 Jackon, Darnell 24.9 142-221 2-6 6.9 12.2
15 Chalmers, Mario 29.0 113-220 49-105 2.9 12.0
04 Collins, Sherron 22.4 84-178 29-85 1.9 9.2
03 Robinson, Russell 27.7 64-154 29-85 2.9 7.7
24 Kaun, Sasha 17.5 86-136 0-0 3.9 7.5
05 Stewart, Rodrick 12.8 34-70 5-16 2.5 3.1
45 Aldrich, Cole 8.6 35-69 0-0 3.4 3.0
02 Teahan, Conner 3.6 16-27 11-19 0.5 2.7
14 Reed, Tyrel 7.4 18-35 11-24 0.5 2.5
10 Case, Jeremy 5.1 15-42 6-20 0.4 1.6
11 Bechard, Brennan 1.8 5-9 2-5 0.3 1.2
54 Kleinmann, Matt 2.6 3-7 0-0 0.7 0.4
22 Buford, Chase 1.8 1-9 0-6 0.4 0.2
40 Witherspoon, Brad 2.0 0-4 0-2 0.3 0.2
dominique Kirk, 6-foot-4 senior guard
Kirk replaced former Texas A&M All-American
Acie Law IV at the point guard position and has
started all 30 games for Texas A&M.
donald Sloan, 6-foot-3 sophomore guard
Sloan had a season high 21 points against
Missouri on Feb. 9, and is averaging 9.7 points per
game this season.
Josh Carter, 6-foot-7 junior guard
The Aggies leading scorer is averaging 12.7 points
per game, but Carters three-point
shooting is down to 38.7 percent
from 50.0 percent last season.
Joseph Jones, 6-foot-9
senior forward
A consensus second-team
All-Big 12 pick after averaging 13.4
points per game last season, Jones
numbers are down to 10.7 points
per game this season.
deAndre Jordan, 7-foot fresh-
man center
Jordan has an NBA-ready body
and will be the most physi-
cally opposing center Kansas has
played against this
season. But is
Jordan polished
enough to leave
for the NBA?
Bryan davis, 6-foot-9
sophomore forward
Davis started 10 games
for Texas A&M at the begin-
ning of the season, but the
sophomore has shifted to a
bench role while playing 22.1
minutes per game.
Texas A&M was an enigma
during Mark Turgeons frst
season as head coach. The
Aggies started the season 15-1,
but fell apart during the Big 12
Conference season. Last week
was a perfect example of Texas
A&Ms inconsistency. The Ag-
gies defeated Texas Tech 98-54
on Feb. 27, but followed that up
with a 64-37 loss at Oklahoma.
Mark Turgeons team helped
its NCAA tournament resume
with a road victory at Baylor on
Wednesday, but if Texas A&M
falls to Kansas on Saturday, they
need at least one victory in the
Big 12 tournament to assure
themselves of a spot in the Big
Dance.
will Texas A&M make the
NCAA tournament?
Texas A&Ms NCAA tourna-
ment future could be dicey with
a loss to Kansas on Saturday.
Heres a look at the Aggies
resume: they have 22 victories,
and defeated Texas in College
Station. But if they lose to Kan-
sas, they will fnish the season
with two victories in their last
seven games. A victory on Sat-
urday puts Texas A&M into the
NCAA tournament for sure, but
the Aggies can probably also
sneak in with a loss on Saturday
and a victory in the opening
round of the Big XII tournament.
Most teams, when you play
good, make shots. Theyve
gone through stretches. Josh
Carter was the best three-point
shooter in the country last year,
this year hes not shooting quite
as good. We know he can shoot
the ball well. Theyve got the
guys, but when you make shots,
everything looks a lot better. Its
the same for us.
Kansas coach Bill Self
reed Arena will be Movie-theater silent if
The game is close at the end. Think Kansas struggles in tight games?
Try watching A&M. The Aggies are 0-3 at home in games that are decided
by six points or less. Last year, Acie Law IV took over at the end of games.
Hes gone, and no one has stepped up. If the Jayhawks are in the game at
the end, theyll win.
phog Allen will roll over in over in his Grave if...
Kansas loses. If the Jayhawks fall at Texas A&M, they wont have a single
conference road victory they can be proud of. Kansas got outplayed by
Kansas State and Texas, and just stunk up the place at Oklahoma State.
Solid road victories are an indicator of successful NCAA tournament
teams. Kansas needs to win against A&M, a team thats not that great at
home, to boost its confdence before the postseason.
23 Carter, Josh 28.4 125-289 67-173 4.2 12.7
30 Jones, Joseph 24.4 116-231 6-18 5.2 10.7
15 Sloan, Donald 30.3 102-242 22-80 4.0 9.7
12 Jordan, DeAndre 21.6 109-174 0-0 6.6 8.9
00 Davis, Bryan 22.1 93-183 0-1 4.9 8.4
22 Kirk, Dominique 30.8 75-178 34-82 3.4 7.8
03 Roland, Derrick 19.7 69-160 18-62 2.2 5.9
41 Elonu, Chinemelu 8.8 30-58 0-0 3.0 2.8
11 Holmes, B.J. 6.6 19-44 13-31 0.8 2.2
45 Walkup, Nathan 5.9 19-37 12-27 1.0 2.2
32 Muhlbach, Beau 5.9 14-30 1-6 1.1 1.9
50 Carrell, Marshall 1.5 1-1 0-0 0.0 1.0
10 Bowles, Denzel 3.0 3-6 13-31 0.8 0.9
02 Lewis, Derrek 5.0 2-8 12-27 0.9 0.8
05 Graham, Bryson 2.3 2-8 1-6 0.1 0.8
24 Schepel, Shawn 1.5 0-2 0-0 1.0 0.5
14 Darko, Andrew 1.8 0-0 0-0 0.0 0.2
31 Chapman, Chris 1.3 0-1 0-0 0.0 0.0
Texas A&M
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KAnsAs vs. texAs A&M 3 p.m., reed Arena, college station, texas, cbs
will senior walk-on Brad witherspoon
get the opportunity to play Saturday? This
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Michael Beasley, 610
freshman forward,
K-States freshman phe-
nomenon is
immune to
hyperbole.
All the praise
thats been
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Beasley, all
the hype
its all justi-
fed. Beasleys numbers speak
for themselves. Hes averaging
26.2 points and 16.2 rebounds
per game. Beasleys refned bas-
ketball skills combined with his
raw size and athleticism make
him one of the best freshman
to ever play college basketball.
Beasley most likely will leave
for the NBA after this season,
but he can add to his growing
legacy with a legendary perfor-
mance on Saturday.
This is too easy. Its Darrell
Arthur. K-State couldnt stop the
big fella when he was on the court
in Manhattan. He scored 12 points
and grabbed
seven rebounds
in just 17 min-
utes. Fouls killed
him, though,
and without
Arthur, Kansas
couldnt execute
well enough
ofensively. If
Arthur can play smart, no one will
be able to stop him from scoring.
He should go for at least 18 points.
game day 8B friday, february 29, 2008
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Kansas state
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russell robinson, 6-foot-1 senior guard
Robinson grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds
against Iowa State. Not a bad total for a small guard.
Hell have his hands full Saturday guarding Jacob Pul-
len. Robinson should be motivated to stop Pullen after
getting torched in the frst game.
Mario Chalmers, 6-foot-1 junior guard
The shots started falling again for Chalmers against
the Cyclones. Look for Chalmers to play an important
role in Saturdays game if Kansas State leads in the
second half.
Brandon rush, 6-foot-6 junior guard
Rush has his best games when someone
else, usually Arthur, is the leading scorer. When
hes not depended on to score, he usually has
his best games.
Darnell Jackson, 6-foot-8 senior
forward
Hard to believe this is the second-to-last
home game for Jackson and the seniors. Hes go-
ing to want to have memorable performances
Saturday and two days later against Texas Tech.
Darrell Arthur, 6-foot-9 sophomore
forward
No one will be as important to the Jay-
hawks as Arthur. He got into foul trouble
in Manhattan, and it crippled KUs
ofense. Hell also have to defend
Bill Walker or Michael Beasley
most of the time he is in.
Sherron Collins, 5-foot-11 sophomore guard
Hes back to playing his usual 20 minutes a night,
but his knee still hasnt recovered. K-States Pullen and
Stewart could take advantage of an injured Collins
and get easy drives on him.
Did Kansas learn from the
frst game against K-State?
Hope so, because the
Wildcats put on a show the frst
time. They got too many open
looks from three-point range,
and Jacob Pullen scored way
too many points (20). Pullen
was the bigger surprise. Kansas
has to stop him because when
he scores, K-State has three
major scoring options in Pullen,
Beasley and Walker. If all three
of them have good games, the
Jayhawks will have a tough time
winning.
allen Fieldhouse will rock if
Russell Robinson holds his ground against Jacob Pullen. Michael
Beasley and Bill Walker will score their points. Robinson must prevent
Pullen. He and the guards couldnt handle the freshman in late Janu-
ary, and Pullen got to the free-throw line 10 times, making all of them.
Robinson has stopped great guards before, and Pullen is hardly great.
Stop Pullen, and Kansas wins.
Phog allen will roll over in over in his Grave if
K-State out-matches the Jayhawks toughness and intensity again. Kan-
sas better be motivated for this game as much as its rival. The Jayhawks
werent the frst time in Manhattan, and they lost. The Wildcats need a vic-
tory badly, especially one on the road. Theyll be tough to beat even with
the Allen Fieldhouse crowd behind the Jayhawks.
81-77 Kansas
K-State has been awful lately, but theyll be up for this game almost
as much as they were in January. Beasley scores 40-plus, but it wont be
enough. Kansas regains some of its swagger with the victory.
Well fnd out today whether
Kansas is closer to the force it
appeared to be in December and
January. Kansas State ruined the
Jayhawks perfect record and
shattered their confdence when
they beat them at Bramlage. The
players and Self said they started to
play with confdence again against
Iowa State on Wednesday. But
the Cyclones are far from even an
average team. The Jayhawks have a
real test tomorrow. This is the most
important game of the season so
far. Win, and maybe everything can
be rosy again. Lose, and gloom will
follow the team for weeks.
00 Arthur, Darrell 23.4 159-300 2-12 6.0 13.7
32 Jackson, Darnell 25.3 134-209 2-6 6.9 12.3
25 Rush, Brandon 28.2 112-265 50-122 5.2 12.2
15 Chalmers, Mario 29.3 107-206 45-98 3.0 12.2
04 Collins, Sherron 22.2 72-158 25-71 2.0 8.6
24 Kaun, Sasha 17.4 79-124 0-0 3.8 7.4
03 Robinson, Russell 27.9 55-141 24-78 2.9 7.2
05 Stewart, Rodrick 12.9 32-66 3-14 2.4 3.1
45 Aldrich, Cole 8.4 30-59 0-0 3.2 2.9
02 Teahan, Conner 3.5 15-26 11-19 0.6 2.7
14 Reed, Tyrel 7.3 17-33 11-24 0.5 2.5
10 Case, Jeremy 4.8 12-36 6-20 0.3 1.3
11 Bechard, Brennan 1.7 4-8 2-5 0.3 1.1
54 Kleinmann, Matt 2.3 2-6 0-0 0.6 0.3
22 Buford, Chase 1.7 1-9 0-6 0.5 0.2
40 Witherspoon, Brad 1.6 0-3 0-2 0.2 0.0
30 Beasley, Michael 31.3 254-468 28-73 12.6 26.2
12 Walker, Bill 26.9 145-318 29-89 6.7 16.2
00 Pullen, Jacob 24.1 91-225 36-111 1.6 10.3
05 Stewart, Clent 28.8 55-157 27-86 3.1 7.1
02 Young, Blake 28.4 57-161 25-78 3.3 6.2
04 Gilbert, Andre 19.4 35-90 10-34 2.8 4.7
01 Brown, Fred 9.9 35-90 18-48 1.4 4.4
40 Anderson, Ron 12.4 33-61 0-0 3.8 3.5
23 Sutton, Dominique13.2 16-31 0-3 2.5 3.1
42 Kent, Darren 13.8 21-57 6-21 2.5 2.3
50 Colon, Luis 6.4 12-33 0-0 1.2 1.3
51 Franklin, James 4.2 3-10 1-4 0.8 0.7
31 Merriwether, Chris 9.4 5-17 0-6 1.0 0.6
Especially the way they
played us the frst time, the
KU fans are going to make it a
great, great atmosphere.
Russell Robinson
Its a 12-hour infomercial for
the University of Kansas.
Bill Self on ESPNs College GameDay
Hopefully it can go down
as one of the best games in
the history of Kansas. I think its
going to be of that magnitude.
We were just in the locker room
talking about tickets. Nobody
can get tickets to the game.
Its going to be a great atmo-
sphere.
Russell Robinson
jayhawKs in searCh oF venGeanCe
Team counts on Allen Fieldhouse after losing in Bramlage Coliseum 84-75
Clent Stewart, 6-foot-4 senior guard,
The senior guard provides savvy
experience for an extremely young team.
Beasley is the Wildcats star, but Stewart
may be their rock.
Blake young, 6-foot-2 senior guard,
K-States braided guard is scor-
ing 6.2 points in 28.4 minutes per game.
Young can be dangerous if Kansas allows
him to penetrate.

Andre gilbert, 6-foot-7 junior
forward,
The Wildcats ex-
pect energy and sound
defense from Gilbert
a transfer forward.
Bill walker, 6-
foot-6 freshman
forward,
The Hun-
tington, W.Va.,
native is averag-
ing 16.2 points
and 6.7 rebounds per
game. Expect Brandon
Rush to match up with
Walker this time around.
Michael Beasley,
6-foot-10 freshman
forward,
All eyes will be on
Beasley on Saturday night,
and itll be up to a Darrell
Arthur, Darnell Jackson
and Sasha Kaun to slow
him down.
Jacob Pullen, 6-foot-1 freshman
guard,
After scoring a career-high 20 points
against Kansas on Jan. 30, Pullen probably
will draw more attention from the Kansas
defense.
Kansas State experi-
enced pure ecstasy on Jan. 30.
The Wildcats beat the Jayhawks
at Bramlage Coliseum, ending
Kansas streak of 24 straight vic-
tories at Bramlage, and taking
control of frst place in the Big
12 conference. What happened
next?
K-State started acting like
umm K-State. The Wildcats
have lost fve of their last eight
games, including three in a row
to Nebraska, Baylor and Texas.
At 18-9 and 8-5 in the Big 12,
K-State is inching towards the
NCAA Tournament bubble.
will Bill walker show up?
Walker is Beasleys trusty
sidekick and K-States second
scoring option. The problem is:
You cant always trust Walker.
Walker poured in 22 points
when K-State beat Kansas on
Jan. 30. But in the Wildcats loss
to Texas on Monday, Walker was
the invisible man. He fnished 0-
of-14 from the feld, and scored
one point. Walker is a tough
match-up because he can shoot
from the outside and bang with
the big guys inside. But if he
doesnt play his best on Satur-
day, K-State may fnd it tough to
escape Allen Fieldhouse with a
victory.
The frst time we defended
them we did a very poor job,
Bill Self on Kansas defense
against Kansas State
Ive seen teams play box-
and-one and he gets 30. Ive
seen teams play man-to-man
and he gets 44.
Bill Self on guarding K-
States Michael Beasley
Jackson
Kansas
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