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Initial autopsy indicates drug use

BY ELLIOT METZ
emetz@kansan.com The Shawnee County Coroners Office has completed its autopsy of Eric Bittlingmayer, a 21-year-old Lawrence sophomore who died last weekend. The autopsy found a combination of amphetamines, THC, opiates, and benzodiazepines, medications used to treat anxiety issues. Though drugs were found, no cause of death has been determined by the medical examiner. Bittlingmayer was found on Sunday evening when police responded to an unattended death at his apartment in the 1300 block of Kentucky. There were no immediate signs of foul play, said Kim Murphree, records manager for the Lawrence Police Department. Services will be held at Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St., Friday morning. Visitation will occur at 9:30 followed by the service at 11. Edited by Katie Blankenau

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Coaches encourage Haiti relief, donations

tdwyer@kansan.com Theres no shortage of people in Haiti needing help after the devastating earthquake hit the island nation Jan. 12. The death toll, according to CNN, is up to 72,000 people. The survivors are not much better off. Fortunately, people in Lawrence are willing to help. The average income down there is less than one dollar a day, Kansas coach Bill Self said at a Monday press conference. So for people to put in 20 bucks, or 100 bucks, seems pretty nominal, compared to what theyre going through. Self is part of a fundraising initiative hosted by the Kansas Athletics department. Donations were Self collected at Saturdays mens basketball game against Texas Tech and again at Sundays womens game against Missouri. Anyone can donate online at BillSelf.com. or kuathletics.com, the official athletics website of the University of Kansas. All funds will go through

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Beware of the
BY ANNA ARCHIBALD
aarchibald@kansan.com Lori Jacobs Facebook status on Sunday warned her friends of the spooky overcast sky. Its like something out of a horror movie! Jacob, a junior from Overland Park, said she was getting tired of the fog and all the nasty weather. David Mechem, assistant professor of atmospheric science, said that lingering fog wasnt uncommon, but that clarity was on the way. Fog is made up of small water droplets suspended in the air, he said. Basically it is clouds on the ground. He said the lasting fog came from a combination of three factors: a stable atmosphere, moisture and a cold surface. As long as these exist, so will the fog. What will start causing it to be less prevalent is moving into more of an active weather pattern, which is less supportive of fog, he said. It will most likely warm up and well probably get some rain in the next few days. Jacob said she would prefer any other weather to the fog. I was out at night parking my car with a friend and there was some random guy standing on the corner with his dog, she said. It was so creepy. The fog, however, doesnt just make walking outside creepy. Driving has also been a concern for students, faculty and the Kansas Highway Patrol. Jacob said that she was driving the other day with her friend and that they couldnt make out any of the street signs through the fog.

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We screamed, she said. It was just too weird. She said that her 2008 Ford Focus had fog lights, but that they didnt help much in the dark, especially when a person crossed the street wearing dark clothing. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol website, there have been eight auto accidents since Jan. 14 involving two or more vehicles, four of which involved a fatality. None of these reports, however, have been directly linked to the fog. Edna Buttler, Kansas Highway Patrol technical trooper, said fog-related accidents were preventable. Inattentive driving is the number one cause of crashes in Kansas, she said. But if everyone drives for the weather, they should be fine. Edited by Kirsten Hudson

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decrease speed.

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...and flooding
BY NANCY WOLENS
Warmer temperatures are causing snow from Lawrences recent winter storm to begin melting, creating household problems for students. Burton Barrish, a junior from Chicago, came back to his apartment after winter break and found more than a foot-and-a-half of water standing in his bathroom and kitchen from a pipe that had burst. The water actually went through my kitchen down into my friends apartment nwolens@kansan.com below me, Barrish said. It basically caved in his ceiling and it got all of his clothes soaking wet. Barrish said that maintenance from his apartment complex fixed the pipes, but that one room in his apartment had mold and a bare floor after crews pulled up the soaked carpet. The difficulties with bursting pipes and potential leaks from the rising temperatures are caused by excess water that doesnt get absorbed into the ground, J.F. Devlin, associate professor of geology, said. Devlin specializes in research with ground water hydrogeology, which deals

Students handle maintenance issues caused by recent melting snow and ice
with water existing underground or on the surface of the earth. If it rains hard, or if the snow melts rapidly, Devlin said, the water was being delivered into the ground faster than it could handle. Any additional water, beyond what the ground can take, flows onto the surface. Ultimately, in a city like this, the excess water is going to end up on the streets, the gutters or in the storm sewers, Devlin said. The water will channel its way to the lowest points and that is where you may run into problems. If there is a light rain or if the snow melts slowly enough, the water has time to sink down into the ground, reducing the risk of short-term flooding. Jared Leighton, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Topeka, said the ground in the region was now frozen down to four inches. He said that the frozen layer couldnt necessarily take in the amount of water that was melting, but that the snow was now melting at a manageable pace and was releasing slowly. As of now we have had no problems with flooding, Leighton said. Were keeping our fingers crossed that the snow melts slowly. Edited by Kirsten Hudson

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I know a baseball star who wouldnt report the theft of his wifes credit cards because the thief spends less than she does.
Joe Garagiola, former St. Louis Cardinals catcher and baseball announcer

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Surviving chaos: Reliving the devastation in Haiti parts 1 and 2 Also, featured photo gallery: Disaster in Haiti
Tomorrow is a big day for Add/drop. It is the last day to add or change a class on-line and do so without written permission. check www.registrar.ku.edu for other Add/drop deadlines.

FACT OF THE DAY

A car is stolen every 20 seconds in the United states.
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THURSDAY
Jan. 21
n The kansas African studies center will host a martin Luther king spring welcome Back Reception for facuty, staff and students from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Room 10 of Bailey Hall. The reception is free. n student Union Activities will screen the movie, whip It at 8 p.m. in woodruff Auditorium. Tickets are $2 for kU students and $3 for the general public.

FRIDAY
Jan. 22
n watkins memorial Health center will have an H1n1 clinic from noon to 2 p.m. in the first floor conference room. The clinic is open to all kU students, faculty, staff and retirees. n kU opera presents The sorrows of young werther from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the swarthout Recital Hall in murphy Hall. Tickets are $5 for students and seniors and $10 for general admission.

SATURDAY
Jan. 23
n The emily Taylor womens Resource center is providing an emPower self defense workshop taught by martial artists from Premier martial Arts in the martial Arts room of the Ambler student Recreation center from 1 to 3 p.m. To register, call the eTwRc at 785-864-3600 or e-mail amckay@ku.edu or etwrc@ku.edu. The workshop is free.

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n student Health services will host an employee wellness Fair from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Ambler student Recreation center. n The Lawrence Arts center, 940 new Hampshire st., will host Unwrapping the Past: A solo exhibition by Lynda Andrus from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is free. n The kansas mens basketball team will play against Baylor at 8 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse. The game will be televised on esPn2.

SUNDAY
Jan. 24
n opera singer sasha cooke will perform at the Lied center at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students and $18 for adults. n The University will host a martin Luther king Jr. banquet featuring congressman emanuael cleaver, II, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the kansas Room of the kansas Union. Tickets are $20 and must be purchased no later than Jan. 21: www.oma. ku.edu.

mONDAY
Jan. 25
n Three faculty members will present Food for Thought: The culture of Food in the United states from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Big 12 Room of the kansas Union. Tickets are free. n Ayu saraswati will present cosmopolitian whiteness: The effects and Affects of skinwhitening and Tanning Advertisements in Transnational media from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the seminar Room of the Hall center for Humanities. Tickets are free.

TUESDAY
Jan. 26
n The kU Blood drive will be from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Big 12 Room of the kansas Union. n The kU natural History museum will have its first science! on Tap discussion, kaw kinetics: Hydroelectric energy in Lawrence, at 7:30 p.m. at Free state Brewing co. doors open at 6:30 p.m. sarah Hill-nelson, owner-operator of Bowersock mills and Power co., will present the history of hydroelectric power in Lawrence and address the pros and cons of using the kansas River for energy. Admission is free.

If you would like to submit an event to be included on our weekly calendar, send us an e-mail at news@kansan.com with the subject Calendar.

BETTER KNOW A mAJOR: environmental studies

BY AUTUMN MORNINGSKY
amorningsky@kansan.com Social Science courses and has a different English requirement. Students may graduate with honors by maintaining a minimum overall GPA of 3.25 and a 3.5 GPA in the major, and completing an individual honors project. Sample of major courses: Scientific Principles of Environmental Studies; Environment, Culture, and Society; Environmental Policy Analysis; Environmental Law; GeoSpatial Analysis; Methods of Analyzing Geographical Data; Field Ecology; Capstone Project. Scholarships: Four categories of awards are given through the Ruben Zadigan Environmental Studies Scholarship in areas of service and leadership, academic merit, undergraduate research and environmental study abroad. Students are encouraged to attend office hours in the Environmental Studies program office in 252 Snow Wednesdays, Fridays, and the second and fourth Thursdays of the month during the spring semester. Student groups: Center For Sustainability, Environs, EcoJustice, Alternative Energy Society, KUBioClub, Emerging Green Builders, Student Environmental Advisory Board, Students for Green Chemistry and Engineering Internships: Students in their junior year with a minimum GPA of 2.5 may apply for internships and receive class credit by enrolling in EVRN 490, an independent study course. C are er p ossibi lities: Conservation Education Specialist, Naturalist, Outdoor Education Specialist, Nature Center Manager, Recreation Programmer/Manager Potential employers: Developers; environmental consulting firms; scientific foundations; research firms; state, county and federal government agencies; private/K-12 schools; youth centers Source: Chris Brown, director of environmental studies program Edited by Megan Heacock

CRImE REpORT
n on Friday the kU Public safety office reported that an officer found a driver to be in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia at a traffic stop at the 1500 block of west 15th street. n on sunday a resident of Hashinger Hall reported that their laptop and television were stolen sometime over winter break. The items were valued at $1,049. n on monday someone stole a briefcase, iPod, and laptop from the fourth floor lobby of the kansas Union. The items were valued at $675.

School: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Degrees offered: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of General Studies, minor Required credit hours: A Bachelors degree in Environmental Studies requires 124 total credit hours for graduation, with 45 junior and senior hours, or 40 junior and senior hours for students who entered before Fall 2003. Students are required to maintain a 2.0 GPA to graduate, with a 2.0 GPA in junior and senior Environmental Studies (EVRN) courses. A Bachelor of Science degree differs from the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of General Studies degree in that it does not require a foreign language or a Non-Western Culture course, has a stronger chemistry and math component, requires fewer Humanities and

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Man uses fox urine against protesters

PoRTLAnd, maine A 36-year-old maine man facing assault charges after allegedly spraying fox urine on protesters and a police officer outside a Portland restaurant. Police said the man was arrested sunday night after spraying a group outside The Front Room restaurant protesting what they call labor violations. Restaurant owner Harding Lee smith was the target of a lawsuit claiming hes been violating state and federal wage and hour rules.

Police said the suspect lived in an apartment above the restaurant, but did not work there. smith told The Portland daily sun that murphy might have been reacting to the protests that had been taking place outside his restaurant. Fox urine is commonly used as a repellant to keep animals away.

Burglar enters house and cooks

eAsTon, Pa. An eastern Pennsylvania man was charged after he allegedly broke into a home, cut his hair and prepared

fried chicken before being discovered. The man was charged with breaking into the home in easton, about 50 miles north of Philadelphia. According to court documents, the homeowner returned home sunday to discover him cooking chicken. Authorities said the man threw a rock through a window to get inside and appeared to have rummaged through every room in the house. He also showered. The man faces burglary, criminal trespass and other charges and was being held on $15,000. bail. Associated Press

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the American Red Cross to provide big deal right now. Lets have some relief in Haiti. people over, put a bowl out and see The University of Kansas ath- if they want to donate, Nielsen letics department, Self and his said, adding that he thought the wife Cindy, and womens basket- party was a success. The party ball coach Bonnie Henrickson will raised $225 in donations. all match a portion of the money Cantwell said fundraising raised, doubling the donations sent seemed to be the only way they to Haiti. Self said he wanted the could help with earthquake relief. fundraiser to bring in thousands As a college student with no of dollars. formal medical or professional Im hopetraining, the only ful that we thing I could Im hopeful that we can can raise a think to do is minimum of provide monraise a minimum of 25, 25, and then etary assistance, and then match it, so wed Cantwell said. match it, so wed be able to What better way be able to give 50. give 50. I think to get a bunch that would be of college stuBill SElf Kansas coach a good numdents to donate ber, Self said. money? I was really Cantwell said hoping wed raise close to 50 and her friends were not sure which be able to match that or at least a agency they would use to donate pretty good portion of it, and give the money. Nielsen said they would close to 100 thousand to them. look into donating through the The total amount raised will be Athletics Department to double announced at the mens basketball the total. game tonight against Baylor. According to the Chronicle of Students are finding ways to raise Philanthropy, a newspaper dedifunds for Haitian relief too. Kris cated to covering nonprofit organiNielsen, a senior from Overland zations, charities have raised more Park, and Devon Cantwell, a soph- than $220 million in donations omore from Topeka, decided to for Haitian earthquake relief as of host a party at Cantwells house to Tuesday afternoon. raise whatever funds they could. Me and Devon were just sitting Edited by Megan Heacock around and were like, Hey, this is a

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Democratic candidate, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley concedes after losing a special election on Tuesday in Boston. The election was held to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy.

Republican victory could spell trouble for Obama

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BOSTON In an epic upset in liberal Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown rode a wave of voter anger to win the U.S. Senate seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy for nearly half a century, leaving President Barack Obamas health care overhaul in doubt and marring the end of his first year in office. Addressing an exuberant victory celebration Tuesday night, Brown declared he was ready to go to Washington without delay as the crowd chanted, Seat him now. Democrats indicated they would, deflating a budding controversy over whether they would try to block Brown long enough to complete congressional passage of the health care plan he has promised to oppose. The people of Massachusetts have spoken. We welcome Scott Brown to the Senate and will move to seat him as soon as the proper paperwork has been received, said Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin said he would notify the Senate on Wednesday that Brown had been elected. The loss by Democrat Martha Coakley in the Democratic stronghold was a stunning embarrassment for the White House after Obama rushed to Boston on Sunday to try to save the foundering candidate. Her defeat on Tuesday signaled big political problems for the presidents party this fall when House, Senate and gubernatorial candidates are on the ballot nationwide. Browns victory was the third major loss for Democrats in statewide elections since Obama became president. Republicans won governors seats in Virginia and New Jersey in November. I have no interest in sugarcoating what happened in Massachusetts, said Sen. Robert Menendez, the head of the Senate Democrats campaign committee. There is a lot of anxiety in the country right now. Americans are understandably impatient. Brown will become the 41st Republican in the 100-member Senate, which could allow the GOP to block the presidents health care legislation. Democrats needed Coakley to win for a 60th vote to thwart Republican filibusters. The trouble may go deeper: Democratic lawmakers could read the results as a vote against Obamas broader agenda, weakening their support for the president. And the results could scare some Democrats from seeking office this fall. Turnout was exceptional for a special election in January, with light snow reported in parts of the state. More voters showed up at the polls Tuesday than in any non-presidential general election in Massachusetts since 1990.

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Ohio State University President Gordon Gee talks to students on the university campus in Columbus, Ohio. Gee is the highest-paid school president in this years public school survey and his pay is worth more than $1.5 million including salary, retirement and deferred compensation.

College presidents lose pay increase

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The recession has reached the executive suites of the nations public universities and colleges, putting a stop to a string of large annual pay increases for school presidents. A survey released Monday by the Chronicle of Higher Education showed compensation packages of chief executives at public schools leveling off in 2008-2009, rising a relatively modest 2.3 percent. One in 10 saw their pay decline. Some who did get raises or bonuses gave the money back to their schools. Presidential salaries at public universities and colleges have come under greater scrutiny as many bursting-at-the-seams schools raise tuition to offset steep declines in state funding. The latest figures show that the economy and fears of a backlash over perceived high salaries are trumping the argument that public schools need to pay top dollar for top talent. Students and families have had to tighten their belts, so I bet theyll appreciate seeing some restraint among college presidents, said Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, a critic of executive pay at colleges and other nonprofits. Holding off on raises is in sync with the reality for families trying to pay for college in the midst of high unemployment and the worst economy in decades. Over the previous six years, annual pay increases of 10 percent or more became the norm for many public school presidents. So while base salaries rose for two-thirds of top executives in the 2008-2009 survey of 185 public universities and community colleges, the dollars involved were significantly smaller. The median compensation package for public school top executives in 2008-2009 was $436,111. Eleven public university presidents earned $700,000 or more, down from 15 the previous year.

PHILADELPHIA A stayat-home mom in Maine. A physics teacher in an under-supplied school in Quito, Ecuador. A food-service-supply salesman in Lancaster, Pa., laid up for months with little to do after a hanggliding accident. And two outof-work West Philadelphia men looking to take an intellectual journey from their living room. They are among millions around the world who have been attracted to Yale Universitys free courses on the Web, complete with audio and video lectures, syllabi and supplementary materials. It was such a great thing to me, said Steve Ziegler, 40, of Lancaster, who during his recovery watched Ivy League English-class lectures on Cormac McCarthys novel Blood Meridian, which quickly became one of his favorite books. I was able to get more out of something that I love because Yale put these courses online. More universities are beginning to upload full-length, free courses through iTunes, YouTube and the international consortium site OpenCourseWare. The University of Pennsylvania put up an environmental course and a psychology course on its open learning site last year, with plans to expand. Eastern University in St. Davids, Pa., launched a Christian

spirituality course and an urban they are noncredit on the Web. sociology course, also in the last The learning is self-directed. year. There are no grades, no feedThe University of Delaware back, no course credit and no started a page on iTunes last class-time interaction with facmonth with courses currently ulty. Participants send e-mails restricted to staff and students, to professors, which some opt to but with some likely to become answer. public. Some of Yales star professors While some worry such proj- take part, including economics ects are tantamount to giving professor Robert J. Shiller, who away perhaps a universitys most wrote Irrational Exuberance, prized treasure, its teaching, oth- about bubblelike market ers say the projects fulfill a mis- behavior. sion to disseminate information The project is being funded by widely. a $3 million, four-year grant from Of the eight Ivy League the William and Flora Hewlett schools, Yale has been a leader, Foundation. with 25 free courses online and One of the biggest challenges is 11 more coming this fall. raising funds to add new courses, We wanted to share our aca- Kleiner said. demic treasures more widely Such ventures can be costly. with the world, said Diana E.E. The Massachusetts Institute of Kleiner, a history of arts pro- Technology in 2002 launched its fessor who OpenCourseWare directs the site and eventually We wanted to project. uploaded materials Since the for all of the univershare our academic w e b s i t es sitys 1,950 courses, treasures more widely launch in said Steve Carson, December external relations with the world. 2007, more director for MIT than 2 milOpenCourseWare. DiANA E.E. KlEiNEr lion from Thirty classes offer Yale history of arts professor 193 countries video. have viewed It costs about , though not $30 million: all but necessar$5 million funded ily completed, courses, she said. by outside sources. The univerMany others have tapped into the sity spends about $3.6 million courses on iTunes and YouTube, a year to maintain it, some of she said. Though these are the which also is funded from the same courses taken for credit by outside. Yale undergraduates on campus,

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Students leave for march

Journey to the Capitol aims to draw support and outlaw abortion
BY ROSHNI OOMMEN
roommen@kansan.com More than 100 KU students will begin a pilgrimage today to Washington D.C. to participate in the March for Life. The students, as part of the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, will make the journey to the Capitol in an effort to reverse the ruling of Roe vs. Wade. This 1973 Supreme Court case made abortions legal in the U.S. More than 200,000 people are expected to participate in this years march. Joel Haug, a sophomore from Atchison, participated in the pilgrimage last year and is planning to make the journey again this year. Its an eye-opening experience, seeing that many people united for a single cause, Haug said. Its pretty powerful. The 22-hour trip costs more than $300 per student, but with donors and fundraising efforts by the group, students only need to pay $50 each. Michael Miravalle, the evangelism and outreach coordinator at the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, said keeping the cost low had been especially important to the center this year. This is our first time fundraising, Miravalle said. Because of the shape of the economy, weve had to pick up the slack. He said making sure each student was able to participate was very important to the center. The March for Life is very impacting, Miravalle said. Its rare anyone feels like theyre not taking part of something bigger. The groups trip to Washington, D.C. is part of the ongoing movement to outlaw abortion in the U.S. The March for Life is so important to some participants that theyre willing to miss up to three days of school to attend. Lizzy Alonzi, a sophomore from Tulsa, said she was more than willing to miss her classes in order to do something that she felt was so important. College is about figuring out whats important to you, Alonzi said. For us, its life, and this is what were doing to protect it. Though abortion opponents are making the 1,000-mile trip to the nations Capitol, some campus groups remain staunchly in favor of abortion rights. Laura Kozak, co-president of the Commission on the Status of Women, said a ban on abortion would deny womens rights. By denying women safe, affordable abortions, its denying them rights to health, Kozack, a junior from Kansas City, Mo., said. If those rights arent available, women could seek less-healthy options that could harm them. The commission is an on-campus student group, dedicated to resolving issues facing women, including reproductive justice, affordable birth control methods and access to safe medical care. As a group, Kozak said, the commission favors abortion rights in an effort to protect womens health. The group of 110 students from the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center will return to Lawrence Sunday. Edited by Drew Anderson

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Randy McGrorty, a lawyer for Catholic Legal Services, gives legal advice to several hundred Haitians at the Notre Dame Catholic Church in Miami Tuesday. The Obama administration is allowing Haitians who were in the United States illegally to apply for temporary protected status.

Illegal Haitian immigrants to be given protected status

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MIAMI More than 100 Haitians crammed inside a Catholic church Tuesday to ask questions about a federal government designation that will allow possibly hundreds of thousands of illegal Haitian immigrants to work in the U.S. and send money home during the next 18 months. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas said Haitians will be able to start filing their applications for the Temporary Protected Status Thursday, the day official notice of the program is expected to be published in the Federal Register. Only those in the U.S. before the earthquake hit their Caribbean homeland a week ago will be eligible. Mayorkas warned that applications sent before Thursday would likely be delayed. Haitians have already started showing up at centers to get help filling out the forms. At Notre Dame dHaiti Catholic Church in Miamis Little Haiti neighborhood, Randy McGrorty, head of Catholic Charities Legal Services, fielded questions, mostly in Creole, about whether applicants could bring family members from Haiti, whether they could qualify for college financial aid and whether they could get any help paying the $470 application fee. Although the government has cautioned the protection is only temporary 18 months to be exact some of those applying hoped it would lead to a longer reprieve. Julie Bermane, 19, of Miami, said she has lived in the U.S. since she was 3 but because she was here illegally has been unable to go to college or get a job. Theres a lot of things in my life that I want to do, but this stuff has been holding me back, she said. If her application is granted, she said, I can go out and see the world. The agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security, is expecting about 100,000 to 200,000 applications. We are drawing on expertise from the past to be ready for the onslaught, said Mayorkas, who also cautioned applicants to be wary of people who may try to scam those looking for help filling out applications. The U.S. has granted temporary protected status to about 350,000 people from Central American and African countries. Mayorkas is heading to Miami Wednesday to educate people on the process and take calls from around the country. More meetings will be held in Orlando and Tampa, as well as Newark, N.J. and New York City, where the highest concentrations of Haitians live. Mayorkas said the agency has redesigned its website, www.uscis. gov, so information about Haiti can be easily found in English, French and Creole. Also, the agencys call center, reachable at 1-800-375-5283, is open five hours longer from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.

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FAIRFAX, Va. President Barack Obama announced Tuesday hell ask Congress for $1.35 billion to extend an education grant program for states, saying that getting schools right will shape our future as a nation. The $787 billion economic stimulus program that Obama signed into law soon after taking office included $4.3 billion in competitive grants for states, nicknamed the Race to the Top fund. States must amend education laws and policies to compete for a share of the money. The deadline to apply for the program is Tuesday, and officials expect more than 30 states to apply. The Education Department is expected to announce its first of two rounds of awards in April with Obama saying that not all who enter will get a grant. The president said that extending the program would allow more states to win grants. He also wants to use some of the $1.35 billion for a similarly competitive grant program for local school districts. Offering our children an outstanding education is one of our most fundamental perhaps our most fundamental obligations as a country, Obama said in brief remarks. Countries that outeducate us today will out-compete us tomorrow, and I refuse to let that happen on my watch. The Race to the Top fund and the opportunity to compete for the billions of dollars it holds was designed to encourage states to rework their education systems and bring them more in line with Obamas vision. Education is largely a state and local responsibility.

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Renting textbooks relieves checkbooks

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blong@kansan.com Kim Scherman found a new way to save money this semester: She rented her textbooks instead of buying them. I had never rented, but I was just frustrated with textbook prices, Scherman, a sophomore from Eudora, said. Scherman rented her books from Chegg.com a move that saved her $258. Companies such as Chegg and BookRenter, another online company, allow users to rent books and ship them back at the end of the semester. In response to students increasingly turning to sites such as Chegg and BookRenter, University Book Shop, 1116 W. 23rd St., has started its own renting program this semester. At University Book Shop, customers can now pay half the price of a new book to rent it for the semester. After students return the able to rent the rest of them. rental, it is sold as a used book. When students weigh the costs University Book Shop rents about of renting versus buying, more one-quarter of its titles, Colby factors than the price come into Venema, manager of University play. Book production can also Book Shop, said. take a toll on the environment. The prices have gone up drasChegg gives its shoppers a way tically, and this to help the will also give e nv i r o n m e nt I had never rented, but I was students more by planting a just frustrated with textbook used books tree through in the future, the American prices. KIM SCherMAN Venema said. Forests Global eudora sophomore When Kayla ReLeaf proHigginbotham, gram for each a junior from rented book, Overland Park, according to went into University Book Shop the Chegg website. for her textbooks this semester, The general idea is to offset she wasnt looking to rent her the carbon footprint, Johannes books. Feddema, professor of geography But when she left, she said, and environmental studies, said. she wished she could have rented According to its website, Chegg more than just one. has planted more than 4,000 acres Any way to save money is of trees, which is four times the great, Higginbotham said. I only size of the Lawrence campus. rented one book because I wasnt When I went to check out, I got the choice between Guatemala, Lake Tahoe and somewhere in Africa, Sherman said. Because of her interest in Latin American studies, she chose to plant her trees in Guatemala. To tell other students about Chegg, Scherman, along with Nolan Kappelman, a junior from Lawrence, and Gina Cohn, a sophomore from Overland Park, made fliers about Chegg and spent a few hours handing them out on campus. Although some students are sold on the idea of renting, others have their reservations. Colleen Young, a freshman from Chicago, sticks to buying her books from the bookstore. It is just easier, Young said, I can walk in and get what I need. Then I just take them back to the same place when Im done, Edited by Katie Blankenau

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To search online, first find the ISBN number for the textbooks. To find the ISBN number go to kubookstore.com. Once there, click the textbook link at the top of the page. Go through and find the courses needed. A list will come up of the titles and ISBN numbers.

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The companies offer free return shipping for the textbooks. The renter then prints return labels at the end of the semester. To rent from the university Book Shop, the customer has to go into the store to see if their book can be rented.

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San Diego mayor changes stance on gay marriage ban

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SAN FRANCISCO San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders opposed gay marriage until he learned his daughter was a lesbian in a committed relationship. He testified Tuesday during a trial on Californias same-sex marriage ban that the change was a defining moment in his personal life and his political career. The mayor took the witness stand on behalf of two same-sex couples suing to overturn Proposition 8, the states voter-approved ban. Sanders, a Republican, said he lost support within his party and had to work harder to be re-elected after he opposed the 2008 ballot measure. The kickoff for the campaign, a lot of people werent there, Sanders testified. The trial, in its sixth day, is the first in a federal court to examine whether denying gays and lesbians the right to wed violates their constitutional rights.Throughout the trial, backers of the ban have tried to show the ballot measure was not motivated by deep-seated bias toward gays. Such animus would make it more difficult for the measure to pass constitutional muster. Brian Raum, a lawyer for Proposition 8 sponsors, crossexamined the mayor about his onetime opposition to gay marriage. You dont believe that you communicated hatred to the gay and lesbian community, did you?

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Raum asked. I feel like my thoughts were grounded in prejudice, but I dont feel like I communicated hatred, Sanders said. Raum also played a commercial produced by the Proposition 8 campaign claiming supporters were subjected to vandalism, slurs and physical violence during the 2008 election. You would agree that its wrong for people to suffer violence as a result of their political views, would you not? Raum asked. I would, Sanders agreed, adding he could not verify that supASSOCIATED PRESS porters of the ban in San Diego San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, center, speaks at a news conference next to his daughter Lisa in San Francisco on Tuesday. Jerry Sanders took the witexperienced widespread harass- ness stand on behalf of two same-sex couples suing to overturn Proposition 8, Californias voter-approved gay marriage ban. Lisa Sanders is married ment or if the ad was a campaign to Meaghan Yaple. At left is San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera. tactic.

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Struggling newspaper owner files for bankruptcy protection

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AUGUSTA, Ga. Newspaper owner Morris Publishing Group filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday as part of a plan worked out with creditors to cut its debt by about $288.5 million. The privately held owner of daily newspapers including The Augusta Chronicle, Savannah Morning News and Topeka Capital-Journal announced last week that it would file a prepackaged plan, preapproved by a majority of its creditors, in federal bankruptcy court. ASSOCIATED PRESS Its filing Tuesday comes as the Pedestrians walk past newspaper boxes of Canwest-owned Vancouver Sun and The Province holding company for MediaNews daily newspapers in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday, Jan. 8, 2010. Canwest Global Communications has Group Inc., owner of The Denver placed its cross-Canada newspaper chain under creditor protection and will put it up for sale next Post and San Jose Mercury News, week, with a group of lenders led by the countrys biggest banks ready to kick off the bidding. is working out its own Chapter 11 plan with creditors. More than 10 control of the company after emergCourt documents list other newspaper publishers have ing from Chapter 11. Bondholders Wilmington Trust FSB as the comfiled for bankruptcy protection would receive no equity in the panys largest unsecured creditor, since December 2008. company in the exchange. But the pegging the companys claim at Newspapers struggled during new debt $278.5 million. Newsprint vendor the recession would carry a Abitibi-Consolidated Sales Corp. as advertisers higher inter- claims it is owed $365,000 and These trends have made it pulled back on est rate of 10 more than a dozen other creditors their spending harder for some publishers percent to 15 are claiming accounts of less than and readers conpercent. $100,000. ... to repay debts they took tinued their shift Once the Sternberg said the company to online news. on for acquisitions during restructuring expected no interruption in norThesetrends is finalized mal business and hoped to emerge better times. have made and approved from Chapter 11 in six to 12 weeks. it harder for by the court, Morris has 1,847 full-time employsome publishwe will be on ees and 335 part-time workers. ers, such as primuch firmThe Morris newspaper group vately owned er financial ground, said Sandra started in the 1940s when William MediaNews and Morris, to repay Sternberg, a Morris spokeswoman. S. Morris Jr. purchased The Augusta debts they took on for acquisitions The exchange must be approved Chronicle, where he began working during better times. by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for as a bookkeeper in 1929. The companys plan lowers the Southern District of Georgia. The company has daily newsMorris overall debt to $126.5 Morris said about 93 percent of papers in eight states Alaska, million from about $415 million. existing noteholders voted in sup- Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, The restructuring plan includes a port of the reorganization plan, Minnesota, South Carolina and bond exchange that would trade short of the 99 percent the com- Texas as well as more than 60 the companys existing unsecured pany needed to settle its debt out non-daily newspapers and magadebt for $100 million in new bonds of court. zines. The Florida Times-Union is erasing $178.5 million owed to Morris court filing said the the companys largest newspaper, creditors. company had $175.5 million in followed by The Augusta Chronicle The restructuring plan would total assets and $482.4 million in and the Savannah Morning News. allow Morris owners to maintain liabilities.

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PARIS A Paris judge ordered three French publications Tuesday to pay damages to Roman Polanski and his family for printing unauthorized photos but the sums were a fraction of what the filmmaker had demanded. Polanski and his wife had sued two French newspapers and two French magazines for a total of about euro150,000 ($217,215), complaining the publications ran photos that invaded their privacy. With most of the decisions in, they have so far been awarded euro12,500. many of the photographs at issue depicted Polanski, his wife or children in or near the Swiss Alpine chalet where he has been under house arrest since early December, awaiting word on whether he will be extradited to the United States on a 32-year-old sex case. Invasion of privacy suits by celebrities are common in France, Polanskis permanent residence and the country in which he lived for three decades.
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BALTImoRE It is what Edgar Allan Poe might have called a mystery all insoluble: Every year for the past six decades, a shadowy visitor would leave roses and a half-empty bottle of cognac on Poes grave on the anniversary of the writers birth. This year, no one showed. Did the mysterious Poe toaster meet his own mortal end? Did some kind of ghastly misfortune befall him? Im confused, befuddled, said Jeff Jerome, curator of the Poe House and museum. The visitors absence this year

only deepened the mystery over his identity. one name mentioned as a possibility was that of a Baltimore poet and known prankster who died in his 60s last week. But there is little or no evidence to suggest he was the man. Poe was the American literary master of the macabre, known for poems such as The Raven and grisly short stories like The Tell-Tale Heart,The Fall of the House of Usher and The Pit and the Pendulum. He is also credited with writing the first modern detective story, The murders in the Rue morgue. He died in 1849 in Baltimore at age 40 after collapsing in a tavern.
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Lawsuit only brings more harm to students Failure to achieve

Im doing my good deed and reminding everyone to pick up their student tickets for basketball today or tomorrow. n n n

Its so much easier just to do it online - $1 per ticket is totally worth it.

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hough it may be difficult for most students to imagine what it feels like to have lost a son, many lost a friend with the death of Jason Wren nearly a year ago. Theres no doubt that more could have and should have been done the night that Jason lost his life to alcohol. But for Jasons parents to accuse 10 unidentified John Does, all members of Jasons fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, as contributors to his death is not only offensive, but also flagrantly callous. Soon after he heard word of his sons death, Jay Wren said he didnt blame the members of Jasons fraternity (The Kansan, March 11, 2009). The lawsuit filed last month reflects Wrens drastic change of heart and accuses 10 Sigma Alpha Epsilon members of negligence contributing to Jasons death. Such an accusation stains the lives of 10 individuals who arent so different from Wren in wondering what could have been done to prevent Jasons death. Unless the Wrens accept an early

settlement, it could lead to a tense and emotional trial with unwarranted collateral damage. If the case makes it before a jury, the identities of the 10 Does will be revealed, permanently engraving their names in the public record as contributors to Jasons death. The guilt they must already feel weighs heavily enough without the added stress of a trial. Depending on the jurys verdict, some or all of the Does could be responsible for paying a percentage of the requested $75,000, a minimum amount that could dramatically increase by the end of the trial. Even if the jury rules in favor of the Does, the cost of lawyer fees could easily put anyone, let alone a student, in years of debt. Even more disheartening is the thought of the trial itself. As defendants, the 10 Does will defend themselves by providing the strongest cases for why theyre not at fault for Jasons death. Among the best arguments undoubtedly is to accuse Jason of causing his own death. Forcing the 10 Does, presumably some of whom were

Jasons close friends, to stand trial for his death is wrong. To avoid those unfortunate events, there should be an early settlement releasing the 10 Does entirely from the lawsuit before it goes to trial and before their names are released to ensure minimum damages. Though the Wrens efforts in bringing attention to the dangers of alcohol are commendable, involving 10 Sigma Alpha Epsilon members appears excessive. Sparing them the embarrassment and burden of a trial is more than reasonable its the right thing to do. Regardless of the outcome of the lawsuit, no amount of monetary compensation will ever be enough to replace Jasons life. The loss of one life has been bad enough. Theres little to gain from harming the lives of others, especially those who were close to Jason. Michael Holtz for The Kansan Editorial Board

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uring the presidential campaign, Barack Obama was touted as a dazzling unifier who transcended race. Fast-forward to today and the race issue has not been erased or even pushed to the back burner. As evidenced by three quotes that made news just last week, race is as big an issue as ever. In the first example, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was forced to apologize for his remarks published in a new book that called Obama a lightskinned black man with no Negro dialect unless he wanted to have one. Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich also said of Obama, This guy, he was catapulted in on hope and change, what we hope the guy is. What the f---? Everything hes sayings on the teleprompter. Im blacker than Barack Obama. I shined shoes. It was also revealed that when former President Bill Clinton went to solicit Sen. Ted Kennedys endorsement for then Sen. Hillary Clintons presidential run that Bill Clinton told him in reference to Obama that, A few years ago, this guy would have been getting us coffee. Had any one of these quotes come from Republicans, it would have destroyed their whole careers. Because the speakers are Democrats, Obama, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, the Congressional Black Caucus, and their allies in the media stammered to be the first in line to forgive them and move on as if nothing ever happened. Today, the story getting the most attention is of Sen. Reids remarks. As a response, many Republicans have asked for him to step down as Senate majority leader just as Sen. Trent Lott had to step down in 2002 for much less severe words. On the face of it, calls for Reid to resign are over the top. But in order to highlight the obvious double standard that exists today, Republicans are doing

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the right thing. Racism does not rely solely on action or words; it apparently depends on whether someone has an R or a D beside his or her name. Democrats have thrived on using racism as a political tool. As long as politicians stand to gain from throwing out accusations of racism, it will remain a popular way to incite one group against another. The unrealistic nature of a post-racial era under the new administration was easily predictable by looking at Obamas past. As a community organizer, Obama spent his days learning how to rub raw the sores of discontent. Obama took a page right out of the playbook of Saul Alinksy, a famous community organizer and author of the book, Rules for Radicals. Obama built his political capital on bringing people to the realization that they are miserable and their unhappiness is the fault of unresponsive government, greedy corporations, and racism. By promoting this idea, Obama inspired people to band together and demand what they deserve. Voila, he had himself a fired-up base of support. This country deserves better than a parade of politicians making public apologies for remarks some people find offensive. This all begins with realizing that cries of racism should never be used as a political tool. Thats the right idea. Compton is a Wichita senior in political science.

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There is no new incentive for anyone to try to enter the United States illegally by sea.
Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Chris ONeil, spokesman for the Homeland Security Task Force Southeast said in response to the anticipated influx of Haitian refugees.

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n January 2006, an ambitious Illinois senator, Barack Obama, stood at the podium of the Lobbying Reform Summit in Washington, D.C. He spoke of the revolutionary president Theodore Roosevelts opposition to a political system dominated by robber barons, railroad tycoons and oil magnates. Today, we face a similar crisis of corruption, Obama said, and I believe that we deserve similar leadership from those in power as well. After eight years of tax cuts for the wealthy and a rising deficit, Obama was preaching to the choir. We were all ready for another Roosevelt; many of us thought Obama was going to fill this role. On the night Obama was elected president, I was walking down Massachusetts Street. Many people hung out the windows of their cars and yelled at the top of their lungs. I shared their enthusiasm for changes coming to Washington. Now, more than a year after the world economy was first sent spiraling into a recession that left one in 10 U.S. citizens unemployed, there couldnt be a better time to increase shamefully lax financial regulations. Yet, Obamas early ambitions to reverse legislations catering to corporate interests linger unfulfilled. The flooding of federal money and the consequent 2009 surge in the stock market may prevent another outright depression. However, this current condition may also be simply temporary if necessary legislative changes to discourage exploitative practices by Wall Street executives arent passed. Recent exposures of abusive practices in an unregulated free-

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By Braden Katz
bkatz@kansan.com for-all market have been shocking. Perhaps the most well known case involved Bernie Madoff, who pled guilty to 11 felonies after his massive Ponzi scheme was discovered. Ultimately, Madoff s firm was responsible for $65 billion in missing investments and nearly $18 billion in losses for his investors. Without proper market regulations, individuals such as Madoff will continue to stoop to astoundingly low levels to gain wealth. These fraudulent actions cannot be tolerated in a healthy market. Yet, inherently, there are many systematic problems that can rise in trying to increase profits. Issues such as investment firms growing too large, a prominent criticism by many economists who witnessed the domino-like demise of financial firms because each controlled astonishingly massive portions of the market, continue to go unanswered. In addition to size, there have been few changes in the markets of derivative securities. Many believe the opaque and complex nature of these systems is a leading cause of the 2008 market crash. With the largest drop in the stock market since the Great Depression, any government body interested in

protecting its citizens would act to control those responsible. However, the very people who gambled with, and lost, billions of investors dollars continue to conduct business as usual. In fact, employee compensation on Wall Street firms rose during the past year. In one example, during the first three quarters of 2009, Goldman Sachs set aside an astounding $16.7 billion for paychecks and bonuses, despite having received $10 billion in federal funds months earlier. Banks continue to sit comfortably with federal money. Yet they refuse to approve loans for local development. Just down the street from my home in Overland Park, a commercial shopping center that would have provided needed jobs to the local community has halted construction. Its unfinished structure sits on top of a massive man-made hill. Undoubtedly, this served as a million-dollar blow to developers. Millions of peoples lives have been dramatically affected by economic recession. The idea that public opinion matters in U.S. government continues to be an illusion as financial firms enjoy record profits while the rest of us pay both in taxes and a poorly performing market. Obama still has time to prove he is capable of making necessary changes to financial institutions; however, it does seem that time flies, even when youre down and out. Katz is an Overland Park junior in political science and creative writing.

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KU metalsmithing design student is one of a kind

BY ROSHNI OOMMEN
roommen@kansan.com When Sierra Winter graduates from KU in May, she will be the only person representing her major. Winter, a senior from Manhattan, is a metalsmithing and jewelry design student and shes one of only three KU seniors in her program. Jon Havener, professor of art, said that most years an average of six students graduate from the program. This year, because of plans by her classmates to study abroad, Winter is the only student graduating. I enjoy the small program, Winter said. The professors are really good. They know you, your work methods and how you design. Winter discovered her passion for creating jewelry when she took a metalsmithing class during her sophomore year. That inspired her to create several pieces of art, some of which she has sold. Lauren Hunt, a senior from Leawood, said she was fortunate to recognize her interest in metalsmithing before college. Hunt said students who discovered their metalsmithing interest at KU mostly graduated later than planned or avoided the extra year by not joining the major. The majority of people didnt realize it was what they wanted to do, Hunt said. So they had to start over again halfway through college. Winters hard work has kept her on pace, though. Winter spends almost five hours in the studio each day making earrings, rings and necklaces. Sierras an ambitious student, Havener said. She likes to build complex pieces of jewelry. Shes expressing herself through a wearable art form. For Winter, metalsmithing and jewelry design has become her passion rather than just an academic focus. What I love most about jewelry is that it can individualize anyone, Winter said on her website, where she sells her work. If an ordinary woman walks into a room and is wearing a breathtaking piece of jewelry, she suddenly becomes the center of attention. Winter started selling her jewelry at open houses and other venues. Almost one year ago, she also started selling her products on etsy.com, a website that serves as a marketplace for homemade accessories and novelties. I realized that making jewelry is much more fun than working as a waitress or in retail, Winter said. I could just sell my products. Winters friends also acknowledge her passion and devotion to the art. Kelsey Liuzzo, a junior from Cleveland, Ohio, has been friends with Winter for three years. Liuzzo, who owns some of Winters necklaces, rings and earrings, said she recognized the uniqueness in Winters art. She makes stuff that makes people happy, Liuzzo said. She wants people to feel beautiful. This spring Winter started an internship with Kylie Grater, a local jewelry designer and owner of Early Jewelry. Grater said she was looking forward to giving Winter more responsibility in her business. I have enjoyed working with

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Sierra Winter, a senior from Manhattan, shapes a ring Sunday afternoon in the Art and Design building. Winter is the only KU student graduating in May with a bachelor degree in fine arts with an emphasis in metalsmithing and jewelry design. Sierra, Grater said. Having an intern that is mature is great for me, knowing they can work efficiently and are not wasting a businesss time. Sierra takes instruction well and has a great attitude. Winter may not be the only student representing her major in May, but she said the experience is more than worth it. Edited by Taylor Bern

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Associated Press LOS ANGELES The second in a series of storms roared into Southern California on Tuesday, bringing heavy rains and winds that smashed windows, submerged cars and flipped an SUV along a stretch of coastline. The thunderstorm surged ashore with fierce, rotating winds in southern Los Angeles County beach towns and areas of Orange and San Diego counties. Kimmara Acosta, 51, a saleswoman at Castle Tile in Costa Mesa, was sitting at her desk in the showroom when she saw palm trees outside blowing horizontally. The wind kind of whipped through the parking lot and the window blew in, she said, still breathless a half-hour later. It was like an explosion. My mind said earthquake! and I ducked under the desk. The wind threw shards of glass across the room, but tile displays

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Associated Press dispensaries were open in 2005, when city officials first discussed a local medical marijuana law. The ordinance would also likely force remaining clinics that comply to move to industrial areas because of the distance requirement. I think its a beginning point, Councilman Ed Reyes said after Tuesdays meeting. We have to get control of this issue and shape a policy to make medical marijuana more accessible to those who need it. While other California cities such as San Francisco, Oakland and West Hollywood have been able to regulate medical marijuana, Los Angeles city officials have discussed an ordinance for years, trying to adopt language that jibes with state law. The number of clinics has exploded with more than 600 in the past 10 months.

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LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday tentatively approved an ordinance to close most of the citys medical marijuana dispensaries, winding down months of debate on how to limit the rapid spread of such clinics. The ordinance, if passed next week by a simple majority of the 15-member council, would cap the number of dispensaries at 70 and require them to be at least 1,000 feet from sensitive uses schools, parks and other public gathering spots. The local law would put an end to the proliferation of pot dispensaries. As many as 1,000 have cropped up over the past few years. Thats more than the number of Starbucks and public schools in the city. Four

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hen Athletic Director Lew Perkins released Mark Mangino in December, Jayhawk nation let go a sigh of relief for the end of the fingerpointing-negativity the story brought the University and the football team. But while everyone on the outside started to breathe easier, the staff that Mangino assembled began a mad hunt to find a new home. As sports fans, we do not always see past what SportsCenter might report. Because Mangino was let go, most of his staff members were in danger of losing their jobs. Newly hired coach Turner Gill is coming into the Kansas football program with the same goals (beat Missouri), but a new philosophy and an entirely new staff. This leaves all of Kansas ex-coordinators and coaches in a place they never really wanted to be. Despite their unfortunate fate, theyve managed to move on. Ed Warriner, Kansas offensive coordinator from 2007 to 2009, led the Jayhawks to the Orange Bowl in his first season and directed an offense led by 5-foot-11 quarterback Todd Reesing on the way to breaking enough records to adorn a room. Because Gill has his own offensive coordinator, Chuck Long, Warriner has teamed up with ex-Cincinnati head coach Brian Kelly at Notre Dame as his new offensive line coach. Others have not been so fortunate to find a slot at other universities. Clint Bowen, Kansas defensive coordinator last season, interviewed at Kansas State but did not get the job. Not to say that Kansas fans are glad he did not get the job at Kansas State. In this economy, it is understandable that a person would take any job available. It is also important for all of the fans of Kansas to respect and be grateful for what the entire staff did under Mangino. One of the perils coaches face is to give their entire life, passion and love to the program. They are not only trying to build a successful team, but they are also influencing the players lives. These losses happen all over the country, including Buffalo, Gills former school, and thats part of the profession. Assistant coaches must be able to carry a certain sense of dignity in order to walk away from a program for which they have given so much. This is the reason they deserve admiration. Yes, they are ultimately judged by their performance in the win and loss columns. But they should also be respected for the sacrifice they give to a program that might not be their home come tomorrow. Edited by Megan Heacock

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Freshman guard Xavier Henry drives to the basket for a layup during the first half Saturday afternoon. Henry shot four-for-eleven from the field for 14 points.

Henry juggles team and talent

By coRey ThiBoDeaUX
cthibodeaux@kansan.com twitter.com/c_thibodeaux Xavier Henry isnt going to take over a game. Not while senior guard Sherron Collins is around. Whenever the Jayhawks needed a hero in games such as Memphis, Cornell and Tennessee this season, only one player consistently stepped up Collins. Not the freshman guard who was recruited for his multiple scoring methods. Not the physically imposing 6-foot-6 18-yearold who can take the ball to the rim any time he wants. Not the lefty who scored 31 points earlier this season and simply called it a good game. Kansas coach Bill Self said earlier this season that Henry might be hesitant while learning to be aggressive, yet stick to the plays. Henry said himself all he wants to do is play within the team and to do what hes told. When Henry was asked if he was going to take over a game sometime this season, his answer walked out of the locker room. No, Henry said, pointing to Collins. Thats that mans job right there. Henry may very well be the best pure scorer on the Kansas roster, and during the first part of the season he looked it. But as the stakes have increased for No. 3 Kansas, which plays Baylor tonight at 8, Henry has been deferring to the veterans. Self said Henry still had far to come. I dont even consider X a great scorer yet, Self said. I think his ceiling is very high, considering hes a good scorer and a real good shooter. But I think he can do more to score, whether it be getting to the hole, getting to the free throw line, things like that." Still, Self said, he has never coached a freshman as talented as Henry. Hes the best freshman that Ive had. No question about that, Self said. You know your line on the team, Henry said. This is Sherrons team Sherron and Coles. We know if were going to get something done, we give it to them. And maybe if its not their night, somebody else needs to step up. The problem with first-year

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players, Collins said, is they spend most of their time finding a balance between personal and public expectations. He just wants to do so good and when he doesnt do good, he kind of gets disappointed in

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Freshman forward Carolyn Davis lays the ball in during Sunday's 72-59 victory against Missouri. Davis scored 13 points in her first career start.

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Davis playing with new aggression

mrothman@kansan.com twitter.com/maxrothman In the biggest game of the season in a must-win home game against Border War rival Missouri coach Bonnie Henrickson unchained her latest freshman star. With freshman guard Angel Goodrich out from an ACL injury, everyone expected senior guard LaChelda Jacobs to be a newcomer to the starting lineup. But few foresaw a second new starter entering the mix. Just as it looked as if Kansas was shorthanded, freshman forward Carolyn Davis arrived in colossal fashion. Shes 16-for-20 in practice yesterday in traffic, Henrickson said. Shes manhandled all the posts inside.

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In Sundays 72-59 victory against the Tigers, Davis started for the first time in her career, scored 13 points and gathered six rebounds. She was a constant force in the paint, exhibiting her soft hands when corralling passes flung from all directions. Then she displayed her polished skills by finishing plays with high-percentage layups. Right before the game Davis said she received advice to play as though there was nothing different. It was just any other game. Thats how I look at it. It was just another game, Davis said. The advice paid dividends and showed in Davis efficiency. She finished the day converting 5-of-8 shots from the field. She also sunk all three of her free throw attempts an area where former starter

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Krysten Boogaard struggled at times. On the defensive end, Davis helped shut down a talented Missouri front court. Her primary assignment, junior forward Shakara Jones, averaged 10.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game heading into Sundays game. After a day with Davis, Jones managed to post just six points and three rebounds. Davis said that off the court she was a nice person, but that her

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Im tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink pepsi, wear Reebok.
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Baseball values the leather

n baseballs steroid infested era, we used to say chicks dig the long ball. Were still about a month away from spring training and major league baseball is already changing its course. As the buzz of offseason free agency signings and trades simmers, one can take a look at several competitors and notice a considerable shift in what is now perceived as a winning product. Several top-notch organizations are using newly discovered statistical gems to find previously unaddressed advantages. In the post-steroids area, the trendiest statistic to date is UZR. According to Fangraphs.com, UZR (ultimate zone ratings) measures the number of runs above or below average a fielder is in both range runs and error runs combined. Simply put, UZR is the most precise way to evaluate a fielders effect on a game with numbers. And the currency is baseballs gold: runs. The Boston Red Sox geared its offseason toward pitching and run prevention with the acquisitions of pitcher John Lackey, shortstop Marco Scutaro, center fielder Mike Cameron and third baseman Adrian Beltre. Last year, the Sox failed to outmash the Yankees with their bats. So based on what was available in the market, Red Sox GM Theo Epstein and senior advisor of baseball operations and statistics guru Bill James followed a different path. They decided that finding a way to slow down the fiery offenses of the American League was less costly and could be just as effective as loading up on big bats. The only difference between our ability to evaluate defense and offense at this

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Baylor currently ranks third in the Big 12 in scoring defense, allowing just 62.4 points per game. The Bears ranked 10th last season.
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mrothman@kansan.com point is confidence. Defense, at this point, can be evaluated with the same degree of precision and the same degree of agreement among different methods as offense, James said. Other teams are catching on. Also this offseason, Seattle Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik quickly pounced on speedster third basemen Chone Figgins once he hit free agency. Figgins is a master with the glove and has tremendous plate discipline. Zduriencik also dealt for ace pitcher Cliff Lee and replaced home-run bashing first basemen Russell Branyan with glove friendly Casey Kotchman. Last season, the Detroit Tigers replaced aging shortstop Edgar Renteria with UZR king Adam Everett. This season, the Oakland As will field an outfield of Coco Crisp, Rajai Davis and Ryan Sweeney. While those three combined to hit just 12 home runs in 2009, GM Billy Beane feels that having three guys with crazy wheels and a steady glove will make up for it. And of course, its much cheaper than signing an overrated free agent like Matt Holliday for seven years and $120 million (see St. Louis Cardinals). Much like Beanes emphasis of on-base percentage with his teams of the previous

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Tennessee holds on against Alabama

TUscaLoosa, ala. wayne chism scored all 11 of his points in the final seven minutes and no. 8 Tennessee held off alabama for a 63-56 victory Tuesday night. scotty Hopson scored 17 points and the short-handed Volunteers (15-2, 3-0) remained in survival mode, overcoming cold shooting by making it an even tougher night for the crimson Tide shooters. Tennessee held alabama (117, 1-3) to only one basket in the final three minutes, 30 seconds and made 5 of 6 free throws down the stretch to secure the victory. The Volunteers shot 39 percent but limited alabama to 38 percent and held leading scorer mikhail Torrance to three points. The Vols are now 5-0 playing without four players either suspended or dismissed following their Jan. 1 arrests, including a 76-68 victory against then-no. 1 kansas on Jan. 10. Associated Press

Wyandotte officials approve plans for KC stadium

18,000-seat stadium, the new home to the Kansas City Wizards, is scheduled to be open for the 2012 season
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Rockies General Manager Dan ODowd said. We like the charDENVER The Colorado acter of our guys, how it relates to Rockies reached preliminary the team environment, and we like their toughagreements ness. on multiFoxsp or ts. year contracts We like the character of com first with relievers our guys, how it relates to reported the Huston Street the team environment, and deal with and Rafael Street, and Betancourt we like their toughness. The Denver on Tuesday, Post reported according to dan odowd the Betancourt people familiar Rockies General manager deal. with the negoColorado tiations. Street will get $22.5 million over also agreed to a $3.25 million, three years and Betancourt $7.55 two-year deal with outfielder Ryan million over two seasons, the peo- Spilborghs and a $1.9 million, ple said, speaking separately. They one-year contract with pitcher spoke to The Associated Press on Jason Hammel. All four were eligible for salary condition of anonymity because the agreements were not yet final. arbitration. Street solidified the Rockies We know that there are going to be ups and downs with the bullpen last season by saving 35 bullpen, but we like what we have, games in 37 chances. He stumbled

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against Philadelphia in the playoffs, though, taking a pair of losses. The right-hander missed the final month of the regular season with soreness in his biceps tendon, but said that played no role in his postseason failures. Betancourt became a key setup man for the Rockies after he was acquired in a deal with Cleveland on July 23. He went 3-1 with a 1.78 ERA in 32 appearances for Colorado, helping the team earn the NL wild card. He allowed one run in two 1-3 innings against the Phillies in the postseason. Hammel was picked up from Tampa Bay in a trade last April for a minor league pitcher and finished 10-8 with a 4.33 ERA. The 27-year-old righty was one of five Colorado starters to win at least 10 games in 2009. Spilborghs appeared in 133 games last season, playing all three outfield spots. He hit .241 with 24 doubles and eight homers, including the first game-ending grand slam in team history that capped a 14-inning affair against San Francisco on Aug. 24.

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coach has been pushing her to play otherwise. You need to be really aggressive to play in the Big 12, Davis said. With her newfound aggression, Davis has elevated her game to once unprecedented levels and earned a starting spot. A month ago, maybe even three weeks ago, she was not prepared to do this, Henrickson said. Now, despite Goodrichs injury, Kansas looks deeper than ever at the post position. Ive never had a kid, from the first day of practice to now, improve as much as she has improved, Henrickson said. If Davis continues to start and repeats Sundays statistics, Henrickson will hold a world of ability past her starting five. With junior forward Nicollette Smith and the aforementioned Boogaard all coming off the bench, Henrickson holds a full artillery of capable second options. A three-way point guard collaboration of Jacobs, junior Rhea Codio and senior Sade Morris might equate to a thinner, Goodrich-less back-court. However, a front court featuring Boogaard, Smith, sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland and Davis can compete with the physicality and skill of the Big 12s finest post players. Thats going to help us out in the long run, Jacobs said. Davis said that having Boogaard in practice had helped her round out and refine her skill set. Shes helping me become stronger, because I have to be strong to play against her, Davis said. At the beginning of the season, Boogaard was the unquestioned starting center and proved it in practice. One month later, Davis was the starter and playing against Boogaard a little differently. I learn from all of her mistakes and she can learn from mine, Davis said. Now in practice, I can score on her and stop her consistently. Now, the two will push each other for one starting position. Im not going to say who is going to start on Wednesday. Its a great competition, Henrickson said. We havent had two bigs at that size or length that weve been able to play here. Finding one starting position for Boogaard or Davis isnt a bad problem for Henrickson to have. But as long as Davis plays the role of the aggressor, starter or reserve, the minutes will come. We fuss at her, sure, and I probably fuss at her more. She had a lot of good tools to be successful, but she had to change her mindset. She had to be more comfortable attacking and being assertive here, Henrickson said pointing to the court in Allen Fieldhouse. And then she can be the one lovable Carolyn Davis outside. Edited by Kirsten Hudson

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Offense Simply put, Kansas needs to run an effective and efficient offense to have a chance to upset the No. 20 Iowa State Cyclones on their home court. Iowa State currently leads the Big 12 in scoring defense and allows only 52.8 points per game. To counter that, Kansas will need to look to its seniors and newly appointed starting point guard LaChelda jacobs to find open players and avoid turnovers. Kansas cannot afford to have many empty possessions.

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Sade Morris In the event that both senior guard LaChelda jacobs and junior guard rhea Codio struggle to command the jayhawks offense, senior guard Sade Morris will take over at the helm. Morris brings a little more of an aggressive style to the point guard position as she looks to score more often than her counterparts. Kansas fans saw a brief preview of this in the closing minutes against Missouri when Morris scored 10 of her 15 points in the final eight minutes while running the offense.

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Alison Lacey Iowa State senior guard Alison Lacey poses a huge threat for the jayhawks. She is in the top five of the Big 12 in scoring average and assists average, and leads the conference in free throw percentage. To top it off, Lacey rarely makes mistakes as she also has the highest assist to turnover ratio in the Big 12. Kansas struggled to defend Oklahoma States Andrea riley, a player similar to Lacey, allowing the Cowgirls senior guard to score 30 points in a 70-68 loss. Kansas senior guard danielle McCray went toe to toe with riley the entire game and will have to do that against Lacey if Kansas hopes to even its conference record. Andrew Taylor

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ATLANTA Ilya Kovalchuk scored two goals, giving him 30 for the season, and the Atlanta Thrashers beat Toronto 4-3 on Tuesday night to extend the Maple Leafs road woes. The Thrashers scored four straight goals after Alexei Ponikarovskys two first-period goals in a span of 32 seconds. Rich Peverleys power-play goal 28 seconds into the third period broke a 2-2 tie. Kovalchuks second goal gave Atlanta a 4-2 lead 4:20 into the third period. Torontos Niklas Hagman scored 1:23 later, but Ondrej Pavelec, who stopped 37 shots, held on for his third win in his past four starts. Vesa Toskala stopped 28 shots in his first regulation loss in nine career games against Atlanta. Kovalchuk and Evander Kane had second-period goals for Atlanta. Toronto has allowed 13 goals in the first three games of its fivegame road trip. It leads the league with 177 goals allowed. The Maple Leafs have won only two of their last 12 road games, including their 4-3 win at Nashville on Monday night. Ponikarovsky continued his history of strong play against the Thrashers. He had two goals and an assist in Torontos 5-2 home win over the Thrashers on Dec. 7. He has 15 goals more than against any other team in 21 career games against Atlanta. Kovalchuk, who had a streak of goals in three straight games end with Monday nights 1-0 loss at Florida, fired a shot from beyond the left circle past Toskala for the Thrashers first goal 2:43 into the second period. His third-period goal was deflected into the net off Toskalas pads. Garnet Exelby, who played for Atlanta from 2002-09, made his return to Philips Arena with the Maple Leafs.

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Buffalo hires head coach

Gailey returns to the pros with desire to prove himself once more
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. Chan Gailey was hired by the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday, getting a second chance to prove himself as an NFL coach and inheriting a team that has missed the playoffs for 10 straight years. The team scheduled an afternoon news conference but did not say why. Three people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press that Gailey would be introduced then. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the team had yet to announce the move. The Buffalo News and FoxSports. com first reported on Monday that Gailey had emerged as the top candidate and was expected to be hired this week. Gailey replaces Dick Jauron, who was fired in November. He takes over a team that finished 6-10 and becomes the Bills fifth coach since Hall of Famer Marv Levy retired following the 1997 season. Gailey has spent 15 of his 38 years of coaching in the NFL. In his two years coaching the Dallas Cowboys, he went 18-14 and led the team to consecutive playoff appearances both losses. He was dismissed after the 1999 season, and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has acknowledged his mistake in firing Gailey. Gailey has been out of football since he was fired as the Chiefs offensive coordinator in August, two weeks before the season opener. He was entering his second season with Kansas City after a six-year stretch as Georgia Techs coach, during which he went 44-33 before being fired in 2007. The Bills hit several bumps during their coaching search. They spoke with former Steelers coach Bill Cowher in an attempt to lure him out of broadcasting. Last week, Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer rejected the Bills request for an interview. Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier was considered the top candidate after interviewing two

KU Athletics ties record GPA

Athletes recognized for semester success
jjenks@kansan.com twitter.com/jaysonjenks Kansas student-athletes tied an all-time high for a fall semester with a combined 2.99 grade-point average. Womens golf led all teams with a 3.43 GPA. Eight teams finished with GPAs that surpassed the 3.0 mark. Womens cross-country finished just behind golf with a 3.42 GPA, followed by womens track and field with 3.28 and volleyball at 3.27. By earning GPAs of at least 3.0, 274 student-athletes, or 53 percent of active rosters at Kansas, were recognized on the Athletic

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Directors Honor Roll. Thirtyfour of them achieved perfect 4.0 GPAs. Football earned a 2.73 GPA, the highest for that sport since GPAs were first tracked in 1986. These student-athletes show remarkable determination, Athletics Director Lew Perkins said in a statement. It takes a special person to match athletic intensity with determination in the classroom. These grades are a credit to them, their professors and to our outstanding studentathlete support staff. Were very proud of all of them. The members of the Athletics Directors Honor Roll will be recognized at halftime of tonights mens basketball game against Baylor. Edited by Megan Heacock

STUDENT-ATHLETE GRADE SUmmARY fOR fALL 2009 TEAm GPAS

Baseball: 2.75 mens Basketball: 2.95 Womens Basketball: 2.82 football: 2.73 mens Golf: 2.95 Womens Golf: 3.43 Rowing: 3.10 Softball: 3.22 Soccer: 2.93 Swimming & Diving: 3.03 Tennis: 3.26 mens Track & field: 2.97 mens Cross Country: 2.92 Womens Track & field: 3.28 Womens Cross Country: 3.42 Volleyball: 3.27 Spirit Squad: 2.93

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Georgia Tech head coach Chan Gailey walks out on the field as his team takes on Samford in a college football game Sept. 8, 2007, in Atlanta. The Buffalo Bills announced they hired Gailey on Tuesday. weeks ago. Fraziers stock appeared to climb even further after his defense shut down the Cowboys in Minnesotas 34-3 win in the playoffs Sunday. The 58-year-old Gailey fits the profile set by newly hired general manager Buddy Nix, who preferred hiring someone with head-coaching experience. Unlike Frazier, a career assistant, Gailey has run college and pro teams, including a two-year stint as coach of the World League of American Football Birmingham Fire in 1991-92. He also coached Troy State (1983-84) and Samford (1993). At Georgia Tech, Gailey led the Yellow Jackets to six bowl appearances, but his time there ended after a 7-5 finish and going 0-6 during against rival Georgia. With Buffalo, Gaileys top priority will be sparking an offense that has finished 25th or worst in yards gained in each of the past seven seasons. Finding a franchise quarterback would help, too. A combination of injuries and futility led the Bills to go through three starters this past year. The team has not had a starting quarterback stay for more than three years since Hall of Famer Jim Kelly retired following the 1996 season. Gailey would also need to warm up to Bills fans, who spent the past two weeks clamoring for the team to hire Cowher. Fans raised $1,125 to rent a billboard in Buffalo last week urging team owner Ralph Wilson to hire Cowher.

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himself, Collins said. And I tell him theres a game where thats going to happen. I dont do everything I want to do. I tell him shoot the ball, Collins said. Stop thinking and go play. Collins said that, because of Henrys freshman status, he might not recognize the extent of his influence on the team. I cant let anybody else see me pouting, Collins said. But its the same way with him because he doesnt know it, but hes kind of a leader as well." Edited by Katie Blankenau

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Kansas prepares for tough game against Baylor

By COREy THIBODEAUX
cthibodeaux@kansan.com twitter.com/c_thibodeaux Before the season, many wouldnt have expected No. 25 Baylor (14-2, 2-1) to be ranked, but today it meets with No. 3 Kansas. The Bears' up-tempo style mixed with their long-armed defenders has senior guard Sherron Collins pumped for todays game. I always enjoy playing, especially fast games, he said. I like to push the ball and get in those up-court, uppaced games. Collins wont be having all the fun. Junior center Cole Aldrich is anticipating his own match up against one of the premier centers in the league. Baylors junior center Ekpe Udoh leads the Big 12 with 4.4 blocked shots per game, as well as 11.4 rebounds. He also averages 14.1 points per game, making him an all-around threat. This is the kind of challenge Aldrich loves. Theyve got the best shot blocker in the Big 12 so far with Udoh, Aldrich said. Its going to be a fun game. Its going to be a real tough one though. On top of that, Baylor has LaceDarius Dunn and Tweety Carter, both who average more points than Collins, the Jayhawks leading scorer. Also, Carter leads the league in assists with seven per game. Coach Bill Self anticipated Baylor being talented, but not to this extreme. I knew theyd be good, Self said, but I think they probably surpassed a lot of peoples expectations except maybe their own on how well theyve played. The Jayhawks should know better than anybody how good the Bears can be after losing 71-64 in the Big 12 tournament last season. During that game, Baylor found the perfect style that has made them so successful. Theyre playing a 2-3 zone, Self said. They kind of caught lightning in a bottle so-to-speak, playing it late in the season last year and they really hurt us with it in the Big 12 tournament. But that game was on neutral ground. Kansas is 7-0 against Baylor in Allen Fieldhouse. The last time the two teams played there two seasons ago, it was an epic 100-90 victory for the Jayhawks. Still, Self was upset with the amount of points his team gave up at home that game. Collins said he wants todays game to be quickpaced, but not at the expense of defense.

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Cornhuskers hold highest ever rank

LINCOLN, Neb. Nebraska womens basketball coach Connie yori said she was not worried about the Cornhuskers highest ranking ever going to her players heads. yori told reporters Tuesday that her players are grounded and not taking anything for granted after getting off to a 16-0 start. The Huskers rose to No. 7 in The Associated Press poll this week.
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Coach Self is a defensively minded coach, he said. We know weve got offense, but weve got to guard on the other end. Like he said, nobody can beat you if they cant score on you. Baylor averages just under eight three-pointers a game and Kansas is having trouble guarding the perimeter this season. In games against teams such as Cornell, Nebraska and Tennessee even bad shots went in for Kansas opponents. Junior guard Brady Morningstar, the Jayhawks' best perimeter defender, said he doesnt want the Bears to have one of those games. Weve got to learn to play defense this game and hope they dont make shots and hope we do make shots, he said. Just go out there and have fun. Edited by Katie Blankenau
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WICHITA JT Durley had 19 points, Graham Hatch added 14 and Wichita State knocked off No. 20 Northern Iowa 60-51 Tuesday night to end the nations second-longest winning streak at 15 games. Wichita State (17-3, 6-2 Missouri Valley Conference) had a tough shooting night, hitting just 3 of 18 from 3-point range, making up for it with scrappiness and stingy perimeter defense. The Shockers are off to their best start since opening 18-3 in 2004-05 and havent lost in 12 games at Charles Koch Arena, including two wins over ranked teams. Northern Iowa (16-2, 7-1) made several runs after a miserable first half at both ends, but came up short after being ranked this week for the second time in school history. Jordan Eglseder had 14 points to lead Northern Iowa, which shot 2 for 13 from 3-point range. Northern Iowa trailed by 12 after a miserable first half at both ends, but didnt need long to get it all back. After all but ignoring Eglseder in the first half, the Panthers worked the ball into the big senior on three of their first four possessions of the second to hit five straight shots to score the first eight points. In three minutes, the lead was down to two. The Shockers didnt score until Gabe Blair dropped in a midrange jumper at 15:15, then used a steal and a fastbreak layup by David Kyles to get themselves and the crowd back into it. Wichita State held Northern Iowa scoreless over its next six possessions to push the lead to seven, then went on another mini run to go up 48-39 on Hatchs fastbreak layup with just

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Third baseman Alex Gordon and righthander Robinson Tejeda bypassed arbitration, agreeing Tuesday to one-year contracts with the Kansas City Royals. Gordon gets $1.15 million after making $457,000 last season.

He was the second pick in the 2005 amateur draft and was once thought of as the cornerstone of the teams future. But his career has been slow to develop and he missed 79 games last year after undergoing hip surgery. He wound up batting .232 with six home runs and 22 RBIs in 49 games. Tejeda got a raise from $437,000

to $950,000. He can earn another $50,000 in performance bonuses: $25,000 each for reaching 23 and starts. Pitching out of the bullpen most of the year, Tejeda was 4-2 with a 3.54 ERA in 35 games last season. He will get an opportunity in spring training to work his way into the rotation.

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Northern Iowas Kwadzo Ahelegbe attempts to score over Wichita States JT Durley during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Tuesday in Wichita. under 4 minutes left. Northern Iowa tried to mount another run, but Wichita State made 13 of 17 free throws to seal it after failing to get to the line in the first half. The Shockers went right at the Missouri Valleys best defense early, working the ball into the post despite the presence of Eglseder, a mammoth 7-footer. The Shockers didnt hesitate in taking the ball to the rim and used nifty passing between post players to set up layups and dunks when the Panthers collapsed. Wichita States inside success opened up the perimeter and the Shockers hit from there, too, opening the game 10 for 17 from the floor despite a couple of early jittery airballs to go up 22-9. Wichita State was just as aggressive on defense, smothering Northern Iowas post players and cutting off drives while still getting out to the perimeter shooters. Northern Iowa shot 8 of 25, missed all seven of its 3-point attempts and had a season-low 17 points at halftime.

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31-year-old Ludwick hit .265 with 22 homers and 97 rBIs last season for the NL Central champions. He agreed to a $3.7 million one-year deal last February after becoming an All-Star for the first time in 2008. Ludwick is likely to bat fifth again. He said at the teams winter warmup that he was looking forward to

following Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday in the lineup. Albert and then Matt, onbase percentage-wise, those guys are on base a lot, Ludwick said. So whoever is hitting in the five and six slot is going to be pretty excited."
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KU tipoff
At A GlAnce
These teams have two of the top defenses in the Big 12 and they feature the leagues top two shot blockers Ekpe Udoh (4.4 per game) and Cole Aldrich (3.7). Kansas and Baylor rank No.1 and No. 2 in both field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense. The Jayhawks are 14-2 all-time against the Bears, splitting last years season series 1-1. The last time these teams played, Baylor won 71-64 in the 2009 Big 12 Championship. Kansas was the No. 1 seed while Baylor was a No. 9 seed. Baylor went on but lost to Missouri.

KanSaS enterS the zone

The Bearsstellar 2-3 zone defense awaits the Jayhawks tonight.

No. 3 KANSAS vs. no. 25 baylor

8 p.m., allen FieldhoUSe, ESPN2

KANSAS
(16-1) StArterS
Sherron Collins, guard Collins said he would enjoy this game because of Baylors fast style. He leads the Jayhawks with 15.6 points per game, which is good for 10th in the Big 12. He is hitting 86.2 of his free throws, second in the league, and is currently going on 11 straight makes.
Collins

bAylor
(14-2) StArterS
Tweety Carter, guard Carter is listed at 5-foot-11, but Sherron Collins has at least a couple inches on the pint-sized Baylor point guard. It hasnt provided too much of a problem for Carter, who is the leading assist man in the Big 12 with 7 per game. He can also score when he has to, averaging 15.3 points per game.

baylor tipoff
At A GlAnce
The Jayhawks have the ability to break the Bears zone if they dont turn the ball over. That will likely translate into increased minutes for Brady Morningstar who may start ahead of Tyshawn Taylor and Tyrel Reed, both of whom have a reputation as smart players. The biggest threat the Jayhawks present is their three-point shooting ability. The easiest way to beat a zone defense, other than getting the ball inside, is to knock down perimeter shots. The Jayhawks 42 percent mark from distance tops the conference.

Carter

PlAyer to wAtch
Xavier Henry We all know Sherron Collins can score whenever he wants. Recently, Henry said he would defer to his senior leader when the Henry pressure was high. But Collins countered by challenging the freshman to step up more offensively. This game will be fast-paced and suited to Henrys style, so now would be the time to prove that he can keep up with Collins, even if he wont admit it.
Taylor

Tyshawn Taylor, guard The sophomore has scored double figures in two of the last four games, but was ineffective for the most part against Texas Tech. He played a season-low 12 minutes in that game. Taylor ranks 11th in the Big 12 with 3.7 assists per game and is 12th in assist-to-turnover ratio with 1.9 per game. Xavier Henry, guard The two-time Phillips Big 12 Rookie of the Week is second on the Jayhawks with 15.1 points per game. His point production has dropped off significantly in the past few weeks, but it took a small step forward after he scored 14 against Texas Tech. The zone coverage Baylor plays will give Henry plenty of chances to knock down shots. If he does, expect 20-plus.

LaceDarius Dunn, guard If Carter is passive in his shot selection, then Dunn is relentless. Hes a natural scorer who can put the ball in the basket from anywhere on the floor. His 56 three-pointers lead the team, as do his 99 field goals. Dunn averages 19.1 points per game, good for third in the conference.

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Dunn

Henry

Anthony Jones, forward Jones is a monster at small forward, measuring 6-foot-10. His length will make him a nightmare for Xavier Henry when the Jayhawks have the ball, as the Bears play a tenacious 2-3 zone that is particularly successful because of the Bears length. It Jones may make sense to combat Jones size with Marcus Morris at the three, but Bill Self nixed that idea earlier in the week.

question mArk
How will the Jayhawks attack the zone? Baylor plays a 2-3 zone and the team has a lot of length. The Jayhawks had trouble against zone defenses this year when they couldnt establish a post game and resorted to jumpshots. Dont expect a huge game from Marcus Morris or Cole Aldrich. Brady Morningstar and Sherron Collins said the key was to keep the ball moving and hit open shots. If you just rely on shooting three-pointers all game, if youre hitting them thats good, Morningstar said. But if youre not, youve got to get some other ways. I guess well see how we play.

Marcus Morris, forward Morris has averaged 19.5 points in his last two games. But weve seen flashes like this dissolve into ineffectiveness. He has vowed to keep the aggression through the rest of the season, so maybe the benching against Nebraska worked. He ranks third on the team behind Collins and Henry, scoring 11.6 points per contest. He is Morris second on the team with 5.4 rebounds per game. Cole Aldrich, center Aldrich is one of three players in the Big 12 averaging a double double, with 10.8 points and 10.2 rebounds. A tearyeyed Aldrich talked Monday about losing his grandmother, Ann Aldrich, over the weekend. Her health was weighing on his mind and some Aldrich have speculated that it was affecting his play. But neither Aldrich or coach Bill Self would ever admit it. Hes an absolute stud, Self said after announcing Aldrichs grandmothers passing on his weekly Bill Self Show.

Ekpe Udoh, forward Udoh may be the most complete player on the Baylor roster. He has an Aldrich-esque defensive presence, leading the Big 12 with almost 4.5 blocks per game, and he can Udoh change the course of a game on either end of the floor. He averages just more than 14 points per game and a conference-best 11.4 rebounds. Josh Lomers, center Lomers biggest contribution is his wingspan. A legitimate 7-footer, Lomers anchors Baylors zone Lomers defense with a steady veteran presence under the hoop. Hes solid offensively, averaging 7.2 points per game, but is a surprisingly poor rebounder. He averages 3.8 per game.

LaceDarius Dunn Dunn has been on a rampage since conference play began, averaging a Big 12-best 25.3 points per game. Brady Morningstar, Tyshawn Taylor and Tyrel Reed will split time Dunn defensively on Dunn, but silencing him is likely out of the question. If they are able to slow him down to the tune of 15 points or so, the Jayhawks should roll.

question mArk
Who wins the battle at power forward? Ekpe Udohs is a force on both sides of the ball, as detailed to the left, but Marcus Morris hasnt been bad himself since the Jayhawks entered conference play. Morris 19.5 points per game and 7.5 rebounds in Kansas two conference games lead the team. Udoh is right there behind him with 13.7 points and 11 rebounds in Big 12 play.

heAr ye, heAr ye

Well Im neutral. And, uh, can they both lose?
Before the Texas and Kansas State game Monday, coach Bill Self joked about which team he would root for.

Brady Morningstar, guard The revolving door of sixth men continues to benefit the Jayhawks. Each game a new hero emerges and Morningstar is at the forefront at the moment. He had a season-high eight points and six rebounds against the Red Raiders, in addition Morningstar to a plethora of defensive gems. In eight games this season he has 26 assists to only eight turnovers. Corey Thibodeaux

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Quincy Acy, guard Acy is an absolute weapon off the bench and continues the flow of guards with passinglane-filling length. He stands at 6-foot-7, Acy meaning he can come off the bench at either forward position without a huge drop in defensive presence. He averages 9.1 points per game.

Sixth Man

heAr ye, heAr ye

Like he said, nobody can beat you if they cant score on you.
Sherron Collins, asked about why Self was upset the last time Baylor visited Kansas, a 10090 Jayhawks victory

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Iowa State at Texas Tech

6:30 p.m.

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The Jayhawks come out sniping. The goal of a zone defense like Baylors is to stop the ball from getting inside, so hot shooting from three-point range renders it basically ineffective. Dont be surprised if Tyshawn Taylors minutes are cut again in favor of Tyrel Reed and Brady Morningstar, both of whom are better shooters from distance.

Colorado at Oklahoma State

8 p.m.

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PHOG ALLEN WILL ROLL OVER IN HIS GRAVE IF

Kansas commits 15-plus turnovers. Eight to 12 turnovers will happen against a defense with the Bears collective length and one-man block party, Ekpe Udoh, in the paint. If the Jayhawks give away many more possessions than that, though, the Allen Fieldhouse faithful could get silenced in a hurry.

KANSAS 84, BAyLOR 71

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