Rolling Stoned On 4/20: The University Daily Kansan

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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Robert Czyz, a senior from Chi-
cago, didnt look quite right for the
part of emcee for Jayhawk Jhalak,
the South Asian Student Associa-
tions annual talent show.
Czyzs emcee counterpart, Vi-
raj Amin, a recent graduate from
Shawnee, even joked that Czyz
was the frst white emcee the tal-
ent show has had.
Even though Czyz doesnt have
any South Asian heritage, he has
attended the talent show since he
was a freshman to experience a
culture he hadnt be exposed to.
You get to experience a difer-
ent culture, hear diferent music
and learn from it, Czyz said.
Czyz frst learned about the
event through Amin because the
two were roommates his freshman
year.
Amin was a member of the
South Asian Student Association
for the four years he attended the
University and is still active in the
group today.
Tis is an opportunity for
people to see a diferent style of
music, fashion, dance and culture
that you wouldnt normally see,
Amin said.
Jayhawk Jhalak invited per-
formers of all types to showcase
their talents to an audience at the
Lawrence Arts Center Sunday af-
ternoon.
Seema Patel, a junior from To-
peka, was one of those perform-
ers.
Patel is a member of KU Je-
eva, a competitive fusion dance
team. KU Jeeva closed out the tal-
ent show with one choreographed
piece featuring several diferent
styles of dance mixed together.
Patel performed in last years
talent show and said this years
had a much larger turnout. Jay-
hawk Jhalak is important because
in America, we all come from dif-
ferent backgrounds, Patel said.
Tis is a way to keep our culture
alive.
Te show opened with the Law-
rence Ki Lailas, a freshman dance
team, and then led into dance en-
semble Papu Ki Lauv Story, and
then singer Anjeli Ravi.
Te fashion show that followed
Ravi featured fashion styles popu-
lar in India, Bangladesh, Nepal,
Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Afer a short intermission, there
were two singing acts and three
more dance acts to round out the
afernoon. All of the dance per-
formers wore South Asian attire.
Czyz said the talent show has
grown immensely from when he
frst saw it as a freshman.
It lef a great frst impression
on me, and thats why I keep com-
ing back, Czyz said.
Edited by Allison Hammond
Jenna Jakowatz
jjakowatz@kansan.com
hannah barling
hbarling@kansan.com
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April 20, or 4/20, is known as National Weed Day. It is a social holiday where
participants hang out with friends and injest marijunana.
hAppy holIDAze
Students display South Asian culture at Jayhawk Jhalak
cAMpUs
kansas
mariJuana
use faCts
PASt yEAr mAriJuAnA uSE:
9.7% of PEoPlE AgES 12+
12.59% of PEoPlES AgES 12-17
26.91% of PEoPlE AgES 18-25
PASt montH mAriJuAnA uSE:
5.3% of PEoPlE AgES 12+ (incrEASE from 5% in 2008-2009)
6.4% of PEoPlE AgES12-17 (incrEASE from 6% in 2008-2009)
14.07% of PEoPlE AgES 18-25 (incrEASE from 13% in (2008-2009)
3.52% of PEoPlE AgES 26+ (incrEASE from 3.4% in 2008-2009)
Source: SAmHSA, center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, national Survey on Drug use and Health, 2009 and 2010 (revised march 2012).
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performers strike a pose during the fashion show act in the Jayhawk Jhalak on sunday at the lawrence Arts center. The Univer-
sity south Asian student Association presents the show every year to celebrate south Asian culture.
A lot of time I get

anxious and smoking helps
calm me and my thoughts
down.
Ashley MArTIN
sophomore from shawnee
Ashley Martin celebrated the
holidaze this weekend with
friends by relaxing in a mellow
atmosphere. Te Shawnee sopho-
more has smoked marijuana since
she was a sophomore in high
school. She has celebrated 4/20
multiple times and said now its
more of a chill thing for her to do
with friends who enjoy the same
pastime as her.
April 20, also known as 4/20, has
become a national day of smoking
for weed enthusiasts. Martin said
that she usually tries to ration out
her stash to stay productive during
the school week,
but Saturday was
diferent. She
said she bought
more and wanted
to share with all
of her friends.
Martin is di-
agnosed with
obsessive-com-
pulsive disorder
and said that she
thinks smoking helps.
A lot of the time I get anxious
and smoking helps calm me and
my thoughts down, Martin said.
Tere have been several rumors
about how 4/20 started, but accord-
ing to Hufngton Post, the term
traces back to fve high school stu-
dents from San Rafael High School
in California in the 70s.
Te Waldos a group of friends
named afer its meeting spot at a
wall outside the school coined
the term in 1971. Te article also
said all fve students were athletes
and would meet up afer practice
each day at 4:20 p.m. to smoke.
Te term spread afer becoming a
code for smoking within the group.
One of the Waldos parents took
care of real estate for the Grateful
Dead. Because of the connection,
the Waldos had access to Grate-
ful Dead parties and rehearsals.
Steve Capper, one of the Waldos,
said in the article that the teenag-
ers would always
be backstage and
would use the
phrase. Capper
said when some-
one would pass a
joint, they would
say Hey, 4:20,
and it caught on
through the com-
munity.
Marijuana use
is illegal in Kansas, but that doesnt
stop people from smoking. Amber
Banks, a senior from Broadview,
Ill., lives at Naismith Hall.
Banks lived in Corbin Residence
Hall her freshman year and said
there werent very many times she
smelled marijuana in the dorm. She
said the Naismith RAs are more le-
nient about their residents smoking
marijuana inside the dorm than the
RAs at Corbin. Te residents know
theyre lenient and arent afraid, she
said.
Te procedure for disciplining
residents who smoke marijuana in
the dorms is an instant write-up.
Banks said the frst write-up is ba-
sically a warning, but two write-ups
result in 10 hours of community
service.
Banks said the RAs try not to
connect students parents on the
frst ofense in order to teach them
responsibility.
Despite the 4/20 holiday this
past weekend, Banks said she didnt
notice an increase in marijuana use
in the dorm.
According to a national survey
on drug use and health by the Cen-
ter for Behavioral Health Statistics
and Quality in 2009, 26.9 percent
of Kansans between 18 and 25
years old have smoked marijuana
in the past year. Of those surveyed,
14 percent of the age group report-
ed marijuana usage within the last
month, a 1 percent increase from
2008.
About 18 percent of adults in the
country between the ages of 18 and
25 reported to have used marijuana
within the last month, about a 1
percent increase from the previous
year.
Douglas County is ranked
among the top-fve county leaders
of marijuana possession in Kansas,
according to an article on drug-
science.org. Te report also said
that marijuana made up 60 percent
of drug-related arrests in Kansas in
2007.
Nineteen states have legalized
the use of marijuana for medical
reasons. Washington and Colorado
have legalized marijuana for recre-
ational uses also, according to pro-
con.org.
Colorado law states that people
21 and older may possess one ounce
or less of marijuana and marijuana
accessories for personal use, ac-
cording to regulatemarijuana.org.
Colorado residents may also grow
up to six plants if the products stay
on the premises they are grown on
and are not made available for sale.
Smoking weed in public places and
driving under the infuence remain
illegal.
Washington legalized possession
and distribution of marijuana of up
to one ounce or less for adults 21
and older, according to csmonitor.
com. Smoking weed in public and
driving under the infuence also re-
mains illegal in this state.
Edited by tara Bryant
rolling stoned on 4/20
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Thursday, April 25 Tuesday, April 23 Wednesday, April 24 Monday, April 22
WHaT: The Black Angels
WHere: Granada Theater, 1020 Massa-
chusetts St.
WHen: 7 p.m.
aBoUT: Tickets are $20 to see this Austin,
Texas-based experimental rock band.
WHaT: Paul Gifford, The Southern Shift of
Christianity
WHere: Kansas Room, Kansas Union
WHen: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
aBoUT: The Professor Emeritus of the
School of Oriental & African Studies at the
University of London will deliver a lecture
on the movement of Christianity in Africa.
WHaT: The Environment & Energy: The Role of
Free Enterprise & the Government
WHere: Dole Institute of Politics
WHen: 7:30 p.m.
aBoUT: Whats the proper role of the federal
government in protecting the environment?
At this free event, former U.S. Congressman
Bob Inglis will discuss the question and
offer solutions for a long-term, stable energy
policy.
WHaT: Lawrence City Commission meeting
WHere: City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St.
WHen: 6:35 p.m.
aBoUT: See local government in motion at
the City Commission meeting.
WHaT: National Prescription Drug Take-Back
Day
WHere: Wescoe Beach
WHen: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
aBoUT: Drop off your unused, expired or
unwanted prescription and over-the-counter
drugs for safe disposal.
WHaT: Bonobo
WHere: Granada Theater, 1020 Massachu-
setts St.
WHen: 7 p.m.
aBoUT: Jam out to British electronic artist
Bonobo live at the Granada. Tickets are $15.
WHaT: The State of Art Criticism & Art
Blogging with Meg Onli
WHere: Spencer Museum of Art
WHen:6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
aBoUT: Join Chicago-based artist and
writer Meg Onli in a discussion on the
state of art criticism in the Internet age.
WHaT: Lawrence Arts & Crafts Group
WHere: Community Mercantile, 901
Iowa St.
WHen: 7 to 9 p.m.
aBoUT: Get together with fellow crafters
at this ongoing event. Bring supplies for
crafting.
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President
Marcus
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Kim
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off-Campus
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Smith
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Pearce
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Anees
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Estrada
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Elections commission releases fnal results
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Reinhart
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Arney
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Kinkead
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Hymer
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A 22-year-old male was arrested
yesterday at the intersection of 6th
and Monterey Streets on suspicion
of operating a vehicle under the
influence. A $500 bond was paid.
A 21-year-old male was ar-
rested yesterday on the 900 block
of Tennessee Street on suspicion of
operating a vehicle under the in-
fluence. A $500 bond was paid.
A 20-year-old male was arrest-
ed yesterday on the 1400 block of
North 1300 Road on suspicion of
driving while intoxicated. A $250
bond was paid.
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ed yesterday on the 1000 block of
Massachusetts Street on suspicion
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PAGE 3 thE UNIVERSItY DAILY KANSAN MoNDAY, APRIL 22, 2013
One hundred three years ago last
Friday, the University began offering
an electric trolley car service on and
off campus. It cost fve cents to ride
and was a part of public campus
transportation for 23 years.
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A building formerly associated
with the Cold War and nuclear
weapons will be demolished this
summer as a casualty of the ongo-
ing expansion of the Universitys
School of Engineering.
Burt Hall, constructed in the
late 1950s, once served as the Uni-
versitys home of radiation and
nuclear engineering programs. It
originally housed a nuclear reactor
active through the 1970s and the
peak of the Cold War.
Te engineering school and
biophysics departments here used
the radiation sources from the
mid-60s through the 70s, said
Mike Russell, director of the Uni-
versitys Department of Environ-
mental Health and Safety. Afer
that time, the school wasnt really
engaged in that kind of research
anymore, so the reactor was de-
commissioned and the numbers in
radiation programs curtailed.
Today, Burt Hall houses ofces
for chemical and petroleum engi-
neering professors, administrative
ofces and Rus-
sells Department
of Environmental
Health and Safety
Services. Tose
with ofces in
Burt will move out
to various loca-
tions on Main and
West Campus by
May 1.
As a part of the
states initiative to increase the
number of engineers across Kan-
sas, the space that Burt leaves will
be occupied by a new facility that
will wrap around the future Ma-
terials, Measurements, and Sus-
tainable Environment Center and
Learned Hall, according to Cody
Howard, the School of Engineer-
ing communications coordinator.
Te new building is an experi-
ment in the Universitys innovative
fip classroom learning. Students
in the facilitys
six new class-
rooms will sit
at tables of
fve colleagues
rather than at
desks to pro-
mote collabo-
ration on proj-
ects and boost
information-
sharing. Stu-
dents will also see a shif to lecture
material posted online so that they
can pose questions about the ma-
terial in class.
Te $80 million dollar project is
set to open on campus in the fall
of 2015. An additional building
devoted to large-scale testing will
be completed on West Campus in
the fall of 2014, all of which are
part of the School of Engineerings
Building on Excellence Initiative,
designed to augment the number
of engineering graduates by 60
percent.
Before a bond issue on this
facility in 2009, we had a number
of engineering frms in Kansas
City come to Topeka and say, We
need more engineers, said School
of Engineering associate dean of
administration JoAnn Browning.
In response to that, we have about
half the funding for this new facil-
ity coming from the state.
Te Building on Excellence Ini-
tiative is already underway as the
new Materials, Measurements and
Sustainable Environment Center
will open next fall to engineering
students. Modifcations to other
buildings are also a part of this ev-
er-evolving plan. Spahr Engineer-
ing Library, following the model of
Anschutz Library, will devote more
of its resources to collaborative
learning, including more group
study space and availability of staf
to help students with engineering-
related problems.
While fnal design plans for the
new facility will be announced
May 1, Browning encourages stu-
dents to remain active in the plan-
ning process through the build-
ings completion.
Were still looking at furniture
options, Browning said. We want
to know what chairs and couches
around the building will help stu-
dents relax and, yet, learn the best.
Were always looking for student
input, because thats who were
building this for.
Edited by Elise Reuter
cAMpUS
cAMpUS
Engineering expansion to destroy Burt Hall
REID EGGLEStoN
reggleston@kansan.com
Reusable water bottles is Envi-
rons next step to save the planet
or, at least, the campus. Environs,
the student organization dedi-
cated to promoting environmental
awareness and activism, launches
its Take Back the Tap initiative to-
morrow night to move toward a
disposable bottle-free campus.
Te initiative will provide infra-
structure to sustainably provide
safe, fltered water with a term
that college students can relate to:
free stuf. Six hydration stations
will be implemented in the most
highly trafcked areas, includ-
ing the Underground, Budig and
Anschutz this fall. Environs also
plans to hand out thousands of
stainless steel water bottles during
Hawk Week to encourage students
to carry their own water bottle
throughout the day rather than
purchase bottled water.
Its socially irresponsible of us
to waste water and commodify it
the way that we do when so many
people dont have
access to clean
drinking water,
said Sarah Kraus,
a junior from Al-
len, Texas and
Environs presi-
dent.
Sustainability,
Kraus said, is no
passing fad. Te
Coca-Cola Com-
pany allocated $3,000 to help fund
the six stations and an additional
$3,000 to help fund the water
bottles. Te Ofce of the Student
Body President has agreed to cov-
er the remaining funds needed for
the hydration stations, which cost
$1,700 each.
Kraus wants to provide 6,000
water bottles this fall, but they
would cost $17,000. She is cur-
rently looking for an additional
$14,000 to supplement the fund-
ing provided by
Coca Cola. Even
if not every stu-
dent receives
a bottle, Kraus
hopes their vis-
ibility will en-
courage others
to start carrying
a reusable water
bottle and com-
mit to a more
sustainable lifestyle.
As only 20 percent of the 80
million bottles of water sold daily
in the United States are recycled,
the bottled water industry creates
waste that jeopardizes the envi-
ronment. Reduce, reuse, recycle,
is a slogan Kraus expects to hear
more as the public realizes the en-
vironments safety benefts them
personally.
Weve reached a pinnacle of
unsustainable lifestyles, Kraus
said. Tis is the initial response
to a problem were going to have
to be dealing with for a very long
time.
Tapped, a documentary fol-
lowing the bottled water industrys
efect on communities and pro-
duction from ocean to landfll, will
be shown at Liberty Hall on Tues-
day at 7 p.m., free of charge. KU
Environs meets every Wednesday
at the Ecumenical Campus Minis-
tries building at 5:30 p.m. Anyone
interested in sustainability or en-
vironmental issues is encouraged
to attend.
Edited by Hannah Wise
...we had a number of engi-

neering frms in Kansas city
come to Topeka and say, We
need more engineers.
JOANN bROWNINg
School of engineering associate dean
Weve reached a pin-
nacle of unsustainable
lifestyles.
SARAh KRAUS
Junior from Allen, Texas
thE WhoLE StoRY
ABoUt WAtER
BottLES:
80 million bottles of water
are sold daily in the U.S. at
10,000 times the price of tap
water.
Only 20 percent of recycled
bottles are actually recycled;
the other 80 percent end up
in landflls or the ocean.
Bottles are flled, using three
times more water in making
the bottle than in flling it.
40 percent of bottled water
is just fltered tap water.
environs launches Take back the Tap
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efarrington@kansan.com
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adviser
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tHe editOriAL bOArd
members of The Kansan editorial Board are hannah Wise,
Sarah mccabe, nikki Wentling, Dylan lysen, elise Farrington
and Jacob Snider.
@bennmumford
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D
ear President Obama,
I understand you had
to change your schedule
to accommodate visiting Boston
last week in the aftermath of
marathon bombings. However,
it greatly saddened me to hear
you were no longer going to visit
Jayhawk nation.
Dont get me wrong, I com-
pletely understand your decision
to cancel your flight to Kansas,
and I would have been shocked
had you continued with your pre-
vious schedule. Americans came
together to support those affected
by last weeks tragic events, and
we Jayhawks were among them.
The president must show up in
the wake of tragedy to give every-
one hope with the knowledge that
everything that can be done will
be done in the name of justice.
After the news broke Saturday
of your visit to the beautiful
University campus, everyone was
excited because the president was
coming. However, as the news
spread about the unfortunate
events at the Boston Marathon, I
was instantly hesitant to believe
you would visit and was not
surprised with your announce-
ment to cancel. You have a duty
to Americans to lead us in diplo-
macy, combat, mourning and
celebration. Your presence at the
interfaith ceremony in honor of
the victims of the bombings was
necessary, and I backed your play.
Now, its time to reconsider
your visit to the Land of Oz. I
understand you are a busy man.
I know you spend most of your
days in meetings with various
staff members, diplomats, depart-
ment heads, agency leaders, etc.
I hope you have a few minutes to
visit with your wife and daugh-
ters. Nevertheless, I also hope you
see the need to reschedule a time
when you can take a trip to the
Midwest.
You could even make it a fam-
ily vacation. Bring everyone here,
to the place where your mom
was born. Kansas is the land of
crazy weather, loyal sports fans
and great barbeque. I know you
enjoyed the cuisine on your
campaign visit in 2010, so bring
the fam and let them try a taste.
I bet Sasha and Malia would love
Worlds of Fun or adventuring
through L-town as you continue
with your official agenda.
So, come on. Bring everyone
down, and well teach you what
being a Jayhawk is all about.
The hills may be a hassle and
we may get a little vocal on the
sidelines, but we have big hearts
and a fierce American pride.
You know of KUs sports his-
tory, and Im sure you are aware
of our research accolades. Now,
you need to witness why KU is
considered the Ivy League of
Kansas. We bleed crimson and
blue because those colors repre-
sent two of the oldest, and most
respected, educational institu-
tions in the nation.
Rock Chalk Jayhawk! I look
forward to hearing from you
soon.
Sincerely,
Jordan Warren
P.S. I suggest making your
visit public and holding it in
Allen Fieldhouse, home of the
Jayhawks.
Warren is a junior majoring in
journalism from Overland Park
By Jordan Warren
jwarren@kansan.com
L
ets cut to the chase. There
are thousands of articles
out there about what to
do and what not to do in order
to have a perfect interview.
Sure, there are a few good tips
among them, and theyre defi-
nitely worth reading. But to be
honest, once youve read a few,
youve read them all. They all
tend to cover things like show
up on time, dress profession-
ally, dont lie (thats always
my favorite. I always wonder if
people really needed an article
to tell them that) and be your-
self. The topics they address are
important, but once you have
a good handle on the average
interview, they stop applying to
every situation.
Then there are the things Ill
be talking about. The things no
one seems to mention because
they dont seem like the right
advice. Who knows? Maybe Im
the only one who thinks these
things are important, or maybe I
just havent found the right arti-
cle. Regardless, here are my top-
five recommendations for the
future interviewee, all of which
come from my (or a friends)
personal experiences.
Plan tO sWeat
Youre nervous, youre excited
and youre terrified when you
interview. All of these lead to
sweating, which for some can be
excessive. For this reason, plan
ahead. Make sure you have plen-
ty of antiperspirant on in prob-
lem areas (but be mindful not
to smell like a deodorant aisle).
Also, be sure that your clothing
does not show dark spots when
you do sweat (which you will).
Jackets are especially helpful for
this, but remember they also
make you warmer, so if you have
a heavy sweater, do not take the
jacket off until you are done with
your interview. This avoids the
embarrassment that invariably
comes with visible sweat stains.
DOnt try fOr cOmeDy
I dont care if you think youre
the funniest person in the world,
comedy is not your friend in an
interview. Comedy is a very spe-
cific practice, which is generally
tailored to a specific audience,
or is done for an audience who
has no power over the fate of the
comedian. Whatever you think
you know about the companys
sense of humor is probably
wrong dont kill your chances
by making a joke that could be
taken the wrong way. (Adding to
this, especially avoid sports team
and college jokes. Just because
you are interviewing in Kansas
does not mean you cant run into
a Mizzou graduate.)
ask abOut Parking
Too many times someone
knows where the interview is
and doesnt think much past the
address. Parking is an absolutely
necessary thing to consider, but
tends to be an afterthought.
Some buildings are easily acces-
sible by car, others have very
specific visitor parking that can
often be hard to locate. The last
thing you want to be is that per-
son whos late for the interview
because they couldnt figure out
how to park. (Also have plenty of
quarters in case it is meter park-
ing.) On that note as well, make
sure that if the building has mul-
tiple entrances, you know which
one you are supposed to use.
Trying to sidle in the employees
only entrance wont earn you
any favors.
bathrOOm befOre
After a car trip, and espe-
cially when youre nervous, your
first instinct is to want to use
the bathroom. This is fine and
natural, but try not to make the
first words out of your mouth
when you show up to interview
be Where is the bathroom?
Instead, stop at a gas station or
another building near your inter-
view, or before you leave if the
interview is close, and use the
bathroom there. This avoids the
stress of trying to hold it dur-
ing the interview, and avoids an
embarrassing first impression.

eat carefully
When youre worried about an
interview its easy to skip a meal,
but think twice before doing this.
If your stomach is rumbling the
entire time youre talking, its
both distracting and embarrass-
ing. Usually its best to keep as
closely to your normal schedule
as possible. That being said, con-
sider what youre eating and plan
carefully. Try not to drink or eat
anything that will make you burp
or pass gas during your inter-
view, as these also are not exactly
ideal etiquette and can leave you
flustered in an instant.
Wenner is a sophomore majoring in
english and history from topeka
By Anna Wenner
awenner@kansan.com
A
las! That special time of
year that is finals week
is nearly here again a
magical time characterized by
pulling all-nighters in Anschutz
Library and quite possibly the
greatest excuse to get lazy about
shaving. With final projects and
tests on the horizon, multitasking
already has or will become a way
of life for many students until the
last exam is done.
Finals week may not inspire
romance in all of us, but prob-
ably a number of other emotions
instead (mental collapse and
suddenly re-evaluating your
entire life, anyone?). However,
when it comes to looking for a
relationship, applying the same
principles of multitasking in
dating can reap some real ben-
efits. Therefore, as this semester
concludes, students should ditch
the idea that the right way to go
about a relationship is to only
pursue one person at a time and
consider the benefits of playing
the field until you think youve
hit a homer.
Some people like to find a
relationship by putting their
energy into one person and
waiting to see if it will work. But
according to dating and flirting
expert Tracey Steinberg, pursu-
ing relationships in this way
could be screwing us in the end.
Instead, she advocates that serial
dating, or dating several people
over a period of time, is the best
start to finding someone we want
to get serious with.
The two may seem like a
dichotomy, but Steinberg said
people should date multiple part-
ners simultaneously to find qual-
ity and quantity in partners and
that dating serially on the road
to finding a long-term relation-
ship can help them keep some
perspective.
In the end, you could wind
up happier because youll have a
broader scope of whats out there
and can choose a new partner
accordingly.
Juggling partners takes skill
and requires some risk, but
until people enter exclusive
relationships, they only owe
their partners honesty if they are
questioned. Here, you can be dis-
creet but vague, suggests Dating:
A Survival Guide from the
Frontlines author Josey Vogels.
According to the same
story featuring Vogels on
Cosmopolitan magazines web-
site, if juggling partners becomes
a topic of conversation, you can
dodge giving details with a sim-
ple, Im not looking for monog-
amy right now. The beauty of
it is that its true, a broad state-
ment, and wont necessarily leave
your partner prying for more.
With that said, when students
take this approach to settling
down with a serious relationship,
they must keep in mind that the
openness and nonexclusivity of
it go both ways. The same article
from Cosmopolitan explains that
if youre not willing to make a
commitment, its likely that your
partner isnt either. If jealousy
gets the best of you here, you
have to make one of two choices:
end the relationship, or do the
opposite and nix your serial-
dating freedoms.
On the surface, approaching
finding a relationship by dat-
ing a number of people at once
may seem like a behavior several
students would want to avoid. It
requires risk and skill and can
leave people crushed when their
partners are also dating several
others.
However, just like when were
knee deep into finals, multitask-
ing in dating can reap benefits
because it gives us a compre-
hensive perspective of exactly
whos out there for the picking.
It spares us time and energy that
wed otherwise be spending on
all of the Wrongs until we finally
find the Rights.
And when we can multi-
task in dating like we do at the
University, playing the field now
to get what we want in the end
becomes completely priceless.
keith is a graduate student in educa-
tion from Wichita. follow her on
twitter @rachel_uDkeith
if leggings arent pants, what are
they? :(
Youre in college... it isnt libary.
Watching three soccer games at once.
come at me, bro.
Why are people so vulgar on
@kusecretadmirer? its sick and i feel
bad for those being admired.
To the guy who saw me running on
Tennessee and held in his cigarette
smoke until i went past: thank you thank
you thank you!
having a Secret admirer post about
you is the creepiest, most fattering
thing.
love that the bell towers played the
mickey mouse song, but my hopes are
hight for the harry potter theme song
to play! hint hint, mysterious bell tower
musician.
The people who want to get rid of the
steam whistle are probably the same
people who think Wescoe was supposed
to be a parking garage.
Just because lots of other people are
doing it doesnt make what youre wear-
ing less dorky.
its the time of year to pray to the
guardian angel of lost fles.
Sorry... But bleached blonde hair only
looks good on Draco malfoy... Just put-
ting that out there...
To those confused about the weather.
Welcome to Kansas #everyyearbornand-
raised.
Getting to the end of the year, id
like to thank the uDK staff and the FFa
editor for their work and for making this
a better year.
Dude could you imagine if anthony
Davis and helGa poTacKi had kids?
That unibrow would rule the world.
i wonder how many staff and profes-
sors would honk if the honk for Weed guy
showed up with his poster at Wescoe
Beach?
First rule about the FFa editor: dont
talk about the FFa editor.
im really proud of the decisions i
made at the hawk last night, said no
one ever.
Brittney Griner came out the other
day. no making babies for her with
anthony Davis.
michigan track team, sorry im not
sorry for heckling you.
Why is that we pay so much to at-
tend this school and still cant park on
campus during the hours most of us
need to be here.
Who ordered the Dementors to
campus? i dont believe i shall ever be
warm again.
i just saw a guy rocking tights, and
you know what? he looked good.
So i did the walk of shame to
church..... i think thats an all time low...
By Rachel Keith
rkeith@kansan.com
Monday, april 22, 2013 page 5
HOROSCOPES
Because the stars
know things we dont.
Crossword
sudoku
Cryptoquip
check out
the answers
http://kansan.com/
news/2013/04/21/puzzle-
answers-422/
aries (March 21-april 19)
today is a 9
Celebrate Earth day your way. set
priorities, and then stick to them.
Avoid distractions. disconnect-
ing from social media temporarily
may not be a bad idea. optimism
increases, especially when you get
out in the sun.
taurus (april 20-May 20)
today is a 9
Find happiness in relationships,
rather than possessions, even though
work would like to interfere with
romance. Find the sweet spot. what
youre learning clashes with your old
routine. Listen to all the consider-
ations.
gemini (May 21-June 20)
today is an 8
dont count your chickens just yet
... theres more work to be done.
Changes at home are required, and
they lead to more changes. dont
spend money you dont have. share
your love instead.
cancer (June 21-July 22)
today is a 9
your mind wants to play, but work
takes precedence. Make it fun and
your productivity increases. stick
to your budget, and stash away the
surplus. reward yourself by getting
outside somewhere beautiful.
leo (July 23-aug. 22)
today is an 8
Focus on service, cheerfully, and the
money will follow. dont take it for
granted; you dont know what youve
got until its gone. once this conflict
is resolved, youll be stronger. Enjoy
a peaceful sunset.
Virgo (aug. 23-sept. 22)
today is an 8
stand firm, despite bothersome
regulations or criticism. teasing
could cause jealousies. dont throw
away something youll need. practice
makes perfect, in work and in love.
set priorities, and dont overbook.
Leave time to play.
libra (sept. 23-oct. 22)
today is an 8
Let family take precedence over your
career. Follow your heart, and be
patient. repair a neglected item.
read the instructions. use resources
you have. separate yourself from an
argument. Let the small stuff go.
scorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21)
today is a 7
tried and true methods work best.
Cash is delayed, so curtail spending.
Barter could work. Consider conse-
quences. watch where youre going.
reschedule an outing, and make
apologies. Get restored by nature.
sagittarius (nov. 22-dec. 21)
today is a 9
Accept coaching from a critic, and
put in the correction respectfully.
save some of your earnings for mad
money or seed funds for a new
project. you feel more optimistic
afterward. Love deeply.
capricorn (dec. 22-Jan. 19)
today is an 8
List the pros and cons of a project,
and define your terms. sidestep a
challenge or disagreement. together,
you might beat City Hall, with a
lucky break. Make positive changes
without touching savings. use
imagination.
aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
today is a 9
theres more work involved than
you thought thered be. Confront
financial barriers. set up a private
conversation, and be respectful. Ac-
cept coaching. A mountain figures in
your thoughts. things look up.
pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
today is a 9
Notice what stops your partner.
there may be a conflict to resolve.
work interferes with playtime, as you
double-check data and procedures.
dont expect others to provide every-
thing. keep in communication.
E
entertainment
T
he newest trailer for Zack
Snyders forthcoming
Superman reboot Man
of Steel has elicited a strong
response from fans eager to
witness the return of the origi-
nal superhero, a deathless icon
dedicated to fighting for truth,
justice and the American way.
The ad also confirms what many
within the Phog have suspected
for years: the last son of Krypton
is a Jayhawk.
Thats right. Pause the trailer
at just the right moment and
youll see Clark Kent (Super-
mans mild-mannered alter-ego
for those of you trapped in the
Phantom Zone) sporting a faded
KU athletics T-shirt. Now I may
be a tad biased, but having the
Big Blue Boy Scout as an alum-
nus seems like a perfectly natu-
ral extension of his character.
Think about it: Superman was
raised in the fictional hamlet of
Smallville, Kansas, his favorite
colors are obviously crimson
and blue (and yellow) and ev-
eryone knows the Daily Planet
recruits directly from our jour-
nalism school.
University ego-boosting aside,
theres a tremendous amount of
pressure riding on Snyders film,
with its hefty $225 million price
tag and its ability to connect with
a worldwide audience. After two
decades of relying almost solely
on Batmans super earning pow-
ers, Warner Bros. executives are
using Man of Steel as a bell-
wether for determining whether
movies based on other heroes
in the DC stable can challenge
Marvel Studios following the
latters phenomenal success with
The Avengers.
Past efforts to kick-start DC
character franchises have ranged
from mild disappointments like
Superman Returns, a bland re-
hash that relied too heavily on
paying homage to Richard Don-
ners version, to the unmitigated
disaster that was Green Lan-
tern, so I can understand the
studios trepidation. Yet Man
of Steel feels like a winner for
a number of reasons. First of all,
the casting seems spot-on. Brit-
ish actor Henry Cavill certainly
has the corn-fed looks and the
polite, plainspoken nobility of
a consummate Supes. His co-
star Amy Adams seems equally
suited to play the tenacious,
evidently far-sighted Lois Lane,
while Kevin Costner appears
to be channeling his Field of
Dreams character as Jonathan
Kent, the adoptive father re-
sponsible for giving Superman
his firm moral grounding.
No superhero movie can
aspire to greatness, however,
without the counterbalance of
an equally worthy villain. Enter
Michael Shannon, an actor whos
spent his career crawling into
the brains of barely restrained
bedlamites in films like Take
Shelter and HBOs Boardwalk
Empire. Here hes playing the
Kryptonian war criminal and
prostration enthusiast General
Zod, a role imbued with silken
menace by Terrence Stamp in
1980s Superman II. Some
would say Shannon has impossi-
bly big shoes to fill. Then again,
they said the same thing when
Heath Ledger was cast as the
Joker.
Finally, theres the level of tal-
ent working behind the scenes.
Snyder, who previously helmed
300 and the near-perfect ad-
aptation of Watchmen, is one
of the mediums most promis-
ing young visualists, capable
of wielding digital effects with
all the power and delicacy of a
brushstroke on canvas. Also,
David S. Goyers Man of Steel
screenplay is based on a treat-
ment Goyer developed with
executive producer Christo-
pher Nolan, the director of the
Dark Knight trilogy and the
closest thing Warner Bros. cur-
rently has to a fairy godfather.
If Batman is the hero we de-
serve, Superman is the hero we
aspire to become. In spite of the
myriad issues I have with The
Dark Knight Rises, I sincerely
believe Snyder and Nolan will
balance each other out when it
comes to tackling Man of Steel.
Snyder understands that Super-
man is meant to serve as an
idealized embodiment of what
Abe Lincoln called the better
angels of our nature, and his
story doesnt require the funere-
al gloom or clunky, blunt-force
cynicism that clogged the last
Batman movie. Nolan, on the
other hand, has an almost eerie
knack for injecting dramatic heft
and social relevance into stories
that were once considered little
more than lurid nonsense.
Want more proof the mythol-
ogy is in good hands? Look no
further than the aforementioned
trailer, which ends with Super-
mans natural father Jor-El (Rus-
sell Crowe) bidding an emo-
tional farewell to his infant son
while prophesying the influence
hell have on Earths lesser mor-
tals: You will give the people
an ideal to strive towards. They
will race behind you. They will
stumble, they will fall. But in
time, they will join you in the
sun. In time, you will help them
accomplish wonders.
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lmcdonald@kansan.com
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Te fnale of the 86th Kansas
Relays came down to the mens
and womens 4x400 meter relays,
and Kansas gave the crowd at Me-
morial Stadium the fnish they
were looking for as both Jayhawk
squads captured frst place.
Te womens team of Denesha
Morris, Diamond Dixon, Taylor
Washington and Paris Daniels,
which had recorded the fastest
time in prelims, fnished with a
time of 3 minutes 32.94 seconds,
just a second slower than the re-
cord the team set in 2012.
Te All Stars, comprised of pro-
fessional sprinters, were neck and
neck with Kansas for the major-
ity of the race but fnished second
with a time of 3:34.95, followed by
Lincoln Universitys third-place
fnish in 3:38.51.
Not wanting to leave the Relays
on a sour note, the mens 4x400-
meter quartet of DeMario John-
son, Michael Hester, Michael Sti-
gler and Kyle Clemons came from
behind to win in a time of 3:07.78.
It was Clemons who ran the an-
chor and passed Nebraska anchor
Cody Rush on the fnal lap to de-
liver one of the most dramatic fn-
ishes of the season. He looked up
to the scoreboard and kicked one
last time to hold onto frst place.
I got to get this for my team,
Clemons said when asked about
what was going through his mind
when he was neck-and-neck with
Rush on the fnal lap. Just got to
get that W, got to get that win for
the home crowd.
Kansas did get both wins to
fnish the 86th edition of the sto-
ried event. Tere is more work
to be done by Kansas mens and
womens teams, but they enjoyed
showcasing their talents in front of
a home crowd.
Clemons said Saturday would
rank as his number-one day as a
track and feld athlete. Teres no
place like home, Clemons said.
coLIN wRIGht
cwright@kansan.com
MAx GooDwIN
mgoodwin@kansan.com
Junior sprinter Diamond Dixon
has earned more accolades in her
time at Kansas than most runners
accomplish in their entire careers.
She has been a Big 12 champion,
a national champion and even an
Olympic gold medalist.
On Saturday in the 400 meter
invitational of the Kansas Relays,
Dixon learned that nothing comes
easily against world-class competi-
tors; she fnished sixth.
Teyre not just gonna give it
to me, Dixon said. I have to work
for it.
Dixon expected better than her
time of 53.63 seconds.
A year ago, Dixon ran a time of
51.80 and fnished second behind
Olympic bronze medalist DeeDee
Trotter. She was stunned and excit-
ed that she had actually competed
with professional sprinters. On Sat-
urday, Dixon was disappointed and
made no attempt to hide it.
I dont feel good at all, Dixon
said. I didnt like my time, but it is
what it is.
Trotter, who made another trip
to the Relays this year, ran in the
400 meter invitational again, but
her time was not recorded, as there
was some confusion about whether
she was scheduled to compete.
Tere was some obvious disap-
pointment for Trotter as well, as
she fnished in the middle of the
pack.
It was Novlene Williams-Mills, a
three-time Olympic bronze medal-
ist from Jamaica, who won the race
in a time of 51.68 seconds.
I would want a better time, but
its my frst race, Williams-Mills
said. Its a good feeling just to do
what my training has been for. Its a
starting point.
Williams-Mills, a 2004 Uni-
versity of Florida graduate, knew
about Dixon before Saturdays race
from watching indoor nationals
and seeing Dixon run at the 2012
Olympics as part of the 4x400 relay
pool.
Ive heard of her, and from what
Ive heard, shes a very ferce com-
petitor, Williams-Mills said.
Dixon had surgery because of
a hernia during the fall indoor
season, and this race was the frst
400 meter race of her season, but
Dixon said she felt good going into
it. Teres no reason to believe that
Dixon is falling of, Trotter said
afer the race.
Tere is a mental and physical
test that comes with being a col-
legiate athlete talented enough to
compete in the summer Olympics,
as Dixon did this past year.
A lot of people dont under-
stand what it takes to train an extra
four to six weeks afer your NCAA
championships, afer Olympic tri-
als, then go compete, then you
come home, and sometimes it can
play a negative role on your sea-
son, said Trotter, who attended the
University of Tennessee while also
competing for team USA. Shes
been in a position where Ive been
before.
Te efects of such a gruel-
ing schedule are both mental and
physical, Trotter said. She expected
to see Dixon go through a phase
like this one.
Dixon still has her eyes set on the
2016 Olympics and said this race is
just the beginning of that prepara-
tion. Te proof that Dixon is ca-
pable of competing with the fastest
400 meter runners in the world is
still there despite the disappoint-
ment she sufered on Saturday.
I still expect big things from
her, Trotter said. I still see her as
one of our future 400 meter stars.
MAx GooDwIN
mgoodwin@kansan.com
Dixon disappoints, shifts
focus to senior season
Kansas fnishes strong, wins
fnal Relays events at home
Handoffs prove vital as relay
team scrapes out home victory
Kansas Relays
Kansas Relays
tARA bRYANt/KANSAN
Junior sprinter Diamond Dixon checks her time from the Womens 400 meter Invitational Dash on the fnal day of the Kansas
Relays on saturday. Dixon placed sixth in the invitational with a time of 53.63 seconds, which would have placed her frst in
the womens collegiate 400 meter.
Kansas Relays
As freshman Ben Brownlee ran
down the backstretch at Memorial
Stadium, junior Dominique Man-
ley stood near the fnish line await-
ing his turn to
run the fnal leg
of the two-mile
relay for the Jay-
hawks.
Manley took
the handof with
a lead of about
10 feet ahead
of the second
place Iowa Cen-
tral Community College runner
Kuaniyal Chol, who Manley re-
membered from a year ago. Chol
was the runner who chased down
the Kansas team last year at the
Kansas Relays; Manley said he
wasnt going to let that happen
again.
I just thought, I have to win
this for my team, Manley said.
Tere were some nerves from
the Kansas team, which included
Manley, Brownlee and juniors
Dalen Fink and Nick Seckfort,
who both watched from the infeld
as Chol passed Manley on the frst
of two laps. However, Manley was
able to stay within close range.
Last year, he caught my team-
mate. I couldnt let that happen
two years in a row, Manley said.
Down the last straightaway of
the relay, Manley knew he had
enough speed lef to pull ahead
and make his move about 20 me-
ters from the fnish.
Kansas fnished the two-mile
race in 7 minutes 44.08 seconds,
just 0.91 seconds ahead of Iowa
Central Community College.
It was only the second time dur-
ing the outdoor season that Kansas
has run the two-mile relay, but the
runners felt it was a solid race.
Handofs arent usually a factor
in the two-mile relay, but the four
Kansas runners said the handofs
they made were smooth enough
without losing speed that it gave
them an advantage in the end.
If it comes down to the wire, it
can make a diference, Fink said.
Manley
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Kansas senior Paris Daniels won
the collegiate womens 100-meter
dash Saturday.
She crossed the
fnish line in
11.55 seconds,
which was the
fastest time
in this event
at the Kansas
Relays since
2008.
Despite the win, Daniels said
she still needed to improve.
Daniels said she wanted to go
out there and get a good time, and
she was not happy with her perfor-
mance.
Daniels said she needs to im-
prove her time for the Big 12
Championship, which starts May
5. She is the reigning Big 12 cham-
pion in the 200-meter dash and
wants to add the 100-meter title to
her name.
Tis is Daniels last Kansas Re-
lays, but she said she doesnt want
to think about that because it
makes her emotional.
I dont like being emotional,
Daniels said. Im just doing what I
love and enjoying it.
Lincoln University junior Latoya
King, from Kingston, Jamaica,
placed second with 11.78 seconds,
and Kansas freshman Tianna Val-
entine fnished .02 seconds later
with a time of 11.8 seconds to
place third.
Te third Kansas runner, senior
Andrea Geubelle, fnished sixth.
Geubelle is better known for her
performances in the triple jump
and long jump events.
On the mens side, Cofeyville
Community College freshman An-
dres DeGrasse fnished frst in the
mens collegiate 100-meter dash
with a time of 10.39 seconds. Sec-
ond place went to Lincoln Univer-
sity junior Romel Lewis, and third
place went to Southwest Baptist
senior Deneko Brown. Lewis had a
time of 10.43 seconds, and Browns
time was 10.59 seconds.
StELLA LIANG
sliang@kansan.com
Kansas senior runs fastest
100 meter dash since 2008
Kansas relays
Kansas didnt place frst in
the mens or womens collegiate
400-meter, but Denesha Morris,
a Kansas senior, earned a second
place victory in the event.
Getting frst place in the 400 me-
ter and setting a Division II record
in the process was Donna-Lee Hyl-
ton of Lincoln College Preparatory
Academy with a time of 52.96. Hav-
ing to come from behind through
the last 20 meters, Hylton was able
to fnd her top gear for the win.
It felt good, it felt real good,
Hylton said. I know that Im not a
really strong starter so I know that
in the home stretch I have a lot of
speed coming home.
Te win was big for Hylton, but
the time she did it in was the most
rewarding part of the race.
Its my personal best, I have nev-
er run a 52 before so it feels good, it
feels great.
On the mens side, freshman Al-
fred Larry of Butler County Com-
munity College took down the top
spot with a time of 47.59. Te lone
Jayhawk in the event was Michael
Hester, who fnished in ffh place.
Te length of the 400 meter makes
this race more challenging than
some other events because of the
frantic pace.
Its hard, it defnitely hits you
like a brick wall, Larry said. Its a
good experience, it lets you know
where you are [in terms of competi-
tion] at from state to state, its fun.
Edited by Nikki Wentling
Hylton sets Division II record
with 400 meter dash victory
Kansas relays
Kansas relays
tYLER coNoVER
tconover@kansan.com
Kansas senior Francine Simpson
notched another long jump victory
under her belt
at a windy com-
petition of the
Kansas Relays.
Her jump of
6.53 meters (21
5) was good
enough to beat
the competi-
tors.
Im feeling good, the wind was
crazy, said Simpson. It was hard
for me to get going but Im just
happy that I got a good mark.
Te womens invitational pole
vault featured this seasons NCAA
indoor pole vault champion, as
well as Olympic competitors.
Capturing the top vault was
Mary Saxer, who vaulted 149. She
just failed on her three attempts to
reach 15 1.5. Becky Holliday fn-
ished in second place with a vault
of 14 5.25
Kansas junior Natalia Bartnovs-
kaya, opted to vault against profes-
sional athletes at the Relays rather
than the collegiate competition she
is used to. Te Russian native, who
captured the NCAA indoor title
last month, fnished in third place
with a vault of 13 11.25.
(I was) a little bit unsatisfed,
said Bartnovskaya. Because the
last attempt on 14-5 felt really good
but the wind is swirling today.
Bartnovskaya said it would
mean a lot to her to capture the
NCAA outdoor championship
next month to claim both NCAA
pole vault titles this season.
Edited by Julie Etzler
Kansas women place in
long jump, pole vault
coLIN wRIGht
cwright@kansan.com
tARA bRYANt/KANSAN
Junior pole vaulter natalia Bartnovskaya prepares for one of her fnal vaults of saturdays competition. Bartnovskaya fnished
in fourth in the Kansas relays pole vault invitational, clearing 4.25m (13 11.25).
Simpson
Daniels
tARA bRYANt/KANSAN
senior sprinter Paris Daniels fnishes the fnal leg of the womens 4x400 relay to wrap up the womens events saturday, the
last day of the Kansas relays. The relay team, which was comprised of senior Denesha Morris, junior Diamond Dixon, senior
Taylor Washington and Daniels, ran the second fastest time in the event in Kansas relays history with a time of 3:32.94.
Before the beginning of the
mens 400-meter hurdles in-
vitational, Kansas sophomore
Michael Stigler and Michael
Tinsley, the 2012 Olympic sil-
ver medalist in the 400-meter
hurdles, went up to Bershawn
Batman Jackson to exchange
pre-race pleasantries.
With a 2008 Olympic bronze
medal and seven Kansas Relays
titles on his resume, Jackson is
a crowd favorite and Relays leg-
end. Tinsley, who said hes pret-
ty good friends with Jackson,
wanted to lightheartedly let the
two-time defending champion
know he was coming for him.
Stiglers exchange with Jackson
was bit more diplomatic.
I always looked up to him
and I told him that before we
started and he knows me, Sti-
gler said. It was just great to go
out there and race against him
again. It felt like the USA trials
over again from last year.
Unlike the 2012 Olympic tri-
als, when Jackson placed fourth
and Stigler finished seventh,
the collegian came out on top
on Saturday. So too did Tinsley,
who won those Olympic trials,
earning himself a spot in Lon-
don.
Tinsley crossed the Memorial
Stadium finish line in 48.77 sec-
onds. Stigler finished close be-
hind at 49.42. As his time flashed
on the scoreboard, Stigler broke
into a wide smile and raised his
arms in celebration. He wasnt
aiming for a particular time on
Saturday, but he knew he had
just broken the school record in
the 400-meter hurdles. He broke
his own record, in fact, having
set it in 49.45 seconds at the Big
12 Championship last May.
I knew what my time was
from last year
was, Stigler
said. Once
I saw it was
a new school
record, I was
happy, and
plus we havent
really had that
many outdoor meets, so to do it
here and set the school record at
our own meet was great.
While Jackson, who finished
fifth on Saturday, is a Kansas Re-
lays regular, Tinsley had never
competed at the Relays until
Saturday. When his agent told
him about the Relays, Tinsley
decided it sounded like a good
match and opted to make it his
opening meet of the season.
His first time at the Relays
began precariously. He arrived
in Lawrence Thursday night
amid frigid temperatures and
decided not to test the track out
on Friday. He said Saturdays
conditions were conducive to
running.
By the time Tinsley made
the final turn Saturday, he had
opened up a sizable lead. The
only drama was if Stigler could
hold off a charging Justin Gay-
mon, who finished third.
My steps were pretty good
today, Tinsley said. I got out
hard, kind of used the wind to
my advantage on the backstretch.
I wanted to stay real relaxed and
comfortable in my race. I was
able to come home strong. I knew
the kid from KU was coming so
I just wanted to
stay relaxed and
keep pumping
through it.
On the wom-
ens side, Ellen
Wortham, who
competed in the
semifinals of the
400-meter hurdles at the 2012
Olympic trials, took home first
place with a time of 56.67 sec-
onds. She edged Ajoke Odumo-
su, who has represented Nigeria
twice in the Olympics.
Wortham was familiar with
members of the five-runner
field, having competed against
both Ryann Krais and Wendy
Fawn Door while at Tennessee.
It shows that Im in good
competitive shape and have a
strong mindset, Wortham said.
At the end of the race, I had a
couple of bad hurdles and the
girl on the outside was com-
ing, but I just had to keep my
head down and get to that finish
line.
Edited by Tara Bryant
Cory Leslie broke the four-min-
ute mark in the Glenn Cunning-
ham Mile at the Kansas Relays. He
is the sixth person in meet history
to achieve that feat. His time on
Saturdays windy afernoon was 3
minutes, 58.18 seconds, less than
four seconds of Kansas alumus Jim
Ryuns Relays record of 3:54.70.
I wanted to get out here and
compete, Leslie said. Its such a
great feld but I didnt want to al-
ready mentally be beat by the cali-
ber.
Kansas junior Josh Munsch,
who set a personal record in the
slightly shorter 1500 meters earlier
this season with a time of 3:43, fell
just short of his goal of reaching the
four-mile mark. His time of 4:02.90
was a personal best in the 1600 me-
ters and was good enough for sev-
enth place.
Im a little bit frustrated, said
Munsch. but I got a couple more
races, Im mainly focusing on get-
ting to regionals and nationals.
Munsch reveled in the moment
as he ran against stifer competition
than he does on a weekly basis, run-
ning toe-to-toe with professionals
as opposed to collegiate athletes. He
embraced the home crowd and was
less than three seconds away from
that coveted four minute mile.
Its pretty awesome, added
Munsch. When they called my
name out, I got a lot of love from
the crowd, so it was really nice to
have that, its good to be here every
once in a while.
Blake Leeper knows that as a
double leg amputee, he is not go-
ing to beat opponents by getting
a faster start than them. In the
mens 100 meter Para Olympic
Open at the Kansas Relays, Leep-
er showed his speed in the fnal
50 meters of the race, winning the
event in 11.24 seconds.
My start isnt going to be the
best, so I really focus on the end
of the race, Leeper said. I knew
I would get behind, these guys are
fast, but I still just had to run my
race.
Saturday was Leepers second
time attending the Kansas Re-
lays, and it was his third race of
the season as he prepares for the
International Paralympic Com-
mittee Athletics World Champi-
onships in July.
All four competitors in the
event on Saturday fnished in less
than 12 seconds while running
into a headwind.
For Leeper, the race couldnt
have gone any better. He was
pleased with his time and ended
the day with a victory. Tough
he wasnt able to reach the world
record of 10.91 that he said he is
always thinking about going into
a race.
MAx GooDwIN
mgoodwin@kansan.com
Blade runner overcomes wind,
wins Paralympic 100 meter dash
Three women tie for second in
competitive pole vault event
Kansas sophomore sets record
in mens 400 meter hurdles
Glenn Cunningham mile race
completed in under four minutes
Kansas relays
Kansas relays
Kansas relays
Kansas relays
Kansas relays
On a balmy fourth day of
Kansas Relay competition inside
Memorial Stadium, the women
c o mp e t e d
in the pole
vault col-
lege division
finals. Two
J a y h a w k s
c o mp e t e d
in the event.
Senior Sarah
Hedberg tied for second, and
junior Abby Row was unable to
clear the opening height.
The event wrapped up rather
quickly as only five competitors
three of who tied for second
managed to clear the standard
mark of 122.5. The winning
height of 128.25 was set by
Kayla Coffee, from the Univer-
sity of Sioux Falls.
Coffee was relaxed throughout
the competition after only five
competitors cleared the initial
height.
It feels great, Coffee said.
This is my fifth year competing
here, so its really great to go out
on a win. I knew I had already
placed and so I wasnt thinking
about that, I was just concentrat-
ing on my technique and really
focusing on what I needed to do
to make the next bar.
tYLER coNoVER
tconover@kansan.com
Hedberg
coLIN wRIGht
cwright@kansan.com
On a sunny third day of the
Kansas Relays inside Memorial
Stadium, the men and women
competed in the finals of the
3,000-meter steeplechase com-
petition.
With the wind out in full force,
the Jayhawk runners competed
against national competition in
their backyard, which meant a
lot to the Kansas runners.
Its nice to have the support
of all of our friends and family,
said Kansas distance runner Ka-
man Schneider after the race. It
just gives you that much more
energy to go compete and do
your thing.
Schneider ran hard the whole
race but was unable to crack the
top three as he finished the race
with a time of 9:47.81, earning
him a 14th-place finish. Sch-
neiders focus
was on trying
his best re-
gardless of the
outcome or
the conditions
during the
race.
Its tough,
but you just
focus on com-
peting with the people in the
same race as you, Schneider
said. The biggest thing is just
compete and try and beat people,
and once you do that, you wont
worry about the extra stuff.
On the womens side, 14 com-
petitors lined up to jump the
hurdles and land in the water.
For Kansas, Kathleen Thompson
finished the race in seventh place
with a time of
11:23.63, which
was 36 seconds
slower than the
lead.
Once the race
started, Thomp-
son was able to
put the weather
behind her and
focus on run-
ning.
I didnt really notice the wind
too much actually. I noticed it a
lot before the race but not dur-
ing, Thompson said. It was a
little chilly in the water.
tYLER coNoVER
tconover@kansan.com
Kansas athletes compete
in 3,000 meter steeplechase
ERIN BREMER/KANSAN
senior distance runner Kathleen Thompson competes in the womens 3000 meter steeplechase friday at Memorial stadium.
Thompson fnished the event with a fnal time of 11 minutes 23.63 seconds.
Its nice to have the sup-

ports of all of our friends
and family.
KaMan sChneIder
Kansas senior
Go to kansan.com for more
stories on the KU relays
GEoffREY cALVERt
gcalvert@kansan.com
It felt like the Usa trials

over again from last year.
MIChael sTIGler
Kansas sophomore
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Going into the weekend, the
Kansas tennis team was in the
midst of a losing streak spanning
two seasons. With solid matches
on Friday and Sunday, the streak
is over, and the Jayhawks are now
2-7 in the Big 12.
Before Fridays match against
West Virginia, Kansas had a 21-
game conference losing streak
and was tied
for last place
in the Big 12.
Afer Sundays
match against
Iowa State, the
Jayhawks had
climbed out of
the conference
cellar, but the
Mountaineers
and the Cy-
clones were un-
able to make it
out too. Tey fnished as the only
teams below Kansas in regular
season play.
For the Jayhawks to be success-
ful, doubles play is key and they
demonstrated how good they can
be when the winning starts early.
Tis weekend they took three of
the six doubles play matches, with
another win coming by way of for-
feit, which was good enough for a
1-0 start both days.
Afer struggling in singles play
during the past several opponents,
Kansas showed poise in the last
two matches by winning seven of
the 12 singles matches . Freshmen
Anastasija Trubica and Maria Jose
Cardona were both able to get sin-
gles victories on Friday, which is a
positive looking forward to the Big
12 tournament and next season.
Sunday was senior day for the
Jayhawks, and both seniors will
leave as winners afer seeing ISU
dispatched in a close 4-3 victory,
to end their regular season careers
for Kansas. Monica Pezzoti did
not play, but fellow senior Victo-
ria Khanevskaya partnered with
freshman Anastasija Trubica to
beat Emma
Waites and Car-
oline Andersen
(8-1) in doubles
play. Khanevs-
kaya was un-
able to win her
last match at
Jayhawk Tennis
Center, losing
in singles play
to Emma Waites
(3-6, 6-1, 6-4),
but the team win
was big for her.
It feels amazing, Khanevskaya
said afer the match. When we
won the doubles point, I was re-
ally impressed with how everyone
competed. I was playing my (sin-
gles) match, and when I realized
we won the whole match, I got so
happy because I knew it was my
Senior Day. Inside, I really wanted
to beat Iowa State because we lost
to them last year and I wanted to
battle back.
Te Jayhawks will look to ex-
tend the season as Big 12 tourna-
ment play starts Tursday against
the Cyclones in Norman, Okla.
With a feld that included six
teams ranked in the top 20, the
Kansas rowing team entered the
Lake Natoma Invitational know-
ing it was going to get a challenge.
Out of nine teams that competed
Saturday and Sunday in Gold
River, Calif., the Jayhawks fnished
in eighth place, fnishing ahead of
Sacramento State, who co-hosted
the regatta. In total, the Jayhawks
won two out of nine races, with all
of the wins coming Sunday morn-
ing.
Before the regatta, coach Rob
Catloth said in a news release from
Kansas Athletics that the team
needed to accept the challenge.
We can measure ourselves by
how close we are to these teams,
Catloth said. We will see where
we are on the national scene. Tese
teams are setting the national stan-
dard, and we need to give ourselves
an honest measure against teams
of this caliber.
Kansas got the challenge it was
expecting. Te team didnt have a
chance to slowly make its way to
the toughest competition, as its frst
set of races Sat-
urday morning
came against
t o p - r a n k e d
University of
Southern Cali-
fornia and 12th
ranked Notre
Dame. Kan-
sas had faced
Notre Dame
once before
this year, fall-
ing to them at
the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite on
March 17.
Te teams competed in the var-
sity eight, second varsity eight and
varsity four races, which are NCAA
championship events. In each race,
Kansas fnished third, with USC
earning frst in each one and Notre
Dame coming in a close second.
In the varsity eight, USC fnished
with a time of 6:34.3, Notre Dames
time was 6:38.0 and Kansas fn-
ished with a time of 7:10.4.
Te afer-
noon set of races
against ninth-
ranked Stanford
and 17th-ranked
Washington State
saw Kansas once
again falling in
each race. Afer
Saturdays races,
Catloth said in a
news release that
the team adapted
and raced better
in the afernoon.
Stanford won the varsity eight
and second varsity eight races.
Washington State placed frst in
the varsity four.
Te level of competition tapered
of Sunday for the Jayhawks. Tey
faced Tulsa and Sacramento State,
which are both unranked. Te day
started with Kansas dropping the
varsity eight race. Tulsa fnished
frst, and Sacramento State fn-
ished second.
Te Jayhawks fnished the regat-
ta strong by winning their last two
races, the second varsity eight and
varsity four against Tulsa and Sac-
ramento State. Sacramento State
fnished second and Tulsa fnished
third in the second varsity eight.
Tose two standings were reversed
in the varsity four race.
Te other participants in the in-
vite were second-ranked Califor-
nia, which was the other co-host
team, and 15th-ranked Wisconsin.
Te teams rowed on Lake Na-
toma in the Sacramento State
Aquatic Center April 20-21. Te
Jayhawks are preparing for the Big
12 Championship in two weeks in
Kansas City, Kan.
Kansas falls to top-ranked teams
CoNtRIbUtED bY KANSAS AthLEtICS
Kansas 1V4 competes in the Sunfower Showdown against Kansas State at Wyandotte County Lake in Kansas City, Kan. on March 30.
tARA bRYANt/KANSAN
Doubles teammates junior Dylan Windom and freshman Maria Jose Cardona
high fve after a successful return in Sundays match against Texas Tech at the
Jayhawk Tennis Center.
roWing
WoMenS TenniS
Kansas breaks
losing streak,
now 2-7 in Big 12
Teammates take top spots
in womens 400-meter hurdles
tYLER CoNoVER
tconover@kansan.com
StELLA LIANG
sliang@kansan.com
inside, i really wanted to

beat iowa State because
we lost to them last year
and i wanted to battle
back.
ViCToria KhaneVSKaya
Kansas senior
These teams are setting
the national standard and
we need to give ourselves
an honest measure
against teams of this
caliber.
roB CaTLoTh
Kansas coach
Heading into the fnal straight-
away in the col-
legiate womens
400-meter hur-
dles, teammates
Michelle Cum-
berbatch and
Yanique Haye
from Lincoln
University had
separated them-
selves from the rest of the feld.
With two hurdles lefs, Cumber-
batch and Haye battled to the fn-
ish line, with Cumberbatch beating
her teammate by .65 seconds, 59.17
seconds to 59.82 seconds.
Cumberbatch said going into the
race, she thought her only compe-
tition was her teammate. She said
she had a lot of nerves before the
race and that she was preparing to
have a tight race with Haye. Afer
the race, Cumberbatch said she
initially felt excited, but realized
her time wasnt where she wanted
it to be.
Haye, a senior, was the only
athlete who qualifed with a time
of less than one minute. Cumber-
batch, who is also a senior, has now
won this event at the Kansas Relays
for the second time in a row and the
third time overall. Cumberbatch
said it felt good to be a three-time
champion.
For the collegiate mens 400-me-
ter hurdles, Nebraska junior Jodi-
Rae Blackwood won with a time
of 51.50 seconds. Emporia States
Gannon Mack placed second with
a time of 52.44, and Nebraskas Ti-
bor Koroknai placed third with a
time of 52.66.
Kansas freshman Nick Ucherek
placed ffh with 53.89 seconds.
Ucherek had a strong surge at the
beginning of the race from lane two
to earn ffh place.
Going into the last hurdle,
Blackwood was in position to win.
Despite knocking over that hurdle,
Blackwood didnt break his stride,
and ended up with the win.
EmILY WIttLER/KANSAN
Freshman hurdler nick Ucherek jumps over a hurdle on Friday during the preliminary 400 meter hurdles of the Kansas relays.
Ucherek placed frst in this heat.
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StELLA LIANG
sliang@kansan.com
Cumberbatch
foLLoW US
oN tWIttER
@UDK_SPORTS
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o matter your age, race, sex,
sexual orientation, income status,
height, weight, political ideology,
denomination, there is one thing we can
all share. There is one thing we often do
share: finishing a race can be one of the
most exhilarating, successful feelings we
can experience as humans.
Before the gun goes off and we all toe
the starting line, the course presents an
obstacle for us all, and when we all finish,
we feel unified, no matter our minor dif-
ferences. In the end, we all conquered the
same feat.
There are a lot of things I dont know,
but this is one of the few things I do
know: the post-race celebration at 5ks,
10ks, half and full marathons is nothing
short of euphoric.
See, its not about how long it took you
to finish. Its not about beating those
around you. It never really is. Its about
finishing the race. Its about challenging
yourself to set a personal best. Its about
getting through pain. Temporary pain. Its
about overcoming that little voice in your
head that tells you to quit.
As runners who had trained their
whole lives to finish the Boston Marathon
approached that 26.2-mile marker the
finish, the zenith, the culmination of
those years of training they experienced
unfiltered, unrestrained joy. They swelled
with pride in themselves and the runners
around them. They were frazzled and
dizzy, but nothing could come between
them and the finish line. They shared that
common goal, and they were going to pull
each other toward it.
At 2:15 p.m. on April 15, I received
a text message from ESPN telling me
there were two bombings at the Boston
Marathon. Those runners, so close to
the tape, did not finish the race of their
dreams.
I was in class at the time, but instantly,
I felt nauseous. That nausea turned to
anger. That anger spawned remorse.
I would say that runners are some of
the nicest, most innocent people in the
world. And there is science to back me up.
When you reach that natural runners high
from the release of endorphins through-
out your body, you wont hurt a fly.
Many runners had their life-long
dreams crushed by a senseless act of ter-
ror. Three spectators were killed in the
bombing, including an 8-year-old boy,
and hundreds were injured. Many of those
people were critically injured, losing the
limbs that carried them just short of the
finish.
The hard work these people put in on
the trails in preparation for this event
transcends the race. They work hard at
their jobs as chemists, pilots, business
people and school teachers. They are good
family people who raise their children, our
future leaders, and look after their parents
and grandparents. They are members of
the community who volunteer and help
the less fortunate.
These are some of the most selfless
people youll meet. The few minutes they
allot to me-time is spent running up
and down hills for miles on end until they
reach the point of complete, utter exhaus-
tion. The time they have to relax, they
instead spend (as non-runners see it) tor-
turing themselves. In no way do I intend
to be sacrilegious, but does that not sound
Christ-like?
The Boston Marathon included, these
races as a whole support physical health
and fitness, and proceeds help support
charitable organizations. Race days are
like holidays, and they give people a sense
of community.
Two lone wolves tried to bring Boston
down. But Boston fought back with com-
passion for one another. Boston embodies
that runners spirit.
Let us not forget those who have fallen,
and let us not quit running. Persevere.
Boston Strong.
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Q: Who boarded a plane on his own
and asked the Red Sox if he could sing
his famous rendition on Saturday?
A: Neil Diamond sang Sweet Caro-
line, The Red Soxs famous song live
before the bottom of the 8th inning.

ESPN.COM
tRIVIA of the DAY
This is like a bomb explosion we hear

about in Baghdad or Israel or other
tragic points in the world.

Dr. Alasdair Conn,
Chief of Emergency Services at
Massachusetts General Hospital
nytimes.com
When was the Boston Marathon
established? 1897.
ESPN.com
fAct of the DAY
the MoRNING BReW
QUote of the DAY
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pAGe 10
Kansas Relays fnish with
womens 200 meter dash
The last non-relay event of the 2013
Kansas Relays saw a loaded feld com-
pete in the elite division of the Womens
200-meter dash. The eight-person event
showcased Olympic-caliber sprinters,
but the winner of the race is actually
accustomed to longer distances.
Ebony Floyd was able to get the win
with a time of 23.68, just .02 ahead of
second-place fnisher Porscha Lucas.
With the wind factoring into the fnal
stretch, Floyd had more than just a
shorter distance to deal with.
I was trying to get out extremely
hard because they were all sprinters,
so I was like dont let them leave me,
Floyd said. I felt it [the wind] for sure
coming home. I was trying not to run all
crazy, it was a strong head wind.
Not letting any of the factors dampen
her spirits, Floyd was able to best
Olympic athletes for the Jayhawk trophy.
When asked how she felt about running
at the Kansas Relays, Floyd seemed to
relish the moment.
It was my frst time here, and I
want to come back next year. I like it,
Floyd said. It was a great feld, so I am
extremely happy with that win.
The Kansas Relays came to an end
Saturday evening after four days of
competition inside Memorial Stadium
that featured multiple Olympic medal-
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junior college and high school athletes
from across the country.
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Te Jayhawks sofball team lost
two of the three games in a highly
competitive series against Okla-
homa State this weekend.
Kansas hitters bested Oklahoma
State in all three
games of the
weekend series,
but dropped the
series opener
and series f-
nale. Both of
the games that
Kansas lost this
weekend came
down to the fnal outs with the
bases loaded. Te Jayhawks lost
both games by a 3-1 defcit, leav-
ing the bases loaded in both of the
losses. Kansas brought the bats in
the second game of the series win-
ning 9-7.
Coach Megan Smith said that
the series boiled down to the Jay-
hawk ofense, which was just not
good enough in all three games to
be successful.
It came down what team got
the clutch hits, Smith said. Okla-
homa State got the clutch hits and
we didnt.
In game one of the series, the
Jayhawks recorded six hits while
the Cowgirls posted four, but all
three of the Cowgirls runs were
scored on two home runs. Kansas
was poised for a comeback as the
Jayhawks loaded the bases in the
top of the seventh, but the Cow-
girls held on for the 3-1 win Friday
night at Cowgirl Stadium.
Te Jayhawks brought the bats
to game two of the series in what
turned out to be a high scoring
thriller. Te Jayhawks overcame a
4-1 defcit to hand the Cowgirls a
9-7 defeat. Freshman Alex Hugo
was huge for the Jayhawks in game
two she had three hits, four RBIs
and two homeruns. Te two hom-
ers tied her with former Jayhawk
Jessica Moppin for the most by a
KU freshman (11).
I was told I tied the record so
its not that impressive; it would
be more impressive if I broke it,
Hugo said. But it was good to get
back into the groove of hitting and
playing sofball.
In the series fnale, the Jayhawks
bested the Cowgirls on hitting for
the third straight game, but fell
short 3-1. Te Jayhawks were once
again poised to make a rally in the
seventh and fnal inning but failed
to score once again with the bases
loaded. Senior pitcher Kat Espino-
sa started all three games for the
Cowgirls, notching two victories
in her three starts. Despite surren-
dering six hits and fve walks in the
fnal game, Espinosa was still able
to come away with the victory.
A wild play that lead to an in-
terference call on Kansas second
baseman Ashley Newman helped
Espinosa notch the victory. New-
man laid down a sac bunt, and was
struck with the ball as the OSU de-
fense attempted to throw her out.
Te ball ricocheted of Newman
and into right feld, allowing the
game-tying runs to score. Te call
was reversed when Newman was
called out on interference, forcing
both base runners to return to the
bases.
Te diference this weekend
was when we had runners in scor-
ing position we didnt score and
they did, lef felder Maggie Hull
said. Tey were very tough losses
because we really felt like we out-
played them and wanted to come
out with the series win, but all we
can do is go out and fght against
UMKC. Tis just makes the Baylor
series that much more important
in terms of our goal this postsea-
son.
Despite the loss, Sunday marked
a monumental day for two Jayhawk
seniors, as Hull and frst baseman
Mariah Montgomery made their
200th-consecutive start. Tey
are the frst players in the Megan
Smith era to reach this milestone.
Series loss against OSU
due to offensive shortfalls
Smith
joSEPh DAUGhERtY
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tARA bRYANt/KANSAN
Junior pitcher/outfelder Alex Jones tries to steal third base during Wednesday afternoons game at Arrocha Ballpark. Jones
contributed three hits and two runs to Kansas victory against Independence Community College. The Jayhawks won the fve-
inning no-hitter 12-0.
sofTBAll
mens golf
CrIme
Athlete wins 100 meter
invitational by split second
mAx GooDwIN
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KAnsAs relAys
Te Kansas mens golf team will
likely take the course this week for
the last time this season, but there
is still plenty to accomplish for the
squad at the Big 12 Champion-
ship especially for a team that has
placed last at the tournament in
two of the last three years. But the
confdence is in place for the Jay-
hawks afer their frst 2013 victory
last week in Iowa
City, Iowa, at the
Hawkeye Invita-
tional.
We defnitely
want to go out,
and I think the
timing of our
last event was
perfect, senior
Chris Gilbert
said. I think the
win has got our confdence up and
all fve guys believe. We fnally have
all fve guys contributing and play-
ing well, and I think we are just ex-
cited to fnish on a good note.
Gilbert has led Kansas in an
odd year, but, while Gilbert has a
near locked up spot as an individ-
ual in the NCAA regional tourna-
ment, the team does not. Te No.
98-ranked Jayhawks have only the
automatic bid as their last resort,
but they still have much to prove at
what will be their toughest tourna-
ment of the year. Te Jayhawks will
have plenty on their plate with six
Big 12 teams ranked in the top 50.
Its a 72-hole event with a great
feld from all the Big 12 schools,
and its going to be a tall order,
head coach Jamie Bermel said.
Bermel is tak-
ing the same fve
golfers Chris
Gilbert, Stan
Gautier, Alex
Gutesha, Ryley
Haas and Paul
Harris who
captured the win
at the Hawkeye
Invitational last
week to the Big
12 Championship at Prairie Dunes
Country Club in Hutchinson. Te
Big 12 Championship was held at
the course two years ago, but the
setup is still a concern for the Kan-
sas team.
Everyone talks about how
the fairways are narrow and the
gunsch on both sides of the fair-
ways, but really, the key is around
the greens, Gilbert said. Limiting
double bogeys and missing on the
right side of the pin so you can get
up and down is really the key out
there.
As technical as Gilbert makes it
sound, being patient is the main
focus for Bermels squad.
Teres not a lot of birdie op-
portunities out there, Bermel said.
Im sure the weather will be windy,
cold, rainy, whatever, so a lot of ele-
ments and a lot of competition. We
got a big task at hand.
Bermel did leave out one ele-
ment: snow. Flurries are in the fore-
cast for early Tuesday in the wake
of scattered thunderstorms pre-
dicted for this evening. Also, both
days are forecasted to have winds
above 20 mph. However, this could
all work to Kansas advantage.
Weve been practicing in the
wind and cold more than any-
thing, senior Alex Gutesha said.
So to be honest, hopefully its like
that at Prairie Dunes because the
other guys havent seen it.
Team uses week to prepare
for Big 12 Championship
chRIS hYbL
chybl@kansan.com
I think the win has got

our confdence up and all
fve guys believe.
ChrIs gIlBerT
Kansas senior
Nbc Sports announcer
arrested on DUI suspicion
sAnTA monICA, Calif. nBC
sports announcer Al michaels was ar-
rested over the weekend in southern
California on suspicion of drunken
driving, authorities said sunday.
michaels was pulled over at about
9:30 p.m. friday after offcers man-
ning a DUI checkpoint witnessed him
make an illegal U-turn, santa monica
police sgt. richard lewis said.
michaels, the play-by-play man for
sunday night football, was taken
to the station, where he registered a
blood alcohol level over the .08 per-
cent legal limit, according to lewis.
he was booked for suspicion of DUI
and held for about fve hours before
being released on his own recogni-
zance, lewis said.
We are aware of the situation and
weve been in contact with Al, said
greg hughes, a spokesman for nBC
sports. We have no further comment
at this time.
A call sunday by The Associated
Press to michaels agent was not im-
mediately returned.
michaels was ordered to appear in
court June 26.
An emmy Award winner and broad-
caster on sunday night football,
the 68-year-old michaels spent nearly
three decades at ABC sports before
moving to nBC in 2007.
michaels worked nfl games and
other sports for ABC, and called
monday night football for nearly 20
years. he also is known for his call of
the U.s.-soviet Union miracle on Ice
game at the 1980 Winter olympics
and the earthquake-interrupted game
3 of the 1989 World series.
last year he received the Vin scully
lifetime Achievement Award in sports
Broadcasting.
Associated Press
Te race couldnt have been
much closer, but in the end it was
Trell Kimmons who fnished one
one-hundreth of a second faster
than Jaques
Harvey, with a
winning time of
just under 10.22
seconds.
I felt like I
came and did
what I wanted
to do, Kim-
mons said afer
the race. Im just so happy that I
came out with the victory.
It was exactly the way that Kim-
mons hoped to begin his profes-
sional season with a victory in
his frst race of the season.
Maurice Mitchell, a native of
Kansas City, Mo., and a 2008
graduate of Raytown South High
School, was excited to run a race
so close to his hometown.
Mitchell graduadated from
Florida State University in the
spring of 2012 and said that he has
not been able to make many trips
back to the midwest since his time
at Raytown South.
Its tough to come back home,
Mitchell said. But when I do I take
advantage of it.
Te ffh-place fnish and time
of 10.35 seconds was not exactly
what Mitchell had expected.
Im just glad to be able to come
back to my hometown and com-
pete, Mitchell said.
Mitchell is remaining positive
afer the disappointing perfor-
mance and was already focused on
going back to the drawing board
to improve his time in the 100 me-
ter dash during training.
Kimmons
Kansas baseball struggled to
close an otherwise successful
weekend with a 16-5 loss to Texas
Tech in the fnal game of the week-
end series in Lubbock, Tex.
Te Jayhawks won games Fri-
day and Saturday against the Red
Raiders before struggling on the
mound Sunday,leaving the Jay-
hawks in second place in the Big
12 two games behind Oklahoma.
It was a great win Friday night,
coach Ritch Price. We played well
and we swung
the bats and
obviously won
the series in the
frst two games
giving us the to
do something
special today.
We just didnt
pitch well
enough to get
it done.
Te Red Raiders snapped their
nine-game losing streak with their
victory in the fnal game of the
series. Texas Tech freshman des-
ignated hitter Jarrard Poteete led
the Red Raiders at the plate with a
4-for-5 performance that included
a double and three RBIs.
Te Jayhawks opened the high
scoring afair with three runs in
the frst inning scored on a two-
run single from sophomore right
felder Dakota Smith.
Kansas quickly relinquished the
lead in the bottom of the second
when Texas Tech junior center
felder Devon Conleys two-run
RBI single put the Red Raiders
in the lead 4-3. Te Jayhawks re-
sponded quickly, posting two runs
in the top of the third on sacrifce
fies from senior frst baseman
Alex DeLeon and senior third
baseman Jordan Dreiling.
Te Red Raiders then tied the
game in the third before taking
the lead on a Poteete double. Tech
players never looked back, scor-
ing eight runs over the last three
innings.
Obviously its disappointing,
Price said. We scored three in
the frst and then turn around and
turn around and give four runs up.
When we went to the bullpen late
in the game we just couldnt stop
the bleeding.
Te Jayhawks continue to ex-
periment with the Sunday starter
in a pitching rotation looking for
one more solid arm.
Sophomore pitcher Robert
Kahana stepped into the Sunday
starters role against Texas Tech.
Kahana pitched two and two-
thirds innings giving up seven
hits, earning fve runs and record-
ing one strikeout.
Te pitching struggles contin-
ued when Drew Morovick gave
up three earned runs in three and
one-third innings eventually be-
ing credited for the loss. Te last
rotation spot remains in question
as the season wears into the stretch
run.
Its a really hard one, a hard de-
cision to make, Price said. Surely
we have to pitch better than that
to stay where were at in the stand-
ings. I may have to look at putting
Duncan back in the rotation and
getting him in rhythm again, be-
cause thats four good outings in
the past few weeks.
Kansas pitching staf is remain-
ing positive in the search to solid-
ify the third spot in the rotation.
For the staf, its a team efort on
and of the feld.
We just have to stay behind
them, junior closer Jordan Piche
said. We have to let them know
that everybody in the dugout is
behind them. Hopefully that gives
them the confdence to get back
to throwing strikes. Were all here
for each other and were a team so
weve always got our backs.
Te 2013 edition of Kansas
baseball may not have been chosen
by many to compete in the Big 12
conference, but, sitting two game
behind the leader, Kansas has le-
gitimized its spot among the best
of the conference.
Te team isnt changing its
mindset with the new-found pres-
sure of contending in the confer-
ence.
Were not really looking at
numbers, Piche said. We just
want to go out and win and put up
the numbers that we can. At the
end of the day, a win in a ball game
puts us at the top. We just have to
take it inning by inning. I dont
think its that big of deal.
Te Jayhawks play Oral Roberts
Tuesday in their next home game
with a 6 p.m. frst pitch at Hoglund
Ballpark.
S
sports
Volume 125 Issue 108 kansan.com Monday, April 22, 2013
COMMENTARY
By Colin Wright
cwright@kansan.com
aN elite eNdiNg
Memorable moments
create special event
Athletes from around the world compete in the Sunflower State
86th kAnSAS relAyS
PAGE 9
A closer look at
weekend losses
T
he atmosphere surrounding
the 86th running of the Kansas
Relays felt different this week-
end than those of the past. However,
it was no a single event that changed
the feel of this historic track and field
meet.
It might have been the mens shot
put and womens long jump that
were moved at the last minute to the
Douglas County Fairgrounds. In both
events Olympic athletes competed in
a livestock pavilion before a standing-
room-only crowd.
On top of that, ESPN aired the
mens shot put competition with the
events conclusion featuring a Rubicks
Cube contest with senior mens bas-
ketball player Kevin Young.
Or maybe it was the ground break-
ing at the Universitys new Rock
Chalk Park. The eighty-six year old
Kansas Relays will likely bid farewell
to Memorial Stadium after the park
is completed. The stadium has been
the Kansas Relays home ever since its
inception in 1927.
It couldve been the unusually cold
April weather that kept the track and
field athletes bundled up in sweats
and blankets until it was time to com-
pete. After all, the high on Thursday
and Friday was 40 degrees. When the
temperatures on Saturday increased,
performances on the track did as well.
Kansas fans are used to stellar
performances on the track, especially
from the womens track and field team
that captured a conference champion-
ship for the first time in 30 years last
month when it won the Big 12 indoor
championship. The team has held the
No. 1 ranking in the nation for the
last month and the women showed no
signs of letting go of that spot anytime
soon during the Relays.
This is the only home meet of the
outdoor season for the Jayhawks and
their best chance to perform in front
of family and friends, so maybe that
showed more than usual.
It was a momentous weekend for
Ohio State graduate Cory Leslie. He
ran in the Glen Cunningham Mile
and became the sixth winner in
Kansas Relays history to run a mile in
under four minutes.
Four Paralympians ran the 100
meters in less than 12 seconds and
showed what true determination and
a never-give-up attitude can do. It was
an inspiring sight to see at one of the
premire track and field events in the
Sunflower State.
The Kansas mens distance medley
relay team continued its success in the
middle distance captured the cham-
pionship for the third straight year,
adding to the Jayhawks expectations
of excellence.
Olympic silver medalist Michael
Tinsley ran the 400 meter hurdles in
48.77 seconds for the fastest time in
the world this year.
The Relays are a unique experience
for Kansas athletes because it gives
them a chance to compete against
professional athletes and Olympians
like Tinsley instead of their collegiate
peers.
All in all, six Kansas Relays records
were broken or equaled this weekend.
Thats quite the feat considering the
how old the event is, but at the same
time the science of track and field has
changed a lot since the Relays began
so one can only expect for athletes
to push the human body further to
break more and more records each
year.
To cap off the 86th Kansas Relays,
the Jayhawk men and womens teams
swept the 4x400 meter relays in the
final races of the four days of compe-
tition that saw over 5,000 high school,
college and professional athletes
compete.
travis youNg/KaNsaN
Funmi Jomoh during her frst heat at the Womens elite long jump thursday
afternoon. the event was moved to the Douglas County Fairgrounds.
bASebAll
Kansas still looking for third starting pitcher
trevor graff
tgraff@kansan.com
tara bryaNt/KaNsaN
the kansas baseball team high fves junior kaiana eldredge after his run in
Saturdays game against the texas longhorns. eldredge scored the teams only
run in the 2-1 loss.
Price
emily Wittler/KaNsaN
A pole vaulter practices before the Mens Pole Vault at Memorial Stadium April 19 during the kansas relays. the kansas relays
took place April 17-20 this year.
emily Wittler/KaNsaN
A pole vaulter practices before the Mens Pole Vault at Memorial Stadium April 19 during the kansas relays. the kansas relays
took place April 17-20 this year.
see more relays coverage oN
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