University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

Text from Pages 1 - 184 of the 2009 volume:

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BARACK OBAMA ELECTED PRESIDENT: OBAMA TAKES 3 3 8 ELECTORAL VOTES TO REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE SENATOR JOHN IvICCAIN'S T 61 PLANE CRASHES INTO HUDSON RIVER, ALL I 5 5 ABOARD SURVIVE THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION OPENS IN DENVER RESEARCHERS DECODE THE GENOME OF A CANCER PATIENT IE.-2009A PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND VICE-PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ARE SWORN INTO OFFICE ,QI0,2.I..,, MASS TRANSIT USE IN LOO8 HIGHEST SINCE 195 6 BERNIE MADOFF FACES LIFE IN PRISON ON II COUNTS OF FRAUD, MONEY LAUNDERING, PERJURY AND THEFT A .2008 JOHN MCCAIN, CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT, NAMES ALASKA GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN AS HIS RUNNING MATE PIRATES HIJACK OIL TANKER: PIRATES SEIZE A SAUDI OIL TANKER HOLDING ABOUT Sroo MILLION WORTH OF OIL OFF THE COAST OF SOMAILA ----lf . 2009 PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS HELD IN IRAQ Ill. 2009 GERMAN GUNMAN KILLS IS AT A SCHOOL NEAR STUTTGART SENA HAIL IND TER I I I7o IHA ATI PII SU N RI I. .2005 .-ILASKA ALIN ,Ig T,-WKERg DI OIL OUT SIOO OIL OPP THE 9 CS HELD IN 9 LS I 5 TTGART sg II I I I SENATE PASSES S700 BILLION I EAILOUT PACKAGE I f - 08A I INDIA SUEPERS HITS SEPT. I I ,E TERRORISTS KILL MORE THAN 170 PEOPLE AND INJURE MORE THAN 300 IN ERAZEN TERRORIST I ATTACKS THROUGHOUT MUMBAI I I I PITTSBURGH STEELERS WIN THE SUPERB OWL I .f 0 A NORTH KOREA LAUNCHES ROCKET IN DEFIANCE OF WORLD I LEADERS I I I ,I I I FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES TO BE RELEASED CONNECTICUT LEGALIZES GAY MARRIAGE -fl0-- . 2008 FIGHTING INTENSIFIES IN CONGO2 ABOUT 250,000 CIVILIANS HAVE FLED THEIR HOMES SINCE A PEACE ACCORD FELL APART IN AUGUST .irlg . 2009 ' ' ----2.-A . 2009 WILDPIRES KILL AT LEAST I 8 1 IN COURT DECLARES MMR VACCINES MILITARY STATISTICS SHOXV AUSTRALIA ARE NOT A CAUSE OF AUTISM CIVILIAN DEATHS IN AFGHANISTAN ROSE 40 PERCENT IN 2008 . . 009 . .2009 SXVINE FLU HAS CLAIMED MORE THAN I00 LIVES IN MEXICO OBAMA ANNOUNCES STRICTER REGULATIONS ON AUTO EMIS- SIONS AND MILEAGE STANDARDS TO GO INTO EFFECT BY 201 Z SCIENTISTS UNVEILTHE FOSSILIZED REMAINS OF A 47-MILLION-YE.-XR OLD PRIMATE, ALLEGED LY THE ANCESTOR OF HUMANS, AS WELL AS OTHER MODERN PRIMATES WORLD 8. NATIONAL EVENTS l02 LIFE GGU HAVE FOUR YEARS TO BE IRRESPONSIBLE HERE. RELAX. WORK IS FOR PEOPLE WITH JOBS. YOUILL NEVER REMEMBER CLASS TIME, BUT YOUILL REMEMBER TIME YOU WASTED HANGING OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS. SO, STAY OUT LATE. GO OUT ON A TUESDAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS WHEN YOU HAVE A PAPER DUE WEDNESDAY. SPEND MONEY YOU DONIT HAVE. DRINK ,TIL SUNRISE. THE WORK NEVER ENDS BUT COLLEGE DO . ff TOM PETTY A SWIFT SURPRISE O8 - O9 l JAYHAWKER TAYLOR SWIFT AFFECTS THOUSANDS, COMMANDS YOUR ATTENTION, AND MAKES You WONDER WHERE sHE'l.l. GO NEXT. WAIT, NO ,Z THAT,S SWINE FEM.- X! FREE FOR ALL egan Townsley, Wichita freshman, glanced to her left and saw her. Mike Mahon, New Braunfels, Texas sopho- more, received a text message that said she was sitting across the aisle from him. The Media and Society class didn,t do act too obvious, but within 15 minutes, everyone knew that one blonde-haired, blue-eyed songstress was in Budig 110. Cue Taylor Swift mania. The class started at 2:15 p.m. By 2:30, a crowd of more than 20 people gathered in the back rows ofthe auditorium hop- ing to catch a glimpse of the starlet. Swift was on campus visiting her friend, Abigail Anderson, Hender- sonville, Tenn., freshman, who is on the swim team. Anderson said it was obvious Swift had a lot of fans on campus. It's like a snowball effect. One person hears it and spreads it all over the place,', Anderson said. Chuck Marsh, professor of journalism and the Media and Society instructor, said he didnyt know Swift would attend the class, but he was thrilled and impressed when he heard that she sat patiently through the entire lecture. While Swift was in the lecture hall, approximately 50 people, notified by texts, Facebook statuses and Tweets, waited for her in the lobby outside Budig 110. Haley Oneal, Hutchinson senior, and Leigh Ann Morales, Lee Summit senior, followed Swift to Budig from Anschutz Library, where she had been shortly before. Oneal and Morales heard Swift was sitting in the top left row of seats in the classroom. For more than 30 minutes, they stood on the second floor landing, hoping, and even- tually succeeding, to get a picture with Swift. Kelsie Froebe, Independence, Kan., freshman, and seven of her friends met in Budig after receiving a text message that informed them Swift was in the auditorium. The group members said they were willing to wait as long as it took for Swift to exit the class. After the whistle blew, Swift, accompanied by a man who appeared to be a bodyguard, signed autographs and took pictures with the throng of fans who followed her from the classroom to the Budig exit. One girl yelled, Taylor, thank you so much? You look pretty, came from a male fan. Another girl walked away with her camera after taking a picture with Swift, giggling as she pushed her way through the crowd of fans. Danny Woods, Overland Park freshman, had a dif- ferent plan. 'Tll slip her my number. I wouldn't expect anything today, but there's a three-day grace period, he said. Woods said he succeeded in handing Swift his number, but her bodyguard ripped it up before she could read it. She gave me a wink though, Woods said. 'fObviously there,s a connection there. E ate Johnson and Brett Bricker won first place at the 2009 National Debate Tourna- ment. The Manhattan and Wichita seniors, respectively, won for their argument to elimi- nate grain subsidies. The University Daily Kansan Wanted to hear their thoughts on another mat- ter: Will Sherron Collins , stay or go? Here's what they came up with. BRETT Sherron Collins is the most valuable player in the Big 12 and one of the most - fun players to watch for the Jayhawks in the past de- cade. If he were to return, of course, the Jayhawks would be a national cham- pionship contender, and be the favorite to repeat as Big 12 champs. Despite this, I believe Sherron should . declare for the NBA draft , for three reasons: SHCULD HE STAY R SHOULD HE GC. '52 First, money. A college diploma is good for your parents, but for someone that has a family to support and has been undoubtedly dreaming about the NBA for well over a decade, it won't have much utility for Sherron. If he needs it, he can get one on the road, but finishing in four years is overrated anyway. Second, draft predictions. While leading the jay- hawks for another year might help his draft stock, it is questionable whether it will help it enough to move him into lottery-pick territory. This year's draft is one of the weakest in recent memory and next year he will most likely have to compete with some amazing guard talent: Xavier Henry, Dominic Cheek and john Wall. Third, he's not getting any taller. An injury in his senior season, combined with the ever-looming fexagger- atedl 5'1 1 H height dehcit and he might be out of the draft totally. Get the cash while you can. NATE There is no doubt that Sherron Collins is the best the Big 12 has to offer. But that does not mean now is the best time to leave. Currently, Sherron is projected to go near the end for the Hrst round or the beginning of the second round of the NBA Draft. Sherronls draft status is looking a lot like Super Mario Chalmers, status after last yearas national championship. Mario was drafted 34th overall by the Miami Heat and is scheduled to make 952.5 million between this year and the next two years. Certainly. that is an awesome amount of money, especially considering the worldls economic woes, But if Sherron could even ina rgin- ally improve his draft status, he might make money niore comparable to Brandon Rush. Rush was selected as the 13th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft and is sclietl uletl to make S3.7 million over the next 2 years, and make Sl million a year if the Indiana Pacers pick up his option. With the difhculty of this year's draft at the guard position, including higher-rated prospects such as .johnny Flynn or Willie Warren, one more year might become a shrewd economic move. It certainly wouldnlt hurt to be drafted in the 2010 economy rather than in the 2009 one. I think that Sherron dehnitely has potential to im- prove his game, with such additions as a consistent inid- range jumper and a more traditional point guard passing skill set. Next yearas team will allow Sherron to shine on a team of potential superstars, possibly ending in his second national championship. One more year and Sherron might become one of the greatest Jayhawks in history. DEBATE l O8 any economists and Wall Street investors said the S700 billion eco- nomic recovery package was essential to prevent- ing world markets from slipping into a long-term recession, but what does it mean for student loans? The bailout should bring down interest rates on private student loans and increase their avail- . ability, said Mark Kan- trowitz, president of MK 3 ' ' 5 I Consulting, a national i I i htm that provides student I Financial aid consulting services. He said the bail- out will have no effect on Federal Stafford Loans or consolidation loans. Kantrowitz said the S700 billion injection should free up credit for lenders so they can issue more private loans. The in- terest rates on these loans, which Kantrowitz said would have risen by at least 2 percent had Congress not passed the bailout, could start coming down, he said. The bailout won't affect federal loans because they are guaranteed by the government. O8 - O9 l JAYHAWKER WHAT THE BAILO UT M EANS FORSTUDENT LCJANS Students will continue to have a difficult time consolidating their student-loan debt into one monthly payment. Many lenders have suspended their consolida- tion services, which Kantrowitz said were unprontable for lenders. According to FinAid.org, 85.6 percent of the consolidation loan industry has left the market since the subprime mortgage meltdown Hrst made headlines in August 2007. Consolidation loans won't see any fixes anytime soon,', Kantrowitz said. Lenders lose money every time they make them because they are still underwater. Although this is good news for students who need to borrow more than the government will lend them Q53 1,000 for financially dependent students, 557,500 for financially independent students for their entire college careerl, it doesn't help students such as Curry Curtis, who borrowed from multiple sources and will have a difficult time finding lenders willing to consolidate her debts into one monthly payment. Curtis, Olathe senior, said she borrowed 527,500 through the KU financial aid department, 558,000 through KU Endowment and a 82,300 federal loan through Wachovia, a private lender. Curtis said that she would have liked to consolidate all three loans into one, but that she understood she would probably end up having to pay back all three debts separately. I know it'll be hard, but I still plan on trying to find a way to consolidate them when I get out,,' Curtis said. It,ll be really annoying paying them all back individually every month. 'I Although students will likely find it easier to get ap- proved for private loans, Kantrowitz said, students should exhaust all other financial options first. Private loans come with higher interest rates than Federal Stafford Loans, and they are usually unsubsi- dized, which means debt starts accumulating while the student is still in college. The interest rates on private loans are about 1 1 per- cent, according to FinAid.org. Kantrowitz said the bailout should bring them down to about 9 percent, which is still higher than the rates on federal loans. Robert Baker, Lawrence credit counselor for the Housing and Credit Counseling Institute, said students should plan far in advance before borrowing money to finance their educations. As with all decisions requiring a large expenditure of resources, careful planning and a judicious gathering of information and options will save a potential college student money, Baker said in an e-mail. The choices a student makes in advance and the amount of time a stu- dent has to review options and make good choices could impact the overall cost of college or debt repayment for the next decade or so. I' Kantrowitz said a student's top priority when decid- ing how to pay for college should be to minimize debt wherever possible. 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L'And that's just one night. Stanley, Overland Park senior, is president of Students for Bar Recycling, in its Hrst 'factive semestern since starting up in Decem- ber, Stanley said. During start-up efforts, Stanley said he estimated group mem- bers called BO bars around Lawrence and asked them if they recycled glass. None ofthem did. uThey just said no and didn't want to say much after that,', Stanley said. They said that it was just a pain, basically. a' Kate Wasserman, Flower Mound, Texas, senior and vice president of SBR, said glass recycling was the group's main focus. Wasserman said the group was trying to be a source of information for bars. 'LWe donat have the resources in group membership and money to help bars have the resources to do that,,' Wasserman said. 'QSO we're mainly just trying to get bars connected with recycling companiesf, Stanley said it wasn't likely the glass pickup service would happen every night, but he said most bars in Law- rence would use the service no more than four days each week. At that rate, Stanley said it would probably cost a bar about 351,200 each year for the recycling service. Scafe said many bars didn't want to deal with the logistics of storing glass, working out pickups and train- ing staff to make sure everything was placed in the correct containers. 'SThere's not much ofa Hnancial incentive for bars to recycle,', Scafe said. But having said that, I think that if they advertised that they recycled, that will bring in a certain clientele. Stanley said one way the group would afhliate itself with the bar would be by displaying its logo in the bar window. lt would signal to customers that the bar was a Mgreenn bar. Stanley said he hoped an incentive like this would generate competitive momentum for other bars to join the network. Stanley also said when enough bars signed on he hoped to get exposure for the bars by organizing green pub-crawls. ul really think this is an issue students care about, ', Stanley said. It's a chance for them to show the Lawrence community that they're committed to recycling. U Wasserman said she hoped businesses would have a better incentive to recycle glass. f'I've always felt that recycling is one ofthe easiest and smallest ways we can all do our partf' Wasserman said. FANS CN i WRC NG CAM PUSES eff Turek doesn't care that Jayhawk teams won the Orange Bowl and the NCAA men's basket- ball championship. He doesnlt care that Kansas plays in one of the most storied and famed arenas in all of college basket- ball. He doesn't wave the wheat or sing the alma mater in the stands. In fact, Turek couldnat care less about the Jayhawks - lie,s a Wildcat fan. Turek, Overland Park senior, faces the task of attending school at Kansas while being a lifelong fan of Kansas State. His wardrobe consists of mostly purple -- which he isn't afraid to wear around his Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house or when he goes to class. Almost everything I own is K-State stuff, 3, Turek said. I couldn't make the switch after being a K-State fan my whole life. I have like two KU shirts but that's it. The rest is K-State. .Turek attends Kansas because the school isvclose to home, but he still hates the Jayhawks. His family roots for Kansas and his parents have football season tickets, but Turek will never change his alliance. He grew up loving K-State football and watched as the Wildcats had four straight 1 1-win seasons from 1997 to 2000. He's not afraid to show his purple pride but knows he will be out- numbered come Saturday. The only time it's real hard is when K-State plays at KU, because of course Ilm all decked out in my purplef, Turek said. I'll be tailgating or walking around before the game, and everybody just .assumes that I go to K-State, so they give me crap. i' Turek remembers the KU-KSU football game two years ago in Lawrence when he sat in the student section wearing K-State purple. Students were complaining be- cause the student section appeared full, and K-State fans were taking up seats. The usher cahae up, and I gave him my KUID, Turek said. He was like, 'All right, you,re fine, but what are you doing wearing purple?',7 While Turek struggles as a K-State fan in Lawrence., Joel Campbell has the opposite problem in Manhattan. The K-State senior bleeds crimson and blue and has been a Kansas fan his entire life. He attends K-State because both of his parents work there, but he won't allow himself to become a Wildcat fan. There was no way I was ever going to change over to Kansas State, Campbell said. They are our rivals. I know we're the better team, and they know we're the bet- ' .1 -if ter team. They just don'tfwarftgtofafdniitfitf' parel my opinion right back, easy to be a 'KU fan these fansdo,n't' really But thathasnk bell saidthe K printed an airgiole about former KU basketball improper graide changes print anytliirig, about the basketball'nationalichaimpiognship, - Campbell said he found good the Wildcats are amusing., . I see everyone them drinking the purple greatest no matter how bad they are, , iCampbell ata tough keeping my mouth shut sometimes? . I . Campbell used to attend' K-Sgtategames wearing3KU gear. He was pelted with food and' trash, sQBltre,.tlecidedg'toi boycott K-State games and to watcfhthemfori J f When K-State plays, I root-against every A ' timej' Campbell said. I Sometimes it,s tough for Turek and Campbell to 'root for their teams on opposite campuses, ibut they wouldn't change a thing. I P ' xi 'a 'wRoNG CAMPUXS I If2 St, M? 15. -..fx .U 1 -. lg ' 'imjlw' --4 .-1-1... FRCM ASH ES O IM MCRTALITY Liberty Hall was born ofa fire. In 1856, the of- fices of The Herald ofFree- dom, the first pro-abolition newspaper to print in Kan- sas, burned to the ground, leaving only a charred shell on the northeast corner of Seventh and Massachusetts streets. The lot remained empty until Samuel Edwin Poole built the first incar- . nation of Liberty Hall later , A that year. -ati The Hall became a lightning rod for many events in eastern Kansas and Lawrence: public ti QB' debates, speeches, as well E as town hall meetings. lt wasn't until j.D. Bowersock converted the building into '?H an opera house in 1882 that it took on the theater design it's known for today. From lr' .Ann-sf- actual opera productions to performances by famous Vaudeville acts such as Al jolson, the stage at the fre- namedl Bowersock Cpera House became home for the O8 - O9 l JAYHAWKER arts in Lawrence. It even played host to performances by notable citizens such as Forrest Phog', Allen, who partici- pated in the local Elk's Clubls fundraising minstrel shows. The biggest interruption in the Bowersock Opera Houseis 48-year run occurred in 1911 when the building burned to the ground. The building had to be completely redesigned and rebuilt. A similar setback came on Sep- tember 20, 1886, when a fire ignited on the theatre's stage. However, instead ofcompletely rebuilding the stage, contractors simply covered the remains with fresh wood. Strolling over the weathered floorboards of the current stage, Fitzgerald points to the cross-section revealed by a stairwell descending into the basement. You can still see where they built on top of the old stage, he says. After the opera house went bankrupt and ran aground in 1930, the changing faces of the building became all the more apparent: from a Dickinson movie theater to the jayhawker Theatre to a disco during the ,70s to a punk rock club and even a short stint as a storage warehouse for the Hallmark company. Eventually, the building fell into obscurity. Then, in 1985, a rebirth. More than 100 years after a Fire torched The Herald of Freedom, David Millstein, Susan Millstein and the late Charlie Oldfather bought Liberty Hall at a sheriff's sale to restore Liberty Hall to its former glory. Susan remembers walking into the building for the first time. It was a wreck, she says. MI remember walking up to where the bar is now and there was a piano sitting there with a shriveled cake on top of it. It hadn't been touched in a year. Then, the rebuilding began. Fitzgerald was there for all of it. As part of the motley renovation crew, he helped to tear Liberty Hall apart from the bottom up. The crew replaced most everything from sheetrock to pipes to floor- ing. They laid palazzo-style tiling and tore down the black panels that covered the walls. And though Millstein was not there day to day, she watched the progress for months. alt was a 'strip it down and build it back up, kind of job,', she says. 'Alt went from that total dark, void oflife, to just lighting up.', Fitzgerald says that the rebuild was a trying experi- ence, but that the team was easy to motivate. It was a labor of love, he says. But even in the rebuilding phase, the crew couldn't escape the building's history. While working to repair and update the video store bathroom, they discovered the stairwell blacks used to enter the theatre before it was fully integrated. For Susan, letting go of the Hallis storied past wasn't an option. It,s a beautiful, historical community venue, she says. It carries that history with it, but it can be anythingf' From the 30 or so weddings it hosts each year to the local events, such as the Victor Continental Show, to art house Hlms, Liberty Hall has become a focal point for Lawrence culture and changes its face with every event. This concentration has even bled into KU life. The KU Law School's Pub Night has taken place in the Hall for the past 15 years. The event, a fundraiser to support Women in Law programs, includes silent and live auctions as well as performances by students and professors. It's been a great venue,', says professor Richard Levy. Levy's band, The Moody Bluebooks, is a cover band composed of members of the law school faculty. Taking the stage under the lights at Liberty Hall, he says, is a surreal experience. We felt like rock starsf' For Fitzgerald, it's the combination of the venueis mys- tiques and the talents of musicians that really affect him. was there for 'Ws he helped 'P- The crew Pipes to floor. WH fhe black lillstein was 'S for months, ' UP, kind of Void of life, ing CXperi- v couldnt 0 repair covered efore it was all's storied tue, slie anything. ll year to the ow, to art int for ry event. he KU Hall for the rt Women ans as well 'hard over band Taking the 1 surreal eriuels PHYS' cthim- I've been brought to tears by many artists, he says, noting that it was a performance by punk rockers The Descendants he saw during college that tops the list ofhis favorites. Something Susan and Fitzgerald keep hearing is hon' much artists love playing in their house. After a recent concert,joan Baez approached Susan to tell her how much she enjoyed playing in such an intimate venue. lt was a reserved seating concert, Susan notes, which Liberty Hall seldom schedules. But Baez just said how much she loved playing in such a cozy place. Alternative band Guster welcomed a fan onstage that Wrote them an e-mail, requesting to play violin in homage to one of the venueis muses. Decades ago, a show by politi- cal rockers Rage Against the Machine saw concertgoers stage diving from the lip of the balcony. Though the staff never encourages such activities, the question stands: Why do people love playing here so much? l'The question's answered by standing in the spot, Fitzgerald says, looking out across the empty house from a perch on the stage. Back in her office, Susan says that, unlike musicians, she prefers to sit in the balcony completely alone, soaking in the atmosphere as much as she can. But as much as she loves sitting in the back, Susan is quick to remind herself how close it all came to never happening. It just couldn't have been done without the Old' fathers, she says. f'Thanks to Charlie, Hnancing was covered? Over the years, of course, common wear and tear necessitated fresh coats of paint or new equipment. The owners recently installed a new sound system to accom- modate the needs of moviegoers and concert attendees. Some might see these alterations as an attempt to give Liberty Hall a facelift. For Susan, however, the reasoning goes deeper. aWe brought it back into use for the whole commu- nity, Q' she says. f'Our hope is to fortify the building so that we,ll leave it better than we found it. LIBERTY HALL W I4 ' risten Freese has political flair, but when she sees others wearing the same black and white piece of fabric, she'isn't annoyed. She Glasgow, Mo., is the a change. more than nd said that about half of Wild Man Creation Station her Web site. that it is a way to the market local and rsupportlocal shops. if if 2 Buttons and stickers O9 ir'iJAY HAWKER GRADUATE STUDENTS AKE MONEY SELLING BAN DAS kind of come and goftshe said. This way, you can be showing your support without being outlandish. ii Freese, whose bandanas display the words Vote for change, said' she began selling the bandanas in May 2008, before Obama was officially nominated and had adopted the slogan. She got the idea from similar anti- Bush bandasnas she sawlafa festival. She said it was pri- marily a business endeavor, but wouldnt have happened without theiginterest she had in the elections. Times are different now. We are ,getting further away from our evil past of separation and of segregationf she said. I've gotta do this. D Although she had donated to the campaign in the pastishe said her fund-raising efforts were meant to cover ghaoverhead costs of the project and to pay for graduate school. P lf'I'l.ove my Obanda, said Whit Bones, Tulsa, Okla., senior. Bones uses his to cover his face from sawdust and titiieridebris during his sculpting classes. 'rt -ffThis,is the First time in my voting life that I could actually get behind a candidate. He has really united a generationj' he said. Keith Campbell, deputy county clerk in charge of elections in Lawrence, said the office broke a new record for daily in-person ballots received, and had already sur- passed the number of early ballots submitted in 2004. He said many of the voters were students, sometimes coming in big groups or with their athletic teams. , . 9 Capital gains don't resonate with college-aged kidsj' said jonathan Earle, assistant director at the Dole Institute of Politics. There has always been something about Obama striking a chord with younger people. He represents change. Students can make their own cam- paignf' Freese has sold about 350 bandanas so far, some of which were given away for promotion. She admitted the general undertaking had not been easy. I second-guessed myself at first, she said, referenc- ' ing start-up costs and the initial ridicule she had received from some. Finding time for the business in the midst of school and work was also a big investment for a small- time gig,', she said. She's spent sleepless nights talking with tech support for her Web site. Tony Brown, Kansas City, Mo., graduate, said he saw Freese sporting a bandana while riding her bike and decided to buy one four months ago. He wears his on his backpack. Freese sold the bandanas at Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival, summer kickball games and even the Voodoo Music Festival in New Orleans. Some of the festivalis performers, including Erykah Badu, unexpect- edly wore the bandanas during their performances. The bandana funds paid for that trip. It was the most exhilarating experience. I will never forget it,- she said. NTS ,ING ege-aged rr at the Dole something r people. He nwn cam- Fgr. some of axnirred the referenc- iQdfTCC6iY6d Imam gg3a 'smalI- iirallrins jlagdhe j amd f' ,mqhis icand 1.wshQ 5 ffbTihv,L. ' LQ fkgiilqnever - iii? . mf-- Jj wiv .4 I ff? 5 ff - . f Jn-an ia: if '- .' Z, . V :wif '4iyl , , -' - 3'1'.P - ., if Rr? T731 1 7 -2 . .Y Q- 2' . , EA., is ,V :A 13-Q ref' ', 1-. fg' .M , Q . A . , . , L ,N ,sk w- mf. '- Q --mx. , xgvgm ' kin 4, -Y B , 1 1 I r fd' -.JF V J'L 'I FI- mil-an of f ' if . W ' .V V K I CEL EHTHANNI lT,S AMAZING I-Iow IT,S IMPROVED, BUT IT I-IAsN,T REALLY CHANGED. IT LOOKS AND FEELS VERY MUCH LIKE WI-IAT WE DID BACK IN THE ,7OS AND ,8Os. ff .IDI-IN CAMPBELL O8 - O9 l .IAYI-IAWKER lot can change in 60 years. More than 250 students in fraternities and sororities celebrated the 60th anniversary of the revue in March. f'Everybody just uses their strengths and collabo- rates to put ideas together, so it's a group thingf, said Allison Owens, Leawood senior and a director ofthe 'fDiamond in the Rough 'l skit. For Owens, the 60th anniversary marks decades of family involvement in the show. Both of her grand- mothers and one of her grandfathers were in some of the first revues. Her mom and dad met when they were directors for past REVUE EBRATED VERSARY shows, and several ofher aunts, uncles and cousins were also involved with the show. 'They still talk about their shows and their skit ideas,', Owens, a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority, said. ult's dehnitely brought up around the dinner table. The revue,s theme was In the Nick of Timef' in honor of the 60th anniversary. Five groups of partnered fraternities and sororities participated, the skits were all written, directed and performed by students. Like Owens, executive producer Kevin Campbell, Leawood senior, continued a family tradition with Rock Chalk Revue. Campbell's dad, john, was the executive producer nearly 30 years ago. Kevin's older brother, Scott, was in the revue when he attended the University, and his younger brother, Mark, is on the advisory board for this yearis production. All have been members of the Sigma Chi fraternity. When john was executive producer, the revue was in I-Ioch Auditoria and live performances occurred between acts, rather than the videos that are used today. It's amazing how it,s improved, but it hasnit really changedf, john said. It looks and feels very much like what we did back in the ,70s and '80s and I think that's what's so great about it. 9 PRCTESTI NG TAX O8 - O9 l JAYHAWKER CHANGE ea parties aren't just for little girls. Americans around the nation voiced their anger about tax increases at area tea parties, named for the famous Boston uprising that led to the revolution, held the night of April 15 - Tax Day. University students William Stewart-Starks, Lawrence senior, and Michael Shoykhet, Olathe junior, attended a party at johnson County Commu- nity College to join in the tax day protest. f'Tax increases are unfair and we need to do something about it, Shoykhet said. While the only tax law that has been passed under the Obama administra- tion was a 55116 billion tax cut for the working class, legislation that would raise taxes is currently working its way through Congress. But the nuts and bolts of the increase wasnit what drew Stewart- Starks tothe protests. He said he Wanted to support opening a dialogue about the issues that affect students when they don't even know it. I don't believe people understand where their money is going from income taxes, Stewart-Starks said. Michael Lynch, assistant professor of political science, said it was important for students to be able to track where the Hnances of the country come from and go to. The recent passage of the stimulus bill was President Obama's attempt to jump-start the economy and to help working Americans get out of debt. Some of the proposed increases include a heavier tax on energy producers, cigarettes, and individuals making more than S100,000 of taxable income per year. Protestors had concerns that the government was putting future generations into debt to pay for current problems. Congressman Todd Tiahrt of Kansas' fourth district spoke at thejCCC tea party and said that the tax system needed to be reformed, not increased. We need to rebuild our country from the ground up, not from the government down, Tiahrt said. One ofthe groups sponsoring many of the demon- strations was Americans for Prosperity, a Washington, D.C., based group that supports cutting taxes and limiting government involvement in Americans' lives. According to the group's Web site, the purpose is to advocate public policies that promote entrepreneurship. Derrick Sontag, state director of the Kansas chapter of Americans for Prosperity, said the goal of the tea parties was to get American citizens involved and aware of where their tax dollars were going, especially with the recent passing of the stimulus package. You cannot spend your way into prosperity, Son- tag said. U X v ' PROTES1' I 2 I large group of people is sitting in a bar. Clasual conversation lloxi s over pitchers of beer and, every now and then, people glance at their cell phones or send .1 text. A pretty standard picture for a low-key bar night. except these people are all connected through updates ofeach other's lii es. They follow each other on Twitteitcom and they mingle at a monthly txyeetup-and this is the scene of a local tweetup athlo Shmo's March 24. Perhaps you'ye been an ayid Twittet user for years. or maybe you just want to know what all the Fuss is about. Either way, Tn itter is slowly joining l-acelwook as another major sllxjlL1leIlClfXX'Ol'l4ll1g site. A hybrid between Facebook status updates and blogs, 'l'n'itter allows users to give cjuick l4ll-characterup- dates, or 'ktiveetsf' about -or hat tliey're doing, post in- teresting links, or respond to someone else's tweets. Phil Nlartinez, l,,ixyrence resident and KU O8 O9 JAYHAWKER in 41 alumnus, says the simplicity of Twitter makes it worth it. nl don't want to look at pictures or interests or what- ever, he says. ul just want a short answer about what's going on with people. Facebook takes the fun out ofthatf' Martinez, who uses Twitter via text messaging, says that unlike other social-networking sites, Twitter allows users to specialize the groups of people they follow, or ufriendf' which creates a much smaller network online. Though Twitter offers a relatively small community, the number of users is growing rapidly. Nielsen Media Research reported that Twitter has now surpassed Face- book and others to become the fastest-growing site in the g'Memlier Communitiesu category for February. Twitter increased 1,372 percent in one year with 475,000 unique ll visitor: These l do not phone U quite l accou theirt meet' to oth l from ter is tocoi Depa area. to lia to ge tivee Defi and proi rhei lligl met Twi tive his 'li online. immunity I Media sed Face- ,sire in the fy, Twitter O0 uniq UC , ' X i f, ' i i X j IN I4-O CHARACT OR LESS visitors in February 2008 to 7 million in February 2009. These figures represent only usage on Twitter.com and do not count the dozens of Twitter applications for cell phones and computers. Unlike Facebook status updates, tweets do not re- quire logging on to the Internet. After setting up a Twitter account, users can select whether they want to activate their tweets on their cell phones and send and receive tweets through text messaging, which makes connecting to others even faster. Businesses and organizations are not holding back from jumping on the Twitter bandwagon, either. Twit- ter is a great avenue for free advertising and an easy way to connect with their customers. The Los Angeles Fire Department uses it to alert communities about Fires in the area. Zapposcom requires all 252 members of its staff to have a Twitter account and employees use their tweets to get feedback from customers. Martha Stewart posts tweets about craft ideas and what her pets are doing. Ellen DeGeneres tWC6tS about upcoming guests on her show and about her wife. Local Burger, 714 Vermont Street, uses Twitter to promote specials and post links to articles pertaining to their business. Southwest Airlines posts ticket specials, flight delays and travel advisories and uses the site as a medium for customers to file complaints. Leo Hayden, a Lawrence resident and artist, uses Twitter for social and professional purposes. He uses tweets to keep in touch with friends, but also to promote his paintings by linking to video slideshows of his painting processes. He also appreciates the simplicity of the Twitter interface, compared to other websites. I compare sites like MySpace to Hollywood: all glit- ter and special effects. With Twitter, you have 140 charac- ters to say something, so you actually have to say some- thing-there,s not anything blinking at youf' he says. Another major difference between Twitter and other websites such as Facebook or MySpace is that many mem- bers of Twitter communities meet in person. Local tweetups are gaining popularity across the country and people become real-life friends with those they follow on Twitter. Ben Smith, Lawrence resident and founder of Lawrence tweetups, regularly spends time with those he follows on Twitter. 'gIfI,m walking down the street on my way to a bar or restaurant, I can just send a quick Twitter update to let people know where I am. People will reply quickly and we,ll meet up for lunchf, Smith says. Chris Thomas, Lawrence resident, was on vacation in Florida when he SCHI out a casual tweet to meet new people while he was there. Several people in the area responded and they all met for drinks. I had never met those people in my life, but it wasn't awkward at all,', he says. But the appeal of Twitter reaches further than just talking about what you are doing. Nancy Baym, associate professor of communication studies, says Twitter gives a unique sense of recognition and attention by putting every move or thought on the Internet. People have used the phrase 'ambient intimacy' to K1 xx tw on 1 if v Flo I ' M- .. vi 'mr-m,,. a:n:i'ifQi?uN Kilim 'N' 4 -D.. W '-'sm h 'w-1 1- Sla- mCimcnQuc,n.i mi - Y T ww-.i., ,mg-s micimoceml, M... tiger 9 ws wh M - ,EW w. A 'wnllmnh In-mx nk, Kun 1 S '-Hxcmi, .ua 1 . BEMGMITH A I I ' as Multi! ??'ifH- I describe Twitterf she says. C'It gives you a certain sense that you have all of your friends around, plus the oppor- tunity to meet new people. It's kind of like being in a super sociable hallway where lots of people are walking by and chatting to each other, but you can do it on the margins of what youire doing anyway. M So what makes a good tweet? Briana Saunders, Van- couver Island, British Columbia, senior, says including a link to an article or picture, posting something funny, or asking a question makes a good tweet. Saunders manages the Twitter account for Student Union Activities and gets paid to blog about Twitter for her brother's social media website, in addition to tweeting for social purposes. I tweet while Fm walking to class, listening to my iPod, in between sending texts, she says. 'gEveryone,s going to have a Twitter soon, just like everyone has a Facebook. 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For Halloween, Ziskind ditched her costume for a little black dress she found at Target. 'cl look at high fashion magazines for ideas and then shop at cheap stores that sell similar styles for less,', Ziskind says. A number of recessionistas are trading their clothes for store credit or cash at places like Wild Man Vintage. Owner Phil Chiles says he looks for clothing that is well made and timeless when he is buying vintage goods that people bring in. Chiles started shopping at thrift shops because he collected obscure t-shirts that couldn't be found in main- stream department stores. A number of people go into thrift shops knowing what they want. The key to shopping at a vintage store is having an idea about what you want before you go. There's a lot of inventory but recessionistas can sift through the junk to find a fashion gem. THRIFT STORE SHOPPING DOES TAKE A LOT OF PATIENCE. IF YOU GOIN KNOWING WHAT YOU WANT, YOU CAN FOCUS AND FIND SOME REALLY QUALITY THINGS. Michaela Bowman, Duluth, Minn., senior, says she makes a list of things she wants before she goes into a vintage store. Thrift store shopping does take a lot of patiencef Bowman says. Nlf you go in knowing what you wants you can focus and find some really quality things. Bowman also trades clothing with her mother to save money. lt's a cheaper alternative to buying vintage clothes while still pulling off the vintage look. Another thrift store for recessionistas to peruse is Arizona Trading Co., which buys and sells a variety of vintage apparel. Recessionistas are also selling and buying clothing on eBay to keep a reasonable budget. Brian Sears, Lawrence senior, says eBay is the way he deals with the current world market, because there is a lot more to choose from than a Kansas City or Lawrence storefront. ul once found a pair of vintage Harley Davidson shoes that were modeled after Nike Dunks from the l98Os,', Sears says. uThey were pretty out there, but l sold them on eBay for SSO. There are tons ofvintage kicks and designer threads on eBay for recessionistas dedicated to saving money. its yet another way for fashion driven shoppers to maintain their trendy styles. These shoppers are smart and savvy in our down economy. Some scour the pages of Vogue, Elle and CQ and keep up on trends while looking for cheaper, passable alternatives that can be found at vintage shops and stores that offer designer looks at a discount. You can look like a million without spending a million just by changing the way you shop. RECESSIONISTAS l 24 O8 - O9 l JAYHAWKER cc es we did!7' was the chant that erupted from Abe N jake's Land- ing after Barack Obama sealed his name in history as the first black presi- dent of the United States. The packed room of students and Lawrence res- idents jumped, screamed, cheered and cried. A woman carried a life-sized cardboard Obama cutout through the sea ofwaving arms and Obama-Biden signs. Gina Burrows, vice president of KU Young Democrats, said election night would be the proudest moment she would ever live to tell her children about. uPeople remember where they were when Kennedy was shot, where they were during Martin Luther Kingis 'I Have a Dream, speech, and I get to remember the night Amer- ica took a new directionf, the Salt Lake City junior said shortly after Sen. john McCain gave his speech commending Obama. Call it! Call it! ii was shouted by eager Obama supporters throughout the night as a giant projector fea- tured CNN's exit polls and vote counts. The crowd stood up in unanimous praise whenever CNN anchorman Wolf Blitzer called a state in its candidateis favor. The intensity of those celebrations never came close to the outburst that followed Blitzer's announcement that Obama had won Colorado, picking up the Hnal electoral votes that would send him to the White House. Andrew Toth, president of KU Young Democrats, said he was conhdent from the start that his candidate would pullout a decisive victory. We worked so hard that we think he deserved to winf' he said, exhausted from six weeks of campaigning. Toth said his organization set up tables, handed out fliers and traveled door-to-door, registering every poten- tial student voter they could find. Burrows said her organization and the Student Legis- lative Awareness Board worked together to register more than 3,000 student voters on campus. It proves that younger people aren't as apathetic about politics as everyone thinks,n Burrows said. Students flocked to the 67 voting stations scattered around Lawrence election night to vote for the candidate they believed would best govern their country. Many students, such as Kristen Sheahen, Chicago senior, voted for the first time. She said she wasnit sure who she'd vote for moments before she entered the voting booth. 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GI-le represents a complete break from the Bush policies... and he is the hrst person of color to be elected president. if Bill Lacy, director ofthe Dole Institute of Politics and McCain supporter, described Obama as a utough, intelli- gent, cool cat, who 'twill undoubtedly serve with the best intentions for this country. ,5 He described McCain,s loss as 'fextraordinarily healthyv for the Republican Party, which he said has lost its Way and is being punished by the electorate - deserv- inglyf' alt basically reminds us that we haven't done what we said We would do, and We need to look to nevv leaders to do the job We askf, Lacy said. The underlying challenge Obama now faces, Lacy said, is governing in a pragmatic fashion without pushing too far to the left. Clearly, conservatives are disappointed with whatis going on, but We still live in a right-center nation, Lacy said. HI think Obama will govern like he ran his campaign. The question is: Will he push too far to the left too fast? 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His l every' few is kidneys lie could ultl tell oimmunf? ringed him soon. e gets ti Jubf video gh before DYING FDR CHANGE the presidential election, jon talks about how electing Barack Obama could save him and others doomed by preexisting conditions by requiring heath insurance for everyone. In that grainy 10-minute video, he lifts up his shirt to show the red bruise over his enlarged and failing liver. How he went from a state champion high school debater and straight-A student to Hghting for his life includes two medical calamities. One is a rare disease that is killing his liver, the other involves a stress ball, Doritos andjon's tendency to walk in his sleep. Add the medical bills that only continue to grow, and one can see why jon, a Tonganoxie freshman with a quirky sense of humor and a head of curly brown hair, concluded that his fate rested in the hands of a future president and a promise to change the health care system. The first ofjonls medical problems began the summer before his senior year of high school. In the dead of night jon sat up in bed. His were eyes open, but he wasn't conscious of his surroundings. He was sleepwalking. He picked up one of two bags on his night- stand and began to eat its contents. One bag contained Doritos, the other lead pellets from a favorite stress ball that had broken and that jon had planned to resew. Two weeks later, jon began to vomit blood. He checked into Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Doctors ran lead poisoning tests and ordered a CAT scan. What it showed was literally gut-wrenching: thou- sands of tiny pieces of lead imbedded in jonls stomach and intestines. X-rays made the lead pellets look like lights on a Christmas tree. jon hadnlt eaten the Doritos. aAt that point it was too late to pump my stomachf' jon said. The tests showed lead levels in his blood 20 times the 10 micrograms that are considered dangerous. jon was sent to Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., where doctors inserted a nasogastric tube through his nose, down his throat and into his stomach. Only two options remained: Doctors could either cut him open and retrieve the scattered lead or he could undergo chelation treatment. Doctors opted for chelation, which, according to WebMD, means to grab or to bind, and is a chemical process in which a synthetic solution of ethylenediami- netetra acetic acid, or EDTA, is injected into the blood- stream to attract heavy metals or minerals in the body, which are then expelled through the kidneys as urine. It took two weeks to remove most of the lead from jon's body. After treatment, jon spent most of the summer in the hospital. After the lead poisoning, jon threw himself back into debating at the Kansas State High School Activities Association debate championship in Garden City. jon and his best friend, Matt Williams, placed second. Dressed in their best suits, Tonganoxie's champions posed for photos. One shows jon, wearing a striped tie and smiling childishly, holding up his index finger to indi- cate number one. He left the tournament hoping to have a good nightls sleep free of the pain in his side that had been keeping him awake lately. But the pain in his right side refused to go away. He woke up one night vomiting repeatedly. He drove himself to KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., and once again, found himself in a hospital bed. This time the doctor pulled aside the curtains tojonls bed, clipboard in hand, and gave him the worst diagnosis an 1 8-year-old can hear. The enzyme levels in your liver are extremely high and your liver might fail,,' the doctor said. L'You have an X autoimmune disease. He explained thatJon's body's im- mune system was attacking his liver. You will die unless you receive a new liver, the doctor said. jon listened and willed himself not to cry. Kevin Latinis, a physician specializing in allergies, clinical immunology and theumatology at KU Medical Center, said such autoimmune diseases are poorly under- stood and affect less than 5 percent of the population. Latinis described the disease as the opposite of AIDS, which is when the immune disease doesn't function. Instead, it's the immune system working too well, he said. 'fIt's a system thatls familiar with our body because it sees it every day, he said. 'gThe immune system needs to be smart enough to recognize cancer, bacteria or a virus. It doesn't want to recognize as enemies the normal parts of your body that are supposed to be there. Latinis said that, for people with autoimmune diseases, the im- mune systems get confused. It begins attacking normal parts ofthe body, thinking it's a foreign invader,', he said. jon's immune system attacked his own liver. Latinis said doctors worry about giving new livers, which are in short supply, to those with autoimmune diseases for fear the autoimmunity will simply attack the new organ. A month later, jon was among Tonganoxie seniors, throwing his mortar board into the air after graduation. He'd overcome the lead incident without the mental de- fects often associated with lead poisoning. He even scored a 33 on the ACT. He was a 4-A state champion debater and would soon enroll as a KU student. But his liver was failing and the autoimmune disease could kill it - and him - before he finished a degree from the KU School of Engineering. In August, jon and Matt moved together to the JON LANE l 28 1 i Triangle fraternity for engineering students nearjoseph R. Pearson Hall. After only a week ofschool, Matt received a desperate phone call from Ion. He rushed back to Triangle and found Ion sitting on the edge ofhis bed. 'fl think I need to go tothe hospital, Ion said, heading to the batlirooin to vomit. .Xt the hospital,,Ion checked in and was given a bag, xx hich he nnmediately yoniited in. They sat in the lobby in silence, waiting. Ion I.ane?l' A nurse called. Ion walked toward the nurse. .Xlatt heard mother patient in the waiting room innrinur, I'x'e been sitting here forever and he gets to go lmcltf' X I.itt clutched his lists and walked out ofthe ER. Ion xx .i s gn. en medication to reduce his nausea and was re- Ieasetl later that night. After that autoimmune attack,jon nioxied hack home to his niother's Tonganoxie apartment .ind coinniuted to KU every day. Asjon got worse, his expanding lixer created a red bruise on the surface ofhis bulging skin. He regularly woke up in the night with sharp pain .ind had to rush to the toilet to vomit blood. One night in earlx October, he drove hiniselfto the Lawrence .X Ieinorial Hospital Ii.R. Doctors there told him he would need a liver transplant xvithin the week. His liver was ex- panding quickly .ind there was nothing else they could do. A hx er tr.inspl.1nt, if he could get one, would cost blilhllllll. Ions student health insurance through the Unix ersitx would pay only 55 percent, he would have to conic up xxith S I l 2500. A I couldn't afford that, and I knew that the system needed to change, ,Ion said. Illtiniately, Ion would stay alive only with a series ol In er transplants. because in most cases autoimmune diseases re-attack new organs. After much debate with his he i lth insurance company, ,Ion was put on a waiting list for .1 liver. He is still waiting. Less than a month before Election Day,jon knew his time was running out. Tojon, Barack Obamals proposal to provide health care for everyone regardless of preexist- ing conditions offered the only way for him to get a liver transplant. At 6 a.m., with disheveled hair and a tired look on his face, Ion recorded a video supporting Obama's health care plan and pleading for the chance to live. Toward the end of the video, jon's voice takes on a disheartened tone. He says his time is running out and that a vote for Obama will give him and others in the same position some hope. Ion made the video because of his frustration with the health care system. lt's not all about mef' jon said. 'fIt's more about the message that I have to bring. Quite a few people are dying because they aren't getting the coverage that they needf' jon admitted himselfto the hospital again on Nov. 1. He was vomiting and had blurry vision and back pain. Doctors said thatjonls kidneys were beginning to shut down and ordered tests and dialysis, since his kidneys weren't cleaning his blood for him. Because he anticipated spending Election Day in the hospital, Ion asked his mother to drive to Leavenworth to pick-up his absentee ballot. He's fighting for his life,'l Debra Lane, Jonas mother said in a phone message left for a Kansan reporter. 'fl know exactly whatjonathan wanted with the health care issues to be addressed in the United States, and Ilve always admired jonathan for that. I-Ie's a fantastic kid and has always been... an amazing child actually. 'I Other than that message, Debra has declined to talk about her son,s health. A mustache is starting to grow on Ion's upper lip. His hair hangs in moist clumps around his forehead and sweat beads run down his face. His ICU room curtain is closed, but he can see several pairs of feet gathering around his bed, their voices serious as they discuss his case. Doctors have discovered the cause ofjon's fail- ing kidneys and think they can treat it successfully. His autoimmune disease, however, will continue attacking his liver until nothing is left. Although his illness is classified as terminal, Ion tries to live day-to-day with a determined outlook that still includes hope. f'It's just a roll of the dice,,' Ion said. At any moment my liver could fail and I don't really know when that day will come or even if that day will come. All I have to do is just keep Hghting and I can live? jon hopes to live to see Obama take office on jan. 20 and fight to change the health care system, so he - and everyone like him - can receive care. My situation currently doesn't change because of that, Ion said about Obamals victory. f'Whatever happens, it will take a while for the health care system to changef' It could be time he doesnlt have. W V I JH Nl H EX 61 SKIN I0 Jon LANE I 30 ,,,f' U W. , ' , -gd ,J xx Q y j -hp mi . I? NH ' 2 w Us 'u ik11a.g,,,m A n entire bedroom in sr Spencer Lott,s house is hlled with trash bags and plastic containers full of puppets. On a shelf, a replica of actor Don Knotts sits next to a green troll that hides under a bridge from the children's story Wfhree Billy Goats Grufff, The room is Lott's stu! dio and it's where he cre- ates puppets of all shapes, sizes and colors. UIt,s fun and chal- lenging for me because it,s almost an improv, W said Lott, who described himself as a huge fan ofchildrenas literature. 4'It,s a lot of audi- ence participation and if I'm feeling that I'm doing a character and iris working, then I keep it up? For Lott, creating something out of the ordinary starts with the ordinary. I-Ie uses soft- sculpture materials, such as foam, fleece and Styrofoam to create the puppets in his studio. Lott said he always wanted to be a puppeteer, but he first became inter- ested in it from watching too much Sesame Street. He started making his own puppets in fifth and sixth grade by converting stuffed animals into puppets. o9 oV',',i-e 'f CK swmvx 1 ' C Y O ig if i I i ll YQ I V w fa FN 15 S if Ll. I li r . . s r it U ra la ' li I itat l haf J- d 41: t Since then, he has made literally hundreds ofpuppets. Depending on the complexity, it can take Lott anywhere from a few hours to hundreds ofhours to make one puppet. 'LThey're never really donef he said. NI just get tired of working on them to a certain point and then I move on. 'I Wheii Lott and his roommates were looking for a place to live, Lott said having a room for his puppets was a must. Lott pays twice the rent -he pays for one room for himself and one room for his puppets. L'It's kind of absurdj' he said. uBut this is my passion and this is how I pay for rent, building puppets and doing shows. It7s totally worth it. Matt Cain, Leawood junior and Lott's roommate, said Lott was 'gspontaneousn and kept the house entertaining with his puppeteering and acting antics. I-Ie goes around doing different voices soinetiuit N. Cain said. When he graduates next May, Lott said he wanted to do a national tour like uSesame Street Live or Walking with Dinosaurs before possibly attending the Univemti' of Connecticut, which has a master's program in puppetry. For now, Lott plans to keep creating puppets and sharing his work with others. Lott said puppeteers are not like magicians, who might spend 20 years working on a trick and keep the secret of the trick from their audiences. uljuppeteers are like LIt's taken me 20 years to learn this trick and I'm going to give it to you the hrst time I meet you so that you can take it and make it betterf' he sa id. PUPPETEERING W 32 O8 - O9 l JAYHAWKER BOLDLY BEARDED AND AM ELESSLY MUSTACHEDZ A GROWI look around at my fellow revelers at the Replay Lounge. I see two bearded men sitting at the bar, laughing. In the corner, a man with a mus- tache smokes a cigarette. Two more mustached gen tlemen sit along the wall and discuss favorite musi- cians. In fact, it appears that more than half of those able to grow facial hair in this establishment have done so. These sightings are not mere isolated instances Bewhiskered fellows can be seen all over Lawrence. They sell you tacos. They style your hair. They even serve on the Lawrence City Commission. Our town is run by the fuzzfaces. It seems that after 30 years of hibernation, the hair is back. It is so back. just how back is it? As the American Mustache Institute, a pro-mustache NG TREND advocacy group, points out on their Web site, the 2008 Academy Awards brought us the Hrst mustached Best Ac- tor winner since Paul Newman won in 1987, with Daniel Day Lewis in There Will Be Blood. Heck, facial hair has appeared in some form on People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive list-including Hugh Jackman to Matthew McCo- naughey-for the past four years. It doesn't get any more official than that, does it? In the world of motion pictures, the incubation of hair on the faces of famous people has also been sweeping the biz. Such immensely popular faces, such as those of George Clooney and Brad Pitt, have been covered. The anti-shaving movement has also been sweeping the world of music, with many notable indie acts sporting some distinctive styles, including Iron and Wine, The Flaming Lips and The New Pornographers, Even more mainstream acts have been jumping the ol' wagon. Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, Brandon Flowers ofThe Killers and Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie have all been recently sporting some all-natural chin covers. The 1970s were a golden era for facial hair. Ameri- cans Hlled movie houses to sit in quiet appreciation ofsuch legendary mustaches as Burt Reynoldsi They tuned in each night as the news came forth from underneath Walter Cronkite's mustache, as if it were acting as a sieve, distill- ing the truth to its most reliable form. Where rock fn' roll had its Ted Nugent, disco had ABBA and its bearded king, Barry Gibb. The country had flown into face fur frenzy. And for those with the look, things were good. Then, in 1981, Walter Cronkite left the CBS Evening the 2008 ied Best AC. With Daniel il hair has Sexiest Man CW McCo- 'I any more ration of 'n sweeping those of red. The 1 the world some Flaming nainsrream Zuomo of n Gibbard porting '. Ameri- :ion of such ined in lfath Walter re, distill- ck 'n' roll rded kiflgi ' frenzy. S EveniU5 YQ Iliff News, and took his mustache with him. This was the first step in the fall of the follicles and the rise ofthe razor. At least thatis the way Aaron Perlut, chairman of the Ameri- can Mustache Institute, sees it. Cronkite retired and it seemed like all of the mus- tached newsmen went away, ', Perlut says. And it just kind of steamrolled until mustaches were deemed uncoolf' The following two decades, the hair had a difficult time reaching outside the realm of blue collar labor and secondary math and science education. The men came back, or rather, the hair did, bursting out of the cheeks and chins of Americas men like the sprouts ofa new spring, after a particularly harsh and trying winter. Gavon Laessig is rarely seen about town without some sort of decoration adorning the lower reaches of his face. Recently, he shaved his mustache in order to move in a more beardy direction. For him, facial hair is an ac- cessory, a distinctive complement to one's overall look. Whereas women have makeup, all manner of jewelry and a number of hair-oriented accessories, Laessig is of the mind that we must work with what our gods gave us. Nick Kellerman, Kansas City, Kan., junior, thinks similarly. f'People associate all of their clothing and things as ways to define yourself as a man, and what better way to do that than with facial hair, says Kellerman, who has personally been growing sideburns since the age of 1 6, inspired by Elvis Presley, and braving some ridicule from time to time. And though the reception to his facial hair around here may have warmed recently, he actually just returned from a land of little appreciation for it. Kellerman spent a year abroad in Asia, where he says facial hair is considered dirty and suitable only for an old man, which coincidentally became his nickname among the company he kept. He also says most of the guys he mot had a bit of difhculty growing facial hair. So this writer suspects a mere case of jealousy. Aside from a completely logical idolatry of the King, Kellerman holds a few more reasons for his sported scruff. It keeps you warm in winter, he says, and if your relationship is going too good, it can give your girlfriend something to bitch about. Which brings up one ofthe pitfalls of a man,s pursuit of facial greatness. What will the ladies think? Perlut of the American Mustache Institute says he believes that most women find the mustache objectionable and that men who wish to have something on their face will engage in what he calls the 'fspousal compromisew of a full beard. I-Ie also believes these men to be weaker-willed and at odds with the essential principles-for example, that the beard is weaker than the mustache-of the Institute. joshua Anderson, Perry junior, says his wife pos- sesses a similar kind of ambivalence toward his beard, with a hint of positivity. This works for Anderson, as he possesses one of the most popular styles of facial hair in the Lawrence area: the ulaziness beard. The laziness beard is the official facial hair oftliose who prefer to ask not, f'Wlij' grow facial hair?i', but rather, '4Why shave? Why go through the effort of scrape ing hairs from your face, day after day? The laziness beard can be recognized by its uniform length and complete lack of signs ofgrooming. It would be very easy and possibly offensive to confuse an ordinary laziness beard with a beard that is grown as a religious practice. Certain Orthodox groups ofjudaism do not allow shaving, as it is prohibited in the Talmud. Monks of Orthodox Ch ristianitj refuse to shave their facial hair as a demonstration oftheir lack of concern with the values of this world, and highlight their focus on the next. The act of growing facial hair as an act of rebellion is not limited to those following some divine law. Such secular facial rebellion was quite popular in the iiltraf rebellious 1960s, and has been carried on by both fans of the era, and those that see some similarities between our world and that one. The American Mustache Institute has launched ca in- paigns to Hght this discrimination. In one case, a high school student in Royse City, Texas, was forced to leave class to go shave his mustache The student, Sebastian Pham, proceeded to approach the Institute to intercede on his behalf. The Institute sent .iii ea mailto the school board about how it felt the schools ac- tions were discrimination. The incident led to a coninienr on the Institute's blog, allegedly from a school district employee, bringing up homosexual connotations of facial hair. There was no ofhcial policy change. But the tide seems to be changing. KU students, Lau- rence city commissioners, our mustached U.S. attorney general and even this writer are all joining hands with millions ofmen across this country to let the world know we will not shave. BEARDS W 34 ON CAMPUS DINING 3'5lD1NlNG GOES 'TRAYLESS, rays recently Went missing from all three residential dining halls. But this wasn't part of some strange crime spree. It was all part ofthe plan. KU Dining Services conducted an experi- ment aptly named 'gTry it Traylessf, The idea aims to eliminate much of the food wasted by students in cafeterias. Similar experi- ments have been successful at other college campuses, including the University of California at Santa Cruz and the University of Connecticut. Sheryl Kidwell, assis- tant director of KU Dining Services, said the results had been calculated and were signihcant. Without trays, total liquid waste was reduced by 53.6 percent, food waste was reduced by 38.2 per- cent and paper waste was reduced by 12.6 percent. I think the results are signihcant and speak volumes to part of the rationale behind this change, Kidwell said. Kidwell wandered through Mrs. Eis during the tray-free meals. She said she had heard a Wide range of comments from students, most ofwhom seemed to understand the experimentls goal. She said many students commented they ate less food without trays, which they said would be good for them in the long run. Rob Goetsch, Overland Park senior, volunteered at Mrs. Es for both days of the experiment. He said dining without trays made discarding food easier by reducing the amount ofwasted food, but also made washing dished more difficult because the dish-Washing system was designed to use trays. One of the volunteers in the dish room at Mrs. E's was Kim Hernandez, Hutchinson junior. She said she saw how much students threw away during one dinner session and was shocked. Hernandez, an international studies and environ- mental studies major, said she noticed students reacted to the situation in different ways. She said some students disliked the change, while others were supportive of the idea and its benefits. Students need to start caring more about the World they live in, Hernandez said. If this is one way KU Dining Services can help reduce KU's footprint on the environment, then I am fully supportive of their effortsf, Kassidy Spring, Garnett sophomore, volunteered in the GSP dining hall. She said the difference in food waste between the two trial days was clearly noticeable. Spring said working with the project made her more conscien- tious about the amount offood she wasted. With the promising results of the experiment, Kidwell said, the residence halls will remain without trays while KU Dining Services reviews the experiment's findings. I really feel this proved to be a worthwhile and benehcial trial and going trayless may be the new norm for residential dining, Kidwell said. Ctmed to limi Students XX hich they unteered at said diiiin HE dished m xx as Mrs Es nner session em iron s reatted e students ii e of the tthetxorld I ont e reftorts nteered in od waste le.S rin, . nscien- 1 it out eriments I . ' ' ' s reducing the 7 said she saw ll , il jKU li, . U . .7 P U ent li rand WUOIIH for MCJBILE NASA HIBITS s'roPs AT little piece of outer space has arrived at the University of Kansas. NASA's f'Driven to Explore' mobile exhibit, parked next to Eaton Hall, features a 3.75 billion-year- old moon rock brought back to Earth by Capt. Ron Evans, the University's Hrst astronaut. The Driven to Ex- ploren traveling program includes a chunk of rock from the moon, brought back by Ron Evans from the Apollo 17 mission. What: NASA's travel- ing Driven to Explorev exhibit What You'll See: A 3.75 billion-year-old lunar rock, brought back to the Earth by the first KU astronaut In addi-tion to meeting space and logistical require- ments to host the event, the KU School of Engineering has undertaken special safety measures to protect the priceless lunar rock. Jill Hummels, public relations director for the school, said she was working closely with the KU Public Safety Office to keep the rock safe. Hummels said NASA required officers to regularly check in on the exhibit. , We have spoken to the engineering school about the safety requirements and are acting accordingly, '? said Capt. Schuyler Bailey of the KU Public, Safety Office. Lucie Johannes, materials research engineer with NASA, said each location hosting the exhibit had torcol- laborate with NASA in order to ensure the safety of the moon rock. . We just keep a constant watch over it, ', Johannes said. And at night, it,s kept in as double-lock safe with a key and combination. Evans, a 1956 electrical engineering alumnus,-served as the command module pilot on the 1972 Apollo 17 mis- sion, the last scheduled manned mission to the moon. The moon rock, classified as a mare basalt, weighs about seven-tenths of an ounce and is about the size of a piece of unchewed gum. The polished, silvery smooth rock is one of only seven in the world that the public can touch. Temple Richardson, Excelsior Springs, Mo., junior, said she was surprised by the texture and size of the lunar rock. 'il thought it wasn't going to be smoothf, Richard- son said. I expected a raw rock right from the moon. I thought it'd be bigger. ,' In addition to touching the lunarrock, the public can learn more about NASA,s plans for future space and lunar missions. Lucie Johannes, materials research engineer with NASA, said the exhibit was meant to inform the public about the Constellation Program, NASNS new-Heetiof manned space crafts. -4 ,ig NASA is dCSIgHI1'IgfThC'l16flI7 nauts back to the moon andieventually Johannes said the tr Hutchinson at the Kansa several stops in Kansas, 'heading back to Houston. 3 I , Johannes said NASA turns traveling with the c destinations in the solar system.. I I I ' - . , , i,9X7P'Ii1'1f! A ' i a I It's, a volunteer thing, Johannes said, I family in Kansas, so I de my toes off? I A A I Russ Engel, engineeringgal-urnnus, and hisgfamily Q drove from Overland Park to see the moon rock. A i'-i ' in ' Although he said it was informative,,Enge?l was A ' prised by the size of theexhibit. . ' i I - It's interesting, Engel said. It'sa lotsmaller-thalil - -I was expecting. But there,s a lot of new inlformaition here? Jill Hummels, .public relations i-rector for the'Seh'o.dl of Engineering, said the exhibit showcased how NASPZS I work benefited society as a Whole. - it I think it shows people that therea-re a lot of worth- while activities that require planning, imagination and analysisj, Hutnmels said. We're happy to have everyone come out andtake advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. M00-N noc-it X7 36' STUDENTS CONCERNED X WITH SAFETY OF HOUSES O8 - O9 I JAYHAWKER IT WAS EIGHT GIRLS ALL IN A ROOM SCREAMING TRYING TO GET HIM AWAY. HE KEPT TRYING TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND RIGHT WHEN THE COPS CAME HE WENT DOWNSTAIRS. X! LAURA MUELLER ne night last semester, Laura Mueller woke up and saw a man banging on her third floor window, demanding to be let in. Mueller, Plano, Texas, senior and seven other girls in her house called 911. Mueller said the police arrived before the man, like others before him, found his own way inside. 'flt was eight girls all in a room screaming trying to get him away, 'l Mueller said. g'He kept trying to open the window and right when the cops came he went downstairs. Despite the city's over- all decrease in crime, the Lawrence Police Depart- ment reported increased incidents oftrespassing, burglary and criminal dam- age to property in 2008 than in 2007. Mueller said that she took basic safety precautions, like keeping her doors locked, but that because she lived in an older home, it was harder to secure her property. 'fOur door doesn't latch well so it goes open because it won,t hold, our back door falls off, and our windows don't work, Mueller said. 'fThe landlords Hx it in the cheapest and fastest way they can. It lasts for a little while then it breaks againf, Robert Baker, education director of Housing and Credit Counseling Services, said he frequently received complaints about a property's faulty safety features, such as broken locks or entrance keypads. Baker said he understood why students would want to take such matters into their own hands. But he said renters needed their landlord's permission before fixing a safety problem themselves, because it could alter the property value or their taxes. Aaron Caruthers, Lawrence senior, said he couldn,t do much to prevent people from trespassing, stealing and destroying his property. Since moving into his house on 13th and Ohio streets in August, Caruthers said cell phones, kegs and other items had been stolen from his home, although he did stop a group of men from taking his couch. Caruthers said he had also dealt with people damaging his property, like the time his TV satellite was kicked over, or when someone smashed the chairs on his porch. lt's drunk people trying to destroy your stuff, Ca- ruthers said. Nothing seems to go right for very long. Mueller also said people coming home from the bars caused problems around her house on 13th and Ohio streets. She said people had broken into her house at least twice. Although the intruders left before stealing property or harming anyone, Mueller said the property owners hadn,t done much to secure the home from future break-ins. lt,s really easy to break in,', Mueller said. 'fWe,re worried about it, but there's not really much we can do. 1 vfin J W IM Q ,vm -zg, ' '+ w3 ,1-gif: V , ' f hr- ' 5 Si'-'FF' t- , ' ' f:x.-VI N -r Wy. Lggtw ffp. I 5,5 - E !-LL , Q1 v X' . 1 fP6f'5QZf' X W4 ' ' '?1f'7i,: , ,y ii - .A xi. I , f., 'Tiff-al, X fvu N,?f'j'--..,,,,M6' W9 JH HOME SAFETY f -. 1 -1 ara Thompson was alone in her Lawrence apartment, clutching the phone to her ear with a trembling hand. She was about to reveal her most personal secret to her par- ents, but was afraid to tell them face-to-face that she is a lesbian. It had been a year and half since Thompson ac- knowledged to herself her sexual orientation. While she can't remember the words she blurted out to her mother and father, she can't forget the awkward silence at the other end of the line. Finally, her mother spoke, asking her if it was just a phase. She then outlined the explanation she had care- fully rehearsed. STRIVI NG FOR RENTAL ACCEPTANCE When she was Hnished, her mother said, 'LWe're not happy. We don't want you to be a gay, but you're our daughter and we still love youf, Although at that moment, Thompson felt relieved at their reaction, in reality it made her parents so unhappy that they severed their relationship and ended their finan- cial and emotional support in a phone call the next day. Thompson is among gay and lesbian KU students who decide to come out in college, yet struggle to reveal their sexuality to their own parents. For some such as Thompson, coming out to families meant being rejected by parents. julian Rivera unwillingly came out of the closet in his parents' kitchen thanks to an essay his sister accidentally left there for her mother to find. Many gay and lesbian children don't reveal their sexuality to anyone, including parents, until they reach college age because of the discrimination they face from peers in middle and high schools. According to the National School Climate Survey, conducted by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network in 2007, nine out of 10 gay teenagers experienced verbal harassment and almost half of them were physically harassed in their schools. Many ofthem come out in college where they experi- ence support from a gay community and little discrimi- nation from fellow KU students. I-lowever, when they decide to come out to families, they can expect a variety of reactions from parents - religious objections that being gay is sinful, beliefs that their homosexuality is a medical or psychological condition that can be cured, disappoint- ment that their child has chosen a path that doesn't lead to a traditional family and grandchildren, or concerns that their child will be discriminated against because of his or her sexual orientation, according to Wes Crenshaw, licensed psychologist and director of the Family Therapy Institute Midxvest in Lawrence. Crenshaw said discussions about sexuality would be different for each person because each family had a differ- ent experience and level of exposure to gays and lesbians. I-Ie said visiting a therapist before talking to parents could be helpful for students regarding how the news is received. He also said when students decided to come out, they had to prepare for several outcomes -from really good to re- ally bad, and to decide how they would react in each case. I think the watchword is to be strategic, to do more of what works and less of what doesn,t, he said. f'For WHEN THOMPSON REASSURED HER MOTHER THAT SHE WOULD STILL HAVE A CHANCE FOR A FAMILY, SHE RESPONDED THAT THAT WOULD BE SINFUL. some, holding out on the disclosure may be necessary to preserve Hnancial support. For others, waiting just staves off an inevitable conflict and makes it worse. Sara Thompson Thompson, Salina senior, began to accept her sexual orientation during her freshman year at college. She told friends and her brother, who were all supportive. But she feared revealing who she was to her conservative parents. f'Pretending was really hardfi she said. uhlaving a big secret like that is just something that l canlt deal with. She called her parents in Salina a week before she planned to go back home, so she could give them enough time to think about it and then have a conversation. Thompson recalled that on that first phone call, her mother's response seemed better than she expected. Thompson celebrated that night with a group of gay friends. But the next day, she was hurt when her parents said they would not support her anymore. Her mother revealed her disappointment at losing her dream for her daughter getting married and having children. When Thompson reassured her mother that she would still have a chance for a family, she responded that that would be sinful. When her mother then urged her to reconsider her decision, Thompson informed her that be- ing a lesbian was not a decision. That ended the conversa- tion, and tearful Thompson ran to her friend's apartment for solace and support. PARENTAL ACCEPTANCE M 40 HER MOTHER TOLD HER AS SHE LEFT HER GRANDMOTHERQS HOUSE, VM STILL LJPSET ABOUT You. I HOPE ITlS WORTH IT TO YOU. When Thompson went to her parents' home a week later, her mother was not there. Her father announced to her with a somber face that they would take back her car and not pay her tuition. The conversation about her sexuality never happened. Thompson next saw her parents four months later, during Thanksgiving at her grandparents, house, where the extended family gathered. She and her parents didnlt tall: vvith each other, but her mother told her as she left her grandmothers house, I'm still upset about you. I hope it's worth it to youf, Thompson chose not to go back home for Christmas, instead going to Dallas to the house of her mother's best friend, who disagreed with her mothers negative response to Thompson's sexuality. After coming back from Dallas, she returned to her parents' home. Het father told her he worried about her riding a hike to work and decided to give her the car back. Thompson said she tried to repair the relationship with her pa rents and her mother brought in a priest. He sympathized with Thompson and suggested they call each other every vveek. After returning to Lawrence, she faithfully called her parents for the hrst several weeks. Thompson 's frustration and anger grew bigger when they nev er called or called her back. She eventually stopped calling them. Now she has to find a place to go every holiday, which makes her feel lonely. She tries to think about positives she gained through the separation, such as her O8 - O9 l JAYHAWKEIR financial independence. Her mother recently called and said she was always welcome to come home, but Thompson wasn't ready to spend time with her mother, who still wants her to undergo counseling to reorient her sexuality. 'EI told my mother it is part of my everyday life, and I donlt want to have a relationship with people who don't accept me, Thompson said. Someday, she hopes to have a family with a same-sex partner and restore a relationship with her parents when they fully understand and embrace her. JULIAN RIVERA Rivera inadvertently came out of the closet in his patents, kitchen. Thatls where his mother found an essay left there by his sister Shaina that referred to his sexuality. Until that time, he had struggled with whether he could be both gay and a good son, deciding that staying quiet was one way to protect himself and his parents. In my head, I thought that's something they don't need to knowf' he said. It's something that would com- plicate their life more -the way they interact with their friends, like, 'Oh, they have a gay son? I never want that sort of pity on my parents. After his mother read Shainals essay, she walked into her sister's room sobbing, asking if it was true. Shaina said their parents, who had been in denial ofjulianas sexual orientation, were both worried that their son would experience discrimination and that they wouldn't have grandchildren. KI was mad at my sister at Hrst. I wanted it to be part of my storyfl he said. f'Now, I have to move on. Despite the revelation, Rivera was relieved when his parents still treated him well. He and his parents haven,t yet talked at length about his sexuality, but he is hoping to have that conversation soon. Both ofhis parents came from the Philippines to work as nurses in the 1970s. Rivera was born in the United States and grew up in Lenexa. Rivera struggled with his sexual identity in high school. Many friends at school knew he was gay, but his parents clidn't. He said having a double life aggravated him. He recalled having an impulse to yell at his parents one evening when they expressed disapproval of his gay friends at school. They were the only people who understood mef' he said. I just really wanted to say, 6You know, Fm gaylm Rivera even once considered attending reorientation therapy to change his sexual orientation because it con- flicted with his Catholic faith and parents' expectations. I thought that was what would make them happy, Rivera said. Reading books about homosexuality made him real- ize that the therapy could not change his sexual orienta- tion and could only be harmful to him. Rivera said his mother was always like a best friend. They talk about everything, from his major to family gossip. They now need to talk about his sexuality. He said he once introduced his boyfriend to her as his friend, and she cooked him a meal. Rivera said he was sad his mother recognized his boyfriend as just one of his college friends and didn't know how important he was to him. Rivera graduates in spring and said he hopes to have the conversation about his sexuality with his parents before then. 'KI hope they continue to be proud of me and still see me as the same person. al OIICHIA sald his lx about hex noxx dro her as Sald he W st one of hls nt he was arents nd stlll see 'N M ,.,i C 5? ' as 2 . 4' V R if pestohave ' N A :er 'pf M 1 N1 F PARENTAL ACCEPTANCE M42 RETRCFITTED he living room ofmy apartment is littered with older systems: A Super Nintendo, an N64 and a Playstation Kas well as an Xbox 360 and Wiil rest be- side the TV. This, I reason, is a testament to my sense of video game history. I grew up with a Super Nintendo, so I know how far games have come. Video games are quickly accumulating a cel- ebrated history. The popu- larity took offwith original arcade games in the 1970s. Pac-Man was the original video game icon to be popu- lar in his own right, which furthered the popularity ofgames. The Magnavox Odyssey brought video games into peoples' homes in 1972 and in 1977 the At- ari 26OO system made home video games popular and laid the groundwork for the Nintendo and Sega Systems to come. Even those arcade games are still relevant. Nostalgia is a driving force of the popularity of older games. Gene Nutt, owner of Game Nut, attributes nostalgia as a factor in sales but also sees the popularity of older games continuing to grow. What makes people keep coming back to the older games, though? This era of new games immerses players in realistic environments, but it can't make up for some character- istics that older games still have land gamers still cravel. The plotlines, the stories, and the game itself aren't as quality as the older gamesf says Sean Pesnell, owner of Game Guy. Games used to be simpler, but now it seems as if newer games push the too much of a good thing ten- dencyf' They have to Ht one storyline into three games. So, complexity in games may have hurt as much as it helped. joe Noh, Overland Park senior, notices that ef- fect since games transitioned from two-dimensional to three-dimensional. HI think there was a loss of innocence between that transition, he says. The simplicity is what was lost. The controllers on the older Nintendo systems, the Atari and the Sega Genesis, had just a few buttons to press, which made the learning curve a lot easier on players. Bowman compares that simplicity to that of brain teasers. '4It serves a similar function to Sudoku. It,s puzzles, it's strategy, it's working your mind, but it's not a ton of buttons and it,s not over- complex, he says. The new technology hasnit completely forgotten about older games though. The Wii includes an online shopping channel where owners can purchase older video games that range from the era of the NES to the N64. The Internet has become a haven for the older games as well. There are multiple sites where you can play those original NES games, as well as some ofthe arcade classics such as Pac-Man and Pole Position. For systems such as Super Nintendo, there are sites where you can download emula- tor software, which acts as the actual system and is saved on your hard drive. Older video games still have an effect on characters and storylines of newer video games as well. Whether it's a character or a remake of a classic game, older video games tend to influence this cutting-edge era ofgames. The storylines help the continuity from past to pres- ent as well. Pesnell, the owner of Game Guy, says he,s seen people come in to the store to buy the original Metal Gear games so they can understand how the story has pro- gressed up to the point ofthe most recent game. Gan the older video games keep up their popularity in the current environment? Nutt says he sees a growing interest in the older systems. They,re actually growing in popularity, ,' Nutt says. Older games are now getting that classic reputation that old films and books earn after a period of time. TheyIre like any other medium like movies or music. just because somethings older doesn't mean it's irrel- evant, Noh says. Indeed, older video games have settled in to their role and gotten a steady stream of attention. That Super Nintendo I mentioned actually belongs to my roommate. I will have to carry my regret for selling mine. It was my initiation into the world of video gaming, a part of my history, and I let it go. Things from our past always hold that sense ofnostalgia, whether it,s a book we read as a kid or a toy we played with. What's great about the video games is they don,t lose any of their effect as they get older. The games are still fun today too, says Bowman. Video games have become such a part of pop culture that it is a testament to the mass appeal theylve gained during the past 25 years. 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COMMENTS FEBRUARY SRD, 2009 These prisoners are actually POW's so the army should build a POW camp to house them. They have not been charged with anything and are just being held until the end of time because someone thinks they are dangerous. I don't think that the US has officially declared war with terrorist groups so how does that enter into the equation? Are these men any more dangerous then the prisoners already incarcerated in any prison in Kansas? Probably not? Bring them to Kansas. Someone has got to be the first to step forward and do the right thing. After a bit when nothing terrible happens, life will go on, and no one will remember the arguments against it 1 FEBRUARY 3RD, 2009 FEBRUARY 4TH, 2009 FEBRUARY 4TH,2009, it A Well, the way it works selliott, you are right. l They are not POWs, andfl Q Af. into it is that they should have been clear that distinction has been ' F are unfortunately not that in my opinion these , made largely becausefif classified as POW's. men are POW's. With they don't obeythe rules President Obama has more women acting as of war, mostly because? yet to classify them as suicide bombers, if one they aren't fightinglon such and as long as of them getscaught, behalf of a nation, but they are still enemy what happens? Doing the rather are 'renegades' combatants they receive unthinkable and having handled much like no legal rights. If they're American wome-n soldiers pirates according to i' brought to Kansas all but rape the Muslim international law. And come. Once on official U.S. soil they should receive all rights of the Constitution. Hopefully that happens. Would Leavenworth need to update security to that of maximum security? Of course it would. Senator Brownback is really missing out on an opportunity to help his gubernatorial campaign by getting jobs to the though good things who prisoners, while smiling ' as for your comment ' sweetly, has reinforced about the military hatred of all things T some mighty strange Western. Since the press types, I invite you to . in now talking about the talk to the vetting process, in terms and visit a of nominees, perhaps the peope throw military should likewise in front of your be vetted. They appear while on patrol. to have some mighty for yourself the strange types. who throw their hands up in the air wniiesmirig on caches of machine guns and RPGs. Say g hello to a fringe group state of Kansas for these of people so extreme upgrades. they'll cut your head off and post a video of it online. Do that, then tell me the military has some strange types. IPOD ATION THEBEATOFTHE Music: SET A QUICKER PACE. YET i WASNQT AS TTRED AT THE END OF THE DAY. X! MATT ETECHTOLD sat on the bus in the early morning, casually glancing around me on my way to campus. Three girls sat at evenly-spaced intervals hehind me, each appearing half-awake, but relaxed. They went about their morning routine, sipping coffee or reading a hook, each one of them alone in their own little world. Then suddenly, the energy on the bus dramati- callychanged. The girls tensed like gazelles that had just spotted movement in the nearhy brush. l turned ex- pecting something preda- tory, hut it was just an awkwardly dressed young man climbing onto the bus. l had never seen him hefore, but I could tell the girls had, because all three simultaneously produced a set of earhuds and popped them quickly into place. O8-439,fJAYHAWKER K egg, I ,I ,va Tl than sa lor liin rites ol untleri music l non-ci lvut nt Event the en l glans little ' extre equix I the L dron ated most apex plat. her l be 3 be tl ,,-- The young man looked around the bus, sighed, and then sat down across the aisle from me. I almost felt sorry for him. Until he started talking to me. Within two min- utes ofthe most bizarre, uncomfortable small talk ever, I understood why those three girls had a sudden need for music. I nodded apathetically to his questions. I shrugged non-committally. I yawned and stared out the window, but not a single social cue was getting through to this guy. Eventually he just started talking loudly to himself. Or to the entire bus. Iam not really sure. When the bus finally reached my stop, I got up and glanced back at the girls, still blissfully in their own little worlds. I realized that the iPod, complete with it's extremely visible white earbuds, was the technological equivalent of an imaginary ado not disturb sign. I had to look into this further. Kelsey Lynch, Overland Park senior, was sitting in the Underground, engrossed in finance homework as the drone of hundreds of students, conversations reverber- ated off the walls. As I approached, I noticed a focused, al- most serene look on her face. As the lunch rush reached its apex, the Underground surely became one of the loudest places on campus. YetI imagined Lynch was only hearing her favorite playlist. I hesitated before talking to her, realizing thatI might be about to disregard her own do not disturbv sign and be that guy. It turned out that Lynch was completely friendly and unperturbed by my interruption, saying that she generally uses her headphones just because she works better with music playing, and because headphones help her block out noisy distractions. Lynch did admit to using her iPod when she works out at the gym as a way of isolating herself from the other people there, so she could focus on her workout without interruptions. Elizabeth Anne Bond, Lawrence junior, says she uses her headphones primarily just because she loves music. It makes her day more interesting, she has more energy, and her walks on campus tend to go a bit quicker. However, she too admitted that, on rare occasions, she had caught herself using her headphones to avoid certain interactions, like when she passed people handing out fliers on Wescoe Beach. f'I can kind of see it as subconsciously avoiding people, because you're in your own little worldf' Bond says. Fd hope thatis not too detrimental. Brian Donovan, associate professor ofsociology, says he doesn,t necessarily see frequent iPod use as a problem. It,s just another example ofwhat he refers to as acyborg behavior, U describing the way we are continually chang- ing our bodies' relationship to technology. Citing rebellious teenagers of the '80s who used Sony Walkman cassette players to ignore their parents without any lasting negative consequences, Donovan predicts no ill effects from this next generation of Cyborg behax rot, and he predicts that in five to I O years, another new device will come along and once again change the way we interf act with each other. IVIichael Bull, a professor of media studies at the University of Sussex in England, has become the leading expert on the cultural impact of personal music dex ices. Bull says iPods give people an unprecedented way to choose their own soundtrack for their setting, allow- ing them to insert their own mood into the environment they,re in. Ultimately, Bull says, this could result in ii big city filled with people who are close in proximity, but each isolated in his or her own private bubble. A couple days later, I found myself in the middle of a small group of about Eve other students, all wen r- ing headphones of some kind. While we walked, I heard only the sound oftennis shoes on concrete. No talking, no laughing, no conversation, no witty banter-just feet on pavement. It was almost surreal. I was surrounded hy pod-people, each inside his or her own audio cocoon. The trick, I guess, is knowing when to slip into your own bubble and crank the soundtrack that will help you get through the day, and when to take off the do not dis- turbv sign and start a conversation with a fellow Jayhawk. You never know. Something great might happen that will shift your day from needing a soundtrack to deserving a soundtrack. Pon BLOCKED l 48 n - , a , ,I I H 1 9 'Q e 0 e , W n , I- ' Lindley I-Iall classroom only added to her desolate mood. As Jackson looked around she thought of her daughter Maiya and the other mothers in her daughterls classroom helping with the Valentineis Day party, wishing so badly she could be one of them. jackson allowed her mind to wander and imagine watching her daughter flutter around the classroom in giddy excitement. This day, like many in jackson's life, requires a delicate act of balancing family, school and work. Some days are easier than others. It chokes me up just thinking about that day, jack- son says. I honestly think it's more of a big deal to me than to her. I just enjoy being involved in her life so much. jackson is one of a growing number of nontraditional students enrolled at the University of Kansas. In Fall 2006, more than 2,500 nontraditional students were enrolled at the University and that number has grown steadily each year, according to the University's Office of Institutional Research and Planning. The University does not keep a record of the number of students with dependents, but its definition of a nontraditional student is a student who: commutes 10 or more miles to campus, is a parent of dependent children, is married, is a veteran, or is three or more years older than classmates leg. a 21-year-old freshmanl. Trish jackson, who grew up in Sterling, is a 35-year- old mother of two - Maiya, 5, and Eli, 2 - and has been married to her husband Robert jackson for seven years. In 1992, Trish says she dropped out of college because she was not socially prepared for the college environment. However, in 2005, at the age of 32, Trish decided to go THE ABC CF BALANCING A FAMILY, WORK AND sci-iooi. back to school and earn her undergraduate degree and is now earning her doctorate in physical geography. I think itls normal for people to be socially unpre- pared for college. It is so much freedom but also a lot of responsibility at a young age, Trish says. 'II didn,t ap- preciate my education like I do now. ,' As a graduate student, Trish not only has the respon- sibilities of her family, she has her own classes and teaches a class each week, making it hard to attend all of her children's activities. Though many students may choose to sleep in or skip one of their 8 a.m. classes, Trish has already been up for hours preparing cereal and milk and throwing clothes on her kids. 6'Mornings are busy. If I'm lucky I will get a chance to shower, now that,s if I'm lucky, W Trish says. She rushes Maiya to school while her husband, Rob- ert, stays home with their 2-year-old son, Eli, and finally is off to her classes. First she has two hours of Spanish class. Then she teaches her own geography class and then is off to her graduate research training class. Later, she tends to her duties as president of the Non-Traditional Students Foundation. HI had to give back to a University that has given me so much, she says. As president, she is the representative for the more than 2,000 nontraditional students on campus, overseeing their wants and needs. Trish has joined with Darryl Monteau, Non-Traditional Students Foundation adviser, to plan gatherings, write a monthly newsletter and represent students who Montaeu says maybe don't receive as much credit as they should. 'cThese students, specihcally those with dependents. are so bogged down with responsibilities other than school that they are able to appreciate what an education isf' Monteau says. mln fact, itls hard to get anything planned because no one has the time to do extra activities. jackson typically arrives home about 5 p.m. ex- hausted, but the smiles on her kids' faces give her a second wind. Her husband hurries off to his night classes, making it hard for them to spend any quality time together. After 12 years as an auto mechanic, Trish 's husband. Robert, decided that he too would go back to school. He says there are hnancial and emotional sacrilices their family has had to make, but in the end he feels it will all be worth it. I-Ie is looking forward to the day when both he and Trish have graduated and they can have a much more flexible lifestyle, allowing them to spend more time together as a family. I am looking forward to when we can do the family projects again. Once I graduate, I can be much more flex- ible with my hours. I guess you could say we are working hard to eventually work less, Robert says. While Robert is at class, Trish typically gets a good couple hours with her kids, who are in bed by 7. Although the silence allows Trish to get her homework done for the next day, it also reminds her ofwhat she would like to be doing, such as spending quality time with her husband. Sure, I wish that I could see my husband more, spend more time with my family, read for pleasure, but my day is so inflexible, she says. I have the responsibilities of being a mom and I can never take a day off from that. 'i BALANCE W 50 4, -r ' 49,1 i 1 11' 5 , : Q I Y, Mn .D-Q ff I ,- ' 1 if . in 4+-,x iq F nnie Ndoro didnit know anyone in Kansas when she arrived at the University with her two children on a Ful- bright Scholarship. She was the only student from Zimbabwe on campus - a fact that made her won- der whether it was wise to attend the University. I felt lonely, H Ndoro said. I just missed speak- ing my own language. ,I Ennie Ndro has been studying at the University of Kansas from Zimbabwe on a Fulbright Scholar- ship since last year. Ndro said it was hard for her to transition into living in the United States at first, but has become more comfort- able since then. She said she planned to return to Zimbabwe eventually. As a Fulbright Scholar, she came to the U.S. from Harare, Zimbabwe, in 2007 to pursue a doctorate degree in higher education leadership and policy stud- ies. She is one of 30 students attending the University on a Fulbright Scholarship. She is not afraid to face Ameri- can stereotypes of Africa or to talk about her country's politics. ZIMBABWEAN STUDENT IS CN A MISSICDN live never felt offended, she said. 'CI take it as con- structive criticism. She was an administrator of the Women's University in Africa in Zimbabwe and taught gender studies before coming to the U.S. I-Ier dissertation will compare women's administrators in higher education in the U.S. and Zim- babwe. Angela Lindsey-Nunn, Salina graduate student, said Ndoro stood out from the crowd before she became friends with her. 'fShe walks with this silence, air of nobility,', she said. I was always looking for connection with strong womenf' Lindsey-Nunn said after she got to know Ndoro well, she was surprised how well she adapted to American cul- ture and how much she achieved in school while raising children in a foreign country. I just think Ennie is one of those rare people, Lindsey-Nunn said. Ndoro said one of her life goals was to increase the number of female students and administrators in Zim- babwean universities, where fewer women attended and worked. She said after her graduation she wanted to return to Zimbabwe and design a leadership development program for women in higher education. She said she also wanted to develop more facilities for female students who have children. She said she was not a typical Zimbabwean woman, because she had been always articulate and not afraid of speaking about issues that were important to her. When I was a kid, my father told me, 'I donit think you could be ever married, , Ndoro said. Jane Irungu, associate director of African and African-American studies, said illiteracy rates were high among women in Africa. Resourceful women like Ndoro, who is in a doctoral program, would help reverse that trend, lrungu said. Along with her work and academics, Ndoro has been involved in organizations dedicated to womenis leadership and education in the U.S. and Zimbabwe. She recently participated in a conference in Chicago for African women living in the U.S. Using her experience as an international student, she works with the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center to design a mentor service for female international graduate students. She was an ori- entation leader for international students in the summer, and is treasurer of the Spencer Museum of Art Student Advisory Board to plan art exhibitions. She also taught part of a literature class offered by African studies. Ndoro's 14-year-old and 8-year-old sons came along with her to the U.S. Her 16-year-old son recently moved to the U.S. this summer. She left her husband and daughter home, but it wasn't an easy decision. She said some family members pressured her not to go, but her husband always supported her. I-Ie said to me, 'Getting a Fulbright Scholarship is a big deal. If you lose this opportunity, it's something you will always regret for the rest of your life,,,' Ndoro said. Ndoro said she seized every opportunity to explore her academics, got involved in the community and learned American culture with the hopes that it could someday help improve Zimbabwe's education. rant Snider won 510,000 with three simple tools: pen, paper, and a dry sense ofhumor that can tu rn almost any- thing into a cartoon. Some of my com- ics are political-editorial themes, others are humor- ous, semi-autobiographical stu ff, he said. Snider, a former KU student and cartoonist for The University Daily Kan- san, received the Charles M. Schulz award, an elite national journalism award from the Scripps Howard Foundation given to a col- lege cartoonist every year. ING SCME SERIOUS CASH Snider, now a dental student at the University of Missouri - Kansas City, submitted 15 comics to apply for the award. Some ofthe comics were political and others autobiographical, but none of them were a traditional editorial cartoon, something that Snider said might have made his comics different than other submissions. uThe amount oftime l put into a single comic strip might make it stand out more than a single panel cartoon or something done on the computer, said Snider, who is not a fan of online or computer-generated comics. When Snider received an e-mail several weeks later ' that told him he was the winner, his reaction was nothing short of complete shock. I freaked out and took my dog outside to calm down a bitj' Snider said. I came back in and let it sink in a little bit.', Now that it has sunk in, Snider said that he did not have any extravagant plans for the SB10,000, but that he would probably use it to pay off student loans or buy more pens, art supplies and graphic novels for drawing inspiration. Long before the 510,000 award, Snider's love for drawing started when he was little boy. I-Ie and his identical twin brother Gavin used to put together comic books when they were little. Gavin, Mulvane senior in architecture, said they would each take a side of an easel and create an imaginary world with different characters, stories and people. When the boys got older, they wrote and illustrated books of poems. We had characters we'd make up and we'd each draw our characters, Gavin said. Although Snider continued drawing in high school, he did not seriously start drawing until he came to the University to study chemical engineering. During his junior year, he started drawing a daily opinion cartoon for The Kansan. Soon after, then-editor Erick Schmidt asked Snider to redraw the Weather Jays that appear on the bottom of The Kansan's front page. The Weatherjays being used at the time were more than 30 years old, and Snider drew 20 new Jays. 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Last week, he started drawing a comic strip for The Kansas City Starls Thursday Preview section. Gavin said his brother's dry sense of humor appeared in his comics, poking fun at political figures, laughing at personal experiences or commenting on the music industry. Sometimes they,re even more funny ,cause l know what he,s talking aboutf, Gavin said of his brotherfs comics about personal experiences. uThe best ones have subtle, dry humor that will hit you over the head. Michael Detamore, assistant professor of chemical and petroleum engineering, taught Snider in several en- gineering courses. Detamore said Snider sometimes drew in class, not because he was daydreaming, but because he was a bright student who easily understood the material. 'fl-Ie's multi-talented,', Detamore said. ln addition to his success, he's a heck of a nice guy. 'Q Snider also helped Detamore with research in test- ing the jaw joints of pigs, something that stemmed from Snider's interest in dentistry. Snider's research with Deta- more was published in the journal of Dental Research, something that Detamore said was a signihcant accom- plishment for an undergraduate student. Snider insists that dentistry and drawing are easily related. 'cThey,re both pretty detail-oriented, using meticu- lous hands skills,' Snider said. You have to have a critical eye for what you're working on and it's all visual. CARTOONIST l 54 is Q 'y J -'Q' 40 'G at ore than 150 people gathered at South Park the evening of May 31, 2009, to hold a candle- light vigil to mourn the death of George Tiller, an obstetrician from Wichita who was shot and killed that Sunday morning inside his church. Vanessa Sanburn, Wichita graduate student, helped organize the vigil. Sanburn said when she met Tiller, she saw he was very passionate about his work. Sanburn said Til- ler was working with leg- islative updates regarding options for women who needed late-term abortions when they first met. I-Ie was a really easy going, nice person who also understood the seriousness of his work,', Sanburn said. When Sanburn heard that Tiller was shot and killed while he was working as an usher at the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, she knew she wanted to be a part of a vigil. Sanburn said she thought there were enough LAWRENCE COMMUNITY REMEMBERS TILLER people in Lawrence who cared about the killing, and the reasons behind it, to host a second vigil at the same time as the vigil in Wichita. A third vigil was also held in Washing- ton D.C. Sanburnfs sister, Keri Behre, also helped organized the event. Behre said the purpose of the event was to honor the life of a man who risked his life for reproduc- tive freedom. Behre said Tiller did procedures that were rare, but necessary to save women's lives and gave many women access to help that they could not otherwise Hnd. At 2 p.m. May 31, Sanburn posted a Facebook event for the vigil and sent out invitations to hundreds of Law- rence residents. When the vigil began people had gathered to listen as friends, co-workers and admirers of Tiller and several spoke about the him and the issues involved in his murder. To pull together this many people in six hours shows the impact he had, to have vigils in Lawrence, Wichita and Washington D.C.,v Behre said. Lawrence resident Janet Fitzgerald came to the vigil with a sign that read Dr Tiller's killer is a terrorist hypo- crite coward. She said she was not a part of an abortion- rights group, but that the attack made her decide to join the gathering. Fm very disturbed about what just happened, Fitzgerald said. This fight's been going on so long that people are resorting to terrorist acts, attacking innocent people. 5, Emma Rothbrust, a member of KU Students for Life said on behalf ofthe organization that as a pro-life group, they were against all forms of killing at every level of hu- man development. f'Although Dr. Tiller was an abortionist, we abhor the senseless killing and I pray for his soul and for his fam- ilyf' Rothbrust, Overland Park junior, said. :'We do not condone any actions taken outside of the lawf' Sylvie Rueff, a part of the Peggy Bowman Second Chance Fund, which helps women afford abortions in life- threatening situations, said Tiller was one of the reasons the fund existed. She, as well as state senator Marci Fran- cisco, spoke at the vigil. At 8:45 p.m., vigil gatherers in both Lawrence and Wichita held a moment of silence. Tiller was one of three doctors in the U.S. who provided the option ofa late-term abortion. Sanburn said that Tiller wanted to retire but so many women came to him with lives at stake that he kept on working, even after being shot in 1993. She said that for some time he took an armored car to work. :Tm really happy with the turn-out. It gave me hopef' Sanburn said, I think the reason for this was for healing and I definitely think this helped me and hopefully some other people as well. GEORGE Til.l.ER W 56 X W -.,,g--. K . ,- 6.1 'E I nl I , I , x I . I x II W, ,fY- -n v' I . ww' 0 I 1 I x xx 7' I 1 x 'I xII ,I II - I xx 5 I lY'I1uI1Js xiupl' l'I1muy,Iw xi, I II 'J mx I1lstol'xgIuxsumI II' I I' px-x-II Ar xlxc imp. x.x . Il . .MMI rlxcmxurxxxxx-slxc : I xx'c11I'lcucI1x1I'cI1,xI1L' mlkcd x 1 II ! llxroxuglx rlxx- L'I1III'L' scrvicc. ISIN' is I'1'cgo,x11y , puppy. 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That's why Trego goes everywhere with me-to the movies, the mall and even out to eat. She needs to be exposed to as many different situations as possible, so that when she works with someone who is blind or in a wheel- chair, she'll be comfortable doing her job in public. KSDS looks for people who love dogs and are willing to take the time, energy and money to raise these puppies. They also need to be emotionally able to give the puppy up when it is called back for formal training, says Debbie Tegethoff, KSDS puppy coordinator. As a puppy raiser, I am responsible for the first phase of Trego's training: growing up. When I take Trego back to KSDS, she will be health- and temperament-tested be- fore beginning advanced training. Then she will be paired with the person she will help and the two of them will go through team training to learn how to work together. The entire process takes about three years. Right now, about 100 volunteers are raising KSDS puppies, Tegethoff says and 5 0 of us are in Kansas. The rest are scattered around the country, mostly in the Midwest. College students considering committing to puppy raising need to understand that it isn't just something you can do on the weekends, says Dave Downing, professor of aerospace engineering and former puppy raiser. He says raising a puppy for service requires a lifestyle change simi- lar to that of having children, but just for a short time. I,ve had this puppy for five months and I can't think of a better analogy. When Trego and I walked into church on the Sunday before Christmas, I was armed with the Missouri law- puppies in training have access to all public places-and pamphlets about KSDS. I thought I was prepared for anything. But when the band started playing and my baby Trego joined in, I began to panic. just wait it out. She'll stop singing when they stop. I told myself it was going to be OK, that she would calm down when the service began. Then, the pastor released the children to go to their children's church activities. Oh no. But puppy raisers have to be careful about how they think about that bond, because when the puppies are between 18- and 24-months-old, KSDS sends each puppy raiser uthe letter. The letter tells the puppy raiser that it's time to bring the puppy back. uThe day they go back is the worst, but it's the best at the same time. You're so attached, and you donlt even know how attached you aref' Langdon says. Braddy doesn't know when he'll get the letter about Cinnamon, but hels guessing it will be sometime next month. Then Braddy will load Cinnamon into his car for the drive back to Washington, Kan., making sure to take along one of Cinnamonis favorite toys. After an exit interview, during which the puppy raiser answers questions about the puppyls progress and shares information that will help the dogis transition to living at the training facility go smoothly, the puppy is taken away. It's sad, Braddy says, but you want your dog to go off to doggie college to learn how to do its job. After the dogs are called back, they are sent to Kansas State University, where their eyes and hips are tested to make sure they don't have any problems that will keep them from having a long career. The dogs are also temperament-tested every day, Tegethoff of KSDS says. The trainers at KSDS watch the puppies closely. They de- cide which track the dog will take-assistance dog, guide dog or social dog-based on what tasks the dog is good at performing and what it seems to enjoy doing. Some dogs, Tegethoff says, arenit ready to begin advanced training as soon as they get back to the training facility. Some ofthe dogs are kind of like teenagers. They don't know what they want to dof' Tegethoff says. These dogs are sent to the Topeka Correctional Facility where they spend about 30 days with teams of female inmates who are able to spend more time with the dogs than puppy trainers are, Tegethoff says. The teams are usually made up of three women and the leaders of the teams have passed both written and practical rests to ensure that they are equipped to help train the dogs. After time at the Topeka Correctional Facility, the dogs return to KSDS for formal training, which lasts between six and nine months. When people ask how I will give Trego up, I tell them about when we attended a KSDS event intended to intro- duce children and their parents to the idea that a service dog could change their lives, but the children I met there changed mine. g'These dogs change people's livesj, Braddy says. GWhether itls you the puppy raiser, you the person who is paired with the dog or you the person who adopts a dog who doesn't make it, these dogs change peoplels livesf' SERVICE Docs l 58 he stands are the pews, the light song and the alma niater are the hymns, the rans are the faithful congregants, and jayhawlt football is the religion. Be- fore ex ery home game SYLI- dents, families and alumni ioin in a mass exodus from their homes, through the student ghetto and toward Xleniorial Stadium. Theres no incense, but the aroma of fresh harhecue and hamburgers permeate the crisp Fall air as the voices ol thousands ofexcited fans mingle with the muted notes ofthe marching hand warm- ing, up in the distance. lt's 9 a.m., on Saturday, and it's time for the age-old pregame ritual oltailgating to hegin. like any religious ceremony, there are rules to he followed and principles to he adhered to. Something this important shouldn't he ta ken lightly, which is why x'i'c'i'e compiled the Ten Clomniandnients ofnfailgat- ing, detailing the do's and don'ts of pre-game partying. O8 O9 V JAYHAWKER O N I THOU mir. The Crori rcadi on Ni eriou mists TW' mol Ther slioii you l ated llipt gam T H TI-IO TAII. Wlit to ta part But and pets FC THC Che gat: THE IO COMMANDMENTS OF TAILGATING O N E THOU SHALT NOT ARRIVE ON CAMPUS AN HOUR BEFORE GAME TIME AND EXPECTTO GET A GOOD SPOT ON THE HILL. The key is to get here early, ll says 2006 graduate Dave Cronin, whose tailgating group had been on campus and ready for the 11:30 a.m. kickoff against Kansas State on Nov. 1 since 6 a.m. Cronin says not showing up with enough time to get a spot and get organized is a rookie mistake that a lot of beginning tailgaters make. TWO THOU SHALT PLAY YARD GAMES. The diehard tailgaters, like Cronin, know that when you show up to a game more than hve hours before it begins, you have to have something to do. That is why Cvocl cre- ated yard games like washers, horse shoes, beer pong and flip cup. f'You've got to have activities leading up to the game to get people excited, Cronin says. T H R E E THOU SHALT HAVE NO OTHER PRIORITIES HIGHER THAN TAILGATING. Whoever came up with the football schedule didnlt seem to take into consideration the Saturday morning post- party hangovers of the majority of the student population. But real tailgaters know to throw back a couple aspirin and suck it up. There are more important things than personal comfort. FO U R THOU SHALT NOT FORGET THE BEER. Cheap beer is a fundamental component ofany student tail- gate for obvious reasons, says 2006 graduate Chris Bennett. FIVE THOU SHALT NOT BE THE OBNOXIOUS DRUNK THREE SEATS DOWN WHO RUINS THE GAME FOR EVERYONE. While beer is a necessary part of the tailgating experience, don't forget that tailgating is just the beginning of the clay. There's a whole football game left to watch, and nobody likes the obnoxious drunk in the stands who's convinced hels really funny. 'Alf you,re so drunk you're throwing up, itls probably not a good idea to go into the game and ruin everyone's time, says sophomore Avery Baughan. I've seen people carried out of the stadium after they fell down a flight of stairs, and everyone just laughs at themf, S I X THOU SHALT HONOR THY TEAM AND THY COLORS. ffBlue is the color, I' says Emery Baughan, a 2005 Baker Univeristy graduate and lifelong KU fan. ultls a pride thing. I grew up in Kansas being a Jayhawk fan my whole life, and then I come here and look around and see every- one from all walks of life wearing KU blue. lt's a really cool experience? S EV E N THOU SHALT PARTAKE IN THE GLORY OF GRILLING. Any true tailgater knows that, after beer, burgers are the most important item to have in your cooler. If you're thinking about going all out with your cooking, be sure to check out sites like www.tailgating.com for professional-grade grills and setups, ranging from the basic outdoor grill to the over the top f'Cooks BBQ Kitchen,', which unfolds to include a 90,000 BTU propane stove, grill and griddle, microwave oven, mini-fridge, and even a kitchen sink. just in case. EIG HT THOU QHAIQIA PIHXN .xi ii AD. The greatest tragedies to ln'l.ill I iilii in I s the beer and the lnii-gets-t.in t-.isni in , little planning. Ciet together xi. :Ili 1 I in before ganieclay to tlii xy up tliitit-s. N I N E THOU Sl-IAIfI'l-.XI'I,Ol'I riivi Rll s IJNNIIUI Ili llll lil APARTNIENTS Bl? C.l.OSIzR TOL XXll'l N Ill XX IllIXl it- N l.oc.1tion is everytliing, so i on slioultlii i ii. I -I . your friends tor their proxiinirx iii, ioiln .,,i I tions. Augusta senior l.tlLll'il XL-si sm s mi in tion generally xaries, but it's .ilu .ii s xi. ii lim the Stadium, depentlingon ulio is v.ill:i11 home to the masses. T E N THOU SHALTVVAVllTIeil-.XVIII-.XI.1NUI K,ll NXIIJ. lt'S a rock chalk thing. s.Us.Xi1tlI't'.Is lii.Iiit L Athens, Greece, senior. lfxt-ry one xx lio li.is an from KU will knoxx xvliat that intnins. ll xiitiiir and you see someone weariiig .I Isl' sliiri, I. on just bond over being .I ,lay limi kf' TAILGATING 60 THERE IS ONLY AN INCH OF SPACE BETWEEN THE PHONE AND MOUTH. WHY IS IT NECESSARY TO YELL? i'r'S CALLED VOLUME CONTROL, ALL PHONES HAVE IT. ff VANS COPPLE rocery shopping is a peaceful time for me. I get much pleasure from leisurely strolling up and down the aisles, planning my meals for the week and looking for bargains. The other day I was just about to crack the case of crunchy vs. smooth when I hear Be- yonce's 4'Single Ladies blare from a girl's cell phone in the next aisle. I spent the rest of my shopping outing hear- ing about who made out with whom at The Wheel, why she needed to lose 10 pounds, and whether her boyfriends chest hair was sexy. Technology has given us the ability to share our lives with the general public. From cell phone conversations to blogs to Facebook status updates, personal information flows across lines of communica- tion faster than you can say, 'gTMl.', No informa- tion is sacred anymore, and worse, a set of rules to fol- low that explain the rights and wrongs of technology use aren't set in stone. O8 - O9 W JAYHAWKER Alot has changed since Emily Post hrst wrote her book on etiquette in 1922, but manners still remain a stronghold in modern society. With technology thrown into the mix, manners are more necessary than ever. Here's an updated guide to handling everyday situations with the utmost tact and consideration. RING-A-DING-DING Keep your voice down. Vans Copple is sick of all the screaming. The Salt Lake City junior says there's nothing worse than someone talking obnoxiously loudly on his or her cell phone. 'fThere is only an inch of space between the phone and mouth. Why is it necessary to yell? It's called volume control, all phones have it, she says. Vibrate is not silent. Turn your phone on silent or turn it off if you don,t want it to be heard. D someo hates i they'ri i or son the thi A Wolff. the ot' other F back- was u E place' ofwc l l rude in e-r alwa Ill 01, SHYS HCOI Stttii line 1 face MIND YOUR MILLENIAL 'P9S AND 'Qi Do not answer texts or calls when you're with someone. Nick Harbert, Wichita sophomore, says he K hates it when friends talk, text or check Facebook when they're together. Once, OK, maybe you had an important phone call or something, twice you are getting on my nerves, but by the third time I just want to smash your phone,', he says. Avoid using your cell phone in the bathroom. Erin Wolfram, certified etiquette specialist, says that it's rude to the other people in the bathroom and to the person on the other line. Respond accordingly. If someone calls you, call them back-do not text them. Respond in the same format that was used to contact you. Absolutely never use your phone in the following places: elevators, restaurants, libraries, cemeteries, places of worship, wedding ceremonies and receptions. NETIQUETTE Greet and Degreet. What is rude in real life is also rude on the Web. Not saying hello, goodbye or thank you in e-mail is just as rude as doing it to a personis face. Alwaysibegin an e-mail with Hello or Dear and always sign off with Sincerely, Best', or Regards.', Avoid writing in short fragments to avoid sounding angry, says Patsy Rowe, author of Business Etiquette: Achieving a competitive edge in business. Use subject lines effectively, especially in a business setting. Briefly say what the e-mail contains in the subject line so the recipient can judge its importance. Be aware of tone. Rowe says that without a voice, face or body language to convey your message, the recipi- ent has only your words to go on, which is why the tone of e-mail can be easily misunderstood. Geoff Folker, Kansas City, Missouri, graduate student, says that regardless of how accustomed we get to technology as a means of communication, no amount of emoticons can replace a genuine smile, frown or look of indifference. Keep it timely. Always respond quickly to an e-mail. If the message requires a response, send a quick reply right when you open the e-mail and respond more fully when you have time, just so the sender isn,t waiting on you. Reply to all business e-mails within a half-day and social e-mails within 24 hours. ON THE JOB Always send a hand-written thank you note after an interview. Rowe says that even if you don't get the job, you'll still be remembered by your thoughtful gesture. An e-mail is an acceptable backup. Sell yourself, don't talk about yourself. Kalem Kopf, Lawrence senior and president of the Society of Human Resource Management, says he often sees students get personal in job interviews or cover letters. He says that it's important to focus on explaining what you can do for them, not just what you can do. l've seen students go off on tangents about how much they love KU basketball without mentioning any- thing about the program they're applying for, 'l he says. Stay off personal e-mail and Facebook while at work. Recognize the generation gap. There's a good chance that the people you will work for will be from a generation Where formal manners and professionalism were valued .4-- -' .,...-1---'41 ,,,...-5-0--w ,,,,.,.--v-v-v '....,...--e-1 ,,,,........----........-- more highly than they are today. Remember that before you throw lol,' into e-mail. Good manners and etiquette essentially come down to awareness. lt,s easy to get wrapped up in text messaging or e-mailing, but recognizing the needs ofthose around you is the Hrst step in courtesy. Patsy Rowe says good manners contribute to well roundedness and it takes more than being good on pa- perv to achieve success. I feel that some young people have the idea that their professional learning, their educational qualifications alone, will carry them through life without understanding there has to be a balance. Their personal and interpersonal skills have to be honed. The combination of charm, style and good manners is a pretty hard one to bear, and the good news is, all three can be learnedf she says. NETIQUETTE l 62 n a Friday nights, the women's bath- room at The Bottleneck is packed. Girls crowd around the small vanity, fluffing their hair, adjusting their clothing and staring narcissistically at them- selves in the mirror. Muggy from all the body heat, the room buzzes with chitchat, the click of high heels on the tile floor and drunken laughter. Empty drink cups and wads of paper towel litter the counter and music from the band playing outside pulses loudly every time the squeaky door opens. At the end of the night the bathroom looks like a war zone. But behind the people and debris, bar bathrooms in Lawrence's downtown area hold a slew of history and tradition inside their stall doors. From painted murals to marker-written prose on the walls, a baris personality and style are often revealed on the walls of its bathrooms. After careful consideration, here are our favorite bar bath- rooms in Lawrence. IT STARTS WITH A DRINK AND ENDS HERE I! REPLAY The Replayis bath- rooms are a color explo- sion. Floor to ceiling swirls of faces, limbs and words decorate these very small quarters. The women's bathroom boasts a Char- lie's Angels painting and the Replay dennitely wins for the most writing on the walls. Mostly about sex and relationships, the quotes give bathroom users something entertaining to look at. Replay bartender Shawn Lamoreaux says the bathrooms offer a unique viewing experience. I like to be occu- pied when I'm chuckin' a deuce,', he says. The fouler the stuff on the wall, the better. f' l I f.N If JACKPOT A y The jackpot topped our list for most readable bathroom. Every inch of the walls, including inside the stalls, are sheathed with promotional fliers for bands. Bartender Caleb Kelley says the owners have been collecting the fliers from booking agents since the bar opened in 2005 and every year the old fliers are peeled off and new ones are applied. The witty phrases and photos on the fliers provide a laugh for the bathrooms, users. This is my favorite bathroom in Lawrencef Emily Patrick, Lenexa senior, says. 'fWhere else can you read fPress here for bacon, inside ofa stall?,' l l X! JAZZHAUS The bathrooms look like they were stolen from the sandbar. On the door of the menis bathroom is an interpretation of The Son of Man a surrealist paint- ing by Rene Magritte in which a man in a suit's face is hidden by a green apple. This establishment sports not one but two women's rooms, which is practical with the often- long lines for women at bars. All of the bathrooms are covered in paintings of sea creatures, topless mer- maids, turtles and an octo- pus with what looks like a drug and alcohol problem fit holds five drinks and a spliff in its tentaclesj. llll ff THE SANDBAR No-so-surprisingly, the bathrooms have a ma- rine-aquatic theme. Upon entering the men's room take a look up at the ceil- ing. There's a painting of a little boy playing pocket pool. He looks content. lt takes you by surprise and it should. It's just plain funny. The painting was once hung on the wall by the urinal, but eventually was moved. 'flt was a little awk- ward to urinate with a little boy staring at youf' says Sandbar bartenderjohn. On top ofa paint- ing ofa little boy with a hand stuffed in his pants the bathrooms have an ocean-scene theme, which is Htting. The only detail that would make these bathrooms better is if the menis room door was ever closed. ff 8TH sT.TAP Rooivi Bathrooms on both the main and basement levels were lit with a red light and covered with black paint, giving the rooms a dingy, DeNiro-in- Taxi-Driver feel. Photos of Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers mark the bathrooms, gender and indistinguishable graffiti arbitrarily cover the walls. The hallway walls leading up to the bathrooms on the main level are coated with photos ofpatrons and staff members, drinking and looking generally merry. The walls were once covered in paintings done by Travis Miller, a local art- ist who eventually moved to Los Angeles to pursue his art career. The walls have since been painted over because someone blacked out the eyes of the paintings' subjects. x 1 X 1 fN ,' N O O f J X! ii ii .ii ,ii lil If THE BOTTLENECK Painted black, the walls serye as a sort ot chalkboard for artwork and inspirational quotes. Qne stall door shows the phrase You are beauti- ful exactly the way you are, and True beauty lies withinl' paints the ca hinets under the sink. A few stan- dard concert fliers plaster the walls amidst paint- ings of stars and broken hearts. Housing 1nen's and womens bathrooms, The Bottleneclis facilities were subtly artistic, with smaller pieces of work on the walls and less clutter. The night we visited the bar, singer- songwriter Sylvia Niceuin was using the hath rooni to warm up for her set that night. lfThis bathroom has great acoustics, she says. BATHRQOMS l 64 X 5 15 K 5 fl L Q au 5 - W 1'1'z .JJ ' 1 K U A 155 'i KKN 11995 KERRY M I'x .P in F35 . we ' A , . ' ,ss 3 E: .. 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Beyond four contributing of affordable health care, domestic violence, mental illness and addiction disorders. Beyond these factors are the people themselves. BI- 31' X' Five days a week, Catherine's day begins at 4:30 a.m. when the shelter's night monitor rises from his desk and nudges Catherine awake. Later, he'll do it again for others needing wakeup calls. Some are day laborers at construc- tion sites. Others do lawn maintenance or repetitive assembly-line labor. For Catherine, it's custodial work at a hotel - and classes at the University of Kansas. Catherine, 48, unfurls her blankets and rises from the vinyl on the linoleum floor. The goal is to get up, get cof- fee, get showered and get out the door without disturbing any of the 30 other people sleeping in the homeless shelter. Because time management is key, she already has .her books with her. At shift's end, she catches a bus from dowiown and onto campus, where she lives out the other half her life, as a KU student enrolled in six hours of un- derg , duate study. Catherine usually spends the remain- der ofthe day in one of the KU libraries before returning to the shelter. By eight o'clock, I'm just ready to be done,,' Cath- erine says. Istudy as late as I can, but then it's lights-out at 10 around here, so that's pretty much that. Catherine, who,s been staying at the shelter since early August, was the proverbial American one paycheck away from disaster. When she lost her job in May, Cath- erine ended up losing both her apartment and most of her possessions by the end of the summer. Friends offered what they could - 350 here, S50 there - but with rent at more than S500 plus utilities, it wasn't enough. Like anyone would, I was pretty much scrambling, Catherine says. 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'Q' - V ' , .-fl' fat' 'f-ff-1' 2-W ff ',m,,....V.::af V . I-. Q , -yi, ',,l'1w:.M, V A ' 3 rent. I told her no. I appreciated it, and of course I cried, but I told her to keep it. When she enrolled at the University in the middle of her personal housing crisis, Catherine tried to qualify for student housing. But between the recently approved four- year tuition compact, an Orange Bowl victory and a menls basketball national title, the University got a record- breaking fall enrollment this year at 30,1 02 students, including 4,438 first-time freshmen. Nontraditional students such as Catherine didnit stand a chance at getting a spot in the residence halls. Although she initially enrolled in 12 credit hours, Catherine has since dropped to six to accommodate her work schedule. A bachelor's degree is part of her long- term plan to get a better job, but the short-term goal is to get out of the shelter by the end of the year. It's hard, once you get here, to dig yourself out of it, Catherine says. But it can be done, and I plan on doing it. . Situations like Catherine's have become increasingly common over the last decade, according to the National Coalition for the Homeless, and are likely to get Worse 4 soon, says Michael Stoops, acting Executive Director. I-low do I say this? There's a tidal Wave coming, Stoops says. Over 900,000 Americans have had their homes foreclosed upon. The unemployment rate is the highest it's been in the last 20 years. Whenever the econo- my is weak, it causes more people to become homelessf' Pi' Yr 75 Dan can,t explain why he's avoided settling down with a job or a home. I wonder myself sometimes, he says. I attribute it to weakness of character or bad char- acter - keeps me from doing the right thing. I don't like it, I just can't do the other thing: get a job and keep it. I've tried it lots of times, too. Dan is the contradictory mix of motivation and dis- interest that infuriates critics of the homeless. He's active, cogent and sober - but has no interest in work, in the traditional sense, and though he chastises himself for his self-serving ethics, he doesn't mind exploiting available resources remel Iwas being body l no pl l10m1 cloth Som' reall' of so Law won hon title Nat ll1l'SC I Cried 7 l lhf middle of to qualify for Pproved four. VY and a ment l record. itudents, ine didn'r Ce halls. lit hours, nodate her her long- m goal is to pelf out of plan on ncreasingly l National pt worse - lirettor. l0mll1g,M lad their lte is the the econo- hmeless. ig down mes, he bad char- iorft like gap it. I'vC ll and dis- ldg active, , in the :lf for hiS vailable R -. news tling their site was only then Citi' sion he now led . A I've become numb to the shamef' he continues. I remember when I first got started at this, back in my 20s, I was more ashamed of it than I am now. That's whyl like being out on the road - thereis no shame involved. No- body knows me, and they,re never gonna see me again. Dan's political views lean to the right, but he has no problem with LaWrence's reputation as a liberal, homeless-friendly city. People are civil, Dan says. Free clothes, no Way to go hungry. Crime's low, cops are nice. Some place like Tulsa or Cklahoma City, the cops will really beat the shit out of you. How Lawrence treats its homeless is actually a topic of some debate. The moment Dan says how gracious g Lawrence Police are to the homeless, Fern, a middle-aged Woman who frequents the local homeless facilities, says, I never knew how rough Lawrence was on the homeless until I read it in the paper. ,' Fern is likely referring to a 2006 Associated Press ar- ticle, syndicated in papers across the country, in which the National Coalition for the Homeless described Lawrence fi 1 Y' , as the second-meanest city to homeless in the country. The criteria for this honor was primarily based on city ordinances such as those banning overnight camp- ing in public spaces and aggressive panhandling. Though Sarasota, Fla., was No. 1, itis worth noting that Lawrence topped such notable mean competitors as Atlanta, Chi- cago and New York City. Z- if' FI' L' Is it legal,', Michael Tanner asked, for me, or any other homeless person, to protect myself from freezing to death?,' ' When Tanner posed this question to the Lawrence City Commission in November, the mayor's chair must have been among the most uncomfortable in the room. Tanner, who claimed responsibility for the buildup of the homeless encampment near the river, was not asking a hypothetical question. He said he built the campsite as a buttress against the coming cold winter, and now it was gone. Mayor Mike Dever was at a loss for words. Although do that, and destroyiifas near the river, munity. p Theres an community says. p l Q Dever improving the situation I think best interest of the put in a lar move people from homelessness they're pre themselves. I think part of a we can't just focus on the Shelters programs to move people out of homelessness. p H Q Mzi.s.ss.N asa x SOLIDARITY IN HE SU N FLCJWER O8 - O9 I .JAYHAWKER STAT E he living room has a warm feeling to it. There's a fireplace along one wall and bookshelves along the other. The glass coffee table is Wind- exed and nearly always smudge-free. If it weren't for the inflammatory political posters that line the walls, this could be anybodyis house. Maybe itis not what you'd expect from a group of Lawrence radicals who opened up their home to the collective public in Septem- ber 2001. Maybe youfd expect a little more chaos out of a space that identihes itself with political anarchism. I think when we first started people expected to see a lot of dirty patched up crusted punk kids, said Dave Strano, who became involved with the Mother Earth Collective shortly after it began. We've done a lot of work to dispel that image. A lot of people aren't used to the subject matter weire talk- ing about and it can be kind of intimidating. We want people to feel comfortable. ,' On any given day, residents of the Mother Earth Collective might have walked into their kitchen to find a stranger perusing the cabinets for food or, more often than not, they might have found a living room full of people enjoying a meal together and discussing politics. f'This was all right after Sept. 1 1 happenedf' Strano said. There would always be huge group discussions. People would sit on bean bags or on the floor just talking, trying to examine what was going on and tty to decide what the heck to do with this new type of world that we'd all found ourselves inf, Eventually the project outgrew its roots and moved downtown as the Solidarity! Revolutionary Center and Radical Library which now offers a free lending library of about 6,000 alternative and radical political books, free computers and internet access, meeting spaces and events for the public including speakers, Hlm showings, art exhibits and musicians. The main work at Solidarity focuses on helping out residents within the community who are struggling and to invite political spectators to become more involved with politics within their own community. The center also holds fundraisers with the aim of buying food for those who can't afford it. 'fWe want to be able to help our community survive this impending economic collapsef Strano said. We want to feed more people, house people and be able to take care of people in our neighborhoods. We already have a lot of people involved in our space that come out of middle class backgrounds who are dealing with hunger, or their land- lord being foreclosed upon. We just want to try to help each other out and help out the rest of our community. But volunteers and activists associated with the Soli- darity Center know that there's a darker, more difficult side to what they do. Strano said that a chunk of their fundraising goes to help out fellow activists facing legal trouble. He said that he has also had trouble getting jobs before because of his political and, consequently, legal history. 'fln a lot of places people might try to water down their politics for fear of being pigeon-holed and stereotyped, but we try to be up front about who we are, he said. g4'Zi:+ Y 5. ff' vi ff. ' r fn, ,. I 7 QOES TO said that 5e0fl1iS Own their Ped, bllf R . Q' X. --1. 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They all share some- thing in common: a want to protect themselves and others. A In 2001 a Harvard University study found that three and a half percent of college students own firearms. At that time, about 14 million students attended a two- or four- year university, so when the study was conducted, close to half a million college students owned a Hrearm. EVERYONE ROMANTI- C1zEs IT LIKE wEsTERNs', As college jobs go, one that requires a gun is definitely not on par with flipping burgers. Adam Khan, Wichita graduate student, and a co- worker of his told several stories in which a shootout almost occurred-situ- ations when they had to draw their guns. STUDENTS BEARING ARMS i Everyone romanticizes it like Westerns, but if you ever pull one and put it to awguyis chest, youlre praying to god. You're praying to god that you don't have to use itf, says Mil-Spec officer and business graduate student from Western Kansas who wishes to remain anonymous. Khan says each time he had to draw his gun, time slowed down, he had a moment to think about the situa- tion. Fortunately, he's never had to shoot someone. Though Khan carries for work he also keeps several guns at home for recreational purposes and home protection. MNOT THAT FM REQUIRED TO CARRY A GUN IN CHURCH. . . After conceal carry became legal in Kansas in 2006, more than 14,000 people have applied and attained a conceal carry license-which is not the easiest to acquire. It costs S15 0 and requires an eight-hour training course. Still, 1,252 Kansas residents between the ages of 20 and 30 have a conceal carry license. Eric Stein, Topeka senior, is the campus leader of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus at KU. I-Ie says he takes his carrying as a responsibility and feels that heid rather be prepared in any situation than risk that one time where he isnit. I-Ie even carries to church-the pastor knows and is fine with it. That's where I feel somewhat on the job, I Stein says. I sit in the back and make sure everything goes according to plan. Not that I'm required to carry a gun in church, but Fm sure that I feel safer and others feel safer. Owning a gun, and being comfortable with it, can also be a way to break from standard gender roles. 'Tm kind of a part-time feminist, says Brittany 3 Ramos, Overland Park senior. I donitgprefer to have to rely on other people to protect me. ,I In Kansas, 12 percent of licensed concealed carriers are women. I REALLY WANT MY FAMILY TO NOT ONLY FEEL SAFE, BUT BE SAFE IN MY HCMEF, College students are not the prime market for home se- curity systems-how many college dwellings have you been inside of with a security system? Probably not many. Some students prefer to protect their homes with a Hrearm instead. Khan, the Mil-Spec officer, recalls a time when he felt the need to use a gun for protection in his home. I hear a window breakingf Khan says. I grab my shotgun, jack a shell into it and it ended up being the guy next door drunk out of his mind thinking it was his house and trying to get into his bed. The houses were identical. Luckily no one was hurt, and Khan,s neighbor paid for the broken window. After that, though, he didn't see much of his neighbor. Khan says he thinks after the inci- dent, he was afraid of him. Khan, Ramos and Stein mentioned comfort as a rea- son for owning the firearms. They felt more comfortable because of the firearm being in their homes than without it there. A level of uncertainty in regard to everyday life is also present. It's not that gun owners, on a whole, are paranoid-itis just that they'd prefer to feel ready if a ter- rible situation happens. I really want my family to not only feel safe but be safe in my home, Stein says. It makes me feel better knowing that I have a means to protect myself. I' tw, GUNS l 76 artin Marty Wat- son, owner ofWat- son's Barbershop, hovers about his storefront shop chatting with customers as he styles a man's hair, clip- pers buzzing. Watson never seems to touch the ground, despite the fact that he's been standing all day. Watson, 24, jokes back and forth with a steady stream of custom- ers flowing in and out the door. Business for him is as good as usual, something he attributed mainly to ,ww quality work and profes- J' sionalism. Ifl sit anybody down I know they're coming back, Marty said. With- in 15 minutes you get good conversation, a quality cut and your time -- my full attention. Watson, also the Lawrence 2008 NAACP Minority Businessman ofthe Year, said he has somewhat of a monopoly in Lawrence. Watson says only two licensed black barbers reside in Lawrence: him and his employee Tim Nellie' Nelson. Marty serves about 15 to 20 customers a day, ranging from KU athletes O8 - O9 l JAYHAWKER LOCAL BARB ER WINS BUSI NESSMAN AWARD and coaches to business professionals. No matter who the customer is, Marty's gift ofgab will put them at ease, Kasey Cullors, Wichita senior and Marty's roommate, said. Marty is the same person at home as he is at work. uMarty is probably the youngest old person I know,', Cullors said. You think this person has got to be SO. Equally important to some patrons is Marty's role as a counselor. Earle Mosley, a former KU football coach, said most coaches and players do not live a normal life. Coming to Marty's provides him and his players a comfortable place to relax, often with talk about sports, women, politics and the occasional gossip. L'Everybody needs somebody to talk to, someone they trustf Mosley said. He also said that the players can find some normalcy. Martyas outgoing personality and eagerness to get to know people, is what Camellia Watson, his mother, said made him a special child. As a child she said he could talk to anyone. His sister, Kendra Watson, 30, watched as he started up his Hrst business, Watson's Back-Porch Barbershopf, as an eighth grader in Parsons, Kan. There, Kendra said she saw Marty's personality and haircutting skills culminate. Every day after school, friends, family, teachers and community members lined their backyard for Watsonis S2 haircuts. People came from across southeast Kansas for haircuts. People still ask for him, Kendra said. People come all the way from the Pittsburg area because they remember he cut hair. His brother, Ronald Watson, jr., 27, said Marty was always the most creative one in the family. He said when he and Marty weren,t playing base- ball or basketball or wrestling each other in a heated exchange, Watson would always draw designs for his customer's hair. He has always seemed to be his own free spiritf' Ronald, jr., said. He kind of made his own path ofhow to do thingsf' Camellia said her husbands death in 2000 devastat- ed Marty. He was so distraught, his grandmother bought him a car, just to keep him motivated to graduate from high school. She said Marty began working harder than usual to compensate for his dad not being around. He took up a job at a local printing press. Suddenly, Marty felt like the familyis provider, the man of the house. His brother and sister were already in college. His mother was in a state of shock. Three weeks after graduating from Parsons High in May 2002, Marty moved to Wichita to attend Old Town Barber and Beauty College. Only nine weeks later, Marty graduated from the barber school as the youngest licensed barber in Wichita at 19. Marty moved to Lawrence in 2004 and worked as a barber in several shops. He opened his own shop in 2005. i'When he starts something he'll Hnish it, Camellia said. And he Hnished it in a hurry. ', Patrons say Marty,s get-it-done business style as well as his fun-loving attitude and the overall friendly atmo- sphere at Watson,s Barbershop, keep them coming back. Marty said he has only been able to do this by getting their respect, not just their money. 'fThey don't have to choose me, Marty said. The fact that they do is an accomplishment. ner Xlam est licensed emu: m Hc ope :HUC U CASX X3UI1O une bac y ctr 1d 'Th I In QQQ ' 1. asggagv I K Q ' w is ' , E , 'C 1 gh? ix' 'E jl lj A abr? 3:5 l BARBER M 78 i 'FA ykj, f? , f, ' f ,YV .1 Q.-V' ' , 1 ,J X ' sk. --Q., Qiiff V -, ,Lg ,lf ' E1 is U f 41 5 E gi 'S-3.3 r :- rv ' 'X mil' 1 f bfi? H , Q ,Le . .un 'Si x :J . X , Ani, M, l . gg N link in iw 10, , ,H an : .4 .f 5? W , .lrlfgf 1 151554 , Q J 1- . ,J 1 ., I. - dk. jx ' .mrhjq 2,1 7, - . 'ff -fb . 1: , win? J' , , ..'2,,' if n .f 'J' LL ',,, I A ik , A+. A f., . ffsgw arf- 1-ff 42, kv X ,N wiv. W ,N rw, .Sv f 5 A :-,, Aff, 5 1. e:f.a,,w , .4 f 1 . 11-'swaw-1-wmizw-wvr--me---K-11 l arch 20 marked the sixth anni- versary ofthe United States, initial invasion of Iraq and the begin- ning of an uncertain fight to establish stability and peace in a divided country. Despite Presi- dent Obama's promise to Withdraw troops by August 2010, the day was greeted with anti-War protests in Washington and U.S. flag-burning in Baghdad. In reflection ofthe anniversary, The Kansan took a look at the students who have already returned, and what they took away from their experiences in the War in Iraq. THE REALITIES OF THE MILITARY 'lihe explosion that shattered the leg ofArmy Capt. Ciates Brown wasn't anything like the theatrical blasts ln-'d pictured at hoine. 'Ihere was no cloud of fire or drainatic chaos depicted in llollywood movies and that he had coine to expect before his deployment to Iraq. Brown, lansing graduate student, was traveling in a convoy in the southern part of Baquba, Iraq, when sud- denly lns I linnvee ierked and iolted to a stop, surrounded by a showering cloud ofdust and sand. An lmprovised Ifxplosive Device, or IIQIJ, had been planted underneath the road and exploded beneath the captain's feet. lt lelt like our I lunivee had just fallen off a six-foot drop, Brown said. At first I looked over at the driver and was like, 'I7ude, what the hell did you just do?' Then I looked around and it slowly sunk in what had happened. Although he didn't know it at the time, the pressure forced outward from the anticliinactic bomb had frac- tured l5rown's lower right leg in seven different places. lt was only after a dull pain began throbbing in his feet that Brown said he even considered he was hurt, and it never crossed his inind that he would never be able to run again. The reality of the explosion that would keep Brown lroin his dream ol competing in the Boston Marathon is insi one ol the inany niisperceptions he said the public had about violence and warfare in Iraq. The romantic or gory y iews of soldiers' lives don't tell the whole story of every day lile in the inilitary, something veterans said they wished would change. Meredith lsleykanip, assistant professor of sociology, O8 - O9 W JAYHAWKER said society's lack ofexposure to the military was part of the reason behind mistaken views about troops' daily lives. When a military is volunteer-based, fewer people are exposed tothe military lifestyle than when a draft is in place, she said. lt would be nice ifthe general public had a better ff overall sense of what the military is, how it operates and what the rules are, Kleykamp said. One technicality Brown said most civilians didn't un- derstand was how IED-related injuries occurred. Accord- ing to globalsecurity.org, most injuries caused by IEDS aren't caused by shrapnel, but by a pressure wave given off by the primary blast, which usually has the power to shat- ter bones and inflict severe internal damage. But technical knowledge wasn't the only aspect of war Brown said the American public didn't understand. He said the belief that soldiers and Marines had Rambo- esque attitudes of kicking in doors and shooting M-16s was far from the truth, and troops with that outlook of heroism and bravery were quickly disabused. When something happens that's real, whether it,s an IBD or shots fired at you, that's when you realize that the thing you seein the movies, something that's just go- ing to 'make a man of you,' it's actually for real, Brown said. You realize that people don't come back, and your priorities shift from proving yourself to making sure you and your guys get home alivef' It was after watching a piece ofa Humvee fly through the air from an IED explosion early in his 2006 deployment REALIZE THAT PEOPLE DON,T COME BACK, AND YOUR PRIORITIES SHIFT FROM PROVING YOURSELF TO MAKING SURE YOU AND YOUR GUYS GET HOME ALIV9, GATES BROWN, ARMY CAPTAIN that the seriousness of the situation sunk in. The violence came in short bursts. Although the platoon was hit by five or six IEDS during his time there, Brown said he was the only casualty it suffered. During the stretches of calm, Brown said it wasn't uncommon to see troops playing football or taking advantage of the satellite internet the base provided. Brown's wife Marty, a physical therapist and KU Medical School graduate, said it was the humdrum of everyday life in Iraq that surprised her the most. I was expecting him to be in the thick of things all the timej' Marty said. That's what I thought of war. Dan Parker, McPherson senior and former Marine, said the public didn't know how low the level of intensity was in the majority of the country because media coverage focused on the violent areas. It doesn't make good copy to show people sitting around Skypeing or playing football. It doesn't make headlines, Kleykamp said. Brown said he was open to questions about his time overseas, but only if students were open to different answers. 1 Y r 2 4 1 I N 'T TIES LF TO uvs ugh the time there, h d. During :ommon h rage ofthe and KU irurn of t. things all ofwarf? rr Marine, nf intensity' ia coverage le sitting make ',-Ja, is time nt answers. 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'Hn-2'5'r-'v'm xi: 'f' -134 A 3-fp.: . f- -, ' T momi A tion th had sl reumh I1 had h assau ofthe provi upris gradl to gew IICFVK exlte lensz gerc remg milh rher WHS prln pocl Squ: Arn LOSING SIGHT CDF BAGHDAD The Iraqi sniper had eluded American soldiers all morning. Army Captain Tim I-Iornik scanned the busy intersec- tion through binoculars, searching for the shooter who I had successfully wounded another soldier in the security team only 20 minutes before. It was early November 2004, and citizens of Baghdad had been on edge since U.S. Marines began their bloody assault on Fallujah, an insurgent stronghold 43 miles west of the capital. Hornik and his men had been assigned to provide security for the Iraqi Army as it quelled possible uprisings against the operations in Fallujah. It started out as a crappy day, I-Iornik, Chicago graduate student, said of the chilly afternoon. It was about to get worse. Although the sniperis bullet severed Hornik's left optic nerve and partially destroyed his right ocular orbit when it exited his skull, special surgical stitches secure a prosthetic lens and corneal transplant to I-Iornik,s right eye. With Hornik in his sights the sniper squeezed the trig- ger one more time. It was a clean, straight shot that pierced I-Iornikis left temple. The bullet traveled behind his left eye and exited millimeters away from his right one. I-Iornik collapsed from the turret of the Bradley vehicle heid been commanding and was caught by his comrades, who methodically applied primary Hrst aid as the tank-like vehicle roared through the pock-marked streets toward Baghdad I-Iospital. The immediate attention I-Iornik received from his squad saved his life, according to Hornik's wife Cate, an Army captain. The dependency troops have on one another is one reason I-Iornik would want to return to Baghdad and Hn- ish his deployment, despite injuries that would eventually cause him to lose his sight. The camaraderie formed be- tween soldiers is an unbreakable bond, I-Iornik said, and it isn't uncommon for troops to want to deploy to a war zone in order to stay with their units, no matter the cost. I have unfinished businessf, he said, L'Many ofus who had it short often want to go back. I only spent 49 days there. Lt. Col. john Basso, battalion commander and professor of military science, said the camaraderie was also necessary for safety reasons. Basso said soldiers and Marines worked in small groups where each person had a different, specific duty. Self anyone gets injured or fails in that mission, there's an increased chance another one might lose their life, Basso said, lf something happens to you and you canat be a part of that team, it's a real blow because you feel like you,ve let them downf, Cate said she understood the desire to stay together as a team and the disappointment that came with being left be- hind. Cate was about to embark on her Hrst deployment to Iraq when her husband was injured. She wouldnit be going. When a direct family member is injured in action other fam- ily members are no longer deployable to combat zones. 'iYou spend this time training with these people and you develop these unique friendships,'I Cate said. It makes you a lot closer to be with them 24-73 they're your family. 'I Part of the disappointment Cate said she felt in not being able to deploy was because ofthe desire to look after the men and women of her unit. It's sort of hard to watch your friends go down range because you're worried about them too and when you see what happened with your husband, you know that that could happen with them toof Cate said. Captain Gates Brown, Lansing graduate student, said he understood wishing to return to combat after being injured because ofthe loyalty to the other men and women in a unit. When Brown learned he wouldnat be returning to Iraq after being injured he said he felt guilt and frustration at having to leave his comrades. I realized, 'l'm leaving themf' Brown said, lt didn't matter the circumstances, I wasn't there, I wasn't going through the same things they were, l had abandoned theinf' I-lornik said he didnit feel any anger that his assailant would probably never be captured or punished. It was a time of war,H he said. c'It's the antics that, 'All's fair in love and war,, and well, he just happened to be a little better than we weref, Though he wasnit able to return to Baghdad and finish his deployment with the rest of his unit, I-Iornik is thinking positively. I-Ie said the ordeal had strengthened his marriage and given him a new lease on his passion: helping those who need it most. I-Ie currently works with the Douglas County Correctional Facilityls pilot re-entry program, designed to help inmates learn skills for the future. He has a new desire to work with the disabled and said his ordeal had given him the ability to identify with those who had experienced a physical loss. IRAQ WAR IPART nj l 84 Shoot to kill. William Stewart had seen the deadly force of that concept before. but this time was different. As his unitis medic. Stewart was obligated to provide aid for the man who now had no face, even though he knew the Iraqi civil- ian was beyond his help. The driver of the mans car hadn't understood the checkpoint. and an American soldier had opened Hre when the vehicle didn't stop. It wasn't the first time Stewart had been called on to help fatally-injured Iraqi civilians. but it was the first time he'd witnessed both the cause and effect of deadly force. 'fbefore then, everything I'd seen was justifiable, like tlievd deserved it, Stewart said. This was the first time I questioned another soldiers judgment. Watching the Iraqi civilian lose his life was the tip- ping point for Stewart, Lawrence senior, making him rethink his support for the war in Iraq. The fact that war- fare in an urban setting creates an unavoidable danger for civilians is one ofthe reasons some veterans like Stewart are rethinking the actions of the United States military in the Middle East. Stewart-Starks helps decorate a prostest banner dur- ing a March 14 event in downtown Kansas City spon- sored by Iraq Veterans Against the Wfar. WZILLIANI STEWART The difficulty in discerning friend from foe was one reason civilian casualties were high during the Iraq campaign. said Dan Parker, McPherson senior and former Marine. Any time that theres armed conflict, innocent people are going to die. Parker said. Civilians are going to die, es- pecially in urban warfare. and especially in modern timesf' N laster Sergeantjolin Peacock, senior Army ROTC instructor at the University, said although soldiers and Marines tried their best to limit collateral damage as much as possible, not having an easily-recognizable enemy made the task more difficult. Stewarts typical day began with the crackling of a O8 - O9 l JAYHAWKER WEIGH I NG TH E CCDLLATERAL DAMAGE radio. The medics listened over the military's frequency, catching the chatter and preparing the Hrst aid station for the injuries that day,s operations would bring. At the beginning of his 2004 deployment to Habbani- yah, Iraq, Stewart said he held the same view of war as many soldiers who hadnit been exposed to combat: They were liberators, flushing out the enemy so democracy could flourish. But the bloody realities of warfare hit him hard, he said. Stewart saw every kind of injury, from bullet wounds to lost limbs, but was never quite prepared for what would come next. One day, the back hatch ofthe medic vehicle dropped to show what Stewart described as a bloodbath, and two of his comrades were in the middle of it all, stumps Where their legs had once been. The unit had been on a foot patrol when an Improvised Explosive Device, or IED, had detonated, instantly killing the unit's Iraqi translator and seriously wounding those around him. The medic who was sent out, he just started stuffing body parts into his pockets so we could try to save the limbsf' Stewart recalled. As violence became more and more frequent in late 2004, Stewart said he and his men hardened, treating every civilian as a terrorist suspect and every movement as a possible explosion. NThat's a scary place to be, when you throw out your compassion, and then you start doing some really fucked up shit,,' he said, Hand that's the point that we were at.', Felix Zacharias, former Marine and Wichita junior, said it was difficult to forget the reality of death while in action. He said the urban warfare setting put extra stress on soldiers and Marines trying to combat an enemy who hid in plain sight. uThere,s no uniform - they're mixed in with the peoplef' Zacharias said. The day the Iraqi man lost his face at the checkpoint, Stewart said the soldier at the checkpoint's fear of a vehicle-borne IED overrode his fear of accidentally killing a civilian. Though Stewart later testiied on the soldier,s behalf at a military trial, he said it was after the entire ordeal that he thought the war had turned into an occupa- tion, and, initially, U.S. soldiers weren,t prepared to police the streets. HA lot had to do with the fact that the soldiers, jobs they were trained for were done,', Stewart said. As crazy as it sounds, a soldier isn,t trained to provide stability. 2 But many soldiers, such as Parker, think stability has become the military,s responsibility. We need to at least stay until we said we would, stay until we have a successful transitionf' Parker said. We can,t leave. Still, Stewart isnit alone in his point of view. He works as the president of the KU chapter of Iraq Veter- ans Against the War to increase awareness of American policies being put in place overseas. He kept his thoughts about his role in the war to himself until he heard mem- bers of IVAW speak out about their concerns. 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'KU 'THE MEMCRIES THAT WILL 87 l REMEMBERANCE grieving crowd filled Crossroads Christian Church in Shawnee April 23 to remember Dalton Hawkins a Shawnee fresh man who was found dead outside Watkins Scholar ship Hall ries Brad Fangman pastor said Fangman spoke strongly repeating a mes sage of the hope and heal ing he tried to share with the large audience Fangman spoke of memories he called a blessing from Cod and recommended that family and friends hold on to the memories of good times with their loved one - he 18-year-old straight-A student loving son and brother and devoted cyclist -- Big D as they called him. Family and friends spoke of Dalton's daz- zling smile, the potential of his impressive academic abilities and the pain of no longer having him around Dalton had last gone home to Shawnee to spend time with his family the Sunday before he died You were always the brightest one around said Makenzie Hawkins Dalton s JOL1I'1gCI' sister You were more than perfect Eighteen years with you was not long enough Jayson Jenks Shawnee freshman spoke on behalf o none of the friends knew quite what they wanted to say at the service at first but then they gathered around a table and shared favorite memories of a close friend Jenks shared a story of a camping trip the group took together tha ended with Dalton s infectious laughter With Dalton goes a piece of our hearts Jenks said Fangman said the standing room only crowd showed how much Dalton was loved and that all the mourners were suffering a great loss It s obvious Dalton was a very special person Fangrnan said. And the awful reality is that life will never be the same without him. Fangman spoke ofthe range of emotions Dalton s loved ones were experiencing - from anger to grief to shock - as they attempted to wrestle with the many unanswered questions surrounding his death. Tim Hawkins Dalton s uncle used Dalton s love ofcycling as a metaphor for his loved ones attempts to remember Dalton. The wonderful memories on the ride through Big D's lifef' he said. These are the memories that will ride with us forever. ,' 1 . . - . . . . . Q :Ni Cl ' 77 ' l . , ' - ' ' 7 7 ' CC 9 7 - .,.' ' H ' ' - . 99 A . , , f Cherish the memo- a group of about 15 of Dalton's close friends. Jenks said - . ,, . . 7 3 ll N 7 - 7 5 ' I i li' ' ' ' cc ' ' 79 ' ' 7 ' f r ' ' ii cc ' as cc 1 ' I ' as , l , t 7 3 3 5 7 7 7 CC 77 3 7 C s WO! tive he c in tl to e tho bel on sor wh ini Fel th: En no sa is' ml w Wi I0 3 . IV a B T G il 7 'i i W l Q -3 lx. ,gh ,, ix- t if' , F! J aij'1'h im arountl. 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Mavridorakis, a na- tive French speaker, said he could not find words in the English language to express his gratitude to those who planted a tree behind Summerfield Hall on campus in honor of his son, Dimitri Mavridorakis, who died after suffering injuries in a car accident on Feb. 7. For me it is a sign that -I can't explain it in English - that my son is not alonef' Mavridorakis said. alt shows your mind is with him and it makes me warm to my heartf, Mavridorakis, his wife and one of his sons were in Lawrence this week to attend the dedication of a tree yesterday to honor Mavridorakis, who was a student in the School of Business, MBA program. The MBA program and the Graduate Business Council sponsored the planting of the tree for Mavridorakis last Monday, as well as another tree for MBA student Gregory Ballenger, who died Sept. 26, 2008 after a battle with cancer. Nick Arthachinda, Lawrence Hrst year MBA student and the president ofthe Graduate Business Council, said plans to plant a tree in Mavridorakis, memory were set immediately following his death. But, because Mavridor- akis passed away in February and the season wasnlt right, the planting and dedication were delayed until April. Arthachinda said students in the .MBA program were tight-knit and that the losses of Mavridorakis and Bal- lenger were like losing two brothers. c'Everyone notices someonels gone, someone's miss- ing,', Arthachinda said. We,re pretty much a family. Welre an MBA program, but we're all so closef, Dee Steinle, the adviser to masterls students in the School of Business, knew both Mavridorakis and Ballenger very well, she said. Steinle said Dominique Mavridorakis approached her about planting the tree in honor of his son and said it felt very natural to put up not just one tree but two for both Mavridorakis and Ballenger. 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Some sources spoke on the condition of anonymity heeuuse of the sensitive nature ofthe stories. O8 - O9 l JAYHAW in 'W Q QQ- -.Q ii vi X A 4 J f-15 .,i V 3 1 'db 'I if Ev 1,5 . KER 'kb A STAGGERING TRAGEDY jason Wren's last night began, by all accounts, pretty normally. Friends with him that day said Jason joined a group of friends at a local restaurant for margaritas. Then they went home to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house, where they socialized, hung out and drank. Hours later, about I p.m. Sunday, a friend went to wake Jason after their night of drinking. He was hungry. He wanted to see whetherjason wanted to join him for lunch. He put a hand on jason,s shoulder. jason's long- sleeve, white polo shirt had hunched up around the middle ofhis back. The skin in the small of his back was freezing and blue. His friend looked around the room thinking there must have been a window open to make him so cold. jason's friend shook him, trying to break him out of his slumber. He noticed jason's shirt was soaked with vomit. The friend was getting frustrated. No way was some- thing seriously wrong, he thought. jason's just asleep. Death by alcohol? That just happens to kids somewhere else - not here. He tried liftingjason's head. That was when he couldn't pretend any longer - something was wrong. He shookjason hard, yelled at him to disprove his fear. 'gNo, no, no! came the screams from the sophomore sleeping dorm. Iason? jason! U Thirty minutes later, the paramedics came downstairs to the living room where about 40 SAE men had gathered. The news you all are fearing is unfortunately true, one ofthe paramedics told them. jason Wren passed away sometime in the nightf' Then,', said an SAE freshman, all you could hear was crying. The death ofjason Wren, a popular and kind-hearted athlete, from suspected alcohol poisoning March 8 in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house shocked a close-knit network of friends and family from Colorado to Kansas. Weeks later, the details surroundingjasons death - and last few days of life - remain unclear amid a swirl of controversy and contradiction. jason's father is calling for change in everything he believes contributed to his sonis death -from University privacy policy to the apparently embedded alcohol culture at the University - as jason's family and friends continue to grieve an incredible loss. jason's family continues to seek answers about what exactly happened to its only son. Who drove jason - who did not have a car - to get the alcohol he drank that night? Where did he get the fake ID he used to buy alcohol? Why didn't anyone call for help that night? That these and other questions remain unanswered nearly two months afterjason,s death may be testimony to the sensitive issues his case has raised. jAsoN's Last DAY On Saturday, March 7,jason woke up at about 5 a.m. to get ready for a 6 a.m. charter bus ride from the Lied Center to Iowa City, Iowa, for a club lacrosse tourna- ment. In one of his last conversations with his dad, jason, who played football in high school, shared his excitement about possibly becoming a starting midhelder for the team. But partying Friday night, an SAE freshman said, had left him tired. He went back to sleep, later telling friends he had planned to just ulie down for a second. W That second turned into several hours and jason missed the bus. 'Tm screwed! My coach is going to make me run forever, v he told a friend after he woke up again about 10:30 a.m. It was about then that a teammate received a text message in Iowa City. It was fromjason: Hey, man, tell the coaches Iim sorry. My phone's broken. My alarm just didn't go off. ,' jason told his fraternity buddies that the penalty for missing the bus would be strenuous workouts. Butjason was never one to spend a day moping around. L'Well, I may as well get wasted tonightj' he was quoted as saying. 'Tm going to have to run all week, I may as well have some fun tonight? Around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, jason went with a group to a local restaurant, where he used a fake ID to buy pitch- ers of margaritas. By 9:30 p.m. he was back at the SAE house. He decided not to go out to The Hawk as planned. A heavy thunderstorm also kept several other members inside that night. Instead, jason socialized with his friends. And jason drank. jay Wren,jason's father, said that Lawrence police told him his son drank 10 to I2 beers inside the SAE house that night. An SAE freshman said he did not know how many beersjason drank, or who had taken him to buy the beers, but that-jason also drank Eranzia wine and took at least one long swig ofwhiskey from a bottle. He said drinking straight from a bottle of hard liquor was a com- mon occurrence within the hallways of the house. I was standing not even a foot away from him and I remember watching him take this whiskey pull, and he took a very large whiskey pull- very large - and I was like, 'Damn,, the freshman said. f'After that it was clear he was very drunk. 3 He said he teasingly warnedjason, You better not puke on my couch. I never puke, I never puke, jason replied. jason reportedly passed out on a bench on the Hrst floor of the SAE house, and friends carried him to his bed. But he woke back up and started to drink again. 4'He kept waking up, completely coherent, actually wanting to drink moref' an SAE junior said. They took A SHOT OF REALITY IPART if W 92 f L A w w I f 1 V 1 f M Qi ! ' . .El : Y I Z 1, IA K 2 N 1' - f , 5: ' . ' 1.4. 1 V K , W ' ' . , I H l .4 I alcohol away from him because they found him in a room drinking, just chugging by himself, and they were like, 'What are you doinl? We just put you to bed. Go to bedfi' Both the junior and the SAE freshman said no one called for help that night because no one thoughtjason showed any signs of alcohol poisoning. ASPASSIONATE, MAN jason Christopher Wren was born May 1, 1 990, and grew up in Littleton, Colo., with his father, his mother, Mary, and sisters Katie, 22, and Vicky, 15. jason was a kid who loved sports and socializing with his friends. He started drinking in high school, something jay Wren says he now painfully regrets turning a blind eye to. Many ofthe 12 people who spoke atjasonls funeral conveyed the weight of a death that could have been avoided. The reality of this moment- the 'couldas,' 'shouldasf 'wouldas' -in light of the hopes and dreams of a young son, brother, teammate, friend and boyfriend, are crushing, said Brett Garretson, the service's religious leader. Nick Parker, jason's childhood friend and one of the pallbearers, spoke ofjason's passion for life, his big heart and his natural magnetism. 'LHe was like an earthbound sun, Parker said. Whenever someone was in jasonls gravitational pull, he always warmed themf' jay Wren's voice was strong and proud as he spoke of his son, who showed all the qualities he had hoped for - compassion, athleticism, leadership. jason got the nickname fthe mayor, in Little Leaguej' he told the crowd of mourners. He was always the leader - of everything. jason's lacrosse teammates commended him as a leader among the freshmen on the team. Mark Barrath, St. Louis graduate student and Jasonls coach, saidjason was in the running for a starting spot because of his skill and his commitment. He was a talented player, but it really was his work ethic and his constant dedication that set him apart,,' Barrath said. Members of the team made the eight-hour drive to Littleton for jason's funeral, as did several friends from the University. The University of Kansas lost a great person, said Ben Pohrman, St. Paul, Minn., freshman, after the service. An SAE member describedjason as good-looking, outgoing and magnetically charming at their memorial service on the SAE lawn on March 12. They said he was a huge hit with the ladies everywhere he went. Still, he did not have a girlfriend at the University. Instead, as his family and his close network ofhigh school friends from Colorado all enthusiastically said, his heart was reserved for his high-school sweetheart. Channing Ahbe, a freshman at the University ofVer- mont, described jason - her boyfriend since the seventh grade -in a single word: Passionate He was passionate about everything he did. It got him in trouble sometimes, but thatls what he was - passionate. JASON THE JAYHAWK jason Wren was thrilled at the opportunity to come to the University last fall. His childhood friends said he chose the school because he wanted to branch out and make new friends. It was a great place for two ofjasonis favorite things, they said: sports and parties. ujason was so excited about KU. He always talked about it- 'Pm gonna go to Lawrence, it's gonna be great, itls gonna be greatf, Ahbe said, mimickingjasonls low voice and terse, short sentences. jason never declared a major, but he had become in- terested in aerospace engineering shortly before his death, his father said. He moved onto the hrst floor of Oliver Hall in August 2008. As he was just about anywhere he went, jason was outgoing and popular on his floor and throughout the hall. He was one of the first people to come up to me and make me feel welcome when I moved in,', said Nick Voroshine, Sydney, Australia, junior. FAMILY Meivnseas seek CHANGE Since his sonis death, jay Wren has been outspoken in calling for college students to change their drinking habits. He would also like to see alcohol possession rules at fraternities change, saying the current practices contributed to jasonas death. L'He was a good kid. He was loved by many, and his life got cut shortf' he said. In his honor, I want kids to put the drinks down, and every time I want to have a drink now, I'm going to say no. It's in honor of my son, because alcohol killed him? Wren has criticized what he says are loaded gunl' policies of housing drinking-age and underage residents in the same residence halls and greek houses. He has also accused the University and SAE of failing to provide students with educational programs that include the signs of alcohol poisoning. Uninformed students who didnlt know the dangers ended up puttingjasonas life in a terrible circumstance, and I know that theyill live with that guilt forever, Wren said. Brandon Wegliorst, the national spokesman for SAE, said the fraternity invested time and money into continuous training about the dangers of alcohol for each of its members. Weghorst said in a statement that SAE had closed an internal investigation of the chapter after finding no criminal actions or negligence by the organization, the chapter or its respective members that led to the death 'N and that we believe this is a very unfortunate, isolated incidentf, THESPROBLEM' jason's tragic death has left a painful void in the lives of his mother and father, his sisters and his countless friends. Those close to jason say they want his life to be remembered, not his death. uWe want people to knowjasonls life wasnlt drink- ingf' Vicky Wren, jasonls sister, said. An SAE freshman said he felt people looked for a simple answer to jasonis death, but that it was an uunfor- tunate accidentw - the result ofthe kind of drinking that was common at the University. People want to blame the fraternity, people want to blame him, but it's not that at all - itls just college, the freshman said. 4'We drink. You binge drink, you drink to get drunk. It's what I do, that's what everybody does, that's what jason didf, A SHOT or REALITY fPART ij l 94 relating to excessive drinking ingrained the so- University - and why. College Health As- representative sample of than 1 ,500 whether they had in a single setting weeks. KU students average, 21 percent percent of KU students admitted days, doubling of 23 percent. re or said they had, help create a culture in than people Fdesearchers say these its such o mingling amounts of of alcohol ads thec what and how be overwhelming. As in sometimes lead to I-Iospital's emergency for alcohol-related issues, 365 were treated for residents and students play a round of beer drinking game, outside a house on April 5 IA SHOT or REALITY IPART nj ESSIVE 6. ACCEPTED 25. House parties are an alternative to the bar scene and another way to enjoy Lawrence nightlife, especially for individuals not of legal drinking age. ' Drinking in Lawrence is an epidemic, said john ff Drees, the hospital's community education specialist. After working the overnight weekend shift as an ER nurse at the hospital, Drees said, he and other hospital staffers had adopted a dark sense of humor. He recalled a night when a fellow nurse started danc- ing a jig in the nurses' station while she exclaimed, I have a sober patient! I have a sober patient! He said the joking helped him deal with the situation. It's very human, you know, and it actually gets you kind of depressed because you're going, 'How much can this happen? ' Drees said. U McKee said most students don't understand the dangers of binge drinking. She said the standard definition of binge drinking is consecutive consumption of five drinks for men and four drinks for women. One drink is measured as a one-ounce shot, 12-ounce beer, or a 4.5-ounce glass of wine. McKee said one drink could raise the typical person's blood alcohol concentration by .02 percent. The legal limit is .08 percent. She said many students she counseled have easily exceeded that amount on a regular basis. That seems like pre-gaming to them, McKee said. That,s not what they think binge drinking is. A popular excuse for binge drinking is tailgating at home football games. The time-honored tradition attracts thousands of fans who barbecue and drink hours before kickoff. joseph Weeks, St. Paul, Minn., junior, said he often woke up with hangovers on game days. But he said he would force himselfto drink with his friends, even if he ABOUT S73 MILLION EACH YEAR, OR S200,000 EACH DAY, is SPENT ON ALCOHOL AT BARS, RESTAURANTS, GROCERY STORES AND LIQUOR STORES. Ai.coi-iouc BEVERAGE CONTROL wasn't in the mood. If it's a big game, l'll probably drink through the day and night, Weeks said. A 2007 University of Texas study showed that students consumed more alcohol during college sporting events than they did on Halloween and New Year's Eve, which are typi- cally heavy drinking days for college students. Capt. Schuyler Bailey, of the KU Public Safety Ofhce, said law enforcement regulated drinking on game days. On an otherwise dry campus, drinking is allowed in the areas surrounding Memorial Stadium from three hours before kickoff until the end of halftime. Tailgating is not synonymous with drinking, Bai- ley said. There is nothing that says that you have to have alcohol in order to tailgate. Drees, of Lawrence Memorial Hospital, pointed to drinking games - beer pong, card games, and power hours - as dangerous contributors to binge drinking at the University. The real question is: Why aren't we having more deaths? Drees said. Bailey said he had witnessed a shift in recent years of students drinking more heavily and going out with the sole intention of passing out. The Alcoholic Beverage Control estimates that in Douglas County, about S73 million each year, or S200,000 each day, is spent on alcohol at bars, restau- rants, grocery stores and liquor stores. That's enough to buy about 1,000 8-gigabyte iPhones, 33,000 jimmy jobn's sandwiches or 80,000 loads of laundry each day. ASOBERI NG CCDNVERSATICN It's Wednesday night in Oliver Hall and the deskies know that means it's Dollar Night at The Hawk. They know it means that at about 2 a.m., students will begin stumbling back to their rooms in a drunken haze, some with bottles of alcohol hidden in their clothes or bags. They know it all and yet, under the University's current system, they say there is little they can do to prevent it. Rachel Ward, a former resident assistant at Oliver Hall, I think it not only says something about the system but it says something about the student body. l' Recent student deaths relating to alcohol abuse have promted a renewed discussion of how students and administrators deal with - or perhaps fail to deal with -- alcohol-related issues on campus. EDUCATION jay Wren, father of freshman jason Wren, who died in his fraternity house near campus in March, said his son might still be alive had jasonas friends been better educated about the signs ofalcohol poisoning. He said students needed more effective education to recognize dangerous situations. Maybe if they were aware, someone would have called for help that evening instead ofthe next afternoon when it was too late, Wren said in a comment on The University Daily Kansan Web site April 9. The University is technically a dry campus, but the chancellor can grant permission for alcohol use at special events. I think it's about creating rapport with the student, Charles said. You have to dig deeper and figure out what,s going on. We do have students who drink every day and are probably alcoholics? Wren was expelled from Oliver Hall after repeated violations but other less severe actions to punish students include moving them to another floor or another hall. Some RAS who are supposed to enforce the policies say the system is too lenient and does not do enough to effectively address alcohol abuse on the KU campus. Blake Baraban, Topeka junior, was required to complete all three steps in the sanctions process during his freshman year in Oliver Hall. It was like from the early- 90's or late 8O's, Bara- ban said of the video he had to watch. It was definitely out of date. There was a workbook you had to fill out and it was like a joke too. There was like a smiley face that said 'sober' and there was a sad face that said 'depressed and drunk. ' Rachel Ward, a former Oliver Hall resident assistant, said most RAS eventually stopped trying to strictly enforce alcohol policy. You just give up because nothing you do or say is going to change their mind, she said. 'flt's very common practice to look the other way. The unspoken rule is, 'Ifl don't see it or hear it, it's not happening. ' jay Vaglio, an RA at Lewis Hall, said he thought the sanctions system was relatively effective in controlling the drinking situation, although he said it was not going to prevent underage or abusive drinking in the residence halls. l think it's kind of putting a Band-Aid on a large wound instead of getting surgery on that wound, Vaglio said. A coMPLEx issue Roney said excessive and underage drinking were complex issues for universities to address. She said it was hard to specifically address the needs of each individual. lt is not a situation where one intervention works for every student, ', Roney said. If that was the case, we wouldn't have any problems at all. In a situation dealing with any type of substance abuse we're always looking for new programs that are looking to be effective. So we are always seeking information from colleagues. Many Big 12 administrators say it is especially dif- ficult to combat college drinking because it has become so entrenched in campus culture. Bronson Hilliard, director of media relations at the University of Colorado, said trying to stop alcohol consumption was a fruitless struggle. Instead, he said, the university created a policy that focused on reducing harm and educating students about personal and social responsibility. f'There's no way a university by itselfcan stop young people from drinkingj, Hilliard said. f'The best we can hope to do is educate them and start to create some more realistic understanding of what drinking really is. Matt Hecker, dean of students at Nebraska, said he knew that what happened to jason Vffren could happen to anyone on any college campus and that universities needed to be aware of what they could do to help provide students with resources to prevent unnecessary tragedies. We like to think that our programs are working, 5' Hecker said. When you don't see problems you like to think things are working. just like your car. lt's not until you wake up and your car won't start that you stop and think. just doing what weire doing isnlt enough. Adam McGonigle, Wichita junior and former student body president, said that if policy were to be changed, it would probably fall to the incoming chancel- lor and provost to make those decisions. It will certainly be a major challenge for the individ- uals stepping into leadership roles, McGonigle said. alt is a major obstacle for the University and, consequently, they will need to address it. Alcohol abuse is a major issue in our country and on college campuses specifically. This is too big of an issue to simply ignore. A SHOT OF REALITY fPART Illl I 96 I I I I I I I I I I I V I I I I I I I TICN , I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I GQEEDOM OF INOUIRY, FREEDOM OF DISCUSSION, AND FREEDOM OF TEACHING - WITHOUT THESE A UNIVERSITY CANNOT EX . ff ROBERT MAYNARD HUTKCHINS ff UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS THE COLLEGE OE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES ADOPTS NEW PLUSfMINUS GRADING SYSTEM O8 - O9 l JAYHAWKER EVENTS OF CHANGE 2009 Af ELEVEN UNIVERSITY JOBS ARE CUT AND 1 IO UNFILLED POSI- TIONS CLOSE TO JOB APPLICANTS IN REFLECTION OF INCREASING BUDGET CUTS BY THE STATE, WHICH PLANS TO CUT S120 MILLION IN HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING IN THE WORKS THE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS AN- NOUNCES ITS CRESHUFFLE7 PLAN TO MOVE CERTAIN DEGREE PLANS AND SPLIT INTO A SCHOOL OF THE ARTS WITHIN THE THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES AND A SCHOOL OF MUSIC BY JULY RICHARD LARIVIERE,THE EXECU- TIVE VICE-CHANCELLOR AND PROVOST AT THE UNIVERSITY, IS NAMED PRESIDENT AT THE UNI- VERSITY OF OREGON IN EUGENE. HE LATER ANNOUNCES HIS LAST DAY AT THE UNIVERSITY OE KAN- SAS, LIKE CHANCELLOR HEMEN- WAY, WILL BE JUNE 30 Z, ,l THE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES A MAJOR CHANGE TO ITS ALCOHOL- RELATED PRIVACY PO LICIES, ALLOWING KU OFFICIALS TO NOTIFY THE PARENTS OF STUDENTS UNDER Z1 YEARS OLD WHO ARE CAUGHT VIOLATING ALCOHOL OR DRUG POLICY ON CAMPUS.THE UNIVERSITY ALSO ANNOUNCES A MEDICAL AMNESTY POLICY WITH THE HOPE OF REDUCING ALCOHOL-RELATED EMERGENCIES ON CAMPUS. THE KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS ANNOUNCES BERNADETTE GRAY- LITTLE, CURRENTLY THE EX- ECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR AND PROVOST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, AS THE UNIVERSITY,S I 7TH CHANCELLOR. CRAY-LITTLE WILL BEGIN HER POST AUG. I 5, zoog, AND WILL BE THE UNIVERSITY,S FIRST FEMALE AND FIRST AFRI- CAN-AMERICAN CHANCELLOR. CHANCELLOR ROBERT HEIVIEN- XVAY ANNOUNCES HE WILL STEP DOWN AS THE UNIVERSITY7S I 6TH CHANCELLOR ON JUNE go. HE HAS BEEN THE HEAD ADMINIS- TRATOR OF THE UNIVERSITY FOR I4 YEARS. KU EVENTS OF CHANGE I IOO ALCOHOL POLICY ADDS AMNESTY RENT NOTIIFICATION THE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCED A NEW ALCOHOL POLICY THAT ALLOWS FOR PARENTAL NOTIFICATION, MANDATES AN ON- ! LINE ALCOHOL ASSESSMENT FOR FRESHMEN AND ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO SEEK HELP IN EMERGENCIES 'L A.-A ff: 1 - DS NT DN MES AN ON- IERGENCIES. ALCO G x su3. 1 ,- w w, - ., if I JAYHAWKER zzfliii my ,3- Xb . uw f A 'i 3' x 1 ' xx P' . 1 if A, X ' 'A fx f , Q g-E K 5. . , rush. P ,A i HM 2 '..A , :QA University officials announced the changes in an e- mail sent to all students by Provost Richard Lariviere. The changes come on the heels of two alcohol-related student deaths during the past two months. uSome will say KU was late to the game, but we had our policies and we re-evaluated, and we think welre doing everything possiblef, said Marlesa Roney, vice provost of Student Success. AMNESTY The Hrst change institutes an amnesty policy, which will protect from punishment any underage student who seeks immediate medical assistance in alcohol-related emergencies. Lariviere said in the e-mail that this change was made after students said they were reluctant to get help for alcohol- related health issues because they feared getting themselves or their campus housing organizations in trouble. 4'Wliile that should never stop you from getting help for a friend in trouble, eliminating the threat of being written up takes away that reason to not seek help, Lariviere said. Many schools began implementing similar systems after Cornell University pioneered the idea with its uGood Samaritann policy in 2002. According to a 2006 study in the International journal of Drug Policy, the number of Cornell students who called for help in alcohol-related emergencies doubled after the policy was created, though alcohol abuse rates remained relatively constant. PARENTAL NOTIFICATION KU ofhcials will now be able to notify the parents of underage students who are caught violating alcohol or drug policy on campus. The policy goes into effect im- mediately. Roney said the intent was not to punish students, rather to educate them. aIt's about helping studentsf' she said. L'We want to make sure not another KU student dies from alcohol. jay Wreii, the father ofjason Wreii, a freshman who died from suspected alcohol poisoning March 8 in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house, said he thought the changes were positive. I know it will save lives and I only wish they had been in place before, but this is exactly what needed to be done, Wreii said in an e-mail. f'Thei'e is no doubt this will save lives. Roney said that she expected many students to react negatively to the parental notification policy and that those reactions probably factored into the reason that the policy had not been addressed before. MI don't really like it at all,', Bea Kilat, Salina fresh- man and Lewis Hall resident, said of the changes. I think the University should be doing something, but I just don't completely agree with my records being released to my parents without me being able to sign a release form or something like thatfi Kilat said she thought she should have more control over her records because she was a legal adult. Another change would require freshmen such as Kilat to complete a mandatory online alcohol assessment within the first six weeks of class. The change will go into effect for the fall semester. jori Krenzel, Chanute freshman, said she didnlt know whether the policy changes would stop people from drink- ing, but she said she would take advantage of the neu amnesty policy. She said she thought more could be done to help students be better aware of alcohol poisoning and how to deal with it. 'LI think all these policies are good, but I think cani- pus should do more programs to help students identify alcohol poisoning, Krenzel said. She said she wished the University provided more proactive programming to inform students about hon' to help friends who show signs of alcohol poisoning. Stephanie Patyk, Wichita junior, who worked with the University as part of an alcohol task force last year, said she thought that the policy changes, while an improvement, would not be enough to curtail abusive drinking on campus. III donit know how much more it'll do because a lot of it falls to the parents,'l Patyk said. I think the Unix, er- sityls doing all they can, especially because it's an institu- tion 11Ot a parent. At a certain point, youlre an adult. The University can't watch every single move every 40,000 students make. Itls not feasiblef, The University has formed the Community Alcohol Coalition to continue to assess alcohol use on campus and to provide a community approach to the problem. The coalition includes Mason I-Ieilman, Lawrence junior and student body president, the chief of Lawrence Police, a representative of the Lawrence Bar Owner's As- sociation, Roney, and athletics director Lew Perkins. Roney said more new policies and changes were expected in the coming weeks and months. ALCOHOL POLICY I IO4 All, mllxwvx X ' 1 g Q3 'AV, If J A - b 2, K , 3 f ag 1 , 3' 1: - . 5 - ' -Xa aa X 1 xx fi I r 5 K x Am yew ,-Y N 3 J y-1 www Q , , JA. if f ' 5 5 i I .ijfAJ-75 5, I A Q if .J L T x f. A A V ',' in gl' X- !.ii'-if i If 'KE If ! li : ? , 2 ev . : hr, ' I A, fig, lil, I- 3. b WF jf. I 1 3 . gg A. , Q it ff 5 .- AV L -- , L i 2 f ff ,, N if lbw E an 1' Y- l rgah ' ' I , ,A . . fxx. 25? fp. is gb. I 4 I in ,. , W AH V5 E-E-lllfl bf l1'lllji l1!PS.UJSQ ,L lufg ,,,, A -...1u.'fu1 A,.,, w..N-. vsTEW,,.srHQ 1 X rl ,K -F W X '3 D ' ia G x E EW 4 - 3 11 7 1 'z ' gig ' 4 l k yt: 'E 1 f 4 it v . K f 1 1 Q T. T 3 Q X l A M .. L kv, L w l T T T Y if L ag! V 3 lil h 1 A , r A A i 1 ,acl 3 T1 , ' :T A ' ' . 'S Lf if A A 5 . ,K 'W -A , T sip? A E A ff M 1, at at 32 - ' J 1 E, in EA R E? , tl W n K K 1. Eiga 2 A Abs 'Q A A . 1 a we 2 i ' . -sf' , . ' V E V it X' NO'H UGE REGRETS OR DISAPPOINTMENTS, FOR cl-lANcEl.l.oR CHANCELLOR ROBERT HEMENWAY TALKED ABOUT WHAT HE HAD ACCOMPLISHED DURING HIS I4-YEAR TENURE AS CHANCELLOR. 1' xcf5E1f.' Dwi 'D'D , '- 'g T- f K 4 1 ' V 'fi Q ,TNR II' ' ' 'ii N Y c :- , , - Qwffcwf 42, F PQ4 .-,P-P ,iii-.naw 'Q i, 44 I he Fittingly, he was interrupted by the sound ofthe steam whistle. For those of you who aren't familiar, Hemenway said, that's the whistle. Hemenway brought the whistle back on earlier this semester after receiving complaints from students and alumni. The whistle hadn't been on since the beginning of the semester in an attempt to cut costs. Chancellor Robert Hemenway announces he will step down from his position onjune 30 at a press confer- ence in Strong Hall Monday morning. Hemenway, the University's 16th chancellor, has held the position since 1995. Hemenway said he wanted to dedicate more time to writing and teaching. Hemenway, who has been the chancellor at the University since 1995, will step down on june 30, saying he would take time off to write a book on intercollegiate athletics and American values. He will return to teach American literature courses in fall 2010. Hemenway has taught an undergraduate American literature course each year since becoming chancellor. l'm not leaving this office with huge regrets or disap- pointments, Hemenway said. l've had a heck of a good time being chancellor, and we've done some fantastic things. The demanding schedule of a university's chancellor finally caught up with Hemenway. After taking a year off to write a book, he will focus on teaching full-time. 'Alt really is a 2417 job, Hemenway said. Andl just came to the conclusion that it was time for me to step away from that kind of a job and do what l can to prepare the way for the next chancellor. ,' Adam McGor1igle, Wichita junior and student body president, said Hemenway's resignation and state-wide budget cuts would bring the University and Student Sen- ate into a time of transition. He said he was excited to see Hemenway explore his opportunities. Chancellor Hemenway is a visionary man who has been a champion for students, McGonigle said. He will be missed on this campus and by this student body. Hemenway has been chancellor during for the record enrollment of 30,1 02 students this fall, which a freshman class with the highest ACT scores in school history. Hem- enway oversaw the distribution of more than S310 mil- lion for renovations and additions to the schoolis student housing, research labs and athletics complexes. The University also saw a 54 percent increase in mi- nority faculty and a 33 percent increase in women faculty since Hemenway became chancellor. Lynn Bretz, director of University Communica- tions, has worked with previous chancellors including Gene Budig, who was the chancellor before Hemenway. She said that Hemenway made students his first priority when he became chancellor in 1995. Hemenway worked to improve the student experience at the University by opening student services offices during the lunch hour and providing more computers on campus for faculty and student use. He wanted every student to have the potential to have an international experience and a research experi- ence. liretz said. That dramatically impacted the qual- ity of education students get here. Hemenway had a tough time picking out his favorite times during his tenure. One of the things l'm proudest ofis the way that the University of Kansas has become one university, Hemen- way said. k'XY'e need to think ofourselves as one university. The medical center, lawrence campus - all of it comes together as a University that everyone can be proud of. Hemenway leaves at a time ofeconomic crisis but said that didn't have any effect on the timing of his deci- sion. He said he would work on the budget during the next seven months to help make the new chancellor's job easier. Donna Shank, chair ofthe Kansas Board of Regents, said in a press release that the regents would ap- point a committee to begin a national search for Hemen- way's successor. Hemenway said he felt confident he made the Univer- sity a better place than it was when he arrived. aWhat the job is really all about is creating a greater university- brick by brick, step by step, he said. That's the way I tried to do it, and l think we've had considerable success doing it that way. My recommendation to the next chancellor would be to adopt that motto, too. 'T HEMMENWAY W IO8 1, fm I 'rms av: ' in film' in 'ws , 4' 44. 9 A f 'L 2, 'QQ ? N1 'H THE CHANCELLCR CHANGE IS MADE THE KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS ANNOUNCED BERNADETTE GRAY-LITTLE AS THE UNIVERSITY,S 17TH CHANCELLOR MAY 19. ' X: - QGA WITH CHANCELLOR GRAY-LITTLE Why did you choose the University of Kansas? Before I was even offered the position I tried to make an assessment of it. I decided that KU has a great reputation when it comes to diversity. It is a university that has a wide range of academics whose areas of diversity are consistent with experience. It is also a university where people want to be better than they are. What are your plans for the University and do they differ from those of other chancellors in the past? Many of the plans do not differ but are a continuation. I am not going to do 'this and this' but I have many ideas. One thing I want to focus on is the graduation rate of undergraduates. I want to figure out the factors about why they are not graduating, and then look and support and focus. Another important idea is to improve the University's research profile. I want a full range of research on campus and support increasing the research. I also would like to raise additional money for the research. How do you plan to interact and connect with students? Excellent question. With the variety of groups you have to pay close attention. There are going to be organized ways such as open conversations with the students from time to time. I am also open to suggestions from students about ways for interactions. I want the students to know that I want to get to know the students. How does it feel being not only the first female chancellor, but also the first African-American chancellor the University of Kansas? I recognize it is different and important. The University has made a statement in a way and it is being appreciated. When I was in Lawrence the other day eating lunch I had many delighted women come up and congratulate me. To them, it is great Coming from the University of North Carolina, do you think you will become a Jayhawk basketball fan? Absolutely. How could I not? I think people may see me cheering for the Jayhawks and never talk to me again. How does it feel to be an official Jayhawk? Feels good. I have had a wonderful welcome. Everyone is open and positive with care and love for the University. Nt-:w CHANCELLOR IGRAY-LITTLEI 1 IIO J pn. r 1 X fig 7 fir' lf' i xx, J e 1 ,A :xx 5 u' K' 6 jg 1. '11 1-E! du .,- A 3 Xi. 1-1 ef . . 4? fl QW f ' Beginning july 1, 2009, a reorganized School of Fine Arts replaced the original one, whose organization has remained unchanged since 1 891. The schoolis programs moved to new and existing schools at the University, creating a flurry of work to reor- ganize administration, scholarships, donor contributions and possible curriculum changes that could open up arts classes to more students. As they looked ahead to this process, many fine arts students worried they might get lost in the fray. For Mandy Shriwise, Overland Park senior and T dance major the change was bittersweet. On the whole, it,s kind of sad to seef' Shriwise said. There,s a part of me that misses having a cohesive school at KU. v The old School of Fine Arts currently included the departments of art, design, and music and dance. Changes under the reorganization include a new School of Music, a separate School of the Arts in the Col- lege of Liberal Arts and Sciences and a revamped depart- ment of design that moved to the School of Architecture and Urban Planning. As they planned for the changes, administrators didn't expect any of these changes to cost the University any money in the long term. john Gronbeck-Tedesco, interim dean of the School of Fine Arts, said the reorganization might ultimately save money and increase enrollment. We raised the standards for the units that teach the arts, Gronbeck-Tedesco said. The raising of standards often triggers more interest not only in the arts, but in other fields as well. U The move to create a School of Music has received praise from many in the department of music and dance. Christopher johnson, professor of music and associate dean of the School of Fine Arts, said KU had one of the largest music departments in the country. Alyssa Boone, Wichita senior and music performance major, said a new School ofMusic would help give profes- sors and students adequate recognition for their work. ujust in name alone, the department of music being elevated to a school of music makes us alittle more lucra- tive to people who would come and teach here, said Boone, who also served on the task force to help plan the reorganization. Sam Schlageck, Manhattan senior, expressed confu- sion about the reorganization. Schlageck said he did not feel informed about the changes because ofpoor commu- nication between administrators and students. I donit think they really went around and asked for much input regarding what we would like to see in the departments, said Schlageck, an industrial design major and the Student Senator for the School of Fine Arts. Q -J . -A.. ,g ,., 4' X 1' One primary factor motivating changes to the School ot Pine Arts was the need to modernize the schoolls organizae tion, said Dawn Marie Guernsey, chair of the HPI departuitut The outdated model made it difficult to find a new dean for the school, saidjohnson, the associate dean or the School of Fine Arts. Steven Hedden, the previous dean stepped down last year to return to his teaching position in the department of music and dance. johnson said students might not notice some ofthe changes because faculty and courses would be in the same ofnces and buildings as before. He said students would still have access to the same degrees and programs, just offered under different schools. sci-toot or FINE ARTS M I I2 if if 1 fu' A Ili SCHOOL OF FIN E ARTS Anil? --.ux1za:ll ff.-in'n ei . tm. .',2?.'lfw'If'?m -'RFGYKHXYE'-' liilalihill f 3 DEPARTMENT OF M USIC Sz DANCE band, brasstli percussion, choral, jazz, music education, 8t music FJ sci-iooi. Otmusic therapy, music theory 81 musictcompostion, musicology, orchestra, I organ, piano, strings, voice 81 opera, woodwinds will contain the existing undergraduate and graduate programs is 2' I' I fi fI!5E'UixinXT3'.NNYl'lI'l1Illllli' v ali ' . 7 .Zn g 'Sufi-1 r 'min , My , 11' 'T' 4 if y' 2'g1'., , O U . I. I . 121. ,s- ill... l . nj . Y 5415- is l l4..', ga. ' 9 I U . W- .. vi., 2 iff, 2' q SCHOOL OFTH E ARTS I . , . ' ': ' ' is ' 3 , ,, F -Q, H F -I xx liliix VH: j fi will move to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and will - -9 T li . II.!1ii.Y,,'f. E B 1 include the Department of Art, Dance and Theatre 81 Film I 'LA X it sit xml-Ill!-I ' 'EI DEPARTMENT OF' MUSIC Sf DANCE Y DEPARTMENT OF DANCE dance ,I will include the dance programs in the Department of Music 81 Dance 1 '-' lililflf' ff 'l- 1 DEPARTMENT OF ART expanded media, painting and drawing, printmaking, sculpture , 'x EIAISWI T 'IEE , ll x-I a DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN ceramics, metalsmithing and jeweluy, textile design, visual arts education ::::'3u':lil21u l!il3rl!iltl'!t 7 DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN DEPARTMENT OF ART will offer the same undergraduate and graduate programs, and in- gigllnv U 1. I 1 clude some programs that are currently in the Department of Design .. 4.51 7 I scenography, theatre design A DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN interior design industrial design graphic designfillustration SCHOOL OF ARCH ITECTU RE AN D U RBAN PLAN N I NG DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN nil. interaction design, design management, photomedia ln the long run, all the programs are going to flour- ish,,' johnson said. In the short run, change is hard. 'a Opening the arts In the School ofthe Arts, organizational changes could include opening Hrst- and second-year art classes to all KU students, Guernsey said. The change would allow non-art major students to take art courses as elective credit within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Currently, non-art majors must have faculty permis- sion to take an art class. Changing the requirements could also help recruit students to the School ofthe Arts and provide graduate student teaching opportunities. lt goes both waysf' Gronbeck-Tedesco said. Stu- dents outside the arts have more access to art training and those in art will have more access outside the artsf' 'Part of the creative process' But the plan is not without criticism. Tim Hamill, a Lawrence resident and former chair- man ofthe School of Fine Arts Advisory Board, said he was worried that the reorganization would not prepare students for the real world, where art and design are integrated. Dividing the school into different disciplines makes sense academicallyf, said Hamill, who received his under- graduate and graduate design degrees from the University. But to those of us who have spent 30 to 40 years making our living in art and design, the idea of separating aft and design doesn,t make any sense at all. 5' May Tveit, associate professor of industrial design, said she wasn't unhappy with the new plan, but would have preferred to see art, design and architecture merged, rather than moved to different schools. 'fThe current contemporary world tells me that all of our disciplines are merging and hybridizingfl Tveit said. ul had hoped that the structural alignment would have i supported that. Caroline Curtin, Leawood senior, a graphic design and painting major, has a unique perspective on the reorganization because her majors will no longer he in the same school. alt is a hit of a shame that people cannot see that, our in the real world, art and design work hand in handf Lui'- tin said. '4Without knowledge of one or the other it would he hard to be successful in either disciplinefi Aside from the criticism, john Hachmeister, associate professor of art, said he was not worried because artistic thinkers could creatively change quickly. lt would really behoove us to rally on top ofthis and accept that change,', l-lachmeister said. Yeah, there will be some things that will be a little messy, but thatls part ofthe creative process. lf anybody can do this, we can do this. SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS l I I4 SPORTS 66AMPIONS AREN,T MADE IN THE GYMS. CHAMPIONS ARE MADE FROM SOMETHING THEY HAVE DEEP INSIDE THEM - A DESIRE, A DREAM, A VISI ff MUHAMMAD ALI . -2:1-nf. i -P ,gzip aa,- wi? A ..-ff' 'sf PM i H 0 wh f -Q M 1 K '--sf J I A WAS A FROZEN ' jg URTH-AN D-SEVEN A0 M TH E 26 MANGI N O Dqlf A Nik 1 A HAIL MAR1 . AA'Q 'i A ' HE' EEDED A ROSA ERWAR CDCK RY AGAI BQRDER SHOWDOWN W I I3 m. 45 ' A , . THROUGH THE FALLING SNOXV, THE CLOCK READ oo:3 3.JUST LONGER THAN HALF A MINUTE. WHAT CAN YOU DOIN 3 3 SECONDS? WARM UP A BOWL OF SOUP? TAKE OUT THE TRASH? TURN THE FORTUNES OF TWO SCHOOLS AND TWO STATES ON A SINGLE PLAY? The scoreboard said Missouri 37. Kansas 33. The snow fell, and more than 75,000 breathed warm air into their hands. it was a frozen fourth-and-seven from the 26 yard line. Mangino didn't need a Hail Mary. He heeded a rosary. Todd Beesing stood in the shotgun. Kerry Meier stood 20 feet to his right. And it might be a good time to tell you that Beesing couldnt lilt his right arm last Monday. lt had been killing him since the Nebraska game. And if this story isn't dramatic enough, Meiers hamstring was shot. l-le'd barely practiced since the Texas game two weeks ago. But this wasn't the time to think about iniuries. This was Kansas vs, Missouri at Arrowhead Stadium. This was the Border Show- down, And the clock read 00:33. Beesing had already led Kansas to one come-from-be hind drive. Kansas' leader had already thrown for 349 yards. Meier had already caught one comeffromabehind touch- down - an eight-yard corner ofthe end zone strike with 4:26 remaining in the fourth. l-le had already caught l 3 passes. But behind the speed ot Jeremy Maclin, the strength ot Chase Coffman and the arm of Chase Daniel, Missouri's O8 - O9 W .JAYHAWKER brilliant offense responded with a seven-play, 73 yard touch- down drive. Bo Beesing stood in the shotgun, and looked across the line as two Missouri linebackers crept towards the line of scrimmage. Would they blitz? They had been blufting a lot all day, Beeslng would say. lfthey blitzed, Beesing knew they'd have to drop into man coverage, There'd only be tive defenders to cover Kansas' four wide receivers. But Beesing had seen this before. l-le had stood inthe shotgun during last years Border War, futilely attempting to save Kansas' undefeated 2007. But then, Kansas' line collapsed and Beesing ended up with a facemask full of Arrowhead turf. The clock read 0:33. Beesing looked to his left, and back to the line. Beesing took the snap, and as athousand Chilled faces looked on, Missouri blitzed. This time, Kansas' line stood tirm. Beesing looked to his left for Dezmon Briscoe and began to throw. The initial read wasn't there, Beesing would say, I just started moving around and praying. At that moment, as the pocket began to collapse, Meier - sensing a breakdown - streaked past Missouri safety Justin Garrett to the end zone. And that was it. Beesing -in classic Todd-fashion - bought a second of extra time and stepped up in the pocket. Meier- in classic Kerry-fashion - looked up into the snow and cradled Beesing's perfectly lofted ball tor a touchdown. Of course, the Jayhawks would have to stop one inal Chase Daniel charge. And of Course, they would. And then, as the celebration raged, senior Joe Mortensen grabbed the indian War Drum, the trophy given to the winner of the Border Showdown, and headed forthe stands. The Jayhawks danced around the faded grass. At that moment, maybe Beesings shoulder didn't feel so sore, and maybe Meier's hamstring didn't throb ciuite as much. ln a matter of seconds, they crushed the hopes ofa million TTgers, and made sure a million Jayhawks would never forget Beesing to Meier with 33 seconds left. i'l'm so proud, Mangino would say. Through the snow and tears, the clock read 00:00. K if 1 if MQW BORDER SHOWDOWN I IZO 2 nys ... O8 - O9 I JAYHAWKER GH T VICTORY Mx. ,- -Q T' , 'HC 155325 . 27.7111 E3f1r: 1 A , T: .1 , ,L M2 4, n fy, flrmgf- :V if' 1' -ff. ,f, -Y ., 3 , . v' 2 -,Hy -4 ,WI W, JJ f. 5, nf mf .fir if I A . 'w . F Q52 74? fi 1:14 t',, 4, lv- MW ... .auf 1 i , v, , , I ' , Q 2 Z: u., 'ia 3 W, , , 3--LW 21' 'lN'S'IGHT aofwl W I-22, ' 1' 1 N V V , , 1' 3 1 . -gn.. E ' IW ' L l vi - B a n, ,Mi , 1 mu 'sf un rm ,cTi4FfgLR5lfQq, 5,er'1' ff fm N min M 7 'M elif 111 1' ,wif J!-z 11.7117 M if -I' M V! , ni Mg, N wh qv I H'-41 'r' l'1lf'ff1i2 J . v u ,N , 'V A I 'f' ' 4 1 ' 'S w I v w SCORING UPDATE: KANSAS 7, MINNESOTA 7 13: 1 8 left in the first guarter Less than two minutes into the game and we've got a shootout on our hands. Minnesota's first three plays: Kickoh outaofabounds, surrender a 50-yard touchdown pass, fumble the kickoff return and only make it to the 13-yard line. Thats as terrible a start as a team could have, but a reverse pass erased it all. Little-used wide receiver David Pittman, a highly-touted JUCO guarterback, took Adam Wea ber's pitch and soared a pass to Eric Decker, who abused cornerback Kendrick I-larper. I-lold on to your seats, cause these teams are going to light up the scoreboard. SCORING UPDATE: MINNESOTA 1 Ll, KANSAS 7 4:48 left in the first guarter Entering today's game, Jon I-loese didnlt have a single carry. In fact, the bowl media guide lists him as a safety. Something tells me that people will get it right atterthis. A converted safety, I-loese is a reserve fullback whose last run gave him three carries for fouryards and two touch- downs. Brewster said that he planned to use a bruising run- ning game, and the 5-foot-2, 221 pound l-loese is making that a reality. SCORING UPDATE: KANSAS 14, MINNESOTA 14 End of the 'first guarter Kansas regained some of the momentum with a nine- play, S0 yard drive down field. Reesing capped the drive with a fourayard lob to Kerry Meier. Kicker Jacob Branstetterfollowed that by preventing a big return with his traditional linebackerastyle tackle. lt was an exciting, but unbearingly long first guarter. There were five media timeouts and with both teams excelling in the pass, it doesn't look like things will speed up anytime soon. SCORING UPDATE: KANSAS 21, MINNESOTA 1 rl 8:1 5 left inthe second guarter Minnesota can't get out of its own way. Oh this drive, the Gophers racked up three major penalties that helped or bailed out the Jayhawks on theirway to a six-yard Dezmon Briscoe touchdown. The Gophers started with a personal foul, hitting the re- turner out of bounds late. Then, a third and 15 became third and 10 because of a sideline interference penalty. On the folf lowing play, the Gophers were whistled for pass interference - on a play that had no chance of gaining first down yardage. Kansas scored a few plays later. Coach Tim Brewster has to get more discipline out of his team, or its going to shoot itself out of this game. SCORING UPDATE: KANSAS 28, MINNESOTA 'i ll 1 107 left inthe second guarter At the end of yesterdays press conference, Todo Re esing ciuipped that he lust wanted to get on the field arm all it around alittle bit. Eairto say he's done that in the first half. DOSIUIIG Qllatfli hit hard by Deon I-lightower in the second guarler, Pecsiimfi is lighting up Minnesotals overmatched secoradaiy Tl funslinger is 1 Q-of-22 for 221 yards with four totcr ii: 5 if l-lis favorite target has been Dezmon Briscoe has 10 catches and two scores. He needs only t, ,ii, ffui I I . catches to break the Insight Bowl record, which ii'oiwic: ily was set two years ago by Texas Techs Joe Filani ii . lrr, largest bowl comeback in history The oppoosrit? Tr Golden Gophers. Thats not a good omen for maroon and gold, SCORING UPDATE: KANSAS 35, MINNESOTA lil 8:03 left in the third duarter lvlinnesotas wide receiver pass was good lst it Keiimsfr was better, Briscoeluked a defender and scored his th!- I down, The catch was his 12th ofthe game, wlwich I3 re 5145 the insight Bowl record for single game receptions. Brlf pr could also break the single game receiving yards rcrgo fir 212 yards. Thats about the only intrigue left in tl tis germ. SCORING UPDATE: KANSAS 35, MINNESOTA 21 10:55 left in the fourth duaiter I thought Minnesota would just fade away falling short at the onefyard line, but Adam Weber brought tlwenw back with a sweet drive. Of course, safew Phillip Strozier mi it a helping on hand, On fourtn and five, Strozier was whistled for pass inte' ference on a pass that wasnt very close. Kansas offense stalled again, but in stepped Alonso Rojas as a hero. The punter booted a 53ayard rugbyfstyle kick that was spotted at the one-inch line. One of my favorite memories from this game will be kicker Jacob Branstetter running out to celebrate with Roias on the field. It's not often that you see those guys act like normal football players. Final score: Kansas 42, Minnesota 21 iNsiGi-iT Bowl. W I24 MPLE O F' JG BUT EVERY TIME WE EY CAME BAC uumon GUARD EN PLAYING GQOD. ws HE '99 Q5 09 l JAY:-mwxfzn 1' Alf SHERRON COLLINS AND COLE ALDRICH HAD NO REASON TO DENY IT -THEY BOTH THOUGHT ABOUT LAST SATURDAY,S 61-6o LOSS TO MASSACHUSETTS A LOT When practices were hard , Collins remempered how his final shot pounced otf the rim with seconds to go. Aldrich no- ticed how disappointed his teammates were and wondered how different it would oe if Collins' left-handed layup went in. I wouldnt say 'rock pottom, ' Aldrich, a sophomore center, said. But we were in the depths ofthe waters where we were trying to do everything we could to get pack to the surface. Things weren't going all that well. Then came Saturday and a 7l B59 victory against Temple where everything went pack tO normal for Kansas. Behind a compined 32 points from Collins and Aldrich, the Jayhawks moved on from the defeat and won their 30th straight game atAllen Fieldhouse. Temple played just as pesky as Massachusetts for most of the game. Although the Owls never led . they routinely prevented the Jayhawks from Cruising to victory oy cutting it to a one-possession game. Until l l minutes remained. Temple trailed only 4846 coming out of a timeout pefore Kansas went on a 152 run to pull away. Collins, aiunior guard, made the two piggest plays in the stretch. Collins hit a transition threeapointer falling over and used a crossover and a hesitation move two minutes laterfor a driving layup. Coach said we needed to preak it open, Collins said. We had been playing good. We had a lead out every time we got up, they came pack. Dionte Christmas, last week's National Player ofthe Week after scoring 35 points in an 88-72 upset againstTen- nessee, kept willing them pack. Christmas scored 21 points OH of six three-pointers at Allen Fieldhouse. lt didn't matter if hands were in Christmas' face or defenders surrounded him. l-le found a way to make the shots. Color Collins impressed. 'Some of those shots, l was like 'no Chance, Collins said. And it still went straight in. Kansas Coach Bill Self said he was pleased py the way OULDN,T SAY 'ROCK BOTTOM,, BUT WE WERE IN THE DEPTHS OF THE WATERS WHERE WE WERE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING COULD TO GET BACK TO THE SURFACQS ff COLE ALDRiCH. SOP-HOMORE CENTER the Jayhawks defended Christmas. The goal was to make him earn all his points. Self felt Kansas accomplished that. Sophomore guard Brady Morningstar guarded Christ- mas and held him to three points on lsfor-Ll shooting in the first half. Although Morningstar- who also scored l l points - gave up TS points inthe second half, it vvasn't from a lack of strong defense. Morningstar never had a proplem staying in front of Christmas. 'Bradys got happy feet, Self said. lie can slide. hes pretty active. He needs to he that for us - he did a good lop guarding him. Momingstar let Collins and Aldrich do most of the work offensively. Aldrich, pattling the same stomach flu Collins had last weekend, scored 18 points and pulled in l i repounols. Sergio Clmos, Temples sevenafoot Center, failed to slow Aldrich on the low post as he went 6-for-8 from the field. Collins made only eight of his i8 shots, put finished with i9 points and six assists. Freshman guard Tyshavvn Taylor often started the offensive onslaught with eight as- sists, foursteals and l l points. Taylor and Collins, Kansas' two point guards. combined for only three turnovers. Its propaoly as good as those two were this year, Self said. They were efficient. Forthe first time since oefore the Massachusetts defeat, the Jayhawks were lovial after the game. Mornings starioked about his penchant for cutting teammates' hair. Aldrich discussed his Christmas plans. Collins smiled and took it all in. lt was a pounce-loack game, Collins said. We needed a win. MEN,S BASKETBALL I I28 fff ,A,' !'. 1 O9 I JAYHAWKER AGP? INDIANAPOLIS - IT HAD TO END LIKE THIS. NOT NECESSARILY IN THE SWEET SIXTEEN AT LUCAS OIL STADIUM IN A 67-62 DEFEAT TO MICHIGAN STATE. BUT YRONI TI-IE BEGINNING OE THE YEAR, IT WAS CLEAR THAT KANSAS VUOULD GO AS I-AR AS SHERRON COLLINS COULD TAKE IT. In me end Cdmns IfrfIIIed ine Jeynerx f'II.If Ks Id em 65-60 ieed Idsx more men Inree mrndres remeInInQ aQe:nsI ine Scenensr And nc runner rm Inei. Freshmen icr, IAIf erd I- I,II Iercds IvIcrrIs cdvers ITIS moutn ms Ierseg, es Kansas IODOCIIWCIS ine deII do II.II.f n 5 -mn 3.5 'n'ecf3nc1sIe5icInzne deck Kansas' EIIIe 8 cnernces sIIpced 2 Slhf S7-62 Icss. NCAA Sateen. 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The Jayhawks may never better environment for womens basketball. Danielle lVloCray's WNlTtournament. Here s the Q1 totals from lVlcCray's five VVNlT games: 25, 35, 32, ik! 2 She was the best player on the floor in every single :gan Feb. 25: Kansas 67, Oklahoma State 52 ln Stiliwai Okla. Kansas had just beaten Iowa State, but this gam e really turned its season around. The Jayhawks were abit to contain star Andrea Riley and pick up thelrfirst road y n intvvoyears. WNIT CHAMPTIONSHIP l I36 SEASO NN11111 WRAP- P X ,111 1 1. . Y....A X. 1,0111 ,11 111-..,11-V 1 .:5':11: -'iff' 11,111,11111. , 131911-12ig 1 1 1 .QJILQQF1 -' 11111113 Tmg -,j',1-33151121-:P-11.-11245 1 Q1i2 u?1L3fQ1,i1f3w ' 'X 1 -' tl 1 1 wi?-fiat if 1 1Hr51g1,5rg1., f111'1::g 151111112112 3QrQ13fg1?j5. 11-M1111 1 1 pi161'f.11 121- 1 11 5By1Cd1 i1FF15' 31525 15-f551'1Q1:z112i ,1 1: 1 ,M W.. ,W1 ,1 - ,111 11-14: ..:lMJ '11, WD' 1140 141. 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'1zxf:11-.1'1111 11311 1112111 1111- f??115s in But Kansas never grasped the lead, leaving coach Bonnie Henrickson to console a thoroughly disappointed group in the locker room. lt's iust so tough because we made that comepack at the end of the season and then we made one the last tour or tive minutes ot the game, senior guard lvana Catic said. lt just makes it that much tougherto deal with everything, The reasons the Jayhawks reached this point, the aspects ot their game that led them to the championship game in the tirst place, vanouished against South Florida, The Jayhawks' shooting appeared spotty at pest, making an uncharacteristically low 38 percent ot their adempts, while missing handtuls ot routine open looks, lhats as pad as we've shot in a long time, l-lenrickson said. Sut that statistic alone didnt doom the Jayhawks. Instead, Kansas struggled at great lengths to contain a speedy and attacking South Floridateam. The Bulls spread out the usuallytundamentally sound Jayhawks, torcing oneeon-one matchups that leH Kansas' players on a defensive island. Yet, even when they initially were kept from scoring, the Bulls grapped oltensive rebounds in critical moments. ln the end, the Jayhawks' lack ot detensive stops resulted in a runnerfup tinish that leit a sourtaste in players' mouths. Cn any other night, when we got ourselves in a hole, when we dldn't shoot well, we detendedf' Catic said. And tonight, we dldn't and we didnt pox out. Still, Kansas' otiense sure dldn't help its cause. Juniortorward Danielle lvicCray, the player Kansas had leaned on most, struggled with South Florida's aggressive and swarming defense. And the Bulls were relentless. ON ANY OTHER NIGHT, WHEN WE GOT OURSELVES IN A HOLE, WHEN WE DIDNRT SHOOT WELL, WE DEFENDED, AND TONIGHT WE DIDN,T AND wr-: DiDN r Box OUTJ South Florida trapped and CiOt,lClG'tS3TTiSCl ivlcCra, throughout the game to get the pall out ot her hands cca Jose Fernandez said, lvlcCray scored 24 points. put made lust 7 ci 25 shot A cold night was going to happen, lvlcCray sad E f happened when we really needed it not to happen. The Jayhawks' improloaple run ended in a rather impropaple circumstance. Mer drawing lust l ,QSM tor Kansas' tirst WhllT game, Saturdays crowd ot l i i marked the largest audience to ever watch a Kansas women's pasketpall game. lt also marked the largest crowd tor a womens played in a Big T2 arena. Just as important as any trophy, the Jayhawks gaired a tresh wave of tans hy showing the entertainment value Kansas women's pasketpall possesses. i dldn't think it would ever happen, no matter it i r',rf e r.rf on or not, lVlcCray said. But we all got it down in our heads that once you win, the tans are coming. Still, tor Morris and her teammates those thoughts strayed fartrom their minds in the moments atterthe loss. Kansas entered the VVNIT toumament with every intention otwinning it. And when that goal tell short, the pain set in. This one's going to hurt tor a while, lvlorris said, its not iust going to oe something that goes away in a day. wNi'r CHAMPTIONSHIP W l38 , I A Y-, I--,-g I , ,Z .3 - , r 'v 1 ' I. EH y., Hfvkf.- , f 1 :J If uf If , 1' 1' ' . If '1Q3!'.i ' , '. 'Y A RES ,hir f' . ff. , L,' -I ,I I 4. 'iii V, A .V RY .TIGHT AND BRINGS HER SOME REALLY GREAT PEOPLE, WINING HIGH-END COMPETITION, LIZING AND SPIRIT. QM-PM-UNITY IS VE T! f, J, SENIOR CAPTAIN x TE FRISBEE H EADS TO IONALS VE A FIELDHOUSE THAT SEATS I7,000. THEY DON,T WITH HALFTIME SHOWS AND HOT DOG VENDORS. ALL THE NEED IS AN OPEN FIELD AND A FRISBEE, AND THEY,LL F THEY VE GOT. The l-lorrorZohtals, KU's ultimate trispee team, were established ih 7979 py, as you may have expected, a purich ot tuh-lovihg hippies. But doh't get todays team cohtused with the Zohtals of the past. We dorrt tollow that stereotype, Axl Brammer, Overlarid Park sophomore, said. We sperid a lot of time ih the gym. Today, the team is all puslhess. Attertiriishihg sevehth ih the south regioh last year, the HorrorZohtals improved to secorid place, givirig them their secorid hatiorial toumamerit appearahce ih three years. lvlakihg the toumameht ls a testameht to the hard work that we've put ih as a team, said captalh Kevih Kelly, River- woods, lll., seriior. One of the piggesttactors ih our success this seasoh was our otlseasori commitment. 'I Simply makirig the tourhameht, however, is old hews to this storied orgariizatioh. Our goal is to wlh the whole thirig, Kelly said. We have wort 19 ot our last 20 games arid still have hot played our pest ultimate yet. Butthe l-lorrorZohtals are apout more thah just wihhirig. Kelly said the team culture was uhidue ahd could hot com- pare with ahy other sport. Ultimate trispee is ihcrediplyturi to play, Kelly said. The commuhity is very tight ahd prihgs together some really great people, ihtertwihihg high-ehd competitioh, socializirig ahd spirit. Alterevery score, cutterAxl Brammer howls l-lOl3il1iOR! as the rest of the team shouts pack 'ZOIXITALSPU Gameplay ih ultimate trispee is similarto several more popular sports. Scorihg ih the ehdzohe emulates the thrill ot a touchdowh ih lootpall. The cohstaht disc movemeht ahd cuttihg is comparaple to soccer. The rapid, pack-ahd-iorth pace is similarto pasketpall. The similarities are why much oi the l-lorrorZohtal's roster is made up of former cross country, soccer ahd tootpall players. Ultimate trispee has two posltlohs: cutters ahd hah- dlers. Cutters are typlcallytaster, taller ahd more athletic players who do most oi the ruhhihg ahd catchihg ih the opeh tield. l-lahdlers have the pest throwihg ahd disc skills. keepihg the disc movihg ahd tihdihg the cutters dowhtield. The l-lorrorZohtaIs startihg severi features cutters Kelly, Brammer Fiyari Blgley ahd Jack lvlcFarlahd. The startihg hahdlers are Ape Jacops, Justih Kamlhsky ahd Gary Garels. At practice, the l-lorrorZohtals like to joke arouhd arid have a good time. Ohe player tells ahother to do a sexy dahce. Ahother ish't paylhg attehtioh durlhg ohe oi the drills - how the tuh is over. Aher Kelly parks at the playerto get it together, the drill immediately takes shape, iluldly performed py the cutters arid hahdlers, ohe alter ahother. Now. lt's Kelly's tum. Dashirig to the middle of the field, Kelly looks up. leaps arid completes a spectacular play with a catch that looks etlortless. This is the kihd of apility that the l-lorrorZohtals prihg to the taple. It is the kihd of apility that they hope trahslates to a hatiohal champiohship. lt we play hot, we khow that we cah peat arty team ih the hatioh, Kelly said. ULTIMATE FRISBEE 1 l4O w , X ak if li M li S if ,. i x 2. A ' G: '.'1 ' f?'fs5i?f N . 'ii mi ' ju S TOURNAMENT TIMEQ ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. me BIG TEAMS GO DOWN AND WE RE LOOKING TO HAVE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS HAPPEN THIS WEEKEND. TENNIS F SHORT O FQEACHING GO DEFINITELY PRETTY EXCITED T TO GET REVENG9, .J-' 5 f . in xw La H ,Tw .. EEE X 'w - ii 3-E LEW-, 5 kigfiiklfid ------.-l'9ffI',fl'f'. iii an .Q V Qt- V no , if fi? A E. 3' if Z I q, . x V ' ' ' fn- mira. : 'I ii., LV 'fi-ful if . , 1- 1 9 in 3 'F ' 4 'War-.v 5. .6, , , i HSHINES '-'IN' HER FINAL KU MATCH the Missouri Tigers 4-1 i of the Big 12 Confer- Okla. ,ending their sea- and 4-8 conference record. round to compete defending Big 12 champion Baylor 3l'f'k',Wgi.:k ' 1 ill!! is E AND THAT,S ONE THING I PUT OUT THERE FOR THE GIRLS: You LOSE, You GO HOIvIEg IF YOU WIN, You KEEP PLAYING. Kansas and Missouri are botn 1lf7 in conference play and are seeded No. 9 and S, respectively, in tne tournament. Because Missouri defeated Kansas, it received a nigner seeding in tne brackets. Olflaboma State defeated Missouri and lost to Kansas in tne regular season, and because It vvas able to deteat No. 7 seeded Texas Tecn, a sguad tnat beat botn Kansas and Missouri, Oklanoma State vvas given a nigner seeding at No 5. li vve nad beaten Texas Tecnl we would nave nad a pretty good cnance of being tne sixth seed. Everybody trom tne sixtn to tne nintn seed, it could nave gone eitner way, Hall-l-lolt said, Tne vvinner oi' todays matcn vvill advance to tne second round tomorrovv and play tne No. l seeded Sig I2 defending cbampion Baylor, vvnicb is 55-I in conterence play since 2005. l-lovvever, tne Jaynavvlfs' attention is on todays opponent. I don't vvant to tninkanead too muon, l-lall-l-lolt said. I detinitely want to Keep focus on Missouri tnis vveelrend and Keep tne girls' focused on Missouri. lt's tournament timep anytning can nappen, Sig teams go dovvn and were looking to nave a lot ot good tnlngs nappen tnis vveekendf' l-lall-l-lolt knows tne level oi intensity at vvbicn ner play- ers can perlorm. Site expects tnem to nave and maintain tnat level today, You got to goin vvitn tne desire tnat vve're going to vvin at all cost. Were going to nave our A-mind out tnere during 59 XXSINGLES VICTORIES tne vvbole matcb, and vvelre going to play our game and 63 XXSINGLES LOSSES not play otnersl And tnats one tning I put out tnere tor tne girls: you lose, you go nomeg it you vvin, you Keep playingjl 40 X! DOUBLES VICTORIES Hall-I-lglt ggidl 41!!DOUBLES LOSSES X3 TENNIS W l46 elf SOME ADJUSTMENTS lf HAY BECHARD coAcH O9 ly JAvHAwKl:n E A f 'rf 4 K ' Q .. Q or he Q R Am I 1 E I as I qv, W. ,Q Q .Q M! 4 fi if . I ? YOUACAN T sn' AROUND AND GO I, STATUS Quo AND Hops rr woRKs 'ou'r, You Gov 'ro TRY TO MAKE HOME MATCH BRATES NIORS RAY BECHARD KNOWS THAT TOMORROW,S SENIOR NIGHT MATCH TO TWO OF HIS PLAYERS. Kansas volleyball has only two seniors this season - middle blockers Natalie Uhan and Savannah Noyes W and Bechard said this match, along with this entire week, was dedicated to them. We feel like we have the opportunityto play ourvery best volleyball, Bechard said. l'We hope to put our best ef- fort we've seen all year out there on Wednesday night. Kansas tl 24 5, 6-i 23 will play Baylortl 8-l ll in its last home match of the season at 7 pm. on Wednesday. Though a postseason bid is most likely out of the guestion for Kansas, it doesn't mean Wednesday nights match is any less important to the team. We still have a lot to play for and a lot to look forward to, sophomore outside hitter Karina Garlington said. l-lopefuily it'll transfer over against Baylor. The Jayhawks will need all the momentum they can get against the Bears. Baylor is fourth in the conference and hopes to lock up an NCAA Tournament bid tomorrow night. The team has one ofthe most dominating defenses in the conference. The last time Kansas faced Baylor, earlierthis year, the Bears marched to a three-set sweep and used their offense to stifle the Jayhawks. The Bears hit an eye-popping .427 and the Jayhawk defense was nowhere to be found. Bechard said he understood that the last two matches this season were against two duality teams. lie conveyed the importance of this week to his team after last Saturdays three-set loss to Texas. The Jayhawks' NCAA Tournament dreams might be over, but their season isnt. 'lt is what it is. We have two games left to show prog- ress and for this group to be together, Bechard said. Kansas will have a lot to look at after the Texas loss. Not much went right during the three sets in Austin, Bechard attributed the loss to bad passing, saying the setterahitter connection was oh? Nine hitting errors and nine kills in the second set wont get it done against a high-level opponent, Bechard said, and the Jayhawks won't fare much better tomorrow if the sguad plays the same way. Bechard also implemented a different system against the Longhorns to get his bigger, physical players up front to combat the athleticlsm from Texas, It didn't work out. but Bechard said he didn't have any regrets about trying it. You can't sit around and go status duo and hope it works out, he said. 'You got to tw to make some adiust- ments. With two seniors ready to move on to the next level of their lives aftertomorrow nights senior night match, Bechard will do everything he can to make sure they go out on top. VOLLEYBALL l I 48 hz V M f m, fait L., ,V ,E Ai I- . ol sq. ' ' H d 1 .fl-BW sTEI.I.AR RECRuITs THEY MAKE UP FOR WITH THE CHEMISTRY THAT COACH RITCH PRICE HELPS CREATQS JAYHAWKS W, Y Q6-IAT THE JAYHAWKS MAY LACK IN H E I. PS WIN 9 B The normal pristine weekend rotation of Shaeffer Hall, TJ. Walz and Lee Ridenhour showed some chinks in their armor overthe weekend. Hall gave up 10 hits in only 5 2!3 innings, while Ridenhour struggled to keep runners off base in his six plus innings. But now its time to turn it overto the midweek rotation. Brett Bollman has pitched great his last two starts but didn't get the victory. Once again, he'll be looking for his fifth victory of the season. it seems as if everyone in the lineup has done something. Zac Elgie had three hits in game two on Sunday. Preston Land had two RBIS on Friday. Which Jayhawk will step up for the double header? With the starters getting plenty of rest, Elgie will probably see more time since that three-hit game on Sunday. The past weekend could have been detrimental to the entire Jayhawks' season. But as Brian Heere said, the team showed a lot of maturity to sweep the double head- er. The team hasnlt lost a midweek game to a team with a losing record all season. Don't expect that to change. lt's hard to find a bright spot on a pitching staff that has allowed double-digit runs in 26 of 36 games. If there is one for Chicago State, it is senior William Lawrence, who went seven shutout innings earlier this season against Ball State. Freshman James Tucker gets the lion's share of the work though, despite his 11.90 ERA. Opponents are hitting .411 against them. The offense is led in slugging percentage, triples, doubles and hits by senior infielder Patrick Hernandez. Despite Hernandez's success at the plate, the team has struggled collectively. The Cougars have combined for only seven home runs all season, and they have yet to score double-digit runs in a game this year. The Cougars started the season ice cold, losing their first fifteen games. They won number 16 on the strength of Lawrence's pitching. Two games later, they lost by thirty runs. Since then they've stayed in a major rut, struggling their way to a 3-33 record. After an inclement-weather-prompted eight-day break, Chicago State played Robert Morris on Thursday. They lost, 9-8. THE BONDS BETWEEN TEAMMATES IN THE CLUBHOUSE CAN MAKE UP FOR A LoT or THINGS. O8 - O9 l JAYHAWKER It can hide a teams weakness, lack of talent or lack of experience. Kansas certainly doesnt bring in the recruits that programs like Texas, Oklahoma orTexas Afllvl bring in, but what the Jayhawks may lack in stellar recruits they make up forwith the chemistry that coach Ritch Price helps create. Kansas already has the second most Big 12 victories in the Price era, all with dozens of young players, some even playing their tirst full collegiate season. Watch the team on the oif the held, it's clear there's a bond that has helped propel them past all projections. 'The energy in our dugout is outstanding, Price said . 'The team chemistry is as good as it's been since l've been here. lt doesnt hurt that Kansas has 10 comeback victories this season, which Price believes are huge contributors to the clubhouse vibe, The guys like each other and they're playing for each other, Price said. l thinkthat some ot those rallies are a result.' One of the biggergames in the season exempliiied that bond loud and clear. At the Missouri game at Kauffman Sta- dium, the Jayhawks came backfrom a 3-1 deiicit in the sixth inning. Like Price said, the players made plays foreach other. Senioriirst baseman Preston Land's three-run home run in that inning turned the game around, and Land has been struggling most ot the season. The Jayhawk dugout exploded in yells as many of the Jayhawks jumped out to meet Land as he retumed to the dugout. Everyone was pumped atter that. We knew that we were going to take that game after that, junior shortstop David Narodowski said. Freshman infielder James Stanfield is one to know about the dugout energy. Staniield is regulated to a backeup role and only gets to start if one of the starting middle intield- ers are hurt, likeiuniorsecond baseman Robby Price was on Sunday. The comeback victories are definitely a boost to team morale Stanfield said. These comeback wins detnitely help out yourteam and coniidence, Stanfield said. They help you move onto the midweek games then again to the next weekend series. Kansas will play a relatively weak Chicago State, a team that already has 33 losses and only three victories. But Price doesnt expect his players to let each other down Tuesday night with the postseason looming. You're building your resume every time you play, Price said. We got to keep the momentum going, pick up two more W's and keep building our resume. jsut 2 'S ,A m Q, Q 4-F . .E A Q A iq ix gi, .Lx . V :fre f -lf' V, ' ' 9:1 ' W ' m sg, .,, r. 1 ' , 'L . he K V ,aw w .I L at w. 1' w gk F .wx ,fi nf! A ,Qi '74 N E R E, T Q THE ENERGY IN OUR.DUGOUT IS QUTST THE TEAM CHEMISTRY IS AS GOOD A5 SINCE Uv: BEEN Hr:nTe:,.T H Nh 'RITCH PRICE, COACH ' 1 T X0 xA -I-vC ' 1' Ic 'wE HAVE A LITTLE .JAYHAWK ' FAMILY WITH I7 SISTERS. ' ' 4 ff ll DoucsIE MccAuLLEY l .IAYI-IAWKER I . G U' I A 'I EERS KANSAS SOFTBALL COACH TRACY BUNGE HAS SEEN HER FAIR SHARE OF GRADUATING SENIORS DURING HER I3 YEARS AT THE HELM. SHE HASN,T SEEN TOO MANY LIKE THIS YEAR S GROUP, HOWEVER. This group is detinitely a special one, Esunge said. All tive have made maior contriputions to this program in one vvay oranother during theirtime here. Third paseman Val Chapple, lett fielder Stevie Crisostol pitcherValerie George. centertielder Dougie lVlcCaulley. and catcher Elle Pottont vvill likely play their last games in Jayhawk unitorms this Weekend at the Big i2 tournament, They all have done so many things they can and should pe proud ot, Bunge said During their time here they've been great representatives ot this University. As thelrtime in crimson and plue nears its end. all tive took a moment to reflect on their experiences as a tlayhavvk, VAL CHAPPLE Perhaps the ultimate emloodlment ot a student athlete, Val Chapple excelled poth on and otl the tield during hertene ure at the University. Chapple, an Overland Park native, has been a rocktor Kansas at third pase - starting all put one RS LOOK K AT SOFTBALL game in her career Chapple also tondly recalled vvinning the Big 12 Championship hertreshman year. For all her achievements on the tield, Chapple has iust as many in the classroom, Recognized as an academic All- American and All-Big i2 numerous timesi Chapple poasts a cumulative 4.0 GPA Being a studentaathlete has really helped my time management, she said. The athletics department has a great support stait in place, and theytve really helped me develop those skills, Chapple may loe modest, put the University has taken notice of her dedication in the classroom. Chapple vvas selected hy the School ot Education to pe a student loanner carrier tor this years commencement ceremony. lm so honored to pe nominated to carry the banner at graduation, she said. lt's a very tlahering honor, STEVIE CRISOSTO Aitercomlng to Lavvrence from northern Calitorniai Ste' vie Crlsosto adlusted vvell to lite in the lVlldvvest. Having never peen to Kansas loetore, it vvas dliterent at tirstf' she said, put I vvas pleasantly surprised. Still, it vvasn't all easy, SOFTBALL l I 54 I G6 ERE WERE LOTS OF HIGHS AND LOWS, BUT IT,S THAT EXPERIENCE THAT HAS PREPARED ME FOR ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. THE STRUGGLES ONLY MAKE DOING WELL MORE REWARDING IN THE LONG RU viii 1 Sal iif.If- Getting used to the weather was something else though. she joked. Crisosto, a Palo Cedro native, has had to make adjust- ments on the field as well, as she moved all over the field during her career Y playing everywhere from first base to the outfield. Still. she has been productive, with her best season coming in 2007, when she started 60 games at shortstop while hiiing S02. Though she has experienced some struggles in herjunior and senior seasons, Oiisosto has always held her head high. Byan ivicGeeney!KAlXISAlXl Senior softball players val Ohapple. 3rd baseman: Dougie IvlcOaulley, outfielder: valeria George. pitcher, Stevie Orisosto, shortstop: and Elle Bottorf, catcher, will play in theirfinal Big i 2 Tournament April in Oklahoma City. The five seniors have had their shares of nigns and lows as Jayhawks, but leave the field with positive memories. There were lots of highs and lows, she said. But ts that experience that has prepared me for anything and everything. The struggles only make doing well more rewarding inthe long runf! VALERIE GEORGE Upon first glance, you might not place Valerie George as a big-time pitcher. But thats just what George, a 5-foot-5 hurler, likes to hear. 'IA lot of people have doubted me, being undersized as a pitcher, she said. I feel like I did a good job of proving them wrong, O8 - O9 l JAYHAWKER Over her career, George has gone from a complemen- tary arm in the bullpen to the ace of the staff. Last season was her best in a Jayhawk unifomw, as she racked up 1 8 vic- tories from the circle behind a l .96 EBA. Though this season has been somewhat of a disappointment forthe team, it still contains a career highlight for George. Georges eyes lit up when reminiscing about the team's 54 upset victory against perennial softball powerhouse Ari- zona. George, a Tucson native, struck out eight and eamed the victory in the early-season game. Forma obviously, the hometown thing was big, but theyre always such a good team too, she said. lt felt so good to beat them . ELLE POTTORF Bumps and bruises, scrapes and cuts - all in a day's work for Elle Pottorf. As the backstop for Kansas for the past tive seasons, Potton' has endured much more than a few scratches. Aftertaking medical redshirt in 2006 because of shoulder surgery, Pottorf bounced back with her best oHensive season, blasting nine home runs and 37 BBls. Though a knee injury cut her 2008 season short, Pottorf found herway backto the field to catch the majority of Kansas' games this year. I don't know if l've ever coached a player who has fought back from so many injuries, Bunge said. Though she has overcome all her injuries, they seem to have made a lasting impact on Pottorf, who is currently working to become an athletic trainer. With a few years of school remaining, Pottorf is athletic eligibility is. My live years have been a blast, she only having brothers, so it was nice to have team to talk with and play pranks on. They are all sisters. DOUGIE MCCAULLEY Since transferring to Kansas from Odessa ITexasj Junior College before the 2007 season, Dougie lvlcOaulIey has been a ixture in the Jayhawk outfield. Being able to put on the KU uniform day-in and day-out has been special, she said. lvIcCaulley has started every game she has appeared in and has become known for robbing opponents of a hit or two with diving catches. lvlcCaulley, a Victorville, Calif. , native, has also been a consistent hitter for Kansas, with her .375 average last year marking the sixth-best single season average in KU history. When she isn't roaming center field , lvicOaulley is an avid fan of hunting, fishing and target shooting. One day, she hopes to own her own ranch so she can continue to enjoy being outdoors. Though lvlcCaulley will miss being on the field, she spoke more about what being on the beam has meant to her. The game has been such a big pad of my life she said. But what l'll miss most isjust the relationships with my teammates. 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' 5 FEL?-'WE . , I BEFORE FANS GOT TO WITNESS ALAN WEBB MAKE HISTORY IN THE MILE- INVITATIONAL AT THE 82N KANSAS RELAYS, THEY WITNESSED LAUREN BONDS MAKE SOME HISTORY OF HER OWN. ln the vvomen's 1 ,500 meters, Ronds, lunior, ran a personal best 4:27.35 in front of her home crovvd. The time dualiied herforthe NCAA Midvvest Regionals in May. lm thrilled that its novv out of the vvay, Bonds said. Bonds said she ovved her performance tojunior Kellie Schneider. Schneider, vvho Won the unseeded 1 ,500 on Thursday, paced the first three laps of Ronds' race like a rab- bit before a planned dropout. l'm really indebted to her, Bonds said. The next historic event featured athletes such as Amerie can mile record holderAlan Webb, 2003 Olympian Christian Smith and Retervan derWesthuizen, a former University of Nebraska runner from South Africa. Throughout each lap, fans cheered on the runners as they tried to break the four-minute mile. ln the end it came dovvn to Webb and Van Der Wes- thuizen vvith Webb edging out as the vvinnervvith a time of 315390. Van Der Westhuizen finished right behind him vvith a time of 3:59.54 Shortly aftervvard both men took a victory lap around as both celebrated running a sub-four minute mile. Webb's time ranks second all-time in Kansas Relays history, behind Kansas' Jim Ryun's 3:54.70 in 1057. The men's 1 10-meter hurdles Hnals vvas deja vu for freshmen Keith l-layes, Keyen Rorterand Lavvson Montgom- ery because last year all three vvere in the finals at the Relays inthe hurdles event in high school vvith Rortervvinning out. l-layes took second running a time of 14.05 seconds in the event behind Jeffrey Julmis of Cloud County Community College being edged by .03 seconds. Porter came in third A running at 14.35 seconds l-layes said around the last hurdle is vvhen he really lost his composure almost falling at finish line but felt that he executed very vvell getting a regionally duaiifying time. lm satisfied vvith my race for novvf' l-layes said. ln womens action Kansas, Missouri State and Seton l-lall battled out the 4x400 race dovvn to the last leg. For Kansas a team of freshman Shayla Wilson, and seniors Nickesha Anderson, Sha'Ray Butler and Charity Stovvers vvith a time Of3:43.14, gave up the vvin to Missouri State vvith atlme of3:41.3Q. KANSAS RELAYS I I6O i. I i N Er yr at xt' tt 7 ws SHOULD HAVE WON THAT 4x4 BUT we DIDN.T.ANDWEqRE NOT GOING TO BEAT OURSELVES ABOUT IT. WE PUT ON AGOOD SHOW BY OUR TEAMMATES AND W WE DID GOOD. -r gr e mr w1gf AVTOSVSOU sato. We haye oUr oest f, if pe Kiev, '!'.r'V'Gt7 itat! hows dowh to tt, were 2' inefsif sed t howevertrdstratedtorsome ot 1 . W 1 Q 1 t 4 t A r r - ra T..ff e het yet regrohatty goalrtred. 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ME Z . I' -l I KE T5 RIB BC BC RD ACS matt bristow matt betohold josh bowe matt betchold kelly breckunitch taylor bern rachel burchfield becka oremner betsy cutcliff rustin dodd alexandra garry ARTICLES F-'EATU andy greenhaw .L -wxf-L- -.A, RED IN THIS I SY' I I ,lx v,,.-f A ,. LL, , ,,,LL.,,., oo -l,,,l .J O kevin hardy AA I N 1 , lauren hendrick 22 Q QQ Efolliff LESS J -Orr-Jlw I-geffw AV, f1f'5-if If justing hilley :rj Ni , JJ- madeline hyden 'T f Tj X r laugh: ' 4, fm 'CES 1 : ww. V- J jayson jenks A, L,L,,-.AF,,,-,A L. elliot kort I I- ,.Xf,E:'o case keefer 'FQ Llnrinx .fx PN. - Ol ,I V' of, nina libby I Q12 l l j j JP. 1 of BR .1 5,5 ,IA l A-A -. 5 3 J of: 4 L, lia X 573 i 3S E52 I l I Z l 6 1 MR A? 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TW WW. matt bristow chance dibben jon goering rachael gray nina Iiby ryan mcgeeney alison richardson jessica sain-baird jenny terrell ryan waggoner jerry wang tyler Waugh weston white JAYHAWKER YEARBOOK STAFF XXCHANGESZ THE 2008fO9 JAYHAWKER ANNUAL WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A GREAT 'THANK YOU TO ALL THE BOOKS CONTRIBUTORS THE TALENTED AND DEDICATED WRITING AND PHOTOGRAPHY STAFFS OF THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN FROM AUGUST 2008 TO MAY EOOQ. WITHOUT THEIR WORK FOR THE KANSAN, THE JAYHAWKER WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE alexandra garrison jeditorj arnold phommavong jdesignerj TJ . tom johnson jadyiserj M 39 JAYHAINIKER ANNUAL COPYRIGHT THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN ,-551 . , 5 ' as S