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Jayplay
We celebrate Valentines
Day with love-inspir-
ing photos of romance
in unexpected places.
Also, learn why choco-
late is good for you, what
MySpace has done for
music and how to make an
interfaith relationship work.
Tanning salon opens new addition
Mango Tan, the official tanning salon of the
Women of KU models has expanded into The
Cups former space. PAGE 2A
Intramural basketball team remains unbeaten
Co-rec intramural team 2 Good 4 a Name contin-
ued its winning ways, defeating Title IX All-Stars
on Tuesday night at the Student Recreation and
Fitness Center. PAGE 11A
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VOL. 116 issue 91 www.kAnsAn.cOm thursday, february 9, 2006
The sTudenT vOice since 1904
The mens and womens basketball teams hit the road on Wednesday.
For complete coverage of the men at Nebraska and the women at
Oklahoma, see PAGES 6A, 7A, 10A And 12A
t legislature
House OKs bill
t transportation
By Kristen JarBoe
kjarboe@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
AbleHawks will be able to
serve disabled KU students bet-
ter through Student Senate. It
will now have a voice on the
board that sets policies for KU
on Wheels.
AbleHawks would like to see
buses with more accessibility
to those with disabilities, said
Zach Coble, AbleHawks vice
president.
This includes students who
are visually impaired, hearing
impaired or mobility impaired,
he said. If someone is in a
wheelchair, I think there should
be a lift for them on the bus.
Previously no one flled either
position on the board because
of scheduling conficts among
the students.
Its really important to get a
KU student on the board, said
Derek Zarda, AbleHawks presi-
dent. We need to have a voice
for students with disabilities.
Were really pushing for this.
Zarda said he visited other
schools, such as Michigan State
University, that have busing sys-
tems that were better equipped
for students with disabilities.
Those systems seem to
put KU on Wheels behind the
times, he said. For example,
if the bus driver is coming to a
stop, he would say his location
on the intercom so that the visu-
ally impaired student can hear
where hes at.
AbleHawks would also like
to see the LiftVans available
not just for transportation to
classes, but for other activities,
such as on campus meetings, as
well. The LiftVans are the cur-
rent means of transportation for
students with wheelchairs.
The Transit Steering Com-
mittee brought in a bus from
the Wichita Optima Bus Cor-
poration last week that showed
an example of an adequately
equipped bus for people with
disabilities. It has a lift-equipped
ramp at the front door that lands
at ground level, the same height
as the sidewalk.
Department director Donna
Hultine said that the KU Park-
ing Department wanted to buy
buses, which were similarly
accessible. Jessica Mortinger,
transportation coordinator for
KU on Wheels, said retroftting
the buses with new equipment
was another possibility, but
funding was an issue.
With enough money the bus-
es could defnitely be retroft-
ted, she said. But the second
question is, Who is going to pay
for them?
Zarda said the buses worked
for some of the students, even
most of the students, but not for
everyone.
Why cant they be benefcial
to all students? he said. We all
pay the same tuition.
AbleHawks, which raises
awareness for students with dis-
abilities, will have two people
on the Student Senate Trans-
portation Board: one person to
attend the meetings and another
to complete two hours of offce
work per week.
Edited by Meghan Miller
Getting ready for the big day
Megan True/KANSAN
Chrissy Holgerson, Overland Park junior, carries red and pink balloons for Valentines Day at Flowerama, 1700 W.
23rd St. Holgerson said that Flowerama has been selling $2000 to $3000 worth of fowers a day because Valentines
Day is less than a week away.
Group wants
better busing
t environment
By Fred a. davis iii
fdavis@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
An anti-abortion amendment
added to a bill intended to im-
prove student health insurance
created quite a buzz on Tues-
day. How quickly a 110-14 vote
quelled that buzz.
On Wednesday, the Kansas
House of Representatives over-
whelmingly passed the bill that
would grant the Board of Re-
gents the authority to purchase
health insurance coverage for
its six member institutions of
which the University of Kansas
is one.
The bill was initiated by the
Regents after hearing a proposal
from Provost David Shulen-
burger that detailed the need
for better coverage for students,
graduate teaching assistants and
graduate research assistants.
The bill was introduced to the
House on Jan. 11.
Rep. Richard Kelsey (R-God-
dard) introduced the anti-abor-
tion amendment on the House
foor Tuesday morning to the
shock of nearly everyone in at-
tendance.
Since the state helps fund
the insurance for students,
Kelsey said, I dont want the
state paying for abortions.
Rep. Annie Kuether (D-Tope-
ka) disagreed with the amend-
ment proposal and voted against
it. Kuether was also among the
few who voted against the bill,
citing the grounds of the amend-
ment, not the bill itself. She said
it was not up to the legislature to
decide what a person could do
with his or her body.
Rep. Tom Sloan (R-Lawrence)
who voiced his discontent about
the amendment on Tuesday,
voted for the bills passage on
Wednesday. He said he voted for
the bill to keep it moving, but
also said he would do his best
to get the amendment removed.
Sloan said he liked the core of
the bill, but disagreed with the
amendment.
I think it jeopardizes a
timely provision of health insur-
ance options to students, he
said because I anticipate there
would be a lawsuit over the lan-
guage of it.
He said it did not take into ac-
count the possibility of abortion
due to risky pregnancies, rape
or incest-related situations.
Kelsey argued that his amend-
ment did not prohibit medical
attention for risky pregnancies.
Show me a health insurance
policy that does cover abor-
tions, Kelsey said. Its a cash
business, have you ever heard of
an abortion clinic taking insur-
ance?
The bill now heads to the
Kansas Senate Education Com-
mittee for review before being
presented to the Senate.
Edited by Timon Veach
Amendment debate on hold
By rachel ParKer
rparker@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
While it might seem more convenient for
college students to carry their garbage out
to the dumpster or wait for the free garbage
pickup, there are other ways to help the en-
vironment using little time and space.
Lawrence has more than 15 drop-off
centers where community recycling takes
place. The Wal-Mart Community Recy-
cling Center, which reopened on Dec. 13,
and the 12th and Haskell Bargain Cen-
ter, are two of Lawrences biggest drop-
off spots, Mollie Mangerich, operations
supervisor of Lawrence Waste Reduction
and Recycling, said. Other centers can be
found on its Web site, at www.lawren-
cerecycles.org
Five curbside residential recycling sec-
tors are also available for students liv-
ing anywhere off-campus, but for a fee.
Chris Scafe, owner of Sunfower Curb-
side Recycling, charges $16 a month for
weekly pickup service or $8 a month for
bi-weekly service.
Ryan Jaco, Kansas City, Mo., senior,
said that students didnt recycle to drop-
off centers primarily because they were
lazy and didnt want to take the time out
of their schedules.
It is a hassle, but I think its important
and thats why I do it, she said.
Jaco recycles on her own every week
and a half, taking her recycling to the
12th and Haskell Bargain Center because
the money they give in exchange for the
products goes to Habitat for Humanity.
Bringing reusable items to these cen-
ters takes only a few spare minutes, but
it helps the environmental cause. Cell
phones, computers, disposable cameras,
car batteries and tires can also be recy-
cled at Lawrence Waste Reduction and
Recycling.
eBay has created Rethink, a program
which focuses on the reusability of old
computers, cell phones and other elec-
tronics. Rethink is a spin-off from e-
waste, a way to use electronic waste for
good use. The electronics can be traded
in, donated or even bought over eBay.
These products contain hazardous ma-
terials and can have negative effects on
the environment, but only 15 percent of
people are aware that recycling of these
products is available where they live, ac-
cording to December 2004 fndings from
ACNielsen International Research, a
marketing research company.
Students hanging out on campus
might have the easiest way to help the
environment. The KU Environmental
Stewardship Program provides recycling
containers at more than 100 buildings on
campus. Students pay $3 included with
their tuition fees for these containers to
be available on campus. Student Senate
and University of Kansas administration
also provide funds, said Jeff Severin, KU
environmental services manager.
Edited by Meghan Miller
Trash canned at
Lawrence locations
Joshua Bickel/KANSAN
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Ive been so out of the news that I dont even
know who that is.
FMara Rodriguez, Dyessburg, Tenn., fresh-
man
Im glad he fnally got confrmed. Unfortunately I
didnt have much time to pay attention. I think the de-
lay was inevitable but also annoying and I now have
more respect for the senators that voted for him.
F Adam Poole, Wichita freshman
I dont know much about the case. I think Demo-
crats have gone too far on pushing him not to be
elected, such as making comments that made his
wife cry.
FCharlie Stern, Topeka freshman
What do you think of Judge Samuel Alitos
confrmation to the Supreme Court?
By Patrick Sullivan de Oliveira
editor@kansan.com
Kansan correspondent
THI NK
What do you
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t BUsiness
Lisa Lipovac/KANSAN
Mango Tan owner Kristi Lawrence organizes a table of tanning lotion in the new addition to the store. The salon is the offcial tanning salon of the Women
of KU calendar models.
By aliSSa Bauer
abauer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Kristi Lawrence admitted that
she was anxious about the dust
on the foor. The sun shining
through the glass doors high-
lighted a thin layer of sawdust
that otherwise wouldve went
unnoticed.
Theres just no clean way
to do construction, Lawrence
said.
Lawrence owns and man-
ages Mango Tan, 4000 W. Sixth
St. Last week she opened the
salons new addition in the space
previously occupied by The Cup.
Since Mango Tan became the of-
fcial tanning salon of the Wom-
en of KU calendar models two
years ago, the business has done
well enough to warrant expan-
sion into the space next door.
Though reluctant to credit
only the models, Lawrence was
willing to acknowledge the girls
endorsement of Mango Tan as
one reason behind its recent suc-
cess.
Loni Berry, May 2006 calen-
dar model said, Mango Tan re-
ally makes me feel comfortable
tanning there and promoting it
to other people.
The Topeka senior lives in
Kansas City, Kan., and is fn-
ishing her degree at the Uni-
versity of Kansas. She had
only good things to say about
Mango Tan.
I think the other women
who live here and tan here re-
ally help, Berry said. I hope
that we had some kind of part
in it.
Lawrence said she was ap-
proached to sponsor the Women
of KU models two years ago. Un-
der the sponsorship, the models
tan for free during the school
year.
In turn, theyre out as kind
of like a walking, talking ad-
vertisement for us, Lawrence
said. Its kind of a win-win
situation for both sides. It
defnitely helps because so
many students tan here. Word
of mouth is the best advertise-
ment you can get.
Lawrence was surprised how
quickly Mango Tan expanded in
two-and-a-half years in business,
in a college town full of tanning
salons, most of which are much
closer to campus.
When we opened our doors
a few years ago, we didnt think
that wed be catering to as many
students as we are, Lawrence
said. We didnt think theyd
come this far west.
Lawrence estimates that half
of the 17-person staff are KU stu-
dents.
Mary Noulles, Tulsa, Okla.,
sophomore has worked there
since August of last year. She said
shed noticed a fairly weighty in-
crease of traffc at Mango Tan,
especially after word broke about
the expansion.
When I came back from
Christmas break and started
working, I noticed that in the
past few weeks weve sold over
$1,000 in packages, Noulles
said. I can defnitely see a huge
increase. Im always cleaning
beds, and theres always some-
one in here. Its nice.
The expansion gives Mango
Tan more than extra square-foot-
age. Lawrence said they were
able to add tanning beds. Now
there are 15 beds in the salon.
Its helped our staff because
we dont have as many phone calls
and it helps the students because
they dont have to kill themselves
getting to their appointments on
time, Lawrence said.
Even with the models en-
dorsement of the salon and the
new addition, Lawrence said
word-of-mouth doesnt reach
everyone.
It still amazes me, she said,
that even after two and a half
years, people will still come by
here in one of the busiest
shopping centers in Lawrence
and be like, hey did you guys
just get here?
Edited by Kathryn Anderson
Lisa Lipovac/KANSAN
Mango Tan at 4000 W. Sixth St.
offers specials to customers after
opening its new addition, which
doubled the size of the salon.
Salon sponsorship
aids expansion
office of study abroad 108 lippincott hall
osa@ku.edu www.ku.edu/~osa 864-3742
The Ponte Vecchio, Florence, Italy
the world at your feet!
summer 2006 study abroad fair
thursday, february 9th
10:30 am- 3:30 pm
4th floor, kansas union
At the study abroad fair
Receive information about summer programs.
Talk to faculty members and returning students.
Enter for your chance to win door prizes, including
a $100 travel voucher from STAtravel.
Want to know what people are talking
about? Heres a list of Wednesdays most
e-mailed stories from Kansan.com:
1. Plans underway for Collison, Hinrich to face off at Allen Fieldhouse
2. Teaching assistant dies
3. Survey says: Lawrence place to be for free wireless Internet
4. Anti-abortion amendment could stall student health coverage bill
5. Students must keep online data secure
Fact of
the day
Akangaroocanleapadistanceupto25 feet, but cannot jumpat all if its tail is liftedoff the
ground.
Sources: www.stlzoo.org, www.planet-science.com
Q
uote
of the
Day
Why cant you share your bed? The most loving thing to do is to share your bed with
someone. Its very charming. Its very sweet. Its what the whole world should do.
Michael Jackson
thursday, february 9, 2006 the university daily Kansan 3a news
Campus
Mary Kondrat, dean of Loui-
siana State Universitys School
of Social Work, has been named
as the new dean of the School of
Social Welfare.
Kondrat will
succeed Ann
Weick, who an-
nounced she
would step down
last year after
nearly 19 years as
dean.
Dean Kondrat
is an experienced
dean with proven
ability. Her interest in promoting
international research and study
abroad and in promoting inter-
disciplinary research ft well into
the central themes of this univer-
sity, Provost David Shulenburg-
er said in a press release.
Kondrat has been at LSU since
2003. While at LSU, she initiated
and oversaw the School of So-
cial Works inaugural Commu-
nity Campaign, which targeted
foundations and donors for fund
raising and initiated a focused
minority recruitment strategy.
Kondrat said she was excited
about becoming the dean of the
School of Social Welfare at the
University.
It is a privilege for me to be
able to work together with this
outstanding faculty and staff to
enhance the schools already ex-
cellent educational and research
programs, she said.
Mindy Ricketts
Kansas Education Commis-
sioner Bob Corkins said on
Wednesday that the University
of Kansas newest change in the
education system, growth mod-
eling, is one step better than the
national No Child Left Behind
program Wednesday.
Growth modeling is a program
designed to record the individual
improvement of each student rather
than No Child Left Behinds moni-
toring of the progress of groups of
students.
Growth modeling is, I believe,
a very dramatic improvement, he
said.
He spoke at the Ecumenical
Christian Ministries building for a
University forum.
He said growth modeling al-
lowed education to be tailored to
each student, making time the
variable and learning the con-
stant rather than the opposite,
which he said was the case in edu-
cation today.
He said that for the past year,
the state had been putting together
profles of students to start tracking
their progress. He said that with
the information, the state would be
able to identify the problems with-
in the education system and make
improvements.
Research is the key, in my mind,
beneft of this, he said about the
program. Students will be able to
progress at their own pace.
Corkins also addressed his frst
four months in offce.
He said about the educators and
the state, Their defensiveness right
off the bat led me to be defensive.
Anne Weltmer
nation
Nine months before Enron
Corp. famed out in bankruptcy,
some investors were question-
ing the strength of its businesses
despite public assurances from
company founder Kenneth Lay
and former CEO Jeffrey Skill-
ing that all was well, jurors in
their fraud and conspiracy trial
learned Wednesday.
Those questions and a stock
price that dropped to less than
$60 per share from its high of
$90 in August 2000 prompted
Skilling to hold a conference
call in March 2001 to reassure
Wall Street that Enron was
healthy.
Prosecutors have played
clips of videos to bolster alle-
gations that Skilling and Lay
lied about Enrons fnancial
health.
The Associated Press
on the reCord
FA 22-year-old KU student
reported an Apple iPod
and Douglas County Bank
checkbook stolen from his
vehicle between 9 p.m.
Jan. 27 and 3:30 p.m. Jan.
28 in the 1000 block of Ala-
bama. The iPod was valued
at $300.
FA 26-year-old KU graduate
student reported his 3 feet
by 5 feet double-pane win-
dow destroyed between
10 a.m. and 2:45 a.m. on
Sunday at 337 Lyon St.
The window was valued at
$200.
on Campus
FThe Summer Study Abroad
Fair is from 10:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. today in the fourth
foor lobby of the Kansas
Union.
FThe Engineering and Com-
puter Science Career Fair is
from 12:30 to 5 p.m. today
in the Kansas Union Ball-
room.
FMarc Becker, Truman State
University associate profes-
sor of history, is giving
a lecture entitled The
Worlds Other Superpower:
The 2006 World Social Fo-
rum in Venezuela at noon
today in 318 Bailey Hall.
He will also give another
lecture entitled Maritegui,
the Comintern and the In-
digenous Question in Latin
America at 3:30 p.m. today
at the Hall Center for the
Humanities.
FIna Robertson is giving a
lecture entitled Charge
Exchange X-Rays from the
Heliosheath at 4 p.m. today
in 3078 Malott Hall.
FThe flm Jarhead will be
shown at 7 p.m. tonight at
the Woodruff Auditorium in
the Kansas Union. Tickets
are $2 or free with an Activity
Card.
Kondrat
By Dave Carpenter
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO McDonalds
french fries just got fatter by
nutritional measurement.
The worlds largest restau-
rant chain said Wednesday
its fries contain a third more
trans fats than it previously
knew, citing results of a new
testing method it began using
in December.
That means the level of po-
tentially artery-clogging trans
fat in a portion of large fries is
eight grams, up from six, with
total fat increasing to 30 grams
from 25.
The disclosure comes as
McDonalds Corp. starts roll-
ing out packaging for its menu
items that contain facts about
their nutritional content a
move made voluntarily but
with the fast-food industry
under pressure from consumer
groups and the government to
provide more information.
McDonalds said it updated
the nutrition info on its Web
site last month as soon as it
discovered the new level of
trans fat. It explained the in-
crease by saying an improve-
ment in the testing process has
made results more accurate.
Michael Jacobson, execu-
tive director of the Center for
Science in the Public Interest,
called the change quite a dra-
matic increase.
He renewed the nonprofit
health advocacy groups call
for McDonalds and other fast-
food chains to make healthier
food and for the Food and
Drug Administration to ban
the use of partially hydroge-
nated oil, the source of trans
fat.
McDonalds pledged in
September 2002 to switch to
a new oil that would halve
the level of harmful trans fat-
ty acid in its fries. But it has
delayed those plans, citing
product quality and customer
satisfaction as priorities while
continuing testing.
Evading an epidemic
Xinhua, Jiang Hongjing/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Health workers man a checkpoint to disinfect passing vehicles Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006 in Yijing, Yangquan City,
north Chinas Shanxi Province, where the government reported on Wednesday its 29th reported outbreak of bird fu
since Oct. 19. Up to 15,000 fowl in Yijing were found dead between Feb. 2-3, Chinas Xinhua news agency said. It did
not give any details on what type of birds they were. The sign reads, No entry, Epidemic area.
t NUTRITION
Fat facts revealed
McDonalds unveils the truth about fries
Social welfare school
will get dean from LSU
Commissioner praises
education program
Investors questioned
Enrons strength
February 9, 2006
THIS WEEK
PAID FOR BY KU
ON CAMPUS
KUs newest journal, Comma, Splice,
has extended its submission deadline to
the 14th of February.
submissions of any genre
of creative writing are
welcome
Up to ve pieces or 13 pages
of submission welcome
we are a faction of KU Stu-
dent Writers Association,
The (KU SWA,T)
Submissions must
be sent as either .doc
format or in the body
of an email.
Questions and sub-
missions can be sent
to
kuswat@yahoo.com
Creative Writing
Registration is online at
www.ku.edu/~silc/blueprints
<http://www.ku.edu/~silc/blueprints>
Or stop by the Student Involvement &
Leadership Ofce
Leadership Conference
February 25, 2006
Cost: $10
Due Monday February 20th
E-mail nolx13@ku.edu for more information
Natural Ties is a student-run volun-
teer program that fosters friendships
between individuals with and with-
out disabilities.
Natural Ties
Proj ect Bri dge
For more
information e-mail
pbridge@ku.edu
Volunteers knowledgeable in
another language tutor
people of all ages who are learning
English as a second language.
Wednesday, February 22
from 6-8pm
St. Lawrence Catholic
Campus Center
Spaghetti Dinner!
Meeting will take place:
Wednesday, February 15th,6-8pm
Big XII Room in the Kansas Union
Mentoring In the Lives of Kids
is an after-school volunteer
program that works with 8 dif-
ferent elementary and junior
high schools
Contact milk@raven.cc.ku.edu or (785) 864-4072;
SILC ofces 410 Kansas Union
For only one
hour a week,
volunteers can
tutor, be in a
class, or work
one-on-one
openings for
immediate board
members avail-
able
MILK
Italian Club
Meets every 2nd Thursday
of every month
6:00 at Aimees following
La Tavola
For more info email
circolo@raven.cc.ku.edu
http://www.ku.edu/~circolo
Circolo Italiano!
Come speak Portuguese and
meet Brazilian people...
BRAZA
Brazilian Student Association
Brazilian table
every Friday at
5pm at Henry's
Upstairs
Student Environmental Advisory Board
Recycling Drop-off
February 25 from
10am-4pm on the
East side of the KU
Memorial Stadium
Parking Lot
Want to
GET NAILED
this Valentine's Day?
Stop by the KU
Habitat for Humanity
booth on Wescoe Beach
February 13 & 14
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The craft of costuming
Nicoletta Niosi/KANSAN
Suzannah Johannes, Powhattan senior, works in the costume shop in Murphy Hall. Johannes was creating costumes for the University Theatres production
of Aristophanes A Congress of Women. Performances begin next month.
t POLITICS
t COURTS
Attorney interprets statute
Bush signs bill,
defends budget
Living With A Choice
In A Consumer Society
On Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m., students gather
around a ??? explain if spirituality anda faith per-
spective can provide a way to live or an
alternative to a life directed by over-
consumption...open to all.
three special
Announcements from ECM
New Mexico Alternative Spring Break
Questions? Details? Go to ecu.ku.org and
click alternative spring break.
And, the W
al-M
art Choice?
Having shown High Cost of Low Prices, snd
the perspective is presented in the viewig of
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al-M
art W
orks, Sunday, February 12, 7
p.m
., at ECM
with panel response
By Roxana Hegeman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WICHITA Sedgwick
Countys top prosecutor testi-
fed Wednesday that health care
providers and others should not
substitute their own judgment
and fail to report all consensual
sexual activities between under-
age minors.
There is no right to privacy
when a crime has been commit-
ted, Sedgwick County District
Attorney Nola Foulston said.
Foulston is a co-defendant
in the federal lawsuit brought
by the Center for Reproductive
Rights. The New York advocacy
group is challenging the consti-
tutionality of a 2003 opinion by
Kansas Attorney General Phill
Kline that the states mandatory
reporting law requires health
care providers to report consen-
sual sex between similarly aged
minors.
In Kansas, the age of consent
is 16.
Foulston testifed that Klines
opinion had no effect on her of-
fce.
In its lawsuit, the Center for
Reproductive Rights contends
the Kline opinion discourages
adolescents from seeking coun-
seling or medical treatment such
as contraception while violating
their right to informational pri-
vacy.
Klines offce contends in the
lawsuit that only signifcant
sexual conduct such as vaginal
or anal intercourse and oral sex
among willing adolescents must
be reported.
Foulston takes an even strict-
er interpretation of the states
forced reporting statute.
She testifed that the law re-
quires reporting of all illegal sex-
ual activities between underage
adolescents. That would include
a boy touching the breast of a
girl, or either adolescent touch-
ing the genitals of the other.
The states forced report-
ing law requires profession-
als who deal with children
including doctors, den-
tists, teachers, school ad-
ministrators, social workers,
psychologists, firefighters,
law enforcement and day care
workers, among others to
report suspected instances
where a child was injured due
to abuse or neglect.
By nedRa PickleR
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON Presi-
dent Bush signed a measure
Wednesday that trims Med-
icaid and Medicare spending
over the next five years, but
he said Congress must make
bigger changes as baby boom-
ers retire.
Bush said programs such
as Medicare, Medicaid and
Social Security are the big-
gest long-term challenge to
the budget. Even after the
cuts he signed into law, the
growth rates projected for the
programs are not sustainable,
he said.
That will leave future
generations with impossible
choices staggering tax in-
creases, immense deficits, or
deep cuts in every category of
spending, the president said.
He defended his budget
blueprint for the coming fis-
cal year in the face of crit-
ics from both parties who
say he is shaving too much
from Medicare and other pro-
grams. He said his critics are
thinking like free-spending
Europeans.
There are some that,
frankly, whose policies would
make us look more like Eu-
rope than we should, and that
is kind of a centralization of
power, Bush said in a visit
Wednesday to tax-averse New
Hampshire. The surest way
to centralize power is to take
more of your own money to
Washington.
Bushs proposal for the
budget year that begins Oct.
1 asks Congress to trim Medi-
care spending by $35.9 billion
over five years, allowing the
program to grow at a rate of
7.7 percent instead of 8.1 per-
cent currently projected.
It is the difference be-
tween slowing your car down
to the speed limit, or putting
your car into reverse, Bush
said both at the White House
and before the Business and
Industry Association in Man-
chester, N.H.
The bill he signed is a left-
over measure from his 2005
agenda. The measure aims
to trim $39 billion out the of
budget over five years, partly
through small cuts to Med-
icaid, Medicare and student
loan subsidies.
The bill also:
Renews the 1996 welfare
overhaul bill.
Cuts $11.9 billion in stu-
dent loan subsidies.
Aims to raise $10 billion
in new revenues from auc-
tioning television airwaves
to wireless companies.
Includes $1 billion in new
spending to extend an in-
come subsidy program for
dairy farmers.
The $39 billion in cuts in
the bill are generally small a
0.4 percent cut in total Medic-
aid money and 0.3 percent cut
from Medicare over five years
compared with deficits ex-
pected to total $1.3 trillion or
more through 2010. But Bush
said it will save an average of
about $300 per taxpayer over
the five years.
Democrats said the mea-
sure was an assault on college
students and the elderly and
disabled who rely on Med-
icaid to pay for their health
care. They said the bill, which
was written in private, was
evidence of the undue influ-
ence of corporate interests
such as insurance companies
and drug manufacturers.
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COMMENTARY
COMMENTARY OUR OPINION
Bus system leaves
students behind
KU on Wheels buses, the
campus buses that take stu-
dents to class, arent handicap
accessible. To accommodate
handicapped students trans-
portation needs, KU on Wheels
offers vans that pick up stu-
dents and take them to class.
However, if a student misses
their pick-up twice, KU on Wheels
wont pick them up anymore.
Students sleep in; sometimes
they miss the bus and they dont
get to class. Its a fact of life for
college students. But if youre a
handicapped student and miss
your alarm twice, you no longer
have a service to take you to class.
Its not that KU on Wheels
is being mean to students with
transportation needs its buses
cant handle. But the organiza-
tion, which is run through student
money by KU students, needs the
policy to manage its rides.
The situation ends up being
unfortunate for any handi-
capped student who loses his
or her ride privileges. And it
unfairly, though not intention-
ally, targets these students. Any
student who simply misses the
bus, no matter how many times,
gets to keep his or her bus pass.
So its a problem of resourc-
es, not policy.
One way to increase the
resources of KU on Wheels and
end this problem is to com-
bine with the Lawrence Public
Transportation, the T.
With both services acting
with each other, instead of in-
dependently, more vans would
be available to take handi-
capped students to class.
The T has 14 paratransit
vans it uses for its T Lift service,
compared to only two for KU
on Wheels.
With more resources and
more rides, the stringent two
strikes and your out policy
wouldnt need to stay in effect.
And handicapped students
wouldnt be held to a higher
standard than other KU stu-
dents.
John Jordan for the editorial
board
Ponder gender more
to improve overall
One of the most important
things we learn in college is
how to deal with and function
within the context of gender.
It is impossible to function
properly in our society without
a certain degree of sensitivity to
and knowledge of gender. I am
not directing this comment at
any certain gender; we could all
use a greater appreciation of the
discrimination and challenges
faced by women in the past and
present.
We all know gender discrimi-
nation exists, but no one wants
to talk about it. What is the best
way to deal with this uncom-
fortable problem? Expand your
horizons, push the boundaries
of your current comfort zone
and expose yourself to a new
perspective.
Sometimes we have to be
proactive about our own educa-
tion. College is all about having
new experiences and growing
from them. But sometimes, what
is presented to students in the
classroom is an incomplete and
tedious picture of reality and the
possibility of social change.
In order to get the most from
our university educations, we
must actively seek a deeper
knowledge and understanding
of gender in society. The Uni-
versity of Kansas offers a wide
range of opportunities that can
help with this; one must only
seek them out.
As Jayhawks we should be
honored to have Eleanor Clift
at 7 p.m on Sunday at the Dole
institute of Politics.
She is just the type of inter-
esting, talented author to help
us educate ourselves about gen-
der and society. Clift wrote a
book titled Madam President:
Women Blazing the Leadership
Trail. The book outlines the
struggles of women in poli-
tics and the complex societal
standard that keeps them from
reaching that climax of Ameri-
can power; the presidency.
Clift has a lot to teach us all
about the reality of the world
we live in and the possibility
of a more egalitarian political
society in our future.
It is not often that we have the
ability to participate in a serious
dialogue about the state of gender
politics in America. Jump at this
chance. Clift offers something for
everyone. For those of us who are
hesitant about women in politics,
she offers a compelling argument
for the betterment of American
society through equal participa-
tion in politics. For those of us
who view a woman president as
an important step, Cliff offers us
practical advice and knowledge
that can allow us to be part of
the movement towards gender
equality.
The Dole Institutes current
lecture series, The First Wom-
an President, is the perfect
opportunity to break away from
the normal day-to-day grind of
learning in a classroom, and
give yourself an experience
that will enrich the time you do
have to spend in the classroom.
Take responsibility for your
own education. Grow. Do
something new. You will be a
better and happier person for it.

Stuewe is a Lawrence sopho-
more in political science and
American studies.
Stem cell
initiative
requires
education
Issue: Handicap accessi-
bility and KU on Wheels
Stance: KU on Wheels
should combine with
the T to improve.
COMMENTARY
Governments siezure of search records justied
Missouri may soon become a
pioneering state in the area of stem
cell research, especially amongst
its Midwest counterparts. Accord-
ing to missouricures.com, a group
called the Missouri Coalition for
Lifesaving Cures is pushing a Con-
stitutional amendment that will
grant the right to perform embry-
onic stem cell research in Missouri
by mandating the legislature to
appropriate funding for embryonic
stem cell research as it would for
all other research.
For a state in a predominately
pro-life region, it is somewhat
amazing to nd that nearly 70
percent of Missouri voters sup-
port the referendum, according to
the magazine Law and Health
Weekly. But, once the text of the
proposed amendment is actually
read, it is no surprise at all.
The sponsoring group makes
some pretty amazing claims about
its ballot initiative. First, they say
that it will outlaw cloning. In fact,
the amendment clearly states, No
person may clone or attempt to
clone a human being.
The law does not really ban
cloning. In fact, it only bans cloning
for the purpose of reproduction
while leaving the door wide open
for somatic cell nuclear transfer
(a.k.a. cloning).
Secondly, the Missouri Coali-
tion purports that the initiative will
outlaw in vitro fertilization for use
in stem cell research. Again, the
amendment expressly states that
No human blastocyst may be pro-
duced by fertilization solely for the
purpose of stem cell research. But,
this text is so full of double speak
that one cannot take this state-
ment at face value. It goes on to say
later in the amendment that the
ban does not include producing
any number of human blastocysts
for the purpose of treating human
infertility, thus allowing unused
blastocysts to be used for research.
A somewhat larger issue at stake
is the responsibility of the parties
involved with the proposal. They
have played so much with the
semantics of the relevant terms that
one has to wonder if they are really
being at all honest in their proposal.
They claim the move would
bring cures to Missourians. How-
ever, could their real motives be the
millions, if not billions, of research
dollars at stake? Could their real
motives have anything to do with
the $300-million complex being
designed by the Stowers Institute of
Kansas City, which will be built in
what stowers-institute.org calls a
jurisdiction favorable to stem cell
research?
It seems that there is more at
stake here than just medical cures.
Missourians need to see through all
the hype and get to the core of this
issue, without all the fancy white-
wash being done by its proponents.
The full text of the referen-
dum can be found at missouri-
cures.com/documents/Initia-
tive.pdf.
Soukup is a Lakin sopho-
more in linguistics.
Since the inception of the USA
PATRIOT Act in the wake of
9/11, many people have accused
the U.S. government of taking on
a Big Brother mentality. Recent
revelations about NSA wiretap-
ping have done nothing to put
the accusation to rest. It comes as
no surprise that the governments
recent requests for Google to turn
over information pertaining to In-
ternet searches was immediately
decried by many as yet another
attempt by President Bush to
destroy civil rights and to invade
everyones privacy.
The only problem with this
scenario is that the facts dont
support it.
Firstly, the subpoena served to
Google by the government has
nothing to do with trying to nd
enemies of the state. Instead it
has to do with the Child Online
Protection Act (COPA), accord-
ing to government statements in a
January USA Today article. This act
was ruled unenforceable by the Su-
preme Court because it required all
commercial Internet companies to
block possible access by children to
pornographic Web sites by requir-
ing credit card numbers or other
kinds of age verication. Although
the act was ruled unenforceable, it
was not declared unconstitutional,
and it was sent back to a lower
court to decide whether parental
lters worked as well as what
COPA proposed. In order to prove
its case that lters were ineffective,
the government requested that top
search engines submit a random
list of Web sites that users searched
for and general records of searches
in order to try to show that many
seemingly innocent searches would
turn up pornographic results. In its
request, the government didnt ask
for any identifying information, but
only what searches had been done
in the span of a particular week
and with what frequency, according
to CNET News.
The ostensible reason for
Googles deance is that it is
ghting for the rights of the little
guy. Googles apparent concerns,
however, are somewhat hollow
because it is hypocritically saying
on the one hand that its rights
are being violated by innocuous
requests for cooperation made by
U.S. authorities while on the other
hand it recently concluded a deal
in which it is colluding with the
government of China, seemingly
solely in order to increase its prof-
its by entering the Chinese market.
The real reason for Googles
reluctance to release information,
then, seems to be because of cer-
tain information that the company
doesnt want to get out. Not only
is Google concerned that certain
trade secrets could be acquired by
the likes of Yahoo and Microsoft
if it releases this information, but it
is also worried that people might
nd out about how much Google
itself invades everyones privacy.
For instance, ABC News reported
in January that Google not only re-
cords and stores every search made
by its search engine, but it also
stores unique data that can identify
the computer that made the search.
The Sunday Times of London also
reported that it keeps this informa-
tion indenitely. Furthermore,
the Sunday Herald in Scotland
reported that Google searches
for key words in all e-mails in its
Gmail service so that it can place
targeted ads. And for those of you
using Googles toolbar, The Sunday
Times of London reported that
Google is keeping records of all of
our searches in addition to every
Web site that you visit.
Everyone should value their
privacy and stand up for their
rights to keep their personal
information condential, but be-
fore anyone believes the cries of
outrage that Dick Cheney wants
to see your what youre searching
for on the internet, they should
rst take a long and hard look at
what Google does everyday to
destroy privacy on the Internet.
Goetting is a Leavenworth
senior in political science
and East Asian languages
and cultures.
LIZ STUEWE
opinion@kansan.com
JOSHUA GOETTING
opinion@kansan.com
ANDREW SOUKUP
opinion@kansan.com
George Lucas should be
sat down and forced to drink
the wrong Holy Grail cup.

Id like the world to know that

my ex-boyfriend pretty much
just sucks at being a person.

Is it weird that my friend

is defrosting his cheesecake
right now with a blow dryer?

The UDK should have

more Quotes of the Day by
Dave Barry. Dave Barry is a
frickin genius and my hero.

I just saw an adorable girl

outside in the lobby. Where
have you been my whole life,
adorable girl?

Hey Free-for-All, can you

tell me the number for KU
Info? No really, its OK. Just
publish it in the paper tomor-
row or something.
(Editors note: 785-864-3506)

OK, so I found the num-

ber for KU Info, but rst of
all, they werent answering
their phones, and second
of all, they didnt even have
a menu option for what I
needed, which is the bus
schedule. How difcult is
that, Free-for-All?
(Editors note: Find the
bus schedule online at www.
ku.edu/~kuwheels)
All
Free
for
Call 864-0500
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onds to speak about any topic they
wish. Kansan editors reserve the
right to omit comments. Slanderous
and obscene statements will not
be printed. Phone numbers of
all incoming calls are recorded.
Eleanor Clift: 7 p.m.,
Sunday at the Lied
Center.
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Sophomore guard Russell Robinson steals the ball fromNebraska junior forward B.J. Walker late in the second half of Wednesday nights game in Lincoln, Neb. Robinson snagged four steals and dished fve assists against the Cornhuskers.
By Daniel Berk
dberk@kansan.com
Kansan senior sportswriter

LINCOLN, Neb. Some nights his role is to score and other
nights his role is to create havoc for the opposing teams guards.
Sophomore guard Russell Robinson constantly pressured Ne-
braska point guard Charles Robinson into making poor decisions
and turning the ball over in Wednesday nights 69-48 victory.
It wears the other team out, Robinson said. When we get
steals, we are able to play faster and run more. Its one of our main
ways to get points.
Robinson has struggled over the past three games with his out-
side shot and has had to adjust his role to do more than score.
Robinson shot 6-of-27 over his last three games. He was 16-of-23
in the three games before that.
Besides Robinsons four steals on the night, he also did a solid
job distributing the ball to his teammates with a team-high fve as-
sists.
Robinsons assists came at important parts of the game. With
Kansas leading by just six points in the frst half, Robinson assisted
on three consecutive Kansas baskets. Two of the assists were to se-
nior guard Jeff Hawkins for open three-pointers and the fnal assist
was an alley-oop to sophomore center CJ Giles.
Kansas coach Bill Self said after the game that Robinson was one
of the most important players on the Kansas roster.
I think Russell is more the heart and soul of our team than any
other player, Self said. When he dives on the foor that gives ev-
erybody energy when youre making plays like that.
Self said he was also pleased with Robinsons defense.
Usually your pressure defense isnt as good on the road, Self
said. I thought he did a real good job of extending our defense and
pressuring their guys.
Robinson also tried to add another dimension to his game
Wednesday night. He set a career high with fve offensive rebounds
and collected seven total rebounds on the night.
Robinson was able to get his offensive rebounds because no one
on Nebraska boxed him out. Nebraska big men Aleks Maric and
Wes Wilkinson had their hands full trying to contain the Kansas big
men and no one picked up Robinson, who was scanning for easy
rebounds and buckets.
With his fve offensive rebounds, Robinson gave Kansas many
second-shot opportunities and kept the offense fowing. On one
possession, after a three-point miss from freshman guard Mario
Chalmers, Robinson collected an offensive rebound and kicked it
back to him for another shot this time Chalmers connected.
Robinson said after the game he would continue to try to get his
teammates involved, and wouldnt let his poor shooting affect the
rest of his game.
Im just going to let the game come to me, Robinson said. I
have been struggling lately, but its not anything Im letting get to
my head. Im going to keep shooting the ball when I have open
looks.
Edited by Cynthia Hernandez
Robinson
adapts game
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nebraskas Jason Dourisseau, right, attempts to shoot over Kansas Julian Wright on a
drive during the frst half of the Jayhawks victory against the Cornhuskers Wednesday
night in Lincoln, Neb.
Rylan Howe/KANSAN
Sophomore center Sasha Kaun and senior guard Jeff Hawkins joke around with the Nebraska student section near the end of the game. The Jayhawks defeated the Cornhusk-
ers 69-48 Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas Julian Wright dunks in the closing seconds of Kansas 69-48 victory against Nebraska
Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb.
By CJ Moore
cjmoore@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas coach Bill Self said Nebraska
missed 17 shots within three feet the last
time Kansas faced Nebraska in Allen
Fieldhouse. Kansas won by a modest 42
points.
6:35 p.m. Nebraska coach Barry
Collier is sporting a red blazer. Did he
fnd that jacket in Tennessee coach Bruce
Pearls closet or at the local Lincoln thrift
store?
6:37 Nebraska misses its frst shot
within three feet. One miss down, 16 to
go.
6:41 Freshman guard Mario Chalm-
ers gets the steal and the dunk on the
one-man fast break. Kansas leads 8-2 and
is already covering the spread. Kansas
defeated Nebraska by 42 the last meeting
and was favored by only four tonight.
7:16 Collier shed the jacket. Half-
time. Kansas leads by only eight. Collier
should be doing cartwheels because Ne-
braska is still in the game.
7:22 Ill take the KU Dance Team
or Kansas Citys Marching Cobras as the
halftime entertainment over Nebraskas
corny magic show. On second thought,
some of those wardrobe changes were
amazing.
7:36 Freshman guard Brandon
Rush starts the half with a runner in the
lane. Once Rush decides not to take frst
halves off, hes going to score 20 points
every game.
7:44 Rush called for a travel after
he tried to dunk over Nebraskas Wes
Wilkinson.
7:47 Kansas goes on a 10-2 run.
Chalmers had fve points and two assists,
accounting for all 10 points in the run
capped off with a lob to Rush. Corn-
husker time-out.
7:56 Nebraskas B.J. Walker shoves
Chalmers out of bounds before he gets
an offensive board. No blood no foul?
8:00 Collier goes crazy when the refs
dont allow a time-out as Wes Wilkinson
is falling out of bounds.
8:12 Commentator Dave Armstrong
just went on a long spiel about how Col-
lier is making a good move by resting
Aleks Maric with four fouls and 4:39 left
in the game. Good try, Dave Maric
had to sit down because he fouled out
of the game.
8:20 Freshman forward Julian
Wright is on the receiving end of a reverse
alley-oop dunk. Next time Trading Places
is on TBS, check it out. The resemblance
between Wright and the homeless Eddie
Murphy character is uncanny.
8:21 Freshman center Matt Klein-
mann and the mop-up crew enter the
game as Self turns the victory over to
the bench.
A 69-48 victory and Kansas didnt
even bring its A-game.
Edited by Meghan Miller
Key plays:
The Cornhuskers, after trailing by eight points
at halftime, made a conscious effort to get the
ball to sophomore center Aleks Maric. Maric
scored the frst eight points of the second half
for Nebraska, but he scored just one point in the
remainder of the game.
Maric cut the Kansas lead to six just minutes
into the second half, but Kansas guard Mario
Chalmers responded by hitting a three-pointer
at the top of the key. Chalmers later hit another
after Maric cut the Kansas lead to fve.
Kansas put the game away for good with a 15-
0 run late in the second half.
Ryan Colaianni
Huskers go cold, cant hit the mark
Nebraska (15-7, 5-4 Big 12 Conference)
Field goals Free throws Points
Wes Wilkinson 1-11 1-2 4
Aleks Maric 7-16 2-5 16
Jason Dourisseau 5-10 3-4 14
Charles Richardson, Jr. 0-2 0-0 0
Jamel White 1-2 0-0 3
B.J. Walker 3-5 3-4 9
Marcus Perry 0-1 0-0 0
Marcus Walker 0-4 0-0 0
Bronsen Schliep 1-1 0-0 2
Tony Wilbrand 0-0 0-0 0
Kyle Marks 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 18-52 9-15 48
Kansas (16-6, 7-2 Big 12)
Field goals Free throws Points
Julian Wright 4-10 0-0 8
Sasha Kaun 2-3 2-4 6
Russell Robinson 2-5 4-5 8
Mario Chalmers 7-17 2-2 20
Brandon Rush 3-11 0-0 6
Jeff Hawkins 3-7 2-2 11
Rodrick Stewart 0-0 0-0 0
Jeremy Case 0-1 0-0 0
Stephen Vinson 0-0 0-0 0
Darnell Jackson 1-1 0-0 2
CJ Giles 4-7 0-0 8
Christian Moody 0-0 0-0 0
Matt Kleinmann 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 26-62 10-13 69
Box Score
Chalmers
continued from page 12a
players who forced the Cornhusker defense to col-
lapse inside.
When shots are not dropping, you just try to drive
andget it inside andtry toget easy baskets, andthat led
to Mario getting some open looks, freshman forward
Julian Wright said.
Kansas coachBill Self saidhe didnt mindwhenhis
players took shots, as long as they were good shots.
Four three-pointers went in for Chalmers, and de-
spite connecting on just seven of his 17 feld-goal at-
tempts, he was the most clutch player on the foor.
I think he had the biggest answers tonight, with a
couple of threes late in the shot clock, Self said.
Rush scored just six points in the game, a victim
of errant shooting, making only three-of-11 attempts.
Rush struggled to get into any offensive rhythm, de-
spite having many open looks for his shots.
Rush spent the last fve minutes of the game on the
bench, a rare sight in recent games. He had averaged
18 points per game in conference play going into the
Nebraska game.
Chalmers said he knew that having Rush struggle
and still managing a victory was good for his team.
It shows that we have a lot more weapons than
just Brandon, even though he is leading the team in
scoring, Chalmers said. Tonight he just didnt have a
good game, but he will come back.
Basketball Notes:
Mistake-freeHawkins
Hawkins had no turnovers in the game and has just
one in his previous seven.
Nicetoseeyou
Former Kansas player and current Creighton guard
Nick Bahe was in attendance. Bahe received a loud
ovationfromthe Kansas players andcoaches whenhe
entered the Kansas locker roomafter the game.
Rushcools down
Rushs six points ended a nine-game streak of him
scoring in double fgures.
Makingastand
Kansas continuedits stellar defense, holding Nebraska
to 34.6 percent shooting and forcing 19 turnovers.
Mariohits 20
Chalmers four three-pointers were a career high and
his 20-point effort was his fourth 20-point output of
the season.
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Kansas Russell
Robinson, right,
tries to steal the
ball fromNebras-
kas Wes Wilkinson,
left, during the frst
half of Wednesday
nights 69-48 victory
in Lincoln, Neb. The
last time the two
teams met, Kansas
drubbed Nebraska
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idea on others. Others act in an ex-
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from a space of goodness.
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want to think carefully about what is
going on. Fortunately, you have tons
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If you want a job done your way,
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Take an overview. Your emotional
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SESTRIERE, Italy Its not
the symmetry Kristina Koznick
wants. The top-ranked U.S.
womens slalom skier is hop-
ing that her Olympic career
doesnt end the way it started
on the injury list instead of
the slopes.
Koznick partially tore liga-
ments in her right knee while
warming up for a World Cup
race in Germany last weekend,
and she doesnt know if shell
even participate in Fridays
opening ceremony, much less
the womens slalom on Feb.
22. She said she wont march if
shes on crutches.
Im at least working toward
a chance, which is better than
nothing, she said by phone
Wednesday on her way to be
ftted for a brace.
Koznick said she should
know more Thursday, when
she expects to meet with U.S.
Ski Team doctor William Ster-
ett.
Then she could face an un-
happy choice: Race injured or
surrender her spot to another
U. sS. hopeful.
Right now, as far as com-
peting, we dont know whether
thats going to happen, said
Koznicks coach and boyfriend,
Dan Stripp. If she feels like
she cant, shes going to say, I
cant do it.
While Koznicks ACL is still
attached, Stripp said, her bone
was bruised and the doctor
probably will share the deci-
sion. Meanwhile, its rehab and
a dose of hope.
Its not the frst time Koznick,
30, has confronted hard luck
and hard decisions.
A more severe injury to
her other knee kept her from
what would have been her frst
Olympics in 1994. Frostbite
sidelined her for part of the
1995-96 World Cup season.
This is her fnal season as a
World Cup skier and her fnal
Olympics, the last chances for
that elusive big win.
In the 1998 Olympics, she
failed to fnish the slalom, and
in 2002 she was 17th in the gi-
ant slalom and did not fnish
the slalom.
As the only independent
racer on the World Cup circuit,
she frst left the U.S. Ski team
after her relationship with
Stripp led to his fring as a U.S.
coach in 1999. She rejoined
the U.S. squad in 2003 but re-
turned to independent status
last year.
Koznick admits that main-
taining her own tiny team
with only a handful of staff-
ers can be a challenge. Ev-
erything becomes a worry, from
denting the rental car to an ill-
ness on the staff. That constant
struggle makes her latest set-
back even more poignant.
The Minnesota native hasnt
won a World Cup race since
2003, but she had two second
places and a third last winter.
This season, she has been in the
top 10 in four of the fve World
Cup slaloms she entered and
twice brushed the podium, fn-
ishing fourth both in Maribor,
Slovenia, and Lienz, Austria.
In a career that includes six
slalom victories but no major
championships, Koz was
hoping Sestriere would be a
defning triumph.
Currently eighth in the World
Cup womens slalom standings,
she is the countrys best chance
for a womens slalom medal.
Because she is ranked seventh
on the World Cup Start List, she
would be the only U.S. woman
with the advantage of starting
in the frst group, before the
course gets chopped up.
The U.S. team is ready with
a replacement should Koznick
scratch.
Shes a great slalom skier
and the U.S. needs to have the
best team possible, said U.S.
womens technical coach Trev-
or Wagner. But well be racing
four women in every event. If
she cant, there are other ath-
letes who would go instead.
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Preston has the chance to
be a huge guy for
us with the way he swings
the bat, Price said.
Afenir is unique from the
rest of his freshman class, be-
cause he is the lone freshman
starter. Although he may share
time with junior Dylan Parzyk
throughout the season, the
California-bred catcher is car-
rying a heavy load.
Buck Afenir has the most
difficult job, Price said. He
has seven returning starters
around him, and hes replac-
ing one of the best players
from our conference last year
in Sean Richardson. Hes a
talented young man.
Afenir did not record a
single error in the four of five
games he started last week. He
threw out the first runner who
attempted to steal on him, and
he also hit a solid .333 for the
series.
I was pretty happy with
myself but Ive got to get the
mental part of the game down
a little better, Afenir said.
Thats my biggest fear right
now.
Does he feel like the odd
man out of the freshman
crowd?
Yeah, but I kind of wel-
come it, he grinned. I like
it.
Afenir said he looked to se-
nior center fielder Matt Baty
and sophomore third baseman
Erik Morrison for help and
advice.
He already looks like hes
comfortable carrying the
weight that comes with be-
ing the starting catcher. He
does admit, however, that hes
still working toward being the
leader that the catchers spot
requires. Despite being one of
two major contributing fresh-
men, Afenir said he looked
forward to becoming the an-
chor of the defense.
I just have to start play-
ing like its my team, Afenir
said. Being the young guy,
its something Ive got to get
used to and take the team
over a little bit being the
catcher.
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Italian skier injured before Games
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Nathan Bilow/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kristina Koznick of Buck Hill, Minn. bends a slalom gate during the wom-
ens U. S. Alpine National Championships at Mammoth Ski Area, Mammoth
Lakes, Calif. in this Sunday, April 3, 2005, photo. Koznick is in her fnal season
as a World Cup skier.
K-State coach undergoes neck surgery
Rout
continued from page 12a
Kansas fell to 3-7 in confer-
ence. Oklahoma improved to a
perfect 10-0 and has emerged
as the team to beat in the Big
12.
Courtney Paris, a candidate
for the Wooden Award given
annually to the nations out-
standing players, led the way
for the Sooners with 18 points
and 12 rebounds.
Henrickson said she ex-
pected a big game from Paris,
but was discouraged that three
other Sooners also reached
double-digits.
We felt like she was a tough
match-up, but the rest of those
kids are defendable, Henrick-
son said.
Oklahoma shot 51 percent
from the feld during the game,
including 21 points off of Kan-
sas turnovers.
Freshman guard Ivana Cat-
ic struggled all night on the
defensive end. She received
just 18 minutes of playing
time, with the rest going to
freshman guard Sophronia
Sallard.
After the game, Henrickson
said it was Catics worst perfor-
mance of the year. It came after
she enjoyed a big game against
Iowa State at Allen Fieldhouse
last Saturday.
Kansas found a bright spot
in big performances by two
seniors, forward Crystal Kemp
and guard Erica Hallman.
Hallman made 4-of-7 three-
point attempts, and her 18
points were second only to
Kemps 21.
I thought Erica hit some big
shots offensively, Henrickson
said. And I thought Crystal
was very poised.
On a night when Kansas
struggled to play defense, the
coach commended Kemps
defensive effort, saying it was
something she had been work-
ing on in practice.
Oklahoma pulled away with
a 10-0 run midway through
the frst half, something the
Jayhawks were never able to
bounce back from.
We gave them too many
easy shots early and let them
feel good about themselves,
Henrickson said.
Womens basketball note-
book:
Sparsely attended game by
OU standards:
With a showdown against
defending national champi-
on Baylor looming Saturday,
many Oklahoma fans chose to
skip last nights game. There
were 5,839 tickets sold, but the
crowd was estimated at just
more than 4,000. Saturdays
game will likely be a sellout in
the 12,000-seat arena.
Kansas signee in atten-
dance:
Sade Morris, a senior for-
ward at Norman High School,
attended the game last night.
She will be in Kansas next fall
as one of Henricksons seven
new players.
Missouri loses on road:
The Tigers lost to the Iowa
State Cyclones 66-60 in Ames,
knocking their Big 12 record
down to 6-4. Kansas will visit
Missouri on Saturday for a 3
p.m. game.
Edited by Timon Veach
Kansas State mens bas-
ketball coach Jim Wooldridge
underwent surgery to remove
a bulging disk in his neck
Wednesday. No timetable has
been set for his return to the
team.
Assistant sports informa-
tion director Tom Gilbert said
Wooldridge had been ham-
pered by the bulging disc for
several weeks.
The Wildcats played Iowa
State on Wednesday, the
first time in 164 games that
Wooldridge was not on the
sideline. Assistant coach
Jim Elgas coached in his
absence.
The Associated Press
By HeatHer riffel
hriffel@kansan.com
kansan sportswriter
The game got off to a sloppy
start, but 2 Good 4 a Name col-
lected its composure and proved
to be too good for Title IX All-
Stars, winning 49-21 Tuesday
night at the Student Recreation
and Fitness Center.
Poor shooting and mental er-
rors hurt both teams in the be-
ginning, but 2 Good 4 a Name
was able to overcome the prob-
lems. The game was played at an
aggressive pace.
2 Good 4 a Name was led of-
fensively in the frst half by Me-
lissa Casto, Leavenworth fresh-
man, Janessa Gerber, Garden
Plain freshman and Brandon
Bernard, Overland Park fresh-
man. 2 Good 4 a Names cohe-
siveness was evident throughout,
especially when Cody Cansler,
Shawnee freshman, stole the
ball and passed it to Casto for an
easy lay-up in the frst half.
Clark Kebodeaux, Olathe
sophomore, was the leader both
offensively and defensively for
Title IX All-Stars, but his team
could not overcome a 27-9 half-
time defcit.
The second half was dominat-
ed by Cansler, who led his team
in scoring and steals. Cansler
said after the game that he was
just happy to come away with
the victory.
Our team played tough, and
we hustled in order to get the
win, Cansler said.
On the other side of the ball,
the Title IX All-Stars players
said they didnt capitalize on
opportunities that could have
had them on the winning end.
The number of turnovers our
team had killed us and the fact
that we didnt make our shots,
Kebodeaux said.
Kebodeaux said he thought that
his team would play better once it
played more games together.
Edited by Timon Veach
thursday, february 9, 2006 the university daily Kansan 11a sports
t intramurals
athletics calendar

TODAY
F Mens golf at Hawaii-Hilo,
all day, Waikoloa, Hawaii
FRIDAY
FSoftball vs. Florida, Wilson/
DeMarini Tournament, 10
a.m., Houston
F Softball vs. Texas A&M-
Corpus Christi, Wilson/De-
Marini Tournament, 2 p.m.,
Houston
F Baseball at Stanford, 7 p.m.,
Palo Alto, Calif.
Player to
w a t c h :
Jared Sch-
weitzer. The
senior frst
b a s e m a n
went 5-of-7
with two RBI
last Satur-
day against
Hawaii-Hilo.
F Track, Tyson Invitational, all
day, Fayetteville, Ark.
F Track, ISU Classic, all day,
Ames, Iowa
F Mens golf at Hawaii-Hilo,
all day, Waikoloa, Hawaii
SATURDAY
F Softball vs. Houston, Wil-
son/DeMarini Tournament, 4
p.m., Houston
F Softball vs. Texas A&M-
Corpus Christi, Wilson/De-
Marini Tournament, 6 p.m.,
Houston
F Mens basketball vs. Iowa
State, 3 p.m., Allen Field-
house
F Womens basketball at Mis-
souri, 3 p.m., Columbia, Mo.
FBaseball at Stanford, 3
p.m., Palo Alto, Calif.
FTrack, ISU Classic, all
day, Ames, Iowa
FTrack, Tyson Invitational,
all day, Fayetteville, Ark.
SUNDAY
FSoftball vs. Oregon, Wil-
son/DeMarini Tourna-
ment, 10 a.m., Houston
FBaseball at Stanford, 1
p.m., Palo Alto, Calif.
Schweitzer
tracK
The Kansas mens track and
feld team is ranked eighth in
the country on the trackwire.
com Web site.
Kansas was number 15 last
week. The Trackwire ranking
projects the Top 25 teams in
the nation and how they will
do in the NCAA Indoor Cham-
pionships, held on March 10
and 11.
The mens and womens
teams will participate in the
ISU Classic in Ames, Iowa, and
the Tyson Invitational in Fay-
etteville, Ark., this weekend.
Kansan staff reports
Anna Faltermeier/KANSAN
Cody Cansler, Shawnee freshman, drives the ball down the court during an intramural game Tuesday evening at the
Student Recreation and Fitness Center. Cansler, a guard for 2 Good 4 a Name, had several assists during the game in
which his team defeated the Title IX All-Stars.
2 Good is just good enough
By Case Keefer
ckeefer@kansan.com
kansan sportswriter
Tuesday nights intramu-
ral basketball game between
Kappa Sigma and Fists of
Fury began and ended the
same way with fire from
Fists of Fury.
Within the first two min-
utes, Fists of Fury point guard
Jake Stover, Buhler junior,
made two three-point shots
sparking an early 15-point
lead and an eventual 61-58
victory against Kappa Sigma.
Kappa Sigma center Brandt
Pyle, Halstead junior, and
his teammates fought back
by grinding out points in the
paint and refusing to give up
the ball.
Pyle scored 20 points in 15
minutes during the first half,
which narrowed Fists of Fu-
rys lead to 35-29 at the half.
In the second half, the Fists
of Fury tried to shut down
Pyle, but the extra attention
didnt phase him.
Pyle scored 30 points dur-
ing the game.
I really didnt think about
it, Pyle said. I just did what
needed to be done.
At the 6-minute mark, Pyle
brought Kappa Sigma back
into the game with a three-
point play that tied the game
at 53 points.
A hard-fought lay-up from
Stover rekindled the Fists of
Furys momentum and se-
cured the teams victory.
Edited by Cynthia Hernandez
Fists of Fury burn to victory
t intramurals
nfl
The Detroit Lions hired Mike
Martz after all.
The former Rams coach be-
came Lions offensive coordi-
nator and quarterbacks coach
Wednesday, a week after he
turned down the job for fnan-
cial reasons.
Martz interviewed with new
coach Rod Marinelli and team
president Matt Millen nine days
ago, but said last Thursday he
wasnt taking the job because,
It just didnt work out with the
money.
Contract terms werent dis-
closed.
The Rams fred Martz on Jan.
2, the day after St. Louis fn-
ished 6-10. He sat out the last
11 games recovering from en-
docarditis, a bacterial infection
of a heart valve, but has been
cleared to return to coaching.
Martz led St. Louis to the
playoffs in four of his fve full
seasons, including a Super
Bowl after the 2001 season, and
helped the franchise win the
2000 Super Bowl as offensive
coordinator.
The Rams went 51-29 in the
regular season and 54-33 over-
all during his fve full seasons as
head coach.
The Associated Press
nfl
Al Michaels appears
headed to NBC after ESPN
hired former quarterback Joe
Theismann, Washington Post
columnist Tony Kornheiser and
Mike Tirico as its Monday night
broadcast crew.
Michaels had been with ABC
since 1976 and had been the
play-by-play voice of Monday
Night Football since 1986,
when he replaced Frank Gif-
ford.
NBC takes over Sunday
night games next season from
ESPN. John Madden.
The Associated Press
Former Rams coach
heads to Detroit Lions
Track team hurdles to
eighth place in ranking
Michaels goes to NBC
for football broadcast
Sure, we've got sun. We also have once-in-a-decade snow.
The brand-new luperial Express Superchair, North Auerica's
highest lift. And a one-of-a-kind town that parties two uiles
high. ut don't forget your snorkel - hot tubs are always in
season here.
Graduate to a better sprIng break resort.
BreckenrIdge, CoIorado.
breckenrIdge.com/coIIege
Red Lyon Tavern
944 Mass. 832-8228
A touch of Irish in
downtown Lawrence
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sporTs
Its the most wonderful time
of the year.
Football season is offcially
over.
Kansas blew out the mighty
Houston Cougars in the Fort
Worth Bowl, Vince Young won
the Rose Bowl all by himself
and the Steelers won a twid-
dle-my-thumbs boring Super
Bowl.
So now that its all over, can
we fnally, please, move past
the most over-hyped and over-
rated sports season of the year
and start paying attention to
the truly compelling sports?
Quick question: Can you tell
me where the Winter Olympics
are being held this year? If you
guessed Eudora, youre wrong.
They are actually being held in
Torino, Italy. Bonus question:
When do they start? If you said
tomorrow, youre correct and
probably in the minority.
Thats right, in less than 48
hours, the best athletes in the
world not on the hardwood or
a gridiron will parade into Sta-
dio Olimpico in Torino, ready
to perform in the greatest event
in all of sports.
The Olympics transcend the
sports that are played. The cul-
tural and social implications
of the Olympics can never be
understated. What other sport-
ing event or any event, for
that matter has the power
to peacefully bring representa-
tives from 85 different nations
together? Consider this: Alidad
Saveh Shemshaki of Iran and
Mikail Renzhin of Israel will
both be in the qualifying pools
for the mens slalom and giant
slalom skiing events.
In case youve never read
the non-sports sections of the
newspaper, those are two ath-
letes from respective countries
that are one nervous soldier
with a grudge away from ignit-
ing World War III. Shaq vs.
Kobe? No thanks. Ohio State
vs. Michigan? Ill pass. Give
me Shemshaki vs. Renzhin,
a match-up with a whole lot
more drama.
The games in Torino also
provide compelling American
story lines. Will the soul-
patched, bandana-sporting,
speed-skating Apolo Anton
Ohno be able to avoid another
fateful wipeout, similar to the
crash that kept him from win-
ning the gold in the 1000m
individual race? How well will
the USA Hockey team compete
with 44-year-old Chris Chelios
as its captain? Can the United
States eclipse its record of
34 total medals it kept in the
States in Salt Lake City?
If winter sports and the
peaceful coexistence of the
worlds powers arent really
your bag, then look no further
than NCAA basketball.
With regular season games
remaining against Missouri,
Kansas State and Texas, KU
fans should be well-entertained
as they wait for postseason
play. Arguably, March Madness
begins at the Big 12 champion-
ship on March 9. How well
Kansas plays there is sure to
have a huge impact on the Jay-
hawks seed in the Big Dance a
week later.
Kansas (16-6, 7-2), starting
three freshmen and two sopho-
mores, may not have the most
postseason experience. But the
last time I checked, that doesnt
matter as much in the tourna-
ment as all the ESPN pundits
would have you believe. Syra-
cuse won it all in 2003 with two
freshmen, Carmelo Anthony
and Gerry McNamara, leading
the charge. And last year, Kan-
sas led by seniors Aaron Miles,
Keith Langford, Wayne Simien
and Michael Lee bowed out in
the frst round to Bucknell, a
14 seed. So its hard to say how
Kansas will respond this year.
Bottom line: The Super
Bowl and the BCS may pro-
vide ratings and huge corpo-
rate sponsors, but the Winter
Olympics and the NCAA
postseason will provide the
truly compelling.
Although the folks at Tosti-
tos, Nokia and EV1.net may
want you to think otherwise,
right now we are beginning
not ending the best part
of the year for sports.
F Wacker is a Chesterfeld,
Mo., senior in journalism.
He is Kansan.com editor.
t LIFe oF brIan
Best part of sports year just around the corner
By AlissA BAuer
abauer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Entering the 2006 season,
the Kansas baseball team
knew what to expect from
its veterans. Five games into
the season, its more than just
the returning starters who are
drawing attention.
While the returners joined
forces to score more than 50
runs and win the first four
games of the season, standout
freshmen have emerged.
Theyre really high profile
guys, Coach Ritch Price said
of his freshman class. Theyre
guys that came into our pro-
gram that were recruited by
other major universities after
theyve had tremendous high
school careers.
Of the 14 freshmen on this
years roster, first baseman
Preston Land and catcher
Buck Afenir have already
made lasting imprints. Land
was the second-string first
baseman in Hawaii, behind
senior Jared Schweitzer. But
Land fit right into a desig-
nated hitter role, starting all
but one game in the five-game
opening series against Ha-
waii-Hilo.
The two freshmen made it
known that their presence
would be vital to the success
of a Kansas veteran lineup.
Land hit .444 in four
games, and hit two over the
fence. He carries confidence
and hitting know-how in his
sturdy 6-foot-3 frame, but he
said it was a relief having his
first-hit jitters behind him.
In my first at bat I got my
first hit so its off my shoul-
ders. And then being a power
hitter, I hit my first home run
and now thats off my shoul-
ders and I dont have to worry
about doing that anymore,
Land said. Now I can just fo-
cus on helping my team win.
The 2005 Kansas City Star
player of the year, Land rep-
resented the high-profile re-
cruits Price described.
Although he is already
proving himself, Land said he
still looked to his elders for
advice and leadership. Land
said having his brother, start-
ing left-handed pitcher Sean
Land, on the team was help-
ful, but because of the dif-
ferences in their positions,
Preston said he didnt really
go to his brother for baseball
advice.
Instead, Land said he turned
to senior right felder Gus Milner
and Schweitzer. Milner will serve
as the experienced power guy in
the Kansas lineup, and Land said
he recognized their similar hitting
style.
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t basebaLL
Freshman players make mark, look to veterans
Super Mario reigns
Freshman leads Hawks with 20 points
By ryAn ColAiAnni
rcolaianni@kansan.com
Kansan senior sportswriter
LINCOLN, Neb. Three-
point shot after three-point shot
just would not fall for freshman
guard Mario Chalmers during the
opening 23 minutes.
That changed in the second
half, as Chalmers provided clutch
three-pointers to counter any
thought of a Nebraska comeback.
As a result, Kansas cruised to its
ffth straight victory, 69-48, last
night at the Devaney Center.
Chalmers fnally left the foor
with 1:40 to go in the game and
was met with a hug from his fa-
ther Ronnie Chalmers after he
fnished with 20 points.
Twice during the second half,
Nebraska cut the Kansas lead
to as little as fve, and each time
Chalmers responded with a three-
pointer. Chalmers did not let the
Cornhuskers get any closer, en-
abling the Jayhawks to get their
fourth conference victory on the
road.
Chalmers poured in 20 points,
including 16 in the second half,
on a night when leading scorer
Brandon Rush was not able to
get it done offensively. The vic-
tory improved Kansas to 16-6 on
the season and 7-2 in conference
play.
In the frst half I didnt really
make anything, Chalmers said.
Coach was just telling me to
keep shooting and to square up a
little more, and that was able to
help me out in the second half.
Many of his shots came thanks
to kick-outs from Jayhawk post
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BriAn WACker
bwacker@kansan.com
Nati Harnik/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nebraskas Jason Dourisseau, right, tries to break up a pass by Kansas Mario Chalmers during the second half of the Jayhawks victory against the Corn-
huskers on Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb. Kansas beat Nebraska 69-48.
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By MiChAel PhilliPs
mphillips@kansan.com
Kansanstaffwriter
In a game that Kansas had to play
fawlessly to compete in, defensive
miscues and turnovers added up to
an 86-57 loss to No. 9 Oklahoma.
The Jayhawks defensive effort
did not meet coach Bonnie Hen-
ricksons standards, which has been
a common theme all season.
I dont know why, but right now
were just too easy to score on,
Henrickson said. Theres no ex-
cuse for this to be a 30-point game.
No excuse. Theyre not that much
better than we are.
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Sloppy play leads
to rout in Norman
Florian Luft/ THE OKLAHOMA DAILY
Oklahoma player Courtney Paris drives around senior forward Crystal Kemp
during Wednesdays game in Norman, Okla. The Jayhawks fell 86-57 to the
Sooners.
F For more information
about some other notable
freshman members of
the Kansas baseball team,
check out kansan.com.
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