By Erick r.

Schmidt
Jurors heard from survivors
and began watching a four-hour
taped interrogation of suspect
Jason Allen Rose on Wednesday
as the Boardwalk Apartment trial
entered its third day.
Rose is
accused of
starting the
O c t o b e r
2005 fire
in his
Boardwalk
apart ment
b u i l d i n g
that killed
three and
injured 18
others. He
is charged
with aggra-
vated arson,
three counts
of murder
and seven
counts of
aggravated battery.
Three Spanish-speaking resi-
dents who lived at Boardwalk
Apartments told their stories
through a translator Wednesday.
Maritza Pastrana told the jury
that she had seen Rose in the
walkway where investigators
believe the fire to have started.
Detective Troy Squire took the
stand and explained that Roses
behavior led him to be ques-
tioned even before the fire was
ruled an arson. Squire was one
of two officers who interviewed
Rose on the tape.
During the taped interroga-
tion, which was filmed four days
after the blaze, Squire played back
audio of Roses call to emergency
dispatch the night of the fire. The
dispatch officer asked Rose what
the problem was.
Fire, Rose said.
When Squire asked Rose if it
was his voice on the recording,
Rose said it was not.
I remember saying my name.
I said my name, Rose told
Squire.
Squire played the audio again,
and again asked Rose if it sound-
ed like him.
A little bit.
Squire went on to ask Rose
about his actions the night of
the fire. Rose said he got off
work at Taco Bell, filled his car
up with gas and went home. At
home, Rose said he watched tele-
vision and smoked a few ciga-
rettes before commotion outside
his apartment drew his attention
to the fire. Squire testified that
inconsistencies and interesting
information was what led officers
to consider Rose as a suspect.
Rose originally went to trial
in February, but it was declared
a mistrial after the prosecution
found a new witness and tried to
admit her. Hearings will resume
Thursday with the conclusion of
the taped interrogation at 9 a.m.
The trial is expected to last up to
two weeks.
kansan staf writer Erick r.
Schmidt can be contacted at
eschmidt@kansan.com.
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By matt ErickSon
Megan VerMaas found a part-
time job this year that gives her a
window into the past but it may
also give her and other students a
window into the future.
VerMaas, Lincoln, Neb., sopho-
more, works as a caregiver for Lorene
Zukav, an elderly Lawrence woman,
helping her with meal preparation,
housekeeping and other tasks. She
works for Home Helpers, a new
Lawrence business that provides in-
home caregiving to senior citizens
and others who need it.
VerMaas said she enjoyed hearing
the Zukavs stories about her life and
her family.
It puts your life in perspective a
little bit better, VerMaas said.
Her job is in an area that will
likely provide careers for many
young Americans: caring for older
Americans.
As baby boomers retire and
people live longer than ever before,
careers in aging could explode in
the near future, said Sandra Kelly-
Allen, coordinator of the Douglas
County Health Departments Project
LIVELY, a care management pro-
gram for senior citizens.
Its just going to boom, Kelly-
Allen said. I dont know how it
By Brian lEwiS-jonES
Derek Zarda knows from experi-
ence that students in the residence
halls can get a little rowdy at times.
For instance, Zarda, Shawnee
senior and veteran desk assistant at
McCollum Hall for a year and a half,
once responded to three simultane-
ous noise complaints on separate
floors at 5 a.m.
Upon inspection, two of the
floors lobbies appeared normal.
The final floor he checked was in
dismay. Furniture had been flipped
upside down, a trash can suspended
from ceiling pipes with duct tape and
windows opened wide, accompanied
by complaints of chairs hitting the
ground four floors down.
Even though some late-night shifts
for Zarda have been full of so much
ruckus, he said most nights came
with good company, good times,
laughs and movies. Some nights
even found him coloring pictures of
By kylE cartEr
A University of Kansas gradu-
ate was a victim in Sundays Ward
Parkway Mall shooting in Kansas
City, Mo.
Leslie Noble Ballew graduated
from the University in May 1997.
She was 33.
One friend fondly remembered
Ballew from their years spent
together at the University. Lora
Farrell lived with Ballew in a house
at 12th and Kentucky streets with
four other roommates while they
were students. The two originally
met in seventh grade band at Blue
Valley Middle School where Ballew
played the clarinet. After losing
contact, they reunited when Ballew
answered an ad that Farrell and her
roommates put out seeking another
roommate.
We thought it was kind of funny
later that we ended up living togeth-
er, Farrell said.
An honors student who worked
in Strong Hall during her time
at the University, Ballew enjoyed
traveling. Farrell said she studied
in Ireland one summer and even
applied to National Geographic for
a boat trip around the world offered
by the magazine.
She was incredibly intelligent,
and she was definitely the most
mature in the house, Farrell said.
Jackie Hosey, associate director
of University Relations, called the
shooting tragic.
Our condolences go out to
Leslies family and friends, she
said.
Ballew was one of two victims
shot and killed Sunday in the park-
ing lot of the Ward Parkway Mall.
kansan staf writer kyle carter can
be contacted at kcarter@kansan.
com.
Edited by Jyl Unruh
Boardwalk fire
Detective
plays Roses
emergency
call for jury
Strange behavior
fuels questions
Detective Troy
Squire took
the stand and
explained that
Roses behavior
led him to be
questioned even
before the fre
was ruled arson.
kansas City shooting
KU graduate among victims
BaBy Boomer retirement
Caregiving careers take of
see caregivers on page 5a
Profile
Late nights on desk
bring adventures
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Retired Gen. Myers
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game.
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The Shockers
continued to
dominate the
Jayhawks, sweeping
them in Wednesdays
doubleheader.
softball
sarah Leonard/Kansan
aBoVe, Megan VerMaas, Lincoln, neb., sophomore, visits Lorene Zukav, resident of Drury Place retire-
ment home in Lawrence, every week to help her with chores around the house. Megan has been a blessing.
Shes a special girl,Zukav said.
RIgHt, Home Helpers are needed to complete household tasks, but they are needed just as much for
companionship. I love having the company, Zukav said. Soon VerMaas will leave for nursing school and
another Helper will rotate in to her position.
sarah Leonard/Kansan
derek Zarda swipes a card as a resident at McCollum Hall arrives back to the residence hall after 11
p.m. Residents are required to scan their KUIDs to get back into the building after hours.
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The KU Bookstore Sidewalk
Sale will start at 9 a.m. at the
East Plaza in the Kansas Union.
The Spencer Museum Side-
walk Sale will start at 10 a.m. in
front of the Spencer Museum
of Art.
Rebecca Crosthwait will
present the lecture Politics of
Immigration from Michoacan,
Mexico, to the United States at
noon at 318 Bailey Hall.
Free tea and treats will be
served at Tea Time at 3 p.m. at
the Union Lobby in the Kansas
Union.
Jeehyun Lee and Alicia
Jenkins, Kansas State University,
will preset the even Tea & Talk:
A Scientifc Analysis of Green
Tea Tasting at 4 p.m. at the Big
12 Room in the Kansas Union.
Kevin Burke, University
of Houston, will present the
lecture Discovery of Plume
Generation Zones (PGZs) at
the Core/Mantle Boundary
and some implications of that
discovery for the understanding
of the long-term history of the
Earths Interior at 4 p.m. at 103
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If you had to be on one realIty show, what would It be?
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None. I believe reality TV should
not exist.
amber lord
Wichita junior
Id be on Road Rules because you
get to do awesome things and get
paid.
bryce clarke
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daily KU info
Beginning in the fall, all incom-
ing freshmen will be charged a
fat tuition rate for four straight
years. Its called the Tuition Com-
pact, and details can be found at
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Campus
KU Public Safety Ofce
to hand out bike lights
The KU Public Safety Ofce
will be giving away bike head-
light and taillight sets today
from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wescoe
Beach to anyone who has a bike
and needs the lights. The give-
away was originally scheduled
from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
ErickR. Schmidt
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odd news
Unknown wild animal
scares N.J. residents
TRENTON, N.J. Residents of
rural parts of New Jersey are used
to seeing wild turkey, deer and
even an occasional black bear. But
the possibility of another kind of
wild animal on the prowl has some
people worried.
Residents of the community of
Vineland reported seeing a large
black animal with a cat-like long
tail walking through the felds and
woods during the weekend.
I knew by the size that it was
not a house cat. It wasnt a tiny
dog. It looked like some kind of
wild cat, said Zoe Paraskevas, who
photographed it Saturday. I just
got chills. I said Oh, my God!
Felicia Fiocchi said she spotted
something in the feld behind their
house on Sunday.
I cant tell you if it was a
panther, but I can tell you that it
wasnt a domesticated house cat,
said Fiocchi. Shes worried about
the possibility of a dangerous cat
roaming the woods and felds
where her four children sometimes
play.
A wildlife ofcer visited the area
three times during the weekend
and found nothing to indicate
a panther was in the area, said
Darlene Yuhas, a spokeswoman for
the states Department of Environ-
mental Protection.
Egrets bring noise, odor,
nuisance to Kansas town
HUTCHINSON Egrets are
beautiful to behold with their
snowy-white feathers and long,
curving necks, but that doesnt
count for much when thousands
of them settle in Hutchinson each
spring with noise, odors and other
nuisances.
However, the migratory birds
are protected by federal law so
eforts to coexist with them require
some imagination.
Police Chief Dick Heitschmidt
and Lt. Troy Hoover have been on
egret patrol in recent days, tying
shiny ribbons to trees, placing owl
decoys in places where the birds
roost and occasionally fring fares
to scare the birds away. They also
plan to deploy foating balloons.
The chief and I really dressed
the place up, Hoover said of one
neighborhood. Last year, they just
destroyed that area.
Its challenging work. After
clearing the egrets from one area
Monday night, the ofcers found
them roosting in another part of
the city, and by the next morning
the birds had moved on to still
another neighborhood.
During a heat wave last summer,
many young egrets were killed
when they wandered onto busy
streets in search of water.
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A Queers and Allies
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An evening of theatre that explores the
various angles and issues regarding the gay
and transgender community. Te evening
of theatre will consist of various theatrical
pieces written by renowned playwrights and
compelling original work by KU Students.
Q is brought to you by the same Director of
the 2007 Vagina Monologues Production.
All performances will be held in Alderson
Auditorium, in the Kansas Union and
are FREE to the public.
Donations will be kindly accepted.
student senate
Platforms earn scores for successes, failures
By Ashlee Kieler
Students will receive their final
grades in a few weeks, but student
body president Jason Boots, Plano,
Texas, senior, and vice president
Melissa Horen, Overland Park senior,
received their final grades for the plat-
forms they ran during elections last
spring. Boots, Horen and the rest of
Student Senate worked throughout
the year trying to accomplish the plat-
forms.
adVIsInG
Boots and Horen focused their
advising platform on revamping the
ARTS form and the availability of
advisers. They suggested changes to
the advising and information services
staff.
The platform called to increase
advising for juniors and seniors
with undeclared majors. Juniors and
seniors are not required to see an
adviser as freshmen and sophomores
must do. Juniors and seniors receive
a hold on their accounts until they
declare majors and meet with advis-
ers.
Kim McNeley, assistant dean of the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
said new advising specialists were
added after being approved in last
years budget cycle.
An advising subcommittee of fac-
ulty, staff and students continually
talk about advising issues, McNeley
said.
Allison Lopez, public relations and
marketing manager for information
services, said a task force was charged
with evaluating what was needed to
rework the ARTS form.
Its an extensive system with many
access points across campus, Lopez
said.
Lopez expects the task force to
present its report to Denise Stephens,
vice provost for information services,
by the end of the semester.
The increase in advisers and
revamped ARTS forms were not
Senate initiatives, but Senators pro-
vided their input.
safeBus
SafeBus was a contested issue in
Student Senate this semester. A bill
to place a referendum on the April
election ballot failed in senate com-
mittees. The bill asked students if
they would approve a $4 increase per
semester to the SafeRide fee to cre-
ate SafeBus. Enough students signed
a petition to get the referendum on
the ballot. The SafeBus referendum
passed at elections.
A subcommittee of the transpor-
tation board will work through the
summer to make SafeBus a reality in
the fall.
Tom Cox, Shawnee junior and
head of the subcommittee, said the
summer work would revolve around
purchasing cameras and contracting
security officers for the buses.
We have heard from a few con-
tract providers to run the buses, Cox
said.
Cox said SafeBus should be run-
ning within the first few weeks of
school in the fall.
fInancIal aId
Senate also worked on cleaning up
the financial aid Web site to make it
easier to navigate.
Boots said two ideas were stressed
most when looking at revamping the
site.
We stressed the searchability of
scholarships and grants and the access
to other financial aid options, Boots
said.
Boots said the Senate looked at
other schools financial aid Web
sites as models, including Iowa State
University.
Ian Staples, Student Legislative
Awareness Board director, helped
write a bill for the State Legislature
to provide tuition assistance for vet-
erans.
The bill was not seen by the
Legislature. Boots said he was opti-
mistic it would pass next year.
BIke lanes
Boots and Horen ran on a platform
focused on putting a bike lane down
the center of Jayhawk Boulevard.
In early November the parking
commission approved Professional
Engineering Consultants P.A. to
study traffic and parking on Jayhawk
Boulevard.
The parking commission met to
hear the results and recommendations
of the survey.
Mike Beery, PEC consultant,
did not recommend placing a bike
lane down the middle of Jayhawk
Boulevard even if parking is removed
from the street.
Beerys report recommended
removing parking from the boulevard,
restricting driving to transit, service
and deliveries vehicles and allowing
bicycles to travel down the boulevard
without restrictions.
Donna Hultine, director of parking
and transit, said the recommendation
came as a long-term possibility.
The commission is looking to the
future, but nothing will be changing
for next year, Hultine said.
technoloGy BorrowInG
The technology borrowing plat-
form would enable students to check
out laptops with a variety of software
and digital and video cameras to com-
plete course work. Students would be
able check out the electronics during
the day and overnight.
The funding to provide the elec-
tronics was secured by the Parents
Campaign, a fundraising group.
Kent Miller, assistant dean of
libraries, said a location where the
electronics would be available has not
been decided, but technology staff
will be available at the location for
help students.
Miller said the technology bor-
rowing would start in the fall, as long
as all the specifications for equipment
were made. He hopes to begin buying
equipment in July.
Well start with small amounts
and add based on demand, Miller
said.
wIreless Internet
Expanding wireless Internet for
campus passed through Senate on
Jan. 31. Funding was secured in the
form of a student fee increase of $5
per semester for the next five years.
The University agreed to match stu-
dent funding and pay for mainte-
nance and operations.
Strong Hall, Wescoe Hall and
Fraser Hall are expected to be the first
buildings to receive wireless expan-
sion.
Back work for the expansion began
this spring. The expansion, with a
price tag of $2.6 million, has an esti-
mated completion date of December
2008.
student weB sItes
The redevelopment of the student
organizations Web site included
online registration for student groups
and an easier way to access organiza-
tions.
Earlier in the semester Aaron
Quisenberry, associate director of the
Student Involvement and Leadership
Center, said online registration was
not a Senate initiative, but their input
was helpful.
Senate proposed a resources
page on the centers Web site. The
resources page would help groups
learn about obtaining a bank account,
funding and how to reserve a room in
the Kansas Union. The site remains
under construction.
affordaBle textBooks
Creating affordable textbooks
started out as a strong campaign plat-
forms but faltered toward the end of
the semester.
Staples authored a bill for tax-free
textbooks that was introduced to the
Kansas Legislature.
The bill did not make it out of the
committees.
Boots said legislation was unwill-
ing to give many tax exemptions this
year, but there was a possibility the
bill would be seen during the next
legislative cycle.
A textbook task force, made up of
students, faculty and staff from the
University, looked at ways to decrease
textbook costs on campus.
The task force worked on get-
ting instructors to declare their book
choices early so that more used
books could be purchased. Declaring
choices early would also increase the
amount of money students receive for
books during buy-back.
Hannah Love, Dodge City junior
and textbook task force member, said
the task force launched a large public
relations campaign to get the word
out to instructors.
Love also authored a bill for fund-
ing from Student Senate to create
a textbook library where students
could check-out textbooks for short-
term use. The bill did not go through
Senate.
Kansan staf writer Ashlee Kieler
can be contacted at akieler@kan-
san.com.
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Gas companies need to reevaluate
ways to recover natural gas from the
Hugoton natural gas field, accord-
ing to a recent study by the Kansas
Geological Survey.
The natural gas field, the largest
field in the western hemisphere, cov-
ers a nine-county area in Kansas and
Oklahoma, supplying gas to 2/3 of
the homes in Kansas.
Natural gas is methane used to heat
homes and power gas stoves. With
more than 12,000 wells, Hugoton
has seen a decline in gas production
throughout the years, resulting in the
surveys inquiry.
People were thinking there is no
more left, because the gas was slow
to come out, said Martin Dubois,
the surveys project manager. It
has slowed down so much that they
thought maybe there is not much left
to produce. The approach to get it
out must change.
Geologists predicted 65 percent of
the fields natural gas had been used
since its discovery in 1922. However,
Dubois worked to find where exactly
the remaining 35 percent was locat-
ed.
Dubois and his colleagues at the
survey created a three-dimensional
virtual rock model of the reservoir
system in order to discover the gas
concentration within the rocks lev-
els.
Dubois said the type of rock in
the field was important, because each
rock has a different ability to contain
and release gas.
A rocks ability to contain and
release gas depends on its pores. The
rocks that had already released all
of its gas had large pores, with high
permeability, meaning a high rate of
material release.
The remaining gas was stuck in
low-permeable rocks with numerous
smaller holes, causing the gas and the
traditional wells that retrieved the gas
to work slower and less efficiently.
Dubois said the wells in place
would produce 50 to 80 more years
worth of gas, but it might be more of
a cost to the companies.
Unless you change the types of
wells youre drilling, you wont get
it out any faster, Dubois said. You
have to change something to produce
gas more efficiently and economi-
cally.
Dubois said the 35 percent of gas
still left could be anywhere from 1
trillion cubic feet of gas to 4 trillion.
To put it in perspective, Dubois said
during the winter a typical house used
15 million cubic feet of gas a month.
This costs about $10, depending on
the company.
The gas field has the potential of
heating a home for 6 million years,
he said, or 6 million homes for a
year.
Saibal Bhattacharya, petroleum
engineer for the survey, helped with
validating the reservoir model. He
said a major achievement of the
study was the discovery that two
fields in the area werent working
independently of each other.
He said that for years, the Hugoton
field and Panoma field were thought
to work separately. This affected the
Kansas Natural Resource Councils
rules about wells and drilling. People
who owned land in Hugoton could
not profit from Panoma and vice
versa. Bhattacharya said the surveys
study showed that the two fields were
interconnected.
Gas from each field was coming
out of the other, causing a combined
piping effect. The council created
new rules according to the study,
which changed the way people were
allowed to drill.
Bhattacharya and the six co-
authors of the report are compiling
all data and information for a printed
release next year.
As a small group that we were,
we pulled off this huge project,
Bhattacharya said. Im not trying to
pat myself on the back, but it didnt
take 20 people to do this. It was a big
task, and we were able to do it.
The co-authors include Geoffrey
Bohling, Alan Byrnes, Timothy Carr
and John Doveton, all scientists at
the geological survey.
Ten industry gas companies pro-
vided the money for the research.
Kansan staf writer danae deshaz-
er can be contacted at ddeshazer@
kansan.com.
Edited by Mark Vierthaler
EnvironmEnt
DolE lEcturE
Myers: Military needs reform
By Tyler harBerT
Gen. Richard B. Myers, a Kansas
City, Kan., native, said because he
came from Kansas, he liked simple
analogies and he had one regarding
terrorists.
How many of you have been to
Chuck E. Cheeses? Myers asked
while speaking on campus. You
know that whack-a-mole thing?
He said the military policy right
now was like the arcade game
because the military tries to whack
at the terrorists as they pop up, and
that the method had been somewhat
effective.
He said a better policy would be
to take off the back of the machine,
by changing the ideology of men and
women who want to join al-Qaida
through a strategy of diplomacy, edu-
cation and information supported
with the help of U.S. allies.
Myers, who retired in 2005 as the
15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, gave the Dole Lecture on
Wednesday night during the final
program of the semester at the Robert
J. Dole Institute of Politics. Myers
served in the U.S. Air Force for 40
years and was chairman during the
Afghanistan and Iraq invasions.
His term as chairman began only
a few weeks after Sept. 11, 2001, and
he said even though the national
debate about security had recently
been focused on the Iraq War, he
said the largest safety issue the U.S.
currently faced was the threat from
violent extremism.
Its an enemy that has a long-
range plan, Myers said. Theyre
small, but theyre undeterred.
Terrorist organizations like al-
Qaida commit violent acts to create
an environment of fear, Myers said.
He said some businesses are just
now recovering from the effect of
Sept. 11.
Thats how they want to work,
he said. When were afraid we dont
think logically.
Myers said President George W.
Bush usually came into his office,
bouncy of step and quippy. He
and the president even made bets
about football games between the
University of Texas and Kansas State
University, where Myers graduated
in 1965.
But after seeing the president the
day after Sept. 11, Myers said he had,
never seen a more somber person.
The president told Myers and oth-
ers that day that he might make some
decisions in the coming years that
people might not like or could cost
him another term as president, Myers
said. He said he was moved that the
president was that determined.
Having traveled extensively to visit
with thousands of troops throughout
his career, Myers said the friends he
had made around the world of differ-
ent religions and persuasions all want
generally the same thing.
They want a secure and safe
environment for their children and
grandchildren to grow up in, he
said.
Kansan staf writer Tyler harbert
can be contacted at tharbert@
kansan.com.
Edited by Jyl Unruh
Michiko Takei/KANSAN
Gen. Richard B. Myers, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staf, speaks Wednesday eve-
ning at the Dole Institute of Politics. He is a native of Kansas City, Kan.
2008 elecTion
Obama to visit St. Louis,
Kansas City this month
KANSAS CITY, Mo.
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has
scheduled fundraising visits
to St. Louis and Kansas City,
the Democrats campaign said
Wednesday.
The events will be Obamas
frst visits to the cities since an-
nouncing in February his plan
to run for president.
Obama will appear at 4:30
p.m. Friday at the Moolah
Theatre in St. Louis. The event
is open to the public and costs
$50 for general admission. The
cost for students and seniors is
$25, the campaign said.
The Kansas City event is
scheduled for 2 p.m. May 12 at
the Downtown Marriott.
Its open to the public at a
cost of $25 for general admis-
sion or $10 for students and
seniors.
The campaign said costs
vary from city to city based on
factors that include where the
event is held.
Associated Press
Natural gas field
needs new plan
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couldnt.
She said Home Helpers was one
of several Lawrence caregiving busi-
nesses to open in the last year. But
the effect of
aging peo-
ples needs
will reach
beyond care-
giving, she
said. New
careers deal-
ing with
the elderly
could arise
in the fields
of medicine,
social work,
computers,
communica-
tion technol-
ogy and law.
The School of Social Welfare
began a program this year to encour-
age its masters in social work stu-
dents to specialize in aging-related
work with the help of a three-year
grant from the John A. Hartford
Foundation, an organization that
aims to ensure care for the nations
older population.
After completing their first of
two years of the masters in social
work program, students in the aging
program receive internships with
stipends at
local aging-
related agen-
cies.
D o r e e n
Higgins, a doc-
toral student
who coor-
dinates the
program, said
the national
population of
adults older
than 65 years
old, currently
about 35 mil-
lion, was pro-
jected to double by 2030.
She said the need for social
workers to work with the elderly
was compounded by many peoples
misconceptions about older people:
that most older people are mentally
incompetent, live in nursing homes
and feel miserable all the time.
When students have a chance to
work with older people, theyre able
to debunk those myths, Higgins
said. They find it a very rewarding
experience.
She said studies had shown that
only about 5 percent of people older
than 65 live in nursing homes.
VerMaas said she applied for
her job with Home Helpers partly
because she was a nursing student,
and she wanted to make sure she
was fit to enter a caregiving profes-
sion. The job has helped her feel
more confident in her career choice,
she said.
Julie Mettenburg, director of the
Lawrence Home Helpers franchise,
agreed that elderly caregiving jobs
could be a good career step for
students of social work, nursing or
other caregiving occupations.
You learn really the challenges
that the elderly are dealing with,
from legal to financial, Mettenburg
said. Its a real eye-opener when
you work with them.
Kansan staf writer Matt Erickson
can be contacted at merickson@
kansan.com.
Edited by Lisa Tilson
To fnd out more about
the aging-related internship
program for masters in so-
cial work students, contact
Doreen Higgins at dhiggins@
ku.edu.
To fnd out about jobs with
Home Helpers, visit www.
homehelpers.cc.
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ducks with fellow deskies.
A close-knit bond with fellow
desk assistants as well as residents
was the reason Zarda returned
night after night, despite peculiar
hours and the occasional resident
fracas.
You have to draw the line
between Hey, whats up, and Hey,
its my job, he said.
McCollum Hall is the largest
resident hall on campus, a cornuco-
pia of freshmen, exchange students,
nontraditional students and many
others. Zarda said McCollum Hall
was like a three-wing, 900-resident
home that he and his 19 deskie
comrades baby-sat.
The tightly-knit McCollum
community was reason in itself for
staying, he said. He initially took
the job because he would often
hang out at the desk when he was a
McCollum resident and had friends
who worked as deskies.
Stephanie Hart, Galena, Ill.,
junior and McCollum deskie for
almost two years, said the people
made the job fun and worth work-
ing.
I probably know everyone
here, she said. Everyone knows
everyone somehow.
Hart and Zarda said they didnt
mind shifts that went long into the
night.
For Zarda, working residence
hall security from 11 in the evening
to seven in the morning wasnt
uncommon, performing routine
security rounds and checking stu-
dents into the building. This semes-
ter, all but one of Zardas shifts
started after 11 p.m.
The hours are what makes it a
hard job, he said. Most jobs are
eight hours a day. Problem is, its
eight hours at night.
At times, the odd hours not only
entail the middle of the night, but
also the day before Christmas.
One Christmas Eve, Zarda came
to a lengthy shift that he thought
was going to blow.
He brought a feast of Cheetos,
Pringles and Ramen Noodles to
work, but when he arrived, the
main-floor lobby was stuffed with
tables and food.
One of the resident assistants
was there with her family. Her dad
approached Zarda and invited him
for turkey, gravy and pie he
agreed and joined the community
of diners in the lobby.
I was sitting there, eating,
thinking This is something else,
he said.
Kansan staf writer Brian Lewis-
Jones can be contacted at bl-
jones@kansan.com.
Edited by Mark Vierthaler
caregivers (continued from 1A)
deskies (continued from 1A)
Middle east
more info
iran ofcial faces charges
By NASSER KARIMI
ASSocIATED PRESS
TEHRAN, Iran Iranian author-
ities have arrested the countrys for-
mer nuclear negotiator, an ally of
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejads
predecessor and key rival, and he
reportedly could face an espionage
charge.
The hard-line president, mean-
while, insisted his country will not
retreat even an iota on its nuclear
program.
The Iranian state-run news
agency said Hossein Mousavian
was arrested Monday in the capital,
Tehran.
Iran did not officially release any
details about the specific charges
against him. But the semiofficial Fars
news agency which is deemed
close to the elite Revolutionary
Guards said Mousavian could
face espionage charges.
The probable charge of espio-
nage activities may be raised against
him, the agency quoted an uniden-
tified official as saying. Mousavian
was arrested because of connections
and exchange of information with
foreign elements.
Fars said Mousavian was sum-
moned to the prosecutors office
Monday, where he was arrested and
taken to the notorious Evin prison
in Tehran.
Mousavians case is under initial
investigation and interrogation, and
his release is unlikely, the agency
said.
Mousavian was a member of the
Iranian nuclear negotiating team
until 2005 and before that served as
Irans ambassador to Germany. He
was a close ally of former President
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
Ahmadinejad, who defeated
Rafsanjani in the last presidential
elections, replaced the nuclear nego-
tiating team, including Mousavian,
when he assumed power two years
ago.
Rafsanjani, a high-ranking cleric,
holds seats on two of Irans most
important government bodies
and is considered Ahmadinejads
main political rival. Seen as a
more pragmatic conservative than
Ahmadi nej ad,
Rafsanjani has
taken a some-
what more con-
ciliatory stance
toward the U.S.
and its allies over
Tehrans nuclear
program.
If Irans
supreme lead-
er, Ayatollah
Ali Khamenei,
was behind Mousavians arrest,
it could be a sign that Rafsanjani
and his allies were gaining ground
on hard-liners, said Jon Wolfsthal,
an international security expert at
the Washington-based Center for
Strategic and International Studies.
Wolfsthal noted that Khamenei tried
to maintain the balance between the
two sides.
It may be an attempt by the
supreme leader to not let them get
too powerful, he said.
Jon Alterman, director of the
Middle East program at the center,
said drawing conclusions about the
arrest was complicated because was
difficult to see inside the Iranian
regime. He said it might simply be
one more step in a slow dance for
power.
There are lots of tactical gambits
by one side or the other in Iran, he
said. This is one of those tactical
gambits.
Cases such as Mousavians usually
involve violating national interests
or state security interests or treason.
These cases are heard before Irans
Revolutionary Courts and carry
sentences up to life in prison.
Ahmadinejad who is locked
in a bitter standoff with the West
over its disputed nuclear program
warned
Wednesday that
Iran would cut
off the hands
of invaders if
attacked.
S p e a k i n g
to a crowd in
Kerman, about
650 miles south-
east of Tehran,
the president
said Iran would
continue to resist attempts to cur-
tail development of nuclear technol-
ogy for peaceful, electric-generating
purposes.
Our nation will not give up its
right even an iota, he said. In
the important nuclear issue, imple-
mentation of justice is the demand
of Iranian nation. Our nation says,
laws for everyone, rights for every-
one.
His comments came ahead of
another U.N. Security Council
deadline for Iran this one in late
May to halt uranium enrichment
program or face more sanctions.
The Security Council first
imposed limited economic sanc-
tions on Iran in December, then
strengthened them in March over
Irans continued refusal to suspend
enrichment.
By ANDALE GRoSS
ASSocIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Kan. Four
area men have been accused of
Internet sex crimes against children.
One is a 41-year-old Ottawa man
accused of traveling to Tennessee to
have sex with someone he thought
was a minor he
had met over the
Internet.
Another is a
40-year-old man
accused of oper-
ating a file-shar-
ing program in
Overland Park
that allowed oth-
ers to download
child-porn movies and images of
their choice.
Federal indictments were
unsealed this week charging those
two and two others with Internet
child-sex crimes. All four men have
been arrested and released on bond,
said Jim Cross, a spokesman for U.S.
Attorney Eric Melgren.
The unrelated cases were filed as
part of the U.S. Justice Departments
Project Safe Childhood, which is tar-
geted at people who sexually exploit
children through the Internet.
This is evidence of how seri-
ous this problem is, Melgren
said Wednesday at a news confer-
ence at the Robert J. Dole Federal
Courthouse.
Roger Albert Butter, of Ottawa,
has been charged with traveling to
Tennessee to engage in sex with a
minor and using a telephone and
computer to
solicit a minor.
The alleged inci-
dents occurred
from November
2003 through
November 2004.
Brian D.
Harris, Overland
Park, is accused
of possessing
and distributing child pornography
in November.
Ronald R. Ullman, 62, of
Olathe, is charged with using a com-
puter to attempt to solicit a minor
for sex and possessing child por-
nography from December 2005 to
May 2006.
Steven Shelley, 49, of
Hutchinson, is charged with using
a computer to attempt to solicit a
minor to engage in sex, and possess-
ing and distributing child pornog-
raphy in February and November
2006.
Melgren said parents should be
more aware of their childrens com-
puter habits. He said teens often
post information about themselves
online without realizing it can make
them easier targets for child preda-
tors.
We need to know what our kids
are doing and teach them not to
engage in conversations with people
they dont know and not to post
all their vital stats, Melgren said.
They might be doing this for peer-
to-peer, friendly reasons. But there
are people out there who will take
advantage of that.
Melgren said it was getting eas-
ier for law enforcement officers to
investigate and prosecute Internet
sex crimes.
More law enforcement has been
trained and know what to look for,
and more community people are
aware, he said.
Jeff Lanza, a special agent with
the FBI office in Kansas City, Mo.,
said the U.S. attorneys office and
other agencies have to continue to
work as a team if they want to stay
ahead of the Internet crime prob-
lem.
Its an epidemic of predators out
there, Lanza said.
this is evidence of how serious
this problem is.
eric melgren
U.S. ATTOrneY
four area men accused of sex crimes
internet Predators
Former negotiator arrested, accused of espionage
it may be an attempt by the
supreme leader to not let them
get too powerful.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. David W.
Logsdon used the home of his next-
door neighbor for days while her
dead body lay on the floor before he
drove her car to a shopping mall and
opened fire, killing two people.
It might be a stretch to say that
he was living there, said Detective
Alane Booth of the Kansas City
Police Department. But it would be
reasonable to say he left and came
back and had taken advantage of
some of the things she had that he
didnt have, like food, water and
electricity.
Logsdon, 51, suspected of kill-
ing two people in the parking lot of
Ward Parkway Center on Sunday
and injuring a police officer who
had stopped him earlier, was shot
to death by police at the mall. Seven
other people were injured.
Patricia Ann Reed, 67, was found
dead in her home about two hours
before police stopped Logsdon for
driving Reeds car. Police have not
said Logsdon killed Reed, but Booth
said the evidence was pointing in
that direction.
We havent technically proved it
yet, Booth said. But its more prob-
able than not that hes the person
responsible for her death.
Booth could not confirm a
report in The Kansas City Star that
Logsdon used a semiautomatic rifle
that belonged to Reeds late husband
in the rampage at Ward Parkway.
Police said Reed had been beaten
to death but they were also still
awaiting test results to determine
how long Reed had been dead, but
it was likely a few days, Booth said.
Reed was last seen by her family
April 21.
Its likely Logsdon had been using
Reeds home because of the dete-
riorating condition of his own home,
where Logsdon had to improvise
because the electricity and water
were cut off after he did not pay
the bills.
He had been using one of those
jumbo plastic square containers of
kitty litter that was in the center
in the bathroom floor, and it was
apparent that he was using that to
defecate in, Booth said.
Logsdons house, which was
where he grew up, was unkempt and
a walk back in time, Booth said.
But police have not found evidence
of a suicide note or anything to
explain his actions.
Logsdon had also made a little
living space for himself above the
garage, where he kept books about
weapons, survival and magic, Booth
said.
According to Logsdons sister,
Kathy Cagg, Logsdon had a history
of mental illness, and was taken for
evaluation in October 2005, but had
been released after six hours.
Ward Parkway Center scheduled
a public candlelight vigil at 7 p.m.
Thursday at the mall.
By DAVID ESPo
ASSocIAtED PRESS
WASHINGTON Congress
failed to override President Bushs
veto of legislation requiring the
withdrawal of U.S. troops from
Iraq on Wednesday, a defeat for
anti-war Democrats that triggered
immediate talks on a new measure
to fund the conflict.
The vote in the House was
222-203, 62 shy of the two-thirds
majority needed to override a veto.
With few exceptions, Republicans
stood fast with Bush in the war-
time clash.
Im confident we can reach
agreement, the president said
moments after the vote as he sat
down at the White House with
leaders of the Democratic-con-
trolled Congress.
Democrats flashed defiance, yet
signaled they were ready to make
concessions such as jettisoning
the troop withdrawal timetable in
order to gain Bushs signature on
a replacement measure. There was
early talk in both parties of setting
goals for the government of Iraq to
meet as it strives to develop a self-
defending, democratic society.
Make no mistake, Democrats
are committed to ending this war,
said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
(D-Calif). We hope to do so in
unison with the president of the
United States, she said on a day of
carefully scripted political drama
at both ends of Pennsylvania
Avenue.
The veto vote hewed closely to
party lines, with 220 Democrats
and two Republicans in favor of
overriding the president, and 196
Republicans and seven Democrats
voting to sustain him.
By JoHN LEIcEStER
ASSocIAtED PRESS
PARIS The two dynamic
and very different candidates to
be Frances next president faced off
Wednesday in their first and last
televised debate of the campaign, a
highly anticipated encounter before
the weekend vote, and sparks flew
almost from the start.
Socialist Segolene Royal, strug-
gling in her quest to become
Frances first woman president,
immediately went on the offensive,
criticizing conservative Nicolas
Sarkozys record as a minister in
President Jacques Chiracs govern-
ment before he became a candidate
for the presidency.
Sarkozy, leading in the polls and
looking to get through the debate
unscathed, was scrupulously polite
and did not rise to Royals baiting.
He addressed her as madame and,
after she repeatedly interrupted
him in a discussion about policing
and crime, said, Will you let me
reply?
Royal wore a dark jacket; Sarkozy
a suit and tie. But their differences
were more than one of style. An
immediate point of disagreement
was Frances 35-hour work week
a landmark reform for Socialists
but decried by business leaders as a
crippling brake on companies.
Sarkozy wants to get around the
35-hour week by making overtime
tax-free to encourage people to
work more. He described the short-
ened work week as a monumen-
tal error and noted that no other
country in Europe has followed
Frances lead.
Royal defended the 35-hour
week as a form of social progress
and asked why the government of
which Sarkozy was part had not
gotten rid of the legislation if it was
so opposed.
Again, Royal cut Sarkozy off
during the discussion.
Will you let me finish? he
asked.
No, said Royal.
Ah, said Sarkozy.
The live duel by candidates could
draw more than 20 million viewers
in a nation re-energized by its hun-
ger for change after 12 years under
Chirac.
Its the culmination point of the
campaign, former President Valery
Giscard dEstaing, who supports
Sarkozy, said on RTL radio. He
said the debate would be decisive,
and credited his own performance
in a debate with Socialist Francois
Mitterrand for his victory in 1974.
Mitterrand won
the presidency
the next time
around in 1981.
Sarkozy and
Royal were the
last two candi-
dates standing
after the April
22 first round in
which Sarkozy
won 31.2 per-
cent and Royal
had 25.9 percent, with 10 rival can-
didates across the political spec-
trum taking up the remainder.
Royals underdog bid has gath-
ered some momentum recently.
She outdid Sarkozy on Tuesday
with a larger
rally in Paris
than one he
had over the
weekend. Also
Tuesday, far-
right national-
ist Jean-Marie
Le Pen, who
placed fourth
with 4 million
votes, urged his
supporters to
abstain in the election Sunday. Polls
show his voters were more likely
to back Sarkozy than Royal, and it
could cut into Sarkozys support if
they stay home.
Sarkozy, who has held a lead in
the polls since January, sought to
calm speculation before the show-
down that it could be decisive.
I dont think the French choose
a president on the lone impression
that theyll have after a two-hour
debate, he told France-Inter radio
Wednesday before the television
appearance
The last head-to-head presi-
dential-race debate, pitting Chirac
against Socialist Lionel Jospin in
1995, drew 17 million viewers.
Chirac won the first of his two
terms that year.
Thomas Coex/ASSOCIATED PRESS
French Socialist Party candidate Segolene Royal, left, faces conservative front-runner Nicolas Sarkozy, right, minutes before their only televised debate in Paris on Wednesday. Some estimates
said the live debate could draw more than 20 million viewers. Segolene Royal will face Nicolas Sarkozy in the presidential runof on May 6. French journalists Arlette Chabot, second from right, and Patrick
Poivre dArvor attended the debate.
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a president on the lone impres-
sion that theyll have after a
two-hour debate.
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TOPEKA After negotiators
agreed on additional money for
aviation research and keeping a
$39.5 million prison expansion
program on track, legislators
approved the years last spending
bill Wednesday.
The measure also included
money to prevent the Kansas
Sports Hall of Fame from clos-
ing. Three senators and three
House members drafted the final
version of the bill, reconciling
dozens of differences between
their chambers during three days
of talks.
The House approved the com-
promise, 68-56, and the Senate
followed about two hours later,
23-15. The measure went to Gov.
Kathleen Sebelius, who will sign
it but has the power to veto indi-
vidual items.
Passing the bill allowed legis-
lators to end their annual session,
which began Jan. 8 and lasted 90
days, exactly the number leaders
had planned. A brief adjourn-
ment ceremony is set for May
22.
This a compromise. Thats
what we do, said Sen. Jay Emler
(R-Lindsborg), one of the nego-
tiators. Do we like everything
thats in this compromise?
Absolutely not.
Some lawmakers, particularly
conservative Republicans, said
the bill completed a budget the
state cant sustain even for anoth-
er two years.
Many budget priorities
are misplaced despite our best
efforts, said Rep. Jeff Colyer (R-
Overland Park), explaining his
no vote and speaking for other
conservatives. This guarantees
an unprecedented budget crisis.
The prison expansion pro-
gram was a once-settled issue
that resurfaced. Lawmakers
authorized the bonds for it last
month, and the Department of
Corrections contemplated four
projects providing 668 new beds.
Those projects were two new
cellhouses at the states maximum
security prison outside El Dorado,
a new, 240-bed drug-and-alcohol
treatment center for inmates in
Yates Center and expansion of
the state prisons in Ellsworth and
Stockton.
The issue was particularly
important to Woodson County
officials, who feared Yates Center
would lose its project. The city,
with 1,500 people 80 miles south
of Topeka, has been trying to
attract a prison for more than two
decade to boost its economy.
It revitalizes hope, mayor
Doug Tressler said Tuesday of the
negotiators action. It certainly
gives us the hope of building
more of an economy, building
more businesses.
By LAUrie KeLLMAN
AssOciAted Press
WASHINGTON Senators sub-
poenaed Attorney General Alberto
Gonzales on Wednesday, ordering
him to provide all e-mails related to
presidential adviser Karl Rove and
the firings of eight federal prosecu-
tors.
It is troubling that significant
documents highly relevant to the
committees inquiry have not been
produced, Judiciary Committee
Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)
wrote in a letter to Gonzales. The
subpoena gives Gonzales until May
15 to turn over the information.
Not accepting the White Houses
explanation that some Rove-related
e-mails may have been lost, Leahy
subpoenaed any in the custody of the
Justice Department. Leahy pointed to
Roves lawyers statement that some
of those the White House claims
might be lost had been turned over
to U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald
as part of the investigation into the
leak of CIA agent Valerie Plames
identity.
It was unclear whether any were
related to the prosecutor firings, but
congressional investigators believe
that if Fitzgerald could retrieve some
e-mails for his investigation, those
related to the firings of U.S. attorneys
are also recoverable.
The White House has said it was
trying to recover e-mails that were
lost but had not promised to give any
to congressional investigators.
A Justice Department spokesman
did not immediately return a call
seeking comment.
Gonzales said during his April
19 testimony to Leahys committee
that he did not know the details but
would get back to the chairman.
I have not heard from you since,
Leahy wrote, urging compliance with
all of his panels requests for informa-
tion to avoid further subpoenas.
It was the committees first sub-
poena issued since the firings caused
an uproar earlier this year.
Ricardo Moraes/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children raise their hands as they attend a ceremony to promote and support the candidature of the Christ the Redeemer statue to the NewSevenWonders of the World in Rio de Janeiro, onWednesday. The
NewSevenWonders of the World is a proposed revision of the SevenWonders of the World, organized by a Swiss-based, for-proft corporation called NewOpenWorld Corporation. The selection is being made
by free and paid votes, through telephone or online.
Hoping to add another wonder
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from being closelined by a tree
again.
n
when i asked my roommate
whether the bra on the bed was
hers or mine, she said it could only
be hers after a $10,000 surgery.
n
theres a group of fve naked
guys running down Jayhawk bou-
levard. i thought Gay Pride week
was over.
n
to the girl in anschutz this
afternoon who was wondering
if there is sugar in coke: Yes. in
fact, sugar is the main ingredient
in coca-cola.
n
ah, shut up Free for all! You
got a tiny penis!
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Free for all, who is on your
board committee who chooses
the comments that get published
in the newspaper, because id like
to complain to them. Give me
their number.
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Free for all, are you guys
america? i love america!
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i just fipped through three dif-
ferent channels, and dr. Phil was
on every single one. what has this
world come to?
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every time somebody hands
out a fier on wescoe beach, a
puppy dies.
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Julian, i really need you to sign
my jersey. could you be at the
Jaybowl next wednesday? thanks
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our view
Veto reveals dangerous conviction
Using the veto pen for just the
second time in his tumultuous
presidency, President Bush rebuffed
Tuesday the Democratic offering for
his requested emergency war spend-
ing bill. The veto, while expected, is
nevertheless revealing for its bold
demonstrations of the greatest flaws
of the Bush administration.
In his post-veto remarks, Bush
called the Democratic plan, with its
binding deadlines for military with-
drawal, a prescription for chaos
and confusion, as if it would throw
a wrench into the smoothly run-
ning and well-oiled machine that is
Iraq. His bold pronouncement that
setting a date for withdrawal is set-
ting a date for failure was a darkly
revelatory glimpse into the modern
Bush mindset, where outside opin-
ions and ideas are regarded with
outright hostility.
The biggest problem with Bush
has never been a dearth of intel-
lect, as many critics would have you
believe. Bush is deceptively smart,
bearing a Rove-created cloak of
folksiness to appeal to his salt-of-
the-earth constituency. The most
significant Bush flaw has been
unwavering and stubbornly blind
faith in his choices, and a refusal
to acknowledge potentially errone-
ous consequences of his actions.
Point to whichever root cause you
like a privileged upbringing, his
born-again faith, an abundance of
self-righteousness but the mindset
is poisoning the war debate.
Bushs terra firma is steadfast
determination, always embracing
the perception that he is resolute in
his beliefs. But in the forum of mili-
tary execution, especially when fac-
ing an adaptive insurgency, continu-
ous evolution of ideas and strategies
is paramount. By shutting down
talk of timelines before the notion
is even given serious consideration,
Bush is again putting on stark dis-
play his aversion to compromise
when we need it more than ever.
At what point does the devolu-
tion in Iraq become too much for
Bush to handle? A dangerous sign is
his apparent unwillingness to con-
sider the political fallout, which has
always been the top priority for the
Bush White House, taking prece-
dence by far over policy matters.
By signaling that he will ignore
the overwhelming public opinion
against his surge and refusal to
adjust tactics, Bush is exhibiting an
uncomfortable character trait for
a president: total conviction of the
righteousness of a cause in spite of
the will of the people.
The Democratic bill is by no
means perfect, but it is the early
form of an Iraq exit strategy. The
imposition of even the most minor
of benchmarks which Bush
laughably says he will accept, if they
are nonbinding on the fledgling
Iraqi government is a signal that we
will no longer accept chaotic medi-
ocrity in this war.
The two sides must reach a com-
promise.
McKay Stangler for the
editorial board
commentary
Tuition increases not so bad when considering expenses
It would be nice if I logged into
Enroll and Pay after summer break
to find tuition at The University of
Kansas had not increased for the
fall semester. But lets be honest.
That dream is not worth entertain-
ing.
On the surface, I seem like
a traitor to my fellow students
because I support the Universitys
yearly tuition increases. But I am
willing to be called that or worse if
it helps to preserve the Universitys
reputation and enhance the value
of my degree.
Unfortunately, the University
is not powered by the hopes and
dreams of its students. Its funded
by cash. And unlike the wishful
thinking of naive students, cash is
not abundant at the University.
I work at the KU Endowment
Association. My job there as a stu-
dent caller is to persuade alumni
to donate money to the University.
Through my job I have learned
that tuition and fees paid by stu-
dents only make up 16 percent of
the Universitys budget and the
state only provides 24 percent.
The rest is left up to alumni.
However, many alumni do not
want to pay for our generations
education. This is a problem for
two reasons.
First, when the University does
not meet its fund-
ing goals, it is
forced to cut pro-
grams and ignore
deferred mainte-
nance problems
even though
many have already
been put off for
too long.
Secondly, the amount of money
the University has is directly linked
to its ratings. Universities need
updated technology, services and
buildings to receive high ratings
and attract students. To afford
these things, universities need
money. So when the amount
of money the
University is rak-
ing in decreases,
its ratings go
down along
with the value of
our degrees.
At KUEA we
are trained to
explain these
things to alumni, but even the most
persuasive students cant always
convince alumni who do not want
to donate money to the University
to change their minds.
Not to mention, according to
the Universitys Web site, KU
tuition this year was 6 percent
below the Big 12 Conference aver-
age for resident tuition and more
than 10 percent lower for non-resi-
dent tuition.
Mismanagement of funds is
another argument I often hear. If it
is, then we need to focus on how to
better manage our funds before we
make any hasty decisions, like cut-
ting tuition.
People also complain that the
University spends too much money
on its athletics programs. OK,
everyone knew that before they
came to school here. And FYI:
most of the money spent on our
athletics programs are provided by
alumni too. They pay outrageous
amounts to a program called the
Williams Fund to support our
basketball team and get good seats
at home games.
However, those who still believe
that tuition should be decreased
and the University should deal
with it by cutting its budget, per-
haps should go to Johnson County
Community College. Tuition there
is approximately half the price of
ours for two years and I hear that
JCCC looks just as good on tran-
scripts as the University of Kansas.
Chambers is a Paola freshman
in journalism.
By frAncEscA chAmBErs
kansan columnist
opinion@kansan.com
Grant Snider/KanSan
letter to the editor
Memorial could have been better with veterans aid
We would like to commend the
hard work and dedication of the
people who took the time to write
out the names of fallen service
members from the war in Iraq.
As veterans of Operation Iraqi
Freedom, the executive officers of
the Collegiate Veterans Association
at the University of Kansas thank
you for investing the time and effort
to complete this memorial.
However, we have several con-
cerns about the placement and
nature of this memorial, namely
the location, the failure to inform
our organization of this event and
the exclusion of the dead from
Operation Enduring Freedom in
Afghanistan.
Seeing the names of fallen
friends brought back buried emo-
tions and memories of times spent
with those who are no longer with
us. Watching oblivious students
walk on these names while absently
talking on cell phones or listening
to iPods evoked feelings of anger
and rage. Placing this memorial in a
central location such as Strong Hall
certainly helped to draw attention to
this it, yet the disrespectful nature
in which some students treated this
display negated the intentions of its
creators.
This display came as a total
surprise to the Collegiate Veterans
Association and veterans on cam-
pus. It would have been appropri-
ate and appreciated if those who
organized this memorial would
have informed us of their intentions
and asked for our participation. We
would have liked to have written the
names of our deceased friends our-
selves, instead of strangers doing it.
In the future, please inform the
Collegiate Veterans Association of
such an event, allowing us to give
our input and assistance in such an
undertaking. We can be reached at
kucva@ku.edu.
While the organizers claim this
event to be apolitical and only
serve to honor the fallen, then why
were the names of those killed in
Afghanistan excluded? It seems
to us that only Iraq was utilized
because it is the unpopular war,
whereas the less politically charged
war in Afghanistan is more accept-
able.
While this may be true, the
bravery and sacrifice of those who
have died in Afghanistan is no less
memorable than their comrades in
arms who were killed in Iraq.
Again, we would like to reiterate
the efforts of those who undertook
this project and thank them for their
work. We appreciate their labors and
commitment to raising awareness
about the human cost of war.
Dan Parker, president, KU CVA
Evan Hoyt, vice-president
Kristopher Fisk, treasurer
The most signifcant Bush faw
has been unwavering and stub-
bornly blind faith in his choices,
and a refusal to acknowledge
potentially erroneous conse-
quences of his actions.

horoscope
lizard boy
samuel hemphill
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most
challenging.
aries (March 21-april 19)
Today is a 5
The disappointment youre
experiencing is only temporary.
Discuss the situation with the
most creative people on your
team. Its time to re-invent
something.
Taurus (april 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
Its not easy to make yourself
understood, but this time its
not your fault. Youre trying to
convince a brick wall to sprout
leaves and blossoms. Possible,
but not likely.
GeMini (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 5
Conficting orders make the job
more difcult. Dont complain.
Youre being tested on your
ability to fgure things out, under
fre.
cancer (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 7
Youre back in the mood to work
again, as you must have known
you would be. The money will
come rolling in on time, just as it
always has.
leo (July 23-aug. 22)
Today is a 6
Youll be able to tell whos on
your side and who isnt, pretty
soon. Dont base your trust on
what you hear; base it on what
you see, plus your past experi-
ence.
VirGo (aug. 23-sept. 22)
Today is a 7
Dont let your anger interfere
with your own good judgment.
Dont try to stuf it all, either.
That could lead to ulcers, and
other unhealthy conditions. Be
cool.
libra (sept. 23-oct. 22)
Today is a 7
Youll have plenty of time to play,
soon, and catch up on all the
news. Between now and then,
get the job done, perfectly.
scorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21)
Today is an 8
Dont worry about the compe-
tition, but dont ignore them
either. Know what theyre doing,
so you can work around them.
saGiTTarius (nov. 22-dec. 21)
Today is a 7
Your assignment may be tough
to fgure out. Some of the parts
may be missing. Do some sleuth-
ing around before you come to
your fnal conclusion.
capricorn (dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 6
Its getting easier to tell those
who are only after your money.
Hold back your money and the
distinction will be easily drawn.
aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 7
Friends will help you stay on
course amid all the other pres-
sures. Somebody important
wants you to change. Be fexible.
Bend, but dont fold.
pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
A very important person is
considering you for a promo-
tion. This could be the agent you
most admire, or a critic who likes
your work. Dont goof of and
blow the audition.
sal & ace
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AssociAted Press
PHILADELPHIA When a tele-
vision-news friend of NFL Network
anchor Rich Eisen e-mailed him
pictures of herself in a bikini, they
were intercepted by his wife.
Alycia Lane, anchor for
Philadelphias KYW-TV, said the
vacation pictures were part of
harmless banter between two old
friends, not an attempt to break up
Eisens four-year marriage.
I hope love comes to me. Im
not looking for it with a married
man, Lane, recently divorced a
second time, told The Philadelphia
Inquirer in Wednesdays editions. I
have been the married girl who was
cheated on.
The New York Post, which
reported on the flap in a gossip
column Tuesday, said Eisens wife,
former Fox and ABC sports reporter
Suzy Shuster, got the e-mails in an
account she shares with her husband
and responded with a snarky letter
to Lane.
Boy, do you look amazing in
a bikini ... congrats! Whatever
youre doing, (Pilates? yoga?) keep
doing it its working for you,
Shuster wrote, according to the Post.
Anyway, sorry but those seven e-
mails you sent to my husband, Rich,
well, oops, they came to the e-mail
address we both use from time to
time, but no worries, Ill forward
the beach shots as well as the ones of
you dancing with your friends on to
his main address. Do you have it?
Lane, 34, said that she was mor-
tified by the whole story, and that
she and Eisen have corresponded
frequently since meeting nearly 10
years ago when she worked at a sta-
tion in New York and Eisen worked
for ESPN in Bristol, Conn.
Our relationship has always been
purely platonic, Lane said.
Seth Palansky, a spokesman for
NFL Network, said that neither
Eisen nor his wife wished to com-
ment Wednesday.
AssociAted Press
NEW YORK Isaiah Washington,
who came under fire after using an
anti-gay slur, will appear in a public
service announcement on behalf of
the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation and the Gay, Lesbian &
Straight Education Network.
Were gonna have I want to
say at least two versions of it at this
point. We may broaden our message
a little, the actors publicist, Howard
Bragman, told The Associated Press
in a phone interview Wednesday.
Washington ran into trouble at
the Golden Globe Awards in January
after he used an anti-gay slur dur-
ing a backstage press conference
while denying hed used it previously
against Greys Anatomy castmate
T.R. Knight.
People magazine reported last
October that Washington had alleg-
edly used the slur during an on-
set dustup with
co-star Patrick
Dempsey.
Knight said
soon after the
incident that he
was gay.
After being
criticized by
GLAAD, a
gay and les-
bian advocacy
group, and the
ABC network,
Washington issued an apology and
sought counseling.
Bragman said ABC, which is
owned by The Walt Disney Co., was
planning to shoot the ad in the next
few weeks.
A call to ABC seeking comment
wasnt immediately returned.
Bragman said
Washington, 43,
plans to return
to Greys
Anatomy next
year.
Weve heard
nothing to the
contrary, and we
have no plans
to the contrary,
Bragman said.
The Gay,
Lesbian &
Straight Education Network seeks
to ensure that schools safely accom-
modate students of all sexual orien-
tations.
AssociAted Press
WASHINGTON Folk singer
and anti-war activist Joan Baez
says she doesnt know why she was
not allowed to perform for recov-
ering soldiers recently at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center as she
planned.
In a letter to The Washington
Post published Wednesday, she said
rocker John Mellencamp had asked
her to perform with him last Friday
and that she accepted his invitation.
I have always been an advocate
for nonviolence and I have stood
as firmly against the Iraq war as I
did the Vietnam War 40 years ago,
she wrote. I realize now that I
might have contributed to a better
welcome home for those soldiers
fresh from Vietnam. Maybe thats
why I didnt hesitate to accept the
invitation to sing for those returning
from Iraq and
Afghanistan. In
the end, four
days before the
concert, I was
not approved
by the Army
to take part.
Strange irony.
Baez, 66, told
the Post in a
telephone inter-
view Tuesday that she was not told
why she was left off the program by
the Army. There might have been
one, there might have been 50 (sol-
diers) that thought I was a traitor,
she told the paper.
The Post reported that Walter
Reed officials did not respond to
requests for
c o m m e n t
Tuesday, but that
in an e-mailed
statement pub-
lished Monday
on RollingStone.
com, spokesman
Steve Sanderson
said the medical
center received
the request for
participation by Baez just two days
before the concert.
These additional requirements
were not in the agreement/contract
and would have required a modifi-
cation, Sanderson told the maga-
zines Web site.
Baezs manager, Mark Spector,
told the Post that Mellencamps man-
agement invited Baez to perform in
March and handled all the arrange-
ments. But Mellencamp earlier told
RollingStone.com: They didnt give
me a reason why she couldnt come.
We asked why and they said, She
cant fit here, period.
Matt Sayles/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Joan Baez arrives for the 49th Annual Gram-
my Awards on Feb. 11, in Los Angeles. In a letter
to The Washington Post published Wednesday,
Baez says she doesnt know why she was not al-
lowed to perform for recovering soldiers recently
at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Jennifer Midberry/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Philadelphia TV anchor Alycia Lane speaks
during an interview at her station. Lane, a 34-
year-old anchor for KYW-TV, e-mailed vacation
pictures of herself in a bikini to NFL Network an-
chor Rich Eisen. But the shots were intercepted
by his wife, former Fox and ABC sports reporter
Suzy Shuster, who was not amused. The pictures
were meant to be good fun between old friends,
not an attempt to break up Eisens marriage.
celebrity activism
Singer not allowed to perform
In the end, four days before the
concert, I was not approved by
the Army to take part.
joan baez
Folk singer
Army says advance notice needed if Baez wants to sing for troops at hospital
marriage troubles
Wife discovers bikini photos
televisioN
Greys Anatomy actor to make ad for GLAAD
Were gonna have I want to
say at least two versions of it at
this point. We may broaden our
message a little.
howard bragman
Publicist for Isaiah washington
sports
thursday, may 3, 2007
www.kansan.com
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his column started as a
lesson in why Jayhawk
nation needs to chill out
and quit feeling Brandon Rush
and Julian Wright owe them
something other than the two
years they played.
I still think that, but I think
that Aqib Talib being named the
No. 5-best prospect in NCAA
Division I football is an even
bigger deal. Talib, the junior cor-
nerback out of Richardson, Texas,
has long been declared the best
recruit of the Mark Mangino era,
at least in terms of draftability.
But to rank him as the fifth-best
prospect is unheard of.
His companions in the top five
include quarterback Brian Brohm
of Louisville, who was the Orange
Bowl MVP. In the Cardinals
victory against Wake Forest, he
completed 24-for-31 passes for
311 yards. Also ranking in the top
five, again, according to Sports
Illustrated, is Darren McFadden
of Arkansas. The running back,
who has a Web site devoted to his
promotion, www.darrenmcfadden.
org, rushed for almost 1,650 yards
with 14 touchdowns.
Incidentally, the next high-
est-ranked Big 12 Conference
player is wide receiver Limas
Sweed of Texas at No. 9. In fact, it
is because of players like 6-foot-
5, 219-pound Limas Sweed that
Talib is even ranked so high.
The old, conventional wisdom
says that the 6-2, 180-pound Talib
is too big to play at corner back.
But as receivers grow taller and
bigger, the football players tasked
to keep them from getting the ball
need to get bigger as well.
Thats why a big guy like Talib
gets the chance to be drafted in
the first round of the 2008 NFL
Draft.
The best cornerback in the
NFL is, almost without question,
Champ Bailey. He is fast, skilled
and smart. Hes also a couple
inches smaller than Talib. Baileys
not going anywhere, but hes
already been in the league eight
years.
If he were being drafted this
year, he may not have gone as
highly as he did in 1998. He went
seventh. This year, the first cor-
nerback taken was Darelle Revis
at No. 14. Hes 6-0. The next cor-
nerback taken was Aaron Ross,
who stands 6-1, at No. 20.
Still, tall cornerbacks have a
long history of busting as well.
For Talib to be successful, hes
going to have to get faster. As was
seen when Jon Cornish fell out
of the draft, teams want some-
one who puts up numbers at the
Combine.
Talib will also have to show his
potential at every opportunity.
by AshEr fusco
september 1 Central
miChigan
To begin
the season
Kansas plays
host to Central
Michigan, the
reigning Mid-
American Conference champion.
The Chippewas return seven start-
ers on both offense and defense
from last years 10-4 squad. Central
Michigan will be noticeably weak-
er on the offensive and defensive
lines with the losses of star offensive
tackle Joe Staley and defensive end
Joe Bazuin. Both players were All-
MAC first-team selections and were
selected in the first two rounds of
last weekends NFL Draft. Some of
the Chippewas most important con-
tributors include versatile running
back Ontario Sneed and experienced
linebacker Red Keith. Quarterback
Dan LeFevour has established him-
self as the best in the MAC, winning
freshman of the year and All-MAC
first team honors. Central Michigan
will be under the guidance of brand
new head coach Butch Jones, who
has no experience as a head coach at
the Division I-A level. Kansas should
handle the Chippewas at home.
projeCtion: Win 1-0
september 8 southeast
louisiana
Southeast Louisiana may have fin-
ished with only
two victories last
season, but the
team sent two
players to the NFL
by way of free-
agent contracts.
Despite producing better professional
prospects than Kansas, the Tigers
are the weakest opponents on the
Jayhawks 2007 slate. The team plays
in Division I-AA. Kansas tossed the
game on the schedule in an effort to
inch closer to the six victories needed
for bowl eligibility. The team returns
leading rusher Jay Lucas but loses
eight starters on the defensive side
of the football. The early September
game should afford Kansas the
opportunity to test its depth by play-
ing reserves and work out any kinks
in anticipation of tougher games.
projeCtion: Win 2-0
september 15 toledo
The Toledo football program
made quite a bit of news this winter,
not much of it
good. Earlier
this year, a
Toledo player
was charged
with partici-
pating in a point-shaving scheme.
Just two weeks later another Rocket
was arrested, this time for attempted
aggravated burglary. However, there
is some good news for Toledo fans:
the school has built one of the most
formidable mid-major football pro-
grams in America in the last few
years. Coach Tom Amstutzs team
hit a bump in the road last season,
finishing with a 5-7 record and tied at
seventh place in the Mid-American
Conference. One of those five victo-
ries was against the Jayhawks. Toledo
returns 18 starters from the 2006
squad that defeated Kansas in an
overtime thriller. Returning offen-
sive tackle John Greco is on the pre-
season watch list for the Lombardi
Award, given to the nations best line-
man. Despite Toledos experienced
backfield and offensive line, Kansas
should be able to translate its home
field advantage into a victory.
projeCtion: Win 3-0
september 22 Florida
international
To say Florida International
was abysmal in 2006 would be an
understatement. The Panthers were
out-gained by an average of 70
yards per game on their way to a
0-12 record. On the heels of last
The makeup for the makeup
was canceled on Wednesday. For
the 13th time this season, Kansas
(22-26, 8-13) was forced to can-
cel a game, this time against the
Bethany Swedes.
After Mondays difficulty with
the new field lights at Hoglund
Ballpark, the Jayhawks canceled
their scheduled game against St.
Mary. Wednesdays game was
scheduled last minute to make up
for canceling on Monday.
As it turned out, the 85-degree,
sunny Monday afternoon was the
best baseball weather of the week.
On Wednesday afternoon, Kansas
had not yet dismissed making up
the game. Tentatively, the Jayhawks
would shoot for May 8, should
they find a replacement that can
accommodate that time slot.
The Jayhawks travel to
Manhattan on Friday to open
the three-game series against the
Wildcats. The rivals will return to
Lawrence on Saturday and Sunday
to wrap up the weekend.
Alissa Bauer
60 seConds until graduation
by jonAthAn kEAlinG
kansan sports columnist
jkealing@kansan.com
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Motocross rider Ryan Villopoto was an unknown a year ago. Now, hes the next
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Weather, new equipment
force game cancellations
baseball
Football
Early games should push Kansas toward bowl eligibility
soFtball
shockers continue sweep
kansan fILe photo
elle pottorf, sophomore catcher, wasnt able to add any runs during Wednesdays double-header against Wichita State. The Jayhawks lost to the Shockers 1-0 and 6-4 respectively.
Talib should turn
sights to pro league
see football on page 3b
by EVAn kAfArAkis
Wichita State swept the Kansas
softball team Wednesday, winning
1-0 and 6-4 in wet conditions that
didnt seem to faze the Shockers.
Game one was a pitching duel
between Jayhawk senior Kassie
Humphreys (18-12) and Shocker
pitcher Margo Pruis (21-11).
Both pitchers threw the entire
game and struck out 10 batters a
piece.
Humphreys gave up three hits,
one of which was the game-win-
ning home run in the bottom of
the fourth.
Pruis allowed only one hit to
sophomore outfielder Dougie
McCaulley.
The Jayhawks found themselves
on base after Pruis walked them,
but couldnt capitalize, stranding
seven runners on base.
They have really improved
over the last four, five years, Bunge
said of the Wichita State team that
has defeated the Jayhawks eight of
the past 10 games.
The first game was followed by
a 6-4 loss for the Jayhawks as the
Shockers bats stayed hot.
Sophomore pitcher Valerie
George started for the Jayhawks
and through four innings, she gave
up four runs on six hits including
a three-run home run in the bot-
tom of the third.
Kansas scored its only four runs
in the top of the third inning,
which started with a single by
sophomore third basemen Val
Chapple.
Chapple advanced to second
on a sacrifice bunt from junior
outfielder Betsy Wilson.
McCaulley knocked one into
left field, allowing Chapple to take
third.
After McCaulley stole sec-
ond, senior first baseman Nicole
Washburn hit a grounder through
the middle to score Chapple and
McCaulley.
One pitch later, freshman first
baseman Amanda Jobe blasted a
two-run home run to right center.
Jobes homer was her fifth of the
season, tying her for the fifth most
home runs by a Kansas freshman
in a season.
Kansas travels to Iowa State to
close out the regular season with
a weekend matchup. Kansas will
play Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday
at noon.
kansan sportswriter Evan kaf-
arakis can be contacted at eka-
farakis@kansan.com.
Edited by Mark Vierthaler
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omething is missing here. Last
weekend, Jon Cornish was not
drafted by any NFL team.
Not one team thought that Kansas
single season rushing-record holder
and the Big 12 Conferences leading
rusher was worthy of a draft pick.
Cornishs one drawback during
the draft was that he ran a slow
40-yard dash. He ran around 4.6
seconds, and scouts would have
liked him to run a 4.4 or even a
4.3. Anyone who saw him during
the season would think twice about
doubting his speed.
Maybe they didnt draft him
because he doesnt wear gloves. At
this point Im still looking for any
kind of reason why no team would
want this guy.
Think about this. Two seasons
ago Kansas had arguably the best
defense in the country, led by the
best linebacking core in all of college
football. None of that team, includ-
ing former All-American Charles
Gordon, was drafted.
In fact, Kansas has had just six
players drafted by an NFL team
since 1997. By comparison, Kansas
State has had more than 30 players
drafted in that same time period.
Why would any great recruit
want to play for a school thats going
to spell the end of his career rather
than be the launching pad to star-
dom? A school that could get him
drafted is less than two hours away.
Why would anyone want to
play for a school that produces few
pros, rarely sells out games, wins no
championships and whose biggest
thrill is beating a team whose mas-
cot is a giant cat head on some guy
wearing a football jersey and tights?
Kansas football is in a rut and it
needs out badly.
Im not a fan of calling for coach-
es heads, especially in the middle
of the offseason, but another empty
draft doesnt make Kansas fans
feel any better. It feels like Jayhawk
fans are willing to give the current
coaching staff one more season.
If its more of the same, it will be
time to find coaches who can bring
the program some excitement and
recruits, which would ultimately
lead to a rejuvenated fan base and
hopefully victories.
Fans should try to stay optimis-
tic, though. There is some quality
talent on this team. Junior corner-
back Aqib Talib is the most talented
player since Charles Gordon to
play for Kansas. At his current pace
he will likely break the streak by
Kansas players not being drafted,
but I do have some advice for Talib.
The coaches are likely planning
on using you as a receiver next
season, which is OK. However,
do you remember what happened
to Gordon? Had he been able to
leave after his sophomore season
he would have been drafted in the
top three rounds as a cornerback,
where he was an All-American.
However, in his junior year he was
turned almost exclusively into a
receiver. He entered the draft after
that season.
Do your best to stick to corner-
back, but I doubt youll have much
of a choice. So, if it looks like youre
heading down the Charles Gordon
path next season take this advice:
Thrive at cornerback as best you
can, pack your bags and head to the
draft before youre converted to a
receiver and lose all your NFL stock.
It is undeniable that Kansas
football is in a funk. The Athletics
Department is building a new
football facility, but facilities dont
recruit players and win games. The
most successful recent season ended
with a Fort Worth Bowl victory,
which doesnt sound too glamorous
to any possible four- or five-star
recruits.
Jorgensen is a Baldwin City senior
in journalism.
EditedbyMarkVierthaler
athletics calendar
FRIDAY
n Baseball vs. Kansas state,
6:35 p.m. manhattan
SATURDAY
n Softball vs. Iowa state,
2 p.m. ames, Iowa
n Baseball vs. Kansas state,
3 p.m. hoglund Ballpark
n Track at Nebraska Invita-
tional, all day, Lincoln, Neb.
SUNDAY
n Softball vs. Iowa state,
Noon, ames, Iowa
n Baseball vs. Kansas state,
1 p.m. hoglund Ballpark
Go Royals?
Football program needs overhaul
BY eRIC JoRgeNSeN
KaNsaN sports coLumNIst
ejorgensen@kansan.com
BY DoUg TUCKeR
ASSoCIATeD PReSS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Light-hit-
ting Esteban German hit a three-run
home run in the seventh inning to
lead the Kansas City Royals to a 3-1
victory over the Los Angeles Angels
on Wednesday night.
German had only three major
league home runs in 441 at bats
before coming up with one out
and runners on first and second in
the seventh. The utility infielder
knocked Ervin Santanas 1-0 pitch
402 feet over the wall in left for his
first homer in 144 at bats.
Jorge De La Rosa (3-2) went
seven innings, giving up five hits
and one run, with two strikeouts
and a walk as the Royals won for just
the third time in 10 games and halt-
ed the Angels four-game winning
streak. They also kept Mike Scoscia
from passing Bill Rigney to become
the winningest
Angels manager.
Erick Aybar
doubled off De
La Rosa leading
off the fifth and
scored on Chone
Figgins single
for the Angels
run.
Joakim Soria
pitched the ninth for his fourth save
in four chances.
Santana (2-4) spent much of the
cool, rainy night working out of
trouble while the Royals stranded
runners at third base in the third,
fourth and sixth. The right-hander
allowed 11 hits and three runs in 6
1-3 innings.
David DeJesus tripled in the third
with two out and Santana struck out
German on a 3-2 pitch. Billy Butler,
in his second major league game,
struck out with runners at first
and third to end the fourth. With
runners at first
and third in the
sixth, Santana
got Alex Gordon
to pop out and
retired Butler on
a liner to left to
end the inning.
A light rain
fell through most
of the game, but
there were no delays.
Reggie Sanders, after doubling
sixth and going to third on Ross
Gloads single, came out of the game
with a tight left hamstring.
mlb
Ed Zurga/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas City Royal Mark Teahen arrives at second for a steal past the tag of Los Angeles Angels second baseman Erick Aybar in the fourth inningWednesday in Kansas City, Mo.
Germans home run sparks Royals
Kansas City wins for the third time in 10 games; Angels winning streak ends
German had only three major
league home runs in 441 at bats
before coming up with one out
and runners on frst and second
in the seventh.
ASSoCIATeD PReSS
RIVERSIDE, Calif. Jim
Wooldridge, most recently the
head coach at Kansas State for six
seasons, was hired Wednesday as
coach at UC Riverside.
The 51-year-old Wooldridge
has coached at the collegiate or
professional level for 29 years.
Before coaching at Kansas State,
he was the head coach at Central
Missouri State, Texas State and
Louisiana Tech.
He also served as an assistant
coach to Tim Floyd with the
Chicago Bulls in the 1998-99 and
1999-2000 seasons.
Wooldridge was fired as the
coach at Kansas State in March
2006 after the Wildcats completed
a 15-13 season.
His Kansas State teams were
83-90. The Wildcats had winning
records in each of his last two
seasons after six straight losing
seasons.
Wooldridge has a 312-237
record in 19 years as a college
head coach. He didnt coach this
past season.
Jim Wooldridge brings a
wealth of knowledge about what
it takes to build a program and to
position a team to not only com-
pete, but to win, Stan Morrison,
the UC Riverside director of ath-
letics, said in a statement. His
single focus will be immediately
apparent to his players, assistants,
and colleagues in the department.
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Former K-State coach
takes job in California
Wooldridge to lead UC Riverside program
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With 2.8 passes defended per game,
on average, he easily eclipses the
competition.
The next closest corner in 2006,
in terms of passes defended, was
previously mentioned Aaron Ross.
He had 1.7 passes defended per
game.
All of this bodes well for Talib,
who has an opportunity to be the
first Jayhawk taken in the first
round of the NFL Draft since Dana
Stubblefield, all the way back in
1994.
Did I mention Talibs only a
junior? He doesnt HAVE to enter
his name in the draft in 2008. But,
assuming he has an injury-free
junior campaign, he should.
Talib could come back for a
senior season at the Kansas, but here
we are back at Brandon Rush and
Julian Wright.
If Talib is taken at No. 32, as
at least one draft is projecting, he
stands to make almost $2 million
a year immediately. The Seattle
Seahawks drafted Kelly Jennings
with the No. 31 pick in 2006. Also
a cornerback, he signed a five-year
deal valued at $9.7 million.
If Talib goes in the first round,
thats his future. If Rush and Wright
go in the first round, thats their
future as well. These players are all
good enough to play for megabucks.
They deserve your support.
Dont let Jayhawk nation be
known as a group of fans who are
ungrateful to anyone but those who
come here for all four years. You
wont like the results.
Kealing is a Chesterfeld, Mo., se-
nior in journalism and political
science.
Edited by Mark Vierthaler
kealing (continued from 1b)
seasons performance, the Florida
International football program has
nowhere to go but up. The fact
that the team
lost its starting
quarterback, top
wide receiver
and nearly half
of its defensive
starters could
be reason for
optimism from Florida International
fans. Mario Cristobal steps in as the
new coach and brings an entirely
new coaching staff with him. The
fresh start could bring the Panthers
a victory or two in their conference
schedule but should not lead to
success against Kansas.
Projection: Win 4-0
Kansan sportswriter Asher Fusco
can be contacted at afusco@kan-
san.com.
Edited by Lisa Tilson
football (continued from 1b)
By STEVE HERMAN
ASSoCiATEd PRESS
INDIANAPOLIS Peek through
the doublewide wooden doors into
the replica A.J. Foyt garage. Marvel
at Carl Fishers one-of-a-kind 1905
Premier, a hulking skeleton of steel
that was too heavy to race. Walk
through a 100-year timeline of tech-
nology and fashion, of helmets and
goggles, of silver trophies and bronze
sculptures and gold medallions.
For more than 50 years, the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall
of Fame Museum has shared the
history of automobile racing with
the nearly 250,000 visitors who
pass through each year a third of
them during May, when the 2 1/2-
mile track gears up for the annual
Indianapolis 500, which takes place
this year on May
27.
What you
see on display is
not everything
that they have,
said Donald
Davidson, the
Speedway his-
torian, whose
office is situ-
ated inside the
96, 000-square-
foot building
that houses the designated National
Historic Landmark.
There is a rotation. They try
to keep the things that you would
expect to see here all the time,
Davidson said. Like the Marmon
Wasp that won the race in 1911 is
here virtually all the time.
The original museum, a small,
single-story brick building on the
southwest corner of the grounds,
outside the track, opened in 1956
with six vintage cars from the pri-
vate collection of the late Speedway
owner Tony Hulman, a Terre Haute
businessman-sportsman who bought
and restored the track after World
War II.
The collection soon outgrew the
building, and Hulman opened the
current facility inside the gates in
April 1976.
Visitors can view the Borg-Warner
Trophy, a 5-foot-tall sterling silver
monument that bears the bas-relief
likeness of each Indianapolis winner.
And then there are the cars about
85 on display at all times.
Virtually everything you see on
the cars is original, Davidson said.
You can trace it all the way through,
so were very, very fortunate.
The collection includes Ray
Harrouns Wasp, winner of the inau-
gural 500 almost a century ago; Joe
Dawsons 1912 National; the 1922
Murphy Special, built by Duesenberg
and the only race car to win both
LeMans and the Indy 500, and all
four of Foyts winning cars. Theres
also the Belond
Special that won
in 1957 with
Sam Hanks and
in 1958 with
Jimmy Bryan,
the only car to
win with differ-
ent drivers.
More than 30
of the cars are
race winners.
Others, such as
the car driven
in 1977 by Janet Guthrie, the first
woman in the Indy 500, mark key
events in racing history.
Its an honor that I could have
never expected, Guthrie said of her
cars inclusion. But I guess when
you break a trail, I guess its inevi-
table.
The oldest car is the one com-
missioned by Fisher, one of the
Speedways four founders, and built
by Premier, an Indianapolis passen-
ger car company. Fisher, who later
drained a Florida swamp and turned
it into Miami Beach, wanted to com-
pete in the Vanderbilt Cup Race on
Long Island, N.Y., Americas most
prestigious race at the time, but the
Premier exceeded the 2,200-pound
maximum.
So what they did was try and
make the thing as light as possible,
Davidson said. They started drill-
ing holes in the frame.
After 470 holes, they stopped
drilling, fearing any more would
cause the body-less vehicle to col-
lapse. The car was still 120 pounds
too heavy, forcing a withdrawal.
Fisher raced the car, which cost
$15,000, only once on Nov. 5,
1905, winning on the Indiana State
Fairgrounds 1-mile horse track.
Though heavy on Indy 500 roots,
the museum also pays homage to
the other races held at the track
each year Formula Ones U.S.
Grand Prix and NASCARs Allstate
400 at the Brickyard. There also are
midget and sprint cars and European
sports cars; the NASCAR collection
includes a No. 43 Pontiac driven by
Richard Petty and Indiana native
Tony Stewarts No. 20.
Martin Kieslich, a German
exchange student, was pleased to see
helmets worn by retired F1 driver
Michael Schumacher during a recent
visit, which included a museum-
sponsored ride around the famed
race track in a shuttle bus, though,
not a race car.
You always see the Indianapolis
500, Kieslich said. Its strange to
think that you yourself are on that
track.
One of the most valuable cars in
the museums collection is a stream-
lined 1954 F1 Mercedes-Benz. A
similar car sold several years ago
in England for about $10 million,
Davidson said.
And one of the most exotic cars
is a 1957 SS Corvette built from a
stripped-down Jaguar D Type by a
group of General Motors engineers
who wanted to get into internation-
al competition to beat Ferrari and
Maserati.
I dont know if they even had a
budget. They just started working on
the thing, Davidson said.
indianaPolis 500
Hall of Fame draws visitors
What you see on display is not
everything that they have. there
is a rotation.
DonalD DaviDson
speedway historian
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
Pinch-hitter Dioner Navarro
drove in the winning run with
a grounder in the 10th inning
after Tampa Bay rallied to tie in
the ninth against Twins closer
Joe Nathan.
The Devil Rays scored twice
against Nathan, who blew his
first save opportunity, on two-
out RBI singles by Elijah Dukes
and Ty Wigginton.
Carlos Pena had one-out
infield single in the 10th off
Matt Guerrier (0-1) that hit an
overhanging catwalk and landed
between first and second. Ben
Zobrist pinch ran for Pena and
appeared to be heading home
with the game-winning run but
stumbled rounding third on
Brendan Harris double and had
stay at third.
Zobrist then scored on
Navarros grounder when he beat
a throw to the plate by shortstop
Jason Bartlett.
Al Reyes (1-0) pitched a score-
less 10th for Tampa Bay.
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By DOUG FERGUSON
ASSOciAtED PRESS
CHARLOTTE, N.C. The gal-
lery stood a dozen rows deep and
spilled down both sides of the fair-
way, the kind of scene Tiger Woods
is used to seeing on the weekend at a
major championship. This was only
a pro-am round Wednesday at the
Wachovia Championship.
And for once, Woods felt part of
the crowd.
This is what happens when two of
the most celebrated icons in sports
are together on the golf course in
a public event for the first time.
Woods, owner of 12 majors, gladly
shared the stage at Quail Hollow
with Michael Jordan, owner of six
NBA titles and five MVPs.
This is great, Woods said as
he waited on the 10th tee. No one
knows Im here.
That much was clear when he
walked out of the clubhouse toward
the practice range and some three
dozen people didnt even realize he
was there because their eyes trained
on Jordan pulling his car up to the
valet.
Jordan is part-owner of the NBAs
Charlotte Bobcats, and although he
doesnt spend much time in town,
he wanted to play in the pro-am.
Woods first played golf with Jordan
in 1997 in Chicago. While they often
get together on the golf course, his
camp asked tournament officials if
they could be paired on Wednesday.
We know a few people, Woods
said with a laugh. No, the tour-
nament was nice enough to put
us together. Hes been like my big
brother, so its been great to have
him be part of my life. We had a
great time today. We always have a
great time.
For a pro-am round, it did not
lack for entertainment.
Woods and Jordan needle each
other endlessly during their private
rounds, and they brought the banter
to Quail Hollow.
With a cigar in his mouth, Jordan
made an eight-foot par putt on the
seventh hole, then mimicked Woods
as he walked off the green, deliver-
ing a fist-pump in slow motion and
holding his pose until he was sure
Woods was looking.
The showmanship picked up on
the back nine
Woods was waiting for the 11th
fairway to clear when Jordan walked
by and kicked his ball off the tee
toward a young boy in the gallery.
You can have it, Jordan told the
boy.
Woods re-teed, and at the top of
his back swing, Jordan cleared his
throat loud enough to make Woods
stop. The worlds No. 1 player set
up over the ball again and hit a
hard draw down the middle of the
fairway, locking eyes with Jordan
in a mock staredown. Jordan then
ripped his driver down the fairway,
and as he stooped to pick up his tee,
looked back at Woods and returned
the stare.
The chatter was endless, and as
always, Jordan was doing most of
the talking. He was asked after the
round how many majors Woods
might have won if he had to be
paired with Jordan during the final
round.
Not as many, Jordan said. I can
get in his head.
Woods doesnt argue.
He wins all the time, Woods
said of the trash-talking battle. Ill
just throw out a jab every now and
then, but basically this is my home
court, so its a little easier for me. On
his court, it would be a little differ-
ent deal.
Woods can pick his moments,
though.
Jordan almost chipped into the
water from right of the 17th green,
but the ball stopped on the last patch
of land. Woods scooped his ball up
with the putter to flip it to Jordan.
And, with Jordan holding out his
hand, Woods flipped the ball back-
ward and into the lake.
Filling out their threesome was
Skipper Beck, who owns an import
car dealership and is a minority
investor of the Bobcats.
Im comfortable being around
Michael, he said. Throw Tiger in
the mix, and I tightened up a little
bit.
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MLB
Cardinals struggle
in wake of tragedy
By cHRiS JENKiNS
ASSOciAtED PRESS
MILWAUKEE As the St. Louis
Cardinals prepare to remember a
lost teammate, theyd just as soon
forget about their last three games.
The Cardinals lost 4-0 to the
Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday,
leaving them swept and dazed in
their first series since the death of
relief pitcher Josh Hancock.
St. Louis has lost five in a row
overall and spent much of its three-
game series in Milwaukee looking
lost in the field
and crossed up
at the plate.
Youve got to
fight through it,
Cardinals man-
ager Tony La
Russa said. This
clubs proven itll
fight. Thats why
Im confident
were going to
improve.
But first, St. Louis must take
another tough step in an emo-
tional week. The Cardinals are off
Thursday but will travel to Tupelo,
Miss., to attend a memorial service
for Hancock, killed in a highway
wreck early Sunday.
La Russa said earlier that while
attending the service wont be easy
for the team, its the right thing to
do.
Its hard to imagine that being
a positive, but I think its important
to do, La Russa said. I think its
important for his family and our
organization to do it, but it wont be
a positive day.
With three consecutive victories
against the reigning World Series
champions, Milwaukee has won nine
of 11 overall and has the best record
in baseball at 18-9. Prince Fielder hit
a two-run single off Anthony Reyes
(0-5) to help the Brewers earn their
first home sweep of St. Louis since
taking four games in April 2002.
They have a pretty good team,
Cardinals first baseman Albert
Pujols said. Theyre young, but they
know how to play the game and they
can swing the bat. We knew that.
Everybody knew that in the league
coming into the
season.
The Brewers
won on
We d n e s d a y
despite get-
ting only three
innings from
starter Chris
Capuano, who
took a sharp
comebacker off
his right calf in
the second and pitched one more
inning before he was taken out of
the game.
Brewers manager Ned Yost made
the decision to pull Capuano, who
wanted to keep pitching. Yost expects
Capuano to make his next start.
Carlos Villanueva (2-0) pitched
four scoreless innings in relief for
the victory, allowing two hits and
walking two.
For him to come in and throw up
zeros was huge, Capuano said. It
helped the hitters relax and put the
ball in play.
Villanueva loaded the bases with
one out in the sixth, but struck out
Scott Spiezio and got Gary Bennett
on a deep fly to left.
He came in and held down the
fort, and got the W for himself,
Yost said.
Matt Wise tossed two scoreless
innings to complete the five-hitter,
Milwaukees first shutout of the sea-
son. The Cardinals were blanked for
the third time.
Reyes struck out a season-high
eight, but gave up four runs three
earned in six innings.
He pitched well, didnt deserve to
lose, La Russa said.
Reyes said he expects the team to
snap out of its slump soon.
Were not going to go on like this
all season, he said. These guys are
professionals, and everyone works
hard on the team. Its just one of
those things we have to go through
right now.
La Russa isnt allowing the team
to use Hancocks death as an excuse
for its poor play mostly because
the Cardinals werent playing par-
ticularly well beforehand.
Thats obviously always going to
be in the back of your mind the rest
of the year, and a lot of people, the
rest of our lives, outfielder Skip
Schumaker said. But once you step
on the field, I think weve got to
move on from that not put it past
us, but weve got to compete when
were on the field. Before and after,
obviously, you can dwell upon it. But
during it, its a competition out there
and youve got to compete.
Pujols said the team had weath-
ered tough times in the past. He was
a member of the club when pitcher
Darryl Kile died in 2002.
Everybody knows the organiza-
tion, we pull through, Pujols said.
I think the best thing is, you have a
great group of guys here. Its not like
youve got guys who dont care about
what were going through.
Reyes said he expected an emo-
tional day on Thursday.
It is, but Im just thinking about
baseball right now and trying not to
think of anything else, he said.
Notes:
J.J. Hardy extended his career-
best hitting streak to 13 games with
a single in the fourth. ... Pujols
pushed his hitting streak to 11
games with a single in the first.
St. Louis swept after pitchers death
Darren Hauck/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Milwaukee Brewers Corey Hart steals second base as the St. Louis Cardinals David Eckstein tries to tag himin the fourth inningWednesday in Milwaukee. The Cardinals lost 4-0.
This clubs proven itll fght.
Thats why Im confdent were
going to improve.
tony la russa
Cardinals manager
pro-aM goLf
Jordan, Woods team up at event
Chuck Burton/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tiger Woods, left, and Michael Jordan, right, share a laugh as they walk of the 17th green
during the pro-amfor the Wachovia Championship golf tournament at Quail HollowClub in Char-
lotte, N.C.,onWednesday.
MLB
Radio host to return triple-play ball
By PAt GRAHAM
ASSOciAtED PRESS
DENVER Radio host Steffan
Tubbs says he has the ball used in a
rare unassisted triple play and has
no intention of holding it for ran-
som or auctioning it off on eBay.
Tubbs, co-host of KOA-AMs
morning show in Denver, said
Wednesday he just wants to give
it back to its rightful owner
Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy
Tulowitzki.
Tubbs said he was sitting in
the radio stations seats behind the
Rockies dugout with his two kids
on Sunday when Tulowitzki turned
the 13th unassisted triple play in
major league history. Tubbs said
he nabbed the ball when Colorado
first baseman Todd Helton threw
it into the stands moments after
the play.
Its now stored in a Ziplock bag
at his home.
Tubbs has yet to be contacted by
the Rockies for the ball. However,
hes heard through the grapevine
that Tulowitzki is interested in it.
He wont ask for much.
Tubbs announced he had the
ball on his KOA-850 radio show
Monday and the station issued a
statement on his behalf Tuesday
night.
I was thrilled to have the
ball, Tubbs said in the statement.
Considering how rare a ball it is,
it definitely belongs in the Baseball
Hall of Fame.
The ball may never wind up in
the Hall because it cant be veri-
fied that its the one from the triple
play. However, Tulowitzkis jersey
and hat have already been sent to
Cooperstown, N.Y.
I had people sitting around me
say, Well sign affidavits, Tubbs
said. Its a great part of Rockies
team history.
The play came in the seventh
inning of a Braves-Rockies game
with the score tied at 5. Kelly
Johnson and Edgar Renteria had
reached on singles and were run-
ning on a 3-2 pitch when Tulowitzki
caught Chipper Jones line drive
close to second base. The rookie
stepped on the bag to double up
Johnson, then tagged Renteria for
the third out.
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Classifieds 5B Thursday, May 3, 2007
2
TWO SUMMER SUBLEASERS
WANTED. CALL 816.309.4404 FOR
MORE INFORMATION!
hawkchalk.com/2233
Summer sublease available. End of fnals
week-07/31. 2 bd available in 3 bd apt.-
Close to KU, rent $250, utilities 1/3. call
785-383-2968 for more info hawkchalk.-
com/2276
Summer sublease @ Meadowbrook. Avail
in May. I will give you $200. Master BD w/
own bath, walk-in closet, W/D in unit,
brand new pool. Heather @
785-760-2011 or hbelziti@ku.edu.
hawkchalk.com.2251
sublease for $309/mo+1/4 elec. W/D, ca-
ble, internet, water, trash incl. 4 br/2 ba
apt. Bus Route. Very clean, friendly room-
mates 913-980-7444 hawkchalk.com/2274
Sub-lease for Hawker Apt C1. Please Call
847-708-4411 if your interested!
Available for frst semester only or all year!
hawkchalk.com/2209
Seeking female roommate for summer
sublease, $309/mo + 1/4 electricity, all
other utilities incl. fully furnished and great
ammenities. Call christie at 913-980-7444
hawkchalk.com/2232
Now leasing for fall.
Highpointe Apts.
1,2&3 BR. 785-841-8468.
Seeking 1-3 roommates for 4 BR, 3 BA
nice house, W/D. May rent 1-room or
entire house. $250-300 each + util, frst
month reduced. 913-207-6519.
Seeking 1 female roommate for August
1st. Big duplex off 23rd & Kasold. 4 BR, 3
BA. W/D. $325/mo. Call Tara at
9139402818 if interested. hawkchalk.-
com/2258
Roommated needed for August 07-July
08 at Highpointe. $325/mo + utilities. Lo-
cated on bus route. Call Joe at
860-268-2877 or email at jdavis34@ku.-
edu
hawkchalk.com/2254
Roommate needed. 1 extra BR in a 4 BR
apt, security deposit, $236 for rent + util
If interested email edeno@ku.edu
hawkchalk.com/2240
Roommate needed from May until July.
Rent is $257.50/mnth + utilities. Room-
mate should be fun & responsible. Call
913-207-5044 or email jtimmns1@ku.edu.
hawkchalk.com/2230
Newly renovated 2 BR/2 BA near campus
for sublease Jun-Aug. $297 pp, pay only
electric, free wireless internet. Pool,
workout facility, bus stop. email
whitneyn@ku.edu. hawkchalk.com/2166
1 Bedroom Apt at Parkway Commons w/-
garage for June & July. Includes DW,
W/D, pool, bball court, ftness center, con-
tin. breakfast, Call 785-955-0173.
hawkchalk.com/2284
$700 FLAT SUMMER RATE. 3 BR/3 BA,
ONE-TWO BED AVALIABLE. W/D, FULL
KITCHEN, FULLY FURNISHED.
CONTACT BRIANA: 281-685-3882.
hawkchalk.com/2167
$700 FLAT RATE FOR THE ENTIRE
SUMMER 3 BR 3 BA. ALL UTIL PAID.
HAS W/D & FULL KITCHEN. PLEASE
CONTACT BRIANA, 281-685-3882.
hawkchalk.com/2227
2 BR apt for sublease this summer. $480
total per month, W/D included, large
rooms, call 785-221-6113. hawkchalk.-
com/2264
2 BR 2 BA sublease at Quail Creek Apts.
Avail May 15-July 31 with option of
starting new yearly lease Aug 1. Pool,
workout room. $689/mo. Call 312-9754.
hawkchalk.com/2165
1BR available in 4BR 2BA apartment
above restaurant on Mass St. $310/mo +
utilities for June & July. Available late
May. berg@ku.edu for more info.
hawkchalk.com/2237
1 Roommate needed for 4 BR house at
9th & Indiana. Right by the Stadium.
$300 a month + 1/4 utlities/cable/internet,
June 1 or Aug 1, 816-853-5148 or
316-644-4062 hawkchalk.com/2279
1 lg BR available in 4 BR house. W/D,
Internet Cable, DVR, Pool Table @ 19th
& Ousdahl. Rent is $325. Contact Mark @
(913) 522-6050 or mattione@ku.edu
hawkchalk.com/2250
1 FEMALE roommate needed in a 4 BR
house with 3 other girls. Lease starts Aug
1, 2007. Rent is $387.50/mo. FIRST
MONTH RENT FREE. Contact:
mckensie@ku.edu. hawkchalk.com/2202
1 BR in 2 BR/1 BA apt at 24th & Ridge Ct.
available now. Rent is $227.50 per month.
Email anakha@ku.edu for more details.
hawkchalk.com/2160
1 BR in 2 BR 2 BA apt. avail. Gated lot,
pool, 3 min. walk to campus. 16th & Ten-
nessee location, W/D. May rent paid.
Contact Zwright@ku.edu
hawkchalk.com/2239
1 BR for summer sublease. Rent: $270
per month + 1/3 utilities. Great location &
neighborhood. Appliances included. Great
roommates. hawkchalk.com/2257
1 BR apt. for sublease! Hardwood foors,
private parking, balcony. Near campus
and downtown. $460/ month + gas/elec.
avail. June/July. (785) 221-8858 or
shh785@ku.edu. hawkchalk.com/2147
Male roommate needed for 3BR 2 BA
town home with garage; to move in July
or beginning of August 2007. $280/mo.+
utilities. For info call Daniel at
785-979-2066
hawkchalk.com/2221
Looking for: 1 BR/1 BA apt/studio/ town-
home for summer. I have a 4lb dog;
preferably on ku bus route/close to cam-
pus-if you have something along these
lines email
betsbird@ku.edu. hawkchalk.com/2162
Large plan at Hawker Apts. on campus.
W/D in unit. $100 cash to each person
($200 total) when lease is signed. Call
Tim (832) 279-3741 to see.
hawkchalk.com/2140
Large 2 BR 2 BA, kitchen, on campus
apartment C1. $480/mo *5th years, this
can be for only the frst semester.
(847) 708-4411. hawkchalk.com/2210
I am looking for 2 females to share a 3
bed/ 2 bath condo 1/2 mile from campus.
Email kansbug@hotmail.com Rent $350
incl utilities. available now! hawkchalk.-
com/2282
HAWKER SUBLEASE. Lg 1 BR from
June 1 thru July 31. W/D, ceiling fans, bal-
conies, built-ins, close to campus. Super
nice. Call 972-978-8140. hawkchalk.-
com/2256
Gorgeous 1 BR available ASAP. Spa-
cious, huge windows, on campus, laun-
dry, gas paid. 1423 Ohio #202. (785)
842-7644.
hawkchalk.com/2214
Female roommate needed for 3 BR
house, 1117 Vermont. 1.5 BA, porch,
across the street from South Park, next to
downtown. call 785-766-9373, leave a
message.
hawkchalk.com/2249
Female roommate for 4 bdrm Legends
June/July sublease. Spacious room and
private bath. 405 a month + 75 to have
utilities included! Contact (785)766-7414
today! hawkchalk.com/2218
Fall Semester BR available. Valley Lane,
off University Dr. Close to campus. Just
$320/mo. Call (601) 672-1605
hawkchalk.com/2245
F summer sublease needed. 4BR/4BA at
the Reserve. Fully furnished, W/D, pool,
bus stop, tanning, gym, free cable/inter-
net. $339 + electric. Lindsey (785)-
312-4190
hawkchalk.com/2231
Bedroom in basic, 3 BR house available
from end of May to mid August. Great
downtown location & very low rent.
Contact April. 785-727-9230
hawkchalk.com/2175
4 BR/2 BA apt. fully furnished w/ W/D. All
rooms available for summer sublease.
$240/person + utilities. 19th & Vermont,
call Cole: 316-209-3134
hawkchalk.com/2149
4 BR house in need of 1 more roomie to
make the house complete! Huge kitchen
& LR, $300/mo + 1/4 utilities.
816-694-5889 or email ssegalo03@yahoo.-
com
hawkchalk.com/2262
3 BR Townhouse. 1 BR for Sublease.
$270/mo rent + 1/3 of utilities. Great
Location. Good Neighborhood.
hawkchalk.com/2141
3 BR Townhome. 2220 Vail Way. W/D. All
appl $975/mo.+ util. Fireplace. 1 Car
Garage No pets or smokers.
515-249-7603
3 BR avail. in 4 BR 2 BA townhome.
Females only. $400/mo.+ 1/4 util. 1 mile
west of KU. Nice community. Call
816-746-5746 or Rachel @785-979-4740.
2BR 1BA apt for sublease January 1st.
18th & Ohio. $545/mo + utilities. Great for
individual needing room to spread out.
berg@ku.edu for more info.
hawkchalk.com/2238
2 Roommates needed to share a
3BR/2BA Duplex, near campus w/
garage, washer/dryer, large: kitchen, liv-
ing-room & backyard. $420 mo. Call Ja-
cob (785) 979-6716 hawkchalk.com/2275
Need female to sublease 1BR in 4
BR/4BA apt (The Reserve). Available im-
mediately - July 31st. Rent is $339/mo +
1/4 electricity. Jessrj@ku.edu. hawkchalk.-
com/2142
Need 2 female roommates to share 3 BR
house starting Aug. 1 block from stadium,
$400 rent + utilities, W/D, cute, clean
house, call Jaime at (785) 979-5968.
hawkchalk.com/2139
Need someone to sublease my room for
the summer. Cheap rent - $280 a month.
June - August. Please contact Erin if inter-
ested. ering@ku.edu. hawkchalk.-
com/2253
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HANOVER PLACE TOWNHOMES
14th & Kentucky
>2 bedroom, 1.5 bath
>1 car garage
>washer & dryer hookups
To make an appointment,
visit 1203 Iowa
785.841.4935
www.midwestpm.com
4 BR 2 bath $840-850
large closets, pool, KU & Lawrence
bus, cats ok 785-843-0011
www.holiday-apts.com
4 BR 2 BA townhome 2 car GA.
Avail Aug. Over 1500 sq. ft. W/D, DW,
FP, large yard. Large rooms, $1240/mo
($310/person). 785-766-6302.
3BR/2BA. 1 BLOCK TO KU @ College
Hill Condo. W/D Hookups. Avail Aug 1.
$850 water paid. 785.218-3788.
3BR 2BA Duplex. $750. Close to KU. W/D
Hookups. Pets OK. 744 Missouri. Avail
Aug 1. Call 218-3788 or 218-8254.
3BR 2BA Condo close to campus! 927
Emery Road. W/D and all appliances. No
Pets. $825/mo Please call 913-220-5235
3BR 2BA apts off Emery close to campus.
W/D included. Rent $275/mo/per person.
785-550-5979 between 8AM and 8PM.
3BR 1BA hardwood foors, full basement,
W/D hookups, diswasher, large trees.
$775. Avail. Aug 1 Please Call 749-3193
3 BRs for rent in a house near Lawrence
High school. Rooms available May 19th
through July 31st. $400/mo includes utili-
ties. If interested call Travis @ 760-3325
3 BR apt, 10 month lease, starting in
Aug, wood fr, private deck, DW, off
st parking, 14th & Vermont. $750,
cats ok, 785-841-1074
3 BR 2BA 1 garage. W/D hookup. No
pets or smkr. On KU bus route. 806 New
Jersey. $900/mo. Aug. 1. 550-4148.
3 BR apt in renovated older house, 1300
blk Rhode Island, wood foors, DW, an-
tique tub, Avail Aug, large porch, $750,
call Jim and Lois at 785-841-1074
1BR 1BA Studio. $390. Close to bus
route. 508 Wisconsin. Call 218-3788 or
218-8254.
3 BR 2.5 BA townhome in NW Lawrence,
gas log freplace, W/D hookups, all appls.,
2 car garage w/opener. $850-$950/mo.
Avail. now! 785-423-2525
3 BR 2 BA house, study loft, wood
foors, $1,190/mo. 1047 Rhode Island
3 BR 1 BA house, carpeting,
$1,085/mo. 117 E. 11th St, both have
W/D, DW, Both next door to each other.
Avail Aug, Shown by appt. only: 841-2040
2nd fr, 1 BR Apt, avail Aug, in reno-
vated older house, 14th & Conn. DW,
off st pking, $435, cats ok 841-1074
2BR 1BA. $650. 1 BLOCK TO KU. W/D
Hookups. Hardwood Flrs. 1824-6 Arkans.
Avail 8/1. Call 218-3788 or 218-8254.
2BR 1BA Duplex. $650. 1 BLOCK TO KU.
W/D. Pets OK. 1222-6 W 19th.
Avail Aug 1. Call 218-8254 or 218-3788.
2-3-4 BR houses. Downtown. W/D, DW,
pet friendly, $750-$1300. 826 Rhode Is-
land, 1005 Pennsylvania, 906 Connecti-
cut. Avail Aug. Owner Managed.
785-842-8473.
2 BR duplex townhome, 1-1/2 BA,
garage, Avail May 11. A/C, W/D, appl.+
D/W + micro. $710 + $20/mo. pets. West
Lawrence (5008 Jefferson Way). Email
mswygart@msn.com.
hawkchalk.com/2224
2 BR avail in a 3 BR townhouse. $475
and $425 for rent. Includes all utilities plus
wireless internet! Call Rachel at
816-550-8437
hawkchalk.com/2192
2 BR Apt. Avail August. Between campus
and downtown. Close to gsp/corbin. No
pets. 785-550-5012
2 BR apt. W/D. Close to campus.
928 Alabama. By the stadium. $500/mo.
Ask for Leslie at 550-2342
2 BR apt, avail Aug, in renovated
older house, DW, W/D central air,
new furnace, walk to KU, 2 and ?
blks east of Mass, $599, no dogs, off
st pking 785-841-1074

2 BR 1 bath avail. Summer & Fall
quiet setting $515-535 patio/balcony,
pool, cats ok KU & Lawrence bus
785-843-0011
www.holiday-apts.com
1BR and 4BR Apts avail now. Private en-
trance, roomy, large yard. $525/mo and
$750/mo 785-749-1530
3 BR 2 bath $690-710
peaceful setting, walk-in closets,
pool, cats ok KU & Lawrence bus
785-843-0011
www.holiday-apts.com
4-5 BR 5 1/2 BA wood foors, W/D,
$2500/mo 1134 Mississippi; 3BR 3 1/2BA
$1575/mo 940 & 942 Illinois; 2BR 1 1/2BA
$550/mo 627 W 25th; 785-979-9120
FOR RENT FOR RENT
1701-1717 Ohio 2BR 1BA Close to KU
Dishwasher. W/D. No pets. $620/mo
749-6084 www.eresrental.com
1317 Valley Lane. 1, 2, 3 BR apts.
$610-$940/mo. Washer dryer hookup,
dishwasher and garage. Close to campus.
749-6084.
1135 Ohio 3 BR, 1.5 BA. $875/mo.
Dishwasher and W/D. Close to campus.
No pets. 749-6084. eresrentals.com
1 BR Duplex. Quiet, Clean, No Smoking.
W/D 19th & Naismith Area. Lease.
$525/mo. Avail now. Call 843-8643
1 & 2 BR apts avail. for August.
Great location near campus. Walk or ride
bus. Quiet area. Balcony or patio, W/D
hookups, DW, CA, walk-in closet, minib-
linds, ceiling fan. No pets. Briarstone Apts.
1000 Emery Rd. 749-7744.
1 BR 1317 Westbrooke. Close to KU.
DW, W/D, CA, freplace. Sunroom/offce.
728 sq. ft, covered parking, pool,
$600/mo+util. Call 785-841-4935.
1 BR at 1316 Mass St. $385. No pets or
smoking. Off street parking. Call
785-331-9096 or 785-856-2526.
1125 Tennessee 3 & 4 BR available for
August. Fully-equipped kitchens, over
1400 square feet w/ washer/dryer in-
cluded. MPM 785-841-4935.
1 in a 4 BR 4 BA @ Legends-$474/mo.
Utilities included [8/1/07-7/31/08]. Move in
anytime after May 18, 07 -- Free Rent un-
til August! Call:913-369-5725
beauty_diva07@yahoo.com
hawkchalk.com/2268
1&2 BR August lease available. Next to
campus. Jayhawk Apts. 1130 W 11th
$300/550mo. No pets. 785-556-0713
1&2 BR studio apts near KU & residen-
tial offces near 23rd St. Ideal for stu-
dents&profs to launch business.841-6254.
1-3 BR apts&houses.Most near campus
405-$1050. www.longpropertymgmt.com.-
kelli@longpropertymgmt.com.842-2569.
1-5 BR nice houses & apt in houses. 1 &
2 bath. Some have wood foors or free util-
ities or free washer dryer use. Most by
KU. All for Aug 1. No app fees. $340/mo -
$1850/mo 785-841-3633 Call anytime.
10 mo. lease 1 BR basement apt,
avail Aug. in renovated old house.
14th & Vermont, non-wking fre-
place, off st. pking, DW, $369, cats
ok. 841-1074.
1050 sqft. 3 BR 2 BA, $950/mo, kitchen &
appliances, W/D, pool hottub, exercise
room, free breakfast & dvd rental
620-704-2912. hawkchalk.com/2163
FOR RENT
University Book Shop (UBS) is now hiring
fun-loving, outgoing people for PT posi-
tions. Apply online at www.nebook.com if
you want to work in a fun, fast-paced
environment.
Want to be part of the winning team?
EZ GO Foods is looking for friendly,
energetic & outgoing team members and
assistant manger to work in our store. The
excellent benefts we offer include: tuition
reimbursment, above average wage, free
medical plan with life insurance, paid
vacation, & retirement plan. Please apply
at MP 209, Kansas Tnpk. Turnpike toll
charge is free for EZ GO team.
Call 785-843-2547 for directions.
West Jo. Co. liquor store. PT. Great
opportunity for better pay. Excel &
statistics experience a plus. Close to Hwy
10. Call today: 816-204-0802
Wranglers and Lifeguard wanted. Camp
Wood YMCA needs Wranglers/House-
backriding instructors and lifeguards for
summer camp season. May 23-Aug 11.
Call 620-273-8641.
Wood fence builders needed for summer
and fall. 25-35hrs/week $9/hr. Call
838-3063. Please leave message.
The Ballard Community Center is looking
for full-time co-lead teachers for class-
rooms. The person interviewed for this
position must have at least 6 months of
lead teaching, lesson planning and class-
room management experience. Educa-
tion in early childhood development and
education is required. If interested,
please call Hannah at 842-0729 or email
resume to hannah@ballardcenter.org.
JOBS
Earn $2500+ monthly and more to type
simple ads online.
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Classifieds 6B THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2007
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Student Cooperative near campus featur-
ing laundry, kitchen space, pool table,
cable TV, private rooms and much more.
Rent ranges from $250-350/mo. including
utilities. Call 785-749-0871.
Studio, 1, 2, & 3 BR Apts in reno-
vated older houses located where
you can walk to KU or downtown.
See our ads in the classifeds sec-
tion for more details or call 785-
841-1074
Studio avail. Aug. $315/mo +util. 14th
&Ohio. CA, internet wired, refrigerator.
550-0426.
Townhome for Rent. Avail June 1. 3 BR,
3 bath, new paint & carpet, deck, W/D,
FP, Internet, Pets?, 2-car garage, on KU
Bus Route. $1,200/mo. 785-550-2367
hawkchalk.com/2187
Tuckaway Management
Great Locations!
Great Prices!
Great Customer Service!
Call 838-3377 or 841-3339
www.tuckawaymgmt.com
Hawthorn / Parkway Townhomes.
2 & 3 BR avail. Some with attached
garage & private courtyard. 842-3280.
Great location 1801 Mississippi. 3BR apt.
Hardwood foors, CA, $660/mo. Aug 1. No
pets. 842-4242.
Hawthorn Houses. 2 & 3 BR avail.
w/ 2-car garage. Burning freplace.
Large living area. 842-3280.
Home for sale. Charming 2 BR, 1.5 BA
and second lot. 779 Locust Shown by
appt. only. $148,500 Call 856-6126
House for rent. 1700 block of Alabama.
3BR 1BA. Part basement. $800/mo
for information 785-528-4876
Houses, Apartments, Townhomes
available for Now and August 1st
www.gagemgmt.com 785-842-7644
Jacksonville Apartments: 1 & 2 Bedrooms
on the West Side from $460/month. Laun-
dry on-site, D/W & C/A. OPEN HOUSES
ON WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS-700
Monterey Way Apt. N2 785-841-4935
JVC 3CD Changer . 460Watts. AM/Fm
Radio. In excellent condition. Im selling
because Ill be moving away this summer.
75$ OBO. contact at: existent@ku.edu
hawkchalk.com/2287
Large 1 BR apt. $500/mo. 1021 Rhode
Island. Off-street parking. 1 block to
downtown. Free W/D. Secure and quiet.
Avail 8/1. Call 785-331-6064.
Large studio apt. $375/mo. 10th and Mis-
sissippi. W/D. Avail 8/1. Off-street park-
ing. Cats ok. Call 785-331-6064.
Ranch Way Townhomes on Clinton Pkwy.
Luxury living at affordable prices. 2 & 3
BRs. $750-$850. Avail Aug. 842-7644.
Sm 2BR, wood foors, DW, CA, low bills.
1242 Louisiana.. $560 for 2, $540 for 1.
Water paid. 785-331-7544.
Small 2 BR house for rent in N. Lawrence.
$515/mo. Avail NOW! On bus route,
hardwood foors. 749-2767.
Very nice 4BR 3BA Duplex. Clinton and
Wakarusa. Avail Aug 1. 2 Car Garage.
W/D. $1300/mo. Call Scott 913-515-5349
Very nice 3 BR house close to campus.
W/D provided. No smkng, no pets. $1100
/mo. 1535 W. 21st Terrace. 979-6453.
Very nice 3 BR 1 BA. Hardwood foors,
W/D, fenced yard, one car garage,
$800/mo. Avail. July 1. 785-331-2344.
ATTENTION GRADUATES! FREE RENT
in Kansas City KU grad seeks responsible
grads to share duties in nice Overland
Park home, in exchange for free rent.
More info: fritze@kc.rr.com
Unfurnished. 1 - 2 Blocks from campus.
Newer construction. 3 & 4 Bedrooms
Please call 785-841-5444
Very nice 3 BR 2 BA apt. Wood foors,
Close to campus, W/D included, Only
$269/person. Call(785) 841-4935
(ask about College Hills)
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Attention seniors & grad students!
Real nice, quiet 1 & 2 BR apts/houses.
Avail. 6/1 & 8/1. Hard wood foors. Lots of
windows. No pets or smoking. 331-5209.
Avail Aug, studio apt, 17th & Vermont,
Kitchen has DW, Bath has antique
tub, bedroom has window A/C, all
wood foors, off st parking, private
deck, $379, call 785-841-1074
Avail June or Aug. Quiet, spacious remod-
eled 1 BRs. CA, balconies, 9th & Emery.
No pets/smoking. Starting at $370+utili-
ties.
841-3192
Avail Aug. 1 BR apt, in redone old
house, 9th and Miss, LR has wood
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Spurs advance to semis
By ELIZABETH WHITE
AssocIATEd PrEss
SAN ANTONIO Michael
Finley set a San Antonio playoff
record with eight three-pointers
Wednesday night and the Spurs
advanced to the Western Conference
semifinals with a 93-78 victory
against the Denver Nuggets.
Finley finished with 26 points,
Tim Duncan
had 23 points
and 12 rebounds
and Tony Parker
added 16 points
and 10 assists
for the third-
seeded Spurs,
who dropped
Game One to the
Nuggets at home
before winning
the next four in
the first-round
series.
It was a virtual repeat of 2005,
when the Spurs lost Game One at
home before winning the next four
to eliminate Denver.
The Spurs will meet either the
Los Angeles Lakers or Phoenix
Suns in the second round. Phoenix,
which led 3-1, hosted Game Five on
Wednesday night.
Stay with the concept, Finley
said. Stay with the team philosophy.
As long as we do that, well be suc-
cessful.
Allen Iverson struggled from the
field for his fourth straight game
after scoring 31 points in Game One.
He was 6-for-22 from the field and
had 21 points Wednesday, 10 in the
fourth quarter.
Sixth-seeded Denver traded for
Iverson in December to create an All-
Star duo with Carmelo Anthony.
Anthony had 21 points in Game
5, while Steve Blake had 12 and Nene
added 10. NBA Defensive Player
of the Year Marcus Camby had 19
rebounds.
Denver has not won a playoff
series since
1994, when they
beat Seattle in
a best-of-five
to become the
first No. 8 seed
to knock out a
No. 1.
Finley was 8-
for-9 on three-
pointers while
the Spurs fin-
ished 10-for-21
from beyond the
arc. He came into Game Five shoot-
ing nearly 41 percent from three-
point range during the playoffs, up
from 36 percent during the regular
season.
Well, I was feeling it a little bit,
Finley said. Every shot I took felt
good and fortunately they went in
tonight.
It was important for us to play 48
minutes, he said. They came out.
They played hard. But we focused
and that was the difference.
Iverson missed his first six shots
Wednesday. His first field goal came
with 8:50 left in the second quarter
and it brought the Nuggets within
30-25.
Duncan gave the Spurs a 37-27
lead when he drove to the basket for a
dunk with 6:38 left in the half.
Denver chipped away at the deficit
and Blake hit a three-pointer with
31.9 seconds left to give Denver a 45-
44 lead. After Robert Horry missed a
three-pointer at the other end for the
Spurs, Blake hit another three-pointer
off a pass from Iverson, who had six
assists in the half, just as the quarter
ended to put Denver up 48-44.
The Spurs opened the fourth quar-
ter with a 7-0 run sparked by Finleys
fourth three of the game.
After a slew of misses on both
sides, Iversons three-point play gave
Denver a one-point lead. It was their
last of the night as Francisco Elson
hit the go-ahead dunk with 6:21 left
in the third.
Denvers frustration was evident
as Anthony was called for a personal
foul for pushing Manu Ginobili, who
didnt have the ball. On Denvers next
possession he turned the ball over
and ran back down the court shaking
his head.
Finleys fifth three-pointer with
1:30 left in the third put San Antonio
up 61-55, and they went into the final
12 minutes up 63-59.
Horry, who sealed Game 4 for San
Antonio on Monday in Denver off a
three-pointer with 30 seconds left, hit
a three to open the fourth quarter and
his dunk with 9:43 left gave the Spurs
a 70-61 lead.
Finley hit his sixth three-pointer
with just more than nine minutes
to go and his seventh came halfway
through the fourth quarter as the
Spurs took an 82-71 lead.
Eric Gay/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Denver Nuggets center Marcus Camby, right, scores over San Antonio Spurs defender forwardTimDuncan, left, during the frst quarter of their NBA
basketball frst-round playof game in San Antonio onWednesday. The Spurs won 93-78.
San Antonio closes out series with Denver in five games
It was important for us to play
48 minutes. Every shot I took felt
good and fortunately they went
in tonight.
michael finley
Spurs guard
Nhl
Rangers even series with Sabres
By IrA PodELL
AssocIATEd PrEss
NEW YORK The Buffalo
Sabres thought they had a tie game.
Instead, its their series with the
New York Rangers thats suddenly
all even.
Daniel Briere smacked the puck
in the dwindling seconds of the
third period Tuesday night. Henrik
Lundqvist stretched his right pad
as he fell forward and stopped the
stuff attempt by the Sabres forward
at the right post.
Or did he?
The Sabres said no. The replay
officials said yes, or at least as
far as they could tell. It all added
up to a 2-1 Rangers victory, New
Yorks second in a row on home
ice, that deadlocked the best-of-
seven Eastern Conference semifi-
nal series 2-2.
You guys can make your own
judgment on it, frustrated Buffalo
goalie Ryan Miller said. Whatever
we say is either going to get us in
trouble or not even worth our time.
The game is over. They made their
ruling and we have to move on.
Game Five is Friday back in
Buffalo. The Sabres know theyll
have to make another trip back to
New York for Game 6 on Sunday,
something they couldnt have
expected after taking a 2-0 series
lead at home.
Lundqvist stopped Brieres shot
just short of fully crossing the
goal line with 17 seconds left. The
Sabres got the chance to tie when
Lundqvist nearly lingered too long
following the puck behind the net.
Both teams had to wait out a
lengthy video review for the second
straight game.
What were looking for is either
confirm what the call is on the ice,
or we have to have a conclusive pic-
ture of the puck being in the net,
Bob Hall, the supervisor of officials
for the series said in a statement.
Its what were looking for in this
case because the on-ice ruling was
no goal.
We looked and looked and
looked. No replay that we have
seen shows it definitely crossing the
goal line.
In the only other NHL game
of the night, Anaheim took a 3-1
series lead against Vancouver with
a 3-2 overtime victory. The other
Western Conference semifinal
resumes Wednesday when San Jose
looks to grab a 3-1 advantage at
home against Detroit. Ottawa will
try to do the same against New
Jersey in the other Eastern series.
On Sunday, Rangers defenseman
Karel Rachunek lost a goal when
league officials in Toronto used a
replay to determine he kicked the
puck in. The game went to double
overtime, but a major controversy
was avoided when the Rangers
eventually won.
Julie Jacobson/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bufalo Sabres Chris Drury, left, tries to poke the puck past NewYork Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundvists legs after teammate Daniel Briere
tried to stuf the puck into the goal in the closing seconds of the third period of Game Four of the Eastern Conference semifnals Tuesday at Madison
Square Garden in NewYork. The Rangers won the game 2-1 to even the best-of-seven games series at 2-2.
PgA Tour
Woods refects on fathers
death a year later
chaRlOTTe, n.c. in a couple
of months, it will all change for
Tiger Woods.
This time last year was not a
fun period in my life, he said. But
now a year later, here i am, looking
forward to becoming a father.
Times have changed.
he prepared for the Wachovia
championship by playing in a pro-
am Wednesday. The tournament
starts Thursday, a year to the day
after Woods father died.
Woods skipped the Wachovia
last year as earl Woods health
deteriorated. On the eve of the
tournament the man behind
Woods steely resolve and ferce
competitive streak died of cancer.
Woods returned to competitive
golf six weeks later and missed the
cut at the U.S. Open. But Woods
recovered to win the British Open
and PGa championship and didnt
fnish worse than second in any
other stroke-play event the rest of
the year.
But still, there are times when
i thoroughly miss my dad,Woods
said. i just wish i could talk to
him, hear his voice and ask him for
advice on certain things. Basically,
he was my best friend. not only did
i lose my father, but my best friend.
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By MIKE HARRIS
ASSocIAtEd PRESS
Ray Evernham and his team have
seen better times.
A year ago, Evernham Motorsports
was by far the best Dodge team
in NASCARs Nextel Cup series. It
was on course to put Kasey Kahne
in the Chase for the Nextel Cup
championship with six victories and
six poles, and have Elliott Sadler and
Scott Riggs wind up in the top 22 in
season points. The expectations for
2007 were much higher.
So far, though, this season has
been a nightmare for Evernham and
all three drivers.
After the first nine races, Sadler
leads the trio at 15th in the stand-
ings, while Kahne is 31st and Riggs
36th. Each has produced one top
10 this season, and the only one of
those coming since the season-open-
ing Daytona 500 was Riggs eighth-
place run at Martinsville.
Its easy to go back and look
at all the things that went wrong,
Evernham said.
The first thing to go wrong
came at Daytona, where all three of
Evernhams crew chiefs were caught
cheating in a post-qualifying inspec-
tion.
Kenny Francis, crew chief for
Kahne, was suspended four races
and the No. 9 car was docked 50
points. Rodney Childers, crew chief
for Riggs, and Josh Browne, crew
chief for Sadler, were suspended two
races and each of their teams lost 25
points.
We got off base early in the sea-
son, obviously, with the loss of the
crew chiefs, and our resources arent
as deep as they are at other places to
overcome something like that, said
Evernham, a former championship
crew chief.
He also pointed out that building
both the current cars and NASCARs
new Car of Tomorrow, which will
run a total of 16 races this season,
has pushed his team to the limit.
Lets face it, he added, Dodge
has been cutting back resources
so, and Im not complaining, but
we probably dont have as many
resources to develop two programs
at one time.
Weve told everybody time and
time again that the big companies
with a lot of resources are going to
be able to get things done faster. And
Rick Hendrick showed how strong
his company is, the way hes domi-
nating this year, to be able to have
enough people to develop two cars
at one time, and come out and be
kicking butt in both of them.
The Hendrick team has won six
of the nine races, including three
by reigning Cup champion Jimmie
Johnson, one by Kyle Busch and the
last two by Jeff Gordon, the four-
time champion and current points
leader. Johnson, Busch and Gordon
have swept the three COT races run
thus far.
Thats just a tribute to Rick and
his organization, but they also have a
lot of resources, Evernham said.
The slow start has been hard on
his drivers, particularly a very frus-
trated Kahne, considered one of the
bright young stars of the sport.
Evernham is hopeful that things
are already beginning to turn around
as they head for Richmond and
another COT race this week. All
three of his drivers were in the top
15 last Sunday at Talladega.
By ALAN RoBINSoN
ASSocIAtEd PRESS
PITTSBURGH The Chicago
Cubs pulled off one of their best
comeback victories of the season,
even if they had to wait nearly 16
hours to celebrate it.
Alfonso Soriano hit his first
homer for the Cubs and Cliff Floyd
had a go-ahead, two-run shot during
a four-run rally in the seventh inning
on Tuesday night, and Chicago
completed the suspended-game vic-
tory by finishing off the Pittsburgh
Pirates 8-6 on Wednesday.
After a delay of 2 hours, 18
minutes, the game was suspended
Tuesday with the Pirates about to
bat in the seventh. After the game
resumed, relievers Bob Howry, Will
Ohman and Ryan Dempster gave up
one run in three relief innings and
Jacque Jones doubled and scored an
insurance runs with some heads-up
baserunning in the eighth. Rocky
Cherry (1-1) got two outs in the
sixth for the victory.
As Matt Murton beat the throw
on a two-out single to third base-
man Jose Bautista, Jones kept run-
ning and scored before first base-
man Adam LaRoche realized Jones
had not stopped at third.
Derrek Lee had four hits, includ-
ing two doubles and a run-scoring
single in the ninth off John Wasdin.
Dempster got the final four outs for
his fifth save in as many opportuni-
ties despite allowing Chris Duffys
RBI double in the ninth.
Earlier in this case, more than
half a day earlier Jones, Soriano
and Floyd all homered as the Cubs
won their fourth in fifth games. The
Pirates dropped their third in four
games.
While the game lasted longer
than the required five innings to be
official, it was suspended because
the Pirates had not yet batted in the
seventh. Baseballs suspension rules
were changed during the offseason
to pick up play at the point where
a game was stopped, rather than
going back to the last completed
inning in this case, the sixth, with
the Pirates up 5-2.
Soriano, who signed a $136 mil-
lion contract with Chicago as a free
agent in the offseason, was coming
off what he called the worst month
of his career. But he needed only one
at bat in May to equal his RBI total
in April one when he homered
over the center-field wall on Tony
Armas third pitch.
Soriano and Murton each dou-
bled in the seventh to drive in a run
ahead of Floyds 451-foot drive that
bounced into the Allegheny River
behind the right-field seats for his
second homer of the season. The
homer was more impressive because
Floyd took his at-bat with a steady
rain falling.
The Cubs withstood a rough out-
ing from Ted Lilly, who gave up
three runs in the first while allowing
only one ball out of the infield. Lilly
also wound up on his backside twice
while fielding bunts.
Tony Armas began the game with
an 11.57 ERA to Lillys 2.18, but
limited the Cubs to two runs in six
innings solo homers by Soriano
on his third pitch of the game and
Jones in the second. Armas left with
a 5-2 lead, but the usually reliable
Pirates bullpen couldnt hold it in
the seventh.
Murton had a pinch-hit double
off John Grabow, and Soriano dou-
bled off loser Jonah Bayliss (2-2),
who gave up extra-base hits to three
consecutive batters. Bayliss did not
allow any of his 10 inherited run-
ners to score in April.
Ronny Paulino singled and scored
on Jack Wilsons sacrifice fly in the
Pirates second and hit a solo homer
in the fourth.
MLB
Yankees pitcher injured
during Tuesday victory
ARLINGTON, Texas Phil
Hughes was cruising along in his
second major league start, re-
cording out after out and moving
closer to making baseball history.
The New York Yankees right-
hander threw one more pitch,
reached down at his left leg and
the excitement suddenly turned
to disappointment.
The highly touted Hughes car-
ried a no-hitter into the seventh
inning Tuesday night before a
hamstring injury knocked him
out of the game. The teams
prized prospect is expected to
miss four to six weeks, a sour end
to an otherwise encouraging
night for New York, which beat
Texas 10-1.
Associated Press
mlb
Cubs win 16 hours later
Gene J. Puskar/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago CubDerrek Lee follows through on a frst-inning RBI double ofPittsburgh Pirates pitcher Ian Snell in baseball action in Pittsburgh on Wednes-
day. The Cubs beat the Pirates 7-1. The Pirates catcher is Ronny Paulino.
Four-run seventh inning key to victory in suspended game
NASCAR
Lack of resources creates stress for Evernham team
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NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne, right, and team owner Ray Evernham have seen better times.
The Evernham team has fnished lower than expected this year.
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An exercise rider puts Kentucky Derby entry Curlin through his paces during morning workouts at Churchill Downs track in Louisville, Ky., onWednes-
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Curlin labeled race favorite
By BETH HARRIS
ASSocIATEd PRESS
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Curlin will
have to overcome 19 rivals and a
lot of history if he is to win the
Kentucky Derby.
The unbeaten colt was installed
as the slight 7-2 favorite Wednesday
after drawing the No. 2 post posi-
tion. Affirmed was the last Derby
winner to win from that post, and he
went on to sweep the Triple Crown
in 1978.
Winner of the Arkansas Derby
for his third straight victory, Curlin
will be ridden by Robby Albarado in
a full field of 20 3-year-olds going 1
1/4 miles Saturday.
Curlin has two big things going
against him: he didnt race as a 2-
year-old and has run only three races
in his career. Its been 125 years
since Apollo won after skipping his
2-year-old season, and not since the
filly Regret in 1915 has such a lightly
seasoned horse worn the blanket of
red roses.
Besides Curlin, trainer Steve
Asmussen will saddle Zanjero, a 30-
1 shot.
Tampa Bay Derby winner Street
Sense was made the second choice
at 4-1. Street Sense, last years 2-
year-old male horse of the year,
will try to end the Juvenile jinx:
no Breeders Cup Juvenile winner
has ever gone on to win the Derby,
an 0-for-23 drought. Street Sense,
with Calvin Borel aboard, will leave
from the No. 7 post for trainer Carl
Nafzger, who won the 1990 Derby
with Unbridled.
Churchill Downs oddsmaker
Mike Battaglia said it was very,
very close between Curlin and
Street Sense, and he gave the nod to
Asmussens colt.
Hes undefeated, Battaglia said.
We dont know how good this horse
is, but hes just been dominating.
Trainer Todd Pletcher will try to
end his 0-for-14 skid in the Derby
with a record-tying five entries:
Any Given Saturday, Circular Quay,
Cowtown Cat, Sam P. and Scat
Daddy.
Circular Quay was made the 8-1
co-third choice, along with Nobiz
Like Shobiz, trained by Barclay Tagg,
who won in 2003 with Funny Cide.
Circular Quay, who comes in off an
eight-week layoff, will start in the
No. 16 post. Wood Memorial winner
Nobiz Like Shobiz will leave from
the No. 12 post.
Florida Derby winner Scat Daddy
was installed as the 10-1 fourth
choice and will break from the No.
14 post.
Pletchers other horses were not
among the favorites. Any Given
Saturday was listed at 12-1; Cowtown
Cat and Sam P. were both 20-1.
While Pletcher has five entries,
four other trainers have two horses
in the field Asmussen has Curlin
and Zanjero; Doug ONeill has Great
Hunter and Liquidity; Darrin Miller
has Dominican and Sedgefield; and
Bill Kaplan has Storm in May and
Imawildandcrazyguy. Since the 20-
horse rule began in 1984, the race
went off with the maximum field
twice in 2005 when Giacomo
won at 50-1 odds and last year when
Barbaro won by 6 1/2 lengths.
Absent from this years Derby will
be trainer Bob Baffert, who sent out
three horses last year.
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Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., fies through the air after going of a jump in an AMA Super-
cross Litesseries motorcycle race Saturday at Qwest Field in Seattle. Villopoto has rapidly risen to be
dirtbike racings next young star.
Rider goes from unknown to champ
By TIM BooTH
ASSocIATEd PRESS
SEATTLE Mike Fisher wasnt
all that impressed the first time he
saw Ryan Villopoto ride.
Fisher was in research and devel-
opment at the time for Kawasaki, and
Villopoto was a willing test subject
for some durability research. Sure,
Villopoto was fast. But in no way
did Fisher imagine the scrawny, red-
headed kid from the soggy Pacific
Northwest dominating races a few
years later.
He was a good rider for sure, but
in no way his first year did I think he
would win a national championship
at that time, said Fisher, now the
head of Kawasakis race teams.
Since that first impression,
Villopoto rapidly has risen to be
dirtbike racings next young star.
He rode in front of his hometown
fans in Seattle last weekend, hav-
ing already wrapped up the AMA
Western Region Supercross Lites
division championship with two
races remaining.
That title followed his AMA
Motocross Lites championship from
last summer, which brought compar-
isons to some of the greats in dirtbike
racing. Winning seven of the eight
races this winter and spring during
the Supercross season has increased
those expectations exponentially.
Ryan, hes obviously in that mold.
Hes talked about in the same vain
as (Jeremy) McGrath and (Ricky)
Carmichael and (James) Stewart,
the ones that have dominated the
most recent history of the sport, said
Roy Janson, vice president of opera-
tions for Live Nation Motorsports,
promoter of the AMA Supercross
Series.
Vi l l opot os
skill is beyond
question. Before
joining the pro-
fessional ranks,
the 18-year-old
was an amateur
star and the win-
ner of the 2005
AMA Horizon
Award for his
amateur achieve-
ments.
But what makes Villopoto unusual
is his background. He didnt learn to
ride in warm climates, where the rid-
ing conditions are optimal for year-
round practice and development.
Instead, Villopotos formative riding
years were spent on land his family
owned in Poulsbo, Wash., a 35-min-
ute ferry ride from Seattle.
When conditions outside were
too wet to ride which occurred
often between November and April
Villopoto was relegated to riding
on courses inside horse arenas.
I was really into racing aren-
across, Villopoto said. I didnt like
to ride in a whole lot of mud.
By sixth grade,
Villopotos fam-
ily realized their
son might have
a future in the
sport and relo-
cated to Southern
California. There,
his talented accel-
erated with the
ability to train
year-round.
Vi l l o p o t o
became a Kawasaki Team Green
amateur rider in 2002 before his
14th birthday. He won 12 titles in
2003 and 2004 and concluded his
amateur career in 2005 with the
Horizon Award. In his first season
racing the Supercross Lites series,
Villopoto finished third, before dom-
inating the Motocross circuit, win-
ning six times.
I always see an improvement in
his style, in his riding. Hes always
ascending, Fisher said. If you watch
him a year ago and came back and
watched him again, youd say, Wow,
hes improved a lot. I dont see him
peaking or anything yet.
Despite fans clamoring to see just
how well Villopoto would do riding
in the top series against Stewart, a
fellow Kawasaki rider, hes in no rush
to make the move. Villopoto will try
to defend his Motocross Lites title
this summer, then do the same next
winter in Supercross.
Fans got a little taste of the future
last Saturday night at Qwest Field.
Stewart and Villopoto rode together
during the opening ceremony.
Ive got to get ready and I wouldnt
be ready next year, Villopoto said.
Its a totally different bike. Its heavi-
er, got a lot more power, and it takes
a lot more out of you to ride.
I was really into racing
arenacross. I didnt like to ride in
a whole lot of mud.
Ryan villopoto
Dirtbike racer