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BY ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON
amcnaughton@kansan.com
One of the major platforms for
KUnited coalition the Student
Services Center wont be met
this year because of unexpected
delays in the process.
Megan Ritter, student body
vice president, said they werent
at the stage they had hoped to
be at.
The hope, she said, is that all
platforms get done in a year but
that isnt always the case.
We just kind of entered into
it not knowing really how much
work it would be, but its been a
really good learning experience,
Ritter said.
Originally, Student Senate lead-
ers had hoped to have concrete
plans in place for the Student
Service Center at the conclusion
of the semester. Blaming bureau-
cratic interests, they said that
might not happen after all.
The center would encompass
a variety of services, such as aca-
demic achievement and success,
disability services and a writ-
ing center, that the leaders of
Student Senate believe would
improve student engagement and
performance through accessibil-
ity. Ideally, the building would
include seven to 10 services.
The location of the center
would ultimately dictate what
services would be offered, which
still remains a primary concern.
From the beginning, the top
three choices for the site are the
Burge Union, Anschutz Library
and the parking lot across from
the Kansas Union. Renovations
or additions to existing structures
would accommodate the new
building but temporarily displace
or relocate staff and faculty.
In an e-mail, provost Jeffrey
Vitter said the Univeristy ulti-
mately had the responsiblity to
decide whether to proceed with
a project and to determine its
location.
I expect that this approach will
allow us to plan more effectively
and avoid dead ends and that pro-
cess will more successfully mesh
with student initiatives if the rel-
evant discussions happen earlier
rather than later, Vitter said.
Student Body President Michael
Wade Smith said the University
BY ALEX GARRISON
agarrison@kansan.com
The seventh and final defen-
dant in the federal prosecution of
several former Kansas Athletics
employees has pleaded guilty to
involvement in its ticket scandal.
Ben Kirtland, a former head of
fundraising for Athletics, plead-
ed guilty in a Wichita court ear-
lier this morning, said Jim Cross,
a spokesman for the U.S. district
attorney.
Kirtlands plea differs from the
arrangement of the previous six
defendants in that he did not
enter a plea agreement with the
government, but rather entered a
direct guilty plea, Cross said.
In his plea submitted to the
court, Kirtland admitted to ille-
gally selling tickets to KU sport-
ing events for his own financial
gain from 2005 to 2009.
Although I do not know the
exact value of the tickets I sold,
I estimate the total value of the
tickets I sold to be in excess
of $120,000, he wrote in his
petition to change his plea to
guilty. I acknowledge that I
was conspiring to commit, and
committing, a fraud upon the
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INDEX
Polo gets a bicycle makeover
A pair of University alumni and a Lawrencian draw attention to
polo by adding bikes to it and bringing it to the streets.
polo | 2A
Which guys are the glue
that can keep it together?
mens bAsketbAll | 10A
Coach Bill Self plays with a lineup to see which
combination of players is the most efcient ofensively
and defensively.
university hires new ofcer
for non-academic misconduct
officer | 3A
Nick Kehrwald is flling the newly-created position with
hopes of being proactive in student conduct education.
BY SHAUNA BLACKMON
sblackmon@kansan.com
It might have been cold outside,
but things were heating up on
the dance floor when some of the
Universitys most influential and
involved students paired up with
dancers from the University and
from Paramount Ballroom Co. to,
as one judge put it, shake their tail
feathers.
This year is the first Dancing
with the Stars, KU-style, put
together by the Student Union
Activities. Dancers included
Michael Wade Smith, the student
body president, Shade Keys Little,
Chancellor Grey-Littles husband,
and Baby Jay, among many others.
The winner by popular vote was
Matt Rodriquez, a senior major-
ing in dance as well as a member
of the KU Dance Company, with
Baby Jay performing a free style
number. They opened up with
It Takes Two, by Base Rob and
transitioned into Push It, by Salt-
N-Pepa. The duo combined a mul-
titude of dance styles to entertain
the audience and win votes.
The team that received the best
score from the judges was Matt
Rissien, deemed a KU super fan
because of popular sightings of
him wearing a Jayhawk beak at
games, and Sarah Buschini, a Rock
Chalk Dancer. The two, adorned
in red sequins, danced the Lindy
Hop and received a perfect score.
While Rissien said he was a little
disappointed to lose, he said that if
he had to lose, it had to be to Baby
Jay, because you just have to love
Baby Jay.
Rissiens original partner tore her
Achilles heel recently, so Buschini
only had a week to learn the com-
plex and fast-paced dance.
Jim MacAuley, a professional
dancer at Paramount, said that it
would normally take six months
for professionals to master these
dances; the performers last night
had only one. While a few groups
admitted to messing up a few steps,
overall every group scored well and
didnt make any big mistakes. Wade
says there will be more Dancing
with the Stars competitions for the
University, but maybe in the spring
or fall next time so the weather
does not affect the show as much.
We thought this would be a
good way to get everyone involved,
Stephanie Stoss, SUA member said.
People are skeptical toward stu-
dent activities because they dont
think they will be exciting, but
were showing they are.
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HeAting tHings up
putting some spring in their step
Jerry Wang/KANsAN
Shade Little, Honorary Womens Club president and husband of Chancellor Gray-Little, dances the waltz with his partner and Camelot Dance manager Bridget Janner during SUAs frst annual KUs Dancing
with the Stars Thursday evening. More than one hundred KU students and Lawrence residents attended the competition inside the Kansas Union despite the winter storm.
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Rod Harris, a senior fromBryan, Texas, competes with his partner Chelsea Ybarra in the
frst annual SUA DancingWith the Stars Thursday night. The two performed the Jive.
Ashliegh Lee/KANsAN
Baby Jay and Matt Rodriguez performThursday night at the frst annual SUA DancingWith the Stars. The pair took frst place with a free style dance.
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Kirtland pleads guilty
in athletics scandal
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center delayed
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
if more of us valued food and cheer
above hoarded gold, it would be a
much merrier world.
Mike Tyson
FACT OF THE DAY
The world record for eating cheese-
cake is 11 pounds eaten in nine
minutes by sonya Thomas, who
weighs 105 pounds.
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February 25
mONDAY
February 28
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March 1
SUNDAY
February 27
WEDNESDAY
March 2
Whats going on?
n Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:
Part 1 will show as a part of the campus
movies series. it will start at 8 p.m. in
Woodruf Auditorium, kansas union, level
fve. Tickets are free with a student saver
card, $2 with a valid kuiD and $3 for the
general public.
nku Theatre for Young People will present H.G.
Wells The Time machine at 10:30 a.m. in Wil-
liam inge memorial Theatre at murphy Hall. Tick-
ets are $10 for the public, $9 for senior citizens
and ku faculty and staf and $5 for ku students.
nDr. berghout will perform on World War ii
memorial campaniles 53 bronze bells from 5 to
5:30 p.m. in the event of inclement weather, the
concert will be canceled.
SATURDAY
February 26
nstacy nadeau, an original Dove evolution
model, will talk about true beauty and how it is
not dependent upon skin color or size. nadeau
will speak at 7 p.m. in the Woodruf Auditorium
on level fve of the kansas union.
The Beak: Get ready for
the beakend
THURSDAY
March 3
nGeographer Lee schwartz will discuss the
importance of geography in the formulation of
foreign policy at 7:30 p.m. at the Dole institute of
Politics.
nThe Hall center for the Humanities will host a
workshop to discuss ethical, philisophical and so-
cial implications of youth in media. The workshop
will be held at 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the seminar room
of the Hall center.
Visit kansan.com for a full photo gallery
of the latest show from the university.
KU Theatre photo gallery:
Beaux Stratagem
For more events, see
calendar.ku.edu
nAuthor Alan Glines will speak about his recent
memoir A kansan conquers the cosmos: or,
spaced out All my Lifeat 1 p.m. at the Jayhawk
ink, level two in the kansas union.
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By Garrett Griffin
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Bike polo is a growing sports
trend bringing polo to the streets.
The sport involves two teams of
three players on a hard court.
Like traditional polo, the point is
to whack the ball into the oppos-
ing teams goal using mallets. But
instead of horses, the players are
on bicycles.
Malakai Edison, a 2008 KU
alumnus, recently became a board
member of the North American
Bike Polo Association, a non-
profit organization that is trying
to spread the popularity of bike
polo.
In 2009, Edison began hyping
the bike polo scene in Lawrence
as an alternative to unsanc-
tioned races and events such as
alley cat races, which are bicycle
races from one point in the city to
another. Typically, alley cat races
involve traffic violations such as
running stop lights, which has
led to encounters with Lawrence
police. Thus, Edison organized
bike polo as a sanctioned bike
sport. He eventually helped create
the Scary Larry polo team.
I was one of the voices of
Lawrence Critical Mass, so
I started seeing a lot of people
with bikes on Facebook, Edison
said. I probably have 150 or 200
friends on Facebook just because
our profile pictures were bicy-
cles.
Edison began to organize
bike polo practices and skir-
mishes through Facebook, flyers
and Critical Mass, a nationwide
monthly event in which a large
group of people bike through the
streets of various cities in support
of alternative
t r anspor t a-
tion. At the
b e g i nni ng ,
the Scary
Larry team
used make-
shift equip-
ment such as
ski poles in
their games.
We didnt
even have
a ball, Edison said. We played
with one of those stress smiley-
face balls, and it was awful. But
everyone loved it. Everyone was
excited to just swing at the ball.
Scary Larry entered the 2009
Midwest Bike Polo Championship
in Columbia, Mo., after just a few
weeks of practice.
We thought we were prepared,
but then we went
and watched a
couple of games
and realized that
we had never
seen bike polo
before, Edison
said. People
were hitting the
ball so hard,
and people were
covered in pads.
We had never
even worn helmets before.
One of the Scary Larry teams
even received the DFL, or Dead
Fucking Last, award. Edison said
this award was, surprisingly, a
good thing.
Its actually a celebrated award,
Edison sid. Usually, it means that
its a new team that is trying really
hard. Its a big deal.
These days, Scary Larry holds
practices three days a week at
Edgewood Park, which is at the
intersection of Maple Lane and
Miller Drive. The group has rent-
ed out a basketball court to keep
from being kicked out of public
spaces.
Scary Larry meets at Edgewood
Park every Sunday, Tuesday and
Thursday from 7 to 11 p.m.
Newcomers are welcome to play.
Edited by Helen Mubarak and
Brittany Nelson
Aaron Harris/KANSAN
Malakai Edison, a 2008 KU alumnus, Billy Prince, a 2003 KU alumnus, and Harold Fatzer, a Lawrence resident, practice shooting for bike polo Tuesday evening. The three are members of Scary
Larry Bike Polo in Lawrence.
Bikers put a twist on traditional polo
RECREATION
Jefersons to reopen
under new owners
After more than two weeks in
the dark, Jefersons is looking to
reopen under new ownership, said
Jef Webb, owner of the franchise.
Webb couldnt say who the new
owner would be or if the staf and
management would stay the same,
but he said the restaurant aims to
reopen within the next month.
We obviously would like to re-
open for march madness, but that
would be a stretch,Webb said.
because the space was leased,
the landlord still owns the store-
front, said Jeannine koranda,
from the kansas Department of
revenue.
The assets seized by the state
have not been auctioned of
yet. united country, an auction
company out of salina, has not
set a date for the auction. The
proceeds from that auction will go
back to the state in order to pay of
the $46,847.75 in taxes Jefersons
owed.
Laura Sather
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By Stephanie Schultz
sschultz@kansan.com
The League o Laughter, or LOL,
is a new group on campus looking
to practice the art of comedy.
The club meets weekly and this
month, with continuation into next
month, LOL will be focusing on
improvisation.
We do
games like on
Whose Line
[Is It Anyway]
where every-
body goes up
there and they
have no idea
what they are
going to do, but
its going to be
funny anyway,
said Tip Matthews, president of
LOL.
Matthews, a junior from St.
Louis, wanted to start the club so
people would have a chance to
relax, relieve stress and laugh with
each other, even if it is only for an
hour a week.
With a whole bunch of stuff
during the week like grades and
relationships, sometimes you just
need an hour away from all that to
just laugh with other people and
make a fool of yourself, Matthews
said.
S a r a h
Murphy, a
senior from
Atchinson and
the clubs vice
president, said
she joined the
club for the
experience.
Ive always
wanted to do
standup and
things like that
and I think this is a great opportu-
nity for me.
LOL already has plans for its
future, hoping to gain more
momentum and members as time
progresses.
After a couple of meetings with
a nice group of people, we would
definitely like to go to a couple of
shows or some open mic nights,
Matthews said.
The club meets Wednesdays
from 6 to 7 p.m. in Wescoe 4012.
For more information, check outthe
clubs Facebook page or e-mail
kucomedyclub@gmail.com.
Edited by Tali David
New campus comedy club allows
students to let loose while LOLing
By JOnathan
ShORMan
jshorman@kansan.com
Hes one person many students
hope they never see.
For Nick Kehrwald, the
University of Kansas new stu-
dent conduct officer, thats unfor-
tunate.
I think typically student
conduct officers get a bad rap,
Kehrwald said. When I get in
trouble, this who I have to go
see.
The student conduct officer
is a new position in the Office
of the Vice Provost for Student
Success. Kehrwald will handle
all non-academic misconduct,
which includes assault, battery,
illegal drug use and other viola-
tions of university policy.
The University praised
Kehrwalds experience in judicial
hearings in a news release on
his hiring, but Kehrwald, who
has a law degree, downplayed
comparisons between the student
conduct system and the legal sys-
tem.
Always the philosophy and
mission to me is education,
Kehrwald said.
That focus on education will
include conducting outreach
programs for students. Kehrwald
said being proactive in working
with students is much easier than
waiting until problems arise and
students have to meet with him.
Kehrwald will also help
tackle the issue of hazing at the
University. The Interfraternity
Council, which governs fraterni-
ties at the University, and the FIJI
fraternity were both placed on
probation for incidents of hazing
that occurred in the fall. When it
comes to hazing, Kehrwald said
it generally involves a specific
culture.
If its a systemic problem, your
focus needs to be on cultural
change, Kehrwald said.
Creating that change involves
outreach, education on what haz-
ing is and looks like as well as
establishing ways for individuals
to report it, Kehrwald said.
Kehrwald comes from The
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
where he oversaw both non-aca-
demic and academic misconduct.
Though hes only been on the job
since Jan. 31, hes already seeing
differences between UNLV and
the University of Kansas.
Theres much higher student
involvement, much better stu-
dent leadership, stronger student
governance [at the University],
Kehrwald said. I think that cre-
ates a lot of opportunities for
student involvement.
Edited by Emily Soetaert
Travis Young/KANSAN
Nick Kehrwald, newstudent conduct ofcer, does not want to meet students in a professional
capacity. He will handle all non-academic misconduct for the student body.
for more coverage
of this story, check
out KuJHs newscast
today at 4 p.m.
New ofcer hopes to tackle
problems at the University
Howard Ting/KANSAN
Tip Matthews, president of The League o Laughter, started the club to allowstudents to practice their improvisational skills, as well as general
comedy skills. The club meets once a week to laugh and relax among friends.
does not have much open land
and people want those spaces.
If you want it too, youre
going to have to negotiate with
the people who also want it,
Smith said.
Smith said when he came into
this position everything seemed
simplistic. He said he felt like he
could move mountains in an
instant. This mountain is prov-
ing to be a little more difficult to
move than others due in part to
what members of Student Senate
describe as the red tape sur-
rounding it.
Its just taking a little bit lon-
ger than we had anticipated due
to the levels of bureaucracy, stu-
dent senate chief of staff Aaron
Dollinger said.
Smith said that is the surreal
part about governance in a big
institution.
Every decision we make,
affects 90 people in 100 different
places, Smith said. And all of
them want a say in the decision
making process.
Each week Smith, Ritter,
Dollinger, vice provost for
Student Success Marlesa Roney,
and other administrative officials
meet to track the progress of and
solidify the primary plans.
Those involved with the plan-
ning process said unexpected
roadblocks should have been
anticipated for a project of this
size and grandeur.
Smith said if he had been
thinking realistically, he would
have understood the concept of
not getting something accom-
plished instantly.
If I had seen the broader pic-
ture when I walked in, I would
have realized how infeasible it
actually was, Smith said.
He said he remembered a day
at the beginning of the year when
they really thought it could be
done.
We were in this office and
we said were going to get the
Student Services Center built, the
Wescoe Underground expansion
and build a pool, Smith said.
The funding for this multi-
million dollar project, depends in
part, on what happens at senate
Fee Review in a couple of weeks.
At fee review, Student Senate
members the Union plans to
request a $27 fee. The $15 increase
from their current $12 fee would
come from the Athletics boat
house fee, which ceases at the
end of this year.
With that money, the Union
will be able renovate and update
failing services within a year.
After that year, it will be at the
discretion of the next group of
Student Senate leaders where
that money goes.
KUnited hopes the new group
of student senators advocate for
the Student Services Center but
Ritter said regardless, the plans
will proceed.
Until then, the meetings and
the planning will continue.
Even though we are not
where we had hoped to be at
with the Student Service Center,
we are still working very hard to
accomplish it, Ritter said. We
are doing our best to at least
leave all of the plans to make this
a reality.
Edited by Samantha Collins
cAmpUS cAmpUS
SeNATe (cONtiNued frOm 1a)
University of Kansas, and Kansas
Athletics, Inc.
Kirtland worked with an
accomplice, one of the other co-
defendants, to obtain, sell and dis-
tribute the tickets. This unnamed
person also shared in the profits,
though the split
was not given.
Cross said he
could not give
the identity of
the accomplice.
Sent enci ng
in the case is
set for May 12.
Kirtland faces
up to 20 years
in prison and a fine of up to
$250,000.
The total loss to Athletics in the
ticket scandal is estimated to be
about $2 million, though who and
how that money will be repaid is
still unclear.
The court will continue with
proceedings involving the case,
including the remittances and
recovery phase,
as its called
the process of
collecting the
money.
The depart-
ment has not
yet assessed
how the remit-
tances may
affect it or the
University, said Jim Marchiony,
associate athletics director for
external relations.
We havent
sat around and
dwelled on that
yet, he said.
Were follow-
ing the federal
pr os e c ut or s
lead and sitting
tight, waiting
for the legal
process to run its course.
Four other co-defendants in
the case previously entered plea
a g r e e me nt s ,
admitting to
conspiracy to
commit wire
fraud. They are
Kassie Liebsch,
former systems
analyst who
worked closely
with Charlette
Blubaugh, former head of the tick-
ets office, who also plead guilty;
Blubaughs husband, Tom, who
worked as a consultant in the tick-
ets office; and Rodney Jones, for-
mer assistant athletics director in
charge of the Williams Fund, the
fundraising arm of Athletics.
The final two co-defendants,
Jason Jeffries and Brandon
Simmons, pleaded guilty to fail-
ing to notify authorities about the
ticket-selling activities.
Edited by Sarah Gregory
TicKeTS (cONtiNued frOm 1a)
For more information, check out kansan.com/
Kirtland
Liebsch
Jones
blubagh
Sometimes you just need
an hour away from all that
to just laugh with other
people.
Tip MATTHewS
president of LOL
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House members 78-36 vote
advanced the bill to fnal action.
The margin suggests the measure
has more than enough support
to pass on that fnal vote, set for
friday, and will go to the Senate.
The bill also would require
people registering to vote for the
frst time in Kansas to provide
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darkest moments. believe in
yourself, despite any doubts.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
use common sense with some-
one elses money. if you feel
moody or grumpy, get lost
somewhere beautiful. release
your artistic talents to grow
your health and well-being.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 6
your shrewd wit could inspire
laughter. or you could just
complain and lose your audi-
ence. consider the art of com-
munication, with yourself as an
artist.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 7
your cleverness is paying off at
work, as you contribute with
competence and skill. Play with
it. defuse your cleverness by
being willing to laugh at your-
self.
LEo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is an 8
cleverly addressing basic ideas
can propel a young group to
action. use sense of humor,
artistic talent and affection to
keep them inspired. share your
wonderful stories.
VIRGo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6
your common sense view of
a past incident gets everyone
laughing. Play the tempera-
mental artist role, but remem-
ber that youre just playing.
LIbRA (Sept. 23-oct. 22)
Today is a 6
keep a sense of humor, espe-
cially in traffic. stress has a
direct cost to health. if you get
annoyed or frustrated, look for
the ridiculous, hilarious irony of
the situation.
SCoRpIo (oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is an 8
your intelligence, talent and
common sense leads to an
increase in income, as long as
you maintain your open atti-
tude. Avoid arguments for best
health.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21)
Today is an 8
your cleverness and practical-
ity are obvious. your sharp wit
hides, couched in moodiness.
meditate on something beauti-
ful for a lighter spirit.
CApRICoRN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
be willing to push your own
artistic boundaries as they
unfold. its a good day to focus
entirely on a project. come up
for air and conversation later.
AqUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 7
Go out with friends and dis-
cover a new art gallery, a new
restaurant, a new trail, a new
movie. Feed your soul. Try
something new. Play together
around beauty.
pISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 9
its as if youre wearing rose-
colored glasses, and life
comes at you in full-color 3-d
action. Go ahead, keep them
on. Productivity soars at work.
dont take yourself too seri-
ously.
10 is the easiest day, 0 the
most challenging.
HoRoSCopE
Kevin Cook
MoNKEYzILLA
CRoSSwoRD
Nick Sambaluk
THE NEXT pANEL
By Kelsey RichaRdson
krichardson@kansan.com
As a way to promote a lesser-
known element of classical music,
the student group Telharmonium
will host a concert in April that
combines musical instruments and
electronic sounds. Telharmonium
was formed in the fall of 2010 and
wants to establish electro-acoustic
composition as a legitimate artistic
medium in the School of Music,
according to the groups website.
Electro-acoustic music is a
medium that combines musi-
cal instruments and electronic
sounds. The use of electronic
sounds, such as recorded human
voice and natural sounds, allows
the composer to manipulate the
recorded or generated sound to
create a more dynamic piece.
In classical music, in more of
an avant-garde setting, some com-
posers started using electronic ele-
ments back around the mid-20th
century, said Nick Curry, a senior
from Shawnee and president of
Telharmonium.
Telharmonium is the name of
one of the first electronic musical
instruments. The group plans to
host the concert of a string quartet
that will play the piece Different
Trains by American composer
Steve Reich. Reich won a Grammy
award for the piece in 1990.
Members of the quartet include
Curry, playing first violin; Brian
Miller, a senior from Shawnee,
on second violin; Erica Brooks, a
sophomore from Overland Park,
playing viola; and Karah Beeves, a
sophomore from Basehor, on cello.
It is interesting to play an elec-
tronic recording because Ive never
done something like that, Beeves
said. The piece is very challenging
because of the changing meters
throughout.
The piece is composed of three
movements: America Before the
War, Europe During the War,
and After the War. It features a
string quartet and recorded speech,
which acts as the melody. The
recorded speech is that of Reichs
governess, a private teacher and
nanny, and three Holocaust sur-
vivors, and is about their experi-
ences in Europe the years before,
during and immediately after
World War II.
Electro-acoustic music has a
great repertoire with many songs
that Telharmonium wants to play,
said Curry.
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Crossing the classical music barrier
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Los AnGeLes one of the
longest streaks in television his-
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The Academy of motion
Picture Arts and sciences and
the Abc television network said
Thursday that they had extended
their licensing agreement by six
years through 2020.
This contract ensures that
the oscar show will be an Abc
tradition for 45 consecutive
years,Tom sherak, the academys
president, said in a prepared
statement.
For Abc this year, the telecast
is expected to garner at least $80
million in advertising revenue,
up substantially over the last two
years. ratings for last years tele-
cast were up; nearly 42 million
people tuned in. The ad rate for
this years show is closing in on a
record of an average $1.7 million
for a 30-second spot.
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Computer science has quickly become
one of the fastest growing career fields in
the country.
Forbes magazine recently ranked
computer science third in its list of
College Degrees with the Biggest
Salaries. A more important note is that
the degree ranked first in terms of job
availability.
As the government becomes the big-
gest recruiter of these technologically
savvy undergraduates, there may be
good reason to be alarmed about this
growing need.
With cyber attacks considered the
fastest growing threat to the United
States security, this degrees stock has
increased tenfold. Cyber attacks can
include anything from another country
hacking into our top-secret intelligence
networks, to stealing confidential finan-
cial data, or even attempting to shut
down our electrical power grid.
The Wall Street Journal reported in
September that U.S. military and civilian
networks were accessed illegally thou-
sands of times a day. How long will it
take before this information falls into
the wrong hands?
Thanks to technological advances and
the Internet, a skilled foreign hacker can
effectively take down key sectors of our
country in one attempt.
Perry Alexander, director of
the Universitys Information and
Telecommunication Technology Center,
said it best: Our dependence on our
information infrastructure is constantly
increasing, and any threat to that
infrastructure becomes increasingly
important.
Basically, the plot of the Transformers
series is much more realistic than
youd think. Except instead of enemy
Decepticons, its the Chinese.
Enter the computer geeks. In order to
sufficiently defend our top-secret net-
works, the government needs to do more
to encourage our generation to study
computer science and cyber security.
Lets let history repeat itself. After the
Soviet Union had launched Sputnik in
1957, which sparked a feeling of national
vulnerability, our government poured
money and incentives into math and
science education.
Though some national funding is
available to computer science students, it
is not nearly enough. Additionally, more
needs to be done to encourage comput-
ers science students to consider govern-
ment work over higher-paying private
sector opportunities. Cybersecurity
expert James Gosler told National Public
Radio that there are only about 1,000
people in the United States prepared
to deal with the most dangerous cyber
threats. A force of 20,000 to 30,000 are
really needed.
All is not lost, yet. There are pro-
grams across our country preparing
the next generations leaders in cyber-
security tactics. Head over to Eaton
Hall and youll find one of the best.
The Universitys department of electri-
cal engineering and computer science
(EECS) and ITTC received the highly
esteemed designation as a Center of
Academic Excellence in Information
Assurance Education in 2009.
This signifies that the University
has met the Department of Homeland
Securitys high standards in security-
related education one more reason to
be proud youre a Jayhawk.
But Jayhawk Nation cant solve all our
countrys cyber-security problems. To
fix this obvious shortcoming, the United
States needs to start from the bottom.
More focus ought to be given to the next
generation of computer science students.
Its outrageous that the United States has
the most expensive military in the world
but could arguably be the most vulner-
able when it comes to cyber attacks.
Adams is a junior from Overland
Park in international studies and
political science.
Lou Schumaker: So, for the record, I
think pretty much The Social Network
should win all of the awards it is
nominated for and then Inception
should win all the technical awards it is
nominated for.
Alex Nichols: I think just the opposite.
LS: TWIST! Really?
AN: Inception should win for its
awesome dialogue and deep characters
while The Social Network should win
for its badass fake-breath special effects.
LS: So, not really!
AN: Nope!
LS: Because The Social Network was
very well accomplished, technically!
AN: The Social Network did look
gorgeous. Director David Fincher fooled
me into liking Benjamin Button, so he
can pretty much do anything.
LS: True. Also, I have a soft spot for
both writer Aaron Sorkin and Fincher,
so I would like to see them walk away
with their respective awards regardless.
Especially since they are both coming
off kind of terrible projects (Benjamin
Button for Fincher, Studio 60 and
Charlie Wilsons War for Sorkin).
AN: Right. I had kind of forgotten
how great Sorkin is at writing dialogue.
Weirdly, I dont think there was a single
walk-and-talk in the entire movie. All
talking was atypically stationary.
LS: Yeah, it turns out Fincher is a way
better director than any of the ones that
worked on The West Wing. Shocking!
AN: Eisenberg was also really, really
good. Now Michael Ceras gonna have to
step up his game.
LS: This year Im mostly mad that
The Kings Speech is apparently going
to clean the table. It was good, I guess,
but it wasnt nearly as moving as some
seemed to think it was. I thought some
of the scenes were fun, but I thought
it fell flat whenever it went for big
emotions, like during the big speech at
the end.
AN: Yeah. The performances were
really great, especially Colin Firths, but
its a little ... light.
LS: Also, part of it might be a cultural
gap. Maybe George V is revered over
there (I have no idea), but I had a hard
time caring about him at all and kind of
rolled my eyes when the movie implied
that he saved England.
AN: Speaking of cultural gaps, The
Town was great. But man, those Boston
accents were maddening. Its like they
were speaking a different language
sometimes.
LS: Seriously. Sometimes I get mad
when I have to listen to people with
different accents for too long.
AN: Speak normal!
LS: As far as Best Animated Feature,
I think we can all agree on who should
win: Shrek Forever After. But, since
the Academy chose to snub the film, I
suppose Toy Story 3 can take it.
AN: I just wish Gnomeo and Juliet
were eligible this year.
LS: I understand that Hailee Steinfeld
from True Grit got nominated for
Best Supporting Actress even though
shes the main character because she
has a better chance of winning in that
category, but it still frustrates me when
movie studios do nominations like that.
Its like, why even have rules? Why dont
we all go into the jungle and live like
Lord of the Flies?
AN: Its weird, because The Oscars
have a proud history of not being at
all arbitrary. Black Swan was one of
those films that was very, very good
that I also dont care about seeing again.
Aronovskys directing style is so visceral
that it can almost make you nauseous.
I dont think its a coincidence that my
favorite film of his, The Wrestler, is also
by far his most accessible work.
LS: Winters Bone,Dogtooth,The
Fighter and 127 Hours are all movies
that I did not see, but heard good things
about, so, sure, give them all Oscars.
AN: 127 Hours was decent but I
dont understand how its an award-
winning film. James Franco does a
good job carrying a movie by himself,
and director Danny Boyle handles the
flashbacks quite well, weaving them
into the film in such a way that provides
backstory but always keeps the audience
in a crevice along with Franco. But
ultimately it seems less than the sum
of its parts. The scene where he cut off
his own arm lived up to expectations,
though.
LS: Wrapping up, do you have
anything else to
add?
AN: Personally,
Im furious that
for the fourth
straight year,
the classic
Keanu
Reeves/
Sandra
Bullock
romance
The Lake
House
was NOT
nominated for
any Oscars.
Nichols
is a senior
from Stilwell
in creative
writing.
Schumaker is
a junior from
Overland
Park in
film and
media
studies.
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POLitiCS


Freeall
for
Note: UDK serves as a nice
impromptu umbrella.

You are not a catch if your favorite
quote comes from Justin Bieber.

I wanna do a remix to Black and
Yellow about creeping and stalking
people and call it Black and Camo.

Glancin at your tush, thats nothin!
Hidin in your bush, thats stuntin!
Black and Camo, Black and Camo.

Do you have any idea how
complicated it is to ignore a friend
request now?! WTF Mark?!

I wish FB still had a dislike button
so I could dislike the Women of
K-State Calendar.

Adderall tweekers are like meth
tweekers; they just wear polos.

They should rename Anschutz to
Nap Central.

FIFA GOD = Regular douche.

FIFA is a mans game.

If you are going to change your
status at a narcissistically high rate,
then get a Twitter.

Did you know strap on spelled
backwards is no parts?

So walking to my 8 a.m. class, I
notice that a car on campus had a
backseat full from bottom to the
windows of beer bottles (Miller
Lite). WTF? What are our teachers
doing?
One day: We make out. Next day:
NOTHING. This is college, people.
Having Aaron Carter on campus is
almost as exciting as hearing MC
Hammer is going to be a professor
here.
Yep. Defnitely just saw a 50-year-
old woman wearing the same Nikes
that I own. So thats great.
Dear Mother Nature, thanks for
taking my soul and crushing it.
by megan adams
madams@kansan.com
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Government must do more to improve cyber security in the US
The beginning of spring brightens
days with sunshine and rising tempera-
tures. But with melting snow and ice
comes a common nuisance: potholes.
Potholes are formed when freezing
water expands pavement cracks. As
that water melts, potholes are revealed.
Spring is primetime for potholes, espe-
cially on heavily traveled roads.
Potholes can damage a vehicles
alignment, causing harm to suspension
and steering components. Potholes can
also damage tires, which are expensive
to repair.
While drivers should remain
cautious of potholes, facilities
operations and Lawrence Public Works
should continue to make road repair a
priority.
The number of potholes on campus
varies each year, said Larry Rawlings,
assistant director of facilities opera-
tions. While the number of potholes
has decreased this year, some areas of
campus are still problematic.
A majority of potholes on campus
are located on Irving Hill, Memorial
Drive and Constant Avenue. While
Constant Avenue and Irving Hill might
not be the most traveled roads on
campus, loaded buses and construction
vehicles make for heavy weight traffic
on these roads.
These roads, especially Constant,
werent built initially for the volume
of heavyweight traffic, Rawlings said.
Therefore you have the rutting of the
roadway as well as potholes.
When there are potholes in the
streets, facilities operations provides
temporary patch materials until
more permanent repair materials are
available.
With the present economy weve
tried to hold things together until more
funding for road paving projects is
available, Rawlings said.
The Lawrence Public Works depart-
ment is also working to repair potholes
as spring approaches.
To report a pothole, drivers can call
785-832-3456, or fill out an online
form on the citys website.
Fewer potholes result in safer roads.
Lawrence drivers should help report
potholes and repairs should be made as
quickly as possible.
Erin Brown for the Kansan
Editorial Board.
Lawrence drivers must report potholes for safer roads
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fastidious schedule of not only sitting, but also watching TV, to have a conversation about movies, in particular the Oscars.
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BY HANNAH WISE
hwise@kansan.com
Softball is off to its best start
in program history at 10-0 after
two weekend tournaments in
Florida. This weekend, the team
will continue on the East Coast in
Greensboro, N.C., for the UNCG
Spartan Classic.
The team has focused on fun-
damental techniques throughout
the week. Thus far, it has focused
on aspects it has control over and
tried to perfect those.
We have been doing some more
base running concepts, being more
aggressive on the bases. We want to
make sure that we really focus on
that this weekend, coach Megan
Smith said.
The team has laid down a strong
offense over the past two weekends
with a total of 74 RBI, 85 runs and
20 home runs. The Jayhawks are
holding their opponents to 25 RBI,
28 runs and five home runs. They
have racked up enough runs in
four match-ups to invoke the run
rule and end the game early.
The coach
has really said
in practice this
week: Even
though we came
out and hit 15
home runs last
week, we just
need to keep hit-
ting line drives
and hitting balls
into play, said
Liz Kocon, a
junior outfield-
er. I think if we
just keep doing
what weve been
doing and keep
playing the
ball, we are just
going to keep
producing runs and hopefully keep
winning ball games.
The defense has worked on
keeping opponents off the bases.
Over the past two weekends, they
committed a total of 13 errors.
Last season, they had a total of 74
errors.The team continued to work
on its full field defense while it was
in Lawrence.
Our defense on the infield has
been really solid. It is a pretty young
infield but we are always talking
to each other
and helping our
pitchers out,
said Mariah
Mont gomer y,
sophomore sec-
ond baseman.
The pitch-
ing staff has
also worked on
striking out bat-
ters. So far, the staff has totaled 37
strikeouts and allowed 28 runs.
Senior Allie Clark, who leads the
staff s win record at 5-0, and soph-
omore Alex Jones, who leads the
staff s ERA at 1.97, are leading the
young team. The team averages
2.48 ERA.
On the pitching staff our focus
is getting ground balls and let-
ting our defense work behind us.
Working together as a staff, we are
doing a really good job of doing
just that. Our defense is working so
well behind us that we dont have to
have 10 or 11 strike outs a game,
Jones said.
This weekend, the Jayhawks will
face UNC Greensboro, Morehead
State University and the University
of Minnesota. This will be a week-
end of good competition, leading
up to Big 12 play beginning in
mid-March.
They are going to be tough
games. Minnesota is in the Big 10.
They are second in the Big 10 in
home runs right now, so they are
having a pretty good start to their
season, Smith said. Greensboro
won 30 games last year. They are
going to be a good test for us and
we are excited about it.
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SOfTbALL
Strategy behind undefeated start
montgomery
WOmENS bASKETbALL
BY KATHLEEN GIER
kgier@kansan.com
The bus rolled into Lawrence at
3 a.m. on Thursday after another
close game for the Jayhawks.
The team was tired going into
practice 12 hours later, but was
renewed by the excitement of
recent success.
We have to come off these two
wins and have this momentum
going into every game, sopho-
more guard Angel Goodrich
said.
Junior forward Aishah
Sutherland said the team was
working on more consistency
going into the last three games of
the regular season.
We are all focused and we
are dedicated to win, Sutherland
said.
Kansas traveled to Oklahoma
State Wednesday and returned
with the 73-66 victory, led by
Goodrichs season high 14 points.
She also added five assists and
four rebounds.
It feels good that I can con-
tribute more to the team on the
offensive end, Goodrich said.
The score was close through-
out the game, making it the lat-
est in a string of close games
including three overtime games
in conference play alone.
Goodrich said the caliber of
teams in the conference made
games competitive.
Of course you dont want a
close game, but in the Big 12
all the teams are good so it is a
tough conference so we have to
go in and work on our mindset
and get ready for every game,
shwwe said.
Sutherland, on the other hand,
enjoys close games.
It makes it a more exciting
game, she said.
On Saturday, Kansas will
face Nebraska for the last time
before conference realignment.
Earlier in the season, Kansas had
trouble attacking Nebraskas 2-3
zone. The Jayhawks fell to the
Huskers in a 75-61 overtime loss.
The rematch is set for 7 p.m. on
Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse.
Sutherland said Kansas would
be working on keeping fouls
under control, which has been a
challenge for the Jayhawks lately.
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Sophomore guard Angel Goodrich fres a three-pointer in overtime Saturday at Allen
Fieldhouse. Goodrich was 2 of 3 frombeyond the arc.
bASKETbALL
Eagles take of with the win
in overtime against Huskies
Close wins give
team momentum
ASSOCIATED PRESS
HARTFORD, Conn. Darius
Johnson-Odom scored nine of his
17 points in overtime Thursday
night to lead Marquette to a 74-67
victory over No. 14 Connecticut,
which played without coach Jim
Calhoun on the bench.
Jimmy Butler added 16 points
for the Golden Eagles (17-11,
8-7 Big East), who tied the game
at 59 with 5.3 seconds left on a
drive by Johnson-Odom.
Kemba Walker led the Huskies
(20-7, 8-7) with 27 points but the
junior guard missed fur shots
and committed one turnover in
the extra period.
It was the Huskies first game
since the NCAA revealed its sanc-
tions against the program over
recruiting violations. Among the
penalties was a suspension of
Calhoun for next seasons first
three Big East games. Calhoun
was cited for failing to monitor
and promote an atmosphere of
compliance within his program.
Calhoun left the team
Wednesday to be with his family
in New Hampshire following the
death of his sister-in-law.
The loss was the third in five
games for the Huskies, who beat
Marquette 76-68 earlier.
Nine of Marquettes 11 losses
have been to ranked teams, and
this looked to be No. 10 when the
Huskies opened the second half
with a 26-7 run to wipe out an
11-point halftime deficit.
The Golden Eagles responded
with an 8-2 run that brought
them to 51-49 with 6:55 to play.
There were two lead changes
and three ties from there, includ-
ing Johnson-Odoms drive that
tied it with 5.3 seconds left.
Walker missed a spin move as
the regulation buzzer sounded.
Johnson-Odom made one of
two free throws and a jumper in
the opening 40 seconds of the
overtime to give Marquette the
lead for good.
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cracker jack, home plate, grand slam, full count, slider,
fast ball, change up, double, line drive, bunt, sacrifce fy,
stolen base, pinch hitter, short stop, no-hitter, slide, batting
order, clean up hitter, strike zone, knuckle ball, designated
hitter, strike, single, error, runs, pitcher, double play, warn-
ing track, bases loaded, pinch runner, ball, cleanup hitter,
doubleheader, dugout, perfect game, on deck, infeld,
triple, groundball, curve ball, triple play, home run, foul
ball, outfeld, cracker jack, home plate, grand slam, full
count, slider, fast ball, change up, double, line drive, bunt,
sacrifce fy, stolen base, pinch hitter, short stop, no-
hitter, slide, batting order, clean up hitter, strike zone,
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KANSAS VS. St.louiS and iowa
11 a.m., HoglUnd baseball stadiUm, Lawrence
Double-header weekend
The Jayhawk classic comes into town

St. LouiS
starting PitcHers
KANSAS iowA
Walz needs to forget the start to his season. The hard-throwing
righty leads the Jayhawk pitching staf for the fourth straight year
and has all the tools to do it. Look for him to return to form this
weekend with the two losses behind him. Marciel recovered after
undergoing Tommy John surgery last season. He kept the Jayhawks
in the game in his frst start and should continue to gain confdence
in his throwing elbow. Poppe was the teams Rookie of the year last
season. Hes 6-foot-5. He throws hard and in the three spot. Hes an
integral part of this rotation.
bUllPen
at tHe Plate
in tHe field
Prediction:
Kansas W, St. Louis L
Prediction:
Kansas W, Iowa L
This trio of righties needs to be sharp. The Jayhawks are not light-
ing up the scoreboard and in these close games the relief pitchers
dont have a lot of wiggle room. Murray has the best stuf in the bull-
pen and hell get the chance to slam the door if Kansas needs him.
His stat line against TCU looked more like a starters: 7 IP, 2 ER, 7 H,
6 K, BB. Hell be ready to build on that; its up to the ofense to put
him in position.
T.J. Walz
RHP, senior
(0-2)
Wally Marciel
LHP, RS senior
(0-1)
Last start vs. TCU:
L, 5 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 2 K
Tanner Poppe
RHP, sophomore
(0-0)
Last start vs. TCU:
Nd, 6 IP, 1 ER, 3 H,
5K, 5 BB
Jordan Jakubov
RHP, RS junior
Scott Heitshusen
RHP, RS senior
Colton Murray
RHP, junior
(Closer)
The Jayhawks have been unstable with the bat and are yet to
score more than four runs in a game this season. It starts with the
seniors at the top of order: leadof hitter Casey Lytle, cleanup hitter
Jimmy Waters and shortstop Brandon Macias. The three are a com-
bined 9-for-52 through four games and have drawn just one walk.
Junior Zac Elgie has swung the bat well; he leads the team with four
RBI and one long ball. Kansas needs production from their better
bats at the top before the runs start pouring in.
The Jayhawks arent short on athleticism in the feld. Theyve com-
mitted just four errors in four games and will need that same con-
sistency this weekend. Of course if the defense is solid, the pitchers
should feel comfortable attacking hitters, trusting the gloves behind
them. The defense could be the calling card of this team and, along
with timely hitting, could win the team some ballgames.
BY GEOFFREY CALVERT
gcalvert@kansan.com
The Kansas track and field team
will look to continue its impressive
indoor season at the Big 12 Indoor
Championships this weekend in
Lincoln, Neb.
Last season, the womens team
finished fifth while the mens
team finished tenth. The Jayhawks
return four athletes who are look-
ing to defend individual Big 12
titles, including sophomore Mason
Finley in the shot put, which would
give him his fourth victory of the
season. Despite his success, Finley
isnt concerned about the compe-
tition and knows that the key to
being successful this weekend is
sticking to his routine.
A lot of times you get overex-
cited and just think about trying to
throw it far instead of focusing on
form, Finley said. If you focus on
form youll end up throwing far. If
you just focus on throwing far than
you wont throw far.
The Jayhawks also hope to do
well in the womens 4x400 meters,
where freshman Diamond Dixon
joins sophomore Denesha Morris,
junior Shayla Wilson and senior
Kendra Bradley in their attempt to
improve on last years fourth place
finish. This lineup has already won
three times this season and wants
to make it four.
Senior pole vaulter Jaci Perryman
is confident the team will be suc-
cessful because of the bond the
whole team shares.
One of our strengths when we
come together is pumping each
other up. It helps the morale and
energy, she said.
Finley agrees. I think we actu-
ally have a pretty good chemistry
as far as the team this year, he said.
We all hang out during the week-
ends. Its not like its just the throw-
ers or the sprinters or the jumpers.
Its one Kansas team.
Perryman will lead a group of
pole vaulters that includes fresh-
man Alex Bishop, who has two
top-three finishes this season.
Perryman has two victories of her
own, along with a second place fin-
ish at the Bob Timmons Challenge.
She also placed fifth in the champi-
onship division at the New Balance
Collegiate Invitational.
I think the keys are just trust-
ing myself and trusting my train-
ing and technique instead of over
thinking it, Perryman said.
To earn team titles, the men will
have to unseat Oklahoma, while
the women need to knock off Texas
A&M, which has captured four
straight Big 12 indoor titles.
Edited by Tali David
TRACK AND fIELD
Jayhawks hope to become
the newest indoor champs
ashleigh lee/Kansan
Senior sprinter KeronToussaint makes a turn around the indoor track feld in Lawrence. This weekend is the Big 12 Indoor Championship.
Alemann, the Atlantic 10s Rookie of the year, had a strong frst
outing for St. Louis, pitching fve innings and giving up just one
earned run against Illinois-Chicago. Smith, a transfer from Johnson
County Community College, struggled to UT-Pan American in his
frst start this year. Smith pitched four innings and gave up three
runs giving him the loss.
Alex Alemann
RHP, sophomore
Zack Smith
RHP, junior
Jarred Hippen,
LHP, junior
(0-1)
Nick Brown
RHP, junior
(0-0)
Matt Dermody,
LHP, sophomore
(0-1)
Hippen didnt look like it on opening day but hes a workhorse and
the pitching staf ace, which is why College Baseball daily named
him Preseason Big Ten Pitcher of the year. Hes lead the team in IP
each of the past two seasons 99.1 last year alone and his 3.71
season-ERA in 2010 ranks seventh in team history. The 6-foot-3 lefty
does more than eat innings: last season he threw four complete
games, struck out nine batters twice and pitched three games with-
out issuing a walk. The guy can dominate. Junior Nick Brown posted
a quality start in his frst outing and Matt dermody provides another
strong left arm for the Hawkeyes. Iowas rotation is solid with these
three at the top.
Andres Wiltz
RHP, sophomore
Steve Jensen
RHP, junior
Travis Parker
RHP, RS junior
The St. Louis bullpen has been strong for the Billikens in their
frst four games. In Saint Louis two losses this season, the bullpen
has only given up two runs, and was not a major culprit behind ei-
ther loss. The bullpen has yet to face any competition comparable
to that of Kansas or Iowa though.
Zach Kenyon
RHP, senior
Patrick Lala
RHP, junior
Kevin Lee
RHP, senior
(Closer)
If a save situation arises, Lee is getting the call. He led the Big 10
in 2010 with 13 saves and an opponents batting average of .127. He
converted all save opportunities he had and prior to this season was
named to the National Collegiate Writers Association Stopper of the
year Watch List. Lala, a Kirkwood Community College transfer, is a bit
of an unknown but got the call in a close game against Pittsburgh
last Saturday. Lefties struggled against Kenyon last year, batting just
.205 of the reliever.
The Billikens are coming of a year in which they frequently
struggled in the feld. In 2010 St. Louis committed 81 errors for a
felding percentage of .966. The struggles have continued in 2011.
In the Billikens last two games, they have committed a staggering
total of seven errors.
Senior Trevor Willis covers centerfeld for Iowa after starting 40
games in left last year. His eight assists in 2010 put him in the coun-
trys Top 50. Hell have more opportunities with the glove this year as
he leads an otherwise inexperienced outfeld. Senior catcher Tyson
Blaser threw out four baserunners last weekend for an Iowa defense
that committed just three errors in three games.
The bats were alive in the Billikens frst two games this season,
putting up eight and then an impressive 17 against Illinois-Chi-
cago. St. Louis second two games against UT-Pan American were
a diferent story though, as St. Louis only managed to score four
runs in their frst game and were shutout in the second meeting.
Senior infelder Jon Myers leads the Billikens lineup. Last year he
hit .365 with 16 home-runs and 72 RBIs.
A slow start might be an overstatement. The Hawkeyes scored
two runs, one of which was unearned, in 29 innings in Florida this
past weekend while playing in the Big East-Big 10 Challenge. In
those three games, the ofense combined for 25 strikeouts and just
six walks while stranding 24 baserunners. Theres no denying it, Io-
was bats are cold which might mean theyre due. Look for senior
Zach McCool and junior Mike McQuillan, both of whom batted .344
last season, to spark the Hawkeye ofense.
advantage
Pitching Advantage: Iowa
Batting Advantage: Kansas
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Game
Sat., Feb. 26 Time (CT)
missouri at kansas state 11:00 a.m.
nebraska at iowa state 12:30 p.m.
Texas Tech at oklahoma state 12:30 p.m.
Texas at colorado 2:00 p.m.

kansas at oklahoma 3:00 p.m.
Texas A&m at baylor 8:00 p.m.

once again, the Jayhawks will
not be at full strength. Junior guard
Tyshawn Taylor will miss his second
straight game for disciplinary rea-
sons. on monday, kansas handled
oklahoma state with ease. The
cowboys are a bit bigger on the in-
terior than the sooners, which will
bode well for kansas. The way mar-
cus and markief are playing with
Thomas robinson being at about
90 percent physically, the kansas
bigs will have another feld day.
kansas has too many players that
oklahoma will want to key on that
make it difcult. kansas ofense
has been on a roll since Texas with
a minor hiccup at kansas state.
Look for the Jayhawks ofense to
be clicking on all cylinders.
Sophomore guard, Elijah
Johnson
elijah Johnson wont have to
look behind his shoulder when hes
on the court again. self said that
Johnson plays not to make a mis-
take and is constantly looking at
the bench. The way self describes
Johnsons play is similar to Tyshawn
Taylors early in
his career. Tay-
lor was always
looking at the
bench to gain
r e a s s ur a nc e
from the coach-
ing staf that
he was playing
well. He always
played not to make mistakes,
which made him make more mis-
takes. self fnally sat Taylor down
and told him to play and not worry
about making mistakes and Tay-
lors turnovers were cut. Johnson
needs to just play and not worry
about his mistakes. if he does that,
his game on saturday will be bet-
ter than mondays performance.
Will this be the game Kansas
gets it together defensively?
oklahoma only scored 47 points
against Texas A&m. However,
points dont tell the tale of the
tape. What was the sooners shoot-
ing percentage? 33.3 percent. Was
that because they couldnt get any-
thing to go down or was it because
Texas A&m contested every shot
and made oklahoma shoot late in
the shot clock? The answer is most
likely the former. oklahoma prob-
ably missed some easy shots. This
would be a good game for the
Jayhawks to clamp down and play
hard for the entire shot clock. if
kansas can play tight defense and
force oklahoma to take contested
shots, while not allowing ofensive
rebounds, self will still fnd some-
thing to be mad about, but he will
really have to reach.
bradys stats in conference play
are a joke what is it 54-7? Thats
a joke. Hes leading the league in
three-point feld goal percentage
too, so hopefully he can keep that
going.
Bill Self on Brady Morningstars assist-
to-turnover ratio in conference play.

OklahOma
12-15, (4-9)
starters
Carl Blair, guard
blair had fve points on 2-of-8 shooting in
35 minutes against Texas A&m. blair is averag-
ing 7.6 points per game. He leads the soon-
ers with 4.4 assists per game, fourth in the big
12. blair has the length to guard whoever is
running the point, but if it is Johnson or selby,
blair may not have the speed to keep up with
them.

Steven Pledger, guard

Pledger might have been better of not
playing on Wednesday night. He played 20
minutes, scored one point and had two re-
bounds. He committed three turnovers and
three fouls. not the best day in the ofce. He,
however, is averaging 11.4 points per game
and 1.9 assists per game. He doesnt get into
the trenches, meaning he only averages 2.2
rebounds per game.

Cade Davis, forward

Davis is the lone senior on this team. He is
the vocal leader as well as the leader by ex-
ample. He, like the juniors, have enjoyed
the high times, but have seen this go in
the opposite direction since blake Grif-
fn left after his sophomore year for
the nbA. Davis is averaging 13 points
per game and was the lone sooner in
double fgures with 21 points in the
61-47 loss to the Aggies.

Cameron Clark, forward

clark is the only fresh-
man in the starting fve. He
is averaging 9.6 points per
game and 4.6 rebounds per
game. He is second, play-
ing 33.9 minutes per game.
in Wednesdays 61-47 loss,
clark scored nine points on 4
of 5 shooting and added two
rebounds. His 6-foot-6 size is
a defnite mismatch on the in-
terior that could get the soon-
ers down early if the Jayhawks
exploit it.

Andrew Fitzgerald, forward

fitzgerald leads four of
the fve main statistical cat-
egories. He has scored 20-
plus points in games and
has double fgures in 20 of 27
games. While he only has one
double-digit rebounding output,
fitzgerald has been consistent all
season long. He had eight points
and six rebounds in Wednesday
nights loss.

kaNsas
26-2, (11-2)
starters
Elijah Johnson, guard
Johnson will be making his second start
in a row and his third of the season. He was
everything self asked for in monday nights
92-65 victory against oklahoma state. He
scored a career high 15 points while adding
three assists. self said Johnson only made
two key mistakes in his 30 minutes on the
foor while guarding keiton Page.

Tyrel Reed, guard

for the second-straight season, the Jay-
hawks have an Academic All-American
first Team selection. reed is kansas 15th
selection and joins 10 other Jayhawks in-
cluding cole Aldrich, last years Academic
All-American of the Year. reed quietly had
eight points in 26 minutes on monday. self
said that the amount of shots reed takes in
a game doesnt matter; he could shoot three
or 15. but, it seems reed makes the shots
when they matter the most.

Brady Morningstar, guard

so morningstar didnt score
in double-fgures. kansas didnt
need him to. He took care of the
ball and added three assists
while committing zero turn-
overs. since conference play
started, morningstar has 52 as-
sists to seven turnovers, a 7.43-
1 assist-to-turnover ratio. in
the Jayhawks last nine games,
morningstar has scored 12
points or more fve times.

Markief Morris, forward

markief has been just flthy in his last
two games since his three point, zero
rebound performance at kansas state
on feb. 14. in these last two games he is
averaging 20.5 points and 11 rebounds.
Whats scary is if this production contin-
ues, it will be hard to guard three play-
ers that can post up their man and
play them facing the basket.

Marcus Morris, forward
marcus continues to be con-
sistent and efcient. in a game
where markief went of for 27
against colorado on feb. 19, mar-
cus scored 16 points and added nine
rebounds. in mondays win marcus
scored 27 points to let oklahoma
state forward matt Pilgrim know that
marcus was there. self calls marcus a
leader, but he needs to stop picking up
silly technical and/or intentional fouls.
He is one of the players this team can-
not aford to lose with markief and
robinson being the only other threats
taller than 6-foot-8.

OU
tipoff
At A GlAnce
kaNsas VS.oklahoma
3 p.m., lOyd nOble center, Norman, Okla.
KU
tipoff
COUNTDOWN TO tIPOFF
date Opponent tV channel time
march 2 Texas A&m esPn 2 8 p.m.
march 5 missouri cbs 11 a.m.
march 9 big 12 championship TbA TbA
At A GlAnce
PlAyer to wAtch
question mArk
heAr ye, heAr ye
Johnson
reed
morningstar
mc. morris
mk. morris
blair
Pledger
Davis
bIG 12 SchedUle SchedUle
oklahoma hasnt been the same
since blake Grifn left. After its run
to the elite 8 in 2009, oklahoma
fnished 4-12 in 2010 and pres-
ently 4-9 with its second straight
double-digit loss season staring
it straight in the face. This team is
very young with only six upper-
classmen, one senior. The sooners
are coming of a 61-47 loss against
Texas A&m on Wednesday. okla-
homa is one of two teams in the
big 12 that have an overall record
under .500. That other team isnt
iowa state, who is 1-11 in confer-
ence play, but Texas Tech, who is
also 4-9 in the big 12.
Sophomore forward Andrew
Fitzgerald
f i t z g e r a l d
is averaging
31.5 minutes
per game, third
on the team
behind cade
Davis and cam-
eron clark. its
impressive to note that there are
four sooners averaging 30-plus
minutes per game. fitzgerald is
making the most of his time on
the court. He leads the team with
13.3 points per game, 16th in the
big 12, 5.2 rebounds per game, 1.1
steals per game and 0.7 blocks per
game. fitzgerald scored 18 and 16
in two games against Texas, a team
that is athletic and has size; two
things that kansas has in the mor-
ris twins and Thomas robinson. He
may have the same success he had
against Texas and he will be the
key for oklahoma.
Will Oklahoma give Kansas its
second straight road loss?
The answer is a resounding
no. oklahoma was leading Texas
A&m 26-25. obviously this lead isnt
huge, but against the no. 17 ranked
team in the nation, its better than
naught. oklahoma is on a six-game
slide and has lost three at home
and three on the road. besides its
loss to Texas A&m, oklahoma has
lost to nebraska and Texas as well.
kansas is clearly better than both of
these teams. coach Jef capel said
that this sooner team lacks focus at
times, just like kansas. if this team
can keep focus for 40 minutes, it
may have a chance, but kenpom.
com is only giving oklahoma a 6
percent chance.
i think it was just a carry over
from missing shots and it being in
your head. if you havent seen the
ball go in the hole for a few min-
utes that just got us rattled a little
bit. but they kept knocking them
down and really fnished.
Oklahoma guard Cade Davis on missing
free throws in the Sooners 61-47 loss Texas
A&MWednesday.
PlAyer to wAtch
question mArk
heAr ye, heAr ye
fitzgerald
clark
Johnson
The sooner, the better
kansas takes on oklahoma saturday
Mike Lavieri
fitzgerald
LLOYD NOBLE CENTER WILL BE GLOOMY IF
kansas opens the game like it has in its last two, just shooting lights
out early. oklahoma has had problems hanging with the powers of
the conference, except for Texas A&m on Wednesday. if the Jayhawks
make their threes early, the sooners will have double-digit losses for
the second consecutive season.
BOOMER AND SOONER WILL REJOICE IF
oklahoma can keep it close early. The more time that runs of the clock
and the closer it is, the sooners and their fans will start to believe that
this game can be won. cade Davis and Andrew fitzgerald will need to
knock down their shots early making kansas keep a close eye on them
so they can free up their teammates.
Prediction:
Kansas 88, Oklahoma 59
Travis Releford
HowardTing/KANSAN
I
m not much of a sports fan. I
played baseball and soccer as
a kid, but I never followed any
professional sport very closely. Even
though Id watch the Royals and
Chiefs from time to time, I never got
terribly involved.
But when I discovered mixed mar-
tial arts, and more specifically the
Ultimate Fighting Championship, I was
instantly a fan.
UFC commentator Mike Goldberg has
called MMA the fastest growing sport in the
world, and in America it has taken me and
many other sports fans by storm, to the det-
riment of boxing, a very similar sport.
MMA is quickly catching up to the audi-
ence size of the 2007 fight between Oscar De
La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr., which
brought in a whopping 2.15 million viewers.
The event UFC 100 drew in 1.6 million
viewers through pay-per-view on July 11,
2009. The event featured two champion-
ship fights and one highly publicized fight
between the two coaches from The Ultimate
Fighter television series.
Already the popularity of MMA
has allowed the Ultimate Fighting
Championship, the biggest MMA pro-
motion company, to move beyond Mandalay
Bay Events Center in Las Vegas to host
events in Puerto Rico, Japan, Brazil, the
United Kingdom, Canada, Germany,
Australia and the United Arab Emirates.
Not only can the UFC play to a diverse
audience, but it is also able to bring in a
diverse set of fighters, and these fighters
bring in a diverse set of martial arts in order
to compete against each other boxers can
fight against muy thai fighters; wresters can
roll around with jiu jitsu fighters; kick boxers
can take on judo practitioners. And many
fighters train in multiple arts to be the best
fighter to step in the octagon.
Tomorrow, UFC 127 will take place in
Sydney, Australia. In the main event, BJ
Penn (16-7-1) will battle it out with Jon
Fitch (26-3-0). Im very excited for this fight,
as BJ Penn has been one of my favorite fight-
ers since I watched him take a beating from
George St-Pierre in UFC 94. He is also my
favorite to win this welterweight title elimi-
nation bout.
Fitch is an incredible fighter with a lot of
experience and a great record, but I think
Penn, with his ground game and super-
human flexibility, will be able to out-perform
Fitch in the Octagon. I may be disappointed
by my prediction, but either way Im in for
an exciting event in UFC 127 tomorrow.
Edited by Helen Mubarak
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MORNINg bREw
QUOTES OF THE DAY
If you ask me, this was my frst
start at Kansas because it meant
something. Coach actually
needed me, so I felt like that was
my frst ofcial start.
Sophomore guard Elijah Johnson on
starting against Oklahoma State
FACT OF THE DAY
Elijah Johnson will make his
second consecutive start when
the Jayhawks go to Oklahoma
Saturday.
kuathletics.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: How many diferent starting
lineups have the Jayhawks had
this season?
A: Seven
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THIS wEEK IN
KANSAS ATHLETICS
TODAY
Tennis
vs. UT Arlington
2 p.m.
Lawrence
baseball
vs. St. Louis
3 p.m.
Lawrence
Softball
vs. Minnesota, noon.
vs. UNC Greensboro,
4:30 p.m.
at Greensboro, N.C.
Track
Big 12 Indoor
Championships,
All day
at Lincoln, Neb.
SATURDAY
baseball
vs. Saint Louis
Jayhawk Classic
3 p.m.
Lawrence
womens basketball
vs. Nebraska
7 p.m.
Lawrence
Mens basketball
vs. Oklahoma
3 p.m.
Norman, Okla.
An instant fan of mixed martial arts
By DaviD Cawthon
dcawthon@kansan.com
LACROSSE
Kansas takes
on Iowa,
Iowa State
By BLaKE ShUStER
bshuster@kansan.com
This weekend, The University
of Kansas mens club lacrosse team
will take on the Iowa Hawkeyes
and the Iowa State Cyclones in
Iowa City, Iowa.
The Hawkeyes are coming off
two quality wins over Memphis
and Arkansas. Iowa is led by senior
Alex De La Pena with 10 goals
and seven assists, and sophomore
Jacob Kolar, with nine goals and
one assist. De La Pena and Kolar
have played a role in 27 of the 44
goals the Hawkeyes have scored in
their hot start to the season.
KU sophomore Francis Enright
will be a key component in the
game against the Hawkeyes.
Enright has been the spark to the
offense leading the team in points,
with six goals and eight assists,
through the Jayhawks first three
games.
Not only will the Jayhawks face
a deadly offense, but they will be
doing so in what is considered
to be the best home-field advan-
tage in the Great Rivers Lacrosse
Conference: The Iowa Bubble.
The Iowa Bubble is an indoor
facility with cream-colored walls
and a poor lighting system that
creates distinct and distracting
shadows, making it harder to fol-
low the ball.
The lighting is terrible, coach
Dennis Shults said. The goalies
have a really hard time seeing
shots coming in.
According to Shults, the Iowa
game is the biggest conference
matchup that Kansas will have
all season. A win against the
Hawkeyes could pave the way for
a division title.
Historically, the Jayhawks have
had success against the Hawkeyes,
winning all four previous match-
ups, although only one of those
games was played in the bubble.
These two teams will face-off
at 7:30 tonight, followed by the
Iowa State game at 5:30 p.m. on
Saturday.
As far as the Iowa State game
goes, the team shows no signs of
doubt that they wont come away
with a victory.
Everybody thats played
them has beaten them, so I dont
think thats going to be as big
of problem for us, Shults said.
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Florida Gators push Georgia Bulldogs into the doghouse
aSSoCiatED PRESS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. Kenny
Boynton scored 18 points, half of
them coming on three consecutive
3-pointers that changed the game,
and No. 13 Florida beat Georgia
71-62 Thursday night.
Erving Walker added 15 points,
and Chandler Parsons chipped
in 16 in his return from a thigh
injury.
The Gators clinched at least
a share of the Southeastern
Conferences Eastern Division for
the first time since 2007 and could
secure a No. 1 seed in the leagues
postseason tournament.
Florida (22-5, 11-2 SEC) has
won 14 of its last 16 games, includ-
ing six in a row. The Gators swept
Georgia (18-9, 7-6) for the first
time since 2008 and extended
their home winning streak against
the Bulldogs to nine.
Boynton had a lot to do with the
latest victory.
The junior guard scored 12 con-
secutive points for Florida in the
second half. He converted a three-
point play on a fast break, then
got hot from long range. He hit
three straight 3-pointers, essen-
tially shooting Georgia out of its
zone defense, and then followed
with an assist that put the Gators
up 63-53 with 5:09 to play.
Georgia answered, turning to
Trey Thompkins inside, and cut
the lead to 63-59 with 3:38 remain-
ing. But Parsons had a clutch put-
back and the Gators made enough
free throws down the stretch to
avoid any uneasy moments.
Travis Leslie led the Bulldogs
with 20 points, six rebounds and
four assists. Thompkins finished
with 16 points and seven boards.
Georgia dominated much of the
first half. But the Gators closed out
the first half strong and opened the
second half the same way. Parsons
was the key early, then Boynton
took over.
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By Nico RoesleR
nroesler@kansan.com
Heartfelt
reactions
in poetry
and sports
column
W
ednesday, the World
Champion Slam Poet,
Anis Mojgani, visited
the Kansas Union and put on a
show full of laughter, lyrical beauty,
and moments where his words
made peoples eyes water (Im not
afraid to admit it happened to me).
His powerful words got me
thinking. Poetry and sports are not
so different.
A crowd gathered in Woodruff
Auditorium to see this man per-
form, just as crowds gather at Allen
Fieldhouse to watch those men per-
form. Then, Mojgani approached
the mic and spoke words that hit
me like a colorful wrecking ball.
One line, although probably not
holding the most poetic weight,
caught my attention.
I can feed a grape to an ant,
Mojgani said halfway through one
of his poems about self-empower-
ment and identity.
That is exactly what he was doing
to us in the audience. Poetry is this
immense, often weighted form of
art that people see as a realm they
can only scratch the surface of, but
not fully understand. Honestly,
poetry can seem daunting.
Like feeding a grape to an ant.
I get this image of an ant sinking
its mandibles into this huge purple
grape, liking what he tastes, but
cannot get past the outer skin to the
inner juices unless he dedicates seri-
ous time to the fruit.
Sports arent any different. If
sports touched your life in any way,
especially growing up, you know the
feelings that a poet describes about
anything in the world. Both poetry
and sports are this juicy grape, and
we are the ants trying to sink our
teeth into these enormous concepts.
Once the juices run into our mouth,
we want more.
In a poem where Mojgani
described how his lady made him
feel inside, I couldnt help but con-
nect those feeling not only to love,
but to sports. The wave like impuls-
es traveling through his veins, the
feeling that his heart was too big for
his chest so it left his body.
Remind you of anything?
How about Marios Miracle? Or
Thomas Robinsons return after his
family tragedy? These moments
strike my spirit just as strong as the
perfectly placed words in Mojganis
poetry.
Sports are such a simple thing,
ideally made up of honest competi-
tion, sportsmanship, and love of
the game. But yet there is an aspect
to sports that none of us can com-
pletely wrap our head around, or
sink our head into in the case of the
grape.
Sports heads may never under-
stand just how much money is
involved with everything in sports.
There are inner workings of orga-
nizations that nobody will ever get
a clear glimpse of. And of course
there is this universal feeling that
someday, your respective team will
win a championship.
Who drives this machine? Or
rather what drives it?
It is the feeling inside all of us. It
is the goose bumps you get when
watching the Kansas Basketball pre-
game video. It is the tears streaming
down the faces of fans every senior
day. It is the feeling that despite
hundreds of lines of poetry, one will
strike a chord inside you and stay
with you the rest of your life.
Edited by Marla Daniels
By MiKe VeRNoN
mvernon@kansan.com
The Jayhawks hope to rebound from
Tuesdays tough loss to Creighton
in this weekends Jayhawk Classic at
Hoglund Ballpark.
The team, which is 1-3 after four
games, needs a strong weekend to try
to get back to .500 for the season.
Kansas was scheduled to play St.
Louis at 3 p.m. on today, but the game
has been postponed because of the
expected storm. The two teams are
trying to get the game rescheduled.
No time had been set as of Thursday
morning.
The Jayhawks will square off against
St. Louis at 3 p.m. on Saturday and will
finish the week-
ends games against
Iowa at 3 p.m. on
Sunday.
The Jayhawks
lineup has strug-
gled at the plate so
far this season. In
their four games
against the tough
arms of TCU and
Creighton, Kansas
managed to score only nine runs while
giving up 23. The Jayhawks hope that
the strong pitching from two early
season opponents will help them for
the rest of the season.
Weve faced TCU and Creighton
and theyve got some great arms,
senior outfielder Casey Lytle said.
Seeing some of the best arms to start
the season is a great way to prepare
us.
One Jayhawk who has been strug-
gling from the plate is true freshman
Kaiana Eldredge. Eldredge is 0-for-12
at the plate with seven strikeouts this
season. Price has little concern that
the freshman will get out of his early-
season funk and end up becoming a
big contributor to the team.
Hes just to get some game reps and
relax and play, Price said. Hes got
tremendous talent.
St. Louis pitcher Alex Alemann is
hoping to keep the Kansas bats cool
on Saturday. In the Billikens sea-
son opener against Illinois-Chicago,
Alemann threw five innings and gave
up only one earned run.
The Billikens went 33-29 last year
and won the Atlantic 10 Tournament,
sending them to their third ever
NCAA Tournament appearance. St.
Louis, picked to finish fourth in their
conference, currently sits at 2-2 after
opening their season against Illinois-
Chicago and UT-Pan American.
Kansas Sunday
opponent, Iowa, is
looking to rebound
after starting the
year 0-3 in the
season opening
Big 10/Big East
Challenge. The
Hawkeyes finished
third in the Big 10
last season, their
strongest finish
since 2005. The coaches of the Big 10
expect a drop-off for Iowa this year
though, picking them to finish fifth in
their conference.
The Jayhawks will start senior T.J.
Walz on the mound Saturday. Walz,
the Jayhawks ace, has had an atypical
start early in his season after getting
hit hard at TCU and giving up the
game-winning run in the 10th inning
against Creighton.
This will be a big weekend for Kansas
baseball, which has an opportunity to
get back on track after not starting the
year off as they had hoped.
Edited by Tali David
By Nico RoesleR
nroesler@kansan.com
Coach Bill Self knows what the
month of February means to a
team. He knows that its key for
the Jayhawks to be playing their
best ball right now, not just for
his team but for all teams going
into March.
This year, like most, as February
ends the team is looking to put the
pieces of the team puzzle together.
Although some pieces have fallen
into place to form part of a pic-
ture, others remain to be found,
mostly because they are not on
the table.
Weve been able to dodge some
bullets having guys out, Self said.
I dont think that we would be
dodging the bullets as much as
we have if Brady and Tyrel were
two of the components that were
gone.
The glue guys. They are the tabs
of the larger puzzle pieces that
interlock the whole picture.
Theyre personalities are such
that they allow the other players
to be the best they can possibly be
with no ego involved, Self said.
Heading into Oklahoma, the
other pieces of the puzzle must
find their spot, even if, for now,
they are on the bench.
When we get all the guys out
there itll be fun, senior Academic
All-American Tyrel Reed said of
the struggles the team has gone
through with missing players.
But until then were just going to
have to do our best with the guys
that are out there.
The sophomore guard Elijah
Johnson made an argument for his
starting spot against Oklahoma
State at home, making all of the
threes he shot and only turning
the ball over twice in 30 minutes.
Self said that Tyshawn Taylors
absence has stabilized Johnsons
confidence.
I think that helps a lot, know-
ing that you dont have to look
over your shoulder if you screw
up, Self said.
Johnson should be able to carry
that confidence for at least anoth-
er game. Self said Taylor wouldnt
play this weekend and didnt give
a date for his return.
Instead of going out there and
watching Tyshawn do it for the
first five minutes and trying to
catch on, Elijah Johnson said, I
have to set the tempo.
That tempo is sure to increase
with the continuation of Thomas
Robinsons rehabilitation.
After knee surgery, the sopho-
more forward returned to con-
tribute ten strong minutes
against Oklahoma State. Self said
Robinson was mentally 100 per-
cent ready to play his best, howev-
er his knee remains at 90 percent
of its explosive potential.
Of course Self would like to
have his pieces all set by the end
of February, but thats not real-
ity. It never has been. He said the
best way to continue to assemble
a successful team heading into
March is to just keep reminding
the team:
Imagine how good well be
when everyone is back.
Edited by Marla Daniels
Self pieces it all together
Perfect fit
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Sophomore guard Elijah Johson fghts for the ball against Oklahoma State junior guard Keiton Page. The Jahawks defeated the Cowboys 92-65.
Jayhawks look for redemption this weekend
BaseBall
Rearranging the
lineup helps the
Jayhawks succeed
Howard ting/KaNSaN
Kansas baseaball coach Ritch Price speaks with freshman pitcher Alex Cox during Kansas opening home game against Creighton
at Hoglund Ballpark onTuesday. Cox only allowed one earned run in 4 innings in his collegiate debut. However, Kansas still fell to
Creighton 4-3.
Seeing some of the best
arms to start the season is
a great way to prepare us.
casey lytle
senior outfelder