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BY RUSTIN DODD
dodd@kansan.com
Adam Wood knows it will be a chal-
lenge running for Student Senate presi-
dent as part of the Students of Liberty
coalition. The Lawrence native, though,
has been through his fair share of chal-
lenges before.
Wood lay in a hospital bed in fall
2005. With a plastic tube shoved
through his nose and down into his
stomach, Wood sat up and began vom-
iting stomach acid.
It was some kind of hell, said Wood,
a Lawrence native who had just finished
his first semester at Kansas the previous
spring. He spent a month in that hos-
pital bed, unable to eat or drink. Wood
had problems with digestive system.
I lost 50 pounds, Wood said. I
think that was a pretty defining moment
in my college experience. For all intents
and purposes, I really shouldnt be
alive.
But it was in that hospital bed that
Wood said he had a realization. He no
longer wanted to be the slacker who
didnt care about school.
Underachiever would be the word,
Wood said.
Wood said the hospital stay was a
wake-up call. He decided he wanted to
do something with his life.
Woods foray in campus politics first
began last fall when Wood and his
vice presidential running mate, Eric
Hyde, Lawrence sophomore, created
Students for Ron Paul, an organiza-
tion that supported Pauls presidential
bid. That organization morphed into
Students of Liberty.
Wood said he was trying to downplay
the Ron Paul connection. The ideology
might be similar, but the two groups
have little in common.
I dont know why, but theres kind of
a knee-jerk reaction to him, Wood said
of the publics perception of Paul.
Wood said he knows that Students
of Liberty faced challenges. Wood said
Students of Liberty might not have the
financial resources of the other coali-
tions or a full slate of senators, but
Wood still has aspirations.
Wood said he had visions of spread-
ing Students of Liberty to other uni-
versities, such as those in Colorado,
Nebraska and Missouri.
Wood said hed like to see an over-
hauling of campus politics.
Im just really tired of people get-
ting in there that dont really do what
they say, Wood said. When you see
year after year that the same party wins,
except for maybe once or twice, theres
no reason to vote.
Listen to Wood, and hell keep talk-
ing about making a difference. Hes
dreaming big.
He said hed like to go to law school
after college, and maybe even try his
hand at local politics.
Something like city commission at
first, Wood said. Id like to move up to
mayor, if I could. If I could get to gover-
nor, Wood said, his voice trailing off
into a quick smile.
Still, Wood is realistic and optimistic
about the future.
This is our establishment year,
Wood said about Students of Liberty.
Id like to win, but on the off chance I
dont, we will be more established next
year. And we will have a full slate of
senators next year.
The odds may be stacked against
Wood, but he said hes been in this kind
of situation before.
His life, Wood says, Its definitely a
turnaround story.
Edited by Matt Hirschfeld
BY RUSTIN DODD
dodd@kansan.com
Austin Kelly has a vision for the Student
Senate office. The Lawrence senior sees an
office with no doors. He sees a sign-up sheet
for meetings with the Student Senate presi-
dent. He sees students meeting with the presi-
dent and voicing their opinions.
And of course, Kelly, who is the current
Student Senate treasurer, sees himself sitting
in the presidents seat.
Every coalition ever talks about (how)
Were going to be open and available to stu-
dents, Kelly said. But then, they go into their
offices and lock themselves away from anyone
coming in.
Kelly, a Lawrence native, said he wanted to
bring something fresh to the University. Hes
running for Student Senate president as part
of the Connect KU coalition.
Kelly said he never had any goals or ambi-
tion of running for Student Senate presi-
dent. He didnt become involved with Student
Senate until the second semester of his sopho-
more year.
I think thats valuable because you dont
spend four years thinking like a student sena-
tor, Kelly said. You spend two years thinking
like everybody else.
And Kelly say its everybody else hes
most concerned about.
Kelly said he and the Connect KU vice
presidential candidate, Jason Oruch, spent
time last fall visiting various student organiza-
tions to ask what they thought about Student
Senate. The results werent pretty, Kelly said.
Id hear words like elitist and no one
cares, Kelly said.
Kelly talked passionately about changing
that image.
Kelly Parker, Kellys junior high chess
coach, remembers Kelly bringing the same
passion he shows for Student Senate to the
game of chess.
Austin would never give up, Parker said.
Even if he saw a kid was 10 moves away
from beating him, he would never quit. He
was going to make that kid make those 10
moves.
Kelly would rather not focus on chess.
Nevermind the fact that Kelly competed
in numerous national chess tournaments.
Nevermind the fact that Kelly said chess
taught him the value of patience.
I just dont want to look like a nerd, Kelly
said.
Parker said he didnt remember anything
nerdy about the young kid who first sat in his
seventh grade geography class. He remembers
a focused Kelly who commanded respect
from all his classmates.
Hes got that air about him, where he
could say, Hey, listen to me, and well go
far. Well get things done, Parker said. He
always knew where he wanted to go, and he
knew he had to work hard to get there.
Kelly said his motivation for running for
president was simple.
I honestly feel like Im the most qualified
person for the job, Kelly said. Based on my
experience in the office, my experience being
around the University, I really believe that.
Thats the main driving force.
Kelly has spent the last two years as Student
Senate treasurer, approving the senate-funded
purchases of student organizations.
Ive been student body treasurer longer
than current sophomores have been at KU,
Kelly said.
Before becoming involved with Senate,
Kelly, who has lived at the Grace Pearson
Scholarship Hall for nearly four years, served
on the All-Scholarship Hall Council.
Now Kelly is more concerned about his
vision for a revamped Student Senate.
I really feel like Student Senate has stag-
nated, Kelly said. I think Jason and I give
the students a chance to go on a new course.
I think if students elect us, theyll see it, and
if they dont, I dont believe they will. I think
theyll get more of the same.
Editedby Matt Hirschfeld
BY RUSTIN DODD
dodd@kansan.com
Adam McGonigles cell phone rang a few
weeks ago. His father was on the line. Eric
McGonigle had spent his morning reading a
story about his son on the Internet, and some
of the reader comments had been less than
flattering.
One in particular had caught Erics eye, so
dad called son. Im so proud, Eric joked with
his son. To be the dad of a son who gave up his
dignity to be student body president.
Then Eric McGonigle gave his son some
fatherly advice.
I told him its all in a days living, Eric
McGonigle said.
Well, maybe not for everyone. But when
youre McGonigle, and youre running for pres-
ident of Student Senate as part of the United
Students coalition, scrutiny comes with the
territory.
Its something that the Wichita sophomore
said he had come to understand. Whether its
somebody questioning his youth, or someone
questioning his dignity, McGonigle said he
laughed it off.
He said he never expected to run for Student
Senate president when he arrived on campus in
fall 2006. McGonigle, a graduate of North High
School in Wichita, read the newspaper one
day and saw an advertisement about freshman
Student Senate elections.
It was kind of done on a whim, McGonigle
said.
But McGonigle, who is majoring in jour-
nalism and political science, won a seat as a
senator.
I really jumped right into Senate and got
involved from that point on, McGonigle said.
I started writing bills, funding different orga-
nizations, started learning the inner workings
of Student Senate.
McGonigle also spent time during his
freshman year working in Governor Kathleen
Sebelius office in Topeka.
A year and a half later, McGonigle is run-
ning for Student Senate president, and if he
wins, hell become the first sophomore to be
elected president since Steve Munch in spring
2003.
Student Senate President Hannah Love said
she thought McGonigle was more than capable
of leading Student Senate.
Hes very organized, he always has every-
thing together, Love said. When he goes into
a meeting, hes totally prepared.
Love said McGonigle proved himself as a
leader last spring, when he dedicated himself
to the United Students coalition campaign
and ran for a freshman-sophomore senator
position.
He definitely stood out as a leader, Love
said.
McGonigle has his own opinions about
youth and experience.
I think the reason age is important is
because of experience, and typically age accom-
panies experience, McGonigle said.
He said his position as Chair of the Student
Executive Committee had prepared him for the
challenge of being president.
And, McGonigle said, I have the fresh
ideas that are desperately needed right now.
McGonigle said the time he spent serving
Senate this year motivated him to improve
campus.
If your motivation isnt actually that you
believe in the ideas you want to implement, if
thats not your motivation, then youre going to
have a tough time in this campaign, McGonigle
said. Because it can be grueling at times.
And when the campaign does become gru-
eling, McGonigle said he relies on his family.
McGonigle has a sister who is a senior at
William Jewel College in Liberty, Mo., and a
brother who is a senior at North High School.
They are what keep me chugging away day
to day, McGonigle said. Im working hard to
make KU a better place, but what I care about
most, is my family, my faith and my friends.
Edited by Matt Hirschfeld
A new journal plans to give
undergraduates an opportunity to
publish their research. The Journal
of Undergraduate research, started
by students at the University, is
accepting submissions to be pub-
lished in the journals first edition.
Undergraduates can send their
research to kujur08@gmail.com.
Submissions are due April 1.
Student Senate
campuS
Students
get their
research
published
FULL STORY on page 4a
Whos your president?
Mindy Ricketts/KanSan
Fromleft, adamMcgonigle, for United Students, adamWood, for Students of Liberty, and austin Kelly,
for KU Connect, are the Spring 2008 Student Senate presidential candidates.
Adam McGonigle
United Students
Adam Wood
Students of
Liberty
Submit your ques-
tions for the
coalition
candidates at
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day until the
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Tuesday,
March 25
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Connect KU
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New Staf Orientation will
begin at 8 a.m. in 204 Joseph R.
Pearson.
Recovering a Lost Kansas
Landscape: A Novelist Explores
Personal History will begin at
2 p.m. at the Tallgrass Creek
Retirement Community.
The workshop Teaching
Tea: Student Evaluation of
Teaching at KU will begin at 3
p.m. in 135 Budig.
Gender/Philosophy &
Literature Seminar-Ann Russo
will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the
Hall Center Conference Hall.
The seminar Generaliza-
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The seminar Souls on Ice:
Human Conquest and Study of
the Antarctic Icecap will begin
at 7 p.m. at Continuing Educa-
tion, 1515 St. Andrews Dr.
Movement (R)evolution
Africa, a Special Film Screening
will begin at 7 p.m. at Liberty
Hall.
The concert Visiting Artist
Maureen OBoyle, violin will
begin at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout
Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
Odd news
Oreo cookie is drivers
favorite defense
SALISBURY, Conn. Police
say a mans excuse for speeding
through a small Connecticut
town takes the cake or, at
least, the cookie.
A state trooper who stopped
the 1993 BMW last fall says
its driver, 28-year-old Justin
Vonkummer of Millerton, N.Y.,
blamed his driving problems on
an errant Oreo.
Vonkummer told the
trooper that an Oreo had just
slipped from his fngers as he
dunked it in a cup of milk, and
that he was trying to fsh it out
when he lost control of his car.
Prosecutors learned in court
this week that Vonkummer had
been charged with speeding
and driving under a suspended
license not driving under the
infuence, as a clerk had mistak-
enly noted in the court records.
Hawaii man takes horse
on visit to the hospital
LIHUE, Hawaii A man hop-
ing to cheer up an ailing relative
at Wilcox Memorial Hospital
hadnt considered one of the visi-
tation rules: No horses allowed.
The man thought the patient
would enjoy seeing his stallion,
said Lani Yukimura, a spokes-
woman at the hospital. He and
the horse entered the hospital
earlier this month and rode an
elevator up to the third foor,
where they were met and
stopped by security personnel.
AssociatedPress
By JasOn Baker
jbaker@kansan.com
Doug Brady came to the University
this year wanting to get involved, and
hes managed to rack up a long list
of accomplishments by semesters
end. The United Students Topeka
freshman is not only a freshman
student senator, but also the presi-
dent of the Lewis and Templin Hall
Council, a KU Student Ambassador,
a member of National Residency
Hall Honorary, a member of Student
Union Activities and will be the new
Live Music Coordinator next year.
Brady said he wanted to join the
Senate because he felt that it was
important to have a say in what they
do with the millions of dollars that
they have each year. Brady said he
was looking forward to, as a senator,
writing his first bill, which could
happen relatively soon.
An issue that concerns Brady is
that recently Senate can no longer
pay for organizations to travel. I
think that we should help groups
because when these groups travel,
they represent KU, he said. Our
University looks good by our con-
stant involvement in conferences,
but if we dont help groups, then less
people will attend these conferences
because they wont have the money
to send very many people.
Brady believes that by funding
these groups, it makes the University
look good as a whole for gradu-
ate school and potential employ-
ers. However, Brady wants to look
further into the issue before doing
anything. I plan to start talking to
senators who have been around lon-
ger before I try to do anything about
it. It may be that I am in the wrong,
he said.
Brady is an English and com-
munication studies major. Once he
graduates, Brady said he planned
on attending graduate school to get
a masters and a doctorate in higher
administration. From there, I want
to work in student involvement
and leadership. When people then
ask me, So you want to be Reuben
Perez? I reply, Basically, yes. Brady
said.
Brady said he was in love with
classical music, he even played the
violin and thought about it for his
major. I wanted to major in music
performance for a while, but then
I realized I wasnt good enough to
make a living off of my violin, he
said. Brady had the opportunity this
past winter to see violinist Joshua
Bell perform in Kansas City, Mo..
It was the best concert Ive ever
witnessed or probably ever will wit-
ness, he said.
Throughout most of his life, Brady
has stayed in the Midwest. However,
on spring break of his senior year of
high school, he went to New Orleans,
La., for a mission trip. I got to see
the ocean for the very first time. It
was the most amazing thing Ive ever
seen, he said.
Editedby Matt Hirschfeld
Meet your Student Senator
with Doug Brady, freshman senator
The new face of Easter
space
Astronauts spacewalk
fnal night away
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
Endeavours astronauts
embarked on the ffth and fnal
spacewalk of their mission
Saturday, this time to attach a
50-foot inspection pole to the
international space station for
use by the next shuttle visitors.
Michael Foreman and
Robert Behnken foated out
the hatch late in the afternoon
as the linked shuttle and
station soared more than 200
miles above the Pacifc. They
planned to spacewalk the
night away.
Spacewalk No. 5 out of
fve. Its going to be a great
one, said their commander,
Dominic Gorie.
The shuttle astronauts used
the laser-tipped inspection
boom at the beginning of
their 16-day mission and again
Friday night to check for any
damage to their spaceship.
Its become a routine safety
procedure ever since the 2003
Columbia accident.
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AssOciAted Press
A gorilla carries an Easter basket flled with eggs and treats at the Cincinnati Zoo, Thursday, in Cincinnati.
news 3A
CRIME
Monday, March 24, 2008
Suspect held for residence hall attack
BY FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
fchambers@kansan.com
A man suspected of raping a
freshman resident of GSP-Corbin
Hall on Sunday, March 9, was
arrested in Pratt County Tuesday.
The suspect, Kevin Towne, a
20-year-old Wichita resident, was
arrested on charges of rape and
aggravated burglary.
Towne made his first appearance
in court Thursday and bail was set
at $100,000. Towne will make his
next appearance on April 3.
According to the KU Public
Safety Office crime log, the suspect
entered the room of a GSP resident
and had sexual intercourse with
the resident without her consent
between 1:45 a.m. and 3 a.m. on
March 9. The KU Public Safety
Office said Towne was not a KU
student, but he was an acquaintance
of the victim.
Towne was also charged with
aggravated burglary because he
entered the victims room without
permission and refused to leave the
room after the victim requested
his departure, according to the
Public Safety Offices and Lawrence
Judicial and Law Enforcement
Centers reports.
Capt. Schuyler Bailey of the
Public Safety
Office, said he
could not say
why Douglas
County was
holding Towne
in jail.
S h e r y l
Wright, assis-
tant to the dis-
trict attorney,
said the district
attorneys office
could not dis-
cuss the details of the crime yet
because it did not want to jeopar-
dize the trial.
According to a report filed by
the Lawrence Judicial and Law
Enforcement Center, nine people
were witnesses to the charges filed
against Towne. Seven of the wit-
nesses were KU students.
Jennifer Wamelink, associate
director of housing, said all of the
residence halls were secured by an
ID-based access system which resi-
dents must use at all times to gain
entry to the residence halls.
She said during the day, guests
did not have to sign in at the front
desk, but dur-
ing security
hours, 11 p.m.
to 7 a.m.,
guests and the
residents they
are visiting are
required to
leave a photo
ID at the front
desk until the
guest checks
out.
Additionally, Wamelink said two
to four student security monitors
took turns making sure all the exits
were secure and nothing out of the
ordinary was occurring at the resi-
dence halls.
Wamelink said security hours
had been in place at the dorms for
at least 10 years but that the access
systems were new this year. She
said as far as she knew, there had
not been any problems in the past
with unauthorized persons in the
dormitories because the front desks
were located directly in front of the
entry ways.
This is the first rape that has
been reported to the KU Public
Safety Office this semester and the
fourth that has been reported this
school year.
Rapes were reported at Oliver
Hall in September, and at McCollum
and Lewis Halls in October. The sus-
pect involved in the rape at Oliver
Hall was released after no charges
were filed. The suspects involved in
the McCollum and Lewis cases were
interviewed but released and the
cases were passed on to the district
attorneys office.
Wamelink said residents were
responsible for their guests at all
times.
We do our best to have good
procedures and processes in place to
help students make good decisions,
and safety is everyones responsibil-
ity, Wamelink said.
Edited by Sasha Roe
MIdwEst
Levees break, food
BY JON GAMBRELL
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. High
water pouring down the White
River could cause historic flood-
ing in cities along its path in east-
ern Arkansas, forecasters warned
Sunday.
The river, one of many out of
its banks across wide areas of the
Midwest, could top levels record-
ed in a devastating flood 25 years
ago, National Weather Service
meteorologist John Robinson
said.
There will be water going into
areas where people have not seen
it before, and may not be expect-
ing to see high water, Robinson
wrote in an e-mail to reporters
Sunday.
A tributary of the White River,
the Black River, ruptured a levee
in two places Saturday near
Pocahontas, said Renee Preslar,
a spokeswoman for the Arkansas
Department of Emergency
Management. That stream has
been bloated by water pour-
ing downstream from hard-hit
southeastern Missouri.
Preslar said the levee breaks
allowed flooding in outlying
areas but she did not have details
on what might have been dam-
aged.
The Army Corps of Engineers
worked through the night to plug
the breaks with sandbags, and
that work appeared to be holding
as of Sunday afternoon, Preslar
said.
Right now, its kind of a wait-
and-see game, she said.
Corps of Engineers spokes-
man P.J. Spaul said the levee
near Pocahontas was built in the
1940s. The levee district charged
with its maintenance dissolved in
the 1960s, leaving it to sag and
have trees to grow up in its banks
over the last 40 years, Spaul said.
natIonal
BY DEVLIN BARRETT
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON There are
signs of a potential compromise
to end the Bush administrations
standoff with states resisting new
standards for drivers licenses.
For people who live in those
holdout states, the dispute raises
the specter of hassles at airports
and federal buildings.
At issue is a law known as
Real ID that would require new
security measures for state-issued
drivers licenses. The Bush admin-
istration said the law, passed after
the Sept. 11 attacks, will hinder
terrorists, con artists and ille-
gal immigrants. Opponents say
it will cost too much and weaken
privacy protections.
Unless holdout states send
a letter by the end of March
seeking an extension, their resi-
dents no longer can use a drivers
licenses as valid identification
to board airplanes or enter fed-
eral buildings beginning in May,
Homeland Security Secretary
Michael Chertoff has warned.
They would have to present a
passport or be subjected to sec-
ondary screening.
Only three states Maine,
Montana and South Carolina
have not sought extensions or
already started moving toward
compliance. New Hampshire
has asked to be exempted, but
Homeland Security Department
officials have not found the states
letter to be legally acceptable.
But on Friday, the agency
granted Montana an extension
even though state officials did
not ask for one and insist they
will not follow the law. Gov. Brian
Schweitzer, D-Mont., told The
Associated Press that administra-
tion officials painted themselves
in a corner.
Chertoff has offered to phase in
requirements over about 10 years.
But with President Bush leaving
office in January, a decision to
move ahead with Chertoff s plan
will rest with the next adminis-
tration.
Some states not compromising for Real ID law
This is the frst rape that has
been reported to the KU Public
Safety Ofce this semester
and the fourth that has been
reported this school year.
ASSociAted PreSS
A semi tractor trailer cab sits partially submerged in food water fromthe Meramec River
at the intersection of state route 141 and Interstate 44 Saturday in Fenton, Mo. Levees broke
in two places and caused fooding in outlying areas.
NEWS 4A monday, march 24, 2008
Journal submissions needed
BY LUKE MORRIS
lmorris@kansan.com
Students may be able to see
their research published in a
new University journal. Editors
of the Journal of Undergraduate
Research, or JUR, are looking for
original research from University
undergraduate students for the
journals first edition, which is
set to come out as early as this
spring.
Editors have set a tenta-
tive deadline for submissions
on Tuesday, April 1, said Ryan
Ellis, one of the editors and a
Manhattan junior.
Ellis said one of the JURs goals
was to feature research from
many different departments.
We really want this to be
interdisciplinary and cover the
whole University, he said.
Ellis said that a few other
Big 12 universities had similar
undergraduate journals, but only
the University of Texas journal
also covered all departments.
He said that about 12 students
had shown interest in publishing
in the JUR so far, but no one had
actually submitted anything.
Andrew MacDonald, Overland
Park junior, said that he was edit-
ing his honors thesis in political
science for publication in the
JUR. He said that the project
interested him because it provid-
ed practice for his professions
writing style.
Its more rigorous to publish
something for peers to critique,
MacDonald said. Its a model of
writing we dont get to use much
in school.
MacDonald also said that he
liked the academic dialogue
that publishing his research
could potentially open.
Chris Haufler, professor of
biology and director of the divi-
sion of biological sciences, serves
as the faculty adviser for the
journal. He said that University
faculty and administration had
provided a lot of support to the
JUR. Haufler said he decided to
get involved because he believed
in the importance of undergrad-
uate research.
Im very supportive of under-
grad research and think that
it ought to be something any
undergrad can participate in,
Haufler said. I think this proj-
ect provides an opportunity for
undergraduates to share their
research with the academic com-
munity.
Ellis said that submissions for
the JUR needed to be free of jar-
gon and accessible to everyone.
If youre writing about inter-
national politics, you have to
make it so someone in biology
can understand it, Ellis said.
Ellis said he hoped the first
edition of the journal would be
published during this semester,
but publication could be delayed
until next semester in a worst-
case scenario.
Were trying to get this down
in a very short amount of time,
Ellis said. Weve had to really
push to try to get it done before
finals week.
Students looking for more
information about the journal
can check out the Web site at
web.ku.edu/~kujur. Those inter-
ested in publishing their research
can e-mail it to kujur08@gmail.
com.
Edited by Sasha Roe
how to submit:
What: submissions for
Journal of Undergraduate
Research (JUR)
Who: University under-
graduate students
Where: e-mail kujur08@
gmail.com
When: by April 1
Singer injured in bus crash
ASSOcIAtEd PRESS
LAWRENCE Some legisla-
tors say the state program that
indefinitely holds sexual offend-
ers doesnt seem to be effective,
while others say the treatment is
working.
Lawmakers last week reject-
ed an effort to require an audit
of the program at Larned State
Hospital, with opponents saying
the move would threaten public
safety and the jobs of the pro-
grams employees.
The program works, said
House Minority Leader Dennis
McKinney, D-Greensburg. It
protects the public, and it pro-
vides economic development for
Larned.
But Rep. Bob Bethell, R-Alden,
who chairs a budget subcommit-
tee that oversees the program,
said that since the program start-
ed in 1994, only two people have
finished the various phases of
treatment and been released.
Lets look at the program and
see how we can actually affect the
treatment of these folks, Bethell
told the Lawrence Journal-World
for a story published Sunday.
Under Kansas law, sex offend-
ers who have finished their pris-
on sentences can be kept in the
program at Larned State Hospital
if they are determined to be a
continuing threat to the com-
munity.
But costs of the program have
increased. The proposed budget
for the sexual predator treatment
program for the present fiscal
year is $13.4 million to treat 171
patients, five times more than the
program cost in 2003.
Lawmakers recently approved
$1.3 million in supplemental
funding for staffing and oper-
ations at both the program at
Larned State Hospital and tran-
sitional housing for patients at
Osawatomie.
Mark Brull, who has been
committed to the sexual preda-
tor program since 1999, said it is
a waste of taxpayers money and
fails to help patients move toward
re-entering the community. Brull
said he would rather serve time
in prison, which costs about one-
third less than the treatment pro-
gram.
All we do is sit here all day and
talk about deviancy, he said.
Don Jordan, secretary of the
Kansas Department of Social and
Rehabilitation Services, defend-
ed the program, saying the state
agency has implemented a
rigorous treatment and evalua-
tion system to assure each per-
son committed in this program
remain in treatment until a court
determines he is able to safely
return home without posing a
risk to his family, neighbors or
community at large.
Sex ofender program under watch
BY cHRIS dUNcAN
ASSOcIAtEd PRESS
HOUSTON Grammy-win-
ning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira
was critically injured Sunday when
his bands bus crashed on a high-
way in the metro area, city and
hospital officials said.
Navaira and his band Rio had
performed at a Houston nightclub
on Saturday night. At about 5 a.m.
Sunday, the bands bus slammed
into traffic barrels on Interstate
610 northbound in Bellaire, a well-
to-do enclave within the city west
of downtown Houston, Bellaire
police Sgt. Daniel Kerr said.
Navaira was one of eight passen-
gers on the bus who were injured,
said Houston Assistant Fire Chief
Omero Longoria. Navaira was list-
ed in critical condition at Memorial
Hermann Hospital, where he was
being treated in the intensive care
unit, said hospital administrator
Lisa Lagrone.
The bus was the only vehicle
involved, Kerr said. Initial news
reports, based on video from traf-
fic cameras at the scene, had said
three vehicles were involved.
Navaira, 45, and Rio have
released more than a dozen
albums, including Acuerdate that
won the 2003 Grammy for best
Tejano album.
According to the bands Web
site, Navaira was born in San
Antonio and earned a music schol-
arship from Texas State.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The bus carrying Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira sits on top of a barrier after the bands bus crashed at 5 a.m. Sunday on
Interstate 610 northbound in Houston, leaving Navaira critically injured. Navaira was one of eight passengers on the bus who were injured, said
Houston Assistant Fire Chief Omero Longoria. Navaira was listed in critical condition at Memorial Hermann Hospital, where he was being treated
in the intensive care unit, said hospital administrator Lisa Lagrone.
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InternatIonal
Pope celebrates Easter
Sunday conversions
VATICAN CITY Pope Bene-
dict XVI rejoiced over conver-
sions to Christianity in an Easter
Sunday Mass on the steps of St.
Peters Basilica a day after he
baptized a prominent Muslim
newspaper editor.
A white canopy protected
the 80-year-old pontiff from a
downpour while thousands of
pilgrims, tourists and Romans
braved thunder and wind-
whipped rain.
The faithful were celebrating
their belief in the resurrection
of Jesus after he was crucified.
Thanks to the apostles preach-
ing about the resurrection,
thousands and thousands of
persons converted to Christian-
ity, Benedict said.
And this is a miracle which
renews itself even today, the
pope said, hours after a Satur-
day night Easter vigil service in
which he baptized seven adults.
The converts included Magdi
Allam, a prominent journalist
and commentator in Italy who
has received death threats for
his denunciations of Islamic
fanaticism.
Allam, 55, deputy editor of
Corriere della Sera newspaper,
was born a Muslim in Egypt,
but was educated by Catholics
and says he has never been a
practicing Muslim.
He wrote in a front-page
letter published Sunday in Cor-
riere that he was now taking
on the middle name Cristiano
Christian in Italian.
He expressed his gratitude to
Benedict, calling Saturday the
most beautiful day of my life.
Cheney visits West Bank in
hopes of Mideast peace
RAMALLAH, West Bank
Palestinian leaders asked
Vice President Dick Cheney on
Sunday to pressure Israel to
halt settlement construction
and voiced other complaints
that deflated Cheneys hopeful
words about Mideast peace.
Palestinians had little ex-
pectation their meetings with
Cheney, a strong defender of
the Jewish state, would produce
anything concrete. While that
was the case, the Bush adminis-
tration did get another chance
to nudge the two sides toward
an agreement before President
Bush leaves office in Janu-
ary. The Palestinians, too, had
another shot at expressing their
frustrations.
The vice president said
neither side should pass up this
latest opportunity for an ac-
cord despite rancor over Israeli
settlements and the retaliatory
attacks from each that have dis-
rupted negotiations intended
to lead to Palestinian statehood.
This can be done, and if all
concerned stay at the work, suc-
cess will be achieved, Cheney
said, striking a hopeful tone on
Easter Sunday during his first
vice presidential visit to the
Palestinian territory.
After talks with Israeli of-
ficials in Jerusalem, Cheney flew
to the West Bank by helicopter,
touching down at Mahmoud
Abbas presidential compound
near the grave of longtime
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat,
who died in 2004.
natIonal
Cargill meat packing plant
explodes, causes gas leak
BOONEVILLE, Ark. A meat
packing plant exploded Sunday
afternoon, forcing homes to be
evacuated because ammonia
gas leaked into the air, state of-
ficials said.
It was not immediately known
if there were any injuries, but
a witness said she saw injured
people.
Flames poured out of the
Cargill Meat Solutions plant just
after 2 p.m., witnesses said. It
wasnt immediately known how
many homes were evacuated in
the western Arkansas town of
4,000, emergency management
spokeswoman Renee Preslar
said.
A hazardous materials team
from Sebastian County was
heading to Booneville, Preslar
said
Meredith Voges, 22, of Con-
necticut, said she heard the ex-
plosion while staying at a hotel
just behind the plant. Voges, a
member of a film crew shooting
footage for a television pro-
gram about a Booneville school
principal, described the scene as
chaotic and said hotel staff and
police urged everyone to leave
the area.
The whole factory was ablaze
with black smoke flying into
the air, plumes of smoke, Voges
said. She said she saw injured
people.
Cargill Inc. has about 2,000
employees in Arkansas, accord-
ing to its Web site. Mark Klein, a
spokesman for the Minneapolis-
based company, said the plant
was closed Sunday, but about
20 contractors and a few other
employees were at the site at
the time of the fire.
Klein said the plant, which
produces frozen ground beef
patties and steaks, uses ammo-
nia in its refrigeration system.
The plant employs about 800
people.
Four dead after boat sinks
near Alaskan islands
ANCHORAGE, Alaska Four
crew members died Sunday
and another was missing after
a Seattle-based fishing boat
began sinking in high seas off
Alaskas Aleutian Islands, the
Coast Guard said.
The dead were among 47
crew members who abandoned
ship after the 184-foot Alaska
Ranger developed problems.
Forty-two crew members were
recovered safely, but a search
was continuing for the missing
person, said Chief Petty Officer
Barry Lane.
The vessel started taking on
water shortly before 3 a.m. after
losing control of its rudder 120
miles west of Dutch Harbor,
which is on Unalaska Island.
All those on board were
heading to Dutch Harbor in
a Coast Guard cutter and the
Alaska Rangers sister ship, the
Alaska Warrior. The vessel took
part in the rescue operation
along with two Coast Guard
helicopters that were used to
pluck crew members from life
rafts, Lane said.
A C-130 also remained to
help search for the missing
crew member.
Coast Guard Lt. Eric Eggan said
it was unknown how or when
the four died. The identities of
the dead were unknown.
Banks collapse adds to
nations economic worries
NEW YORK For months,
Americans have been subjected
to a sort of economic water
torture a maddening drip
of bad news about jobs, gas
prices, sagging home values,
creeping inflation, the slouch-
ing dollar and a stock market in
bumpy descent.
Then came Bear Stearns. One
of the five largest U.S. invest-
ment banks nearly collapsed in
a single day before the govern-
ment propped it up by backing
emergency loans and a rival
stepped in to buy it for a paltry
$2 per share.
To the drumbeat of signs that
seemed to foretell a traditional
recession, this added a night-
marish specter an old-style
run on the bank, customers
clamoring to pull their cash, a
stately Wall Street firm brought
to its knees.
The combination has forced
the economy to the forefront
of the national conversation in
a way it has not been since the
go-go 1990s, and for entirely
opposite reasons.
As economists and Wall
Street types grope for historical
perspective which is another
way of saying a road map out
of this mess Americans are
nervously wondering about re-
tirement savings, interest rates,
jobs that had seemed safe.
PresIdentIal
Investigation of passport
fle security breach begins
WASHINGTON Senators
from both parties on Sun-
day urged the Department
of Justice to investigate the
unauthorized searches of the
passport files of three presiden-
tial candidates by State Depart-
ment contract workers.
That kind of a breach of
privacy is just despicable, said
Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Spec-
ter, the top Republican on the
Senate Judiciary Committee.
I think that ought to be a very
intense investigation.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.,
agreed, saying the incidents
seem to point to a broader
problem.
The Government Account-
ability Office has been warn-
ing about this problem for a
decade. And it seems to me in
this administration, theres been
pretty much a culture of disre-
gard for privacy, and thats part
of the problem, he said.
Both senators spoke on
CNNs Late Edition.
Last week, Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice apologized to
presidential candidates Hillary
Rodham Clinton, John McCain
and Barack Obama after the de-
partment confirmed the pass-
port files had been compro-
mised. It was not clear whether
the workers two have been
fired saw anything other
than the basic personal data
such as name, citizenship,
age, Social Security number and
place of birth that is required
when applying for a passport.
The State Departments in-
spector general is investigating.
Attorney General Michael
Mukasey has indicated that
prosecutors would likely wait
until the inspector general
concludes that inquiry before
deciding whether to open an
investigation of its own.
On Sunday, Specter urged
Mukasey to take up the case,
saying the breach could be
a violation of several federal
criminal statutes. Specter also
indicated that the Judiciary
Committee might take a look
as well.
I think privacy is a very
fundamental matter. And if you
cant have privacy for Senator
McCain and Senator Clinton
and Senator Obama, so whats
the average person facing?
Specter said. It ought to be
pursued very diligently, in a
tough way.
The two companies that pro-
vided the workers for the State
Department Stanley Inc., of
Arlington, Va., and The Analysis
Corp., or TAC, of McLean, Va.
have said their employees
actions were unauthorized and
not consistent with company
policies.
Associated Press
news 7A monday, march 24, 2008
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Magdi Allam, Italys most prominent Muslimcommentator, kneels before Pope Benedict XVI during the Easter vigil mass in St. Peters
Basilica, at the Vatican, where he was baptized, Saturday. The pontif rejoiced about conversions to Christianity, Easter Sunday in a rain-drenched ap-
pearance he used to renewcalls for peace in Iraq, the Holy Land andTibet. Hours earlier, at the Saturday night Easter vigil service, he baptized seven
adults. The converts included Allam, a prominent journalist in Italy who has received death threats for his denunciations of Islamic fanaticism.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Coast Guard said four crewmembers died Sunday and another was missing after the 184-foot Alaska Ranger began sinking in high seas of
Alaskas Aleutian Islands. The Ranger is shown here in January 2006 at the Dutch Harbor, Alaska, dock.
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NEWS 8A Monday, March 24, 2008
2008 Olympics
Dalai Lama accused of stoking unrest between China, Tibet
By CARA ANNA
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHENGDU, China China
accused the Dalai Lama on
Sunday of stoking Tibetan unrest
to sabotage the Beijing Olympics
and also berated House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi, saying she is ignor-
ing the truth about Tibet.
T h i s
months vio-
lence in Tibet
and neighbor-
ing provinces
has turned
into a pub-
lic relations
disaster for
China ahead
of the August
O l y m p i c s ,
which it had
been hoping
to use to bolster its international
image.
The Chinese government said
through official media that for-
merly restive areas were under
control and accused the Dalai
Lama, a Nobel Peace Prize winner,
of trying to harm Chinas image
ahead of the summer games.
The Dalai clique is scheming
to take the Beijing Olympics hos-
tage to force the Chinese govern-
ment to make concessions to Tibet
independence, said the Peoples
Daily, the main mouthpiece of the
Communist Party.
The Tibetan spiritual leader
called the accusations against him
baseless, asserting that he sup-
ported Chinas hosting of the sum-
mer games.
Pelosis visit to the Dalai Lama
in Dharamsala, India, on Friday
was the first by a major foreign
official since the protests broke
out. The Democratic leader said
if people dont speak out against
Chinas oppression in Tibet,
we have lost all moral author-
ity to speak on
behal f of
human rights
anywhere in
the world.
Chinas offi-
cial Xinhua
News Agency
p u b l i s h e d
c omme nt ar y
Sunday accus-
ing Pelosi of
ignoring the
violence caused by the Tibetan
rioters.
Human rights police like
Pelosi are habitually bad tempered
and ungenerous when it comes
to China, refusing to check their
facts and find out the truth of the
case, it said. Her views are like so
many other politicians and west-
ern media. Beneath the double
standards lies their intention to
serve the interest groups behind
them, who want to contain or
smear China.
Pelosi spokesman Drew
Hammill said Sunday that Pelosi
condemns the Chinese govern-
ments crackdown in Tibet and
calls on it to begin a substantive
dialogue and to allow journalists
and independent monitors into
Tibet to find out the truth.
Chinas reported death toll from
the protests in the Tibetan capital
Lhasa earlier this month is 22.
Tibets exiled government says 99
Tibetans have been killed.
Xinhua said Sunday that 94
people had been injured in four
counties and
one city in
Gansu prov-
ince in riots on
March 15-16.
The report also
said 19 rioters
had surrendered
in Gannan, a
prefecture in
Gansu, but it
did not give any
details.
Despite the media restrictions
imposed by the Chinese govern-
ment, some information was leak-
ing out. An American backpacker
who traveled to Chengdu, the
capital of western Sichuan prov-
ince, said he had seen soldiers
or paramilitary troops in Deqen
in northwest Yunnan province,
which borders Tibet.
What was an empty parking
lot by the library was full of mili-
tary trucks and people practic-
ing with shields. I saw hundreds
of soldiers, said the backpacker,
who would give only his first
name, Ralpha.
Monks at the Gedan Song Zan
Monastery outside of Zhongdian
in northwest Yunnan prayed
Sunday for peace and an end to
the recent unrest. The monks,
who characterized themselves as
both Tibetan and Chinese, said
they felt that the upheaval and
riots had helped no one.
The government has insisted
that stability has returned to
the troubled areas. State broad-
caster China
C e n t r a l
Te l e v i s i o n
said Sunday
that electric-
ity and tele-
c o mmu n i -
cations had
been restored
in Lhasa.
The offi-
cial light-
ing of the
Olympic torch is set for Monday
in Greece, and some 1,000 police
will surround Ancient Olympia to
keep away pro-Tibetan protesters
from the ceremony. The torch
is scheduled to travel through
20 countries before the Beijing
Olympics open on Aug. 8.
One of Thailands six torch-
bearers withdrew Sunday in pro-
test. Environmentalist Narisa
Chakrabongse said in an open
letter that she decided against
taking part in the relay to send
a strong message to China that
the world community could not
accept its actions.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi greet each
other at a public reception at the Namgayal complex in Dharamsala, India, Friday. Pelosi, called on
the world community to denounce China in the wake of its crackdown inTibet, calling the crisis a
challenge to the conscience of the world.
internatiOnal
Pakistans Musharraf s days as president may be numbered
By STEPHEN GRAHAM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
Pakistans prime minister-in-wait-
ing has the experience and track
record to hold together an unwieldy
coalition as it moves to neutralize
President Pervez Musharraf, law-
makers and analysts said Sunday.
But Yousaf Raza Gilani also
has a personal reason to ignore
Musharraf s appeals for coopera-
tion: he spent years in jail under
the U.S.-backed leader.
Lawmakers are expected to
confirm him in a parliamentary
vote Monday. He is a shoo-in after
opposition parties swept elections
last month and Musharraf is then
expected to swear him in Tuesday.
Mr. Gilani is a man who suf-
fered from Musharraf s martial
law, said Ahsan Iqbal, a lawmaker
for one of four parties which have
agreed to form a new coalition
government and are expected to
elect him with a thumping major-
ity. He understands that getting
rid of dictatorship is important.
Gilani, a loyalist of slain former
premier Benazir Bhutto, will lead
an administration facing mount-
ing economic problems, includ-
ing double-digit inflation, power
shortages and sagging foreign
investment.
Bhuttos Pakistan Peoples Party
named Gilani as its candidate on
Saturday after winning the larg-
est bloc in parliament in Feb. 18
elections.
Western governments fear-
ful of a resurgence of al-Qaida in
Pakistans ungoverned region bor-
dering Afghanistan urgently want
to know what changes the govern-
ment will make to Musharraf s
unpopular, military-led policies
against Islamic extremism.
In a speech marking Pakistans
national day on Sunday, Musharraf
hailed the start of a new era of
real democracy in Pakistan and
vowed to support the new cabinet.
I hope the new government
can maintain peace and the fast
pace of socio-economic develop-
ment in Pakistan, Musharraf said
at a parade of jets and missiles
from Pakistans nuclear-capable
arsenal. And I hope it will also
continue our struggle against the
curse of terrorism and extremism
with the same force.
However, the declared prior-
ity for the parties which won the
parliamentary vote is bolstering
democracy by further capping
Musharraf s already diminished
powers.
All political forces have to work
together to take the country out
of this crisis, Gilani said Sunday,
vowing to restore the independence
of Pakistans judges and media.
Asked whether he would work
with Musharraf or push him from
office, he said only: I will follow
the constitution.
Gilani, was a minister in Bhuttos
1988-1990 government and parlia-
mentary speaker during her 1993-
1996 term.
Bhuttos second government
foundered amid bitter fighting
with Nawaz Sharif, another former
prime minister whose party is the
second-biggest in the new anti-
Musharraf alliance.
After Musharraf seized power
in a 1999 coup, an anti-corruption
court convicted Gilani on charges
including abusing his authority to
make appointments. He spent five
years in jail before his convictions
were overturned and he was freed
in 2006.
Bhuttos Pakistan Peoples Party
insists the charges were political-
ly motivated. Bhutto herself only
returned from exile last year after
Musharraf ordered long-pending
corruption cases tossed out.
He has also made sacrifices,
which is a very major criteria with-
in the Peoples Party, Talat Masood,
a retired general and prominent
policy analyst, said of Gilani.
That record helped Gilani fend
off the challenge of another party
stalwart, Makhdoom Amin Fahim,
for the nomination. Fahim was
initially the front-runner but was
overlooked after a Sharif aide
suggested he was too close to
Musharraf.
Bhuttos assassination in a
gun and suicide bomb attack in
December left her party in a lead-
ership crisis. Her widower, Asif
Ali Zardari, has assumed com-
mand of the party while their 19-
year-old son Bilawal, officially the
chairman, continues his studies at
Oxford University.
What was an empty parking lot
by the library was full of military
trucks and people practicing
with shields.
Ralpha
Backpacker in Yunnan province
China reports 22 deaths in the
Tibetan capital Lhasa.
Xinhua News Agency reports
94 people injured in four
counties and one city in Gansu
province.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yousaf Raza Gilani, a nominee for Prime Minister fromBenazir Bhuttos Pakistan
People Party, speaks during a press conference at Parliament House, Sunday in Islamabad,
Pakistan. The party of Bhutto named former parliament speaker Gilani as its candidate for the
countrys next prime minister, after routing Musharrafs allies to win the most seats in last
months polls.
Walter S. Sutton Lecture Series
The University of Kansas School of Business
and the KU International Center for Ethics
in Business present an evening with
Ray Anderson
Founder and Chairman of Interface,
A leader in the sustainable development movement
Sustainability in Action
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 7:30 p.m.
Woodruff Auditorium
Kansas Memorial Union 1301 Jayhawk Blvd.
free to the public
By GABRIELA MOLINA
ASSOCIATED PRESS
QUITO, Ecuador President
Rafael Correa on Saturday threat-
ened to seek international con-
demnation against Colombia if
DNA tests confirm that Colombias
military killed an Ecuadorean
citizen during its raid on a rebel
camp in Ecuadors jungle.
Ecuador and Venezuela sent
troops to their borders with
Colombia after the March 1 cross-
border raid. Tensions were largely
defused at a regional summit days
later.
Relatives of missing Ecuadorean
Franklin Aizalia say to have seen
news photos that indicate a body
that Colombia removed from
the camp is that of their son.
They will travel to Colombia on
Monday in a bid to confirm the
bodys identity.
Correa urged the Organization
of American States to act
forcefully if tests confirm that
Colombia killed an Ecuadorean
citizen, saying he did not want a
precedent set in the region.
If the body proves to be Aizalia,
rather than a Colombian, Correa
vowed to start an extremely
strong diplomatic fight, because
we will not leave this killing
unpunished.
Correa has not renewed diplo-
matic ties severed with neighbor-
ing Colombia after the raid on a
jungle camp of the Revolutionary
Armed Forces of Colombia, or
FARC an act he denounced as
an attack on his countrys sover-
eignty.
How can we renew relations if
they keep trying to link us to the
FARC to justify their aggression?
he said.
Colombian President Alvaro
Uribe, a close U.S. ally, says docu-
ments seized at the camp from
the computer of slain rebel leader
Raul Reyes show that the FARC
gave money to Correas 2006 pres-
idential campaign. He also says
Correas ally, Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez, planned to give the
rebels US $300 million.
Correa said he has requested
those documents, which he said
lack technical and legal validity,
from Uribes government through
Argentinas embassy in Colombia.
Aizalia has been missing for
more than three weeks. His fami-
lys lawyer said for unknown rea-
sons he had been in the FARC
camp for more than a week before
the raid.
A body identified as rebel
Guillermo Enrique Torres, alias
Julian Conrado, was brought to
Colombias capital with Reyes
body.
news 9A monday, march 24, 2008
IRAQ wAR
Family wants sons death
acknowledged by Army
By ROBERT IMRIE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WAUSAU, Wis. Joan
McDonald believes her son was
a casualty of the war in Iraq, but
the Army says that while he did
suffer a severe head wound in a
bomb blast, the cause of his death
is undetermined, keeping him off
the casualty list.
She and her family are demand-
ing more answers in the death of
Sgt. James W. McDonald.
I dont want it to be an unde-
termined cause of death, said
Joan McDonald. That is ridicu-
lous.
McDonald, 26, was injured in
a roadside bomb blast in Iraq last
May. He was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment
based at Fort Hood, Texas. After
treatment in Germany, McDonald
returned to Fort Hood and
underwent extensive facial sur-
gery in August.
His body was found in his
barracks apartment Nov. 12, a
Monday. He was last seen alive
the previous Friday.
The Army ruled out suicide and
accidental factors, but an autopsy
could not determine the exact
cause of death, in part because of
the decomposition of the body,
said Col. Diane Battaglia, a base
spokeswoman.
As a result, McDonalds death
is considered noncombat-relat-
ed, with the caveat that medi-
cal experts couldnt rule out that
traumatic brain injury may have
been a factor, Battaglia said.
Joan McDonald, of Neenah,
has no doubts about her sons
death.
If my son was not at the
war, he would not be dead, plain
and simple, she said. He was a
strong healthy boy. Dont tell me
it was unrelated to the war. I will
never accept that.
Tom Wilborn, a spokesman
for Disabled American Veterans
in Washington, said the question
of whether McDonald was a war
casualty is the first that he was
aware of from the Iraq war.
But it happened a lot dur-
ing Vietnam, he said. Theres a
long history where guys would be
wounded in the jungle and they
might live long enough to come
home. And then they would pass
away and were not counted as a
combat casualty.
According to an Army study
in 2007, 1.4 million people in the
U.S. suffer traumatic brain inju-
ries each year. Of those, 50,000
die, 235,000 are hospitalized and
1.1 million are evaluated, treated
at a hospital emergency depart-
ment and released.
A Government Accountability
Office study found that of sol-
diers who required a medical
evacuation for battle-related
injuries in Iraq or Afghanistan,
30 percent suffered a traumatic
brain injury. But it was unknown
how many soldiers suffered more
mild forms of brain injury.
The family has asked Sen.
Russ Feingold, D-Wis., for
help. McDonald has a copy of a
March 11 letter Feingold sent to
Maj. Gen. Galen Jakman at the
Pentagon outlining her concerns.
McDonald said her son was
a strapping 6-foot-3, 200-pound
soldier who served two tours of
duty in Iraq and loved the mili-
tary.
He was having a problem
sleeping since he came back from
the war. I dont think it had any-
thing to do with sleep apnea. I
think it had to do with bombs,
she said. He also had seen a
doctor because of severe nose
bleeds but was told the symptoms
were not that unusual, given his
August surgery, she said.
Before he died, McDonald had
worked on the base at a weapons
room and the post office, she
said. He had planned to leave
the Army in January to pursue a
career in firefighting.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Army says Sgt. James W. McDonald sufered a severe head wound in Iraq in a bomb blast but what caused his death six months later was
undetermined, which keeps himof the casualty list. The family of McDonald, 26, of Neenah, Wis., has asked Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., for help in
getting more answers.
wAshIngton
McCain compares scandal
Ecuador awaits DNA test before accusing Colombian military of murder
south AmeRIcA
By LARRy MARGASAK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON Sen. John
McCains ethics entanglement
with a wealthy banker ultimately
convicted of swindling investors
was such a disturbing, formative
experience in his political career
that he compares the scandal in
some ways to the five years he
was tortured as a prisoner of war
in Vietnam.
I faced in Vietnam, at times,
very real threats to life and limb,
McCain told the Associated
Press. But while my sense of
honor was tested in prison, it
was not questioned. During the
Keating inquiry, it was, and I
regretted that very much.
In his early days as a fresh-
man senator, McCain was
known for accepting contribu-
tions from Charles Keating Jr.,
flying to the bankers home in
the Bahamas on company planes
and taking up Keatings cause
with U.S. financial regulators as
they investigated him.
The Keating Five was the
derisive name given McCain and
four Democratic senators who
were defendants in a congressio-
nal ethics investigation of their
connections to Keating. McCain
is the only one still in the Senate.
They were accused of trying to
intimidate regulators on behalf
of Keating, a real estate devel-
oper in Arizona and owner of
Lincoln Savings and Loan based
in Irvine, Calif.
Keating and his associates
raised $1.3 million combined
for the campaigns and political
causes of all five. McCains cam-
paigns received $112,000.
The investigation ended in
early 1991 with a rebuke that
McCain exercised poor judg-
ment in intervening with the
regulators. But the Senate eth-
ics committee also determined
McCains actions were not
improper nor attended with
gross negligence.
McCain has claimed the
Keating scandal sensitized
him even to the appearance of
potential conflicts of interest.
But in recent weeks, McCain
has defended himself anew over
another instance in which he
intervened with federal regula-
tors on behalf of a prominent
campaign contributor years
ago but after the Keating rebuke.
Again, McCain denies acting
improperly.
McCain wrote two let-
ters in late 1999 to the Federal
Communications Commission
on behalf of Florida-based Paxson
Communications. He urged
quick consideration of a pro-
posal to buy a television station
license in Pittsburgh, although
he did not ask the FCC commis-
sioners to approve the proposal.
At the time, one FCC commis-
sioners formal nomination was
pending before McCains Senate
committee, and the FCC chair-
man complained that McCains
letters were improper.
McCain wrote the letters after
receiving more than $20,000 in
contributions from the com-
panys executives and lobby-
ists. Chief executive Lowell W.
Bud Paxson also lent McCain
his companys jet at least four
times during 1999 for campaign
travel.
In the Keating investigation,
the committee said more than
one year had passed a decent
interval between the last
contributions Keating raised for
McCain and the two 1987 meet-
ings he attended with banking
regulators. McCain later paid
$112,000 the amount Keating
raised for him to the U.S.
Treasury.
None of the five senators were
punished by the Senate. The
harshest rebuke went to Alan
Cranston, D-Calif., who accept-
ed $1 million in contributions
tied to Keating. The ethics com-
mittee said Cranston engaged
in an impermissible pattern of
conduct in which fundraising
and official activities were sub-
stantially linked. Cranston died
in December 2000.
The ethics committee said
McCain took no further action
on Keatings behalf after regula-
tors dropped a bombshell dur-
ing a meeting with the senators:
They intended to recommend a
criminal investigation of Keating
and his savings and loan.
The appearance of wrong-
doing, fair or unfair, can be
potentially as injurious as actual
wrongdoing, McCain told the
AP, reflecting on what he said
were his lessons from the scan-
dal. Also, when questions are
raised about your integrity or
for that matter anything involv-
ing your public career, even, for
example, a controversial posi-
tion on the issues, it is best
not to hide from the media or
public.
Now famously accessible to
reporters as a presidential can-
didate, McCain conducted a
poisonous newspaper interview
nearly 20 years ago with his
hometown Arizona Republic.
Flashing his quick temper, he
insulted, cursed and hung up on
reporters questioning him about
his ties to Keating. He said he
now recognizes it was the worst
way to respond.
Taking all the questions
and making your arguments is
the only way you can prevent
an unfair or injurious public
perception becoming fixed,
McCain said.
Former Sen. Warren Rudman,
R-N.H., a Republican on the
ethics panel who investigated
McCain, said McCains politi-
cal comeback and his personal
rehabilitation from his time as a
POW were his biggest personal
obstacles.
What happened in Vietnam
and the Keating Five, those two
were life altering, Rudman said
in an interview. He would not
put a losing campaign in the
same box. But not wallowing in
self pity and doing something
positive, that is absolutely John
McCain.
Republican Trent Lott of
Mississippi, the former Senate
majority leader, said McCains
political revival after the investi-
gation was no accident.
He was so upset at the charg-
es and the impact, he felt an
extra need to deal with the kind
of things that led to the situation
he found himself in, Lott said in
an interview. You can go away
disillusioned and angry and just
leave, or you can go back to
work and try to compensate for
it. And thats what John has been
about in the years since. He just
went back to work. He bent over
backwards to be extra careful
about ethics.
Keating went to prison for
more than four years after a fed-
eral fraud conviction. The con-
viction was reversed on appeal
after he argued that jurors
improperly had knowledge of a
prior state conviction on related
charges. He was to be retried
in federal court but instead
pleaded guilty to four federal
fraud counts. Keating admitted
he siphoned nearly $1 million
from his S&Ls insolvent parent
company. He was sentenced to
time he already had served.
Senator contrasts Keating incident with Vietman
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NEWS
10A MONday, MaRCH 24, 2008
State
Sebelius coal plant veto could raise electric rates
AssociAted Press
TOPEKA, Kan. When Gov.
Kathleen Sebelius vetoed a bill
last week allowing two coal-
fired power plants in southwest
Kansas, her message to legislators
mentioned their potential carbon
dioxide emissions and declared
her duty to protect the environ-
ment. She and other critics of the
bill sense that a growing concern
among the public about global
warming, which many scientists
link to man-made greenhouse gas
emissions.
But supporters of the bill
answered her by raising concerns
about the potential for higher
utility bills. Many said Sebelius
action, if allowed to stand, will
raise electric rates.
Such arguments are an impor-
tant part of their attempt to build
public support for the two coal-
fired plants, which Sunflower
Electric Power Corp. wants to
build outside Holcomb, in Finney
County. Theyll need that support
to persuade their colleagues to
override Sebelius veto or to pass
a new bill.
The two arguments that you
tend to hear over and over again
are: Rates will
go up and reli-
ability will suf-
fer, said Mark
Br owns t e i n,
a managing
director for the
national advo-
cacy group
Environmental
Defense. It
i n t i mi d a t e s
a discussion.
Certainly, no
one wants
higher rates or diminished reli-
ability.
Immediately after Sebelius
veto, a fellow Democrat, Sen.
Janis Lee, of Kensington, pre-
dicted consumers would suffer.
Senate President Steve Morris, a
Hugoton Republican, went fur-
ther, predicting a devastating
increase in the average Kansans
electric bill.
Sebelius is clearly aware of
fears that her
actions will
raise rates
by, for exam-
ple, forcing
Sunflower and
other utilities
to use cleaner-
burning but
more expen-
sive natural
gas as fuel. She
again floated
a proposal she
had made in
January to allow Sunflower to
build one coal-fired plant if the
company committed to develop-
ing wind energy and conservation
programs.
We recognize that adding
additional coal-fired power is
likely to lower the high rates cur-
rently being paid by some Kansas
customers who rely completely
on natural gas for electricity,
Sebelius wrote.
Sunflower wants to build two,
700-megawatt coal-fired plants.
But in October, Rod Bremby,
Kansas secretary of health and
environment, denied an air-quali-
ty permit for the Hays-based util-
ity. Legislators
r e s p o n d e d
with their bill,
which would
allow the $3.6
billion project
to go forward
and strip the
secretary of
some of his
power.
Sunf l owe r
and a sister
utility, Midwest Energy Inc., serve
about 400,000 customers in 55
counties. The 1,400 megawatts
of generating capacity created by
its project would be enough to
supply the peak needs of 700,000
households, according to one
state estimate.
But two out-of-state partners,
one headquartered in Colorado
and the other in Texas, initially
would claim about 86 percent
of the power. That arrangement
is designed to give Sunflower
the money it
needs to build
the plants and
help keep its
c u s t o me r s
rates in check.
The Sierra
Club has
a c c u s e d
Sunflower of
having a con-
flict of interest
because Earl
Watkins Jr., its chief executive
officer, and another executive sit
on the board of the Western Fuels
Association, based in Colorado.
The association provides services
to member utilities.
It manages two coal mines, and
its Internet home page declares,
Coal is where your power begins.
It promises members will receive
a reliable supply of coal.
But the association is a non-
profit cooperative, and Watkins
said its natural and responsible
for members to play a role in
its management.
Sunflower spokesman Steve
Miller said the companys focus is
keeping its customers rates as low
as possible, and in that context,
coal makes the most sense.
We dont have a fuel bias,
Miller said. We have a cost bias.
Historically, Kansas heavy reli-
ance on coal-fired power plants
has kept its electric rates relatively
low.
The two arguments that you
tend to hear over and over again
are: Rates will go up and reli-
ability will sufer.
MarK Brownstein
Managing Director
for environmental Defense
We dont have a fuel bias. We
have a cost bias.
steve Miller
sunfower electric Power Corp.
spokesman
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tbern@kansan.com
For the second time in three years Kansas
will play host to a game in the Womens
National Invitation Tournament.
Tonight at 7 p.m. Kansas meets Evansville
in the second round of the WNIT. The
Jayhawks
received
a first
r o u n d
b y e
while the
P u r p l e
A c e s
advanced
to the second round with a 60-58 victory
against Southeast Missouri on Thursday.
No matter what happens these kids
are excited about the opportunity, coach
Bonnie Henrickson said. Their intensity
and effort in practice has been great.
Kansas last took to the court on March
12 in Kansas City when it fell 82-62 to
Oklahoma State in the second round of the
Big 12 Tournament.
Im excited just to play again and try
to redeem that loss, senior forward Taylor
McIntosh said.
McIntosh also said that her team enjoyed
having a week and a half in between games
to focus on themselves.
On the flip side, Henrickson can see how
the Purple Aces may come into the game
with a little more confidence.
I think for them,
the advantage is
that they played and
had success and feel
awfully good about
themselves coming
back from being down
17, Henrickson said.
Either way, the
Jayhawks believe that
the game will be decid-
ed on the defensive
end.
Defensively weve
got to turn up the pressure, try and create
some offense from our defense and then be
able to dominate the boards, Henrickson
said.
I think we need to be as good defensive-
ly as we were against Nebraska (on March
11), just play with a lot of energy, McIntosh
said. If you watch that game and then the
Oklahoma State game we looked like two
different teams within 24 hours.
Henrickson is also looking to use Kansas
size advantage by getting freshman center
Krysten Boogaard involved early and let-
ting new starting point guard LaChelda
Jacobs use her play-making ability.
Jacobs quickness
allows her to do several
things for the Kansas
offense.
It comes from me
just being aggressive on
the offensive end and
looking up and finding
my teammates, Jacobs
said.
This season Allen
Fieldhouse has pro-
vided comfort rarely
found on the road for
the Jayhawks. Thats why theyre especially
excited to get this game at home.
Its going to be a great atmosphere for
us to play in and were going to have a lot of
fun with it, Jacobs said.
Editedby SashaRoe
SportS
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SOFTBALL TEAM PICKS
UP FIVE VICTORIES
PAGE 10B
WOMENS BASKETBALL
FACES EVANSVILLE
BY MARK DENT
mdent@kansan.com
OMAHA, Neb. Joe Darger, UNLVs
tallest starter, stood at 6-foot-7. Oh, and
he preferred shooting threes to banging in
the paint.
Seniors Darnell Jackson, Sasha Kaun and
sophomore Darrell Arthur wouldnt admit
it, but they had to have been drooling.
Those guys were almost that tall in middle
school.
We thought wed
play big, Kansas coach
Bill Self said.
It just didnt happen.
The Jayhawks beat the
University of Nevada
Las Vegas 75-56 on
Saturday at the Qwest
Center, pulling away
when they started using
a smaller, four-guard
lineup in the second
half. The victory moved
Kansas into the Sweet 16, where it will play
Villanova on Friday in Detroit.
By the 10:55 mark of the second half,
Kaun, Arthur and Jackson all had at least
three fouls. They had combined for a measly
18 points. The inside game wasnt working
as planned. Kansas led 50-42 but showed no
signs of putting UNLV away. Outside shots
werent falling. The Runnin Rebels Wink
Adams kept getting to the foul line.
You cant get scared at this point, but we
were a little concerned, senior guard Russell
Robinson said. We didnt crack them like
we wanted to, and we knew they werent
going to go away.
Something needed to change. It was time
for five-game, KUs name for its smaller
offense that features four perimeter players.
Self saw that UNLVs big men didnt post
up much, so replacing a post player with a
guard wouldnt hurt the defense. And hey,
no offense to the Rebels guards, but sopho-
more guard Sherron Collins knew he and
his teammates were much faster.
Five-game seemed like a perfect option,
and it was. With Collins, Robinson, Brandon
Rush and Mario Chalmers on the floor at
the same time, Kansas pulled away, outscor-
ing UNLV 15-7 in a seven-minute stretch.
I thought wed be able to get the ball
inside more than we did, Robinson said.
But we didnt. We adjusted. The main thing
is we got the win.
Robinson also got an important boost
of confidence. He scored 13 points for the
game and scored on a three-pointer and a
drive to the basket during the stretch Kansas
used to pull away. In the previous four
games, hed scored just 12 points combined.
As Robinson walked into the locker room
with Collins afterward, he told him how
much he needed a game like this.
Collins wanted a good one, too. He didnt
even practice Friday because of a sore left
knee and still wore a
brace. The injury lim-
ited him slightly, but
he finished with 10
points and one killer
crossover.
Midway through
the second half, Self
said about Collins and
Robinson, it was those
twos game.
The four-guard line-
up worked, but dont
expect it to become a
staple next week in the Sweet 16. Saturdays
game gave Self more confidence to use it,
but five-game is usually called on when
the team needs to mix things up, the big
guys are in foul trouble or the other team
lacks a major post presence.
Collins is one Jayhawk who wouldnt
mind running with Rush, Robinson and
Chalmers more often.
We take pride in games like this, he
said, where guards have to step up and
make big plays.
The Wildcats, an 11-seed, didnt expect to
advance to the second weekend in Detroit.
The Jayhawks did.
No postgame celebration took place in
the locker room afterwards. The players
showered and answered questions from the
media. Chalmers folded a piece of paper on
Robinsons head while he was on camera,
and several other players joked with each
other. That was about as far as the joy went.
The Sweet 16 is old news. Jeremy Case, a
fifth-year senior, has been there three times
now. He wants more.
Were happy to be in the Sweet 16, Case
said, but were supposed to be there. We felt
like that at the beginning of the year. Our
main goal is to get to the Final Four. Were
happy but not satisfied.
Edited by Daniel Reyes
Jon Goering/KANSAN
Senior forward Darnell Jackson yells in celebration during the frst half of Kansas game against the University of Nevada Las Vegas Saturday night. The Jayhawks defeated the
Runnin Rebels 75-56. They advance to the Sweet 16 with the win.
SWEET VICTORY
MARCH MADNESS
Five-game helps Jayhawks
run past Rebels, 75-56
We take pride in games like
this, where guards have to step
up and make big plays.
Sherron CollinS
Sophomore guard
Jayhawks look forward to
another Fieldhouse game
WOMENS BASKETBALL
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Kansas will play on their home court against Evansville in the Womens National InvitationTournament at 7 p.m.
Its going to be a great atmo-
sphere for us to play in and
were going to have a lot of fun
with it.
lACheldA jACoBS
Kansas point guard
Kansas meets Evansville at home in second round of WNIT games
sports 2B monday, march 24, 2008
Q: When was the last time
Kansas and Villanova played
each other in college basket-
balls postseason?
A: In 1968, the Jayhawks
and Wildcats met in New
York as part of the National
Invitation Tournament. Kansas
disposed of Villanova, 55-49.
Kansas basketball media guide
Mens College Basketball:
-National Invitation Tourna-
ment: California at Ohio State,
6:00 p.m., ESPN
-NAIA Tournament: Semif-
nal, 6:00 p.m., Metro Sports
-National Invitation Tourna-
ment: University of Alabama-
Birmingham at Virginia Tech,
8:00 p.m., ESPN
-NAIA Tournament: Semif-
nal, 8:00 p.m., Metro Sports
Womens College Basketball:
-NCAA Tournament: Second
Round, 6:00 p.m., ESPN2
-NCAA Tournament: Second
Round, 8:00 p.m., ESPN2
Arena Football:
-Grand Rapids at Kansas
City, 7:00 p.m., MyTV
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Germanys Patrick Hausding and Sacha Klein dive their way to winning the gold medal in Mens 10msynchro platformdiving fnal during the European Swimming Championships in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Sunday.
Double Trouble
sports trivia of the day
sports fact of the day
quote of the day
on tv tonight
The last time Kansas played
Villanova was in 2005 at the
Wildcats home court, the
Wachovia Center. Villanova
pounded the No. 2 Jayhawks
83-62 behind a combined
52 points from Allen Ray and
Curtis Sumpter.
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Over-rated!
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Baseball vs. Chicago State,
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BaseBall
Royals option player to
Triple-A Omaha Sunday
SURPRISE, Ariz. The Kansas
City Royals optioned Luke Hoche-
var, the frst pick in the 2006 draft,
to Triple-A Omaha on Sunday.
Hochevar was 0-1 with a 2.25
ERA in three spring training
games, allowing seven hits and
two runs in eight innings. But he
had not pitched since March 13.
Last September, he was 0-1
with a 2.13 ERA in four outings,
including one start.
With the transaction, the
Royals have 43 players in camp,
including 21 pitchers.
Pitcher begins his frst
season with Royals,
hopes for 20 victories
SURPRISE, Ariz. Ron Mahay
should reach 20 victories this
season.
Mahay, a well-traveled left-
handed pitcher who began his
career as an outfelder, is sitting
on 19 wins as he begins his frst
season with the Kansas City
Royals.
It might take me 12 years
to get to 20 wins, Mahay said,
laughing. Randy Johnson does it
in about four months.
Mahay was 3-0 with the Texas
Rangers and Atlanta Braves last
year. Kansas City signed him to a
two-year contract for $8 million
in December. He has struggled
in spring training, allowing eight
hits and six walks in six innings.
He has a 7.50 ERA.
Mahay, a 1991 15th-round pick
of the Boston Red Sox, began his
career as an outfelder. He got
his frst hit of Buddy Black, the
San Diego Padres manager and
a former Royal on May 21, 1995.
Mahay had only fve other hits in
28 at-bats in the majors.
I didnt put it altogether when
I was a hitter, Mahay said. I had
some good games and some bad
games. It just wore me down.
Mahay, who held left-handed
hitters to a .189 average last sea-
son, and Jimmy Gobble will serve
as the Royals left-handed setup
for closer Joakim Soria.
Associated Press
sports 3b Monday, March 24, 2008
BY SHAWN SHROYER
shroyer@kansan.com
The late American cartoonist Al
Capp made famous the character
Joe Btfsplk in his Lil Abner comic
strip. Btfsplk was known as the
worlds worst jinx and a dark rain
cloud for one constantly hung over
his head.
Until Sunday, the Kansas base-
ball team knew how it felt to be Joe
Btfsplk during last weeks Florida
Spring Classic in Bradenton, Fla.
The goal for Kansas last week
was simple: play eight games in
five days in the Florida sun and,
more importantly, win those games.
However, the Jayhawks were behind
the eight ball before they even got
to Florida.
Its been a tough week, coach
Ritch Price said. We had all those
flight delays and cancelations and
ended up coming in three different
groups on Tuesday.
Because of flight delays out of
Dallas Tuesday, Kansas played its
first game of the week Wednesday
without 12 members of the team,
and lost 11-9 against Illinois. On
Thursday, rain in the Bradenton
area postponed Kansas double-
header, but the games were even-
tually played, with the Jayhawks
squeaking out two victories against
Central Connecticut State and
Dartmouth.
The Big 10 again humbled
Kansas on Friday as Ohio State
pummeled Kansas 16-5 before
Kansas won a low-scoring affair
with UMBC, 4-1. On Saturday,
more rain completely wiped
out Kansas doubleheader with
Northwestern.
But with one swing of the bat
Sunday, senior shortstop Erik
Morrison chased off the rain cloud
that had been hovering over the
Jayhawks all week and drove in
Kansas go-ahead run in the top
of the eighth. Entering the eighth,
Morrison was
0-for-4, but his
clutch single
gave Kansas a
12-11 lead over
Nor t hwest ern
(4-8) that
unlike the
Jayhawks previ-
ous leads in the
game Kansas (15-9) held onto.
He had opportunities earlier in
the game where he had really bad
at-bats, so it was nice to see him put
a good swing on the ball, 3-2, and
find a way to get a base hit to liter-
ally help us win a baseball game,
Price said.
Morrisons eighth-inning RBI
completed Kansas comeback from
five runs down early in the game.
Northwestern capitalized on
erratic pitching by Kansas junior
left-hander Nick Czyz to put the
Jayhawks in an early 8-3 hole and
jettison Czyz from the game in the
second inning. In one-plus inning
of work, Czyz allowed seven runs
(six earned) on four hits and
three walks, hitting one batter and
throwing a wild pitch.
Junior catcher Buck Afenir
didnt help Czyzs cause, commit-
ting a throwing error and allowing
one batter to reach on catchers
interference while Czyz was on the
mound.
Despite his shortcomings in the
field, Afenir made up for it at the
plate, batting cleanup for the first
time all season. Afenir went 3-for-5
with two runs, five RBI and a home
run. His two-run home run in the
top of the fourth gave Kansas a 9-8
lead, its first since jumping out to
a 3-0 lead in first inning.
If we can get him to eliminate
the absolutely awful at-bats he has
during a course of a game, he can
be a special player, Price said.
Unfortunately, its like he has a
really good at-bat, and then he
has two bad at-bats, and then he
has another good one, but that
two-run homer he hit today was
obviously huge.
But even Afenirs numbers
were eclipsed by Northwestern
first baseman Jake Goebbert, who
terrorized Kansas pitchers, going
4-for-5 with three runs and six
RBI. His two-run homer in the
bottom of the fifth regained the
lead for Northwestern, 11-9.
Such ludicrous production on
offense made it a rough day for
pitchers.
Kansas bullpen allowed four
runs in four innings until sopho-
more right-hander Brett Bollman
(2-1) stopped the bleeding with
the score tied 11-11 in the sixth.
The turning point in the game came
when Bollman induced an inning-
ending double play in the seventh
with Goebbert at the plate.
With the ball finally rolling its
way, Kansas took the lead for good
in the eighth on Morrisons single.
The single came off Northwestern
right-hander Matt Havey (0-1), who
had shut Kansas out since entering
the game in the sixth.
Junior closer Paul Smyth entered
in the bottom of the eighth for
Kansas and finished the game with
two perfect innings of relief, clinch-
ing the victory for Bollman and his
third save of the week.
Our bullpen was pretty good all
week, Price said. Im pleased with
the fact we showed some courage
and some life and were able to battle
back from behind, but we basi-
cally played the entire week from
behind.
Edited by Matt Hirschfeld
Floria Spring Classic
How the Jayhawks fared over
Spring Break
3/19 vs.Illinois L,11-9
3/20 vs.CentralConn. W,7-6
vs.Dartmouth W,8-6
3/21 vs.OhioState L,16-5
vs.UMBC W,4-1
3/22 vs.Northwestern Postponed
vs.Northwestern Postponed
3/23 vs.Northwestern W,12-11
BaSeBall
No rain on teams parade in spring classic
notes
RynePricetopsKansascareer
homerunlist.Withatwo-
runhomeruninthetopof
theseventhofFridaysgame
against
UMBC,
seniorPrice
gavehis
teamthe
leadand
etchedhis
nameinthe
Kansasbase-
ballrecord
book.The
longballwasthe30
th
ofPrices
Kansascareer,surpassing
formerJayhawkTravisMetcalf
forfrstplaceontheKansas
all-timehomerunslist.
Defnitelythefactthatwe
neededitprettybadwas
thebigthing, Pricesaid.We
didntplayverygoodallweek
anditgaveustheleadandwe
wereabletopulloutthatwin
whenwereallyneededit.
SearcHing for
make-up gameS
CoachPricesaidhewould
beonthephonetodayto
reschedulethetwogames
thatwerecanceledSaturday
becauseofraininadditionto
thegamethatwascanceled
duringtheNorthDakotaState
series.Pricesaidonepos-
sibilitywastoaddagameto
Kansas serieswithChicago
State,whichbeginsTuesday
at3p.m. Morrison
RynePrice
PGA
Scotlands Forsyth wins
Madeira Islands Open
SANTODASERRA,Madeira
IslandsScotlandsAlastair
Forsythovercameafive-stroke
deficitinregulation,thenbeat
SouthAfricasHennieOttowith
birdieonthefirstholeofaplay-
offintheMadeiraIslandsOpen.
Forsythbirdiedthe18thholefor
a5-under67tomatchOtto(72)
at18-under273.Forsythbirdied
thepar-418thagainintheplay-
offforhisfirstEuropeantour
victorysincethe2002Malaysian
Open.
Kraft takes frst PGA Tour
victory in Puerto Rico
RIOGRANDE,PuertoRicoGreg
KraftwontheinauguralPuerto
RicoOpenforhisfrstofcialPGA
Tourvictory,closingwitha2-
under70foraone-strokevictory
overBoVanPeltandJerryKelly.
Krafthada14-under274total
ontheTrumpInternationalGolf
Clubcourse.Kelly,atNo.63the
highest-rankedplayerinthefeld,
shota70,andVanPelthada72.
Woods winning streak
continues in weather-
delayed tournament
DORAL,Fla.TigerWoods un-
beatenstreaklivesanotherday.
Barringabigcomeback,itlllive
foronlyonemoreday.
GeoffOgilvygotto17under
throughnineholesandhelda
two-shotleadoverJimFu-
rykandVijaySinghattheCA
Championship,whichwont
finishuntilMondaybecauseof
athree-hourweatherdelaydur-
ingthefinalround.
Furykwas15underthrough10,
whileSinghplayednineholes.
RetiefGoosenandGraeme
Stormwerethreeshotsback,
andSteveStrickermadeahuge
charge,shootingafinal-round
63tofinishat13under,four
shotsbackofOgilvyandtied
withAdamScott.
Playwasscheduledtoresume
Mondaywhenmostintrigue
willbepointedtowardWoods
whowasfivebackwithseven
holesremaining.
WorldGolfChampionship
eventsaresomeofWoods
favorites,givenhis15winsin26
previousWGCs.Butsomehow,
atDoral,heslookedmortal.
Hehasntlosttoanyoneinsix
months,yetwhenplaywas
halted,hewastiedforninth.
Ogilvyslastwinwasthe2006
U.S.Open.Woodsmissedthe
cutthatsummeratWingedFoot
andhasbeenonanabsolute
teareversince,winning16of
hislast26officialPGATour
eventsandcarryingwinning
streaksofsevenstraightappear-
ancesworldwideandfivetour-
namentsontourintoatDoral,a
trackwherehesprevailedeach
ofthepastthreeyears.
Unlesshepullsoffastirring
comeback,allthosestreakswill
end.
Associated Press
kansas 75, UnLV 56 4B monday, march 24, 2008
No granny here
A reporter asked Sasha Kaun
on Friday if hed ever consid-
ered shooting his free throws
underhanded, adding that Wilt
Chamberlain did it to correct his
poor stroke. Kaun wasnt exactly
interested.
No, he said. Defnitely not.

Sicko
Rodrick Stewart couldnt even
leave the hotel room on Saturday.
He came down with tonsillitis, and
Self said he wanted to keep him
quarantined away from the rest
of the team. Stewart also had to
return to Lawrence on a separate
bus.

Feeling for Frank
Self didnt rejoice at seeing one
of his teams rivals, Kansas State,
exit the tournament on Saturday.
He talked to coach Frank Martin
and players Michael Beasley, Clent
Stewart and Blake Young before
the game.
Frank did a great job with that
team. They won a big game in
the tournament. They should be
glad of what they accomplished
this year. Our fans hate K-State,
and K-State fans hate KU. Coaches
dont hate each other. At least we
dont yet. Im sure Frank wished us
the best.
MarkDent
UNLV
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebounds Points
Corey Bailey 0-1 0-0 1 1
Joe Darger 3-7 2-6 2 8
Wink Adams 5-13 0-3 3 25
Rene Rougeau 1-4 0-0 8 4
Curtis Terry 3-10 3-8 3 12
Mareceo Rutledge 0-2 0-0 2 0
Kendall Wallace 0-2 0-1 2 0
Scott Hofman 0-0 0-0 0 0
Troy Cage 0-0 0-0 0 0
Matt Shaw 0-6 0-4 3 6
KANSAS
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebounds Points
Darrell Arthur 4-8 0-0 5 9
Darnell Jackson 2-4 0-0 9 8
Russell Robinson 4-5 1-2 3 13
Mario Chalmers 6-11 2-7 4 17
Brandon Rush 5-10 2-3 6 12
Conner Teahan 0-0 0-0 0 0
Sherron Collins 5-8 0-1 2 10
Jeremy Case 0-0 0-0 0 0
Tyrel Reed 0-0 0-0 0 0
Sasha Kaun 2-3 0-0 2 4
Cole Aldrich 1-1 0-0 0 2
Matt Kleinmann 0-0 0-0 0 0
A special high/low from a
weekend in Omaha, Neb.
Highs
SilverSweet16
The Jayhawks victory against
UNLV clinched the 25th Sweet 16
in Kansas history.
OntoMotown
There are two ways to look at
it as Kansas heads to Detroit for
the Midwest Regional. Detroit was
the site of Kansas victory against
K-State in the 1988 regional fnal.
But Detroit was also the site of
Kansas frst-round loss to Bradley
two years ago. Well say its time
for the Detroit karma to work in
the Hawks favor.
SuperMario
The junior guard is averaging
21 points in Kansas last three
games. Anybody else looking for-
ward to Chalmers matchup with
Villanovas electric guard Scottie
Reynolds? Look for Chalmers and
Reynolds to light up Ford Field in
Detroit.
Badgernation
If youre thinking that Kansas
trip to the Final Four will include
a matchup with second-seeded
Georgetown in the Elite Eight,
dont forget about Wisconsin. The
Badgers ended Michael Beasleys
season and probably career
with an impressive display of
ball-control ofense and funda-
mental defense. Remember this
name: Joe Krabbenhoft. Kansas
gushed when a reporter men-
tioned Krabbenhoft Wisconsins
6-foot-7 glue guy after Kansas
victory against UNLV. If Kansas
beats Villanova, expect a gritty
battle with Wisconsin in the re-
gional fnal.
Lows
Overbearingzebras
All you can really ask for in
March is a group of ofcials wholl
let the players play.
Not a crew of zebras who blow
their whistles at every instance of
contact. Players are the show, not
ofcials. The ofcials in Omaha
called it close all weekend, and
Kansas and UNLV combined for 46
fouls and 53 free throws. Lets let
the athletes play in a game that
doesnt stop every few seconds.
Wheredastudentsat?
Its too bad the NCAA doesnt
do more to give students a chance
to experience March Madness in
person. Sure, the NCAA rations
some tickets for student use. But
were talking college students
here. How about slashing the
prices even more, so students can
aford to get to the game without
breaking their bank.
RustinDodd
the
HIGH
low
game notes
Kansas75, UNLV 56
MENS BASKETBALL WRAP-UP
Mindy Ricketts/KANSAN
Junior guard Mario Chalmers makes a layup during the frst half. Chalmers was the high scorer for Kansas with 17 total points.
Jon Goering/KANSAN
Junior guard Brandon Rush picks up his ffth foul blocking the shot of UNLV guardWink Adams during the second half. Rush scored 12 points, grabbed six boards and dished three assists
before fouling out of the game. Adams led the Rebels with 25 points, which included 15 points fromthe free-throwline.
kansas 75, unlv 56 5b monday, march 24, 2008
First Half

16:44 UNLV gets whistled for
its fifth foul. The referees set the
tone early for a game that would be
bogged down by fouls.
14:34 Darrell Arthur steals the
ball at mid court and hurries down
the court for a flush, one of the few
baskets the post players scored all
day.
9:11 Give credit to Wink
Adams for continually going into
the lane. He took a lot of hits but
not on this play. Adams drives to
the basket to square the game at 15.
6:13 Heres Russell Robinsons
first big play. He drives to the hoop
and sinks a layup while getting
fouled. Robinson makes the free
throw to give Kansas a 22-21 lead.

Second Half

10:55 Kansas goes small. Bill
Self makes his best decision of the
day by using Robinson, Brandon
Rush, Sherron Collins and Mario
Chalmers together.
10:03 Robinson hits a three-
pointer to extend Kansas lead to
53-42.
7:46 So, that knee cant be
hurting too bad. Collins uses a sick
crossover on a play specifically
called for him to take the ball to the
rack and score.
0:46 Chalmers makes a three-
pointer to give Kansas a 75-56 lead.
He hit it after hitting the deck just a
minute earlier and getting the wind
knocked out of him.
Mark Dent
BY RUSTIN DODD
dodd@kansan.com
OMAHA, Neb. Kansas
coach Bill Self was the first to
admit it: There was little coaching
involved. He simply gave the ball
to Sherron Collins.
A scrappy UNLV squad had
Kansas holding on to a 44-37 lead
with 13 minutes left in the sec-
ond half. With seven seconds left
on the shot clock, Collins dipped
into the lane, slipped past one
defender and laid the ball in with
his left hand.
Thats not coaching, thats just
giving the ball to a guy and getting
out of his way, Self said.
Collins, Kansas diminutive
combo-guard, scored 10 points
all in the second half against
UNLV and helped Kansas into the
Sweet 16 for the second consecu-
tive year.
Hes a different element to
our team,
Self said. He
can go make
a basket that
you dont have
to run offense
for.
Collins pat-
ented drives
were missing
from Kansas
March run last
season. With
Kansas season
melting away against UCLA in
the Elite Eight, Collins was on the
bench, rendered useless by a pain-
ful case of knee tendonitis. Collins
played just 15 minutes against the
Bruins and went scoreless.
It left a bitter taste in our
mouths, Collins said of last years
Elite Eight
experience.
W h e n
C o l l i n s
showed up
for Thursdays
game against
Portland State
wearing a knee
brace, many
feared the
worst. Collins
collided with
t e a m m a t e
Rodrick Stewart in practice last
week and bruised his knee. Self
said Collins couldnt move at the
Jayhawks practice on Friday.
But Collins alleviated some of
those initial fears with his second-
half performance against UNLV.
With UNLVs defense collapsing
on Kansas front court, Collins
excited the Qwest Center crowd
with a flurry of second-half fin-
ishes.
I take pride in getting the ball
and making something happen,
and being a spark plug off the
bench, Collins said.
Kansas needed that spark on
Saturday. UNLV guards Wink
Adams and Curtis Terry had con-
trolled the tempo in the first half.
Kansas went to the locker room
having scored just 34 first-half
points. Collins said Self told his
guards they had to go make plays.
With Kansas leading 48-41 with
11 minutes left, Self called on his
guards again. If UNLV was going
to play a slow, grinding style, Self
was going to speed things up. The
Jayhawks went to a four-guard
line-up featuring Collins, Russell
Robinson, Mario Chalmers and
Brandon Rush.
We went small, and we knew
there was mismatch out there
somewhere, Collins said. It was
just a matter
of finding it.
C o l l i n s
found the
mi s ma t c h
and ignited
a KU run by
scoring six of
Kansas next
12 points.
The 12-3 run
extended the
Kansas lead
to 60-44.
We take pride in games like
this where the guards have to step
up and make plays. That was the
whole game plan, Collins said.
Sweaty and exhausted, Collins
rested against his locker inside
the Qwest Center after Kansas
second tournament victory. His
padded knee
brace was
still wrapped
around his
left knee.
Its feel-
ing good. Its
a little sore,
Collins said.
Its nothing
I cant deal
with.
I nj u r i e s
r u i n e d
Collins first NCAA tourna-
ment. Collins and the rest of the
Jayhawks are looking for a differ-
ent result this time.
Were going to try to do this
thing right, Collins said.
Edited by Matt Hirschfeld
Jon Goering/KANSAN
Sophomore guard Sherron Collins tries to dribble past an UNLV defender during the second half. Collins came of the bench and scored 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting in 27 minutes. All 10 of his points
came in the second half. Kansas outscored UNLV by 14 in the second half.
PRIME plays
Mindy Ricketts/KANSAN
Coach Bill Self argues with an ofcial about a foul called in the second half. A total of 46 personal fouls were called during the game, 20 on UNLV and 26 on Kansas.
Jon Goering/KANSAN
Senior center Darnell Jackson and sophomore guard Sherron Collins walk of the court together. The Jayhawks had four players in double fgures for the game. Jackson fnished one
bucket shy with eight points. He led Kansas with nine rebounds.
Collins injury
doesnt faze
tournament
performance
Hes (Collins) a diferent ele-
ment to our team. He can go
make a basket that you dont
have to run ofense for.
Bill Self
Kansas mens basketball coach
We take pride in games like this
where the guards have to step
up and make plays. That was
the whole game plan.
Sherron CollinS
Sophomore guard
entertainment 6B Monday, March 24, 2008
10 is the easiest day, 0 the
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THE ADVENTURES OF JESUS AND JOE DIMAGGIO
Max Rinkel
Fridays
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 7
It seems like youre gaining
status with the important
people, but this may be an il-
lusion. Dont snub a real friend
for the sake of a social climber.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
A partner or business associ-
ate wants to represent you
for a while. If you want this
person to confront authority
for you, go ahead. If not, rein
him in.
Gemini (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 6
Work interferes with travel
and other fun and games. The
return to the old routine had
to happen sometime. Dont
complain, if it pays the bills.
Cancer (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 7
Passions are aroused, but the
indications are that youre in
for a rude surprise if you go as
far as you want to go. Exercise
self-restraint.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
New developments make an
impractical suggestion even
less doable. If you promised,
renegotiate your timeline
on this one. Say youll do it
someday, not now.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
Is it spring fever? Everything
seems incredibly wonderful.
The temptation is very strong
to ignore an important job.
Dont do that, or youll pay.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 7
Dont spend the money before
the check clears. Be cautious
in fnancial matters. Some-
thing that looks too good to
be true, isnt. True, that is.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is an 8
You have a pretty good idea
of what you want to accom-
plish. Unfortunately, a family
member doesnt quite agree.
Work out a compromise.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
Things you learn in the privacy
of your own home should be
kept confdential. Be a good
listener and a trustworthy
confdant.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 7
You can gain information by
attending a special meeting.
Take copious notes, but leave
before the sales pitch begins.
Dont lose your money as well
as your time.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 7
An older person wants to be
in control. This doesnt work
for you as well as the previous
situation. What to do? Chill.
This, too, shall pass.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
Dreams for the future seem
possible, and then problems
arise. The good news is that
these are necessary steps in
making the dream happen.
Dont give up.
Wes Benson
At the movies
Horton hears dollar signs
LOS ANGELES Audiences are
still listening to Horton and his
Who pals. Dr. Seuss Horton Hears
a Who, 20th Century Foxs ani-
mated adaptation of the beloved
childrens book, remained the top
movie for a second straight week-
end with $25.1 million, according
to studio estimates Sunday.
Featuring the voices of Jim
Carrey and Steve Carell, the movie
raised its 10-day total to $85.5
million.
Lionsgates Tyler Perrys Meet
the Browns, about a single mom
who connects with previously
unknown kin at her late fathers
funeral, opened in second place
with $20 million.
It was the latest success for
writer-director and co-star Perry,
whose past hits for Lionsgate
include Madeas Family Reunion
and Why Did I Get Married?
Shot on modest budgets, Perrys
movies play to a built-in fan base.
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Commentary From the draWinG board
Mandy EarlEs
Matt HirscHfEld
Incurring a precipitous or phased
withdrawal is not a way to correct a
foreign policy decision made five
years ago. Leaving would not erase
our presence in Iraq. We are con-
nected with it now whether we like
it or not. There are no take-backs in
foreign policy.
No war is scripted. It is true;
there existed a large amount of
hubris with the initial expectations
of post-invasion Iraq with regard
to how easy it would be to redesign
Iraqs civil polity. Policy makers did
not appreciate the complexity of the
task and what would be unleashed
with the removal of Saddam
Hussein. However, now, the ship
has been righted with the current
strategy and we are progressing in
the right direction with the right
policies. Abandoning the advances
achieved would dishonor the Iraqis
and Americans who have pledged
and given their lives to achieve a
secure and stable future for Iraq.
The proponents of withdrawal
seem to forget that an evacuation
from Iraq would, most likely, doom
it to a lack of civil order and would
only increase the negative opin-
ion of U.S. foreign policy domesti-
cally and abroad. Anti-war activists
exalt the anti-U.S. foreign opinion
as an exemplar of the necessity for
a withdrawal from Iraq. They fail
to understand that a withdrawal
would only engender even great-
er anti-U.S. opinion as a country
which does not stand by the con-
sequences of its actions and takes
responsibility for them. It is neces-
sary and right to stick to General
Petreaus current strategy and the
advances made in the past year
and to continue in its direction to
ensure civil order for their future.
As a reservist who served in Iraq
in 2007, I witnessed many conflict-
ing images of triumph and defeat.
Most importantly, I witnessed
many Iraqis pledging and risking
everything they had, including their
lives, working with Americans to
improve their society and build a
better future. It did not always go
well and there were many hurdles,
but progress was made, significant
progress. Therein lays the ingre-
dients for success; for, in liberal
societies, the structure of society is
reinforced through the daily actions
of countless numbers of citizens.
This is where success lays in Iraq
and withdrawal would abandon the
gains accomplished and dishonor
those Americans and Iraqis.
Karl Rubis
Doctoral student in history
Ill be surprised if I make it to
45 years old. Im sure Im not the
only one out there who suffers
from a thing called insurance. I get
sick a lot and not having insurance
is not an option for me.
It all started when I went into
the real world and got a job. I was
covered by BlueCross BlueShield
within a month. It was all nice
until I found out that I needed to
have surgery. I was pretty lucky
because I was insured at the time,
and they helped cover my surgery.
After I lost my job and decided
to go back to school, the trouble
began. Not at first, though, because
I wasnt yet 25. But last December I
turned 25, and realized I no longer
qualified for my parents insurance
and had to find my own.
My dad and I decided to
try BlueCross BlueShield again
because they had a student-specif-
ic insurance plan. They reviewed
my application and after seeing
Id had one minor surgery, which
I had completely recovered from,
I was charged an extra $150 from
the original plans cost.
When I had a full-time job,
I could barely afford their rates.
Now as a full-time student with a
part-time job, there is no way I can
afford it.
So we found a different pro-
vider, United Healthcare.
They had a student option as
well, and it cost much less. The
only qualification was you that
needed to be a college student
enrolled in at least nine hours,
which I was.
So I applied, got accepted and
paid for the coverage. Then I got
sick.
I got sick with a viral infec-
tion in February. Then I suffered
from a migraine, and I had to
get a check-up for the previous
migraine. But I also had a yearly
visit to my dermatologist, which is
not covered under the plan.
United was alarmed by all this
and sent me a five-page letter
requesting a lot of information.
Because the visit to the dermatolo-
gist was denied, it seemed they got
suspicious and wanted me to verify
I was indeed a student.
It made no sense to me that
theyd accepted my application
and my money, and then wanted
verification that I was a student. So
now I have to go to the University
of Kansas registrars office and
get someone to sign it, verifying
Im a student and send it back to
United.
United is trying to get informa-
tion that could prove that Ive had
or still have other insurance just
so they dont have to pay for my
doctors visits. They are trying to
disprove that Im a student so they
dont have to cover me.
Isnt that backwards? Shouldnt
health care companies want to give
Americans better health and care?
Shouldnt we feel safer now that
we have insurance coverage? But
instead, I fear the day I cross a
street and get hit by a car. I fear
every time I turn on my blow
dryer or the leak in our base-
ment that threatens to collapse the
entire house.
But worse of all, I fear some
lengthy illness like cancer, any
form of cancer. It seems the lon-
ger the disease and the more the
treatments, the less the insurance
companies want to cover you.
I know a lot of students face
this and will continue to face this
when they get out in the work
force. I wish I could offer some
solutions like a unified health care
system for everyone, but that just
doesnt seem feasible. The insur-
ance companies have gained too
much power to be brought back
down to Earth. My only sugges-
tion would be to fly across the
world in order to get the special-
ized treatment or go to Canada
and wait in line. Hey, its better
than having to sign your life away
for one simple surgery.
Earles is an Olathe senior in
journalism.
Commentary
Students sufer under health insurance costs
Withdrawal from war not remedy for foreign policy
Matt, we gotta go, my date said
to me. Outside of the club, I had just
learned that he saw someone, who,
in his words, fucked him over.
He told me that he had to take
care of something. He got out his
phone and dialed.
Then one of the most awkward
moments of my life began.
You got to do me a huge favor,
he said into the phone. You know
what Im talking aboutYou
remember, that Doug guy?No,
dont call me afterward, just send
me a picture...Oh shit, there he is
purple Honda, plate numberYou
got his car? Good, now follow it
until he gets home and the con-
versation trailed off into my mis-
ery.
My date hung up the phone. Did
you just put a hit out on someone?,
I asked, afraid I might be next. He
just smirked. I started to freak out a
tad, and asked him again. No ones
going to die, Matt, he answered.
But lets just say he wont be walk-
ing at graduation. Crutches, maybe,
but definitely not walking.
After that night, I couldnt see
the harm in being asexual. I would
rather try to be attracted to no one
than him.
I dont want to think that this is
what casual dating had become. On
our third date, he was comfortable
enough to threaten another humans
life in my presence. Granted, I dont
really know that anything illegal
or violent actually happened, but
I didnt want to think what was
in store if we actually made it a
month.
I am not starved for attention or
romance enough to feel the need
to impress someone by conjuring
a hit at the touch of a button.
Being polite and taking care of
your mafia-esque business in your
own free time is all I need to be
impressed.
After contemplating the asex-
ual thing for a good 15 minutes, I
folded. As horrible as dating can be,
the end result in some cases can be
worth it.
Sure, there will be dates who
are constantly late, call you by the
wrong name and kiss like theres no
tomorrow (and your tongue is the
key to their survival).
There will also be the dates who
smile every time you look at them,
still open doors for you and notice
things about you that you didnt
even notice yourself.
At the end of my I-could-have-
j ust-become-an-accessor y-to-
battery evening, my date said he
would keep in touch. I smirked, just
as he had earlier that night, know-
ing that it was probably the last time
I would see him.
I put myself out there, resulting
in the worst date at this point in
my life, and thats all I can do until
I find a relationship that doesnt
involve me being a potential witness
to a crime.
Hirschfeld is an Augusta junior
in journalism.
College
date
reveals
criminal
activity
I just saw the SafeRide van
with a headlight out. How safe
is that?
n n n
Whoever just drove away from
the dorms in a limo: I hate you.
n n n
I guess I missed the memo
that having herpes is so much
fun. I dont have herpes, and I
never go rock climbing or play
sand volleyball. God, my life
must suck.
n n n
Free For All, you listen to me
more than my boyfriend does.
I love you.
n n n
Thank God, Im back in Law-
rence!
n n n
Thank you KU basketball for
making it to the Sweet 16, and
thank you Sasha for being in
my AMS 110 class. You just got
our test moved back. Would
you be interested in being the
father of my baby?
n n n
Im going to miss sleeping on a
not-shitty mattress when I go
back to campus housing. So
will my vertebrae.
n n n
Actually, I cant wait to get back
to my mattress in the dorms!
Sure says something about my
bedding here at home though,
doesnt it?
n n n
To the boy who goes to KU
and was on my plane and who
I saw in NY, its a shame you
have a girlfriend.
n n n
This is my frst ever boring
spring break.
n n n
Free For All, are there any cute
single girls out there that are
from Australia? They have the
hottest accent.
n n n
What the hell mother nature?
Its been beautiful all break,
and its supposed to snow on
Easter?
n n n
My bracket is screwed.
Guest Commentary
What do you
think?
America has been
at war with Iraq for
fve years and lost
3,989 troops.
time to withdrawal?
do we have a duty
to stay?
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BY DOUG FEINBERG
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.
Kansas State found a replace-
ment for injured star Kimberly
Dietz in Kelsey Nelson and
ended the nations longest win-
ning streak.
The little-used reserve scored
a career-high 20 points to
help fifth-seeded Kansas State
snap No. 12 Chattanoogas 24-
game streak with a 69-59 vic-
tory Sunday in the first round
of the NCAA tournament. The
Wildcats set a tournament
record by hitting all 21 free
throw attempts.
There was no way I could
have expected she would explode
offensively like she did, Kansas
State coach Deb Patterson said.
In this magnitude game for her
to perform at this level was real-
ly impressive.
Shalee Lehning added 12
points, eight
rebounds, and
seven assists
for Kansas
State (22-9),
which will
play Louisville
or Miami
of Ohio on
Tuesday night
in the second
round of the
New Orleans
regional.
Laura Hall scored 19 points
and Brooke Hand added 15,
hitting five 3-pointers for
Chattanooga (29-4).
The Lady Mocs last lost Dec. 1
to Alabama A&M. Chattanoogas
only other losses this season were
to Tennessee and Louisville.
The Lady
Mocs hadnt
really pre-
pared for
Nelson. Who
could blame
them?
S h e
hadnt played
very much at
all and we
didnt antici-
pate this,
Chattanooga coach Wes Moore
said. Nelson was waiting for her
opportunity and took advantage
of it.
Trailing 37-31 early in the
second half, Kansas State went
on a 14-4 run. Nelson scored
seven straight points during
the spurt to give the Wildcats
a 45-41 lead with 9:17 left. The
junior guard easily surpassed
her career highs in points (five)
and minutes (13).
Patterson was forced to turn
to Nelson after Dietz hurt her
knee in the Wildcats loss to
Iowa State in the Big 12 tourna-
ment. Dietz had been averaging
almost 14 points.
I dont know if I could be
much happier, Nelson said.
I prepared the same way, and
knew I could step up if my
chance came.
sports 8B Monday, March 24, 2008
Womens BasketBall
Cats shut down streak
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas States Shana Wheeler shoots in front of Chattanoogas Shanara Hollinquest during the frst half of the frst round of the NCAA
Tournament at Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Conn., Sunday.
Bracket dwindles to sixteen
maRCH maDness
ASSOCIATED PRESS
miDWest Regional
geoRgetoWn 74,
DaviDson 70
RALEIGH, N.C. Stephen
Curry scored 25 of his 30 points
in the second half and Davidson
staged a remarkable comeback
behind its star sophomore to
stun mighty Georgetown 74-70
on Sunday in the second round
of the Midwest Regional.
Curry missed 10 of his first 12
shots but stepped up at crunch
time for Davidson, which trailed
by 16 points with 15 minutes left.
He had the go-ahead basket, a
key 3-pointer, and then hit five
of six free throws in the final 23
seconds.
Jason Richards added 20 points
for Davidson (28-6), which
hadnt won an NCAA tourna-
ment game since 1969 before
Friday. The Wildcats advanced
to face Wisconsin on Friday in
Detroit.
Jessie Sapp scored 14 points
and Jonathan Wallace added
12 points for second-seeded
Georgetown (28-6).
villanova 84, siena 72
TAMPA, Fla. Scottie Reyn-
olds scored 25 points and Corey
Stokes added 20 as the 12th-
seeded Wildcats beat tiny Siena
to reach the round of 16 for the
third time in four years.
Villanova (22-12), one of the
last teams picked for the tour-
nament field, advanced to play
top-seeded Kansas (33-3) in the
regional semifinals in Detroit.
Alex Franklin led Siena (23-
11) with 18 points, but the Saints
didnt get the kind of perfor-
mances they needed from Kenny
Hasbrouck, Edwin Ubiles and Tay
Fisher, who all played major roles
in the teams 21-point upset of
fourth-seeded Vanderbilt in the
first round.
Hasbrouck had 17 points, but
was only 5-of-15 from the field.
Ubiles missed his first seven
shots and finished 3-of-11 for 12
points, while Fisher was held to
five points.
soutH Regional
texas 75, miami 72
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark.
A.J. Abrams calmly sank two
free throws with 9.5 seconds
remaining, giving the second-
seeded Longhorns just enough
margin to hold off Miami.
Abrams gave Texas a 74-69
lead, but the Longhorns werent
quite safe yet. Miamis Raymond
Hicks made a 3-pointer, and D.J.
Augustin then shot an air ball on
his first of two free throws with 1.8
seconds to play. Augustin made
the second to preserve the win.
Abrams scored 26 points on six
3-pointers for the second consecu-
tive game. Texas (30-6) advances
to the regional semifinals to play
third-seeded Stanford Friday.
Jack McClinton scored 18
points for Miami (23-11).
east Regional
tennessee 76,
ButleR 71, ot
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.
JaJuan Smith hit four straight
free throws in the final 13.6
seconds of overtime and the
Volunteers survived a game they
nearly turned into a rout.
The Vols (31-4) scored six
straight points inside after the
Bulldogs took their first lead
in the final 2 minutes of OT,
including benched guard Ramar.
There was no way I could have
expected she would explode
ofensively like she did.
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Kansas State coach
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kbreckunitch@kansan.com
The University of Kansas softball
team picked up five victories and
two losses during spring break.
The Jayhawks started off spring
break with the Kansas Invitational
tournament in Lawrence. The team
swept the weather-shortened tour-
nament, scoring more than nine
runs in each of the three games.
The team opened up the tourna-
ment with a run-rule victory over
Buffalo, going up by eight runs in
five innings. Junior pitcher Valerie
George held Buffalo scoreless, and
the KU offense scored nine runs.
Junior third baseman Val Chapple
was a perfect three-for-three with
three home runs and six RBIs.
Chapples three home runs tied a
school record for home runs in a
single game. Freshman right fielder
Liz Kocon had two hits, three RBIs
and added another home run for
the Jayhawks, and junior center
fielder Dougie McCaulley was two-
for-two with three runs scored.
The Jayhawks defeated the Bulls
12-5 in the second game of the
tournament. McCaulley scored
three more runs and had one RBI
on two hits, while Chapple had
another stellar performance with
three hits, including one home run,
four RBIs and three runs scored.
Senior left fielder Betsy Wilson hit
the second triple of the season for
the KU softball team and had two
RBIs in the game and freshman
catcher Brittany Hile had two hits
and three RBIs.
The team closed out the Kansas
Invitational tournament with anoth-
er run-rule victory, this time against
Louisiana Tech. Chapple played
well again with two runs scored and
three RBIs on one hit. McCaulley
scored four more runs and sopho-
more first baseman Amanda Jobe
had two hits and scored three runs.
Ally Stanton had a great game as
well with two hits and three RBIs.
Coach Tracy Bunge was happy to
the see the offensive output in the
tournament.
Offensively, its nice to see us
come alive and take a little pressure
off the pitching staff, Bunge said
Chapple was rewarded for her
performance in the tournament by
earning Big 12 and national player
of the week honors. Chapple fin-
ished the weekend with seven hits,
four home runs and 13 RBIs. Bunge
was impressed with her accomplish-
ments.
Obviously, national player of
the week is a very special honor,
Bunge said.
Kansas hosted a double-header
against Bradley last Tuesday and
kept the winning streak going.
George pitched the first game and
threw her fourth shut-out of the
season, striking out eight batters
while giving up only one walk.
Sophomore second baseman Sara
Ramirez drove in the only runs of
the game with a two-run home run
to help KU earn the victory.
The Jayhawks swept the double-
header with a 3-2 victory in the sec-
ond game. Junior shortstop Stevie
Crisosto had one hit, a double and
two RBIs to help the Jayhawks, and
Chapple continued to play well with
two hits and a run scored in the
game.
Bunge said she was happy with
the execution of the small things in
the games throughout the week.
This is a very good team in
all three phases of the game right
now, Bunge said.
The Jayhawks lost the momen-
tum of their five-game win streak
in the conference opener against
Oklahoma. The Jayhawks only
games outside of Lawrence over
the break were forgettable. The
team suffered a walk-off loss in
the first game against Oklahoma.
McCaulley was one-for-three with
one RBI, and Hile drove in the
only other KU run, but it wasnt
enough.
Oklahoma senior right fielder
Susan Ogden drove in the game-
winning run in the bottom of the
seventh inning. The KU offense
put up only four hits in the shut-
out loss to the Sooners on Saturday.
The Sooners scored eight runs,
benefitting from two home runs
by freshman left fielder Haley
Anderson and senior shortstop
Savannah Long.
Bunge stressed the importance
of the conference season and how
tough the Big 12 conference was
going to be.
All other nine teams in the con-
ference that play softball all are
playing well right now, Bunge said.
All have the potential to beat you
any given day, and were not going
to have a lot of games in the confer-
ence schedule that are going to be
easy games or blowout games.
The Jayhawks play Missouri State
in a doubleheader on Wednesday at
Arrocha Ballpark.
Edited by Sasha Roe
sports 9b monday, march 24, 2008
BY RUSTIN DODD
dodd@kansan.com
OMAHA, Neb. Kansans can
stop dreaming about that poten-
tial Elite Eight matchup between
Kansas and Kansas State.
Blame the Wisconsin buzz saw
that cut down K-State 72-55 in
Omaha, Neb., on Saturday.
The Badgers were too disci-
plined, too fundamentally sound
and too experienced to lose to a
youthful Wildcat squad that had
earned its matchup with Wisconsin
by upsetting Southern California
on Thursday. The victory against
USC was K-States first NCAA
tournament victory since 1998.
If youre down 10 to them,
its the equal of being down 25
to somebody else, K-State coach
Frank Martin said.
Wisconsins deliberate, grind-
it-out style slowed down K-State
in the second half, holding the
Wildcats to 22 points after the
break.
Kansas State needed a brilliant
effort from freshman Michael
Beasley to have a chance, and the
Wildcats got an average effort at
least by Beasley standards from
its freshman star.
Beasley finished with 23
points and 13 rebounds, but the
All-American candidate scored
just six points in the second
half. Wisconsins front court trio
of senior Brian Butch, senior
Greg Stiemsma, and junior Joe
Krabbenhoft held Beasley to 8-of-
19 shooting from the field.
They was double teaming, tri-
ple teaming every time I touched
the ball, Beasley said.
With Wisconsin holding a dou-
ble-digit lead in the second half,
the focus shifted to whether the
fans at the Qwest Center were
watching Beasley play his final
game for K-State.
Beasley deflected questions
about his upcoming decision to
declare for the NBA draft.
As of right now, Im a Kansas
State Wildcat. I havent thought
into what Im going to do next
year.
Beasley said he wouldnt think
about the NBA future for a couple
of weeks.
The rest of the Wildcats werent
much help. K-State was 0-of-13
from the three-point line.
While K-States offense sput-
tered, Wisconsins received a lift
from sophomore Trevon Hughes.
The Badger guard connected on
four three-pointers and finished
with 25 points.
Senior guard Michael Flowers
added 15.
For a few minutes, it looked like
the Wildcats might have another
upset in them. K-State played even
with Wisconsin for nearly eight
minutes and took a 10-8 lead on a
Michael Beasley layup.
But a jumper by Hughes and
three-pointer by sophomore Jason
Bohannon gave the Badgers a 13-
10 lead a lead they would never
relinquish.
Beasleys one-handed dunk with
1:05 left in the first half pulled K-
State to within three and made
the score 36-33, but Wisconsins
Flowers made a three-pointer 30
seconds later to stretch the Badgers
lead to 39-33 at halftime.
K-State freshman Bill Walker,
wholl also have a decision to make
regarding the NBA draft, finished
with 18 points.
We expected them to be physi-
cal, Walker said. They just forced
us into taking contested shots.
Thats how they wanted it.
Edited by Katherine Loeck
softball scores
Spring Break results
3/14vs. Bufalo
W, 9-0 (5)
vs. Bufalo
W, 12-5
3/16 vs. Louisiana Tech
W, 11-3 (5)
3/18 vs. Bradley
W, 2-0
vs. Bradley
W, 3-2
3/21 at No. 11 Oklahoma
L, 3-2
3/22 at No. 11 Oklahoma
L, 8-0 (6)
rankings from espn.com/USA
Softball poll
SOFTBALL
Spring break victories
give team a strong start
Weston White/KANSAN
Junior third baseman Val Chapple steps into her throwto frst base after felding a ground
ball during a game against Indiana State on March 8. Chapple earned Big 12 and national player
of the week.
BIg 12 BASkeTBALL
K-State falls from bracket
Third-seeded Wisconsin defeats Wildcats, 72-55
Mindy Ricketts/KANSAN
Kansas State freshman forward Michael Beasley walks of the court after his teams
72-55 loss to Wisconsin in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday afternoon at
the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb. The 11th-seededWildcats fnished the season with an overall
record of 21-12.
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Danielle McCray, 5-foot-11
sophomore guard
14.6 ppg, 7.1 rpg
In the Jayhawks last game,
an 82-62 loss against Oklahoma
State, McCray
poured in 18
points and
grabbed 12
rebounds. Shes
been the go-to
scorer all season
but has also
never played in a
postseason game. McCray needs
to use her body inside of 15 feet
because no one for Evansville
has the size to hang with her.
Taylor McIntosh, 5-foot-11
senior forward
6.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg
McIntosh knows what playing
in the WNIT is like as she was one
of fve current
Jayhawks on the
roster when they
played two WNIT
games in 2006.
In the Big 12
Tournament, Mc-
Intosh looked like
two completely
diferent players, dominating
the frst game and disappear-
ing in the second. Coach Bonnie
Henrickson would love to see
McIntosh replicate her play from
that frst game.
LaChelda Jacobs, 5-foot-10
sophomore guard
6.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg
Jacobs still tends to turn the
ball over too much, but her
play-making ability has gone
to another level
since making her
frst start in the
last regular sea-
son game of the
year. She can
get into the
lane quicker
than anyone
on the Jayhawks roster, and they
need that explosiveness. Jacobs
turnover troubles come when
she tries to be too aggressive.
Taylor Bern
monday, march 24, 2008
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AT A GLANCE
Evansville
(21-11, 13-5)
Kansas
(16-15, 4-12)
Kansas vs. evansville 7 p.m., Monday, Lawrence.
McCray
McIntosh
KANsAs hopEs To ACE EvANsviLLE
Jayhawks could beat Purple Aces if players step up their game
AT A GLANCE
Rebekah Parker, 5-foot-10
senior guard/forward
14.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Parker leads the team in
points, assists and has started
every game
this season. She
led all scorers
in Evansvilles
frst-round game
with 15 points,
two of those
coming from late
freethrows to seal a victory. In
that game Parker also added fve
rebounds, four assists and two
steals in 36 minutes.
Shannon Novosel, 6-foot-1
junior center
10.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg
The most versatile player for
the Purple Aces, Novosel can
play inside and outside better
than anyone
else wholl be
on the court
Monday night.
At 6-foot-1 shes
a force down in
the paint and
the junior also shoots 31 percent
from beyond the arc. Novosel
leads the team in rebounds but
also tops Evansville in fouls and
times fouled out. She must stay
on the court for the Purple Aces
to have a chance.
Ashley Austin, 5-foot-9
junior guard
9.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Austin is the Purple Aces top
perimeter defender, leading
them with 61 steals.
However, it was her
ofense that helped
get Evansville into
the second round of
the WNIT. Austin
went 3-for-3
from beyond the
arc and added three freethrows
to score an important 12 points.
Austin may need to step up
again if senior guard Courtney
Felke struggles again as she did
in the frst round.
Taylor Bern
Jacobs
Austin
Novosel
Parker
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qUEsTioN mArK
In its frst round game
against Southeast Missouri,
Evansville trailed by 17 at half-
time and 19 with 17:28 to play.
Still, the Purple Aces fought
back and hung on for a 60-58
victory, their frst postseason
victory in school history. Now
they come to Lawrence on
an emotional high looking to
hammer out another vic-
tory, but the Purple Aces have
struggled on the road this
season. For the year, Evansville
is 13-1 at home and 7-9 on the
road. Having played in the frst
round could be an advantage
for coach Tricia Cullops team as
Kansas last game was 12 days
ago.
Will center Shannon Novosel
and guard Courtney Felke
combine to shoot more than
30 percent?
Novosel and Felke, two of the
teams top three scorers, com-
bined to shoot 2-for-15 from
the feld against Southeast
Missouri. That comes out to
a meager 13.3 percent. The
entire team struggled in the
frst half, shooting just 23.1
percent, but several of the role
players stepped up to pick up
the slack and get Evansville
out with a win. That wont be
as easy on the road and its
important for the Purple Aces
to get production out of their
top players.
Its been 12 days since
Kansas last played a game,
and that could lead to a slug-
gish start when it tips of with
Evansville tonight at 7. The
Purple Aces needed a large
comeback to squeak out of
the frst round, and theyll
have trouble pulling out a
close win like that on the road.
Both teams are much better at
home, which gives Kansas an
advantage before the game
even begins. The Jayhawks
also have a big size advantage
in the paint, so center Krysten
Boogaard and forward Taylor
McIntosh each need to avoid
foul trouble and stay on the
court.
Which Taylor McIntosh
will show up?
In the frst round of the Big
12 Tournament, McIntosh led
the team with 11 rebounds
and 13 points of 5-of-5 shoot-
ing. In round two, she mus-
tered just two points and fve
rebounds in only 22 minutes.
McIntoshs play has been back
and forth like this throughout
the entire season, but now,
more than ever, she must dig
deep and perform to the best
of her ability. The team feeds
of of her energy when shes
playing well, and without
her impact, the Jayhawks are
often fat.
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