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Friday, February 18, 2011

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volume 123 issue 97

GAmE DAY| 10A

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Buffaloes stomp into town

Kansas meets Colorado for a second time this season after a loss to Kansas State.

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READING
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team needs to look ahead to surpass hard losses

Leading players should focus on future plays rather than dwelling on the past. Kansas needs to mentally prepare for Saturdays game.
Chancellor Gray-Little reads aloud from a Toni Morrison novel at Anschutz Library Thursday night. Dedicated fans of Morrison will be reading aloud for 24-hours straight to celebrate her birthday.

24-hour Read-A-Thon honors distinguished authors 80th birthday

By shauna BlaCkmon
[email protected] It has been years since Giselle Anatol has stayed up for over 24 hours. Today, however, she is finishing the last few hours of an all-nighter to celebrate the legacy of Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning author, Toni Morrison. In honor of Morrisons 80th birthday today, Anatol, associate professor, with the help of the English department, organized a 24-hour read-a-thon of Morrisons work in Anschutz Library. The reading started yesterday at noon with Morrisons novel, The Bluest Eyes. Anatol said the readings ended at noon today with a volunteer reading Morrisons poetry and childrens books. For more coverage of this story, check out KUJHs newscast today at 4 p.m. Coverage includes interviews with volunteer readers.

AWARDS | 3A

Former Kansan writers win Hearst

Former staff members of The Kansan receive honors for their work on feature articles.

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Watkins prepared to Software developer creates treat flu symptoms new apps for regular phones
[email protected] Patricia Denning, chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center, has a message for students who are feeling sick with symptoms of the flu: she and her staff are there to help, but they arent handing out doctors notes for getting out of class. Denning said such notes were not necessary unless the student missed three days of class. Sometimes we feel like we have appointments scheduled, not for medical reasons, but for documentation, Denning said. Megan Hardy, a junior from Manhattan, made an appointment at Watkins to be examined for strep throat. Hardy said the staff provided her with a record of her appointment, which she delivered to her employer the next day. They just printed it out, Hardy said. And everything was fine. Student Health Services policy is that students can request documentation when two conditions have been met. One is that the student was treated at Watkins or has documentation of treatment elsewhere. The second condition is that he or she has been absent from school for three or more consecutive days because of illness or injury. Marta Caminero-Santangelo, chair of the English department, said her department follows the guidelines of the Office of the Provost. She said faculty has been advised against requiring doctors notes since last years arrival of the H1N1 virus.

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By Ian CummIngs

Watkins MeMorial health center

to make an appointment: 785-864-9507 to ask questions, call: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 785-864-9583 Weekends 785-864-9500 Barbara Romzek, interim vice provost for academic affairs, sent a memo to university staff advising them to accommodate students missing class because of illness. The memo also said that faculty were not obligated to excuse students from class. Denning said the flu arrived on campus Feb. 1, far later and less severe than usual. What weve seen looks quite mild, Denning said. Denning said students reporting to Watkins with flu symptoms would not necessarily be tested for influenza or be prescribed medication. She said the health center had been distributing relatively little Tamiflu, the preferred prescription drug for influenza. Treatment is available for those requiring it, but the medical staff at Watkins is

[email protected] For those students who dont have a smartphone yet, dont worry theres an app for that. Some software developers are in the business of making apps for regular cellular phones. David Valdiviezo, a sophomore from Mission Hills, likes Apple products but still carries a simple cellular phone. Its a lot cheaper, he said. The plans for iPhones are too expensive. Theyre cool, but its not worth the money. Valdiviezo isnt alone. In March 2010, the Nielsen Company showed that up to 79 percent of U.S. consumers werent using smartphones phones that run third-party software such as apps and use the most advanced operating systems. Simpler models are known as feature phones. The Nielsen study projected that in 2011 the number of smartphones in use would equal and then surpass that of feature phones. But that doesnt mean feature phone users dont have access to mobile Internet. App makers are designing their software to operate on all types of phones. Facebook, for example, just released an app free of data charges for feature phones, specifically for overseas markets. Facebook worked with software developer Snaptu on its latest overseas app. Snaptu offers apps for Facebook, Twitter, Picasa and others that depend on Java software. Paul Naphtali, a spokesperson for the company, said Snaptu apps

By Ian CummIngs

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2011 projections of cellphone Market

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

At some point, you gotta let go, and sit still, and allow contentment to come to you. Elizabeth Gilbert

Friday, February 18, 2011

Fight Club
Featured content

Morrison Read-A-Thon
until the early 1940s, only unmarried women were admitted to ku`s nursing school, and had to remain single until they completed the program.
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FACT OF THE DAY

The movie Gone With The Wind has been the best-attended film since its release in 1939. When adjusted for inflation it also is the biggest grossing movie, having raked in more than $1.4 billion. didyouknow.org

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Watch students in the universitys Jiu Jitsu club practice sparring and learn how you can get involved.

check out brief interviews of university faculty behind the 24-hour reading of Toni morrisons work.

Whats going on?

SATURDAY
February 19 February 20
n The department of visual art will host a reception for the visual art facultys work in room 302 of the Art and design building from 2 to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

SUNDAY

February 21
n The ku school of music will host a recital featuring Jonathan Gregoire, who plays the organ, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the bales organ recital Hall. Admission is free.

MONDAY

February 18
n in honor of Toni morrisons 80th birthday, the Langston Hughes center will host a 24-hour reading of her work at Anschutz Library. The reading will begin at noon on Thursday and conclude with birthday cake at noon on Friday.

FRIDAY

n The Lied center will host the play bus stop

by Pulitzer-prize-winner and ku alumnus William inge from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. student tickets are $10.

February 22
n Adeles album 21 drops on Feb. 22 and suA is hosting a listening party. come to listen and enjoy free pizza courtesy of sony music. students can also enter to win a copy of 21.

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY
February 23
n The Hall center for Humanities will host a seminar called youth and media, to discuss ethical, philisophical and social implications of information technologies from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the seminar room in the Hall center.

THURSDAY
February 24
n student union Activities will host kus dancing

With the stars from 7 to 9 p.m. in the kansas union ballroom. you can check out a list of the stars participating at suaevents.com. This event is free.

ODD NEWS

LAWRENCE
corbett included surveillance footage and an eyewitness account, but his defense was that his stiff hair didnt match the tousled appearance of the man in the video. The bucks county jury agreed Wednesday, finding him not guilty of charges including robbery and terroristic threats. defense attorney Louis busico tugged on his clients hair during closing arguments, telling the jury that if he couldnt move it there was no way corbett was the man with the mussed locks in the video. Associated Press

Mans hair helps prove his innocence in robbery trial

doyLesToWn, Pa. A Philadelphia mans wiry hair has helped him beat a robbery rap. The evidence against Timothy

University employees discuss qualities of new Chief of Police

By Chris Neal
[email protected] dents, but the community does too. Jenny Donham, health educator at Watkins Memorial Health Center, wants the new chief to change the approach to alcohol. Donham says The Lancet, a journal in Europe, published an article last year saying that alcohol was the most harmful drug. You dont really think about alcohol being the most harmful drug when there are things out there like heroin, crack cocaine and meth, Donham said. We know its an issue in our community and clearly there needs to be some prevention, or at least a greater focus on resources that are available to help people. Instead of looking at specific qualities in the candidates, the KU Public Safety Office is looking into the law enforcement aspect of the new chief. Ralph Oliver, chief of police for the KU Public Safety Office, thinks few improvements should be made when the new chief comes in, but there is no need to change anything specific. The ongoing, day-to-day, operations between the two departments themselves arent as integrated as we would like them to be, Oliver said. The new Lawrence police chief should be announced by the end of the month. Edited by Tali David

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University officials, along with the KU Public Safety Office, are calling for forward thinking, a partnership and cooperation from a new Lawrence police chief. Marlesa Roney, the vice provost for student success, believes the new chief should take a different approach to policing in Lawrence by teaching the college students what it means to be a member of the community. I think the police chief can enable a commitment to helping people learn and grow, Roney said. Not only does the University have a role to help educate stu-

WORLD

Libyan protesters look to get rid of leader during Day of Rage, 20 dead so far in riots
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CAIRO Libyan protesters seeking to oust longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi defied a crackdown and took to the streets in five cities Thursday on what activists have dubbed a day of rage, amid reports at least 20 demonstrators have been killed in clashes with pro-government groups. New York-based Human Rights Watch said Libyan internal security forces also have arrested at least 14 people. Hundreds of pro-government demonstrators also rallied in the capital, Tripoli, blocking traffic in some areas. An opposition website and an anti-Gadhafi activist said unrest broke out during marches in five Libyan cities. Organizers were using social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to call for nationwide demonstrations. Opposition website Libya Al-Youm said four protesters were slain by snipers from the Internal Security Forces in the eastern city of Beyida, which had protests Wednesday and Thursday. The website also said there was a demonstration Thursday in Benghazi, Libyas second-largest city. In a statement Wednesday night, it accused the security forces and members of the revolutionary committees of using live ammunition in dispersing the protesters.

CORRECTION

in Thursdays article delta Gamma hosts battle of the bands fundraiser, the band down with Gravity was incorrectly called down with silence.

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Task force helps recreate downtown

laura nightengale
[email protected] Its no surprise that the retail industry suffers in a weak economy. After the recent recession has left sales stagnating and business decrease, the citys Retail Task Force compiled a report to improve retail business in Lawrence. The task force, created by the city last May, recommended to the city commission last week that Lawrence got involved in improving retail success, which benefits the local economy. For the report, the task force gathered information from a number of sources, including local businesses and the citys economic development staff, said Robert Chestnut, chairman of the Retail Task Force. One of the recommendations many business owners show interest in is a collaborative marketing program that will create a database of market and spending information. I would hope to get a clear, overall picture of shopping habits of Lawrence residents and also people from Topeka and Kansas City, as well as eventually a joint marketing effort to bring more shoppers to Lawrence, said Earl Reineman, vice president of Weavers Department Store. Reineman has worked for Weavers for 22 years and served on the Retail Task Force as a downtown merchant representative.

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African American struggles in the United States is a steady theme throughout Morrisons work. Anatol said Morrison was often accredited to having a strong voice, realistic and vivid dialog, and heartfelt story topics. The readings were broken down into 15-minute slots and were open to the public. Participants could either sign up before the event, or just wander in and read. Its a really great way for the English department to branch out a little bit, Anatol said. In the past, the University has held readings for Moby Dick and James Joyce, but Toni Morrison is the most modern author the reada-thons have tackled. Hannah Langley, a senior from Lenexa, was one of the curious students who decided to stop during her walk through Anschutz Library to watch because she read one of Morrisons books in an English class. I think these things are great, Langley said. You can learn about people and things outside of class time. Edited by Samantha Collins

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The Lawrence Retail Task Force recommended that the city help retail success to improve the local economy. Their goal is to gain more sales tax revenue for city projects. He wants to just encourage people to think about shopping locally first and understand the dramatic and positive impact that their local shopping has on their community. One problem the task force identified was the loss of business when local shoppers leave Lawrence for their shopping. Kath Liggett, a junior from Portland, Ore., said she often travels to Kansas City to shop. When Im trying to get specific things I go to Kansas City, but I do some shopping in Lawrence, Ligget said. She also said she would do more shopping locally if Lawrence offered the same stores she goes to in Kansas City, such as Forever 21, H&M and Victorias Secret. The ultimate goal of the task force is to generate additional revenue for city projects through the collection of sales tax. It wants to support community projects like fixing potholes and provide wages for the police force. Chestnut said that the strategies would vary depending on location and retail segment. Members of the task force said predicting changes in the market is difficult. Therefore, it is hard to tell whether business will pick up soon. Edited by Caroline Bledowski

reluctant in prescribing the drug. Denning said most of the university population is healthy and able to resist the flu without the treatment of Tamiflu, which would shorten the illness for one day at a cost of $100. She said the use of antiviral and antibacterial drugs without good reason would only breed resistance and render

them ineffective. Patients exposed to added risk are most likely to be treated with prescription drugs. These patients include young children, elderly patients and individuals suffering from chronic illnesses such as asthma or heart disease. Think of it as saving the Tamiflu for your grandma, Denning said.

For the rest of us, she recommends bed rest and fluids. But Denning said that the health center is prepared answer questions and offer treatment as needed. Its always OK to call and speak with a nurse, she said. Edited by Marla Daniels

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worked on 80 percent of all phones sold last year. He said he believed there was a market in the U.S. for feature phone apps. While the trend toward smartphones is growing, in the meantime there are millions of people with regular phones all across the country, Naphtali said. And these people also want a great experience. Frank Jurden, a lecturer in marketing in the School of Business, said Facebooks interest in feature phone apps made sense. Extending to feature phones means more people on Facebook, he said. But he emphasized that there were limits to what it could do with that technology. Feature phones present technical problems because they lack consistent platforms and development tools. That, he said, is why web standards have driven the success of the iPhone and other smartphones. Jurden said it was possible that companies like Snaptu might overcome those technical difficulties and succeed in making their apps widely available. But he questioned whether they would succeed in making money. Not likely, he said. Edited by Emily Soetaert

AWARDS

Three former university daily Kansan staff members were awarded prizes from the prestigious William randolph Hearst Journalism Award Program for their work with The Kansan, according to a Thursday media release. Jayson Jenks, a junior from Shawnee, won first place in the competitions sportswriting category for his Jan. 27 article, The Great divide, chronicling the lives of two black Ku athletes in the 1950s. Jenks won a $2,600 scholarship and eligibility to compete in the Hearst foundations national writing championship, held in San franisco in June. Stephen Montemayor, a december graduate from Shawnee, won 10th place in sportswriting for his dec. 2 article, between the ears, on concussion injuries in football. brenna daldorph, a Spring 2010 graduate from Lawrence, won first place in in-depth writing through the program earlier

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Glee stars movie needs more bite

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LOS ANGELES I Am Number Four, the appealing newkid-on-the-teen-angst block, reverberates with much of the same dark combustible mix of action and romance thats been fueling the Twilight vampire mega-franchise for a while now. The issues of the heart have shifted from the undead to the otherworldly, and the battles have been amped up considerably, but its fate still rests on the basic boy-meets-girls story, which frankly could use a bit more bite. Alex Pettyfer, another lean and comely Brit with moody charisma in the Robert Pattinson vein, and sugary soft Dianna Agron (Glees head Cheerio) are our star-crossed high school sweethearts John and Sarah. Shes grown up in the small town of Paradise, Ohio, and poses the films burning question, Who are you? Well, my pretty, hes a stranger from another planet and already at the mercy of destiny, and when destiny is on your dance card, love doesnt amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world. For all the crazy anyone could ask for there are the deadly aliens of planet Mogadore. With Michael Boom Boom Bay producing, its not surprising that Number Four comes fully loaded with some of the best action any high school kids have gotten since Shia LaBeouf in Transformers. In Disturbia director D.J. Carusos more emotionally sensitive hands, the relationships start to take shape in ways that would make a future life for Number Four actually appealing. Much of the canned heat of the repressed sexual sort so necessary to these films is provided by the leather-clad hottie Number Six, played with butt-kicking verve by Teresa Palmer. Which makes the John-and-Sarah crises only worse. Its not a matter of whether theyll fall in love but absolutely no sparks fly between them. In fairness, the filmmakers havent given Agron much to work with. No inner demons, no teenage doubts, no rebellious edge, she even gets along with her parents the basic recipe for bland and boring. We dont really get much about their motivations for all the mayhem, though honestly the unsightly gills on either side of their noses would put anyone in a bad mood. Evil as they are, youre grateful when they show up because sparks dont just fly, they ignite an inferno.

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LOS ANGELES Unknown is a nifty international thriller of the what if? variety. What if you came out of a coma after a car accident to find that no one knew you? Or, even worse, that someone had pilfered your identity, and everyone you thought you knew, especially your wife, insisted that that other person was you. Now an ordinary individual might have trouble in that situation, but Unknown doesnt have anyone average as the beleaguered biologist Martin Harris it has Liam Neeson, the star of Taken and one of the most naturally forceful actors on the contemporary scene. In fact, Unknown is best viewed as a kind of son of Taken, the 2009 film that starred Neeson as a relentless berserker who terrorized all of France looking for his kidnapped daughter, a picture that surprised everyone by grossing $145 million. What sets Unknown apart is the strength of its cast, which besides Neeson includes Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz and Frank Langella. They in turn were likely attracted by the shrewd nature of the intriguing plot twists that eventually fill us in on whats going on. We first meet Harris on the plane flying he and wife Elizabeth (January Jones) to Berlin for a global technology summit where hes scheduled to give an important presentation. Its all so tranquil it might be a commercial for Singapore Airlines, but we know better. This is Liam Neeson, after all, and his characters never have a nice day. Sure enough, Harris leaves his briefcase behind at the Berlin airport, and the taxi taking him back to recover it gets into a horrendous wreck. Harris comes out of his coma four days later, horrified to learn that no one, not even has wife, has been asking for him. Hes warned there are no rules for severe traumas like this one, but he insists on leaving anyway and his doctor (possibly having seen Taken) knows better than to stand in his way. Worse news, however, awaits him at that conference. Not only does his wife deny him like Peter denying Jesus, she presents him to another man (Aidan Quinn) who confidently insists he is the real Martin Harris. Whats going on, Liz? Harris plaintively moans. Its me, Martin, your husband. No response. As Taken demonstrated, it may be a given that the road will be twisty and long, but those who bet against this man always live (and sometimes die) to regret it.

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Chiefs chant during National Anthem has no place in Allen Fieldhouse

Go to any Kansas mens basketball game, and youll see some of the greatest school spirit in the country. The air in Allen Fieldhouse is palpable with the love Kansas fans have for their state, their school and their team. Its not surprising to see enthusiastic faces as everyone in the stands pays homage to the University while singing the Alma Mater it is, after all, one of the many things unique to the Kansas game day tradition. The newspapers in the air, the loud support for the team and the loving loyalty each Kansas fan has for the school is an indication of the history of tradition that rests in Allen Fieldhouse. Visitors from around the country have respect and reverence for the near-sacred creed thats known as the Phog. But one particular game-day tradition is bothersome. Somehow, despite everything, a group of students has decided that its appropriate to yell Chiefs at the end of the National Anthem, when the word brave should be sung instead. Forget the fact that it doesnt really make sense this is Lawrence, not Kansas City; these are the Jayhawks, not the Chiefs. Forget the fact that a majority of the University students arent even from the area. Yelling Chiefs at the end of the National Anthem is not just silly, its disrespectful. Its disrespectful to a song thats almost 200 years old. Its disrespectful to those who fought for our country, for our freedom and for our rights. Its disrespectful to the people who continue to fight for our country our friends, siblings and peers who are currently risking their lives to protect our freedom. Yes, we have the freedom to say and yell whatever we want to. In fact, weve tested that freedom several times in the recent history of the University and will probably do so several times in the future. But really, its not worth it yelling Chiefs doesnt make us sound cool or even clever we just sound like a bunch of kids who havent grown up. Game day at the Fieldhouse is something that cannot be replicated. Its unique to our school its something well all remember fondly as we leave the University. But in order to preserve the respect for tradition thats associated with Kansas, we need to leave our silly diversions at the door. Roshni Oommen for the Kansan Editorial Board.

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In Chinese new year, lets re-evaluate our relationship

Many think that good ol Uncle Sams best days are behind him. Some say Sammys broke, broken down and doesnt have much left in the tank. When compared to the up-andcoming economic powerhouse that is China a central-planned machine the old champ looks haggard and not quite up for the challenge. Chinas rising power alarms Americans. They feel threatened by Chinas expanding economy and the vast amount of U.S. debt it holds. Last month during the State of the Union address, President Barack Obama referred several times to the relationship as a competition. And despite Obamas recent chatter about winning the future, many fear we are losing this super-power battle royal. If he takes the tape that measures super-power status as gross domestic product America will lose by decision in the next ten years. This us-versus-them world view works well in the movies but for the sake of both countries, we must begin looking at China as a partner and not a Chinese-version of Captain Ivan Drago from Rocky IV. We must divorce ourselves from this old, tired view or run risk of chasing an unattainable chicken. Maybe the shift from the numberone superpower to the number-two superpower can help Americans escape this outmoded worldview of looking at these two nations in terms of one and two. John Kennedy, an associate professor in political science at the University, is currently in China as a Faculty Research Fulbright Fellow. He said in an e-mail that business is the bedrock relationship between the two nations, which benefits both sides. The political relationship, however, is more volatile as politicians pander to their domestic audiences. Our politically framed outlook on China is similar to how we measure success and status in GDP its a broad stroke that misses important details, like how far China lags behind America in per-capita income or our countrys high infant mortality rate, Kennedy said. In this framework, as in sports, theres no I in team. And thats whats most important: the Is that makeup both countries. When we marginalize China as a mere competitor, we overlook the individuals. This is no way to sustain a meaningful relationship. Students at the University have a prime opportunity to make a much-needed shift away from this worldview. Changing ones worldview is twofold. First, students must witness the world outside the framework of Western civilization for instance traveling to a different country or

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studying abroad. Second, within a diverse campus, students can seek relationships outside their own cultural comfort zone, said Kevin Liu, associate director at the KU Confucius Institute. When crossing multi-cultural borders, students learn the critical idea needed for this necessary shift: the importance of relationships. One of the biggest differences between the two nations is how each values relationships. Liu used an analogy to explain this difference: typically in business, Americans like to close the deal first and form relationships second. Chinese, on the other hand, like to establish relationships first and then proceed to business. Liu also sees this differing worldview in Chinese and American undergraduates. Often, American students ask open-ended questions about Chinese culture, and Chinese students ask close-ended questions about American culture. The close-ended questions are detail-orientated because Chinese students have already taken the initiative to learn about American culture and its people. A worldview that centers on winning and losing and guided purely by national interests cannot forge this much-needed partnership. Plus, its a dismal way of looking at the world. We should promote education and innovation not because we lag behind other countries or to stay competitive, but because we want to become a better partner. What will be important in the future as the world gets smaller is that we as individuals understand each other. We must understand each others culture, so we can have the difficult discussions on the environment, security and business, Liu said. In the year of the rabbit, lets begin looking at this relationship other than through the Eye of the Tiger. Lets start looking at the people that make up China rather than Team China, and lets work on our relationships instead of trying to win. Scott is a junior from Overland Park in journalism. He is the opinion editor.

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21 bong hits column too juvenile for college paper

First off, I am steering completely clear of the debate over whether or not marijuana rules should be legalized or marijuana is the devil and should be banned. Simply put, my judgment on the 21 bong hits article being a pathetic waste of space does not come from a moral point of view. The humorless article lacked any trace of intelligent writing. Its embarrassing that a college with such a reputable journalism school would publish such a juvenile article in its paper. I feel as though this is something a 14-year-old would write for a high school newspaper in an attempt to be rebellious and cool. Come on Kansan, I get Lawrence is liberal and hip and that marijuana is a hot topic in this town, but leave the embarrassingly immature stoner stories to the blog-loving tweens. amanda Campbell is a senior from Wichita.

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Jayhawks focus on perfecting base running signals for upcoming games

By HannaH Wise
[email protected] After an impressive showing in Jacksonville, Fla., the Jayhawk softball team knows that there is still work to do before this weekend. We are going into this weekend like we havent played a game yet, coach Megan Smith said. The team is coming off the best start to the season in 13 years at 5-0 after spending the weekend in Florida and will head back this weekend, this time to DeLand for the Stetson-Hatter Invitational. Kansas was an offensive threat last weekend because of its hitters power and speed. Sophomore outfielder Rosie Hull is a slapper, which provides her a lot more flexibility when she steps up to the plate. She has a lot of speed and a lot of power, hitting a home run last weekend against North of base-running signals, and cutCarolina. ting those down will make scoring I had no idea I was going to runs easier. get a home run, but definitely as Obviously we needed to make soon as I hit it, it was so exciting more offensive adjustments this rounding the bases with my team- weekend, Smith said. Today, we mates cheering are going to for me, Hull really tackle said. signals. We are going into this Other big During the weekend like we havent hitters from week of practhe weekend tice, refocusing played a game yet. were sophoand returning megAn smith more outfielder to the 0-0 mencoach Maggie Hull, tality has been redshirt junior key. outfielder Liz We want Kocon, freshto continue to man shortstop focus on what Ashley Newman and junior third we need to do. We hope to build baseman Marissa Ingle. on what we did last weekend, but Despite the strong performance, we want our girls to focus on each the team hopes to be more consis- game individually, Smith said. tent across the board this weekHoward Ting/KANSAN Edited by Tali David Junior outfielder Maggie Hull winds up for a throw to the infield. She was one of the big hitters of last weekends game that pushed the team to 5-0. end. The players missed a number

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The Morris twins, who off the Taylor into a cold night. Taylor court come off as the type who has shown a tendency that when wouldnt hurt a fly simply because one part of his game is off, the it would take a lot of effort to others will shortly follow. In both swing at it, have been exposed as losses, Taylor struggled offensiveeasily frustrated when the game ly, 2-for-8 against Texas, 1-to-6 gets physical. Both twins have assist-to-turnover ratio at Kansas multiple intentional or technical State, and subsequently got fouls and one or the other has burnt on the defensive end. His picked up a crippling foul in both defensive responsibilities, Texas JCovan Brown and Kansas States losses. Marcus and Markieff are Jacob Pullen, both dropped seathe biggest leaders on the team son highs. Self and without quesTaylor both tion, coach said Monday Bill Self said. Its important to keep a was as They can get good attitude at all times, night a game rough guys to follow because everybody can as Taylor has them more ever had at than anybody see that attitude. Kansas. else can. But That was a unfortunately, MArCUS MOrrIS rough night for sometimes Junior forward Ty, Self said. thats great. He knows it. But there are times when thats not good, as Thats probably as rough a night evidenced by when you let your as hes ever had as a basketball player. emotions get the best of you. Taylor put it a little more sucThe next part of the plan is forcing the mercurial Tyshawn cinctly. I sucked. But they all know their flaws, and they all insist theyre changing them. Its important to keep a good attitude at all times, because everybody can see that attitude, especially the referees, Marcus said. You dont want to get on their bad side because once you do, you arent going to get the majority of the calls. Taylor, too, said hes focused on turning it around. It starts with me as a point guard, he said. Im pressuring the ball most of the time, so it starts with me. If I can be more intense defensively, I think well be good. So the twins and Taylor and the rest of the team had a meeting this week. A few of us got together and had a real deep talk, Markieff said. And now theyre trying to change the game plan. Edited by Sarah Gregory

a little competition

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Tim Taylor, a senior from Libertyville, Ill., (left) goes up for an easy lay-up while David Kempin, a senior from Wichita, (right) tries to make a defensive stop. Taylor and Kempins teams participated at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Centers intramural basketball Thursday night. Taylors team defeated Kempins team 78-52.

Jayhawks looking to leap the Frogs

Kansas will start its season against the No.1 Texas baseball team tonight
[email protected] The baseball team opens its season tonight in Fort Worth, Texas, against the No. 1 Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University. The Jayhawks havent been able to mask their anticipation for the upcoming season, especially the tough first game. Everybodys really excited to step on the field Friday night against No. 1 (TCU), senior outfielder Jimmy Waters said. Waters leads the Jayhawks, who are sure to have their hands full against TCUs top pitcher Matt Purke. Purke, a sophomore, went 16-0 in his stellar freshman season at TCU last year. He posted an earned run average of 3.02, and won Baseball Americas freshman of the year award. Our guys are really excited to face Purke, said T.J. Walz, a senior and tonights starting pitcher for the Jayhawks. Theres no better guy to go out and try to beat for the first game. Purke, a second team AllAmerican, struck out 142 batters in only 116.1 innings pitched last year. If the Horned Frogs would like to make back-to-back World Series trips, Purke will have to be one of the key ingredients. Things wont be easy for the Jayhawk pitching staff either. The Horned Frogs return seven position starters from last years World Series competing team. Four of those seven players finished with a batting average of more than .300 last year. Walz, the 2010 Jayhawk Pitcher of the Year, is up to the challenge. He is coming off a season in which he went 8-6 with an ERA of 5.06. The whole team, including Walz, seemed to be itching to get back onto the field in a game atmosphere. Im anxious. Ive been waiting for it since going against Oklahoma in the Big 12 tournament last year, Walz said. Were ready to get back out and prove ourselves. The Jayhawks are no strangers to taking on top-ranked teams. Last season, the Jayhawks beat the No. 1 Louisiana State University Tigers in a highly competitive three-game series. The season before that, in 2009, Kansas swept then No. 1 Texas as well, leaving coach Rich Price with a 5-1 record against-top ranked teams. I think we just have a history with number one teams, senior outfielder Casey Lytle said. I think we all know how that outcome turns out. Saturday, senior Wally Marciel will take the mound for the Jayhawks against Sugar Land, Texas, native, Kyle Winkler. The projected starters for Sunday will feature a matchup of Jayhawk sophomore

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Spiders tangled in their own web

BY MIKE VERNON

PHILAdeLPHIA ramone Moore scored 24 points, Juan Fernandez had 20 and No. 23 Temple used a 16-0 run to batter richmond 73-53 on Thursday night. The Spiders were one of the hottest road teams in the nation and the Owls had dominated on their home court. Temple (20-5, 10-2 Atlantic 10) kept its streak going, winning its 20th straight home game. richmond (20-7, 9-3) snapped an eight-game road winning streak, the secondlongest in the nation. Fernandez made his first seven shots before missing a desperation attempt as the shot clock expired.

Temples defense produced 10 turnovers and the Spiders were simply forcing poor shots down the stretch in a feeble effort to catch up. The Owls, who havent lost at home since Jan. 2, 2010, against No. 1 Kansas, cranked the pressure in the second half. The Spiders blew a chance to stop the run, but missed two easy shots at the basket something Fernandez did not do when he made an uncontested 3 for his fifth field goal on five shots to cap the 16-0 streak. The Owls shot close to 60 percent from the floor for most of the first 30 minutes and easily clinched their fourth straight 20-win season under coach Fran dunphy. Associated Press

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Baseball coach Ritch Price fields questions from reporters on media day for the baseball team Tuesday afternoon. Price admitted that the Jayhawks season-opening game will be a tough one, but their 5-1 record against top-ranked teams bodes well for them. Tanner Poppe and senior Steven Maxwell of TCU. It will be tough for the Jayhawks to come away with a win in Fort Worth this weekend, but they have done it before, and they believe they can do it again. I strongly believe we have what it takes to go down there into a No. 1 ranked team again and try to repeat what we did last year, Lytle said. Edited by Helen Mubarak

whats next? Jayhawk classic

Game 1: Feb. 26 vs. St. Louis at 3 p.m. Game 2: Feb. 27 vs. Iowa at 3 p.m. Game 3: March 1 vs. Southern Utah at 3 p.m. Location: Hoglund Ballpark, Lawrence

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At A GlAnce
The last time the Jayhawks lost a game, they followed it up by going on the road and beating colorado. now they get to come home and play that same colorado team. oh, boy. The buffaloes are very talented offensively bill self said everybody missed except colorado in recruiting buffaloes star Alec burks but they dont have the defense or the physicality to follow the game plan that beat kansas twice already this year. That game plan attack the morris twins to draw foul trouble and, in turn, stifle that potent Jayhawk offense has been executed brilliantly in both Jayhawk losses, but not many teams have the players to pull it off.

COUNTDOWN TO TiPoff

Chance for redemption

kansas looks to make up for big loss
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KaNsas VS. Colorado

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At A GlAnce
colorado was lucky against kansas state on feb. 12. Wildcat guard rodney mcGruder sank a long three-pointer that looked to have given k-state the 59-58 victory, but officials determined that the shot was after the clock reached zero. The victory was a good bounce back for the buffaloes after losing at home 73-70 in overtime to Texas A&m on feb. 9. The last time colorado saw kansas, it was coming off its first home loss since 2007. When these two teams meet again tomorrow, kansas will be coming off a loss to kansas state on monday. The two times the buffaloes saw the Jayhawks in 2008 was after the Jayhawks lost the previous game.

KaNsas
24-2, (9-2) starters
Tyshawn Taylor, guard despite Taylors atrocious performance monday, theres no reason to think hell be anywhere but solidly entrenched in his usual spot running the point for kansas. one bad night does not make a season, and the Jayhawks lack a true point guard who could adequately replace him. Playing colorado, which lacks anything resembling a top-tier defense, should help him return to form.

Colorado
16-10, (5-6) starters
Levi Knutson, guard knutson is starting in place of junior guard nate Tomlinson, who was injured in a loss to missouri on feb. 5. When the buffaloes last saw the Jayhawks, kenpom.com had knutson rated as the most efficient player in college basketball this season. since the Jan. 25 tilt, knutson is now rated fifth. in his colorados last game, a 58-56 victory against kansas state, knutson had 16 points on 5-8 shooting in 36 minutes.

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Tyrel Reed, guard reed was just about the only Jayhawk to play a solid game in manhattan. As is his wont, reed kept a cooler head while the game crumbled around him. reed isnt kansas best player, but hes the most evenkeeled and the most consistent. He finished with 14 points, five rebounds and three assists the last time kansas played colorado.

Cory Higgins, guard in the 82-78 loss to kansas, Higgins had 19 points on 8-15 shooting. earlier this season, kansas coach bill self said Higgins should be a pro when the season is finished. He led all scorers with 17 points in colorados game against kansas state on feb. 12. Higgins is averaging 16.3 points per game, eighth in the big 12.

PlAyer to wAtch
Freshman guard, Josh Selby coach bill self said yesterday that selby is 80 to 85 percent and wouldnt see a reduction in playing time unless he reinjured his leg. selbys drawn a lot of criticism lately for mucking up the offensive flow that seems so evident selby when hes not in the game. fair or not, the criticism is out there yahoo! sports national columnist Jason king wrote this week that selby should be a distant fourth guard option. selby will have to come out playing well to disseminate that chatter. He was playing well in the three games before his injury, averaging an efficient 14.3 points per game. The fact remains, though, that his two highest scoring games were his first two games as a Jayhawk, and he came off the bench in both of them.

PlAyer to wAtch
Sophomore guard, Alec Burks burks is one of four big 12 players to be named to the midseason naismith Award Top 30 list, as was kansas forward marcus morris. both were named to the midseason Wooden Award Top 30 list as well. What makes burks burks so deadly is his ability to get to the free-throw line and knock down the 15-foot freebies. He is 84.5 percent this year, which is third in the big 12. burks has been to the line 193 times.

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Alec Burks, forward burks leads the team in scoring (19.5 points per game) and is second behind baylors Lacedarius dunn (20.8 points per game). He only had eight points against kansas state, but he has scored 20-plus points in three of five games since the loss to kansas in boulder. in that loss, burks went off for 25, but it wasnt enough to pull off the upset.

Brady Morningstar, guard morningstar will probably get the nod one more time over the not-fully-healthy Josh selby. He was his typical solid but unspectacular self monday against the Wildcats, regressing just a little from the lights-out form hes shown since the Jayhawks last game against colorado. in boulder, morningstar broke out of a seasonlong scoring slump and scored 14 points on 4-of-5 shooting.

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Austin Dufault, forward for being 6-foot-9, 230 pounds, dufault plays small. His rebounds are up from a season ago by 1.4 a game, but he is only averaging 4.5 this season. since the loss to kansas on Jan. 25, dufault has rebounding outputs of five, two, six, four and three. it helps not having to worry about Thomas robinson tomorrow, but he will need to step up, especially on the offensive glass. Against kansas state, dufault had four points in 28 minutes.

question mArk
How will Colorado fare in its final matchup with Kansas as a member of the Big 12? The buffaloes are catching the Jayhawks after a loss for the second time this season. They were fortunate to be at home the first time, but this time should be different. colorado played kansas to a four-point game, but something is telling me this wont be close. yes, kansas is without Thomas robinson, but colorado doesnt really have anybody to bang bodies down low. if burks, Higgins and knutson can score efficiently, it will keep colorado in the game later. if that happens, the buffaloes will believe they could win this game and the upset might be on. Look for the fans to be juiced after the disappointment from mondays loss. coach Tad boyle would like to leave Lawrence with a 1-0 record until he and the team head west to the Pac-12 in 2011. kansas doesnt let one become two. kansas wins by 11.

Marcus Morris, foward self joked in his Thursday presser about running marcus in practice this week and marcus saying coach, i didnt do it, about markieffs intentional foul on monday. self didnt care, because the referees dont care. The twins are stuck with a reputation as dirty players (a reputation which both have fostered this season), and regardless of which one it is, you can be sure that anything close will get a second look.

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question mArk
Will the Jayhawks guard? colorado is kind of an awkward game for bill self to teach his lessons in, and the Jayhawks have got the buffaloes after both of their losses. self needs his team to buy into his defensive scheme something they have clearly not done yet but theyre struggling to do so because they still believed, as of a week ago, that they could outscore any opponent they came across. While kansas state and Texas should be enough to disprove that theory, colorado could serve to only enforce it. The buffaloes are one of the best offensive teams in the conference, but the Jayhawks, still, are the best offense in the conference. And colorados defense opens the gate for kansas to revert back to its offensive barrage.
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Marcus Relphorde, forward Like dufault, relphorde plays small. He is averaging 4.3 rebounds a game, but he did have a 12-rebound effort against missouri on feb. 5. relphorde had four points against kansas state, but scored 15 against kansas. The Jayhawks will want to watch his perimeter shooting, where he went 3-5 from in the loss on Jan. 25. He is shooting better than 42 percent from deep on the season.

Markieff Morris, forward markieffs the one who actually did commit the intentional foul a loose elbow on a moving screen that unmaliciously caught Jacob Pullen in the head so its a safe bet that he did plenty of running for it as well. markieff really struggled monday. He finished with just three points in 20 minutes and had zero rebounds, which is especially remarkable considering that hes still the leading rebounder in the big 12.

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Mike Lavieri

heAr ye, heAr ye

obviously, bill is going to have their attention. Theyve lost two games, and weve caught them on the back end of both of them. i dont read a lot into that stuff.

heAr ye, heAr ye

i dont think unfair is right at all. i think theyre getting a reputation. i dont think its unfair. Bill Self on the Morris twins growing reputation as dirty players

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Colorado coach and Kansas graduate Tad Boyle to the media after Tuesdays practice

BiG 12 sChedUle
Game Sat., Feb. 19
Texas at nebraska missouri at iowa state oklahoma at kansas state Texas Tech at baylor

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The Jayhawks defend like they can, not like they have been. There are enough solid defenders on the team im looking at you, brady morningstar, and you in particular, Tyshawn Taylor that the Jayhawks could be a lockdown defensive squad. colorados got the offense to beat kansas if the defense plays like it did at kansas state. Alec burks and cory Higgins get some freaking help. The pair of nbAprospect guards did everything they could to keep the buffs in it in boulder burks finished with 25, Higgins 19 but outscored the other seven guys that played 44-34. Levi knutson is the best threepoint shooter in the conference, and he could be the guy that makes the difference. He had just eight last time these teams met.

ALLEN FIELDHOUSE WILL ROCK IF

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oklahoma state oklahoma Texas A&m

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THE BUFFALOES WILL STAMPEDE IF

Kansas 86, Colorado 70

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

i always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. ive got a technique. its called just go get the damn ball. Charles Barkley blacksportsonline.com

MORNINg BREW

FACT OF THE DAY

Mario Chalmers, who will be in town along with Cole Aldrich and Sherron Collins for both Saturdays game against Colorado and a book signing at The Oread Hotel, ranks second in all-time steals at Kansas with 283. Brady Morningstar and Tyshawn Taylor rank 24th(116) and 25th(115) respectively. kuathletics.com

Sophomore player owns the court H

eres a quick mid-season basketball pop quiz: What sophomore leads the Big 12 Conference in scoring, rebounding and blocks, and is in the top 10 for field goal and free throw percentage during league play? If you guessed Alec Burks or Jordan Hamilton, give yourself a consolation prize. Those arent terrible guesses, but the correct answer is Brittney Griner of the No. 1 Baylor Lady Bears. I know, I know, its womens basketball. Who cares, right? Maybe youve seen Griner show up on Sportcenter or YouTube every so often, or perhaps youve never heard of her, but if there was ever a time to care about Big 12 womens basketball, its now. And thats solely because of one 6-foot-8-inch woman. If youre unfamiliar with Griner, heres the scouting report: Shes averaging 23.6 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 4.27 blocks per game in league play. Her 118 blocks on the year are 22 more than the nearest Big 12 player. In her last three games, shes scored 23, 29, and 26 points. In her last game, against No. 5 Texas A&M, she scored 23 points in just the second half, including a stretch where she had 13 straight Baylor points. In a nutshell, shes scary good. Just listen to what her coach, Kim Mulkey, had to say about her star player after Baylor throttled Kansas 76-37: People want to

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[email protected] say Brittneys going to change the game but theres not going to be a lot of girls that come along who are built like Brittney that can play above the rim. Yeah, probably, like, none. Watching Griner in a college game is like watching a middle schooler join a group of third-graders playing a pick-up game on the playground. With her ridiculous 7-foot-4inch wingspan, she does almost whatever she wants to underneath the basket. Also, she can, and does, dunk. On a regular basis, actually. She has done it since high school. The ridiculousness of that statement cant be overstated. WNBA.com has a list of all the times that players have dunked in professional regular season games in the history of the league. The list is about as long as my fingernail. The last time a woman slammed in the league was 2008. Griner did it 52 times her senior year of high school.

Q: How many homeruns has

TRIVIA OF THE DAY

womens softball hit in their first five games?

A: five, all by different players,

including two grand slams. kuathletics.com

And that was without playing organized basketball until her freshman year. All the attention shes garnered isnt the easiest thing for a 20-year-old to handle, but the consensus on Griner is that shes also a great ambassador for all of womens basketball. One of my most frightening moments assignments as a journalist was asking Griner, nearly a half-foot taller than me, about the time she punched an opposing player her freshman year. But she responded with the grace and poise that have helped her move past that embarrassing episode to becoming perhaps the most dominant player in womens college basketball history all before her 21st birthday. Edited by Caroline Bledowski

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Another top recruit in the 2011 class didnt select Kansas in favor for Arizona. Angelo Chol, Rivals.coms No. 76 rated player, verbally committed to Arizona over Kansas and North Carolina on Thursday. Chol joins Josiah Turner, No. 10 by Rivals, who committed to

TuCSON, Ariz. Derrick Williams had 26 points and eight rebounds, and No. 12 Arizona withstood a big night from Klay Thompson to hold off Washington State 79-70 Thursday night. Williams had been relatively quiet the previous two games, scoring a combined 23 points

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as he tried to fight through collapsing defenses and the bulky bandage on his sore right pinky. Williams got to the rim and the line, hitting 7 of 10 shots and all 12 of his free throws. He also got some help from Solomon Hill, who scored all of his 12 points in the second half to give Arizona (22-4, 11-2 Pac-10) its 14th straight home win. Associated Press

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[email protected] twitter.com/UDKbasketball Theres now a game plan to beat the No. 1-for-the-moment Kansas Jayhawks. Thats not to say that its easy, or that there are more than a handful of teams with the ability to execute the game plan well enough to beat the recently humbled Jayhawks, but there is definitely a game plan. It starts with the strength of the Morris twins, who have the ability to play a finesse game from the wing or a power game in the post. The ability to do something, though, is much different than an enthusiasm for it, and Kansas State, and Texas before it, forced the twins into foul trouble by going right at them offensively and keeping them away from the hoop when the Jayhawks had the ball.

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[email protected] Freshman guard Keena Mays is looking to the next game not only for the rivalry or the much-needed victory, but for the cause. Saturday, Kansas will host Missouri at 7 p.m. in its annual Jayhawks for a Cure Pink Zone game. Mays is close to this cause because both her grandmothers have struggled with breast cancer. It is great to be a part of it, Mays said. I always wanted to play in a pink game. The game will be free to fans who attend the mens basketball game at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse and the first 5,000 fans will receive a pink T-shirt. Tickets are always free for students for womens basketball games. For fans who arent attending the mens bastketball game, tickets will be $3 for fans wearing a pink shirt. Tickets are $8 if a fan does not wear a pink shirt. Kansas Athletics will donate $1 for every fan in attendance while coach Bonnie Henrickson will donate $1 for every student in attendance. Centerplate, a major food provider for the Fieldhouse concessions, will be donating $1 for every jumbo popcorn sold at the game. Proceeds will go to the Lawrence Memorial Hospital Breast Center and KU Med Cancer Center. The attitude is positive as the 16-8 Jayhawks approach their last five regular season games. This being our pink game everyone is hopeful and happy for all the breast cancer survivors, Mays said. We want to go out and win this for everyone. Kansas is coming off a tough road loss to No. 5 Texas A&M last Saturday. The Jayhawks hung on for the start of the game, but fell behind quickly. We competed for the most part; it is not like we didnt give our best effort, Mays said. The loss can be attributed to an excessive 31 turnovers by the Jayhawks. I think they had us rattled and we had trouble getting out of the hole we dug for ourselves, freshman guard Diara Moore said. Mays said the pressure from the

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Aggies was difficult to replicate in practice and hard to play against throughout the game. They have really good defense and we could not take care of the ball, Mays said. The Jayhawks have been focusing on motion offense and playing in transition during their weeklong break with hopes of winning this weekends game in honor of breast cancer research. We have been having good practices and we are feeling good about this game, Moore said. Edited by Samantha Collins

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fter Mondays embarrassing loss to Kansas State, Bill Self said he didnt recognize his own team. How could he? The Morris twins looked like matadors in the post and the guard play was more frustrating to watch than Sean Combs dancing. (I dont even know what to call him any more. Diddy Dirty Money?) But the biggest issue that will face this team heading into March will not be the on-court performance, but the mental attitude of Kansas seemingly sensitive group. Bad plays are part of the game. But bad mental discipline is a sign of a lack of character in a team, and can even come across as a lack of class. Dont get me wrong; Im not saying that our team doesnt have class. In fact, many aspects of our team show that we are one of the classiest teams in the country. Tyrel Reed is a finalist for the Lowes Senior CLASS Award. Both Reed and Brady Morningstar have been named to the Academic All-Big 12 first and second teams, respectively. And the way our team rallied around teammate Thomas Robinson is nothing short of first class. That said, if you watch the Jayhawks when things start to go against them, it is the actions between and after plays that really make you shake your head at this team. There have been at least three occasions now where I have seen one of the Morris twins struggling to either post up an opponent, get through a screen, or simply get a call and retaliate by throwing an elbow. What does this show to the country? That if people can frustrate Kansas bigs theyll lose their cool and might even get ejected from a game. Id take a black eye if it came with a win against the Jayhawks late in March. Tyshawn Taylor is arguably the leader of the Kansas guards, and there was something very disconcerting about watching his effort in Manhattan on Monday. Not only did he struggle, but he continued to make mental mistakes that further detracted from his confidence as well as the confidence of the players around him. Once it started going bad, Self said in a press conference Thursday about the loss to Kansas State, we had very little leadership and we didnt have very good guard play obviously. It is that leadership Self mentioned that not only conveys mental strength against adversity, but also a sense of class. Because it is class and character that show through when a team battles through the bad calls, the tough road crowd and the mental mistakes to walk away with a hard earned victory in the end. Not a loss captured on the pouting faces of players. Im betting things will go more Kansas way this weekend against Colorado, especially at home. But something has to change in the players minds when tournament time comes around. There can be no more sense of entitlement to future victories, but rather a sense of mental commitment. Edited by Helen Mubarak

Keena Mays races up the court on defense against an Iowa State player. Mays is eager to play in a pink game, because both of her grandmothers struggled with breast cancer.