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BY ADAM SAMSON
asamson@kansan.com
A wink, lip synching and looks
similar to Zac Efron were all it
took for Conner Teahan to become
a YouTube sensation. Jayhawk
Musical, a spoof
of High School
Musical starring
Teahan, has been
viewed 56,000
times to date on
YouTube, not
to mention it
was featured on
Sportsillustrated.
coms Hot Clicks
section.
T e a h a n ,
Leawood sophomore and mens
basketball player, had heard plenty
of times that he was a Zac Efron
look-alike, but his performance
in the JayRock skit added to the
comparisons.
JayRock is an annual variety
show put on by student athletes.
This is the fourth year the show
has run.
Just one week after JayRock
coordinator Matt Baysinger loaded
the video onto YouTube, the video
attracted more than 50,000 viewers
and 30 comments.
Volleyball player Katie
Martincich, another star in the skit,
thought the video would be viewed
only by friends and family.
It was fun to actually see other
peoples reactions, Martincich,
Shawnee junior, said. People I
went to high school with had seen
it because they had heard about it
from someone else.
After coming up with the High
School Musical idea for the skit,
Martincich and her teammates
sought help from Teahan and his
teammates. Martincich said she
thought it would only
be funny if Teahan
was involved because
of the Zac Efron
comparisons.
Tyrel Reed, Teahans
teammate, who was
also in the skit, said
Teahan received some
teasing because of his
part in the skit.
Hes gotten quite a
bit of flak from us because he does
look like the character Zac Efron,
Reed, Burlington sophomore, said.
But you know he
did it all out of fun
and he can have
a sense of humor
about it.
Teahan thought
no one would
find out about the
skit, so he said he
didnt think his
participation was
going to be a big
deal.
Its just more people have seen
this video, making me kind of look
like the High School Musical man,
Teahan said.
Instead of people comparing
Teahan to Zac Efron, Teahan said
he thought that it should be the
other way around. Teahan took
credit for having his long, shaggy
hair before the High School
Musical movies came out.
Jimmy Traina, senior producer
for Sportsillustrated.com, receives
reader e-mails with pop culture
references and decides what to put
on his Hot Clicks section. Traina
will feature an item in his section if
it is unique, like the Kansas video.
Traina said he thought this type
of video made fans realize athletes
were human and had a personality
off the playing field.
More athletes should be aware
of that, Traina said. Fans really
want to embrace athletes. We got
into this mode where you cant
have any contact with fans.
Traina said he saw a trend of
athletes creating blogs and doing
things outside their
sports that made
them seem more
approachable and
more than just
athletes.
Teahan said he
saw the importance
of activities like this
outside of his sport.
It kind of shows
a different side of us
that people really dont get to see
that often, Teahan said. I think
thats good for people to understand
that we do have a different side.
Edited by Casey Miles
BY ALEXANDRA GARRY
agarry@kansan.com
Graphic design, drawing, creat-
ing and recording music: these
are a few of Ryan Wings favorite
things. He puts a lot of passion
into his creative endeavors and
into studying economics.
Wing, San Jose, Calif., junior,
grew up with a passion for visual
art and pursued a career in music
recording before deciding to fol-
low his interest in sustainability
issues into a degree in economics.
The merger of creativity and
fields such as economics will
be one topic discussed in a new
lecture series sponsored by the
University Honors Program,
which starts tonight. With the
lecture series and a correspond-
ing class, the University Honors
Program is working to explore
where ideas and innovation come
from and to promote interdisci-
plinary discussion and transfer
of ideas.
Wing said creative and techni-
cal pursuits were often seen as
separate things to be done by
separate people, but said scientists
needed arts just as much as artists
needed science.
Growing up, youre always told
that if youre creative, you wont
be interested in or any good at
things like economics, Wing said.
But if youre creative but you
cant come up with a market for
your creations, youre not going to
be creative for very long youll
be broke.
Beverly Mack, professor of
African and African-American
studies and the instructor of the
lecture series corresponding
course, said creativity and eco-
nomics merge.
Too often, our knee-jerk
response is to assume creativity
is only in the fine arts, but there
is creativity in every field, Mack
said.
Sarah Crawford-Parker, asso-
ciate director of the Honors
Program, said now was a better
time than ever to discuss creativ-
ity as a way to promote new solu-
tions to the countrys economic
and political challenges.
Sarah Frazelle, lecturer of eco-
nomics, is researching creativity
in economics at the University for
the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development.
Frazelle said entrepreneurship
was a crucial part of economic
growth and was a big part of her
BY LAUREN HENDRICK
lhendrick@kansan.com
In her 20 years of working at
Watkins Memorial Health Center,
physician Patricia Denning has
never seen such a long delay in the
influenza season. Last week was
the first time during the 2008-2009
school year that a student went to
Watkins and tested positive for it.
Normally, Watkins sees cases in
late October and mid-November.
The spreading of certain virus-
es causes influenza, commonly
called the flu. It is a highly con-
tagious respiratory illness, often
contracted when infected people
cough, sneeze and dont wash their
hands.
According to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention,
influenza reaches its peak in
January and February, but most
states report the flu as early as
September. On its Web site, the
CDC also reported that five per-
cent to 20 percent of the U.S. pop-
ulation is infected with the flu
each year.
Unfortunately an average of
36,000 people die every year,
said Arleen Porcell, CDC spokes-
woman. Additionally, an average
of 200,000 people are hospitalized
each year and thousands of people
garnering fame from another net
Teahans spoof draws 57,000 views
Tyler Waugh/KAnSAn
Mai Do, marketing coordinator for the Watkins health Center, gets a fu shot fromPatty
Quinlan, the supervisor of nursing. Employees of the health clinic get free fu shots and are highly
encouraged to get them.
Graphic courtesy of YouTube
Kansas basketball player Conner Teahan performs part of his dance fromtheHigh School Musicalspoof Jayhawk Musical.The video has
received more than 50,000 views in just a fewdays.
Conner Teahans favorites:
TV Show: South Park
Movie: 300
Musician: Lil Wayne
Food: Taco Bell
Athlete: Lebron James
Zac Efrons favorites:
TV Shows: American Idol, World
Series Of Poker
Movies: Dumb and Dumber,
Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old
Virgin
Musicians: The Postal Service, The
Shins, The Gorillaz, John Mayer
Food: Orange Chicken from Panda
Athlete: Kobe Bryant
Source: TV.com
look-alike comparison
SEE flu On PAGE 3A
Efron Teahan
Chance Dibben/KAnSAn
using examples fromscientifc journals and newspaper articles, Professor Beverly
Mack shows students of theCreative ImpulseHonors Commons course examples of non-
traditional creativity in Spooner Hall Monday afternoon. The newcourse seeks to broadly
examine creativity in all facets of experiences and discipines.
Video plays off sophomores similarity to Zac Efron
Its just more people
have seen this video,
making me kind of
look like the High
School Musical man.
CONNER TEahaN
Kansas guard
You know he did it
all out of fun and he
can have a sense of
humor about it.
TyREl REEd
Kansas guard
health
speaker
Flu season begins late
Health experts recommend students receive immunizations
New lecture series promotes use of
creative skill outside of the fne arts
SEE Creativity On PAGE 3A
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NEWS NEAR & FAR
InternatIonal
1. Protester throws shoe
at Chinas prime minister
CAMBRIDGE, England A
protester hurled abuse and then
a shoe at Chinas prime minister
Monday while he delivered a
speech on the global economy at
Cambridge University at the end
of his trip to Britain.
The protester leapt up from his
seat near the back of a crowded
auditorium, blew a whistle and
yelled that Prime Minister Wen
Jiabao was a dictator before
throwing the shoe toward the
stage.
The gray athletic shoe missed
its intended target.
2. Alleged election fraud
angers Iraqi tribal sheiks
BAGHDAD Iraqs military
clamped a vehicle ban Monday
on the Sunni-dominated prov-
ince of Anbar after tribal sheiks
sent gunmen into the streets
claiming Sunni rivals linked to
the Shiite-led government stole
votes in last weekends elections.
Anbar was one of 14 of the
countrys 18 provinces in which
Iraqis chose members of ruling
councils, which in turn select
governors.
Although there were allega-
tions of election irregularities in
many provinces, the complaints
seemed more serious in Anbar,
an area where most families own
guns and where tribes maintain
their own armed forces.
3. Libyan leader elected
chairman of African Union
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
Moammar Gadhaf of Libya was
elected Monday as leader of the
African Union, a position long
sought by the eccentric dictator
who wants to push his oil-rich na-
tion into the international main-
stream after years of isolation.
Libya has never held the chair-
manship in the 46-year-history of
the African Union.
natIonal
4. Cockfghting ring
raided in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. More than 70
people have been arrested in a
cockfghting ring in central North
Carolina to watch a $40,000 tour-
nament so gruesome that one of
the roosters splattered blood on
the investigators search warrant,
authorities said.
The countys animal control
ofcers took possession of 130
live roosters. The sherifs ofce
said investigators also seized 73
vehicles, two frearms and cash.
They also found cocaine and
marijuana at the scene.
5. Study fnds teens
worldwide smoke less pot
CHICAGO Kids on both
sides of the Atlantic are smoking
less pot and going out less often
at night, a study of 15-year-olds
in 30 countries found.
The double declines occurred
in the United States, Canada and
mostly European countries from
2002 to 2006.
Reasons for the declines are
unclear, but the researchers said
drug prevention eforts and tech-
nology may have contributed.
Instant messaging, e-mail and
cell phones may have partly
replaced face-to-face contacts,
leading to fewer social contacts
in the evenings, Kuntsche said.
6. Man kills bulldog,
saves woman from attack
DES MOINES, Iowa A good
Samaritan armed with a knife
stabbed a dog to death as it was
attacking a 77-year-old woman in
her front yard, ofcials said.
Kevin Daub told Omaha, Neb.,
television station WOWT that he
stopped his truck and jumped
out when he noticed the bulldog
attack. He grew tired while strug-
gling with the dog, so he pulled
out his pocketknife and killed it,
he said.
Associated Press
Whos
Who
KU
at
Megin Sevier
BY alICIa BanISter
abanister@kansan.com
When most KU students are still
sleeping Saturday morning, Megin
Sevier, Laramie, Wyo., graduate
student, is busy at work.
Sevier works diligently every
Monday through Saturday as part
of Studio 804, one of the studio
graduate programs for students in
the architecture program.
Its overall a really good
experience, Sevier said. In most
studios its kind of a competition,
but in Studio 804 you are working
as a group. Everyone tries to band
together, and the work reflects
that.
Studio 804 focuses on designing
a sustainable house in Kansas
City, Kan., by the KU Medical
Center. Although buying brand
new materials would be easy,
the students focus on being
environmentally friendly by
making conscious efforts at being
green.
We all keep saying we are using
the whole buffalo by reusing this
beautiful wood from the Sunflower
Ammunitions Building and
implementing it into the structure
and aesthetics, Sevier said. We
have to minimize waste, recycle and
try to buy as locally as possible.
On top of working on this project
every day of the week, Sevier tries
to balance married life. Working
so many hours a day doesnt leave
many hours in the day for quality
time with a husband or getting
chores finished around the house.
I have a supportive husband,
Sevier said. We get to see each
other for 10 minutes before bed
and I try to spend half of Sunday
with him. We keep in contact via
e-mail.
Even with so much work to
complete, Sevier still finds time to
finish everything and help others.
Seviers attitude remains positive
through it all, which never goes
unnoticed by other students within
her studio.
Ive known her for her entire
grad school tenure, Frank
Lindemann, Topeka graduate
student, said. The key aspect I
noticed about her is her willingness
to work with others. Shes still able
to be serious while being social
and friendly.
Edited by Susan Melgren
teleVISIon
KMBC, KCWE return to
Sunfower Broadband
Sunfower Broadband and
KMBC reached an agreement
Friday allowing Sunfower to once
again carry KMBC channel 9 and
KCWE channel 17 on its lineup.
Rod Kutemeier, general man-
ager of Sunfower Broadband,
said the agreement was a result of
a week of negotiations between
the two companies. The agree-
ment was reached Friday after-
noon and Sunfower Broadband
began broadcasting the channels
at 4:30 p.m. that day, Kutemeier
said.
We are very pleased that
these two stations are back on
our lineup and were once again
allowed to transmit the signals,
Kutemeier said.
KMBC pulled the stations from
Sunfower Broadband Jan. 1, after
failing to reach a retransmission
agreement.
We appreciate everybodys
patience and understanding with
this process, Kutemeier said. We
certainly hope we dont have to
repeat this ever again.
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Dress is casual
die as a result of serious flu-related
conditions such as pneumonia.
Flu season is making a slow
start this year. It usually wraps
up in February, Porcell said.
According to the CDC, last years
flu season peaked in March.
While doctors recommend
patients receive vaccinations in
September, this years delayed flu
season has Denning telling her
patients to get one now.
Its much cheaper than becom-
ing ill in the classroom, she said.
Ben Leach, Overland Park
senior, said he had been sick since
last week with flu-like symptoms.
I usually never get sick and I
got a flu shot, Leach said. So this
is very unusual.
Leach said he received a flu shot
every year around Thanksgiving,
but still managed to get sick after
his girlfriend had the same symp-
toms.
You guys at the university level
should get it, Porcell said of the
flu shot. Youre germ spreaders.
According to the CDCs Web site,
some viruses and bacteria can sur-
vive 2 hours or more on surfaces
such as tables, doorknobs, and
desks.
I always wash my hands, Joey
Williams, Denver junior, said.
Williams has been sick since this
past weekend. He said he has been
able to keep up with classes and
work despite feeling ill.
Williams said he thought his
illness originated from a lack of
sleep and exposure to large groups
of people. Though Williams has
had flu shots in past years, he
said he didnt get around to it this
season.
Flu viruses are continually
evolving, and a persons antibodies
may not recognize the new virus,
which means a person can contract
the flu more than once. According
to the CDC, vaccines are usually
updated yearly to account for new
virus strands.
Denning said that many stu-
dents needed antiviral medica-
tion once they contracted the flu.
Some of these medications, such
as Tamiflu, are effective against
new strands of flu viruses.
Antiviral medications will only
lessen symptoms by one day,
Denning said, but they can also
minimize contagiousness. She said
antiviral medications would be
prescribed only on an individual
basis, in order to discourage anti-
viral resistance.
Denning said Watkins offered
medications at cheaper rates than
other pharmacies, but the price of
antiviral medication could still be
as much as $110, depending on a
students medical insurance.
Watkins offers flu shots for $15
and a nasal mist vaccine for $10.
Denning said students should call
in advance for an appointment,
before they get sick.
Denning said that people with
the flu should stay at home and
avoid contaminating others as
much as possible. If they have to
go out, they should carry tissues
with them, cover their noses and
mouths with their elbows when
coughing and sneezing, and wash
their hands frequently. Healthy
students should to do their best to
stay as such by getting enough rest,
paying attention to their nutrition
and refraining from smoking and
drinking.
Edited by Melissa Johnson
news 3A tuesday, february 3, 2009
Signs and Symptoms Cold Flu
Fever/Chills Low fever, if any Usual; Can be high fever
Headache Rare Unusual
General Aches and Pains Mild, if any Usual; Affects body all over
Fatigue/Weakness Mild, if any Usual; Often severe
Runny, Stuffy Nose Common Sometimes
Sneezing Usual Sometimes
Sore Throat Common Sometimes
Cough Mild to moderate Common; Can be severe
Courtesy of Watkins Memorial Health Center
cold and fu traits
research on ways to spur growth in
third-world countries.
The conventional wisdom
is that entrepreneurship leads
to innovation, which leads to
economic growth, Frazelle said.
Dawn Marie Guernsey,
professor of art, said economics
and creativity came together in
arts education, which prepared
students for the kind of creative
business thinking that Frazelle and
Wing said was so important.
Guernsey also said artists
aimed to introduce ideas for
solving national problems like the
economic downturn in their work.
Artists are the weather vanes
for the times and the eyes and the
ears of culture, Guernsey said.
The lecture series opens tonight
with a talk by New York visual
artist Chakaia Booker at 7:30 in
Spooner Hall.
Edited by Casey Miles
Flu (continued from 1A) Creativity
(continued from 1A)
AssociAted Press
BALTIMORE A Rwandan
professor has been suspended
with pay from teaching French at
Goucher College while officials
there investigate claims that he was
involved in the 1994 genocide in
his home country.
College President Sanford Ungar
told faculty and students in an
e-mail Saturday that Professor
Leopold Munyakazi was removed
from teaching after officials learned
he had been indicted in 2006 on
genocide charges in Rwanda.
More than a half-million Tutsis
and moderate Hutus were killed
in 1994 after the then-presidents
plane was shot down as he returned
from negotiating with Tutsi rebels.
Munyakazi, a Hutu, said in an
interview Monday at his home
that he has been persecuted by the
Rwandan government because his
wife is Tutsi and he protected her
and her family during the killings.
Im not hiding; I was never
involved in genocide, Munyakazi
said. In my conscience, I am free
of any guilt.
Munyakazi said Goucher sent
him a letter Dec. 15 stating he was
suspended with pay and it would
be best if he stayed off campus.
Ungar said in the e-mail that
he removed Munyakazi from
his teaching duties because the
allegations are so serious, but
the removal in no way reflects a
judgment about Dr. Munyakazi or
about the charges that have been
made.
The accusations came to Ungers
attention in December when he
was approached by an NBC News
producer working on a story that
involved Munyakazi.
Some people knew that he had
expressed controversial views,
Ungar said in an interview Monday.
But in colleges and universities
you dont think its a bad thing
to express controversial views.
Nobody knew there were charges
of that nature.
He said a U.S. Justice
Department official stressed to
him that an indictment in Rwanda
is a statement of a prosecutors
views, not the result of a grand jury
proceeding. Officials in Rwanda
were not available for comment.
Evidence that would either con-
vict or exonerate Dr. Munyakazi
beyond a reasonable doubt simply
does not exist at this time, or if
it does, I have not seen it, Ungar
said.
Munyakazi started teaching in
September at Goucher College. He
was contracted for two semesters
through the Scholar Rescue Fund,
which provides fellowships for
scholars whose lives and work are
threatened in their countries.
aSSOCiateD PreSS
rwandan professor leopold Munyakazi shows documents he says prove he wasnt involved
in the 1994 genocide in his home country, in an interviewon Monday. Munyakazi was recently
removed fromteaching French at Goucher College after the school became aware he was wanted
in his home country on genocide charges.
rachael Gray/KaNSaN
Caitlin Hornbeck, lawrence native, enjoys Saturday hula-hooping in South Park.
Hornbeck is a member of the Hoop Mamas, a troupe of local mothers who get together once
a week to hula hoop. Hornbeck said hooping was both a formof exercise and expression.
The troupe met outside Saturday to enjoy Lawrences 70-degree weather.
InternatIonal
French professor accused of genocide
Fun with the other hoop
Government
Daschle fghts to salvage
shot at Cabinet post
WASHINGTON Fighting to
salvage his Cabinet nomination,
Tom Daschle pleaded his case
Monday evening in a closed
meeting with former Senate col-
leagues after publicly apologiz-
ing for failing to pay more than
$120,000 in taxes.
President Barack Obama said
he was absolutely sticking
with his nominee for health sec-
retary, and a key senator added
an important endorsement.
The White House both un-
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problem and tried to downplay
it in the space of seven words.
Nobodys perfect, said press
secretary Robert Gibbs. It was a
serious mistake. ...
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defeat for Daschles nomination
as secretary of health and hu-
man services, but it was proving
an unsavory pill to swallow for
senators who only last week
confrmed Timothy Geithner as
treasury secretary despite his
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lems. Its an issue that strikes
a nerve among lawmakers
constituents who are struggling
with their own serious money
problems.
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Questioning Spears in
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LOS ANGELES Britney Spears
will not have to undergo ques-
tioning in a Florida civil case fled
by her former manager Johnny
Wright at least until summer.
Clay Townsend, an attorney
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10 is the easiest day, 0 the
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aries (march 21-april 19)
today is a 7
Reality can be difcult when
youd rather live in your fantasies.
The trick is to achieve a balance
thats inspiring as well as practi-
cal. You can do that now, and
win big.
taurus (april 20-may 20)
today is a 7
Go around the obstacle and
reach your destination. Itll
be kind of tricky, but you can
certainly do it. Look forward to
the challenge. Your chances of
success are good.
gemini (may 21-June 21)
today is a 7
Continue with a project already
begun. Push it to completion.
Keep in communication with the
boss, to make sure youre doing it
right. Youre also gaining favor.
cancer (June 22-July 22)
today is a 7
If you dont have time to make
the call, get your partner to do it.
Theres something that needs to
be said that youre too polite to
say. Your teammate doesnt have
that problem.
leo (July 23-aug. 22)
today is an 8
Make sure your co-workers are on
track, but dont tell anyone else
what youre building or produc-
ing. Maintain your creative edge.
Virgo (aug. 23-sept. 22)
today is an 8
Keep your nest eggs safe and
warm so theyll hatch into won-
derful things. Care and tending
are required, but youre good at
that. Participate in creation.
libra (sept. 23-oct. 22)
today is an 8
Shop around for the best price.
Dont just buy on impulse. Of
course, if you fnd just the perfect
one, you might have to do that.
Do your homework frst.
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today is an 8
Continue to pay attention to
what others are trying to say. Be
an active listener, ofering en-
couragement. Youre very good
at this, as you may already know.
sagittarius (nov. 22-dec. 21)
today is a 7
When business is going well, you
make it look so easy. Thats how
its supposed to be, right? Thats
why you worked so hard before.
If you havent yet, pay your dues.
caPricorn (dec. 22-Jan. 19)
today is a 9
Make plans for the future, but
never forget about the here and
now. The shared passion is the
only fuel that accomplishes any
of this. Let the good times roll!
aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
today is a 7
You should be starting to feel a
little better by now. You might
not want to leap into action
quite yet, and thats OK. You have
plenty to think about before
then. Youll know when the time
is right.
Pisces (Feb. 19-march 20)
today is a 7
Its easier to concentrate now.
Youll remember what you learn.
Use the information to jump to
a whole new conclusion. By the
way, this is not a bad thing to do,
when youre right.
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AssociAted Press
WASHINGTON Eric Holder
won Senate confrmation Monday
as the nations frst African-Amer-
ican attorney general, afer sup-
porters from both parties touted
his dream resume and easily over-
came Republican concerns over his
commitment to fght terrorism and
his willingness to back the right to
keep and bear arms.
Te vote was 75-21.
Holders chief supporter, Sen.
Patrick Leahy, said the confrma-
tion was a fulfllment of civil rights
leader Martin Luther Kings dream
that everyone would be judged by
the content of their character.
Come on the right side of his-
tory, said Leahy, D-Vt., chairman
of the Judiciary Committee.
Holder becomes the only black in
President Barack Obamas Cabinet.
Tree other African-Americans
were named to top administration
positions, but are not Cabinet sec-
retaries.
Holder was a federal prosecutor,
judge and the No. 2 Justice Depart-
ment ofcial in the Clinton admin-
istration. Even his critics agreed
that Holder was well-qualifed, but
they questioned his positions and
independence.
Te debate turned partisan in
its frst moments, when Leahy ex-
pressed anger that a few Repub-
licans demanded a pledge from
Holder that he wouldnt prosecute
intelligence agents who participat-
ed in harsh interrogations.
Leahy singled out Texas Republi-
can John Cornyn as one who want-
ed to turn a blind eye to possible
lawbreaking before investigating
whether it occurred.
No one should be seeking to
trade a vote for such a pledge, Le-
ahy said.
When Cornyn rose to announce
his vote against Holder, he did not
make such a demand. However, he
accused the nominee of changing
his once-supportive position on
the need to detain terrorism sus-
pects without all the rights of the
Geneva Conventions to one of
harshly criticizing Bush adminis-
trations counterterrorism policies.
His contrasting positions from
2002 to 2008 make me wonder if
this is the same person, Cornyn
said. It makes me wonder what he
truly believes.
To the satisfaction of Democrats
and consternation of some Repub-
licans, Holder told his confrma-
tion hearing, Waterboarding is
torture.
Cornyn and Sen. Tom Coburn
said Holder was hostile to the right
of individuals to own guns, despite
a Supreme Court ruling last June
afrming the right to have weapons
for self-defense in the home.
Holder said at his confrmation
hearings: I understand that the
Supreme Court has spoken. But
he added that some restrictions on
guns could still be legal.
Holders confrmation will trig-
ger reviews and changes to
the most controversial Bush ad-
ministration policies, from inter-
rogation tactics to terrorism trials
and warrantless surveillance.
AssociAted Press
BOULDER, Colo. Te inves-
tigation of JonBenet Ramseys slay-
ing has been returned to Boulder
police, who say they will apply new
technology and expertise in hopes
of solving the 12-year-old case.
Te decision, announced Mon-
day, came six years afer police
transferred the probe to the district
attorney amid criticism of how it
was handled.
Some cases never get solved, but
some do, Police Chief Mark Beck-
ner told the Camera newspaper in
Boulder. And you cant give up.
JonBenet, a 6-year-old beauty
pageant contestant, was found
bludgeoned and strangled in the
basement of her Boulder home in
December 1996.
L. Lin Wood, an attorney for Jon-
Benets father, John Ramsey, said
the decision was a positive sign in
terms of my hope that the Boulder
Police Department will take not
only a new review in terms of a cold
case review, but that it will go in this
time with an objective review.
Wood and Ramsey have been
critical of previous police eforts,
saying they unfairly focused on the
family and ignored other evidence.
Patsy Ramsey, JonBenets mother
and John Ramseys wife, died in
2006 afer a long battle with cancer.
Beckner said he and newly elect-
ed District Attorney Stan Garnett
agreed that police should lead the
investigation again. Beckner said
he has invited a team of veteran
investigators from state and federal
agencies to join an advisory task
force to explore all possible theo-
ries about what happened the night
JonBenet was killed.
Te group will meet in the next
few weeks to review the evidence
and identify additional testing that
might be done.
Beckner said he wants to go into
the frst meeting with no precon-
ceived notions.
We are open to all possibilities,
he said.
Garnetts predecessor, Mary Lacy,
last year cleared Jonbenets family
in the slaying, saying male DNA
found on the girls clothing almost
certainly came from her killer, and
that it didnt match anyone in the
family.
Beckner informed John Ramsey
of the change in the investigation in
a letter, but gave no hint that police
would back away from that fnd-
ing.
Nor could any objective inves-
tigation back away, Wood said.
(Te DNA evidence) is compelling
if not conclusive.
Lacy said the reason her ofce
took over the case in 2002 was that
the Ramsey family had no conf-
dence in the police. It wasnt that
they were incompetent, she said of
the ofcers.
Lacy said she is absolutely
hopeful the case will one day be
resolved.
I believe the DNA (that cleared
the Ramsey family) is the most
signifcant piece of evidence, and
hopefully, as with some cold cases,
there will eventually be a hit on it,
she said.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) pats Attorney General-designate Eric Holder on the back Thursday, Jan. 15, during a break in Holders confrmation
hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Holder was approved Monday as the only African-American in Barack Obamas cabinet.
Eric Holder approved as frst black Attorney General
Government
Boulder police reopen Ramsey case
crime
stAte news
Casino delays in Kansas
may help competitors
WICHITA Kansas leaders
plans for state-owned casinos
drawing visitors and much-need-
ed revenue to the Sunfower State
are on hold while Indian-owned
casinos in Oklahoma fourish.
Problems in the fnancial mar-
kets forced developers in three
of Kansas four gaming zones to
scrap their plans. Tat has forced
the state to restart the process,
falling further behind its potential
competitor to the south.
Kansas Lottery director Ed
Van Petten said he doesnt think
their head start will afect plans in
Sumner or Wyandotte counties.
Right now its more an eco-
nomic problem than a competi-
tion problem, Van Petten said.
Oklahomas growing roster of
casinos, however, will certainly be
a temptation to visitors determin-
ing where to place their bets.
Leaders debate big cuts
to state court budget
TOPEKA With lawmakers
looking at a billion-dollar defcit
by the end of the next budget year
unless major cuts are made, ev-
eryone is subject to scrutiny, even
the state court system.
When Gov. Kathleen Sebelius
proposed her budget-cutting ideas
last month, she called for cutting
$562,000 from the judiciarys cur-
rent state revenue budget of about
$112 million.
Senate leaders frst called for
cutting another 3.4 percent for
everyone. Te House Appropria-
tions Committee on Friday whit-
tled it to 1 percent, or about $1.1
million.
At this point, its anybodys
guess what the fnal numbers
might be by the time negotiators
come up with the version going to
the governor.
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MENs BAsKETBALL REWIND
SCHEDUlE
Date opponent result/Time
11/4 vs. Washburn (Ex.) W, 98-79
11/11 vs. Emporia State (Ex.) W, 103-58
11/16 vs. UMKC W, 71-56
11/18 vs. Florida Gulf Coast W, 85-45
11/24 vs. Washington (in Kansas City, Mo.) W, 73-54
11/25 Syracuse (in Kansas City, Mo.) L, 89-81 (OT)
11/28 vs. Coppin State W, 85-53
12/1 vs. Kent State W, 87-60
12/3 vs. New Mexico State W, 100-79
12/6 vs. Jackson State W, 86-62
12/13 vs. Massachusetts (in Kansas City, Mo.) L, 61-60
12/20 vs. Temple W, 71-59
12/23 at Arizona L, 84-67
12/30 vs. Albany NY W, 79-43
1/03 vs. Tennessee W, 92-85
1/6 vs. Siena W, 91-84
1/10 at Michigan State L, 75-62
1/13 vs. Kansas State W, 87-71
1/17 at Colorado W, 73-56
1/19 vs. Texas A&M W, 73-53
1/24 at Iowa State W, 82-67
1/28 at Nebraska W, 68-62
1/31 vs. Colorado W, 66-61
2/2 at Baylor W, 75-65
2/7 vs. Oklahoma State 2:30 p.m.
2/9 at Missouri 8 p.m.
2/14 at Kansas State 2:30 p.m.
2/18 vs. Iowa State 7 p.m.
2/21 vs. Nebraska 3 p.m.
2/23 at Oklahoma 8 p.m.
3/1 vs. Missouri 1 p.m.
3/4 at Texas Tech 8:30 p.m.
3/7 vs. Texas 3 p.m.
JAyHAWK STAT lEADErS
Points rebounds Assists
SherronCollins
6
Markief Morris
9
Sherron Collins
17
GAME NoTES
PrIME PlAyS
VIEW FroM PrESS roW
Morris
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA rebs A Pts
Brady Morningstar 2-4 2-3 3 1 6
Tyshawn Taylor 3-8 0-1 2 4 6
Marcus Morris 5-9 0-1 6 0 13
Sherron Collins 5-13 0-2 3 6 17
Cole Aldrich 4-7 0-0 8 0 9
Tyrel Reed 1-1 0-0 2 1 3
Markief Morris 4-8 1-1 9 0 9
Mario Little 4-7 0-0 3 1 12
Total 28-57 3-8 36 13 75
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA rebs A Pts
Curtis Jerrells 0-7 0-4 4 5 4
Kendall Wright 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
Kevin Rogers 6-9 0-0 6 1 15
Quincy Acy 2-7 0-0 5 0 4
Josh Lomers 0-0 0-0 3 1 0
Henry Dugat 4-10 2-3 3 1 15
LaceDarius Dunn 2-6 2-4 4 0 13
Tweety Carter 4-12 4-11 1 3 12
Total 18-51 8-22 26 11 65
IT WAS oVEr WHEN ...
GAME To rEMEMbEr ...
GAME To ForGET ...
STAT oF THE NIGHT ...
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Freshman forward MarkiefMorris and Baylor guard Curtis Jerrells exchange
words after a conested play during the frst half of Monday nights game inWaco. Marki-
ef and his brother Marcus both turned in strong performances.
Sherron Collins swiped the ball away fromBaylor with 2:40 re-
maining. A comeback seemed far-fetched at that point, but Collins
destroyed any hopes of it. He missed a layup after the steal, but junior
guard Mario Little pulled down the rebound, got fouled and made
both free throws. The score became 69-59 and the Bears were doomed.
rECrUITING UPDATE
Baylor didnt beat Kansas Mon-
day night, but the two schools are
still battling for Rivals.coms top-
ranked recruit in the nation.
John Wall a 6-foot-4 point
guard fromRaleigh, N.C. is de-
ciding between seven schools, ac-
cording to Rivals. Joining Kansas
and Baylor are Memphis, Duke,
North Carolina State, Oregon
and Miami. Wall will not decide
until after his after high school
season at Word of God Christian
Academy is completed.
KANSAS rANKED AGAIN
For the frst time since Decem-
ber, Kansas is ranked in both the
Associated Press and ESPN/USA
Today Coaches Poll.
The Jayhawks are ranked
No. 21 in the AP Poll, while the
coaches slotted themat No. 24.
The rankings are released weekly
on Monday and three Big 12
Conference teams were included
in the latest set.
Oklahoma was the highest in
the Big 12 at No. 2 in both polls.
Texas ranked No. 16 in the AP,
while the coaches dropped it to
No. 17 after an overtime defeat to
Kansas State Saturday.
brACKET ProJECTIoNS
The tournament might be
more than a month away, but its
never too early for experts to start
predicting the NCAATournament
feld.
ESPNs Bracketology, released
Monday, projects Kansas as a No.
4 seed in the Midwest Regional.
ESPN has the Jayhawks playing
the 13th-seeded Northern Iowa
Panthers in Boise, Idaho, in the
frst round.
Meanwhile, Bracketography.
comgives Kansas a projected
No. 6 seed in the East Regional.
Strangely, the Web sites projec-
tions also feature Northern Iowa
as its frst round opponent.
Case Keefer
Freshman forward Marcus Morris
Two weeks ago, this would not have seemed
possible. Marcus was lowon confdence and high on
fouls. He struggled not only to play well, but also to
fgure out his role on the team. That was all a distant
memory for Marcus Monday. He fnished with 13
points and six rebounds.
Sophomore guardTyrel reed
This isnt an indictment of Reed as much as praise
for his teammates. Out of the eight Jayhawks who
played signifcant minutes against Baylor, Reed was
the only one without a signature moment. He did his
part tried to get open behind the three-point line
and added three points and an assist. The rest of the
Jayhawks simply played so well that they didnt need
Reed.
17. Thats the combined points scored by Baylor guards Curtis Jer-
rells and LaceDarius Dunn. Coming into the game, Jerrells averaged
17 points and Dunn averaged 16. Holding the two to nearly half their
usual output was the most notable accomplishment by the Jayhawk
defense so far this season. Baylor cant win without Dunn and Jerrells.
Kansas proved it.
Case Keefer
Aldrich getting his face smashed
against Nebraska. Heres what I
dont get. We live in the age of the
iPhone and Skype and the Asimo
robot (seriously, have you seen
this thing?). And all those genius
engineers cant find a way to create
a basketball face mask that doesnt
look completely ridiculous?
8:39 Baylors Quincy Acy
flushes a baseline dunk to put the
Bears up 20-15 leading to this
exchange between my friend Trofs
and I.
Me: How much do I owe you?
Trofs: Acy said 10 percent.
Me: Too bad Acy aint in
charge no more.
8:48 My friend Todd: What
happened to Aaron Bruce? (edi-
tors note: Aaron Bruce, a former
Baylor guard from Australia,
graduated last year.)
Trofs: Did you say what hap-
pened to Aaron Brooks?
Todd: No, but what DID hap-
pen to Aaron Brooks? Look it up.
8:55 Sherron Collins knifes
in the lane and hits a floater to
give Kansas a 30-28 lead at half-
time. How many times has he
made that move this year? Now
can Kansas hold on for a huge
road win?
9:03 I have no idea what
Pacific Life does, but Im buying.
(Dah-duh-dah-dah-duh-dah-dah-
duh-DAH-DAH)
9:27 LaceDarius Dunn
knocks down a three to draw
Baylor within eight at 46-38, and
Tyshawn Taylor answers with a
jump shot on the other end.
9:29 Another three-pointer
from Baylor. And Kansas lead
melts to 48-44. Yep, this ones
going down to the wire.
9:41 Somehow, Cole Aldrich
commits his fourth foul with 8:16
left in the second half. Were look-
ing at a four-guard lineup with
Markieff Morris at the five spot,
and for some reason, I love it. I
wish more teams did this. It kind
of feels like an intramural game
where nobody wants to go inside.
9:43 Curtis Jerrells unbeliev-
ably throws the ball out of bounds.
Listen to this line: With seven
minutes left, Jerrells is zero for five
from the field with one point. Yo
Curtis, whats wrong? You been
hanging with Michael Phelps or
something?
9:54 After three hacks in a
row, and a massive over the back
from Markieff Morris, Mario Little
finishes a layup and the Jayhawks
go up 66-55. If youre Bill Self, you
hate to play without Cole Aldrich,
but Baylor might be one of the few
Big 12 teams where you can get
away with a four-guard line-up.
10:01 Fran Fraschilla nearly
got through the entire game
without any goofs ... until now.
After LaceDarius Dunn flopped
the floor trying to draw a foul,
Fraschilla bought the acting job
and adamantly claimed a foul
should have been called.
10:03 Say what you want
about Waco, but the Baylor fan
with the green construction
helmet just got inducted into my
Mustache Hall-of-Fame.
10:07 The Rock Chalk
Chant is clearly audible on the
television. Great road win for
Kansas. The Jayhawks improve
to 18-4 and 7-0 in the Big 12
Conference. So whats the new
ceiling for this team? Is a 12-4
Big 12 finish a disappointment
now? If Kansas can hold serve
at home against Oklahoma State
on Saturday, Kansas will be 8-0
in the league. You have to think
that 13-3 is a realistic possibility.
10:15 Well, were out of
pretzels and were not sure well
ever do this again.
Wait, what? Bill Simmons
is on the phone? He thinks we
ripped him off? Mmm...about
that...
Edited by Casey Miles
FIrST HAlF
8:58 In a play sure to make
the season lowlights, Markief
Morris was swatted twice on one
possession. Morris failed to keep
the ball above his head and the
Bears picked up two of their four
frst half blocks in a single play.
6:54 Fresh out of a media
timeout, Quincy Acy the only
Baylor starter who averages fewer
than 10 points slammed a
putback dunk to force a Kansas
timeout.
6:40 Still feeling the funk
fromSaturdays game, it took
Sherron Collins almost 14 min-
utes to score his frst points in
Waco. He snapped the streak with
a layup out of a Kansas timeout.
0:01 Kansas nowhas a frst
half buzzer-beater in three of its
last four games. This time Collins
capped a 9-2 Jayhawk run with a
foater in the lane.
SECoND HAlF
18:20 Following Collins
missed layup, Marcus Morris
grabbed a rebound and layed it
in. It was Morris sixth point of the
second half and it sparked Kansas
second 9-2 run.
12:29 Already hot frombe-
yond the three-point line, Tweety
Carter buried his third three of
the half and fourth of the game. It
brought Baylor within 48-47.
8:16 Curtis Jerrells Bay-
lors leading scorer scored
his frst point of the game at the
free throwline. Jerrells drewthe
fourth foul on Cole Aldrich and
his free throwmade the score
56-52. However, the Bears would
never get closer.
3:37 The ball bounced of of
almost every player on the court
before ending up in Mario Littles
hands for a wide-open layup.
Baylor fans were irate that no foul
was called while Kansas cruised
with its 11-point lead.
Taylor Bern
the game was effectively over. Self
said despite the teameffort, Collins
who also made his 35th consec-
utive free-throw to set the Kansas
record played one of his greatest
individual games.
The Jayhawks ran to the locker
room clapping after the first half.
Of course they did. Despite trailing
for most of the half, Collins tossed
in a floater at the buzzer to give
Kansas a 30-28 lead.
All five Jayhawk starters scored
at least four points in the open-
ing half. But their most impressive
accomplishment came on where
else? the defensive end.
Baylor isnt used to getting off to
slow starts. The Bears rank third in
the Big 12 Conference in scoring
and prefer to push the pace early.
Kansas wouldnt allow it.
The Morris twins were key.
Despite Baylors lineup of speedy
guards, Marcus and Markieff were
able to hold their own and con-
tribute to the Jayhawks defensive
effort.
Then came the second half where
Marcus and Markieff pulled Kansas
away from Baylor. Together.
If hes doing good, Im going to
try to match his intensity, Markieff
said. Ill pick up his slack and hell
pick up my slack. We talk about
that.
Edited by Casey Miles
MENs (continued from 12A)
BY TAYLOR BERN
tbern@kansan.com
Whether its instinct woven
into his DNA or a tiny alarm
inside his body, Sherron
Collins always knows when the
Jayhawks need him.
More than any player in
recent Kansas history, Collins
senses when he needs to take
the game over and then does it
without hesitation.
Monday night it came with
5:36 left and Kansas clinging
to a 60-55 advantage. Collins
dribbled across halfcourt and
searched for an outlet pass, but
found none.
They did a good job of deny-
ing, so I just kept counting off
and stretched the floor, Collins
said. I knew it was going to go
to me. I had to get in the paint
and draw a foul.
Like he did in a similar situa-
tion at Nebraska last Wednesday,
Collins killed his opponent at
the free-throw line.
He drained the clock 40 feet
from the basket, gently striding
back and forth then pouncing
on the defense like a tiger.
The junior bulled past his
first defender and set up Baylors
Henry Dugat with a pump fake.
The whistle blew and Collins
hit both free throws to push the
lead to seven.
On the next possession,
Collins passed to Brady
Morningstar then ran a circle
around the court before taking
the ball back at the top of the
key. Collins sensed that he was
needed and wouldnt let anyone
else decide how the play would
end.
Thats just me, Collins said.
Late in the game I want the
ball in my hands. Rather than
making a basket I just want to
make the play.
Collins drove to the basket
and drew another foul.
Kansas coach Bill Self said the
biggest difference in the second
half was his teams willingness
to attack the rim with great-
er force. Freshman forwards
Marcus and Markieff Morris,
junior guard Mario Little and
freshman guard Tyshawn
Taylor all made a difference
with impact drives, but it was
Collins leading the charge.
Those guys played great,
everybody contributed, Self
said, but Sherron was fabu-
lous. That was one of his better
games.
Collins dropped his second
pair of free throws to go up
64-55.
Both of those possessions
and subsequent drives occurred
while Taylor and sophomore
center Cole Aldrich rode the
bench with four fouls apiece.
Taylor sat down with 5:36 to
play, the exact time Collins
instinct, tiny alarm or whatever
kicked in and triggered another
heroic performance.
Self also noted that Collins
team-high 17 points didnt
come at the expense of his
defense. Self said he talked
to the Chicago native before
Mondays game about refocus-
ing on his defensive play.
He challenged me to cut
their head off and Jerrells is the
head of the team, Collins said.
Curtis Jerrells entered the
game as Baylors leading scorer
at 16.8 points per game. Against
Collins and the Jayhawks he
missed all seven of his shots
and scored just four points with
late-game free throws.
With 1:43 to play Collins
made his third pair of free
throws. The sixth swish was
Collins 35th consecutively
made free throw. That breaks
Wayne Simiens 2005 school
record for consecutive free
throws.
Collins went to the line once
more with 51 seconds to play
and missed his first attempt.
I thought I missed the
record when I missed that last
free throw, Collins said.
His instinct held on just long
enough.
Edited by Susan Melgren
Ryan McGeeney/KANsAN
Junior guard sherron Collins charges out of a melee beneath the Baylor goal for a loose ball and a cross-court drive during the frst half. Collins led the way for the Jayhawks, scoring 17 points on 5-of-13 shooting and taking over late in the game when Baylor began to close the margin.
Collins secures
game once again
DoDD (continued from 12A)
Ryan McGeeney/KANsAN
sophomore center Cole Aldrich snatches the ball inside the paint as Baylors LaceDarius
Dunn fies past. Aldrich grabbed eight rebounds in the game.
Ryan McGeeney/KANsAN
sophomore guard Tyrel Reed lunges through a tangle of Baylor defenders under the Jay-
hawks basket. The Jayhawks were able to outrebound the Bears 36-26 in a game where defense
made a big diference for Kansas.
sports 8A Tuesday, February 3, 2009
AssociAted Press
WASHINGTON The
Obama administration is sending
a womens badminton team to
Iran this week as part of a broad
bid to engage the Iranian people
through educational and cultural
exchanges, the State Department
said Monday.
Amid a wide-ranging review
of U.S. policy toward the Islamic
Republic, the trip is the new
administrations first foray into
such exchanges that began while
President George W. Bush was in
the White House. Past exchanges
have involved athletes from other
sports, artists, academics and
professionals.
The 12-member team eight
female players and four coach-
es and managers represent-
ing USA Badminton will be
in Tehran from Tuesday until
Feb. 9 to participate in the Iran
Fajr International Badminton
Tournament, which begins on
Friday, the State Department said
in a statement.
It said the U.S. squad was
invited by the Iranian Badminton
Federation and that they hoped
to extend an invitation to Irans
national team to come to the
United States in July. This weeks
trip is being sponsored by the
State Department, which since
2006 has promoted people-to-
people exchanges with Iran.
More than 250 Iranians, includ-
ing artists, athletes, and medical
professionals, have participated in
exchange programs in the United
States, the department said.
Previous sports exchanges,
which started in Jan. 2007, have
included wrestlers and weightlift-
ers as well as basketball, table ten-
nis and water polo players. Since
then, the department has sent 32
American athletes to Iran and
brought 75 Iranian athletes and
coaches to the United States.
The badminton trip is the first
to take place under the Obama
administration, which is consider-
ing new approaches to Iran. Those
include direct official dialogue
and the appointment of a special
envoy to deal with Iran, which has
not had diplomatic relations with
the U.S. since 1979.
With tensions high over Irans
nuclear program and alleged
support for extremists, the Bush
administration in late December
expressed grave concern about
the detention and interrogation
in Iran of an American academ-
ic who was participating in an
exchange. The incident led the
National Academies of Science
to suspend educational exchanges
with Iranian institutions.
AssociAted Press
Its Monday, there must be a new
No. 1.
Tis time its Connecticut at the
top of Te Associated Press college
basketball poll, the fourth straight
week with a new No. 1.
Te Huskies (20-1) moved up
from second to replace Duke (19-
2), which fell to fourth afer losing
on a last-second shot to Wake For-
est in its one week on top.
Wake Forest (17-2) was No. 1 two
weeks ago, but the Demon Deacons
lost to Virginia Tech and fell out.
Tey had replaced Pittsburgh (19-
2), which was No. 1 for two weeks
before losing to Louisville. North
Carolina (19-2) was a unanimous
No. 1 in the preseason poll and for
the frst seven weeks of the season
before losing to Boston College.
Te fve teams which have been
No. 1 this season are from two con-
ferences: North Carolina, Wake
Forest and Duke of the Atlantic
Coast Conference and Pittsburgh
and Connecticut of the Big East.
Te record for consecutive weeks
with a diferent No. 1 is seven in the
1993-94 season.
Tis is Connecticuts frst appear-
ance at No. 1 since March 2006, and
it is the Huskies 25th week on top,
all since 1995.
I look at it like winning a good
in-season tournament like Maui. Its
an accomplishment for a minute,
a day an hour, a week or whatever,
but you, want to be there in April,
Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun
said Monday.
Te Huskies time there will be
challenged immediately as they
played at No. 5 Louisville on Mon-
day night.
Connecticut received 64 frst-
place votes from the 72-member
national media panel to easily out-
distance Oklahoma (21-1), which
moved up from fourth. Te Sooners
were last ranked No. 2 in the 2002-
03 season. Te Sooners were No. 1
on fve ballots.
Connecticut is also ranked No. 1
in the womens poll, the fourth sea-
son in which both programs from
that school have been on top.
Just as the top of the poll keeps
changing, so does the bottom. Tree
teams moved in this week: Min-
nesota returned afer a one-week
absence. Defending national cham-
pion Kansas had been out seven
weeks. Utah joined for the frst time
this season.
Te last fve ranked teams were
Kansas, Washington, Illinois, Ari-
zona State and Utah State.
Georgetown (12-8) dropped
out from 25th afer losing its ffh
straight game. Te Hoyas were
ranked all season, getting as high as
No. 9, which was when the losing
streak began.
With Georgetown falling out, the
Big East is down to six teams in the
Top 25. Te 16-team league set the
record earlier this season with nine
teams in the poll in one week. Te
ACC and Big Ten both have four
teams in the rankings.
Kentuckys absence means the
Southeastern Conference does not
have a team in the poll for the frst
time since March 7, 1989, when it
was still a Top 20. Tennessee, Flori-
da and Kentucky of the SEC were all
ranked at some point this season.
Kansas (17-4), which had to re-
place all fve starters and a top re-
serve from the team that won it all
last season, moved in at 20th having
won six straight games.
Associated Press
Connecticuts Kemba Walker, top, gets up past Villanovas Corey Fisher, right, for a shot in
the second half of Wednesdays game. Connecticut defeatedVillanova 89-83, moving the No.1
Huskies to 20-1 on the season.
Olympics
spOrts diplOmacy mens basketball
Trip meant to improve relations between U.S. and Iran
Huskies move to No. 1 spot
State department sends
badminton team abroad
Dramatic setting for 2010 Games
Vancouver boasts rich natural beauty and a West-Coast lifestyle
AssociAted Press
VANCOUVER Hugging
a spectacular bay by the Pacific
Ocean and ringed by stunning,
snowcapped peaks, Vancouver
easily ranks as one of the world's
most beautiful cities.
With its sandy beaches, Pacific
waters, lush rain forests and a glit-
tering downtown full of skyscrap-
ers, Vancouver considers itself a
world-class destination on par
with cities like Sydney, Australia,
or San Francisco.
The region embodies the laid-
back West Coast lifestyle, a place
where visitors can literally ski in
the morning, and sail in the after-
noon. And, now, Vancouver is
preparing to host the 2010 Winter
Olympic Games.
It's the most populous desti-
nation ever to host the Winter
Olympics, with 2.1 million people
in the greater Vancouver regional
area, according to Canada's 2006
census. It's also Canada's third
time to welcome the Olympics,
having hosted the Montreal
1976 Summer Games and the
1988 Calgary Winter Games. No
Canadian has ever won a gold
medal on home turf.
The Vancouver region has been
home to First Nations peoples,
and it's a heritage that's celebrated
throughout British Columbia.
Europeans arrived in British
Columbia in the 18th and 19th
centuries with the advent of the
fur trade and several gold rushes
which brought prospectors from
around the world.
Now, the region boasts a mul-
tiethnic makeup and vast cultural
diversity. Several influxes of Asian
immigrants have made it home to
one of the largest Chinese popula-
tions outside China.
Any exploration of the city
would be incomplete without a
stroll on the cobbled streets of
Gastown with its old-world charm,
much-photographed steam clock,
quaint pubs, restaurants and gal-
leries.
This is the heart of old
Vancouver, which grew up quickly
around a makeshift tavern estab-
lished in 1867 by gold prospector
"Gassy" Jack Deighton.
For the less well-heeled, the sur-
rounding area is home to a num-
ber of hostels and cheap eateries.
Visitors should be careful not to
stray too far south of Gastown lest
they wind up in the city's notori-
ously squalid and poverty-strick-
en notorious Downtown Eastside
where drugs and prostitution are
rampant.
The area was an early "skid row,"
a term said to have originated in
Seattle, where, as in Vancouver,
logs were "skidded" along roads
to sawmills.
But that's just one small part of
Vancouver.
Galleries in other areas are
worth a visit. The Vancouver Art
Gallery hosts international shows
as well as a permanent exhibit of
the work of Emily Carr who docu-
mented West Coast native life.
The gallery steps are a focus of
the city's leisure crowd, lounging
to take in the scene and watch
street performers.
From there, it's a short hop
to casual Kitsilano, where Fourth
Avenue was Vancouver's 1960s
hippie haven. It's now home to an
eclectic assortment of restaurants
and one-of-a-kind shops.
Past Kitsilano is the University
of British Columbia, home to the
Museum of Anthropology, a tem-
ple of light perched atop cliffs over
the scenic waters of Howe Sound.
And, at the bottom of the cliffs
is Wreck Beach, in warm weather
one of North America's favorite
nude hangouts.
The night buzz in Vancouver
is on glittering Robson Street, the
city's Rodeo Drive North, lined
with top-name boutiques, oyster
bars and java joints. For the more
adventurous, the award-winning
restaurant atop Grouse Mountain
accessible by a gondola offers
unparalleled views of Vancouver
and its harbor.
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T
he terrorists are coming!
Well, actually theyre terror
suspects. I mean, techni-
cally, we call them enemy combat-
ants. But lets not get lost in hugely
important distinctions.
These people could be coming
to Kansas.
In his second full day in office,
President Obama signed an execu-
tive order beginning the process
of closing the Guantanamo Bay
detention facility. It is likely that
some or all of the inmates will be
brought onto American soil.
Enter Leavenworth.
The fort houses the United States
Disciplinary Barracks, and accord-
ing to the Leavenworth Convention
and Visitors Bureau Web site,
it is the only long-term prison
in the Department of Defense.
Commentators have cited Fort
Leavenworth as a possible loca-
tion to hold current Guantanamo
inmates.
Kansas politicians do not agree.
Most politicians are working vigor-
ously to find any and every possible
argument against such a move.
Republican Sen. Sam
Brownback, in an opinion piece on
CNN.com, argued that relocating
inmates to Leavenworth would
be a mistake. He noted that as the
prison is rated as medium-security,
civilian housing is only feet away
from the existing facility.
Although the logistical challenges
of housing the prisoners would be
real, stopping such a plan because
of those challenges would be an
opportunity lost. Kansas might be
seen as a more progressive state
for making a necessary sacrifice to
guarantee American safety.
According to the Leavenworth
Times, although many local officials
have come out against the possibil-
ity, opposition is not universal.
That was the mood I received
when I approached a group of col-
lege students at the Harbor Lights
Coffeehouse in Leavenworth.
Jeni Schneider, Leavenworth
junior at the University of St.
Mary, works at the Command and
General Staff College, located in
Fort Leavenworth. She said she had
no problem with the possibility.
They already have very good
security, Schneider said. I never
feel insecure at Fort Leavenworth. I
feel safer at Fort Leavenworth than
in Leavenworth.
Laurie Haney, also a junior at
the University of St. Mary, was
unmoved by the prospect of detain-
ees coming to Leavenworth. Haney
said that those at Leavenworth
were used to lots of prisoners.
Housing the prisoners in Kansas
could make a positive difference.
The extra resources needed would
undoubtedly create jobs, both
directly and indirectly related to
housing the prisoners.
But despite of the issues to be
addressed before Kansas could
undertake such an operation, there
is still the thorny fact that the
detainees have to go somewhere.
Ive always viewed Kansas as a
state that welcomes challenges.
The default view of our politicians
should be to ask how we can meet
this challenge, not how we can
avoid it. If not, we might end up
forfeiting an opportunity.
Shorman is a McPherson
freshman in journalism.
T
he University should allot
more time for students
to receive a 100 percent
refund on their tuition when
dropping a course at the begin-
ning of a new semester. Currently,
a 90 percent refund policy begins
the first day of class, so a student
loses the opportunity for a refund
on a class before even attending.
Therefore, if you go to class
on the first day and the syllabus
outlines a work load you cant
handle, your TA doesnt speak
English, you decide to be an engi-
neer instead of a creative writer,
you discover learning Mandarin
Chinese isnt for you, or any of the
other valid reasons one could have
for dropping a course, you are los-
ing 10 percent of what you paid.
Essentially students are losing
money for showing up for a syl-
labus and plagiarism/attendance
talk. The University rationalizes
this policy as one that ultimately
benefits students.
It is the Universitys respon-
sibility to manage its academic
resources so that they benefit the
largest number of students, said
Jill Jess Associate Director of News
and Media Relations. When a
student does not intend to attend
or complete a class but remains
enrolled after the semester begins,
he or she may deprive another stu-
dent of a place in that class. The
refund policy helps remind stu-
dents of the importance of final-
izing their plans for the semester
in a timely manner.
But having the 100
percent refund extend
into the first week of
the semester is not
going to prevent a
student from enroll-
ing in a class they really want to
take, even if the class doesnt have
an open spot until after school
starts exploration. In addition to
this, students do not have a clear
understanding of class expecta-
tions until actually going to class.
If the policy is going to remain as
it is, syllabi need to be available
before the 100 percent refund
period ends.
The University wants students
to make the best decisions pos-
sible, but they are not giving
students the proper resources to
do so. Students are responsible
enough to finalize plans in a
timely manner and be refunded
the money they deserve.
The University
receives its largest
portion of money
directly from students
paying tuition, and
should be treating
students accordingly.
This is the only Board of
Regents-accredited university in
Kansas that doesnt allow at least
some class time before offer-
ing less than a full refund, and
the policy has been like this for
at least a decade. It is time for
a review of this policy, which is
inconsistent with students needs,
and with other schools standards.
Kansas State University allows 14
days of class before the 100 per-
cent refund period ends. Emporia
States 100 percent refund extends
for 15 days, and Wichita State
allows five days.
If the University wants to con-
tinue being a forerunner in Kansas
this money hoarding policy needs
to be adjusted to better serve stu-
dents.
CaitlinThornbrughfor
The KansanEditorial Board
Opinion
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S
ome people are simply
gifted. Things just come
naturally to them. The rest
of us have to work as hard as we
can to keep up. But thats exactly
what we need to do. When I first
applied to write for The Kansan,
I knew I would have to renew
my commitment to writing. The
people on staff were obviously
more gifted than I, so I would
have to work twice as hard to be
as good as them. And anyone
who knows me knows this
would not be so easy.
People who simply have
natural talent often discourage
me. I read their work the Rick
Reillys, the Mitch Alboms
and think I could never be that
good. But thats wrong. When
someone does something better
than us, their accomplishments
should inspire us to strive to be
better, to try harder, to not settle
for being just another person
who shrugs his shoulders before
giving up. Whether in your field
of study, in pick up games at
the rec center, hell, even in beer
pong, you should want to be
the best or better than you ever
thought possible. (Maybe beer
pong is a stretch, but you gotta
begin somewhere.)
I began as a writer on my
community college newspaper,
a biweekly publication with very
few staff members. I became
editor-in-chief in addition
to writing sports, news and
commentary about anything that
struck me. Ideas werent hard to
come by for these commentaries.
I simply sat down and wrote
about the first thing that came to
mind. I thought it was that easy.
And it was.
Then I came to the University.
I thought I was the best writer
on staff when I was in Garden
City. But I used to read The
Kansan regularly and was in awe
of what the stuff writers would
think of. I marveled at the way
everything was put together. I
never thought I would have the
opportunity to be a part of a
publication like that.
Now here I sit, writing my
first column for The Kansan.
Anticipations and expectations
run wild through my head. I
know good columnists write for
a purpose. They write with their
audience in mind, hoping their
message will affect someone in
some way. I realize my audience
members probably wont change
their lives in response to the
words that appear under my
name. I can promise, however,
that every time I write, I
believe Im working toward
communicating something
greater than myself. I write
with the intent that I might be
able to make a difference. And
as someone who comes from
a small town in New Mexico,
writing for The Kansan is what
I am doing to get out of my
comfort zone and move toward
being the best writer I can be.
I realize it can be daunting
when you see someone better
than you think you ever can be;
however, dont look at his or
her talent as a threat, but as an
opportunity. An opportunity to
work harder and better yourself,
because you never know when
youll be the person others are
looking to for inspiration.
Lucero is a Farmington,
N.M., junior in journalism.
mARIAm SAIFAN
Guantanamo prisoners should
make move to Ft. Leavenworth
Is Weston single?
n n n
This is the second time Ive
called in to complain about
SafeRide. It sucks; it should
never be used again by any
college student.
n n n
To the guy in my TH&F 684
class that always sits in the
back: Youre cute but youll
probably never know who
I am.
n n n
I hate my roommates
friends. They are loud,
annoying, and cant take a hint
to get out.
n n n
Glad that the ofcials are
allowed to decide the end of
the Super Bowl. Lame end to a
great game.
n n n
To the girl in front of Budig
who smelled unbelievably
heavenly: I totally would have
hit on you if I was straight.

n n n
I cant believe I didnt switch
to Gmail earlier.
n n n
Why the hell would I want
to know 25 things about you?
n n n
My friend slipped on beer
Saturday night and she was
sober!
n n n
The lights in Mac 9
bathroom went out. Now I
cant shower. *Cry.*
n n n
Hey, Free for All. Ive been in
England for two months and
have fve more months to go,
and I cant go a day without
you. Damn my addiction to
you! Oh, and I wanted to say
Ello, mate! to all my friends at
good ol KU. ROCK CHALK!
n n n
I am male, straight, and
enjoy Katy Perry. So sue me.
n n n
My French teacher is
unbelievably gorgeous!
n n n
I saw a guy in a Steelers
jersey get pooped on by a
cardinal this morning: KARMA!
n n n
Would love to randomly
bump into you on campus
today...
n n n
I just realized that the
suggested friends on
Facebook are all people that
they suggest me to as a friend
and none of them like me.
n n n
I forgot to ask you your name.
Smile at me like that again. I
promise Ill ask you!
n n n
Who the monkey is Weston?
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Longer refund period needed
Step out of box a leap
into something new
KAnsAns
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CLASSIFIEDS 10A TUESday, FEBRUaRy 3, 2009
With the nonconference sched-
ule and nearly half of the Big 12
Conference season behind us, its
high time for a midseason awards
briefing.
Big 12 Player of the Year: Blake
Griffin, Oklahoma forward
This one is a no-brainer. Griffin
is Michael Beasley, minus a reli-
able jumper, plus a will to com-
pete. Griffin is easily the confer-
ences best rebounder and among
its most efficient scorers.
Runner up: Cole Aldrich,
Kansas center
Big 12 Newcomer of the Year:
Denis Clemente, Kansas State
guard
The crop of incoming transfers
is thin this season in the Big 12.
So much so that Kansas forward
Mario Little (12 minutes per game)
might have snagged this one if not
for Clementes 44-point explosion
this past weekend in a Kansas State
victory at Texas. The Miami trans-
fer is Kansas States best scorer and
best perimeter defender.
Runner up: Mario Little, Kansas
forward
Big 12 Freshman of the Year:
Willie Warren, Oklahoma guard
Warrens transition from high
school stud to starter at Oklahoma
hasnt been consistently smooth,
but the rugged 6-foot-4 wing is
improving by the game. Warren
is hard to stop when he drives
and he gets plenty of open outside
shots when defenses double-team
Griffin.
Runner up: Jamar Samuels,
Kansas State forward
Midseason All-Big 12 team:
Sherron Collins, Kansas guard
The Jayhawks would have a few
more in the loss column if not for
Collins heroics.
Obi Muonelo, Oklahoma State
guard Chronically overlooked,
Muonelo is a 41 percent three-
point shooter who grabs nine
rebounds per game.
Craig Brackins, Iowa State for-
ward Kansas fans saw Brackins
at his versatile best two week-
ends ago when he dropped 42
points and 14 rebounds in a losing
effort.
Blake Griffin, Oklahoma for-
ward Hes a force of nature
around the basket.
Cole Aldrich, Kansas center
Aldrich could be the nations most
improved player. Hes come from
eight minutes per game as a fresh-
man to being the second most
productive player in the Big 12.
Honorable mention:
Cory Higgins, Colorado guard;
James Anderson, Oklahoma State
guard; Curtis Jerrells, Baylor
guard; DeMarre Carrol, Missouri
forward; Damion James, Texas
forward.
Womens Midseason All-Big
12 team:
Andrea Riley, Oklahoma State
guard The Cowgirls have disap-
pointed a bit, but Riley averages 24
points per game.
Shalee Lehning, Kansas State
guard Lehning is a threat to
record a triple-double every time
out.
Danielle McCray, Kansas guard
McCray carries Kansas night in
and night out.
Danielle Wilson, Baylor forward
Top 10 in the Big 12 in scoring
and rebounding.
Courtney Paris, Oklahoma
forward A double-double ma-
chine.

Edited by Susan Melgren
TODAY
No event scheduled
weDnesDAY
swimming:
Pentathlon, 4
p.m.
(Lawrence)
Mens golf:
Texas Tech, 4
p.m.
(Lawrence)
ThursDAY
Mens golf:
Hawaii-Hilo
Invitational
Kona, Hawaii
FrIDAY
Tennis:
Illinois, 2 p.m.
Champaign, Ill.
softball:
UTEP, 2:30 p.m.
Phoenix, Ariz.
softball:
Arizona, 5:30
p.m.
Phoenix, Ariz.
swimming
& Diving:
Iowa State, 6
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Lawrence
Track & Field:
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Collegiate
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Mens golf:
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ThIs week
In kAnsAs
AThleTIcs
QuOTe OF The DAY
I messed up and I hurt
a lot of people. I mean, I re-
ally messed up. ... I cheated
because I was weak. Im not
in denial; I cheated. I take
responsibility and, unfortu-
nately, the consequences
have really been terrifc.
Former Baylor coach Dave Bliss to the
Rocky Mountain News
FAcT OF The DAY
Bliss successor Scott Drew
has an overall record of 73-86
in his fve-plus years in Waco.
The Bears had their frst sea-
son over .500 last year for the
frst time since Drew arrived
in Waco. Baylor went 21-11
(9-7), fnished tied for fourth
in the Big 12.
Baylor Athletics
TrIVIA OF The DAY
Q:Where has Bliss landed
after being banned from
coaching by the NCAA Infrac-
tions Committee?
A: Bliss is the president
and co-founder of Interactive
Occupational Training Inc. The
2-year-old company develops
online training programs for
businesses and organizations.
Scripps Howard News Service
sports 11A tuesday, february 3, 2009
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AssociAted Press
Connecticut remains in a class
by itself.
Te Huskies were a unanimous
No. 1 in Te Associated Press poll
for the 10th straight week Mon-
day. Tey blew out then-No. 6
Louisville last Monday before
routing Georgetown on Saturday.
UConn (21-0) is the lone
unbeaten team, winning by an
average of 34 points. On Tuesday,
the Huskies face Big East rival
Rutgers, which fell out of the
rankings last week.
Oklahoma stayed at No. 2 afer
winning at Baylor on Wednesday.
Te Sooners host No. 12
Tennessee on Monday night as
Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt
goes for her 1,000th victory.
Connecticut received all 45
frst-place votes for 1,125 points
from the national media panel.
Oklahoma totaled 1,079 points.
Connecticut is also ranked No.
1 in the mens poll, the fourth
season in which both UConn
programs have been No. 1 at the
same time.
California moved up four spots
to No. 3. Te Bears were third for
two weeks earlier in the season.
Duke fell one place to fourth af-
ter losing to Florida State in over-
time. Despite losing to Connecti-
cut, Louisville moved up to No. 5
for its best ranking ever.
Auburn fell to sixth afer los-
ing its frst game of the season to
Georgia. Stanford climbed two
places to seventh. Baylor dropped
four spots and was tied for No. 8
with North Carolina.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Connecticuts Tina Charles shoots the
ball against Georgetowns Latia Magee
during the frst half of a game on Saturday
inWashington. Connecticut won 80-61 and
remains the only unbeaten team.
Connecticut stays at No. 1
NcAA WomeN
N.C. State coach Yow
buried in hometown
GIBSONVILLE, N.C.
North Carolina State womens
basketball coach Kay Yow was
laid to rest a week afer her death
following a long fght against
cancer.
Yow was buried Saturday in
her hometown, about 70 miles
west of Raleigh. Te Hall of
Famer coached at nearby Elon
for four years before taking over
at N.C. State in 1975 and piling
up more than 700 career wins.
Associated Press
By Asher Fusco
afusco@kansan.com
ncAA wOMen
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Top players get their props. MoRNINg bREw 11A
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The trips expected to help relations. SPoRTS DIPLoMACY 8A
BY JAYSON JENKS
jjenks@kansan.com
After losses this season, coach
Bonnie Henrickson and her players
often engage in talks about their
missteps, but also quickly pointed
to the positive trends to build on.
Stuck in a four-game losing
streak, and with multiple chances
to grab victories having slipped
away, the Jayhawks wanted little to
do with the positives after a disap-
pointing 73-60 loss at Texas A&M
on Saturday.
Still, to be fair, The Kansan looks
at both the ups and downs during
the Jayhawks recent skid.

< Re-emeRgence of
Danielle mccRay
At one point three weeks ago,
much of Kansas postgame atten-
tion focused on the slump and
struggles of junior forward Danielle
McCray.
Not anymore.
McCray has scored at least 20
points in four consecutive games
while making 44 percent of her
shots. And, most important-
ly, McCray is scoring when the
Jayhawks need it most.
Her poise and composure has
been really good, Henrickson said.
Shes played tough.
= no bench
consistency
Before conference play began,
Henrickson noted the improve-
ment of Kansas bench from a year
ago.
So far, that hasnt been appar-
ent on the court. In the first six
games of the Big 12 season, Kansas
has had only one game in which a
bench player has scored in double
figures. And, against Nebraska on
Jan. 21, Kansas bench produced
zero points.
We need some other kids to
step up and make some plays too,
Henrickson said.
< the appeaRance of
KRysten boogaaRD
For the simple sake of creating
balance, sophomore center Krysten
Boogaard is a vital piece of Kansas
offensive strategy.
At times, Boogaard has played
the part of inside scorer perfect-
ly. Against Nebraska, Boogaard
scored 12 points. Then, facing a
quick and tall Texas A&M team
on Saturday, Boogaard added eight
first-half points.
= the DisappeaRance
of KRysten boogaaRD
Harder to explain than Boogaards
successes are her abrupt stretches
of little production. On Saturday,
Boogaard followed a solid first half
against Texas A&M with just one
point after the break.
True, defenses seem to make it
a mission to take away Boogaard
inside. But without her, the
Jayhawks become one-dimension-
al and easier for other teams to
defend.
She has to sit down, demand the
ball and call for a pass, Henrickson
said.
< DRiving of
lachelDa Jacobs
In the past two games, Jacobs
has flashed a unique ability to drive
and score in the lane against tal-
ented defenses.
Jacobs has averaged 10.5 points
in the last two games and has given
Kansas another much-needed
threat on offense.
I think shes capable of doing
that every game, McCray said. Its
not surprising to me shes played
that well. She just needs to bring
that all the time.
= tuRnoveRs
Few Jayhawks have handled the
ball cleanly throughout Kansas
four-game losing streak. While
Kansas had only 10 turnovers in
a loss to Kansas State on Jan. 24,
turnovers cost the Jayhawks vic-
tories against Nebraska and Texas
A&M.
And its a problem that has
repeatedly resulted in Kansas losses
this season.
You cant pinpoint one team
that has just killed us, McCray
said. Weve just been beating our-
selves and throwing the ball away.
< RetuRn of saDe
moRRis
In junior guard Sade Morris
absence, Henrickson made little
attempt to hide Morris importance
to Kansas. And its no surprise: She
drives, she makes three-pointers
and shes the Jayhawks best one-
on-one defender. Morris suffered
a Grade 2 concussion on Jan. 17.
In her first game back on Saturday,
Morris played 40 minutes and
scored 11 points.
Its just great to have her back,
McCray said. And she gives us
another defensive presence.
= the slump of
nicollette smith
In Kansas 75-58 victory against
Missouri on Jan. 14, sopho-
more forward Nicollette Smiths
four three-pointers sparked the
Jayhawks offense.
Since then, however, Smith has
made just two threes, while aver-
aging 3.3 points in her last four
games.
Edited by Grant Treaster
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Junior forward Danielle McCray battles to put up a shot during a series of misses against
Kansas State last month. McCray had been experiencing a slump since the start of Big 12 play,
but has recently gotten back into her groove.
Kansas turnovers, lack of bench points contribute to string of losses
Jayhawks look for good in four-game losing streak
Womens basKetball
commentaRy
8:08 p.m. Greetings,
were live from the KAK for
Kansas Big Monday matchup
with Baylor. Were making
history here. Its the first ever
University Daily Kansan game
diary, bloggy, column thing.
Or something like that. Let me
set the scene. We got a room
full of dudes, two couches, a
Kansas basketball media guide
and a bag of pretzels. So lets
get this thing started...
8:14 Brady Morningstar
hits a three-pointer and Kansas
is on the board. And some-
where, the legions of people
who inexplicably loathe Brady
Morningstar just let out a col-
lective groan.
8:20 OK, are you listen-
ing, Baylor fan with the Not
In Kansas Anymore sign? Are
you? Heres the deal. I know
you think youre funny. Yeah,
yeah, we get it. Wizard of Oz,
Judy Garland, yellow brick
road, and all that. But you live
in Waco, Texas. WACO! That
is all.
8:23 With Kansas trail-
ing 9-5, Cole Aldrich goes
to the free throw line and we
get the obligatory highlight of
SEE DoDD oN PAgE 7A
Postgame
from the
Kansan
couch
tWice as nice
Twins play a breakout game
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Freshman forward Marcus Morris struggles to execute a layup during Monday nights game inWaco. Kansas managed its second narrow
victory in a row, beating the Bears 75-65.
Marcus and Markieff provide strong
effort for Kansas on offense, defense
SEE Mens oN PAgE 6A
mens basKetball
ReWinD page 6a
For full coverage of the
Kansas vs. Baylor mens
basketball game, check
out the Rewind on page
6A.
BY ruStiN dOdd
dodd@kansan.com
BY CASE KEEFEr
ckeefer@kansan.com
WACO, Texas They do every-
thing together.
Freshman forwards Marcus and
Markieff Morris wear the same
clothes, eat at the same places and
take the same classes. So its only
appropriate that the Morris twins
both compiled breakout games
in a 75-65 Kansas victory against
Baylor at the Ferrell Center.
Coach always groups us togeth-
er and says if one of us plays good,
the other plays good and if one of
us plays bad that means we both
played bad, Marcus said. Today,
he told us we played awesome.
Marcus scored 13 points and
had six rebounds. Markieff added
nine points, nine rebounds and
two blocks. More importantly,
they combined for 11 points dur-
ing a 16-7 run at the beginning of
the second half that separated the
Jayhawks from the Bears.
Markieff made the third three-
pointer of his career from the top
of the key to cap off the run and put
Kansas ahead 43-33. When Baylor
coach Scott Drew called a timeout
immediately afterward, Marcus ran
out on the court to congratulate his
brother with a chest bump.
When theyre getting hyped,
junior guard Sherron Collins said,
there isnt any limit to what we
can do.
At least, there wasnt Monday.
The game was never the same after
the twins energetic start to the
second half. Although Baylor went
on a 9-0 run over the next three
minutes to cut the lead to three, it
never got any closer than that to
beating Kansas for only the second
time in 15 all-time games.
The victory improved Kansas to
7-0 in the Big 12 Conference and
18-4 overall, but this was about
more than that. This was about the
Jayhawks playing their best game
of the season.
And it all started the way Kansas
coach Bill Self wanted it to with
defense. The Jayhawks held Baylors
leading scorer, senior guard Curtis
Jerrells, to four points on 0-for-7
shooting from the field.
We challenged all of our guys
to give up yourself and guard first,
Self said. When you focus in on
that, other things happen more
naturally.
While Jerrells went scoreless for
the first 32 minutes of the game
and never took control, Kansas
leader did the opposite. Collins
meant everything to the Jayhawks.
He scored 17 points with six
assists in 39 minutes. He defended
Jerrells for most of the night. With
Baylor rallying and attempting to
cut it to a two-possession game
with three minutes remaining,
Collins stole the ball from Baylor
guard Henry Dugat.
The Collins steal translated into
two points for the Jayhawks and