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The photo illustration shows what the completed Irving Hill Road Bridge will look like. Construction on the bridge will begin on May 18 and is expected to take eight to 12 weeks. Gavin Young, assistant director of strategic communications for the University, said the project is being scheduled for summer so the University can close the bridge until construction is completed.

Irving Hill Bridge construction delayed

RILEY MORTENSEN
@RileyMortensen

The
construction
and
renovation of the Irving Hill
Road bridge will begin on
May 18, University officials
confirmed.
The project is expected to
take about eight to 12 weeks
to complete and will conclude
before the end of July, said
Gavin Young, assistant director
of strategic communications
for the University. This is the
third time the project has been
delayed.
Complaints against the
height of the railings on the
bridge began last spring
when the construction of the
new Daisy Hill dorms forced

students to park at the Lied

Center.
Young said closing the bridge
altogether during the summer
would lower costs. The
summer would allow crews to
work without interruption.
The predictability of the
summer weather also helped
with the decision to change
construction
dates.
The
summer construction will
also help the University to
cooperate with the city on lane
closures on Iowa Street.
Young said there will never
be more than one lane closed
at a time. Also, the closures
will be limited to the workday.
Closures in that area will work
better during the summer
months as compared to the

regular school year, he said.

Improvements to the bridge
will focus mainly on safety
concerns. Current sidewalks
on the bridge will be widened
from 5 feet to 8 feet. This will
allow 6 feet of walking space
when considering the 3-foothigh crash barriers that will
be added on the roadside. The
current 30-inch-high tube
railings will be replaced with a
54-inch-high railing.
The streetlights will be
upgraded to LED, as they
already are on Jayhawk
Boulevard, and both sides of
the bridge will be landscaped
to direct the walkways on both
sides through to the bridge,
said Young.
As previously reported by

the Kansan, the overpass will

also sport a fresh coat of new
KU blue paint on the girders
of the bridge and railings.
Additionally, the overpass will
feature white lettering reading,
The University of Kansas
on the north side and, Rock
Chalk Jayhawk on the south
side, according to KU Today.
Young said the team at
KU Design Construction
Management saw limited
options for new railings when
looking at possible choices.
This prompted the idea for the
new signage.
The idea just came about
that, well, if were going to do
this, what if we fixed it up,
painted the whole thing KU
blue and made it clear this is

University of Kansas campus

that youre passing under,
Young said.
Parking will be adjusted
for groups who rotate in and
out of the dorms during the
summer months so that theres
room for everyone to park
on the east side of the bridge,
Young said.
Young also said KU
Endowment and DCM are
looking for donors particularly
to assist with the cost of the
landscaping on the project.

Edited by Vicky DiazCamacho

Uncork Kansas bill making its way to House

KELLY CORDINGLEY
@kellycordingley

Local liquor store owners

and public officials are at odds
whether the Uncork Kansas
bill is beneficial for Kansans
or not. Many public officials
are on the fence.
If the bill is passed to the
floor of the Kansas House of
Representatives, liquor, wine
and full-strength beer could
be stocked on the shelves
of local convenience and
grocery stores.
The House bill was passed
through the Committee
on Commerce, Labor and
Economic Development on
Feb. 25. From there, the bill
is eligible to be voted on by
the House of Representatives.
Rep.
Mark
Hutton
(R-Wichita) is committee
chair and said he wouldnt be
surprised if the bill is brought
to the floor within the next
few weeks.
There was a lot of testimony
from the large retailers who
want this product as to why
they believe this would be
good for Kansas, Hutton
said. Then, the small liquor
store owners testified this
would be a bad thing.
If the bill is passed on the
House floor, it will move to
the Senate to be heard and
possibly voted on. Right now
the changes would take place
in three years. If amended, it
could become five or 10 years.
If it passes both chambers,
without an amendment, these
beverages would be on shelves
in three years. Currently, 44
states allow some form of
alcohol sales in their grocery
stores, according to the
National Alcohol Beverage
Control Association.

When it gets to the House

floor and people ask how Ill
vote, I dont know, Hutton
said. It is about where the bill
ends up; amendments can be
added on the floor that may
totally change the makeup of
the bill.
The
controversy
surrounding the bill is the
possibility of the smaller,
mom-and-pop liquor stores
being forced out of business
when and if the big box
retailers, grocery stores and
convenience stores begin
carrying alcoholic beverages.
This is, from day one, more
of an issue of how do we
fairly transition the industry
towards more opportunity for
both the large retailers and the
small companies, he said.
Trent Duncan, lobbyist for
the Kansas Wine and Spirits
Wholesale
Association,
supports the independent
Kansas liquor stores. He said
he worries with this bill, much
of the profit will vanish out
of state to where the larger
retailers are headquartered.
We like keeping Kansas
money in Kansas, he said.
Independent store owners
employ Kansas bookkeepers
and Kansas lawyers and buy
from Kansas companies, so
the money circulates in the
community. Just look what
has happened when a big box
store locates in small town
America. Why do we want to
duplicate that at small chain
liquor stores?
Under current law, each
person in a household may
have one liquor license. The
proposed law would create
a cap on liquor licenses. In
three years, a retailer wanting
to sell liquor would have to
purchase a permit from one of

the three closest liquor stores

to their location.
Christian Walter, owner of
Myers Retail Liquor on 23rd
Street, and his wife both have
owned liquor stores in the
past, though now they own
only one. Walter has spoken
to numerous legislators and
lobbyists, urging them to vote
this bill down.
If this goes through, it
would put over half of the
liquor stores in Kansas out of
business, Walter said. Weve
been handcuffed the way the
system is now. If we could
have had 15 stores, we would
have. But now Im still paying
off loans. Now they can have
all these stores when theyve
kept us down.
Stan
Frownfelter
(D-Wyandotte) is on the
Committee on Commerce,
Labor
and
Economic
Development and said when
the Uncork Kansas lobby
began pushing this roughly
five years ago, he made it a
point to visit every liquor
store in his district to learn
the percentages of beer, wine
and liquor sales. He said with
nearly 70 percent of the sales
being beer, he doubts a local
liquor store could survive if
this bill passes.
If youre wanting to comingle among two different
industries, if you give away
strong beer, you lose one
industry, he said. Seriously,
in three years there will be
four liquor stores left. They
wont be able to survive.
In his district, Frownfelter
said
hes
encountered
numerous store owners who
are worrying how theyll be
able to make their future plans
come true if this bill passes.
I talked to one gentleman

whos a year older than me

and he told me, I figured
my mortgage would be paid
off on the building when Im
70, and Id sell it and thatd
be my retirement. I wont last
a year if this goes through,
Frownfelter said.
Another issue raised is that
underage individuals will be
more exposed to liquor, both
increasing theft and the rate
at which underage people
consume alcohol. Duncan
cited the multiple thefts that
took place in Washington
after the state allowed liquor
in grocery stores as a warning
to Kansas. According to
KOMO News in Seattle, one
theft ring made off with nearly
$4,000 worth of liquor from
an area grocery store.
It seems to be a questionable
public policy, Duncan said.
Underage persons are easily
identifiable in a liquor store.
But in grocery stores, persons
of all ages are there and access
is more available.
The state of Washington,
several years ago, allowed the
big box stores and grocers
to start selling alcohol and
liquor and the theft rate
skyrocketed, Duncan said.
While Frownfelter said he
cautiously doubts the bill will
pass, Hutton has higher hopes
and sees it as beneficial for
consumers.
I think, youd hope, [in] the
long run the Kansas consumer
would benefit from it, he said.
Clearly, the big box stores
arent going after this because
its just something they want
to do, its a profit potential
for them. I know everyone
says theyre greedy. But then
aren't the liquor stores in the
business to make money too?
Hutton said he anticipates

an amendment transitioning
only beer into grocery stores
instead of beer, liquor and
wine.
Theres people that think
to slow down the march to
grocery, all they should get
to sell is strong beer, he said.
Im pretty sure someone will
come with an amendment on
that, and it may stand a decent
chance of passing. I think,
absolutely, it would make it
easier for people to vote for it.
While no one is making a
definitive statement whether
itll pass or not, Frownfelter
said he believes the makeup
of the House will work against
the bill that he sees as a
detriment to Kansas.
Youve got the liberals,
moderates,
conservatives
and the nutballs out in right
field, he said. Theyre against
anything
alcohol-related.
Then there are the ones that
are for small business.
I dont think its a good
idea. I have third generation
liquor stores in my area where
I knew the grandfather, the
father and the son right now,
and I see no good that can
come from this.
Edited by Vicky DiazCamacho

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KU Athletics questions the validity of his statement.

Associate professor researches Latino child welfare

ALLISON CRIST
@AllisonCristUDK

Associate
professor
of
social
welfare
Michelle
Johnson-Motoyama has been
conducting research for nearly
three years on the needs of
Hispanic children in the U.S.
child welfare system. Last
week, she hosted a webinar
based on this research and
offered training to better
serve these children and their
families.
KANSAN:
Why did you choose to
begin researching?
JOHNSON-MOTOYAMA:
For the past two decades, my
area of research and practice
has been child welfare, and I
was interested in knowing how
Latino children of immigrants
involved in the system were

faring
developmentally.
In the United States, 90
percent of Latino children of
immigrants are U.S. born and
U.S. citizens, but their families
may be of mixed statuses,
and immigration policies can
impact their ability to access
needed health and early
intervention services.
KANSAN:
What did your research
conclude?
JOHNSON-MOTOYAMA:
For starters, in 2003, there
were a set of policy changes
that were made to increase
collaboration between child
welfare and early intervention
systems, and required children
under three to receive referral
to the intervention system
if they had been abused or
neglected. After evaluating
these changes, the study

showed while 100 percent of

children should have received
referral, only a mere 18 percent
did. Also, Latina children of
immigrants demonstrated the
greatest developmental need
but were the least likely to
receive services.
KANSAN:
How can these problems be
fixed?
JOHNSON-MOTOYAMA:
We plan to continue
conducting research that helps
us better understand these
challenges kids are facing.
We also want to develop
the capacity for technical
resources and assistance
services to help agencies
identify problems.
KANSAN:
What did
cover?

the

Webinar

JOHNSON-MOTOYAMA:
We provided research and
offered different promising
practices in order to combat
some of the problems with
the current system. Some
of the topics included brain
development, education and
the highly specific and unique
needs of Hispanic children of
immigrants.
KANSAN:
Why do you think this topic
is important for people to
know about?
JOHNSON-MOTOYAMA:
By 2050, Latino children
will make up one-third of the
U.S. child population, which
is about the same proportion
as non-Hispanic whites. These
children represent an integral
part of our nations shared
future, so its important to

identify barriers that may be

disproportionately impeding
early childhood development
along with solutions.
KANSAN:
How will you continue
to draw attention to social
welfare issues?
JOHNSON-MOTOYAMA:
The KU Center for Public
Partnerships and the Center
for Children and Families
actually just held a screening
event for the film, Raising of
America. This documentary
will be released later this year,
and it highlights the strains
that young families face as
they juggle unpaid parental
leave, a lack of universally
offered high-quality child
care, and growing rates of
poverty in the U.S. that make
childcare difficult, if not
impossible, for some families

to pay for.
KANSAN:
Aside from your research,
what are you passionate
about?
JOHNSON-MOTOYAMA:
The U.S. is plagued by
increasing income inequality.
My dream is for children to
begin life and experience
childhood on a level playing
ground, so that every child has
the opportunity to succeed no
matter their race or ethnicity,
social class, religion, or any
other form of diversity. I want
to see our society become a
smart society, that invests in
the future through minimum
living standards and through
high quality educational
opportunities starting in early
childhood through adulthood.
Edited by Victoria Kirk

Victims to relive horror of Boston bombing as trial begins

DENISE LAVOIE
Associated Press

BOSTON In the two

years since twin bombs tore
through crowds at the Boston
Marathon finish line, the case
against suspect Dzhokhar
Tsarnaev has focused on
arguments over where his trial
should be held, who should sit
on the jury and what evidence
prosecutors should be allowed
to use.
But starting Wednesday, a
day after a jury was selected,
the focus will shift dramatically
from the legal process to the
harsh reality of what happened
that day: the explosions, the

screams, the chaos and the

blood.
Prosecutors are expected to
present graphic images of the
carnage caused by the bombs,
including a surveillance video
that authorities say shows
Tsarnaev placing a backpack
just feet from 8-year-old
Martin Richard and his family.
The boy died in the explosion.
The bombs set April 15,
2013, killed three people and
injured more than 260. At least
16 people lost limbs.
When
people
start
streaming into that courthouse
many with missing limbs
and the prosecutors get up off
their chairs and start talking

about this again, people are

going to relive the enormity
and the awful nature of this,
said Gerry Leone, a former
state and federal prosecutor
who led the prosecution of
shoe bomber Richard Reid but
is not involved in the Tsarnaev
case.
It wouldnt surprise me to
see the young boys parents as
the first witnesses. Oftentimes,
in a homicide case, you
humanize the victims right
away, and youre brought right
back to that day, Leone said.
A blast from the second
bomb killed Martin and tore
off his 7-year-old sisters left
leg. Lingzi Lu, 23, a Boston

University graduate student,

was also killed by that blast.
Krystal Campbell, a 29-yearold restaurant manager from
Medford, was killed by the first
bomb.
Authorities say Tsarnaev,
then 19, and his older brother,
Tamerlan,
26
ethnic
Chechens who had lived in
the former Soviet republic of
Kyrgyzstan and the volatile
Dagestan region of Russia
carried out the bombings to
retaliate against the U.S. for
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The brothers came to the U.S.
with their parents and two
sisters about a decade before
the bombings.

STEVEN SENNE/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Boston Police Special Operations officers use a bomb-sniffing dog while searching a vehicle on a street near the federal courthouse in Boston Tuesday. A panel
of 12 jurors and six alternates was seated Tuesday after two months of jury selection for the federal death penalty trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Dining Services Director

receives Silver Plate
award
The Universitys Dining Director
Nona Golledge has been awarded
a Silver Plate in the colleges
and universities category by the
International Facility Management
Association (IFMA.)
Golledge is one of seven leaders
selected for a Silver Plate award
and she will receive recognition
from the IFMA on May 18 in Chicago.
There, one of the seven finalists will
receive a Gold Plate award.
The Silver Plate award recognizes
the most outstanding operators in
the entire food industry.
KU Dining held a ceremony and
news conference Tuesday to honor
Golledges achievement, which was
officially announced by the IFMA at
1 p.m. that day.
Its truly humbling to be
recognized in this manner,
Golledge said. I consider the Silver
Plate a team award. It has been the
leadership team that has made
this possible. They are outstanding
professionals in all areas of
dining.

Golledge has been director of KU

Dining since 2006. She said that
KU Dinings efforts in sustainability
and food allergies were factors that
led to her receiving the award.
We know that we are being
consumers of resources so we do
what we can to create a sustainable
future for future generations,
Golledge said.
For the future, Golledge mentioned
new residential dining projects and
continued sustainability and food
allergy efforts.
David Mucci, Kansas Union
director, presented the award to
Golledge at the news conference.
I think the honor of this is that
in our everyday experience with
her and her work, she has shown
an honorable commitment to
good value, good practice, and
good service with an emphasis
on serving the larger community,
Mucci said.
I think her KU service
achievements will make her
a campus icon not unlike her
venerated predecessor Mrs. [Lenoir
D.] Ekdahl. I think we have someone
of that caliber of achievement.
Skylar Rolstad

SSAB searches for funding,

fights for safety fee
After funding debates, the Student
Safety Advisory Board considered
a 25 cent fee raise that could bring
in thousands per year to fund safety
projects.
The advisory board debated funding
for several different projects on
Tuesday, including the repaving of a
sidewalk leading to scholarship halls
and installation of security cameras
around the same area.
SSAB proposed to the Student
Senate Fee Review Committee in an
attempt to bring back the Campus
Safety Fee for undergraduate
students. The fee was cut in 2009 and
the proposed $2 was turned down by
Student Senate.
SSAB is now looking to the Finance
Committee to amend the bill and
hopefully still raise the fee by 25 or
50 cents. Garrett Farlow, chair of the
board, said a 25 cent fee could bring
in $20,000 a year to fund additional
safety projects.
Its important for everyone to have
a little bit of a buy in. The rec center
is all student dollars, and thats over
three million, Farlow said. We need

to get this established now.

The board also discussed the
funding for the All Scholarship Hall
Councils rain garden that plans to
repave the sidewalk that goes from
campus to the scholarship halls.
SSAB originally planned on splitting
the cost of the project with the Office
of the Provost, but the group was
turned down.
Despite the rejection, the advisory
board plans on returning to the
provost and asking the office to split
costs for the lighting portion of the
project, rather than the entire garden.
The cost for the two new light poles
will be $14,163 compared with the
$53,773 total cost.
SSAB will also speak with Design &
Construction Management in hopes
of reducing the contingency fees.
To account for another portion of
the cost, Student Housing will pay
$23,400 for the sidewalk and stairs.
The Louisiana camera project is
also moving forward. The board voted
on the $26,700 plan, which will be
funded by the Public Safety Office.
The project will include the future
installation of three security cameras
along Louisiana and 14th streets
down to the scholarship halls.
Allison Crist

Tamerlan Tsarnaev died

following a shootout with
police several days after the
bombings. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev,
now 21, faces 30 federal
charges in the bombings
and in the fatal shooting of
a Massachusetts Institute of
Technology police officer days
later. Seventeen of the charges
carry the possibility of the
death penalty.
Some bombing survivors
have said they plan to attend
the trial; others say they have
no desire to be there.
Its not something I feel
I need to do, said Jarrod
Clowery, who suffered burns
and shrapnel wounds. I have
closure in my life. Im happy.
I have a second chance at life,
and Im living it.
Clowery was watching the
marathon with his friends,
Paul and J.P. Norden, when the
bombs exploded. The Nordens
each lost a leg.
The Norden brothers also
plan to stay away from the trial,
but their mother, Liz, plans to
be there every day. The trial is
expected to last three to four
months.
Its important to me. I take it
personally, what happened to
my family, she said.
In addition to the video,
prosecutors also plan to
show jurors what they call a
confession Tsarnaev scrawled
inside the boat he was hiding
in.
The US Government is
killing our innocent civilians
but most of you already know
that. ... I cant stand to see
such evil go unpunished. We
Muslims are one body, you

hurt one you hurt us all, the

note allegedly says.
Stop killing our innocent
people and we will stop.
Tsarnaevs lawyers have
made it clear that they plan to
depict Tamerlan Tsarnaev as
the mastermind of the attack
and a powerful force in his
brothers life.
Legal analysts say portraying
Tamerlan as a coercive
influence will likely not be
enough to win Dzhokhar
an acquittal but could be a
significant piece of the defense
argument against the death
penalty. After the guilt phase
of the trial, the same jury will
decide whether he should be
sentenced to life in prison
without parole or the death
penalty.
The jury was chosen Tuesday
after nearly two months of jury
selection. The all-white panel
consists of 10 women and
eight men, including a selfemployed house painter, an
air traffic controller, a former
emergency room nurse and
an executive assistant at a law
firm.
Tsarnaev may also get some
help from his family. One of
his sisters, Ailina Tsarnaeva,
plans to attend at least part of
the trial.
Liz Norden said she cant
quite put her finger on why she
feels such a strong need to be
there.
Its not about going and
looking evil in the eye and
seeing him. I realize I will
never get the answers, but its
just very important to me that
I go and see.

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opinion

THE BIRDS & THE BEES

PRO
CON

Sex education for

Childrens sex
children should
education should be
come at a young age saved until puberty
Madeline Umali

Text your FFA

submissions to
(785) 2898351 or
at kansan.com
FFA OF THE DAY
Every day is legs day when your
backpack weighs more than a
small child
My professors socks were
showing and they were plain
black with little bananas printed
all over them. Not what I was
expecting but I was pleasantly
surprised.
Book report due on Thursday
still dont have the book. :/
The Lawrence Public Library is
seriously the nicest library Ive
ever been to! Can I just live
there?
After being in a class that shows
movies from the 70s I have decided that the majority of movies
from this time are absolutely
terrible...
To go bowling... or go to class?
Good luck to everyone on their
midterms next week!

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@madelineumali

arents need to be educating

their children about sex.
According to a study by the
University of Southampton, it is
often argued that this is too inappropriate for their age and destroys
a childs innocence, but teaching
children about sex at an early age
will be beneficial for that child as he
or she gets older.

FOR PARENTS, THE

EASIEST SIGN THAT IT
IS TIME TO TALK ABOUT
SEX IS WHEN THEIR
CHILD ASKS.
It seems that our society is very
passive when it comes to sex
education. If parents dont teach
their children about sex, children
will learn about it through their
peers at school or the media, simply
by default. For the best understanding of sexual development,
children should be learning about
this subject in stages, throughout
the course of their adolescent and
teenage life.
Children should feel comfortable
enough to discuss this topic in their
household. According to a 2014
study, children are encouraged to
learn about sex from their parents

to avoid misinformation, confusion

and sex myths. For children to have
a healthy understanding of sex,
they need time to digest what they
learn. Parenting.com advises that
children should start by learning
the correct anatomical names for
their private parts by the age of two
or three and continue to learn other
sexual topics such as how babies are
made, intercourse and their values
regarding sex as they get older.
For parents, the easiest sign that
it is time to talk about sex is when
their child asks. If parents answer every question in an honest,
age-appropriate way, then children
will start to develop a healthy
understanding of their sexuality.
They will not feel ashamed for their
curiosity and may be comfortable
enough to talk about their own
concerns or experiences.
When providing information
about sex to children, parents must
be aware of the appropriateness of
the facts theyre teaching. I am not
suggesting that they teach their
4-year-old about advanced sexual
topics, but I am suggesting that
the best way for parents to have an
open communication about sex
with their children is by introducing it at an early age. It is important
that children have a clear understanding of their own sexuality
and that we have parents who are
willing to discuss it.
Madeline Umali is a sophomore from
St. Louis studying journalism

Monica Saha
@sahahahaha

ne of the most difficult talks

parents will have with their
children is about sex. Its
easy to think this topic is solely about
sex, but covers: oral sex, birth control,
sexually transmitted disease, sexual
assault, and much more. Discussing
these issues in our generation happens
earlier and becomes harder when
children are exposed to sex from the
media and start asking questions.
However, there is no reason for parents to formally educate their children
about sex before they hit puberty.
Puberty occurs differently for
males and females. According to
Kids Health, on average women start
puberty at age 10, while males start
later, at age 11. This is started by
hormonal signals that stimulate sexual
libido and growth. By 4th and 5th
grade, children will experience sexual
arousal. This is the time to sit down
with them and listen to their sexual
feelings/changes they are experiencing and inform them the precautions
of sex, such as using condoms, birth
control and STDs. The child, who will
soon become a teenager, is more mature around the time of puberty and
can fully comprehend these topics.
The brain of a child who is 4-5 is
drastically different than that of a
10- or 11-year-old. A 4-year-old is
learning how to ride a bicycle and use
a fork or spoon. They shouldnt be
aware that a penis could penetrate a
womens vagina. The prefrontal cortex,

the area in the brain responsible for

higher thinking and decision-making, is one of the last brain regions to
mature. A child this young could not
fully understand the complexities of
sex.
Knowing about sex at too young of
an age could further confuse or halt
the appropriate sexual development
with a child. For example, children
could play more aggressively with
others such as inappropriate tackling
and touching. Others could start
playing the game Ill show you mine,
you show me yours at a younger age.
There needs to be a level of innocence
maintained with children.
It is important to sit down and
talk to children about the difference
between males and females, but in a
child friendly fashion. This includes
using cartoon pictures or dolls to
show biological differences. They need
to have some idea of what private
parts are, as children are vulnerable
and need to know the difference between appropriate and inappropriate
touching.
Parents and kids need to have a
mutual trust between each other
regarding conversations about sex.
Trustworthy communication will help
when the child is ready to have a formal discussion on sex education, but
only when they are mature enough to
process this information.

Monica Saha is a graduate student

in the School of Pharmacy

Choke-lahoma. Thanks for 11

straight.
My geography textbook is the
best cure for insomnia...
Hey, I can speed paint too! Not
really sure itll turn out that well
though.
2 midterms and 2 essays due
this week. I should have a Harry
Potter marathon instead.
When your professor asks
questions from the reading and
no one answers and then they
start to avoid eye contact with
him. #awk
The weather is gradually getting
warmer/sunnier, lets keep it up,
Kansas!
Did that tornado siren on Tuesday
scare the crap out of anyone
else?? Was not expecting that
Good thing I have three papers
due this week and no time to
study for my mid-term exams...
#not
Spilling coffee all over your shirt?
The start of a rough morning!
When Rick shaved his beard,
women and men around the
world rejoiced. #TWD
How on earth can I be cold
when my apartment is set at 71
degrees?! Halp.
One of the worst things to
witness is people that just bite
into string cheese instead of
peeling it... Its called string
cheese for a reason!!!
March Madness Im ready for you.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Opinion writers Madeline Umali and Monica Saha discuss the pros and cons of talking to your children about sex early. Birth control methods, such as condoms, are an important part of that
conversation.

Stereotyping women by their sorority is wrong

Anissa Fritz
@anissafritzz

Sorority girls wear Uggs

and buy Starbucks like its an
addiction. They monogram
everything and travel in
packs. These assumptions
appear to be harmless, but
the true injustice begins when
harmful stereotypes (ex.
sluts, stuck up) are tacked
onto a woman because of the
Greek letters she wears.
Twelve sorority houses are
on the Universitys campus,
and twelve stereotypes go
with each one. Even if you
arent involved in the Greek
community, odds are you still
have a pretty good idea of
what I am referring to. That
chapter doesnt party, all the
girls in that chapter are fat
and those girls sleep around
may be common phrases
that you hear when you

ask what a certain sorority

chapter is like. Answers
such as: They do a lot of
community service or They
are well known for their
philanthropy are as rare as a
snow day at the University.
The women in these
organizations are aware that
their peers are thrusting these
stereotypes upon them. Its
hard to ignore the several
comments you come across
everyday on social media
making fun of sorority
women. These problems
become even harder to ignore
when you find one of your
sorority sisters crying in the
bathroom because a male
at a party assumed he could
have sex with her due to her
chapters stereotype. Sorority
women are mocked publicly,
yet they bite their tongues
because they dont know
who will defend them. Even
sororities judge other sorority

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out to the bars too often, or

that one sorority girl who
literally cant even, but

mentality of high school

students. We should instead
look at these women as

POSTING NEGATIVE AND DEROGATORY

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OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS POKING
FUN AT WOMEN IN GREEK ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED.
the characteristics that one
girl may hold should not be
placed on all other women
who wear the same letters.
Being a Greek Life member
doesnt mean you lack
emotion. A college campus
where students judge one
another based on which
sorority or fraternity they are
in means that our 1,100acre campus is comprised
of college students with the

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chapters, addressing them in

accord to what chapter they
are in. The constant mockery
and humiliation of a students
character based off which
chapter she is a part of needs
to stop.
Posting negative and
derogatory comments on
Twitter, Yik Yak and other
social media accounts poking
fun at women in Greek
organizations should not be
tolerated. This doesnt apply
to only women in Greek
life either negative jokes
about any group of people
are tasteless and uneducated.
These comments and
attitudes harm the image of
targeted individuals, while
also hurting those who
partake in the creation and
tolerance of these stereotypes.
There may be one girl
who sleeps around more
than what society deems
appropriate, a girl who goes

Brian Hillix, editor-in-chief

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ccho@kansan.com

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people who are more than

their chapter stereotypes.
Treat them as an individual
and treat them with respect,
just as you would with any
other student.

Anissa Fritz is a sophomore

from Dallas studying journalism
and sociology

THE KANSAN
EDITORIAL BOARD
Members of the Kansan
Editorial Board are Brian
Hillix, Paige Lytle, Cecilia
Cho, Stephanie Bickel and
Sharlene Xu.

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arts & features

HOROSCOPES

Because the stars

know things we dont.
Aries (March 21 April 19)
Today is a 6
Proceed with caution over the
next two days. You may have to
make an abrupt decision to save
the day. Imagine the problem
already solved, and then take
the natural steps to arrive there.
Keep a secret.
Taurus (April 20 May 20)
Today is a 6
Go farther than ever over the next
two days. Unexpected bills arrive.
Reach for something you might
normally avoid. Try using the
opposite hand that you normally
use. Explore culture, philosophy
and history. Get adventurous.
Gemini (May 21 June 20)
Today is a 6
Figure the costs in advance.
The more careful you are with
the details, the better you look.
You agree to disagree. Express
differences respectfully and
admit when youre wrong. Thats
appreciated. Dont rush it.
Cancer (June 21 July 22)
Today is a 6
Maintain conscious awareness
of your environment. Discover
romance, today and tomorrow.
Youre likely to be busy, so spend
cuddly time with family every
opportunity you can. Let a partner
or friend do the talking.
Leo (July 23 Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
Soak in the love and enjoy the
moment. Things are about to
get busy soon. Youre going to
need all your stamina. Profit
from meticulous service. Make
investments later. Rest, relax and
think it over.
Virgo (Aug. 23 Sept. 22)
Today is a 6
Prepare for confrontation and
consider all possibilities. Your
routine could get disrupted, but
theres more time to relax, today
and tomorrow. Handle chores.
Pamper yourself along with your
sweetheart. Share something
delicious.
Libra (Sept. 23 Oct. 22)
Today is a 6
Reconsider assumptions and
judgments. The next two days
are good for making changes at
home. Be careful applying new
skills. Temporary confusion could
slow the action. Dont leave the
job half done or overlook domestic chores. Feed assistants.
Scorpio (Oct. 23 Nov. 21)
Today is a 6
Today and tomorrow your concentrations especially sharp. Study
the angles. An unexpected bonus
arrives from articulating the project. Go with your feelings. Dont
spend to fix the problem yet.
Package your ideas creatively.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
Figure finances today and
tomorrow. Household matters
demand attention. Estimate how
much money youll need. Engage
with the budget. You can make
changes soon. Study options and
elements, and make preparations. Recharge your batteries.
Capricorn (Dec. 22 Jan. 19)
Today is a 6
Youre strong and getting
stronger. Dont offer to pay all
the bills, though. Get lost in
two days of intense activity and
study. Youre extra confident. Play
conservative with your finances,
nonetheless. Consider the
change you want.
Aquarius (Jan. 20 Feb. 18)
Today is a 6
Dont fall for crocodile tears.
Review plans in confidence.
Identify new resources. Note
financial shortages. Take two
days for private meditation, as
much as possible. Slow down
and contemplate. Somethings
coming due. Rest up to provide it.
Pisces (Feb. 19 March 20)
Today is a 6
Check public opinion today and
tomorrow. An uncomfortable
moment could arise. Somethings
not working right. Friends offer
comfort and advice. Avoid blind
reactions. Break the old mold.
Today and tomorrow are good
party days.

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Local restaurant brings Louisiana fare to Lawrence

Adam Swerdlow
@AdamSwerdlow

Lawrence has a myriad of

hole-in-the-wall restaurants
that are often overshadowed
by some of the larger powerhouse restaurants on Massachusetts Street. One of these
hidden gems, located at 805
Vermont St., is Terrebonne.
Not everyone is aware of its
existence, but if you live in
Lawrence, you have to check
this place out.
Terrebonne is a tiny
restaurant, in terms of size,
that specializes in Cajun and
Creole cuisine. Cajun food is
classic Louisiana food, made
up of ingredients readily
available in the Acadia region
of Louisiana, such as crawfish, okra, alligator and pork.
Creole cuisine is similar to
Cajun food but relies more on
French cooking techniques.
Since Terrebonne is so
small, it has limited seating.
You may want to order your
food to go if you decide to eat
at a busy time. There is also
outdoor seating available for
warmer days.
Since Terrebonne is known
for its poboys, and is one
of the few places where you
can order alligator, I decided
to order an alligator poboy.
Poboys are sandwiches on
French bread with various
options of meat or seafood
anything from shrimp to
sausage to crawfish topped
with lettuce, onion, tomato
and a spicy mayo mustard
sauce. I also got a side of hush
puppies (a house favorite)
and a cup of gumbo. Hush
puppies are deep fried corn

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BEN LIPOWITZ/KANSAN

The fried alligator poboy is just one of the many poboys Terrebonne offers, along with other traditional Cajun food such as gumbo and hush puppies.

fritters and gumbo is a stew

consisting of a variety of
different meats, seafood and
vegetables. My order totaled
under $14.
I started with the gumbo
and hush puppies. The gumbo was thick, like it should
be, and in every spoonful
I was treated to a different
chunk of meat or vegetable.
The gumbo wasnt bad, but
was lacking in flavor. I was
hoping for a rich seafood

flavor accompanied by a spicy

broth, but I detected neither.
The hush puppies were delicious, however. Hush puppies
are a simple dish by nature,
but I found mine delightful nonetheless: crispy and
crunchy on the outside while
still being soft on the inside.
But now, to the main dish,
my gator poboy. If youve
never eaten alligator, you may
be curious as to what it tastes
like. It sounds like a clich

comparison, but gator really

does taste a lot like chicken.
I found my gator poboy to
be a bit more tender than the
chicken, of which my friend
let my try a bite.
The tender, deep-fried alligator meat was accompanied
by a very dynamic sauce. The
sauce is a mixture of spicy
mayo, creole mustard, hot
sauce and chili sauce. Dont
let the words hot and chili
scare you off the sauce was

quite mild. The sandwich was

terrific overall.
If you live in Lawrence and
havent tried, or even heard
of, Terrebonne, you need
to do yourself a favor and
check it out. Terrebonne
is one of those restaurants
that really makes Lawrence
such a diverse hub of cuisine
destinations.

Edited by Jordan Fox

Theater students portray love through song

KELLY CORDINGLEY
@kellycordingley

Music swells as the show

begins, introducing the audience to what love is represented through song. As
the production continues,
sounds echo and each sound
is tailored to represent love in
different ways.
The musical song cycle,
Love Is..., written by Michael Wysong, a sophomore
from Larned, and Brody
Horn, a senior from Columbus, present love as an idea,
something that is both tumultuous and understanding. During auditions for
Love is potential candidates filled out a brief questionnaire asking what love
meant to them.
Everyone had so many interesting responses, Wysong
said. My absolute favorite one was where someone
wrote down Love is gentle,
then scratched it out and
wrote Shit. I was like, Thats
great. I love that. Theres a
song there.
Wysong and Horn met last
year in a cabaret class. Although their styles of music were different, the two
felt theyd be a great artistic
match for one another.
Hes got a great voice, and
I wanted to write for it,
Wysong said.
He said the two started writing pop songs together based
on their own experiences and
those of others.
Ive been in love, Ive been
heartbroken, both of those
feelings are so opposite, but
are from the same place,
Horn said. Writing about
heartbreak is much easier than about love because
when youre in love, how do
you express that?
The two began collaborating on the Love is project
last semester. It will premiere
on May 9.
I wanted it to be something college students could
get into, Wysong said. I
wanted the style of it to meld
musical conventions with radio pop. Its not your moth-

ers musical, but its also not

something your friend would
listen to on the radio either.
Love is features a scene
of a couple in turmoil periodically interrupted by numerous songs about relationships
and love. Each song tells a
story with a different character than the last, and a different story than the subplot
scene.
Theres one woman who
comes out and sings about
how shes an actress and she
left to go pursue her dreams,
Wysong said. Theres a guy
who thinks his girlfriend is
cheating on him and is going
through her cell phone; thats
just a fun song.
Wysong was also recently
awarded a research grant to
study musical song cycles,
something with very little
previous academic work.

I wanted the style of it to

meld musical conventions
with radio pop. Its not your
mothers musical, but its
also not something your
friend would listen to on the
radio either.
MICHAEL WYSONG
Sophomore from Larned

Song cycles differ from musicals in that there isnt a major plot carrying through the
production. A song cycle has
theme that carries throughout the show, but not necessarily characters or plots.
Wysong will travel to New
York City during spring
break to attend shows, meet
writers of other song cycles
and spend time working in
his field.
The grant was icing on the
cake, he said. The research
is my baby, but the show is
our child.
John Staniunas, a professor
in the Department of Theatre, is Wysongs mentor for
the academic grant. Staniunas met Wysong last year
and said Wysong blew him

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Senior Brody Horn, left, from Columbus, and sophomore Michael Wysong, from Larned, working on their musical
production Love is... The two met in a cabaret class last year and clicked, feeling they would make a great artistic
match.

away.
He was immediately cast in
our first musical, Staniunas
said. Hes very impressive
musically. He knows music extremely well and of all
the students Ive ever had,
hes the most knowledgeable
about musical theater Ive
ever taught.
Between the grant and the
production, Staniunas said
Wysong is setting himself up
for future success.
Scholarship, research and
production are the best of all
three worlds coming together, he said. I think Michael
is very driven, and hes going
to make a mark in musical
theater one way or another.
Were very excited hes part of
our program.

Staniunas said some of

Wysongs best attributes are
his musicianship, sense of
humor, his crazy, wacky way
of looking at the world and
his passion.
But, Horn said, the planning and execution of this
milestone can also be nerve
wracking.
Its really exciting, but
its also terrifying, Horn
said. Its the first time weve
shared our songs with public
audiences. Its very... new for
both of us.
Wysong said his biggest
concern is audiences relating to the work of two college students. Wysong said
he worries people will think
he and Horn are naive, since
both are in their early 20s.

Horn recognized his concerns as well, but said he

believes audiences will find
a piece of themselves in the
music.
Were trying to show how
love is a complex thing,
Horn said. Its the most
complex feeling any human
being can have. Hopefully
people will leave happy.
Hopefully, if people dont
relate to the whole show,
theres at least one song in
there that people can feel represents how they feel about
love in this moment, he said.
Edited by Vicky
Diaz-Camacho

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Beyonce backstage at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 8.

YouTube Music Awards returning

this month with different format
GERRICK D. KENNEDY
Associated Press

After taking a year off, YouTube is set to bring back its

awards show on March 23.
However, the format for the
2015 YouTube Music Awards
is slightly different.
There are 50 winners, selected by number of views so
all those people who watched
Beyonces selfie-driven video
for 7/11 to learn the dance
moves just helped her win an
award. Rihanna, Taylor Swift,
Drake, Kendrick Lamar, One

Direction, Pentatonix, Lady

Gaga, Sam Smith and Katy
Perry are also among the winners.
Beyond clicks, winners also
showed the biggest growth
in views, subscribers and
engagement over the last six
months on the popular video
site. Collectively, the winners
have more than 146 million
subscribers and 44 billion
views from 10 countries.
Instead of a conventional
award show although it
should be noted its inaugural
2013 event was far from con-

ventional YouTube will simultaneously premiere a collection of music videos from

both emerging acts and some
of the nights winners.
Ed Sheeran, Charli XCX,
Migos, Martin Garrix, Max
Schneider, Cahoots, Megan
Nicole, Nicky Jam and Shamir
will premiere videos directed
by some of the most original
music video directors alive,
according to a news release.
YouTube has also tapped Vice
Media to produce the event.
The inaugural event was
live-streamed from New

Yorks Pier 36 and it was a

beautiful disaster.
Aside from honoring stars of
viral videos, the show staged
eight live music videos from
the likes of Eminem, Arcade
Fire, Lady Gaga and Tyler the
Creator.
The show was completely unscripted. Gaga wept
through one performance.
One winners envelope was
buried in cake. And there
were crying babies. Despite
the mess, or probably because
of it, the show attracted 54
million views.

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Ed Sheeran receives the award for best British Album onstage at the Brit
Awards 2015 at the 02 Arena in London Feb. 25. Sheeran will premiere his
new music video on the night of the YouTube Awards on March 23.

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Rapper Drake performs in concert on the last date of his Would You Like A
Tour? 2013 at the Wells Fargo Center on Dec. 18, 2013 in Philadelphia. The
Grammy-winning rapper released a new album called If Youre Reading This
Its Too Late early Feb. 13 on iTunes.

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Senior pitcher Colin Toalson prepares to relieve fellow junior pitcher Drew Morovick on March 11, 2014 against Oral Roberts. The Jayhawks lost in Phoenix Tuesday night against the Grand Canyon Lopes, 12-4.

Jayhawks cant hang onto lead, lose 12-4 in Phoenix

KYLAN WHITMER
@KRWhitmer

The Jayhawks were able to

gain an early lead against the
Grand Canyon Lopes, but it
would not last, as the team
would drop the first game of
the midweek series 12-4.
Kansas senior Dakota Smith
put the Jayhawks on the board
early with a two RBI single
with the bases loaded, scoring

Colby Wright and Matt

McLaughlin.
The first inning would
not belong to the Jayhawks,
however, as Grand Canyons
sophomore outfielder Brandon
Smith hit a three run shot to
left center, putting his squad
up to end the first.
The
Jayhawks
offense
responded right away with
three more hits in the top of

the second, adding to their

four from the first. Junior
Colby Wright contributed to
that tally with a double to the
outfield scoring two for the
Jayhawks and putting them up
4-3.
Unfortunately
for
the
Jayhawks, there was little to be
positive about from there.
The Lopes would control the
game on the mound and at the

plate as they scored nine more

runs while giving up only one
hit for the rest of the game.
Grand Canyons freshman
pitcher Jake Repavich chalked
up his third win of the season
putting him at 3-0 for the year.
Freshman Mick Vorhof would
earn the save for the Lopes,
pitching the last four innings
and giving up no runs.
The Jayhawks bats couldnt

Mason seals victory over West Virginia

SCOTT CHASEN
@SChasenKU

Cool, calm, collected: Frank

Mason III seals win over West
Virginia
Down 57-49 with less
than two-minutes to go, the
Jayhawks appeared to be on
their way to losing their final
home game of the season,
while missing out on a chance
to clinch the Big 12 title
outright at home.
Brannen Greene stepped up
to the line and knocked down
a couple of free throws, and
then Jamari Traylor followed
with a layup to cut the West
Virginia lead to four. However,
the Jayhawks still needed to
make up the rest of the margin,
and time was running out.
Enter Frank Mason III.
The
sophomore
from

Petersburg, Virginia rattled

off back-to-back baskets on
consecutive possessions, and
when the second half had
finally come to a close, the
Jayhawks had managed to tie
the game at 59. At that point,
Mason had scored 11 points,
but wasnt even close to being
finished.
I felt like nobody [could]
stay in front of me, Mason
said. Every time I had the
ball, I could make something
positive happen.
Mason would rattle off eight
more points, accounting for
just under 50-percent of the
teams scoring in the extra
period, despite having played
a game-high 42 minutes. The
Jayhawks would go on to win
76-69, despite trailing at one
point by 18 points.
After the game, Kansas

coach Bill Self couldnt help

but chuckle when asked about
his point guards performance
down the stretch, despite
playing so many minutes.
Hes in great shape, Self said
with a smile.
Mason finished the game
with 19 points and seven
rebounds, but to him, it wasnt
at all about the stats. Only
one thing was on his mind:
Winning.
We couldnt get anything to
fall; guys were missing threes,
Mason said. Not once did I
think [we would lose]. We kept
believing in each other.
Mason also said that he drew
inspiration from the 2008
National Championship team
that won the title despite being
down nine points with less
than two minutes left. He said
the little things like that were

what let the team know that

they could make a run, and he
certainly played like it down
the stretch.
With the win, the Jayhawks
secured the Big 12 title
outright, but the game held a
little extra meaning in Mason's
mind, for a couple of reasons.
With it being the final home
game of the year, the Jayhawks
had one last chance to get a win
for senior Christian Garrett,
but Mason added that the win
was for even more than just the
senior.
We wanted to do it for
[Christian], but also for the
program [and] for the fans,
Mason said. We made it
happen.
Edited by Vicky DiazCamacho

keep it going after the second

inning with eight total hits,
seven being in the first two
innings. Wright was the
Jayhawks best performer at
the plate for the night with
two hits and two RBI's in three
at-bats. Wright also added to
his current NCAA lead after
being hit by a pitch for the
eighth time this season in just
12 games.

Junior Briana Evans

earns Big 12 Player of
the Week Honors
Kansas junior outfielder
Briana Evans earned Big 12
Player of the Week honors on
Tuesday. Evans is the second
Jayhawk to earn this honor after
senior pitcher Alicia Pille was
awarded the accolade last week.
This is Evans first Big 12 weekly
honor of her Kansas career.
In the UNF Home Tournament
last weekend, Evans tied for the
team lead with six hits and led
the No. 25 Jayhawks with four
runs scored. Her performance
helped the team reach a 17-1
record with wins over Stony
Brook, North Florida and Siena
in Jacksonville, Fla. Evans
recorded a .600 batting average,
added three walks and stole two
bases last weekend.
As Kansas leadoff hitter this
season, Evans led the Jayhawks
with a .424 batting average this
season and leads the team with

After a shaky start in

Phoenix, the Jayhawks will
look to repeat the outcome of
last years series with Grand
Canyon, which ended in a
split. The Jayhawks will return
to Brazell Stadium at 3:30
p.m. for the final game of the
midweek series.

Edited by Garrett Long

19 runs scored.
This was not the only honor the
Jayhawks softball team earned
on Tuesday. After breaking into
some national Top 25 polls last
week for the first time since
2011, the Jayhawks found their
way onto both major national
polls on Tuesday. Kansas now
holds a No. 25 ranking in the
ESPN Top 25 poll, as well as a
No. 25 ranking in the USA Today/
Coaches poll.
The Jayhawks will be back in
action in the Stetson Tournament
in Deland, Fla., this weekend,
where they will face off against
La Salle, Chattanooga and
Stetson.

Derek Skillett

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015

THE DAILY DEBATE

Who will be the most important sophomore for Kansas tournament success?

Jacob Clemen
@jclemn9

FRANK MASON III

he Jayhawks clinched
a share of their
11th straight Big 12
conference championship
Monday night when Iowa
State defeated Oklahoma 7770 in Ames, allowing fans to
look ahead to the excitement
of postseason basketball.
For Kansas, success in
the Big 12 and NCAA
tournaments will hinge largely
on the play of standout junior
forward Perry Ellis, a likely
Big 12 player of the year
candidate.
There is, however, a group
of important sophomores that
will need to step up in order
for Kansas to survive and
advance in March. Landen
Lucas, Brannen Greene,
Wayne Selden Jr. and Frank
Mason III will all be integral
to the Jayhawks hopes.
While each of these
sophomore players will have
a role to play for Kansas, its
the play of point guard Mason
that will decide whether the
Jayhawks are able to sustain a
lengthy postseason run.
Mason is the Jayhawks
Swiss Army Knife. Hes a solid
scorer, averaging 12.1 points
per game, good for second on

the team, with an efficient .455

field goal percentage. He leads
the team in both minutes per
game at 33.3 and in assists
per game at 4.3 as the most
trusted initiator of Bill Self s
offense.
He is fourth on the team
in rebounds per game at 3.7,
a solid mark for a guard,
and is even outpacing junior
forward Jamari Traylor in that
category.
Certainly, fellow starter
Selden could be a big factor
in Kansas success, but it is
Masons contributions that are
harder to replace. Freshman
Devonte Graham is the only
true backup point guard,
while Seldens position at
the wing is flush with talent.
Should Selden have an off
game, Self could turn to
Greene, freshman Kelly Oubre
Jr. or freshman Sviatoslav
Mykhailiuk to replicate
Seldens abilities.
Self said it himself in an
interview with the Kansas
City Star earlier in the season.
We wont have a more
valuable player, Self said. He
may not be our best player,
but I think hes as valuable as
anybody that well have in our
squad night in and night out.
While rebounding,
defense and post scoring are
important for tournament
success, last years UConn
team showed that excellent

guard play can carry a team

through the tournament.
Connecticut relied heavy on
standouts Ryan Boatright
and Shabazz Napier,
the tournaments Most

CERTAINLY,
FELLOW STARTER
SELDEN COULD BE
A BIG FACTOR IN
KANSAS SUCCESS,
BUT IT IS MASONS
CONTRIBUTIONS
THAT ARE HARDER
TO REPLACE.
Outstanding Player, en route
to an NCAA championship.
Kansas will need strong
guard play if it hopes to go
on a similar run this season,
and Mason is up to the task.
His ability to both manage
the offense and score on his
own, as well as his toughness,
hard-nosed defense and
knack for grabbing boards as
a guard will all need to be on
full display if Kansas hopes to
survive and advance in March.

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WAYNE SELDEN JR.

ave the past couple

weeks and the
emergence of Perry
Ellis, Frank Mason has been
the Jayhawks best player
all year. Because of that, we
already know how high the
Jayhawks ceiling is with him at
his peak. Theyre a good team,
but not one that can compete
for a national championship.
The same cant be said for
the player whom Kansas fans
saw as arguably the teams best
coming into the year, Wayne
Selden Jr.
Hes the de facto pick for
most important sophomore,
simply because no one knows
what the Jayhawks ceiling is
when Seldens clicking with the
rest of the team.
Heres a crazy stat: excluding
last nights game against West
Virginia, Selden has made
45 three-point field goals,
compared to just 44 two-point
field goals. On two-point field
goals, hes shooting just 34
percent, whereas from beyond
the arc, Selden is shooting
a solid 40 percent. Of all
the regular rotation players,
Selden ranks last in field goal
percentage at 37 percent, 6
percent lower than the next

player, Landen Lucas.

As long as Selden continues
his poor shooting from
everywhere but behind the
arc, Kansas wont make it any
further than they did last year.
Having played the secondmost minutes on the season at
30 per game, its essential that
he figures out how to convert
from two-point range like he
did last season.
In 2013-2014, Selden shot 53
percent from two-point range,
almost 20 percent higher than

ALTHOUGH MASON
IS THE ENGINE THAT
MAKES KANSAS RUN,
SELDEN IS... THE
MOST IMPORTANT
TO ITS NCAA
TOURNAMENT RUN.
this year.
If he can halve that
percentage difference and
shoot around 43 percent for
the remainder of the season,
the Jayhawks will compete on a
whole new level in tournament
play. Selden isnt the most
important sophomore because
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Also, consider this: of the
six losses Kansas has had this
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scorer on the team, its essential
that he puts up respectable
point totals in every game.
Selden is also integral
defensively. Rather than have
an athletic freshman like Kelly
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teams best wing player, coach
Bill Self will most likely
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most physical wing, in that
important position. At 65 and
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His physical presence and
ability to play lock-down man
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Although Mason is the
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Selden is undoubtedly the
most important to its NCAA
tournament run. If hes able
to break out of his shooting
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at an elite level, then itd be no
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BASKETBALL

REWIND
HALF SUMMARIES
1ST HALF (40-26)
The Mountaineers jumped all over the Jayhawks in the first half, pushing to
a 17-6 lead. The Jayhawks couldnt seem to hit a shot, and it only got worse.
The Mountaineers led Kansas by 18 points with less than 90 seconds left in
the half. However, an unlikely hero, Hunter Mickelson, kept the Jayhawks in the
game and led the team with six points at the break. By this time, the margin
was held at a manageable 14-points.
2ND HALF/OVERTIME (76-69)
Without Perry Ellis, the Jayhawks battled back in the second half but trailed
by eight points with less than two minutes to go. At that point, Jamari Traylor
and Frank Mason put the team on their back as Kansas forced overtime. The
Jayhawks ultimately held on to pull off the improbable comeback. After the
game, head coach Bill Self remarked that it had been one of the best games
hed been a part of at Allen Fieldhouse.

GAME TO REMEMBER

Frank Mason III

In the first half, Mason only scored five points, but the
whole team had nothing going for it. When Kansas was
down eight with just two minutes left in the game, Mason
scored six of the last eight points to tie the game and
send it into overtime. Mason scored six of his 19 points
in overtime, and led Kansas to a 76-69 win over West
Virginia.

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Sophomore guard Wayne Selden Jr. goes for a dunk in the victory against WVU on Tuesday night. Kansas won 76-69.

GAME TO FORGET

Brannen Greene

Greene has been cold from behind the arc for the past
four games, combining for 1-of-9 shooting. Tonight, it
was a different game but same scenario. Greene couldnt
hit anything. He was 0-for-5 from three, and 0-for-6 from
the field. Many times, Self gave Greene the ball down the
stretch to give Kansas a lift. He missed all three three
pointers under two minutes when Kansas was down
three. Greene is on a cold streak, and he didnt help his
cause tonight.

UNSUNG HERO

Jamari Traylor

Kansas coach Bill Self called Traylor the best player on

the floor. After Perry Ellis left the game with a sprained
knee, Traylor scored 14 points on 5-for-9 from the field
and grabbed nine rebounds. Traylor was the spark plug
for the Kansas team. Without Traylor, Kansas wouldnt
have won this game, because Traylor provided an inside
presence by playing 23 second half and overtime minutes.

KANSAS
(24-6, 13-4)

POINTS: MASON, 19
REBOUNDS: TRAYLOR, 9
ASSISTS: MASON, 3
STEALS: MASON/MICKELSON, 3

BLOCKS: LUCAS/MICKELSON, 2

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Sophomore guard Frank Mason III comes up with the steal in overtime. Mason led the Jayhawks with 19 points in
Tuesday nights victory against WVU.

76-69
KEY STATS

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POINTS: MILES JR, 23

REBOUNDS: HOLTON, 10
ASSISTS: CARTER, 3
STEALS: CARTER/PAIGE, 3
BLOCKS: 4 TIED WITH 1

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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN

sports

COMMENTARY
College baseball
starts way
too early

BASKETBALL

CONFERENCE KINGS

Kansas clinches Big 12 title outright behind 14 second-half points from Jamari Traylor
BEN FELDERSTEIN
@Ben_Felderstein

Shane Jackson
@jacksonshane3

am currently in a
Florida airport typing
this column. By the time
this column hits print in the
Wednesday paper, Ill be in
Arizona.
Why? Because college baseball is stupid.
No, not the sport itself.
I love the sport and have
enjoyed covering it the last
two years. Whats stupid is
the mysterious monster that
is the NCAA.
Every year, college baseball
begins in mid-February,
around the time major
leaguers start Spring Training. Major league teams hold
spring training in warm
states, such as Arizona and
Florida.
College baseball is no
different. During the month
of February and even into
early March, a majority of
the games are being played in
warm-weather states.
Even a casual fan can see
the disadvantage put on the
teams located in the cold
weather states as they forced
to travel a bulk of the early
season.
Kansas, for instance, played
the entire month of February
on the road or in neutral
locations. The Jayhawks will
have played 13 games away
from Lawrence and been on
the road 17 of the last 21 days
before they host Utah for the
home opener this weekend.
This is nothing new for the
Jayhawks, as they have started the season on the road for
the last 13 years. This year,
Kansas went down to No. 2
LSU in front of thousands
of fans and were swept in a
three-game series. To top it
off, even warm-weather
states are having some early
season weather struggles.
This past weekend, conference foe TCU had its entire
series with Cal Poly snowed
out down in Fort Worth, the
first time in Cal Polys division 1 history it lost a series
due to weather.
Texas Tech closed Sundays
game to the public due to
weather-related public safety
concerns. The ground crew
cleared the field, but the
stands were still covered in
snow and ice.
Pushing the start of college
baseball to the first weekend
of March could fix a majority of those problems. Cold
weather states would take a
step in evening the playing
field, and the players would
miss significantly less school.
The next hurdle would obviously be how it affects the
MLB Draft. But in order for
college baseball to maximize
its sport, it needs to not worry about how it may affect
the big league.
But hey what do I know?
Im just a rookie radio guy.
Either way, you should
come out to The Hog this
weekend and soak in some
good weather and Jayhawk
baseball. They are practically
in mid-season form by now.
Edited by Garrett Long

Kansas defeats West Virginia in overtime after close game | PAGE 7

Fighting his way through

the pressure, sophomore
guard Frank Mason III
heaved a near-full-court pass
to sophomore guard Wayne
Selden Jr. Selden caught
the pass and in one motion
found junior forward Jamari
Traylor cutting to the basket
for a tremendous slam dunk.
Traylor gave Kansas a two-

point lead in overtime.

On the ensuing overtime
possession,
sophomore
forward
Landen
Lucas
took a charge to send the
ball back Kansas way. The
Jayhawks were able to carry
this momentum to a 76-69
victory over West Virginia in
overtime.
One
night
removed
from being crowned Big
12 champions for an 11th
straight time, the Jayhawks

pulled off an 18-point

comeback to clinch the Big 12
title outright.
Were not scared, Traylor
said. We always know there
is an opportunity to get back.
He [Bill Self] can get on us,
but he can encourage too.
Traylor was the spark plug
Kansas needed in overtime
as the Jayhawks outhustled
a team that had been outhustling them all game.
Traylor recorded a season-

BEN LIPOWITZ/KANSAN
Junior forward Jamari Traylor celebrates after his dunk during Tuesday nights game against WVU. Traylor scored 14
points in the second half of Kansas victory.

high 14 points on 5-9 shooting

with eight rebounds.
I felt that we had to make
plays, Traylor said. I stepped
up and we were making stop
after stop.
Traylor came up huge in
the absence of junior forward
Perry Ellis. Late in the first,
Ellis and Landen Lucas
collided with one another,
sending Ellis to the locker
room for the rest of the half.
Lucas replaced Ellis in the
starting lineup as the junior
remained in the locker room
for the start of the second.
The Jayhawk offense has
relied on Ellis for the majority
of the season as he has had
20-point outings in his
previous three games, earning
Big 12 Player of the Week
honors. With Ellis in the
locker room, Kansas offense
needed a new leader, which it
found in Traylor.
Jamari was the best
player in the game for us no
question, Self said. We got
eight offensive rebounds and
he got six of them. I thought
he played great.
With ten seconds to play in
regulation, freshman guard
Devonte Graham sunk two
free throws that left Kansas
one possession away from
sending the game into
overtime. A rushed three
from Jevon Carter sealed the
deal as the two teams went
into extra time tied at 59.
Kansas ability to get
defensive stops down the
stretch, combined with West
Virginias inability to make
its free throws, allowed the
Jayhawks right back into the
game. Point guards Mason
and Graham scored Kansas
final six points of regulation.
Just as Selden began finding
his touch, a non-contact
injury found Selden heading
Ellis way. Minutes later,
Selden returned and checked
right back into the game upon
arrival.
Every time the Jayhawks
seemed to make the game
close, the Mountaineers
would force a turnover or
knock in an open jumper

to extend their lead. After

Kansas went on a 5-0 run,
Daxter Miles Jr. hit a three
to put the lead back to nine.
But Kansas continued to chip
away with sole possession of a
Big 12 ring on the line.
We wanted to finish the
night and cut down the nets
here, Traylor said. We never
really get a chance to do that.
It was special.
With the absence of
perennial Big 12 Player of the
Year Juwan Staten, Miles had
to step up and fill the scoring
void. Miles scored 23 points
on 8-15 shooting.
Early in the season, Kansas
was winning games with its
ability to shoot the three-ball
as well as any other team in
the country. Kansas has been
ice cold from deep as of late
as the Jayhawks failed to make
one three-point basket all
game.
Sophomore Brannen Greene
was one of the best shooters
in the country during the first
half of the Big 12 schedule.
Greene has only connected
on two three-pointers in his
previous six games.
We found a way to piece it
together, Self said. Traylor,
Landon, Hunter [Mickelson],
everyone did their part late.
The Jayhawks have had to
adapt all season. When the
three ball wasnt working,
Kansas ran their offense
through Ellis. Without Ellis on
the floor, the Jayhawks needed
to find offense elsewhere.
Traylor scored more points in
last nights game than in his
previous six games combined.
Next up, Kansas will travel
to Norman, Okla. where they
will face the Sooners in the Big
12 regular season finale. The
Jayhawks defeated Oklahoma
85-78 earlier this season.
The only game this was
comparable to was the last
Missouri game here, Self
said. Thats the only game
that would rival this one. We
havent had a win with these
big of stakes here in a while.

Edited by Alex Lamb

BEN LIPOWITZ/KANSAN
Senior guard Christian Garrett exits the floor on Senior Night after making his first career start. Today marked his 34th game as a Jayhawk.