BY CALEB SOMMERVILLE

csommerville@kansan.com
The University Daily Kansan is playing
host to a live Student Senate Debate on March
25 at 7:00 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium in the
Kansas Union. The debate will be broadcast
on KHJK-FM, KUJH-TV, and Kansan.com.
In addition to being able to ask candidates
questions, there will be incentives for students
to attend.
If students are in one of four categories,
on-campus housing, Greek housing, Student
Involvement and Leadership Center registered
groups or non-revenue sports, they are eligible
to win a $100 check for their group. For every
10 percent of a particular group that shows up,
the group will get one ticket in the raffle. A
random ticket will be drawn for each category
and the group with the winning ticket receives
a $100 check.
There will also be a $50 gift card to KU
Bookstores available for an individual student
raffle. Student Senators and coalition members
are not eligible for the raffle.
Darla Slipke, Bristol Conn., senior and
Kansan editor-in-chief, said she hoped the
incentives go over well.
Were hoping it will draw in non-Student
Senate members, Slipke said.
Adam McGonigle, Wichita sophomore and
United Students presidential candidate, said he
thought the incentives were a good idea to
attract students who might not normally come.
Hopefully a gift will help get them there,
McGonigle said.
Adam Wood, Lawrence junior and Students
of Liberty presidential candidate, said he
thought the debate would have a limited effect,
but was a step in the right direction.
I think they can do a little better, said
Wood. He said the incentives might go over
better if the raffle tickets were done on an
individual basis.
Austin Kelly, Lawrence junior and Connect
presidential candidate, said there was a pos-
sibility of filling up the debate this year.
In the past, the debates havent been mean-
ingful at all, Kelly said.
The incentives should help get other people
to go who havent already made up their minds
to go, he said. He also said that one of Connects
main goals was to get more students informed and
involved, so hes looking forward to the debate.
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Senators hope incentives will attract students to debate
STUDENT SENATE
GillASpiE
Up cloSE
Name: Michael Gillaspie
Hometown: Ashland
Grade: Junior
Favorite thing about KU: Its
all the diferent people you can
see on campus, the diversity of
people. People didnt wear tie-dye
in Ashland.
HyDE
Up cloSE
Name: Eric Hyde
Hometown: Lawrence
Grade: Sophomore
Favorite Thing about KU: The
University atmosphere gives you
an opportunity to fgure out who
you are and what you want to do. I
dont really like KU all that much to
be honest. Theyre ripping people
of left and right - at the Univer-
sity level, not necessarily like the
Student Senate level.
orUcH
Up cloSE
Name: Jason Oruch
Hometown: Plano, Texas
year: Junior
Favorite Thing about KU: One of
my favorite things about KU is just
being able to walk on campus. I
think its beautiful.
featuring student
questions to Stu-
dent Senate coali-
tion candidates.
A SpeCiAl
epiSoDe of previewing vice presidential candidates
STUDENT SENATE ElEcTioN
Editors Note: In anticipation of
the Student Senate elections April 9
and 10, The University Daily Kan-
san is publishing stories about the
three coalitions presidential and
vice-presidential candidates. In ad-
dition to the information published
here, page 8A features full profles
of the vice-presidential candidates.
On Monday, March 24, The Kan-
san will publish stories about the
presidential candidates: Austin Kelly,
Connect, Adam McGonigle, United
Students, and Adam Wood, Students
of Liberty.
Rachel Anne Seymour/KANSAN
fromleft, eric Hyde, Michael Gillaspie and Jason oruch are the vice presidental candidates for Student Senate this year. Hyde is running with Students for Liberty, Gillaspie is run-
ning with United Students and Oruch is running with Connect.
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By Jennifer Torline
jtorline@kansan.com
For members of Circolo Italiano,
there is more to Italy than the rolling
hills of vineyards and plates of pasta.
The entire culture of the country is
just as important.
Circolo Italiano, (Italian Circle in
English), is a campus organization
that focuses on the culture of Italy
through classes, trips and other local
events.
I think its important to experi-
ence different cultures and celebrate
different areas of the world, especial-
ly in college, Renee Whaley, Olathe
senior and president of the organiza-
tion, said.
Last week, several members of
Circolo Italiano attended a Student
Union Activities sponsored Italian
film, Io non ho paura (Im Not
Scared). When KU Opera per-
formed the Italian opera La
Traviata in January, several Circolo
members were there.
In the past, Circolo Italiano has
also sponsored cooking classes and
visits to the Italian collection at the
Spencer Museum of Art.
It gives students at different lev-
els and experiences an opportunity
to get together and meet one anoth-
er, Lauralyn Bodle, an Italian lec-
turer, said. Students who are think-
ing about studying abroad can get
together and meet each other.
Bodle has been involved with
Circolo Italiano for more than 10
years. She has attended numerous
events with the organization, includ-
ing performances at the lyric opera
in Kansas City, Mo., several years
ago.
Its nice when we all go out and
see an opera together, Anthony
Whaley, Manhattan senior and trea-
surer, said. Italian culture has a
lot to offer, between the music, the
food, the literature and the lan-
guage.
Throughout the spring semes-
ter, Circolo Italiano hopes to have
several activities, including cook-
ing classes and a few Italian movie
nights to promote Italian culture
among students.
You meet so many international
students, Renee said. Its a good
way to meet people from other cul-
tures who have a similar interest as
you.
The group meets from 6 p.m. to 7
p.m. on the first and third Thursday
of the month at Aimees Coffeehouse
,1025 Massachussetts st. All the
meetings are in English.
For more information e-mail cir-
colo@ku.edu or visit www.ku.edu/
~circolo.
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Fromleft, Anthony Whaley, Olivia Betzen, Professor Marina Defazio, Renee Whaley and
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Thursday of every month at Aimees Cofeehouse.
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Mandi McCoy, Olathe senior, picks out her cap and gownWednesday morning at the KU Bookstore at the Kansas Union. I needed to get my cap and
gown since graduation time was coming to a crunch,McCoy said. KU Bookstore charges around $30 for graduating students cap, gown and tassels,
which can be purchased up to an hour before graduation.
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NEWHAVEN,Conn.Contra-
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agoinSaoPaulo,Braziltobe
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For college students looking to make
a quick buck for spring break, consigning
their clothing is an easy option. Platos
Closet joined the list of secondhand
clothing stores in Lawrence in January,
and it celebrated its grand opening on
Monday.
Students can bring their clothes they
dont wear anymore to secondhand
clothing stores, which sell them for cash
and buy other used clothing at discount
prices.
John Nichols, owner of Platos
Closet, 23rd and Kasold streets, said
he usually paid students about 40 per-
cent of what the clothes were worth.
That price is determined by a com-
puter program that takes the condi-
tion, brand and style of the clothes
into consideration.
College students are always
looking for a way to raise quick
cash to cover entertainment, rent
or whatever, he said. I see a lot of
kids on Thursday nights who come in look-
ing for a few bucks to party.
While Platos Closet uses a computer to
assess the value of its clothing, other sec-
ondhand clothing stores such as Arizona
Trading Company, 736 Massachusetts St.,
and Wildman Vintage, 939 Massachusetts
St., train their employees to make their own
judgments.
Erica Voetsch, Leawood junior and
employee at Arizona Trading Company, said
she saw a wide variety of students and styles.
We get the artsy kids looking for some-
thing unique and the fratty kids looking for
their polo shirts, she said.
Nichols said Platos Closet got clothes
from all over the world.
KU is a melting pot of students, therefore
its a melting pot of fashion, he said. Its a
place where different styles converge.
Both Arizona Trading Company and
Platos Closet try to avoid buying clothing
that are out of style.
Nichols said that Platos Closet carried
mostly name-brand and designer clothing.
Corey Sievers, manager of Arizona Trading
Company, said only 10 percent of what his
store carried was older than two years.
On the other hand, Wildman Vintage
strives to buy vintage clothing from as far
back as the 1940s.
Tom Kimmet, a KU student whos worked
at Wildman Vintage for three and a half
years, said the stores owner traveled all
over the world looking for the most out-
landish clothing out there.
What differentiates us from the
other two is that we pride ourselves as
being kind of laid back, mellow and just
having a good time, he said. We get a
lot of students that come in looking for
stuff to wear for theme parties.
While Wildman Vintage deals mostly
with vintage clothing, it also buys clothing
from local designers.
Kimmer said the store gave designers 70
percent of what their merchandise sells for.
Like Platos Closet and Arizona Trading
Company, Wildman Vintage paid people
40 percent of their clothes resale value, but
unlike the other two, it would not take name-
brand clothing, Kimmer said.
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senate notebook
Position created for Latino
greek organizations
Student Senate created a new
senator position last night for the
National Association of Latino
Fraternal Organizations (NALFO).
That organization, which includes
Latino fraternities and sororities,
is one of two in the entire nation.
Ryan Rowan, National Pan-Hel-
lenic Council Senator, said add-
ing the seat would help represent
the diverse opinions of greek
organizations.
Senate also has separate posi-
tions for the National Pan-Hel-
lenic Council, which represents
black sororities and fraternities,
the Interfraternity Council, which
represents fraternities, and the
Panhellenic Council, which repre-
sents sororities.
Cuts will offset energy
and sustainability fee
Senate created a renewable
energy and sustainability fund
that would come from student
fees. Students voted 90 percent
in favor of the fee in last years
Senate election.
The referendum said that cam-
pus fees could not be increased
to fund the fee and that other
fees would need to be reduced to
compensate.
The Womens and Non-Rev-
enue Intercollegiate Sports Fee,
the Campus Safety Fee and the
Newspaper Readership Program
Fee all took cuts to support the
new fund.
Adam McGonigle, Student Ex-
ecutive Committee chairwoman,
proposed an amendment to not
take money from the Womens
and Non-Revenue Intercolle-
giate Sports Fee. McGonigle said
Student Body President Hannah
Love and Vice President Ray Wit-
tlinger had met with Chancellor
Hemenway, who said he did not
want to take money away from
the sports fee. Wittlinger said He-
menway was willing to consider
all options when the legislation
came before him.
The legislation passed without
this amendment.
Senate considers changing
e-mail service to Gmail
Senate is asking KU Informa-
tion Technology to look at giving
students Gmail in the place of
Outlook Web Access e-mail ac-
counts.
Jarrod Morgenstern, journal-
ism senator, wrote the bill and
said he had contacted Informa-
tion Technology. He said Donna
Liss, associate vice provost for in-
formation technology, had asked
for more student input before
looking at the service.
She wanted student input
and this is it, Morgenstern said.
Google offers Google Appli-
cations to universities for free.
Google Applications includes
e-mail, chat, calendar and docu-
ment services. If the University
adopted this program, Google
would host the e-mails on its
servers, eliminating the need for
the University to pay for servers
hosting e-mails.
KJHK to receive $75,000
to fund move
Senate will give $75,000 to
KJHK 90.7 FM to help fund the
stations move to the Kansas
Union. The station currently
broadcasts from Sudler House,
also known as the shack. The
University has given the station
a deadline of Fall 2009 to move
out of the building. KJHK will
move to the third floor of the
Kansas Union after a $242,200
remodel to house the station is
completed.
Brenna Hawley
Photo Illustration by
Mindy Ricketts/KANSAN
By LIZ AUSTIN PETERSON
ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOUSTON The seven-man
crew of the shuttle Endeavour
maneuvered toward the international
space station early Wednesday, with
the astronauts spending their first
full day in orbit carefully examining
the ship for any launch damage.
Endeavour was set to dock with
the station late Wednesday to
deliver a giant robot and the first
piece of a new Japanese lab.
As the shuttle closed in on the
orbiting outpost, the crew used
a 100-foot laser-tipped boom to
inspect its wings and nose for any
sign of launch damage. The inspec-
tion has been standard procedure
ever since the 2003 Columbia
disaster, in which seven astronauts
died.
Flight director Mike Moses said
a quick look at the images the
astronauts beamed down to Earth
revealed no signs of trouble, but
engineers will spend Wednesday
poring over the data.
Cameras captured a possible
strike to Endeavours nose 10 sec-
onds after liftoff, but Moses said
he wasnt worried because the ship
wasnt traveling fast enough at that
time to sustain serious damage.
He said it was too early to tell
whether the material came off the
ship and whether or not it actu-
ally struck the shuttle. Engineers
will analyze video captured during
launch to try to
answer those
questions.
Additionally,
a signifi-
cant piece of
foam or other
debris came off
E n d e a v o u r s
tank just over
a minute into
the flight. It
appeared to miss
the right wing.
In addition to performing the
inspection, the astronauts also pre-
pared their spacesuits for the five
spacewalks they plan to perform and
gathered the tools theyll need for
the rendezvous.
It was a
really good
day, Endeavour
c o mma n d e r
Dominic Gorie
said as the crew
prepared to go
to sleep.
Endeavours
crew and the
three space sta-
tion residents
face a gruel-
ing schedule once their spacecraft
docks. They will perform five space-
walks, the most ever planned during
a shuttle visit.
The spacewalking teams must
assemble Canadas robot, Dextre,
which was packed aboard Endeavour
in nine pieces, and attach a Japanese
storage compartment to the space
station. It is the first installment
of Japans massive Kibo lab, which
means Hope.
The main part of the Kibo lab
will fly on the next shuttle mission
in May, with the final installment,
a porch for outdoor experiments,
going up next year.
Weve been waiting for this
moment for a long time, so this is
a great honor for us to work with
you, Japanese Mission Control radi-
oed space station commander Peggy
Whitson early Wednesday.
Were glad to have you on board,
she replied.
NEWS 4A Thursday, March 13, 2008
One in four teenage girls infected
BY MARY SORRICK
msorrick@kansan.com
Sexually transmitted infections
afflict one in four girls between
the ages of 14 and 19, according
to a study released Tuesday by the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
That translates to 25 percent of
freshmen and sophomore girls at
the University of Kansas.
Ken Sarber, health educator at
the Wellness Resource Center, said
the statistic did not surprise him.
I would say its probably right
on the money, he said.
The prevalence of STIs in fresh-
men and sophomore women is
reflected across campus, where
one fourth of all sexually active
University students have an STI,
Sarber said.
But that number is not unique
to the University.
A 2006 study from Columbia
University Health Services report-
ed that 20 to 25 percent of all
college students have either con-
tracted an STI or passed one on to
someone else.
Additionally, another CDC
study estimates that among the 19
million new STIs each year, almost
half occur in people between the
ages of 15 and 24.
Sarber said
those statistics
could come as
a surprise to
many students.
I think
people are just
blind a little
bit, he said.
They dont
want to think
about how
common it is.
They think Oh,
it wont happen to me.
Kathy Guth, nurse practitioner
in the gynecology department at
Watkins Memorial Health Center,
echoed that
sentiment.
She said
many students
assumed they
wouldnt catch
an STI or were
unaware that
they already
had one.
That is a
danger with
c h l a m y d i a
in particular,
Sarber said, because 75 percent
of infected individuals might not
experience any symptoms.
Theyre continuing to have
unsafe sex and spread it from part-
ner to partner, Sarber said.
Chlamydia is one of the most
common STIs on campus, second
only to human papilloma virus, or
HPV, Guth said.
Sarber said the exact number of
STIs among students was impos-
sible to pinpoint because students
dont always go to Watkins for
their STI tests. He also said many
STIs on campus went unreported.
Despite this, there are a number
of ways students can protect them-
selves against STIs.
The CDC recommends peo-
ple always use a condom during
intercourse to reduce the risk of
transmitting an infection. Sexually
active people should also get tested
regularly for STIs and make sure
they know their partners sexual
history.
Guth encouraged students to
visit or call Watkins at 864-9500
to schedule an STI test or get more
information about STIs.
Edited by Samuel Lamb
hEALTh hEALTh
Dont let the
bedbugs bite
by the numbers
Almost half of the 19 million
new STI infections each year
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Theyre continuing to have
unsafe sex and spread it from
partner to partner.
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Health educator
BY CALEB SOMMERVILLE
csommerville@kansan.com
Spring break travellers could
bring home tiny hitchhikers that
could cause big problems: bedbugs.
Diana Robertson, director
of student housing, said that the
University of Kansas was urging
students to keep on the lookout
for bedbugs when traveling during
spring break.
Bedbugs are
flat, brown, oval-
shaped insects
that feed primar-
ily on human
blood. Their
bites dont trans-
mit diseases, but
they can cause
itchy red welts.
They often live in locations with
warm weather. Exterminator Ravi
Sachdeva, employee of American
Pest Management and an entomolo-
gist, said that bedbugs were fre-
quently found in hotels and living
quarters with international travel
associated with them.
Sachdeva said bedbugs were
thought to be entirely eradicated in
the 1960s, but started coming back
in 1998.
Sachdeva and his company
inspect University housing every
other month.
The University hasnt had a bed-
bug problem yet, and Robertson
said she wanted it to stay that way.
Robertson and Sachdeva said the
best way to prevent a bedbug infes-
tation was to inspect hotel rooms
and look either for the actual bed-
bugs or for blood spots. Students
should also check mattresses, box
springs, walls and base boards.
When students return to the
University they should keep rooms
clean and tidy, since bedbugs like
to hide in cracks and crevices. If
students suspect they may have
brought bedbugs back with them,
they should call the Department
of Student Housing at 864-4560 as
soon as possible.
This is not something you can
get rid of on
your own,
Robertson said.
If a bed-
bug infesta-
tion happens at
the University,
Robertson said
action would be
taken immedi-
ately.
The goals will be to isolate and
treat, Robertson said.
Student housing residents would
be relocated by the University for
five to seven days while the rooms
were treated.
Sachdeva said the treatment pro-
cess began by positively identifying
the bugs as bedbugs. The actual
treatments can range from liquid
insecticide or fumigation to a heat
treatment. Bedbugs cannot live in
an environment hotter than 120 or
130 degrees.
The whole process, from identi-
fying the bedbugs to doing follow-
up checks, can last up to a month,
and cost anywhere from $100 to
$300, depending on the severity of
the infestation.
Edited by Patrick De Oliveira
Spring break travelers could bring
bugs home; KU takes precautions
This is not something you can
get rid of on your own.
DIAnA roberTSon
Director of student housing
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip The
Hamas prime minister called pub-
licly Wednesday for a period of
calm with Israel, laying out condi-
tions that would end attacks on
Palestinian militants, open Gazas
borders and lift economic sanc-
tions.
But shortly after the appeal
by Ismail Haniyeh, Israeli troops
opened fire on a car in the West
Bank town of Bethlehem and
killed four Palestinian militants,
clouding the prospects for a cease-
fire.
Among the conditions for an
end to fighting that Haniyeh set
earlier was a halt to Israeli mili-
tary operations in the West Bank.
We are talking about a mutu-
al comprehensive calm, which
means that the enemy must fulfill
its obligations, Haniyeh said in
a speech at Gaza Citys Islamic
University. The Israelis must stop
the aggression ... including assas-
sinations and invasions, end the
sanctions and open the borders.
Haniyehs offer by came amid
signs that Israel and Hamas are
moving closer to an Egyptian-bro-
kered deal to end weeks of fight-
ing that have killed more than 120
Palestinians and five Israelis.
Israel stepped up attacks on
Gaza two weeks ago in response
to repeated rocket barrages on
southern Israeli towns by Hamas
militants. The fighting has sub-
sided in recent days. But both
sides have denied talk of a formal
truce and there are no direct
contacts.
The U.S. fears continued fight-
ing will torpedo peace talks
between Israel and moderate
Palestinian President Mahmoud
Abbas, who controls a West Bank
government that rivals Hamas
rule of Gaza.
Hamas does not recognize
Israels right to exist and is sworn
to its destruction. Israel refuses to
deal with the Hamas government.
But cutting a deal with Hamas
would amount to international
recognition of its control of Gaza.
Israel and Abbas who are
involved in internationally backed
peace talks would essentially
be agreeing to work with the mili-
tants instead of trying to topple
them, allowing Hamas to stay in
power while they try to negotiate
a peace deal.
The deal could also give Abbas
a new foothold in the area.
At the center of the arrange-
ment would be deployment of
officers loyal to Abbas at Gazas
border crossings with Israel and
Egypt. Hamas officials said they
accept such a deployment in
principle, even though it means
giving up some control. They
said they have given Egypt names
of pro-Abbas officers who would
be acceptable to Hamas.
Haniyeh said all of the fac-
tions are involved, signaling
that Hamas call for a halt to
the fighting has the support of
smaller militant groups that have
often scuttled cease-fire attempts
in the past.
Haniyeh used the word tah-
dia, or calm, to describe the
informal cease-fire he sought.
He did not use the Arabic word
hudna, which is interpreted as
a more formal truce. Both terms
denote a temporary cease-fire
rather than a permanent peace,
but even the subtle differences
between the words has led to
fierce debate among Arabs in
past cease-fire efforts.
Israel has repeatedly warned
that Hamas would use any lull
to rearm. And Israeli Defense
Minister Ehud Barak made clear
Wednesday that a cease-fire was
not yet in place.
We are not in a situation
of an arrangement here, Barak
said during a tour of the Gaza
border. We are in the midst
of operations aimed at stopping
rocket fire, he added. There is
no change in what were doing.
What awaits us here is more
operations.
The remarks were followed
by the Israeli West Bank attack.
Palestinian security officials said
one of the four killed was the
commander of Islamic Jihad in
the Bethlehem area, Mohammed
Shehadeh, and two others were
also members of Islamic Jihad.
The fourth belonged to the Al
Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a violent
offshoot of Abbas Fatah.
Islamic Jihad leader Nafez
Azzam in Gaza denounced the
killings.
This new crime reflects the
true face of the occupation, he
said. Killing still continues while
they are talking about the possi-
bility of bringing calm. But if they
think that calm means Palestinian
surrender, they are mistaken.
While Haniyehs demands were
not new, the timing and location
of the speech were significant.
Haniyeh had been in hiding for
several weeks during heavy fight-
ing with Israel, and only has felt
safe enough to appear in public in
recent days.
With U.S. backing, Egypt has
been trying to broker a truce.
There are efforts by the
Egyptian brothers who are
working on this issue. We as
Palestinians are waiting for the
Israeli answers, Haniyeh said.
The ball is in Israels court.
Hamas officials said they have
proposed that security forces loyal
to Abbas, their fierce rival, be
allowed to monitor Gazas border
crossings.
We have agreed to have the
Palestinian Authority staff on
the border, not our staff, as long
as those involved in corruption
be excluded, said Alaa Araj, an
adviser to Haniyeh. The details
are being discussed in Cairo.
Allowing Abbas men to guard
the crossings would mark a signif-
icant concession by Hamas, which
has ruled Gaza since violently
ousting the presidents forces last
June. But it might be acceptable
to Israel given its peace talks with
Abbas.
Abbas has refused to speak
to Hamas since the takeover,
demanding it first relinquish
power.
Israel and Abbas hope to reach
a final peace agreement by the
end of the year. But Israel has said
it cannot carry out any deal until
Abbas regains control of Gaza.
The Palestinians want an inde-
pendent state that includes the
West Bank and Gaza areas
located on opposite sides of
Israel.
news 5A Thursday, March 13, 2008
technology
Mac sales increase on campus as war against PCs continues
By ANDREW WIEBE
awiebe@kansan.com
Although technology profession-
als on both sides of the PC ver-
sus Mac divide may not be able to
come to a consensus on the superior
product, there is one thing neither
can argue: Apple Inc. exerting its
influence on the lucrative computer
market.
Its nearly impossible to ignore
Apples influence on the KU cam-
pus. It seems Apple products are
everywhere, from students person-
al computers and MP3 players to
computer labs stocked exclusively
with Macs.
Bill Myers, a spokesman for the
Universitys information technolo-
gy department, said via e-mail that
the School of Fine Arts, School of
Journalism, University Relations,
theatre and film department; and
the Center for
Research on
Learning all
predomi nantly
used Macs. Also,
approxi mat el y
50 percent of
the computers
in the geology
and mathemat-
ics departments
are Macs, he
said.
J o h n
Edwards, tech-
nology buyer for KU Bookstores,
owns both a PC and a Mac. He
said the bookstores had seen
about a 25 percent increase in
Mac sales each year. Although PCs
remain the choice of the majority,
Edwards said
he estimated
Macs to make
up around 25
percent of stu-
dent comput-
ers.
A p p l e s
increased visibil-
ity in the media
and popular cul-
ture has helped
drive sales of
their products
to people who
were previously unfamiliar with the
company, he said. The iPod did
it, but the iPhone has done it even
more, Edwards said. Everybody
knows about the iPhone. It has been
on the cover of Time Magazine and
everything else, and it ends up mak-
ing Apple appear to have a great
product line.
In addition to Apples vis-
ibility, Edwards said the failure of
Windows Vista had driven some
traditional PC users to the other
side of the debate. He said Macs
offer a user-friendly option for
those without technological knowl-
edge who prefer an uncomplicated
system.
Stacey Fox, a visiting artist for the
art department, said she used Macs
because she considered the software
she needed to edit film in high defi-
nition, such as Final Cut Studio, to
be superior to that available for PCs.
For someone like me who is a
professional artist, the Mac is just a
treasure, Fox said. Its a jewel box.
Anything that I can imagine in my
head I can create on a Mac.
Although she has used both,
Fox said she considers Macs to be
more reliable and better suited to
her needs.
Despite the increased popu-
larity of Macs, the machines still
have major shortcomings in the
eyes of PC users. Adam Van Horn,
Lawrence senior, said he has been
a PC user his entire life. He said
that for people looking to custom-
ize their computers hardware or
play video games Macs just didnt
stack up.
Despite his preference for
Windows based systems, Van Horn
said Macs new ability to run the
Windows operation system was a
positive move for Apple.
Theyve gotten better, especially
now that they support Intel proces-
sors, he said. They are good com-
puters; its just that I prefer Windows
and Intel based products because
thats what Ive always used.
In light of Apples stock growth, its
price has nearly doubled in the past
two years, and his stores increase in
sales, Edwards said he didnt expect
Mac sales to slow down as students
looked to fulfill their computing
needs with minimal maintenance.
Its just very consistent, he said.
Its all designed to work to work
together well.
Edited by Patrick De Oliveira
For someone like me who is a
professional artist, the Mac is
just a treasure. Its a jewel box.
Anything that I can imagine on
my head I can create on a Mac.
Stacey Fox
Visiting artist for the art department
StAte goVeRnMent
Senate committee
rewrites legislation
Middle eASt
Israeli shooting disrupts cease-fire talks
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Relatives of Palestinian militants killed by Israeli troops react at the hospital in the West Bank
town of Bethlehem, Wednesday. Israeli troops opened fre on a car Wednesday, killing four Palestin-
ian militants, Palestinian medical ofcials said, throwing doubt on prospects for a cease-fre between
Israel and Hamas.
By CARL MANNING
ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOPEKA, Kan. A Senate com-
mittee rewrote immigration legisla-
tion Wednesday so that it met the
approval of the business community
but upset backers of the original,
tougher proposal.
The Federal and State Affairs
Committee sent the proposal to
the Senate after removing require-
ments that employers participate
in E-Verify, a federal government
database to check on the legal status
of potential workers. Instead, busi-
nesses that voluntarily use E-Verify
would be able to use that as a defense
in a lawsuit
The committee also removed
penalties for knowingly hiring ille-
gal immigrants, instead making that
a civil offense.
Meanwhile, the House Federal
and State Affairs Committee started
to work on its immigration bill before
running out of time. Committee
Chairman Arlen Siegfreid said the
panel would resume work Wednesday
evening and continue until members
can agree on a bill.
Siegfreid, an Olathe Republican,
said a major issue to be resolved is
what, if any, sanctions should be
applied to businesses that knowingly
hire illegal immigrants. He said an
earlier proposal to push back man-
datory E-Verify use until 2010 has
support.
The committee amended the
bill to establish extensive guide-
lines for classifying workers as
employees or independent contrac-
tors. Supporters said some employ-
ers misclassify employees to hide
that they are illegal immigrants.
Business groups oppose the amend-
ment because they see it an unclear
area of the law.
Already, it has talked about
delaying the E-Verify requirement
for two years and having the state
Department of Labor do the actual
checking.
Dealing with illegal immigra-
tion has been high on the agenda
of many legislators who say they
are responding to constituents con-
cerns about the increased number
of illegal immigrants in Kansas,
which some estimates put at 90,000
people.
The fight will go on. It will not
end here, Sen. Peggy Palmer, an
Augusta Republican and sponsor of
the original bill, said after the com-
mittee hearing. Power and money
just took over this Senate committee
over the voice of the people.
Sen. Ralph Ostmeyer, a Grinnell
Republican, told fellow committee
members that they had destroyed
the bill.
It bothers me we have an issue
this important and we pulled the
teeth from it, he said. We dont have
an immigration problem; we have an
illegal immigration problem.
Business groups, including the
Kansas Chamber of Commerce,
Kansas Livestock Association and
Kansas Farm Bureau, oppose requir-
ing companies to use E-Verify, say-
ing it isnt reliable and could punish
businesses that unwittingly hire ille-
gal immigrants.
Amy Blankenbiller, chamber
president, said the rewritten ver-
sion was closer to what the business
groups wanted.
Immigration is a credible
issue, but there is a big differ-
ence between good policy and bad
policy, she said. They took what
could have been a bad approach
and made it a workable program
that will address the true concerns
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10 is the easiest day, 0 the most chal-
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aries (March 21-april 19)
Today is a 6
Base your decision on facts, not
emotions, and youll be much better
of. It may be hard to tell which is
which, at frst. Stay objective. The
truth will be revealed. Be watching
for it.

Taurus (april 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
Accept an increase in your income
graciously; youve got it coming. Buy
yourself something that displays
your upgraded status. Youve earned
it.

Gemini (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 7
The path to success seems cluttered
with a bunch of old debris. Some
you can avoid, as it really has noth-
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cancer (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 7
Better check your supplies; you may
be getting low. Something you once
had in abundance is getting all used
up. This could be patience, by the
way.

leo (July 23-aug. 22)
Today is a 7
Friends are eager to help, and can
direct you to an expert who will be
very useful to your endeavors. Let
them all know what you want.
Virgo (aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
You may be tired, but you should
also be happy. You fnally succeed
at a puzzle thats kept you busy for
what seems like years. Congratula-
tions.
libra (Sept. 23-oct. 22)
Today is a 6
Listen carefully to a person from far
away. Pay attention, as if this were
the very clue youve been seeking.
Odds are good it is.
Scorpio (oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Time to go on a shopping trip for
household items. Youll fnd amazing
bargains, and calculate costs quickly.
Youre extra sharp.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-dec. 21)
Today is a 6
Another person provides the answer
youre been seeking. Dont give up.
Dont stop asking questions either,
until you get what you want.

capricorn (dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 7
Take on another job and you can
get something else you want. If you
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method. Youll also get really good
at whatever youre doing.
aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 7
Go ahead and tell the people you
love exactly how you feel. They
never get tired of hearing how
important they are to you.

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Today is a 7
A close family member or a room-
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Listen carefully and dont get your
feelings hurt. Its good for this per-
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Adult-flm maker pleads no contest
By MELISSA NELSON
Associated Press Writer
PANAMA CITY, Fla. Girls
Gone Wild founder Joe Francis
pleaded no contest to child abuse
and prostitution charges Wednesday
under an agreement allowing him to
go free after nearly a year in jail.
Francis, 34, returned to Florida
after posting a $1.5 million bond this
week in Nevada, where he is await-
ing trial for tax fraud. The hearing
in Bay County state court resolved
his 2003 criminal case involving the
filming of underaged girls during
spring break on Panama City Beach.
I have never committed any
crime. I pleaded guilty just to get out
of jail, a defiant Francis said after
the Bay County state court hearing.
Francis makes an estimated $29
million a year on videos of young
women in sexually provocative situ-
ations.
He pleaded no contest to one
count of felony child abuse and two
counts of misdemeanor prostitu-
tion.
Judge Deede Costello sentenced
Francis to 339 days on Wednesday,
the time he has already served in
Florida and Nevada. Costello also
ordered Francis to pay more than
$60,000 in fines, court costs and
restitution to the county.
Francis also agreed not to con-
duct any filming between Escambia
and Jackson Counties in Florida for
the next three years.
Miami defense attorney Roy Black
brokered the plea agreement.
Francis believed women his com-
pany filmed in 2003 were over 18
because they signed agreements stat-
ing they were of legal age, Black
said.
But it makes no difference under
Florida law, they still committed a
crime, Black said.
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Congress will not afect this na-
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terrorist attacks.
The sticking point has been the
administrations insistence on ret-
roactive immunity for telecommu-
nications companies that turned
over private data on customers to
the government.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Zombies are everywhere right
now.
Calm down, faithful reader. I
dont mean literally. I was using a
figure of speech, so stop barricad-
ing your door. I was referring to
the resurgence of the living dead
in pop culture. Zombies are selling
like hotcakes, and its all because the
economy is bad.
This connection might not seem
obvious, so lets break it down.
The first assertion that zombies
and zombie-themed entertainment
are doing well can be easily observed.
Zombies are in video games like
Dead Rising, movies like Shaun of
the Dead and even on Facebook. The
group The Hardest Part of a Zombie
Apocalypse Will be Pretending Im
Not Excited has 28,941 members (as
a Kansan contributor I am required
to use Facebook as a source once in
every 10 columns). Young consumers
are eating this stuff up like brains.
People are drawn to zombies,
because a world with zombies is an
attractive alternative to the world we
live in. No one would consume zom-
bie-based products if they werent
intriguing. The Facebook group says
it right in the name. Those 28,940
members welcome an outbreak.
The reason has to do with my
second point: The economy sucks.
People finishing up college must
worry about job hunts, starting the
next phase of their lives. They know
that Social Security will likely be
gone when they retire. If the zombie
dream became a flesh-eating reality,
internships, entry-level positions and
retirement would become the least of
anyones concerns. Wed all be busy
looking for live ammo and securing
the perimeter.
No one likes looking for jobs, or
filing taxes or the countless other
boring tasks adults must perform.
Fleeing from flesh-craving monsters
isnt all that great, either. The differ-
ence is that only one of these scenar-
ios causes mid-life crises. Reaching
mid-life during the zombie apoca-
lypse is a proud accomplishment,
not a reason to have an emotionless
affair with your secretary.
Zombies dont sound so bad.
Growing up and being an adult
sounds boring. On the other hand,
destroying the brain sounds awe-
some. Banding together with other
survivors with makeshift weapons
sounds great. Reinforcing a station
wagon so it can plow through a mob
of the undead sounds wonderful.
Zombies would make every day
action-packed. Going to the super-
market would no longer be tedious.
If 28 Days Later taught us any-
thing, its that grocery shopping with
zombies is a jovial, carefree and cost-
free experience. At worst, its a nec-
essary thrill ride. Apartment hunting
takes on a whole new meaning. Who
among us wouldnt rather sleep in
shifts to keep a lookout rather than
worry if your roommate has his share
of the rent?
Suddenly not getting that intern-
ship in New York you wanted doesnt
seem so bad. Youve got a golf bag
full of blunt sporting goods ala Casey
Jones. Those morons at Washington
Mutual can eat a cricket bat.
Being an overqualified Longhorns
hostess with an anthropology degree
is a distant memory now that youre
the lord of the fortress that was once
your apartment complex.
Zombies would erase everything
aggravating and tedious about life.
Sure, there would be new problems,
but they wouldnt be annoying.
Maybe doing a grad check is a bet-
ter chore to have than finding clean
water, but the latter sure seems a lot
less pointless in the grand scheme of
things. This is why our generation is
intrigued by zombies. Certain dan-
ger is more appealing than uncertain
monotony. If life sucks, it should at
least be awesome.
Mersmann is a Lawrence
senior in creative writing.
Between what KU e-mail provides
and what students need lies a lack of
space, features and innovation, creat-
ing a stagnant system with apathetic
student use at best. ConnectKU
has set its focus on invigorating the
Universitys e-mail presence with a
free alternative from
Google.
If the University
wants to demonstrate a
commitment to techno-
logical innovation that
students expect, it has
an opportunity to do so by adopting
the modern e-mail and application
system that Google offers.
This comprehensive package,
called Google Apps for Education,
would provide free e-mail, calendar
and other services to anyone with
a University e-mail address. E-mail
would no longer be stored direct-
ly on campus, and students would
access e-mail using the popular
Gmail interface. Applications such
as Microsoft Outlook, 'Mail' (for
Mac OS X) or Mozilla Thunderbird
would also work with the new
Google system.
Connect spokesman Jarrod
Morgenstern called the current sys-
tem e-mail from five years ago.
Morgenstern says that Connect is
passionate about bringing about
change, but meeting with University
administration had not yielded
results so far. He characterized IT at
the University as a department that
is not providing for student needs.
Bill Myers, director of assessment
and outreach for the University
IT department, confirmed that all
changes are ultimately up to the
Associate Vice Provost Donna Liss
but that were always interested in
hearing from students.
As for why the proposal was not
taken forward initially, Myers said
that Google Apps would not be a
comprehensive replacement for the
existing system, but he could not
offer a specific function that Gmail
would not replace.
Costs
The bottom line is one place the
University can look to when con-
sidering Connects proposal. Gmail
and Google Apps are offered for
free to universities across the coun-
try. Myers indicated the University
currently spends about $171,000 to
$181,000 a year on support, soft-
ware, hardware and storage for the
current e-mail system.
While there is no direct mon-
etary charge, Myers was quick to
point out that There's nothing that's
free. While Google is not charg-
ing directly for the service, it is
potentially gaining future cus-
tomers and users after students
leave the University.
Storage
Space for e-mails
has been a constant
concern for students.
At one point the
University offered 50
MBs of storage, now
up to 100 MB, and
soon to transition to 500 MB
during spring break, according to
Myers. 500 MB is likely sufficient
for most students, but still will
likely need to be upgraded soon-
er rather than later. Gmail, with
its 6.5 GB current limit, will end
space concerns for a long time
and allow students to exchange
and store increasingly large doc-
uments, videos and photos.
Features
Innovation is perhaps where
the current system lacks the most.
With Gmail, Google introduced
tagging, allowing users to mark
messages with multiple keywords
and then sort and search around
these tags. Google Calendars
could allow students to combine
calendars from all their classes,
University deadlines and person-
al events into a unified schedule.
Student involvement
A new system would have to
start by bringing students who
have abandoned their KU e-mail
address back into the fold. With
students re-engaged, associated
programs from Google Apps,
like the calendar system, could
gain increased use. Instructors
could offer innovative ways to
communicate with their students
and provide schedules, such as
the Google Calendar. The cur-
rent system has no innovation
because people are disengaged
from it. The University could
bring students back in with an
e-mail platform they can relate to
and then create more uses than
anyone can fully envision today.
Now is the time to take action
and update the KU e-mail, cal-
endar and Web presence for stu-
dents. Gmail and Google Apps
provide power and flexibility that
is currently missing.
Alex Doherty for the
Editorial Board
NEWS 8A thursday, march 13, 2008
BY RUSTIN DODD
dodd@kansan.com
Michael Gillaspie doesnt like
country music. He doesnt wear
cowboy boots
or a shiny
belt buckle
either. In most
ways, Gillaspie
doesnt fit the
physical ste-
reotypes of a
student from
rural southwest
Kansas. But the
junior from Ashland, population:
927, said growing up in a small,
close-knit community helped mold
him into the person he is today.
It was the sense of everybody
wanting to help everybody else out,
Gillaspie said. That kind of drew
me to fulfill my real goal of wanting
to make a difference.
This spring, Gillaspie, a junior
architecture major, is attempting to
do that by running for vice presi-
dent of Student Senate as part of the
United Students coalition. And as a
native of Ashland, Gillaspie is a rar-
ity at the University.
He came from a high school
graduating class of 25. If Gillaspie
wanted luxuries such as fast-food
or Wal-Mart, he had to travel to
nearby Dodge City.
Think of the movie
Pleasantville, Gillaspie said. We
had four cops, but I dont think they
ever did anything.
All my friends cannot stand the
big town and they think Lawrence
is big, Gillaspie said.
Gillaspie said his parents were
adamant that he was cultured about
other parts of the world, and not
just southwest Kansas.
So despite the busier streets and
the presence of fast-food chains,
Gillaspie said he didnt experience
much culture shock when he moved
to Lawrence.
But Gillaspie said he did have
to figure out where he was going
to live. He had been accepted into
a scholarship hall and had a room
waiting for him at McCollum.
Gillaspies older brother had been
in a fraternity at the University, so
Gillaspie said, Why not check out
what a fraternity would be like?
After going through formal fra-
ternity recruitment, Gillaspie joined
Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Ive really enjoyed it ever since,
Gillaspie said. Theres the Greek
stereotype, of Oh, that persons
greek. Well 17 percent of the
University is greek.
Gillaspie, an Eagle Scout, became
involved with the Interfraternity
Council, and served as its vice
president for recruitment.
Gillaspie has also served as the
kitchen manager at the Jubilee
Caf, an early-morning service
that serves food to the homeless
in Lawrence.
Its the people that you serve,
Gillaspie said. The conversations
that you have, actually being able
to see a visible difference.
United Students presidential
nominee, and Gillaspies running
mate, Adam McGonigle met
Gillaspie last October.
He has an uncanny ability to
work with people, McGonigle
said. Hes very personable.
After working with IFC and
serving the Jubilee Caf, Gillaspie
was appointed to serve as IFCs
senator for this semester.
Im still a new face to Senate,
Gillaspie said.
And after almost three years in
Lawrence, Gillaspie said he loved
the diversity of the town. Hes
used to going to school along-
side hordes of Johnson County
natives and other KU students
from the eastern side of the state.
But Gillaspies small-town roots
are still unique, he says.
People from big high schools
can be involved in one thing or
the other, but if youre in a small-
er school, you can kind of pick
up as many roles as you want to,
Gillaspie said. The experience
from that helped push me to
make sure I have a say and have
the voice to make a difference.
Edited by Jared Duncan
BY RUSTIN DODD
dodd@kansan.com
A cell phone rang on the fourth
floor of the
Kansas Union
and T-Pai n
lyrics played
through the ear-
piece.
Sorry, Jason
Oruch said, as
he pulled the
phone out of his
pocket.
Oruchs phone rings a lot these
days. The junior from Plano,
Texas is running for vice president
of Student Senate as part of the
Connect coalition alongside presi-
dential candidate Austin Kelly.
For Kelly, his first impression
of Oruch came in a one-on-one
meeting in the fall.
He was excited.
Its a general excitement that
Kelly says manifests itself in two
University staples: student gov-
ernment and KU basketball.
First: KU Basketball.
See the shirtless group of guys
in the front row when Kansas
played Kansas State on March 1?
Oruch was one of them. He said
his camping group was camping
group No. 1.
Thus, they went shirtless and
painted their bodies blue.
I was the J, Oruch said.
Theres T-Pain again. Ima buy
u a drank, oh-oh-oh.
Sorry, Oruch said, answering
the phone. Trying to coordinate
people.
With a green hat resting crook-
edly on the top of his head and
sporting his usual scruffy beard,
Oruch tried to explain his motiva-
tion for running for Senate.
I wasnt in Senate my freshman
year, and I know what it feels like
to have no idea whats going on at
this University, Oruch said.
After growing up in Plano,
Texas, Oruch visited the University
his senior year of high school. He
said he fell in love with the place.
Oruch lived in Naismith Hall his
freshman year and joined a frater-
nity, Alpha Epsilon Pi.
Joining AEPi is the best deci-
sion I ever made. Being a part
of the Greek community is very
important to me, Oruch said.
Oruch, an American Studies
major, served as the NPHC Liaison
for the Interfraternity Council in
Spring 2006, serving as an inter-
mediary between the two organi-
zations.
We organized the only ever
IFC step-team that actually com-
peted in the NPHC step show,
Oruch said.
Oruch is also a member of KU
Hillel, a student group that sup-
ports Jewish campus life.
But after three semesters of
being an outsider, Oruch said he
became more interested in Student
Senate.
He campaigned as a member
of United Students last spring and
won a seat as an off-campus sena-
tor, representing off-campus stu-
dents.
Jason really wants to get input
from students, Kelly said. Hes
very committed to doing that.
Oruch said he and Kelly had
been busy contacting leaders of
the more than 500 KU student
organizations.
Every student group can get
200 dollars of general funding
through Student Senate, Oruch
said. And most student groups
dont even know that. They have
absolutely no idea that Senate can
help them.
T-Pains familiar voice returns
as Oruchs phone goes off again.
Oruch, however, said his cam-
paign schedule has kept him from
doing any T-Pain-esque things
this semester. He said hes been
using the weekends to catch up on
sleep. Campaigning, he said, can
be tiring.
I want to bring Student Senate
back to the students, Oruch said.
Edited by Madeline Hyden
BY RUSTIN DODD
dodd@kansan.com
Eric Hyde sipped on a glass of
milk and leaned back from his
chair at La Prima Tazza, a cof-
fee shop on Massachusetts Street.
Dressed in jeans and a light blue
T-shirt, the Lawrence native tried
to describe what its like to be in a
coma for 17 days.
Its pretty indescribable, Hyde
said.
Hyde is running for vice presi-
dent of Student Senate as part of
the Students of Liberty coalition.
His high school friend, Adam
Wood, is running for president.
Most people, however, are
usually more curious about the
bicycle accident that almost killed
him, Hyde said.
Hyde, eight years old at the time,
was riding his bike to a friends
house along 27th Street during
rush hour. Hyde
said he was
attempting to
cross the street
and he looked to
his left and saw
a truck coming.
He bolted out
into the street to
try to beat the
truck.
I didnt even think to look the
other way, Hyde said.
Hyde was hit by a car and broke
both collar bones, cracked a ver-
tebrae in his neck and punctured
a lung.
When I woke up I didnt know
how to do anything except how to
like think, Hyde said.
Despite having to relearn how
to do everything, Hyde said he
didnt fall behind in school.
Hyde met Wood when both
were students at Lawrence High
School.
A lot of people have a defin-
ing moment in their lives, Wood
said of Hydes accident. That was
definitely his.
A life-long resident of Lawrence,
Hyde graduated from Lawrence
High School in 2004.
Hyde said had the option to
take an Individual Education Plan
when he entered college so he
could receive extra help, but he
refused.
Everyone needs help, Hyde
said, as he took another sip of
milk. I thought I could do it on
my own.
Hyde is a sophomore based on
hours.
I dont take that many classes,
Hyde said. I do other stuff.
Hyde plays bass in the band
Ample Branches he describes its
music as psychedelic folk rock -
and makes documentary films.
Hes somewhat of a Renaissance
man. He does a little bit of every-
thing, Wood said
Hydes last film documented
the aftermath of the Greensburg
tornado disaster.
Its kind of like film activism,
Hyde said. Ive always had politi-
cal idealism growing in my mind
since I was a little kid.
Hyde said his bid for Senate
vice president originated in the
fall when Hyde and Wood created
the group, Students for Liberty, to
educate students about presiden-
tial candidates.
Wood said the group was about
education and to advocate for cer-
tain issues.
And as Hyde sees it, the Senate
has problems.
Basically, its like the same peo-
ple are running Student Senate,
year after year after year, Hyde
said.
Hyde has experience in the
political realm because he has
been working as a legislative
intern in Topeka for Jerry Henry
(D), a state representative from
Atchison County. Even though
Hyde has never been a member of
the Senate, he said he didnt think
that would be problem.
I just said, Why not run? Its
open. Im from Lawrence, I go to
this University. Itd be challeng-
ing, Hyde said. Student Senate
doesnt do anything that I wouldnt
be able to learn.
Edited by Mandy Earles
profiles
A look at Student Senate hopefuls prior to debate
Gillaspie looks to bring small-town experiences to vice presidency Hydes unique outlook on life
inspires campus leadership
Gillaspie
Hyde
Oruch
Oruch looks to use his campus campaign to
bring students, Senate closer together
I M
By H. JOSEF HEBERT
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON The air in
more than 300 U.S. counties is sim-
ply too dirty to breathe, the govern-
ment says. It is ordering a multibil-
lion dollar expansion of efforts to
clean up smog in cities and towns
nationwide.
Scientists say the federal action,
which will lower ozone limits, is
still not enough to significantly
reduce heart and asthma attacks
from breathing smog-clogged air,
and they want the Environmental
Protection Agency to issue a more
stringent requirement.
Electric utilities, oil companies
and other businesses have lobbied
for leaving the smog rule alone, say-
ing the high cost of lower limits
could hurt the economy and noting
that many communities still havent
met requirements set a decade ago.
EPA Administrator Stephen
Johnso decided to take the middle
ground when it comes to smog.
The EPA at a news conference
Wednesday planned to direct that air
must contain no more than 75 units
of ozone, or smog, for every billion
units of air in order to be consid-
ered healthy The current maximum
concentration is 80 to 84 parts per
billion.
The EPA gives states years to meet
the needed reductions, and areas
with the worst pollution are likely to
have as long as a decade to comply.
Ozone is a product of nitrogen
oxides and other organic chemi-
cal compounds from motor vehi-
cles, power plants, manufacturing
and industrial plants. As it comes
into contact with the suns rays it is
seen as smog, aggravating respira-
tory problems for tens of millions
of people.
An estimated 85 counties of the
more than 700 that have monitoring
stations exceed the current 80 parts
per billion concentration, according
to the latest EPA calculations. More
than 320 counties exceed the tighter
75 parts per billion standard.
Health experts say smog under
the current ozone regulation even
in areas where the limit is being met
causes hundreds of premature
deaths among the elderly and health
problems for thousands of young
children and people with respiratory
illnesses.
Clean air advocates called the lat-
est EPA reduction a move in the
right direction but also a political
compromise that does not go far
enough.
Its disheartening that once again
EPA has missed a critical oppor-
tunity to protect public health and
welfare by ignoring the unanimous
recommendations of its indepen-
dent science advisers, said William
Becker, executive director of the
National Association of Clean Air
Agencies.
Becker acknowledged that the
tighter the standard the more dif-
ficult it will be to meet, but he said:
The public deserves the right to
know whether the air they breathe
is healthy.
news 9A Thursday, March 13, 2008
New York
Governor resigns after prostitution scandal
By VERENA DOBNIK AND
MICHAEL GORMLEy
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) _ In a star-
tlingly swift fall from grace, Gov.
Eliot Spitzer resigned Wednesday
after getting caught in a call-girl
scandal that made a mockery of
his straight-arrow image and left
him facing the prospect of criminal
charges and perhaps disbarment.
I cannot allow my private fail-
ings to disrupt the peoples work,
Spitzer said, his weary-looking wife,
Silda, standing at his side, again,
as the corruption-fighting politician
once known as Mr. Clean answered
for his actions for the second time
in three days.
He made the announcement
without securing a plea bargain with
federal prosecutors, though a law
enforcement official said the former
governor was still believed to be
negotiating one. The official spoke
on condition of anonymity because
of the sensitivity of the case.
Spitzer will be succeeded on
Monday by Lt. Gov. David Paterson,
a fellow Democrat who becomes
New Yorks first black governor and
the nations first legally blind chief
executive.
The resignation brought the cur-
tain down on a riveting three-day
drama played out, sometimes,
as farce that made Spitzer an
instant punchline on late-night TV
and fascinated Americans with the
spectacle of a crusading politician
exposed as a hypocrite.
His dizzying downfall was met
with glee and the popping of cham-
pagne corks among many on Wall
Street, where Spitzer was seen as a
sanctimonious bully for attacking
big salaries and abusive practices
in the financial industry when he
was New York attorney general. And
his resignation brought relief at the
state Capitol in Albany after days
of excruciating tension and uncer-
tainty.
Some rules cant be broken, and
when they are broken there are con-
sequences, said state Assemblyman
John McEneny, a Democrat. In this
case, one of the most promising
careers Ive seen in a generation.
The scandal erupted Monday
after federal law enforcement offi-
cials disclosed that a wiretap had
caught the 48-year-old father of
three teenage daughters spending
thousands of dollars on a call girl at a
fancy Washington hotel on the night
before Valentines Day.
Investigators said he had arranged
for a prostitute named Kristen to
take the train down from New York
while he was in the nations capital
to testify before a congressional sub-
committee about the bond industry.
With every development, it
became increasingly clear that
Spitzer, politically, was finished.
Law enforcement officials said the
governor the millionaire heir to a
New York real estate fortune had
hired prostitutes several times before
and had spent tens of thousands
of dollars, and perhaps as much as
$80,000, on the high-priced escort
service Emperors Club VIP, whose
women charge as much as $5,500
an hour.
Spitzer had gone into seclusion on
Monday while he conferred with his
advisers, wife and his newly retained
high-powered lawyers. When it
became clear he couldnt hold on any
longer, he began talking to Paterson
about the transition.
He and his wife rode in a black
SUV from their Fifth Avenue apart-
ment to his New York City office to
announce his resignation a trip
whose every move was captured by
TV helicopters. During the news
conference, he and his wife stood
inches apart, never touching as they
entered or left the room.
Speaking in a strong and steady
voice, he apologized for his actions
and said: Over the course of my
public life, Ive insisted, I think cor-
rectly, that people regardless of their
position or power take responsibility
for their conduct. I can and will ask
no less of myself.
He did not address the allegations
in any detail in the less than three-
minute statement, and left without
taking questions.
In a statement issued after Spitzer
quit, U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia,
the chief federal prosecutor in New
York, said: There is no agreement
between this office and Gov. Eliot
Spitzer relating to his resignation or
any other matter.
Among the possible charges that
law enforcement authorities said
could be brought against the former
governor: soliciting and paying for
sex; violating the Mann Act, the
1910 federal law that makes it a
crime to take someone across state
lines for immoral purposes; and ille-
gally arranging cash transactions to
conceal their purpose.
Spitzer, a graduate of Princeton
University and Harvard Law, could
also be disbarred. In New York,
an attorney can lose his license to
practice law for failing to conduct
himself both professionally and
personally, in conformity with the
standards of conduct imposed upon
members of the bar.
It was a spectacular collapse for
a man who cultivated an image as
an incorruptible politician hell-bent
on cleansing the state of corruption.
He served two terms as New York
attorney general, earning the nick-
name Sheriff of Wall Street, and
was elected governor with a record
share of the vote in 2006.
But he also made powerful ene-
mies, many of whom complained
that he was abusive and self-righ-
teous.
I really dont feel vindicated,
said John Faso, the Republican who
lost to Spitzer for governor. But he
added: One of the many things I
said was that Eliot Spitzer had one
set of rules for himself and one set
for everyone else. I never would have
imagined it could be so glaring.
Traders on the floor of the New
York Stock Exchange were trans-
fixed by TV monitors broadcasting
Spitzers resignation, and his ruin
drew scattered applause from trad-
ers as they went about buying and
selling stocks. One trader said some
firms even cracked champagne open
a ritual usually reserved for when
the Dow hits a milestone.
In a statement, the incoming gov-
ernor said he was saddened, but
added: It is now time for Albany to
get back to work as the people of this
state expect from us.
Barely known outside of his
Harlem political base, Paterson has
been in New York government since
his election to the state Senate in
1985.
While Spitzer was famously abra-
sive, uncompromising and even
insulting, Paterson has built a repu-
tation as a conciliator, and lawmak-
ers quickly embraced the new order.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NewYork State Gov. Eliot Spitzer announces his resignation amid a prostitution scandal as wife Silda looks onWednesday in his ofces in NewYork City.
kaNsas GoverNmeNt
eNviroNmeNt
EPA raises ozone restrictions amid health concerns
Former republican
to run as democrat
ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOPEKAAfter more than a
decade away from Kansas and its
politics, former Rep. Jim Slattery is
jumping back in.
Democratic officials confirmed
Wednesday that Slattery plans
to seek the partys nomination
to challenge Republican Sen. Pat
Roberts. Slattery had indicated ear-
lier this month at a party gathering
in Topeka that he was rethinking
an earlier decision not to run.
He said Wednesday that he
would be in Topeka next week
to make a formal announcement
about his plans. He declined to
comment further.
Mike Gaughan, executive direc-
tor of the Kansas Democratic Party,
said party officials had been court-
ing Slattery since last year to take
on Roberts.
He intends to make the race.
Hes been talking to Kansans disap-
pointed with the way Pat Roberts
has been inattentive to Kansans
needs in Washington, Gaughan
said.
Lee Jones, who ran unsuccess-
fully in 2004 against Republican
Sen. Sam Brownback, is the only
Democrat to file for the office.
Slattery, of Topeka, represented
the 2nd District of eastern Kansas
in 1983-94 and ran unsuccessfully
for governor in 1994. He had been
mentioned as a potential Senate
candidate but said in November he
wouldnt challenge Roberts.
Hes currently a lobbyist for a
Washington, D.C., law firm.
Jackie Cottrell, Roberts chief of
staff, said the senators campaign
would draw a distinction between
someone who serves the public
and someone serving special inter-
ests.
Slatterys entry into the race
shows how desperate the Democrats
are to get a candidate, Cottrell said
in a written statement.
Corrie Kangas, political direc-
tor for the Kansas Republican
Party, said Slattery abandoned
the state after losing to Republican
Bill Graves in the 2004 gubernato-
rial race.
Hes the poster-child for fat-cat
lobbyists who has come back for
no apparent reason, other than
to run against a widely admired
senator, she said. Sen. Roberts
is well positioned. Hes not taking
anything for granted.
Roberts served in the U.S. House
representing western Kansas for
eight terms from 1980-96. He has
been aggressively raising money
for an expected Democratic chal-
lenge. In January, his campaign
said it had nearly $3 million in
cash available to mount his bid for
a third term.
Other factors are on Roberts
side, too.
Nearly half of the states vot-
ers are registered as Republicans,
and they outnumber registered
Democrats by about 322,000. No
Democratic presidential candidate
has carried Kansas since Lyndon
Johnson in 1964, and no Democrat
has won an election for the Senate
since 1932.
Jones, 56 is a former official with
the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers who lobbied in Topeka
and Washington.
He lost the Senate race in 2004,
receiving only 27 percent of the
vote against GOP incumbent
Brownback. He didnt even win the
primary but picked up the nomi-
nation from party leaders when
the political unknown who had
defeated him dropped out.
MEDICINE
Anesthesia awareness
still a major concern
Patients say it feels like being
trapped in a corpse: They wake
up during surgery, unable to
move or scream. Some remember
hearing their surgeons talk, and a
few recall feeling intense pain.
Some experts have said special
brain-wave monitors were the
best way to prevent anesthesia
awareness. Now, in a big setback
for eforts to prevent it, the frst
large, independent test of the
monitors shows they are no bet-
ter than older technology.
Researchers at Washington
University School of Medicine in
St. Louis compared two groups
of about 1,000 patients each, all
deemed at high risk of waking up
during surgery because of health
conditions, medication or other
factors.
One group used the leading
brain-monitoring system, which
uses electrodes on the forehead
to measure brain waves and
software to calculate likelihood
of consciousness. The other used
an older device that analyzes
exhaled anesthetic gas.
Anesthesiologists watched for
movement and changes in vital
signs and followed protocols to
maintain patients depth of sleep,
adjusting anesthesia levels as
needed. Patients were inter-
viewed after their surgeries about
what they remembered.
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HONG KONG Hong Kong
ordered more than half a million
primary and kindergarten students
Wednesday to stay home for two
weeks because of a flu outbreak
in one of the worlds most densely
populated cities.
The government also asked one
of its top scientists to investigate
the deaths of three children, but
the World Health Organization said
only two of the children tested posi-
tive for the flu, and both had other
diseases as well.
The outbreak has not been linked
to bird flu, which was detected in
birds in Hong Kong. Bird flu remains
difficult for humans to catch, but
scientists fear the virus that causes it
could eventually mutate into a form
that spreads easily among humans.
The government has ordered all
kindergartens, primary and special
education schools closed for two
weeks starting Thursday, Health
Secretary York Chow said. School
children along with teachers and
parents wore masks Wednesday
as they walked outside.
The schools had been expected
to start their Easter Holiday in a
little over a week, though the date
varies with each school. Chow said
bringing the holiday forward would
help reduce cross-infection among
school children and calm public
fears.
When children are at school,
its very hard to keep them still
and prevent them from contacting
each other. They may not listen to
orders and wear masks or wash their
hands. This is an effective measure
from an infectious disease stand-
point, Chow said.
The closure will affect nearly
560,000 students at 1,745 schools,
according to enrollment figures
from the 2006-2007 academic year.
Since March 6, health officials
have recorded nine flu outbreaks,
mostly at schools.
NEWS 10A Thursday, March 13, 2008
HealtH
Meat processor admits foul practice
More than a thousand schools closed due to fu
asia
By ERICA WERNER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON The head of
the Southern California slaughter-
house that produced 143 million
pounds of recalled beef acknowl-
edged Wednesday that cows too sick
to stand at his plant were apparently
forced into the nations food supply
in violation of federal rules.
Westland/Hallmark Meat Co.
President Steve Mendell made the
admission after a congressional
panel forced him to watch grue-
some undercover video of abuses at
his slaughterhouse. Mendell watched
red-faced and grim, sometimes rest-
ing his head on his hand, as cows
were dragged by chains, sprayed in
the nostrils with water, shocked and
harshly prodded with forklifts to get
them into the box where they would
be slaughtered.
Afterward Mendell briefly bowed
his head, then backed away from
claims hed made in his prepared
testimony, delivered under oath,
that no ill cows from his plant had
entered the food supply.
So-called downer cattle have
been barred from the food supply
since a mad cow disease scare in
2003 because they pose a higher risk
for that disease and other illnesses,
partly because they often wallow in
feces.
The panels chairman, Rep. Bart
Stupak, D-Mich., asked Mendell
whether it was logical to conclude
from the videos that at least two
downer cows had entered the nations
food supply.
That would be logical, yes, sir,
Mendell said.
Has your company ever illegal-
ly slaughtered, processed or sold a
downer cow? Stupak asked.
I didnt think we had, sir,
Mendell said.
Asked about the discrepancy with
his written testimony, Mendell said,
I had not seen what I saw here
today. He said that the Agriculture
Department had not shared with
him some of the undercover video
shot by the Humane Society of the
United States.
Stupak pointed out that the video
has been available on the Humane
Society Web site.
After Mendells testimony, his
lawyer sought to clarify Mendells
remarks. Asa Hutchinson, a former
GOP congressman from Arkansas
who once led the Drug Enforcement
Administration, said Mendell would
not dispute logical conclusions
drawn by Stupak about downed cat-
tle illegally entering the food supply.
But it cant be conclusive because
he does not know all the facts of it,
he hasnt studied it and he only saw
one brief shot at it during his testi-
mony, Hutchinson said.
Mendell was appearing under
subpoena before the House Energy
and Commerce investigative sub-
committee. He was a no-show at a
committee hearing last month.
It was Mendells first public
appearance since the undercover
video led to his plants shutdown and
last months beef recall, the largest
in U.S. history. The recall stretched
back two years, and Agriculture
Department officials have said most
of the meat has been consumed.
Some 50 million pounds of the beef
went to federal nutrition programs,
mostly school lunches.
No illnesses have been reported,
and Agriculture Department offi-
cials have insisted there is minimal
risk. But Stupak noted that the incu-
bation period for mad cow disease
can be a dozen years or more.
Richard Raymond, Agriculture
Department undersecretary for food
safety, acknowledged there is that
remote possibility that cases of mad
cow could emerge years from now
as a result of the Westland/Hallmark
practices.
Raymond also said that the
Agriculture Department had found
evidence of more than the two non-
ambulatory cattle shown in videos
Wednesday improperly entering the
food supply. Even though carcasses
also undergo inspection and can
be discarded after slaughter, its a
reasonable statement to assume it
did enter commerce, some of it,
Raymond said.
Two workers from the Humane
Society video were fired and are fac-
ing animal cruelty charges from San
Bernardino County prosecutors in
an ongoing criminal investigation.
One of those workers has said he
was just following orders while his
supervisor has reportedly told police
he was under pressure to ensure
slaughter of 500 cattle per day.
Mendell said everyone at the plant
was under pressure to do their job
but that couldnt excuse abuses. He
also disputed reports cited by law-
makers that the Humane Societys
undercover investigator, who shot
the videos with a hidden camera,
didnt receive proper training in
slaughter practices when he was
hired at the plant.
Mendell gave the committee a
document signed by the investigator
when he was hired acknowledging
hed received the requisite training.
The Humane Society has declined
to disclose the identity of its inves-
tigator, but on the training form he
signed his name as Sean Thomas.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. President Steve Mendell, center, accompanied by his wife Carol, right, and attorney Asa Hutchinson, left,
waits to testify on Capitol Hill inWashington, Wednesday, before the House Oversight and Investigations subcommittee hearing on federal regulations for
food and food safety.
Courts
Suspect named in case of
slain UNC student president
By ERIN GARTNER AND
MIKE BAKER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. Two
suspects were charged Wednesday
with first-degree murder in the
killing of the University of North
Carolinas student body president.
Demario James Atwater, 21, of
Durham, was arrested and ordered
to be held without bond. Police said
they are still searching for the sec-
ond suspect, 17-year-old Lawrence
Alvin Lovett Jr.
Chapel Hill Police Chief Brian
Curran declined to say whether
Lovett was the subject of an intense
police standoff Wednesday after-
noon in nearby Durham. City
Councilman Eugene Brown said it
appears the standoff was resolved
without an arrest.
Police in Durham refused to
comment, referring all questions
about the standoff to police in
Chapel Hill.
Shackled at the ankle and waist
and with a public defender at his
side, Atwater whispered yes when
asked whether he understood the
charge against him. His next court
appearance was scheduled for
March 24.
I hope the arrest can ease the
minds of some in the community,
District Attorney Jim Woodall said.
Messages left with the Orange
County public defenders office
were not returned Wednesday.
Curran would not say which of
the suspects shot and killed Eve
Carson, 22, of Athens, Ga., who was
found a week ago lying on a street
about a mile from campus. The
biology and political science major
had been shot several times, includ-
ing once in the right temple.
In the day after Carsons death,
police focused their investigation
on a suspect pictured in several
surveillance photos using her ATM
card.
The Board of Trustees at North
Carolina offered a $25,000 reward
for information leading to an arrest
in her death, and police received
hundreds of tips after the first two
photos were released over the week-
end.
Carson was a prestigious
Morehead-Cain scholar at North
Carolina, where she was remem-
bered by thousands who gathered
Thursday at two campus memorial
services. Hundreds of mourners
filled the First United Methodist
Church in Athens on Sunday at
a memorial service in her home-
town.
The university said Wednesday
that a third memorial service will
be held next week at the campus
basketball arena.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Demario James Atwater, 21 of Durham, N.C., is escorted into the Hillsborough jail after his bail arraignment in Hillsborough, N.C., onWednesday.
He is charged with frst-degree murder of Eve Carson. Carson, the University of North Carolina student body president, was found murdered last week
in the streets of an afuent neighborhood in Chapel Hill.
MIDDLE EAST
U.S. Military death toll in
Iraq War nears 4,000
BAGHDAD Three U.S. sol-
diers were killed in a rocket attack
in southern Iraq on Wednesday,
bringing to 12 the number of
Americans who have been killed
in Iraq over the past three days.
With the overall U.S. military
death toll in Iraq nearing 4,000,
the latest killings mark a signif-
cant rise in deadly attacks against
Americans.
At least 3,987 members of
the U.S. military have died since
the beginning of the Iraq war in
March 2003, according to an AP
count. The fgure includes eight
military civilians.
Navy Lt. Patrick Evans, a
military spokesman, told The As-
sociated Press that three soldiers
were killed Wednesday in a rocket
attack on Combat Outpost Adder
near Nasiriyah, about 200 miles
southeast of Baghdad. Two other
soldiers were wounded.
The attack came a day after
an American soldier died when
a roadside bomb hit his patrol
near Diwaniyah, 80 miles south of
Baghdad.
Eight soldiers were killed in a
pair of bomb attacks on Monday,
the heaviest single day of U.S.
casualties since September.
Three of those soldiers died in
a roadside bombing in Diyala, a
violent province where al-Qaida
in Iraq has been active.
The fve others were killed
while on foot patrol in central
Baghdad. A suicide bomber ap-
proached them and detonated
his explosives vest.
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By MARIA CHENG
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON (AP) _ As doctors
struggle to eradicate polio world-
wide, one of their biggest problems is
persuading parents to vaccinate their
children. In Belgium, authorities are
resorting to an extreme measure:
prison sentences.
Two sets of parents in Belgium
were recently handed five-month
prison terms for failing to vaccinate
their children against polio. Each
parent was also fined $8,000.
Its a pretty extraordinary case,
said Dr. Ross Upshur, director of
the Joint Centre for Bioethics at the
University of Toronto. The Belgians
have a right to take some action
against the parents, given the seri-
ousness of polio, but the question is,
is a prison sentence disproportion-
ate?
The parents sentences were
delayed to give them a chance to
vaccinate their children. But if that
deadline also passes without the
children receiving the injections, the
parents could be put behind bars.
Because of privacy laws, Belgian
officials would not talk specifically
about the cases, such as why the
parents refused the vaccine or how
much longer they have to get their
children vaccinated.
The polio vaccine is the only one
required by Belgian law. Exceptions
are granted only if parents can
prove their children might have a
bad physical reaction to the vaccine.
There are no exceptions for people
who object to vaccinations on reli-
gious grounds.
Polio is a very serious disease
and has caused great suffering in the
past, said Dr. Victor Lusayu, head
of Belgiums international vaccine
center. The discovery of the vaccine
has eliminated polio from Europe
and it is simply the law in Belgium
that you have to be vaccinated. ... At
the end of the day, the law must be
respected.
The highly infectious disease is
spread through water and mainly
strikes children under five. Initial
symptoms include fever, headaches,
vomiting, stiffness in the neck and
fatigue. The polio virus invades
the bodys nervous system and can
lead to irreversible paralysis within
hours. In extreme cases, patients can
die when their breathing muscles are
immobilized.
Some ethicists back the hard-line
Belgian stance.
Nobody has the right to unfet-
tered liberty, and people do not have
a right to endanger their kids, said
John Harris, a professor of bioethics
at the University of Manchester.
The parents in this case do not
have any rights they can appeal to.
They have obligations they are not
fulfilling.
Aside from Belgium, only France
makes polio vaccinations manda-
tory by law. In the United States,
children must be immunized against
many diseases including polio, but
most states allow children to opt
out if their parents have religious or
philosophical objections.
In Maryland, prosecutors and
school officials in one county threat-
ened truancy charges against parents
who failed to vaccinate their chil-
dren. The measure sharply reduced
the number of unvaccinated children
although no one has been charged.
The only other case of manda-
tory polio vaccines is during the
Muslim yearly Hajj pilgrimage in
Saudi Arabia. Pilgrims from polio-
endemic countries must prove they
have been vaccinated. Saudi officials
even give them an extra dose upon
arrival at the airport.
Since the polio virus can live in
the human body for weeks, it jumps
borders easily. That makes health
officials even in developed countries
nervous, since the threat of an out-
break remains as long as the virus is
circulating anywhere.
news 11A Thursday, March 13, 2008
Airlines
Southwest grounds 41 fights across U.S.
By DAVID KOENIG
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DALLAS Southwest Airlines
Co. canceled flights Wednesday and
temporarily grounded 41 planes to
examine if they were sound enough
to carry passengers, the latest twist
in the low-cost carriers saga of
missed safety inspections and civil
penalties.
The groundings affected about
8 percent of Southwests fleet, and
came as the airline faces a $10.2
million civil penalty for continuing
to fly nearly 50 planes that hadnt
been inspected for cracks in their
fuselages.
Southwest shares fell more than
9 percent before closing down 7.3
percent.
Since the Federal Aviation
Administration announced the
penalty last week, Southwest has
endured a steady drip of bad public-
ity, which is unusual for the nations
most consistently profitable carrier
and one that has never had an acci-
dent that killed passengers or crew
members.
On Wednesday, word filtered out
that the airline had taken 38 planes
out of service, along with five others
that were already in hangars under-
going routine maintenance. Thats
about 8 percent of Southwests fleet.
Spokeswoman Linda Rutherford
said Southwest took the action after
getting clarification from manufac-
turer Boeing Co. on Tuesday night
about the type of inspection visu-
al or magnetic, or a combination of
both needed for areas around the
windows on some older Boeing 737-
300 and 737-500 jets.
By late Wednesday afternoon,
Rutherford said, 25 planes had
undergone the 90-minute inspec-
tion at maintenance bases in Dallas,
Houston, Chicago and Phoenix and
returned to service.
Rutherford said the remain-
der of the 38 taken off tarmacs
were expected to be back flying by
Wednesday night. A 44th plane cov-
ered by the Boeing instructions had
already been retired, she said.
Southwest had canceled 139
flights by late Wednesday afternoon,
or about 4 percent of its sched-
uled flights for the day, according to
Flightstats.com, which tracks airline
operations.
The company said it had 520
Boeing 737 jets at the end of last
year. Nearly 200 of them are older
models, the Boeing 737-300, that
were supposed to undergo extra
inspections for cracks in the fuse-
lage.
The FAA said Acting
Administrator Robert A. Sturgell
met Wednesday with Southwest
Chief Executive Gary Kelly, who
gave a briefing on the steps the air-
line is taking to comply with inspec-
tion orders. The FAA is conducting
its own review.
Sturgell has acknowledged that
the FAA should have grounded the
jets last year, when Southwest itself
reported that it had inadvertently
missed inspections of the fuselages
on its all-Boeing fleet. He has said
that at least one FAA inspector
looked the other way.
Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn.,
chairman of a House committee
looking into the actions of both
the airline and the FAA, said this
weeks groundings and fresh inspec-
tions raised serious questions about
the FAAs follow-up to the missed
examinations last year.
Beyond Wednesdays canceled
flights airline officials said they
expected to operate a normal sched-
ule on Thursday it was unclear
what impact the unfolding events
might have on Southwests ticket
sales and reputation.
Ted Marzilli, an executive at con-
sumer-surveying firm BrandIndex,
said Southwests ratings have held
up despite nearly a weeks worth of
bad publicity. But Wednesdays news
of airplanes being grounded and
flights canceled could change things
for the worse, he said.
At first this was something that
happened a year ago, there were no
injuries, and it was being corrected,
Marzilli said. This new story pro-
longs the news cycle and has the
potential to do more serious impact
to the Southwest brand.
But Paul Biederman, a former
chief economist at TWA who now
teaches at New York University, said
Southwest appeared to be taking
charge by announcing earlier this
week that it was suspending three
employees. He predicted the fallout
would be short-lived.
There wasnt an accident.
Nobody got hurt or killed, he said.
Itll go away unless something else
happens, like we find out cracks
werent repaired.
The $10.2 million penalty is the
largest the FAA has ever imposed
on a carrier. Most of the amount was
related to charges that Southwest
for several days last year contin-
ued to put passengers on planes
that it knew had not been properly
inspected.
Southwest has said it will appeal.
CEO Kelly, who earlier announced
an internal investigation into the
missed inspections, said Wednesday
that Southwest has a clean record
over its 37-year history.
We have been a safe company. I
believe we are a safe company, he
said. I am committed to making
sure we become safer still.
Southwest shares fell 91 cents
to end at $11.49 in trading on
Wednesday after they earlier fell to
a 52-week low of $8.87.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Southwest Airlines said it grounded 41 planes Tuesday, in the wake of its recent admission that it had missed required inspections of some planes for
structural cracks. Southwest faces a $10.2 million civil penalty, the largest the FAA has ever imposed.
MiliTArY
heAlTh
Afghan detainee
protests trial
Parents ignoring vaccine face prison
By MICHAEL MELIA
ASSOCIATED PRESS
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL
BASE, Cuba (AP) _ An Afghan
detainee said Wednesday that
he wants to boycott his trial at
Guantanamo Bay and railed
against the proceedings as unfair
and illegal.
Mohammed Jawad, who is
accused of throwing a grenade that
wounded two U.S. soldiers, ini-
tially refused to attend his first
pretrial hearing, delaying its start.
After he appeared in the court-
room, the judge, Marine Col. Ralph
Kohlmann, warned Jawad that if
he does not attend future sessions
he could still be tried, convicted
and sentenced in absentia.
In combative exchanges with
the judge, Jawad said he has been
mistreated at Guantanamo Bay
where the U.S. military holds
about 275 men suspected of links
to al-Qaida and the Taliban and
denounced the tribunal system as
unjust.
I am innocent, I want justice
and fairness, said Jawad, who
spoke through a Pashto transla-
tor and asked the judge whether
journalists could hear his state-
ments. Since I was arrested Ive
been treated unfairly. I have been
tortured. I am a human being.
The only specifics he offered
were that hes had a bleeding lip
for more than a year and he said
he suffers from constant headaches
from the bright lights in his prison
cell.
Jawad, who wore the orange uni-
form reserved for the least compli-
ant detainees, later slammed down
his translation headphones and put
his head down on the desk.
He did not enter a plea to charg-
es of attempted murder and inten-
tionally causing serious bodily
injury, which could lead to a maxi-
mum sentence of life in prison.
The hearing inside the hill-
top courthouse overlooking the
Caribbean was delayed more
than two and a half hours after
Jawad initially refused to attend.
Kohlmann ordered his ankles to
remain shackled during the hear-
ing because he was not cooperat-
ing fully.
The judge also excused Jawads
Pentagon-appointed defense attor-
ney, Army Col. James Sawyers, who
asked to be removed from the case
because he is leaving active-duty
service. He said the effort to find a
replacement could cause a delay in
bringing the case to trial.
Jawad said he was 16 when he
was arrested and did not under-
stand some of the rules the judge
explained to him.
He is accused of throwing a
homemade hand grenade into a
jeep carrying two U.S. soldiers
and their interpreter in Kabul, the
Afghan capital, in 2002. The three
were wounded.
In a phone interview, one of
those wounded in the attack, former
Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher
Martin, said he should never be let
out of U.S. military custody.
Even if Jawad goes to trial and
is found innocent, Martin may still
get his wish. The U.S. military
retains the right to hold indefi-
nitely those considered to pose a
threat to the United States even
those who have been cleared of
charges at Guantanamos military
commissions.
The military plans to prosecute
about 80 of the roughly 275 pris-
oners held at this U.S. base in
southeast Cuba on suspicion of
links to al-Qaida or the Taliban.
So far, roughly a dozen have been
charged and none of the cases has
gone to trial.
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Kansas City, here it comes.
After a three-year break, the Big 12
Tournament is back in Kansas City, Mo.,
today through Sunday. The basketball
will be played at the sixth-month-old
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By the top of the seventh, Missouri State
had the lead and the momentum. But,
just as theyd done all night, the seniors
in Kansas lineup put the team on their
shoulders.
The first five Jayhawks to bat in the sev-
enth, three of whom were seniors, reached
base to overcome a 5-4 Missouri State
(8-4) lead and guide Kansas (10-5) to its
eighth-straight victory, 11-7. The victory
marked Kansas coach Ritch Prices 400th
as a Division I coach.
Im glad it happened against a quality
team in such a great environment, Price
said. Its also a great win for our senior
class. Theyve never won down here. I feel
really good about getting the lead, them
jumping back on top and us battling back
and winning late. It was a great win for
us.
Sophomore second baseman Robby
Price and senior left fielder John Allman
led off the seventh with back-to-back sin-
gles to set the table for Kansas. After junior
first baseman Preston Land was hit by a
pitch to load the bases, senior right fielder
Ryne Price singled through the right side
of the infield to drive in Robby Price and
Allman. With that, Kansas took a 6-5 lead,
but there was plenty more damage to be
done in the inning.
Next up was senior shortstop Erik
Morrison and, with two strikes on him,
he singled to left field to drive Land home.
The Jayhawks tacked on two more runs
after Morrisons single and batted around
in the inning to take a 9-6 lead.
Four of the five runs in the inning
came off Missouri State right-hander Sean
Toler (0-1) who kept Kansas in check for
three innings before being bounced from
the game without recording an out in the
seventh.
A pair of Kansas seniors teamed up
again in the eighth to add to the lead. With
right-hander Kyle Dyer on the mound for
the Bears, Allman hit a leadoff single to
left. Two batters later he was trotting home
on a Ryne Price home run. Prices third
home run of the season gave Kansas an
11-6 lead.
In all, seniors Allman, Ryne Price and
Morrison went a combined 8-for-13 with
eight runs and eight RBI. Morrison was
just a home run away from hitting for the
cycle.
Those are the guys, Price said. Those
seniors have to carry the club. Those three
guys were huge tonight.
Missouri State displayed plenty of fire-
power, though, in their seven-run output.
After pitching three scoreless innings,
Kansas sophomore Shaeffer Hall was
pounded for five runs in the fourth.
Following a leadoff triple by outfielder Ben
BASEBAll
Eighth-straight victory
brings coach Price to 400
SEE baseball On PAGE 8B
WOMENS BASKETBAll
Jayhawks fall to Cowgirls
Jon Goering/KAnSAn
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big 12 dream ends in loss, coach still hopeful for wNit berth
SEE basketball On PAGE 8B
BY TAYLOR BERN
tbern@kansan.com
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The magic that exuded
from every Kansas player after their first round vic-
tory was nowhere to be seen Wednesday night.
Perhaps the Jayhawks left it in the locker room
or on the bus. Either way, Oklahoma State played
with fire and determination to beat a suddenly
pedestrian Kansas squad 82-62, eliminating the
Jayhawks from the Big 12 Tournament.
We were a little flat, coach Bonnie Henrickson
said. We couldnt guard off the dribble and we
gave up layups and kick-out threes. We made our-
selves look silly there for awhile.
Henricksons team dealt with a plethora of
problems in the defeat.
Senior forward Taylor McIntosh, who led
the Jayhawks in points and rebounds against
Nebraska, was held to just 2 points and corralled
only 5 rebounds.
Kansas hit only 2-of-13 from beyond the arc,
scored just two fast-break points and turned the
ball over 18 times. Eighty-two is also the most
points the Jayhawks have given up all season.
Its hard to look at that and come up with a
word better than just undisciplined, Henrickson
said.
By SARAH LARIMER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
JUPITER, Fla. Cameron
Maybin hit two home runs, and the
Florida Marlins answered St. Louis
home run binge Wednesday with
one of their own.
Five homers by the Marlins helped
them overcome a six-run deficit to
win 13-7.
It seemed like everything in the
air today was out, Marlins manager
Fredi Gonzalez said. Im glad that
we just kept chipping away.
Troy Glaus, Albert Pujols, Brian
Barton and Ryan Ludwick hom-
ered for the Cardinals. Three of the
Cardinals homers came off prospect
Gaby Hernandez, a long-shot candi-
date for Floridas rotation.
Hanley Ramirez went 3-for-
3 with a homer and Jorge Cantu
and Maybin hit back-to-back home
runs in the fourth for Florida. Luis
Gonzalez hit a three-run homer in
the sixth, and Maybin added another
home run in the eighth.
Maybin, a highly touted prospect
who is hoping to win the starting
center field job, came to the Marlins
from Detroit as part of a blockbuster
trade that sent Miguel Cabrera and
Dontrelle Willis to the Tigers.
Hes got some juice. You can
see what everybody talks about,
Gonzalez said.
Hernandez gave up three hits and
six runs in three innings.
Sometimes you need these guys
to hit you around a little bit to make
the adjustments, Hernandez said.
Im glad it happened now, so Im
glad I got it out of the way.
Prospect Chris Volstad pitched
four shutout innings for the win. Hes
another candidate for the Marlins
injury-plagued rotation.
Cardinals manager Tony La Russa
was unhappy with his teams defense
in Floridas five-run eighth.
Thats a very irritating game to
lose, La Russa said. We were care-
less.
St. Louis starter Anthony Reyes
allowed three runs and six hits in
four innings. He struck out six.
I feel like every time I go out
there Im getting more confident and
the strikeouts are going up a little
bit, Reyes said. I think its starting
to come together a little bit and the
more I go out there, the sharper Im
going to get.
Note: Marlins RHP Sergio Mitre
was examined Wednesday by Dr.
James Andrews, who determined
surgery is not needed. He needs
some downtime, but theres no tear,
agent Paul Cobbe said. Were not
sure yet what the downtime will be.
Mitre left his first spring training
game Feb. 28 after facing three bat-
ters and complained of tightness in
his forearm. He hasnt pitched in a
game since.
sports 2B thursday, march 13, 2008
Q: When was the last time
the Big 12 basketball tourna-
ment was held in Kansas City
and who won it?
A: 2005 at Kemper Arena.
Oklahoma State, the three
seed, defeated Texas Tech,
the four seed, 72-68 in the
title game. Oklahoma State
and Texas Tech will face off
again in Kansas City at 11:30
a.m. today in the first game
of the 2008 Big 12 Tourna-
ment.
big12sports.com
trivia of the day
fact of the day
quote of the day
Mens College Basketball:
Big East Tournament Quar-
terfnal, 11:00 a.m., ESPN
Big 12 Tournament: Texas
Tech vs. Oklahoma State, 11:30
a.m., ESPN2
Big East Tournament Quar-
terfnal, 1:00 p.m., ESPN
Big Ten Tournament: Illinois
vs. Penn State, 1:30 p.m., ESPN2
Big 12 Tournament: Baylor
vs. Colorado, 2:00 p.m., NBC
Pac 10 Tournament Quar-
terfnal, 2:30 p.m., FSN
Big Ten Tournament: Min-
nesota vs. Northwestern, 3:30
p.m., ESPN
Big 12 Tournament: Nebras-
ka vs. Missouri, 6:00 p.m., NBC
Big East Quarterfnal, 6:00
p.m., ESPN
Atlantic Coast Conference
Tournament: Georgia Tech vs.
Virginia, 6:00 p.m., ESPN2
Big East Tournament Quar-
terfnal, 8:00 p.m., ESPN
Big 12 Tournament: Texas
A&M vs. Iowa State, 8:30 p.m.,
ESPN2
Pac 10 Tournament Quar-
terfnal, 10:30 p.m., FSN
Womens College Basketball:
Big 12 Semifnal, 6:00 p.m.,
FSN
Big 12 Semifnal, 8:30 p.m.,
FSN
NBA:
Cleveland at Washington,
7:00 p.m., TNT
Golden State at Phoenix,
9:30 p.m., TNT
on tv tonight
Oklahoma State and Texas
Tech both went on to reach the
Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tourna-
ment in 2005. In the Sweet 16,
Texas Tech fell to West Virginia
and Oklahoma State lost to
Arizona.
bracketscience.com
I know our fans have always
loved coming to Kansas City
and we have had some good
fortune here.
Former Oklahoma State coach Eddie
Sutton
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Carroll after hitting his second home run of a spring training baseball game against the St. Louis
Cardinals during the ninth inningWednesday, in Jupiter, Fla. The Marlins won, 13-7.
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football notes
Kansas game at South Florida
has been moved from Saturday,
Sept.13 to Friday, Sept. 12. ESPN2
(Sunfower channel 34) will tele-
vise the game at 7 p.m. CST. The
game is the third on the Jayhawks
2008 schedule and will mark the
second time Kansas has played a
nonconference game on national
television. Kansas will also face
Florida International, Louisiana
Tech and Sam Houston State
before Big 12 play begins.
Spring football has ofcially
begun. Kansas hit the practice
feld yesterday for the frst of 15
spring sessions. Two practices will
be open to the public: Tomor-
row at 3:30 p.m. and April 4 at
3:30 p.m. Both open practices
will be held on the felds west of
Hoglund Ballpark. The Jayhawks
spring game, which is free to the
public, is slated for Saturday, April
12.
Eleven former Jayhawks
worked out for NFL Scouts Tues-
day at Kansas annual Pro Timing
Day. Each of the fve Kansas
players who tested at the NFL
Combine last month worked out,
along with Jef Foster, Marc Jones,
Brandon McAnderson, Scott
Webb, Sadiq Muhammed and
Kyle Tucker. Only fve NFL teams
skipped the opportunity to evalu-
ate the Jayhawks, as 37 scouts
from 27 teams attended.
Linebacker Joe Mortensen,
who will be a senior next season,
earned a spot on the preseason
Lombardi Award Watch List.
Mortensen is one of 54 players on
the watch list for the honor. The
Lombardi Award is given to the
nations best defensive lineman
or linebacker at the end of each
season. As
the season
progresses,
the 500
members of
the Lombardi
committee
whittle the
list of eligible
players until
12 semifnal-
ists remain before making their
selection. Last season, Mortensen
led Kansas with 106 tackles from
the middle linebacker position.
Along with safety Justin Thorn-
ton and center Ryan Cantrell,
Mortensen will not participate in
spring drills because of an injury.
-AsherFusco
Mortensen
By R.B. FALLSTROM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) _ Chris
Carpenter threw 20 pitches off a
mound for the second time on
Wednesday.
Its another baby step in a labo-
rious process for the St. Louis
Cardinals ace, rehabbing from
reconstructive elbow surgery.
Carpenter, who won the NL Cy
Young Award in 2005 and is 51-18
in his three healthy seasons in St.
Louis, isnt expected to help a tat-
tered rotation until the middle of
the summer.
I think he looks like hes right
where he should be at this point,
pitching coach Dave Duncan said.
Hes making good progress, but
it is what it is.
In his case, youve got to put
the time in.
Carpenter has put in a lot of
time over the
years, miss-
ing most of
2002 and all
of 2003 fol-
lowing shoul-
der surgery,
missing the
2004 playoffs
with a biceps
injury and
pitching only
on opening
day last sea-
son before the elbow knocked
him down.
Once again, hes on the mend.
Thats the way the game is,
Carpenter said. Unfortunately,
Ive had some injury issues in
my career, and no, its not hard
to stay patient. Because Ive been
through it, I know what it takes
to get back and Im going to do
everything I can.
Which isnt a whole lot right
now. Carpenter said hes throw-
ing at 60 percent effort and only
fastballs.
So, while hes happy to be pro-
gressing theres little sense of relief.
Its way too early for that.
I think its going to get different
when we start upping the intensity
and the quantity, Carpenter said.
Its on a line and its going in there
nice with an occasional little pop
in the mitt.
Im not firing it, but its hard
enough for right now, and Ive been
recovering fine and as long as that
continues to progress, everything
will fall into place.
Carpenter is the biggest name
in a group of
talented, on-
t h e - m e n d
pitchers for the
Cardinals. Mark
Mulder might
make his debut
in May follow-
ing shoulder
surgery and
Matt Clement
and Joel Pineiro
could miss early
starts.
Adam Wainwright and Branden
Looper are the only members of
the projected rotation set for the
start of the season, with swingmen
Todd Wellemeyer, Brad Thompson
and Anthony Reyes, coming off a
2-14 season, likely to fill the last
three spots.
Prospects Kyle McClellan,
Clayton Mortensen and Mike
Parisi also could be in the mix.
The Cardinals were impressed with
Parisis improved breaking ball in
an intersquad game on Tuesday
and Mortensen will get second start
of the spring on Friday against the
Dodgers.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Branden Looper delivers a pitch against the Dodgers
in the second inning of their spring training baseball game at Roger Dean Stadiumin Jupiter, Fla.
Saturday. Looper gave up fve runs the second inning in the Dodgers 20-6 defeat of the Cardinals.
mlb
Cardinals pitcher making progress
Because Ive been through it, I
know what it takes to get back
and Im going to do everything
I can.
CHRIS CARPENTER
St. Louis Caridnals pitcher
MLB
Royals defeat Angels 6-3
with help from Hochevar
TEMPE, Ariz. Luke Hochevar
was impressive in his frst spring
training start, and Miguel Olivos
homer and two doubles helped
the Kansas City Royals beat the Los
Angeles Angels 6-3 Wednesday.
Hochevar, shooting for a spot in
the Royals rotation, recovered from
a rocky frst inning, allowing six hits
and two runs in four innings in his
third exhibition appearance.
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sports 8B thursday, march 13, 2008
Woodbury, third baseman Brayde
Drake hit a home
run to left field
to put the Bears
on the board.
Catcher Dallas
Hord capped off
the rally with a
three-run home
run to erase
Kansas lead and
put Missouri
State on top, 5-4.
In the bottom
of the eighth, with Kansas sopho-
more right-hander Brett Bollman (1-
1) pitching in relief of Hall, Missouri
State first baseman Ben Carlson put
one last scare into the Jayhawks.
Carlson led off the inning with a solo
shot to right field, cutting the defi-
cit to four runs. However, Bollman
recovered and got out of the inning
with no further harm.
In 2.2 innings of relief, Bollman
held Missouri State to two runs on
three hits and a walk while striking
out four and hitting a batter. Those
two runs were the first Bollman
allowed all season as earned his
first victory
as a Jayhawk
We d n e s d a y.
Although he
didnt earn a
save, junior
closer Paul
Smyth shut the
Bears out in the
ninth to seal No.
400 for his skip-
per.
Our bullpen
is better than its ever been in the six
years Ive been here, Price said.
Milestone watch
Senior Ryne Prices home run in
the eighth was the 27th of his career
and put him in a third-place tie on
Kansas all-time home run list with
former Jayhawk Matt Gundelfinger.
Price is now two home runs shy of
tying Travis Metcalf for the all-time
home run record of 29.
Edited by SamLamb
baseball (continued from 1b)
our bullpen is better than its
ever been in the six years ive
been here.
Ritch pRice
coach
Sophomore guard Danielle McCray
was finding and hitting open shots early
in the game to lead Kansas with 11
points and six rebounds at halftime. Still,
Cowgirl forward Shaunte Smith put an
exclamation point on the first half for her
team with a rebound and tip-in to beat
the buzzer.
Oklahoma State led 43-31 at the
break.
Two keys to the Jayhawks first-round
victory were coming out strong in the
second half and the production from
role players.
Wednesday night Kansas accom-
plished the first task as freshman cen-
ter Krysten Boogaard scored 10-straight
points out of the break to bring the lead
down to eight. However, she picked up
her fourth foul with 14:53 left and the
bench players failed to pick up the slack,
scoring just six points.
We came back early in the second
half and made a run but we couldnt sus-
tain that for the rest of the game, sopho-
more guard LaChelda Jacobs said.
All five of Oklahoma State starters
reached double figures in points with
sophomore guard Andrea Rileys 23
points leading the way.
McCray led Kansas with 18 points and
12 rebounds while Boogaard and Jacobs
poured in 17 and 15 points, respectively.
The Jayhawks first and last Big 12 loss
came at the hands of the Cowgirls, but
it probably wont be the last chance they
have to pick up a victory.
Henrickson is confident that her team
has done enough to earn a trip to the
WNIT, its just a matter of when and
where. While she would like to have a
game at home, Henrickson said it was
more important for her team to find its
identity.
I think were a good basketball team
that plays in a great league, Henrickson
said. Were not a great team, because
great teams finish, great teams are consis-
tent and great teams have maturity.
Weve got to be who we are, own
what we can own in the postseason and
play with some confidence.
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Junior guard Ivana Catic joins senior forwards Taylor McIntosh and Jamie Boyd as they watch Oklahoma State seal the victory over the Jayhawks late in the second half. Kansas fnished Big 12 play to 4-12
this season.
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No. 8 Iowa StatE 66, No. 1
KaNSaS StatE 65 (ot)
Sophomore guard Alison Lacey
scored six points in the final 11 sec-
onds to get Iowa State a thrilling upset
overtime victory.
Cyclone junior guard Heather Ezell
hit a big three-pointer with less than
30 seconds left to draw K-Statess over-
time lead back to two. Then after a pair
of Wildcat free throws, Lacey drilled a
three and the Cyclones fouled again.
This time K-State guard Danielle
Zanotti made only one of her two free
throws, and Lacey took the rebound
coast-to-coast for a layup and foul.
Lacey converted the old-fashioned
three-point play to put Iowa State up
66-65.
Wildcat guard Shalee Lehning
made a full-court drive of her own
and nearly won the game with a five-
foot floater, but the shot bounced off
the rim twice and harmlessly fell to
the floor.
Ezell came into the week averag-
ing just 9.5 ppg on the season but has
scored 25 and 26 points in her first two
tournament games, respectively.
No. 4 tExaS a&M 65, No.
12 MISSourI 39
Tuesday afternoon the Tigers
stunned the entire country with their
upset of the Sooners, ranked No. 13 in
the AP Poll.
On Wednesday, No. 11 Texas A&M,
brought Missouri back to earth. The
Aggies out-scored the Tigers, who
seemed emotionally drained a day
after their big win, 36-17 in the second
half.
Junior guard Takia Starks led the
Aggie attack with 18 points and nine
rebounds. Tiger guard Alyssa Hollins,
one of many heroes from the Sooner
victory, led the team with 11 points but
needed 16 shots to get there.
No. 7 tExaS 76,
No. 2 Baylor 61
Faced with a 16-point half-
time deficit, Texas junior guard Carla
Cortijo took it upon herself to carry
her team to victory.
Cortijo, normally a pass-first point
guard, had only seven points at half-
time but ramped up her offense to lead
all scorers with 24 points while still
dishing out four assists.
The Longhorns shot just 23 percent
from the field in the first half then
turned up the heat to 55 percent in the
second half. Meanwhile, Baylor went
ice cold and shot 23 percent after the
break.
Texas out-scored Baylor 52-21 in
the second half, thanks in large part
to a 23-for-28 day from the free-throw
line.
sports 9b thursday, march 13, 2008
Iowa State upsets Kansas State
Texas defeats Baylor after 16-point halftime deficit
Kansas
## Player Name FG-FGA FT REB TP MIN
00 Jacobs, LaChelda 5-13 5-6 6 15 40
13 McIntosh, Taylor 1-3 0-0 5 2 22
14 Boogaard, Krysten 7-10 3-5 7 17 21
20 Morris, Sade 2-5 0-0 3 4 38
04 McCray, Danielle 8-17 0-2 12 18 37
02 Kohn, Kelly 0-3 0-0 2 0 15
24 Smith, Nicollette 0-2 0-0 0 0 8
03 Catic, Ivana 0-2 0-0 0 0 10
34 Weddington, Porscha 3-5 0-0 1 6 9
TEAM 4
Totals 26-60 8-13 40 62 200
oklahoma St.
## Player Name FG-FGA FT REB TP MIN
10 Riley, Andrea 9-19 4-7 3 23 37
13 Hardeman, Taylor 5-7 1-2 2 15 36
24 Cordero, Maria 6-12 0-0 9 14 31
31 Green, Danielle 4-8 2-4 6 10 30
32 Smith, Shaunte 4-8 4-7 7 12 39
11 Clardy, Ally 0-0 0-0 0 0 1
20 Walter, Chontaye 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
33 Byford, Megan 0-0 0-0 0 0 4
40 Spears, Shyvon 0-2 0-0 1 0 6
05 Hernandez, Kristin 3-6 1-2 3 8 13
TEAM 4
Totals 31-62 12-22 35 82 200
by anDreW WIebe
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Kansas City, Mo. With the
number of times sophomore guard
Andrea Riley and the Cowgirls
found themselves open under the
basket, they must have thought they
were in a pregame layup line.
We just didnt respond and get
back and get underneath Riley, coach
Bonnie Henrickson said. We gave her
a lane. I kept telling the guards she
could take the ball and physically roll it
to the rim and not hit anybody.
Oklahoma State used 20 layups to
beat Kansas 82-62 and eliminate them
from the Big 12 Tournament for the
second year in a row. The bad habits
that plagued the Jayhawks all season
came back to haunt them once again
against the explosive Cowgirls. Costly
turnovers? Check. Early foul trouble
for key players? Check. Even Kansas
normally dependable defense could be
best described as lackadaisical.
It was very frustrating, sopho-
more guard LaChelda Jacobs said
of the Jayhawks defensive struggles.
We couldnt seem to find a way to
stop the layups.
It was a fitting ending for a Kansas
squad that never lived up to the potential
a sparkling 11-2 nonconference record
suggested. Although Kansas jumped to
an early 11-8 lead, Oklahoma State was
always in control, ruthlessly exposing
Bonnie Henricksons teams weakness-
es. The Jayhawks turned the ball over
18 times, sparking the Cowgirls offense
and leading to 20 points off turnovers.
Its just a lack of discipline on the
offensive end for us to turn it over,
Henrickson said. Im sure when you
watch it live like I watch it live you
think Im not sure what you saw.
Then its even worse when you watch
it on film and can pause it.
Kansas couldnt break down the
Oklahoma State zone, and the Cowgirls
constant penetration into the paint left
sophomore guard Danielle McCray and
freshman center Krysten Boogaard sad-
dled with four fouls early in the second
half. Just as the Jayhawks were starting
to show signs of life behind Boogaards
10 early second half points, turnovers
and Boogaards fourth foul allowed the
Cowgirls to build a 28-point lead and
effectively put the game on ice.
It was important to get the foul on
her, Oklahoma State coach Kurt Budke
said about Boogaards fourth foul. She
is a great player, and she is going to be
a great player in this league. She was
changing the game for them.
Henrickson said her team just didnt
have the emotional maturity to weather
Oklahoma States run. Though the loss
is a disappointing end to a disappoint-
ing conference season, Henrickson said
she and her team were quietly optimis-
tic about the possibility of WNIT play
at Allen Fieldhouse next week.
Well certainly know a lot more in
the next couple days, she said. But its
about managing the ups and downs
and being able to bounce back.
Edited by Madeline Hyden
Jon Goering/KANSAN
Sophomore guard LaChelda Jacobs takes a shot over Oklahoma State defenders during the frst half. Jacobs scored 15 points on 5-for-13 shooting
and grabbed six rebounds in 40 minutes.
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Kansas defeated despite early lead against OSU
Jon Goering/KANSAN
Sophomore guard Danielle McCray gets ready to put up a shot during the frst half of the game.
McCray led the Jayhawks with 18 points and 12 rebounds in 37 minutes.
sports 10B Thursday, march 13, 2008
No. 8 Texas Tech
No. 9 Oklahoma State
No. 7 Nebraska
No. 12 Colorado
No. 5 Baylor
No. 6 Texas A&M
No. 10 Missouri
No. 11 Iowa State
No. 1 Texas
No. 4 Oklahoma
No. 2 Kansas
No. 3 Kansas State
MeNS BASKeTBAll
Big 12 Tournament play starts today
The top four seeded teams automatically are given byes to the second round of the Big 12 Tournament
By ARIEL DAVID
AssocIAtED PREss
ROME The Beijing Olympics
in August offer China the chance
to improve its human rights record,
Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen
said Wednesday.
The United States, other nations
and advocacy groups have tried
to use the attention and prestige
associated with the Olympics to
leverage internal change and dip-
lomatic cooperation from China.
Its a good opportunity for
China to show that it has improved
its regard for human rights, Zen
said in an interview with Italys
RAI state TV.
Zen, one of the most influen-
tial Roman Catholic leaders in
Asia, added that he would like
to see the Asian country become
one of the top nations that truly
defend human rights and work
for peace.
The U.S. State Department said
Tuesday in its annual report on
human rights practices around the
world that China still has chronic
human rights problems despite
rapid economic growth.
Zen, an out-
spoken cham-
pion of reli-
gious freedom
who at times
has drawn the
ire of Beijing
a u t h o r i t i e s ,
was in Rome
for a meet-
ing of Chinese
bishops at the
Vatican to dis-
cuss the prob-
lems of the Catholic Church in
China.
In the interview, Zen did not
discuss the meeting but said he
hoped the Holy See and China
would soon enter a new era in
their relations, reaching a deal to
improve conditions for Catholics
in the Asian country.
P o p e
Benedict XVI
has made the
improvement of
often-tense rela-
tions with China
a priority of
his papacy, and
he is keen on
restoring diplo-
matic relations
with Beijing.
He sent a
special letter
to Catholics in China last year,
praising the underground church
there but also urging the faithful
to reconcile with followers of the
nations official church.
Beijings ties with the Vatican
were broken in 1951 after the
communists took power in China.
Millions of Chinese belong to
unofficial congregations that are
loyal to the pope and sometimes
risk harassment.
Catholic clergy in China have
at times been jailed and worship
is allowed only in state-backed
churches, which appoint their
own bishops in defiance of the
Vatican.
But last year, a cleric well-
regarded by the Vatican was
installed as bishop of Beijing by
Chinas state-controlled Church,
a move seen as easing tensions
between the Chinese government
and the Holy See, which insists
that the pope appoint bishops.
dIplOMACy
Advocacy groups pressure to improve human rights
Its a good opportunity for
China to show that it has
improved its regard for human
rights.
Joseph zen
hong Kong Cardinal
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Big 12 Tournament tests
two coaches friendship
KAnsAs CITY, Mo. Beating a
best pal is never much fun. Victory
is certain to feel a bit hollow for
whichever coach wins Thursdays
oklahoma state-Texas Tech match-
up in the Big 12 Tournament.
Texas Techs pat Knight doubts
whether oklahoma states sean
sutton even remembers what ig-
nited the tight, enduring friendship
that bonds the two young coaches.
It happened when Knight was
playing for his famous father, Bob,
at Indiana and not playing, in the
eyes of opinionated hoosier fans,
very well.
sutton something less than
a superstar when he played for his
own dad, eddie sutton knew ex-
actly how the younger Knight felt.
It was a tough year for me,
Knight said.
Then I got a letter out of the
blue, a couple-page letter from
sean talking about what he had to
go through when he had to play
for his dad at Kentucky, then trans-
ferring to oklahoma state. I had
known sean, but that kind of took
it to another level for a guy to out
of the blue write me a letter. I dont
even know if he remembers doing
it. I just never forgot that.
The two stayed in touch and
their friendship grew.
Its remarkable how closely their
lives have paralleled. They were the
sons of famous fathers, endured
insults while playing for dear old
dad, and each wound up in the Big
12 as his pops assistant coach and
designated successor.
When eddie sutton was involved
in an alcohol-related accident dur-
ing the 2005-06 season, sean sud-
denly became a head coach sooner
than he had planned.
Then last month, pat Knight
literally woke up to discover he was
about to become the Red Raiders
head coach because his father was
going to resign unexpectedly.
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Places to drink and dance
Granfalloon, 608 Ward Parkway The Falloon has 18 High
Defntion TVs for great sports viewing and the place gets hop-
ping around midnight. But watch out: the crowds might be a little
intense this weekend, and you might have to throw some elbows to
make room for yourself.
810 Sports Zone, 4686 Broadway-
Sports bar that features great food and a
great place to watch games. You might
even see a few Chiefs players knocking
back a few beers. But if you see Jared
Allen, make sure he sticks to the sodas.
Brooksider, 6330 Brookside Plaza- The Sider is what it is: A clas-
sic neighborhood bar. Grab a drink, shoot some pool, and if you
get bored, you can always walk down the street to Charlie Hoopers.
Blonde, 1000 Ward Parkway- Girls, put the Prada bag over your
shoulder. Guys, switch your Birkenstocks for the Gucci loafers.
Seriously, this is high society at its fnest or most obnoxious depending
on how you look at it. If you can stomach the long lines and expensive
beverages, youll be rewarded with the most upscale crowd in town.
Word is that Christina Aguilera even once stopped in for a drink.
McFaddens, 1330 Grand Blvd.- Its right across the street
from the Sprint Center. Even if the only drink they serve is Strawberry
Nestle Quik, this place is still too convenient to pass up.
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Places to grub
Arthur Bryants, 1727 Brooklyn Ave.- The ulti-
mate Kansas City classic. Its the best barbecue
in a city where people take their ribs, brisket and
burnt ends seriously.
Fritzs, 250 N. 18th St, - OK, so its not in
Kansas City proper, but trust us, you cant
skip this place, where the crumbling walls go
unnoticed while you wolf down a greasy Poor
Dan Sr. and a creamy chocolate shake. Order your
food on a phone then wait until a train brings it right to your table.
Remember to grab a cardboard engineers hat on your way out.
Choo-Choo!
Minskys Pizza, 427 Main St.- Its not fat and big like New
York pizza, deep like Chicagos crust or disgusting like St.
Louiss awkward, thin contraption. Minskys is just good, classic
pizza.
Town Topic, 2121 Broadway and 1900 Baltimore- The
burgers are small, greasy and flled with tiny grilled onions.
Order at least two, or maybe three if youre really hungry, and
saddle up on a stool in this old-fashioned diner.
Kona Grill, 444 Ward Parkway- A Country Club Plaza staple.
The food can be exotic and the atmosphere is relaxing. Plus,
whats KC without a walk on the Plaza.
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Places to tour
KC Scout Statue, 2698 Main St.-
This one fies way under the radar,
perhaps unfairly. Trek up to Penn Valley
Park to look at this statue of a Sioux
Indian on horseback pointing east. Its
a beautiful statue with an even prettier
view of downtown.
Liberty Memorial, 100 West 26th St.- Great monument and
great museum next to it. Just be careful if you go there at
night not that theres anything wrong with that.
Negro Leagues Museum, 1616 East 18th St.- Rest in peace
Buck ONeil. Kansas City misses you.
Nelson Atkins Museum- After dragging the girlfriend or
wife to the basketball tournament all day, reward her by
taking her to see the exhibit In the Public Eye: Photography and
Fame.
The Country Club Plaza-
When people think Kansas
City, people think of this iconic
shopping area. Eat your heart
out, Michigan Avenue, the
Plaza is the place to shop in the
Midwest.
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entertainment (continued from 1B)
an inside look at Kansas City
Not sure what to do during your stay? Let The Kansan show you how to spend your tournament time
Players who excite
Curtis
Jerrells,
Baylor- He can
score any time
he wants to, pe-
riod. Jerrells can
shoot, drive and
handle the ball as the primary
guard.
Michael
Beasley,
Kansas State-
Its not everyday
you get an
opportunity to
watch the No. 1
pick in the NBA Draft in person.
Sherron
Collins,
Kansas- Hes
quick, hes excit-
ing and, fnally,
hes healthy.
Cookie
Miller,
Nebraska- Little
guysarejust more
funtowatch. At
5-foot-7, heisone
of themost electric
playersaround. Toobad, hisNebraska
squadmight bebouncedearly.
A.J.
Abrams,
Texas- Abrams
loves Allen Iverson
and even wears
the sleeve on his
arm to show his
devotion. Abrams doesnt slash like
Iverson, but boy can he shoot.
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Possible
Matchups
to Watch
Kansas, Texas on Sunday-
The Longhorns outclassed
the Jayhawks in Austin a
month ago. If these teams
meet in the championship,
the winner might get a No. 1
seed for the NCAA Tourna-
ment.
Baylor, Oklahoma on
Friday- If the Bears win
in the frst round, theyll
play the Sooners at 2 p.m.
Whoever wins this will go
from bubble team to lock.
Whoever loses will have to
sweat for another 48 hours.
Kansas, Missouri on Friday-
This matchup will happen if
the Tigers beat Nebraska on
Thursday. Kansas Citys two
most popular schools would
make for a great environ-
ment at the Sprint Center.
Kansas State, Texas A&M
on Friday See Baylor,
Oklahoma above. If Texas
A&M wins on Thursday, this
becomes a de facto elimina-
tion game for the NCAA
tournament. Both teams
might still make it if they
lose, but it would be smart
to snatch this game up.
Kansas, Kansas State on
Saturday Will Kansas City
work for Michael Beasley?
The Sprint Center would be
a great venue for the rubber
match between the Hawks
and Cats.
Places to sleep
Westin Crown
Center, 1 Per-
shing Road- Theres
a tennis court on the
roof, nuf said.
Downtown
Marriott, 200
W. 12th St.- Jersey
chasers of the world
unite. Some of the Big 12 basketball teams usually stay here.
Holiday Inn Express Westport, 801 Westport Road- Got
tickets to the tournament? Nope, but I did stay at a Holiday
Inn Express last night.
A friends house Do you have an annoying friend from
Johnson County? Well, drop in unexpectedly on his Mission
Hills Mansion and save some serious scrill. Just remember to tip
the butler.
Royale Inn, 600 Paseo Blvd.- Great highway access to I-29,
I-70 and I-35. You might want to bring your own sheets
though. Reviews range from not all that negative to preferred to
pay $60 not to stay here.
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Places to visit at the
Sprint Center
QuikTrip- No gasoline
for sale, but they do
have about 19 frozen mocha
machines.
College Basketball Ex-
perience- Shoot threes,
dunk, make free throws and
even appear on SportsCenter.
This exhibit is as interactive as
it gets.
The top row- Dont sit here the whole game if you can
help it but at least take a journey to the upper deck and be
wowed by the size and spaciousness of this beautiful arena.
Restrooms- Actually, these are the worst. None of the toilets
feature automatic fushers. What is this, Cuba?
Metro Sports Zone- You can sip on a beer if youre of age
and watch tournament games from this bar on the con-
course. Great view.
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Places to watch in Lawrence
if you cant get tickets
Jefersons, 743 Massachusetts St.- Sometimes the fries are
too cold when they reach your table, but only sometimes.
This is the best place to watch a game on Mass.
Johnnys Tavern, 401 N. Second
St.- From the wooden foors
and walls to the location just outside
of downtowns hustle and bustle, this
place just screams classic.
23rd Street Brewery 3512 Clinton
Parkway- Call it the modern day
Johnnys. The restaurant has more TVs than
youll know what to do with and a beer list that
includes 20 home-brewed lagers per year.
Biggs Barbecue, 2429 Iowa St.- If you cant make it to Ar-
thur Bryants or any other barbecue in Kansas City, this is the
best youll fnd in Lawrence. Sixteen TV screens also make it a solid
game-viewing environment.
The Wagon Wheel, 507 W. 14th St.- Get a head start on Fri-
day night by going here for the afternoon games. In addition
to making great za, the Wheel serves Scott Van Pelts favorite the
Wangburger.
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BY mark dent and rustin dodd
By DOUG FERGUSON
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ Tiger
Woods used to play like royalty on
The Kings course.
Woods was a skinny 15-year-
old when he won his first U.S.
Junior title at Bay Hill in 1991.
When he first hit his stride as
a pro, Woods set a record by
winning four straight years at
what is now the Arnold Palmer
Invitational, and the last one was
a joke. Despite dehydration and
the dry heaves, he won by 11
shots.
So this would seem like an
ideal spot for Woods to keep alive
a winning streak that dates to
September, except for one thing.
As brilliant as he was during that
four-year stretch through 2003,
he has played like a court jester
ever since.
He has not fared better than
20th over the last four years, his
longest such drought of any tour-
nament in the world.
I just havent play well, simple
as that, Woods said Wednesday.
This golf course, you have to
play well on it in order to win
the tournament. You cant go out
there and slap it around and try
and shoot something in the mid-
60s here.
A year ago might have been the
low point. He hit into the water on
the last two holes, closing double
bogey-triple bogey for a 43 on the
back nine that dropped him into a
tie for 22nd.
Then again, last year seems like
a lifetime now.
Woods has been unbeatable
since he was a runner-up to Phil
Mickelson at the Deutsche Bank
Championship outside Boston,
winning twice after that to capture
the inaugural FedEx Cup, then
starting his PGA Tour season with
an eight-shot victory at the Buick
Invitational and a record 8-and-7
victory in the Accenture Match
Play Championship, and shooting
31 on the back nine to win the
Dubai Desert Classic.
The last two PGA Tour victo-
ries put him at 63 for his career,
moving past Palmer The King
on the career list.
We dont have time for me
to tell you what I think about
Tiger and his golf, Palmer said
Wednesday. Because I think that
right now, he has got it by the
neck, and hes choking it. And he
should.
Bay Hill is the true start to
Woods road to the Masters, the
first leg of a Grand Slam that he
has said was easily within reason.
Next up is the CA Championship
at Doral, where Woods has won
three straight years.
Palmer was genuinely con-
cerned a month ago when he
brought in top agronomists from
the country and himself looked
into a microscope to learn about
nematode, a type of worm on a
blade of grass that was killing the
greens at Bay Hill.
Sod was plugged on some of the
greens, and the PGA Tour posted
a notice last week that greens were
improved, but would not be ideal.
The early scouting report was they
were fine on the front nine, a bit
shaky on the back.
Mainly, they will be slower than
usual.
They are not very good,
Woods said. Its going to be an
interesting week on them. Youre
going to see a lot of guys hit good
putts and theyre going to go
weird ways, unfortunately. But,
hey weve all got to deal with
it.
A victory for Woods at Bay
Hill would give him four tourna-
ments that he has won at least five
times.
He can play pretty average
and win, Masters champion Zach
Johnson said. Most of us have to
play pretty darned good. Plus, hes
got that Nicklaus aura when hes
in contention.
Even so, Bay Hill has been feast
or famine for Woods.
During four bountiful years of
posing with Palmer and the silver
sword trophy, Woods had a 67.93
scoring average and was 65-under
par. In the four lean years that fol-
lowed, his average has been 71.37,
and he is a combined 2 under.
Perhaps more noteworthy is
he only three-putted twice over
288 holes of winning. During the
drought, he has had eight three-
putts.
Woods has not played the last
two weeks, at least golf.
He did face John Smoltz in a
simulated game during Atlanta
Braves spring training, and while
Woods wasnt forthcoming with
details, the Atlanta Journal-
Constitution said he was 1-for-3
with two strikeouts, and a sin-
gle up the middle on a 75 mph
change-up.
As for the golf?
Im heading in the right direc-
tion, Woods said. Really excited
about the way Im progressing
this year so far. Getting better
each and every event, which is
good.
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